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Volume XVIII, Number 196 11th Waning of Thadingyut 1372 ME Wednesday, 3 November, 2010

* Development of agriculture as the base and all-round develop-ment of other sectors of the economy as well

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic system* Development of the economy inviting participation in terms of

technical know-how and investments from sources inside thecountry and abroad

* The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in thehands of the State and the national peoples

* Uplift of the morale and morality of the entirenation

* Uplift of national prestige and integrity andpreservation and safeguarding of cultural her-itage and national character

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

ards of the entire nation

* Stability of the State, community peace andtranquillity, prevalence of law and order

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

tion* Building of a new modern developed nation in

accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

ARTICLE POEM: CARTOON

Secretary-1 attends signing of framework agreement for Dawei Deep Seaport,Industrial Estate and Road and Rail Link to Thailand Project

NAY PYI TAW, 2 Nov—Secretary-1 of theState Peace and Development Council Thiha ThuraU Tin Aung Myint Oo attended the ceremony to signthe framework agreement for Dawei deep seaport,industrial estate, road and rail link to Thailand projectat Lake View Hall of Shwe Nan Taw Hotel, here, at6.30 pm today.

At the special meeting of ASEAN ForeignAffairs Ministers held in Singapore on 19 May 2008,the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union ofMyanmar and the Minister of Foreign Affairs ofThailand signed the MoU on implementation ofDawei deep seaport, industrial zoneand road and raillink to Thailand.

the feasibility study, the framework agreement wassigned.

Also present on the occasion were Minister forNational Planning and Economic Development U SoeTha, Minister for Transport U Thein Swe, Minister forFinance and Revenue U Hla Tun, Attorney-General UAye Maung, deputy ministers, the deputy attorney-general, departmental heads, the chairman of Italian-Thai Development Public Co Ltd and party of Thailand,Thai Ambassador Mr Apirath Vienravi and seniorofficers.

Minister for Transport U Thein Swe reportedon matters related to the project. Chairman of Italian-Thai Development Public Co Ltd Mr PremchaiKarasuta extended greetings.

Managing Director U Thein Htay of theMyanma Port Authority and the chairman of Italian-Thai Development Public Co Ltd signed theframework agreement on implementation of theproject of Dawei deep seaport, industrial zone androad and rail link to Thailand. (See page 6)

SPDC Secretary-1 Thiha Thura U TinAung Myint Oo attends ceremony to sign

framework agreement for Dawei DeepSeaport, Industrial Estate, Road and Rail

Link to Thailand Project.MNA

Scale model of Dawei Deep Seaport.—MNA

Glowing with gloryCountry at doorstepEntrance to new ageAll in unityProsperity for MyanmarOur hopes for future

THAUNG KO KO (Trns) PAGE 9 MIN HTET PAGE 9PAGES 8 + 9YE YINT TINT SWE

Multiparty democracy general election will beheld on 7 November 2010, after which theTatmadaw will hand over power to the governmentelected by the people.

First-ever Special Economic Zone in Myanmar to be established

According to the report of Italian-ThaiDevelopment Public Co Ltd of Thailand that conducted

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Wednesday, 3 November, 2010

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 Desire

Every citizen duty-bound toparticipate in elections

The nation has seen multiparty democracygeneral elections intended for building a newnation through a new system. Those pastelections were successful thanks to the activeparticipation of the people with a sense ofnationalistic spirit.

Multiparty democracy general electionsare due according to the State Constitution inseveral days. Election commissions at all levelsare taking paces systematically in line with thelaw and rules to ensure free and fair elections.Polling stations are set up in wards of townshipsfor the comfort and convenience of theelectorate.

Electoral talks and demonstrations ofvoting process are being conducted around thenation. Newspapers and journals are carryinginstructions to be followed in voting processand notable points to avert having votescancelled. Representatives from political partiesare canvassing for votes, and the people cannotwait to vote in the election.

The nation will soon see democraticpractice through elections. The entire peoplewill take part in the election for successfulcompletion of the election, using the suffrage.

Unlike earlier elections in successiveperiods, the forthcoming election is designed totransform the nation into people’sadministration in a democratic way.Representatives-elect will create a better futureof the nation.

Now, the first stride has been taken fordemocratic administration. So, the entire peopleare duty-bound to participate in the election.Every citizen who favours democracy is to provedutiful by casting their votes for the nationalgoal.

YANGON, 2 Nov—The Commerce Journal(Business Journal) willpublish the book“Explore Myanmar (TheGolden Land of Tradeand InvestmentOpportunities) (English

Explore Myanmar tocome out

Version) on 8 November.Copies of the art

card paper colourfulbookwill be on market at homeand abroad. It is of 14sections, most of themare related to potentialfor boosting export ofgoods, opportunity forgreater investment, andtrade and investment inthe agricultural,industrial and servicesectors.

Explore Myanmaris a guide to variousbusinesses in Myanmar,and it is updated withlatest developments.

MNA

Clarification on electoral process for members of ward/villagesubcommissions and polling station officers in progress in Kungyangon

Township.—MNA

Appointment ofAmbassador agreed onNAY PYI TAW, 3 Nov—The Government of

the Union of Myanmar has agreed to theappointment of Mr Nilahath Sarayath asAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ofthe Lao People’s Democratic Republic to the Unionof Myanmar in succession to Mr Kouily A.Souphakaet.

Mr Nilahath Sarayath was born on 10th

September 1950 in Savannakhet Province, LaoPeople’s Democratic Republic. He obtained hisBachelor of Administration from the Administrationand Law Institute in Vientiane, Laos.

He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in1975 and had served in various capacities at theLao Embassies in the Socialist Republic ofVietnam, the Kingdom of Cambodia and thePeople’s Republic of China, and the Ministry ofForeign Affairs of the Lao People’s DemocraticRepublic. He has been serving as Deputy PermanentSecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of theLao People’s Democratic Republic since 2007.

Mr Nilahath Sarayath is married with fourdaughters.

MNA

YANGON, 2 Nov—Kungyangon Townshipsubcommission ofYangon Region held aclarification of electoralwork for polling stationofficers at KungyangonTownship on 29October.

Chairman ofTownship Sub-commission U Hla Windiscussed rules andregulations to befollowed by sub-commission membersand secretary of townshipsub-commission U Zaw

Electoral work clarified in Kungyangon TownshipThein, laws, regulationsand instructions. It wasattended by polling

station officers andmembers from ward/village-tract sub-

commission, totallingover 400.

MNA

YANGON, 2 Nov — Artistes of “Demo’sBirthday” short film were honoured at MyanmaMotion Picture Enterprise (Head Office) of theMinistry of Information in Bahan Township here thismorning.

MMPE Managing Director U Aung MyoMyint made a speech on behalf of the Minister ofInformation at the ceremony, attended by ActingChairman of Myanma Motion Picture Association UZaw Min, officials and artistes.

The managing director presented cash toeach artiste and director of the short film U ZawMyint Oo expressed gratitude. The short film wasproduced with the aim for success of multipartydemocracy general election.

MNA

“Demo’s Birthday” artisteshonoured

Managing Director U Aung Myo Myintpresents cash to an artiste of "Demo's

Birthday" short film.—MNA

Managing Director U Aung Myo Myintpresents cash to an artiste of "Demo's

Birthday" short film.—MNA

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Yemen cracks down on cargo afterparcel bomb plot

SA N A A , 2 Nov—Yemen on Mondayannounced a crackdownon cargo shipmentsaf ter two US-boundbomb parcels were sentfrom the country, whilean a l leged Saudibombmaker emerged asa key suspect in thefailed package plot .State news agency Sabasaid Yemen’s nationalcommit tee for c iv i laviation security hasdecided “to implementexceptional securi tymeasures on all cargoleaving Yemeni airportsto ensure the safety ofcivil aviation.”

The committee had

Al-Qaeda turncoatalerted Saudis to plot

SAN’A, 2 Nov—Alead ing a l -Qaedamilitant in Yemen whosurrendered to SaudiArab ia p rov idedinformation that helpedthwart the mail bombplot, Yemeni securityofficials said Monday.

The officials saidJabir al-Fayfi, a Saudimilitant who had joinedal-Qaeda in Yemen buthanded himself over inlate September, toldSaudi officials aboutthe plan. The officialsspoke on condition ofanonymi ty becausethey were no tauthorized to talk to the

This undated photoreleased by the Saudi

Press Agency is said bythem to show Jabir al-Fayfi, a Saudi militant

who had joined al-Qaeda in Yemen.

INTERNET

US issues mail advisory, tightenscargo scrutiny

WASHINGTON, 2 Nov—Two mailbombs intercepted in Britain and Dubaicontained enough packed explosives tocause “significant” damage to the planescarrying them, German officials saidMonday, a grim warning as investigatorstried to trace bomb parts and scannedfor more hidden explosives possiblysent from Yemen.

Authorities believe Yemeni-basedterrorists sent two mail bombs addressedto Jewish synagogues in Chicago lastweek, but the devices appear to havebeen aimed at blowing up planes inflight. While officials caught two bombsin the United Arab Emirates and theUnited Kingdom, US officials warnthere may be more in the system.

