True Patriotism Nation Regardless of the Place He Lives to Patriotism All the Nationalities Will Have Strong Union Spirit

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Volume XX, Number 27 12th Waning of Kason 1374 ME Thursday, 17 May, 2012

* It is very important for every one of the * Only Union Spirit is the true True patriotism nation regardless of the place he lives to patriotism all the nationalities will have strong Union Spirit. have to safeguard.

President U Thein Sein felicitates President U Thein Sein felicitates His Majesty King of Norway Norwegian Prime Minister

NAY PYI TAW, 17 May—U Thein Sein, President of the Republic of the Union NAY P YI TAW, 17 May—U Thein Sein, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Majesty King Harald V of Norway, of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to H.E Mr Jens Stoltenberg, Prime on the occasion of the Constitution Day of Norway, which falls on 17 May 2012. Minister of Norway, on the occasion of the Constitution Day of Norway, which falls MNA on 17 May 2012.—MNA President U Thein Sein accepts credentials of Turkish Ambassador

NAY PYI TAW, 16 May—Mr Murat Yavuz Ates, the newly-accredited Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, presented his credentials to U Thein Sein, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, at the Presidential Palace, here, at 10.30 am today. Present on the occasion were Union Minister for Home Affairs Lt-Gen Ko Ko, Union Minister at President Office U Soe Maung and Director- General U Aye Thaw of the Protocol Department. MNA President U Thein Sein receives Ambassador Mr Murat Yavuz Ates of the Republic of Turkey.—MNA President U Thein Sein accepts credentials of Thai Ambassador

NAY P YI T AW, 16 May—Mr Pisanu Suvanajata, the newly-accredited Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, presented his credentials to U Thein Sein, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, at the Presidential Palace, here, at 11 am today. Present on the occasion were Union Minister for Home Affairs Lt-Gen Ko Ko, Union Minister at President Office U Soe Maung and Director-General U Aye Thaw of the Protocol Department. MNA

President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein and Ambassador Mr Pisanu Suvanajata of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar pose for documentary photo. MNA

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person’s health. by doing leg and back exercise in bed after you PERSPECTIVES The benefits of regular exercise are wake up. That is the best to launch the day. You Thursday, 17 May, 2012 unrivalled. Physical activity can help you lost can also use the time in your car spent waiting at weight and prevent a host of illness, including a traffic light by relaxing muscles and engaging Use your energy to boost heart disease, diabetes and osteoporosis. Being in neck exercises. You can use the time you fit also can help you stay mentally sharp. would normally wait for an appointment by your health To use your energy, you are required to going for a walk. Most of us don’t think about the state of our engage in weight training one or two times a Walking up or down a few flights of stairs health until we are sick, but being mindful of week and endurance training two or three times. each day is also highly recommended. Avoid your lifestyle choices and paying attention to the A training session only has to last between twenty elevator and escalator whenever possible. If you way you feel can help you take steps to ensure and thirty minutes to show improvement in health. ride the bus, get off a stop before your office and that you are doing everything you can to optimize The important thing is that you exercise walk the extra distance. Walking is great because your health. regularly and not how long you exercise. If you anyone can do it and you don’t need any special Getting fit does not have to be an unpleasant are too busy, or do not want to workout, try equipment other than a properly fitting pair of experience. With just a small investment of time breaking up the sessions into smaller units spread sneakers. And why not go walking as physical and energy it is easy to improve the average throughout the day. You can begin in the morning exercise to stay healthy? Press Council to come into existence soon Union FM felicitates Norwegian counterpart serving as genuine Fourth Estate NAY PYI TAW, 17 May—U Wunna Maung Lwin, Union Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to H.E. Mr Jonas Gahr Store, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, on the occasion of the Constitution Day of Norway, which falls on 17 May 2012.—MNA

that the association had so far met for two times. Publishers and book sellers when asked whether they would like to join the association nodded on condition that free operation was allowed and future interests were guaranteed. The preparation committee would meet again in a few days. He said he believed that the formation of the association as an independent one would contribute to effectiveness of the association’s works. Next, committee secretary U Myint Tun discussed that concerning the conglomeration with Myanmar Printers and Union Minister U Kyaw Hsan meets officials of preparation committees for formation of Myanmar Publishers Association, they had to first listen to the voices of Writers Association, Myanmar Printers and Publishers Association, Myanmar Journalists publishers and book sellers. It was planned to form Publishers and Book Sellers Association as separate one due to the wishes Association and Myanmar Publishers and Books Sellers Association.—MNA of the majority, which is believed to expand the publishing YANGON, 16 May—Union Minister for Information and committee was taking actions under the approved basic principles. network. The works of printers and publishers were different from for Culture U Kyaw Hsan met the personnel of the preparation It was planned to reform MWA on 16 June. each other in nature despite the related procedures. So, it was committee for formation of Myanmar Writers Association, U Khin Maung Tun (Khin Maung Tun-Lanmadaw) decided to form as a separate association and the preparation Myanmar Printers and Publishers Association, the preparation discussed that the preparation committee for formation of MWA committee was writing the rules for formation of the association. committee for formation of Myanmar Journalists Association, during the MWJA emergency meeting had decided to Daw Aye Aye Win (AP News Agency) on behalf of the and the preparation committee for formation of Myanmar reconstitute township writers and journalists association by 15 Myanmar Journalists Union discussed that the intention of the Publishers and Books Sellers Association on 13 May and the May and so far 192 township MWJAs had been established. CEC MJU and that of the Union Minister were the same. The MJU personnel of Myanmar Journalists Union and Myanmar members of the MWA would be chosen through direct voting aimed to maintain the expression freedom of the journalists, and Journalists Network at the meeting hall of Myanma Radio and system at the conference due to be held on 16 June. He said he to protect the rights of journalists following the flourishing of Television on Pyay Road here on 14 May. believed that Myanmar Writers Association would promote the justice and freedom. While it needed to protect the journalists, Speaking on the occasions, Union Minister U Kyaw Hsan interests of Myanmar literature and the nation under the it was also required to inculcate them with journalism code of said he believed that efforts for the establishment of writers and constitution. ethics nurturing to become a responsible association. The MJU journalists organizations lie in interests of the people engaged in On behalf of the preparation committee for formation of was formed by journalists who shared the same belief that the literature and journalism fields and thirst for the emergence of Myanmar Journalists Association, committee secretary U Ko Ko sense of responsibility of each journalist all that is needed for competent and genuine Fourth Estate, for which the Information (Ko Ko-Sethmu Tekkatho) discussed that measures were being dignity of the press and serving interests the nation and its Ministry will cooperate fully with all the associations. The taken to found an independent Myanmar Journalists Association people. It was aimed both for freedom of expression and protection ministry itself is focusing on turning media into the competent following the decisions of the MWJA emergency meeting. The of journalists. The sole purpose of the MJU was to conduct and genuine Fourth Estate under changing era and system. Since preparation committee formed with 41 members was focusing to courses to journalists mainly to inculcate them with a sense of the ratification of the 2008 Constitution, the ministry has taken a form the association as an appropriate and acceptable association, duty. series of reforms in anticipation of the press operating under the holding regular meetings. The set of rules for the MJA was being U Zaw Htaik, on behalf of the Myanmar Journalist Network, constitution. drafted as the constitution more modern and contributed by all discussed that the majority of the local journalists, the Fourth Meanwhile, it is drafting print media law, gradually but the journalists. It is hoped to form an independent journalists Estate, was the youth. So, there was weakness in professionalism, systematically releasing the grip over press in order that journalists association in the beginning of July. He said he believed that the expertise, intelligence, and ethics and thus the network was can practice in harmony with that law after its ratification. In a week MJA would emerge as a politically neutral association of the initiated to fill such gaps. The network was aimed to serve the or later, all the novels will be allowed to go publishing under genuine Fourth Estate serving the interests of the State and its interests of the whole nation through media development. The check-after-publish system. Meanwhile, it is making amendments people as aspired. first plenary meeting of the network was held at Yuzana Hotel on and coordination so that the law may come into effect soonest. U Khin Maung Lay (Phoe Thaukkyar) discussed that the 2 May when basic principles for network formation were agreed. As the law will include prescriptions about the formation of press MJA would devote more to the interests of the State and people The decision-making of the network would be made by all the council, the ministry will establish original Press Council first as than the press with uprightness. Personnel of the press council members apart from the committee. The network still needed to the preparation to grease the wheels when the law has come into needed to strict to righteousness without bias. The definition of register to stand as a legal organization. existence. After the formation the press council, all genres of free press would vary from one journalist to another and but the In his concluding remarks, the Union Minister suggested publications will be allowed to go press under check-after- law being drafted should reflect the international norm of free overall consideration of SWOT analysis of the past and objective publish system and the press council will be responsible for all press. conditions of the present as the most suitable solution, pledging of such processes. On behalf of the Myanmar Printers and Publishers for full cooperation by his ministry.—MNA Next, participating personnel of literature and journalism Association, Chairman Dr Tin Tun Oo discussed that it had been associations elaborated on objectives, future plans and progress 22 years that the association had stood firmly. The association Newly recorded maximum of the associations concerned, followed by discussions on founded in 1989 had members of over 4450 in number. Through temperature in Chauk nomination of press council members, obligations and authority the association is named printers and publishers, actually it was NAY P YI T AW, 16 May—The maximum temperature of the council, and enforcement of journalism ethics. constituted with various classes and it could represent almost all On behalf of the preparation committee for formation of the printers and publisher, covering paper and ink dealing, and (46.3)°C (115.3 °F) of Chauk on (15-5-2012) was newly Myanmar Writers Association U Tin Hlaing (Ledwintha Saw paper machine, colour separation and binding business. In recorded maximum temperature during (28) years for the Chit) discussed that the basic principle for formation of MWA addition, it was the brother association of the UMFCCI. month of May. The old recorded maximum temperature was approved at the emergency meeting of the Myanmar Writers On behalf of the Myanmar Publishers and Book Sellers was (45.3) °C (113.5°F) on (14-5-2011), announced and Journalists Association on 24 March, 2012 and the preparation Association, association chairman Dr Tha Tun Oo discussed Meteorology and Hydrology Department.—MNA

P2(17).pmd 2 5/17/2012, 1:59 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 17 May, 2012 3 Fuel tankers and trucks move on their way to US, Pakistan on verge of reopening supply lines supply NATO forces after WASHINGTON, 16 May— its president will attend a incursion into Pakistani the reopening of a road Pakistan and the United summit of NATO leaders this territory last year to kill al at the southwest States appeared on the verge weekend in Chicago. Qaeda leader Osama bin Pakistan-Afghanistan of clinching an agreement to Reopening the supply Laden. border crossing in reopen ground supply lines route would be a major Nadeem Hotiana, an Chaman on 14 January, into Afghanistan, a US official breakthrough in ties between embassy spokesman, confir- 2009.—REUTERS said, as Islamabad confirmed Washington and Islamabad. med that Pakistani President Strained relations have Asif Ali Zardari will attend fuelled speculation Pakistan the 20 to 21 May summit. might be excluded from NATO “This meeting will talks on Afghanistan’s future. underline the strong commit- Pakistan closed down ment of the international the supply lines for the community to the people of Afghan war effort following Afghanistan and to its future. A man, injured in a suspected grenade attack, receives the NATO air strike in Pakistan has an important role treatment at the Coast General Hospital in the Kenyan November that killed 24 to play in that future,” NATO coastal city of Mombasa on 15 May, 2012.—REUTERS Pakistani soldiers. That strike spokeswoman Oana Lunge- fanned national anger over scu said in a statement on everything from covert CIA Tuesday. One killed in grenade blast in drone strikes to the US Reuters Kenyan coastal city Brevard County Crime Florida mother kills her four children, then Scene Investigators look NAIROBI, 16 May—Gunmen detonated grenades outside for clues at the scene of a a night club in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa on herself shooting in Port St John, Tuesday, killing one person and wounding several others in MIAMI, 16 May—A injured 17-year-old girl in since a shooting in 1987 Florida on 15 May, 2012. the latest attack since Kenya sent troops into Somalia to crush mother shot and killed her the front yard of the house, claimed six lives, including REUTERS Islamist militants. four children before turning a which is in a quiet Nairobi has said al Shabaab militants, who merged with gun on herself in a small town neighbourhood of single al-Qaeda earlier this year, are behind a surge in violence and in Florida on Tuesday, family residences. More shots kidnappings threatening tourism in east Africa’s biggest authorities said. were heard inside the house economy. The shooting happened as a SWAT team arrived and Police said the target of the attack was Bella Vista sports at a house in Port St John, in entered through a back bar in a street known for its nightlife in Mombasa, a popular Brevard County, about 15 entrance, he said. holiday destination for Kenyans and foreigners. miles from NASA’s Kennedy A neighbour told police A pool of blood marked the entrance to the club, and Space Centre. that three of the children had spent cartridges and grenade shells were strewn near its gate. A spokesman for the banged on his door shortly Some cars nearby were riddled with shrapnel marks. Brevard County Sheriff’s before 5 am, Goodyear said. Police said the attackers tried to force their way into the office identified the victims “One of them may have been club, but were barred at the gate by guards. They then shot as four children aged 12, 13, shot and was bleeding, so the at random and hurled the explosive devices. 15 and 17. They were shot by neighbour got a towel for the Two of the guards were among those injured, and police their 33-year-old mother, child,” he said. those of two police officers. months ago, he added. said one of them, a woman, died of her wounds in hospital. Tonya Thomas, who then Tonya Thomas then Goodyear said police “It’s hard to take in. This The Kenya Red Cross said on its Twitter feed that the turned the gun on herself, appeared at the neighbour’s had been called to the house is a pretty peaceful place, woman had died of a gunshot wound to the chest. Police could Tod Goodyear said. door and ordered the children on several occasions in the normally,” he said. not immediately confirm the cause of death. All were shot with what to return home, he said, past and the 15-year-old child, Tuesday’s incident was “There is one dead and five others injured. We believe appeared to be a handgun, he adding: “They did. They a boy, was arrested last month the second deadly shooting the dead person, a lady, was one of the guards at the gate,” said. Goodyear said a turned around and walked for domestic violence against in Port St John in the past Ambrose Munyasia, the region’s top criminal investigation neighbour called police back to the house.” his mother. week. Brevard County was officer who was at the scene told Reuters. before dawn on Tuesday to It was the worst multiple Thomas’s husband, the the scene of six homicides in “From the evidence so far, we believe there were three report gunfire. When police homicide Goodyear could father of all of the children, 2011, Goodyear said. grenade explosions.” arrived they found a fatally recall in Brevard County moved out of the house a few Reuters Reuters A wounded woman leaves the zone where a bomb Iran, IAEA to resume talks next week after exploded in a crowded two-day negotiations street in Bogota, capital of Colombia, on 15 May, VIENNA, 16 May— The structured way, IAEA Deputy might have been working on 2012. Two people were International Atomic Energy Director General Herman nuclear weapons. killed in a bomb explosion Agency (IAEA) said on Nackaerts told reporters after The talks were reported in a crowded street in Tuesday that its represen- the meetings. to be less about concrete tatives will meet again with Bogota, capital of “The primary focus of questions regarding Iran’s Iranian officials over nuclear our discussions was how to Colombia, on Tuesday, nuclear facilities, and more issues after ending their two- clarify issues related to about the terms on which the President Juan Manuel day talks. possible military dimensions inspectors should be able to Santos said.—XINHUA The negotiations were of Iran’s nuclear programme. work. held behind closed doors in We had a good exchange of Western countries have Explosion kills three, injures eight in Bogota Iran’s permanent representa- views and we will meet again long suspected Iran of seeking BOGOTA, 16 May—An district, Colombian President presidential headquarters of tive office in Vienna and in the on Monday,” Nackaerts said nuclear weapons capabilities, explosion in Bogota on Juan Manuel Santos said. Casa de Narino, Santos absence of reporters. in a statement. On Monday, an allegation strongly denied Tuesday killed three people Londono, the alleged announced that “an attempt During these two days, the IAEA called on Iran to by Iranian officials who insist and injured eight others, target of the attack, sustained a was made on the life of the IAEA and Iran discussed allow inspectors access to the country’s nuclear including former Interior chest injury, but his condition Fernando Londono,” who a number of options to take sites, people and documents programme is purely for Minister Fernando Londono, is stable, said Santos. currently heads a radio the agency’s verification the agency seeks to address energy needs and medical in the capital city’s financial Speaking from the programme.—Xinhua process forward in a concerns that the country research.—Xinhua France’s new Hollande gets stormy welcome to power President PARIS, 16 May—Francois Hollande’s first day in predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy, Francois Hollande was greeted by a power was marred by a Hollande began his five-year Hollande (R) thunderstorm in Paris and downpour as he rode by open- term with a bang, naming a shakes hands with storm clouds gathering over top car through Paris to mark new German-savvy prime supporters on the the euro zone as France’s first his investiture, and lightning minister in addition to Champs Elysees Socialist president in 17 years that hit his presidential jet, swearing-in ceremonies Avenue after the was sworn in on Tuesday forcing him to make a U-turn before rushing off to meet handover before flying to Berlin to plead en route to Germany and German Chancellor Angela ceremony in Paris his case for less austerity in switch to a smaller Falcon jet. Merkel. on 15 May, Europe. After a handover with Reuters 2012.—REUTERS

