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Volume XV, Number 312 1st Waning of Tabodwe 1369 ME Friday, 22 February, 2008

Four political objectives Yan Aungmyin Sutaungpyae * Stability of the State, community peace and tranquillity, prevalence of law and order * National reconsolidation Pagoda consecrated, gold foils * Emergence of a new enduring State Consti- tution * Building of a new modern developed nation in offered in Lashio accord with the new State Constitution Four economic objectives NAY PYI TAW, 21 Feb—A consecration cer- and wife and the congregation. emony of the Yan Aungmyin Sutaungpyae Pagoda in The commander and the congregation received * Development of agriculture as the base and all- round development of other sectors of the Lashio, Shan State (North), was held in conjunction the Nine Precepts from Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita economy as well with the offering of gold foils to the pagoda at Yan Bhaddanta Narada of Maha Bawdayon Monastery in * Proper evolution of the market-oriented eco- Aungmyin Monastery on 14 February. Lashio and then members of the Sangha recited the nomic system It was attended by Chairman of Shan State Parittas. * Development of the economy inviting partici- (North) Peace and Development Council Commander Alms givings were offered to the members of pation in terms of technical know-how and of North-East Command Maj-Gen Aung Than Htut the Sangha by the commander and the officials, who investments from sources inside the country later shared merits gained. and abroad He also attended a ceremony to donate labora- * The initiative to shape the national economy INSIDE tory equipment donated by ILBC to No 7 Basic Edu- must be kept in the hands of the State and the cation High School (branch) and No 4 BEHS of national peoples Shwe Tha Lyaung Pagoda Lashio. Managing Director U Tin Maung Win of ILBC Four social objectives was built by Sri Dhammathawka explained the purpose of the donation and presented * Uplift of the morale and morality of the the equipment worth K 5 million to the two schools entire nation or Emperor Asoka in the Buddha through the school heads. The Associate Officer of * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and Sasana Year 235. Originally its Shan State Education Department expressed thanks. preservation and safeguarding of cultural The commander later enjoyed the Third heritage and national character height was five cubits. Next Myanmar Traditional Htamane-making contest or- * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit ganized by North-East Command and awarded prizes * Uplift of health, fitness and education stand- Anawrahta of Bagan repaired and to the winning teams.—MNA ards of the entire nation renovated this pagoda in ruin by Commander visits Kinda Dam in encasing it with a larger and longer pagoda, ten cubits high. Myittha Township

PAGE 7 DR KHIN MAUNG NYUNT NAY PYI TAW, 21 Feb—Chairman of Mandalay of Central Command Brig-Gen Tin Ngwe inspected Division Peace and Development Council Commander renovation tasks to fully supply water from Kinda Dam through the left canal in Myittha Township, Mandalay Division, on 7 February afternoon. In his inspection tour of Kinda power station, the commander heard a report by head of the power station U Kyaw Myint on facts about the station, the size of water flow into the dam, and supporting of electricity to the national grid. The commander inspected func- tions of the station and left instructions on tasks. He inspected the dredging of the left canal and Samon underwater conduit at Kinda Diversion Weir. The commander proceeded to Daingkaunggon water pumping station being undertaken by Mandalay Division Water Resources Utilization Department for greening Meiktila Plain. There, Assistant Director U Thant Zaw in charge of the project gave an account of salient points on the project. The commander gave instructions and attended to the needs of the project. The commander viewed the tasks at PS-2 site where water is to be pumped with the use of electric power. The electric power water pumping station project is designed to pump water from Kinda Dam to irrigate 5000 acres of farmlands in Daingkaunggon in 2007- Commander Brig-Gen Tin Ngwe presses the button to open sluice gates of the left canal of 2008 fiscal year and remaining 25,000 acres of farm- Kinda Dam. — MNA lands in 2009-2010 fiscal year.—MNA Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan.

22-2-08 NL 1 8/29/18, 03:34 PM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 February, 2008 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Friday, 22 February, 2008 * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation Utilize good foundations beneficially * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State for regional development * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy A variety of projects are now being 57th Buddha Pujaniya of Thiri Mingalar implemented throughout the nation for national development, thus bringing about Kaba Aye Pagoda held good foundations in the economic, education, health and social sectors. YANGON, 21 Feb — The 57th Buddha Pujaniya of the Thiri Mingalar Kaba Aye Pagoda was held at the Rakhine State having a large number Pagoda in Mayangon Township on 17 February. First, of rivers and creeks and being surrounded member Sayadaws of State Sangha Maha Nayaka by mountain ranges and the sea, people Committee, Ovadacarriya Sayadaws of the Pagoda got difficulties in travelling within the and members of the Sangha consecrated the Buddha region and from and to other states and Images of the Pagoda. divisions. Next, the congregations received the Five Despite rich aquatic and terrestrial Precepts from Vice-Chairman of SSMNC Kyaikpi resources, the state lagged behind other monastery Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Agga Maha regions in development. So, the government Suddhammajotikadhaja Bhaddanta Gunosana and constructed Yangon-Sittway Union Highway members of the Sangha recited the parittas. Chairman and Yangon-Kyaukpyu Road, as part of its of Central Committee for Organizing Buddha Pujaniya U Tin Oo supplicated on the religious bid to ensure regional development. These matters. Vice-Chairman of SSMNC Yenangyoung transport facilities extend to many other Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Agga Maha states and divisions, and the commodity flow Suddhammajotikadhaja Bhaddanta Tejaniya has become swift, as a result. delivered a sermon. With the concept that human resources After the ceremony, members of the Pagoda development is a necessity for regional Board of Trustees, township PDC and social development, the government is taking organizations, service personnel and wellwishers measures for producing a growing number offered provisions to the members of the Sangha. Rice offering ceremony at Thiri Mingala Kaba of intellectuals and intelligentsia through the MNA Aye Pagoda in Mayangon Township.—MNA education sector. In this regard, students are trained and USDA Secretariat Member meets nurtured effectively not only to be brilliant members at Mingaladon Township in their studies but also to be able to benefit social organizations and to possess all characteristics of a citizen along with patriotic spirit. In the health sector, health care services are provided and talks on health education and preventive measures are given to the people to enhance public knowledge of health. All are, therefore, urged to help improve the socio-economic life of the people by utilizing good foundations beneficially and work hard in harmony with the government for development of the region concerned.

USDA Secretariat Member U Thein Zaw meeting with secretary and executives of Mingaladon Township USDA.— CPT

YANGON, 20 Feb — Secretariat Member U February and attended to the needs. He also viewed the Thein Zaw of Union Solidarity and Development learning of the students who will sit for the matriculation Association met with the secretary and executives at examination. the office of Mingaladon Township USDA on 18 MNA Spring Art Exhibition opens at Snow Flake Arts Gallery YANGON, 21 Feb — The Spring Art Exhibition Aung, Saw Tint Wai and Ne Win Aung are on display keeps opening at Snow Flake Arts Gallery at the corner at the exhibition. The Spring Art Exhibition will of Sangyoung Street and Shin Saw Pu Street in continue from 9 am to 6 pm daily until 5 March. The Sangyoung Township, here this morning. Snow Flake Arts Gallery will stage similar arts Seventy-nine paintings of 16 artists including exhibitions after the Spring Art Exhibition. The Water- Thoung Han, Hla Tin Tun, Lun Pe, Saw Hlaing, Ko Colour Painting Exhibition will be held at the Snow Zaw Win, Kyi Win (Today), Thein Myint Thein, Mon Flake Arts Gallery. Thet, Win Myint Moe, Myo Thant Aung, Hla Phone For further detailed information, contact Daw My Fair Lady of Artist Thoung Han.—H Aung, Sangyoung Ko Ko Aung, Win Thein, Min Hein Hnin Hnin Oo (Tel-095014153). — H

22-2-08 NL 2 8/29/18, 03:34 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 February, 2008 3 I N T E R N A T I O N A L N E W S Obama, McCain prevail in Wisconsin primaries WASHINGTON, 21 Feb— calculated, Illinois Senator side, Arizona Senator US Democratic presi- Barack Obama beat New McCain remained a two- dential candidate Barack York Senator Hillary digit lead over former Obama won the Wis- Rodham Clinton by 55 per Arkansas governor Mike consin primary on Tues- cent to 44 per cent. Huckabee at 56 per cent day, CNN projected. It was his ninth victory to 36 per cent as of 11 per John McCain was following the Super cent of precincts counted. projected earlier by the TV Tuesday when a full- “I promise you I will channel to lead the scale race for the wage a campaign with Rioters dismantle a bus for scrap metal in the Mathare slum, Nairobi, Kenya, Republican race in the Democratic presidential determination, passion, on 20 Feb, 2008. Rioters attacked a bus full of people as they faced off against state. nomination staged on 22 and the right ideas for police who they charged were unfairly arresting people for rents gone unpaid With 12 per cent of states and American strengthening our country amid weeks of postelection violence.—INTERNET precincts’ ballots Samoa. He was also that prove worthy of the expected to win his honour and responsibility hometown of Hawaii, you have given me," the US helicopter kills three BoE’s Barker says downturn whose caucuses would 71-year-old Vietnam be closed at 1 am EST veteran told a supporter Iraqis in north of Baghdad risks outweigh inflation fears on Wednesday (0600 rally. TIKRIT (Iraq), 21 FebÐA US helicopter shot dead LONDON, 21 Feb—The that there may be no more GMT). On Republican MNA/Xinhua three people in Salahudin Province on Tuesday, while danger of a sharp econo- than a couple more cuts seven Iraqi soldiers were injured in separate attacks in mic downturn in Britain is on the cards this year, the province, a provincial police source said. more worrying than rising given heightened inflation Three civilians, including two brothers, were killed inflation, but the case for concerns. when a US helicopter opened fire on them on the main an immediate interest rate Barker said there was road near the town al-Dujail, 60 kilometres north of cut is not compelling, Bank little the Monetary Policy Baghdad, the source told Xinhua on condition of of England policymaker Committee could do now to anonymity. Kate Barker said on stop inflation spiking well The helicopter apparently suspected that the civilians Tuesday. above the 2-per-cent target were insurgents planting roadside bomb on the road The BoE cut borrowing in the short term, and warned which usually used by US and Iraqi security forces, the costs by 25 basis points to that if that surge fed into source said.—MNA/Xinhua 5.25 per cent this month inflation expectations it and signalled in its could be painful to reverse. Hundreds rally in Okinawa quarterly inflation report MNA/Reuters over US rape charge Colombian peasants, police T OKYO, 21 Feb— About US Military presence in clash over coca crops 300 women gathered on Okinawa. “This case BOGOTA, 21 Feb—About 2,000 Colombian peasants Japan’s southern island of prevents women and clashed with police on Tuesday in a swelling protest Okinawa on Tuesday to children from living here over a government programme to eradicate their coca protest the suspected rape in peace,” Kyodo quoted leaf crops used to manufacture illegal cocaine. of a 14-year-old girl there her as saying. Protesters, some throwing rocks, smashed a toll by a US Marine, calling “Let’s work to have the booth and blocked a major highway leading to the for US troops to leave, US troops—they are not Caribbean coast from the northwestern city of Medellin media reported. good neighbours — leave to demonstrate against a campaign to send crews of Apple TV is seen on display with the movie A 38-year-old Marine, Okinawa as soon as workers to dig up the coca leaf plants. ‘The Incredibles’ showing at the Apple store in Tyrone Hadnott, was possible.”—MNA/Reuters MNA/Reuters Palo Alto, California.—INTERNET arrested last Monday on Three more countries ratify suspicion of raping the girl in a car. He denied rape but ASEAN Charter admitted forcing her to kiss S INGAPORE, 21 Feb — Three of ten member countries him, police have said. of the Association of South-East Asian Nations “Why do Okinawa’s (ASEAN) - Laos, Malaysia and Brunei—have ratified treasures, our children, the ASEAN Charter, bringing the total number to four, have to be harmed like this,” Yoko Higa of a said Singapore's Foreign Minister George Yeo on women’s group in Wednesday. Okinawa, was quoted by He announced this when he briefed the media after Kyodo News agency as the ASEAN foreign ministers ended a two-day retreat saying at the rally. “I am in Singapore. so mad, fire is burning ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan received from my head. I demand the instruments of ratification from Laos and Malaysia that the bases leave now.” Wednesday during a special ceremony on the sidelines Keiko Itokazu, an of the meeting, while Brunei deposited its instrument Upper House lawmaker, People protest in front of a US camp against the suspected rape of a 14-year- of ratification on 15 February, said Yeo. also spoke out against the old Japanese girl by US Marine Tyrone Hadnott in Okinawa.—INTERNET MNA/Xinhua

