The New Light of Myanmar 19-03-2010

Established 1914

Volume XVII, Number 337 5th Waxing of Tagu 1371 ME Friday, 19 March, 2010

* Development of agriculture as the base and all-round devel-opment 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 insidethe country and abroad

* The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept inthe hands of the State and the national peoples

* Uplift of the morale and morality of theentire nation

* Uplift of national prestige and integrity andpreservation and safeguarding of culturalheritage 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 objectivesFour political objectives

NAY PYI TAW, 18 March – The Union Election Commission issued Announce-ment No.2/2010 today. The translation of the announcement is as follows:

Union of MyanmarUnion Election Commission

Nay Pyi TawAnnouncement No.2/2010

4th Waxing of Tagu 1371 ME(18th March, 2010)

The Rights of Continued Existence andRegistration of Political Party

1. For the formation of political parties that set the objective of non-disintegrationof the Union, non-disintegration of national solidarity and perpetuation of (See page 7)

Union Election Commission issuesannouncement on Rights of Continued

Existence and Registration ofPolitical Party

Saidin, Thahtay hydropower projects tosupply more electricity to Rakhine State

Union Election Commission issuesannouncement on Rights of Formation

and Registration of Political PartyNAY PYI TAW, 18 March – The Union Election Commission issued Announce-

ment No.1/2010 today. The translation of the announcement is as follows:

Union of MyanmarUnion Election Commission

Nay Pyi TawAnnouncement No.1/2010

4th Waxing of Tagu 1371 ME(18th March, 2010)

The Rights of Formation andRegistration of Political Party

1. For the formation of political parties that set the objective of non-disintegration of theUnion, non-disintegration of national solidarity and perpetuation of sovereignty in theUnion of Myanmar, that are loyal to the State and that accept and practise a genuineand discipline-flourishing multi-party democratic system, the State Peace and (See page 7)

NAY PYI TAW, 18 March – Prime Minister Gen-eral Thein Sein visited the chosen site to build SittwayRailway Station yesterday in Sittway, Rakhine State.And when the train running from Pyitawtha to

Yechanbyin arrived at the temporary railway stationof Sittway, he cordially greeted university students onboard the train. The Prime Minister also looked intothe requirements of the ferry rail service.

The train is plying between Pyitawtha and Yechanbyin,which is a 12-mile journey, twice a day carrying an averageof 1000 passengers including students of arts and

(See page 8 )

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Prime Minister

General Thein

Sein cordially

converses with

townselders,

administrative

staff, social

organization

members and

locals at

Ponnagyun

railway station.

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Friday, 19 March, 2010

PERSPECTIVES

To shape a better futureTransport between Rakhine State and

other states and divisions was rather difficultin the past because of the existence of a largenumber of creeks and rivers and hilly areasin the state which is a thin stretch of landlying between the Bay of Bengal and theYoma mountain range.

But now, the three major motor roads—Sittway-An-Minbu-Magway road,Thandwe-Taungup-Pyay road, and Gwa-Ngathaingchaung-Yekyi road—havefacilitated trade and passenger transportservices between the state and the rest of thecountry.

Two busiest airports in the region onein Sittway and another in Thandwe havebeen upgraded to handle more flights andpassengers and goods. What is more, Sittway-An-Minbu railroad is under construction atpresent to introduce a rail service betweenSittway, the capital of the state and Yangon,the nation’s commercial city. Some of itssections are in operation at present.

In addition, Rakhine State has excellentpotentials for progress as the coastal regionholds a large array of resources includingfarms, fish and livestock.

Hence, efforts are being made toproduce intellectual, technical andtechnological resources to effectively utilizethem in the state’s interest.

In order to produce such humanresources, the government is building morebasic education schools, upgrading theexisting ones and has opened an arts andscience university, a university of computerstudies and a technological university inSittway, where local youths can now pursuetheir higher education till completion.

As we now have a myriad ofinfrastructures serving as sound foundationsfor development of multi sectors includingeconomy, health and education in almost allthe areas of the Union, what we need is toproduce more intellectual, technical andtechnological resources to shape a betterfuture of our country.

* 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

Myanmar to enhance industrial cooperation with ROK

Gigabyte Notebook fornotebook lovers

YANGON, 18 March—Myanmar TechnologyZone Co Ltd, a distributor of Gigabyte Notebook,will import Q1458 Multimedia Notebooks soonwhich can be available at cheap price with twoyears international warranty. An authorized servicecentre has also been launched for customerconvenience.

As the notebook has powerful 2.2 GHz IntelCPU, 320 GB Hard Disk, 2 GB Memory and 14.1-inch screen with stunning outer design, it is suitablefor all.

reduce extremetemperature with the helpof Misting System.

Coolmist Water Cooling Fan gives fresh airThe 30-inch radius

Coolmist Water CoolingStand Fan includesAluminium Blades andHigh Pressure Pump withconnections and switcheswhile the26-inch radius CoolmistWater Cooling Stand Fanis installed with HighPressure Pump withconnections andswitches.

The 24- inch-es

radius Coolmist WaterCooling Wall MountedFan has High PressurePump with connectionsand switches.

Lin TechnicalServices will giveinstallation service to thecustomers. Thosewishing to buy theproducts may contact LinTechnical Services No(90), Saya San Street,Bahan Township here(Ph: 543054or4412270).—MNA

YANGON, 18 March—It is Coolmist WaterCooling Fan that can

The introduction ceremony of newly arrivednotebook will be held at dealer booths at MyanmarICT Exhibition-2010 from 19 to 21 March atwhich notebooks will be sold at special price overK 400,000 as a special promotion if it is bought inadvance.

The dealer booths at the exhibition are CitiCom,Bluray, Thein Min, King Power, Top Power, I-Com, Life Mark, ADT, ICE, Neo Tech, Technolandand Notebook Mart.

The showroom of Myanmar Technology ZoneCo Ltd (T-Zone Computer Sales & Distribution) isNo. 125/B, Shwegondine Road, Bahan Township,Yangon (Ph: 542569 and 723009). The companyhas been distributing Gigabyte Notebook inaddition to BenQ Electronics.

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NAY PYI TAW 18 March — Originally, NyiNyi Aung (a) Kyaw Zaw Lwin was a Myanmarcitizen. But the 40-year-old man got naturalizedhimself in the US. Holding US passport No711851465, he arrived in Yangon airport fromThailand by Thai Airways TG-305 flight on 3September 2009.

Nyi Nyi Aung (a) Kyaw Zaw Lwin, son of UAung Din, illegally left Myanmar in the late 1988and was naturalized in the US. Afterwards, heentered Myanmar many times, supporting theactivities of unlawful anti-government organizationsand making contacts with and giving encouragementto internal anti-government groups to cause monksdisturbances. A laptop and related accessories,foreign currency and a forged national scrutinization

Naturalized US citizen Nyi Nyi Aung (a) Kyaw Zaw Lwinpardoned and deported in giving special consideration to

bilateral friendship and at request of US State Departmentcard bearing his photo with other name “San Naing”were seized from him.

As Nyi Nyi Aung (a) Kyaw Zaw Lwin wasfound guilty, he was sentenced to three yearsimprisonment under Section 468 of Criminal Code,Section 24 (1) in connection with foreign currencyexchange law and Section 6(2)/6(3) of NationalRegistration Act.

However, in giving special consideration tobilateral friendship in accordance with the requestmade by the US State Department, the naturalizedUS citizen is pardoned and the deportation order wasissued on him.

Under the deportation order, Nyi Nyi Aung (a)Kyaw Zaw Lwin left Myanmar by air this afternoon.

MNA

Take Fire PreventiveMeasures

Industry-2 Minister Vice-Admiral Soe Thein receives Vice ChairmanMr Choi, Han Young of Hyundai Motor Company.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 18March—Minister forIndustry-2 Vice-Admiral Soe Theinreceived Vice ChairmanMr. Choi, Han Young ofHyundai MotorCompany from theRepublic of Korea andparty at the ministry herethis morning.

Both sides discus-sed matters forcooperation in industrialsector between twocountries.

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A visitor poses for a photo in front of the exhibits at a Chinese silk art exhibi-tion in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on 17 March, 2010. The “Silk Road—ChineseSilk Art” exhibition was opened on Wednesday at the Kasteyev Museum of

Fine Arts. The exhibition will last till 15 April.—XINHUA

Hot air balloons prepareto fly at the outskirts ofMalaysia’s administra-tive centre Putrajaya onthe first day of the 2nd

Putrajaya internationalhot air balloon fiesta

2010, 18 March, 2010.XINHUA

Pupils from the Huanghe Road Elementary School visitthe Jiyuan Municipal Sciences and Technology Hall,as the Jianyuan City’s month of sciences and technol-ogy for pupils formally starts, in Jiyuan, central Chi-na’s Henan Province, on 16 March, 2010. XINHUA

Militancy, conflicts claim over 100lives last week in Afghanistan

Eight Canadians killedin Afghanistan in Q4,

2009OTTAWA, 18 March — A total of eight Canadians,

military and civilian, were killed in Afghanistan in thelast quarter of 2009, a report from Canada’s foreign min-istry said on Wednesday. The seventh quarterly reporton the Canadian mission in Afghanistan since 2008said Canada provided mine risk education, literacy andvocational training to tens of thousands of residents inthe southern provice of Kandahar.

“Canadian funding helped the World Food Programmeprovide over 95,500 tons of food nationally,” CanadianForeign Minister Lawrence Cannon said in the quarterlyreport. “We also contributed to the extension ofmicrofinance loans nationally through the MicrofinanceInvestment Support Facility, and exceeded our 2011 tar-get for Kandahar,” he added.—Xinhua

Canadaadopts newavalanchewarningsystem

VANCOUVER, 18 March— Canada on Wednesdayadopted a new avalanchewarning system to betteradvise skiers andsnowmobilers, officialssaid. The new system, un-veiled just days after ahuge man-caused snowslide having killed twopeople, modified the ex-isting system by incorpo-rating likelihood and con-sequences of an avalanchein a specific area.

