The New Light of Myanmar 07-04-2010

Established 1914

Volume XVII, Number 356 9th Waning of Tagu 1371 ME Wednesday, 7 April, 2010

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

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

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

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality of the entirenation

* Uplift of national prestige and integrity andpreservation and safeguarding of cultural her-itage and national character

* Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit* Uplift of health, fitness and education stand-

ards of the entire nation

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

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State Constitu-

tion* Building of a new modern developed nation in

accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

NAY PYI TAW, 6 April—Vice-Chairman of the StatePeace and Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army)Vice-Senior General Maung Aye attended the graduationdinner of the 113th Intake of Defence Services (Army)Officers Training School at the school in Bahtoo, YaksawkTownship, Shan State, yesterday evening.

Also present on the occasion were SPDC Secre-

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye attendsgraduation dinner of 113th Intake of OTS

Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army)Vice-Senior General Maung Aye cordially converses with graduate officers at the graduation dinner of the 113th Intake of Defence Services

(Army) Officers Training School.—MNA

tary-1 Quartermaster-General General Thiha Thura TinAung Myint Oo, SPDC Member Lt-Gen Tin Aye, Com-mander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Nyan Tun, Com-mander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Myat Hein, senior mili-tary officers from the Ministry of Defence, heads ofdepartment, cadets, and their parents.

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye cordially greetedthe graduate officers individually.

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and party haddinner together with the graduated officers and theirparents.

After dinner, Vice-Senior General Maung Aye andparty enjoyed entertainments presented by MyawadyMusic Band, Myawady Anyeint Troupe, Defence Serv-ice (Army) Combat Training School (Bahtoo), and De-fence Services (Army) Officers Training School.—MNA

LOCAL NEWSAROUND THE WORLD

Two men rewarded for presenting ancient artifacts

Pyu era beads, Inwa era gold bracelet andYadanabon era goldware.

Rescuers search for survivors at the

scene of a bomb attack in central

Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, 6 April, 2010.

Massive explosions hit apartment

buildings across Baghdad killing at least

34 and wounding more than 100 in the

latest sign that Iraq's fragile security

could dissolve in the chaos of the

country's unresolved election.

INTERNET

Bombs hit Baghdadresidential buildings, 49

killed

A view of the Massey Energy-

owned mine where 25 miners

were killed in the US and four

are still missing.—INTERNET

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 7 April, 2010

Wednesday, 7 April, 2010

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 Desire

Defend motherland from alldangers

Today every country focuses onmodernizing their armed forces, and the worldhas seen rapid changes in science andtechnology, thus intensifying a showdown overmodern wars launched with science andtechnology. The world has turned tosophisticated weapons and equipment, andstate-of-the-art warfare.

On behalf of the Commander-in-Chief ofDefence Services, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief(Army) Vice-Senior General Maung Ayeaddressed the Graduation Parade of the 113th

Intake of Defence Services (Army) OfficersTraining School.

In his speech, Vice-Senior General MaungAye said, “I would deduce that we must builda modern Tatmadaw to be well capable ofdefending our country from any forms ofdangers. In the process, the nation needs highly-qualified human resources. Therefore, youmust broaden your horizons in warfare to beable to cope with today’s challenges. Moreover,you have to try in the studies in the courses atall levels you will have to take.”

The Tatmadaw is a patriotic forceconceived in the independence struggles. Atthat time, Tatmadaw members shoulderedduties without salaries and rations. Inspiredby a noble-minded sense, they risked life andlimb, and showed resilience, great perseveranceand self-discipline. In addition, they managedto face and overcome all forms of difficulties.Therefore, the Tatmadaw could stand as acapable force.

Observing the fine traditions throughoutsuccessive periods, Tatmadaw members havedefended the motherland at risk to life forensuring independence and sovereignty. Inaddition, the Tatmadaw repulses any forms ofpotential dangers that can hurt independenceand sovereignty. In the meantime, it getsinvolved in public welfare service with brawnsand brains.

Newly-graduated junior leaders will beable to guard the country and the people againstany forms of dangers if they try to becomedynamic leaders, to be endowed with threesorts of capability, namely military capability,organizing capability, and administrativecapability, and to transform the Tatmadawinto an efficient, modern force.

NAY PYI TAW, 7 April—U Than Swe,Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ofthe Union of Myanmar to the Republic of Cuba,presented his Credentials to Her Excellency MadamGladys Maria Bejerano Portela, Vice President ofthe Councils of State and of Ministers of the Republicof Cuba, on 18 March 2010, in Havana.

MNA

Myanmar Ambassadorpresents Credentials to Cuban

Vice PresidentYANGON, 6 April—AMyanmar delegation ledby Minister for ForeignAffairs U Nyan Winarrived back in Nay PyiTaw this morning afterparticipating in the FirstMekong RiverCommission Summitheld on 4 and 5 April inHua Hin,P r a c h a u p k h i r i k h a nProvince, Thailand.

During the summit,the member states anddialogue partners of theMRC discussed andexchanged views on theissues of the sustainablefood and energyproduction in the trans-boundary basin, theimpacts of the climatechange, sustainableprivate sector infra-structure develop-ment inorder to increase technical

Myanmar delegation arrivesback from Thailand

cooperation betweenthem. The 15th

anniversary of theMekong Agreement wasalso celebrated and thedeclaration of the summitwas adopted at the end ofthe meeting.

MNA

YANGON, 6 April—The concluding ceremony ofdiploma course (2/2008) (CD-36/CE-34) conductedby Myanmar Mercantile Marine College under theMinistry of Transport took place at its parade groundin Ahlon Township here this morning.

Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Thein Swe

Diploma course (2/2008) (CD-36/CE-34) concludespresented prizes to the outstanding trainees. Theceremony came to an end with the concluding remarksof the minister.

The two-year course was attended by 304trainees.

MNA

Foreign Affairs Minister U Nyan Win addresses the First MekongRiver Commission Summit in Thailand.—MNA

Transport Minister Maj-Gen Thein Swe making a speech at conclusion of diplomacourse (2/2008).—MNA

General air-conditioner sale

YANGON, 6 April —Organized by FujitsuGeneral Ltd and Golden

Orchid Ltd, MyanmarNew Year General airconditioner sale was

held a t the TradersHotel here on 11 March.

Fujitsu General Ltd(Singapore) mainlyproduces professionalair conditioners anddistributes them throughGolden Orchid Ltd, thesole agent of Myanmar.There are many typesof air conditioners such

as window type, wallmounted type, ceilingcassette type, universaltype and duct type.Multi air conditioningsystem for bui ld ingVRF has beenintroduced and invertermodel air conditionersare being distributed.Genera l a i r -

cond i t ioners havethree-year guaranteeand two-year servicefor compressors aregiven.

For the purchase ofGeneral air-conditioners, contactGolden Orchid Ltd,No.83-91, ground floor,Bo Aung Kyaw Street

(Lower Block),Kyauktada Township,Yangon (Ph: 706223,371906, 73030250 andfor service hot line, dial706223, 09-8502425 and09-8502421. General airconditioners are alsoavailable at the shops ofvarious townships.

MNA

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Ten Taleban militants in E

Afghanistan killed

Taleban holding Japanjournalist in Afghanistan

A man waits for treatment in a hospital after bombattacks in Baghdad in this 4 April, 2010 picture.

Three suicide bombers detonated car bombswithin moments of each other in a coordinatedattack on foreign embassies in central Baghdad

on Sunday, killing as many as 41 people andwounding more than 200. Picture taken on 4

April, 2010.—INTERNET

BAGHDAD, 6 April—The death toll from violence inmarch slightly climbed comparing to the previous month,as Iraqi cities witnessed a series of attacks during thecountry’s crucial parliamentary elections, Iraqi authoritiessaid on Monday.

Figures compiled by Iraqi Interior, Defense andHealth ministries showed that up to 367 people havebeen killed during the month across the country, including216 civilians and 151 security members.

The total death toll of March is higher than ofFebruary when the authorities announced the death of352 people.

The ministries’ data also showed that 699 peoplewere wounded, including 419 civilians and 280 securitymembers.

On March 7, some 62.4 percent of more than 18million eligible voters turned out in some 8,920 pollingcenters across the country to vote for the 325-seat IraqiCouncil of Representatives despite mortar and bombexplosions that claimed the lives of many Iraqis.

The latest death toll came as Iraqi political parties arestruggling to form the next government which is widelyexpected to shape the future of the war-torn country.

Xinhua

Iraq’s death toll ofviolence rises in March

TOKYO, 6 April—AJapanese freelancejournalist missing inAfghanistan since lastweek is being held bythe Taleban in thecountry’s north, mediareports in Japan citingunnamed insurgentsources said on Monday.

Kosuke Tsuneoka,40, is in the hands of aTaleban group in thenorthern province ofKunduz, the Jiji Pressnews agency reported,ci t ing an unnamedTaliban commander.

The Yomiuri

Shimbun daily, alsociting an anonymousTaleban source,reported that thejournalis t waskidnapped in Baghlanprovince to the south ofKunduz and was nowbeing held in one ofthose two provinces.

Criminal groups andTaleban insurgents havekidnapped severaldozen foreigners, manyof them journalis ts ,since the 2001 US-ledinvasion that ousted theTaleban regime in Kabuland sparked the currentinsurgency.

