Established 1914 Volume XVIII, Number 234 5th Waxing of ......Established 1914 Volume XVIII, Number 234 5th Waxing of Nadaw 1372 ME Saturday, 11 December, 2010 * Development of agriculture

Established 1914

Volume XVIII, Number 234 5th Waxing of Nadaw 1372 ME Saturday, 11 December, 2010

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

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

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

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality of the entirenation

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

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

ards of the entire nation

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

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

tion* Building of a new modern developed nation in

accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

Comrades,At this Passing

out of Parade of the No.53 Intake of the DefenceServices Academy, Ihave words of note foryou to which you shouldpay particular attention.Comrades,

Our Tatmadawwas formed with patri-otic youth during the pe-riod of independencestruggle and was able tolead the people to gainback independence.After the gaining of in-dependence, majorarmed insurgencies

Tatmadaw puts good foundations inplace for national development with

good will so that new governmentelected by people can build new nation

NAY PYI TAW, 10 Dec—The following is the full text of the address delivered by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe at thePassing out of Parade of the No. 53 Intake of the Defence Services Academy in PyinOoLwin today.

Milestones in two decades of nation-building his-tory where no sector remains without development areproof that demonstrates depth of goodwill of Tatmadawthat has discharged its duties for the people.

broke out, with only theimmediate surroundingsof Yangon under govern-ment control . TheTatmadaw was upagainst large numbers ofarmed insurgents. Simi-larly, between 1953 and1956, the Tatmadawfought courageously andrepelled theKuomingtang invaders.

By 1958,rivalries and conflictswithin political partieshad grown to such adegree that conditionswithin the country weredeteriorating. Thus at the

request of the thengovernment, theTatmadaw assumed re-sponsibility as the care-taker government andsafeguarded the stabilityof the State.

In 1962, the ac-tions of some individu-als with strong racial andregional bias had put theUnion at the risk of dis-integration, and theTatmadaw once againhad to safeguard the na-tion.

A look backthrough history showsthat in successive

periods, no matter whatcontingencies arose, theTatmadaw was on thepeople’s side and led theway through all difficul-ties.Comrades,

In 1988, a coun-

try-wide crisis appearedacross the country. Theentire administrativemechanism of the Statebecame dysfunctional. Asthe nation was descendinginto chaos, the Tatmadawhad no choice but to as-sume the responsibilitiesof the State.

At the time theTatmadaw assumed theresponsibilities of theState, there were onlyashes and debris acrossthe country. With theduty of building a newnation on its shoulders,the Tatmadaw upheldOur Three Main NationalCauses and laid down theFour Political Objec-tives, Four EconomicObjectives and FourSocial Objectives.

(See page 8)

Com-mander-

in-Chief ofDefenceServicesSenior

GeneralThanShwe

delivers anaddress atPassingout of

Parade ofNo. 53

Intake ofDSA.MNA

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 11 December, 2010

Saturday, 11 December, 2010

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

People’s Desire

Good health is a blessing. To be able tolive a healthy life, it is necessary for everyonenot only to eat nutritious food for body energybut also to take exercise.

Health and physical exercise areinterdependent. So, people taking regularphysical exercise have less tiredness and morestamina than others. Besides, regular exercisecan improve blood circulation and removeextra fat in the body.

Walking is a cost-effective sport foreverybody. By doing walking exercise, onecan have such benefits as decreasedhypertension, clear mind, firm joints, relaxedmuscles, regular body weight, good digestion,being active and sound sleep.

Less physical exercise can cause obesity,heart attack, hypertension, diabetes, jointpains and joint inflammation. Particularly,diabetics can be relieved by doing dailywalking exercise.

Prevention is better than cure. Bywalking everyday for about a half hour,everyone can enjoy a healthy family life.

Walking is good exercise

NAY PYI TAW, 10 Dec—Chairman of Mon StatePeace and Development Council Commander of South-East Command Brig-Gen Tun Nay Lin attended theopening ceremony of the Mon State PDC Chairman’sCup Men’s Football Tournament at the sports groundin Mawlamyine on 25 November.

On 29 November, the commander delivered anaddress at the Commander’s Shield Shooting

Commander attends opening of Mon State PDCChairman’s Cup Football Tournament

Tournament at the shooting range of the commandheadquarters.

On 2 December, the commander attended theceremony to mark the World AIDS Day at the hall ofMon State in Mawlamyine. The commander andofficials presented prizes to the winners in the painting,cartoon and essay contests.

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NAY PYI TAW, 10Dec— Deputy Ministerfor Health Dr Mya Ooreceived Chair of DonorConsortium ThreeDisease Fund H.E BengtEkman and TeamLeaders of Phase 2Design Mission of theThree Diseases Fund MsBirte Sorenson, MrAmnesty Le Fevre andMr John Janes at theMinistry of Health herethis evening.

Both sides focusedon the fact that as thefive-year plan for takingmeasures against AIDS,TB and Malaria starting

Dy Health Minister receives guests

from 2007 will becompleted in 2011,

Deputy Minister for Health Dr Mya Oo receives Ms Birte Sorenson,Mr Amnesty Le Fevre and Mr John Janes.—MNA

YANGON, 10 Dec— AUX Air conditionerswith Four-year warranty are being available atYangon International Trade Exhibition 2010 atTatmadaw Convention Hall on U Wisara Roadhere.

The AUX air conditioner is environmentallyfriendly one thanks to Dual Rotor Compressor,Auto Restart System, Digital Display, 4 way System

United Asia Co booth at Yangon

International Trade Exhibition 2010.

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Director-General of Training, Research andForeign Languages Department presentscompletion certificate to a trainee. —MNA

YANGON, 10 Dec—The International LawsTraining, jointlyconducted by theMinistry of ForeignAffairs and UnitedNations Institute forTraining and Research(UNITAR) based inGeneva concluded atChatrium Hotel, here,this evening.

Daw Yin YinMyint, Director-Generalof Training, Research and

International LawsTraining concludes

AUX Air conditioners atYangon International Trade

Exhibition 2010

Air-Flow, Japanese Branded Compressors, andJapanese Branded Circuit.

Buyers have a chance to get 5% discountsand the safeguard during the trade and till 31st,December, 2010.

Those interested may contact United AsiaCo Ltd, No 225, 11th Street between Anawrahtaand Hledan Streets, Lanmadaw Township inYangon, (Tel: 01-210834, 218021) or Fax 0095-1-228384.—MNA

Supreme Court,A t t o r n e y - G e n e r a l ’ sOffice and YCDCattended the course.

It was learnt thatthe training courseincluded internationalenvironmental law,mari t ime law,international trade law,international investmentlaw and internationalcopy right law.

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Foreign LanguagesDepartment under theMinistry of ForeignAffairs, made a speech.General Manager MrNicolas Terraz of TotalE&P Myanmar andRepresentative ofUNITAR Ms AnastasiaOutkine made remarks onthe overall assement ofthe international lawstraining.

Altogether 59officers from ministries,

ongoing maternal andchild healthcare

programmes will also beimplemented.—MNA

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 11 December, 2010 3

KABUL, 10 Dec—NATO says one of its service members has been killed inan militant attack in southern Afghanistan.

The international military coalition did not provide details on Thursday’sincident or give the nationality of the dead. A surge of US troops in the southhas been battling to regain control of traditional Taleban strongholds insouthern Helmand and Kandahar Provinces in recent months, sparking increasedfighting.

A total of 13 NATO service members have died in Afghanistan so far thismonth, including the latest casualty. More than 670 NATO troops have beenkilled in Afghanistan so far in 2010. In 2009, 502 NATO troops were killed.

Internet

BAGHDAD , 10 Dec — Turkish clothing and beerare hot sellers in the streets of Arbil, the capital ofIraq’s Kurdish north. Far to the south, Iranian carsroam the streets of Basra and Iranian pilgrims flockto Iraq’s holy sites. Sunni Ankara and Shi’ite Teheran,old rivals turned friends, are vying for post-wareconomic clout in neighboring Iraq to capitalize onan expected oil boom, and have been flexing theirmuscles in Baghdad’s government formation talks,diplomats and politicians said.

Already one of Iraq’s main trade partners, Turkeywants a bigger foothold in its southern neighbourthrough increased investment to counter Iran’sgrowing influence and to boost its stature as a regionaleconomic and political power. Turkish companiesare top investors in hotels, real estate, industry andenergy in Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern KurdishRegion, and increasingly in the Shi’ite south whereIranian influence had been almost unchallenged.

Iran is Iraq’s main trading partner and has beenone of the largest investors in its construction andindustrial sectors since the fall of Sunni dictatorSaddam Hussein.

Reuters

LONDON, 10 Dec—Former British PrimeMinister Tony Blair isexpected to reappear at apublic hearing on the Iraqwar in late January 2011,local media reported onWednes-day. It will bethe second time for Blairto give evidence to theinquiry panel. During thelast hearing on 29 Jan,the former primeminister defended hisdecision to invade Iraqin March 2003, sayingthat the Iraqi regimeposed a danger tointernational securityand he had no regretsabout it.

The inquiry panelsaid it wanted “moredetail” in some key areasand was concerned about

Firefighters hose down burnt vehicles after a bomb attack in the outskirts ofBaghdad on 8 December, 2010.—XINHUA

NATO service member killed in southernAfghanistanIraqi soldiers

inspect the site

of a bomb

attack in the

outskirts of

Baghdad on 8

December,

2010.

XINHUA

People transfer a

man injured in a

suicide blast in

northwest Pakistan’s

Kohat on

8 Dec, 2010.

XINHUA

Turkey, Iran battle for clout,deals in Iraq

Blair to reappear at public hearing on Iraq wargaps and possibleinconsistencies in hisevidence. John Chilcot,chairman of the inquirycommission said, “As wedraft our report it is clearthat there are some areaswhere we need furtherdetail I am committed to

taking the majority ofthis evidence inpublic.”Former ForeignSecretary Jack Straw andCabinet Secretary Gus O‘Donnell were alsoamong the peoplerecalled to the newhearing.—Xinhua

KABUL,10Dec— It’sthe night shift at a Kabulcheckpoint, and policeofficer MohammedSaleem will soon besearching suspiciousvehicles for hiddenbombs, checking IDpapers — and watchinghis favorite TV show.

