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

* Proper evolution of the market-orientedeconomic system

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

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality of theentire nation

* Uplift of national prestige and integrityand preservation and safeguarding ofcultural heritage and national charac-ter

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

standards of the entire nation

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

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

stitution* Building of a new modern developed na-

tion in accord with the new State Consti-tution

Four economic objectives

Four social objectives

Four political objectives

NAY PYI TAW, 20 Aug—Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace andDevelopment Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to HisExcellency Mr Laszlo Solyom, President of the Republic of Hungary, on the occasion of theNational Day of the Republic of Hungary, which falls on 20 August 2009.—MNA

Senior General Than Shwesends felicitations toHungarian President

NAY PYI TAW, 20 Aug—General Thein Sein, Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar, hassent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr Gordon Bajnai, Prime Minister of theRepublic of Hungary, on the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Hungary, which fallson 20 August 2009.—MNA

Prime Minister felicitates Hungarian counterpart

NAY PYI TAW, 19 Aug—Lt-Gen Tha Aye of theMinistry of Defence accompanied by Kachin StatePeace and Development Council Commander ofNorthern Command Maj-Gen Soe Win anddepartmental officials met with faculty members at thehall of Technological University of the Ministry of

Lt-Gen Tha Aye inspects education, transport,economic and agricultural sectors in Bhamo

and Momauk TownshipsScience and Technology in Bhamo on 14 August. Hepresented gifts to the university and inspected learningof students.

Lt-Gen Tha Aye looked into progress inconstruction of Naungkho-Konkha-Minhla Road anddredging of silt at Bhamo port. (See page 7)

Livestock Breeding Zone in Shan State (South) tobe of great benefit to the region and the State

Article: Tin Win Lay (Kyimyindine),Photos: Htay Aung (Kyemon)

Chickens at Kaung Ein Kyaw layer breeding farm.

Food and nourishment are very important for aperson to live long healthily. We have to take meat,fish and egg daily as nourishment to be strong.

Therefore, in livestock and fisheries sector, thegovernment is striving for establishment of livestockbreeding zones with momentum in order to meetgrowing demand for public consumption.

We, news crew of Kyemon Daily, stopped overin Kaung Ein Kyaw layer breeding farm at Hay-yi-thetvillage in Tilawka village-tract in our way back fromInlay Lake in Nyaungshwe Township.

Farm owner was an active national race youth.He welcomed us with a warm smile and we asked himabout the farm all we wanted to know.

We got into a conversation with his introductorywords. "My name is Ko Naing Naing Tun. I run a layerfarm under the name of Kaung Ein Kyaw.”

(See page 7)

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Thursday, 20 August, 2009* Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views* Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation* Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State* Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy

People’s DesirePERSPECTIVES

Strictly abide by laws, rules

and regulations in building a

modern and developed nationThe government is making all-out

efforts day in, day out for the emergence of a

peaceful, modern and developed nation.

Legislative, executive and judicial

pillars play a pivotal role in marching towards

a peaceful, modern and developed nation.

Legislative and executive pillars are as

important as judicial pillar. Law means the

discipline as well as rules and regulations of

a nation, and every citizen is to strictly follow

them.

Only when there is prevalence of law

and order, will there be peace and security.

And only if there is peace and security, will

the building of a modern and developed

nation be possible.

Law officers who safeguard and serve

the interest of the State and the people

through the law need to be well-versed in

their specific subjects in order to keep pace

with changes and developments.

Community peace and tranquility and

prevalence of law and order are indispensable

for a nation. To ensure this, efforts are to be

made to bring about a strong judicial pillar

based on the noblest and worthiest of worldly

values such as justice, liberty and equality.

At a time when relentless efforts are

being made for the emergence of a modern

and developed nation the entire national

people are to strictly abide by laws, rules and

regulations on the basis of legislative,

executive and judicial pillars. Only then, will

a peaceful, modern and developed nation

emerge.

Education Minister meets locals of

Kanbalu Township in Sagaing DivNAY PYI TAW, 19

Aug—Minister for

Education Dr Chan Nyein,

on 15 August, met with

locals in Hlweseik village

of Kanbalu Township and

provided schools with

exercise books, stationery

and sports gear.

The minister met with

local people from Zin, Vall,

and Peigon villages at Zin

village, from Hinthaw and

Taungpon villages at

Hinthaw village and

presented exercise books,

stationery and sports gear

to schools.

On 14 August, the

minister met with the rector

and professors/heads of

department of Institute of

Education (Sagaing).

The minister, on 16

August, oversaw

construction of new 100-

bed hospital in Kanbalu

Township being built by

Htoo Trading Co and met

with local people of Pegyi

and Khaohnta villages at

Pegyi village affiliated

BEMS and provided

schools with exercise

books, stationery and

sports gear.

The minister cordially

greeted the locals and

presented students of Pegyi

village affiliated BEMS with

exercise books and

stationery.

The minister also met

with locals from Bugon,

Yamanay, Kyigyin,

Yeshin,and Tingnotgyo

villages at Prugon village

and presented exercise

books, stationery and sports

gear to the schools.

The minister met with

principal and teachers of

Shwebo Degree College

and fulfilled the

requirements.

MNA

Foreign Affairs Minister sends

felicitations to Hungarian FMNAY PYI TAW, 20 Aug—U Nyan Win, Minister

for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, has

sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr

Peter Balazs, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the

Republic of Hungary, on the occasion of the National

Day of the Republic of Hungary which falls on 20

August 2009. —MNA

Deputy Minister inspects road construction

Minister Dr Chan Nyein hands over books,stationery and sports gear to schools in KanbaluTownship through a responsible person.—MNA

Deputy Minister U Tint Swe inspects approach road of Dagon Bridge.—CONSTRUCTION

YANGON, 19 Aug — Deputy Minister for

Construction U Tint Swe inspected progress of

construction of approach road of Dagon Bridge and

Thilawa Port road on 17 August and gave necessary

instructions.

Next, the deputy minister met with chief engineers

and engineers in Yangon Division at the meeting hall

of Senior Engineer’s Office and held discussions on

compilation of book on basic standards of engineering

work.—MNA

Talks on production of world

market quality rice by

modernized machines

Director of Grain Processing Dr Jens Oedingof Buhler China makes clarification on

production of world market quality rice bymodernized machines.—MNA

YANGON, 19 Aug—The talks on production of

world market quality rice by modernized machines,

jointly organized by Myanmar Rice Millers’

Association and Buhler Company, was held on first

floor of UMFCCI office tower, Min Ye Kyawswa

Road, Lanmadaw Township, here, this morning.

First, Chairman U Tin Win of the association

extended greetings. General Secretary U Thaung

Win explained the purpose of holding the talks.

Next, Director of Grain Processing Dr Jens

Oeding of Buhler China and Senior Rice

Technologist Dr Ye Aung gave clarifications on

production of world market quality rice by

modernized machines and replied queries raised

by those present.

It was attended by officials of the Union of

Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce

and Industry, Myanmar Rice Millers’ Association,

Myanmar Paddy and Rice Dealers’ Association,

Myanmar Paddy and Rice Producers’ Association

and paddy trading companies.

MNA

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21 killed in attacks as Afghan vote looms

Two US soldiers killedin E Afghanistan

KABUL, 19 Aug—Two American soldiers with theNATO-led International Security Assistance Force(ISAF) were killed and three others were injured byroadside bombing in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday,according to a statement issued by ISAF.

“Two ISAF service members were killed and threeothers were injured after their convoy struck animprovised explosive device in eastern Afghanistantoday,” said the statement.

US Spokesperson Capt Elizabeth Mathias confirmedthat the two killed were US service members.

Over 274 international troops have been killed sofar this year in the war-torn country.

Xinhua

Baghdad blastkills two,

wounds 17BAGHDAD, 19 Aug—

Two people were killed,17 others injured in aroadside bomb attack onTuesday in southernBaghdad, local policesource said.

The explosion occurredat about 8:15 pm(1715GMT) on Tuesdaywhen a roadside bombexploded near a popularmarket in the Al-Doraarea of southern Baghdad,police source told Xinhua,because he was notauthorized to release theinformation.

The blast killed 2, andwounded 17 others.Several shops nearbywere damaged, the sourceadded.

Sporadic attackscontinue in Baghdad andother Iraqi cities andtowns after US combatforces pullout despitelow level of violencecomparing with theprevious years.—Xinhua

Iraqis inspect adamaged restaurantin Baghdad, Iraq, on17 Aug, 2009. Twobombs hidden in aplastic bags near a

falafel standexploded

simultaneouslyshortly on Sunday,killing four peopleand wounding 25

others, Iraqi officialssaid.—INTERNET

KABUL, 19 Aug—Taleban attacks rockedAfghanistan on Tuesdaytwo days before landmarkpresidential elections,claiming at least 21 livesas a rocket slammedinto the presidentialcompound in Kabul.

The violence, strikingat the heart of thecapital, followed renewedTaleban threats tosabotage on Thursday’sballot in which 17 millionAfghans are eligibleto vote, amid heightened

fears they could stayaway. But the NATO-ledcoalition said despite aspike in militants strikes,less than one percent ofpolling stations are at riskof being attacked.

A suicide car bomb onTuesday targeted a NATOconvoy on a busy roadnear a US military baseand a market, killing 10people including a NATOsoldier, and woundingmore than 50, officialssaid. “Updated reportsindicate that those killed

were one ISAF servicemember, seven Afghancivilians and two Afghancivilian employees of theUnited Nations AssistanceMission in Afghanistan,”the NATO alliance said ina statement.

“Two ISAF servicemembers and 53 Afghancivilians were alsowounded in the incident,”the International SecurityAssistance Force said.

UN Secretary GeneralBan Ki-moon expresseddistress over the death oftwo UN staff in thesecond deadly suicideattack targeting NATO inKabul in two days.

Internet

Iraqi women and

children refugees at

the Chikouk camp for

the internally

displaced in

northwestern

Baghdad’s Kadhimiya

district in July 2009.

INTERNET

Casualties of Afghan people in invasion ofNATO troops led by US

KABUL, 19 Aug—The NATO troops led by the US have invaded Afghanistanand they are there for a long time.

A number of Afghan people are killed and injured due to invasion of theNATO troops led by the US.

Casualties of Afghan peopleAccording to the Internet news, a total of 31570 Afghan people were killed

and 37,261 injured seriously as from the day when the NATO troops led by theUS invaded Afghanistan to 19 August.

