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Volume XVIII, Number 79 13th Waning of First Waso 1372 ME Friday, 9 July, 2010

Four political objectives * Stability of the State, community peace and tranquillity, Golden deer, star turtles handed prevalence of law and order * National reconsolidation * Emergence of a new enduring State Constitution over to ZPO, Thailand * Building of a new modern developed nation in accord with the new State Constitution Four economic objectives * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round develop- NAY P YI T AW, 8 July—A ceremony to handover Chairman of Thai-Myanmar Friendship As- ment of other sectors of the economy as well * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic system two pairs of golden deer and five pairs of star turtles sociation General Lertrat Ratanavanich spoke words * Development of the economy inviting participation in terms by the Ministry of Forestry to Zoological Park Or- of technical know-how and investments from sources inside of thanks, presented gift to the Minister. Then, those the country and abroad ganization (ZPO, Thailand) took place at Forest present had documentary photo taken. * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in the Department (head office), here, today. It was also attended by departmental heads of hands of the State and the national peoples At the ceremony, Minister for Forestry the Enterprises and Departments under the ministry, Four social objectives * Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire nation U Thein Aung made a speech. rector, deputy directors-general, pro-rectors, direc- * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and preserva- After that, acting Director-General U Aye tors, Second Secretary Mr Roongruk Chanprasert tion and safeguarding of cultural heritage and national Myint Maung of Forest Department handed over character from Thai Embassy, Thai delegation members and * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit documents related to the animals to Director-Gen- guests. * Uplift of health, fitness and education standards of the eral Mr Sophon Dumnui of ZPO, Thailand. MNA entire nation Projects to boost supply of irrigation water Maung Maung Myo (Bago)

Paunglaung Dam near Thitseint Village in Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana Township. Natural resource-rich Myanmar is an agro- based country according to its geographical features and climate patterns. In an endeavour to achieve all-round develop- ment of other sectors of the economy, the government pays considerable attention to dam projects, river water pumping projects and tube-well projects for agricultural purposes. When it comes to dams constructed through- out the Myanmar history, from the times of Myanmar monarchs to 1962, Myanmar saw 69 dams benefiting 853,284 acres of farmlands according to the records. The number of the dams built from 1962 to 1988 is only 69, which irrigate 482,915 acres of farmlands. (See page 8) Kadappana Sluice Gate near Kadappana Village in Kyauktan Township, Yangon Division.

9-7-2010 NL 1 11/7/18, 8:34 PM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 9 July, 2010 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire

Friday, 9 July, 2010 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation Strive for greater progress * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State of border regions * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy As the national people are harmoniously joining hands in undertaking development of the State and ensuring peace and stability as Yangon Command MYANMAR GAZETTE good practice, greater progress of economic Commander meets NAY PYI TAW, 8 July—The State Peace and and social sectors has been made in the entire Development Council has confirmed the nation including border regions. Karatedo athletes appointment of the following heads of service Giving priority to progress of border organizations on expiry of the one-year probationary areas and national races, the government has YANGON, 7 July — commander had given period. spent K 314,530 million on enhancement of Name Department economic, social, education, health and Chairman of Yangon necessary instructions. Division Peace and Accompanied by (a) U Win Myint Director-General transport sectors since 1989. Cottage Industries In the education sector, Basic Education Development Council officials, the commander Commander of Yangon inspected the Department Primary, Middle and High Schools were Ministry of constructed to develop human resources as Command Maj-Gen Win construction of Thiri Myint met Karate-do Mingala New Market in Cooperatives part of implementing the border region (b) U Khin Maung Zaw Director-General development project. Emphasis is being athletes who will Hline Township the represent their command following day. Electric Power placed on health care services by building Department 100 hospitals, 98 dispensaries, 91 rural health in Defence Services An official reported Commander-in-Chief’s to the commander on the Ministry of Electric centers and 200 rural health branches in Power No. 2 addition to 200-bed specialist hospitals. Trophy Tatmadaw progress of tasks at the (Army, Navy and Air) briefing hall of the (c) Dr Than Zaw Myint Director-General Educational opportunities have been Medical Science created for the children from border regions Karatedo Tournament at construction site. the meeting hall of the After viewing the Department who missed chances to pursue education in Ministry of Health successive eras. In this regard, a total of 28 command here on 5 July construction of morning. complexes and the site The State Peace and Development Council has training schools were opened for the national appointed Deputy Principal U Aye Kyaw of youths of border regions. Senior military chosen for the officers, coaches and construction jetty, the Phaunggyi Cooperative College under the Ministry In addition, the national youth technical of Cooperatives as the Principal of the same college training schools and the vocational training sportsmen were present commander attended to at the meeting which the needs.—MNA on probation from the date he assumes charge of his schools for the women are conducting duties.—MNA vocational courses to the national youths and ended after the women from border regions for uplifting their livelihoods. As the government is rendering FM receives Brazilian Ambassador necessary assistance for development of human resources and progress of the border NAY PYI TAW, 8 regions, it is incumbent upon all the national July—Minister for races to work hard to achieve greater Foreign Affairs U Nyan progress. Win received Mr Edgard Telles Ribeiro, Everyday Idioms in Ambassador of the Federative Republic of circulation Brazil to the Union of Myanmar with residence exercises for everyday in Bangkok, at his office dialogues that English here at 5 pm today. learners have difficulty in The discussion using. emphasized further Every language has strengthening of bilateral its own slang and idioms. relations between Some idioms are not Myanmar and Brazil. Political Department of Foreign Affairs Minister U Nyan Win receives reconciled with ordinary Also present on the the MOFA and Ambassador Mr Edgard Telles Ribeiro of grammar points. So, occasion were Director- officials. Federative Republic of Brazil.—MNA English learners are in General U Kyaw Tin of MNA need of knowing the idioms accurately so as to apply them in their UMFCCI meets Thai entrepreneurs in Bangkok YANGON, 8 July— everyday life. Everyday Idioms book Everyday Idioms YANGON, 7 July—The entrepreneurs of Myanmar Food of Asia Fair in Bangkok of Thailand from 30 edited by writer Kyi book is available at Fisheries Department and those of foodstuff industries June to 4 July. Shoon and complied by Wisdom House No. 101, led by General Secretary Dr Maung Maung Lay of They discussed matters related to holding Thai- editorial group of Building No. (1191-1192), Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Myanmar business meetings, tourism industry and Wisdom House is now in Latwe Mindin Street, Commerce and Industry met Thai entrepreneurs led student exchanges. The Myanmar entrepreneurs also circulation. Myittanyunt Ward, by Chairman Mr Santi Vilassakdanont of Thai- held meeting on promotion of cooperation between The book carries Tamway Township (Ph: Myanmar Business Council at the Thai Industrial Thailand and Myanmar at University of Thai Chamber essential idioms with 09-5058533) at the cost of Federation at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center of Commerce. example sentences and K 3000.—MNA of Bangkok after attending the THAIFEX World MNA