A new TV seriescalled “Eagle Four” hasgained a devotedfollowing in Afghanis-tan, chronicling life inan imaginary, elite unitof Kabul police thatoperates free of thecorruption, brutality anddrug addiction that infectthe real cops.

Detective dramas arepopular around theworld. But the portrayalof honest, competentpolice officers has aspecial resonance inAfghanistan, where the

It’s a hit: Afghan police nabbombers — but on TV

men in blue are morelikely to ask for bribesthan run to the rescue.

“It is really a greatinspiration for all Afghanpolice,” said Saleem, 27,who keeps a smalltelevision in a shelternear the checkpoint hemans in this often-violent capital city.“They are using verygood, new techniques.”

The programme,which airs weekly onTolo TV, the biggestprivate TV network inAfghanistan, is looselyinspired by Americanseries such as “24.” Itgets some funding —nobody will give even aballpark figure — fromthe US Embassy inKabul.

Although theAmerican backers and

Afghan producers won’tsay much about the aimof the show besides itsentertainment value, theseries coincides with aUS -led programme totrain enough police andarmy recruits so thatNATO can turn over thelead for security toAfghan forces by 2014.

Creating an efficientand reliable securityforce is crucial toundercutting the Taliban— both on the battlefieldand in the eyes of theAfghan people, who donot trust the justicesystem. The Taliban havelong used Afg-hanistan’scorruption andlawlessness as arecruiting tool, promi-sing stability and the ruleof law through strictIslamic justice.

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Gunmen kidnap 18 Afghan deminersin southeast

GARDEZ, 10 Dec—Unidentified gunmen kidnapped 18 Afghan deminers onThursday in southeastern Khost Province, the Provincial police chief said, thesecond abduction of a mine clearing team this month. The group from theKabul-based Mine Detection Centre were travelling in Musa Khel Districtwhen they were stopped by a group of gunmen and then seized, said AbdulHakim Ishaqzai. “They had gone to the area on the request of the elders toclear mines from their village,” Ishaqzai told Reuters. He did not have furtherdetails about the abductions. The Province lies along the border withPakistan and Taleban-led militants are active there, but a spokesman for theTaleban said he was not aware of the incident.—MNA/Reuters

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Firemen attend an anti-terrorism drill in

Luliang City of northChina’s Shanxi

Province, on 7 Dec ,2010.—XINHUA

This handout image,released on November

10, 2010 depicts amother blowing cigarettesmoke in a child’s facein one of the Federal

Drug Administration’sproposed new “graphic

health warnings.”Diseased lungs, deadbodies, a man on a

ventilator and mothersblowing smoke in their

children’s faces areamong the images US

health officials areconsidering in their

effort to revamp tobaccowarning labels.

INTERNET

Richard Tesore, head of the Rescate FaunaMarina non-governmental organization (NGO)feeds a female baby La Plata river dolphin in

Piriapolis, 100 km (62 miles) east of Montevideo,on 6 December, 2010.—XINHUA

UK tourist pays for bride’smurder in South AfricaJOHANNESBURG, 10 Dec—Shrien Dewani, the UK

tourist accused of plotting his wife Anni’s murder inSouth Africa, paid 15,000 rands (2,143 US dollars) forthe deed, the Cape High Court was told on Tuesday.South African taxi driver Zola Tongo, 31, who madethe allegation, was on Tuesday sentenced to an effective18 years in jail.

The South African Press Association (SAPA)reported on a plea agreement made between WesternCape Director of Public Prosecutions, Rodney deKock, and Tongo. “The deceased was murdered at theinstance of her husband,” de Kock told Western CapeJudge President John Hlophe. The prosecutor told thecourt the alleged hijacking on the couple’s vehicle inGugulethu near Cape Town 13 Nov was in fact not ahijacking.

He said it was part of a plan of subterfuge whichShrien Dewani, the husband of the deceased, and theaccused had designed to conceal the true facts. Thecourt heard that Tongo took the couple from CapeTown International Airport to the Cape Grace hotel onthe city’s Waterfront on 12 Nov.

At the hotel, Shrien asked Tongo to procure ahitman to have “a woman” killed for 15,000 rands.Tongo said in a formal admission, handed in to court aspart of the agreement, that Shrien Dewani approachedhim alone and asked me he knew anyone that could“have a client of his taken off the scene.—Xinhua

Study shows child braintumour is really two cancers

WASHINGTON, 10 Dec—The most common type ofmalignant childhood brain tumour is actually twodifferent types of cancer, researchers said on Wednesdayin a study they said also suggested the youngest patientscould receive less toxic treatments. The cancer, calledmedulloblastoma, is usually curable but children cansuffer lifetime effects from treatment, which can includesurgery, chemotherapy and radiation.

Tests in mice show there are two distinct forms ofthe cancer and one might require less treatment, DrRichard Gilbertson of St Jude Children’s ResearchHospital in Memphis, Tennessee, and an internationalteam of colleagues found. “Ten years ago,medulloblastoma was regarded as a single disease, andall children with this brain tumour got the sametreatment. This study shows clearly that there aredistinct subtypes of this cancer that come from uniquelysusceptible cell types in the brain that acquire specificmutations,” Gilbertson said in a statement.

The findings “have profound implications for futureresearch and treatment of this important childhoodcancer,” they wrote in their report in the journalNature. The study adds to a growing body of researchdemonstrating that cancer is far more complicated thandoctors thought. Cancer was once diagnosed and treatedbased on where in the body it started.

But more and more evidence suggests that usingthe organ of origin to diagnose and treat cancer onlyworks sometimes and it may be more important togenetically “type” a tumour.—Reuters

Australian astronomers find new star thatglitters with zirconium

CANBERRA, 10 Dec—Australianastronomers on Wednesday said theyhave discovered a star that glitters withzirconium, a material often used to makefake diamonds. According to AustralianAstronomical Observatory’s Dr SimonO’ Toole, this was the first star of itskind, which has been discovered so far.“It’s a very unusual star. We’re notcompletely clear how it formed” he toldAustralia Associated Press onWednesday. “This is the first one we’veseen with this much zirconium.”

The astronomers estimated the starcontains four billion tonnes of zirconium,

located in its outer layers. Dr O’Toolesaid it is the reason why they call it bling,as it is basically a kind of decoration. Thestar has 10,000 times more zirconiumthan the sun, and astronomers are nowtrying to find out why.

“We’re trying to get more data onstars like this until we find more and moreinteresting stuff,” Dr O’Toole said. Thestar was discovered by an Irish researchteam in New South Wales of Australia,headed by graduate student NaslimNeelanamkodan and her supervisor DrSimon Jeffrey.

Xinhua

Medicaid patients’ Rx drugsgo to dealers

BUFFALO, 10 Dec—Ethel Johnsoncouldn’t get her prescription for painmedication filled fast enough. The 60-year-old Buffalo woman was hurting —but investigators say that wasn’t thereason for the rush.

According to secretly recordedtelephone conversations, the soonerJohnson could pick up her pills, themore quickly she could sell them to herdealer. Her pain pills were destined forthe street.

Johnson is among 33 people chargedso far in a large-scale investigation thathas opened a window into an emergingclass of suppliers in the illicit drug trade:medical patients, including many whorely on the publicly funded Medicaidprogramme to pay for their appointments

and prescriptions. She has pleaded notguilty.

For the first time, the Buffaloinvestigators devoted the kinds ofresources normally aimed at street drugslike heroin or crack — wiretaps, buys,surveillance and cross-agencycooperation to trace the drugs frompharmacy to street. Even they were takenaback by the burgeoning market for thekinds of pills found in medicine cabinetsin typical American homes.

“I have to admit we were sort ofsurprised at how big this had become,”said Charles Tomaszewski, formersupervisor of the DEA office. “Thesuburbs, the city, there was no area thatwasn’t touched by this.”

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SINGAPORE, 10 Dec—Horizon Energy’s AEROPAKfuel power cell system has been successfully tested inan lsraeli-made, man-portable unmanned aerial vehicle.

Horizon, which has its headquarters in Singapore,said the system has been proved to be a ready drop-inreplacement for UAV battery backs currently used.

A test flight was carried out by Elbit Systems inlsrael. The test involved takeoff and recovery with anoperational payload integrate onboard in simulatedbattlefield conditions.

The UAV was also flown in turbulent weather togauge AEROPAK’s capability to sustain continuoushigh power drain from the aircraft’s motor.

Equipped with the AEROPAK fuel cell system,which deliver 900Wh net usable energy per quart offuel, the Skylark l-LE vehicle will offer the vehicle’susers enhanced flight duration, doubling the currentendurance of the UAS, Horizon said.

Elbit’s Skylark l-LE is a tactical man-portableunmanned aerial system used in close range, beyound-the-next-hill surveillance and reconnaissance missionsby several nations.—Internet

Fuel cell doubles UAV flighttime

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Intel says tablets and phones onthe way in 2011

SAN FRANCISCO, 10 Dec—Intel Corpsaid it is making headway getting itschips into tablet computers and thatsmartphones using its processors willgo on sale late next year as it rushes tocatch up in the fast-growing mobilemarket. The company is betting thatnew chips due to ship next year willinvigorate its mobile business, whichhas struggled to get off the ground amidexplosive sales of Apple’s iPad tabletsand smartphones using Google’sAndroid operating system.

“The consumer (tablet) products willroll out over the first half of next year,”Chief Executive Paul Otellini toldanalysts at a conference. He said

manufacturers have agreed to use Intelchips in 35 tablet models, including afew already on the market. On a slide,Otellini listed brands including Dell,Asus, Lenovo and Toshiba.

Intel’s Atom chips dominatenetbooks but smartphone and tabletmanufacturers have mostly rejectedthem in favour of more power-efficientchips based on ARM architecture thatare made by companies like Qualcommand Marvell. Investors have beenwaiting to see to what extent majormanufacturers choose Intel’s chips forhigh-profile consumer tablets due outnext year.

ReutersA shadow is cast on an Intel advertisement at the Computex 2010 computer

fair in Taipei in this on 1 June, 2010 file photo.—INTERNET

Cyber group says WikiLeaks attacks to growLONDON, 10 Dec—

More cyber attacks inretaliation for attempts toblock the WikiLeakswebsite are likely in a “datawar” to protect Internetfreedom, a representativeof one of the groupsinvolved said on Thursday.“Anonymous has targetedmainly companies which

have decided for whateverreason not to deal withWikiLeaks. Some of themain targets involveAmazon, MasterCard,Visa and PayPal,” aspokesman calling himself“Coldblood” told BBCRadio 4.

