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Volume XVII, Number 279 6th Waxing of Tabodwe 1371 ME Wednesday, 20 January, 2010

Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Stability of the State, community peace * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round devel- * Uplift of the morale and morality of the and tranquillity, prevalence of law and opment of other sectors of the economy as well entire nation order * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic system * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and * National reconsolidation * Development of the economy inviting participation in terms preservation and safeguarding of cultural * Emergence of a new enduring State Con- of technical know-how and investments from sources inside heritage and national character stitution the country and abroad * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * Building of a new modern developed nation * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in * Uplift of health, fitness and education in accord with the new State Constitution the hands of the State and the national peoples standards of the entire nation

63rd Anniversary 63rd Anniversary Union Day to be celebrated Union Day Objectives — For all national races to uphold the on a grand scale national policy—non-disintegration of the Union, non-disintegration of national solidarity, and perpetuation NAY P YI T AW, 19 Jan—A meeting took place at the ballot the State Peace and Development Council Office 5. For all national races to make concerted efforts of sovereignty here this afternoon to coordinate holding of the 63rd for successful accomplishment of the seven- — To boost the sense of Union Spirit of Anniversary Union Day (2010). step Road Map the national people Chairman of the Central Committee for Organ- Union Day commemorative ceremonies are izing the 63rd Anniversary Union Day Secretary-1 of held on a grand scale with the aim of portraying the — To defend and safeguard the Union the State Peace and Development Council General fine tradition of regaining the State’s independence with consolidated unity of all national Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo in his address said and sovereignty with the might of consolidated na- races against dangers posed to dis- that the 63rd Anniversary Union Day celebration will tional unity, and enhancing the people’s sense of be held in line with the five objectives: Union Spirit. rupt State stability and development 1. For all national races to uphold the national He called on the Central Committee, the Man- by internal and external subversives policy—non-disintegration of the Union, non- agement Committee, and subcommittees for Organ- — For all national races to work harder disintegration of national solidarity, and per- izing Union Day to deal with the tasks to achieve the to build a modern, developed, disci- petuation of sovereignty goal. 2. To boost the sense of Union Spirit of the Chairman of the Management Committee Com- pline-flourishing democratic nation national people mander of Nay Pyi Taw Command Maj-Gen Wai Lwin in line with the State Constitution 3. To defend and safeguard the Union with con- gave an account of arrangements for the celebration. approved with the great majority of solidated unity of all national races against The attendees reported on Union Day message dangers posed to disrupt State stability and and celebration, fixing the numbers of Union Day the ballot development by internal and external delegates, and delegates to Union Day dinner and — For all national races to make con- subversives reception, traditional dances of national races and certed efforts for successful accom- 4. For all national races to work harder to build a modern music entertainment at the dinner, and excur- plishment of the seven-step Road Map modern, developed, discipline-flourishing sions for Union Day delegates. democratic nation in line with the State Con- The Secretary-1 gave concluding remarks. stitution approved with the great majority of MNA

Secretary-1 General Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo addresses coordination meeting of Central Committee for Organizing the 63rd Anniversary Union Day.—MNA

20-1-2010 NL 1 8/28/18, 1:31 PM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 20 January, 2010 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire

Wednesday, 20 January, 2010 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation Build new roads and * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State bridges for speedy regional * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy development Foreign Minister attends 4th FEALAC Foreign Good transport is the key to regional development. Northern regions of Myanmar, Ministers’ Meeting due to their topography, are difficult of access. Therefore, development infrastructures are NAY PYI TAW, 19 now being built the length and breadth of the Jan—Minister for Foreign Union. Affairs U Nyan Win th New roads and bridges are being attended the 4 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the constructed in every region of the country and Forum for East Asia-Latin Kachin State is no exception. In Kachin State, America Cooperation the Mandalay-Tagaung-Bhamo motor road (FEALAC) held in has been built. The Ayeyawady river-crossing Tokyo, Japan, from 16 to bridge (Sinkhan) is being constructed near 17 January. Sinkhan village in Bhamo Township and The meeting was construction of the Katha-Bhamo railroad is attended by 34 FEALAC under way. Katha, Shwegu, Mansi and Bhamo member countries. townships are going to be linked. Commodities The opening session will be able to be shipped direct from Mandalay held on 16 January to Bhamo by train. focused on global financial and economic The Nankwae Creek Bridge on the crisis and sustained Minister U Nyan Win discussing with other participants in Myitkyina-Namtee (Tanai) motor road, which development including (FEALAC).—MOFA contributes to good transport in northern parts environmental protection, of Myanmar, was opened on 15 January. The climate change and social assistance to the Institutions on 17 and Minister of Foreign bridge is of broad crest type, 262 feet long and inclusion. developing countries for January, which adopted Affairs and International can withstand 60-ton loads. It will facilitate In his statement, their economic its Tokyo Declaration Cooperation of Cambodia the transportation of passengers and goods in Minister U Nyan Win development and envi- and two decisions on the Mr Hor Namhong on 16 the region. noted that developing ronmental conservation. Sub-Group of Tourism of January, and Vice Foreign As the region is mountainous and has countries suffer most the He attended the FEALAC and on Bi- Minister of Brazil numerous valleys, river- and creek-crossing negative consequences retreat style session, the Regional Centre for the Ambassador Roberto bridges have to be constructed on motor roads of environmental reception hosted by Development of SMEs; Jaguaribe and Foreign degradation although the Japanese Foreign Affairs and railroads being built. With improvement and approved the Minister of Japan Mr environmental hazard Minister Mr Katsuya admission of Mongolia Katsuya Okada on 17 in road, rail, water and air transport, national and climate change are Okada in honour of the as its 34th member. January. He also attended brethren will be able to travel from one region mainly caused by the heads of delegation on 16 He exchanged views Senior Officials Meeting to another easily and speedily, thus increasing industrialized countries, January, and the dialogue on matters of mutual of the FEALAC held on contacts and relations among them and calling on industrialized session with the interest in meeting with 14 and 15 January. cementing national unity. countries to increase International Financial Deputy Prime Minister MNA As the government places special emphasis on speedy development of all regions 2000-acre salt farm under reclamation in Kawa Tsp where various national races live, it is building networks of motor roads, railroads and bridges. With easy and smooth transport, various regions will enjoy speedy development. Therefore, we would like to call on all those responsible to make sure that all construction projects meet the required standards and are completed in time. Donation ceremony postponed to 24 Jan

YANGON, 19 Jan—A ceremony to donate land, buildings, trust funds, media aids and publications to Minister Maj-Gen Aung Min views salt farm of U Kyi Win in Thamanseik Village, Kawa self-reliant libraries at No. 2 Basic Education High Township of Bago Division.—MNA School in Sangyoung Township, in Yangon Division has been postponed to 24 January instead of 23 January. NAY PYI TAW, 19 Jan—Minister for Rail programme to reclaim 2000-acre of sun-baked salt Well-wishers may make donations at Yangon Division Transportation Maj-Gen Aung Min inspected the 225- farm. The minister called for boosting production of Peace and Development Council (Ph: 370507) and at acre salt farm of U Kyi Win in front of Thamanseik salt and completion of work on schedule. the office of Information and Public Relations Village, Kawa Township, Bago Division, on 17 The minister inspected the 11.5-mile Thakkala- Department, Yangon, No 22/24, Pansodan Street, January. Thayetgon-Ayemon inter-village earth road at Yangon (Ph: 371339).—MNA The salt entrepreneur gave an account of the Thakkala Village in Kawa Township.—MNA

20-1-2010 NL 2 8/28/18, 1:31 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 20 January, 2010 3 Some evacuations lifted in Calif as storm tapers

