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Volume XIX, Number 227 9th Waxing of Nadaw 1373 ME Sunday, 4 December, 2011

Our Three MainNational Causes

* Non-disintegration ofthe Union

* Non-disintegration ofNational Solidarity

* Perpetuation ofSovereignty

Bilateral cooperation will further develop betweenMyanmar and Belarus at the end of Belarusian PM’and Belarus at the end of Belarusian PM’and Belarus at the end of Belarusian PM’s visits visits visit

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Vice-President Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo

Belarusian Prime Minister Dr. Mikhail V. Myasnikovich

NAY PYI TAW, 3 Dec—Vice-President of the Republic of the Unionof Myanmar Thiha Thura U Tin AungMyint Oo and Belarusian PrimeMinister Dr. Mikhail V. Myasnikovichdelivered addresses at the openingceremony of the First Myanmar-Belarus Business Forum at MyanmarInternational Convention Centre, here,

at 9.30 am today.Also present on the occasion were

Union ministers, deputy ministers,departmental heads, Myanmar andBelarusian entrepreneurs and guests.

Speaking on the occasion, Vice-President Thiha Thura U Tin AungMyint Oo delivered an address. Hesaid:

After diplomatic relations wereestablished between the Republic ofthe Union of Myanmar and the Republicof Belarus in September 1999, YourExcellency’s visit is the first visit of theHead of Government of the Republicof Belarus.

Although Myanmar and Belarusare geographically far away, I sincerelybelieve that bilateral cooperation willfurther develop between the twocountries at the end of your visit. Ialso consider that today’s forum, whichis aimed at promoting bilateraleconomic cooperation, will bringabout constructive results as well asfriendship and understanding betweenbusinessmen and entrepreneurs fromboth countries.

During your visit, the Agreementbetween the Government of theRepublic of the Belarus and the

Government of the Republic of theUnion of Myanmar on Trade andEconomic Cooperation and Agreementbetween Ministry of Agriculture andProduction of the Republic of Belarusand the Ministry of Agriculture andIrrigation of the Government of theRepublic of the Union of Myanmar oncooperation in agriculture field were

signed.Furthermore, as regards the

private sector, I am pleased to notethat the Agreement on cooperationbetween the Belarusian Chambers ofCommerce and Industry and theRepublic of the Union of MyanmarFederation of Chambers of Commerceand Industry has also been signed. Iam of the view that these agreementswill contribute to promote futurecooperation between the twocountries.

According to the available dataon bilateral trade, there remain manyopportunities to further promotebilateral trade.

At present, Myanmar isundergoing administrative andeconomic transformations to developthe nation. Although the economy ofthe country is based on agriculture,

strenuous efforts are being made todevelop into an industrialized State.

As trade and investment are thedriving force for nationaldevelopment, rules and regulationsare being amended to keep pace withthe changing times, with a view topromoting trade and investment.

(See page 8)

Vice-President Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo delivers an address

at 1st Myanmar-Belarus Business Forum.—MNA

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PERSPECTIVESSunday, 4 December, 2011

The greater the challenge, the more theconcerted efforts are needed. Currently,Myanmar needs a large number of educatedhuman resources. As investments from abroadwill flow into the nation in line with the market-oriented economic system, the nation needsmany educated youths in doing business tokeep abreast of other nations. Thus, a newchange in education sector should be welcomedfor fulfilling the requirement of the educated.

Intellectuals and intelligentsia play animportant role in building a democratic newnation. Likewise, education is a main pillar fordevelopment of human resources. In fact, everycountry puts largest investment in educationsector. Parents, teachers and students are tojoin hands in improving education sector.

A remarkable change has been made intoday’s education sector. The Private SchoolRegistration Law has already been issued.Though there were tuitions called privateschools in the past, these institutions weresuspended for various reasons. At that time,the youths were well-versed. It is needed toresume the routine of education system.However, there should not be a greater gap ineducation. It should not represent the educationsystem for the elite. Education fee must beappropriate for all students. Educationalinstitutions must give better service but theyshould not represent functions of tuition.

All the people are to provide assistance formonastic education and free schools.Government-owned schools are to catch upwith private schools to be able to uplift educationsector. All are to be aware of the activities ofsome self-seekers in educational service. Allthe people are to uphold fair vocations.

It should be delighted with emergence ofoutstanding teachers. They should turn out thestudents who abide by prescribed disciplinesand public ethics with high physical and mentalcapabilities. So, we welcome emergence ofprivate education institutions in perpetuity forproducing larger number of outstanding humanresources.

Opening of new page ineducation sector

NAY PYI TAW, 3 Dec—Belarusian Prime Minister

Belarusian Prime Minister and spouse visitMyanma Gems Museum

Dr. Mikhail V.Myasnikovich and wife

and delegates on agoodwill visit in Myanmar

visited Myanma GemsMuseum this morningwhere they werewelcomed by ManagingDirector U Thein Swe ofMyanma GemsEnterprise and officials.

The visiting PrimeMinister and wife togetherwith party looked roundthe museum and signedvisitors’ book, and thenviewed sales booths.

The Prime Minister’swife Mrs LudmilaMyasnikovich viewedNay Pyi Taw MyomaMarket, Hluttaw Build-ing, jewellery stalls nearThabyaygon Market andurban development in amotorcade.

MNA

Belarusian Prime Minister Dr. Mikhail V. Myasnikovich and wife anddelegates visit Myanma Gems Museum.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 3 Dec—International Day forPersons with Disabilities was celebrated at theMinistry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlementhere this morning. Union Minister for Labour andfor Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement U AungKyi spoke on the occasion.

Next, UNDP Senior Deputy ResidentRepresentative Mr Akbar Usamani read out themessage sent by the UN Secretary General. Then,Union Minister U Aung Kyi, Deputy Minister forEducation U Aye Kyu, Deputy Minister for HealthDr Myat Myat Ohn Khin and officials presentedcash awards to outstanding disabled persons,outstanding disabled children from schools for thedisabled and disabled persons from Yangon Regionand Mandalay Region, who journeyed on wheelchairs as a skill demonstration.

Afterwards, the Union Minister and guestsobserved the video and photo documentaries.This year’s motto is “Together for a better worldfor all; including persons with disabilities indevelopment”.

MNA

International Day of Persons with Disabilitiesmarked

Union Minister

U Aung Kyi

presents

awards to

schools for the

disabled.

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NAY PYI TAW, 3 Dec— Meiktila TownshipDevelopment Organization held a ceremony to payout loans to the vendors selling their various kindsof foodstuff at Meiktila Market at Kandaw MingalaHall on 1 December, aiming the loans to help theirdaily life escape from poverty.

At the ceremony, CEC member U Than Aye ofTownship Development Organization delivered anaddress, and presented a total of one-hundredvendors K 10 million.

MNA

K10 million Loans disbursedto vendors in Meiktila

Township

SeniorDeputy

ResidentRepresentative

of UNDPMr AkbarUsamani

reads messageof UN

Secretary-General.

MNA

Kayin State Chief Minister’sShield Men (Open) FootballTournament-2011 continuesYANGON, 3 Dec—Kayin State Chief Minister’s

Shield Men (Open) Football Tournament-2011continued its football matches at Aung ThanLwin State sports ground in Hpa-an yesterday.

At yesterday event, Myawady Townshiptrounced Kawkareik Township 7-1.

Today, Hpa-an Township plays againstHlaingbwe Township.—MNA

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M A Z A R - E - S H A R I F

(Afghanistan), 3 Dec—Zara, an Afghan motherof seven, doesn’t knowwhat to tell her childrenwhen they ask aboutdinner.

“I simply tell them thatwe must wait until theirfather gets home to see ifhe’s going to bringanything,” she said,speaking from under adusty blue burqa coveringher from head to toe.

VICTORIA, 3 Dec—TheSeychelles on Fridayinvited Beijing to set up amilitary presence on thearchipelago to beef up thefight against piracy there,Foreign Affairs MinisterJean-Paul Adam said.

The declaration cameas Liang Guanglie ismaking the first-ever visitby a Chinese defenceminister to the IndianOcean island state.

“We have invited theChinese government to setup a military presence onMahe to fight the pirateattacks that the Seychellesface on a regular basis,”Adam said.

“For the time beingChina is studying thispossibility because she haseconomic interests in the

In this on 24 Nov, 2011, Afghan women clad inburqas sit near their packed bags of

humanitarian aid donated by InternationalOrganization for Migration (IOM) for drought-hit families in Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh Province,

north of Kabul, Afghanistan. —INTERNET

2.6 million Afghans at risk of hungerfrom drought

BAGHDAD, 3 Dec—Camp Victory, thelargest US military basein Iraq, was handed overto the Iraqi military onFriday, marking the endof an era which saw thebase serve as the USmilitary headquarters inIraq.

The handover cameas the 31 Dec US troopwithdrawal deadline isdrawing close and afterUS Vice President JoeBiden pledged for the fullpullout on his surprise visithere starting fromTuesday.

“The Victory BaseComplex (Camp Victory)was officially signed overto the receivership of theIraqi government thismorning,” said ColonelBarry Johnson, a USmilitary spokesman.

“The base is nolonger under the UScontrol and is now underthe full authority of thegovernment of Iraq,” saidthe spokesman.

No handover cere-mony was held other thana brief signing meetingbetween the two sides.

Xinhua

US hands overbiggest base toIraq, boastingmilestone in

pullout

Seychelles invites China to set up anti-piracypresence

A pedestrian walks on a street in Beijing, capital of China, on 2 Dec,2011. The characters on the hood of the car says “it snows”. Beijingexperienced its first snow this winter on Friday morning.— XINHUA

A Seychellescoastguard vesselarrives in the Portof Victoria. TheSeychelles has

invited Beijing to setup a military baseon the archipelagoto beef up the fight

against piracythere, Foreign

Affairs MinisterJean-Paul Adamsays.—INTERNET

region and Beijing is alsoinvolved in the fightagainst piracy,” heexplained.

General Liang, whoarrived in Victoria onThursday with a 40-strongdelegation, had beeninvited in October bySeychelles PresidentJames Michel, when hewas on a visit to China.

“Together, we needto increase oursurveillance capacity in theIndian Ocean... asSeychelles has a strategicposition between Asia andAfrica,” Michel said in astatement, adding thatChina had given its armytwo light aircraft.

The two countriessigned a militarycooperation agreement in

2004 that has enabledsome 50 Seychellessoldiers to be trained inChina. They renewed theiragreement Friday, withChina to provide furthertraining and equipment.

If the Chinese militarypresence goes ahead, “itwon’t be the first foreignmilitary presence herebecause the Americansalready have a small dronestation here that they usein the fight against piracy,”Adam said.

After warships starteddeploying in the Gulf ofAden in 2008 to thwartattacks on vessels, Somalipirates enlarged their fieldof operations into theIndian Ocean, includingtowards the Seychelles.

Internet

Zara, who uses just onename, is one of an estimated2.6 million Afghans facingfood shortages after one ofthe worst droughts to strikenorthern Afghanistan in adecade, according toAfghan officials and aidagencies. Already livingin poverty in a country atwar, many have been leftdestitute by the drought,which has affected 14 ofAfghanistan’s 34provinces — all in the

north. Wells have driedup. Hundreds of childrenhave been treated formalnutrition. Families areselling their animals atbelow-market prices.People are moving to citiesto try to find food, water,work and, in some cases, arefuge from the fighting.

The Afghan govern-ment and aid agencies areracing to help them beforesnow blocks access toremote areas.—Internet

BAGHDAD, 3 Dec—Bomb and gunattacks in Iraq killed nine people,including four anti-Qaeda militiamen,and wounded 30 others, securityofficials said on Friday.