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Climate change will UNSG’s Message on World Telecommunication and challenge mammals those areas before they are Information Society Day overrun by climate change. 17 May 2012 “We underestimate the vulnerability of mammals to I welcome the focus on women and girls as the theme sustainable development. By gathering, disseminating climate change when we look of this year’s World Telecommunication and Information and analyzing information, we can accelerate action to at projections of areas with Society Day. protect natural resources, combat climate change and help suitable climate but we don’t Information and communications technologies are vulnerable people, including women and girls. also include the ability of already benefiting women and girls in numerous ways. E- This is especially important in the context of the mammals to move, or commerce is expanding opportunities for entrepreneurship. “Rio+20” United Nations Conference on Sustainable disperse, to the new areas,” Mobile telephones are enabling midwives to make childbirth Development, to be held next month in Brazil. In the final The percentage of Carrie Schloss, a research safer. Electronic social networks are allowing women around run-up to the Conference, and then especially afterwards mammal species unable to analyst in environmental and the world to mobilize as never before for democracy, dignity as we implement the decisions taken there, information and keep pace with climate forest sciences, said. and human rights. communications technology can make possible new change in the Americas The analysis looked at At the same time, we know that information and approaches and solutions for a sustainable future. range from zero and low 493 mammals in the Western communications technology has the potential to cause On this World Telecommunication and Information (blue) to a high of nearly harm. Cyberbullying, Internet-driven human trafficking Society Day, I call again for wide-ranging efforts to close 40 percent (light orange). Hemisphere ranging from a moose that weighs 1,800 and other abuses are often targeted at women and girls. We both the digital divide and the gender gap. All people must INTERNET pounds to a shrew that must do everything possible to stop these crimes and be able to make the best use of information and SEATTLE, 16 May— weighs less than a dime. promote greater online security for all people. communications technology to help create the future we Nearly 10 percent of the The researchers took More broadly, we should work to optimize the power want. Western Hemisphere’s into account human-made of information and communications technology to support UNIC/Yangon mammals won’t be able to obstacles such as cities and move swiftly enough to crop lands that animals would outpace climate change and encounter in moving in Message of the Secretary-General of the ITU on the World reach safe havens, response to climate change. researchers say. “I think it’s important to Telecommunication and Information Society Day In certain regions that point out that in the past 17 May 2012 figure could go as high as 40 when climates have changed percent, scientists at the — between glacial and “Women and Girls in ICT” University of Washington interglacial periods when ICTs play a catalytic role in creating opportunities for I call upon ITU Member States, Sector Members and reported on Monday. species ranges contracted people in every walk of life, especially for those among us Associates as well as academia and citizens’ groups to pull Researchers have and expanded — the who are vulnerable and disadvantaged, while providing the together every conceivable resource to ensure that women identified areas suitable for landscape wasn’t covered framework for long-term sustainable development. and girls in every community around the world have full mammals likely to be with agricultural fields, four- This year, on World Telecommunication and Information access to ICTs in order to empower them with information displaced as climate change lane highways and parking Society Day, we are determined to harness the full potential and knowledge, to know their rights, and to seize every makes their current habitats lots, so species could move of ICTs for the benefit of women and girls by eliminating available digital opportunity. inhospitable, then unlivable, much more freely across the gender disparities and empowering them to meet their goals I also call upon our other partners and stakeholders — but a new study considers landscape,” co-author Josh and aspirations. The theme of this year’s WTISD, “Women political leaders, policy makers, regulators, operators, whether mammals will Lawler said. and Girls in ICT”, aims to ensure that this significant, female industry and civil society —to adopt policies and strategies half of the world’s population will march forward as equals. that will promote ICT opportunities for women and girls. actually be able to move to Internet Women are the bedrock of our societies. They are the National governments, private sector, donors, civil pillars of strength in every family and community. Yet gender society and educationists need to acknowledge and support ‘Dip Chip’ can warn of toxins inequalities remain deeply entrenched. Women and girls are the central role professional women can play in further denied access to basic health care and education and to equal developing and servicing a dynamic and competitive ICT in water opportunities at work. They face segregation in economic, sector. The growing demand for a range of ICT skills around TEL AVIV, 16 May— commercial applications, the political and social decision-making and often suffer violence the globe present a unique window of opportunity to properly Israeli scientists say they’ve chip might be easily plugged and discrimination. position girls and women in the industry and provide them developed a biosensor into a mobile device such as a This situation is unacceptable and we must address it with the tools necessary to succeed. they’ve dubbed a “Dip Chip” smartphone to determine with all the means available to us. The ICT sector in particular can pave the way by that can quickly test water toxicity, engineering Professor Gender equality is a basic human right enshrined in the providing avenues of advancement to professional women quality in the field for the Yosi Shacham-Diamand said. UN Charter, and it is one of the main objectives of the UN at the highest echelons of decision making and by presence of toxins. “In my lab, we developed Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). ICTs are tools that encouraging young women to seek new careers within the The Dip Chip contains a method for communicating can help accelerate progress towards achieving this target, sector. microbes designed to exhibit a with the microbes, converting and it is for this reason that ITU Council proposed that we I urge you to celebrate World Telecommunication and biological reaction to toxic this biological response to focus our efforts this year on women and girls, using the Information Society Day this year by paying particular chemicals, emulating the electrical signals,” he said. power of ICTs to provide new digital opportunities to end attention to the special needs of women and girls, extending biological responses of Once the microbes on the discrimination and empower women and girls to achieve their to them the benefits of ICTs so as to create a paradigm shift humans or animals, device, which looks like a dip rightful place as equals in the world. This effort with ICTs in opportunities offered now and in the future. An egalitarian researchers at Tel Aviv stick, come into contact with a must begin not only from the cradle, but from antenatal health and just society is the basis for a peaceful and prosperous University reported Monday. questionable substance they care, reaching out to the remotest communities through world. The new chips are based produce a chemical signal that telemedicine and other means — with every mother, every girl Dr Hamadoun I. Touré on genetically modified is converted to an electrical and every woman guaranteed her birthright. ITU Secretary-General microbes whose biological current by a device that can reaction is converted into an interpret the signals, Increase in hatchery salmon brings concern electronic signal that can be producing a binary “toxic” or read by the user, they said. “not toxic” diagnosis, he said. PORTLAND, 16 May— Salmon raised in man-made ocean can supply enough food to support future increases When perfected for Internet hatcheries can harm wild salmon through competition for in hatchery fish while still sustaining the productivity of wild food and habitat, a finding with worldwide implications, salmon, experts said. researchers say. More than 20 studies by university scientists “This isn’t just an isolated issue,” Pete Rand, a biologist and government fishery researchers in Alaska, British at the Wild Salmon Centre, said. “What we’re seeing here in Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California, Russia and Japan example after example is growing scientific evidence that provide mounting evidence fast-growing hatchery fish hatchery fish can actually edge out wild populations.” compete with wild fish for food and habitat in the ocean as well Losing wild fish would mean losing the genetic diversity as in the rivers where they return to spawn, the Oregon-based that has allowed salmon to survive for centuries, researchers Wild Salmon Centre reported on Monday. said, while hatchery fish lack the diversity that provides “The genetic effects of mixing hatchery fish with wild insurance against fisheries collapses. populations have been well-documented,” researcher David “There is no substitute for wild salmon. They must be Noakes of Oregon State University said. “But until now the our first priority,” Guido Rahr, president of the Wild Salmon ecological effects were largely hypothetical. Now we know Centre, said. “Wild salmon are an important part of local the problems are real and warrant more attention from fisheries culture and a cornerstone of economic health for fishing Dip Chip water tester.—INTERNET managers.” The findings raise questions about whether the communities.”—Internet

