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Volume XVII, Number 135 10th Waxing of Tawthalin 1371 ME Saturday, 29 August, 2009

* 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 be keptin the hands of the State and the national peoples

* Uplift of the morale and morality ofthe entire nation

* Uplift of national prestige and integ-rity and preservation and safeguard-ing of cultural heritage and nationalcharacter

* 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

Constitution* Building of a new modern developed

nation in accord with the new StateConstitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Aug—Prime Minister GeneralThein Sein of the Union of Myanmar received DeputyMinister Mr Chen Jian of the Ministry of Commerce ofthe People's Republic of China at the meeting hall ofthe Government Office here at 9.30 am today.

Also present at the call together with the PrimeMinister were Minister for National Planning andEconomic Development U Soe Tha, Minister forCommerce Brig-Gen Tin Naing Thein, Deputy Ministerfor Foreign Affairs U Maung Myint, Director-GeneralCol Thant Shin of the Government Office, Director-General U Kyaw Kyaw of Protocol Department andDirector-General Daw Myo Nwe of Foreign EconomicRelation Department under the Ministry of ForeignAffairs. The Chinese Deputy Minister Commerce wasaccompanied by delegation members and ChineseAmbassador to the Union of Myanmar Mr Ye Dabo.

MNA

Prime Minister receives Deputy Ministerof Commerce of PRC

Prime Minister General Thein Sein of theUnion of Myanmar shaking hands withDeputy Minister Mr Chen Jian of theMinistry of Commerce of the People's

Republic of China.—MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein of the Union of Myanmar receiving Deputy Minister Mr Chen Jian of the Ministry of Commerce of thePeople's Republic of China.—MNA

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 29 August, 2009

Saturday, 29 August, 2009 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views* Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation* Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State* Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy

People’s DesirePERSPECTIVES

Grow more teak and hardwoodplants for national economicdevelopment

Myanmar, being a land where teaknaturally grows well, has vast tracts of thrivingteak plantations. The wealth of forest resourcescontributes a lot to the nation’s economicdevelopment.

The government of Myanmar issystematically conserving aquatic and terrestrialresources. It is protecting the flora and fauna ofthe nation’s natural forests in accordance withits forest law. The Ministry of Forest, incooperation with related ministries, isestablishing watershed forests, natural forestsand teak plantations.

To contribute to greening the environmentand development of natural forests, plants arebeing grown along the Bago mountain range.Teak and ironwood plantations are beingestablished in forest reserves and protectedforests in Pyu, Ottwin and Yedashe townships inToungoo District.

Plantations of teak, gum-kino and otherkinds of timber are thriving in Paunglin, Mahuyaand Kalihtaw forest reserves in Hlegu Townshipin Yangon Division. Teak saplings werecollectively grown in Taikkyi Township in thisrainy season.

The work of greening the Bago mountainrange and establishing plantations of teak andfirewood trees is being done on a wide scale inseveral townships in Thayawady District.Plantations of various kinds of timber are thrivingthere.

Teak forests are important for the nationaleconomic development as well as for greeningthe environment. Climatic conditions depend onforests. Therefore, it is necessary to extend thecultivation of various kinds of hardwood trees,including teak and ironwood, to ensure regularclimatic conditions and national economicdevelopment.

Commander attends harvest festival of Yegyi

Winning teams of MPF Chief’s Men/WomenVolleyball Tournament awarded

NAY PYI TAW, 28Aug— The prizepresentation ceremony ofthe 38th Myanmar PoliceForce Chief’s ShieldMen/Women VolleyballTournament was held inconjunction with the finalmatches at the stadium inNay Pyi Taw PyinmanaPaunglaung SportsGround this morning.

On behalf of theChief of Myanmar PoliceForce, Police Adjutant-General Police Brig-GenSoe Win Myint presentedchampionship shields tofirst prize winning teams.

Yangon DivisionPolice Force team beatMandalay Division PoliceForce team 3-0 in the finalmatch of womenvolleyball contest and

Yangon Division PoliceForce won over MandalayDivision Police Force 3-2in the final match of men’svolleyball contest.

Next, the prizepresentation ceremonyfollowed. Police Quarter-master-General Police Brig-Gen Win Soe, Police ColOhn Myint and senior policeofficers awarded outstandingathletes, referees ofMyanmar VolleyballFederation and first, second

and third prize winningteams.

Then PoliceAdjutant-General PoliceBrig-Gen Soe Win Myintpresented championshipshields to Yangon DivisionPolice Force men’s andwomen’s volleyball teams.

MNA

YANGON, 28 Aug — Coordination Meeting (8/2009) of central executive work committee of MyanmarWriters and Journalists Association was held at themeeting hall on the second floor of Sarpay Beikmantoday, with an address by Chairman U Hla Myaing (KoHsaung).

Secretary Dr Tin Tun Oo presented theimplementation on decisions of previous meeting. Theleaders of each work committee reported on workbeing carried out and future programme. The meetingcame to an end with concluding remarks by thechairman.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Aug—Chairman ofAyeyawady Division Peace and DevelopmentCouncil Commander of South-West Command Maj-Gen Kyaw Swe, on 21 August, attended the harvestfestival of first paddy and ploughing ceremony ofsecond one in Kaichaung village-tract of YegyiTownship. Next, the commander went to Ma Mya

dam in Myanaung Township and put fingerlings intothe dam. The commander then inspected constructionof spillways at Kanyin dam construction project inIngapu township.

On 22 August, the commander visited Dambivillage station hospital and presented cash assistanceto the hospital.—MNA

Coordination meeting ofcentral executive work

committee of MWJA held

YANGON, 28 Aug—The opening of AsianFood Fair 2009 organizedby Diamond City HyperMart was held at HyperMart in HlaingthayaTownship here this

Asian Food Fair-2009commences

morning. Senior DirectorU Ye Myint of DiamondCity Hyper Mart spokeon the occasion andChairman Ms Julia Chungof Moon Barkery Café,Managing Director Daw

Yu Yu Saw of WASABI(Japan Restaurant) andRestaurant Director UAung Khaing Latt ofDiamond City HyperMart formally opened theceremony.

Asian Food Fair-2009 is scheduled to takeplace on a grand scale at

Diamond City Hyper Mart(Void Area) from 28August till 6 September.

A large range oftraditional food andpersonal goods fromMyanmar, Korea, Japan,China, India, Thailand andVietnam are on sale at thefair.

Diamond DragonChinese Restaurant, SilomThai Restaurant, WASABI(Japan Restaurant), MoonBarkery and Kaung HtetShan Traditional FoodShop stage their pavilionsin the Asian Food Fairwith the aim of enablingthe visitors to gettraditional foods andwears of Asian countriesat a single place.

MNA

Police Adjutant-General Police Brig-Gen Soe Win Myint presentschampionship shield to a winning team.—MNA

Diamond

City Hyper

Mart

holds the

opening of

Asian Food

Fair 2009

MNA

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 29 August, 2009 3

NATO attack onAfghanistan clinicKABUL , 28 Aug — US and Afghan forces attacked

a clinic in eastern Afghanistan where a Taleban leaderwas being treated for injuries he sustained last week,NATO has said. They were fired upon when theyneared the clinic in the Sar Hawza district of Paktikaprovince, and responded by ordering helicopter strikes.

The troops first made sure there were no civiliansinside, NATO added.NATO said one soldier waskilled and seven gunmen were arrested, but localofficials said 12 militants had died. —Internet

Pirates fires on US helicopteroff Somali coast

WASHINGTON, 28 Aug—Somali pirates holding ahijacked ship off the coast of Somalia fired at a USNavy helicopter, the US Navy said on Thursday.

The US Naval Forces Central Command said in astatement that a group of pirates aboard the M/V WinFar, a vessel hijacked on 6 April, fired “a large caliberweapon” at a US SH-60B helicopter, which wasconducting a surveillance flight over the ship.

No one was injured and the helicopter, which isbased on the USS Chancellorsville, was not hit,according to the statement. Piracy off Somalia’s coastand the Gulf of Aden has become an urgent globalconcern recently. Many countries have joined aninternational naval effort to deal with the challenges inthe region.— Xinhua

Journalists run at the site of a gunfight betweengunmen and Afghan police in Kabul earlier thismonth. The Pentagon has hired a private firm toinvestigate reporters seeking to embed with UStroops in Afghanistan in order to find out how

best to influence their coverage, a report said onWednesday.—INTERNET

Suicidebomber

lightly injuressenior Saudi

princeRIYADH, 28 Aug—A

suicide bomber lightlywounded a senior princelargely credited forSaudi Arabia’s anti-terrorism campaignwhen he blew himselfup just before going intoa gathering of well-wishers for the Muslimholy month of Ramadan,the state news agencysaid on Friday.

It was the first knownassassination attemptagainst a member of theroyal family since SaudiArabia began itscrackdown on al-Qaedaaffiliated militants eightyears ago following the11 Sept terror attacks inthe United States.

Internet

LONDON, 28 Aug—India scrambled a MiG-29 fighter jet to interceptan Air France passengerplane after it failed toidentify itself correctly,the Indian Air Force says.The Bangkok-boundflight from Paris hadentered Indian airspacefrom Pakistan.