LA CANADA FLIN- pected to sweep into the by the massive Station TRIDGE, 19 Jan — A region later in the day. wildfire, which charred heavy rainstorm that Rainfall totals ranged more than 250 square pounded Southern Cali- from 1 to 3 inches along miles of the Angeles Na- fornia’s wildfire-scarred the coast and in the val- tional Forest in August. foothills with heavy rain leys, and from 3 to 6 More than 100 homes re- moved on without caus- inches in the mountain ar- mained evacuated or on ing major damage on eas, said Bill Hoffer, alert in La Canada Monday, but not before spokesman for the Na- Flintridge on Monday The Everest mountain range is seen from a plane. India’s Environment prompting evacuations, tional Weather Service in night. Minister slammed the UN’s top climate body in comments published on cutting power to thou- Oxnard. Forecasters said Authorities evacuated Tuesday, claiming its doomsday warning about Himalayan glaciers was not sands and forcing even storms lasting through on 83 homes about seven based on “scientific evidence.—INTERNET Disneyland to close sev- Friday could drop a total miles away in Los Ange- eral hours early. of 20 inches of rain on les’ San Fernando Moun- Skies were expected Southern California. tain foothills for part of Indian minister slams UN body on to clear on Tuesday, Authorities ordered the day, but invited most giving Californians a nearly 200 homes evacu- of those residents to re- glacier research brief respite before the ated or put on alert in turn in the evening after NEW DELHI, 19 Jan — minister Jairam Ramesh scientists which supported next of three back-to- foothill communities just the storm had passed. India’s Environment Min- told the Hindustan Times. his view, prompting back storms was ex- below areas devastated Internet ister slammed the UN’s top “The IPCC has to do a Pachauri to label his sup- climate body in comments lot of answering on how it port “arrogant.” published on Tuesday, reached the 2035 figure, The Nobel-winning claiming its doomsday which created such a IPCC is already under at- warning about Himalayan scare.” tack over hacked email ex- glaciers was not based on On Monday, the IPCC’s changes which skeptics say “scientific evidence.” chairman, Rajendra reflected attempts to skew The controversy fo- Pachauri, told AFP that the the evidence for global cuses on a reference in the panel would review the warming.—Internet Intergovernmental Panel 2035 figure. on Climate Change’s Ramesh said he felt Gunmen kill (IPCC) landmark 2007 re- “vindicated” after repeat- port that said the chances edly challenging the five people at of Himalayan glaciers IPCC’s work on glaciers. Baghdad aid “disappearing by the year He believes there is no 2035 and perhaps sooner is “conclusive scientific evi- office very high.” dence” linking global BAGHDAD, 19 Jan — Workers gather around a large tree on the roof a home in Corona del Mar, “The IPCC claim that warming to the melting of Officials said gunmen Calif on Monday afternoon 18 Jan, 2010. Forecasters said storms lasting glaciers will vanish by glaciers. broke into the office of an through at least Friday could drop 20 inches of rain inland and 8 inches 2035 was not based on an In November, Ramesh Iraqi humanitarian organi- along the coast and in the valleys of Southern California.—INTERNET iota of scientific evidence,” backed a study by Indian zation in Baghdad on Monday and killed five Kabul on high alert after Iraqis authorize government to sue employees. brazen Taleban strikes The attackers also left Blackwater behind a bomb, which ex- KABUL, 19 Jan — The Afghan capital was on high alert BAGHDAD, 19 Jan — Iraq’s government has started collecting signatures for a ploded later when security on Tuesday after one of the most dramatic attacks on Ka- class-action lawsuit from victims who were wounded or lost family in incidents forces arrived at the scene, bul since the hardline Islamist Taleban were thrown from involving the US private security firm formerly known as Blackwater. according to an Interior power more than nine years ago. The head of the Prime Minister’s legal consultation office said on Monday the Ministry official and a The authorities are likely to face questions about how government will seek compensation for a string of incidents, including the 2007 police officer who de- the militants were able to penetrate the highly-fortified killing of 17 civilians in Nisoor Square. scribed the attack. heart of Kabul, although top US and NATO officials hailed The official, Fadhil Mohammed Jawad, says there is no deadline to receive the They said the blast in local security forces for their defence of the capital. authorizations. He refused to give a date for the lawsuit. the mainly Sunni Taleban gunmen and suicide bombers launched a On 31 Dec, a US federal judge threw out criminal charges against the com- Azamiyah neighbourhood series of attacks on Monday on commercial and gov- pany, now known as Xe Services, regarding the Nisoor Square killings, citing in northern Baghdad ernment buildings and fought running gun battles with mistakes by prosecutors.—Internet wounded two members of security forces, leaving five people dead and sending Iraqi security forces. The A man, who residents fleeing. —Internet officials spoke on condi- says he was tion of anonymity because Malaysia says US wrong to wounded by US they were not authorized security firm warn of Borneo threat to release details of the at- Blackwater, tack. KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Jan — Malaysia’s government listens to a news Security forces sealed has urged the United States to review what it called a conference held off the area shortly after misleading travel advisory warning of possible attacks by Iraqi govern- the shooting, which oc- on foreigners on Borneo Island. ment spokes- curred around 2:30 pm, The US warned its citizens last week that criminal man Ali al- witnesses said. Four men and terrorist groups could be plotting attacks in Ma- Dabbagh in and one woman employed laysia’s eastern Sabah state in Borneo. The alert urged Baghdad on 18 by the Mawteni charity Americans to “avoid or use extreme caution” especially January, 2010. when travelling to remote island resorts in Sabah. were shot dead, police INTERNET Internet said.—Internet

20-1-2010 NL 3 8/28/18, 1:31 PM 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 20 January, 2010 US economy begins to recover but jobless rate still high BEIJING, 19 Jan—One GDP growth is expected ners, said recently that US year after US President to stabilize this year and GDP growth could reach Barack Obama was sworn the worst is past, some 3 percent this year. Many in, the world’s largest analysts said. other economists forecast economy has shown en- “This recession is very that it would be about 2.5 couraging signs of recov- likely to have concluded percent year-on-year. ery, a sharp contrast from in the third quarter of Obama has claimed what the President de- 2009 although it is up to credit for this improve- scribed in his inaugural the US National Bureau ment, arguing that his speech last January. of Economic Research to $787 billion stimulus “Homes have been decided when the eco- package helped right the lost, jobs shed, businesses nomy has bottomed out,” economy. shuttered,” he said then. said investment bank “We can see clearly Despite the weakening Nomura International in a now that the steps my ad- Two holidaymakers on job figures — unemploy- recent report. Peter ministration is taking are the beach in Miami World tourism to rebound ment in the US is roughly Cardillo, chief market making a difference, Beach, Florida. Inter- 10 percent — American economist at Avalon Part- blunting the worst of this national tourist arrivals from crisis in 2010 recession and helping to should recover strongly MADRID, 19 Jan—Glo- “2010 will be a trans- POSCO says Buffett wants to bring about its conclu- in 2010 after the global bal tourism is set to re- formational year” for buy more POSCO shares sion”, Obama said in late crisis and the swine flu bound in 2010 after the world tourism, UNWTO October. pandemic produced economic crisis and the Secretary General Taleb SEOUL, 19 Jan—South Korea’s POSCO said on But significant chal- “one of the most diffi- swine flu pandemic pro- Rifai told a news confer- Tuesday US investor Warren Buffett, whose invest- lenges remain, and not all cult years” for the duced “one of the most ence called to present the ment vehicle owns 4.5 percent of the world’s No 4 economists are convinced sector, the UN World difficult years” for the organization’s annual steelmaker, had indicated he wanted to buy more that Obama’s efforts have Tourism Organization sector, the UN World World Tourism Barom- POSCO stocks. helped.—Internet said.—INTERNET Tourism Organisation. eter. The report said inter- POSCO said in a statement that the US billionaire national tourist arrivals said he wanted to own more POSCO stocks after miss- S Korean Gov’t to purchase account fell by an estimated 4.0 ing the opportunity to buy them on dips last year when percent in 2009, to 880 the global financial crisis depressed equity asset val- receivable insurance worth 4.8b USD million, but should re- ues. SEOUL, 19 Jan— South turn. Amid wide specula- companies may face a se- cover to grow by 3.0 to The comments were made while POSCO chief ex- Korea will purchase ac- tion that corporate re- ries of bankruptcies as 4.0 percent in 2010. ecutive Chung Joon-yang visited Buffett’s Berkshire count receivable insur- structuring would expand customers may not pay It said growth in the sec- Hathaway headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska on Mon- ance worth 5.4 trillion and an exit strategy would for their receivable, the tor returned in the last quar- day, POSCO said. won (4.8 billion US dol- come in 2010, there still SMBA explained. ter of 2009 contributing to Internet lars) from small and mid- is a high chance that small Xinhua better than expected full- size enterprises in a bid to year results, led by the LCD makers set for strong first relieve their financial dis- EU still committed to signing Asia-Pacific and Middle half after Q4 slowdown tress, a government free trade accord with East regions. “Still, 2009 is agency said on Tuesday. considered to be one of the SEOUL, 19 Jan— Leading LCD makers in South most difficult years that Korea and Taiwan are headed for a robust first half According to the Small C America tourism has seen” for a long this year on improving demand for flat screen TVs, and Medium Business MEXICO CITY, 19 Jan— A senior European Union time and “probably one of but performance for the last quarter of 2009 is likely Administration (SMBA) , (EU) official on Monday stressed the 27-nation bloc’s the toughest in the last two to be hit by seasonal weakness and a strong currency. it decided to expand the commitment to signing a free trade agreement with decades,” Rifai said. The liquid crystal display (LCD) industry re- size of insurance purchase Central American nations. He said a slump due to bounded from a downturn last year thanks to China’s from last year’s 5 trillion EU Trade Commissioner Benita Ferrero Waldner the global economic crisis TV-buying spree and a shortage of key glass output won (4.4 billion US dol- said the accord would be signed on 18 May in Ma- was “aggravated by the that kept screen prices firm. lars), which doubled the drid. “We are firmly committed to completing these uncertainty around the The outlook is bright for the next few quarters as amount of 2008’s 2.5 tril- negotiations (for signing the accord),” she told report- A(H1N1) pandemic.” But strong Chinese demand for screens used in televisions lion won (2.2 billion US ers in Guatemala City, where she is on an official visit. he added: “The trend is is lifting the sector from the seasonal downturn much dollars) in the wake of a The commissioner is also travelling to El Salvador bottoming out.”—Internet earlier than expected.—Internet global economic down- and Costa Rica later this week.—Xinhua BYD wins backing to make e6 BEIJING, 19 Jan—New- ren Buffet, will launch the ers seek ways to reduce energy vehicle and battery plug-in e6 sedan in China emissions to protect the manufacturer BYD Auto- in the first half of this year environment. Demand for mobile Co said on Mon- for about 300,000 yuan such vehicles has pro- day that it has won ap- (43,988 US dollars), mpted car makers to in- proval to produce the e6, mainly supplying govern- crease investment and its first pure electric car, in ment, public services and speed up engineering in the country. A BYD offi- taxi fleets. BYD also plans the field. General Motors cial said the e6 accelerated to sell the e6 in the United plans to launch its ex- the auto maker’s new-en- States at the end of this tended-range electric car ergy vehicle strategy and year with a price tag of Volt in the US this year will help domestic car about 40,000 dollars. before introducing it to makers compete against With government sup- China in 2011. Nissan BYD Auto’s e6 is presented during the 2010 North American International international rivals. port, hybrid and electric plans to launch its Leaf Auto Show (NAIAS) at Cobo centre in Detroit, Michigan, USA, China-based BYD, vehicles are becoming an plug-in electric car in on 11 Jan, 2010.—XINHUA backed by billionaire War- industry trend as consum- 2012.—Xinhua

