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Volume XVII, Number 3 10th Waning of Tagu 1371 ME Sunday, 19 April, 2009

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 * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic order * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and system * National reconsolidation preservation and safeguarding of cultural * Development of the economy inviting participation in terms * Emergence of a new enduring State Con- of technical know-how and investments from sources inside heritage and national character stitution the country and abroad * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * Building of a new modern developed nation * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in 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

Minister for Electric Power No. 1 Col Zaw Min, on 15 April, inspected Shweli Hydropower Project being implemented near Mantet village, about 17 miles southwest of Namkhan in Shan State (North). MNA Villages along Monywa-Yagyi-Kalaywa Road benefiting from new transport facilities Article: Zaw Win (Kyemon);Photo: Khin Maung Win (Kyemon) On our tour along Monywa-Yagyi-Kalaywa motorcycles and motorized trailers that are common (45/0), we had to pass an over-1500-foot mountain Road for which the project was launched on 1 June in the region. range. The responsible persons who accompanied us 2000, I noticed remarkable development of the villages Of the road, the 40-mile section from Chindwin explained that the 13-mile section went upwards and of Yinmabin, Kani and Mingin Townships. The road Bridge (Monywa) is a fine one and is serviceable all- downwards steeply in many sites and so, it needed was coping with a constant flow of vehicles, especially year round. However, just after leaving mile post No constant maintenance. (See page 7)

Pahtolone Bridge on Monywa-Yagyi-Kalaywa Road near Larport Village.

I Actually, KNU came into existence earlier than any other armed N Not very group in the course of the internal armed insurgency history of Myanmar, S I demanding if peace but it has been unable to make peace cent per cent despite several unique D opportunities to do so due to the disruptive influence of certain elements. E talk is desired PAGE 10 SAW HLA AUNG

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Sunday, 19 April, 2009 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation Boost production and * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State improve quality of * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy products Paritta water poured into lakes in Yangon Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief YANGON, 18 April— of Defence Services Senior General Than Yangon City Shwe went on inspection tour of Kyaukse Development Committee Industrial Region in Mandalay Division on organized a ceremony to 16 April and gave guidance. hear Parittas (religious So far, a cement plant, vest factory, candy verses) and pour Paritta factory, shoe factory, sewing machine factory, blessed-water into the bicycle factory, fire-proof brick factory and lakes at Yangon City plastic factory have begun their Hall yesterday afternoon. manufacturing lines, and a glass factory is Vice-Chairman of under construction in the industrial region. the State Sangha Maha State-owned factories need to focus on Nayaka Committee boosting production and improving the Abbot of Zawtikayon quality of goods. Monastery in Pyay, Bago The region has started manufacturing Division, Abhidhaja plastic lanterns made with the use of waste Maha Ratta Guru Yangon Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin pours Paritta water into a and old dry cells, that can light LED bulbs. Bhaddanta Kundalajoti drinking water tank in Yeku waterworks in Mayangon Township. Kyaukse Industrial Region produces invested the congregation YCDC limestone, quality fire-proof bricks, cement, including Chairman of cement bags and natural raw materials for YCDC Mayor Brig-Gen Joint-Secretary of Then, the mayor, the local people, with the aim glass factories on a large scale. Aung Thein Lin and SSMNC Abbot of vice-mayor and officials of getting rid of possible The government is attending to the needs Vice-Chairman Col Ywama Pariyatti poured the blessed water dangers and harms to of private-owned factories apart from the Maung Pa with the Five Monastery in Insein into the lake in the Yangonites. State-owned ones. Precepts. The monks Township, Yangon, Agga compound of Yeku In like manner, All the factories across the nation recited Metta sutta and Maha Saddhamma waterworks in Mayangon officials concerned therefore have to try to boost production of Parittas. Jotikadhaja Bhaddanta Township, into which the poured blessed water into goods and improve their quality in response The mayor and the Tilokabhivamsa de- water from the lakes: the tanks in water supply to the government’s rendering assistance to vice-mayor and the livered a sermon, and the Gyobyu, Hlawgar, camps (1) and (2) in them. attendees offered alms to congregation shared the Ngamoeyeik and Phugyi Dagon Myothit (South) the monks. merits gained. is pumped for supply to Township. — MNA All this needs to be known UMFCCI meets Bangladeshi Hlinethaya celebrates * Do not be frightened whenever delegation intimidated water * Do not be bolstered whenever festival YANGON, 18 Industry U Zaw Min Win Win, Joint Secretary-4 Dr flattered April — Vice-Presidents and U Aung Lwin, Myo Thet and Joint YANGON, 18 * Do not be softened whenever appeased of the Union of Myanmar Director-General U Khin Secretary-5 Dr Pwint San April — Hlinethaya Federation of Chambers Maung Lay of of the federation met the Township of Yangon of Commerce and Directorate of Trade, 11-member Bangladeshi Division was being General Secretary Dr delegation led by packed with the revellers Maung Maung Lay, Joint Secretary Mr. Feroz happily throwing water to Secretary-3 U Tin Maung Ahmed of the Ministry of each others at the

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19-4-09 NL 2 18/7/29, 6:20 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 19 April, 2009 3 At least four die as mortar rounds hit Baghdad suburb BAGHDAD, 18 April — Mortar rounds It also raised concerns about Iraq’s hit a Shiite enclave south of Baghdad ability to maintain security in Baghdad on Friday, killing at least four people in and other key areas after the US military the latest sign of violence returning to withdraws from major cities by the end areas that US and Iraqi forces have con- of June. sidered largely stable. Police and hospital officials said the The attack in the Jisr Diyala district mortar attack in Jisr Diyala killed at least — although small compared with recent four people and wounded about 10 oth- bombings — reinforced worries that ers. The district in southeastern Baghdad security forces may need to shift atten- is primarily Shiite, but is surrounded by tion back to areas that have been rela- heavily Sunni areas. Two Afghanistian men are seen on the ruins in eastern province of Nangarhar, tively quiet in recent months even as The officials spoke on condition of Afghanistan, 17 April, 2009. An earthquake measured 5.5 magnitude and an they battle to control the last insurgent anonymity because they were not al- aftershock 5.1 magnitude shook eastern Afghanistan early Friday, killing at strongholds north of Baghdad in Diyala lowed to release the information. least 25 people and wounding 30.—INTERNET and Mosul. Internet US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,274 US military say one Marine dies WASHINGTON, 18 April — As of Friday,17 April, in noncombat incident 2009, at least 4,274 members of the US military had BAGHDAD, 18 April — The US military says an died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003. American Marine has died as a result of a noncombat The figure includes eight military civilians killed related incident in Iraq’s western Anbar Province. in action. At least 3,433 military personnel died as a A military statement says the Multi National Force result of hostile action, according to the military’s - West Marine died Thursday. The statement says numbers. the Marine’s name is being withheld pending notifi- The British military has reported 179 deaths; Italy, cation of family and that the incident is under inves- 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 21; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; tigation.—Internet Denmark, seven; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia and Georgia, three each; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand and Romania, two each; and Australia, Hun- Suicide bombing kills three, gary, Kazakhstan and South Korea, one death each. wounds three in W Afghanistan Internet KABUL, 18 April—A suicide bomber blew himself up in Nimroz Province west of Afghanistan on Friday, US military deaths in killing three persons and injuring three others, all of Afghan paramedics treat a wounded Afghan boy Afghanistan region at 606 them civilians, provincial governor Ghulam Dastgir in a hospital after he was wounded in a roadside Azad said. bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Saturday, 18 WASHINGTON, 18 April — As of Friday, 15 April, “Two terrorists tied explosive device in their bod- 2009, at least 606 members of the US military had April, 2009. A roadside bomb targeting a police ies wanted to target minister for Refugees Affairs in died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a vehicle in Kandahar city killed a woman and provincial capital Zaranj but police shot one of them result of the US invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, wounded five other people including three dead while other blew himself up, killing three civil- according to the Defence Department. The depart- civilians, said Abdullah Khan, the provincial ians,” Azad told Xinhua. ment last updated its figures Wednesday at 10 am deputy police chief.—INTERNET Three more civilians were injured, he added. EDT. The minister for Refugees Affairs who is touring Of those, the military reports 446 were killed by Attorney: man killed in Nimroz is safe and there were no casualties on police, hostile action. he further said. G-20 riots by hemorrhage Outside the Afghan region, the Defence Depart- This is the second suicide attack in Afghanistan in ment reports 67 more members of the US military LONDON, 18 April —An attorney representing the fam- a single day on Friday. The previous suicide car bomb ily of a man who died during the riots before Group of died in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Of attack in the northern Balkh Province wounded two those, three were the result of hostile action. The 20 summit said Friday he suffered from an abdominal soldiers of the NATO-led International Security As- hemorrhage — not a heart attack, as was first thought. military lists these other locations as Guantanamo sistance Force (ISAF). Bay Naval Base, Cuba; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Jules Carey said a second autopsy was conducted on Taleban militants have vowed to intensify their ac- Ian Tomlinson after videotape emerged appearing to show Jordan; Kenya; Kyrgyzstan; Philippines; Seychelles; tivities mostly in the shape of suicide attacks and road- Sudan; Tajikistan; Turkey; and Yemen.—Internet the newspaper vendor being shoved to the ground by side bombing this year in Afghanistan.—Internet police. The first autopsy had said he died as the result of a heart attack. Carey said Friday that the findings increase Afghans look at the the possibility that the officer implicated in the incident wreckage of a vehicle could face charges. which was destroyed Britain’s Independent Police Complaints Commission during a blast, in the said that the officer, who has been suspended from duty outskirts of Mazar-e- amid an inquiry, was questioned Friday on suspicion of Sharif north of Kabul, manslaughter. The commission is investigating the death Afghanistan, on 17 of Tomlinson, 47, who collapsed minutes after his en- April, 2009. A Norwe- counter with police. He was attempting to travel home gian intelligence when he was caught in protests close to the Bank of Eng- officer serving with the land, in central London. Nordic nation’s peace- “First we were told that there had been no contact keeping force was with the police, then we were told that he died of a heart killed by a roadside attack. Now we know that he was violently assaulted by bomb in northern a police officer and died from internal bleeding,” Afghanistan on Friday, Tomlinson’s son Paul King said. “As time goes on, we the military said. hope that the full truth about how Ian died will be made INTERNET known.”—Internet