The pilot had used thewrong Identify Friend orFoe (IFF) code, whichallows ground radars todifferentiate betweenfriendly and enemyaircraft. The MiG was toldto “break off and return tobase” when the correctcode was given, an air

force official said.Flight Lt Priya Joshi

also told the AFP newsagency that a report hadbeen filed with India’s civilaviation authorities over the

A local resident looks at a burning tanker whichwas carrying fuel for NATO forces fighting inAfghanistan, after it was allegedly attacked bymilitants in an area of Pakistani Khyber tribal

region, on 26 Aug, 2009.—INTERNET

PESHAWAR, 28 Aug— Asuicide bomber attackedthe main border crossingfor convoys ferryingsupplies to US and NATOtroops in Afghanistan onThursday, killing at least19 security officers,officials said.

The strike will raisefears the Taleban isregrouping and makinggood on its word to carry

out revenge attacksfollowing the slaying of itsleader, Baitullah Mehsud,in a CIA missile strikeearlier this month.Also inthe border region, two USmissiles hit a suspectedmilitant compound, killingsix people, the latest in astring of such attacks,intelligence officials said.

Pakistan’s border withAfghanistan is a main front

in the battle againstalQaeda and the Taleban,who are destabili-zing bothcountries. The Pakistanimilitary has launchedground offensives and airattacks on the insurgentsin recent months.

The suicide attackerwalked up to a group ofborder guards outside theirbarracks at the Torkhamcheckpoint in the Khyberregion and detonated hisexplosives, local policeofficer Sadiq Khan said.The border had closed forthe day a few hoursearlier.—Internet

incident. The Air FranceAirbus-343 had enteredIndia above Amritsar, inthe north-west of thecountry, early on Thursdaymorning.—Internet

BARILOCHE, 28 Aug—Venezuela’s HugoChavez has raised thestakes for Friday’smeeting of SouthAmerican presidents bythreatening to breakrelations with Colombiaover plans to give UStroops a 10-year lease onits bases.

Chavez says the UShas loosed “winds of war”on the continent — aposition few diplomatsshare following tours by

US and Colombianofficials seeking to calmfears of neighbouringnations. Even so, the basesdeal has createduncertainty about regionalstability and provided yetanother justification fornations to spend big ontheir militaries.

Venezuela has pouredabout $4 billion intoRussian weapons tocounter the threat Chavezsees from the billions inUS military aid to

Colombia. Ecuador isbuying 24 Brazilianwarplanes and six Israelidrones to keep a closerwatch on its borders.Bolivia has opened a$100 million line of creditwith Russia to buyweapons.

Internet

Unidentified men are treated at a hospital after five car bombs detonatedsimultaneously in Afghanistan’s largest southern city of Kandahar, on 25

Aug, 2009.—INTERNET

India intercepts Air France plane

US-Colombia deal could fuel arms purchases

Bomber hits key Pakistani bordercrossing; 19 dead

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A computer generated image of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Boeing set onThursday a new schedule for its much-delayed 787 Dreamliner programme,

putting the first delivery to launch customer ANA in late 2010, more than twoyears behind the initial timetable.—INTERNET

CHICAGO, 28 Aug—The Boeing 787 Dream-liner will see its first flightby the end of 2009 and firstdelivery is expected tooccur in the fourth quarterof 2010, according to anupdated timetable releasedby the Boeing Companyon Thursday.

In a statement, thegiant airplane maker saidthe new schedule reflectsthe previously announcedneed to reinforce an areawithin the side-of-bodysection of the aircraft,along with the addition ofseveral weeks of schedule

A L’Oreal Paris displayin Beverly Hills,

California. The world’sbiggest cosmetics group

L’Oreal reported asizeable drop in first-

half profits on Thursdaybut said that sales were

starting to pick upagain.—INTERNET

TOKYO, 28 Aug —Japan’s unemploymentrate rose to a record 5.7%in July in figures releasedjust days before a generalelection.Companies arecontinuing to lay offworkers even though theeconomy has returned togrowth after the mostbruising recession fordecades.

The state of Japan’seconomy is the key issuein the election cam-paign.Opinion polls show theLiberal Democratic Party,

Chart showing Japan’sunemployment rate, up5.7 percent in July, data

released on Fridayshowed.—INTERNET

CANBERRA, 28 Aug—Australian CommunicationsMinister Stephen Conroy revealed on Friday that morethan half of the nation’s homes have now made theswitch to digital television. Conroy said the changeto digital television was Australia’s biggest formatchange since the move to decimal currency in 1966.He said progress to date suggested Australians wereon board.

“There is still a significant challenge ahead butevidence shows strong community awareness andsatisfaction with the improved picture and soundquality, new content and new channels, “Conroy saidin a statement.” Fifty-three percent of households arenow enjoying the benefits of free-to-air digital TVbroadcasts,” he said.

Xinhua

Boeing 787’s first flight expectedby end of 2009

margin to reduce flighttest and certification risk.

The 787 team work-ing the side-of-body rein-forcement has completedinitial testing and isfinalizing design detailsof new fittings that areexpected to ensure fullstructural integrity of thejoint.

“The design detailsand implementation planare nearly complete, andthe team is preparingairplanes for modi-fication and testing,” saidBoeing chairman, presid-ent and chief executive

officer Jim McNerney.Boeing has postponed

the 787’s first flight forfive times in past twoyears, citing parts short-ages, defects, redesignwork and problems withsuppliers for disruptingdevelopment, although thecompany projects achiev-ing a production rate of 10airplanes per month in late2013.

Xinhua

ROME, 28 Aug— Consumer confidence in Italyrose this month to its highest level since March 2007,according to data released on Thursday by treasuryministry’s economic think-tank.

The Institute for Economic Study and Analysis(ISAE) said its consumer confidence index climbedover four points from 107.4 points in July to 111.8points in August, while its index regarding views onthe general economic picture slipped to 87 pointsfrom 87.3 points of the previous month.—Xinhua

BEIJING, 28 Aug — Macquarie Group Ltd,Australia’s biggest investment bank has set up a trustcompany joint venture in China with an initial capitalof 300 million yuan (44 million US dollars), reportedon Friday’s China Daily.

The Shanghai-based joint venture, Sino-AustralianInternational Trust Co, enables the global provider ofdiversified financial services to offer yuan-dominatedproducts, arrange domestic debt and equity financing,the newspaper said, citing a statement released byMacquarie.—Xinhua

NEW YORK, 28 Aug —Some US economistsgave positive commentsafter reviewing China’seconomic achievementsover the past 60 yearssince the establishment ofthe People’s Republic Inthe 60 years, China gene-rally has done quite well,Kenneth J DeWoskin, asenior consultant inStrategy and BusinessDevelopment for Price-waterhouse Coopers LLP,told Xinhua in a writteninterview recently.

He is a co-founder ofthe Wharton InternationalForum in Shanghai, andis a fluent speaker ofMandarin. DeWoskin’sexperience with Chinesemainland went back to1977, when he firsttraveled there.”

In that brief time oftwo generations, thedegree of life-stylechange is hard to grasp.

No one from outsideChina who has not beenthere in the last few years

Japan unemployment hits new highwhich has gover-ned for53 of the last 54 years,faces defeat in theelection. News that theunemployment rate hasrisen to the highest sincethe Second World War isa blow for the PrimeMinister Taro Aso.

Opinion polls showhis Liberal DemocraticParty was already oncourse for defeat on Sun-day for only the secondtime in more than 50years. In July, 3,590,000Japanese were out of

work in July, over a milli-on more than a year ago.Japan’s crushing reces-sion is officially over, butthe benefits are yet to befelt by families andworkers. Other figuresreleased in Tokyo showcore consumer prices fellby 2.2% in July from ayear earlier, the fastestpace on record. Japan wasstuck in a deflationaryspiral for years after anasset price bubble burst atthe start of the 1990s.

Internet

Data shows Italy’s consumerconfidence highest since March 2007

US economists praise China’seconomic achievements in 60 years

could fully grasp it,” hesaid.

“Development at thepace of China’s last 60years must also createsome imbalances, andimbalances reach a pointwhere they trigger ad-justments. —Xinhua

Over half of Australian homesswitch to digital TV

Australia’s biggestinvestment bank forms

China trust joint venture

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Montreal World Film Festivalkicks off

Launch of shuttle Discoverydelayed again to late Friday

BEIJING, 28 Aug—NASA postponed again thelaunch try of the space shuttle Discovery from earlyFriday morning to late Friday night, according to mediareports on Friday. NASA said the liftoff time will be11:59 pm EDT (0359 29 Aug GMT). NASA made thisdecision on Thursday to give engineers additional timeto make sure that a hydrogen fuel valve in the shuttle’sengine compartment will function normally duringfueling.

The critical valve appeared to malfunction on Tuesdaymidway through the fueling process for the Wednesdaymorning launch. The valve was tested on Wednesday night,and all the normal results indicated that it was a problemwith a sensor rather than the valve itself.

It will be the third try for NASA to launch Discovery.The previous two delays were caused by the stormyweather early Tuesday and the valve glitch later that day.Discovery is bound for the International Space Station(ISS) with seven crew members on board and more than7.5 tons of supplies and equipment. If it cannot lift offby the end of August, Discovery would not possiblylaunch until 17 Oct due to space traffic conflicts at theISS. — Xinhua

Photo taken on 27 Aug, 2009 shows the site of a train crash in BilecikProvince, northwestern Turkey. On Thursday when a passenger train

collided with a construction vehicle in northwestern Turkey, the state-runAnatolia news agency reported. —XINHUA

Brazil to build five submarines withFrench technology by 2021

Hotel industry in Indonesia’s Jakartarecovers after bombings

MONTREAL, 28 Aug—The 33rd Montreal WorldFilm Festival (MWFF)kicked off here onThursday. This editionconsists of 400 films from78 countries in ninecategories. Of these, 240are features, 130 are globalor international premieres,and 64 are features byfirst-time directors.