22-2-08 NL 3 8/29/18, 03:34 PM 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 February, 2008 Olmert, Abbas agree to accelerate talks

JERUSALEM, 20 Feb — man Mark Regev told whether the Prime Israeli Prime Minister reporters after the leaders Minister had changed his Ehud Olmert and met in Jerusalem, adding position after Palestinians Palestinian President negotiators would meet on this week insisted that Mahmoud Abbas agreed an “almost daily” basis. Abbas had made no such on Tuesday to accelerate Regev said Olmert commitment. peace talks, despite was “very clear” earlier An Israeli source differences over how this week when he asserted familiar with the talks said: quickly to tackle the Abbas had accepted an “The issue of Jerusalem thorny issue of Jerusalem, Israeli suggestion to delay did not come up in the Israeli officials said. talks on Jerusalem until discussion. I’m not aware Traffic flows on a flyover at the Bund in Shanghai on 19 Feb, 2008. The “Israel is committed the end of negotiations on of changes in the Israeli flyover will be reconstructed for further development of the Bund, local to discussing all the core Palestinian statehood. position.” media reported. The Bund is one of the most famous tourist sites in issues,” Olmert’s spokes- He declined to say MNA/Xinhua Shanghai.—INTERNET Poll shows US mily stretched dangerously thin by war WASHINGTON, 20 Feb Tank and Foreign Policy say frequent long deploy- — The US military has magazine. ments to Iraq and Afghani- been stretched danger- More than 3,400 serv- stan have put great stress ously thin by the Iraq war, ing and retired officers on both troops and according to almost 90 per took part in the poll, equipment. cent of retired and current organizers said. Around “We are putting more military officers polled on 90 per cent were retired strains on the all-volunteer the state of America’s officers, a large majority force than it was ever Armed Forces. had combat experience designed to bear,” Army Eighty per cent said it and about 10 per cent Lieutenant-Colonel John would be unreasonable to had served in Iraq or Nagl, a prominent coun- expect the US military to Afghanistan. The findings terinsurgency expert, said Brightly coloured coralline, bryozoans and sponges sit on the ocean floor at a wage another major war reflect concerns expressed at a panel discussion in depth of about 600 metres (1970 feet) on the Antarctic continental shelf are successfully at this time, publicly, although usually Washington on Tuesday to shown in this handout image made available on 19 Feb, 2008.—XINHUA according to the poll by in less stark terms, by top announce the results of the the Centre for a New US military officers, who survey. —MNA/Reuters Former Nepali PM’s party American Security Think Alleged terrorist leader boycotts upcoming CA polls Residents panic outside their homes killed in Philippines KATHMANDU, 20 Feb — decided to boycott the CA remained indifferent to MANILA, 20 Feb— The pines’ southern island Former Nepali prime election pointing at the the worsening crisis in in Indonesia’s Philippine Marine troops province of Tawi-Tawi on minister Surya Bahadur situation in Madhes. southern Terai plains of Simeulue district on have exhumed a body, 31 January, Philippine TV Thapa Tuesday announc- Chairman of RJP the country. 20 Feb, 2008. A 7.5 believed to be that of a network ABS-CBN re- ed that his party, the Thapa accused the coa- Thapa said that the magnitude quake terrorist leader linked to ported, citing Navy Rastriya Janashakti Party lition government com- government is using force the 2002 Bali bombings spokesman Lieutenant- (RJP) of Nepal decided to prising Nepali Congress and mistreating the struck off Indonesia’s in Indonesia, officials said Colonel Ariel Caculitan. boycott the upcoming 10 (NC), Communist Party of agitating Madhesi, indi- Aceh Province on on Tuesday. The body, which bore April Constituent Assem- Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) genous and other groups Wednesday killing at Dulmatin, a Jemaah wounds in the head, chest bly (CA) elections. and CPN-UML, of trying at a time when the govern- least three people and Islamiyah bomb expert, and right foot, was According to a Press to forcefully conduct the ment should include them also known as Ammar exhumed after the military release issued by the RJP, assembly polls, adding in confidence and reach damaging buildings Usman, was likely killed received information that the meeting of the central that RJP decided not to an understanding to create on the nearby island when government troops Dulmatin was killed and executive committee of participate in the polls election atmosphere. Simeulue. clashed with suspected buried at the site following the party held on Tuesday since the government has MNA/Xinhua terrorists in the Philip- an encounter in Tawi- INTERNET Tawi. Four killed, 14 injured Members of the US Federal Bureau of Investi- in US school bus crash gation Tuesday started WASHINGTON, 21 Feb— Four students were killed forensic examinations to and at least 14 others injured as a school bus and several confirm if the cadaver other vehicles crashed in the US southwestern state of belonged to the Indonesian Minnesota on Tuesday, officials said. terrorist leader, comparing The bus was tipped on its side in the afternoon on DNA samples from the a highway north of Cottonwood after being hit by a body to those taken from pickup. Dulmatin’s two sons who Minnesota Public Safety spokeswoman Christine were taken into military Krueger told reporters that the bus was on its regular custody in 2006, said route, with 28 students and a driver on board. Nelson Allaga, chief of the The injured students were rushed to hospitals by Armed Forces’ Western some motorists who arrived first at the scene and by Mindanao Command. rescue squads and ambulances. —MNA/Reuters MNA/Xinhua

22-2-08 NL 4 8/29/18, 03:34 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 February, 2008 5 Singapore, Turkey ink deal to boost investment

SINGAPORE, 20 Feb— to a statement by the He said that Singapore’s Singapore and Turkey Singapore Government. cultural knowledge and signed an Investment Lim said there is established ties within Guarantee Agreement on potential for further trade Asia present a partnership Tuesday, which will serve and investment colla- proposition for Turkish to increase investor boration, and encouraged companies interested in confidence and encourage businesses on both sides engaging the fast-growing companies from both to further explore. regional economies. sides to venture into each “The Turkish Govern- Turkey and Singapore other’s countries. ment is undertaking long- have enjoyed growing The deal was inked by term market-oriented economic relations. Singapore’s Trade and reforms to build an open Bilateral trade grew 32 per Industry Minister Lim investment environment, cent last year, reaching A US design company has created the world’s first wooden supercar Hng Kiang and Turkish this bodes well for the 1.04 billion Singapore “Splinter.” —INTERNET Transport and Com- economy and for dollars (about 738 million munications Minister interested foreign in- US dollars). China’s V-PM stresses Binali Yildirim, according vestors,” he said. MNA/Xinhua improvement of energy structure BEIJING, 20 Feb— and the restructuring of manufacturing and Chinese Vice-Premier energy and the national operating of pressurized Zeng Peiyan Monday economy at large. water reactors each with called for efforts to acce- He made the remarks an installed capacity of at lerate optimizing energy while meeting with the least one million kilowatts. structure and to promote project contractors for the China’s first nuclear power independent development Monday start of con- project located on a sea of nuclear power. struction work on Ningde island, the Ningde station Zeng said nuclear power nuclear power station in is 143 kilometres away was a sort of clean, high- the eastern province of from the provincial capital efficient, safe and reliable Fujian. of Fuzhou. Its first stage energy. He emphasized According to Zeng, involves four generating that pushing forward endeavours should be units each with an installed construction of nuclear exerted to strengthen capacity of one million power projects was an absorption of imported kilowatts and costs 51.2 Fishermen carry the sacrificial offerings to the port to attend the annual important measure to nuclear power techno- billion yuan (7.1 billion US Fishing Light Festival held at Chuwang Village of Yantai City, east China’s speed up the change of logies and achieve dollars). Shandong Province, on 19 Feb, 2008.—INTERNET economic growth pattern independent designing, MNA/Xinhua Crude oil ends at new E C O N O M I C N E W S Australia to invest $4b in Indonesia’s mining JAKARTA, 20 Feb— “Australia has more Jakarta to attend the record close of $100.74 Brazil, India call to end farm Australian firms are than four billion dollars Ozmine exhibition and NEW YORK, 20 Feb— prepared to invest more waiting to be invested,” conference. Crude oil for March than four billion US dol- visiting Australia’s Senior Earlier last year, delivery rose 73 cents on subsidies by rich countries lars in Indonesia’s mining Trade Commissioner Rod Australia-based Rio Wednesday to finish at a BRASILIA, 20 Feb—The latest World Trade industry, local newspaper Morehouse was quoted by Tinto Group expressed new record closing high of foreign ministers of India Organization proposals The Jakarta Post as the daily as saying. interest in investing two 100.74 dollars a barrel on and Brazil Monday called for a global trade deal, reported Tuesday. Morehouse was in billion dollars in a nickel the New York Mercantile on developed nations to saying that plans to cut mining project in Exchange. Earlier in the end their farm subsidies import tariffs and Sulawesi, expected to session, the March contract, and open their agricultural subsidies threatened create 5,000 jobs as well which expired Wednesday, markets to free com- European farmers. as to build a nickel hit a record all-time high of petition. “Those subsidies The Doha Round of smelter capable of 101.32 dollars a barrel. that distort trade should global trade negotiations producing 46,000 tons of This was mainly because be drastically reduced,” was launched in 2001 with nickel metal per year. traders took the Federal visiting Indian Foreign the aim of bringing down Australian Ambassador Reserve’s weak economic Minister Pranab Muk- trade barriers to promote to Indonesia Bill Farmer report as a signal that more herjee said at a joint Press development. The talks said the two countries, interest rate cuts are conference with his have been stalled due to long time partners in the coming, analysts said. Brazilian counterpart major differences on mining industry, were The 100-dollar-a-barrel Celso Amorim. agricultural and non- entering an “exciting milestone was first reached The current difficulties agricultural market chapter”. in early January. in the world economy have access.— MNA/Xinhua “Australian miners are The Federal Reserve said made it “more urgent than part of the success story of Wednesday that it expects ever for a successful A Saudi woman displays Indonesia’s mining in- to see higher unemploy- conclusion of the Doha a necklace at Riyadh dustry. We have deve- ment for the rest of 2008, Round of world trade as well as a reduction in International Jewellery loped ways in dealing with talks”, Amorim said. issues in mining. We can economic growth in the France Monday an- exhibition on 20 Feb, bring this to Indonesia,” minutes released from its nounced that 20 European 2008.—INTERNET he said. meeting in late January. nations had rejected the MNA/Xinhua Internet

