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* Development of agriculture as the base and all-round developmentof 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

YANGON, 20 Aug — Chairman of the NationalDisaster Preparedness Central Committee Prime Min-ister General Thein Sein, accompanied by Chairmanof Ayeyawady Division Peace and Development Coun-cil Commander of South-West Command Brig-GenKyaw Swe, the ministers, the deputy ministers, thedirector-general of the Government Office, depart-mental heads and officials, left Pathein by helicopteryesterday morning and arrived at Mawlamyinegyun.

The Prime Minister and party were welcomedby Minister for Progress of Border Areas and NationalRaces and Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt whois supervising rehabilitation and reconstruction tasksin storm-hit areas of Mawlamyinegyun Township anddepartmental officials.

At the briefing hall, Minister Col Thein Nyuntreported on progress in rehabilitation and reconstruc-tion tasks and Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw

Prime Minister tours storm-hit areas ofMawlamyinegyun, Bogale Townships

Tun on matters related to Zalun-Setkawt, Pyapon-Bogale and Dedaye-Kungyangon road sections.

In his instructions, the Prime Minister stressedthe need to repair roads for better transport.

The Prime Minister and party viewed develop-ment of Mawlamyinegyun and progress in construc-tion of 52-mile Mawlamyinegyun-HlaingphoneKwinpauk-Pyinsalu road being undertaken by PublicWorks.

On arrival at Setsan Village of Bogale Town-ship, they were welcomed by in-charge of the regionMajor Aung Min, departmental officials and membersof social organizations.

The Prime Minister and party looked into con-struction of houses by Diamond Mercury Co, resettle-ment of storm survivors, construction of roads in thevillage, health care services at the village clinic and thevillage library.

After giving words of encouragement to mem-bers of Village Red Cross Brigade, the Prime Ministerinstructed them to actively take part in the publicwelfare tasks.

The Prime Minister met storm survivors andurged them to grow trees in the compound of thehouses and try their best for improving their livingstandard.

At Basic Education High School in Setsan Vil-lage, the Prime Minister viewed learning of students atthe makeshift classrooms. In meeting with the head-master and teachers, the Prime Minister heard reportson academic and management matters.

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Storm survivors are urged to grow trees in the

compound of the houses and try their best for

improving their living standard.

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Prime Minister General Thein Sein inspects completion of houses and resettlement of homeless victims at new Kyunthaya village, Kadonkanivillage-tract, in Bogale Township.—MNA

Four classes of people

CHIT NAING (PSYCHOLOGY)

It is time certain persons

gave up their wrong policies.PAGE 7

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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 DesireThursday, 21 August, 2008

The prospects of paddy production inAyeyawady Division this year are good asover 3.3 million acres of monsoon paddyhave been grown in the division. Continuedefforts are to be made for exceeding thetargets and boosting per acre yield.

It is important for farmers to use highquality strains of paddy and natural andchemical fertilizers, to apply systematiccultivation methods and modern cultivationequipment and to extend cultivationacreage.

Fertilizers are to be used two times—during the cultivation and after thecultivation. Therefore basic agriculturalinputs are to be provided to farmers duringthe cultivation season.

Now the government is providingsupplies, basic needs and other requirementsincluding fisheries and agriculture for localpeople to resume their livelihoods in sevenstorm-hit townships in Ayeyawady Division.In some villages, new houses, schools, ruraldispensaries and libraries have beenconstructed.

At the same time, priority is being givento repair of certain road sections of Yangon-Pathein road plus village-to-village roadsand construction of roads extending to thesea.

The government provides necessaryassistance to the people in storm-hit regionsto resume their business. Local people ontheir part are to make strenuous efforts forexceeding the paddy production targets andfor progress of the region.

Endeavour for boostingpaddy output

Earthquake newsNAY PYI TAW, 20 Aug — A moderate earthquake

of intensity 5.3 Richter Scale with its epicenter outside ofMyanmar (Myanmar-China border region) about 600miles north of Kaba Aye Seismological observatory wasrecorded at 4 hrs 9 min and 23 sec MST today.—MNA

Minister inspects timber factories inDagon Myothit (Seikkan) Tsp

YANGON, 20 Aug—Minister for ForestryBrig-Gen Thein Aungdonated a dawn meal andWaso robes as well asoffertories to over 900members of the Sanghafrom 53 monasteries atMyoma Dhammayon inBogale Township on 17August.

At Ayeya village ofPyapon Township on 18August, the minister metwith local people andmade a speech andfulfilled therequirements.

Next, he donated K 1million to AffiliatedBasic Education HighSchool of the village andinstant noodle and tinnedfish to the local people.

He then viewed thestudents who are learninglessons.

On arrival atKadonkani Village inPyapon Township, the

minister met with localpeople and made a speechon the occasion andfulfilled the requirementsof the education andhealth sectors. Afterdonating K 300,000 tothe Basic Eduation HighSchool, the minister

inspected the stationhospital and comfortedthe patients andpresented K 200,000 tothe funds of the hospital.

At Mogok PrideFinished Wood Factoryand Beautiful WoodIndustry in Dagon

Myothit (Seikkan) Town-ship 19 August, theminister looked into theproduction process at thefactory. The factory hasexported different kindsof wood and value addedwood products to foreigncountries.—MNA

YANGON, 20 Aug — Myanmar National FootballTeam left here by air this morning to take part in the 9th

Indonesian Independence Day Football Tournament2008.

The team comprises Manager U Kyaw Hsan Oo(SPED), Chief Coach Marcos Antonio Falopa,Assistant Coaches U Nyan Win and U Myo Chit,Nurse U Nyunt Lin and goalkeepers Aung Aung Oo

Myanmar National Team leaves for Indonesia(F&R) and Kyaw Zin Htet(Kanbawza), defenders MinThu (Commerce), Han Win Aung (Kanbawza), MoeWin (Commerce), Htay Aung (Defence), Aye Hsan(Kanbawza), Thura Aung (F&R), Khin Maung Lwin(A&I), midfielders Aung Kyaw Moe (F&R), YazarWin Thein (Commerce), Tun Tun Win (F&R), ZawHtet Aung (Energy), Aung Myo Thant (Commerce),Soe Thiha Aung (Construction), Myo Min Tun(Commerce), Paing Soe (F&R), forwards Soe MyatMin (F&R), Yan Aung (F&R) and Sithu Win (HomeAffairs).

In the tournament, the Group (A) includesIndonesia, Brunei and Libya and the Group (B)comprises Indonesia, Myanmar and Cambodia.

Myanmar will play against Cambodia on 22 Augustand Indonesia on 25 August. The semifinals will beheld on 27 August and the final and third place matcheson 29 August.

Myanmar had competed in the tournament in 1994and 2000. The current team was formed with the line-up of the national team that had taken part in the AFCChallenge Cup.—MNA

Minister Brig-Gen Thein Aung donates K 1 million to Ayeya Villageaffiliated BEHS in Pyapon Township.—MNA

Myanmar National Football Team seen at Yangon International Airport before departure forIndonesia.—MNA

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US civilian court begins Iraqimurder trial of former Marine

File photo shows US Marines holding detaineesin Fallujah. The trial of a former US Marineaccused of killing two Iraqi detainees during

fighting in Fallujah four years ago beganTuesday with jury selection in the landmark case,

justice officials said.—INTERNET

LOS ANGELES, 20 Aug—The trial of a former USMarine accused of killingtwo Iraqi detainees duringfighting in Fallujah fouryears ago began with juryselection in the landmarkcase, justice officials said.

Lawyers at the US

District Court in River-side, east of Los Angeles,Tuesday began vetting apool of around 120 jurorswho will be whittled downto hear the case againstJose Nazario.

Nazario, 28, deniescharges of voluntary

manslaughter, assault witha dangerous weapon anddischarging a firearmduring a crime of violencein connection with theshootings of four Iraqiinsurgents in 2004.

According to defencelawyers, Nazario’s case isthe first time a formersoldier has been tried in acivilian court in con-nection with allegedcrimes that took placeduring combat.

Prosecutors allege thatNazario, a former MarineCorps sergeant, shot deadtwo unarmed detainees on9 November, 2004 duringa house search. Nazario isalso alleged to haveordered two Marines—Ryan Weemer andJermaine Nelson — toshoot two other unarmedprisoners.—Internet

Divisions emergein Pakistan’s ruling

coalitionISLAMABAD (Pakistan), 20 Aug—Just a day after

Pervez Musharraf’s resignation, Pakistan’s governingcoalition fell into wrangling Tuesday over restoringthe judges he fired, exposing troublesome divisionsthat could disrupt picking his successor as president.

Pakistanis have been urging the government to setaside political bickering and tackle extremist violenceand economic downturn—challenges underscoredTuesday by a bombing outside a hospital and newbattles between the Army and militants.

But, as it has for months, the issue of judges revealeditself as a severe strain in the alliance between the twomain parties that won February parliamentary electionsafter running against Musharraf.—Internet

In this picture released by Pakistan Muslim

League-N party, Pakistan’s ruling party leaders

Asif Ali Zardari, centre, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari,

right, greet former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

upon Sharif’s arrival for a meeting,in Islamabad,

Pakistan on 19Aug, 2008.—INTERNET

TOKYO, 20 Aug—A earthquake with apreliminary magnitude of4.5 jolted eastern Japanon Wednesday, the JapanMeteorological Agencysaid.

The quake, at 3:13 pm(2:13 am EDT), was feltin Tokyo.

There were noimmediate reports ofinjuries or damage andno tsunami warning wasissued.

Internet

A earthquake with a

preliminary magnitude

of 4.5 jolted eastern

Japan on Wednesday,

the Japan Meteoro-

logical Agency said

INTERNET

Magnitude 4.5 earthquakeshakes eastern Japan

Russia rejects UNGeorgia draft

Moscow, 20 Aug—Russia has rejected a draft UN Security Council resolutionon Georgia, saying it contradicted the terms of last week’s ceasefire deal.