In his last Twitterposting on Thursday,Tsuneoka, who hascovered conflicts inRussia’s Chechnya, Iraqand Afghanistan, said hehad gone into a Taleban-controlled area in thecountry’s north earlyWednesday.—Internet

KABUL, 6 April—Afghan National Army (ANA)soldiers backed by the NATO-led International SecurityAssistance Force ( ISAF) forces eliminated 10 Talebaninsurgents Sunday night during an operation incountry’s eastern Nangarhar province, the AfghanDefense Ministry said in a statement issued hereMonday.—Internet

25 Afghan civiliansallegedly killed in air raids

LASHAKAR GAH, 6 April — Locals said Tuesdaythat air strikes claimed the lives of 25 civilians onMonday in Gereshek district of Helmand province insouth Afghanistan. “There were air raids on Yakhchalvillage yesterday which left 25 civilians dead,” AkhtarMohammad, a resident of Yakhchal, told Xinhuawithout giving details.

Another villager Mohammad Farooq also saidthat 25 civilians were killed in air raids on Monday.

Abdul Ahad Khan, the governor of Gereshekdistrict, told Xinhua that only four militants werekilled in the air strikes and any claim of civiliancasualties was baseless.—Xinhua

25 dead in W Va mine blast

A view of the Massey Energy-owned mine where 25

miners were killed in the US and four are still

missing.—INTERNET

Bombs hit Baghdad residentialbuildings, 49 killed

Rescuers search for survivors at the scene of a bomb attack in centralBaghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, April 6, 2010. Massive explosions hit apartment

buildings across Baghdad killing at least 34 and wounding more than 100 inthe latest sign that Iraq's fragile security could dissolve in the chaos of the

country's unresolved election.—INTERNET

MONTCOIL, 6 April– An explosion at a coal minewith a history of safety problems killed 25 workers andat least four others were missing early Tuesday morethan a thousand feet underground in the worst US minedisaster since 1984, officials said.—Internet

BAGHDAD, 6 April—A series of massive bombsripped through residentialbuildings across Baghdadon Tuesday, killing 49people and wounding 160others in the second attackwith multiple casualtiesin the Iraqi capital in threedays.

“The latest reports saidthat 49 people were killedand 160 others woundedin Baghdad blasts,” anInterior Ministry sourcetold Xinhua on conditionof anonymity.

The source said that

seven coordinatedexplosions hit the capitalon Tuesday morning totarget residential buildingsacross the capital.

The first blast startedat about 8:45 am (0545GMT) in Chikok area innorthern Baghdadneighborhood ofKadhmiya, causing thecollapse of two residentialbuildings, the source said.

About 10 minuteslater, another massiveblast destroyed a thirdbuilding in the Shula

neighborhood innorthwestern Baghdad,the source said, addingthat another powerfulexplosion occurred in afourth building in thesouthwestern Shurta al-Rabia neighborhood.

A fifth explosionrocked the Hifa street incentral Baghdad, thesource said without givingfurther details about theincident, but said the blastwas apparently carried outby a suicide bomber.

Internet

People look at a vehicle which hit a roadside bomb inGhazni on 5 April, 2010. Four Afghan civilians,including three women, were killed when their

vehicle hit a roadside bomb in the town of Ghazni,southwest of Kabul late on Sunday, the interior

ministry said. Four children were also wounded inthe blast, it said.—INTERNET

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HANOI, 6 April—Vietnam earned 182.13 million US dollars from exportingelectric cables and wires in the first two months of this year, up 117.15 percent year-on-year, according to the information center of Vietnamese Ministry of Industryand Trade on Monday.

In the first two months, Vietnamese exported its electric cables and wires to 14markets in the world including Japan, the United States, the Philippines, Singaporeand China.

Japan topped the Vietnam’s export markets of electric cables and wires duringthis period with the share of 72.7 percent. Vietnam shipped electric cables andwires worth 132.4 million U.S. dollars to the Japanese market, increasing 146.35percent over the same period last year.

The United States came second with 19.21 million U.S. dollars spent onpurchasing electric cables and wires of Vietnam in January-February period, saidthe report.

Last year, Vietnam raked in 879 million U.S. dollars from selling electriccables and wires, down 12.2 percent year-on-year, according to the GeneralStatistics Office of Vietnam.—Xinhua

Vietnam’s export turnover of electric cables,wires up sharply in first two months

Actors take part in afolk custom parade in

Kaifeng, centralChina’s Henan

Province, on 5 April,2010. A folk custom

parade was held hereMonday with more than

a thousand actorspresenting folk customand culture of Kaifeng,

the former capital ofseven ancient Chinese

dynasties.XINHUA

Online tombs becoming more popular in ChinaBEIJING, 6 April—Chinese people

have started experimenting with aconvenient, low-cost and low-carbonway to pay respects to the dead by justclicking a mouse, a move that becameespecially popular during Monday’sQingming Festival.

Since the holiday is so short, SongQin, a Beijing-based legal consultant,cannot go back to his hometown in EastChina’s Anhui province to pay respectsto his deceased grandparents.

However, Song has his own way ofshowing respect after having set up twoonline tombs for them. Each tomb costshim only 10 yuan (1.50 U.S. dollars),compared to a real tomb, which is usuallypriced at tens of thousands of yuan.

He also posted memorable storiesabout him and his grandparents alongwith many photos.

“The Web page of the online tombsis similar to blogs and it’s a very modernand low-carbon way to celebrate thetraditional festival, suitable for youngChinese with so much pressure at work,”he said.

The cyber service is provided by1000soul.com, an onlinecommemoration platform undertsingming.com, which was jointlylaunched on March 31 by the ChinaFuneral Association, Alephan Groupand Beijing Zhina Global InvestmentManagement Co Ltd.

According to Web statistics, morethan 14,000 online tombs wereestablished by Sunday.

Xinhua

A model presentsa creation by

Russian designerLena

Karnauhovaduring the

Russian FashionWeek (RFW

2010/2011 Fall/Winter) in

Moscow, capitalof Russia, on 4

April, 2010.XINHUA

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XinhuaNews

Agency

BEIJING, 6 April—Thebilateral trade volumebetween China andGeorgia grew 86 percentyear on year to 46.77million US dollars in thefirst two months this year,said a statement posted onthe Ministry ofCommerce’s website onMonday.

Georgia’s exports toChina amounted to 3.02million US dollars in thefirst two months, jumping354 percent from a yearago. China’s exports toGeorgia rose 79 percent to43.75 million US dollars.China became Georgia’sfifth largest trading partner,said the statement withoutgiving the reasons for thetrade growth.—Xinhua

China-Georgia tradevolume grows

86%

Nathan Sawaya is a LEGO artist who creates awide array of objects and sculptures from the

infamous plastic bricks. Originally a corporatelawyer, he won a contest hosted by Lego to build

massive sculptures and then started receivingcommissions. He realized the day after his website

crashed from receiving too many hits that heshould move into the arts full-time.

XINHUA

Indian ship catches on fire off YemenSANAA, 6 April—An

Indian-flagged shipcaught on fire with 13crew members aboardabout 190 nautical milesto the north of the Yemeniisland of Socotra, YemeniInterior Ministry reportedon Monday.

The minis t ry’swebsi te c i ted the

Yemeni Coast Guard assaying that the 13sai lors of Indiannationals have beenrescued by another shipaf ter receiving adistress call from theIndian ship andtransported them to theport of Socotra.

The ship called“Firat” was coming fromPakistan with 13 Indiansailors, carrying ashipment of rice toSomalia, said the ministryin a statement withoutproviding furtherinformation.

Xinhua

China’s military highlightsinformation security

BEIJING, 6 April – China’s Central MilitaryCommission has issued a set of guidelines aimed atdeveloping a comprehensive system upgrading militaryinformation security, a statement from the commissionsaid on Monday. Approved by Hu Jintao, Chairman ofthe Central Military Commission, the Guidelines onEnhancing Military Information Security under NewSituations set out an overall arrangement to advancemilitary information security work by “tackling criticalissues” facing China’s Armed Forces.

MNA/Xinhua

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VANCOUVER, 6 April—A musicconcert was held here Sunday night topromote the 2010 Shanghai Expo aswell as to celebrate the 40th anniversaryof Sino-Canadian diplomatic relations.

The concert, sponsored by theCanadian Alliance of ChineseAssociation, received a standingovation with popular songs and musicperformed by Chinese artists fromShanghai Light Music Troupe.

Shanghai Expo music concertreceives ovation in Vancouver

To coincide with the 40thanniversary of Sino-Canadiandiplomatic relations, the Chinese artistsstarted and ended the performance withthe Canadian song “Red River Valley”to express their best wishes for thedevelopment of bilateral ties.

“The 2010 Shanghai Expo is a greatopportunity for all Canadians to takepride in Canada’s rich cultural diversity,flourishing arts scene and leading-edgebusiness and technology sectors whichare coming together seamlessly,resulting in a highly visible and dynamicpresence at Expo 2010,” ImmigrationMinister Jason Kenney said in amessage.

Calling on Canadians to go toShanghai for the expo, Alice Wong, amember of parliament, said she willjoin many Canadian ministers to visitthe upcoming expo in May.

Xinhua

A Chinese artist from Shanghai LightMusic Troupe performs in Vancouver,

Canada, on 4 April, 2010.

The combination photo shows theJiangnan Shipyard Corp. during its

removal (lower, taken on Sept. 8,2008) and the Puxi zone of the

Shanghai World Expo Parkreconstructed on the site of theshipbuilder (upper, taken on 22March, 2010) in Shanghai, east

China. The shipbuilder, asubsidiary of China State

Shipbuilding Corp. (CSSC), movedfrom its Huangpu River site in

Shanghai to Changxing Island onthe mouth of the Yangtze River, tomake room for World Expo 2010.

XINHUA

KABUL, 6 April—Unknown armed menattacked a roadconstruction company inKhost province east ofAfghanistan on Mondaykilling two employees ofthe firm, spokesman forprovincial admini-strationMubariz Zadran said.

