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Volume XVII, Number 268 10th Waning of Pyatho 1371 ME Saturday, 9 January, 2010

* Development of agriculture as the base and all-round devel-opment of other sectors of the economy as well

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

of technical know-how and investments from sources insidethe country and abroad

* The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept inthe hands of the State and the national peoples

* Uplift of the morale and morality of theentire nation

* Uplift of national prestige and integrity andpreservation and safeguarding of culturalheritage and national character

* 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 nation

in accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

The government, with a view to exporting riceand beans and pulses of high quality, cutting outmiddlemen between crop growers and exporters so asto enable crop growers to gain more benefits, hasbeen encouraging establishment of companies withsystematic exportation procedure of rice, beans andpulses.

Eden Group of Companies, under the leader-ship of the government, is working for the benefit offarmers, establishing rice, beans and pulses compa-nies based in Danubyu Township.

Our media crew of Kyemon daily attended aceremony in which monsoon paddy growers repaidloan to Gold Delta Co Ltd and Daung Dagun Co Ltdlent loan to green gram growers. Gold Delta Co Ltdprovided necessary input for cultivation of rice tofarmers for 2009-2010 monsoon paddy cultivationseason. And industrious Ayeyawady dwellers havereaped the fruits of their efforts. Thus, they arerepaying agricultural loan to the company. It is the

Socio-economic life of farmers inDanubyu Township improving

Byline & Photos: Tin Win Lay (Kyimyindine)

sign of mutual trust between the company and thefarmers.

In an interview, Chairman U Chit Khaingof the company said, "We are working to enhance thesocio-economic status of the farmers and the funda-mental strata of the nation. We are planning to spreadour wings from Danubyu to the whole country."

The company last year raised a 5-acre pilotfarm. With the application of farming methods pro-vided by the company, 70 baskets of rice yield peracre rose to 100 baskets per acre. Seeing is believingand farmers were satisfied with farming methods ofthe company.

After the ceremony, we interviewed AssociateDirector U Myint Swe (Cultivation) who said that thecompany provided K 50,000 to K 55,000 for an acreof farm and loaned 4283 farmers in Danubyu Town-ship for 35866.84 acres of farmland without stringsattached; that they had to repay their loans only afterharvest.

(See page 10)

Farmers observing farming equipment.

Thriving paddy field of farmer U AungNgwe.

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Saturday, 9 January, 2010

PERSPECTIVES

Make earnest efforts to becomemilitary medical personnel withphysical and mental strength

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

People’s Desire

The Defence Services Medical Corps isproviding health care services to theTatmadawmen who are discharging the defenceduties.

On 7 January, the graduation parade of the7th Intake of the Defence Services Institute ofNursing and Paramedical Science took place atthe parade ground of the Defence Services MedicalAcademy in Yangon, with an address by DeputyCommander-in-Chief of Defence ServicesCommander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-SeniorGeneral Maung Aye.

In his address, Deputy Commander-in-Chiefof Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army)Vice-Senior General Maung Aye said, “You areabout to serve your duties with respect to themotto “Member of the Tatmadaw Medical Crops,efficiency with helping hands’’. For your career,you are to acquire both physical and mentalstrength. For a Tatmadawman, physical abilitymeans combat ability and mental ability meansgood moral conduct, high morale, high integrityand brave sacrifice.’’

The Defence Services Institute of Nursingwas established in 2000, and it was expanded tothe Defence Services Institute of Nursing andParamedical Science in 2002. At present, theinstitute is continuously turning out the Tatmadawnurses, medical attendants and pharmacistsyearly.

The trainees who completed the courses ofthe institute have pursued the advanced nursingand paramedical sciences. They have alsocompleted the military training. After completionof the training, they will join the forces to defendlives, property and security of the people in variousfront line areas.

It is sure that the graduate trainees of theDefence Services Institute of Nursing andParamedical Science, as the military medicalpersonnel with both physical and mental strength,are going to serve the interest of the State and thepeople while providing health care services to theTatmadawmen and the people.

From President Mr. Md. Zillur Rahman of People’sRepublic of BangladeshExcellency,

It is indeed a matter of great pleasure for me toconvey our heartiest felicitations and warmest greetingsto you on the joyous occasion of the IndependenceDay of the Union of Myanmar.

We attach great importance to our relations withMyanmar. We deeply value the close bonds of friendshipthat so happily exist between our two countries. Ibelieve there exists tremendous potential to furtherexpand and deepen our relations in various areas ofmutual interest.

There is need for us to explore new avenues ofcooperation. I would like to assure you of Bangladesh’sfull commitment to strengthen our relations in the daysahead for the shared benefit and prosperity of ourcountries and peoples.

I take this opportunity to convey my warmwishes for Your Excellency’s good health, long lifeand happiness as well as for the continued peace,progress and prosperity of the friendly people ofMyanmar.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of myhighest considerations.

Foreign Heads of State send felicitations toSenior General Than Shwe

NAY PYI TAW, 8 Jan—The followings are the messages of felicitations from foreign Heads of State sentto Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council on the occasion ofthe 62nd Anniversary Independence Day.

From President Mr. Felipe Calderon Hinojosa ofthe United Mexican StatesExcellency,

On occasion of the National Day of the Union ofMyanmar, I convey the most sincere regards on behalfof the people and the Government of Mexico.

I am convinced that the traditional bonds of friendshipthat unite our nations and our governments offeropportunities to develop and strengthen our mutualcooperation.

I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to YourExcellency, the assurances of my highestconsideration.

From President Mr. Asif Ali Zardari of the IslamicRepublic of PakistanExcellency,

It gives me great pleasure to extend to YourExcellency our warmest felicitations and best wishes onthe happy occasion of the Independence Day of theUnion of Myanmar. Pakistan and Myanmar enjoy closefriendly relations. I am confident that the mutuallybeneficial ties between our two countries will be furtherstrengthened in the years ahead. Please accept, Excellency,the assurances of my highest consideration.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 8 Jan—The golf friendly betweenthe Ministry of Foreign Affairs and foreign diplomatswas held to mark the 62nd Anniversary IndependenceDay at Myodaw Golf Club here on 4 Januarymorning.

Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U MaungMyint, diplomats led by Dean of Diplomatic CorpsSingaporean Ambassador to Myanmar Mr RobertChua Hian Kong, and heads of the embassies,Resident Representative UN Mr Bishow B ParaJuli, representatives from UN agencies, and officialsfrom the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took part in the

Golf friendly to mark Independence Day held

tournament.The awarding ceremony took place at the Mount

Pleasant Tower of the Mount Pleasant Hotel here,attended by Minister for Foreign Affairs U NyanWin, Minister for Progress of Border Areas andNational Races and Development Affairs Col TheinNyunt, Deputy Minister U Maung Myint, directors-general and officials under the ministry, foreigndiplomats led by the Singaporean ambassador, headsof foreign embassies, and the UN residentrepresentative.

MNA

Deputy Minister U Maung Myint and diplomats pose for documentary photo at the golf friendlybetween the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and diplomats. —MOFA

YANGON, 8 Jan—The MBA get-together will beheld at Chatrium Hotel, here, at 6 am on 23 January,and all the teachers and MBA graduates andundergraduates have been invited to attend it.

Those wishing to attend the get-together maycontact Dr Pyone Pyone Han (Tel: 095004287), KoMoe The (Tel: 095189880), Ma Lin Lin Tin Tun (Tel:095118388), Dr Aung Naing Win (Tel: 095020079),Dr Maung Maung Latt (Tel: 095007249), Ma ThinThin Hsat (Tel: 095001600), Ma Khin Thet Khine(Tel: 095004913), Ko Kyaw Thura (Tel: 095152374),U Aung Min (Tel: 095075181), Ko Thet Lwin Shwe(Tel: 099928310), Ko Tin Maung Oo (Tel:095017531), Ko Nay Lin Zin (Tel: 095148839) andKo Win Htet Maung Maung (Tel: 095014624).

MNA

MBA undergraduates, graduates

to hold get-together

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British troops feared civiliancasualties in Basra

EU president says to discuss climatenegotiations at special summit

One killed, four injured in St Louisfactory shooting rampage

NEW YORK, 8 Jan — A man armed with an assault rifleand handgun walked into a plant in St Louis, Missouri,on Thursday and opened fire, killing one person andwounding four others, authorities said.

According to reports reaching here, the shooting oc-curred around 6:30 am local time at the ABB Power fac-tory on the city’s north side. Some employees ran to thebuilding’s rooftop to escape the gunfire while anotherman barricaded himself in a maintenance room.

A company supervisor told police that the gunmanwas a disgruntled worker who may have recently lost hisjob, according to reports.

Fire Department spokesman Bob Keuss identifiedthe suspected shooter as Timothy Herndon, of WebsterGroves. Mo KMOX radio said Herndon had workedfor the company for 23 years. A two-mile perimeterwas established around the plant and Interstate 70was shut down.

Xinhua

Twenty die as sides exchangeshelling in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, 8 Jan — At least 20 people werekilled and more than 40 others wounded on Thurs-day after exchanges of heavy shelling between rebelsand African Union peacekeeping forces in the So-mali capital Mogadishu, witnesses and emergencyofficials said.

Emergency officials in Mogadishu said that 20 peo-ple, mostly civilians, died when the African unionpeacekeeping forces backing the Somali governmenttroops retaliated to militant mortars in the north of thecity.

Local ambulance services said that almost 40 peo-ple were injured as the shells showered over residen-tial areas in the militant-held north of the Somali capi-tal Mogadishu.

Witnesses said that shells also hit a number of otherareas in the south of the restive coastal capital.

The duel came as a roadside bomb explosion tar-geting Somali army chief earlier killed at least one ofthe army commander’s bodyguard and wounded fiveothers but the newly-appointed army head, MohamedGele Kahiye, narrowly escaped as he was not in hisvehicle at the time.

Both Somali government and hard-line militantshave been preparing for a possible major confronta-tion over the control of Mogadishu, the Somalia capi-tal which is partly controlled by the two sides.—Xinhua

Fire near shopping centre inAuckland

WELLINGTON, 8 Jan — A major fire broke outnear one of Auckland’s largest shopping centre, StLukes on Friday morning, police said. The blaze broke out at 10:45 am (21:45 GMT Thurs-day) at Modus Architectural Lighting in WagenerPlace, across the road from St Lukes Mall. Nearby roads have been blocked off and policeurged motorists to avoid the area. Firemen at the scene said the cause was unlikely tohave been arson, but rather something “left on” thatcaught alight. Fire crews have extinguished the blaze and up to12 fire crews remained at the scene dampening downhotspots, police said.—Xinhua

A member of the St Louis Fire Departmentpushes a person on a stretcher to a waiting

ambulance outside ABB Inc,on 7 Jan, 2010, in StLouis, the US Police were called to the scene after

a gunman with a rifle walked into the businessand began shooting.—XINHUA

BRUSSELS, 8 Jan — European Un-ion (EU) President Herman VanRompuy said on Thursday that EUleaders would discuss how to move theglobal climate negotiations forward ata special summit in February.

