Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan.

Volume XV, Number 285 4th Waning of Pyatho 1369 ME Saturday, 26 January, 2008

Established 1914

* Development of agriculture as the base andall-round development of other sectors of theeconomy as well

* Proper evolution of the market-orientedeconomic system

* Development of the economy inviting par-ticipation in terms of technical know-howand investments from sources inside thecountry and abroad

* The initiative to shape the national economymust be kept in the hands of the State and thenational peoples

* Uplift of the morale and morality of theentire nation

* Uplift of national prestige and integrityand preservation and safeguarding of cul-tural heritage and national character

* Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit* Uplift of health, fitness and education

standards of the entire nation

* Stability of the State, community peaceand tranquillity, prevalence of law andorder

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State Con-

stitution* Building of a new modern developed nation

in accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives

Four social objectives

Four political objectives

NAY PYI TAW, 26 Jan—On the occasion of the 59th Anniversary of the Republic Dayof India which falls on 26th January 2008, Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the StatePeace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitationsto Her Excellency Mrs Pratibha Patil, President of the Republic of India. — MNA

Senior General Than Shwe sendsmessage of felicitations to President of India

NAY PYI TAW, 26 Jan—On the occasion of the 59th Anniversary of the Republic Day ofIndia which falls on 26th January 2008, Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, Vice-Chairman ofthe State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message offelicitations to His Excellency Mr Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Vice-President of the Republicof India. — MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 26 Jan — On the occasion of the anniversary of the Australia Day whichfalls on 26 January 2008, Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace andDevelopment Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to HisExcellency Major General Michael Jeffery, AC, CVO, MC (Retd), Governor-General ofAustralia. — MNA

Senior General Than Shwe sends message offelicitations to Governor-General of Australia

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye sends messageof felicitations to Vice-President of India

NAY PYI TAW, 25 Jan—Chairman of the WorkCommittee for Development of Border Areas andNational Races Prime Minister General Thein Sein,accompanied by Member of the State Peace and De-velopment Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint, Chairman ofKachin State PDC Commander of Northern Command

Service personnel to play leading role in pursuit of regionaldevelopment, raising living standard of local people, and peace and stabilityPM makes inspection tour around border areas in Kachin State, Sagaing Division

Maj-Gen Ohn Myint, Chairman of Sagaing DivisionPDC Commander of North-West Command Brig-GenMyint Soe, ministers, deputy ministers and heads ofdepartment, left Myitkyina by air and arrived at Tanaion 23 January morning.

The Prime Minister and party, accompanied by Brig-

Gen Khin Maung Aye of Tanai Station, arrived at Nanyunin Hkamti District, Sagaing Division, in the morning.

He held a meeting with service personnel, mem-bers of social organizations, townselders and localpeople of national races.

(See page 8)

Prime Minister General Thein Sein inspects Yuzana Integrated Farm Project at Naungmee Camp in Phakant Township. — MNA

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PERSPECTIVES* Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views* Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation* Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State* Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy

People’s DesireSaturday, 26 January, 2008

Strive for improvement ofsocio-economic life of people

Blessed with impressive geographicalfeatures Myanmar is rich in naturalresources. As there is a vast area of arablelands and forests as well as water and landresources in different parts of Myanmarincluding Kachin State, it is thus required tomake relentless efforts with the effectiveapplication of modern technology fordevelopment of those regions.

In an effort to bring about equitabledevelopment the length and breadth of thenation the government has laid down and isimplementing development projects. In doingso, it is giving priority to the development oftransport, education, agricultural andcommunication sectors of regions that havelagged behind in development.

At present, rural and urban regionsas well as border regions have seen rapiddevelopment. As a result, the entire peopleare now enjoying the fruits of peace anddevelopment all the more.

In the meantime, efforts are beingmade for better transport in Putao region ofKachin State, which is situated in thenorthernmost part of the nation, whilebuilding dams and reservoirs for theagricultural purpose and generation ofelectric power, making better use of waterresources.

Fully endowed with snow-cappedmountains, rare species of wildlife and floraand fauna, Putao has excellent potential foreco-tourism industry.

Therefore, greater efforts are to bemade under the leadership of the governmentfor the improvement of socio-economic lifeof the people, making the best use of naturalresources of the nation.

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NAY PYI TAW, 26 Jan—On the occasion ofthe 59th Anniversary of the Republic Day of Indiawhich falls on 26th January 2008, U Nyan Win,Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union ofMyanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to HisExcellency Mr.Pranab Mukherjee, Minister ofExternal Affairs of the Republic of India.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 26 Jan — On the occasion ofthe anniversary of the Australia Day which falls on26 January 2008, U Nyan Win, Minister for ForeignAffairs of the Union of Myanmar, has sent amessage of felicitations to His Excellency MrStephen Smith, MP, Minister for Foreign Affairsof Australia.—MNA

Foreign Minister sendsmessage of felicitations to

Minister of ExternalAffairs of India

Foreign Minister sendsmessage of felicitations to

Foreign Minister ofAustralia

The State Peace and Development Coun-cil has appointed the following persons as heads ofservice organizations shown against each on pro-bation from the date they assume charge of theirduties.

Name Appointment(a) Col Tin Soe Director-General

Ministry of Defence Planning and Administration Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs

(b) U Min Lwin Director-General Deputy Director-General Consular and Legal

Affairs DepartmentMinistry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign

Affairs

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 25 Jan — The State Peaceand Development Council has transferred Director-General U Than Tun of Consular and Legal AffairsDepartment of Ministry of Foreign Affairs to theASEAN Affairs Department under the same Min-istry as Director-General from the date he assumescharge of his duties.

MYANMAR GAZETTE

Volume II, No 1 of Dhamma YeikMagazine introduced

Robes, eight requisitesdonated to 450 monks

YANGON, 25 Jan— In commemoration ofthe birthday of SayadawBhaddanta SaddhammaKittisara of MogokVipassana DhammaYeiktha Branch No 77 ofTawya TatU Monasteryin Aung San, InseinTownship, the ceremonyto offer robes and eightrequisites to 450 newlyordained monks and openthe 10-day meditationcourse was held at themonastery today.

State Ovada-

çariya Abhidhaja AggaMaha SaddhammajotikaAgga Maha PanditaBhaddanta Nandavamsa ofYwama Pariyatti Monasterygave Ovadakatha at theopening ceremony.Sayadaw Bhad-dantaKittisara delivered PatiççaSamuppada Desana.

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YANGON, 25 Jan — The Volume II, No 1 ofDhamma Yeik Magazine was introduced at Mr BrownCafe on Maha Bandoola Park Street in KyauktadaTownship, here on 23 January in conjunction with aceremony to pay respects to the doyen literati.

Patron of the Magazine Sayadaw DhammabayiAshin Viriya spoke on the occasion.

Publisher U Tun Shwe and wife Daw ThinThin Swe (Tun Shwe Wa Traditional MedicineProduction) presented gifts to six doyen literati. Inaddition, medicines and cash assistance wereprovided for six doyen literati who have been in illhealth.

Later, Saya U Aung Thin expressed his thanksto the publisher of the magazine.

MNA

Publisher of Dhamma Yeik Magazine U Tun Shwe and wife Daw ThinThin Swe present medicine to doyen literati. — MNA

YANGON, 25 Jan— The graduates ofUniversity of Agriculturewill pay respects to retiredfaculty members at theDiamond Jubilee Dham-mayon of the university inNay Pyi Taw on 2February.

Arrangementshave been made to pick upthose who will attend theceremony at Nay Pyi TawPyinmana Station by buson 31 January evening, 1February morning andevening and 2 Februarymorning.—MNA

Respects to bepaid to retired

faculty members

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I N T E R N A T I O N A L N E W S

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with Kasymzhomart Tokaev,chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan, in Beijing, capital of China,

on 24 Jan, 2008. —XINHUA

Du Yize, the founder

and trainer of the

Beijing Du Yize Parkour

Club, shows his skills at

the Forbidden City in

Beijing on 23 Jan, 2008.

INTERNET

Death toll rises to 14 in Mosul blastBAGHDAD, 25 Jan—An

explosion at a buildingin the northern city ofMosul has killed at least 14people and wounded 112others, police said onWednesday.

The blast inside theresidential building was aterror attack, BrigadierAbdul Krarim al-Jubury ofthe Mosul police toldXinhua. He said that theblast at about 4:10 pm(1310 GMT) took place-before the Iraqi securityforce and US troops were

about to enter the buildingon tips that explosives wereinside, but the insurgents,who might have learnedthe approach of the troops,detonated the explosivesbefore their arrival. Thebuilding was deserted andmost of the casualties werepassers-by and residents inthe nearby housesdamagedin the explosion, and therescuers were stillworking to search forpeople buried under rubble,according to the officer.

MNA/Xinhua

North Korea tells US toremember the “Pueblo”

SEOUL, 25 Jan—NorthKorea marked theanniversary on Wednes-day of one of its Cold Warvictories over the UnitedStates by saying a US spyship it seized 40 years agoserved as a lesson to showit can repel an invasion. Itis the state’s latest dig atits long-time foe andwhich it still labels as anarch enemy despiteWashington's pledge toprovide aid and betterdiplomatic standing toPyongyang in adisarmament deal.

“(The Pueblo) ishistorical evidenceproving before the wholeworld the victory of theDPRK (North Korea) inthe confrontation with theUS to protect the nationalsovereignty and dignity,”the North’s state mediaquoted an official assaying on the anniversaryof the 23 January, 1968capture of the USS Pueblo.

The North, turned thePueblo into a touristattraction in Pyongyangseveral years ago to attractforeign currency.

“If the US imperialistspersistently pursue theirhostile policy towards theDPRK and their design toinvade it, they will suffera more shameful defeat,”it quoted a chief of an anti-imperialist group assaying.

North Korean vessels,including speedy sub-marine chasers, openedfire on the Pueblo andeventually captured it. TheUnited States said its shipwas in international watersat the time.