Xinhua

Attack on roadconstruction

company killstwo in

Afghanistan

JAKARTA, 6 April—Urbanization is one of themajor threats to publichealth in the 21st centuryas urban poor peopleoften face illness andpremature death frompreventable diseases dueto lack of safe drinkingwater, sanitation andhealth facilities, anofficial of the WorldHealth Organization(WHO) said here in apress statement.

Urbanization poses threat to publichealth in 21st century

The RegionalDirector of WHO, SamleePliangbangchang, said inhis message on the 62ndWorld Health Day 2010that will becommemorated on 7 Aprilthat closing the urbanequity gap and promotinghealthy cities requireurgent actions includingefforts of both rich andpoor urban dwellers.

“To reap the potentialbenefits from

urbanization, we must actcollectively,” saidSamlee.

He said that the WHOregards urbanization as anurgent public healthconcern.

“The urbanizationsets influences on heathoutcomes, both positivelyand negatively. In termsof health, urbanizationpresents challenges aswell as opportunities,” hesaid.—Xinhua

When Kate Winslet meets ScarlettJohansson. What kind of appearance will we

get when we mix faces of two Hollywoodstars together? Let’s see the amazing works

of foreign PS talents.—XINHUA

Members of a women dragon boat team splashwater over bamboo trays for raising silkwormsheld by local sericulturists in Deqing County,east China’s Zhejiang Province, on 5 April,

2010. By tradition, locals hold dragon boat raceand splash water on Qingming, the Tomb

Sweeping Day, which falls on 5 April this year,to mark the beginning of the sericulture

season.XINHUA

Jordan, Kazakhstan keen to fosterbilateral ties

AMMAN, 5 April—Jordanian King Abdullah II held talks withKazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov on Monday, stressing hiswillingness to bolster bilateral ties in different fields, the state-run Petranews agency reported.

In their discussions, Abdullah II underlined his desire to strengthenties with Kazakhstan in the fields of economy, energy, agriculture,pharmaceuticals, tourism and construction.—Xinhua

United Nations Secretary-

General Ban Ki-moon:

“Urban Health Matters”Message for World Health

Day 2010, 7 April 2010

For the first time in history, more people live in

cities and towns than in rural areas. In a parallel

trend, the burden of world poverty is also shifting

from sparsely populated rural areas to densely

populated cities. By mid-century, urban dwellers

will count for seven out of every ten people. Most of

this explosive growth is occurring in developing

countries. Rapid, unplanned urbanization is

expanding slums and informal settlements and

municipal authorities are struggling to cope.

The disparity in people’s income, opportunities,

living conditions and access to services is most

vividly reflected by the mirror of public health. The

threats are numerous: inadequate sanitation and

refuse collection; industrial and traffic pollution;

infectious diseases that thrive on squalor and crowded

conditions; high rates of tobacco use; physical

inactivity; unhealthy diets; crime, violence and the

use of harmful substances.

To a large extent these problems lie beyond the

direct control of the health sector. Improving urban

health therefore requires sound policies across all

areas of government and awareness among all sectors

of society. The broad family of UN agencies and

programmes is involved in this effort: working to

reduce air and noise pollution, traffic congestion and

crime; helping to improve housing, sanitation and

food and water safety.

Although the threats to health in cities are many,

there is also reason for optimism. The root causes of

urban health problems are known. So, too, are the

methods for dealing with them. On World Health Day

2010, more than 700 cities from around the world will

share their success stories. Together, these policies,

interventions and best practices show how we make

cities healthy places to live.

Many problems can be solved through better

planning and more effective use of standards and the

legislation needed to enforce them. Actions need not be

complex or costly. Interventions with a demonstrated

impact range from using urban gardens and farms to

promote nutrition education and physical activity to

communities working together to reduce crime and

violence. On this World Health Day, let us act to make

our cities more nurturing for all. Urban health matters

UNIC

Derailedrailway

in Russia’sDagestanresumesservices

MOSCOW, 6 April —The derailed railway inRussia’s NorthCaucasus republic ofDagestan has ful lyresumed operation byMonday morning.

Repair work on therailway to theAzerbaijani capital ofBaku was completed at05:17 a.m. Moscow time(0117 GMT) on Monday,the Itar-Tass newsagency reported citinglocal emergenciesofficials.

An explosion causedby a device equivalent to 5kg of TNT derailed eightcars of a cargo train inRussia’s North Caucasianrepublic of Dagestan earlySunday. No casualtieswere reported.

Another explosioncaused by a deviceequivalent to 1 kg of TNT,which was placed a fewmeters away, was intendedto target the investigators,according to officials fromthe Federal SecurityService.

Xinhua

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Woman marks 106thbirthday by tossing first pitch

A South Floridawoman has celebrated her106th birthday bythrowing the startingpitch at a spring traininggame between theMarlins and St. LouisCardinals. MaudeNewkirk received astanding ovation at RogerDean Stadium aftertossing the ball about adozen feet towardMarlins catch John Bakeron Thursday. Young

relatives rushed to hugher.

The Georgia nativeis no stranger to baseball:Thursday was theseventh time she’d madea first pitch during springtraining. She began thetradition upon turning100.

Newkirk has 25great grandchildren, andthere are six livinggenerations of herfamily.

Victoria Crake from Lyon & Turnbull holds apipe bearing Napoleon’s double eagle armorial

crest as she poses for photographers inEdinburgh, Scotland on 25 March, 2010. The

pipe which is reported to have been Napoleon’sfavourite will be auctioned on the 31st March

and comes with a hand written note statingthat the it was purchased at the sale of hisaffects, Longwood House, St Helena, 1821,from the Briar collection. Longwood Housewas the residence of Napoleon Bonaparte

during his exile on the island of Saint Helena,from 10 December 1815 until his death on 5

May 1821.

Mini pet pigs live with dogs,cats

Can you believe this?Mini pet pigs live withdogs and cats.

Jane Croft breeds fulltime the irresistibly cutepet pigs with wrinkledlittle snouts, tiny trottersand oversized ears.

The teacup-sizedpigs weigh just 90 ounce

(2.56kg) when they areborn; two years later, theystill only weigh up to 65pounds (29.4kg) and standat around 14 inch (35.5 cm)tall.

Moreover, the pigs areexceedingly clean andenjoy the company ofpeople.

Japan unveils humanoidrobot that smiles , frowns

Japanese resear-chers have developed ahumanoid robot that canlaugh and smile as itmimics a person’s facialexpressions.

By receivingelectric signals from the

person it is modelled on,the robot can move itsrubber facial skin toimitate expressions likea smile, a laugh and agrim look. “I felt like Ihad a twin sister,” themodel said.

A model (R) smiles to her double — a humanoidrobot “Geminoid-F” (L) at a press conference in

Osaka.

BEIJING, 6 April—Microsoft Corp. isexpected to unveil a newline of cellphones earlynext week code-named“Pink,” US mediareported Tuesday. Themove is seen as thecompany’s attempt togain traction in thegrowing market foryoung smartphone users.

The long-awaitedMicrosoft phones, to bemanufactured byJapan’s Sharp Corp., are

Microsoft to unveil “Pink”cellphones next week

expected to be stylishones featuring touchscreens and keyboards,and will represent anevolution of the“Sidekick” devices,which is popular with theyouth market.

A Microsoftspokesman said themobile phones will besold by top US mobileoperator VerizonWireless, adding that thephones wil l have adifferent name when the

launch is off icial lyannounced. The USsoftware giant plans tohold an event in SanFrancisco on 12 April,said the spokesman, butdeclining to say what itwould be about.

The phones will runsoftware that resemblesa new Microsoft mobilephone operating systemdue out later this yearcal led WindowsPhone7.

Xinhua

Three detained for massive tapwater pollution in SW ChinaCHENGDU, 6 April—

Three men were detainedMonday for dumpinggarbage in a river thatcaused a massive tapwater pollution inChengdu, capital ofsouthwest China’sSichuan Province, policesaid.

Liu Decheng, LiuTao and Li Bo, all fromTianma Town inDujiangyan City in

Sichuan, admitted tohave dumped 4 tonnesof solid wastes inBaimu River, source ofdrinking water forChengdu city, policesaid.

Further inves-tigation is stil lunderway, police said.

Tap water supply toparts of Chengdu wasturned off for hoursFriday noon after the

pollution incident tookplace. Water supplyresumed at 11 p.m. thesame day.

The garbage wasfished up by Saturdaymorning. Tests in thepast several daysindicated the water inBaimu river is safe, aspokesman withChengdu waterresources departmentsaid.—Xinhua

Three killed, 30 injured in massivefire in western Nepal

KATHMANDU, 6April—At least threepersons were burnt aliveand 30 others injuredwhen a massive firegutted 70 houses inKapilvastu district inwestern Nepal onMonday.

According to THTOnline report, the charredbodies of three locals

were found in the site,Rajendra Shrestha,Inspector at GanespurArea Police Office, said.

Over 30 personswho were injured in thecourse of fleeing thescene are undergoingtreatment in a localhealth post, police said.

Armed police force,civil police and locals are

doing their best to battlethe blaze which is still outof control.

With dry windconditions and scorchingheat, it has become an uphillchallenge to bring the fireunder control, locals said.

The raging fire guttedan entire village, some 200km west of Kathmandu.

Xinhua

Amazing mammals in evolutionaryhistory of animals

BEIJING, 6 April—Inthe evolutionary historyof animals, mammals

occupy a very importantposition.