The draft text called on Russia to pull back its forces to the positions heldbefore the current conflict.

But Russia says the truce allows its troops to stay in a buffer zone on theGeorgia side of South Ossetia’s border.

Moscow earlier dismissed a NATO warning that normal relations wereimpossible while its troops remained in Georgia.

Russia’s UN ambassador said the French-drafted UN resolution wentagainst the terms of the ceasefire brokered by France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Vitaly Churkin said the resolution should incorporate all elements of the six-point peace plan agreed last week.—Internet

‘Seven dead’ in Spain plane crashMADRID, 20 Aug— At least seven people have been killed after a plane

swerved off the runway at Madrid airport, emergency services say. Dozensmore people are being treated for injuries, local reports say.

10 people killed in 24 hours throughout Iraq

The Spanair plane was taking off forGran Canaria at about 1445 local time,with about 160 people on board. Therewere reports of a fire in the left engineduring take-off.

TV footage showed smoke billowingfrom the craft. Emergency services areattending the scene. Weather conditionsin Madrid were fine at the time of theincident. The plane, which was destinedfor Las Palmas in the Canary Islands,came down during or shortly after take-off, local media say, quoting aviationauthorities.

It skidded off the runway at terminalfour into fields, says the reporter inMadrid.—Internet

Consumers face rising medical debt: surveyWASHINGTON, 20 Aug—A growing number of US adults are struggling to pay their

medical bills, tapping into savings accounts, home equity and credit cards to coverhealth care costs, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

An estimated 72 million Americans aged 19 to 64, or 41 percent, said they hadtrouble paying for medical care in 2007, with some slipping far enough behind to facecollection agencies. That compared to nearly 58 million, or 34 percent, in 2005, theCommonwealth Fund survey found. The report comes as US consumers face risingfinancial pressures, including higher energy costs, food bills and mortgage payments.

“Obviously, this medical debt can push people over the edge who are already closeto the edge,” said Karen Davis, president of the private foundation that promotesbetter access to health care.—Internet

BAGHDAD, 20 Aug—Ten people were killedduring several attackstargeting coalition troopsand Iraqi police in the past24 hours, officials said.

A suicide car bomber inAnbar province killedseven people late Monday,including five police. Thesuicide bomber alsowounded 11 people,including four police, theInterior Ministry said. Theincident occurred in theprovincial capital ofRamadi, west of Baghdad.

A US soldier was also

killed Tuesday whenattackers fired rockets atan operating base inAmara, south of Baghdad,the US military said.

The death is the 17thAmerican casualty thismonth, bringing thenumber of US servicemember deaths in the Iraqwar to 4,144.

On Tuesday in easternBaghdad a gunmen in acar shot at a nationalpolice checkpoint, killingone police officer andwounding three others,the Interior Ministry said.

Four people were laterdetained in connectionwith the incident.

Also on Tuesday,dozens of Iraqi troopsraided the offices of theDiyala provincial council,Gov Raad Rashid al-Tamimi, the deputygovernor and the dean ofDiyala University, a localofficial said.

The governor’s secre-tary was killed during ashootout at the offices, alocal official said.

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WASHINGTON, 20 Aug— Paddlings, swats, licks.A quarter of a millionschoolchildren got themlast year—and blacks,American Indians andkids with disabilities gota disproportionate shareof the punishment, ac-cording to a study by ahuman rights group.

Even little kids can bepaddled. Heather Porter,who lives in Crockett,Texas, was startled to hearher little boy, then 3, sayhe’d been spanked atschool.

Porter was never told,despite a policy at the

A light rail train leaves Xizhimen Subway Station in Beijing, capital of China,on 19 Aug, 2008. Statistics shows that the public traffic sector has registered apassenger transport volume of 20 million persons per day since the control of

vehicle use in Beijing last month.—XINHUA

LOS ANGELES, 20 Aug—Eighteen hospitals inCalifornia were fined forstate health code viola-tions in which patients re-ceived shoddy care that insome cases led to deaths.

Violations included animproperly inserted cathe-ter, a ventilator that wasn’tturned on and surgicaltools left inside patientsafter operations.

The fines made publicMonday stem from inves-tigations by the CaliforniaDepartment of PublicHealth.—Internet

Map shows number of students receiving corporalpunishment, by state, school year 2006-2007.

INTERNET

Study finds minoritiesmore likely to be paddled

public preschool thatparents be notified.

“We were pretty tickedoff, to say the least.

The reason he got pad-dled was because he wasuntying his shoes andplaying with the air con-ditioner thermostat,” Por-ter said. “He was being a3-year-old.”

For the study, whichwas being releasedWednesday, HumanRights Watch and theAmerican Civil LibertiesUnion used EducationDepartment data to showthat, while paddling hasbeen declining, racial dis-

parity persists.Researchers also inter-

viewed students, parentsand school personnel inTexas and Mississippi,states that account for 40percent of the 223,190kids who were paddled atleast once in the 2006-2007 school year.

Porter could havefilled out a form tellingthe school not to paddleher son, if only she hadrealized he might be pad-dled.

Internet

California fines18 hospitals for

shoddy care

KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia), 20 Aug—Armed pirateshave seized a Malaysian tanker carrying palm oil andmore than 20 crew members in the Gulf of Eden offthe coast of Somalia, the fourth such hijacking in amonth, a global maritime watchdog said Wednesday.

Noel Choong, head of the International MaritimeBureau’s piracy reporting centre in Kuala Lumpur, saidthe centre picked up a distress signal late Tuesday andimmediately notified Western naval ships patrollingthe area.

The tanker was heading toward Somali territorialwaters, he said. In pursuit was a warship from a multi-national naval force to stop terrorism comprising theUS, France, Germany, Pakistan, Britain and Canada.

“We have had no communication with the vesselso far.

The distress call was relayed through another shipbut the tanker has been confirmed seized by pirates,”Choong said.

Choong said the Malaysian tanker was taking itsload of palm oil from Indonesia to Europe when it wasattacked, but it was unclear when the raid took place.

Internet

BAGHDAD, 20 Aug—Iraqi security forces raidedthe office of a provincialgovernor and arrested theson of a leading SunniArab politician in separateincidents on Tuesday thatcould stoke sectarian and

JERUSALEM, 20 Aug— Israeli PrimeMinister Ehud Olmert warned Tuesdaythat his country will not exercise restraintif Lebanon turns into a Hezbollah state.

Touring the Home Front Commandheadquarters in Ramle, Olmert said thatIsrael avoided using heavy weaponry in

Pirates seize Malaysiantanker off Somalia’s coast

Iraqi forces arrest SunniArab politician’s son

political tension.In the early morning, an

unidentified Iraqi securityforces unit raided the of-fice of the governor ofDiyala province north ofBaghdad, killing the gov-ernor’s secretary and pro-voking clashes in whichfour people were wound-ed. Separately, the head ofthe country’s biggestSunni Arab political blocsaid Iraqi forces had ar-rested his son at theirhouse in Baghdad and ac-cused him of terrorism.

No Israeli restraint if Lebanonturns into Hezbollah state

the Second Lebanon War because itfought against “a terror group (Hezbollah)and not a country.”

But if Lebanon turns into a Hezbollahstate, Israel will remove those limita-tions, local daily Jerusalem Post quotedOlmert as saying. —Internet

Double car bombingin Algeria kills 11

ALGIERS, 20 Aug — A double car bombing in Algeriakilled at least 11 people on Wednesday, a day after anattack that killed 43 people at a military academy, theAlgerian Press agency APS said quoting the InteriorMinistry. It was the bloodiest week in nearly a year inthe OPEC member state, a major oil and gas supplier toEurope which is emerging from more than a decade ofconflict with Islamist rebels.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility forthe bombings on Wednesday at Bouira, 150 km (90miles) east of Algiers, but they follow a spate of attacksby al Qaeda's north African wing. The news agency said31 people including four military personnel werewounded. All the dead were civilians.—Internet

A double car bombing in Algeria killed at least 11people on Wednesday, a day after an attack thatkilled 43 people at a military academy, the Alge-rian Press agency APS said quoting the Interior

Ministry.—INTERNET

Oil up slightly in Asiaahead of inventory reportSINGAPORE, 20 Aug— Oil prices were slightly higher

in Asia on Wednesday as investors awaited a weeklycrude inventory report for evidence an economicslowdown in the US is cutting consumer demand foroil products such as gasoline.

Light, sweet crude for September delivery was up42 cents at $114.95 barrel in electronic trading on theNew York Mercantile Exchange by midafternoon inSingapore. The contract rose $1.66 overnight to settleat $114.53 a barrel.

Investors are waiting for a report by the US EnergyDepartment's Energy Information Administration onUS oil stocks for the week ended 15 Aug later in theday. The petroleum supply report was expected to showthat gasoline inventories fell by 3 million barrels, ac-cording to the average of analysts' estimates in a sur-vey by energy information provider Platts.

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MOSCOW, 20 Aug—Russian President DmitryMedvedev said TuesdayMoscow will withdraw itstroops from Georgia byFriday under the terms ofa French-brokered peaceplan, the Kremlin said ina statement.

“Some of the peace-keepers will be pulledback to the temporary se-curity zone by 22 Aug,”Medvedev told his French

AMMAN, 20 Aug— Jor-dan and China Tuesdaysigned a nuclear agree-ment, paving ways for fu-ture cooperation onpeaceful uses of nuclearenergy, especially onelectricity generation andwater desalination.

Under the agreement,the two sides will conductcooperation and exchangeon basic and applied re-

A volunteer shows the commemorative envelopes marking the gold medalists of Chinaduring the 29th Olympic Games, in Beijing, China, on 19 Aug, 2008. —XINHUA

Russian troops and armoured vehicles pull out from the city of Gori, Georgia,on 18 Aug, 2008. —XINHUA

Medvedev: Russian troops to pullout from Georgia by Friday

counterpart Nicolas Sar-kozy by phone.

