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Volume XVIII, Number 331
Senior General Than Shwe, wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing
offer provisions to Ovadaçariya Sayadaws,
members of SSMNC, SCWCSAO, Tipitakadhara
Tipitakakovida Sayadaws, title recipient Sayadaws
NAY PYI TAW, 17 March—Chairman of the
State Peace and Development Council Commander-
in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than
Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing attended the
ceremony to offer meals to State Ovadaçariya
Sayadaws, members of the State Sangha Maha
Nayaka Committee and the State Central Working
Committee of the Sangha of All Orders, Tipitakadhara
Tipitakakovida Sayadaws and title recipient Sayadaws
organized by the State Peace and Development
Council and families of Defence Services (Army,
Navy and Air) at Sasana Maha Beikmandaw in the
precinct of Uppatasanti Pagoda in Nay Pyi Taw at
9.30 am today.
Also present on the occasion were State
Ovadaçariya Sayadaws, members of the State Sangha
Maha Nayaka Committee and the State Central
Working Committee of the Sangha of All Orders,
Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida Sayadaws and title
recipient Sayadaws and nuns, Vice-Chairman of the
State Peace and Development Council Deputy Com-
mander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-
Four political objectives
* Stability of the State, community peace and
tranquillity, 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
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14th Waxing of Tabaung 1372 ME Friday, 18 March, 2011
Senior
General
Than Shwe
and wife
Daw
Kyaing
Kyaing
present
offertories
to
Chairman
of SSMNC
Dr
Bhaddanta
Kumara-
bhivamsa.
MNA
in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Maung Aye
and wife Daw Mya Mya San, Member of the State
Peace and Development Council Thura U Shwe
Mann and wife Daw Khin Lay Thet, Prime Minister
U Thein Sein and wife Daw Khin Khin Win, Secretary-
1 of the State Peace and Development Council Thiha
Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo and wife Daw Khin Saw
Hnin, Member of the State Peace and Development
Council U Tin Aye, General Min Aung Hlaing of the
Ministry of Defence and wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla,
Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Nyan
Tun, Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Myat Hein,
senior military officers of the Ministry of Defence
and their wives, the commander of Nay Pyi Taw
Command and wife, ministers, the Chief Justice, the
Attorney-General, the Auditor-General, the chairman
of Civil Service Selection and Training Board, deputy
ministers, departmental heads, officials and guests.
(See page 8)
Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw
Kyaing Kyaing offer meals to members of the
Sangha.—MNA
Four economic objectives Four social objectives
* Development of agriculture as the base and all-round develop- * Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire
ment of other sectors of the economy as well nation
* Uplift of national prestige and integrity and
* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic system
* Development of the economy inviting participation in terms of preservation and safeguarding of cultural her-
technical know-how and investments from sources inside the itage and national character
country and abroad * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit
* The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in the * Uplift of health, fitness and education stand-
hands of the State and the national peoples ards of the entire nation
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PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire

Friday, 18 March, 2011 * 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
Prevent infectious diseases * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State
Our planet nowaday is experiencing global
* Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy
warming and some countries are facing natural
disasters such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes,
floods, wildfires and landslides.
Farmers receive loans, MYANMAR GAZETTE
Due to changes of weather, it is necessary to fertilizer in Shwebo NAY PYI TAW, 17 March—The State Peace
and Development Council has confirmed the
place special emphasis on health care services
being provided to the people, and preventive District appointment of Director-General U Hsan Aung
of Transport Planning Department under the
measures are to be taken against common diseases NAY PYI TAW, 17 March — Chairman of Sagaing Ministry of Rail Transportation on expiry of the
in respective seasons. Region Peace and Development Concil Commander one-year probation period.—MNA
At present, untimely rains and overheat of North-West Command Brig-Gen Soe Lwin
attended a ceremony to assist in agricultural After the ceremony, the commander visited
may cause the diseases and complaints namely techniques and to lease loans to farmers in Shwebo rice field in Wetlet Township and viewd farmers
dengue hemorrhagic fever, malaria, diarrhea, on 14 March. planting rice seedlings in the field.
dysentery, catching cold, cough and pneumonia. During a ceremony, a responsible official The commander also visited Yadana Theinga
Mosquito carries dengue hemorrhagic fever reported to the commander on leasing loans and Bridge construction project in Shwebo Township
distributed bio fertilizer to farmers. and inspected the construction works. —MNA
that infects among the people through spawning of
mosquito at wells, ponds, water tanks and water Myanmar donates cash to Japanese Govt for quake, tsunami victims
pots. Priority is to be given to controlling mosquito NAY PYI TAW, 17 March — A ceremony to hand
due to infection of DHF. All the people are to carry over donation of the Government of the Union of
out sanitation at their environs on the first priority Myanmar to the Government of Japan, as humanitatrian
assistance to the victims of the recent earthquake and
as mosquito and fly carry infectious diseases.
Tsunami that struck Sendai City, Tohoku Region and
Diarrhea and dysentery may cause infection North Eastern parts of Japan, was held at the Ministry
among the people young and old at any time and of Foreign Affairs, Yangon, today.
any where. Especially, the said two depend on After conveying words of sympathies, on
behalf of the Government of the Union of Myanmar,
unclean environment and drinking water. Unclean Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win handed
foods and drinking water, unwashed hands and fly over cash donation of US$100,000 to H.E. Mr
are vectors for diarrhea and dysentery. Takashi Saito, Ambassador of Japan who returned
All the national people are to pay attention words of thanks.
The ceremony was also attended by senior
to sanitation of their environs and take care of officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
personal hygiene as part of measures to prevent staff members of the Japanese Embassy.
common diseases. Moreover, they all are to take MNA
heed of health warnings issued by the Ministry of Minister U Nyan Win presents US$ 100,000
Health in all seasons. for quake, tsunami victims of Japan through
Japanese Ambassador to Myanmar
Mr.Takashi Saito. —MNA
Japanese nuclear radiation
unlikely to affect Myanmar 48th Myanma Gems Emporium goes on for eighth day
Gems Entrepreneurs
No radioactive element in Association and Jade
rainwater of Myanmar Merchants Association
from abroad who
NAY PYI TAW, 17 March — Some nuclear contributed to
facilities in Japan are facing nuclear disaster in the successful holding the
aftermath of massive earthquake of 9.0 Richter emporium.
scale which shook Sendai on North Eastern parts The emporium
of Japan on 11 March and triggered off 10-metre for the eighth day was
high Tsunami waves. attended by 8692 local
Very close neighborhood around the and foreign gem
reactors is at risk of radiation and beyond 20 merchants. Jade lots
kilometres (12.5 miles) radius the threatened were sold through
facility is safe for public, according to experts. It tender at Mani Yadana
is far unlikely that Myanmar will be at risk of Jade Hall. From 14 to
Mines Minister U Ohn Myint cordially greets local and foreign gems
radiation stemming from Japan tens of thousands date, 10,870 lots of jade
of miles away. merchants. —MNA
were sold through the
The Ministry of Science and Technology is NAY PYI TAW, 17 Mines U Ohn Myint and members supervised tender system. Sales of
detecting rain water to find out whether radioactive March—Chairman of visited the emporium the emporium. jade lots will start
elements are in rainwater if the radiation of the Central Committee today. Officials pre- through competi-
Japanese reactor affects the country. Findings for Organizing the 48th Secretary of the sented certificates of tive bidding system
revealed that there is no radioactive element in the Myanma Gems emporium Managing honour to responsible tomorrow to 22 March.
rainwater of Myanmar.—MNA Emporium Minister for Director U Thein Swe persons of Myanmar MNA

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80 people reportedly killed in

