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Volume XX, Number 63 4th Waxing of First Waso 1374 ME Friday, 22 June, 2012

Paddy seeds presented to chairmen of True patriotism Self-AdministeredSelf-AdministeredZones/Division Zones/Division * It is very important for every one of the nation regardless of the place he lives to NAY P YI T AW, 21 June— administered zones and Star and KMA companies Administered Zones and have strong Union Spirit. Union Minister for division. explained research works on Division and the Rakhine State Agriculture and Irrigation U At the warehouse of Palethwe hybrid paddy minister viewed harvesting of * Only Union Spirit is the true patriotism all Myint Hlaing this morning Palethwe hybrid paddy strains with the assistance of one-acre model plot of paddy presented 420 kilos of quality seeds, Director-General U CETC company of China plantation. the nationalities will have to safeguard. paddy seeds to six chairmen Kyaw Win of Agriculture and other hybrid paddy MNA of Pa-O, Palaung, Danu, Department reported on strains, plans for extending Naga, Kokang Self- storage of paddy strain to be paddy seed production farm Administered Zones and distributed to farmers this and distribution of fertilizers. Wa Self-Administered rainy season, distribution of The director-general of Division and 700 kilos to paddy seeds to regions and Agriculture Department Rakhine State Planning and states for cultivation of briefed them on conducting Economic Minister who paddy till today and replied of research works with CETC observed 500-acre quality to queries raised by chairmen company of China and cent paddy strain seed production of Self-Administered Zones/ per cent assistance of Shwe farm in Pobbathiri Township. Division. Than Lwin Co. The chairmen and the Responsible persons of Later, the Union minister, state minister viewed CETC Company, Diamond together with chairmen of Self- production process of quality paddy seeds. Union Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation The Union minister and U Myint Hlaing presents Palethwe paddy and the directors-general presented seeds and seeds to Self-Administered Zones/Division.

Palethwe paddy for all self- MNA Paing K 100,000, U Myint Thein-Daw Yin Yin San and Preventive measures Cash, foodstuffs donated to local family one box of clothes feeding-bottle, key chain, taken against epidemic people of Rakhine State and one packet of clothes, Daw Pu Sein and family diseases in Rakhine State YANGON, 21 June—The Association of Daw Thaung Nyunt K 100,000, U Tet Toe-Daw cash and foodstuff Thanbyuzayat and K 100,000, U San Aung Tun- Khin Aye Win and family K NAY P YI T AW, 21 June— Buthidaung, Yathedaung, donation for the local wellwishers K 515,000, U Daw Thaw Thaw Hlaing of 100,000 and one packet of Under the guidance of the and Ponnagyun townships people of Rakhine State Kyaw Kyaw-Daw Nwe Nwe Nice Fare Travel Co Ltd K clothes, Daw Nyunt Nyunt Health Ministry and aegis to prevent aginst outbreak who lost Shelters and Win and family K 200,000, U 138,000, nine boxes of instant Htay and family K 110,000 of Rakhine State of epidemic diseases. properties due to the recent Sien Win-Daw Mya Nyunt K noodle, two bales of clothes and three bales of clothes, government, emergency The team took anti-DHF incidents was held at Fire 200,000 and one bale of and two bags of rice, U Aung Amyotha Hluttaw health care and anti-epidemic measures in Ywagyimyauk Services Department (Head clothes, Shwe Kyee Min Win-Daw Mo Mo Cho two representative U Maung disease team constituted Ward on 18 June and Office) in Mayangon dried fish industry 25 packets bales of women’s wear, one Maung Aye and wife Daw with Head of State Health Ponnagyun, Buthidaung and Township this morning. of dried fish worth K 300,000, packet of mosquito-net and Khin Khin Yi and family K Department Dr Than Tun Maungtaw townships on 19 Managing Director U staff families of MDRD Co blanket, one box of pot and 100,000, U Thet Tin Oo and Aung and Dr Myo Thant of June, chlorinating a total of Aung Maw Thein and wife Ltd K 170,000, U Thein Win- plate, Maung Shine Thet family K 100,000, U Than State General Hospital led 118 wells and lakes. by Director (Infection) Dr The team has also Director Dr Daw Moe Myat Maung (San Thawda Office Soe Lwin Nyein of Health provided medicines to Win and family of MDG Co Paper and Stationery Department has been Sittway General Hospital, Ltd (Myanmar Distribution Trading) stationery worth providing health care and people hospitals in Group Calsome Cereal) K 150,700, Sgt Sein Aye (Rtd) services, taking measures Maungtaw, Buthidaung and donated K 5 million and K 38900, Daw Kyin Aye against epidemics and giving Ponnagyun townships and Calsome cereal worth K 5 K 1000,000 and four bales of million, Paddy Brokerage emergency treatment at relief supervised medical clothes, Pro Dr U Ba Myint- camps in Rakhine State since treatment to the injured. (Wardan) members 1400 Daw Khin San Htwe bags of rice containing 12 12 June. The team has provided K 100,000, U Soe Myint-Daw The team has taken such treatment to 1022 patients pyis each worth K 9.1 million, Aye Mying (Seinle Phyu Thet Trading Co Ltd 48 boxes measures as chlorinating at relief camps in urban Family Plastic Industry) wells and lakes for safety of Sittway, and 300 at relief of coffee mix worth K K 60,000, U Ba Tint Swe- 6,585,600, UN office and drinking water, building camps in Buthidaung, Daw Thuza Htaik and family project staff of Myanmar K flush toilets, inspecting Maungtaw and Yathe- K 50,000 and 70 4,609,400,51 US dollars and foods and monitoring daung townships, totaling pieces of men’s wear 10 bales of clothes, Suntac against epidemic diseases in 1322. (See page 8) Technologies 50 solar lamps Sittway, Maungtaw, MNA worth K 2 million, Saudia Global Italian tennis Arabian Embassy five tons player Francesca of date jam, Police Lt-Col Tun warming Schiavone plays a Hla (Rtd) on behalf of linked to return against Meiktila District General Romanian Irina- Administration Department Well-wishers donates cash and foodstuff to penguin Chinstrap penguins Camelia Begu in 300 pieces of men’s wear local residents in Rakhine State at the Fire decline with chicks. Unicef Open worth K 600,000, Parahita Services Department (Head Office).—MNA PAGE 4 WTA/ATP. PAGE 14

P1(22).pmd 1 6/22/2012, 3:13 AM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 June, 2012

Electric Power No. 1 Ministry holds MYANMAR GAZETTE PERSPECTIVES prize presenting ceremony NAY PYI TAW, 21 June—The President of the Friday, 22 June, 2012 Republic of the Union of Myanmar has confirmed the appointment of the following heads of service organization The guardian on expiry of the one-year probationary period. Reforms are in progress and changes Name Department taking place in multiple sectors towards a new (a) Professor Dr Than Maung Rector Traditional Medicine system encouraging every citizen observes the University discipline as it serves as the guardian of law (Mandalay) and order in a society enjoying equality, justice Traditional Medicine and freedom together with peace, prosperity, Department stability and the rule of law. Ministry of Health Our people aspire all-round development (b) U Aye Thaung Managing Director for the country that lagged behind development No.1 Heavy for many years mainly due to instability and Industries the absence of peace lingering for decades Ministry of Industry especially in the remote border areas. As the (c) U Myint Naing Managing Director No. 2 Heavy government is in the service of fulfilling the Industries wishes of the citizens, it focuses on its own Ministry of Industry people and adopted the people-centred system Union Minister for Electric Power No. 1 U Zaw as the core of democracy transition. Min presents prize to an outstanding student for Electric Power No. 1 U there were one six-distinction Applying this system well the government Zaw Min. winner, three five-distinction who passed matriculation examination in 2011- is consolidating and enlisting the united strength The Union Minister winners, three four- 2012 academic year with flying colours.—MNA of people as the main driving force behind all and Deputy Minister distinction winners, one rapid changes and advancements in political, NAY PYI TAW, 21 the matriculation exam (2012- U Myint Zaw presented three-distinction winner, economic and social sectors and in June— The Ministry of 2013), and scholars at primary, scholarships for a total of 2722 three two-distinction implementing the discipline-flourishing Electric Power No. 1 held a middle and high school level, scholars and honouring students, 16 one-distinction prize-presenting ceremony to at Yeywa meeting hall of the prizes to the outstanding students and 64 students with democracy by seeking broader public opinions honour offspring of the staff, ministry this morning, in the students. no flying colours, totalling 91 through all-inclusive talks, discussions and who have won distinction in presence of Union Minister It was reported that students.—MNA coordination based on mutual trust, Education Primary School in Shansu Village. understanding and respect. Heavy rains hit Waingmaw, Phakant The local tactical operation command, battalions As we are seeking public opinions in our townships in Kachin State and township administrators and local people removed the efforts to reinforce the people-centred system waste soil and provided necessary assistance for the flood for step by step implementation of democracy Local battalions provide assistance victims.—MNA together with discipline as its guardian, people on their part can express their views, beliefs, for flood victims complaints and also suggestions freely and NAY PYI TAW, 21 June—As floods hit Waingmaw orderly through formal procedures. and Phakant townships in Kachin State due to heavy rains, But no one should apply unruly means in local battalions joined hands with the local people for undertaking relief works. any form to express his opinions as this kind of From 10 to 14 June, the heavy rains caused floods act instigates mob violence, riots and unrest at compound of No. 1 Basic Education High School in followed by the loss of innocent lives and public Ward 2 of Waingmaw, the road in front of Union Solidarity property undesirable to any human society and Development Party and Township Education Officer’s and destructive to democracy that grows well Office and the road to No. 1 BEHS near St Joseph Catholic together with prosperity only in a peaceful and Church. The local battalion and local people dredged the stable environment. drains for proper flow of water and diverted the flow of In this regard, the government, the water. parliament, the entire people and the fourth Likewise, heavy rains caused landslides at the pile estate should firmly join hands in unity for of waste soil near Sapaw and Shansu villages in Seikmu Village-tract and collapsed 47 huts of workers from jade Tatmadawmen of local battalions participate in standing tall with high efficiency and dignity mine. In the incident, a total of 162 people from 47 households sanitation for proper flow of water at drains in and warding off all kinds of crimes against became homeless. They are being accommodated at the flooded areas of Waingmaw. democracy. monastery and church in Sapaw Village and Basic MNA

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P2(22).pmd 2 6/22/2012, 3:13 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 June, 2012 3 Cambodian, Vietnamese PMs to inaugurate Chinese Premier US launches border pillar over weekend Wen PHNOM PENH, 21 June — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Vietnamese Jiabao secret spy counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung will jointly preside over the inauguration ceremony of the (R) meets Boundary Pillar No 314 on 24 June, the kingdom’s foreign ministry said in a Press release on with satellite Thursday. The pillar is located at the terminus of the land boundary between Cambodia’s Indian Kampot Province and Vietnam’s Kien Giang Province, said the Press release. Prime WASHINGTON, 21 June — “The inauguration is a part of joint activities to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Minister The US Air Force on establishment of the diplomatic ties between Cambodia and Vietnam and the Cambodia- Manmohan Wednesday said it launched Vietnam Friendship Year 2012,” it said. After the inauguration, the two prime ministers will Singh in an Atlas V rocket from Cape also co- chair the third Cambodia-Vietnam Conference on the Investment Promotion, which Rio de Canaveral in Florida, carrying will be held at Ha Tien, the capital city of Kien Giang Province. Janeiro, a top secret satellite into During the conference, the two premiers will witness the signing of the protocol on the Brazil, on space. amendment of an agreement on the promotion and protection of investment between 20 June, The rocket lifted off in governments of the two countries. Cambodia shares 1,270-km-long border with Vietnam to 2012. the morning, carrying a the east. About 80 percent of the border demarcation has been completed so far and the two NROL-38 payload for the XINHUA countries vowed to complete the remaining part by the end of this year.— Xinhua National Reconnaissance Peru to host Students have nutritional Israel: “all options” open after Iran talks fail Office (NRO). meal in school, in Qonggyai Details of the satellite, its int’l anti-drug County, at an altitude of JERUSALEM, 21 June — breakthrough at talks in remained a possible course of mission and whether it over 4,200 metres, southwest Israel responded on Moscow this week, the third action. reached orbit was not released forum China’s Tibet Autonomous Wednesday to a lack of round under the latest While Western powers due to security reasons. But progress in talks aimed at diplomatic initiative, and set suspect Iran of trying to reports indicated it was likely LIMA, 21 June — Region, on 20 June, 2012. All the compulsory schools curbing Iran’s nuclear no date for more political develop the capacity to build a new communications Representatives from nearly satellite. ‘ However, the Air 70 nations and international in Tibet had implemented programme by demanding that negotiations. a nuclear bomb, Iran says its the nutritional meal plan the West impose stiffer “It is time for the United nuclear programme is destined Force later did say the launch organizations are expected to was part of the Defence attend an anti-drug from the beginning of this economic sanctions on States and Western powers to for energy production alone. Spring Semester, providing Teheran and hinting anew that impose more severe sanctions Before reports of the Moscow Department’s ongoing efforts conference here next week, a to maintain assured, Peruvian official said on meal for 239,800 students a military option was still on in the oil embargo and financial talks breaking up, Mofaz was in the region. the table. Six world powers sectors in order to stop Iran’s quoted as telling reporters in affordable access to space Wednesday. The 25-26 June through 2030. forum, to be hosted by the XINHUA and Iran failed to secure a nuclear development Washington that any use of programme,” Vice Prime military power “should be the The programme replaced Peruvian government, will the existing fleet of launch gather delegates from five Minister Shaul Mofaz of the last option, and I believe that centrist Kadima party said in a this option should be led by systems with two families of continents for the first time to launch vehicles — the Boeing analyze strategies to combat written statement after talks in the US and the Western Washington with Secretary of countries”. Delta IV and Lockheed Martin drug-trafficking and related Atlas V — built and operated organized crime, said Carmen State Hillary Clinton. Mofaz, a Mofaz heads the largest former defence minister and party in Prime Minister by Pentagon’s prime Masias at a Press conference. contractor, United Launch The conference “will military chief, said that in Benjamin Netanyahu’s right- addition to economic steps leaning ruling coalition, since Alliance (ULA). bring together those who are The ULA’s next launch directly involved in anti-drug there was a need “to continue the two leaders forged a to prepare all other options”, partnership last month to and the NRO’s next mission, policies, such as the ‘czars’, the Delta IV NROL-15, is foreign ministers, cabinet an oblique suggestion that a avoid threats by their military attack to prevent Iran opponents to seek an early scheduled for 28 June. members and top government Xinhua officials,” said the director of developing a nuclear weapon election.—Reuters the Peruvian National Commission for Development New Greek PM pledges hope, coalition gov’t and Life Without Drugs. Peruvian President to be announced soon Ollanta Humala is expected to ATHENS, 21 June — Pro-bailout conservative New Democracy (ND) party leader Antonis open the conference, and Samaras was sworn in Wednesday as prime minister of debt-crippled Greece, and pledged to participants will tackle such work hard to give people tangible hope. The announcement of the line-up of a coalition issues as how to reduce government, to be formed under an agreement between ND, the socialist PASOK party and demand and supply and how the smaller Democratic Left, is expected to be announced on Thursday and a swearing-in to develop alternative tactics ceremony will follow shortly. In his first statement to the Press after being sworn in at the in the war on drugs, said presidential palace on Wednesday afternoon, the 61-year-old winner of Sunday’s national Masias. The forum, said the polls said, “we will do everything we can to take the country out of the crisis.” One of the first Peruvian official, is expected actions of the new government, according to local reports, will be to call EU and International to demand that drug- Monetary Fund (IMF) auditors back to Athens and request a two-year extension of the producing and drug- stability and growth programme to ease the pressure on recession-hit Greeks. consuming nations accept the The deal on the formation of a three-party coalition government ended two months of Antonis Samaras (R), party leader of the conservative principle of shared political uncertainty in Greece that had added to its severe economic woes. Greece had to hold party New Democracy, is sworn in as new prime minister responsibility as the basis for another election on 17 June as the first vote on 6 May turned out to be inconclusive. In both in the presence of Greek President Karolos Papoulias (C, building anti-drug electoral battles, Samaras and his coalition partners vowed to honour commitments made to back) at the presidential mansion, central Athens, strategies.— Xinhua the EU and IMF lenders in return for multi-billion euro aid rescue loans.—Xinhua Greece, on 20 June, 2012.—XINHUA California has highest rate of immigrants in US

