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Volume XVII, Number 29 7th Waning of Kason 1371 ME Friday, 15 May, 2009

* 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

Ongoing hydropower projects to helpsatisfy domestic electric power demand

Article:Thaung Khin Oo

Paunglaung Hydropower Plant put into commission on 25 March 2005 with generating capacity of 280 megawattsgenerates 911 million kilowatt hours a year.

Kengtawng Hydro-power Plant in LangkhoTownship, Shan State,was inaugurated as agesture of hailing the 64th

Anniversary ArmedForces Day on 21 March2009. Prime MinisterGeneral Thein Seingraced the ceremonywith his presence andformally opened thefacility. With three 18-megawatt turbines, theplant can generate 377million kilowatt hours ayear. Now, it has begunsupplying electricity tothe electric powernetwork. (See page 7)

Lt-Gen Tha Aye of Ministry of Defence inspects underground jade museum in PhakantTownship.—MNA

Lt-Gen Tha Aye inspectsdevelopment tasks in Phakant Tsp

NAY PYI TAW, 14 May — Lt-Gen Tha Aye of theMinistry of Defence, accompanied by Chairman ofKachin State Peace and Development CouncilCommander of Northern Command Brig-Gen SoeWin, inspected condition of Myitkyina-Phakant Road

in Kachin State on 9 May.On his tour of Lonkhin in Phakant Township,

Lt-Gen Tha Aye met with departmental officialsand townselders and presented bio-batteries and

(See page 10)

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 15 May, 2009

Friday, 15 May, 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

In the 21st century, the nations of theworld, especially the developing nations, aremaking large investments in education toturn out highly-qualified human resources,realizing that they will be able to bring abouttheir development and keep pace with othernations only through effective utilization ofboth natural and human resources.

Since 1988, the government has beenmaking reforms in the higher education sectorand has built an arts and science universityor a degree college, a technological universityand a university of computer studies in eachof the 24 special development regions.

The government is spending a greatdeal of money on education in order that theyouths of the Union will be able to pursuehigher education in their own regions.Moreover, measures are being taken to enablethe youths to specialize in many differentbranches of study and to raise theirqualifications.

New generation youths should have agood knowledge of both Myanmar and worldhistory and national politics because, asintellectuals and intelligentsia, they will haveto play a major role in education, organizationand leadership.

The education sector is an importantfoundation for bringing about nationaldevelopment and making people's beliefs andconvictions matured. The intellectuals andintelligentsia produced by the highereducation sector will have to take the lead invarious fields for the Union to be able to keepabreast of other nations.

Realizing that national educationduties they are carrying out for the futurenation are noble and great, teachers shouldtrain the new generation youths well so thatthey will be able to shoulder the responsibilitiesof the future nation most competently.

Train new generationyouths well for the futureof the nation

NAY PYI TAW, 14 May—A ceremony to hoistdiamond orb and pennant-shaped vane atop Myo-Oo-Aung Pagoda was held at the platform of the pagoda inKyaukpadaung Township on 9 May.

Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung andwife, Minister for Finance and Revenue Maj-Gen HlaTun and wife, Deputy Minister for Religious AffairsThura U Aung Ko and wife, Deputy Minister forProgress of Border Areas and National Races andDevelopment Affairs Col Tin Ngwe, Brig-Gen Myint

Pennant-shaped vane, diamond orb hoisted atopMyo-Oo-Aung Pagoda in Kyaukpadaung

Soe of local station and wife and officials attended theceremony.

They hoisted tiers of umbrella, pennant-shapedvane and diamond orb atop the pagoda. Wellwishersand officials also hoisted pennant-shaped vanes anddiamond orbs atop the encircling zedis.

Members of the Sangha consecrated thepagoda. Next, pigeons, sparrows and fish were releasedas saving lives. Later, meals were offered to theSayadaws.—MNA

YANGON, 14May— Tun FoundationBank Ltd announced thelist of students taking firstyear courses for 2008-2009 academic year atvarious universities, whohave been awarded grants.

Ma Zin Mar Boof Yangon University ofMedicine (1), Maung AungLin, Maung Zeyar Aung,Ma Khine Sandi Win andMa Yi Cho Hnin ofYanogn University ofMedicine (2), Ma NanPhyo Phyo Thant andMaung Myat Noe Oo ofMandalay University ofMedicine, Ma Aye KyiPhyu, Ma Phyo Thinzar

List of scholarship winners announcedKhin, Maung Aung Thiha,Ma Saw Eindra, Ma Ei EiThe and Maung Zaw HtetAung of MagwayUniversity of Medicine,Maung Htin Lin Kyaw ofDental MedicineUniversity (Yangon) andMaung Htin Kyaw Toe ofDental MedicineUniversity are awarded K50,000 each per month. MaMya Nanda Aung ofYangon TechnologicalUniversity (Hlinethaya),Ma The Myat Noe Win ofTechnological University(Thanlyin), Maung YanShin Aung ofTechnological University(Pyay), Ma Cho ThuzarLwin of TechnologicalMedicine University(Hinthada), Maung ArkarHtet Naing of GovernmentTechnical Institute(Yamethin), Ma Ei MonOo, Ma Su Latt Mon andMa Zar Zar Myo ofYangon University ofEconomics, Ma Khin PoPo Lwin of Meiktila

University of Economics,Ma Shwe Yi Win ofMonywa University ofEconomics, Ma Hnin EiWin, Ma Yin Yin Aye andMa Thwe Thwe Aung ofYangon Institute ofEducation and Ma HtetHtet Aye Nyein and MaungMyo of Sagaing Instituteof Education are awardedK 40,000 each per month.Ma Khin Yuzana Tin Tunand Maung Yaza ChanMyey of Dagon University(Yangon), Maung ThetPhu of Yangon EastUniversity, Ma MyintThanda Oo of YadanaponUniversity (Mandalay),Ma Phyo Wai Aung ofMagway University(Magway), Ma Htet HtetAung and Ma May Zin Winof Monywa University, MaYe Phyo Thwe of BagoDegree College, Ma ZuPan Mo of PyayUniversity, Ma Su MyatNoe Lwin of HinthadaUniversity, Maung ZinMin Soe, Ma Phyu Phyu

Oo, Maung Oak HtweThan, Ma Phyu PyarKhaing and Ma Nwe NweSoe of Yezin AgriculturalUniversity and Maung SaiSithu Aung, Ma Phyo EiEi San and Ma Thanda Winof University of VeterinaryScience are awarded K30,000 each per month.

A w a r d e dstudents are to contact TunFoundation Bank Ltd(Head Office), No.165/167, Bo Aung KyawStreet, KyauktadaTownship, Yangon (Ph:380242,380245) togetherwith an originalendorsement from theirrespective rectors orregistrars. Awardedstudents from Yangon,Hmawby, Hlinethaya andDagon townships are tocontact personallytogether with an originalendorsement from theirrespective rectors orregistrars and student'sidentity card original.

MNA

Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung, Minister for Finance and Revenue Maj-Gen Hla Tunshare merits gained at diamond orb and pennant-shaped vane hoisting ceremony of

Myo-Oo-Aung Pagoda.—MNA

Old students of BEHS No. 1 (Hline), whostudied from 1986 to 1994 academic year, heldrespect paying ceremony and get-together at

Bayintnaung Hall of the school on 1 May. Afterpaying respect to the teachers, HeadmistressDaw Nwe Nwe delivered an address.—MNA

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 15 May, 2009 3

Taleban step up attacks asweather gets warm in Afghanistan

British soldier shot inAfghanistan dies in hospitalWASHINGTON, 14 May—A soldier shot in Afghani-

stan died in the UK after being flown back for treat-ment, the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.

The officer with the 1st Battalion the Welsh Guardsdied in Birmingham’s Selly Oak hospital on Tuesdaywith his family by his bedside.

He was shot in Haji Halem, Helmand Province, onSaturday. Medics treated him on the ground and at afield hospital before he was flown back to the UK forspecialist treatment.

The death means 158 British troops have been killedin Afghanistan since operations began in 2001.

Last Thursday four soldiers were killed in separateincidents during one of the bloodiest days for UKforces in the country.

More than 8,000 British troops are based in Afghani-stan, most of them in the southern province ofHelmand.—Internet

Afghan suicide attack kills one policemanKANDAHAR, 14 May—A suicide attacker blew up a car bomb at an Afghan po-

lice station about 500 metres (yards) from the Pakistan border Thursday, killingone policeman and wounding four, a commander said.

It was the third deadly suicide attack in as many days in Afghanistan, whereTaleban militants warned last month they would step up attacks on Afghan offi-cials and the local and international security forces.

The driver of the car had been trying to enter a border police compound at thetown of Spin Boldak, the border police commander for southwestern Afghanistan,Sayfullah Hakim, told AFP.

“Police became suspicious of the vehicle and would not let it in. They tookcover. The attacker detonated and wounded five border policemen,” he said. Oneof the wounded later died. The attack was similar to scores carried out by Talebanmilitants but there was no immediate claim of responsibility.—Internet

Int’l troops killtwo civilians in

centralAfghanistanKABUL, 14 May—A fa-

ther and son were killedand three others sustainedinjuries as they came underfire of international troopsin Afghan central provinceof Wardak Wednesdaymorning, provincial admin-istration spokesman said.

“It occurred in the morn-ing when a car of civilianswas fired upon by interna-tional troops on the road ofJaqhato district, as a resultan Afghan father and histeenage boy were killed,”Adam Khan Sirat toldXinhua. He also said thatthree other member of fam-ily sustained injuries.

However, he failed todisclose troops of whichcountry were behind theattack, adding that the in-vestigation is underway.

Internet

KABUL, 14 May—Taleban militants fightingAfghan and US-led forcesbased in Afghanistan havestepped up activities asthey have carried out a se-ries of suicide and road-side attacks since lastweekend.

In the new wave of vio-lence which targeted a USmilitary base outsideKhost City, capital ofKhost Province in east Af-ghanistan, Wednesdaymorning, at least sevenpeople were killed and 21

others injured. All the vic-tims were civilians.

Taleban purportedspokesman ZabihullahMujahid who claimedsending over 30 suicidebombers to Khost prov-ince, in talks with mediafrom unknown locationsaid on Wednesday that aTaleban fighter Zukriacarried out the bombing,inflicting huge casualtieson the troops.

According to Talebanclaim, Zukria rammed hisexplosive-packed car into

the gate of US militarybase in Sahra Bagh arealeaving over three dozenforeign and Afghan troop-ers dead, a claim rejectedby troops as utterlygroundless.