Recently, an

amazing exhibition named“Extreme Mammals: theBiggest, Smallest, andMost Amazing Mammalsof All Time” is held byCalifornia Academy ofSciences in San Francisco.

It is a pity that most ofthose mammals whichwere displayed at theexhibition have alreadydied out.—Xinhua

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Myat Maw Tin Yey Lei PagodaDr. Khin Maung Nyunt

The annual festival of Myat Maw Tin YeyLei Pagoda of national renown lasts fifteen days—the first waxing to the fullmoon of Tabaung (March).It is one of the three Yey Lei Pagodas in LowerMyanmar. Like the other two Yeylei pagodas KyaikKhami in Mon State and Kyaik Hmaw Wun inKyauk Tan town in Yangon Division, Myat MawTin Yey Lei Pagoda stands on a rocky cape inMyanmar sea. But unlike the other two, this pagodais situated rather far out in the sea, so that it iscommonly known as “Maw Tin Sun” meaning“Maw Tin Pagoda on the cape”. It is not so easilyaccessiable as Kyaik Khami and Kyaik HmawWun. In monsoon, the weather is inclement, the seais rough most of the time and too often thunderousstorm breaks out unwarned and no seacraft daresapproach cape Maw Tin for fear of not only storm,thunder and waves but also of unseen rocks aroundthat area. The only recommendable time to visit thePagoda is the open season, especially in late Februaryand March to mid April when the sea becomescalm, the weather extremely fair, the sceneriessuperb and a natural rocky corridor emerges everyday at low tide upon which visitors and pilgrimswalk to the Pagoda from the jetty.

The legend of Maw Tin Sun Pagoda isassociated with the history of the first arrival ofBuddhism to Myanmar, and the building of ShweDagon Pagoda in Yangon. Myat Maw Tin Yey LeiPagoda is one landmark in the long maritime journeyof Gotama Buddha’s eight sacred hair relics broughtby the two merchant brothers Taphusa and Balikha.It was on the fullmoon day, Wednesday of Kasone(May) in Maha Sakarit year (Buddhist Era) 103 thatGotama attained enlightment at the foot of MahaBodhi Tree. While the Buddha was in meditationunder the shade of the Lin Lun Tree (Ficus Religiosa)the two merchant brothers Taphusa and Balika,sons of a wealthy merchant Suvanna and wife MeiSuttapan, during their trading journey in India,hearing the happy tidings of Gotama Buddha’senlightment went to pay respect to him. Theyoffered the Buddha honeyed cakes and they receivedhis dhamma, the teachings. At their request, theBuddha offered them 8 strands of hair from his headas his representation to venerate, on the 5th waxingmoon of Waso (July) in the Buddhist Era 103.

The two brothers encased the eight sacredhair relics in a gold casket studded with rubies andset sail. When they reached the harbour of the

kingdom of Maha Nagaraissatha, the king of thatcountry took two hair relics, as customs duties,because he wanted to worship them in his kingdom.So the two brothers continued their home boundjourney with the remaining six hair relics.

When their ship came near the Cape Nagarit(Negarai or Maw Tin Cape) they anchored it forone night because of foul weather and shortage ofdrinking water. On the Cape Nagarit was a rockyhill named “Tharana” where there was a repositoryof the sacred relics of the previous three Buddhasnamely Kaukusanda, Konagamana and Kasapa.King Zeyasena of the Naga country named“Bawgawaddy” and his men, hearing the arrivalof the Buddha’s sacred hair relics, came out instate to pay respect to them. They saw miraculousrays of light being emitted from the six hair relicsinside the ruby studded casket on board the ship.The king was so elated and felt so religouslyinspired that he stole two sacred hair relics for hiskingdom. The two merchant brothers finallyreached their homeland Paukhayawaddy andpresented the remaining hair relics to ther kingUkkalapa.

Naga king Zeyasena chose an auspious siteon the summit of Tharana hill (now Maw Tin hill)upon which he built a zedi in which the two hairrelics were enshrined on the fullmoon day of Waso(July) in the Buddhist Era 103. The height of thezedi was that a bull stag would have to look up to(about six feet). The zedi was named “Myat MawTin Maha Kuta Yanthi Pagoda”. (The great Pagodawith bright light on the summit of the Cape).

In the Myanmar Era 454 (1082 A.D) KingAlaungsithu of Bagan dynasty, during his royalinspection tour of his jurisdiction in the IndianOcean arrived at the foot of the Maw Tin Cape. His

ship was stranded in a whirpool near the Cape. Hesaw a sublime Zedi on the Cape. He went up theCape to worship the Zedi. To commemorate hisarrival at that place the king built a pagoda at thesite where his ship was stranded. It was named“Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda” with a perimeter of 40cubits and a height of 25 cubits. On the 14th waxingmoon of Tabaung (March) in Myanmar Era 457(1095 A.D) the King enshrined in the Zedi Buddha’sdhatu relics and an image of the Buddha carved outof Maha thin ganet wood. Next, the king enlargedand renovated Myat Maw Tin Zedi with stonebricks to a parimeter of 40 cubits in Myanmar Era457 (1095 AD).

On the 6th waxing moon of Tabaung thesame year 457, King Alaungsithu built yet anotherpagoda at the jetty where his ship was anchored. Itmeasures 40 cubits in perimeter and 25 cubits inheight. In the Zedi were enshrined Buddha’s dhaturelics and a Buddha image of Maha Thin ganetwood. This pagoda is called “Phaung Taw SeikPagoda”.

We should take note of these two pagodas inconnection with Myat Maw Tin Yey Lei Pagodabuilt by King Alaungsithu of Bagan dynasty. Theyare the landmarks of Myanmar jurisdiction ofMyanmar seas.

Later, Monk Sayadaw Ashin Uttama-ranthirebuilt Myat Maw Tin Yey Lei Pagoda measuring136 cubits in perimeter and 70 cubits in height witha hti (umbrella like canopy) and atop of it, measuring42 cubits in permeter and 18 cubits in height.

Myat Maw Tin Yey Lei Pagoda on the CapeNagarit (Negarai) in the Myanmar sea is about 40miles away from Nga Pu Taw Township in PatheinDistrict, Ayeyawaddy Division, Myanmar. Becauseof a newly constructed tarred highway betweenYangon and Pathein you can drive directly toPathein by car in no more than four hours. FromPathein you can reach the Pagoda by car. Duringfestive season many pilgrimage tour servicesprovide both individual and group package tours tothe Pagoda and places of interest around there andin Pathein. Picturesque landscape, sea scape, skyscape and natural environment await you to refreshyour body and replenish your soul.

Myat Maw Tin Yey Lei Pagoda was oftenmentioned in the plays of late Konbaung Period ofMyanmar history. One noted playwright of thisperiod U Kyin U who after his visit to this Pagodacomposed a beautiful poem about a variety of seashells he was tempted to gather in the shallow sea.

Naga king Zeyasena chose an auspious site on thesummit of Tharana hill (now Maw Tin hill) upon whichhe built a zedi in which the two hair relics were enshrinedon the fullmoon day of Waso (July) in the Buddhist Era103. The height of the zedi was that a bull stag wouldhave to look up to “(about six feet). The zedi was named“Myat Maw Tin Maha Kuta Yanthi Pagoda”. (The greatPagoda with bright light on the summit of the Cape).

Myat Maw Tin Yey Lei Pagoda was oftenmentioned in the plays of late Konbaung Period ofMyanmar history. One noted playwright of thisperiod U Kyin U who after his visit to this Pagodacomposed a beautiful poem about a variety of seashells he was tempted to gather in the shallow sea.

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Development undertakings ongoing in Kayin Stateand maintenance of Kawkareik-Myawady roadsection.

The following day, Lt-Gen Khin Zawinspected Kawkareik-Nabu-Paingkyon road section.At the meeting with service personnel, socialorganizations and local people in PaingkyonTownship, Hpa-an District, he touched upondevelopment undertakings.

On an inspection tour of Paingkyon TownshipGeneral Hospital, he made cash donations to thefacility.

On 4 April, he had a meeting with departmentalofficials, townselders, social organizations and localpeople at Kamamaung Township GeneralAdministration Department in Hpa-an District.

Lt-Gen Khin Zaw also visited KamamaungTownship General Hospital, sanitation tasks andprogress of the township.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 6 April—Lt-Gen Khin Zaw ofthe Ministry of Defence inspected the roadworksalong Kawkareik-Myawady section of Hpa-an-

Kawkareik-Myawady Road on 2 April.He viewed the laying of concrete on the

mountain road between mile post Nos 82 and 83,

YANGON, 6 April—Minister for CultureMaj-Gen Khin AungMyint presented cashrewards to two men whohanded over theirarchaeological finds tothe government’s care

Two men rewarded for presentingancient artifacts

here this morning.The minister

presented over K 9.3million to U Tin Shwefor handing over sixpieces of a Konboungperiod gold chainweighing 133.40 grams.

U Tin Shwe found theartifacts at AyeyawadyRiver Bridge (Malun)project site.

Another person UNyana Aung of Yangonreceived over K 4 millionfor presenting Pyu era

beads, an Inwa era goldbracelet and Yadanabonera goldware. The goldartifacts he found weigh58.38 grams.

The two received therewards at Archaeology,

National Museum andLibrary Departmentwhich is keeping ancientartifacts and preservingancient cultural regionsand edifices.

