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NAY PYI TAW, 10 July—President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein received a goodwill delegation led by member of the State Council and Minister of the Public Security of the People’s Republic of China Mr Meng Jianzhu and party at the Credentials Hall of the Presidential Palace, here, at 10 am today. Together with President U Thein Sein at the call were Union Minister for Home Affairs Lt-Gen Ko Ko, Union Minister for Defence Lt-Gen Hla Min, Union Minister for Border Affairs Lt-Gen Thein Htay, Union Minister at President Office U Soe Maung, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Maung Myint and Director-General of Government Office U Tin Myo Kyi. Member of State Councilor and Minister of the Public Security and party were accompanied by Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Li Junhua. At the call, they held discussion on promotion and strengthening of comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two nations, more cooperation in prevalence of law and order and security measures in Mekong region, cooperation in peace and stability of President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein receives member of State Council border area and anti-narcotic drives and friendly and Minister of the Public Security of the People’s Republic of China Mr Meng Jianzhu and party cooperation for mutual interests.—MNA at the Credentials Hall of the Presidential Palace.—MNA US Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw receives scientist: Ocean member of State Council and acidity major Minister of Public Security of PRC threat to reefs NAY P YI T AW, 10 July— posed for a documentary Thura U Shwe Mann, photo. PAGE 4 Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw, Present at the call received a delegation led by together with the Speaker of Mr Meng Jianzhu, Member Pyithu Hluttaw were Public of State Council and Minister Affairs Management of the Public Security of the Committee Chairman People’s Republic of China U Maung Oo, International at Zabuthiri Hall of Hluttaw Relations Committee Complex, here, at 3.10 pm Chairman U Hla Myint Oo, today. Judicial and Legal Affairs At the call, both sides Committee Chairman Thura cordially discussed U Aung Ko, representatives developments of Pauk-Phaw of Pyithu Hluttaw Committee relation, standing rightly from and Commission and officials Amtrak’s high speed Acela at Washington’s Union the side of Myanmar in of Hluttaw Office. The Station seen after US Vice President Joe Biden international affairs, Chinese delegation was announced in Philadelphia that the US government cooperation in socio- accompanied by Chinese will dedicate $53 billion over six years to build new economic development of Ambassador to Myanmar Mr high-speed rail networks and make existing ones two peoples, further Li Junhua and embassy faster, 8 Feb, 2011. PAGE 11 strengthening of cooperation staff.—MNA Thura U Shwe Mann, Speaker of Pyithu in fighting against Hluttaw cordially greets Mr Meng Jianzhu, transnational crime and Friendly basketball matches scheduled elimination of narcotic drugs Member of State Council and Minister of the and matters of promoting YANGON, 10 July—Under Vision Sports women’s Myanmar Basketball Public Security of the People’s mutual cooperation between the arrangement of Ministry basketball team will play Federation at Aung San Republic of China. two Hluttaws. of Sports and Myanmar friendly matches against gymnasium on 16 and 18 July. MNA After the call, they Basketball Federation, US youth counterpart of MNA

P1(11).pmd 1 7/11/2012, 3:45 AM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 11 July, 2012 Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services PERSPECTIVES Vice-Senior General Min Aung Hlaing receives, member of Wednesday, 11 July, 2012 State Council and Minister of Public Security of PRC Four conditions Commander-in- Normally we can say we are successful when we achieve what we want. And when we Chief of Defence are recognized and well known by a lot of people Services Vice- we can say we are famous. So, success and fame Senior General are everyone’s dream and wish. But unfortunately, not every dream comes true and Min Aung Hlaing not every wish is fulfilled. receives Sometimes people turn to greed as a remedy Mr Meng Jianzhu, for success and fame. But greed is an unstoppable intense and selfish desire sometimes hosting member of State anger a feeling of hostility that eventually lead Council and to tragic miseries when delusion is added to the Minister of Public mind already tainted with greed and anger. In fact, most people embark on things they Security of the want to have in their lives. They set out to People’s Republic enhance their financial and influential power, of China. improve their lives and achieve success or fame or both. Unfortunately, many of them are MNA

unsuccessful. They finish up continually running NAY PYI TAW, 10 July—Commander-in-Chief of army and took pride in Myanmar army’s strenuous efforts to in circles, working harder, longer hours all in a Defence Services Vice-Senior General Min Aung Hlaing bring about peace and stability of Mekong basin. Bringing fruitless effort to reach their goals. Some end up received Mr Meng Jianzhu, member of State Council and peace and stability to Mekong delta region showed the with a life that is completely out of balance, full Minister of Public Security of the People’s Republic of benevolence of Myanmar government, army and people towards of constant worry and stress. China, at Zeyathiri Beikman, here, this noon. Chinese government, Chinese army and people. China would Here we need self-confidence as it is of At the call, Vice-Senior General Min Aung Hlaing like to join hands with Myanmar to cooperate the peace and vital importance for the success and fame. said that both Myanmar and China had long been the good stability of border areas. China would make cooperation in Having the knowledge to express our self is neighbours in accord with five principles of peaceful co- getting rid of narcotic drugs problems and illegal smuggling existence and farsightedness of leaders of the two countries. issues. Both countries would cooperate in promoting already- helpful for achieving self-confidence. In addition The goodwill visit of him would strengthen further prevailed peace and stability of Mekong delta region. we must have physical qualities for we should be friendships between the two countries. Also present at the call together with the Vice-Senior fit and healthy and it is one the main requirements Myanmar Army was making constant efforts to ensure General were General Hla Htay Win of Defence Services of success and fame. peace and stability and border areas development and Commander-in-Chief Office, Lt-Gen Aung Than Htut, Lt-Gen According to Lord Buddha, there are four trying to get rid of narcotic drug and illegal smuggling Kyaw Swe and senior military officers of Commander-in- conditions for achieving success and fame, and problems in border areas with might and main. In this Chief Office (Army). The Chinese Minister was accompanied they are: patirupadasavasa or living in a place regard, PRC was urged to make cooperation in it. Thanks by Deputy Secretary General of the State Council Mr Wang which is favorable for the attainment of to the bilateral cooperation between the two countries, Yongqing, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Xie prosperity and merit; sappurisupanissaya or Mekong delta region enjoys peace and stability. For Hangsheng, Deputy Minister of Public Security Mr Meng association with wise and noble persons; perpetuation of already-achieved peace and stability, the Hongwei, the Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar and officials. both countries needed to make cooperation. After the ceremony, they posed for documentary photo. attasammapanidhi or living an honest life and After that, Mr Meng Jianzhu said that he praised Myanmar MNA striving for self improvement; and pubbecakapatunnata or having accumulated Dy Culture Minister inspects cultural heritages good deeds done previously. Of these, the last NAY P YI T AW, 10 July— condition is vital because being endowed with it Deputy Minister for Culture will contribute towards fulfilment of the Daw Sanda Khin on 8 July remaining conditions. inspected ancient cultural edifices Phowin hill in Myanmar divers win two Yinmabin Township of Sagaing Region. rd medals in 3 Singapore She urged officials to preserve the region as the Invitational Diving 2012 cultural zone after taking YANGON, 10 July— Myanmar divers won a silver and a various possible situations bronze medals in the 3rd Singapore Invitational Diving into consideration, to 2012 held in Singapore from 6 to 8 July. conduct surveys to set the Zwe Thet Oo secured the silver medal at the U-14 5- area of the zone and not to metre Plaform and Naung Jar won the bronze medal in the burden the local people. 10-metre Platform contests. She then met the deputy Besides, in the Team Free Routing of the Synchronized commissioner of Monywa Deputy Minister for Culture Daw Sanda Khin inspects ancient pagodas in Swimming contest of 1st ASEAN Swimming Championship District, local authorities, Amyint region of ChaungU Township. 2012 from 13 to 18 June, Kay Zin Win, Nann Kham Myat townselders, members of MNA Chu, Thant Thant Su San and Thiri Nandar won bronze Pagoda Board of Trustees pride and long history of measures are being taken with The deputy minister medals.—MNA and local people at the the country and its people. the fund of the State inspected ancient pagodas Citizenship scrutiny cards Office of the Board of She explained that the depending on the list of and its mural arts and stone Trustees. She said the hill is ministry is preserving those priorities. She called for carvings in Amyint region issued in Okpo Township the evidence that could evidences, enacting laws cooperation of the local of ChaungU Township and reveal the cultural standards, and rules. Preservation people. urged the officials to educate OKPO, 10 July—In line with Moe Pwint-3 Plan, Okpo the local people to preserve Township Immigration and National Registration Regions and Southern of the cultural heritages. Department of Thayawady District presented citizenship Scanty rain Rakhine, Kayin and Mon scrutiny cards at the monastery in Chaunggwa Village of NAY P YI T AW, 10 July— the southwest monsoon is States. It is likely to be She also inspected Okpo Township on 8 July. Department of Meteorology weak in the Andaman Sea expected that the same ancient pagodas, mural arts At the ceremony, Region Hluttaw representative U Hla and Hydrology announced and the Bay of Bengal and condition will continue for and stone carvings in Myint handed over the cards to Chaunggwa Village today that according to the the rain are scanty in Bago, next three days commencing Thonepanhla (Anyeint) administrator U Thein Htaik.—Township Immigration observation at 1 pm today, Yangon, Ayeyawady noon today.—MNA region.—MNA

P2(11).pmd 2 7/11/2012, 3:45 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 11 July, 2012 3 Local residents walk Russia mourns flood victims, local officials along a street, damaged EU gives Spain more time on by floods, in the town of blamed Krymsk in Krasnodar deficit, sets bank aid MOSCOW, 10 July— Postmen in the badly Some residents say the region, southern Russia, BRUSSELS, 10 July—Euro zone ministers agreed early on Russia’s emergencies damaged town of 57,000 wall of water that swept on 8 July, 2012. Tuesday to grant Spain an extra year until 2014 to reach its minister accused local people went from house to through Krymsk was so high REUTERS deficit reduction targets in exchange for further budget savings officials on Monday of not house, handing out sums of and set the parameters of an aid package for Madrid’s ailing doing enough to prevent 171 10,000 roubles ($300), with banks. deaths in weekend floods that the promise of more The decisions were aimed at preventing the currency raised new doubts about the compensation to come. Many area’s fourth largest economy, mired in a worsening recession, country’s readiness for people were salvaging what from needing a full state bailout which would stretch the limits natural disasters under they could from their sodden of Europe’s rescue fund and plunge it deeper into a debt crisis. President Vladimir Putin. homes. “The Eurogroup supports the recently adopted Putin declared a day of “Nothing is left. We are Commission recommendation to extend the deadline for the national mourning on like tramps,” said Ovsen correction of the excessive deficit in Spain by one year to Monday and relatives were Torosyan, 30. “I bought all 2014,” ministers said in a statement. preparing to bury their dead the furniture and electrical No final figure was agreed for aid to ailing Spanish in Krymsk, the southern goods on credit and still have lenders, weighed down by bad debts due to a housing crash mountain town that was worst to finish paying for them but and recession, but the EU has set a maximum of 100 billion hit by floods that caught many they have all gone.” euros (79.26 billion pounds) and some 30 billion euros would of the victims unawares as Putin, who was criticised that the gates of a nearby warned quickly enough. A be available by the end of July if there was an urgent need. they slept on Friday night. for responding too slowly to reservoir must have been criminal investigation has A final loan agreement will be signed on or around 20 July, Refrigerated trucks held national disasters early in his opened. Emergencies been launched. “According Eurogroup chairman Jean-Claude Juncker told a news the discoloured bodies of first spell as president, quickly Minister Vladimir Puchkov to a preliminary appraisal, conference. some of the victims behind a flew to Krymsk on Saturday has dismissed these warnings were made but In one key decision closely watched by investors, hospital in Krymsk, where to show he was in control and suggestions but he said unfortunately not all the work ministers agreed that once a single European banking survivors gathered to identify ordered an inquiry into the mistakes were made in failing was carried out properly”. supervisor is set up next year, Spanish banks could be directly the last of the dead. high death toll. to ensure residents were Reuters recapitalised from the euro zone rescue fund without requiring a state guarantee.—Reuters Cameron faces major rebellion over Lords reform own party threatened on over the proposals, which The Lib Dems argue that Monday to vote against plans they say threaten to pile a an appointed upper chamber to reform parliament’s upper “constitutional crisis on top is undemocratic and that its chamber, the House of Lords. of an economic crisis” as aristocratic and privileged The Conservative Party Britain tries to revive its ailing membership, resplendent in revolt also threatens to take economy. their scarlet robes fringed with a sledgehammer to “I’m voting against the ermine fur, is an anachronism. Britain’s Prime Minister Cameron’s coalition programme motion. I’m “Right now we are one of David Cameron speaks at government with the Lib completely opposed to Lords only two countries in the the Farnborough Airshow Dems, whose push to make reform. This bill is simply a world, the other being 2012 in southern England the Lords an elected rather means for the Liberal Lesotho, with an upper on 9 July, 2012.—REUTERS than an appointed chamber Democrats to blackmail the parliamentary chamber which is a key condition of the Conservative Party,” is totally unelected and LONDON, 10 July—Prime coalition deal. Conservative MP Nadine instead selects its members Spain’s Economy Minister Luis de Guindos and Minister David Cameron At least 70 Dorries told Reuters, adding by birthright and patronage,” Luxembourg’s Prime Minister and Eurogroup chairman faces one of the biggest Conservatives signed a letter that more than 100 other Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg Jean-Claude Juncker (R) arrive at an eurozone finance rebellions of his premiership made public on Monday Conservatives shared her said. ministers meeting at the EU Council in Brussels on 9 after more than a fifth of his expressing “serious concern” view. Reuters July, 2012.—REUTERS Sword-wielding man shot dead in Malaysia EU, Iran diplomats to meet for nuclear talks PM’s compound in July

