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Volume XVII, Number 288 Fullmoon Day of Tabodwe 1371 ME Friday, 29 January, 2010

Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Stability of the State, community peace * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round devel- * Uplift of the morale and morality of the and tranquillity, prevalence of law and opment of other sectors of the economy as well entire nation order * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic system * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and * National reconsolidation * Development of the economy inviting participation in terms preservation and safeguarding of cultural * Emergence of a new enduring State Con- of technical know-how and investments from sources inside heritage and national character stitution the country and abroad * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * Building of a new modern developed nation * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in * Uplift of health, fitness and education in accord with the new State Constitution the hands of the State and the national peoples standards of the entire nation

Yangon Division Industrial Zones True patriotism Management Committee meets * It is very important for everyone

YANGON, 28 Jan—Yangon Division Industrial of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Win Myint, of the nation regardless of the place Zones Management Committee held a meeting at departmental officials, chairmen of the management he lives to have strong Union Spirit. Yangon Command Headquarters yesterday afternoon, committees of the industrial zones, and industrialists * Only Union Spirit is the true patri- reported on ongoing programmes and requirements. with an introductory speech by Lt-Gen Myint Swe of otism all the nationalities will have the Ministry of Defence. Lt-Gen Myint Swe attended to their needs and Following the speech by Chairman of Yangon assessed the reports. to safeguard. Division Peace and Development Council Commander MNA Kyaukhtu in Yaw Region has been easily accessible by all transport means Byline & Photos: Aung Than (Mingala Taungnyunt)

The Tatmadaw government has built a network of Head of Kyaukhtu General Administration transport facilities covering the whole country. Department U Aung Lin said that Kyaukhtu used to Kyaukhtu in Gangaw District is 78 miles from be a large village in Saw Township, Gangaw District; Pakokku. Being an exit to other regions and standing that it was upgraded to a town under Notification at an altitude of 1250 feet, Kyaukhtu is blessed with dated 6 May 2004 of the Ministry of Home Affairs; temperate climate pattern. that it was once known as Yaw Region; that in 397 Assistant Director (Civil) U Tun Tun Aung of the Myanmar Era in the time of King Anawrahta, it was Irrigation Department briefed us on the region’s one of the 43 garrison towns; and that then, it had five transport getting smooth on account of the upgrading names: Yawnaka Division, Ngayaw, Kyanbat, of earthen into tarred roads, and Yaypya Bridge and Kyakhat, and Yaw. Ohndaw Bridge between Pakokku and Kyaukhtu. (See page 8)

The TV retransmitting station under the Myanma Radio and Television in Kyaukhtu.

Yaw and Saw in Yaw Region in central Myanmar are two famous towns in Myanmar. Saw and Kyaukhtu are in southern Yaw; Htilin, in central Yaw; and Gangaw, in northern Yaw. The district General Administration Department is in Gangaw. Due to the natural barriers to its transport, Yaw once lagged The 590-foot-long Gonbo Bridge over the Yaw Creek facilitates development and transport of behind other regions in development. Kyaukhtu in Magway Division.

29-1-2010 NL 1 9/6/18, 2:20 PM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 January, 2010 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire

Friday, 29 January, 2010 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Maintain tube wells and use * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation water beneficially * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy Water is the nature’s medicine. People in arid regions of Myanmar say they need no gold or silver but only water. This indicates the value of water. We need to drink enough MR in Pathein links railway station with water every day. We need clean and safe water for our universities health. If we should drink unclean water, we NAY PYI TAW, 28 Jan can get various kinds of illness or diseases. If – The opening of railway we use river or lake water for drinking line which links from purpose, we should boil it before drinking it. Pathein railway station to University of Computer The government is building dams and Studies (Pathein) and river water-pumping stations and Technological University implementing underground water projects was held at the station in where water is scarce. To make sure that Pathein on 25 January. there is sufficient supply of drinking water It was attended by in rural areas, it is sinking a tube well for Chairman of Ayeyawady each village. Up to now, tube wells have been Division Peace and sunk for 8,042 villages in tropical regions, Development Council namely, Mandalay, Magway and Sagaing Commander of South- Divisions and for 14,979 villages in other West Command Maj-Gen states and divisions. Kyaw Swe and senior officers of the command, There are some countries in the world principals and teachers that have to import drinking water. and local people. Commander Maj-Gen Kyaw Swe attends opening of railway line from Myanmar is rich in aquatic and terrestrial Next, the commander Pathein Station to University of Computer Studies (Pathein) Station resources. However, we should not take the waved to students aboard and Technological University.—MNA existing water resources for granted but use the train.—MNA them beneficially and without wasting them. To supply sufficient drinking water to EP-1 Minister receives Chinese guests people in various regions, the government, well-wishers at home and abroad and social NAY PYI TAW, 28 Jan organizations are donating money – Minister for Electric generously for water supply projects. Power No (1) Col Zaw As the government and well-wishers have Min received Chairman been donating money for sinking tube wells, Mr. Feng Ke of Union each and every village of 82 townships — 34 Resources & Engineering in Sagaing Division, 25 in Magway Division Co. Ltd of the People’s Republic of China and and 23 in Mandalay Division — have party at his office here adequate supply of drinking water. We would this morning. like to call on the people in those regions to Also present at the maintain the tube wells in order that they call were Deputy Minister can use them in the long run. U Myo Myint, the directors-general, the Minister Col Zaw Min receives Chairman Mr Feng Ke and managing director and Housing & Building 2010 party of Union Resources & Engineering Co Ltd of the PRC. officials and Vice- MNA Chairman Mr. Guan on 5-8 February Yukun.—MNA

YANGON, 28 Jan— Road here yesterday, in Construction Co Ltd, IEMS Co Ltd held a press connection with Housing TWJS Co Ltd, Asia Metal conference at the Traders & Building 2010 to be Co Ltd, NAING Group Hotel on Sule Pagoda exhibited at U Wisara Construction Co Ltd, Road in Yangon from 5 to Regency Material Trading Press Conference 8 February. Co and Lucky Bird Co on Housing & Managing Director U Ltd made further Thet Lwin Shwe of IEMS clarification of the Building 2010 of Co Ltd presented some exhibition, and responded points about the IEMS Co Ltd in to the queries raised by exhibition. Officials from the journalists. progress. TMW Enterprise Ltd, Everyone may dial Champion Construction 09-48-831628 for more MNA Materials, SHINE information.—MNA

29-1-2010 NL 2 9/6/18, 2:20 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 January, 2010 3 Gunmen attack NATO trucks in Pakistan, 4 injured ISLAMABAD, 28 Jan — Suspected Karachi. The attack damaged trucks, po- militants in the Pakistani port city of lice said. No group claimed responsibil- Karachi attacked trucks carrying sup- ity for the attack. The attack raised fear plies to Western forces in Afghanistan that the militants have expanded attacks early on Thursday that injured four driv- on NATO supplies vehicles to Karachi, ers, police said. Attacks on NATO sup- the country’s commercial centre. A local plies trucks are rare in Karachi but mili- mayor said that security of the NATO tants frequently attack oil tankers and trucks is the responsibility of the secu- supplies trucks in northwest and south- rity forces. west of Pakistan. The United States re- Up to 75 percent of the supplies for lies on the route for an overwhelming US-led Western forces in Afghanistan proportion of its supplies for the war in pass through Pakistan after being un- Afghanistan. loaded from ships at the port of Karachi. Injured drivers told reporters that In 2009, the US struck deal with Russia A policeman inspects a bullet riddled truck, which was carrying supplies for motorcyclist threw hand grenade on for alternate route to supply items to NATO troops in Afghanistan, after it was attacked while leaving Karachi for NATO supplies trucks and opened fire NATO forces. near the Northern Bypass locality in Xinhua Kandahar on 28 Jan, 2010.— INTERNET Haiti girl saved from rubble Bomber dressed as Iraqi cop after 15 days attacks police post PORT-AU-PRINCE, 28 Jan — Rescuers on Wednes- BAGHDAD, 28 Jan — The US military says a homi- day dragged a Haitian girl alive from the rubble 15 cide bomber disguised as a policeman has attacked a days after a devastating quake, in a rare moment of police compound in northern Iraq, wounding an Ameri- joy for a country where victims still face a desperate can soldier and three Iraqis. Maj Joe Scrocca, a mili- shortage of aid. A French search team saved the 16- tary spokesman, says the bomber was trying to enter year-old after neighbours heard a voice in the debris the compound Wednesday in the northern town of of a house in Port-au-Prince, ending what appeared to Zumar, northwest of the city of Mosul, when he was be the longest ordeal of any survivor so far following spotted by Iraqi police. the 12 January disaster. He says the police opened fire on the bomber just “She just said ‘thank you,’ she’s very weak, which before he detonated his explosives belt. The three Ira- suggests that she’s been there for 15 days,” Commander French medics carry a girl who was found alive in qis wounded are policemen. The attack came just hours Samuel Bernes of the rescue team told AFP. “She was the rubble.— INTERNET after an al-Qaeda front group claimed it carried out in a pocket surrounded by concrete. She was treated on bombings against Baghdad hotels earlier this week, the spot, she wasn’t able to get out alone.”— Internet US, Russia close to new nuclear deal boasting its homicide bombers breached extensive MOSCOW, 28 Jan — Talks on a landmark treaty to cut Iraqi security. Ethiopian crash jet flight Cold War nuclear arsenals are nearly complete, US Presi- Internet dent Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry recorders found off Lebanon Medvedev agreed in a telephone call on Wednesday. The BEIRUT, 28 Jan — The a severe thunderstorm on call, which the Kremlin said was initiated by Washing- “black box” flight record- Monday. ton, followed comments by Russian Foreign Ministry ers from a passenger jet Witnesses said they saw officials that negotiators from both countries were likely which crashed off the coast the plane plummet into the to agree on a successor to the Strategic Arms Reduction of Lebanon two days ago sea in flames. The interna- Treaty (START I) within weeks. have been found, officials tional search operation has “The heads of state in detail and objectively discussed say. A search team located included Lebanese Navy topical issues pertaining to Russian-US relations, includ- the recorders from the troops and the UN Interim ing approaching signing, in the near future, a new treaty Ethiopian Airlines flight Force in Lebanon (Unifil) on strategic arms reduction,” official site kremlin.ru said.It just over 1.3km (0.8 miles) as well as US Navy de- said the call was conducted in a “constructive” spirit. underwater, 10km west of stroyer USS Ramage and a Forging a new pact is a key element of Obama’s efforts The series of bombs went off near hotels in the capital, Beirut. civilian vessel from Cy- to mend relations with Russia, which plunged to post- Baghdad.— INTERNET The search team is now prus with sonar equip- Cold War lows after Russia’s war with pro-Western Al-Qaeda claims series of trying to retrieve them, ment.— Internet Georgia in August 2008.— Internet Lebanese security officials Iraq hotel blasts said. All 90 people on board BAGHDAD, 28 Jan — A group in Iraq linked to al- the flight are presumed Qaeda has claimed it carried out the deadly series of dead following the crash. bombings on three Baghdad hotels on Monday. The At least 24 bodies have group, the Islamic State of Iraq, has claimed responsi- been pulled from the sea so far. Ethiopian Airlines bility for three previous waves of co-ordinated bomb- Flight 409, bound for Ad- ings in the Iraqi capital. At least 36 people were killed dis Ababa, crashed into the in the attacks, which targeted hotels used by reporters Mediterranean minutes af- and security contractors. ter take-off from Beirut at The authenticity of the claim, posted on a website, could 0237 (0037 GMT) during not be verified. “The knights of Baghdad descended on the heart of this wounded city and targeted another set of Rescuers continue to dens of evil,” Reuters reported the message on the website’s comb the waters for bulletin board as saying. The attacks were followed on plane pieces and Monday by a suicide bombing at the Interior Ministry victims of the crash. building, which killed at least 17 people. No group has INTERNET claimed responsibility for that attack. — Internet