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Lt-Gen Khin Zaw of the Ministry of Defence inspects tarmacking on Kawkareik-Myawady roadsection.—MNA

CultureMinisterMaj-Gen

Khin AungMyint

presentscash

reward toU Nyana

Aung.MNA

Pyu Periodbeads,Inwa

Periodgold

braceletand

YadanabonPeriod

goldware.MNA

Six piecesof a

KonboungPeriod gold

chain.MNA

Deputy Managing Director Lt-Col MaungMaung Sein donates Hepatitis (B) vaccine to

Medical Superintendent Dr Daw Nu NuTha.—MNA

Hepatitis (B) vaccine donated to regular blood donorsYANGON, 6 April—

Under its programmefor 2010 , MyanmarBrewery Ltd donatedHepatitis (B) vaccine tothe Na t iona l B loodCentre on ShwedagonPagoda Road in LathaTownship, here, thisafternoon.

The donations areto vaccinate regularblood donors to thehosp i ta l s under theDepartment of Healthof the Min i s t ry o f

Health.Deputy Managing

Director of the limitedLt-Col Maung MaungSein (Retd) presentedfac t s abou t theprogramme, andhanded over thedonations to MedicalSuperintendent Dr DawNu Nu Tha of YangonGeneral Hospital.

Myanmar BreweryLtd has laid down along-term programmeto give free Hepatitis(B) vaccine to regular

blood donors. On 15June 2009 , i t gave5946 free injections ofHepatitis (B) vaccineto 209 blood donorsw i t h R H ( - ) b l o o dg r o u p , a n d 1 9 8 2regular blood donors inP a t h e i n , D e d a y e ,Pyapon and Boga let o w n s h i p s i nAyeyawady Division,and Thaton Townshipin Mon State.

Again on 25 March2010, it gave 924 freeinjections of Hepatitis

(B) vaccine to regularb lood donors inSi t tway , Kyauktaw,MraukU, Maungdawand Buth idaung inRakhine State.

Myanmar BreweryLtd has a plan to give6462 free injections ofHepatitis (B) vaccineto 2154 regular bloodd o n o r s i n R a k h i n eSta te , Myi tkyina inK a c h i n S t a t e , a n dK a l a y i n S a g a i n gDivision.

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NAY PYI TAW, 6 April—Minister for RailTransportation Maj-Gen Aung Min together withDeputy Ministers Thura U Thaung Lwin and UPe Than inspected earthwork on approach road toAyeyawady Bridge (Pakokku) nearLatpanchepaw on 4 April.

The approach road diverging from Palinrailway station on Yangon-Bagan-Myingyan roadpasses through Pakokku University on Kyangin-Pakokku railroad after crossing the bridge. Theapproach road is 2.75 miles long on each bank ofAyeyawady River. Its total length on east and westbanks is 5.5 miles.

The minister and party also inspecteddurability of railroad. They later oversaw

Rail Transportation

Minister inspects approach

road, railroad, bridge

cons t ruc t ion of 540- foot - long Yin c reekbridge (Natmauk) which is of RC type andrail-cum-road and the minister left necessaryinstruction.

Pyawbwe-Natmauk-Magway ra i l roadproject is 95 miles long of which 27 miles long

Pyawbwe-Ywadaw section and 10 miles longMagway-Kanphya section had been commissionedinto service. The remaining sections will beopened soon with the efforts of staff of MyanmaRailways.

MNA

Myanmar Engineers may attend workshop on maintenanceof infrastructure in India

YANGON, 6 April— The workshop onmaintenance of infrastructure jointly organized byInternational Science &Technology, ISTIC andEngineering college of India has been offering tomembers of Myanmar Engineering Society.

Only the responsible person in maintenanceof infrastructure, who is high rank in Engineeringmay attend the workshop. The workshop will last

Myanmar to compile human rights report YANGON, 6 April — The Liaison Group underMyanmar Human Rights Committee met domesticand foreign NGOs today to compile and send humanrights report of Myanmar to UN Human Rights Councilin Geneva.

Chairman of the Liaison Group retiredAmbassador U Kyaw Tint Swe explained the points ofthe report.

He also said that the meeting was held to gatherfacts on constructive endeavours for ensuring humanrights for Myanmar people, accomplishments andsuccesses.

He also replied to queries raised by the NGOs.Seventeen local NGOs and eight foreign NGOs

attended the meeting held here at Ministry of ForeignAffairs.

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NAY PYI TAW, 6 April — The Difference andPeace Party and the New Era People’s Party todaysubmitted their applications to the Union ElectionCommission for their formation as political parties.

MNA

Those wishing to formpolitical parties submit

applicationsfrom 31 May to 14 June. The interested persons mayenlist Myanmar Engineering Society not later than23 April.

The Myanmar candidate has to contributeexpense on airfare, and the above-mentionedorganizations will contribute expenses foraccommodation and meals for him.

MNA

Rail Transportation Minister Maj-Gen Aung Min views construction site of Yin Creek(Natmauk) bridge.—MNA

Retired Ambassador U Kyaw Tint Swe explains points in compiling Myanmar human rights

report.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 6A p r i l — J o i n t l yorganized by TaunggyiZone HoteliersAssociation and TourismEntrepreneurs Asso-ciation, the opening ofsecond OrchidExhibition of InlayRegion was held in MawHaw Nan Hotel inNyaungshwe of ShanState (South) on 3 April.

Present on the

Orchid Exhibition held in Inlayoccasion were DeputyMinister for Hotels andTourism Brig-Gen AyeMyint Kyu, departmentalofficials, officials fromMyanmar HoteliersAssociation, MyanmarTourism EntrepreneursAssociation and MyanmaSale PromotionCommittee, members ofsocial organizations, orchidlovers and local people.

Chairman of

Nyaungshwe TownshipPeace and DevelopmentCouncil U Tun Theinextended greetings. Vice-Chairman U HlaingMyint explained theprogress of tourismindustry and member ofthe exhibition organizingcommittee Daw Tin TinYi the purpose ofexhibition.

The deputy ministerand attendees viewed the

orchids staged at theexhibition.

Seminar onSustainable TourismDevelopment of Inlay andSymposium on TourismDevelopment of Inlayregion and EnvironmentalConservation were held atthe hall of hotel on thesame day.

The deputy ministerdelivered address andpresented prizes at theprize presentingceremony of theexhibition.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 6 April—Hailing the MyanmarNew Year, Parami Blood Donor Association of NayPyi Taw Lewe Township made a seventh collectiveblood donation ceremony was held at No. 2 1000-bedMilitary Hospital in Nay Pyi Taw on 4 April.

The association chairman U Tin Soe andresponsible persons administered the donationceremony.

A total of 22 donors from Nay Pyi Taw LeweTownship took part in the donation and they willcontinue to make such donation in future.

MNA

Blood donation ceremonyin Nay Pyi Taw Lewe

Township

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World’s Smallest Microlaser CouldRevolutionize Chip Technology

The centerpiece of the new microlaser is the

electric resonator, consisting of two semi-circular

capacitors that are connected via an inductor.

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NEW YORK, 6April—Women treatedwith chest radiation forcancers in childhood oradolescence are atincreased risk for breastcancer at a young age,and their risk does notappear to plateau overtime, according to a newstudy.Regular screeningfor breast cancer is a mustin these women, and

Radiation ups risk of breastcancer in young women

“further research isrequired to better definethe harms and benefits oflifelong surveillance,”senior author Dr. KevinC. Oeffinger, fromMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,New York, andcolleagues noteTheresearchers analyzedresults from two dozenstudies. They found that

in women treated withchest radiation at a youngage, the rate of breastcancer by age 40 to 45years was as high as 20percent.Once diagnosed,according to the studies,breast cancers amongthose women weresimilar to those of womenin the general population.

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Not all baby bottles aresafe. Babies absorb a

lot of bisphenol A whenfed from certain bottles.

INTERNET

WASHINGT ON, 6April—The governmentaccused Toyota of hidinga “dangerous defect”and proposed a record$16.4 million fine onMonday for failing toquickly alert regulatorsto safety problems in gaspedals on popularmodels such as theCamry and Corolla.Theproposed fine,announced Mon-day byT r a n s p o r t a t i o nSecretary Ray LaHood,

Toyota faces $16M fine, accusedof hiding defect

is the most thegovernment could levyfor the sticking gaspedals that have ledToyota to recall millionsof vehicles. There couldbe further penaltiesunder continuing federalinvestigations. TheJapanese automakerfaces private lawsuitsseeking many millionsmore. Toyota MotorCorp. has recalled morethan 6 million vehiclesin the US, and more than

8 million worldwide,because of accelerationproblems in multiplemodels and brakingissues in the Priush y b r i d . D o c u m e n t sobtained from theautomaker show thatToyota knew of theproblem with thesticking gas pedals inlate September but didnot issue a recall untillate January, LaHoodsaid.

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Singapore’s DNA tobe young city-state willenable country to thrive

Terrorist attacks atRussian police stationMoscow, 6 April—

Two terrorist attacksstruck a police station inRussia’s North Caucasusregion, killing 2 policeofficers. Russian authorit-ies think the bombingswere carried out by anIslamic militant group thatissued a statement on theMoscow subwayattacks.A suicide bomberblew himself up near apolice car entering astation in the Russian

republic of Ingushetia onMonday morning.

Two police officersstanding nearby werekilled and 4 people weretaken to hospital fortreatment.Later, a carexploded near the policestation, shattering windo-ws in nearby houses.Theauthorities are on alert asthey believe the terroristgroup is targeting thepolice station this time.

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Madonna holds her adopted Malawianchild Mercy James during a visit to Gumulira

village, Malawi, on 5 April, 2010.INTERNET

SINGAPORE’S, 6April— to be a youngcity-state is the key thatwill enable the country tothrive.Deputy PrimeMinister Teo Chee Heanmade this point as headdressed more than 250undergraduates at a forumon Monday.