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A woman tidies up bed and Argentina urges end of US toys in the sleeping room of a flat inside the Beijing SOS Children’s Village, in embargo against Cuba Daxing district, Beijing, on 17 April, 2009. The Village, PORT OF SPAIN (Trinidad reversing some of the relationship,” she said. the 10th in China, co- and Tobago) , 18 April — absurd regulations intro- “We shouldn’t miss sponsored by the Beijing Argentine President duced by the Bush ad- it,” she added. Cuban government and SOS Cristina Fernandez de ministration in 2004,” she President Raul Castro Kinderdorf International Kirchner on Friday urged told 34 heads of state of told a regional summit in (SOS KDI) and set to open the United States to lift its the Organization of Venezuelaon Thursday in July, will house up to 47-year-old embargo American States (OAS) at that his country was open 120 orphans aged 4 to 12 against Cuba. “It is now the summit. for talks with Washington chosen by local civil affairs bureaus in Beijing and to look at the embargo and “When listening to about “everything.” other parts of the country. ... request that it be lifted,” Cuba stating its full “We have sent word XINHUA Fernandez de Kirchner openness and willingness to the US government in told the opening cere- to talk with the US about private and in public that California mony of the 5th Summit all matters, such as human we are willing to discuss of the Americas. rights, political prisoners everything — human unemployment “We recognize Presid- and so on, we think in the rights, freedom of the ent Obama and appreciate Americas we are now press, political prisoners, rate what you have done in given a second opport- everything,” Castro reestablishing relations by unity to build a new said.—Internet hit record Spring snowstorm shuts down Italy says 11.2% Colo, Wyo roads US-Russia LOS ANGELES, 18 April — California’s unemploy- DENVER, 18 April—More than a foot of wet, heavy START talks ment rate increased to 11.2 snow closed highways and canceled flights in parts of percent last month, the Colorado and Wyoming on Friday, snarling traffic and in Rome highest level since the forcing school closures and flight cancellations. government began keep- The American Red Cross was looking for more “important” ing systematic records in space Friday night after the shelter it opened for ROME, 18 April —US- 1976, the US Department stranded travelers in Idaho Springs filled to capacity Russian nuclear talks in of Labour reported Friday. with more than 200 people. Rome next week are The state, which One person died in a two-vehicle accident on slick important because the accounts for the largest roads in Weld County, Trooper Gilbert Mares of the issue is one of the priori- share in the US economy, Colorado State Patrol said. ties of Italy’s Group of lost more than 62,100 jobs Power lines weighed down by snow tripped system Eight presidency, Italian in March, the 12th circuit breakers and knocked out electricity for more Foreign Minister Franco consecutive month of than 16,000 customers in Colorado. Frattini said on Friday. increases in the jobless Up to 3 feet of snow was expected by Saturday The minister told number. night in the mountains above 6,000 feet, forecasters reporters he was happy The rate was up from said. Nearly 3 feet already had fallen in Rocky that experts from the 10.8 percent in February, Mountain National Park about 60 miles northwest of United States and Russia and 6.2 percent in March Denver. The chilly weather forced a return to heavy had chosen Rome as the 2008, when California coats and snow boots for some who already had packed venue for the 24 April began losing jobs as the away their winter clothes.—Internet talks on renewing the START (Strategic Arms economic recession took JAKARTA, 18 April— Indonesia publicly-listed Tim Berube, right, Reduction Treaty) treaty hold. Indonesian company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) helps friend Sabina on cutting arsenals. The latest unemploy- obtained a 100 million US dollars financial assistance Agtawa to the grocery telecommunication START was originally ment rate was well above from Huawei, a Chinese telecommunication company, store in Louisville, signed between leaders of the national unemploment firm gets a Telkom official said. Colo and where a the United States and the rate of 8.5 percent in The financing assistance agreement has been spring snowstorm financing Soviet Union in the Cold March, up from 8.1 signed, Bisnis Indonesia daily Saturday quoted deposited heavy, wet War era, focusing on the percent in February and assistance from Telkom’s Financial Director SudiroAsno as saying. snow along with rain reduction and limitation 5.1 percent in March It would be the initial disbursement of Huawei’s throughout Colorado’s China of strategic offensive 2008, according to the total financing assistance commitment for Telkom that front range on 17 arms. Department of Labour. counterpart worth one billion US dollars, he said.—Internet April, 2009.—INTERNET Internet Internet Homes damaged as cyclone lashes Bangladesh A cyclone packing winds of up to 90 CHITTAGONG, 18 April Bijli weakened before “Dozens of thatched kilometres (56 —A cyclone packing making landfall late on houses were destroyed in miles) an hour winds of up to 90 Friday. the cyclone and some lashed kilometres (56 miles) an “The cyclone was not trees were uprooted.” Bangladesh’s hour lashed Bangladesh’s very strong. Three people had southeastern southeastern coastal area, We took precautionary died, including a 50- coastal area, damaging houses and measures and all people year-old man and a damaging houses uprooting trees, officials living in low-lying areas month-old baby, both of and uprooting said on Saturday. went to shelters,” he said, whom had medical trees, officials said Cox’s Bazar police adding that those conditions that deterio- Saturday. chief Motiur Rahman told evacuated were allowed rated while being moved AFP few casualties were to return home on to the shelters. INTERNET reported after Cyclone Saturday morning. Internet

19-4-09 NL 4 18/7/29, 6:21 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 19 April, 2009 5 Nationwide Chinese E-govt system has been built

BEIJING, 18 April—As of the end of 2008, the country’s government administra- tions at central, provincial and municipal levels have all set up official Web sites, said Yang Xueshan, vice minister of Industry and Information Technology Minis- try at the China E-government Forum opened on Thursday. More than 90 percent of county-level governments and even many towns and villages have established portal Web sites, Yang added. He said the Decree of Government Information Openness, which went into practice formally on 1 May last year, had greatly promoted China’s government information sharing process. “With this across-nation e-government system being built, it can be a good channel between government and the public,” said WeiLiqun, senior official at Police investigate the scene of a train crash in Karow, north of Berlin on 17 April, China National School of Administration. 2009. A German passenger train collided with a freight train late on Thursday, These Webs sites post government news, notices and documents. Some even injuring 24 people, police said. “Nine people were taken to hospital but no-one has started an online application and approval service for licenses, to better help suffered life-threatening injuries,” said a police spokesman, adding no liquid gas the people. —Xinhua had escaped from the freight train, which was made up of 24 tankers. —XINHUA All items from Xinhua News Agency Japan lifts restrictions on Two killed in shootings A firefighter Chilean pork in Chicago surveys the export CHICAGO, 18 April— At least two people were remains of the killed and three others wounded in two separate house split in two SANTIAGO, 18 April— shootings within minutes across the city of Chicago after a small Chilean pork has been al- Friday afternoon. lowed to be exported to plane crashed Police said details on the shootings, which all oc- Japan without restrictions minutes after curred in a 15-minute span after 3 pm (2000 GMT), starting Friday, the Agri- take-off in a are still unknown. Two 18-year-olds were wounded culture Ministry said. suburb of in what police described as a drive-by shooting about “This measure reveals Oakland Park, 3:15 pm (2215 GMT) outside a public library. the professionalism Fla, on 17 April, One of the victims, shot in the neck, was taken to reached by the services of 2009.—INTERNET hospital and pronounced dead about an hour later, this ministry, and it is according to hospital sources. The other victim was about to reach Chile’s goal shot in the face and was reported in serious condi- of becoming a food Pilot killed as US small plane tion, according to police.—Xinhua power,” Agriculture Min- ister Marigen Hornkohl crashes into house said. Japan imposed a ban WASHINGTON, 18 April— A small air traffic control tower and said that he on the import of pork from Five people stabbed in plane crashed in a home in Florida after had to return due to mechanical diffi- 18 places in Chile after de- taking off from an airport on Friday, kill- culties and engine problems, he said. tecting dioxin in the pork northwestern Chicago ing the pilot, according to a local TV However, the plane lost altitude on its last year. Thanks to the CHICAGO, 18 April—A father, his daughter and a report. The report by the WPLG TV said way back to the airport, and hit a power measures taken by the Ag- grandmother were slain in a stabbing Friday morn- that the pilot, who was tentatively iden- line and a tree before it crashed into the riculture Live Stock Serv- ing at their home in Hoffman Estates, about 50 kilo- tified as 80-year-old Cecil Alexander house, which burst into flames immedi- ice, it is verified that these metres northwest of Chicago. Local police received Murray, died when the twin-engine ately, he added. According to the Fed- places are not polluted a call from a “distraught female” about 6:44 am Cessna 421-B he was flying crashed into eral Aviation Agency (FAA), the Cessna, anymore. claiming someone had been stabbed inside a resi- a house in the morning east of Fort which can hold up to eight people, was The Association of dence in the 1000 block of North Bluebonnet Lane, Lauderdale Executive Airport. registered to an air charter company in Pork Producers of Chile according to police sources. A local county sheriff Al Lamberti Tamarac, a Fort Lauderdale suburb. has proposed to improve When officers arrived, they found five people told the TV that the plane took off from According to local fire rescue offi- the image of Chilean pork stabbed — including two dead on the scene — after the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport cials, houses around the crash site were in Japan through the trade an apparent fight. All five knew each other and range en route to Fernandina Beach, where the briefly evacuated and most of the fire mark “ChilePork” as part in age from 18 up, Russo said. pilot would try to sell it. was extinguished by about noon. of its international export- Xinhua Before the crash, the pilot radioed the Xinhua ing strategy. —Xinhua Cuba receives wheat aid from Russia Orlando Ernandez (2nd L), Cuban vice-minister of Foreign HAVANA, 18 April—The Cuban government received on Trade and Foreign Investment, Friday around 23,000 tons of wheat donated by Russia for recieves some wheat given by the victims of the hurricanes that whipped the island in 2008. Russian Ambassador to Cuba Russian Ambassador to Cuba Mikhail Kamynin delivered Mikhail Kanynin (2nd R) in a the humanitarian aid, saying this was the first part of the wheat-presenting ceremony in 150,000 tons of wheat that Russia will give to Cuba. Havana, capital of Cuba, on 17 “We expect the vessels to arrive in the coming months, in April, 2009. Russia donated a gesture of solidarity and friendship which is characteris- 22,000 tons of wheat to Cuba for tic of the ties between both countries,” Kamynin said. the hurricane-stricken people on Cuban Exterior Commerce and Foreign Investment Vice Friday. Last year, Cuba was Minister Orlando Hernandez expressed thanks to Russia, whipped by three hurricanes saying that “Cubans, since the triumph of the Revolution that caused loss of up to 10 on 1 Jan, 1959, have had many opportunities to know the billion US dollars.—XINHUA friendship showed by Russian people.”—Xinhua