The new warning sys-tem, to enter into effectnext winter, was jointlydeveloped by the Cana-dian Avalanche Centre,Parks Canada, the USForest Service and the USColorado Avalanche Cen-tre.—Internet

Afghan troops discover hugeweapon cache

KABUL, 18 March — Afghan forces pursuingTaleban militants discovered a huge weapon cache inwestern Herat province, a press release of the DefenceMinistry said on Thursday.

“The commando unit raided Zirkoh village ofShindand district on Wednesday and after a six-houroperation found three caches containing 50 tons ofarms and ammunitions including explosive devices,suicide vests and mines,” the press release added.

One person has been arrested in this regard, it said.There were no casualties on the soldiers, it stressed.

This is the ever-biggest weapon cache discovery inthe militancy-plagued Afghanistan over the past one year.Taleban militants have not comment yet.—Internet

KABUL, 18 March —Continued militancy andconflicts have claimedmore than 100 people’slives with overwhelmingof them non-combatantsover the past week in theinsurgency-plagued Af-ghanistan.

The Taleban-led mili-tants who staged a violentcomeback in 2005 havelargely relied on suicidebombings and roadsideattacks which often claimthe lives of civilians thanthe military.

Since last Friday, ac-cording to officials, 105people including civil-ians, Taliban militants andNATO soldiers have beenkilled and dozens othersgot wounded in the war-ravaged Afghanistan.

However, the bloodiestone is the multiple explo-sions in Taliban birthplaceKandahar in south Af-ghanistan.

The militants in a com-mando-style attack car-ried out four suicide at-

tacks and gun battle intheir former spiritualfiefdom Kandahar city,capital of Kandahar prov-ince, on Saturday evening,killing 35 people and in-juring 57 others.

Internet

Sudanese gov’t to ink peaceframework with Darfur’s

rebel groupDOHA, 18 March— The Sudanese government is

expected to sign here on Thursday a peace frameworkwith the Liberation and Justice Movement(LJM), anewly-integrated rebel group, in a step aimed at end-ing years of conflicts in Darfur.

The accord would be the second the Sudanese gov-ernment inked within a month with rebel groups inthe western Sudanese region.

On 23 Feb, Sudan signed a temporary ceasefire dealwith the Justice and Equality Movement, a key rebelgroup, breaking up a standstill in Darfur’s peace proc-ess.

The LJM was formed by ten rebel groups shortlybefore that signature.

Internet

Clash leaves two militants deadin former Taleban bastion

LASHKAR GAH, 18March —A gun battle inTaleban’s former bastionof Marja district in thesouthern Helmandprovince of Afghanistanleft two militants dead andinjured another onThursday, a local officialsaid.

“The insurgentsattacked a police checkpointin Marja district today andpolice returned fire killingtwo enemies and woundinganother,” Ghulam Sakhi, thepolice chief of Marja districttold Xinhua.

There were nocasualties on police, hecontended.

A former bastion ofTaleban in southAfghanistan, Marja districtwas recaptured in the wakeof massive joint Afghan

and NATO operation withthe involvement of 15,000soldiers launched in midFebruary.

Four more militants,according to the offical,were killed in Marja lastweek.

Xinhua

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MOSCOW, 18 March—Russia must defend itsclaims to mineral richesof the Arctic in increasingcompetition with otherpowers, President DmitryMedvedev said onWednesday.

Medvedev said globalclimate change will likelyfuel arguments betweennations seeking access toenergy and other re-sources.

“Other polar nationsalready have taken active

SYDNEY, 18 March—General Motors’ Austral-ian subsidiary GMHolden on Thursday re-called 9,000 Cruze sedansover a faulty fuel hose,after a raft of damagingglitches hit Japan’s Toyotaand Honda.

A company spokes-man said some of thehoses on 1.8-litre MY10JG Cruze models hadsprung a leak, and someowners may notice leak-ing fuel, a petrol smell orloss of power. No acci-dents or injuries havebeen reported.

“A condition has beenidentified where, in someinstances, the fuel feed

Workers are seen on

GM Holden’s

assembly line in

South Australia. The

Australian subsidiary

of the US auto giant

General Motors has

recalled 9,000

vehicles over a faulty

fuel hose.

INTERNET

Russia must tap Arctic resourcessteps to expand their sci-entific research as well aseconomic and even mili-tary presence in the Arc-tic,” he told a session ofthe presidential SecurityCouncil.

Medvedev added thatattempts have been madeto limit Russia’s access toArctic resources, but hedidn’t name a specific na-tion.

“Regrettably, we haveseen attempts to limitRussia’s access to the ex-

ploration and develop-ment of the Arctic mineralresources,” he said.“That’s absolutely inad-missible from the legalviewpoint and unfairgiven our nation’s geo-graphical location andhistory.”

Russia claims a largepart of the Arctic seabedas its own, arguing that itis an extension of its con-tinental shelf. In 2007,scientists staked a sym-bolic claim by dropping acanister containing theRussian flag onto theseabed from a small sub-marine.—Internet

GM Holden recalls 9,000 carsover faulty fuel hose

PHNOM PENH, 18 March— Cambodian and Chi-nese senior officials agreedon Thursday to furtherstrengthen friendship andcooperation relations tobring more benefits to thepeoples of the two coun-tries. The common viewwas reached when visitingChinese Vice Premier HuiLiangyu held talks withCambodian Deputy PrimeMinister and Minister of

WASHINGTON, 18March — US wholesaleprices declined by 0.6 per-cent in February, largerthan the economists’ ex-pectation, the Labour De-partment reported onWednesday.

The rise in the depart-ment’s Producer Price In-dex (PPI), a measure ofinflation at the wholesalelevel, followed a 1.4 per-cent gain in January.Economists had fore-casted a 0.2 percent drop.

Excluding the volatilefood and energy sectors,core wholesale prices roseby 0.1 percent in Febru-ary, matching the econo-mists’ expectation.

Over the past 12months, wholesale pricesare up 4.4 percent, core in-flation is up a much moresubdued 1 percent over thepast year.—Xinhua

hose may not have beenmanufactured correctlyand could result in a fuelleak,” the spokesman saidin a statement.

“We are aware of 71cases of a reported fuelleak due to this condi-tion.”

The recall, which af-fects 9,098 cars in Aus-tralia and another 485 inNew Zealand, comes af-ter Toyota pulled eightmillion cars over accel-erator and brake prob-lems.

Internet

US wholesaleprices drop

0.6 percent inFebruary

Cambodia, China agree to deepen friendship,cooperation relations

the Office of the Councilof Ministers Sok An onThursday. During themeeting, Hui highly val-ued the relations betweenChina and Cambodia, say-ing that China and Cam-bodia “are good neigh-bours, good friends andgood partners.” He saidthat the bilateral relationsbetween China and Cam-bodia “serve as a modelfor state-to-state rela-

tions.”In recent years, the bi-

lateral relations havemaintained sound devel-opment momentum, Huisaid, adding that China andCambodia have kept closehigh-level exchanges,deepened economic andtrade cooperation andmaintained close coordi-nation and cooperation onmajor international andregional affairs.—Internet

Environmental and Social Impact of the ‘Livestock Revolution’SCIENCEDAILY, 18

March—Global meatproduction has tripled in thepast three decades and coulddouble its present level by2050, according to a newreport on the livestockindustry by an internationalteam of scientists and policyexperts. The impact of this“livestock revolution” islikely to have significantconsequences for humanhealth, the environment andthe global economy, theauthors conclude.

“This is the first time thatwe’ve looked at the social,economic, health andenvironmental impacts oflivestock in an integrated wayand presented solutions forreducing the detrimentaleffects of the industry andenhancing its positiveattributes,” he said. Amongthe key findings in the reportare:

* More than 1.7 billionanimals are used in livestockproduction worldwide andoccupy more than one-fourth

of the Earth’s land.* Production of animal

feed consumes about one-thirdof total arable land.

*Livestock produc-tion accounts for appro-ximately 40 percent of theglobal agricultural grossdomestic product.

* The livestock sector,including feed production andtransport, is responsible forabout 18 percent of allgreenhouse gas emissionsworldwide.

Internet

The growing worldwidedemand for meat is

likely to have asignificant impact on

human health, theenvironment and the

global economy in thenext 50 years, accordingto the report, Livestock

in a ChangingLandscape, released in

March 2010.INTERNET

Tourists pose for a photo beside straw men in the cole field at the

Shenxianju scenic area in Taizhou City, east China’s Zhejiang

Province, on 18 March, 2010.

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Released Chinese nationals arrive inCameroon’s port city Limbe, all in good condition

China’s 26th Antarctic expeditionteam arrives in Australia

FREMANTLE, 18 March—China’s 26th Antarctic ex-pedition team aboard the Xue Long (Snow Dragon)icebreaker arrived here on Thursday for supplies be-fore beginning the final leg of the ship’s trip home.

The Xue Long was expected to stay in Fremantlefor seven days and load up with fresh water, fruits andvegetables, and have some maintenance work done.During its stay, 13 team members will embark forChina by plane.

China’s 26th Antarctic expedition team embarked onits home journey on 5 March, leaving China’s Antarc-tic Zhongshan station after completing all of itsplanned scientific research and logistical tasks.

Setting out from Shanghai on 11 Oct, 2009, the Chi-nese expedition team has done scientific research in-volving all three of China’s Antarctic stations(Changcheng, Zhongshan and Kunlun) during its voy-age, the first time in China’s Antarctic exploration his-tory.—Xinhua

Released Chinese nationals call their families after arriving in Cameroon’s portcity Limbe on 17 March, 2010. The released Chinese nationals who were kid-napped off Cameroon’s Bakassi peninsula days ago arrived in Cameroon’s portcity Limbe late on Wednesday and the seven are all in good condition.—XINHUA

LIMBE, 18 March—Thereleased Chinese nation-als who were kidnappedin Cameroon days ago ar-rived in Cameroon’s portcity Limbe late onWednesday and the sevenare all in good condition.