“The campaign is notover from what I’ve seen,it’s still going strong. Morepeople are joining, moreand more people aredownloading the voluntarybotnet tool which allowspeople to command dos(distributed denial of

A ThaiAirlines

Boeing 747passenger

aircraft (L)is pictured

atFrankfurt’sAirport on 9December,

2010.INTERNET

Hawaii asteroid-huntingtelescope launch delayedHONOLULU, 10 Dec—The University of Hawaii

expects to delay by about two years the launch of anew asteroid-hunting telescope it plans to build atMauna Kea’s summit. The school’s Institute forAstronomy plans to build the Pan-STARRS telescopeon the site of the university’s existing 2.2 metretelescope after demolishing the older facility.

Pan-STARRS is shorthand for Panoramic SurveyTelescope & Rapid Response System. The telescopewill scan the sky for asteroids as well as phenomenalike supernova, or exploding stars.

University of Hawaii astronomer and Pan-STARRS principal investigator Nick Kaiser saidWednesday the project was delayed after mechanicalproblems pushed back completion of a prototype builtat Haleakala on Maui.

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service) attacks,” headded. The speaker, whohad an English accent, saidhe was aged 22 and was asoftware engineer.

Credit card giantsMasterCard and Visacame under intense cyberattack on Wednesday assupporters of WikiLeaksretaliated for movesagainst WikiLeaksfounder Julian Assangeafter the release of USdiplomatic cables thatangered and embarrassedthe Obama administration.

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Artists from Heilongjiang Peking Opera Troupe

perform “Lu Gou Xiao Yue” (the moon at dawn in

Lu Gou) in Beijing, capital of China, on 8 Dec,

2010. The show reflects the life and culture of the

Nuzhen people, an ancient nationality in China.

Wednesday is the second day of the month-long

demonstration of excellent Peking Opera plays

in Beijing.

XINHUA

Dancers from costal province of Kenya dance

during the Kenya Music and Cultural Festival in

the capital city of Nairobi, on 6 Dec, 2010.

XINHUA

PANAMA CITY, 10 Dec—Traffic in the PanamaCanal was halted on Wednesday due to heavy rain, thefirst time the waterway has been closed in more than 20years.

At least five ships were visible idling in the canal, amajor shipping route that connects the Atlantic andPacific oceans, from Miraflores Locks, on the Pacificside of the waterway, about 6 hours after the suspension.

“We are taking steps to normalize traffic operationsin the coming hours,” canal authority vice presidentManuel Benitez said in a statement. If the shutdown lastsless than a day it should have a minimal impact on trade.

Between 13,000 and 14,000 ships pass through thecanal every year — about 36 per day — representingroughly 5 percent of world trade, according to the canalauthority. A spokesman at the canal authority office toldReuters the the shutdown, the canal’s first since the 1989US invasion, was a precaution.

MNA/Reuters

Panama Canal traffichalted due to heavy rain

LONDON, 10 Dec—A millionaire Briton accused ofmurdering his bride while the couple were on honeymoonin South Africa must remain in custody after SouthAfrican authorities appealed against a London courtgranting him bail on Wednesday.

Businessman Shrien Dewani, 30, was held byextradition officers on behalf of South African authoritiesafter handing himself in to a police station near his homein Bristol, western England, late on Tuesday.

He is accused of conspiring to murder his 28-year-old wife Anni, a former model and Swedish national,who was shot dead last month in Cape Town. Dewanidenies any involvement in her murder.

MNA/Reuters

S Africa appeals Briton’s bailover honeymoon murder

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File photo shows Japanese police officers recover the body of LucieBlackman in Misaki city, Kanagawa prefecture in Feburary 2001. Japan’s

top court has rejected an appeal by a man who faces life in jail for raping anddismembering a British bar hostess, paving the way for.

INTERNET

TOKYO, 10 Dec—Japan’s top court hasrejected an appeal by aman who faces life injai l for raping anddismembering a Britishbar hostess, paving theway for the sentence tobe f inal ised, courtofficials said Thursday.Joji Obara, 58, a wealthyformer propertydeveloper, was in 2008sentenced to l ife inprison for raping 10women between 1992and 2000, including 21-

A woman and her sonwalk through a

supermarket in centralChina’s Anhui

Province.—INTERNET

Japan man loses appeal over death of UKhostess

year-old Lucie Black-man, who was laterfound dead.

He did not facemurder charges becauseof insufficient evidence.Obara launched aSupreme Court appeal,but a court official theresaid Thursday that thecourt had rejected it twodays earlier.

The sentence willnow be finalised unlessObara submits anobjection to the courtwithin three days.

Blackman vanishedwhile she was workingin bars in Tokyo’sRoppongi red-l ightdistrict while trying tosave money for a holidayin Austral ia . Herdismembered body wasfound seven monthslater in a seaside cave onthe city’s outskirts.

The high court hasruled that Obara rapedher and then dismem-bered and abandoned herbody in 2000.

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In this April 2006 filephoto provided by

Earthjustice, a falsekiller whale is seen

leaping while chasingprey in waters off

Hawaii.INTERNET

CANBERRA, 10 Dec — About 4,000 homes across South Australia are still withoutpower on Thursday, after the severe storms wreak havoc across states of Australia,the ABC News. According to Paul Roberts from power firm ETSA, lightning hascaused extensive damage to the Electranet transmission network on Tuesday. TheState Emergency Service (SES) has started organizing public meetings about

4,000 homes in S Australia still without powerafter storms

US company recalls walnut oversalmonella risk

LOS ANGELES, 10 Dec—ACalifornia-based food distributorannounced on Wednesday it is recallingits El Guapo brand shelled walnuts whichmight be contaminated with salmonellabacteria.

The recall involved one-ouncepackages of El Guapo shelled walnutswith the date code 5527 being embossedon the front of the package under the ElGuapo banner, Mojave Foods Corp said.The nuts may be contaminated withsalmonella and were sold only inSouthern California, the company saidin a statement.

Consumers should not eat the

recalled product and should destroy it,the statement said. So far there havebeen no reports of illness resulting fromconsumption of the product, thestatement said. The product was suppliedby Atlas Walnuts in Visalia, SouthernCalifornia, according to the statement.

Salmonella is an organism whichcan cause serious and sometimes fatalinfections in young children, frail orelderly people, and others with weakenedimmune systems. The most commonsymptoms are diarrhea, abdominalcramps and fever within eight hours to72 hours of eating a contaminatedproduct. —Xinhua

WELLINGTON, 10Dec—Seven people havebeen arrested followingraids at New ZealandNorth Island cities ofAuckland and Napier,police said onThursday.The operatio-nis the result of two-monthinvestigation in whichpolice allege the gang hasbeen selling largequantities ofmethamphetamine todrug dealers in HawkesBay.

In Auckland, policeofficers, includingmembers of the ArmedOffenders Squad arrivedat the Mt Eden gangaddress just after 8 am onThursday. Six peoplewere due in the NapierDistrict Court and one inthe Auckland DistrictCourt.—Internet

Seven arrestsafter Auckland,Napier raids in

New Zealand

recovery efforts and how people can get assistance ifthey have suffered flood damage.

South Australia Families and Communities MinisterJennifer Rankine said money was available to helppeople affected by flooding. Meanwhile, Rescue crewsin other states Queensland, Victoria and South Australiaare also on high alert amid more rainfalls.

In Wagga Wagga of News South Wales, the SEShad received more than 265 requests for assistance bymidnight on Wednesday as high winds caused trees tofall, with damage to roofs.

MNA/Xinhua

Pakistani blind cricket teamsets up new world recordISLAMABAD, 10 Dec— Pakistan’s national blind

cricket team set up a new world record of 517 runs in40 overs on Thursday in South Africa against the hostteam, local media reported.

Pakistani team broke its own world record whichit had established against England’s blind cricket teamin Sharjah, United Arab Emirates by making 498 runsin 40 overs.

In the match Pakistani batsman Masood Jan madecentury with his 104 runs while other main scorersHanif Javed and Muhammad Jamil scored 78 and 84runs respectively.

Both teams are of world class and have woncricket world cup titles. Out of the total three worldcups Pakistan won the title twice in 2002 and 2006while South Africa had won the cup once in 1998.

MNA/Xinhua

Record set for crossingAntarctica

LONDON, 10 Dec— AUnited Kingdomexpedition to theAntarctic has claimed therecord for the fastest landcrossing of the ice-covered continent,officials said.

The 10-memberteam of the Moon ReganT r a n s a n t a r c t i cExpedition completedthe crossing in less than13 days, smashingprevious records, theBBC reported Thursday.

The team set off fromthe Union Glacierairstrip Nov. 25 andarrived Thursday on theRoss Ice Shelf, 1,209miles away.

The team, composedof explorers, mechanicsand scientists, traveled inconvoy led by apropeller-driven scoutvehicle. Two large trucksfollowed, carrying mostof the crew andequipment.

The expedition usedice-penetrating radar toavoid crevasses.

The scientistsconducted several testsen route, includingcollecting samples ofsnow to test for tracemetals to track thepassage of pollutantswithin the SouthernHemisphere, the BBCsaid.—Internet

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The 63rd Sacred Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida SelectionExamination in the year of 2011

Ba Sein (Religious Affairs)It is known that the Union of Myanmar has

been a predominantly Theravada Buddhist nation inthe world for nearly one thousand years, and over 90per cent of nation’s population has taken faith inTheravada Buddhism since then. Furthermore, theUnion of Myanmar has been recognized as apermanent higher learning centre of genuineTheravada Buddhism not only in the Buddhist worldbut also throughout the world. According to historicalrecords of Buddhism, the Fifth and Sixth GreatBuddhist Councils (Synods) were successfullyconvened in the Union of Myanmar with a view topurification, perpetuation and propagation of theBuddha Sasana (the Buddha’s teaching) all over theworld. The Sixth Great Buddhist Council, whichwas attended and participated by Maha Theras fromTheravada Buddhist Nations, Laos, Thailand,Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Myanmar, was successfullyheld in the Union of Myanmar in 1954.