9-7-2010 NL 2 11/7/18, 8:34 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 9 July, 2010 3 Two missing after barge capsizes duck boat in Philly The 37 people aboard the six- wheeled duck boat were tossed overboard when the tugboat-pushed barge hit it after it had been adrift for a few minutes with its engine stalled, police said. Most were plucked from the river by other vessels in a frantic rescue operation that happened in full view of Penn’s Landing, just south of the Ben Franklin Bridge. A duck boat crew member is pulled The duck boat, which can travel from the Delaware River after a seamlessly on land and water, had tourist boat carrying 37 people driven into the river on Wednesday overturned when a barge hit it, afternoon and suffered a mechanical leaving two people unaccounted for problem and a small fire, officials Oil coats plants and oil absorbent material are seen as high winds and waves and the extent of injuries unclear said. It was struck about 10 minutes caused the cancellation of clean-up operations on the beach in Port after a frantic rescue effort in later by a barge used to transport Fourchon, Louisiana. A final solution to the oil spill, arguably the biggest Philadelphia on 7 July, 2010. sludge and sank to the bottom of the ever and certainly America’s worst environmental disaster, is not expected river. The Coast Guard said it would INTERNET before mid-August when engineers hope to have completed the drilling of a search through the night for a 16- relief well.—INTERNET PHILADELPHIA, 8 July—Searchers year-old girl and a 20-year-old man plied the murky waters of the believed to have been aboard the duck Delaware River early Thursday for boat. Clean water means healthy two passengers missing from an “Hope is fading, but we’re not amphibious sightseeing boat that was giving up hope completely,” Coast reefs struck by a barge, flipped over and Guard Capt Todd Gatlin said on MELBOURNE, 8 July— a news release. prospects for reefs in a sank. Wednesday night.—Internet Improving the quality of Conversely, corals in changing world, resea- local water boosts the dirtier water became sick rchers said. “Regulation Magnitude 5.9 resistance of coral reefs to and bleached. waste water discharge global climate change, a The study provides from the land will help earthquake Florida Institute of concrete evidence of a coral reefs resist climate hits south Technology ecologist link between envi- change,” van Woesik found. FIT coral reef ronmental health and the said. —Internet California ecologist Robert van L OS ANGELES, 8 Woesik and his student Explosion rocks Herat city July—A moderate quake Dan Wagner showed that measuring 5.9 when waters in the Florida in W Afghanistan magnitude on the Richter Keys warmed during the HERAT, 8 July—An explosion rocked Herat scale shook south last few summers, corals in cleaner waters with city in west Afghanistan Thursday morning, police California on said. Wednesday afternoon, fewer nutrients did well, the Melbourne, Fla, “It was a roadside bomb apparently targeted a and was felt by many police vehicle as a result a police officer was People watch news on televisions at an electronis university said Tuesday in residents from Los injured,” a police officer in Herat city, the capital Angeles to San Diego. shop in Tokyo. Exports have driven the world’s of Herat Province, told Xinhua but declined to be second largest economy’s recovery from recession Iraqi men looks at a There were no identified. but companies have eyed economic woes in destroyed house, immediate reports of He also said that the blast occurred on the road Europe with caution. damage or injuries, targeted in a bomb leading to Herat airport. INTERNET according to the Los attacK in western Meantime, police spokesman in western region Angeles city and county Ramadi, 100km (60 Abdul Rauf Ahmadi said that the director of fire departments. Russia starts final stage of miles) west of police recruitment department was injured in the The quake, which “Vostok 2010” exercises blast.—Xinhua occurred at 2353 GMT Baghdad. A string of VLADIVOSTOK, 8 Saturday. It is the largest attacks against Shiite on Wednesday, was July—The final stage of event of operational and pilgrims in the past centered 13 miles (about the “Vostok 2010” combat training in 2010, 36 people killed, 138 20 kilometres) north of military exercises started according to Russian three days killed 70 wounded in Baghdad blasts Borrego Springs, not far Wedn-esday in the Armed Forces General people in Baghdad, from San Diego, about southeastern city of Nikolai Makarov. security officials said. BAGHDAD, 8 July—The death toll from a string 90 miles (144 of bomb blasts targeting Shiite pilgrims on Khabarovsk, involving Xinhua INTERNET kilometres) south of Los air and land forces, Wednesday in Baghdad rose to 36, while at least Angeles, according to PrimaMedia news 138 others were injured, a local police source told US Geological Survey agency reported. The Xinhua. (USGS). final stage tests mobility Six pilgrims were killed and 30 others injured The quake shook and ability to fulfill any when a roadside bomb went off in Yarmok District buildings across kind of tasks with limited in western Baghdad, the source told Xinhua on Southern California, and number of soldiers. The condition of anonymity, adding nine others were was felt strongly in exercises began in the wounded in another roadside bomb explosion in downtown San Diego. Siberian and Far Eastern Haifa street in central Baghdad. The temblor also rattled regions on 29 June, Earlier, two pilgrims were killed and 31 others buildings in Los involving various injured in a blast in new Baghdad District, Angeles. Russian forces. The first southeastern Baghdad, said the source. Xinhua stage concluded on Xinhua

9-7-2010 NL 3 11/7/18, 8:34 PM 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 9 July, 2010 YouTube launches new video feature Successor of Hayabusa explorer at “Leanback” conceptual stage computer. “There is no need to The successful re-entry of click, search, or browse,” Japanese space probe Hayabusa YouTube said in a blog causes a bright streak in the night post, “Watching sky, near the Woomera rocket YouTube becomes as range in the Australian outback easy as watching TV.” 0n 13 June, 2010. The new feature provides users with video that can XINHUA play immediately as the TOKYO, 8 July— The would still be carried out enough for analysis. users log onto the successor of the by Japan alone, but the He said the homepage of the website, Hayabusa explorer was research would be collection of particles and the video are based still at a conceptual stage, opened. should be cataloged and Chad Hurley (L) and Steve Chen, co-founders of upon the users’ a professor of the Japan The analysis of the then researchers would YouTube, pose in Paris on 19 June, 2007. preferences. XINHUA Aerospace Exploration samples returned was the try to identify which Leanback gets its Agency (JAXA) has first step to the next materials were candi- name from Youtube’s BEIJING, 8 July — to let them experience said. generation of explo- dates of earth origin and YouTube is beginning to the feeling of watching blog post that “(it) is all Junichiro Kawa- ration, he added. which came from the about letting you sit provide users with a new TV on the Internet. guchi, project manager The professor said asteroid it probed. It upgrade called YouTube’s post said back”. It is designed to of the Hayabusa the particles collected would take another “Leanback”, offering that users could watch integrate with the future programme, told Xinhua from the Hayabusa large screen viewing their videos in their own Google TV. on Wednesday that the spacecraft’s sample several months, he said. feature, according to interest and in quality of Xinhua next stage of the project were small, but bigger Xinhua AFP on Thursday. higher definition, and the The new product videos could be on the Early humans ventured farther aims to let users to watch screen as long as the longer time videos and users switch off the north than thought LONDON, 8 July—Ancient man ventured into NASA to launch cyclone northern Europe far earlier than previously thought, settling on England’s east coast more than 800,000 research aircraft years ago, scientists said. LOS ANGELES, 8 July— NASA said on It had been assumed that humans — thought to Wednesday it will launch three aircraft on 15 have emerged from Africa around 1.75 million years August to study tropical cyclones as part of the ago — kept mostly to relatively warm tropical forests, agency’s first major US-based hurricane field steppes and Mediterranean areas as they spread across campaign since 2001. Eurasia. During the mission, dubbed as Genesis and But the discovery of a collection of flint tools Rapid Intensification Processes, or GRIP, these some 135 miles (220 kilometres) northeast of London aircraft will study the creation and rapid shows that quite early on man braved colder climes. intensification of hurricanes, said a statement from Palaeontologist Simon Parfitt shows a newly “What we found really undermines traditional views NASA’s Jet Propulsion Loboratory (JPL). discovered fossil of hyena droppings found in a about how humans spread and reacted to climate Two of the aircraft will carry advanced United Kingdom river deposit, during a press change,” said Simon Parfitt, a University College instruments from the JPL, which is headquarted in conference to reveal the findings at the Royal London researcher. “It just shows how little we know Pasadena, Los Angeles. Institution in London, on 7 July, 2010. about the movement out of Africa.” “This is really going to be a game-changing INTERNET Internet hurricane experiment,” said Ramesh Kakar, GRIP In this file photo taken 21 April, 2010, an AT&T programme scientist. AT&T network glitch limits logo and sign are seen on a window at a company “For the first time, scientists will be able to store in Brunswick, Maine. study these storms and the conditions that produce iPhone 4 upload speeds INTERNET them for up to 20 hours straight. GRIP will provide NEW YORK, 8 July– performance, and that a sustained, continuous look at hurricane behaviour In the latest snag for the all iPhones show the at critical times during their formation and iPhone 4, AT&T Inc. wrong signal strength in evolution.” said on Wednesday that some situations. Dallas- Three NASA satellites will play a key role in a software defect in its based AT&T said on supplying data about tropical cyclones during the field network is limiting data Wednesday that a mission. uploads from the phone software glitch in The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, or in some areas. That network equipment TRMM, managed by both NASA and Japan’s Aerospace means it takes longer for made by Alcatel-Lucent Exploration Agency, will provide rainfall estimates and users to send pictures, is to blame for limiting help pinpoint the locations of “hot towers” or powerhouse video and other content the upload speeds of the thunderstorms in tropical cyclones. from the phone. Apple iPhone 4. AT&T said a The CloudSat spacecraft, developed and Inc.’s new iPhone 4 fix is in the works. managed by JPL, will provide cloud profiles of went on sale in the US Alcatel-Lucent storms, which include altitude, temperatures and and a few other countries spokeswoman Denise rainfall intensity.—Xinhua two weeks ago. Last Panyik-Dale confirmed week, Apple that there’s a software acknowledged that problem in the holding the phone in a company’s cellular base Science certain way might station equipment. reduce its wireless Internet