The Chinese nationalsleft the Bakassi peninsulaby boat where they werereleased. Limbe is the portcity of Cameroon in theAtlantic Ocean.

The Seven Chinese na-tionals on board two fish-ing boats owned by Chi-na’s Dalian Beihai Fish-

ing Company were ab-ducted early Friday morn-ing by gunmen off theBakassi peninsula.

An “Africa MarineCommando”, which hadbeen unknown, claimedresponsibility for the kid-napping.

The two fishing vesselsreturned to the port ofLimbe hours later withtwo sailors on boardslightly injured.

Chinese AmbassadorXue Jinwei told Xinhuathat the Chinese andCameroonian authorities

had worked hard to savethem. Negotiations wenton for days during whichthe captives had no risk oflives and were providedwith water and food.

The Bakassi peninsula,which has an area of 1,000square km and a great po-tential of oil and gas, hasbeen a hotbed for banditryin the Gulf of Guinea. Itwas handed over fromNigeria to Cameroon inAugust 2008 under a rul-ing by the InternationalCourt of Justice in theHague.—Xinhua

Southeast Asia’s firstUniversal Studio themepark opens in SingaporeSINGAPORE, 18 March—Universal Studios Singapore,

Southeast Asia’s first and only Universal Studio theme park,opened its door to the public here on Thursday.

The theme park opening ceremony kicked off at 8: 28 amon 18 March, an auspicious starting time as the number “eight”represents prosperity in the Chinese culture. During the cer-emony, 18 lion dancers entered the park via the “Streets ofHollywood,” actresses dressing as Marilyn Monroe and BettyBoop led the first group of guests into the park.

Greg Semon, an American who got the first season ticketto the theme park, said, “The Universal Studio Singaporemaybe one of the smallest theme parks in the world, but it isvery compact and a lot of fun.”

Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, executive chairman of ResortsWorld Sentosa said, “This is the region’s only Universal Stu-dios theme park, and it will be a tourism crown jewel for notjust Singapore, but Asia as a whole.”

Expecting to attract 4.5 million tourists for the first year,Lim said that he’s not worried about the competition withother theme parks around the world, as 18 of the 24 tourismspots here are specially designed for Singapore and cannot befound anywhere else.

Xinhua

Two injuredin Algerian

petrochemicalplant blast

ALGIERS, 18 March—Two people were injuredon Wednesday from an ex-plosion of Algeria’s state-run petrochemical com-pany Sonatrach’s plant inSkikda, 500 km east ofAlgiers, state-run APSnews agency reported.

The explosion occurredon Wednesday afternoondue to hydrogen leak, saidthe report, adding that thesituation has been undercontrol and rescue workwas underway.—Xinhua

Brunei to helpreconstruct

Indonesia’s quake-hitWest Sumatra

JAKARTA, 18 March—Brunei to provide aid tohelp reconstructing Indo-nesia’s West SumatraProvince that was hit by7.6-magnitude earthquakeon 30 Sept, 2009, an am-bassador told reporters onThursday.

Brunei’s Ambassador inIndonesia Tuan YangTerutama Dato PadukaMuhammad bin HajiSaidin said that the aid isone of the realizations ofgood relationship betweenthe two countries.

“This is the contributionfrom all Brunei’s people,”he said, without revealingthe details.

He also said that in thefuture, Brunei will con-tinue its help in mitigationdisaster in Indonesia.

Xinhua

Xue Long (Snow Dragon) icebreaker arrives atFremantle port, Australia, on 18 March, 2010.

China’s 26th Antarctic expedition team arrived hereon Thursday for a replenishment, which would bethe last supply for this expedition travel.—XINHUA

Venezuela, Belarus sign bilateral cooperation agreements

All Items from Xinhua News Agency

CARACAS, 18 March— Venezuela andBelarus on Wednesday signed a seriesof bilateral agreements on energy, con-struction, agro-industry and trade.

Among the 22 agreements signed byVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez andhis Belarusian counterpart, AlexanderLukashenko, the two countries agreedon a daily sale of 80,000 barrels of Ven-ezuelan crude oil to Belarus and allo-cate three fields in the Orinoco Oil Strip.

Both sides decided to expand a pro-gramme, which originally planned tobuild 5,000 houses in Aragua state, about100 km west of the capital city Caracas.They have agreed that 10,000 morehouses will be built in Barinas state, 710km southwest of Caracas.

The two countries also agreed to cre-ate commercial offices in each other’scapital city, in a bid to facilitate the dis-tribution of products.—Xinhua

Visitors ride onthe roller

coaster duringthe openingceremony of

Resorts WorldSentosa, South-east Asia’s first

UniversalStudios movietheme park, inSingapore, on

18 March,2010.—XINHUA

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NEWS ALBUM

Photo shows a wooden house whichis built upside-down in a zoo in

Gettorf, northern Germany. The so-called “crazy house” has a kitchen,

a bathroom, a living room and asleeping room. It will open to the

public on 30 March.

A cow painting entitled “It Sees” byInushige displays at the Marunouchi

shopping district during the“CowParade” in Tokyo in 2008. ABrazilian artist launched a subver-

sive protest against the popular“CowParade” travelling art exhibit,which he deemed an affront to hiscountry’s homegrown art scene.

An archeologist cleans the stoneengraved with a seven-branched

Menorah (candelabrum), in Israel,in 2009. Ruins in northern Israelpreviously thought to have been a

synagogue have now been identifiedas a 7th century palace used by the

Umayyad caliph who startedconstruction of Jerusalem’s Dome

of the Rock, archaeologistssaid on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, 18 March— An al-Qaeda figure whohelped plan a deadly attack on the CIA in Afghanistanis believed to have been killed in a US drone strike inPakistan, a US counterterrorism official said.

“We have indications that Hussein al-Yemeni —an important al-Qaeda planner and facilitator based inthe tribal areas of Pakistan — was killed last week,”the official said on Wednesday on condition of ano-nymity.

Yemeni’s specialty was in “bombs and suicide op-erations” and he was suspected of playing “a key role”in the December attack at a CIA post in eastern Af-ghanistan that killed seven Americans, the official saidin an email.

The Al-Qaeda operative was apparently killed in aUS drone strike in the Pakistani city of Miranshah inNorth Waziristan, in the country’s northwest tribal belt.

Internet

An unmanned Predator aircraft is prepared for atraining flight.—INTERNET

KABUL, 18 March—Abus plunged off a moun-tain road in Afghanistan’sHindu Kush mountainson Wednesday, catchingfire and leaving as manyas 35 people dead, thoughauthorities were still pull-ing burned bodies fromthe wreckage.

Dr Sanim Rasouli,

JAKARTA, 18 March —Indonesia’s House ofRepresentatives gave agreen light to the govern-ment’s plan to build nu-clear plants.

That decision on Mon-day came after the parlia-mentary commission forenergy, technology and

CIUDAD JUAREZ, 18 March— Elodia Ortiz drops herchildren at school in the morning, picks them up inthe afternoon and makes an occasional trip to the su-permarket. Anything else, she says, is too dangerous.

Parents in Ciudad Juarez, just across the borderfrom El Paso, Texas, are afraid to venture into thestreets amid a turf war between two powerful drugcartels that has left more than 4,500 people dead dur-ing the past two years.

Their fears spiked last weekend when hit men at-tacked two white SUVs leaving a birthday party, kill-ing parents from two US Consulate families in frontof their screaming children.

The violence has risen to such levels in CiudadJuarez that everyone feels at risk in the city of 1.3million, where innocent people have been increasinglycaught in the crossfire. Hit men have gone to wrongaddresses or shot indiscriminately into homes, mow-ing down not only the targeted people but anyonenearby.

Internet

Key al-Qaeda figure believedkilled in Pakistan

Nuclear power a possibility for Indonesiathe environment visitedthe country’s NationalNuclear Energy Agency,which is known as Batan,during the weekend.

“Indonesia can nolonger rely on non-renew-able energy sources suchas gas and coal to generateelectricity in future,” said

Teuku Riefky Harsya,chairman of the commis-sion, in a statement. Coalis estimated to account for44 percent of state-ownedutility PT PerusahaanListrik Negara’s total en-ergy production this yearwith natural gas another26 percent.—Internet

Dozens killed in bus accident in Afghan mountainshealth director in Baghlanprovince, says the buspicked up speed, struckother vehicles and thenplunged off a road nearthe Salang Pass, a majorroute through the moun-tains about 70 miles (115kilometres) north of thecapital, Kabul.

“The bus failed to

brake and hit several othersmall vehicles on its waydown a hill,” Rasouli said,adding that the brakesmight not have beenworking.

He said dozens of peo-ple — some of them chil-dren — burned to deathwhen the bus caught fire.

Internet

Fear grips Mexican borderfamilies amid violence

Archaeologists say a tem-ple being excavated in south-eastern Turkey is 12,000years old and is likely theoldest temple ever uncov-ered.

The site was first identi-fied in 1986 when a farmertilling his field in Sanliurfafound a statuette in the soil,the Radikal newspaperreported on Wednesday.

Since then, archaeolo-gists have uncovered thefoundation of the templebuilt in the Neolithic Agealong with carvings of pigs,foxes, snakes, fawns and

People age 50 and older who feellonely and do not connect with othersmay have higher levels of blood pres-sure, US researchers found.

Louise Hawkley of the University ofChicago and colleagues also looked atthe possibility that depression and stressmight account for the blood pressure in-crease but found that those factors didnot fully explain the increase in bloodpressure among lonely people age 50and older.

“Loneliness behaved as though it is aunique health-risk factor in its own right,”Hawkley wrote in an article published inthe journal Psychology and Aging.

A Santa Rosa woman wasarrested for allegedly stealingher landlord’s airplane, thenabandoning it in a field afterit ran out of gas.