“Four people were killed and sevenwounded in two attacks by roadsidebombs in the Taji area,” just north ofBaghdad, an interior ministry officialsaid.

The first attack targeted the homeof Nadhem Karim Mohammed, a leaderof anti-Qaeda Sahwa militia forces inTaji, killing him and his mother, theofficial said.

When police arrived at the scene,another bomb went off, killing twopolice and wounding seven others.

Three roadside bombs exploded inthe disputed northern City of Kirkuk,

Nine killed in Iraq attackskilling a woman and wounding 15 otherpeople, said Major General TurhanAbdul Rahman, deputy director generalof Kirkuk police.

A roadside bomb killed a policemanand wounded six people, including threepolice, about 75 kilometres (45 miles)south of Kirkuk, police LieutenantColonel Khaled al-Bayati said.

Unknown gunmen attacked aSahwa checkpoint in the Al-Sharqatarea, 120 kilometres (75 miles) northeastof Tikrit, killing three Sahwa membersand wounding two others, a police majorsaid.

A security source also said thatpolice had freed Ibrahim Zaki Khalaf al-Ajili, the teenage son of a prominentcontractor in Tikrit, who was kidnappedon Thursday.—Internet

At least 36 killed, 13 injuredin road accident in BrazilSAO PAULO, 3 Dec— At least 36 people were

killed and 13 others were injured in a collisionbetween two trucks and a bus driving along a roadin the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia onSaturday, officials were quoted by local media assaying.

Authorities are still investigating the cause ofthe accident in road BR116, in the municipality ofMilagres, about 250 km from state capital ofSalvador.

Xinhua

Sandbags frame a 1.8 ton WWII bomb in riverRhine near Koblenz Saturday 3 Dec, 2011.

Officials in Germany’s western city of Koblenzsay some 45,000 residents have to be evacuatedbecause of a World War II era bomb discovered

in the Rhine river.—INTERNET

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Pressure to be perfect parent can discourage newmoms, dads

Business Health Tip: Watch yourweight this holiday season

Ed Damiano (R) shows the insulin infusion setwhich delivers insulin to his son David, at the

family’s home in Acton, Massachusetts 23 July,2011. Damiano, whose 12-year-old son David

was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was11 months-old, is working on a bionic pancreasthat will automatically control blood glucose in

people with type 1 diabetes.INTERNET

COLUMBUS, 3 Dec—First-time mothers andfathers have a toughertime adapting to theirnew roles if theybelieve society expectsthem to be perfectparents, a new studyfinds.

Researchers lookedat 182 couples whobecame parentsbetween 2008 and2010, and found thatmothers had lessconfidence in theirparenting abilities andfathers felt more stresswhen they were more

Facebook to hire thousands, sees fast growthNEW YORK, 3 Dec—

Facebook, the socialnetworking giant that ispreparing to go public,said it plans to hirethousands of employeesover the next year to keepup with what it expects tobe rapid growth. “We aregrowing very quicklyand have been throughthe economy,” FacebookChief Operating OfficerSheryl Sandberg said at aPress conference. Whenasked if she asked thatcontinue, she said:“That’s what we arebetting on.”

Facebook does notpublicly release itsearnings, but a sourcewith knowledge of itsresults told Reuters inSeptember that thecompany posted nearly$500 million in netincome in the first half of

The Facebook logo is displayed on a computerscreen in Brussels 21 April, 2010.—INTERNET

Lipitor tablets sit in a tray at a pharmacy in2008 in Chicago. Pfizer’s patent on the best-

selling drug of all-time, the cholesterol-lowering medication Lipitor, expired onWednesday, opening the path to genericcompetitors for America’s most popular

medication.—INTERNET

the year as revenuedoubled from a yearearlier to $1.6 billion.

Sandberg visited NewYork City on Friday toannounce that her firmwould start hiringengineers in the city,where it has a smallMadison Avenue officewith about 100employees. The vastmajority of its 3,000workers are at its

headquarters in Palo Alto,California, and a satellitecampus in Seattle.

She did not say howmany engineers Face-book would employ inNew York or discloseexactly how manyworkers the firm will addin the coming year. It isexpected to sell shares tothe public in 2012.

“We are trying togrow at a clip that will

allow us to get the verybest people and integratethem,” she said at a Pressconference where she wasjoined by New YorkMayor Michael Bloom-berg and Senator CharlesSchumer. “We will beadding thousands ofemployees in the nextyear.” Facebook currentlyleases 40,000 square feetof space for its advertisingand marketing division ona single floor at 335Madison Ave, alsoknown as Bank ofAmerica Plaza. It isnearing a deal to close onanother 40,000 squarefeet there, according to asources familiar with thetransaction. Officials withFacebook did notimmediately respond to arequest for comment onthat deal.

Reuters

Business

Health

Dollar rises on upbeat jobsdata

NEW YORK, 3 Dec—The US dollar roseagainst major curren-cies in late New Yorktrading on Friday as USunemployment ratedropped sharply inNovember. The USLabour Department said120,000 new jobs wereadded to the economyin November and USunemployment ratedropped to 8.6 percentfrom 9 percent. Theupbeat data helped toconvince investors thatthe US jobs market wasimproving.

The dollar indexrose 0.36 percent to78.61 on Friday.German ChancellorAngela Merkel on Fridaysaid that the summit ofEuropean leaders nextweek would focus on

quick treaty changesaimed at tightening fiscalties across the 17-nationeuro zone. Also, it isreported that Germanyand France promised topush for a closer fiscalunion in the euro zone.However, the news failedto boost the euro as theshared currency dipped0.45 percent against thedollar on Friday.

In late Friday trading,the dollar bought 78.03Japanese yen, comparingwith 77.76 from lateThursday. The euro fellto 1.3406 dollars from1.3460. The Britishpound also fell to 1.5598dollars from 1.5689. Thedollar rose from 0.9164Swiss francs to 0.9208,and rose to 1.0178Canadian dollars from1.0150.—Xinhua

worried about whatothers thought of theirparenting skills.

But, the study found,self-imposed pressure tobe perfect wassomewhat better forparents, especiallyfathers.

This may bebecause the fathers inthe study were highlyinvolved in parentingand were motivated byhigh self-imposedstandards. Or it may bebecause fathers stilldon’t carry the sameburden for child care as

mothers, the researcherssaid.

“Trying to be theperfect parent is amixed bag,” studyauthor Meghan Lee, agraduate student inhuman developmentand family science atOhio State University,said in a universitynews release.

“If you think youhave to be perfectbecause of outsidepressure, it really hurtsadjustment. If you putthese demands onyourself, it may have

some benefits early on,but it is not universallygood,” she added.

The study appearsonline and will bepublished in a futureprint issue of thejournal Personalityand IndividualDifferences.

The parents in thestudy were assessedthree months after theirchild was born, so it’spossible that the roleof perfectionism maychange over time, Leenoted.

InternetTraders work on the floor of the New YorkStock Exchange, 11 March, 2011.—XINHUA

The holidays may represent excess, but youdon’t have to let that translate to excess weight.

The Cleveland Clinic suggests how to ward offthose holiday pounds:

* Despite the busy season, don’t skip exercise.* Eat seven servings of fruits and veggies per

day, both for nutrients and to help you stay fullwithout all of the calories.

* Keep candy, cookies and other treats out ofsight.

* Indulge in just one small treat per day.* Make wise choices at the holiday party buffet.

Politely decline if hosts keep pushing morefood.

* Make holiday gatherings more aboutconversation and socializing than food.

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China launches 10th satellite for independentnavigation system

A Long March-3A carrier rocketlifts off at the Xichang Satellite

Launch Centre in southwest China’sSichuan Province, on 2 Dec, 2011.China successfully launched into

space the tenth orbiter for itsindependent satellite navigation and

positioning network known asBeidou, or Compass System here

early Friday.—XINHUA

XICHANG, 3 Dec—China success-fullylaunched a satellite into space at 5:07 amBeijing Time Friday, the 10th one of itsindigenous global navigation andpositioning network known as Beidou,

or Compass system, the launch centresaid.

The satellite, launched from theXichang Satellite Launch Centre in thesouthwestern Sichuan Province, wasboosted by a Long March-3A carrierrocket into a geosynchronous orbit.

It was also the 153rd launch of theLong March carrier rockets.

The basic structure of the Beidousystem has now been established, andengineers are now conductingcomprehensive system test andevaluation.

The system will provide test-runservices of positioning, navigationand time for China and theneighbouring areas before the endof this year, according to theauthorities.

More satellites will be launchedbefore the end of 2012 for the Beidounetwork, and its coverage area willbe expanded with upgraded services.

The global satellite positioningand navigation system will becompleted in 2020 with 30 satellitesorbiting the earth.

Started in 2000, the Beidousatellite navigation system is designedto break China’s dependence on theUS Global Positioning System (GPS).

Xinhua

TechAn employee ofSouth Korean

mobile carrier KTholds a Samsung

Electronics’ GalaxyTab 10.1 tablet (R)

and Apple Inc’siPad tablet as he

poses for photos ata registration desk

at KT’sheadquarters in

Seoul on 10 August,2011.

INTERNET

A woman watches avideo on YouTube in

London 2007. YouTubeon Thursday unveiled a

major redesign thatshowcases television-

style channels andpromises slicker

integration with otherGoogle online

properties.—INTERNET

YouTube remake spotlights TV-style channels

CO2 drop drove Antarctic icebirth

WASHINGTON, 3 Dec—YouTube on Thursdayunveiled a major redesignthat showcases television-style channels andpromises slicker integra-tion with other Googleonline properties.

The new YouTubehome page featureschannels created byanyone from self-styledvideo lovers toprofessional television ormovie studios. A sidepanel provides YouTubeusers easy tools to findchannels tailored tointerests and then “pin”favorites to stay tuned intonew offerings. YouTubeprovides recommenda-tions based on videospeople watch or like. “The

layout is a lot easier on theeyes and the feed is prettyawesome,” said DeStormPower, a singer andsongwriter who has risento stardom on YouTube,where his channel hasmore than 1.16 millionsubscribers.

New YouTube pagesmakes it easy to synchchannel updates tosubscribers’ Twitter,Facebook or Google+social network accounts,he noted. YouTube evenchanged its well-knownlogo to be more modernand closer in style to thoseused at other Googleservices. The redesign isbeing rolled out with aneye toward makingYouTube look and work

better on all Internet-linked devices fromsmart-phones and tabletsto television sets. “Thisis really the largestredesign and largestlaunch in YouTube’shistory,” said groupproduct manager NoamLovinsky.

“As we carry theredesign across the siteand all kinds of devices itreally changes the gamefor content providers,”Lovinsky said. “Everyoneis going to be vying forthat precious spot on thehome page.” The homepage lets people switchchannels television-styleinstead of hunting forvideo clip after clip.

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WEST LAFAYETTE, 3Dec—A drop in carbondioxide was the drivingforce behind the Antarcticice sheet’s formation, oneof the biggest climateevents in Earth’s history,scientists say.

Researchers at Pur-due and Yale universitiessaid the role of thegreenhouse gas in theAntarctic shows carbondioxide’s importance inpast climate change andpoints to CO2 as asignificant force in presentand future climate.

The team identified athreshold for low levelsof carbon dioxide belowwhich an ice sheet formsin the South Pole, but howmuch the greenhouse gasmust increase before theice sheet melts is still amystery, they said in arelease Thursday.

“The evidence fallsin line with what wewould expect if carbondioxide is the main dialthat governs globalclimate; if we crank it up

Sharp develops world’s thinnest 12.1 MP CMOS cameramodule

NEW YORK, 3 Dec—The race to pack as manymegapixels into the most pocket-friendly productshas been heating up for awhile. While cameramanufacturers have their work cut out for them, thesmartphone industry has also taken notice. Picturequality has become important to smartphone users,which makes sense given that the iPhone 4 is oneof the most popular cameras on Flickr.