19-4-09 NL 5 18/7/29, 6:21 PM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 19 April, 2009 Uncertainty surrounds death Peru says only Early stress may increase cocaine effect one missing in NEW ORLEANS, 18 These areas are nor- for one hour daily during in French piracy raid April— Initial drug use mally involved in mediat- the first nine days of life; RENNES, 18 April—Three Somali pirates who sur- mudslide, 13 can be motivated by curi- ing pleasure, and also or as adolescents by hous- vived a French commando assault to free a sailboat escaped osity or peer pressure, but regulate the psycho- ing each rat separately were charged Friday with hijacking the vessel and in some animals it can re- stimulant effects of drugs during days 21-35. holding five passengers hostage, one of whom died in LIMA, 18 April—Peru- sult from a stressful event, such as cocaine. One group was iso- the raid, the prosecutor’s office said. vian officials say 13 farm- researchers in Puerto Rico Stress is known to en- lated as fetuses, neonates An autopsy could not determine who shot and killed ers escaped unharmed said. hance drug seeking and adolescents and one the French skipper during the raid to free the Tanit from a mudslide in rural Natasha Lugo- behavior, as well as the group acted as a control. from the grip of the pirates off Somalia, the prosecu- Peru, leaving just one per- Escobar, Nicole Carreras psychostimulant effects The researchers found tor said Friday. However, for the investigating judges son unaccounted for. and Annabell C Segarra of of cocaine. that the rats isolated dur- the death of one of the passengers weighs heavily on Local health official University of Puerto Rico For the study, rats were ing all three developmen- the pirates. Richar Benavides revised School of Medicine in Rio stressed as fetuses by tal periods showed a The three men, aged 23, 25 and 27, were placed in initial reports that as many Piedras, Puerto Rico, said housing the pregnant higher locomotor re- three separate prisons which officials did not identify. as 30 people were missing drugs act on the reward mother alone; as neonates sponse to cocaine than That brings to 15 the number of Somali pirates jailed after mud and stones centers of the brain. by isolating newborn rats control rats.—Internet in France, which has taken a tough line against piracy crushed dozens of homes endangering crucial shipping lanes in the Gulf of Aden Thursday. Two more banks fail, lifting this year’s tally to 25 and in the northern Indian Ocean.—Internet Internet NEW Y ORK, 18 April— five years combined and Thrift Supervision took In this undated photo Regulators on Friday shut up from only three fail- over American Sterling, released by the French down two more banks, ures in 2007. while the Nevada Finan- Defence Ministry on 11 boosting the number of The latest banks seized cial Institutions Division April, 2009, armed failures this year to as were American Sterling took control of Great Ba- pirates and their hos- many as in all of last year. Bank in Missouri and sin Bank of Nevada. The tages are seen aboard The tally of 25 bank Great Basin Bank of Ne- FDIC was appointed re- the French yacht failures this year all but vada. ceiver of both banks. ‘Tanit’, off the coast of guarantees the number The Federal Deposit The Missouri offices Somalia. French navy that fall into the arms of Insurance Corp will con- of American Sterling will commandos stormed a regulators will surpass tinue to insure deposits. reopen Saturday. Those in French sailboat held by what was seen in 2008. Regular deposit accounts California and Arizona pirates off the Somali Two of the nation’s are insured up to will open Monday. All coast on 10 April, 2009, largest savings and loans $250,000. will open as branches of in an assault triggered failed in 2008: Washing- Customers of both Metcalf Bank. Depositors by threats the passen- ton Mutual Inc and banks can still write of American Sterling will gers would be executed. IndyMac Bank. checks and use ATM or automatically become de- INTERNET Last year’s total was debit cards. positors of Metcalf. more than in the previous The federal Office of Internet Iranian scientists claim they have cloned a goat NEWS ALBUM Iranian scientists have cloned a technology.Iran’s nuclear work goat and plan future experiments they has led to an international show- Laughter is the best hope will lead to a treatment for stroke down over Western claims that it patients, the leader of the research said wants to develop atomic weapons. medicine Wednesday. The female goat, named Iran says its nuclear activity is aimed Mirthful laughter was linked to lower Hana, was born early Wednesday in at generating electricity, not the cholesterol and less risk of cardiovascu- the city of Isfahan in central Iran, said bomb. lar disease in a study of high-risk diabetic Dr Mohammed Hossein Nasr e patients, US researchers said. Isfahani, head of the Royan Research Lee Berk, a psychoneuroimm- Institute. unologist, of Loma Linda University, “With the birth of Hana, Iran is and Dr Stanley Tan, an endocrinologist among five countries in the world clon- and diabetes specialist at Oak Crest ing a baby goat,” said Isfahani, an Health Research Institute in Loma embryologist.In 2006 Iran became the Linda, examined the effects of mirth- first country in the Middle East to an- ful laughter on 20 high-risk diabetic nounce it had cloned a sheep. Two and patients with hypertension and a half years later, that animal is healthy, Iran’s first cloned goat at the Royan hyperlipidemia — an elevation of An employee of Japanese electronics the institute said. Research Institute in the central city lipids in the bloodstream. giant Sony introduces an energy- The effort is part of Iran’s quest to of Isfahan, Iran. Dr Mohammed Both groups were started on stand- efficient television to a visitor during become a regional powerhouse in ad- Hossein Nasr e Isfahani, head of the ard medications for diabetes — the 5th International Flat Panel vanced science and technology Royan Research Institute in Isfahan, glipizide, TZD, metformin, ACE in- Display (FPD) Expo in Tokyo, capital by 2025. In particular, Iran is Iran, said the female kid, named hibitors and statins. The researchers of Japan. The expo is held here from striving for achievements in medicine Hana, was born. tracked both groups for 12 months, 15 to 17 April. and in aerospace and nuclear testing their blood for the stress hormones epinephrine and norepine- Man holds 100 Guinness records phrine; HDL cholesterol; inflammatory A New York man has become the “Precious” by late Indian spiritual leader cytokines, which contribute to the ac- first person to simultaneously hold 100 Sri Chinmoy, in 111 languages in New celeration of atherosclerosis and C- titles in the Guinness Book of World York’s City Hall Park, the New York reactive proteins, a marker of Records following a mass poetry read- Daily News reported Wednesday.”It was inflammation and cardiovascular ing. fun learning about many of these lan- disease.One group viewed self-selected Ashrita Furman, 54, obtained his guages — quite a few I never even heard humor for 30 minutes in addition to the 100th simultaneous record Tuesday by of,” said Furman, who chose Zulu as his A dolphin plays with a basketball standard drug therapies. organizing a group that read a poem, language for reading the poem. underwater at the Nuremberg zoo.

19-4-09 NL 6 18/7/29, 6:21 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 19 April, 2009 7 Villages along Monywa-Yagyi-Kalaywa Road benefiting from new transport facilities Article: Zaw Win (Kyemon); Photo: Khin Maung Win (Kyemon)

(from page 1) wishing to go to to urban areas of The section Kalaywa from Monywa Monywa; that they goes through thick had to take a bus for were undercharged for forests and has many 165 miles along their goods by brokers bends. Monywa-YeU- due to poor transport; Previously, the Thetkeikyin-Kalaywa and that then they region called Hse-ywa- Road; that to take that could transport their gyaung between the trip was a challenge in goods directly to east bank and west the rainy season; that Monywa. bank of the Pahtolone the 115-mile Monywa- Due to Creek had poor Yagyi-Kalaywa Road Monywa-Yagyi- transport due to Project was launched on Kalaywa Road, Larport geographical barriers. 1 June 2000 and Village-tract is now on U Aung Kyaw Htwe, In contrast, the region completed in 2003-2004 U Myint Naing, a driver, tells Kyemon Daily. the verge of now has occupied a Chairman of Larport fiscal year; that the transforming itself into strategic position, Village-tract PDC. project comprised six in a day, the road dealt and Kalaywa, and 18 a town with the row of standing in the middle pathway at that time. above-180-foot bridges, with seven cargo trucks, trucks, 26 buses and 16 shops, restaurants, a part of Monywa-Yagyi- We could get across the 20 medium and small 10 air-conditioned small buses between the rural health care Kalaywa Road. Pahtolone Creek easily bridges, and 322 culvert buses, and over 20 small villages on the road and centre, and an Regarding the only in summer, and if boxes; that on average buses between Monywa urban areas. affiliated basic The 450-foot- education high school. long Pahtolone Bridge on Ko Myint Monywa-Yagyi-Kalaywa Naing, a driver from Road near Larport Wingon-Monywa bus Village is of reinforced line said that due to concrete type with steel the bridge, he could girders. The construction make a round-trip of the bridge began on 1 betweenLarport and December 2003 and Monywa in a day, load finished on 3 January goods onto the trucks 2004. right at the village, and Chairman of drive to Kalaywa Larport Village-tract directly. Peace and Development We believe Council U Aung Kyaw that other villages Htwe said that till 2000, along the road will by boat and by bullock- enjoy rapid develop- cart were main modes ment like Hse-ywa- of transport for local gyaung region and people to travel to Larpot Village-tract. Mingin and Kanni and Translation: MS they had to take vessels Kyemon: 13-4-2009 A bus on Monywa-Yagyi-Kalaywa Road section. to transport their goods ********* transport of the region the creek was a raging around 1998, a local of torrent in the rainy Monywa told the season, we had to wait Kyemon Daily, "After till the current of the I was promoted to the creek subsided." post of a junior It was not an assistant teacher, I was exaggeration. Local posted to the school of people were in no Larport Village. I had position to enjoy to travel by car then by economic and social bullock-cart to Yagyi at development before they the foot of the could overcome the mountain range, and natural barriers. Now, spent the night there. transport facilities have And I had to been constructed and make my way to the regional development village with a sword tasks are all under way. and a meal package The person in passing through the charge of the road forest and over the project in Larport mountain range. The Village said that Monywa-Yagyi-Kalaywa Road at entrance to Yagyi Village. road was just a previously a local