Yemeni security officials saidMonday that a leading al-Qaeda militantin Yemen who surrendered to SaudiArabia last month provided information

US Responds to Mail Bomb Plot.—INTERNET

media.Severa l t r iba l

leaders in Yemen withknowledge o f thes i tua t ion , whos imi la r ly spoke oncondi t ion o fanonymity, confirmedal-Fayfi’s role.

US officials havesaid an alert from SaudiArab ia l ed to theinterception on Fridayof two exp los ivedev ices , h idden inpackages addressed toC h i c a g o - a r e asynagogues, on planestransiting in Britain andDubai. Al-Qaeda in theArabian Peninsula, theterror group’s affiliatein Yemen, is suspectedin the a t t emptedbombing.

US officials havesaid the tip that came injust before the plotunraveled on Fridayand was spec i f i cenough tha t i tidentified the trackingnumbers of the pac-kages.

The Saudi news-paper Al-Watan onMonday cited Saudisecur i ty o f f i c ia l ssay ing tha t thek ingdom gave USinves t iga to r s thetracking numbers.

Internet

US missile attack kills five in NW PakistanPARACHINAR, 2 Nov—A US drone attack killed

five people in northwest Pakistan on Monday, localintelligence officials said, the latest in a barrage ofsuch strikes against al-Qaeda and Taleban militantsthat have long sought sanctuary in the region. Also inthe northwest, four militants stormed a policecomplex, killing two officers, and gunmen attackedtankers carrying fuel for NATO and US troops justacross the border in Afghanistan, wounding a driverand his assistant, police said. Four American missileswere fired at a house in North Waziristan, the areathat has seen the overwhelming majority of attacksover the last two months, said the officials, who didnot give their names because the agency they workfor does not allow its operatives to be identified. Theidentities of those killed was not immediately known.North Waziristan is too dangerous for outsiders tovisit and independently confirm the attacks, and USofficials do not acknowledge firing the missiles,

that helped in thwarting the mail bombplot. But he had been captured inYemen and turned over to SaudiArabia before the packages wereshipped and likely would not haveknown the tracking numbers. Officialshave said the tip that came in justbefore the plot unraveled was specificenough that it identified the trackingnumbers.—Internet

much less discuss who they are targeting.Some locals say many of those killed are often

civilians; others say nearly all the victims aremilitants or those actively harbouring them. Therehave now been at least 21 suspected US missilestrikes in Pakistan this month. There were 21 suchattacks in September, nearly double the previousmonthly record. The attacks are carried out byunmanned drones that fly over the region for hoursand equipped with extremely high-powered videocameras.— Internet

also decided to tightengeneral security at allYemeni a i rpor ts , tocounteract “methodsused by ter rororganizations,” Sabasaid. Qatar Airwayssaid on Sunday that apackage conta in ingexplosives was flownfrom Sanaa to Doha andthen on to Dubai on oneof its aircraft. A sourcesaid on condition ofanonymity that theplane was a passengerflight.

The bomb hadPETN hidden inside acomputer printer with acircuit board and mobilephone SIM card

attached, officials said.The other parcel wasfound at East Midlandsai rpor t in cent ra lEngland and apparentlyt ravel led throughCologne in Germany.British Prime MinisterDavid Cameron said itappeared designed toblow up a plane.

Shortly after thediscovery of the bombs,Br i ta in banned a l lfreight from Yemenfrom coming into thecountry, including intransit. On Saturday,Germany and Francetook similar measuresto suspend air freightfrom Yemen.—Internet

An Iraqi soldier stands guard as a firefighterand a man inspect the site near a coffee shopwhich was targeted by a suicide bombing the

day before in the town of Balad Ruz in centralIraq’s restive Diyala province on 30 October,

2010.—INTERNET

New wave ofparcel bombstarget Athens

embassiesAT H E N S , 2 Nov

Bombs exploded at theSwiss and Russianembassies in Athenson Tuesday and foundsuspect packages at twoother embassies in thelastest wave of parcelbomb attacks to hit theGreek capital.Policelinked the attacks toGreek leftist guerrillas.Small bomb and gascanister attacks havebeen frequent in Greecesine 2008 when thepolice ki l l ing of ateenager sparked thecountry’s worst riots indecades.

‘‘A package washanded in at entranceof the Swiss embassyin Athens today.Checks by our localemployess revealedtraces of metal” ‘‘saidSwiss foreign ministryspokesman GeorgFarago. ‘‘When theexternal packaging wasremoved, the contentsburst into flames,’’hesaid, add-ing that therewere noi n j u r i e s . T u e s d a y ’ sparcel bombs includedone outside parliament,addressed to theChilean embassy.Bombs were also foundat the Chilean andBulgarian embassiesand one wasintercepted at theoffices of a couriercompany add-ressed tothe German embassy.

MNA/Reuters

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LONDON, 2 Nov—Alcohol is more dangerousthan illegal drugs like heroin and crack cocaine,according to a new study. British experts evaluatedsubstances including alcohol, cocaine, heroin,ecstasy and marijuana, ranking them based on howdestructive they are to the individual who takes themand to society as a whole.

Researchers analyzed how addictive a drug isand how it harms the human body, in addition toother criteria like environmental damage caused bythe drug, its role in breaking up families and itseconomic costs, such as health care, social services,and prison.

Heroin, crack cocaine and methamphetamine,or crystal meth, were the most lethal to individuals.When considering their wider social effects, alcohol,heroin and crack cocaine were the deadliest. Butoverall, alcohol outranked all other substances,followed by heroin and crack cocaine. Marijuana,ecstasy and LSD scored far lower.

The study was paid for by Britain’s Centre forCrime and Justice Studies and was published onlineMonday in the medical journal, Lancet.—Internet

AGADIR, 2 Nov—The global crisishas cost 30 million jobs around theworld, International Monetary Funddirector general Dominique Strauss-Kahn said Monday, opening a humandevelopment forum in Morocco.

Global crisis has cost 30million jobs

The global crisis has cost 30 millionjobs around the world, International

Monetary Fund director generalDominique Strauss-Kahn.—INTERNET

Employment should be the priorityof further globalization, Strauss-Kahnadded.

“The world has lost 30 million jobsbecause of the global crisis, and theexpectations for the years to come are400 million,” Strauss-Kahn warned theInternational Forum on HumanDevelopment, taking place at Agadir insouthern Morocco on Monday andTuesday.

“In the framework of the newglobalization, the first priority isemployment, the second priority isemployment and the third priority isemployment,” he insisted.

More than 1,500 internationalexperts are taking part in the forum,including the president of theDevelopment Bank, Sheikh AhmedMohamed Ali.

Internet

Alcohol more lethal thanheroin, cocaine

CAPE CANAVERAL, 2 Nov—NASAhas cleared space shuttle Discovery forits final flight.

Mission managers gathered atKennedy Space Centre on Mondaymorning for the traditional flight review.They voted unanimously to press towarda Wednesday afternoon liftoff.

“There’s still a certain amount ofdisbelief that it’s really her finallaunch,” launch director MikeLeinbach said at a news conference.“It’s difficult to accept emotionally.But rationally, we all know it’s comingto an end, and we need to get on withit.”

For its grand finale, Discovery anda crew of six will head to theInternational Space Station with a loadof equipment, including a humanoidrobot.

It will be the 39th flight for Discovery

Space shuttle Discovery ‘go’ for Wedlaunch

LO S A N G E L E S, 2Nov—A wrongful-death lawsuit filed byMichael Jackson’sfather wil l now behandled by a state courtafter a federal judge saidMonday he didn’t haveauthority to hear thecase and that thesinger’s father would beunlikely to collect tensof millions of dollars indamages in his court.

Joe Jackson’sat torney agreed todismiss part of his caseagainst the doctorcharged in the popsuperstar’s death, whichprompted the judge torule that the remainingissues had to be heard instate court.

US District JudgeJohn F Walter opened ahearing Monday bytelling Joe Jackson’sattorney that he didn’tthink Jackson’s fathercould receive anymoney from one of themajor causes of action,which al leged thesinger’s r ights wereviolated under theAmericans withDisabilities Act.

“I am firmlyconvinced that you can’tseek damages on this(disabilities act) causeof action,” Walter said.

The judge said that

Judge declines to hear Jacksonwrongful death case

This photo provided by NASA showsthe space shuttle Discovery on launch

pad 39a early in the morning of 31Oct, 2010 at the NASA Kennedy

Space.—INTERNET

NEW YORK, 2 Nov—T-Mobile says i t ’sadding a cheaper dataplan with a l imit onmonthly traffic, muchthe way AT&T andVerizon Wireless havealready done.

T-Mobile USA saidMonday the new planwil l be introducedbefore the end of theyear. It will cost $10 permonth with a two-yearcontract or $15 permonth without one. Itwil l provide 200megabytes of data useper month.

The US unit ofGermany’s DeutscheTelekom AG is keepingits existing unlimiteddata plan, which costs$20 or $30 dependingon the voice plan it’sadded to.