“It’s a very solidlineup...The programmethat the MWFF is offeringthis year to the thousands

of cinephiles who willsoon flock to our venuesis once again marked bycultural diversity, acinema d’auteur, aninnovative cinema, andby talent,” Festivalpresident Serge Losiquesaid in a statement.

A film produced inQuebec, “1981” wasscreened as the openingfilm, which tells about afamily’s struggles duringthe economic downturn in1981.”The Everlasting

Flame Beijing 2008,” adocumentary directed byGu Jun about last year’sSummer Games, willclose the festival on 7Sept. This official film ofthe 2008 BeijingOlympics will have itsworld premieres here.

There are two otherChinese films present atthe festival, one is“Weaving Girl,” whichreveals the hard life of agroup of textile factoryworkers.—Xinhua

RIO DE JANEIRO, 28Aug—Brazil’s DefenceMinister Nelson Jobimsaid on Thursday that thecountry will build fivesubmarines in a partner-ship with France by 2021.According to the minister,the construction of thesubmarines will be startedin 2016, and is part of anagreement which foreseestransfer of the Frenchmilitary technology.

The agreement, whichwas reached in late 2008,will be signed by theBrazilian and Frenchpresidents at a ceremonyon 7 Sept, Brazil’s In-dependence Day. Out ofthe five submarines, one

will be built with nucleartechnology. However,France will only transferthe non-nuclear techno-logy, according to theagreement. And thepropeller will be built byBrazil. With the agree-ment with France, Brazilwill join the small group

JAKARTA, 28 Aug—Hotel industry inIndonesia’s Jakarta hasrecovered after bombsattack against twoluxurious hotels in SouthJakarta, the Ritz Carltonand JW Marriot hotels onmid July, the Kompasdaily quoted officials as

saying on Friday.The occupancy rate is

back to normal andforeign guests are notworried about Jakarta’ssecurity condition. JWMarriot’s public relationmanager Ina Ilmiaviattasaid on Thursday that theUntitled, the hardest hitpart in the hotel, waschanged its name to BluMartin and has beenopened for public. Shealso said that the hotel’sconditions returned tonormal.

“Sailendra restaurantthat currently presentsfood from Jordan is full ofthe guests from theMiddle East,” she said.Meanwhile, CiputraHotel’s general managerDarren Earle said that thebombings have littleimpact to the four-starhotel. Sixty percent of thehotel’s guests aredomestic people and therest are from China’sTaipei and the MiddleEast.

Xinhua

The space shuttle Discovery sits on launch pad39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape

Canaveral, Florida on 27 Aug, 2009.— XINHUA

of countries which areable to operate thistechnology. “We will nothave nuclear missilesbecause we are not acountry with imperialisticintentions. We are acountry which intends toprotect its richness,”Jobim said.—Xinhua

Singapore grants research projects on sustainable developmentSINGAPORE, 28 Aug—Singapore has granted 27.5 million Singapore dollars (19.1

million US dollars) in research funding in sustainable development, Singapore’sAgency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) said on Friday.

The grants will be awarded to 28 projects in four key areas of sustainabledevelopment, namely, carbon capture and utilization, bioenergy and biofuels,sustainable construction, sustainable materials.

The funding from A*STAR’s Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC)will support research teams to develop innovative solutions to manageenvironmental deterioration, pressures on natural resources and climate changebrought on by rapid growth and urbanization.—Xinhua

All items from Xinhua News Agency

Dutch girl stopped from soloworld sailing trip

BRUSSELS, 28 Aug — A 13-year-old Dutch girl willnot be able to set off on a round-the-world solo sailingtrip as a judge has divested her parents, who approvedof the venture, of their parental authority, RadioNetherlands reported Friday.

The trip by Laura Dekker was expected to take twoyears, in most of which the teenage girl would spendalone at sea. She wanted to break the world age recordfor solo sailing, which is held by a 17-year-old boy inBritain.—Xinhua

The sailboat ‘Guppy’ that belongs to 13 year-oldsailor Laura Dekker is is seen in Maurik, theNetherlands. A Dutch court has ruled that a 13-year-old girl cannot set sail on a solo round-the-worldvoyage next month and ordered her to be taken into the temporary care of social services.—INTERNET

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NEWS ALBUM

Artist Jim Hance painted this geekparody of the famous Mona Lisa —

ostensibly titled “Mona Leia”

A picture of old film reels. Several rareearly 20th century Swedish, German,Italian and American movies havebeen discovered in a cellar in south-ern Poland, the country’s national filmlibrary said on Friday.

Early 20th century films found in Polish cellar Barber tries to robstore over

bad beef jerkyPolice said a Cleveland barber be-

came so upset by what he consideredbad beef jerky that he returned to thestore where he bought it and tried to robthe owner. Police said the 28-year-oldbarber walked into the store where hebought the snack, just two doors downfrom his barbershop, and tried to rob theowner on Thursday night.

The owner told the man he recog-nized him and chased him outside witha baseball bat.

The first police officer who arrivedon the scene was also familiar with thebarber because he cuts the officer’s hair.

Police arrested the man at his girl-friend’s house a few miles away.

The barber told police the stick ofbeef jerky he bought sickened him andhis dog.

Indian tiger cubs play in theirenclosure at Nagpur Zoo in June

2009. An Indian state ministersparked a row after entering a cage

of tiger clubs and patting one ofanimals, flouting rules that allowonly trained conservationists to

handle endangered species.

Several rare early 20th century Swed-ish, German, Italian and American mov-ies have been discovered in a cellar insouthern Poland, the country’s nationalfilm library said on Friday.

“They are going to undergo cleaningand conservation, before being watched,identified and archived,” library spokes-woman Justyna Jablonska told AFP.

The Polska newspaper reported thatexperts have identified several cinematicgems in the metal boxes discovered in aparish building in the city of Sosnowiec.

The newspaper said they included the1913 “Gränsfolken” (People of the Bor-der), adapted by Swedish directorMauritz Stiller from a novel by Frenchicon Emile Zola, as well as “ZweiHimmelblaue Augen” (Two SkyblueEyes), released in 1932 by Germany’sJohannes Meyer.

In addition, Polska said, the films

include a 1929 German version of theSherlock Holmes adventure “The Houndof the Baskervilles” by Richard Oswald,one from the long-running Italian series“Maciste”, which began in 1914 andstarred Bartolomeo Pagano.

LONDON, 28 Aug —The UK population grewby 408,000 in 2008 —the biggest increase foralmost 50 years, accord-ing to the Office forNational Statistics. Thetotal number of peoplepassed 61m for the firsttime, with changes inbirth and death rates nowa bigger cause of growththan immigration.

The numbers ofpeople arriving minusthose leaving actuallyfell by 44%.Minister Phil

Swiss population experienceslargest increase in 50 years

GENEVA, 28 Aug—Switzerland’spopulation experienced the largestincrease in nearly 50 years last year toplace the country among Europe’sfastest growing nations, the officialSwissinfo.ch news website reported onThursday.The permanent population ofthe country in 2008 stood at 7,701,900people, which is 108,400 more people,or 1.4 percent, over the previous year,said the website, quoting figuresreleased by the Federal Statistics Office. Nearly 90 percent of the newresidents were immigrants.

Xinhua

The UK population is now growing

by 0.7% every year.

INTERNET

CANBERRA, 28 Aug — Australianpalaeontologists say they havediscovered a new species of dinosauron a sheep farm in the northern state ofQueensland. The fossil remains of thelarge plant-eating sauropod, nicknamedZac, are about 97 million years old.

They were found near the town ofEromanga, in a fossil-rich area that wasonce covered by a vast inland sea.

Palaeontologists say the find

UK population growth at 47-year highWoolas said migrantswere coming for shortperiods, contributing tothe economy and thengoing home.

The UK populationgrew more in 2008 thanat any time since 1962,when it rose by 484,000.Latest ONS figures alsoshow:

* There are now arecord 1.3 million peopleaged over 85, making up2% of the total

* There were 791,000babies born in 2008, an

increase of 33,000 on2007

* Half of that increasewere to women bornoverseas, but living in theUK

* The population isnow growing by 0.7% ayear, more than doublethe rate in the 1990s andthree times the level of the1980s.

Overall, 118,000 morepeople arrived in the UKthan left in 2008 — thelowest level since EUenlargement. —Internet

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The wax figure of

late pop star

Michael Jackson is

unveiled at Madame

Tussauds in

Hollywood,

California

on 27 Aug, 2009.

XINHUA

Australia discovers new dinosaur

“Matilda” (L), “Clancy”(C) and “Banjo” (R)were found nearby

earlier this year.INTERNET

confirms Australia’s importance as acentre for dinosaur discovery.

