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21-5-2009 NL.pmd 1 5/21/2009, 6:03 AM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 21 May, 2009 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Thursday, 21 May, 2009 * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation Work hand in hand with the * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State government for national * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy development Lt-Gen Myint Swe attends physic nut plants growing Transport is one of the sectors the ceremony of Yangon Command government has placed a special emphasis on and its purpose in doing so is to strengthen Union Spirit, unity and friendship of the national people and to ensure parallel development of all regions. Thanks to the government’s relentless efforts, the entire nation is now enjoying rapid development and Rakhine State is no exception. Geographically, Rakhine State has natural barriers such as rivers and mountain ranges and therefore there was a great deal of difficulty in building roads and bridges. Anyhow, new roads and bridges emerge one after another and it is mainly due to strong enthusiasm of the people there for the interests Lt-Gen Myint Swe of Ministry of Defence inspects physic nut plantation of Yangon Command of their region. Now, construction of the An- at local battalion in Hmawby.—MNA Minbu railway has begun. Moreover, Sittway YANGON, 20 May – Lt-Gen Myint Swe of the The manager of district Myanma Agriculture and Thandwe airports are being upgraded to Ministry of Defence together with Chairman of Yangon Service explained cultivation of physic nut plants and improve the air transport sector. Division Peace and Development Council Commander production of bio diesel. For all-round development of the region, of Yangon Command Brig-Gen Win Myint inspected Lt-Gen Myint Swe, the commander and senior more and more basic education schools are physic nut plantation of Yangon Command at the local military officers presented packets of physic nut seed to battalion in Hmawby, Yangon North District this morning. departmental personnel and families of servicemen. being opened. In addition, arts and science After hearing a report on progress of cultivation of Afterwards, Lt-Gen Myint Swe, the commander colleges and universities, universities of physic nut plants presented by the commander, Lt-Gen and officials grew physic nut plants and encouraged computer studies and technological universities Myint Swe gave necessary instructions. growing of physic nut plants by departmental personnel have been opened for the youths to be able to Next, Lt-Gen Myint Swe delivered an address at and families of servicemen. pursue higher education. physic nut plants growing ceremony 2009 of Yangon Next, Lt-Gen Myint Swe inspected physic nut For rural development, the use of bio- Command. plants, fruits, seeds and saplings on display. — MNA batteries for lighting houses is being encouraged. th Lighting with the use of bio-batteries is an easy Commander attends 150 Founding Anniversary of and simple way and it can be applied anywhere. Therefore, measures should be taken for Yadanabon Mandalay lighting every house in every village. NAY PYI TAW, 20 Command Maj-Gen Tin photos at the booth set up at and the mayor opened th It is necessary for the entire national May—The 150 Founding Ngwe, Chairman of the anniversary. shows, competitions and people to always work hand in hand with the Anniversary of Yadanabon Mandalay City They mayor cut fund fairs. Development Committee ribbons to open bronze The commander and government for national development, for Mandalay was held at the office of Mandalay City Mayor Brig-Gen Phone image of King Mindon and members viewed around success of the 2010 elections and emergence of Development Committee Zaw Han, departmental precinct of Minkon the shops, performances a peaceful, modern and developed nation. on 14 May. heads, members of the obelisk. of Myanmar Traditional Present on the occasion committee for holding the The commander, the cane ball and martial arts Medical students were Chairman of anniversary, artistes and mayor and officials contests. (final part-II) of University of Medicine-2 Mandalay Division Peace guests. sprinkled scented water on The commander and (Yangon) making field to People's Hospital and Development Council The commader and the obelisk. the mayor looked around Commander of Central the Mayor formally At Shwemantaung historical newspapers, in DaikU Township, Bago Division.—UM-2 opened the ceremony. Sports Ground in journals, magazines, and They looked around Aungmyethazan documents at book fairs. tapestry, wood carving, and Township, the commander MNA Medical students on field trip YANGON, 20 May— centres, prevention of Medicine-2 Professor Dr Final year part-II medical diseases, maternal and Tint Swe Latt, Professor/ students from University child welfare activities, Head of Department Dr of Medicine-2 are on field vaccination, and San San Myint Aung and trip in group to 35 educative talks on health party inspected the townships in Bago, knowledge up to 29 May. students who were at Magway, Mandalay and The field trip is being Pantanaw, Kyaunggon, Ayeyawady divisions. made according to disease Yaykyi, Kyonpyaw, They will study and prevention and social DaikU, Nyaunglebin, and take part in the health care medicine syllabus. Kyaukdaga townships and services of township and On 15 and 18 May, fulfilled the needs. village health care Rector of University of MNA

21-5-2009 NL.pmd 2 5/21/2009, 6:03 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 21 May, 2009 3 Assassinations on the Baghdad bomb kills rise in Afghanistan 35 and wounds 72 BAGHDAD, 20 May—A parked car bomb ripped KABUL, 20 May—The number of assassinations in through a poor Shi’ite area of northwest Baghdad on Afghanistan is growing, particularly in Kandahar Wednesday, killing 35 people and wounding 72 oth- Province, where Taleban militants are strong and well- ers near a popular restaurant, police said. organized. Dozens of politicians, government Shula in northwest Baghdad was also targeted employees, activists and Muslim clerics have been by bombers on December 25 last year, killing four targeted in an attempt to silence critics and disrupt the people. government. The last large-scale bomb attack in Iraq was on Last month in Kandahar, Afghanistan’s largest south- April 29, when 51 people were killed in twin car bomb ern city, a local education director and a health official attacks in the Shi’ite Sadr City district of Baghdad. were shot dead by militants who stormed a government The recent attacks raises questions about compound. And in a case that garnered international whether Iraq can avoid sliding back into greater attention, armed men on motorbikes gunned down Sitara bloodshed as an untested military prepares to take Achakzai, a prominent female politician and women’s Map locates the Surobi mountainous area in greater security responsibility and U.S. troops prepare rights advocate, on 12 April as she chatted with a neigh- Afghanistan where an assassination attempt of the for a full withdrawal by the end of 2011. bour outside her home.—Internet Afghanistan President’s brother.—INTERNET Internet Afghan contractors violated gun policy KABUL, 20 May— Four opening fire on a vehicle US contractors for the in the capital on 5 May— company formerly known have charged that their as Blackwater were not employer, now called Xe, authorized to carry weap- issued them guns in ons when they were in- breach of the company’s volved in a deadly shoot- contract with the military. The remains of the Kandahar provincial council’s ing in Afghanistan this One Afghan was killed in front gate, destroyed by a suicide car bomb. Seven month, the US military the shooting, and two oth- suicide bombers wearing Afghan National Army said on Tuesday. ers wounded. uniforms stormed the compound recently.—INTERNET The men — accused of Xe declined to com- ment on the weapons or American Bomb hits US-led convoy the contract. The men were all back service near Afghan capital in the United States or en member killed KABUL, 20 May—A bomb ripped through a vehicle route by Tuesday, an attor- in a US-led military convoy outside the Afghan capi- ney for the contractors in Afghanistan tal causing casualties, the military and witnesses said. told The Associated Press. Daniel J Callahan said KABUL, 20 May—The The vehicle was destroyed in the attack, about 35 US military says one kilometres (20 miles) from Kabul, where foreign two of them “escaped” American service mem- troops cordoned off the area as an ambulance heli- from the company in Ka- ber and one civilian have copter swooped in to pick up casualties, an AFP re- bul and took a flight out An injured man lies in a hospital bed in Baghdad of the country late Satur- been killed in a bomb at- porter said. “A military vehicle was struck by an IED following an explosion in the Abu Tsheer tack outside Afghani- (improvised explosive device),” US Lieutenant Colo- day. neighbourhood on 18 May, 2009.—INTERNET stan’s capital. nel Christian Kubik confirmed to AFP. He could not “Two of them snuck US military spokesman immediately comment on casualties. out under the cover of Thomas Graves says a An Afghan driver on the busy road, which connects darkness,” said Callahan, Suicide blast kills two military vehicle was the capital and the largest US base in Afghanistan at a lawyer based in Califor- traveling from Kabul to- Bagram, said at least one foreigner died. nia. “The other two, ac- policemen, wounds ten ward Bagram Air Field on “I saw one of the foreigners who was stuck in the cording to plans, should Wednesday when it hit a wreckage of the vehicle and he was dead. They were also be out of Blackwa- in S Afghanistan trying to pull him out,” said the driver, Sakhi Dad. ter’s grasp.” roadside bomb. KANDAHAR, 20 May—One suicide bomber on Tues- Internet Internet He says the blast killed day exploded his explosive-laden car near a police one service member who patrol in Arghadab district of Kandahar Province, was in the vehicle, and southern Afghanistan, killing two policemen and one nearby civilian. wounding 10 others, said an official. Internet Ghulam Ali Wakhdat, police chief for southern re- gion, told Xinhua that it occurred at 07:00 pm local An Afghan man is time when the suicide attacker drove a car with explo- sive materials and blew it up close to a team of police searched by a who were patrolling on foot in Arghandab district. Canadian soldier “The blast claimed two policemen and injured 10 during a special others including the district police chief Zmarai Khan,” operation in Sanjaray, he said. No group or individuals have not yet to claim responsibility while Taleban militants, who have Kandahar Province, on vowed to intensify assaults against interests of gov- 18 May, 2009. ernment, often carried out such attacks in the shape of INTERNET suicide bombing. Internet