19-4-09 NL 7 18/7/29, 6:21 PM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 19 April, 2009 Industry-2 Minister meets local people of Kyunsu Township

NAY PYI TAW, 18 April— of 10 villages on 15 April and those of Minister for Industry-2 Vice-Admiral four villages on 16 April. Soe Thein inspected construction of the In the meetings, the minister island ring road in Kyunsu of Taninthayi explained use of bio-battery and donated Division on 12 April. 20 sets of bio-battery, 500 lanterns He met with local people of installed with 60 LED bulbs, ten 5KW Yegantaung, Kyetchanug, Kaleinbe, hydropower generators and 550 bags of Mawyut and Panlonaw villages in cement for renovation of the schools to Kyunsu Township on 13 April, the the region. people of six villages on 14 April, those MNA

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NAY PYI TAW, 18 April— The Meteorology and Hydrology Department inspected released an announcement today that according to the 5 a.m. MST observatory, YANGON, 18 Cyclone Bijli, which had centered at the northeast of the Bay of Bengal, crossed April—Deputy Minister between the coastal areas of Cox’s Bazar and Chittagong of Bangladesh at last for Electric Power No. 2 mid-night. Brig-Gen Win Myint heard After passing the inland area, the remnants of Bijli is moving with clouds reports on supply of natural to Myanmar’s eastern part through northern regions of the country. gas, use of natural gas in Impacted by the remnants of the cyclone, rain is likely to be widespread generating of power with in Kachin, Chin, northern Shan and northern Rakhine States, Sagaing, Magway the use of diesel by Deputy and Mandalay Divisions with likelihood of isolated heavy fall in some regions Chief Engineer U Win within 24 hours starting this morning. In addition to the rain, likelihood of surface Aung at Ahlon Gas Power wind speed will be 30 to 40 mph temporarily. Plant of Myanma Electric Due to isolated heavy rain, the suddenly overflows and landslides are Power Enterprise on Strand likely to be occurred at creeks and small rivers on the highland regions. Road in Ahlon Township Therefore, those living near the creeks and small rivers have to be in alert of the on 16 April. Deputy Minister for Transport Col Nyan Tun dangers of suddenly overflows and landslides. After giving Aung and wife present gifts to older persons The force of Bijli was degraded as the green colour lifted the warning for necessary instructions, the danger of the cyclone. at the tenth ceremony to pay respects to the deputy minister inspected The department forecast that the weather will be fine after 24-hour the control room of the aged held on 17 April.—TRANSPORT period starting this morning.—MNA plant.—MNA

19-4-09 NL 8 18/7/29, 6:21 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 19 April, 2009 9 Bawni Dam, an essential irrigation facility in Bago Division Article & Photos: Peinzalok Thein Nyunt

(from page 16) from Bawni Dam, by water ponds of the in- paddy. The news team Assistant Supervisor U Kankalay Village-tract tegrated farms and 18,500 members can witness Saw Win, we left the of- cultivated 399 acres of acres by other irrigation thriving 3,000 acres of fice of DaikU Township summer paddy, Kokkine facilities, totalling 32,206 summer paddy of 504 Irrigation Department for Village-tract 350 acres, acres. farmers in the area of Bawni Dam by motorcy- Bawni Village-tract 1650 Accompanied by Kadok Phayagyi Village- cle along the rough road. acres, Byaingchei Village- officials, the news crew tract.” Along the way to tract 1036 acres, Maudan visited thriving summer On arrival at the dam, we saw a large Village-tract 309 acres, paddy plantations near Bawni Dam, Staff Officer area of thriving summer paddy plantations in Pyinmalwin, Kadokywama and Kadok Officials explain thriving summer paddy Phayagyi villages. The plantation with the help of irrigation facility result has been largely of Bawni Dam. due to utmost efforts of the local farmers. government had con- water surface area is On arrival at structed and opened 1,400 acres. The dam is Kadokywama, we were Pyinbon, Kawliya, installed with a 286 feet welcomed by local au- Baingda and Yenwe long RC conduit and a thorities and local peo- Dams. Likewise, Bawni 150 feet wide spillway. ple. First, Township Dam was inaugurated in We gazed the Manager of MAS U 1998-1999. Thanks to vast water surface of the Ngwe Hlaing explained, construction of the dam, dam. Actually, Bawni “DaikU Township has so about 4,000 acres of Dam is important for far grown 32,206 aces of monsoon paddy and undertaking the tasks of summer paddy against 6,000 acres of summer agriculture sector of the target of 32,000 acres. Ripening paddy plantation seen in farmlands of farmer U Kyaw Zaw paddy are being irrigated DaikU Township and Under the supervision of near Kadok Phayagyi Village of DaikU Township. successfully.” Bago Division, the sec- the local authorities, a total of 89,748 acres of Tamangyi Village-tract Kadok Phayagyi Village. land has been put under 1170 acres, Kadokywama Assistant Supervisor U green bean, green gram 401 acers, Kadok Saw Win of the village and cow pea, 59,717 Phayagyi Village-tract said, “Bawni Dam is sup- acres under groundnut, 232 acres and Pyinmalwin plying water to the farm- cold season sesame, sum- Village-tract 464 acres, lands of Kadok Phayagyi, mer sesame, sunflower, totalling 6,012 acres. In U-Daungsu, Amara and niger and other edible oil DaikU Township, 6,012 Ponnaing villages through crops, 18,664 acres un- acres of summer paddy Tabinshwehti Sluice Gate. der physic nut, rubber, plantation is being irri- Local farmers used sugarcane, tapioca and gated by Bawni Dam, Hsinthweyin, toddy palm and 679 acres 6,680 acres by Baingda Theehtetyin, Yadana under chilli and pepper. Dam, 400 acres by Aung and Manawthukha With the use of water Pyinhson Dam, 20 acres paddy strains as summer

Photo shows supply of water from Bawni Dam through a canal in DaikU Township.

U Kyaw Win (Civil) of Bawni Dam is of ond granary of the coun- the Irrigation Department earthen type and its em- try. In DaikU Township, explained, “The govern- bankment is 815 feet long the water source of the ment built Bawni Dam and 85 feet high. The dam is playing a key role with the aims of supply- catchment area of the in growing monsoon and ing water to contribute to dam is 25 square miles, summer paddy. Moreo- double cropping in DaikU and a total of 46,372 acre ver, Bawni Dam is an Township and preventing feet of water flows into essential irrigation facil- the overflows and flood- the dam yearly. The dam ity for Bago Division. ing at the farmlands due to can store 39,500 acre feet ***** silting of Bawni Creek. In of water at the highest Translation: TTA Water being supplied from Bawni Dam to Tabinshwehti Sluice Gate in implementing Sittoung level and 2,500 acre feet Myanma Alin: Kadokywama Village. River Valley Project, the at the lowest level. The 10-4-2009

19-4-09 NL 9 18/7/29, 6:21 PM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 19 April, 2009 Not very demanding if peace talk is desired Saw Hla Aung

