Established 1914

Volume XVII, Number 343 11th Waxing of Tagu 1371 ME Thursday, 25 March, 2010

We have taken noble oaths to sacrifice our lives for the peopleand the nation. We have vowed on the conviction that there is nogreater honour than sacrificing life for own country.

Nothing more honourable thansacrificing life for own country

* Development of agriculture as the base and all-rounddevelopment of other sectors of the economy as well

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economicsystem

* Development of the economy inviting participation interms of technical know-how and investments fromsources inside the country and abroad

* The initiative to shape the national economy must bekept in the hands of the State and the national peoples

* Uplift of the morale and morality of the entirenation

* Uplift of national prestige and integrity and pres-ervation and safeguarding of cultural heritage andnational character

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

the entire nation

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

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State Constitution* Building of a new modern developed nation in accord

with the new State ConstitutionFour economic objectives

Four social objectives

Four political objectives

NAY PYI TAW, 25 March—Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace andDevelopment Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to HisExcellency Mr. Karolos Papoulias, President of the Hellenic Republic, on the occasion of theNational Day of the Hellenic Republic, which falls on 25 March 2010.—MNA

Senior General Than Shwefelicitates Hellenic President

NAY PYI TAW, 25 March—General Thein Sein, Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar, has senta message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr. George A. Papandreou, Prime Minister and Minister forForeign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, on the occasion of the National Day of the Hellenic Republic,which falls on 25 March 2010.—MNA

PM sends felicitations to Hellenic Republic

NAY PYI TAW, 24 March—Hailing the 65thAnniversary Armed Forces Day, the opening ceremonyof Pyay-Paukkaung-Toungoo Road was held inBawdigon village, Ottwin Township, Toungoo District,

Better future for nation if resourcesharnessed with own strength, technology

and energy based on self-reliant basisBago Division, this morning.

Prime Minister General Thein Sein addressedthe opening ceremony of new road constructed by

(See page 6)

Prime Minister General Thein Sein

strolls along Pyay-Paukkaung-Toungoo

road.—MNA

Senior General Than ShweChairman of the State Peace and Development Council

Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services(From the address delivered at the graduation parade of the 49th Intake of the Defence Services Academy)

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Thursday, 25 March, 2010

PERSPECTIVES

National goal in sightThe Tatmadaw is an organization which has

been serving the national interests, the mostimportant part of national tasks.

The duties the Tatmadaw has to perform fornational cause are tremendous. It is the mainresponsibility of the Tatmadaw to safeguard thesovereignty, territorial integrity and nationalconsolidation.

It also has to ensure the rule of law and orderwhenever necessary. Moreover, it is theTatmadaw that actively takes part in regionaldevelopment tasks in order to bridge the gapbetween far-away rural regions with poortransport and developed urban regions.

The Tatmadaw is always ready to give ahelping hand whenever any disasters includingnatural ones befall the nation. In shoulderingnational duties, it keeps the interests of the Stateand the people in the fore.

As the Tatmadaw has been implementingthe seven-step Road Map step by step, a modern,developed democratic nation aspired by theentire people will come into shape soon.

Amid the various hardships and difficulties,the Tatmadaw has tried to safeguard the nationthroughout history and carry out national tasksside by side with the people till reaching thecurrent state of development and prosperity.

If the government, the people and theTatmadaw continue to work in concert in buildinga peaceful, modern and developed nation, thedesired national goal can be achieved.

* 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

NAY PYI TAW , 24March — Myanmarobserved the World TBDay 2010 here this morningwith a resolve to find newdrugs, diagnoses andvaccines through researchto combat the deadlydisease that is on the riseagain.

According to annualreport, the country was ableto find and cure a total ofover 130,000 TB patientsin 2009, meeting themillennium goal asdiscovery rate reached94% and treatmentsuccess rate 85%, said

Myanmar to fight against TB through newmeans with greater potency

YANGON, 24 March—Organized byMyanmar Golf Federation and mainlysponsored by Kaung Myat Companies(KM Golf Centre), Kaung MyatMyanmar Amateur Open GolfChampionship 2010 continued forsecond day at Yangon Golf Club(Danyingon) in Insein Township heretoday.

Thein Aye is leading the gamewith 143 total strokes, chased by Soe

YANGON, 24 March—Aiming atcartoon lovers at all ages, Innwa BookStore is due to hold comic book fair from28 to 30 March.

The books will be displayed at thestore at No (201/301), ground floor,Pansodan Street (upper block), here,from 10 am to 5 pm.

Cartoonists Cartoon Ngwe Kyi,

NAY PYI TAW, 25 March—U Nyan Win, Ministerfor Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, hassent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr.George A. Papandreou, Prime Minister and Ministerfor Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, on theoccasion of the National Day of the Hellenic Republic,which falls on 25 March 2010.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW , 24March — Minister forConstruction Maj-GenKhin Maung Myintreceived General ManagerMr. Ding Xiao Dong fromZPMC (ShanghaiZhenhua Heavy Industry

KM Myanmar Amateur Open Golf Championshipcontinues for second day

Moe Win at the second place with 144strokes, and Nay Bala Win Myint andTin Lin at the third place with 145strokes each. Myo Win Aung andMaung Maung Oo share the fourthplace with 148 strokes.

The championship is sponsored byKaung Myat Companies (KM GolfCentre) and Yangon Golf Club(Danyingon) in pursuit of emergingMyanmar golf stars.—MNA

Comic book fair at InnwaMyayza, Maung Maung, Thit Tun, HsanTun, Thant Zin, Win Aung (Mandalay),Ko Shwe Htoo (Pyay), Sangyoung KoKo Aung, Ko Chit, Wa Lone, MaungMaung Hnyet, Aung Soe Myint, LwanMaung and Htay Win Zaw will drawtheir own comic stars for their fans on29.

MNA

Minister for Health DrKyaw Myint at theceremony.

“However, thediscovery rate has not meetthe target in southern ShanState, Chin State and someother townships”, theminister stated, pointing outthe need to search TBpatients in those regionsand remote places, borderareas and rural areas.

New means to controlthe disease also cover thetask of finding personssuffering from TB,providing therapies withgreater potency, promoting

the anti-TB campaign withthe cooperation of partners,fighting TB throughprimary health care withthe help of health staff atbasic level anddisseminating public healthknowledge.

The TB eliminationprogramme covered thewhole country in 2003 withthe assistance of primaryhealth staff, Dr KyawMyint said.

To prevent drugtolerance, fixed dosecombination is beingapplied and treatment isthrough single-quota

patient kit system, henoted.

According to WHO2009 TB Update, 40% ofthe world’s 9.4 millionpatients could not undergotreatment as they werebeyond the reach of healthdepartments, the ministersaid.

WHO acting residentrepresentative Dr LeonardOrtega also read out themessage of the head ofWHO Southeast Asiaregion at the ceremony co-sponsored by the Ministryof Health and the WHO.

MNA

Construction Minister receives General Manager from ZPMC

Co Ltd) and party at theministry here on 22 Marchevening.

Both sides discussedmatters related to theconstruction ofAyeyawady bridges(Pakokku) and

(Nyaungdon) beingconstructed mainly by theministry. Present at themeeting were DeputyMinister for ConstructionBrig-Gen Myint Thein andofficials concerned.

MNA

Minister Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint receives General Manager Mr. DingXiao Dong of Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co Ltd of the PRC.—MNA

Health Minister Dr Kyaw Myint speaking at World TB Day 2010 ceremony.—MNA

FM sends felicitations toHellenic Republic

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US and allies kill, injureIraqi people

BAGHDAD, 24 March— There has been daily casualties in Iraq since the USand its allies have invaded the country.

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

24 March reached 700670 and the total number of seriously injured peoplereached 1265433, according to the news on the Internet.

No . Subject Number1. Death toll of Iraqi people 7006702. The total number of seriously injured people 1265433

Internet

Casualties of Afghan people in invasion ofNATO troops led by US

KABUL , 24 March—The NATO troops led by the US have invaded Afghanistanand they are there for a long time.

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

Casualties of Afghan peopleAccording to the Internet news, a total of 32702 Afghan people were killed

and 39134 injured seriously as from the day when the NATO troops led by theUS invaded Afghanistan to 24 March.

No. Subject Number1. Number of Afghan people killed 327022. Seriously injured Afghan people 39134

InternetRelatives mourn during a funeral procession for Iraqi municipal officials in Bagh-dad, Iraq, on 22 March, 2010. Iraqi police and hospital officials say gunmenriding a motorcycle shot dead two municipal officials in Baghdad.—INTERNET

Afghans try to collect water from a broken water pipe inKabul on 22 March, 2010. —INTERNET

Iraqi policemen search a car at a checkpoint in central Bagh-dad, Iraq, on 23 March, 2010.—INTERNET

Two killed, 16 woundedin Iraq violence

Afghans carry a man

injured in an explosion

in Khost, south of

Kabul, Afghanistan on

21 March, 2010.

INTERNET

Pre-mature explosionkills two would-be suicidebombers in W Afghanistan

KABUL, 24 March— Two would-be sui-cide bombers were killed as their devicewent off prematurely in Afghanistan’swestern province of Nimroz on Monday,police said. “Four Taleban fighters were busyin planting mine on a road in KhashrodDistrict this morning but the device explodedprematurely, killing two and injuring twoothers,” provincial police chief Abdul JabbarPurduli told Xinhua.