The country’s largest dinosaur,Cooper, was found on the same sheepfarm in 2004. Cooper was almost 30metres long and was a new species oftitanosaur — enormous, armour-platedcreatures. Queensland Museumpalaeontologist Scott Hocknull saidZac’s skeleton was smaller thanCooper’s, but more complete.—Internet

Tests raise life extension hopesA drug discovered in the soil of a South Pacific island may help to fight the

ageing process, research suggests. When US scientists treated old mice withrapamycin it extended their expected lifespan by up to 38%.

The findings, published in the journal Nature, raise the prospect of being ableto slow down the ageing process in older people.

However, a UK expert warned against using the drug to try to extend lifespan,as it can suppress immunity.

We believe this is the first convincing evidence that the ageing process can beslowed and lifespan can be extended by a drug therapy starting at an advanced age.

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It has been myknowledge for long thatfishing is the primarysource of income ofTaninthayi Division. Butonly on my six-day tourof the division in the earlyJuly, could I embrace theunique opportunity tovisit the cold storages inPahtet Island and InlayMyaing Industrial Zonein Myeik.

On the morning of11 July, we left Hseikngejetty in Myeik by motor-boat for Pahtet Island onthe other bank of Myeik.

Cold storages in Myeik contributing to main business of Taninthayi DivisionByline: Tin Htwe (MNA); Photos: Than Oo (MNA)

Some crabs that have just changed their shells.

Workers processing prawns to produce dried prawns.

A soft crab farm.

Soft crabs seen before they are frozen in the 1000-ton cold storage.

Myanmar’s watersis a rich source of variousspecies of fish and prawnsin abundance, as evi-denced by a large numberof species of fish, many ofwhich I had never seen.We observed the process-ing and packing of fish,prawns, cuttlefish, and softcrab for exporting.

Before entering thecold storage, we had toput on full dress, hats, sur-gical masks and jungleboots and wade in thewater added with pesti-cide liquid as part of the

old shells, they are sent tothe cold storage. Soft crabsare wrapped up in plasticand frozen before market-ing them.

Crabs are kept insmall plastic baskets inseawater. Staff have towatch them till they changetheir shells. Just as theystart to change their shells,they are taken out ofseawater and put them infreshwater. If so, the crabs’shells can be kept soft forabout three hours.

An itinerary took usto the finished furniturefactory, a dockyard and a

yard. In order to expediteits work, the company setup Aung Myat Phyo Int’lCo Ltd as a brother com-pany on 27 May 1999.Then, it set up a fish grind-ing factory and a soft crabfarm. It exports its prod-ucts to Thailand, Malay-sia, Hong Kong, the Peo-ple’s Republic of China,and Australia.

The 1000-ton coldstorage is situated in a 7.30-acre land in Pahtet Islandon the other bank of Myeik.It was built in January 1998.The cold storage launchedits test running in 2000.

storages and fish grind-ing workshops ofAhsaungkaung Indus-tries Co Ltd, ASKAndaman Ltd, and Van-tage Co Ltd.

The cold storages,fish grinding factories inMyeik and Pahtet Islandgenerate a large quantityof job opportunities andearn foreign exchange,thus contributing towardsthe major business ofTaninthayi Division.

*****Translation: MSMyanma Alin:

28-8-2009

power store, power sup-ply room and compressorroom, and observed thecleaning of dried fish andprawn and the process ofproduction of dried prawn.

We later dropped inthe Basic Education Mid-dle School (branch) inPahtet village in KyunsuTownship. We learnt thatthe company built andhanded it over to the Min-istry of Education.

From the car mov-ing along the embankmentof Pahtet Dam, we viewedthe soft crab farm.

in the process of replacingtheir old shells with newones, and put them in fresh-water for a certain periodof time. In three hours afterthey have discarded their

dry dockyard.Pyae Phyo Tun Int’l

Co Ltd established a 1000-ton cold storage, and spreadits wings by founding asawmill and a dry dock-

On our way home,we also dropped in InlayMyaing Industrial Zonein Myeik Taung Villageon the bank of Myeik,and visited the cold

Upon arrival at the 1000-ton cold storage in PahtetIsland, we observed thesorting and packing fishand prawns in ice.

quality control pro-gramme in order that theproducts would not becontaminated with virus.

We also visited ice

Indeed, soft crab isa sea crab. The companyproduces soft crabs by tak-ing ordinary crabs out ofseawater while they are

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NAY PYI TAW, 28Aug—The second semi-nar on hydropower de-velopment of the Minis-try of Electric Power No.

Country has water sources to generate 46,000 megawattsthrough heavy- and medium-scale hydropower projectsSecond seminar on hydropower development commences

1 was opened at the Elec-tric Power DevelopmentTraining Centre(Paunglaung), here, thismorning.

Speaking on theoccasion, Minister forElectric Power No. 1 ColZaw Min said that in thefirst seminar organized in

the previous year, the re-source persons submitted23 research papers andreplied to the queriesraised by those present.The seminar was heldwith the aim of enablingthe engineers to sharetheir valuable experi-ences with one another,he said. This year, he con-tinued to say that the re-source person engineersfrom the ministry and thecompanies engaged in thehydropower sector sub-mitted 51 papers, and 35of them will be read in theseminar.

In the hydropowersector, the Ministry ofElectric Power No. 1 se-cured improvement onconstruction of varioustypes of dams and tun-nels, building of RCC em-

bankments, constructionof power plants applyingvarious technology, effi-cient use of heavy ma-chinery, conducting offeasibility studies anddrawing designs for thehydropower projects andgenerating of electricity,he said.

The minister addedhe believes that the semi-nar would contribute todevelopment of the Stateand themselves.

He noted that thecountry has the watersources to generate46,000 megawattsthrough heavy- and me-dium-scale hydropowerprojects. The governmentis implementing the 30-year electricity strategyproject beginning 2001-2002 fiscal year, he said.As a result, the countrywould have been supplied23,324 megawatts in2030-2031 financial year,he added.

The ministry is im-plementing 28hydropower projects with28,808 megawatts gener-ating capacity, and theplans are under way toimplement 11 projectswith 5233 megawattsgenerating capacity, henoted. The power plantprojects will be com-pleted within 15 years,

and therefore, the coun-try can enjoy fruits ofelectricity year after year,he said.

In conclusion, theminister urged thosepresent to share the expe-riences with one anotherand serve the interest ofthe State dutifully.

Chairman of theseminar organizing com-mittee Deputy Minister UMyo Myint made aspeech. Minister Col ZawMin and those present vis-ited the booths on gener-ating of hydropower.

Next, the seminarcommenced. Eight schol-ars at home and fromabroad submitted theirpapers and replied to thequeries raised by thosepresent.

In the afternoon, atotal of 12 resource per-sons read their papers.

Also present on theoccasion were depart-mental heads of depart-ments and enterprisesunder the ministry, con-sultant engineers ofColenco Power Engg Ltdof Switzerland, responsi-ble persons of local andforeign hydropower gen-erating companies andguests.

The seminar con-tinues tomorrow.

MNA

YANGON, 28Aug—A work coordina-tion meeting of YangonDivision Industrial ZonesManagement Committeewas held at the YangonCommand inKonmyinttha here on 27August.

Lt-Gen MyintSwe of the Ministry ofDefence highlighted theimportance of industrialsector for robust economyof the State.

Chairman ofYangon Division Peaceand Development Coun-cil Commander of Yangon

Industrial Zones Management Committee of Yangon meet

Command Maj-Gen WinMyint and Chairman ofYangon City Develop-

ment Committee MayorBrig-Gen Aung Thein Linelaborated on current un-

dertakings.The officials con-

cerned reported on ongo-

ing tasks of respective sec-tions and Lt-Gen MyintSwe, the Commander and

Yangon Mayor coordi-nated essentials.

MNA

Lt-Gen Myint Swe addresses work coordination meeting of Yangon Division Industrial Zones ManagementCommittee.—MNA

Minister Col Zaw Min addresses second seminar on hydropower development.MNA

Minister Col Zaw Min views booths on generating of hydropower.MNA

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NAY PYI TAW, 28 Aug — Minister forConstruction Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint receivedChairman of Auhui Foreign Economic Construction(Group) Corp Ltd (AFFCC) Mr Jiang Qingde andparty of the People’s Republic of China at the hall ofthe ministry on 27 August evening.

Also present on the occasion were DeputyMinister U Tint Swe, Managing Director of PublicWorks U Khin Maung Hse and Director-General ofDepartment of Human Settlement and HousingDevelopment U Aung Win and officials.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Aug —Chairman of Shan State Peace andDevelopment Council Commander ofEastern Command Maj-Gen Yar Pyaearrived at the briefing hall of Htitheinsupporting dam project for the purposeof supplying water to the town in

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Aug—Director-General U Myo Myint ofDevelopment Department under theMinistry for Progress of Border Areasand National Races and DevelopmentAffairs inspected plants nursery ofLoikaw Township Development AffairsCommittee, vehicles at AutomobileStore and tarring of U Thiri Street on 24August.

The Director-General met staffof the township Development AffairsCommittee, staff of Kayah StateDevelopment Affairs Committee, andexecutive officers and engineers-in-charge of Dimawhso, Pharuso and

YANGON, 28 Aug—The winnersin the Article, Essay and Poster Conteststo mark the International Literacy Day2009 was announced today.

In the open article contest,Lecturer Dr Nwe Nwe Soe (Nwe Lay-Myanmarsar) of Myanmar Departmentof Pathein University stood first,Lecturer Dr Than Win (Maung ThanWin-Yangon University) of MyanmarDepartment of Yangon Universitysecond and Senior Research Officer DrKhin Chaw Su Kyi of National InterestResearch Group third.