MNA/Reuters

Kenya tourism body fearsimpact of political crisisNAIROBI, 25 Jan—

Kenya’s tourism earned65.4 billion shillings (941million US dollars) in2007 but a recovery in thekey sector could be wipedout by a political crisis inthe country, tourismauthorities said onWednesday.

“Kenya’s tourismstakeholders have workedtirelessly over the lastseven years to rebuild theindustry after the slumpof 1997, earning thecountry 65.4 billion in2007,” a newspaperstatement by the KenyaTourism Federation

(KTF) said.The country received

56.2 billion shillings fromtourism in 2006. KTF saidthe sector pays 20 billionshillings in taxes to thegovernment.

KTF said the industrycould be forced to sackabout half of the 250,000people it employs to copewith losses arising fromunrest over the disputedreelection of PresidentMwai Kibaki thatdegenerated into bloodychaos.

Many tourists havecancelled their holidays tothe country famous for

bush safaris and whitesunny beaches.

“A big percentage oftourist bookings for thefirst half of 2008 havebeen lost and those forthe rest of the year hangin the balance awaitingthe outcome of politicaldevelopments,” thestatement added.

Former UNSecretary General KofiAnnan is in the countryto hold talks with Kibakiand his challenger RailaOdinga to solve the unrestthat has killed 650people.

MNA/Reuters

Obama defends fierce tone of campaignwith Clinton

KINGSTREE, 25 Jan —Democrat Barack Obamaon Thursday defended thefierce tone of his recentexchanges with USpresidential rival HillaryClinton and said he wasforced to fight backbecause of her campaign’s

disregard for the truth. Obama, an Illinois

Senator, said he was battlinga “tough, well-honedpolitical machine” operatedby Clinton and her husband,former president BillClinton, but did not thinktheir escalating feud would

hurt the party inNovember’s election.

“One principle that Ithink we want to firmlyestablish is, if people aremaking false assertionsabout my record, we willanswer them,” Obama,who would be the firstBlack US president, toldreporters. The top twocontenders for theDemocratic nominationhave engaged in awidening war of words,including a debate onMonday in which theytraded a series of harshand sometimes personalattacks. Obama ran atough radio ad accusingClinton, a New YorkSenator who would be thefirst woman US president,of being willing to “sayanything to get elected.”

MNA/Reuters

Forty militants killed inPakistan’s tribal area

ISLAMABAD, 25 Jan —Security forces killed asmany as 40 militants in amajor operation innorthwestern Pakistan’stribal region, an Armystatement said Thursday.

“Security Forces havecarried out operations inthe areas of SpinkaiRaghazai, Nawazkot andsurrounding areas ofTiarza in South WaziristanAgency,” said thestatement.

The above-mentionedareas have been cleared ofmilitants’ strongholds and

hideouts. “Reportedly, 40miscreants have beenkilled in last 24 hours and30 miscreants have beenapprehended while manyinjured.”

The statement said thateight Security Forcespersonnel were killedwhile 32 others sufferedinjuries in the operation.

Security forceslaunched a major operationagainst in SouthWaziristan on Wednesday.

They engaged mili-tants with artillery andintense clashes erupted

between security forcesand militants.

The Army has vowedto clear South Waziristanof militants.

MNA/Xinhua

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Photo taken on 24 Jan, 2008 shows ice accumulatesto the bank of the Yellow River, in Jinan, capital of

east China’s Shandong Province. —XINHUA

A worker walks in a new five-star hotel construction site in downtownShanghai, on 24 Jan, 2008. China’s economy grew 11.4 percent in 2007, the

fastest pace in 13 years.—INTERNET

Palestinian children play on the bombed metal fence that used to separate theGaza Strip from Egypt in the border town of Rafah. A human tide of

Palestinians swarmed out of Gaza into Egypt for the second day on 24 Jan,2008 after militants blew open the border in a bid to break a punishing Israeli

blockade.—INTERNET

MOSCOW, 24 Jan —Russian Foreign MinisterSergei Lavrov on Wednes-day criticized NATO’sexpansion, saying it willworsen ties between theUS-led military bloc andRussia.

“We are certain that thegeographical expansion ofNATO cannot be justifiedby security concerns ... Butit is clear that NATO isbuilding up its militarypotential around ourborders and its new

BAGHDAD, 24 Jan—Up to 25 million land mines,or almost one for every Iraqi, remain buried inthousands of minefields across Iraq and are hamperingdevelopment of rich oil deposits, officials said onWednesday.

Iraqi Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbaghsaid the mines were spread across about 4,000minefields left across Iraq after the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War, the first Gulf War in 1991 and the 2003US-led invasion to topple Saddam Hussein. “Wehave been busy with the biggest threat against ourexistence, which is terrorism ... so the many minesdid not get the attention they deserved,” Dabbaghsaid at a conference with United Nations officials inBaghdad on the problem. —MNA/Reuters

WASHINGTON, 24 Jan— Venezuela questioned theprofessionalism of the US anti-drug agency when theUS urged closer anti-drug and anti-terror collaborationwith Venezuela on Wednesday.

“Venezuela is carrying out one of South Americanmost successful anti-drugs policies, even moresuccessful after it expelled the US Drug EnforcementAdministration (DEA),” said Jorge Valero, Vene-zuela’s representative at the Organization of AmericanStates (OAS). Valero claimed it false the US blameon antidrug efforts of Venezuelan President HugoChavez. Last weekend, White House anti-drug directorJohn Waters said Chavez “has become a major facilit-ator for the trafficking of cocaine to other nations onthis continent and to Europe”. —MNA/Xinhua

WASHINGTON, 25 Jan— Democrat DennisKucinich told anewspaper on Thursdayhe would end his race forthe US presidency afterregistering little votersupport in the early statecontests. Kucinich, 61, aliberal member of the USHouse ofRepresentatives fromCleveland, Ohio, told theCleveland Plain-Dealerhe would make hiswithdrawal announce-

Russia FM slams NATOexpansion

members continue toincrease their defencebudgets,” the top diplomattold a Press conference inMoscow.

Russia has beenworried about NATO’scloser ties with its formerSoviet allies such asGeorgia and Ukraine anda US proposal to deployanti-ballistic missilecomponents in Poland andthe Czech Republic.

In response, Moscowsuspended obligation in

the Conventional Forcesin Europe Treaty (CFE)last December, blamingNATO for not yet ratify-ing the arms control pro-tocol. NATO’s “open-door” policy has beeninherited from the ColdWar and can onlyantagonize relations withRussia, RIA news agencyquoted Lavrov as saying.

“This policy cannotresolve any securityproblems,” he said.

MNA/Xinhua

ment in that city on Friday. “I want to continue to

serve in Congress,” he said.His campaign issued a

statement saying he wouldannounce plans on Fridayfor “transitioning out of theDemocratic presidentialprimary race”. Kucinich isan outspoken Iraq warcritic who has consistentlyvoted against funding thewar and led anti-war effortsin Congress.

He said he would notendorse another candidate

in the race for theDemocratic nominationto contest November’spresidential election.

Kucinich attractedardent supporters andstayed in the race evenafter it became clear thathis campaign was goingnowhere. His 30-year-oldwife, Elizabeth, whostands a head taller thanher husband, wasgenerally at his side onthe campaign trail.

MNA/Reuters

Land mines threaten Iraqis,hamper development

Venezuela questions USanti-drug agency’s professionalism

Seven soldiers injured inbomb blast in Thai

BANGKOK, 25 Jan — At least seven governmentsoldiers were injured in a powerful bomb explosiondetonated by suspected insurgents in Thailand’ssouthernmost province of Narathiwat lateWednesday, local FM 100 Traffic Radio reported.

The radio said that more than 200 guests wereinvited to attend a military ceremony in Narathiwat’sRangae District while the bomb was detonated bymobile phone signal. —MNA/Xinhua

Kucinich drops out of USpresidential race

Joint Russian-French navaldrill starts in Atlantic

MOSCOW, 25 Jan —Russia and France starteda joint naval drill code-named "Passex" innortheastern areas of theAtlantic Ocean onThursday, Russian newsagencies reported.

"The AdmiralChabanenko large anti-submarine ship from theRussian naval forceoperating in the AtlanticOcean and the TourvilleFrench frigate are taking

part in the exercises,"Navy Assistant Com-mander Captain FirstRank Igor Dygalo wasquoted by the Interfaxnews agency as saying.

The Russian taskforce, led by the AdmiralKuznetsov aircraft carrierand also comprising theUdaloy-Class destroyerAdmiral-Levchenko, hasbeen joined by the flagshipof Russia's Black SeaFleet, the Moskva guidedmissile cruiser, in thecurrent maneuvers.

They are training injoint navigation andmaneuvering, exchange ofhelicopters and cargo, andcommunications, Dygalosaid.

The Passex —Passing Exercise —would lead to a betterunderstanding betweenthe two countries' navies,RIA Novosti news agencyquoted Dygalo as saying.

MNA/Xinhua

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E C O N O M I C N E W S

China calls on UNESCAP tohelp developing countries

Visitors rest on chairs at the International Furniture Exhibition in MexicoCity, capital of Mexico, on 23 Jan, 2008. —XINHUA

A model shows a 46-inch TV of the new X Series,the latest model of Sharp Corp’s Aquos brand flat-panel LCD TV, during a press unveiling in Tokyo

on 24 Jan, 2008. —XINHUA

World business leaders lessconfident of eco prospects

Women work in EU stilldisadvantaged on labour market

BRUSSELS, 24 Jan—More women are working in the European Union (EU), butthey remain disadvantaged on the labour market in relation to men, says a reportadopted by the European Commission on Wednesday.

Despite higher educational attainment, women continue to be employed less andpaid less than men, says the report, which will be transmitted to EU heads of stateand government at a summit next month.

“Our strategy for growth and jobs has been successful in creating more jobs forwomen in the EU,” said Vladimir Spidla, EU commissioner for equal opportunities.

“But ongoing challenges like the pay gap, labour market segregation, and work/life balance mean we still have some way to go to make those jobs ‘better’ jobs too.”