29-1-2010 NL 3 9/6/18, 2:20 PM 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 January, 2010 Apple unveils iPad tablet device SAN FRANCISCO, 28 Jan can be used to watch industry peers that the de- — Apple has put an end films, play games and vice lets people “hold the to weeks of speculation browse the web. The firm whole web in your by unveiling its tablet de- has also done a deal with hands”.”What this device vice, which it has called publishers including Pen- does is extraordinary. It is the iPad. Steve Jobs, Ap- guin, Macmillan and the best browsing experi- ple’s chief executive un- Harper Collins to allow e- ence you have ever had,” veiled the touchscreen de- books to be downloaded he said. vice at an event in San directly to the device The device has a 9.7- Francisco. Mr Jobs de- through a new iBook inch multi-touch display, scribed the tablet, which Store.“You can download allowing people to type will cost between $499 right onto your iPad,” said directly onto the screen, as and $829 in the US, as a Mr Jobs. He also showed well as manipulate pic- “third category” between off magazines and news- tures and control the ac- smartphones and laptops. papers on the device. tion in games with their Apple’s new iPad and its keyboard dock are on display after its launch event The device, which He told an audience of fingers. in San Francisco, California on 27 Jan , 2010. looks like a large iPhone, journalists, analysts and Xinhua XINHUA Toyota suspends sales of eight Chana Automobile expects 2009 net US models profits to jump more than 42 fold TOKYO, 28 Jan — Toyota has said it will suspend BEIJING, 28 Jan — bile said its net profits in sales of eight of its most popular US models after re- Chana Automobile, a 2009 would be 1.05 bil- calling 2.3 million cars last week over faulty accel- leading Chinese autom- lion to 1.15 billion yuan erator pedals. The carmaker also said it would tempo- aker which is also known (154 to 168 million US rarily halt production of some models at some US as ChangAn, said on dollars). Its earnings per plants at the beginning of February. “This action is Thursday that it expected share would rise to some- necessary until a remedy is finalised,” it explained. the company’s net profits where between 0.45 and Last October, Toyota recalled 4.2 million cars in in 2009 to jump by 42 to 0.49 yuan, a lot higher the US because of pedals getting lodged under floor 46 fold from the previous than 0.01 yuan in 2008. mats. The sales suspension includes the 2007-2010 year. In a statement filed The company, based in Camry and Tundra; the 2009-2010 RAV4, Corolla and Toyota’s urban RAV4 car is one of those models to the Shenzhen Stock Ex- Chongqing in southwest Matrix; the 2005-2010 Avalon; the 2010 Highlander; affected.— INTERNET change, Chana Automo- China, attributed soaring and the 2008-2010 Sequoia. Shares in the carmaker profits to Chinese govern- fell 4.3% on Japan’s Nikkei index after the announce- Japan’s exports grow for first time in 15 months ment’s supportive poli- ment.—Internet TOKYO, 28 Jan — Ja- verge of overtaking Japan to 4.9tn yen, leading to a cies in the auto industry pan’s exports grew for the as the world’s second trade surplus for Decem- and its own successes in GM unit Chevrolet unveils first time in 15 months in largest economy. Japa- ber of 545.3tn yen. cost control and branding ambitious sales target December, boosted by nese imports fell by 5.5% Analysts said Japan strategy. demand in Asia and China would continue to rely on Chana sold 1.37 mil- PARIS, 28 Jan —General Motors’ Chevrolet marque in particular, official fig- Asia to drive its growth in lion units of vehicles in wants to more than double its European sales to one ures have shown. Exports exports. “Most countries 2009, up 64.1 percent million vehicles within five years, the head of its Eu- hit 5.4tn yen ($60bn; around the world are see- from a year earlier. ropean operations has said. “In the next five years, in £37bn), up 12.1% on a ing their economies re- Chana Automobile 2015-2016, we intend to sell one million vehicles per year ago. Shipments to cover but improvements opened at 11.89 yuan per year of Chevrolet in Europe,” Chevrolet Europe Presi- Asia rose by almost a in advanced economies share on Thursday, the dent Wayne Brannon told journalists on Wednesday. third. The Japanese Fi- Japan exports to Asia remain fragile,” said same as the previous clos- The fourth largest automaker in the world with 4.5 nance Ministry said China rose by 31% compared Takeshi Minami at the ing. It then rose to 12.29 million vehicles sold last year, its European sales skid- had now overtaken the with a year earlier. Norinchukin Research In- yuan in the morning ses- ded 16 percent last year to 426,000 vehicles, mostly US as Japan’s largest INTERNET stitute.—Internet sion. — Xinhua due to falling sales in Russia, the company’s largest overseas market. PetroChina to particiate in developing market on the continent. —Internet China is also on the Halfaya oilfield in Iraq BEIJING, 28 Jan — A (Petronas), and Iraq’s to boost output from the consortium led by the state-owned South Oil Co current 3,100 barrels a China National Petroleum will jointly develop the day to 535,000 barrels. Corp (CNPC), China’s 4.1 billion barrel Halfaya CNPC has 37.5 per- largest oil company, won field. cent of the interests in the a bid to develop Halfaya According to an agree- project. oilfield in Iraq, CNPC ment initialed previously, Total and Petronas will said on Wednesday. Un- the consortium will re- take 18.75 percent each, der the 20-year deal, ceive 1.4 US dollars of leaving Iraq’s state- CNPC, Total, Petroleum service fee from each bar- owned South Oil Co with National Berhad rel. The consortium plans the remaining 25 percent. It is the third important A consortium led by the China National Petro- project that CNPC partici- leum Corp (CNPC), China’s largest oil company, pated in Iraq after the won a bid to develop Halfaya oilfield in Iraq, Ahdab and Rumailia CNPC said on Wednesday. projects. XINHUA Xinhua

29-1-2010 NL 4 9/6/18, 2:20 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 January, 2010 5 NASA to launch space shuttle Endeavour on seven Feb WASHINGTON, 28 Jan— associated with the mission include three spacewalks US space shuttle Endeav- and determined the shuttle’s and the delivery of the our is targeted to begin a equipment, support systems Tranquillity node, the final 13-day flight to the Inter- and procedures are ready. module of the US portion national Space Station with The flight will begin the of the space station. Tran- a 7 Feb launch from the final year of Endeavour quillity will provide addi- Kennedy Space Centre in operations. Five shuttle tional room for crew mem- Florida, NASA said on missions are planned in bers and many of the space Wednesday. The date was 2010, with the last flight station’s life support and announced on Wednesday currently targeted for environmental control sys- at the conclusion of a flight launch in September. tems. Attached to the node readiness review at NASA plans to concen- is a cupola, which houses Kennedy Space Centre, trate on the next space- a robotic control station with the liftoff planned for flight programme, which and has seven windows to 4:39 am EST (0939 GMT). has yet to be defined by US provide a panoramic view Teachers and students of the art troupe of China’s Northeast Normal Univer- During the meeting, sen- President Barack Obama. of Earth, celestial objects sity sing a Chinese folk song with students of the Confucius Institute of ior NASA and contractor Endeavour’s mission, car- and visiting spacecraft. Madrid, at the Nicolas Salmeron Culture Centre in Madrid, capital of Spain, managers assessed the risks rying six astronauts, will Xinhua on 27 Jan, 2010. — XINHUA All US combat troops out of Iraq by end of August WASHINGTON, 28 Jan— end of this August ... make States is increasing troop US President Barack no mistake, this war is end- level in Afghanistan and Obama said on Wednes- ing, and all of our troops training of Afghan Secu- day in his first State of the are coming home,” he rity Forces so they can be- Union address that he is to said. He also promised to gin to take the lead in July have all of US combat support the Iraqi govern- of 2011, so that US troops troops out of Iraq by the ment as Iraqis hold crucial can begin to come home end of this August. Obama parliamentary elections in that time. said he promised to end the March. He said the admin- He acknowledged that unpopular war as a presi- istration will continue to “there will be difficult days dential candidate in 2008, partner with Iraqis to “pro- ahead,” and the United and that is what he is do- mote regional peace and States will help “reward Ukrainian students in traditional costumes dance during a celebration for ing as President. “We will prosperity.” As the war in good governance, reduce the upcoming Chinese Spring Festival in Kiev, capital of Ukraine, on 27 Jan, have all of our combat Iraq is winding down, corruption” in Afghani- 2010. — XINHUA troops out of Iraq by the Obama said the United stan.—Xinhua Zhang Yimou’s new series Nepali film festival to be held in Toronto All Items from Xinhua News Agency show beauty of tea KATHMANDU, 28 Jan— intends to create an Kids in tiger-shaped BEIJING, 28 Jan—Whether you’re a fan of beautiful A Nepali film festival will intercultural discourse by S Korea costumes perform their scenery, grand shows, or Zhang Yimou, we’ve got the be held on 13 Feb in To- bringing diverse audi- tiger dance at a party thing for you. How about a sneak preview of the fifth ronto, Canada, according ences under one roof,” the to open to a statement issued by statement said. The film organized by Bozhou installment of renowned director Zhang Yimou’s “Im- Electricity Supply “robot land” pression” series. The spectacle of “Impression the organizer Toronto festival will include docu- Nepali Film Festival mentaries, fiction and ani- Company in Bozhou, Dahongpao” was presented recently at Wuyi Moun- east China’s Anhui in Incheon (TNFF) on Thursday. mation. tain in Fujian Province. The show, which is scheduled Province, on 26 Jan, The festival will wit- Xinhua to officially open on 2 March, highlights the splendid 2010. — XINHUA by 2013 scenery of Wuyi Mountain and its rich tea culture. ness ten extraordinary SEOUL, 28 Jan—A blue- “Impression Dahongpao’s” stage covers nearly one films which promise to print to construct a new hectare. With a budget of 200 million yuan, or more highlight the untold cul- multi-purpose “robot than 29 million US dollars, the 70-minute show boasts tural, personal and his- land” featuring educa- a 360-degree angle setting and seating capacity of two toric narratives of Nepal. tional and research facili- thousand. “By showcasing this ties as well as an amuse- Xinhua timely programme, TNFF ment park in the city of Incheon has been revealed, Worst drought in 50 years hits southwest the South Korean govern- ment said on Thursday. China, affects three million people Incheon, roughly 40 km BEIJING, 28 Jan—More tares), in the southwestern issued a drought alert on west of Seoul, plans than three million people province were also af- Wednesday. In neighbour- to build the new complex faced water shortage as a fected. Yunnan’s rainfall ing Guizhou Province, by 2013, which will in- worst drought in 50 years since last July was 207 mil- where about 250,000 peo- volve a graduate school hit parts of south and south- limetres lower than the per- ple suffered drinking water and a research and devel- west China, according to ennial average, whereas the shortage, the government opment (R&D) centre local meteorological offi- temperature was 1.7 de- mobilized 61,000 people, focused on robot technol- cials. The drought affected grees higher, said Ma 1,140 water transporting ogy, including a theme 2.91 million people and Lianxiang, chief forecaster vehicles to tackle the prob- park with about 340 ro- 1.48 million large livestock of Yunnan Provincial Me- lem, according to Guizhou bots, according to the in Yunnan, while up to 57.5 teorological Department. Provincial Flood Control Ministry of Knowledge percent of crops, or 21.24 He said the provincial and Drought Relief Head- Economy. million mu (about 142 hec- meteorological department quarters.—Xinhua Xinhua