BRUSSELS, 10 July— views over the nature of Iran’s rounds this year, neither side KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Mal- July—Malaysian police shot Senior diplomats from the nuclear ambitions. has been willing to budge. The dead a sword-wielding man aysian European Union and Iran will “The objective for the six powers want Teheran to who entered Prime Minister police meet on 24 July for technical meeting ... is to look further at scale back its uranium Najib Razak’s compound on examine talks on Teheran’s disputed how existing gaps in positions enrichment, and in particular Monday, police officials said. the nuclear programme to try to could be narrowed and how to stop refining the material to The man and a female salvage diplomatic efforts to the process could be moved levels close to weapons-grade, “Sam- resolve the decade-long forward,” a spokesman for EU because of their suspicions companion, both carrying urai’’ swords, tried to pass through standoff, EU officials said on foreign policy chief Catherine that Teheran wants to acquire sword a security post in the Monday. Ashton said. Ashton is a nuclear bomb. compound in the used by The meeting in Istanbul spearheading nuclear talks Iran, which denies its administrative capital a man in will be the second in a series with Iran on behalf of the work has any military Putrajaya in mid-afternoon, Putrajaya of discussions to clarify United States, China, Russia, dimensions, wants police said. Police opened fire technical aspects of Britain, Germany and France. international sanctions lifted outside Teheran’s activity. Without a deal, the before it makes any at the couple as they Kuala brandished their swords and It follows an agreement stalemate over Iran’s nuclear concessions, and formal Lumpur by Iran and six world powers aspirations could boil over recognition of a right to enrich acted aggressively, one in June to use such talks to into a regional war that could uranium. But the six are loath police official said. on 9 decide whether diplomacy destabilise oil markets and to make concessions before The woman was also July, tackling broader political damage the fragile global seeing evidence of Iranian shot and was being treated in 2012. issues should continue in the economy. willingness to address their hospital for her wounds. REUTERS face of vast differences in In a series of negotiation concerns.—Reuters The police did not identify the couple or suggest compound at the time of the a possible motive for their incident which took place near Singapore to relax, but not remove, death penalty: Deputy PM actions. Incidents of violence the Economic Planning Unit. SINGAPORE, 10 July— The wealthy Southeast decades, Amnesty changes in “our society’s and intimidation have risen in The Star newspaper Singapore’s deputy prime Asian city-state, which has a International and other norms and expectations”, will recent months ahead of what reported on its website that minister on Monday said the zero-tolerance policy for groups say. That approach put forward a draft law by the is expected to be a closely the couple took an auxiliary country plans to ease its illegal drugs and imposes long prompted science fiction end of this year to give judges fought election that Najib policeman hostage to gain mandatory death penalty in jail terms on convicted users, writer William Gibson to more leeway to deal with must call by March. access to the area and then some drug and murder cases has hanged hundreds of describe Singapore as certain drug and murder An official at the prime smashed several cars with but not abolish the ultimate people — including dozens “Disneyland with the death cases, Deputy Prime Minister minister’s office confirmed their “Samurai” swords. punishment that human rights of foreigners — for narcotics penalty”. But the Teo Chee Hean told that Najib was in the Reuters groups condemn as barbaric. offences in the last two government, reflecting parliament.—Internet

P3(11).pmd 3 7/11/2012, 3:45 AM 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 11 July, 2012 Science & Technology Science & Technology Science & Technology US scientist: Ocean acidity major threat Ocean acidification has Japanese inventor hopes emerged as one of the biggest threats to coral “ro-butt” can develop to reefs reefs across the world, SYDNEY, 10 July — city of Cairns, near the Great waters are changing much acting as the “osteoporosis communication Oceans’ rising acid levels Barrier Reef. “It’s a very more rapidly than initial of the sea” and TOKYO , 10 July — The mechanical buttocks may look have emerged as one of the serious situation.” Oceans calculations have suggested,” threatening everything like a new low for the world of Japanese robotics, but they biggest threats to coral reefs, absorb excess carbon dioxide she said. “It’s yet another from food security to may actually mark a new leap into the future of humanoid acting as the “osteoporosis in the atmosphere, increasing reason to be very seriously tourism to livelihoods, the development. Inventor Nobuhiro Takahashi programmed his of the sea” and threatening sea acidity. Scientists are concerned about the amount head of a US scientific creation, called “SHIRI” or “butt” in Japanese, to respond everything from food security worried about how that of carbon dioxide that is in the agency said on 9 July, with different emotions to different human touches. Takahashi to tourism to livelihoods, the increase will affect sea life, atmosphere now and the 2012.— INTERNET hopes to use the proto-type technology to develop responses head of a US scientific agency particularly reefs, as higher which can be applied to other part of a robot’s body, in said on Monday.The speed acid levels make it tough for particular the face, to help with non-verbal communication. by which the oceans’ acid coral skeletons to form. He decided to develop his technology with a rear end levels has risen caught Lubchenco likened ocean because a bottom’s movements are large and make it easier to scientists off-guard, with the acidification to osteoporosis convey emotion. “I wanted to try and use a butt to reflect problem now considered to — a bone-thinning disease — emotions - fear, joy and relaxation,” the 24-year-old Takahashi, be climate change’s “equally because researchers are a graduate student at the Tokyo University of Electro- evil twin,” National Oceanic concerned it will lead to the Communication, told Reuters. Robots are able to communicate and Atmospheric deterioration of reefs. with voices but have largely lacked the sort of non-verbal, Administration chief Jane Scientists initially physical responses that help power much of human Lubchenco told The assumed that the carbon communication. Takahashi hopes his technology can Associated Press. dioxide absorbed by the water overcome that. To get a robot to show fear, Takahashi would “We’ve got sort of the would be sufficiently diluted use a hit, or in the case of the buttocks, a spank. perfect storm of stressors from as the oceans mixed shallow “Fear is a very human — very living — emotion, so it’s multiple places really and deeper waters. But most expressed with force, with a spank,” he said, speaking inside hammering reefs around the of the carbon dioxide and the a black tent designed to keep light from damaging the silicon- world,” said Lubchenco, who subsequent chemical changes additional amount we continue creatures such as oysters, coated invention. The robot bottom responds to a hit with was in Australia to speak at are being concentrated in to put out.” because acid slows the growth quivering. A slow wobble is its default state, the sign for the International Coral Reef surface waters, Lubchenco Higher acidity levels are of their shells. relaxation, while a gentle stroke brings clenches that Takahashi Symposium in the northeast said. “And those surface especially problematic for Internet said signal pleasure.—Reuters Samsung wins court case against Apple Biodiversity survey launched in Tibetan forest NYINGCHI, 10 July — A group of researchers and photographers have started a 15-day because it’s “not as cool” biodiversity survey in the virgin forest of southwest China’s Tibet autonomous region. The team will use cameras to record endangered species in Lulang Forest of Nyingchi prefecture LONDON, 10 July — Samsung Electronics of that family with unusual details on the in the southeast of Tibet, an area known for its rich biodiversity including all major vegetation defeated Apple in the latest spat in the rivals’ back”. of the northern hemisphere. patent wars when a British judge ruled “They do not have the same understated “We will trek to and around the Segrila Pass to take photos and notes of the plateau area’s Samsung’s Galaxy tablets did not infringe the and extreme simplicity which is possessed by vegetation, birds, insects, amphibians, reptiles and mammals,” explained Xu Jian, head of the US company’s designs for the iPad because the Apple design. They are not as cool,” he expedition team, on Sunday. Xu said he hoped their findings would prove helpful for the local they were “not as cool”. In Monday’s High said. “The overall impression produced is nature reserve administration and forestry authorities in their future conservation efforts. The Court judgment Judge Colin Birss said that different.” The victory for Samsung comes survey was co-sponsored by two non-governmental organizations, the Biodiversity Image Samsung’s Galaxy tablets belonged to the days after a US appeals court lifted a freeze on Survey to Tibet and the Images Bio-diversity Expedition. The two organizations carried out same family as the Apple design when viewed sales of its Galaxy Nexus smartphones, three similar biodiversity surveys in Tibet from 2010 to 2011. from the front, but the Samsung products although it upheld a lower court’s decision to They recorded more than 850 wildlife species in the Yarlung Zangbo River Grand Canyon were “very thin, almost insubstantial members temporarily halt sales of its Galaxy 10.1 tablet. and took photos of rare species including Zorotypus medoensis, a rarely seen insect, Asiatic The two companies are waging legal battles in wildcats and red gorals.—Xinhua about 10 countries, accusing each other of patent infringement as they vie for supremacy Dark matter bridges galaxy clusters in the mobile device market. Samsung welcomed the British High NEW YORK, 10 July — Dark matter is a big deal. The mysterious stuff makes up about a Court judgement, which it said affirmed its quarter of the universe, five times more than the ordinary matter of atoms and molecules. But own intellectual property rights while we can’t see it. We can’t touch it. It’s just out there. respecting those of other companies. “Should But it’s recognized by gravity. Big objects, such as galaxies, feel its gravitational tug. Apple continue to make excessive legal claims Galaxies such as our own Milky Way are believed to reside inside huge dark matter halos. And in other countries based on such generic massive clusters of galaxies ought to be strung along filaments of dark matter, like pearls on designs, innovation in the industry could be a chain. harmed and consumer choice unduly limited,” But those filaments are awfully hard to detect, being dark and all. Now a team of Samsung said in a statement. researchers reports identifying a dark matter filament joining two galaxy clusters. The Samsung’s logo is seen on a Galaxy Apple said it had no comment on astronomers used the technique called gravitational lensing to find the giant but invisible smartphone displayed at the company’s Monday’s judgement, but it reiterated its structure. They measured how light from the distant universe gets rerouted slightly by headquarters in Seoul on 6 July, 2012. view on the South Korean company’s designs. massive objects, like it’s passing through a lens. Sure enough, there was an invisible bridge REUTERS Reuters of massive stuff—dark matter—linking the galaxy clusters.—Internet RIM marketing boss sees silver lining in BlackBerry delay ONTARIO, 10 July — A Christmas shopping season - devices using Google Inc’s “empower people as never delay in the launch of the would not be a death blow to Android software, has before.””We do not believe new generation of RIM. launched an unprecedented RIM is a company at the end,” BlackBerrys until next year “The short delay is not drive to win back lost faith he wrote. “RIM is a company will give retailers more time detrimental if the quality is over the last week, including at the beginning of a transition to focus on the revamped there when we launch early a radio appearance by CEO that we expect will once again smartphones once they hit next year,” Boulben told Thorsten Heins where he said change the way people store shelves, Research In Reuters in a telephone there was “nothing wrong” communicate.”RIM, whose Motion Ltd’s new marketing interview on the eve of the with the company. BlackBerry devices were long chief said on Monday. company’s annual meeting. Heins also published an the must-have gadgets for In the latest upbeat salvo “We will have much more opinion piece in The Globe lawyers, politicians and the in a week-long media blitz from attention and focus and and Mail newspaper in which business community, had the embattled company, ability to leverage our he said the new BlackBerrys, been without a chief marketing Frank Boulben said the launch carriers.”RIM, which has which the company insists officer for over a year until A sign of Research in Motion (RIM) is seen at its delay from late 2012 to early hemorrhaged market share to will be better than anything Boulben joined a month ago. headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, on 22 Jan, 2012. 2013 — after the crucial Apple Inc’s iPhone and now on the market, would Reuters REUTERS