21-5-2009 NL.pmd 3 5/21/2009, 6:03 AM 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 21 May, 2009 Iran leader says US promoting terrorism US, Russia to hold second day TEHERAN, 20 May— bly ironic” because ders, the Americans are of nuclear arms talks Iran’s Supreme Leader Teheran was undermining busy making a conspiracy, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stability in neighbouring they are busy fostering ter- MOSCOW, 20 May— strained ties with Russia first day of talks took accused the United States Iraq and Afghanistan. rorism,” he said, referring The United States and and their result could have place on Tuesday and on Tuesday of promoting Khamenei was speaking to the US presence in Iraq, Russia were set to hold a far-reaching implications would continue on terrorism in border areas in a western region close Iran’s western neighbour. second day of talks aimed for global security. Wednesday as planned. and using arms and money to Iraq where security “Money, arms and or- at replacing a landmark Signed in 1991, He made clear though against the Islamic state. forces often clash with ganization ... are being Cold War-era nuclear dis- START led to deep cuts there would be little pub- Khamenei’s verbal at- Kurdish separatist rebels. used by the Americans armament treaty that ex- in the US and Russian lic information about tack is likely to disappoint Iran has also in the past directly across our west- pires in December, offi- atomic arsenals and is them. US President Barack accused its Western foes of ern borders in order to cials said. seen as a cornerstone of “By agreement of both Obama’s administration, seeking to destabilize it by fight the Islamic Repub- The talks on a succes- strategic arms control, but sides the talks will be dis- which is seeking rap- backing militants on its lic’s system. We should sor to the Strategic Arms the agreement expires in creet and they will only prochement with Iran af- borders. be awake,” he said dur- Reduction Treaty December. release an agreed joint ter three decades of mis- “I say this firmly that ing a visit to Iran’s (START) are a central part Russian foreign minis- statement at the end,” trust. The Pentagon said unfortunately across our Kurdistan Province. of US President Barack try spokesman Igor Lyakin-Frolov told AFP. his comments were “terri- borders, our western bor- Internet Obama’s desire to “reset” Lyakin-Frolov said the Internet At least 98 dead in Indonesian plane crash JAKART, 20 May—An damaged tail section could Witnesses told local Indonesian military trans- be seen resting upside media they saw the plane port plane carrying 110 down on the ground while split apart in the air passengers and crew has the rest of the fuselage had following a loud bang. crashed and burst into burned down to its metal Several described flames in East Java, kill- frame. seeing its right wing fall ing at least 98 people, of- Burning wreckage off before it came down, ficials have said. was scattered over a large suggesting possible metal The aircraft ploughed area and soldiers were seen fatigue. into four houses on the helping pull bodies from The cause of the crash ground, scattering debris the paddy field where the is not yet known, but air and sending flames and plane came to rest. force spokesman billowing smoke into the At least five of those Bambang Sulistyo said the air, before skidding into a killed are believed to have plane was more than 45 Rescue workers gather at the site of the wreckage of an Indonesian Air Force field. been on the ground in years old. C-130 cargo plane after it crashed in Magetan in East Java province The plane’s badly Magetan. Internet on 20 May, 2009.—INTERNET Israeli war jets strike Abbas swears in new Gaza-Egypt borderline zone Hamas-free government RAMALLAH, 20 May— Palestinian President GAZA, 20 May—Israeli tunnels during the 22-day Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday swore in a new govern- war jets on Tuesday night Israeli military offensive ment comprised mainly of members of his Fatah Party, struck the borderline area on the Gaza Strip that but without representation of his bitter rivals from the between southern Gaza ended on 18 January. militant Islamic Hamas group. Strip town of Rafah and The Israeli airstrike on The move underlines the failure of attempts to bridge Egypt, with no casualty, Tuesday night came differences between the two movements, which have witnesses and Hamas se- shortly after Israeli Radio been negotiating to form a joint government that would curity sources said. reported that two reunite the West Bank and Gaza and open the way for Witnesses said they homemade rockets were renewed foreign aid. Hamas overran Gaza nearly two saw F16 warplanes hov- fired earlier on Tuesday years ago, expelling Fatah forces. The government ered over Rafah town and evening at the southern sworn in Tuesday will effectively only rule the West then two explosions were Israeli town of Bank. Nations and aid organizations have been dealing heard after two bombs Sderout.No injuries or with Abbas, but Hamas and Gaza have been largely left fired by the warplanes damages were reported. out because the EU, US and Israel list Hamas as a terror struck the borderline area Internet organization.—Internet and destroyed tunnels used by Palestinians for Seven militants killed in Afghanistan smuggling. KABUL, 20 May — Afghan troops backed by the US-led Coalition forces in Hamas security sources mounting pressure on Taleban fighters in Marja district of the southern Helmand confirmed in a statement Province killed seven militants on Tuesday, a press release of the military said. that Israeli warplanes “Afghan National Army Commandos of the 205th Corps, assisted by Coalition struck the area with two Forces, killed seven militants during a search of an area known to be the hub of An Israeli sapper removes the remains of a rocket bombs and destroyed tun- enemy activity in the city of Merja, Helmand Province, today,” the press release which landed in the southern city of Sderot after nels dug under the border- said.Earlier, a local television TOLO reported the recapturing of Marja district being fired by militants in the Gaza Strip. Israeli line area between Rafah without any resistance. air force jets staged a series of strikes on Tuesday and Egypt. No injures However, the press release did not say if there were any casualties on Afghan or on the Gaza Strip after militants there fired a were reported, said the US forces but adding the troops would continue to disrupt Taleban activities in rocket into the yard of a house in the southern sources. south Afghanistan. city of Sderot, Palestinians and medical sources Israel said it had de- During the operation, according to the press release, huge amount of explosive said.—INTERNET stroyed 60 percent of the devices and opium were also discovered.—Internet

21-5-2009 NL.pmd 4 5/21/2009, 6:03 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 21 May, 2009 5 China, Brazil to offer satellite data to Africa BEIJING, 20 May—China and Brazil will provide satellite observation data for African countries through a joint space program, according to agreements inked here on Wednesday. The Earth receiving stations of Hartebeeshoek in South Africa, Aswan in Egypt and Maspaloms in Spain will process and distribute data from the China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite-02B (CBERS-02B) to African states. “It’s also for the first time China became an exporter of Earth observation data,” said Guo Jianning, general director of the China Center for Resources Satellite Data and Application. Before that, China could only buy or share processed information such as satel- lite pictures from or with other countries, he said. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, at the last leg of his three-day China tour, witnessed the signing of the agreements at the Chinese space center in the northwest suburb of Beijing. A contestant cooks at the innovative cooking contest held in Yangzhou city, “Those agreements indicated the support and importance China and Brazil at- east China’s Jiangsu Province, on 19 May, 2009. Over 100 contestants took tached to African countries, which is also an example of science and technology part in the innovative cooking contest in Yangzhou on Tuesday. —XINHUA cooperation between developing countries,” Guo said.—Xinhua Los Angeles area hit by second Cholera outbreak spreads All items from Xinhua earthquake in three days to 13 provinces in Vietnam News Agency LOS ANGELES, 20 May—The Los Angeles area was HANOI, 20 May—Vietnam confirmed more cholera struck by a second moderate earthquake on Tuesday, cases in two other provinces, raising the number of but there was no immediate report of major damages, localities hit by the disease in the north of the country the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. to 13, the local newspaper Young People reported on The magnitude-4.1 earthquake was centered in Wednesday. Hawthorne not far from downtown Los Angeles, with The two newly-confirmed northern provinces of a depth of 7.5 miles (12 kilometres) , according to the Vietnam, Hung Yenand Vinh Phuc, had reported cases USGS. of vibrio cholera, according to Vietnam’s Ministry of The shaker followed a magnitude-4.7 temblor that Health. struck the Los Angeles area Sunday evening, with its Since the cholera epidemic broke out in Vietnam, epicenter 10 miles southwest of downtown Los Ange- there have been 628 people suffering from the acute les. As it did on Sunday, the Los Angeles Fire Depart- diarrhea, of which 56 tested positive for the vibrio ment (LAFD) went briefly into “earthquake emergency cholera bacteria, said the ministry. mode,” which requires the nearly 1,100 on-duty LAFD The ministry warned the country of high risk of an personnel to actively survey the department’s 471- acute diarrhea outbreak in many other provinces of square-mile (754-square-kilometre) jurisdiction from Vietnam in coming days. the ground and air. Less than an hour later, the LAFD Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Xuyen asked resumed normal operating status, according to spokes- provincial health departments to work with their re- man Brian Humphrey, who said firefighters in spective people’s committees to form steering com- neighbourhoods closest to the epicenter reported no sig- mittees to help combat and prevent acute diarrhea from nificant damage, fires or injuries.—Xinhua spreading. —Xinhua

SHANGHAI, 20 May—The 10th International Food and Beverage Exhibition Hopes for opened amid high hopes in Shanghai on Tuesday, with representatives from 1,057 increasing businesses in attendance. Half of the participants were businesses from overseas, said organizers. agricultural Mariann Fischer Boel, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural De- exports run velopment, who is leading a European Union delegation at the expo, said Sino- Filipino linemen install cables in Santa Rosa, near EU agricultural trade continues to grow despite the current financial crisis. Many Manila in early January. A billion-dollar bond high at businesses hope to boost exports to China as a result of this fair, she added. offering by the Philippines state agency which runs Exported products include olive oil and cheese. National Power was nearly six times subscribed, Shanghai expo Xinhua the government and reports have said.—XINHUA Bottles of soda are German-owned ship released displayed on the shelves by Somali pirates of a store in Beijing in NAIROBI, 20 May—Somali pirates have released a German-owned grain ship which was seized in the Gulf of Aden three weeks ago, a Kenyan-based interna- March 2009. A steady, tional maritime body confirmed on Wednesday. litres-per-day diet of Ecoterra International said the 31,000-ton ship, which was seized on 25 April with 17 crew members, about 300 km south-east of the Yemeni coastal city of colas can cause serious Mukalla, was freed last on Friday. The Malta-flagged freighter’s crew consists of a Polish captain, a Ukrainian senior mechanic, and 15 Filipinos. “SCHIFFAHRTS muscle problems, doc- GmbH of Germany with all crew unharmed was released near Eyl,” the statement tors warned in a study said. No information has been given on whether a ransom was paid. on Tuesday. While the Patriot, which had no German crew members on board, is now free, a further German vessel, the Hansa Stavanger container ship, remains held by XINHUA pirates. Five German crew members are on board that ship.—Xinhua