The forum wasorganised by the NationalUniversity of Singapore(NUS) Student’s PoliticalAssociation.It was anaudience fit for the topicat hand - “Singapore -Forever Young”.After 45years of independence,Singap-ore is still aconsiderably youngnation.

But as DPM Teopointed out, past successesdo not guarantee futureachievements.He cited theexample of Ireland.He said that up to threeyears ago, Ireland wasknown as the Celtic Tiger,just as Singapore is known

as one of the Asian Tigers.But a period of excess

and the global financialmeltdown plungedIreland’s economy intocrisis.

And for Singapore notto suffer the same fate, itneeds to reinvent itself andadapt to changingenvironments.

Mr Teo said that justlike an individual, beingyoung for city-states likeSingapore is an attitude ofmind.

The good news is thatSingapore has fivebuilding blocks that givethe country strongfoundations. One is thatthere is a strong culture ofeducation and learninghere.

“A strong culture ofeducation and continuouslearning keeps our peopleyoung and relevant, nomatter what their agesare,” said Mr Teo.

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People take photographs of blossoming trees nearBeijing’s Tiananmen Square April 5, 2010. Springofficially started on March 1, but temperatures inthe Chinese capital have been below average for

this time of year.INTERNET

Nicollette Sheridan suesproducer of ‘Housewives’

LOS ANGELES,6A p r i l — N i c o l l e t t eSheridan, the actress whoplayed a divorced realestate agent in ABC’s“Desperate Housewives”filed suit Monday againstthe show’s creator andproducer alleging assaultand wrongfultermination.In the lawsuitfiled in Los AngelesSuperior Court, Sheridanclaims that producer

Marc Cherry hit her in theface on the Wisteria Laneset in September 2008.Sheridan had askedCherry about a line in thescript, and he “took heraside and forcefully hither with his hand acrossher face and head,” thesuit said. After shestormed off to her trailer,he came to “begforgiveness.”

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SCIENCE DAILY, 6April— ETH-Zurichphysicists havedeveloped a new kind oflaser that shatters theboundaries ofpossibility: it is by farthe smallest electricallypumped laser in theworld and one day couldrevolutionize chiptechnologyIt took a goodone and a half years fromthe idea to its inception;a time when Christoph

Walther, a PhD studentin the QuantumOptoelectronics Groupat ETH Zurich, spentdays and nights in theFIRST lab. This wasbecause ETH Zurich’sstate-of-the-art clean-room facility providedhim with the idealconditions to set a newrecord in lasertechnology: the physicistteamed up with fourcolleagues and

developed the smallestelectrically pumped laserin the world to date.

It’s 30 micrometerslong that’s 30 millionthsof a meter — eightmicrometers high andhas a wavelength of 200micrometers. Thismakes the laser consid-erably smaller than thewavelength of the lightit emits — a scientificfirst.

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Toyota Prius tops Japan’s auto salesfor 11th straight month

HAVANA, 6 April— A batch of160,000 tablets made from anamu, anew immune stimulant herbal drug, willbe tried on patients with cancer andAIDS in Cuba.

The drug will be produced by thePharmaceutical Laboratories Oriente inSantiago de Cuba.

The 400-mg tablet, which iscompletely natural, will be used initiallyin the oncology service and also onpatients with AIDS virus to prove itseffectiveness.

Cuba tries new natural drug forcancer, AIDS

The pills are made from leaves andyoung stems of anamu, a wild grassgrowing on the island.

The tablets are supported byethnomedical reports of the plant andresearches related to its traditional useand benefits. Alexander Batista, directorof the Center for Toxicology andBiomedicine in Santiago, said onMonday the overall effectiveness of thedrug has been demonstrated inpreclinical and toxicological tests.

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Japan’s auto imports down7.8% for fiscal 2009

TOKYO, 6 April— Imports of foreign vehicles toJapan in fiscal 2009 decreased by 7.8 percent, accordingto statistics released by the Japan Automobile ImportersAssociation on Tuesday.

The number of passenger cars imported by foreignmanufacturers fell by 5.9 percent to 164,835 units, causingthe decrease. The number of trucks imported, however,increased by 9.3 percent to 1, 715 units, and 54 buseswere brought into the country, up 8 from the previousyear. Vehicles made abroad and brought into Japan fellby 23.8 percent to 17,073 units.

The number of imported vehicles brought intoJapan was at its lowest level since fiscal 1988,representing the tough conditions faced by the Japaneseeconomy over the past 12 months.

Volkswagen remained the best-selling foreign carover the course of the year, selling 40,664 units in2009, an increase of just three units on the previousyear. BMW, Mercedes, Audi and BMW Mini made upthe rest of the top five in sales.

In March, however, sales of imported carsincreased for the fifth consecutive month, as theeconomy gets back on its feet. Some 25,492 units weresold in March, an increase of 9.8 percent on the samemonth in the previous year.

As Japan begins to recover from dour economiccircumstances brought about by the credit crisis thatstarted in late 2008, retail figures have shown positivesigns in recent months and the government recentlyupgraded its assessment of the economy.

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Staff workers clean the clay off a newly-dug out Trichosanthes Kirilowii, a

flowering plant in the family Cucurbitaceae, one of the 50 fundamental herbs

used in traditional Chinese medicine and known in Chinese as Gualou, at the

Gualou Plantation Modelling Base of Anyang City, central China’s Henan

Province, on 4 April, 2010. Workers dug out this super Gualou plant which

has a length of 4.1 meters and the weight of over 150 kg, growing a shape of

alligator, which is rare in its category.—INTERNET

TOKYO, 6 April— The JapanAutomobile Dealers Association(JADA) said Tuesday Toyota’s Priushybrid was Japan’s top-selling car inMarch.

Despite the automaker’s massiveglobal recall woes JADA said the world’slargest carmaker sold 35,546 units ofthe gas-electric hybrid in Japan last

Palestinian children participate in a celebration

for Palestinian Children’s Day, in the West Bank

city of Nablus, 5 April, 2010.—INTERNET

A female performer sitting inside an archaic boatentertains the excursionists with Suzhou Pingtan,a typical folklore art form of ballad-singing and

story-telling, inside the Liuyuan Garden ofSuzhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province, 5 April,

2010.—INTERNET

Five students injured in Chinaschool knife attack out of danger

FUZHOU, 6 April— The five children who wereinjured in a knife attack that left eight children dead atan east China elementary school last month are out ofdanger, doctors said Tuesday.

Four students had been moved out of intensivecare to receive rehabilitation, while the fifth, ZhangXuexin, was still in the ICU for observation, said ChenXiaojie, deputy president of the No.1 Hospital ofNanping City, Fujian Province.

“Zhang, whose heartbeat stopped twice, can nowread cartoon books with doctors,” he said.

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month, marking the 11th consecutivemonth Prius has topped the best-sellerlist in Japan.

Additionally JADA said Toyota’sPrius was also the top-selling car inJapan in the fiscal year to March 2010,with sales quadrupling from a year earlierto 277,485 units.

Beleaguered Toyota Motor Corp.has spent recent weeks attempting torecapture lost sales momentum after amassive worldwide recall of vehiclesfor safety faults dented its image.

Subsequently a 50 membercommittee has been formed to ensurethe prioritization of safety and qualitycontrol in the wake of the firm’s 8.5million vehicle global recall followingissues of sticky accelerator pedals, pedalsbeing held down by floormats and thetop-selling Prius’ breaking glitch inadverse weather conditions or on uneventerrain.—Internet

1,500 bee stings helpMS patient walk again

BEIJING, 6 April— A Britishwoman who was confined to her bedand unable to move due to multiplesclerosis (MS) says bee stings helpedher walk again, media reports saidTuesday.

Sami Chugg, a 45-year-old charityworker from Bristol, was diagnosed in1998 with MS, an incurable diseasethat stops the body’s nerve cellscommunicating. Soon she could nolonger move around and waspermanently bed-ridden.

However, she is now back on herfeet, after trying a treatment calledBee Venom Therapy.

The treatment involves holding abee in tweezers and stinging an area ofskin.

According to experts, the venomeases the pain of MS symptoms whilestimulating the body to fight back. Samisays she was stung around 1,500 ineighteen months and now it has helpedher regained mobility.

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A pharmacy employee

dumps pills into a pill

counting machine as

she fills a prescription

while working at a

pharmacy in New York

on 23 December

2009.—INTERNET

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV SINAR BIMA VOY NO (059)Consignees of cargo carried on MV SINAR BIMA

VOY NO (059) are here by notified that the vessels willbe arriving on 7.4.2010 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

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

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S SAMUDERA SHIPPINGLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV GATI MAJESTIC VOY NO ( )

Consignees of cargo carried on MV GATI MAJES-TIC VOY NO ( ) are here by notified that the vessels willbe arriving on 7.4.2010 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 GATI COAST TO COASTPhone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA TAMPAN VOY NO (317)Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA

TAMPAN VOY NO (317) are here by notified that thevessels will be arriving on 7.4.2010 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it willlie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.




AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

INVITATION TO TENDER(TENDER NO. 1 T (C)PASA/PW/2010-2011)1. Sealed Tender is invited by the Public Works, NayPyi Taw, Myanmar. The Ministry of Construction forthe supply of STRAIGHT ASPHALT 80/100 GradeMetric Ton (10000) in Drum.

2. Tender Closing Date is (5-5-2010) at (16:00) PM.

3. Tender Documents and detail specification are avail-able at the Public Works, Procurement section StoresDivision, No (40) Public Works, Nay Pyi Taw(8.4.2010) on Payment of (FEC-1000). To enquirycontact Phone No-067 407577, 067- 407581

4. Only bid from tenderer who has purchased tenderdocuments officially from Public Works will be ac-cepted for evaluation.