LOS A NGELES, 21 June — More than a quarter of Californians are immigrants, marking the highest rate among US states, shows a report released here on Wednesday. At 27 percent, the rate in the most populous US state is higher than that in New York, which ranks the second highest at 22 percent, according to the research. The 9.9 million immigrants in California account for 34 percent of the state’s labour force and produce the same percentage of its annual GDP, or more than 600 billion US dollars, the report says. “The report shows that immigrant workers are the backbone of key industries in California,” said Reshma Shamasunder, executive director of the California Immigrant Policy Centre, while releasing the report. “They are innovators, entrepreneurs, active community members, community leaders,” added Shamasunder, whose institute conducted the research along with the Centre for the Study of Immigrant Integration at University of Southern California (USC) and the California Community Foundation. Around 61 percent of immigrants aged 16 and above participate in the labour force, compared to the 57 percent among non-immigrants, shows the report, which Kids cool off at a fountain in Battery Park in New York, the United States, on 20 also finds that they figure prominently in the agriculture, manufacturing, and repair and June, 2012. According to the National Weather Service, in New York City’s Central personal service industries. Meanwhile, immigrant households make up 27 percent of the total Park, the temperature was 93 degrees (34 Celsius). household income, and thus represent a substantial share of all spending power in the state, XINHUA the report says.—Xinhua

P3(22).pmd 3 6/22/2012, 3:13 AM 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 June, 2012 Science & Technology Science & Technology Science & Technology Satellites track S America deforestation

LONDON, 21 June— An researchers was separating greenness due to seasonal “The system runs on international team of real human-induced changes, variation in rainfall in different data for every 250 square researchers says it’s such as deforestation, from areas,” Mark Mulligan of meters of land from Mexico to developed the first system to changes brought about by King’s College London said. Argentina shortly after the monitor deforestation across natural seasonality and by “The network now data comes in from MODIS Latin America in near real time droughts or floods. recognizes where and when and highlights every 16 days using satellite data. “We developed a greenness suddenly changes the pixels that significantly Scientists from Colombia, computational neural network well beyond these normal change, writing these results Britain, the United States and and ‘trained’ it with data from limits as a result of to Google Maps for easy Switzerland said preliminary 2000-2004 to recognize the deforestation,” he said in a visualization,” he said. Chinstrap penguins with chicks. —INTERNET results reveal deforestation normal changes in vegetation UCL release on Tuesday. Internet has increased in parts of Global warming linked to Colombia by 340 per cent since 2004, and more than 2.5 million penguin decline acres of forest have been lost MADRID, 21 June — A third of a breeding colony of in the Gran Chaco region of penguins in the Antarctic has disappeared in the last 20 Paraguay, the second largest years, with global warming the chief suspect, Spanish forested area in South researchers say. America. As sea ice in Antarctica melts, it causes disruption in The satellite-based the food chain that chinstrap penguins on the South Shetland system, dubbed Terra-I, uses Islands depend on, the researchers said. data supplied by NASA’s Chinstraps penguins’ main food, shrimplike creatures MODIS satellite sensor to called krill, depend on algae that attaches to that ice, they monitor changes in land cover said. every 16 days. This shows deforestation around the dry Chaco of Paraguay from 2004-2011. “Actually, in the ’90s it was thought that the climate A challenge for the INTERNET change would favour the chinstrap penguin, because this species prefers sea waters without ice, unlike the Adelie Sharp debuts biggest-screen home TV penguin, which prefers the ice pack,” researcher Andres Barbosa of the National Museum of Natural Sciences in NEW YORK, 21 June — Sharp says its new 90-inch LED HDTV sets a new size record Madrid told LiveScience.com. for television screens available to consumers. Chinstraps, named for the thin black line running from The LC-90LE745U has built-in WiFi for access to online and streaming content such cheek to cheek under their faces, seemed to increase in as Netflix, YouTube, Hulu Plus and others, and features Active 3D technology, TG Daily numbers at the time, he said. The LC-90LE745U is the reported on Tuesday. Two pairs of 3D glasses come with the TV. But the decline in winter sea ice is now affecting krill world’s largest LED TV The TV, introduced in New York on Monday, is 4 feet tall, 8 feet wide with a depth populations, Barbosa said. Research on the breeding colony and part of our large- of 5 inches and weighs 141 pounds, Sharp said. on Deception Island in the South Shetlands showed screen 3D line of Its 90-inch screen features 1080p resolution. occupied nests had declined by 36 percent between 1991 AQUOS® LED Smart TVs. With a big screen comes a big price, with reports the out-the-door tariff at high-end and 2008, he said.—Internet INTERNET electronic retailers will be $10,999.—Internet Robot ‘finger’ more sensitive Flame virus confirmed as than human’s US-Israeli plan their textures, creating the a textured surface, the skin possibility of advancements vibrates in characteristic ways WASHINGTON, 21 June— told The Washington Post. further down the road than in prostheses, personal and a hydrophone inside the The Flame computer virus Involving the National this,” the official said. Like the human finger, the assistive robots and consumer bone-like core of the finger involved in cyberattacks Security Agency, the CIA and Word of the Flame BioTac sensor has a soft, product testing, the University detects those vibrations. aimed at slowing Iran’s ability Israel’s military, the campaign malware came when Iran flexible skin over a liquid of Southern California reported The human finger uses to develop a nuclear weapon included the use of the detected a series of filling.—INTERNET on Tuesday. similar vibrations to identify was a joint US-Israeli effort, destructive Stuxnet virus to cyberattacks on its oil LOS A NGELES, 21 June— The robot’s sensor can textures, the researchers said, officials say. cause malfunctions in Iran’s industry, apparently directed Researchers in California say also tell where and in which but the robot finger proved The malware was nuclear enrichment by Israel in a unilateral a robot equipped with a sensor direction forces are applied to even more sensitive. designed to secretly map equipment, the sources told operation that caught its US to mimic the human fingertip the “fingertip” and even the When presented with Iran’s computer networks and has a touch more sensitive thermal properties of an object common materials gathered monitor the computers of than a human’s. being touched, researchers from fabric, stationery and Iranian officials to collect The specially designed said. hardware stores, the robot intelligence used to enable an robot can outperform humans USC’s BioTac sensor has could correctly identify the ongoing cyberwarfare in identifying a wide range of a soft, flexible skin over a liquid material 95 percent of the time, campaign, Western officials natural materials according to filling. As the finger slides over they said.—Internet with knowledge of the effort Churchill books to be digital editions LONDON, 21 June— also a writer, especially when Books written by Sir they were such an important Winston Churchill will be figure for 60 years,” An error is seen on a computer screen of the Bushehr available in downloadable e- RosettaBooks Chief nuclear power plant’s map in the Bushehr Port on the book editions later this year, Executive Arthur Klebanoff Persian Gulf, 1,000 kms south of Teheran, Iran in this a US publisher says. said. 2009 file photo. RosettaBooks has “And Churchill was an INTERNET signed a global licensing extraordinary writer.” arrangement that will see Volumes of his work in the Post. partners off guard, several US works by the former British e-book form will cost “This is about preparing and Western officials said, prime minister sold in digital between $7 and $9 each and the battlefield for another type speaking on the condition of form around the world, The the first seven will go on sale of covert action,” one former anonymity. Daily Telegraph reported on via digital books stores on 1 high-ranking US intelligence The CIA, the NSA and Tuesday. July. Forty books by official said. the Office of the Director of Churchill was a prolific British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (l) is seen Churchill, including his “A Flame and Stuxnet were National Intelligence, as well writer who won the Nobel History of the English pictured with Statesman Averell Harriman (c) and elements of a broader assault as the Israeli Embassy in Prize for Literature in 1953. Speaking Peoples,” will that is ongoing, he said. Washington, have declined Soviet strongman Josef Stalin at the Kremlin in this “It’s wildly unusual to eventually be made available “Cyber collection against to comment, the Post said on have a world leader who is 1942 file photo.—INTERNET in digital format.—Internet the Iranian programme is way Tuesday.—Internet

p4(22).pmd 4 6/22/2012, 3:13 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 June, 2012 5 Business & Health Business & Health Business & Health Kid hypertension hospitalizations double Doctors: ‘Miracle’ spear missed vessels ANN ARBOR, 21 June— in part to the rise in childhood complications of kidney Pediatric hypertension- obesity. Overall, the most transplant, pneu-monia and MIAMI, 21 June—A Bullock and colleagues related US hospitalizations common diagnoses for acute proliferative glome- Miami doctor says it was a at University of Miami/ nearly doubled from 12,661 hospitalized children were rulonephritis, a condition in miracle an errant spear missed Jackson Memorial Hospital in 1997 to 24,602 in 2006, pneumonia, acute appen- the kidney that causes the main blood vessels in the and the Army Trauma Hospitalizations for researchers found. Lead author dicitis and asthma — but inflammation that can result brain of a boy, who remains Training Centre said when children with high blood Dr Cheryl Tran of the convulsive disorder, head- in hypertension. in serious condition, but is Lopez arrived by helicopter pressure have nearly University of Michigan in ache, obesity and systemic “A child with high blood recovering. with the protruding spear, doubled in recent years, Ann Arbor and colleagues lupus erythematosus were the pressure is at increased risk for Nasser Lopez, 16, was they resisted the urge to according to new data. used data on discharge records most common secondary having high blood pressure swimming in a lake near his immediately remove it. INTERNET from the Healthcare Cost and diagnoses when hypertension in adulthood and the heart Miami-area home on 8 June Instead, they borrowed Utilization Project Kids’ was the primary diagnosis, the and stroke risks that come with hypertensive children reached when his 15-year-old friend rebar cutters and vise grips Inpatient Database, from study found. that diagnosis,” Tran said in a an estimated $3.1 billion in was loading a fishing spear from the Miami-Dade Fire 1997, 2000, 2003 and 2006. When high blood statement. Hypertension is 2006, the study said. gun and accidentally Department to stabilize the Tran and colleagues pressure was part of a present in 1 percent to 3 percent The findings were hypothesize the increasing diagnosis, the most common of children in the United States, published in the journal hospitalizations may be due primary diagnoses were lupus, but hospital care for Hypertension.—Internet Some fat with vegetables beneficial compounds such as lutein, fat to get the most carotenoid lycopene, beta-carotene and absorption, while saturated zeaxanthin. fat and polyunsaturated fat The carotenoids are dressings required higher associated with reduced risk amounts of fat to get the same of several chronic and benefit. degenerative diseases such The soybean oil rich in as cancer, cardiovascular polyunsaturated fat was the disease and macular most dependent on dose — degeneration, an eye disease the more fat on the salad, the that causes blindness, more carotenoids the subjects An X-ray released by Jackson Memorial Hospital in According to scientists from the Purdue University, Ferruzzi said. absorbed. The saturated fat Miami Florida shows the 3-ft spear which narrowly opting for the right kind of salad dressing is important to In the study, 29 people butter was also dose- missed the blood vessels in the brain of 16-year-old gain healthy nutrients from vegetables in the salad. were fed salads dressed with dependent, but to a lesser Nasser Lopez’s. —INTERNET Apart from the type, the amount of dressing used in the butter as a saturated fat, extent, the study said. touched the trigger, sending spear while they developed a preparation also counts, they say. canola oil as a Monounsaturated fat- the 3-foot spear into Lopez’s strategy to remove the spear INTERNET monounsaturated fat and rich dressings, such as canola head, The Miami Herald and and its tip, which entered the corn oil as a polyunsaturated and olive oil-based dressings, Miami’s WFOR-TV report- right side of his brain 1 inch WEST LAFAYETTE, 21 associate professor of food fat. Each salad was served promoted the equivalent ed. Neurosurgeon Ross above his eye, Bullock said. June—Those who choose science, and colleagues fed with 3 grams, 8 grams or 20 carotenoid absorption at 3 Bullock said on Monday It took the surgeons 3 no-fat or low-fat dressings for subjects salads topped off grams of fat from dressing. grams of fat as it did 20 grams, Lopez was in serious hours to gingerly remove the vegetables or salads may miss with saturated, monoun- The study, published suggesting the lipid source condition and his recovery spear. Lopez is sitting in bed out on a significant amount saturated and polyun- online in the journal may be a good choice for those in the hospital is expected to and can speak a few words, of vitamins and nutrients, US saturated fat-based dressings Molecular Nutrition & Food craving lower fat options but take several months. but the extent of his injuries researchers found. and tested their blood for Research, found monoun- still wanting to optimize “It’s a miracle the spear are not yet clear, Bullock Lead author Mario absorption of fat-soluble saturated fat-rich dressings carotenoids, Ferruzzi said. missed all the main blood said. Ferruzzi, a Purdue University carotenoids — beneficial required the least amount of Internet vessels of the brain,” he said. Internet Singapore overtakes Hong Kong as home to Asia’s wealthy