“I have decided to add a reflectionon ‘post-Copenhagen’ to the agendaof the informal European Council ofFebruary,” Van Rompuy said at aChristian Social Union party confer-ence in Wildbad Kreuth, Germany,according to a speech text released inBrussels.

European Council is the officialname for the summit of EU leaders.Van Rompuy, the EU’s first full-time

president, had called for a special EU sum-mit to discuss economic issues on his firstworking day earlier this week.

A UN climate change conference washeld in Copenhagen, Denmark last month.The two-week-long negotiations endedwith the issuance of the Copenhagen Ac-cord, which was accepted by a large ma-jority of countries, but the conferencefailed to produce a legally-binding deal,making the EU feel disappointed.

Van Rompuy said the Copenhagen con-ference is a further step in a long process,suggesting the EU should continue to pushfor a deal at the next conference in Mexicoin November.

Xinhua

LONDON, 8 Jan— A senior British armycommander said on Thursday his troopswere unwilling to help the Iraqi army inair strikes against militias in the city ofBasra because they feared killing civilians.

The Iraqi army launched a major as-sault in Basra in March 2008 and com-plained bitterly at the time about Britain’slack of support.

Britain said in the past that it held backto ensure that the operation was seen asIraqi-led. But Lt Gen Barney White-Spunner — commander of coalition forcesin southeast Iraq from February to August2008 — told an inquiry probing Britain’srole in the war that the military’s rules ofengagement stopped its troops from agree-ing to Iraq’s early plans for an air attack.

“We were asked at times in those verychaotic early days to do some things bythe Iraqis which, if we had agreed to, Iwould be sitting in front of a very differ-ent tribunal now,” he said.

He added: “We were invited to dropaerial ordnance on areas which we con-sidered not to have been thoroughlyenough vetted, and which could havecaused considerable civilian casualties.”

The Iraq inquiry is investigating thedecisions and mistakes surrounding thewar. Deeply unpopular in Britain, the2003 US-led invasion left 179 Britishsoldiers dead, triggered massive publicprotests, and shadowed the final yearsof Tony Blair’s premiership.

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A tractor clears snow off roads in Hawick in Scotland. Eurostar passengersare facing further disruptions after one of its high-speed trains broke down

in the Channel Tunnel again, less than three weeks after a major break-down caused by snow.—INTERNET

An injured man receives medical treatment in hospital in Khost, Afghanistan,

on 6 Jan, 2010. —XINHUA

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Container ships are seen in Singapore, in November 2009. Singapore, one ofthe world’s busiest ports, said it handled 13.5 percent less container traffic in

2009 from the previous year as the global downturn squeezed world trade.INTERNET

The Feitian Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA) Spacesuit by Chinese astronautZhai Zhigang is placed properly for display at the exhibition featuring

Shenzhou VII manned space flight, which is in arrangement for opening, inHangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, on 5 Jan, 2010.—XINHUA

KUALA LUMPUR, 8J a n — M a l a y s i a ncarmaker Naza Grouppledges to make Malaysiaa regional hub forFrance’s Peugeot automo-biles, local media re-ported on Friday.

Naza said in a state-ment on Thursday thatPeugeot had chosen thegroup to spearhead its ex-pansion in the ASEANregion as its sales ofPeugeot vehicles in 2009hit 3,766 units, accountedfor 86 percent of Peugeotsales in the region, said a

TOKYO, 8 Jan—TheToyota Prius was the top-selling car in Japan lastyear — the first time agaselectric hybrid hasclinched that spot.

The Japan AutomobileDealers Association saidon Friday that ToyotaMotor Corp’s Prius wasNo 1 in its ranking ofsales by vehicle modelswith 208,876 Prius carssold in 2009, nearly threetimes the numbers soldthe previous year.

The big success of thePrius in the home marketfor Toyota, the world’s

Visitors look at Toyota Motor Corp’s Prius on display at the automaker’sshowroom in Tokyo, on 8 Jan, 2010. The Japan Automobile Dealers Associa-

tion said on Friday that the Prius, a gas-electric hybrid, was No 1 in itsranking of sales by vehicle models — with 208,876 Prius cars sold in 2009,

nearly three times the numbers sold the previous year.—INTERNET

Malaysian carmaker chosen tospearhead Peugeot’s regional expansion

local newspaper the Star.Naza Group joint ex-

ecutive Chairman Nas-arudin Nasimuddin saidNaza is confident in mak-ing Peugeot’s regionalhub here.

He said that Nazaplanned to launch fourmodels locally and rampup exports of Peugeot ve-hicles manufactured atGurun plant to other partsof the region this year.

Naza is expected tosell 2,930 Peugeot cars inMalaysia, which will in-clude an entry-level

model, codenamed T33,to be produced at itsGurun plant, he said.

As part of Peugeot’splans to expand its pres-ence in the region and theimportance of Malaysia tothe French carmaker, thecompany will soon ex-pand its ASEAN regionaloffice in Petaling Jaya tocoordinate operations forthe entire Asia-Pacific re-gion excluding China, headded.—Xinhua

WARSAW, 8 Jan—Po-land’s unemployment ratereached 11.9 percent inDecember 2009, the Min-istry of Labour said in aPress release on Thursday.

According to the min-istry, the number of un-employed at the end ofDecember reached 1.893million, up 82,000 fromthe end of November.

The number of the un-employed in the entire2009 grew by 419,300 or28.5 percent.

“December, like No-vember, is a time of con-clusion of seasonal work inthe construction, forestry,horticulture branches aswell as a period of the re-turn of the unemployed tolabour offices after theirparticipation in activeforms of unemploymentprevention schemes,” theministry said.—Xinhua

BEIJING, 8 Jan—The family of the late Philip KDick, the author of the book on which the film BladeRunner was based, say they are to sue Google for in-fringement of intellectual property rights.

The search giant’s new mobile phone, the NexusOne, has a similar name to a group of rogue androidsfrom the film called “replicants” that are identifiedthrough the model designation Nexus-6. The phone’soperating system is called Android.

Isa Dick Hackett, Dick’s daughter, claims thenames are lifted straight from her father’s science fic-tion novel “Do Android’s Dream of Electric Sheep?”Philip K Dick’s daughter was said to be “shocked anddismayed” at Google’s naming of the phone withoutconsultation.

“In my mind, there is a very obvious connection tomy father’s novel,” said Isa Dick Hackett, presidentof the Dick estate outfit that handles licensing of hiswork, a few months back. “We were never consulted,no requests were made, and we didn’t grant any sortof permissions.” No case was immediately filed how-ever and Google successfully acquired a patent withthe US Patent and Trademark Office in mid-Decem-ber.

But on Wednesday this week, soon after the launchof the phone, Google was sent a letter demanding thecompany cease using the name.

Xinhua

KAMPALA, 8 Jan— China has emerged as the sec-ond biggest foreign investment contributor in Ugandafor the year of 2009 despite the global economic down-turn, said a report released by Uganda Investment Au-thority (UIA) on Thursday.

“Despite the general economic downturn aroundthe world, Britain and China have continued to be thebest investors in Uganda,” Maggie Kigozi, the execu-tive director of UIA, told a Press conference here.

Xinhua

Toyota’s Prius top-selling car in Japan last yearbiggest automaker, high-lights the growing con-sumer acceptance ofgreen vehicles.

Hybrid sales alreadymake up about 10 percentof new vehicle sales inJapan.

That’s huge comparedto other global markets,where hybrids are eye-catching but remain arelatively niche product.Green Car Congress,which researches andcompiles reports on greentechnology, said hybridshave a 2.8 percent shareof new vehicle sales in the

US.But car owners around

the world may be about toembrace not only hybridsbut also plug-in hybridsand electric vehicles,which are even greenerthan the Prius.

The competition ingreen autos is expected toheighten as new modelsfrom other automakers areexpected in 2010, includ-ing the Chevrolet Voltelectric vehicle from Gen-eral Motors Co. So far, thePrius reigns supreme inJapan.

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Chinaranks

second ininvestmentin Uganda

Poland’sunemployment rate

reaches 11.9% inDecember

Google to be sued overNexus One name

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Vietnam, India vow to cementsolidarity and friendship

Italy to test first body scanners in three Airports

HANOI, 8 Jan—Presi-dent of the Vietnam Fa-therland Front HuynhDam said here on Thurs-day that Vietnam alwaysattaches importance to in-tensifying solidarity andfriendship with India.

Dam made the state-ment at the talks withPresident of India-Viet-nam Solidarity Commit-tee Geetesh Sharma whoheads the Indian delega-

tion to attend the ongoinginternational conferenceon Vietnamese literatureheld here.

Dam expressed his hopethat the India-VietnamSolidarity Committee willbe a bridge to connect soli-darity and friendship be-tween Vietnamese peopleand Indian people and in-ternational community asa whole. India will play akey role in promoting

close cooperation amongcountries in the world forpeace and friendship.

Geetesh Sharma ex-pected that cooperationbetween India and Viet-nam will be further ele-vated, especially in cul-ture, journalism and com-munication. This will con-tribute to strengthening thetraditional friendship rela-tions between the twocountries.—XinhuaA Panasonic 3D camcorder is displayed at the 2010 International

Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, on6 Jan, 2010.—XINHUA

ROME, 8 Jan—Italian In-terior Minister RobertoMaroni and TransportMinister Altero Matteoliannounced on Thursdaythat the first bodyscanners will be tested inat least three Airportswithin two to three monthsmaximum. The new anti-terror measures will ad-dress heightened securityconcerns following the

failed Christmas bomb at-tack on a US plane.

The decision was takenduring an air security spe-cial meeting, attended aswell by the chief of thecountry’s Civil AviationAuthority (ENAC) VitoRiggio. Scanners willbe installed at Rome’sFiumicino airport, Milan’sMalpensa hub and at Ven-ice airport. Some 10 scan-

ners are expected to bepurchased by ENAC,which has already allo-cated 2 million euros(about 2.86 million USdollars). “The governmentbelieves air safety is a pri-ority and the right to lifecomes before anythingelse.

