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Established 1914

Volume XIX, Number 9 12th Waning of Tagu 1373 ME Saturday, 30 April, 2011

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

* Strengthening of national solidarity* Building and strengthening of discipline-flourishing de-

mocracy system* Building of a new modern developed nation in accord with

the Constitution

Four political objectives* Building of modern industrialized nation through the agricul-

tural development, and all-round development of other sectorsof the economy

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

technical know-how and investment from sources inside thecountry and abroad

* The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in thehands of the State and the national peoples

Four economic objectives* Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire nation* Uplift of national prestige and integrity and preservation

and safeguarding of cultural heritage and nationalcharacter

* Flourishing of Union Spirit, the true patriotism* Uplift of health, fitness and education standards of the

entire nation

Four social objectives

NAY PYI TAW, 29 April— The ChildSurvival Forum: Advocacy and CoordinationMeeting on Newborn Networking, jointly organ-ized by Woman and Child Health Development

Plan underway to establishinfant care network

Section of Health Department, WHO, andUNICEF, took place at Thingaha Hotel, here, thismorning.

In his address, Union Minister for Health

Dr Pe Thet Khin stressed the need to raise infantcare and use information for infant care to be ableto reduce infant mortality rate included in the 4thpoint of Millennium Development Goals. He saidthat it is very important for establishment of infantcare network for enabling the organizations tojoin hands in taking care of babies.

He pointed out that first priority is to begiven to maternal and child care so as to putmortality rate on the decline.

(See page 8)

In the afternoon of 22 February 2011, I set on theseat of a pick up car onboard the Z-craft, crossedAyeyawady River from the Bagan-NyaungU jetty to

Steel frames being installed at Ayeyawady Bridge (Pakokku)Article: Kayan Soe Myint; Photos: Kyaw Moe Lwin

Pakokku jetty, taking about one hour due to the fact thatthe Z-craft rounded the sandbank in the river betweenLetpanchepaw and Pakokku.

Local people in the past thought that the above-mentioned water course was the best way. At present,Ayeyawady Bridge (Pakokku), the longest in Myanmar,is being built by Public Works under the Ministry ofConstruction. The bridge across Ayeyawady River willlink Bagan-NyaungU bank of Mandalay Region andPakokku bank of Magway Region. On completion, a carcan pass the bridge from Letpanchepaw to Pakokku,taking five minutes only.

Apart from Ayeyawady Bridge (Pakokku), Pub-lic Works is building Ayeyawady Bridge (Nyaungdon),Ayeyawady Bridge (Malun), Ayeyawady Bridge(Yadanatheinga) and Ayeyawady Bridge (Sinkhan).

(See page 7)

Photo shows sandbank in Ayeyawady River and piers for main structures of Ayeyawady Bridge (Pakokku).

Somali pirates releasePanama-flagged bulk carrier

William and Katemarry as world watches

Rooney targeted inphone hack scandal

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

People’s DesireSaturday, 30 April, 2011

Seek knowledge fromlibraries

Literacy can change not only people’sliving standard but also the status of a family,a small community or the whole society. So,studying literature, seeking literary knowledgeand reading are good habits to cultivate.

The progress of a nation is usuallymeasured by its literacy rate. In this age ofknowledge, literacy yields benefits for a personto be able to read and seek knowledge aboutinternational affairs.

According to the goal of ‘Education forAll’, literacy campaigns are being launched ona constant basis. Thanks to the concertedefforts of regional bodies, education staff, socialorganizations and local people, basic literacycampaigns are meeting with success, and therehas been 94 percent of adult literacy rate.

It is necessary for every literate to havethe habit of reading. Libraries are beingestablished across the nation, the number hasreached over 50,000. More and more librarieswill be opened with the contributions of theState as well as well-wishers and socialorganizations.

This month, new library buildings andlibraries have been opened in Wasu Village ofHpa-an Township, Haikyin Village of KyeekhaTownship, Phuhti Village of MawlamyinegyunTownship, Aungmyintha Village of KalayTownship and Taungletaw Village of NgazunTownship. Furniture, publications and cashwere donated at the library openingceremonies. Measures need to be taken tomaintain those libraries.

It is the national pride and glory to see anincrease in literacy rate. But it is importantthat all literates must keep reading. With theincreasing number of libraries across thenation, the people will broaden their horizonsby cultivating the daily habit of reading.

True patriotism* It is very important for everyone of

the nation regardless of the place helives to have strong Union Spirit.

* Only Union Spirit is the true patri-otism all the nationalities will haveto safeguard.

NAY PYI TAW, 29 April – Union Minister forCommunications, Posts and Telegraphs U TheinTun received Senior Vice President Mr Lee YongHwang of SK Telecom (Korea) and party at theministry here this morning. At the call, mattersrelated to strengthening bilateral cooperation inmobile communication technology was discussed.

MNA

CPT to boost partnershipwith Korean Co

NAY PYI TAW, 29 April— Union Minister forImmigration and Population U Khin Yi stressed theneed to effectively implement three aims of theministry in accord with the guidance of the Head ofState, in meeting with officials of Region and StateDepartments and Special District Departments atthe ministry, here, this morning.

The minister also explained matters related tothe urgent tasks and future tasks.—MNA

Successfully realize threeobjectives of the ministry: IP

Minister

MOHNYIN, 29 April— As a gesture of hailing theWorld Veterinary Day which falls on 30 April 2011, atalk on rabies jointly organized by Livestock Breedingand Veterinary Department and Health Department,was held at the office of Myoma Market in Mohnyin on25 April.

Head of Mohnyin District Health Department DrPhyu Lay Wai gave talks on rabies at human beings andStaff Officer Dr Win Oo of Township LBVD on animal-to-human infectious diseases and danger of rabies.

The talk was attended by about 80 attendees whowere ward administrators and staff members of HealthDepartment, Traditional Medicine Department, DACand breeders.—Our correspondent from Mohnyin

People disseminated withknowledge about rabies

NAY PYI TAW, 29 April— At Kachin State Nursingand Midwifery Training School in Myitkyina on 26April, the trainees of the 3-year Diploma Nursing CourseNo. 18 were decorated with duty coats and nursing caps.

After Kachin State Health Minister U KhinMaung Tun decorated the nurses with nursing insignia,

Nursing traineesdecorated with duty

coats, caps

Union Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs U Thein Tun receives Senior VicePresident of SK Telecom (Korea) Mr. Lee Yong Hwang and party.—MNA

Union Minister for Immigration and

Population U Khin Yi gives instructions in

meeting with officials of the ministry.

MNA

the trainees took nursing oaths. Later, the outstandingtrainees in the basic proficiency test were awarded.

MNA

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Attacks in Iraq kill six,including 8-year-old girl

BAGHDAD, 29 April— Iraqi officials say attacksaround the country have killed six people,including the 8-year-old daughter of an imamwho preached against violence and three brotherswho fought al-Qaeda.

Police and medical officials in Diyala Provincesay gunmen stormed the home of the imam in asmall village 30 miles (50 kilometres) northeast ofthe provincial capital of Baqouba on Fridaymorning. The imam, his wife and their daughterwere killed. Police say the imam had preachedagainst sectarian violence.—Internet

Suicide bomber kills eight atShiite mosque in Iraq

BAGHDAD, 29 April—A suicide bomber disguisedas a worshipper blew himself up inside a Shiitemosque north of Baghdad Thursday and killed eightpeople, a police spokesman said, shattering a periodof relative calm across the country.

Eighteen people were injured in the blast in thecity of Balad Ruz, 45 miles (70 kilometres) north ofBaghdad, said the police spokesman, Maj Ghalib al-Karkhi. There was no immediate claim ofresponsibility, but Sunni militants have often targetedShiite mosques as a way to incite sectarian violence.

Internet

Three coalition troops killed inAfghanistan

KABUL, 29 April— NATO says three servicemembers have been killed in separate incidents inAfghanistan, where militants are stepping up theirtargeted attacks on coalition troops and others alignedwith the government. The coalition said Friday thattwo died when a bomb exploded in the south and athird was killed by militants in the east. The threedeaths, which occurred on Thursday, raise to 48 thenumber of foreign troops killed so far this month,compared with 33 in April 2010.—Internet

Somali pirates release Panama-flaggedbulk carrier

MOGADISHU, 29 April—Somali pirates have freedthe Panama-flagged bulk carrier MV Renuar and itscrew of 24 Filipinos after four months in captivity, theEuropean Union’s anti-piracy task force said onThursday. “The ship is now sailing to a safe port,” EUNavfor said in a brief online statement.

Pirates firing rocket propelled grenades seized the17,156 tonne vessel on 11 December as it headed tothe United Arab Emirates from Mauritius.

EU Navfor did not say if a ransom had beenpaid.—Reuters

Panama-flagged cargoship MV Asphalt Venturedocks at the Kenyan Portof Mombasa on 28 April,

2011.—INTERNET

Obama names team for‘new phase’ in Afghan

warWASHINGTON, 29 April— US President Barack

Obama charged his reshaped national security teamwith managing a “new phase” in the long war inAfghanistan the struggle to put Afghans in chargeof their own security. Obama nominated CIA bossLeon Panetta as defence secretary, veteran diplomatRyan Crocker as ambassador to Kabul and choseLieutenant General John Allen as the new Afghanwar commander, refashioning his security braintrust.

He also announced his choice of famed GeneralDavid Petraeus, the mastermind of US strategy inIraq and current NATO commander in Afghanistan,to lead covert intelligence operations as new directorof the CIA. “In Afghanistan, we’re moving into anew phase, transferring responsibility for security toAfghan forces, starting to reduce American forcesthis summer, and building a long-term partnershipwith the Afghan people,” Obama said.