p4(17).pmd 4 5/17/2012, 1:59 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 17 May, 2012 5 Business & Health Business & Health Business & Health Obama administration plans to fight Alzheimer’s Far behind rivals, Ford tries to play catch-up organizations. More than 3,600 people or organizations in China submitted comments on the CHONGQING, 16 May— biggest car market, where it “Ford had huge potential draft plan. Frank Chuang proudly badly lags rivals such as and I’ve always been very The president’s surveys his immaculate new General Motors Co (GM.N) disappointed at how slow proposed fiscal year 2013 car plant as partly assembled and Volkswagen AG they’ve been,” said Shaun budget provides a $100 versions of the Ford (F.N) (VOWG_p.DE), which Rein, author of “The End of million increase for efforts to Focus travel down the together produced the six top- Cheap China” and a corporate combat Alzheimer’s disease production line. selling cars in the country in consultant in China. “They — $80 million for research, Glancing at the small 2011. Ford — which was late should have come in strong $4.2 million to improve cars in the massive getting into China — had five to seven years ago.” public awareness, $4 million manufacturing complex in just 2.8 percent of the 18.5 Ford does not officially US President Barack Obama and Health and Human to support provider education the city of Chongqing in Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius have a new plan to programmes, $10.5 million southwestern China, the 32- fight Alzheimer’s disease.—INTERNET to invest in caregiver support year Ford veteran is satisfied BETHESDA, 16 May— Alzheimer’s Research and $1 3 million to improve with the way production has President Barack Obama Summit 2012: Path to data collection. ramped up since the plant plans to fight Alzheimer’s Treatment and Prevention. “These actions are the opened in February. disease by funding two major The plan, required by the cornerstones of an historic “This is just the starting clinical trials and boosting National Alzheimer’s Project effort to fight Alzheimer’s point,” Chuang, the 58-year- funding for physician Act and signed into law in disease,” Sebelius said in a old head of manufacturing at training, officials said. 2011, was developed with statement. “This is a national Ford’s China joint venture, Kathleen Sebelius, input from experts in aging plan — not a federal one, said in an interview last secretary of the US and Alzheimer’s disease because reducing the burden month. “At this moment, I’m Department of Health and issues and calls for a of Alzheimer’s will require very excited.” Employees inspect an assembly line of a Ford Human Services, presented comprehensive, collabora- the active engagement of The plant will need to be manufacturing plant in Chongqing municipality, the national plan to fight tive approach across federal, both the public and private a success if Ford is to get a on 20 April, 2012.—INTERNET Alzheimer’s disease at the state, private and non-profit sectors.”—Internet better foothold in the world’s million vehicle market last acknowledge it was late to year, against GM’s 14 percent the party. “I wouldn’t say we Sugar can make you dumb, US and VW’s 12 percent. were late,” Ford Asia head In 1997, Ford lost out to Joe Hinrichs told reporters at scientists warn GM in the bidding to form a the Beijing auto show last joint venture with Shanghai- month, adding: “We just LOS ANGELES,16 May—Eating too much sugar can eat based SAIC Motor Corp didn’t aggressively add to away at your brainpower, according to US scientists who (600104.SS), which is our product portfolio as much published a study on Tuesday showing how a steady diet of China’s largest automaker. It as many others did.” high-fructose corn syrup sapped lab rats’ memories. was another four years before But it is now trying to go Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles the Chinese government on the offense. It plans to (UCLA) fed two groups of rats a solution containing high- allowed Ford to establish its double production capacity fructose corn syrup — a common ingredient in processed own partnership and it made in China to 1.2 million foods — as drinking water for six weeks. slow progress after that, vehicles by 2015, when it One group of rats was supplemented with brain-boosting Eating too much sugar can eat away at your brainpower, including a misstep when its will add plants in Chongqing omega-3 fatty acids in the form of flaxseed oil and according to US scientists.—INTERNET joint venture’s first vehicle and Hangzhou along the east docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), while the other group was not. adding omega-3 fatty acids to your meals can help minimize in 2003 was the small Fiesta coast. Ford currently has two Before the sugar drinks began, the rats were enrolled in the damage.” The study appeared in the Journal of car, when buyers were plants in Chongqing and a a five-day training session in a complicated maze. After six Physiology.—Internet craving larger sedans. third in Nanjing.—Internet weeks on the sweet solution, the rats were then placed back in the maze to see how they fared. Shares in TV maker Loewe jump on Apple bid talk entertainment sets. “The DHA-deprived animals were slower, and their brains Citing a difficult market showed a decline in synaptic activity,” said Fernando Gomez- FRANKFURT, 16 May— percent premium on Loewe’s 5.92 euros. Trading volumes environment Loewe earlier Pinilla, a professor of neurosurgery at the David Geffen School Shares in German luxury TV closing price on Friday of were more than three times its this month reported first- of Medicine at UCLA. “Their brain cells had trouble signaling maker Loewe jumped to a 10- 4.5390 euros per share. 90-day average. A German quarter operating losses of 900,000 euros, compared to each other, disrupting the rats’ ability to think clearly and month high on Monday on A spokesman for Loewe trader said such a deal could a 2.9 million euro loss in the recall the route they’d learned six weeks earlier.” market talk of a potential offer said that management at the make sense. “Look at Loewe’s year-ago period. A closer look at the rat brains revealed that those who from Apple. moment has no indication or design. That is a big ‘yes’, I Web blog AppleInsider information that Apple wants would say.” First-quarter sales were not fed DHA supplements had also developed signs of cited a person familiar with the to participate in Loewe. Apple “The only problem is jumped 8 percent to 66.6 resistance to insulin, a hormone that controls blood sugar and matter as saying Apple was declined to comment. Loewe makes its TVs in million euros. regulates brain function. “Because insulin can penetrate the willing to pay 87.3 million Loewe shares were up Germany,” he added. Loewe, Japan’s Sharp holds 28.8 blood-brain barrier, the hormone may signal neurons to euros ($113 million), or a 48 30 percent by 4:45 am EDT at founded in 1923 in Berlin, percent of Loewe’s shares, trigger reactions that disrupt learning and cause memory offers high-end home according to Thomson loss,” Gomez-Pinilla said. In other words, eating too much GM’s Chevrolet to introduce entertainment sets and has a Reuters data. Loewe’s fructose could interfere with insulin’s ability to regulate how market capitalization of 59.1 management owns 14 percent cells use and store sugar, which is necessary for processing small crossover SUV million euros, according to of the company and French thoughts and emotions. DETROIT, 16 May—General Motors Co’s main brand Thomson Reuters data. maker of digital storage “Insulin is important in the body for controlling blood Chevrolet will introduce a new small crossover SUV at the The company already devices LaCie has a 11.2 sugar, but it may play a different role in the brain, where Paris auto show in September, the company said on Monday. offers apps for the iPad to percent stake. ($1 = 0.7726 insulin appears to disturb memory and learning,” Gomez- The Chevrolet Trax will be sold in 140 countries and will remotely operate their home euros)—Reuters Pinilla said. “Our study shows that a high-fructose diet harms be introduced first in Mexico in the fourth quarter of this year. the brain as well as the body. This is something new.” But it will not be sold in the United States. The Trax is slightly High-fructose corn syrup is commonly found in soda, smaller than the Chevrolet Equinox crossover SUV, which is condiments, applesauce, baby food and other processed sold only in the US and Canadian markets. snacks. The average American consumes more than 40 pounds The Trax will be built on the same underpinning platform (18 kilograms) of high-fructose corn syrup per year, according as the Aveo and Sonic subcompact sedan. That subcompact to the US Department of Agriculture. sedan is sold as Sonic in the US and Canadian markets and as While the study did not say what the equivalent might the Aveo in the rest of the world. Details including price, be for a human to consume as much high-fructose corn syrup weight, length and fuel economy of the Trax were not released. as the rats did, researchers said it provides some evidence that US sales of the Equinox crossover SUV rose 16 percent metabolic syndrome can affect the mind as well as the body. to about 70,000 in the first four months of this year. “Our findings illustrate that what you eat affects how you Among crossover SUVs, the Equinox is No 3 in the US think,” said Gomez-Pinilla. market, behind the Honda Motor Co CR-V at about 98,000 “Eating a high-fructose diet over the long term alters sales through April and the Ford Motor Co Escape at nearly People walk by the Apple Store in the Eaton Centre your brain’s ability to learn and remember information. But 75,000 in sales.—Reuters shopping mall in Toronto, on 16 March, 2012.—INTERNET

P5(17).pmd 5 5/17/2012, 1:59 AM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 17 May, 2012 EU strafes Somali pirate village

MOGADISHU, 16 May— small arms fire to go after Somali-based pirates An attack by a European fiberglass skiffs used in raids have seized hundreds of ships Union helicopter destroyed on shipping, lasted for a in the past few years, several pirate skiffs at a base couple of minutes. sometimes capturing vessels in Somalia without injuring “This is a fantastic 2,000 miles away from their anyone, officials said on opportunity,’’ she said. bases. They generally hold Tuesday. “What we want to do is make ships and crews for ransom. Lt Cmdr Jacqueline life more difficult for these Steps toward political Sherriff, a spokeswoman for guys.’’ stability in Somalia and efforts the EU anti-piracy force, said The attack was the first by the EU, United States and planes had been conducting under a new EU policy other countries to prevent surveillance for some time allowing attacks on land bases seizures or recapture ships, around the village of but only from the air. Until have slowed the pirates down Xarardheere, The New York March, European naval forces recently. But the pirates are China’s aircraft carrier has returned to Dalian Harbor after 9 days of sea trial. It Times reported. She said the had been allowed to attack thought to be holding 17 ships arrived on Tuesday.—XINHUA helicopter attack, which used pirates only at sea. and 300 hostages.—Internet Fischer wins Great white shark attacks kayak SAN LUIS OBISPO, 16 reported. like it was out to kill. He was so Nebraska May— A California man said “I got hit from underneath scared he immediately he may have survived an and started coming up out of climbed on the back of the Senate GOP encounter with a great white the water. My buddies said I turned-over kayak, only to be shark because the fish attacked came out of the water 4 to 5 warned by Matt Kerschke of primary his kayak instead of him. feet — it flipped me over the Los Osos that he was not Joey Nocchi, 30, of Paso side,” Nocchi said. “The shark safe. LINCOLN, 16 May— State Robles was fishing with two rolled the whole kayak over, “The shark knows it made Sen Deb Fischer was headed friends on Saturday afternoon rolled me out of it, and he went a mistake,” he said his friend for a victory over state off Moonstone Beach when over the top of it. He swam told him. “You’ll have to get Attorney General Jon he felt something bumping across me — his tail touched off, turn the kayak over, and Bruning on Tuesday in the against the kayak, The (San me.” Nocchi said his friends get back in. I’m going to go Nebraska US Senate primary, Luis Obispo) Tribune told him later the shark looked get the paddle, and I want you returns indicated. in the kayak when I get back.” With 97 percent of the US President Barack Obama greets Major League Occhi said he took that state’s precincts reporting, Soccer (MLS) champions, including Landon Donovan advice. When the three the Nebraska Secretary of (L) and David Beckham (2nd L), during an event in their examined the kayak later they State’s office said Fischer — honor in the East Room of the White House in found a bite about 20 inches who had been endorsed by Washington on 15 May, 2012.—INTERNET by 22 inches. They said the 2008 Republican vice shark appeared to be 12 to 14 presidential nominee Sarah feet long. Palin — had 41.08 percent of Britain to spend less on He said he plans to stay Republican votes cast, to 35.9 out of kayaks for a while, military hardware percent for Bruning. Great white shark took a bite out of a kayak but the fishing from the shore instead. The winner will face off LONDON, 16 May— Cuts in British military spending Internet against former US Sen Bob kayaker managed to escape.—INTERNET needed to balance the budget mean the country may have to Kerrey in the general election curtail some ambitions, the head of the armed forces said on in November. Army evaluating General Dynamics systems Monday. Kerrey was headed for WHITE S ANDS, 16 May— have been ‘systems under test’ of-sight, high-bandwidth Gen Sir David Richards, the chief of the defence staff, an easy victory in the The US Army is conducting at the NIE 12.2 events,” said waveforms for on-the-move stood with Defence Secretary Philip Hammond as he Democratic primary Tuesday, operational evaluations of General Dynamics C4 voice, sensor, data and announced the cuts, The Independent reported. Hammond with 79 percent of the votes high-speed communications President Chris Marzilli. position-location capabilities. said giving up on some planned spending, including unmanned cast. The winner will succeed equipment developed by “This means that detailed It is nearly 5 pounds-per- drones, a third new aircraft carrier and six of 12 new destroyers, Sen Ben Nelson, a Democrat General Dynamics C4 performance data, such as channel lighter and with twice would allow the department to fill a $60 billion shortfall in its who is retiring after his current Systems. message completion rate, has the communications and budget in a decade. term. The evaluations of the been gathered and analyzed networking capabilities of The Ministry of Defence also plans to cut the number of Presumptive Republican JTRS HMS Manpack and by independent observers some single-channel manpack soldiers from 102,000 to 82,000 and to reduce the size of the presidential nominee Mitt Rifleman Radios and the while soldiers stress the radios, the company said. It is Royal Air Force from 44,000 to 39,000. Romney was an easy winner Warfighter Information system. also interoperable with radios Richards said the cutbacks will have an effect. in the Nebraska primary, while Network-Tactical network are “This rigorous testing that US forces are currently “It could be that some of the methods that we’d rather President Barack Obama got taking place through the end often reveals operational using. The military’s HMS hoped or aspired to do in the future are no longer obtainable,” 99 percent of the votes cast in of May at the Network issues that are not evident in programme is to develop and Richards said. the state’s Democratic Integration Exercise 12.2 at field or laboratory evaluations, produce affordable net- Hammond said there had been a “woeful” lack of control primary. White Sands Missile Range, which can then be addressed working tactical radio systems in spending in the past and blamed the previous Labour Thirty-five delegates to NM. before products are deployed that meet the requirements of government for digging a “black hole” under the military, the the Republican nomination “The HMS (handheld, to the field.” the Army, Navy, Air Force, Mirror reported. Richards was more diplomatic, suggesting convention in August in manpack, small form fit) The AN/PRC-155 JTRS Marine Corps and Special that politicians, officials and the military had “worked in a Tampa, Fla, were at stake in Manpack and Rifleman Radios HMS Manpack radio provides Operations Forces. spirit of optimism rather than realism.” Nebraska.—Internet are the only tactical radios that line-of-sight and beyond-line- Internet “We were all guilty to a degree,” he added.—Internet Photo taken on Police in N Ireland kept human 22 April shows the view of Red tissue Fort, a BELFAST, 16 May— Police in Northern Some of the material involved reportedly magnificent 17th- Ireland kept body parts and tissue samples includes bones and skulls. century red stone from crime victims without telling the families The Police Service of Northern Ireland, structure in Delhi involved, officials said on Tuesday. successor to the Royal Ulster Constabulary, where mutinous The practice was followed in at least 67 said officers were getting in touch with the soldiers cases between 1960 and 2005, the Belfast families. proclaimed the Telegraph reported. About 40 of the cases “Specially trained Family Liaison Officers frail Mughal involved people killed by sectarian violence are now visiting those families affected to Emperor during the Troubles. inform them and to discuss with them what A national audit ordered by the Human their options now are,” a PSNI statement said. Bahadur Shah Tissue Authority is under way in Britain. “We know that this will be an incredibly Zafar as ruler of Hampshire Police and City of London Police difficult time for those families involved and India in May were reported last week to have undertaken a we will provide all the possible support we can 1857. similar audit. to them.”—Internet INTERNET

p6(17).pmd 6 5/17/2012, 1:59 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 17 May, 2012 7