SINGAPORE, 21 June— million to invest as a larger to 91,200 people in Singapore overtook Hong proportion of that wealth was Singapore, RBC Wealth’s Kong as home to Asia’s locked in equity. head of emerging markets wealthy last year as declining Southeast Asia also Barend Janssens told reporters stock markets hit the former shows stronger signs of in Singapore on Wednesday. British territory a lot harder resilience to global turbulence Hong Kong had leapfrogged than its Southeast Asian rival, than the rest of Asia as buoyant Singapore in 2010 after falling according to Capgemini and domestic spending offsets behind in 2008. RBC Wealth Management. struggling exports. Faster-growing Asia had Hong Kong, whose stock The number of high-net- for the first time more market capitalisation worth individuals in Hong millionaires than North slumped 16.7 percent last year, Kong fell 17.4 percent to America last year, according saw a sharper drop in the ranks 83,600 last year, compared to Capgemini (CAPP.PA) and of people with more than $1 with a decline of 7.8 percent RBC Wealth’s latest world wealth report released on Tuesday. A man rides pass an advertisement of property developer DLF Ltd. in Gurgaon The report did not on 11 June, 2007. —REUTERS provide estimates on the number of wealthy people in Singapore and Hong Kong. Citi cuts DLF; sees upside in Indian property Singapore, home to GURGAON, 21 June—Citi unjustified given non-core margins to become more more Indonesian million- downgrades DLF to “neutral” asset sales over next 5-6 constructive about India’s aires than Jakarta, has in from “buy”, cuts target price months “will likely only help biggest property stock. recent years also attracted to 218 rupees from 266 at the margin” and not cut For broader property many rich people from rupees. debt “materially” due to sector, investment bank says around the world, including DLF shares last down continued estimated capex most challenges priced in, Facebook (FB.O) co-founder 1.3 percent to 186.20 rupees. of around 3-4 billion rupees sees “bright spots”: such as Eduardo Saverin who earlier Citi says DLF’s share per quarter. resilient prices in cities such Public and private residential blocks are seen on a this year gave up his US out-performance versus Citi adds wait for a pick- as Mumbai, but says “stay hillside in Hong Kong on 19 June, 2012. —REUTERS citizenship.—Reuters rivals over past year up in execution, sales and selective.”—Reuters

P5(22).pmd 5 6/22/2012, 3:13 AM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 June, 2012 Police nab suspect in France hostage standoff NE China TOULOUSE, 21 June — A few details about the six-hour diatribes about his claims. gunman who ranted standoff, which ended after “I am not a doctor, but bridge disjointedly about religious elite police stormed inside we have objective elements collapses motives took four employees with guns blazing. A bank that allow us to think and at a bank hostage on window bore a single bullet affirm that we’re dealing with before opening Wednesday before French hole, and the bank’s glass someone who suffers from police stormed in to arrest door lay shattered on the considerable psychological to traffic him — a new episode of ground. The suspect was problems and that his act is apparent lone-wolf violence hospitalized for gunshot linked to these problems,” SHENYANG, 21 June — A to jolt a region still reeling wounds to his left hand and Valet told reporters on the bridge in the city of Fushun, from a terrorist shooting spree the left thigh — neither life- street a few hundred metres northeast China’s Liaoning that killed seven people three threatening. from the bank — in a zone Province, collapsed Monday months ago. Prosecutor Michel Valet cordoned off by scores of Police officers control the street next to a bank where a evening, just one month The Toulouse state said the suspect’s gun, which police. man took hostages in the southern French City of before the bridge’s scheduled opening to traffic. prosecutor waved off French was used twice during the “The claims of Toulouse, on 20 June , 2012.—INTERNET media reports indicating that standoff, fired only rubber responsibility centered on A witness said that the the man had claimed ties to bullets and that he had no badly defined, badly added. Tensions have been three paratroopers in the area. collapse happened after a al-Qaeda, pointing instead to prior police record. Valet expressed religious claims high in Toulouse since Those were France’s worst rainfall that occurred at about what he called the man’s refused to identify the suspect and right now it is difficult to March, when a gunman who terrorist attacks in years, and 5 pm. Initial investigation alleged history of psychiatric by name or identify the know what guided his police said claimed links to led to a crackdown on showed that the collapse was problems. religion that the suspect was behavior, which was al-Qaeda killed three Jewish suspected Islamist radicals caused by workers’ irregular Authorities provided referring to in “confused” anything but rational,” he schoolchildren, a rabbi and around France.— Internet operation, according to local government sources. Giving makes children happier than receiving Several workers dismantled supporting VANCOUVER, 21 June — belong to themselves. recently in PLoS One, an on- facilities before reinforcing Giving induces a higher The researchers line peer-reviewed journal of a part of the bridge was level of happiness than believed that this research from the Public Library of completed, said the sources. receiving among little supported the claim that Science (PLoS). Construction on the bridge children, showed a recently experiencing positive In the study, each toddler began in November 2011. published Canadian study. emotions when giving to received treats and was asked The bridge was scheduled to The study, conducted by others was a proximate to give one of the treats to a be completed on 30 July, three psychologists at the mechanism for human puppet. Experimenters also according to a government University of British cooperation. provided each toddler with plan.— Xinhua Cargo ships sails near the Poyang Lake Bridge in Hukou Columbia (UBC), found that “People tend to assume an extra treat which was asked County, east China’s Jiangxi Province, on 20 June, 2012. toddlers under the age of two that toddlers are naturally to be given to the puppet. Continuous heavy rain in Jiangxi has led to an increase in were happier giving treats to selfish,” said Lara Aknin, who The children participat- the surface area of the Poyang Lake, China’s largest others than receiving treats launched the study with UBC ing in the study displayed freshwater lake. The surface area of the Poyang Lake had themselves. colleagues Kiley Hamlin and greater happiness when reached 3,526 square kilometres, 502 square kilometres It also showed that Elizabeth Dunn. “These sharing the treats with the larger than that on 6 May. It also surpassed the historical children were happier when findings show that children puppet, and were happiest they gave their own treats are actually happier giving when giving their own treats average surface area of the lake.— XINHUA away than when they gave an than receiving.” away, results showed. US to slap “terrorist” label on identical treat that did not The result was published Xinhua Nigerian militants Mexico, UK ink tourism cooperation accord WASHINGTON, 21 June — this year. MEXICO C ITY, 21 June — Britain, met with Mexican important to generate The US government is Thursday’s anticipated Mexico and the United Tourism Secretary Gloria reciprocal benefits” to expected to formally apply a action, officials said, involves Kingdom on Wednesday Guevara for talks on joint strengthen the sector. “foreign terrorist” label on applying the “terrorist” signed a cooperation tourism promotion measures, Mexico’s Tourism Visitors look at modern Thursday to three alleged designation to three men agreement designed to boost Sectur said. “The agreement Promotion Board and its cheongsams, a traditional leading figures of the violent presumed to be central figures tourism between the two will strengthen joint British counterpart are Chinese women’s dress Nigerian militant group Boko in the group.The three nations, mainly by increasing cooperation, as well as the expected to develop also known as Qipao, at Haram, officials said. The individuals, an official said, flight frequency, Mexico’s exchange of information, promotion strategies to China Silk Museum in action by the State and are Abubakar Shekau, aged Tourism Secretariat (Sectur) experiences and statistics in increase the flow of visitors Hangzhou, capital of east Treasury departments follows around 43, described as a said in a statement on the area of tourism,” said the between the two countries China’s Zhejiang growing pressure on the Boko Haram leader who Wednesday. statement. and boost air connectivity, Province, on 20 June, Obama Administration to take allegedly aligned himself with During a visit to the According to the said Sectur. Tourism is one of 2012. More than 110 stronger action against Boko al-Qaeda in a video message; Capital Mexico City, agreement, both Mexico and Mexico’s top three foreign cheongsams were Haram. The group, which says Abubakar Adam Kambar, Christopher John Rodrigues, Great Britain see tourism as revenue earners, along with displayed at the museum in it wants to establish an Islamic aged roughly 35; and Khalid the head of the UK’s tourism “key to economic petroleum and remittances Hangzhou from 11 June, caliphate in northern Nigeria, al Barnawi, aged promotion board Visit development, thus it is from abroad.— Xinhua 2012. — XINHUA has stepped up attacks on approximately 36. Christian places of worship Reuters predatory cats and dogs, N Zealand’s ‘night parrot’ brought back from sowed the seeds of the kakapos’ decline. the brink The flightless nocturnal WELLINGTON, 21 June — predators before European head of the Department of birds, while essentially Flightless, slow-moving and settlement in the early Conservation’s kakapo ground dwelling, are strong at times more sexually Nineteenth Century. recovery programme. “He climbers but freeze when attracted to humans than their “There was a report from said he’d once seen six confronted by a threat, own species, it’s small an early explorer, Charles kakapo shaken from a single making them easy pickings wonder New Zealand’s Douglas, who said they were tutu bush.” Vercoe Scott said for predators. kakapo parrot is on the verge so populous you could shake habitat destruction by The males also attract of extinction. But a mammoth them out of trees like apples,” humans and the introduction mates by emitting a deep conservation effort stretching said Deirdre Vercoe Scott, of pests such as stoats and booming sound from thoracic Lions killed by villagers are laid down on a truck at back decades is offering hope air sacs, turning them into Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) office in Nairobi, Kenya, for one of the world’s rarest Graphic showing the two conspicuous targets for on 20 June , 2012. KWS has confirmed the six lions birds, lifting its numbers from remaining and one hunters in the night forest. speared to death on Tuesday night by residents of the about 50 in 1990 to 126 this planned sanctuary for With an ageing population Oloika area in Kitengela, about 30 km south of Nairobi. year. The plump, green New Zealand’s kakapo and bird numbers declining, The retaliatory villagers killed two adult lionesses and kakapo — the name means parot, whose numbers kakapo recovery programme four cubs after the carnivores had killed four goats. “night parrot” in Maori — were down to the last fifty chief scientist Ron Kenya has been losing 100 wild lions per year for the was once one of the most individuals in the 1990s, Moorehouse said the species’ past 7 years, leaving the country with about 2000 of its common birds in New climbing back up to 126 future appeared “dire” in the famous big cats. — XINHUA Zealand, which had few land this year.— INTERNET 1990s. —Internet