p4(11).pmd 4 7/11/2012, 3:45 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 11 July, 2012 5 Business & Health Business & Health Business & Health Flagging world economy British Airways parent to issue . relying on unstable energy boost bonds secured by airport slots LONDON, 10 July — As storm clouds gather over the LONDON, 10 July — The parent of British Airways said on global economy again at midyear, lower energy prices are Monday it would issue its first secured bond, backed by its one of the few flickering rays of light on the horizon — even take-off and landing slots at Heathrow airport, as well as BA’s if they too look increasingly ephemeral. Economic activity routes between London City Airport and JFK in New York. and business and household confidence around the globe International Airlines Group hopes to raise 250 million has tailed off badly again in the second quarter. The headwinds pounds, but final terms and timing of the deal will be based on remain fierce, from imponderables related to the latest wave investor feedback and market conditions. The deal is the first of the euro crisis and European banks’ retrenchment to US secured financing transaction backed by airport slots to fiscal uncertainty and a spluttering of growth engines in the which Moody’s has assigned a rating. The rating agency said big emerging economies. in a statement that it gave the bond A3 grade and put a value Friday’s lukewarm US employment report for June and The ‘’Kolskaya’’ oil drilling rig is pictured in the Kola of about 454 million pounds on up to 31 paired take-off and nagging doubts about the efficacy of latest measures to Bay near Russia’s northern seaport of Murmansk in this landing slots, assuming that 250 million pounds of bonds are insulate the ailing euro zone have darkened the skies yet 27 Nov, 2010 file photo. — REUTERS issued. again. The International Monetary Fund last week flagged an plunge in benchmark crude prices in just three months. Other assets backing the bond are two leased A319 imminent cut to its 3.5 percent 2012 global growth forecast, As the global slowdown pulled the demand rug from narrow-body aircraft.The bond is being issued by a newly which is likely to at least reverse its modest 0.2 percentage under the energy markets, the traditional stabilising effects created subsidiary of British Airways, called British Airways point April upgrade. of oil returned to the fray. So much so that year-on-year drop Limited, IAG said in its statement. US airlines have used their And major central banks in the United States, the euro in oil prices is almost a whopping 20 percent. “The drop in airport gates as debt collateral for some time. But it is a novel zone, China and Britain have all eased monetary policy oil is clearly one of the few hopes, even though everything practice in Europe, where airport access is allocated by time again in recent weeks to ward off the growing chill — positive is contingent on it being sustained and there are so many risks slots alone, rather than physical infrastructure.— Reuters moves in and of themselves but also a sign of concern about to that. Even then, you have to wonder whether any benefits the deteriorating outlook. One of the few remaining positives just get swamped by relentless deleveraging,” said Neil over the second quarter — or at least for the majority of MacKinnon, economist at Russian bank VTB Capital. countries that import oil — has been an almost $30 per barrel Reuters IMF’s Lagarde urges caution over protectionism JAKARTA, 10 July — IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Tuesday said the global economic situation was worrisome and urged countries to be cautious of protectionism. Lagarde described as “quite alarming” a report published by the World Trade Organization in June which said the world’s trading nations were succumbing to protectionism in the wake of the global financial crisis. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Lagarde was speaking during a visit to Indonesia, Christine Lagarde (L) is greeted by Indonesian President Southeast Asia’s largest economy, which she said was doing Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as she arrives for a meeting at well citing growth above 6 percent and low public debt. A British Airways passenger jet takes off from Heathrow the presidential office in Jakarta on 10 July , 2012. — REUTERS Reuters Airport in west London on 7 April, 2011.— REUTERS levels of other sorts of fat, From a vial of mom’s blood, a Avocados and olive oil may boost success of and olive oil,” said Chavarro. He said the study was small fetus’s entire genome fertility treatments and more research is needed NEW YORK, 10 July— The days of pregnant women NEW Y ORK, 10 July — For seeds, tripled the chances of before clinical advice can be having a 3-inch-long (8-centimetre-long) hollow needle jabbed women trying to get pregnant success for women having given to women. “While these into their abdomens may be numbered. For the second time in through IVF treatments, a new the fertility treatment. In results are interesting, this is a month, scientists have announced that a simple blood test, study finds that eating contrast, women who ate the first time to our knowledge rather than more invasive tests such as amniocentesis, can avocados and olive oil might mostly saturated fat, found that dietary fats have been determine a fetus’s genetic make-up, identifying mutations boost their chances of in dairy products and red linked to treatment outcome causing any of about 3,000 inherited disorders that arise from success. Dr Jorge Chavarro meat, produced fewer good in IVF.” Another new study a glitch in a single gene, such as cystic fibrosis. and colleagues at the Harvard eggs for use in fertility presented at the same Unlike a procedure unveiled last month, the one School of Public Health in the treatment. High saturated fat conference found that women announced on Wednesday in the journal Nature can be done US looked at how intake of intake has already been linked who reported drinking five or without knowing who the father is, much less obtaining a different types of fats affected to lower sperm counts. more cups of coffee a day at sample of his DNA. Since paternity is unknown or incorrect success of IVF treatment in The study was present- the start of IVF treatment in an estimated 3 to 10 percent of births in the United States, 147 women, mostly in their ed on 3 July at the European reduced their chance of the father-free method promises to make fetal DNA sequencing 30s. Society of Human Reproduc- success by 50 percent. The possible in every pregnancy, if hurdles including cost and Findings revealed that tion and Embryology in Danish researchers described accuracy are overcome.“We’re really on the verge of an diets rich in foods typically A diet rich in olive oil and Istanbul. “The best kinds of heavy coffee drinking as being enormous increase in our ability to understand what an infant eaten as part of the avocados may boost the food to eat are avocados, “comparable to the detri- will be like,” said Dr Michael Katz, a senior adviser to the Mediterranean diet, including success of IVF treatments which have a lot of mental effect of smoking.” March of Dimes, a foundation that supports research on sunflower oil and nuts and in women.—INTERNET monounsaturated fat and low Internet pregnancy and birth defects. Katz was not involved in the know an estimate of their study. “You’ll be able to detect any kind of abnormality early, Expensive, newer stents not better for all patients individualized risk of requiring quickly, without distress and safely. This is the way of the NEW YORK, 10 July — surgeries because of bleeding Robert Yeh, a cardiologist from a repeat procedure, and they future.” Many heart patients get newer, risks, according to one Massachusetts General need to know, what are the Determining a fetus’s genome might give women more pricey stents inserted during researcher who worked on the Hospital in Boston.But in implications of the different reasons to end a pregnancy. But it would also let physicians artery-clearing procedures, report. people whose stents probably stent choices they might identify conditions that can be treated before birth or even if it’s not clear they’d be Some patients having a won’t get clogged up to begin receive?”For the new study, immediately after, said Stephen Quake of Stanford University worse off with more basic stent inserted are at high risk with, old-fashioned bare-metal Yeh and his colleagues in California, who led the new study: “The way it’s done now, models, a new study suggests. of having that stent get stents can work just as well at consulted data on 1.5 million parents wait until a newborn gets sick and suffers in the first Along with being more costly, clogged up, requiring a repeat a much lower price, he said. patients having a stent weeks of life, and only then does the doctor start figuring out so-called drug-eluting stents procedure. In those patients “Non-diabetic patients who inserted between 2004 and the baby has a metabolic or immune disorder.”With prenatal require patients to take aspirin — such as people with have big arteries and have very 2010 in the United States. genetic testing, in contrast, the parents would know by the and other blood-thinning diabetes or narrow arteries — short blockages, their rate of Almost three-quarters of end of the first trimester (12 to 13 weeks) if the fetus has a drugs for a longer period of drug-eluting stents can help restenosis can be quite low, patients at very low risk of genetic or chromosomal defect. That way, they can be ready time after their procedure — prevent build-up in and even with bare-metal stents,” needing a repeat stent- if the baby has special needs, which can be as simple as a which may mean they have to around the stent and avoid Yeh told Reuters Health. inserting procedure received certain diet.— Reuters put off future elective future surgeries, said Dr “Patients need to ideally drug-eluting stents.—Reuters

P5(11).pmd 5 7/11/2012, 3:45 AM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 11 July, 2012 DHF preventive measures taken in Insein Township New school buildings handed over in YANGON, 10 July—As part of efforts for taking Ngazun Township preventive measures against NGAZUN, 10 July—A dengue and carrying out ceremony to hand over new environmental conser- school buildings were held vation, the sanitation tasks at Basic Education Middle were undertaken on 3rd School in Kula Village of Aungmingala Street in Ngazun Township, Taungthugon Ward of Myingyan District, Insein Township in Yangon Mandalay Region, on 1 Region on 7 July morning. July. At the activities, Region Minister for Township Administrator Social Affairs Dr Win Hlaing U Tin Naing Soe, Committee, Township Red participated in carrying out made a speech. Officials Chairperson of Township Cross Society, sanitation tasks and formally opened the new Maternal and Child Welfare Administrator of fumigation. school buildings. Association Daw Tin Tin Oo Taungthugon Ward U Saw They gave talks on The facilities were built and party, members of Tamala Wah and members health knowledge to the by Mann Myintmo Hein Co. Township Health of social organization local people.—Myanma Alin Pyinnya Myintmo school building is 200x30x24 feet buildings were constructed brick noggin structure. at a cost of K 90 million by Insein Township Mandalay Stadium under construction with 50 PyinOoLwin hall is wellwisher U San Tint-Daw Writers 200x30x15 feet one-storey Tin Nyein and family. per cent completion brick noggin. These Myanma Alin Association to MANDALAY, 10 July— hold memorial Max Myanmar Field trips made to villages for ceremony Construction Company is issuance of SCSs YANGON, 10 July— building Mandalay Stadium Insein Township Writers between 68th and 73rd streets NAY P YI TAW, 10 July— Deputy Head of Association of Yangon and Thazin and Under the arrangements of Mandalay Region INRD U North District will hold the Ngushwewah streets in Mandalay Region Win Ye Tun, Head of ceremony in memory of late Chanmyathazi Township of Immigration and National Myingyan District INRD U classical poets Saya Tin Moe Mandalay to be able to host Registration Department Myint Shwe, Region Hluttaw and Saya Khaing Mar at women’s football matches under the Ministry of representatives and Zaytawun Hall of WaU of the XXVII SEA Games. Immigration and departmental officials Pariyatti Monastery in At present, the Population, the issuance of supervised the issuance works Phawgan Ward of Insein construction of the building be 43710 square feet and it lane way. citizenship scrutiny cards and attended to the needs. Township on 15 July. has completed by 50 per can accommodate 30500 Preparations are being was undertaken in Thanatpin The deputy head of the Kyemon cent. spectators. made to establish an urban Village of Deegokkon Region INRD and the head Stands and steel fixing Under the arrange- development zone near the Village-tract of of District INRD explained SANITATION CARRIED works have been completed ments of the Mandalay City new stadium with the Kyaukpadaung Township, matters related to Moe OUT: Ward administrator by 60 per cent and Development Committee, facilities of car park, Myingyan District, on 7 Pwint-3 Plan. U Than Zaw and people concreting works are under the ringroad of the stadium supermarket, shopping July. After that, wellwishers th rd carrying out sanitation at construction. A plan is such as 68 , 73 and mall, advanced hotel and The staff of the sponsored costs of local Thayago Creek for its under way to complete all Ngushwewah Streets are housings. department issued people in taking out the proper flow of water in the construction works by being upgraded to the six- Thiha Ko Ko (Mandalay) citizenship scrutiny cards citizenship scrutiny cards and Ward 3 of Hlinethaya October 2013. and household registration household registration. Township.—MYANMA A LIN Mandalay Stadium will UNICEF goodwill ambassador to the local people. Myanma Alin Jackie Chan concludes visit YANGON, 10 July—World As of 2004, Jacie was famous Kong Fu actor Jackie assigned as goodwill Chan arrived in Mandalay by ambassador by UNICEF. He own flight on 5 June to start has made trips to seven on his trip to Myanmar. countries for carrying out On 7 June, he went to UNICEF tasks and met Yangon and left here on 8 July. children.—Kyemon

Talk on taxation given in Kalay KALAY, 10 July—Kalay Head of Township Township Internal Revenue Internal Revenue Department of Kalay District Department U Myint Wai from Sagaing Region held a explained matters related to talk at its office on 7 July taxation and replied to Action to be taken against dull afternoon with a view to queries raised by levying taxes over entrepreneurs. number plates, fake number plates department stores, The talk was attended YANGON, 10 July— with plastic number plates restaurants and hotels under by 80 entrepreneurs. Action will be taken against and other fake number plates the law. Kyemon those who use fake number in various sizes. plates and dull number plates Moreover, action will at the vehicles. be taken against the vehicles According to an official with number places in dull DISTRICT NEWS of Yangon Region Traffic and damage but these plates Rules Enforcement were issued by the PRIZES AWARDED: Tatkon (Myoma) Market Supervisory Committee Directorate of Road Cooperative (Ltd) of Nay Pyi Taw Council Area held the (Central), action will be taken Administration.As such, the annual general meeting for 2011-2012 fiscal year and against the vehicles running vehicle owners are to prize presentation for outstanding students at the in Yangon without improve their number plates Dhammayon of the market on 2 July. Chairman of the installation of real number issued by the department. If Board of Directors U Aung Hsan presents prize to places issued by Directorate not, they will be put under outstanding student.—MYANMA A LIN of Road Administration, action.—Kyemon