It is superior to that ofprivacy,” said Maroni,who guaranteed, however,that security measures inItalian airports had alreadybeen tightened.

Xinhua

A helicopter belonging to China Shanghai rescue team is on a rescue opera-tion drilling in Shanghai on 7 Jan, 2010. Two such helicopters were imported

and will be put into service during the Shanghai Expo. —XINHUA

Photo taken on 7 Jan shows a worker presenting abirthday cake to the long-life penguin(R2). China’s

Harbin Polar Museum celebrates birthday for a27-years-old South Pole penguin.—XINHUA

All Items from Xinhua News Agency

Magnitude-4.1 earthquake hits US Silicon ValleySAN FRANCISCO, 8 Jan—An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale rocked

the Silicon Valley area in the United States on Thursday morning, the US Geo-logical Survey (USGS) reported.

According to information posted on the USGS website, the quake occurredat 10:09 am local time and was centered 10 kilometres from Milpitas, a SiliconValley city in the US state of California.

The quake was followed by a series of aftershocks ranging in magnitude from 1.5to 2.2. KCBS radio and other local media reported that the tremor was felt in manyparts in the Silicon Valley and as far as in San Francisco.—Xinhua

Blasts in Japanesechemical plant

injures five

Flights canceled, schools closed as majorsnowstorm hits Chicago area

CHICAGO, 8 Jan—More than 500 flights have been cancelled, more than 150schools closed and numerous spin-out accidents reported on expressways onThursday morning as a major snowstorm moved across the Chicago area.

According to the US National Weather Service, anywhere from 7to 12 inchesof snow is expected by the time the winter storm warning expires on Fridaymorning. Lingering snowfall through the weekend could leave a total of 13 to15 inches along the lake from the Wisconsin to Michigan borders by Saturday,the weather service said.

The snow is expected to be light and fluffy, not the heavy, wetkind that in-duces snow-shoveling heart attacks. The heaviest snows are expected in the cityof Chicago, extending to the north. As of 7:30 am local time, more than 400flights had been canceled at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and 100flights scrubbed at Chicago’s Midway Airport. —Xinhua

Fog disrupts air and rail services inIndian capital

NEW DELHI, 8 Jan—For the second day in a row, dense fog affected air and railservices in the Indian national capital on Friday, disrupting the schedule of atleast 40 domestic flights and 15 international flights, and delaying some 50 trains,a senior government official said.

“Fog has played havoc with air and rail traffic affected after zero visibility con-ditions were witnessed early in the morning. Six domestic flights had been can-celled at India Gandhi International Airport, with nearly 40 domestic flights andsome 15 international flights also being delayed,” said the official.

Due to unavailability of parking bays as schedules of many flights were dis-rupted, several international flights waited for almost two hours on taxiwaysafter landing before they were able to park and have their passengers disembark,said the official. Meanwhile at least seven trains have been cancelled due topoor visibility and more than 50 delayed, according to the official.

Dense fog, accompanied by cold waves, claimed the lives of at least 10people and injured some 40 others due to three rail accidents in the northernstate of Uttar Pradesh early this week. —Xinhua

TOKYO, 8 Jan—Blastsat a chemical plant in Ja-pan’s Yokohama onThursday have left fivepeople injured, local firedepartment officials said.

The explosions oc-curred at around 5:45 pmand 6 pm at the JapanCarlit Co plant inYokohama’s KanazawaWard, according to theofficials. It was not im-mediately known how se-rious the injuries were,according to KyodoNews.

Xinhua

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NEWS ALBUM

Israeli frozen in ice emerges into New Year

Israeli frozen in ice emerges intoNew Year

An HYPERLINK “http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fc/israel.html”Israeli illusionist gave an icy receptionto the New Year, emerging at midnightfrom 66 hours in an 8-tonne block ofice, breaking the record of Americanmagician David Blaine.

Hezi Dean, 29, had himself sealedinto a specially constructed transparentice cube in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square,where he apparently stayed for nearlythree days wearing just jeans and a thinT-shirt.

At the stroke of the New Year,assistants cut open the ice block andremoved a weak-looking Dean,taking him straight to a waitingambulance, according to an AFPphotographer.

His condition was not immediatelyclear.

Some 200 onlookers celebrated thearrival of the new decade with Dean,many of the them carrying signs —from the encouraging “Hezi the great,”to the more practical “Don’t die HeziDean.”

Dean had been attempting to breakthe record of David Blaine, who spent63 hours in a similar ice cube in NewYork’s Times Square in 2000.

False fire alarms cost NZ taxpayers $18 m a year

Awoman uses a sled with her kidsin snow in Berlin of Germany.

Berlin’s favorite polar bear Knut,right, plays with his female

companion Giovanna at the snow-covered zoo in the German capital.Zoo director Bernhard Blaszki said

most animals can still roam outdoorsin sub-zero temperatures — but not

if the mercury were to drop toaround minus 10 degrees Celsius.Blaszki said polar bears, however,

are immune to the weather. “Itdoesn’t matter whether it’s snowingor the sun is shining — polar bears

are always happy,”he said.

More than a quarter of all firecall-outs in the past financial year toJune in New Zealand were falsealarms, at a cost to taxpayers of upto 25 million NZ dollars (18 millionUS dollars).

Figures released on Wednesday underthe Official Information Act showed ofthe 73,512 jobs the Fire Service attended,firefighters turned back from 20,373,the New Zealand Herald newspaperreported.

The majority of false alarms — 41percent —came from the Aucklandregion, where up to 74 percent of allcalls to central city stations turned out tobe false alarms.

Wellington had the second-largest

number of false alarms (15 percent)fol lowed by Canterbury (12percent).

A fire service call-out costs anaverage 1,250 NZ dollars, though apercentage of that amount is oftenreclaimed in fines.

The figures include bomb scares,excess smoke from a fire and alarmactivations.

A Texas woman said her three cats spent 5 1/2 days trapped in the walls of herapartment after maintenance workers performed repairs.

Jackie Tucker said maintenance crews removed mold from her closet wall whileshe was out of town and she returned to her Austin apartment to find her cats, Luna,Harley and Mustang, were trapped inside the walls, KXAN-TV, Austin, reported onrecently. Tucker said workers returned and removed a few inches of the wall and thecats eventually wandered out once they felt comfortable enough to emerge.

However, Tucker’s cats are facing further problems as Ranier Property Man-agement officials told her she did not have permission to have the felines in herapartment. “If she wanted to keep all three cats,” Ranier Vice President KathyHull said. “She could not stay with us. Tucker said she does not want to remain inher apartment, as the workers freeing the cats uncovered more mold in her walls.

“In the way, the cats getting in there is kind of a blessing,” she said.

Cats spent 5 1/2 days trapped in wall

A security officer exam-ines a computer screenshowing a scan from a

RapiScan full-bodyscanner, being trialled by

Manchester Airport,during a photocall at theairport, in Manchester,

northern Englandon 7 January, 2010.

INTERNET

CARACAS, 8 Jan—Venezuela registered a 25.1 per-cent inflation in 2009, the highest rate in LatinAmerica, the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) saidon Thursday.

The accumulated variation of the consumer price in-dex in 10 major cities of the country last year was some5 percentage points less, compared with a year earlier.The index had an inter-monthly variation of 1.7 percent,lower than the figure of 2.6 percent in December 2008.According to the BCV, in Caracas, capital of Venezuela,the costs rose 26.9 percent and in Maracay, capital ofAragua state the yearly inflation rate was 27.1 percent.In the rest of the country the yearly average was 23.3percent. With these figures, Venezuela had the highestinflation rate in Latin America. In Argentina, the yearlyinflation rate was 15 percent, in Uruguay 5.9 percent, inBolivia 4.5 percent, in Brazil4.5 percent, in Costa Rica4.05 percent, in Peru 2.2 percent and in Colombia 2 per-cent.—Xinhua

TOKYO, 8 Jan—Thenumber of vehicles pro-duced by foreign manu-facturers newly registeredin Japan in December2009, increased by 7.5percent from a year earlierto 18,762 units, accordingto a report released on Fri-day by the Japanese Asso-ciation of InternationalAutomobiles (JAIA).

However sales of im-ported vehicles in Japanfor the year plummeted18.6 percent from the pre-

RIO DE JANEIRO, 8 Jan—The Brazilian governmentannounced on Thursday an emergency aid of 130 mil-lion reais (74.7 million US dollars) to towns in thecountry’s southeastern region recently hit by storms.

A total of 80 million reais (45.97 million dollars)will be distributed to Angra dos Reis, a coastal city inthe southwest of Rio de Janeiro state, where mudslidesleft 52 dead on New Year’s Day and destroyed houses,said Minister of National Integration Geddel VieiraLima. The town, a beach resort, has already seen areduction in tourism revenues. Another 50 million reais(28.73 million dollars) will be allocated to six townsin Rio’s metro area, in which another 22 people diedbecause of flood-related disasters.—Xinhua

LAS VEGAS, 8 Jan—Chinese eBook giantHanvon on Thursday un-veiled an array of newproducts for the US mar-ket, including more than10 eBook readers andelectromagnetic touchtablet devices, at the In-ternational ConsumerElectronics Show (CES).

A world leader inhandwriting recognitiontechnology, Optical Char-acter Recognition (OCR)and Biometric Recogni-tion related products,Hanvon is a leadingeBook reader manufac-turer in the world, bothunder its own brand andas an Original Equipment

China’s Hanvon debuts new eBook products for US marketManufacturer (OEM).

Hanvon’s 25-year his-tory in handwriting andelectromagnetic technol-ogy has allowed it to de-velop a wide range ofsoftware and hardwaresolutions for partners andconsumers worldwide,said Hanvon’s officials.

Debuting at the CES,which kicked off on Thurs-day, Hanvon’s WISEreader eBook readers willbe available in five, six,eight and 9.7 inch displays,and come in a wide rangeof categories.

Hanvon’s own elec-tromagnetic touch tablettechnology allows usersto make annotations di-

rectly on the eBook pageand save them on the de-vice in clear handwritingand detailed annotations.

Xinhua

Brazil announces emergencyaid to storm-hit regions

Japan’s imported auto sales rise in Dec,hit 21-year low

vious year, marking a 21-year low of 178,527 units,as consumer demandslumped amid economicdistress, analysts indi-cated. German automakerVolkswagen remained thetop-selling imported vehi-cle brand in Japan lastyear, with the Golf and the

Polo models being its twotop sellers.