“The rest of the (Rus-sian) military contingent,which was sent to rein-force peacekeepers, willbe withdrawn to SouthOssetia and Russia,” theRIA Novosti news agencyquoted Medvedev as say-ing. Russia declared ahalt to its military offen-sive in Georgia last Tues-day after days of conflict

in Georgia’s breakawayregion of South Ossetia.

Medvedev on Satur-day signed the peace plan,under which Georgiantroops should return totheir bases and Russianforces should pull back toits previous positions.

Russian troops and ar-moured vehicles have be-gun to pull out from theGeorgia on Monday.

Xinhua

China’s ambassador to Jordan Gong Xiaosheng (2nd L) exchanges agree-ment documents with Chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission

Khaled Touqan (2nd R) during a signing ceremony in Amman, Jordan,on 19 Aug, 2008. —XINHUA

Jordan, China ink nuclear co-op dealsearches, nuclear plantdesigning, constructingand operating, mineralexploration and process-ing among other areas.

The pact was signedby China’s ambassador toJordan Gong Xiaoshengand Chairman of the Jor-dan Atomic Energy Com-mission Khaled Touqan.

The agreement signalsthe start of cooperation

between the two countriesin nuclear energy andother projects, said theChinese ambassador, ob-serving that future co-operation between thetwo sides will be promis-ing. Touqan, for his part,said the agreement aimsto lay down a legislativeand political frameworkto begin a serious nuclearcooperation.—Xinhua

All items from XinhuaNews Agency

MANILA, 20 Aug — Typhoon Nuri (locallyknown as “Karen”) slammed into the Philippines’northeastern province of Cagayan early Wednes-day morning, bringing heavy rains to most parts ofthe country’s northern island of Luzon.

Classes at all levels in the Philippine capital ofMetro Manila have been suspended because of thepossibility of tornado.

In its latest bulletin, the Philippine AtmosphericGeophysical Astronomical Services Administration(PAGASA) said the typhoon moved West North-west at 20 kph, with maximum sustained winds of140 kph near the centre and gustiness of up to 170kph. —Xinhua

FUZHOU, 20 Aug— Typhoon Nuri continued tointensify as it maintained its course towards southChina on Wednesday, according to the meteorologi-cal station in southeast China’s Fujian Province.

The eye of Nuri, the twelfth tropical storm thisyear, was 700 kilometres south of Xiamen City at 8am, packing winds of up to force-13, or 144 kilo-metres per hour, in the centre, said the station.

Nuri was moving towards southeastern coastalareas at a speed of 20 kilometres per hour, and wouldenter the South China Sea on Thursday. Fujian’sseashores were hit by gusts of up to force 8 (51kilometres per hour) on Wednesday morning. Theobservatory forecast heavy rain in most areas in theprovince in the next two days. —Xinhua

Typhoon Nuri hits N Philippineswith heavy rains

Southeast China provincesbrace for typhoon Nuri

RIO DE JANEIRO, 20Aug— Brazil is to build afurther four nuclear powerplants in addition to fini-shing the halted Angra IIIplant, local media saidTuesday.

Two plants will bebuilt in the northeast andthe other two will be builtin the southeast, wherethree Angra plants are al-ready located, local mediasaid, adding that the four

CARACAS, 20 Aug—Venezuela will propose oiloutput cuts at the Septem-ber meeting of the Organi-zation of Petroleum Ex-porting Countries (OPEC)in case oil prices continuedecreasing, Energy andOil Minister Rafael Rami-rez said Tuesday. “Theprices must be kept at alevel near 100 US dollars(per barrel), because thecost has risen,” Ramirezsaid in a Press statement.

He also said the suddenfall of more than 20 dol-lars in world oil pricesproves the speculation inthe oil market. Oil priceswill continue to fluctuateduring the coming weeksand OPEC should not al-low the oil prices tocollapse, the minister said.

The International En-ergy Agency estimated inJune that the Venezuelanproduction in 2008 doesnot reach 2.5 million bar-rels per day, althoughCaracas says it produces3.3 million barrels perday, 2.7 million of whichare for export. —Xinhua

Brazil to build another four nuclear power plantsplants are expected tobegin operating by 2014.

The decision wasmade by Brazil’s Presi-dent Luiz Inacio Lula daSilva at a meeting Mon-day night.

Lula also demanded apermanent solution to nu-clear waste stored at theAngra I and Angra IIplants. The NationalCommittee on NuclearEnergy (NCNE) and the

state-owned companyEletronuclear were askedto take responsibility forthe problem.

Although it has themonopoly on nuclearpower generation in Bra-zil, Eletronuclear will notget the green-light to startconstruction until itcomes up with a perma-nent solution to the nu-clear waste.

Xinhua

Venezuela to askOPEC to reduceoil production

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Survey: US adult obesity rates rise in 37 states

President Mwanawasa’s deathgreat loss to Zambia, whole Africa

LUSAKA, 19 Aug — Zambian first president KennethKaunda described the death of President LevyMwanawasa as a great loss to Zambia and Africa.

Speaking at a press briefing at his office in LusakaTuesday, Kaunda said Mwanawasa providedimpeccable and exemplary leadership to Zambia andAfrica as a whole.

Kaunda said Mwanawasa exhibited the essentialtenets of good governance through his relentlessadvocacy for the universal observance of human rights,rule of law and the fight against corruption.

He said that Zambia has lost a great leader who hada vision to attain economic and social development forall the people of the country.

Kaunda said Mwanawasa’s vision to eradicatepoverty and underdevelopment can be attained if allcitizens emulate his exemplary leadership. —Internet

File photo shows STX Shipyard in Jinhae, South Korea. The South Koreanshipbuilding group has said it had secured full management control of

Norway’s Aker Yards by raising its stake in Europe’s biggest shipyard to88.4 percent.—INTERNET

5.0-magnitude quakehits Yunnan, ChinaBEIJING, 20 Aug — An

earthquake measuring 5.0on the Richter scale joltedYingjiang county, DehongDai-Jinpo AutonomousPrefecture, southwestChina's Yunnan Province,at 5:35 am Wednesday.

The epicenter of thequake, about 10 km under-ground, was at 25.1 degreesnorth latitude and 97.9degrees east longitude,according to the NationalEarthquake Network Cen-tre. No casualties have beenreported so far.—Internet

WASHINGTON, 20 Aug —Adult obesity ratesincreased in 37 states in thepast year, according to thefifth annual report releasedTuesday by the Trust forAmerica's Health (TFAH).

Adult obesity rates rosefor a second consecutiveyear in 24 states and for athird consecutive year in19 states. No state saw adecrease, says the report.

Though many promising

policies have emerged topromote physical activityand good nutrition incommunities, the reportconcludes that they are notbeing adopted orimplemented at levelsneeded to turn around thishealth crisis.

More than 25 percent ofadults are obese in 28 states,which is an increase from19 states last year. Morethan 20 percent of adults

are obese in every stateexcept Colorado. On thecontrary, in 1991, no statehad an obesity rate above20 percent. In 1980, thenational average of obeseadults was 15 percent.

Now, an estimated two-thirds of American adultsare overweight or obese,and an estimated 23 millionchildren are eitheroverweight or obese.

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Soaring costs has Toyota mullingJapan price hike

TOKYO, 20 Aug —Soaring material costs hasToyota considering raisingprices in Japan without amodel makeover for the firsttime in three decades, theJapanese automaker saidWednesday.

Speculation has beenrife Toyota Motor Corpwill be forced to announcehigher prices in Japan ó amove even Toyotaacknowledges could be

critically damaging for analready sluggish Japanesemarket.

With steel prices surging,Nissan Motor Co ChiefExecutive Carlos Ghosnhas hinted he is waiting forits bigger rival to take thelead to make it easier forothers to follow suit.

Japan's top business dailyThe Nikkei reportedWednesday that Toyotaplans to raise prices only on

some models, including thePrius gas-electric hybrid, by1 percent to 3 percent.

Toyota spokesmanKayo Doi had no commenton the report. Still, Toyotahas been forced toconsider raising priceswithout remodeling ascost cuts weren’t keepingup with rising costs of steeland other raw materials,she said.

Internet

Sharath Kamal Achanta of India servesduring the men’s singles first roundmatch against Alfredo Carneros ofSpain at Beijing Olympic Games tabletennis event in Beijing, China, on 19Aug, 2008. Sharath Kamal Achanta ofIndia beat his rival 4-2.

Arava, a disabled tortoise, is seen atthe Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem.

Forgotten bifocals leadsto $3 million jackpot

A man’s forgotten bifocals led to a $3million lottery jackpot.

Bobby Guffey usually plays the samecombination of numbers representingthe birthdays of his five children. But heleft his glasses at home when he boughtthe winning ticket 6 Aug , accidentallyentering the last number as 48 instead of46.

The Hoosier Lotto ticket ended upbeing worth $3 million.

“My wife says it pays to be blind,”Guffey said Thursday after he acceptedhis winnings at the Indiana State Fair inIndianapolis.

Cops say alleged robberlocked keys in getaway car

Memo to anyone planning a drugstore robbery: don’t lock your keys inthe getaway vehicle. Police said JohnWilkinson, 24, of Big Spring, did justthat after he allegedly robbed the StantonDrug Store of Zanax and hydrocodinewith what was later found to be acaulking gun.

They said Wilkinson used thecaulking gun, wrapped in a dark cloth,to get the drugs Thursday afternoon.

Afterward, he allegedly headed backto his vehicle, which was parked andrunning in front of the drug store, anddiscovered he was locked out, theMidland Reporter-Telegram reportedin its online edition Thursday.

In this photo released by the NationalArchives of Canada, Skulls ofmembers of the Franklin Expedition,discovered and buried by WilliamSkinner and Paddy Gibson in 1945, atKing William Island, NWT (nowNunavut), are shown in this photofrom the National Archives of CanadaCollections. More than 160 years afterSir John Franklin’s doomedexpedition vanished in the ice of thefabled Northwest Passage, the federalgovernment is backing a search forthe Holy Grail of the High Arctic.