21-5-2009 NL.pmd 5 5/21/2009, 6:03 AM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 21 May, 2009 Somali official warns Manmohan Singh to be sworn pirates may become warlords in as India’s PM on Friday

KUALA LUMPUR, 20 racy is considered the big- NEW DELHI, 20 May — Gandhi, who was elected May—Hijacking ships gest moneymaker in So- Manmohan Singh, who had Chairperson of the Parlia- for ransom off the coast malia, which has had no taken on the opposition BJP mentary Party, nominated of Somalia has made rich stable government since in his own way during the 76-year-old Singh as the men of many pirates who warlords overthrew the campaign, was on Tuesday CPP leader at a meeting of could become the strife- country’s longtime dicta- nominated as Congress the newly-elected MPs in ridden African country’s tor in 1991. Maritime ex- Parliamentary Party leader the Central Hall of Parlia- new warlords, a Somali perts have said pirates by party chief Sonia Gandhi ment."Friends, as per official said on Tuesday. raked in up to $30 million File photo shows armed Puntland police guard and is likely to be sworn in provision of Clause 5B of The stark warning de- in ransoms last year alone. captured Somali pirates in Bassaso, Somalia. as Prime Minister for a the Constitution of the livered at an international Internet INTERNET second term on Friday. Congress Parliamentary piracy conference adds Party, I name Dr Manmohan urgency to the fight Turkey blamed for looming Astronauts release Hubble Singh as the Prime Minister against the pirates who and urge you to support this have emerged as the big- crop ‘disaster’ in Iraq telescope back into space by acclama-tion," she said gest threat to global mer- BAGHDAD, 20 May—Iraq faces an agricultural “dis- HOUSTON, 20 May—Rejuvenated by hours of repairs to unanimous approval by chant shipping. aster” this summer if Turkey continues to retain waters in space, the Hubble Space Telescope floated out of the members, who thumped This year alone bandits from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers which have sus- shuttle Atlantis’ cargo bay on Tuesday to reclaim its the desks. Singh, who was operating in and around tained Iraqi agriculture for millennia, experts say. place as the world’s flagship observatory for astro- already named the prime the Gulf of Aden have at- The controversy over the sharing of the mighty riv- nomical research. ministerial candidate of the tacked 81 ships, hijacking ers at the root of Iraq’s ancient name of Mesopotamia Atlantis astronauts spent more than 36 hours over party, will have the distinc- 29 of them. A German- — meaning “between the rivers” in Greek — is almost five marathon spacewalks to make upgrades and out- tion of becoming the prime owned ship was released as old as the country itself. fit Hubble with new instruments. These included a pan- minister after Jawaharlal last week, Germany’s But for Baghdad, the current shortage demands an chromatic wide-field camera that should be able to Nehru to get a fresh term Foreign Ministry said on urgent response from Turkey. The reserves of all Iraqi see objects formed just 500 million years after the after a full five-year term. Tuesday, but pirates are dams at the beginning of May totalled 11 billion cubic universe’s birth in the big bang explosion some 13.7 Fresh from the still holding more than a metres (388 billion cubic feet) of water, compared to billion years ago. spectacular victory in the dozen vessels and hun- over 40 billion three years ago, although rain has not Using the shuttle’s robot arm, astronaut Megan Lok Sabha polls, the meeting dreds of crew, mainly in been below normal levels this winter. McArthur gently lifted the 13-tonne observatory from saw Gandhi, asking the semiautonomous The Euphrates is the most worrying situation. a work platform in Atlantis’ payload bay where it had Congress workers to put the Puntland region of Soma- Reserves at Haditha dam in the country’s west, the been positioned since Wednesday. party before self, remain lia. With most attacks first on the river, amounted to just 1.5 billion cubic Holding the telescope high overhead, she released disciplined and united to ending with million-dol- metres on 1 May, compared to eight billion two years Hubble at 8:57 am EDT as the spacecraft soared 350 emerge even stronger in the lar ransom payouts, pi- ago.—Internet miles over the planet.—Internet future. — MNA/PTI Snake blacks out Missouri Capitol, pays price EWS LBUM N A Missouri legislators spent about an Capitol and shorted out two cables. The hour in the dark Tuesday because of a snake was electrocuted. The blackout Rotten office fridge cleanup power outage at the state Capitol — and also affected the Governor’s Mansion sends seven to hospital a snake took all the blame and paid the and other downtown buildings. price. An office worker cleaning a fridge Snake head in food full of rotten food created a smell so The electricity went out at noon while noxious that it sent seven co-workers to lawmakers were debating legislation rattles diner at NY the hospital and made many others ill. and scores of schoolchildren were restaurant A man participates in the boot throwing touring the building. Firefighters had to evacuate the A diner at a TGI on Friday’s in competition in Helsinki, capital of Several people were stuck in AT&T building in downtown San Jose upstate New York says he got a little Finland. A boot throwing competition elevators, but Capitol Police Chief on Tuesday after the fumes led someone something extra with his broccoli—a was held here on Thursday, attracting Todd Hurt said they all were freed to call 911. A hazmat team was called severed snake head. Jack Pendleton says lots of local citizens. Competitors could within 20 minutes and no injuries were in.What crews found was an unplugged he was at the restaurant in Clifton Park throw the boot in any position they like reported. Power was back on after about refrigerator crammed with moldy food. on Sunday when he spotted something and the farthest won the game. an hour. Authorities say an enterprising office gray mixed in with his vegetables. The problem was a reptile that was worker had decided to clean it out, He realized it was a snake head the in the wrong place at the wrong time. placing the food in a conference room size of his thumb, with part of the spine AmerenUE spokeswoman Susan while using two cleaning chemicals to still attached. Pendleton says he snapped Gallagher said the black snake got into scrub down the mess. a photo with his cell phone camera and underground electrical cables near the The mixture of old lunches and called the waiter over. He says he has no disinfectant caused 28 people to need plans to sue. treatment for vomiting and nausea. A spokeswoman for the Carrollton, Authorities say the worker who cleaned Texas, chain says it’s investigating. It the fridge didn’t need treatment — she wasn’t immediately known what kind can’t smell because of allergies. of snake it was. Pendleton and his A file photo of used bullets. Doctors girlfriend weren’t charged for their in southwest China have successfully meals. removed a bullet from a woman’s People sit on a super-long sofa in head 42 years after she was shot, Thessaloniki, Greece. This 64.75- putting an end to decades of metre-long sofa set the Guinness increasingly unbearable pain, state World Records for being the longest media said on Friday. sofa in the world.