PAGODAS, MYTH AND MYSTIQUE BY BA THAN

On a first tour of cultural rich Myanmar by air, to lift his royal head aloft to observe the pinnacle where the appears spanning the bank and the foot of the pagoda, as if entering airspace to Yangon, the esteemed visitor will be ‘hti’ was hoisted, he commanded his engineers to bring the created by celestial beings to facilitate the pilgrims visiting enthralled by the magnificent sight of the Shwedagon pagoda into his royal vision while he bowed and prayed. The the pagoda on foot. Devout people of the region named the Pagoda. Situated on a rising hillock 168 feet above sea level engineers made a quick survey, and bored a hole at the path as the path paved by the nat spirits. As miraculously as it is visible from afar, whether travelling by road, from sea or designated point. Finishing thus they poured water into the it appears, the path submerges under the water after the river or by air. The most revered and sacred Pagoda,now 326 hole to level with the terraced platform. The engineers festival ends, ‘au revoir’ till next year. feet high, scintillates majestically in the morning sun with supplicated the mighty king to glance at the pool of water One famous pagoda in the Sagaing region stands out multi-coloured brilliance of precious gems adorning the gold where the whole pinnacle would be in full view without batting as being worthy of mention. It is named ‘Soon Oo Ponnya hti or umbrella on the pinnacle of the tapering spire. Bells of even one royal eyelid. The mighty King paid obeisance to the Shin’ of Sagaing Hill, a gateway to the peaceful Sagaing Hill all varieties big and small made of pure gold, silver, iron, sacred pagoda thanks to the ingenuity of the engineers. The Ranges ‘Sagaing Taungyoe’, a living centre of Buddhist bronze or alloy hung in the tiers tinkled in musical cadence visitor will have the same satisfaction too if he follows the faith where, in the 570 monastery complexes more than 5000 to the swing of atmospheric winds. In the evenings it adorns same steps of the royal king one thousand years ago.You may venerable monks and nuns live in celibacy, learning the the fading cloak of orange as the sun sets in the western well try it with the help of the young and eager Samaritans. Buddhist scriptures and practicing meditation. Legend says horizon. At nights the large search lights beam on the There is another legend involving four pagodas, viz: that no human being can offer the earliest alm to the pagoda, symmetrical spire, vying with the silvery moonlight on Shwesigone, Lawkanandar, Tant-kyi-taung and Tuyin-taung, because at all times there will be alms at the altar, offered by waxing moon nights. This is the Shwedagon, revered by the within which four replicas of sacred tooth relics given as gift someone before you. No matter how early you get there is Buddhists the world over, and by millions of sightseers at from Ceylon were enshrined by the great king Anawratha. It always someone who can beat you in this endeavor. the oldest heritage site of history of the Orient, built and is said that praying at all the four pagodas before noon will The legend evolving around the five golden images of enshrined 2600 years ago during the lifetime of Lord Buddha. have your wish granted. The method of supplication is as Phaung Daw Oo in Inlay Lake is also interesting. Every year Pagodas are indeed unique landmarks of Myanmar. follows. You must offer the same flower or fruit at all the in the month of Thadingyut (October) the Images tour along In no other country can you find such manifestation of pagodas. You must supplicate for one identical wish and the the Inlay Lake and stop at pre-determined points for the devout devotion demonstrated by Myanmar Buddhists to Buddhism. round trip must be completed before noon. In the earlier days Buddhists to pray, donate and gain merit. The standing legend Verily no hill is so high, no valley so deep, no forest so dense, when communication was difficult, it was a Herculean task. is that one holy image always stays behind in the Monastery. no plain so barren as to prevent a pious Buddhist to build Modern day transportation and improved road network may The lore goes that on one occasion all the five images left the a pagoda of glittering gold,glass mosaic or snow-white coat, shorten the time span, but it still remains an arduous, exciting monastery when a storm broke out, capsizing the royal barge. no matter how large or small, for no work of merit is believed as well as a rewarding visit. The frantic search redeemed only four images. In desperation to be so richly rewarded as building and donating a pagoda Mahamuni, the golden image of Lord Buddha situated the trustees returned to the monastery only to find with for the propagation of Buddhist faith. A writer noted that a in Mandalay also has a store of legends attributed to his consternation, the missing image reposed sedately on the group of trekkers scaled Mt Victoria, reputed to be the third omnipotence. All Buddhists believe that Lord Buddha breathed pedestal. A weed was found stuck to the lake. Since then only highest peak in Myanmar (10000 ft), and was astounded to life to the sacred image to propagate the Buddhist faith for four images make the sacred trip every year. find a pagoda already there, the pinnacle they least expected, 5000 years of Sasana duration. This holy image was originally The religious structures built and enshrined in Bagan to witness such a feat of devotion considering the immense cast in Rakhine and was brought to Mandalay by King Bodaw in the tenth century of Golden Age and in all parts of Myanmar height and intensity of work to accomplish such a wonder. Phayar in 1784 AD. The legend that the holy image breathes in succeeding dynasties of Myanmar kings consist of bell History has recorded that Myanmar enjoyed life is demonstrated by the holy ceremony of washing the face shaped stupas or pagodas, temples, cave temples and prosperity as early as the Bagan Dynasty, principally during every dawn, the ritual personally performed by the holy monk ordination halls sinmas. It was amazing that the magnificent the reigns of the first Myanmar Emperor King Anawratha of Order of the Sanghas named ‘Yedaw Sayadaw’. Many pagodas were built mostly by reigning king, queens or royalty. (AD.1044-1077) and King Kyansittha (AD.1084-1112), devout Buddhists from Mandalay and beyond throng the Each religious edifice had it own history, invocations, blessings popularly known as the Bagan Golden Age. It also witnessed narrow passage to catch a glimpse of the ceremony and also or messages for posterity to note.One pathetic example was another gold, i.e. the golden age of pagoda building. In that to offer towels, perfumes and alms to the Great Image. These Manuha Temple built by Captive King Manuha of Suvanna age of rote, Myanmar and Pali literature was preserved to are redistributed to the pilgrims who keep them as they believe Bhumi Kingdom of Thaton in 1059AD. It portrayed an allegory memory by word of mouth, rhyme or verse as the easiest way it would bring good fortune. to physical discomfort and mental distress suffered by the to remember things by. Thus the number of Bagan pagodas Carried along with the sacred image were bronze statues. captive king by its crampness of structure inside. in the 42 square kilometers of land was recorded in rhyming A light foray into the origins of these statues brought forth There is another complex of ancient pagodas in the couplets, where each word represented a digit and the first an interesting glimpse of history highlighting their sojourn. Southern Shan State thirty miles from Taunggyi near Mwetaw four words were meant to be reckoned as 4446. The inventory They hailed from Cambodia, standing guard at the famed village, Ketku village tract. The legend goes back to King of Bagan pagodas researched and recorded by the Myanmar Ankor Wat. They were moved to Thailand, then to Bago, then Asoka of India around 300 BC when the King converted to Archeology Department posted the number as 2217. to Rakhine and then to Mandalay where they had taken Buddhism propagated Buddhism most extensively. Another That was just but one area of the country. Another permanent residence since, in the precincts of the Mahamuni legend perpetuated during the reign of Bagan King Alaung city which reached the golden era through maritime trade Pagoda. There are six of them, viz: Two dvardapalas (temple Sithu, who mystically sailed the seas in his mythical barge. around 16th century was the city of Mrauk-U in the Rakhine guardian warriors), three lions and a three-headed elephant. His Majesty purportedly arrived at this Ketku site and State. Imposing pagodas such as Shit-Thaung Pagoda, the Never would they have imagined themselves to be rubbed, berthed at the bank. Thus the site was named “Phaung-taw- pagoda of 80000 Buddha images, Koe-Thaung Pagoda the and poked by peoples, who sincerely believed that they had site”. The number of pagodas encrypted in Myanmar alphabet pagoda of 90000 images, the Mahamuni of Kyauk Taw are healing powers. The present day visitors will surely notice came to 2548. One memorable prayer had so mesmerised me also sacred repositories of Buddhist faith. I believe no with amusement why certain parts of the bronze anatomy are that I translated for you to share with me in sublime pagoda can surpass Moe-Hnyin Pagoda of Monywa where so smooth and shiny, which indicate where peoples through contemplation: 512028 Buddha images repose.Other no less revered pagodas the centuries most tend to suffer. Blessings to ye...the noble and the learned devoted are the Golden Rock (Kyaik Hti Yoe) of Kyaikhto, the gold Legend also abounds around Kyaikhti-yoe or the in virtue: laden Maha Muni image of Mandalay, the Five Golden Golden Rock Pagoda, where the sacred hair of Lord Gautama - May those whoever visit these auspicious premises to Images of Inle Phaung Daw Oo, and the sacred Sagaing Hills, Buddha was enshrined. Hiking towards the top of the Golden pay espects to the Buddha Relic donated by me; refuge of the holy monks and nuns. Rock hill through many climbs and forest paths offer - May those who offer with selfless generosity meals, Lord Buddha’s last instructions to his disciple Ashin exhilarating joy, however so exhausting that if the pilgrim can flowers, offertories; Ananda included permission to build and revere shrines, attempt three times in succession in one year to reach the - May those who helped to perpetuate the Omniscient pagodas as places of worship. Thus many pagodas and sacred Rock, he will be blessed with riches and fame. Nowadays Light of Buddhism; images were built through the centuries as the most sublime with the paving of concrete roads right to the top of the hill, - May they all be blessed with power and glory, and forms of meritorious deeds. In the course of years, many pilgrimages especially for the elderly has become much easier. come to possess the Royal Barge like me..... legends grew, attributable to certain pagodas, heightening There is also another miracle in the way the Golden Rock is The pagodas, images and icons are but physical and devotion and obeisance or increasing the aura and perched on the edge of a promontory of the hill. In the olden material manifestations as objects of worship and meditation. omnipotence, in the belief that prayers and wishes will be days it is believed that there is enough space for a hen to The spiritual essence goes farther beyond. It is a refuge to answered. Naturally these myths and mystique passed through crouch in the vacuum between the Rock and the perch. Even contemplate on the Enlightened Omniscience of Lord Buddha the generations by word of mouth, difficult to authenticate, or now a thin bamboo reed can pass through it defying reason. and His teachings. These revered places of worship may still too diffident to challenge for fear of incurring the wrath of the There is a legend surrounding a famous pagoda in the vibrate with the aura of peace and serenity of millions of guarding spirits. Some of the well worn legends which may middle of a great lake called Inndawgyi, in the Kachin State. devotees through the centuries of prayers, invocations, excite the inquiring minds are presented herein. The pagoda is named Inndawgyi Pagoda. Being in the hilly mantras, contemplation and boundless metta Shwesigone Pagoda of Bagan is one of the most region the weather is crisp and cool. At all times the pagoda lovingkindness. visited sights. There is one legend associated with can be reached only by a boat except in the month of the And in this mundane world, legends, myths and Shwesigone Pagoda. One day the King of Bagan in full pagoda festival held in ‘Taboung’ the twelfth month of mystiques will continue to fascinate peoples, come what may! regalia came to pay homage to the great pagoda. Not wanting Myanmar lunar calendar (March). As if by miracle a footpath * * *

P7(17).pmd 7 5/17/2012, 1:59 AM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 17 May, 2012 rd a luncheon in honour of the 63 Meeting of Committee on Science Union Minister for Foreign Affairs… visiting Myanmar (from page 16) cooperation programmes delegation led by the Union and Technology kicks off strengthening of friendship between Myanmar and Minister for Foreign Affairs. NAY PYI TAW, 16 Ohn Khin, deputy ministers meeting will be beneficial to and cooperation between Singapore on economic After the luncheon, the May—The 63rd Meeting of from Vietnam, Cambodia, Competitive Sustainable ad Myanmar and Singapore. development, human Myanmar delegation was Committee on Science and Laos, Indonesia, Brunei and Inclusive ASEAN. At 12.15 pm, the Union resource development and briefed on the functions of Technology was opened at Malaysia, delegates of Promotion of cooperation Minister paid a courtey call public administration of Public Affairs Directorate and Myanmar International ASEAN countries, senior with partner countries will on Mr K Shanmugam, Myanmar. The Union Diplomatic Academy by Convention Centre in officers of the Ministry of uplift creativity of the region Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister also briefed his spective department heads of Zabuthiri Township of Nay Science and Technology and contribute to sustainable and Minister for Law of the counterpart on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pyi Taw Council Area this and officials. development of the region, Republic of Singapore. At implementation of of Singapore. morning, with an address by Speaking on the he said. the meeting, the two democratization and the During the visit, the Union Minister for Science occasion, the Union After that, they ministers exchanged their efforts on national Union Minister inspected the and Technology U Aye Minister said that as science posed for documentary views on on matters relating reconsolidation of Myanmar Embassy in Myint. and technology and photo. to strengthening the Myanmar. Singapore yesterday Also present on the creativity play a key role in In the evening, the existing friendship and Later, the Minister for afternoon and met the staff occasion were Deputy progress and prosperity of Union Minister hosted a cooperation and also on Foreign Affairs and Minister members of the Embassy. Minister for National the region, Myanmar is dinner to delegates from implementation of technical for Law of Singapore hosted MNA Union Health Minister receives UNICEF Director NAY P YI T AW, 15 May — Union Minister for Health Dr Pe Thet Khin received Director Mr Daniel Toole of East Asia and Pacific Regional Office of UNICEF based in Bangkok and UNICEF Resident Representative Mr Ramesh M Shrestha at his office this afternoon. They discussed healthcare services being provided in cooperation with UNICEF, reviewing and assessment of health projects and collection of health data, malaria control, ways to be sought to solve the problem of malaria immunity, systematic breastfeeding, assistance plans for artificial limbs and future tasks. Also present at the call were Health Department Union Minister for Science and Technology U Aye Myint addresses opening session of 63rd Director-General Dr Tun Naing Oo, Medical Science Meeting of Committee on Science and Technology.—MNA Department Director-General Dr Than Zaw Myint and Planning and Economic accelerating its endeavours ASEAN countries at the by 172 delegates of ASEAN officials. — MNA Development Dr Kan Zaw, on development of science MICC. countries. China-Myanmar Paukphaw Deputy Minister for and technology and The meeting will On 18 May, the Transport U Win Shein, innovative measures be held up to 18 May. The ASEAN-China, the ASEAN- Friendship Concert held Deputy Minister for Science through ASEAN Science and meetings of eight subject- EU, the ASEAN-Japan and YANGON, 16 May—China-Myanmar Paukphaw and Technology Dr Ko Ko Technology Committee. He wise subcommittees and two the ASEAN-US Plenary Friendship Concert was staged in National Theatre in Dagon Oo, Deputy Minister for expressed his firm believe advisory boards were held Meetings will be held Township here yesterday evening. Health Dr Daw Myat Myat that the discussions from the on 14 and 15 May, attended there.—MNA Yangon Region Chief Minister U Myint Swe and Application for registration as political party submitted

NAY PYI TAW, 16 parties. Asho Chin National May—The Union Election Party submitted an Commission scrutinizes and application for registration passes applications for as political party to the UEC registration as of political today.—MNA Dy CPT Minister receives Executive Director of First Pacific Company