Taleban militants who largely rely onsuicide attacks and roadside bombings totarget security forces have yet to makecomment. —Xinhua

Four killed in Baghdad shootingsBAGHDAD, 24 March—Four people were killed, including two

policemen, in shootings in Baghdad on Monday, Iraqi security offi-cials said.

In the overwhelmingly Shiite Sadr City district, two city council-lors were gunned down by men who sped off on a motorbike, BaghdadOperations Command said in a statement.

“Iraqi security forces cordoned off the area, in search of thecriminals. “They arrested three suspects, and seized a motorbike,silencer pistols, kalashnikovs and one IED (improvised explosive de-vice),” it said.

In a separate statement, the operations command said two po-licemen were shot dead in a watchtower in the south Baghdad neigh-bourhood of Radhwaniyah. It gave no further details.

Violence has dropped dramatically across Iraq since its peakbetween 2005 and 2007, but attacks remain common in some areas,especially in Baghdad and the main northern city of Mosul.

Internet

BAGHDAD, 24 March—Two people were killed and16 others wounded inseparate attacks in Bagh-dad and Iraq’s easternDiyala Province on Tues-day, the police said.

In Diyala, an Iraqi sol-dier was killed and sevenothers were injured in abomb explosion near theirpatrol in the town ofJalawla, some 150 kmnortheast of Baghdad, aprovincial police source

told Xinhua on condition ofanonymity.

Also in the province,the leader of a local anti-Qaeda paramilitary groupwas killed when a roadsidebomb struck his motorcy-cle in the town of Baladruz,east of the provincialcapital city of Baquba,some 65 km northeast ofBaghdad, the source said.

Three more people, in-cluding a child, werewounded in another road-side bomb explosion neartheir car in Baladruz, thesource added. In Bagh-dad, four people werewounded when a roadsidebomb went off near theElwiyah Hospital ineastern the capital, an In-terior Ministry source toldXinhua on condition ofanonymity.

In separate incident,two people were woundedin a roadside bomb explo-sion near the Babil Hotelon the eastern side on theTigris River which bisectsthe Iraqi capital, the sourcesaid.—Xinhua

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LIMA, 24 March — An earthquake measuring 6on the Richter Scale shook on Tuesday the NascaProvince, 480 kilometres south to capital Lima,without reports of victims or material damages tothe moment. According to the Peruvian Geophys-ics Institute (IGP) the epicentre was located 40km southeast to Nasca with a depth of 40 km.

The earthquake was also felt in nearby citieslike Palpa, Acari in Arequipa and Puquio inAyacucho.—Xinhua

BEIJING, 24 March— Two earthquakes meas-uring 5.7 and 5.5 magnitudes on the Richter Scalestruck southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Re-gion within an hour on Wednesday, said the ChinaEarthquake Networks Centre.

The first 5.7-magnitude quake occurred ataround 10:06 am and the second 5.5-magnitudeone came 38 minutes later, both in northern Tibet’sNyainrong County, Nagqu Prefecture.

The quake hit a sparsely inhabited mountain-ous area with an altitude of more than 4,000 me-ters, said Zhu Quan, director with the seismologi-cal bureau of Tibet.—Xinhua

An offshore wind farm is pictured in 2008. Spanish renewable energygroup Iberdrola Renovables announced on Monday it will build an offshore

wind farm in the Baltic Sea in Germany.—INTERNET

C ALCUTTA, 24 March— A fire raced throughthe upper floors of an old,six-storey building in Cal-cutta on Tuesday, killingsix people, including twowho jumped to their deathsas onlookers began tocrowd the area.

Thousands of peoplegathered in a busy sectionof the eastern Indian cityto watch firefighters useladders to rescue dozensof people trapped insidethe office-and-apartment

Rescue workers help trapped people escape fromthe building on fire, in Calcutta, India,on 23

March, 2010. A fire broke out in a multistoreybuilding in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta,

killing at least four people and injuring another14, police said.—INTERNET

KANSACITY, 24 March—In a neighbourhood dot-ted with boarded uphomes, trash and ganggraffiti, McCoy Elemen-tary has been an oasis.

Now that the 94-year-old school is closing, resi-dents are fearful that theneighbourhood could be-come even worse, attract-ing drug dealers and van-dals when the children aregone.

McCoy is among theroughly half of KansasCity district schools ex-pected to shut down be-fore class resumes nextfall, part of a wave ofschool closures across thecountry.

On this 18 March, 2010photo shows a school

crossing sign above trashleft across the street from

McCoy ElementarySchool. McCoy Elemen-tary is one of nearly halfthe schools in the KansasCity district expected to

close before classesresume next fall, part ofa wave of school closures

across the country.INTERNET

Fire in old Calcutta buildingkills six, injures 20

building while densesmoke and fire billowedfrom the fourth floor up-ward.

About 20 people wereinjured.

Police were investigat-ing the cause of the fire,which was believed tohave started in an eleva-tor, police officer JavedShamim said.

Nearly 100 firefightersspent several hours tocontrol the blaze.

Two people jumped to

their deaths while foursuccumbed to burn inju-ries in a hospital, StateHome Secretary Ard-hendu Sen said. Five of the20 people hospitalizedwere in critical condition,Sen told The AssociatedPress.

The nearly 100-year-old building lies on Calcut-ta’s busy Park Street,which is lined with offices,apartments and restau-rants.

Internet

Earthquake of 6 magnitudeshakes south of Peru

Two earthquakes jolt Tibet

MUMBAI, 24 March— India will launch its first pow-erful carrier rocket with the homemade cryogenic en-gine to propel a satellite into geosynchronous orbit nextmonth, said an Indian space official on Tuesday.

The carrier rocket GSLV-D3 with the indigenouscryogenic engine is in the final stage of the assembly,said an official of Indian Space Research Organiza-tion (ISRO).

The official said, “so far, we had been using Rus-sia-made cryogenic engines for satellite launchings.”

After lifting off from the ground next month, thehuge GSLV-D3 will carry an advanced communica-tion satellite into geostationary orbit, he added.

Xinhua

SANAA , 24 March—Six Yemenis, includingthree children, werekilled and three otherchildren were wounded ina landmine blast on Tues-day in the northernYemeni province ofSaada, the Seyaj chil-dren’s rights organizationsaid.

The blast took placeduring a recess at a schoolin al-Mazarik refugeecamp for displaced peo-ple during a six-year con-flicts between the govern-ment troops and Shiite

Bleak budgets force schools to consider closure“When it does close, it’s

going to get bad aroundhere,” said VirginiaStanley, standing outsideher home with herhusband, her 22-year-oldgranddaughter and hertwo young great-grand-children, who live withthem.

Superintendents ofstruggling districts arewinning praise for con-fronting budget woes byshuttering half-empty andunderperforming schools,a move often blocked bylocal politics in the past.

In many cases, theschools have been declin-ing for years, but werenever closed because

residents and localadvocacy groups fought tokeep them. Now schoolleaders have an argumentthat trumps any parentoutrage: The strugglingeconomy makes theseschools a luxury that dis-tricts can no longer afford.

About 6 percent of dis-tricts closed or consoli-dated schools this year,compared to about 3 per-cent in 2008-09, accord-ing to a survey conductedby the American Associa-tion of School Administra-tors.

About 11 percent areexpected to consider simi-lar moves in 2010-11.

Internet

India to launch first carrier rocket withindigenous cryogenic engine

Six killed by mine blastin northern Yemen

rebels, the Sanaa-basedSeyaj said in a statement.

The three injured chil-dren have been taken to ahospital for treatment,while the police launchedan investigation into theexplosion, according to thestatement.—Internet

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Somali pirates seize Turkishship

NAIROBI, 24 March—Somali pirates had hijacked aTurkish-owned ship on Tuesday with 21 crew mem-bers on board, a regional maritime official has confirmed.

Andrew Mwangura, the East Africa Coordinator ofSeafarers Assistance Programme (SAP), said the Malta-flagged MV Frigia was seized early Tuesday in the pi-rate-infested waters of Somalia. “The Turkish ship washijacked this morning with 21 crew members on boardover 1,000 miles east of Somalia’s Haradhere. The shiphas 19 Turkish and two Ukrainian,” Mwangura told Xinhuaby telephone from Mombasa.

He said the 35,300 dwt ship was seized in an areasome 400 nautical miles outside a shipping corridorprotected by an international naval fleet.—Xinhua

Somali pirates seizeBermuda-flagged ship

NAIROBI, 24 March—Somali pirates have hijacked aBermuda-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden with 25crew members on board, a regional maritime officialconfirmed on Wednesday.

Andrew Mwangura, the East Africa coordinatorof Seafarers Assistance Programme (SAP), said theVirgin Islands-owned cargo ship MV Talca has 23 SriLankans, one Filipino and one Syrian.

“The 479,800 cbm reefer Talca was hijacked in Gulfof Aden on Tuesday afternoon. It’s a cargo vessel,Bermuda flagged and managed in Britain,” Mwanguratold Xinhua by telephone from Mombasa.—Xinhua

China tables four-point proposalto cement ties with Africa

S Korean space foods receive certificationfrom Russian laboratory

SEOUL , 24 March—South Korean food products designed to be consumed inspace have received certification from a Russian laboratory, the state-run KoreaFood Research Institute (KFRI) said on Wednesday.