21-5-2009 NL.pmd 6 5/21/2009, 6:03 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 21 May, 2009 7 Meeting of Banks Supervisory Case against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Committee and Executive Committee of Myanmar Banks Association held Daw Khin Khin Win, Ma Win Ma Ma and NAY PYI TAW, 20 directors-general and American Citizen Mr John William Yettaw May—The 110th meeting managing directors of of Banks Supervisory departments and heard for third day Committee and Executive enterprise under the Committee of Myanmar Ministry, chairmen of NAY PYI TAW, 20 May—Criminal Case No. 47/2009 filed against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Daw Khin Banks Association under State- and private-owned Khin Win, Ma Win Ma Ma and American Citizen Mr John William Yettaw went on for the third day at the the Ministry of Finance banks, directors and court of Yangon North District today. and Revenue was held at executives. In his statement, prosecution witness Police Captain Sa Kyaw Win of the Special Investigation meeting hall of the At the meeting, Department (Foreign Affairs Division) said that under the instructions given by his superiors, he went to Ministry here this the minister called for Beauty Land Hotel (2) at 188/192 on 33rd Street, Ward (1), Kyauktada Township where Mr John William morning. It was attended undertaking banking Yettaw had stayed at about 10.05 am on 6 May; that together with Chairman of Ward (1) Peace and by Minister for Finance services and monetary Development Council in Kyauktada Township U Myo Thein and Head of 100-houses U Htay Oo, he searched and Revenue Maj-Gen Hla matters in line with laws, Mr John William Yettaw’s room named “Diamond” on the fifth floor of the hotel; they found his black Tun, Deputy Minister Col regulations and rucksack in the room, and examined it in the presence of witnesses and seized 61 objects from the rucksack Hla Thein Swe, Governor procedures and fairly that hotel manager U Kyaw Thu handed the objects at the hotel; that in the interrogation process, he asked U Than Nyein of the carrying out banking Mr John William Yettaw if the objects were his; that in response, Mr John William Yettaw said “yes” and Central Bank of Myanmar, services.—MNA put his signature; that Mr John William Yettaw said that in addition to the objects, there were three 100-dollar notes in the telephone directory in his room; that so he, together with witnesses, searched the room for the Artificial skin manufactured second time at 6.20 pm the same day; that as said by Mr John William Yettaw, they found the three 100-dollar in fully automated process notes in the telephone directory, and manager U Kyaw Thu handed the notes, and he confiscated them; and BERLIN, 20 May compatible with skin, or Mr John William Yettaw wrote down and signed the search form. — Skin from a factory – if they instead will lead to In the afternoon, another prosecution witness Police Captain Tin Zaw Tun, head of Bahan Township this has long been the irritation or allergic Police Force, was questioned. He said that together with Nga-htet-kyi Ward (West) PDC of Bahan Township dream of reactions for the U Zaw Tin and Kyaikkasan Ward PDC U Khin Nyunt went to the residence of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at 7.20 pharmacologists, consumer. Such test am on 7 May; that her house was located at 54/56 on University Avenue, Shwedaunggya Ward, Bahan chemists and doctors. results are seen as more Township; that they went to her house with the warrant to search the house issued by the judge of Bahan Research has an urgent meaningful than those Township court; that he informed Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in advance and searched the house with her need for large quantities from animal experiments, permission; that showing her the warrant and then the photo of Mr John William Yettaw and asked her if she of ‘skin models’, which and can even make such knew him; that then she replied that she did; that he also asked if Mr John William Yettaw had arrived at her can be used to determine experiments largely house; that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi replied that Mr John William Yettaw arrived in her home on 4 May if products such as creams superfluous. morning and left on the night of 5 May; that she also said that Mr John William Yettaw left some of his and soaps, cleaning But artificial skin belongings in the house; that then she showed the items one by one and he listed them; that she also said that agents, medicines and is rare. “The production is there also were some books Mr John William Yettaw left in his first visit and handed them and so he adhesive bandages are complex and involves a confiscated them; that when asked if there was anything else he had left, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said that great deal of manual work. there were some letters Mr John William Yettaw's daughter had sent and they had been torn; that then she At this time, even the handed them all, and he listed them in the search form and confiscated them; that the seizures were two black market's established chadors usually worn by Muslim women, two black scarves, two long skirts, one red torch light, six colour international companies pencils in a plastic bag, three pairs of sunglasses, two signal lights, a pair of swimming glasses, one two-pin cannot produce more than 2,000 tiny skinpieces a plug, two pieces of circuit wire, one recharger, a black bag with a zip in it that was used to keep the apparatuses, month. With annual a plastic bag with a zip in it, two pairs of grey stockings, five parts of an English book, and a bag with pieces requirements of more than of torn paper sheets in it. 6.5 million units in the Daw Aung San Suu Kyi signed the search form and said she was responsible for the items seized, and EU area alone, however, showed the place where Mr John William Yettaw slept. Asked why Mr John William Yettaw left two chadors, the industrial demand far she replied that he left them as gifts for her. Skin from a factory- exceeds all currently Then, Ma Aye Tharaphu Kyaw and Ma Phyo Pa Pa Aung were asked to wear the dresses and sun this has long been the available production glasses in court, and prosecution witness Police Captain Tin Zaw Tun was asked by the prosecution officer dream of capacities,” reports Jörg whether he could identify who they were. The prosecution witness replied that he could not. pharmacologists, Saxler. After questioning prosecution witness Police Captain Tin Zaw Tun the proceedings were adjourned chemists and doctors. Internet until 10 am on 21 May. — MNA New system for detection of the Universidad de Biomass as source of as specially cultivated plants, wood Concepción in Chile, scraps, and other plant waste, are arrival of single atoms employs a novel means of raw materials becoming the focus of considerable SANTIAGO, 20 neutral atoms that is more altering the polarization of MUNICH, 20 May — For the attention. May — Scientists have than 99.7% accurate and laser light trapped between protection of the environment, and Processes such as pyrolysis devised a new technique sensitive enough to two highly-reflective because of the limited amount of fossil or liquefaction allow the conversion for real-time detection of discern the arrival of a mirrors, in effect letting fuels available, renewable resources, such of biomass into bio-oil, a highly freely moving individual single atom in less than the scientists "see" atoms promising renewable source of energy. one-millionth of a second, passing through by the A team of German and Chinese about 20 times faster than individual photons that scientists led by Johannes A. Lercher the best previous methods. they scatter. at the Technical University of Munich 20 times faster than the The ability to has now developed a new catalytic best previous methods. detect single atoms and process to convert components of bio- The system, molecules is essential to oil directly into alkanes and methanol. described in Advance progress in many areas, As reported in the journal Angewandte Online Publication at the including quantum Chemie, the process is based on a Scientists have now developed a new Nature Physics web site information research, “one-pot” reaction catalyzed by a by researchers at the Joint chemical detection and catalytic process to convert precious metal on a carbon support Step one in single- Quantum Institute (JQI) biochemical analysis. components of bio-oil directly into combined with an inorganic acid. atom detection system. in College Park, MD, and Internet alkanes and methanol. Internet

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ment, a total of 1261.70 Thaung Aye and Minister miles long railroads for Information Brig-Gen including the newly opened Kyaw Hsan who Pyidawtha-Yegyanbyin accompanied the Prime railroad section were Minister on 18 May constructed. So far, MR has afternoon attended the built 3238.05 miles of opening ceremony of “Doh railroads in total and 821 Alin” Library in railway stations. Nanchaung Village of In accord with the Thandwe Township. guidance of the Head of First, Chairman of State to build the railroads Thandwe Township PDC as the net work for U Myat Kyaw, Staff development of social and Officer U Nyo Ohn of economic status in States District Information and and Divisions, new railroad Public Relations projects namely 320-mile Department and Chairman

Prime Minister General Thein Sein cordially converses with local national races, students and staff aboard the special train at opening of Sittway (Pyidawtha-Yegyanbyin) railroad section.—MNA Local people of Rakhine State urged to make efforts… (from page 1) was welcomed by local They were welcomed national people. at Sittway Airport by At the station, the Minister for Industry-2 Prime Minister and party Vice-Admiral Soe Thein, viewed the documentary senior military officers of photos on construction of the local station and the railroad. Next, they departmental officials. sprinkled scented water on They went to the stone plaque, and Pyidawtha Railway Station cordially greeted the local to attend the opening national people and ceremony of 11.46 miles townselders. long Pyidawtha-Yegyan- The Prime Minister byin railroad section on and party left Sittway Sittway-An-Minbu Station by special train. On Railroad, in Sittway and board the train, primary cordially greeted the local students of Sittway happily people. sang the songs. At The Prime Minister Yegyanbyin Station, the and party took the special Prime Minister met with Commander Maj-Gen Thaung Aye and Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan visit train that departed townselders, national races Doh Alin Library in Nanchaung Village of Thandwe Township.—MNA Pyidawtha Station at the and members of social Ministry of Rail convenience of the Kyangin-Pakokku of Nanchaung Village opening ceremony, organizations. Transportation is travelers by repairing and Railroad, 95-mile Katha- PDC U Aung Min formally cordially conversed with The Government is undertaking construction upgrading the railroads Bhamo Railroad, 95-mile opened the library. the local people, students, striving for all-round of the new railroads and with a view to ensuring Pyawbwe-Natmauk- The minister gave and staff aboard the train. development of the country assembling of carriages better transportation and Magway Railroad, 236- instructions on five future On arrival at Sittway to be a modern nation. and cargo coaches with the gaining development mile Namsang-Kengtung tasks for durability of the Station, the special train Myanma Railways of the least cost for the momentum in the Railroad, 150-mile Dawei- libraries. respective regions. Myeik Railroad and 257- The commander and Construction of mile Sittway-An-Minbu the minister visited the Sittway (Pyidawtha- Railroad are under library and cordially Yegyanbyin) railroad construction. greeted the villagers who section started on 15 Commander Maj-Gen were reading there.—MNA February 2009 and completed on 13 May. In the time of the Tatmadaw Pyidawtha-Yegyan- byin railroad section Government, a total of 1261.70 miles includes 21 small and large long railroads including the newly bridges, three block stations and three stopover opened Pyidawtha-Yegyanbyin stations. railroad section were constructed. So Myanma Railways managed the functions of far, MR has built 3238.05 miles of 1976.35 miles long railroad railroads in total and 821 railway before 1988. In the time of Pyidawtha Railway Station in Sittway.—MNA the Tatmadaw Govern- stations.

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PM facilitates development of Rakhine State

Prime Minister General Thein Sein cordially greets local people, national races and social organizations at Yegyanbyin railway station.(News on page 1)—MNA

Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan makes speech at opening ceremony of Nanchaung village library at Thandwe Township. (News on

Page 1)—MNA

U Aung Khin Soe School management course concludes

presents credentials to NAY PYI TAW, 20 May—The conclusion of Basic Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Aung Myo Min presented Education School Management Course (1/2009) completion certificates to the trainees. Philippine President conducted by the Ministry of Education took place Altogether 375 trainees from departments, assistant NAY PYI TAW, 21 May—U Aung Khin Soe, here this afternoon. state/division education officers and high school Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Minister for Education Dr Chan Nyein delivered a principals attended the four-week course, which was the Union of Myanmar to the Republic of the speech and presented prizes to outstanding trainees. launched on 27 April.—MNA Philippines, presented his Credentials to Her Excellency Ms Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Republic of the Philippines, on 6 May 2009 in UMFCCI, Thai Talk on insurance Manila.—MNA entrepreneurs to to be organized

meet on trade YANGON, 20 May—Jointly organized by Bagan publishes compilation Myanmar Fishery Federation and Myanmar Prawn YANGON, 20 May — The Union of Myanmar of articles, novelets Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry Entrepreneurs Association and sponsored by Han Sein (UMFCCI) and the Thai delegation comprising Thant Engineering & Trading, Dr Maung Maung Thein (Myanma Insurance) will give an educative talk on YANGON, 20 May — Myint, Maung Wunna and entrepreneurs will launch a meeting at UMFCCI, here, ‘Having insurance and claiming compensation’ at MFF Bagan Publishing House Thu Maung today. on 27 May. on Bayintnaung Road, west Gyogon in Insein Township in Yankin Township has “Taya Thabin” is a The meeting will discuss matters according to on 23 May. published works of writers compilation of articles category of goods. Those interested may attend the talk.—MNA Chit Oo Nyo, Nay Win written by Chit Oo Nyo, Myanmar entrepreneurs will see respective “18 Yuzana”, a samples from a total of 43 Thai companies and will compilation of 11 novelets discuss interactive trade with the Thai entrepreneurs. All this needs to be known written by Nay Win Samples from Thailand include construction Myint, “a compilation for materials and machines, pipe and pipe-related materials, * Do not be frightened whenever rememberance” by cleaning materials, motors, car and motorcycle Maung Wunna and batteries, cables and other things, cosmetics, garments, intimidated “Sarthabin-1”, a personal goods and others. * Do not be bolstered whenever compilation of articles Myanmar entrepreneurs interested to attend the flattered written by Thu Maung are meeting may contact UMFCCI, IRD of UMFCCI, Tel: * Do not be softened whenever ap- in circulation today. 214344-49 (Ext: 203) for details. peased MNA MNA

