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Union A & I Minister views demonstrationUnion A & I Minister views demonstrationof Palethwe hybrid paddy growing in Wetletof Palethwe hybrid paddy growing in Wetlet

NAY PYI TAW, 10 April—Union Minister for Agricultureand Irrigation U Myint Hlaing viewed the demonstration of

Palethwe hybrid paddy growing with G.A.P system, at modelzone (450 acres) plantation in Leinbin Village of Wetlet

Township, Sagaing Region yesterday morning.He said that hybrid paddy production technology was

widely used in the world.It yields 300 baskets per acre. Systematic growing of

paddy strains produced by Shwe Taung plantation andUniversity of Agriculture would yield more than 200 basketsper acre. Farmers were to grow quality paddy strains so asto cover the costs, he said.

Farmers on their part were to try to ensure the quality ofpaddy for sustainable markets and the Ministry also providedthe farmers with the research findings on agriculturaltechnologies, he added. After that, Union Minister U MyintHlaing and wife Daw Khin Thant Zin presented cash awardsand foodstuff to the paddy growers.

A total of 109 farmers in eight village-tracts in WetletTownship, Shwebo District will grow 1080 acres of Palethwehybrid paddy strain.

MNA

Kayin National Union-KNU opens Liaison Office inKyaukkyi of Toungoo District

NAY PYI TAW, 10 April — Kayin NationalUnion-KNU has established its LiaisonOffice in Kyaukkyi, Toungoo District, BagoRegion, yesterday.

Present at the opening of the officewere Union Ministers U Aung Min, U SoeThein and U Khin Yi, Bago RegionMinister for Security and Border AffairsCol Thet Tun, departmental officials,members of social organizations andtownselders, Secretary-General Naw SiporaSein, General Saw Mutu Say Poe and partyof Kayin National Union-KNU, and peacenegotiators of both sides.

The office was formally opened byUnion Minister U Aung Min, Bago RegionSecurity and Border Affairs Minister ColThet Tun, Secretary-General of KNU NawSipora Sein.

At the opening ceremony, UnionMinister U Soe Thein presented a GrandTiger car to General Saw Mutu Say Poe to beused by the office.

Afterwards, the union ministers andmembers of KNU arrived at Bago and ChiefMinister of Bago Region U Nyan Win,Bago Region ministers and officialswelcomed them at Shwe Wah Tun Hoteland hosted a dinner at the hotel in theevening.

Region level peace making group andKNU peace making group held a peace talksat the hotel today. The talks was participatedby Union Ministers U Aung Min, U SoeThein, U Khin Yi, Region Chief Minister UNyan Win, Commander Brig-Gen Nyo Saw,Lt-Col Zaw Naing Oo of the Commander-in-Chief Office, the minister for Bago Regionsecurity and border affairs, the minister for

Kayin national race affairs, members of theKNU peace making group and peace makersof the both sides.

Bago Region Minister for Security andBorder Affairs Col Thet Tun and Member ofthe Central Standing Committee of KNUSaw Thaw Thi Bwe exchanged minutes ofthe meeting.

Region peace making group and Kayin National Union (KNU) peace making group pose for documentaryphoto after peace talks at Shwe Wah Tun Hotel in Bago.—MNA

Union Minister U Myint Hlaing views demonstration of transplanting Palethwe hybrid paddy plantsin model farmland in Leinbin Village in Wetlet Township.—MNA

During the meeting, the two sidesdiscussed perpetuation of the ceasefire andestablishment of liaison offices.

The Bago Region Chief Ministerhosted a luncheon to participants of thepeace talks at the hotel and presentedsouvenirs to the KNU peace making groupled by Secretary-General of the KNU Naw

Sipora Sein and General Saw Mutu SayPoe.

Afterwards, Naw Sipora Sein and RegionChief Minister U Nyan Win each presentedflower baskets and K 500,000 to OakthaThanzin Music Band who entertained themwith songs during the luncheon.

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 11 April, 2012

PERSPECTIVES

Let’s try to top HDI listWednesday, 11 April, 2012

Nowadays, Human Development Index(HDI) is used to distinguish whether the countryis a developed, a developing or an under-developed country, and also to measure theimpact of economic policies on quality of life.UN uses HDI which is a composite statistic usedto rank countries by level of humandevelopment. UNDP has been publishingHuman Development Report (HDR) for theworld countries annually since 1990.