No. Subject Number1. Number of Afghan people killed 315702. Seriously injured Afghan people 37,261

Internet

NATO Invasion of US and allies kills,injures Iraqi people

BAGHDAD, 19 Aug— There has been daily casualties in Iraq since the US andits allies have invaded the country.

Casualties of Iraqi peopleThe total number of casualties as from the day they invaded the country to

19 August reached 698,378 and the total number of serious injured peoplereached 1,258,643, according to the news on the internet.

No. Subject Number1. Death toll of Iraqi people 698,3782. The total number of seriously injured people 1,258,643

Internet

A man lies in hospital afterbeing injured in a suicide

attack in Kabul, on 18 Aug,2009. A suicide car bomber

attacked a convoy of foreigntroops on a major road in theeast of the Afghan capital on

Tuesday, two days beforepresidential elections, police

and witnesses said.—INTERNET

Series of blasts kills 75, wounds300 in Baghdad

Residents gather at the site of a truck bomb attack outside the IraqiMinistry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad, August 19, 2009.—INTERNET

BAGHDAD, 19 Aug– Aseries of explosions killedat least 75 people andwounded more than 300in central Baghdad onWednesday, the deadliestday in the Iraqi capital sinceUS troops withdrew fromurban centers in June. Atleast six bombs and mortarrounds struck neargovernment ministries andother sensitive targets inquick succession, the latestin a series of attacks in thecapital and Iraq's north thatraised doubts about theability of Iraqi security

forces to cope without U.S.help. One blast shatteredwindows in Iraq'sparliament building in theheavily guarded GreenZone government anddiplo-matic complex,television footage showed.It occurred near the ForeignMinistry, just outside theGreen Zone.

Wednesday's violenceundermined confidence inthe government's ability toensure security, on whichPrime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has staked hisreputation.—Internet

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STOCKHOLM, 19 Aug—A study of Asian irriga-tion warns developingnations face food short-ages by 2050 withoutmajor reforms in the wayagriculture uses water.

The study, conductedby the International WaterManagement Institute andthe United Nations Foodand Agriculture Organi-zation, warns manydeveloping nations facethe politically risky pro-spect of having to importmore than a quarter of therice, wheat and maize

Sudanese children in Rier in south Sudan’s Unity State. Clashes betweenrival militias broke out in south Sudans oil-rich Unity state, the latest to hit a

region still recovering from two decades of civil war, a regionalaid official said.—INTERNET

A man strolls in a luxury goods store in Beijing in June 2009. Germany is setto lose its unofficial title of world’s top exporter this year to China as therecession hits demand for its cars, machinery and chemicals, Germany’s

leading export group said on Tuesday.—INTERNET

A gas processing plant in Victoria state, Australia. In the country’s biggestever trade agreement, PetroChina has ordered 2.25 million tonnes of

liquefied natural gas a year over two decades.—INTERNET

Study warns Asia faces food shortages by 2050they will need by 2050.

The study outlinesthree options for meetingthe food needs of Asia’spopulation, which isexpected to expand byone and a half-billionpeople during the next 40years. The options are toimport large quantities ofcereals from other reg-ions, improve and expandrain-fed agriculture andboost the focus onirrigated farmlands.

“Asia’s food and feeddemand is expected todouble by 2050,” said

Colin Chartres, directorgeneral of the IWMI.“Relying on trade to meeta large part of thisdemand will impose ahuge and politicallyuntenable burden on theeconomies of manydeveloping countries.”

The report does notfactor in climate change,which will likely makerainfall more erratic,modeling experts said,perhaps making even thestudy’s pessimisticassumptions prove overlyoptimistic.—Internet

MOSCOW, 19 Aug—Russia said on Tuesday it hadarrested eight people for hijacking a merchant shipoff the Swedish coast and diverting it to the AtlanticOcean — while maritime authorities pretended theyhad lost track of it.

Press reports said the Maltese-registered, Russian-crewed vessel had disappeared from radar screens ina maritime mystery, but the Malta Maritime Authoritysaid on Tuesday that the Arctic Sea had “never reallydisappeared.”

The arrests ended weeks of official silence overthe ship and its $1.3 million cargo of timber, givingrise to speculation about a secret cargo andinvolvement in espionage.—Internet

CANBERRA, 19 Aug—The Australian govern-ment announced onWednesday a record 50billion Australian dollar(41.3 billion US dollar)gas deal with China.

PetroChina has agreedto buy liquefied naturalgas from Exxon Mobil’syet-to-be developed

MIAMI, 19 Aug—Bill became a major hurricane farout in the Atlantic on Tuesday, with winds whippingnear 125 mph, and forecasters say it could strengtheneven further.

The National Hurricane Center said people in theLeeward Islands should monitor Bill’s progress,though the core of the dangerous storm was expectedto pass well northwest of the islands late on Wednesdayand early on Thursday.

Hurricane hunter planes found that Bill, the firsthurricane of the Atlantic season, had strengthened to aCategory 3 storm on Tuesday night.—Internet

BERLIN, 19 Aug—Ashooter, who killed 4people and seriouslyinjured a woman in ashooting, surrenderedafter the police stormedinto a house in thewestern German town ofSchwalmtal on Tuesday,said local police.

The shooting wasinitially thought to beaccompanied by ahostage-taking, policesaid, and the shootersurrendered after thepolice stormed into thegarden house which hebarricaded himself.

Police earlier saidthere were six hostages inthe garden house, butlater said there was nohostages there, accordingto the report of GermanPress Agency (DPA).

Xinhua

JAKARTA, 19 Aug— Adump truck packed withmore than 60 Indonesianplantation workers andtheir families overturned,killing at least 25 andinjuring dozens, policeand a doctor said on Wed-nesday.

The passengers wereriding in the back of theopen truck on Tuesdaynight when the driverswerved to avoid damagein the road, which was

Australia signs record trade deal with ChinaGorgon project inWestern Australia, mak-ing it Australia’s biggest-ever export contract.

Australian FederalMinister for Trade SimonCrean hailed the agree-ment as the single biggesttrade deal in Australia’shistory.

“But it is the great deal

from China in terms of aclean-energy source,” hesaid, adding that Australiahad a huge comparativeadvantage in cleanenergy.

The Gorgon plantwould be “world leading”in terms of carbon captureand storage.

Xinhua

Hurricane Bill now Categorythree storm in Atlantic

Dump truck overturns, killing 25 Indonesiansunder construction, and thevehicle flipped over nearSampit town in centralKalimantan, police spokes-man Made Ardana said.

The employees of PTTanah Mas, a palm oilproducer, were returningfrom a local market,Ardana said. The driverwas detained and facescharges of negligence, hesaid.

“People were trappedunderneath the dump truck

and they could not getout,” he said, adding thatthe company had loanedeach of the employees $15for the outing.

A local hospital was“overwhelmed with thevictims,” including 26people who were admit-ted for treatment, mostlyof broken bones, DrRatna Yuniarti said. Anunknown number ofchildren were in the truck.

Internet

Four killedin shootingin German

town,shooter

surrenders

Russia arrests eightfor hijacking cargo

ship

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People perform during the opening of the 11th Asia Arts Festival in Ordos,north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on 18 Aug, 2009.

XINHUA

Putin says aircraft industry,space exploration as priority

MOSCOW, 19 Aug—Russia gives priority to thedevelopment of aerospaceindustry and will continueto invest in the sector,Prime Minister VladimirPutin said on Tuesday.

“The development ofthe aircraft industry andspace exploration iscertainly one of ourpriorities,” Putin said atthe opening ceremony ofthe MAKS-2009 air showin Zhukovsky outsideMoscow.

Statistics show stateinvestment in the aircraftindustry has grown 20times in the past five years.The government spentabout 80 billion rubles (2.5billion US dollars) on theindustry in 2009.

“We are planning tocontinue investing heavilyin these branches of the

economy, to set upcompetitive enterprisescapable of capturing theirniches in the market, andto generate resources forthe modernization ofexisting assets,” Putin wasquoted by the RIA Novostinews agency.

During the aerospace

show, the RussianDefence Ministry andaircraft manufacturerSukhoi signed a contract,under which the RussianAir Force will buy 48 ofthe newest Su-35C multi-role super-maneuverablefighters, 12 Su-27CM andfour Su-30M2.—Xinhua

Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin delieversa speech during the opening of the MAKS-2009

international air show in Zhukovsky outsideMoscow, on 18 Aug, 2009. —XINHUA

UNEP praises China’s green efforts in Expo preparation

China, Russia hold joint river emergency drill

Two killed in planecrash in CanadaOTTAWA, 19 Aug—Two

people were killed in asmall plane crash inwestern Canada onTuesday, local police said.Police located a smallplane wreckage just southof Saskatoon, biggest cityin Saskatchewan Pro-vince, after receiving areport that the plane wasmissing.

The victims are twomen, at 56 and 28respectively. They wereflight instructor andstudent.

The crash happenedabout 20 kilometerssoutheast of the city,about 5 kilometres awayfrom an airstrip. It hadbeen due to land at theairstrip on Monday even-ing.—Xinhua

EU launches investigationinto exploding iPhones, iPods

BRUSSELS, 19 Aug—The European Commission saidon Tuesday it had launched an investigation after aseries of alleged cases of exploding iPhones and iPodmusic players.

Commission spokeswoman Helen Kearns toldreporters that the commission, which is responsiblefor safety of consumer products across the EuropeanUnion (EU), had asked the US manufacturer Applefor more information last week.

“Apple has come back to us this morning. Theyconsider that these are isolated incidents,” she toldreporters in Brussels.

The investigation was launched after at least threecases of exploding iPhones and iPods were reportedin a handful of EU member states. In one case, aFrench teenage was hurt by pieces of iPhones’ screenglass after the phone suddenly began to “crackle andpop like a deep-fryer”.

The commission also asked EU member stateswhere the incidents occurred to provideinformation.—Xinhua

SHANGHAI, 19 Aug—Shanghai, the host city ofExpo 2010, will offer aglimpse of a greenerfuture, Achim Steiner,Under Secretary Generalof the United Nations, saidon Tuesday. China’s greenefforts were highly spokenof in the “UNEP Environ-mental Assessment Expo

2010 Shanghai China”which was unveiled onTuesday, 256 days beforethe opening of ShanghaiWorld Expo.

“Shanghai has in thelast ten years taken theExpo as a driver and takena significant increase inefforts and progress inenvironmental policy and

pollution,” said Steiner,who also serves as theexecutive director ofthe United NationsEnvironment Programme(UNEP). The experienceof Shanghai in handlingenvironmental issuesprovided valuable ex-amples and lessons forother cities in Chinaand worldwide, he added.