Authorities said a 27-year-old woman had accessto the Piper Cherokee be-cause she had been borrow-ing it for piloting lessons.

But she allegedly took theplane without permission onTuesday from a hangar at theSonoma County Airport.

Authorities said shelanded it in a Modoc County

Oldest temple in the world found in Turkeyheadless humans.

Officials with the HarranUniversity ArchaeologyDepartment have yet to iden-tify the culture that built thetemple or their belief system,the newspaper said.

German teams were thefirst to excavate beginning in1995, but the Turkish Cultureand Tourism Ministry placedthe site on its first-degreeprotection list in 2005, takingcontrol of the research.

Prior to its discovery, theworld’s oldest known templewas in Malta, dating from5,000 BC.

Woman accused of stealing planeand ditching it

ranch field when she ran outof gas, didn’t report the inci-dent and hiked to a nearbyhotel to spend the night.

Curious residents calledauthorities about the aban-doned plane, and deputiesarrested the woman the nextmorning on suspicion ofgrand theft and aircrafttheft.

Modoc County Undersher-iff Gary Palmer said thewoman was found with keysto the plane and admitted totaking it.

Loneliness linked to higher blood pressurePeople who have many friends and a

social network can feel lonely if they findtheir relationships unsatisfying, whilepeople who live solitary lives may not belonely if their few relationships are mean-ingful and rewarding, Hawkley said.

The study involved 229 people ages50-68, who were randomly chosenamong whites, African-Americans andLatinos who answered questions on lone-liness and their connections to others. Theloneliest people saw their blood pressurerise by 14.4 millimetres of mercury morethan the blood pressure of their mostsocially contented counterparts over thefour-year study period.

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(from page 1)Development Council issued the Political Parties Registration Law underthe Law No.2/2010 of the SPDC on 8 March 2010 in accord with the Article-443 of the State Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.

2. For the formation of political parties, the Union Election Commissionissued the Political Parties Registration Bylaws under the NotificationNo.1/2010 on 17 March 2010.

3. Those wishing to form political party may apply at the Union ElectionCommission Office, Building No.22, Nay Pyi Taw, during office hours asof the date of this announcement issued in accord with the already issuedlaws and bylaws.

By orderWin Ko

SecretaryUnion Election Commission

(from page 1)sovereignty in the Union of Myanmar, that are loyal to the State and thataccept and practise a genuine and discipline-flourishing multi-party demo-cratic system, the State Peace and Development Council issued the PoliticalParties Registration Law under the Law No.2/2010 of the SPDC on 8 March2010 in accord with the Article-443 of the State Constitution of the Republicof the Union of Myanmar.

2. For the formation of political parties, the Union Election Commission issuedthe Political Parties Registration Bylaws under the Notification No.1/2010on 17 March 2010.

3. Parties that fall within the competence of Political Parties Registration LawSection-25, if they wish to continue their existence may apply at the UnionElection Commission Office, Building No.22, Nay Pyi Taw, during officehours as of the date of this announcement issued in accord with the alreadyissued laws and bylaws.

By orderWin Ko

SecretaryUnion Election Commission

Dredger and Huller Project and Technical Training School (Magway) ProjectByline: Maung Maung Myint Swe

(from page 16)agricultural machinery and tools with the aim ofimproving the agricultural sector. Being user-friendlyand powerful, agricultural machinery and tools wincustomer satisfaction.

There has been another good news that theministry is pursuing the project to produce hullers,whose milling capacity ranges from three to five tonsof paddy a day.

Hullers imported for farmers and middle entre-preneurs are expensive, but not durable. So, they arenot the best choice of the consumers.

Before long, the Ministry of Industry-2 will fulfilthat requirement by manufacturing hullers with a viewto reducing import, fulfilling customers’ wishes, anddisseminating producing methods.

The ministry plans to produce 500 units ofhullers a year. It will also produce six-inch rubber rollhuskers, gravity grain separating screens, every rollrice whiteners, and spare parts.

According to my first hand knowledge gainedin a trip to factories under the ministry, the factory’sproductivity is higher than the fixed annual rate of 500units. There, I was amazed to see the largest factoriesin Myanmar.

The 12-month project is due to be completed byOctober 2010.

The ministry will produce hullers at Malun Fac-tory in Minhla Township. So, it is now making allnecessary arrangements. It will complete the projectdesign, layout plan, foundation drawing & installationdrawing by March 2010 in cooperation with Chineseexperts.

The project is intended to reduce the import ofgoods and get advanced technology about rice millingand sustainable benefits.

I have never heard that dredgers are produced inMyanmar. Now, I am glad to note that Myanmar willbegin to produce dredgers.

The project is aimed at manufacturing dredgersand accessories for maintenance of waterways in thenation, gain technology, and produce import-substi-tute goods.

The Ministry of Industry-2 has a lot of experi-ence of manufacturing bulldozers, excavators, miniexcavators, compactors, road rollers and forklifts. Theministry will manufacture small dredgers.

According to some officials, the ministry willproduce cutter suction dredgers and accessories atMalun Factory in Minhla Township till it meets the

local demand.In the process, most of the parts of the machin-

ery will be based on the machines in the factories underthe ministry. The project will be much beneficialbecause Myanmar is a land where there are numerouswatercourses.

In my trip to Technical Training School (Hsinte)and Technical Training School (Thagara) to writebylines, I learnt that the nation needs to produce agrowing number of human resources in the industrialsector for industrialization, and the ministry has beenattending to the requirements as much as it can.

Technical Training School (Magway) will bebuilt in Magway Industrial Region. The 18-monthproject will be completed by 2010.

As to the project, the ministry will build thetraining school with the assistance of designs, teachingaids and raw materials from the Republic of Korea.

The school will conduct vehicle maintenancecourse, auto industry course, and quality control coursewith the intention of producing skilled labour, provid-ing advance training to improve the performance ofworkers, curbing road accident, systematizing themaintenance processes, and enhancing the quality oflocally-produced vehicles.

Those who have completed high school educa-tion and workers skilled in the auto industry can applyfor the course.

In the process, normal training course willinclude three-month automobile engine course, auto-mobile electrical system course, automobile trans-mission course, and automobile course. Advancetraining course include three-month automobile pro-duction technology course and two-month automo-bile inspection course.

The Technical Training School (Magway) willhelp boost production of industrial technicians, autoindustry of the nation, dissemination of auto mainte-nance technology, and national development.

All in all, the special projects the Ministry ofIndustry-2 will launch soon will make significantcontribution towards nation-building tasks.

Translation: MSSome buildings of Technical Training School (Magway) under construction.

Union Election Commission issuesannouncement on Rights of Continued

Existence and Registration of Political Party

Union Election Commission issuesannouncement on Rights of Formation

and Registration of Political Party

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Saidin, Thahtay hydropowerprojects to…

(from pageg 1)science university, uni-versity of computer stud-ies and technological uni-versity every trip.

At Kandawgyi pota-ble water lake in Minganward, the Prime Minister

Sittway rians even in thedry season.

At Saidinhydropower project inButhidaung Township inthe state, the Prime Min-ister fulfilled the trans-port, education and healthrequirements of the lo-cals.

Minister for ElectricPower No. 1 Col Zaw Minpresented a report, say-ing that efforts to harnessthe waterfall failed dur-ing the past successiveeras because of certainreasons. U Aung ZawNaing of AnagutswanahCo Ltd explained geologi-cal, weather and land sur-vey.

The Prime Ministerand party inspected the

project from the observa-tion deck.

KTA company com-piled the final feasibilitystudy report in 1956. Butthe project could not beimplemented due to theexistence of insurgentsthat made the area un-safe.

It has become a me-dium-size hydropower

plant project only at thetime of Tatmadaw gov-ernment. It will generatean average of 220 millionkilowatt hours of electric-ity annually.

The project will pro-vide additional power toall the towns in RakhineState in addition to sup-plying electricity to tennorthern towns of the re-gion.

After inspectingPonnagyun-Yotayok rail-road project at the rail-way station inPonnagyun, the PrimeMinister met withtownselders, administra-tive staff, social organi-zation members and lo-cal people and made ar-rangements to facilitate

education, health, trans-port and economic activi-ties. He presented giftsto townselders.

Sittway-An-Minburailroad is under construc-tion section-wise for thepeople to travel fromSittway to Yangon by railsoon.

The 12-mile-longPyitawtha-Yechanbyin

section was commis-sioned into service in May2009. Efforts are beingmade to open the 24-mile-long railroad fromKundaung station nearMinchaung bridge toYotayok station in May2010 and the 18-mile-long Yotayok-Kyauktawsection in October 2010.

In Kyaukpyu,Yanbye and Thandwealso, the Prime Ministerheld meetings withtownselders, administra-tive staff and social or-ganization members. Heinspected extention ofThandwe airport fromhelicopter.

In meeting withtownselders, local au-thorities, and social or-

ganizations at the guesthouse of Station inTaungup, the Prime Min-ister presented clothes,medicines and householdutensils to townselders.

Next, the Prime Min-ister inspected ThahtayHydropower Project. TheMinister for ElectricPower No. 1 reported onthe aim and location of

the dam, construction ofthe main dam, diversiontunnel, spillway, intakestructure and sluice gate,strength of the machin-ery, and workforce.

In response, the PrimeMinister attended to theneeds, and viewed theworksite.

The zone-type projectis being implemented bydamming the ThahtayCreek, about 12 milesnortheast of Thandwe.With a 2028 feet long and298 feet high embank-ment, the dam has twodiversion tunnels. Oncompletion, the plant witha generation capacity of111 megawatts will beable to produce 386 mil-lion kilowatt hours a year.

So far, the project hasbeen completed by 20.24per cent. On completion,the project will be able tosatisfy the electricity de-mand of the whole south-ern part of Rakhine State.

The Prime Ministerinspected the site chosenfor construction of LonethaJetty in Jadedaw Village,Myabyin Village-tract,

Thandwe, and fulfilled therequirements.