I was very pleased to hear the news that a attitude of the government that is eager to quit By misfortune, the Kayin-Bamar race riot group led by Captain Saw Nay Soe Mya, son of late waging military operations and make peace. that took place in some regions in the time of Japanese Chairman of KNU Saw Bo Mya joined KNU/KNLA They have failed for long to make peace, but severely hurt the long-lasting amicable relations peace council on 30 March 2009. Simultaneously, I not because they do not want peace. Starting 1949, between the two. was in fear of possible consequences that may be Kayin revolution has persisted for more than 60 Later, the suspicion grew and led to the split associated with their returning to the legal fold. years, but that has not brought any benefits to of Kayin nationals into two factions: one that wanted I am a mixed-race person born of Bamar Kayin nationals. What results from the armed to secede from the Union, and the other that wanted father and Kayin mother, so I felt really encouraged strife is that many people have lost lives and limbs. to be loyal to the Union, in the post-independence by the news that amounts to an increase in the number Many local people have abandoned their farms period. Then, the first faction launched an armed of peace groups of Kayin State. If my mother were and houses and have to stay in a state of panic. And revolt. At that time there were, many Kayin nationals still alive, her wish would be fulfilled that she was what have KNU subordinates, who engage in the who showed loyalty serving as high-ranking officials desirous of paying a visit to her native village at the combats at risk to life, benefited from the in the armed forces and civil departments. top of the Donthami Creek when peace and stability revolution? If necessary they have to sacrifice The government tried to ward off the problem were maintained. their lives first, but they do not get any care even when it was in its bud by conducting a meeting of an Why I was in fear was that achieving peace if they are wounded in a battle. They are not eight-member committee formed with high-ranking sometimes may attract disruptive activities. provided with any rations and salaries. They have civil and military officials and KNU leaders, but in Actually, KNU came into existence earlier to apply their own ways to earn their living. The vain. While Insein battle was raging in 1949, the two than any other armed group in the course of the number of KNU troops is decreasing, and now the sides called a ceasefire and KNU leader Saw Ba Oo internal armed insurgency history of Myanmar, remnant members have to stay in refugee camps Gyi and government officials held peace talks. but it has been unable to make peace cent per cent in the neighbouring country and have boiled rice In the period of armistice, members of the despite several unique opportunities to do so due as the staple meal. They are now in a real fix there. two sides visited each other's places and held to the disruptive influence of certain elements. Every KNU member who can correctly judge talks. They were locked in the fierce combat against I still remember the words of an elderly their living conditions and that of Kayin nationals each other, but many members of the two sides Kayin woman serving as an alternate head of favour peace. used to be trainees of same batches and comrades Naunggadok Village to me while I was in military But, they are still casting doubts on the attitude in the Anti-Fascist Resistance, and to have meals service in Shwekyi and Naunggadok in Thaton and of the Tatmadaw government against which they in the same mess. They were different in race such Bilin of KNU Brigade (1) in the early 1990s. have fought for many years. Some elements in KNU as Kayin, Bamar, Chin and Kayin, but they were She said to me, "Po Khwar (son), you are not leadership who make good use of that point made the same, servicemen wearing same military able to eliminate Ngapwes (KNU troops), and their doubts grow into outrage. They scared their uniforms in the armed forces. It was a painful Ngapwes are not able to defeat you. It doesn't matter, subordinates, saying, "Don't make peace with the memory of the nation’s history that comrades but who fall victim to the conflicts are none other government. Indeed, the government is mollifying fought each other at the instigation of some Kayin than the villagers of us. I wish we would be free with sweet talks. If you do so and get there, you will leaders who had been caught in the snare of doubt. from such intolerable troubles in life." be detained and then killed." Some artless KNU In the early 1950s, the ruling AFPFL I said to her, "No sweat, Amoe. Ngapwes members active in the forests and some members government collapsed, the nation was in complete are all Kayin nationals. So, tell them stop fighting with their eyes and ears closed are deceived by those disorder. Some of the armed groups in the jungle and make peace. Our troops have to be stationed leaders, and dare not make peace in spite of their were in favour of right-wing policy, placing excessive here because of them. If there were no rebels here, desire to do so. reliance on the West Bloc and some, in favour of left- we don't need to be here, then. It would be better if Doubt is by nature very harmful. Due to wing policy, placing too much reliance on the East teachers and medical staff come here in place of us doubt, two friends may turn unfriendly to each Bloc. So, there was no hope for peace. and teach the youth and give health care. Our troops other, two brothers may fight each other, national After taking over State duties in 1962, the no longer need to engage in military operations in races may get disunited, and countries engage in a Revolutionary Council issued a general amnesty in Shan State because peace has been made there, so war against each other. April 1963, persuaded the armed groups to attend we have been posted here. Now, Shan State no The distrust between Bamar and Kayin peace talks to be held on 11 June the same year. The longer faces armed conflicts, and local people are national races was sowed in the colonial days. The representatives of some armed groups such as BCP, free from evil consequences." Then, she stared at colonialists cleverly used Kayin levy armed troops Red Flag, Ma-Da-Nya-Ta and KRC attended the me in doubt. Now, her region has been under the that they formed for special purposes to suppress the peace talks and held discussions. Of them, Kayin influence of DKBA that has recently made peace, anti-colonialist movements and independence Revolution Council (KRC) led by Muhso Kawkasar so I think she would have believed my words by struggles Bamar national people were engaged in, thus Saw Hunter Thar Hmwe was the only group the now. provoking massive anger between the two national government could sign an agreement with for peace. Maybe some of the remnant KNU members races. They had a clandestine scheme to use Kayin Chairman of KRC Saw Hunter Thar Hmwe still find it difficult to place trust in the benevolent national people as forces that will defend their empire. was the one who signed the letter of KNDO that nullified the agreement reached for peace with the government in April 1949. He decided to break away from KNU because he was not happy with the It was a painful memory of the point that KNU came to transform itself into KNU Front with the left-wing policy. nation’s history that comrades fought Warlord Lin Htin who went aboveground together with KRC then violated the law many times, so his Brigade (5) of KNU came to engage in each other at the instigation of some conflicts with the Tatmadaw. In an armed conflict, Lin Htin was captured dead. Then, KNU Brigade (5) went underground with his 63rd wife Naw Kayin leaders who had been caught in Louisa Benson. Therefore, the peace that had been achieved before long through many hard talks went away in the end. the snare of doubt. (To be continued) Translation: MS *****

19-4-09 NL 10 18/7/29, 6:21 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 19 April, 2009 11 China’s only naval museum to undergo extension

QINGDAO, 18 April — in 1989, with over 3,000 It is among a few The Naval Museum in pictures and objects comprehensive theme Qingdao, Shandong ranging from large vessels naval museums in the Province, east China, will such as warships and world, while the majority undergo an extension small things like whistle of naval museums in other project within 2009, the and compass. countries are simply a year the Chinese People’s On display in the display of some surface Liberation Army (PLA) museum are the records vessels and submarines, Navy is marking its 60th of China’s naval history according to the curator. founding anniversary. since Zheng He (1371- He expressed his The project will cost 1433) led Chinese fleets hopes that the new naval 500 million yuan (73 to cross oceans and reach museum will be able to do million U.S. dollars) and as far as east Africa, as a better job in creating take two years to well as materials like public awareness about complete, said curator uniforms that were the oceanic knowledge Xue Kuilong in an collected from surface and other things An Audi assembly plant in Ingolstadt, Germany. The Spanish government interview with Xinhua warships, submarines, concerned, so as to let the has made 100.7 million euros (131 million dollars) available to SEAT in a bid Saturday. navy’s aerial corps, public show interest in the to persuade Volkswagen to build a new Audi model in Spain.—INTERNET The existing museum marine corps, and land- country’s seas and the was opened to the public based defense troops. Navy. Spain in 100-million-euro offer to VW: reports The Chinese Navy was founded on April 23, MADRID, 18 April — Economista said Industry days after Sebastien’s 1949, based on a fleet of The Spanish government Minister Miguel mission, El Economista the Kuomintang regime’s has made 100.7 million Sebastien had gone and its rival Cinco Dias navy that defected to the euros (131 million Wednesday to said. The 800-million- Communist Party of China dollars) available to Volkswagen’s hea- euro package for the (CPC)-led PLA. SEAT in a bid to persuade dquarters in Germany to industry is considered Internet parent company plead the case for having inadequate by Spanish car Volkswagen to build a the new medium-sized firms, which are largely Roadside bomb kills new Audi model in Spain, 4x4 Audi Q3 made at subsidiaries of the main reports said Saturday. SEAT’s factory at world manufacturers. 2 Afghan soldiers, The aid is part of an Martorell in Catalonia. The sector accounts 800-million-euro But VW manage- for six percent of the wounds 5 in E package put together by ment demanded the 100- country’s gross national Afghanistan the industry ministry in a million-euro aid product and employs KABUL, 18 April — bid to improve the earmarked for SEAT be 350,000 people directly Two Afghan National competitiveness of the released merely to ensure or indirectly. But many Army (ANA) soldiers were Spanish automobile that Martorell was not have been laid off and killed and five others were sector which has been ruled out the running as most of SEAT’s 11,000 wounded as their vehicle hard hit by the economic an assembler of the Q3, workers recently agreed struck a roadside bomb in crisis. the report added. to a pay freeze in a bid to Afghanistan’s eastern Business daily El Madrid acted two keep their jobs.—Internet province of Paktiaon New fund promises low-cost Saturday, an official said. “A roadside bomb malaria treatment planted by enemy struck the vehicle of ANA at OSLO, 18 April— A 20 percent of those with Ghana, Kenya, A worker prepares a booth at the Hanover around 3:00 pm $225 million fund to the disease, according Madagascar, Niger, industrial fair in Hanover, Germany, Saturday, 18 (1030GMT) in Zurmat provide low-price anti- to a statement from the Nigeria, Rwanda, April, 2009. Some 6,150 exhibitors from over 61 district, killing two and malaria medicine around new body, the Senegal, Tanzania and different nations will participate in the world’s wounding five ANA the world was launched Affordable Medicines Uganda — and later be largest fair for industrial technology from 20 -24 soldiers,” provincial deputy in the Norwegian capital Facility for Malaria. expanded worldwide. April, 2009. This year’s partner country is Korea. governor Abdul Rahman Friday to fight a disease he program will cut Internet INTERNET told Xinhua.—Internet that kills 2,000 children the cost from $6 to $10 a day. per treatment to Taliban commander killed in N Afghanistan Malaria kills more between 20 and 50 cents KABUL, 18 April— A Taleban commander was than 880,000 people a by negotiating price cuts killed after he led a raid on police in the northern Afghan year, at least 85 percent with pharmaceutical province of Kunduz on Saturday and police returned fire, of them are children and companies and through a local official said. most victims are in subsidies from “Mullah Silab who commanded Taleban insurgents Africa, said Norway’s international donors. in Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province stormed a Foreign Minister Jonas The age when the police checkpoint with his followers early this morning Gahr Stoere. world had effective and police returned fire killing the rebel commander,” New drug drugs against infectious Juma Khan, the governor of Imam Sahib district, told combinations have been diseases but let millions Xinhua. During the firefight, he said that there were other developed to treat strains die ... because they militants killed and injured but did not give exact figures. of malaria that have couldn’t afford them is The site of a bombing in Baqouba, Iraq, Meantime, Taleban purported spokesman Zabihullah become resistant to the over,” said Stoere. Thursday, 16 April, 2009. Police said one person Mujahid confirmed from an unknown location that a old remedies, but they The program will was killed and two injured when a bomb attached Taleban fighter was killed but did not say if he was a local cost 10 to 40 times more start in 11 countries — to a car detonated Thursday. commander. and are available to only Benin, Cambodia, INTERNET Internet