The bloody incidentfollows the multiple sui-cide attacks againstgovernment buildings inKhost City Tuesdaykilling nine people, in-cluding four policemen,and wounding some 30others.

Internet

An Afghan victim of a

suicide attack, lies on

a bed, under treatment

following a suicide

attack in Khost Prov-

ince east of Kabul,

Afghanistan on

13 May, 2009.

INTERNET

An Afgjhan journaliststands near the dam-

aged motor bikesfollowing a suicideattack near a USCamp Salerno in

Khost Province east ofKabul, Afghanistan on

13 May, 2009.INTERNET

New threat for Iraqimilitary: Drop in oil

pricesBAGHDAD, 14 May—Lower oil prices are threaten-

ing Iraq’s efforts to build a military capable of defend-ing the country, raising the possibility that the Iraqiswill need substantial US help for years after the Ameri-cans leave by 2012.

The budget crunch not only affects ground forcesthat bear the brunt of the fight against Sunni and Shiiteextremists — it also slows development of an air forcecapable of defending the skies and a navy able to pro-tect vital oil exporting facilities in the Persian Gulffrom terror attacks.

All that is forcing US and Iraqi planners to maketough choices during the countdown to the withdrawalof all American troops by the end of 2011. With theObama administration shifting resources to Afghani-stan, the US is not in a position to finance the Iraqibudget shortfall.

“Realistically, as we look out to 2011, this year’sbudget will not keep them on track they need to beon,” said Army Lt Gen Frank Helmick, the Ameri-can officer in charge of training the Iraqi securityforce.

“These ministers in defence and interior are havingto make very, very difficult decisions, having toprioritize their requirements.”

Internet

An Iraqinational

policeman passesby weapons

seized by Iraqisecurity forces inBaghdad, Iraq,

on 14 May, 2009.The Iraqi

National Policedisplayed variousweapons seizedduring recentoperations in

southwestBaghdad’s

Sadiyahneighborhood.

INTERNET

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Message of the Secretary-General of theUnited Nations on the International

Day of Families15 May 2009

This year’s International Day of Families, beingcommemorated under the theme, “Mothers andFamilies: Challenges in a Changing World,” focuseson the important role of mothers for families andcommunities around the world.

Mothers play a critical role in the family, which isa powerful force for social cohesion and integration.The mother-child relationship is vital for the healthydevelopment of children. And mothers are not onlycaregivers; they are also breadwinners for their fami-lies. Yet women continue to face major – and evenlife-threatening – challenges in motherhood.

Childbirth, which should be a cause for celebra-tion, is a grave health risk for too many women indeveloping countries. Improving maternal health isthe Millennium Development Goal on which theleast progress has been made. A woman in a least-developed country is 300 times more likely to die inchildbirth or from pregnancy-related complicationsthan a woman in a developed country. We must makepregnancy and childbirth safer by enabling healthsystems to provide family planning, skilledattendance at birth and emergency obstetric care.

Violence against women, many of whom aremothers, remains one of the most pervasive humanrights violations of our time. It has far-reaching con-sequences –endangering the lives of women andgirls, harming their families and communities, anddamaging the very fabric of societies. Ending andpreventing violence against women should be a keypriority for all countries.

We must also ensure universal access to educa-tion. The benefits of educating women and girls ac-crue not only to individual families but to wholecountries, unlocking the potential of women to con-tribute to broader development efforts. Statistics alsoshow that educated mothers are much more likely tokeep their children in school, meaning that the ben-efits of education transcend generations.

As we strive to support mothers in their caregivingwork, we should develop and expand family-friendlypolicies and services, such as child care centres, thatwould reduce some of the workload placed onwomen. Women and men alike need stronger publicsupport to share equally in work and family respon-sibilities. Families built on the recognition of equal-ity between women and men will contribute to morestable and productive societies.

We face multiple challenges in our changingworld, but one factor remains constant: the timelessimportance of mothers and their invaluable contri-bution to raising the next generation. By rewardingtheir efforts and enhancing their living conditions,we can secure a better future for all.—UNIC

DE T R O I T /WA S H I N G-TON, 14 May—GeneralMotors Corp andChrysler aim to drop asmany as 3,000 US deal-ers and are expected tobegin sending notifica-t ions as early asThursday, three peoplebriefed on the still de-veloping plans said.

GM, facing a US gov-ernment-imposed dead-line of 1 June to restruc-ture or file for bankruptcy,is expected to send termi-nation notices to up to2,000 dealers — a third ofits roughly 6,000 US deal-ers, the sources toldReuters.

Chrysler, which filedfor bankruptcy on 30April, will also tell up to1,000 of its 3,189 USdealers it is terminatingtheir franchise agree-ments, according to thesources who asked not tobe identified because thecontroversial closureplans have not been yetannounced.

Internet

DAKAR, 14 May—Theglobal economic crisis isa matter of “life anddeath” in the world’spoorest continent, the Af-rican Union’s top officialJean Ping told the AfricanDevelopment Bank(AfDB) annual meetingon Wednesday.

“If in developed coun-tries, the crisis is being feltin terms of job losses, inours it is a question of lifeand death, with the risk ofmore conflicts, in particu-lar,” said Ping, who ishead of the AU Commis-

Chairman of theCommission of the

African UnionJean Ping.INTERNET

SINGAPORE, 14 May—Singapore Telecommuni-cations (SingTel) saidThursday fourth quarter netprofit fell 17.3 percent andwarned that the weak eco-nomic environment wouldcontinue to hit earnings.

Net profit in the threemonths ended March to-talled 903 million Singa-pore dollars (619 millionUS), down from 1.09 bil-lion dollars in the sameperiod a year ago.

However, the figurewas better than the 851.8billion dollar average netprofit forecast by analystsin a Dow Jones News-wires poll.

And the largest tel-ecommunications firm inSoutheast Asia will seeearnings impacted furtheras regional economiessuch as Australia are likelyto slow this year due theglobal slump, said chiefexecutive Chua SockKoong.

“If you look at the eco-nomic data that continues

Economic crisis ‘life and death’for Africans

sion and a former foreignminister of Gabon.

Ping was speaking atthe opening of AfDB’s44th annual assembly.

According to the bank,the effects of the crisiswill create 27 million newpoor in Africa in 2009.

“The risks of the crisisare weighing heavily onthe democratic advanceswhich he have made re-cently,” Ping said,

The downturn “threat-ens state of law, humanrights, threatens theshared values that we are

trying to promote on thecontinent. This concernseveryone,” he said.

Ping said anotherthreat to the world eco-nomy was piracy off So-malia, a country “whichhas been forgotten, ne-glected, abandoned for 18years” since it descendedinto anarchy with the fallof dictator Mohamed SiadBarre.—Internet

GM, Chryslerto cut up to

3,000 dealers

Sing Tel says Q4 profit down17.3 percent

to be released, we’re stillseeing a downtrend,” shetold a media briefing.

“Although I must saythere are some tentativesigns that maybe a bot-tom is approaching,clearing (the economicoutlook) is very uncer-tain now.”

Internet

Flat screen television sets German scientists said Wednesday they hadtweaked organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) — the materials used in flat-screen TVs, laptop computer screens and mobile phone displays — to become

flexible, energy-efficient sources of white light.—INTERNET

HOUSTON, 14 May—US Continental Airlinessaid on Wednesday it willcut about 500 reservationagent positions companywide and close a reserva-tions centre in Tampa,Florida, on grounds thatthe economy is weak andmore passengers preferonline reservations.

The job cuts and cen-tre closure will be com-pleted by 19 July this year“in response to reducedcall volumes caused by a

US Continental Airlines to cut 500 jobs, shutreservation centre amid weak economy

customer shift towardsWeb self-service and theglobal economic reces-sion,” the Houston-basedcarrier said in a bulletin toits more than 43,000 em-ployees. “We must makethese changes to adapt tochanging customer prefer-ences toward the Web,”Continental’s Reserva-tions and eCommerceVice President MartinHand said.

“Adding to the struc-tural decline in call vol-umes caused by the Webhas been the effect of theglobal recession, whichhas resulted in fewer callsinto our reservationscentres,” he said.

Continental said it isoffering a number of ben-efits to employees, includ-ing “early out” severanceand leaves of absence pro-grammes.—Internet

MADRID, 14 May—In a move to boost its flaggingtourist industry, Spain announced on Wednesday thatairlines that increase passenger numbers in the firsthalf the year would receive tax breaks in the secondhalf.

Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero toldparliament the measure was aimed at “supporting thetourism sector.”

He said airlines that increase passenger numbersin the first six months of 2009, compared to the sec-ond half of 2008, would see airport taxes cut by 100percent for the rest of the year.—Internet

Spain to reward airlines forincreased passenger numbers

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China-Russia partnershipenjoys all-round, fast

growth

Bangladesh, Russiasign MoU on nuclear

power plantDHAKA, 14 May—Bangladesh and Russia Wednes-

day signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)here to enhance cooperation between the two coun-tries in peaceful use of nuclear energy.

Main purpose of the MoU signed between the state-owned Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission(BAEC) and the Russian State Atomic Energy Corpo-ration-Rosatom, is to take necessary steps for settingup a 600-1000 MW power plant in Bangladesh, offi-cials said. “This is a great moment for us. Throughsigning of this agreement, we are moving forward toimplement our election commitment to build up a nu-clear power project,” Science and ICT State MinisterYeafesh Osman said at the signing ceremony.

NN Spasskiy, Deputy Director General of Rosatom,who signed the agreement on Russian part, said, “Thisagreement will enable us to provide avenue for coop-eration in peaceful use of nuclear energy. But one thingis in our mind to design and build Bangladesh’s firstnuclear power plant.”

BAEC acting chairman Mosharraf Hossain signedthe MoU on behalf of his organization. Both sides,however, termed the MoU a very preliminary stageafter an initial negotiation. If negotiation proceeds on,a state level agreement will be signed later.—Xinhua

Ten immigrants deadafter boat sinks off

FloridaHOUSTON, 14 May—Ten immigrants are dead and

17 rescued on Wednesday after an overloaded boatcarrying immigrants sank off the coast of the southernUS state of Florida, local media reported.

The search for survivals is underway and local offi-cials say they do not know exactly how many peoplewere aboard the boat, said Coast Guard Captain JamesFitton, quoted by the reports.

Fitton believed around 30 were dumped into the sea.The boat “apparently left Bimini in the Bahamas”

on Tuesday night and “apparently” carrying immi-grants of Haiti, the reports added.