The report finds that more women are indeed in work. More than 7.5 million outof the 12 million new jobs created in the EU since 2000 have been taken by women,it says.

Women’s employment rate now stands at 57 per cent, or 3.5 percentage pointsabove its 2000 level, compared with a less than one percentage point rise in the rateof male employment over the same period.—MNA/Xinhua

Vietnam eyes 55 bln – foreigninvestment in five years

HANOI, 24 Jan—Vietnam has targeted ForeignDirect Investment (FDI) of some 55 billion USdollars, and realized FDI of 24-25 billion US dollarsbetween 2006 and 2010, according to a localinvestment agency on Tuesday.

Vietnam plans to lure fresh FDI of 41 billion USdollars and 14 billion dollars worth of additionalcapital of operational foreign-invested projects inthe five-year period, said the Foreign InvestmentAgency under Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning andInvestment.— MNA/Xinhua

BEIJING, 24 Jan—Chinacalled on the UnitedNations Economic andSocial Commission forAsia and the Pacific(UNESCAP) to help thedeveloping nations onTuesday.

“The UNESCAP shouldcontinue to take its ownadvantage to help thedeveloping countries andpush forward the sub-stantial cooperation of allAsia-Pacific nations,” saidChinese State Councillor

Tang Jiaxuan. Tang made the remarks

during a meeting withNoeleen Heyzer, ex-ecutive secretary of theUNESCAP. Tang said theAsia-Pacific Region nowis facing the rare oppor-tunities as well as thechallenges.

He added that Chinavalues the important roleof the UNESCAP and willstrengthen the cooperationto enhance the economicand social development of

the region.Heyzer said the

UNESCAP would like towork with China topromote the balanced andsustainable developmentof the region in the social,economic and ecologicalfields and achievecommon prosperity.

MNA/Xinhua

Cambodia-Vietnam trade to reach $2.3b by 2010

DAVOS, 24 Jan—Worldbusiness leaders appearedless confident of theeconomic prospects oftheir companies onWednesday when theygathered here to kick offtheir annual WorldEconomic Forum.

According to a globalsurvey conducted by theNew York-based con-sulting firm Price-wate rhouseCoopers ,confidence among leadersof the world’s top com-panies has fallen for thefirst time in five years,with half of them “veryconfident” about revenuegrowth over the next 12months, down from 52 percent in the previous year.

“The credit crunch andthe slowdown in theWestern economies havecreated a clear split in theconfidence levels of CEOsaround the world,” saidSamuel A DiPiazza,

global CEO of Price-waterhouseCoopers.

“The possibility that thedownturn could worseninto recession looms largefor CEOs in establishedeconomies like the US andWestern Europe,” he said.

The survey, which wasbased on 1,150 interviewswith CEOs in 50 countriesfrom October to Dec-ember, showed a separatedworld, where the con-fidence drop was moreobvious in the UnitedStates and WesternEurope, but in contrastCEOs in the risingeconomies of Asia, LatinAmerica and Central andEastern Europe weregetting more optimistic.

MNA/Xinhua

PHNOM PENH, 25 Jan— Cambodian andVietnam are expected toachieve 2.3 billion USdollars in annual tradevolume by the next decade,the daily web news bulletinCambodian Press Reviewreported on Thursday.

“Cambodia andVietnam are expected toachieve bilateral tradeworth 2.3 billion USdollars annually by 2010,”the report quoted officialsource as saying.

Bilateral tradebetween the two countries

has reached 1.1 billiondollars over the past 11months and is expectedto increase by 30 percent annually, saidCambodian-languagenewspaper the RasmeiKampuchea.

MNA/Xinhua

A woman holds her cat named Fritz who has a compact camera attachedaround his neck in the eastern German city of Hartenstein. —XINHUA

Bangladesh bans import ofpoultry products from India DHAKA, 25 Jan—District administrations of four

Bangladesh’s northern districts Wednesday imposeda ban on the import of all types of poultry, poultryproducts and other birds from India.

The ban has been enforced as a precautionarymeasure to stop the spread of bird flu that has struckIndian state of West Bengal recently, leadingnewspaper The Daily Star reported Thursday.

MNA/Xinhua

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US war costs up in 2007WASHINGTON, 24 Jan— The US Government budget

on Iraq and Afghanistan wars as well as other anti-terror operations increased significantly in 2007, saida congressional report released on Wednesday.

According to the report by the non-partisanCongressional Budget Office (CBO), war funding ofPresidential George W Bush’s Administration hasremained at 93 billion US dollars on average from2003 through 2005 but increased to 120 billion dollarsin 2006 and 171 billion dollars in 2007.

In a pending budget bill for the fiscal year 2008,Bush also asked for a war fund of about 193 billiondollars. “It keeps going up, up and away,” SenateBudget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad said.

Since the 11 September, 2001, attacks on the UnitedStates, Congress has allocated about 691 billion dollarsto fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as well assome related activities including reconstruction, thereport said. Of the total, 440 billion dollars were spenton fighting in Iraq.

Currently, there are around 158,000 US troops inIraq and 27,000 in Afghanistan.

Without raising taxes to address the climbing pricepaid to anti-terror wars, the US Government wasfinancially dragged by rising debts.

As CBO estimated, the interest payment thegovernment has to pay on its debts this year wouldreach about 234 billion dollars.

Despite congressional Democrats’ effort to changeBush Administration's war policy by checking thefund, Congress is expected to pass another round ofmoney for the war in May or June. — MNA/Xinhua

Gunmen killcollege deanin Baghdad

BAGHDAD, 25 Jan— Adean of a college ofBaghdad University wasshot dead by gunmen incentral Baghdadneighbourhood onWednesday, an InteriorMinistry source said.

“Professor MundherMuhrij Radhi, the dean ofDentistry College ofBaghdad University, waskilled at about 02:30 pmlocal time (1130 GMT),when unknown gunmenopened fire on his carwhile he was driving nearBuratha Shiite Mosque incentral Baghdad,” thesource told Xinhua oncondition of anonymity.

Iraqi Insurgentsfrequently attack seniorgovernment officials andpeople with high prestige,such as doctors, judges andacademics.

Media reportssuggested that thousandsof Iraqi high-profileprofessionals have beenkilled or left the countrydue to violence andsectarian strife in the war-torn country after nearlyfive years of US-ledinvasion.

MNA/Reuters

Over 18,000 police officersprotest in UK

LONDON, 25 Jan —Thousands of Britishpolice officers marchedthrough central London onWednesday in protest overannual pay rise.

The PoliceFederation, whichrepresents rank and filepolice officers, claimedsome 18,500 officersparticipated in the biggestpolice protest since 1919,Sky news reported.

The police, out oftheir uniform, are

expected to march throughthe Home Office and theHouses of Parliament tovoice their anger.

Home SecretaryJacqui Smith is the targetas she decided not tobackdate the agreed 2.5per cent pay rise forofficers to September butinstead implement it inDecember.

She argued thatkeeping public sector payawards below 2 per cent isnecessary to keep inflation

under control. Police officers

believe the governmentshowed a breach of trustby deciding to ignore therecommendation of anindependent PoliceArbitration Tribunal.

Nonetheless, it wasannounced recently thatteachers are getting 2.45per cent rise in pay, andthe civilian staff who workin police stations are alsogetting more than theircolleagues in uniform.

The Police Federationhas applied for judicialreview of the HomeSecretary’s decision.

MNA/Xinha

A local fisherman watches a dugong at Yomitanson on the island of Okinawa,Japan in this, file photo. A federal judge ordered the US Department of

Defense on 24 Jan, 2008, to consider the impact of a proposed military basein Japan on the endangered dugong revered in Japanese culture.—INTERNET

Brazil’s bullet train to connectRio, Sao Paulo, Campinas

RIO DE JANEIRO, 24 Jan—Brazil on Tuesdayannounced plans for a bullet train project connectingairports in the cities of Rio, Sao Paulo and Campinas.

The bullet train will facilitate traveling among thethree of the most important airports in Brazil, said thefederal government.

The railway, 518 kilometres in length and with aplanned cost of 11 billion reais (6.1 billion US dollars),has been part of the Programme for the Acceleration ofGrowth (PAC) launched in January 2007 to boostsocial and economic development in the country.

So far, PAC features 112 projects, 71 per cent ofwhich are related to energy to free the country out ofsupply constraints.—MNA/Xinhua

Smoking ups risk withradiation for breast cancerNEW YORK, 24 Jan—

Cigarette smoking dra-matically increases therisk that a woman who hasundergone radiation treat-ment for breast cancer willdevelop lung cancer lateron, a new study shows.