20-1-2010 NL 4 8/28/18, 1:31 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 20 January, 2010 5 Shanghai holds Press conference for 2010 Expo BEIJING, 19 Jan—Shang- both home and abroad. “So far 192 countries and hai’s major preparations President Hu Jintao’s 50 international organiza- are well underway, with visit to the Expo site on tions have confirmed par- just 103 days to go before Friday also encouraged or- ticipation in the event, to- the 2010 World Expo. At ganizers, workers and par- gether with 31 domestic a Press conference held by ticipants. provinces, autonomous re- the State Council Informa- Plans are well on target gions, Hong Kong and tion Office this morning, as the 100-day countdown Macao special administra- officials from Shanghai approaches. The installa- tive regions as well as Tai- said they’re confident the tion of exhibition stands wan island. More than 80 expo will be a success. will be finished in late percent of the 42 self-built Shanghai Executive March. It started as soon foreign pavilions have Photo taken on 18 Jan, 2010 shows the newly-completed suspending sightsee- Vice Mayor Yang Xiong as the five permanent started interior decoration ing corridor on the overstorey of the China Pavilion of the 2010 Shanghai says preparation work buildings and 100 pavil- and exhibition arrange- World Expo, in Shanghai, east China. The project of indoor decoration and has been progressing ions were ready. ment. 11 joint pavilions display arrangement in the World Expo’s China Pavilion has started, as the smoothly, with support Yang Xiong, Shanghai have been completed.” 100-days countdown to the opening of Shanghai World Expo is to be greeted and participation from executive vice mayor, said, Xinhua on 21 Jan.—XINHUA South Korea to Russia registers first stabilizing consider deploying population for 15 years peacekeepers in Haiti MOSCOW, 19 Jan—Russia has registered the tendency SEOUL, 19 Jan—The of a stabilizing population for the first time over the past South Korean govern- 15 years, said Health and Social Development Minister ment is seriously mulling Tatiana Golikova on Monday. “Russia has approached over dispatching military the population stabilization standard,” the minister was troops to quake-hit Haiti quoted as saying by the Itar-Tass news agency. to take part in the UN Preliminary forecasts showed that as of 1 Jan, 2010, peacekeeping operations the total population levelled with that of the same date (PKO), local media re- last year, or even 15,000 to 25,000 higher, said Golikova. ported on Tuesday. In 2009 the number of newly-born babies registered “Due to heightening se- in Russia was 1.76 million, 2.8 percent higher than the curity concerns in Haiti, 1.714 million registered in 2008, she said. the United Nations has Visitors view exhibits on a miniature garden exhibition in Suzhou Urban The number of deaths in last year also went down 4 been urging member Planning Exhibition Hall in Suzhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province, on 16 percent, she said, adding that the gap between the num- states for an increase in Jan, 2010. A 5-day-long miniature garden exhibition was held here on bers of births and deaths could be compensated by grow- deployment,” a govern- Saturday with over 100 miniature garden works on shown.—XINHUA ing migration.—Xinhua ment source was quoted as saying by Yonhap news Brazil to renew construction All Items from Xinhua News Agency agency. The UN Security of third nuclear power plant Council passed a resolu- RIO DE JANEIRO, 19 Jan—Brazil will restart building UN gives 16 mln USD for humanitarian activities in DRC tion on Monday request- its third nuclear power plant in February after a sus- NAIROBI, 19 Jan—The UN humanitarian affairs has allocated 16 million US dol- ing 1,500 more police of- pension of some 24 years, the country’s nuclear energy lars to sustain emergency humanitarian activities in the Democratic Republic of ficers and 2,000 addi- company Eletronuclear announced on Monday. the Congo (DRC), through the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). tional military troops The renewal of Angra 3’s construction, which was Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Co- from its member states to supposed to begin last December, had to be postponed ordinator (ERC) John Holmes, who allocated the funds, said the money will be participate in its humani- since the local government of Angra dos Reis, a south- channeled to specific priority projects implemented by the UN and its partners. tarian operations in Haiti, ern city where the plant is located, had revoked its con- The CERF’s twice-yearly allocations for underfunded humanitarian crises are the source added. struction licence, said Leonam Guimaraes, assistant to based on an analysis of past and current funding levels, and they prioritise the Xinhua the president of the state-owned company.—Xinhua most life-saving activities.—Xinhua Earthquake shakes entire western Greece, no injuries reported ATHENS, 19 Jan—A moderate quake The province’s prefect Thimios Sokos measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale was said on local media that people were registered at 5:56 pm local time on Mon- panic, because the quake lasted more day in Western Greece. No injury was re- than usually and so far no injuries have ported, according to Athens News Agency. been reported. The quake’s epicentre was located in The earthquake caused some problems the region of western Evpalio, 160 kilo- to highways though due to falling rocks. metres northwest of Athens. The quake Strong quakes are no strangers to was particularly felt in Patras, Nafpaktos Greeks. Greece suffers more earthquakes and the broader region. than any other country in Europe. On According to early information by September 1999 in one of the most cata- Greek authorities it was felt across an strophic earthquakes in its recent history area of hundreds of kilometres away measuring 5.9 degrees on the Richter Members of a medical team from Japan tend to an earthquake victim in Leogane, from the epicentre which is traced near Scale which hit Athens, Greece counted Haiti on 18 Jan, 2010. International rescue and medical teams are aiding victims of the city of Nafpactos. 143 dead. —Xinhua last Tuesday’s deadly earthquake which killed thousands.—Xinhua

20-1-2010 NL 5 8/28/18, 1:31 PM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 20 January, 2010

In this photo taken on 16 Jan, 2010, released by Extreme cold affects millions China’s Xinhua News in northwest China Agency, a herdsman handles a cow who froze BEIJING, 19 Jan— stranded, and blocked rural residents to safer to death in Xilingol Closed roads and delayed roads from nine ava- ground at lower altitudes League of north China’s flights left thousands of lanches stranded more because of the latest storm Inner Mongolia Autono- travellers stranded on than 1,000 passengers in front, expected to last mous Region. Rescue Tuesday following bliz- the region, according to a through on Wednesday workers were evacuating zards and extreme cold Urumqi government and plunge temperatures thousands of rural resi- that killed four people and spokesman surnamed to minus 45 degrees (mi- dents from parts of north- affected 1.6 million others Wang. Like many Chi- nus 43 Celsius), Wang western China after in northwestern China, a nese officials he declined said. `In neighbouring extreme cold and blizzard government spokesman to give his full name. Mongolia, an official ap- conditions killed four said. Four people had died pealed for help from the people and left half a Snowstorms delayed because of the bad international community million snowed under, 122 flights in Urumqi, weather, Wang said Tues- as his country battles the meteorologists said on 18 capital of Xinjiang region, day. He did not give de- most severe winter it has Jan, 2010. on Monday, leaving more tails. Rescue workers were seen in three decades. INTERNET than 4,000 passengers evacuating thousands of Internet Two Chinese, four Afghans Nigerian kidnappers free Apple tablet computer kidnapped in Afghanistan three Britons and Columbian expected at 27 January event KABUL, 19 Jan—Two Chinese engineers and four LAGOS, 19 Jan—Nigerian gunmen on Monday freed WASHINGTON, 19 Jan—Apple has announced it Afghans have been kidnapped by gunmen in north- three British expatriate workers and their Colombian would show off its “latest creation” in San Francisco western Afghanistan, an official said on Monday. colleague abducted last week in the country’s Niger later this month, an event expected to feature the un- The six men were seized late Saturday while travel- Delta, a police spokeswoman said. veiling of a long-awaited tablet computer. ling back to their base after a day working on a road “All kidnapped victims — the three Britons and “Please join Apple on 27 January for a Special construction project, according to Abdul Sattar Barez, the Columbian — have been released this evening and Event,” said a typically cryptic email invitation to jour- the deputy provincial governor of Faryab Province. (are) looking okay,” Rivers State police spokeswoman, nalists from the company behind the Macintosh com- Nobody has claimed responsibility for the kidnap- Rita Abbey, said in a text message to AFP. puter, the iPod and the iPhone. “Come see our latest creation,” said the invitation, ping. Afghan police and intelligence services were She gave no further details on their state of health which featured colourful blobs of paint surrounding searching for the men. or if a ransom was paid before their release was se- the Apple logo. The California-based company did not Kidnappings — mostly of Afghans — for ransom cured. supply any further details about the invitation-only or for political reasons are on common in Afghani- Earlier police said that the gunmen had demanded event to be held at 10:00 am Pacific time (1800 GMT) stan, where violence has made efforts to rebuild the 300 million naira (1.98 million dollars, 1.38 million at the Yerba Buena Centre for the Arts Theatre in San country costly and dangerous.—Internet euros) for the release of the captives.—Internet Francisco.—Internet