In the Institute of Education/College level essay contest, Fourth YearStudent Ma Nan Myat Mon Oo ofUniversity for Development of NationalRaces secured the first prize, DTEC(5/08) student Ma Nwe Nwe Tun ofHpa-an Education College the second

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Aug—The Union of Myanmar and the Republic ofZimbabwe, desirous of establishing friendly relations and mutually beneficialcooperation on the basis of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations andnorms of International Law in accordance with the Vienna Conventions onDiplomatic Relations and on Consular Relations, decided to establish diplomaticrelations between the two countries at Ambassadorial level with effect from 27August 2009.

The Joint Communique on the agreement to establish diplomatic relationsbetween the Union of Myanmar and the Republic of Zimbabwe was signed by theirExcellencies, Ambassador of Myanmar to India and Ambassador of Zimbabwe toIndia in New Delhi on 27 August 2009.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Aug—Commander of Nay Pyi Taw CommandMaj-Gen Wai Lwin and Minister forLivestock and Fisheries Brig-Gen MaungMaung Thein viewed fingerlings andreleased fingerlings into Ngalaik Dam,

Fingerlings release into Ngalaik Damin Nay Pyi Taw District here this morning.

Those present also releasedfingerlings into the dam.

Altogether 1,500,000 differentspecies of fingerlings were releasedtoday.—MNA

Development undertakings in KayahState in full swing

Bawlekhe townships.On 25 August, the Director-

General gave instructions on tasks forextending of the town hall of Pindayatownship and met with staff of thetownship Development AffairsCommittee.

The Director-General on 26August, went to Ywarngan Townshipand heard reports on daily supply ofwater to urban wards. The Director-General also oversaw upgrading of SayaSan street into tarred one. The Director-General inspected plants nursery of thetownship Development AffairsCommittee and met with staff.—MNA

Eastern Command Commander inspectsHtithein supporting dam

Phayaphyu ward in Taungyi on 19 Augustevening.

The commander heard the reportspresented by officials and gave necessaryinstructions. He inspected the situationsof the construction of the dam, canal andspillway.—MNA

Construction Ministerreceives guests

Winners announced for InternationalLiteracy Day commemorative contests

prize and first year DTEd (13/08) studentMa Thin Nu Swe of Bogale EducationCollege the third prize.

In the basic education high schoollevel essay contest, eighth standardstudent Ma Ei Phyu Phyu Kyaw ofYenangyoung BEHS No. 2 won the firstprize, eighth standard student MaungChan Myae Aung of Katha BEHS No.2the second prize and eighth standardstudent Ma Win Pa Pa Hlaing ofMyawady BEHS the third prize.

In the basic education middleschool level poster contest, seventhstandard student Ma Khaing May Thu ofYankin Education College PractisingMiddle School of Yangon secured thefirst prize, seventh standard studentMaung Thura Paing Soe of Pathein BEHSNo. 6 the second prize and seventhstandard student Maung Aung Pyae of

Diplomatic relations establishedbetween Union of Myanmar and

Republic of Zimbabwe

Commander Maj-Gen Wai Lwin releases fingerlings intoNgalaik Dam.—MNA

Minister Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint receives Chairman of Auhui ForeignEconomic Construction (Group) Corp Ltd (AFFCC) Mr Jiang Qingde of People’s

Republic of China.—MNA

Mahaaungmye BEHS No. 13 ofMandalay the third prize.

All the prize winners are to contactHeadmaster Dr Kyaw Win Soe of Nay

Pyi Taw BEHS No. 6 in person, Tel: 067-420138, not later than 5 September(Saturday).

MNA

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(from page 16)

It is learnt that for-

eigners like silverware

more than gold ware.

They buy uncut gems

from Mogok Gemsland

and silverware from

Taunggyi and Mandalay.

U San Lin said,

“The products are now

in very much demand as

there are more tourists

here. I have planned to

open a branch for not

Inlay region’s silverware and silks popular among touristsArticle by: Maung Maung Htwe (MNA), Photos by: Tha Nyan (MNA)

Silverwares with fine works in Inlay region.

Tourists buying lotus shawls.Expensive lotus shawls in Inlay region.

only tourists but also do-

mestic travellers.

Returning from

Sein Thamadi, we paid a

short visit to Myasekkya

silk shop. During our visit,

a group of tourists arrived

at the shop and bought silk

clothes including shawls

and Zinme silks.

Myasekkya silk shop has

been established for 80

years and it is weaving

various kinds of traditional

silk clothing with the use

of 180 looms.

The weaving of

shawls made from lotus

was the most interesting

thing we saw. It is learnt

that about 8000 lotuses are

necessary to weave a lo-

tus shawl. The raw mate-

rials have to be purchased

from Ayeyawady Divi-

sion.

Our national races

have different customs

and traditions and prod-

ucts although they reside

together in the Union.

Overall, Myanmar is a fa-

mous region not only for

tourist attraction but also

for one product one vil-

lage and this contributes

to the economic growth.

Translation: ST

Kyemon: 28-8-09

YANGON, 28 Aug—A ceremony to introduceLenovo brand computerswas held at Mingalar hallof Traders Hotel on SulePagoda Road here thisafternoon.

R e s p o n s i b l ePersons from MyanmarComputer Federation,Myanmar ComputerProfessional Association,Myanmar ComputerEntrepreneurs’ Associa-tion, Union of MyanmarFederation of Chambersof Commerce andIndustry, guests, Lenovosale agents and journalistswere present at theceremony.

R e s p o n s i b l epersons of Lenovo Aseanexplained the facts aboutLenovo consumerproducts and commercialproducts, includingbusiness and personal useThink pad and Idea PadLaptop computers, Idea

Lenovo brand computers introduced

center and Desktopcomputers that can be usedin businesses andgovernment offices andThink server system thatcan be used in medium-sized businesses and wide-area networks.

Lenovo brandstands first in PCmanufactures of Asia-Pacific region and fourth

in the world. Of thenotebook manufactures inthe World, Lenovo brandis a least repair one.

Lenovo brandlaptop computers, officeuse computers, computeraccessories are availableat KMD Computer GroupCo at 550/552, corner ofMerchant Street and 36thStreet, Kuauktada

Township, Yangon(Ph- 245180, 384109 and204071) and LuckybirdCo 355, Theinbyu Road,Yangon, (Ph- 248167,379875, 099927729,099924544 and095011450).Services willbe provided at thesale offices of thedistributors.

MNA

YANGON, 26 Aug—The social group membersof Nay Pyi Taw Lewe Township Association (Yangon)will hold the prize presentation ceremony foroutstanding students of the township at ShwegyinDhammayon, the southern stairway of ShwedagonPagoda, here, at 9 am on 13 September.

At the ceremony, those present will be servedwith Lewe Monhinga.

All the dwellers of the township residing inYangon have been invited to attend the ceremony. Thelist of the distinction winning students is to be sent toU Win Myint, Tel: 095143176 and 537761.—MNA

Nay Pyi Taw Lewe TownshipAssociation (Yangon) to

honour outstanding students

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Aug—The second semifinal ofthe third Nay Pyi Taw Inter-ministry FootballTournament took place at Nay Pyi Taw PaunglaungSports Ground today.

Ministry of Sports team beat Ministry ofIndustry-1 team 4-1.

Ministry of Construction team will play againstMinistry of Industry-1 team as a third place match on1 September, and the final match between Ministry ofCommunications, Posts and Telegraph and the Ministryof Sports team will be held on 2 September.—MNA

Third Nay Pyi Taw Inter-ministryFootball Tournament continues

Asean Sale Manager Mr Kyler Tan of Lenovo Company presents atceremony to introduce Lenovo brand computers.—MNA

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West Nile virus mosquito found inSwitzerland

A visitors takes a look at some violins displayed in the northeast China’scultural fair in Shengyang, capital of northeast China’s Liaoning Province,

on 28 Aug, 2009.—INTERNET

MIAMI, 28 Aug—Forecasters say Tropical Storm Danny hasweakened over the Atlantic and is barely a tropical storm. But atropical storm watch for the North Carolina coast remains in effectFriday morning. Large swells from Danny are expected to producedangerous surf and life-threatening rip currents along the U.S. EastCoast over the next day or two.

Danny’s maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 40 mph(65 kph). The storm is centered about 355 miles (570 kilometers) southof Cape Hatteras, NC, and moving north-northwest near 9 mph (15kph). A turn to the north with an increase in speed is expected later inthe day.—Internet

HONG KONG, 28Aug—The Hong KongObservatory has launchedthe Italian version of anaward-winning weatherforecast website incollaboration with theServizio MeteorologicoItaliana, the nationalweather service of Italy,the observatoryannounced Friday.

The Italian version ofthe World WeatherInformation Servicewebsite, pioneered and

HK Observatory launches Italian version ofweather forecast website

LONDON, 28 Aug—The British economycontracted 0.7 percent inthe second quartercompared with the firstquarter of this year, theOffice for NationalStatistics said Friday.

The British economyshrank less in the secondquarter than in the first,according to a revisedgross domestic productreport released by theoffice last month, whichshowed the Britisheconomy had been downby 0.8 percent.

However, the British

British economy down 0.7% in Q2economy contracted 5.5percent in the secondquarter on a year-on-yearbasis, the biggest dropsince 1955.