21-5-2009 NL.pmd 9 5/21/2009, 6:03 AM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 21 May, 2009 Yesagyo, NyaungU, Kyaukpadaung Tsps witness agriculture, development facilities

NAY PYI TAW, 20 May—Lt-Gen Tha Aye of the Ministry of Defence met with servicemen and family members of Monywa Station at Monywa Station Hall on 17 May. Accompanied by Chairman of Sagaing Division Peace and Development Council Commander of North- West Command Maj-Gen Myint Soe and officials, Lt-Gen Tha Aye inspected conditions of Monywa- ChaungU-Yesagyo- Lt-Gen Tha Aye of the Ministry of Defence inspects Letpanchaypaw river water pumping station in NyaungU Township.—MNA Pakokku road, at the bridge and the bank. In NyaungU inspected the tasks of Service in Kyaukpadaung Meiktila road and thriving maintenance of frames At the local battalion Township, Lt-Gen Tha integrated farm of Township, Lt-Gen Tha summer paddy plantations and Hsinbyushin Bridge, in Yesagyo Township, Lt- Aye inspected functions NyaungU Township Aye met with officials and in Magyitaing Village- changing of water course Gen Tha Aye met with of Letpanchaypaw and Cooperative Department. local people. tract. They left there and and gave instructions on servicemen and family Thagaungti river water At the office of Then he viewed tarma- arrived back in Nay Pyi Taw prevention against erosion members. pumping stations. They Myanma Agriculture cking of Kyaukpadaung- in the evening.—MNA Daw Aung San Suu Kyi tells diplomats … (from page 16) Philippines, the Russian Township Police Force At 1.15 pm, Federation, Saudi Arabia, Police Captain Tin Zaw Ambassadors, Chargés the Republic of Serbia, Tun. d’Affaires and diplomats the Republic of From 2.15 pm to 2.40 of the embassies of Singapore, Thailand, pm, the diplomats from Australia, the People’s Britain, the United States the Republic of Singapore, Republic of Bangladesh, of America, and the the Russian Federation Brunei Darussalam, Socialist Republic of and Thailand met with Cambodia, the People’s Vietnam, and the resident Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at Republic of China, Egypt, representative of the the officers’ housing of France, Germany, the United Nations Develop- the Myanmar Republic of India, the ment Programme Correctional Department. Republic of Indonesia, totalling 29, five member At the meeting, Daw Israel, Italy, Japan, correspondents of MFCC Aung San Suu Kyi told the Democratic People’s and five editorial staff of diplomats that she was in Republic of Korea, the the local journals and good health. She added that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi departs from Yangon North District Court Republic of Korea, Lao magazines observed the officials provided her with after her appearance at the hearing for third day.—MNA People’s Democratic trial of the Yangon North accommodation for her Republic, Malaysia, District Court where the convenience. With regard compound of her house, who entered the continued questioning the Nepal, the Islamic judges were hearing the to the intrusion of Mr. John Daw Aung San Suu Kyi compound of the house of four persons including Republic of Pakistan, the submission of plaintiff William Yettaw who said that she helped him on Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Daw Aung San Suu Republic of the Commander of Bahan secretly entered the the humanitarian grounds from 3 to 5 May, the court Kyi.—MNA and action will be taken against Mr. John William Yettaw under the law. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is being accommodated at the officers’ housing of the Myanmar Correctional Department. The chief medical officer and doctors of the Myanmar Correctional Department are closely providing health care to her daily. This morning, two senior general practitioners and one heart specialist of Yangon General Hospital in addition to doctors of the MCD gave health care to her. With regard to the Ambassadors, Chargés d’ Affaires and Officers’ housing of Myanmar Correctional Department in which case of American citizen diplomats who visited hearing at Yangon Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been accommodated.—MNA Mr. John William Yettaw North District Court for third day.—MNA

21-5-2009 NL.pmd 10 5/21/2009, 6:03 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 21 May, 2009 11 UNSG will visit Sri Lanka to help “treat wounds of war” GENEVA, 20 May—UN Secretary- The UN Chief said he was “relieved” General Ban Ki-moon said here on by the conclusion of military operations Tuesday that he would visit Sri Lanka in the country, but was also “deeply on May 22-23 to help “treat the wounds troubled” by the loss of so many civilian of war” in the island country. lives there. “We urgently need to treat the “It is most important that every effort wounds of a war that has alienated the be undertaken to begin a process of communities in the island for almost healing and national reconciliation,” he three decades,” Ban told a Press said. conference in Geneva. He expressed hope that his visit “To aid this endeavour I will visit would provide him with “a first-hand Sri Lanka this Friday May 22 to Saturday assessment of conditions on the May 23,” he said. ground”.—MNA/Xinhua ARF security policy A sculptor works on a sand sculpture of “The Thinker” during preparations for the FIESA 2009 International Sand Sculpture Festival in Pera on 14 meeting held in May, 2009. An international team of 60 sculptors will turn 35,000 tons of Thailand sand into sculptures spread over 15,000 square metres (161,600 square feet) for the festival, which opens to the public on 22 May.—INTERNET BANGKOK, 20 May—Senior security and defence officials from its 24 members Cambodia to take more measures to fight attended the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) security policy meeting on against drug abuse Thursday at Thai resort island Phuket, PHNOM PENH, 20 May— Cambodian Premier stressed, adding that the drug agreeing to enhance regional security Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday issues have threatened the social security, communication and cooperation, as well called on the whole nation to join together national economy and the family as to collectively maintain the regional to take immediate measures to fight harmony. Meanwhile, he also appealed peace and stability. against drug issues. to movie productions in the country to More than 70 officials in charge of The drug matters were adverse to add anti-drug message before starting defence and security issues from 10 the society and public security of the playing the movies, and printing media, ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian country, so “the Ministry of Education mass media as well as TV programmes Nations) countries and its 22 dialogue must consider to add the anti-drug to insert the anti-drug message to their partners participated in the one-day ARF Japan’s Prince Akishino, center, tries message in the textbooks from primary articles and programmes to educate security policy meeting, which was the to play a pan flute during a visit to to higher education to make knowledge general people if possible. sixth of its kind since it was first held in the Village Museum in Bucharest, of the danger of drug among young Hun Sen said that from 1979 to the Beijing in 2004. Romania, Wednesday, on 20 May, people,” the Premier said at a ceremony early 1990s, Cambodia was not affected Delegates agreed the overall 2009. Japan’s Prince Akishino, and for officially announcing senior General by the drug. But “our people have international security situation is stable, Princess Kiko, are on a 4 day visit to Ke Kim Yan as Chairman of the National suffered from it since we opened the free with the increasing amount of common Romania.—INTERNET Authority of Anti-Drug. market in the 1990s. The criminals have security interests shared by the notice. Vice Admiral Sun Jianguo, assistant The anti-drug message must declare attempted to use the country as a transmit international community. However, they chief of general staff of the Chinese “drug destroys future and life”, the place”, he said.—MNA/Xinhua underlined the nonconventional issues, People’s Liberation Army, attended the such as terrorism, weapon proliferation meeting and chaired the China-ASEAN China to build two dams and marine security, as worth of more breakfast meeting.—MNA/Xinhua in Sierre Leone Triplet Jaguar cubs, FREETOWN, 20 May—China is to seen, at the Tierpark build two hydro-electric dams in Sierre Leone as part of efforts to foster ties Zoo, in Berlin, with the West African country, its Tuesday, on 19 May, ambassador there said late on Monday. 2009. The three cubs Qiu Shaofang told reporters Sierra were born on 16 April Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma was due to make a state visit to China and named Atiero, starting on Sunday to discuss bilateral Jumanes and Valdivia. ties and assistance. "Despite the current INTERNET international economic downturn, China has promised not to reduce assistance to Thai minister says German tourist did not die from H1N1 African countries, particularly Sierra BANGKOK, 20 May—A German that the 65-year-old woman had died of Leone," Qiu said. tourist who died in Thailand this week pneumonia. The two dams would be built over after falling ill with a fever did not have The authorities said on 12 May that three years in the northern city of the H1N1 flu virus, Thailand’s Public two Thai citizens who had been in Makeni, Koroma's home base, and in Health Minister said on Tuesday. Mexico had contracted H1N1 flu but Port Loko, 75 miles (120 kilometres) “I have been briefed by the deputy both had recovered. from the capital Freetown. A tourist gestures before the Perito permanent secretary that our lab tests There have been no deaths from the Sierre Leone is seeking to put years Moreno Glacier in Los Glaciares confirmed about half an hour ago that flu in Thailand. of conflict behind it and attract investors. the patient did not die of the new flu Ministry spokesman Suphan China, which has seen its trade with National Park in Argentina’s strain,” Witthaya Kaewparadai told a Srithamma said earlier that the German Africa jump in recent years, has Patagonia region, Monday, 0n 18 television station by telephone from woman had arrived in Thailand on 12 frequently offered help to African Switzerland. May in good health but developed a nations in building dams despite criticism May, 2009. His deputy, Manit Nop-amornbodi, fever and died on 18 May. from campaigners about their impact on INTERNET later told a news conference in Bangkok MNA/Reuters the local environment.—MNA/Reuters