Radiation after mast-ectomy may be considered

for some high-risk breastcancer patients, DrElizabeth L Kaufman andcolleagues from ColumbiaUniversity in New YorkCity point out in theirreport. However, radiationcan cause many com-plications, includingincreasing the likelihoodthat a patient will developlung cancer 10 or moreyears after treatment, theyadd. An earlier, small studyby Kaufman and her teamhad suggested thatcigarette smoking couldboost this risk even more.To investigate further, sheand her colleagues lookedat breast cancer patientsincluded in the Con-necticut Tumor Registrywho had been diagnosedwith the disease between1965 and 1989. Theycompared 113 women whohad developed lung cancer10 or more years after theirbreast cancer diagnosiswith 364 women who didnot. —MNA/Reuters

An Australian Quarantine Inspections Service (AQIS) sniffer dog and itshandler search through parcel mail at an international mail center in Sydney

on 24 Jan, 2008 .— INTERNET

A visitor on a wheelchair passes in front of aphotograph that makes part of Canadian artist

Gregory Colbert.—INTERNET

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 26 January, 2008 7

23. Seat No 97, Ashin Silaçara, aged 25 years, fivevasa, Tipitaka Nikaya Monastery,MomeikHill, Mingun, Sagaing, Sagaing Division

24. Seat No 98, Ashin Vayamindalankara, aged 24years, five vasa, Tipitaka Maha GandayonMonastery, Mayangon Township, YangonDivision

25. Seat No 99, Ashin Aççhariya, aged 24 years, fourvasa, Tipitaka Maha Gandawin Nikaya Monastery,Dagon Myothit (East) Township, Yangon Division(Credit)

26. Seat No 100, Ashin Tejinda, aged 24 years, threevasa, Maha Withoddayon Monastery, BahanTownship, Yangon Division

27. Seat No 101, Ashin Panditavamsa, aged 23 years,three vasa, Tipitaka Dhammapala Monastery,Monywa, Sagaing Division

28. Seat No 102, Ashin Indobhasalankara, aged 23years, two vasa, Pitzawtayon Monastery, Monywa,Sagaing Division

29. Seat No 103, Ashin Silanandalanka, aged 21 years,

Results of 60th TipitakadharaTipitaka Kovida SelectionExamination announced

(Continued from yesterday)

one vasa, Thamanaygyaw Pariyatti Monastery,Bago, Bago Division

30. Seat No 104, Ashin Indakalankara, aged 21 years,one vasa, Thein Than Yadana Monastery, MogoungBuilding, Chanayethazan Township, MandalayDivision

31. Seat No 105, Ashin Suriya, aged 25 years, one vasa,Maha Zawtikayama Pali Tekkatho Monastery,Monywa, Sagaing Division

32. Seat No 106, Ashin Paññasihalankara, aged 21years, one vasa, Maha Withoddayon Monastery,Bahan Township, Yangon Division

33. Seat No 111, Ashin Tejaniya, aged 31 years, 11vasa, Tipitaka Nikaya Monastery, Momeik Hill,Mingun, Sagaing, Sagaing Division

34. Seat No 116, Ashin Ariyavamsa, aged 28 years,eight vasa, Tipitaka Nikaya Monastery,Momeik Hill, Mingun, Sagaing, SagaingDivision (Credit)

35. Seat No 117, Ashin Jotipalalankara, aged 27 years,seven vasa, Tipitaka Maha Gandawin NikayaMonastery, Dagon Myothit (East) Township,Yangon Division

36. Seat No 118, Ashin Nandasami, aged 27 years,seven vasa, Tipitaka Maha Gandawin NikayaMonastery, Dagon Myothit (East) Township,Yangon Division

37. Seat No 122, Ashin Khemasirilankara, aged 26years, six vasa, Minkon Maha Monastery, Kyaukse,Mandalay Division (Credit)

38. Seat No 123, Ashin Vilasaggalankara, aged 25years, six vasa, Tipitaka Maha GandayonMonastery, Mayangon Township, YangonDivision (Credit)

39. Seat No 127, Ashin Obhasa, aged 24 years, fivevasa, Tipitaka Maha Gandayon Monastery,Mingaladon Township, Yangon Division

40. Seat No 129, Ashin Narinda, aged 22 years, threevasa, Sasana Wayponla Monastery, BogaleTownship, Ayeyawady Division

41. Seat No 130, Ashin Çandobhasalankara, aged 23years, two vasa, Tipitaka Dhammapala MahaWihara Monastery, Yinmabin Township, SagaingDivision

42. Seat No 131, Ashin Vilasagga, aged 23 years, twovasa, Maha Thukhayama Monastery, MayangonTownship, Yangon Division (Credit)

43. Seat No 132, Ashin Medhananda, aged 22 years,two vasa, Aungmingala Pariyatti Monastery,Sagaing, Sagaing Division

44. Seat No 134, Ashin Revata, aged 22 years, onevasa, Aungmingala Monastery, Taunggyi, ShanState (South), (Credit).

MNA

YANGON, 25 Jan— Under the arrange-ments of the HajScrutinizing LeadingCommittee of theReligious AffairsDepartment, theMyanmar MuslimNational Organizationorganized the 18thceremony to honourMyanmar Haji, who paidhomage at Mecca ofSaudi Arabia in 2007, atAsia Plaza Hotel onBogyoke Aung SanStreet, here, thisafternoon.

NAY PYI TAW, 25 Jan—Minister forElectric Power No 2 Maj-Gen Khin MaungMyint met with Managing Director Mr AjayKr ishna Goyal and par ty o f Angel lqueInternational Limited from the Republic ofIndia at the ministry, here, on 23 January.

They discussed matters relating to 230 KVpower line projects such as the Thahtaychaung-Okshitbin, the Thahtaychaung-Maei-An and theThahtaychaung-Gwa-Athok.

MNA

YANGON, 24Jan—The first round ofthe Inter-State/DivisionUnion Shield Men’sOpen Football Tourna-ment was held at thedesignated places in theShan State (North) thisevening.

In Lashio zone,defending championShan State (South)played a goalless drawwith Shan State (East) inthe first match and ZarNi of Shan State (East)won the man of the

Chairman ofMyanmar MuslimNational Organization UAye Maung extendedgreetings and DeputyMinister for ReligiousAffairs Brig-Gen ThuraAung Ko delivered anaddress.

Patron of theorganization retiredambassador U HlaMaung gave a speechand leader of theMyanmar Haji team for2007 Haji Y Sai Yu Seinspoke words of thanks.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 25 Jan —Minister forEducation Dr Chan Nyein, accompanied by officials,looked into Yadanabon University in Mandalay on21 January and instructed officials to makeendeavours for promotion of the national educationand conduct research works.

The minister and officials inspected BasicEducation High Schools No 7 and No 26. Afterfulfilling the needs, the minister instructed theteachers to strive for enhancement of the educationstandards of the students.

On arrival at Mandalay University, the

Education Minister looks into universities,BEHSs in Mandalay

minister oversaw the conducting of research worksand gave instructions on future applied researchworks.

At Mandalay University of DistanceEducation, the minister gave instructions on academicand management matters of the university.

At BEHS No 14, the minister met withschool heads of BEHSs in Mandalay. After hearingthe reports on academic matters, the minister stressedthe need to energetically carry out the tasks forpromotion of the education of the students.

MNA

ISD Men’s Open FootballTournament goes on

match award.In the second

match, Rakhine Statedefeated Chin 5-3 andAung Myint Htoo ofRakhine State securedthe man of the matchaward.

In Muse zone,Mandalay Divisionhammered Kayin State3-0 and Htet Kyaw ThuWin of MandalayDivision bagged theman of the matchaward.

In Kyaukme

zone, AyeyawadyDivision tied a goallessdraw with Kachin State,and Zeyar Hlaing of

Electric Power No 2Minister meetsIndian guests

Myanmar Hajihonoured

All this needs to be known

* Do not be frightened whenever

intimidated

* Do not be bolstered whenever flat-

tered

* Do not be softened whenever appeased

Ayeyawady Divisionclinched the man of thematch award.

MNA

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8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 26 January, 2008

Service personnel to playleading role in pursuit…

(from page 1)Chairman of Nanyun Township PDC U Thein Soe

reported on organizational set-up of the township,cultivation of monsoon and summer paddy, growingof tapioca, food sufficiency, output of edible oil,progress of rural development tasks, reclamation oflands, supply of hydropower and clean water, con-struction of a bridge across Yaungngwe Creek andrural roads, pass rate in matriculation examinations,and education, health and social matters.

The Prime Minister asked officials for some factsabout the region and attended to the needs, saying thathis inspection tour of Myitkyina, Bhamo and such far-flung areas as Nangkho, Tanai, Nanyun, Panhsaungand Shinbweyan was to attend to regional develop-ment tasks and encourage the service personnel.

He was unable to visit Pannan and Khaunglanphuin Kachin State due to bad weather, he said, adding thathe thus had a meeting with officials concerned andfulfilled the requirements of the regions.

Sharing the border with India, Nanyun Townshipplays an important role in the bilateral relations.Service personnel have to play the leading role inpursuit of regional development, raising the livingstandard of local people, and peace and stability.Applying the knowledge and experiences and organ-izing townselders and local residents with construc-tive performances, service personnel are to lead localpeople, and keep a watchful eye on and fulfil therequirements in order to become reliable servicepersonnel, he said.

Stability, peace and the rule of law are fundamen-tal for development of a nation or region. Therefore,service personnel and the people have to cooperate inrestoration of stability and peace, he noted.

Moreover, service personnel are required to pursuefood safety of each township and of the entire nation,he said, calling for reclamation of vacant lands intoarable ones, use of high-yield strains of crops andadvanced agricultural methods, and multiple croppingpatterns. If so, people will enjoy food surplus with highper capita income. He emphasized the importance ofeffective use of natural resources and innovations forprogress in the agriculture and livestock breedingsectors.

He called on the officials to apply the transport,education and health infrastructures in practice andwork hard for promotion of the education standard of

local youths and providing better health care andimproving the socio-economic life of local people.

Myanmar is a Union, so all service personnel areto inculcate the people with the spirit of adoring othernational races that is of paramount importance forperpetual existence of the nation, as well as UnionSpirit that is true patriotic spirit with which nationalbrethren live in harmony sharing joys and sorrowswithout localism, attachment to the national race con-cerned, and dogmatism.

The Prime Minister presented gifts to responsiblepersons of Township PDC, USDA, Education Depart-ment, Health Department and Naga traditional troupe.He also gave K 2 million to the social organizationsand the medical funds of Nanyun.

Next, the Prime Minister fulfilled the require-ments of power supply of the region. U Yup ZawKhong of Jade Land Co donated K 10 million forsupply of hydropower to officials.

At Women’s Vocational Training School, they

greeted instructors and presented cash assistance tothem.

The training school has produced 142 femaletrainees in the basic and advanced tailoring courses,the knitting courses and the wickerwork course.

On arrival at Panhsaung, the Prime Minister metdepartmental officials, social organizations and localnational races at Naungyan Hall and attended to theneeds.

Next, the Prime Minister gave instructions onprevalence of law and order and peace and tranquillity,encouragement for carrying out production tasks in-cluding agriculture and livestock breeding for regionaldevelopment, assistance to be provided to local youthto be able to learn basic and higher education, givinghealth care services to the local people, extendedcultivation of paddy and edible oil crops for ensuringlocal food sufficiency, feasibility survey to be con-ducted for generating hydropower and reclamation offarmland and highland.