29-1-2010 NL 5 9/6/18, 2:20 PM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 January, 2010 Peaks’ name change “not due to Avatar” India announces first manned space mission BEIJING, 28 Jan — In “Pillar between Heaven “South Pillar of the BANGALORE , 28 Jan — and develop the space mission, nearly a month response to the increasing and Earth”) to “Hallelujah Heaven”, about 150 me- India’s space agency has module for the manned after the country’s inau- criticism on the renaming Mountain”. The quartz tres above the ground at a said it will launch its first mission in the next four gural Moon mission was of its mountain peaks, sandstone pillar is strik- height of 1,074 meters manned mission to space years,” he said. aborted. Isro says that it tourism bureau officials in ingly similar to the kind above sea level, is a fa- in 2016. A senior official Observers say India is will soon shortlist two as- Zhangjiajie, Hunan Prov- seen in the Hallelujah mous scenic attraction. of the Indian Space Re- emerging as a major tronauts to train for the ince, said the name was Mountains in Avatar, During a recent visit to search Organization (Isro) player in the multi-billion space flight. The manned not changed due to the which this week became China, the film’s director, in Bangalore said that two dollar space market. In mission will cost 124 billion movie Avatar. “The civil the first film to earn more James Cameron, said the astronauts would take September it launched rupees ($2,676,740,597). spontaneous action to re- than $100 million in floating peaks were mod- part. “We are preparing seven satellites in a single Internet name the peak just shows China. elled after Huangshan for the manned space that Zhangjiajie is protect- However, the renam- Mountain in Anhui Prov- flight,” Isro Chairman K Cyclone hits Samoa’s ing its own authority and ing has drawn intense ince. Radhakrishnan told re- tsunami-battered region special value as a World criticism online. The Xinhua porters. “We will design WELLINGTON, 28 Jan — Samoa’s tsunami-battered Natural Heritage,” Ding China rediscovers the long-lost friendly Chow Chow region of Aleipata was being hit by the newly-formed Yunyong, director of the Cyclone Nisha, the Samoa Meteorological Division said city’s tourism bureau, said BEIJING, 28 Jan — Having just celebrated Trained by a senior on Thursday. Thousands of people were still living in on Wednesday. Many people are nervous its third birthday, King American coach since the open after tsunami occurred on 28 Sept, 2009, which Officials at the the first time they see Kong is the first purebred 2008, King Kong also King Kong, a sturdy black Chow Chow that was ranked first in the all- killed 200 people in American Samoa, Samoa and Yuanjiajie part of the dog that looks like a lion. born in China to win in breed competition last Tonga. Nisha was bringing heavy rain to the area but Wulingyuan Scenic Area But in fact, the dog be- 2009 the specialty show year through a series of there were currently no reports of injuries or death. in Zhangjiajie on Monday longs to an ancient breed organized by American acclaimed AKC events It was centred south east of Aleipata and is moving changed the name of the that has a very soft per- Kennel Club (AKC), a that include obedience, eastward toward American Samoa. Samoa Red Cross “South Pillar of the sonality inside that lion- registry of purebred dog rally, agility and tracking. National Secretary Tautala Mauala said the area was Heaven” (also called the like body. pedigrees in the US. “People congratulated experiencing wind and heavy rain from Nisha. She said me for the achievements everybody was now under some form of shelter. of my dog in international The cyclone had formed on Thursday morning and events, but a lot of them the authorities were advising them it was moving to- don’t know that, actually, ward Tutuila, the main island of American Samoa this rare and regal breed which was also severely battered by the tsunami last is originally from China,” year. The Hawaii-based Joint Typhoon Warning Cen- said Yang Ling, the presi- tre said that the cyclone was expected to track across dent of Chinese Chow the Cook Islands over the next couple of days and head This photo shows the floating Hallelujah Mountains in the film “Avatar” Chow Club and the owner toward French Polynesia. They said it will intensify (left) and a mountain in China’s Zhangjiajie area.— XINHUA of King Kong.–Xinhua as it moves east. — Xinhua Dinosaur had ginger feathers Toxic denture cream killed A team of scientists from China and on Nature’s website. NEWS ALBUM my husband, says widow the UK has now revealed that the bris- The team began by studying the fos- tles of this 125 million-year-old dino- silized remains of a bird, Confuciu- An American widow has launched saur were in fact ginger-coloured feath- sornis, which also lived during the early a lawsuit alleging that her husband was ers. The researchers say that the di- cretaceous period. Confuciusornis’ killed by his dentures. minutive carnivore had a “Mohican” feathers were preserved in extraordinar- The family of Rodney Urbanek, 64, of feathers running along its head and ily complete fossils that were recently claim he died from deadly levels of zinc back. It also had a striped tail. The team discovered in northern China. Using a ingested from a toxic denture adhesive revealed details of the dinosaur’s col- powerful electron microscope to look that he used for 14 years. oured feathers in an article published inside the feathers, researchers were able It is believed to be the first case in to see microscopic structures called the United States of a death blamed on melanosomes, which, in life, contain the This 29 Nov , 2009 file photo shows poisoning from denture cream. pigment melanin. Mr Urbanek was healthy in early “Melanin is what gives colour to hu- live greenery, trees and tropical 2007, but became paralyzed below the man hair and animal fur,” said Profes- plants which are among the features waist a few months later and confined sor Mike Benton from the University of to a wheelchair, according to the law- Bristol, UK, who led this study. “They of Central Park, a football field sized suit filed against the US arm of GlaxoSmithKline. are also the most common way that col- promenade on board the world’s ours are [produced] in feathers.” Profes- He died from pneumonia in a nurs- sor Benton explained that differently largest and newest cruise ship Oasis ing home in 2008. Edward Blizzard, the lawyer representing Mr Urbanek’s shaped melanosomes produced different of the Seas docked at Port Everglades colours, with blacks or greys produced widow Gisela, 59, and daughter by “sausage-shaped” melanosomes, and in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The Finnish Deanne, 38, said: “The makers of these adhesives knew full well that high lev- reddish or “russet” shades found in built 225,282-ton ship owned by spherical ones. “A ginger-haired person els of zinc posed a serious threat to the would have more spherical Royal Caribbean International has a health of their consumers, but did noth- ing.” A spokesman for Glaxo melanosomes, and a black-haired or capacity of 5,400 passengers and is grey-haired person would have more of SmithKline insisted its product was the sausage-shaped structures,” said Pro- set for its debut voyage in the Carib- safe, if used according to instructions. He said: “Case reports mentioned in fessor Benton. bean on 1 Dec, 2009. 15 decks house The scientists found both types of the media involved excessive use or melanosome in Confuciusornis and de- 4 main swimming pools, a park misuse of denture adhesive on a chronic basis. When the product is used as di- cided to turn their attention to promenade, surf simulators, rock The bristles that are visible in the Sinosauropteryx, which is the most rected, the amount of zinc that might fossils were coloured feathers. primitive feathered dinosaur yet found. climbing, and miniature golf. be swallowed is not harmful.”