A total of 10 types of specially manufactured food products, including traditionaldishes like fried Kimchi, hot pepper paste, bulgogi or beef stew, and bibimbab, abowl of mixed rice and vegetables, have won the certification by the Institute ofBiomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBMP) last weekafter passing extensive testing, the KFRI said in a statement.

All food products were adjusted to fit the European astronauts’ different tastes,and were specially repackaged to have longer shelf life, according to KFRI, asthey were produced under high pressure and heat with below-five percent mois-ture content.—Xinhua

Bird fludetected

in mid-west-ern Nepal

KATHMANDU, 24 March—Bird flu, the Avian In-fluenza H5N1 virus, hasbeen detected in fourplaces of Banke district inmid-western Nepal.

According to Wednes-day’s nepalnews.com re-port, district livestockservices office of Banke,some 365 km west ofKathmandu, confirmedthe prevalence of bird fluin the district on Tuesday,after it received a reportfrom the central laboratoryin Kathmandu.

It had sent samples ofpoultry products to thelaboratory after over 150chickens and ducks diedin a short span in Binauna,Kohalpur, Phattepur andNepalgunj.

Authorities have startedtaking special measures tocontrol the virus fromspreading.

Xinhua

School children wear-ing pharaoh-style hatswatch as a 25-foot tall

replica statue of theEgyptian god Anubis,with a suitcase at his

feet, passes in front ofthe Brooklyn Bridge in

New York, on 23March, 2010.—XINHUA

People queue to collectwater in Tegucigalpa, thecapital of Honduras, on22 March, 2010. Severedrought hit Tegucigalpa,as two main reservoirs

which supply more than amillion people, are

working far below theircapacity. —XINHUA

Workers proceed with hoisting installation of the socket ring with a diametre of14.38 m and weight of 362 tons for the gigantic hydropower unit set with asingle unit capacity of 800,000 kilowatts, at the Xiangjiaba Hydropower Stationof Yibin City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, on 23 March, 2010.— XINHUA

YAOUNDE, 24 March—China’s top political advi-sor Jia Qinglin has put for-ward a four-point proposalaiming at fully advancingrelations with Africa.

The proposal, which wasmade on Tuesday and waspart of Jia’s key-notespeech at National Assem-bly of Cameroon, coveredpolitical trust, economy col-laboration, cultural ex-changes and global issues.

“Under the new circum-stances, China will work

with Cameroon and otherAfrican countries to en-hance the traditional friend-ship and grow the new typeof China-Africa strategicpartnership,” Jia said. Thespeech, entitled “May theFlower of China-AfricaFriendship Grow MoreSplendid,” reaffirmedChina’s commitment toboosting the ties betweenthe world’s biggestdeveloping country and thecontinent with the largestnumber of developing

countries.“Both sides should re-

main committed to deep-ening political mutualtrust,” said Jia, chairmanof the National Committeeof the Chinese People’sPolitical Consultative Con-ference (CPPCC), thecountry’s top advisorybody. Jia highlighted the im-portance of high-level vis-its, intergovernmental, par-liamentary and party-to-party exchanges andcooperation.—Xinhua

India, US consider holding training drillin nuke, chemical and biological warfare

NEW DELHI, 24 March—India and the United States areconsidering holding a joint training exercise in nuclear,chemical and biological warfare at a US proposal, the Indiannewspaper The Tribune reported on Tuesday.

The exercise featured on the agenda of the 14th meet-ing of the Army Executive Steering Group, comprisingtop Indian and US army officers that began at Head-quarters Western Command near Chandigarh in north-western India on Tuesday, said the report.

The four-day meeting is due to review the Indo-USmilitary cooperation in the past year and work out pro-gramme for this year, said the report.

The report quoted unnamed sources as saying thatthe Americans put the proposal forth first and the In-dian army is yet to decide on the modalities and unit thatmight join it.—Xinhua

All Items from Xinhua News Agency

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Better future for nation ifresources harnessed with ownstrength,…

(from page 1)Public Works of the Minis-try of Construction andunveiled stone-plaque .

The Prime Ministersaid that for years the Pyay-Paukkaung-Toungoomountain road across thecentral Yoma was not safeto travel due to the dangerof insurgents and the exist-ence of many up-and-down sections.

Thanks to the guidanceof the Head of State, the120-mile-long road hasbeen upgraded into a tarfacility. Because of theYoma mountain range, ittook over eight hours totravel over 300 milesbetween Pyay in thewestern part of BagoDivision and Toungoo inthe eastern via Yangon.

According to coun-try’s geographical condi-tion, most were north-south-running railroads andmotors roads. So, the gov-ernment has built networksof motor roads, railroads,communications lines andflights covering the everycorner of the country.

As a result, Yangon-Sittway, Yangon-Kawthoung, Dawei-M y e i k - B o k p y i n -Kawthoung, Pyinmana-Pinlaung, Myitkyina-Putao,Haka-Gangaw roads andmany others are inoperation.

In addition to Con-struction Ministry, De-fence Ministry, Progressof Border Areas and Na-tional Races and Develop-ment Affairs Ministry and

But that was in the past.Now, the road has cut thetravelling time to four hoursin addition to helping jointhe two parts into one.

Nay Pyi Taw-Taungnyo-Taungdwingyiroad another facility pass-ing through the Yoma isbeing upgraded and the newNay Pyi Taw-Taungnyo-Myothit road is underconstruction.

other institutions are alsobuilding transport facilities.The nation now has 21361miles of roads built byConstruction Ministryalone. That is 7700 moremiles than in 1988. Thetotal length of roadsreaches over 70,000 ifroads built by other minis-tries are added. Pyay-Paukkaung-Toungoo rail-road is under construction

for the rail network to reachevery part of the country.

Sinkhan, Yadana-theinga, Pakokku, Malunand Nyaungdon bridgesare under construction toincrease the number ofbridges on AyeyawadyRiver to reach 13. Largenatural watercourses arenot barriers anymore atpresent due to efforts,

skill and public assistancewith the State’sleadership.

Building of transportinfrastructures with thelofty aims is to furtherimprove socio-economy ofall national races, facilitatepassenger and freighttransport, narrow thedevelopment gap and fosterUnion Spirit.

Since its assumption,

the government has beengiving priority to nationalunity, while developingmulti sectors. A nationcannot be built just withwords, but only with all-round efforts. The gov-ernment is bringing extraprogress to metropolitanslike Nay Pyi Taw,Yangon and Mandalayand implementing long-and short-term plans forrapid and equaldevelopment of all thestates and divisions of theUnion. Developmentundertakings cover socio-economy, health, educa-tion, per capita income,social welfare and otherrelated sectors. Twenty-four development regionshave been designated forharmonious progress ofthe entire nation, and botheastern and westernparts of Bago Divisionare developing now.

The nation-buildingtask is being implemented

on self-reliant basis. Therewill be a better future forthe nation and all will enjoybenefits only if the nation’sresources have beenharnessed with her ownstrength, technology andenergy based on self-reliantendeavours.

It is imperative to givepriority to regionaleconomic development,national economicdevelopment, national unityand consolidation of internalstrength for the posterity todischarge national dutiespeacefully and perpetua-tion of the nation.

The government hasmade systematic effortsfor rapid progress ofhuman resources, naturalresources, capital, tech-nology and stability, thefive basic requirements,for emergence of a newpeaceful, modern and de-veloped nation. Hence,the nation now is on thepath to smooth andsystematic transitionprocess.

Laws and rules havebeen issued to hold themultiparty democracygeneral election, the fifthstep of the Road Map.Soon, the national raceswill have to elect people’srepresentatives to build thefuture state. It is required

to choose good and ablepersons possessing patri-otism.

The Prime Ministeralso stressed the need tomaintain the Pyay-Paukkaung-Toungoo roadfor its durability and toeffectively use it, to pro-tect the resources of BagoYoma till posterity and towork in unity with the re-solve to reach the goal of apeaceful, modern and de-veloped nation without fail.

Chairman of Bago Di-vision Peace and Devel-opment Council Com-mander of Southern Com-mand Maj-Gen Hla Minsaid in his address thatsmooth transport performsas a base in building adeveloped nation.Adopting Our Three MainNational Courses, thegovernment has builtinfrastructures day in, dayout across the country foremergence of a developedcountry in line with 12political, social andeconomic objectives.

Due to emergence ofnew Pyay-Paukkaung-Toungoo road, local peo-ple can travel to every partof the nation without de-lay, thereby contributingto development of theirliving standard.

(See page 7)

Because of the Yoma mountain range,it took 8 hours to travel over 300 milesbetween Pyay in the western part of BagoDivision and Toungoo in the eastern viaYangon. But that was in the past. Now, theroad has cut the travelling time to fourhours.

According to country’s geographical condition,most were north-south-running railroads and motorsroads. So, the government has built networks of motorroads, railroads, communications lines and flightscovering every corner of the country.

Prime Minister General Thein Sein cordially greets people at theopening ceremony.—MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein unveils stone plaque.—MNA

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(from page 6)The commander urged the locals that they

have to make all-out efforts in their bit to emerge apeaceful, modern and developed nation, utilizing thesound infrastructures effectively.

Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Khin Maung

Better future for nation ifresources harnessed with ownstrength,…

Myint elaborated on construction of roadwork Sayingthat the new Pyay-Paukkaung-Toungoo road is 124 milesand two furlongs long linking Tagwa village at milepost(182/3) of Yangon-Pyay-Magway Road and Ottwin atmilepost (166/0) of Yangon-Mandalay Road. Works areunder way to further upgrade the facility. In line with theguidance of the Head of State, the old Pyay-Paukkaung-Toungoo road is extended to a wider and smoother one.

The minister also called for taking part inmaintenance of the road for endurance. A local spokewords of thanks.

The Prime Minister cordially greeted theattendees at the ceremony.

Lt-Gen Ko Ko of the Ministry of Defence, thecommander, Minister Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint anda local formally opened the road.

Later, the Prime Minister unveiled the stone-inscription of the road and sprinkled it with scentedwater. The Prime Minister cordially greeted the localpeople at the opening ceremony and inspected the newroad in a motorcade.

MNA

The extended embankment of new Pyay-Paukkaung-Toungoo Roadseen before completion.—MNA

Construction of new Pyay-Paukkaung-Toungoo Road carried out bymachinery.—MNA

Tarred Pyay-Paukkaung-Toungoo Road.MNA

Agreement on establishment of TechnicalTraining School (Magway) inked

NAY P YI TAW , 24March— Ministry ofIndustry-2 and KoreaInternational CooperationAgency signed anagreement on establishmentof Technicals TrainingSchool in Magway at AmaraHotel in Nay Pyi Taw HotelZone this morning.

Present on theoccasion were Minister forIndustry-2 Vice-AdmiralSoe Thein, Deputy MinisterLt-Col Khin Maung Kyaw,the director-general ofDirectorate of MyanmaIndustrial Planning,departmental officials andresponsible people ofKOICA.

At the ceremony,

DMIP Director-General UMyo Aung and Director/Education Team leader ofKOICA Mr Nam, Kwan-Hyoung signed theagreement and exchangedthe documents.

Next, Mr Nam,Kwan-Hyoung presentedteaching aids for thetechnical training schoolopened in ThagaraIndustrial Region with

the assistance of theRepublic of Korea to theprincipal. TechnicalTraining School(Magway) will beestablished with adonation US$ 3 million bythe Korean govern-mentwithin a year.

On completion, theschool will conduct courseson car production.

MNA

NAY P YI TAW , 24 March—Minister for Health Dr Kyaw Myintreceived Australian Ambassador to theUnion of Myanmar Ms. Michelle Chanat the ministry here today. Theydiscussed matters on health sector

Health Minister receives Australian Ambassadorbetween two countries.

Also present at the meetingwere directors-general from HealthDepartments under the ministry andresponsible persons.

MNA

Hlawga Garden opens on ArmedForces Day

YANGON , 24 March—Forconvenience of holiday makers, HlawgaGarden of Forest Department opensfrom 8 am to 5 pm on 27 March (Armed

Forces Day).Regular opening hours of the

garden are from 8 am to 4 pm daily.MNA

Signing ceremonybetween the Ministry

of Industry-2 andKOICA in progress.

MNA

Who will be winners of255th Aungbarlay Lottery?

YANGON, 24 March —255 th AungbarlayLottery programme will open at Aungbarlay LotteryHall No.348, corner of 37th Street and MahabandoolaRoad, Kyauktada Township, here from 8 am to 4 pmon 1 April.

The prizes are one K 1,00 million, one K 50million, two K 30 million, five K 20 million, 13 K 10million, 286 K one million, three K 0.5 million, 144K 0.3 million, 1260 K 0.2 million, 12354 K 0.1million.

MNA

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8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 25 March, 2010

Hailing the 65th Anniversary Armed Forces Day:

Tatmadaw in perpetual charge of national defence dutiesKyaw Min Khaung

* Mist vanished with wild windNew leaves taking the place of fallenonesThe summer song bird cuckooIn a sentimental songSo sweet was the melodyAlready awakened was the world

* In the summer heat the yellow leavesFalling charmingly in the windIn green coming out the budsEarly summer they are decoratingUshering in a new season

* In air the aroma of blooming flowersPainting a beautiful pictureOf that early summer

* In that summerHand in hand with amityUnity between Tatmadaw and peopleHaving the same convictionLoyalty they had in heartsRooting out the colonialistsAnd also the FascistsCelebrating a grand victoryGlory to that summer

* Every year summer comesEver fresh and newThe story of that summerOur courage and zeal we showedStill energetic and brightLike all happened yesterday

Hailing the 65th Anniversary Armed Forces DayMaung Maung Moe Aung

When summer comesPOEM:

Junior, you fell in action in a frontline more thana couple of decades ago, but you are still deep in theheart of all of the family members of us. Your fall is,indeed, the very loss of a brave, loyal soldier for thecountry, as well as loss of a good son for the family. Youupheld the oath "I solemnly take a vow to sacrifice mylife for the country, the people and the Tatmadaw". So,your premature demise is a noble sacrifice in a holybattle to defend the mother country.

The Methawaw Battle, in which you engaged,was a decisive battle not only for the military field butalso for the political field of the nation. While the unrestreigned supreme the whole nation due to the 1988unrest, KNU insurgents waged Methawaw Battle toget the nation into military and political crises.

That day, enemies approached in bulkMethawaw military base under the control of theTatmadaw, and opened fire with artillery and assortedsmall arms on the outpost where a platoon was de-ployed, at dawn. Enemies vastly outnumbered yourplatoon. Normally, no way you were able to repulsetheir attack. However, you showed your lion heart toconfront the enemies although you were helplesslyoutnumbered, because you servicemen adhere to thefour oaths and Our Three Main National Causes.

If they had occupied your outpost, it wouldhave been easy for them to infiltrate the Methawawmain base. So, enemies attacked your outpost to theirutmost, but in vain since you Tatmadaw members arewell-trained and experienced militarily. After all, theyretreated from the battlefield with heavy losses. There-fore, the State Flag remained flying on the hill of youroutpost. In the battle, you showed the 12 fine traditionsof the Tatmadaw: a patriotic Tatmadaw, a self-disci-plined Tatmadaw, a loyal Tatmadaw, a harmoniousTatmadaw, an efficient Tatmadaw, a Tatmadaw thatmakes self sacrifices, a noble-minded Tatmadaw, abrave Tatmadaw with capabilities, a Tatmadaw withtenacity, a diligent Tatmadaw, and a Tatmadaw thatupholds Our Three Main National Causes. So, youwere worthy of great honour. However, in the fiercebattle, you made final sacrifice for themotherland together with Chin private Kyin Zakhok,Kayin private Saw Khu Maw , Mon private NaingKyaw Tun, Kachin private Lun Khaung, Kayah pri-vate Bya Rai, Shan private Sai Lu, and Rakhine privateSan Shwe Maung.

Showing brilliant performance, the Tatmadawundermined the KNU's plot to form a government anddeclare an independent region after occupyingMethawaw, and managed to regain control of thewhole Methawaw. In the historic battle, 12 officers and245 other ranks sacrificed their lives for the country. Itis a fine tradition of the Tatmadaw that Tatmadaw

members are ready to make final sacrifices if necessaryfor the mother country.

Junior, the Myanmar Tatmadaw is a patrioticone that came into existence according to the historicalnecessity and national necessity. In its very infancy, theTatmadaw hand in hand with the people successfullyaccomplished a national duty of helping the mothercountry regain independence.

Tatmadaw members are those born of nationalpeople, so the Tatmadaw is a force of national brethrenthat always readies itself to defend the nation. In timesof emergencies, the Tatmadaw stands by the people anddefends the country. In that regard, in his speech to theGraduation Parade of the 52nd Intake of DefenceServices Academy, Commander-in-Chief of DefenceServices Senior General Than Shwe said, "There are somany profound evidences in the course of the nation thatthe Tatmadaw stood firmly by the nation in times ofemergency."

Junior, multicoloured insurgency came out inthe nation in 1948, following independence, such asCommunist (White Flag), Communist (Red Flag), Yebaw(White), Yebaw (Yellow), and KNDO that stuck towrong concept and narrow-minded racism. At the time,the ruling AFPFL (Anti-Fascist People's FreedomLeague) government could rule only one region "Yangon"due to the nationwide raging inferno of the civil war. So,foreign media named the government Yangongovernment. Rural folks came under tortures andmessacers of the multicoloured insurgents, while urbanpeople were in a state of panic due to the sound of gunsand cannons. Gradually, the multicoloured insurgencywas leading to disintegration of the Union, and the nationwas on the verge of loss of recently-regained independ-ence. Therefore, the then prime minister entrustedduties to the Tatmadaw to put an end to internal armedconflicts, and ensure community peace. At that time, theTatmadaw had only 10 regiments, but managed tosuppress the nationwide armed insurgency and putdistricts and townships under the rule of the government.The storm of the internal armed insurrection abated to anextent and community peace and the rule of law couldbe restored owing to the operations the Tatmadawlaunched at risk to life. Then, the Tatmadaw handedover the entrusted duties to the prime minister, and paidfull attention to its original duty or national defence duty.