In order to carefully preserve genuineTheravada Buddhism, a great number of BuddhistMonastic Institutions and Learning Centres ofBuddhist Scriptures have been established in theUnion of Myanmar for years. For the time being, thetwo Pariyatti Sasana Universities, one in Yangonand another in Mandalay have been so far establishedto promote and propagate the Theravada Buddhismthroughout the world. At present, Buddhist monkstudents are attending these two universities, and ifthey have got through the prescribed examinationsheld by these universities, they will be conferredTakkasila Dhammacariya Degree (Bachelor of Arts)in Buddhism and Tekkasila Maha DhammacariyaDegree (Master of Arts) in Buddhism respectively.And now, the international Theravada BuddhistMissionary University, the very first one in theBuddhist world has been also already established inthe Union of Myanmar in order to propagate, promoteand flourish genuine Theravada Buddhismthroughout the world, and to share the knowledge ofBuddhism both in theory and practice with thepeoples of the world to promote their happiness andmoral well-being.

According to the Pariyatti (learning canonicalTexts) Education System of the Union of Myanmar,there are seven kinds of religious examinations

including the Sacred Tipitakadhara TipitakakovidaSelection Examination yearly held by the Ministry ofReligious Affairs of the Government of the Union ofMyanmar. The seven kinds of religious examinationsare as follows:-

(1) Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida SelectionExamination

(2) Dhammacariya Examination(3) Pathamagyi Examination(4) Pathamalat Examination(5) Pathamange Examination(6) A b h i d h a m m a / V i s u d h i m a g g a

Examination (only for Laymen and Nuns)(7) Five Nikaya ExaminationOut of these seven kinds of religious

examinations, the Sacred TipitakadharaTipitakakovida Selection Examination has beenseparately held by the Ministry of Religious Affairs ofthe Government of the Union of Myanmar since sixtyyears ago. Buddhist monk candidates who wish toappear for this Sacred Tipitakadhara TipitakakovidaSelection Examination must have passed at least thePathamagyi examination. In fact, the SacredTipitakadhara Tipitakakovida Selection Examinationis quite different from other religious examinationsbecause the candidates have to take 33 days to sit forthis examination. They have to take both oralexamination consisting of Pali Texts of 8026 pagesof Tipitaka canons and the written examinationconsisting of Pali Texts, Athakatha (Commentaries)and Tika (Sub-Commentaries) of 9934 pages ofTipitaka canons respectively. Only the candidateswho have got through both oral and writtenexaminations will be presented the Title ofTipitakadhara Tipitakakovida (the Title of ReligiousHeroes). Up to now, only twelve outstanding membersof Sangha (Bhikkhus) were presented the Title ofTipitakadhara Tipitakakovida within over 60 year’sduration of the Sacred Tipitakadhara TipitakakovidaSelection Examination.

It is learnt that many members of Sanghathroughout the country appeared for the SacredTipitakadhara Tipitakakovida Selection Examinationfrom year to year. However, most of them were notsuccessful. In fact, the Sacred TipitakadharaTipitakakovida Selection Examination is the most

difficult of the religious examinations which areyearly held in the Union of Myanmar. Such SacredTipitakadhara Tipitakakovida Selection Examinationcan be held only in the Union of Myanmar which hascarefully preserved the genuine Theravada Buddhismfor members of Sangha, multifarious Buddhist peopleand Government of the State Peace and DevelopmentCouncil of the Union of Myanmar, hand in hand, arestriving to propagate, promote and flourish thegenuine Theravada Buddhism at home and abroad.We all Buddhists know that the Sasana is of the threekinds, viz (1) Pariyatti Sasana (Learning the Buddha’steaching), (2) Patipatti Sasana (Practical applicationof the Buddha’s teaching) and (3) Pativedha Sasana(Realization of the Buddha’s teaching). Out of them,the Pariyatti Sasana is the most important one whichmainly leads to the purification, perpetuation andpropagation of the Buddha Sasana (the nobleteachings of the Buddha). The aims and objectives ofholding the Sacred Tipitakadhara TipitakakovidaSelection Examination are to preserve, promote andflourish the genuine Theravada Buddhism all overthe world.The 63rd Sacred Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida

Selection Examination in the year of 2011We all Buddhists throughout the country are

very pleased and honoured to learn that the 63rd

Sacred Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida SelectionExamination will be held at Mahapasana Cave(Great Cave) in the precinct of the Siri MangalaKaba Aye Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar and it willtake 33 days starting from 12 December 2010. It islearnt that over 120 entitled candidates of membersof Sangha who have been enrolled throughout theUnion of Myanmar, will sit for the 63rd SacredTipitakadhara Tipitakakovida Selection Examinationof year 2011. Lodging and messing (four kinds ofrequisites) for candidates will be provided by theMinistry of Religious Affairs, other donors and well-wishers throughout 33 days. It is further learnt thatdevotees, well-wishers and other people are cordiallyinvited to visit the Mahapasana Cave (examinationcentre) for paying profound respect to the membersof Sangha who are sitting for the 63rd SacredTipitakadhara Tipitakakovida Selection Examinationof year 2011.

YANGON, 10 Dec—To mark Myanmar BloodDonors’ Day, Sixth blooddonation ceremony ofMyanmar BreweryLimited Family thismorning was held at theNational Blood Centre ofthe Yangon GeneralHospital, with address ofManaging Director Mr

Myanmar Brewery Ltd Family holds6th blood donation

Peter Ong.Medical Super-

intendent of YangonGeneral Hospital Dr DawNu Nu Tha spoke word ofthanks.

Medical staff ofYangon GeneralHospital, In-charge ofNational Blood Centre DrThida Aung, Mr Peter

Ong observed blooddonation practiceperformed by MyanmarBrewery Ltd Family’smembers, who haddonated a total of 3197bottles of blood inYangon and Mandalaysince May of 2006, andwho will partake incollective blood donation

process in Mandalay on13 and 17 December.

Myanmar BreweryLtd Family providedmedical operationtreatment for altogether106 patients with cleft lipand palate in Sittway,Taunggyi, Magway andTownships of fourDistricts in YangonRegion at the YangonGeneral Hospital withsupport of the Ministryof Health in October,2010.—MNA

Myanmar Bewery Limited Family 's memberspartaking in its 6th blood donation process.

MNA

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(from page 1)Comrades,

In accordance with theFour Political Objectives,the Tatmadaw workedstrenuously for commu-nity peace and tranquillityand the rule of law. For thepeace and tranquillity ofthe State, all illegal armedgroups in the country were

appropriate to the times, anew Constitution settingout how the 3 powers ofthe State will be exercisedis necessary.

To achieve nationalreconsolidation among thenational peoples, aNational Convention washeld with a view to theemergence of a new

government that thepeople elect will be able tobuild a new, modern anddeveloped nation withcontinuity.Comrades,

In uplifting theeconomy of the State, ourTatmadaw worked foragricultural developmentas the basis and then forall-round development ofother sectors of theeconomy, as our countryhas been an agriculturalcountry through genera-tions.

invited to return to the le-gal fold and join hands towork for local develop-ment activities. At present,numerous organizationsthat have returned to thelegal fold have reorgan-ized as Border GuardForces under the com-mand of the Commander-in-Chief of DefenceServices, in accordancewith the Constitution, andhave received protectionfrom the State.Comrades,

In order to establish apolitical system that is

Constitution, to whichvarious far-sighted repre-sentatives who desire toserve the national inter-ests were invited. Atpresent, the new Constitu-tion of the Republic of theUnion of Myanmar hasbeen adopted with theoverwhelming support ofthe people. And ceaselessefforts have been made bythe Tatmadaw to put inplace good foundations fornational developmentwithin the time availablewith the goodwill (cetana)in which the new

In the Myanmaragricultural sector, till1988, there were 138 damsand reservoirs, over 11million acres of paddyfields and 26 million acresof cultivable but unculti-vated land.

During our time,additional 233 dams, res-ervoirs and flood gateshave been built, raising theirrigated land area fromslightly more than 1.3million acres to over 2.8million acres. Moreover,in areas where theconstruction of dams and

reservoirs had proved dif-ficult, 327 river-waterpumping projects werecarried out and 8,162 wellswere dug to accessunderground water. Thusthe cultivated land area hasrisen from over 23.8million acres to more than

Southeast Asia. Theproduction of other cropshas also increased manytimes over.

A sound agriculturalinfrastructure has been putin place to enable step-by-step industrialization ofour country with the

forest cultivation meas-ures were put in place ex-tensively and energeti-cally to prevent wastageand deterioration of thevaluable forest resourcesof Myanmar, while theYoma Greening Projectwas implemented to

57 million. In addition,11.7 million acres, out ofover 26 million acres ofuncultivated land in thecountry, has been devel-oped into cultivated land.

So currently the paddyacreage has risen from11.8 million to over 16million acres for monsoonpaddy and over 3 millionacres for summer paddy,with the rice productionup from over 630 millionbaskets a year in the past

agricultural economy asthe basis.Comrades,

The central region ofMyanmar has long been anarid zone, and before 1988,it was on the verge ofdesertification. So, in orderto ward off the dire threatof desert encroachment, theforestry sector had to im-plement the Greening ofNine Districts promptly,and as the need arose, sub-sequently expanded the

conserve the forests of theYoma Mountain Rangethat had been affected bydomestic insurgencies.Given the contributions ofthe forestry sector towardspollution control for theworld environment,protection andconservation work needsto be carried out withcontinuity.Comrades,

In nation-building, toensure the simultaneous

to over 1566 millionbaskets at present.

During the time theTatmadaw has assumedState responsibilities, ourcountry has achieved ahigh level of rice produc-tion, in addition to becom-ing the leading producerof beans and pulses in

greening activities to 13districts. Currently, thoseareas have become greenwith vegetation and localweather conditions havegradually improved. Theagricultural activities of thelocal people have also de-veloped.

In the forestry sector,

Dignitaries seen at the Graduation Parade of No. 53 Intake of theDefence Services Academy.—MNA




Tatmadaw puts goodfoundations in place ...

development of allregions, promote friend-ship and harmony amongnational groups, and en-courage the developmentof border areas that laggedbehind in development,transportation has beengiven priority.

(See page 9)

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Dignitaries at theGraduation Paradeof No. 53 Intake of

DSA.—MNA

Senior General Than Shwe presents BestCadet Award to Cadet Aung Naing Oo.