At Thandwe AirportRunway Project, MinisterMaj-Gen Thein Swe re-ported on arrangementsfor extension of the run-way to a 12,000 feet longone, completion of theearthen runway for 8500feet, and follow-up pro-grammes.

In response to the re-ports, the Prime Ministergave instructions.

At the meetings withlocal authorities, socialorganizations, town-selders and local peopleon his tour aroundRakhine State, the PrimeMinister said that thestate lagged behind other

(See page 9)

Photo shows Saidin hydropower project in Buthidaung Township, Maungtaw District, Rakhine State.—MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein inspects the extension of runway of Thandwe Airport.—MNA

viewed supplying of wa-ter to the lake through aneight-inch pipe fromAungdine freshwaterlake with the help of wa-terworks. During inspec-tion of the waterworks,he facilitated water sup-ply operation after hear-ing reports presented byChairman of RakhineState Peace and Devel-opment Council Com-mander of Western Com-mand Maj-Gen ThaungAye, Deputy Minister forProgress of Border Ar-eas and National Racesand Development AffairsCol Tin Ngwe and anofficial.

Kandawgyi storesrain water every year forSittway people. But in

summer, local peoplewere in trouble with wa-ter. Now, the waterworksis channeling 600,000gallons of water dailyfrom the freshwater laketo Kandawgyi to ensureadequate water supply for

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Saidin, Thahtay hydro-power projects to…

(from page 8)regions in developmentdue to lack of stability,peace and stabil i ty

sparked by armed in-surgency.

To ensure smoothtransport essential for de-velopment of RakhineState, the Tatmadaw gov-ernment is taking meas-ures such as constructionof a highway to link thestate with western BagoDivision, Magway Divi-sion and Ayeyawady Di-vision, Sittway-An-Minbu Railroad to estab-lish a direct rail link be-tween Yangon and thestate, and upgradingSittway and Thandwe air-ports.

For supply of ad-equate irrigation water,the government hasmany dams. Now, thegovernment is imple-

menting Thahtay andAnchaung hydropowerprojects. It is preparingto launch Saidin and

Laymyo hydropowerprojects soon. When allthe projects are com-pleted, the whole state

will be supplied withsufficient electricpower.

Rakhine State isr ich in natural re-sources. So, what thestate needs is develop-

ment of human re-sources. In order to ful-fil this requirement, thegovernment has been

opening new schoolsand upgrading old ones.And it has opened anarts and science univer-sity, a university forcomputer studies, anda technological univer-

sity in Sittway. As aresult, the youth of theregion now have easyaccess to higher educa-

tion in their home re-gion.

Due to extensiveopening of hospitalshealth care centres andappointment of morespecialists, local peo-

ple have enjoyed betterhealth care.

The Union is amulticultural nation, so

all national brethrenhave to equip them-selves with a strongersense of Union Spirit.In conclusion, thePrime Minister calledfor upholding the na-

tional policy: non-dis-integration of the Un-ion, non-disintegrationof national solidarity,

and perpetuation ofsovereignty, doingtheir bit in pursing thenational goal of build-ing a peaceful, modernand developed nation,and effective use andmaintenance of theinfrastructural build-ings the governmenthas constructed for na-tional development,combined work of thegovernment, the peopleand the Tatmadaw torestore security, stabil-i ty and communitypeace.

MNABird eye’s view of Ponnagyun-Yotayok Railroad.—MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein greets passengers on Pyitawtha-Yechanbyin train at Sittway Railway Station.MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein inspects Thahtay Hydropower Project.—MNA

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Lt-Gen Myint Swe makes inspection tour

Lt-Gen Myint Swe inspects roadwork of six-lane Yangon-Bago Highway.—MNA

Message from U Nyan Win, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union ofMyanmar to Ms. Sujata Koirala, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of

Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of NepalI have the immense pleasure to convey to Your Excellency my warmest

congratulations and best wishes on the auspicious occasion of the 50th

anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between the Unionof Myanmar and the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.

Myanmar and Nepal have strong cultural linkages and cordial relationswhich date back to early time of our history. Nepal is well known to our countrynot only for its Mount Everest but also for the holy site of the Lumbini Garden,the birth place of Lord Buddha, which is highly regarded by MyanmarBuddhist people. It is these religious affinities and cultural links that havebrought our two peoples closer and strengthened the ties of friendship.

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between our two countriesin 1960, our ties of friendship have been strengthened especially through exchangeof official visits as well as through people to people contacts. The recent exchangeof visits between our two Foreign Ministers has paved the way for revitalizing ourexisting friendly relations between our two countries. The commemorative activitiesplanned for celebration of the golden jubilee of the diplomatic relations betweenour two countries will accord us even more opportunities to expand the existingbilateral relations.

I believe that the commemorative occasion of the 50th anniversary of ourdiplomatic relations will promote awareness among our two peoples about theexisting bilateral relations and renew the traditional bonds of friendship.

Message from Ms. Sujata Koirala, Deputy Prime Minister and Ministerof Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal to

U Nyan Win, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of MyanmarOn behalf of the people and Government of Nepal as well as on my own,

I would like to extend my warmest congratulations and best wishes to you andthrough you to the Government and the friendly people of Myanmar on thisauspicious day, 19 March 2010, which marks the 50th anniversary of diplomaticrelations between our two countries.

In fact, friendly relations between Nepal and Myanmar predate theestablishment of formal diplomatic relation. Our relations have always beenmarked by cordiality, friendship and mutual understanding. Both countriesshare similar views on a number of issues of international and regionalconcern, including international peace, security, stability and the generalinterest of Developing and the Least Developed Countries. Exchange of highlevel visits and the presence of diplomatic missions in each other’s capitalssince long have also contributed to further cementing our age old ties. Here, Iwould like to recall my visit to Myanmar last December and the recent officialvisit of Your Excellency to my country to mark the Golden Jubilee year of ourdiplomatic relations. Both these occasions provided important opportunitiesfor us to understand each other even more deeply and further our cooperativerelations.

Buddhism has been one of the major links that binds our twocountries into this ever deepening friendship. I am also pleased to notethat all sections of Nepalese people take pride in the fact that Lumbini, thebirth place of Lord Buddha, lies in Nepal. In addition, Myanmar citizensof Nepalese origin are also important connecting links in our bilateralrelations.

Given the excellent state of our political and diplomatic relations, thereis enough potential to further expand the trade and economic dimensions ofour bilateral relations by encouraging increased people-to-people interfacebetween the two countries in various sectors including tourism, investmentand commerce. There is already a modest level of exchanges between the twocountries in the fields of religious studies, pilgrimage and culture. In thiscontext, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome more and moreMyanmar Buddhist pilgrims to visit Lumbini and other historical and religioussites in Nepal.

As we celebrate the 50 years of Nepal-Myanmar diplomatic relationstoday, I am confident that the warm and friendly ties we have been enjoying canbe further enhanced in the coming years.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.MNA

1. To uphold Our Three Main National Causesat risk to life as the national policy

2. To work hard with national people forsuccessful completion of elections due to beheld in accordance with the new constitution

3. To crush internal and external subversiveelements through the strength andconsolidated unity of the people

4. To build a strong, patriotic modernTatmadaw capable of safeguarding thesovereignty and territorial integrity of thenation

Objectives of 65th AnniversaryArmed Forces Day

FMs exchange messages to mark Fiftieth Anniversary of Establishmentof Diplomatic Relations between Myanmar and Nepal

YANGON, 18 March—Lt-Gen Myint Swe of theMinistry of Defence accompanied by Chairman ofYangon Division Peace and Development CouncilCommander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Win Myint

heard report on roadwork at supervisory office formaintenance and upgrading of six-lane Yangon-BagoHighway and inspected production of tarmac today.

Lt-Gen Myint Swe and party inspected roadwork

at mile post No. 6/2, Mahuya forest reserve (teak) inHlegu Township and condition of inflow water toMahuya dam which is a supporting dam of Ngamoeyeikdam. Lt-Gen Myint Swe and party also oversawNgamoeyeik dam. He then left necessary instruction.

MNA

YANGON, 18 March—Gusto Computer TrainingSchool will start a coursefor youths wishing tostudy basic computertechnology on 31 March.

The course coversfive modules includingMicrosoft OfficeModule, BasicProgramming Module,Database Module,Graphic Design Module

Gusto for better life of youthsand Networking Module.The modules are designedto make traineeunderstand theimportance of In-formation Technology.

The course will lastfor three months andseats are limited.

Those who want toattend the course mayenroll not later than 28March.

Those interested maycontact Gusto at No (26),14th Street (Lower Block),Lanmadaw Township,Yangon (Ph: 222052 and224496); and ShwephyuPlaza (second floor),between 32nd and 33rd

Street and 77th and 78th

Street, Mandalay (Ph:0291000722, 0260873and 72668 Ext:212).

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 19 March—On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Union of Myanmar and the FederalDemocratic Republic of Nepal, the following messages of felicitations were exchanged between the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the two countries.

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Planck images the galaxy’s cold dustPASADENA, 18 March—

The Planck spacecraft —part of a European SpaceAgency-led mission —has nearly completed thefirst of at least four sepa-rate scans of the entire sky.

The spacecraft—launched by the ESA lastMay with NASA partici-pation—has returned alarge image that showstendrils of the cold dusk inour galaxy. The mission,designed to learn moreabout the birth of our uni-verse, is to be completedin early 2012.

Scientists at NASA’s Jet

Propulsion Laboratory inPasadena, Calif, said thenew image highlights aswath of our Milky Waygalaxy occupying aboutone-thirteenth of the entiresky. “It shows the brightband of our galaxy’s spi-ral disk amidst swirlingclouds where gas and dustmix together and, some-times, ignite to form newstars,” NASA said. “Thedata were taken in the so-called far-infrared portionof the light spectrum, us-ing two of nine differentfrequencies available onPlanck.”