Ark man finds 4.42-caratdiamond at state park

A local diamond hunter found a 4.42-carat stone Friday after about a 30-minute search at the Crater of DiamondsState Park, a park official announced.Dennis Tyrrell, of Murfreesboro,searches for diamonds about three orfour days a week at the state park andhas found several others before,Assistant Superintendent Bill Hendersonsaid. The white diamond Tyrrell foundFriday was his largest find so far.“It is a very nice diamond because of itssize,” Henderson said.” “And it haswhat they call a silver cape on it. It’sabout the size of a Chiclet gum. It'srectangular in shape.”

Disabled turtle usesnew wheels to find

romanceArava the disabled turtle is using her

new set of wheels to get around in moreways than one. Officials at theJerusalem Biblical Zoo say the 10-year-old spurred tortoise has begunmating since being fitted with a customskateboard to overcome paralysis ofher hind legs.

The 55-pound turtle is unable tomove herself forward with her frontlegs alone. So the zoo's staff built her ametal board with two wheels that canbe strapped to her stomach.

Arava arrived in Jerusalem a fewmonths ago from a petting zoo insouthern Israel with the unexplainedhandicap, and found no reptile romance.Zoo curator Shmulik Yedvad says it'snot that Arava has come out of her shellwith her unique new wheelchair, butthat a particularly amorous 10-year-old male has been after her.

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 21 August, 2008 7

Human beings have to struggle from day after

day for their living. People can be classified into four

categories.

Of people, some live an easy life. Such people

have their basic needs fulfilled abundantly. They

lead such a life of luxury that they can have expensive

food to their heart’s content at all times as if they were

provided with first-class food from a mythical

cornucopia. They have a wide range of fine clothes

and jewellery in abundance. In addition, they have

beautiful houses particularly designed for cold season

and summer. Such people are also successful in their

supramundane affairs. They are the ones who lead

the most comfortable life.

Some people have a normal life. Such people can

enjoy benefits derived from his labour in proportion

to their contribution manual or mental labour and

diligence.

However, some people have an uneasy life. Their

dreams usually do not come true and their efforts are

not very rewarding. They suffer evil consequences

for the misdeeds they have committed in the past.

Some people lead a miserable life. All their

efforts yield undesired results, instead of fruitful

ones. In the end, they meet their tragic ends after

coming under the five enemies of mankind.

In general, people are of four categories: (1)

those who lead an easy life, (2) those who lead a

normal life, (3) those who lead an uneasy life, and (4)

those who lead a miserable life.

Those who lead an easy life deeply believe in

Dhamma. They hardly commit unwholesome deeds.

They are always ready to make their self-sacrifices

for the well-being and a prosperous future of others.

They live in the Dhamma, but abstain from all forms

Four classes of peopleChit Naing (Psychology)

of misdeeds. All their acts are intended to serve the

interests of others. They are gentle with loving-kindness

for others. They show kindness, sympathy and

consideration whenever they deal with others. They

always extend a helping hand and give assistance and

encouragement to others.

They are the ones who live the easiest life.

Those who live easier life have knowledge of

Dhamma, but they have not devoted their lives to it.

They observe the Five Precepts. They refrain from

killing, taking what is not given, sexual misconduct,

telling lies, and using intoxicants. They show loving-

kindness for others.

Such kind of persons never suffer hardships severely.

They have no ill-will to others. They also lead a peaceful

life.

Those of the third and fourth groups never take

everything serious. They do not uphold the Buddha, the

Dhamma and Members of the Buddhist Order. They

prefer to do as they wish. They do not stir up problems

when things are going as they wish. Otherwise, they turn

violent. They act odd. They do not understand well that

the Dhamma deserves worship. The longer, the further

they are off the Dhamma. Eventualy, they become fond

of unjust acts. They easily get violent and cruel to others.

They will not have a bright future as long as they do not

approach one who can teach them the Dhamma. It is out

of the question they can enjoy fruitful results while they

commit misdeeds. It is because they have to reap what

they sow.

There is a saying “Manussatta Bhavo Dullabo”

which means it is extremely difficult to be born in the

human abode. So, every person should serve the interests

of the mankind to an extent. It is called doing meritorious

deeds.

If one threatens to devastate the interests of the

people and commits misdeeds a lot, one urill somehow

diminishe one’s hopes of successful life. If a tree is

uprooted, its branches will be used as firewood.

If a person breaks the branches off the tree, under

which he is taking shelter, he will be under the glaring

sunshine. He has to suffer the evil consequences of his

stupid acts, as the saying that goes “A person is the sole

master of his fate”. Everyone is responsible for carrying

out two kinds of duties: Bahujanahitaya that means “to

serve interests of others” and Bahujanasukhaya that

means “to create a prosperous future of others”.

It is required of everyone to appreciate and repay

the gratitude of their benefactors. If a person repays

the gratitude of his benefactors, he will be deemed to

be clever. We have to welcome such acts.

It does not matter even if a person does not know,

reveal or want to repay others’ gratitude to him. If he

is ungrateful to his benefactors, there is something

wrong with him.

In the world, some persons’ foolishness led to

wars. There is a person who has stuck many years to

the policy of utter devastation due to his or her

selfishness. If he or she has a clear outlook on things

as they really are, he or she will see the truth.

According to Abhinna Sutta, the Buddha said

that good deeds yield good results whereas bad deeds

yield bad results.

Now is an opportune time to join hands with the

people in the interests of the nation. One can understand

the prevailing situations if one studies the international

affairs. Only with wholesome deeds, will it be possible

for one to enjoy fruitful results. Therefore, it is time

certain persons gave up their wrong policies.

People should not have excessive greed, anger

and delusion. If so, a person leading a miserable

life will be able to lead a normal life; and a person

leading a normal life, an easy life. People can make

some positive changes in their fates. Some say that

people have to dance to the tune of their fates.

Actually, it is the result of what they have done of

their volition. If one does good deeds, one will

enjoy good results of one’s good deeds. And one

will be lucky if one has goodwill. Only with genuine

goodwill, will fortune favour one. There are four

kinds of people. What kind of people are you in?

Translation: MS

Myanma Alin: 20-8-2008

Now is an opportune time to join hands with

the people in the interests of the nation. One

can understand the prevailing situations if

one studies the international affairs. Only

with wholesome deeds, will it be possible for

one to enjoy fruitful results.

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by departmental officials, members of social organiza-tions and local people. They inspected progress ofhouses built by Dagon International Ltd with the contri-bution of CB Bank Chairman U Khin Maung Aye andsystematic settlement of storm victims.

In his address, the Prime Minister instructed thestorm survivors to redouble their efforts in their respec-tive works, grow shade and perennial trees for keepingthe village clean and beautiful and nurture the trees andcrops in the compound of the houses.

Next, they viewed the clinic and the villagelibrary.

After inspecting the Basic Education Post-Pri-mary School, the Prime Minister gave necessary in-structions to officials. On arrival at Bogale, the PrimeMinister heard reports on cultivation of monsoon paddyand distribution of monsoon paddy strains and mainte-nance of the embankments presented by Minister forAgriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Htay Oo, distribu-tion of fishing boats and equipment to fishermen byMinister for Livestock and Fisheries Brig-Gen MaungMaung Thein and conditions of roads in the division byMinister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun.

After hearing the reports, the Prime Minister in-structed officials to supervise rehabilitation of the storm-hit areas and maintenance of roads for their durability.

Later, the Prime Minister and party left Bogaleand arrived back here in the afternoon. — MNA

Prime Minister tours …(from page 1)

The Prime Minister oversaw the development ofSetsan Village equipped with telephone facilities.

At Shwesayan Village of Kadonkani village-tract, the Prime Minister and party viewed learning ofstudents at the temporary classroom of Village BEPSand shops in the village.

At new Kyunthaya Village, they were welcomed

Prime Minister General Thein Sein views shopsof Setsan village in Bogale Township.—MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein inspects completion of houses and resettlement of homeless victims at new Kyunthaya Village,Kadonkani village-tract, in Bogale Township.—MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein views learning of students at temporary classroom ofShwesayan Village BEPS, Kadonkani village-tract, in Bogale Township.—MNA

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NAY PYI TAW, 20 Aug—The Community BasedEarly Recovery Project isbeing implemented underthe leadership of TripartiteCore Group (TCG) inaccord with the decisionreached by the ASEANHumanitarian Task Force(AHTF).

A 20-member teamcomprising TCG mem-bers Ambassador ofThailand Mr BansamBunnag, Special Envoy ofASEAN Secretary-General Dr Anish KumarRoy, Resident Repre-

NAY PYI TAW, 20 Aug— Maj-Gen Khin Zaw ofthe Ministry of Defence,accompanied by Chair-man of Magway DivisionPeace and DevelopmentCouncil Col Phone MawShwe and officials, arrivedat Kyeeohn-kyeewaMulti-purpose DamProject site in PwintbyuTownship on 18 Augustand heard reports onprogress of Kyeeohn-kyeewa Multi-purposeDam Project and futuretasks presented byDirector (Adviser) U TunAung Lwin of Con-struction-3 of IrrigationDepartment and BuywaDam Project, UpperBuywa Dam Project andMyittha Dam Project byConstruction-8 Director U

Maj-Gen Khin Zaw looks into progress of irrigation facilities, agricultural tasks in Pwintbyu Township

Fishing boatexperts

honouredYANGON, 20 Aug —

Member of NationalDisaster PreparednessCentral CommitteeMinister for Livestock andFisheries Brig-Gen MaungMaung Thein honouredexperts from states anddivisions who built fishingboats, at Myanmar FisheryFederation here yesterdayevening.

On the occasion,President of MyanmarFishery Federation U HtayMyint made a speech.