Sharing the border with India, Nanyun Town-ship plays an important role in the bilateral rela-tions.

The Prime Minister presented gifts and clothes tothe local people and the Chairman of the TownshipPDC, and K 1.8 million to the medical funds.

Minister for Progress of Border Areas and Na-tional Races and Development Affairs Col Thein Nyuntand Minister for Home Affairs Maj-Gen Maung Oohanded gifts to the townselders and the chairman of thetownship PDC.

They proceeded to Shinbweyan of Tanai Town-ship by air. At Shinbweyan BEHS, they met depart-mental officials, social organization members and lo-cal national races. The Prime Minister heard reports onprogress of the town, cultivation, upgrading of BEMSto BEHS, construction of the two-storey building,installation of iPstar telephones, matters related toeducation, health and transport sectors.

The Prime Minister stressed the need for develop-ment of the regions, wide dissemination of healthknowledge, assistance to be provided for enhancementof the education standard of the local youth, conserva-tion of environment, booming of local people’seconomy and realization of the national unity.

(See page 9) Prime Minister General Thein Sein presents gifts to local nationalities in Panhsaung. — MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein and party visit Hukaung Tiger Sanctuary Museum ofForest Department. — MNA

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“We do here perish”, this the others do not understand. But if

they do understand, the quarrels are thereby appeased.

We Do Here Perish

Dhammapada 6

Service personnel to playleading role in pursuit…

(from page 8)The Prime Minister presented gifts to the social

organizations and K 1.8 million to the medical fundsthrough officials.

Afterwards, they went to Tanai by helicopter. AtHukaung Hall in Tanai yesterday morning, the PrimeMinister and party met departmental officials, socialorganizations and local people and attended to theneeds.

Chairman of Tanai Township PDC U Nay TunAung reported on matters related to the township,maintenance of Tanai-Mongkhun road, constructionof school buildings at Shinbweyan BEHS andNaunglonkaungyar BEPS, maintenance of rural healthcentres, production of paddy and edible oil crops, localfood sufficiency, cultivation of physic nut, rubber,sugarcane, Thitseint (Belleric myrobalan) and newitem crops, power supply, communications and healthmatters.

In his instructions, the Prime Minister said thatTanai Township is located in a plain region withfavourable climate and rich in water and forest re-sources. Paddy, meat, fish and forest products willbenefit the development of the township. In addition,famous Ledo Road linking China and India was con-structed in the Second World War. If India and Chinacarry out commerce through Ledo Road, Tanai will bethe strategic place in the region. A number of rivers andcreeks in Tanai will be used to generate hydropower.Hence, it can be said that Tanai has sound foundations

for development of the region.The government has built many dams, roads,

bridges, airports and wharves for economic develop-ment of all parts of the nation, established many basiceducation schools, universities, hospitals and dispen-saries for upgrading of the education and health stand-ards. Hence, all the national races are to make use of thebasic good foundations for their regions. Indeed, theuplift of individual living standard will reflect thedevelopment of the region and the nation. As a result,

all the people are to strive for development of theregions at the opportune time.

Next, the Prime Minister presented cash assist-ance to the social organizations, local authorities andtownselders.

U Yup Zaw Khong of Jade Land Co handed K 3million for regional development through the chair-man of the Township PDC.

At Tanai Township Hospital, the Prime Ministerheard reports on dissemination of health knowledgeand medical treatment presented by officials.

After visiting the hospital, he presented cash as-sistance to the patients through the sister.

At the Hukaung Tiger Sanctuary Museum of For-est Department, the Prime Minister and party vieweddocumentary photos of endangered species of wildlifeand rare birds.

On 3 April 2001, the Ministry of Forestry issued anannouncement that Hukaung Valley will be estab-lished as the sanctuary. In June 2004, the 2,460 square

If India and China carry

out commerce through Ledo

Road, Tanai will be the stra-

tegic place in the region.

Uplift of individual livingstandard will reflect thedevelopment of the region andthe nation.

miles was designated as the sanctuary. In addition, the5,958 square miles area was designated as the HukaungValley Sanctuary (Extension) on 1 March 2004 tocontrol the congenial area of the sanctuary as the tigerpreservation region.

The ministry is joining hands with the local peoplein maintaining the Hukaung Tiger Preservation Re-gion as a model natural area.

Next, the Prime Minister and party proceeded toYuzana Integrated Farm Project site at NaungmeeCamp in Phakant Township. The Prime Ministerattended the tapioca cultivation ceremony and pre-sented tapioca grafts to the agricultural workers. Thecommanders and the ministers planted tapioca sap-lings.

The Prime Minister viewed land preparations andcultivation of sugarcane and tapioca plantations. Next,he inspected species of sugarcane and tapioca.

At Bala Min Htin Hall, Yuzana Co Chairman UHtay Myint reported on the objectives of Yuzanaagricultural project, land allotment, growing of crops,livestock breeding, land reclamation and establish-ment of ago-based industrial zones and annual cropscultivation.

In response to the reports, the Prime Ministerstressed the need for building a factory for productionof finished goods as soon as raw materials have beencollected and disseminating cultivation and livestockbreeding methods to the local people.

(See page 10)

Minister Brig-Gen Thein Zaw meeting with members of USDA in Tanai. — MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein inspects vocational training school in Nanyun. — MNA

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10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 26 January, 2008

Service per-sonnel to playleading role inpursuit…

(from page 9)Yuzana multi-pur-

pose agriculture and live-stock breeding project isbeing undertaken inPhakant and Tanaingtownships of Kachin State.So far 17100 acres of landhave been reclaimed and6170 acres have been putunder various crops. Forproduction of finishedgoods from raw materi-als, a tapioca starch fac-tory, sugar mill, ethanolfactory and fertilizer plantare under construction. Inaddition, fish, pigs and cat-tle are being raised.

Next, the Prime Min-ister and party went toMyitkyina in the after-noon. At the town hall, hemet with departmentalstaff, social organizationsand townselders, and do-nated TV sets for schools,uniforms and badges forthe Union Solidarity andDevelopment Associa-tion, school text books andstationery for the Educa-tion Department and K 2million for medical funds.Lt-Gen Ye Myint also pre-sented sports gear, medi-cine and medical equip-ment for Kachin StateSports and Physical Edu-cation Department.

Afterwards, the PrimeMinister and party visitedMyitkyina General Hospi-tal and inquired about thecommon diseases occurringin the region and treatmentsand giving educative healthtalks. He then fulfilled theneeds. He presented TVsand clothes to the head ofthe Health Department andmedical superintendent.The Prime Minister andparty left Myitkyina andarrived in Nay Pyi Taw inthe evening.

Minister for Progressof Border Areas and Na-tional Races and Devel-opment Affairs Col TheinNyunt, who accompaniedthe Prime Minister, vis-ited the training schoolfor development of bor-der areas and nationalyouths and other officesunder the ministry in thetownships of Kachin State

during 20 to 24 Januaryand called for improve-ment of the education ofthe national youths inborder areas, greening ofthe towns and supply ofdrinking water.

Likewise, USDA Sec-retariat member Ministerfor Communications,Posts and TelegraphsBrig-Gen Thein Zaw metthe USDA members at theoffice of Tanaing Town-ship USDA, made aspeech and inspectedflower plantations on 23January. He also visitedthe satellite communica-tion station and post andtelegraph office.

Similarly, the minis-ters, deputy ministers anddepartmental heads, whoaccompanied the PrimeMinister, also visited theirrespective departments.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 25Jan — Maj-Gen Khin Zawof the Ministry of Defencetogether with Chairman ofChin State Peace andDevelopment Council Brig-Gen Hong Ngai and officialspaid respects to SayadawBhaddanta Sucitta ofTheravada BuddhistMissionary CentralMonastery in YezwaTownship on 19 January.

Maj-Gen KhinZaw and party looked intothe site where a two-storeybuilding will beconstructed for township

Regional development taskssupervised in Chin State

Basic Education HighSchool. They alsoinspected breeding ofmythuns at 15th-milemythun farm of U RumKyon in Haka Township.A total of 5098 mythunsare being raised in ChinState.

Next, Maj-GenKhin Zaw and partyvisited KyawbokeAgricultural Farm ofMyanma AgricultureService in the townshipand inspected trialproduction of processedtea, tea plantations and

nursery and green peasplantations.

At HakaTownship Hall, Maj-GenKhin Zaw met withpersonnel, members ofsocial organizations andtownselders and gaveinstructions on extendedcultivation of monsoonpaddy, summer paddy andhighland paddy in orderto meet the rice sufficiencyin the region. He alsostressed the need to grownew crops and tea plantson commercial scale usingquality strains. —MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 25 Jan—There was a brawl in the compound of WriterMin Thein Kha on Pawdawmu Pagoda road in Hmawby Township, YangonDivision on 19 January, and the Hmawby Township Police Station is makingarrangements to take action against those involved in the brawl.

The incident was that a man by the name of Arkar Oo arrived in thatcompound by his white Light Ace vehicle with the number plate 3 Ka/999 tohave an astrologer’s horoscope in writing at 10 am on 19 January. Arkar Oohad a dispute with Wai Phyo Aung who issued the astrologer’s horoscope inwriting over the wearing shoes in the altar room by the former and the late issueof the prediction in writing by the latter.

The quarrel was followed by throwing stones at the car by residentsof the compound. Consequently, Arkar Oo struck Kyaw Thu, 27, an astrologicaltrainee, with a three feet long iron rod, and the latter thus suffered open injurieson the head. Also in the car together with Arkar Oo were his mother, aunt andwife.

It is learnt that the real name of Arkar Oo is Htet Wai Yan Tun, 25, ofBuilding No 24, Hninsi Street, Sittoung Yeikmon 94 Ward, Seikkan Township,Yangon Division, and a hat showing the rank of Colonel from the Tatmadawwas found in the car. It is also learnt that Htet Wai Yan Tun is an impostor.