And now Sharp has fueled the fire with theannouncement that it has developed the world’sthinnest 12.1-megapixel CMOS camera module.The RJ63YC100 (rolls right off the tongue) measuresin at 11x11x5.47 millimetres and packs image-stabilization, a backlit sensor, standard AF, and full

1080p HD video capture.The best part is we don’t have to wait: this isn’t

some product that Sharp is testing and is simplyshowing off. Mass production of 100,000 units amonth will begin in January.

One of the largest hardware pieces insmartphones is the camera module, and if Sharp’sproduct is as capable as it sounds, we could easilybe seeing thinner phones in the near future. Infact, according to some new rumors, Apple andSharp could be striking a business relationship formanufacturing parts. While this speculation wasspecific to the fabled iTV, it could spill over intoiPhone camera parts.—Internet

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or down there aredramatic changes,”Matthew Huber, a Purdueprofessor of earth andatmospheric sciences,said. “We went from awarm world without iceto a cooler world with anice sheet overnight, ingeologic terms, becauseof fluctuations in carbondioxide levels.”

During a span of100,000 years at the endof the Eocene epoch,temperatures felldramatically, manyspecies of animalsbecame extinct, icecovered Antarctica andsea levels fell, researcherssaid.

“The onset ofAntarctic ice is the motherof all climate ‘tippingpoints,’” Yale geochemistMark Pagani said.“Recognizing the primaryrole carbon dioxidechange played in alteringglobal climate is afundamentally importantobservation.”

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NAY PYI TAW, 3 Dec—Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services GeneralMin Aung Hlaing, who had paid agood-will visit to China at the invitationof Chief of General Staff of People’sLiberation Army General Chen Bingde,headed home yesterday.

On arrival at Tai Ping Si Airport inChengdu, Air Force Commander SrCol Yu Shu Xiong and DeputyCommander Col Liu Wen Qi welcomedthe Myanmar general, who laterpresented gifts to them.

The delegation led by General MinAung Hlaing arrived at Nanning Airportby special flight of Chinese PLA where

C-in-C seen off by Chinese militaryofficers on way back home

they received a welcome by GuangxiZhuang Autonomous Region MilitaryRegion Commander Maj-Gen ZhangTao Xiang and officials.

They exchanged greetings andcommemorative gifts at the airportlounge.—MNA

Also present on the occasion were Chief Ministerof Yangon Region U Myint Swe and ministers,Governor of Central Bank of Myanmar U ThanNyein, Counsellor Mr Wang Zong Ying of theChinese Embassy, directors-general and managingdirectors of departments and enterprises under theMinistry of Finance and Revenue, officials of State-owned and private-owned banks and guests.

Chairman of ICBC Ltd Mr Jiang Jianqing alsomade a speech.

Union Minister U Hla Tun, the Chief Minister,the Chairman of ICBC Ltd and responsible personsformally unveiled the signboard of the ICBCrepresentative office.

Before the opening ceremony, the chairman ofICBC Ltd called on Union Minister U Hla Tun atParkroyal Hotel.

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Representative office (Yangon) of ICBC opened in Yangon

NAY PYI TAW, 3 Dec—Union Minister for Financeand Revenue U Hla Tun delivered an address at theopening of the foreign bank representative office

(Yangon) of Industrial and Commercial Bank ofChina Ltd (ICBC) at Parkroyal Hotel in Yangonyesterday evening.

YANGON, 3 Dec—The SacredBuddha Tooth Relic being kept in MahaPasana Cave on Kaba Aye Hill, here,was thronged with members of theSangha and devotees for the 12th daytoday.

At the donation centres, officialsaccepted K 137,109,480 donated by302 well-wishers including K 705,000by Ayeyawady Region Chief MinisterU Thein Aung-Daw Khin Htay Myintand family, K 110,000 by DeputyMinister for Health Dr Myat Myat OhnKhin and family, K 100,000 each byYangon Region Minister for TransportU Aung Khin-Daw Myint Than andfamily and Governor of Central Bankof Myanmar U Than Nyein-Daw KhinThwe Thwe Myint (Director-Rtd) andfamily, K 794,820 and S$ 100 byKumudra Dhamma Yeiktha Singaporegroup under the auspices of theChairman of Yangon Region SanghaNayaka Committee, K 3 million by UZaw Zaw-Daw Htay Htay Khaing andfamily (Ayeyawady Bank Ltd), K500,000 by the chairman of YangonWest District All Bus-line ControlCommittee and staff and K 300,000 by

Well-wishers donate cash and kind toSacred Buddha Tooth Relic

NAY PYI TAW, 3 Dec—Mid-yearMyanma Gems Emporium 2011 will beheld here this month, selling out jade,gems and pearl lots, both through tenderand competitive bidding systems.

National gems entrepreneurs willhave to grab their chances to sell gems,with floor prices fixed and boothsprepared. The gems for sale are to beaccepted between 29 November and 7December.

Mid-year Gems Emporium this monthCentral Committee for Holding

Myanma Gems Emporium, MyanmaGems Enterprise (Nay Pyi Taw),Myanma Pearl Enterprise (Nay Pyi Taw),MGE (Yangon Branch), gems miningcamp (Mogok, Mongshu), and jademining camp (Lonkhin, Mandalay,Myitkyina, Hkamti, Mohnyin) wererecommended as contact points forfurther details by the central committee.

MNA

Daw Hlaing Myint and family ofPathein and presented certificates ofhonour to them.

Officials also accepted one goldring and one pair of earplug made of18 pieces of diamond and one piece ofemerald worth K 711,000 by artist ULun Kywe-Artist Lun Mya Mya andfamily, one gold chain decorated with35 pieces of pearl worth K 1,143,000by U Soe Win-Daw Kyin Than andfamily of Insein, one pair of gold buttonworth K 547,000 by Lt-Col Kyi Sein(Rtd)-Daw Aye Aye Myint family, onegold chain, one gold bracelet and onepair of gold hand chain worth K632,000 by Daw Nan Kaythi and DawNan Aye Aye Than of Taunggyi, onejade bracelet, one chain of red gemstone and one pair of earplug made ofwhite gem stone worth K 509,000 byU Aung Myint-Daw Khin Saw ofAunglan, one gold ring and one pair ofearplug made of white gem stone worthK 460,000 by Daw Nu Yin of Thanlyin,one pair of earplug made of one pieceof Myeik pearl and one gold ring worthK 540,000 by U Mya Thu Zaw-DawKhin Hnin Kyi, one gold clip, one gold

ring decorated with one piece ofsapphire, one pair of gold earplugmade of five pieces of ruby and sevenpieces of diamond worth K 740,000by Daw Than Shin and family inmemory of U Thein Kyaw, one pair ofgold earplug made of eight pieceseach of ruby, one pair of earplug madeof one piece of black gem stone each,one soft gold bracelet decorated with13 pieces of pearl and one pearl chainworth K 1,688,000 by U Ye Yint Tun-Daw Soe Soe San and family, two goldbracelets worth K 1,271,000 by UKyaw Than-Daw Tin family, one goldchain and gold locket decorated with72 pieces of diamond worth K 2.3million by Brig-Gen Soe Win-Daw

Phyu Phyu Myint and family in memoryof U Aung Myint-Daw Khin Khin Pu,one gold chain worth K 1,475,000 byDaw Khin San Kyi of Kyaukyedwin,one gold necklace made of 128 piecesof ruby, one gold bracelet made of 70pieces of ruby, one gold ring made of35 pieces of ruby and one pair of goldearplug made of 16 pieces each ofruby worth K 2.9 million by U ThanTin-Daw Aye May of Hmawby and762 jewellery items by other well-wishers.

The donations from 2 Decemberto 6 pm today amounted to K231,415,080, jewellery worth K94,305,600, US$ 3,704, S$ 173 andEuro 25.—MNA

Commander-in-Chief of DefenceServices General Min Aung

Hlaing being seen off by GuangxiZhuang Autonomous Region

Military Region Commander Maj-Gen Zhang Tao Xiang and

officials at Nanning Airport.—MNA

Union Minister U Hla Tun delivers an address the opening of the foreign bank representativeoffice (Yangon). —MNA

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senior military officers of the Commander-in-Chief’sOffice and Myanmar Military Attaché to China ColTint Wai and officials.

The Commander of Chengdu Military Regionwas accompanied by Chief of Staff of Chengdu MilitaryRegion Lt-Gen Ah Hu Shen, Deputy Chief of Staff ofChengdu Military Region Maj-Gen Zeng Ran, Director-General of the Foreign Affairs Office of the PLA Maj-Gen Qian Lihua, Head of Office of the ChengduMilitary Region Sr Col Li Zhe Hong, Head of OperationsSr Col Chao Jun Chang, Head of IntelligenceDepartment Sr Col Li Don Fang, Head of TrainingDepartment Sr Col Tao Yong, Head of PropagationDepartment Zhao Zhong and Chinese Military Attachéto Myanmar Sr Col Xiong Shao Wei.

First, General Min Aung Hlaing and party werecordially welcomed by Commander of Chengdu MilitaryRegion Gen Li Shi Ming and Chief of Staff of ChengduMilitary Region Lt-Gen Ah Hu Shen.

At the dinner, Commander-in-Chief of DefenceServices General Min Aung Hlaing and Commander ofChengdu Military Region Gen Li Shi Ming proposed atoast each and had dinner together.

During the dinner, Combating Flag CulturalTroupe of the PLA performed dances and songs.

After the dinner, General Min Aung Hlaingpresented cash awards to the entertainment group andhad documentary photo taken.

Later, the Commander-in-Chief of DefenceServices and the Commander of Chengdu MilitaryRegion exchanged gifts.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 3 Dec—Accompanied byLt-Gen Hla Htay Win, Lt-Gen Kyaw Swe andLt-Gen Yar Pyae, Rear-Admiral Thura ThetSwe, Maj-Gen Khin Aung Myint, Maj-GenAung Kyaw Zaw, Maj-Gen Hsan Oo, seniormilitary officers of the Commander-in-Chief’sOffice and Myanmar Military Attaché Col TintWai, Director-General Maj-Gen Qian Lihua ofthe Foreign Affairs Office of the People’sLiberation Army of China and Chinese MilitaryAttaché Sr Col Xiong Shao Wei, Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services General Min AungHlaing visited Si Wei Factory at the Xi NanElectronic Research Department in Chengduyesterday morning.

They were welcomed by CETCInternational Co Ltd Chairman Mr Yan Lijinand officials. Officials conducted theCommander-in-Chief of Defence Services andparty round the Xi Nan electronic vehiclesdisplayed at the company.

At the hall, the Chairman of the CETC

General Min General MinAung Hlaing visits Si Aung Hlaing visits SiWWei factorei factory undery underXi Nan electrXiNanelectronic ronicresearesearch deparchdepartmenttment

International Co Ltd explained facts about Si Wei factory. When theCommander-in-Chief of Defence Services asked what he wanted toknow, the head of the Southwest Research the Factory Manager andofficials replied to the queries. Next, they exchanged gifts.

The Chairman of the CETC International Co Ltd hosted aluncheon to the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services andparty.—MNA

General Min Aung Hlaing attends dinner hostedby Commander of Chengdu Military Region

NAY PYI TAW, 3 Dec—Commander of ChengduMilitary Region Gen Li Shi Ming of the People’sLiberation Army of the People’s Republic of Chinahosted a dinner to the Myanmar Tatmadaw delegationled by Commander-in-Chief of Defence ServicesGeneral Min Aung Hlaing at Wang Jiang Hotel inChengdu on 1 December evening.