29-1-2010 NL 6 9/6/18, 2:20 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 January, 2010 7 Foreign heads of State/Government send felicitations to Senior General Than Shwe

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Jan—The following is messages of felicitations sent to Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, on the occasion of the 62nd Anniversary of Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar. From Ms Gloria Macapacal Arroyo From Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Ibni Al- Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar, the President of the Republic of the Marhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shan, Government and people of the Republic of Philippines Malaysian King Indonesia join me in conveying our warmest Your Excellency, Your Excellency, greetings to you and to the Government and people On behalf of the Philippine Government and the On this auspicious occasion of the 62nd Anniversary of the Union of Myanmar. Filipino people, I wish to extend my warm greetings of the Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar, Over the years, Indonesia and Myanmar have and felicitations on the occaison of the 62nd the Raja Permaisuri Agong joins us in extending Our maintained strong ties of friendship and solidarity Anniversary of the Independence of the Union of heartfelt congratulations and sincere felicitations, to while cooperating closely on a bilateral basis and in Myanmar. Your Excellency and the people of the Union of the framework of ASEAN. The cordial and friendly relations between the Myanmar. I look forward to many more years of close Philippines and Myanmar has further deepened and We are confident that under Your Excellency’s friendship and cooperation between our countries as strengthened through the years. The close ties between able leadership, the Union of Myanmar will continue to we pursue common goals of national development our nations and peoples are reflected in our enjoy peace, progress and prosperity. It is Our sincere and serve the cause of peace and stability as well as cooperation at the bilateral level as well as interaction hope that the warm and cordial ties between our two equitable prosperity in the ASEAN region. within ASEAN and other regional and international countries and peoples will be further strengthened in Let me also seize this opportunity to once again fora. the years ahead for mutual growth and development. assure you of Indonesia’s strong support for the efforts I wish to assure Your Excellency that the We also wish to extend Our best wishes for Your of your Government to promote national peace and Philippines continues to support Myanmar in all its Excellency’s continued good health and happiness. security and to realize its Roadmap to Democracy in an efforts towards building a united, peaceful and From Dr H Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inclusive, sustainable and credible way. prosperous nation. President of the Republic of Indonesia Please accept, Excellency, my personal best Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of Your Excellency, wishes to you and the renewed assurances of my my highest consideration and esteem. On the auspicious occasion of the highest esteem.—MNA

Indonesian Vice-President sends felicitations to Vice-Senior General Maung Aye

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Jan—The following is a message of felicitations sent to Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, on the occasion of the 62nd Anniversary of Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar. From Prof. Dr Boediono, M.Ec commemoration of the Independence Day of the Let me also seize this opportunity to assure you Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia Union of Myanmar. of Indonesia’s strong support for the efforts of your Your Excellency, Over the years, the friendly relations between Government to promote national peace and security On behalf of the Government and the people Indonesia and Myanmar have unceasingly grown. I and to realize its Roadmap to Democracy in an of the Republic of Indonesia, I have the distinct fervently hope that our two countries will continue to inclusive, sustainable and credible way. pleasure to extend to you our warmest work together on a bilateral basis and in the framework Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my felicitations on the happy occasion of the of ASEAN. highest esteem and consideration.—MNA

Foreign heads of State/Government send felicitations to Myanmar Prime Minister

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Jan—The following is messages of felicitations sent to General Thein Sein, Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar, on the occasion of the 62nd Anniversary of Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar. From Ms Gloria Macapacal Arroyo my highest consideration and esteem. Republic of Indonesia, I am pleased to extend to you President of the Republic of the Philippines From Mr Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and to the Government and people of the Union of Your Excellency, Prime Minister of Malaysia Myanmar our warmest felicitations on the occasion On behalf of the Philippine Government and the Your Excellency, of the anniversary of the Independence Day of the Pilipino people, I wish to extend my warm greetings I would like to extend my warmest congratulations Union of Myanmar. and felicitations as the Union of Myanmar and best wishes On behalf of the Government and the Considering our close relations cooperation on a commemorates 62 years of Independence. people of Malaysia to Your Excellency, the bilateral basis and in the framework of ASEAN for Through the years, the close and cordial relations Government and the people of the Union of Myanmar, many decades now, I am confident that our friendship between the peoples of the Philippines and Myanmar on the auspicious occasion of the 62nd Anniversary of and cooperation will continue to grow and strengthen have deepened and strengthened. In the face of the Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar. in the years ahead. adversity, we stood together in solidarity and extended It is my sincere hope for the existing friendly and Let me also take this opportunity to reaffirm a helping hand to one another. The trying time that cooperative ties between our two countries and peoples Indonesia’s unwavering support for your we have been through have demonstrated the support will continue to flourish in the coming years. I therefore Government’s efforts to promote national peace which our two countries and peoples impress upon look forward to continue working closely with Your and security and to realize its Roadmap to each other. Excellency towards strengthening our bilateral Democracy in an inclusive, sustainable and credible I assure Your Excellency the Government and relations for mutual benefit. way. people of the Philippines will continue to support all From Dr H Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Please accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances efforts to promote the greater peace, progress and President of the Republic of Indonesia of my highest consideration and my personal best prosperity in Myanmar. Your Excellency, wishes for your success in leading the people of Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances or On behalf of the Government and people of the Myanmar to new levels of achievement.—MNA

29-1-2010 NL 7 9/6/18, 2:20 PM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 January, 2010

Lt-Gen Myint Swe of the Ministry of Defence addresses coordination meeting of Yangon Division Industrial Zone Administration Committee (News on page 1).—MNA

Director-General U Paw Lwin Myanmar Health Research Sein of Training, Research and Language Department Conference (2009) continues under the Ministry of Foreign YANGON, 28 Jan —Myanmar Health Research Affairs signs book of Conference (2009) continued for fourth day at the meeting condolences opened for late hall of Medical Research Department (Lower Myanmar) in Eighth King of Malaysia Dagon Township here this morning. Sultan Johor Almutawakki Al- Resource persons read out 19 papers at four paper Alah Sultan Iskandar Ibni reading sessions presided by rectors, professor/head of Almarhun Sultan Ismail and departments and directors. Former Foreign Affairs Health discussions took place at Central Biomedicine Library where four researchers from Japan presented papers Minister and First Secretary- on “Advancing Japanese Medical World” and four resource General of the Foreign Affairs persons read out papers on “Reproductive Health”. Ministry of Malaysia Tun Prizes will be presented to those who won the best Ghazal Shafie at Malaysian basic research award, the best applied research award, the embassy in Myanmar on 27 best health system research award and the best poster award January 2010.—MNA on 29 January, the last day of the conference.—MNA Kyaukhtu in Yaw Region has been easily accessible by all transport means Byline & Photos: Aung Than (Mingala Taungnyunt)

stood at 41.93 percent, Ma communication sector, Phyu Sin Min stood at 10th Kyaukhtu has got a post position the whole office, a telegraph office, Myanmar. Unlike in the 20 CDMA phones, and a past, Kyaukhtu now has TV retransmitting station. seen several bus lines Smooth transport is plying between Kyaukhtu the driving force behind and Pakokku, Mandalay, the drive for regional Gangaw, and Mindat in development. Kyaukhtu Chin State. has seen a lot of changes U Aung Lin, Head of Three of the many on development thanks to Township General bridges, large and small, the benevolent attitude the The entrance to Kyaukhtu, Gangaw District, Magway Division. Administration the government has so far government has showed Department. constructed in the region: towards the people. (from page1) 2789 acres and 11 self- agricultural farming; that He added that reliant dams and channels, it put 17,225 acres under Kyaukhtu occupied a 2079 acres of farmlands; monsoon paddy and 2778 strategic location in and that the region acres, under summer transport and generated hydropower paddy; and that then, the administration, so 21 with 38 turbines and 10 region had exercised the government departments villages had 12 self-reliant triple-cropping patterns of had been set up in it for generators. monsoon and summer all-round development He said that paddy and cold season of the region; that in the Kyaukhtu is composed of crops. past only some 500 acres three wards, 29 village- It has a 16-bed hospital, of farmlands could be tracts and 43 villages with three rural health centres, supplied with irrigation a population of over 13 sub-health centres, a Doh Nyi Naung Suspension Bridge linking Ngalun and Kyaukmya water from the Yaw 33,000, 99 per cent of basic education high Creek and the Chi Creek them were Bamars and school, four high schools villages in Kyaukhtu. through a 10-mile-long many of the rest were (branches), four middle schools. In 2008-2009 Gonbo, Natho and Tapyin Translation: MS channel; that small dams Chin nationals; that its schools, six post-primary academic year, its are above 180 feet long. Myanma Alin: and nine lakes benefited major business was schools, and 40 primary matriculation pass rate With respect to the 28-1-2010