9-7-2010 NL 4 11/7/18, 8:34 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 9 July, 2010 5 Heart tests add to US radiation dose concerns WASHINGTON, 8 radiation exposure from and stenting — July—Heart imaging cardiac procedures,” said procedures in which thin proce-dures can deliver Dr Jersey Chen of Yale tubes are fished through a significant amount of University School of blood vessels to open radiation to patients, US Medicine, whose study blocked arteries — were researchers said on appears in the Journal of the second biggest Wednesday, urging pati- the American College of contributor to radiation ents and doctors to weigh Cardiology. An exposure, Chen said. the risks against the advanced type of heart More than half of the benefits. They said stress test called heart procedures using nearly one in 10 adults myocardial perfusion radiation were done in under the age of 64 had a imaging, in which the doctor’s own office, heart procedure doctors inject a the team found. involving radiation over radioactive tracer in “Policymakers have a three-year period in patients to test blood been concerned that five major healthcare flow, accounted for 74 there is a rise in physician Farmers harvest Hami melons, a popular cantaloupe in Xinjiang, at Nanhu markets. “For many percent of radiation office imaging and a rise Township in Hami, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, patients in the United exposure from heart in total use of imaging,” on 6 July, 2010. States, there is a scans. Chen said in a telephone substantial cumulative Heart catheterization interview.—Internet XINHUA Health Tip: Protect Relentless heat threatens children from sunburn your health WASHINGTON, 8 July— The record-breaking heat WASHINGTON, 8 July— A child’s delicate skin needs protection from the sun to prevent a painful wave scorching many parts of the United States is burn and skin damage. likely to last through the weekend, taxing people’s The American Academy of Pediatrics offers health and utility companies’ ability to keep the these suggestions to protect children from sunburn: lights and air conditioning and fans up and running. * Sunburn can happen even on a shady day. And humidity, especially along the East Coast, The sun doesn’t have to be shining brightly will rise on Wednesday, only making matters worse, to cause a burn. meteorologists say. Australian police on Thursday were investigating * Use sunscreen with sun protection factor On Tuesday, the heat wave, which has been moving steadily eastward across the country, throttled the mysterious mass poisoning of seven million (SPF) of at least 15. Apply 30 minutes the Atlantic Coast, as temperatures soared past 100 tomato, eggplant and other crops which is before your child heads outdoors, and reapply throughout the day. degrees from Virginia to Massachusetts. Records expected to send prices soaring. * Cover skin with cool, light cotton clothing were set in New York City, where it hit 103, and in INTERNET that covers arms and legs. Philadelphia, where it climbed to 102, according to * Keep your child shaded with a beach news reports. The heat has been taking its toll on Understanding back pain may improve umbrella. Americans from all walks of life. In Massachusetts, management, study suggests * Put a wide-brimmed hat on your child. Lt Gov Tim Murray ended up in the hospital after MALBOURNE, 8 July— August issue of the * Never put a young baby (younger than six participating in several Fourth of July parades over The attitudes, beliefs and journal Pain. months) in direct sunlight. the weekend. And the heat was blamed for the deaths health literacy of people The study included * Try to keep your child out of the sun of a 92-year-old Philadelphia woman whose body with chronic low back 56 adults with LBP and between 10 am and 4 pm, when the sun is was found on Monday and a homeless woman in pain influence how they 61 adults with no history strongest. suburban Detroit, the Associated Press reported. manage their pain, of back pain. Internet Internet Australian researchers They provided report. information about Could hot weather affect results of Health literacy is the severity of back pain, a colorectal cancer test? ability to find, LBP-related disability, WASHINGTON, 8 colorectal cancer, understand and use fear avoidance, beliefs July— An according to the report health information. Low about LBP, and pain immunochemical test published in the 6 July levels of health literacy catastrophizing (the used to detect signs of online edition of Gut. are associated with poor tendency to have a colorectal cancer is less Cancers of the colon outcomes in many fixation about pain and accurate when done in the or rectum generally have a chronic conditions, but feel unable to cope with summer than in cooler good prognosis when this relationship has not it). times of the year, Italian caught early, and the most been studied previously Internet researchers report. common, non-invasive in people with low back A woman writes down her wish on a piece of Although the parti- way to detect it is a pain (LBP), according to Chinese dentists have paper and hangs it to a tree in Zojoji Temple, cular brand of test used in procedure known as the background infor- urged fast food chains the study — the OC- fecal occult blood test, or mation about the study, to drop over-sized Tokyo, Japan, on 7 July, 2010, the day of Hemodia test — is not used FOBT, which looks for which appears in the Tanabata Festival. —XINHUA hamburgers from their in the United States, the blood hidden in the stool. menus following a findings are of interest to In Italy — unlike the growing number of jaw US researchers because United States — the immuno-chemical fecal conventional procedure is injury cases, a report Health occult blood tests are an immunochemical fecal said on Thursday. gradually replacing the occult blood test. INTERNET conven-tional stool test for Internet

9-7-2010 NL 5 11/7/18, 8:34 PM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 9 July, 2010 Eurozone economy grows modestly on strong exports BRUSSELS, 8 July— eurozone economy rose debt crisis. The Eurozone economy 0.6 percent, after In the first quarter of grew modestly in the shrinking 2.1 percent in 2010, positive growth in first quarter of this year the fourth quarter of last the eurozone was thanks to strong exports, year. attributable to strong the European Union The economic exports, which incr- (EU)’s statistics office recovery in the eurozone eased 2.1 percent quarter Eurostat reported on was rather weak if on quarter. But Wednesday. compared with the household consumption The combined United States and Japan, expenditure decreased economy of the 16 EU whose growth rates were 0.1 prcent and nations that use the euro 0.7 percent and 1.2 investments fell 1.2 grew by 0.2 percent in percent respectively in percent. the first three months, the first quarter. The EU economy Eurostat said, confi- There was rising also grew 0.2 percent on rming previous est- concern that the a quarterly basis and 0.5 imates. European economy may percent on a yearly basis In comparison with plunge into a double-dip in the first three months the same quarter of the recession amid a of this year. Traders work at their desks in front of the the DAX board at the Frankfurt previous year, the worsening sovereign Xinhua stock exchange on 5 July, 2010.—INTERNET Sky-high IMF forecasts strong apartment A factory worker growth for Australian deals raise assembles engine economy eyebrows in parts in Toyota BRISBANE, 8 July— Treasurer and Deputy Prime HK city, Aichi Minister Wayne Swan said on Thursday the BEIJING, 8 July—As the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) predicts rest of the world smarted prefecture. Australia will be the strongest growing advanced from the global financial economy has come on top of “stunning” job figures. INTERNET crisis, it seemed that The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics showed boisterous Hong Kong had the jobless rate was 5.1 percent in June, as the number landed a blockbuster of people employed grew by a much larger than property deal. In October, McDonald mum on additives expected 45,900. Hend-erson Land Devel- BEIJING, 8 July— operation also failed to well as dimethylpoly- “Today we had a stunning set of figures,” Swan opment Co signed McDonald’s Corp on rule out the possibility siloxane, an anti-foaming told reporters. agreements to sell 25 units Wednesday declined to that the two ingredients agent. “We have created 350,000 additional jobs over at a luxury apartment release the exact amount could be found in other The fast food chain the past year. That is a very good outcome for the Australian economy when there has been very difficult building with an expansive of two food additives items listed on its menu said the amount of its two circumstances elsewhere. view of the city’s harbour - contained in its Chicken in China. The State Food additives, also found in “Compare this to what is happening to other including a 572-square- McNuggets sold in China and Drug Admin- McNuggets in China, is countries with unemployment rates of 9 percent in the - chemicals that, if taken istration said on Tuesday within the limits of metre five-bedroom duplex United States and elsewhere in Europe.” in excess, may cause it had launched a China’s national standard with a whopping price tag Swan said the IMF’s forecast that Australia would nausea or vomiting. nationwide inspection on and poses no risk to of nearly US$57 million. consumers’ health. be the best performing advanced economy meant The Chinese McDonald’s Chicken Xinhua continuing low unemployment and stronger jobs McNuggets after a recent The food admin- growth. CNN investigation found istration said it will release the inspection He added the strong growth would allow the that McDonald’s all- government to fund vital reforms, including health white meat Chicken results later and called on domestic catering reforms. McNuggets sold in the Xinhua United States contains the providers to use additives preservative tBHQ, a strictly acc-ording to petroleum-based tertiary national limits. butylhydro-quinone, as Xinhua Japan’s core machinery orders fall 9.1% in May TOKYO, 8 July—Japan’s machinery orders fell 9.1 Longshoremen load a container vessel at Osaka percent in May from a month earlier, the Cabinet port in western Japan. The country’s current Office said in a report on Thursday. account surplus in May shrank for the first time in Core machinery orders, excluding shipbuilders 10 months, hit by slower export growth and a drop and electric power companies, in the recording month in income on overseas investments, the finance totalled 693 billion yen (7. 9 billion US dollars) and Tradesmen erect a roof on a new house in the ministry has said.—INTERNET marked the first decline in three months. The figure has been closely watched as indicator mining town of Karratha in the north of Western of future business investment. However, the average Australia. New data on unemployment in forecast among economists for core machinery orders Australia, seen as renewed proof of the country’s Business in May was 2.5 percent fall. resilience in the face of global economic turmoil, Xinhua has pushed the dollar higher.—INTERNET

9-7-2010 NL 6 11/7/18, 8:34 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 9 July, 2010 7 Information Minister visits staff helping green Mother Earth

NAY PYI TAW, 8 at the tree planting cer- ister viewed thriving July—Minister for In- emony of Nay Pyi Taw teak, Eucalyptus and formation U Kyaw Hsan Printing Plant in Nay Pyi Mezali plantations in the planted saplings at the Taw Tatkon and so did compound of Nay Pyi 2010 rainy season tree Managing Director U Taw Daily, nurseries and planting ceremonies at Aung Nyein of PPE and greening task of the daily Nay Pyi Taw Printing Managing Director U and left necessary in- Plant of Printing and Soe Win of NPE. structions. Publishing Enterprise At a similar cer- Likewise, the 2010 and Nay Pyi Taw Daily emony of Nay Pyi Taw rainy season tree sapling of News and Periodicals Daily of NPE, the minis- ceremonies took place at Enterprise under the ter planted a star-flower the Ministry of Informa- Ministry of Information sapling. The managing tion in Nay Pyi Taw and in Nay Pyi Taw Tatkon directors of PPE and NPE Myanma Radio and Tel- this morning and viewed also cultivated gum-kino evision in Nay Pyi Taw participation of staff in plants. Tatkon. These ceremo- planting saplings. The minister nies were attended by Also present on looked into participation service personnel. the occasions were de- of staff in growing of Today’s cere- partmental heads, offi- mango saplings and monies saw staff of de- cials and staff of depart- weeding the plantations. partments and enter- ments and enterprises. He cordially conversed prises planting 238 Information Minister U Kyaw Hsan plants a star-flower sapling in The minister with employees. mango and other peren- monsoon tree planting ceremony of Nay Pyi Taw Daily of NPE in planted a mango sapling After that, the min- nial trees and 2570 Nay Pyi Taw Tatkon.—MNA Information windbreaker trees, total- Minister U ling 2808. Kyaw Hsan Plans are being views made for greening of the planting of environs this rainy sea- saplings by son. So far, a total of 3403 mango and perennial trees staff at and 24,350 windbreaker Nay Pyi trees, totalling 27753 Taw Daily have been grown. The de- of NPE in partments and enterprises Nay Pyi will grow more saplings Taw Tatkon. in the coming. MNA MNA