Next, the minister andDirector-General ofFisheries Department UKhin Maung Ayepresented certificates ofhonour to fishing boatmakers. President of MFFU Htay Myint also gavegifts to them.

Minister Brig-GenMaung Maung Theinhosted a dinner in theirhonour.—MNA

Tin Win.Maj-Gen Khin Zaw

gave instructions ontimely completion of thedam projects meeting setstandards. He presenteda fruit basket to Chinesetechnicians and visitedthe project site.

Kyeeohn-kyeewaMulti-purpose DamProject site is located onMone Creek near WunloVillage of PwintbyuTownship. Its irrigatedarea is 96,777 acres ofland and it will generate74 megawatts. So far,implementation of theproject has completed by63 per cent. On

completion, Kyeeohn-kyeewa Dam, Mone CreekDam, Buywa, UpperBuywa projects cangenerate 250 megawatts.

Likewise, MyitthaDam Project is located nearPyintha Village of GangawTownship. It can generate40 megawatt and irrigate12,000 acres of lands.

Maj-Gen Khin Zawinspected maintenance ofMone Creek SuspensionBridge and supply of waterfrom Mezali DiversionDam in PwintbyuTownship, supply of waterto monsoon paddyplantations throughextended canal in Kyuwun

and West Layein Villagesin the township andcultivation of Shwe-thweyin paddy strain. Hethen gave instructions ondevelopment of agri-culture sector of MawgayDivision.

At present, MezaliDam is supplying water tomonsoon and summerpaddy plantations inPwintbyu, Minbu andSalin townships.

At Bo Ottama Hall inPwintbyu, Maj-Gen KhinZaw met departmentalofficials, social organiza-tion members and localpeople. Chairman ofPwintbyu Township PDC

U Hla Htay and Chairmanof District PDC U MyintThura reported onprogress of the townshipand district. The Chairmanof Magway Division PDCgave a supplementaryreport. In his speech, Maj-Gen Khin Zaw called forcontributing to local foodsufficiency of MagwayDivision and for meetingthe targeted production ofcrops. He stressed the needto grow physic nut andindustrial crops. He urgeddepartmental personnel todischarge duties forregional development.

He inspected supplyof water to 700 acres of

monsoon paddy throughTaungmon Canal ofYwathagyi river waterpumping station ofPwintbyu Township.

Ywathagyi riverwater pumping project siteis located on TaungmoneCreek near YwathagyiVillage. It can benefit 700acres of land.

While in Pwintbyu,Maj-Gen Khin Zaw paidhomage to SandakuNantha KyaungdawyaPagoda and made cashdonation. After visitingthe pagoda, he inspectedsandalwood plantationbeing nurtured by ForestDepartment. —MNA

Tripartite Core Group (TCG) tours Kungyangonsentative of UNFPA MrDaniel Baker, ResidentRepresentative of UNICEFMr Ramesh Sherestha, MsVictoriya Talishkhanovafrom UNHCR, Head ofOCHA Mr ThierryDelbreuve led by Chairmanof TCG and Deputy Ministerfor Foreign Affairs U KyawThu left Yangon thismorning for Seikgyi Villageof Tawkhayangyi (West)Village-tract in KungyangonTownship to make a fieldobservation of the first phaseof the Community BasedEarly Recovery Project

being undertaken in thevillage.

Under the project, theTCG has set up a phase byphase programme forrehabilitation andlivelihood of the villagepeople in Seikgyi Village,which is slated to be a modelfor other villages affectedby the cyclone Nargis. Thefirst phase includes fourmain tasks namelyreconstruction andrenovation of religiousbuildings, cleaning wellsand ponds for supply ofdrinking water and

sanitation, revival of betelleaf farms and constructionof fishing boats andproviding fishing nets torevive the fishery sector.The tasks are to beundertaken in three months.

The chairman of TCGand party arrived at theprimary school of thevillage. They observed therenovation of the school andprovided the teachers andschoolchildren with schooluniforms, textbooks andstationery, sport gear andnutritious food and ultraheat treated (UHT) milk.

The TCG Teams wentto the village monastery andobserved all-roundreconstruction andrenovation of the pagodaand religious buildings andmeted out the requirements.Also at the monastery theTCG members donatedblankets, mosquito nets,soaps, hygiene kits andwater cans for families ofthe village. The monitoringteam also viewed thesituation concerning theplantation of betel leaves

and the process of cleaningwells and ponds in thevillage and observed theconstruction of boats forfishermen. The TCG teammet the members of theSangha and heads of villagefrom Kyunchaung village,Nyaungwaing village andMyatlayyon village andexplained thereconstruction andrehabilitation plan for thevictims.

The team visited theprimary school ofKyunchaung village andTawkayangyi BEMS ofNyaungwaing village andgave encouragements toschoolheads and studentsand presented cashassistance and clothing to17 orphans. The team alsomet members of the Sanghaand villagers at the SeikgyiVillage monastery andexplained the project andprogrammers for provisionof supplies to them.

The monitoring teamarrived back at Yangon inthe evening.

MNAMinister Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein delivers a speech at a ceremony to honour experts

from states and divisions in building fishing boats.—L & F

Maj-Gen Khin Zaw views supply of water from Mezali Diversion Dam in Pwintbyu Township.—MNA

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10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 21 August, 2008

1. Uplift of national prestige and integrity and preservation and safeguarding ofcultural heritage and national character

2. Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire nation3. Keeping genuine patriotism based on national solidarity alive and dynamic4. Turning out younger generation who will continue to safeguard the national

culture and character

Objectives of the 16th Myanmar TraditionalCultural Performing Arts Competitions

MIDWC holdsmeeting No 1/2008

NAY PYI TAW, 20 Aug —Work coordination meetingNo 1/2008 of Myanmar Industrial Development WorkCommittee was held at Ministry of Industry-2 here on18 August. In his opening address at the meeting,Chairman of the committee Minister for Industry-2Vice-Admiral Soe Thein said Industrial DevelopmentCommittee, Myanma Industrial DevelopmentCommittee, Myanmar Industrial Development WorkCommittee and 10 sub-committees have carried outtasks for development of the industry sector in thecountry. Besides, technical know-how and cashassistance have been provided to 18 industry zones and28 sub-industry zones across the country.

Total production of all industrial zones from 2005-2006 to 2007-2008 has reached K 3.692 million.

He also stressed the need for encouraging theprivate sector for the industrial development and hecalled on 10 sub-committees to strive for developmentof industrial sector for stepping their efforts fordevelopment of the industrial sector with addedmomentum. At the meeting, officials and deputyministers concerned reported on respective measuresfor production of agricultural machinery, research anddistribution of technical know-how, drawing industriallaw, development of small-scale industry, productionof iron and steel products, development of technicalknow-how for production of rubber and human resourcedevelopment. The meeting ended with concludingremarks by the minister. —MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 20Aug—According to the06:30 hr M.S.Tobservations today, thewater level of Chindwinriver has exceeded by (30)cm, about 1 feet atHomalin, by (10) cm atMawlaik and by (10) cm

Flood Bulletinat Kalewa above theirrespective danger levels.It is expected to fall belowtheir respective dangerlevels during the next 2days.

According to the06:30 hr M.S.Tobservation today, the

water level of Sittoungriver at Toungoo is (604)cm. It may remain aboveits danger level (600) cmduring the next 24 hours,announced Department ofMeteorology andHydrology today.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 20Aug—Chairman ofMyanmar OlympicCommittee Minister forSports Brig-Gen ThuraAye Myint arrived backhere by air yesterday from

Sports Minister arrives back from PRCBeijing, the People’sRepublic of China afterattending the 29th BeijingOlympic Games from 8 to24 August.

He was welcomedback at Nay Pyi Taw

Airport by Minister forEnergy Brig-Gen LunThi, Minister forFinance and RevenueMaj-Gen Hla Tun anddepartmental officials.

MNA

YANGON, 20 Aug —An article contest will beheld to mark the WorldTeachers’ Day which fallson 5 October.

The article contestconsists four categories—higher education level,high school level, middleschool level and primaryschool level.

Teachers are invitedto participate in thecontest. The heading ofthe article is “Saya Piti”.The participants maysend two manuscripts toDeputy Director-General U Tun Hla ofEducation Planning andTraining Department,

Aungmyethazan Township Maternal and ChildWelfare Association and Township Women’s

Affairs Organization held the multiplier courseon health care services attended by 40 traineesat the township association office at the corner

of 23rd and 84th Streets on 7 August. Photoshows responsible persons giving talks on

health care services.—NLM

Minister Vice-Admiral Soe Thein delivers a speech at work coordination meeting No 1/2008 ofMyanmar Industrial Development Work Committee.—INDUSTRY-2

Minister Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint arrives back at Nay Pyi TawAirport after attending Beijing Olympic Games.—MNA Article contest to be held to mark

World Teachers’ DayNo 123, Natmauk Streetin Bahan Township

not later than 10October.—MNA

Tip Top brand grease and engine oil introducedYANGON, 20 Aug— A

ceremony to introduceU.A.E produced Tip Topbrand grease and engineoil distributed by LuckyChoice Co Ltd was heldat the office of LuckyChoice Co Ltd in MingalaTaungnyunt Townshiphere this morning.

Tip Top brand greaseand engine oil is availableat No (19/21) MyayagonStreet, MingalaTaungnyunt township in

Yangon (Ph:290708,095060121), No (Sa/37)Kywesekan 6th StreetChanmyathaya ward,Pyigyidagun Township inMandalay (Ph:02-70412).

Tip Top brand greaseand engine oil is sold under

door-to-door system andkinds of grease and engineoil available are 15/40CG4/SJ, 20/50CG4/SJ.20/50 SF/CC,Hydraulic 68, Hydraulic46, SAE 40 and SAE 50.