Action will be taken against those who were involved in the quarrelin accord with the law.—MNA

Brawl occurs in Writer Min Thein Kha’scompound in Hmawby Township

Arrangements made to take action againstthose involved in quarrel in accord with law

Maj-Gen Khin Zaw of Ministry of Defence inspects tea plantation in Haka Township.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 24 Jan—A man losthis right eye and sustained injuries in theface at a site, about three furlongs east ofKawtpyin Village in Mone Township,Bago Division, at about 1.45 pm on 22January, when he treaded on the mineplanted by insurgents.

At that time, Maung Kyaw Swe Oo,

Man loses eye, sustains injuries in bomb explosion26, son of U Po Kalar, of HtondawWard, Mone Township, was cuttingdown some trees for firewood.

He was rushed to Mone StationHospital and was receiving treatment.Officials concerned and local people areconducting investigation into the case.

MNA

YANGON, 25 Jan— A coordination meetingfor holding friendlyfootball matches betweenMyanmar and UlsanUniversity of Korea washeld at the meeting hall of

Myanmar-Ulsan University Soccer friendlyAung San Stadium thisafternoon.

Director-GeneralU Thaung Htaik of Sportsand Physical EducationDepartment made anaddress and subcommittee

members reported onmatters related to holdingfriendly football matches.

Ulsan Universityteam will play againstCommerce , Kanbawzaand Finance and Revenueteams at 3 pm at YouthTraining Centre(Thuwunna) on 30January, 1 and 3 February.Tickets for grand stand isK 1000 per head andordinary stand, K 500 perhead. — MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 25 Jan—The MyanmarAcademy of Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock andFishery Sciences will hold the 6th annual generalmeeting at the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation,here, at 9:00 am on 29 January.—MNA

6th AGM of MAAFLFS to be held

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Thai King endorses Yongyuthas House speaker

BANGKOK, 25 Jan — Thailand’s King BhumibolAdulyadej on Thursday endorsed Yongyuth Tiyapairat,from People Power Party (PPP), as House Speaker.

Somsak Kiatsuranont and Apiwan Wiriyachai,also from the PPP, were also endorsed as first andsecond deputy speaker respectively.

The royal endorsement came two days aftermembers of Parliament elected the three to the posts.

Newly-appointed House Speaker YongyuthTiyapairat said on Thursday that he would convene aHouse meeting on Monday to elect next primeminister.—MNA/Reuters

Russia buys one of world'smost powerful computers MOSCOW, 25 Jan — A Russian university has

bought one of the world's most powerfulsupercomputers, the first time that such sophisticatedtechnology has been exported to the former SovietUnion, makers IBM said on Thursday.

The Moscow State University has selected aBlue Gene device capable of 27.8 trillion operationsper second to use in research on nanotechnology andscientific applications such as modelling the heart, anIBM spokesman said.

"This agreement with IBM heralds a new era ofsupercomputing in Russia," said Viktor Sadovnichiy,rector of the university, in a statement.

MNA/Reuters

Heathrow crash jet’s enginesdid not shut down

LONDON, 25 Jan — The British Airways planethat crash-landed at Heathrow last week did not suffera total power failure as it approached the airport,investigators said on Thursday.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said theBoeing 777's two engines failed to deliver extra thrustas it came into land, but did not cut out completely.

In a second preliminary report, investigatorssaid they were still trying to work out what caused thelack of thrust during the flight's final moments.

"The engines both initially responded but afterabout three seconds the thrust of the right enginereduced," the report said. "Some eight seconds laterthe thrust reduced on the left engine to a similar level.

"The engines did not shut down and both enginescontinued to produce thrust at an engine speed aboveflight idle, but less than the commanded thrust."

MNA/Reuters

Surgeons in a file

photo. An Australian

teenage girl has

become the world’s

first known transplant

patient to change

blood groups and take

on the immune system

of her organ donor,

doctors said on Friday,

calling her a ‘one-in-

six-billion miracle.’

INTERNET

A local River Bureau

worker walks on ice

blocks at the bank of

a frozen section of

the Yellow River in

Jinan, Shandong

Province on 24 Jan,

2008.—INTERNET

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Jan, 2008, at the Winter XGames. —INTERNET

Kazkh movie “Mongol” on DVDs in a shop in Almaty on 25 Jan, 2008.Financed by Kazakh investors and shot by Russian director Sergei Bodrov,“Mongol” was nominated for best foreign film at this year’s Oscars - the

first-ever Oscar nod for Kazakhstan.—INTERNET

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A D V E R T I S E M E N T

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA TERAJU VOY NO (TRJ-281)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA TERAJUVOY NO (TRJ-281) are hereby notified that the vesselhas arrived on 26.1.2008 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 amto 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm up to Claims Day nowdeclared as the third day after final discharge of cargofrom the vessel.

No claims against this vessel will be admitted afterthe Claims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

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18 students down withfood poisoning in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Jan—Eighteen students weretaken ill after consuming food provided under aprogramme for underprivileged children in Marang,Malaysia's northern Terengganu State, the New StraitsTimes reported on Thursday.

They were taken to a health clinic after spells ofvomiting, and back at school after receiving treatmenton Wednesday, the report said.

Although children were allowed to go back toschool, the episode rattled state Education Depart-ment director Ariffin Embong and state EducationHigher Learning, Science and Technology Committeechairman Abdul Latif Awang.

Ariffin said he had instructed the Marang Districteducation office to investigate the cause of the foodpoisoning with the help of the district HealthDepartment.

A sample of the food had been taken by healthofficers, he said, adding that the test results would beknown soon. Education officers would be makingunannounced visits to all school canteens in the state tocheck if they were following strict health codes, AbdulLatif said.—MNA/Xinhua

A photo taken on 22 Jan, 2008 shows football-

shaped calabashes planted by a local resident in

Lanzhou, Northwest China’s Gansu Province.

INTERNET

Teacher shot dead bysuspected insurgents in

Thai south

Vietnam reports 150,000cancer deaths annually

HANOI, 25 Jan — Vietnam has annually detectedsome 200,000 cases of cancer infection, with 150,000fatalities, the Vietnam Cancer Association said onWednesday.

The K Hospital in Hanoi capital alone, whichspecializes in cancer diagnosis and treatment, hasannually treated 150,000 cancer patients. It has seenover 75,000 patients die from the disease in the pastfive years.

Many of the patients are aged over 40. The mostcommon cancers in Vietnam, with a population of 86million, include lung cancer, gastric cancer, bronchialtube cancer, and liver cancer, the association said,noting that the country faces a severe shortage ofspecialized hospitals for cancer patients.

The infection and fatality are attributed mainly tothe polluted environment and the late diagnosis of thedisease. — MNA/Xinhua

BANGKOK, 25 Jan —Suspected insurgents shotdead a male teacher whenhe was riding a motorcycleto school on Thursdaymorning in Thailand’s farsouthern province ofPattani.

Suvit Boonsanit, 46,a teacher at Ban Koh Taschool, was killed at 8:00am (0100GMT) in KhokPho District, Pattani,according to a report onthe Bangkok Post website.

Police said twoinsurgents riding on amotorcycle followed thevictim before opening fireon him. Suvit was rushedto hospital but died on theway.

Police arrested a

suspect and confiscatedhis motorcycle and thegun. They are trackingdown another suspect onthe run, the report said.

MNA/Xinhua

Prodi resigns after losingconfidence vote in Senate

ROME, 25 Jan—Italian Premier RomanoProdi resigned onThursday after his 20-month-old governmentlost a vote of confidence inthe Senate.

Prodi has handed inhis resignation to PresidentGiorgio Napo-litano, whowill meet with politicalleaders Friday to decidethe country’s immediate

political future.Prodi said before the

Senate vote that he wantedit to remove any doubts inpublic opinion over whowas responsible for thedownfall of a governmentwhich had pulled Italy outof a critical economicsituation and was engagedin combating urgent crises,including the trash situationin the southern Campania

region.Prodi won a

confidence vote in theLower House Wednesdaybut defections in hiscoalition made it clear hedid not have a majority inthe Senate and there hasbeen pressure on him bothin his own coalition and inthe opposition to resign andforego the Senate test.

MNA/Xinhua

China marketlaunches own

brandBEIJING, 25 Jan—

Beijing’s Silk Street

Market, famous for knock-

off designer gear from

North Face jackets to

Louis Vuitton bags, has

unveiled its own brand

and, apparently with a

straight face, warned

counterfeiters not to copy

it. The first items to bear

the SILKSTREET name

include “apparel such as

neckties, shirts and

scarves, as well as a few

household items such as

tablecloths”, Xinhua news

agency said on Thursday.

They are marked

“quality guaranteed” with

a label that tells buyers

that the goods are certified

by the Silk Street Market.

MNA/Reuters

Marrow injections help kidneytransplant success

Russian soldiers killed inmilitary attack

MOSCOW, 25 Jan— Two Russian servicemen werekilled and three more wounded on Wednesday in anattack in the Russia’s North Caucasus Republic ofIngushetia, RIA news agency reported.

“Two soldiers were killed and three woundedwhen unknown assailants fired shots at their car near amilitary base in the Sunzhensky District of Ingushetia,”local police source was quoted as saying.

MNA/Xinhua

BOSTON, 25 Jan — Injecting bloodor bone marrow cells into people whohave just received a donated kidneycan reduce the need for drugs thatsuppress the immune system,researchers reported on Wednesday.

The stem cells in the blood andbone marrow helped trick the body intotolerating the transplants, two teams ofresearchers reported in the NewEngland Journal of Medicine.

In one series of experiments,researchers at Massachusetts GeneralHospital and Harvard Medical School

in Boston tested the technique on fivevolunteers who received a kidney froma relative. Four were eventuallyweaned off their anti-suppressiondrugs.

“While we need to study thisapproach in a larger group of patientsbefore it is ready for broad clinicaluse, this is the first time that toleranceto a series of mismatched transplantshas been intentionally and successfullyinduced,” said Dr David Sachs, whohelped lead the study.