NAY PYI TAW, 16 cooperation in mobile sector May—Deputy Minister for and promotion of Communications, Posts and cooperation in Telegraphs U Tint Lwin telecommunication received Executive Director technology. Also present at Yangon Region Chief Minister U Myint Swe and wife, CPC Central Politburo Member Mr Wang Mr Edward Tortorici of First the call were Director- Gang and delegation members enjoy China-Myanmar Paukphaw Friendship Concert.—MNA Pacific Company and party General U Khin Maung Thet of the Philippines at his of Directorate of UMFCCI President, ADB wife Daw Khin Thet Htay, delegation led by Member of office today. Telecommunications, Head Central Politburo of Communist Party of China Mr Wang At the call, both of Office U San Shwe Aung Director-General hold talks Gang, Secretary-General of Union Solidarity and sides had a cordial and responsible persons. YANGON, 16 May—President of the Republic of the Development Party U Htay Oo, Region Hluttaw Speaker discussion on bilateral MNA Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce U Sein Tin Win, Yangon Region Commander Maj-Gen and Industry U Win Aung, Vice-Presidents U Zaw Min Win, Hsan Oo, Region ministers and their wives, Chinese Police Code of Conduct Test U Aung Lwin and U Tun Aung and CEC members received Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Li Junhua and embassy officials Director-General of Southeast Asia Regional Department and guests enjoyed the concert. held in Yamethin of Asia Development Bank Mr Kunio Senga and party at the Chinese artists troupe performed Chinese NAY PYI TAW, 16 Altogether 50 Federation here on 12 May. traditional songs, dances, circuit and magic and students of May—The Police Code of officers and other ranks They mainly focused on opening of courses on National Culture and Fine Arts University (Yangon) Conduct and writing test for participated in two tests. human resources development and capacity building, on- entertained the spectaculars with Myanmar traditional Maha policemen of Yamethin The tests were job training courses and handover of technology for Thingyan dances. District Police Force were supervised by Commander economic development in Myanmar, sustainable The CPC Central Politburo member and the USDP held at Basic Education of Yamethin District Police development of private sector and tourism industry, and Secretary-General posed for documentary with artistes and Primary School in Yamethin Force Police Lt-Col Kyaw provision of aids by the federation to hold Green Economic presented bouquet of flowers to leader of Chinese troupe on 5 May. Teza and party.—MNA Growth Forum in November 2012.—MNA Chen Mai and members.—MNA

P8(17).pmd 8 5/17/2012, 1:59 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 17 May, 2012 9 Union Information and Culture Minister addresses Pakokku Literary Award, Scholarship, Pakokku Library Book Award Presentation Ceremony

YANGON, 16 May—Union Minister for Information and President U Thein Sein said on 31 March, 2011, in his for Culture U Kyaw Hsan delivered an address and presented speech on government’s policies that “the role of media, the awards at Pakokku U Ohn Pe-established Pakokku Literary Fourth Estate, need be taken into account, the media is to Award, Scholarship and Pakokku Library Book Award inform the people and constructive perspectives of the media Presentation Ceremony for 2011 at Chatrium Hotel here are to be considered” in this regards. That is the attitude of yesterday morning. the cabinet towards the media. The ceremony was also attended by Union Minister for According to Section 354 Sub-section (a) of the Construction U Khin Maung Myint, Yangon Region ministers, constitution, any citizen could freely express, write and departmental heads and officials of the Information Ministry, distribute their beliefs and opinions if it is subject to the officials of Pakokku U Ohn Pe Library Committee, Pakokku U security of the State, prevalence of law and order, community Ohn Pe Literary Award Fund Management Committee, Pakokku peace and stability and laws prescribed for morality of the U Ohn Pe Literary Award Selection Board and Pakokku U Ohn people. Otherwise, journalists will enjoy freedom of expression Pe Scholarship Supervisory Committee, award winners, donors in line with the law and need to abide strictly by Code of Ethics. and guests. The freedom needs to be preserved with the ethics. The Union Minister said in his address Literary Award To realize genuine Fourth Estate, media men are to (1) not Union Minister for Information and for Culture Presentation Ceremonies established by Pakokku Ohn Pe will be biased, (2) report news from various angles, (3) enjoy U Kyaw Hsan awards first prize winner in be held alternatively in Pakokku and Yangon from now on. freedom and responsibility, freedom and rationality, and (4) novel category Pathein Aung Than Oo. For this time it is held in Yangon. Donors and wellwishers to lead to unity in democracy in the interest of the country and MNA are thanked for their contributions to raising fund after people while enjoying freedom of expression, freedom of matriculation level, two outstanding students from the “Pakokku U Ohn Pe Literary Award” was renamed as “Pakokku speech and freedom of divergence. University of Culture, and 15 outstanding students who U Ohn Pe-established Pakokku Literary Award” since the News media of the country is changing. Press freedom gained the highest marks yearly in five academic subjects previous year. is incrementally granted. Press Council highly anticipated by were also presented scholarship out of the funds. In addition to annually presented National Literary Award the people will soon emerge. It will maintain the writings of the The literary award presentation ceremony held today is and Sarpay Beikman Literary Award, other private literary journalists to be in the framework of ethics. a sine qua non for human resources development and awards like Sayawun Tin Shwe Literary Award, Thuta Swesone Meanwhile, the media laws will soon be promulgated. development of education sector. And it is also a ceremony Literary Award and Tun Foundation Literary Award are Therefore, there will soon arrive a new media era which is in which encourages the endeavours of the government for presented for welfare of the men of letters. One more new line with democratic system as aspired by those from the flourishing of literature and education. In other words, it is a ceremony in which all the people should take pride for combined efforts of the State and the people for improvement of Myanmar society. Hence, the literati who are present on the occasion are urged to do their bit in safeguarding the fine traditions of serving national interest, strive for flourishing of national literature, and improvement of the socio-economic status of the people. Next, Union Minister U Kyaw Hsan presented prizes to Pakokku U Ohn Pe Life-time Achievement Literary Award winner Literati U Maung Maung Khin (Tekkatho Maung Maung Khin), Collected Poem First Prize winner Mye Latt Min Lwin, Collected Poem Second Prize winner Maung Lun Myaing (Pinlebu), Collected Poem Third Prize winner Maung Ni Hmaing (Kyauktan), Novel First Prize Winner Pethein Aung Than Oo, Novel Second Prize winner Nyunt Lu and Novel Third Prize winner Khin La Pyae Wun. Afterwards, Yangon Region Minister for Social Affairs Dr Myint Thein presented prizes to Collected Short Story second prize winner Nandar Khin (Thakkalamyay), Collected Short Story third prize winner Kyunsinmyay Saw Khet, Treatise First prize winner Maung Maung Chit Oo (Monywa), Region Minister for Finance and Revenue Daw San San Nwe to Research Paper first prize winner Dr Yin Yin Tun, Research Paper second prize winner Maung Kyaw Kyaw (Kwinkauk), Union Minister for Information and for Culture U Kyaw Hsan poses with those present and award Chairman of Pakokku U Ohn Pe Library Committee U Tin Swe winners at Pakokku U Ohn Pe-established Pakokku Literary Award, Scholarship and Pakokku to Khin Maung Myint-Sagaing who won Pokkoku U Ohn Pe Library Book Award Presentation Ceremony 2011.—MNA Library Book award for 2011. Pakokku U Ohn Pe Literary Award Fund Management Committee Chairman U Khin award presented this year is “National Press Award”, a good media world. Maung Tun (Khin Maung Tun-Lanmadaw), Member Dr Thet news for media men. At a time when efforts are being made for all-round Lwin, Chairman of Pakokku U Ohn Pe Literary Award Selection In previous National Literary Award presentation development of the State steps are being taken for Board Sithu U Tin Hlaing (Ledwintha Saw Chit), Director- ceremony on 29-12-2011, a book about Myanmar’s culture and modernization of the nation and human resources development General of Education Planning and Training Department U Bo arts in English, in addition to publications in Myanmar language, to be able to keep pace with the international community. In Win, Director-General of No (1) Basic Education Department was awarded. English manuscript will also be selected for a that regard, it is incumbent upon all the literati to create works U Kyaw Thu and Managing Director of Printing and category of Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Award this year. of literature that can serve the national interest, widen the Publishing Enterprise U Ye Tint presented scholarships and Now is time Myanmar is striving to build modern, horizons of the people and forge nationalist spirit. outstanding prizes in particular subject. Chairman of Pakokku developed, discipline-flourishing, democratic nation and to Pakokku Literary Awards founded by Pakokku U Ohn Pe U Ohn Pe Library Committee U Tint Swe, on behalf of late keep abreast of international community in terms of was launched in 1993 and it has now turned 19th anniversary. Pakokku U Ohn Pe, explained purpose of presentation of the development. It is needed to publish more books which serve During the 19 years, there are 225 literary award winners in prizes and Pakokku Life-time Achievement Literary Award the interest of the people by broadening their horizons and five genres. The works of those literary winners were integrated winner U Maung Maung Khin (Tekkatho Maung Maung righting their ideologies. Literati, bookworms and contributors into literatures in the form of books by Sarpay Beikman on a Khin), on behalf of award winners, spoke words of thanks. are to work closely for such development. yearly basis. Union Minister U Kyaw Hsan, the chairman of Pakokku On 30 March, 2011, the administration system was Moreover, there was also the Pakokku U Ohn Pe Lifelong U Ohn Pe Literary Award Fund Management Committee and transitioned smoothly from the military rule to civilian rule in Literary Award for doyen literati who dedicated to literature the chairman of Pakokku U Ohn Pe Library Committee accepted which representatives elected by the people rule the country in successive years, and there emerged 22 literati who won the cash donations to the fund and returned certificates of on behalf of the people. Relaxations have been made to help Pakokku U Ohn Pe Life-time Achievement Literary Award honours. The donations amounted to K 6.3 million in total. the Fourth Estate emerge as the estate of freedom, responsibility including the one who won the award this year. The Union Minister cordially greeted those present at and rationality. Furthermore, four outstanding Myanmarsar students of the ceremony and posed for documentary photo.—MNA

P9(17).pmd 9 5/17/2012, 1:59 AM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 17 May, 2012 Member of Central Politburo of CPC Third liaison office of KNU opened in and party conclude visit Phayathonzu NAY P YI T AW, 16 May— Kayin National Union-KNU, one of the national race groups that agreed ceasefire with the government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar after holding peace talks opened the third liaison office in Phayathonzu yesterday morning. It was attended by Vice- Chairman of the Union Peace- making Process Work Committee Union Minister U Aung Min and members Union Minister U Than Htay, Union Minister U Khin Yi, Kayin State Chief Minister U Zaw Min, KNU members led by Maj-Gen Saw Mutu Say Po, Pado Saw Roger Khin, Pado David Htaw, Brig-Gen Member of Central Politburo of CPC Mr Wang Gang and party being Maj-Gen Saw Mutu Say Po of KNU speaks at Saw Hsa Mi, Brig-Gen Johnny the opening of third liaison office of KNU.—MNA seen off by officials at Yangon International Airport.—MNA and Brig-Gen Dah Kyaw of YANGON, 16 May— The Political Consultative Development Party U Aung Kayin National Union-KNU The liaison offices are tasks for on-going peace visiting Chinese delegation Conference Mr Wang Gang Thein Lin and U Aung Tun and peace negotiators of both playing an important role in process of both sides. led by Member of Central left here by air this morning. and members, Chinese sides. implementation of the future MNA Politburo of the Communist They were seen off at Ambassador to Myanmar Party of China and Vice- Yangon International Mr Li Junhua and embassy Advanced computer course DISTRICT Chairman of National Airport by CEC members of officials. Committee of People’s Union Solidarity and MNA concludes at DBE-1 NEWS concluded at the ICT Training Cash donated for social welfare works Hall of No. 1 BED on Natmauk YANGON, 16 May— Street in Bahan Township on Director David Yang of China 10 May. (Taipei)-based Global Culture Director-General of and Holistic Living Project No. 1 Department of Basic and party donated Education U Kyaw Thu gave K 1 million to Funeral Services the concluding remarks. He Association (Yangon) in then presented gifts to the North Okkalapa Township instructors and first, second here yesterday as the and third prizes to contribution to the progress outstanding trainees. of social and religious works YANGON, 16 May— Education and Sort Guide Later, he presented across Myanmar. Jointly organized by No. 1 Computer Co Ltd, the certificates to the trainees. A responsible person of Department of Basic advanced computer course Myanma Alin the association accepted the donation and presented the Free funeral services given in Development Committee. donor with certificate of Any person may dial honour.—NLM 02-81316 and 02-80157. Mandalay Over 50 social welfare MANDALAY, 16 May— The vehicles of funeral associations in Mandalay UMFCCI Vice-Presidents meet Italy Mandalay City Development services are being parked at and its surrounding areas are delegation Committee is giving funeral Mandalay General Hospital giving free funeral vehicle transport services free of and Factories and Vehicles services to the needy people. YANGON, 16 May—Vice- CEO Mr Carlo Paseti of Ital- sector, observation at charge as of 1 May. Department of Mandalay City Kyemon Presidents of the Republic of Cement of Italy at the cement plants, assistance to the Union of Myanmar U Zaw federation on 26 April be provided by the MANDALAY, 16 May— Mandalay to host women’s football Min Win and U Aung Lwin, morning. federation for excursions of The women’s football Joint General Secretary U They discussed Italy entrepreneurs in tournament in the XXVII SEA tournament in SEA Games Myint Soe, Daw Khaing information for jewellery, Myanmar and bilateral Games will be held at the the SEA Games Preparation in Mandalay and discussed Khaing Nwe and U Aye Lwin energy, cement and cooperation in economic international level stadium Committee Deputy accommodation and and entrepreneurs met with transport services in sector between being built in Chanmyathazi Minister for Sports U Aye reception for the contesting the delegation comprising Myanmar, progress of entrepreneurs of the two Township of Mandalay. Myint Kyu met hoteliers at teams. entrepreneurs of six Myanmar, investment countries. On 2 May, Secretary of Irrawaddy River View Hotel Kyemon companies from Italy led by opportunities, industrial UMFCCI Relations Department Mawlamyinegyun opens donated 100 books and self-reliant rural library journals and U Hoke Kyaing and family of MAWLAMYINEGYUN, 16 Information and Public Mawlamyinegyun 585 May—Nawade self-reliant Relations Department Daw books and journals. library was opened in Thida Aung, Village-tract Chairman of the library Katthahmyin Village of Administrator U Win Myint committee U Aung Kyi Katthahmyin Htiseik and Library Committee accepted the donations. Yekyaw Village-tract in Chairman U Aung Kyi The 20 square feet Mawlamyinegyun formally opened the library. library was built at a cost of Township on 5 May morning. Next, Township K 6 million by the local Head of Township Information and Public people.—Myanma Alin