19-4-09 NL 11 18/7/29, 6:21 PM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 19 April, 2009 MI5 seeking real ‘Q’ LONDON,18 April— disciplines”, their adver- where technology will be James Bond always went tisement read. taking us in a year or so,” to Q to keep one step “I think it’s unlikely Beddington said.”There is ahead of the enemy with that the person will be a really important role in the latest smart gadgets, required to develop a providing scientific and and now the real-life spies weapons system for the technological advice on of MI5 are to get their own latest Aston Martin,” addressing problems technology mastermind. Professor John agents in the field will MI5 is seeking a chief Beddington, the face.” scientific adviser “to lead government’s chief sci- MI5’s chief science ad- and co-ordinate the scien- entific adviser, told the viser would help “to frus- tific work of the Security BBC.However, the suc- trate terrorism, to prevent Service so that the service cessful candidate will espionage hurting the UK, continues to be supported help protect Britain protect our critical na- by excellent science and against threats to na- tional in-frastructure and technology advice”, its tional security by keep- to frustrate the prolifera- Actor Pierce Brosnan (left) and Desmond Llewelyn, who has played ‘Q’ in website said.Applicants ing on top of the latest tion of weapons of mass several James Bond films. Britain’s domestic intelligence agency, MI5, is must have “world-class moves in science and destruction.”There’s an seeking to recruit a chief scientific adviser “to lead and co-ordinate the scientific expertise and technology. enormous amount of sci- scientific work of the Security Service so that the service continues to be credibility in relevant sci- “It will involve a sort of entific content in this supported by excellent science and technology advice”.—INTERNET entific and technology future-gazing to see role.”—Internet Melatonin may help autistic children sleep SACRAMENTO, 18 Davis Health System in some for children and April—US researchers Sacramento suggests their families,” Goodlin- suggest melatonin may treatment with over-the- Jones says in a statement. help children with autism counter melatonin supple- “Sometimes children may or Fragile X syndrome ments might help allevi- take one to two hours to sleep. The study, pub- ate some of the stress that fall asleep and often they lished in the Journal of parents of special-needs disrupt the household dur- Clinical Sleep Medicine, children experience.Sleep ing this time.”The study linked melatonin treat- problems, she says, are re- included information ment to lengthening mean ported in up to 89 percent from 12 children who met sleep duration by a mean of children with autism diagnostic criteria for au- of 21 minutes, decreasing and 77 percent of children tism or Fragile X syn- sleep-onset latency — the with Fragile X syndrome drome or both between length of time it takes to — the most common form the ages of 2- 15. Sleep fall asleep — by 28 min- of inherited mental im- quality and quantity were utes and shortening sleep pairment ranging from measured both objec- Photo taken on 16 April , 2009 shows two dredgers lie on the beach after onset by 42 minutes. learning problems to men- tively and subjectively. being badly damaged during a gale off north China’s Tianjin Municipality. Study senior author tal retardation. Participants were given Three crew members were confirmed dead and six others were missing Beth Goodlin-Jones of the “Sleep onset problems two weeks’ supply of ei- during the accident. MIND Institute at the at the beginning of the ther melatonin or a pla- University of California night are very trouble- cebo.—Internet XINHUA Learning and motivation Insulin, not genes, may be can be taught key to obesity COLUMBUS, 18 April — An Ohio State University WEST LAFAYETTE, 18 April—US researchers suggest course on learning and motivation increases the odds factors other than genes could cause obesity, causing that struggling first-year students will graduate, a re- genetically identical cells to store differing amounts searcher says. of fat Ji-Xin Cheng of Purdue University’s Weldon “We are taking the students who are least likely to School of Biomedical Engineering and Department of succeed in college and teaching them the skills they Chemistry said the study findings indicate the faster a need to stay in school and graduate,” Bruce Tuckman, cell processes insulin, the more fat it stores. the creator of the course, said the statement. “Just tak- Other researchers have suggested that certain “fat ing this one class has made a big difference in how genes” might be associated with excessive fat storage well below-average students do at Ohio State.” in cells. However, the Purdue researchers confirmed Tuckman and Gary Kennedy, a graduate student in that these fat genes were expressed, or activated, in education, compared 351 students who took the class all of the cells, yet those cells varied drastically — their first quarter at Ohio State with 351 matched con- from nearly zero in some cases to pervasive in others trols who didn’t take the class. The students were — in how much fat they stored. matched on gender, age, ethnicity, high school class “This work supports an emerging viewpoint that not rank and ACT scores to make sure those who took the all biological information in cells is encoded in the class were compared to students of similar ability and genetic blueprint,” said Thuc T Le, a National Insti- Toyota driver Jarno Trulli of Italy prepares for the background. tutes of Health postdoctoral fellow at Purdue who is first free practice session of the Chinese Formula Students were tracked for seven years. The study working with Cheng. “We found that the variability in One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International found that those who took the course had the higher fat storage is dependent on how 3T3-L1 cells process circuit, on 17 April . At the third and final practice retention and graduation rates and averaged signifi- insulin, a hormone secreted by the pancreas after meals session on Saturday, Trulli finished second, cantly higher grade point averages for each of the first to trigger the uptake of glucose from the blood into 0.139secs behind Germany’s Williams driver Nico four quarters. the liver, muscle or fat cells.” The study is published Rosberg.—INTERNET Internet online in the journal PLoS One. —Internet

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EMPORIA, 18 April — reported. The event is group of wildlife,” the The Kansas Herpeto-logi- scheduled for 26 April group said. Dan Fogell, a cal Society is looking for and 27 April in Chase veteran member of the volunteers willing to County in eastern Kansas. society, said the annual spend hours searching for “Lest the actual seek- count has two purposes animals they might nor- ing out these animals — keeping tabs on the mally avoid — say, for sound daunting, consider health of reptile and am- instance, snakes. this: these folks are the phibian populations, and The society’s planned ‘herpetofauna’ of Kansas educating the public animal count will cover and they’re willing to about them. He said vol- turtles, lizards, salaman- guide and educate curious unteers will also learn ders, frogs and toads as but cautious fellow citi- which ones they might Divers unfurl a poster that reads “Earth Day” in Jakarta’s Sea World on 18 well as snakes, The Em- zens in the appreciation of want to keep at a healthy April, 2009 ahead of Earth Day which falls on 22 April.—INTERNET poria (Kansas) Gazette this much-maligned distance. —Internet A secret to night vision found Hypoxic response can in DNA result in longer life MUNICH, 18 April — German-led scientists say they SEATTLE, 18 April — US pathologists say they’ve have discovered an important element of DNA that found a biochemical pathway that protects cells in low creates good night vision in nocturnal mammals. oxygen can also create a longer life with fewer degen- Ludwig-Maximilians University researchers in erative diseases. Munich said they discovered the DNA within the pho- University of Washington Assistant Professor Matt toreceptor rod cells responsible for low light vision Kaeberlein and colleagues found nematode worms live turns the rod cell nuclei themselves into tiny light- longer if their genetic makeup permits their cells to collecting lenses, with millions of them in every noc- turn on a protective reaction to a drop in oxygen — a turnal eye. reaction called the hypoxic response — even under “The conventional architecture seen in almost all normal oxygen conditions. nuclei is invariably present in the rod cells of diurnal Not only do the worms live longer, the researchers mammals, including primates, pigs and squirrels,” said noted, but their cells are relatively free from toxic pro- researcher Boris Joffe. “On the other hand, the unique teins that accumulate and clump together as inverted architecture is universally present in noctur- animals age.—Internet nal mammals.” That architecture has important ramifications for Egypt opens Rafah crossing the optical properties of those cells, said Jochen Guck with Gaza of the University of Cambridge. “Diurnal nuclei are A small Japanese town with a falling birthrate basically scattering obstacles,” he said. “In nocturnal plans to auction off four primary schools on the GAZA, 18 April — Egypt opened its border with the animals, they are little lenses. In one case, light is scat- Internet, according to a local official. Niikappu, Gaza Strip on Saturday before limited numbers of tered in all directions and in the other it is focused in on the northern island of Hokkaido, plans to start humanitarian cases, a Hamas spokesman said. The spokesman, Adel Zourob, added that Rafah the forward direction,” meaning that even at night, the auction next month on the Yahoo! Japan crossing point will be open for two days before patients, what little light there is can travel deeper into the eye online auction site, said Hidenori Tsutsumi, who students and Palestinians, who are the holders of where it can be perceived.—Internet is in charge of the auction.—INTERNET residency permits in other countries. Earthworms may help dealing with trash The reserved land for The names of the travelers who would be allowed the main stadium of the BEIJING, 18 April— duce about half a kilo- munication Center and the to leave Gaza appeared on the website of Hamas’ Two families from the gram of earthworm waste, Worldwide Fund for Na- 2016 Tokyo Summer interior ministry. However, the spokesman slammed Dianshanhu Lake Area in which can be used as fer- ture. Olympic Games is seen Egypt’s procedures on the crossing, saying that “the Qingpu District at Shang- tilizer. The pilot program The staff of the Shang- from a helicopter policy of long-waiting and piling up the travelers on hai will raise earthworms aims to promote worm hai Green Oasis Ecologi- during a press tour the crossing would increase the suffering of 1.5 million as part of a pilot project farms as an effective way cal Conservation and organized by the Tokyo Palestinians.” Israel and Egypt closed their border launched by a local envi- to cut down kitchen waste Communication Center 2016 Bid Committee in with the Gaza Strip in 2007 after the Islamic Hamas ronmental protection or- in the city. have kept earthworms in Tokyo on 18 April, movement took over the territory by force. Since then, ganization. Similar trials in their office for more than 2009. Egypt periodically allowed the departure and return of Under the right condi- Beijing are under way. a year. They raise the INTERNET humanitarian cases.—Internet tions, 1 kilogram of earth- The local scheme is being earthworms in large plas- worms can eat up to 1 promoted by the Shanghai tic storage cases and feed kilogram of kitchen gar- Green Oasis Ecological them fruit skins and food bage every day and pro- Conservation and Com- leftovers.—Internet STATE COLLEGE, 18 April — US researchers say a Sulfur study of sedimentary rocks created more than 2.4 bil- lion years ago suggests the Earth had an early, oxy- in rocks gen-rich atmosphere. Pennsylvania State University researcher Yumiko Watanabe said rocks sometimes have an unusual sulfur tells early isotope composition thought to be caused by the ac- tion of ultra violet light on volcanically produced oxygen sulfur dioxide in an oxygen poor atmosphere.But the team of geochemists said they can show an alterna- tive origin for that isotopic composition that might story point to an early, oxygen-rich atmosphere.—Internet