Tut’s finder may have stolen relics NEWS ALBUM The man responsible for discover- sisting all artifacts remain in the coun- ing King Tut’s tomb may have de- try. Thwarted, Carter and his team then Rare bird’s breeding ceived Egyptian authorities to steal secretly helped themselves to many of treasured relics for himself, experts say. the relics, some of which ended up in ground found British explorer Howard Carter dis- museums outside Egypt, the newspaper in Afghanistan covered the Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s said. The Metropolitan Museum of Art The first known breeding area of one tomb in 1922 is one of the world’s most in New York, for example, holds about of the world’s rarest birds has been famous archaeological finds, but may 20 objects believed to have come from A photograph taken by Russian found in the remote and rugged Pamir have systematically removed objects Tut’s tomb, while other museums in the President Dmitry Medvedev is sold at Mountains in war-torn Afghanistan, a without authorization, Der Spiegel re- United States and Europe have confirmed a charity auction in St Petersburg, New York-based conservation group ported on Sunday. they hold tomb relics, Der Speigel said. Russia, on 16 Jan, 2010. Medvedev’s said on Monday. Carter had intended the contents of In the most recent discovery, a small black-and-white photo showing the A researcher with the Wildlife Con- the tomb to go to England and the sculpture of a servant for the dead was Tobolsk Kremlin has sold for $1.7 servation Society stumbled upon the United States, but Egypt refused, in- found in the Louvre in Paris. million at a charity auction that small, olive-brown large-billed reed exhibits works by well-known Rus- warbler in 2008 and taped its distinc- A Chinese cabbage is handed to a ro- tive song — a recording experts now sians. It was snapped up for 51 bot named “Robovie-II”, developed by say is probably the first ever. million roubles by Mikhail Japanese robotics research institution He and colleagues later caught and Zingarevich, a board member at Ilim ATR, at a grocery store during a shop- released 20 of the birds, the largest ping assisting experiment by utilizing Group, the pulp and paper company number ever recorded, the group says. the robot in an ubiquitous network where Medvedev once worked as a At the time, however, Robert technology platform in Kyoto, western lawyer. In donating his photograph Timmins, who conducting a survey of Japan on 6 January, 2010. The robot for Saturday night’s auction, aviary communities along the Wakhan greets the shopper at the entrance of Medvedev followed the example set and Pamir rivers, thought he was ob- the store, follows him to the shelves last year by Prime Minister serving a more common warbler spe- while holding a grocery basket and re- Vladimir Putin. cies. minds him of the items on a shopping This undated photo released by the list, which the shopper would have Wildlife Conservation Society shows a entered beforehand in a specialized large-billed reed warbler. The breeding mobile device. The experiment is aimed area of the large-billed reed warbler, to gather data in order to provide live- one of the world’s rarest birds, has been lihood support for the elderly by using discovered in the remote and rugged robots and network technologies, Pamir Mountains in war-torn Afghani- ATR’s researcher Satoshi Koizumi stan, a New York-based conservation said. group announced on 18 Jan, 2010.

20-1-2010 NL 6 8/28/18, 1:31 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 20 January, 2010 7 Information Minister inspects self-reliant libraries, donates publications

Departmental and regional officials constant development of the libraries. The minister conducted the minister round the libraries and left necessary instructions and donated publications, submitted reports on tasks being carried out for DTH receivers for the self-reliant libraries.—MNA Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan presents Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan presents DTH receivers for Aima Village Library in publications for libraries in Pale Pale Township through a responsible Township through a responsible person. person.—MNA MNA

NAY P YI T AW, 19 Jan— village-tracts of Pale Township Minister for Information Brig- in Monywa District, Sagaing Gen Kyaw Hsan inspected Division, on 15 January. measures for sustainable The minister also development of self-reliant inspected development works of libraries in Aima and Kyatyin Myat Swesone Library in Pale.

Myanmar Maritime University turning out outstanding technocrats

Marine technology is one of the technologies Myanmar Maritime University was built pos- Byline: Tin Mar Win & Aye Thanda Thein that can contribute a lot towards national defence and sessing form and essence of international universities. Photo: Myanma Alin economic development. The degrees offered at Myanmar Maritime University With the aim of enabling students to have are B.E. (Naval Architecture), B.E. (Marine Engineer- study advanced marine technology at home. With the access to international standard marine technology ing), B.E. (Marine Electrical System and Electronics), emergence of outstanding marine officers, not only and turning out marine officers, marine engineers, B.E. (River and Coastal Engineering), B.E. (Port and Myanmar marine technology can stand tall among marine engineers and architects, Myanmar Maritime Harbouring Engineering) in addition to B.Sc. (Nauti- other countries but also the graduates can work for University was built at Thilawa in Thanlyin Town- cal Science) and B.Sc. (Hons) (Nautical Science). international maritime industry. ship, Yangon South District and the main building of Thanks to emergence of Myanmar Maritime Translation: YM the university was opened on 29 March, 2004. University, national brethren have an opportunity to Myanma Alin: (18-1-2010)

Myanmar Maritime University.

20-1-2010 NL 7 8/28/18, 1:31 PM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 20 January, 2010 Health Minister Dr Kyaw Myint meets liver donor and liver transplant patient

NAY PYI TAW, 19 Aung Myint Naing who requirements and dis- Jan—Minister for Health had recovered from liver cussed long-term meas- Dr Kyaw Myint met a transplant operation us- ures with responsible per- liver donor and a liver ing half liver of the do- sons. In meeting liver pa- transplant patient under- nor. tient U Khin Zaw Htet taken with the State funds At the meeting hall who was transplanted by Myanmar surgeons for of the new YGH, the min- with the liver of a dead the second time at Yangon ister together with direc- person for the first time General Hospital on 16 tors-general met profes- in 2004, the minister January. sors who had performed asked the patient about At the room-1 of in- the liver transplant opera- the successful liver trans- tensive care unit of the tion for the second time plant operation and at- new YGH, Minister Dr and those who had con- tended to the needs. Kyaw Myint cordially tributed to the operation. During his inspection Minister Dr Kyaw Myint meets liver transplant patient U Khin Zaw met liver donor U Lin Htet In response to reports on of progress in renovating Htet.—MNA Hlaing and asked after his the liver transplant opera- the building of National health condition and then tion performed by the pro- Blood Centre in the com- round the hospital by thologist Dr Daw Thida rangements to fulfill the gave encouragement to fessors, the minister made pound of the YGH, the Medical Superintendent Aung and officials con- requirements. liver transplant patient U arrangements to fulfil the minister was conducted Dr Daw Nu Nu Tha, Pa- cerned and made ar- MNA Labour Minister receives Executive Director of ILO

NAY PYI TAW, 19 of the Union of Myanmar son Officer Mr Steve Jan—Minister for Labour and ILO. It was also at- Marshall. U Aung Kyi received a tended by Deputy Minis- The government of party led by Executive Di- ter Brig-Gen Tin Tun the Union of Myanmar and rector Mr Kari Tapiola of Aung, Director-General U ILO agreed on extension International Labour Or- Chit Shein, Deputy Direc- of appendix MoU for next ganization at the ministry tor Ms Karen Curtis of 12 months to carry out ar- here on 18 January. The Labour Standards Depart- rangement for complaints meeting focused on works ment, Law Officer Mr against forced labour. Minister for Labour U Aung Kyi receives ILO Executive Director Mr between the government Drazen Petrovic and Liai- MNA Kari Tapiola and party.—MNA Culture related roundtable Training Workshop on the Development meeting on 23 Jan of End-to End Tsunami SOPS

NAY PYI TAW, 19 Laotian Minister of meeting are to strengthen Jan— A culture related Culture and Information friendship among CLMV NAY PYI TAW, 19 Jan—The opening ized by United Nations Educational, roundtable meeting of Mr Mounkeo Oraboun countries, uplift good ceremony of the Training Workshop on Scientific and Cultural Organization/ Ministers of Culture and and wife Mrs Vilayvieng neighbouring spirit, the Development of End-to End Tsu- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Arts of Cambodia, Laos, Phimmasone, Vietnamese ensure cooperation nami Standard Operating Procedures Commission (UNESCO/IOC) and De- Myanmar and Vietnam Minister of Culture, among member countries, (SOPs), jointly sponsored and organ- partment of Meteorology and Hydrol- (CLMV) hosted by Sports and Tourism Mr holding cultural ogy (DMH) was held at the Ministry of Myanmar will be held at Hoang Tuan Anh and exchange, enhancing Transport here this morning., with an Thingaha Hotel in here senior officers arrived in cultural preservation, and address by Deputy Minister for Trans- on 23 January. Yangon to attend the boosting tourism sector port Col Nyan Tun Aung. Cambodian meeting on 18 and 19 through cultural Head of ICG/IOTWS Secretariat, Minister of Culture and January. cooperation. UNESCO/IOC Mr Tony Elliott made Arts Mr Him Chhem, The aims of the MNA opening remarks. The training work- shop will focus on the development of SOPs for National Tsunami warn- ing Centre-warning provider, also for other disaster related organizations including media and authorities of state/division, township and local which must be practiced whenever the occurrence of tsunami in the In- dian Ocean. The DMH will also present the Mr Tony Elliott making opening exiting SOPs, practiced in the occur- remarks at opening ceremony of rence of tsunami, storm and flood in Training Workshop on the Myanmar during the training work- shop. The workshop will conclude on Development of End-to End Ministers and senior officers of CLMV member countries arrive in 21 January. Yangon.—MNA Tsunami SOPs.—MNA MNA

20-1-2010 NL 8 8/28/18, 1:31 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 20 January, 2010 9 Lt-Gen Tha Aye of Ministry of Defence oversees development of Sadon Township

NAY PYI TAW, 19 Jan — Lt-Gen Tha Aye of the Ministry of Defence accompanied by Chairman of Kachin State Peace and Development Council Com- mander of Northern Command Maj-Gen Soe Win and departmental officials inspected construction of archway at the entrance to Panmatee village on Myitkyina-Tanai road, extended building of new satellite town for Myitkyina, progress of construction of a bypass, development of Myitkyina and down- town roads on 15 January. Next, Lt-Gen Tha Aye looked into progress of construction of Sadon Township People’s Hospital (25-bed). After hearing reports on work progress and ongoing tasks in meeting with departmental officials and local people at the hall in Sadon Township, Lt- Gen Tha Aye left instructions on regional develop- ment, and presented gifts to them. MNA Lt-Gen Tha Aye of the Ministry of Defence inspects construction of bypass of Myitkyina.—MNA Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thura Myint Aung addresses 18th Defence Services Medical Seminar

Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thura Myint Aung addresses 18th Defence Services Medical Seminar.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 19 heads of department, com- seminate knowledge and major symposiums, five treatment, rehabilitation findings into practice and Jan—Adjutant-General mandants of medical serv- information. But, the in- mini symposium, one and exercise that it would viewed the display of Lt-Gen Thura Myint Aung ices, doctors and guests. formation and knowledge clinico-pathological con- broaden the horizons of medical research posters. addressed 18th Defence In his address, Lt- should be accurate and ference, one clinical ses- the attendees. The 18th Defence Services Medical Seminar Gen Thura Myint Aung correct and thus the guid- sion and seven special talks. Adjutant-General Services Medical Semi- at Hsinbyushin Hall of said today’s seminar is ance of professionals was The research pa- Lt-Gen Thura Myint Aung nar continues at Transit Center here this the 18th seminar of important. There were a pers to be read out in the then urged researchers of Sinbyushin Hall of Tran- morning. MMMC. I am glad to see lot of challenges in health seminar covered multi- Defence Services Medi- sit Centre in Nay Pyi Taw Also present on the efforts of medical serv- sector across the globe and sector such as prevention, cal Corps to put research till 21 January.—MNA occasion were Lt-Gen ices on making better there were also many es- Ohn Myint of the Minis- presentations in research sential parts to be prepared try of Defence, Defence sector than previous to fight new epidemic dis- Services Inspector-Gen- years, organizing pre- eases. eral Lt-Gen Thein Htaik, conference workshop at The research find- Military Appointment- No (2) Defence Services ings, information and General Lt-Gen Hsan General Hospital and analysis of annual medi- Hsint, Judge Advocate- major and mini symposi- cal seminar would be dis- General Lt-Gen Soe ums, providing health seminated among the Maung, Commander of care services, conducting medical corps, which Nay Pyi Taw Command management, training, would contribute much to Maj-Gen Wai Lwin, Min- cure and preventive meas- heathcare management of ister for Health Dr Kyaw ures, diagnosis and re- Tatmadaw and broaden Myint, Director of Medi- search and health educa- the scope of knowledge cal Services Maj-Gen tion. of physicians, medical Than Aung, Deputy Min- Today, the world officers and health pro- ister for Health Dr Mya was experiencing dra- fessionals. Oo, senior military offic- matic progress in technol- This year’s seminar ers, foreign medical ex- ogy and research field. So, would include 47 research Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thura Myint Aung views posters on perts, advisors to medical it was necessary to keep papers, 15 research post- services, professors and pace with changes and dis- ers, five data posters, three medical research.—MNA

20-1-2010 NL 9 8/28/18, 1:31 PM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 20 January, 2010 Brazil to launch Programme Australia’s LNG plants to Accelerate Growth two could face delays BRASILIA, 19 Jan—Brazil will launch the second SYDNEY, 19 Jan—Half the proposed liquefied phase of the Programme to Accelerate Growth (PAC) natural gas plants in Australia could face delays, ana- in March, said Brazilian Minister of Institutional Re- lysts say. lations Alexandre Padilha on Monday. A larger playing field of supply options for Asian The first phase of this ambitious plan launched in LNG customers could adversely affect the prices pro- January 2007 included various infrastructure invest- ducers receive, giving buyers an advantage in con- ments. PAC 2 aim to ensure the plan’s continuity from tract negotiations, according to a Merrill Lynch re- 2011 on. Padilha said President Luiz Inacio Lula da port. Silva has called this year’s first ministerial meeting “Project attrition, delay and even outright cancella- next Thursday to discuss the new measures. tion are inevitable,” wrote Sydney-based analyst Mark For the second phase of PAC, Lula wanted priority Hume to Merrill Lynch clients, Bloomberg reports. to be given to improving sanitation and solid waste Hume said that about half of the 30 proposed LNG treatment in metropolitan areas. processing units in Australia and Papua New Guinea Other objectives include the integration of budgets could still stay on schedule. for science and technology with Internet globalization While annual LNG demand is forecast to grow to and democratization. 384 million metric tons by 2020, exceeding supply, According to official estimates, investments of the “it is a far cry from the heady days of 2007 when ex- first four years of PAC will reach about 360,000 mil- pectations were for demand to grow to circa 500 mil- lion US dollars by the end of this year. lion tons a year,” Hume wrote. PAC 2 will be implemented by a new government Chevron Corp, Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Woodside that emerges from general elections in October this Petroleum Ltd. are among Australia’s key players com- year.—Xinhua peting for LNG customers. But for “preferred global LNG supply-side picks,” Bank of America Merrill Guatemala sends first aid A visitor looks at watch on the Mont Blanc booth Lynch chose BG Group Plc, Inpex Corp, Oil Search flight to quake-hit Haiti during the opening day of the “ Salon Interna- Ltd, a partner in Exxon Mobil Corp’s Papua New tional de la Haute Horlogerie” at Palexpo in Guinea venture, and Origin Energy Ltd. MEXICO CITY, 19 Jan—Guatemala has flown out Geneva, on 18 Jan, 2010.—XINHUA Internet its first batch of humanitarian aid to Haiti where a strong earthquake could have killed 200,000 peo- Three Saudi ple, according to reports reaching here on Monday. Universal Studios to build Guatemala’s National Disaster Reduction Direc- militants torate (Conared) was sending tinned food, drinking theme park in S Korea water, medicine and clothing, which had been gath- killed in ered at collection points across the country, Conared SEOUL, 19 Jan—US film develop the park at South Korean resort, 40 spokesman David de Leon told the Press. blast abroad giant Universal Studios Hwaseong, by 2014. kilometres (25 miles) on Tuesday signed a The initial deal was an- southwest of Seoul, will Conared will send to Haiti another batch of relief RIYADH, 19 Jan—The deal with South Korean nounced in late 2007 but be larger in area than all supplies by airplane on either on Wednesday or Thurs- Saudi Interior Ministry partners to build its faced problems raising four combined and will day, the spokesman added. The bulk of the supplies says an investigation has were contributed by individual Guatemalans.—Xinhua largest theme park in Asia capital until retail and ho- create more than 40,000 shown that three Saudi at a cost of around three tels group Lotte was per- jobs, according to Kim militants were killed in a trillion won (2.67 billion suaded to join the project. Moon-Soo, governor of Bolivian Vice President delivers 14 Sept blast outside the dollars). Universal Studios also Gyeonggi Province. humanitarian aid to Haiti country. Universal Parks and operates theme parks in It aims to attract up to The official Saudi Resorts and 14 South Ko- Hollywood, Orlando in 15 million visitors every LA PAZ, 19 Jan—Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Press Agency quoted a Garcia travelled on Monday to Port-au-Prince, Hai- rean partners, including Florida and Japan, and a year, said Chung Chai- ministry statement as say- ti’s capital, aboard a military plane with 50 tons of Lotte Group and a sub- park on Singapore’s Kwan, president of US ing on Monday that DNA humanitarian aid for the victims of last Tuesday’s sidiary of steel giant Sentosa Island is nearing Resorts Asset Manage- tests showed the three devastating earthquake. POSCO, signed the completion. ment Co, an agent for the were militants who had The aid included 20 tons of food, 20 tons of vi- framework agreement to When completed, the project.—Internet fled the country to join ands, 5 tons of medicines and 5 tons of blood and plasma. militants abroad. Garcia will meet with Bolivian members of the It did not say in United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti, who which country the blast are currently assisting the victims in Haiti.—Xinhua took place. It named the three Sweden to contribute 67 as Mohammed Abdel- Rahman al-Rashed, 28, million dollars to Haiti Sultan Radi al-Utaibi, 26, STOCKHOLM, 19 Jan— The Swedish government and Fahd Jutayli, 28, who announced on Monday that it would disburse its en- was released from tire annual contribution of 425 million Swedish Guantanamo Prison in kronor (about 67 million US dollars) to the UN Cen- 2007. Jutayli was reported tral Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for quake to have been killed by se- relief in Haiti. curity forces last year in “We would like to express our deep sympathy for Yemen, where Saudi mili- the hard-hit people of Haiti. We are also making a tants have been finding rapid response to the UN’s appeal for help for the sanctuary. tremendous humanitarian disaster in Haiti, and have Both al-Rashed and al- contributed 180 million kronor so far,” said Minis- Utaibi were on Saudi Ara- ter for International Development Cooperation bia’s most wanted list. People transport relief goods in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 17 Jan, 2009. More Gunilla Carlsson in a statement.—Xinhua Internet relief goods arrived at Haiti on Sunday.—XINHUA