US drone strike in Pakistan
Islamabad, 17 March —At least 80 people were method and the jirga was
killed in US drone strikes launched Thursday called to settle the dispute.
morning in different parts of Pakistan’s northwest Member of National
tribal area of North Waziristan, reported local state- Assembly from the
run Urdu TV channel PTV, but the report failed to region, Kamran Khan,
give details other than saying 12 missiles were fired condemned the drone
at different targets in the afore-said area. strike and said that mostly
innocent people were
killed and injured in the
Thursday’s strike.
Residents said that they
had seen four drones Afghan police men are seen near the body of their colleague as they
hovering over the area arrives at the site of explosion in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on 7 March,
before and after the 2011. An Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman says a roadside bomb in
attack. They said two the eastern city of Jalalabad has killed two policemen and wounded
aircraft fired missiles. another 25 people.—INTERNET
Thursday’s strike is
the 23rd of its kind in Blast kills two soldiers, injures five
Pakistan since 2011 and
also one of the most others in Pakistan
deadly strikes in the ISLAMABAD, 18 March—At least two soldiers were killed and 5 others
country over the last few injured in a blast that occurred Thursday morning in Pakistan’s southwest
US drone.—XINHUA years. To date, at least Province of Balochistan, reported local Urdu TV channel Duniya. According
187 people have to the report, the blast took place at about 9:20 am local time at the Dera Murad
Late Thursday morning, there came in the news reportedly been killed in Jamali District in east Balochistan when a group of Frontier Corps soldiers on
that US drones launched a strike in the Datta Khel area such strikes since this duty were attacked by a remote-control blast. No group has claimed the
of North Waziristan. Initial reports by most of the local year.—Xinhua responsibility for the attack.—Xinhua
media said that two missiles were fired at a house in
which militants were said to be holding a meeting
inside, killing 4 people and injuring several others.
Two children killed in
The elder said that the strike killed 41 people NATO strike: Afghan
including six tribal elders and some children. The
injured were later transferred to the hospital in official
Miranshah and some of them were in critical condition, KABUL, 17 March—A NATO air strike killed two
said hospital sources. The tribal elder rejected the children, an Afghan official said Tuesday, threatening
reports that the target was a meeting held by militants. to fuel a row over civilian deaths as a top US commander
He said that all were local tribesmen. He said that the said foreign troops were halting the Taleban’s progress.
Madda Khel tribe had sold a chromite mine on 8.8 NATO said it had targeted suspected insurgents in
million rupees (slightly over 100,000 US dollars) to a the raid, which took place near where nine people —
man and both parties later disagreed over the payment who Afghan officials said were children collecting
Vehicles burn as fire
firewood — were killed in an air strike earlier this
Somali pirates hijack Indonesian fighters douse the
flames following a
month.
The incident is likely to stoke controversy after
flagged bulk carrier car bomb that
President Hamid Karzai rejected an apology by General
ripped through a
NAIROBI , 17 March—About 30 to 50 Somali pirates have hijacked David Petraeus, the US commander of NATO-led
crowd outside a
Indonesian flagged and owned bulk cargo carrier approximately 320 nautical troops in Afghanistan, over the earlier incident in
hospital in Iraq’s
miles North East of the island of Socotra in the Somali Basin, EU anti-piracy eastern Kunar Province.
restive northern city
mission said on Thursday. “Last night, two children who were irrigating their
of Kirkuk on
EU Naval Force Somalia spokesman Paddy O’Kennedy said the MV Sinar land were hit by a coalition air strike and both were
16 March, 2011.
Kudus was pirated on Wednesday and within 24 hours of being taken, she was killed,” Abdul Marjan, the district chief of Sawkai in
XINHUA
used to launch an unsuccessful attack on the MV Emperor. He said the MV Kunar, told AFP.—Internet
Sinar Kudus, which is Indonesian flagged and owned, was on its way to Suez
(Egypt) from Singapore when it was attacked.
“Details of the attack are not known at this time but initial reports from the
Over 40 insurgents killed in Afghanistan
crew stated that 30 to 50 pirates had boarded and taken control of the vessel,” KABUL, 17 March— two days.” ISAF said in a insurgents in mountainous
O’Kennedy said. The MV Sinar Kudus has a crew of 20, all Indonesian. He NATO forces in separate statement released here. Kunar Province, some 185
said a skiff with five pirates on board was launched from the Indonesian vessel operations in Afghanistan The ongoing km east of Kabul.
and attacked the Emperor but was repelled by the armed force from the killed more than 40 operation is focused on “Coalition forces
merchant vessel.—Xinhua Taleban insurgents over disrupting the insurgent’s killed more than 10
the past two days, the ability to traffic narcotics suspected insurgents in
NATO-led International and weapons, as well as Shigal wa Sheltan District,
An Afghan
Security Assistance Force destroy Improvised Kunar Province,
disabled woman (ISAF) on Thursday said. Explosive Device (IED) yesterday,” the statement
in a wheel chair “International Se- making facilities in the reads.
asks for alms in curity Assistance Force Province, some 555 km Coalition forces
Herat, west of killed more than 30 south of capital City of observed an unknown
Kabul, insurgents in an ongoing Kabul, it said. number of suspected
Afghanistan on offensive operation in According to the insurgents with weapons
Reg-e Khan Neshin statement coalition forces near a combat outpost and
15 March, 2011.
District, Helmand killed more than 10 declared an imminent
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SDF helicopters dumping

Japan’s Self-Defence Forces’s
helicopter scoops water off Japan’s
northeast coast on its way to the
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power
plant in Okumamachi Thursday
morning, on 17 March, 2011.
Helicopters are dumping water on a
stricken reactor in northeastern
Japan to cool overheated fuel rods
inside the core.
INTERNET
water on No 3 reactor
TOKYO, 17 March—Helicopters from Japan’s Self-Defence
Forces have begun dumping water on the Number Three reactor
building at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in an
effort to cool down a spent fuel storage pool.
Two CH-47 helicopters began scooping up seawater and
releasing it over the reactor on Thursday morning after another
helicopter checked radiation levels in the air.
The first water-dropping operation was completed at around
10:15 AM. The mission is part of efforts to cool the storage pools
at the Number Three and Four reactors. The cooling systems at
both reactors are not functioning, raising fears that spent fuel The photo released by Tokyo Electric Power
rods could melt and release radioactive material outside the
Co on 16 March, 2011, shows No3 reactor (L)
building. Water is believed to be evaporating from the Number
Three reactor’s storage pool. Authorities have confirmed that and No4 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi
temperatures in the Number Four reactor’s storage pool are
rising. Efforts are also being made to douse the Number Three plant. The fire struck on early Wednesday at
reactor from the ground. Eleven large-capacity fire trucks from
the building housing of the No4 reactor of the
the SDF are heading to the site.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has sent riot- Fukushima Daiichi plant, 240 km (150 miles)
squad trucks equipped with water cannons. The trucks were
originally deployed to douse the Number Four reactor, but they north of Tokyo.
will be used to spray water on the Number Three reactor instead.
XINHUA
The work is expected to begin around noon.—Internet

More than Fukushima plant begins

5429
people
confirmed
dead
TOKYO, 17 March—
Japanese police have so
far confirmed 5429
deaths in Friday’s
devastating earthquake
and tsunamis that hit
northeastern Japan. 5429
people are still missing.
But the current
number of missing
people reflects only the
number actually
registered with the police.
Police say the number
may be in the tens of
thousands.
In Miyagi Prefecture,
2,896 people have been
confirmed dead and
2,362 are missing.
Iwate Prefecture has
confirmed 1,705 deaths,
and says 3,834 people
are missing.
Fukushima has 542
confirmed deaths and
more than 3,226 missing.
In the Kanto Region,
dozens of people died in
the disaster, including 19
in Ibaraki and 7 in Tokyo.
More than 315,000
people have sought
refuge in about 2,300
shelters.
Internet
to install new power lines
T OKYO , 17 March—Tokyo Electric Power
Company, the operator of the stricken Fukushima
Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, says it will begin
work to install new power lines to restore the plant’s
cooling systems.
The 3 reactors at the plant lost cooling
capabilities due to a power outage following the
earthquake on Friday and damage to an emergency
power generator from subsequent tsunami.
The company is taking measures such as
injecting water to the reactors by using pump
trucks, but recovery of the cooling functions is not
in sight.
The company says it will start work to set up
power lines from the high-voltage cables near the
plant on Thursday afternoon in an effort to regain
power supply.—Internet
Japan Ground Self-
Defence Force High radiation levels detected 20 km A truck rests atop a
building at the
members search for
the victims of Friday’s
from plant destroyed fish
market in Ofunato
tsunami in Miyako, TOKYO, 17 March—Japan’s science ministry has observed radiation levels
five days after the
Iwate Prefecture, of up to 0.33 millisieverts per hour in areas about 20 kilometres northwest of
devasting
the quake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Experts say
northern Japan, on 14 earthquake and
exposure to such radiation for 3 hours would result in absorption of 1
March, 2011, three ensuing tsunami.
millisievert, or the maximum considered safe for 1 year. The ministry gauged
days after a massive The official toll of
radiation levels for 10 minutes from 8:40 PM local time on Tuesday at 3 places
earthquake and the the dead and
in Fukushima Prefecture, whose residents are being instructed to stay indoors.
ensuing tsunami hit the missing rises to
The measurements produced readings as low as 0.22 millisieverts per
country’s east coast. nearly 13,000.
hour. It is not known whether these levels have changed since the
INTERNET INTERNET
measurements.—Internet
6.1-magnitude quake hits near the east coast of
Honshu, Japan
TOKYO, 17 March— Geological Survey said. The quake is 271
An earthquake The epicentre, with km east of Fukushima,
measuring 6.1 on the a depth of 25.3 km, was where the Fukushima
Richter scale jolted near initially determined to nuclear power plant was
the east coast of be at 40.19 degrees damaged by a 9.0-
Honshu, Japan 1:13 pm north latitude and magnitude earthquake
local time (0413 GMT) 142.20 degrees east last Friday.
on Thursday, the US longitude. Xinhua

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A bottle of Potassium Iodide is seen

alongside a bottle of strong iodine
Parents: A safety net for adult children
solution and potassium iodide oral MINNEAPOLIS, 17 March— There is adults are more likely to receive
solution. Hawaiians are rushing to evidence that parental assistance for financial support for living expenses,
get iodide pills to protect against children who are young adults or to live in the parental home.
radioactivity from a quake-crippled promotes progress toward autonomy Almost half of the respondents
Japanese nuclear power plant, and self-reliance, US researchers say. received either money for living
according to store owners on the Study author Teresa Swartz and expenses or lived with their parents,
Pacific island US state. colleagues collected data to examine or both, in their mid-20s. However,
INTERNET the conditions under which young only 10 percent to 15 percent received
financial or housing help when in
Health Tip: Signs that Gene therapy reduces symptoms their early 30s, Swartz says. The
likelihood of receiving financial help
headaches need attention in Parkinson’s patients decreased 15 percent each year, and
Most everyone suffers from an occasional headache. the likelihood of living with parents
But frequent, severe headaches could be an indication BEIJING, 17 March— A new study has shown that gene therapy decreased by 18 percent each year,
of a more serious health problem. can reduce symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s, media reports Swartz says. “These results indicate
The Womenshealth.gov Web site says these said Thursday. The study, published in the journal Lancet Neurology, that young people do eventually
warning signs should prompt a visit to your doctor: is the first to show positive results in a test of gene therapy against become independent of parents as
* Headaches that occur multiple times each month a sham operation in 45 US Parkinson’s patients. they grow older,” she says.—Internet
and persist for hours or days. The treated group showed a 23.1 percent improvement on a
* Headaches that are so severe that work, school scale of Parkinson’s symptoms six months after treatment, compared
and home life are affected. to a 12.7 percent improvement for patients who received sham
* Headaches accompanied by tingling or surgery, according to the published research. “Gene therapy is no
numbness, changes in vision, vomiting or nausea. longer just a theory,” said Michael Kaplitt, a neurosurgeon at New
* Headaches accompanied by pain surrounding York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical Centre, and
the ear or eye, convulsions or stiffness in the one of the study authors. “We are getting much closer to a reality
neck. where this treatment can be offered to patients.”
* Losing consciousness or feeling confused during In patients with Parkinson’s disease, their brains get overactive
headaches. after losing the normal supply of a chemical called GABA. The new
* A headache that follows an injury to the head. treatment, gene therapy, works by inserting billions of copies of a
A new study has shown that gene therapy
* Headaches that suddenly occur when you’ve gene into patients’ brains that helps them produce more GABA. can reduce symptoms in patients with
rarely had headaches in the past. Kaplitt said the results might spur similar treatments for other Parkinson’s, media reports said
Internet brain disorders like Alzheimer’s, epilepsy and depression.—Xinhua Thursday. —XINHUA