Though Obama did not specifically mention aneventual US withdrawal from Afghanistan, hisremarks were peppered with references to“transition” hinting at a White House desire to see asmaller US footprint in the troubled nation.—Internet

Afghan policemen andfirefighters put out afire on a tanker thatwas transporting fuelfor NATO forces onthe Jalalabad-Kabulhighway on 27 April,2011. The fire startedafter a planted bomb

in the tankerexploded, but there

were no casualties inthe incident, local

officials said.INTERNET

Train derails in Poland after hittingtruck, two dead

WARSAW, 29 April—An intercity trainderailed in northernPoland Thursday afterhitting a truck at a roadcrossing, killing two andinjuring at least 23passengers, regionalrescue services said

A general view of the accident site after a trainderailed at a road crossing in the village of Mostki,

northern Poland on 28 April, 2011.—INTERNET

Thursday. An uniden-tified man and womanwere killed when thelocomotive and fourcarriages, travelling fromthe southern city ofKatowice to the Balticport of Gdynia, came offthe tracks after hitting the

vehicle in a village nearthe city of Lebork.

“The accident wascaused by a truck tryingto cross the track at anunattended crossing,”Rafal Grzeszkiewiczfrom the regional crisiscenter told Reuters.

Reuters

Iraqi policemen stop a driver to search his vehicle at acheckpoint in Baghdad on 24 April. More than 14,000people have disappeared in Iraq since 2003, an officialsaid, revealing for the first time the numbers who have

gone missing in the violent aftermath of the US-ledinvasion.—INTERNET

William and Kate marryas world watches

LONDON, 29 April—Prince William married KateMiddleton in regal splendour at Westminster AbbeyFriday as huge crowds and a global TV audiencewatched Britain’s monarchy pin its hopes on a newgeneration.

In the biggest royal celebration for three decades,Kate, wearing an ivory and white satin weddingdress with long lace sleeves, a veil and a flowingtrain, exchanged vows with William, who wore ascarlet military tunic.

“I will,” the future king and queen eachpronounced solemnly, before William put a ringfashioned from a nugget of Welsh gold on her fingerand the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williamspronounced them man and wife.

William, 28, mouthed “You look beautiful” tohis bride after she walked up the aisle to the soaringstrains of a choral piece that was used at the weddingof William’s late mother Diana to Prince Charles in1981. The absence of Diana, who died in a car crashin Paris in 1997, was keenly felt despite the joyfulatmosphere of Friday’s service, which also featureda hymn used at her funeral in the same abbey.

Internet

Britain’s Prince William, right, kisses his wife,Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, from thebalcony of Buckingham Palace.—INTERNET

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Next-generation US space racersoutline plans

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off in 2010 tolaunch the Dragon space capsule into orbit.

INTERNET

WASHINGTON, 29 April— A handful of com-panies competing tomake the spaceship toreplace the iconic USshuttle said Thursdaythey are racing to shrinkwhat will be a long gapin flying Americans intospace aboard US craft.

Boeing, SpaceX andSierra NevadaCorporation wereamong the big winnersof the latest round of USgovernment funding,

totaling 269.3 milliondollars, through a NASAprogramme to boostprivate companies’efforts. It will likely be2015 before a US vehicleis ready to take humansinto space again, atimeline that has beenwidely touted by NASAas a reason for Americanoptimism as the 30-year-old shuttle programmecomes to an end laterthis year. But accordingto Mark Sirangelo,

programme manager atthe ColoradobasedSierra Nevada Corp, histeam could eke out acrew flight one yearearlier with its DreamChaser, modeled on aNASA design for aspace station rescuevehicle.

“Our vehicle hasbeen in testing for 12years,” said Sirangelo,adding that atmospherictests would begin in2012 and the first orbitaltests would follow in2014.

“By that time wewould be crewed andready in 2014,” he said.Sierra Nevada won thelargest amount ofNASA seed money, $20million, in the first roundin 2010, and the secondlargest sum in the latestround of NASAcontracts issued earlierthis month at $80million.—Interent

First stars were massive, fast-spinningLOS ANGELES, 29 April — The first

stars that dotted the universe were notonly immense, but probably also fast-spinning, according to a new studythat sheds light on the nature of stellarevolution.

These early stars died out longago, but astronomers can get a glimpseof what they were like by looking atlater generations of stars.

A team of scientists led by CristinaChiappini of the Astrophysical InstitutePotsdam in Germany reanalyzed data

from the Very Large Telescope of a 12-billion-year-old star cluster. They foundhigh levels of metal in the stars — achemical signature that suggests earliergenerations, perhaps even the first stars,were massive and rotated much fasterthan their present-day counterparts.

This is important because a star thatspins more rapidly can live longer andsuffer different fates than slow-spinningones. Findings appear in Thursday’sissue of the journal Nature.

Internet

Microsoft 3Q growthovershadowed by tablet threat

WASHINGTON, 29 April—Even as Microsoft Corp’searnings grow at a robust rate, investors can’t seemto shake the feeling that the boom days are windingdown for the world’s largest software maker.

The company’s fiscal third-quarter results,released Thursday, provided little reassurancedespite a 31 percent increase in earnings, exceedinganalyst estimates. Microsoft shares still dipped.

The main reason for the anxiety: Revenue inthe division that includes Microsoft’s foundation,the Windows operating system, declined from thesame time last year for the second-straight quarter.The slide stems from consumers buying fewerpersonal computers that run the company’ssoftware.

The downturn occurred during the same periodthat rival Apple Inc couldn’t produce enough iPads,a potentially game-changing computer tablet, tomeet the rabid demand.—Internet

In this 5 Jan, 2011 file photo, Microsoft chiefexecutive officer Steve Ballmer gives his Keynotespeech for the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las

Vegas. Microsoft reports quarterly earnings on28 April, 2011, after the market close.—INTERNET

Smartphone boom lifts phonemarket in first quarter

HELSINKI, 29 Apri l— Strong demandfor smartphones gave a further boost tooverall cellphone market volumes inJanuary-March, and making iPhonesupplier Apple a rare winner on themarket, research firms said on Friday.

IDC saw January-March marketgrowth of 20 percent, helped also bystrong gains by smaller vendors as thethree largest phone makers Nokia,Samsung Electronics and LG Electronicslost market share.

Apple’s iPhone sales more thandoubled from a year ago, buoyed bystrong sales on Verizon Wireless andadditional carrier deals elsewhere, withmarket share rising to 5 percent.

“The iPhone once again soldparticularly well in developed economicregions of the world, such as NorthAmerica and Western Europe,” IDCsaid.

Apple is now within striking distanceto LG, who had 6.6 percent market sharein the quarter. Nokia’s share dropped to29 percent from 35 percent a year ago,while Samsung slipped to 19 percent,IDC said.

Strategy Analytics estimated handsetshipments grew 17 percent from a yearago, driven by surging smartphonedemand in mature regions andincreasingly popular models withmultiple SIM cards in emerging markets.

“The first quarter of 2011 was markedby supply-chain disruptions related tothe Japan earthquake tragedy and byongoing mild component constraints inareas such as touchscreens, memoryand cameras,” said Neil Mawston, analystat Strategy Analytics.

Mawston said component shortageswould continue for at least the next 6 to9 months, causing restricted volumes orrising input prices, but operationalchallenges from this would remain minorfor most manufacturers.

Reuters

People try out smartphones inLondon in this 12 April, 2011.

INTERNET

VerizonWireless

restores high-speed network

NEW YORK, 29 April— Verizon Wireless saidit has fixed problems withits highspeed US wirelessnetwork that left custo-mers unable to connectfor about a day.

“4G LTE up andrunning. Thank you foryour patience,” theventure between VerizonCommunications Inc andVodafone Group Plcwrote on its Twitter feedon Thursday.

Problems with Veri-zon’s newest network,which is based on LongTerm Evolution, a high-speed data technology,appeared on Wednesday,when the networksuffered an outage thatslowed data-transferflows on some devices.

The company did notidentify the cause of theoutage.—Reuters

CERN marks advance in universemysteries search

GENEVA, 29 April—Scientists at the CERN physics research centre reportedon Friday that they had smashed particles together at a record intensity in a keyadvance in their programme to unveil mysteries of the universe.

The development came in the early hours after they fed beams into thegiant Large Hadron Collider (LHC) with some 6 percent more particles perunit than the previous record, set by the US Fermilab’s Tevatron collider lastyear.

Each collision in the LHC’s 27-kilometre (16.8 mile) circular undergroundtunnel — at a tiny fraction under the speed of light — creates a simulation ofthe Big Bang which brought the universe into existence 13.7 billion years ago.

The higher the “beam intensity” or number of particles in each beam, themore collisions take place and the more material the scientists have to analyze.Many millions of these mini-Big Bangs are already being produced daily.

Reuters

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Health Tip: Are you at risk for plantar fasciitis?Plantar fasciitis occurs when the thick tissue that connects the heel to the toes

becomes irritated, inflamed and painful.The ADAM Encyclopedia mentions these potential risk factors for plantar

fasciitis:* Having either high arches or flat feet.* Being obese.* Exposing the feet to repetitive stress, from activities such as running long

distances, running on an uneven surfaces or running downhill.* Gaining weight rapidly.* Having tightness in the Achilles tendon.* Wearing shoes that don’t offer good arch support or have soft soles.—Internet

China launches a banon smoking in indoorpublic spaces Sundaybut the effort is widelyviewed as vague andhalf-hearted and few

expect it to have muchof an impact in thetobacco-addicted

country.INTERNET

China bans smoking in public venuesin theory

BEIJING, 29 April— China launchesa ban on smoking in indoor publicspaces Sunday but the effort is widelyviewed as vague and half-hearted andfew expect it to have much of animpact in the tobacco-addicted country.

The nationwide prohibition isdesigned to bring China — which hasmore than 300 million smokers, roughlyequal to the entire population of theUnited States — more in line with healthregulations in developed countries.

But it faces a tough test.Tobacco use is deeply ingrained

in China, where offering a cigarette isa common greeting ritual. Lighting upin elevators or even hospital waitingrooms is routine and second-handsmoke is considered a serious health

threat.“I don’t think this ban on smoking

will have a big effect,” Yang Lei, a 32-year-old Beijinger who has beensmoking for four years, told AFP.