22-2-08 NL 5 8/29/18, 03:34 PM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 February, 2008 Sweden, Iraq sign deal on returning refugees

STOCKHOLM, 20 Feb— statement. Sweden whose requests Sweden, which has taken Effective immediately, for asylum had been in more Iraqi refugees it allows Sweden to send rejected. than any other European back any asylum-seekers Previously Iraq was Union country, said on who do not meet its unwilling to accept returns Monday it had signed a criteria. Sweden in the past unless they were volun- deal with Iraq that allows has rejected requests from tary, Lindahl said. There some asylum-seekers to those who could not show had been a few cases of be returned forcibly. that they personally were voluntary returns, al- The agreement was in danger if they returned though she did not have signed in Baghdad by to Iraq. Kristina Lindahl, exact numbers. Sweden’s envoy to Iraq a spokeswoman for Swe- Lindahl said about Photo taken on 19 Feb, 2008 shows the Chinese scientific exploration ship and Iraqi Foreign Minister den’s Immigration Mini- 18,000 Iraqi asylum- Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, sails apart the floating ice area in Antarctica. Hoshyar Zebari, Sweden’s stry, said there were about seekers came to Sweden XINHUA Justice Ministry said in a 400 Iraqis currently in last year. That was more than half the total that China, Japan to hold 8th came to EU countries in 2007 and was about strategic dialogue double the number coming to Sweden in 2006. BEIJING, 21Feb— China and Japan will hold their MNA/Reuters eighth strategic dialogue in Beijing from 22 to 23 February, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Malaysia to enhance Jianchao announced here on Wednesday. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi and security for general Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Yabunaka Mitoji will head delegations to attend the dialogue, election respectively, said Liu. KUALA LUMPUR, 21 He added that the two sides will exchange views in Feb—Malaysian police depth on how to enhance strategic mutual trust and will keep a close watch on cooperation. Residents walk through the snow in Istanbul on 18 Feb, 2008. Heavy snowfall “hot areas” in eight states China and Japan have held seven rounds of and subzero temperatures paralysed traffic and forced the closure of schools of the country for the strategic dialogues. The last round was held in China and universities across much of Turkey on Monday. —XINHUA upcoming general ele- on 27 January, 2007.—MNA/Xinhua ction, local media reported N-W China’s hydropower plant on Tuesday. Teamsters to endorse Police will send more threatened by worst winter personnel to these areas to Obama in White House ensure that there are no LANZHOU, 20 Feb—Half measures to prevent freezing weather has untoward incidents there race the water in the Liujiaxia damaging the machines, gripped Gansu as the during the general Reservoir is frozen after an official of the maritime temperature around the WASHINGTON, 21 Feb— The Teamsters union, election, Malaysia's Police the worst winter in 60 bureau of Linxia Hui reservoir dropped to which represents 1.25 million US transportation Inspector-General Musa years, posing threat to the Autonomous Prefecture in minus 20 degrees Centi- workers, is expected to endorse Barack Obama to Hassan said when visiting Liujiaxia Hydropower Gansu Province said. grade. The ice has also led become the Democratic presidential candidate, a Alor Star, capital of the Station, northwest China’s “Freezing in such a large to the suspension of the union spokesman said on Wednesday. Kedah State in north- pivotal hydropower plant. area has rarely occurred use of three piers in the The support would give the Illinois Senator a big western Malaysia. When the ice melt in the reservoir. reservoir areas. Local boost ahead of critical contests in Texas and Ohio on Four of the “hot areas” begins, the resulting flows “This is the worst in 30 authorities have launched 4 March in his state-by-state battle with New York are located in Kedah, the could affect operation of years,” the spokesman round-the-clock moni- Senator Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination police chief said, but the generators. The power added. From mid January toring of the frozen for the November election. —MNA/Reuters declining to identify the plant was currently taking to early February, unusual reservoir.—MNA/Xinhua details.—MNA/Xinhua Police kill three foreign insurgents in Baghdad BAGHDAD, 20 Feb— at dawn the Sukheira area, included rockets and Iraqi police killed on southwest of Samarra roadside bombs, he said. Tuesday three foreign City, some 120 kilometres Violence has increased insurgents and detained an north of Baghdad,” the recently in Iraq’s northern Iraqi leader of al-Qaeda source told Xinhua on provinces, where Sala- network during raids on condition of anonymity. hudin Province located, as their hideouts in Salahudin The Iraqi security insurgents regrouped there Province, a provincial forces also arrested a local after being defeated from police source said. leader of al-Qaeda, iden- their strongholds in the “Two Saudi nationals tified as Muhammad al- central and western part and an Algerian in- Rahmani during another of the country under the surgents, believed to be raid in the city, the source pressure of major Tokyo Disneyland. As the Japanese have fewer and fewer children, Disney is affiliated to al-Qaeda in said. Meanwhile, the offensives conducted by setting its sights on the growing elderly population, launching a cut-rate Iraq network, were killed security forces seized a US and Iraqi security annual pass for visitors aged 60 or older.—INTERNET when a police force raided weapons cache, that forces.—MNA/Xinhua

22-2-08 NL 6 8/29/18, 03:34 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 February, 2008 7

Sacred Shwe Tha Lyaung Hill at Kyaukse Dr Khin Maung Nyunt

Situated immediately to the eastside of the a replica of the sacred left lower canine tooth of the Bagan, there had been a local legend of the elephant town Kyaukse, in Mandalay Division, is a sacred hill Gotama Buddha as a royal gift from King Dhatusena tamer king U-te-na. His father was the king of named “Shwe Tha Lyaung Taung” of 977 feet in of Ceylon. It was carried on the back of his royal white Kawsambi whose pregnant chief queen was carried height. The name “KyaukSe” literally means “stone elephant named Ratana Sinmayintha which knelt at away by a big garuda while she was sunning alone weir”. The entire area is a vast stretch of fertile land five different places— Shwezigon Pagoda at Bagan, with a red velvet shawl covering her body. The between the Shan mountains and streams and rivers, on the summit of Tant Kyi Taung Hill on the west bank garuda thought the red object was a piece of meat. but watered by a number of man-made dams and of the Ayeyawady River facing Bagan, on a hillock In its nest on a big bannyan tree the garuda dropped canals to cultivate a variety of crops mainly paddy near the harbour of Lokananda, on the summit of Tu- her and flew away. The pregnant queen was rescued since the early centuries of Christian era. Like other yin hill rage, seven miles to the south of Bagan and by a hermit who looked after her. When a son was isolated masses of rock rising abruptly from the finally on the two peaks Pyet and Kha Ywey of the hill born to her it was named U-te-na. The hermit plains, Shwe Tha Lyaung hill, close to Kyaukse is in Kyaukse area. The elephant did go up the Shwe Tha taught the grown-up U-te-na 18 princely arts. In revered as the sacred hill because it is dotted with Lyaung hill and made a brief halt there but it did not addition he gave him elephant taming mantra which Buddhist monuments and shrines of old and modern knelt down there. It was at these five spots where the if chanted with harp music, all wild elephants upon times. Other sacred hills in Kyaukse District are (1) white elephant knelt down that Anawrahta built pagodas hearing it, would dance and obey the command of Pyet Kha Ywey with two peaks rising to 3004 and to enshrine five tooth replicas. the chanter. At the astrologically appropriate date 3707 feet respectively (2) Mondaing Taung, 1696 On the summit of Shwe Tha Lyaung hill was and time the hermit made U-te-na chant mantra feet (3) Kalagyaing Taung, 1711 feet (4) Min Mwey an old pagoda believed to have been built by Emperor with the music of the harp he had made. All wild Taung, 792 feet and (5) Kein Naya Taung, 1504 feet. Asoka. Anawrahta only repaired and renovated it. He elephants came dancing following U-te-na who The most striking feature of these hills in Kyaukse enshrined other sacred relics but not tooth replica. with his old mother marched to Kawsambi and he area is the presence of pagodas and shrines built on In the Ko Khayaing Thamaing compiled by U was enthroned as the rightful successor to this royal their summits and spurs, creating a sublimely, Hpo Oh and quoted in the History of Shwe Tha father. This story was one of Jatakas. But local attractive background to the scenery. Lyaung, Shwe Mut Htaw and Dhattaw Taung by U people believe it happened there and in olden days, Since both rail and road between Mandalay Nyein Maung, 1993 January, different names of Shwe villagers even pointed at an enormous bannyan tree and Yangon pass through Kyaukse, travellers enjoy Tha Lyaung Hill in the times of four Buddhas already where the garuda nested and a hill named Min the eye feed of blue Shan mountain ranges in the revealed are mentioned as follows: Mwey taung as was the birth place of U-te-na. distance and white-washed and gilt pagodas dotted (1) in the time of Kyaukkusanda Buddha the hill was Since then, U-te-na pujas and elephant dance hills outcropping in the green and yellow plains, called Ratanapibha hill festivals are yearly held in Kyaukse District. criss-crossed with a network of irrigations. (2) in the time of Konagamana Buddha it was called In the time of Anawrahta, another elephant Scientists who have explored this area speak Eithi Thaytha hill because 500 hermits dwelt on it. tradition was added. As mentioned earlier Anawrahta of granite outcrops, light grey quartz, limestone and (3) in the time of Kassapa Buddha the hill was named made his white mount to carry on its back replicas sandstone, with elephant, tiger, deer, pigs, sambhurs, Reinnara Sampara hill because sandal wood trees of sacred tooth relic of Ceylon to choose sites for barking deer dominating in fauna and than, dahat, grew on the hill and mythical birds Keinnara building pagodas to enshrine them. Pyet Kha Ywey htanaung, pauk, tamarind and toddy palm major Keinnari lived there hill in Kyaukse area was one of the five sites where species in flora. (4) in the time of Gotama Buddha the hill assumed the the white elephant knelt down. On Shwe Tha Lyaung JA Steward, settlement officer No 3 party, name of Satu Yadanayathipabhada hill to honour hill the elephant just made a brief halt. After compiled and published Kyaukse District Gazetteer all four Buddhas revealed completing his religious works of building pagodas in 1925. In volume A of that compilation he gives the (5) Finally because the shape of the hill resembled and shrines Anawrahta issued a royal order that “all legend of the pagoda on the summit of Shwe Tha that of a reclining Buddha the hill acquired the local people shall hold annual puja by offering rice Lyaung hill as follows:— name Shinpin Tha Lyaung or Shwe Tha Lyaung food to these pagodas and monuments. They shall “Shwe Tha Lyaung Pagoda is ascribed by hill also honour royal white elephant that had carried the legend to Asoka and repaired by Anawrahta (1044- Shwe Tha Lyaung Pagoda on the summit of tooth replicas by offering elephant figures of gold 1077). It contains a replica of the sacred tooth which this hill was built by Sri Dhammathawka or Emperor and silver to the pagodas and when it passed away, the king had sought in vain to obtain from the Asoka in the Buddha Sasana Year 235. Originally its they shall do religious works in its honour and share Emperor of China. Anawrahta sent off the royal height was five cubits. Next Anawrahta of Bagan merit with it.” elephant Sinmayintha with a replica of the tooth on repaired and renovated this pagoda in ruin by encasing Since that time generations in Kyaukse its back and ordered that a pagoda containing another it with a larger and longer pagoda, ten cubits high. area have been carrying out the royal order of replica of the tooth should be built whenever the In Myanmar Era 952, (AD 1590) a severe Anawrahta holding elephant dance festivals at Shwe elephant knelt. The elephant ascended to the top of earthquake brought down the pagoda and it was Min Tha Lyaung Hill from 10th to 15th waxing of the Kyaukse Hill and knelt down and the Shwe Tha Ye Kyaw Swa, the viceroy of Inwa and son of King Thidingyut (October). In the offertories made to Lyaung Pagoda was built or reconstructed upon the Nanda of Hanthawaddy who repaired and renovated it Shwe Tha Lyaung pagoda and Image, cakes in the spot. The elephant then proceeded to the top of Pyet in ME 955 (AD 1593).He built a reclining Buddha design of elephant, elephant figures of bamboo and Kha Ywey Hill and pointed out the site of that Image with a tazaung pavilion to the north-east of paper, elephant dummies are included. At Pyet Kha pagoda. It is supposed to have knelt in five different Shwe Tha Lyaung Pagoda. A stone inscription in Pali Ywey hill pagoda, food offering festival takes spots but authorities appear to differ as to the exact and Myanmar was set up in the precinct. It records the place every year on the 14th and 15th waxing moon places” (page 45). regional titles, wealth, religious and social works of of Thidingyut. In days of yore, tamed and trained Mr Stewart was not right in the above his royal father, the extent of his domains and elephants participated in these festivals. Later years, statement. He was much confused and mixed up with boundaries, precious votive objects which Min Ye dummies made of bamboo, cloth and papers of life the legend of the replica of sacred tooth Anawrahta Kyaw Swa enshrined in the Pagoda and other religious size are realistically created into which two young received from the King of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) with monuments he built; lists of globe lands, names of men go in and manipulate every happy movement the legend of the replica of sacred tooth which pagodas slaves dedicated to the Pagoda, the Bahosi or of an elephant in harmony with the tune of elephant Anawrahta asked from Chinese Emperor and he clock drum tower he built there and finally his prayers dance music. In course of time the art and craft of never received it, instead a jade Buddha image of and sharing of his merits with all beings. elephant dummy making and elephant dance and imperial colour (emerald Buddha) was presented to The hill and the pagoda are associated with music developed to perfection in Kyaukse area. him. The five replicas of sacred tooth which were elephants and elephant dance festivals. The entire Kyaukse Thidingyut festivals and elephant dance enshrined in pagodas at five different spots including area of Kyaukse being close to the Shan mountains are well-known far and wide attracting pilgrims Pyet Kha Ywey hill were those that belong to the used to be the habitat of wild life. Particularly wild and tourists at home and abroad. legend of sacred tooth of Ceylon. Anawrahta received elephants roamed there. Long before Anawrahta of *****