MNA

Senior General Than Shwe presentsExcellence in Training Award to Cadet

Aung Pyae.—MNA

Senior General Than Shwe presents Excellence in Studies (Science) Award to

Cadet Lwin Htoo.—MNA

Senior General Than Shwe presents Excel-lence in Computer Studies Award to Cadet

Naing Lin Aung.—MNA

Dignitaries at the Graduation Parade of No. 53 Intake of the DefenceServices Academy.—MNA

(from page 8)For this reason,

the Tatmadaw con-structed a network ofroads across the country.While there were 13,635miles of roads, including5543.5 miles of asphaltroads in 1988, at presentthere are 21,361.2 milesof roads, including10,343.5 miles of asphaltroads. Throughout thecountry, 36 major north-south roads and 45 majoreast-west roads havebeen designated asUnion Highways and are

being upgradedconstantly.

Moreover, 3 high-ways crossing the BagoMountain Range have alsobeen constructed, while 4other such highways areunder construction.Comrades,

In road construc-tion, because of the geo-graphical features of ourcountry, building

bridges have been con-structed.

Moreover, thereare major bridges nowunder constructionacross the AyeyawadyRiver: the NyaungdonBridge, the MalunBridge, theYadanatheinga Bridge,the Pakokku Bridge andthe Sinkhan Bridge.Similarly, 250 bridgeswith longer than 180 feetspans have beencompleted in all Regionsand States, with 34

being expanded, the railtransport sector has alsobeen improved to ensureeconomical travel and ef-ficient freight transport.While there were 1,976miles of railroads and 487train stations until 1988,at the present there are3,579 miles of railroadsand 899 train stations. Atotal of 11,282 railroadsbridges have been con-structed.

A network ofrailroads covering theentire country has been

bridges has proved to bechallenging. Previouslyin our country, we hadonly a small number ofbridges across theAyeyawady, Chindwin,Thanlwin and SittoungRivers. But now 17major river-crossing

bridges under construc-tion. The number ofbridges having less than180 feet spans that havebeen constructedtotalled 2,915.Comrades,

While thenational road network is

built with rail lines reach-ing Bhamo inKachin State, Kengtungin Shan State, Myeikin Taninthayi Region,and Sittway in RakhineState through Minbuand An.

(See page 10)

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(from page 9)The Pathein-Kyangin RailLine will soon be extendedup to Pakokku and linked upwith the Pakokku-Kalay line.Furthermore, the rail lines willbe extended from Kalay toTamu and from Lashio toMuse. There are also plans toextend the Myitkyina-Bhamo-Hsipaw-Laikha lineto Namsang, the Kalay-Kalewa-Yagyi line toMonywa, the Toungoo-Yado-Bawlake line toLoikaw and the Nay Pyi Taw-Tatkon line to Pinlaung.

At present there isregular train service fromNay Pyi Taw as the centre:Nay Pyi Taw-Bagan, NayPyi Taw-Pyay, Nay PyiTaw-Mandalay, Nay Pyitaw-Shwenyaung, Nay PyiTaw-Loikaw, Nay PyiTaw-Chauk, and Nay PyiTaw-Yangon.Comrades,

In addition to roadtransport, we have alsobeen able to expand watertransport and air travel. In1988, there were only 12piers that were able to ac-commodate ocean-goingvessels. Now with the con-struction of additional 13piers, there are 25. Threeinland container yards andcontainer stations have alsobeen built while there wasnone previously. Uponcompletion of constructionworks now underway atYangon and Thilawa Ports,there will be up to 52 piers.

The number ofships at the Myanma FiveStar Line is now 16 ocean-going vessels and 9 coastalvessels, up from 5 ocean-going vessels and 2 coastalvessels.

Defence Services Commander-in-Chief SeniorGeneral Than Shwe converses with four

outstanding cadets and their parents.—MNA

As for air travel,the Tatmadaw governmentconstructed 7 new airportsacross the country, up-graded 21 and renovatedand maintained 62. For thedevelopment of civil avia-tion, domestic and foreignflights have been greatlyexpanded through state-owned enterprises and pub-lic-private joint ventures.Comrades,

The upgradedhealth care provision withnational coverage, carriedout with the aim of bring-ing good health and lon-gevity to nearly 60 millioncitizens in our country, hasachieved such results asincreased life expectancy,prevention of epidemicsand reductions in maternaland child mortality.

In the upgradingof the health sector, 4 Uni-versities of Medicine, 2Universities of DentalMedicine, 1 University ofPublic Health, 7 otherhealth-related universitiesand 46 nursing and mid-wifery training schoolshave been opened to pro-duce well-qualified profes-sionals. Various pro-grammes of international-standard postgraduatemedical training are alsobeing offered.

Furthermore, newhospitals have been openedand existing ones have beenupgraded, with up to 898hospitals now in service upfrom 631. Similarly, thereare now 505 sub-townshiphospitals up from 305; 1508rural health centres up from1337; and 86 local healthcentres up from 64.

To provide public

health care not onlythrough Western medicinebut also through traditionalmedicine, the University ofTraditional Medicine wasset up in 2001. Currently,14 Traditional MedicineHospitals and 237Traditional MedicineClinics are in service.

Under the projectsimplemented to providehealth care to national peo-ple living in border areas,100 border area hospitals,97 clinics, 94 rural healthcentres, and 202 ruralhealth branches have beenopened.Comrades,

In the educationsector, as the attainment ofhigh education standards bythe students depends on theteachers, 20 educationcolleges have been set up.Our country now has 40,876Basic Education Schools,up from 33,747 previously.In addition, for technologi-cal development, 30 Gov-ernment Technical HighSchools have been opened.In border areas, 1,074Basic Education Schoolshave been opened. Thesemeasures have been takenin order to ensure that everyschool-age child has accessto education.

As for universi-ties, colleges and degreecolleges that offer highereducation, there were 27universities, colleges anddegree colleges under theMinistry of Education butnow there are 64. Therewas one TechnologicalUniversity but now thereare 32 as well as fourTechnical Colleges. Therewas one University of

Computer Studies, but nowthere are 25. In addition, 22universities have been es-tablished under other min-istries.

They includeMyanmar Aeronautics andSpace University,Myanmar Maritime Uni-versity, Myanmar Mercan-tile Marine College and theresearch-based TechnologyUniversity (YadanabonCyber City) have also beenopened. So currently, thereare now 161 universities inthe country.

The schools anduniversities have beenopened using our own na-tional resources, and mak-ing significant financialinvestments, to ensurehigher education standardsfor the people throughoutthe country in every region.Comrades,

With national de-velopment, demand forelectricity has increaseddramatically. Although ourcountry possesses abun-dant hydroelectric re-sources, there are financialand time constraints in

practice, with the result thatelectrical power before1988 amounted to no morethan 529.1 megawatts.

After we assumedState power, efforts weremade to build hydroelec-tric power stations and coalpower stations one afteranother. Now there is aninstalled capacity of2,848.4 megawatts at 31power stations, with41,393.5 megawatts ofinstalled capacity at 62power stations underconstruction and 25 mega-watts of installed capacityat one power station thathas been planned. Uponcompletion of all theconstruction, there will be

In the past, therewere 19 inland oil fieldsand 250.91 miles of inlandoil and natural gas pipe-lines. Now, there are jointventures with foreign com-panies for 100 blocks thathave been developed: 48inland oil and natural gasblocks, 26 off-shore shal-low-water blocks and 26off-shore deep sea blocks.There are now 1,979.91miles of inland natural gaspipelines and 520.52 milesof offshore pipelines.

A Myanmar-China crude oil and naturalgas pipeline project to lay870-kilometre pipelines in-cluding 6 kilometres of un-derwater pipelines has re-

44,266.90 megawatts ofinstalled capacity at 94power stations, generatingmore than 254,000 millionkilowatt hours annually.Yeywa and ShwegyinProjects, which are cur-rently under constructionand recently online, will becompleted this year. Someother projects, however,will be completed in thenext two years.

In addition to theconstruction of electricitygenerating stations, largenumbers of National Gridsand Transformer Stationshave also been constructedto ensure that the transmis-sion capacity keeps up withthe generating capacity.

The national elec-tric power sector has beendeveloped in the face ofmajor challenges on a self-reliant basis.Comrades,

In today’s world,energy concerns are affect-ing almost every country.With development, ourcountry is too beginning tohave greater energy re-quirements.

cently been launched. Theoil pipeline has a diameterof 32 inches and the gaspipeline has a diameter of40 inches. Along thosepipelines, an economiccorridor will be built con-sisting of roads and raillines. These pipelines willbe used to transport naturalgas from Myanmar and oilfrom overseas. So, theKyaukpyu Deep Sea PortProject has been launched.In Taninthayi Region, too,a similar project, DaweiDeep Sea Port Project, willbe implemented. New oilfields that have good pros-pects have also been dis-covered and developmentwork is under way.

The energy sectorcontributes to agriculturein that natural gas may beutilized in the productionof fertilizer. In the past,there were only threefertilizer factories, but atpresent, two additionalfactories, one at Hmawby(Myaungdaga) and theother at Pathein, have beencompleted.

(See page 11)

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(from page 10)Comrades,

Over 70% of our population are the ruralpeople. For national development, rural areas devel-opment has to be carried out extensively and thor-oughly. For better transportation from the rural tourban areas, 3 inter-district roads have been built. TheNo.1 Inter-District Road runs from Mandalay toYangon and is 400 miles long. The No. 2 Inter-District Road runs from Mandalay to Mottama inMon State and is 462 miles long. The No. 3 Inter-District Road runs from Myitkyina in Kachin State toSagaing and is 339 miles long. So, a total of 1200miles of roads have been built through remote and lessdeveloped villages that were previously difficult toaccess. In addition, 36,314 miles of rural roads and11,232 rural bridges have been built.Comrades,

To provide rural people with access to cleanwater, 36,163 projects were carried out in 23,828 vil-lages. In the same way, activities for the upgrading ofrural health care, rural education standards and ruraleconomy have been carried out energetically.Comrades,

For national development, State-owned factorieshave been built under the Ministries of Industry No. 1and No. 2, and their number has risen from 624 in the pastto 697 at present. Moreover, 28 industrial zones havebeen established. And then for the private sector,according to the provisions of necessary support andpromotion of advanced technology, the number of reg-istered industrial firms has reached 60,869, up from

Tatmadaw puts goodfoundations in place…

26,829 private enterprises in 1988. In addition, Union ofMyanmar Economic Holdings Limited now has 55major factories.Comrades,

The State has built factories and put inplace economic and social infrastructure for thecountry to address the issue of unemployment. Fullemployment will also reduce the gap between the richand the poor while contributing to the fight againstpoverty.