“In China, when you are in arestaurant, people smoke even if thereis a ‘No Smoking’ sign. When you eatwith friends, few people ask others ifit’s OK to smoke and restaurantmanagers rarely stop clients whosmoke.”

Many health experts have warnedthat China, the world’s largest producerand consumer of tobacco, faces aticking health timebomb unless it curbssmoking, and the ban marks asignificant move for the Chinesegovernment.—Internet

Summary Box:Signed home

contracts up inMarch

WASHINGTON, 29 April—More Americans sign-ed contracts to buy homesin March, up 5.1 percentfrom February, accordingto the National Asso-ciation of Realtors’pending home sales indexreleased Thursday.

Signings are 24percent above June’sreading, the low pointsince the housing bust.But March’s 94.1 index isbelow 100, which isconsidered healthy.

Contract signings areusually a good indicatorof where the housingmarket is heading, withabout 80 percent ofcontracts resulting insales. But some buyershave canceled purchasesafter the properties werevalued much lower thantheir initial bids.

Xinhua

German luxury carmaker Daimler, which ownsMercedes-Benz, said Friday that its first-quarter

net profit nearly doubled, underpinning apositive outlook for 2011 as a whole.—INTERNET

Daimler’s robust Q1 underwhelms hopeful marketFRANKFURT, 29 April— Daimler posted

robust quarterly results that underwhelmedinvestors whose expectations had beeninflated by recent stellar reports by peerssuch as Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) andtruck maker Volvo (VOLVb.ST).

Shares of Daimler slid to the bottom ofthe German blue-chip index (.GDAXI) aswell as the STOXX Europe 600Automobiles & Parts (.SXAP) index, trading2.1 percent lower at 51.97 euros at 0829GMT.

Daimler’s first-quarter earnings beforeinterest and tax (EBIT) rose 71 percent to2.03 billion euros ($3 billion), helped by

strong passenger car demand fromemerging markets and a robust truckbusiness. That was slightly above theaverage analyst estimate of 1.99 billioneuros in a Reuters poll but not enough tomove Daimler shares higher.

“While the first quarter was definitely agood quarter for Daimler, it also shows thatit becomes more difficult for the companyto surprise positively as expectations arehigh,” Equinet analyst Tim Schuldt said.Volkswagen, Europe’s biggest carmaker,this week blasted through market forecastsas it reported emerging markets boosted itsquarterly business.—Reuters

Simple test helps spot autism in infantsused to detect autism in infants, said DrLisa Gilotty, who heads the autismprogramme at the National Institute ofMental Health, which funded the study.

“The benefit of this study is childrenget into treatment much earlier thanthey would otherwise,” Karen Pierceof the University of California, SanDiego, whose study appears in theJournal of Pediatrics, said in atelephone interview.

Autism, a complex and mysteriousbrain disorder, strikes one in 110children in the United States and affectsfour times as many boys as girls.Thedisorder is characterized by difficul tiesin social interaction, communicationand understanding other people’semotions and behavior.—Internet

A pregnant woman walks around theAskham community health care clinic in

Askham village in the Kalahari,Northern Cape in 2010.—INTERNET

CHICAGO, 29 April—A five-minutescreening test could help detect autismin babies at 12 months of age, givingparents and doctors far more time tointervene, US researchers saidThursday. The study is the first to showthat a simple screening tool could be

Kia Motors’ profit nearly doubles, salesincrease

SEOUL, 29 April—Kia Motors saidquarterly profit rose 91 percent assales revenue and volume increasedin South Korea and overseas amidhigher vehicle prices.

Kia Motors, maker of the Sorentocrossover and Optima sedan, earned953.2 billion won ($889 million) inthe three months ended 31 March, itsaid Friday. That compared with netprofit of 498.5 billion won a yearearlier.

Kia Motors Corp is South Korea’s

second-largest automaker behindHyundai Motor Co Together the twocompanies form the world’s fifth-largest automotive group.

Kia’s first-quarter sales rose 37percent to 10.7 trillion won.

Vehicle sales totaled 619,089during the first quarter, up 30 percentfrom the year before, Kia said.Domestic sales rose 20 percent, exportsgained 37 percent and sales from Kia’soverseas factories increased 29 percent.

Average selling prices for Kia’svehicle rose 4.5 percent in South Koreaand 10 percent for exports, thecompany said.

Internet

The logo of Kia Motors is seen on acar displayed at a showroom inSeoul, South Korea, on 29 April,

2011.INTERNET

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ISLAMABAD, 29 April—Pakistan on Fridaysuccessfully conductedflight test of indigenouslydeveloped air launchedcruise missile, which “candeliver nuclear andconventional warheadswith great pin pointaccuracy,” the army said.

The“Hatf-VIII Ra”adCruise Missile” has therange of 350 kilometres,an army statement said.

The missile has beendeveloped exclusively forlaunch from aerialplatforms, the statementfrom the Inter-ServicesPublic Relations said.

“The missile test wasconducted as part of the

Injured Chinese gymnast Sang Lan, seen heresmiling from her hospital in East Meadow,

New York, in 1998.—INTERNET

MANILA, 29 April—Nine peoplewere killed after the dump truck theywere riding flipped over in SouthernPhilippines early Friday morning,local media ABS-CBN News reported.

The report said that about 70-80people were riding a dump truck enroute to a palm oil plantation when ithit a soft patch of earth in SitioLimbacan, Barangay Tingalan in

Nine killed after dump truck flipsover in S Philippines

A resident watches thesandstorm in LiujiaxiaTownship of YongjingCounty of northwest

China’s Gansu Province,on 29 April, 2011. Gansu

provincialmeteorological station

issued a sandstormorange alert Friday

morning, saying someareas in the province willsee severe sandstorm andstrong winds in the day.

XINHUA

Misamis Oriental.The truck then flipped over

several times, where six passengerswere immediately killed.

Three others died after beingrushed to hospitals, while the rest ofthe passengers were brought toseparate hospitals in Cagayan de Oro,ABS-CBN News reported.

Xinhua

Swiss climbing guide dies in fall

GENEVA, 29 April—Swiss mountain guideErhard Loretan, one of thefew climbers to ever reachthe summits of all 14 of theworld’s peaks above 8,000

Paralyzed Chinese gymnastsues for $1.8 billion

NEW YORK, 29 April—Sang Lan, a Chinesegymnast who broke her neck during a vaultingaccident at the 1998 Goodwill Games, filed a $1.8billion lawsuit against Time Warner and the USgymnastics federation. Sang was paralyzed afterbeing injured during a warm-up vault at the NassauColiseum in suburban New York at the globalmultisport event which is no longer contested butwas at the time owned by AOL Time Warner.

In a federal lawsuit, Sang, now 29, claimspromises for care after her injury were broken andher condition has worsened because Time Warnerand USA Gymnastics failed to make sure hermedical bills were paid and other needs were met.

A man walks past aMicrosoft experience

store in Beijing,capital of China,

on 28 April, 2011.Microsoft opened its

first experience centreon the Chinesemainland in the

Chinese Capital onTuesday.—XINHUA

Pakistan tests nuclear capable cruise missile

Sang, paralyzed from below the middle of herchest, says she has been unable to obtain vitaltreatments after suffering spinal cord injuries andtwo broken and dislocated vertebrae.

The lawsuit also claims Sang has sufferedunder the care of two Chinese-Americans whowere appointed as her legal guardians after theaccident by Chinese gymnastics officials, a movemade over her parents’ objections.—Internet

continuous process ofimproving the technicalparameters of the weaponsystem,” it said.

The statement said themissile system has enabledPakistan to achieve a greaterstrategic stand off capabilityon land and at sea.

“Cruise technology isextremely complex andhas been developed by onlya few countries in the world.The state of the art Ra’adCruise Missile with StealthCapabilities is a LowAltitude, Terrain HuggingMissile with highmaneuverability, and candeliver nuclear andconventional warheadswith great pin point

accuracy,” it said.The successful launch

has been appreciated bythe president, the primeminister of Pakistan, andchairman of the JointChiefs of Staff Committeewho congratulated thescientists and engineers ontheir outstandingachievement.

Defence analysts saidthat Ra’ad is an airlaunched cruise missilewhich can be fired fromall the aircraft in thePakistan Air Force. Thecruise missile can be usedin an anti-shipping rolevia aircraft against theground/static targets.

Xinhua

SAN ANTONIO, 29 April—Passengers who expectedto take a 55-minute flight from San Antonio to Houstonon Thursday spent more than three hours on the tarmacafter a chemical odor forced the plane to make anemergency landing.

Continental Flight 7 returned to the gate in SanAntonio approximately 20 minutes after takeoff “due toa strong, unfamiliar odor in the cabin,” said ChristenDavid, a spokeswoman for United Continental. Davidsaid Continental engineers are working with San Antoniofire officials to determine the cause of the odor.

Five people complained of respiratory distress,and one of them was taken to a hospital for treatment,said Deborah Foster of the San Antonio FireDepartment. The 737 jet, which took off shortlybefore 9 am local time, was forced to land at a farcorner of the airport.—Reuters

Plane makes emergencylanding in San Antonio

Death toll reaches14,616 from greatquake-tsunami in

JapanTOKYO, 29 April —

The National PoliceAgency of Japan said onFriday that the 11 Marchearthquake and tsunamihave left 14,616 peopledead and 11,111 othersunaccounted for in Japanby Thursday.

In Miyagi Prefecture,8,793 people were killed,while the figure for IwatePrefecture was 4,283.About 126,000 survivorsare still staying in sheltersacross the country. A 9.0-magnitude earthquake hitthe Pacific coastal areas ofnortheastern and easternJapan on 11 March,triggering an enormoustsunami.—Xinhua

6.0 magnitudequake strikesoff Sumatra,

IndonesiaJAKARTA, 29 April—

A shallow underseaquake with the magnitudeof 6.0 rocked Sumatraisland of Indonesia onFriday, but it was notpotential for tsunami andthere was no report ofdamage or casualty,officials said.