P6(11).pmd 6 7/11/2012, 3:45 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 11 July, 2012 7 Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker receives Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change and Chairman of UK Trade and Investment’s Business Ambassadors’ Group NAY PYI TAW, 10 July—Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker of Thura U Shwe Mann received a delegation led by Pyithu Hluttaw Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department Thura U Shwe of Energy and Climate Change and Chairman of UK Mann Trade and Investment’s Business Ambassadors’ Group Mr Lord Marland at Zabuthiri Hall of Hluttaw Complex, receives here, this morning. Chairman of Present at the call togethere with the Speaker of UK Trade and Pyithu Hluttaw were chairmen of Pyithu Hluttaw Investment Committees, secretaries, members and officials from and Ministry Hluttaw. of Energy At the call, the Speaker held discussion on political Mr Lord and economic reforms. Both sides had a cordial discussion Marland at on cooperation in bilateral economic matters, financial Zabuthiri Hall matters and trade, and strengthening bilateral ties between of Hluttaw the two countries. Complex. MNA MNA Information Ministry contributes to greening of mother earth Myanmar delegation observe NAY PYI TAW, 10 July— Union companies, industrial zones in Union Minister for Information and for Culture Minister for Tokyo of Japan U Kyaw Hsan attended and Information NAY PYI TAW, 10 July— A Myanmar delegation led by planted commemorative and for Union Minister for Commerce U Win Myint on 9 July saplings at monsoon tree Culture morning observed Panasonic Center, small- and medium- planting ceremonies of U Kyaw scale industries at OTA Industrial Zone and Mitsui Co, Ltd Printing and Publishing in Tokyo and discussed facts about to running of those Enterprise, News and Hsan plants companies and extension of businesses. Periodicals Enterprise and a sapling at The Union minister met president and officials of Myanma Radio and tree planting Japan Chambers of Commerce and Industry and discussed Television under the ceremony extension of trade and investment sectors. The Union Ministry of Information this Minister also discussed extension of financial matters in morning. of Printing Myanmar with executive directors group from Japan Bank Union Minister U Kyaw and for International (JIBC).—MNA Hsan and Deputy Information Publishing Minister U Soe Win planted Enterprise. Cash and kind donation continues peacock flower saplings at the tree planting of Printing MNA for locals of Rakhine State and Publishing Enterprise in The Union minister and 100 saplings, 100 tamarind the ceremony. YANGON, 10 July— Cash Khin Thein San and family at front of Nay Pyi Taw Printing deputy minister also planted saplings and other 100 The Union minister and and foodstuff donation No (B-512) Thiri Yeiktha House in Nay Pyi Taw starflower and peacock ornamental saplings were the deputy minister planted ceremony for locals of Housing K 200,000, U Khin Zeyathiri Township at 7 am. flower saplings at NPE tree planted at the ceremony. Eugenia trees at MRTV tree Rakhine State with the sense Maung Htay (Shan State High The Union minister, the planting ceremony in Nay Pyi At fingerling releasing planting ceremony. of convenience livelihood of Court Judge)- Daw Khin Khin deputy minister and party Taw Daily compound. and tree planting ceremony The Union minister and their lives who lost their Aye (Industrial Crops then encouraged the staff They then viewed and of MRTV, the Union minister, party then viewed the staff homes and possessions due Development Enterprise) K participating in the encouraged the staff who the deputy minister, the planting trees. to various reasons recently 100,000, in memory of late U ceremony. were planting saplings. director-general and At the ceremony, a total occurred riots and suffered Than Tun, wife Daw Myint At the ceremony, 150 A total of 900 saplings managing directors released of 1500 Eugenia trees were bitter pains was held at Myint Than of FMI Housing teak saplings, 350 ironwood including 100 starflower fingerlings into the pond No planted. The department and Maykalar Hall of Fire from Hlinethaya Township K saplings, 250 mahogany saplings, 100 mahogany (2) in MRTV compound in enterprises of the ministry Services Department (Head 50,000, Daw Kyin Aye Than, saplings and 250 peacock saplings, 100 Eugenia Tatkon Township. today planted 3400 trees and Office) in Mayangon daughters Ma Ei Yamin Soe flower saplings were saplings, 100 starflower A total of 5500 released 5500 fingerlings. Township of Yangon Region Naing and Ma Khin Thu Thu planted. saplings, 100 teak saplings, fingerlings were released at MNA this morning. Win (Institute of Education) On the occasion, Shwe three bales of clothes, Ma Thet Kayah State High Court honours Myanmar Karatedo team Thazin family and staff from Htar Swe and family K 10,000 Shwepyitha Industrial and two bales of clothes, U outstanding students of staff leaves for Uzbekistan Zone-1 donated 100 Fuji Martin Hla Maung- Daw Aye NAY PYI TAW, 10 July—A ceremony to honour YANGON, 10 July—A five-member delegation comprising detergent cream box worth K Aye Sein and family 32 set of outstanding students of staff members of Kayah State High referees U Zaw Myint, U Tun Zaw, U Aung Htin Kyaw and 2,100,000, with the children’ wear. Director- Court was held at the office this morning. U Saw Min Naing led by President of Myanmar Karatedo leadership of Myanmar General U Tin Moe of Fire Thabin Asiayon, Services Department and Kayah State Chief Justice U Kyaw Lin Maung gave a Federation Dr Win Zaw left here by air on 8 July to participate Mawlamyine Township officials accepted the speech and presented K 100,000 to Ma Nay Chi Lin, six- in the qualifier for the Asian referee grading examination for Thabin Asiayon K 560,000 donation and returned the distinction winning student, daughter of Branch Clerk Daw th the 11 Asian Senior Karatedo Contest and the Asian and twelve bales of clothes certificates of honour to the Nandar Win of Kayah State High Court.—MNA Karatedo Federation Congress to be held in Tashkent of worth K 1,200,000, staff from donors. Up to date, a total of Uzbekistan from 9 to 17 July. Impact Co, Ltd three bales of donation amounted to Monsoon tree planting ceremony They were seen off at Yangon International Airport by clothes, Dr Than Aung- Daw K 242,030,816.—MNA General Secretary U Soe Win, executives and relatives. held in Ottarathiri Tsp The president of the federation will attend the Asia Inter-BEHS U-15 Volleyball NAY P YI T AW, 10 July—Monsoon tree planting ceremony Karatedo Federation Congress for talking about availability Tourney starts was held near Ngalaik dam of Mingon Village-tract in Nay of advanced coach for Myanmar Karatedo team. Four YANGON, 10 July—Ayeyawady Region Sports and Physical Pyi Taw Ottarathiri Township here this morning. Members Myanmar Karatedo referees will sit for the grading Education Department Head’s Cup Inter-Basic Education High of Nay Pyi Taw Council U Myint Swe and U Saw Hla planted examination to discharge duties as referees.—MNA School U-15 Men’s Volleyball Championship in Pathein the Gantgaw (Mesua ferrea) saplings at the ceremony. planting of 1550 saplings at the ceremony. District kicked off on 7 July at Koethein sports ground in Assistant Director U Tet Toe of Nay Pyi Taw Forest Then Nay Pyi Taw Council members and officials Pathein. Region Social Affairs Minister U San Maung Department and Township Administrator U Ye Myat Tin, distributed a total of 15432 saplings for establishing rural addressed the opening. township level officials, members of social organization and houses to the wards/villages. The game on weekends from 7 to 29 July is being participated village/ward administrators and locals participated in MNA by 13 BEHSs from seven townships in the district.—MNA

P7(11).pmd 7 7/11/2012, 3:45 AM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 11 July, 2012 Pyithu Hluttaw meeting Deputy Ministry of Immigration continues for fifth day... and Population Minister (From page 16) Ministry of Construction had World Population Day To decrease the traffic instructed the BOT for accidents, traffic signs and companies which were signboards had been working in road sections of Health Universal Access to Reproductive established, reflectors had the Yangon-Mandalay Health Services been installed at turns and Highway on which over 2500 Dr Win solar-power lamp posts had cars were passing daily to Myint been erected and road works construct the 48-food-in- 11 July, 2012 were carried out to improve width four-lane roads. answers the road. Measures were Depending the average Township. of the Union U Soe Nyunt being taken to prevent the vehicles on the road, the questions. In the sector of explained that the Myanmar cattle on the road while local expansion of the road would submitting the proposal, version of the Contempt of people were being organized be carried out, and still, there MNA Thura U Aye Myint of Wetlet Courts had been drafted and to participate in the drive for was no plan to construct two- Constituency submitted a submitted to the Pyidaungsu the road safety. lane road including a lane for Constituency, another Health Department. If the proposal for opening a Sports Hluttaw. The bill has also motorcycle and bicycles. question asking whether application is to be submitted Academy in the nation. been run in the dailies for Regarding the third there is a plan to build a together with the His proposal will be public knowledge and question, he replied that the station hospital on opposite recommendation of the head discussed on 12 July, and suggestions, he said. He Public Works of the Ministry bank of Kyimyindine and of region Health those wishing to participate suggested that the bill should of Construction had spend assign part time duties to Department, the Ministry of in the discussions are to enlist be discussed when it was K 500 million allocated from doctors there by U Than Sein Health will adopt the not later than 1 pm on 11 July. submitted to the Hluttaw. the budget in the 2012-2013 of Kyimyindine Consti- decision in line with the rules In the sector of The Hluttaw decided fiscal year on improving three tuency and the next one and regulations. submitting the bill, as U Thein that the Bill Amending the slopes along the road, question asking whether The area on the opposite Nyunt of Thingangyun Contempt of Courts construction of a new axis there is a plan to open a bank of Kyimyindine Constituency submitted the submitted by U Thein Nyunt from the mile post No. 24/5 rural health centre in Township is facilitated with Provoking Law on Law would be put on record and to Mile Post No. 27/5 and Kyiyabyin Village by Setsan rural health centre and Enforcement Officers would be discussed when it from the Mile Post No. 28/0 U Aung Tun Tha of MraukU three rural health branches. Protection Act-1850 (Indian was received by the Hluttaw. to Mile Post No. 31/4 and on Constituency. The midwives led by a health Act No. 18), Supreme Court The Pyithu Hluttaw U Sai Tun Sein of carrying mining from the With regard to the first assistant are giving health Judge U Soe Nyunt replied Speaker said some Hluttaw Mongping constituency Mile Post No. 44/6 to 56/0 question, at present, there is care servies to the local that it is not necessary to representatives had sent and extansion of the road to no plan to carry out major people. Doctors from the revoke the 1850 Provoking educational bills and there asks questions.—MNA reach the 34-foot-in-width. repairing for roofs of the regional dispensary of the Law on Law Enforcement were requests to extend days For road safety along Besides, plans were Mabein Township Hospital township often make field Officers Protection. for discussion over the bills Yangon-Nay Pyi Taw underway to construct 15 in Shan State (North), and trips to the opposite bank of The submission of the as these are important for the Highway, Highway Police conduit pipes and one stone priority will be given to major the township and provide proposal submitter and State and its citizens. He had established twelve wall along the road. During repairing of the hospital health care services to the clarification of Judge of the urged the Hluttaw police stations to carry out this rainy season, the road depending on the allowed people. If necessary, they will Supreme Court of the Union representatives to submit security and traffic rules was being maintained not to fund of the Ministry of Health make emergency field trip to U Soe Nyunt are to be handed amendments of paragraphs enforcement. Myanmar Red stop transportation along the in 2013-2014 fiscal year. the area. There is no plan to over to the Law Assessment and subparagraphs not later Cross Society had been road and road works would Concerning the second assign doctors to discharge Commission. Together with than 4 pm on 15 July after working together with in- be carried out in the opening question, he replied that if part time duties there. the remarks of the negotiations with the Hluttaw charges of the Public Works, season to improve the road. the necessary factors are For the third question, commission, the proposal Speaker and respective providing ambulance Deputy Minister for completed for opening of a the organizational setup will be brought to the Hluttaw committees. services and emergency aids. Health Dr Win Myint replied station hospital on the will be submitted for through the Speaker of the At today’s session, eight Arrangements were being to the question asking opposite bank of opening a rural health Pyithu Hluttaw to be able to questions were answered, and made to install guard rails in whether there is a plan to Kyimyindine Township of centre in Kyiyabyin seek the decision of the one proposal and two bills an attemp to decrease the carry out major repairing Yangon Region, the head of Village in 2012-2013 fiscal Hluttaw. submitted. traffic accidents. of Mabein Township Township Health year so as to provide better As U Thein Nyunt of Today’s Hluttaw Regarding the second Hospital (25-bed) by Department is to submit it to health care services to the Thingangyun Constituency concluded at noon and the question, he replied that U Myint Hlaing of Mabein the head of Yangon Region local people of MraukU submitted the Bill Amending sixth day is held at 10 am on the Contempt of Courts, 11 July. NAY PYI TAW, 10 July— MEPE, Marubeni signs agreement to buy spare Judge of the Supreme Court MNA Myanmar Electric Power for Finance and Revenue Deputy Minister for Electric Enterprise of the Ministry of parts for Ywama power plant U Hla Tun, Union Minister Power No. 2 U Aung Than Electric Power No. 2 and for National Planning and Oo, Deputy Attorney- Marubeni Corporation Co Economic Development General U Tun Tun Oo, Ltd signed an agreement to U Tin Naing Thein, Union departmental officials, import machinery spare parts Minister for Energy U Than Senior Executive Vice- to be used major overhauling Htay, Attorney-General of President Mr Mamoru H-25 gar turbine (NEDO) of the Union Dr Tun Shin, Sekiyama of Marubeni Ywama Power Plant Deputy Minister for Electric Corporation and responsible yesterday. Power No. 1 U Myint Zaw, personnel.—MNA During the signing ceremony held at Thingaha Palethwe hybrid paddy seeds sown Hotel here, Managing Director of MEPE U Khin in Myaungmya Maung Zaw and responsible NAY PYI TAW, 10 July—The nurturing of Palethwe personnel of Marubeni hybrid paddy strain and demonstration on sowing of paddy signed the agreement in the seeds were held at the agricultural research farm in presence of Union Minister Myaungmya Township on 3 July. for Electric Power No. 2 It was attended by officials and staff of District and Ayeyawady Region, Myaungmya, Wakema and Einme U Khin Maung Soe. A ceremony to sign agreement for major overhauling work for Ywama According to the Township Agriculture Departments, Agriculture Power Plant. —MNA agreement which costs 272 Departments and local farmers. million Yan and Marubeni Engineers from Hitachi repair work, the plant can supply the power to the The in-charge of the farm explained matters related to Corporation is to supply 534 Company would help to carry generate about 30 megawatts national grid. 14-point good agriculture pattern. After that, they practically kinds of spare parts within 10 out overhauling the turbine. per day and about 240 The ceremony was also sowed paddy seeds. The paddy saplings will be transplanted months. Upon completion of the million KWHs in a year to attended by Union Minister from the nursery to the paddy farms on 20 July.—MNA