Managing Director Public Works

Ministry of Construction Ph:067 407577, 407581

Scientistsfind genetic

flu virusshield

EDMONTON, 6 April—Canadian scientists saythey have discovered aninfluenza “detector” genein ducks that might poten-tially shield humans frominfluenza viruses. Univer-sity of Alberta researchersled by Associate ProfessorKatharine Magor said thegene allows ducks to live,unharmed, as the host ofinfluenza.

Magor’s team said theduck’s virus detectorgene, called the retinoicacid inducible gene ena-bles a duck’s immune sys-tem to contain the virus,which typically spreadsfrom ducks to chickenswhere it mutates and canevolve to be a humanthreat such as the H5N1influenza virus.

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IBM announces waterdesalination project

ARMONK, 6 April—IBMsays it’s joining with aSaudi Arabian organiza-tion to create a waterdesalination plant poweredby solar energy to greatlyreduce water and energycosts.

The Armonk, NY, com-pany and the KingAbdulaziz City for Sci-ence and Technology—Saudi Arabia’s nationalresearch and developmentorganization— said thedesalination plant will becapable of producing30,000 cubic metres of wa-ter per day and will be builtin Al Khafji, Saudi Arabia,

to serve 100,000 people.Officials said the plant

will be powered by ultra-high concentrator photo-voltaic technology beingjointly developed by IBMand Saudi Arabia that willbe capable of operating ata concentration greaterthan 1,500 suns, officialssaid. The process will alsoinvolve another IBM-Saudi Arabian jointly de-veloped technology — ananomembrane that filterssalts and potentially harm-ful toxins while using lessenergy than other forms ofwater purification.

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Alzheimer’s rat createdfor human research

MONTREAL, 6 April—A Canadian-led internationalteam of scientists says it has genetically manipulated arat to create an ideal model for studying Alzheimer’sdisease in humans.

McGill University Professor Claudio Cuello, Profes-sor Leena Alhonen of Kuopio University in Finland andcolleagues said they genetically manipulated rats to beable to emulate the disease.

Alzheimer’s is a brain condition that produces a pro-gressive decline of memory and other brain functions.

The scientists said although research mice have beendeveloped in the past, rats are more intelligent and theirbehaviour is rich and predictable. That, researchers said,will allow them, for the first time, to be able to detectand study the evolution of learning and memory defi-cits.—Internet

A female performer sitting inside an archaic boatentertains the excursionists with Suzhou Pingtan,a typical folklore art form of ballad-singing and

story-telling, inside the Liuyuan Garden ofSuzhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province, on 5 April,

2010.—XINHUA

Nutrition, exercise key to puppy healthTEWKSBURY, 6 April—A US veterinarian says there

are five things the owners of a puppy should keep inmind to raise a healthy dog, including nutrition andexercise.

Dr Al Townshend, staff veterinarian of Holistic Se-lect, a line of food and snacks for dogs and cats, saysto nourish the puppy’s developing brain, its food shouldbe supplemented with DHA, an omega-3 fatty acidessential to developing nervous tissue and visual func-tion in dogs.

Small and miniature breeds can have different nutri-tional needs — larger breeds need fewer calories perpound than smaller breeds, Townshend says.—Internet

The annual sand-sculpting contest is heldin Beit Yanai, Israel, on

5 April, 2010, whichattracts a large numberof sand-sculpting loversfrom many countries.

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DUBAI (United Arab Emirates), 6April—The observation deck of theworld’s tallest skyscraper reopenedSunday in Dubai, two months afteran elevator malfunction left visitorstrapped more than 120 stories abovethe ground and forced it to close.

Dozens of tourists were liningup Sunday for tickets to take anelevator to the 124th floor of thehalf-mile-high Burj Khalifa, wherethe tower’s observation deck islocated.

The deck was shut in Februaryafter an elevator packed with visitorsgot stuck between floors for 45minutes before rescuers dropped aladder into the shaft so those insidecould crawl out. Two months later,it’s still unclear what caused theelevator to fail.—Internet

World’s tallesttower in Dubai

reopens

An Emirati woman and her childrenwalk past Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the

world’s tallest tower, in January2010. The “At the Top” viewing deck

of the Burj Khalifa has reopenedafter being closed for maintenancefor almost two months, an employee

said.INTERNET

THE HAGUTER, 6Apri l— The Dutchnaval frigate TrompLynx intervened to freea hi jacked Germanmerchant ship andarrested 10 pirates offthe coast of Somalia, theNetherlands’ DefenceMinistry saidMonday.In a statement,the ministry said that theDutch navy received an

Dutch navy frees hijackedGerman merchant ship, arrests

ten pirates

A visitor experiences an space walking program in the Science andTechnology Museum in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, on 5April, 2010. The museum received nearly 20,000 visitors during the Tomb

Sweeping holiday.XINHUA

Space Shuttle Discovery lifts-off from the Kennedy Space Center at CapeCanaveral, Fla. Monday 5 April , 2010. Discovery’s seven member crew are

on a mission to deliver science racks, the last of the crew quarters andsupplies to the International Space Station.—INTERNET

China’s largest winemuseum opens to public in

E ChinaQINGDAO, 6 April

— China’s largest winemuseum has opened tothe pubic in east China’sQingdao City, attractingmore than 5,000 visitorsin less than two weeks.

Built in an oldcivil air defense project,the 8,800 square meterQingdao Wine Museumintroduced the processof grape planting, thehistory of wine brewingand world famouswineries. Cellars andmore than 3,000 winesets were displayedfrom 26 March, whenthe museum wasopened.

Visitors can taste winefrom about 17 countriesfor free. They can alsostore the their wine inthe museum’s “winebank”, said Wang Qifan,the museum curator.

China is Asia’slargest wine consumer.The annual consumptionper capita in China is1.1 kg, only one third ofthe world average.

The market willgrow rapidly as theChinese living standardis rising and more peoplebecame interested indrinking wine and itshealth benefits, Wangsaid.—Xinhua

S.Korea’s Wonder Girls announce new album, US tour

A member of theWonder Girls performs

in Camden, NewJersey in 2009. South

Korea’s top female popgroup will release anew English album

worldwide next monthbefore launching a US

concert tour, theiragent has said.

INTERNET

SEOUL, 6 April—SouthKorea’s top female popgroup the Wonder Girlswill release a new Englishalbum worldwide nextmonth before launching aUS concert tour, their agentsaid on Monday.

The album will bereleased on 15 May withits title song and musicvideo produced in English,Korean and Chinese, JYPEntertainment said.

The five-membergroup will embark on theUS tour in June, it said,adding a detailed schedulewould be fixed later.

“We hope the newalbum will help themconsolidate their positionin the US market,” it said

in a statement.After making their

debut in early 2007, thegroup scored threeconsecutive number one hitsingles in their homecountry with “Tell Me”,“So Hot” and “Nobody”.

The Wonder Girls alsomade their mark on the UScharts during their first tourthere last year. “Nobody”ranked 76th in the BillboardHot 100 in October, whichJYP said was the highestplace for any Asian group.

Youngest memberSunmi, 18, left the group inFebruary. She was replacedby Hye Lim, 18, who isfluent in English andChinese.

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emergency call from theGerman container shipMS Taipan Mondaymorning, which wasattacked by pirates in anarea around 500 nauticalmiles east of the Somalicoast.The Dutchmarines tr ied tonegotiate a peacefulrelease but failed. Afterthat, a crew of the Dutchmarines f ired and

boarded the ship. Tenprates were arrested,none of the 15 crewmembers including twoGerman of the MSTaipan was harmed, butone Dutch marine got aslight injury.The German ship cancontinue i ts courseindependently despitesome damage.

Xinhua

Strongquake rocks

easternIndonesiaJAKARTA, 6 April —

A shallow quake withmagnitude of 6.3 struckeastern parts of Indonesiaon Monday, the country’sMeteorology andGeophysics Agencyreported.

The quake jolted at17:05 p.m. Jakarta time(1005 GMT) withepicenter at 191 kmsouthwest Bitung of NorthSulawesi province andwith the depth at 10 kmunder sea bed, an officialof the agency AriefNurahim told over

phone.—Internet

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S P O R T SNewcastle targets title after

promotion party

Cosmi sacked by Livorno

Valladolid sack coachMADRID, 6 April—Valladolid sacked their coach

Onesimo Sanchez on Monday, a day after the teamsuffered a 2-0 defeat to Villarreal in the Spanish leaguewhich fueled the side’s relegation worries.

“After yesterday’s disappointment, and those whichhave been piling up lately, we have decided to changethe coach,” Valladolid president Carlos Suarez toldnews radio Cadena Ser.

“The first step before you talk to other coaches isto not have a coach. We are looking for someone withthe potential to continue on at the club, but for that hemust change the face of the team,” he added.

Sanchez, 41, took over from Jose Luis Mendilibarat Valladolid on 1 February.

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Newcastle Unitedmanager Chris Hughton

Serse Cosmi

Tiger says he’s coming backto win at Augusta

Scandal-hit Odesnik defeatsJanowicz on the clay

HOUSTON, 6 April—Wayne Odesnik, playing for thefirst time since pleading guilty to importing a human-growth hormone, defeated Jerzy Janowicz 6-3, 6-4 atthe US Clay Court Championship.

Odesnik pleaded guilty late last month to takingHGH into Australia. He was fined 7,200 dollars andcould be banned by the ATP Tour which governs men’sprofessional tennis.

Odesnki refused to comment on the HGH scandalMonday saying he wants to keep the focus on his ten-nis for the moment.