The mission’s primarygoal is to provide the mostdetailed information yetabout the size, mass, age,geometry, compositionand fate of the universe. Inaddition, Planck will ad-dress such astronomy top-ics as star formation andgalactic structure.

“Planck is the first bigcosmology mission thatwill also have a large im-pact on our understandingof our galaxy, the MilkyWay,” said Charles Law-rence, the mission’s NASAproject scientist at JPL.

Internet

Heavy machines work on a runway with cracks caused by severe drought atKunming Airport, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, on 18 March, 2010.

XINHUA

Spitzer views two unusual black holes

Scientists transform protein into glass

New risk scorebetter predicts

heart riskATLANTA, 18 March—

US researchers have de-vised a better way to de-termine an individual’srisk for heart attack andheart failure. Researchersat the Intermountain Medi-cal Centre’s Heart Institutein Murray, Utah, said add-ing the results of blood tests— complete blood countand metabolic profiles —to the currently usedFramingham Risk Scorethat measures cholesterol,blood pressure, diabetes,age and gender substan-tially improved results.

The researchers were 30percent more likely to cor-rectly determine a wom-an’s cardiovascular riskand 57 percent more likelyto determine a man’scardiovascular risk whenthe Intermountain RiskScore was combined withthe Framingham RiskScore.—Internet

Robot helps strokevictims use their armsGENOA, 18 March—Italian scientists say they have

developed a robot that could become a teacher to helpparalyzed stroke patients learn to use their arms again.

Researcher Elena Vergaro at the University of Genoaworked with scientists at the Italian Institute of Tech-nology to develop the robotic arm for a pilot trial in-volving 10 patients.

The researcher’s robot assists patients as they attemptto guide its “hand” in a figure-of-eight motion above adesk, with the robot pulling in the correct direction andresisting incorrect movements to a minutely controlleddegree. The scientists said the interactive assistance al-lows for alternating levels of help.

“Our preliminary results from this small group ofpatients suggest that the scheme is robust and promotesa statistically significant improvement in performance,”Vergaro said.—Internet

PASADENA, 18 March—US astronomers say theyhave identified what ap-pear to be two of the earli-est and most primitivesupermassive black holesever seen.

NASA said the discov-ery, based largely on obser-vations from its SpitzerSpace Telescope, “willprovide a better under-standing of the roots of ouruniverse, and how the veryfirst black holes, galaxiesand stars came to be.”

“We have found whatare likely first-generationquasars, born in a dust-free

medium and at the earlieststages of evolution,” saidLinhua Jiang of the Uni-versity of Arizona, the leadauthor of the research.

NASA said black holesare distortions of space andtime, with the largest andmost active ones —supermassive black holes— usually seen at the coresof galaxies, surrounded bydoughnut-shaped struc-tures of dust and gas thatfeed and sustain the giantgrowing black holes thatare called quasars.

Scientists have theorizedthe very early universe

didn’t have any dust,meaning the most primi-tive quasars should also bedust-free. But nobody hadseen such immaculate qua-sars — until now.

The newly observedblack holes, the smalleston record, are about 13 bil-lion light-years fromEarth. The Spitzer obser-vations were made beforethe telescope ran out of itsliquid coolant last May,when it started its “warm”mission.—Internet

A Pakistani youth looks at a burnt-out NATO tanker in Peshawar on 1 March. Abomb attack in a restive Pakistani tribal area on Wednesday destroyed a tanker

carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan, officials said.—INTERNET

DURHAM, 18 March—US researchers say theyhave devised a method todry and preserve proteinsin a glassified form thatseems to retain the mol-ecules’ properties.

Duke University scien-tists say they are now in-vestigating whether theirglassification techniquecould bring about protein-based drugs that arecheaper to make and easierto deliver than currenttechniques that render pro-teins into freeze driedpowders to preserve them.

Professor DavidNeedham, who led the re-search, describes theglassification process as“molecular water surgery”because it removes virtu-ally all the water fromaround a dissolved proteinby “almost magically”pulling the water into asecond solvent.

“It’s like a sponge suck-

ing water off a counter,”said Needham, who hasformed a company to de-velop the innovation. Thatfirm has also applied topatent the idea of turningproteins into tiny glassbeads at room temperature

for drug delivery systems.The study is reported by

Needham, graduate stu-dent Deborah Rickard andformer graduate student PBrent Duncan in the Bio-physical Journal.

Internet

File photo shows a meat shop worker displaying im-ported US beef at a shop in Tokyo. The United Stateshas pressed Japan to throw open its lucrative marketsto foreign farm products, as US lawmakers demanded an end to curbs on American beef.—INTERNET

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Hundreds of WWII shellsremoved in Moscow

MOSCOW, 18 March—Sappers removed hundreds ofunexploded artillery shells from World War II that werediscovered by maintenance workers in northwesternMoscow, Russian news agency reported on Wednesday.

Lt Col Sergei Vlasov, a Moscow military spokes-man, was quoted by Interfax as saying that 916 shellswere removed in total.

He said the shells were loaded into special trucksand would be destroyed later on Wednesday at one ofthe testing sites of the Moscow military district.

Emergency Situations Ministry spokesman YevgenyBobylyov confirmed that the shell removal operationwas completed and people who had been evacuatedfrom nearby apartment buildings were returning totheir homes.

A city administration source told Interfax earlier thatat least 200 residents had been taken outside the cor-doned-off area around the depot.

According to media reports, as many as 2,000 shellscould be located in the former underground storagefacility.—Internet

China Mobile revenue up on surpriseARPU gain

Mexico, Spain to deepen cooperationon global issues

Photo taken on 17

March, 2010 shows

the views of disaster

area of Northern

Fijian islands after

hitting by Cyclone

Tomas. Reliefs from

New Zealand reached

Fijian on Wednesday.

XINHUA

Earthquake leaves 840,000children out of school in Chile

SANTIAGO, 18 March—The devastating earthquakehas left about 840,000 children out of school in Chile,it is reported.The reconstruction of public schools andprivate colleges will cost the government 3 billion USdollars, Chilean Education Minister Joaquin Lavin saidon Wednesday. He believed that President SebastianPinera would keep his promise that all students wouldreturn to schools before 26 April.—Xinhua

Japan’s economyto improve butprivate demandremains sluggish

TOKYO, 18 March—Ja-pan’s economy is pickingup and economic condi-tions are likely to continueimproving, said the Bankof Japan (BOJ) in a reporton Thursday.

However Japan’s cen-tral bank maintains thatthere is “not yet sufficientmomentum to support aself-sustaining recovery indomestic private demand,”although on the whole ex-ports and production havebeen increasing.

Private consumption,which accounts forroughly 60 percent of Ja-pan’s economy, is pickingup, said the BOJ, mainlydue to policy measures,despite the continued se-vere employment and in-come situation.

Meanwhile, comparedwith last month, stockprices have risen, whilethe yen’s exchange rateagainst the US dollar andlong- term interest rateshave remained at more orless the same levels, theBOJ indicated.

In broad terms the fi-nancial environment, withsome lingering severity,has continued to showsigns of improvement,Thursday’s report sur-mised and with regard tocredit supply, althoughmany firms still see finan-cial institutions’ lendingattitudes as severe, firms asa whole regard the situa-tion as improving.

Internet

New breast study totailor drugs to patients

BEIJING, 18 March—Researchers launched a clini-cal study on Wednesday to test five experimental breastcancer drugs in a collaboration between the US gov-ernment and three major drug companies, Reuters re-ported on Friday.

The study called I-SPY2, will aim to use DNA fromthe tumors of individual patients to match the mosteffective drug to each patient and to find the mostpromising treatments.

Five new experimental anti-cancer drugs will betested as part of the study, which is expected to cost26 million dollars over five years.The trial will matchpatients to one of five experimental:ABT-888, AMG655, AMG 386, CP-751,871 and HKI-272.

“I-SPY 2 promises to leverage convergence ofprogress on a number of research fronts to speed theevaluation of promising new breast cancer drugs us-ing molecular cancer biomarkers to identify thoseagents that are effective in specific subpopulations ofbreast cancer patients,” said Anna Barker, deputy di-rector of the National Cancer Institute.—Internet

HONG KONG, 18March—China Mobile(0941.HK), the world’slargest mobile operator,reported its best quarterlyprofit in a year, beating ex-pectations for little growth,as customers began spend-ing more on value-addedservices.

China Mobile, theworld’s largest mobile car-rier by market value andsubscribers, has about 500million users, more thanthe combined populations

of Britain, Germany andthe United States.

“The convergenceacross telecommunica-tions, Internet and radioand TV broadcasting net-works will form a newmarket beyond the tradi-tional telecommunicationsindustry,” Chairman WangJianzhou said in a state-ment on Thursday.

China’s Mobile’s aver-age revenue per user(ARPU) in 2009, a keyperformance indicator in

the telecoms sector, rose to77 yuan for the full yearfrom 75 yuan in the firstnine months — a rare risefor an industry that hasseen figures fall steadily inrecent years due to com-petition.

This was largely a resultof growth from the firm’svalue-added services, withrevenue growing 16 per-cent from 2008 to contrib-ute for about 29 percent ofChina Mobile’s total oper-ating revenue.—Xinhua

Two children stands in front of a tent in Concep-tion, Chile, on 17 March, 2010. A 8.8-magnitude

earthquake battered the Chilean city on27 Feb.—XINHUA

MEXICO CITY, 18March—Mexican Presi-dent Felipe Calderon metvisiting Spanish ForeignMinister Miguel AngelMoratinos on Wednesday,with both pledging todeepen cooperation on glo-bal issues of common con-cern.

Moratinos, whose coun-try holds the rotating presi-dency of the European Un-ion (EU), discussed withCalderon on how to work

more closely together tofight climate change andoverhaul the global finan-cial system, Calderon’s of-fice said. Calderon saidMexico welcomes closercooperation with othercountries on political andeconomic issues.