Volkswagen captured21.24 percent of Japan’simported vehicle marketwith sales totaling 37,928units, down 16.7 percentfrom a year earlier, ac-cording to the report.

Xinhua

Venezuela registers highestinflation in L America in 2009

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 9 January, 2010 7

Myanmar, the land of pagodas, has many sitesand places where pagodas are located usually andunusually. They are found on the ground, on hillocks,on mountain summits, on islet, on island, in lake, inmid-stream, on rock in the sea, on river bank, onsandbank, in cave, in tunnel and underground. Butthe most unusual among them is a pagoda built on arocking stone boulder on the precipices of a mountainsummit. It is a world renowned pagoda named “Kyaik-hti-yoe”.

Kyaik-hti-yoe Pagoda stands on a literallyrocking monolith of quite a huge size on the top of amountain called Paung Laung range with a height of3615 feet above sea level, situated in KyaiktoTownship, Thaton District, Mon State in Myanmar.Because of its strange phenomenon, Kyaik-hti-yoelures pilgrims and visitors from all directions of theworld.

Legends woven around this pagoda andassociated religious edifices in its vicinity are beyondscientific explanation. The history of the pagoda onthis rocking stone goes for back to the life time ofGotama Buddha (B.C. 588-543) in the Maha Sakarityear 111 (B.C. 581) when Gotama Buddha hadattained the 8th year of his Buddha-hood, a saintmonk Gavampati, one of his disciples, invited theBuddha to his native land Suvannabhumi (Thaton)for preaching Dhamma. Two hermit brothers Tissaand Siha and the then Mon king Tissadhamma SihaRaja and his people, after hearing the Dhammabecame Buddhists. They entreated the Buddha toleave his representations to worship and venerate.The Buddha offered strands of hair from his head tothem. One of the recipients of the sacred hair relicwas Hermit Tissa. Though other recipients hadenshrined their share of sacred hair relics in thestupas, Hermit Tissa kept his in his hair knot. Whenhe reached the ripe age and was about to die, hewished to enshrine the sacred relic hair in a stonewhich resembled his head. Sakko Deva (ThunderGod) tried to help him by bringing up from the oceanbottom stones which might look like his head. Finallythe hermit chose the one which he though was shaped

Kyaik-hti-yoe, a pagoda on the hermit’s headDr. Khin Maung Nyunt

exactly like his head. Sakko Deva placed the chosenstone on a high precipitious rocky mountain. A holewas drilled in the centre of the stone to a depth of over3 cubits and a diameter of 6 inches. The sacred hairrelic from the hair knot of the hermit was placed in anemerald-studded gold casket which was enshrined inthe hole. In the Maha Sakarit year [Buddhist Era 114(B.C. 574)] King of Thaton built a stupa on the enshrinedhole. Since then, the stupa came to be known as“Kyaik-hti-yoe” meaning the pagoda on a rock shapedlike the head of a rishi (hermit) Kyaik-hti-yoe is aderivative.

According to this legend, Kyaik-hti-yoe is nowover 2750 years old. Over these long years the Pagodafell into oblivion and was swallowed up by wildvegetation. In Kawza Sakarit 1185 (Myanmar Era,1823 A.D) the governor of Sittaung town, Min HlaThin Kha Thu discovered the pagoda. Since then, thepagoda has attracted pilgrims and visitors from far andnear to venerate it, to marvel at its precarious position,as well as to enjoy the thrill of reaching the destinationafter a long arduous journey of hiking andmountaineering 33 forested hills.

Starting with King Bayint Naung of Hamsavadisuccessive Myanmar kings had put a new hti (umbrellalike crown) on the pagoda. The original stupa was 13feet and 8 inches high and the hti was 18 feet. In theKawza Sakarit 1362 (2003 A.D) on 19 March a new htiof gold weighing 9 viss and 32 tickals and 10 feet and9 inches high was put on the pagoda by the government.The pagoda was raised to 22 feet and 5 inches and wasstrengthened. In the three relic chambers were enshrined3708 pieces of jewelleries and 1279 pieces of goldornaments weighing 10 viss and 41 tickals all donatedby devotees at home and abroad.

The boulder is a granite monolith, 26.75 feethigh, 84 feet wide, weighing 611.75 tons. Its restsprecariously on the top of a cliff of 83 cubits high andover 55 cubits wide with a vertically deep precipicedown below. The rocky floor of the cliff is not even. Itis high inward and it slides down outward. The boulderjuts out 5 feet. The area where the boulder and the topof the cliff meet is also uneven and limited. It is only

7.69 square feet. They are of tow different types ofstone. Besides, the cliff and the main mountain arenaturally separated by a deep gap which is crossedover by a man made wooden bridge.

You can rock the boulder. Under the untouchedspace between the boulder and the cliff a hen can goin and rest comfortably. To test that the boulder andthe cliff top are separate, you may put a rope or stringunder the boulder from one side and pull it out fromthe other side, or two persons, each holding one endof the string can swing it under the boulder.

Out in the open, on the top of a cliff in theremote forest weathering all climates, storms, andrain, and withstanding all natural disasters, this rockingboulder has mysteriously remained in its originalposition through centuries.

Questions are raised to explain this strangephenomenon scientifically. Is it a piece from a fallingmeteor? Is it a piece thrown out from the depth ofearth by a volcanic eruption? Is it a piece left on theedge of this cliff by the tide when the sea receded? Isit a stone placed there for worship by pre-historicmen as in the case of stone hinge in England? Whydoes not lightning strike it? Why does not forest fireconsume it? Why it does not fall down from rain,storm or earthquake? Perhaps there is magnetic powerin the boulder and the cliff?

The above questions crop up, as you gaze inawe at this shaky monolith on this precipitious cliff,at anytime of the day or night in any month of theyear. There are strange rock formations in the vicinitybut nothing of this sort.

All round developments have provided manyfacilitates to this pagoda. With motor roads, hotels,rest houses, wayside inns, restaurants as well asresidences for monks and nuns. There is a helicopterpad on a range nearby.

The festive period to visit Kyaik-hti-yoe Pagodabegins on the fullmoon day of Thidinkyut (October) andends on the fullmoon day of Kason (May) a long periodof 7 months covering the cold and warm seasons of thecountry. But even in the peak of monsoon, pilgrims andvisitors do go to pay homage to this pagoda.

Kyaikto, a town where railroad and motor roadrunning between Yangon and Mawlamyine meet isthe starting point to go up to Kyaik-hti-yoe. Thedistance by car from Kyaikto to Kin-pun station is 9miles (144 km). From Kin-pun station to YathayTaung station is 7 miles and 5 furlongs and from thereto the pagoda platform is one mile and 4 furlongs,totalling 9 miles. It is an exacting and hair-raising up-hill car road with many u-twists and u-turns. Onlyspecially trained drivers, driving specially gearedand braked cars run the ferry services. No other carsare allowed on this uphill-downhill journey.

For hikers, mountaineers and adventure lovers7.4 miles (12 km) uphill-downhill foot path awaitsthem. From Kin-pun station to the pagoda platformthey have to climb 33 steep mountains and pass 17stations. There are wayside inns where you may takean overnight rest. If you legs betray you during thisarduous uphill journey, get on to a makeshift litter ofbamboo borne on the shoulder by two stout localmen, one at the front one at the rear who will take youto the pagoda platform and you pay them liberally fortheir hand labour.

For hikers, mountaineers and adventure lovers7.4 miles (12 km) uphill-downhill foot path awaitsthem. From Kin-pun station to the pagoda platformthey have to climb 33 steep mountains and pass 17stations. There are wayside inns where you maytake an overnight rest. If you legs betray youduring this arduous uphill journey, get on to amakeshift litter of bamboo borne on the shoulderby two stout local men, one at the front one at therear who will take you to the pagoda platform andyou pay them liberally for their hand labour.

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Foreign Heads of Government send messages of felicitations to Myanmar Prime MinisterNAY PYI TAW, 8 Jan—The following are messages of felicitations from foreign Heads of Government sent to General Thein Sein, Prime Minister of the Union

of Myanmar on the occasion of the 62nd Anniversary Independence Day.

From Prime Minister Ms. Sheik Hasina of thePeople's Republic of BangladeshExcellency,

On the joyous occasion of the IndependenceDay of the Union of Myanmar, on behalf of the peopleand Government of Bangladesh and on my ownbehalf, it gives me great pleasure to convey to you andthe people of Myanmar, our heartiest felicitations andwarmest greetings.

Bangladesh attaches very high importance to herrelations with Myanmar. The close bonds of friendshipthat exist between our countries is a matter of greatsatisfaction for us. I believe there is tremendous potentialto further expand and deepen our relations through en-hanced cooperation in the many areas of mutual interestincluding trade, investment, infrastructure development,culture and tourism. We are committed to making all-outefforts for forging stronger partnership for mutual benefitof our two peoples.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of myhighest consideration.From Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh of the

Republic of IndiaExcellency,

On the occasion of the Independence Day ofMyanmar, it gives me great pleasure to convey mywarmest felicitations and best wishes to Your Excel-lency and to the people of Myanmar.

India and Myanmar share a centuries old tradi-tion of friendship. It is a matter of satisfaction that ourcountries have been able to build on this strong foun-dation for our mutual benefit. I am confident that theclose cooperation which exists between our countrieswill be further strengthened and diversified in the yearsto come.

Please accept, Excellency, my best wishes foryour personal well being and for the continued pros-perity of the friendly people of Myanmar.

With assurances of my highest consideration.From President H.E. Mr. Felipe Calderon Hinojosaof theUnited Mexican States

On behalf of the people and the Government ofMexico, I have the high honour to convey to YourExcellency, our warmest regards on the occasion of the

National Day of the Union of Myanmar.I wish that the bonds of friendship that exist

between Mexico and Myanmar continue developingwith understanding and cooperation.

I avail myself of this opportunity to renew toYour Excellency, the assurances of my highest consid-eration.From Prime Minister Mr. Syed Yusuf Eaza Gilaniof the Islamic Republic of PakistanExcellency,

On behalf of the Government and people of theIslamic Republic of Pakistan and on my own behalf, Ihave great pleasure in extending to Your Excellencyour sincere greetings and warm felicitations on theauspicious occasion of the Independence Day of theUnion of Myanmar.

Pakistan and Myanmar enjoy cordial and coop-erative relations. I am confident that the friendly tiesbetween our two countries would be further strength-ened in the years to come.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of myhighest considerations. —MNA

YIEPHS holds annual meeting, prize presentation ceremonyYANGON, 8 Jan — The 42nd annual meeting of

Parent-Teacher Association of Yangon Institute ofEducation Practising High School was held in con-junction with prize presentation ceremony at PyinnyaBeikman Hall of the school yesterday morning.