20-1-2010 NL 10 8/28/18, 1:31 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 20 January, 2010 11 Poverty, hunger and wealth gaps prevail BEIJING, 19 Jan—Last According to the poverty and hunger re- year, the United Nations World Bank’s much cited main stubbornly high. Food and Agriculture Or- “dollar-a-day” interna- International agencies ganization announced tional poverty line, which estimate that more than that the number of hungry was revised in 2008 to 100 million people fell people in the world in- US$1.25 a day in 2005 into poverty as a result of creased over the last dec- prices, there are still 1.4 higher food prices during ade. In 2008, the World billion people living in 2007-2008, and that the Bank announced a signifi- poverty, down from 1.9 global financial and eco- cant decline in the number billion in 1981. nomic crisis of 2008-2009 of poor people up to the However, as China has accounted for an increase year 2005. But if poverty accounted for most of this of another 200 million. is defined principally in decline, there were at least Delayed job recovery terms of the money in- 100 million more people from the global downturn Photo taken on 18 Jan, 2010 shows the site of a traffic accident on an ex- come needed to avoid living in poverty outside remains a major challenge pressway linking Anqing and Hefei, east China’s Anhui Province, a section of hunger, how can an- China in 2005 than in for poverty reduction in Jingtai expressway. Six people were killed and other 17 injured in the acci- nouncements such as 1981. In Sub-Saharan Af- the coming years. dent on the expressway on Monday. —XINHUA these be reconciled? rica and parts of Asia, Internet WHO chief says world fortunate to Artemisia genome to aid malaria treatments YORK, 19 Jan— Ge- who heads the universi- In recent years, ar- have “moderate” pandemic netic mapping of the ty’s Centre for Novel Ag- temisia production has GENEVA, 19 Jan—The lent form. Resistance to influenza season usually plant Artemisia annua ricultural Products. declined because farmers world has been fortunate oseltamivir did not be- ends. will speed breeding of Malaria kills an esti- made too little profit so far to see that the im- come widespread. There is still quite a lot the herb for urgently mated 1 million people a from existing plants spe- pact of the A/H1N1 pan- The vaccine proved of winter left,” she needed malaria treat- year worldwide and the cies, Graham said, add- demic influenza is moder- safe and a close match warned. In addition, it re- ments, scientists in Brit- most effective treatments ing the decline in produc- ate, World Health Organi- with circulating virus. mains unpredictable what ain said. are Artemisinin Combi- tion has raised fears of zation (WHO) Director- Things could have gone would happen between Plant scientists at the nation Therapies, the shortages. General Dr Margaret wrong in any of these ar- now and later this year, University of York have demand for which is Knowing the plant’s Chan said on Monday. eas,” Chan told the 34- when the southern hemi- published the first genetic expected to double by genome will enable sci- “The best health news member board. sphere enters its influenza map of the plant and will 2012 to about 200 mil- entists to breed for high- of the previous decade is Currently the pan- season and the virus be- use it to accelerate pro- lion treatments a year, performance and speed the fact that the long over- demic appears to be eas- comes more transmissi- duction of high-yield Graham said this month growth of the crop, he due influenza pandemic ing in some countries in ble, she said.—Xinhua crops, said Ian Graham, in the journal Science. said.—Internet has been so moderate in the northern hemisphere its impact ... We have re- with good surveillance Yemen threatens more Mexican super flyweight mained fortunate up to systems, and the worst now,” Chan told a session may be over, Chan said. strikes on al-Qaeda boxer dies of lung cancer of the WHO’s Executive “But it would be un- SANAA, 19 Jan— ing security measures MEXICO CITY, 19 Jan—Marco Antonio Hernandez, Board. wise for anyone to reach Yemen army will con- with the outlaws accord- who boxed in the World Boxing Council’s super fly- “The H1N1 virus did firm conclusions before tinue strike al- Qaeda as ing to the Yemeni law and weight division, died earlier on Monday of lung can- not mutate to a more viru- April, when the normal long as it threats Yemen’s Constitution. cer, his manager, Fausto Daniel Garcia told Mexican security and stability, the Yemeni officials said broadcasters. China to expand smoking official Saba news agency on Friday that Kasim al- Hernandez died aged 24 in the Salvador Zubrian quoted Yemeni Interior Raimy, the al-Qaeda in National Nutrition Clinic 27 days after being admit- bans in 7 major cities Minister Mutahar al- the Arabian Peninsula ted with pneumonia symptoms. Doctors discovered BEIJING, 19 Jan— The country accounts for Masri as saying on Mon- (AQAP) military leader advanced lung cancer while running tests on the in- China is tightening more than one-quarter of day. and Amar Ubadah al- fection. He was being treated with chemotherapy and smoking regulations to the world’s 1.3 billion The minister told Waili, the leader of al- had been breathing with a respirator for several days ban lighting up in any smokers, with about 60 police officers in Yemeni Qaeda group in al-Jawf when he died. indoor public spaces in percent of Chinese men police academy that governorate, northern Hernandez, better known as The Bombadier, was seven provincial capi- and 3 percent of women Yemen is able to deal with Yemen, were among six the holder of two championship belts. He won the tals, the latest sign of ris- indulging in the habit. all challenges its security militants who was killed Mexican super flyweight title in December 2008, and ing health awareness in China pledged to ban services facing and will in an airstrike in northern defended it four times last year. He also won the cen- the world’s largest to- indoor smoking in pub- continue its military op- Yemen.—Xinhua tral American title.—Xinhua bacco-consuming na- lic places four years ago eration against al-Qaeda. tion. under a UN treaty, but Al-Qaeda had suffered The success of the ef- local laws and regula- heavy losses, including fort may provide the best tions have not been the death of a number of indicator yet as to changed sufficiently for its leaders, the minister whether broad efforts to the measure to be prop- added. restrict tobacco use can erly enforced. Al-Masri highlighted overcome stiff resistance Internet the importance of apply- from retailers and some local governments, A burning shopping centre is seen in Kabul, which profit signifi- capital of Afghanistan, on 18 Jan, 2010. A cantly from tobacco series of explosions rocked Afghan capital taxes. Kabul on Monday as militants penetrated down- Smoking is a huge town city and targeted important government business in China: 2 tril- buildings, leaving 15 people, dead and 63 others lion cigarettes are sold in wounded, Defence Ministry spokesman Zahir the country every year. Azimi said. —XINHUA

20-1-2010 NL 11 8/28/18, 1:31 PM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 20 January, 2010 CLAIMS DAY NOTICE Hongkong Post to issue MV KOTA TEGAP VOY NO (492) special stamp to mark Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA TEGAP VOY NO (492) are here by notified that the vessels will Chinese lunar year be arriving on 20.1.2010 and cargo will be discharged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at the of the tiger consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws HONG KONG, 19 Jan— and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Hongkong Post on Tues- Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am day announced that a set to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now of special stamps to mark declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo the Chinese lunar year of from the Vessel. the tiger will be released No claims against this vessel will be admitted after for sale on 6 February. the Claims Day. The special stamps viv- SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT idly portray four breeds of MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY tigers in different postures. AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINER A sheetlet with two stamps LINES featuring the ox and the Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 tiger embossed with genu- CLAIMS DAY NOTICE ine gold and 99.9 percent pure silver bearing a cer- MV BILLION VOY NO ( ) tificate of authenticity is Consignees of cargo carried on MV BILLION also available as a personal VOY NO ( ) are here by notified that the vessels will be or business gift. arriving on 20.1.2010 and cargo will be discharged into Official first day covers the premises of S.P.W.3 where it will lie at the consign- ee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and for the “Year of the Tiger” conditions of the Port of Yangon. special stamps as well as Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am official souvenir covers to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now for the “Gold and Silver declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo Stamp Sheetlet on Lunar S Korea, Japan from the Vessel. New Year Animals - Ox/ No claims against this vessel will be admitted after Tiger” will go on sale agree to extend the Claims Day. at all post offices from Saturday together with a currency swap SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY set of four postcards agreement AGENT FOR: M/S PHULSAWAT SHIPPING featuring different breeds CO., LTD of tigers at all philatelic SEOUL, 19 Jan—South Phone No: 256916/256919/256921 offices.—Xinhua Korea’s central bank ex- tended its 20 billion US Australian researchers find promising dollar emergency currency Drive swap agreement with the candidates for malaria vaccine Japanese central bank by safely WASHINGTON, 19 Jan—Australian re- Malaria parasites burrow into red blood three months to the end of Man questioned after five searchers have uncovered a group of cells by producing specific proteins. April in a bid to further sta- proteins that could form the basis of an Once inside red blood cells, the parasites bilize the local financial found dead in Texas home effective vaccine against malaria. Their rapidly multiply, leading to massive market, the bank said on findings are published on Monday in the numbers of parasites in the blood stream BELLVILLE, 19 Jan—Authorities working to determine Tuesday. international journal PLoS Medicine. that can cause severe disease and death. “The Bank of Korea has what spurred a flurry of gunshots that left five people dead in southeast Texas are questioning a 20-year-old Presently there is no malaria vaccine James Beeson, Freya Fowkes from the agreed with the Bank of available, and these new findings sup- Australia’s Walter and Eliza Hall Japan to extend the meas- relative who lived with the victims in the isolated house surrounded by pasture land. port the development of a vaccine Institute and colleagues have identified ure to increase the maxi- Police said on Monday the victims of the weekend against the blood- stage of malaria. proteins produced by malaria parasites mum amount of the bilat- bloodshed all lived in the single-storey brick home in Malaria is an infection of blood cells during the blood-stage that are effective eral won- yen swap ar- Bellville, a town of about 4,000 people located 55 miles and is transmitted by mosquitoes. The at promoting immune responses that rangement, which will be northwest of Houston. They included a retiree and his most common form of malaria is caused protect people from malaria illness. effective until 30 April, wife, a younger woman and man, and a girl believed by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Xinhua 2010, “the Bank of Korea to be about 3 years old, police said. (BOK) said in a press re- Investigators were questioning a 20-year-old man, lease. “(We) believe that who a relative said is a son of the wife. He remained this action will continue to jailed on burglary and attempted burglary charges af- contribute to securing sta- ter allegedly trying to break into a Bellville home. bility in regional financial The man—arrested about 3 am on Sunday after a markets,” it added. homeowner pulled a gun on him—could face capital The move follows the murder charges. Prosecutors are reviewing the case. two sides’ agreement to No one else is being sought and it does not appear any expand the currency swap other people were involved in the shootings, Sheriff line to 20 billion US dol- DeWayne Burger said. lars from 3 billion US dol- Sgt Paul Faircloth of the Austin County Sheriff’s lars in mid-December Office said authorities were still trying to determine a 2008. After the decision in motive for the slayings. He said the sheriff’s office 2008, the agreement was received a call Sunday afternoon from a person who further extended twice to had gone to the home and discovered the crime scene. be effective until 1 Feb, Deputies arrived and found four bodies inside the Crime scene tape surrounds off a residence where five family members 2010.—Xinhua home.—Internet were found slain on 17 Jan in Bellville, Texas. —INTERNET