The internal armed strife was still active tillJanuary 1950, and since then Kuomintang troops intrudedinto Mongmao in Shan State, then Kachin, Kokang, Wa,Tangyan, Kengtung and Tachilek. Then, they infiltratedMongmao, Mongyu, Muse, Kyugok and Pungpahkyem.Kuomintang troops posed grave dangers to the entirepeople by harming sovereignty of the nation.

So, the Tatmadaw had to open another front tosuppress the attack by the Kuomintang troops. It launchedoperations "Kengtung", " Pharok", "Maw" and "Panlon"in 1950; Operation "Mogyo" in 1952; operations "Maha"and "Naganaing" in 1953; operations "Yuzana","Bayintnaung" and "Hsinbyushin" in 1954, Operation"Yangyi Aung" in 1955; and Operation "Mekong" in1960 to drive the intruders out of the nation's soil. In theoperations, a large number of Tatmadaw members hadto sacrifice their lives.

While the situations were running high, theruling AFPFL government split into two factionsnamely Stable AFPFL and Clean AFPFL, vying eachother for power. The ruling government was notcapable of restoring stability and peace due to intra-party disunity, thus leading to group-wise clashes.Political parties founded pocket armies in order to

gain power, and leading role in the government.Taking full advantage of the terrible mess in theruling government, insurgents accelerated theirinsurgency. Therefore, the people were going throughthe hell of stresses and strains sparked by politicalparties and pocket armies and insurgent groups. Inconsequence, the nation was again on the edge ofcollapse. Being incapable of restoring the nation'sconditions, Prime Minister U Nu of the AFPFLgovernment asked the Tatmadaw to restore Statestability and peace as a caretaker government. On28 October 1958, he handed over State power to theTatmadaw. As the Caretaker Government, theTatmadaw tried to restore stability and communitypeace, and then held a secure, free and fair electionon 6 February 1960. Then, the Tatmadawsystematically handed over State power to thewinning Pa-Hta-Sa government.

In 1962, the nation encountered the dangerof Federal Policy that posed great danger to thenation. Some chieftains who were unwilling torelinquish Feudal power and some faithless political

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parties secretly contacted SEATO (South-East AsiaTreaty Organization) under the influence of theWest Bloc. And they flagrantly submitted FederalPolicy and coerced the Pa-Hta-Sa government withthe intention of seceding from the Union and joiningSEATO. Their scheme was to secede from theUnion whether the government gave green light ornot. Again the nation was standing on the point ofcollapse into pieces. The then government was in noposition to tackle the situation. In the end, theTatmadaw saved the Union from disintegration byrestoring the State's sovereign powers on 2 March1962.

In 1988, the people took to the streetsbecause of general crises and discontent with theruling Myanmar Socialist Programme Party. Inter-nal and external subversive elements fueled thesituations and generated public outrage into awholesale unrest that dragged the image of thenation through the mire. The then government wascompletely unable to control anarchic disturbancesthat were strife across the nation. In addition, thegovernment's whole administrative machinery cameto a halt. So-called protest leaders, demonstrationunion leaders, public leaders and even the person,who claimed himself to be forever legal primeminister could do nothing to control and prevent theanarchic demonstrations. Old and neo-colonialistswere waiting and seeing what sorts of changeswould happen to seek their interest. A fleet of navalvessels of a power had intruded into the nation'swaters. The entire people were totally helpless.The nation was to fall into the abyss. On 18September 1988, the Tatmadaw saved the nationfrom the collapse by assuming State responsibilities.

According to the historic events I have saidto you, no one can deny that the Tatmadaw stoodfirmly by the people and safeguarded the country intimes of emergency that posed dangers to sover-eignty and integration of the Union.

Junior, since 18 September 1988, on whichit unavoidably took State duties, the Tatmadaw hasbeen upholding Our Three Main National Causesand carrying out nation-building tasks the length andbreadth of the nation. As a result of the Tatmadaw'searnest efforts, the whole nation, hilly and plain,enjoyed rapid development. The whole nation hasseen networks of roads and railroads, and bridgesspanning rivers and creeks one after another. Thatensured smooth transport and swift commodity flow.The government has been implementing the BorderAreas and National Races Development Project,the 24 Regions Special Development Project, andthe Rural Development Project for equitabledevelopment of all parts of the Union. It tookmeasures to wipe out poppy farming in hilly borderareas, home to national races, and helped localfarmers grow poppy-substitute crops. Now, it is inpursuance of the 15-year drug elimination plan(1999-2014) to ensure that the nation will be a drugfree land. The Tatmadaw government managed toachieve national reconsolidation for whichsuccessive governments worked in vain. So far, 17major national race armed groups have returned tothe legal fold. And they have been working hardjoining hands with the government for developmentof their regions. It is very encouraging to learn thatsome of the peace groups have transformed them-selves into Tatmadaw members to shoulder nationaldefence duties as border guard forces.

Junior, despite a variety of disruptions causedby internal and external elements, the nation hasenjoyed all-round development with stability and

peace in two decades due to the Tatmadaw govern-ment's all-out efforts. In its time, the Tatmadawgovernment has improved infrastructures to a cer-tain degree for a better future of the nation. It hasbeen implementing the State's seven-step RoadMap to shape the nation into a peaceful, modernand developed democratic one. Free and fair elec-tions will soon take place to complete the fifth stepof the Road Map. The people will have the right tofreely elect people's representatives who are capa-ble of serving the national interest faithfully. Afterthat, as the sixth step, parliamentary sessions willbe held with the elected members of parliaments.Then, as the final step, a peaceful, modern anddeveloped democratic nation will be built with Stateleaders elected by the hluttaw, and governing bodiesand administrative bodies formed by the hluttaw.The Tatmadaw government will continue to see tothe seven-step Road Map one step after anotherfor successful completion of the democratizationprocess.

Junior, as a result of the hard work the

Tatmadaw government has exerted with a strongsense of bounden duty, there have beennumerous infrastructural buildings to generatea prosperous future of the new nation. Theregions of national races that were once rever-berated with the s ound of gun fire are nowcovered with traditional songs and music oflocal national races. Now, the whole Union haswitnessed stability, peace and development atthe unprecedented level, along with the vast,peaceful new capital "Nay Pyi Taw", which isthe pride of the nation. May the fallen Tatmadawmembers see the signs of the nation's significantdevelopment from the heaven! The Tatmadawwill continue to defend and guard the Union ofMyanmar as long as the world exists.

I write this article in honour of theTatmadaw members who sacrificed their livesin action and as a gesture of hailing the 65thAnniversary Armed Forces Day.

*****Translation: MS

It’s time we all united.

Now that we’rein 2010,

democraticnation we’ve

longed foris almost here.

Goal is notachieved

yet.

It’s not time to relent efforts.

Wow!We’re

victorious!

Goal

As we’ve wiped out theimperialists whoresorted to all means todrive wedge during ourindependence strugglebecause they werereluctant to restoreindependence …now alsowe, all in unity, mustcrush the destructionistsplotting to hinderprogress in every way.

Wai Shin Lin

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HAILING THE

65THANNIVERSARY

ARMED FORCES DAY

Sr No. Year Destroyed (Acreage)

12. 1999-2000 10987.7613. 2000-2001 26113.4714. 2001-2002 25862.3315. 2002-2003 1559.8516. 2003-2004 7610.0517. 2004-2005 9840.3118. 2005-2006 10348.3919. 2006-2007 8925.9620. 2007-2008 11948.8621. 2008-2009 10100.6522. 2009-2010 13390.09

Total 227673.97

Remark: Poppy plantations were destroyed inShan State (North, South and East), Chin State,Kachin State, Kayah State, Rakhine State, SagaingDivision, Magway Division and Mandalay Division.

Nationwide destroyed poppyplantations after 1988

Sr No. Year Destroyed (Acreage)

1. 1988-1989 211.35 2. 1989-1990 287.36 3. 1990-1991 2157.74 4. 1991-1992 10446.14 5. 1992-1993 396.45 6. 1993-1994 2571.92 7. 1994-1995 8179.50 8. 1995-1996 4787.94 9. 1996-1997 7643.8310. 1997-1998 44479.3511. 1998-1999 9824.67

Tatmadawmen,

Myanmar PoliceForce members and

local people

destroying poppyplantation in

Wengtapon village-tract of Kengtung

Township.

A total of 25 acresof poppy

plantation in ShanState (East)destroyed by

combined efforts ofTatmadawmen and

local people.

Tatmadawmen and

local residentsdestroy 61-acre

poppy plantation inShan State.

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Tatmadawmen,Myanmar Police

Force members

and localsdestroying poppy

plantation inPanhai village,

Mongman village-

tract, MongpingTownship.

Tatmadawmen, Myanmar Police Force members and local peoplejoin hands to destroy poppy plantation in Mongping Township.

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ATHENS, 24 March—A British aircraft whichtook part in an acrobat-ics show by the Red Ar-rows group of the RoyalAir Force crashed around2 pm local time on Tues-day near the airport ofKasteli at Herakleion inGreece’s Crete Island.

Both pilots survivedand are in good health,according to Greek au-thorities, after theyejected from the airplaneusing the automaticsystem.