The assessment reportcovers nine areasincluding air quality,transportation, energy,solid waste, water andpublic participation.From 1997 to 2008,Shanghai had upgraded5,975 coal-boilers to usecleaner energy, such asnatural gas, creating a“coal-free zone” of 666square kilometres.

Xinhua

Indonesia plans to buildworld’s longest bridge

JAKARTA, 19 Aug—Indonesian President SusiloBambang Yudhoyono said on Wednesday that hiscountry has planned to build a bridge at Sunda straits,which will be the world’s longest.

The government has received the result of pre-feasibility study of the bridge that would connect thecountry’s two main islands of Java and Sumatra, whichhost over 80 percent of Indonesia’s 230 millionpopulation. “Should this is materialized, thedistribution of the output of the development whichis now being concentrated in Java island will bedistributed to Sumatra island appropriately,” he said.According to the pre-feasibility study the bridge wouldbe 30 kilometres long and had 220 metres span, thelongest in the world.—Xinhua

All items from Xinhua News Agency

A Chinese firefighting vessel approaches a burning tanker and sprays wateron the fire during a joint river emergency drill along a stretch of the

Heilongjiang River which marks part of the boundary between China andRussia, on 18 Aug, 2009. —XINHUA

BEIJING, 19 Aug—Chinaand Russia held their firstjoint emergency drillalong a stretch of theHeilongjiang River thatmarks part of the boundarybetween the two neigh-bours on Tuesday.

About 300 personnelfrom both sides and 41boats participated in thedrill, which aims toenhance the security ofthe boundary river and aswell as communicationbetween China andRussia. Held by the

northeastern Chineseprovince of Heilongjiangand Russia’s Amur region,the drill was a com-prehensive checkup on thecapacity of both sides tohandle emergencies andperform rescue operations.

In addition to improvingcooperation and com-munication between thetwo countries, the drill willalso provide practicalexperience in life-savingrescues, firefighting andvessel trash-cleaning,according to Wang Junbo,

the director of Heilon-gjiang’s maritime safetybureau. Heilongjiang andthe Amur region signed acooperation agreement toset up the boundary riveremergency system lastyear after prolongednegotiations.

The Heilongjiang Riverhas got a water system of5,528 kilometres and isChina’s third-largestnavigable water system.The river has a 2,661kilometer part borderedwith Russia.—Xinhua

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NEWS ALBUMTerracotta Warriors not Emperor Qin’s?

Famed Terracotta Warriors on

display in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province.

Recently published findings haveput the origin of China’s famousTerracotta Warriors into question.

Considered an “Eighth Wonder of theWorld,” the army of thousands of handcrafted life-size soldiers has longedthought to have been constructed asEmperor Qin Shihuang’s (259-210BC)guardians for the afterlife.

However, historian and architectChen Jingyuan believes that Qin’sancestor, Empress Xuan (?-265BC),who died 55 years before Qin, was infact the mastermind behind the army.

Chen’s book, TheTruth of TerracottaWarriors, outlines 63 examplesillustrating his belief.

“For instance, the distance betweenthe Terracotta Warriors and the

mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang isas long as 1.5 kilometres and the distancebetween the centers of the two places iseven further.

It is strange that the funeral objectsare so far away from the mausoleum,”Chen told the Global Times.

Police say suspect wascaught by his own seat belt

Authorities said a purse snatchingsuspect being chased by police nearDetroit got his right leg tangled in hiscar’s seat belt when he tried to bail outand ended up being dragged severalhundred feet. Police told the Detroit FreePress and The Macomb Daily of MountClemens that 45-year-old man LawrenceNeal of Detroit was dragged on Thurs-day night and broke his leg before thecar stopped on a front lawn.

During the chase, police said Nealused turn signals. And Detective Lt LeoBorowsky said he was “captured by hisown seat belt.” Neal was being held atthe Macomb County Jail. He was chargedwith unarmed robbery, fleeing and elud-ing and resisting and obstructing police.

An artist, from Texas of US, paintswith dust on the car windows. Thesedust-painted artworks turn his cars

into unusual views in the streets.

4,000-year-old dagger found in Scotland A gold-banded dagger still wrapped in an animal-skin sheath was found in a

grave dating from the early Bronze Age, Scottish archaeologists said.Kenneth Brophy of the University of Glasgow said archaeologists were even

more amazed by other objects in the grave, The Scotsman reported. These wereorganic materials preserved for 4,000 to 5,000 years, including a wooden bowl, askin bag and bits of bark and remains of plants.

“The high quality of preservation is of exceptional importance for understandingthe centuries when metals were first introduced into Scotland,” Brophy said.

Brophy is co-director of the Strathearn Environs & Royal Forteviot project,which is excavating the grave near Foreviot, a village in Perthshire.

Last week, a crane was used to remove the capstone of the tomb, allowingarchaeologists to reach the grave. The tomb is believed to be that of animportant chief.

Wheels of fresh Parmigiano Reggianocheese is stored in factory in Valestra,near Reggio Emilia in 2008. Forgetgold, luxury real estate or preciousstones. In central Italy, a deposit ofprized Parmesan cheese is enough to secure a loan.

Couple mark 75thwedding anniversary

A Cincinnati couple who markedtheir 75th anniversary on Tuesday saidthe secret to their long marriage is nevergoing to bed angry.

Walter Shroyer, 94, and ThelmaWiesman, 93, said their entire marriagehad had a strict “policy” of resolvingarguments before bedtime, TheCincinnati Enquirer reported onTuesday. “If we had a problem betweenus, everything was solved and forgottenby the time we went to bed,” Walter said.

“And,” Thelma added, “he nevergoes to bed without kissing me.”

A visitor watches adigital version of

Leonardo da Vinci’sLast Supper at an

exhibition in Beijing,capital of China, on 18Aug, 2009. —XINHUA

CAPOLIVERI,19 Aug—A resort town on theItalian island of Elba hasadopted an ordinancepenalizing children under16 who smoke or carrytobacco on municipalproperty.

The Capoliveri ordin-ance takes effect on 25Aug, the Italian newsagency ANSA reported onTuesday. Minors who

JAKARTA, 19 Aug—Indonesian police questi-oned two alleged Islamistmilitants on Tuesday aboutpossible al-Qaeda links totwin suicide bombings inthe capital last month thatkilled seven people,officials said.

The men, who weredetained on Saturday byspecial forces, may haveworked as couriers tochannel funding fromabroad for the 17 July

AMSTERDAM, 19 Aug— British and Europeanresearchers say WolfgangAmadeus Mozart likelydied from a strep throatepidemic that appeared tohave occurred in Viennain 1791.

Many theories, includ-ing mercury poisoning,syphilis, trichinosis andother conditions, havebeen suggested over theyears as the cause ofMozart’s death but anepidemiological analysispublished in the 18 Augissue of The Annals ofInternal Medicine saysthe young composer was

FLAGSTAFF, 19 Aug—Arizona firefightersreported progress in the3,500-acre Taylor wild-fire southwest of Flag-staff, saying they hadachieved 65 percentcontainment.

Italian resort to fine smoking minorsbreak the law could befined 200 to 300 euros($283 to $424).

“Our aim is not torepress, but to protect thehealth of our youngpeople,” Mayor RuggeroBarbetti told Il Tirreno, anewspaper on Elba. “Theordinance has aneducational value. As faras we know, we are thefirst in Italy to take such

an initiative.’’Capoliveri was also

one of the first towns inItaly to fine those under16 spotted drinking inpublic. The town has apopulation of about 4,000and a year-round policeforce of six. In summer,the population triples,and the number of policeofficers swells to 15.

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Ariz reports wildfire progressAlmost 600 fire-

fighters were involved inthe operation in theSycamore Canyon Wild-erness area 22 milessouthwest of Flagstaff andthey got a break whenwinds that had blownsmoke into Flagstaff onMonday shifted onTuesday, the ArizonaDaily Sun reported.

The newspaper saidthat among the equipment

deployed against theblaze were four airtankers, three helicopters,three small airplanes andnumerous bulldozers, aswell as “hotshot” crews— specially trained teamsfrom the US ForestService.

In California, fire-fighters on Tuesday saidthey were nearly finishedputting containment linesaround the La Brea fireafter 10 days of operati-ons, the Los AngelesTimes reported. Fire-fighters said there werestill hot spots and theoperation still requiredaerial attacks.—Internet

Police look for al-Qaeda link to Jakarta bombsattacks on the JWMarriott and Ritz-Carltonhotels, said a counter-terrorism investigator. Hespoke on condition ofanonymity because hewas not authorized to talkto the media.

The blasts, whichkilled six foreigners andwounded 50 other people,ended a four-year break interrorism in the world’smost populous Muslim-majority nation and

revived the hunt for thecountry’s most wantedmilitant fugitive, NoordinMuhammad Top.

Police chief Nurullahin Kuningan, West Java,said Indonesian citizenIwan Herdiansyah and AliMohammad Abdillah, aSaudi Arabian, wereundergoing interrogationafter being picked up atseparate locations in theprovince. He could notprovide details.—Internet

Strep throat may have killed Mozartlikely a victim of anepidemic streptococcalinfection, The New YorkTimes reported on Tues-day.

Lead author DrRichard H C Zegers of theUniversity of Amsterdamsaid researchers looked atwhat people were dyingfrom in Vienna around thetime of Mozart’s death.

In addition to edema,Mozart had back pain, arash and other symptomsof streptococcal infection.Streptococcus can lead toglomerulonephritis, akidney disease that wouldexplain the swelling, the

report said. Zegers saiddeaths from edema weremarkedly increasedamong younger men inthe weeks surroundingMozart’s death.

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 20 August, 2009 7

(from page 1)Next, Lt-Gen Tha

Aye and party inspectedbeautifying and cleaningof Bhamo and met withlocal merchants at themeeting hall of townshipPeace and DevelopmentCouncil.

Next, Lt-Gen ThaAye, the commander andparty went to the briefinghall of Northern TawwinJade Co Ltd in ProtectedPublic Forest Area inDawphonyan, Momauk

Township. Lt-Gen ThaAye gave instructions onthe growing of perennialtrees and paddy and

oversaw progress incultivation of monsoonpaddy.