Also present at the dinner were Lt-Gen HlaHtay Win, Lt-Gen Kyaw Swe and Lt-Gen Yar Pyae ofthe Commander-in-Chief’s Office, Chief of Staff(Navy) Rear-Admiral Thura Thet Swe, Chief of Staff(Air) Maj-Gen Khin Aung Myint, Commander ofNorth-East Command Maj-Gen Aung Kyaw Zaw,Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Hsan Oo,

CETC International Co Ltd Chairman

Mr Yan Lijin explains matters relating to

Si Wei factory to Commander-in-Chief

of Defence Services General Min Aung

Hlaing and party.—MNA

Commander of Chengdu Military Region Gen Li Shi Ming hosts dinner to Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services General Min Aung Hlaing and party.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 3 Dec— Thirty-five Bangladesh citizen prisoners servingprison terms at jails in Myanmar on 1December were granted amnesty andexiled as a gesture of hailing the Statevisit to Myanmar of Bangladesh Prime

Thirty-five Bangladesh citizen prisoners fromMyanmar jails granted amnesty, exiled

Minister in the near future, at the requestof the government of Bangladesh andfor the sake of friendly ties and relationsbetween the two countries andconsidering their personal affairs.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 3 Dec—Commander-in-Chief of DefenceServices General Min Aung Hlaing, onhis good-will visit to China, met stafffamilies of the embassy and militaryattaché’s office and students in Beijingof the People’s Republic of China atKuntai Royal Hotel on 28 November.

C-in-C meets staff families, students in BeijingThe Commander-in-Chief

received respect paid in Myanmartraditional way by the staff families andstudents.

He then gave away cashassistance, gifts and foods to the stafffamilies and students.

MNA

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Bilateral cooperation will further...(from page 1)

In addition, arrange-ments are being made toenact new laws andregulations. Monetarymatters relating to tradeand investments are alsounder review to bringmore benefits tobusinesses.

Potential investors arebeing invited to invest invarious sectors. In theenergy sector, the Ministryof Energy of Myanmar hasopened opportunities forforeign investors inUpstream and Down-stream sectors in oil andgas industry.

We note that mineralsare included among themain exports of Belarus.Since Myanmar isendowed with richmineral resources, we arewilling to enter discussionon technical cooperationmatters for exploration ofrare minerals.

In this connection, Iwould also like to stressthat cooperative oppor-tunities exist for theapplication of newtechnologies to carry outscientific research in theagricultural sector and

agriculture and foodproduction.

Currently, 454 com-panies from 31 countrieshave made investments inMyanmar amounting toUS$ 36.07 billionand investments areexpected to increasefurther.

I would like to statethat neighbouringcountries and Asiancountries are the maintrading partners ofMyanmar. Therefore,efforts are being made toincrease trade withEuropean countries andMyanmar would also liketo increase exports toBelarus. Furthermore, wewould like to invitebusinessmen andentrepreneurs fromBelarus to come and investin Myanmar.

After that, theBelarusian Prime Ministerdelivered an address. Hesaid:

We of two nationshave introducedourselves. This year, thevolume of foreign tradebetween Belarus andMyanmar grew ten times.But I am sure we have just

embarked on a longjourney. The potential ofgrowth of trade turnoverbetween our countries thatwe can reach over the nextfew years is fifty times ashigh.

We have come tooffer you mutuallybeneficial projects in thespheres of agriculture,industry, science andtechnology. In ourcooperation, we canprioritize agriculturalprojects.

Belarus is among the

leading world producersof competitive agriculturalmachinery. Myanmar haslong since been one of themost educated countriesin the region. We suggestestablishing in Myanmarthe Centre of Agricultureand AgriculturalMachinery Constructionto introduce cutting-edgetechnologies in practice.

Belarus is the world’slargest producer of potashfertilizers. Belarusactively participates inindustrializing manycountries. Your country’sindustrial growth will bepowered by agriculturalmachinery constructionand mining industry. Wesuggest to jointly establishin Myanmar theproduction of tractors,automobiles andmunicipal machines. Thehead of the Belarusiantractor-building companyis eager to organize thework with Myanmarwithout delay.

We are interested inturn-key engineeringprojects in oil sector, powerindustry, design and

construction of grids andenergy infrastruc-ture.Without interme-diarieswill Belarusian producersdeliver to Myanmar dieselgenerators, transformersand other equipment.

I invite the interestedcompanies of Myanmarto take part in“Recreation” and “TouristBusiness” annual exhibi-tions held in Minsk.Belarus welcomesMyanmar’s economicprogress, and I amconfident that bilateralcooperation will foster asustained economicgrowth of our countries.

Then, the opening ofthe First Myanmar-BelarusBusiness Forum came toan end.

After the ceremony,the Vice-Presidenttogether with the visitingBelarusian Prime Ministerviewed round thefoodstuffs, consumergoods and industrialproducts manufactured byBelarus displayed at thehall.

Next, Chairman of theBelarusian State Science

and Technology CouncilMr Igor Voytov deliveredan opening address andPresident of the BelarusianCCI Mr Myatilkov Mikhailspoke words of thanks.

Adviser to theMinistry of NationalPlanning and EconomicDevelopment Daw MyaThuza discussed currentinvestment of Myanmar,Director-General U KhinMaung Lay of Ministry ofCommerce the trade, andVice-President ofRUMFCCI U MaungMaung Lay, economicopportunities.

At 10.20 am, thevisiting Prime Minister metthe media at SigningRoom of MICC andexplained manufacturingof products in Belarus,trade promotion betweenthe two countries, agro-based industries, meatand fish production,rubber related industries,factories for beans andpulses, mining,investment in energysector and cooperation ininvestment of privatesector.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 3 Dec— At the invitation of President ofthe Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein, aBelarusian delegation led by Dr. MikhailV.Myasnikovich, Prime Minister of the Republic ofBelarus, paid an official visit to the Republic of the Unionof Myanmar from 1 to 3 December, 2011.

During the visit, the following joint statement isissued today.

The full text of the joint statement is as follows:Joint Statement on the visit of Dr. MikhailV.Myasnikovich, Prime Minister of the Republic ofBelarus, to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar(1) At the invitation of President of the Republic of theUnion of Myanmar U Thein Sein, Dr. Mikhail

Myanmar ties Belarus with bilateral agreementsV.Myasnikovich, Prime Minister of the Republic ofBelarus, paid an official visit to the Republic of the Unionof Myanmar on 1-3 December, 2011.(2) During the visit, Prime Minister Dr. MikhailV.Myasnikovich held talks with President U Thein Sein.He also called on Thura U Shwe Mann, Speaker of PyithuHluttaw, U Khin Aung Myint, Speaker of Amotha Hluttaw.(3) The meetings were held in a warm and friendlyatmosphere. A detailed and constructive exchange ofopinions on the current status and prospect for developmentof bilateral relations, and regional and international issuesof mutual concerns took place.(4) During the visit, the following bilateral agreementswere signed:

(a) The Agreement between the Republic of theUnion of Myanmar and the Republic of Belaruson Trade and Economic Cooperation.

(b) The Agreement between the Republic of theUnion of Myanmar and the Republic of Belaruson Visa Exemption for the Holders of Diplomaticand Official Passports.

(c) The Agreement between the Ministry ofAgriculture and Irrigation of the Republic of theUnion of Myanmar and the Ministry of Agricultureand Food of the Republic of Belarus oncooperation in the agricultural field.

(See page 9)

Vice-President

Thiha ThuraU Tin Aung

Myint Oo andBelarusian

PrimeMinister

Dr. MikhailV.Myasnikovichview foodstuffproduced byBelarus anddisplayed atMyanmar

ConventionCentre.

MNA

BelarusianPrime

MinisterDr.

MikhailV.Myasni-

kovichdeliveringspeech at

theopening

ceremony.MNA

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NAY PYI TAW, 3 Dec—Belarusian Prime Minister Dr.Mikhail V. Myasnikovich and wifeand entourage arriving for goodwillvisit in Myanmar returned from NayPyi Taw by air this afternoon.

The visiting Belarusian PrimeMinister and wife and party wereseen off at Nay Pyi Taw Airport byUnion Minister for Foreign AffairsU Wunna Maung Lwin and wife,Deputy Minister for Transport UWin Shein, Deputy Minister forSports U Aye Myint Kyu, Myanmar

Belarusian Prime Minister wraps upgoodwill visit

Ambassador to Belarus U Min Theinand officials of the Foreign AffairsMinistry.—MNA

Union Minister for Foreign

Affairs U Wunna Maung Lwin

and wife see off Belarusian

Prime Minister Dr. Mikhail V.

Myasnikovich and wife and

party at Nay Pyi Taw Airport.

MNA

(from page 8)(d) The Agreement on cooperation between the

Ministry of Education of the Republic of theUnion of Myanmar and the Ministry ofEducation of the Republic of Belarus.

(e) The Agreement on Cooperation between theRepublic of the Union of Myanmar Federationof Chambers of Commerce and Industry andthe Belarusian Chamber of Commerce andIndustry.

(5) The Republic of the Union of Myanmar and theRepublic of Belarus reached mutual understandingand decided to intensify dialogue and cooperation inthe following areas:Bilateral Relations(6) The two sides were pleased to note efficiency ofcontacts in the last 12 years since the establishment ofdiplomatic relations and confirmed their readiness tofurther political dialogue based on the principles ofmutual respect and equality. The two sides observedthat the existing potential of cooperation remainsuntapped and they agreed to organize an exchange ofhigh level visits on a regular basis in order to strengthenthe political foundation of the whole range of theirbilateral relations.(7) The two sides shared an opinion that building acomprehensive legal basis will promote the dynamicdevelopment of their relations in all areas and theyagreed to give the utmost encouragement to thedevelopment and adoption of bilateral agreements.Inter-Parliamentary Relations(8) The two sides will welcome intensification ofdirect contacts between the parliaments of bothcountries, which are considered to be an important areaof bilateral cooperation.(9) An agreement was reached to establish aparliamentary dialogue both on the bilateral basis andwithin the framework of international organizations byexchanging visits, setting up country friendship groups,signing an agreement on inter-parliamentarycooperation and by arranging regular exchange ofinformation about the laws in the process of elaborationor adoption or already in force.(10) The two sides appreciate the contribution that thelaw-makers of both countries would make towards thebuilding of legal basis for the bilateral relations.Industrial Cooperation(11) The two sides consider that development ofindustrial cooperation between the two countries as apromising area of bilateral collaboration. The Ministriesconcerned and enterprises from Myanmar and Belarus

will study the possibility of setting-up assembly linesfor Belarusian tractors, agricultural machinery andengines in Myanmar.(12) At the initial stage, Belarus will supply tractors ofthe Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ) and trucks of theMinsk Automobile Plant (MAZ), equipped with enginesof the Minsk Engine Plant (MMZ), to Myanmar.Mining and Energy(13) The two sides agreed to study the possibility ofimporting Belarusian Belaz mine trucks into Myanmarand exporting non-ferrous metals and plywood toBelarus.(14) The two sides agreed to develop cooperation inthe field of oil, gas and mineral resources prospectingand exploration.Trade and Economic Cooperation(15) The two sides share a common view that theconcentration of efforts aimed at implementing concreteprojects in trade and economic sphere will make itpossible to reach tangible results.(16) The two sides discussed the prospects ofcooperation in the area of agriculture and concludedthat there are good opportunities for exporting legumes,vegetables, rice, fish and other marine products fromMyanmar to Belarus.(17) The two sides expressed confidence that tradeand economic cooperation, based on equality andmutual benefit, will create favourable conditions forthe development of trade, promotion of investmentand exchange of technologies and they welcomed thesetting-up of the Joint Commission on Trade andEconomic Cooperation in accordance with theAgreement between the Government of the Republicof the Union of Myanmar and the Government of theRepublic of Belarus on Trade and EconomicCooperation.(18) The two sides agreed to appoint respectivemembers of the Joint Commission on Trade andEconomic Cooperation within the next three monthsand to finalize the agenda of the first session of theCommission as well as its time and venue throughdiplomatic channels.(19) The two sides agreed that during the first sessionof the Joint Commission, they will discuss the issues ofcooperation in the areas of finance, energy, innovations,information and telecommunications as well as inother areas of common interest.(20) The two sides agreed to jointly work outarrangements for the supply of Belarusian products onthe terms of international leasing with the participationof JSC “Promagroleasing” and the “Dynasty” Groupof Companies.Education(21) Firmly resolved to strengthen friendly relationsbetween Myanmar and Belarus, they agreed to develop