P8(11).pmd 8 7/11/2012, 3:45 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 11 July, 2012 9 Although there were distribution system was The power distribution down. It was designated for Fourth regular session of limitations of power carried out in the summer. system was designated in long-term benefits of power first Amyotha Hluttaw ... distribution in the past, Towers of Shweli- advance to reduce the loads distribution system. So, there power distribution was not Mansan 230 KV power grid alternatively at times when was no plan to relax those 24 (From page 16) Regarding the question limited when there was full were destroyed by the mines. there was no sufficient power points. calculation of the number of raised by U Win Maung of power generation capacity. So, there was a decrease of generation. Those 24 points A representative average patients received Mandalay Region But, power was distributed 200 Megawatts, and power were disciplines designated seconded the proposal daily, current patient wards, Constituency No.2 on “there to villages on once four day could be distributed to for carry out village power submitted by U Phone Myint scale model for construction is any plan to carry out 24/ basis as an alternative power Taungthaman village of supply systematically. Based Aung of Yangon Region of new one and needed funds. 7 electricity supply in Amrapura Township only one Constituency No.3 on With respect to the third Taungthaman village of time per four days. But, power “urging the Union one, priority would be given Amrapura Township, distribution time in villages Government to draft and to the repair work, Mandalay Region and to was from 5 pm to 5 am daily enact new law on Civil construction of staff quarters, amend and relax 24 points as of 4 June on which more House Rental Business solving of drinking water to be followed by Village power could be generated. If Development and to problem, supply of X-ray Electricity Supply there was sufficient withdraw Civil Rent room and necessary Committee across the electricity, power would be Supervisory Act (1960)”. equipments if respective country, including supplied to villages round Hluttaw approved and health supervisory Taungthaman village”, the clock. decided to discuss it. And committee submitted the Deputy Minister for Electric As standard power grid Hluttaw announced that those necessary fund along with Power No.2 U Aung Than and sub-power stations could representatives who want to engineer’s estimated Oo replied that Ministry of not be built in the past, there discuss were to submit their calculation to Health Electric Power No.2 had to occurred more danger of name lists. The meeting came Department. distribute electricity, based electricity, lost of power and Amyotha Hluttaw to an end at 10.45 am, and Regarding the fourth on electric power generation. Amyotha Hluttaw frequent repairs. In addition, representative U Pe sixth day session will go on at one, specialists (orthopedic) With the increased representative due to the lack of perpetual Thaung of Kachin 10 am tomorrow. At today’s did not include in the production of electricity, maintenance and misappro- session, five questions were U Phone Myint Aung State Constituency organizational structure of extended construction of priation of money, the No. 6 asking raised and answered, one NyaungU People’s Hospital power grid and sub-power of Yangon Region committee was enforced to proposal submitted and questions.—MNA (100-bed). But, one assistant stations was carried out for Constituency No. 3 follow 24 points as decision made for discussion orthopedic surgeon would the timely distribution of submits proposal. disciplines, based on those on the weaknesses and losses, of it. be appointed there soon. power. MNA factors. those disciplines were laid MNA Republic of the Union of Myanmar Yangon Region Chief Minister meets Union Election Commission Chinese guests Nay Pyi Taw Announcement No. 34/2012 7th Waning of First Waso, 1374 ME (10th July, 2012) Mon Democracy Party allowed to register as political party The Union Election Commission announced today that Mon Democracy Party headquartered at No.181, Yazadarit Street, Myaingthaya Ward, Mawlamyine Township, Mon State, is allowed to register as a political party as of 10 July, 2012 in accord with Section 9 of Political Parties Registration Law. The party’s registration number is 58. By order, Win Ko Secretary Union Election Commission

Talks on agricultural pattern held Yangon Region Chief Minister U Myint Swe meets member of the State YANGON, 10 July—With Win Aung extended agriculture in India through Council and Minister of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China the assistance of Israel greetings and Israeli highly technology, Mr. Mr Meng Jianzhu and party. Embassy to Myanmar, a talk Ambassador to Myanmar Mr. Gideon John Kedar (Senior MNA on agricultural pattern was Yaron Mayer made speech. Agribusiness Consultant in held at Republic of the Union Mr. Gal Yarden (MD Israeli) bilateral cooperation NAY PYI TAW, 10 July— Minister were Yangon Zaw Win and Chinese State of Myanmar Federation of Netayim Irrigatim) gave talks in agriculture, use of farm Yangon Region Chief Region Security and Border Councillor and Public Chambers of Commerce and on water drop system in equipment and cooperation Minister U Myint Swe met Affairs Minister Col Tin Win, Security Minister was Industry Office Tower on Min agriculture, Mr. Gershon between governmental member of the State Council Region Development Affairs accompanied by Chinese Ye Kyaw Zwa Road in (T.C.L Chemical Ltd.) fertilizer organizaitons and INGOs. and Minister of Public Minister Yangon Mayor U Ambassador to Myanmar Mr. Lanmadaw, here, yesterday and advanced technology in They responded to questions Security of the People’s Hla Myint, Region Finance Li Junhua and officials. morning. agriculture, Dr Praveen Rao asked by those attendees. Republic of China Mr. Meng and Revenue Minister Daw Chief Minister President of UMFCCI U (Netayim, India) success of MNA Jianzhu and party at San San Nwe, Region U Myint Swe hosted a dinner Executive Club Hall of Forestry and Energy Minister to the member of the State Member of State Sedona Hotel in Yangon at 7 U Kyaw Soe, Region Minister Councillor and Public Council and pm today. for Transport U Aung Khin Security Minister of PRC and Minister Together with the and Vice-Chief of Myanmar party at Sedona Hotel. of Public Security Yangon Region Chief Police Force Police Brig-Gen MNA of the People’s Republic of Chinese delegation concludes visit China Mr Meng NAY P YI T AW, 10 July— today. Tun, Member of Nay Pyi Taw Jianzhu and A delegation led by member They were seen off at Council Col Myint Aung party being seen of State Council and Public Nay Pyi Taw International Than, Chinese Ambassador off by officials at Security Minister of the Airport by Deputy Minister to Myanmar Mr. Li Junhua Nay Pyi Taw People’s Republic of China for Home Affairs Brig-Gen and officials from Chinese International- Mr Meng Jianzhu who were Kyaw Zan Myint, Chief of embassy, officials of now in Myanmar left from Myanmar Police Force Myanmar Police Force. Airport.—MNA Nay Pyi Taw at 4.30 pm Police Maj-Gen Kyaw Kyaw MNA

P9 (11).pmd 9 7/11/2012, 3:45 AM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 11 July, 2012 Cash donated for construction of Statement No. (4/2012) of Myanmar National religious edifice in Nay Pyi Taw Human Rights Commission concerning incidents in Union Rakhine State in June 2012 Minister A team from the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission, comprising the Thura Secretary and two Members, visited Sittway, Maungtaw, Buthidaung and Yathedaung U Myint Townships in the Rakhine State from 27 June to 1 July and held discussions with the Maung responsible persons, religious leaders and the victims. accepts It is found that unexpected and unimaginable incidents occurred in the Rakhine State donation on 28 March and 3 June. The acts of violence that started in certain villages in Maungtaw for Township led to acts of violence between the two groups of people. On learning these construction incidents of violence, the entire population was grieved. The public, the Government and of Mingala the international community expressed concern. Similarly, the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission was also concerned about the said violations of human rights. It was Byuha found that the loss and sufferings on both sides took a heavy toll on the victims not only Sasana physically but also mentally. Beikman The Union Government and the Rakhine State Government have been taking from a measures setting up relief stations, 11 in Maungtaw and its township, 57 in Sittway and donor. its township, 4 in Yathedaung, totaling 72 stations. It was learned that relief stations are MNA set up at 56 Buddhist monasteries, out of a total of 72 stations. All the Rakhine nationals NAY P YI T AW, 10 July— Township U Hla Myint Oo, members of Sangha and from the relief stations in Buthidaung and Ponnagyun have been safely returned to their Cash donation ceremony for Deputy Minister for laypersons and religious respective areas and villages. construction of Mingala Religious Affairs Dr Maung ceremonies. It was noted that the basic needs of food, clothing, shelter and health of the victims Byuha Sasana Beikman Maung Htay, Deputy Donors presented at the above-mentioned relief stations are being met, relying on the availability of the funded by Shwe Family Minister for Construction U donations through Union contributions, foodstuff and materials being provided by the Union Government, the Foundation took place at the Kyaw Lwin, members of Nay Ministers Thura U Myint State Government, United Nations Agencies, International Non-Governmental construction site this Pyi Taw Council, members Maung, U Thein Nyunt and Organizations (INGOs), Non-Governmental Organizations, entrepreneurs, artists and afternoon. and officials of Nay Pyi Taw U Tint Hsan, Deputy well-wishers. The Tatmadaw (the Armed Forces), the Police Force and the Border Union Minister for Development Committee, Ministers Dr Maung Maung Immigration Headquarters are providing security for the respective areas and stations. Religious Affairs Thura U departmental heads, donors, Htay and U Kyaw Lwin, Nay It was observed that the stability and security are improving in the townships that the Myint Maung, Union members of social Pyi Taw Council Member Commission team had visited. Minister at the President organizations and guests Dr Than Aung and Pyithu In order to restore normalcy to the situation in the Northern part of Rakhine State, the Office Chairman of Nay Pyi attended the ceremony. Hluttaw representative U Hla following programmes are recommended for long-term tasks: Taw Council U Thein Nyunt, Union Minister U Thein Myint Oo. - the measures to build the rule of law be strengthened and just and effective Union Minister for Hotels Nyunt delivered an address At today’s ceremony, 41 actions be taken in accordance with law against the perpetrators of the acts of and Tourism and for Sports at the ceremony, saying that wellwishers donated K 35.41 violence that had occurred; U Tint Hsan, Pyithu Hluttaw the religious edifice is aimed million. - steps should be taken to build mutual trust for the physical and mental representative of Pyinmana at hosting exams for MNA rehabilitation of the victims of the two groups of people; - a special programme should be undertaken to enhance the basic education of Fertilizer, piglets provided to basic the children in the affected areas for the building of mutual trust and enrichment of intelligence and knowledge. cooperative societies - It is pleasing to observe that the basic needs of the victims from the affected areas YAMETHIN, 10 July—A District Livestock Breeding 509 bags of Super Top are being met by the assistance and support extended by various organizations ceremony to provide bags and Veterinary Department, fertilizers and 246 piglets to and well-wishers. In view of the continuing basic needs, it is urged that more of Super Top fertilizer and Staff Office U Zaw Kin of the executives of basic assistance and support be provided. piglets to farmers from basic Township LBVD and U cooperative societies. The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission cooperative societies Kyaw Myint handed over Myanma Alin Date-11 July 2012 without interest rate was held at the hall of Township Rainy season tree growing ceremony held in Nattalin Cooperative Department in NATTALIN, 10 July—The saplings to Pyithu Hluttaw Affairs Organization and Yamethin Township on 7 rainy season tree growing representative U Ye Htut Oo party, Staff Officer U Khin July morning. ceremony was held along of Nattalin Township Maung Kyaw of Township Under the supervision both side of Yangon-Pyay Constituency, Amyotha Forest Department and staff. of Deputy Commissioner U Highwy in Nattalin Hluttaw representative U They planted 300 teak Kyaw Kyaw Tun of Township on 1 July Tun Zaw, Township saplings, 100 mahogany Yamethin District General morning. Administrator U Zaw Lwin saplings, 1000 eucalyptus Administration Department, At the ceremony, and departmental saplings and 100 meizei Township Administrator U Township Administrator U personnel, the chairperson saplings. Maung Maung and Head of Khin Maung Kyaw presented of Township Women’s Township Forest K 10000 prepaid cards, low- Palethwe hybrid paddy seeds sown DISTRICT NEWS cost handset in high demand in Mawgyun MAWLAMYINEGYUN, 10 hybrid paddy seeds to NAY P YI T AW, 10 July— worth K 10000 is higher than July—A ceremony to present farmers. Sales of prepaid top-up that of K 50000 and K 30000. special yield Palethwe hybrid The head of Region cards worth K 10000 are “Although about 10 prepaid paddy seeds, sow the seeds Agriculture Department, high demand at handset cards were sold per day, now and give educative talks on Head of Labutta District shops of Nay Pyi Taw we sell 30-40 cards a day,” agricultural technology was Agriculture Department U Thabyegon Market, said a said a sale in-charge. held at the pandal in Soe Myint and Township sale in-charge. Moreover, some shops Phuhtiywama Village of Administrator U Htay Maung As of early March, raise the value of prepaid Mawlamyinegyun Township explained nurturing and raising of demand for top-up cards to K 10300 and K on 29 June morning with the sowing of Palethwe paddy cards are based on change of 10500 for K 10000 worth aim of nurturing paddy plants seeds and agricultural bill system to prepaid card cards. through good agriculture matters. system of GSM worth K 1.5 However, cheaper pattern. Later, they REVENUE EDUCATIVE TALKS HELD: The talks on million and WCDMA handsets are high demand. At the ceremony, Head demonstrated sowing of revenue matters were held at No 1 and No 2 Basic phones and installation of The phone users prefer low- of Ayeyawady Region Palethwe and Hsinthwelatt Education High Schools in Tatkon Township of Nay low-cost telephones. cost handsets ranging from Agriculture Department U paddy seeds on five acres farm Pyi Taw Council Area on 9 July. Head of Nay Pyi Taw It was reported that K 25000 to K 70000. Myint Thein presented bags of farmer U Hlaing Win Council Area Internal Revenue Department gives talks demand of prepaid cards Ma Nanda Win of special yield Palethwe Tun.—Myanma Alin on revenue matters.—MYANMA A LIN