Minister for Forestry U Thein Aung addresses the handing over ceremony of two pairs of golden deer and five pairs of star turtles to ZPO, Thailand. (News on page 1)

MNA Database Application Development Chinese eye specialists give Talks on reproductive health given in Sagaing Div Course for computer worms free treatment in Yesagyo YANGON, 8 July— of Oracle Database Server NAY PYI TAW, 8 Thein of Division Maternal Aiming to turn out well and Microsoft SQL Server NAY P YI TAW, 8 July— people with eye complaints July—Organized by and Child Welfare qualified database 2008 software. Six Chinese optometrists in Yesagyo Township at Maternal and Child Welfare Supervisory Committee applications developers Anyone who has basic and 35 nurses led by Dr Yesagyo Township Association of Myinmu explained purpose of and database skills of DBMS and SQL Yujiomin (Xian San Eye People’s Hospital from 2 Township, Sagaing holding the talk. administrators, Myanmar language may attend the Hospital) of the Bright to 5 July. Division, talks on Chairperson Daw Thin Thin Professionals Education course. For more Mission with the During its tour, the team promoting community- Kyaing of Township Centre (MPEC) will information, contact sponsorship of Chinese performed operations on based reproductive health MCWA gave talks on conduct Database Myanmar Professionals Monk Venerable Xokaisin 200 people suffering from of the same aged groups reproductive health of the Applications Develop- Education Centre (MPEC), and Monk Venerable cataract and provided them took place at Township youths and Township ment Course. Room No. 804/B, Dagon Gomin of the People’s with a pair of sunglasses, Peace and Development medical officer Dr Myo At the course, structure Centre, Myaynigon, Republic of China and U one torch, tablets, eye drop, Council Office yesterday. Than, on works done for and operating of Database Sangyoung Township, Win Pe gave free medical and 3000 kyats each. At the ceremony, reproductive health. Management Systems will Yangon (Ph: check-up to 2800 local MNA Chairperson Daw Mar Mar MNA be conducted with the use 73066278).—MNA

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Monechaung Dam in Sedoktara Township benefits 108,000 acres of farmlands. Projects to boost supply… Mon State; six in Rakhine small irrigation facilities 26.1 million. In the time Now, paddy output is State; 19 in Yangon Divi- by damming creeks and of the ruling government, more than 1560 million (from page 1) output due to the fact that sion; six in Shan State; canals and sinking arte- 11.5 million acres of the baskets, up from more In 1988, paddy fields were not suc- and nine in Ayeyawady sian wells benefit 184,570 fallow lands have been than 630 million baskets. Myanmar’s total sown cessful. That meant farm- Division, numbering 232, acres of farmlands that are reclaimed. So, vacant Food sufficiency has acreage stood at only ers could use single paddy- thus adding to the total outside the reach of canals lands stand at only 14.6 improved from 102 per over 23.8 million, and cropping pattern even if it sown acreage of irrigated of large dams. Dams, million acres. cent to 173 per cent, thus vacant lands amounted rained normal the whole farmlands to 2,827,076. sluice gates, and under- Regarding paddy showing a significant to 26.1 million acres. At monsoon. The government ground water utilizing sta- cultivation, monsoon increase by 71 per cent. that time, the paddy sown Nonetheless, some launched 21 special tions means more than 3.8 paddy sown acreage has Over 26,000 acres acreage was only 11.8 regions yearly encoun- projects and river pump- million additional acres of increased from only more of farmlands have million, meaning land tered floods owing to tor- ing projects in the regions lands can be put under than 11.8 million to more emerged as a result of utilization was not satis- rential rains. So, low-ly- where it is not possible to crops. than 17 million. And sum- reclaiming vacant lands factory and the paddy ing areas were designated construct dams. So far, it In comparison with mer paddy sown acreage in the time of the gov- output remained un- there and paddy could be has set up 131 river water the conditions in 1988, the is now more than 900,000. ernment. changed: just over 630 cultivated only after the pumping stations that ben- nation has got a superb That indicates the paddy The government million baskets. rainy season. So, growing efit 351,830 acres and 191 return on the efforts it has sown acreage has risen by is not complacent about Up to 1988, the paddy was not as success- diesel-fired river water made to improve the agri- six million. the present development number of irrigation fa- ful as it should be. So, in pumping stations that ben- cultural sector. The acreage of irri- momentum in the dam cilities was only 138, the the years when water sup- efit 115,198 acres of farm- During the same gated farmlands has projects. Now, 26 dams majority of which were ply was not sufficient, the lands. period, the nation’s total grown from 1.3 million to are being constructed small ones. At that time, paddy output might fall From 1988 to date, sown acreage has surged 3.8 million, accounting for across the nation: one in river water pumping for by about 50 per cent. the government has built from over 23.8 million to over two million. Shwegu, Kachin State; agricultural purpose was On the ground of five river water pumping over 53.1 million, ac- The acreage of one in Hlinebwe, Kayin only in the dream world. that fact, the government stations in Kachin State; counting for over 29.3 farmlands with multiple- State; six in Kalay, In consequences, irri- has been a large number three in Kayah; six in million. cropping patterns has Ayadaw, Budalin and gated farmlands totalled of dams, sluice gates, river Kayin State; 55 in Sagaing Previously, the jumped to nearly 20 mil- Kanbalu in Sagaing only 1.3 million acres. water pumping stations Division; 11 in Taninthayi acreage of virgin lands was lion from 3.8 million. (See page 9) So, the govern- and tube-wells in order Division; 56 in Bago Di- ment is trying to boost that crops including paddy vision; 51 in Magway Di- production of rice and can be grown all year vision; 75 in Mandalay other crops and seeking round. Division; five in Mon all possible ways for sup- To achieve its goal, State; four in Rakhine ply of adequate irriga- the government uses a State; 23 in Yangon Divi- tion water with the aim variety of means such as sion; four in Shan State; of ensuring domestic building dams, pumping and 24 in Ayeyawady Di- food safety, raising water from underground vision, totaling 322 that State’s income by ex- and sinking tube-wells. bring the total sown acre- porting agricultural sur- From 1988 on- age of irrigated farmlands pluses, and improving wards, the government has across the nation to the living conditions for constructed two irrigation 467,028. local people. facilities in Kayah State; From 1988 to date, Long ago, rainwa- one in Kayin State; one in the government has sunk ter was only means of Chin State; 26 in Sagaing 2979 low tube-wells and water supply for agricul- Division; one in 5033 deep tube-wells, ture. In some years, it Taninthayi Division; 48 in totaling 8012 that benefit rained far less than it used Bago Division; 47 in 98,335 acres of arable to be in late monsoon, so Magway Division; 55 in lands. Dahseik River Water Pumping Station in Dahseik Village, Langkho there was a fall in paddy Mandalay Division; 11 in Similarly, building Township, Shan State (South).

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Buthidaung, Maungtaw and Kyauktaw in Rakhine Division; and Yenwe Dam in Kyaukdaga Township, Projects to boost supply… State; 10 in Momeik, Monghsat, Kengtung, Lashio, Khabaung Dam in Ottwin Township, Taungnyo Dam (from page 8) Nawnghkio, Tachilek and Langkho in Shan State; and in Nattalin Township, Thonze Dam in Thayawady Division; one in Taninthayi Division; three in Pyu, four in Laymyethna, Kyangin and Yekyi in Ayeyawady Township, and Wegyi Dam in Paungde Township in Bago and Waw in Bago Division; five in Pwintbyu, Division. On completion, they are expected to be able Bago Division. Gangaw, Sedoktara and Myaing in Magway Divi- to benefit 357,380 acres of arable lands. To construct a dam calls for huge funds, mas- sion; five in Madaya, Pyinmana, PyinOoLwin and Of the dams, Thaphanseik Dam in Kyunhla sive labour, and heavy machinery plus skills of Sandwin in Mandalay Division; one in Kyaik, Mon Township, Sagaing Division, put into service on 17 national engineers. Now, the whole nation has wit- State; two in Ywangan and Yaksawk in Shan State; April 2010 is the largest of its kind in Myanmar, and nessed clusters of dams. and one in Ingapu, Ayeyawady Division. On com- the longest of its kind in the South East Asia. The Dams increase paddy sown acreage, and that pletion, those projects will be able to benefit dam, also known as the small inland sea, is 108 feet can ensure local food sufficiency.

Kandaunt Dam near Kandaunt Village, Pale Township, Sagaing Division.