MNA

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News &Photos

byXinhua

Medal Standings (20-8-2008)

Sr NOC Name G S B T

1 China 45 14 20 79

2 United States 26 28 28 82

3 Britain 16 10 11 37

4 Russian Fed. 13 14 18 45

5 Australia 11 12 13 36

6 Germany 11 8 9 28

7 ROK 8 10 6 24

8 Japan 8 6 9 23

9 Italy 6 7 7 20

10 Ukraine 5 5 8 18

11 France 4 12 14 30

12 Netherlands 4 5 4 13

13 Jamaica 4 3 7

14 Romania 4 1 3 8

15 Spain 3 5 2 10

16 Poland 3 4 1 8

17 New Zealand 3 1 5 9

18 Slovakia 3 1 4

19 Canada 2 6 5 13

20 Kenya 2 4 2 8

21 Belarus 2 3 8 13

22 Czech Republic 2 3 5

23 Denmark 2 1 3 6

24 DPRK 2 1 3 6

25 Ethiopia 2 1 3

26 Switzerland 2 3 5

27 Georgia 2 2 4

28 Cuba 1 6 6 13

29 Kazakhstan 1 3 4 8

30 Zimbabwe 1 3 4

31 Azerbaijan 1 2 2 5

32 Norway 1 2 2 5

33 Slovenia 1 2 2 5

34 Turkey 1 2 1 4

35 Bulgaria 1 1 3 5

36 Indonesia 1 1 3 5

37 Finland 1 1 1 3

38 Estonia 1 1 2

39 Mongolia 1 1 2

40 Thailand 1 1 2

41 Brazil 1 5 6

42 Argentina 1 1 2

43 India 1 1 2

44 Mexico 1 1 2

45 Bahrain 1 1

46 Cameroon 1 1

47 Panama 1 1

48 Tunisia 1 1

49 Hungary 4 1 5

50 Sweden 3 3

51 Uzbekistan 2 3 5

52 Austria 1 2 3

53 Greece 1 2 3

54 Lithuania 1 2 3

55 Algeria 1 1 2

56 Colombia 1 1 2

57 Croatia 1 1 2

58 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 2

59 Serbia 1 1 2

60 Chile 1 1

61 Deminican Rep. 1 1

62 Ecuador 1 1

63 Malaysia 1 1

64 Portugal 1 1

65 South Africa 1 1

66 Singapore 1 1

67 Trinidad/Tobago 1 1

68 Vietnam 1 1

69 Armenia 5 5

70 Chinese Taipei 3 3

71 Afghanistan 1 1

72 Egypt 1 1

73 Iran 1 1

74 Israel 1 1

75 Latvia 1 1

76 Morocco 1 1

77 Tajikistan 1 1

78 Togo 1 1

79 Venezuela 1 1

Total: 216 217 248 681

Sr NOC Name G S B T

Anastasia Davydovaand AnastasiaErmakova of Russiacompete in the final ofthe duet free routine ofthe synchronizedswimming during theBeijing 2008 OlympicGames at the NationalAquatic Centre, or theWater Cube, in Beijing,China, on 20 Aug, 2008.Anastasia Davydovaand AnastasiaErmakova of Russia won the gold medal.

Liudmyla Blonska(C) ofUkraine celebrates afterwomen’s heptathlon800m at the NationalStadium, also known asthe Bird’s Nest, duringBeijing 2008 OlympicGames in Beijing, China,on 16 Aug, 2008. Blonskahas tested positive forbanned substances at the Beijing Games.

Yin Jian of Chinacelebrates after RS:XWomen Medal Race ofthe Beijing 2008Olympic Games Sailingevent in Qingdao,Olympic co-host city ineast China’s ShandongProvince, on 20 Aug,2008. Yin Jian won thegold medal in the event.

Buvaysa Saytiev ofRussia celebrates afterbeating Soslan Tigiev ofUzbekistan in men’sfreestyle 74kg gold medalmatch of the Beijing 2008Olympic GamesWrestling event inBeijing, China, on 20Aug, 2008. BuvaysaSaytiev beat Soslan Tigiev and grabbed the gold.

Elena Isinbaeva ofRussia competes duringthe women’s pole vaultfinal at the NationalStadium, also known asthe Bird’s Nest, duringBeijing 2008 OlympicGames in Beijing,China, on 18 Aug, 2008.Isinbaeva claimed thetitle in the event and set a new world record.

Gold medalist LarisaIlchenko of Russia (C),the runner-up Keri-Anne Payne (L) andbronze winnerCassandra Patten, bothof Great Britain, poseon the podium duringvictory ceremony ofwomen’s marathon10km competition at theBeijing 2008 OlympicGames swimming eventin Beijing, China, on 20 Aug, 2008.

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12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 21 August, 2008

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV BANGKACHAI VOY NO (75)

Consignees of cargo carried on MVBANGKACHAI VOY NO (75) are hereby notifiedthat the vessel will be arriving on 21.8.2008 and cargowill be discharged into the premises of M.I.P where itwill lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subjectto the byelaws 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.

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

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S WONGSAMUT OCEANSHIPPING CO,LTD

Phone No: 256919/256916/256912

Asia stocks rebound onhopes for China boost

Group saysclimate

resolutionsincrease

CHARLESTON (WVa), 20Aug— Support forclimate-change proposalsmay be growing amonginvestors in big US com-panies.

Shareholder resolutionsrelated to climate changemore than doubled overthe past five years,according to statisticsgathered by a coalition ofpublic interest groups,environmental organi-zations and pension funds.Moreover, the coalition,Boston-based Ceres, sayssupport for those measuresaveraged more than 23percent in 2008, a newhigh. While that’s notenough to pass a reso-lution, Ceres contendsrising vote totals compelcompanies to act, like aplan by Ford Motor Co toreduce greenhouse gasemissions 30 percent by2020.

“It’s easy to ignore 3 or 5percent votes, but it’s prettyhard to ignore 22 percentvotes or 39 percent votes,”said Dan Bakal, director ofelectric power program-mes for Ceres.—InternetB vitamins fail to curb

risks in heart patients

HONG KONG, 20 Aug—Most Asian stock marketsedged higher on Wednes-day, rebounding from atwo-year low as Chineseshares surged on hopes forpolicies from Beijing tojumpstart growth, thoughmany analysts said it was along shot.

The dollar struggled ascrude oil crept above $115a barrel and gold pricesedged higher, taking someof the steam out of the UScurrency’s recent surge toa seven-month high.

World stock marketsslid to the lowest sinceSeptember 2006 onTuesday, with investorsincreasingly skepticalabout earnings ex-pectations for 2009 giventhe mixed results so far in2008 and constant remin-ders about instability in thefinancial sector.

However, most Asian

indexes turned higher ascheap valuations provedirresistible, especially withmarkets rife with chatterabout fiscal stimulus inChina.

Hong Kong’s Hang Sengindex (HSI) rose 1.9percent, after closing at aone-year low on Tuesday,with shares of ChinaMobile (0941 HK)providing the biggestboost.

Shares of Asia’s largestwireless carrier, up 2percent, hit a one-year lowbefore the rally sweptthrough the region.

Internet

CHICAGO, 20 Aug—Reducing levels of theamino acid homocysteinewith folic acid and Bvitamins failed to preventserious complications inpatients with heart disease,Norwegian researcherssaid on Tuesday.

The study was the latestof several large trials toshow that lowering homo-cysteine through vitamintherapy offered no benefitto people with heartdisease. Other research hadfound a link between highconcentrations of homo-cysteine in the blood andheart attacks and strokes.But the researchers said thefailure of their study andothers like it suggests thathomocysteine may be amarker for heart risks, andnot a cause.

“Our findings do notsupport the use of Bvitamins as secondaryprevention in patients with

coronary artery disease,”Dr Marta Ebbing ofHaukeland UniversityHospital in Bergen,Norway, and colleagueswrote in the Journal of theAmerican MedicalAssociation.—Internet

Beijing Olympic park

welcomes the athletes

and tourists all over

the world against a

clear blue sky in this

August photo.

XINHUA

Some fruit juices can harm drug absorption: studyWASHINGTON, 20 Aug—Grapefruit, orange and apple juices can harm the

body’s ability to absorb certain medications and make the drugs less effective,said a Canadian study released Tuesday in the United States.

The research showed that these juices can decrease the effectiveness of certaindrugs used to treat heart disease, cancer, organ-transplant rejection and infection,“potentially wiping out their beneficial effects,” it said.

David Bailey, a professor of clinical pharmacology with the University ofWestern Ontario and leader of the study, was the first researcher to identifygrapefruit juice’s potential to increase the absorption of certain drugs two decadesago, possibly turning some doses toxic.The new findings came as part of hiscontinuing research on the subject, and were presented at the 236th annualmeeting of the American Chemical Society on Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Internet

Alexander technique doeshelp back pain: study

LONDON, 20 Aug—Chronic back pain can be easedby teaching the Alexander technique, an alternativetherapy involving learning better posture, Britishresearchers said on Wednesday.

Until now, there has been no real evidence of thelong-term benefits of the Alexander technique, althoughprevious research has suggested it may offer short-term relief.

To find out more, a team of researchers from theUniversity of Southampton and the University of Bristolcompared the effectiveness of different therapies inmore than 500 patients.

After a year of treatment, patients receiving 24Alexander technique lessons reported experiencingjust three days of back pain, compared to 21 days forthose given normal care by their doctor, they wrote inthe online edition of the British Medical Journal.

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Shanghai Airline flies intoblack on traffic rise

Study: Nanotech boosts chemotherapy

A twin-seat Cessna isseen, crashed into a

crossroad on a nationalhighway, in Yao,

western Japan on 19Aug, 2008. —INTERNET

People hit pans during a protest against the Peruvian government about anearthquake that hit Peru’s central coast in Piscoon 15 Aug, 2008. Angry and

upset, hundreds of Peruvians denounced the government on Friday forabandoning victims of an 8.0 magnitude earthquake, and laid flowers at the

graves of loved ones on the anniversary of their deaths.—INTERNET

LOS ANGELES, 20 Aug— Carbon nanotubescould be the key to betterchemotherapy for cancerpatients, StanfordUniversity researcherssaid in the study publishedin Aug. issue of the journalCancer Research.