The quake struck at15:56 pm Jakarta Time(0856 GMT) with theepicenter at 63 kmMeulaboh town of AcehProvince in the northerntip of Sumatra island andwith the depth at 20 kmunder sea bed, an officialof the Meteorology andGeophysics AgencyArief Nurachim toldXinhua by phone.

The intensity of thequake was felt at 3 to 4MMI (Modified MercallyIntensity) in Meulabohtown, he said.—Xinhua

In this march 19, 1998file picture show Swissmountaineer Erhard

Loretan in anunknown location.

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metres, has died in aclimbing fall on his 52nd

birthday.Swiss police said

Friday that Loretan diedleading a client up thesummit ridge of theGrunhorn, in the BerneseAlps. The accidentoccurred on Thursdaynoon. The pair had skiedup part way, then ropedup for the final ascent.

They fell for unknownreasons at 3,800 metres(12,500 feet) up the 4,043-metre (13,264-foot) peak.Loretan died at the scene,police from the Swisscanton (state) of Valaissaid. His 38-year-oldSwiss client was flown to a

hospital in seriouscondition. Police are stillinvestigating.

Loretan, originallyfrom the canton ofFribourg, began climbingat age 11. He climbed hisfirst 8,000-metre peak,Pakistan’s difficult NangaParbat, in 1982. It tookhim 13 years to make it upthe other 13 eight-thousanders.

His 1986 ascent ofMount Everest, withoutbottled oxygen and in anight-time push that tookjust 40 hours, stunned theclimbing world and madeheadlines in climbingmagazines and newspa-pers.—Internet

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(from page 1)Ground consecra-

tion ceremony forAyeyawady Bridge(Pakokku) was held on14-12-2009 and stakedriving ceremony on 15-12-2009 to launch theconstruction task.

The bridge is locatedbetween NyaungUTownship of MandalayRegion and PakokkuTownship of MagwayRegion. The main bridgewill be 2.16 miles long,the motor road bridge 2.56miles long, and railroadbridge 3.90 miles long.The approach bridge (mo-tor road) both on Pakokkuand Letpanchepaw banksis 2106 feet long and theapproach bridge (railroad)9166 feet long. The two-way motor road of thebridge will be 28 feet wide

Steel frames beinginstalled at Ayeyawady…

Photo shows installation of steel framesfor the bridge on Pakokku bank.

A crane lifting steel frame imported fromChina DAMC Engineering Co Ltd.

Piers and posts seen at construction site ofAyeyawady Bridge (Pakokku).

Ayeyawady Bridge is underconstruction with piers.

and the railroad, 14 feetwide. Pedestrian way willbe three feet and three incheswide on either side. Waterclearance of the facility willbe 262 feet wide and 52 feethigh.

The bridge will be builtwith reinforce concretebored piles at the lower struc-ture and steel frames at theupper structure. The bridgewill withstand 75-ton loads.

We took photos onconstruction of the mainbridge, approach bridge(motor road) and approachbridge (railroad) and instal-lation of steel frames at themain bridge.

We had an interviewwith Chief Engineer U ShweLay of Special ProjectConstruction (3) of PublicWorks.

He explained that thebridge is under construc-

tion with reinforced con-crete structure on RC boredpile foundation. The upperstructure is of steel frametype with 30 bridge spansinstalled with N-type trussesand Warren-type trusses.The facility will have onrailroad and two motorways. Public Works isresponsibility for construc-tion of approach motorroads and Myanma Rail-ways the approach railroad.

Despite facing engi-neering difficulties, theycould successfully solve theproblems based on their ex-

periences, he said. TheMinistry of Constructionis supervising the con-struction of the bridge andproviding necessary as-sistance on time. Steelframes were importedthrough tender andMyanmar engineers areinstalling them at thebridge. On completion,the facility will contributea great deal to rapiddevelopment of MagwayRegion and Chin State.

*****Translation: TTA

Myanma Alin: 20-4-2011

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(from page 1)He noted that information data on newborn health

are to be provided to those who are participating in thehealth care of babies. Thanks to establishment of thenewborn care network, better health care services canbe provided to the newborns.

On behalf of UNICEF Resident Representative DrRamesh Shrestha, Head of Young Child Survival andDevelopment Department Dr Marinus Gotink made aspeech.

Deputy Director-General Dr Thein Thein Htaypresided over the forum attended by resident representa-tives from WHO and UNICEF, experts from UN agen-cies, representatives of INGOs and officials.—MNA

Plan underway toestablish infant care…

Union Minister for Health Dr Pe Thet Khin addresses opening of Child Survival Forum:

Advocacy and Coordination Meeting on Newborn Networking.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 29April—Uppatasanti Pa-goda Board of Trusteesmet at its office on thepagoda this afternoon.

Chairman of NayPyi Taw Council U TheinNyunt and Union Minis-ter for Religious AffairsThura U Myint Maungspoke on the occasion.

Nay Pyi TawCouncil Member U ThanHtay, the Union deputyminister for Ministry ofHome Affairs, the deputyattorney-general and per-

Mango garden to be built near Malini Lakein precinct of Uppatasanti Pagoda

sonnel submitted reportson progress of respectivesectors which were as-sessed by the Nay Pyi

Taw Council Chairmanand the Union Ministerfor Religious Affairs.

Next, the

attendees reported onsupply of water forgreening the environs ofthe pagoda and prepara-

tions for establishment ofa mango garden nearMalini Lake. Themeeting came

to an end with the con-cluding remark of theNay Pyi Taw CouncilChairman.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 29 April— State service personnelare to discharge duties in the assigned regions withgoodwill, joining hands with local people, entrepre-neurs and townselders for regional development,Chief Minister U Sao Aung Myat of Shan State said inmeeting with district and township authorities anddepartmental personnel at the hall in Kunlong on 26April.

In Hopang, he also met members of the LeadingBody of “Wa” Self-Administered Division and stressedthe need to focus on peace and security of the region.

He presented cash assistance to patients atHopang People’s Hospital and viewed the sites for

Emphasis to be placed on regional peace and security

construction of the hospital (50-bed) and new buildingfor Basic Education High School.

The Chief Minister attended the rubber latexproduction at the rubber farm near Chinshwehaw andthriving sugarcane plantation in Laukkai Township.

On 27 April, he met district and townshipauthorities and departmental personnel at the hall ofLeading Body of Kokang Self-Administered Zone.

After inspecting the building and offices ofLeading Body of Kokang Self-Administered Zone heattended the ceremony to honour the Kokang Self-Administered Zone.

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Chairman of Nay Pyi Taw Council U TheinNyunt delivers an address at coordination

meeting of Uppatasanti Pagoda.MNA

Chief Minister U Sao Aung Myat of Shan State speaking at ceremony to honour KokangSelf-Administered Zone.—MNA

District News in Brief

NGAPUTAW, 28 April—The fire drill washeld for taking fire preventive measures at officebuildings, staff quarters, fuel tank and carwarehouse at Ngaputaw Township DevelopmentAffairs Committee on 5 April.

Under the supervision of officials, officestaff members participated in the fire drill.

Township DAC

Fire drill demonstrated

SAW, 28 April—A ceremony to hand overa traditional medicine clinic was held in SawTownship on 31 March.

An official of Township Planning De-partment handed over documents related to theclinic to the township traditional medicinepractitioner.—TMD

Traditional medicine clinichanded over

KATHA, 28 April—Talks on preventionagainst human trafficking in person and drugeradication took place in Katha on 21 March.

Township authorities gave talks on pre-vention against human smuggling and humantrafficking and penalties, and eradication of drugabuse.—Township IPRD

Knowledge on anti-humantrafficking disseminated

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NAY PYI TAW, 29 April — With the aim ofboosting trade ties between the Republic of theUnion of Myanmar and the People’s Republic ofChina, Union Minister for Commerce U Win Myintheld a meeting with Chinese Ambassador toMyanmar Mr. Li Junhua at his office here yesterdayevening. — MNA

Myanmar to promotetrade cooperation with

China

NAY PYI TAW, 29 April— Union Minister for HealthDr Pe Thet Khin received Charge d’ Affaires ai of theEmbassy of the United States of America Mr Larry MDinger and First Secretary Mr Adam Neury at the

Union Health Minister receives Charge d’ Affaires aiof US Embassy

ministry, here, this afternoon.They discussed raising surveillance for cooperation

in control of HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria, vaccinationand other health requirements.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 29 April— A ceremony topresent rice, cash assistance, aid and compensation forcrops to households who were removed from Tanphe,Kyeinkharan and Myithson villages to AungmyinthaModel Village of Myitkyina Township was held atAffiliated Basic Education High School in the modelvillage yesterday morning.

Chief Minister U La John Ngan Hsai of KachinState made an address. Minister for Economics UNyunt Aung, Minister for Education, Social, ReligiousAffairs and Culture Daw Bauk Ja, Kachin State PoliceCommander Police Col Myint Lwin and responsiblepersons of CPI Company presented K 100,000 each to41 households.

The Chief Minister gave rice, mosquito netsand TVs to 41 households of Tanphe Village and 85

Households that moved to Aungmyintha Model Villageprovided with assistance, compensation for crops

households from Maliyan Village and compensation forperennial crops to five farmers from Tanphe Village.After cordially greeting the local people, the ChiefMinister visited Aungmyintha Model Village by car.

On arrival at Ayeyawady Bridge ConstructionProject at Myithson Dam, the Chief Minister inspectedprogress of works with the use of heavy machinery.The Deputy In-charge of CPI Co reported onconstruction of the bridge and tasks being done. TheChief Minister stressed the need for durability of thebridge, timely completion of the project and worksitesafety.