29-1-2010 NL 8 9/6/18, 2:20 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 January, 2010 9 Oldest “colobine” anthropoid primates excavated Panasonic products introduced mammal fossils around Supitsan, Tebinkan and Yinseik villages in Magway Township and Chaingsauk and Myokhintha villages in Pauk Township. None of the anthropoid primates discovered in Pontaung mass rock and Ayeyawady mass rock in central YANGON, 28 Jan— distributing Panasonic Myanmar are not complete colobine group, and they Kyaw Zeyar Trading branded telephone, sets. So, archaeologists are the oldest of its kind Group Co Ltd organized cordless, fax, PABX and keep conducting feasibility in East Asia. And they Anthropoid the Panasonic Telecom CCTV. study. are in the same group primates: lower & Imaging New Products Contact No. 87, The anthropoid found in Asia, Africa and teeth are unearthed Seminar-2010 at Park Pyay Road, Yangon (Ph: primates found in South America. nearHtanbinchaung Royal Hotel, here, on 19 216266), (216265) and Htanbinchaung and It is the first-ever Village in Seikpyu January. Managing (214094), E-mail: Gwebin villages in discovery of its kind in Director Dr Naing Win [email protected] Township.—MNA Seikpyu Township are in Myanmar.—MNA of Kyaw Zeyar Trading in Yangon; top floor of Group Co Ltd and Mingala market NAY PYI TAW, 28 upper front tooth near Business Head Mr Chew between 30th and 73rd Jan—In a survey carried Htanbinchaung Village in Aik Hung of Panasonic Streets (Ph: 02-61626 out in Seikpyu, Myaing Seikpyu Township; two System Asia Pacific and 61621), Mandalay; and Pauk townships in lower front teeth in No (1) Singapore Office Nay Pyi Taw Thabyay- Magway Division and Gweinkyitgyaung No (1) extended greetings. gon market (Ph: 067- Magway Township in near Gwebin Village, New products of 414171); and No. 20, Magway Division from Seikpyu Township; 132 Panasonic were Taungnyo Road, Nay 20 November 2009 to 11 mammal fossils in explained through latest Pyi Taw Pyinmana (Ph: December 2009, a Kyitchaung (11) around technology for 2010, 067-21588 and 21599) Myanmar-Japan team Bahin and Mangyeegan Anthropoid primates: two upper front teeth Panasonic Panaboard, and Fax No. unearthed fossils of villages in Myaing are unearthed near Gwebin Village in Seikpyu and Pure IP PBX (TDE (956721577). anthropoid primates: an Township; and 269 Township.—MNA series). The company is MNA Anawrahta Bridge spanning Ayeyawady River contributes toward regional progress Article & Photos: Aung Than (Mingala Taungnyunt) (See page 16) and each walkway, 5 feet and Public Works). Pyinmana, Toungoo and Yangon via Pathein- Kyi Win and I work for an Anawrahta Bridge and 10 inches. The main The people can go to Bago thanks to the con- Monywa road; Chin State, exchange office of was commissioned into length is 4191 feet and the Yangon via Chauk, struction of Anawrahta Mindat and Kanpetlet via Myanma Posts and Tel- service on 4 April 2001 approach bridge, 984 feet. Yenanchaung, Magway, Bridge. Saw road and Monywa ecommunications in and links with Chauk The upper structure is of Taungdwingyi, Aunglan On the west bank of and Mandalay via Chauk. I am about to visit Town on the east bank of steel girder and pillars of and Pyay in the east of Ayayawady River, the Pakokku crossing my relatives in Seikpyu Ayeyawady River and concrete crest type. It can Ayeyawady River and people can go to Pakokku Hsinphyushin Bridge. Township. Due to the con- Seikpyu on the west withstand 60 tons of loads, Chauk, Kyaukpadaung, via Seikpyu and Kanma; With the better im- struction of the bridge, I bank. The bridge is 27 said Daw San San Lwin Meiktila, Nay Pyi Taw Rakhine State via Salin, proved transportation, have chances of visiting feet and 9 inches wide (Junior Engineer-2, Civil Tatkon, Nay Pyi Taw Pwintpyu, Minbu and trading goods necessary my relatives from time to for the region provide lo- time and I thank the State cal employments for the for the construction of the local people and increase bridge”, said a horse-cart their income. passenger Daw Kyi Kyi Now, the bridge is Win. busy with motorbikes, “My name is U Min trucks, passenger buses, Naung and I live in private motor vehicles, Yawwa Kwetthit of three-wheeled motor- Seikpyu Township. I bikes, horse-carts, bicy- have been working as a cles and pedestrains. three-wheeled motor- “My name is U Aung bike driver for three Aung. I live in Ayethaya years. I earn K 15,000 or of Chauk Township. I am 20,000 a day”, said U a horse-cart driver. I drive Min Naung, a three- a horse-cart three or four wheeled motorbike runs a day. I earn over K driver. 2,000 a run ”, said a horse- Translation: WH Magnificent Anawrahta Bridge spanning Chauk and Seikpyu Townships in cart driver U Aung Aung. Myanma Alin Magway Division. “My name is Daw Kyi 24-1-2010

29-1-2010 NL 9 9/6/18, 2:20 PM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 January, 2010 Tabodwe, the month of Bonfire Festival Dr. Khin Maung Nyunt The last month of Myanmar cold season Letya Win, and 250 firewood cutters from Anauk roasted sesame seeds, 30 ticals weight of shredded “Heyman” is Tabodwe which roughtly coincides Win. Behind them, 10,000 body guards followed. coconut kernel and seven ticals weight of salt. Then with February. It is the eleventh month in Myanmar Behind them, two equestrian (knights riding their kneaded and crush the stuff again and again. Taste it lunar calendar. In this month cold perhaps bids steeds and wearing helmets and ceremonial gowns of to test it has attained the required quality. If so, farewell by giving us its final chill. There are old their rank followed. When the procession reached Htamane in portions is put on the banana leaves for Myanmar sayings about Tabodwe, of which the two Maha Myat Muni Temple, music was kept playing. serving with hot plain tea.” are, “In Tabodwe we have running nose” and “In The body guards and firewood cutters went out to Preparation and making of Htamane provide a Tabodwe ripen plum fruits wide open”. Kon gather firewood. The procession returned following social occasion for a Myanmar community. It is an (Kumbha) in astrological term, Tabodwe’s symbol the same procedure. When it reached Shey Yone the activity in which all ages are involved – adult and is a water bearer. In the night sky, Maga asterism of body guards put the fire woods on the stands and young, male and female and even children. It takes four stars in the design of an iron hook in Leo shines bound the firewood into bundle. On the 14th waxing place in the open ground. Either under an individual astride with the Moon. In day time, the two timber moon day the clerks carried bundles of firewood into or collective sponsorship, a Htamane making party trees Pauk (Butea) and Lei or Letpan (silk cotton Shey Yone building. The Minister of Royal Treasury is formed. Necessary kitchen utensils are borrowed tree, Bombex Malabaricum), the former bearing brought 1000 braziers.” from some houses and monasteries. They are brought beautiful orange colour blooms in profusion and the “At 4 o’clock in the evening, princes, princesses, to the place by young men. A fire place is dug out in latter scarlet flowers on its leafless branches against royal grand children, ministers and courtiers wearing the ground by adult males who also bring fire woods the background of clear blue sky make a perfect ceremonial dresses and ornaments and insignias of and fetch water from a nearby well or tank. Women Nature’s painting. their rank cae out to attend the ceremony in Shey and girls do the lighter work such as the winnowing Tabodwe is paraphrased in two meanings. Hta- Yone building from 4 o’clock in the evening till and washing of rice grains, shelling ground nuts, bo means yoke. In this month farmers hang up their 1 o’clock at night. Then they departed.” slicing gingers and washing pot and pans. Men yokes because the harvest is over. “Htan-bu” means “The Minister of Royal Granary issued 1000 pots climb up coconut trees to bring down coconut fruits spadix of toddy palm from which the sap is tapped. of yagu (rice porridge), 1000 stands of fire woods, and split fire woods. Boys tear away the fibres of “Twe” means to dangle down. It is the month in Pan equestrian soldiers to Pagodas and Temples for coconuts and break them open. Girls shred the kernel which toddy palm climbers press spadix to dangle offering to Buddha images.” into tiny strips. Men put the big iron pan on the fire down to tap the sap. A graphic account of the Tabodwe bonfire festival place and keep it tight and stable. Women do the Two traditional festivals of this month are bon- held in the lake Konbaung period is also found on initial stages of the process such as frying gingers fire festival and Htamane (Myanmar delicacy) pages 544-545 of volume 3 of Konbaung Set Maha and roasting ground nuts and sesame seeds. Men’s making and offering festival. Bonfire is made by Yazawun Taw Gyi (Great Royal Chronicle of hard labour comes in when the glutinous rice in the burning scandal wood or similar fragrant woods in Konbaung Dynasty). pan became soft pliant and starchy. Muscular hands earthen brazier which is taken to Buddhist temple to Bonfire festival is held today in towns and urban are needed to knead and crush the sticky stuff offer it to Buddha statues and images for warming. areas at pagodas, temples and monasteries. Braziers thoroughly with loving wooden ladles. A good The origin of providing warmth to the Buddha can be with firewood burning for warmth are offered not Htamane is the result of correct proportion of rice, traced to one event in the lifetime of Gotama Buddha. only to Buddha statues but also to hold monks and the oil, water and ingredients and thorough kneading While residing in Pubayon monastery in Savatthi, aged for warmth especially on fullmoon night of this and crushing. It is so exciting to see men doing this Lord Buddha, on one Tabodwe evening happened to month. In Mandalay, at the Temple of Maha Muni arduous work are sweating in the cold of Tabodwe. be standing on a hill side. It was so cold that Lord Buddha Image of alloy and gold, the bonfire puja is When the giant Htamane pan is removed from the Buddha kept his back in the warmth of sunrays. But held on grand scale with pomp and ceremony. fire, it is the turns of skilful feminize hands to spray when the sun set in, and as it was out in the open, the Mandalay is noted for severe climate. Its cold season ingredients in the pan at regular interval with a night chill of the evening was too much for him, wearing is severe as its summer is not. People of Mandalay handful at a time. Experienced adults taste the stuff only one robe. As the night advanced, cold intensified. believe that only often Maha Muni Image has received to test if it is well made. If so, a portion of it is kept So Lord Buddha put on the second robe to resist the the warmth of bonfire on the fullmoon night of aside for offering to the Buddha and monks. The rest cold. By midnight he had to wear the third robe. By Tabodwe, cold begins to reduce. are served first to the aged, the elder and the adults dawn, three robes were not enough to keep the body Connected with the bonfire festival is the and second to the young and children. A ladleful of heat. So the fourth robe was warm over the third. By ceremonial making and offering of a Myanmar Htamane is put on each banana or in leaf. Earthen the rule of Vinaya, only three robes were allowed for traditional delicacy “Htamane”, prepared with kettles of hot plain tea and cups are ready on the each monk. So to silence criticism of some laymen, glutinous rice, seasoned with ingredient and circular low tables. Hot plain tea is the best to go with the last two robes were stitched together to become condiment. Myanmar traditional medicine prescribes only delicacy. the third robe which is called “Dukut”. In the extreme eating Htamane in cold season which dried up our Htamane making contest is held. It is an exciting chill of Tabodwe night Lord Buddha made his hands body skin. There is no perspiration to moisten the festival. Contesting parties invite music bands such as and feet warm by keeping them on a furnace. body skin. So a little more of vegetable oil is needed Ozi or Dobhat to agitate and cheer up the contestants. To commemorate this event, Myanmar Buddhists to protect the chill. Thus eating only Htamane is a sort Folk songs are sung and folk dances are performed, offer bonfire for warming to Buddha images and of preventive medicine. teasing, joking and mimicking one another. A panel of statues in Tabodwe, especially on its fullmoon night. The recipe for concocting Htamane is composed judges supervises the contest to see that the proceedings This religious function became the festival of the in the form of a tay-htet poem. The following is a are in accordance with game rules. These judges are month which has been held since the days of Myanmar rough rendering of it in English. also connoisseurs to decide the winner. The winner kings. In Loka Byuha Kyan (Treatise on court “Take four pyi baskets of nice glutinous rice. party is awarded with cash or cloths or both. Htamane ceremonies and festivals) complied by Thiri Uzana, Wash it clean by fresh water. Put one viss of pure making contests are held in schools and colleges to Minister of Inyone, in Inwa Period of Myanmar sesame oil in a big iron pan. Place on a wood fire. Fry train young students in cultural activities and to breed history there is an eyewitness account of this festival. three ticals weight of ginger slices in the oil to community spirit among them. “On the 8th waxing moon day of Tabodwe, the produce flavour. Put the washed glutinous rice in the Htamane feasts are open to all. No invitation is ceremonial procession of gathering fire woods took ginger flavoured oil and stir it thoroughly. Add some needed. Any stranger or passerby is welcomed and place. In the front were the Samyaung officers water to it and knead it with wooden ladles. When the is served Htamane to his fill with cups of hot plain (officers to announce the royal advance) accompanied glutinous rice gets grilled, with oil oozing out of it, tea. He may take some Htamane home because there by the music of drums, then followed 250 firewood reduce the fire and spray on the stiff in the pan 80 are packets in banana leaf of Htamane for the taking. cutters from Shey Win, 250 firewood cutters from ticals weight of fried pea nuts, 32 ticals weight of *********