1,236,890 acres of farmlands. high and over four miles long, and it irrigates over The silt in the water pumped from a river One hundred more irrigation facilities are on 500,000 acres of farmlands. gradually forms and makes farmlands more fertile. target as part of the future plan. In this regard, Other largest dams in Myanmar are Kindah So, paddy can be grown in such farmlands both in feasibility study is being conducted, and the find- Dam in Kyaukse Township, Mandalay Division, Kindat monsoon and in summer. It is therefore required to ings are being submitted to the special project. Dam in Kyunhla Township, Sagaing Division; Zawgyi work harder than ever in order to double paddy Of the 100 projects, three in Kyaikto, Thaton Dam in Yaksawk Township, Shan State (South); output for greater export. and Bilin in Mon State; four in Taungtha, Yamethin, Monechaung Dam in Sedoktara Township, Magway (See page 10)

Ma Mya Dam seen with its control tower in Myanaung Township.

Kyaukse and Madaya in Mandalay Division; four in Wuntho, Kanbalu, Mawlaik and Babayin in Sagaing Division; one in Gangaw, Magway Division; and one in Yekyi, Ayeyawady Division will have first priority. On completion, those 13 projects will be able to benefit some 38,000 acres of farmlands. The remaining 87 are two in Myitkyina and Mohnyin, Kachin State; two in Kya-in Seikkyi and Thandaung in Kayin State; two in Haka, Chin State; nine in Kalay, KhinU, Ayadaw, Daze and Htigyaing in Sagaing Division; two in Yebyu and Dawei in Taninthayi Division; nine in Kyaukkyi, Ottwin, Toungoo, Thegon, Bago and Paukkhaung in Bago Division; nine in Gangaw, Htilin, Myothit, Pwintbyu, Saw, Pauk and Myothit in Magway Division; six in Taungtha, Tatkon, Thabeikkyin and Patheingyi in Mandalay Division; 20 in Thanbyuzayat, Mudon, Chaungzon, Thaton and Bilin in Mon State; 12 in Despite being an arid region, Sagaing Division can now grow summer and monsoon paddy due Thandwe, Taungup, MraukU, Minbya, Rambye, to river water pumping stations.

9-7-2010 NL 9 11/7/18, 8:34 PM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 9 July, 2010 CPT Ministry holds tree-planting ceremony SWRR Minister receives Special

NAY PYI TAW, 8 Envoy to ASEAN Secretary-General July—The Ministry of NAY PYI TAW, 8 July—Minister for Social Communications, Posts Welfare, Relief and Resettlement U Maung Maung and Telegraphs organized Swe received Special Envoy to the ASEAN Secretary- the monsoon tree-plant- General Dr William Sabandar of the Coordination ing ceremonies (2010) Office For the ASEAN Humanitarian Task Force at along with the releasing the Ministry here this morning. of fingerlings at its office Also present at the call were Deputy Minister U compound, Nay Pyi Taw General Post Office and Kyaw Myint, Directors-General from departments Nay Pyi Taw Exchange and officials.—MNA this morning. SEA Basketball Tournament goes on Minister U Thein Zaw and wife Daw Mu YANGON, 8 July—The 7th SEA U-18 Men’s Mu Win and Deputy Min- Basketball Tournament continued at the National In- ister U Thein Tun planted door Stadium-1 in Thuwunna, here, this morning. Sal saplings. Heads of de- Singapore beat Myanmar 78-70; Thailand ham- partment planted wife, the deputy minister Similar ceremonies Minister for Communi- mered Malaysia 75-68 and the Philippines trounced shwethabye saplings. The and party set free also took place at Nay cations, Posts and Laos 133-30. minister viewed the proc- fingerlings of various Pyi Taw General Post Telegraphs U Thein For tomorrow’s event, the matches have been ess of planting saplings. species into the dam of Office and Nay Pyi Taw Zaw and wife plant an scheduled as Singapore vs Laos; Myanmar vs Malay- The minister and the ministry. Exchange.—MNA Sal sapling.—MNA sia; and the Philippines vs Thailand.—MNA

ThanUchauk Dam in Kyaukhtu Township, Gangaw District, Magway District. Projects to boost supply… acres, summer paddy in production and export of On the top of that, cultural purposes. With over 900,000 acres, ex- beans and pulses, edible per capita income of a view to stepping up (from page 9) Head of State which was ercising multiple-crop- oil crops and crops for farmers is growing rap- utilization of water Due to the firm formed in the national ping pattern in nearly 20 industrial raw materials. idly and socio-economic sources for agriculture, stand, correct concept, interest, bridges are be- million acres, and pro- Over a couple of decades life of local people is the government is now effective encouragement ing constructed at the rate ducing 1560 million bas- into the rule of the present improving dramatically in pursuance of diverse and hard work of the of one a month, and dams kets of paddy, Myanmar government, Myanmar thanks to the substantial means such as construct- government, summer at the rate of 12 a year. As stands as the granary of has become one of the increase in outputs of ing new dams, storing paddy cultivation has fruits, many new dams, Asia with her head held largest rice producing crops. The benevolent water that flows in wa- been successful. villages and towns have high. The sown acreage countries as well as the attitude of the govern- tershed areas, rebuilding Under the supervi- been put on the map of of beans and pulses is also leading country in pro- ment towards the people dams to increase their sion of the Special Myanmar. growing remarkably. ducing beans and pulses has led to supply of suffi- water storage capability, Projects Implementation Growing monsoon So, the nation has in ASEAN region. The cient water for monsoon draining water from riv- Committee led by the paddy in over 17 million seen a sharp increase in fruitful result is largely and summer paddy fields. ers and creeks into natu- due to the farsightedness The water flowing in ral lakes while they are Progress of irrigated farmlands in time of of the government to en- the rivers and creeks in floods, pumping wa- sure food safety of the throughout the nation is ter from rivers and Tatmadaw government nation’s population of 870 million acre feet, but creeks, and tapping un- From Myanmar over 100 million in fu- only six per cent of that derground water. Subject Unit 2010 Progress monarchs to 1988 ture. can be utilized for agri- Translation: MS

Dams Dams under construction in States and Divisions - Constructed - 138 370 232 Sr Location Qty Benefited acre Acre feet Megawatt - Under construction - - 26 26 Benefited area Acre 1336199 4163275 2827076 1 Kachin 1 5000 22586 - River water pumping 2 Kayin 1 3000 36000 - stations 3 Sagaing 6 1064550 27550809 1584 - Constructed - - 322 322 4 Taninthayi 1 3200 220780 5 Benefited area Acre - 467028 467028 5 Bago 3 117000 848530 40 Tube-well - - 8012 8012 6 Magway 5 12840 2474971 306 - Benefited area Acre - 98335 98335 7 Mandalay 5 6400 603800 60.30 - To be sunk - - 41 41 8 Mon 1 - 16800 - Benefited area Acre - 262781 262781 9 Shan 2 - 704900 36 Small dams 10 Ayeyawady 1 25000 148800 5 Benefited area Acre - 184570 184570 Total 26 1236990 32627976 2036.30