At the hall of Myithson Hydropower Project,the Chief Minister met officials and called for makingutmost efforts for development of the state.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 29April—At a meeting withentrepreneurs in the hotelsand tourism industry at thehall of the Ministry ofHotels and Tourism, here,this morning, Union

Development of hotelservice, tourism service

coordinatedMinister for Hotels andTourism U Tint Hsanexplained plan forestablishment of MyanmarTourism Board withharmonious participationof Myanmar HoteliersAssociation, Union ofMyanmar TravelsAssociation, MyanmarMarket PromotionCommittee, Tour GuidesCommittee and MyanmarChefs Association inundertaking future tasksfor development of hotelservice and tourismservice, and coordinationwith other relevantministries.—MNA

UnionMinister for

Health Dr PeThet Khinreceives

Charge d’Affaires ai ofthe Embassyof the United

States ofAmerica Mr

Larry MDinger andFirst Secre-

tary MrAdam

Neury.—MNA

Chief Minister U La John Ngan Hsai of

Kachin State presents aids to households that

moved to Aungmyintha Model Village in

Myitkyina Township.

MNA

Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism U Tint Hsan meets private hotel and tourism entrepreneurs.—H&T

YANGON, 29 April—The opening of 10th

Myanmar-China Border Trade Expo (Muse) tookplace in 105th mile trade zone, Muse, Shan State(North) today.

Deputy Minister for Commerce Dr Pwint San,Shan State Economics Minister U Thaung Shwe andVice Governor Mr Gu Zhaoxi of Yunnan Province ofChina extended greetings.

The expo included Myanmar with 108 booths,China with 108 booths, and India, Thailand, Laos and

YANGON, 28 April—The Myanmar archeryteam that bagged two gold, four silver and five bronzemedals in the 2nd Asian Archery Grand Prix held inVientiane of the Lao People’s Democratic Republicarrived back at Yangon International Airport by airyesterday evening.

The victorious archers were welcomed backby officials of the Ministry of Sports, their parents andrelatives.

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Myanmar-China Border Trade Expo (Muse) opensBangladesh with two booths each.

Agricultural, marine and industrial products,gems, interior home decoration utensils, and foodstuffwere on display at Myanmar booths. Also, Chinesebooths set out electronic items, kitchen utensils,furniture, medicine and medical equipments, engines,motorcycles and spare parts, sports gear, clothing,foodstuff, solar appliances and cosmetics.

The expo will be thrown open until 1 May.MNA

Victorious archers backfrom Lao PDR

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Dy Information Minister receives ChineseCultural Counselor

NAY PYI TAW, 29 April—Deputy Minister forInformation U Soe Win received Cultural CounselorMr Gao Hua of the Chinese Embassy in the Republicof the Union of Myanmar at his office here today.

At the call, they cordially discussed mattersrelating to further cooperation with Myanma Radioand Television and Myanma Motion PictureEnterprise, further implementation of the tasks inthe information sectors between the two countries,and escalating the implementation of tasks, whichis included in MoUs signed by both countries, yearby year.—MNA

Deputy Minister for InformationU Soe Win receives Chinese Cultural

Counselor Mr Gao Hua.MNA

YANGON, 29 April—The 2011 SummerInvitational U-18Basketball Tournament’sround matches, that was

2011 Summer Invitational U-18Basketball Tournament continues

organized by MyanmarBasketball Federation,continued at Aung Sangymnasium here at 8 amtoday.

In today womenevents, Shan State team(South) of Group B beatSeikphudaung team 46-24 and Mogok Team of

Group A stroke CupidGirls Team 40-12.

In men events,Cobra Team of Group Ahit Kings Team 24-17,Thanlwin Teampunched Gandayawadi(Kayah) Team 76-45,Venom Team of Group

B hit Hinthada Team65-13 and Shan StateTeam (South) Group Abeat Shan State Team(South) Group B 58-32.

Kings Team meetsThanlwin Team; HinthadaTeam, Shan State (South)Group B Team; Cobra

Team, Legacy (T.T.C)Team; Venom Team,Seikphudaung Team;Gandayawadi Team,Mogok Team; Shan State(South) Group A Team,Chaungsone (Mon) Teamin tomorrow menevent.—MNA

Muse 105th Mile BorderTrade Zone…

Some trucks loaded with watermelon from various regions seen inMuse 105th Mile Border Trade Zone.

The inspection centre of Muse 105th Mile Border Trade Zone.

Some boxes of crabs for export.

(from page 16)I was taken aback

by the scene of the tradezone among rockymountains as that wasin my sight suddenly.The zone was found veryteeming with merchantsas though trucks and

traders from the fourcorners of Myanmargathered there. With thehelp and arrangementsmad by Deputy DirectorIn Charge of the zone ULan San Oo, I embracedthe opportunity toobserve the functions ofthe 370-acre zone.

I visited thebrokerage house tradingin fruit from Sagaing,Mandalay, Bago andAyeyawady regionsand the place where mer-

chants from the People’sRepublic of China werepurchasing Myanmar-produced watermelon,muskmelon and mangoat auction. On average,70 truck loads ofwatermelon, 80 truckloads of muskmelon and

20 truck loads of mangoflow to the zone a day.According to farmer USoe Myat from ChaungUTownship, who was thereto sell muskmelon,muskmelon was sold athigh prices.

In addition,agricultural produce andforest products of variousitems are on sale in theexport divisions.Furthermore, 10 to 25truck loads of marineproducts are sent to the

zone daily. Cloths andhousehold utensils areimported from China.

The cold storages ofthe marine productscompanies near the gateto Pansai (Kyugok) werefound dealing with truckscarrying crabs and eels.By good fortune, I wasconducted round somecold storages by StaffOfficer U Win Myint from

the Fishery Departmentand Manager U TinMaung Win fromNational DevelopmentCo Ltd. It was hearteningto see that boxes of crabswere being unloadedfrom trucks and crabswere being sorted andpacked, and fish andprawn were storedsystematically in coldstorages.

I noticed that trucks,heavy and light, loadedwith goods were as busy

as bees and civil servantswere active in their dutiesthere. I also witnessed

pavilions, booths andarchways being built forMyanmar-China Border

Trade Fair (2011) due totake place soon.

Translation: MS

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S Korea to runemergency inspections

on milkSEOUL, 29 April— South Korea has decided to

conduct emergency inspections on milk sold in themarket by four major dairy companies, to check thepresence of formalin, a state quarantine service saidFriday.

The National Veterinary Research andQuarantine Service (NVRQS) said it will collect andtest milk products made by the companies with highmarket share, namely Maeil Dairies, Namyang DairyProducts, Seoul Milk and Dongwon Dairy Foods, todetect formalin, a liquid form of formaldehyde.

The move comes after Maeil Dairies was foundto have produced milk from cows given feed taintedwith formalin. Formalin, a liquid form offormaldehyde gas, was largely used in the past as adisinfectant, pesticide and bactericide for preservationof biological specimens.—Xinhua

Spain jobless rate up to21.3 percent

MADRID, 29 April— The government saysSpain’s unemployment rate rose sharply to 21.3percent in the first quarter of 2011, leaving nearly5 million people without work.

The rate compares with 20.3 percent at theclose of 2010 and illustrates the huge challengesSpain faces as it tries to recover from nearly twoyears of recession and find a new economicmodel after depending for years on constructionas the key driving force in its economy.

The National Statistics Institute put the totalnumber of unemployed at 4,910,200 at the endof March.—Internet

Singapore’s unemploymentrate falls to 3-year low

SINGAPORE, 29 April— The overallunemployment rate in Singapore fell to a three-year low of 1.9 percent in March, reflecting thetight labour market, statistics released on Fridayby the Ministry of Manpower showed.

In comparison, the unemployment rate was aseasonally adjusted 2.2 percent in December lastyear.

Total employment grew by 23,700 in the firstquarter of the year, thanks to healthy economicexpansion, lower than the 33,900 in the fourthquarter last year and the 36,200 in the first quarterof this year but still remarkable, considering thatthe strong hiring last year was partly generatedby the recovery and the casino resorts.

Among the resident labour force, theunemployment rate declined to 2.7 percent. Anestimated 57,100 residents were unemployed inMarch on a seasonally adjusted basis.—Xinhua

The Governor of Sichuan Province of ChinaJiang Jufeng (L) plants a tree in Wipro Comanywhile visiting in Bangalore, India, on 27 April,2011. This is part of Experience China Sichuan

Week in India jointly organized by the StateCouncil Information Office of the People’s

Republic of China, the Provincial Governmentof Sichuan, The Chinese Embassy in India and

Indian International Unity Foundation.XINHUA

China Comic andAnimation Museum

design unveiledHANGZHOU, 29

April— The design ofChina Comic andAnimation Museum wasrevealed at the SeventhInternational Animationand Cartoon Festivalwhen it opened Thurs-day evening in Han-gzhou, capital of eastChina’s Zhejiang Pro-vince.

The museum isdesigned by MVRDV,an international archi-tecture and urban designcompany, and will belocated on an island inBaima (White Horse)Lake in the BinjiangDistrict of Hangzhou,

Inspired by thedialogue box in comicbooks, MVRDV’sdesign transforms the

An aerobatics plane makes training flying inDazu township of southwest China’s Chongqing

municipality, on 27 April, 2011. The SecondChina Dazu International Aviation Sports

Festival and the First Aerobatics Flying Masterswill be held from 30 April to 2 May in LongshuiLake of Dazu Township. The festival is a large-scale event with diverse cultural elements like

aviation, sports,tourism and so on.XINHUA

Hernan Pitocco flies over Buenos Aires with aglider in Argentina, on 27 April, 2011. To avoid

the traffic jam, the 31-year-old man flew over thecapital city and ended up being arrested for

endangering the airspace.—XINHUA

Chrysler to repay bailoutloans by June

CHICAGO, 29 April— Chrysler Group LLC onThursday announced that it plans to repay its 7.4billion US dollars of loans to the US and Canadiangovernments by the end of June.

Chrysler said in a statement that it plans torepay its government loans with proceeds fromnew term loan and newly issued debt securities,which will be sold to institutional investors in aprivate offering, as well as the funds that it willreceive from Fiat.

Italian automaker Fiat announced earlier that itplans to buy a 16 percent stake in Chrysler for 1.27billion dollars. Chrysler said that the completion ofthe term loans, debt offering and the equityinvestment by Fiat would occur concurrently.