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Lt-Gen Tha Aye of Ministry of Defence inspects growing of

perennial trees and paddy of Northern Tawwin Jade Co Ltd in

Protected Public Forest Area in Dawphonyan.—MNA

Livestock Breeding Zone in Shan State (South) tobe of great benefit to the region and the State

Article: Tin Win Lay (Kyimyindine), Photos: Htay Aung (Kyemon)

(from page 1)We saw neat and

well-built buildings onthe 15-acre farm. He said,"This breeding businesswas set up on 18 March,2007. I started farmingwith 7000. Now thenumber of chickens onthe farm reaches 14000."

The farmproduces11000 eggs aday. He said, "I send allmy eggs to C.P company."He explained that 16 farmworkers keep an eye onsymptoms of commondiseases of chickens dailyand measures are beingtaken in accord with theadvice of veterinarysurgeons of LivestockBreeding and VeterinaryDepartment, if necessary.I use EM distributed bythe department asfeedstuff,” he added.

"I got 20 plots inthe breeding zone which

Farm OwnerKo Naing Naing Tun.

Staff Officer Dr Nay Lin of TaunggyiTownship LBVD, Joint-Secretary of

Supervisory Committee for Implementation ofLivestock Breeding Zone, giving accounts onimplementation of Livestock Breeding Zone

Project.

Construction of a chicken farm in Livestock Breeding Zone in progress.

is underway. I have a planto raise 100,000 chickensas one plot can keep 500chickens," he added.

The Kyemon newsteam then proceeded toplots of livestock breedingzone. We interviewed StaffOfficer of TaunggyiTownship LBVD Dr NayLin, Joint-Secretary ofSupervisory Committeefor Implementation ofLivestock Breeding Zoneat the briefing hall of the

zone. In response to myquestion on the aim of theestablishment of thebreeding zone, heexplained, "Tasks arebeing carried out with theaim of ensuring foodsufficiency in the countryin accord with thegovernment's policy. Thesurplus will be distributedto other states anddivisions. Theestablishment of breedingzone is aimed at creatingjob opportunities in theregion and raising incomeof the locals."

The breeding zonewas set up at a place, threemiles from a junction inindustrial zone which issituated on the right side ofmotorway linkingNyaungshwe andAyethaya Industrial Zonein Tilawka village-tract,Nyaungshwe Township,Taunggyi District, Shan

State (South). Chickens,goats and cows will beraised mainly at the zone.

Dr Nay Lincontinued, "We started theproject in January, 2009.So far, 429.67 acres ofvacant land have beenreclaimed. Up to now, 322200-square-foot plots havebeen reclaimed. Landreclamation is beingundertaken for theremaining 33 plots.”

A total of 82entrepreneurs had alreadyapplied to buy 299 plots.One of the applicantsbought 22 plots. Altogether5000 chickens, 30 cowsand 50 goats can be bred ata plot. Upon completion,1.5 million chickens canbe kept at the zone.

For the convenienceof breeders, the LBVD willprovide necessaryassistance incrossbreeding, trial

breeding of Friesian dairycows of German origin,growing of imported grassfor development of pastureand distribution of lead treeseeds. Besides,Windbreakers and shadetrees such as eucalyptus,Khatawhmi tree and leadtrees will be grown 20

plants each in every plot.Thus, the breeding zonewill contribute to greeningof the region and itsenvirons.

On our tour of thezone, we saw a network ofroads, some of themcompleted and some underconstruction. We sawnational entrepreneursbuilding their farms to openin time and workers settingup lampposts andcommunication towers inthe zone.

Dr Nay Lin said,

“At present, 70 goats havebeen kept at the zone.Work on infrastructure isnearing completion andthe zone will be opened atthe end of this year.

Now, the nationsees developmentmomentum in manyaspects. The government

is establishing industrialzones and livestockbreeding zonesthroughout the nation incooperation with thenational entrepreneurs forthe improvement ofhealth standard of thepeople. The breedingzone in NyaungshweTownship of Shan State(South), which will be ofgreat benefit to nationalpeople, will emerge in thenot too distant future.

Translation: YMKyemon: 18.8.09

Lt-Gen Tha Ayeinspects…

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8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 20 August, 2009

The final judgment on Daw Aung San Suu Kyiattracted widespread reactions from the groups insideand outside the nation. As usual, the West Bloc wasdissatisfied with the final judgment and said they wouldtighten economic sanctions against the nation. It isregrettable to learn that the European Union imposedmore sanctions against Myanmar on 13 August.

For what are Western powers imposing unfairsanctions against Myanmar?

The majority of the victims of such unjusteconomic sanctions against the country are ordinarypeople, whose interest the western countries areclaiming they favour. The trade embargo againstMyanmar resulted in tens of thousands of redundan-cies of female workers, thus pushing them to hard-ships. In addition, the trade embargo had a strongnegative impact on the industrial sector and tourismthat are gathering momentum. The number of jobopportunities available at home is on the decrease,whereas the number of Myanmar illegal workersabroad is on the increase. In consequence, there hasbeen a growing number of cases in which Myanmarillegal workers suffer oppression, discrimination andexploitation. Many countries with less populationand fewer natural resources are trying for their devel-opment with foreign investments and foreign laborers,but many young Myanmar people work abroad aslabourers, which is very very disheartening.

No one can deny that ordinary people fallvictim to the evil consequences of the trade em-bargo. However, those who favour trade embargoagainst Myanmar give lame excuses that Myanmarpeople are already impoverished, so they do notsuffer extra hardships despite the trade embargo. Iwould say that is an inhumane attitude. They aredeepening the poverty of the people, instead ofalleviating their poverty. What is more dishearten-ing is that those who say so are Myanmar expatri-ates and Myanmar anti-government elements athome. Their words imply that what is important isto ensure downfall of the government, following thenationwide crises triggered by the economic sanc-tions, and the people have to face and brave suchhardships in order that the government will meet itsdownfall and the opposition party will come topower. Doubtfully, their behaviours conform to thedemocratic principle “for the people”. That is wor-thy of serious consideration.

They are claiming that economic sanctionsagainst the nation will result in the downfall of theruling government. Is it possible? Frankly, it is too farfrom possibility. The government has ruled the na-tion for a couple of decades. In the 1988 unrest, it waswidely commented that the Tatmadaw governmentwould last only one or two weeks. The economicsanctions and trade embargo have adverse effect anddisrupt nation-building tasks. However, Myanmar inspite of such disturbances and hindrances managedto rise to a rice exporting country and increase exportof beans and pulses, timber and gas remarkably.Regional and neighbouring countries are promoting

Let’s open golden door in unisonKo Myanmar

trade and relations with Myanmar. According to Sta-tistical Yearbook 2007, during the period between1985-86 and 2006-2007, the annual turnover ofMyanmar’s exports jumped from 2.6 billion to 30billion kyats and that of imports from 4.8 billion to 16.8billion kyats, accounting for dramatic increase in tradevolume. In respect to the State’s security, armed groupstried to undermine the nation facing political unrestthrough battles such as Mongyan-Methawaw battlearound 1988-89. Nonetheless, the Tatmataw managedto safeguard the territory and maintain sovereignty ofthe nation amidst various forms of armed insurgency.So, no sweat, the Tatmadaw government can manageto restore State security because peace and stabilityhave returned to normal throughout the country. It isthe same in ensuring the rule of law and restoration ofpeace. Therefore, it is vividly apparent that economicsanctions cannot make a regime change in Myanmar.

Economic sanctions have adverse effects ondemocratic process, and the drive to inculcate thepeople with a democratic sense and expedite the de-mocratization. If the nation lags behind other countriesin economic development, the rate of cognitive devel-opment of the public will be slow. If all what the peopleunderstand regarding democracy is that the decision ofthe majority is always right, without realizing the realcontext of democracy, the nation will lead to moboc-racy, in which the people decide on cases according tomob rules, and to anarchy.

Then, why are hardliners in the West Bloc,Myanmar renegades and local anti-government groupssupporting economic sanctions, and calling for re-newal and tightening the economic sanctions againstMyanmar. They seem to assume that economic sanc-tions is the only way to show their dissatisfaction, putpressure and punish the government. I wonder whetherthey know economic sanctions have adverse effectsand why they persist in doing so, turning a blind eye tothe truth.

Anyhow, many of the westerners know the evilconsequences of economic sanctions and assume thatit is important to boost relations with the Myanmargovernment. One of them is US Senator Mr Jim Webb,who recently visited Myanmar.

Senator Webb has a lot of knowledge aboutASEAN. He used to be an officer of a light infantry inthe Vietnam war. He has been decorated with medalsfor his bravery including two Purple Heart Medals, twoBronze Star Medals, a Silver Star Medal and a NavyCross Medal. Now, he is a member of the Democratic

Party from Virginia as well as a Senator. He also usedto serve as the Secretary of the Navy and AssistantMinister of the US Defence Secretary. Since 2008, hehas been the chairman of East Asian and PacificAffairs Subcommittee of the Foreign Relations Com-mittee of the US Senate.

Senator Jim Webb paid a visit to Myanmar in2001. He strongly believes that it is required tostrengthen the relations with the Myanmar govern-ment. The book “A Time to Fight: Reclaiming a Fairand Just America” he published last year recalls hisvisit to Myanmar in 2001 and a comment that the UStrade embargo further deepens and worsens the iso-lation of Myanmar.

Mr Webb on a tour of five ASEAN countries, hehad opportunities to meet State leaders such as Chair-man of the State Peace and Development CouncilSenior General Than Shwe, Prime Minister GeneralThein Sein in Myanmar. In response to his request, theprison term to US citizen Mr Yettaw was commutedand suspended on humanitarian grounds and Mr Yettawwas entrusted to him to go home. In addition, Stateleaders showed their generosity by arranging a meet-ing between him and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

That coincided with the release of two UScorrespondents who were serving prison terms in theDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea in responseto the request of former US President Bill Clinton.

The US National Security Council announcedthat the two cases were personal jobs on humanitar-ian grounds without concerning with it. However, anunidentified high-ranking official of the US StateDepartment said that the two cases looked similar,but there was a great difference between them; thatUS former President Bill Clinton went as an ordinarycitizen without discharging any duties in the currentgovernment for release of the correspondents andSenator Webb visited Myanmar as the chairman ofEast Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee of theForeign Relations Committee of the US Senate, andfortunately saved Mr Yettaw.