9-7-2010 NL 10 11/7/18, 8:34 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 9 July, 2010 11 Cuba installs Chinese-made At least 12 firefighters 400-year-old seismological equipment injured in New York blaze ancient fort HAVANA, 8 July— which would allow Cuba stations and two tells story With the help of Chinese to monitor and respond telemetry stations will BEIJING, 8 July— speicalists, Cuba has to earthquakes world- receive these During China’s ongoing installed various wide. equipment, Palau said. Third National Census on seismological equip- The equipment The equipment will Antiques and Relics, an ment donated by China, include highly allow the Cuban seismic ancient fort in central said an official on sensitive seis- network to be linked to Hunan Province was Wednesday. mometers, acceler- the Central Station in dated back to the Ming Raul Palau, deputy ometers, radio real time for the first dynasty. The signi- director for technology facilities for voice time, displaying all the ficance of the discovery at the National commu-nication and earthquake traces at the is that it will greatly help Geodynamic Obser- mobile stations for time of occurrence and Firefighters withdraw from a blaze in Queens experts on the research vatory, said the donation quake engineering reduc-ing response time, Borough in New York, the United States, 7 July, of China’s ancient is part of a Havana- studies. he added. patriarchal system. Local 2010. —XINHUA Beijing agree-ment Seven broadband Xinhua villagers call the fort NEW YORK, 8 July— At least 12 firefighters “arrow tower.” It’s been Colombia captures 16 drug were injured on Wednesday in a blaze in New standing here under the York due to severe heat. The fire began around foot of the famous traffickers 10:20 am local time and lasted more than two Hengshan Mountain for BOGOTA, 8 July— The wanted drug traffickers. detainees could increase hours on the top floor of an apartment building in four centuries. Made with Colombian police on “Together with the to 23. Among those Rego Park, Queens, according to a New York City grey bricks, the tower is Wednesday captured at Prosecutor’s Office, we arrested was Carlos Fire Department official. About 200 firefighters some 11 metres tall and least 16 members of a drug have conducted more than Alberto Rincon, one of helped put out the blaze, and 12 received minor about 13 metres long. trafficking cartel led by 30 raids in Bogota and Barrera’s partners. injuries that were mostly heat-related, according Arrow portholes are the man commonly other regions of the The authorities said to local media. Two firefighters with heat positioned on the walls known as “El Loco” country, where we Barrera is responsible for exhaustion and one with burns to the neck were for defence. An arched Barrera in different captured more than 16 trafficking tons of cocaine sent to local hospitals. doorway is opened on the regions of the country. people related to El Loco monthly to Central The American Red Cross let more than 100 western wall leading to Local and US Barrera,” police sources America, Europe and the displaced residents into a nearby relief center for the inside of the three- authorities consider told Xinhua. The sources United States. air conditioning and other supplies. storied tower. Barrera one of the most added that the number of Xinhua Xinhua Xinhua Ocean voyage documents UFO disrupts air traffic Treehotel to open in deep-sea life in east China Sweden An unidentified flying object disrupted air traffic An international over Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang team of marine scientists Province, late Wednesday, the municipal government also saw an abundance said on Thursday. of species once Xiaoshan Airport was closed after the UFO was considered rare and detected at around 9 pm and some flights were rerouted found diversity in to airports in Ningbo and Wuxi cities, said an airport habitat and marine life spokesman. in locations a few miles The airport had resumed operations and more apart as they studied details would be revealed after an investigation, he animals living the mid- said. A purple Enteropneust Atlantic Ocean ridge, the Census of Marine worm: Scientists have Many simply don’t Child’s play looks to Treehotel - located Life said on Tuesday in just uncovered some be serious business for in a place called Harads a release. understand grammar oddly-shaped, brightly- some Swedish hotel- - will consist of four The six-week A number of native English speakers are unable operators. Tree-houses rooms when it opens on coloured or even exploration is part of the to understand basic sentences such as, “The soldier designed as world-class 17 July - each with their transparent creatures Census of Marine Life, was hit by the sailor,” British researchers say. hotel rooms are being own distinct character. at the bottom of the a global network of The finding challenges linguistics professor constructed there in a The cabin is nearing Atlantic Ocean during researchers engaged in Noam Chomsky’s theory of universal grammar, bid to attract travellers completion, and is a 10-year scientific that all children learn language equally well and a groundbreaking who want to be closer to already up in the forest. initiative to assess and therefore there must be an underlying common study. More than 10 nature. And the cube, explain the diversity, structure to all languages that is somehow “hard- new marine species In a remote village which is the room that distribution and wired” into the brain. in northern Sweden, a has garnered the most have been found. abundance of life in the Dr Ewa Dabrowska of the University of lofty new hotel attention. oceans and will publish Northumbria and research student James Street concept which aims to It will be attached its first enumeration this tested a range of adults, some post-graduate students, elevate the simple to a single tree. year in London. and others who left high-school at age 16. The treehouse into a world- Four metres high During more than researchers asked the study subjects to identify the Deep-sea moun- class destination for and four metres wide, 300 hours of dives with meaning of a number of simple active and passive tain ridges and abysses sentences. design conscious the walls are made with a remotely operated teem with marine life, Many who left high school early made mistakes travellers. a mirrored glass. vehicle, researchers forcing scientists to and some did not perform any better than if they had change their view about surveyed plains, cliffs guessed, the study says. However, those who left life way below the and slopes of the school early were given instruction after the tests, surface, a Scottish mountain range bi- and they were able to learn the constructions very News Album scientist said. secting the Atlantic. quickly, Dabrowska says.

9-7-2010 NL 11 11/7/18, 8:34 PM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 9 July, 2010 CLAIMS DAY NOTICE MV KOTA TAMPAN VOY NO (333) Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA TAMPAN VOY NO (333) are hereby notified that the vessel will be arriving on 9.7.2010 and cargo will be discharged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo from the Vessel. No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Claims Day. SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINER LINES Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 CLAIMS DAY NOTICE MV DALIA ROJA VOY NO (113) Consignees of cargo carried on MV DALIA ROJA VOY NO (113) are hereby notified that the vessel will Fault disrupts be arriving on 9.7.2010 and cargo will be discharged into the premises of S.P.W (1) where it will lie at the Seacom consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws internet cable and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to East Africa to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now LONDON, 8 July—An declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo from the Vessel. undersea cable that No claims against this vessel will be admitted after brought high-speed net the Claims Day. access to East Africa for the first time has been hit SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT by a fault, knocking many MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY in the region offline. AGENT FOR: EASTERN CAR LINER The owners of the SINGAPORE PTE LTD Phone No: 256924/256914 Seacom cable said the ex- act cause of the fault was CRU climate scientists “still being investigated”, but was thought to origi- ‘did not withold data’ nate off the Kenyan coast. LONDON, 8 July—Climate scientists at a top UK The cable, finished in research unit have emerged from an inquiry with their 2009, connects South Af- reputations for honesty intact but with a lack of open- rica, Tanzania, Kenya, ness criticised. Uganda and Mozambique The Independent Climate Change Email Review to Europe and Asia. was set up by the University of East Anglia (UEA) Seacom said it has after more than 1,000 e-mails were hacked from its “initiated emergency re- servers. pairs”, which may take Climate “sceptics” claimed the e-mails showed that eight days. UEA scientists manipulated and suppressed key Internet climate data. But these accusations are largely dismissed by the NASA space shuttle firm to cut 1,000 jobs report. LONDON, 8 July—The The review found nothing in the e-mails to under- The last mine Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change US’s leading space con- tractor is to cut the jobs of NASA (IPCC) reports.—Internet more than 1,000 of the space Italy drivers hit coin ‘jackpot’ after lorry accident world’s leading scientists mission and technicians after is LONDON, 8 July—Motorists in south- coins on a motorway. NASA ended its space expected ern Italy must have thought they had hit A security lorry carrying some two shuttle programme. to be the jackpot after spotting piles of euro million euros (£1.66m; $2.5m) in one United Space Alliance, in and two-euro coins overturned near which manages the shut- 2011. Foggia. tle fleet and handles The lorry’s rear door popped open, INTERNET NASA’s International shedding the precious cargo. Space Station, said most workforce, with more cuts Before the police arrived, some driv- editor of space specialist jobs would go in Florida expected. ers stopped their cars and made off with website NASA Watch, and Texas. “People being laid off at least 10,000 euros. told the BBC World Serv- Two shuttle missions now is just the beginning. Police later closed the motorway to ice. remain, which are sched- Many more thousands try to recover the money. The incident United Space Alliance uled to be completed by will be laid of as the shut- made the front page of many Italian is a joint venture between 2011. The job cuts repre- tle programme is wound Police closed the motorway to try to newspapers. Boeing and Lockheed collect the coins.—INTERNET Internet sent about 15% of the down,” Keith Cowing, the Martin.—Internet

9-7-2010 NL 12 11/7/18, 8:34 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 9 July, 2010 13 “Let the Bullets Fly” in soccer Ringo celebrates birthday field with ‘Peace’ salute in NYC

NEW YORK, 8 July—With a little help from his Ringo Starr th “Let the Bullets friends, Ringo Starr celebrated his 70 birthday in New York with a global “Peace and Love” moment. Fly” actor Ge Starr led the salute on Wednesday in Times Square You is featured to throngs of spectators looking to catch a glimpse of the legendary Beatle. He told the crowd that being in in a World New York was a “magical moment in 1964, and it’s Cup-themed still a magical moment.” Earlier, Starr was honored at the Hard Rock Cafe cartoon with a cake and a chorus of “Happy Birthday.” He image. waited patiently for staff to bring a cake knife so he XINHUA could cut his own cake, as is tradition in Liverpool. Starr wants people from every part of the globe to say “Peace and Love” at noon everyday by word, e-mail or any form of communication. Internet BEIJING, 8 July—What’s the similarity between the 2010 World Cup semifinalist Spain and the Chinese movie “Let the Bullets Fly”? Both of their A model presents 3-D Titanic to be released in squads are making a splash. a creation at Amidst the ongoing World Cup fever, “Let the “Hong Kong April 2012 Bullets Fly” producers have released a series of Fashion: on BEIJING, 8 July—The 3-D version of 1997 Oscar- photos featuring football-playing cartoon images of Parade” under a winning film “Titanic” directed by James Cameron the movie’s 11 lead actors, each echoing a player in carnival theme is slated for release in 2012 to mark the 100th the Spanish team. during the Hong anniversary of the ship’s sinking, according to media Jiang Wen, the movie’s director who is also Kong Fashion reports on Wednesday. among the cast, is compared to captain and goalkeeper Week for Spring/ The RMS “Titanic”, which set off on her maiden Iker Casillas. “They are both talented leaders,” says Summer 2010 in voyage from Southampton, England, on 10 April, a Press release for the movie. Hong Kong, 1912, sank on 14 April, 1912 after hitting an iceberg. Chow Yun-Fat, the biggest star in the cast, draws south China, on 7 comparison to midfielder Xavi Hernandez. “Chow to July, 2010. the movie is like Xavi to Spain,” the Press release XINHUA says. Poster The cartoons also juxtapose actor Ge You to midfielder Sergio Busquets, and Chen Kun to forward Lady Gaga blamed for of Fernando Torres. eye-endangering contact lens trend The male-dominated “Let the Bullets Fly” is “Titanic”. billed as a Chinese equivalent to “Ocean’s Eleven”. BEIJING, 8 July—Lady Gaga is recently blamed for The action-comedy revolves around a gang in the partially inspiring a trend of eye-endangering contact XINHUA early 20th century. Its star-heavy lineup led by Jiang lens, according to media reports on Wednesday. Wen, Chow Yun-Fat, and Ge You has been attracting The contact lenses can create the “large doe- intense media coverage. The movie is set for release eyes” as the singer showed in her “Bad Romance” later this year.—Xinhua video. They are selling fast on the Internet but In the film, the lone survivor of the accident, a illegal in the United States and not FDA 100-year-old woman named Rose DeWitt Bukator, “Shrek 4” postpones Chinese approved. narrates the story from departure of the ship until the mainland opening for These lenses cover not only the cornea, like a sinking of the Titanic. Gloria Stuart, who played regular contact, but also the surrounding area. Every older Rose in the film, celebrated her 100th birthday “Aftershock” area they cover is deprived of oxygen. on Sunday. BEIJING, 8 July— opening until 16 August, Users of these lenses can potentially get a serious Xinhua DreamWorks’ anima- Sina.com.cn reports. bacterial infection or lose their eyesight. tion, “Shrek Forever “Shrek 4” has made “You could develop chronic dry eye, you can After”, the fourth big profits since its global develop scars on the cornea, and you can develop A model installment of the release this May. It was visualization of the cornea,” Dr Majid Moshir far from presents a “Shrek” film series, has originally set to show on the Moran Eye Centre said. creation announced a delay to its the Chinese mainland on Xinhua during MA Chinese mainland 12 July. However, the 3- Graduation D animation has to meet Fashion local director Feng Xiaogang’s new movie Show 2010 “Aftershock”, which will at the Hong hit the big screen on 22 Kong July. In order to avoid Polytechnic box-office loses, “Shrek University 4” has made the decision to move. It is reported in Hong that “Shrek 4” will be Kong, south shown in 3-D and 3-D China, on 7 IMAX formats at the July, 2010. same time on the Chinese XINHUA Poster of “Shrek mainland. Lady Gaga in her”Bad Romance” video. Forever After”. Xinhua XINHUA