cooperation in the area of education and to mutuallyencourage and maintain direct links between educationalestablishments of the two countries. They wouldcooperate in personnel training as well as exchange ofstudents, researchers and experts.Science and Technology(22) The two sides noted the importance of developingcooperation in scientific and technical sphere andagreed to sign an agreement on scientific and technicalcooperation.Agriculture(23) The two sides agreed to join efforts in order to setup a theoretical and practical centre for agriculturalmechanization in Myanmar.(24) The two sides agreed to consider an opportunityof supplying Belarusian potash fertilizer to Myanmaron a long-term basis in order to boost crop yield.Inter-Sectoral Dialogues(25) The two sides will encourage holding of inter-sectoral dialogues for the implementation of theagreements reached and the documents signed duringthe visit.Exchange of views on regional and internationalissues(26) The two sides considered that the internationalsituation is still volatile and modern challenges andsecurity threats are of global character while peace andsustainable development are still the main challengefacing humanity. These challenges can only be solvedby global joint efforts based on the principles ofinternational law.(27) The two sides shared the view that interference inthe internal affairs of a state, imposition of social,political and economic model of development againstthe will of the people and the use of double standardpolicies posed threat to the security of a nation.(28) Belarus welcomes the decision by the Heads ofState and Government of ASEAN that Myanmar totake the Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2014.(29) Belarus respects the path of social, economicand political development chosen by the leadershipand the people of Myanmar, and welcomes and supportsthe democratic transformation in the country.(30) HE. Dr. Mikhail V. Myasnikovich, Prime Ministerof the Republic of Belarus, expressed his gratitude toHE U Thein Sein, President of the Republic of theUnion of Myanmar for the warm welcome and generoushospitality accorded to the Belarusian Delegation duringtheir visit to Myanmar.

This Joint Statement was issued in Nay Pyi Taw onthe 3rd December 2011.

MNA

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Indian skies safe despite ‘fake’ pilots,says regulator

NEW DELHI, 3 Dec—Itbegan with a dangerouslanding and has resultedin 16 pilots being sacked.India’s fake flying licencescam proved a severechallenge for the country’sairline safety regulator.

But in an interviewwith AFP, the head of theDirectorate General ofCivil Aviation (DGCA)said a crackdown on pilotsthat involved surprise andrandom checks hadsuccessfully identified thefraudsters.

“Now we are doingthorough checks of all thelicences that are beingissued. We have left thescandal behind us,” saidEK Bharat Bhushan. “We

File photo of Air India,Jet Airways and Spicejet

aircraft. —INTERNET

will do whatever it takes toclean up the entire system.”

He also said Indianskies were safe despite theevidence of qualificationfraud — a problem foundin other sensitive sectorsin corruption-plaguedIndia, including medicine.

“It is certainly notunsafe to fly with an Indian

carrier,” he said. “If youlook at our records, it’snot bad. There haven’tbeen a lot of accidents.

“We maintain closesurveillance over bothairplanes and airports.”

But questions remainover whether the under-resourced DGCA iscapable of probing deep

enough into a problem thathas caused profoundanxiety for travellers inIndia. The fake licencescam came to light after apilot with the private airlineIndiGo landed her Airbusaircraft on the nose wheelinstead of the rear wheelsin March this year.

Internet

Mass electrocution kills140 flamingos in IndiaNEW DELHI, 3 Dec—Nearly 140 greater flamingos

were killed in a wildlife sanctuary in western Indiawhen they were startled and flew into a string of hightension power lines, a forest official said Friday.

Tens of thousands of flamingos turn the flat,warm marshes of the Khadir Region of Gujarat Stateinto a sea of pink every year when they fly in fromSiberia to breed.

This year, their numbers were unusually high,with around 500,000 birds making the migratoryflight from Siberia, district chief conservator offorests DK Sharma told AFP.

Sharma said the mass electrocution took placesome 12 days ago, when a large flock of flamingoswas startled at night by the noise of a vehicle.

“The entire flock took off. Many of them flewstraight into the electric wires and 139 were killedinstantly,” he said.

SK Nanda, a senior official in the Gujarat Forestsand Environment Department, said a feasibility studyhad been ordered into the possibility of insulatingthe cables or having them moved underground.

Internet

File photo of a flock of Greater Flamingoes inIndia.—INTERNET

Hong Kong police seek two over deadlymarket blaze

HONG KONG, 3 Dec—Hong Kong police saidFriday they are seekingtwo men seen at apopular tourist marketshortly before a blazebroke out that left ninepeople dead andhighlighted the city’sdeepening housingcrisis.

A spokesman saidpolice wanted tointerview two menspotted on CCTV

A man is rescued by firefighters at the scene ofa burning residential tower in Hong Kong in

November 2011.—INTERNET

footage as they “walkedby the scene prior to thebreakout of the fire” inthe Ladies’ Market ofKowloon District beforedawn on Wednesday.Firefighters said the blazeerupted simultaneouslyat both ends of themarket, a popular placefor locals and tourists tolook for cheap deals oneverything from curtainsto clothes and mobilephone accessories.

Flames and deadlysmoke quickly engulfedthe narrow street andleapt into tightly packedresidential apartmentsabove, catching peoplein their sleep. Residentsreportedly heard anargument in the streetbefore the fire erupted.

Many of the victimsdied in a single stairwellthat appeared to havebeen blocked, raisingquestions about theenforcement of fireregulations in theautonomous southernChinese City of sevenmillion people.

“We are nowreviewing very seriouslyhow additional measurescould be adopted toenhance themanagement and publicsafety of these street stallsand to protect the rightsof residents nearby,”Chief Secretary StephenLam said.—Internet

CLEVELAND, 3 Dec—The case of a 219-pound 8-year-old boy taken from his mother for health reasonsspotlights a problem that has almost tripled in the USin the last 30 years — cases of extreme child obesity.

“Not only do we have a higher percentage of kidswho are obese but a higher percentage of childrenwho are severely obese,” said Dr Garry Sigman,director of adolescent medicine and associate professorof pediatrics at Loyola University Medical Centre nearChicago, in an interview with Reuters. According tothe Centres for Disease Control and Prevention,approximately 17 percent or 12.5 million of children

Two pandas eat bamboo inChengdu, the capital of China’s

southwestern province of Sichuanin November 2011.—INTERNET

219-pound boy shows growing problem of extreme obesityand adolescents aged 2 to 19 years are obese, asopposed to merely overweight. Obesity in children isdefined by the CDC as having a body mass index(BMI) at or above the 95th percentile for children ofthe same age and sex. “Overweight” is defined as aBMI at or above the 85th percentile.

About 2 million US children have a BMI at orbeyond the 99th percentile, according to a July articleon childhood obesity in the Journal of the AmericanMedical Association, co-authored by HarvardUniversity child obesity expert Dr David S Ludwig.

Reuters

EDINBURGH, 3 Dec—Two giantpandas are set to arrive at EdinburghZoo in Scotland on Sunday on a eagerlyanticipated ten-year loan from China,agreed after years of high-level politicaland diplomatic negotiations.

Yang Guang (Sunshine) and TianTian (Sweetie) are a breeding pair andthe zoo is hoping Tian Tian will givebirth to cubs during her stay.

The pandas, which were both bornin 2003 and have been living in SichuanProvince, will fly to Edinburgh on aBoeing 777 freighter courtesy of FedEx.

They will spend a couple of weekssettling in before being put on publicdisplay, and the zoo has alreadyreported a huge spike in ticket sales.

Edinburgh Zoo is paying about $1million (750,000 euros) a year to theChinese authorities for the pandas, thefirst in Britain for 17 years.

It has built two seperate enclosuresfor the visitors, which are quite solitary,although they will be linked by apassageway dubbed the ‘tunnel of love’in anticipation of their hoped-for mating.

Each area contains an indoor sectionand a large outdoor enclosure,comprising lots of plants, trees, a pondand somewhere for them to shelterfrom the sun, a spokeswoman for thezoo said.

British zoo welcomes giant pandas from ChinaThe pandas are expected to eat 20

three-metre long bamboo stems a daybetween them, at a cost of up to £70,000a year, choosing from 25 differentvarieties, most of them imported fromthe Netherlands. As of 16 December,visitors to the zoo will be able to look inon the outdoor enclosure, while “panda-cams” placed at strategic locations willallow Internet users to watch themovements of Yang Guang duringdaylight hours.

Internet

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Visitors look at house models during a real estate expo in Shanghai.Home prices dropped 0.28 percent month-on-month in November,

following a decline of 0.23 percent in October.—XINHUA

GM to recall 993 vehiclesin China

BEIJING, 3 Dec—US automaker General MotorsCo and its Chinese joint venture Shanghai GM willrecall 993 vehicles in China, the country’s consumerquality watchdog said Friday. The vehicles beingrecalled include 124 Opel Antara SUVs and 869Chevrolet Captiva SUVs, which were all manufacturedbetween 26Aug and 15 Sept, the GeneralAdministration of Quality Supervision, Inspectionand Quaran-tine (AQSIQ) said in an online statement.

In reports submitted to the AQSIQ, the automakerssaid a faulty joint in the vehicles’ fuel tank filler tubesmay cause the tubes to become disconnected, with oilleaks possible in extreme situations. The automakerssaid they will notify customers about the recall andreplace affected cars with new oil tanks.—Xinhua

Massive spending cut expected in Spanishautonomous community

MADRID, 3 Dec—The Spanishautonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha would face massivespending cut, Dolores de Cospedal,the president of Castilla-La Manchasaid on Friday. The austerity measuresinclude pay cuts of an average of 3percent for Castilla-La Mancha’s70,000 public employees, coupledwith an increase in the working weekfrom 35 to 37.5 hours, said Doloresde Cospedal.

Speaking at a Press conferencefrom the Presidential office in Castilla-La Mancha, Dolores de Cospedal saidthat the measures would save around350 million euros (472.5 million USdollars).

Denmark to greatly enhance export to emerging marketsCOPENHAGEN, 3 Dec—Denmark will ramp-up

economic relations with emerging markets as trade withdeveloped economies stagnates, Danish Minister forTrade and Investment Pia Olsen Dyhr said here Friday.“We need a long-term view when it comes to exports.We cannot just rely on our near markets, especially notat the moment where we can see our near marketsdecreasing,” she told a news briefing at the InternationalPress Centre.

Some 70 percent of Danish exports currently go to‘near markets’ in Europe, such as Sweden, Germany andBritain, while 7 percent go to the US, the next biggestexport destination outside the EU. In comparison, exportsto BRIC countries, namely Brazil, Russia, India and

A visitor snaps frames at a booth whereVolkswagen’s new hybrid model “Cross Coupe”

is on display during Tokyo Motor Show inTokyo, on 2 Dec, 2011.—INTERNET

Honda announces global recallfor air bag problems

TOKYO, 3 Dec—HondaMotor Co is recalling304,000 vehicles globallyfor air bags that may inflatewith too much pressure ina crash, send metal andplastic pieces flying andcause injuries or deaths.