For his part, Moratinossaid at a Press conferencethat Spain and Mexico nowhave the opportunity tomake joint decisions onglobal issues such as re-forming the internationalfinancial system.

Both countries were

greatly affected by the on-going global financial cri-sis. Spain has been Mexi-co’s second largest investor.

Besides, Moratinos alsocalled on the two countriesto adopt a more global per-spective. “The bilateralframe is already small, soMexico and Spain have tolook at the world,”Moratinos said.

Calderon will visit Spainin May to discuss a Mexico-EU action plan which willbe presented at the EU-Mexico summit in June.

Internet

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Tourists find shade under grass umbrellas on a beach in Colombo on 18 March,2010. Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals jumped by nearly 70 percent in February

compared to a year earlier to its highest level in over two years, boosted by theend of a 25-year war, according to the tourism board.—INTERNET

Clothes from Zara, the flagship outlet of Spain’sInditex group, stand ready for departure at

Inditexs’ headquarters in Arteixo, Spain, in 2006.Spain’s Inditex, Europe’s biggest clothing re-tailer, on Wednesday posted a rise in fourth-

quarter net profit as strong sales abroad,especially in Asia, offset sluggish domestic

demand.—INTERNET

Cardiac rehab helps heart stent survivalROCHESTER,18 March

— Cardiac rehabilitationis linked with reducedmortality rates for patientswho have had stents totreat coronary blockages,US researchers found.

Dr Randal Thomas, apreventive cardiologist atMayo Clinic in Rochester,Minn., found patients whohad coronary angioplasty— stent placement, alsoknown as percutaneouscoronary intervention —and participated afterwardin a cardiac rehabilitationprogramme had a 45 per-cent to 47 percent de-crease in mortality com-

pared to those who didnot participate in a car-diac rehabilitation pro-gramme. “Patients need toknow that once they’vehad a coronary artery stentplaced, they are notcured,” Thomas said in astatement. “Participationin a cardiac rehabilitationprogramme will improvetheir health outcomes andquality of life.”The re-search team examinedrecords from a special da-

tabase of 2,351 MayoClinic patients who un-derwent coronary angio-plasty between 1994 and2008. The overall partici-pation rate in cardiac re-habilitation was 40 per-cent. Individual patientswere followed for an av-erage of six years.

The findings were pre-sented at the annual meet-ing of the American Col-lege of Cardiology in At-lanta.—Internet

Falls,accidents

cause mostbrain injuries

ATLANTA,18 March —Falls and road traffic inju-ries are the major causes ofthe estimated 1.7 millionUS traumatic brain injuriesannually, health officialssaid. The report, releasedby the Centres for DiseaseControl and Prevention, isbased on data from 2002-2006 and identifies theleading causes of traumaticbrain injury and inci-dence by age, race and gen-der.

There were 52,000deaths, 275,000 hospita-lizations and almost 1.4million treated and releasedfrom a hospital emergencydepartment, the report said.

The report also found:— Children from birth

to age 4, adolescents ages15-19 and adults age 65 andolder are most likely to sus-tain a traumatic brain in-jury.

— 35 percent of the in-juries are caused by falls —rates are highest for chil-dren from birth to 4 yearsand for adults age 75 andolder.

— In every age group,traumatic brain injury ratesare higher for males thanfor females. Dr Richard CHunt of the Centres for Dis-ease Control and Preven-tion said individuals withtraumatic brain injury mayhave short- or long-termconsequences that affectthinking, perception, lan-guage or emotions, andthese consequences maynot be readily apparent.

Internet

Regular mealtimes help kids with asthma

Workers get flu shot if co-workers do

Genes don’t helppredict breast cancer

WASHINGTON, 18 March — The inclusion of newlydiscovered genetic factors modestly improved the per-formance of risk models for breast cancer, US re-searchers said.

Researchers from the National Cancer Institute andcolleagues said the level of predicted breast-cancerrisk among most women changed little after the ad-dition of currently available genetic information.

The researchers used information on traditionalrisk factors and 10 common genetic variants associ-ated with breast cancer in 5,590 case subjects and5,998 control subjects, 50-79 years of age, from fourUS cohort studies and one case-control study fromPoland.

The researchers calculated the fraction of case sub-jects in quintiles of estimated absolute risk after theaddition of genetic variants to the traditional riskmodel.

Using the traditional breast cancer risk model, theresearchers were able to predict breast cancer 58 per-cent of the time.

Adding 10 genetic variants, the number roseslightly to 61.8 percent, the study said.

The findings are published in the New EnglandJournal of Medicine.

Internet

URBANA,18 March — Children withasthma do better if their families haveregular family mealtimes, US research-ers found.

Barbara H Fiese, director of the Uni-versity of Illinois Family ResiliencyCenter, said family members play an im-portant role in helping children emotion-ally manage their asthma symptoms. Asupportive, organized environment dur-ing mealtime puts a child at easewhereas a chaotic, unresponsive atmos-phere fosters worry and anxiety, Fiesesaid.

“It makes sense that children whohave difficulty breathing might be anx-ious and prefer to keep their parents,who can help them in an emergency,close by,” Fiese said in a statement.

“Supportive interaction during fam-ily mealtimes helps increase a child’s

sense of security and eases separationanxiety symptoms. And, when childrenare less anxious, their lung function im-proves.”

During the six-week study, 63 chil-dren ages 9-12 with persistent asthmacompleted questionnaires and were in-terviewed about their physical and men-tal health, including an assessment forseparation anxiety.

“Children need regularity and predict-ability,” Fiese said.

“When families are overwhelmed orlack the skills to keep routines in place,there are often physical and psychologi-cal costs to their children. Left untreated,separation anxiety can lead to adult panicdisorder.”

The study is published in the Journalof Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

Internet

IOWA CITY,18 March —Increasing vaccinationrates of healthcare person-nel substantially improvespatient safety, lowering fludeaths by 40 percent, re-searchers suggest.

Epidemiologists andcomputer scientists atUniversity of IowaHealth Care foundhealthcare personnel aremore likely to be vacci-nated if their close con-tact co-workers — re-ferred to as neighbours inthe study — are vacci-nated.

The researchers con-structed a social net-work of hospital-basedhealthcare personnel as aproxy for social relation-ships to examine the im-pact of co-workers’ vacci-nation status on the vac-cine status of their neigh-bours.

Donald Curtis, a com-puter science graduatestudent, constructed a so-cial network of more than6,500 healthcare person-nel using data, stripped ofpersonal details to protectprivacy, from UIHC’selectronic medical recordsystem, including log intime and location and vac-cination status.

When vaccination datawere compared with log ininformation, researcherswere able to confirmthe level of vaccinatedneighbours for each indi-vidual.

The researchers foundthat unvaccinated health-care personnel tended tobe more isolated and havefewer vaccinated co-workers. By comparison,vaccinated healthcare per-sonnel tend to have moreinteractions with co-

workers and were morelikely to be surrounded bymore vaccinated co-work-ers.

The findings were pre-sented at the Fifth Decen-nial International Confer-ence on Healthcare-Asso-ciated Infections in At-lanta.—Internet

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MADRID, 18 March—Barcelona will rely on themagical skills of LionelMessi to lead them to theChampions League finalin Madrid and become thefirst team to defend thetitle since the competi-tion’s inception in 1993.

With Real Madrid andSevilla both eliminated atthe last 16 stage, Barce-lona were left to fly theSpanish flag in Europeand they showed theirclass with a 4-0 destruc-

BORDEAUX, 18 March—Bordeaux squeezedinto the ChampionsLeague quarter-finals af-ter a tense 2-1 victoryover Olympiakos onWednesday that saw threemen sent off.

Laurent Blanc’s menwere 2-0 up on aggregateand apparently cruisingafter Yoann Gourcuff’ssublime early free-kickand the second-half dis-

TOKYO, 18 March—Japan and CSKA Mos-cow midfielder KeisukeHonda’s goal-scoring runin European football hasgiven a big boost to theBlue Samurai’s WorldCup build-up after a re-cent crisis.

Japanese sports dailieswere full of praise Thurs-day for Moscow’s newsigning after he set up agoal and scored the win-ner in a 2-1 away victoryover Sevilla that sent theRussian side to the Cham-

LONDON, 18 March—Chelsea captain JohnTerry accidentally strucka club security officialwith his car after theChampions League defeatto Inter Milan, the Pre-mier League side revealedon Wednesday.

The staff member sus-tained a leg injury in theincident, which happenedas Terry was leaving hisside’s Stamford Bridgestadium after Tuesday’smatch.

The 29-year-old cen-tre-back was reportedlynot aware of what had

MADRID, 18 March—Real Madrid are set towelcome back Frenchstriker Karim Benzema totheir squad for Saturday’sleague match away toSporting Gijon followinga month-long injury ab-sence.

Benzema last playedfor the Spanish league gi-ants in the first leg of theirChampions League last 16tie against Lyon on Feb-ruary 16 and was subse-quently sidelined with ad-ductor and groin prob-lems.

After that 1-0 defeat inLyon, Real were sentcrashing out of the Cham-pions League after a sec-ond leg 1-1 draw at theSantiago Bernabeu sta-dium last week.

Real said on theirwebsite they were happythat Benzema completed afull training session earlyWednesday morning.

WASHINGTON, 18March — World numberthree Rafael Nadal be-came the highest seed re-mained in the men’s drawon Wednesday at IndianWells with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3fourth-round victory overAmerican John Isner.

The Masters event ear-lier saw second seedNovak Djokovic of Ser-bia was upset 7-5, 6-3 byNo 20 seed Ivan Ljubicicof Croatia, a day after top-ranked Roger Federerdropped a third-set tie-breaker to 27th-seededCypriot Marcos Baghd-atis.

MIAMI, 18 March—Three-time Grand Slamchampion MariaSharapova will miss theSony Ericsson Open, aswill women’s worldnumber two Dinara Safinaand 2008 men’s championNikolay Davydenko, or-ganizers said Wednesday.