He added that prior to his tour of ASEAN, theUS State Department did not give any instructions toSenator Webb, but they both shared the same view;and that Mr Webb’s visit would yield fruits if it wasa way to make Myanmar authorities know the viewsand attitude of the US government.

Actually, Senator Jim Webb’s visit was posi-tive and fruitful one to improve the bilateral relations.In his announcement, Mr Webb said that that was thefirst meeting between a US top political official andMyanmar authorities in many years; that he thankedthe Myanmar government for complying with hisrequest that the Myanmar government send back MrYettaw and allow him to meet with Daw Aung SanSuu Kyi; and that he hoped that the compliances withhis requests could be a way to pave the foundation forfriendship and building trust in future.

(See page 9)

The more anti-government groups exercise economicsanctions as a means to put pressure on the government, thefurther the goal of democracy aspired by the people willdivert from its route, the less opportunity Myanmar peoplewill have to enjoy further social and economic development,and the less public support they will win.

Economic sanctions have adverse effects on democraticprocess, and the drive to inculcate the people with a demo-cratic sense and expedite the democratization. If the nationlags behind other countries in economic development, the rateof cognitive development of the public will be slow.

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NAY PYI TAW, 19 Aug—Minister for Health DrKyaw Myint and directors-general of the Ministry ofHealth met with Medical Superintendent Dr AungLwin of Waibagi Specialist Hospital, specialists, as-sistant surgeons, nurses and staff at the meeting hall ofthe hospital on 16 August.

Medical Superintendent Dr Aung Lwin briefedthe minister on health care services and the latter gavenecessary instructions and attended to the needs.

After inspecting diagnosis unit and X-ray unit,the minister and party looked into the H1N1 and theHIV/AIDS patients receiving medical treatment, theintensive care unit and sanitation tasks carried out atthe hospital and its environs.

Upon arrival at Mingaladon Specialist Hospital,specialist in-charge Dr Aung San briefed the ministerand party on health care services. Next, the ministerfulfilled the requirements and oversaw the women’sward, the extended ward, laboratory, X-ray room,medical store and the patient ward.—MNA

Minister looks into Waibagi andMingaladon Specialist Hospitals

NAY PYI TAW, 18Aug — Minister for RailTransportation Maj-GenAung Min inspected con-struction and maintenanceof railroad in Kyangin on16 and 17 August.

Accompanied byDeputy Minister U PeThan, the minister visitedKanma-Thayet section ofKyangin-Pakokku rail-road construction projectand inspected the railroad

Rail Transportation Minister inspectsrailroad projects

and stockpiling of concreteand wooden sleepers forthe project.

The minister in-spected the replacement of60-lb rails with the 72-lbrails on the railroad be-tween Kyangin andMyanaung townships andmaintenance of a rail-cum-road bridge between thetwo townships.

Afterwards, theminister went to

Bantbwegon Village andinspected the quarry whichhas been producing stonesto be used in Myanaung-Kyangin and Yangon-Pathein railroad projects.

The minister alsoinspected Yangon-Pathein railroad projectand the site chosen tobuild Hlinethaya RailwayStation and fulfilled therequirements.

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YANGON, 18 Aug—Premier Coffee Co Ltdwill conduct the PremierCoffee singing contest andGinsetin Beauty Contestat the Grand Ball Room ofSedona Hotel, here, from5 pm to 9 pm on 22 Au-gust (Saturday).

Those contestshave been held in Bago,

Premier Coffeesinging contest,Ginsetin Beauty

Contest on22 Aug

Nyaunglebin, Toungoo,Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana,Yamethin, Meiktila,Kyaukpadaung, Chauk,Yenangyoung, Minbu,Aunglan, Pyay, Pathein,Myaungmya, Hinthada,Pyapon, Maubin, Mogok,Thabeikkyin, Letpanhla,Madaya, Sagaing,Myinmu and Mandalay.

During the singing

contest and Beauty Con-test to be held in Yangon,L Lunwa, Phyu PhyuKyaw Thein, L Saing Zi,Jenny, Chan Chan, KhineShwe Wah (MelodyWorld) and group willentertain as a special pro-gramme. J Nyi Nyi andNaung Naung (SF) willact as judges.

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Premier Coffee singing contest in progress.MNA

MinisterMaj-GenMaungMaung

Sweinspects

firestation ofMaubin

Township.FSD

Minister Dr Kyaw Myint inspects Waibagi Specialist Hospital.—MNA

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Minister inspects fire stations andstaff quarters

NAY PYI TAW, 19Aug—Minister for SocialWelfare, Relief and Reset-tlement Maj-Gen MaungMaung Swe inspected firestation in Maubin Town-ship of Ayeyawady Divi-sion and inspected mainte-nance of fire engines, andarrangements for supply ofwater on 17 August.

The minister heard

reports on construction of4-unit two-storey fire sta-tion being constructed byShwe Supan Construction,construction of 4-unit staffquarter, and fire preven-tive measures of the town-ship and attended to theneeds. He then inspectedfire and staff quarter underconstruction.

The minister pro-

ceeded to fire station inKyaiklat and heard reportson construction of 2-unittwo-story reinforcedconrete fire station and firepreventive measures of thetownship fire station. Theminister fulfilled the re-quirements and inspectedfire station and staff quar-ter under construction.

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Tobacco kills

Let’s open golden door…(from page 8)

According to his announcement, Senator Webbhad to take time to hold discussions about economicsanctions in his 45-minute meeting with Daw AungSan Suu Kyi under the arrangements made byMyanmar authorities. He said that the meeting fo-cused on when economic sanctions worked and whenthey did not. He expressed his opinion that economicsanctions did not work in a situation like Myanmarissue; that the nation could easily overcome eco-nomic sanctions by keeping on trading with neigh-bouring countries; that he did not agree much withDaw Aung San Suu Kyi in that reagard; and that buthe thought that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi did notoppose the programme to lift some economic sanc-tions.

Anti-government groups at home and abroadopposed Senator Jim Webb’s visit to Myanmar, butthat is not strange because constructive and destruc-

tive attitudes go together in every case.Whatever it is, fortune has somewhat smiled on

Myanmar people as there are several visionary offi-cials in the US’s top political area like Senator Webband he is serving as the head of East Asian and PacificAffairs Subcommittee that is important for Myanmar-US relations. Surely, the majority of Myanmar peoplewelcomed his fruitful visit to Myanmar.

As a Myanmar citizen who has witnessed theMyanmar political issues, I would like to say from thebottom of my heart that the more anti-governmentgroups exercise economic sanctions as a means to putpressure on the government, the further the goal ofdemocracy aspired by the people will divert from itsroute, the less opportunity Myanmar people will haveto enjoy further social and economic development, andthe less public support they will win. So, I would like tourge all political forces to give up the tactic of economicsanctions and collectively open the golden door to amodern, developed and peaceful democratic nation.

Translation: MS

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NAY PYI TAW, 19 Aug—The prizepresentation ceremony for outstandingstudents took place at Zwegabin Hall inHpa-an on 16 August.

Lt-Gen Khin Zaw of the Ministryof Defence gave instructions on academicmatter.

Chairman of Mon State Peace andDevelopment Council Commander ofSouth-East Command Maj-Gen ThetNaing Win reported on undertakings inthe academic matter, and the Kayin StateEducation Officer on efforts for highpass rate in the matriculation examination.

Lt-Gen Khin Zaw and thecommander accepted cash for theoutstanding students in the 2009matriculation examination donated by

Lt-Gen Khin Zaw awards outstandingstudents of Kayin State

wellwishers and presented certificates ofhonour.

Lt-Gen Khin Zaw, thecommander, Chairman of Kayin StatePDC Brig-Gen Zaw Min and officialsawarded outstanding students andteachers.

At Hpa-an General Hospital, Lt-Gen Khin Zaw urged the local authoritiesand social organizations to join hands inthe tasks to control common diseasesand attended to the needs of the hospital.

After visiting the hospital, Lt-GenKhin Zaw and officials presented gifts tothe patients.

Later, they viewed conditions ofHpa-an-Mawlamyine Road andmaintenance of the bridges.—MNA

YANGON, 19 Aug—Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Thein Swe arrived at Myanma Shipyards on 17August evening.

At the meeting hall, the Managing Director ofMyanma Shipyards reported the minister on progressin building vessels and tug-boats of departments,private entrepreneurs and companies in respective

Minister for Transport inspects Myanma Shipyards

fiscal years and accomplishment of the tasks forbuilding and repairing ships.

After hearing the reports, the minister gavenecessary instructions and inspected building andrepairing of ships at Myanma Shipyards and attendedto the needs.

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Lt-GenKhin Zaw

ofMinistry

ofDefencepresents

cashawards

andcertificateof honour

to anoutstand-

ingteacher.

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Minister Maj-Gen Thein Swe inspects ship building site of Myanma Shipyards.—TRANSPORT

NAY PYI TAW, 19 Aug—Minister for Industry-2 Vice-Admiral Soe Thein received Mr. BiswadevSengupta of Tata Motors Limited and party at theMinistry of Industry-2, here, this morning.

They discussed implementation of HeavyTruck Factory Project (Magway) by the ministrywith the technology assistance of Tata MotorsLimited.

Also present at the call were Deputy MinisterLt-Col Khin Maung Kyaw, the director-general, themanaging director and officials.

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Minister for Industry-2 meetsresponsible persons of Tata

Motors Ltd

Minister Brig-Gen Thein Zaw makesspeech at the meeting hall of Yatanarpon

Teleport.CPT

NAY PYI TAW, 19 Aug — Minister forCommunications, Posts and Telegraphs Brig-Gen TheinZaw arrived at Hanthawady Auto-exchange and ExpediteMail Service in Yangon on 15 August and gave instructionson better communication.

Next, the minister attended work coordination meetingof Information Central Service Company and fulfilled theneeds.

The minister also attended work coordination meetingfor better communication of Auto-exchange phones atthe meeting hall of overseas communication station inMayagon Township.

The minister heard the reports on installation ofCDMA 800 system wireless Auto-exchange phones inYangon area and Me.Will system wireless Auto-exchangephones in rural regions and left necessary instructions.

Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Tin Naing Thein,Minister Brig-Gen Thein Zaw and Deputy Minister Maj-Gen Thein Tun met with officials and entrepreneurs atthe hall of Yatanarpon Teleport near PyinOoLwin inMandalay Division on 17 August. Next, the ministersinspected the construction of factories, workshops ofcompanies and projects in Yatanarpon Myothit and gavenecessary instructions.—MNA

CPT Minister, CommerceMinister meet officials

and entrepreneurs

NAY PYI TAW, 19 Aug—Teachers have beeninvited to participate in the article competition to markWorld Teachers’ Day for 2009 which falls on 5 October.There will be four classes—higher education level, highschool level, middle level and primary level.