There was also no re-

Experts search around debris from a Red Arrowsjet at military Kasteli airport on the island of

Crete on 23 March, 2010.—XINHUA

British aircraft crashes at Creteacrobatics show with no casualty

port of injuries amongpeople on the ground.

The rest of the eightBritish aircraft in the showare now grounded on theair force base of Kasteli,as experts already startedinvestigating the accident.

According to earlierinformation, the aircraftthat crashed had touchedslightly the wing of an-other aircraft, thus losingits balance and control.

The second aircraftlanded safely with onlyminor damage.

Xinhua

ISLAMABAD, 24 March—A t least 14 militantswere killed and 17 othersinjured on Wednesday ina ground and air assault bysecurity forces in lowerOrakzai agency, Paki-stan’s northwest tribalarea, private TV channelsreported.

Security forces backedby helicopters shelled mili-tants hideouts in lowerOrakzai agency and de-stroyed five compounds inthe bombardment.

A security personnelalso was injured, accordingto the private TV Express.

Military sources said

SEOUL , 24 March— South Korea is planning todevelop the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separatesSouth Korea and the Democratic People’s Republicof Korea (DPRK) into an eco-tourism area, accord-ing to local media.

The plan was unveiled by the Presidential Councilon National Competitiveness on Tuesday. In coopera-tion with nine government agencies such as the Minis-try of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Uni-fication, the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry ofEnvironment, it will create an ecological peace beltalong the southern part of the four kilometre-wide, 248kilometre-long zone, extending from the western is-land of Ganghwa to the east coast city of Goseong,Seoul’s state-run broadcaster KBS reported.

Under the plan, bike roads, an ecological peace parkand a vacation centre will be built in the area. Tenvillages near the inter-Korean land border will be turnedinto cultural tourism villages open to visitors.

Xinhua

KAMPALA, 24 March—Uganda is to host the15th African Union (AU)summit in July to discusshow to achieve the Mil-lennium DevelopmentGoals (MDGs) on mater-nal health and reducingchild mortality in the con-tinent, an official said

S Korea to develop DMZ intoeco-tourism area

14 militants killed in NWPakistan

that the army faced notough resistance and havesecured important posi-tions in the area, while themilitants are escaping.

Pakistani military afterending its successful of-fensive in South Waziri-stan tribal agency last yearshifted its focus toOrakzai agency, which isbelieved to be a global hubfor militants.

The United States au-thorities have publiclypraised Pakistan efforts totake on Taleban in thetribal region, whichAmerica considers as thecenter of Taleban and al-Qaeda remnants, fromwhere they plot attacksagainst US and NATOtroops in neighbouring Af-ghanistan.

Besides, US drones onTuesday night fired twomissiles at militants hide-outs in North Waziristantribal agency, killing atleast six people, securityofficials said.

Xinhua

Uganda to host AU summit in July to discussmaternal health and child mortality

here on Tuesday.The 15th ordinary ses-

sion of the assembly ofAfrican heads of state tobe held here from 19 to 27July will also discusspeace and security, infra-structure, energy, agricul-ture and food security inthe region, Isaac

Musumba, Uganda’s stateminister for regional coop-eration told a Press brief-ing.

The theme of thesummit will be “Mater-nal, infant and childhealth and developmentin Africa.”

Xinhua

Sand dunes, with graceful blue-gray swirls caused by dust devils,

which are like mini-tornadoes.

More than 1,300ft above the roaringRio Negro in Colombia, nine-year-oldDaisy Mora prepares to throw herselfover the abyss.

Attaching herself to an old andrusted pulley system she drops over theedge before plummeting at 40mph alonga zip wire to the opposite bank half amile away — a vertigo-inducing journeyshe has to take every day to get toschool.

For the handful of families living inthe area, 40 miles southeast of the capi-tal Bogota, the 12 steel cables that con-nect one side of the valley to the otherare their only access to the outside world.

German explorer Alexander vonHumboldt was the first Westerner to

HiRISE uncovers mystery of MarsThe Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

has finished its 4-year-long deep spacemission. Following are pictures of Marssurface presented by NASA.

These stunning photos were shot byMars-orbiting HiRISE camera.

This image shows dark sand dunesand inverted craters in the ArabiaTerra region of Mars. The sand is

dark because it was probablyderived from basalt. The ‘inverted’shape is found on Mars and Earthwhere erosion has stripped away

surrounding topography.

Hair-raising commute: Villagershook themselves to steel wires andslide half a mile at 40mph to get to

the nearest town.

No school bus? Then ride a zip line to schoolobserve the unusual rope system in1804.

They were traditionally made ofhemp, but steels cables were installedwith the advent of logging in the sur-rounding rainforest. When this wasmade illegal settlers turned their handto farming and cattle raising.

Today, the cables are still the onlytransport available to those living in thearea. Farmers use them to transportgoods to and from the closest town and,for children like Daisy and her five-year-old brother Jamid, it is how theyget to school.

Jamid is too young to safely ride thewire on his own, so she has to carryhim with her in a jute bag, controllingtheir speed with a wooden fork.

Photographer and author ChristophOtto, who took these amazing pictures,suspended himself above the valley onone of the cables to capture peoplemaking the remarkable journey.

Thieves have stolen more than 5 mil-lion cigarettes from a truck at a high-way rest area in western Germany asits driver slept in the cab.

Police said on Tuesday that thethieves spirited away the cigarettes atsome point during the night — emptyingabout half of the vehicle’s trailer.

They believe the booty was loadedonto other vehicles and driven away.

The 35-year-old Polish driver hadparked his vehicle at a rest area on theA2 highway near Dortmund. Police saidthe stolen cigarettes likely were worthmore than euro1 million ($1.35 million).

Two Canadians said their record-set-ting drive in a vegetable-oil-powered vanreached 23,697 miles in New York.

Tyson Jerry, 26, and Cloe Whittaker,24, said they reached the mark —enough to surpass the alternative-fueldriving record set two years ago by aGerman team using natural gas power— Monday at New York’s Robert FWagner Middle School, and they areexpecting the drive home to Victoria,British Columbia, the New York DailyNews reported.

Police in New Jersey said a burglarwho broke into a restaurant to cook andeat dinner was apparently not hungry forcash.

Hillsdale police said someone enteredthe Matsu Sushi Grill by breaking anexhaust fan in the back of the eateryearly Saturday morning and made ameal, The Record of Bergen County(NJ) reported Tuesday.

5 million cigarettes stolenfrom truck in Germany

NEWS ALBUMMen set record in

veggie-oil-powered vanBurglar cooks meal, passes

on the cash

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12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 25 March, 2010

Lectures, Examfor B.Ed

Correspondence CoursesAnnounced

The lectures and exams for the traineeteachers of B.Ed correspondence course for2009-2010 academic year will be held atYangon Institute of Education. Lectureswill be given for the first year of courseNo-28 and the second year of course No-27 from 24 April to 15 May. Trainees areto report not later than 23 April and willnot be allowed to report three days beyondthe target date.The examinations for thecourses will be held from 18 to 22 May.

At least 35 die in avalanche

Noscapine use for prostate cancer studied

Three zoo tigers escape inSpain, killed by police

MADRID, 24 March—A zoo in Spain’s Canary Islandssays three tigers escaped from their cage after a mis-take by an employee and were later shot by police.

Cocodrilo Park on the island of Gran Canaria says azoo employee cleaning outside the cage before open-ing time on Tuesday mistakenly pushed a button thatopened the door of the cage.

The park says in a statement that four of the seventigers inside the cage stayed put but three escaped.Civil Guard police later shot and killed them. No onewas injured, and there were no visitors in the zoo atthe time.

The park said the cleaning employee was the onlyperson near the cage when the animals got out.

Internet

KABUL , 24 March—Thebodies of 30 people wererecovered on Tuesdayfrom the site of avalanchein a remote area of north-eastern Afghanistan, apolice official said.

The remains of fiveother people lost in thesnow slide that occurredtwo weeks ago have notyet been located, said po-lice chief Aja NoorKemtuz in BadakhshanProvince. Police and res-cue workers spent fourdays getting to the scene,he said.

Five houses were de-stroyed in the avalanche,

which occurred in theArghang Khzahkha dis-trict north of Faizabad —about 30 miles (50kilometers) south of theTajikistan border. An esti-mated 500 cattle and otheranimals also were killed,he said.

Local residents reportedthe avalanche in the villageof Dood Daood. The roadto the village is blocked bysnow for several monthsof the year.

“They are very poor

people living in a very re-mote area,” the policechief said. “From this vil-lage to another village is athree days walk.”

In February, at least 171people died in an ava-lanche at the 12,700-foot(3,800-metre) -high SalangPass, the major routethrough the Hindu Kushmountains that connectsthe Afghan capital ofKabul to the north of thecountry.

Internet

Volunteer Cara Broundholds a ten-day-old baby

Sykes Monkey beingtaken care of at the

Colobus Trust rescuecentre near Mombasaafter its’ mother waselectrocuted, on 23

March, 2010. Accordingto the Trust, the popula-tion of Sykes Monkeyshave gone down from800 three years ago to

600.—XINHUA

SAN DIEGO , 24 March—US medical investigatorssay they have discoverednoscapine, a cough medi-cine ingredient, can be usedas a prophylactic treatmentfor prostate cancer.