P10(11).pmd 10 7/11/2012, 3:45 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 11 July, 2012 11 home this year, saying it preferred air shows in the Middle East US arms makers cite strong and Asia, where most of the new demand for weapons is emerging. The Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer, Frank demand from foreign buyers Kendall, and Vice Admiral David Venlet, who runs the F-35 FARNBOROUGH, 10 July—Military budgets may be under Joint Strike Fighter program, also skipped this year’s arms pressure in the United States and Europe but there is growing and airplane bonanza, mindful of pressing budget problems demand from the Middle East, Asia and other regions for new at home. Chris Chadwick, president of Boeing Military fighter jets, helicopters and surveillance equipment, top Aircraft, said continuing uncertainty about the US budget weapons industry executives say. “We have probably our had dampened the mood at the show, where rain clouds busiest air show as of right now,” William Swanson, chief literally darkened the sky all day. Foreign arms buyers were executive of Raytheon Co told Reuters in an interview on the still out in force.—Reuters opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow, the largest aerospace showcase in the world. British Prime Minister David Cameron opened the show, Amtrak’s high speed Acela at Washington’s Union where 83 trade and military delegations from over 43 countries Station seen after US Vice President Joe Biden got a firsthand look at new commercial and military aircraft, announced in Philadelphia that the US government will including Boeing Co’s 787 Dreamliner, the European four- dedicate $53 billion over six years to build new high- nation Typhoon and the V-22 Osprey, a tilt-rotor aircraft speed rail networks and make existing ones faster, 8 built by Boeing and Bell Helicopter, a unit of Textron. Feb, 2011.— REUTERS Foreign sales account for about 25 percent of Raytheon’s $25 billion in annual sales, said Swanson, who comes to the Amtrak plans 37-minute train show every year to meet personally with foreign buyers, and can’t understand why other defence companies are so focused from New York to on their domestic troubles. “There’s opportunities there. Don’t sit there and go, ‘Oh Philadelphia by 2040 woe is me.’ Look at it and say, ‘Okay, where’s the PHILADELPHIA, 10 July— Philadelphia on Amtrak’s opportunity?” Swanson told Reuters in an interview. Amtrak announced a $151 sleek Acela trains are 1 hour, Even the US military market remained very rich, despite CEO of Air Lease Corp Steven Udvar-Hazy (L) rings billion improvement plan on 15 minutes. Travel between deep cuts in spending expected in coming years, he said. the New York Stock Exchange bell alongside CEO of Monday that includes 37- New York and Washington “They’re still spending $500 billion dollars.” Boeing Commercial Airplanes Ray Conner (R) at the minute trips from New York currently takes 2 hours, 45 Northrop Grumman Corp, maker of the B-2 bomber and Farnborough Airshow 2012 in southern England 9 July, to Philadelphia at speeds minutes and New York to the Global Hawk high-altitude surveillance drone, stayed 2012.— REUTERS approaching 220 miles per Boston takes 3 hours, 41 He is hoping that his hour (354 km per hour). minutes, according to German transport firms turn offshore vessel — the first of its kind However, the US Amtrak’s website. worldwide — will bring in ever passenger railroad will need “The NEC (Northeast headache into profits more business, as offshore substantial financial support Corridor) region is America’s BRANDE, 10 July— through the harbour of shipped to wind farms being wind farms provide an from both state and federal economic powerhouse and is Andreas Wellbrock is proud Bremerhaven, a German port built off the coast. They are increasing share of governments to make its facing a severe crisis with an of his pontoon. The floating city located on the North Sea. huge, some standing 65 meters Germany’s power supply. ambitious plan to transform aging and congested multi- vessel transports gigantic The tripods are tall — as high as the towers of Since its abrupt exit from rail travel in the Northeast a model transportation network tripods— reminiscent of foundations for offshore wind London’s Tower Bridge — nuclear power — announced reality. The railroad predicted that routinely operates at or rusty space rockets — turbines and have to be and weighing as much as 950 by Chancellor Angela Merkel that super-fast train trips near capacity in key segments,” Towers are tonnes, or 950 passenger cars. last year following Japan’s along the East Coast could be Amtrak’s President Joe pictured at “They’re the biggest of Fukushima disaster— a reality by 2040. Travel times Boardman said in a statement. Siemens their kind, so you need an Germany has ambitious plans from New York to either The traditionally cash- Wind elaborate mechanism to for its renewable energy sector. Washington or Boston — starved railroad is funded by Power’s port move them from A to B,” says Europe’s biggest both about 200 miles in Congress, where Republicans of export in Wellbrock, who is in charge economy aims to derive at least distance — would also be have been reluctant to finance Esbjerg on of wind energy logistics at 35 percent of its power from slashed, to 94 minutes, the prior plans to develop high- 11 June, firm BLG Logistics, and has renewable sources in 2020 and report said. Current travel speed rail in the United 2012. helped to devise a special 80 percent in 2050, from 20 times from New York to States.—Reuters REUTERS carrier to take the load. percent now.—Reuters Civil defence authorities aim for a million Mitsubishi UFJ suspends two London traders New Zealanders in earthquake drill on Libor probe WELLINGTON, 10 July— The Ministry of Civil registering and taking the TOKYO, 10 July— before joining Bank of Tokyo- men as derivatives traders More than 250,000 New Defence is aiming to have 1 opportunity to look at their Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Mitsubishi UFJ, said a source, Christian Schluep and Paul Zealanders have registered million people almost a quarter corporate emergency Group has suspended two who was not authorised to Robson, citing a person to take part in the country’s of New Zealand’s 4.43 million preparedness.” London-based traders amid a discuss the matter publicly. briefed on the matter. biggest ever earthquake drill population participating. Major companies, growing investigation into the “BTMU is fully A Rabobank spokes- later this year and authorities “With more than two including dairy giant suspected manipulation of the cooperating with authorities’ woman declined to comment are aiming for 1 million. months to the drill we are Fonterra and national carrier The New Zealand well on the way to our target, Air New Zealand, were Libor interbank lending rate. Libor investigation. The stay- on the traders. Investigators ShakeOut drill, to be staged at but there is still a long way to registered to take part, he said. BTMU, a core home instruction on the two in the United States, Europe 9.26 am on 26 September, aims 1 million,” Civil Defence “Everyone is welcome commercial banking unit of has nothing to do with their and Japan are examining to teach New Zealanders to Emergency Management individuals, families, and Mitsubishi UFJ, Japan’s largest work at BTMU,” a bank more than a dozen big banks “drop, cover and hold” director John Hamilton said organizations, big, medium lender, said the suspension was spokesman in Tokyo said. He over suspected rigging of the referring to the shelter in a statement Tuesday. and small and they are not related to work done for the declined to comment further. London Interbank Offered technique in order to survive “Along with many needed if we are going to Japanese bank. Bloomberg named the Rate (Libor).—Xinhua if they are caught in one of the individuals and families, it is have 1 million people Both of the traders worked country’s frequent tremors. great to see companies involved.”—Xinhua at Dutch lender Rabobank He pointed out that “a Indonesia ranks biggest IT spender in confluence of factors” had put Indonesia in the 19th southeast Asian region spot, with the private and JAKARTA, 10 July—A new based on data from IDC, infrastructure build-up in the public sectors playing study by International Data Indonesia spent 10.9 billion country,” Ling said. equally key roles in spending Corporation (IDC) showed US dollars on IT in 2011 and Hardware spending in connected to IT services. that Indonesia’s Information the spending is expected to Indonesia reached 11.5 However, the notable Technology (IT) spending hit 12.9 billion US dollars by billion US dollars last year increment in IT spending has was the largest in Southeast the end of this year, or 18.3 and is expected to rise to 17.8 not translated into Photo taken on 24 Dec, 2011 shows a production line of Asian region and the world’s percent year-on-year growth. billion US dollars by 2016. improvement in IT Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, a Chinese carmaker, in Cixi, 19th, local media reported “The bulk of the IT Meanwhile, spending on IT east China’s Zhejiang Province. The Fortune magazine penetration given that IT announced on 9 July, 2012 the latest Fortune Global 500, an on Tuesday. spending still goes on software and services stood service penetration was still annual ranking of the world’s largest businesses. Geely, now a Roger Ling, an analyst hardware, followed by at 522 million US dollars and focused on Jakarta and the rising carmaker, is included in the Fortune Global 500 for the at the IDC, was quoted by services and then software. 759 million US dollars surrounding areas. first time since its founding in 1986 as a refrigerator Jakarta Post as saying that This tallies with the focus on respectively in 2011. Xinhua manufacturer. —INTERNET

P11(11).pmd 11 7/11/2012, 3:45 AM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 11 July, 2012 CLAIMS DAY NOTICE MV ORA BHUM VOY NO (308) Consignees of cargo carried on MV ORA BHUM VOY NO (308) are hereby notified that the vessel will be arriving on 11.7.2012 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 BILLION VOY NO (134) Consignees of cargo carried on MV BILLION Ashley Hacker, of VOY NO (134) are hereby notified that the vessel will Franklin, Tenn, pauses, be arriving on 11.7.2012 and cargo will be discharged on 7 July , 2012, in into the premises of S.P.W(7) where it will lie at the describing the ordeal she consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws went through after the car she was travelling in with and conditions of the Port of Yangon. her husband and 12-year- Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am old son Noah, right, was to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now struck by falling trees declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo during a powerful storm from the Vessel. that tore through Great No claims against this vessel will be admitted after Smoky Mountains the Claims Day. National Park near SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT Townsend, Tenn, on MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY Thursday evening. AGENT FOR: M/S PHULSAWAT SHIPPING Rangers will soon reopen CO LTD part of the Great Smoky Phone No: 256916/256919/256921 Mountains National Park after violent storms CLAIMS DAY NOTICE caused the park to close. INTERNET Smoky Mountain visitors recall violent storm MV GATI MAJESTIC VOY NO (90312) “All I know is that we Ashley Hacker was Consignees of cargo carried on MV GATI were so lucky that day, shaking as she retold her MAJESTIC VOY NO (90312) are hereby notified that because there were people family’s survival story. She the vessel will be arriving on 11.7.2012 and cargo will who weren’t as lucky,” said Noah had made his first be discharged into the premises of M.I.T.T where it will Ashley Hacker said. “It was cast when the winds began to lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the fine, it was beautiful, and then howl. The family retreated to it wasn’t.” their car and they weren’t byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Two people inside the more than 50 yards down the Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am park were killed and two others road when trees began to fall. to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now died in Chattanooga when The branch that crashed declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo the winds overturned a through the extended sun roof from the Vessel. double-decker pontoon boat tore their son’s T-shirt, but he No claims against this vessel will be admitted after on Chickamauga Lake. was not hurt. the Claims Day. Several other people were “The branches were up TOWNSEND, 10 July—In when the winds suddenly SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT a matter of minutes, a violent picked up. The family jumped injured. against our car and there was summer storm turned Ashley into their car for safety and as Officials reopened a main more falling and people were MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY and Scott Hacker’s idyllic trip they started to drive away, road and several trying to get to us but they AGENT FOR: M/S GATI COAST TO COAST to the Great Smoky trees began toppling around campgrounds Saturday at the couldn’t, so I kicked and I Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 Mountains into a terrifying them. A large branch crashed popular Cades Cove section kicked until I got the door scene. through car’s sun roof, of the park, which is located open. If nothing else, I had to CLAIMS DAY NOTICE The couple was teaching narrowly missing the Hackers’ on the Tennessee-North get him out of there,” Ashley MV KOTA TEGAP VOY NO (647) their son to fly fish Thursday 12-year-old son. Carolina border. Hacker said.—Internet Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA TEGAP VOY NO (647) are hereby notified that the vessel will Eight rescued from flooded mine in central China be arriving on 11.7.2012 and cargo will be discharged CHANGSHA, 10 July—Eight miners were lifted to ground into the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at the Sunday after being trapped for over three days under a flooded consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws colliery pit in central China’s Hunan Province, rescuers said. and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Another four of the 11 mine workers confirmed alive Saturday Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am night were pulled out of a pit of Qielichong colliery in Leiyang to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now city, at 6:20 pm, the rescue headquarters said in a statement. The declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo first three were rescued at about 1:40 am. Meanwhile, a miner, who was not among the 11 earlier from the Vessel. confirmed alive, were reached and saved at 10:40 am. No claims against this vessel will be admitted after All the eight have been rushed to hospital for further the Claims Day. treatment. Before being pulled out to safety, they had received SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT first-aid treatment for their injuries. Medical personnel had MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY gone into the pit carrying stretchers and first-aid material. Rescuers carry a miner onto an emergency car at the AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINER There are still four of the 11 earlier found alive waiting to Qielichong colliery in Sandu Township of Leiyang, LINES be lifted to safety. —Xinhua central China’s Hunan Province, 8 July, 2012.—XINHUA Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

P12(11).pmd 12 7/11/2012, 3:45 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 11 July, 2012 13 The Republic of the Union of Myanmar Ministry of Communications, Posts and Telegraphs