29-1-2010 NL 10 9/6/18, 2:20 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 January, 2010 11 Four missing in helicopter crash from Horten, a town an hour south of Oslo in south-eastern Norway. The Nor- way Central Rescue had sent boats and divers to the site, a spokesman said. It was unclear what caused the crash. Foggy weather had shrouded the area making the search difficult. Rescue cen- tre spokesman Einar Knudsen said the Robinson-44 helicopter, one of two fly- ing down the fjord towards Oslo after an afternoon flight, was owned by Divers were sent to the fjord to Midtnorsk Helicopter Service. search for the people.— INTERNET Asked about finding survivors, res- Photo taken on 25 Jan, 2010 shows a general view of Acoma Pueblo in OSLO , 28 Jan — Rescuers are search- cue official Stein Solberg told AFP news ing for four people in icy Norwegian agency: “We are still hopeful until the New Mexico, the United States. Acoma Pueblo, also known as “Sky City”, is a waters after the helicopter they were fly- contrary is proven.” Wreckage from the Native American pueblo built on top of a 367-foot (112 metres) sandstone ing in crashed. The civilian helicopter helicopter had already been spotted on mesa in the US state of New Mexico. It is believed to be built in the 12th crashed in the Oslo fjord, just offshore the ice, he said. — Internet century, and regarded as one of the oldest continuously inhabited communi- ties in the United States. People are living in the adobe houses, which have no Fiji faces drought risk electricity and water.— XINHUA SUVA, 28 Jan — Sev- To break the spell, Fiji Sigatoka, Suva, Dobuilevu, Heavy rains kill 64 in Dozen feared eral areas in the island na- Meteorology director Nabou-walu, Dreketi, tion of Fiji have been clas- Rajendra Prasad said a cy- Seaqaqa, Udu Point and Brazil’s Sao Paulo dead in sified to be under “mete- clone was needed. Prasad Kadavu. BRASILIA, 28 Jan — Heavy rains have claimed 64 Philippine orological” drought, ac- warned the dry spell could In mid-October 2009, lives in Brazil’s southeastern state of Sao Paulo, the cording to the weather of- continue even when the is- the weather office predicted country’s Civil Defence said on Wednesday. A 45- military fice in Fiji on Thursday. A land nation approaches the Southwest Pacific, in- year-old woman was the latest victim who was car- “meteorological drought” the wet season. Areas cluding Fiji, would experi- ried off by surface runoff. plane crash is declared if rainfall is well under drought conditions ence between eight and 11 Tuesday was the second rainiest day of January in MANILA, 28 Jan — below expected levels for include Navua, Koronivia, cyclones in the 2009-2010 the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil’s second largest, with 37 About a dozen people, in- an extended period. More Nausori, Labasa, Savu- season. mm of rain, according to the Centre for Emergency cluding a General, were places in the Fiji Group savu, Taveuni and Lakeba. Prasad said a near-aver- Management (CGE). And January is the wettest month feared to have been killed could face a drought if the Those at “warning” stage age number of tropical cy- in the last 15 years, with 420.4 mm of rain. Sabesp, a when a military plane dry spell continues for the are Yasawa-i-rara, Viwa, clones had been predicted water supply company in the state of Sao Paulo , re- crashed into a residential next few weeks. Tavua, Vatukoula, Ba, for countries west of the ported that water reservoirs are almost full, and two area in Cotabato city on Dateline, including Fiji, reservoirs may overflow if heavy rains continue. on Thursday morning, of- Three Colombian rebels die while a slightly higher risk Xinhua ficials said. Major in clash on Panama border of tropical cyclone activity Gerardo Zamudio, the Air was predicted for countries NATO strikes Afghan transit Force spokesman, told PANAMA CITY, 28 Jan – Panama’s national police just east of the Dateline. Xinhua over phone that force says three guerillas from a Colombian rebel “On average two to deal with Kazakhstan group have been killed in a confrontation along the eight officers and offi- three tropical cyclones pass LONDON, 28 Jan — On ghanistan that have been sparsely populated frontier between the two countries. cials, including Maj Gen. through Fiji’s waters a sea- the eve of a conference here attacked by the Taleban. The Ministry of the Interior and Justice says police Mario Butch Lacson son with one directly affect- on Thursday on Afghani- Meanwhile, a senior US of Eastern Mindanao detected a small wooden boat carrying six armed men ing land areas. stan, NATO has signed an official said on Wednesday in the border province of Darien. Command, were on board There is a slightly agreement with the Foreign in London that a separate when it crashed into It says the men opened fire when told to stop early higher chance of tropical Minister of Kazakhstan al- July agreement between on Wednesday. Police returned fire, killing two men houses outside Cotabato cyclones passing through lowing transit through US President Barack Airport at around 11:35 a. outright and mortally wounding a third. Two others the northern and eastern Kazakhstan of supplies for Obama and Russian Presi- were captured while and one escaped. The ministry m. (0335 GMT). parts of Fiji’s waters,” he NATO and coalition forces. dent Dmitry Medvedev al- Witnesses and local identified the men as members of the the Revolution- The agreement allows for lowing flights of US mili- said. officials in Cotabato told ary Armed Forces of Colombia.—Internet supplies to start moving by tary equipment through Xinhua Xinhua that all passengers air from Europe to Af- Russian airspace to Af- ghanistan “in the coming ghanistan, is set up but were feared dead while days,” according to a state- “running more slowly than there is undetermined ment from NATO Secre- we would have liked.” That number of casualties on tary General Anders Fogh agreement allows up to the ground. Rasmussen. 4,000 flights a year. The US Footages of local tele- The agreements are im- official said at least three vision show that concrete portant because they reduce flights have gone and that houses were destroyed the alliance’s use of routes “technical issues” have been and fire engulfed the crash from Pakistan into Af- smoothed over.— Internet site. Cotabato Mayor A rabbit sits next to a tiger cub at the Sriracha Tiger Muslimine Sema said at Zoo in Thailand’s Chonburi Province, nearly 100 least one local resident km (62 miles) east of Bangkok on 26 Jan,2010. Ti- was confirmed dead when ger numbers have fallen by more than 70 percent in the plane crashed. slightly more than a decade in the Greater Mekong, “It was flying in zigzag with the region’s five countries containing only 350 mode and crashed,” he tigers, according to a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) told local media. report released on Monday.— INTERNET Xinhua

29-1-2010 NL 11 9/6/18, 2:20 PM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 January, 2010 CLAIMS DAY NOTICE MV RATHA BHUM VOY NO (508) Consignees of cargo carried on MV RATHA BHUM VOY NO (508) are here by notified that the vessels will be arriving on 29.1.2010 and cargo will be discharged into the premises of M.I.P 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 REGIONAL CONTAINER LINES Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 CLAIMS DAY NOTICE MV ASIAN SUN VOY NO (001D) Consignees of cargo carried on MV ASIAN SUN VOY NO (001D) are here by notified that the vessels will be arriving on 29.1.2010 and cargo will be dis- charged into the premises of M.I.T.T where it will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the Earthquake strikes byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am Timor-Leste to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now JAKARTA, 28 Jan — A moderate earthquake meas- declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo uring 5. 5 on the Richter Scale struck Timor-Leste from the Vessel. on Thursday, the Indonesian Meteorology and Geo- No claims against this vessel will be admitted after physics Agency said. According to the US Geo- the Claims Day. logical Survey reported, the quake was at 5.1 mag- SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT nitude. The quake rocked at 02:00 am Jakarta Time MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY (1900 GMT Wednesday) with epicentre at 157 km AGENT FOR: SONGWON PCS CO LTD, southwest Dili the capital of Timor-Leste and with KOREA the depth at 529 km, the agency said. Phone No: 256924/256914 Xinhua Moderate quake rocks Java, Indonesia JAKARTA, 28 Jan — An earthquake with magni- World’s first floating islet tude of 5. 0 struck Central Java of Indonesia on Thursday, the Meteorology and Geophysics to be established in South Agency reported here. The quake jolted at 11:01 Korea next month am Jakarta Time (0401 GMT) with the epicentre at 212 km southwest Cilacap of Central Java and SEOUL, 28 Jan—The world’s first artificial float- in a depth of 10 km under sea bed, an official of ing islet will show up in the agency Anas Fauzi told Xinhua. Indonesia sits South Korea’s Han River on a vulnerable quake-hit zone so called the “ Pa- that runs through Seoul cific Ring of fire.”— Xinhua next month, local news paper The Korea Times 6.0-magnitude earthquake said on Thursday. With a combined investment of hits E Philippines 96.4 billion won (83 mil- MANILA, 28 Jan—An offshore earthquake meas- lion US dollars) coming uring 6.0 on the Richer Scale struck eastern Philip- from the city and a consor- pines early on Thursday morning, the government- tium of seven private run quake monitoring institute reported. There is no firms, three artificial immediate report of casualties or damages. “floating islands” will be The quake, tectonic in origin, occurred at 02:49 constructed near the south- a.m. local time (1849 GMT Wednesday) and its ern end of the Banpo centre was located in the sea, about 156 km east of Bridge that runs across the Virac, Cataduanes Province with a depth of 31 km, Han River, with Islet the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seis- number two set to be in- mology ( Phivolcs) said. troduced on 6 Feb, follow- The archipelago sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, ing two days of prop up the continental rim that surrounds the Pacific, and work, according to the is frequently hit by earthquakes. Frozen river : The frozen river Oder is seen from a bridge in Frankfurt/Oder, as Seoul metropolitan gov- Xinhua the border river between Germany and Poland is covered with ice. — INTERNET ernment.—Xinhua