Xinhua

UN says dozens ofcivilians killed in DRCongo over weekend

KINSHASA, 14 May—The United Nations has saidthat dozens of civilians were killed in an attack overthe weekend in eastern Democratic Republic ofCongo (DR Congo), according to media reportsreaching here.

In a statement on Wednesday, the United NationsOffice for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairscited local sources as saying that the attack claimedthe lives of at least 90 people in North Kivu Provinceof the country.

The Rwandan Hutu rebels were blamed for the at-tack.

Xinhua

Reports say Nigerian militantswarn oil firms to pull staff out

A survivor from a capsized migrant boat is broughtto shore by the US Coast Guard and first respond-

ers in Riviera Beach, Florida, on 13 May, 2009.XINHUA

An artistic installation entitled “Anthropodino” by Brazilian artist ErnestoNeto is previewed at the Wade Thompson Drill Hall of Park Avenue Armory inthe borough of Manhattan in New York, the US, on 13 May, 2009. The title of

the artwork “anthropodino” draws upon the idea of the human body(“anthro”) as a central concern. —INTERNET

All items from Xinhua News Agency

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) shakeshands with Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Stand-ing Committee of the National People’s Congress(NPC) of China, in Moscow, capital of Russia, on

13 May, 2009.—XINHUA

MOSCOW, 14 May—China’s top legislator WuBangguo said hereWednesday the strategicpartnership of coopera-tion between China andRussia is currently show-ing a momentum all-round and rapid growth,as high-level contact re-mains frequent.

Wu said in recent years,China-Russia relationshave been lifted to newstages as cooperation inall fields reached anunprecedentedly highlevel.

Wu made the remarksas he met with RussianPresident DmitryMedvedev Wednesday af-ternoon. Wu, chairman ofthe Standing Committee

of the National People’sCongress (NPC) arrivedhere for an official good-will visit Wednesday.

Wu conveyed ChinesePresident Hu Jintao’sgreetings to Medvedev.He highly appreciated fre-quent contact betweenleaders of the two coun-tries, saying Medvedev’svisit to China last yearcontributed to the con-tinuous growth of the stra-tegic partnership betweenthe two countries on ahigh level.—Xinhua

LAGOS, 14 May—Nigerian majormilitant group warned oil companies inthe Niger Delta to pull their staff out,according to agencies’ reports onWednesday.

“Oil companies operating in the regionare advised to evacuate their staff withinthe next 24 hours to avoid them being partof the statistics of an emerging civil war,”the Movement for the Emancipation ofthe Niger Delta (MEND) said in a state-ment. The Nigerian military clashed withMEND in southern Delta State Wednes-day morning.

Military spokesman Col RabeAbubakar said the security forces acci-dentally encountered the militants,sparking a gunfight.

However, MEND said the militaryattacked its camps in the region, but ithad destroyed two military boats andinflicted several security force casual-ties. “At about 0930 Hrs today, 13 May,2009, the Nigerian armed forceslaunched an unprovoked attack on two

major MEND camps in Delta state hop-ing to overwhelm them with the elementof surprise,” MEND said in the statementreaching here on Wednesday.

“Unfortunately for the raiders, we werewaiting for them, a bloody battle is ongo-ing and two gunboats belonging to thearmy have already been sunk by mineswith several casualties on the side of thearmy,” it said. The statement said otherfreedom fighters in the Niger Delta havebeen placed on alert to defend their posi-tions and unleash a horrible toll on the oilindustry and the Nigerian economy.

MEND, one of the main militantgroups in the Niger Delta Region, hadrejected Nigerian President UmaruYar’Adua’s offer of an amnesty to rebelsin the region in April this year.

It has been the mastermind behindmost kidnappings in the Nigeria, and italways uses kidnapping and hostage tak-ing as a source of fund raising, while over200,000 US dollars is usually the ransomper head.—Xinhua

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NEWS ALBUMSpanish ticket wins 126million euros in lotteryA lottery player in Spain has won 126

million euros (112 milion pounds), thebiggest ever European jackpot for a sin-gle ticket, lottery organizer EuroMillionssaid Saturday. The winner of the on Fridaynight draw conquered odds of 76 millionto one to snare the windfall which bal-looned after the jackpot was not won inthe previous six weekly draws.

“The record for a single win inEuroMillions is believed to have been bro-ken when on Friday’s sixth-rollover drawwas won by a single ticket holder,” EuroMillions said on its website about the gamewhich pools stakes from nine Europeanlotteries.

A fisherman throws a net next to theSpanish Navy training ship Juan

Sebastian de Elcano anchored in theHavana Bay. The vessel, named afterthe Spanish sailor Juan Sebastian de

Elcano who accomplished a triparound the globe in 1522, is in Cuba

for a five-day official visit.

Wilbaer, left, a 16 months old polarbear, plays with his mother Corinna inthe Wilhelma zoo in Stuttgart,Germany. Wilbaer, who was born inthis zoo, will leave his mother in thenext weeks and move to the bearpark Orsa in Gorenklitt, Sweden.

A member of the Oxford Archaeologicalteam holds part of an Australiansoldier’s uniform at the FromellesMemorial Park in Fromelles, northernFrance, on 4 May, 2009. The remainsof up to 400 Australian and BritishWorld War I soldiers, which werediscovered in May 2008, are to berecovered and re-interred in individualgraves. The soldiers fought in the Battleof Fromelles, which took place between 19-21 July, 1916.

Viking ship found on Swedish lake bottomDivers stumbled on the wreck of a Viking ship this week on the bottom of the

largest lake in Sweden.Archaeologists say the ship is the first from the Viking erafound underwater in Sweden, The Local reported. Previous Viking ship discoverieshave been used for land burials.

The boat was in the midst of an island group in the centre of Lake Vanern. Most ofthe wreck was covered with 3 feet of mud with a single rib sticking out of the ooze,the divers said.Roland Peterson, an archaeologist with the Vanern Museum, said thata sample of the ship’s wood and iron from a sword and shield found in the wreck arebeing tested to determine the age of the vessel. But he said the sword resembles thosefrom other Viking-era sites. The divers discovered six more shipwrecks within 300feet of the Viking ship, including three in the same spot. Peterson said the age ofthose wrecks is still completely unknown.Vanern, which lies west of Stockholm, isone of a chain of lakes in the Gotha Canal system, connecting the capital andGothenburg. The lake is the third largest in Europe.

A truck sits in the drive-way of a badly damagedhouse after a tornado hitthe area on 13 May, 2009,in Kirksville, Mo Multipletornados hit the area as

severe storms torethrough the state.

INTERNET

KIRKSVILLE, 14 May—Violent storms thatspawned at least one tor-nado left a path of destruc-tion in northern Missourion Wednesday, killing awoman and damagingdozens of buildings.

The city of Kirksvilleapparently took the hard-est hit. Police Det Sgt RonCelian said about 30 to 40homes were damaged,one was destroyed and anauto dealership sustainedsignificant damage.

Two people were in-jured near the dealershipwhen their car was blownoff the road, Kirksvillepolice Det Sgt Ron Celiansaid.

Sullivan CountyEmergency Managementdirector Rick Gardner

BRUSSELS, 14 May—Searches of captured motherships operating off the Somali coast have revealedfor the first time that pirate gangs are coordinatingtheir attacks against commercial shipping, the com-mander of the European Union’s naval task force saidon Wednesday.

British Rear Admiral Philip Jones said that in re-cent weeks his flotilla had captured four of the motherships used to resupply the small pirate speedboats thatoperate far offshore in the Indian Ocean.

“We do fairly extensive trawls of all the vesselswe capture to look for ... evidence we can use to work(out) ourselves what the pirates tactics are,” Jones toldreporters.—Internet

KABUL, 14 May—Nearly two dozen Talebanfighters laid down theirarms and joined govern-ment in Baghlan Provincenorth of Afghanistan,police said on Thursday.

“Twenty armed rebelsunder the command ofMullah Abdul Jabbarhanded in arms in Jilgadistrict and vowed to de-fend the government andwork for peace,” Policespokesman in the provinceAhmad Jawed Basharattold Xinhua.

With the surrender ofthese people, he added,that Jilga district and sur-rounding areas wouldhave peace and stability.

Jilga and neighboringBirka districts have seenescalating Taleban activi-ties over the past couple ofmonths. Militants justweeks ago raided Birkadistrict and after killingthree police took awayeight others but set themfree later.—Internet

MANILA, 14 May—A free-trade agreement cover-ing both East and South Asia could generate around260 billion US dollars in additional income and tradebenefits could be shared more evenly between the fastgrowing economies and the disadvantaged ones in theregion, a book released on Wednesday by the AsianDevelopment Bank (ADB) finds.

The ADB said East and South Asia have been atthe forefront of the global drive to establish free-tradeagreements in recent years, with around 20 eithersigned, under negotiation, or proposed by the two re-gions as of January last year.

Trade between East and South Asia soared by over114 billion US dollars between 2000 and 2007. De-spite that progress, the benefits of the trade were lim-ited and spread unevenly, the ADB said.—Internet

Severe storms hit three states,kill Missouri woman

said a woman was killedwhen what appeared to bea tornado struck a mobilehome east of Milan. Hername had not been re-leased late Wednesday.

Gardner said the wom-an’s husband and anotherman survived unharmedin a workshop next to themobile home.

Julie Adolphson, a me-teorologist at the NationalWeather Service office inPleasant Hill, said a tor-

nado hit Kirksville andNovinger, both in AdairCounty.

Knox County emer-gency dispatcher JeanetteRandall said a storm hitEdina on Wednesdayevening, with storm spot-ters reporting multiplefunnel clouds. No injurieswere reported, but a barnwas destroyed and powerlines were damaged, shesaid.

Internet

Pirates coordinating attacksoff Somalia

Pan-Asian free trade dealcould generate $260bln

in extra income

20 armedmilitants surrender

to Gov’t inN Afghanistan

Over 500 twins in oneIndian village

Doctors are studying a unique villagein the southern Indian state of Kerela thathas over 500 twins in just 2,000 households,the local Hindi daily Danik Bhaskar saidThursday. While twin births in the villagehas been observed for at least threegenerations, the number of twins born invillage Kodinhi is increasing every year,said the report. Dr. Krishan Sribhuj, whohas been studying the village for the last twoyears, said while number of registered twinsstood at 500,the actual number of twinsexceeded 600.

The doctor has ruled out environmentalcauses or pollution as a factor, saying alltwins are healthy and without any disorders.He suspected that the phenomenon is relatedwith the feeding habits of the villagers, whohave 45 twins for every 1,000 people, sixtimes higher than average. In 2008 alone,30 twins were born in the village.