The Miami tournamentis the second of prestig-ious back-to-backhardcourt tournaments inthe United States, comingimmediately after thisweek’s event at IndianWells, California.

Sharapova, who won

INDIAN WELLS, 18M a r c h — P o l a n d ’ sAgnieszka Radwanskabooked a semi-final berthat the Indian Wells WTAhardcourt tournamentWednesday, denyingElena Dementieva a shotat a fourth final of theyear.

Radwanska, seededfifth, finished off a 6-4, 6-3 victory over the fourth-seeded Russian with aflourish, serving a lovegame and reach the semi-finals for the first time af-ter quarter-final defeatsthe past two years.

She has reached hersecond semi-final of theseason without dropping aset in four matches.

“This year it’s alreadymy second semi-final, soI think I’m doing good,”

Messi-inspired Barcelona reachChampions League quarters

Barcelona’s LionelMessi celebrates afterscoring during theirUEFA Champions

League match vs Stutt-gart at the Camp Noustadium in Barcelona.

Barca won 4-0.

tion of Stuttgart onWednesday.

It gave them a 5-1 winon aggregate and bookedtheir place in Friday’squarter-final draw.

Messi, who scored inthe Champions Leaguefinal win last season, fol-lowed up his hat-trickagainst Valencia on Sun-day by scoring twice tomake it eight goals in hislast four games and 29 forthe season in all competi-tions. “He (Messi) is inexcellent form. We’ve gotthe best player in theworld,” said Brazilianteammate Dani Alves.

“He pulls the team for-ward, takes charge andwe are the keys that helpthe commander work.”

Messi and Barcelonawill certainly be a toughdraw in the last eight butcoach Pep Guardiola in-sists his side will not getoverconfident whoeverthey get in the next round.

Internet

Bordeaux edge Olympiakos, intoChampions League last eight

missal of Olympiakosstriker Matt Derbyshire.

But substituteKonstantinos Mitrogloudrew the visitors levelwith a fine opportunisticstrike and Bordeaux thenlost captain Alou Diarraafter he received a secondbooking.

It made for a jittery fi-nal 20 minutes at theStade Chaban-Delmas,but Marouane Chamakhfinally put the tie to bedwith an emphatic headedfinish in the 88th minuteto seal a 3-1 aggregatewin. “We scored the goalbut then we shouldn’thave taken any risks,”said Bordeaux midfielderWendel.

“They equalised whenit was 10 against 11 andthen we had a few prob-lems. “For the next round,I have no preference.There are great sides likeBarcelona, Inter and Man-chester (United) who areplaying well at the mo-ment.—Internet

CSKA Moscow’sJapanesse midfielder

Keisuke Honda.

Honda scoring run boostsJapan’s WC build-up

pions League quarter-fi-nals. Japan Football Asso-ciation president MotoakiInukai watched the gameon television with execu-tives of football govern-ing body FIFA in Zurich.

Internet

Terry injures Chelsea officialin car accident

Chelsea captain

John Terry

happened at the time butlater spoke to police aboutit and also made contactwith the member of staffinvolved.—Internet

Benzema set for Real return

French striker KarimBenzema.INTERNET

Press reports now sug-gest the 22-year-oldFrench international, whois currently battling Ar-gentine star GonzaloHiguain for the numberone striker’s spot, willcome off the bench to playon Saturday.

Real sit top of theSpanish Primera Ligawith arch rivals Barcelonain second, also on 65points from 26 games.Gijon are 12th on 32.

Internet

Rafael Nadal of Spainreturns a shot to JohnIsner of the US duringthe BNP Paribas Openon March 17, in Indian

Wells, California.INTERNET

Nadal wins, Djokovic stunnedat Indian Wells

Seeking his third title atIndian Wells, No. 3-seedNadal withstood Isner’sserve-and-volley game asthe American fired 22 acesand had just one double-fault—Internet

Sharapova, Safina, Davydenkoout of Miami

Three-time Grand Slamchampion Maria

Sharapova

the WTA title in Memphisin February, had beenslated to play in Miami forthe first time since 2007.

Internet

Radwanska beats Dementievafor semi-final spot

Poland’s Agnieszka

Radwanska.

said the world numbereight, who had surgery onthe middle finger of herright hand after the sea-son-ending Tour Champi-onships last year.

“I will just keep going,working hard. Here, espe-cially in the big tourna-ments, you have goodmatches since the thirdround.—Internet

Bordeaux’ midfielderYoann Gourcuff (2nd

L) celebrates withteammates after scor-ing a goal during the

Champions League cupfootball match Bor-

deaux versusOlympiakos, at the

Chaban-Delmas sta-dium, in Bordeaux,

western France.INTERNET

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr.M.S.T. During the past 24 hours , light rain or thundershowershave been isolated in Mon State and Taninthayi Division,weather has been partly cloudy in Kachin State, Mandalayand Yangon Divisions and generally fair in the remainingstates and Divisions. Day temperatures were (5°C) to (6°C)above March average temperatures in Kachin state,Ayeyawady and Taninthayi Divisions, (3 °C) to (4°C) aboveMarch average temperautres in Chin, Kayin and MonStates, upper Sagaing, Mandalay, Bago and YangonDivisions, (5°C) below March average temperatures inEastern Shan State and about March average temperaturesin the remaining areas. The significant day temperatureswere Pathein and Hpa-an (40°C) each. The noteworthyamount of rainfall recorded was Kyaikkhame (0.63) inch,Paung (0.20) inch, Yay, Myeik and Kawthoung (0.08) incheach.

Maximum temperature on 17-3-2010 was 100°F.Minimum temperature on 18-3-2010 was 78°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on18-3-2010 was 68%.Total sun shine hours on 17-3-2010 was (2.5) hours approx.

Rainfall on 18-3-2010 was (Nil) at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2010 was(Tr) at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and (Nil) at Central Yangon.Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (5) mphfrom South at (21:30) hours MST on 17-3-2010.

Bay inference: Weather is partly cloudy in the AndamanSea and West Central Bay and generally fair elsewhere inthe Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 19th March 2010:Light rain or thundershowers are likely to be isolated inKachin, Chin, Mon and Kayin States, upper Sagaing andTaninthayi Divisions and weather will be partly cloudy inRakhine and Shan States, Mandalay and Magway Divisionsand generally fair in the remaining areas. Degree of certaintyis (60%).

State of the sea: Sea will be moderate in Myanmarwaters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood ofcontinuation of isolated light rain or thundershowers in theSouthern Myanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for19-3-2010 : Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for19-3-2010: Generally fair.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for19-3-2010: Partly cloudy.

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helicopter, flies in itstest flight in

Jingdezhen City, eastChina’s Jiangxi

Province, 18 March2010. The AC313

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★ Only with stability and peace will the nation develop

★ Only with stability and peace will democratization process be successful

★ Anarchy begets anarchy, not democracy★ Riots beget riots, not democracy★ Democracy can be introduced only through constitution

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■ We favour peace and stability■ We favour development■ We oppose unrest and violence■ Wipe out those inciting unrest

and violence16-hour trip between

Mandalay and MyitkyinaNAY PYI TAW, 18 March — For the convenience of

passengers, Myitkyina No (37) up and No (38) downExpress Trains of Myanma Railways will start plying 16-hour trip between Mandalay and Myitkyina starting 24March.

The No (37) up Train will leave Mandalay at 4.30a.m., stop at Shwebo, Kawlin and Mohnyin railwaystations, and arrive at Myitkyina at 8.30 p.m. on the sameday. The No (38) down Train, will leave Myitkyina at4.30 a.m., stop at Mohnyin, Kawlin and Shwebo railwaystations, and arrive at Mandalay at 8.30 p.m. on the sameday.

The change in schedule of the above trains affects thetimetable of No (41) up, No (42) down, No (55) up, No(56) down, No (57) up and No (58) down trains plyingbetween Mandalay and Myitkyina.

The No (41) up Train will start its journey fromMandalay at 6.30 p.m. and arrive at Myitkyina at 6.30p.m. the next day. The No (42) down Train will leaveMyitkyina at 5 a.m. and arrive at Mandalay at 4.20 a.m.the next day. The No (55) up Train will leave Mandalayat noon and arrive at Myitkyina at 8 a.m the next day. TheNo (56) down Train will leave Myitkyina at 9.45 a.m. andarrive at Mandalay at 5.45 a.m. of the next day.

The No (57) up Train will leave Mandalay at 4.15p.m. and arrive at Myitkyina at noon the next day. The No(58) down Train will leave Myitkyina at 1.45 p.m andarrive at Mandalay at 9.30 a.m. the next day. The trainswill stop at the stations as usual.

Tickets for the No (37) up and No (38) down will beavailable at Mandalay and Myitkyina stations three daysahead and at the other three stop-over railway stationsone day ahead.

MNA

A total of 24 supplementary pages carrying theAmyotha Hluttaw Election Bylaws issued under No-tification No. 3/2010 and 24 supplementary pagescarrying the Region Hluttaw or State Hluttaw ElectionBylaws issued under Notification No. 4/2010 of theUnion Election Commission are inserted in todayissue of The New Light of Myanmar Daily.

Dredger and Huller Project and TechnicalTraining School (Magway) Project

Byline: Maung Maung Myint SweJust as informed about the project I am inter-

ested in, I could not wait to collect all data andstatistics about it. Therefore, I had to contact and askresponsible persons about the projects the Ministry ofIndustry-2 has yet to see to.

It was very kind of the officials of the ministryto allow me to collect facts about the project. So, I hadan opportunity to study the projects to be imple-mented by the Ministry of Industry-2.

Based on the experiences I gained from my fieldtrips, I have written several bylines about the drive theministry has been pursuing to manufacture

(See page 7)

Amyotha Hluttaw Election,Region Hluttaw or State

Hluttaw ElectionBylaws in supplement

A sample of huller to be produced by the Ministryof Industry-2.

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