P6(22).pmd 6 6/22/2012, 3:13 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 June, 2012 7 Collective tree growing ceremony held in Bus line committee presents cash assistance to students YAMETHIN, 21 June— Shwepyitha Township Yamethin Township All Department, the monsoon Private Bus-line Control season tree growing ceremony Committee presented cash was held along both sides of assistance for students of road to Wataya industrial zone bus line family for 2012-2013 in Shwepyitha Township of academic year on 9 June. Yangon Region on 16 June. Chairman of the bus line At the ceremony, supervisory committee U Hla Yangon Region Hluttaw Thein made an opening representative U Maung address. YANGON, 21 June—Under General Administration Maung Win, Township Next, the chairman and the supervision of Township Department and Forest Administrator U Aung Moe executives of the supervisory Oo, Staff Officer U Myint Aung committee gave cash English dictionary copies donated of Township Forest assistance to 62 students Refreshment served to to school teachers Department, township level from primary, middle and personnel and members of high school level. teachers, students YANGON, 21 June—Wellwisher U Ka Si-Daw Khin Phone social organizations At the ceremony, the NAY PYI TAW, 21 June—Abbot of Shwein Yeiktha Myint and family of Bo Thura Road in Kyimyindine participated in growing of over cash assistance for 62 Monastery of Saya San Ward in Tatkon Township Maha Township donated 80 copies of English dictionary for 550 saplings. students amounted to Gandavaçaka Pandita Bhaddanta Paññasami teachers of English subject from five basic education high, Myanma Alin K 410,000.—Kyemon (Dhammaçariya) served vermicelli meal to teachers, students middle and primary schools in Kyimyindine Township and and villagers at Basic Education Primary School in Lintsingon Township General Administration Department, cash awards Inter-Subject Men’s and Women’s Village in Pyawbwe Township of Mandalay Region on 18 to offspring of staff of the department for 2011-2012 June. matriculation examination at the hall of the department on 15 Football Tournaments kick off Moreover, the Sayadaw donated school uniforms, June. At the ceremony, Township Administrator U Kyaw Ye exercise books and pencils to teachers and students and Thway and wellwisher U Ka Si presented English dictionary clothes to older persons.—Ko Po Tha (Tatkon) to the teachers. Next, the administrator of the township gave cash awards to outstanding students.—Myanma Alin Citizenship scrutiny cards Cash assistance provided in issued in Insein Township YANGON, 21 June—Head of Immigration and National Mawgyun Registration Department U Htein Lin Thein and staff issued citizenship scrutiny cards to 63 eligible citizens by easing MAWLAMYINEGYUN, 21 June—Under the arrangement restriction. of Mawlamyinegyun Township Maternal and Child Welfare The issuance was supervised by Yangon Region Association, a ceremony to donate cash for performing cleft Representative U Saw Sonny Chan of Insein Township, lip and palate surgical operations was held at the hall of MEIKTILA, 21 June— Physics, Mathematics, Head of Township General Administration Department Township General Administration Department in The Third Inter-Subject Combined Arts, Zoology and Township Administrator U Tin Naing Soe, ward administrator Mawlamyinegyun on 18 June. Men’s and Women’s Botany major teams are U Zaw Myint Oo and townselders. Chairperson of Township Maternal and Child Welfare Football Tournaments participating in the women’s The head of the township INRD and staff explained Association Daw Thin Thin Aye explained nurturing of cleft commenced at the football event. issuance of the cards by easing rules and regulations. lip and palate children. ground on 18 June. The football tournament Kyemon Treasurer Daw Htar Htar Lwin of MCWA provided Altogether four football lasts up to 1 July.—Kyemon K 60,000 to four children of parents.—Kyemon teams namely Physics, Combined Arts, Chemistry Kyimyindine Township plants saplings and Mathematics in Group School uniforms presented YANGON, 21 June— (A) are taking part in the Ahlon Township Forest offspring of vendors tournament while Geology, Department of Yangon West Botany and Zoology in YANGON, 21 June—Development Affairs Committee of District Forest Department Kanbalu Township in Shwebo District of Sagaing Region Group (B) in the tournament. under the Ministry of provided school uniforms to 17 offspring of 11 vendors at Environmental Conservation Myoma and Zigon markets of the committee on 6 June. DISTRICT and Forestry held the rainy Chairman of Small Loan Service Committee Executive season tree growing ceremony Officer U Thit Htoo Myint presented cash assistance to the for 2012 in Alatchaung- students.—Kyemon NEWS Sethsan-Aukyon Ward of Kyimyindine Township on Community-led all-round sanitation implemented in Ngaputaw 16 June. NAT PYI TAW, 21 June— Department on 2 June. education officer, members of Deputy Commissioner Jointly organized by Central At the ceremony, Women’s Affairs U Kyaw Thu Zaw of Yangon Health Education Division of Township Administrator U Organization and Maternal West District General the Health Department and Win Ko Ko, Project Manager and Child Welfare Administration Department cultivation and thriving distributed over 8000 Ngaputaw Township Health U Shin Za Nan and the deputy Association, people and basic made a speech, and Assistant saplings. saplings and collectively Department of Ayeyawady director of Central Health health staff totaling over 50. Director U Kyi Win of District Later, the deputy grew the saplings. Region, the community-led all- Education Division made During the period of Forest Department explained commissioner and officials Myanma Alin round sanitation project was speeches. It was attended by workshop, participants will opened at the meeting hall of the head of Township Health make field trips to the rural CSC ISSUED: In Ngaputaw Township Health Department, the township areas for carrying out implementing Moe Pwint sanitation tasks. On Plan-3, Thingangyun completion, they will apply the Township Immigration and experiences from the National Registration workshop in their works. Department made field trip With the assistance of to Sanpya Ward on 13 UNICEF, the all-round June. Deputy Director sanitation project is being U Win Khaing of District implemented in Kyaiklat, INRD, Head of Township Bogale and Ngaputaw INRD U Tun Hla and party CSC ISSUED: Head of Zabuthiri Township Immigration townships in Ayeyawady presented cards to local and National Registration Department and staff issued Region and Paungde people. citizenship scrutiny cards and households registration to Township in Bago Region. MYANMA A LIN local people in Shwekyabin Ward on 17 June.—MNA Health

P7(22).pmd 7 6/22/2012, 3:13 AM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 June, 2012 Yangon Region Chief Minister meets Vice-Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs of ROK

YANGON, 21 June— Yangon Region Chief Minister U Myint Swe received Korean Vice- Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs Mr. Myanmar Women’s Day Han, Man Hee and party at 3rd July the hall of Yangon Region government office here today. Rakhine State Chief Minister Both sides discussed bilateral cooperation inspects rescue camps between the two countries. NAY P YI T AW, 21 June— Sittway Township. It was attended by Rakhine State Chief On 19 June, the Chief Region Minister for Minister U Hla Maung Tin, Minister together with Yangon Region Chief Minister U Myint Swe Development Affairs U Hla Planning and Economic accompanied by State Deputy Minister for Social Minister U Than Myint and receives Vice-Minister of Land, Transport and Myint, Region Minister for Maritime Affairs Mr. Han, Man Hee and party of Minister for Security and Welfare, Relief and Forest and Energy U Kyaw officials concerned. Republic of Korea at Yangon Region government Border Affairs Col Htein Lin Resettlement U Phone Swe, Soe, Region Minister for MNA office.—MNA and Minister for Finance and State ministers, Chairmen of Revenue U Soe Aye, Relief, Settlement and countries, policy makers, inspected clear of fire-razed Rehabilitation Subcom- personnel of child welfare Deputy Health Minister attends debris by members of Red mittee, State Hluttaw social organizations, leaders Cross and Fire Brigade in representatives and of organizations from Pediatric Health Care Forum in Setyonsu Ward in Sittway townselders, attended schools, workshops and on 18 May. Then, the Chief coordination meeting on factories and guests, totaling Washington of USA Minister and party visited Sanitation and 1000. rescue camps in No.3 BEHS Development, Rakhine The roadmap for Deputy Health Minister (branch) and at Dhammayon State Hluttaw Hall. reducing child mortality rate Dr Win Myint attends of Mingan Block (8) and At the meeting, the was reviewed, and new High-ranking encouraged the displaced Region Chief Minister made methods for prevention Officials’ Forum on families. a speech, and the deputy against child mortality were Pediatric Health Care After that, the Chief minister, the chairmen of sought at the first day forum. at Georgetown Minister and party looked Relief, Settlement and The deputy minister University Hotel and into the health care service Rehabilitation, the attended round-table Convention Centre in of medical servicemen from representatives and the discussion of health Washington of the local medical battalion, at townselders participated in ministers and deputy health United States of Thetkalpyin Village of the discussion.—MNA ministers of global nations America on 14 and 15 on implementation children June. Japanese sport mission to visit life security works. The MNA deputy minister was Myanmar 27-30 June NAY P YI T AW, 21 June— Pediatric Health Care at 15 June and arrived back home accompanied by Medical YANGON, 21 June—The and Myanmar. With regard A Myanmar delegation led Georgetown University Hotel on 19 June. Superintendent Dr Than Government of Japan will to the schedules, the by Deputy Health Minister and Convention Centre in The forum was attended Htaik of Yangon Children’s dispatch a cultural and sport Japanese mission will Dr Win Myint attended High- Washington of the United by health care high-ranking Hospital on his tour. exchange mission led by organize the Japanese Film ranking Officials’ Forum on States of America on 14 and officials from global MNA Prof Takashi Shiraishi, Show, photo exhibition and President of the National presentation on Judo event. UMFCCI, Vietnamese delegation Traffic rules talked at BEPS Graduate Institute for Policy According to the discuss trade, investment matters No. 2 in Pyinmana Studies to Myanmar in Japanese embassy, a press YANGON, 21 June—Yangon Region Minister for Electric collaboration with the Japan conference will be held on NAY PYI TAW, 21 June—A talk on traffic rule was held Foundation from 27 to 30 30 June. Journalists who are and Industry U Nyan Tun Oo, Region Minister for Planning at Basic Education Middle School No. 2 in Pyinmana on 19 June. interested cordially and Economic U Than Myint and Vice-President of the June to broaden horizon of the students. The mission is aimed at requested to register with Republic of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers Commander of Disciplinary Company-2 IP Min Thaik holding discussion on future Embassy of Japan, dialing of Commerce and Industry U Tun Aung received Vietnamese Htaik of Nay Pyi Taw Traffic Police Force gave talks on policies for the expansion 01-549633~8 of U Cho Tun Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Chu Cong Phung and Chairman rules for drivers, pedestrians and slow-moving vehicle and enhancement of cultural or U Aung Naing Moe, for Mr Tran Bac Ha of Association of Vietnamese Investors in drivers. and sports exchanges and further information. Myanmar (AVIM) at the President on 14 June. Question and answer session was held between the cooperation between Japan NLM The both sides had a cordial discussion on exchanging lecturer and audiences on salient points of traffic rules. trade between two countries and strengthening further Later, he presented pamphlets to the students. cooperation on investment matters.—MNA The talk was attended by the Township Education Officer, the headmistress, teachers and students, totalling Cash, foodstuffs donated... 195.—MNA (from page 1) worth K 100,000, U Soe Moe Thun-Daw Cherry San Shop three bags of rice, one bag of clothes, Ko Than Zaw K 50,000 and 80 pieces of female ware worth K 110,000, 10 Tun-Ma Sandi Soe K 70,000, U Myint Oo-Daw Nan Ei and dozens of camphor, Major Soe Myint (Rtd)-Daw Ohn Myint family K 20,000 and three packets of clothes, Captain and family 100 pieces of T-shirts, Sayadaw U Paññasami Paing Khant two packets of clothes, one packet of slipper and U Khin Maung Than (Dhamma Paragu) 10 sets of robes, and one packet of medicine, Dr Khin May Thein and family Daw Saw Gyi and family K 100,000, Daw Tin Myaing Aye, 15 boxes of Ma Ma instant noodle and Ma Nyein Nyein Oo daughter Daw Myint Myint Khaing one bale of clothes, one packet of clothes, Yin Ei San and family four packets Thitsa Shweku (Theravada Buddhist Missionary) K 300,000 of clothes, Ma Nay Zar of Super Cool Purified Drinking and 20 sets of robes, Daw Swe Swe Lin K 10,000 and one Water one bale of clothes. packet of clothes, Major San Win Khaing and Captain Aye Deputy Director-General U Ko Ko Hlaing of Fire Aye Thein K 100,000, Sayadaw Bhaddanta Ñeyadhamma Services Department and officials accepted cash and kind Staff of emergency health care and anti-pandemic K 300,000 and 33 sets of robes, 25 umbrellas and 25 pairs donations. After presenting certificates of honour to the disease team under Health Department providing of slippers, U Khaing Chit Tun and wellwishers and Han wellwishers, they spoke words of thanks. health care services to local people at relief camps in Phyu Tun 320 sets of clothes, 7.5 dozens of exercise books, Up to now, cash donation amounted K 146,400,676. U Win Myint-Daw Thein Thein of Phyu Phyu Thin Gold MNA Rakhine State. (News on page 1)—MNA

P8(22).pmd 8 6/22/2012, 3:13 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 June, 2012 9 Students to apply knowledge from learning with high proficiency so as to serve interest of State and themselves