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Ongoing hydropower projects to helpsatisfy domestic electric power demand

Sr

No.

1. Baluchaung (2) 168 1974

2. Kinda 56 1985

3. Hsedawgyi 25 1989

4. Baluchaung (1) 28 1992

5. Zawgyi (1) 18 1995

6. Zawgyi (2) 12 1998

7. Zaungtu 20 2000

8. Thaphanseik 30 2002

9. Mone 75 2004

10. Paunglaung 280 2005

11. Yenwe 25 2007

12. Khabaung 30 2008

13. Tikyit (coal-fired) 120 2005

14. Kengtawng 54 2009

15. Shweli (1) 500 2009

Total 1441

HydropowerPlant

Year ofcompletionMegawatt

Article: Thaung Khin Oo

(from page 1) All the townships in Shan State (South) that have gotgrids linking with the national electric power networksuch as Langkho, Mongpan, Mongnai, Maukmai,Namhsan, Loilem, Leikha, Mongpon and Hopong areenjoying sufficient electric power supply. That evening,I watched a song on TV to the accompaniment of Shantraditional drums and dances, portraying that thegovernment has constructed Kengtawng HydropowerPlant thanks to unprecedented peace and stability andnational unity in the area, and that all local people willequally share the fruits of unity. I also noticed that at theopening ceremony, Shan nationals were much pleasedwith the facility.

Thanks to many more hydropower plants, gridsand power stations, the people can visualize what theelectric power sector will be like in next three or fouryears. I noticed Yenwe Hydropower Plant withgenerating capacity of 25 megawatts that can generate120 million kilowatt hours a year was opened on 10February 2007; Pathi Hydropower Plant withgenerating capacity of two megawatts, on 2 January2008; and Khabaung Hydropower Plant withgenerating capacity of 30 megawatts that can generate120 million kilowatt hours a year, on 2 February 2008.At the opening ceremony of Khabaung HydropowerPlant, officials in their speeches disclosed that thegovernment was trying its utmost to complete sixlarge hydropower projects between 2007 and 2010:Kengtawng Hydropower Project (54 megawatts),Shweli Project (1) Hydropower Project (600megawatts), Yeywa Hydropower Project (790megawatts), Kunchaung Hydropower Project (60megawatts), Pyuchaung Hydropower Project (40megawatts) and Shwegyin Hydropower Project (75megawatts).

I feel very heartened to watch on TV news andnews in the newspapers that the Head of State andmembers of the State Peace and Development Counciloccasionally make inspection tours of hydropowerprojects. Officials concerned from the relatedministries and the projects are working hard. It impliesthat the government is putting huge efforts intohydropower projects to supply greater power to thepeople. I have also learnt that Shweli (1) HydropowerPlant with generating capacity of 600 megawatts isgoing to be commissioned. The purpose of this articleis to present what the electric power sector will be likein future for public knowledge.

Generating capacity of the nationOn 16 May 2006, the Ministry of Electric Power

was reconstituted into the Ministry of Electric Power(1) and the Ministry of Electric Power (2). The Ministryof Electric Power (1) is responsible for conductingfeasibility study to find out water resources,constructing hydropower plants and power stations,and generating electricity. The Ministry of ElectricPower (2) takes responsibilities for building an electricpower network system, supporting electricity to thegrids, and distributing electricity to the people.Generation of electric power will be on sharp increasein several years due to the harmonious cooperation ofthe two ministries.

The following 15 hydropower plants are under theMinistry of Electric Power (1).

Shweli (1) Hydropower Plant is due to be equippedwith six 100-megawatt generators. So far, five of themhave started generating electricity, and the last one willbe installed in the plant soon.

The generating capacity the hydropower plantsunder the Ministry of Electric Power (1) totaled 1441megawatts. Up to 1988, the ministry had only twohydropower plants: Baluchaung (2) Hydropower Plant(168 megawatts) and Kinda Hydropower Plant (56

megawatts), totalling 224 megawatts.The Ministry of Electric Power (2) operates the

following 15 gas-fired and steam hydropower plants.

Year ofcompletion

Sr

No.

1. Kyunchaung 54.30 1974

2. Mann 36.90 1980

3. Shwedaung 55.35 1984

4. Myanaung 34.70 1975

5. Thaton 50.95 1985

6. Mawlamyine 12.00 1980

7. Hlawga 99.90 1995

8. Hlawga (steam) 54.30 1999

9. Ywama 60.90 1980

10. Ywama (steam) 9.40 2004

11. Ahlon 99.90 1995

12. Ahlon (steam) 54.30 1999

13. Thakayta 57.00 1990

14. Thakayta (steam) 35.00 1997

15. Kanma 8.72 1998

Total 723.62

HydropowerPlant

Megawatt

Shweli (1) Hydropower Plant will be able togenerate100 more megawatts if the last generator isinstalled. By 2010, Yeywa (790 megawatts), Kunchaung(60 megawatts), Pyuchaung (40 megawatts) andShwegyin (75 megawatts) will have been completed. Ifso, the generation of hydropower will increase by 1065megawatts. By then, the nation's generating capacitywill increase to 3229.62 megawatts.

So far, the generating capacity of the hydropowerplants under the Ministry of Electric Power (2) hasreached 723.62 megawatts, and all the hydropowerplants are gas-fired and steam ones. Up to 1988, thenation had only seven gas-fired and steam power stationswith generating capacity of 268.2 megawatts in total.

The generating capacity of the two ministriesstands at 2164.62 megawatts. The hydroelectricitygenerated by the 30 hydropower plants is distributedto the consumers through grids. The two ministriesgenerated 6088 million kilowatt hours and distributed5543 million kilowatt hours in 2006-2007; generated6299 million kilowatt hours and distributed 6068million kilowatt hours in 2007-2008; and generated6537 million kilowatts hours and distributed 6334million kilowatt hours in 2008-2009.

The greater economic growth the nation achieves,the higher the demand of electric power will be yearby year. As mentioned above, Shweli (1) HydropowerPlant will be able to generate100 more megawatts ifthe last generator is installed. By 2010, Yeywa (790megawatts), Kunchaung (60 megawatts), Pyuchaung(40 megawatts) and Shwegyin (75 megawatts) willhave been completed. If so, the generation ofhydropower will increase by 1065 megawatts. Bythen, the nation's generating capacity will increase to3229.62 megawatts. As a result of the government'seffective encouragement, and the hard work ofresponsible persons, the hydropower projects areexpected to be completed on schedule. In order tocomplete hydropower projects, diversion tunnels andintake tunnels are constructed. If there is no unforeseengeographical barrier and difficulty, the projects willbe over in time.

The projects imply that the government is pursuinga master plan to satisfy the people's growing demandof electric power.

Translation: MSMyanma Alin: 14-5-2009

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NAY PYI TAW, 14 May — The State Peaceand Development Council has appointed DeputyDirector-General Dr. Than Zaw Myint of the MedicalScience Department under the Ministry of Health asDirector-General of the same department onprobation from the date he assumes charge of hisduties.—MNA

MYANMAR GAZETTE

NAY PYI TAW, 14May—Minister forInformation Brig-GenKyaw Hsan on 12 Mayafternoon met with staffof Sub-printing House(Mandalay) of News and

Information Minister inspects Sub-printing House(Mandalay), Aungmyethazan Township IPRD

Periodicals Enterprise inPale Ngweyaung Ward ofA u n g m y e t h a z a nTownship and inspectedthe sub-printing house.

The minister viewedthe documentary photos onmaintenance of the pressduring the Myanmar NewYear holidays. Afterinspecting the presses, theminister instructedofficials to systematicallycarry out daily and monthlymaintenance of the presses.

He also gaveinstructions on minimizingloss and wastage inproducing newspapers andtraining the workers foruplift of their efficiency.

At Upper Myanmar(Mandalay Branch) ofMyanma Motion PictureEnterprise, the ministermet the staff.

At AungmyethazanTownship Informationand Public RelationsDepartment, the ministerlooked into theinformation works at the

wall magazine and visitedTV room and readingroom.

He attended thefurniture and booksdonation ceremony forself-reliant libraries and

met with the staff.Chairman of

Township Peace andDevelopment Council UAung Naing accepted onecupboard for LungeShayhsaung Library ofPhonedawtoe Warddonated by Chairman UHla Win of KathinaAssociation ofA u n g m y e t h a z a nIndustrial Raw MaterialsTrading; various kinds ofbooks for 26 libraries byTownship UnionSolidarity andDevelopment AssociationSecretary U Kyaw San;and copies of journals byU Sithu Lwin of theMyanmar Times,Administrator U Myo Minof Ahtet Myanmar Newsjournal and ShweMandalay journal, ChiefEditor U Swe Naing Sit ofNanmyint journal; ChiefReporter U Thant Zin Tunof the Mandalay Times

and Editor-in-charge DawKhaing Wady Aye ofMann Taung Yeikjournal.

Next, the ministerstressed the need for all toactively participate in

striving for durability ofthe self-reliant libraries.

After the ceremony,the minister cordiallygreeted the wellwishers,guests and staff.

MNA

YANGON, 14May—A ceremony toconclude the ICTDevelopment andApplication course (2/2009) jointly conductedby No. 3 Basic Education

ICT Development and Application course concludesDepartment of theMinistry of Education andSoft Guide Company Ltdwas held at the computertraining hall of thedepartment, here, today.

Director-General

U Aye Kyu of thedepartment made aconcluding speech.

He presented thefirst prize to Daw Aye HsuWin of BEHS (branch) inHtantabin Township, thesecond prize to U Hla MyoTun of BEHS (Phayagyi)

in Thongwa Township,the third prize to Daw HninWut Yi Myint of BEMS(Kyaunggon Seikgyi) inThanlyin Township, theconsolation prizes to DawKhin Le Min Htaik ofBEHS (Kamakalok) inKyauktan Township andDaw Aye Aye Nyein ofBEHS (branch)(Shwemyaya) in HmawbyTownship.

The 10-daytraining course wasattended by 100trainees.—MNA

Minister forInformation Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan

inspects sub-printinghouse (Mandalay) of

News andPeriodicals

Enterprise in PaleNgweyaung Ward in

AungmyethazanTownship, Mandalay

Division.—MNA

Director-General UAye Kyu of No.3 BasicEducation Department

of the Ministry ofEducation presentsprize to a winner.

MNA

InformationMinister Brig-Gen

Kyaw Hsan deliversan address at

Information andPublic Relations

office inAungmyethazan

Township,Mandalay District.