AT&T eliminatedits unlimited data plansfor new customers thissummer. One of the newoptions is $15 permonth for 200megabytes. VerizonWireless is trying out asimilar plan this holidayseason.—Internet

T-MobilefollowsAT&T,

Verizon withnew data

plan

In this 14 June, 2010file photo Joe Jackson,

the father of the latepop star Michael

Jackson.INTERNET

was the only federalissue in the case and hewould not handle anyother issues. “This is acreature of state law, thiswrongful death claim,”the judge said.—Internet

This 28 Oct, 2010photo, a sales person at

a Best Buy storedemonstrates a

Motorola Droid thatuses.

INTERNET

ROCHESTER, 2 Nov—Corning Inc said Monday its profit jumped 22 percent inthe third quarter but it missed Wall Street expectations on lower sales of glass forflat-panel televisions. Its shares rose despite concerns about weaker retail demandin the United States for liquid-crystal-display TVs. Because of ample supplies, theworld’s largest maker of LCD glass said it expects a more pronounced drop thanusual in LCD glass prices in the current quarter.

Corning warned in September that LCD volume might slip 5 percent in the thirdquarter from an unusually high plateau in the second quarter. But volume fell 8percent as some Asian panel makers moderated production to avoid an inventorybuildup.

The glass pioneer also makes auto-pollution filters, ultra-strong cover glass forcell phones, and is the world’s largest producer of optical fiber and cable.

Its net income rose to $785 million, or 50 cents per share, in the July-Septemberperiod, up from $643 million, or 41 cents, a year earlier.—Internet

Corning profit rises in 3Q, butmisses view

over 26 years. A museum will be its finaldestination; the Smithsonian Institutiongets first pick.—Internet

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Manufacturing activity surgesin October

W A S H I N G T O N , 2Nov—Manufacturingactivity expanded lastmonth at the fastestpace since May, drivenby demand in theUni ted S ta tes andabroad fo r ca r s ,computers and othergoods . The repor tsignals that US factoryoutput, which slowed

In this 18 Oct, 2010 photo, workers get ready topull a piece of forged steel to be used in a heavy

load helicopter out of a giant press at SifCoInd.—INTERNET

over the summer ,remains a strong playerin an otherwise weakeconomy. A separaterepor t on Mondayshowed tha t manu-facturing in China, theworld’s second-largesteconomy, also grew.The Ins t i tu te fo rSupply Managementsaid Monday that its

manufacturing indexread 56.9 in October,up f rom 54 .4 inSeptember. It was the15th straight month ofgrowth . A read ingabove 50 ind ica tesgrowth.

“This was a verypositive report, and itsuggests that the USmanufacturing sector isbeginning to reap thebenefits of the weakdollar,” Eric Green, aneconomis t a t TDSecurities, wrote in anote to clients. A weakdollar makes US goodscheaper overseas.

Stocks rose afterthe report was releasedbefore g iv ing backsome of the gains. TheDow Jones industrialaverage c l imbed 60poin t s in middaytrading.—Internet

China and India lead the wayin Asia and UK perks up

BEIJING, 2 Nov—Manufacturing growthin China and Indiapowered ahead lastmonth and UK industryalso picked up steam,data showed on Monday,countering sluggishnessin the US economy anda faltering Japaneserecovery.

Two surveys ofChinese executivesshowed broad-based

strength in themanufacturing sector ofthe world’s second-largest economy andhelped boost Asianshares outside Japan bytwo percent.

The officialpurchasing managers’index (PMI) rose to asix-month high inOctober of 54.7 from53.8 in September,easily beating market

forecasts of 52.9.A figure above 50

denotes expansion; areading below 50indicates contraction.

Equivalent surveysfrom Europe are due onTuesday but Britain’sPMI showedmanufacturing growthpicked up pace lastmonth for the first timesince March.

Reuters

Wall Street pares gains,Amazon weighs

NEW YORK, 2 Nov—US stocks sharply pared gainson Monday with the Nasdaq Composite flat afterrising more than 1 percent, weighed down by declinesin Amazon.com (AMZO.O) and chipmakers.

The Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI) gained43.63 points, or 0.39 percent, to 11,162.12. TheStandard & Poor’s 500 (.SPX) rose 4.59 points, or 0.39percent, to 1,187.85. The Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC)dipped 0.18 points, or 0.01 percent, to 2,507.23.

Major indexes rose more than 1 percent earlierafter data showed strength in industrial activity in theUnited States and China, fueling risk appetite.

Amazon shares, down 2 percent, weighed on theNasdaq and on retailer indexes.

Reuters

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchangeon 27 Oct, 2010.—INTERNET

China manufacturing growth leapspast forecasts

BEIJING, 2 Nov—China’s factories rampedup their production lastmonth and were buoyedby an influx of newbusiness, highlighting thestrength of the world’ssecond-largest economybut also pointing to pricepressures.

Two surveys of themanufacturing sector,which are designed toprovide an earlyindication of conditionsin a broad range ofindustries, both jumpedto six-month highs in

A worker jumps over

a puddle near a

residential

construction site in

Taiyuan, Shanxi

Province.

INTERNET

Nissan shows tiny electricconcept vehicle

In this artist rendering

released by Nissan

Motor Co, a two-seater

electric vehicle called

‘Nissan New.

INTERNET

October.The official purchas-

ing managers’ index(PMI) rose to 54.7 in themonth from 53.8 inSeptember, blowing pastexpectations. The HSBCPMI, a privatecompanion, climbed to54.8 from 52.9. Theincrease was all the moreimpressive since theofficial survey hastraditionally sagged inOctober, weighed downby the week-longNational Day holiday,when factory production

slows.“The fact that the PMI

went up despite thisseasonal bias suggestsreal activity growth waslikely to have beenexceedingly strong inOctober,” GoldmanSachs economists YuSong and Helen Qiao saidin a note to clients.

Asian shares werelifted by the surprisinglystrong PMIs, with themain index in Shanghairising 1.9 percent in themorning session.

Reuters

YOKOHAMA, 2 Nov—Nissan showed a two-seater electric vehicleresembling a go-cartMonday that isn’t readyfor sale but spotlightsthe Japanese auto-maker’s ambitions to bethe leader in zero-emission cars.

Nissan Motor Co isplanning to produce250,000 electric vehiclesa year, starting with theLeaf electric car set fordelivery in Japan and theUS in December, andnext year in Europe.

Its alliance partnerRenault SA of France isplanning to produceanother 250,000 electricvehicles a year.

The two com-paniestogether will produce500,000 batteries for EVsa year, said Nissan,which makes batterieswitJapanese electronicsmaker NEC Corp.

“We don’t want EVsto be a niche product,”Corporate Vice PresidentHideaki Watanabe toldreporters at the

c o m p a n y ’ s -headquarters southwestof Tokyo.

He said Nissanboasts 18 years ofdevelopment experi-ence in l i thium-ionbatteries, which willpower the Leaf, and thecompany developed itsfirst electric vehicle in1947. Lithium-ionbatteries are common indevices like laptops butwill be relatively new forautos.—Internet

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(from page 1)After the

signing ceremony, theSecretary-1 attended thedinner hosted by theMinistry of Transport.

Secretary-1attends signingof frameworkagreement forDawei Deep…

industrial zone on anarea of 58.6 squarekilometers and one lightindustrial zone on 43square kilometer, apublic area with roadsand parks on 13.5 squarekilometers and atownship community on20 square kilometerswill be included.

A power stationthat can generate 4000megawatts will be builtfor the whole project.For distr ibution ofadequate water supply inthe project area, a damthat can store 219million cubic meters ofwater will be built andwater will be suppliedthrough a water purify-ing plant that can supply975000 cubic meters aday.

The 170kilometer each longmotor road and railroadthat will link Dawei deepseaport to Myanmar-Thai border will be builtphase by phase. The roadwill reach GMSSouthern Corridor thatleads to Vung Tau andQuy Nhon of theSocialist Republic of Vi-etnam through Sisophonof Cambodia via Bang-kok of Thailand.

The 220-meter-wide road includes aneight-lane highway to-gether with railroad,pedestrian lane, localroad, Union roadand traffic islands. Oiland natural gas pipelineswill be laid in parallelwith motor road andrailroad.—MNA

Dawei DeepSeaport , Industr ialEstate and Road and RailLink to Thailandconstruction project isthe first-ever SpecialEconomic Zone inMyanmar.

The project in-cludes construction ofDawei Deep Seaport,buildings for shipyardand maintenance work,establishment of zone,petrochemical indus-tries, oil refinery, steelplant, power stations andDawei-Bangkok motorroad and railroad andlaying of oil pipelinealong the motorway andrailroad. The project willbe implemented under

three phases within tenyears.

The construc-tion of deep seaportincludes south port andnorth port. A total of 25vessels ranging from20000 to 50000 tons willbe able to berth at 22wharfs simultaneouslyand 100 million metrictons of goods will behandled a year.