19-4-09 NL 13 18/7/29, 6:21 PM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 19 April, 2009 S P O R T S Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea (18-4-2009) Premier League trio set Aston Villa 1 - 1 West Ham Utd for action Middlesbrough 0 - 0 Fulham LONDON, 18 April— gravy train, the annual With Manchester United, scrap for survival is de- Portsmouth 1 - 0 Bolton Chelsea and Arsenal in veloping into a matter of Stoke City 1 - 0 Blackburn FA Cup semi-final action pride rather than pound at Wembley this week- notes. Three of the bot- Sunderland 1 - 0 Hull City end, the focus in the Pre- tom four places are cur- mier League turns to the rently occupied by teams increasingly desperate from the north-east of fight to avoid relegation. England, making the LONDON, 18 April—Didier Drogba scored seven While club chairmen prospect of relegation for minutes from time to earn Chelsea a place in the FA fret over the financial im- Newcastle, Sunderland Cup final at the expense of Arsenal. plications of losing their and Middlesbrough par- Arsenal took the lead when Theo Walcott turned seat on football’s richest ticularly painful. inside Ashley Cole in the box and his shot deflected As if going down past Petr Cech. wouldn’t be devastating But Chelsea levelled 15 minutes later when Florent enough, there is every Malouda fired past keeper Lukasz Fabianski at his possibility that one of near post. their most hated rivals And a keenly-fought match looked to be heading to will push them through extra-time until Frank Lampard set up Drogba to clip the trap door. Middles- past the stranded Fabianski from 18 yards. —Internet brough are second bot- West Ham United’s James Collins (L) tom on 30 points, level Real hope for Getafe favour tackles Aston Villa’s Emile Heskey with Newcastle, who are as Barca keep busy during their English Premier League also two points behind soccer match at Villa Park in Sunderland, the team sit- MADRUD, 18 April—Af- Birmingham, central England on 18 Manchester United´s ting one place above the ter reaching the Champions April, 2009. League semi-finals for the Portuguese player drop zone. INTERNET Cristiano Ronaldo Internet second successive season Barcelona are back in Top seed Dementieva into CROSSWORDS PUZZLE league action on Saturday when they travel to Getafe, Charleston semi-final who have proved a difficult Elena Dementieva reacts customer for the Catalans while playing a match in recent seasons.Barca against Caroline Woznia- have a six-point lead over cki of Denmark during day Real Madrid at the top of eight of the Sony Ericsson beating third-bottom the table but have failed to Open at the Crandon Park Recreativo Huelva.On beat Getafe in their last Tennis Center in March Wedneday Barcelona over- three league meetings, 2009 in Key Biscayne, came Bayern Munich to while Getafe famously Florida.— INTERNET thrashed Barca 4-0 to reach reach the last four of the to quit their last-eight the 2007 King’s Cup final. Champions League — CHARLESTON, 18 April— match through injury. Real will hope their city where they will face Russian top seed Elena Dementieva was 6-4, 1-0 neighbours, just four points Chelsea — and midfielder Dementieva made the ahead when the seventh above the drop zone, can do Xavi admits they have a Charleston WTA claycourt seeded Cibulkova retired them a favour in the title tough six weeks in store as semi-finals on Friday with a left leg injury. race, while Real can fulfil they go in search of an his- when Slovakian opponent The Russian will next their end of the bargain by toric treble.—Internet Dominika Cibulkova had face Danish teenager ACROSS DOWN Injury-hit Viduka handed Caroline Wozniacki, the 1 Entirely 1 Flower eirelet fifth seed, who eased past 4 Author of “Brides-head 2 Supervise Newcastle lifeline France’s Virginie Razzano, Revisited” 3 Womaniser NEWCASTLE, 18 April—Mark Viduka could remain the 13th seed, 6-2, 6-0.” 8 Turn inside out 4 Excrescence at Newcastle beyond the end of the season, manager She came with the tape on 9 Museum chief 5 Speak Alan Shearer has revealed.Australian international her leg and I didn’t know if 10 Leaving a will 6 Large wasp Viduka is set to be involved for the first time in seven it was bad or not, so I just 11 Veritable 7 Propeller weeks when Newcastle travel to Tottenham on Sun- feel sorry she couldn’t fin- day in search of crucial points to boost their Premier ish the match,” said 12 Armed conflict 13 Former Zimbabwe League survival bid. Dementieva. Wozniacki, 14 Fairy 16 Lion-like A string of injuries this season have restricted Viduka fresh from her Ponte Vedre 15 Stop 17 Safe from infection to just one start and five substitute appearances, well Beach claycourt title in 18 Nocturnal bird 19 Turning machine short of the number of games the 33-year-old requires Florida last weekend, said: 21 Tiny arachnid 20 Possessions Mark Viduka could to trigger a 12-month contract extension when his cur- “I need to stay aggressive 23 Tiring 22 Unspoken remain at Newcastle rent deal expires in the summer. It has been widely ex- (against Dementieva). My 24 Uncultured 24 Humber port beyond the end of the pected the former Melbourne Knights striker will see legs have to be there, too. I 26 Backbone season, manager Alan out the remainder of his career by returning to Australia need to keep running be- 27 Praise Shearer has revealed. in a bid to earn a place in the national squad for next cause she’s a great player, 28 Fondle INTERNET year’s World Cup finals in South Africa.—Internet a great fighter.”—Internet

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MRTV-3 Programme Schedule (19.4.2009) (Sunday)

