Established 1914 Volume XIX, Number 347 11th Waxing of Tagu 1373 ME Monday, 2 April, 2012 * It is very important for every one of the * Only Union Spirit is the true True patriotism nation regardless of the place he lives to patriotism all the nationalities will have have strong Union Spirit. to safeguard. By-election 2012 held in Nay Pyi Taw, regions, states NAY P YI TAW, 1 April— from local and foreign news returning officers and mem- By-election 2012 for 37 agencies covered the elec- bers of the polling stations President of vacant Pyithu Hluttaw seats, tion news. opened the ballot boxes, the Republic six vacant Amyotha Hluttaw A total of 36 polling counted the ballots and re- of the Union seats and 2 Region/State stations were opened in corded the results. of Myanmar Hluttaw seats, totaling 45 Zabuthiri Township where Vice-President Thiha U Thein parliamentary seats was held eligible voters including Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo Sein casting in regions and states Union ministers, deputy min- and wife Daw Khin Saw including Nay Pyi Taw isters, and departmental Hnin cast votes at polling vote at beginning 6 am today. heads casted ballots freely. station No. 1 at Basic Educa- polling By-election 2012 was Personnel from the tion Post Primary School in station held in Zabuthiri Township, township election sub com- Nyaungbingyisu Village of opened at Nay Pyi Taw Council Area mission and returning offic- Pobbathiri Township, Nay Nay Pyi from 6 am to 4 pm today, in ers and members supervised Pyi Taw Council Area. Taw No. 5 which eligible voters cast the voting process. At 4 pm, (See page 8) Basic votes freely at respective polling stations. Education President of the High School Republic of the Union of in Zabuthiri Myanmar U Thein Sein and Township. wife Daw Khin Khin Win MNA cast votes at polling station No. 1/1 at Nay Pyi Taw No.5 Extreme weather threatens Basic Education High Daw Khin Khin Win, School in Zabuthiri wife of President of Township this morning. rich ecosystems the Republic of the Likewise,Vice-President Dr SCIENCE D AILY, 1 April—Extreme weather such Sai Mauk Kham and wife Union of Myanmar as hurricanes, torrential downpours and droughts will Daw Nan Shwe Hmon cast U Thein Sein, casting become more frequent in pace with global warming. ballots at the same polling vote at polling station Consequently, this increases the risk for species extinc- station. opened at Nay Pyi tion, especially in bio diverse ecosystems such as coral The Brunei Ambassador Taw No. 5 Basic reefs and tropical rainforests. to Myanmar, personnel from Education High Human impact means that flora and fauna be- Chinese Embassy and repre- School in Zabuthiri come extinct at a rate 100–1000 times higher than nor- sentatives from ASEAN mal. Climate change has been deemed as one of the main Township.—MNA countries observed the vot- causes of species depletion. ing process and journalists A research team in theoretical biology at Linköping University has, through the use of mathemati- YANGON, 1 April—The prize pres- Head of Region Information and Prizes entation for the raising of reading habit and Public Relations Department Assistant Di- cal modelling and simulation, studied how the dynamics book donation was held at Basic Education rector U Myint Swe explained the purpose of different types of ecosystems may be affected by awarded in Primary School in Myothit (C) Ward in of holding the ceremony. significant environment fluctuations. Insein Township of Yangon North District The region minister awarded the Linda Kaneryd, doctoral student and lead au- raising on 30 March. winners in the essay, extempore talk and thor of a study recently published in the journal, Ecology Chairman of Yangon Region Rais- poem recitation contests. and Evolution, says the results were surprising. reading ing Reading Habit and Book Donation Com- Later, officials donated K 200,000 “Several previous studies of food web struc- mittee Region Minister for Finance and for raising of reading habit and books worth tures have suggested that species-rich ecosystems are habit Revenue Daw San San Nwe made an open- K 160,000 to 10 libraries. often more robust than species-poor ecosystems. How- ing address. MNA ever at the onset of increased environmental fluctuations, such as extreme weather, we see that extreme species- rich ecosystems are the most vulnerable and this entails Tottenham 3-1 Swansea a greater risk for a so-called cascading extinction.” Internet Cavani hoping to be first to shoot down Juve PAGE 14 PAGE 15 P1(2).pmd 1 4/2/2012, 10:37 AM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 2 April, 2012 PERSPECTIVES Special Refresher Course No. 20 for lecturers concludes NAY PYI TAW, 1 April—Special Refresher Course colleges are to work hard with devotion. Although Monday, 2 April, 2012 No. 20 for lecturers was concluded at Central Institute of universities and colleges now are under the supervision of Civil Service ((Phaunggyi)) this morning, with an address ministries concerned, but measures will be taken to transform by Chairman of Union Civil Service Board U Kyaw Thu. them into autonomous institutions. It is required to set up Be proud to be a taxpayer Also present on the occasion were Deputy Minister internationally-linked online libraries in universities and Taxation is the major source of for Education U Ba Shwe, member of the UCSB U Khin colleges in addition to conventional libraries. government earning in most countries. Maung Aye and 264 trainees. The UCSB Chairman then stressed the need for It also represents the relation between Speaking on the occasion, UCSB Chairman U Kyaw research and development, calling them to join hands in the the government and the people. In democratic Thu said education lies at the heart of human resources government’s efforts for building good governance and system, the people assign the government to development. As the government is building sound clean government. He then awarded the outstanding trainees, do what they want. No one other than the economic, political and social foundations in line with presented certificates to trainees and cordially greeted to national objectives, lecturers from all the universities and them.—MNA people will have to pay for these services. To remedy tax dodge, the successive governments Summer sports courses of Kachin State wraps up demonstrated their skills in had to exploit god-given natural resources of sports events. Altogether the country to fund services to the people. NAY PYI TAW, 1 Education Committee State Women’s Affairs 500 trainees attended the Despite abundance, we should limitedly April—The summer sports State Chief Minister U La Organization wife of the track & field, Karatedo, and cautiously exploit our natural resources. courses of Kachin State John Ngan Hsai and Chief Minister Daw Kan Hsi football, aerobic, Myanmar We should not impair our environment any concluded at the State Sports Speaker of the State Hsaing Lon and wife of the martial arts, Sepak Takraw, more. It should no longer be a main source of Ground in Myitkyina Hluttaw U Rawam Jon Speaker of State Hluttaw tennis, table tennis, body the government income. It is crystal clear that yesterday morning. presented completion Daw B Nin Shin presented building and physical we need to fund the government with our taxes. Patron of Kachin certificates to the trainees. gifts to the trainers. culture. Each and every citizen is both entitled to State Sports and Physical Patron of Kachin The trainees MNA fundamental rights of citizen and obliged to pay taxes. We can ask the cabinet what to do, but Townships in Mandalay Region hold by-elections we need to understand that a government with insufficient funds will fail to satisfy our demands NAY P YI T AW, 1 April – and we must contribute our share of tax. The The Union Election President himself committed to pay taxes in his Commission held 2012 by- very recent address to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, elections in constituencies encouraging the entire people to follow his vacant for Hluttaw way. representatives across the nation at 6 am today. Maha Public awareness initiative must be Aungmye Township in pursued. The people—quite a stranger to Mandalay District, taxation — must be informed why and how they Mandalay Region, also held should pay taxes and duties. Effective law the by-election at respective enforcement machinery must come into polling stations. operation. Study groups from The government is committed to levy India, Japan, America, more tax in this tax year while lawmakers are Singapore and ASEAN trying to pass a new tax law. nations studied the We, the people, should proudly turn systematic and free casting of votes and local and foreign ourselves into taxpayers. reporters covered election Returning officers and polling station members seal ballot boxes. news in accord with the rules MNA Men’s hockey tourney and regulations. The township opened Election sub-commissions at Likewise, Pyin- 2012 by-elections. Diplomats, continues 79 polling stations in 18 various levels also made OoLwin, TadaU, international observers and wards and the public voters necessary arrangements in Kyaukpadaung, Natogyi and reporters studied the casting YANGON, 1 April—Jointly organized by the Ministry cast their ballots for Hluttaw line with the prescribed rules Meiktila townships of of ballots and raised voters of Sports and Myanmar Hockey Federation, 2012 Myanmar candidates they liked. and regulations. Mandalay Region held the some questions. — MNA National Sports Committee Chairman’s Cup Men’s Hockey League continued today at Theinbyu turf hockey pitch. No. 11 LID team whitewashed Triangle Region By-elections take place in Sagaing, Taninthayi, Bago, Command team 8-0 while Nay Pyi Taw Command team defeated South-West Command team 4-1 and Yangon Magway, Ayeyawady, Mon, Shan Command team beat North-West Command team 5-0.