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Foreign Minister back from Singapore Meritorious deeds performed at Lawka Chantha Abhaya Labha Muni Buddha Image

YANGON, 21 Feb — In commemoration of the 7th Buddha Pujaniya, a ceremony to offer ‘soon’ and alms to Lawka Chantha Abhaya Labha Muni Buddha Image was held at the Gandakuti Building on Mindhamma Hill in Insein Township this morning. Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Hla Htay Win and party donated flowers, water and ‘soon’ to Lawka Chantha Abhaya Labha Muni Buddha Image. Chairman of State Sangha Maha Nayaka Foreign ministers of ASEAN countries pose for documentary photo in Singapore. Committee Magway Sayadaw Abhidhaja Maha FOREIGN AFFAIRS Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhammajotika Bhaddanta Kumara administered the Five Precepts. Members of the Sangha recited Parittas. NAY PYI TAW, 21 Feb — U Nyan Win, ASEAN Charter, transitional arrangements for post- The commander and wife, Deputy Minister Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of ASEAN Charter, including the appointment of for Religious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Aung Ko and Myanmar, arrived back here today after attending Permanent Representatives to ASEAN and departmental officials donated robes and provisions the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat held on 19 establishment of Committee of Permanent to members of the Sangha. and 20 February 2008 at Sentosa Island in Representatives, Plan of Action to implement the Secretary of SSMNC Nyaungdon Sayadaw Singapore. ASEAN Charter, and resource mobilization for Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha On 19 February 2008, Foreign Minister U ASEAN. Saddhammajotika Bhaddanta Osadhabhivamsa Nyan Win, together with his ASEAN counterparts, Furthermore, ASEAN Foreign Ministers delivered a sermon, and the commander and party attended the Working Dinner hosted by Mr George discussed ASEAN’s approach to East Asia shared merits gained. Yeo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Singapore. At Cooperation and blueprints for ASEAN Political and After the ceremony, the commander, officials the dinner, ASEAN Foreign Ministers exchanged Security Community and ASEAN Socio-Cultural and wellwishers donated ‘soon’ to 45 members of views on international and regional issues. Foreign Community. the Sangha. Minister U Nyan Win briefed his colleagues on the Foreign Minister U Nyan Win also held a MNA latest developments in Myanmar including the forth- separate meeting with his counterpart Dr Hassan coming National Referendum to be held in May of Wirajuda of Indonesia on 19 February and discussed this year to approve the State Constitution and the on promotion of bilateral relations between multi-party democracy general elections scheduled Myanmar and Indonesia during his stay in No 147 pylon of 230 kv to be held in 2010. Singapore. — MNA At the AMM Retreat on 20 February 2008, national grid maintained the ASEAN Foreign Ministers cordially and frankly discussed issues on the earliest ratification of the Housing Management YANGON, 21 Feb — Deputy Minister for Electric Power No 2 Brig-Gen Win Myint, Course of PW opened accompanied by departmental officials, supervised maintenance of No 147 pylon of 230 kv national grid Notice to mariners YANGON, 21 Feb—The opening of Housing crossing Ayeyawady River, near Kazintaw Village of Management Course organized by Public Works under Pantanaw Township and future tasks for its durability the Ministry of Construction took place at the Central issued yesterday. Training School (Thuwunna), this morning. After hearing the reports presented by officials, NAY PYI TAW, 21 Feb —Fisheries Deputy Minister for Construction U Thint Swe the Deputy Minister instructed officials to carry out the Department has already issued an announcement delivered an introductory speech. tasks in time. today that all vessels large and small must stay Twenty trainees are attending the four-week course. MNA away from 4 km radius of the areas in which survey MNA will be conducted by Ngwe Oil & Gas Pte Limited at Rakhine Offshore Plot No M 8 starting from 5 March to 15 April. The areas that survey will be carried out are at Point A from North Latitude 14 degree, 40 minute and 00 second to East Longitude 93 degree, 21 minute and 00 second; at Point B from North Latitude 14 degree, 00 minute and 00 second to East Longitude 94 degree, 49 minute and 00 second; at Point C from North Latitude 14 degree, 00 minute and 00 second to East Longitude 94 degree, 49 minute and 00 second; at Point D from North Latitude 14 degree, 40 minute and 00 second to East Longitude 93 degree, 33 minute and 00 second; at Point A from North Latitude 14 degree, 40 minute and 00 second to East Longitude 93 degree, 21 minute and 00 second. Deputy Minister U Tint Swe delivers an address at Housing Management Course MNA of Public Works. — MNA

22-2-08 NL 8 8/29/18, 03:34 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 February, 2008 9 South-West Command Commander … (from page 16) There are 600,000 physic nut plants and 130,000 rubber plants at the plantation. On his inspection tour, the commander also viewed running of paddy husk- Lust not pierce through fired engines. MAGT Ltd set up a project to grow physic nut well-cultivated mind plants on 100,000 acres and established a 30-acre research plantation. So far, 700 acres were put under As a house well-thatched the rain pierces not through, so does lust not physic nut in 2007. MAGT Ltd sets a target to grow pierce through the well-cultivated mind. 10,000 acres of physic nut in 2008. During the tour of Ngayokkaung, Ngaputaw Dhammapada 14 Township, the commander also inspected cultivation of 21,600 physic nut plants and presented cash assistance to patients receiving treatment at the hospital in the township. — MNA Htamane, provisions donated to monks at Shwedagon Pagoda

YANGON, 21 Feb — A ceremony to donate Htamane, a traditional food, and provisions to members of the Sangha for 1369 ME was held at Shwedagon Pagoda today. First members of the religious associations recited religious verses and shared merits gained. Members of the Sangha led by Ovadacariya Sayadaws of the Board of Trustees of Shwedagon Pagoda circled the pagoda clock-wise and members of the religious associations who participated in the Htamane making contest at the pagoda donated the food and provisions to the members of the Sangha. Afterwards, the congregation received the Nine- Precepts from the Sayadaw of Bahan Township Maha Aungmyaybonsan Monastery and shared merits gained.

MNA A member of a religious association donates Lawkanandar of Artist Hla Tin Htun. (News on page 2) — MNA provisions to a Sayadaw. — MNA Minister supervises religious matters in Bagan-NyaungU, Pakokku NAY PYI TAW, 21 Feb monks and donated pagoda. And he attended — CEC Member of the offertories to them. At a stake driving ceremony Union Solidarity and Sasana Wiponlayama of Sasana Beikman in Development Association (Mandalay) Anouthtaik, Yesagyo and donated Minister for Religious he paid homage to cash. Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Presiding Sayadaw At the cash donation Myint Maung inspected Bhaddanta Sobhana, ceremony, the Ministry of preliminary tasks for the Presiding Sayadaw of Religious Affairs donated construction of Bagan Maha Wizayayama K 4 million and Buddha Dhamma Centre Aletaik Bhaddanta wellwishers, K 40 million in Bagan Archaeological Sumingala, Lecturer totalling K 44 million. Region on 18 February. Sayadaw Bhaddanta At the meeting hall of At the meeting hall of Kosalla of Maha- Yesagyo Township the office of the District withutayama Ashaytaik USDA, the CEC member UMFCCI Joint-Secretary-1 General Administration and Presiding Sayadaw of met with the secretary and Free traditional medical Department, the minister Bawdhimandaing executives and donated meets Malaysian guests treatment provided met with departmental Kyaungtaik Bhaddanta books and journals to the YANGON, 21 Feb—Joint- NAY PYI TAW, 20 Feb—Nay Pyi officials and engineers and Viriya and donated alms association library and the Secretary-1 Dr Maung Maung Lay and Taw Pyinmana District Traditional made a speech on to the Sayadaws. school libraries in the executives of the Union of Myanmar Medicine Health Care Center of the construction tasks of Next, the minister Yesagyo Township. Federation of Chambers of Commerce Traditional Medicine Department and Bagan Buddha Dhamma proceeded to Toungzalatt The CEC member in and Industry received Chairman Dr the Myanmar Traditional Practitioners Centre. youth training school in the evening went to Muhammad Hussin and Maj (R) Amir Association (Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana branch) made a field trip to Aung Zeya Next,the minister Pakokku and inspected it. Zawtika Pali University in Alias of National University of Malaysia visited the Ninth Sasana The following day the Monywa and paid model village, Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana Alumini Association at the UMFCCI Township on 16 February. Linkara Examination in minister attended a stake homage to State office, here, on 19 February. During the trip, the head of the Recitation of Buddhist driving ceremony of Ovadacayira Sayadaw They discussed holding of district Traditional Medicine Sculpture at Sasana Aungtawmu pagoda in Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Malaysian Education & Health Expo Department and traditional medicine Beikman in Pakokku and Nyaungsauk village and Guru Bhaddanta Kavinda and Seminar in April 2008 in Yangon practitioners gave free treatments and paid homage to Patron donated K 100,000 for the and donated offertories to and cooperation in economic and traditional medicines to over 150 Sayadaws and candidate construction of the the Sayadaw. — MNA services sectors.—MNA villagers.—MNA