Honda said there havebeen 20 accidents so farrelated to the problem,including two deaths inthe US in 2009.

The Japanese auto-maker announced therecall Friday, which affectsthe Accord, Civic,Odyssey, Pilot, CR-V andother models manu-factured in 2001 and 2002.The recall spans 273,000vehicles in the US, some27,000 in Canada, nearly2,000 vehicles in Japanand another 2,000 in othercountries. It affects 359vehicles in Europe — 200in Germany, 158 in Israeland one in Britain,according to Honda.

The latest recall is anexpansion of recalls forthe same problem in 2008,and again carried out in2009, as well as last year.

Castilla-La Mancha will also saygoodbye to free school textbooks andsome free transport services forpensioners on low incomes, whileinternational cooperation aid is alsobeing cut. “Sweat today will help avoidtears tomorrow,” said Dolores deCospedal, who held that the measureswere needed to avoid the “totalcollapse” of social services and thatthe entry of private management intothe public health service would notaffect services to patients.

Dolores de Cospedal is also theGeneral Secretary of the PP, whichwas elected to power in Spain with186 of the 350 seats in Congress lastmonth.—Xinhua

Bull rider Chandler Bownds rides Let’sPlay during the first go-round of the

National Finals Rodeo on 1 Dec, 2011, in Las Vegas.

INTERNET

China, contributed only 5 percent of Denmark’s overallexports, according to 2009 data from Denmark’s ForeignMinistry.

But as demand in the EU and the US declines as aresult of low economic growth and sovereign debtproblems, emerging markets look increasingly attractive.

The Confederation of Danish Industry saysDenmark’s total exports to emerging economies couldrise 14 percent by 2030, with exports to China comprisingnine percent of the total. “It is not only to Brazil, Russia,India and China, but also the next eleven growtheconomies. We have to expand exports to these marketsto ensure Danish GDP growth in the long term,” Dyhrsaid.—Xinhua

A woman sells Christmas decorations in her shop atthe International Trade City in Yiwu, ZhejiangProvince. Yiwu is a leading symbol of China’s

market economy and also a place where traders andtourists flock for bargains.—INTERNET

Vietnam attracts $12.7b from FDI so far this year

It now covers about 2million vehicles world-wide, according to Tokyo-based Honda.

Honda spokesmanHajime Kaneko said thecause for the latest recallwas the use of incorrectmaterial in the chemicalused to deploy the air bags.

The initial cause ofthe recall was excessivemoisture in the inflatorpropellant, which is partof what inflates the airbag.

Internet

HANOI, 3 Dec—Vietnam attracted nearly12.7 billion US dollars fromforeign direct investment(FDI) as of 20 November, adecrease of 16.2 percentyear-on-year, according tothe General Statistics Officeon Friday.

Of the figure, newregistered capital was 9.9billion US dollars from 9,919newly-licensed projects,and nearly 2.8 billion USdollars from 324 expandedprojects. Manufacturing

accounted the most, with6.2 billion US dollars,followed by the electricity,gas and water sector withnearly 2.5 billion US dollars,and construction with 1.1billion US dollars.

In the first 11 months,48 cities and provincesattracted new FDI projects,of which Hai DuongProvince took the lead with2.5 billion US dollars (25.2percent of the total),followed by southern HoChi Minh City with 1.9

billion US dollars (19.4percent), and Ba Ria-VungTau Province with 880.8million US dollars.

China’s Hong Kongtook the lead among foreigninvestors in Vietnam duringthe period, with 44 newprojects and newly-registered capital of 2.9billion US dollars, followedby Japan with 172 projectsand 1.6 billion US dollars,and Singapore with 86projects and 1.43 billion USdollars.— MNA/Xinhua

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV WEST SCENT VOY NO (11025)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV WEST SCENTVOY NO (11025) are hereby notified that the vesselwill be arriving on 4.12.2011 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it willlie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject tothe byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.

Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Daynow declared as the third day after final discharge ofcargo from the Vessel.

No claims against this vessel will be admittedafter the Claims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S T.S LINESPhone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV BIENDONG TRADER VOY NO (1158)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV BIENDONGTRADER VOY NO (1158) are hereby notified that thevessel will be arriving on 4.12.2011 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it willlie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject tothe byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.

Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Daynow declared as the third day after final discharge ofcargo from the Vessel.

No claims against this vessel will be admittedafter the Claims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: CHINA SHIPPING (MALAYSIA)AGENCY SDN BHD

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

Elizabeth Taylor jewellerygoes on view before sale

China Eastern Airlines toimprove pilots’ English

Leicester research uncoversstroke symptoms

Chicken liver food poisoning link

Researchers say people should be looking outfor five signs of a stroke.—INTERNET

SHANGHAI, 3 Dec — ChinaEastern Airlines has vowedto improve its pilots' Englishamid claims a plane took offwithout clearance from airtraffic controllers in Japan.On Monday the Shangai-bound plane took to theskies after apparently beingtold to stay on the runwayand then to abort take-off atOsaka airport.

The plane landed safelyin Shanghai later. The air-line says it is co-operatingwith Japan's investigation.It says it will also "regulateour flight crews' Englishcommunications".

Flight MU516, with 245people on board, was due tofly from Osaka's KansaiInternational Airport toShanghai. As air traffic con-trollers were talking to anapproaching helicopter they

told the plane to halt on therunway, Kyodo newsagency reports. But the Air-bus A330 began to take offinstead and disobeyed fur-ther instructions to abort,Kyodo reported. Japan'sTransport Ministry says thatalthough the plane hadenough room between it-self and other aircraft nearby,the pilot might have brokenthe country's aviationlaws.—Internet

China Eastern Airlines has promised to co-operate with the investigation.— INTERNET

A Bulgari emerald anddiamond necklaceowned by actressElizabeth Taylor.

INTERNET

Chicken liver pate is a popular dish at weddings.INTERNET

LONDON , 3 Dec — Over90% of cases of a com-mon form of food poison-ing seen this year were dueto people eatingundercooked chicken liverpate, often at weddings,infection experts havesaid. The Health Protec-tion Agency (HPA) ana-lysed 18 outbreaks ofCampylobacter in 2011

across England. In all, 443people became unwell andone had to be hospitalized.The Food StandardsAgency (FSA) has re-minded caterers to cookpoultry livers to preventinfection.

Campylobacter is themost common cause ofbacterial food poisoningin Britain - there were esti-

mated to have been morethan 600,000 cases in 2010in England and Wales.Symptoms include diar-rhoea, stomach pains andcramps, fever, and gener-ally feeling unwell. Mostpeople are only ill for a fewdays. In 2008 there werejust three outbreaks linkedto undercooked chickenliver pate, but that rose tonine in 2009 and 14 in2010.

Poultry livers carry aparticularly high risk ofCampylobacter as the bac-teria can be presentthroughout the liver, notjust the surface as is thecase for other poultry meat,and may remain a sourceof infection if they are notcooked sufficiently.

Internet

NEW YORK, 3 Dec —The actress, who died inMarch aged 79, had sevenhusbands during herglamorous life, countlessadmirers and a passionfor jewellery.

The exhibition atChristie's auction housein Manhattan is the laststop on a world tour high-lighting Taylor's treasuresand the first and last timethat the entire collection isgathered in one place.

Thousands of peoplehave already bought tick-ets to the 10-day publicviewing, starting Satur-day.

The auction will thenrun from 13-16 Decem-

ber , offering pieces likethe 33.19 carat "ElizabethTaylor Diamond" givento her by husband RichardBurton in 1968, and esti-mated to sell for between$2.5 million and $3.5 mil-lion dollars. Running con-currently with the live auc-tion at Christie's will be aninternet-only sale of nearly1,000 items such as jew-ellery and accessories likedesigner handbags.Christie's estimates totalsales of up to $50 million(£31.8 million).

Internet

Woman admits trying topoison daughters

BRISBANE, 3 Dec — A 42-year-old woman whotried to drug her two daughters has been given asuspended sentence by a Brisbane judge. The woman,who cannot be named, pleaded guilty in the SupremeCourt to two counts of administering a poison withintent to harm and one of common assault.

Prosecutor Todd Fuller told the court the womanmade a concoction of painkillers and soft drink at herMount Ommaney home in January 2009. She thengave it to her daughters then aged seven and 11,telling them they would "sleep for a very long time".

Her lawyer Simon Lewis said the woman hadbeen under significant stress due to an acrimoniousdivorce, but her life was now stable and she enjoyeda good relationship with her daughters. Acting JusticeJulie Dick sentenced her to 18 months in jail, butwholly suspended the term.— Internet

LEICESTER, 3 Dec—Re-searchers in Leicester saythey have uncovered twomore symptoms that mightindicate someone is hav-ing a stroke. A project bythe University Hospitalsof Leicester NHS Trustfound leg weakness andloss of vision were strongindicators to look out for.A recent NHS campaignadvised people to check ifa patient's face had fallento one side, if they couldraise both arms or hadslurred speech. ProfessorRoss Naylor said peopleshould look out for fivesigns.

"The [NHS] FAST cam-paign was very success-ful, but it's important thatpeople know leg weak-ness and loss of vision arealso signs to look out for."It's my fear that manypeople may not be awarethat anyone experiencingone or both of theseadditional signs, on theirown or with one of thealready recognised symp-

toms, may be an indicatorthat they or a loved one ishaving a stroke and shouldalso seek urgent medicaladvice," Professor Naylorsaid.

Simon Cook, head ofoperations for the StrokeAssociation East Mid-lands, said the FAST testwas useful because it waseasy to remember for mostpeople.—Internet

Angry farmers dump deadlycobras on tax office floor

LUCKNOW, 3 Dec — Two farmers, including a snakecharmer, were so angry at tax officials in northern Indiathat they dumped dozens of snakes, including fourdeadly cobras, on the floor of the tax office, The Guard-ian reports. The snake charmer says the farmers onTuesday were protesting alleged demands for bribes byofficials in exchange for tax records in Basti, 185 milessoutheast of Lucknow, the British newspaper says.

"Snakes started climbing up the tables and chairs,"said a local official, Ramsukh Sharma, according to thenewspaper. —Internet

Baby among18 killed invan crash

JOHANNESBURG, 3 Dec— A crash involving avan and a lorry in easternSouth Africa killed all18 people aboard the twovehicles, including ababy.

Transport ministerSibusiso Ndebele said thedriver of the van, whichwas carrying passengersfrom Mozambique toJohannesburg, veeredfrom his lane on Thurs-day.— Internet

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University professor Jeff Ferrell issomething of a US urban Robin Hood,although what he gives away is not

US professor is dumpster-diving urbanRobin Hood

Jeff Ferrell, a professor of sociology atTexas Christian University, is pictured

in his shop where he has organizedthousands of useful but discarded itemshe has collected from dumpsters in Fort

Worth,Texas on 30 Nov, 2011.

If you are worried theworld will end next yearbased on the Mayancalendar, relax: the end oftime is still far off.

So say Mayan experts

A general view shows theexterior of the tomb of aMayan ruler at the ruins

of the Mayan City ofPalenque in the hills ofthe southern Mexicanstate of Chiapas in this

undated handout photo bythe National Institute of

Anthropology and History(INAH) released

on 23 June, 2011.

Mayans never predicted world to end in 2012

stolen but the result of dumpster diving.The Texas Christian University

(TCU) professor of sociology siftsthrough dumpsters and gives the vastmajority of what he finds to the needyor to friends.

He has also managed to furnish hisliving room with what is left, filled atool shed with a collection of everythingfrom screws to power tools and neverpays for a bar of soap or office supplies.