P10(17).pmd 10 5/17/2012, 1:59 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 17 May, 2012 11 Hinthada Township constitutes writers association Water poured HINTHADA, 16 May—The Administration Department executives for organizing the at Bo tree in formation of Hinthada U Zaw Moe Aung chaired the township association. Township Writers election commission The five executives Falam Association was held at the together with members Head secretly elected U Ko Ko Gyi FALAM, 16 May—The meeting room of Township of Township Information and as Chairman U Aye Swe as 13th water pouring ceremony General Administration Public Relations Department Secretary, Daw Khin Saw at Bo tree on the month of Department on 30 April Daw Aye Aye Mar and writer Win as Treasurer, executives Kason was held in Falam morning. U Myo Myint Thein (Myo U Myint Aung and U Than Township of Falam District Deputy Head of Thit). Oo. DEVELOPMENT OF COOPERATIVE TALKED: The in Chin State on 5 May. Township General Attendees elected five Myanma Alin talk on development of cooperative tasks was held at the The ceremony was held hall of Sanpya Theingon Village Administrative Office near Independence in Yamethin Township on 10 May. Staff Officer U Zaw Stake driven for construction of school building Monument at the entrance to Lin of Township Cooperative Department replies to in Shwepyitha Township Falam in Ciinpul of Falam. submissions of cooperative members.—MYANMA ALIN The congregation YANGON, 16 May—A carried out sanitation and 250 boys initiated into novice ceremony to drive stake for offered flowers, water and construction of new building lights to the pagoda at the hood in Dedaye at Basic Education Primary monument. At 3 pm, they DEDAYE, 16 May— Thudhamma Theingi Daw School was held at the place poured water at Bo tree near Altogether 250 boys who Kyi Kyi Swe of Thamada at the junction of Yepyar and the pagoda and recited became orphans in aftermath Robe House under the Daw Phwa Shin Roads in Pathana treatise. of Storm Nrgis was novitiated auspices of Presiding Nayaka Ward 18 of Shwepyitha In the evening, they at Mingala KanU Monastery of Nanda Aungmyay Township on 12 May offered oil lights to Yanbye in Ohbin Village of Dedaye Monastery of Leikpyagan morning. Manbye Naingngan Aye Township in Pyapon District Monastery in Bahan At the ceremony, Aungdawmu Pagoda. of Ayeyawady Region on 29 Township of Yangon Region Yangon Region Hluttaw Myanma Alin April morning. Sayadaw Bhaddanta Nimala. representative U Maung building. committee for laying The ceremony was The novice-to-be were Maung Win, township level The Region Hluttaw cornerstones. The building DISTRICT sponsored for the 14th time taken by Pyi Nyein Chan officials, townselders and representative presented K 2 will be 120x30 feet RC six- by Agga Maha Thiri three-decker ship in Pyapon construction committee million for the first time to classroom facility. NEWS Thudhamma Manijotadhaja River, flanked by local members drove stakes for the Treasurer U Thein Kyi of the Myanma Alin U Than Naing (Rakhine State people along both banks of HMAWBY, 16 May—A explained the purpose of Hluttaw representative)- the river. ceremony to open Myawady opening the library. Village libraries put into Agga Maha Thiri Myanma Alin Library was held in Head of Township service in Hmawby Township CRIME REDUCTION TALKED: A talk on reduction of Nyaunghnapin Village of Information and Public crime was held at the administrative office of Hmawby Township in Relations Department U Aye Kyeepwayay Ward in Thuwunna of Thingangyun Yangon Region on 8 May Thein, on behalf of Myanmar Township on 9 May. Ward Administrator U Aye Ko morning. Libraries Foundation, explains reduction of crimes.—SAN S AN K YI-THINGANGYUN Hmawby Township donated 150 books, Dr U Administrator U Kyaw Soe Aung Soe-Daw Aye Aye Thet, Lwin, Staff Officer Daw Khin U Ye Win, U Tun Shwe-Daw Thida Oo of Yangon North Thein Aye and U Tint Swe District Information and books and publications. Public Relations Department Librarian U Tint Swe and Village Administrator U accepted the donations. Pho Pyae formally opened At 11 am, Pyinnya Alin the new building. Library was also opened at The township admini- Kyagansu Village of strator made a speech. The Nyaunghnapin Village- staff officer of District IPRD tract.—Township IPRD Talks on crime free week given in Thingangyun Self-reliant earthen road constructed in YANGON, 16 May—A talk of Yangon Region in 10 May Next, Township on crime free week staged by afternoon. Administrator U Kyaw Lwin Yedashe Township Thingangyun Township Commander of Yangon made a speech, and Township YEDASHE, 16 May—The Police Force of Yangon East East District Police Force Additional Judge U Kyaw self-reliant earthen road was District was held at the hall of Police Lt-Col Myint Aye Thaung gave talks on crimes constructed for ensuring Township General gave an address on crime free of culprits. convenient transport of Administration Department week in the township. Myanma Alin Kyuzaung Village and Aye Thukha Village in Thagara overflowed annually by Sittoung River in rainy season in Yedashe Township of Bago Region. Local people of Kyuzaung Village faced difficulties in traveling due to overflow of Sittoung River in the rainy season. Thus, local people Kyuzaung and Aye Thukha earthen road is higher than constructed a half mile long villages. the highest water level of earthen road between The newly-built overflow from Sittoung River. Information for trafficking in person to actively participate in PyiTaw, 09-49555666 in That is why the road anti-trafficking in persons. Muse, 09-49555777 in will serve better transport The government is with momentum. focal points to contact These telephone Mandalay and 09- for the local people, said taking preventive measures In so doing, telephone authorities concerned with numbers are 067-412555 49555888 and 09- villagers. against trafficking in person numbers are announced as the aim of enabling people and 067-412666 in Nay 49555999 in Yangon. Kyemon

P11(17).pmd 11 5/17/2012, 1:59 AM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 17 May, 2012 CLAIMS DAY NOTICE Report says Texas executed an innocent man MV BANG SRIMUANG VOY NO (107) CORPUS CHRISTI, 16 percent sure of the Consignees of cargo carried on MV BANG May—A 400-page article in identification and if police SRIMUANG VOY NO (107) are hereby notified Columbia University’s had not told him DeLuna had that the vessel will be arriving on 17-5-2012 and Columbia Human Rights been caught nearby, he would cargo will be discharged into the premises of Law Review asserts Texas have been only 50 percent sure. A.W.P.T(3) where it will lie at the consignee’s risk convicted and executed the wrong man in a 1983 killing. Lopez bled profusely and expenses and subject to the byelaws and condi- The article examines the after the killer’s knife sliced tions of the Port of Yangon. arrest, prosecution and 1989 an artery but DeLuna’s body Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 execution of Carlos DeLuna and clothing contained no am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day in the death of Wanda Lopez, trace of blood, the article now declared as the third day after final discharge 24, who was fatally stabbed said. of cargo from the Vessel. during a robbery at a Corpus Steve Schiwetz, who Carlos DeLuna before and after his arrest.—INTERNET No claims against this vessel will be admitted Christi gas station, the was lead prosecutor at after the Claims Day. Houston Chronicle reported. three years after his parole shirt and dress pants. DeLuna’s trial, said he had In prosecuting, DeLuna, was revoked in 1996 after he Hernandez normally not read the journal article SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT the state bypassed Carlos attacked a woman with a dressed sloppily and had a but disputed its MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY Hernandez, a man who the knife. mustache. The night of the conclusions, as related by a AGENT FOR: M/S WONGSAMUT OCEAN article said had bragged about DeLuna, 27 when he robbery, DeLuna had worn a reporter. “These guys are SHIPPING CO LTD killing Lopez and laughed was executed, was described white shirt. crusaders,” Schiwetz said. Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 about DeLuna being to the article’s researchers by DeLuna has said he saw “What can I say?” convicted of the crime. acquaintances as “childlike” Lopez and Hernandez Schiwetz, now in Dog, nappy and football found Hernandez had claimed and a “follower.” He had struggling through the private practice, dismissed to have strangled a young convictions for auto theft and windows of the gas station DeLuna’s original court in Aussie crocodile woman and carved an “X” attempted rape. minutes after Hernandez had defence and said he had crocodile had eaten at least into her back with her child Police had sharply made a purchase there. rebuttals for several one dog and was lunging at sleeping nearby but was differing descriptions of the Witnesses at the station assertions in the article, the others on a beach near the never convicted of the crime robber, with a gas station identified DeLuna as the Chronicle said. community of Galiwinku. and served prison time for customer reporting seeing a culprit when police took him He said DeLuna had The Northern Territory convenience store robberies shabby man who was back to the station in a patrol confessed his guilt to a News said rangers who went and for slicing a female unshaven and had a mustache car. But the only witness who sheriff’s deputy — a claim to the area on Tuesday saw friend’s belly from her and a nearby couple saying saw Lopez struggling with the journal researchers Estuarine crocodiles, the 3.5 metre (11 feet 6 inches) sternum to her navel. they spotted a neatly the robber told journal disputed. better known as saltwater crocodile grab a dog by the Hernandez died in prison groomed man wearing a white authors he was only 70 Internet crocs or salties, are leg, so they shot the reptile. As well as finding the is outfitted with Ku-band common in Australia’s Vietnam’s 2nd satellite successfully launched transmission beams capable tropical Northern remains of a dog in its stomach, they discovered a of blanketing Southeast Asia Territory. Rangers who into orbit and adjacent areas. recently shot a croc that variety of other items. HANOI, 16 May— Nguyen Tan Dung said the according to VNPT, which The satellite weighs had been terrorising pets “While it might make a Vietnam’s second satellite, successful launch of reported that currently about approximately 3 tons and has found a dog, a football and comical headline, it is the VINASAT-2, roared off the VINASAT-2 is an important 90 percent of the VINASAT- a lifespan of 15 years, offering a pair of shorts in its disturbing to see the volume launch pad aboard an Ariane step to build Vietnam stronger 1’s capacity has been tapped. direct television broadcasting, stomach.—INTERNET of rubbish in a wild animal,” said the newspaper, which 5 rocket at 22:13 GMT in the field of information With a total investment telecommunications and SYDNEY, 16 May— routinely runs crocodile Tuesday from Guiana Space technology, according to the of 300 million US dollars, Internet services, according Rangers who shot a saltwater stories on its front page. Centre at the European report. VINASAT-2, constructed by to Vietnam News Agency. crocodile that was terrorising Saltwater crocodiles, Spaceport in Kourou, French Together with VINASAT- US-based Lockheed Martin, MNA/Xinhua pets in northern Australia which can grow up to seven Guiana, Vietnamese state-run 1 which launched in 2008, found a dog, a pair of shorts, metres long and weigh more news agency reported on VINASAT-2 will help ensure a football and a nappy in its than a tonne, are a common Wednesday. the safe and stable provision stomach, according to a local feature of Australia’s tropical Thirty-five minutes after of services, intensify the safety report. north and kill an average of being launched, the satellite of the national telecom- Police had recently two people a year. was separated from the rocket munication network, and notified authorities that a Internet and went into orbit, the state- expand the provision of run Vietnam News Agency telecom, audio-visual and reported. Witnessing the internet services across the launching ceremony country. It will also support broadcast live at the Vietnam national socio-economic Posts and Telecommuni- development, natural disaster cations Group (VNPT), mitigation, and national Vietnamese Prime Minister defence and security, A girl stands beside her donkey while waiting for getting water at Bit al-Haidari district, 200 km south of Yemeni Obama calls Italian PM ahead capital Sanaa on 15 May, 2012.—XINHUA of NATO summit EU, Gabon sign agreement on WASHINGTON, 16 May— and agreed on the need to $ 24 m drainage project US President Barack Obama intensify efforts to “promote on Tuesday spoke with growth and job creation,” LIBREVILLE, 16 May—The European Union (EU) and Italian Prime Minister Mario according to the White Gabon have signed an agreement worth 12 billion FCFA (24 Monti over the phone on the House. Obama looks forward million US dollars) for the management of the drainage Photo taken on 15 May, 2012 shows a flying machine upcoming NATO summit in to discussing these issues system in Libreville, the Gabonese Capital. used to take aerial photos of the cave-in disaster areas in Chicago, White House said with Monti during the Under the agreement inked Monday, the EU will Liuzhou City, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang in a statement. Obama upcoming G8 summit at contribute 12 million euros and Gabon 7 million euros to the Autonomous Region. Backfilling work started in thanked Monti for Italy’s Camp David in Maryland project. “Thanks to this project, we shall help Gabon to Liuzhou on Tuesday after experts said it is right time to “many significant con- over the weekend, the White improve the living conditions of her citizens, through socio- backfill the pits caused by cave-ins, based on repeated tributions” to NATO, said the House noted. As part the economic development,” said Christina Martins Barreira, surveys. A geological disaster, which affected a total of White House, adding that the International Security who heads the EU delegation in the Economic Community 40,000 square meters of ground in Maohe village of two discussed the transition Assistance Force (ISAF), Italy of Central African States. Liuzhou on 10 May, damaged 94 houses, including of security responsibility to currently contributes around She said, “The choice of this programme was not eight that collapsed. The disaster was caused by several the Afghans, and the 3,800 troops in Afghanistan. accidental” because some of Libreville’s districts are highly factors, including the dissolution of soluble bedrock sustainment of the Afghan The decade-old war in populated and that people live in deplorable conditions. layers — which is how karst is shaped — loose earth and security forces. Afghanistan will dominate The project was signed under the auspices of the National the fluctuation of groundwater levels, according to the During the phone call, the NATO summit in Chicago Indicative Programme of the 10th European Development rescue headquarters. the two leaders also discussed slated for 20 to 21 May. Fund, which targets urban drainage in the Central African XINHUA the ongoing eurozone crisis MNA/Xinhua country.—MNA/Xinhua