An area of 250square kilometers hasbeen designated to builda zone where two heavyindustrial zones on anarea of 20.9 squarekilometers, one mediumheavy industrial zone onan area of 65.1 squarekilometers, one medium

An area of 250 square kilometers has been designatedto build a zone where two heavy industrial zones on anarea of 20.9 square kilometers, one medium heavy indus-trial zone on an area of 65.1 square kilometers, onemedium industrial zone on an area of 58.6 squarekilometers and one light industrial zone on 43 squarekilometers, a public area with roads and parks on 13.5square kilometers and a township community on 20 squarekilometers will be included.

Minister U Thein Swe reports on Dawei deep seaport, industrial zone and road and rail link toThailand project.— MNA

Chairmanof Italian-

ThaiDevelop-

mentPublic Co

Ltd ofThailand

MrPremchaiKarasuta.

MNA

A scale model of northern port includedin deep seaport project.—MNA

A scale model of southern port included in deep seaport project.MNA

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Photo shows scale model of

Township community.

(News on page 1)

MNA

GMS southern corridor road that leads to

Thailand (Bangkok), Cambodia and

Vietnam from Dawei Deep Seaport.

(News on page 1)

MNA

Dawei Deep Seaport,Industrial Estate and Road and RailLink to Thailand project includesconstruction of Dawei Deep Seaport,buildings for shipyard andmaintenance work, establishment ofestate, petrochemical industries, oilrefinery, steel plant, power stationsand Dawei-Bangkok motor road andrailroad and laying of oil pipelinealong the motorway and railroad.

Motor road and Railroad that is

170-Kilometers from Dawei Deep

Seaport to Myanmar-Thai border.

(News on page 1)

MNA

Scale model of light and medium

industrial zone.

(News on page 1)

MNA

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YANGON, 2 Nov—With a view to ICTdevelopment in Myanmar,NetInfo TechnologicalTraining School willconduct CCNA coursewhich is a networkingcertificate on 6 November.

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8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 3 November, 2010

Democracy: true friend but bad masterYe Yint Tint Swe

Democracy warned about by grandpa

“Democracy is like the flame in a lantern, and

wisdom is like glass sides that surrounds the

flame. Fire is useful to man because it gives light.

However it turns dangerous if is used without

glass sides. It is because a fire can cause death and

destruction. In other words, democracy is like the

water in a dam, and wisdom is like the embankment

of the dam. Water is useful to man. However it

turns dangerous if the dam is in flood while it is

without an embankment. If so, it can cause

casualties and destroy property.”

The abovementioned paragraph is an excerpt

from the book “Democratic Attitude” (first edition,

1946) by Myanmar ambassador U Tint Swe who

died on duty in Sri Lanka on 16 June 1953. He was

born in 1906, so he was about 40 when he wrote

it. When his work was published, the country had

not regained independence from the colonialists.

In my opinion, the ambassador, who served as the

chairman of the Myanmar Writers Association,

wrote this book as he noticed the education standard

of the nation. Taking all the scenarios, I reckon

that the book is intended for new generations to

learn lessons from the fact that Myanmar people

in the post-independence period (in 1948) had not

met the education standard for democratic attitude.

1948-62 parliamentary democracy

Publications on political science of successive

periods provide us with a window to the-then

parliamentary democracy. When it regained

independence in 1948, Myanmar was paralyzed

with several major issues such as raging conflicts

among young politicians, who had risked life and

limb for independence, due to sectarianism and

diverse dogmatisms; misunderstanding among

national races due to the flying discord sowed by

the colonialists; the dangers of the weapons left in

the nation since the World War II; power balancing

system; and being organized to choose either of

two isms. At that time, the educated population

was very low in Myanmar, the majority of whom

were at the medium age serving in the

administrative mechanism of the colonialist. And

some of them were the sort of persons who forgot

where they had come from without a sense of

nationalistic spirit.

Till the time when Myanmar regained

independence owing to a group of sophisticated,

educated young men with a strong sense of

patriotism and sacrificing fervour, only a small

number of people could afford for tertiary education.

So, in general, the education and knowledge of the

people was at the bottom. Average age of the group

of the politicians who strove for independence was

only over 30. Leftwing policies such as Max and

Mao Tze-dong, doubts sparked among national

races by the colonialists, and animosity among

factions culminated in armed insurrection. In

addition, that was further exacerbated by the print

media that were taking full advantage of freedom

although it was not opportune yet. There were some

well-experienced and educated people with a strong

sense of patriotic spirit in the administrative

mechanism. However, in my opinion, they were

deemed to have been high-ranking officials since

the colonial days.

Historical evidences show that the majority

of the people with poor education and knowledge

fall victim to the armed revolt launched by some

national races at the instigation of immature,

young politicians and the colonialists, various

leftwing policies that were popular in the majority

of the countries, and the printing media that

issued news stories indiscriminately under the

pretext of freedom. It was due to the fact that the

parliamentary democracy system was exercised,

but the fire was used without the wisdom of the

glass sides, and democracy was absolutely like

fire, or without the wisdom of embankment and

democracy was absolutely like the water that

flowed away in complete disorder.

Democratic system grandpa favouredIn a legislative body of a democracy are two

sides: the government and the opposition party. It

is imprudent if a group of people that has become

the opposition group because it is in no position

to come to political power is doing

indiscriminately with malicious attitude. What

they need is just to keep a watchful eye on what

the government is doing in order that the

government does not take a wrong pace. In

return, the government has to take care in working

in order to avert possible blame to be put by the

opposition group. The government and the

opposition group should not harm the national

interest, getting involved deliberately in conflicts

between them. The nation will suffer great loss if

the national goal is diverted from its course due to

rivalry for power. So, in every case, national

interest should have top priority.

The foregoing points are simply highlighted

by late ambassador U Tint Swe for the government

and the opposition party to practise democracy

correctly. The preface of the book states that he

served as a deputy minister for information in

1940-1941; as the secretary of the prime minister;

and as the secretary of the ministry of information,

propagation and religious affairs; that he

accompanied Dr Ba Maw and General Aung San

in a trip to Japan in 1942-44; and that he worked

as the publisher of Burman Newspaper (English

Version) from 1945 to 1948. The book also states

that for the nation, after regaining independence,

the best democratic pattern between the

(See page 9)

Multiparty democracy general election will be held on 7November 2010, after which the Tatmadaw will hand overpower to the government elected by the people. In democracy,there must be a check and balance system or the relationsbetween the government and the opposition party. So, theelected government must be a government that does notdisregard the public, along with the opposition that is responsibleto the government with good volition in the interest of thepeople. So, in such an opportune time, I would like to urgeexperienced, educated people with vast knowledge, who makeup the majority of the nation’s population, to raise publicawareness and guide the nation toward democracy in orderthat the entire people will soon get accustomed to safe practiceof democracy.

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Democracy: true friend but bad masterYe Yint Tint Swe

(from page 8)

government and the

opposition party is the

multiparty democracy

system.

However, the

parliamentary demo-

cracy system practised

between from 1948 to

1962 was different from

the multiparty

democracy system. Due

to lack of education and

knowledge of the

administrative body

and the people, and the

practice of the then

democratic pattern, the

entire people went

through extremely hard

times.

2010 genuine

discipline-flourishingdemocracy

After the

parliamentary demo-

cracy, socialist

democracy system was

practised for 26 years,

but that was fruitless,

either. In consequence,

the people took to the

streets. The national

goal was diverted from

its course and the nation

started to come under

the military rule, due to

a group of left-looking

dissidents who reared

their ugly heads

following ineffective

exercise of the

administrative machi-

nery, a group of people

who wished to revive

the leftwing policy,

fierce battles launched

by internal insurgent

groups taking full

advantage of the

deteriorating conditions

of the nation, and mob

rules of the opportunists

who are like wildcats.

In contrast, the

Tatmadaw govern-

ment’s military rule was

aimed at guiding the

nation to discipline-

flourishing democracy

pattern in compliance

with the desire of the

people.

By this opportunity,

I would like to quote the

article “Democracy

script and actors” by

Maung Suu San. In the

article, he says that

actor’s invention is the

government’s inno-

vation, and script is the

discipline-flourishing

democracy pattern

initiated by the

Tatmadaw government.

Why does he say so? The

Tatmadaw government

wrote the constitution

through the National

Convention comprising

repre-sentatives from all

walks of life with the

aim of transiting the

nation from old to

discipline-flourishing

democratic system. The

entire people have

approved the

constitution (2008). In

the meantime, the

government improved

the infrastructures

considerably in a couple

of decades. It has built

trust with national race

armed groups. It has

formed international

level organizations, non-

governmental organi-

zations and associations

occasionally. It has

brought about a large

number of highly-

educated people. It has

taken a certain period for

the people to gain vast

knowledge and

experiences. Every

citizen is to have self-

motivation and sense of

duty to achieve

qualitative improvement

through quantitative

improvement. When

every citizen is equipped

themselves with such

qualities, surely, the

nation will soon be able

to transform itself into a

discipline-flourishing

democratic nation that

qualified people deserve.