Invitation for Tender to “Telecommunications Tender Consultant” Companies/Organizations which have international experience to implement preparation for tender, bidding tender, scrutinizing and selection at international tender bidding in order to provide communication services by joint venture among Myanma Posts and Telecommunications, Yatanarpon Teleport and domestic/foreign companies which are providing communi- cation service. 1. It is under process to bid tender and scrutinize by Ministry of Communications, Posts and Telegraphs, Myanma Posts and Telecommunications and Yatanarpon Teleport with the goodwill of distribution international status of communication services (Mobile, PSTN, IT, Internet) to public in order to provide communication service by joint venture with domestic/foreign companies which are providing communications service. 2. In such an implementation, in order to comply with international rules and regulations for tender bidding, and international standards, to be transparent, it is intended to implement with the international experience and suggestions of Telecommunications Tender Consultant companies and organizations existing with international experience which could conduct as Telecommunications Tender Consultant in the process of tender preparation, tender bidding, scrutinizing and selection, thus Telecommunications Tender Consultant companies and organizations which are interesting to implement these works are invited to submit the proposals. 3. This is to announce that Telecommunications Tender Consultant companies and organizations intended to implement, can submit the tender proposals to the following address before 2:00 pm of 1-8-2012. Myanma Posts and Telecommunications Ministry of Communications, Posts and Telegraphs Office No.(2), Nay Pyi Taw The Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Ph: 00-95-67-407056 E-mail: [email protected] Ministry of Communications, Posts and Telegraphs Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes reach quick Sweden to host Eurovision 2013 in Malmoe settlement for divorce MALMOE, 10 July— dynamic and richer in Sweden will host the 2013 emotion”, he said. BEIJING, 10 July— that is sure to be covered Their representatives Eurovision Song Contest in According to the Hollywood stars Tom Cruise, vigorously by the media, refused to elaborate on the the southern city of Malmoe, contest’s rules, the winning 50, and Katie Holmes, 33, which have already shifted agreement, saying only that the competition’s executive nation at a competition hosts reached a settlement on into hyper-drive and, more terms of the settlement were producer said Monday. the following year’s event. Monday, legally dealing with evidently, money. confidential. Malmoe is Sweden’s Singer Loreen wowed voters their divorce. A drawn-out custody The next step would be third-largest city and the 26 May with her catchy Sweden will host the 2013 This happened only less battle would have likely cost for Holmes or Cruise to file to contest will be held from techno-pop number Eurovision Song Contest in than two weeks after Holmes them more than a million have their status changed to 14-18 May in the 15,000- “Euphoria” to claim Sweden’s the southern city of unexpectedly filed for divorce, dollars in legal fees. divorced, but that the actual capacity Malmoe Arena, said fifth victory. “It will be a family Malmoe. Malmoe is lawyers for the couple said. In a joint statement, financial and child custody Martin Osterdahl, the event’s celebration for all of Europe. Sweden’s third-largest city The resolution was Cruise and Holmes asked for details won’t get filed in court top producer for Sweden’s Malmoe, a multicultural city, and the contest will be held notably quick, particularly in privacy for their family, unless there’s some later public broadcaster SVT. is the ideal place for this from May 14-18 in the Hollywood terms, saving the including 6-year-old dispute, said Steve Mindel, a Sweden “has very big international event,” SVT 15,000-capacity Malmoe couple from a public battle daughter Suri. managing partner in the Los ambitions” and wants to make head Eva Hamilton said in a Arena (pictured). Angeles firm Feinberg, the kitsch contest “more statement.—Internet INTERNET Mindel, Brandt and Klein who has handled bi-coastal South Korean tenor wins Vienna contest divorce cases. Xinhua VIENNA, 10 July—A South Korean tenor beat out 3,000 other up-and-coming opera talents Sunday to win first prize in the 31st annual International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing US actress Katie Competition in Vienna. The bespectacled Beomjin Kim, 22, soared to the top with his rendition Holmes (L) leaves her of Italian composer Gabriele Donizetti’s “Tombe degli avi miei”, pocketing a 7,000-euro lawyer’s office in New ($8,600) cash prize in the contest aimed at pairing up young talent with industry contacts. York City on 7 July. Fellow South Korean soprano Sang-Ah Yoon won third place, with South African Holmes and Tom Cruise soprano Hlengiwe Mkhwanazi coming in second, at the top voice competition named after have reached a a former head of the Vienna Chamber Opera. “private” divorce Following preliminary rounds in 50-some cities across the globe from March to June, the settlement less than two best 138 singers took the stage in Vienna in early July before being whittled down to the top 14 in Sunday’s finals. weeks after the actress Along with her 3,500-euro second-place prize, Mkhwanazi, 26, won both the audience announced their split. award and the media prize, each worth 1,500 euros. Sang-Ah Yoon, 24, went home with a 2,500- INTERNET euro third prize.—Internet

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Mancini signs five-year Man City deal Park Ji-Sung made more Italian manager commits his future to the Premier League than 200 appearances in all competitions for champions Manchester United. INTERNET LONDON, 10 July — scoring two late goals to board and the executive team, Manager Roberto Mancini overcome Queens Park through to the players, staff has committed his immediate Rangers 3-2 in the final game and fans. I am very much player to join the west London future to Manchester City of the season. looking forward to the club in the space of six days after agreeing a new five-year “I am delighted to be able challenges and excitement after defender Fabio joined on contract with the Barclays to give all of my efforts to ahead.” a season-long loan, spent Premier League club. The deal, Manchester City for a further Interim Chief Executive seven successful seasons at which will keep the Italian at five years,” Mancini told the Officer John MacBeath United. The former PSV the Etihad Stadium until club’s official website. “The added: “Roberto’s managerial Eindhoven player won the summer 2017, is Mancini’s opportunity which exists to credentials have been well Premier League title on four reward for guiding the club to build on our recent success is proven in Europe for many QPR sign midfielder Park occasions, lifted the League their first Premier League title. enormous. Manchester City years and in leading a team Cup three times and also City won their first title in 44 is a fantastic football club, which has won the FA Cup from Man Utd enjoyed FIFA Club World Cup years in dramatic fashion by from the owner, chairman, and an unforgettable LONDON, 10 July — played a big part in their and UEFA Champions League Barclays Premier League title Queens Park Rangers have success in recent years.” success. He has also scored in in successive seasons, his swooped to sign South Korea He is hugely respected three successive FIFA World ability to manage in the English midfielder Park Ji-Sung from there because of what he has Cup finals tournaments. domestic game is also Manchester United. The 31- achieved, his application to “I am delighted to be here undisputed.” year-old midfielder has agreed his work and the impact he has and be a QPR player,” said “This new agreement a two-year deal with the on games. He was always Park. QPR is a club with huge allows Roberto to focus on Barclays Premier League club picked for big matches because history and tradition and a the challenge of guiding a after signing for an they could rely on him, and we great ambition to achieve at team which is capable not only undisclosed fee. “This is a real are going to reap all those the very highest level. “I am of defending the Premier coup for QPR,” said manager qualities. “I think it’s fair to say joining a club that is very much League title, but one which Mark Hughes, whose side that Ji has been attracted not on the upward curve — a club can compete for European narrowly avoided relegation by where QPR are but where that has a very bright future.” honours.” Mancini’s charges last season.He told the club’s QPR are going. We were able “This project was simply too begin their Barclays Premier official website: “We are to show him where we felt the good to resist and I am excited League title defence against delighted Ji is going to join us club is going and he embraced about getting started in pre- newly promoted Southam- because his record speaks for it.” season, and going on our tour Roberto Mancini is looking to build on Manchester pton on Sunday 19th itself. He has been a big player Park, who has become the to Asia in the coming days.” City’s Premier League title success.— INTERNET August.— Internet for Manchester United and second Manchester United Internet Goalkeeper Solo gets warning From broken neck to breaking records from anti-doping agency for Vogel NEW YORK, 10 July — not know contained a ERFURT, 10 July — will arrive at the Olympics as the face and lost six teeth in my National team goalkeeper diuretic,” Solo said in a Without a cycling helmet, she the world team sprint lower jaw. I was in an artificial would probably have been champion and record holder. coma for two days, spent four Hope Solo tested positive for statement. “Once informed of Andy Murray a banned substance found in this fact, I immediately killed. Three years after Her Melbourne world weeks in hospital and was her pre-menstrual medication cooperated with USADA and surviving an horrific accident, championship triumph was the strapped to the bed for two and received a public warning shared with them everything German cyclist Kristina Vogel 21-year-old’s first taste of and a half of them when I could Federer ranks for the violation, the Anti- they needed to properly glory on the world stage and only lie flat. “It took three alongside Pele, Doping Agency (USADA) conclude that I made an honest she will be battling alongside months of rehab and I was off said on Monday. Solo, 30, mistake, and that the Britain’s Victoria Pendleton my bike for four months in Ali, says Murray tested positive for Canrenone medication did not enhance and Australia’s Anna Meares total.” But it wasn’t hard for for Olympic sprint gold medal me to get back in the saddle. I LONDON, 10 July — as the result of an out-of- my performance in any way.” Wimbledon champion Roger in London. It is all a far cry from couldn’t talk at the time, so I competition urine sample “As someone who Federer deserves to be ranked 20 April , 2009, when she wrote on a piece of paper that collected on 15 June but will believes in clean sport, I am alongside Pele and not be ruled out of the 27 July- glad to have worked with collided with a minibus while my goal was to race at the Muhammad Ali as one of the 21 August London Olympics. USADA to resolve this matter German track cyclist riding her bike near her home world championships the greatest sportsmen the world The prescribed and I look forward to Kristina Vogel, pictured in in Erfurt. following March. “That was has ever seen, according to medication is classified as a representing my country at May 2012, poses for a “A minibus took the right my motivation and challenge.” beaten finalist Andy Murray. specified substance by the 2012 Olympic Games in portrait at a cycling track of way and I flew through the Back then, the plucky Federer swept to a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, USADA that can result in a London.” Solo was the starting in Erfurt, eastern windscreen,” Vogel, who was teenager fulfilled the promise 6-4 victory over Murray in the reduced sanction. “I took a goalkeeper for the United Germany. Three years after 18 at the time, told AFP. “I am to herself and finished fifth in final on Sunday as the Swiss medication prescribed by my States in their run to the gold surviving an horrific lucky I am not quadriplegic the individual sprint at the 2010 great clinched the seventh personal doctor for pre- at the 2008 Olympics and was accident, Vogel will arrive since I broke the fifth vertebrate World Championships in Wimbledon title and 17th menstrual purposes that I did a standout performer for the at the London Olympic in my neck on both sides.” I Copenhagen and along with Grand Slam crown of his US team that reached the finals Games 2012 as the world also broke my cheekbone, partner Miriam Welte came illustrious career. of last year’s FIFA Women’s team sprint champion and bones in my hand, sustained a sixth in the team sprint. The 30-year-old will also World Cup.—Internet record holder. — INTERNET lot of deep cuts, especially in Internet return to the top of the world rankings as a result of his latest Liverpool’s Suarez named in Uruguay Olympic squad All England Club triumph, strengthening Federer’s claim MONTEVIDEO , 10 July — midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro and Polenta (Genoa/ITA), Ramon Liverpool striker Luis Suarez Palermo attacker Abel Arias (Defensor Sporting), to be labelled the greatest tennis player of all-time. But was one of three over-age Hernandez. Uruguay, who Alexis Rolin (Nacional), Murray believes debate about players included in the 18-man won last year’s Copa America Emiliano Albin (Penarol). Federer’s greatness shoul- Uruguay squad for the Olympic and finished fourth at the 2010 Midfielders: Egidio dn’t just finish with his own Games that was announced World Cup, will face the United Arevalo Rios (Palermo/ITA), Liverpool striker Luis sport. The Scot, who is also a here on Monday. Coach Oscar Arab Emirates in their opening Nicolas Lodeiro (Ajax/NED), Suarez, pictured in June huge fan of Spanish world Washington Tabarez has also game on 26 July. Uruguay Matias Aguirregaray 2012.—INTERNET number two Rafael Nadal, is Goalkeeper Hope Solo of named prolific Napoli striker famously won football gold at (Palermo/ITA), Gaston convinced Federer deserves the US makes a save Edinson Cavani and Palermo’s the 1924 Summer Games in Paris Ramirez (Bologna/ITA), Tabare Viudez (Nacional) Stand-by: Alejandro Silva to be mentioned alongside against Costa Rica during Egidio Arevalo Rios as players and again four years later in Maximiliano Calzada immortals like Brazilian (Fenix), Marcelo Silva the first half of their semi- over the age of 23 in the squad Amsterdam. (Nacional), Diego Rodriguez footballer Pele, who inspired (Penarol), Federico Pintos final CONCACAF that will compete in Group A Uruguay squad (Defensor Sporting) Forwards: his country to three World Women’s Olympic alongside Great Britain, Goal-keepers: Martin Luis Suarez (Liverpool/ENG), (Defensor Sporting), Martin Cup triumphs, and charismatic qualifying soccer match in Senegal and the United Arab Campana (Cerro Largo), Edinson Cavani (Napoli/ITA), Rodriguez (Wanderers). former heavy-weight cham- Vancouver, British Emirates. Other familiar faces Leandro Gelpi (Penarol) Abel Hernandez (Palermo/ Internet pion Ali, widely regarded as Columbia on 27 Jan, 2012. include Liverpool defender Defenders: Sebastian Coates ITA), Jonathan Urretaviscaya International Sports the best boxer ever to enter the INTERNET Sebastian Coates, Ajax (Liverpool/ENG), Diego (Vitoria Guimaraes/POR), ring.—Internet

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Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas th Focus Myanmar TV Programme Weather forecast for 11 July, 2012 Temperature (°C/°F) For Tomorrow Sr. No. Maximum Minimum Forecast Percent