20-1-2010 NL 12 8/28/18, 1:31 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 20 January, 2010 13 Daily D and calcium keep fractures away DAVIS, 19 Jan — Tak- from clinical trials con- postmenopausal women ing both vitamin D and ducted at University of and concluded that taking calcium daily reduces California, Davis, as part calcium and vitamin D bone fracture risk, a US of the Women’s Health together helped them pre- researcher says. Initiative. serve bone health and pre- John Robbins of the “What is important vent fractures,” he said. University of California, about this very large study “This latest analysis, be- Davis, in the Sacramento is that goes a long way cause it incorporates so area says this holds true toward resolving conflict- many more people, really whether a person is young ing evidence about the confirms our earlier con- or old, male or female, or role of vitamin D, either clusions.” has had fractures in the alone or in combination Robbins was part of an past. with calcium, in reducing international team of re- The study, published in fractures,” study co-au- searchers led by Copenha- the British Medical Jour- thor Robbins said in a gen University in Den- nal, includes 70,000 pa- statement. mark, who analyzed the Chinese paramilitary police prepare to clean up snow on the tarmac at Beijing tients from the United “Our WHI research in results of seven large International Airport, Beijing, China, on 19 Jan, 2010. Parts of northern States and Europe includ- Sacramento included clinical trials from around China are seeing their harshest winter in decades, with Beijing this month ing data published in 2006 more than 1,000 healthy, the world.—Internet receiving its heaviest one-day snowfall in 59 years.—INTERNET Sleep apnea link to glucose control Healthier big game snacking options CHICAGO, 19 Jan — Ob- disorder significantly in- sleep apnea. However, only FRESNO, 19 Jan — For Healthy chef Kathleen LiveStrong.com, offer tips structive sleep apnea may creased mean adjusted five patients were previ- those who are still trying Daelemans, author of on how to score great sub- worsen diabetes, research- HbA1c values — a meas- ously evaluated for the dis- to follow through on New “Cooking Thin with Chef stitutions for favourite ers at the University of Chi- ure of glucose control not ease, and none were under- Year’s resolutions or look- Kathleen,” and registered party fare that are still easy, cago say. affected by short-term fluc- going treatment. ing for healthier Super dietitians Keri Glassman, delicious and healthy. Lead author Dr. Renee tuations due to meals — by “Our findings have Bowl snacks, a chef and author of “The O Diet,” Instead of wings and Aronsohn says the study 1.49 percent, 1.93 percent important clinical implica- dietitians have sugges- and Alyse Levine, diet and blue cheese dressing, a demonstrates a clear, and 3.69 percent, tions as they support the tions. nutrition contributor for smarter substitution is graded, inverse relationship respectively.The study, hypothesis that reducing shrimp and cocktail sauce. between obstructive sleep published in the American the severity of obstructive Software catches missed Calories for shrimp and apnea — a disorder char- Journal of Respiratory and sleep apnea may improve cocktail sauce are less than acterized by episodes of Critical Care Medicine, glycemic control,” Aron- cancer cases 140, while chicken wings stopped breathing during also confirmed the sleep sohn says in a state- LONDON, 19 Jan — A computerized system that and blue cheese dressing sleep — and glucose con- disorder is very common ment.“Thus effective treat- screens mammogrammes could save lives by spotting are nearly 420, Daelemans trol in patients with type 2 among type 2 diabetes ment of obstructive sleep breast cancer results doctors may miss, a British re- suggests. diabetes. patients. Overnight poly- apnea may represent a searcher said. Instead of munching on Relative to patients with- somnography tests re- novel and non-phar- The Volpara system reduced the number of missed potato chips, choose out the sleep disorder, the vealed 77 percent of the macologic intervention in cancer cases from about 20 percent to 5 percent in lightly salted pistachios. presence of mild, moderate total of 60 diabetes patient the management of type 2 clinical trials of 2,500 women in the United States, Although the two snacks or severe obstructive sleep in the study had obstructive diabetes.”—Internet the Netherlands and New Zealand, said Michael Brady, have the same amount of who spent 20 years developing the mammography calories, pistachios pro- Tigers in wild face risk software. vide 6g of protein vs. 2g For his work, Brady, a biomedical researcher, re- per serving of potato chips ceived the Sir Frank Whittle Medal, an engineering — about eight potato chips of extinction prize given annually in Britain for an outstanding con- — and pistachios provide BEIJING, 19 Jan—Wild tigers in the State Forestry Administration (SFA), tribution to the nation, The Times of London reported 3g of the daily value for country face the danger of extinction in told China Daily. on Monday. fiber per serving vs. 1g in about three decades if loss of habitats South China tigers are believed to be Internet potato chips.—Internet and illegal trade continue, the World extinct in the wild after the species has Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has not been sighted for more than 25 years, warned. according to WWF. Gene’s role in skin cancer revealed “If urgent and proper measures are The country is left with 20 Siberian CHICAGO, 19 Jan—US The Loyola University checkpoint at which skin not taken, there is a risk that wild tigers tigers, 10 to 20 Bengal tigers and 10 researchers say skin cells Chicago Stritch School cells with unrepaired will no longer be found on Chinese ter- Indochinese tigers, Wang with the SFA can turn cancerous if the of Medicine researchers sun-damaged DNA can ritory,” Zhu Chunquan, conservation added. protein kinase C gene is found the protein kinase be destroyed before re- director of biodiversity of WWF China The number is a sharp decline from turned off. C gene provides the last producing. Program Office, told China Daily yes- only half a century ago. The South China Normally, the protein terday. tiger numbered about 4,000 in the 1950s kinase C is activated in The warning came as the country and there were 200 Siberian tigers in the response to DNA dam- marks the Year of the Tiger next month. 1960s. age. If the damage is too The animal tops WWF’s list of “10 to The plight of wild tigers in the coun- great to repair the PKC Watch in 2010”, followed by polar try mirrors the situation in the rest of the protein directs the cell to bears, pandas and rhinos. world as new studies indicate that there die. In squamous cell car- The tiger is believed to be native to may be as few as 3,200 tigers left in the cinoma this gene is China, which evolved into eight subspe- wild, according to WWF. turned off — the cell pro- cies. Tigers occupy less than 7 percent of ceeds to divide without But the country now has only about their original habitat, which has de- first stopping to repair its 50 wild tigers - in four subspecies - creased by 40 percent over the past dec- DNA, thus producing Wang Weisheng, director of the wild- ade, WWF said. daughter tumour cells. life management division of China’s Xinhua Internet

20-1-2010 NL 13 8/28/18, 1:31 PM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 20 January, 2010 Nadal wears down Luczak Davydenko’s hot run S P O R T S in three sets continues at Australian Open MELBOURNE, 19 Jan— MELBOURNE, 19 Jan— Australian Open on Defending champion and Unfashionable Russian Tuesday. second seed Rafael Nadal Nikolay Davydenko The sixth seed cruised wore down Australian continued his impeccable past German Dieter Peter Luczak to begin start to the year when he Kindlmann 6-1, 6-0, 6-3 his Australian Open advanced comfortably to in just 91 minutes to campaign with a straight the second round of the remain unbeaten in 2010. sets victory on Monday. Rafael Nadal of Spain Davydenko beat world The Spanish world hits a return against number Rafael Nadal in number two, bidding for Peter Luczak of Australia the final, and beat world his seventh Grand Slam in their men’s singles number one Roger Leon Moore (R) of Guyana fights with Marangin title, overcame the 78th- first round match on day Federer in the semis, in Marbun of Indonesia during their WBA (PABA) ranked ranked Luczak 7- one of the Australian Doha before heading to super bantamweight title bout in Singapore on 16 6 (7/0), 6-1, 6-4 in two Open tennis tournament Australia for the year’s Jan, 2010. Moore won the bout.—INTERNET hours 34 minutes. in Melbourne. Nadal Russia’s Nikolay first Grand Slam. Moore in a hurry to be a Nadal, who is working wore down Luczak to Davydenko (pictured) Although his pre- his way back to full begin his Australian continued his vious encounter with world champion fitness after injuries Open campaign with impeccable start to the Kindlmann was a closely SINGAPOREE, 19 Jan—Guyanese boxer Leon “Hurry blighted his last season, a straight sets victory year when he advanced fought three-set win at Up” Moore has fought in Colombia, Barbados and will next play either INTERNET comfortably to the last year’s US Open, Kyrgyzstan and now a move to Southeast Asia late in Argentina’s Leonardo Maradona hopes second round of the Davydenko was im- his career has put the fighter into the position of Mayer or Slovakia’s Australian Open after pressive as he out possible world-title contender. Lukas Lacko with a to lift trophy in cruising past German classed the 175th-ranked Moore, 31, won a unanimous points decision over potential quarter-final S Africa Dieter Kindlmann 6-1, German from the Indonesian Marangin Marbun in Singapore Saturday, looming against Andy 6-0, 6-3 in just 91 outset. leaving him potentially one victory away from a showdown Murray. BUENOS A IRES, 19 Jan— minutes.—INTERNET Internet with WBA super-bantamweight champion Poonsawat Nadal, who beat Roger Argentine coach Diego Kratingdaenggym. The shy Moore’s route to victory in Federer in a gripping Maradona said Monday No-nonsense Serena powers the city state at the weekend was an unlikely one. five-set final here that his team have both In a career which he says has been mis-managed, a last year, has not the hope and desire to lift on in Australia meeting with American journalist-turned-promoter claimeda title since the World Cup in South MELBOURNE, 19 Jan— Scott Mallon last year gave him new hope of achieving winning on the Barcelona Africa this year. No-nonsense defending his ambition to become a world champion after he clay last April. If they do so, it will be champion Serena thought the chance had passed.—Internet Internet a 24-year-old curse bro- Williams powered into the Haitian boxer Berto ken. In 1986, Maradona Australian Open second inspired his country to the round on Tuesday where pulls out of fight World Cup in Mexico and she was joined by in-form LAS VEGAS, 19 Jan—Andre Berto Argentina, having lost to Russian Nicolay pulled out of next week’s World Boxing West Germany in the Davydenko. Council welterweight title fight with 1990 final, have not won Williams, who is Shane Mosley, saying the pain of dealing the tournament since. searching for her 12th with the horrific earthquake has taken too “We hope to get as far Grand Slam singles title to Andre Berto, pictured in 2009, big a toll on him emotionally. as possible. We know we put herself alongside pulled out of next week’s World Berto, whose parents are Haitian and are not the favorites but Billie Jean King as one of Serena Williams plays a Boxing Council welterweight title represented Haiti in the Athens Olympics, we have a great desire,” the all-time greats, backhand return fight with Shane Mosley, saying the said even though this was the biggest Maradona told reporters demolished Pole Urszula during her match pain of dealing with the horrific fight of his career he cannot continue during an inspection of his Radwanska 6-2, 6-1. against Polish earthquake has taken too big a toll to train. team’s base at the Univer- The four-time champion here, usually a slow starter opponent Urszula on him emotionally.—INTERNET Internet sity of Pretoria. “We want to break the at Grand Slams, had her Radwanska on the Angola, Algeria fight on curse after 24 years that right thigh heavily second day of play at we have not been given strapped, which she said the Australian Open as Essien hobbles home (the World Cup). The de- was to support her tennis tournament in hamstring “Just supportive Melbourne, on 19 Jan. LUANDA, 19 Jan—Angola and World Cup sire never goes away. The qualifiers Algeria joined holders Egypt and hope never goes away.” and preventive,” she said. Williams won 6-2, Ivory Coast in the Africa Cup of Nations Internet Internet 6-1.—INTERNET quarter-finals on Monday. Henry escapes punishment A goalless draw played out to another 50,000 capacity crowd at Luanda’s 11 over handball incident November stadium put both teams inito the ZURICH, 19 Jan—French captain Thierry Henry last eight mix, at the expense of Mali and escaped being punished for his infamous handball in Malawi. Madjid Bougherra (left) of the 2010 World Cup finals play-off against Ireland, FIFA While the hosts and the Desert Foxes are Algeria and Ze Kalanga of announced on Monday. France were losing 1-0 to Ireland still in contention day nine of this feast of Angola vie for the ball during at the Stade de France on 18 November, having won African football proved the end of the road their third qualifing round the first leg 1-0, when Henry teed up William Gallas in for Chelsea’s star midfielder Michael match, during African Cup of extra-time for what proved to be the decisive goal after Essien. Nations football championships illegally controlling the ball with his hand. Ghana’s best player hobbled out of at 11 November stadium in FIFA’s disciplinary committee said, however, that contention for Tuesday’s make or break Group Luanda. Angola and Algeria they were powerless to punish the 1998 World Cup- B date with Burkina Faso after picking up a became the latest teams to winning striker because their rules forbade them to do knee injury in training over the weekend. qualify for the quarter-finals so if the original misdemeanour had not been seen by French captain Internet after a 0-0 draw.—INTERNET the match officials.—Internet Thierry Henry