MNA

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(from page 16)Ayethaya Indus-

trial Zone is located bythe Ayethaya-Nyaungshwe motor road,southwest of Taunggyiand 1.5 miles south ofAyethaya Myothit. InJune 1999, a total of 2936plots were reclaimed on245 acres of land as thefirst phase, and a total of792 more plots were ex-tended on 40 acres of land.Afterwards, altogether992 entrepreneursinitiated the production offoodstuffs, wood and fin-ished wood products,personal goods, raw ma-terials and general indus-tries on 3728 plots on 285acres of land.

Same industrieswere coordinated to formthe automobile assem-bling committee, the ag-

Ayethaya Industrial Zone of Taunggyiassembling import-substitute automobiles

Article: Maung Maung Htwe (MNA); Photos: Tha Nyan (MNA)

SSMT-Jeeps, products of Mongton Automobile Industry, on display.

Photo shows import-substitute spare parts of automobiles manufac-tured by Ayethaya-Mongton Industrial Co Ltd.

U Saw Naing, ownerof Mongton Automo-

bile AssemblingIndustry of Ayethaya-Mongton Industrial

Co Ltd.

SSMT-light trucks assembled according to orders placed by departments concerned.

riculture equipment as-sembling committee andthe other industrial manu-facturing committee forachieving the develop-ment momentum in theirindustries.

At present, the in-dustrial zone can manu-facture the quality importsubstitute productsnamely agriculture imple-ments, fertilizers, con-crete lamp posts, mouldsof brick block andhydropower turbine inaddition to power-tiller,paddy thresher, Thitseintfruit thresher and crude

oil mill, paddy harvesterand maize thresher.

In the past, a largeamount of foreign ex-change was spent on the

import of automobiles. Tobe able to contribute to thetransport sector, the gov-ernment is encouraging theprivate industries toassemble the various kindsof vehicles as part of im-port-substitute efforts.

In Ayethaya In-dustrial Zone, the entre-preneurs had been strivingfor systematically assem-bling the various kinds ofautomobiles since 2001-2002 and then they couldassemble Shan Star Jeep.

At the MyanmarAutomobile Show (2003)held at Kyaikkasan

Grounds in Yangon from 9to 29 May 2003, a total of90 vehicles of six kindsassembled in AyethayaIndustrial Zone were puton display. Among them,Shan Star Jeep (MT) andShan Star Saloon won thebest product award (spe-cial).

While inAyethaya Industrial Zone,our news team met with USaw Naing, owner ofMongton AutomobileIndustry of Ayethaya-Mongton Industrial Co Ltdthat secured the specialaward in showing Shan StarJeep and enquired aboutproduction of automobilesand spare parts at his in-dustry.

U Saw Naing ex-plained, “Mongton Auto-mobile Industry ofAyethaya-Mongton Indus-

trial Co Ltd started assem-bling automobiles in 2001-2002. Up to now, theindustry had assembled600 vehicles in total in-cluding SSMT-Jeeps andSSMT-light trucks.”

He continued tosay, “In 2008-2009, theindustry produced 25SSMT-light trucks accord-ing to the orders placed bydepartments concerned.Moreover, five SSMT-Jeeps were assembled andsold in the local automobilemarket. At present, oneSSMT-light truck is soldat K 12 million and oneSSMT-Jeep at K 6.5million with completecertificates of licencesthrough the tender system.”

With regard to thestructures of the vehicles,he further explained thatthe body and frames of

SSMT-light truck is builtwith the use of productsfrom Mongton Industry.The automobile isequipped with 2C turboengine/gear box, powersteering, town Ace 4x2,4x4 axel, servo brake sys-tem and 165x70x13 sizedtyres. The car can run 30miles (45 kilometres) pergallon (diesel). The auto-mobile installed with 60-litre oil tank can drive 120kilometres per hour, headded.

U Saw Naing saidthat the body and frames ofSSMT-Jeep is used withthe products of MongtonIndustry including 2cturbo, 2L turbo engine/gearbox, power steering, TownAce 4x2, Hilix 4x4 axel,servo break system,275x75x15 sized tyre. Thevehicle consumes one gal-

lon of diesel for 30 miles(45 kilometres) and thecar is installed with 60-litre oil tank. Therefore,the automobile can drive120 kilometres per hour,he said.

The news crewobserved the assemblingof automobiles at ThitsarOo Light Truck Industry.

T h edevelopment of privateindustries is a significantdrive for progress of theindustrial sector of theState and building of theindustrialized nation.Therefore, all are toharmoniously strive fordevelopment of theindustrial zones includ-ing Ayethaya IndustrialZone.

*****Translation: TTAKyemon: 11-5-2009

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NAY PYI TAW, 14May—The authorities ofKengtung Special Anti-Drug Squad searchedKengtung-Mongla-runwhite colour Hilux withnumber plate Pa/7404driven by Zaw Hlaing Wintogether with busconductor Win Kyaing atWamtaping check point at7 am on 6 May.

They seized 41 packetsof illegal medicines madein Thailand with the brandsof Triprodrine, Triofed,Sulidine, Siam, Bated,Pomdma’s, B, Sinysaid/SPS, CO, GX/CTZ, ML,P&U and MP in a plasticbag from two noodleboxes. According to theinvestigation, owners ofillegal medicines were Sai

Pan Shwe of HaungleikWard of Tachilek. DriverZaw Hlaing Win and busconductor Win Kyaing areunder investigation, andthe authorities are trying toarrest Sai Pan Shwe.

At 4.30 pm on 6 May,the authorities of MandalaySpecial Anti-Drug Squadsearched the house at No.27/61 to 66 on SanpyaRoad in Sethmu Ward 1 ofPyigyidagun Township.They saw Kyaw KyawMaung from No. Ah-7/107of Ward 8, and seized 2250cards of Pseudoephedrinefrom a polyethylene bag.According to theinvestigation, Kyaw KyawMaung confessed that hecarried the drugs sent byShwe Pwint Byu bus gate

clerk Kyaw Zin Myint ofTamu to a medicine shopof Yangon. Kyaw KyawMaung is underinvestigation and theauthorities are undertakingto arrest the related drugpossessors.

Officials of PinlaungPolice Station andTaunggyi Special Anti-Drug Squad at 1.15 am on7 May searched the houseof Maung Phyit in YeUVillage in PinlaungTownship. They saw WamShauk San and Ma TinNwe together with MaungPhyit and seized 1150 WYbrand stimulant tablets andproceeds K 200,000 fromthe pillow of Ma Tin Nwe.Maung Phyit, Wam ShaukSan and Ma Tin Nwe are

under investigation. Theauthorities are undertakingto arrest the related drugpossessors.

At 10.30 am on 8 May,the authorities of MonywaSpecial Anti-Drug Squadsearched Myint Aung ofYedwingaung Village ofSagaing Township at SawNyinaung Tea Shop inMyothit Ward of Sagaingand seized 480 WY brandstimulant tablets from hisbag. According to theinvestigation, Myint Aungconfessed that he boughtthe tablets for Kyaw Waiof same village for re-sales.The authorities are tryingto arrest the related drugpossessors.

At 3.30 pm on 8 May,the authorities of Yangon

(East) Special Anti-DrugSquad searched the houseof Thet Khaing Oo at Ma-24 (B) on 20th Street inWard 3 of Latha Townshipand arrested Thet KhaingOo, Sein Tun (a) MaungOo and Aung Myo Thanttogether with 29 WYbrand stimulant tablets andone mobile telephone.According to theinvestigation, theauthorities seized 500more WY brand stimulanttablets from the house ofSein Tun at Ka/23/6 on13th Thiri Mingala Streetin East Ywama Ward ofInsein Township. Whileinvestigating Thet KhaingOo, Sein Tun and AungMyo Thant, the authoritiesare undertaking to

arrest the related drugpossessors.

At 6 pm on 10 May,the authorities of TaunggyiSpecial Anti-Drug Squadsearched Loikaw-Pinlaungrun Hilux with numberplate Nya/5247 driven byKyaw Soe together withbus conductor Than Naingat Yinhmee toll gate inPinlaung Township. Theyseized five packets ofmorphine weighing onekilo from a polyethylenebag covered with blanketsat the rear. Driver KyawSoe and bus conductorThan Naing are underinvestigation, and theauthorities are undertakingto arrest the related drugpossessors.

MNA

Illegal medicines, narcotic drugs seized in Shan States (East) and(South), Mandalay, Sagaing and Yangon Divisions

Commander, Ministers open roads, bridges, schools at Ayeyawady DivisionYANGON, 14 May—

Chairman of AyeyawadyDivision Peace andDevelopment CouncilCommander of South-WestCommand Maj-Gen KyawSwe, Minister for Progressof Border Areas andNational Races andDevelopment Affairs ColThein Nyunt and Ministerfor Forestry Brig-GenThein Aung on 12 Mayattended the openingceremony of Chyaukywa-Kywethaung earthen roadconstructed by IngapuTownship DevelopmentAffairs Committee.

First, ExecutiveOfficer U Khin Maung Ooof the Township DACexplained construction ofthe road and a local spokewords of thanks.

Next, the Chairman ofTownship PDC, theExecutive Officer ofTownship DAC and atownselder formally

inaugurated the road.The commander, the

ministers and party strolledalong the road and inspectedconstruction of new gravelroad. The four miles andone furlong long and 18feet wide Chyaukywa-Kyawethaung earthen roadis being upgraded to agravel road.

Afterwards, thecommander, the ministersand party also attended theopening ceremony ofKywethaung-Zibyukonbridge constructed byIngapu Township DAC.

After the ExecutiveOfficer had explained factsabout the bridge, a localspoke words of thanks.

Officials opened 165feet long and 10 feet wideKyawethaung-Zibyukonwooden bridge and then thecommander, the ministersand party strolled along thebridge.

Next, the commander

and ministers attended thenew school buildinghanding over ceremony atKywethaung village BasicEducation Middle School(Branch).

The Chairman ofTownship PDC, the actingtownship education officer

and a townselderinaugurated the new schoolbuilding. The commanderand the ministers deliveredspeeches. Members of theschool board of trusteeshanded over documentsrelated to the new schoolbuilding to the division

education officer.The commander,

ministers and well-wishersdonated K 1.6 million andfive sets of bio-battery tothe educational funds.

Deputy Director-General of DAD (Engineer)U Soe Ko Ko demonstrated

the use of bio-battery forlighting of every village.

Next, Col Thein Nyuntattended Zalun Townshipcircular tarred road openingceremony.

Officials opened the4,800 feet long and 15 feetwide road.—MNA

Lt-Gen Tha Aye inspects…(from page 1)

fluorescent lamps to thelocal people and exercisebooks and stationery to theaffiliated high school andprimary school in thevillage.