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Interested Person Yangon, Myanmar (Tel: (95) 1 514194 to 7/ Fax: (95) 1 514208/ Email: [email protected]) Please contact for Terms & Inspection to TRADE MARK ters; transformers; supports nalling; bells and chimes Ph: 579454 after Office Hrs: or 095082628 During CAUTION NOTICE for apparatus of electrical (alarm, signalling and/or Office Hrs: Daily including Sat & Sun. Legrand France and installations; distribution alarm apparatus); luminous Legrand Snc, a company boxes (electricity); connec- signs;wired or radio-signal Warm and fuzzy feelings organized under the laws tors; terminal strips; cabi- trespassing alarms; tel- of the FRANCE and hav- nets, chests, consoles, all ephone transmitters; appa- ing its principal office at specially adapted to receive ratus for recording, all in the brain 128 Avenue du, Maréchal electric,electronic and/or reproducing,sending, LONDON, 20 May—The same part of the brain that de Lattre-de-Tassigny, computing appliances or transmitting, broadcasting, makes us crave food and sex may also help determine 87000, Limoges, France is equipment, pre-equipped receiving sound and/or im- whether somebody is a warm and sentimental “peo- the owner and sole propri- or not; distribution, con- ages, including loud speak- ple” person, researchers said on Wednesday. etor of the following nection and/or cabling ers, cabinets for loudspeak- Scientists found a greater concentration of brain tis- Trademark:- equipment for electricity ers, amplifiers, micro- sue in certain areas of the brain may drive some peo- housings and cabinets; sub- phones; public address ple to gush fuzzy feelings more than others, they re- scriber panels (electricity); apparatus; magnetic,optic, ported in the European Journal of Neuroscience. electrical conductors, in- electronic and/or digital, “It is interesting that we can pin down this relation- Reg. No. 4/8780/2008 cluding wires, cables, recording media for sound ship between a specific aspect of your personality and Used in respect of:- tracks and buses; wireways, and/or images and/or data a specific region of the brain,” Graham Murray of Electrical controlling, re- mouldings, skirting boards and/or computer programs; Cambridge University in Britain, who led the study, and posts for electric con- central signal receiving mote controlling, signal- said in a telephone interview. ductors and/or equipment; units for satellite and/or ling, calling, monitoring, “Those are the regions that we know are important remote monitoring, access distribution units (electric- radio relay television and/ for basic biological drives like for food and sex.” controlling, detecting and ity); end fittings for wir- or radio broadcasts; fire- The researchers, who collaborated with a team at alarm signalling apparatus, ing; indexers for electrical alarm controls managers; Oulu University in Finland, used questionnaires to help instruments and devices; conductors; collars for con- infrared sensors; infrared apparatus and instruments ductors and electrical receivers; emitter-receiver measure the relationship between personality and brain for electric power supply, equipment; apparatus, de- interfaces; intruder dete- structure in 41 men. for conduction, transmis- vices and installations for ctors; proximity detectors; The volunteers were asked how well they thought sion, distribution, transfor- electrical control , remote smoke and fire detectors; they connected to people, how they showed their emo- mation, storage, regulation control, radio control, in- gas detectors; electrical tions and whether they liked to please people. The re- or control of electric cur- frared control, particularly contacts, particularly for searchers used brain scans to analyze the concentra- rent; electrical installation for heating,watering,air doors and gates; electric or tion of grey matter — tissue rich in brain cells known equipment;mechanisms for conditioning,ventilating, electronic openers, locks as neurons — in different regions. electrical installation appa- alarm apparatus,roller and closing systems and Internet ratus and electrical control- shutters, blinds,proje- controls and remote con- ling apparatus; circuit ction screens,televisions, trols therefor, including Stem cells “seek and destroy” cancer cells breakers; relays for electri- doors, door openers, with keypads; coded cal installations; cut-outs locks,presence simulation keypads for access where it is needed in a seek-and-destroy for electrical installations; and, in general,for all elec- control; cases and readers approach,” said Dr Michael Loebinger fuse cartridges; electrical trically-operated apparatus; for access control appa- of University College London, who pre- connection boxes; feeder electric lighting con- ratus; door openers for sented his findings at the American Tho- combs; connection combs; trols;walkie-talkies (re- buildings and villas; inter- racic Society conference in San Diego. splitter blocks and holders mote control); aerials; elec- coms; videophones; tel- “Essentially, we’ve combined two therefor; lightning tric cells,batteries and ac- ephone and interphone pieces of research. The first is that mes- conductors; variators; volt- cumulators; switches; dif- apparatus and exchanges; enchymal stem cells have an innate abil- ferential switches; electric telephone and intercom ity to seek out tumors throughout the age stabilizers; time A man works at the Eli and Edythe switches for electrical in- push-buttons;two-way handsets. body,” Loebinger said in a telephone Broad Center of Regeneration stallations; telerupters; switches; electric indicator Any unauthorised use, interview. Medicine and Stem Cell Research at electric contactors; electri- lights; plugs and sockets imitation, infringements or Loebinger, Dr. S. M. Janes and col- the University of California San cal controlling apparatus (electricity); plugs (con- fraudulent intentions of the leagues altered the cells to express or Francisco in San Francisco, on 10 for heating and energy nectors); electrical outlets above mark will be dealt make the cancer-killing protein called March, 2009.—INTERNET management; remote con- and plugs; computer con- with according to law. TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand trol appliances for home nectors;embedding boxes CHICAGO, 20 May—Genetically engi- or TRAIL. automation systems, par- (electricity); signalling Tin Ohnmar Tun neered stem cells from bone marrow “This protein has the ability to cause ticularly by carriers, by ra- units; central units for the B.A (LAW) LL.B, LL.M (UK) showed promise as a potential new way the death only of cancer cells. By com- dio, by telephone; program- management of signalling P.O.Box 109,Ph: 723043 to deliver a cancer-killing protein to bining these two approaches, we have a mers; temperature regu- and/or alarm apparatus; (For Patrick Mirandah tumors, British researchers said on cell which has the ability to go around lating and/or measuring ap- home automation centers; Co., Singapore) Tuesday. the body and find and destroy tumors,” paratus and instruments; electrical apparatus and Dated. 21 May 2009 Experiments in cell cultures and in Loebinger said. meters; ammeters; voltme- equipment for audio sig- mice showed the adult stem cells — a Studies in cell cultures showed the type known as mesenchymal stem cells cells were able to find and kill cells from — could home in on cancer cells and lung, squamous, breast and cervical can- The best time to plant a tree was deliver a lethal protein that attacked only cer. “Lots of cancer have sensitivity to the cancer while sparing normal healthy this TRAIL protein,” Loebinger said. 20 years ago. The second best tissue. They also injected the cells into mice “We’ve developed cells which spe- with breast tumors and showed they cifically target cancer through the body were able to safely kill the tumors but time is now. and deliver an anti-cancer protein to leave healthy tissue intact.—Internet

21-5-2009 NL.pmd 12 5/21/2009, 6:03 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 21 May, 2009 13 Deadly pneumonia caused by Kid more likely to smoke if mom super-bugs on rise did while pregnant Making the problem more worrying LOS ANGELES, 20 May and again when the chil- In addition, the children is the recent H1N1 flu outbreak because — Kids are more apt to dren were 6, 9 and 11 years of mothers who smoked the “super-bug” pneumonia most com- smoke if their mothers old. They then looked at during pregnancy and their monly appears following an influenza- smoked during pregnancy, the children’s smoking be- early years were less likely like illness, Alicia Hidron of the Emory a new study has found. haviour when they were at to quit smoking than were University School of Medicine in For the study, ages 16 and 22. the offspring of mothers Atlanta reported. researchers at the Uni- They found that women who never smoked or who Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus versity of Arizona used who smoked during started smoking when A girl suffering from pneumonia is aureus (MRSA) infections can range data from the Tucson pregnancy and during their their children were school- given oxygen treatment at the from boils to more severe infections of Children’s Respiratory children’s early years were age. Catarino Rivas Hospital in San Pedro the blood, lungs and the sites of surgery. Study to see whether a more likely to have kids The research suggested Sula, on 5 March, 2008.—INTERNET Such infections can often be treated only mother’s smoking during who smoked at age 22. that biological changes with expensive intravenous antibiotics. pregnancy and during her This proved true whether take place in the womb. LONDON, 20 May — Deadly Most cases are associated with child’s early years affected the mother smoked or did “Somehow smoke is pneumonia caused by so-called hospitals, nursing homes or other health whether the child smoked not smoke during the changing the brain superbugs are spreading outside care facilities but infections acquired in later on. child’s school years. chemistry,” said the lead hospitals and represent a growing threat the wider community are increasing, the The researchers ass- In fact, these children researcher, Dr Roni Grad, to the public, US researchers warned on researcher noted. essed maternal smoking are four times more likely an associate professor of Wednesday. Internet during pregnancy and to become regular clinical pediatrics at the when infants were 1.5 smokers, according to the university. WHO seeks swine flu vaccine help months and 1.5 years old study. Internet for poor nations Swine flu cases spread in Asia, Americas GENEVA, 20 May —The giant Novartis AG would share half of its GENEVA, 20 May — World Health Organization spokesman Eric Althoff. vaccine doses. WHO Mexico’s swine flu death urged drugmakers to UN Secretary-General officials declined to toll rose by four as the reserve some of their Ban Ki-moon, who identify the company virus continued to spread pandemic swine flu met with 30 major because the deal has yet through Latin America vaccine for poor countries, pharmaceutical manu- to be signed. and made inroads in Asia, but received few concrete facturers, called Tuesday Smaller vaccine makers with the number of offers as experts disclosed for global solidarity in from developing countries Japanese infections that an effective flu shot is confronting the disease. also promised to share 10 topping 200. still months away. Solidarity “must mean that percent of their vaccines In the United States, a The global body wants all have access to drugs with the UN at cheaper man who recently companies to donate at and vaccines,” he added. prices. travelled to Mexico may least 10 percent of their The only major “I can reassure you I have become the production or offer drugmaker that publicly have received very serious country’s 8th swine flu A visitor disinfects their hands at an entrance of a reduced prices for poor agreed to the WHO commitments,” WHO casualty when he died hospital in Osaka. About 30 vaccine makers from 19 countries that could request Tuesday was Director-General Dr Tuesday after contracting industrialized and developing countries were invited otherwise be left without Britain’s GlaxoSmi- Margaret Chan told report- the A(H1N1) virus, by the WHO to Tuesday’s discussions, which officials vaccines if there is a thKline PLC, which said it ers after meeting with the according to health said focused on the cost of the vaccine and its avail- sudden surge in demand. would donate 50 million drugmakers. officials and local media ability in vulnerable poor countries.—INTERNET But some are skeptical doses in a pandemic and Nearby, health mini- reports. about what such a offer more that WHO sters from around the The number of people almost 100 in 24 hours to against swine flu because commitment could mean could buy at a discount for world gathered for WHO’s to have died of the virus 3,660, health authorities previous pandemics had for their business. poor countries. annual assembly and in Mexico hit 74 while said. shown flu outbreaks “I don’t think that all of A second drugmaker discussed how to tackle confirmed infections in United Nations chief could start mild and the answers are there yet,” with only limited pro- the outbreak. the country, the epicentre Ban Ki-moon urged worsen. said Swiss pharmaceutical duction capacity said it Internet of the outbreak, rose by people to remain vigilant Internet Vietnam reports another Confirmed, probable A/H1N1 Panama confirms 6 new cases A/H1N1 suspected case flu cases in US rise to 5,469 of A/H1N1 flu PANAMA CITY, 20 May — Panamanian health au- HANOI, 20 May — The Vietnamese health WASHINGTON, 20 May — The number of confirmed thorities on Tuesday reported six new cases of authorities said a South Korean man from the US and probable human A/H1N1 flu cases has risen to 5,469 A/H1N1 influenza, bringing the total number of con- arriving in the country has showed flu-like symptoms, in 48 US states, with six deaths, the US Centers for firmed cases to 65. The Health Ministry said that of the online newspaper Vietnamnet reported on Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on the 65 confirmed cases, 34 were females and 31 Wednesday. Tuesday. The figures didn’t include one confirmed death males. All of them are in quarantine and receiving The man, whose age is not mentioned by the from the new flu reported in New York City on Sunday. specialized treatment. Among the confirmed cases, newspaper, entering Vietnam on the flight transiting The CDC said on its website that it’s uncertain at 41 were minors and the rest are all under 44 years this time how severe this novel H1N1 outbreak will be in the Republic of Korea, showed higher body old, the ministry said.—Internet temperature. He was isolated and suspected of having in terms of illness and death compared with other the flu A/H1N1 virus. influenza viruses. Because this is anew virus, most France reports 16 confirmed cases The test result is not available now, said health people will not have immunity to it, and illness may be of A/H1N1 flu officials. more severe and widespread as a result. PARIS, 20 May — The Institut de Veille Sanitaire Amid the high possibility of the flu reaching the In addition, currently there is no vaccine to protect (INVS) announced on Tuesday that there have been country, Vietnamese relevant ministries, authorities against this novel H1N1 virus. CDC anticipates that 16 confirmed cases of influenza A/H1N1 in France. in cities and provinces nationwide have been taking there will be more cases, more hospitalizations and more According to reports of the French media, all the all-out efforts to prevent an outbreak of the A/H1N1 deaths associated with this new virus in the coming days 16 cases are imported, 11 from Mexico and 5 from flu in the country.—Internet and weeks.—Internet the United States.—Internet