Canada seeks closer Philippines to pursue

open skies policy
economic ties with Africa MANILA, 17 March— Philippine President Benigno S Aquino
OTTAWA, 17 March— Canada was the largest III has signed Executive Orders (EO) No 28 and 29, which will
foreign investor in Africa’s mining industry and its further open up the country’s aviation industry, Presidential
businesses were well positioned to take a leading Communications Development and Strategic Planning Secretary
role in the continent’s economic development, a Ricky Carandang said Thursday.
senior official said Tuesday. A monitor displaying the conversion EO 28 contains the reorganization of the Philippine Air
Peter Van Loan, the Canadian Minister of rate of the US dollar against the negotiating panel and the air consultation panel, while EO 29
International Trade, was addressing a symposium Japanese yen is shown at a foreign authorizes the Civil Aeronautics Board and the Philippine Air
on “Africa Rising: Entrepreneurship and Innovation exchange firm on Thursday, 17 Panels to pursue more aggressively the international civil aviation
Frontiers” in Canada’s largest city of Toronto, an March, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan. The liberalization policy. EO 29 aims to “ease restrictions” on domestic
official release says. dollar plunged to 76.53 Japanese yen aviation. “To boost the country’s competitiveness as a tourism
“Canada is committed to strengthening its late Wednesday in New York, falling destination and investment location, there is a need for the country
commercial ties with Africa and expanding trade far below the April 1995 low of 79.75 to pursue more aggressively a liberalization policy in international
with the continent,” he said, adding that Canadian yen, as leaks of radioactivity from a aviation through the grant of third, fourth and fifth freedom rights
businesses offered expertise in key economic sectors stricken Japanese nuclear plant have and unrestricted capacities and frequencies to foreign air carriers,
in Africa. deepened the Asian country’s woes among others,” EO 29 reads. The president has also given the Civil
Canadian companies had the expertise to take following last week’s massive Aviation Authority one year to resolve the issue with the United
on a leading role in developing key sectors in earthquake and tsunami.—INTERNET States and the European Union (EU).—Xinhua
Africa, such as telecommunications, agriculture, S Korean financial regulator tightens rules for directors at savings banks
energy, transportation, infrastructure, natural in an effort to keep major
resources and education. savings banks shareholder’s wrong-
In 2010, bilateral trade with Africa reached SEOUL, 17 March— the Financial Services for irregular lending doing in check.
almost 13 billion Canadian dollars (13.2 billion US South Korea’s financial Commission (FSC) practices at local savings To prevent riskier
dollars). regulator announced a set suspended operations of banks, will be penalized loans from growing
On 27 Jan, 2011, Canada announced the start of tightened regulations eight local savings banks for their wrongdoing with more, the FSC plans to
of free trade negotiations with Morocco, its first on savings banks this year, which have as much as 40 percent of limit the ceiling of
partner on the African continent and seen as a Thursday in a bid to been damaged by fines against their illegal lending per borrower to
gateway to Mediterranean and North African improve the financial troubled construction activities, the FSC said. 10 billion won (8.8
markets. Canada has so far held discussions with health of the distressed project financing loans. The regulator also million US dollars) or 20
close to 50 countries on its ambitious free trade and sector. Major shareholders, tightened qualifications percent of their equity
investment agenda.—Xinhua The move came after who have been blamed for non-executive capital.—Xinhua

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Woman gets 18 years for double killing The Yellow River runs
through the Ulan Buh
BELFAST, 17 March— years, The Irish Times and Lesley Howell, 31, Desert in Dengkou
A woman was sentenced reported. Mr Justice were killed by carbon County of north
to at least 18 years in a Anthony Hart said he monoxide poisoning in China’s Inner
Northern Ireland prison gave her a shorter 1991. Their bodies were Mongolia Autonomous
for helping her lover minimum sentence than found in a garage in Region, on 16 March,
murder their spouses 20 that of her former lover Castlerock in what was 2011. As temperature
years ago. because Colin Howell, a staged to look like a rises, ice in the Yellow
The judge said Hazel dentist now serving at suicide. River melts. Each
Stewart, 48, has shown least 21 years, was the Stewart was con- year, 60 million tonnes
“little real remorse” for mastermind of the victed 2 March by a jury. of sand from the Ulan
her actions as he gave killings. Howell admitted the Buh Desert ends up in
her a life sentence with Trevor Buchanan, killings two years ago. the Yellow River.
no release for at least 18 32, a police constable, Internet XINHUA

China discovers virus that killed Microsoft web browser

The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft lands near the
town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on 16 March,
2011.—INTERNET
Russian Soyuz returns
safely from space mission
K OROLYOV , 17 March—A Russian Soyuz
spacecraft carrying a US-Russian trio of astronauts
landed safely in Kazakhstan on Wednesday after
staying on the $100-billion International Space
Station (ISS).
US astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian
cosmonauts Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri
arrived at 3:54 am ET, said Russia’s Mission Control
in Korolyov just outside Moscow.
“There has been a soft landing. The capsule is
on earth,” an announcer at Russian Mission Control
said to huge applause.
The textbook landing will help allay growing
concern about relying solely on Russia for rides to
the space station, which is shared by 19 nations,
just before NASA mothballs its shuttle later this
year.
A mishap in October meant three astronauts
had to remain an extra day in orbit, scrambling to
free jammed latches.
Spectators watched the Soyuz TMA-01M enter
the atmosphere, leaving behind two flight engineers,
American Catherine Coleman and Italian Paolo
Nespoli aboard the ISS, which is shared by 16
nations.
Reuters
36 after getting tick bites IE 9 on its way
BEIJING, 17 March—Chinese scientists have discovered BEIJING, 17 March—After one-year effort
a previously unknown virus carried by ticks which led to of developing, Microsoft is going to release
at least 36 deaths in six provinces by last September, its newest web browser Internet Explorer 9
according to the latest issue of the New England Journal of at 9:00 pm Pacific time on Monday,
Medicine published Thursday. according to media reports.
The virus SFTSV (severe fever with thrombocytopenia The IE 9 will be the first major Web
syndrome bunyavirus) was recently discovered by scientists browser to include a do-not-track tool that
at the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention helps people keep their online habits from
(CDC). being monitored, which makes Google Inc.
People with the virus can experience fever and multiple and Apple Inc. the only big providers of
organ failure. browsers that haven’t yet declared their
The presence of the virus was confirmed in 171 patients support for a do-no-track system in their
from six provinces in China. It resulted in at least 36 deaths
by September 2010.
products.
IE 9 can work on computers running
CDC Director Wang Yu said between late March and
mid-July 2009, symptoms of the infectious disease in
Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating
systems, but not compatible with Windows
humans were reported in rural areas of central Hubei and XP. This final release-to-Web version of IE
Henan Provinces, but the cause of the symptoms were 9 represents the ninth release since the first
unknown then. platform preview of the browser appeared
Major clinical symptoms included fever, at the MIX 10 Web developer event, said
thrombocytopenia, gastrointestinal symptoms, and Ryan Gavin, the senior director of Internet
leukocytopenia, and there was “an unusually high initial Explorer business and marketing. Gavin
case fatality rate of 30 percent,” Wang said. pointed out that the browser has already
Li Dexin, director of the CDC’s virus institute, said made its mark in Microsoft’s download
farmers living in mountainous areas were most prone to history. “We’re seeing now upwards of two
tick bites which were prevalent between May and July. percent share already on Windows 7 for IE
The virus institute had conducted test on more than 600 9, even in beta stage. It was the fastest
shares of patients’ blood serum, which showed that the adopted beta ever in Microsoft’s history,”
SFTSV was the killer.—Xinhua he said.—Xinhua
Mexico detains 89 undocumented Central
American migrants
MEXICO CITY, 17 March— Mexican migratory detainees are 80 men, five women and four minors.
agents detained 89 Central American undocumented The operation was carried out by agents of the
migrants in Tepeapulco municipality in Hidalgo National Institute of Migration, state police and
state, centre of the country, the Interior Ministry municipal police.
said on Wednesday. According to the National Institute of migration
The Ministry said in a statement that the (INM) some 300,000 undocumented migrants enter
undocumented were detained in the last 48 hours, Mexico each year illegally, most of them stay
and that among them there are 58 Honduran, 16 working in Mexico and very few are able to reach
Guatemalans and 15 Salvadorians. Among the the United States.—Xinhua

Over 100 people evacuated from Western A man checks his

Australian flooded town surfing board near
waves at Arpoador
SYDNEY, 17 March—More than 100 people have been evacuated from a
Beach, in Rio de
severely flooded town in Western Australia’s east Kimberley Region, where
45 homes have been destroyed and another 20 remain uninhabitable, the Janeiro, Brazil, on
government of Western Australia (WA) said on Wednesday. 16 March, 2011.
The Department for Child Protection (DCP) said 103 people have been Strong winds and an
evacuated by helicopter and bus from Warmun to Kununurra in far northern extratropical cyclone
WA.
created rough seas off
Another 100 people were housed overnight at Turkey Creek, a small
Aboriginal community situated between Kununurra and Halls Creek in the southeast coast of
northern WA and will be evacuated on Wednesday, the DCP said.—Xinhua Brazil.—XINHUA