Ferrell, 57, has been known to givescrounged food to friends, in the formof prepackaged, never-opened cocktailnuts. And because he gathers the goodson a bicycle, most of his finds are fromdumpsters near his home.

who want to dispel anybelief that the ancientMayans predicted a worldapocalypse next year.

The Mayan calendarmarks the end of a 5,126year old cycle around 12December, 2012 whichshould bring the return ofBolon Yokte, a Mayangod associated with warand creation.

Author Jose Arguel-les called the date “theending of time as weknow it” in a 1987 bookthat spawned an army of

Mayan theorists, whosespeculations on acataclysmic end aboundonline. But specialistsmeeting at this ancientMayan city in southernMexico say it merelymarks the termination ofone period of creationand the beginning ofanother.

Police in Pennsylvania said the back doors of abank courier van came open in transit, scatteringmore than $100,000 cash to the winds.

Upper St Clair Police Lt James Englert said thedriver of the van, owned by Fidelity Courier Servicesof Sharon, Pa, was flagged down by a motoristWednesday near the intersection of Route 19 andBoyce Road. Police said motorists had pulled over

More than $100,000 dropped by courier vanto collect the flying bills, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazettereported. Englert said officers were able to recoverabout $400, but cash totaling “well into six figures”remained missing Wednesday night.

Police said people who collected the cash andfailed to return it could face theft charges.

“This is not a free-for-all situation,” Englertsaid. “Obviously, this money is ... bank property.”

NewsAlbum

LONDON, 3 Dec—Marilyn Monroe’s unseenphotographs showing thelegendary screen iconliving the high life at anexclusive celeb party areset to go under thehammer.

The images, whichare valued at a staggering57,000 pounds were

Marilyn Monroe posesnext to a helicopter as she

arrives at legendarycrooner Ray Anthony’s

party.INTERNET

Marilyn Monroe’s unseen 3Dphotos set to rake in 57 pound

at auctionclicked by amateurphotographer LaniCarlson in San Diego in1952.

Carlson was workingas a sound engineer atlegendary crooner RayAnthony’’s launch partyfor the hit song ‘Marilyn’,which was written byErvin Drake and Jimmy

Shirl. As the showstopping Marilyndescended in a helicopter,the amateur snapperquickly used his newstate-of-the-art camera totake these amazingimages.—Internet

NASHVILLE, 3 Dec—Noone has spoken to KeithUrban since his surgerylast week to remove apolyp on his vocal cord.That’s because the countrystar is on complete vocalrest for the next couple ofweeks. Friend Brad Paisleyhas checked in with Urban,and they have plans to hangout while Urban recovers.

“We’re big guitarjunkies, and we wanted toget together and maybe gothrough some amplifiersand go through some gear,”said Paisley before theCMT Artists of the Yeartaping on Tuesday inNashville.—Internet

Paisley to hang with Urbanafter his vocal surgery

In this 16 June, 2009

file photo, Brad

Paisley, left, and Keith

Urban accept the

Collaborative Video of

the Year Award at the

CMT Music Awards in

Nashville, Tenn.

INTERNET

Cast members PaulaPatton (L) and Tom

Cruise pose at apromotional event for

their latest film “Mission:Impossible - GhostProtocol” in Tokyo

on 1 Dec, 2011.—INTERNET

LONDON, 3 Dec—Former Spice Girls singerMel C says she doesn’t“need” a reunion of theband.

The 37-year-oldreleased her fifth soloalbum, “The Sea”, earlierthis year and says that shewill rather concentrate onthat than going back to thegirl group, who are

Mel C

I don’t need Spice Girls reunion

rumoured to be gettingback together to perform atthe London 2012 summerOlympics. “I don’t needthat (reunion). Sure, it was

great being on stage againwith Victoria (Beckham),Emma (Bunton), Mel (B)and Geri (Halliwell) in2007. But at the momentwe don’t have any furtherplans. I’d rather focus onmy solo career. Then Idon’t need to compro-mise,” contact-music.comquoted the 37-year-old assaying.—Internet

MUMBAI, 3 Dec—Reliance BroadcastNetwork Ltd and StarIndia Pvt Ltd todayannounced the 2nd editionof the BIG StarEntertainment Awards2011 on new year’s eve.

The BIG StarEntertainment Awardsseek to establish a uniqueplatform that givesaudiences the opportunityto nominate and vote for

Big star awards on New Year’s evetheir favourite entertainersacross the genres ofTelevision, Sports, Films,Music and Dance.

Salman Khan,Priyanka Chopra,Jacqueline Fernandez,and Bret Lee are some ofthe stars that promise toshine down and ensurethe best ever usher-in tothe New Year! Theaward will see talentbeing judged by the

audience, right fromnominations to announ-cing the final winners-ensuring transparencyand fair play as the powerto vote rests with theaudiences.

The complete showwill have theme aroundhonouring the biggestentertainers across thestrongest emotions of theviewers & listeners.

Internet

Tom Cruise lands in India on ‘Mission Impossible 4’NEW DELHI, 3 Dec—

Hollywood star TomCruise, who is on aworldwide promotionaltour of his much-awaitedfilm “Mission Impossible:Ghost Protocol”, landedhere early Saturday.

The 49-year-oldarrived here at 6 am andheaded straight to the LeelaPalace, Chanakyapuri.

He is staying at thehotel’s exquisiteMaharaja Suite, which hasa personal gym, jacuzzi

and is one of the mostexpensive suites in thecountry, said sources.

Cruise, who featuresas intelligence agentEthan Hunt in the popularfilm franchise, will go toAgra, accompanied byBolly-wood actor AnilKapoor, who has a role inthe latest “MissionImpossible” movie.

Internet

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United youngsters’ European adventure

Manchester United'sAcademy Director

Brian McClair

Australia’s Kennedy leads NewZealand Open by 3

Woods builds a big leadat Chevron

Andre Villas-Boas says Chelsea’sform against the top teams has not

been good enough

Chelsea’s managerAndre Villas-Boas

Spain on course for Davis Cupwin after singles wins

Tiger Woods tees off onthe second hole duringthe second round of theChevron World Chal-

lenge PGA golf tourna-ment in Thousand

Oaks, California on 2Dec, 2011.— INTERNET

AustralianBrad Kennedy

CHRISTCHURCH, 3 Dec—Australian Brad Kennedywill take a three-shot leadinto the final round of theNew Zealand Open afterhis 4-under 68 in the thirdround Saturday main-tained his bid for a start-to-finish win. Kennedyhad eight birdies and fourbogeys on Saturday as hebroke out of a three-waytie for the overnight lead.He had a 54-hole total of9-under 207. NewZealander Josh Geary shot71 to be 6-under after threerounds. The otherovernight leader, Austral-

ian veteran Craig Parry,had a 73 to fall back into athree-way tie for fourth.Australia’s Terry Pildarkisshot 69 to move into solepossession of third placeat 5-under.

Internet

Del Bosque warnsof Italian threat in

Euro 2012MADRID, 3 Dec— Spain

coach Vicente del Bosquewas cautious about hisside's chances of successin the 2012 EuropeanChampionship after thedraw was held in Kiev onFriday. Spain travel to thecompetition, which willbe held in Poland and theUkraine as defending Eu-ropean and world cham-pions and with a 100percent record from quali-fying, but will have to faceItaly, the Republic of Ire-land and Croatia in a com-plicated Group stage.

Reflecting on the luckof the draw for the websiteof sports paper, diarioMarca afterwards, DelBosque warned that Spainwould have to work hardto reach the knockoutstages. "It is going to bedifficult, there are 16strong rivals in the com-petition and each of themhas their own particulardifficulty," said DelBosque, who admitted hewas pleased Spain hadmissed being drawnagainst the powerful Ger-man side.—Internet

LONDON, 3 Dec—Chel-sea’s under-fire managerAndre Villas-Boas hasconceded that the form hisside has exhibited againstthe big teams “has not beengood enough." The Blueshave lost to Arsenal, Man-chester United and Liver-pool this season, with theirsecond defeat to the lattercoming in the League Cupon Tuesday. Villas-Boashas been criticised recentlyfor Chelsea's slump in formand the team’s next fewgames could prove vital inits chances of winning atrophy come the end ofthis season.

Chelsea travels to New-castle on Saturday to faceAlan Pardew’s side, whichhas lost only one of its lasteight games, before facingValencia in a crucial Cham-pions League tie atStamford Bridge. "Ourform against the top teamshas not been good enough.Valencia [is] life and deathfor both clubs," thePortuguese manager told

reporters. “I don’t thinkconfidence is at crisis point,we just have to pullourselves together. We canonly work hard and believewe can revert the situation.“It’s only a crisis at the endof aseason when you look athow many trophies youhave won.”

Internet

LONDON, 3 Dec —Man-chester United's young-sters are off to Belgium totake part in the PremierLeague Christmas TruceTournament in Ypres. Theunique football festivalwill bring together youthteams from Belgium,France and Germany.

They will be commemo-rating the often told WorldWar I story of soldiersplaying football on Christ-mas Day in 1914. Thetournament takes place on3/4 December 2011 at thehome of Belgian clubKVK Ieper. ManchesterUnited's Under-12s willbe joined by RacingGenk, RC Lens andBorussia Dortmund, whowill play in a round-robintournament before a finaland third-place play-offon Sunday.

The tournament hastwo key objectives: edu-cation and player devel-opment. World War I isoften part of the curricu-lum for Year Seven chil-dren in England and sothis will be a unique andvaluable learning experi-ence. The boys will berecognising the role ofprofessional footballplayers in World War Iand commemorate theirsacrifice.—Internet

THOUSAND OAKS, 3Dec—Tiger Woodsknows he’s playing betterthan he has in the last twoyears, and he has theleaderboard to prove it.Woods hit a half-dozenextraordinary shots Fri-day in the Chevron WorldChallenge on his way to a5-under 67, giving him a

three-shot lead over MattKuchar and K.J. Choi go-ing into the weekend atSherwood Country Club.It was the second straighttournament that Woodshad the 36-hole lead.Three weeks ago at theAustralian Open, he wasone shot ahead until a 75in the third round. Woodswound up in third placeat The Lakes, his bestfinish of the year.

With each round, itlooks as though his bestmight not be too far be-hind. Woods had two ea-gles, and nearly had athird with a flop shot frombehind the 13th green thathe was still talking aboutlong after his round. Noteven a double bogey onthe par-3 15th hole whena gust knocked his ballinto the water could keephim from a comfortablelead after two rounds.

Internet

MADRID, 3 Dec —Spain are just one win awayfrom winning tennis' DavisCup for the fifth time afterRafael Nadal and DavidFerrer won the first twosingles rubbers of the finalon Friday.

Victory for FelicianoLopez and Juan CarlosVerdasco in Saturday'sdoubles will assure Spaindefeat Argentina andrender Sunday's last twosingles games unneces-sary. Rafael Nadal got theSpanish off to a flying startas he swept to a straightsets win of 6-1, 6-1, 6-2against Juan Monaco.

Cheered on by a parti-

san crowd of over 27,000,Nadal looked to have to-tally recovered from thepoor form which affectedhim in the recent MastersCup as he dominated fromstart to finish. David Ferreralso had a positive start inthe second singles rubberof the day, taking the firstset 6-4 against Juan Martindel Potro. As expected theSpanish looked perfectlyat home on the very slowbeaten clay surface thathad been prepared in theEstadio de la Cartuja.

Internet

International Sports

Ronaldo, Portugal land in Euro ‘Group of Death’LISBON, 3 Dec — If

Cristiano Ronaldo is fi-nally going to end his waitfor a major internationaltrophy, he will have to doit the hard way. Ronaldo,widely considered to bethe best player in Europeand second best in theworld behind LionelMessi, saw his Portugalside landed in the dreaded“Group of Death” when

the Euro 2012 draw wasmade on Friday.Portugal,which also drew into thetoughest group at lastyear’s World Cup, ispaired with Germany,Denmark and the Nether-lands, and faces an uphilltask just to qualify for thetournament’s knockoutstage in Poland andUkraine next summer.