Similarly, the steady growth of population hasled to housing requirements. Thus, in Yangon, Manda-lay and other major cities, housing developments con-taining both houses and apartments, and the develop-ment of new towns and villages have been carried out toprovide housing for the people. Addressing the issue of

unemployment and providing for the housing needs ofthe people are the priorities that successive governmentshave to focus on.Comrades,

In conclusion, the milestones in the two decadesof nation-building history where no sector remainswithout development are the proof that demonstratesthe depth of the goodwill (cetana) of the Tatmadawthat has discharged its duties for the people. Youcomrades must, as members of the people’s Tatmadaw,observe these traditions of the Tatmadaw and provideassistance and support to a new government that comesto power in order to achieve national development. Atthe same time, you are to serve your principal duty, thestrengthening of national defence, and continue stand-ing as the patriotic Armed Forces.

NAY PYI TAW, 10Dec— Ministry of Reli-gious Affairs held con-cluding ceremony of otherrank-level English profi-ciency course No. 2 at theministry here this morn-ing, attended by DeputyMinister for Religious Af-fairs Thura U Aung Ko,

Religious Affairs Ministry concludesEnglish Proficiency Course No. 2

Director-General U MyoKyaw of Religious AffairsDepartment, Director-General U Khaing Aung ofDepartment for Promotionand Propagation of theSasana, head of the depart-ment U Myint Oo and offi-cials concerned.

The deputy min-

ister delivered concludingaddress and presentedawards to the outstandingstaff and completion cer-tificates to the traineesthrough one. And the cer-emony came to an end.

Altogether 38trainees took the four-weekcourse.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 10Dec—Meteorology andHydrology Departmentannounced that accord-ing to the observation at12.30 hrs MST today, dueto the movement ofWestern Disturbancefrom East Central Bay ofBengal and RakhineCoast towards upper

Special weather news

Myanmar areas, continu-ation of rain or thunder-showers will be scatteredto fairly widespread inKachin, Chin, Shan andRakhine states, Sagaing,Mandalay, Magway,Bago, Ayeyawady andYangon regions withlikelihood of isolatedheavy rainfalls in

Rakhine State, lowerSagaing, Magway andMandalay regions withinnext 48 hrs commencingnoon today. Squalls withrough seas are likely attimes off and alongRakhine Coast. Surfacewind speed in squallsmay reach 35 mph.

MNA

(a) All the national people to constantly join hands for ensuring the perpetuity ofindependence and sovereignty of the State

(b) All the national people to collectively strive for non-disintegration of the Union and non-disintegration of national solidarity

(c) All the national people to work in concert for building a modern, developed anddiscipline-flourishing democratic new nation as the multiparty democracy generalelections have been held successfully

(d) All the national people to make collaborative efforts with the Union Spirit and thepatriotic spirit for further strengthening the already achieved stability and peace,security, prevalence of law and order, unity, development and democratization processwith momentum

(e) All the national people to have greater awareness in warding off all destructive acts todisintegrate the Union and the national unity as the perpetuity of the Union plays acrucial role in building the Union of Myanmar

Objectives of 63rd Anniversary Independence Day

(from page 16)Maj-Gen Kyaw Nyunt, Maj-Gen Than Soe, Maj-GenMaung Maung Ohn, Brig-Gen Hla Myint, Maj-GenThan Aung, Brig-Gen Nay Lin, Brig-Gen Tin MaungWin, Maj-Gen Than Htay, Maj-Gen Hlaing Myint andsenior military officers, PyinOoLwin Station Com-mander Brig-Gen Mya Tun Oo, Mandalay Mayor UPhone Zaw Han and departmental officials.

Commander-in-Chief… Commander-in-Chief of Defence ServicesSenior General Than Shwe took the salute of the cadetbattalions of DSA.

Next, the Commander-in-Chief of DefenceServices presented Best Cadet Award to Cadet AungNaing Oo, Excellence in Training Award to CadetAung Pyay, Excellence in Studies Award to CadetLwin Htoo and Excellence in Computer Studies Awardto Cadet Naing Lin Aung.

Afterwards, Commander-in-Chief of Defence

Services Senior General Than Shwe delivered an ad-dress.

After taking the salute of the cadet battalions,Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior Gen-eral Than Shwe left the parade ground.

After the parade, Commander-in-Chief of De-fence Services Senior General Than Shwe met fouroutstanding cadets and their parents at the hall of theDSA and spoke words of honour.

MNA

International Bakery & Pastry Course at StarResources Hospitality Management Academy

YANGON, 10 Dec—Star Resources HospitalityManagement Academy hasarranged to open a new In-ternational Bakery & Pas-try Course in the last weekof December for those in-terested in working in ho-tels, restaurants and cruise

liners at home and abroad,and running in private.

The course coversmaking various foods, plan-ning Menu, calculatingMenu costing, food safetyand quality management ofkitchen operation, which areconducted by international

experienced trainers.IELTS Founda-

tion Course and IntensiveCourse will be launchedin the last week of De-cember at Star ResourcesHospitality ManagementAcademy, Room No. 302in 267 Building on Pyay

Road, Myaynigon,Sangyoung Township,Tel: 01-523623, 523200,4412256 or095020302.—MNA

Myanmar-Malaysia entrepreneurs meeting to be heldYANGON, 10

Dec—General Secretary DrMaung Maung Lay of theUnion of Myanmar Federa-tion of Chambers of

Commerce and Industrymet First Secretary MrSanmugan Subramaniam ofthe Malaysian Embassy atthe federation office on 4December.

They discussed en-hancing of investment andtrade affairs, the meetingbetween Malaysian entre-preneurs led by Malaysia

External Trade Develop-ment Corporation(MATRADE) andMyanmar entrepreneurs tobe held at UMFCCI officetower on 14 December, andindividual discussion.

Those wishing toattend the meeting maycontact UMFCCI (Ph:214344~9).—MNA

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV XIANG DA VOY NO (1048)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV XIANG DAVOY NO (1048) are hereby notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 11.12.2010 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

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

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S CHINA SHIPPING(MALAYSIA) AGENCY SDN BHD

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV ISLAND GREEN VOY NO (017/4)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV ISLANDGREEN VOY NO (017/4) are hereby notified that thevessel will be arriving on 12.12.2010 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of M.I.T.T where it will lieat the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.




AGENT FOR: M/S F.H BERTLING CHARTERING& SHIP MANAGEMENT PTE LTD

Phone No: 256916/256919/256921

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA RAHMAT VOY NO (138)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTARAHMAT VOY NO (138) are hereby notified that thevessel will be arriving on 11.12.2010 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.




AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV BANGSRIMUANG VOY NO (94)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV BANG-SRIMUANG VOY NO (94) are hereby notified that thevessel will be arriving on 11.12.2010 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of S.P.W(2) where it willlie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.




AGENT FOR: M/S WONGSAMUT OCEANSHIPPING CO, LTD

Phone No: 256916/256919/256921

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV EMERALD -CORAL VOY NO (44)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV EMERALD-CORAL VOY NO (44) are hereby notified that thevessel will be arriving on 12.12.2010 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of S.P.W-5 where it will lieat 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 am to11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day nowdeclared as the third day after final discharge of cargofrom the Vessel.



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Photo taken on 10 Dec, 2009 shows an interiorview of the under-construction Wuhan Railway

Station in Wuhan, capital of central China’s HubeiProvince. The station costing more than 14 billionRMB yuan (2.4 billion US dollars) was put into useon 20 Dec, 2009. It was the first station built for theWuhan-Guangzhou high speed railway passengerspecial line. China operated a high-speed railway

network with a combined length of 7,531kilometres, the world’s longest, said ChineseRailways Minister Liu Zhijun Tuesday while

addressing the seventh World Congress on HighSpeed Rail held in Beijing, on 7 Dec, 2010. Liu saidChina’s high-speed railways have been operatingwell, with reliable equipment and a good safety

record. China’s high-speed rail network has beendeveloping quickly in recent years. A CRH380A

train on last Friday set an operating speed recordof 486.1 km per hour on a test run on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway. China plans to build

13,000 km (8,078 miles) of high-speed railwayby 2012.—XINHUA

The Chinese scientific research ship Dayang Yihao,or Ocean One, sets sail in Guangzhou, capital of southChina’s Guangdong Province, on 8 Dec, 2010.Dayang Yihao set out here on Wednesday, starting a376-day global trip that across the Pacific, Atlanticand Indian oceans, with its research mission on hotliquid sulfides and deep-sea biological diversity. Thiswas China’s 22nd deep-sea scientific research mis-sion and the third global voyage of Dayang Yihao. Atotal of 431 scientists joint the research in different

phases of the voyage.—XINHUA

New amusement park withMonkey King-themed elements

opens in east China City

Visitors ride at an attraction at

Fantawild Dreamland in Wuhu, east

China’s Anhui Province, on 8 Dec,

2010. The amusement park, designed

by Chinese investors, started the

commercial trial on Wednesday. The

theme park at a cost of 1.8 billion yuan

(270 million US dollars) has an area of

500,000 square metres with more than

200 attractions and shows.

XINHUA

Chinese research ship embarkson year-long global voyageHEFEI, 10 Dec —

Fantawild Dream King-dom, a theme park inWuhu City in east China’sAnhui Province featuringamusement facilities withChinese elements like thelegendary Monkey King,opened on a trial basis onWednesday. The themepark comes afterFantawild AdventureTheme Park opened threeyears ago in Wuhu.S h e n z h e n - b a s e dHuaqiang Group Co de-

veloped both theme parks.A company spokes-

man said FantawildDream Kingdom coversan area of 500,000 squaremetres and was built withan investment of 1.8 bil-lion yuan (270 million USdollars). It boasts a dozenindependently developedamusement facilities thatshowcase popular Chi-nese elements like theterra-cotta warriors andthe Chinese Zodiac.

Xinhua

GUANGZHOU, 10 Dec —The Chinese scientific re-search ship Dayang Yihao,or Ocean One, set sail hereWednesday, starting a376-day global trip thatwill take it across thePacific, Atlantic andIndian oceans. The vesselwill conduct research onhot liquid sulfides anddeep-sea biological diver-sity, said Tao Chunhui, thechief scientist of the ship’s

research team, during amedia function held beforethe ship departed inGuangzhou, provincialcapital of Guangdong inChina’s south.