NAY P YI T AW, 21 June— enterprises under the Ministry is to strive for successfully Department, Rector U Kyaw Union Minister for of Information and the implementing the strategic Oo of National Culture and Information and for Culture Ministry of Culture, officials, processes of reform in line Fine Arts University U Kyaw Hsan attended the prize winning students, staff with the Reform Strategy of (Yangon) and Rector Daw ceremony to provide cash and guests. the State. Khin Kyi Pyar of National assistance to offspring of staff Speaking on the Next, Union Minister U Culture and Fine Arts of the Ministry of Culture occasion, Union Minister U Kyaw Hsan presented cash University (Mandalay) and present prizes to Kyaw Hsan stressed the need assistance and exercise accepted the cash assistance outstanding students at the for prize winning students to books for children of staff and exercise books. multi-purpose hall of the set aims in learning education members from universities Next, the Union minister 26-June-2012 Ministry of Culture, here, at to be able to secure master’s and departments under the presented prizes to one five- Ministry of Culture for 2012- distinction winning students Archaeology, National distinction winner Maung Union 2013 academic year. Deputy and one four-distinction Museum and Library Soe Ye Yint Aung spoke Minister Head of Office U Thawda winning students in the Department and Director- words of thanks. U Kyaw Hsan addresses prize presentation for outstanding students of staff of Ministry of Culture. MNA 9.30 am today and gave cash degree and doctoral degree, Shwe, Director-General U matriculation examination General Daw Nanda Hmun of At the ceremony, the assistance and exercise books to apply knowledge from Yan Naing Oo of Fine Arts for 2011-2012 academic Historical Research Ministry of Culture provided to them for 2012-2013 learning with high Department, Director- year. Department gave prizes to K 600,000 for 15 students academic year. proficiency so as to serve the General U Kyaw Oo Lwin of After that, Deputy other outstanding students who passed matriculation Also present on the interest of the State and Archaeology, National Minister Daw Sanda Khin, who passed the matriculation examinations in 2011-2012 occasion were Deputy themselves and to avoid Museum and Library Director-General U Yan examination with flying academic year and K 26,24500 Minister for Culture Daw narcotic drugs, gambling and Department, Director-General Naing Oo of Fine Arts colours. to 141 university students Sanda Khin, departmental other misconducts. He noted Daw Nanda Hmun of Department, Director-General On behalf of the prize and 924 basic education heads of the departments and that the Ministry of Culture Historical Research U Kyaw Oo Lwin of winning students, five- students.—MNA DFID to assist Health Ministry in pre Regions and States Champion Challenge Cup neonatal health care services coordinated for Second Round

NAY P YI T AW, 21 June— On the occasion, traditional rowing contest Deputy Minister for Sports Director-General U Thaung (Men) of Regions and States U Aye Myint Kyu addressed Htaik instructed the sports Champion Challenge Cup at the preliminary meeting teams to partake in the Cup in Ngalaik Dam. The first on holding Regions and in line with the rules and prize went to Ayeyawady States Champion Challenge regulations laid down, who Region team, the second to Cup (Second Round), held respectively raised queries Thaninthayi Region, and at the assembly hall of the to him. the third to Yangon Region Sports Ministry here The Deputy Minister team. yesterday. this morning enjoyed the MNA

NAY P YI T AW, 21 June— Myint, Acting Director- General Dr Thein Thein Union Minister for Health General of Health Htay (Public Health) and Dr Pe Thet Khin received Department Dr Min Than personnel. Health Adviser Dr Julia Nyunt, Deputy Director- MNA Kemp of Department for International Development Myanmar, Singapore (DFID) of Britain at his office here this morning. businessmen meet They discussed YANGON, 21 June— followed by presentation on assistance to be rendered in Jointly organized by the Singapore-Myanmar reproductive health and Republic of the Union of Economic Relations by Taninthayi Region MCWSC holds AGM, birth control programmes, Myanmar Federation of Divisional Director Ms Seah reduction of the mortality Chambers of Commerce and Bee Leng of Southeast Asia presents uniforms rate of expectant mothers Industry and Singapore IE Singapore and Doing particularly due to abortion, Business Federation (SBF), Business in Myanmar by NAY P YI T AW, 21 June— Patron of the follow-up tasks. and health care services to Myanmar and Singaporean Director of Kelvin China Taninthayi Region Maternal organization Daw Ekari Chairpersons of Dawei, mothers, infants and babies. businessmen met at the Partnership Ms Cheah and Child Welfare Khaing spoke on the Myeik and Kawthoung Present at the call were federation headquarters here Sweegin. Supervisory Committee occasion and the secretary District MCWSCs presented Deputy Health Ministers Dr on 14 June. Next, businessmen of held its annual meeting assessed the strength and future plans. The patron then Daw Myat Myat Ohn Khin UMFCCI Vice- the two countries held group along with presentation of weakness of the association, presented uniforms and cash and Dr Win Myint, Director- President U Aung Lwin and discussions according to uniforms to members at the followed by the members' assistance to the district General of Medical Science SBF CEO Mr Ho Meng Kit their specialized fields. region governent office on discussions over the reports MCWSCs. Department Dr Than Zaw spoke on the occasion, MNA 19 June. sent to the organization and MNA

P9(22).pmd 9 6/22/2012, 3:13 AM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 June, 2012 Over K 4000 million disbursed in 10 Cash and kind donated to Pyinnya Dagun Library LEWE, 21 June—A Kyayywa journal, Staff Win Yi, Daw Nu Nu Win Townships in Mon State ceremony to donate cash and Officer U Myint Oo of (Lewe BEHS No 1) K 10,000 MAWLAMYINE, 21 June— and Thanbyuzayat for cultivation of monsoon books to Pyinnya Dagun Irrigation Department K each and Myanmar Libraries Myanma Agricultural Township of Mon State paddy 2012 on 14 June. Library was held at the library 20,000, Township Education Foundation books to Head Development Bank of Bilin disbursed K 50000 per acres Likewise, Chaungzon in Yondaw Model Village in Officer U Myint Aung, of Township Information and Mudon bank branches Lewe Township of Nay Pyi Township Judge U Tin Soe, and Public Relations disbursed agricultural loans Taw Council Area on 11 June Auditing Officer Daw Kyin Department U Ko Ko Gyi. to the farmers on 15 June. morning. Hla, U Lwan Po-Daw Khin Township IPRD A total of 10 townships Member of Nay Pyi Taw in Mon State has disbursed Council Area U Myint Swe K 4334.4 million for 105993 made a speech. acres of paddy plantations. Township Admini- In so doing, a plan is under strator U Aung Lwin donated way to add K 10,000 more to K 50,000, U Tun Tun Naing- those who lent K 40,000 per Daw Tin Tin Aye and family acre as loans. of Yondaw Village K 500,000, At the same time, U Win Aung_Daw Htaik savings are being given to Htaik and family K 50,000, U CASH DONATED: Daw Khin Nu, son U Maung Maung the farmers on their own Waing Kyi-Daw Tin Mya and Tar, wife Daw San San Wai, daughter Shwesin Tun accord. Up to 15 June, the family and Daw Nyunt Yi and ASSISTANCE PROVIDED: A ceremony to provide recently donated K 300,000 to the fund of Jivitadana bank has paid back K 695.303 family K 15,000 each, Ko cash assistance to offspring of staff of Hinthada Clinic of Home for the Aged in Yedashe Township in million savings to the local Kyaw Than-Ma Nweni Win Township Development Affairs Committee was held at memory of Daw Khin Thet Win and father U Ohn farmers. family charges for one year the hall of Township DAC for 2012-2013 academic Maung. Secretary of the Home U Khin Maung Htwe Khin Maung Soe newspaper and Doh year.—MYANMA A LIN accepts donation.—HOME FOR THE A GED Assistance provided to Books, cash donated to village Tube-wells sunk in Yinmabin students of staff Township library in Kyonpyaw MUSE, 21 June—A ceremony to present school uniforms YINMABIN, 21 June—One two-inch diameter tubewell KYONPYAW, 21 June—A Township Police Force and exercise books to 42 students of staff of Muse Township and one four-inch diameter tubewell were sunk in Winphone ceremony to donate books to Police Captain Hla Win and People’s Hospital was held at the hospital in Muse of Muse Village of Yinmabin Township of Sagaing Region on 4 June Pyithaya Library was held at Village Administrator U Soe District in Shan State (North) on 16 June. for rural region development tasks. the library in Pyinmabinhla Maung.—Township IPRD Moreover, a ceremony to honour three students who At present, sufficient potable water is being supplied to Village of Kyonpyaw passed the matriculation examination followed. Medical the people of Winphone Village in Yinmabin Township. Township in Ayeyawady Superintendent Dr Daw Myint Myint Khaing and officials Myanma Alin Region on 3 June. DISTRICT presented prizes to the students including Sai Aung Maung Region Hluttaw who won two distinctions in the matriculation examination. representative U Than Tun NEWS Myanma Alin School uniforms given to donated books and 10 fibre chairs, Staff Officer of District TREES GROWN: The students of vendors World Environment Day Information and Public PANTANAW, 21 June—A ceremony to provide school was observed as tree Relations Department U Tin uniforms to students of vendors in 2012-2013 academic year growing ceremony by Maung Oo books and one at the hall of Pantanaw Township Development Affairs Namkham Township on 5 clock tower, Commander of Committee on 9 June. June. Township Township Police Force Executive Officer U Aye Thein and party of Township Administrator U Aung Police Captain Hla Win presented school uniforms to 45 students. Kyaw Soe, Staff Officer of books and K 30,000, Head of Myanma Alin Township IPRD Daw Khin Township Forest Moe Myint 150 books and Department U Han Min Agricultural loans disbursed Library committee member Naung, departmental U Maung Hlaing 75 books. personnel, local people to farmers Chairman of Library and social organization THABAUNG, 21 June—Myanma Agricultural Committee U Soe Maung members plant 400 Development Bank disbursed K 50,000 agricultural loans accepted the donations. The saplings.—MYANMA A LIN per acre to local farmers for 2012 monsoon crop production library was built at a cost 9of in Thabaung Township of Pathein District in Ayeyawady K 1.6 million by the local Free clinic opened in Bokpyin Township Region beginning 15 June. people. BOKPYIN, 21 June—At Administrator U Nyunt Tin donors and social The same day, the bank disbursed K 29 million to 95 The facility was opened the annex to the Township and Township Medical organization members. farmers for 580 acres of farmland. by Region Hluttaw Hospital in Bokpyin Officer Dr Zaw Myint Naing. Wellwishers donated K Township IPRD representative U Than Tun, Township, the free clinic was It was attended by 1 million for furniture and Staff Officer of IPRD U Tin opened on 4 June, with Bokpyin Township Pyithu medicines to the clinic. Maung Oo, Commander of speeches by Township Hluttaw representative U The clinic will Aung Lin Hlaing, the provide health care services township administrator and to needy patients every departmental officials, Monday and Thursday. members of clinic committee, Township IPRD Trees planted in Minhla Township MINHLA, 21 June—The rainy season tree growing ceremony in 2012 was held on mile posts 6/6 and 6/7 on Minhla-Seinkantlant-Myochaung Road in Mingla Township of Thayawady District in Bago Region on 16 June. SCHOOL EQUIPMENT DONATED: School Region Hluttaw representative U Ye Htut, Township HEALTH TALKS GIVEN: After holding health talks equipment donation ceremony was held at Pyidaungsu Administrator U Khin Maung Myint, Staff Officer of at the Taungthugon Ward Administrative Office in Hall in Seikkyi-khanaungto Township of Yangon South Township Forest Department U Aung Kyaw Htwe and staff, Insein Township on 12 June, Chairperson of Yangon District on 10 June. Township Administrator U Tun departmental officials, Chairperson of Township Women’s North District Women’s Affairs Organization and Tun Naing presents donations to Staff Officer Daw San Affairs Organization Daw Swe Swe Mar and party, members Maternal and Child Welfare Supervisory Committee San Thi of No. 3 Basic Education Department. of social organization and local people planted 2200 saplings Daw Sein Sein Soe presents pamphlets to attendees. TOWNSHIP IPRD at the ceremony.—Township Forest MYANMA A LIN