9-7-2010 NL 13 11/7/18, 8:34 PM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 9 July, 2010 Spain beats Germany 1-0 in Van Marwijk demands Dutch S World Cup semifinal finish the job DURBAN, 8 July—Spain outplayed nothing compares to being the world CAPE TOWN, 8 July—Dutch coach P Germany yet again. champ. Bert van Marwijk has praised his side And now the Spanish have the big- Spain will play the Netherlands in for reaching their first World Cup final gest prize of all within their sights. Sunday’s final at Soccer City in Johan- in 32 years but said their achievement O Spain will play for the World Cup ti- nesburg, ensuring a first-time champion. counts for nothing yet. tle for the very first time thanks to Carles The Dutch, who beat Uruguay on Tues- The Netherlands’ 3-2 win over Uru- R Puyol’s goal on a powerful header in the day night, have lost in their only two guay on Tuesday in their semi-final has second half on Wednesday night. The trips to the final. put them in Sunday’s World Cup final 1-0 victory was the exact same score as When the final whistle sounded, the where they will face either Germany or T the European Championship final two Spanish players on the field thrust European champions Spain at Johannes- years ago, which Spain won to end a their arms in the air while the substi- burg’s Soccer City. 44-year major title drought. tutes raced onto the field. Their smiles The Dutch are bidding to win their Netherlands’ coach Bert S But while the European title is nice, were so bright they could be seen all first World Cup title and having lost both Van Marwijk (back- the way to the top of the stadium in the 1974 and 1978 finals, van Marwijk ground celebrates with An unidentified Durban, their roars of elation almost says the current side must win if they Netherlands’ defender man, centre, is loud enough to drown out the blare of want to write themselves into Dutch Joris Mathijse. detained by those vuvuzelas.—Internet footballing history.—Internet INTERNET security after invading the S Korea starts search for ‘People’s Rooney’ Jong to pitch during the national team coach sign with VfL Bochum World Cup SEOUL, 8 July—South nical committee agreed to TOKYO, 8 July— after a medical checkup. semifinal. Korea’s football govern- name a Korean coach af- North Korea’s ace striker “I was gutted when I INTERNET ing body said on Wednes- ter screening a dozen can- Jong Tae-se, who made could not score any goal day it has started its offi- didates. an impressive but goal- at the World Cup,” the Shakira to headline World Cup cial process to find a na- “All members of the less World Cup debut, 26-year-old told reporters closing ceremony tional team coach to re- committee agreed to name left Japan for Germany at Tokyo’s Narita Airport. place Huh Jung-Moo, a Korean coach. We are Wednesday to sign a con- “I want to vent my frus- JOHANNESBURG, 8 July—World Cup organizers who announced his resig- looking into some 12 or 13 tract with VfL Bochum tration in Germany. My promise a high-tech closing ceremony featuring pop nation last week. football leaders on the list,” target is to score 10 goals star Shakira, compared to the more traditionally The Korea Football committee chief Lee Hoi- a year.” African ceremony which opened the tournament. Association said its tech- Taek told Yonhap news “My dream is the Organizing committee spokesman Jermaine Craig agency. The next leader (English) Premier says Sunday’s show at Soccer City will be “more will be in charge of the League,” said Jong, who youthful and a bit more technologically advanced” team until the 2014 World was born in Japan and than the 11 June opening ceremony. Cup in Brazil, he said. played for J-League Craig says the nighttime event has “nice lighting The list includes Kim Kawasaki Frontale after effects and special effects planned.” Hak-Beom, the former graduating from an eth- nic Korean university in The closing ceremony is scheduled to start at coach of seven-time K- Tokyo in 2006. 6:30 pm local time, two hours before the final match South Korea’s football League champions Seong- Bochum want Jong, kicks off. governing body said it nam Ilhwa, and Chang North Korea’s ace nicknamed Asia’s Wayne Colombian star Shakira will perform the official striker Jong Tae-se, has started its official Woe-Ryong, a former Rooney or the “People’s tournament anthem “Waka Waka (This Time for seen here in June 2010, process to find a na- Incheon United coach, Rooney” for his combat- Africa).” Shakira also performed the song at a 10 June who made an impressive tional.—INTERNET Yonhap said.—Internet ive style, to boost their World Cup concert in Soweto.—Internet but goalless. — Boxer Khan gets all clear INTERNET firepower.—Internet NBA star LeBron James after malaria scare Armstrong loses ground remains mum on future plans BOLTON, 8 July— at Tour de France LOS ANGELES, 8 July— What he decides to do World boxing champion NBA Most Valuable could have an impact on Amir Khan was released ARENBERG, 8 July— off to a strong start in the Player LeBron James en- where such players as from hospital on Tuesday Lance Armstrong has Tour with a fourth-place livened the wait with his longtime Miami star after being given the all good reason to be frus- finish in last week’s pro- first Twitter post, but gave Dwyane Wade and Toron- clear amid fears he had trated. logue, had another strong to’s Chris Bosh end up. Although the 38-year- display during Tuesday’s no indication of his future caught malaria while on World boxing champion plans. “Hello World, the Real holiday in Africa. old American posted his daunting third stage from Amir Khan.—INTERNET The 25-year-old King James is in the The WBA light-welter- best time trial result in Wanze, Belgium, to Cleveland star has heard Building,” James tweeted weight champion had been chester: “Amir’s okay five years before handling Arenberg Porte du pitches from at least six on his new “kingjames” rushed to hospital after now. All the tests came treacherous cobblestones Hainaut, which featured NBA teams in recent Twitter feed.—Internet collapsing at his home in back negative.” sections with authority on seven sectors of cobbles. days, including the Cava- Bolton, northern England, Malaria is caused by Tuesday, Armstrong is Internet liers who hope they have on Sunday night. bites from infected mos- already in trouble follow- convinced him to stay The 23-year-old had a quitos with symptoms in- ing the first three stages of with the team where he high temperature and was cluding headaches, fever the Tour de France. has spent all seven of his kept in for observation and vomiting. The seven-time cham- NBA seasons. amid fears he had caught Khan last fought in pion dropped from fifth to James is the biggest the potentially deadly dis- May, when he stopped 18th in the overall name in a marquee crop ease having recently re- Paulie Malignaggi in the standings and now trails of free agents, who be- turned from a holiday in 11th round in his debut in the main contenders after Lance Armstrong of the came free to negotiate last Egypt and South Africa, the United States, and is a flat tire cost him signifi- US rides on a cobble- Thursday and can start NBA Most Valuable for the World Cup finals. currently weighing up his cant time during the third stone section during the signing contracts on this Player LeBron His father Shah Khan options for his next stage of the race. third stage of the Tour Thursday. James.—INTERNET told BBC Radio Man- fight.—Internet Armstrong, who got de France.—INTERNET

9-7-2010 NL 14 11/7/18, 8:34 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 9 July, 2010 15 A roadside Plane crash kills 5 in northern eatery vendor prepares Mexico “bhaji”, a dish MEXICO CITY, 8 July— A plane crash killed 5 made of people on Wednesday morning, including the vegetables, at mayor of Piedras Negras and two officers of the Manek Coahuila state, in north of Mexico, bordering with Chowk Food the United States, official sources said. According to the preliminary reports, Piedras Bazaar in the Negras Mayor Jose Manuel Maldonado, Public western Indian Works Director Horacio del Bosque Davila and city of Civil Protection Director Ricardo Garza, as well as Ahmedabad the pilot Juan Roberto Rendon and photographer on 7 July, David Chavira died in the crash. 2010. The crash occurred when the plane was flying INTERNET over La Fragua.—Xinhua