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 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 18 March, 2011 7

A PlayBook for fighting Apple and Nikkei closes 5.68% higher

Google A man
walks
past a
225 Average jumped
488.57 points to 9,093. 72.
Mike Lazaridis, president The broader Topix index
stock was up 50.90 points, or
and co-chief executive price
officer of Research in 6.64 percent, to 817.63.
board in
Motion, holds the new a street, Trading volume on
Blackberry PlayBook on 14 the main section shrank to
with a screen projection March, 4905.37 million shares
of the device as he speaks 2011 in from 5777.15 million
at the RIM Blackberry Tokyo, Tuesday. On the First
developers conference in Japan. Section advancing shares
San Francisco, XINHUA beat declining ones 1,541
California on 27 TOKYO, 17 March— with the key Nikkei index to 121, with 15 others
September, 2010. Tokyo stocks closed up 5.68 percent. remaining unchanged.
INTERNET sharply higher Wednesday The benchmark Nikkei Xinhua
W ATERLOO , 17 March—Once upon a time,
BlackBerry was king. Then came the iPhone, Australian climate adviser sets range for
followed by Android. And BlackBerry seemingly
lost its way — if not quite its throne. carbon tax
Research In Motion is holding on to profit
growth and impressive margins. For all the C ANBERRA , 17 March— Australian federal percent per year before being replaced by a
consumer appeal of Apple products, BlackBerry is government climate change adviser Ross Garnaut floating price in an emissions trading scheme in
still dominant in corporate mobile communications on Thursday suggested that the carbon tax should 2015.
and RIM sells millions of its workaholic devices be set at between 19.6 US dollars and 29.4 US Professor Garnaut said half of the revenue
each quarter to a growing global audience. dollars a tonne when it is introduced next year. from a carbon tax should be returned to low to
But the attention of investors, analysts and
Earlier, the federal government announced middle-income households through tax cuts,
developers is drifting elsewhere and the Canadian
company, in the midst of a major platform and its plan to introduce a fixed price on carbon from welfare changes and energy efficiency measures.
product transition, is seen possessing but a small July 2012. The carbon tax will then morph into “Overall, lower and middle income earners
window of opportunity to reinvigorate itself and an emissions trading scheme in three or five in Australia will be better off directly as a result
match the momentum of rival mobile monarchs years time. The details of the carbon tax and the of these arrangements and in addition future
Apple and Google. amount of compensation are yet to be determined. generations of their family will be protected
The PlayBook tablet computer, due to launch Professor Garnaut on Thursday released the from dangerous climate change,” he told the
within weeks after a six-month pitch, is RIM’s first
latest update of his landmark 2008 climate change National Press Club in Canberra on Thursday.
product to use an industrial-strength operating
system based on QNX, a powerhouse microkernel report, calling for an initial carbon price of He has also suggested some revenue go to
(rather than the typical monolithic kernel) which between 19.6 US dollars and 29.4 US dollars a businesses to invest in emissions-reducing
RIM bought last year and aims to incorporate into tonne. technologies.
its future smartphones.—Reuters He said the price should then rise at four Xinhua

Iran 19 pigs test positive to illegal additive in

launches China’s Henan Province
bio-capsule Z HENGZHOU , 17 statement. workers at local animal
March— Nineteen pigs in The city government quarantine stations have
into space central China’s Henan is also investigating more been fired or suspended
TEHERAN, 17 March Province have tested than 1,300 pig farms and from duty, it said.
— Iran has launched a positive to having a 130 feed and vet drug All suspected meat
Photo taken on 16 March, 2011 shows a banned additive in their stores, said the statement. products have been taken
bio-capsule into space destroyed bus in Linfen, north China’s Shanxi
with its Kavoshgar-4 urine, the city government No results have been off shelves, and all
Province. A truck-bus collision killed 12 people said Thursday. disclosed yet. feedstuff and meat
rocket, the official IRNA on Wednesday in north China’s Shanxi Out of 689 pigs Fourteen people, confirmed to contain the
news agency reported Province, local authorities said. The accident awaiting slaughter and including seven pig farm additive have been
on Thursday, quoting occurred at around 5 am in Yaodu District of processing by Jiyuan managers, six brokers and destroyed. Tests would be
the media bureau of Linfen City. Twenty-seven people were aboard Shuanghui Food Co, Ltd, one purchaser of Jiyuan further performed
Iran’s presidential the bus while three people were in the truck at 19 tested positive to Shuanghui, were under throughout the province,
office. the time of the accident.—XINHUA having Clenbuterol, an police custody, according said Li Mengshun, chief
The aero-space
researchers of Iran’s 12 dead in road accident illegal additive poisonous
to humans, according to a
to the
government.
provincial of the provincial animal
husbandry bureau.
Space Organization
launched the capsule on in north China Jiyuan City government At least 6 officials and Xinhua
Tuesday, the bureau was
TAIYUAN, 17 March—A truck-bus collision killed Photo taken on
cited as reporting by
12 people on Wednesday in north China’s Shanxi 16 March, 2011 shows
IRNA.
Province, local authorities said. the pigs at the Jiyuan
The purpose of the The accident occurred around 5 am in Yaodu
launch of the test-capsule Shuanghui, a
District of Linfen City. Twenty-seven people were subsidiary company of
was to study the aboard the bus while three people were in the truck
performance of the Shuanghui Group, in
at the time of the accident.
system and the sub- Jiyuan, central
Nine people died at the scene, and three died
systems of program- China’s Henan
later in hospital. Sixteen others were injured.
ming, said the report. Province.
Police are investigating the cause of the accident.
Xinhua Xinhua XINHUA

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 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 18 March, 2011

Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw
Kyaing Kyaing and party share merits gained.—MNA

Senior General Than the Chairman Sayadaw.

Vice-Senior General
Shwe, wife… Maung Aye and wife Daw
Daw
(from page 1) Sangha Maha Nayaka Mya Mya San offered Kyaing
Staff Officer Committee Presiding robes and alms to
Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Nayaka of Bhamo Secretary of SSMNC Pre- Kyaing
U Thura of the Religious Monastery of Mandalay siding Nayaka of
Affairs Department acted Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Chaukhtetgyi Phayagyi offers
as MC. Guru Abhidhaja Agga Sasana Nuggaha Monas-
Members of the Maha Saddhammajotika tery of Yangon Agga alms to a
Sangha and the congre- Dr Bhaddanta Maha Pandita Agga Maha
gation opened the Kumarabhivamsa. Saddhamma Jotikadhaja religious
ceremony by reciting Members of the Bhaddanta Khemin-
title
Namo Tassa three times. Sangha recited Metta dasami.
Senior General Than Paritta. SPDC member Thura recipient
Shwe, wife Daw Kyaing Senior General Than U Shwe Mann and wife
Kyaing and party took the Shwe and wife Daw Daw Khin Lay Thet nun.
Nine Precepts from Kyaing Kyaing offered presented robes and of-
Chairman of the State robes and provisions to fertories to Vice- MNA

Chairman of the SSMNC Chairman Sayadaw Pre-
Presiding Nayaka of siding Nayaka of Lewun
Masoeyein Monastery of Monastery of Thaton
Mahaaungmyay Town- Township of Mon State
ship of Mandalay Agga Agga Maha Pandita Agga
Maha Pandita Bhaddanta Maha Saddhamma
Tejosarabhivamsa. Jotikadhaja Bhaddanta
Prime Minister U Sirinda.
Thein Sein and wife Daw SPDC member U Tin
Khin Khin Win donated Aye also presented robes
robes and alms to Vice- and provisions to
Chairman Sayadaw Pre- Chairman of
siding Nayaka of Tipitakadhara Ovada-
Myasigon Monastery of çariya Committee
Toungoo Agga Maha Abhidhaja Maha Rattha
Pandita Agga Maha Guru (title recipient) Ab-
Saddhamma Jotikadhaja bot of Paukmyaing Mon-
Bhaddanta Pandavamsa. astery of Mandalay
Secretary-1 Thiha Bhaddanta Aggavamsa-
Thura U Tin Aung Myint bhivamsa.
Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San offer Oo and wife Daw Khin General Min Aung
provisions to Secretary of SSMNC Agga Maha Pandita Agga Maha Saw Hnin offered robes Hlaing of the Ministry of
Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Bhaddanta Khemindasami.—MNA and provisions to Vice- Defence and wife Daw
Kyu Kyu Hla offered
robes and alms to
Abhidhaja Maha Rattha
Guru (title recipient) Ab-
bot of Mandalay Maha
Wizitayon Monastery
Bhaddanta Viçarinda-
bhivamsa.
The Commander-in-
Chief (Navy), the Com-
mander-in-Chief (Air) and
senior military officers of
the Ministry of Defence
donated robes and provi-
sions to members of the
Sangha.
Secretary Sayadaw
Bhaddanta Kheminda-
sami delivered a sermon,
and the Senior General and
wife and party shared
merits gained.
(See page 9)

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 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 18 March, 2011 9

Senior General Than presented offertories to title

recipient nuns.
Shwe, wife… After the cer-
emony, Senior General
(from page 8) Sasanam Çiram Titthatu. Than Shwe, wife Daw
The ceremony Later, Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party
came to an end with three- Kyaing Kyaing, wife of offered meals to members
time recitation of Buddha Senior General Than Shwe, of the Sangha.—MNA

SPDC member Thura U Shwe Mann and wife Daw Khin Lay Thet
offer robes and provisions to Vice-Chairman Sayadaw of SSMNC
Agga Maha Pandita Bhaddanta Tejosarabhivamsa.
MNA

Prime Minister U Thein Sein and wife Daw Khin Khin Win present
robes and alms to Vice-Chairman Sayadaw of SSMNC Agga Maha
Pandita Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Bhaddanta
Pandavamsa.—MNA