Public awareness

Multiparty demo-

cracy general election

will be held on 7

November 2010, after

which the Tatmadaw

will hand over power to

the government elected

by the people. In

democracy, there must

be a check and balance

system or the relations

between the government

Glowing with gloryCountry at doorstepEntrance to new ageAll in unityProsperity for MyanmarOur hopes for futureClear and bright they are

Will choose shrewdlyOpportunity we have to voteFor benefit of countryDemocracy the practiseHeading in right directionTransition in progressLet’s vote with vision

From the bottom of heartCast votes we willMake no mistakeCandidates we choosePeace and prosperityTheory balanced with practicePromising futureConveyers we valueTrue to the posterity

Candidates with new strengthRepresent they the peopleConviction so correctAwareness they do haveWe as good citizensVision always clearEver dutiful we areYea, we will vote

Thaung Ko Ko (Trns)

Let’s vote

and the opposition party.

So, the elected

government must be a

government that does not

disregard the public,

along with the opposition

that is responsible to the

government with good

volition in the interest of

the people. So, in such

an opportune time, I

would like to urge

experienced, educated

people with vast

knowledge, who make

up the majority of the

nation’s population, to

raise public awareness

and guide the nation

toward democracy in

order that the entire

people will soon

get accustomed to

safe practice of

democracy.

******

Translation: MS

******

POEM:

To let the world knowthat we are the

citizens who deservedemocracy, we allmust dutifully cast

votes.

As theelection dateis drawingnear, the

democracygoal desiredby us is now

withinreach.

Min Htet

November (7)( )Â

Let the world see

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Significant endeavours … (from page 16)

thanks to FM radios inclusive of batteries worthabout K 4200 and information officials. In IT andICT age, the speed of media coverage is the highest.As such, the media efficiency of the people could beuplifted through application of advantages from themedia field by leaving the disadvantages. Indeed,encountering the storm Giri was like a test on mediaefficiency.

Under the supervision of the Ministry ofInformation, FM radio stations were established bynational entrepreneurs. So far, Padamya FM in thenorth of Myanmar has broadcast its programmes forthe people in Kachin State and Sagaing Region, ShweFM in the south of the nation for the people in Monand Kayin States and Taninthayi and Bago Regions,Pyinsawady FM in the west for the residents inRakhine State and Ayeyawady Region, Cherry FM inthe east for the people of Shan and Kayah States,Mandalay FM for the people of middle area and FMBagan for the residents of Chin State and MagwayRegion.

Padamya FM installed its retransmissionmachines in Sagaing, Myitkyina, Monywa, Kanbalu,Namma and Katha; Shwe FM in Bago, Nyaunglebin,Toungoo, Pyay, Dawei, Myeik, Myawady, Hpa-an,Mawlamyine, Bilin and Kawthoung; PyinsawadyFM in Sittway, Pathein, Thandwe and Kyaunggon;Cherry FM in Taunggyi, Kunlong, Laukkai, Lashio,Tachilek, Kengtung and Loikaw; Mandalay FM inSagaing, Yangon, Toungoo, Pyinmana and Popa;and FM Bagan in Minbu, Haka, Popa, Kanadi andGangaw for enabling the people to listen to theirprogrammes to be able to boost productivecapabilities. Plans are under way to extend works ofrespective FMs in Yangon, Bago, Nyaunglebin,

Toungoo, Pyinmana, Sagaing, Mandalay and Popa. Asa result, the people from all parts of the nation will havethe chances to enjoy the programmes of their choice.

It is obvious that the radio section of MyanmaRadio and Television that has been leading the per-formances of FMs of entrepreneurs is gaining im-provement on time. The radio broadcasting waslaunched on 15 February 1946. Up to 1988, theMyanmar language programmes were broadcast 10hours per day and eight dialects for national races, fourhours per day. At present, the duration of Myanmarlanguage programme has been extended to 11.30 hoursper day. The number of national race programmes wasextended to nine, and two groups of the programmesare broadcast 12 hours each a day. In addition, FM of

the Radio Myanmar can cover all the parts of thenation. The Radio Myanmar has extended from 40programmes to 75 ones. A total of 82.83 per cent ofthe population of the entire nation can enjoy theprogrammes through medium wave broadcastingand 53.02 per cent of the population, through shortwave. As of January 2003, the programmes of RadioMyanmar has been posted on the Internet, the Internetusers can enjoy various sorts of programmes at work.

Apart from the radio broadcasting, MRTVlaunched the TV transmission in 1980. Before 1988,the country had 15 TV re-transmission stations. Sofar, the number of TV re-transmission stations reached218 across the nation to cover TV programmes for91.72 per cent of the population. At present, a total of15 TV re-transmission stations are under construc-tion. Thus, the TV re-transmissions will give fullservices to the people in the near future. To enable theworld people to know about Myanmar, MRTV-3programmes had telecast in English beginning Au-gust 2001 while the Internet Website was also posted.As of 31-3-2010, MRTV-3 was renamed as MyanmarInternational with the change of form and content bymodernizing the TV programmes and extending theduration of telecast at full capacity. The brilliantefforts and best presentation reflect the images of MI.In commemoration of the sixth-month activity, theTV Week was designated from 30-9-2010 to 6-10-2010 to telecast special new programmes and newmovies and create graphic works in news, logo,programme title, news setting background sectors.

(See page 11)

Launching ceremony of Myanmar International of Ministry of Information in progress in Tatkon Township of Nay Pyi Taw District.

Aungthabye Cinema of Ministry of Information attracting movie-lovers with marvellous designs.

Photo shows Nay Pyi Taw Printing Plant of Printing and Publishing Enterprise underInformation Ministry in Zeyathiri Township of Nay Pyi Taw District.

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(from page 10)For the local au-

dience, MRTV-4 com-menced the telecast of itsprogrammes on news,songs, movies and inter-views from the morningto the mid-night begin-ning May 2004. MRTV-4 is airing over 20 relatedTV channels in additionto its original channel. Toimprove telecastingworks, MRTV-4 startedapplying DVB-T systemin February 2005. Thechannel commenced freeto air system in Yangonand its surrounding areasin December 2006 andMandalay (Sagaing) andits surrounding areas inApril 2009. The local au-dience can enjoy the pro-grammes without usingdigital receiver. Due tostrenuous efforts for tel-ecasting works of MRTV-4, the people fromYangon, Mandalay,Sagaing and Taunggyihave the opportunity toenjoy the programmes.

Significant endeavours …

1.2.

3.4.5.

6

No. FM Coverage

Padamya FMShwe FM

Pyinsawady FMCherry FMMandalay FM

FM Bagan

Kachin State, Sagaing RegionKayin State, Taninthayi Region, Bago Region, MonStateRakhine State, Ayeyawady RegionKayah State, Shan StateSagaing Region, Mandalay Region, Bago Region,Yangon RegionChin State, Magway Region

FM Stations and their coverage 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.10.11.12.

No. Subject 1988 2010 Progress

Progress of information sector in entire nation after 1988

TV stationTV re-transmission stationsMRTV-4 re-transmission stationFM radio broadcastingFM radio re-transmission stationsIPRD officesIPRD librariesDepartmental librariesRural librariese-LibrariesGovernment pressesSub-printing houses

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Arrangements are beingmade to enable the resi-dents of cities of Statesand Regions and theirsurrounding areas to re-ceive the TV programmesthrough free to air sys-tem. At present, MRTV-4 is telecasting its pro-grammes through 29 re-transmission stations 24hours a day. On comple-tion of realizing DVB-T

system, the people of en-tire nation can watch theTV programmes throughdigital system.

A plan is underway to telecast TV pro-grammes through DTH(Direct to Home) systemfrom Skynet in the nearfuture. The DTH systemwill air TV programmesfrom Skynet to all parts ofthe nation with the use ofTV satellite receivers.Therefore, the people fromany part of the country canenjoy the high quality pro-grammes. In realizing theDTH system, the audiencecan receive 38 pay chan-nels and four free channelsnamely MTRV, MI,MRTV-4 and MWD.

In striving for de-velopment of media sec-tor, concerted efforts arebeing made for establish-ment of libraries in all vil-lages in addition to broad-casting radio and TV pro-grammes. As most of thepeople are residing in therural areas, a total of 55755

village libraries have beenestablished in the entirenation for human resourcedevelopment of the ruralpeople and for broadeningtheir horizons. Of them, atotal of 31357 librarieshave been upgraded in linewith the five-point stand-ards. Thanks to noble en-deavours, the libraries havemushroomed in almost allthe villages of the nation.

As such, Myanmar will bethe first-ever country inestablishment of librariesin its all villages.

As significant en-deavour of the media sec-tor, the Myanmar Rural

Library Foundation wasestablished on a grandscale on 15 May 2010 withthe aim of providing as-sistance for and upliftingthe village libraries of thenation to become theenduring self-reliantvillage libraries in linewith the five-pointstandards. As the basicpolicy, the foundation willserve the national interest.