Teachers of universities and colleges and retiredones can take part in the higher education level.Township education officers and officers abovetownship education officers, school heads, basiceducation teachers and retired ones may participate inthe respective classes. The title of the article is “Modernteachers build a new nation”. The article must not be less

Teachers invited to participate in article competitionthan 3000 words, not more than 4000 words. It must bewritten on only one side of the paper with page numbers,the name of the writer, education grounds, post, the nameof the school and address must be descirbed at the back ofthe manuscript.

Two copies of the manuscript must be mailed toDeputy Director-General U Tun Hla of EducationPlanning and Training Department (Syllabus Branch),No. 123, Natmauk Street in Bahan Township by 10September enclosed with admission that the manuscriptis of own writing, CV, three 1.5x2 inches-sized colourphotos.—MNA

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YINCHUAN, 19 Aug—China held a medicalsupport drill onWednesday in the remotenorthwestern HelanMountains simulating astrong earthquake andsecondary disasters. Theexercise involvedservicemen from thePeople’s LiberationArmy’s (PLA) GeneralLogistics Department, theAir Force, the MilitaryArea Commands ofLanzhou and Jinan andprofessionals from thehealth department in GansuProvince.

The drill “Mission ofMedical Support-2009”

HONG KONG, 19Aug—Hong Kong Cus-toms arrested a Bolivianman carrying 6 kg ofcocaine at the airport onTuesday, according to arelease on the Hong KongSpecial AdministrativeRegion’s official websiteon Wednesday.

Customs officersfound five packs ofcocaine, with an estimatedmarket value of 4.8 millionHK dollars, from theman’s bag after stoppinghim for inspection at thearrival hall of the airport.

According to aspokesman, the manarrived from Bolivia viaBuenos Aires, Argentinaand then Johannesburg,South Africa.The 37-year-old Bolivian man, who

China holds medical support drillaimed to examine andimprove the organizationand direction of medicalsupport after majordisasters, a spokesman forthe drill said.

It is the first time thePLA has held a medicalsupport exercise for non-military purposes, saidZhang Shuhua, professorwith the LogisticsCommand Academy ofPLA. Participants carriedout first aid, medicaltreatment, health epidemicprevention, transfer ofpatients and othersimulations during the drillWednesday morning.

They set up more than

10 field hospitals within10 minutes and the fieldtele-medicine consultationsystem within 15 minutes.Rescue helicopters andfield ambulances wereused in the drill.Zhang saidexperiences gained fromthe massive Wenchuanearthquake last year wereadopted in the drill.

The 8.0-magnitudeearthquake joltedsouthwest China’s SichuanProvince and theneighboring provinces ofShanxi and Gansu onMay12 last year, leavingabout 87,000 people deador missing and more than370,000 injured.—Xinhua

The “Openning Gate ceremony” is held at the main gate of Xuanwumen, themain entrance of the 100-year-old Xuanwuhu park in Nanjing, east China’sJiangsu province,on 19 August, 2009. Thousands of people came to the park

for free visit in the festivities for 100th aniversary celebration.—INTERNET

Contestants for 2009Miss Tourism

International have theirgroup picture taken at acity park in Luohe city,central China’s Henanprovince, on 19 Aug,

2009. Some 120contestants from aroundthe world attended the

pageant show onWednesday.—INTERNET

Hong Kong customs seizes6 kg of cocaine

claimed to be a merchant,will appear at the TsuenWan Magistrates’ Courtson Aug. 20 to face thedrug-trafficking charge.

If convicted, he couldface a maximum penaltyof life imprisonment anda fine of 5 million HKdollars.

Xinhua

BEIJING, 19 Aug—China andSingapore will explore new cooperativefields as they mark the 20th anniversaryof diplomatic relations next year, saidChinese Vice President Xi Jinping onWednesday.

“Next year, the two countries willcelebrate the 20th anniversary of theestablishment of bilateral diplomaticrelations, and the two sides should takethe opportunity to explore new aspect ofcooperation,” said Xi in a meeting withvisiting Singaporean Foreign MinisterGeorge Yeo Yong Boon in Beijing.

China and Singapore forgeddiplomatic ties on Oct. 3, 1990.

Xi said bilateral ties have increased

China, Singapore eye new opportunityfor cooperation

WASHINGTON, 19Aug—Physicists atAlabama A&M Universityhope to improve the safetyof artificial heart valves byforming them from amaterial bombarded withsilver ions from a particleaccelerator.

Artificial valvesshould last a lifetime, sothey have to be made fromdurable material. In the

Visitors view a model of China’s L-15 Falcon training plane at the pavilion ofAviation Industry Corporation of China during the MAKS 2009 international

aerospace show in Zhukovsky, Russia, 18 Aug, 2009.—INTERNET

Heart valves get silver linings1970s, physicist GwynJenkins at Alabama A&Mdeveloped a robust materialsimilar to the one NASAuses to protect spaceshuttles during reentry.Called glassy polymericcarbon, it is light, withstandshigh temperatures, and iswell-tolerated by the humanbody. Jenkins started acompany to make artificialheart valves from GPC, andwas soon joined byphysicists Daryush Ila andRobert Zimmerman.

Even though GPC isbody-friendly, it faces thesame problem as otherimplant materials: The bodytreats them as invaders andsurrounds them with tissueto seal them off. “Say a rosethorn gets under your skin,”Zimmerman says. “If youdon’t pull it out, it will beencapsulated and come outlater. There are even cases

of soldiers who have beenshot having the bulletencapsulated enough thatthe person isn’t exposed totoxic lead.” This tissuebuild-up is dangerous onlyif pieces of tissue comeloose; some cardiologistsworry that they might blockan artery, causing adistressing or fatal problem.So Ila, Jenkins, andZimmerman set out tomodify GPC so it wouldhold tight to the tissuearound it.

First they bombardedit with gold particles froman accelerator to make itrougher and easier for cellsto grip. Doctors use thissort of rough material fordental implants andartificial hips, to help newbone attach. But the goldions just made the carbonsmoother.

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in the past 19 years.Yeo is on an official visit to China

from Aug. 18 to 25 at the invitation of hisChinese counterpart Yang Jiechi. Inaddition to Beijing, George Yeo is dueto visit the northwestern province ofQinghai and southwestern TibetAutonomous Region.

“China appreciates the Singaporeangovernment for its firm adherence to theone-China policy and its support onTaiwan and Tibet issues,” Xi told Yeo atthe Great Hall of People in downtownBeijing.

Also on Wednesday, Yeo held talkswith his Chinese counterpart YangJiechi.—Xinhua

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV GLARING PESCADORES VOY NO (64)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV GLARINGPESCADORES VOY NO (64) are here by notified thatthe vessels will be arriving on 20.8.2009 and cargo willbe discharged into the premises of S.P.W.1 where it willlie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

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

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: TOKO KAIUN KAI SHA LTDJAPAN

Phone No: 256924/256914

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV VASCO DA GAMA VOY NO (181)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV VASCO DAGAMA VOY NO (181) are here by notified that thevessels will be arriving on 20.8.2009 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it willlie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

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

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S INTERASIA LINESPhone No: 256908/378316/376797

Women customers try to make their own stylechocolates for the coming Chinese Valentine’s

Day at a handicraft chocolate shop in downtownHangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province,

on 18 Aug, 2009.—XINHUA

Vietnam, Japan vow toboost cooperation

HANOI, 19 Aug—Vietnam and Japan vowed totighten cooperation in the area of supportingindustries, crucial for the final assembly in eachindustry, the local newspaper Vietnam Economic Timesreported on Wednesday.

The will to further boost cooperation was made at arecently-ended forum on Vietnam-Japan EconomicCooperation in central Da Nang province of Vietnam.The forum drew participation of both Vietnamese andJapanese economic agencies.

At the forum, Japan said that it will transfertechnology of manufacturing products for thesupporting industries to Vietnam’s companies. Theseproducts include spare parts, electronics, metalprocessing, precise mechanics, high-grade plastics,and packaging.

Japan is eyeing the central Da Nang Province ofVietnam as the number one destination for its investorsto pour investment in the development of thesupporting industries, said Mitsuo Sakaba, a Japaneseambassador at the forum.—Xinhua

China to set up soybean plant with 1.2 mln tonnes capacity

Some 30,000 pot plants seizednear California fire

SANTA BARBARA, 19 Aug—Some 30,000 marijuanaplants were seized from a pot farm run for a Mexicandrug cartel in a remote corner of a national forestcharred by an 88,000-acre (35.6 hectare) wildfire,California officials said on Tuesday.

Authorities have said the blaze was sparked August8 by a cooking fire lit by marijuana growers campedout in the mountains of Los Padres National Forest,about 150 miles northwest of Los Angeles.

The suspects, believed to number between two andsix, fled the immediate area and remain at large,officials said. Investigators discovered the site dayslater while seeking the origin of the fire.

The marijuana was linked to Mexican drugtraffickers in part because of the size and sophisticationof the cultivation, Santa Barbara County sheriff’sofficials said.—Internet

Air Zimbabwe to cut 500jobs to stay afloat

HARARE, 19 Aug— Zimbabwe’s national carrier saidon Tuesday it will cut 500 jobs, one-third of itsworkforce, in a bid to prevent the embattled airline fromgoing under.

“We have no option other but to right-size or else weare dead,” Air Zimbabwe chief executive PeterChikumba told AFP.

Nearly a decade of economic and political crisis hasseen annual passenger numbers for the struggling airlinedrop from a peak of one million in 1996 to just 300,000now, the company said.

The state-owned airline formed in 1980 after thecountry’s independence has been beset by a string offinancial problems.

The company currently has a 30 million US dollardebt, and has asked the government to sell its stake inthe airline in a bid to raise desperately needed cash fromprivate investors.

“If we do not do anything about it, the business willcollapse and it will be very unfortunate if this happens,”Chikumba told AFP. Last year at the height of thecountry’s hyperinflation, which officially hit 231million percent but was believed many times higher,Air Zimbabwe was forced to sell tickets in the virtuallyworthless local currency.—Internet

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BEIJING, 19 Aug—ChinaNational Cereals, Oils& Foodstuffs Corporation(COFCO), the country’slargest oil and foodproducer, plans to builda soybean-processingplant in southwestChina’s Guangxi ZhuangAutonomous Region with

a capacity of 1.2 milliontonnes a year, saidon Wednesday’s ChinaDaily.