After saluting the State Flag, the Rector(In-charge) of Yangon Institute of Education made anopening address.

Next, the headmaster gave accounts on all-round development of the school.

Then officials presented prizes to outstandingstudents who passed the matriculation examination

School girls performing a dance at the 42nd annual meeting of Parent-Teacher Association ofYangon Institute of Education Practising High School held in conjunction with prize presenta-

tion ceremony.—MNA

Pro-Rector Dr Pyae Thein presents prize to3-distinction winner Maung Thiha Shwe of

Grade-9 at the 42nd annual meeting ofParent-Teacher Association of Yangon Insti-

tute of Education Practising High School heldin conjunction with prize presentation cer-

emony.—MNA

and eighth standard examination with flying coloursfor 2008-09.

In the afternoon, the 42nd annual meeting ofPTA and prize presentation ceremony for outstandingstudents who passed the ninth standard examinationwith flying colours followed. The rector and the head-master spoke on the occasion.

Then annual report of the executive committeeand annual financial report was approved and newexecutive members for 2009-10 were selected.

The ceremony ended after prize presentationceremony.—MNA

YANGON, 8 Jan—The ExecutiveCommittee Meeting 2/2010 of MyanmarGold Entrepreneurs Association was heldat the office tower of Union of MyanmarFederation of Chambers of Commerceand Industry in Lanmadaw Townshiphere yesterday afternoon.

Vice-Chairman of the associationU Kyaw Myint (Shwe Myinbyan GoldRefinery) gave an opening speech. Sec-

EC of Myanmar Gold EntrepreneursAssociation holds meeting

retary U Kyaw Win (U Hton Gold-smith) submitted the minute of the pre-vious meeting and sought the approval.The meeting discussed the change ofgold price. Responsible persons of theassociation from States and Divisionsreported on their respective sectors.

The meeting ended with the con-cluding remarks by the vice-chairmanof the association.—MNA

Geotechnical Engineering Courseon 15 January

YANGON, 8 Jan—The Geo-engi-neering Committee of the MyanmarGeosciences Society will open theGeotechnical Engineering Course No. 2for Level-1 on 15 January.

The internationa lly recognizedcertificate course will last three months.

The graduates of BSc (Geology),BSc Engg (Gem & Gem Mining) and

BTech/BE (Civil or Mining) may attendthe course. Those wishing to attend thecourse may contact the association atRoom 303, MES Building, Hline Town-ship, Tel: 571673~6, Ext: 501, U WinNaing Tun, Tel: 095196758, U AungMyat Kyaw, Tel: 095162169 and U AyeLwin, Tel: 095006258.

MNA

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NAY PYI TAW, 8Jan—Commander of NayPyi Taw Command Maj-Gen Wai Lwin visited cot-ton purchase centres ofMinistry of Industry-1 inMyaukmyeik village-tractin Tatkon Township NayPyi Taw District this

Commander Maj-Gen Wai Lwin visitsNgwechi-6 long staple cotton purchase centres

Commander Maj-Gen Wai Lwin visits Ngwechi-6 long staple cottonpurchase centres.—MNA

morning.First, the com-

mander and party visitedcotton purchase centreNo.2 of Myanmar TextileIndustries of Ministry ofIndustry-1. They thenwent to vegetable gardensof Kyarthaeai village-tract

in Nay Pyi Taw TatkonTownship and viewed dis-play of vegetables of thegarden. Later, they viewedvegetable gardens alongthe bank of Sinthae creekand cordially greeted lo-cal people.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 8Jan—Minister for ElectricPower No. (1) Col ZawMin received President Mr.Jiang Jianping of Datang(Yunnan) UnitedHydropower DevelopingCo., Ltd (DUHD) of thePeople’s Republic of Chinaat the Ministry here yester-day.

Also present on theoccasion were Deputy Min-ister U Myo Myint, Direc-tors-General, Managing-Directors and officials ofDepartments and Corpora-tions under the Ministry,

EP-1 Ministry, DUHD sign MoU onHydropower projects

Chief Economic Mr. WuJing and personnel ofDUHD. At the meeting, thetwo sides discussed the mat-ters related to hydropowerprojects in Myanmar.

After the meeting,the Hydropower PlanningDepartment under the Min-istry of Electric PowerNo.(1) and DUHD signedMoU at the ministry in thepresence of Minister ColZaw Min. The director-general of the HydropowerPlanning Department andMr Wu Jing, Chief Eco-nomic of DUHD inked the

MoU and exchanged thedocuments.

Also present at thesigning ceremony wereMinister for National Plan-ning and Economic Devel-opment U Soe Tha, Minis-ter for Finance and Rev-enue Maj-Gen Hla Tun, At-torney-General U AyeMaung, deputy ministers,directors-general, manag-ing directors of the depart-ments under the ministry,President Mr JiangJiangping of DUHD andofficials concerned.

MNA

Signing ceremony of MoU between Hydropower Planning Departmentof the Ministry of Electric Power No. (1) and Datang (Yunnan) United

Hydropower Development Co. Ltd of the PRC in progress.—MNA

YANGON, 8 Jan—Aceremony to openYangon Expo' 2010 washeld at the TatmadawConvention Hall inDagon Township herethis morning, attended by

Commander attends opening cer-emony of Yangon Expo' 2010

Chairman of Yangon Di-vision Peace and Devel-opment Council Com-mander of Yangon Com-mand Maj-Gen WinMyint.

The Commander

and officials cut a ribbonto open the ceremony.

Then, the com-mander and guestsviewed the booths dis-played at the Expo'.

MNA

Supercool retreated tyre of Kyi Brothers Industries Co Ltd at YangonExpo' 2010.—UMFCCI

Commander Maj-Gen Win Myint views booths at the opening ofYangon Expo' 2010.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 8Jan—The Special Appel-late Bench comprisingDeputy Chief Justice of theSupreme Court (Nay PyiTaw) U Htun Htun Oo,Supreme Court Judges of

Special criminal appealcases heard

the Supreme Court (Man-dalay) U San Tint Yi andU Sein Hlaing sitting atcourt room No. 1 of theSupreme Court (Nay PyiTaw) delivered judgmentof (5) special criminal ap-

peal cases and (5) specialcivil appeal cases. And thenheard (4) special criminalappeal cases under Section7 of the Judiciary Law,2000, on 8 January,2010.—MNA

YANGON, 8 Jan—Executive Daw Zar ZarHtay of Myanmar WomenEntrepreneurs' Associa-tion and member DawPhyu Phyu Myint Naingleft here for India by airon 1 January to attend En-trepreneurship & Small

Officials of MWEA leave for IndiaBusiness PromotionCourse to be conducted atEntrepreneurship Devel-opment InstituteAhmedabad from 4 Janu-ary to 12 February underthe programme of Minis-try of External Affairs ofthe Government of India.

They were seen off atYangon International Air-port by founder of MWEAadvisor Retd ProfessorDaw Yi Yi Myint, vice-presidents Daw Thet Yiand Daw Nu Nu Yi andofficials.

MNA

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Socio-economic life of farmers inDanubyu Township improving

(from page 1)Then we inter-

viewed a farmer fromYoegyi village, Negyivillage-tract who said"I came to repay theloan. I grew 50 acres ofmonsoon paddy lastyear. The company notonly lent agricultural

Byline & Photos: Tin Win Lay (Kyimyindine)

loan but provided cashfor necessities."

We next went tocrowded place at the otherside of the football pitchwhere farmers were test-driving the power tillers.The company so far hassold over K 90 millionworth power tillers to

farmers by installment.The agricultural

sector of the nation is inprocess of transition frommanual to mechanizedfarming. Due to coopera-tion of national entrepre-neurs' companies with thegovernment, it has beenable to produce high qual-

ity rice, beans and pulses.And doubtlessly thesocio-economic life offarmers will also improvefollowing exportation ofhigh quality agriculturalproduce.

Translation: TKKKyemon (8-12-2009)

*****

"We hope the socio-economic life offarmers will im-prove."

U Chit KhaingPresident

Gold Delta CoLtd

Nay Pyi Taw Pobbathiri Township turns increasingattention to Ngwechi (6) long staple cotton

Byline: Nyi Nyi Tun (MNA); Photos: Htein Nan Naw (MNA)

Farmers observing thriving cotton plants.

Farmers observing pesticides and fertilizers.

A thriving Ngwechi (6) strain long staple cotton plantation.

(from page 16)

Now, Nay Pyi Taw

Pobbathiri Township is

successful in growing

Ngwechi (6) long staple

cotton with advanced agri-

cultural methods under the

guidance of the Head of

State and close supervision

of Commander of Nay Pyi

Taw Command Maj-Gen

Wai Lwin. In meeting with

local farmers from 23 vil-

lage-tracts at Plot No

(1613) near Yazathingaha

Roundabout in Htangon,

Nyaungbingyi Village-

tract, Nay Pyi Taw

Pobbathiri Township, on

18 November 2009, Com-

mander Maj-Gen Wai

Lwin called for extensive

cultivation of Ngwechi (6)

long staple cotton for

Sericulture Division is

now distributing seeds of

Ngwechi (6) strain long

staple cotton and pam-

phlets on agricultural

methods to farmers.

higher incomes.

According to some

local farmers, running an

acre of Ngwechi (6) long

staple cotton costs over

120,000 kyats, and the

profit from the farm may

be over one million kyats.

And if the farm is run with

workers, the cost is about

250,000 kyats and the

profit is about over 900,000

kyats.

The Cotton and

Now, the townships in

Nay Pyi Taw Division

are growing Ngwechi (6)

strain long staple cotton

on a commercial scale.

Therefore, cotton

farmers are urged to turn

more attention to

Ngwechi (6) strain long

staple cotton for higher

incomes and better liv-

ing standard.

Translation: MS

Kyemon: 26-12-2009

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Those at risk should get H1N1 vaccine

Body scanners: Little biological effect

A Hannspree polar bear television is displayed during a media preview for the2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on 5

January, 2010. The show runs 7-10 January. — XINHUA

A lone cygnet, young swan, defends it’s territory against a playful dog on 7January, 2010, at the lake at Virgina Water, southern England, which has beenfrozen by the plunging temperatures and severe snow storms of recent days.About 4,000 people were without electricity in southern England Thursdayaand drivers faced difficult journeys on icy roads. Major airports includingHeathrow and Gatwick were open, but hundreds of flights were canceled due to snow and ice.—INTERNET

Doctor: Obese limitpregnancy weight

ST LOUIS, 8 Jan — A US doctor challenges the rec-ommended guideline that obese women should gain11-20 pounds during pregnancy.