He also met withdepartmental officials andlocal people, Lt-Gen ThaAye presented bio-batteries

and fluorescent lamps tothe local people andexercise books andstationery to the schools inPhakant Township.

Lt-Gen Tha Aye andthe commander visitedSeikmu Village in PhakantTownship and gaveinstructions on proper flowof water in Whaykha and

Uru creeks to preventflooding in the village.

On his tour of Phakant,he visited the undergroundjade museum where over3000-ton uncut jade isdisplayed and gaveinstruction to officialsconcerned.

Afterwards, Lt-GenTha Aye and party went toTamakhan Station Hospitalin Haungpa Village-tract

and met with staff of thehospital, members of socialorganizations, townseldersand local people.

At the meeting, Lt-GenTha Aye presented exercisebooks and stationery to theaffiliated basic educationhigh school and donatedcash to the funds of thehospital. He also presentedbio-batteries, fluorescentlamps and medicines to

officials concerned.Lt-Gen Tha Aye

attended to the needs fordevelopment of the villages.

Afterwards, they wentto Phalamone Mountain onPhakant-Hkamti Roadwhere they were welcomedby Chairman of SagaingDivision Peace andDevelopment CouncilCommander of North-WestCommand Maj-Gen Myint

Soe and officials concerned.At the briefing hall, Lt-

Gen Tha Aye called formaintenance of Phakant-Tamakhan-PhalamoneRoad Section and gaveinstructions to officialsconcerned. He also visitedthe joint-venture jademining block in Hkamti andinspected Phalamone-Hkamti Road section.

MNA

Chairman of Ayeyawady Division Peace and Development Council Commander of South-West Command Maj-Gen Kyaw Swe, Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National

Races and Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt and Minister for Forestry Brig-Gen TheinAung open Kywethaung-Zibyukon bridge in Ingapu Township.—MNA

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People visit the exhibition stand of 3G moblie phone during the TianjinInternational Mobile Phone Industry Exhibition and Forum 2009 in Tianjin,

China, on 14 May, 2009. The 4-day International Mobile Phone IndustryExhibition and Forum opened in Tianjin on Thursday. More than 20 mobile

phone producers took part in the forum.—INTERNET

Spacewalkers John Grunsfeld (L) and DrewFeustel (R) exit the airlock to begin their

planned 6 1/2 hour excursion in this image fromNASA TV on 14 May, 2009. The pair will remove

and replace a Wide Field Planetary Camera 2which will allow the telescope to take large-scale, clear and detailed photos over a wide

range of colors.—INTERNET

A graduate wears a self-decorated graduation cap

during the commencementceremony at Arizona State

University in Tempe,Arizona, on 13 May, 2009.

The Arizona StateUniversity held a

commencement ceremonyhere on Wednesday,

seeing off some more than9000 graduates.

INTERNET

Russia to charge NASA $51Mper space flight

MOSCOW, 14 May—Russia will charge USastronauts 51 million US dollars per return trip to theInternational Space Station (ISS) from 2010 and willresume selling seats to space tourists, Russian newsagencies reported on Wednesday.

NASA needs to use the Russian Soyuz capsulebecause its own Space Shuttle will be retired next yearafter nearly three decades in service and a replacementis not due until 2014 at the earliest.

Russia’s own plans for a new spacecraft are runningbehind schedule, with the planned unveiling of amock-up now delayed by a year to 2010, Interfaxquoted Anatoly Perminov, head of Russian spaceagency Roskosmos as saying. “We’ve agreed with ourAmerican partners the sum of 51 million US dollars,starting in 2011,” Perminov was quoted as saying byITAR-TASS news agency.

He did not specify how much astronauts will becharged between 2010 and 2012, but in 2006 Russiacharged the United States 21.8 million per US dollarsreturn flight to the ISS. Since then the price for of aspace tourist ticket to the ISS has climbed to 35 millionUS dollars from 20 million US dollars.—MNA/Reuters

140 Afghans dead in US airstrikes last weekKABUL, 14 May—Ninety-three children and 25 adult women are among a list

of 140 names of Afghans who villagers say were killed in a battle and US airstrikeslast week, causing a crisis between Wahington and its Afghan allies.

The list, obtained by Reuters, bearsthe endorsement of seven senior provincialand central government officials, includingan Afghan two-star general who headed atask force dispatched by the governmentto investigate the incident. Titled “list ofthe martyrs of the bombardment of BalaBoluk District of Farah Province”, itincludes the name, age and father’s nameof each alleged victim.

The youngest was listed as eight-day-old baby Sayed Musa, son of Sayed Adam.Fifty-three victims were girls under theage of 18, and 40 were boys. Only 22 weremen 18 or older. The US military continuesto dispute the toll and a military spokesmansaid some of the names could be fake.

The dispute over the number of deadhas worsened tension between Washingtonand Kabul, despite apologies PresidentBarack Obama and Secretary of StateHillary Clinton made during a visit toWashington by President Hamid Karzailast week.—MNA/Reuters

Ban urges collective action againsthuman trafficking

China willing to enhanceeducation co-op with other

ASEM membersHANOI, 14 May—China is willing to strengthen

education cooperation with other Asia-Europe Meeting(ASEM) members in a wide range of areas, saidChinese Vice Education Minister Hao Ping here onThursday. Hao made the remarks in his speech at theSecond Asia-Europe Education Ministers’ Meetingthat opened in Hanoi on Thursday.

The meeting, within the framework of ASEM,drew minister-level officials and education specialistsfrom 39 ASEM members and internationalorganizations. He expected strengthening cooperationin “curriculum development, language learning,scientific research, training for school teachers andprincipals, and more sharing of information andresources”.

Hao highlighted the needs to develop vocationaleducation as the key to sustainable development ofhuman resources. During the two-day conference,participants discussed credit recognition and transferin ASEM and sustainable human resourcesdevelopment for ASEM future needs.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dungdelivered opening remarks at the meeting, calling forcloser Asia-Europe education cooperation to combatnegative social impacts of the current financial andeconomic crisis.—Internet

Only a third ofterrorism

arrests led tocharges in UK

LONDON, 14 May—More than 1,400 peoplehave been arrested inBritain under theTerrorism Act sinceSeptembr 11.2001 butomly a third of them endedup facing charges and evenfewer were convicted,government data showedon Wednesday.

The data, which coverthe period from the TwinTowers attacks on theUnitd States to the end ofMarch 2008, showed thatof 1,471 people arrested,only 196 were convicted,and only 102 of those werefound guilty underterrorism legislation.

“The main offencesfor which suspects werecharged under terrorismlegislation werepossession of an article forterrorist purposes,membership of aproscribed organizationand fundraising—alloffences under theTerrorism Act 2000,” saidPaul Wiles, chief scientificadviser at the HomeOffice.—MNA/Reuters

UNITED NATIONS, 14May—UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moonWednesday called forunited and real effortsfrom all member countriesto combat humantrafficking. In a address toa thematic debate of theGeneral Assembly onhuman trafficking held onWednesday, Ban saidtrafficking in weapons,drugs and blood diamondshas long been on the UN

agenda, “now we must addpeople to that list”.

Ban said millions ofpeople, most women andchildren are “brought andsold like chattel” in anumber of countries fromAsia, Africa, across theAmericas, to Europe.“Human trafficking isindeed one of the worstforms of violence againstwomen and girls,” he toldthe meeting.

Noting that UNmember states are startingto shoulder a greater share

of responsibility and UNorganizations and NGOcommunity are raisingawareness, Ban said thoseefforts need “greatercoherence”, “We have totake a tougher line againstthis crime,” the Secretary-General said. Describingthe meeting “a call foraction,” Ban said humantrafficking should becriminalized, urging allcountries must ratify theUN anti-traffickingProtocol.

MNA/Xinhua

A giant sculpture by Chineseartist Mu Boyan at Hong Kong’s

international art fiar.INTERNET

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV FREE MAVERICK VOY NO (9015)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV FREEMAVERICK VOY NO (9015) are hereby notified thatthe vessel will be arriving on 15.5.2009 and cargo willbe discharged into the premises of S.P.W 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 up to Claims Day nowdeclared as the third day after final discharge of cargofrom the vessel.a

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

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: KOOK YANG SHIPPING CO., LTDPhone No: 256924/256914

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV MCP VIENNA VOY NO (165 )Consignees of cargo carried on MV MCP VIENNA

VOY NO (165) are hereby notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 15.5.2009 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 up to Claims Day nowdeclared as the third day after final discharge of cargofrom the vessel.



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

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV GENIUS MARINER VOY NO (25)Consignees of cargo carried on MV GENIUS

MARINER VOY NO (25) are hereby notified that thevessel will be arriving on 15.5.2009 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of S.P.W.7 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 amto 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm up to Claims Day nowdeclared as the third day after final discharge of cargofrom the vessel.



AGENT FOR: EASTERN CAR LINER LTDPhone No: 256924/256914

Doctors warn climate changebiggest threat to global healthBEIJING, 14 May—Global health is at greater risk in

the 21st century because of the increase in greenhousegases, senior UK doctors warned on Thursday.

The first major report—compiled over a year by TheLancet medical journal and experts from the Institutefor Global Health at University College London—investigating the effects of climate change on people’shealth was published Wednesday.

A panel of doctors said rising global temperatureswould have a catastrophic effect on human healththrough floods, droughts and rising sea levels.“Even the most conservative estimates are pro-foundly disturbing and demand action,” said thedoctors.

“Climate change is the biggest global health threatof the 21st century. It’s a threat that’s been completelyneglected, marginalised, ignored, by not just the glo-bal health community, by doctors, nurses and otherhealth professionals, but also by policy-makers. Andyet, in terms of our well-being, in terms of our sur-vival over the next 100 years, it is absolutely the toppolitical issue that we should be talking about,’’ saidthe doctors.

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The Wilkins Ice Shelf off the Antarctic Peninsulais seen breaking up on 18 Jan, 2009. The huge

Antarctic ice shelf is on the brink of collapse withjust a sliver of ice holding it in place, the latest

victim of global warming that is altering maps ofthe frozen continent. —XINHUA

The best time to plant a tree was 20 yearsago. The second best time is now.

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Massachusetts stops drivers carrying mobiles

UN says 5,900 languagesrisk extinction

LAGOS, 14 May — The United Nations (UN) saidon Tuesday that 5,900 languages worldwide may be-come extinct before the end of the 21st century if meas-ures to protect them are not introduced, the NewsAgency of Nigeria reported Tuesday.