21-5-2009 NL.pmd 13 5/21/2009, 6:03 AM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 21 May, 2009 Korea’s Suwon make AFC Sweden on course S P O R T S Champions League knockouts for World Team Cup defence SINGAPORE, 20 May— AFC Champions League DUSSELDORF, Magpies lose Bassong appeal South Korean power- knockout rounds on Tues- 20 May— L ONDON, house Suwon Bluewings day as Kawasaki Frontale Reigning 20 May— booked their spot in the set up an all-Japanese last champions Newcastle 16 clash with Gamba Sweden re- will have to Osaka. mained on do without The K-League champi- course for a key defender ons overcame stubborn re- successful de- Sebastien sistance from minnows Swedish Robin Soderling, seen here fence of the Bassong for Singapore Armed Forces to in April 2009, beat Sam Querrey World Team their relega- win 3-1 with first-half goals 6-2, 6-2 and Andreas Vinciguerra Cup after tion crunch from Bae Gi-Jong and Lee sank Robby Ginepri 7-5, 6-4, as reign- clinching vic- at Aston Villa Sang-Ho and a last minute ing champions Sweden remained on tory over the Newcastle United’s French de- on Sunday penalty by Seo Dong- course for a successful defence of the USA in the fender Sebastien Bassong (left) is after the Hyeon doing the job. World Team Cup after clinching vic- tournament’s challenged by Liverpool’s Dutch Frenchman Their victory snuffed tory over the USA in the tournament’s round-robin forward Dirk Kuyt during their failed in an out any hope that Shang- round-robin stage in Dusseldorf, Ger stage here on side’s Premier League match at Choi Sung-Hyeon (R) of appeal hai Shenhua had of stay- many.—INTERNET Tuesday. Anfield in Liverpool, north-west against the South Korea’s Suwon ing in Asia’s top club Robin So- England, on 3 May.—INTERNET red card he Samsung Bluewings and competition, with the Chi- derling beat Sam Querrey 6-2, 6-2 and Andreas received at the weekend. The 22-year-old was sent off Daniel Bennett (L) of nese outfit playing for Vinciguerra sank Robby Ginepri 7-5, 6-4 to give them in the 1-0 defeat by Fulham after tangling with Singapore’s Singapore pride only against Japan’s an unassailable 2-0 lead prior to Wednesday’s doubles. Diomansy Kamara and, because it was his second red Armed Forces FC jump Kashima Antlers. France trail Germany 1-0 in their round-robin tie card of the season, was automatically banned for two for the ball during a pre- That match ended 1-1 going into the fourth day, after Rainer Schuttler matches. liminary football match of with Marquinhos’ 31st defeated world number seven Gilles Simon 6-4, 6-4 Newcastle go into their final match of the season the AFC Champions minute goal for Kashima ahead of Philipp Kohlschreiber’s match against knowing they must register a better result than Hull League in Suwon. Suwon cancelling out Mark Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Wednesday.—Internet manage at home to Manchester United if they are to Samsung Bluewings won Milligan’s ninth minute survive in the top flight. the match 3-1.—INTERNET opener.—Internet Juventus complete Cannavaro If Hull take a point against United, Newcastle must re-signing win to retain their top flight status while a win for Klinsmann: I could have ROME, 20 May— Hull would see Alan Shearer’s side relegated regard- defended Bayern title Juventus announced on less of their own result.—Internet Tuesday the re-signing of BERLIN, 20 May— man champions for the Italy World Cup-winning Stenson focused on 1st major Sacked Bayern Munich first time, although if they captain Fabio Cannavaro win — not No. 1 spot coach Jurgen Klinsmann lose and Bayern win their from Real Madrid. claimed on Tuesday he final game against Cannavaro’s contract VIRGINIA WATER, 20 May—Henrik Stenson is focus- could have led the reign- Stuttgart Bayern will top with the Spaniards runs ing on winning his first major title rather than worrying ing German champions to the table. out at the end of June and about becoming the top-ranked player in the world. a successful defence of Internet he has signed a one-year The 33-year-old, who has risen to a career-best No. 4 their Bundesliga crown. deal with the Old Lady of following his victory in the Players Championship at TPC Bayern sacked Turin. The 35-year-old Sawgrass two weeks ago, is more interested in becom- Klinsmann at the end of was world player of the captain Fabio Cannavaro ing the first Swedish men’s player to win a major. April following a string of year in 2006, after leading from Real Madrid “World Rankings are very important to me,” Stenson mediocre performances Italy to World Cup glory His move angered said on Tuesday. “It would obviously mean a lot to be that have left the German that same year. many fans and when his the highest-ranking player in the world at some point, giants two points behind That was also the sum- possible return to the club but winning a major would be much more important to leaders Wolfsburg before mer he left Juventus, was first mooted it re- me than being the No. 1 player for a short period of time. the Bundesliga finale this where he had played for ceived mixed reactions “They kind of go hand in hand. If you win a couple weekend. two seasons, to join Real from Juve fans, some of of majors, you’re probably going to get close to No. 1. A win at Werder after the Italians were rel- whom have not forgiven So you are probably not going to do one without the Bremen on Saturday will egated to Serie B for him for deserting them in other.”—Internet crown Wolfsburg as Ger- Juergen Klinsmann match-fixing. 2006.—Internet Tagliani’s wild ride ends with Indy 500 start England keeper crisis as James has shoulder op INDIANAPOLIS, 20 isted,” Tagliani said on Eric Bachelart announced LONDON, 20 May—England manager Fabio Capello will have to rely on third- May—Alex Tagliani Tuesday. he would replace Bruno choice goalkeeper Robert Green for next month’s World Cup qualifiers against never dreamed his first In- Hours after being Junqueira in the No. 36 Kazakshstan and Andorra after David dianapolis 500 start would bumped from the field, car with his full-time Ca- James opted for shoulder surgery. come with so much Conquest Racing owner nadian driver.—Internet Manchester United’s Ben Foster, who drama. Canadian Alexandre had moved past Green in Capello’s But he’ll take anything Tagliani, of Montreal, pecking order, is also unavailable for the after Sunday’s chaotic sits in his car during trip to Kazakhstan and the Wembley qualifying finish — even practice on the third day meeting with Andorra after having an a replacement ride from of qualifications for the operation to correct a ligament problem the back of the 33-car Indianapolis 500 auto in his thumb. field in this weekend’s race at the Indianapolis James has had a problem with his left Portsmouth goalkeeper David James race. pictured during his side’s UEFA Cup Motor Speedway in shoulder for some time but delayed a “When they told me, I decision on surgery until his club, Ports- match away to Wolfsburg in the Indianapolis, on 16 was like ‘Really?’ I didn’t mouth, had secured their survival in the northern German city, December May, 2009.—INTERNET even know that rule ex- Premier League.—Internet 2008.—INTERNET

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MRTV-3 Programme Schedule (21.5.2009) (Thursday)

Transmissions Times Local - (09:00am ~ 10:00am) MST Europe - (15:30pm ~ 23:30pm) MST North America - (23:30pm ~ 07:30am) MST