Dr Raul Artal, chairman of the department of ob-stetrics, gynecology and women’s health at Saint LouisUniversity in Missouri advises overweight or obesemothers-to-be to eat a nutrient-rich diet of between2,000-2,500 calories a day, and in some cases, to loseweight. He says overweight or obese women shouldnot gain more than 10 pounds when pregnant.

“Recommending a single standard of weight gainfor all obese classes is of concern since higher bodymass index levels are associated with more severemedical conditions and have long-term adverse healthimplications,” Artal says in a statement.

Artal writes in a commentary for Obstetrics &Gynecology, that he does not endorse recommendationsmade by the Institutes of Medicine in Washington — anindependent, non-profit organization that provides ad-vice for health decision makers and the public.

“The recently published Institutes of Medicine rec-ommendations for gestational weight gain are virtuallyidentical to those published in 1990 with one exception— obese women are now recommended to gain 11-20pounds compared to the previous recommendations ofat least 15 pounds,” Artal says. —Internet

ATLANTA, 8 Jan — Public educationcampaigns should encourage patients athigh risk for severe influenza to getvaccinated, US health officials said.

The Centres for Disease Control andPrevention’s Morbidity and MortalityWeekly Report released Thursday saidit is important that medical providersoffer early anti-viral therapy for chil-dren under age 2 and to patients withunderlying risk conditions.

In addition to young children andpregnant women, those at most risk ofH1N1 include those with:—Asthma.—Disorders of the brain, spinal cord,

cerebral palsy, epilepsy, stroke, in-tellectual disability, muscular dys-trophy, or spinal cord injury.

—Chronic lung disease.—Heart disease and blood disorders

such as sickle cell disease.—Diabetes mellitus.

—Kidney disorders-- Liver disorders.—Weakened immune system due to

disease, medication, HIV, AIDS, orcancer.

—People under age 19 who are receiv-ing long-term aspirin therapy.

—People with chronic obstructive pul-monary disease.Last spring, the New York City De-

partment of Health and Mental Hygienefound of the first 99 patients hospital-ized with H1N1, 59 percent were age 17or younger and 74 percent had one ormore underlying medical condition thatincrease risk of complications from in-fluenza, putting them at greater risk fordeveloping severe illness. Among hos-pitalized patients, 48 percent had asthmaand some 60 percent of adults and 18percent of children were obese, the re-port said.

Internet

Fake drugs gettingmore sophisticatedATLANTA, 8 Jan — Those who make

counterfeit prescriptions are using new tac-tics to get a piece of the estimated $75-bil-lion market in knockoffs drugs, US research-ers say.

An article in Chemical & EngineeringNews says counterfeiting ploys includeembracing the same technology that phar-maceutical companies use to identify theirproducts as genuine.

Sarah Everts, associate editor of Chemi-cal & Engineering News, said today’s fakedrugs do not just look like the real thing,they may contain small amounts of real ac-tive ingredients like pain relievers such asacetaminophen to thwart testers or fool pa-tients into thinking they’re getting better.

Sometimes bogus pills contain unex-pected drugs, such as Viagra found in coun-terfeit malaria medicine, but fake drugs mayalso contain toxic ingredients. Counterfeitcough medicines killed hundreds of peoplein Nigeria, Panama and Bangladesh in re-cent years, the article says.—Internet

Prints on teethlead to burglary

suspectSEATTLE, 8 Jan —

Seattle police said finger-prints on human teeth dis-covered in a bag on asidewalk led to a suspectin a string of dental clinicand laboratory burglaries.

King County DeputyProsecutor MauriceClassen said investigatorsfound fingerprints belong-ing to Shane Carlson, 26,on human teeth discov-ered in a bag left on aNorth Seattle sidewalk inOctober, The SeattleTimes reported Thursday.

Internet

Surgery seems to helpserious sinusitis

PORTLAND, 8 Jan — Endoscopic si-nus surgery may be of help to some si-nusitis patients, US researchers suggest.

Dr Timothy Smith of Oregon Health& Science University and colleaguesfound more than 76 percent of patientswith chronic rhinosinusitis experiencedsignificant quality of life improvementsafter undergoing endoscopic sinus sur-gery.

The researchers tracked 302 patientswith chronic rhinosinusitis from threemedical centers between July 2004 andDecember 2008 for approximately one-and-a-half years postoperatively.

The study authors note that severalprevious studies have reported im-provement in the large majority of pa-tients undergoing this surgery but thesestudies had retrospective data collec-tion, unvalidated outcomes, limitedsample sizes or other limitations.

Internet

RESTON, 8 Jan — Ra-diation researchers saythey have no evidence thefull body scans the USgovernment is adoptingfor airport security couldharm travelers.

The Transportation Se-curity Administration is inthe process of increasingthe use of whole bodyscanners at securitycheckpoints in U.S. air-ports. The scanners pro-duce anatomically accu-rate images of the bodyand can detect objects andsubstances concealed byclothing.

A statement by theAmerican College of Ra-diology says an airlinepassenger flying cross-country is exposed tomore radiation from theflight than from screeningby one of the two devicesdeployed by TSA.

TSA has deployed twotypes of scanning systems:

— Millimeter wavetechnology uses low-levelradio waves in themillimeter wave spec-trum. Two rotating anten-nae cover the passengerfrom head to toe with low-level radiofrequency en-ergy.

— Backscatter technol-ogy uses extremely weakX-rays delivering less than10 microRem of radiationper scan — the radiationequivalent one receivesinside an aircraft flying for2 minutes at 30,000 feet.

The National Councilon Radiation Protection

and Measurement has re-ported a traveler wouldneed to experience 2,500backscatter scans per yearto reach what they classifyas a negligible individualdose. The American Col-lege of Radiology say itagrees with this conclu-sion.

The radiology groupencourages those inter-ested in learning more re-garding radiation associ-ated with imaging and ra-diation oncology proce-dures as well as radiationnaturally occurring in theEarth’s atmosphere to visitwww.radiologyinfo.org.

Internet

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV XIANG DA VOY NO (1000)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV XIANG DAVOY NO (1000) are here by notified that the vesselswill be arriving on 9.1.2010 and cargo will be dis-charged into the premises of A.W.P.T 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 to Claims Day nowdeclared as the third day after final discharge of cargofrom the Vessel.

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

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

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

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA TEGAP VOY NO (489)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA TEGAPVOY NO (489) are here by notified that the vessels willbe arriving on 9.1.2010 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

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

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

INVITATION FOR TENDER

TENDER NO. BRIDGE/NDN/NPT/2009-2010/ST-0051. Sealed Tender is invited by Public Works, Min-

istry of Construction, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar forthe supply of Steel Truss and Accessories forAYEYAWADY BRIDGE (NYAUNGDON)Motor-cum- Rail Construction Project acrossAyeyawady River on Yangon-Pathein Road inAyeyawady Division.

2. Tender application form of NYAUNGDONBRIDGE (including Technical Specifications,Terms of Tender, Tender Schedule and OfferForm) can be purchased with USD 3000.

3. The Payment for tender application must be paidto Public Works’s Account No. SEE 01015,Myanma Economic Bank (2) through MyanmaForeign Trade Bank.

4. The Tender documents can be obtained fromBridge Division, Building No.(11), Public Works,Ministry of Construction, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmaronly with the Payment Receipt to Myanma For-eign Trade Bank.

5. Tender should be submitted to the above addressnot later than 16:30 hours on 10th March, 2010.

6. For further detail information, Please contact toTelephone No. 067-407276, 407466.

Managing DirectorPublic Works

Pedestrians wearing

masks and mufflers

walk in Seoul on 7

Jan, 2010 during this

winter’s coldest

weather so far. Tem-

peratures in Seoul

reached 14 degree

Celsius (6.8 degree

Fahrenheit) on

Thursday.—INTERNET

Brazil to distribute 150,000laptops to 300 schools in 2010

BRASILIA, 8 Jan—Brazil will distribute 150,000laptops to 300 schools in the country in 2010 throughthe project “One Laptop per Student”, local mediareported on Thursday.

The project, which will cost the federal government82 million reais (47.6 million US dollars), has beenstalled since 2008 when products made by Comsat,winner of the government bidding, failed evaluationtests by Brazil’s Ministry of Education.

In the government’s final appointment, the CCEcompany, runner-up in the bidding, will replaceComsat and is set to provide the first 3,000 laptops tobe used for teachers training in 30 days. Each laptopwill cost about 550 reais (319 dollars).

Schools will begin receiving the computers aftercarrying out training for teachers on notebook use andachieving wireless Internet access.

The project is now carried out in schools in thestates of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Sao Paulo,Tocantins and the Federal District.—Xinhua

Obesity drug said toreduce sleep apnea

MOUNTAIN VIEW, 8 Jan—US drug-development com-pany Vivus Inc said Thursday a clinical study showedits obesity drug Qnexa helped reduce sleep apnea byincreasing weight loss.

Vivus of Mountain View, Calif, said Qnexa — forwhich it filed for US regulatory approval last week asan obesity treatment — showed it decreased the inci-dence of sleep apnea events 69 percent.

Patients on the experimental drug also lost moreweight than those who took a placebo, and they regis-tered lower blood pressure and higher oxygen levelsduring sleep.—Internet

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Critical H1N1 in childrenunpredictable

BALTIMORE, 8 Jan—A study of 13 children hospital-ized with H1N1 found the patients survived but seri-ous complications developed quickly and unpredict-ably, US researchers say.

Lead investigator Justin Lockman, a pediatric criti-cal-care specialist at Johns Hopkins Children’s Centerin Baltimore says although all of the 13 children sur-vived, they required a serious need for vigilant moni-toring and quick treatment adjustments.

The analysis, published in the journal Pediatric Criti-cal Care Medicine, shows that 12 of the 13 very ill chil-dren had underlying medical conditions that made themmore vulnerable, including sickle cell disease, asthmaand human immunodeficiency virus. Complicationsvaried from temporary kidney failure to acute respira-tory distress syndrome, dangerously low oxygen levelsand dangerously low blood pressure.—Internet

Int’l ice sculpture contestconcludes in Moscow

MOSCOW, 8 Jan—Sculptors from Russia, Mexico andJapan grabbed medals from the Moscow leg of Rus-sia’s first international ice sculpture contest that con-cluded on Thursday.