SPDC
member
U Tin Aye
presents
robes and
alms to
Tipitaka-
dhara
Ovaçariya
Committee
Chairman
Secretary-1 Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo and wife Daw Khin Abhidhaja
Saw Hnin donate robes and offertories to Vice-Chairman Sayadaw of Maha
Rattha
SSMNC Agga Maha Pandita Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Guru (title
Bhaddanta Sirinda.—MNA recipient)
Bhaddanta
Aggavamsa-
bhivamsa.
MNA

Dy Education Minister visits BEHS No.6 in Zabuthiri

General Min Aung Hlaing of Ministry of Defence and wife Daw Kyu
Kyu Hla offer robes and provisions to Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru
(title recipient) Sayadaw Bhaddanta Viçarindabhivamsa.—MNA
NAY PYI TAW, 17 March —
Deputy Minister for Education U
Aung Myo Min met with supervisors
and assistant supervisors at the office
of Basic Education High School No.6
in Zabuthiri Township of Nay Pyi
Myanmar Tennis Team leaves for Kuala Lumpur
YANGON, 17 March— A two-
member Myanmar Tennis Team of
Myanmar Tennis Federation left here
for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to take
part in ITF 14&Under Asian
Championships 2011 Group (I) Tennis
Tournament to be held in Jakarta of
Indonesia from 21 March to 4 April.
They were seen off at Yangon
International Airport by officials of
Taw District this morning. The deputy
minister called on them to discharge
their duties in accord with directives
and rules and regulations. Next, Deputy
Minister U Aung Myo Min inspected
rooms at the exam centre.—MNA
Sports and Physical Education
Department and Treasurer of MTF U
Tin Htoo.
Before in ITF 14&Under Asian
Championships 2011 Group (I) Tennis
Tournament, selected tennis players
from Groups (II), (III) and (IV) will be
in training for the competition together
with selected coaches of ITF from 17
to 20 March.— MNA

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State Ovadaçariya Sayadaw passes away Myanmar Embassy in Tokyo provides

State
YANGON, 17 March— necessary assistance to Myanmar citizens
State Ovadaçariya
Ovadaçariya NAY PYI TAW, 17 March—Ministry the office was closed for about a half
Sayadaw Abbot of Maha
of Foreign Affairs today released a day. Now, the embassy is kept open
Sayadaw Withutayama Monastery
statement saying an earthquake and is carrying out consular affairs of
Abbot of of Pakokku in Magway occurred on 11 March in Japan is the Myanmar. In addition, the Embassy
Maha Region Agga Maha worst in 140 years. The quake caused helps Myanmar citizens who want to
Withutayama Pandita Bhaddanta minor damage to five-storey depart from Japan. To be able to
Monastery Sumangala, aged 80 and Myanmar embassy in Tokyo and a avoid dangers in the aftermath of the
of Pakokku 60 vasa, passed away at crack appeared in it. In order to be earthquake, the embassy will continue
9.20 pm on 16 March free from danger, office on the second to provide necessary assistances to
Agga Maha
( W e d n e s d a y ) , floor was moved to the first floor. So, them.—MNA
Pandita
according to the
Bhaddanta Department of Religious
Sumangala. Affairs.
Nay Pyi Taw Thingyan Festival Tour
MNA MNA Golf Cup on 14 April
N AY P YI T AW , 17 in the team event and golf courses each for
Construction of tower across Hline March—The Tour Golf from the first to the fifth three days.
Cup for Nay Pyi Taw prizes to the winners in Any team may be
River inspected Thingyan Festival 2011 the individual event. formed with six players
Y ANGON , 17 March—Deputy boxes. will be held at Royal The best team is well including two Pros and
Minister for Electric Power No. 2 Dr In the afternoon, the deputy minister Myanmar Golf Course, worth getting the Tour players are to take part
Win Myint on 26 February morning visited the 230-KV Hlinethaya-Ahlon Yepyar Tatmadaw Golf Gold Cup and gold in the tournament at
inspected the Power System Protection power grid (Hline river crossing) tower Course and City Golf prizes plus 1 million Handicap Zero level.
and Test Lab (Yangon) of Myanma construction project on Strand Road in Course from 14 to 16 each, the second, sliver Golf enthusiasts
Electric Power Enterprise in Ahlon Ahlon Township. Officials reported on April. prizes and K 700,000 may contact Nay Pyi
Township. progress of works. The tour will be and the best player, gold Taw City Development
In-charge Superintending Engineer After inspecting the worksite, the categorized into gold prize and K 1 million Committee, Ph: 067-
U Soe Min Tun reported on deputy minister instructed officials to and silver levels for the and the second best 414617 or 414289
organizational set-up, strength of present place emphasis on worksite safety and individual divisions. player, silver prize and (Fax), not later than
staff, duty and functions and meter test timely completion of tasks.—MNA First and second prizes K 700,000, after 8 April.
will be presented daily partaking in the three MNA
16151.1 acres of poppy plantations razed
N AY P YI T AW , 17 March, 2011. Hsihseng in Shan State
Fire breaks out in Zabuthiri Township
March —During the As more 442.3 acres and 14.3 acres in Putao N AY P Y I T AW , 17 due to amber. A total of February in 2011. Fire
2010-11 poppy cultiva of poppy plantations— in Kachin State— were March— A fire broke nine huts were destroyed Service Department has
tion season, 15708.8 destroyed from 7 to 13 out at a group of workers’ by the fire. Negligence reminded the public to
428 acres in Mongping,
acres of poppy March, the poppy hut in Zabuthiri
Kengtung, Mongmit, was accounted for 77.57 be aware of fire and take
plantations were acreage which was under Township of Nay Pyi
Kutkai, Namhkam, percent of the fires preventive measures.
destroyed from 1 destruction reached Taw District on 13
September, 2011 to 6 Lashio, Mongton and 16151.1 acres.—MNA March. The cause was occurred during MNA

Farmers fetching much … who was selling water

(from page 16) so we bag about K
With regard to price 900,000 as net income.
of fruit in the market, he We sent the fruits to
explained, “Water markets near Nay Pyi
melons could be sold at Taw, Mawlamyine,
900 to 1000 kyats per Yangon and nearby
fruit depending on the Tatkon. Due to utmost
size. We spent K efforts in cultivation, we
500,000-K 600,000 of could get higher price this
cultivation cost per acre. year than last year.”
Fruits from one acre He continued to say
fetched about K 1.4 that he grew 2000 water
million to K 1.5 million, melon plants per acre.
He removed young fruits
except the best one.
Before sowing the seeds,
he soaked the seeds in
water for 12 hours. Next,
the seeds were kept in the
paddy for two nights for
warming. After that, each
seed was sown in a small
plastic bag. Within seven
to eight days, the sprouts
developed with three to
Ma Zar Zar Nyo of four leaves. So, they
Khayansatgon could be grown in the
Village. field. The saplings must
melons near Shadaw
the fruits. Prices were
fixed at K 900 to K 1000
of human. The
succulent fruits can be
Village. She said that she per fruit. After harvesting free from thirsty in the
grew one acre of water water melons, she has hot and dry season.
melons Shadaw Village. planned to grow onion, Cultivation of water
Due to better market chilli and green gram on melon can fetch much
situation, she sent water the same land. income in a short time,
melons to Muse. She The largest amount so the farmers should
cultivated 2000 plants of of water melon can be grow water melon on a
water melon on one acre harvested in February commercial scale.
of land. Customers and March. This fruit Translation: TTA
arrived there and bought contributes to the health Kyemon: 13-3-2011
U Zaw Wan of
Shadaw Village seen
with a succulent water
melon.
be fed with wastage of
cow and kimira fertilizer,
he said.
He further explained
that the plants were to be
fumigated if necessary. In
about two months, the
water melon can be
plucked for sale, he added.
We had an interview
with Ma Zar Zar Nyo of
Khayansatgon Village, A water melon plantation seen with fruits.

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 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 18 March, 2011 11