MNA/Reuters

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BEIJING, 25 Jan—�Scientists�have foundelusive pancreatic stemcells in adult micewhich�could lead to treat-ments for people withtype-1 diabetes, media re-ported Friday. “For manyyears people believed thatprogenitor cells existed inthe adult pancreas but

BEIJING, 25 Jan—Microsoft’s fiscal second-quarter profit toppedanalysts’ expectationsby�climbing 79 percentwith�its full-year earningsoutlook�above Wall Streettargets, media reportedFriday.����

For the quarter ended31 Dec, profit increasedto 4.71 billion US dollars,or 50 cents per share, from2.63 billion dollars, or 26cents per share last year.

Revenue rose 31 per-cent to 16.37 billion doll-ars�from 12.5 billiondollars�in the year-ago

Keeper Mikkel Kibsgaard displays newly born quadruplet Siberian tiger cubsat Aalborg Zoo, Denmark on 23 Jan, 2008.—XINHUA

This picture taken in 2007 and made available by

the Indonesia Department of Tourism shows a

thousand-year-old Javanese artefact in Hawick,

Scotland. Indonesia is negotiating the return of the

ancient stone that was first taken by a British

colonialist in the 1800s and is now held by a family

trust in Scotland.—INTERNET

BANGKOK, 24 Jan — Aworld meeting on avianinfluenza opened here onWednesday, drawing some500 researchers and acad-emics from over 40 count-ries to exchange experi-ences on bird flu vaccineresearch in humans andanimals.

Thai Minister of Scie-nce and Technology Yong-yuth Yuthavong presidedat the opening ceremonyof the “Bangkok Inter-national Conference onAvian Influenza 2008:Integration from Know-ledge to Control”.

He said the aim of theconference is to provideopportunities to shareupdated scientific infor-mation and to learn fromindividual experiences.

MNA/Xinhua

LONDON, 25 Jan—Britain’s Work andPensions Secretary PeterHain has quit the Cabinetafter his deputy LabourParty leader campaigndonations were referred tothe Metropolitan Police.

Hain announced hisresignation Thursdaywithin minutes of theElectoral Commission,saying that it had decidedto refer the latedeclaration of 103,000pounds (some 200,850US dollars) of donationsto the police.

Hain has admitted

DHAKA, 24 Jan — Pneumonia that broke out in analarming proportion in Bangladesh’s northern Net-rakona District, about 140 kilometres northeast ofcapital Dhaka, affected around 2,500 children duringthe last three weeks due to the prevailing cold wave.

Sources were quoted by private news agency UNBas saying that the children mostly from poor familieshave been admitted to the district general hospital andother sub-district health complexes and many of themare suffering from acute respiratory problems.

The doctors apprehended that the influx ofpneumonia patients might increase further if the currentcold spell persists for long.

Meanwhile, guardians of the patients alleged thattheir children are not getting required treatment due toacute shortage of necessary medicine in the hospitals.

The poor guardians also complained that they haveto purchase medicine at exorbitant prices from outsidethe hospital. — MNA/Xinhua

that more than 100,000pounds of donationstowards his bid to becomethe Labour Party’sdeputy leader were notdeclared as they shouldhave been.

He blamed poor athesuggestion he tried to hideanything was “absurd”.

He said hiscommitment to his twocabinet jobs meant he hadnot paid closer attentionto his campaign finances.

Hain is the firstministerial resignation ofGordon Brown’spremiership.

The 57-year-oldholds two Cabinet jobs —Work and PensionsSecretary and WalesSecretary.

He has been Secretaryof State for Wales sinceOctober 2002, and tookup his Work and Pensionsrole in Gordon Brown’sfirst reshuffle last June.

Born in Nairobi andbrought up in SouthAfrica, Hain was educatedat Pretoria Boys HighSchool, the University ofLondon and SussexUniversity.

MNA/Xinhua

Microsoft Q2 profit topsexpectations, up 79%

quarter, ahead of theanalysts‘ prediction of15.95 billion dollars�insales.

The results and raisedforecasts from the world’slargest software makercame on the heels ofdisappointing outlooksfrom tech bellwethersIntel Corp and Apple Inc,which sent shivers thr-ough a US stock marketthat shed about 10 percentto start the year, beforebouncing.

“It looks like a verynice report,” said SarahFriar, an analyst for

Goldman Sachs.She attributed Micro-

soft’s improved profit-ability to better-than-ex-pected results in two high-margin areas: software forbusinesses and Xbox 360s.

Internet

Stem cells found in mice for diabetestreatment

were not able to trace orisolate them,” said HarryHeimberg, a diabetesresearcher at Vrije Univer-siteit Brussels and the BetaCell Biology Consortium.

Scientists have longhunted for adult cells withthe capacity to makeinsulin-producing cellsknown as beta cells, which

help regulate the body’sblood sugar levels.

Currently, there is nocure for type-1 diabetesexcept rare pancreatic celltransplants done underwhat is known as theEdmonton Protocol,involving transplantingpancreatic cells fromcadavers into the liver.

But these transplantsare fragile and it takesseveral donors to makeone transplant.

Heimberg decided tosee if they could get thebody’s own progenitorcells to make beta cellsunder abnormal circum-stances, such as signifi-cant injury. —Internet

2,500 children attackedby pneumonia

in N B’desh

Thailandhosting int’l

bird fluconference

LIMA, 25 Jan — A long-distance coach in PeruWednesday fell down to a200-metre-deep ravine,killing 12 passengers andinjuring another 22.

The accident took placeon a mountain road inCajamarca Province onwee hours when the speed-ing bus lost control andfell, said the police.

Heavy rain and speed-ing may cause the accident,according to preliminaryinvestigations.

Those injured havebeen sent to hospital,police said.

MNA/Xinhua

12 killedin bus

accidentin Peru

Britain’s Work, PensionsSecretary resigns

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S P O R T S

US golferTiger

Woods hitsoff the

16th teeduring firstround play

at theBuick

Invitationalon thesouth

course atTorrey

Pines inSan Diegoon 24 Jan,

2008.INTERNET

Lazio's defender Cribari of Brazil, left, andFiorentina's Giampaolo Pazzini compete for theball during the Italy Cup soccer match between

Lazio and Fiorentina, in Rome's Olympicstadium, on 24 Jan, 2008.—INTERNET

MiamiHeat'sDorell

Wright (1)goes to thebasket as

SanAntonio

Spurs' TimDuncan(21) de-

fends in thethird

quarter of abasketballgame , on24 Jan,

2008. TheSpurs won,

90-89.INTERNET

FC Barcelona player Giovanni dos Santos, fromMexico, left, duels for the ball with Villarreal

player Joan Capdevila Mendez during a Copa delRey soccer match at the Madrigal Stadium in

Villarreal, Spain, on 24 Jan, 2008. —INTERNET

German wins men’s over 105kggold at Good Luck Beijing

BEIJING,24 Jan — Matthias Steiner of Germany wonthe men's over 105 kilogrammes class at the "GoodLuck Beijing" 2008 International WeightliftingInvitational Tournament here on Wednesday.

Steiner, who competed in the Athens OlympicGames in 2004 representing Austria, combined lifts ofof 193kg in the snatch and 230kg in the clean and jerkto finish with 423kg, 28kg more than runner-upGrzegorz Kleszcz.

Steiner succeeded in all three snatch lifts and failedto lift 225kg in his second try in the clean and jerk. Buthe lifted 230kg in his last try and earned Germany thefirst gold in the tournament, which is also the test eventfor the Beijing Olympics in August.

"Germany has four places in the Beijing Olympicsand my victory today made the first one to get the ticketto Beijing," said Steiner. "I hope to win again inBeijing, which is difficult." — MNA/Reuters

CSKA Sofia players protestover unpaid wages

SOFIA, 24 Jan — Bulgarian Premier League leadersCSKA Sofia's players turned up 30 minutes late fortraining on Wednesday in protest over unpaid wages.

The players went on to the pitch with their pocketspulled out of their tracksuits to symbolise the lack ofmoney.

"I hope that the club management can find asolution to the problem," CSKA captain AlexandarTunchev told reporters. "We are ready to becomechampions and play in the Champions League but wedon't want to be deceived."

Club sources said CSKA's management owed sev-eral cash bonuses to the players as well as monthlywages. — MNA/Reuters

Scotland agree compensationfor manager Burley

GLASGOW, 24 Jan — Scotland agreed compensationterms with English Championship (Second Division)team Southampton on Wednesday over the plannedappointment of George Burley as manager.

The Scottish Football Association (SFA) has heldtalks with Burley's agent and an SFA spokesman toldReuters: "We expect these (discussions) to continuetomorrow but, in the meantime, we have reachedagreement with Southampton." Earlier, Burley wasratified by the SFA as the "preferred candidate" for thejob which has been vacant since Alex McLeish left forEnglish Premier League Birmingham City in Novem-ber. — MNA/Reuters

Chinese pair Zheng/Yaneliminated in Australian Open

MELBOURNE, 24 Jan — Chinese pair Zheng Jie andYan Zi were sent packing from the women's doublessemifinals of the Australian Open on Wednesday asthey were beaten 6-0, 7-6, 7-5(7-3) by VictoriaAzarenka of Belarusand Shahar Peer from Israel.

The Chinese former champions looked on coursefor a final berth when they won the first set withoutlosing one game, but were then outplayed by theopponents in a match lasting two hours 27 minutes.

Despite the loss, Zheng said she was satisfied withtheir performance.

"It is a pity that we lost the game, we had the chanceto win, but we didn't hold it firmly," said Zheng.

"I am satisfied with the performance during thisGrand Slam, I didn't take part in many tournaments lastyear because of injury. And I am happy that we couldenter the semifinals of the Australian Open since thisis the first Grand Slam after I came back," said the25-year-old.