The United Nations, in a statement issued by theUN Information Centre (UNIC) in Lagos, urged coun-tries to introduce measures to secure their languages,noting that only 600 of the world’s 6,500 languageswould survive.

“There are at present 6,500 languages in the worldand by the end of the century, only 600 of them willsurvive through technological documentation,” thestatement said.

The United Nations said that languages remain criti-cal to the achievement of the Millennium DevelopmentGoals (MDGs) on education, urging that children shouldbe taught their dialects at an early age.

“Governments should introduce policies that wouldpromote speaking of mother tongue,” the UnitedNations statement said.

Meanwhile, the Nigerian federal government hasinitiated efforts to achieve technological documenta-tion of languages in the country.

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Mexico’s A/H1N1 flu death tollrises to 60, infected toll to 2,446MEXICO CITY, 14 May — Mexico’s Health Minister

Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos raised the confirmeddeath toll from new strain A/H1N1 flu to 60, and thetotal confirmed infected to 2,386 at Wednesdaymorning press conference.

Cordova also said that the most recent deathconfirmed as from the new virus — which causesbreathing difficulties, headaches, high bodytemperature and muscular pain — was around a weekold, and that 56 of the 60 confirmed deaths wereinfected before 23 April, when the Mexican govern-ment declared an alert and ordered all educationalinstitutions closed.

“There are still two states which have no confirmedcases and 89 percent of the municipalities in Mexicostill do not have any confirmed cases,” Cordova said.He added that the disease has turned out to be mostlyin poor urban areas, because populations tend not tobe so dense in the countryside.

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Confirmed A/H1N1 flu cases inUS rise to 3352

WASHINGTON, 14 May — The number of confirmedhuman A/H1N1 cases has risen to 3352 in 45 USstates, with three deaths, the US Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention (CDC) reported Wednesday.

According to the CDC, the state of Illinois has 592confirmed cases of the A/H1N1 flu, followed by 496of Wisconsin, 293 of Texas, 221 of California and 211of New York.—Internet

First case of A/H1N1 fluconfirmed in Belgium

BRUSSELS, 14 May — Belgian Health MinisterLaurette Onkelinx said here Wednesday that a case ofA/H1N1 flu had been confirmed in Belgium.

This made Belgium the 16th country in Europe andthe 34th country in the world which was affected bythe disease. The 28-year-old patient, who is from thenorthern Belgian city of Ghent, fell ill Monday afterhis return from a two-week trip in New York and Chi-cago in the United States, Onkelinx said.—Internet

All 147 passengers with exposure toSichuan A/H1N1 flu case found

BEIJING, 14 May — All the 147 passengers, whohad exposure to the confirmed A/H1N1 flu patientsurnamed Bao in Sichuan Province on the flightNW029, had been contacted by Beijing Health De-partment, said the department on Wednesday.

As of 5:30 pm all the 147 had been found, mostlyforeigners, in different provinces or regions, whichhad brought difficulties to the searching job, said thedepartment.—Internet

Bird flu hits another provinceof Vietnam

HANOI, 14 May — Another Southwestern provinceDong Thap of Vietnam was confirmed of being hitby the bird flu, said are port of the Vietnam’sDepartment of Animal Health under the Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development on Thursday.

The bird flu broke out in a local farm on 10 May,killing 49 out of a flock of 142 ducks, said the report.

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Dying oceans ‘life and death issue’MANADO, 14 May —The destruction of the world’s

oceans due to climate change and overuse is a “lifeand death issue” for humanity, Indonesian PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Thursday.

“We must come to the rescue of the oceans. We mustsave them from the ravages of abuse and over-exploi-tation by humankind, from the havoc due to pollutionand dire effects of climate change,” Yudhoyono saidat a global conference on oceans.

“This is a life and death issue for the community ofnations, including Indonesia, who prides itself on be-ing the world’s largest archipelago.” Ministers andofficials from more than 70 countries are meeting inthe Indonesian city of Manado for the World OceanConference, the first global meeting on the relation-ship between oceans and climate change.—Internet

BOSTON, 14 May—Massachusetts on Wednes-day banned drivers oftrains, street cars and busesfrom using or even carry-ing mobile phones at work,the toughest such measureimposed by a US statetransit agency.

Any driver working forthe Massachusetts BayTransportation Authoritycaught talking or text-messaging on a mobile orsimilar device will be sus-pended for a month andmanagers will recommend

their dismissal, the statesaid. Drivers found carry-ing their phones on dutyface a 10-day suspensionfor a first offense. If it hap-pens again, they will besuspended for a month andface a dismissal recom-mendation.

The tough new ruleswere imposed after twotrolleys collided in a Bos-ton tunnel on Friday, injur-ing 49 people, when one ofthe drivers failed to stop.He told authorities later hewas sending a text mes-

sage to his girlfriend at thetime. “I know what I sawon Friday night in that tun-nel. I know what the causewas. And I know that thisnew policy would haveprevented it,” said DanielGrabauskas, general man-ager of the MassachusettsBay Transportation Au-thority.

The National SafetyCouncil, an independent,nonprofit group, said therules were the most strin-gent of any US state tran-sit authority.—Internet

File photo shows a chemical tanker, loaded with toxicacid, beginning to sink in the English Channel hav-ing collided with another cargo ship. —INTERNET

Sudanese refugeescarry food and wa-ter near a refugeecamp in easternChad. Climatechange will presentthe greatest threatto health this cen-tury, amplifying therisk of disease,malnutrition andh o m e l e s s n e s sthrough floods,drought and risingsea levels, amedical panel has said.—INTERNET

Internet hacking popular among teenagersLOS ANGELES, 14 May— Two-thirds of teens polled

in a recent survey admitted that they have tried to hackinto a friend’s instant messaging or social networkingaccount, an Internet security firm said on Wednesday.

A total of 67 percent of the teens polled said they hadtried to hack into the Instant Messaging (IM) or social-networking accounts of friends, according to the surveyby Panda Security, which is based in Glendale, Los An-geles. The survey of 4,000 adolescents between the agesof 15 and 18 found that 17 percent of the young compu-ter users claim to have advanced technical knowledgeand can find hacking tools on the Internet.—Internet

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S P O R T S

BRUSSELS, 14 May — Dutch premier league cham-pions AZ Alkmaar forward Mounir El Hamdaoui hasbeen named Dutch Player of the Season, brushingaside challenges from Groningen keeper Luciano andTwente attacker Eljero Elia, Dutch media reported onWednesday.

MUNICH, 14 May —Dutch renowned footballcoach Louis van Gaal willshortly be appointed headcoach of Bayern Munich,the Munich soccer clubconfirmed on Wednesdayevening.

The 57-year-old willput his name to a two-yearcontract in Bavaria,beginning on 1 July thisyear and lasting until 30June 2011. The Dutchman will ink the deal within thenext few days, according to the official website ofBayern.

The Bayern Munich AG board of directors, com-prising Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Uli Hoeness andKarl Hopfner, travelled for talks with Van Gaal’s cur-rent club AZ Alkmaar of The Netherlands onWednesday.Alkmaar agreed to cancel Van Gaal’s con-tract with AZ a year early, unconditionally releasingthe coach to join his new club at the start of the newseason.

As a reciprocal gesture, Bayern will visit the Neth-erlands for a friendly against the freshly-crowned do-mestic champions. There will be no appearance feecharged for the match, provisionally scheduled forsummer 2010. “We’re delighted to be bringing Lousvan Gaal, a very experienced and successful coach, toFC Bayern Munich,” Bayern chairman Rummeniggecommented after the talks in Alkmaar.

Van Gaal boasts rich coaching experience as he hadserved as head coach of Spanish Barcelona, Dutch Ajaxand the national squad of The Netherlands.Under hishelm, AZ Alkmaar took the top title of Dutch top leaguethis season with three rounds remaining.—Internet

BUCHAREST, 14 May — UEFA chose four cities inPoland to host matches at the 2012 European Cham-pionship on Wednesday and said tournament co-hostUkraine could wind up with only two venues unless itmakes major infrastructure improvements in the nextsix months.

UEFA said Warsaw, Gdansk, Wroclaw and Poznanwill host games, while reserve cities Krakow andChorzow were both scratched.Meanwhile, UEFA is-sued a warning to Ukraine by confirming only Kievas a host city and holding off on previous plans tostage the final in the Ukrainian capital.—Internet

BERLIN,14 May—Stuttgart remained in theBundesliga title race on Wednesday after Romanianstriker Ciprian Marica scored the winner in a 2-1 winat Schalke to stay two points behind leaders Wolfsburgwith two games left.

Stuttgart are fourth in the table, but only two pointsseparate the top four teams with Wolfburg, BayernMunich and Hertha Berlin - who all won on Tuesday- still in contention to be crowned champions whenthe season ends on 23 May.—Internet

MADRID ,14 May —Barcelona stayed oncourse for an historic tre-ble by crushing AthleticBilbao 4-1 at the MestallaStadium on Wednesday tolift the Kings Cup for thefirst time in over a decade.

Gaizka Toqueroheaded Bilbao into aninth-minute lead, butYaya Toure equalised with

MADRID ,14 May – World number one Rafael Nadalshrugged off his moans over blue courts and high alti-tude on Wednesday to reach the Madrid Masters thirdround with a 6-3, 6-1 mauling of Austria’s Jurgen Melzer.

The top seed, who criticised initial plans to use blueclay, the 500m altitude, which was speeding up theball, as well as the organisation of this combined ATPand WTA event, came out and did what he does best.

“I did well today, I’m very happy with this match,”said Nadal. “I’m very pleased with how I’ve startedthe tournament. It’s always a special pleasure to playin Spain. I played much better than I trained.”

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CLIFTON, 14 May— Sixyears since gaining na-tional attention as a 13-year-old golfing phenom-enon, Michelle Wie stillseeks that first win on theLPGA Tour and dreams ofbeating the boys on thatother pro golf circuit.Atrip to Augusta also wouldbe nice.

Wie raised a couple ofeyebrows at a pre-tourna-ment news conference forthe LPGA Sybase Classicon Wednesday, when the19-year-old matter-of-factly said that she hopesto win a PGA Tour tour-nament and play in theMasters.—Internet

AZ Alkmaar’s El Hamdaouinamed Dutch Player of Season

AZ Alkmaar’s MounirEl Hamdaoui fights forthe ball with Radek Sirl

(R) of Zenit St.Petersburg during their

UEFA Cup Group Asoccer match in

St.Petersburg on 25Oct, 2007.—INTERNET

El Hamdaoui will re-ceive the Golden Boot ata gala event on 31 Aug.