The report showedthat the British output ofthe production industriesfell by 0.6 percent in thesecond quarter, comparedwith a fall of 5.1 percentin the previous quarter.

The output ofmanufacturing industriesdropped by 0.2 percent,compared with a fall of5.5 percent in the previousquarter. Constructionoutput fell by 2.2 percent

over the quarter,unchanged from theprevious estimate.

Output in the serviceindustries fell by 0.6percent in the secondquarter, up from a fall of1.6 percent in the previousquarter. It is the fifthquarter in a row of declinefor the British economy.

Many authoritativeanalysts have predictedthat the British economywould shrink more than 4percent this year andincrease at a rate of under0.5 percent next year.

Xinhua

Tropical Storm Danny headed toward USEast Coast

Graphic shows the location and projected path of TropicalStorm Danny as of 8 am on Friday.—INTERNET

operated by the HongKong Observatory inEnglish since 2001, offerslatest official weatherforecasts of world citiesissued by the respectiveNational MeteorologicalServices.

With the launch ofthe Italian version, theWorld WeatherInformation Servicewebsite is now serving theinternational public ineight different languages.

Lee Boon-ying,

director of the Hong KongObservatory, saidtechnical personnel fromthe HKO and the ServizioMeteorologico Italianaworked closely to developthe website.

“As travel becomesrather common thesedays, people will find ithelpful to access weatherinformation of the citiesthey plan to visit, and moreimportantly, in their ownlanguages,” he said.

Internet

80 students at Texascollege fall ill withflu-like symptomsHOUSTON, 28 Aug—At least 80

students at a college in the US state ofTexas have fallen ill with flu-likesymptoms at the start of the schoolyear and health officials believe someof the cases could be H1N1, a local TVstation reported on Thursday.

Texas Christian University in ForthWorth, Texas posted a statement onMonday on its website saying at least10 students were sick with the H1N1virus, but Dallas-Fort Worth televisionstation KTVT reported on Thursdaythat the mumber of students infectedwith the H1N1 virus has nearly tripledin the past two days.

Though the campus has not beenclosed and no classes have beencancelled, the university has beentaking numerous precautions to preventthe virus from spreading, the stationsaid.

School and public health officialsacross the country have been preparingfor the new flu season, fearful that thenovel strain will take off when studentsreturn to school and flu seasonbegins.—MNA/Xinhua

ZURICH, 28 Aug—A mosquito capable of spreading the deadly West Nile virusto humans has been detected in central Europe for the first time, Swiss scientistssaid Friday. The Asian rock pool mosquito—or aedes japonicus—has colonizedan area of 1,400 square kilometers (540 square miles) in central Switzerland,Zurich University researchers said. They found the species in 122 of 3,500locations tested over the past year.

“This is the first time we have proved that an invasive mosquito species isbreeding and spreading in central Europe,” said parasite expert Alexander Mathis.

The Asian rock pool mosquito is native to Japan, Korea and China, but has alsospread to North America. In western Europe, it has previously been detected inFrance and Belgium. The US Centers for Disease Control says lab experimentsshow the mosquito can transmit Japanese encephalitis and West Nile virus.

Both diseases can cause serious harm in humans and are potentially fatal. Inthe United States, West Nile virus infected more than 1,300 people and killed 44last year.

Internet

A helicopter makes a water drop in the affluent

foothill town of La Canada Flintridge, California

on 28 Aug, 2009. Nearly 900 homes were threat-

ened from a wildfire that started on Wednesday in

the Angeles National Forest and spread toward the

affluent foothill town.—INTERNET

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV XIANG XIU VOY NO (9044)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV XIANG XIUVOY NO (9044) are here by notified that the vesselswill be arriving on 29.8.2009 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 DUCKY SYMPHONY VOY NO (SYM34)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV DUCKY SYM-PHONY VOY NO (SYM34) are here by notified thatthe vessels will be arriving on 29.8.2009 and cargo willbe discharged into the premises of S.P.W.5 where it willlie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.




AGENT FOR: RO RO LINE CO., LTD. SAPhone No: 256924/256914

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV LU SHAN VOY NO (104)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV LU SHANVOY NO (104) are here by notified that the vessels willbe arriving on 30.8.2009 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of M.I.T.T where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.




AGENT FOR: M/S COSCO SHIPPING CO., LTDPhone No: 256916/256919/256921

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV BANGKHONTHI VOY NO (139)Consignees of cargo carried on MV BANGK-

HONTHI VOY NO (139) are here by notified that thevessels will be arriving on 29.8.2009 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of S.P.W.6 where it will lieat the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.




AGENT FOR: M/S PHULSAWAT SHIPPINGCO., LTD

Phone No: 256916/256919/256921

Florida reportseight deaths,

13 more cases ofA/H1N1 flu for

past weekHOUSTON, 28 Aug —

Health officials in USState of Florida on Thurs-day said that the state hadconfirmed eight moredeaths and 13 morehospitalizations of the A/H1N1 flu during the pastweek, bringing the deathtoll of the A/H1N1 flu inthe southeast state to 67and hospitalizations to605. It seems the pace ofspread of the new virushas been slowed in thesoutheast state. LastThursday, Florida Depart-ment of Health reported11 more deaths and11more hospitalizationsfor the previous week.

Since the pandemicdeclaration on 11 June byWorld Health Organi-zation (WHO) , theA/H1N1 flu has beenspreading rapidly inFlorida. The death toll andthe conformed cases ofthe new virus has almostdoubled in everytwo weeks, althoughmost people who havebecome ill have recoveredwithout requiring medicaltreatment.

Xinhua

Nicaragua reactivates healthemergency plan on A/H1N1MANAGUA, 28 Aug—

Nicaragua has reactivatedits A/H1N1 emergencyplan less than a monthafter it ended due to a re-outbreak of the influenzapandemic.

Nicaraguan HealthMinister GuillermoGonzalez said PresidentDaniel Ortega decreed onThursday a return to the

sanitary emergency plan,which would last 70 days,and necessary actionswould be taken to prevent,control and lighten theimpact of the pandemic.

According to the decree,Gonzales will establish acommittee for A/H1N1 flupandemic in accordancewith the General Law ofHealth. “We think it isimportant to reactivate theemergency plan so we cancarry out all the necessarypreventive measures, bothin communities and houseby house,” Gonzalez said.

“Among the patientswith risk factors arepregnant women, obesepeople, asthmatics, diab-etics, people with chroniclung diseases, patients withcancer and HIV,” he added.There have been 821infection cases, includingfour deaths in the country,according to the latestreport by the HealthMinistry on Wednesday.

Xinhua

Drivewithcare

Ministry of Information

News and Periodicals Enterprise

Invitation to Tender for procurement of paper, ink and

printing materials1. Sealed tenders are invited for procurement of the following paper and

printing materials for News and Periodicals Enterprise.

1. Newsprint Paper (48.8 gsm) (30") 3000 Tons

2. Woodfree Paper (70 gsm) (500 Shts/Pkt)—

(a) (31"x43") (Indonesia) 500 Pkts

(b) (161/2"x113/

4") (A3 Size) 750 Pkts

(c) (81/4"x113/

4") (A4 Size) 1500 Pkts

3. Web Offset Ink

(a) Black 66,000 Kg

(b) Magenta 1800 Kg

(c) Cyan 1800 Kg

(d) Yellow 1800 Kg

4. Sheetfed Offset Ink (Black) 4,500 Kg

5. P.S Negative Plates

(a) 915x626x0.3mm 1,500 Shts

(b) 889x586x0.3mm 6,000 Shts

(c) 889x609x0.3 mm 3,000 Shts

6. Wipe On Aluminium Plate (745x635x0.24mm) 1,500 Shts

7. P.S Negative Developer 650 Liter

8. Coating A+B Set 450 Sets

9. Developing Lacquer 450 Liter

10. Ortho Film (Roll) (24"x200') 150 Rolls

11. Ortho Film (Sheet) (22"x32") (50 Sht/Box) 270 Boxes

12. Film Developer (10 Lit/Bot) 140 Bots

13. Film Fixer (5 Lit/Bot) 140 Bots

14. A3 Toner HP Laser Jet 5000N 100 Boxes

15. A3 Toner HP Laser Jet 5200N 60 Boxes

16. Rubber Blanket With T-Bar 890x625x1.95mm 100 Shts

17. Stencil Paper (48 Sht/Box) 450 Boxes

18. Duplicating Ink Tube 450 Boxes

19. Gum Arabic 600 Liter

20. Rubber Blanket

(a) (765x780x1.95)mm 45 Shts

(b) (675x645x1.95)mm 90 Shts

21. Imagesetter (Nay Pyi Taw)

(a) Film (76.8 cmx61m) 70 Rolls

(b) Developer 540 Liter

(c) Fixer 540 Liter

22. (Imagesetter) Yangon

(a) Film (61cmx60m) 70 Rolls

(b) Developer 540 Liter

(c) Fixer 540 Liter

23. Thermal Plate (889x609x0.30mm) 1500 Shts

24. Developer (Thermal Plate) 150 Liter

2. Tender will be closed at 16.30 hrs on 18-9-2009.

3. Tender documents and the detailed facts are available at the following address.

Procurement Committee

Ministry of Information

Myanma Motion Picture Enterprise

No. 28, Kokkine Yeiktha Street, Bahan Township

Tel: 536029, 534574

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Hikers make their way in front of the RiedGlacier and the Dom mountain in the Swiss Alps,near Zermatt. Switzerland has been particularlyhard hit by a warming climate, with ski resortsoften short of snow cover and potential water

supply problems as sources melt away.— XINHUA

A girl practices the catwalk at a modelling schoolin Caracas on 27 Aug, 2009. Miss Venezuela was

crowned Miss Universe last Sunday giving hercountry its sixth title in the international beauty

pageant. It was the second consecutive year that acontestant from the oil-producing South American

country, which is famous for its beauty queens,won the Miss Universe title— XINHUA

Competitors pose duringthe Mr Israel

bodybuilding contest inHaifa on 27 Aug, 2009.About 60 Israeli men

competed on Thursdayin the annual contest

sponsored by theNational Amateur Body

Builders Association.XINHUA

Teetotallers suffer more than heavy drinkersLONDON , 28 Aug—

People who spurn alcoholtend to be miserable socialmisfits, research suggests.