Sergey Korolkov from Russia’s Ural AutonomousOkrug of Yamalo-Nenets won the first prize with hiswork “Goddesses of Sun and Moon,” which he saidwas inspired by the ancient myth of goddesses savingthe world. The champion said he had worked threedays from 10:00 am to 06:00 pm to finish the piece.

Some 11 sculptors from countries and regions in-cluding Russia, Mexico, Japan and Bulgaria took partin the four-day event started on Monday. Moscow’sfreezing temperature provided ideal conditions for theirice-made artwork.—Xinhua

The ice sculpture that won the first prize in theMoscow contest of the Russian international ice

sculpture championships is seen in Moscow, capitalof Russia, on 7 Jan, 2010. Sculptors from Russia,

Mexico and Japan claimed the top three prizesrespectively in the contest.— XINHUA

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LISBON , 8 Jan — Whatis killing the octopus ofVila Nova de Gaia? Thatquestion has obsessed thePortuguese city, locatedjust across the DouroRiver from Porto, since 2Jan, when 1,100 lbs. (500kg) of dead octopus werefound on a 1.8-mile (3km) stretch of local beach.

The following day,another 110 lbs (50 kg)appeared; today there wasjust one expired creature.“It’s very strange that somany should be killed,and in such a confinedarea,” says Nuno Oliveira,

A file photo shows anoctopus (octopus vul-garis) lifts one of its

tentacles in his bassin atthe zoo in Basel,

Switzerland. INTERNET

Dead octopuses wash up on Portuguese beach

PARIS , 8 Jan — Policeare investigating the sus-pected theft of thousandsof euros from Air Francebusiness-class passengersas they slept on a Tokyo-to-Paris flight. A pick-pocket is thought to havepinched 4,000 euros(£3,600) from five sleep-ing passengers on the over-night flight, French news-paper Le Figaro reported.

Alerted by the flight’s

Air France said

passengers were

responsible for cash

on board.

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France police probe‘air theft’

captain, police were wait-ing at Paris’ Charles deGaulle Airport when theflight landed.

No arrests were madebut border police said aninvestigation was under-way. While the companytook responsibility for anyluggage lost from thehold, passengers were re-sponsible for cash andother valuables taken onboard, an Air France

spokesman was quoted assaying. Air France jets flybetween Tokyo and Paristwice daily.

A one-way businessclass seat on the 12-hourflight can cost as much as£4,700. Typically, theBoeing 777 carries justunder 300 passengers —eight in first class, 64 inbusiness, 26 in premiumeconomy and 194 ineconomy. — Internet

FLORENCE, 8 Jan — Forcenturies, art historianshave been troubled byMona Lisa’s enigmaticsmile — but, according toone doctor, her choles-terol levels were moreworrying.

For Dr Vito Franco,from Palermo University,she shows clear signs of abuild-up of fatty acidsunder the skin, caused bytoo much cholesterol.

He also suggests thereseems to be a lipoma, orbenign fatty-tissue tu-mour, in her right eye.

Dr Franco says hisForget the smile — Mona Lisa’s eyes reveal a

penchant for fatty foods.—INTERNET

The medical secret behindMona Lisa’s smile?

LONDON , 8 Jan — Af-ter all the concern overpossible damage tohealth from using mobilephones, scientists havefound a potential benefitfrom radiation.

Their work has beencarried out on mice, butit suggests mobiles mightprotect against Alzheim-er’s. Florida scientistsfound that phone radia-tion actually protectedthe memories of miceprogrammed to getAlzheimer’s disease.

They are now testingmore frequencies to see ifthey can get better results.

The study by the

LIMA, 8 Jan — Seven Peruvian children have died ofrabies after being bitten by bats in the northern rainforestof Peru, local media reported on Wednesday. “Appar-ently, the victims had all the rabies symptoms such asphotophobia, hydrophobia, body tension, excessive sali-vation and spasms,” Elias Bohorquez, the regional healthdirector of the northern province of Amazon, was quotedby the newspaper Peru 21 as saying.

Bohorquez said the confirmation of medical diagno-sis had been delayed because the indigenous people re-jected autopsies. “The confirmation must be done throughan autopsy of the victims’ brains, but the natives con-sider it an insult,” the official said. The tragedy happenedin the native community of Kigkis, home to importantethnic groups such as the Awajun and Wampis, who usu-ally built their huts with trunks and branches . The shabbyhuts often leave the inhabitants exposed to bat attacks atnight, especially in summer. — Xinhua

WASHINGTON, 8 Jan — A US white supremacist accusedof murdering a guard at Washington DC’s Holocaust Me-morial museum has died in a prison hospital, officials say.They say James von Brunn, aged 89, died in Butner, NorthCarolina, where he had been awaiting trial.

Mr von Brunn had been charged with first-degreemurder, killing in a federal building and bias-moti-vated crime over the 10 June attack. He was shot inthe face during the incident. Mr von Brunn died shortlybefore 1300 local time (1800 GMT), Butner prisonspokeswoman Denise Simmons was quoted as sayingby the Associated Press. — Internet

medical examinations re-veal more than artisticviewings.

“Illness exists withinthe body, it does not havea metaphysical or super-natural dimension,” DrFranco told La Stampanewspaper.

“The people depictedin art reveal theirphysicality, tell us of theirvulnerable humanity, re-gardless of the artist’sawareness of it,” headded.

The professor ofpathological anatomy atPalermo University pre-

sented his finding at amedical conference inFlorence.—Internet

US Holocaust museummurder suspect dies aged 89

Mobile phone radiation ‘protects’ againstAlzheimer’s

Mice were exposed to

signals from a

centrally-located

antenna.

INTERNET

Florida Alzheimer’s Dis-ease Research Centre ispublished in the Journalof Alzheimer’s Disease.

Internet

Seven Peruvian children diefrom rabid bat bites

director of the Gaia Bio-logical Park, a nature ref-uge on the outskirts ofVila Nova de Gaia.“There’s nothing in thescientific literature forthis kind of mass mortal-ity among octopus.”

Twelve hundredpounds is a lot of deadcephalopod, especiallywhen no one seems toknow for sure what killedthem. Local biologistshave ruled out pollutionor contamination becauseno other species were af-fected.

And although some

suggest that perhaps aboat, illegally fishing themultilegged creatures,threw them overboard ina panicked attempt toavoid detection, that pos-sibility also seems un-likely. “The sea has beenvery rough,” saysOliveira. “No one hasbeen out fishing fordays.” .

After issuing multiplewarnings that no towns-people should take thecarcasses home for dinner(boiled octopus — per-haps sprinkled with atouch of paprika — is aPortuguese delicacy),Vila Nova de Gaia’s mu-nicipal government hadfirefighters gather up thedead animals; many willnow be sent to Lisbon’sveterinary lab for testing,a process expected to takeup to two weeks.

Internet

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S P O R T S

LIVERPOOL, 8 Jan—American forwardLandon Donovan hopesto revive Everton’s sea-son during his 10-weekstint in the PremierLeague. Donovan, onloan from the Los Ange-les Galaxy during theoffseason, could make hisdebut on Saturday at Ar-senal.

“They have a few in-juries and need immedi-ate help,” the 27-year-oldDonovan said Thursday.“The reality is I’m here todo a job and help the teamwin. I’m not just here tohave fun for a fewmonths. What I’m good atis creating chances andthat is what I’ll try to dohere.”Stung by injuries tostrikers, Everton is 12th inthe 20-team standings

LONDON, 8 Jan—InterMilan midfielder PatrickVieira confirmed onThursday he is set to com-plete a dramatic return toEnglish football by join-ing Manchester City. Theformer Arsenal captainmoved closer to the dealwhen he underwent amedical on Thursday,ahead of a agreementwhich it is reported willkeep him at the PremierLeague club until the endof the 2010/2011 season.

“I wanted to go to theWorld Cup and I needmatch play,” Vieria toldFrench sports channelInfosport of his decisionto leave the Italian cham-pions. “It’s over, after a

ABU DHABI, 8 Jan —World number one RogerFederer struggled overthree sets, while numbertwo Rafael Nadal had aneasy sail as both reach theQatar Open semi-finalson Thursday. Federer sur-vived a scare to down 21-year-old Latvian ErnestsGulbis winning 6-2, 4-6,6-4 to set up showdownagainst Russian third seedNikolay Davydenko whobeat big-serving Croat IvoKarlovic 7-6, 7-6.

BRISBANE, 8 Jan – Bel-gium’s Justine Heninthrashed third seed AnaIvanovic 6-3, 6-2 on Fri-day to reach the final ofher first tournament sincecoming out of an 18-month retirement. Henin,granted a wildcard to playthis week’s Brisbane In-ternational, was ruthlessas she disposed of theglamorous Serb in just 65minutes.

She will now play ei-ther compatriot KimClijsters or GermanAndrea Petkovic as shebids to complete a re-markable comeback andwin her 42nd title on the

KAPALUA, 8 Jan – US Open champion Lucas Gloverreturned to Kapalua and had another miserable startto the first round of a new PGA Tour season. The dif-ference on Thursday was how he finished. Glover re-covered from a double bogey on his opening hole bygoing 9-under par over a nine-hole stretch in the mid-dle of his round. He finished it off with a tap-in birdiefor a 7-under 66 on Thursday and a one-shot lead inthe season-opening SBS Championship.

The last time he qualified for this winners-only tour-nament, Glover began his season with four straightbogeys. This time, he hit a weak 4-iron that disap-peared into the native shrubs and led to a double bo-gey. “I was aiming 25 feet left of the hole and hit it 25feet to the right,” he said. “I got what I deserved.” Hemade up for it in a big way.—Internet

MANCHESTER , 8 Jan—Ryan Giggs has insisted itwon’t be long before heand his Manchester Unitedteam-mates bounce backfrom their shock FA Cupexit at the hands of third-tier Leeds. ManchesterUnited’s 1-0 loss at theirOld Trafford home lastweekend was one of themost stunning Cup upsetsof recent seasons.

But with United sec-ond in the PremierLeague, in the semi-finals

Arsenal may swap Fabregasfor Higuain

MADRID , 8 Jan—Arsenal may be ready to sell CescFabregas to Real Madrid — if they get Argentine starGonzalo Higuain in return, a Spanish sports newspa-per said on Thursday. Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger“is only willing to part with his captain if Real in-cludes Gonzalo Higuain in the deal,” said Marca,which did not indicate its sources.