“Chrysler has come a long way in a short time,”said Edmunds. com’s senior analyst Michelle Krebsin an e-mail to Xinhua, “Many thought the brandwouldn’t survive, but now it is gaining momentumwith new models. The Chrysler 200 was the hit ofthe Super Bowl and gives Chrysler an entry toweather the current storm of high gas prices.”

Xinhua

Chrysler Group andFiat CEO Sergio

Marchionneaddresses the mediaduring a visit to theChrysler Jefferson

North assemblyplant in Detroit,

Michigan on28 April, 2011.

XINHUA

Four L American nations aim to jointlyexplore Asian markets

LIMA, 29 April— Presidents of Colombia, Peru, Chile and Mexico wouldsign a trade agreement here Thursday in a bid to formulate a common strategyfor the four Latin American nations to explore Asian markets.

The so-called Pacific Accord would call for the establishment of aneconomic bloc to improve trade environment among countries on the Pacificrim.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos told Peruvian Press the accordwas “a very important step for the well-being of our people,” and would“deepen the integration among the four countries.”—Xinhua

boxes into three-dimensional bubble likestructures.

The construction ofthe museum, with an areaof 30,000 square metres,is expected to becompleted in 2013.

The total investmentof the whole project isaround 1 billion yuan(150 million US dollars).

The museum willinclude a cartoon exhi-bition hall, comic hall,as well as an IMAXcinema. Once finished,the museum will besymbol of China’sanimation industry, saidWang Xiaomei, deputydirector with themunicipal publicitydepartment.

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV DIBENA EXPRESS VOY NO (131)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV DIBENAEXPRESS VOY NO (131) are hereby notified that thevessel will be arriving on 29.4.2011 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of S.P.W(5) 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 am to11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now declaredas the third day after final discharge of cargo from theVessel.

No claims against this vessel will be admitted after theClaims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S PHULSAWAT SHIPPINGCO LTD

Phone No: 256916/256919/256921

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA RUKUN VOY NO (581)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTARUKUN VOY NO (581) are hereby notified that thevessel will be arriving on 30.4.2011 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it willlie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject tothe byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.

Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 amto 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm 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 ADVANCE CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

Solar plane prepped for first international flight

Great Dane ‘adopts’ 30 chick hatchlings

‘Yeti hand’ replica to be returnedto Nepal monastery

It is hoped the replicaswill boost revenue atPangboche Monas-

tery.— INTERNET

Actors perform during a dress rehearsal ofJoseph Haydn’s opera “Die Schoepfung” (The

Creation) in Berlin, on 28 April , 2011. Theopera is conducted by Christoph Hagel and has

its premiere on 30 April at the Berliner Domcathedral in the German Capital. —XINHUA

Ancient Romanship found in Italy

OSTIA, 29 April—Aship that sailed the Medi-terranean in the days ofthe Roman empire hasemerged from the groundat the ancient port ofRome, scientists said onThursday. Archaeologistsso far have uncovered a35-foot section of oneside of the ship, the Ital-ian news agency ANSA re-ported. The ship was dis-covered during a rescuedig at the site of a newroad.—Internet

US housewife in ‘milkshakemurder’ doesn’t appeal

GENEVA, 29 April—Ateam of Swiss adventurersare preparing their solar-powered plane for its firstinternational flight nextmonth.

The Solar Impulseteam says the flights to Bel-gium and France are a bigchallenge because theplane will need to navigateacross international airtraffic networks. The sin-gle-seater prototype withthe wingspan of a Boeing

777 made its 2009 maidenflight in Switzerland andfurther tests have all takenplace there.

Pilot Andre Bor-schberg said on Thurs-day the success of thefirst cross-border flightsdepends on the team re-ceiving authorization

from national authori-ties. The team says it willready the plane from 2May and take off toBrussels when weatherconditions are right. Theplane is expected at the49th International ParisAir Show from 20 to 26June.—Internet

A 16-month-old Great Dane inKelowna ‘adopted’ 30 new-born

chicks on Easter Sunday.—INTERNET

KELOWNA, 29 April—A young maleGreat Dane has turned maternal and ishelping to rear 30 chicks in British Co-lumbia, its owners said. The 16-month-old dog named Marmaduke took an in-terest in the brood before they evenhatched at Eco Turf Farms in Kelownawhen owner Sue Paull brought thechicken eggs indoors to incubate, The(Vancouver) Province reported.

“He watched them all hatch and hewas so curious,” Paull told the news-paper. “When we put them in the box,he just took one out and started clean-ing them.” The 115-pound dog shows

no interest in full-grown chickens at thefarm, but has a distinct inclination forthe baby birds. “Every time you go nearthe box, he has to be there,” Paull said.“He’s just very curious and makes surethey go back in the box.” Marmadukehas also been “fostering” an 8-month-old baby goat since its birth, she said.

Internet

KATHMANDU, 29 April—A pilot from New Zea-land is in Nepal to returna replica of what somebelieve is the hand of ayeti to a remote monas-tery in the EverestRegion. Mike Allsop willfly from Kathmandu to theEverest region on Fridayto take the models toPangboche Monastery,which sits at 4,000m(13,123ft). The originalswere stolen from themonastery in the 1990s.

They first came to lightin the 1950s when an ex-pedition to find the mythi-

cal yeti came upon themonastery. Mr Allsop willalso take with him a rep-lica of a yeti skull-cap,which was also stolen inthe 1990s. “I will takethese replicas back to themonks so they can re-place the ones that werestolen,” Mr Allsop told theBBC.—Internet

Pang Qing (L) and Tong Jian of China greet the spec-tators after their pairs free skating competition at theISU World Figure Skating Championships in Mos-cow on 28 April, 2011. Pang and Tong took the bronze

medal with 204.12 points in total. — XINHUA

HONG KONG, 29 April—Lawyers for an Ameri-can woman convicted inHong Kong of druggingher banker husband andbashing him to death sayshe has decided not to ap-peal.

They say she will seeka transfer to a US prison.Nancy Kissel, 47, wasconvicted last month fora second time and sen-tenced to life in prison forthe 2003 murder.

Her first conviction in2005 was overturned byHong Kong’s top court

last year.Lawyer Colin Cohen

said on Thursday thatKissel didn’t appeal by aTuesday deadline andwill seek a transfer to a USfederal prison.

Another lawyer saidthe process usually takesa year and Kissel willlikely seek a transfer toCalifornia because hermother lives in the Cali-fornian City Sebastopol.The second lawyer saidthe Kissel family re-quested he not give hisname.— Internet

Turkish troops kill 7 Kurdishrebels in clash

TUNCELI, 29 April—Turkish security forces killedseven Kurdish guerrillas in an army operation ineastern Turkey, military sources told Reuters Thursday.

At least 1,000 soldiers, backed by helicopters,attacked a large group of Kurdistan Workers Party(PKK) militants in a mountainous area on the bordersof Tunceli and Bingol Provinces late Wednesday, thesources said.

Operations against the guerrillas were continuingon Thursday, they added.

The PKK ended a six-month ceasefire in Februaryand there have been fears of an increase in violenceahead of Turkey’s parliamentary election on 12 June.

Three militants were killed earlier this month furtherwest in Kahramanmaras.

Reuters

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Two-headed tortoise takes on tipster roleat World Championships

Following in the‘footsteps’ of Paul theoracle octopus, a raretwo-headed tortoise hasembarked on a newcareer in predictingresults at the upcomingice hockey WorldChampionship inSlovakia. Magdalena theAfrican spurred tortoisewill try to replicate thesuccess of Paul, who roseto fame by correctlypredicting the outcome

IceHockey—

Two-headedtortoisetakes ontipsterrole.

of eight successivematches at last year’ssoccer World Cupin South Africa.Magdalena’s firstattempt was in line with

Historian searches forMona Lisa’s remains

An Italian arthistorian is leading thesearch for the remainsof the woman believedto have been Leonardoda Vinci’s model for theMona Lisa. Art historianSilvano Vinceti said heis “reasonably con-fident” the remains ofLisa Gherardini DelGiocondo will be foundbeneath a former chapelat what used to be the StUrsula convent inFlorence, ANSA

Two Oregon dogs survive175-foot slide down cliff

Oregon authorities says two Golden Retrieversswept 175 feet down a cliff in a landslide survivedtheir tumble to the edge of the Clackamas River.

A Clackamas County sheriff’s spokesman saysrescuers from the sheriff’s Marine Patrol and a localfire district were able to retrieve 8-year-old Georgeand 10-year-old Doug after their Wednesdayafternoon fall down an 80-degree slope. Their owner,John Grady, was working on a fence at his EagleCreek property when he saw the dogs wander outonto an unstable overhang that collapsed.

Grady’s 20-year-old neighbour, Dustin Shatner,climbed down the cliff to help the dogs. Rescuerspicked him up as well.

reported Thursday.“We’re looking

underneath the cementthat was laid down whenthe convent wassupposed to be turnedinto a barracks in the1980s. Eventually we’llstart digging,” he said.

Vinceti said anyremains discoveredwould be DNA tested andcompared to samplestaken from her twochildren buried inFlorence. “Subsequently,

A restored version ofthe Mona Lisa.

bookmakers, predictinghosts Slovakia wouldbeat outsiders Sloveniain the championship’sopening match onFriday.

Born in the northernSlovak Town of Zilinain March with thegenetic defect of havingtwo heads, Magdalenamakes the picks bymoving around a small-scale model of an icehockey rink.

Roman Gresak, thetortoise’s owner, said hewould not forceMagdalena to predict allthe results.

we’re hoping toreconstruct her physi-ognomy,” Vinceti said.

News Album

‘Potter’ tops US DVD sales chartLOS ANGELES, 29 April—The fantasy

flick “Harry Potter and the DeathlyHallows: Part I” is the top-selling DVDin the United States, Rentrak reported.