There was good news thatthe foundation will extendbranches at State/Region/Township levels in thefuture. After achieving ac-complishments in long-term development tasks of

the self-reliant villagelibraries, the foundationhas planned to extenddevelopment tasks forrural education and healthsectors included in fiverural development tasks inaccord with the guidanceof the Head of State. The

active contribution andencouragement of thepeople was amazing as thefoundation has received K720 million for the firsttime. It was learnt that thefunds of the foundation arekept as capital funds, anda plan was adopted tospend the interest from thefund on undertaking its ac-tivities. The foundationwill practise the public-based fund-raising system.From now on, thefoundation will providenecessary assistance fordurability and develop-ment of self-reliant villagelibraries and help broadenthe horizons of the people.

With regard to theperiodicals sector, therewere 12 journals and 23magazines in the privateperiodicals sector before1988. At present, a total of911 publishing permits in-cluding 161 journals and180 magazines have beenissued for serving the pub-lic interest including book-worms. Therefore, the peo-

ple can read various sub-jects of literature of theirchoices. As part of effortsto develop the Myanmarliterary field and improvethe Myanmar literaturestandard, the literati areworking in concert forpresentation of the Na-tional Literary Award,Sarpay Beikman Manu-script Award andPakokku U Ohn Pe Liter-ary Award and publish-ing of the Year Book ofMyanmar Encyclopaediayearly. Under the leader-ship of the Ministry ofInformation, theMyanmar Writers andJournalists Associationsupervises presentation ofTun Foundation LiteraryAward, Thuta SwesoneLiterary Award andSayawun Tin Shwe Lit-erary Award annually.

Up to now,newspaper is still holdingthe strong position in themedia sector of the worldas it can be referred

(See page 12)

Staff Officer of Bago District Information and Public Relations Department Daw Tin Tin Oo,Chairman of DaikU Township Peace and Development Council U Tun Tun Win and wellwisher U Myat Thinn Aung formally open Daw Khin Myint Myint Luhmu Htoochun Library.

CTP room of Myanma Alin Daily being operated to deliver newspapers through advancedtechnology from computer to plate.

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(from page 11)as documents or histori-cal records. Although anymedia is indispensable inits field, every citizen ofdeveloped and modernnations does not forgetnewspaper. They pick upnewspapers from thetable to read it. Indeed,newspaper is essentialamong various media.The News and Periodi-cals Enterprise is striv-ing for publishing news-papers. Before 1988, thenewspaper productionhad some weak points intechnology and machin-ery, raw materials,publishing and circula-tion systems. At present,the enterprise is makingrelentless efforts forimprovement of formand content of newspa-pers with the use of mod-ern rotary presses.

In accord withthe guidance of the Headof State, newspapers arenot being produced in asingle place and sub-printing houses havebeen established in Man-dalay, Taunggyi,Magway, Kengtung,Kalay, Myitkyina,Sittway, Lashio andMyeik for production ofnewspapers in the mod-ern and developed me-dia age. In so doing, elec-tronic files of newspa-pers are sent to the sub-printing houses throughsatellite communicationsystem. Thanks to sub-printing houses, thedaily newspapers can bedelivered to the nationalpeople across the nationin early morning with-out delay. The

Significant endeavours …

Production of The New Light of Myanmar newspaper with the use of modern press.

A scene of interview at the studio of Mandalay FM.

Up to now, newspaper is still holding thestrong position in the media sector of theworld as it can be referred as documents orhistorical records. Although any media isindispensable in its field, every citizen of de-veloped and modern nations does not forgetnewspaper. They pick up newspapers fromthe table to read it. Indeed, newspaper isessential among various media. The Newsand Periodicals Enterprise is striving for pub-lishing newspapers.

inexpensive newspaperscan provide the readerswith various subjects ofnews and knowledge.

According to theplan to deliver newspaperto all the villages, the Newsand Periodicals Enterprisesell newspapers at reason-able prices as a collabora-tive effort in newspaperdonations of the Informa-tion and Public RelationsDepartment to village li-braries. In its sales, NPEsends newspapers to vil-lages of eight townshipsin Rakhine State and sixtownships in post-Nargisrehabilitated townships ofAyeyawady Region.Moreover, NPE hasplanned to publish news-papers at special price forthe rural people under thespecial programme to en-able them to study news ofthe world and Myanmarand to gear up the readingskills. To deliver newspa-pers to all the villages,wellwishers and volun-teers are being organizedfor transport of newspa-pers to far-flung areas. Inaddition, NPE organizesthe villages to collectivelybuy newspapers.

Nowadays, un-precedented progress canbe seen in the movies andTV sector. Not to lag be-hind in development,Myanma Motion PictureEnterprise is joining handswith those of film industryand members of MyanmarMotion Picture Asiayon indevelopment of the filmindustry. Under the ar-rangement of the State, theenterprise bought new ma-chines and substitution ofmachine parts to be on a

par with the internationalfilm industry. In addition,necessary items of ma-chinery are being providedfor improvement ofMyanmar movie standard.

Arrangementshave been made for in-stallation of new modernmachinery in 2007 andHD professional cameraand its accessories in2008. Three digital cin-emas have been estab-lished in Nay Pyi Taw andtwo in Yangon. Of them,Zeyathiri Cinema andAungthabye Cinema cangive services to themovie-lovers with 3-D fa-cilities. As such, the filmindustry reaches thethreshold of new era. Asplans are underway toestablish two more digitalcinemas in Yangon andanother two in Mandalay,modern cinemas can beseen across the nation in

the near future.In line with the

developing technology,efforts are being made toshow movies at the cin-emas in the entire nationsimultaneously through e-Cinema system. In realiz-ing the system, the mov-ies in films or tapes will beconverted into works ofdigital system to be sent toservers from the cinemasacross the nation throughSkynet satellite network.

enterprise is placing em-phasis on showingMyanmar movies at theinternational film festivalsand sending representa-tives to attend the festi-vals and to pay visits. Thestandard of Myanmarmovies will improve morethan that of the past in thefuture, and better movieswill be produced with bril-liant scripts, acting, col-our and sound effects.

As today is edu-

Recently, Iheard the broadcast of aforeign news agencyabout storm Giri fromthe radio of a passerby.Therefore, I changed fre-quency of my radio tolisten to the statement onstorm Giri issued by theUN agency in Yangon.According to the infor-mation, storm warningscould be informed andthe people could bemoved to safe places in

The cinemas will presentthe movies on the projec-tor. Thus, the people canwatch the qualityMyanmar and foreignmovies. As the film pro-ducers will enjoy the copyrights fully by applying e-Cinema system, they areexpected to produce thehigher quality films.Moreover, arrangementsare being made to cooper-ate with international filmindustries. In addition, the

cation age as well as mediaage, media coverage isspeedier and more effec-tive through IT and ICTtechnology. Nowadays,any technology cannotprevent gaining momen-tum of media coverage. Itis necessary to uplift themedia friendly position ofthe people. Now, the Min-istry of Information is giv-ing priority to uplifting thestatus of Myanmar peopleto be more media friendly.

time, although buildingswere destroyed in theGiri-hit areas. As such,there were a few numbersof death and missing inthe incident. Endeavoursof the information sectorwere reliable for the localpeople to be able to facethe natural disaster. Infact, these endeavourswere significant evi-dences recognized by theglobe.

Translation: TTA

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1. Try to know your serial number of ballot list inorder to cast vote without any delay.

2. Voting process can be quick by giving yourserial number of ballot list to the ballot listinspector.

3. Put a tick in the box next to the candidate andthe symbol you want to choose on your ballotpaper.

4. Do not sketch or write anything on your ballotpaper, except putting a tick.

5. Do not sketch anything impossible to decidewhether it is a tick or cross on your ballot paper.

6. Make sure that your ballot paper is not torn.7. Put the ballot paper you have put a tick on into

the ballot box concerned.

Instructions to befollowed in voting

process

Election Rule 66 (c) states that the followingtypes of ballot papers shall be cancelled.

(1) A ballot paper that does not have the sealof the commission

(2) A ballot paper that does not have thesignature of the returning officer

(3) A ballot paper with more than one tick tofavour more than one candidate

(4) A ballot paper with no tick(5) A ballot paper with an unclear tick(6) A ballot paper the returning officer decides

to be a fake one(7) A ballot paper with a mark designed to hint(8) A torn-up ballot paperTo amplify the provisions on cancelled votes

for the knowledge of voters,(1) A voter must put a tick in the square box

shown against the name of the candidatehe favours.

(2) If a voter puts at least two ticks or crossesin square boxes shown against candidates,the ballot paper is cancelled.

(3) A vote with no tick is cancelled.(4) If a ballot paper carries only one mark in a

box, but the mark is not clear enough todecide whether it is a tick or cross, it iscancelled.

(5) However, if a vote is cast with one tick tofavour only one candidate, it can be deemedto be a firm vote even if the tick is in thesquare box, or it passes through the line ofthe square box, or it is put diagonally orhorizontally, or it has a bent line at its endor not.

To decide whether a ballot paper is valid orinvalid is up to the returning officer. Candidates tohluttaws, their election representatives, and therepresentatives of a polling station are allowed tocheck the cancelled votes. The reason why a voteis cancelled will be put on record with the designatedform.