The researchers fromthe University of Califor-nia-San Diego, the Pros-tate Cancer Research andEducation Foundation, alsoin San Diego, and theMedInsight Research In-stitute in Baltimore con-cluded noscapine adminis-tered as a preventive

measure might offer sig-nificant benefits in the man-agement of prostate can-cer, a disease that killsmore than 28,000 men inthe United States eachyear.

The latest research fo-cused on pre-treating micewith noscapine before in-jecting them with prostatecancer cells. That, said thescientists, resulted in thetumor growth rate beingtwo-thirds smaller in thenoscapine group than thenon-noscapine group.

The study also found lungmetastasis rates were 80percent less in the micepre-treated with noscapinewhile the noscapine groupsuffered no cancer-relatedweight loss, compared withsignificant weight loss in thenon-noscapine group.

Noscapine has been usedworldwide since the 1950sas an ingredient in over-the-counter coughmedicines and was origi-nally suggested as an anti-cancer agent in the early1960s. But major studies ofits anti-cancer propertieshave only taken place inrecent years.

The findings appear inthe journal Anticancer Re-search.—Internet

LANZHOU, 24 March— At least four workers died and three others were injuredafter molten ore spewed from a furnace of a chemical plant in Gansu Province onTuesday, the local authority said on Wednesday.

Ore being smelted in a huge furnace of the privately-run Huize Chemical Co Ltdgushed out at 4:20 pm on Tuesday as the top layer of materials collapsed, said anofficial with the work safety supervision administration of Jingyuan County in BaiyinCity, the site of the accident.

A stream of molten ore quickly spread out, leaving seven workers at the siteseriously scalded.

Four of the workers died in hospital and three are still being treated.An investigation team headed by the director of the provincial work safety watch-

dog was heading to the site, said Gou Xiaodi, an officer in charge of chemicalproducts control with the bureau. —Xinhua

Macao police nab manfor online bombing,

death threatsMACAO, 24 March—Judiciary Police (PJ) of the

Macao Special Administrative Region arrested a manfor his alleged involvement in online extortion andthreats, including threat of killing the SAR chief ex-ecutive, the local Macao Post Daily reported onWednesday.

The newspaper quoted a PJ spokesman as sayingthat the 38-year- old local suspect posted three threatsin the online forum in January 2008, saying he wouldblow up the Judiciary Police Headquarters, MacaoTower, the office of the chief executive and the Bu-reau of Telecommunications Regulation, unless the gov-ernment pays him 10 million patacas (1.26 million USdollars).

In May 2008, the suspect posted a threat in the fo-rum again, saying that he would give 100,000 patacas(12,658 US dollars) to anyone who grabbed the BeijingOlympic torch on its tour of the nation, the spokesmansaid.

The suspect then issued another online threat in Oc-tober 2008 that he would set the Judiciary Police Head-quarters and a downtown bank alight.

According to PJ, the suspect also indicated in theforum between late last month and last Sunday that hewould try to kill the chief executive and the director ofJudiciary Police with an incendiary device.

The suspect was taken into custody at his flat inTaipa on Monday, following a year-long investigationwhich was hampered by the suspect’s technicalexpertise when covering his digital tracks.

Xinhua

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Japan’s export jumps 45.3% in FebTOKYO, 24 March—Japan’s exports surged 45.3 percent from a year

earlier to 5,128.67 billion yen (56.99 billion US dollars) in February, Fi-nancial Ministry data showed on Wednesday.

The rise is the third straight monthly expansion, confirming the ex-port-oriented economy is recovering from the worst economic down-turn in decades.

The overall trade surplus came to 651.0 billion yen (7.2 billion dollars)in the month, soaring from the year-before surplus of 70.8 billion yen.The surplus was bigger than market expectation.

By region, exports to China expanded for the fourth consecutive month,up 47.7 percent to 902.42 billion yen, with demand for passenger cars,auto parts and high-tech devices strengthening.

Imports from China, Japan’s No 1 trading partner, grew for the firsttime in 16 months, up 54.3 percent to 926.98 billion yen.

With the rest of Asia, Japan’s exports rose 55.7 percent to 2, 775.59billion yen.

With the United States, exports increased for the second month run-ning, up 50.4 percent to 837.07 billion yen, as shipments of cars in termsof value ballooned a record 129.9 percent from a year ago.

Shipments to the European Union rose for the third straight month,up 19.7 percent to 588.02 billion yen.—Xinhua

WTO issues final ruling on US-EU dis-pute over Airbus subsidies

Macedoniaclaims out of

economicrecession

TIRANA, 24 March—Macedonia’s economyregistered 1.2 percentgrowth in the last quarterof 2009, which indicatesthe country is officially outof recession, a seniorofficial said on Tuesday.

Finance Minister ZoranStavreski also told a pressconference that the coun-try’s gross domesticproduct (GDP) contractedan overall 0.7 percent in2009, news reaching herefrom Skopje said.

“These results, com-bined with reduction ofunemployment, show thatMacedonia has generallymanaged to overcome thecrisis with the lowest pos-sible impact,” Stavreskisaid.—Xinhua

Financial regulator shuts GunnAllen;400 lose jobs

Southern Sudanese children ride a bicycle inthe town of Abiemnom in Unity state on 12

March. The oil-rich but underdeveloped south-ern Sudanese region borders former civil warenemies in north Sudan, and is suffering from

attacks blamed on northern nomadic Misseriyapeople.—INTERNET

Nepal targets China second largesttourism market

Budget airline easyJetis poised to appoint

Carolyn McCall as itsnew chief executive,

in a surprise move forthe veteran media

boss, reports said onWednesday.

INTERNET

GENEVA, 24 March—The World Trade Organi-zation (WTO) confirmedon Tuesday that it had is-sued its final ruling on theUS-EU dispute over al-leged illegal subsidies pro-vided to the latter’saviation giant Airbus.

In a brief statement,the WTO said the expertpanel responsible for theAirbus case had issued itsfinal report to the two con-cerned parties, but thecontents of the report re-

mained confidential.According to some

trade sources, the WTOruling backed parts of theUS allegations that Euro-pean governments hadunfairly subsidized Airbus.Airbus said, however, thatsome 70 percent of theUS claims had been re-jected.

Both sides can appealthe case.

The United States firstbrought the case to theWTO in 2004, alleging that

the EU had providedbillions of Euros in variousforms of subsidies toAirbus, including so-called“launch aid” to its A380and other major aircraftmodels, which violatedWTO regulations.

In the same year, theEU also brought a caseagainst Airbus’ Americanrival, Boeing, alleging thatthe US government hadfunded the companyillegally.

Xinhua

KATHMANDU, 24March—Nepal has tar-geted northern neighbourChina as a second largestsignificant market for itstourism industry aftersouthern neighbour India.

Nepal has projectedChina as its second larg-est market, at the timewhen country haslaunched a national tour-ism campaign “NepalTourism Year-2011(NTY)” to attract morethan one million tourists inan international level.

Officials at NepalTourism Board (NTB)said that they have out-lined India and China asignificant market due totheir booming economyand closeness with Nepal.

At the time Nepal ispreparing to greet one

million international tour-ists in the country, it is alsomulling plans to allure101,324 Chinese outboundtourists whereas it has es-timated to welcome262,588 tourists from In-dia in the year 2011.

Xinhua

N EW Y ORK, 24March—The Financial In-dustry Regulatory Au-thority’s move on Mondayto close Tampa, Florida-based broker-dealer

GunnAllen Financial Inchas left more than 400 fi-nancial advisers searchingfor a new firm.

FINRA warnedGunnAllen on Friday thatit had fallen below itsmandatory net capital re-quirements, a person fa-miliar with the situationsaid. The firm is no longerpermitted to trade in itsclient accounts and theassets continue to be heldby the firm’s third partycustodian.

A FINRA spokesmandeclined to comment. Asa matter of course, whena firm is shuttered byFINRA, the regulatorlaunches an investigation.

According to Invest-ment News, which broke

the story early on Monday,GunnAllen is facing a raftof investor lawsuitsrelated to the activities offormer GunnAllen adviserFrank Bluestein, whoallegedly operated a $250million Ponzi scheme.Mindy Diamond, aChester, New Jersey-based industry recruiter,said her firm has receiveda number of calls fromGunnAllen advisers look-ing for a new home. Butshe said most have lowproduction figures andtheir options are limited.

“Most of them aren’tgoing to end up at a WellsFargo or Raymond James.They’re looking at secondtier firms or lower,” shesaid.—Internet

Computer generated image handed out by Airbusshows an Airbus A350-900. The World Trade

Organization issued a landmark ruling on Tuesday asix-year-old clash pitting US aerospace giant Boeing

against its arch rival Airbus over an alleged 200 billiondollars of state aid.—INTERNET

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S P O R T S

Ancelotti sets Chelsea titlepoints target

Golfer’s son died fromalcohol, drugs

DALLAS, 24 March—The DallasCounty medical examiner’s office saysHunter Green, the son of professionalgolfer Ken Green, died as a result of acombination of alcohol and prescriptiondrugs.

An autopsy reported obtained by theDaillas Morning News on Tuesday saysGreen’s January death was accidental.It also says the drugs in Green’s systemwere muscle relaxants and painkillers.