Indian central bank raises key interest

rates by 25 basic points
M UMBAI , 17 March— Indian and domestic liberalization of
central bank Reserve Bank of India petroleum pricing.
(RBI) announced on Thursday that it The central bank also warned that
will hike key interest rates by 25 the continuing uncertainty on energy
basis points (bps) to contain inflation. and commodity prices may vitiate
Indian repo rate for RBI to inject Indian investment climate, posing a
liquidity to the system and reverse threat to current growth trajectory.
repo rate for RBI to drain liquidity Though it’s early to assess
from the market are lifted to 6.75 macroeconomic impacts of natural
percent from 6.45 percent and 5.75 disaster in Japan, substitution of
percent from 5.5 percent, thermal for nuclear energy in Japan
respectively. may exert further pressure on
The monetary tightening move petroleum prices, said the monetary
falls in line with market expectations policy review issued by RBI. Troupers perform dance drama “Liberation” during
but will bring some pressure to the Indian central bank has raised the Shanxi Art Festival held at Shanghai Grand China Mobile
banking system. key interest rates eight times since Theater in east China’s Shanghai, on 16 March,
Meanwhile, RBI revised its March 2010 to curb persistent inflation 2011. Seven performance featuring traditional buys handsets
Shanxi characters, including the dance drama “A
inflation forecast by the end of March
upwardly to around 8 percent from
with repo and reverse repo rate lift by
2 percent and 2.5 percent, Handful of Sour Dates” and “Liberation” directed distributor at
previous projection of 7 percent, due
to higher international crude oil prices
respectively.
Xinhua
by Zhang Jigang, will be staged at the festival from
16 March to 6 April. —XINHUA
36 mln USD
H ONG K ONG , 17
Workers
drag a
Two men killed at Travelers camp in March—China Mobile
announced Wednesday
submarine England it entered into an
cable agreement to acquire the
MILDENHALL, 17 March — A 40- lead a nomadic or semi-nomadic life.
year-old suspect was arrested In England they can be either Romani, entire share capital of
onshore in
Wednesday on suspicion of killing the group formerly known as Gypsies, China Topssion Comm-
Chengsi unication Co, Ltd at 237
two men at a Travelers’ camp in eastern who originated in India, or Irish
Island, million yuan (about
England, police said. Travelers, a group that developed its
Zhoushan The man, whose name had not yet own dialect and lifestyle. 36.05 million US
City, east been released, was being held for Suffolk Chief Superintendent dollars).
questioning, the BBC reported. Stewart Gull said at a news As China Mobile
China’s
The double shooting occurred conference the bodies were found Communications Cor-
Zhejiang Tuesday at Willow Park, a trailer camp Tuesday night after a local resident poration, one of the
Province, in the village of Beck Row near reported hearing what sounded like vendors, is the ultimate
on 16 Mildenhall in Suffolk. One of the gunfire. He said both men had visible controlling shareholder
March, bodies was found in a burning car, shotgun wounds. of China Mobile, the
and the fire spread to two trailers, the Gull said the killings might be acquisition constitutes a
2011. Newmarket Journal said. related to a 17 Feb shooting at Willow connected transaction.
XINHUA Travelers are people who typically Park.—Internet Other vendors inclu-
‘Oliver Twist’ workhouse saved from Explosion leaves two dead, de ZTE Corporation,
Eastern Communica-
demolition two missing in central China tions Co,Ltd, Beijing
LONDON, 17 March — Heritage minister can’t be demolished and Digital China Limited,
CHANGSHA, 17 March — A plant thought to Ningbo Bird Co, Ltd and
The British government John Penrose said the any redevelopment must have been abandoned exploded Wednesday,
announced Monday it austere Georgian edifice take account of its Shenzhen Huawei
leaving two dead, two missing, in central China’s
has given protected was “an eloquent “special architectural Investment & Holdings
Hunan Province, an official said Thursday.
status to a former reminder of one of the and historic interest.” Co, Ltd.
The explosion occurred at 7:30 pm at the plant
workhouse thought to grimmer aspects of The run-down in Linwu County of Chenzhou City, which After years of
have inspired Charles London’s 18 th -century building in central shattered windows of nearby houses, killed two operation, Topssion has
Dickens’ “Oliver Twist,” social history.” London had been slated people at the scene, said the official of the county’s managed to accumulate
a move that should save He said the building to be replaced by a new government. As of Thursday, two people were rich experience in
the building from had been given Grade II housing development, still missing. terminal business, with
demolition. listed status, meaning it but local residents and An initial investigation found that the blast strong distribution and
academics fought a was caused by illegal explosives production, police retail capabilities and a
campaign to save it. said. Two suspects had been detained by police. sizable sales volume.
The young Dickens Xinhua Xinhua
lived nine doors away
and scholars say the A girl demonstrates
sights and sounds of the the traditional Chinese
building were probably Suzhou Embroidery at
the basis for the the Ideal Home Show
workhouse where held at Earls Court
orphan Oliver is
Exhibition Centre in
In this 24 Feb, 2011 file photo, people walk by a incarcerated in his 1838
novel, and where he is London, Britain, on 16
dilapidated brick building in central London, where
historians believe its neighbour and author Charles punished after saying, March, 2011.
Dickens used the building, which was once a workhouse, “Please, sir, I want some XINHUA
as inspiration for his novel Oliver Twist.—INTERNET more.”—Internet

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICE Airlines monitoring radiation, making Quake strikes
MV HAL ADMIRALTY VOYNO(020N) adjustments to flights in Japan near Vanuatu, but
Consignees of cargo carried on MV HAL ADMI- TOKYO, 17 March —
RALTY VOY NO (020N) are hereby notified that the
Air carriers are watching no tsunami threat
vessel will be arriving on 18.3.2011 and cargo will be SYDNEY, 17 March—A
the situation at Japan’s
discharged into the premises of M.I.P where it will lie
Fukushima Daiichi nu- 6.5-magnitude earth-
at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the
byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. clear power plant closely, quake has struck in the
Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 making contingency Pacific Ocean near
am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day plans and routing adjust- Vanuatu but officials say
now declared as the third day after final discharge of ments to keep operations there is no danger of a de-
cargo from the Vessel. running smoothly and structive tsunami. The US
No claims against this vessel will be admitted protect passengers and Geological Survey said
after the Claims Day. crew from radiation risks. Alitalia has rerouted Tokyo flights to Osaka, the quake hit Thursday
German airline Lufthansa Japan.— INTERNET afternoon about 50 miles
SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT
MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY and Italian carrier Alitalia Lufthansa’s flights to has been scanning aircraft (77 kilometres) northwest
AGENT FOR: M/S HARTMANN ASIA have rerouted flights to and from Frankfurt and returning from Japan for of the Vanuatu capital of
CONTAINER LINES and from the Tokyo area Munich are going to radiation. Port Vila. It was 17 miles
Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 to other Japanese airports. Osaka and Nagoya in- “To date, none of the (26 kilometres) under the
stead of Tokyo/Narita “in tests has detected any ra- sea floor.
Scientists say quartz is key to an effort to ensure that dioactivity,” the statement The Hawaii-based Pa-
cific Tsunami Warning
understanding quakes [the airline’s] operations said.Alitalia started rerout-
to Japan remain as stable ing all of its flights in and Centre said historical data
SALMON, 17 March— earth’s crust. The scientists as possible and provide out of Tokyo airports to showed no threat of a de-
Underground quartz discovered that quartz sufficient capacity for its Osaka on Wednesday. structive widespread tsu-
deposits worldwide may crystal deposits are found passengers,” Lufthansa Spokesman Clemente nami. —Internet
be behind earthquakes, wherever mountains or said in a statement. The Senni said the change is
mountain building and fault lines occur in states altered schedule is ex- designed to guarantee un- Five dead in
other continental tectonics,
a discovery that may aid in
Security guards stand
like California, Idaho, pected to last as least interrupted service to its
Nevada and Utah.
California
through the weekend. passengers.
predicting tremblers,
in front of a 300 kg
quartz piece two days
Reuters Since Sunday, the airline Internet plane crash
according to a study L ONG B EACH , 17
released on Wednesday.
before the opening of
an exhibition of crystals
Boy sells ‘manly’ scented candles March — A twin-engine
The findings by Utah NEW YORK, 17 March — A 13-year- plane crashed on takeoff
discovered in the region
State University geophy- old boy from the US has launched his from the airport in Long
of the Saint-Gotthard
sicist Anthony Lowry and own line of scented candles meant for Beach, Calif, on
mount, in Fluelen, near
a colleague at the men, with fragrances that include bacon, Wednesday, killing five
Lucerne, on 29 March,
University of London, to New York-style pizza, sawdust and the people and injuring a
2007.—INTERNET
be published Thursday in smell of a fresh leather baseball mitt. sixth, authorities said.
the journal Nature, may Reuters. Hart Main, from Marysville in central The dead included lo-
solve a riddle of the ages He and research Ohio, said he got the idea for his cal developers Jeff
about the formation and partner Marta Perez- “Mancans” when he was making fun Berger and Tom Dean,
location of earthquake Gussinye examined of his sister for selling candles with girly and bicycle advocate
faults, mountains, valleys temperature and gravity scents for a school fundraiser. Mark Bixby, the Long
and plains. “Certainly the across the Western United Columbus station WCMH-TV re- Beach Press-Telegram
question of why mountains States from a movable ported he launched his company last reported. The identities
occur where they do has network of seismic Thanksgiving, making the candles using A boy from the US has launched a of the other to people
been around since the instruments to describe the scores of empty cans from soup he do- range of scented candles for men. who died hadn’t been
dawn of time,” Lowry told geological properties of the nated to a soup kitchen. —Internet released.— Internet
INTERNET
This dog has just been bought for £1m. Naked neck chicken mystery solved
only does this help our understanding
So why is he so valuable? EDINBURGH, 17 March — British sci-
entists have helped discover why a type of developmental biology and give
European Cup final three months later, of chicken with a bald neck has such a insight into how different breeds have
Hong Dong’s practical uses are decid- distinctive appearance. Researchers at evolved, but it could have practical
edly limited. the Roslin Institute at the University implications for helping poultry produc-
So why so much money? For the of Edinburgh found the way vitamin A tion in hot countries, including those in
same reason that a caffe latte costs a lot is converted by the skin on the the developing world.”
more than it used to, that last year 33 Transylvanian naked neck chicken Internet
Chilean miners returned to a shut down combined with a protein in the flesh al-
mine, and that a vase sold for £53m in lowed it to shed feathers around its
an auction in Ruislip, West London. Be neck.
The Tibetan mastiff is more com- it milk, copper, works of art or pedigree A total of 12 scientists worked on
monly black and gold. — INTERNET the research from Heriot-Watt
dogs, if the Chinese want something,
University in Edinburgh and locations
LONDON, 17 March —The assembled they get it, whatever the price. “The Ti-
in France, Mexico and Switzerland.Dr
ranks of the press shook their heads in betan Mastiff in the UK will tradition- Denis Headon, who led the research at
disbelief when, in 1979, Trevor Francis ally sell for £600 to £1,000,” explained the Roslin Institute, said: “We found
was revealed as the first £1m footballer. Bill Lambert of the Kennel Club. “The that the substance produced from
Now, someone has paid almost that sum high price is a reflection of how the breed vitamin A on the skin combined with
for a red Tibetan mastiff.Big Splash, or has become a fashionable and revered the protein BMP12 contributes to its
Hong Dong in Chinese, has been sold status symbol in China. Prices will vulture-like appearance.
for 10million Chinese yuan, some similarly rise amongst certain breeds in “A genetic mutation affects BMP12 British scientists have helped dis-
£945,000. But while Francis scored the the UK when they are perceived to be contributing to the loss of feathers. The cover why Transylvanian naked
winning goal for Nottingham Forest and fashionable, but never to this extent.” skin on the neck is therefore primed to neck chickens have such a
his new master, Brian Clough, in the Internet lose feathers as a result of this. “Not distinctive appearance.— INTERNET