The tiny tubes candeliver drugs to tumourcells much more preciselythan existing treatments.That means less of theharmful medication spillsover into healthy cells,limiting collateraldamage.

The researchers workedwith mice in which tumour

cells had been pro-liferating for about twoweeks. They injectedsome with a standardformulation of the chemo-therapy drug Taxol, andothers with a version inwhich the drugs werebound to nanotubes.

The technology takesadvantage of the differ-ence in porousnessbetween the walls ofhealthy blood vessels andthose found in tumour

tissue. The nanotubes aresized and shaped to slipthrough the walls of thelatter but not the former.

The researchersreported that they got 10times as much medicationinto the tumour cells usingthe nanotubes. After 22days, the mice receivingthe experimental treat-ment had tumorus half thesize of those treated withthe basic Taxol.

Internet

HIV/AIDS rate expected to keepdeclining in Cambodia

BEIJING, 20 Aug —Shanghai Airlines flewinto the black in the firsthalf of this year on risingtraffic and a governmentsubsidy. Its net income was23.41 million yuan (3.41million US dollars), or0.022 yuan a share, in thesix months against a lossof 134.51 million yuana year earlier. Its revenuegrew 26 percent to 7.03billion yuan, the carriersaid in a statement to theShanghai Stock Exchangeyesterday. It attributed the growth

to booming traffic duringthe period. The Shanghai-based carrier flew 4.88million passengers in thefirst half, a rise of 14.07percent from a year earlier,and it carried 8.9 percentmore cargo at 1.66 milliontons. “The carrier’s profit isbetter than our expecta-tions in the first half, butits load factor on inter-national routes was only60 percent, much lowerthan the average,” said TaoWei, an analyst with ChinaInternational Capital CoLtd.—Internet

Expert says “Toxic”Indian festivals poison

waterways

Floods in West Africa raisemajor health risks

MUMBAI, 20 Aug —Toxic chemicals fromthousands of idols ofHindu gods immersed inrivers and lakes acrossIndia are causing pol-lution which is killingfish and contaminatingfood crops, experts andenvironmentalists saidon Monday.

Hindus across Indiacelebrate various religi-ous festivals in Septemberand October, payinghomage to deities likeLord Ganesha, the re-mover of obstacles, andGoddess Durga, thedestroyer of evil.

Elaborately paintedand decorated idols areworshipped before theyare taken during massprocessions to rivers, lakesand the sea, where theyare immersed in accor-dance with Hindu faith.

Environmentalists saythe idols are often madefrom non-biodegradablematerials such as plastic,cement and plaster of Parisand painted with toxicdyes.

After the statues areimmersed, the toxinsthen contaminate foodcrops when villagersuse the polluted waterfor irr igation, saidShyam Asolekar,science and engineeringhead at the IndianInstitute of Technology

in Mumbai. “Even small traces

are extremely toxic asthey persist in the bodyfor a long time andaccumulate in the humantissues,” said Asolekar,who has closely studiedthe effects of Hinducustoms.

MNA/Reuters

Workers clear debris

at the Palm Beach

Equine Clinic after

Tropical Storm Fay

passed through

Wellington, Florida

on 19 Aug, 2008.

INTERNET

GENEVA, 20 Aug —Rising flood watersacross West Africa areintensifying health risksfor millions of people,and adding to the impactof the food price crisis,the World Health Organi-zation (WHO) warned onTuesday.

International aid isneeded as heavy rainsforecast to last untilSeptember could exacer-bate health threats forconditions includingmalaria, diarrhoea and

other potentially fatalcommunicable diseases,the UN agency said in astatement. According tothe agency, Benin,Burkina Faso, Mali,Mau-ritania, Niger andTogo need urgentassistance.

Flooding in those coun-tries has caused widesp-read damage to bridges,roads, railway lines andother infrastructure vitalfor delivering healthservices and humanitariansupplies. —Internet

PHNOM PENH, 20 Aug —The number of Cam-bodians with HIV or AIDShas plummeted from thecountry’s all-time high inthe late 1990s and expertsexpect its prevalence tocontinue dropping in theforeseeable future, nationalmedia said Wednesday. “This is good news,”English-Khmer languagenewspaper the CambodiaDaily quoted Mean ChhiVun, director of theNational Centre for HIV/AIDS, Dermatologyand STDs (NCHADS),as commenting onNCHADS’ latest report. “As a programmemanager, I am very happybecause this shows we have

succ-essfully slowed downor controlled the HIVepidemic through pre-vention, care and treat-ment,” he added. Recent sample tests in 22provinces and munici-palities throughoutCambodia tell NCHADSthat some 14 percentfemale sex workers arethought to have HIV/AIDS, as opposed to 43

percent in 1998, and 1.1percent this year asopposed to 2.1 percent in1998 among pregnantwomen.

Meanwhile, theinfection rate of the diseaseis now kept under onepercent in the kingdom,said the tests.—Internet

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S P O R T S

Still a role for Ronaldinho,says Brazil football coach

BEIJING, 20 Aug — Besieged coach Carlos Dunga sees a continuing role forRonaldinho in Brazil's 2010 World Cup campaign despite the five-time World

Brazil’s Ronaldinho (right) vies withArgentina’s Fernando Gago in Beijingon 19 August. Besieged Brazil coachCarlos Dunga sees a continuing rolefor Ronaldinho in his country’s 2010World Cup campaign.—INTERNET

NASCAR puts off penalties for JGRNationwide teams

Nadal earns top seedfor US Open

NEW YORK, 20 Aug — Rafael Nadal,of Spain, will be the top seed in a grandslam for the first time in his career at thisyear's US Open.

The newly-crowned world No 1 willbe followed by No 2 Roger Federer ofSwitzerland, No 3 Novak Djokovic ofSerbia, No 4 David Ferrer of Spain andNo 5 Nikolay Davydenko of Russia saidthe tournament which released its seedingson Tuesday. After spending 160 con-secutive weeks ranked second, Nadal of-ficially became the new world No 1 onMonday - ending Federer's record reignof 237 straight weeks.—Internet

‘Continuity’ the key for Spain’s new coach

The new coach of the Spanish nationalfootball team Vicente del Bosque, seenhere at a practice session, faces his firsttest in charge of the Euro 2008 winnerswhen Spain take on Denmark in Co-penhagen Wednesday, with “continu-ity” uppermost in his mind.—INTERNET

The field beginsracing on the

first lap duringthe NASCAR 3MPerformance 400

auto race atMichigan Inter-national Speed-

way in Brooklyn,Mich, on 17 Aug,2008.—INTERNET

Fillmore winsqualifying portion

of US AmateurPINEHURST, 20 Aug —

Robbie Fillmore, whonever touched a club dur-ing two years away fromgolf, shot 5-under 65 onTuesday to win the stroke-play portion of the USAmateur. The lowest scorein two days of qualifyingcame on the No 4 course atPinehurst and followedFillmore's opening 69 onPinehurst No 2, giving hima total of 6-under 134.

Fillmore leads the groupof 64 players who will startthe match-play portionWednesday. The final twoqualifiers will be deter-mined in a playoff among26 players who tied at5-over 145. A junior atBYU, Fillmore left golfbehind during his Mormonmission to Chile butquickly made up for losttime when he returned in2006. He went to the golfcourse about three hoursafter his plane landed inSalt Lake City.—Internet

Rafael Nadal of Spain (seen here on 17August), will be the top seed in a grandslam for the first time in his career atthis year’s US Open. The newly-crownedworld No 1 will be followed by No 2Roger Federer of Switzerland, No 3Novak Djokovic of Serbia, No 4 DavidFerrer of Spain and No 5 Nikolay

Davydenko of Russia.—INTERNET

Not even the captainis untouchable, warns Capello

Fabio Capello (seen hereon 6 August) has laiddown the law to Eng-land’s stars after warn-ing that not even new cap-tain John Terry is un-touchable. Capellosprang a surprise whenhe opted to give Terry asecond chance as skipperahead of Rio Ferdinand,who had been widely re-garded as favourite forthe job.—INTERNET

Australia’s Hewitt out ofUS tennis Open

SYDNEY, 20 Aug — Australia's Lleyton Hewitt saidWednesday he had withdrawn from this month's USOpen after having surgery for a nagging hip injury.

The 2001 US Open winner, who last week lost toworld number one Rafael Nadal in their second-roundmatch at the Beijing Olympics, has been dogged by ahip complaint for months.

On his website, the former world number one saidhe had exhausted every other option besides the sur-gery, which involved a hip arthroscopy and the repairof a hip labral tear, until now.

"Surgery was always the last resort, but unfortu-nately that's what it came down to," he said.

Hewitt said he was disappointed that the injury hadruled him out of the US Open, adding that his recupera-tion would likely mean he would be off the circuit forthe rest of the year.

"I am also shattered that I can't lead the AustralianDavis Cup team in Chile in our bid to rejoin the worldgroup," he said.—Internet

Australia’s LleytonHewitt returns a shot toSpain’s Rafael Nadal atthe 2008 Beijing Olym-pic Games on 12 Aug.Hewitt has said that hehad withdrawn from

this month’s US Openafter having surgery for

a nagging hip injury.INTERNET

LONDON, 20 Aug —Fabio Capello has laiddown the law to England'sstars after warning that noteven new captain JohnTerry is untouchable.

Capello sprang a sur-prise when he opted to giveTerry a second chance asskipper ahead of RioFerdinand, who had beenwidely regarded as favour-ite for the job. But theEngland coach made itclear the captain won't getany special treatment ashe warned the Chelseadefender he would haveno qualms about droppinghim if his form slipped.