Teetotallers hadsignificantly higher levelsof depression and anxietythan moderate drinkers, astudy found.They werealso likely to lack socialskills, it was claimed.

Abstainers sufferedeven more mental pro-blems than the heaviestdrinkers who consumed

too much alcohol. The happiest folk werethose who averaged twoglasses of wine, a bottleof beer, or a shot of spiritsa week, the British andNorwegian scientistsdiscovered.One reason

why non-drinkers weremore gloomy could bethat they have few friends,the study, which ques-tioned almost 40,000Norwegians, suggests inthe journal ‘Addiction’.

Internet

Making waves in bid tohighlight climate change

Laughing gas biggest threatto ozone layer

DUBLIN , 28 Aug — Nitrous oxide or ‘laughing gas’ hasbecome the main man-made substance damaging theplanet’s protective ozone layer and is likely to remain sothroughout the century, scientists said.

The study, by the US National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration, said tighter limits onemissions of nitrous oxide, which is also a powerfulgreenhouse gas, would be a “win-win for both ozone andthe climate”. “Nitrous oxide emission currently is thesingle most important ozone-depleting substance emissionand is expected to remain the largest throughout the 21stcentury,” the scientists wrote in yesterday’s edition of thejournal ‘Science’.

Nitrous oxide has overtaken chlorofluorocarbons(CFCs) as the main ozone threat.About 10 million tonnesof nitrous oxide a year — a third of world emissions —come from human activities including fertilisers, fossilfuels, livestock manure and industry. Laughing gas isperhaps best known as an anaesthetic. —Internet

Moderateearthquake

hitsWellington,

New ZealandWELLINGTON, 28 Aug —

An earthquake measuring5.2 on the Richter scale hitNew Zealand’s capital ofWellington on early Fridaymorning, but there wereno immediate reports ofcasualties or damages, theGNS Science said.

The tremor, occurredat 2:10 am local time (1410GMT Thursday), wascentered 20 km south ofWellington and was 30 kmdeep, the New ZealandInstitute of Geologicaland Nuclear Sciencesreported. It was followedby a 4.3 aftershock at 3:52a.m. local time. GNSScience said the firstearthquake was felt fromthe Kapiti Coast to the topof the South Island of thecountry.

Xinhua

6.4-magnitude earthquake jolts NW China

Powerful earthquake rocksE Indonesia

JAKARTA, 28 Aug — Anearthquake with a mag-nitude of 6.9 jolted SulawesiTenggara in eastern part ofIndonesia on Friday, butthere was no report ofdamage or casualties,the Meteorology andGeophysics Agency andDisaster managementAgency said.

The quake was felt upEast Java and Bali island,an official of the agencyBeny Henrawanto toldXinhua. The quake struckat 08:51 am Jakarta time(0151 GMT) with epicenterat 234 km southeast Baubauand 670 km under sea bed,the official said.

The intensity of the quakewas felt at 3 MMI (ModifiedMercalliIntensity) at Ku-pang and its surroundingarea, he said. Spokesman ofthe disaster managementagency Priyadi Kardonosaid that the quake did notcause any damage orcasualty, as the center of thequake was very deep.

“We have

checked a the hit-areas, therewere no building damage orsomebody hurt,” he told Thearchipelago country withover 230 million populationis laid on a vulnerable quake-hit zone, the so called“Pacific Ring of Fire”,where two continentalplates, stretching fromWestern hemisphere toJapan meet, causingfrequent seismic andvolcanic movements.

Xinhua.

DUBLIN, 28 Aug —Leading aid agencyOxfam last nightpublished a photographshowing a family playingout a scene from normallife — but at the bottom ofthe sea — to highlight therise in sea levels causedby climate change. usedas part of a campaign topress world leaders toreach an agreement onclimate change at thecrucial summit inCopenhagen, which starts100 days from tomorrow.

Oxfam’s chief exe-cutive Barbara Sto-cking

said: “This light-heartedphoto sends a very seriousmessage — it is time forpoliticians to act inCopenhagen if we are toavoid catastrophic climatechange.

“Today the poorestpeople are being hit hardby extreme weatherevents, it is for their sakethat we must push for afair deal in Copenhagen.”

Sea levels are predictedto rise anywhere from fivemetres to significantlyhigher over the next 200-300 years.

Internet

XINING, 28 Aug — Anearthquake measuring6.4 on the Richter scalestruck the remote QinghaiProvince in northwestChina at 9:52 a.m. Friday,the China EarthquakeAdministration said, butno casualties have beenreported.

A total of 128 after-shocks had beenregistered by 11 am nearthe epi-center in the Da

Qaidam (also known asDachaidan) district in theMongolian-Tibetan Auto-nomous Prefecture ofHaixi, with the strongestmeasuring 5.3 magnitudethat struck at 10:14,according to the QinghaiProvincial SeismologicalNetwork.

“So far, we have notreceived reports ofcasualties or housecollapses,” the provincial

government said in astatement. “The gover-nments of the province, theHaixi prefecture andGolmud City have sentstaff to investigate,” it said.

The epicenter, at 37.6degrees north and 95.8east, was about 140 kmaway from Delingha City,the capital of the Haixiprefecture, and about 160km away from Golmud,another major cityin Haixi, according tothe China EarthquakeA d m i n i s t r a t i o n . T h equake was strongly felt inboth cities, theadministration said.

Xinhua

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S P O R T S

RIO DE JANEIRO, 28 Aug — Left back Roberto Carlosconfirmed on Thursday his desire to return to play inBrazil.The player, currently playing for Fenerbahceof Turkey, has said many times that he is looking toclose out his illustrious career in his home country.

“I have already spoken with Fenerbahce and I planon staying with the team until the end of the year. Af-ter my contract ends, I will look to return to Braziland close out my career,” revealed the player.RobertoCarlos has a contact until May of 2010. The player ishoping to cut his obligations short with the goal ofreturning to Brazil for the chance to play the 2010World Cup before retirement.— Xinhua

RIO DE JANEIRO,28 Aug — Marcos Braz of theFlamengo soccer team revealed on Thursday that theywant to trade their player Obina to CSKA of Russiafor Brazilian striker Vagner Love. According to Braz,Flamengo owns Obina’s rights that are worth an esti-mated 2 million dollars. Obina now is playing forPalmeirason loan.

Braz also claimed that CSKA has agreed to makea temporary trade between Love and Obina. “VagnerLove is a very attractive player. However, it is verycomplicated to bring him here to Flamengo. Palmeirashas the edge due to Obina. We will have to sit andwait to see what develops,” declared Braz.

The window to trade players internationally endson 31 August, creating the necessity for the Brazilianclub to act quickly.

Love has already made his intentions clear that hewants to return to Brazil in order to be closer to theBrazilian national soccer team in hopes of being calledto represent the country during the 2010 World Cupin South Africa.— Xinhua

BERLIN,28 Aug — Bundesliga clubs Bremen, Ham-burg and Berlin all reached the group stages of theUEFA Europa League on Thursday. While Hamburgand Bremen secured comfortable wins, Berlin neededto rely on a fantastic effort by Gojko Kacar and threegoals in the final 15 minutes.With a 6-3 result againstFK Aktobe from the first leg, Werder Bremen traveledto Kazakhstan in order to seal the deal of reaching theEuropa League group stages in an easy-going fash-ion. And so they did, Pizarro netted the opener withjust eleven minutes on the clock.

Pizarro’s second strike in injury time meant Bremenwere taking a comfortable 2-0 lead into half time. Thescore remained unchanged for the second 45 minutesand Bremen look forward to further internationalhighlights.Just like their northern rivals Bremen, Ham-burger SV also took a comfortable lead from the firstleg into the second encounter. 5-1 was the final score-line in Guingamp last week and with a 3-1 home vic-tory they secured a place in the Europa League groupstages. — Xinhua

MADRID, 28 Aug— A 56th minute penalty scoredby midfielder Javi Martinez helped Athletic Club Bil-bao to a 1-1 draw away to Norwegian side Tromsoeand assured the Primera Liga club’s place in the groupstage of the Europa League.

The 1-1 draw was enough for Athletic to take ad-vantage of the 3-2 win from the home leg in the SanMames Stadium a week ago and means that Spainhas three representatives in the Europa League. Mean-while Valencia and Villarreal enjoyed comfortablenights, thanks to the easy wins they had taken in thefirst leg tie of their respective qualifying rounds.