22-2-08 NL 9 8/29/18, 03:34 PM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 February, 2008 Armenia’s Sarksyan wins presidential vote YEREVAN, 21 Feb — Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sarksyan won a presidential election, results showed on Wednesday, but opposition parties prepared protests in the capital after complaining that the contest was rigged. Sarksyan, who has leader and former counted. The com- vowed to continue the president Levon Ter- mission’s spokeswoman policies of incumbent Petrosyan, who had did not give percentages Robert Kocharyan, had an 310,792, or 22 per cent, of for candidates and said unassailable lead with votes counted, as the body would wait until 782,233 votes — or 56 calculated by Reuters. all ballots had been per cent — of the The results were from counted before doing so. 1,408,712 ballots 85 per cent of the ballots MNA/Reuters counted, a spokeswoman for the Central Election Committee said. UK’s Glaxo cuts HIV drug prices A bat stretches its wings. Scores of infectious diseases have emerged to The result looked set for poor countries threaten humans in the past decades as viruses leap the species barrier from to give Sarksyan outright LONDON, 21 Feb — GlaxoSmithKline Plc cut the wild animals and bacteria mutate into antibiotic-resistant strains, scientists victory and let him prices on its range of HIV drugs offered to developing have reported. For example, SARS is said to have come from Chinese bats. avoid a runoff with his countries, marking the fifth such discount since 1997 INTERNET closest rival, opposition The most significant reduction is an almost 40 Danish scientists find way to Study shows zinc helps with per cent cut on Ziagen, a pill the World Health Organization recommends as a first- and second-line tell age through eyes diarrhoea in children treatment particularly for children. The average The findings stem LONDON, 21 Feb — A new way to decipher a NEW YORK, 21 Feb discount across its 14 not-for-profit HIV medicines person’s age by looking into the lens of the eye could — Treatment with zinc from a pooled analysis of was 21 per cent, the company said on Tuesday. help forensic scientists identify bodies, Danish supplements can cut the data from 22 relevant MNA/Reuters researchers said on Tuesday. severity and duration of studies, including 16 that Their new technique uses radiocarbon dating to acute or persistent focused on the benefits of Indonesian airlines buy planes at measure special proteins known as lens crystallines diarrhoea in children, a zinc in 15,231 children S’pore show that develop around birth and remain unchanged for study shows. Further with acute diarrhoea and JAKARTA, 21 Feb — Two of Indonesia’s most research, however, is six that looked at 2968 the rest of our lives. They are the only part of the body prominent airlines ordered dozens of new Boeing needed to determine children with persistent apart from teeth that do so. airplanes worth about 6.7 billion US dollars at the exactly how zinc produces diarrhoea. The researchers correctly identified the ages of Singapore Airshow, local Press said on Wednesday. its anti-diarrhoea effects, Zinc use cut the 13 people within one-and-a-half years by analysing State-owned Garuda Indonesia ordered 10 Boeing the researchers note in the average duration of both a carbon isotope called carbon 14 trapped inside the 777-300ERs (extended range) airplanes worth 2.3 in the February issue of acute and persistent crystallines, they reported in the journal PLoS One. billion dollars while low-cost airline Lion Air acquired Pediatrics. diarrhoea, Dr Marek MNA/Reuters 56 Boeing 737-900ERs worth about 4.4 billion dollars, Toshiba announces withdrawal from Lukacik, from the Medical reported The Jakarta Post newspaper. College of Georgia in MNA/Xinhua HD DVD business Augusta, and colleagues report. In addition, zinc Crude futures jump above $100 on TOKYO, 21 Feb — Toshiba Corp officially announced its complete therapy reduced the supply worries withdrawal from high-definition (HD) DVD business on Tuesday, leaving Blu- average stool frequency ray technology promoted by electronics makers such as Sony, Panasonic and by 18.8 per cent and 12.5 NEW YORK, 21 Feb — Crude futures closed for Hitachi the standard for next-generation DVDs. per cent in children with the first time above 100 US dollars a barrel Tuesday, driven by concerns that OPEC will cut output and The company said it “While we are make digital convergence acute and persistent geopolitical tensions in Venezuela and Nigeria. will immediately stop disappointed for the a reality,” Nishida added. diarrhoea, respectively. Light, sweet crude for March delivery rose 4.51 producing HD DVD company and more The company said Zinc supplements equipment and buy back importantly, for the although it believes its HD US dollars at a record 100.01 a barrel on the New also helped prevent all the products at retailers consumer, the real mass DVD format is superior in York Mercantile Exchange after earlier rising to diarrhoea. Treatment with by around the end of market opportunity for terms of cost and high 100.10 dollars, a new trading record. The previous zinc supplements reduced March, but will continue high-definition content compatibility with current high was struck on January 3 as London Brent crude the occurrence of both to provide after-sales remains untapped and DVDs, it has to stop the settled up 3.65 dollars at 98.56 dollars a barrel. types of diarrhoea by services to consumers. Toshiba is both able and business out of MNA/Xinhua roughly 18 per cent “We carefully assess- determined to use our consideration for profits relative to placebo. ed the long-term impact talent, technology and and consumers’ advan- Algerian Qaeda leader killed in MNA/Reuters of continuing the so-called intellectual property to tage. — MNA/Xinhua Baghdad north next-generation format TIKRIT (Iraq), 21 Feb — Iraqi police and local war and concluded that a anti-Qaeda group fighters killed a non-Iraqi Arab swift decision will best leader of the al-Qaeda in Iraq network in Salahudin help the market develop,” Province, source from US and Iraqi liaison said on Toshiba President and Wednesday. CEO Atsutoshi Nishida Dozens of the joint force on Tuesday night raided said at a Press conference hideouts of al-Qaeda fighters in the open area of the in the afternoon. al-Jellam east of Samarra City, some 120 kilometres Girls show diabolos north of Baghdad, the source from the Joint made of red Coordination Centre in capital city of Tikrit told sandalwood during the Xinhua. forum themed “Diabolo They clashed with an armed group, killing a Culture and Beijing gunman, who was later identified as Abu Azzam, a Olympic Games” in local Algerian al-Qaeda leader, the source said on Beijing, capital of condition of anonymity. China, on 19 Feb, MNA/Xinhua 2008.— XINHUA

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A child dressed as a horse performs a ritual dance named “Nuo” at Maotan county of Chizhou, Anhui Province, on 21 Feb, 2008. “Nuo” is an ancient festival held traditionally during the Chinese Lunar New Year holidays.—INTERNET Camelia Rodriguez , 53, of Chelsea, Mass is Amateur married to her partner of eight years, Jorge astronomers look Estuardo, left, by Pastor , right, during a last- at a partially minute wedding ceremony at the Massachusetts eclipsed moon in General Hospital in Boston on 20 Feb, 2008, the town of where Rodriguez has been battling metastatic Varna, east of the breast cancer.—INTERNET Bulgarian capital

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US Navy fires missile at ‘’Atlantis’’ lands safely at spy satellite Kennedy Space Centre WASHINGTON, 21 Feb— The US Navy shot a WASHINGTON, 21 Feb— The US space shuttle missile at an out-of-control spy satellite from a ship Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space Centre in deployed in the North Pacific late Wednesday, CNN Florida at 9:07 am EST (1407 GMT), concluding its reported. 13-day construction flight to the International Space “The missile has been launched and (it was) a Station, according to NASA TV live broadcasting. successful intercept,” a Pentagon source was quoted The morning at Kennedy brought a modest layer by CNN as saying. However, it will take a day or two of thin clouds and very light winds. NASA’s mission to know whether the toxical fuel tank aboard the control centre gave the go-ahead for Atlantis’ de-orbit, satellite has been destroyed. which slowed the shuttle down so it could enter the With the weather over Pacific improving, US atmosphere and glide to the runway at Kennedy. military finally gave the shoot-down order. A modified The shuttle, with seven astronauts aboard, came SM-3 missile was fired from the cruiser USS Lake to a full stop safely on the runway one minute after Erie, attempting to hit the bus-size satellite at about touchdown. “Wheels stop and the STS-122 mission 150 miles (240 kilometres) above the Earth, according has ended,” NASA’s landing blog reported. to the Pentagon action plan released earlier. “We’re extremely happy to be home,” shuttle The satellite, called USA 193,was launched on14 commander Stephen Frick radioed to Mission Control Dec, 2006. Shortly after it reached orbit, ground Centre. controllers lost contact with it. Left alone, the satellite Atlantis arrived at the space station on February would be expected to hit Earth during the first week The USS Lake Erie launches a Standard Missile-3 9 to deliver the long-waited European Space Agency’s of March. Approximately 1134 kilos of satellite mass at a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Columbus laboratory to the station, increasing the will survive re-entry, including 453 kilos of propellant Office satellite as it traveled in space at more than orbital outpost’s scientific capabilities. Construction fuel hydrazine, a hazardous material, in the tank, 17,000 mph over the Pacific Ocean on 20 Feb, of the space laboratory, which cost close to two billion according to the Pentagon. — MNA/Xinhua 2008.—INTERNET US dollars, began in 1992. — MNA/Xinhua