The 21-year-old Southern MethodistUniversity sophomore was found dead inhis dorm room on 22 Jan.

His sister, Brooke Baker, says herbrother was prescribed the medicationsafter suffering an injury.

Internet

Brazilian soccer player Love deniesrelation to drug traffickers

RIO D E JANEIRO , 24 March—The striker of BrazilianFlamengo’s soccer team, Vagner Love, denied his relation todrug traffickers when he appeared on Tuesday at the 15th dis-trict of the Rio de Janeiro police department.

The athlete was summoned in order to clarify his activityinside of the Rocinha slum after photos were displayed of himalongside heavily armed men.

On February 27, Love was photographed inside of the slum,escorted by a fleet of armed men on motorcycles. For nearly 40minutes, the athlete gave his testimony to officers AlexandreEstelita and Rodrigo Martesiano.

The authorities questioned his awareness of criminal behaviorinside of the slum and his relationship with drug traffickers.

“I told them everything I knew and did not lie. I told them thatI was in the slum to go to a funk party. But, I don’t know anydrug traffickers and am not connected to them in any way.Looking back, I can see how it was not the best idea at thetime,” said Love.—Xinhua

Xerez draw piles pressure onunderfire Jimenez

Xerez’s Argentinian de-fender Leandro Gioda(down) celebrates afterscoring against Sevilladuring a Spanish leaguefootball match against atSanchez Pizjuan stadiumin Seville. The matchended 1-1.—INTERNET

Nalbandian says Nations Cup experimentworth a try

David Nalbandian

Jelena Jankovicof Serbia

Hungry Jankovic ready totake a big bite at Miami

Wolves on the rampage against West Ham

Wolverhampton Wanderers managerMick McCarthy reacts at the final

whistle during their Premier Leaguematch against West Ham United atUpton Park in London.—INTERNET

City’s Lescottout for up tofive weeks

MANCHESTER, 24March—Manchester Citydefender Joleon Lescottwas ruled out Tuesday for“four to five weeks” witha hamstring tendon prob-lem, according to managerRoberto Mancini.

City had hoped to havethe 24 million poundsLescott back for nextMonday’s home clash withWigan after he limped outof the warm-up at Fulhamahead of a 2-1 win lastweekend with hamstringtrouble.

But a scan has revealedthe full extent of Lescott’sinjury and Mancini, whoseside continue their quest fora Champions League placeat home to Everton onWednesday, said on Tues-day: “Joleon, I think, is outfor at least four weeks witha problem with the muscletendon.

“He went to see a doc-tor in London and he saidit will be four or five weeksbefore he can come back.

“We are unlucky be-cause Joleon is an impor-tant player for us.”

City play Everton, theclub from which theysigned Lescott in contro-versial fashion in August,on Wednesday.—Internet

Chelsea’s ItalianManager Carlo Ancelotti

Manchester City’sEnglish defender

Joleon Lescott

MIAMI , 24 March—David Nalban-dian crawled off the canvas from an ab-dominal injury this month and flew toStockholm to help Argentina defeatSweden 3-2 in the first round of theDavis Cup.

But the one-time Wimbledon finalistsaid Tuesday at the start of the ATP Mi-ami Masters that the proposal for a Na-tions Cup event that could replace a multi-week Davis Cup commitment would beworth seriously considering.

“You have to try something,”Nalbandian said. “I like a lot what youfeel on the court during Davis Cup —it’s much difference than the ATP orGrand Slams. “But Davis Cup is toughon our schedule, Those should be weeksoff for us, time to prepare for the clayseason or the hardcourt season or just torest.—Internet

MADRID , 24 March—Under-f i re Sevi l lacoach Manolo Jimenezcould not get the win hecraved to alleviate themounting pressure onhis job wi th a las tminute equaliser fromLeandro Goida cancel-l ing out Freder icKanoute’s penalty asSevi l la drew 1-1 a thome to bottom sideXerez on Tuesday.

The 32-year-oldKanoute came off thesubst i tu tes bench toscore a second hal fpenalty for Sevilla butGoida equalised in thedying seconds of thegame for Xerez mean-ing Sevilla have failed towin any of their lastseven matches in allcompetitions and sit a

point behind fourth-placed Real Mallorcahaving played one gamemore.—Internet

LONDON , 24 March—Wolves took ahuge step towards securing their Pre-mier League status with a 3-1 win awayto fellow strugglers West Ham at UptonPark here on Tuesday.

Victory left Mick McCarthy’s menseven points clear of the bottom threewith seven games left but this defeat leftthe Hammers just three points above therelegation zone.

Kevin Doyle sent Wolves on theirway before two goals in three second-half minutes from Ronald Zubar andMatthew Jarvis sealed victory.

Guillermo Franco came off the benchto score for West Ham in injury time butthe result had long since ceased to bean issue.

“We played well,” Wolves manager

McCarthy told Sky Sports. “I think thepressure was on them at home. It’s agame they expected to win.

Internet

LONDON, 24 March—Chelsea manager CarloAncelotti has set his sidea target of 86 points to winthe English PremierLeague title this season.

The Blues are cur-rently third, on 65 points,but a victory away to bot-tom of the table Port-smouth on Wednesdaywould leave them just apoint behind leaders andreigning champions Man-chester United withseven league games ofthe season to play.

Chelsea, however, willfirst be looking to bounceback quickly from thedisappointment ofdropping two points in a1-1 draw away toBlackburn Rovers lastweekend when they takethe field at Fratton Parkon Wednesday.

“I like statistics and I

think that, in the past, with86 points every team haswon the title,” Ancelottisaid on Tuesday. “I thinkthat we need to get 86points to win.

Internet

M IAMI, 24 M arch—Jelena Jankovic is on theprowl for further prey af-ter taking the WTA title atIndian Wells, with the Ser-bian star vowing Tuesdayto take a bite out of theMiami Masters.

“I’m still hungry, I stillwant to do well,” said thebubbly Jankovic, who de-feated Dane CarolineWozniacki in the final.

“I’m kind of like ananimal.”

Jankovic finishednumber one on the WTATour in 2008 then lost allform by over-training andbulking up to her detri-ment, but she has workedher way back to fighting-fit form.

“I will win a GrandSlam. I believe in myself,”Jankovic said. “I’mthinking that I can do it. If

I can win Indian Wells, Ithink I can win a Slamalso. It’s just a matter oftime and doing the rightthings.”

The 25-year-old enjoysa bye into the secondround at Miami, with theseventh seed saying thather confidence is back totop level.

Internet

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr.M.S.T. During the past 24 hours, light rain or thundershowershave been isolated in Kachin State, weather has been partlycloudy in Shan and Rakhine States, Sagaing, Bago andTaninthayi Divisions and generally fair in the remainingStates and Divisions. Day temperatures were (3°C) to (4°C)above March average temperatures in Shan, Chin, Rakhineand Mon States, lower Sagaing, Mandalay, Yangon andAyeyawady Divisions, (5 °C) above March averagetemperatures in Kachin State, upper Sagaing, Magway andTanintayi Divisions and about March average temperaturesin the remaining States and Divisions. The significant daytemperatures were Kalaywa, Kalay, Myingyan, Chauk,Minbu and Magway (42°C), each, Mawlaik and Monywa(41 °C) each.The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recordedwere Putao (0.08) inch and Machanbaw (0.04) inch.

Maximum temperature on 23-3-2010 was 100°F.Minimum temperature on 24-3-2010 was 74°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 24-3-2010 was 75%.Total sun shine hours on 23-3-2010 was (8.7) hours approx.

Rainfall on 24-3-2010 was (Nil) at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2010 was(Tr) at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and (Nil) at Central Yangon.Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (4) m.p.hfrom Southwest at (18:30) hours MST on 23-3-2010.

Bay inference: Weather is partly cloudy in the AndamanSea and South Bay and generally fair elsewhere in the Bayof Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 25th March 2010:Light rain or thundershowers are likely to be isolated inKachin and Mon States, upper Sagaing and TaninthayiDivisions and weather will be partly cloudy in the remainingareas. Degree of certainty is (60%).

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continuation of isolated rain or thundershowers in theNorthern Myanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for25-3-2010 : Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for25-3-2010: Generally fair weather.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for25-3-2010: Generally fair weather.

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VibrationsSCIENTIC DAILY, 24 March — Tiny generators

developed at the University of Michigan couldproduce enough electrici ty from random,ambient vibrations to power a wristwatch,pacemaker or wireless sensor.

The energy-harvesting devices, created atU-M’s Engineering Research Center forWireless Integrated Microsystems, are highlyefficient at providing renewable electricalpower from arbitrary, non-periodic vibrations.This type of vibration is a byproduct of trafficdriving on bridges, machinery operating infactories and humans moving their limbs, forexample.

Internet

Miniature generators (such as the one abovenext to a typical AA battery), developed at U-M’s

Engineering Research Center for WirelessIntegrated Microsystems, run on the random

vibrations all around us.INTERNET

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

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

People’s Desire ★ VOA, BBC-sowing hatredamong the people

★ RFA, DVB-generating publicoutrage

★ Do not allow ourselves to beswayed by killer broadcastsdesigned to cause troubles

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

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