Matchlessness MYANMAR INTERNATIONAL OverseaTransmission Programme Schedule * Opening (9-7-2010) (Friday) * News * Wa Traditions & An Engagement Ceremony * Peace and Solidarity Through Basketball Transmissions Times (Part-I) Local - (09:00am ~ 11:00am) MST * News Oversea Transmission - (9-7-10 09:30 am ~ * Peace and Solidarity Through Basketball 10-7-10 09:30 am) MST (Part-II) * Agricultral waste for power generation WEATHER * Record Album Local Transmission * The World’s Largest Book Thursday, 8 July, 2010 * Opening * News * News * Myanmar the News Destination For Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr. * Wa Traditions & An Engagement VietnameseInvestors M.S.T. During the past 24 hours, Weather has been Ceremony * News partly cloudy in Kayah State, lower Sagaing and * Peace and Solidarity Through Basketball * Ywama Floating Market; A Place of Ayeyawaddy Divisions, rain or thundershowers have (Part-I) Matchlessness been isolated in Chin State, Mandalay and Magway * News * News Divisions, scattered in Shan and Kayin States, * Peace and Solidarity Through Basketball * A Myanmar Tapestry upper Sagaing and Bago Divisions, fairly (Part-II) * News widespread in Kachin and Rakhine States, Yangon * Agricultral waste for power generation * Shopping at the Departmental Store and and Taninthayi Divisions and widespread in the * Record Album Supermarket 1 & 2 remaining States and Divisions with isolated heavy * The World’s Largest Book * Global Warming & World Climate Change falls in Yangon Division. The noteworthy amounts * News * Music Gallery of rainfall recorded were Nay Pyi Taw (Lewe) * Myanmar the News Destination For * News (1.41) inches, Yangon (Central) (5.51) inches, Vietnamese Investors * Myanmar Pottery Myitkyina (2.80) inches, Bago and Chaungzon * News * Fashion Guide (i-gift) (1.34) inches each, Kyaikhami (1.26) inches, * Ywama Floating Market; A Place of * Myanmar Movie ‘‘I miss you painfully’’ Taungoo (1.02) inches, and Aunglan (0.43) inch. Maximum temperature on 7-7-2010 was 93°F. 6:00 pm Minimum temperature on 8-7-2010 was 77°F. Relative 7:50 am 4:40 pm humidity at (09:30) hours MST on 8-7-2010 was 79%. 5. Nice & Sweet Song 4. Songs Of Yester 10. Evening News Total sun shine hours on 7-7-2010 was (5.6) hours . 6:15 pm Rainfall on 8-7-2010 was (0.39) inch at 8:00 am Years Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and (5.51) inches at Central 11. Weather Report 6. The Mirror Images 4:50 pm Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2010 was (32.48) 6:20 pm inches at Mingaladon, (37.16) inches at Kaba-Aye and Of The Musical 5. ta0;oifwuúokdvf (43.46) inches at Central Yangon. Maximum wind 12. &opkHvif speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (10) mph from Oldies ynma&;½kyfjrifoHMum; Friday, 9 tifwmeufO,smOf Southwest at (19:30) hours MST on 7-7-2010. 8:10 am oifcef;pm-wwd,ESpf Bay Inference: Monsoon is weak in the July 7:00 pm Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. 7. tuNydKifyGJ (½lyaA'txl;jyK) th View on today 13. EdkifiHjcm;Zmwfvrf;wGJ Forecast valid until evening of the 9 July 2010: Rain or thundershowers will be widespread 8:20 am (½lyaA') ]]ql;vTrf;aomcspfESif;qD}} in Kachin State, fairly widespread in Mon State and 7:00 am 8. Musical Programme 5:05 pm ('kwd,ydkif;) (tydkif;-15) upper Sagaing Division, scattered in Shan, Chin, awmifwef;omoemjyK Rakhine and Kayin States, Mandalay,Bago, 1. 8:40 am 6. Songs For Uphold 8:00 pm q&mawmfbk&m;BuD;\f Yangon, Ayeyawaddy and Taninthayi Division 9. International News National Spirit 14. News and isolated the remaining areas. Degree of y&dwfw&m;awmf 8:45 am certainty is (80%). 5:10 pm 15. International News State of the sea: Seas will be slight to moderate in 7:25 am ]]NrdKUBuD;om;,Ofaus;rI}} 10. jrefrmpm?jrefrmpum; 16. Weather Report Myanmar waters. 2. To Be Healthy 7. Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood of 4:00 pm 17. igwkdUcGeftm; Exercise 5:25 pm decrease of rain in the Sothern Myanmar areas. 1. Martial Song (rsdK;BuD;? Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area 7:30 am 8. urÇmhzvm;yHk&dyfrsm; for 9-7-2010: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree 4:10 pm aw;a&;-vif;vif;) 3. Morning News (tydkif;-15) of certainty is (80%). 18. EdkifiHjcm;Zmwfvrf;wGJ Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for 7:40 am 2. Musical Programme 5:35 pm ]]cspfole,ferdwf}} 9-7-2010: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of 4. t*H¾Z,r*FvH 4:30 pm certainty is (80%). 9. ½kd;om;jzLpif (yxrykdif;) (tydkif;-2) (,Ofa0,HxGef;? aw;a&;- 3. Dance Of National Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for 9-7-2010: Likelihood of isolated rain or *DwpmqkdrsdK;EG,faqG) uav;wkdUtoGif 19.oDcsif;cspfol (aeae) Races thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (60%).

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15(9).pmd 15 7/9/2010, 2:31 PM 13th Waning of First Waso 1372 ME Friday, 9 July, 2010 Only with stability and peace will the nation develop Only with stability and peace will democratization process be successful

Anarchy begets anarchy, not democracy Riots beget riots, not democracy Democracy can be introduced only through constitution

People’s Desire VOA, BBC-sowing hatred among the people We favour peace and stability RFA, DVB-generating public We favour development outrage We oppose unrest and violence Do not allow ourselves to be Wipe out those inciting unrest swayed by killer broadcasts and violence designed to cause troubles

Thousands of undiscovered plant Weather forecast issued species face extinction worldwide for second 10 days of July NAY PYI TAW, 8 July—The Department of LONDON, 8 July— Meteorology and Hydrology today issued the weather Faced with threats such forecast for the second 10 days of July. as habitat loss and cli- During the period, one low pressure may mate change, thousands occur at the northward of the Bay of Bengal, and the of rare flowering plant wind speed of monsoon may be moderate to strong species worldwide may at the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal. become extinct before There may be more than the normal rains in scientists can even dis- Kachin, Rakhine and Mon States, Upper Sagaing, cover them, according to Ayeyawady, Yangon and Taninthayi Divisions, less a paper published yester- than the normal rains in Kayah State, Lower Sagaing, day by a trio of American Mandalay and Magway Divisions, and the normal and British researchers in rains in the remaining States and Divisions. the journal Proceedings The water level of Ayeyawady River may of the Royal Society B. reach at 120 cm (about four feet) above the present “Scientists have es- water levels in Myitkyina, Bhamo and Katha, 90 cm timated that, overall, (about three feet) in Mandalay and Sagaing, 60 cm there could be between 5 million and 50 million (about two feet) in NyaungU, Chauk, Minbu, species, but fewer than 2 Magway, Aunglan, Pyay and Hinthada. million of these species The water level of Chindwin River may reach have been discovered to Utricularia menziesii (Redcoats): a rare carnivorous at 150 cm (about five feet) in Khamti and Homalin date,” says lead author plant in southwest Australia. and 120 cm (about four feet) above the present water Lucas Joppa of Microsoft levels in Mawlaik, Kalewa and Monywa.—MNA Research in Cambridge, the online World Check- known species are likely “If we take the number U.K, who received his list of Selected Plant Fami- to be overwhelmingly rare of species that are cur- Noteworthy amounts of rainfall doctorate from Duke lies at the Royal Botanic and threatened,” Joppa rently known to be threat- University earlier this Gardens, Kew, the scien- says. ened, and add to that (8-7-2010) year. “Using novel meth- tists calculated that there The new, more accu- those that are yet to be Nay Pyi Taw (Lewe) 1.41 inches ods, we were able to re- are between 10 and 20 per- rate estimate can be used discovered, we can esti- fine the estimate of total cent more undiscovered to infer the proportion of Yangon (Central) 5.51 inches mate that between 27 per- Myitkyina 2.80 inches flowering plant species all threatened species, says species for flowering cent and 33 percent of all Bago 1.34 inches plants, and calculate how than previously estimated. coauthor David Roberts of flowering plants will be Chaungzon 1.34 inches many of those remain un- This finding has “enor- the Durrell Institute of threatened with extinc- Kyaikhami 1.26 inches discovered.” mous conservation impli- Conservation and Ecology tion,” he says. Taungoo 1.02 inches Based on data from cations, as any as-yet-un- at the University of Kent. Internet Aunglan 0.43 inch

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