P10(22).pmd 10 6/22/2012, 3:13 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 June, 2012 11 Yemeni airstrikes kill 23 al-Qaeda militants in south ADEN, 21 June—A total of 23 al-Qaeda aiming at quelling a resurgent branch of al- militants were killed in airstrikes by Yemeni Qaeda which has increased its attacks on both fighter jets in the southern province of Abyan Western and government targets in the Arabian on Wednesday evening, a security official Peninsula State. said. The Yemeni fighter jets bombed an al- The month-long army offensive forced Qaeda convoy in a desert valley near the the al-Qaeda militants to flee several bastions Mahfad town in Abyan Province, leaving at in the country’s restive southern and eastern least 23 militants killed and several others provinces which they captured during last injured, the local security official told year’s political turmoil. The al-Qaeda Xinhua on condition of anonymity. militants remain in control of the smaller “Two military aircrafts bombed the al- town of Mahfad in Abyan and other cities in Qaeda convoy with four rockets, destroying neighbouring Shabwa Province. Fighting al- three pick-up trucks and killing all the Qaeda militants in restive south is one of passengers on board,” the security official several challenges confronting current said. “Senior commanders of the al-Qaeda President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who terror group were believed to have been has promised to launch a national dialogue to Graduates from Civil Aviation University of China pose for cameras in north China’s killed in Wednesday’s air bombing. The settle disputes between all political factions. Tianjin Municipality, on 20 June, 2012. A total of 370 students dressed in air hostess injured militants were taken to an al-Qaeda- Also, he has sworn to uproot the Yemeni uniform of their future airlines graduated on that day. run hospital west of Mahfad,” he added. branch of al-Qaeda. X INHUA Yemen’s military presses a withering assault Xinhua Giant Olympic rings unveiled at Heathrow China mulls harsher punishments on traffic ready to welcome visitors to London 2012 violations LONDON, 21 June— Giant be seen by at least 2 million and bearskin cap, and BEIJING, 21 June—The regulation of driving licenses improper display of plates will Olympic rings on passengers travelling currently the first face that Chinese traffic authority is was being discussed and has be 12, while the current Wednesday was unveiled at through Heathrow. welcomes visitors to considering doubling been distributed to local regulation only imposes six Heathrow, the Host Airport The Rings were Heathrow, was also present at penalty points imposed on authorities in April for points. The points for of the Games. The Rings will officially launched at a the ceremony. those caught running red deliberation. ignoring traffic lights will provide a spectacular visual special event on Wednesday The Olympic rings are lights and plate related traffic However, the text of the increase from three to six. welcome to athletes, Games with Olympian Mark Foster. one of the world’s most violations, according to a draft remains unavailable to Traffic violations in both visitors and other passengers Entertainment was provided recognizable logos. The five Wednesday report of a local the public. categories pose grave threats arriving during the London by the Band of the Irish rings—coloured blue, newspaper in Beijing. An Under China’s current to public security, therefore 2012 Games. The aluminum Guards. Garrison Sergeant yellow, black, green and red— unidentified official with the regulation on driving licenses, the increase in penalty points rings which measure 12 Major William Mott OBE, represent the union of the Traffic Management Bureau if a driver’s penalty points is expected to remind drivers meters in width, the same as a whose 30 foot portrait in five continents and the under the Ministry of Public accumulates to 12 or higher to drive carefully, said the double decker bus, have been Terminal 5, showing him meeting of athletes from Security confirmed with within 12 months, he or she report, citing a police officer. installed in Terminal 5 dressed in the iconic Welsh throughout the world at the Xinhua that a draft must report to the police and The experience could have international arrivals and will Guards ceremonial red tunic Olympic Games.— Xinhua amendment on the go through a seven-day been drawn from the China’s special training on traffic law efforts in curbing incidents South Africa eyes closer trade before taking the written exam of people driving under the for driving licenses again. influence of alcohol and ties with Switzerland According to the Beijing drugs. JOHANNESBURG, 21 June— South Africa’s Minister of Times, the penalty points for Xinhua Trade and Industry Rob Davies on Wednesday left for Switzerland to cultivate further trade cooperations between the two countries. “The minister is scheduled to meet with the trade officials and various business communities in that country, focusing on deepening the bilateral trade relations between the two countries, “ said spokesperson of Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Sidwell Medupe. “The officials of the two countries will take stock of the economic relation between the two countries and advance its Afghan refugees wait at the Office of the United Nations development.” said the spokesperson. Before leaving, Rob High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) registration Davies said Switzerland is an important partner of the centre prior to returning to Afghanistan, on the outskirts country’s trade in Europe, ranking the 8th largest export of northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on 20 June, 2012. destination for South Africa in the world in 2011. Water gushes out from the Xiaolangdi Reservoir on the XINHUA ‘Total exports from South Africa to Switzerland rose Yellow River during a sand-washing operation in from 8.8 billion rands (about 1 billion US dollars) in 2007 to Mengjin County, central China’s Henan Province, on 20 Suicide blast rocks Afghan 21.2 billion rands in 2011, constituting an average growth June, 2012. The Yellow River has been plagued by an rate of 30 percent over this period,” said the minister. Moreover, increasing amount of mud and sand.— XINHUA Khost City, killing 18 Switzerland was ranked as the 7th largest foreign direct KHOST, 21 June—A suicide bombing rocked Khost City investor in South Africa. Since 2003, Swiss firms have Sri Lanka finds skeleton of the capital of Khost Province 150 km southeast of capital invested a total of more than 17 billion rands in South Kabul on Wednesday, leaving 18 people dead including the Africa’s projects.— Xinhua prehistoric man 37,000 years ago attacker and injuring 35 others, hospital sources said. “Eleven COLOMBO, 21 June—The examination of the skeleton of dead bodies and 15 injured have been taken to Civil Hospital the recently found pre-historic man in Sri Lanka is believed to in Khost City,” head of the civilian hospital in Khost City, be 37,000 years old, an official from the Archeological Abdul Majid told Xinhua. Department said on Wednesday. Director General of the Meantime, some dead and injured people have been Archaeological Department Senarath Dissanayaka told Xinhua taken to a private hospital there. “We have received six dead that the skeleton of the Balangoda human ancestor found in bodies including two police and 20 injured men mostly the underground Fa-Hien cave in western Sri Lanka is to be sent civilians,” Badri Gul, a doctor in a private hospital, told for carbon dating to the Unites States. Xinhua. On the other hand, Sardar Mohammad Zazai, the “The evidence so far found has proved that the skeleton police chief of Khost Province, said the bomber riding a belongs to 37,000 years ago,” Dissanayake said. “We also motorbike blew himself up next to a military convoy. have invited a team of British experts to come down to Sri However, he did not comment on the casualties, saying Lanka to examine the skeleton,” he said. With the excavation, the bomber was killed in his blast. “It is too early to comment more evidence was found about the ‘ Balangoda man’ including about the casualties,” Zazai said, adding investigation is his food items, rituals and also the stone tool he made. Sri underway. Locals said that attack took place at around 12:00 Lankan archeologists also have found some ornaments made noon while a convoy of foreign forces was passing Faiz Military vehicles are seen close to the site of suicide of beads and weapons made of animal bone. This is the first Mohammad Khan area in Khost City, inflicting casualties. bombing in Khost Province, southeast of Afghanistan, time that a full human skeleton as old as this has been found, Xinhua on 20 June, 2012 .— XINHUA the Archeological Department said.—Xinhua

P11(22).pmd 11 6/22/2012, 3:13 AM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 June, 2012 CLAIMS DAY NOTICE 41 infected with H1N1 in MV PHILIP VOY NO (023) Consignees of cargo carried on MV PHILIP VOY northeast Thailand NO (023) are hereby notified that the vessel will be BANGKOK, 21 June—Forty-one people have been arriving on 22.6.2012 and cargo will be discharged into confirmed being infected with H1N1 influenza in northeastern Nakhon Ratchasima Province, according to the Ministry of the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at the Public Health on Wednesday. Public Health Ministry Inspector consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws General Kamron Chaisiri said the infections have been found and conditions of the Port of Yangon. since early June. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am Six female and 35 male patients, including six hospital to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now staff, have been admitted to Nakhon Ratchasima declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo Rajanagarindra Psychiatric Hospital, he said. The initial from the Vessel. investigation showed that the first flu victim to be detected No claims against this vessel will be admitted after was a patient from alcoholism treatment ward on 12 June. All the Claims Day. patients were already given antiviral flu and none of them is in a severe condition, added Kamron. SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT The hospital, however, has stopped admitting new patient MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY until the situation is confirmed completely safe. Health AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINER officials have sampled schools in the province but discovered LINES no other cases of bird flu infection. Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 Xinhua Understanding on clam in Gaza starts on midnight

GAZA, 21 June—A well- informed Palestinian source Institution established revealed on Wednesday that an Egyptian-brokered understanding to restore to promote Chinese mutual calm between Gaza militants and Israel will be opera overseas valid starting from midnight. The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, BEIJING, 21 June—An institution that will train talented France’s Riadh Sallem (R) is knocked off during a training session ahead of 2012 told Xinhua that the people for the purpose of promoting Chinese opera abroad Canada Cup International Wheelchair Rugby Tournament in Richmond, Canada, on Palestinian factions, mainly was established on Wednesday. The department of 19 June, 2012. Canada Cup is considered to be the most prestigious wheelchair rugby the Islamic Hamas international cultural exchanges was established under tournament besides world championship and Paralympic Games. movement informed the the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts (NACTA), XINHUA Egyptian intelligence a Beijing-based college dedicated to the training of services officials that they professional Chinese opera performers. China issues emergency response to Hubei accept the mutual calm with Du Changsheng, NACTA president, said at the Israel. The source said that department’s launching ceremony that the institution was drought Israel has also informed Egypt created for the purpose of giving Chinese theater arts, as BEIJING, 21 June—The been suffering from a drought livelihoods affected and that it doesn’t wish for well as Chinese culture in general, a more extensive Chinese government initiated since December 2011, with require government escalation, and that it would overseas presence. a level IV emergency response rainfall much below normal assistance. The provincial halt airtsrikes on the coastal The department will offer degrees for students plan on Wednesday in levels, and some areas have disaster relief and civil affairs enclave as soon as militants majoring in international cultural exchange and will also response to a severe drought seen record-low precipitation, authorities have allocated 2 stop launching rockets at its provide education for international students.The in central China’s Hubei according to statistics million yuan (314,000 US southern territories. department will also work with other cultural promotion Province. The National reported by the provincial dollars) as relief funds, and The understanding on organizations, such as the China International Culture Commission for Disaster civil affairs department. As of governments at city and restoring calms in the Gaza Exchange Centre and the Confucius Institute. Reduction and the Ministry Wednesday, a total of 3.29 county levels in the province Strip will be valid starting Xinhua of Civil Affairs have million people in the province have issued 7.72 million yuan from midnight, and it will be dispatched teams to help with have been affected by the to deal with drinking water mutual, said the source, relief work. drought, and 1.17 million and food shortages. adding that “both sides are Parts of the province have people have had their Xinhua watching the situation on the ground carefully.” “I believe China reaffirms support for Contestants pose during that the two sides are the western final of the interested in clam because eurozone stability New Silk Road Model both want to stop tension BEIJING, 21 June—A Foreign Ministry spokesman on Contest in Chengdu, and avoid more escalation,” Wednesday reaffirmed China’s support for ensuring the southwestern China’s said the source closed to stability of the eurozone. Spokesman Hong Lei made the Sichuan Province, on 20 Hamas movement in the remark during a routine Press conference while discussing June, 2012.— XINHUA Gaza Strip.— Xinhua President Hu Jintao’s visits to Denmark and the G20 summit in Mexico. Hong said Hu will return to Beijing following a post- summit stop in Spain. “China has long maintained friendly cooperation with Spain,” he said, adding that the two countries have enjoyed frequent high-level exchanges, increasing economic and trade cooperation, sound cultural contacts and coordination in regional and international affairs. Regarding the European sovereign debt crisis, Hong People take food during an event called “Dinner in said China has voiced its stance on the issue on many the Sky” at the Cinquantenaire park in Brussels, occasions, adding that China supports European integration. capital of Belgium, on 20 June, 2012. Up to 22 guests He said China has provided effective support in multiple pay 250 euros for the opportunity to dine 50 metres forms to help Europe cope with the crisis. “We believe above the ground. — XINHUA Europe has the wisdom and ability to overcome the current crisis,” he said.— Xinhua

p12(22-6-12).pmd 12 6/22/2012, 3:13 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 June, 2012 13 C’sar the elephant gets Contacts on order for Carolina elephant Tires stolen from monster contact lenses. Asheboro, but cataract was left with after the surgery. and other creatures, but only truck surgery saved the day and “My gut says that there as a temporary measure while A Florida dealership is a large truck or trailer. has the 38-year-old bull won’t be a dramatic their eyes recovered from offering $1,000 to anyone “This was a big African elephant pretty much improvement with contacts, surgery. If the new contacts with information about the operation,” Way said. “This back to normal after some but if you had asked me before work on C’sar, it could open theft of a set of monster truck didn’t take just 2 minutes. harrowing months of the second surgery, I’d have up a whole new world in the tires from a vehicle on the They had to be here for an bumping into things and said the same thing,” Dr Ryan field of veterinary vision. business’ front lawn. hour.” Veterinarians at a North being unable to eat. DeVoe, the zoo’s senior vet, The newspaper said James Way, owner of Way said his own Carolina zoo say they are The next step is to fit told the Raleigh (NC) News C’sar, will likely get his North River Auto Sales in security cameras were not crossing their fingers as a pair C’sar with a custom-made set & Observer. “We have seen contacts in the fall after its Bradenton, said the 1977 working at the time of theft, of jumbo contact lenses are of soft contacts that will not unexpected results so far, and eyes heal further. The lenses black Ford monster truck had but he is hoping camera made for one of their only protect his eyes but also it could happen again.” will be held in place by the been on his lot for less than from nearby businesses may elephants. C’sar nearly went compensate for the far- DeVoe said contacts had elephant’s three sets of eye a month when a friend have caught some of the blind at the NC Zoo in sightedness the pachyderm been used in the past on dogs lids. noticed the tires missing the action. Bradenton Herald reported. The Manatee County Cab driver calls cops on robbery suspect Way said it would have Sheriff’s Office said taken at least three or four deputies were investigating. Police in Florida said a Sheik did not display a taxi driver Sheik had asked to clerk and she fled the store, men to remove each of the They said no fingerprints robbery suspect was arrested weapon when she entered the wait for her outside of the only to be confronted by a $900 tires and load them into were recovered. when police were called by Race Track store in Port store called police during the Punta Gorda police officer the taxi driver she asked to Charlotte and demanded the robbery because he feared who had been in the area. wait outside of the targeted clerk hand over money from Sheik was not going to pay Sheik was arrested store. the register, the Fort Myers him. without incident and the News Album The Charlotte County News-Press reported . An alarm when off when investigation was turned over Sheriff’s Office said Cynthia Investigators said the Sheik received $320 from the to Charlotte County deputies. Bobby Brown marries Alicia I prefer myself heavier: Kelly Brook