With the first set down, Azarenka and Peer cameback strongly in the second set as they broke theChinese pair's first serve game and led the game to6-4. After Zheng and Yan broke back in the 10thgame, Azarenka and Peer took two points to push thematch into the third set. — MNA/Xinhua

Fulham sign US strikerJohnson, Dane Andreasen

LONDON, 24 Jan — English Premier League clubFulham signed US international striker Eddie Johnsonfrom Kansas City Wizards and Danish midfielderLeon Andreasen from Werder Bremen, the Londonside said on Wednesday.

The 23-year-old Florida-born Johnson, who hasscored 11 goals in 31 appearances for the US, wasgiven a British work permit after a Home Officetribunal hearing and has signed a three-and-half yeardeal.

"I have made no secret of the fact that I believe thesquad lacks a certain balance in specific areas andfollowing the loss of Brian McBride to injury, this istrue of our strike force," Fulham manager Roy Hodgsontold the club's website (www.fulhamfc.com).

MNA/Reuters

France defender Boumsongjoining Lyon from JuventusLYON (France), 24 Jan — France defender Jean-

Alain Boumsong is joining Olympique Lyon after thesix-times French champions reached an agreementwith Juventus, Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulas saidon Wednesday.

"He will fly to Lyon during the night and will signa contract for three and a half years tomorrow (Thurs-day)," Aulas told reporters after his side's 2-0 Ligue 1win over Lorient.

Lyon need a defender with Brazilian CleberAnderson out for the rest of the season because of aknee injury.

MNA/Reuters

Federer sets up clash withDjokovic

MELBOURNE, 24 Jan — Defending champion RogerFederer defeated James Blake in straight sets at theAustralian Open to advance to the semifinals and willface third-seeded Novak Djokovic.

Blake tried to catch the steps of Federer in the firstset, but Federer was too strong for Blake as the Swisstook the match 7-5, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4.

Both players had break early in the opening set.Leading at 6-5 Federer took the last chance to take thefirst set after Blake sent a long return.

Blake came back hard in the second set and forceFederer into the tiebreaker. After saving three setpoints after falling behind 6-2, Blake finally crushedby Federer on a ace. The third set was much easier forFederer as he ran to a 5-1 lead and sealed the victory at6-4. — MNA/Xinhua

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Races2:45 am10. International news

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Friday, 25 January, 2008Summary of observations recorded at 09:30

hours MST: During the past 24 hours, rain or thun-dershowers has been scattered in Kachin State,isolatedin upper Sagaing Division,weather has been partlycloudy in Shan and Mon states ,Bago and TaninthayiDivisions and generally fair in the remaining areas.Night temperatures were (3ºC) below January aver-age temperatures in Chin State.(3ºC) to(4ºC)aboveJanuary average temperatures in Kachinand Rakhine States,Magway, Bago,Yangon andAyeyarwady Divisions,(6ºC) above January averagetemperatures in Taninthayi Division and anout Janu-ary average temperatures in the remaining States andDivisions. The significant night temperatures werelashio (3ºC), Haka and Loilem (4ºC)each Pinlaungand heho (2ºC)each.The noteworthy amounts ofrainfalls recorded were machanbaw (0.71)inch, Putao(0.51)inch and Homlin (0.43)inch.

Maximum temperature on 24-1-2008 was 97ºF.Minimum temperature on 25-1-2008 was 67ºF. Rela-tive humidity at 09:30 hours MST on 25-1-2008 was72%. Total sunshine hours on 24-1-2008 was (8.4)hours approx.

Rainfall on 25-1-2008 was nil at Mingaladon,Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since1-1-2008 was nil at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and Cen-tral Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (4) mph from Northeast at (7:30) hours MSTon 25-1-2008.

Bay inference: Weather is partly cloudy in theAndaman Sea and South Bay and generally fair else-where in the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 26-1-2008: like-lihood of isolated rain or thundershowers in Kachin,Chin,Shan, Kayin and Mon States, upper Sagaingand Taninthayi Divisions, weather will be partly cloudyin lower Sagaing Mandalay, Magway and YangonDivisions and generally fair in the remaining areas.Degree of certainty is (60%).

State of the sea: Strong easterly wind with mode-rate to rough seas are likely at times Gulf of Mottama,off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coasts. Surface windspeed in Strong wind may reach (35) mph. Seas willbe slight to moderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood ofcontinuation of rain or thundershowers in the North-ern Myanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areafor 26-1-2008: Generally fair weather.

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areafor 26-1-2008: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areafor 26-1-2008: Generally fair weather.

Weather outlook for last weekend of January2008:During the coming weekend, weather will begenerally fair in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon and MandalayDivisions.

Saturday, 26 JanuaryView on today

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Afghanistan), 25 Jan — AnAfghan court has handed down the death sentenceto a local journalist found guilty of blasphemy, anofficial said on Wednesday.

Afghan courtsentences journalist

to death

Ahmadinejad to makelandmark visit to Iraq

BAGHDAD, 25 Jan—President MahmoudAhmadinejad has acceptedan invitation to visitBaghdad, Iraq’s ForeignMinistry said onWednesday, a landmarktrip that would make himthe first leader of Iran tovisit its former foe.

Iran and Iraq foughtan eight-year war in the1980s in which hundredsof thousands were killed,but relations haveimproved since SaddamHussein was ousted in theUS-led invasion of Iraq in2003 and a Shiite Islamist-led government came topower.

“President Ah-madinejad has accepted aninvitation from President(Jalal) Talabani to come toIraq,” Iraqi deputy ForeignMinister Labeed Abawitold Reuters.

An aide toAhmadinejad, who askednot to be identified, said:“We have heard about itbut no date has been

scheduled.” Both Talabani and

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki have visited ShiiteIran, which some MiddleEast analysts say exertsgreater influence in Iraqthan the United States.

Ahmadinejad hasaccepted the invitation at atime of heightened tensionbetween Iran and the UnitedStates, which said itswarships were threatenedby Iranian craft in the Straitof Hormuz earlier thismonth.

The two countries arealso at odds over Teheran’snuclear programme andwhat Washington callsIran’s “negative influence”in Iraq through its armingand training of Shiitemilitias. Iran denies this andsays it is committed topeace in Iraq.

MNA/Reuters

Sayed PerwizKambakhsh, 23, a reporterwith the Jahan-e Now dailypaper was sentenced onTuesday by Balkh’sprimary court having beenarrested three months agoby provincial securityofficials.

“According to...theIslamic law, SayedPerwiz is sentenced todeath at the first court,”said head of Balkh’scourt Shamsur Rahman.“However, he will go

through three more(appeal) courts to declarehi

His detention has beendenounced by journalistorganizations which areputting pressure on theAfghan Government toensure his release.

“The Committee toProtect Journalists isconcerned about yourgovernment’s failure topush through proposedmedia reforms at a timewhen the Afghan Press isgrowing increasinglyrestricted,” the inter-national group said.

Sayed Yaqub Ibrahimi,brother of Kambakhsh,called the verdict “veryunfair” and asked theinternational communityfor help.

MNA/Xinhua

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4th Waning of Pyatho 1369 ME Saturday, 26 January, 2008

People’s Desire� We favour stability.� We favour peace.� We oppose unrest and violence.

NAY PYI TAW, 26 Jan — On the occasion of the anniversary of theAustralia Day which falls on 26 January 2008, General Thein Sein, PrimeMinister of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to HisExcellency Mr Kevin Michael Rudd, MP, Prime Minister of Australia.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 26 Jan—On the occasion of the 59th Anniversary of theRepublic Day of India which falls on 26th January 2008, General Thein Sein,Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations toHis Excellency Dr Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of the Republic ofIndia.—MNA

General Thein Sein sendsmessage of felicitations to

Prime Minister of Australia

Prime Minister General Thein Seinsends message of felicitations to

Prime Minister of India

Lt-Gen Kyaw Win of Ministry of Defence hears report on electricity supply system and connection of 132 KV cable between Kengtawng and Nansang. — MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 25 Jan —�Lt-Gen Kyaw Win of theMinistry of Defence accompanied by Chairman of ShanState Peace and Development Council Maj-Gen ThaungAye, military officers and officials arrived at the briefinghall of 132/66 KV main power station (branch) of MyanmaElectric Power Enterprise under the Ministry of ElectricPower No 2 on 23 January and heard reports on distributionof electricity in Shan State (South) and installation ofKengtawng -Nansang (132KV) power line.

Lt-Gen Kyaw Win gave instructions on timelycompletion of construction works meeting the setstandards and safety of work site. When KengtawngHydropower Station is completed, the power line willsupply electricity to the regions in Shan State (South).

At Loilem (1) Yeiktha in Loilem, Lt-GenKyaw Win met with departmental officials and heardreports on maintenance of roads, administration, health,

Lt-Gen Kyaw Win meets personnel,local people in Loilem District

economic and education matters and cultivation ofpaddy in the district presented by officials. The com-mander gave a supplementary report.

In his speech, Lt-Gen Kyaw Win urged themto carry out the regional development tasks in coopera-tion with the local people with the Union Spirit.

Next, Lt-Gen Kyaw Win, the commander andparty went to Taunggyi. —MNA

61st AnniversaryUnion Day Objectives

— For all the national races to safeguard the nationalpolicy— non-disintegration of the Union, non-disintegration of national solidarity and perpetu-ation of sovereignty;

— For all the national races to keep Union Spirit everalive and dynamic among the national people;

— For all the national races to defend and safeguardthe Union for the perpetual existence;

— For all the national races to prevent, throughnational solidarity, the danger of internal andexternal destructive elements undermining peaceand stability of the State and national develop-ment;

— For all the national races to make endeavours forthe emergence of an enduring State Constitutionin accord with the fundamental principles anddetailed basic principles laid down by the Na-tional Convention, and

— For all the national races to make concerted ef-forts for successful implementation of the seven-step Road Map.

NAY PYI TAW, 25 Jan—According to the obser-vation at 6:30 hours M.S.T today, due to the influenceof the western disturbances, rain or thundershowers arelikely to be isolated in the Kachin, Chin, Northern ShanStates and upper Sagaing Division within next 48 hourscommencing noon today.—MNA

“Untimely Rainfall Warning”

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