The Rotterdam-bornMoroccan internationalwas in superb formthroughout the season,which saw AZ Alkmaarwin their first ever Dutchtitle in 28 years.

He was the top scorerof the league, scoring 23goals.

He is the first AZplayer to win the GoldenBoot, which is awardedon the basis of assess-ments by former Dutchinternationals throughoutthe course of the season.

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Van Gaal to coach BayernMunich

Stuttgart stay in German titlerace with win at Schalke

Schalke’s goalkeeper Manuel Neuer(R) goes for theball ahead of Stuttgart’s Romanian forward Ciprian

Marica during their German first division Bundesligafootball match in Gelsenkirchen. —INTERNET

Four-star Barca crush Bilbaoto lift Kings Cup

a great solo goal and thenBarca blitzed their rivalswith three goals fromLionel Messi, BojanKrkic and Xavi in 12 min-utes to lift the cup for thefirst time since 1998.

It was coach PepGuardiola’s first trophy asa manager and Barcelo-na’s first piece of silver-ware in two seasons al-though the Spanish leaguetitle could soon followwith only a point neededat Real Mallorca on Sun-day to secure a 19thchampionship.

“We hope it’s an his-toric week and we will gofor the second title thisweekend,” said defenderGerard Pique.

“We just want to enjoythis win first and then con-centrate on trying to winmore titles.”—Internet

UEFA names 4 Polish Euro2012 hosts, 1 in Ukraine

Nadal shrugs off moans inMadrid tennis opener

Spanish Rafael Nadal returns a backhand to hisopponent Austrian Jurgen Melzer during their ATP

Madrid Open claycourt tournament match.—INTERNET

Winless Wie still wants tocompete with the men

File photo showsMichelle Wie reacts

during the final roundof the LPGA SBS Opengolf tournament at theTurtle Bay Resort in

Kahuku, Hawaii.INTERNET

BALTRAY, 14 May—Christy O’Connor of Ireland hasbeen selected for the World Golf Hall of Fame for his24 victories on the European Tour and his 10 appear-ances in the Ryder Cup.O’Connor was chosen throughthe Veterans Category and will be inducted 2 Nov atthe World Golf Village in St Augustine, Fla.

“This is a fantastic honor, not only for myself andmy family, but for the whole of Ireland, and in par-ticular, all my friends in professional golf ... whohelped me enjoy a wonderful career in the game,”O’Connor said.He will be the second Irishman in theHall of Fame. The late Joe Carr was inducted as partof the 2007 class.

O’Connor’s career spanned four decades, with twovictories in the British Masters and 10 victories in theIrish PGA. —Internet

Irishman O’Connor selectedfor Golf Hall of Fame

Louis van Gaal .

Barcelona’s forwardBojan Krkic celebratesafter scoring against

Athletic Bilbao duringthe Spanish King’s Cup

final match at theMestalla stadium inValencia.—INTERNET

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WEATHER

Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr MST:During the past 24 hours, water has been partly cloudy inChin and Rakhine States, Magway and AyeyawadyDivisions, rain or thundershowers have been isolated inMandalay Division, scattered in Mon and Kayah States,lower Sagaing, Bago and Yangon Divisions and widespreadin the remaining areas with isolated heavyfall in lowerSagaing Division. Day temperatures were (3°C) to (4°C)above May average temperatures in Kachin and RakhineStates, Mandalay, Magway, Ayeyawady and TaninthayiDivisions, (5°C) to (6°C) above May average temperaturesin Shan State and upper Sagaing Division and about Mayaverage temperatures in the remaining areas. The signifi-cant day temperatures were NyaungU and Minbu (42°C)each. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded wereBelin (2.83) inches, Dawei (2.75) inches, Moekok (2.64)inches, Khayan (2.52) inches, Kawkayeik (2.36)inches,Myawaddy (1.93) inches, Kanbalu and Taunggu (Aviation)(1.65) inches each.

Maximum temperature on 13-5-2009 was 96°F.Minimum temperature on 14-5-2009 was 68°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 14-5-2009 was 100%.Total sunshine hours on 13-5-2009 was (4.9) hrs approx.

Rainfall on 14-5-2009was (0.83) inch at Mingaladon,(0.99) inch at Kaba-Aye and (Tr) at Central Yangon. Totalrainfall since 1-1-2009 was (3.43) inches at Mingaladon,(4.61) inches at Kaba-Aye and (5.67) inches at CentralYangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was(10) mph from Southwest at (23:30) hour MST on 13-5-2009.

Bay inference: Weather is partly cloudy in the CentralBay and partly cloudy to cloudy in the Andaman Sea andelsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 15th May 2009: Rainor thundershowers are likely to be fairly widespread inShan, Mon, Kayin States and Taninthayi Division, scatteredin Kachin, Chin, Rakhine and Kayah States, Sagaing,Mandalay, Bago and Yangon Divisions and isolated in theremaining States and Divisions. Degree of certainty is (60%).

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

Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood ofcontinuation of rain or thundershowers in the SouthernMyanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for15-5-2009: Possibility of isolated rain or thundershowers.Degree of certainty is (40%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for15-5-2009: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for15-5-2009: Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers.Degree of certainty is (60%).

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The picture taken on 13 May, 2009 shows somescaffoldings put up at the Shalu Monastery inXigaze, southwest China’s Tibet AutonomousRegion. The reparation of the monastery wasstarted on Wednesday. It is planned that morethan 16 million RMB yuan will be put on thereparation of the old monastery, which was built

in 1027.—INTERNET

Nepal to host world fairtrade conference

KATHMANDU, 14 May—Nepal will host the WorldFair Trade Organization Global Conference 2009from May 17 to May 21.Around 250 internationaldelegates from 30 countries or regions willparticipate in the conference being organized bythe World Fair Trade Organization and Fair TradeGroup Nepal, local news website Myrepublicareported on Thursday.

The conference will cover issues like climatechange, the transformative power of social business,creation of sustainable business models, the currentrecession, and fair trade as both a coping strategyand a long-term solution, says a press release issuedby organizer on Thursday.

“The conference is expected to contributetowards the consolidation of the global Fair Trademovement and the establishment of a sustainablefair trade economy,” the release states.

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7th Waning of Kason 1371 ME Friday, 15 May, 2009

NAY PYI TAW, 14May—Accompanied byChairman of Mon StatePeace and DevelopmentCouncil Commander ofSouth-East CommandMaj-Gen Thet Naing Winand Chairman of KayinState PDC Brig-Gen ZawMin, Lt-Gen Khin Zaw ofthe Ministry of Defencemet with the peace groupmembers led by U SawTha Mu He at the localstation hall in Kyain-seikkyi Township on 12May morning.

After presenting giftsand clothes, Lt-Gen KhinZaw fulfilled their require-ments.

At Thura Ngwe TunHall, he met servicemenand family members. Af-ter providing aid for regi-

Lt-Gen Khin Zaw on inspection tour of Kyain-seikkyi Township

ments and units, he viewedagriculture and livestockbreeding tasks of the sta-tion.

He presented cash as-sistance to the patients atTownship Peoples’s Hos-

pital (25-bed).At Zami Hall, Lt-Gen

Khin Zaw met with town-ship level departmentalofficials. The chairman ofTownship PDC reportedon progress of the town-

ship.After hearing the re-

ports, Lt-Gen Khin Zawgave necessary instruc-tions.

At the briefing hall ofDali Bridge Project, Lt-

Gen Khin Zaw inspectedconstruction site.

In Mudon, Lt-GenKhin Zaw and partyviewed weeding and ferti-lizer broadcasting at MonState physic nut planta-

tion and fed the planta-tions with fertilizer.

Later, they inspectedMyaing Yadana 4-storeymodern market inMawlamyine.

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NAY PYI TAW, 14 May—The Myanmar Police Force managed to arrest in a week the four men who robbeda jewellery shop in Myoma Market in Yamethin, shot a motorcyclist to death, and shot a sales assistant andother one.

Three men on a bicycle arrived at Ngwe Yadana Aung jewellery shop at No (28/29), Building No (10)of Myoma Market in Yamethin at about 4.10 pm on 6 May. Then, they broke the counter with a long-barrelgun and took about five viss of gold necklaces and one viss of gold bracelets worth about K 240 million anddrove away. Sales assistant Daw Cho Pyone, who stopped the men from taking jewellery, sustained gunshotinjuries in her left knee, and U Myo Thant of a nearby drug store, in his right shoulder. The three robbers shotto death Maung Maung Swe, 24, motorcyclist, son of U Myint Swe, of Hsegyi Village, near Hsegyi Village,about one mile east of Yamethin. And they took the motorcycle and drove to Theingon Village and left it atthe village.

Copies of the police sketches of the robbers were distributed to the state/division Police Forces to catch theculprits at large, and the measure led to the arrest of the two brothers: Ko Lay (a) Myo Win Zaw and Khin MaungHtwe (a) Gyapu at about 1 pm on 7 May who stayed hiding near Yinmabin Village; Nyi Nyi Naing and KhaingZaw Win, who helped steal small arms, at Myohaung railways staff quarter in Chanmyathazi Township at about11.30 am on 13 May; and first-degree culprit Nyi Nyi Naing at his house in Mawhit Village in Kutkai Townshipat about 11.59 pm on 13 May. The five small arms Nyi Nyi Naing and Khaing Zaw Win had stolen from aregiment in Yesagyo from 6 to 14 May, and two viss, three ticals and three annas of the six viss of gold necklaceand bracelets were recovered. Investigation is under way to file a lawsuit against them.—MNA

MPF manages to arrest armedrobbers in seven days

While visiting Taunggyi, we had an opportu-nity to observe the development of Ayethaya Indus-trial Zone.

In the time of the Tatmadaw Government, theprivate industries with potential for development scat-tered in many townships. With a view to emerging thereliable industries for the State, the Government sys-tematically gathered the same industries in groups andset up the industrial zones.

So far, a total of 18 industrial zones have beenestablished in major cities in States and Divisions. Atpresent, the industries are successfully assemblingquality import-substitute products such as power-till-ers, paddy thresher, paddy harvester, machines andspare parts, transport vehicles, and producting per-sonal goods, foodstuff and raw materials on a largescale. The wood and finished wood factories, foundryplants and general industries are also functioning well.

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Ayethaya Industrial Zone of Taunggyi assembling import-substitute automobiles

Article: Maung Maung Htwe (MNA);

Photos: Tha Nyan (MNA)

Factories and industries of Ayethaya Industrial Zone seen with Shan mountain range in the background.

Lt-Gen Khin Zaw of the Ministry of Defence looks into construction of Dali bridge.—MNA

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