Etheredge LONDON, 21 June — quoted Brook as saying. is completely satisfied with Model-actress Kelly Brook “I am lucky, I can eat her image. LOS A NGELES, 21 June — 23, La’Princia, 22, and says she prefers herself to be what I want in moderation “I could do with toning New Edition singer Bobby Bobby Jr, 19 — as well as heavier and loves eating cake and I don’t have to exercise my tummy a bit more, but Brown married Alicia Brown and Etheredge’s son, on the sofa. I love my body. religiously. I am just sensible overall I wouldn’t change Etheredge in Hawaii, Cassius, 3. The curvier I am, the happier and healthy and I never sit anything. I am a stone heavier People.com reported. Bobby Jr posted a photo I am. I think that’s true of still for long,” she said. than I was in my 20s. I don’t Among the guests at the of the newlyweds and most girls. When you’ve got The 32-year-old says think that’s from my lifestyle Monday ceremony were members of their wedding a lovely boyfriend you just there some parts of her body changing, it’s just from Brown’s children — Landon, party on Instagram. The eat cake on the sofa. It’s which she would be happy to getting older,” she said. image shows Brown and his lovely,” femalefirst.co.uk change but on the whole she Internet youngest son in red suits and Model-actress Kelly Brook Adidas sneakers. Etheredge Johnny and a bevy of flower girls Disney starts shooting wore traditional white Depp (L) and dresses. ‘Maleficent’ starring Jolie Vanessa Bobbi Kristina, Brown’s Paradis in daughter with his late ex-wife BURBANK, 21 June — is being directed by 24 Feb, Hollywood’s Walt Disney production designer Robert Whitney Houston, did not 2008. Studios says production has Stromberg in his directorial attend the ceremony, INTERNET People.com said. begun on “Maleficent,” with debut. Angelina Jolie playing the “Maleficent” is schedul- Photo of Bobby Brown, Houston accidentally villain from the fairytale ed for release in 3-D on 14 Rep confirms Depp-Paradis Alicia Etheredge and drowned in a hotel bathtub “Sleeping Beauty.” March, 2014. The studio members of their wedding last February after drinking “Maleficent” is written announced on Tuesday breakup party. Posted on Instagram alcohol and using cocaine. by Linda Woolverton and production began on 13 June. LOS ANGELES, 21 June confirmed on Tuesday the by Bobby Brown Jr. She was 48. co-stars Sharlto Copley, Elle Internet —Johnny Depp’s publicist romantic relationship has INTERNET Internet Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda confirmed on Tuesday the ended. Staunton, Miranda Ri- Hollywood film star has “Johnny Depp and Why won’t Bale miss chardson, Juno Temple and broken up with his longtime Vanessa Paradis have Lesley Manville. partner, French singer- amicably separated. Batman costume? The film reveals the actress Vanessa Paradis. Please respect their LONDON, 21 June—If properly in my nose. I was events that hardened the title The couple were privacy and, more importantly, there’s one thing about the starting to see stars and I character’s heart and drove Walt Disney Studios together 14 years, and have a the privacy of their children,” released this image of conclusion of the Batman said, ‘I have to take this off’,” her to curse the baby, Aurora, son and daughter. Depp the actor’s publicist told Angelina Jolie as series that actor Christian Bale told Empire magazine, Disney said in a synopsis. denied rumors of a split last “Entertainment Tonight.” Maleficent.—INTERNET Bale likes, it is the fact that reports daily-star.co.uk. The live-action movie month, but his representative Internet he won’t have to slip in to “And thank God, on this the restrictive costume. one (film) I can—on (first ‘Homeland,’ ‘Community’ win top TV awards movie) ‘Batman Begins’, I The superhero co- LOS A NGELES, 21 June — Actress in a Drama accolade “Modern Family.” couldn’t—so I had to get stume, which he wore while “Homeland” was named for her work on “Mad Men.” “Sherlock” won the inside because I couldn’t let filming “The Dark Knight Best Drama and its star Claire “Community” was Best TV Movie or anybody see me without the Rises”, almost put him in Danes Best Actress in a declared Best Comedy, Miniseries honor and its star cowl,” he added. hospital. Drama at the Critics Choice while “Parks and Benedict Cumberbatch Internet He is ready to hang up Television Awards on Recreation” star Amy scooped up the prize for Best the cowl and cape after Monday night in Beverly Poehler and “New Girl” Actor in a TV Movie or filming the forthcoming Hills, Calif. “Breaking Bad” leading lady Zooey Miniseries. conclusion to Christopher star Bryan Cranston took Deschanel shared the Best Julianne Moore won Nolan’s Batman trilogy. home the prize for Best Actor Actress in a Comedy title. the statuette for Best Actress Bale admits it was in a Drama, while his co-star Louis CK was declared in a TV Movie or Miniseries difficult to breathe in it. Giancarlo Esposito snagged Best Actor in a Comedy for for “Game Change.” “When it gets cold, the the trophy for Best “Louie.” “The Voice” won the cowl is extremely tight, and Actor Christian Bale Supporting Actor at the Ty Burrell and Julie award for Best Reality Claire Danes arrives for it gets better the warmer I get (L) and director ceremony at the Beverly Bowen picked up matching Series” and “Late Night the HBO premiere of it; it becomes more flexible. Christopher Nolan. Hilton hotel. Best Supporting Actor and with Jimmy Fallon” won the “Girls” at the SVA But, after a couple of takes, I INTERNET Christina Hendricks Actress in a Comedy awards Best Talk Show honour. Theater in New York on 4 was trying to breathe earned the Best Supporting for their performances in Internet April, 2012.—INTERNET

p13(22).pmd 13 6/22/2012, 3:13 AM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 June, 2012 ‘Gerrard focused on Italy test’ Crewe expect to produce more stars England captain plays down significance of League One club applies for Category 2 status in Elite Player Performance Plan avoiding Spain in quarter-finals LONDON, 21 June — Nick Powell recently made Football League, which is standing we feel we deserve Steven Crewe chairman John Bowler the move to Manchester currently examining the and we have a right to be in Gerrard says the club will continue to United.The club have documentation and we hope that group. set up produce top stars when the submitted their application they agree with us that we We want to be associated Wayne Elite Player Performance Plan for Category 2 status. should become a Category 2. with those types of clubs. “If Rooney’s (EPPP) is brought in next Chairman Bowler says “In that category there’s for no other reason, it’s goal in season. The EPPP has come the new set up will allow them going to be some big, big important to us for our games England’s about after consultation to nurture young talent and names. I don’t think there programme. We want to be 1-0 win between the Premier League be suitably rewarded when will be another Category 2 playing against other quality over and its clubs, representatives they inevitably catch the eyes club of our size.” academy sides.” Ukraine. of the Football League, the of the country’s bigger clubs. That’s the kind of Internet INTERNET Football Association and “I think we’ve always other key football got to be sensible that if there LONDON, 21 June — be an easy game. Spain are a stakeholders. It has six is an exceptional, outstand- Liverpool midfielder Steven fantastic team, sure, but our fundamental principles and ing player he’s going to attract Gerrard insists that England plan was to finish top of the is being brought in to interest early on,” he said. will not underestimate Italy group. Now we are just going improve youth development “I’m pretty sure the new when the two sides meet in to concentrate on our next in English clubs. Academies academy arrangements aren’t the UEFA Euro 2012 quarter- match.” will be independently going to turn that on its head. final in Kiev on Sunday. England manager Roy audited and given a Category After all, it’s still up to us to England’s 1-0 victory over Hodgson admitted that status of 1-4, with 1 being the persuade these young Ukraine saw them finish top facing Spain in the quarter- most elite. players that this is the right of Group D ahead of France, finals would have been a Crewe have established place to be, because this is while Italy were runners-up daunting prospect. a reputation for producing a where you can develop your in Group C behind Spain. “I’d have been quite number of international career – that’s what we’re all But England captain Gerrard happy to play the Spanish, players like Neil Lennon, about.”We’ve now played down the significance but I’d rather miss them Dean Ashton, Danny Murphy submitted our application Nick Powell is the latest youngster to join a top flight of avoiding world and because they are the and Robbie Savage, while and all the data to the club from Crewe.— INTERNET European champions Spain favourites alongside in the last eight. Germany,” said Hodgson. “Italy is not going to be “I think this team of ours Smells like team spirit, says happy Hodgson International an easy game for us,” said the would have given Spain a DONETSK, 21 June — Ukraine. After the celebrity player, the player who makes Liverpool captain, who set pretty good run for their England manager Roy circus of the David Beckham the difference.” Hodgson Sports up Wayne Rooney’s winning money. “The good thing is Hodgson has praised his era and the mutinous, believes England’s newly- goal against Ukraine in that we’re there and we’re not miserable 2010 World Cup found unity is reflected by the FIFA invests Donetsk. “People say we’ve travelling home. There was campaign, England have obvious delight shown by avoided Spain but I don’t not one person in our group rediscovered virtues once each member of the squad 20 million want to underestimate the who wanted to be on that taken for granted — after goals have been scored Italians. Italy isn’t going to plane.”— Internet teamwork, unrelenting and victories achieved.”I’ve dollars for commitment and unstinting been very happy with the way Felix to run in 100, 200 at selflessness. these players have really green World English head coach Roy It has left the English with worked for each other and Cup Olympic trials Hodgson congratulates a renewed sense of belief as seeing the way they are after English midfielder Ashley they prepare for the knockout the games, and seeing the way RIO DE JANEIRO , 21 June EUGENE, (Ore ), 21 June her bid for the 100-200 Young (L) after the Euro — FIFA will invest 20 million — In at least one way, less is double at the US Olympic rounds, and Hodgson could they congratulate each other. 2012 football US dollars in green initiatives more for Allyson Felix. Felix trials on Friday. She was not be happier. While That’s something I’ve got to championships match as part of its sustainability is still thinking about originally signed up for the Hodgson readily admits be pleased about and England vs Ukraine on 19 strategy for the 2014 World winning gold medals in 400, as well, but was listed as England’s squad still contains something to keep working June, at the Donbass Cup. Speaking at an event in multiple events at the “scratched” in that event its fair share of egos, he on,” Hodgson said. Arena in Donetsk. Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday Olympics. But she’ll be Wednesday. Her brother and believes a clarity of purpose Defensive midfielder Hodgson has praised his FIFA’s head of corporate adding the 100 metres to her agent, Wesley Felix, has helped forge a tighter Scott Parker, whose tireless squad’s burgeoning team social responsibility, specialty, the 200, instead of confirmed the decision with group. “I don’t think there are spoiling embodies England’s spirit as they prepare for Federico Addiechi, said waste the more grueling 400 she The Associated Press. any words necessarily that team ethic, said England’s the challenge of Sunday’s management, community had been training for over It marks a change of have any magic effect,” unity could carry the side “a Euro 2012 quarter-final support and renewable energy the past year. Felix will begin course for America’s most Hodgson said. “I think it’s long way”.”Everyone talks showdown with Italy. were key areas to benefit from decorated female sprinter, just making certain that about Spain and how great INTERNET the funds. who has won three world everybody realises — as they they are at passing the ball. squad’s burgeoning team “The ultimate goal is to championships at 200 metres do — that if you want to be Not every team is as good as spirit as they prepare for the stage an event that uses but has twice finished second successful as a team you have Spain, that’s the reality,” challenge of Sunday’s Euro resources wisely, striking a at the Olympics to Jamaica’s to perform to your ability and Parker told theFA.com.” To 2012 quarter-final showdown balance between economic Veronica Campbell-Brown. trust the people around you to think we are all of a sudden are with Italy. Hodgson and his aspects, social development Last year, Felix tried the longer perform to theirs. going to turn into that is not side returned to their training and environmental protec- double but had disappointing “I think any national what it’s going to be. “We are base in southern Poland with tion,” Addiechi said. The results at world cham- team is going to have players what we are, we’re committed, a mounting sense of announcement was made on pionships, clearly fatigued with egos - that’s normal and we’ve got a good base, a good excitement after clinching the eve of the United Nations while finishing third in the 200 I think you want that as well bunch of lads and with that first place in Group D ahead of because it’s the player with you can go a long way.” Rio+20 summit in Rio de This 6 May, 2012 file after placing second in the France with their 1-0 win over the ego who is often the good Internet Janeiro.—Xinhua photo shows Allyson Felix 400. of the United States, (1), Her game plan started Schiavone saves eight match points at s-Hertogenbosch crosses the finish line changing last month in Doha, ahead of Chisato where she ran a personal best ‘S -HERTOGENBOSCH, round victory over Maria I said ‘Francesca, come on, Fukushima, of Japan, (50), 10.92 in the 100. Suddenly, (Netherlands), 21 June — Kirilenko, was seemingly pay attention and take two or and Anna Doi of Japan, she was talking about the Italy’s Francesca Schiavone down and out on Wednesday three of the first six or seven left, during the Women’s possibility of a 100-200 reached the quarterfinals at when she was 6/0 down in the points.’ Nothing, 6-0,” 100-meter race at the double instead. “It’s ‘s-Hertogenbosch on third set tie-break. Schiavone said. Italian tennis player Golden Grand Prix in definitely one of my Wednesday, saving eight However, she reeled off “I went to the other side Francesca Schiavone plays Kawasaki, Japan. If Felix possibilities,” Felix said a few match points in her 6-2, 2-6, six straight points to tie it up, and told myself there is not a return against Romanian is looking for advice about days after that race. “Since 7-6 (10/8) win over fought off two more match too big a difference in Irina-Camelia Begu whether to try the 200-400 my last race, people actually Romania’s Irina-Camelia points from there and finally winning or losing one point, during their women’s double at the Olympics, believe me. I’ll run the 200 Begu. Schiavone, who had clinched victory at the so keep going and push. We second round match at the Michael Johnson has a for sure and then I’ll see ... fought off a match point in Wimbledon warm-up event will see what happens. And Unicef Open WTA/ATP message for her: Don’t whether I’ll run the 100 or the coming back from 5-3 down on her first match point. then I won.” tennis tournament. bother.— I NTERNET 400.”—Internet in the third set of her first “When I started the tie-break, Internet I NTERNET