P12(17).pmd 12 5/17/2012, 2:00 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 17 May, 2012 13 Judge orders suspect to write book reports World’s A San Francisco man reported. Prosecutors said the Kandis Westmore ruled 23 accused of trying to sell a men arranged to sell a grenade April for Mobley to be released tallest Lego grenade launcher was launcher to an undercover on $150,000 bond and wear ordered released on bond on agent with the federal Bureau an ankle monitor with GPS tower built in the condition he read each of Alcohol, Tobacco, tracking. Prosecutors day and write book reports. Firearms and Explosives 28 appealed the ruling, saying Seoul Otis Mobley Jr, 23, was March and the sale was Mobley is a flight risk, but US indicted last month actually a ruse for a planned District Judge Yvonne Lego officials in South alongside cousin Khusar robbery. Gonzalez Rogers upheld the Korea announced the Mobley, 18, and Dmarce The men pulled guns on bond ruling. completion of the world’s Hutcherson, 19, on charges the undercover agent and Rogers said a condition largest Lego tower, of conspiracy to commit attempted to rob him, but of Mobley’s bond requires measuring 104 feet, 8 robbery, assault on a federal fellow agents joined him and him to spend an hour reading Boot-shaped chicken nugget up inches tall, with the crown officer, robbery and a Hutcherson was shot and books every day and at least prince of Denmark placing weapons violation, the San wounded by an agent. a half an hour writing book for auction the final brick on the Francisco Chronicle US Magistrate Judge reports. structure. A Florida sheriff’s office Dion’s Quikmart in Marathon Lego Korea said the is selling a chicken nugget and decided to save it and Shoplifter had the boat, stole the fish tower, which was built in shaped like a cowboy boot to post it on eBay to benefit the A store security agent in on the back and escaped with One man paid for his Seoul during the weekend benefit its programme for Keys Kops for Kids Florida said an alleged $44 worth of flounder and order but his friend by 4,000 young contest children. programme, KeysNet.com shoplifter walked out of a $12 worth of shrimp, the apparently didn’t feel like winners, was planned to The Monroe County reported Tuesday. “Don’t let supermarket with an order of security agent said. waiting in line and exited mark the 80th anniversary Sheriff’s Office said Sgt this once-in-a-lifetime fish down his pants and left Tcpalm said the agent at with his order hidden in his of the Lego group. Dennis Coleman found the opportunity pass you by,” in a car pulling a boat. the Publix store told Martin shorts. The final brick was boot-shaped nugget in a meal Coleman said of the auction, It may never be known if County Sheriff’s Office the Both men drove off in a placed Sunday to defeat he bought Sunday from which started bidding at $5. the culprit was it a fisherman caper occurred earlier this silver pickup truck towing a the previous world record compensating for striking month when she saw two men boat, but not before the of 103 feet, 8 inches, which out on the water, but he was at the seafood counter security agent wrote down a News Album was set in France, Lego wearing a T-shirt with a fish ordering fish. possible license number. Korea said. Jessica Sanchez gives Paris Hilton to release new single in June hometown performance LOS ANGELES, 16 May—Socialite Paris Hilton is set to release her brand new single “After Midnight” in June. WASHINGTON, 16 May — neighbour of the Sanchez “I was just in the studio with Redfoo the other night, so Jessica Sanchez, one of the family who came to the event, we’re going to be doing my new single with LMFAO. I’m so three finalists of “American told EFE. The singer arrived excited. The music’s turning out so great and I can’t wait to John Travolta’ Idol”, gave a performance for on Friday in San Diego release it this summer,” aceshowbiz.com quoted Hilton as hundreds of fans in her US together with her mother, saying. Hilton plans to shoot the music video later this hometown of Chula Vista Editha, from Los Angeles month. She is likely to perform on the song at the Pop Travolta before the grand finale. where “American Idol” is Musical Festival in Sao Paulo, on 23 June. Escorted by police, the filmed, in a helicopter that “It’s completely different from my last album. I’m going accuser drops 16-year-old Sanchez took part landed at the Petco Park with a whole new genre. I have Afrojack executive-producing in a parade with marching baseball stadium. Jessica is the entire album. So we’ve just been coming up with the most lawsuit bands and then performed the daughter of Editha, a incredible tracks,” she said. LOS A NGELES, 16 May— before 6,000 people in the Filipino, and Gilbert Sanchez, Hilton’s first album “Paris” was released in 2006 by her John Travolta’s lawyer says East Lake High School a Mexican-American serving own label, Heiress Records, in association with Warner the man who filed a sexual football stadium. in the US Navy. —Internet Socialite Paris Hilton Bros.—Internet battery lawsuit against the During her brief concert, Hollywood star dropped his videos of which will be used Beyonce pays handwritten Eva Longoria wants to become claim on Tuesday. producer tribute to mom Attorney Marty Singer said he expects a second LONDON, 16 May— LOS A NGELES, 16 May— unidentified man, a cruise Singer Beyonce Knowles paid Actress Eva Longoria says ship staffer, to withdraw his she is more excited to further tributes to her mother by allegations as well. her experience as a producer publishing an emotional and wants to step behind handwritten note in her The second man has the camera. “I love behind honour on Mother’s Day. not filed any formal legal the scenes. The 30-year-old penned documents in the matter, The reason I love to a letter to her mother Tina and but has discussed it with produce is that I have a very released it on her official the press. strong business mind so I website Sunday, reports Both accusers said the like putting the pieces contactmusic.com. In the note “Pulp Fiction” and together. I like the creative titled “Dear Mama”, Beyonce “Grease” icon groped and Jessica Sanchez, one of the Actress Eva Longoria thanks Tina for raising her three finalists of process,” showbizspy.com sexually harassed them. “American Idol”, quoted Longoria as saying. “My client is Johnny Depp loved scary Singer Beyonce Knowles INTERNET Sharing her thoughts completely vindicated by on acting and producing, movies as a kid and helping her become a Doe No 1 dropping his in the grand finale of this she said: “As an actor, you claims and dismissing his season’s “American Idol”, don’t control anything but good mother to her daughter, LOS ANGELES, 16 May— Blue. lawsuit,” Singer said in a Chula Vista Mayor Cheryl the performance. You don’t Actor Johnny Depp, famous “Everything I am is statement to E! News. “We Cox read a proclamation edit, you don’t direct, you for his dark and quirky because of you. You are the fully expect that my client establishing 12 May as don’t build sets, you don’t portrayal in the “Pirates of first voice that ever sang to will similarly be vindicated “Jessica Sanchez Day”. write it and you really have Caribbean” series, says as a me. At every turn you push me with respect to Doe No 2, as The Sanchez family went no control over the child he used to love watching to be better. You teach me to well as with respect to any onstage to present a bouquet outcome.” horror movies. be true to myself and the ones other person who makes of flowers to their teen, who “As a producer you “I certainly had this I love... When I look into your meritless claims against said that “this is the best day have a lot of control so I’m fascination with monsters and eyes, I am so proud. Now that John Travolta.” of my life”. “It makes us proud kind of a control freak. I’m vampires, darkness, mystery I’m a mother, I truly realise the that a local represents us with really bossy and I really and intrigue growing up,” sacrifices you made for us. My The actor is married to so much talent and so much enjoy being behind the showbizspy.com quoted Depp love for you goes beyond what actress Kelly Preston and is Actor Johnny Depp modesty and that she acts so camera and I definitely will as saying. “Then, as you get I can say. Happy, Happy the father of her two maturely even though she’s be doing more of it,” she older, you recognize the erotic idea of the undead,” he added. Mama’s Day,” she wrote. children. only 16,” Mayra Llavord, a added.—Internet nature of the vampire and the Internet Internet Internet

p13(17).pmd 13 5/17/2012, 2:00 AM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 17 May, 2012 Djokovic returns to form with Tomic win Di Matteo ready for toughest Champions in Rome League test ROME, 16 May—Novak happy to win,” said Murray, LONDON, 16 May— with midfielder Florent Chelsea. Chelsea say no Djokovic was back on top who missed Madrid with a Roberto Di Matteo is bracing Malouda. Given the decision on a long-term form as he brushed aside rising back injury. “Getting the for the toughest managerial circumstances, Di Matteo successor to Villas-Boas will Australian talent Bernard break back immediately in challenge of his career as he agreed he faced the most be taken until the season has Tomic 6-3, 6-3 to reach the the third was important and I attempts to lead an injury and third round of the Rome got a bit lucky at the end but suspension-hit Chelsea to Masters on Tuesday. I went for it and sometimes Champions League glory While Andy Murray you make your luck.” over Bayern Munich. narrowly avoided defeat on The luck came on a dead Just 10 weeks after taking his 25th birthday and there net cord at 5-5 in the deciding over at Stamford Bridge were struggles for Maria set which gave him the break following the sacking of Sharapova and Petra Kvitova and he served out for victory Andre Villas-Boas, Di Matteo in the women’s event, before blowing out a candle has already overseen a string Djokovic looked every inch Novak Djokovic of Serbia on his birthday cake on court. of notable performances the world number one on his serves during the second Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and including an unforgettable way to a confident victory. David Ferrer, seeded fifth and semi-final win over round match of men’s Chelsea coach Roberto Di Matteo at a press conference Dressed in matching shirt singles against Bernard sixth respectively, advanced Barcelona. But the Italian and shorts with the colours of but Gael Monfils, seeded 13, believes that orchestrating a on 15 May. He is bracing for the toughest managerial Tomic of Australia at the challenge of his career as he attempts to lead an injury the Serbia flag down one side, Rome Masters tennis was beaten 7-5, 6-3 by former win over Bayern on their home ground on Saturday and suspension-hit Chelsea to Champions League glory Djokovic took just 69 tournament in Rome, Italy, world number one Juan minutes to see off Tomic and Carlos Ferrero. would represent his greatest over Bayern Munich. —INTERNET 15 May, 2012. Djokovic erase the memories of his In the women’s draw, triumph as he attempts to pull challenging tactical assign- ended, and Di Matteo insists won 2-0 to enter the next quarter-final defeat on the Madrid champion and ninth together a Chelsea side ment of his career. “With all he is happy to wait. “I’m very blue clay of Madrid. round. —XINHUA seed Serena Williams eased decimated by injuries and the problems that we have it’s relaxed about it,” Di Matteo The manner of his victory world number four, a semi- into the event with a 6-2, 6-3 suspensions. certainly causing me a said. was in stark contrast to that of finalist here last year, romped second round win over Galina Chelsea will be without headache,” the 41-year-old “I just have a big drive Murray, who had to through the first set but had to Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan. suspended captain John Terry said. Despite overseeing a and a big motivation to do battle from 3-1 down in the dig deep in the third to claim Holder and second seed and fullback Branislav rebound in Chelsea’s fortunes, something extraordinary for final set to beat Argentina’s a 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 victory. Maria Sharapova battled past Ivanovic as well as which included an FA Cup this club and that’s all I want David Nalbandian for his “After the last couple of American world number 36 inspirational midfielder victory as well as their passage to do. And whatever comes place in round three. Britain’s weeks I have had, I am so Christina McHale 7-5, 7-5 to Ramires and Raul Meireles. to the Champions League afterwards — well, there’s reach the third round, having Di Matteo is also sweating on final, Di Matteo has yet to be always a reason for things that trailed 4-1 and 5-3 in the the fitness of defenders Gary given any assurances about happen.” International Sports opening set.—Internet Cahill and David Luiz along his long-term future at Internet A match programme for the 1909 FA Cup final Half of 2014 World Cup stadiums a concern: FIFA consultant between Manchester RIO DE J ANEIRO, 16 May— have “low risk”, with a greater reports delays in three of the easily misinterpreted without United and Bristol City Football’s world governing chance of being ready in time. four venues for the the respective background fetched a world-record body FIFA believes that six The report indicated that competition,” Folha said. information on the various price of £23,500 ($37,600) of 12 Brazilian stadiums that two years before the World In a statement, FIFA evaluation criteria and at a public auction on are to host the 2014 World Cup gets underway, work on however said the document parameters,” it noted. Tuesday.—INTERNET Cup may not be ready in the 12 stadiums have cited by Folha was an internal “What is important time, the daily Folha de Sao progressed on average by 34.4 monitoring report developed though is the significant Man United FA Cup final Paulo reported on Tuesday. percent. at the end of April for stadium progress which has been programme breaks record The paper cited a study “The outlook for the experts. made at the venues for the by a FIFA consultant on the 2013 Confederations Cup is “This document is for the FIFA Confederations Cup LONDON, 16 May—A City’s only ever appearance stadium construction or even more critical. FIFA stadium experts and can be Brazil 2013, particularly match programme for the in an FA Cup final,” said renovation programme Recife, Rio de Janeiro and 1909 FA Cup final between auctioneer Graham Budd. “It pointing to various degrees Salvador,” football’s world Manchester United and is extremely scarce and the “of risk” for arenas in Manaus, governing body said. Bristol City fetched a world- first time that one has ever record price of £23,500 at a been offered at auction. It Cuiaba, Porto Alegre, The Confederations public auction on Tuesday. was bought by a UK collector. Curitiba and Sao Paulo. Cup, seen as a dress rehearsal It beat the previous “With Manchester But the biggest concern for the World Cup, will be record of £21,850 paid in United a global brand, there is for the stadium in the held from 15 to 30 June next 2006 for a programme from was some discussion it might northeastern city of Natal year in four confirmed cities: the 1889 FA Cup final. “The go overseas but it did not in because of a “tight schedule” Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, Belo 1909 FA Cup Final between the end.” Manchester United that left no “margin for Horizonte and Fortaleza. Manchester United and beat Bristol City 1-0 at Crystal problems”, it added. Recife and Salvador could Bristol City was Manchester Palace to claim the first of the Manaus and Cuiaba Picture taken on 14 May, of Brasilia’s National be added depending on United’s first ever appearance 11 FA Cup trophies they have have “medium risk” while Stadium, under construction for the FIFA World Cup progress on the work. in an FA Cup final and Bristol won to date.—Internet Curitiba and Porto Alegre Brazil 2014.—INTERNET Internet to me by Cabaye. “I don’t Cahill slams Cabaye after wish to elaborate on the exact Man Utd’s Ferguson meets Kagawa accepting ban detail of what was said — but MANCHESTER, 16 May— an extension with the club, consecutive Bundesliga title his words have no place either Japan international Shinji said he wanted to “think hard” and win the domestic double LONDON, 16 May— on or off the football pitch. Everton’s Australian Kagawa revealed on before deciding where his for the first time in their 103- “Cabaye has apologised Wednesday that he had met future lay. “It was good that I year history.—Internet attacking midfielder Tim via his club’s website and as Cahill launched a broadside Manchester United boss Sir was able to meet him in person far as I am concerned, the Alex Ferguson, as rumours and talk,” Kagawa told at Newcastle’s French matter is now closed.” Cabaye swirl that the Borussia reporters on his return ahead international Yohan Cabaye also issued an apology on Dortmund star is eyeing a of Japan’s friendly against after accepting a three-match Newcastle’s website. Azerbaijan. Ferguson “had ban for his red card in his Everton’s Australian “I would like to apologise move to the Premier League. side’s 3-1 victory last Sunday. attacking midfielder Tim for the cross words I The midfielder said the some good words,” the player Cahill, 32, accused Cahill, pictured in 2011. exchanged with Tim Cahill, Scot, one of football’s most added when asked by Japanese forward Shinji Cabaye of using offensive INTERNET which resulted in his red card successful managers, had journalists at Tokyo’s Haneda Kagawa has revealed that language at the end of the rejected earlier on Tuesday by and my booking on the final “good words” to say about Airport about the meeting, he had met Manchester match, which saw the the Football Association (FA). whistle,” said the 26-year-old, him during two hours of talks without disclosing what they United boss Sir Alex Australian react by grappling “I accept my three-match ban,” who has impressed in his first in Manchester this week. discussed. Ferguson, as rumours with the Frenchman and Cahill said in a statement. “My season in the Premier League Kagawa, who still has a The 23-year-old scored swirl that the Borussia being red-carded. reaction at the end of the game after signing from 2011 French year to run on his contract 17 goals this season in all Dortmund star is eyeing a Everton appealed was out of character but I was champions Lille. with the German champions competitions to help move to the Premier against the red card but it was disgusted at comments made Internet and has stalled over signing Dortmund secure a second League.— INTERNET