Notable points to averthaving votes cancelled

Dy Education Minister meets storm victims in Myebon TownshipYANGON, 2 Nov—

Deputy Minister forEducation U Aung MyoMin met with stormvictims families ofeducation department atBasic Education HighSchool in MyebonTownship, SittwayDistrict on 30 October.

It was attended byS t a t e / t o w n s h i peducation officers andheads and teachers fromthe schools in thetownship.

The deputy ministergave instructions onreconstruction ofdamaged schools andtimely opening.Afterwards, the deputyminister inspecteddamaged schools and

encouraged staffs.Although BEHS

(Myebon) in MyebonTownship in Sittway

District was damaged dueto the storm, it could bereopened on 1 Novemberwith the assistance of

Tatmadawmen from localbattalion/regiment andpolice force.

MNA

Specialists give treatment at villages in Myebon TownshipYANGON, 2 Nov—A

medical team headed byTownship Medical OfficerDr Tin Tun delivered a triplet

for Ma Khin Than Oo fromTenanpyin Village, Minbya

Township at MyebonTownship General Hospitalon 30 October.

Ministry of Healthprovided the mother of thetriplet with nourishingfoods, medicines, poweredmilk and diapers. Directorof Infectious DiseaseControl Department underMinistry of HealthProfessor Dr Soe LwinNyein, the township medicalofficer and party on 31October provided medicaltreatment to local people inAnguhaung Village as wellas chlorinating wells andspraying mosquitosprays.—MNA

Progress of libraries inHsenwi Tsp inspected

NAY PYI TAW, 2 Nov—Staff Officer Daw KhinSaw Lin of Lashio District Information and PublicRelations Department, Shan State (North) met staff ofHsenwi Township IPRD on 27 October.

The district staff officer then visited libraries inPeinsa, Mengli villages and progress of state-fundedlibrary on Pansone Village. She then met members ofthe committee for construction of the library and calledfor early completion of the library.—MNA

Coordination meeting on electoralworks held in Yangon South District

YANGON, 2 Nov—A coordination meeting onelectoral works by Yangon South Districtsubcommission took place at Thanlyin yesterdayafternoon.

Chairman of Yangon Region Subcommissiondiscussed electoral works. And Chairman of YangonSouth District Subcommission U Myat Soe explainedpreparations for electoral works in townships. Afterthat, the chairmen of township subcommissionsubmitted the reports. The chairman of YangonRegion Subcommission and officials reviewed thereports.

MNA

Noni bottles donated tomilitary hospital

YANGON, 2 Nov—Managing Director U NyanLin and party of Shan Mawmye Co on Bo AungKyaw Street (Upper) in Botahtaung Township, here,donated Summit-A natural noni bottles worth K400,000 to No. 1 Defence Services Obstetric andGynecological Hospital (300-bed) at the regimenton 28 October.—MNA

Deputy Minister U Aung Myo Min inspects storm-torn schools inMyebon Township.—MNA

Myebon Township Medical Officer Dr Tin Tun presents assistances fortriplet Mom Ma Khin Than Oo.—MNA

KMD to hold special salesprogramme on 5 Nov

YANGON, 2 Nov—KMD Sales & Service will hold itsSpecial Sales Road Show at KMD sales centre (Myenigonbranch) near Maha Myaing bus stop on 5 November. At theshow, various brands of notebooks, desktop computers, allin one PC, printers, scanners, UPS and other relatedaccessories will be put on sale at special price. Those whobuy the items worth at least K 150,000 will have a chanceto take part in lucky draw programme, in which everyparticipant is a prizewinner.

For details, contact KMD Sales & Service Centre (Ph:245180, 385177, 503511 and 502244).—MNA

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14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 3 November, 2010

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA RESTU VOY NO (057)Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA RESTU

VOY NO (057) are hereby notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 3.11.2010 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 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

AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

New early detection test forectopic pregnancies

DENVER, 2 Nov —Women who suffer an ec-topic pregnancy could re-ceive an earlier diagnosisand be more likely to havetheir fertility saved thanksto a new test developed byscientists. The new type ofblood screening could de-tect whether a baby is grow-ing outside of the wombwith higher accuracy thanthe conventional test.

Some 11,000 women inthe UK have an ectopicpregnancy each year, whichis when a fertilized egg im-plants itself outside thewomb, most often in thefallopian tube. If the tube isruptured it can cause mas-sive internal bleeding anddeath in rare cases. The newtest, developed by scientistsin the US, checks for fourkey proteins in the blood.

It is not foolproof andcan result in no confirmedanswer, but is highly effec-tive at distinguishing be-tween ectopic and normal

A poisonous adder wasdiscovered in a box ofgrapes in a factory in

Northern Ireland. INTERNET

Poisonoussnake found in

grapes boxBELFAST, 2 Nov — A

poisonous snake has beendiscovered in a box ofgrapes in a factory inNorthern Ireland. The 10-inch suspected adder wasfound during a qualitycheck by a worker at Or-chard County Foods inCraigavon, Co Armagh.

The grapes were im-ported from Spain. Thestaff member informedmanagers and nobody washurt. The Ulster Societyfor the Protection of Ani-mals was called and tookthe reptile to the City Rep-tiles shop in Belfast. Aspokesman for OrchardCounty Foods said: “Wewould normally buy alarge quantity of grapesthroughout Europe.

Internet

Time change drives clock man cuckoo

Roman Piekarski makes a startchanging the time on the 600 cuckoo

clocks at his museum.— INTERNET

thought for one museum curator who hasmore than 600 to wind back before Sun-day. Roman Piekarski, the curator of theCuckooland Museum in Tabley, Chesh-ire, has so many clocks that he has tostart changing the time before everyoneelse.

Mr Piekarski, 58, has collected 625antique cuckoo clocks from around theworld since his museum opened 20 yearsago. He runs Cuckooland with hisbrother Maz, and the pair will start wind-ing the clocks back on Saturday in prepa-ration for this weekend’s time change.“Some years it takes a good week to dobecause it’s hard to remember whichclocks you’ve wound and which clocksyou haven’t,” he explained.

Internet

LONDON, 2 Nov — Turning back theclock can be a struggle — but spare a

91 hours a year ‘wasted snoozing’

Lazy Britons are wast-ing up to 91 hours ayear by hitting the

snooze button, researchclaims.— INTERNET

pregnancy in confirmedcases. Experts based inPennsylvania carried out atrial on 100 women withectopic pregnancy and 100women with normally de-veloping pregnancy.

Internet

Gang leaderskilled in Mexico

tourist cityOAXACA, 2 Nov— Two

alleged leaders of a uni-versity student gang wereshot to death on Friday bygunmen on a motorcyclein the tourist zone ofMexico’s colonial city ofOaxaca. The killings oc-curred in front of theformer convent of SantoDomingo, a popular tour-ist attraction in downtownOaxaca.

The men’s bodies layon a sidewalk in front ofthe colonial-era buildingfor some time after the at-tack. The gunmen fled andhave not been identified.Unidentified assailantswounded another promi-nent member of the gangFriday, but did not killhim. The gang wasaccused of attacking anti-government protesters in2006.—Internet

MGM filmstudio headed

for bankruptcyLOS ANGELES, 2 Nov —

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,the legendary film studiofamous for classic moviessuch as The Wizard of Oz,Gone with the Wind andSingin’ in the Rain, is setto file for bankruptcywithin days. The movecomes after creditors ap-proved a plan to restruc-ture its $4bn (£2.5bn) debtunder the protection ofinsolvency courts andplace the company undernew management.

Resolution of the long-running saga of the stu-dio’s finances came aftercreditors rejected an ag-gressive takeover bid bycorporate raider CarlIcahn. A reorganizationwill require MGM to de-clare a chapter 11 bank-ruptcy in order to renego-tiate its mountain of bor-rowing.

Internet

One killed, fourhurt in road crash

CO CORK, 2 Nov — Ayoung man has died afterthe car he was drivingcrashed. Four other pas-sengers travelling in thevehicle at Waterpark inCarrigaline, Co Cork,were taken to hospital.Their injuries are notbelieved to be life threat-ening.

The 21-year-old driverwas pronounced dead atthe scene at around5.30am on Saturday.

Internet

Man dead after shooting incidentLONDON, 2 Nov — A man was found dead in open

ground after a shooting incident, gardai have said.The scene at Sliabh Breagh in Ardee, Co Louth, hasbeen sealed off. Detectives said they were investi-gating all the circumstances surrounding the incident.

The incident occurred at around 11pm on Fridaynight and the man’s body was found shortly after 4amon Saturday.

Garda forensic experts have been asked to attend.Investigators have appealed for anyone who was inthe area from 10pm on Friday night or anyone withinformation to contact them.— Internet

The gardai are

investigating after

a man was found

dead in a shooting

incident.

INTERNET

LONDON, 2 Nov — LazyBritons are wasting up to91 hours a year just by hit-ting the snooze button ontheir alarm clocks, accord-ing to research. With theclocks going back there isa good excuse to lie in thisweekend, but almost a third(28%) of people admitsnoozing for an extra 15minutes every morning.