Coming in at No 2 for the weekending 24 April is “The King’s Speech,”followed by “Tangled” at No 3, “Bambi[Two-Disc Diamond Edition] at No 4and “Tron: Legacy” at No 5 Roundingout the top tier are “Gulliver’s Travels”at No 6, “Sharpay’s FabulousAdventure” at No 7, “The Chronicles ofNarnia: The Voyage of the Dawn

British actors Daniel Radcliffe,Emma Watson and Rupert Grint

attend the World premiere of“Harry Potter And The DeathlyHallows” at Odeon and Empire,

Leicester Square in London on 11Nov, 2010.

INTERNET

Bon Jovi to tour whileguitarist in rehab

LOS ANGELES, 29 April— Who wants to playguitar in Bon Jovi?

The rock band said on Thursday its upcomingtour of North America and Europe would proceedeven though guitarist Richie Sambora has enteredrehab for a drinking problem.

A spokeswoman declined to say who wouldtake Sambora’s place on the trek, which begins onSaturday in New Orleans and runs through 31 Julyin Lisbon. “Our support for Richie is absolute. Heis, and will remain, a member of Bon Jovi,” theband’s statement said.

“Although he will be absent from upcomingshows for the time being, we very much lookforward to his healthy return. In the meantime, wewill keep our commitment to our fans and continueour tour.”—Reuters

Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora (L) and Jon BonJovi perform during the 10th annual Tiger Jam at the

Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada in this 26May, 2007 file photo.—INTERNET

Nepal to hold int’l folk music film festivalKATHMANDU, 29 April

— Nepal Folk MusicalInstruments Museum isgoing to hold aninternational folk music filmfestival in capitalKathmandu from 25 to 27November.

The international folkmusic film festival themed“Music for Life and

Survival” is organized forpromoting the study andresearch on differentaspects of the Nepali folksongs, folk music, folkmusical instruments, folkdances, folk culture andfolklore and for publicizingits folk heritage. At a PressConference held here onThursday, founder of

Nepal Folk MusicalInstruments Museum,Ram Prasad Kandel saidthe objective of organizingthe international folkmusic film festival is topromote sharing ofnational and internationalexperiences in the field offolk music and folkculture.—Xinhua

Treader” at No 8, “Yogi Bear” at No 9and “Little Fockers” at No 10.

“Little Fockers” is the top DVD rentalfor the week ended 23 April.

“Harry Potter and the DeathlyHallows Part 1” is No 2, “Gulliver’sTravels” is No 3, “The King’s Speech” isNo 4, “Tron: Legacy” is No 5, “TheChronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of theDawn Treader” is No 6,

“Country Strong” is No 7, “BlackSwan” is No 8, “The Tourist” is No 9 and“Tangled” is No 10.—Internet

Police dress up as doctors to test citizensTurkish police donned white

coats and stethoscopes to disguisethemselves as doctors, then knockedon people’s doors to see how easilythey would fall for a confidencescam.

The undercover police officerstold residents of the southeasterncity of Gaziantep they werescreening for high blood pressureand handed out pills, according toTurkish media. They were alarmedwhen residents at 86 out of 100households visited on Tuesdayswallowed the pills immediately.

Police later returned to warn

residents to be more cautious. Thepolice pills were harmless placebos.But a local gang had been using thesame technique to give people heavysedatives and then burgle them.

Turkish police in other provinceshave also used novel methods to testcitizens’ gullibility. Officers inAdana in southern Turkey last weekcalled at houses, announcingthrough the intercom: “I am aburglar, please open the door.”

Police said they were stunned atthe number of people who openedthe door, the Radikal daily newspaperreported.

Hollywood’sGrauman’s

ChineseTheatre to be

soldLOS ANGELES, 29

April — The iconicGrauman’s ChineseTheatre in Hollywood,Los Angeles, is beingsold to two new owners,various media outletsreported Thursday.Hollywood producerDon Kushner, whomade sci-fi fantasy“Tron: Legacy,” andcontroversial dry cleanerturned-filmmaker ElieSamaha bought thetheater from WarnerBros and ParamountPictures parent ViacomInc for an undisclosedprice, the Los AngelesTimes reported on itswebsite.

Aside from the one-screen theater onHollywood Boulevard,the two producers alsobought the Mann’sChinese 6 multiplexequipped with D-Boxfacilities in an adjacentshopping mall.—Xinhua

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S P O R T S

Bubba Watson, Matt Jonesshare Zurich Classic lead

AVONDALE, 29 April—Bubba Watson entered theZurich Classic as a favor to his mother. “My momreally wanted me to come,” said Watson, tied for first-round lead with Matt Jones after opening with a6-under 66 on Thursday. “My mom always comes tothis golf tournament, so when my mom says she wantsto come, I’m here. And somehow I shot 6 undertoday.”

Watson, the winner at Torrey Pines in late Janu-ary, made a 32-foot eagle putt on the par-5 11th andhad six birdies and two bogeys at TPC Louisiana —far from his favorite course. “The way the course is, itjust doesn’t fit my eye the way it is,” Watson said.

Internet

Serena, Venus look well butunsure of French Open

Cyclist Cunego wins Tour deRomandie second stage

Super Falcao sinks Villarreal, Benficaedge Braga in Europa League

PARIS, 29 April—A stunning four goal show by Colombian strikerFalcao saw Portuguese champions Porto come from a goal down tooverwhelm Spanish side Villarreal 5-1 on Thursday in their EuropaLeague semi-final first leg clash in Oporto. Falcao’s goals took him to arecord 16 in the competition, beating Jurgen Klinsmann’s total of 15 forBayern Munich in the 1995/96 competition when it was the UEFA Cup.

With Porto set fair for the final in Dublin in May, they will be joinedthere by another Portuguese club, with Benfica holding a slight edgeover Sporting Braga after beating them 2-1 at home also on Thursday.Villarreal — who were only in this season’s competition because RealMallorca were disqualified from competing because they didn’t meetfinancial regulations set by UEFA - had looked to be in control at thebreak after Cani had put them ahead.— Internet

FC Porto’s forward RadamelFalcao (front) from Colombia heads

the ball to score his third goalagainst Villarreal during their

UEFA Europa League semi-finalsfirst leg football match at the

Dragao Stadium in Porto.—INTERNET

Agent denies Lavezzi link toBarcelona

Napoli’sEzequiel Lavezzi

Rooney targeted in phonehack scandal

Manchester United starWayne Rooney

Matt Every tees off onthe 17th hole in frontof the ‘Baccagator,’ a

float from the Krewe ofBacchus Mardi Gras

parade, during the firstround of the Zurich

Classic PGA Tour golftournament in

Avondale, La, onThursday.— INTERNET

Veteran Seedorf plansto keep going

Veteran midfielderClarence Seedorf

UEFA to probe Mourinho outburst

Real Madrid’s Portuguese coachJose Mourinho leaves the fieldafter being expelled during the

match between Real Madrid andBarcelona at the Santiago

Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on 27April. — INTERNET

Schweinsteiger sees red atPress Conference

Bayern Munich starBastian Schweinsteiger

Tennis stars SerenaWilliams, left, and hersister Venus Williams

Former Tour of Italychampion Damiano

Cunego

ROMONT, 29 April—Former Tour of Italychampion DamianoCunego got back to win-ning ways with victory inthe 171.8 km second stageof the Tour de Romandieon Thursday. Cunego ledAustralia’s 2006 race win-ner Cadel Evans of BMCby two seconds in a sprintfinish, followed byAlexandre Vinokourov ofKazakhstan, after a seriesof breakaways split thepack and left yellow jer-sey Pavel Brutt trailing.

While the RussianTeam Katusha rider kepthis overall lead, Cunegocut it by two-thirds to about40 seconds after hisLampre team-mates

helped reel in a successionof breakaways includinga final bid by Briton DavidMillar. “This win was alsobuilt by my team mates,”Cunego, who rides forLampre, said.— Internet

BERLIN, 29 April—Bayern Munich star BastianSchweinsteiger saw red ata Press Conference here onThursday, lambasting ajournalist before turning hisattention to teammateArjen Robben. Two daysbefore Bayern take onSchalke Schweinsteigerthreatened and insulted thereporter, then telling him:

“It’s a joke what you write,you don’t understand any-thing, you should treat mewith more respect.”

The midfielder thenleft the conference room,only to return to criticiseRobben, who the day be-fore had questionedSchweinsteiger’s lack ofauthority when he wascaptain. Without mention-ing the Dutch interna-tional by name he said:“I’m not a small captain,when I say somethingeveryone in the changingroom listens to me.”Bayern face ChampionsLeague semi-finalistsSchalke on Saturday withthe pressure mounting tofinish in the top three andsecure ChampionsLeague football next sea-son.— Internet

ROME, 29 April—Vet-eran midfielder ClarenceSeedorf brushed off talkof retirement on Thursdayas he was presented witha Dutch Knighthood. The35-year-old is one of themost decorated players inthe history of the gameand the only one to havewon the Champions

League crown with threedifferent clubs, includingtwice with Milan. And onthe brink of landing hisfifth league title, and sec-ond in Italy, Seedorf in-sists he has no intentionof hanging up his boots.

“In my job the impor-tant things are motivationand your physical condi-tion and as long as I stillhave those, I’m not set-ting myself limits,” he saidfrom the Rome residenceof the Dutch ambassadorto Italy. — Internet

NYON, 29 April—UEFA on Thursdayannounced it had launched a discipli-nary inquiry into events surrounding onWednesday’s fractious ChampionsLeague semi-final tie between Real Ma-drid and Barcelona. One of the incidentsbeing investigated is Real coach JoseMourinho’s post-match outburst inwhich the Portuguese suggested refereesalways showed favouritism to Barcelona,who won 2-0 in Madrid to take a hugestep towards the final.

Mourinho also came under fire fromBarcelona, who later Thursday an-nounced they were lodging an officialcomplaint with European football’sgoverning body over his tirade.