Villarreal had won 3-1 against Dutch side NACBreda and the side coached by Ernest Valverde hadfew problems against a demoralized rival and wasleading 3-0 after just 37 minutes. Santi Cazorla andtwo Guiseppi Rossi penalties sealed the tie in the firsthalf, while Jonathan Pereira, Marcos Senna and Kikorounded the win off in the second half and ensured a9-2 aggregate win.—Xinhua

MADRID, 28 Aug —Real Madrid has sold itsDutch internationalwinger Arjen Robben toGerman side Bayern Mu-nich Spanish presssources put the price at 25million euros, which rep-resents an 11 millioneuros loss on the 36 mil-lion that the club paidChelsea for Robben’sservices two seasons ago.

Robben has showedmoments of real quality,but a continued series ofmuscle injuries restrictedhis performances with theclub to just 40 PrimeraLiga appearances in twoseasons in which hescored 11 goals.

Xinhua

NEW YORK , 28 Aug—Serena and VenusWilliams have met ineight Grand Slam finals,most recently at Wimble-don last month. The USOpen won’t feature No9.The No 2-seededSerena and No 3 Venusare in the same half of theUS Open field announcedThursday, meaning theycould face each otheronly in the semifinals ofthe year’s last major tour-nament.

“It is a shame. They’rethe people to beat. Theyrise to the occasion at thebig ones, especiallySerena,” three-time USOpen champion JohnMcEnroe said.”—Internet

MONACO , 28 Aug—European champions Barce-lona drew Inter Milan, moneybags Real Madrid pulledAC Milan while Manchester United will take on Ger-man surprise package Wolfsburg after the ChampionsLeague group stage draw was made here on Thurs-day.—Internet

SYDNEY , 28 Aug—Former junior AustralianOpen champion BrydanKlein said Friday he is onhis final warning as heserves out a suspension formaking a racial sluragainst an opponent.Klein, 19, was handed asix-month ban, in forcefrom 20 July, by the Asso-ciation of Tennis Profes-sionals (ATP) and fined10,000 US dollars for call-ing black South AfricanRaven Klaasen a “kaffir”during the Eastbourne In-ternational in England inJune.—Internet

Fenerbahce’s Roberto Carlos (top) evades a tacklefrom Ibrahim Toraman of Besiktas during their

Turkey Super League soccer match at SukruSaracoglu Stadium in Istanbul on 29 Nov, 2008.

XINHUA

Roberto Carlos plans returnto Brazilian soccer

Spanish treble into the groupstage of the Europa League

Valencia’s JoaquinSanchez (L) and

Stabaek’s HenningHauger fight for the

ball during theirUEFA Europa

League second legqualifying match atMestalla Stadium in

Valenciaon 27 Aug, 2009.

XINHUA

Bundesliga clubs reachEuropa League group stages

Real Madrid sells ArjenRobben to Bayern Munich

Real Madrid’s Arjen

Robben (top) fights for

the ball with

Rosenborg’s goalkeeper

Rune Jarstein during

their Santiago

Bernabeu trophy soccer

match in Madrid .

XINHUA

Flamengo seeks to tradeObina for Vagner Love

Williams sisters can’t meetin US Open final

Roger Federer ofSwitzerland (L) and

Serena Williams of theUnited States pose withthe US Open trophiesduring a news confer-ence for the 2009 US

Open tennis tournamentand draw result releasein New York, the UnitedStates, on 27 Aug, 2009.

INTERNET

Barcelona clash with Inter,United tackle Wolfsburg

Manchester FC’s Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van derSar (L), FC Barcelona’s Argentinian forwardLionel Messi (2ndL), Barcelona’s Spanish de-

fender Xavi Hernandez and Chelsea FC’s Englishdefender John Terry (R) pose with their trophiesafter being awarded during the 2009/2010 Euro-

pean Champions League group stage draw inMonaco.—INTERNET

Aussie tennis ‘bad boy’ Klein on last warning

Former junior Austral-

ian Open champion

Brydan Klein.

INTERNET

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr MST:During the past 24 hours, weather has been partly cloudyin Kayah State, rain or thundershowers have been isolatedin Kayin and Mon States, scattered in KachinState,Sagaing,Mandalay, Magway and Bago Divisions,fairly widespread in Shan and Rakhine States, YangonDivision and widespread in the remaining States andDivisions. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recordedwere Kawthoung (2.08) inches, Nyaungtone (1.17) inches,Gwa (0.91) inch, Homalin (0.87) inch, Myingyan (0.39)inchand Minbu (0.32) inch.

Maximum temperature on 27-8-2009 was 90°F.Minimum temperature on 28-8-2009 was 71°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 28-8-2009 was 79%.Total sun shine hours on 27-8-2009 was (5.1) hours approx.

Rainfall on 28-8-2009 was (0.43)inch at Mingaladon,(0.31) inch at Kaba-Aye and (Nil) at Central Yangon. Totalrainfall since 1-1-2009 was (84.13) inches at Mingaladon,(95.31) inches at Kaba-Aye and (98.82) inches at CentralYangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye)was (12) mph from Southwest at (14:50) hours MST on27-8-2009.

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

Forecast valid until evening of 29th August 2009:Rain or thundershowers will be isolated in Kayah State andMagway Division, scattered in Shan,Kayin and Mon States,lower Sagaing and Mandalay Divisions and fairlywidespread in the remaining areas. Degree of certainty is(80%).

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

Outlook for subsequent two days: Weak to moderatemonsoon.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for29-8-2009: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for29-8-2009: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for29-8-2009: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Weather outlook for first weekend of september 2009:During the coming weekend, rain or thundershowers will beisolated in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon and Mandalay Divisions.

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PARIS, 28 Aug—US technology giant Apple onFriday rejected reports that overheating batterieshad caused some of its iPhone devices to explodein users’ hands, blaming incidents in France on“external pressure”.

French authorities have opened an investigationinto the safety of the cult smartphone, followingclaims by several users in France and elsewherethat their iPhone screens had shattered in adangerous manner during use.

“As of today, there has been no confirmedincident linked to battery overheating in the iPhone3GS, and the number of cases we are investigatingamounts to less than a dozen,” the firm said in astatement to AFP.

“The iPhones with broken screens that we havebeen able to analyse so far show, in all cases, thatthe cracks were caused by an external pressureupon the iPhone,” the company added.—Internet

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Province, on 27 Aug, 2009.—INTERNET

Apple denies battery problemwith exploding iPhones

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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 hatred among thepeople

■ RFA, DVB - generating public outrage■ 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

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Aug—A 16-year oldMyanmar boy and a 15-year old Filipino girl weretransferred to respective hospitals through townshipHealth Departments since they fell ill on 26 August.After giving them medical check-ups, National HealthLaboratory confirmed that they were infected withNew Influenza A (H1N1). It is likely that they wereinfected with the virus in a same region.

A total of 10 family members who came intocontact with the patients are being kept under homequarantine.

A total of 400 students who go to the sameschool, 206 residents who live in the same buildingwith the Filipino patient and 135 staff who work inthere are also being kept under active surveillance.

Today, 23-year old man, the 24th patient withthe virus, was discharged from the hospital as he wasfully recovered from his illness. Surveillance meas-ures against six family members of the patient hadbeen halted.

Up to now, the number of the patients with thevirus has reached 29 in Myanmar and 24 out of whomwere discharged from the hospital as they were fullyrecovered from their illness. The remaining five arebeing given special treatment by the specialists.National Health Laboratory conducted lab tests on206 flu-suspected persons and confirmed that only29 were tested positive for the virus.—MNA

Two more found infectedwith New Influenza A (H1N1)Number of patients with

the virus reach 29Twenty-fourth patient

discharged from hospital

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Aug—A strong earthquakeof intensity (6.2) Richter Scale with its epicenteroutside Myanmar (China) about (1500) miles Northof Kaba-Aye seismological observatory was re-corded at (08) hrs (27) min (00) sec M.S.T today.

MNA

Earthquake report

Inlay region’s silverware and silkspopular among tourists

Article:Maung Maung Htwe (MNA)

Photos:Tha Nyan (MNA)

Fishermen seen in Inlay Lake at sunset.

Myanmar is known for ancient cultural herit-age, customs and traditions of the national races andbeautiful sceneries, and this attracts foreign visitors.

While I was on a tour of Shan State (South) inthe previous month, I made a visit to the Inlay Lake bymotorboat under the arrangement of Shan State Irri-gation Department. I had an opportunity to studymeasures for beautifying the Inlay Lake as well asproducts of the natives of the Inlay region. The greensurface of the lake with Shan mountain ranges in thebackground drew everyone’s attention.

There I saw tourists individually and on pack-age tours. On arrival at Sein Thamadi Goldsmith ofSilversmith Industry on a study visit, owner U SanLin warmly welcomed us. We enjoyed Inlay tradi-tional foods served by him and the conversation fromwhich we gained lots of knowledge.

U San Lin said, “Sein Thamadi emerged thanksto the State. In the past it was not even known in theregion. That’s why I am grateful to the State.” He alsoexplained, “There were very few silversmith industriesbefore 1988. There were more in 1996—the VisitMyanmar Year. Now the whole village is engaging inthis business.” We saw in the shop not only gold wareand but also sliverware such as bowls, harps and jugsincluding a 100-year-old silver betel box.

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