20-1-2010 NL 14 8/28/18, 1:31 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 20 January, 2010 15 Shanghai selects 70,000 volunteers for World Expo 2010 MRTV-3 SHANGHAI,19 Jan—Shanghai, the host city of the Programme Schedule World Expo 2010, has chosen 70,000 volunteers to (20-1-2010) (Wednesday) work inside the Expo site, organizers told a press briefing on Tuesday. Transmissions Times They were chosen from more than 560,000 Local - (09:00am ~ 10:00am) MST registered applicants all over the world, said Ma Europe - (19:30pm ~21:30pm) MST Chunlei, deputy director of the publicity department North America - (23:30pm ~ 07:30am) MST of the Shanghai Committee of the Communist Party of China. He didn’t specify the standards of the selection. Local Transmission The on-site volunteers would serve as * Signature Tune interpreters, receptionists, guides, and media * Song of Myanma Beauty & Scenic Sights coordinators during the Expo, which would start on * Intricate Art of Silversmith 1 May and last through 31 Oct. Each one was * Breeding of Mythun expected to work at least 14 days, Ma said. * The Origin of Htainmathein The selection of 130,000 more volunteers to * Culture Stage work at 1,000 service sites around Shanghai was * Parahita Tiger School underway. They would offer services such as * Myanmar Modern Song information, translation and emergency services * Feel Pretty .... in a Rawan Outfit outside the Expo site, Ma said.—Xinhua * Song of Myanma Beauty & Scenic Sights Europe/ North America Transmission * Signature Tune * Song of Myanma Beauty & Scenic Sights * Intricate Art of Silversmith WEATHER * Breeding of Mythun * The Origin of Htainmathein Tuesday, 19th January, 2010 * Culture Stage * Parahita Tiger School Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr. * Myanmar Modern Song M.S.T. During the past 24 hours, weather has been partly * Feel Pretty .... in a Rawan Outfit cloudy in Kachin, Rakhine and Mon States, Sagaing, * Myanmar Modern Song Yangon and Taninthayi Divisions and generally fair in the * Treasure Trove of Myanmar Art and Handicrafts remaining States and Divisions. Night temperatures were A worker shows “huamo”, a steamed bread * Oboe; Myanma Musical Instrument (3°C) below January average temperatures in Kachin State, eaten during festivals, at a bread shop in * Travelogue “Ngapali” (3°C) to (4°C) above January average temperatures in Shan Wanrong County, north China’s Shanxi * Culture Stage and Rakhine States, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Ayeyawady Province, on 19 Jan, 2010. The bread shop * Inle, Land of the fabulous Leg- rowers and Taninthayi Divisions, (5°C) above January average produced more than 30 varieties of “huamo” * Myanmar Modern Song temperatures in Kayah State and about January average * Archaeological Museum, Pakhangyi (Part-II) with the pattern of tiger for customers as the temperatures in the remaining States and Divisions. The * Song of Myanma Beauty & Scenic Sights spring festival approaches. significant night temperatures were Haka (3°C), Putao Website: www.mrtv3.net.mm XINHUA and Loilem (4°C) each. Maximum temperature on 18-1-2010 was 90°F. 7:30 am yxrESpf (ocsFmtxl;jyK) 6:35 pm Minimum temperature on 19 -1-2010 was 62°F. Relative 4. Morning News ('óeduaA') 13. xufjrufaysmf&Tif humidity at (09:30) hours MST on 19 -1-2010 was 68%. 7:40 am Total sun shine hours on 18 -1-2010 was (4.2) hours approx. 4:35 pm tdrfaxmif&Sif 5. Nice & Sweet Song Rainfall on 19-1-2010 was (Nil) at Mingaladon, Kaba- 7:10 pm 7:55 am 4. Songs For Uphold Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2010 &oay:vGif 6. Dance Of National National Spirit 14. was (Tr) at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and (Nil) at Central Races o½kyfaqmifvGifjyif 4:40 pm Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was 8:00 am 7:40 pm (4) mph from Southeast at (16:30) hours MST on 18-1- 7. ]]ta&;BuD;vdkYyg}} 5. Classical Songs 15. tvuFm0wf&nfjrefrmrI 2010. 8:10 am 4:55 pm Bay inference: Weather is partly cloudy in the 8. EdkifiHpD;yGm;tav;xm; aw;*DwtzGJUazsmfajzcef; 6. Musical Programme Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. aus;vufxkwfukefrsm; 8:00 pm Wednesday, 20 Forecast valid until evening of 20th January 2010: 8:25 am 5:10 pm 16. News January tqdkNydKifyGJ Rain are likely to be islolated in Kachin, Chin and Rakhine 9. 7. ½IzG,fpHkviftmqD,H 17. International News View on today 8:40 am States, upper Sagaing and Taninthayi Divisions, weather tpDtpOf 18. Weather Report 10. International News will be partly cloudy in Shan, Mon and Kayin States, Yangon acwfrDzGHUNzdK;wdk;wufrI 7:00 am 8:45 am 5:20 pm 19. Division and generally fair in the remaining States and rif;uGef;q&mawmfbk&m;BuD; onftem*wfEdkifiHawmf Divisions. Degree of certainty is (60%). 1. 11. Musical Programme 8. ]]arG;uif;puav;jyKpk \y&dwfw&m;awmf odkYOD;wnf State of the sea: Seas will be moderate in Myanmar 4:00 pm apmifha&Smufa&;(tydkif;-3)}} 7:15 am EdkifiHjcm;Zmwfvrf;wGJ waters. 1. 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15 (20).pmd 15 1/20/2010, 12:27 PM 6th Waxing of Tabodwe 1371 ME Wednesday, 20 January, 2010 ★ Only with stability and peace will the nation develop ★ Only with stability and peace will democratization process be successful

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YANGON, 19 Jan—Lt-Gen Myint Swe of the (Branch) in Yayso Ma-ngezu Village in Htantabin Ministry of Defence, accompanied by Chairman of Township. Prize presentation of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Next, he inspected the scattering of fertilizer on Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Win the paddy field in Hngetthaik Village, Hlinethaya Tun Foundation literary Myint and Chairman of Yangon City Development Township, and the dredging in Mya Sein Yaung Committee Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin, this Creek. award-2009 on 24 Jan morning inspected Pandaing Sluice Gate near He viewed the site chosen for construction of a Pandaing Village in Htantabin Township, Yangon railway station near Atwin Padan Village in Hlinethaya YANGON, 19 Jan—The prize presentation cer- North District, old intake channel adjacent to the Township, and gave instructions in response to the emony of Tun Foundation literary award for 2009 will Kukkowa River, and construction of a channel link- reports presented by officials concerned. be held at No. 2 Myanmar Banks Association, Yankin ing Pandaing Sluice Gate and Mingalar Sluice Gate. Lt-Gen Myint Swe and party inspected the Township, here, at 9:30 am on 24 January. Literary Lt-Gen Myint Swe inspected Mingalar Sluice upgrading of roads on Tay-U Yin Street in Ward (7) Committee announced that all prize winners and in- Gate near Khanaungpaw Village in Htantabin Town- and on Aung Thukha Street in Ward (8), Hlinethaya vited guests are to attend the ceremony. For more ship, the water inflow at Myaungtalok Village in Township. information, dial 296325 or 296261. Twantay Township, and Basic Education High School MNA MNA

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