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Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas nd Focus Myanmar TV Programme Weather forecast for 22 June, 2012 Sr. Temperature (°C/°F) For Tomorrow

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MYANMAR MYANMAR TV 1 Kachin 31/88 23/73 Widespread rain or thundershowers (IH) (100%) INTERNATIONAL 2 Kayah 28/82 19/66 Scattered rain or thundershowers (100%) (22-6-2012) (Friday) 3 Kayin 28/82 22/72 Widespread rain or thundershowers (100%) (22-6-12 09:30 am ~ 7:00 am 4 Chin 20/68 16/61 Widespread rain or thundershowers (100%) 1. Paritta By Hilly Region 5 Upper Sagaing 28/82 24/75 Widespread rain or thundershowers (100%) 23-6-12 09:30 am) MST 6 Lower Sagaing 35/95 25/77 Isolated rain or thundershowers (100%) Missionary Sayadaw 7 Taninthayi 30/86 24/75 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers (100%) * News 7:25 am 8 Bago 27/81 23/73 Widespread rain or thundershowers (100%) * Practise and March 2. To Be Healthy Exercise 9 Magway 32/90 25/77 Isolated rain or thundershowers (100%) Towards the Goal 7:50 am 10 Mandalay 36/97 27/81 Scattered rain or thundershowers (100%) 3. Nice and Sweet Song 11 Mon 29/84 23/73 Widespread rain or thundershowers (IH) (100%) * News 12 Yangon 30/86 23/73 Widespread rain or thundershowers (100%) 8:30 am * Culture Stage 13 Rakhine 30/86 23/73 Widespread rain or thundershowers (RH) (100%) 4. Songs for International 14 Southern Shan 25/77 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers (100%) * News 18/64 Day against Drug Abuse 15 Northern Shan 31/88 22/72 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers (100%) * Lifestyle of Toddy and Illicit trafficking 16 Eastern Shan 30/86 23/73 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers (100%) Palm Climbers 8:45 am 17 Ayeyawady 30/86 23/73 Widespread rain or thundershowers (100%) 18 Neighbouring Nay Pyi Taw 32/90 24/75 (80%) * News 5. Musical Programme One or two rain or thundershowers 19 Neighbouring Yangon 30/86 23/73 Some rain or thundershowers (80%) * Flying Without Wings 4:20 pm Likelihood of isolated rain or 20 Neighbouring Mandalay 36/97 27/81 (60%) My Great Limitless 6. Myanmar Traditional thundershowers During the past (24) hours, weather has been partly cloudy in Lower Sagaing Region, rain or Cultural Performing Arts Summary of Adventure (Pakokku) thundershowers have been isolated in Magway Region, scattered in Mandalay Region, fairly observations at widespread in Taninthayi Region, Shan and Kayah States and widespread in the remaining Competitions Regions and States with regionally heavy falls in Rakhine State and isolated heavy falls in * News 09:30 hr MST on 4:35 pm Kachin and Mon States. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Taungup (4.25) today inches, Kyaukpyu (3.78) inches, Thandwe (3.62) inches, Bilin (3.58) inches, Gwa (3.46) inches, * AB Bank First of Many 7. Teleplay (Health) An (3.43) inches and Putao (3.27) inches. Firsts 5:00 pm Bay Inference Monsoon is vigorous in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. * Kayah Traditional 8. University of Distance Frequent squalls with rough sea will be experienced off and along Myanmar Coasts. Surface State of the Sea Museum Education (TV Lectures) wind speed in squalls may reach (45) mph. * News -Third Year (Zoology) Outlook for sub- Likelihood of increase of rain in the Northern Myanmar areas. * Myanmar Classical 5:20 pm sequent two days Songs 9. Myanmar Language 5:35 pm * News 10. Songs for International Two South Africans freed * Seed Bank: A Stock of Day against Drug Abuse Million Treasures and Illicit trafficking from Somali pirates * Media Dissemination 6:20 pm MOGADISHU, 21 June—A The two were kidnapped Workshop 11. Documentary 6:40 pm South African and Italian in October 2010 from a yacht * News couple held hostage for 20 off the southeastern coast of * Kabar Aye Ga Mone 12. Internet Garden 8:00 pm months after being Africa. Their pirate captors Pwint Super Market 13. News kidnapped by Somali pirates originally demanded a * Myanmar Movie “An 14. Just for Laughs have been freed, Somalia’s ransom of $10 million. Oath by Than Lwin 15. TV Drama Series defence minister said on The couple’s 20-month River” 16. Song Lover Thursday. The couple was captivity is among the among the longest-held by longest periods hostages Somali pirates. have been held by pirates. South African Deborah When Somali pirates first Calitz and Italian Bruno began attacking ships off East Bruno Pelizzari, right, and Deborah Calitz, left, gesture Pelizzari smiled but Africa in about 2005, they in celebration at the presidential palace a few hours appeared exhausted at a news attacked large container after they were released by their captors in Mogadishu, conference at the presidential ships. But as those vessels Somalia on 21 June, 2012.—INTERNET palace in Mogadishu. improved their on-board decrease in pirate attacks over that the pair had been rescued. “We are very happy to defences, pirates began the last year. He also declined to say if a get our freedom again,” attacking more vulnerable Somali Defence Minister ransom was paid. Most pirate Calitz said, speaking private yachts. An Hussein Arab Isse credited hostage cases end with SANITATION CARRIED OUT: As a gesture of hailing haltingly. “We are so happy international flotilla of Somali security forces with payment of multi-million Myanmar Women’s Day, under the leadership of Yangon today and to join our families warships patrols waters off helping with the couple’s dollar ransoms. Region Women’s Affairs Organization, Yangon South again.” Somalia, leading to a release, but he did not say Internet District and Township Women’s Affairs Organizations carrying out sanitation in precinct and environs of Indonesia military plane Sweden on alert, explosives Kyaikkhauk Pagoda in Thanlyin recently. TOWNSHIP WAO crashes into homes; nine die found near nuke plant JAKARTA, (Indonesia), 21 saw flames engulfing The Ringhals Raising work proficiency and June—An Indonesian air neighbours’ homes. atomic power force plane slammed into “I could hardly believe environmental conservation station near homes and ignited a fireball my eyes ... there was a military Varberg Sweden in the crowded capital while plane that crashed and hit the course conducted seen in the trying to land on Thursday, houses!” he said. “At once, OTTWIN, 21 June—The training course for raising work distant on killing at least nine people, a the situation turned into proficiency and environmental conservation for ward and 21 June, 2012. military official said. The chaos. All the residents fled in village-tract administrators was held at Ottwin Township INTERNET turboprop plane crashed into panic. Women and children administrative office on 13 June morning. eight houses, killing at least were screaming hysterically.” STOCKHOLM, 21 June— of explosive material. Staff Officer U Aung Thura of Township Forest three people on the ground, He said he helped at least Sweden raised the security Four reactors are at Department gave talks on environmental conservation, said military spokesman Rear five injured people, mostly alert for the country’s nuclear Ringhals, 70 kilometers (45 reduction of illegal timber extraction, and establishment of Adm. Iskandar Sitompul. with burns, to a nearby Air power plants on Thursday miles) south of Sweden’s village-owned forest by growing three teak plants and 20 Raging orange flames were Force hospital. He added that after explosives were found second-largest city, hardwood plants per household.— Myanma Alin seen jumping several feet into he saw at least three more on a truck at the southwestern Goteborg. The plant is the air as a huge column of critically injured children atomic power station controlled by energy black smoke billowed. brought into the hospital. Ringhals. Police said they companies Vattenfall and Hendra, a resident in the Sitompul said the Fokker F-27 were investigating possible EON. Bomb technicians said air force housing complex in was on a routine training flight sabotage. the material lacked an eastern Jakarta who uses only when it crashed. The aircraft Police said bomb sniffer ignition device, meaning one name, said he ran out of was declared airworthy before dogs detected the explosives there was no danger of an his house after hearing the training and skies were during a routine check on explosion. several loud explosions and clear, he added.—Internet Wednesday afternoon by Police spokesman security staff at an industrial Tommy Nyman said officers Indonesian military personnel investigate the site where area within the power plant’s were investigating possible an Indonesian air force plane crashed, in Jakarta, enclosure. Police declined to sabotage but had no suspects. Indonesia, on 21 June, 2012.—INTERNET describe the amount or type 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.

p15(22).pmd 15 6/22/2012, 3:13 AM 4th Waxing of First Waso 1374 ME Friday, 22 June, 2012 rate, 32.37 percent. But the number of students who won the distinctions this year has reached 578, up 167 if Outstanding students in Nay Pyi Taw compared with last year. As part of educational development programme in Council Area honoured Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, the President, the Vice- President and the Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker helped urgrading NAY PYI TAW, 21 June—A ceremony to present of schools in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area. In addition, prizes to outstanding students and honour teachers and authority concerned has provided the schools with schools in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, was held at Myanmar facilities. Concerted efforts are to be made in order that International Convention Centre (MICC) in Zabuthiri Nay Pyi Taw Council Area sees highest pass rate in the Township, here, this morning. coming year, he said. It was attended by Union Minister at President After that, Head Dr Aung Kyaw Hlaing of No. 5 Office Nay Pyi Taw Council Chairman U Thein Nyunt, BEHS in Zabuthiri Township, which won the best passrate Deputy Minister for Education U Aye Kyu, Pyithu Hluttaw prize, handed over best shield to Dr Than Aung, member of representative U Hla Myint Oo, Amyotha Hluttaw Nay Pyi Taw Council. representative U Khin Maung Htay, members of Nay Pyi Then, the Union Minister awarded six-distinction Taw Council, members of Nay Pyi Taw City Development winners Ma Po Ei Phyu of No.9 BEHS in Zabuthiri Committee, departmental heads, school heads, teachers, Township and Ma May Pwint Thu of Yezin BEHS in parents and students. Zeyathiri Township, and five-distinction winners. In his speech, the Union Minister said that 3028 of Afterwards, the deputy minister, the members of 11678 students in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area passed Nay Pyi Taw Council, the Pyithu Hluttaw representatives matriculation exam, accounting for 25.92 percent. This and the Amyotha Hluttaw representatives presented year saw a decrease in pass rate, compared with last year awards to five and four-distinction winners. The Union Minister and the Nay Pyi Taw Council members awarded Union Minister at President Office Nay Pyi teachers from 22 schools. The Union Minister presented Taw Council Chairman U Thein Nyunt giving awarded to No.4 BEHS in Lewe Township, stood first, prize to a student who passed matrix exam with No.12 BEHS, second; No.8 BEHS, third; No.1 BEHS, distinctions.—MNA fourth and No.9 BEHS, fifth. MNA

NAY P YI T AW, 21 June— Regions and States Champion Challenge Cup (Second round) Competitions continue at desisnated places. Chairman of Myanmar National Sports Union Sports Minister enjoys Champion Committee Union Minister for Sports U Tint Hsan this morning enjoyed the third Place Match of Fustal (Women) at the Fustal Challenge Cup’s Fustal match (Women) gymnasium in Zabuthiri Sports Zone here this morning. He inspected the construction of sports village in which the 27th SEA Games will be held. Then, the Union Minister addressed at the acrobat contest to hail International Olympic Day, at acrobat training hall in Sports Training Camp (Lewe). There, he met with selected golfers from Champion Challenge Cup, managers/coaches, in-charges of the committee for holding boxing, weightlifting, Sepak Takraw, Fustal, Karatedo, Pencak Silat, cycling and golf.—MNA Chairman of Myanmar National Sports Committee Union Minister for Sports U Tint Hsan attending acrobat contest to hail International Olympic Day held at acrobat training hall in Sports Training Camp (Lewe).—MNA Displaced local people in Maungtaw Relief aids for rescue camps in Township go back home Rakhine State arrive NAY PYI TAW, 21 June—Maungtaw Local Tatmadawmen and members of Township has restored peace and Border Region Immigration Inspection NAY P YI T AW, 21 June— stability, the displaced persons went back Control Headquarters, Myanmar Police Force The Ministry of Social home. On 17 June, a total of 981 people and Fire Brigade helped them carry properties, Welfare, Relief and from 213 households at Maungtaw 4th transport them, repair their houses, build Resettlement, Rakhine mile rescue camp—205 people from temporary buildings and provide security State government and Thayagon village, 403 from Kanthaya measures. Western Command have (Upper village), 208 from Ngwetaung Local regiment/unit, Border Region been fulfilling the needs village, 63 from Mawrawady and Immigration Inspection Control Headquarters, such as foods, shelters and Magyeegon villages, 148 from local police stations and member of Myanmar health care to refugees at Kanpyinsitha village and 131 from Police Force, continue providing security the relief camps in some Waithali village, and 70 refugees from measures so as to ensure continued peace, townships in Rakhine State. Aungmyaybawdi Alotawpyae monastery stability and security in Maungtaw Relief aids including have returned to their houses. Township.—MNA one set of Water purifier, shelters, clothes, mineral Steven Gerrard focused Crewe expect to produce Gerrard set salt sachets, onions, up Wayne on Italy test more stars potatoes, Mamee instant Rooney’s Nick Powell noodle packages, fried peas, goal in is the latest dried fish were today England’s youngster to brought by Tatmadaw men 1-0 win join a top and members of Myanmar Tatmadawmen unloading aids from truck for over flight club Red Cross Society and Ukraine. from Crewe. firebrigade from Sittway relief camp in Rakhine State. PAGE 14 PAGE 14 Airport to the relief MNA camps.—MNA

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