It said Real would prefer to offer Dutch midfielderRafael Van der Vaart to the London club, and wouldonly release Higuain for 35 million euros, 10 millionless than they would pay the Gunners for Fabregas,Marca said. But competition for the 22-year-old Span-ish international from bitter rivals Barcelona may forcetheir hand, it said.

In comments on the UEFA website, Higuain saidhe would like to end his career at Real Madrid, “theteam and the city are my second home, and it wouldbe fantastic.” Fabregas, Arsenal’s top scorer with 12goals, is under contract with the Gunners until 2014but his future has been the subject of much specula-tion this season.—Internet

United move Hull date toavoid fixture problems

MANCHSETER , 8 Jan—Manchester United havebrought forward their Premier League match with Hullat Old Trafford to the new date of Saturday, January23, it was announced on Thursday. The match had beenscheduled for 26 January but was postponed as aknock-on effect of the decision to call-off Wednes-day’s League Cup semi-final between Manchester Cityand Manchester United because of spectator travelsafety fears caused by the cold spell in Britain.

There is no scheduled Premier League programmeon the weekend of 23-24 January as those days havebeen set aside for FA Cup fourth round ties. But withboth United, stunningly beaten by third-tier Leeds, andHull losing in the third round, the two clubs have ablank date and one that will prove particularly helpfulfor Sir Alex Ferguson’s side ahead of the resumptionof their Champions League campaign in February.

Internet

Switzerland’s RogerFederer watches a

bouncing ball during hisATP Qatar Open tennis

tournament matchagainst Latvia’s Ernests

Gulbis in Doha on 7Jan, 2010. — INTERNET

Federer, Nadal advance intoQatar Open semis

Nadal stayed in shapewhen Belgium’s SteveDarcis retired with an in-jured back when the Span-iard was leading 6-1, 2-0in their collision. Nadalwill next play Serbia’sViktor Troicki who over-came Poland’s LukaszKubot 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 “Thiswasn’t the way I wantedto reach the semi-finals. Ifeel sorry for Darcis andwish him a speedy recov-ery. I hope he plays in theAustralian Open. Whenyou know you aren’t well,it’s better to stop,” saidNadal. The Spaniard saidhe was back to his bestafter being plagued byknee and stomach injuriesduring 2009. “Last month,I had a shoulder problem,but I believe I’m back tomy best. I may not serveas fast as Roger or Robin(Soderling), but if I canserve between 190 and200 kph, that’ll be fine.”

Xinhua

Vieira set for ManchesterCity move

Patrick Vieira

year at Turin and threeand a half years at Milan,”he said. “I have aims andI can’t achieve them bystaying at Inter where I’mnot in favour with thecoach. “What’s importantfor me is to go to Man-chester City, to show thecoach (Roberto Mancini)that I’m the same as thetime when he was at In-ter. All that will help meto get into the Franceteam.”

Vieira was reported tohave flown into Englandon Thursday, havingplayed his last match forInter Milan - the clubwhere City managerRoberto Mancini was pre-viously in charge - againstChievo on Wednesday.Barring any last minuteproblems, such as fitnesstest issues or personalterms, France great Vieiracould be confirmed as aCity player as early aslater on Thursday, al-though City could holdover any announcementuntil Friday.—Internet

Justine Henin ofBelgium

Henin makes final ofcomeback WTA tournament

WTA tour.Henin, who retired

from the sport in May2008, looked as thoughshe’d never been awayagainst an increasinglydispirited Ivanovic.

Internet

PGA Tour season gets underway in Hawaii

Giggs promises ManchesterUnited revival

Ryan Giggs

of the League Cup andthrough to the knockoutphase of Europe’s Cham-pions League, there isevery chance of Giggs,English football’s mostdecorated player, addingto his 11 league, two Eu-ropean Cups and twoLeague Cup winners’medals.

“It has always been thesame here, one defeat andit is a disaster,” Giggs saidThursday on ahead ofUnited’s league matchagainst Birmingham onSaturday. “That is nevergoing to change,” theWelshman added. “Butwe don’t get carried awaywith that, just the same aswe wouldn’t get carriedaway if we had won 10 onthe bounce. It is up to usto work hard and get backto winning ways.

Internet

Everton’s new loansigning Landon

Donovan

Donovan hopes to reviveEverton’s season

midway through the sea-son.

“I just like to be a dan-ger to the other team andI think most sides can usea player like that,” Dono-van said. “Now I have toprove I belong and helpscore some goals.”

Internet

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr.M.S.T. During the past 24 hours, rain have been fairlywidespread in Mon State, Bago and Taninthayi Divisions,Scattered in Yangon Division, isolated in Kayin State andAyeyawady Division and weather has been partly cloudyin the remaining States and Divisions. Night temperatureswere (3°C) below January average temperatures in NorthernShan and Chin States, (6°C) below January averagetemperatures in upper Sagaing Division, (3°C) to (4°C)above January average temperatures in Kayah and MonStates, Magway and Bago Divisions, (5°C) to (6°C) aboveJanuary average temperatures in Rakhine State, Ayeyawadyand Taninthayi Divisions and about January averagetemperatures in the remaining areas. The significant nighttemperatures were Loilem (0°C), Namsam (2°C), Lashio,Haka and Mogok (3°C) each. The noteworthy amount ofrainfall recorded were Zaungtu and Coco Island (0.59)inch, Shwegyin (0.47) inch, Myeik(0.35)inch,Hmawbi(0.32) inch and Kawthaung (0.27) inch.

Maximum temperature on 7-1-2010 was 84°F.Minimum temperature on 8-1-2010 was 60°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 8-1-2010 was 84%.Total sun shine hours on 7-1-2010 was (0.2) hours approx.

Rainfall on 8 -1-2010 was (Tr) at Mingaladon, (Nil)Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2010 was (Tr) at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and (Nil) CentralYangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was(5) mph from Northwest at (15:30) hours MST on 7-1-2010.

Bay inference: Weather is partly cloudy in theAndaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 9th January 2010:Rain are likely to be isolated in Mon States, Ayeyawadyand Taninthayi Divisions, weather will be partly cloudy inRakhine and Kayin States, Mandalay, Bago and YangonDivisions and generally fair in the remaining States andDivisions. Degree of certainty is (60%).

State of the sea: Strong easterly winds with moderateto rough seas are likely attimes Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama,off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coast. Surface wind speedin strong winds may reach (35) mph. Seas will be moderateelsewhere in Myanmar waters.

Outlook for subsequent two days:Likelihood ofincrease of night temperatures in the Lower Myanmarareas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for9-1-2010: Partly cloudy .

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for9-1-2010:Partly cloudy to cloudy.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for9-1-2010: Partly cloudy.

Weather outlook for second weekend of January2010: During the coming weekend, weather will be partlycloudy in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon and Mandalay Divisions.

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Snow and ice cover microphones at the stakeoutposition outside the West Wing of the White

House, following an overnight dusting inWashington on 8 Jan, 2010.—INTERNET

Three more bodies recoveredfrom capsized boat in Singapore

SINGAPORE, 8 Jan— Another three bodies wererecovered on Friday in a search and rescue operationfor the missing persons from a capsized Singapore-registered boat.

Eleven crew members were reported missingafter the tugboat “Ocean Lark” capsized off PedraBranca, an outlying island of Singapore, onWednesday morning.

According to the Maritime and Port Authorityof Singapore (MPA)’s latest update, on Friday,another three bodies were recovered from “OceanLark,” bringing the total number recovered toseven. Search efforts for the remaining four missingpersons are still ongoing.

There were 13 crew members, all Indonesians,onboard the tugboat when it capsized, and twomembers have been rescued by a passing Singaporesupply vessel, about 16 nautical miles east ofHorsburgh Lighthouse. The tugboat had left Batam,Indonesia and was heading to Matak, Indonesia,when the incident happened.—Internet

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10th Waning of Pyatho 1371 ME Saturday, 9 January, 2010

★ Only with stability and peace will the nation develop

★ Only with stability and peace will democratization process be successful

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

People’s Desire ■ VOA, BBC-sowing hatred amongthe people

■ RFA, DVB-generating publicoutrage

■ Do not allow ourselves to be swayed■ By broadcasts designed to cause

troubles

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

and violence

Significant night temperature(8-1-2010)

Loilem (0o C)

Namsam (2o C)

Lashio (3o C)

Haka (3o C)

Mogok (3o C)

Myanmar, being rich in natural resources andfertile soil, the people have never faced issues on basicneeds. The people’s basic needs are fulfilled withoutany difficulties due to surpluses of various cropsincluding rice, cotton species including Ngwechi (6)long staple cotton, and thick forests, and cementplants.

In compliance with the guidance of the Head ofState, suitable crops are grown increasingly in statesand divisions in order to meet the food demand of thegrowing population.

Utilizing its rich land and water resources,Myanmar is trying to achieve significant developmentof all sectors with agriculture as the base.

Myanmar’s major crops include rice, pea, corn,cotton and sesame. Now, farming cotton has becomea lucrative business.

Cotton is grown mostly in Mandalay, Sagaing,Magway and Bago divisions, especially in Kyaukse,Meiktila, Myingyan and Yamethin districts. Ngwechi(6) strain long staple cotton has become popularamong cotton farmers. Ngwechi (6) long staple cottonstrain is resistant to pests, and it costs less in sprayingpesticide on Ngwechi (6) long staple cotton fields.

The Cotton and Sericulture Division of theMyanma Industrial Crops Development Enterpriseunder the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation isnow cooperating with farmers in growing cotton forextensive supply of seeds of high-yield cotton strainsto them. Last season, cotton farmers got on with

Nay Pyi Taw Pobbathiri Township turns increasingattention to Ngwechi (6) long staple cotton

Byline: Nyi Nyi Tun (MNA); Photos: Htein Nan Naw (MNA)

farming Ngwechi (6) strain long staple cotton due to itshigh-yield output.

Cotton farmers have turned to Ngwechi (6)strain long staple cotton this year owing to goodcharacteristics of it. The sown acreage of Ngwechi(6) long staple cotton increased from 648 in 2006-2007 to 21,449 in 2007-2008, and 260,399 in 2008-2009.

The Cotton and Sericulture Division introducedNgwechi (6) long staple cotton strain to local farmersin Nay Pyi Taw Tatkon Township in 1995-1996. Thetownship launched a trial test putting 30 acres underthe high-yield cotton strain in 2006-2007. Makingdramatic progress, the township put all the cottonfields under Ngwechi (6) long staple cotton in 2008-2009 and 2009-2010, thereby extending its cottonsown acreage to 7871.

(See page 10)

A mature Ngwechi (6) strain long staple

cotton plant.

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