29-1-2010 NL 12 9/6/18, 2:20 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 January, 2010 13 US researcher develops dual vaccine against malaria, cholera WASHINGTON, 28 Jan— lead scientist Henry showed long-lasting im- A University of Central Daniell. munity for more than 300 Florida biomedical re- Daniell’s team geneti- days (equivalent to 50 searcher has developed cally engineered tobacco human years). what promises to be the and lettuce plants to pro- Results from the US first low-cost dual vaccine duce the vaccine. Re- National Institutes of against malaria and chol- searchers gave mice freeze- Health-funded research era, the University said on dried plant cells (orally or are published in this Tuesday in a Press re- by injection) containing the month’s Plant Biotech- lease. vaccine. They then chal- nology, the top-ranked “I’m very encouraged lenged the mice with either journal in the field. because our technique the cholera toxin or ma- Clinical trials are works well and provides larial parasite. needed, and Daniell is an affordable way to get Untreated rodents con- hopeful that the results Museum staff clean fossils in China in 2006. Scientists on Wednesday said vaccines to people who tracted diseases quickly, with mice will translate to they had identified true colours of a dinosaur for the first time, a feat that also need them most and can but the mice who received humans. It could be yet explained what role feathers played in the evolution of birds.— INTERNET least afford them,” said the plant-grown vaccines another example of plants delivering life-saving Scientists study the medicines.—Xinhua Hobbit’s brain New way CAMBRIDGE, 28 Jan—British scientists say they’ve found to make determined the small brain of Homo floresiensis, a blood vessel small-brained extinct hominid popularly known as ‘the Hobbit,’ was normal. cells The fossils of the hominids were discovered on the NEW YORK, 28 Jan— Indonesian island of Flores in 2003. Since then, con- US scientists say they’ve troversy has centred on whether the Hobbits’ small developed a technique to brain was actually due to a pathological condition. generate functional en- In the new study, researchers Nick Mundy and dothelial blood vessel cells Stephen Montgomery of Cambridge University, and from human embryonic colleagues from Durham University, used previously and pluripotent stem cells. published data from living and extinct species to re- The researchers at the construct the pattern of brain and body mass evolu- Weill Cornell Medical tion in larger primates. A couple skates on the frozen inner city lake Alster in the northern German College said endothelial “Our results provide robust confirmation for the city of Hamburg on 25 January, 2010. —XINHUA cells form the interior “lin- suggestion that strong evolutionary trends have gov- ing” of all blood vessels erned the expansion of the primate brain,” Mundy said. Brain cancer has four subtypes and are the main compo- “We find that, under reasonable assumptions, the BETHESDA, 28 Jan— found response to aggres- percent slower than pa- nent of capillaries, the reduction in brain size during the evolution of Homo US scientists say the most sive chemotherapy and tients treated with less smallest and most abun- floresiensis is not unusual in comparison to these other common form of adult radiation differed by aggressive therapy. This dant vessels. They said primates. brain cancer — glioblas- subtype. Patients with one effect was seen to a lesser that, in the near future, it Along with other recent studies on the effects of toma multiforme — is not subtype treated with the degree in two of the might be possible to inject ‘island dwarfism’ in other mammals, these results sup- a single disease, but four strategy appeared to suc- subtypes and not at all in such cells into humans to port the hypothesis that the small brain of Homo distinct molecular cumb to their disease at a the fourth subtype. heal damaged organs and floresiensis was adapted to local ecological conditions subtypes. rate approximately 50 Internet tissues.—Internet on Flores.” The Cancer Genome The study is reported in the journal BMC Biology. Atlas Research Network Internet scientists said they also Psychotherapy more effective than drugs

DENVER, 28 Jan— Psy- “The American public therapies, and they last.” chodynamic psycho- has been told that only Shedler reviewed eight therapy, which focuses on newer, symptom-focused meta-analyses comprising the roots of emotional suf- treatments like cognitive 160 studies of psychody- fering, is effective for behaviour therapy or namic therapy, plus nine many mental health medication have scientific meta-analyses of other symptoms, US research- support,” study author psychological treatments ers say. Jonathan Shedler of the and antidepressant medi- This type of therapy University of Colorado cations. He focused on used self-reflection and Denver School of Medi- effect size, which meas- self-examination. The use cine says in the statement. ures the amount of change of the relationship be- “The actual scientific evi- produced by each treat- tween therapist and pa- dence shows that psy- ment. An effect size of tient is intended to serve chodynamic therapy is 0.80 is considered a large The engineer vehicle of China Railway Erju prepares for a test run on the as a window into prob- highly effective. The ben- effect in psychological railroad section between Chengdu and Dujiangyan, southwest China’s lematic relationship pat- efits are at least as large and medical research. Sichuan Province, on 26 Jan, 2010. The whole railway between the two cities terns in the patient’s life. as those of other psycho- Internet was joined up on Tuesday. —XINHUA

29-1-2010 NL 13 9/6/18, 2:20 PM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 January, 2010 Ferguson hails ‘world class’ Rooney Everton pile on the misery for S P O R T S as United silence City Sunderland MANCHESTER, 28 Jan — winner that sent Man- LIVERPOOL, 28 Jan—Tim Cahill and Landon Dono- Kalinic helps Blackburn sink Wigan Ferguson paid tribute to a chester United into a van fired Everton to a 2-0 win over free-falling Sun- BLACKBURN, 28 Jan—Blackburn pulled clear of the “world class” perform- League Cup final meeting derland as the Merseyside club’s revival gathered English Premier League relegation zone as Nikola ance from Wayne Rooney with Aston Villa. steam at Goodison Park on Wednesday. Kalinic’s late goal clinched a 2-1 win over Wigan on after the England striker Rooney’s header se- Cahill’s seventh-minute header was quickly fol- Wednesday. Sam Allardyce’s side had slipped dan- scored the injury-time cured a 3-1 victory over lowed by Donovan’s first strike since his loan move gerously close to the relegation zone in recent weeks Manchester City at Old from Los Angeles Galaxy and Sunderland never but this victory, which followed a league success Trafford and a 4-3 aggre- looked like recovering. against Fulham, has rocketed Rovers up to 11th place. gate semi-final win for Steve Bruce’s strugglers, who went into the match They took the lead through Morten Gamst United, who have now with only one win in their previous 12 league matches, Pedersen’s first half strike and although Gary Caldwell reached the final of the handed new signing Matthew Kilgallon a debut in de- equalised after the break, Croatia striker Kalinic competition a record fence and had influential midfielder Lee Cattermole popped up with his first league goal for Rovers with Manchester City’s seven times under their back after more than a month out with a hamstring 14 minutes to play at Ewood Park. With Chris Kirkland Micah Richards (right) Scottish manager. injury. The game was as vola- ruled out with a collarbone injury, Wigan boss Roberto vies with Manchester Everton recalled Leon Osman in place of Diniyar Martinez handed a league debut to Serbia goalkeeper tile as the first leg and, Bilyaletdinov and had injury victims Mikel Arteta, Vladimir Stojkovic.— Internet United’s Wayne Rooney among a number of linger- James Vaughan and Victor Anichebe, as well as loan during their Carling ing issues, United appear signing Philippe Senderos, on the bench.—Internet Serena Williams, Henin to likely to face an investiga- Cup semi-final second tion by the Football Asso- Two-thirds of World Cup meet in final leg match at Old ciation after City forward MELBOURNE, 28 Jan — only two tournaments into Craig Bellamy was hit by tickets already sold Defending champion her comeback from retire- Trafford. a missile as he prepared to JOHANNESBURG , 28 Jan happy with the results of Serena Williams has ad- ment. Both advanced over NTERNET I take a corner.—Internet — More than two-thirds ticket sales,” World Cup vanced to her fifth Aus- Chinese players on Thurs- of the three million tick- boss Danny Jordaan told tralian Open final and will day to set up a champion- Woods heads Bloomberg BusinessWeek list ets for the football World reporters. “We are over put her 100 percent record ship match involving two New York, 28 Jan— Tiger Woods tops the Cup have been sold, or- the moon.” here on the line against former Australian cham- Bloomberg BusinessWeek list of most powerful ath- ganisers said on Wednes- Jordaan had voiced Justine Henin, who is pions. letes, with the companies saying he would have held day as they unveiled a concerns that few local Top-ranked Williams the top spot even if his infidelity had become public scheme to make it easier fans were buying tickets wasted four match points earlier last year. The list released Wednesday is based for South Africans to buy for the first ever World before finishing off a 7-6 on earning potential and was compiled with the as- tickets. Cup on African soil, (4), 7-6 (1) semifinal win sistance of CSE and Horrow Sports Ventures. We are particularly which kicks off on 11 with an ace against Li Na LeBron James of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers June. on Thursday, a day after was second, followed by golfer Phil Mickelson, Albert But he said about half her sister Venus lost to the Pujols of baseball’s St. Louis Cardinals, Peyton Man- the tickets sold so far Chinese player in the ning of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, Dwyane Wade have gone to South Afri- quarterfinals. Henin over- of the NBA’s Miami Heat, swimmer Michael Phelps, cans, and announced a whelmed 2008 Wimble- Adrian Peterson of the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings, the simplified sales regime Justine Henin of Bel- don semifinalist Zheng Jie Cavaliers’ Shaquille O’Neal and cyclist Lance for local fans in the com- gium plays a shot to 6-1, 6-0 in 51 minutes, the A South African man Armstrong.— Internet ing months. Zheng Jie of China shortest match of this with an application Among overseas fans, during their Women’s tournament and the most Ancelotti relishes prospect of the United States led singles semifinal match lopsided semifinal at the form for the 2010 FIFA ticket sales, followed by at the Australian Open Australian Open since Drogba return Britain and Australia. tennis championship in Chris Evert beat Andrea LONDON , 28 Jan – over Birmingham that World Cup tickets in The next round of Melbourne, Australia Jaeger by the same score Carlo Ancelotti believes moved them back to the 2009. ticket sales will run from on 28 Jan , 2010. in 1982. the return of Didier head of the Premier 9 February to 7 April. INTERNET Internet Drogba to the Chelsea league table. INTERNET Internet Ronaldo scores first goal of squad this weekend will Two goals from Frank have a major impact on Lampard and one from Injuries threaten Arsenal’s 2010 with Corinthians his side’s title hopes. Florent Malouda com- Without Drogba, pleted the win that put crucial clash with United RIO DE JANEIRO, 28 Jan—Corinthians’ star striker, Ancelotti?s team still Chelsea one point ahead Ronaldo, scored his first goal of the 2010 season on BIRMINGHAM, 28 Jan—Wenger admits Arsenal must scored 16 goals in four of Manchester United and Wednesday. In a 1-1 draw against Mirassol during the win on Sunday’s crucial Premier League showdown unbeaten games, culmi- two ahead of Arsenal hav- fourth round of the Sao Paulo state championship, with Manchester United, but the Gunners boss fears nating in the 3-0 victory ing played a game less Ronaldo made his first step towards scoring his fore- injuries to Thomas Vermaelen and Eduardo could than their two main rivals. casted 30 goals in 2010. In the 44th minute of play, wreck his side’s hopes. enger knows a victory over he coming weekend will off a stopped ball Tcheco passed a beuatiful ball to a Sir Alex Ferguson’s men at the Emirates Stadium is see the Blues travel to cutting Ronaldo. essential after Wednesday’s 0-0 draw at Aston Villa face Burnley where Ronaldo then dominated the ball, sized up left his third placed team two points behind leaders Ancelotti can once again Mirassol’s goalkeeper Rene and dribbled past the div- Chelsea, who have a game in hand over their London call on the talents of ing goalie, walking the ball into the net and scoring rivals, and a point behind United. Drogba who is now back his first goal of the 2010 season. However, after suf- The task of defeating the reigning champions has from international duty at fering a foul and feeling a sore right knee, Ronaldo been made even harder after injuries to Belgian de- the Africa Cup of Nations. left the game in the 67th minute. fender Vermaelen and Croatia forward Eduardo. And with United set to Mirassol tied the match in the 58th minute of play ermaelen will have an x-ray on a suspected broken visit Arsenal 24 hours when Ferreira crossed the ball to Gerson. fibula on Thursday and could be out for several weeks, later, the Chelsea man- Gerson attempted a bicycle kick towards the while Eduardo will miss the United game with a ham- ager is confident his side Corinthians net, finding Ferreira who then headed the string injury. enger said: “It keeps our run going and could strengthen their po- ball into the back up the net, tying the game. Chelsea’s Frank we are on a very strong run. If you put all the games sition.—Internet Xinhua Lampard together it maintains our positive vibe.— Internet