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London 2012 countdown

clock makes false start
London Olympic
organisers were left red-
faced on Tuesday when a
huge clock in Trafalgar
Square marking the
countdown to the 2012
Games stopped just hours
after being unveiled at a
The countdown clock for the London Olympics glitzy ceremony.
is unveiled in Trafalgar Square in central The steel digital clock
London, England, on 14 March. The measuring 6.5 metres tall
countdown clock stopped on Tuesday in an and five metres long froze
embarrassing incident less than a day after it with 500 days, 7 hours, 6
was unveiled in a glitzy launch. minutes and 56 seconds to
go before the start of the
German submarine lost Games.
It had been unveiled
during World War One found on Monday by London
off Dutch coast Olympic organising
committee (LOCOG)
The Dutch Navy has discovered a German
chairman Sebastian Coe
submarine which was lost along with its more than
and four British Olympic
40 crew members during World War One, the Dutch
gold medallists, coinciding
Ministry of Defence announced on Wednesday.
with 6.6 million Games
The Ministry said the missing SM U-106
tickets going on sale.
submarine was found about 40 miles (64 kilometres)
“We are obviously
north of the Dutch island of Terschelling. It was
discovered by the Navy vessel Hr Ms Snellius in very disappointed that the
October 2009, but its discovery was not announced clock has suffered this
until Wednesday. technical issue,” a
spokesman for Swiss
“The news is only now released because the
information had to be confirmed by German watchmakers Omega said
authorities and, where possible, relatives informed,” in a statement.
However, a LOCOG
the Ministry said in a statement.
spokeswoman laughed off
the malfunction, adding
“it is not our clock.”
Trafalgar Square is
where Londoners
gathered in 2005 to hear
their city announced as
winning bidders.
Omega said the clock,
with its unique design for Babies play tricks.
2012, had been developed
by experts and fully tested The magic of North Korea: a
ahead of its launch.
“We are currently disappearing plane
looking into why this North Korea, renowned for its secrecy and
happened and expect to incredible artistic performances, is now planning
have the clock functioning the ultimate magic show — complete with
as normal as soon as disappearing aircraft.
possible,” a spokesman
added.
The North’s state-run KCNA news agency
reported that the capital Pyongyang would host a
The clock’s design “new form” of magic show in which the aircraft, a
draws heavily on the bus full of passengers and elephant would be
geometric lines of the 2012 made to disappear.
logo and Greenwich Mean The Pyongyang Circus, which has conducted
Time, organisers said. 250 tours around the world, has won more than 70
Omega will also awards including 36 gold prizes at 38 international
provide the timepieces for circus festivals, KCNA reported.
the Games, as they have Impoverished and isolated North Korea is
done since 1932. famous for its mass gymnastics and dancing
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Warrant issued for “Kill Bill” Daniel Radcliffe to play

star Michael Madsen
BEIJING, 17 March—
An arrest warrant has
judge to issue the warrant.
The bail has reportedly
been issued for already been set for
American actor Michael 26,000 US dollars.
Madsen, who was absent Madsen married
from a hearing in his three times, to Georganne
child or spousal support LaPiere, Jeannine
case, according to Bisignano and current
foreign media report wife Deanna Morgan. He
Sunday. is responsible for the
Madsen, 53, alle- support of five children
gedly owed nearly in total.
570,000 US dollars in The 53-year-old star
child and spousal filed bankruptcy back
support. in 2009, when he was
He failed to show up
unable to pay personal
for a hearing in his loans from Pierce
ongoing child or spousal Brosnan and Quentin
support case last week,
which prompted the
Tarantino. He appeared
earlier this month in
New York City for the
screening of the “The
Bleeding” to celebrate
the DVD release.
Madsen, brother of
Oscar nominee Virginia
Madsen, is world-
famous for his excellent
performance in movie
“Kill Bill” and vedio
game “Reservior
“Kill Bill” star Dogs.”
Michael Madsen. Xinhua
“How to Succeed” after
“Harry Potter”
BEIJING, 17 March—
The “Harry Potter” actor
Daniel Radcliffe is leaving
Hogwarts and starring in
his first Broadway
musical, a revival of the
50-year-old Tony Award
and Pulitzer Prize winner
Cast members Robert Pattinson (L), Kristen
“How to Succeed in
Stewart (C) and Taylor Lautner pose at the
Business Without Really
premiere of “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”
Trying”.
during the Los Angeles Film Festival at Nokia
theatre at LA Live in Los Angeles For Daniel Rad-
cliffe,this play will be his Daniel Radcliffe.
on 24 June, 2010.—INTERNET XINHUA
second Broadway
Twilight Saga: “Breaking appearance. As early as
2007, he has made his
finishing the sixth film in
the franchise—“Harry
Dawn” stars evacuated due stage debut in a revival of
the 1975 Tony-winning
Potter and the Half-Blood
Prince”.
to tsunami warning best play “Equus” after
This time in “How to
Succeed’’, Radcliffe is
BEIJING, 17 March—“Breaking Dawn”, the production on “The Twilight” has
going to play J Pierpont
been postponed due to the tsunami warnings in Canada. The cast and crew
including stars Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner were forced to evacuate from Finch, a young window
the set of the movie. cleaner who, with the
This film, which is shooting in a Vancouver Island beach area in British help of a Machiavellian
Columbia, has been delayed owing to tsunami advisories following the strong guidebook, climbs to the
earthquake that struck Japan early on 12 March, according to a statement Summit top of a huge company
Entertainment said to MTV News. while, of course, winning
Although the cast was not in any danger, the “Twilight” co-stars along with a girl’s love along the way.
the rest of the Wolf Pack were transported out of the region for safety measures, Audiences have been
reported US magazine. “All cast and crew were evacuated to base camp. pleased with the news.
Everyone is safe and sound,” writes a Twilight Sage page on Facebook.—Xinhua Xinhua