Local Transmission * Signature Tune * Song of Myanma Beauty and Scenic Sights * Kachin Traditional Wedding Ceremony * A Salient Myin Ma Hti * Endless Wonders.....(Htukkant Thein Temple) Hanging with mom : A Grey-bellied Night Monkey * Song of Myanma Beauty and Scenic Sights (Aotus Lemurinus) born in captivity one month ago, climbs onto his mother at the Santa Fe Zoo, in Europe/ North America Transmission Medellin, Antioquia Department, Colombia. The Night * Signature Tune Monkey is an endangered species.—INTERNET * Song of Myanma Beauty and Scenic Sights Russia, Georgia conclude * Travelogue (Pyin Oo Lwin) “constructive” talks in Geneva * Bamboo Parquet * Daily Life of a Toddy-palm Climber WEATHER GENEVA, 20 May—Russia and Georgia on * Resort for Rest and Recreation (Inle Khaung Taing Tuesday concluded a “constructive” round of talks Village) Wednesday, 20 May, 2009 in Geneva, in which participants discussed both * Fabulous Bagan (III) Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr security and humanitarian issues, a European official MST: During the past 24 hours, rain or thundershowers said. The discussions were held “in constructive * A Day in Yangon (People’s Square) have been widespread in Taninthayi Division, fairly spirit”, Pierre Morel, the EU special representative * Myanmar Orchestra, A Blend of Artist! widespread in Shan and Mon States, Bago and Ayeyawady Divisions, scattered in Rakhine and Kayin States, Magway for the Georgian issue, told a news conference * Kachin Traditional Wedding Ceremony and Mandalay Divisions, isolated in Kachin and Chin States, following the talks. * A Salient Myin Ma Hti upper Sagaing and Yangon Divisions with locally heavyfall Morel said all related parties attended Tuesday’s in Mandalay Division and weather has been partly cloudy * Let’s Talk About Lahu Nationals in the remaining areas. Day temperatures were (3°C) to talks, despite initial problems on Monday, when the * Endless Wonders.....(Htukkant Thein Temple) (4°C) above May average temperatures in Rakhine States, Russian delegation walked out of the meeting room Magway, Mandalay, Bago and Ayeyawady Divisions, (5°C) which led to the suspension of the discussions. “I * Alms Food Offering Ceremony of Southern Kyaye above May average temperatures in upper Sagaing Division, Chaung Village (7°C) above May average temperatures in Taninthayi believe the process is on the right track. The process Division and about May average temperatures in the is in full swing,” he said, adding that the parties agreed * Ginger Salad for an acquaintance remaining areas. The significant day temperature were to meet in Geneva again on July 1. This was the fifth * Fabulous Bagan (IV) Chauk and Minbu (41°C) each. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were NayPyiTaw (Tatkone) (2.52) inches, round of internationally mediated talks aimed at * Upper Paunglaung Hydropower Project NayPyiTaw (Yesin) (0.95) inch, NayPyiTaw resolving security and humanitarian issues left over * Song of Myanma Beauty and Scenic Sights (Thapyaykone) (0.71) inch, NayPyiTaw (Pyinmana) (0.67) by the Russia-Georgia conflict last August. inch, Kyeikkhami (2.28) inches, Pathein (1.57) inches, Website: www.mrtv3.net.mm MNA/Xinhua Mawlamyine (1.41) inches, Kawthoung (1.38) inches and Kawkayeik (1.22) inches. Maximum temperature on 19-5-2009 was 95°F. Races (rif;tkyfpdk;? iSufaysmaMumf? 6:30 pm Minimum temperature on 20-5-2009 was 72°F. Relative jrwfauoDatmif? humidity at (09:30) hours MST on 20-5-2009 was 79%. 8:00 am 12. Weather report Total sunshine hours on 19-5-2009 was (5.2) hrs approx. 6. Musical programme ESif;0wf&nfaomif;) 6:35 pm Rainfall on 20-5-2009was (Tr)) at Mingaladon, (Nil) ('g½dkufwm-rif;tkyfpdk;) at Kaba-Aye and (Nil) at Central Yangon. Total rainfall 8:15 am 13. aysmf&TifapaomaeU&ufrsm; since 1-1-2009 was (3.66) inches at Mingaladon, (4.65) 7. Dance variety 4:45 pm ]]w,fwifcsif;enf;}} inches at Kaba-Aye and (6.42) inches at Central Yangon. ta0;oifwuúodkvfynma&; Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (8) mph 8:30 am 6. (pdk;&efatmif? &wemrdkif) from Southwest at (14:35) hour MST on 19-5-2009. 8. aysmfbG,fcsnfrQifpuf½Hk ½kyfjrifoHMum;oifcef;pm ('g½dkufwm- atmifausmfol&) Bay inference: Monsoon is weak in the Andaman Sea wwd,ESpf (ocFsmtxl;jyK) and South Bay and weather is partly cloudy elsewhere in Thursday, 21 May 8:35 am 6:55 pm the Bay of Bengal. View on today 9. International News (ocFsm) 14. xl;qef;axGvmrsm;udk Forecast valid until evening of 21th May 2009: Rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread in Mon, Kayin 8:45 am 5:00 pm odyÜHjzifhcsOf;uyfjcif; 7:00 am States and Taninthayi Division, scattered in Raknine and 10. twD;NydKifyGJ 7. Song for uphold 7:10 pm Shan States, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Ayeyawady and 1. awmifwef;omoemjyK EdkifiHjcm;Zmwfvrf;wGJ Yangon Divisions and isolated in the remaining States and q&mawmfbk&m;MuD;\ 4:00 pm National Spirit 15. Divisions. Degree of certainty is (80%). y&dwfw&m;awmf 1. Martial song 5:10 pm ]]em;cdk&m&ifcGif}} State of the sea: Seas will be slight to moderate in 4:10 pm 8. EdkifiHhpD;yGm;tav;xm; (tydkif;-11) Myanmar waters. 7:25 am Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood of 2. Musical programme aus;vufxkwfukefrsm; 8:00 pm continuation of isolated rian or thundershowers in the lower 2. To be healthy exercise Myanmar areas. 7:30 am 4:20 pm 5:20 pm 16. News Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area ½kyfjrif&oaw;qku@ 3. Morning news 3. Cute little Dances 9. 17. International news for 21-5-2009: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degree 4:35 pm 5:45 pm of certainty is (80%). 7:40 am 18. Weather report Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for 4. Nice and sweet song 4. ta&;NydKifyGJ 10. Mu,fyGifhrsm;&JU&ifckefoH 19. EdkifiHjcm;Zmwfvrf;wGJ 21-5-2009: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degree of 4:40 pm 6:00 pm ]]arwÅmvrf;qHk}} certainty is (80%). 7:50 am Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for 5. Dance of National 5. ]]tJ'DrSmpawGUwmyJ}} 11. Evening news (tydkif;-24) 21-5-2009: Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (60%).

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Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Stability of the State, community peace * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round develop- * Uplift of the morale and morality of the and tranquillity, prevalence of law and ment of other sectors of the economy as well entire nation order * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic system * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and * National reconsolidation * Development of the economy inviting participation in terms preservation and safeguarding of cultural * Emergence of a new enduring State of technical know-how and investments from sources inside heritage and national character Constitution the country and abroad * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * Building of a new modern developed nation * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in the * Uplift of health, fitness and education in accord with the new State Constitution hands of the State and the national peoples standards of the entire nation Daw Aung San Suu Kyi tells diplomats she is in good health Chief medical officer, doctors of MCD closely providing health care daily to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Hearing continues into case of American citizen who entered house compound of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

NAY PYI TAW, 20 May—Hearing continues for third day today into the cases of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Daw Khin Khin Win, Ma Win Ma Ma and Daw Aung American citizen Mr. John William Yettaw. San Suu Kyi The trial started at 10.10 am and adjourned at meeting 12.15 pm. with diplo- The Protocol Department under the Ministry of mats from Foreign Affairs asked permission to allow 29 diplomats the Republic from the foreign embassies to the Union of Myanmar and of Singa- News and Periodicals Enterprise under the Ministry of pore, the Information, five member correspondents of Myanmar Russian Foreign Correspondents Club and five editorial staff of Federation local journals and magazines to observe the trial of the Yangon North District Court that was hearing the crimi- and Thai- nal case Nos. 47/2009, 48/2009 and 49/2009. The Yangon land at North District Court allowed them to observe the trial officers' with the restrictions: not to bring lethal weapons into the housing of court; not to enter the places except the designated places; Myanmar and not to converse with the defendants at the trial, not to Correctional make recording and not to take photos and shoot video Department. features according to section 352 of the Criminal Code MNA and section 48 (1) of the Court Manual. (See page 10) Insight into evolution Komodo Dragons more Significant day of first flowers deadly than thought temperature Chauk 41ºC TALLAHASSEE, 20 May — Charles Darwin described the MELBOURNE, 20 May — A new study has shown that the sudden origin of flowering plants about 130 million years ago as an effectiveness of the Komodo Dragon bite is a combination of highly Minbu 41ºC specialized serrated teeth and venom. The authors also dismiss the abominable mystery, one that scientists have yet to solve. Noteworthy But a new University of Florida study, set to appear in the widely accepted theory that prey die from septicemia caused by online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of toxic bacteria living in the dragon's mouth. amounts of rainfall Sciences, is helping shed light on the mystery with information Using sophisticated medical imaging techniques, an inter- Nay Pyi Taw (Tatkon) about what the first flowers looked like and how they evolved from national team led by Dr Bryan Fry from the University of Mel- 2.52 inches nonflowering plants. bourne have revealed that the Komodo Dragon (Varanus Nay Pyi Taw (Yezin) "There was nothing like them before and nothing like them komodoensis) has the most complex venom glands yet described 0.95 inch since," said Andre Chanderbali, lead author of the study and a for any reptile, and that its close extinct relative Megalania was the Nay Pyi Taw postdoctoral associate at UF's Florida Museum of Natural History. largest venomous animal to have lived. (Thapyaygon) "The origin of the flower is the key to the origin of the angiosperms The work will be published in the next issue of the journal 0.71 inch (flowering plants)."—Internet Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.—Internet Nay Pyi Taw

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