If they hit the snoozebutton every day, it wouldadd up to 91 hours a year -or 232 days in an adult life-time. Other big time wast-ers include gossiping, with21% of people spending anhour a day chatting tofriends and colleagues, ac-

cording to the survey. And10% of people admit spend-ing an hour just daydream-ing. The survey of 1,250people was carried out bywww.legmaster.com.

Internet

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 3 November, 2010 15

R/489 Printed and published by the New Light of Myanmar press in Nay Pyi Taw, the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar.

Local Transmission* Opening* News* Beach Resort of Chaung Tha* Secret Places for Yummy Food Ep-8* News* Kyaik Htee Yo ( Golden Rock Pagoda)* IT Youths & Knowledge Age* News* Rakhine Traditional Wedding Ceremony* News* Sightseeing Around Taunggyi, InlayOversea Transmission* Opening* News* Beach Resort of Chaung Tha* Secret Places for Yummy Food Ep-8* News* Kyaik Htee Yo ( Golden Rock Pagoda)* IT Youths & Knowledge Age* News* Rakhine Traditional Wedding Ceremony* News* Sightseeing Around Taunggyi, Inlay* News* Being Young (Youth and Fashion)* News* Disabled...But Able* Music Gallery* News* Topic on Journal (Agricultural waste forpower generation)* Up Against the Tide* News* Inviting Crispy Beans* Myanmar Movies “Unchangeable Love”

7:00 am 1. Paritta By

Venerable Min GunSayadaw

7:10 am 2. Dhamma Puja Song 7:25 am 3. To Be Healthy

Exercise 7:30 am 4. Morning News 7:40 am 5. Nice & Sweet

Song

Wednesday,3 November

View on today

7:55 am 6. Cultural Dances8:05 am 7. Classical Songs8:15 am 8. Myanmar

Traditional CulturalPerforming ArtsCompetition

8:20 am 9. Musical Programme8:35 am10. Dance Of National

Races8:40 am11. International News8:45 am12. Teleplay (Policy)3:30 pm 1. Myanmar National

League MNL GrandRoyal (2010)

FootballCompetition Delay(Southern MyanmarFC & OkktharUnited FC)

5:00 pm 2. Musical Programme5:10 pm 3. Songs For Upholding

National Spirit5:15 pm 4. ‘‘ How to Cast Vote’’

(Myanmar Motion

Picture Aseayon)

5:30 pm 5. Melody Tunes

(Sogya PyawshwinTay Thansin)

6:00 pm 6. Evening News6:15 pm 7. Weather Report

MYANMAR INTERNATIONAL

Programme Schedule(3-11-2010)(Wednesday)

Transmissions Times

Local - (09:00am ~ 11:00am) MSTOversea Transmission - (3-11-10 09:30 am ~

4-11-10 09:30 am) MST

Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr.M.S.T. During the past 24 hours, light rain has beenscattered in upper Sagaing and Taninthayi Regions,isolated in Kachin and Rakhine States and weather has beenpartly cloudy in the remaining States and Regions. Nighttemperatures were (3°C) and (4°C) below of Novemberaverage temperatures in Chin, Kayah Kayin and MonStates, Bago and upper Sagaing Regions, (7°C) to (8°C)below November average temperatures in TaninthayiRegion and about November average temperatures inthe remaining States and Regions. The siginficant nighttemperatures were Mindat (8°C) and Haka (9°C) . Thenoteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded was Kawthoung(0.66) inch and Maungtaw (0.35) inch.

Nay Pyi TawMaximum temperature on 1-11-2010 was 91°F.

Minimum temperature on 2-11-2010 was 67°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 2-11-2010 was (83%).Rainfall on 2-11-2010 was (Nil) .

Yangon (Kaba-Aye)Maximum temperature on 1-11-2010 was 91°F.

Minimum temperature on 2-11-2010 was 71°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 2-11-2010 was (70%).Total sunshine hours on 1-11-2010 was (9.1) hours.

Rainfall on 2-11-2010 was (Nil) at Mingaladon,Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-

WEATHERTuesday, 2nd November, 2010

Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas 2010 was (82.20) inches at Mingaladon, (96.06) inches atKaba-Aye and (108.46) inches at Central Yangon.Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (7)mph from South at (08:30) hours MST on 1-11-2010.

Bay Inference: According to the observations at(12:30) hrs MST today, the low pressure area over SouthAndaman Sea still persists and it is likely to furtherintensify into a depression.Weather is partly cloudy tocloudy in the Andaman Sea and South Bay and partlycloudy elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until afternoon of the 3rdNovember2010: Rain or thundershowers will be isolated inKachin, Chin, Shan and Rakhine States, upper Sagaing,Ayeyawady and Taninthayi Regions and weather willbe partly cloudy in the remaining States and Regions.Degree of certainty is (80%).

State of the sea: Strong Easterly wind withmoderate to rough seas are likely at times Deltaic, Gulfof Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coast.Surface wind speed in strong wind may reach (35) mph.Seas will be moderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Continuation ofrain or thundershowers in the extreme SouthernMyanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areafor 3-11-2010: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for3-11-2010: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areafor 3-11-2010: Partly cloudy.

6:20 pm 8. Traditional Boxing6:35 pm 9. Shwe Yin Chone

Than7:00 pm10. Ratha Pawlwin

ThayotesaungLwin Pyin(Character Contest)

7:30 pm11. Alinka Wut Yi

Music Troupe8:00 pm12. News13. Demo Birthday

(Myanmar MotionPicture Asiayon)

14. International News15. Weather Report16. Documentary17. TV Drama Series18. Myanmar Drama

U Than TinAged 56

U Than Tin, son of (U Chit Mya-Daw MyaYin) of No. 18, Sakawarpin Street inKyeemyindine, son-in-law of (U Hla Maung)+Daw Phwa Tin living at No. 1041 Aung TheikdiStreet in Insein, dear husband of Daw Kyi Aye,living at No. 1041 Aung Theikdi Street, PhawKan in Insein, passed away at home, 1:30 am23-10-2010 (Saturday). Funeral service heldat Htein Pin Cemetery at 1:00 pm on 23-10-2010(Saturday).

Bereaved Family

World stocks rise as Chinamanufacturing gains

BANGKOK, 2 Nov — World stock markets climbedMonday, boosted by faster growth in Chinesemanufacturing and expectations the U.S. central bankwill pump more money into the world’s largesteconomy to rejuvenate a sluggish recovery. Oil pricesrose to near $82 a barrel following the release ofsurveys showing a jump in China’s manufacturing forOctober, especially in orders for new equipment. Inearly European trading, Britain’s FTSE 100 index rose0.6 percent to 5,707.74. Germany’s DAX was up 0.7percent to 6,648.31 and France’s CAC-40 added 0.8percent to 3,863.11.

Wall Street was set to open higher, with Dowfutures up 56 points, or 0.5 percent, to 11,122.00. Incurrencies, the dollar rose against the yen but droppedagainst the euro. Chinese shares rebounded, buoyedby the surveys showing that growth in manufacturingaccelerated in October as spending on infrastructurespurred orders for new equipment.— Internet

Drive with care

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Only with stability and peace will the nation developOnly with stability and peace will democratization process be successful

Anarchy begets anarchy, not democracyRiots beget riots, not democracyDemocracy can be introduced only through constitution

VOA, BBC-sowing hatredamong the peopleRFA, DVB-generating publicoutrageDo not allow ourselves to beswayed by killer broadcastsdesigned to cause troubles

People’s DesireWe favour peace and stabilityWe favour developmentWe oppose unrest and violenceWipe out those inciting unrestand violence

11th Waning of Thadingyut 1372 ME Wednesday, 3 November, 2010

Significant endeavours of informationsector for serving public interest

Hlaing Bwa (Parami)

During the period of a change from monsoonto cold season this year, a severe cyclonic storm Girioccurred in Myanmar. Although the country severelysuffered from impacts of Nargis once in its history,information of cyclonic storm Giri was kept in hands

before its arrival. As MRTV and MRTV-4 issued a lot ofwarnings about Giri in cooperation with the Departmentof Meteorology and Hydrology, Giri was not able tocover up its tracks. More than that, activities of FMradios showed off their brilliant efforts in issuing the

NAY PYI TAW, 2 Nov—The Department of Meteorologyand Hydrology today announced that according to the observationsat 5.30 pm today, a low pressure area over South Andaman Sea stillpersists and it is likely to intensify further into a depression next 12hours.

MNA

storm news. A small size of FM radio instead ofMRTV was indispensable for those encounteringnatural disasters like cyclone Giri while they wereworking in mangrove plantations at seaside and nipapalm plantations, rowing small boats in the sea and

rivers for fishing works. In the recent incident, FMsissued storm warnings once every 10 minutes, so thefishermen and those engaged in fishing works at theonshore areas had time to make preparedness measuresagainst the storm. After completion of works, theresidents could move to the safe places (See page 10)

Myanma Alin and Kyemon newspaper houses of News and Periodicals Enterprise seen in Zeyathiri Township of Nay Pyi Taw District.

Low pressure areamay turn into a

depression

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