“I’m doing the only thing I can do right now andthat is focus on my tennis,” Odesnik said. “I’ve workedextremely hard. I’m looking forward to the clay courtseason. That’s where I usually excel.”—Internet

File photo of WayneOdesnik of the US, play-ing for the first time sincepleading guilty to import-ing a human-growthhormone, defeated JerzyJanowicz 6-3, 6-4 at theUS Clay Court Champi-

onship.—INTERNET

Hamburg’s Peruvianforward Paolo Guerrero

Hamburg fine Guerrerorecord amount for fan attack

Tiger Woods wipes hisface during a press con-ference at the Mastersgolf tournament inAugusta, Ga, on 5 April,2010. The tournament

begins on 8 April.XINHUA

SAfrica’s government saysWorld Cup will be safe

JOHANNESBURG, 6 April—With World Cup securityplans already under intense scrutiny, South Africa’spolice minister is worried about the image of the hostcountry following the brutal killing of right-wingleader Eugene Terreblanche but said that the tourna-ment would not be affected.

“We are always concerned about the perception ofSouth Africa,” Nathi Mthetwa said. “It’s the violentnature of crime in South Africa that makes us be con-cerned and be worried.”

But Mthetwa said the government has taken a toughstance against crime and the killing of Terreblanche,who was bludgeoned to death Saturday, will notaffect soccer’s marquee event.—Internet

Cole will stay at Chelsea,says Ancelotti

England wingerJoe Cole

Rafael Nadal of Spainreacts after beingdefeated by Andy

Roddick of the UnitedStates during the 2010Sony Ericsson Open in

Key Biscayne,Florida.—INTERNET

Nadal overtakes Murray inATP rankings

PARIS, 6 April— RafaelNadal moved up one placeto third, overtaking Brit-ain’s Andy Murray in themen’s ATP rankings onMonday thanks to theSpaniard reaching the Mi-ami Maters semi-finals.

Miami championAndy Roddick of theUnited States also movedup one place, to seventhplace, while Murrayslipped to fourth.

Czech player TomasBerdych was the beatenfinalist in Miami butthanks to his impressivecampaign in Florida hewas the biggest mover, upfour places to 16th.

Internet

LONDON, 6 April—Chelsea manager CarloAncelotti insists Englandwinger Joe Cole willagree to stay at StamfordBridge before his contractexpires at the end of theseason.

Talks over a new dealfor Cole have so far failedand reports have claimedthe former West Hamplayer is being targeted byManchester United andTottenham, who would beable to sign him on a freetransfer once his currentcontract runs out.

Cole had been out offavour with Ancelotti af-ter struggling to find peakform since his 18-monthlay-off due to injury.

But he was back in the

spotlight Saturday as heopened the scoring inChelsea’s crucial 2-1 vic-tory over ManchesterUnited at Old Traffordwith a clever flick fromFlorent Malouda’s crossto lift the Blues two pointsclear at the top of thetable.—Internet

HAMBURG, 6 April—Hamburg’s Peruvian for-ward Paolo Guerrero hasbeen handed the heaviestfine in the club’s historyfor throwing a bottle at afan who insulted him, theBundesliga side revealedon Monday.

The amount of the finewas not publicised by theclub but it is believed tobe between 50,000 and100,000 euros, which willgo towards charitableprojects.

“What prompted us totake this decision was thefact that Paolo made a sin-cere apology and that infour years at Hamburg hehas never committed acomparable act,” ex-plained Hamburg presi-dent Bernd Hoffmann.

“His behaviour is in noway acceptable but wethink he deserves a secondchance.”

The incident tookplace following Ham-burg’s goalless leaguedraw at home toHannover on Sunday.

InternetNEWCASTLE, 6 April—

Newcastle manager ChrisHughton has challengedhis players to win theChampionship title aftercelebrating their promo-tion back to the PremierLeague with a 2-1 winover Sheffield United.

The Magpies’ return tothe top flight was assuredwhen Nottingham Forest

failed to beat Cardiff be-fore kick off at St James’Park on Monday andHughton’s team kept thecrowd of 48,270 in cel-ebratory mood by comingfrom behind to win thanksto goals from PeterLovenkrands and KevinNolan.

With promotion com-fortably secured just ayear after the misery ofrelegation from the Pre-mier League, Hughtoncould be forgiven for rest-ing on his laurels for awhile as he reflects on asuccessful start to hisreign.—Internet

ROME, 6 April—SerseCosmi on Monday be-came the 15th coachingcasualty in Serie A thisseason after being sackedby rock bottom Livorno,Italian press reports thecoach as saying.

According to Italianmedia reports, one of hispredecessors, GennaroRuotolo, will replace the51-year-old.

Ruotolo, who onlytook over for the finalgame of last season, wassacked eight games intothis season and replacedby Cosmi.

He had been workingwith a mentor, VittorioRusso, because Ruotolodoes not have the neces-

sary qualifications tocoach in Serie A.

However, due to aloophole in the regula-tions regarding the end ofthe season, Ruotolo canassume sole responsibilitythis time around despitestill not having the rightdiploma.—Internet

AUGUSTA, 6 April—Helooked like the same Ti-ger Woods, head down ashe walked along the firstfairway at the Masters, noone suspecting the jan-gled nerves he felt fromtaking his golf public forthe first time since his

private life unraveled.One fan called out,

“Welcome back, Tiger.”Instead of ignoring

him as he has done so of-ten, Woods turned towardthe man with a wave anda smile.

“To be out there infront of the people, whereI have done some thingsthat are just horrible, andfor the fans to really wantto see me play golf again... I mean, that felt great,”Woods said Monday.“That really did.”

Then came anothertense moment — facingthe media for the first timesince he was exposed forcheating on his wife.

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr.M.S.T. During the past 24 hours, rain or thundershowershave been isolated in Kachin State, weather has been partlycloudy in the remaining States and Divisions.Daytemperatures were (7°C) to (8°C) above April averagetemperatures in upper Sagaing and Taninthayi Divisions,(5°C) to (6 °C) above April average temperatures in Kayinand Mon States, Mandalay, Magway, Ayeyawady andYangon Divisions, (3°C) to (4°C) above April averagetemperatures in Kachin, Shan, Chin, Rakhine and KayahStates, lower Sagaing and Bago Divisions and about Aprilaverage temperatures in the remaining States andDivisions. The significant day temperatures were Chauk(45.5°C), Nyaung U, Minbu, Magway and Aunglan (44°C)each and Mandalay (43°C). The noteworthy amounts ofrainfall recorded were Putao (0.11) inch and Machanbaw(0.08) inch.

Maximum temperature on 5-4-2010 was 104°F.Minimum temperature on 6-4-2010 was 77°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 6-4-2010 was 79 %. Totalsun shine hours on 5-4-2010 was (7.7) hours approx.

Rainfall on 6-4-2010 was (Nil) at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2010 was(Tr) at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and (Nil) at Central Yangon.Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (5) mphfrom Southwest at ( 12:30) hours MST on 5-4-2010.

Bay inference: Weather is partly cloudy in theAndaman Sea and South Bay and generally fair elsewherein the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 7th April 2010: Rainor thundershowers are likely to be isolated in Kachin Stateand Taninthayi Division and weather will be partly cloudyin Chin and Rakhine States, upper Sagaing, Yangon andMandalay Divisions and generally fair in the remainingareas.Degree of certainty is (60%).

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

Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood of rain orthundershower in the Southern Myanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for7-4-2010: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for7-4-2010: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for7-4-2010: Partly cloudy.

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Indonesia to proposeASEAN coop against

cross-border crime

Caster Semenya of South Africa holds hernational flag as she celebrate after the women’s

800 metres final during the world athleticschampionships at the Olympic stadium

in Berlin recently.INTERNET

JAKARTA, 6 April—Indonesian President SusiloBambang Yudhoyono said on Monday thatIndonesia would raise the issue of cooperation infighting cross-border crime in the upcoming 16thASEAN Summit slated to be held in Hanoi,Vietnam, local media reported here.

The president pointed out that suchcooperation is very important in the region as theregion has seen many crimes, among others humantrafficking, drugs and terrorism, conducted byorganized gangs operating in several countries inthe region.

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9th Waning of Tagu 1371 ME Wednesday, 7 April, 2010

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

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

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

★ RFA, DVB-generating publicoutrage

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

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

and violence

Since its assumption of the State responsibili-ties, the Government has managed to build new roadsand bridges and upgrade most of them placing em-phasis on equitable development of the regions of theUnion.

Nankway Creek Bridge is one of the transportinfrastructures to improve roads and bridges in KachinState. The bridge, located on Myitkyina-Namti (Tanai)Road in Myitkyina of Kachin State, was opened on 15January 2010. The facility is 262 feet long and canwithstand 60-ton loads.

Nankway Creek Bridge, facility for secureand better transport in Kachin State

Article: Tin Mar Win & MyaKay Khaing Soe;

Photo: Myanma Alin

NAY PYI TAW, 6 April—The dailies of theNews and Periodical Enterprise under the Ministryof Information will be published in turn during theMyanmar New Year holidays.

The Kyemon will not appear on 12, 13, 14, 15and 16 April. During those days, the Myanma Alinand The New Light of Myanmar will be in circula-tion, and they will take holidays on 17, 18, 19, 20and 21. On those days, the Kyemon will be incirculation.

All the papers will resume regular circula-tion on 22 April.—MNA

Dailies in alternative circulationduring New Year holidays

Thanks to construction of NankwayBridge, local people are enjoying not only secure andbetter transport but also fruits of regional development inKachin State.

Translation: TTAMyanma Alin: 16-2-2010

Nankway Creek Bridge in Kachin State.

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