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Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas Focus Myanmar TV Programme Weather forecast for 17th May, 2012

Sr. Temperature (°C/°F) For Tomorrow Regions/States No. Maximum Minimum Forecast Percent MYANMAR MYANMAR TV 1 Kachin 40/100 24/75 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) INTERNATIONAL 2 Kayah 32/90 20/68 Likelihood of scattered rain or thundershowers (60%) (17-5-2012) (Thursday) 3 Kayin 34/93 23/73 Likelihood of scattered rain or thundershowers (60%) 7:00 am 4 Chin 24/75 14/57 Likelihood of scattered rain or thundershowers (60%) (17-5-12 09:30 am ~ 5 Upper Sagaing 40/104 28/82 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) 1. Paritta By Venerable 6 Lower Sagaing 43/109 28/82 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) Likelihood of fairly widespread rain or 18-5-12 09:30 am) MST 7 Taninthayi 32/90 23/73 (60%) Mingun Sayadaw thundershowers * News 7:25 am 8 Bago 37/99 28/82 Likelihood of scattered rain or thundershowers (60%) 9 Magway 44/111 29/84 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) * Laurent Conson 2. To Be Healthy 10 Mandalay 42/108 29/84 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) Likelihood of fairly widespread rain or Concert Exercise 11 Mon 34/93 23/73 (60%) 7:40 am thundershowers * News 12 Yangon 37/99 26/79 Likelihood of scattered rain or thundershowers (60%) 3. Nice & Sweet Song 13 Rakhine 34/93 28/82 Likelihood of scattered rain or thundershowers (60%) * A Day Life of Kayan 14 Southern Shan 27/81 19/66 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) 8:25 am 15 Northern Shan 38/100 20/68 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) Padaung Tribe 4. Teleplay (Argi) 16 Eastern Shan 38/100 22/72 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) 8:40 am 17 Ayeyawady 36/97 26/79 Likelihood of scattered rain or thundershowers (60%) * News 18 Neighbouring Nay Pyi Taw 40/104 26/79 (60%) 5. International News Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers * Songs for you 19 Neighbouring Yangon 37/99 26/79 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) 4:30 pm 20 Neighbouring Mandalay 42/108 29/84 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) * News During the past (24) hours, rain or thundershowers have been widespread in Taninthayi Region, scattered 6. Musical Programme in Chin, Kayin and Mon States, isolated in Bago Region, Kachin, Shan, Rakhine and Kayah States and Summary of weather has been partly cloudy in the remaining Regions and States. Day temperatures were (5°C) to (7°C) * Mya Setkyar Pure above May average temperatures in Sagaing and Magway Regions, Northern and Eastern Shan, Chin 4:45 pm observations at 09:30 States, (3°C) to (4°C) above May average temperatures in Mandalay, Bago and Yangon Regions and hr MST on today Rakhine State and about May average temperatures in the remaining Regions and States. The significant Silk Fabric From 7. University of Distance day temperatures were Chauk and Minbu (46°C) each, Kalaywa, Monywa, Myingyan, NyaungOo and Magway (44°C) each. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Bilin (1.22) inches, Loikaw (1.02) Education (TV inches and Kawkareik (0.91) inch. Inlay Lake Weather is partly cloudy to cloudy in the Andaman Sea and South Bay and partly cloudy elsewhere in the Bay Inference Lectures) - Second Bay of Bengal. * News Year (Myanmar) Squalls with moderate to rough sea are likely attimes Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off and along Mon- * Historic Kyaukka 5:00 pm State of the Sea Taninthayi Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (30) to (35) mph. Seas will be moderate 8. Songs For Upholding elsewhere in Myanmar water. Shwe Gu Ni Pagoda Outlook for sub- Likelihood of rain or thundershowers in the Lower Myanmar areas. * Better Products for National Spirit sequent two days 5:05 pm a Cleaner 9. Teleplay (Traffic) School-based disaster risk Environment 5:20 pm * News 10. Song Programme reduction opens in Tachilek * Culture Stage 6:20 pm * News 11. Myanmar Series TACHILEK, 16 May—Jointly organized by Myanmar Red 6:40 pm Cross Society and International Federation of Red Cross and * Soft Crab Breeding 12. Approaching Science Red Crescent Societies, the school-based disaster risk Procedure Discovery World reduction (leading talkers) was opened at the hall of Basic * News 7:00 pm Education High School in Tachilek on 14 May morning. * A Round the Maha 13. TV Drama Series At the ceremony, Deputy Commissioner U Thet Lwin of 8:00 pm Boditahtaung Tachilek District General Administration Department made 14. News a speech. * Myanmar Movie "My 15. Documentary Altogether 20 educational staff from Tachilek, Kengtung, four Red Cross Brigade members attended the one-week Teacher" 16. TV Drama Series Mongphyat and Monghsat Districts of Shan State (East) and course.—Myanma Alin Cuban men’s volleyball team to play FIVB Smartphones help track water flows World League in Japan BERKELEY, (Calif), 16 test on the Sacramento River to test a network of mobile May— A fleet of floating using smartphones with sensors that can be deployed HAVANA, 16 May—The make up group B, starting in Cuba, ranked fifth in the robots equipped with global positioning system rapidly to provide real-time, Cuban men’s volleyball team Toronto, Canada; the United world, still has a shot at smartphones floated down a capabilities could transform high-resolution data in hard- traveled to Japan on Tuesday States, France, South Korea qualifying for London’s California river to test a new the way government agencies to-map waterways, UC for a shot at a place in the and Italy are in group C, Olympic Games. The squad kind of water monitoring monitor one of the state’s most Berkeley reported. finals of the world’s top starting in Florence, Italy; and garnered the bronze medal in technology, researchers said. precious resources. Such data is vital for the volleyball tournament, the Bulgaria, Argentina, Portugal a similar volleyball Engineers at the University of The Floating Sensor Sacramento-San Joaquin International Football and Germany constitute tournament in Long Beach, California, Berkeley, said the Network project is intended River Delta, with its complex Federation’s (FIVB) World group D, starting in Frankfurt, California (US), securing a network of channels that League. Germany. place in an upcoming directs drinking water to two- The Cubans are slated The 2011 FIVB World tournament in Berlin June 8, thirds of California’s to play against the locals on League saw Russia finish first, where a win would mean a population and provides opening day of the followed by Brazil and Poland ticket to the Olympics. irrigation water for 3 million tournament, on 18 May, in in second and third place Cuba’s women’s team, acres of agriculture, Hamamatsu. They go on to respectively. With London’s however, lost its chance by researchers said. One hundred play the Serbs the next day, Olympic Games starting soon losing to the Dominican robots carrying GPS-enabled and finally last year’s after the FIVB tourney ends, Republic at recent pre- The floating robots on the left are passive, going where smartphones were used in the champs, the Russians, on 20 teams are expected to be Olympic games in Tijuana, the currents take them. test, they said. May, according to organizers. playing their best. Mexico.—Internet INTERNET “The mobile probes we For the first time since he said. are using could potentially the league games were Violent life of undersea volcano studied In just two weeks, expand coverage in the Delta established in 1990, each researchers said, one part of — on demand — to hundreds week the games will feature research ship during a seabed of miles of natural and man- the volcano’s summit had four pools in four cities until survey last year, researchers made channels that are collapsed by as much as 62 the 16 teams from 16 countries said. Scientists from Oxford currently under-monitored, feet while new lava flows had are narrowed down for this University said they recorded and help agencies raised another area by 260 year’s finals in Sofia, Bulgaria huge changes in the height of responsible for managing the feet. from 4 to 8 July, with the sure the volcano in just two weeks. state’s limited water supply,” Only Vesuvius and participation of the host The findings are “a researcher Alexandre Bayen squad, the top four teams of wake-up call that the sea-floor Mount St Helens have said. Such a flexible system the qualifying groups and the may be more dynamic than recorded larger growth rates, could be critical in the event best second place. we previously thought,” they said. of an emergency, including The extensive 18 May to researcher Tony Watts told The findings are “a a levee breach or oil spill, 1 July competition schedule the BBC. “I’ve spent my reminder of how rapidly the researchers said. The Sonar images of an underwater volcano.—INTERNET includes four preliminary career studying the seabed geological processes such as sensors could be thrown into volcano in the Pacific Ocean. phases, with homefield OXFORD, 16 May— and have generally thought submarine landsliding and action from a dock, shore, rotation among the members British researchers say sonar The images of the it pretty stable so it’s stunning volcanism can occur,” the boats or even helicopters, of each group. Canada, has captured the violent rise Monowai volcano near to see so much change in scientists said. they said. Finland, Brazil and Poland and collapse of an undersea Tonga were gathered from a such a short space of time,” Internet Internet R/489 Printed and published by the New Light of Myanmar press in Nay Pyi Taw, the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information.

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NAY P YI T AW, 16 May— Mr Amjad Majid Abbasi, the newly-accredited Ambassa- dor of the State of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, presented his credentials to U Thein Sein, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, at the Presidential Palace, here, at 11.30 am today. Present on the occasion were Union Minister for Home Affairs Lt-Gen Ko Ko, Union Minister at the President Office U Soe Maung and Director-General of the Protocol Department U Aye President U Thein Sein receives Ambassador of the State of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mr Amjad Majid Abbasi at Thaw. Credentials Hall of Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw.—MNA MNA

NAY P YI T AW, 16 May— Football clubs of Mandalay At the invitation of Mr K Union Minister for Foreign Affairs Region meet Shanmugam, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister back from Singapore NAY P YI T AW, 16 May—The coordination meeting for Law of the Republic of of football clubs from Mandalay Region that will take part Singapore, a Myanmar in the Inter-Region/State Challenge Cup Tournament to delegation led by Union be held in Nay Pyi Taw on 12 June was held at the hall of Minister for Foreign Affairs Mandalay Region Sports and Physical Education U Wunna Maung Lwin paid Department yesterday morning. a goodwill visit to the Deputy Director Mandalay Region SPED U Wai Republic of Singapore on 14 and 15 May 2012. Zin gave instructions on systematic formation of the During the visit, Union football clubs to keep abreast of other clubs in the Minister U Wunna Maung tournament. Lwin, accompanied by MNA Myanmar Ambassador to Singapore U Tin Oo Lwin Self-reliant hydropower and party called on Goh Chok Tong, Emeritus Senior station launched in Loikaw Minister of the Republic of Singapore at his office at 4 Township pm on 14 May. They had NAY PYI TAW, 16 May—The self-reliant small-scale discussed matters relating to hydropower station was launched in Dawtahay Village of the promotion of friendly Htisekha Village-tract in Loikaw Township on 12 May relations and cooperation between the two countries. morning. At 9 pm, the Union The power station was built at a cost of over K 18.9 Union Foreign Affairs Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin meets Minister and party obsvered million contributed by local people and power lines and Meet-the-People Session Singaporean Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsien Loong.—MNA some parts provided by Electricity Supply Enterprise. (MPS) of Dr Lim Wee Kiak, their Member of Parliament as college, the Assistant CEO Singapore U Tin Oo Lwin The power station can supply 15 megawatts to 105 member of Parliament of Nee an opportunity to resolve briefed the role of Civil and party called on Mr Lee houses.—MNA Soon Group Representation problems that they have. Service College and training Hsien Loong, Prime Minister constituency of Singapore. At 9.45 am yesterday, frame work. of Singapore, at his office. MPS is the name of feed back the Union Minister and party At 11.30 am, the Union During the meeting, they Significant Day system developed in visited the Singapore Civil Minister accompanied by exchanged views on Temperatures Singapore for citizens to meet Service College. At the Myanmar Ambassador to (See page 8) Third liaison office of Sugar can make you Djokovic returns to (16-5-2012) KNU opened in dumb, US scientists warn form with Tomic Phayathonzu win in Rome Chauk (46°C) Minbu (46°C) Kalewa (44°C) Monywa (44°C) Myingyan (44°C) Eating too much sugar can eat away at NyaungU (44°C) your brainpower, according to US Magway (44°C) scientists. PAGE 10 PAGE 5 PAGE 14

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