Hot liquid sulfides,commonly known as“black chimneys” by re-searchers, can provideclues about the origins oflife. This will be China’s22nd deep-sea scientific re-search mission and thethird global voyage ofDayang Yihao, an impor-tant oceanic science re-search vessel for China.

A total of 431 scientistswill join the research indifferent phases of thevoyage. Dayang Yihaocarries advanced scientificinstruments including the“Sea Dragon 2,” a re-motely-operated underwa-ter vehicle (ROV), as wellas a powerful newlydeveloped deep sea drill-ing machine.—Xinhua

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LOS ANGELES, 10 Dec—A second song from anew posthumous album by late pop legend MichaelJackson was released on Thursday, days before thebeyond-the-grave record hits music shops around theworld.

“Hold My Hand,” a duet with US singer Akon,went online complete with video ahead of the 14December release of “Michael,” an album of songsthe King of Pop wrote before his death, according toproducers.

A first song from the album, “Breaking News,”was released last month and triggered an onlinestorm of debate over whether the vocals were indeedsung by Jackson himself.

The video for “Hold my Hand” “tells the story ofthe song through a collage of images of both Michaeland Akon as well as people representing Michael’slegacy, shining a light on the aura left behind by King

New Michael Jacksonsong airs, from beyond-

grave album

A second song from a new posthumous album bylate pop legend Michael Jackson, seen here in

1993, was released on Thursday, days before thebeyond-the-grave record hits music shops around

the world.—INTERNET

of Pop.“The video is a tribute to all that Michael stands

for — life, in all its permutations love, and its power.A video of memory, healing and joy,” said the video’sproducer Mark Pellington, cited on Jackson’s website.

Internet

LO S AN G E L E S, 10Dec—An injury hasforced Dick Van Dyketo cancel h is newmusical show in LosAngeles.

Geffen Playhousepub l ic i s t Al l i sonRawlings released as ta tement Thursdaythat says Van Dyke isunab le to pe r fo rmbecause of an injury tohis Achilles tendon,which began botheringhim last week. As aresult, the theater wasforced to cancel theupcoming run of “DickVan Dyke - Step in

Injury forces Van Dyke tocancel LA production

LEWIS RUN, 10 Dec—Actor Wesley Snipesbegan serving a three-year sentence at a federalprison in Pennsylvania on Thursday for failure tofile income tax returns.

Snipes, 48, arrived shortly before noon at theFederal Correctional Institution McKean in thetiny northwestern Pennsylvania town of LewisRun, federal prisons spokesman Ed Ross said. Hehad been ordered to surrender by noon.

The minimum security prison camp is worldsaway from the harsh prison fortresses depicted inthe Snipes’ films “Undisputed” and “Brooklyn’sFinest.” The minimum-security camp doesn’t havefences around its perimeter.

The 300 nonviolent inmates live in barracksthat feature two-man rooms, daily showers anddouble-feature movie showings Friday throughSunday. Alas, no NC-17, R or X ratings allowed,which knocks out much of Snipes’ action-heavyrepertoire.

The most jarring aspect of the celebrity’s staymight be the five daily head counts, three duringthe overnight hours. And Snipes, who earned areported $13 million for the “Blade: Trinity” sequel,will have to adjust to earning just pennies an hourhandling kitchen, laundry or other campus chores.He can spend just $290 a month at the prisoncommissary.—Internet

Actor Snipes begins serving sentence at Paprison

In this file photo, actorWesley Snipes poses

during the photo call forthe film ‘Brooklyn’sFinest’ at the Venice

Film Festival in Venice,Italy. Snipes reports to

the FederalCorrectional InstitutionMcKean in Lewis Run,Pa Thursday, on 9 Dec,2010, to begin his three-year sentence for failing

to pay taxes.INTERNET

PORT ST, 10 Dec— Police in Florida said a woman attacked a fellow Walmartshopper because her baby was “squeezing a child’s toy that was making a lot ofnoise.”

Port St Lucie police said Jeanette Ramirez, 33, of Lauderhill, instigated a“verbal altercation” with the mother due to the noise made by the toy and theincident escaladed when three witnesses saw Ramirez “physically assaulting/hitting” the other woman, TCPalm. com reported Thursday. Police arrestedRamirez on a charge of misdemeanor simple battery.—Internet

Woman attacked over baby toy

Jeanette Ramirez’s mugshot, courtesy of the StLucie County Sheriff’s Office.—INTERNET

CAIRO, 10 Dec—“Al-Shawq,” a movie byEgyptian director Khaledal-Hagar, won theGolden Pyramid at the34th Cairo Inter-nationalFilm Festival whichended on Thursday.“Microphone” byEgypt’s Ahmed Ab-dullah won the award forbest Arabic-languagefilm. France’s IsabelleHuppert, in “Copacab-ana”, shared the bestactress award with Al-Shawq’s Sawsan Badr,from Egypt.

Egypt’s Amr Wakedand Italy’s AlessandroGassman shared the bestactor awards for theirperformances in ItalianRicky Tognazzi’s “IlPadre E Lo Straniero.”

Internet

Egyptianmovie wins topprize at Cairofilm festival

NE W YO R K, 10Dec—A New Yorkgreeting card designersaid she has foundsuccess with herbusiness model, whichincludes in-store poledances.

Jill-Anne, owner ofJi l l -Anne’s on theLower East Side, saidshe has been per-

LOS ANGELES, 10 Dec—Two costly movies openin theaters across North America on Friday,although neither is expected to deck the hallsextravagantly during a relatively quiet pre-Christmas period. “The Chronicles of Narnia: TheVoyage of the Dawn Treader” looks likely to leadthe field with three-day sales of $35 million-$45million. “The Tourist” is expected to earn a modest$20 million, vying for second or third place withcurrent champ “Tangled” and former champ “HarryPotter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1.”

Directed by versatile British filmmaker MichaelApted (“The World Is Not Enough”), “DawnTreader” cost about $145 million to make. That’sdown significantly from the $225 million tab forits immediate franchise predecessor, 2008’s “TheChronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.”This timearound, producer Walden Media and distributorFox (taking over from Disney) cut costs by usingmore soundstages, reducing visual effects andobtaining hefty Australian tax credits.

Internet

“Narnia” film to trump“Tourist” at box office

Greeting card maker pole dances in store

Egyptian directorKhaled al-Hagar

INTERNET

Time: A Mus ica lMemoir.”

Van Dyke, who turns85 on Monday, performedin the preview showWednesday night, butRawlings says heaggravated the injury.

In the statement,Van Dyke sa id theinjury is forcing him tobe o f f h i s f ee t fo rawhi le and thankedeveryone fo r the i runders tand ing andsupport. The show, acareer-retrospective,was scheduled to runthrough 16 Jan.

Internet

forming in the store forthe past two monthsand any customers whospend at least $50 onher hand-madegreeting cards get apersonal pole dance,the New York DailyNews reported onThursday.

“I always swore tomyself I would alwayshave fun at work. Ihave a wonderful timewith my company, butI also need mini breaks

and since I don’t havea water cooler or theStarbucks around thecorner, I have mypole,” she said.

“Seventy-five per-cent of the people,when I’m poling, inmy store who walk byare women who smileand clap, so it’s not amale lust thing. It’sempowering womenthing as well,” Jil l-Anne said.

Internet

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Newcastle appoint Pardewas manager

Entire Italian cycling family faces doping ban

Benitez, Inter narrow focuson Club World Cup

Ajax beat Milan to bookEuropa League spot

MILAN, 10 Dec — Ajax beat AC Milan 2-0 at theSan Siro here on Wednesday to ensure they take theirplace in the Europa League knockout stages. WithMilan already guaranteed second place in Group G andReal Madrid assured of top spot, Ajax and Auxerrewere left to battle for third place and the European con-solation prize.

And goals from Demy De Zeuuw and TobyAlderweireld ensured the Dutch side - who were rockedby the resignation of coach Martin Jol on Monday -continue their continental adventure this season. Mi-lan coach Massimiliano Allegri passed off the defeatand refused to blame Brazilian star Ronaldinho, givena rare start.—Internet

Chelsea fail to find solace at Marseille

Former West Ham bossAlan Pardew, was onThursday appointed thenew coach of Newcastle,the Premier League clubannounced.—INTERNET

NEWCASTLE, 10 Dec —Former West Ham coachAlan Pardew was onThursday appointedthe new manager ofNewcastle United, thePremier League clubannounced. Pardewsucceeds Chris Hughton,who was dismissed onMonday in the wake oflast weekend’s 3-1 loss toWest Bromwich Albion,which left the Magpiesfour points above the

relegation zone.Newcastle owner Mike

Ashley gave Pardew afive-and-a-half-year con-tract, an indication hewanted the sixth managerat St James’ Park since hetook charge in 2007 tostay for the long haul. Italso appears to signal thatAshley, who tried andfailed to sell Newcastle,was preparing to remainin control of the north-eastclub.

Pardew’s first match incharge is a home fixtureagainst Liverpool on Sat-urday. The 49-year-oldwas the bookmakers’ — ifnot the fans’ — favouriteto take over the St James’hotseat from Hughton, 51,who was axed by Ashleydespite having led New-castle to promotion fromthe second-tier Champi-onship last season.

Internet

Ajax Amsterdam’s Belgian defender TobyAlderweireld (C) celebrates after scoring with for-ward from Uruguay Luis Suarez (R).— INTERNET

Inter Milan’s Spanishcoach Rafael Benítez

ROME, 10 Dec — InterMilan coach RafaelBenitez has set his sightson the Club World Cup inAbu Dhabi to give his fal-tering side a much-neededboost. An injury-ravagedand under-strength Intercrashed to a 3-0 defeat atWerder Bremen in theChampions League onTuesday night to slump toa second-place finish inGroup A behindTottenham.

It means they face thepossibility of a last 16clash against one of Eu-rope’s heavyweights,such as ManchesterUnited, Barcelona, Chel-sea or Real Madrid,guided by former Interboss Jose Mourinho.