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MRTV-3 Programme Schedule (29-1-2010) (Friday)

Transmissions Times Local - (09:00am ~ 10:00am) MST Europe - (19:30pm ~21:30pm) MST North America - (23:30pm ~ 07:30am) MST In this 5 Jan, 2010 photo released by Carnival Cruise Lines, the Carnival Dream is docked in Local Transmission St. Thomas, US VI. The 1,004-foot-long cruise * Signature Tune ship is the longest ever built for Miami-based * Song of Myanma Beauty & Scenic Sights Carnival Cruise Lines and can accommodate * Mee Phone Pwe (or) Light Offering Ceremony 3,646 passengers. It sails alternating weekly * Unforgettable Trip to Ahka Village eastern and western Caribbean cruise * Myanmar Movies Impact itineraries, originating from Port Canaveral Fla. * A Thousand Bo-trees from Greening Tropic Carnival Dream is Carnival. Zone INTERNET * Myanmar Modern Song Cat becomes world’s 1st feline * Ayeyawady’s Second Defile * Song of Myanma Beauty & Scenic Sights recipient of artificial knee Europe/ North America Transmission BEIJING, Jan 28 — Missy the cat in Britain has * Signature Tune become the world’s first feline to have an artificial * Song of Myanma Beauty & Scenic Sights knee replacement. Vets found her close to death after * Mee Phone Pwe (or) Light Offering Ceremony she was run over by a car, but she recovered after * Unforgettable Trip to Ahka Village WEATHER undergoing pioneering new surgery to rebuild her limb * Myanmar Movies Impact th and fit a specially made metal joint. * A Day in Yangon (Zoological Garden) Thursday, 28 January, 2010 The 8-year-old family pet had been lying injured in * Myanmar Modern Song Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr. a bush for two days with one hind leg broken in eight * Ayeyawady’s Second Defile M.S.T. During the past 24 hours, light rain has been places and the other with a completely dislocated knee * Myanmar Modern Song isolated in Taninthayi Division, weather has been partly before she was found by her owners. “I heard a tiny little * Myanma Bamboo Xylophone (or) Pattala cloudy in Kachin, Chin, Rakhine and Mon States, upper cry coming from the bush and I knew she was calling * Lei Gaing Monastery with wooden Statuettes Sagaing, Bago and Yangon Divisions and generally fair in me,” said owner Louise Morris from Petworth, West * A Thousand Bo-trees from Greening Tropic the remaining areas. Night temperatures were (7°C) below Sussex, Britain. Zone January average temperatures in Chin State, (5°C) below Dr. Noel Fitzpatrick, the vet who performed the * National Dance January average temperatures in Kachin State, (4°C) below operation at his clinic in Guildford, said: “It was a case * Scuba Diving Adventure January average temperatures in Rakhine State and upper of putting Missy to sleep forever or developing an * Myanmar Modern Song Sagaing Division, (3°C) above January average artificial knee, which had never been done before. * Nandawun (Souvenir Shop) temperatures in Mon State, (5 °C) above January average Amputation was not an option since the other hind leg * Song of Myanma Beauty & Scenic Sights temperatures in Taninthayi Division about January average was broken in eight places.”—Internet Website: www.mrtv3.net.mm temperatures in the remaining areas. The significant night temperatures were Haka (-2°C), Loilem (0°C), Namsam and Heho (1°C) each and Putao and An (3°C) each. (apmrif;aemif?pdkif;ndKrif;? 4:20 pm 6:20 pm Maximum temperature on 27-1-2010 was 96°F. aw;a&;-Adkvfuav; 3. Songs Of Yester 12. &opHkviftifwmeuf Minimum temperature on 28 -1-2010 was 61°F. Relative O,smOf wifhatmif Years humidity at (09:30) hours MST on 28-1-2010 was 54%. 4:40 pm 7:00 pm Total sun shine hours on 27 -1-2010 was (8.7) hours approx. 7:50 am EdkifiHjcm;Zmwfvrf;wGJ Rainfall on 28-1-2010 was (Nil) at Mingaladon, Kaba- 4. ta0;oifwuúodkvf 13. 4. Nice & Sweet Song ]]aESmifzGJUarwåm}} Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2010 ynma&;½kyfjrifoHMum; (tydkif;-6) was (Tr) at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and (Nil) at Central 8:05 am oifcef;pm yxrESpf Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was 5. vIyf&Sm;yHkjyifpdwfaysmf&Tif ("mwkaA'?½lyaA'?ocsFm 8:00 pm (4) mph from Northeast at (15:30) hours MST on 27-1- 8:15 am txl;jyKrsm;) (½lyaA') 14. News 2010. 6. Song Of National 4:55 pm 15. International News Bay inference: Weather is partly cloudy in the Friday, 29 Races 5. Songs For Uphold 16. Weather Report Andaman Sea and South Bay and generally fair elsewhere January 8:25 am National Spirit 17. EdkifiHjcm;Zmwfvrf;wGJ in the Bay of Bengal. Forecast valid until evening of 29thJanuary 2010: View on today 7. ]]toufuav;&,fwJh 5:00 pm ]]udk,f&Hawmf}} Light rain are likely to be isolated in Taninthayi Division &Snfapvdk}} 6. jrefrmpm? jrefrmpum; (tydkif;-13) and weather will be partly cloudy in Kachin, Shan, Kayah, 5:15 pm 7:00 am 8:40 am 18. oDcsif;cspfol (ylpl;) Mon and Kayin States and generally fair in the remaining 7. Musical Programme 1. awmifwef;omoemjyK 8. International News 19. oDw*lq&mawmf States and Divisions. Degree of certainty is (60%). q&mawmfbk&m;BuD;\ 5:25 pm State of the sea: Seas will be slight to moderate in 8:45 am pkaygif;nDnmjywJhyGJ t&SifÓPdó&\ y&dwfw&m;awmf 8. Myanmar waters. wydkYwGJvjynfh oDw*l a,mq&mawmfa[mMum; 9. The Mirror Images aus;acsmif;&GmrSxreJyGJ Outlook for subsequent two days:Likehood of Mo0g'ygwdarmuf awmfrlaom OyÜgwoEÅd Of The Musical 5:35 pm isolated light rain in the Northern Myanmar areas. ygVdawmf Oldies 9. yOövufausmif;awmf tcgawmfaeYw&m;awmf Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for 7:30 am 4:00 pm 6:00 pm 20. rif;uGef;q&mawmfbk&m; 29-1-2010: Partly cloudy. 2. Morning News 1. Martial Song 10. Evening News BuD;\t&yfq,frsufESm Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for 7:40 am 29-1-2010:Generally fair weather . 4:10 pm 6:15 pm arwåmbm0emyGm;rsm;jcif; atmifawmfrl Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for 3. 2. twD;NydKifyGJ 11. Weather Report w&m;awmf 29-1-2010:Partly cloudy .

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15 (29).pmd 15 1/29/2010, 1:31 PM Fullmoon Day of Tabodwe 1371 ME Friday, 29 January, 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 swayed ■ Wipe out those inciting unrest ■ By broadcasts designed to cause and violence troubles

Anawrahta Bridge spanning Ayeyawady River contributes toward regional progress Byline : Htein Lin, Photos: Aung Than (Mingala Taungnyunt) The Ministry of Construction is building Union Anawrahta Bridge in Magway Division has been highways, inter-division roads, inter-state roads, in- built across the Ayeyawady river. Myanma Alin ter-district roads, inter-township roads and inter-vil- news team arriving in Chauk Township had an inter- lage roads all over of the country to be able to improve view with officials of Chauk Township’s Public transport facilities. Works to convey the messages on Anawrahta Bridge In doing so, rivers and creeks are natural barri- to the public. ers on which bridges large and small have been built. (See page 9)

Space Shuttle Endeavour rolls to launch pad 39-a at the Kennedy Space Centre, on 6 Jan, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA on Wednesday gave the green light for the US Endeavour space shuttle to blast off towards the International Space Station on 7 February carrying six astro- nauts.—INTERNET

Significant night temperatures (28-1-2010)

Haka (-2o C) Loilem (0o C) Namhsan and Heho (1o C) Putao and An (3° C) A passenger bus runs over Anawrahta Bridge spanning Ayeyawady River.

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