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 People take part in a yoga class on a capsule of the * Native of Pa-O Nationals (Kyauktalone) Singapore Flyer observation wheel in Singapore on * A Journey to the Zalon Mountain 18 April, 2009. The “Yoga In the Sky” session was * Myanmar Traditional Marionette Theatre (Part-V) held as part of Yogamania 2009, which includes a * Shopping with Torchlight * Road Network Speed Up Commodity Flow host of yoga-related activities and runs until on * Song of Myanma Beauty and Scenic Sights Sunday.—INTERNET Europe/ North America Transmission * Signature Tune Hitler-signed watercolors * Song of Myanma Beauty and Scenic Sights * Myanmar Arts and Sculptures to be auctioned * Colourful Flowers you can find in Myanmar * Teachers Matter BERLIN, 18 April—A pair of watercolor paintings * Thiri Zeya Buhmi Golden Palace and Museum of King depicting farm scenes and signed “Adolf Hitler” are up Anawrahta for auction in the German city of Nuremberg this * Preservation and Reproduction of Sea Turtle month. The Weidler Auction House said Friday that * Valuable Myanmar Native Orchids WEATHER paintings titled “Farmstead” and “Farm Buildings on * Myanmar Movies Impact * Mee Hsu Khan Folk Songs Saturday, 18 April, 2009 the River” and listed in its online catalog are attributed * Myanma Traditional Snacks Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr MST: to the Nazi dictator. * Myanmar Arts & Sculptures During the past 24 hours, rain or thundershowers have been Auction house owner Herbert Weidler described the * Native of Pa-O Nationals (Kyauktalone) widespread in Kachin, Chin and Rakhine States, Sagaing, Bago paintings as “average” quality and said they were being * A Journey to the Zalon Mountain and Ayeyawady Divisions, fairly widespread in Shan and Mon * Myanmar Traditional Marionette Theatre (Part-V) States, Yangon and Taninthayi Divisions, scattered in Kayin offered by a Polish owner, whom he declined to identify. * Shopping with Torchlight The watercolors are listed in the catalog as “signed and State and Mandalay Division, isolated in Kayah State and * Road Network Speed Up Commodity Flow weather has been partly cloudy in the remaining States and dated 1914,” with bidding to start at euro3,500 ($4,618) * Myanmar Traditional Food “Pone Ye Gyi” Divisions with isolated heavyfalls in lower Sagaing Division. at the auction, which runs 23-25 April. * Myanmar Footware and Bags Day temperatures were (3°C) to (4°C) below April average * A Salient Myin Ma Hti temperatures in Kayin State, Bago, Yangon and Taninthayi As a young man, Hitler sought to earn his living as * Everyone has a life Divisions and about April average temperatures in the remain- an artist. He is believed to have painted hundreds of * Preserve and Safeguard Cultural Heritage ing States and Divisions.The significant day temperatures were works, several of which have come up for sale over the * Song of Myanma Beauty and Scenic Sights Website: www.mrtv3.net.mm Mawlaik, Myingyan and Minbu (39˚C) each. The noteworthy years.—Internet amounts of rainfall recorded were Shweku (2.87) inches, Kanbalu (2.84) inches, Katha (2.68) inches, Mohnyin (2.28) 8:30 am 2:45 pm 6:30 pm inches, Moegok (2.09) inches, Bhamo (2.05) inches, Ann (1.97) 8. International news 10. Weather report inches, Kalay (1.92) inches, Hakha (1.77) inches, Minkin 9. International news (1.73) inches, Gwa (1.61) inches, Kalaywa (1.54) inches and 8:45 am 4:00 pm 6:35 pm Dawei (1.53) inches. {elka;q˙˙˙˙˙ ;TsuuuMMuuMMM Sc\\\\\ ;t\\\\\ AKå}...´´..´´´ katn∑∑∑∑∑ ;As\\\\\ As√^^^^^ \\\\\ Maximum temperature on 17-4-2009 was 91°F. 9. 1. Martial song 11. (ARcuuuiiuuiii ;'\\\\\ mc;q\\\\\ '¨¨¨¨¨ eA;qta)^^^^^ Minimum temperature on 18-4-2009 was 73°F. Relative 4:10 pm “Pocket Dragon humidity at (09:30) hours MST on 18-4-2009 was 65%. Total [dåRkuuuiiuuiii ta-q\\\\\ niiiii ;hn\\\\\ (P\\\\\ ;ns^^^^^ )]\\\\\ Adventure” sunshine hours on 17-4-2009 was (4.3) hrs approx. 2. Musical Programme 11:00 am 6:50 pm Rainfall on 18-4-2009 was (Nil) at Mingaladon, (0.04) 4:20 pm {lpKc˙˙˙ ;fAD\\\ piii ayπππ }\\\ inch at Kaba-Aye and (0.55) inch at Central Yangon. Total Sunday, 19 April 1. Martial song 12. {lpKc˙˙ ;fAD\\ pii ayππ }\\ rainfall since 1-1-2009 was (1.06) inches at Mingaladon, (1.58) 3. Nciiiiiiiiuuiiuuu c\\\\\ s...MM..MMM ;p^^^^^ a;Ael;Ta;ek¥;lk∑∑∑∑∑ \\\\\ View on today 11:10 am (Akydm\\\\\ zc^^^^^ w\\\\\ cuuuiiuuiii ;'\\\\\ Ncuuuiiuuiii ;N\\\\\ cuuuiiuuiii ;'\\\\\ inches at Kaba-Aye and (2.64) inches at Central Yangon. Maxi- Ttuuuuu k\\\\\ nuuuuu m¥a;\\\\\ 2. Musical programme Kciiiuuiiuuu N\\\\\ c˙˙˙˙˙ ;ew'\\\\\ sK¥suuuuu eza\\\\\ )\\\\\ mum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (6) mph from 7:00 am South at (18:30) hours MST on 17-4-2009. 4:35 pm (dåRkuuiuii ta-√\\\ ;Kc^^^ eza\\\ )\\\ 1. etac;tn\\\\\ ;qaqnapoSraeta\\\\\ \\\\\ 11:20 am (dåRkuiui ta-√\\ ;Kc^^ eza\\ )\\ Bay inference: According to the observations at (05:00) Aew;qc\\tk\\\ ˚˚q˚˚˚ iiuuiluiiuu \\pvaer;\\\ Bra;”kuuuuu ;fpr^^^^^ tiiiii tra;eta\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\ 3. Round up of the week’s 4. 7:30 pm hrs MST today, the cyclonic storm Bijli over the Northwest Rpuuuuu mc\\mc\\\ q\\\\\ Âka;qcMMÂka;qcMMM Kn\\\\\ ;sa\\\\\ qer¨¨¨¨¨ ;q∑∑∑∑∑ raet;kb¥a^^^^^ Bay has crossed Bangladesh Coast between Chittagong and 7:25 am international news 13. Cox’s Bazaar last night. Weather is cloudy in the Andaman 11:30 am ttiiyNiii ˙˙s˙˙˙ \\ \\\ (s^^;p^^^ ∑∑a;er;pva∑∑∑ 7:45 pm Sea and Bay of Bengal. 2. To be healthy exercise th 4. Golf Magazine (TV) AT;po)¨¨¨¨¨ (s;p^^^^^ a;er;pva)∑∑∑∑∑ 14. AeÂkaK\\\\\ SMMMMM AN ^^^^^ ray††††† \\\\\ Forecast valid until evening of 19 April 2009: Rain or 7:30 am thundershowers are likely to be scattered in Kachin, Chin, 11:50 am 8:00 pm 3. Morning news 4:50 pm Northern Shan, Rakhine and Mon States, Sagaing, Magway 5. mnmnmaR\\\\\ puuuuu r\\\\\ c˙˙˙˙˙ \\\\\ 15. News and Mandalay Divisions, isolated in Bago, Yangon, Ayeyawady 7:40 am 5. Songs to uphold and Taninthayi Divisions and weather will be partly cloudy in {lm∑∑∑∑∑ ;eAac\\\\\ ry\\\\\ tt\\\\\ q\\\\\ }¨¨¨¨¨ 16. International news 4. y√ek¥;l\\\\\ miiiii aμμμμμ (38) Pamglaççççç National Spirit the remaining areas. Degree of certainty is (60%). (ek¥ar\\\\\ eAac´´´´´ '\\\\\ R p'¨¨ p'¨¨¨ epzcepzc'\\\\\ 17. Weather report State of the sea: Seas will be moderated in Myanmar waters. 7:55 am 5:00 pm emq◊a√ΩΩΩΩΩ ;'^^^^^ qkm\\\\\ n∑∑∑∑∑ mc\\mc\\\ )...\\..\\\ 18. mnmnma\\\\\ R..... puuuuu r\\\\\ c˙˙˙˙˙ \\\\\ Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood of 5. Nice and sweet song 6. Musical programme continuaion of rain or thundershowers in the upper Myanmar (dåRkuuuiiuuiii ta-emac\\\\\ wfi)\\\\\ {K¥sKc\\Kc\\\ ;P\\\\\ >emt´´´´´´´´∑∑´´∑∑∑ a}††††† areas. 5:10 pm 8:05 am 2:00 pm (Apcuuiiuiuuii ;-2)\\\\\ (ed;'∑∑∑∑∑∑∑∑∑∑ mc;q\\\\\ '¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area 6. tiirsiii ÍÍanÍÍÍ \\√y¥a√\\\ \\enpv\\\ \\eta\\\ \\\\\ 7. Ak“pociiiii p\\\\\ ´´´∑∑´´∑∑∑ mc;Tk\\\\\ ek¥a\\\\\ zc\\\\\ '\\\\\ for 19-4-2009: Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers. 6. Dance of national races Degree of certainty is (60%). qa;l∑∑∑∑∑ kuuuiiuuiii Âks\\Âks\\\ >tuuuiiuuiii ep¥a¨¨¨¨¨ ep¥a\\\\\ \\\\\ 2:15 pm 5:20 pm tctc...\\..\\\ T...\\..\\\ n∑∑∑∑∑ ;'\\\\\ ANiiNiii aek¥a∂∂∂∂∂ zc\\\\\ '\\\\\ Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area (Apcuuuiiuuiii ;-2)\\\\\ 7. Rpuuuuu mc\\mc\\\ rqet;s\\\\\ k‹uuuuu 8. Sing and enjoy mtmtekq\\\\\ eAac^^^^^ '\\\\\ Spnuuuuu T\\\\\ a)∑∑∑∑∑ for 19-4-2009: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (80%). 8:15 am 2:30 pm 6:00 pm (dåRiiiiiuuuuuk\\\\\ta-Kc\\\\\emac\\\\\√^^^^^^^^^^;' Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area 7. Musical programme 8. At;“po^^^^^ ciiiii p\\\\\ ´´´∑∑´´∑∑∑ 9. Evening News s;quuuiiuuiii miiiii ;T\\\\\ !∑∑∑∑∑ )\\\\\ for 19-4-2009: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (80%).

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Myanmar New Year Cyclone Bijli hits Bangladeshi coast Maha Thingyan Festival Storm warnings issued in time concludes successfully No damage in Myanmar Casualty declines due to civilized manner of people NAY PYI TAW, 18 April — According to the observation recorded at 5 a.m. this morning, Cyclone Bijli, which centred at the northeast of the Bay of Bengal, passed the coast of Bangladesh between Chittagong and Cox's Bazar. NAY PYI TAW, 18 tional people participated 43 people injured. A total Remnants of Cyclone Bijli passed northern regions of Myanmar and are April—The Myanmar in the festival in disci- of 58 persons were in- moving towards the east. Due to the remnants of the cyclone, there will be New Year Maha Thingyan pline to be in line with the jured in the brawls and heavy rains in some regions in states and divisions and sometimes there may Festival for 2009 was held Myanmar tradition and two in the cases of dis- on a grand scale with na- custom. However, be- turbing the duties while be strong wind at a wind speed of 30 or 40 miles per hour. The storm was over tional characters, culture cause of some people who one person was killed in and its level was graded as the green one. It is forecast that there will be fine and tradition across the were negligent and under the case of death. weather within the next 24 hours, according to the report of Department of nation from 13 to 16 April. the influence, there oc- The casualty dur- Meteorology and Hydrology. The authorities curred 14 traffic accidents ing the festival signifi- Regarding the storm, the warning of the DMH was reported on the pro- concerned released warn- and 37 brawls, one case cantly decreased as the grammes of Myanma Radio and Television and Mandalay and Sittway FM ings through televisions of being drunk and disor- people from States and Di- stations beginning the evening of 14 April and in the 15 April issue of the and newspapers before the derly, five cases of dis- visions strictly abided by newspapers. Maha Thingyan Festival turbing the duties, two the rules and notifications Similarly, the warnings issued on 15, 16 and 17 April were reported daily with a view to avoiding cases of molestation, one and celebrated the water on television and radio and in the newspapers as soon as they were received. undesirable incidents in case of death, totalling 60. festival in a civilized and The statements of DMH were also sent for safety of trawlers, powered boats the water festival. Moreo- Such cases left four peo- systematic manner in ac- and ferries in Myanmar waters and villages along the Rakhine coast in order ver, officials supervised ple dead and 103 others cord with Myanmar cul- to avoid tidal surges. the festival in order to injured. Three people ture and tradition taking DMH issued storm warnings in time and there was no damage due to the make it systematic. dead were those killed in lessons from the previous storm.—MNA The entire na- the traffic accidents and years.—MNA

Bawni Dam, an essential irrigation facility in Bago Division Article & Photos: Peinzalok Thein Nyunt

The Union of Myanmar is an agro-based dams and reservoirs have been built for ensuring Under the arrangements of Chairman of country. The government is striving for development adequate supply of water and prevention against DaikU Township Peace and Development Council U of the agriculture sector by adopting the objective flooding at farmlands. It is known to all that Bago Tun Tun Win and Commander of Township Police “Development of agriculture as the base and all- Division is the second granary of the country in the Force Police Captain Htay Aung, the news team had round development of other sectors of the economy agriculture sector. the opportunity to visit Bawni Dam recently. The as well” included in the four economic objectives. DaikU Township is a fertile region in all the dam is located near new Bawni Village in DaikU Indeed, the agriculture sector plays a key role in the three seasons. In addition to cultivation of monsoon Township, nine miles west of mile post 76/6 on growth of national economy. If production of agricul- paddy in the rainy season, groundnut, green bean, Yangon-Mandalay Highway. tural produce increases, the country will achieve food pigeon pea, cow pea, sesame and sunflower are grown Together with Staff Officer (Civil) U Kyaw sufficiency and export the surplus to the foreign in the cold season. The local people are earning Win of Irrigation Department, Township Manager U market. higher incomes by growing tapioca, sugarcane, rub- Ngwe Hlaing of Myanma Agriculture Service and In all States and Divisions, a large number of ber, corn and chilli. (See page 9)

Bawni Dam supplying water in DaikU Township for agricultural purpose.

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