Internet

WASHINGTON, 29 April —Serena and Venus Williamshave shaken off injuries thathave sidelined them fromcompetitive tennis, butwhether or not they will beready for next month’sFrench Open remains un-certain. “The French Openis a great tournament. It’s afun event. We definitelywant to be there,” VenusWilliams said. “We’re tak-ing it week to week rightnow. “Our goal is soonerthan later.”

Speaking on Thursday

before they served as in-structors at a Washingtonyouth clinic, the Williamssisters showed no signs ofthe setbacks that have keptthem off the court. “Onething we have learned frombeing away from the gameis how much we love it,”Venus Williams said. “Thegood part is we both getbetter every week.”

Internet

LONDON, 29 April —Manchester United starWayne Rooney revealedon Thursday that detec-tives probing a phonehacking scandal had in-formed him he may havebeen targeted by journal-ists under investigation.

Rooney wrote on micro-blogging site Twitter thatpolice officers had toldhim he could have beenamong the dozens of ce-lebrities and public figureswho are believed to havehad their phones hackedinto by the News of theWorld. “Scotland Yarddetectives came to see meearlier and showed mesome documents, lookslike a newspaper havehacked into my phone.Bigsurprise,” Rooneywrote. — Internet

ROME, 29 April—Ezequiel Lavezzi’s agentdenied on Thursday theArgentine is a target forSpanish champions Bar-celona. The 25-year-oldis enjoying anotherspectacular season withNapoli, pushing thetransfer rumour mill intooverdrive.

But the Argentine’sagent Alejandro

Mazzoni told Radio KissKiss Napoli that there’snothing in the Barcaspeculation.

Internet

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R/489 Printed and published by the New Light of Myanmar press in Nay Pyi Taw, the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information.

Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr. M.S.T.During the past 24 hours, weather has been partly cloudy in MonState, rain or thundershowers have been isolated in Bago, Yangonand Ayeyawady Regions and Rakhine State, scattered inMandalay and Taninthayi Regions and Kayin State, fairlywidespread in Magway Region, Shan and Rakhine States andwidespread in the remaining Regions and States with regionallyheavyfall in lower Sagaing Region and isolated heavyfall inRakhine State. Day temperatures were (3°C) to (4°C) below Aprilaverage temperatures in upper Sagaing and Ayeyawady Regions,Chin and Kayin States, (7°C) to(8°C) below April averagetemperatures in Magway and Bago Regions, Eastern Shan,Rakhine and Kayah States and about April average temperaturesin the remaining Regions and States. The noteworthy amountsof rainfall recorded were Shwebo (3.15) inches,MraukU (3.07)inches, Kyauktaw (2.64) inches, Mogok (2.40) inches, Monywa(2.24) inches, Lashio (1.89) inches, Maungtaw (1.53) inches andMinbu (1.34) inches and Haka (1.33) inches.

Nay Pyi TawMaximum temperature on 28-4-2011 was 86°F. Minimum

temperature on 29-4-2011 was 73°F. Relative humidity at(09:30) hours MST on 29-4-2011 was (92%). Rainfall on29-4-2011 was (Nil).

Nay Pyi Taw (Airport)Maximum temperature on 28-4-2011 was 86°F. Minimum

temperature on 29-4-2011 was 75°F. Relative humidity at(09:30) hours MST on 29-4-2011 was (77%). Rainfall on29-4-2011 was (Tr).

WEATHERFriday, 29th April, 2011

Transmissions Times

Local - (09:00am ~ 11:00am)MSTOversea Transmission - (30-4-11 09:30 am ~

1-5-11 09:30 am) MST

Local Transmission* Opening* News* Wonderful Myanma Handicrafts from Inlay Lake* News* A Visit To Kayah Stae (Part-I)* Aquarium Nay Pyi Taw: A Pleasant Underwater

Heaven* News* Golden Dreams & His Art (Academy Diramore)* News* Living with the love of the NatureOversea Transmission* Opening* News* Wonderful Myanma Handicrafts from Inlay Lake* News* A Visit To Kayah Stae (Part-I)* Aquarium Nay Pyi Taw: A Pleasant Underwater

Heaven* News* Golden Dreams & His Art (Academy Diramore)* News* Living with the love of the Nature* News* Wings Sign Art* Photo City* News* Useful Vatiety of Bamboo* Myanmar Footwear ‘‘Ponedaw’’ Famed in

Successive Eras* News* Music Gallery* News* Beach Resort of Chaung Tha* Myanmar Movies “Longing For Mother”

MYANMAR INTERNATIONAL

Programme Schedule(30-4-2011) (Saturday)

Saturday,

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Rainfall on 29-4-2011 was (Nil) Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon(Kaba-Aye) and (0.08) inch at Mandalay. Total rainfallsince 1-1-2011 was (7.44) inches at Nay Pyi Taw, (7.09)inches at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) and (4.26) inches atMandalay. Maximum wind speed at Nay Pyi Taw was (6)mph from Northwest at (12:30) hours MST on 29-4-2011.

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

Forecast valid until evening of the 30thApril 2011:Rain or thundershowers will be scattered to fairly widespreadin Sagaing, Mandalay, Ayeyawady, Yangon and TaninthayiRegions, Kachin, Shan, Mon and Kayin States and isolatedin the remaining Regions and States. Degree of certainty is(80%).

State of the sea: Squalls with moderate to rough seasare likely at times off and along Myanmar Coasts. Surfacewind speed in squalls may reach (35) m.p.h.

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

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areafor 30-4-2011: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degreeof certainty is (80%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areafor 30-4-2011: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degreeof certainty is (80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areafor 30-4-2011: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degreeof certainty is (80%).

Weather Outlook for the last Weekend of April:Scattered to fairly widespread rain or thundershowers inYangon and Mandalay Regions.

Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas

7:00 am 1. Paritta By Hilly

Region MissionarySayadaw

7:25 am 2. To Be Healthy

Exercise 7:30 am 3. Morning News 7:40 am 4. Dhamma Puja Song

7:50 am 5. Nice & Sweet Song8:05 am 6. Poem Garden8:25 am 7. Teleplay (Traffic)8:40 am 8. International News8:45 am 9. Musical Programme11:00 am 1. Martial Song11:10 am 2. Musical

Programme11:25 am 3. Game For Children11:55 am 4. Round Up Of The

Week’s TV LocalNews

12:25 pm 5. Yan Can Cook12:50 pm 6. TV Drama Series1:40 pm 7. Dance Of National

Races

2:05 pm 8. Teleplay (Health)2:35 pm 9. Myanmar Traditional

Cultural PerformingArts Competitions

2:50 pm10. International News4:00 pm 1. Martial Song4:10 pm 2. Musical Programme4:20 pm 3. Cultural Dances4:30 pm 4. University Of

Distance Education(TV Lectures)-First Year(Oriental)

4:45 pm 5. Songs For Upholding

National Spirit4:50 pm 6. Teleplay (Policy)

5:10 pm

7. Musical Programme

5:20 pm 8. International

Science News5:30 pm 9. Game For Children6:00 pm

10. Evening News6:15 pm

11. Weather Report6:20 pm

12. AhlashamaeHlagabawai

6:35 pm 13. Yindagomae7:00 pm

14. TV Drama Series8:00 pm

15. News16. International

News17. Weather Report18. Monthly Weather

Report19. Cartoon Series20. TV Drama

Series 21. Gitadagale

Phwintbaohn

A couple try to salvage items from a flattenedshop in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.—INTERNET

Sprawling devastation as US storm toll reaches 313

TUSCALOOSA, 29 April— Shocked Americans on

Friday sifted through therubble from the worst US

tornadoes in decades,which carved a trail ofdestruction across thesouth claiming at least 313lives. Communities likeAlabama GovernorRobert Bentley’s hometown of Tuscaloosa werevirtually wiped off themap, and officials warnedthe body count would riseas rescuers uncoveredmore dead in the debris.

Disbelief was writtenon faces across eight statescrippled by the ferocious

spring storms — thedeadliest tornado tragedyto strike the United Statessince 332 people werekilled by a tornadooutbreak on 21 March,1932. Recalling the morerecent horror of HurricaneKatrina in 2005, familiespicked through the remainsof homes, businesses andschools, bearing witnessto scenes of devastationmore common in warzones or after earthquakes.

Internet

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

Anarchy begets anarchy, not democracyRiots beget riots, not democracyDemocracy can be introduced only through constitution

VOA, BBC-sowing hatredamong the peopleRFA, DVB-generating publicoutrageDo not allow ourselves to beswayed by killer broadcastsdesigned to cause troubles

People’s DesireWe favour peace and stabilityWe favour developmentWe oppose unrest and violenceWipe out those inciting unrestand violence

12th Waning of Tagu 1373 ME Saturday, 30 April, 2011

Muse 105th Mile Border Trade Zone inMuse District, Shan State (North), where a widevariety of goods are available, is attracting attentionfrom a growing number of traders day by day.

The zone about seven miles to Muse onMandalay-Lashio-Muse Union Highway is alwaysthronged with merchants as it is a strategic marketnear China-Myanmar border. When I was close to

Muse 105th Mile Border Trade Zonebecomes a commercial hub

Byline & Photos: Thein Zaw(Shweli Oo)

Muse 105th Mile Border Trade Zone on my recenttour, I saw from afar mountain ranges gloomyamidst rain clouds.

(See page 10)

The Myanmar Library Foundation is makingencouragement to broaden the horizons of thepeople and ensure development of self-reliantlibraries.

Wellwishers wishing to donate cash andpublications may contact the foundation at No. 228on Theinbyu Street in Botahtaung Township, Tel:01-371342, 01-201936 and 01-398756.

Myanmar LibraryFoundation invites cash

and publications

Noteworthy amounts ofrainfall recorded

(29-4-2011)

Shwebo (3.15) inches

MraukU (3.07) inches

Kyauktaw (2.64) inches

Mogok (2.40) inches

Monywa (2.24) inches

Lashio (1.89) inches

Maungtaw (1.53) inches

Minbu (1.34) inches

Haka (1.33) inchesThe price of muskmelon keeps going up in Muse 105th Mile Border Trade Zone in MuseDistrict, Shan State (North).

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