The newspaper said,citing sources familiarwith the 1.85-billion-yuan(264.3-million-US dollar)project, that constructionis likely to start in

September in Qinzhou, inthe Beibu Gulf economiczone. This is the secondbig soybean-processingfactory built by COFCO.In April it openeda 4-billion-yuan oil-pressing project inTianjin.

Xinhua

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Italian scientists make breakthroughin supercomputer

L America reports more A/H1N1 deaths

MEXICO CITY, 19 Aug— The health authoritiesfrom Brazil, Peru, Paraguay, Ecuador, Venezuelaand Bolivia reported more deaths from A/H1N1influenza in their countries on Tuesday.

The number of deaths from the disease in Brazilreached 384, with 13 new victims in three states, theBrazilian health authorities reported on Tuesday.

About 50 percent of the victims had some riskfactors, such as pregnancy, chronic diseases, highblood pressure and debilitated immune system, and atotal of 12.5 percent were pregnant women, theauthorities said.Meanwhile, the authorities confirmed5,767 cases of infections, with 3,087 severe onesincluding 283 pregnant women.

In Peru, the health authorities reported 17 moredeaths, raising the death toll to 62, and the confirmedinfections rising to 6,121, with most of them alreadyrecovered.The Paraguayan health authorities reporteda total of 430 confirmed infections, including 39deaths, as well as 4,681 possible cases.—Xinhua

Japan logs 3rd death fromA/H1N1 flu

TOKYO, 19 Aug— A woman in her 80s from thecentral city of Nagoya has died of A/H1N1 flu, thethird confirmed death in Japan from the disease,Kyodo News reported on Wednesday.

A man in Okinawa Prefecture Saturday becameJapan’s first new flu-linked fatality while a man inKobe became the second on Tuesday.

The number of influenza patients in the country,most of whom are believed to have been infected withthe new flu strain, had almost reached a level indicativeof an epidemic, the National Institute of InfectiousDiseases said on Tuesday.

It is estimated the total number of flu patients inJapan has reached about 60,000.—Xinhua

Thailand’s death toll fromA/H1N1 flu rises to 111

BANGKOK, 19 Aug —Thailand’s Public HealthMinistry on Wednesday announced 14 more deathsfrom the A/H1N1 influenza, bringing the country’sdeath toll to 111.

The situation has remained worrying since it is atthe end of the raining season as the winter is about tostart, the ministry said, Thai language news agencyINN reported.—Xinhua

36 more A/H1N1 flu casesconfirmed in Bangladesh DHAKA, 19 Aug — Thirty-six new A/H1N1 flu

cases have been confirmed in Bangladesh, raising thetotal number of such cases to 74, leading English-language newspaper The Daily Star reported onWednesday.

The new cases were detected under thesurveillance programme run by the Health Ministry’sInstitute of Epidemiology Disease Control andResearch (IEDCR), the newspaper said.

Mahmudur Rahman, director of the IEDCR wasquoted as saying that under the program, specimensfrom typical flu patients are collected from 13hospitals across the country and a community siteand diagnosed once a week, but he did not tell thedetails about the new cases, only assured that all thenew cases are mild and the patients are receivingtreatment at home provided isolation.—Xinhua

Smoking can worsenmultiple sclerosis

A Qantas aircraft takes off from Sydney airporton 19 Aug, 2009. Qantas Airways Ltd., Australia’slargest carrier, pointed to early signs of improvedpassenger volumes on Wednesday after reporting an87 percent plunge in annual profit on a slump in demand for air travel.—REUTERS

BUFFALO, 19 Aug—People with multiplesclerosis who smoked —as little as six months —experienced more brainshrinkage than those whonever smoked, USresearchers said.

The study, published inNeurology, showed “ever-smokers” had more brainlesions and greater loss ofbrain volume, as well ashigher scores on theExpanded Disability StatusScale than MS patients whohad no history of smoking

First author Dr RobertZivadinov of the Universityat Buffalo said the studyinvolved 368 patients, 128had a history of smoking:96 were active smokerswho had smoked more than10 cigarettes-per-day priorto the study and 32 wereformer smokers who hadsmoked at least six months

in their lifetime. Theremaining 240 werelifelong non-smokers.Zivadinov said thefindings showed smokerswith MS had nearly 17percent more brain lesions— patches of inflammationin the sheath surroundingthe nerve fibers that impairfunction — than non-smokers with MS, and alsohad less brain volume.

Internet

Scientists forecast heavier rainstormsCAMBRIDGE, 19 Aug— A US study suggests we can expect heavier rainstorms

in the future thanks to the impact global climate change will have on precipitationpatterns.

But Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Caltech scientists say theincrease in rainfall will not be uniformly spread around the world.

Overall, previous studies have shown average annual rainfall will increase inboth the deep tropics and over Earth’s temperate zones, but will decrease in thesubtropics. The new study focused on how the frequency and magnitude ofextreme precipitation events will be affected.

MIT Assistant Professor Paul O’Gorman and Caltech Professor Tapio Schneiderused model simulations that suggest precipitation in extreme events will go up byabout 6 percent for every one degree Celsius increase in temperature.—Internet

An Artic Wolf prowlsaround the Alert militarybase in the CanadianArtic in 2004. On tourin the Arctic, Canada’sPrime Minister StephenHarper announcedTuesday the creationof a northern economicdevelopment agencyto help locals tapthe region’s vastresources.—INTERNET

Handout photo showsa laboratory of bio-pharmaceutical com-pany CSL in Melbourne.The Austra-lian firmhas reported a 63 percentjump in annual net profitas demand for aswine flu vaccine boosted its immuni- sation business.

INTERNET

ROME, 19 Aug—Scientists from northernItalian University of Trentoconfirmed on Tuesday thatthey have taken a majorstep forward in thedevelopment of super-fastquantum computers.

Quantum computersrely on the properties ofsub-atomic particles torelay information andperform calculations usingunits of information called“qubits.”Unlike bits usedin conventional computing,which can only representone of two possible values,qubits can represent up tofour, allowing for vastly

reduced computing time.The electrons used to

convey information inquantum computing travelinside particles calledquantum bits which,however, are easilyscrambled by outsideinterference.

Professor IacopoCarusotto, a physicist withthe Bec-Infm centre whoalso teaches at the Uni-versity of Trento, said thesolution to quantum bitinterference is to polarizethem so that they spin inthe same direction.Carusotto compared thetechnique to eliminating

obnoxious backgroundnoise that prevented aperson from concent-rating.— Xinhua

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S P O R T SO’Shea says winning startmust continue at Clarets

Manchester United’sMicheal Owen (left) headsthe ball with teammateJohn O’Shea seen in the

background during arecent friendly football

match.—INTERNET

Wenger wants focuswhen beaten Celtic return

GLASGOW, 19 Aug—Arsenal manager ArseneWenger says he wants his side to finish the job at theEmirates Stadium after watching his side defeat Celtic2-0 in the first leg of their Champions League play-off at Parkhead.

The Gunners find themselves in a commanding po-sition in the tie after becoming the first English side towin at Celtic Park in 26 years.

But with a place in the group stages of the Champi-ons League at stake Wenger warned his players not toget complacent ahead of the return in London in a fort-night’s time.

“We have a good advantage but it is 180 minutes.We are in front after 90 but when you want to gothrough you want to play well for 180 and that is ourpurpose,” the Arsenal manager said.—Internet

Ancelotti impressedby resilient Chelsea

Chelsea’s MichaelBallack celebrates after

scoring during theEnglish Premier

League football matchagainst Sunderland at

The Stadium of light, inSunderland. Chelseawon 3-1.—INTERNET

AC Milan relyingon ‘Brazilian Bolt’

ROME, 19 Aug—It has been a frustrating summerfor AC Milan fans but the club’s owner is urging themto put their faith in the Brazilian footballing versionof 100m rocket Usain Bolt for the coming season.

Silvio Berlusconi, who is also the Italian PrimeMinister, believes that in former Barcelona aceRonaldinho, the seven-time European champions havea man capable of wowing the world in the way thatsprint world record holder Bolt has these last two years.

That is roughly the same period of time duringwhich Ronadlinho has stopped shining like a star inthe sky but Berlusconi believes he could do so again.

Internet

AC Milan’sRonaldinho (right)fights for the ball

with JuventusFelipe Melo

during their 19thLuigi Berlusconitrophy match at

San Siro Stadiumin Milan, on 17

August.—INTERNET

Keogh ruinsMartinez’s Wigan return

Wolverhampton Wander-ers Greg Halford (top)heads the ball defendedby Wigan Athletic’s Titus

Bramble during aPremier League match

at DW Stadium inWigan. Wolverhampton

won 1-0.—INTERNET

Seeds Venus, Kuznetsovaousted in WTA Toronto

Kateryna Bondarenko of theUkraine returns a shot to Venus

Williams of the United Statesduring the Rogers Cup at the

Rexall Center in Toronto,Ontario, Canada. Bondarenkowon 1-6, 7-5, 6-4.—INTERNET

Hull midfielder Ashbee out for nine months

Hull City’s English midfielder Ian Ashbee(C) celebrates scoring against Blackburn

Rovers in March 2009.—INTERNET

Hewitt rallies to oust Soderlingat ATP Masters event

Lleyton Hewittof Australia

Fulham sign Irishwinger Duff

LONDON, 19 Aug—Fulham signed Republicof Ireland winger DamienDuff from Newcastle foran undisclosed fee onTuesday.

Duff agreed a three-year contract with theCottagers and could makehis Fulham debut in Sun-day’s derby againstformer club Chelsea atCraven Cottage.

The 30-year-old waskeen to leave Newcastleafter their relegation fromthe Premier League lastseason and the chance tobe reunited with Fulhamboss Roy Hodgson, whoworked with Duff atBlackburn, persuadedhim to move to west Lon-don.—Internet

HULL, 19 Aug—Hull captain IanAshbee will be sidelined for nine monthsafter suffering a setback in his recoveryfrom a knee injury.

Ashbee aggravated the long-termproblem playing against Aston Villa in aPremier League match in May and

missed the final three games of lastseason.