While every tourna-

ment has its own “Group ofDeath,” a term coined twodecades ago to describe themost difficult pool at everymajor soccer event, GroupB this time around could bethe toughest ever seen. TheNetherlands was a top seedgoing into the draw afterreaching the 2010 WorldCup final, but received lit-tle reward for that status.

Internet

Chelsea’s Ivorianstriker Didier

Drogba celebratesscoring the openinggoal of the English

Premier Leaguefootball match

between NewcastleUnited and Chelsea

at Sports DirectArena in

Newcastle, north-east England on 3

Dec, 2011.INTERNET

LONDON, 3 Dec—Didier Drogba’s first-half header and latestrikes by forwardsSalomon Kalou andDaniel Sturridge earnedChelsea a 3-0 win overNewcastle in thePremier League onSaturday, lifting theteam into the top fourand maintaining its titlechallenge.

Drogba capped adominant first-halfshowing by the visitorsby meeting Juan Mata’scross with a powerfulfinish in the 38th minute,before Kalou andSturridge wrapped upvictory in the final few

Chelsea routs Newcastle 3-0in Premier League

minutes.Chelsea midfielder

Frank Lampard had apenalty saved in the 13thbut Newcastle will stillcount themselvesunlucky after hitting thewoodwork three times,

twice through DembaBa.

Chelsea defenderDavid Luiz also couldeasily have beendismissed for aprofessional foul in thefourth minute.—Internet

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Programme Schedule(4-12-2011) (Sunday)

Transmissions Times

Local - (09:00am ~ 11:00am)MSTOverseas Transmission - (4-12-11 09:30 am ~ 5-12-11 09:30 am) MST

Local Transmission* Opening* News* Travelling to Shan Plateau (Htan San Cave

& Mwetaw Kakku Pagoda)* News* Sour Fish Soup with Drumstick* News* Current Affair "Sime Darby Healthcare"* Musics Gallery* News

Weather forecast for 4th December, 2011

Weather Map of Myanmar andNeighbouring Areas

* Beauty of Taung Tha Man Lake & BoomingBusiness

Oversea Transmission* Opening* News* Travelling to Shan Plateau (Htan San Cave &

Mwetaw Kakku Pagoda)* News* Sour Fish Soup with Drumstick* News* Current Affair "Sime Darby Healthcare"

* Musics Gallery* News* Beauty of Taung Tha Man Lake & Booming

Business* News* AGE Transformer Industry* News* Casting A Glance at the Past* Record Album* News* The Eldest Woman On Earth?* Culture Stage* News* Shwe Bo Township Bearing Five Names (I)* Myanmar Movies “Our Folk”

7:00 am 1. Paritta by Hilly

Region MissionarySayadaw

7:15 am 2. Dhamma Puja Song7:25 am 3. To Be Healthy

Exercise7:30 am 4. Morning News7:40 am 5. Nice & Sweet Song7:50 am

6. Health Programme8:00 am 7. (38) Phyar Mingalar8:15 am 8. Myanmar Traditional

Cultural PerformingArts Competitions

8:25 am 9. Documentary8:40 am10. International News8:45 am11. Musical Programme11:00 am 1. Martial Song11:10 am 2. Musical Programme11:20 am 3. Round Up Of The

Week’s InternationalNews

11:30 am 4. TV Drama Series12:20 pm 5. Documentary12:35 pm 6. Teleplay1:45 pm

7. Joint Performanceby State TraditionOchestra

2:15 pm 8. Composer’s Choice2:30 pm 9. One Village &

One Product2:45 pm10. Myanmar

Traditional CulturalPerforming ArtsCompetitions

2:55 pm11. International News4:00 pm 1. Martial Song4:10 pm 2. Musical Programme4:20 pm 3. Song Of National

Races4:30 pm 4. University of

DistanceEducation(TV Lectures)- Second Year

(Zoology)4:45 pm 5. Songs for

UpholdingNational Spirit

4:50 pm 6. Teleplay5:20 pm 7. Sing & Enjoy6:00 pm 8. Evening News6:15 pm 9. Weather Report6:20 pm10. Cartoon Series6:40 pm11. Tamyethnar

Takwetser7:00 pm12. Music Series7:25 pm13. Documentary8:00 pm14. News15. International News16. Weather Report17. Cartoon Series18. TV Drama Series

Temperature (°C/°F) For Tomorrow Sr.

No. Regions/States

Maximum Minimum Forecast Percent

1 Kachin 29/84 15/59 Likelihood of isolated rain (60%)

2 Kayah 35/95 12/54 Partly cloudy

3 Kayin 36/97 20/68 Partly cloudy

4 Chin 18/64 07/45 Partly cloudy

5 Upper Sagaing 30/86 17/63 Likelihood of isolated rain (60%)

6 Lower Sagaing 30/86 18/64 Likelihood of isolated rain (60%)

7 Taninthayi 35/95 21/70 Likelihood of isolated rain (60%)

8 Bago 32/90 20/68 Partly cloudy

9 Magway 32/90 20/68 Partly cloudy

10 Mandalay 32/90 18/64 Partly cloudy

11 Mon 35/95 22/72 Partly cloudy

12 Yangon 34/93 20/68 Likelihood of isolated rain (60%)

13 Rakhine 31/88 17/63 Likelihood of isolated rain (60%)

14 Southern Shan 25/77 12/54 Likelihood of isolated rain (60%)

15 Northern Shan 27/81 11/52 Likelihood of isolated rain (60%)

16 Eastern Shan 27/81 14/57 Likelihood of isolated rain (60%)

17 Ayeyawady 33/91 22/72 Likelihood of isolated rain (60%)

18 Neighbouring Nay Pyi Taw 32/90 18/64 Partly cloudy

19 Neighbouring Yangon 34/93 20/68 Likelihood of isolated rain (60%)

20 Neighbouring Mandalay 32/90 18/64 Partly cloudy

Summary of

observations at

09:30 hr MST on

today

During the past (24) hours, light rain have been isolated in Taninthayi Region, weather has

been partly cloudy in the remaining Regions and States. Night temperatures were (3°C) to

(4°C) above November average temperatures in Upper Sagaing, Magway and Taninthayi

Regions, Shan, Chin and Rakhine States and about November average temperatures in the

remaining Regions and States. The significant night temperature were Pinlaung (5°C) and

Heho and Haka (7°C) each.

Bay

Inference

Weather is partly cloudy to cloudy in the Southeast Bay and partly cloudy in the Andaman

sea and elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.

State of the Sea

Squalls with moderate to rough seas are likely attimes Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off and

along Mon-Taninthayi Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (30) mph. Seas will

be moderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters.

Outlook for sub-

sequent two days Likelihood of isolated rain in coastal areas.

Daw Tin Mu Thwe (Aimee Thwe)Aged 91 years

M.A. (University of Maryland)(Retired Assistant Lecturer,

Dept. of Philosophy, Yangon University) Daw Tin Mu Thwe of No 98(C) Inya Road,Kamayut Township, youngest daughter of (RetiredDeputy Commissioner U Ba Thwe and Kin MaGyi), daughter-in-law of (former President ofUnion of Myanmar, Dr Ba U and Daw Daw Aye),wife of [U Myint U (Advocate)]. Beloved motherof (Dr. Aung Gyi)-Daw Poe Phyu andgrandmother of Ma Poe Wut Yee Aung Gyi(Debbie) (NOVA University, USA). Passed awaypeacefully on Friday (2.12.2011) at Asia RoyalClinic and will be cremated at Yayway Cemeteryon Tuesday (6-12-2011) at 10:00 am.

Bereaved family

Leverkusen down Hoffenheim 2-0 atGerman Bundesliga

BERLIN, 3 Dec—Leverkusen sealed threepoints in a one sided affairas harmless Hoffenheimwas absolutely unable tothreat “Werkself” de-fence at the 15th gameday opener on Friday atBayArena.

Both sides staged anevenly balanced start butas the match progressedLeverkusen took over tosmooth the way for thevictory at the 10th minuteas striker Eren Derdiyokheaded home a followup shot from very closedistance to stun theguests. From now on the“Werkself” dominatedthe match but they failedto extend their leadagainst inoffensiveHoffenheim.

It had to come the

79th minute in whereLeverkusen midfielderSidney Sam over lobbedHoffenheim goalkeeperTom Starke to wrap theseventh win of the

season. Leverkusen stayson 6th position with 25points while Hoffenheimslips from 9th to 10thposition with 18 points.

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Sunday, 4 December, 20119th Waxing of Nadaw 1373 ME

NAY PYI TAW, 3 Dec—Vice-President of theRepublic of the Union of Myanmar Thiha Thura UTin Aung Myint Oo and Belarusian Prime MinisterDr. Mikhail V. Myasnikovich attended a ceremonyto sign an MoU on the establishment of friendshipand cooperation between the Republic of the Unionof Myanmar and the Republic of Belarus held atMyanmar International Convention Centre here at 9am today.

Present at the ceremony together with theVice-President were Union Minister for ForeignAffairs U Wunna Maung Lwin, Union Minister forAgriculture and Irrigation U Myint Hlaing, UnionMinister at the President Office Chairman of Nay PyiTaw Council Mayor U Thein Nyunt, Union Ministerfor National Planning and Economic DevelopmentU Tin Naing Thein, Union Minister for Commerce UWin Myint and Chairman of Union Civil ServiceBoard U Kyaw Thu. Together with the Belarusiangoodwill delegation led by the Belarusian PrimeMinister was the Belarusian Ambassador to Myanmar.

Union Minister U Thein Nyunt and MinskExecutive Committee Chairman Mr NikolaiLADUTSKO signed the MoU on establishment offriendship and cooperation between Nay Pyi Taw of

MoU on establishment of friendship and cooperationbetween Myanmar and Belarus signed

Initial peace agreement inked between state levelpeace group and RCSS/SSA

NAY PYI TAW, 3 Dec —A ceremony to sign aninitial agreement between the state level peacegroup from the Shan State Government and RCSS/SSA in order to build peace at the invitation of theGovernment of the Republic of the Union ofMyanmar took place at Taunggyi Hotel in ShanState yesterday. Present at the ceremony wereleader of Union level peace group Union Ministerfor Rail Transportation U Aung Min, Union Ministerfor Electric Power No.2 U Khin Maung Soe, ShanState Chief Minister U Sao Aung Myat, StateMinister for Security and Border Affairs Col AungThu, General Staff Officer (Grade-1) of TriangleRegion Command Lt-Col Zaw Tun Myint, StateAdvocate General U Maung Maung and officialsand U Sai Lu of RCSS/SSA peace group andleading members of the Shan State Army.

First, the initial agreement was signed in thepresence of Union Ministers U Aung Min and UKhin Maung Soe and Lt-Col Zaw Tun Myint andthey exchanged gifts.

Next, State Minister Col Aung Thu and U SaiLu of RCSS/SSA Peace group exchanged thedocuments and had a documentary photo takentogether with the Union Ministers.—MNA

Vice-President Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo and Belarusian Prime Minister Dr. MikhailV. Myasnikovich attend signing ceremony of MoU on the establishment of friendship and

cooperation between Myanmar and Belarus.—MNA

the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and Minsk ofthe Republic of Belarus and exchanged the

documents in the presence of the Vice-President andthe Belarusian Prime Minister.—MNA

Shan State Minister for Security and Border Affairs Col Aung Thu cordially shakes handswith Leader of RCSS/SSA Peace Group U Sai Lu after signing initial agreement between

state level peace group from Shan State Government and RCSS/SSA.MNA

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