22-2-08 NL 11 8/29/18, 03:34 PM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 February, 2008 pnpnÂka;er;wn\\\Âka;er;wn\\ ”k\\\”k\\ ;@an^^^^^ CLAIMS DAY NOTICE A D V E R T I S E M E N T S qtc;N\\\\\ c˙˙˙˙˙ sany..\\.\.\.\ zc\\\\\ ;l\\\\\ puuuuu cn\\\\\ ;At\\\\\ k∑∑∑∑∑ \\\\\ MV KOTA TABAH VOY NO (TBH-211 ) pnpnÂka;er;wn\\\Âka;er;wn\\ ”k\\\”k\\ ;@an^^^^^ sk˚øN˚˚˚˚ ˙c˙˙˙˙ \.p\.\.\.\. uMNuMuMuMuM ˙ip˙i˙i˙i˙i \er;l\\\\ upuuuu \cn\\\\ \;q\\\\ uM;psuMuMuMuM ßvßßßß \;m¥a;\\\\ wyy\\\\\ ¨rn¨¨¨¨ \\\\\ Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA TABAH tc\dåeKÅy\\\\ ¨Kc¨¨¨Kc¨ \;\\\\ VOY NO (TBH-211 ) are hereby notified that the vessel pNMuMuMuMuMu pi˙i˙i˙i˙i˙ er;N\\\\\ c˙˙˙˙˙ saA.\.\.\.\.\ puuuuu T\\\\\ tuuuuu ewer;l\\\\\ puuuuu cn\\\\\ ;At\\\\\ k∑∑∑∑∑ \\\\\ will be arriving on 23.2.2008 and cargo will be dis- sk˚øN˚˚˚˚ ˙c˙˙˙˙ \.p\.\.\.\. uMNuMuMuMuM ˙ip˙i˙i˙i˙i \er;l\\\\ upuuuu \cn\\\\ \;q\\\\ uM;psuMuMuMuM ßvßßßß \;m¥a;\\\\ wy\y\\\\ ¨rn¨¨¨¨ \\\\\ 1" pnÂka;er;wn\ ”k\ :@an'^ qtc;N\ c˙ sany.\ zc\ ;l\ pu cn\ ;At\ k∑ \ charged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie tc\dåeKÅy\\ ¨Kc¨¨Kc\;\\ Aq;pornMu \ lApiu eqa\ eAakePa\ ppå\ skøN˚ c˙ .\ pNMu pi˙ er;l\ pu cn\ ;\ at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the tc\dåeKÅy\ ¨Kc¨Kc\;\ quM; psßv\;m¥a;kiu wy\y¨luipåqv\" 1" pn\Âka;er;wn\”k^:@an' pMuN˙ip\er;N˙c\. saAup\Tut\ewer; byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am lpu cn\ ;At\ k∑ \ Aq;pornMu \ lApiu eqa\ eAakePa\ ppå\ skøN˚ c˙ .\ 1. Newsprint Paper (48.8 Gsm)30" 2,000 Tons puMN˙ip\er;lup\cn\;quM; psßv\;m¥a;kiu wy\y¨luipåqv\" 2. Woodfree Paper (70 Gsm)(500sht/Pkt) to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm up to Claims Day now 1 3 declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo (a) 16 /2" x 11 /4" (A3 Size) 1,000 Pkts 1. Newsprint Paper (48.8 Gsm) - 3,200Tons 1 3 from the vessel. (b) 8 /4" x 11 /4" (A4 Size) 2,000 Pkts 1 (28 /4", 30", 40") 3. Web Offset Ink (Black) 25,000 Kg No claims against this vessel will be admitted after 2. Woodfree Paper 4. Sheetfed Offset Ink (Black) 2,500 Kg the Claims Day. (a) 30" (70 Gsm) - 200 Tons 5. P.S Negative Plates SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT (b) 30" (80 Gsm) - 50 Tons (a) 915x626x0.3mm 1,000 Shts MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY (c) 31" x 43" (70 Gsm) - 20 Tons (b) 889x609x0.3 mm 2,000 Shts AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINER (d) 31" x 43" (80 Gsm) - 30 Tons (c) 889x586x0.3 mm 3,000 Shts 1 LINES PTE LTD (e) 23 /2" x 33" (A1) (70 Gsm) - 10 Tons 6. Wipe On Aluminium Plates 1 Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 (f) 23 /2" x 33" (A1) (80 Gsm) - 40 Tons (a) 745x635x0.24 mm 1,000 Shts 3. Art Card (b) 650x550x0.24 mm 5,000 Shts CLAIMS DAY NOTICE (a) 31" x 43" (260/275 Gsm) - 15 Tons 7. P.S Negative Developer 240 Liter 1 MV EAGLE PRIDE VOY NO (803 N) (b) 23 /2" x 33" (A1) (260/275 Gsm) 5 Tons 8. Coating A+B Set 240 Sets 1 Consignees of cargo carried on MV EAGLE PRIDE (c) 23 /2" x 33" (A1) (250 Gsm) - 5 Tons 9. Developing Lacquer 240 Liter 4. Art Paper 10. (a) Ortho Film (Roll) (24"x200') 120 Rolls VOY NO (803 N) are hereby notified that the vessel will (a) 31" x 43" (85 Gsm) - 10 Tons (b) Ortho Film (Sheet)(22"x32")(50 Sht/Box) 300 Boxes be arriving on 22.2.2008 and cargo will be discharged 1 (b) 23 /2" x 33" (A1) (100/105 Gsm) 10 Tons 11. Film Developer (10 Lit/Bot) 180 Bots into the premises of M.I.T.T where it will lie at the 5. Web Offset Ink 12. Film Fixer (5 Lit/Bot) 180 Bots consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws (a) Black - 7,600 Kg 13. A3 Toner HP Laser Jet 5000N 70 Boxes and conditions of the Port of Yangon. (b) Yellow - 1,650 Kg 14. Rubber Blanket (Roll) Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am (c) Magenta - 850 Kg 28mx1075mmx1.95mm 2 Rolls to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm up to Claims Day now 15. Rubber Blanket With T.Bar (d) Cyan - 750 Kg declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo 6. Sheet fed Offset Ink 890x625x1.95mm 70 Shts from the vessel. (a) Yellow - 350 Kg 16. Stencil Paper (48 Sht/Box) 300 Boxes (b) Magenta - 250 Kg 17. Duplicating Ink Tube 300 Boxes No claims against this vessel will be admitted after (c) Cyan - 350 Kg 18. Gum Arabic 300 Liter the Claims Day. (d) Green - 1,500 Kg 19. Rubber Blanket SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT ptMMuuMuMMuu k¨¨¨¨¨ ¨;Plc¨¨¨¨ \ 7. (a) (765x780x1.95)mm 50 Shts MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY (b) (675x645x1.95)mm 100 Shts (a) Ortho Film (22" x 32") (50 Sht/Pkt) 55 Pkts AGENT FOR: M/S EAGLE SHIPPING CO, LTD (b) Developer (5 Lit/Bot) - 275 Bots (c) (676x545x1.95)mm 20 Shts Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 8. Image setter Film 20. enpv\eta\ (Imagesetter) (a) 460 mm x 60m - 22 Rolls (a) Film (76.8 cmx61m) 54 Rolls (b) 61 cmx 60 m - 50 Rolls (b) Developer 320 Liter Toshiba opens research lab for 9. Negative Plates & Chemical (c) Fixer 320 Liter (a) 915x626x0.3mm - 3,500 Shts 21. rn\kun\ (Imagesetter) next generation N-reactors (b) 1035x740x0.3mm - 600 Shts (a) Film (61 cmx60 m) 36 Rolls TOKYO, 21 Feb—Toshiba Corporation opened a new (c) 889x609x0.3 mm - 5,000 Shts (b) Developer 320 Liter research facility for next generation nuclear reactors in (d) Developer (5 Lit/Bot) - 180 Shts (c) Fixer 320 Liter Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture on Wednesday. 10. Positive Plates 22. Dampening Roller Sleeves The facility is equipped with a high temperature 635x745x0.3mm - 2,100 Shts (a) 64mm 4 Rolls liquid-sodium test loop for conducting advanced 11. Wipe on Developer & Others (b) 76mm 4 Rolls research in essential technology for fast reactors, next (a) coating A+B - 85 Pkts (c) 84mm 4 Rolls generation nuclear reactors. (b) Lacquer - 80 Liter (d) 96mm 4 Rolls The test loop is one of the largest operated by any (c) Gum Arabic (20 Lit/Bot) - 12 Bots (e) 104mm 4 Rolls 12. Stitching Wire 23. Sponge 400 Nos Japanese manufacturer in terms of flow rate and the (a) 23 Guage - 2,000 Coil 2" tc\dåep;q∑c\;mOkui (5-3-2008) rk\ (16:30)nar^t∑c\ heating and cooling capacity of liquid sodium, widely (b) 24 Guage - 550 Coil pit\påmv\" recognized as the preferred coolant for fast reactors. 13. Riso Ink & master Roll 3" tcdåp\ sMu NM c˙ .\ Aeq;sti AK¥k\ Alk\ m¥a;k\ iu eAakpål\ pi sa\ These characteristics allow the test loop to conduct (a) RA Ink - 26 Ctg t∑c\ laerak\suMsm\;wy\y¨Niuc\påqv\" simulations of sodium coolant at actual operating (b) RA Master Roll - 14 Rolls temperature and flow rates, and operation of the (c) RZ ink - 30 Ctg pvpv\t\\\\ ∑c∑∑∑∑ \;/pv\\\\ \pps\\\\ ßvßßßß \;m¥a;\\\\ wy\y\\\\ ¨er;N¨¨¨¨ ˙c˙˙˙˙ \.T\.\.\.\. uKuuuu ∑´erac∑´∑´∑´∑´ \;K¥er;eka\\\\ \mt\\\\ ^^^^^ pnpnÂka;er;wn\\\Âka;er;wn\\ ”k\\\”k\\ ;@an^^^^^ facility will provide Toshiba with essential data for (d) RZ Master Roll - 16 Rolls fast reactor system design and verification of analysis 14. Rubber Blanket mnmnma\\\\\ Aq..... NMMMMM c˙˙˙˙˙ .\.\.\.\.\ Rpuuuuu mc\\\mc\\ q\\\\\ Âka;MMMÂka;MM methods. 889 x 626 x 1.95mm(With T Bar) - 100 Shts pvpv\lm\\\\ \;'\\\\ rn\k\\\\ unuuuu \‘m\\\‘m\ i>"iiii Punuuuu \;\\\\ 537685 15. Timing Belt (2310-140 m-40)for MNA/Xinhua The Orient four unit Web Offset 20 Nos 16. Toner Cartridge, Canon 1120 (EP 22) 60 Ctg 26 arrested for damaging China’s forestry sector loses 2" tc\dåep;q∑c\;mOkui (5-3-2008) rk\ (16:30)nar^t∑c\ pit\påmv\" China’s heritage site 57.3b yuan in winter storm 3" tcdåp\ sMu NM c˙ .\ Aeq;sti AK¥k\ Alk\ m¥a;k\ iu eAakpål\ pi sa\ SHENYANG, 20 Feb—Police have arrested 26 people BEIJING, 20 Feb—Severe winter this year has cost t∑c\ laerak\suMsm\;wy\y¨Niuc\påqv\" who are alleged to have seriously damaged a protected China’s forestry sector 57.3 billion yuan in losses, the pvpv\t\\\\ ∑c∑∑∑∑ \;/pv\\\\ \pps\\\\ ßvßßßß \;m¥a;\\\\ wy\y\\\\ ¨er;N¨¨¨¨ ˙c˙˙˙˙ \.T\.\.\.\. uKuuuu ∑´erac∑´∑´∑´∑´ \;K¥er;eka\\\\ \mt\\\\ ^^^^^ northeast China Neolithic culture site on the World State Forestry Administration (SFA) announced here pnpnÂka;er;wn\\\Âka;er;wn\\ ”k\\\”k\\ ;@an^^^^^ Heritage waiting list. Tuesday. mnmnma\\\\\ Aq..... NMMMMM c˙˙˙˙˙ .\.\.\.\.\ Rpuuuuu mc\\\mc\\ q\\\\\ Âka;MMMÂka;MM Zhang Xiuwu, of Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province, The worst winter in five decades in some areas pvpv\lm\\\\ \;'\\\\ rn\k\\\\ unuuuu \‘m\\\‘m\ i>"iiii Punuuuu \;\\\\ 537685 is accused of illegally mining iron ore last year in damaged 20.86 million hectares of forests, one tenth of several places at the Niuheliang relic site, an important the total, setting back efforts to meet a national 20-per- The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. site for the study of the Neolithic Hongshan Culture, cent forest coverage target by 2020, according to the an aboriginal culture that existed in north China about The second best time is now. administration. 6,000 years ago.—MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua

22-2-08 NL 12 8/29/18, 03:34 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 February, 2008 13 Laser could provide breath test People walk by a lantern featuring the five for cancer, asthma mascots of the 2008 WASHINGTON, 21 Feb various diseases, includ- scopy. Beijing Olympic Games, — A new laser analyzer ing cancer, asthma, dia- When animals and might be able to help betes and kidney mal- people breathe out, they in Pinying in east doctors detect cancer, as- function, they said. exhale not only gases that China’s Shandong thma or other diseases by “This technique can are not needed, such as sampling a patient’s give a broad picture of carbon dioxide, but also province on 19 Feb, breath, US researchers many different molecules compounds that result 2008. The lantern was reported on Tuesday. in the breath all at once,” from the metabolism of The device uses mir- Jun Ye, who led the re- cells. “To date, resear- one of many on display rors to bounce the laser’s search at the University of chers have identified over in preparation for the light back and forth until Colorado, said in a state- 1,000 different com- it has touched every ment. Ye’s team at a joint pounds contained in Lantern Festival, which molecule a patient exhales institute of the National human breath,” Ye’s team marks the end of the in a single breath, the team Institute of Standards and wrote in the report, reported in the journal Technology and the uni- published on the Internet traditional 15-day Optics Express. versity developed a new athttp:www.opticsinfobase. Spring Festival period This can help detect technique, called cavity- orgabstract.cfm?URI=oe- minute traces of com- enhanced direct optical 16-4-2387. celebrating the Lunar

pounds that can point to frequency comb spectro- MNA/Reuters New Year. —INTERNET China lunar probe to meet moon eclipse Iraqi delegation in Iran to discuss satellite system. Scientists have re- Algiers treaty directed the orbit of the TEHERAN, 20 Feb — An in it. Iran welcomed his president Saddam Hussein satellite and shortened the Iraqi delegation arrived in revised comments, but and the Shah of Iran. time it is out of direct sun- Iran on Monday to discuss has repeatedly said Tehe- In September 1980, the light by almost one hour the Algiers agreement ran has no intention of eight-year Iran-Iraq War and a half, Ye said. which defines their com- discussing changes to the was triggered by a quarrel Ye said the European mon border, Iran’s stu- treaty. over the strategic Shatt al- Space Agency would also dents news agency ISNA ISNA reported that Arab waterway and be- help to monitor the satel- reported. “the visiting Iraqi came one of the deadliest lite and the final results Iraqi President Jalal delegation will discuss conflicts in Middle East would not be clear until Talabani appeared to be ways of implementing the history. Iranian President The moon is engulfed in the Earth’s shadow this evening. reopening an old border 1975 Algiers treaty”, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a total lunar eclipse as viewed from Palm The satellite would also dispute in December when said the two sides would will visit Iraq in March, Beach Gardens, Florida.—INTERNET perform a second orbital he said that the 32-year- also discuss “clearing the first official visit to Iraq BEIJING, 21 Feb— From about 10 am, the adjustment during another old treaty had been “void- thousands of mines from by an Iranian leader since China’s first lunar probing satellite will be hidden eclipse in August, he said. ed by the current govern- the Shatt al-Arab water- the 1979 Iranian Revo- satellite, Chang’e-1, will from the solar rays and The 2,350-kilogramme ment”. way” between the two lution that overthrew the be put to test Thursday lost the contact from the satellite carrying eight Three days later he countries. The agreement Shah. morning when the Earth Earth for two and a half surveying facilities aims to reversed his comments, defining the Iran-Iraq Both Talabani and eclipses the Sun and hours, said Ye Peijian, make a three-dimen sional saying the treaty was still border was signed in the Prime Minister Nuri al- blocks the supply of solar chief commander and survey of the moon’s valid but that Iraq would Algerian capital in 1975 Maliki have visited Iran. energy. designer in charge of the surface.—Internet like to negotiate changes by Iraq’s then-vice MNA/Reuters Flash floods death Indonesia agrees death sentence Future European jobs will to chemical weapons use need brains toll in Philippines JAKARTA, 21 Feb — The Indonesian House of Representatives has endorsed a bill that threatens the BRUSSELS, 20 Feb— Farmers, fishermen and office death sentence to individuals who develop, produce clerks will become a rare breed in Europe, but there rises to 10 and possess chemical weapons, local Press said on will be millions of new jobs in service industries for MANILA, 20 Feb — Flash floods have killed at least Wednesday. The bill says the use, transfer and acts to highly skilled and educated people, a European Union 10 people in the central Philippines and forced tens of facilitate the use of chemical weapons will be punishable study showed on Monday. thousands to flee to higher ground after three days of by sentences ranging from four years’ imprisonment to The study, conducted by the European Centre for heavy rain, the head of the local Red Cross said on capital punishment. the Development of Vocational Training, forecast a Tuesday. Endorsed at a plenary season Tuesday, the bill also net addition of more than 13 million new jobs by 2015, “Ten people have drowned,” said Richard Gordon, bans individuals from involvement in the use of of which an overwhelming majority would be for appealing for food, medicine, warm clothes and chemical weapons for military purposes, reported The people with the highest qualifications. materials for temporary shelter. Three people were Jakarta Post newspaper. “Skilled agricultural and fishery workers still injured. In case of the misuse of chemicals by a corporation, accounted for almost 10 million jobs in 1996 but this Gordon said nearly 30,000 families, or 140,000 owners or management board members will be held is declining steadily and by 2015 is likely to be not people, have been affected as collapsed bridges, responsible for the crime. much more than half that figure,” the study said. landslides and floodwaters isolated Eastern Samar The government is authorized to seize the assets, The number of people in crafts will also continue to Province, a poor rural area facing the Pacific Ocean in close down plants and revoke operational licenses of a decline as new technologies take over — a trend that the central Philippines. firm found guilty. will also cut some 500,000 jobs in manufacturing to Ben Evardone, the provincial governor, said many While the bill bans trafficking of deadly toxic 33,431,000 in 2015 . families were still trapped in interior villages after chemicals, it orders the strict control of the use of the “Clerks are another group where technology has at rising floodwaters caused rivers to swell and burst least dangerous chemicals for industrial, medical, last begun to bite,” the study said, forecasting a decline their banks. research, agricultural, pharmaceutical and defence of 1.85 million in the number of clerical jobs to 16.94 MNA/Reuters purposes. — MNA/Xinhua million by 2015. —MNA/Reuters

22-2-08 NL 13 8/29/18, 03:34 PM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 February, 2008 S Korea held 1-1 by DPRK Messi hits double S P O R T S at East Asian C’ship in Barcelona’s win at Celtic CHONGQING (Southwest China), 21 Feb — South GLASGOW, 21 Feb — Argentine striker Lionel Messi Korea stayed on course for the title despite being held hit a double as Barcelona beat Celtic 3-2 in the first leg by DPRK 1-1 at the East Asian Football Champion- of their Champions League first knockout round tie at ship (EAFC) here on Wednesday. Parkhead on Wednesday. The under-strength South Korea, who beat China The Spanish side came back twice from behind to 3-2 in the their opening match, went ahead after 20 eventually sink Celtic with Messi's winner 11 minutes minutes when forward Yeom Ki Hun capitalized on from the end of a thrilling match that marked their a free kick on the edge of the area to blast a bullet shot 100th win in the European Cup. into the net. Celtic had led after 16 minutes through Jan The DPRK equalized in the 73rd when their lead- Vennegoor of Hesselink before Messi levelled two ing forward Jong Tae Se burst past two defenders after minutes later. Midfielder Barry Robson put the home meeting a tricky through ball and easily rounded the side in front again before the break but Thierry Henry Arsenal’s Mathieu Flamini (top) challenges South Korean goalkeeper from the right to calmly pulled one back early in the second half. AC Milan’s Gennaro Gattuso during their steer the ball into the net. Then DPRK keeper Ri "It is disappointing to score two goals at home and Champions League first knockout round, first leg Myong Guk became the dominant figure of the field to lose 3-2. They have the best squad in the world and soccer match at the Emirates stadium in London as he made several brilliant saves to block South only time will tell if they have the best team in the on 20 Feb, 2008.—INTERNET Korea's wild and sharp attack. —MNA/Xinhua world," Celtic manager Gordon Strachan told a news conference. Vogts quits as Nigeria coach "They are probably favourites to win this tourna- LAGOS, 21 Feb — Berti Vogts has quit as Nigeria ment now and if you went to the bookies tomorrow national team coach with immediate effect, the they would be the favourites." German Football Federation said on Wednesday. Barcelona assistant manager Johann Neeskens said The 61-year-old, who guided Germany to victory in his side could have scored more goals. the 1996 European Championship, had been heavily "We were dominating the game and controlling the criticized in Nigeria following their African Nations game. We showed we could score some more goals," Cup quarterfinal defeat to hosts Ghana, the Federa- he told reporters. "We are very happy that we had this tion’s website said ( HYPERLINK "http:// result against this team which is a very strong team." www.dfb.de" www.dfb.de). Celtic keeper Artur Boruc pulled off a fine, parrying In a statement reported by German sports news save after 12 minutes, diving to his left to turn away a agency SID, Vogts criticized the Nigerian Football 20-metre rasping shot from Andres Iniesta. Association for their lack of support for his training MNA/Reuters team in the face of heavy attacks in the Nigerian Gabriel do Santos (L) media. of Brazil’s Fluminense Police investigate threat "The actions and behaviour of the Nigerian Football fights for the ball with Association during and after the African Nations Cup Norberto Araujo of against Chelsea coach have destroyed all trust between the two parties and Ecuador’s LDU LONDON, 21 Feb — British police are further cooperation is impossible," Vogts' lawyer during their match in investigating an apparent death threat Stefan von Moers said. the Copa Libertadores made against Avram Grant, the Israeli Many expected the Nigerian Football Association soccer tournament in coach of Chelsea soccer club. to fire Vogts after the team's unconvincing perform- Quito on 20 Feb, A package containing a white powder ance in the tournament. —MNA/Reuters 2008.—INTERNET was left at the team's training ground on Tuesday, police in Surrey, west of Lon- Late Tevez goal salvages draw don, said on Wednesday. British media said notes threatening Grant and his wife for United in Lyon were left with it. LYON, (France), 21 Feb leg at Old Trafford. first clear chance two "When you open this letter you will — Manchester United For that match they will minutes later when Mexico’s America German Villa (R) die a very slow and painful death," needed a late strike from miss wing back Antony Wayne Rooney raced into battles for the ball with Dario Botinelli British tabloid newspaper the Sun quoted substitute Carlos Tevez to Reveillere, who carried a the box, only to lose his of Chile’s Universidad Catolica in their one of the notes as saying. salvage a 1-1 draw at yellow card into the game duel with France goal- first round Copa Libertadores soccer It said a second message made threats Olympique Lyon in the and was booked for a first- keeper Gregory Coupet. match at Azteca stadium in Mexico City against his wife, Tzofit, a high-profile first leg of their Cham- half challenge on Cristiano MNA/Reuters on 20 Feb, 2008.—INTERNET personality in Israel. —MNA/Reuters pions League first knock- Ronaldo. out round tie on Wednes- Lyon made a bright Olympiakos keep dream alive New Orleans day. Argentine striker start, Sidney Govou and with Chelsea draw Hornets guard Tevez fired in from close Benzema trying their luck Chris Paul ATHENS, 21 Feb — Olympiakos Piraeus believe they range three minutes from in the first 10 minutes with shoots over have kept their European dream alive after holding Dallas time after a cross by Nani shots which failed to sur- Chelsea to a 0-0 draw with a solid performance in the took a deflection off Lyon prise Edwin van der Sar. Mavericks first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie. center Erick striker Fred. The home side kept the "We knew that it would be hard to create lots chances France forward Karim pressure on and United Dampier (L) against this team. We created a decent number of during the Benzema had put Lyon survived a fright on 23 chances without managing to score but it is a result that second half of ahead with a low drive minutes when defender allows to dream of more," Olympiakos coach Takis their NBA from 20 metres that Rio Ferdinand nearly beat Lemonis told reporters. "I was really pleased by the basketball bounced off the post and Van der Sar by miskicking atmosphere and by the way the team followed our game in New into the net on 54 min- a seemingly harmless tactics. We were rarely threatened by Chelsea and we Orleans, utes. cross from Lyon managed to have several organized attacks." Louisiana Lyon, inconsistent in midfielder Jeremy Lemonis conceded the Greek champions had missed on 20 Feb, Ligue 1, produced a spir- Toulalan. the injured Lomana LuaLua but was hopeful the striker 2008. ited challenge but face a United woke up after would boost the attack for the match at Stamford Bridge INTERNET daunting task in the return that scare and created their on 5 March.—MNA/Reuters