MYANMAR MYANMAR TV 1 Kachin 32/90 25/77 Widespread rain or thundershowers (IH) (80%) INTERNATIONAL (11-7-2012) (Wednesday) 2 Kayah 25/77 21/70 Scattered rain or thundershowers (80%) 3 Kayin 28/82 22/72 Fairly Widespread rain or thundershowers (80%) (11-7-12 09:30 am ~ 7:00 am 4 Chin 23/73 15/59 Fairly Widespread rain or thundershowers (80%) 1. Paritta By Venerable 5 Upper Sagaing 32/90 23/73 Widespread rain or thundershowers (80%) 12-7-12 09:30 am) MST Mingun Sayadaw 6 Lower Sagaing 39/102 27/81 Isolated rain or thundershowers (80%) * News 7:25 am 7 Taninthayi 29/84 22/72 Fairly Widespread rain or thundershowers (80%) * Pleasant Waso 2. To Be Healthy 8 Bago 28/82 23/73 Fairly Widespread rain or thundershowers (80%) Exercise 9 Magway 36/97 26/79 Scattered rain or thundershowers (80%) * News 7:40 am 10 Mandalay 38/100 28/82 Scattered rain or thundershowers (80%) * Topic on Journal 11 Mon 28/82 23/73 Fairly Widespread rain or thundershowers (80%) 3. Nice and Sweet Song 12 Yangon 29/84 23/73 Fairly Widespread rain or thundershowers (80%) “Population” 7:50 am 13 Rakhine 29/84 24/75 Widespread rain or thundershowers (IH) (80%) * Australian Secondary 4. Health Programme 14 Southern Shan 24/75 18/64 Fairly Widespread rain or thundershowers (80%) schools Exhibition 8:00 am 15 Northern Shan 30/86 22/72 Fairly Widespread rain or thundershowers (80%) 5. Myanmar Traditional 16 Eastern Shan 30/86 22/72 Fairly Widespread rain or thundershowers (80%) 2012 Cultural Performing 17 Ayeyawady 31/88 23/73 Fairly Widespread rain or thundershowers (80%) * News Arts Competitions 18 Neighbouring Nay Pyi Taw 34/93 25/77 Isolated rain or thundershowers (80%) 8:10 am 19 Neighbouring Yangon 29/84 23/73 One or two rain or thundershowers (80%) * A Ceremony of 20 Neighbouring Mandalay 38/100 28/82 Isolated rain or thundershowers (80%) 6. Documentary During the past (24) hours, weather has been partly cloudy in Lower Sagaing Region, rain or International Co- Summary of 4:10 pm thundershower have been isolated in Mandalay Region and Kayah State, scattered in Upper operative Day observations at Sagaing, Magway Regions and Shan State, fairly widespread in Ayeyawady and Taninthayi Regions, Kachin, Kayin and Mon States and widespread in the remaining Regions and States 7. Musical Programme 09:30 hr MST on * Taung Gyi Township: with isolated heavy falls in Upper Sagaing and Magway Regions, Rakhine State. The noteworthy 4:25 pm today amounts of rainfall recorded were Hkamti (7.28) inches, Sittway (4.69) inches, An (2.59) inches Significant Shwe and Magway (2.56) inches. 8. Teleplay (Health) Bay Inference Monsoon is moderate in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.

Phone Pwint Pagoda 4:35 pm State of the Sea 9. Song Of National Seas will be moderate in the Myanmar waters. * News Outlook for sub- Decrease of rain in the lower Myanmar Areas. Races sequent two days * IT Products Show in 5:00 pm Tatkone 10. University of Distance * News Education (TV Lectures) Donor of Pagoda, Ordination Hall and * Northern Myanmar -Third Year (Math) Monastery, and Sponsor of Monk U Aung Naing (a) Eric Law (a) Law Pin Sin 2012 5:15 pm 11. Songs For Upholding Aged 58 * News National Spirit Second son of U Law Sit Han and Daw Kyan Phu Shin of * She & Her Melodious 5:45 pm Yangon, son-in-law of (U Chi Chan) and Daw Aye Kyin of Taunggyi, Music 12. ASEAN “Programmes” younger brother of U Than Naing and Daw Nan Kham Hlaing, and Daw 6:35 pm * News Kyi Kyi Han, husband of (Daw Su Su Lwin), elder brother of U Win Naing * Myanmar Women on 13. Shwe Yin Chone Than 7:40 pm and Daw Khin Pyone Pyone Myint, U Tun Myint Naing and Daw Si Si the Historical Page 14. Alinka Wut Yi Music Lya, U Min Din and Daw Phyu Phyu Han, U M Tu Tu Ja and Daw Thida * News Troupe Han, U Aung Cheint and Daw Sabei Han, and U Aung Kyaw Naing and * The Launch of NHK 8:00 pm Daw Alne, and father of Maung Lin Tun Kyaw and Maung Zarni Htet on Skynet 15. News who lived at No (17), Has/Ka ward, Yadana Thiri street, Thingangyun 16. Korea NG Award Township in Yangon passed away at Victoria Hospital at 12.30 pm on 10- * Myanmar Movie 17. TV Drama Series 7-2012 (Tuesday). The funeral service will be held at Yewe Yunnan “Misdeed” 18. Myanmar Video Feature Cemetery at 10 am on 16-7-2012 (Monday). Bereaved family Pakistani firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire Citizenship scrutiny cards CITIZENSHIP CARDS ISSUED: In implementing Moe at a United Nations High Pwing-3 Plan, Mingaladon Township Immigration and Commission for Refugees issued to students in National Registration Department arranged issuance of (UNHCR) warehouse in Kangyidaunt Township citizenship scrutiny cards. On 29 June, Head of northwest Pakistan’s Township INRD U Khin Maung Swe supervises issuance KANGYIDAUNT, 10 July—Staff of Kangyidaunt Township Peshawar on July 8, 2012. of the cards to local people from the resettlement ward Immigration and National Registration Department of Pathein Relief supplies including of Mingaladon Township.—TOWNSHIP I MMIGRATION thousands of tents have District made issuance of citizenship scrutiny cards to been destroyed in the fire students at Basic Education High School in Ward 1 on 30 Helicopter crash kills one, at the warehouse in the June. Chamkini area of the city. They issued cards to 207 students. injures another in US XINHUA The issuance works were undertaken by Assistant Head of Township INRD U Thein Oo and staff under LOS ANGELES, 10 July— One person was killed in supervision of Pyithu Hluttaw representative U Kyaw Win, A helicopter crashed Monday the crash and another is being Putin eyes deeper ties with in Southern California, killing treated for minor injuries, Region Hluttaw representatives U Chit Lwin and Daw Khin one person and wounding Riverside County Sheriff’s Saw Mu, Head of Ayeyawady Region Immigration and China, India another on board, local media Deputy Albert Martinez was MOSCOW, 10 July—President Vladimir Putin on Monday National Registration Department U Htein Win, Deputy said. quoted by local media as listed China and India among his foreign policy priorities and Director of Pathein District INRD U Ko Ko Latt, Assistant According to a Riverside saying. The helicopter was a vowed to deepen cooperation with the two emerging powers. Director Daw Tin Tin Mu and Township Administrator U County Fire Department private aircraft. Addressing Russian diplomats and envoys here, Putin Myint Sein. report, the Robinson R22 went Local firefighters noted that strategic and practical interaction with China is of They then provided necessary assistance fro the school down shortly after 10 am local responded to the scene after great importance. through Headmistress Daw Khin Than Oo. time (1700 GMT) about four having some difficulties “We will pay careful attention to deepening all forms of Township Immigration miles east of the French Valley reaching the remote area. The cooperation with the Chinese partners, including coordination Airport near Lake Skinner in crash was under of our actions on the international agenda,” Putin said. One dead, another hurt in Riverside County, about 80 investigation. There were no During his previous talks with Chinese officials, Putin miles southeast of Los reports of anyone injured on said that the two emerging economies, with a strong developing Southeast England shooting Angeles. the ground.—Xinhua momentum, are important forces in maintaining world peace. In June, during his first foreign tours since returning to LONDON, 10 July—A man was shot dead and another American the Kremlin, Putin paid a state visit to China and talked with person injured after a gunman opened fire at them in Essex, photographer Southeast England on Monday, local media reported. President Hu Jintao. There are “immense potential and broad Camille Seaman The shooting happened in a residential house in Clacton- prospects” for cooperation between the two giants, Putin told is well-known on-sea in Essex on Monday afternoon. Local police and for haunting Hu. Besides China, its largest neighbor, Russia also intends emergency services were called to the scene and found the photos of polar to foster ties with other emerging Asian countries who are man dead and the wounded with serious leg injuries. gaining political weight, “first of all our longtime partner and A spokesman for Essex Police said local residents were region. Here is a friend, India,” Putin said. being urged to remain indoors while armed officers were collection of her Putin also acknowledged that Russia did not pay enough searching for the gunman. No details regarding the identity works about attention to Latin American and African countries in the past, of the viticms and the weapon the gunman carried were tornado. and vowed to strengthen ties with those partners.—Xinhua released by the police.—Xinhua INTERNET R/489 Printed and published by the New Light of Myanmar press in Nay Pyi Taw, the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information.

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NAY PYI TAW, 10 July—Pyithu Hluttaw meeting continued for the fifth day at the Pyithu Hluttaw Building Pyithu here at 10.10 am today, attended by Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw Thura U Shwe Mann and 404 representatives. Hluttaw During the question and answer session, U Kyaw represen- Myint (a) U Pho Toke of Momeik constituency asked if there was a plan to install a new device not to cause tatives interruption of telephone lines and U Sai Tun Sein of arrive at Mongpyin constituency asked if there was a plan to provide mobile telephone services to Tongtar sub- Pyithu township. Hluttaw Regarding the first question, Union Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs U Thein Tun replied building that Kyeenitaung-Momeik microwave link in Mogok to attend Township, Mandalay Region, was used to provide trunk calls of the Auto-exchange office in Momeik and GSM the fifth- stations in Shan State (North). As there happened failures day at telephone service frequently, Stratex 16 E1 machine equipped at Momeik Microwave link as Microwave meeting. Transmission Equipment had been checked and it was MNA found that Outdoor Unit (ODU) failure had stopped the service though Indoor Unit (IDU) was in good condition. UMTS mobile phone service, GSM telephone service Highway as traffic accidents had increased along the road, ODU had been replaced with the new one on 4, June, 2012. providing 3000 lines was inaugurated in Mongpyin in U Myint Soe of Pyawbwe constituency asked if there was a Antenna Orientation of Momeik Microwave Station March, 2001. As it was possible to establish a microwave plan to practise two-way system on the Yangon-Mandalay was checked and repaired. Besides, four Radio Backup link at Point-6200 in Mongpyin Township, Tongtar sub- Highway and U Sar Mu of Lahe constituency asked if there Battery 12 V, 70 AH was replaced with four 12V, 70 AH Radio township, allocation of an estimated budget of the 2012- was a plan to improve 56-mile long Hsinthe-Lahe road. Batteries and trunk calls are in good connection. 2013 fiscal year or allocation from the estimated budget of Regarding the first question, Deputy Minister for Regarding the second question, the union minister 2013-2014 fiscal year would be spent on building a GSM/ Construction U Kyaw Lwin replied that driving with a limited replied that the 50-line exchange in Tongtar sub-township UMTS station there. speed and obeying instructions on traffic signboards in Mongpyin Township was being used joining with MPT U Tin Maung Oo of Shwepyitha constituency asked if and traffic signs along the road could lead to road safety. Satellite Terminal. As part of a plan for expansion of GSM there was a plan to improve the Yangon-Nay Pyi Taw (See page 8) Fourth regular session of first Amyotha Hluttaw continues for fifth day Five questions answered, one proposal submitted, decision made for discussion of proposal

Amyotha problem and to provide it with X-Ray room and necessary equipment”; and by U Aye of Mandalay Constituency No.7 on “there is any plan to appoint an orthopedist in Hluttaw NyaungU District People’s Hospital”. With respect to the above-mentioned questions, the represen- Deputy Minister replied that Ministry of Health was providing region/state hospitals with hospital equipment if necessary tatives on a priority basis. It needed to fill designated form when hospital equipments were asked for. Then, it needed to be presented to head of Township Health Department and sign countersigned by head of region/state health department. After those processes, the Ministry was scrutinizing and atten- providing equipment to the hospitals. District-level hospitals had been equipped with X-ray dance machines. For the township hospitals, hospitals that had no X-ray machines were provided with X-ray machines on a priority basis. Station hospitals were supplied based on the book. construction of standard X-ray room and electricity supply. As to the second one, although head of Mohnyin District MNA Health Department had yet to present the report asking for construction of extended patient wards in Mohnyin District NAY PYI TAW, 10 July—Fourth regular session of first on “there is any plan to make necessary repair of Hospital (100-bed), it would be put on the priority list of 2013- Amyotha Hluttaw continued for fifth day, at Amyotha Nyaungyan Station Hospital (16-bed) to become high- 2014 financial year if the head submitted engineer’s estimated Hluttaw Hall of Hluttaw Building, here, at 10 am today, class one, to build staff quarters, to solve drinking water (See page 9) attended by Deputy Speaker of Amyotha Hluttaw U Mya Nyein and 204 MPs. German transport firms turn QPR sign midfielder Park At the question-and-answer session, Deputy Minister offshore headache into profits Corrigendum for Health Dr Win Myint replied to the questions raised by from Man Utd U Thet Naing Oo of Bago Region Constituency No.6 on Please read Order No. “Ministry of Health has any plan to provide station 15/2012 instead of hospitals in village-tracts with X-ray machines, X-ray Ordinance 15/2012 for rooms and generators”; by U Pe Thaung of Kachin State Reshuffle of Deputy Constituency No.6 on “there is any plan to extend new Ministers on page 1 of this wards in Mohnyin District Hospital (100-bed) and to fill newspaper issued on the vacant posts of specialists and health staff there”; by 10-7-2012. U Htay Maung of Mandalay Region Constituency No.12 PAGE 11 PAGE 14 Ed

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