It had been feared that the 32-year-oldmay be forced to retire, but he will travelto the United States for surgery next weekin the hope of curing the problem.

Tigers boss Phil Brown said: “He hashad a setback with regards to his long-term problem, he had an operation on hisknee three or four years ago.

“He is flying across to Colorado toundergo that surgery. Hopefully the sce-nario will be rehabilitation and backwithin eight or nine months.

“It is a big blow for Ian and a big blowfor us, as the club captain.

“We have had long discussions aboutit. He is in the last year of his contractand has tried desperately to try to getanother one.—Internet

CINCINNATI, 19 Aug—Australia’s LleytonHewitt saved two matchpoints in a second-setziebreaker and rallied tobeat Sweden’s RobinSoderling 3-6, 7-6 (10/8),6-4 to advance at the ATPCincinnati Masters.

Soderling was the manwho knocked RafaelNadal out of the FrenchOpen, ending the Span-iard’s four-year reign at

Roland Garros on his wayto the final where he lostto Roger Federer, just ashe did in the Wimbledonfourth round.

“It was a tough match,”Hewitt said. “It was noteasy to go through be-cause he has been playingwell these past months inRoland Garros and alsoWimbledon.—Internet

BURNLEY, 19 Aug—Manchester United havetraditionally made a habitof having to wrestle con-

trol of a title race in thesecond half of the cam-paign.

Last season they had towait until returning fromthe Club World Cup toleap-frog Liverpool ontheir way to winning athird straight title.

But, having beaten Bir-mingham 1-0 in theiropening match of the sea-son at Old Trafford, de-fender John O’Shea insistsUnited are planning to leadfrom the front this season.

They face anothernewly-promoted teamnext with a short trip toTurf Moor to face Burnley,who have returned to thetop flight after a 33-yearabsence.—Internet

SUNDERLAND, 19 Aug—Carlo Ancelotti believesChelsea’s 3-1 win at Sun-

derland gave an indicationthat his stars are deter-mined to fight for the Pre-mier League title.

Just as they did againstHull on Saturday, Chelseashowed admirable resil-ience on Tuesday to re-cover after Sunderlandpoured forward in theopening 45 minutes at theStadium of Light and tooka surprise lead throughDarren Bent.

Ancelotti insisted thathe was not worried at anystage of the first half, al-though his gestures on thetouchline occasionallysuggested otherwise.

Internet

WIGAN, 19 Aug—Wol-verhampton forwardAndrew Keogh ruinedWigan boss RobertoMartinez’s first homematch in charge of theLatics as his early goalclinched a 1-0 win onTuesday.

Former Wiganmidfielder Martinez sawhis side win 2-0 at AstonVilla in Saturday’s PremierLeague opener, but hishomecoming at the DWStadium ended in disap-pointment thanks toKeogh’s header.

Wigan pressed hard foran equaliser but the visi-tors battled gamely to holdonto their first victorysince promotion from theChampionship last season.

Wolves boss MickMcCarthy was without

former Manchester Unitedstriker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, who had a ham-string injury, while captainJody Craddock made the500th start of his club ca-reer.—Internet

TORONTO, 19Aug—KaterynaBondarenko ofUkraine upsetthird-ranked Ve-nus Williams 1-6,7-5, 6-4 in the sec-ond round of a twom i l l i o n - d o l l a rWTA hardcourttournament here.

Williams, whoenjoyed a first-round bye, roaredto a quick victoryin the opening set but by the finish had fallen to 0-3all-time in the Canadian WTA event, the final majortuneup for many players ahead of the US Open.

“I was definitely expecting to play well and to go veryfar in the tournament,” Williams said. “It’s disappoint-ing.” Williams was not the only seed sent packing.

Australian Samantha Stosur defeated Russian sixthseed Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-3. The Aussie willnext face either France’s Virginie Razzano or Italy’sFlavia Pennetta.—Internet

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr MST:During the past 24 hours, weather has been partly cloudy inKayah and Mon States, rain or thundershowers have beenisolated in Kayin State, scattered in Upper Sagaing,Mandalay, Magway and Taninthayi Divisions, fairlywidespread in Kachin and Rakhine States, lower Sagaing,Bago, Yangon and Ayeyawady Divisions and widespreadin the remaining States and Divisions. The noteworthyamounts of rainfall recorded were Nay Pyi Taw (Yezin) (0.35)inch, Palatwa (2.40) inches, Yangon (Mingaladon) (1.61)inches, Namsam (1.38) inches and Sagaing (0.12) inch.

Maximum temperature on 18-8-2009 was 88°F.Minimum temperature on 19-8-2009 was 69°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 19-8-2009 was 79%. TotalSun shine hours on 18-8-2009 was (1.8) hours approx.

Rainfall on 19-8-2009 was (1.61) inches at Mingaladon,(0.27) inch at Kaba-Aye and (0.16) inch at Central Yangon.Total rainfall since 1-1-2009 was (81.30) inches at Mingaladon,(92.87 ) inches at Kaba-Aye and (93.70) inches at CentralYangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was(7) mph from South at (16:20) hours MST on 18-8-2009.

Bay inference: Monsoon is weak in the Andaman Seaand Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 20th August 2009: Rainor thundershowers will be isolated in Kayah and MonStates, lower Sagaing, Mandalay and Magway Divisions,scattered in Bago and Ayeyawady Divisions, fairlywidespread in Shan and Kayin States, upper Sagaing,Yangon and Taninthayi Divisions and widespread in theremaining States and Divisions. Degree of certainty is (80%).

State of the sea: Seas will be slight to moderate inMyanmar waters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Weak monsoon.Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for

20-8-2009: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for20-8-2009: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for20-8-2009: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

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on 16 Aug.—INTERNET

SHANGHAI, 19 Aug—Bank of Communications,China’s fifth-largest lender, has reported a 1.73trillion yuan (about 250 billion U.S. dollars)outstanding loans in the first half of this year,surging 30.15 percent from the beginning of thisyear in response to the government’s economicstimulus package.

Profits were flat, with the Hongkong-listed bankmaking 15.56 billion yuan net profit in the first half,up 0.3 percent year on year, according to the bank’shalf-year report released Wednesday.

Outstanding deposits amounted to 2.37 trillionyuan, increasing 26.77 percent from the beginningof this year. The non-performing loan rate was 1.51percent, 0.41 percentage points lower than that in theend of last year. The bank’s capital adequacy ratewas 12.57 percent, 0.9 percentage points smallerfrom the end of 2008.

At the end of June 2009, the gross assets of thebank reached 3.30 trillion yuan, up 22.96 percentfrom early this year. Return on gross assets ratetotaled 1.04 percent, 0.15 percentage points lowerthan that in the end of last year. Earnings per share forthe bank stood at 0.32 yuan, equaling the level of thesame period last year. The bank’s share dropped2.55 percent to close at 8.8 yuan on Wednesday atthe Shanghai Stock Exchange.—Xinhua

Bank of Communications lendingsurges 30%, profit flat in H1

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

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

People’s Desire ■ VOA, BBC - sowing hatred among thepeople

■ RFA, DVB - generating public outrage■ Do not allow ourselves to be swayed■ By broadcasts designed to cause

troubles

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

and violence

NAY PYI TAW, 19 Aug—According to the12:30 hr MST observation today, the water level ofSittoung River at Toungoo is 631 cm and it hasexceeded by 31 cm (about 1 foot) above its dangerlevel. It may fall below its danger level 600 cmduring the next 48 hours commencing noon today.

MNA

Flood Warning

YANGON, 19 Aug—The Information and PublicRelations Department under the Ministry of Informa-tion published the 2010 calendar (1371-72 MyanmarEra) recently.

The calendar with art paper cover and newsprintpages carries government holidays, lucky and unluckydays, directions of dragon, the auspicious days chosen

Calendar of IPRD comes outby Saya San-Zarni Bo for construction, wedding,novitiation and ordination, travelling, signing agree-ments for trade, buying lottery and shampooing andothers.

The calendar is available at IPRDs in townsacross the nation.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 19 Aug—It was announcedyesterday that 17 out of 23 flu-infected patients hadbeen discharged from the hospital as they fullyrecovered from the illness and there were only 6patients still under medical treatment.

The 18th patient of New InfluenzaA (H1/N1), aged 33, also recovered from illnessand was discharged from hospital today. Homequarantine on one family member of the patient wasstopped. There are still five patients, two of whomin Webagi Specialist Hospital, one in Yangon Chil-dren’s Hospital, one in North Okkalapa Hospitaland one in Insein General Hospital. Those patientsare still under special medical treatment but are outof danger now.

National Health Laboratory had given medi-cal check-up to 178 flu suspects, 23 of whom werefound to have been infected with the virus.

MNA

18th patient of NewInfluenza A (H1/N1)

discharged from hospital,remaining five improving

their health conditionsNew DNA test usesnanotechnology to find early

signs of cancer

In this illustration by Yi Zhang,quantum dots are depicted as goldspheres that attract DNA strandslinked to cancer risks. When the

quantum dots are exposed to certaintypes of light, they transfer the

energy to fluorescent molecules,shown as pink globes,

that emit a glow.

SCIENCE DAILY, 19 Aug—Using tiny crystals called quantumdots, Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a highly sensitive testto look for DNA attachments that often are early warning signs of cancer.This test, which detects both the presence and the quantity of certainDNA changes, could alert people who are at risk of developing thedisease and could tell doctors how well a particular cancer treatment isworking.

The new test was reported in a paper called “MS-qFRET: aquantum dot-based method for analysis of DNA methylation,” pub-lished in the August issue of the journal Genome Research. The workalso was presented at a conference of the American Association ofCancer Research.

If it leads to early detection of cancer, this test could have hugeclinical implications, said Jeff Tza-Huei Wang, an associate professor ofmechanical engineering whose lab team played a leading role indeveloping the technique.“Doctors usually have the greatest success infighting cancer if they can treat it in its early stage.”

Wang and his students developed the test over the past three yearswith colleagues at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. StephenB. Baylin, deputy director of the center and a co-author of the GenomeResearch study, said the test represents “a very promising platform” tohelp doctors detect cancer at an early stage and to predict which patientsare most likely to benefit from a particular therapy.—Internet

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No sweat, the Tatmadaw government can manage to restore Statesecurity because peace and stability have returned to normal throughoutthe country. It is the same in ensuring the rule of law and restoration ofpeace. Therefore, it is vividly apparent that economic sanctions cannotmake a regime change in Myanmar.

Let’s open golden door in unison

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