22-2-08 NL 14 8/29/18, 03:34 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 February, 2008 15 Asleep in Jesus Japan’s destroyer crew U Kyaw Win (a) Alan Boey Aged (58) years face questioning after crash U Kyaw Win (a) Alan Boey, son of Mr. Pakyeng Boey - Daw Nyunt Zin (Daisy), son-in-law of (U Nyunt TOKYO, 21 Feb — disappeared when the Wai) - Daw Nyunt Yee, beloved husband of Daw Si Si Japan’s Coast Guard 7,750-ton destroyer Atago Nyunt, beloved father of Zar Mani Nyunt (Bruno) and quizzed the captain and equipped with a high-tech Einzali Kyaw (Grace), brother of Daw Khin Khin Aye crew of a warship on radar systems, ploughed (Pamela)(Loi-Hein), DawYin Yin Aye (Catherine) MPF suspicion of negligence on into a 7.3-ton tuna fishing (PyinOoLwin), Daw Phyu Phyu Aye (Priscilla) (UNMIS/ boat. Sudan), Dr.Daw Hla Hla Aye (Caroline) (MOH)- Bishop Wednesday after a collision Zothan Mawia (Methodist Church L/M), Daw Angela that sank a fishing boat, as Television pictures Boey (WHO), Dr. Peter Boey (Canada), Dr. Roland media said the incident showed crowds of people Boey-Dr. Khin Than Myint was called to his heavenly could prove a fresh blow to praying and burning home in his residence, 16/D.2,Mahar Myaing Housing the government. incense on the dock from Estate, North Dagon, at 4:15 am on Thursday, 21.2.08. Military, Coast Guard which Haruo Kishisei, 58, Funeral service will be held at All Christian Denominations and private vessels and his 23-year-old son Cemetery (Yeway) on Saturday, 23.2.2008,at 11 am and searched the waters off Tetsuhiro had set out on entombed.Friends and relatives please kindly accept this as the only intimation Chiba, east of Tokyo, for their trip on Tuesday. The bereaved family. the father and son crew who “Unfortunately they have not yet been found,” the top government Three killed, 25 injured in powerful quake in spokesman told reporters. “As for the cause of the Indonesia accident, we will have to JAKARTA, 21 Feb — the collapsed buildings. wait for the results of the measuring 6.6 on the WEATHER At least three people were “Three people were Richter Scale struck at Coast Guard investigation,” killed and 25 others killed and 25 others 15:08 Jakarta Time (0808 Chief Cabinet Secretary Thursday, 21 February, 2008 seriously injured in suffered serious injury,” he GMT) with epicentre 42 Nobutaka Machimura said. Summary of observations recorded at 9:30 Siemelu island of Aceh told Xinhua. kilometres northwest As rescuers retrieved hours MST: During the past 24 hours, rain or thunder- Province after a powerful The death toll was Sinabang Town in Siemelu a silvergrey jacket showers have been isolated in Kachin and Chin States, earthquake which rattled expected to rise as the Island of the province and belonging to Haruo Magway and Ayeyawady Divisions, scattered in Shan the province in northern searching has been 30 kilometres beneath the Kishisei, media blamed the State and Mandalay Division, fairly widespread in tip of Sumatra Island on underway and many earth, meteorology agency armed forces and the Sagaing Division, weather has been partly cloudy in the remaining areas. Night temperatures were (3¼C) to (4¼C) Wednesday, Health buildings collapsed, said said. Defence Ministry for the below February average temperatures in Kachin State, Ministry said here. Pakaya. Siemelu island is the incident, which follows a upper Sagaing and Taninthayi Divisions, (5¼C) to (6¼C) Head of the crisis “Telecommunication series of defence sector closest with the epicentre, below February average temperatures in Chin State, centre of the ministry corruption scandals and cut has hampered for according to the meteo- Magway and Bago Divisions and about February av- Rustam Pakaya said that coordination on the rology agency. information leaks. MNA/Reuters erage temperatures in the remaining areas. The signifi- the vistims were struck by rescue,” he said. The quake MNA/Xinhua cant night temperatures were Loilem (1¼C), Namhsan 7:55 am 5:20 pm and Haka (2¼C) each, PyinOoLwin and Heho (4¼C) 5. lOOpOOO \\R\\\ ˙˙a;p˙˙˙ MMuupcMuMMuupc\\s\\\ iitiii \\ep¥a\\\ \\R\\\ WWcWWW \\\\\ 6. {eS;liipiii \\kc\\\ \\;k\\\ ∑∑a∑∑∑ each. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were 8:05 am ANupvakmuu ıa}ıı Monghsat (1.06) inches, Minkin (0.28) inch and Pyapon 6. 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AaS^^y^^^ MMlkMMM \\m\\\ OOANOOO uupvauuu Friday, 22 February -So real 1-1-2008 was (0.67) inch at Mingaladon, (0.47 ) inch 8:45 am psßßvßßß \\;pp\\\ ´´∑∑N´∑´´∑∑ ˙˙c˙˙˙ \\..2007K\.\\.. uuNuuu ˙˙s˙˙˙ \\\\\ View on today 8:40 am Perspectives at Kaba-Aye and (0.35) inch at Central Yangon. 10. English for Everyday AaS^^y^^^ MMlMMM ¨¨cy¨¨¨ \\\\\ 8:45 am Music Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was Use tMMSMMM iipiii \\eKåc\\\ \\;‘p\\\ iiciii \\p\\\ ´´∑∑´∑´´∑∑ -It’s so easy 7:00 am 6:00 pm 8:50 am National news (5) mph from West at (12:30) hours MST on 4:00 pm 20-2-2008. 9. Evening news 9:00 am Music 1. Recitation of 1. Martial song -Tomorrow Bay inference: Weather is partly cloudy in the South 6:30 pm Parittas by 4:15 pm 9:05 am International Bay and generally fair in the Andaman Sea and else- 10. Weather report Missionary Sayadaw 2. 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To be healthy {BwSk\t\\\\ iuciuiuiuiu \;\\\\ } -Where do we (z^^webdBaqarp^^^ \\)\\\ Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area exercise (Apcuuuiiuuiii ;-\\\\\ 4) go 5:05 pm for 22-2-2008: Partly cloudy. 7:40 am -I think it’s love 5. Song of national 17. The next day’s 9:45 pm News/Slogan Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area 4. Nice and sweet song races programme 10:00 pm PEL for 22-2-2008: Partly cloudy.

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22-2-08 NL 15 8/29/18, 03:34 PM 1st Waning of Tabodwe 1369 ME Friday, 22 February, 2008 People’s Desire  We favour stability.  We favour peace.  We oppose unrest and violence.

South-West Command Commander inspects Objectives of the 63rd Anniversary Armed Forces Day

development tasks in Ayeyawady Division * To work in concert with the people in building a peaceful, modern, developed NAY PYI TAW, 21 Feb — Chairman of and discipline-flourishing democratic Ayeyawady Division nation Peace and Development Council Commander of * To realize the seven-step Road Map of South-West Command the State joining hands with the people Brig-Gen Kyaw Swe in- * Joining hands with the people and spected nurturing of 80,000 physic nut saplings based on Union Spirit to crush inter- in Ngwehsaung of Pathein nal and external destructive elements Township, Ayeyawady sabotaging stability and development Division, on 17 February. Ngwehsaung sets its of the State target of growing 3,149 * To build a strong, capable and modern acres of physic nut in 2008-2009. In the town of patriotic Tatmadaw to safeguard Our Ngwesaung, 86 acres of Three Main National Causes land were put under physic Commander Brig-Gen Kyaw Swe inspects nut in 2006-2007 and 2,759 acres under the plant construction of earth road in Sangyoung Identity cards for in 2007-2008. Village in Ngayokkaung. — MNA After visiting the Ngwehsaung Beach. the road, residents can go matriculation candidates physic nut plantations, the During the tour of easily to Pathein through commander met with de- Ngayokkaung, Ngapu- Nagyokkaung-Hsinma- YANGON, 21 Feb — The Myanmar Board of Examinations today an- partmental officials, mem- taw Township, on 16 Feb- Ngwehsaung Road and nounced that students who will sit for the matriculation examination to be held bers of social organiza- ruary, the commander also Ngayokkaung-Ngayok- from 10 to 19 March 2008 may take out their identity cards from the supervisors tions and local people and met with departmental of- kaungtaung-Seintaung of respective examination centres as of 28 February. presented cash assistance ficials and local people and Road. Commander Brig- Lists of roll numbers and examination centres for the candidates in to patients receiving treat- inspected work on con- Gen Kyaw Swe also vis- Yangon municipal area will be issued at the offices of respective township ment at the hospital in the struction of Ngayok- ited the physic nut planta- education officers starting from 29 February. town. kaung-Kwinbat Road. tion of MAGT Ltd at Mile The candidates of basic education high schools, branches and affiliated Afterwards, the com- The road is 16 miles Post No 27/1 on Seintaung- BEHSs in Yangon municipal area may get their identity cards from respective mander inspected devel- and 7 furlongs long and 18 Mawtin Road. schoolheads and external candidates, from the supervisors of respective exami- opment tasks in ft wide. On completion of (See page 9) nation centres beginning 4 March. — MNA  RFA, VOA and BBC airing skyful of lies  RFA, VOA and BBC saboteurs, watch your step!  The public be warned of killers in the air waves — RFA, VOA and BBC

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