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Germany’s Schalke fire
coach Magath
BERLIN, 17 March —
Champions League
quarter-finalists Schalke
sacked coach Felix
Magath on Wednesday
in an acrimonious split
following a crisis
meeting of the German
club’s board.
“We made revisions
and found things are not
as we need them to be,”
said the Schalke chairman,
Champions League
quarter-finalists
Schalke sacked coach
Felix Magath,
INTERNET
Abidal prepares for
season-ending operation
MADRID, 17 March —
France defender Eric
Abidal had been enjoy-
ing his best season ever
with Spanish champions
Barcelona, but is now
preparing to go into hos-
pital for surgery to
remove a liver tumour.
The club said the op-
eration would begin at
4:00pm (1500GMT) on
Thursday.
That was a day earlier
than originally planned,
for organisational rea-
sons and not due to any
deterioration in his
condition, the club said.
Yandle, Rozsival lift Coyotes
over Flames 4-3
C ALGARY , 17 March
— Keith Yandle and
Michal Rozsival scored
Phoenix Coyotes’ Michal
Rozsival, right, from the
Czech Republic, cele-
brates his goal against the
Calgary Flames with
Vernon Fiddler, center,
and David Schlemko, left,
during the third period of
an NHL hockey game in
Calgary, Alberta, on 15
March, 2011.— INTERNE
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Clemens Toennies.
Having won the
Bundesliga title with both
Wolfsburg and Bayern
Munich, Magath has been
dismissed from his role as
both coach and manager
of the club with ex-
Hoffenheim coach Ralf
Rangnick reported to be
favourite to take over.
Magath’s assistant
Seppo Eichkorn took
training on Wednesday.
A legal battle now
looms, with Magath set to
take his former employ-
ers to court to try to claim
back 12 million euros
($16.5 million) of lost
earnings following the ter-
mination of a contract that
had been due to run until
2013.
Internet
France defender
Eric Abidal
Barcelona called for
“the utmost respect for
his right to privacy”.
Sports daily Mundo
Deportivo, quoting
sources at the club, said
Barca hope the tumour
has been detected early
enough.
Internet
19 seconds apart early in
the third period to lift the
Phoenix Coyotes to a 4-
3 win over the Calgary
Flames on Tuesday
night in a key Western
Conference matchup.
Yandle put Phoenix
up 3-1 with his 11th goal
at 1:53 of the third when
his centering pass de-
flected in off the knee of
Flames defenceman Jay
Bouwmeester.
The Coyotes in-
creased their lead to
three when Roszival’s
point shot went through
a crowd and beat Flames
goalie Miikka Kiprusoff.
Internet
14
S P O R T S
Ferguson gets five-match ban
over ref rant
Sir Alex Ferguson
LONDON, 17 March —
Manchester United man-
ager Sir Alex Ferguson has
been banned for five
matches following his ti-
rade against referee Mar-
tin Atkinson, the Football
Association announced
on Wednesday.
Ferguson landed in hot
water with the FA after
blasting Atkinson’s per-
formance in the Red Dev-
ils’ 2-1 defeat against Chel-
sea at Stamford Bridge
Korean sides on top in
Asian Champions League
NEW DELHI, 17 March —
Suwon Samsung
Bluewings and Jeonbuk
Motors romped to compre-
hensive 4-0 wins in the
Asian Champions League
on Wednesday as South
Korean sides continued
their powerful start to the
competition.
Elsewhere, China’s
Shandong Luneng beat Ja-
pan’s Cerezo Osaka
2-0 at home. The match
between Kashima Antlers
and Sydney FC was post-
poned due to the earth-
quake and tsunami in Ja-
pan.
Suwon top Group H
with two wins out of two
after Ha Tae-Gyun hit a
Benzema strikes again as Real end
Champions League last 16 jinx
MADRID, 17 March —
Real Madrid put their re-
cent European woes be-
hind them to reach the
quarter-finals of the
Champions League for
Real Madrid’s French
forward Karim
Benzema celebrates
after scoring a goal
during the Champions
League.—INTERNET
West Ham boss Grant
charged over ref criticism
LONDON, 17 March —
West Ham manager
Wednesday.
Grant accused Jones
Avram Grant has been of favouring Stoke after
earlier this month. charged with improper the official failed to spot
The United manager conduct following his a handball when Frederic
ignored advice from his criticism of referee Piquionne equalised for
club’s legal department Mike Jones in the Ham- West Ham in the first
and vowed to contest mers’ FA Cup defeat half.
charges of improper con- by Stoke last weekend, “Maybe this
duct, but has now been hit the FA confirmed on (Piquionne’s goal) is the
by a hefty ban as his team reason the referee started
enter a critical phase of the the second half very,
season. very strange. Until they
Ferguson had appeared scored the goal, he gave
to question Atkinson’s in- fouls and penalties, eve-
tegrity when he stated that rything for them,” Grant
he had wanted a “fair ref- West Ham United’s was quoted as saying.
eree” to control the match Manager Avram Grant. Internet
with Chelsea.
“You want a fair ref-
Chelsea in the mood for
eree, or a strong referee Euro run, says Ancelotti
anyway — and we didn’t LONDON, 17 March — riding their luck at the
get that,” said Ferguson in Carlo Ancelotti insists other end when Dame
the aftermath of the de- Chelsea are in the perfect N’Doye’s free-kick hit a
feat.—Internet condition to win the post in the first half.
Champions League even Internet
though his side made hard
work of killing off Copen-
hagen in the last 16.
Ancelotti’s side ad-
vanced to the quarter-fi-
nals of Europe’s elite club
competition with a 2-0 Chelsea’s Fernando
aggregate victory over the Torres (L) sees a chance
Danish champions, but at goal saved by FC Co-
Ha Tae-Gyun (centre) they made life difficult for
penhagen’s goalkeeper
of South Korea’s Suwon themselves in the goal-less
Johan Wiland (R) during
Bluewings celebrates second leg at Stamford their UEFA Champions
scoring against China’s Bridge on Wednesday. League first knockout
Shanghai.—INTERNET The Blues squandered round 2nd leg match at
hat-trick against China’s a host of chances to dis- Stamford Bridge in
Shanghai Shenhua. miss Copenhagen, while London.—INTERNET
The result was never in
doubt after Ha put Suwon Aldridge has 30 in Portland’s
ahead early as the hosts victory over Dallas
dominated. Oh Jang-Eun off the bench, including
PORTLAND, 17 March —
added a second before the LaMarcus Aldridge a key jumper with less
break while two second- scored 30 points and
half goals from Ha sealed Brandon Roy added 21
than a minute to go, as the
Portland Trail Blazers
the win.—Internet beat the Dallas Mavericks
104-101 on Tuesday
night.
The Blazers led 100-
94 with 3:50 left, but
the first time since 2004
Jason Terry’s basket nar-
with a comfortable 3-0 rowed it to 100-99. Roy
win over Lyon on hit a pair of free throws
Wednesday. before a pull-up jumper
Real had crashed out that made it 104-99 with
at the last 16 stage of the 47 seconds left.
Champions League for Dirk Nowitzki hit a
six successive seasons, pair of free throws, but
but new coach Jose after a timeout with 8.8
Dallas Mavericks’ Jason seconds on the clock, he
Mourinho brought an
missed a 3-point attempt
end to that jinx. Kidd (2) goes to the bas-
from the corner and time
Goals from Marcelo, ket as Portland Trail ran out for the Mavericks.
Lyon old boy Karim Blazers’ Wesley Mat- Nowitzki finished with
Benzema and Angel di thews (2) defends in the 28 points and 11 re-
Maria secured victory as second quarter of an bounds for Dallas, which
Madrid progressed 4-1 NBA basketball game on shot 59.7 percent for the
on aggregate. 15 March, 2011, in Port- game.
Internet land, Ore.—INTERNET Internet
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 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 18 March, 2011
Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas
WEATHER
Thursday, 17th March, 2011
Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr. M.S.T.
During the past 24 hours, weather has been partly cloudy in
Lower Sagaing Region, rain or thoundershowers have been
isolated in Upper Sagaing and Magway Regions, Kachin State,
scattered in Mandalay Region and Rakhine State, fairly widespread
in Taninthayi Region and Shan State and widespread in the
remaining Regions and States . Day temperatures were (5°C)
below March average temperatures in Taninthayi Region, (8°C)
below March average temperature in Chin and Rakhine States,and
Ayeyawady Regions, Shan, Kayah and Kayin States, (9°C) to
(18°C) below March average temperature in the remaining Regions
and States. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Nay
Pyi Taw (Pyinmana) and Nay Pyi Taw (Lewe) (0.16) inch each,
Hpa-an (2.68) inches, Mawlamyine (2.36) inches, Kyeikkhame
(2.28) inches, Pyarpon and Khayan (2.09)inches each, Billin (1.77)
inches, Launglon (1.93) inches, Yangon (Mingaladon) and
Yangon (Kaba-Aye) (1.81) inches each, Yay (1.77) inches, Thaton
(1.73) inches and Theinzayat (1.65) inches.
Nay Pyi Taw
Maximum temperature on 16-3-2011 was 73°F. Minimum
temperature on 17-3-2011 was 64°F. Relative humidity at (09:30)
hours MST on 17-3-2011 was (91%). Rainfall on 17-3-2011
was (Tr).
Yangon (Kaba-Aye)
Maximum temperature on 16-3-2011 was 72°F. Minimum
temperature on 17-3-2011 was 61°F. Relative humidity at (09:30)
15
hours MST on 17-3-2011 was (100%). Total sunshine hours
on 16-3-2011 was (Nil).
Rainfall on 17-3-2011 was (1.81) inches at Mingaladon,
and Kaba-Aye each and (1.38) inches at Central Yangon. Total
rainfall since 1-1-2011 was (5.79) inches at Mingaladon, (6.81)
inches at Kaba-Aye and (7.01) inches at Central Yangon.
Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (1/2) mph
from Southwest at (06:30) hours MST on 17-3-2011.
Bay Inference: Weather is partly cloudy over the North
and West central Bay and partly cloudy to cloudy in the Andaman
Sea and elsewhere Bay of Bengal.
Forecast valid until evening of the 18th March 2011:
Weather will be partly cloudy in Lower Sagaing and Magway
Regions, rain or thundershowers will be isolated in Upper Sagaing
and Mandalay Regions, Kachin and Chin States, scattered in Shan,
Rakhine and Kayah States and fairly widespread to widespread in
the remaining Regions and States. Degree of certainty is (80%).
State of the sea: Strong Easterly winds with moderate to
rough seas are likely at times Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off and
along Mon-Taninthayi Coast. Surface wind speed in strong wind
may reach (35) mph. Seas will be moderate elsewhere Myanmar
waters.
Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood of
continuation of rain or thundershowers in the Lower Myanmar
areas.
Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for
18-3-2011: Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers.
Degree of certainty is (60%).
Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for
18-3-2011: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degree of
certainty is (80%).
Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for
18-3-2011: Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers.
Degree of certainty is (60%).

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J AKARTA, 17 March—Indonesia puts nuclear
power plant as the last choice for alternative energy Transmissions Times
source, Kompas daily quoted a minister as saying
on Thursday. Local - (09:00am ~ 11:00am)MST
Oversea Transmission - (18-3-11 09:30 am ~
Coordinating Minister for Economy Hatta 19-3-11 09:30 am) MST
Rajasa said that, however, Indonesia does not close
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16 March, 2011. Establishing in February of
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2011, the museum, affiliated to Sichuan Pivot
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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

People’s Desire VOA, BBC-sowing hatred

We favour peace and stability
We favour development
We oppose unrest and violence
Wipe out those inciting unrest
and violence
Farmers fetching much incomes through
cultivation of water melon
Article: Zin Bo Min; Photos: Khin Maung Win
At the invitation of my friend, we the news
crew of Kyemon Daily made a trip to Shadaw
Village in Tatkon Township of Nay Pyi Taw
District in early March. On our arrival, we witnessed
thriving water melon plantations near the field of
village.
In an interview near a water melon
plantation, farmer U Zaw Wan of Shadaw Village
among the people
RFA, DVB-generating public
outrage
Do not allow ourselves to be
swayed by killer broadcasts
designed to cause troubles
MWAF donates furniture to
village library in Ottarathiri
Township
NAY PYI TAW, 17 March—Myanmar Women’s
Affairs Federation on 8 March donated furniture
said that he cultivates 168 strain water melon on worth K 500,000 to Bawa Tetlan Library opened
one acre of land. He used Kogyi, 164, 168, 314, on 12 April in Ngansat Village of Zalaung Village-
232, 855, USA, 001 and N/2 strains of water tract of Ottarathiri Township in Nay Pyi Taw District.
melon seeds. Most of the local growers of Shadaw President of MWAF Dr Daw Thet Thet Zin
Village sow the 168 strain of water melon seeds. and CEC members presented furniture to the
All the strains of fruits are delicious and sweet, he chairman of Village-tract Peace and Development
said. Council and the chairman of the library committee.
(See page 10)
The donations of MWAF was aimed at
developing human resources, raising reading habit
of rural people, broadening horizon of the local
people and ensuring maintenance of the books and
publications at the library.—MNA

New bridge put into service

in Sinbaungwe Township
NAY PYI TAW, 17 March — Hailing the 66th
Anniversary Armed Forces Day, the opening of
Yaykyaw bridge across Shwegyin creek was held
at Chisuk village in Sinbaungwe Township
yesterday.
Chairman of Township Peace and
Development Council U Tin Win, Executive Officer
U Myo Naing of Township Development Affairs
Committee and officials formally opened the bridge.
The bridge was built with the contribution of
Local growers of Shadaw Village loading water melons onto a truck for sending them to over K 2.2 million by local people.
countryside. MNA

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