It is a message intendedto keep Terry and, just asimportantly, his team-mates on their toes. If thecaptain isn't irreplacablethen the rest of the squadcan clearly be discardedas well.—Internet

Karlovic stands tallestin battle of giants

NEW HAVEN, 20 Aug — Ivo Karlovicwon a battle of the giants at the ATPevent in New Haven on Tuesday, fellingAmerican John Isner 6-7 6-3 6-4 toreach the third round.

The second-seeded Croat hit 17 acesand did not face a single break point ashe wrapped up victory in one hour, 57minutes.

Ranked a career-high 14th, Karlovicis the tallest player on tour at 6ft-10inwith Isner just behind at 6ft-9in, mean-ing the serve was always going to be acrucial factor in determining who wouldadvance.—Internet

Cup champions’ inglorious failure atthe Beijing Olympics.

Brazil yet again leave the Olympicswithout a gold medal after a 3-0 thump-ing by arch South American rivalsArgentina in Tuesday’s semi-finalblockbuster at the Beijing Workers’Stadium.

The 28-year-old immensely popularRonaldinho was one of Brazil’s threeover-age players at the Games, but helooked lethargic and carrying extraweight ahead of his Serie A debut withMilan later this month after leavingBarcelona.

Internet

MADRID, 20 Aug — Vicente delBosque faces his first test in charge ofthe Euro 2008 winners when Spain takeon Denmark in Copenhagen Wednes-day, with "continuity" uppermost in hismind.

Del Bosque replaced 69-year-old LuisAragones after the nation's 1-0 defeat of

Germany in the final of Euro 2008 inJune.

"He wants to work and to keep thingsas they are," said captain and goalkeeperIker Casillas, who played under delBosque at Real.

"Guys, I'm not going to change any-thing," del Bosque told the squad's firsttraining session in Madrid on Monday.

Internet

NEW YORK, 20 Aug — NASCAR willwait another day before issuing penal-ties against Joe Gibbs Racing’s Nation-wide Series teams, who were caughttrying to cheat during a postrace test lastweekend. The teams of Gibbs’ No. 18and No. 20 Toyotas deliberately at-tempted to mask the true horsepower intheir engines after Saturday’s race at

Michigan International Speedway.Inspectors found magnets under the

gas pedals of both cars when they weresent to the chassis dyno for examination.

NASCAR traditionally hands out pen-alties from the previous week’s races onTuesday, but NASCAR spokesman KerryTharp said the decision was put off untilWednesday.—Internet

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Wednesday, 20 August, 2008Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr

MST: During the past 24 hours,weather has been partlycloudy in Kayah State, rain have been isolated in lowerSagaing, Mandalay and Magway Divisions, scattered inKayin State and Bago Division, fairly widespread inTaninthayi Division and widespread in the remainingStates and Divisions. The noteworthy amounts of rainfallrecorded were Kyaukpyu (2.32) inches, Maungtaw (1.93)inches, CoCo Island (1.65) inches, Kayan (1.54) inches,An (1.50) inches, Gwa (1.46) inches, Myitkyina andKalay (1.33) inches each, Pathein (1.26) inches, Myingyan(1.06)inches and Minbu (0.47)inches.

Maximum temperature on 19-8-2008 was 80˚F.Minimum temperature on 20-8-2008 was 69ºF. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 20-8-2008 was 100%.Total sunshine hours on 19-8-2008 was (Nil).

Rainfall on 20-8-2008 was (0.40) inch at Mingaladon,(0.44) inch at Kaba-Aye and (0.28) inch at Central Yangon.Total rainfall since 1-1-2008 was (78.90) inches atMingaladon, (88.35) inches at Kaba-Aye and (103.23)inches at Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed atYangon (Kaba-Aye) was (5) mph from Southwest at(09:30) hours MST on 19-8-2008.

Bay inference: Monsoon is moderate in theAndaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 21-8-2008: Rainwill be isolated in Kayah State, lower Sagaing andMagway Divisions, scattered in Mandalay Division, fairlywidespread in Kachin, Chin, Shan and Kayin States,upper Sagaing and Taninthayi Divisions and widespreadin the remaining States and Divisions. Degree of cer-tainty is (80%).

State of the sea: Seas will be moderate in Myanmarwaters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood ofdecrease of rain in coastal areas..

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areafor 21-8-2008: Isolated rain. Degree of certainty is(80%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areafor 21-8-2008: One or two rain. Degree of certainty is(80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areafor 21-8-2008: Isolated rain. Degree of certainty is (80%).

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WASHINGTON, 20Aug—As of Tuesday, 19Aug, 2008, at least 4,144members of the USmilitary have died in theIraq war since it began inMarch 2003.

The figure includeseight military civilianskilled in action. At least3,370 died as a result ofhostile action, accordingto the military’s num-bers.

The British militaryhas reported 176 deaths;Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18;Poland, 21; Bulgaria, 13;Spain, 11; Denmark,seven; El Salvador, five;Slovakia, four; Latvia andGeorgia, three each;Estonia, Netherlands,Thailand, Romania, twoeach; and Australia,Hungary, Kazakhstan,South Korea, one deatheach.—Internet

MOSCOW, 20 Aug—Moscow will draw con-clusions from NATO’spro-Georgian stance,and the future of theRussia-NATO Council“depends on ourpartners,” RussianForeign Minister SergeiLavrov said Tuesday.

The Russia-NATOCouncil was not estab-

lished to teach Russia onhow to behave towardsGeorgia, but to ensuresecurity in Europe and theEuro-Atlantic region,Lavrov said. “We believethat the council preservesits importance, but every-thing depends on ourpartners,” he was quotedby the Itar-Tass newsagency as saying.

The encouragementfor Georgia joining NATO“is dictated by an intentionwhich I cannot describeas being anything but anti-Russian and supportive ofthe aggressive regime,”said the foreign minister.

“To be sure, there willbe consequences. I thinkthat we will draw ap-propriate conclusions,” hewas quoted by the RIANovosti news agency assaying.

Russian troops havebegun pulling out fromGeorgia, Lavrov said,adding that the “pulloutwill be made com-mensurately to Georgia’sfulfillment of its obli-gations under the peaceplan” and it will take threeto four days.

Internet

Young Indonesian dancers dressed as hanuman,monkey god of Hindu mythology, take a break

during a cultural carnival held as a part ofIndependence Day celebrations in Jakarta,

Tuesday, 19 Aug, 2008.INTERNET

JERUSALEM, 20Aug— A stillborn Israelibaby who waspronounced dead bydoctors “came back tolife” on Monday afterspending hours in ahospital refrigerator.

The baby, weighingonly 600 grammes atbirth, spent at least fivehours inside one of thehospital’s refrigeratedstorage units, before herparents, who had takenher to be buried, begannoticing some movement.

“We unwrapped herand felt she was moving.We didn’t believe it atfirst. Then she beganholding my mother’shand, and then we sawher open her mouth,” said26-year-old FaizaMagdoub, the baby’smother.

The baby waspronounced dead severalhours earlier, after

doctors at Western Galileehospital in northern Israelwere forced to abort hermother’s pregnancybecause of internalbleeding. Magdoub was 23weeks into her pregnancy.

“We don’t know howto explain this, so when wedon’t know how to explainthings in the medical worldwe call it a miracle, and thisis probably whathappened,” hospital depu-ty director Moshe Danielsaid. The baby was thentaken to the hospital’sneonatal intensive care unitfor further treatment, butdoctors were not sure howlong she will live.

Motti Ravid, aprofessor of internalmedicine, told Israel’sChannel 10 that the lowtemperature inside thecooler had slowed downthe baby’s metabolism andlikely helped her survive.

MNA/Reuters

Russia says future of Russia-NATOCouncil depends on NATO

US militarydeaths in

Iraq war at4,144

“Dead” Israeli baby livesafter hours in cooler

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Make donations to the storm victims� Everybody may make donations freely.� Everybody may make donations to any person or any area.

However, wellwishers are urged to avoid unsystematic donations and acts that may tarnish theimage of the nation and its people.

YANGON, 20 Aug— Special Advisor to theUN Secretary-General MrIbrahim AgboolaGambari met with Minis-ter for Health Dr KyawMyint at 9 am, with Min-ister for National Plan-ning and Economic De-velopment U Soe Tha at11 am, with President ofUnion of Myanmar Fed-eration of Chambers ofCommerce and IndustryU Win Myint and party at2 pm, with Kayin nationalrace leaders who madepeace with the govern-ment at 2.30 pm and withJoint Secretary-General UZaw Min and party of theUnion Solidarity and De-velopment Association at6.20 pm at Seinle KanthaState House, here, today.

Similarly, he met

UN Secretary-General’s Special Advisor meets ministers, responsiblepersons of associations, political parties and other organizations

with responsible personsfrom political parties,namely National Leaguefor Democracy, Union Pa-O National Organizationand National Unity Party,the group of independentrepresentatives-elect andother organizations at thesame venue from 3 pm to6.15 pm separately.

In the evening,Minister U Soe Tha hosteda dinner for Special Advi-sor to the UN Secretary-General Mr IbrahimAgboola Gambari at MyaYeik Nyo Royal Hotel.

MNA

Beijing OlympicsSpecial on page 11

Special Advisor tothe UN Secretary-

General Mr IbrahimAgboola Gambarimeets responsible

persons of the groupof independent

representatives-elect.MNA

Special Advisor to theUN Secretary-GeneralMr Ibrahim AgboolaGambari meets JointSecretary-General

U Zaw Min of USDAand party at Seinle

Kantha StateHouse.—MNA

Special Advisor to theUN Secretary-GeneralMr Ibrahim AgboolaGambari meets Presi-

dent of UMFCCIU Win Myint and

party.—MNA

Yin Jian of China celebrates after RS:X WomenMedal Race of the Beijing 2008 Olympic GamesSailing event in Qingdao, Olympic co-host city in

east China’s Shandong Province, on 20 Aug,2008. Yin Jian won the gold medal in the event.

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