That defeat was also

Inter’s seventh of the sea-son in all competitions,matching the number ofdefeats the club sufferedduring the whole of thelast campaign underMourinho, when theywent on to lift the treble.InSerie A they are in fifthplace and 10 points be-hind leaders AC Milan,but Benitez believes theClub World Cup can pro-vide a welcome tonic totheir league and Europeanwoes. —Internet

Marseille’s forward Loic Remy (R)vies with Chelsea’s Serbian defender

Branislav Ivanovic.— INTERNET

MARSEILLE, 10 Dec — Chelsea trav-elled to Marseille here Wednesday seek-ing an upturn in their fortunes but itwasn’t to be as their French hosts cameaway with a deserved 1-0 win in thisconcluding ‘dead’ Champions LeagueGroup F encounter. Aside from seeingtwo decent penalty appeals turned downChelsea will find it hard to quibble witha result that saw their hitherto perfectfirst round record blemished by defeat.

Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti hadcalled for a spirited end to their Cham-pions League group games after watch-ing his side win only one of their lastsix Premier League outings. And withTottenham looming in London on Sun-day Ancelotti told Sky Sports: “We

weren’t playing at 100 percent, perhaps50 percent, we will have to improve es-pecially with Tottenham, Man Utd andArsenal coming up. Really, we have lostconfidence.”—Internet

Italian Olympic Committee (Coni) pros-ecutors have asked for an entire family tobe banned for doping offences related toa case involving Alessandro Petacchi,seen here in September 2010.— INTERNET

ROME, 10 Dec — Italian OlympicCommittee (Coni) prosecutors haveasked for an entire family to be bannedfor doping offences related to a case in-volving Alessandro Petacchi. Coni hasasked for Petacchi’s former Lampre

team-mate Lorenzo Bernucci to bebanned for six years, whilst also request-ing four-year bans for the cyclist’s wifeValentina Borgioli, brother AlessioBernucci, mother Antonella Rossi andfather-in-law Fabrizio Borgioli.

If found guilty, Bernucci’s family areto be prohibited “from frequenting sport-ing establishments and spaces reserved forathletes and related personnel in Italy,”according to anti-doping prosecutors. “Aswell as (prevented from) taking part insporting events on Italian soil or those or-ganised by Italian sporting authorities.”But Bernucci hit out at Coni for involv-ing his family in is case. “I didn’t expectthe prosecutor (Ettore) Torri to ask forsuch a severe sentence,” he told Italiannews agency Ansa.—Internet

S P O R T S

Roddick returns toUS Davis Cup squad

Shakhtar Donetsk reachknockout round

Former world numberone Andy Roddick, willplay for the US Davis Cupsquad in 2011 afterskipping the event thisyear, the US Tennis As-sociation announced onThursday. — INTERNET

NEW YORK, 10 Dec —Former world number oneAndy Roddick will play for

the US Davis Cup squad in2011 after skipping theevent this year, the US Ten-nis Association announcedon Thursday. Roddick willjoin new coach Jim Courierwhen the Americans visitChile for a first-round tie onthe red clay of Santiago onMarch 4-6.

“I’m very excited to beback,” Roddick said.“Davis Cup is somethingyou should commit to forthe entire season and notwhen it’s convenient. Try-ing to win the Davis Cupagain is a top priority forme in 2011.

Internet

Vladimir Klitschko working onalternative date for title fightBERLIN, 10 Dec —

World heavyweight cham-pion Vladimir Klitschko,recovering from injury, islooking to arrange an alter-native date for his WBO,IBF, IBO title fight but itremains unclear if BritonDereck Chisora will be hisopponent.

The 34-year-oldUkrainian was scheduledto take on the 26-year-oldZimbabwe-born Britishand Commonwealthheavyweight championChisora un Mannheim onSaturday but Klitschkowas ruled out after sustain-ing a stomach muscle in-

jury in training onWednesday. Doctors inMannheim, where thefight was to be held, saidKlitschko would need torest for four to six weeks.

“Klitschko Manage-ment Group are working onfinding an alternative datewith the SAP Arena (inMannheim),” the fighter’steam said in a statement onThursday. ”Tickets arestill valid and once talkswith the arena have beencompleted we will makethe decision known,” theysaid, refusing to say who hewould be fightingagainst.—Internet

DONETSK, 10 Dec —Ukraine’s 2009 UEFACup champions ShakhtarDonetsk reached theknockout stages of theChampions League forthe first time here onWednesday with a 2-0victory over Portugueseside Sporting Braga.

A dour match wasbrought to life late in thegame when Romanian in-ternational defenderRazvan Rat opened thescoring with the hostsnailing their place in thelast 16 and top spot inGroup H shortly after-

wards through LuizAdriano.

Defeat ended the visi-tors hopes of progressing— though Arsenal’s winat home to Partizan Bel-grade would have madeeven a Braga win inUkraine fruitless. Bragawere already up against itas Shakhtar went into thematch unbeaten in 10games in all competitionssince being hammered5-1 by Arsenal and un-beaten in 52 successivehome clashes since a de-feat in 22 Oct, 2008.

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr.M.S.T. During the past 24 hours, weather has been partlycloudy in Kayah State and rain or thundershowers havebeen isolated in Kayin and Mon States, TaninthayiRegion, scattered in Magway and Ayeyawady Regions,fairly widespread in Shan and Chin States, Bago andYangon Regions and widespread in the remaining Statesand Regions with locally heavy fall in Rakhine State, Nighttemperatures were (3°C) to (4°C) above Decemberaverage temperatures in Lower Sagaing, Magway andTaninthayi Regions, (5°C) above December averagetemperatures in Kachin, Chin and Rakhine States,Mandalay and Yangon and Ayeyawady Regions, (7°C) to(8°C) above December average temperatures in ShanState, Upper Sagaing and Bago Regions and aboutDecember average temperatures in the remaining Statesand Regions. The significant night temperature wereHaka and Katha (9°C) . The noteworthy amount ofrainfalls recorded were Kyaukpyu (5.67) inches, Sittway(3.70)inches, MraukU (3.15) inches, Maungtaw (3.07)inches and Paletwa (2.80) inches .

Nay Pyi TawMaximum temperature on 9-12-2010 was 93°F.

Minimum temperature on 10-12-2010 was 72°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 10-12-2010 was (92%).Rainfall on 10-12-2010 was (Tr) .

Yangon (Kaba-Aye)Maximum temperature on 9-12-2010 was 95°F.

Minimum temperature on 10-12-2010 was 74°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 10-12-2010 was (92%).Total sunshine hours on 9-12-2010 was (5.5) hours.

WEATHERFriday, 10th December, 2010

Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas Rainfall on 10-12-2010 was at (0.11) inchMingaladon, (0.51) inch Kaba-Aye and at (Tr) CentralYangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2010 was (82.87) inchesat Mingaladon, (96.85) inches at Kaba-Aye and (108.62)inches at Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed atYangon (Kaba-Aye) was (10) mph from South at (12:30)hours MST on 9-12-2010.

Bay Inference: Weather is partly cloudy to cloudyin the East Central Bay and partly cloudy in theAndaman Sea and elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of the 11thDecember2010: Rain or thundershowers will be isolated inKachin, Kayah and Mon States, Taninthayi Region,scattered in Shan State, Bago, Yangon and AyeyawadyRegions, fairly widespread in the remaining States andRegions with likelihood of isolated heavy falls inRakhine State, Lower Sagaing, Mandalay and MagwayRegions. Degree of certainty is (80%).

State of the sea: Squalls with moderate to roughseas are likely at times off and along Rakhine Coast.Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (35) mph. Seaswill be moderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Continuation ofrain or thundershowers in the Upper Myanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areafor 11-12-2010: Isolated rain or thundershowers.Degree of certainty is (80%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for11-12-2010: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for11-12-2010: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Weather Outlook For Second Weekend OfDecember 2010: During the coming weekend, likelihoodof isolated rain or thundershowers in Nay Pyi Taw,Yangon and Mandalay Regions.

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Competitors fight during the women’s taekwondoquarterfinals at the Guangdong Stadium in

Guangzhou.—INTERNET

Blast kills at least 11in northwest

PakistanHANGU, 10 Dec—A suicide car bomber

rammed his vehicle into a hospital in a town innorthwest Pakistan on Friday, killing at least11 people, officials said, in what appeared tobe a sectarian attack.

On Wednesday, a suicide bomber blewhimself up beside a minibus in the nearby townof Kahat, killing at least 16 people, officialssaid.

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

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

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

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

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NAY PYI TAW, 10 Dec—The Graduation Paradeof No. 53 Intake of the Defence Services Academy washeld at the convocation hall of the DSA in PyinOoLwinat 9 am today, with an address by Commander-in-Chiefof Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe.

Also present on the occasion were Secretary-1of the State Peace and Development Council ThihaThura U Tin Aung Myint Oo, Lt-Gen Min AungHlaing of the Ministry of Defence, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Nyan Tun, Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Myat Hein, Maj-Gen Myint Soe,Maj-Gen Aung Than Htut, and Maj-Gen Soe Win ofthe Ministry of Defence, Adjutant-General Maj-GenKhin Zaw Oo, Quartermaster-General Maj-Gen Wai

Commander-in-Chief of Defence ServicesSenior General Than Shwe delivers an address at

Graduation Parade of No. 53 Intake of Defence Services AcademyLwin, Defence Services Inspector-General Maj-GenThaung Aye, Military Appointment-General Maj-GenWin Myint, Judge Advocate-General Maj-Gen YarPyae, Maj-Gen Sein Win and Maj-Gen Kyaw Swe ofthe Ministry of Defence, Chief of Armed ForcesTraining Lt-Gen Hla Htay Win, Maj-Gen Thein Htayof the Ministry of Defence, Defence Services Inspec-tion and Auditor-General (Army, Navy and Air) Maj-Gen Kyaw Phyo, Commander of Northern CommandBrig-Gen Zeyar Aung, Commander of North-EastCommand Brig-Gen Aung Kyaw Zaw, Commander ofEastern Command Brig-Gen Hsan Oo, Commander ofNorth-West Command Brig-Gen Soe Lwin and Com-mander of Central Command Brig-Gen Ye Aung,

Ministers U Khin Maung Myint, U Thaung, U OhnMyint, U Zaw Min, U Thein Zaw, U Lun Thi, Dr KyawMyint, Dr Chan Nyein, U Hla Tun and U Thein Aung,Vice-Chief of Armed Forces Training Maj-Gen ZawWin, Directors Maj-Gen Mya Win, Maj-Gen Hla Myint,

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