The HDR includes the HumanDevelopment Index (HDI) which is acomparative measure of life expectancy,literacy, education, and standards of living forcountries worldwide. According to the UNDP’sreport, it is observed that HDI of Myanmar islow compared to other ASEAN countries. So,Myanmar still is below the chart. So, Myanmarneeds to try to promote health, education andliving standards of people so as to top the chart.The countries also issue National HDR fortheir countries. There are also HDI for states,cities, villages, etc by local organizations orcompanies.

Like other countries, Myanmar alsoshould publish its National HDR in order toaccess country’s HDI. Now, the country seesgreater transparency along with scores ofreforms in all aspects since the currentgovernment takes office. In the past, it wasvery difficult to know the actual figures of thecountry. In addition, the figures issued by thegovernment are different from UN’s figures.The data should not be on paper. We mustaccept actual condition. Only when departmentsconcerned publish actual figures, will thegovernment know which sectors of the countryare weak and develop. Then, the governmentcould put more emphasis on much weakersectors in its attempt to develop country.

Ayeyawady Region ChiefMinister inspects regional

development tasks

NAY PYI TAW, 10April —A workshop on 2nd

survey for livelihood inRakhine State (2009-2010)was conducted at the

Experts meet to fight povertyin Rakhine State

Rakhine State Hluttaw on 4April.

The workshop wasopened with an address byChief Minister of RakhineState U Hla Maung Tin.

Personnel of theIHLCA of the UNDPdiscussed assessment of thepoverty in the state and factsabout the UN MillenniumDevelopment Goals.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 10 April— The concluding ceremonyof the basic summer sports course (2012) was held at theState Sports Hall in Loikaw yesterday morning.

Jointly organized by State Sports and PhysicalEducation Department and State Education Departmentunder the supervision of Kayah State Sports and PhysicalEducation Committee, the basic summer sports course(2012) was opened at the State Sports Hall and State SportsGround (Daw Ukhu) from 1 March to 8 April.

It was attended by Kayah State Hluttaw Speaker UKyaw Swe, the Kayah State chief justice, the deputyspeaker of Kayah State, the region ministers, the stateadvocate-general, the state auditor-general, departmentalpersonnel, members of state sports and physical educationcommittee, the district/township administrators, teachersand 500 trainees.

State Minister for Social Affairs U Koe Yal made aconcluding speech and then State Hluttaw Speaker UKyaw Swe presented certificates to trainees and certificatesof honour to course instructors.

The trainees demonstrated their skills.MNA

Basic Summer Sports Courseconcludes

YANGON, 10 April—Yangon Region Women’s AffairsOrganization clarified matters related to microfinanceinstitution and disbursed small loans to region, district andtownship organizations at Basic Education High SchoolNo. 2 in Dagon Township this morning.

Patron of Yangon Region Women’s AffairsOrganization Daw Khin Thet Htay and Chairperson DawThaung Mya made speeches.

Officials shared disbursements in ratio to theorganizations.—MNA

YANGON, 10 April—Maternal andChild Welfare Association branch ofYangon City Development Committeeheld the ceremony to donate cashassistance to the aged parents of above-75years old at City Hall of Yangon thismorning.

Patron of the association branch

NAY PYI TAW, 10 April—Union Minister for EducationDr Mya Aye, together with Mandalay Region Social AffairsMinister Dr Win Hlaing, Director-General Dr Soe Win ofHigher Education Department (Upper Myanmar) and rectorincharge Dr Daw Khin Swe Myint of Mandalay University,inspected teachers marking matriculation exam papers, atMandalay University yesterday morning. He urgedexaminers to mark the papers systematically and fairly.

MNA

Union Education Ministerlooks into exam papers

markingNAY PYI TAW, 10 April—Chief Minister of Ayeyawady

Region U Thein Aung on 7 April attended openingceremony of upgraded inter-village concrete road betweenHtamanchaung and Magyibin villages and launch ofelectricity supply in villages of Ngapudaw Township.

Region Development Affairs Minister U Kyaw WinNaing and donor U Kyaw Win formally opened the road.

The region chief minister inspected construction

of Maha Bandoola Hall at Basic Education PrimarySchool in Htamanchaung village and the inter-villageroad.

He addressed the opening of upgraded BEHS, theceremony to hand over school building and the donationceremony of Man Myay Yazar Education Foundation inmagyibin village.

Donors U Kyaw Win and wife Daw Myint MyintThan handed over related documents to the school building

to Region Education Officer U Khun Kyaw Myint.The region chief minister addressed coordination

meeting for drafting and implementing regional plan at theRegion government office yesterday.

Region Chief Minister U Thein Aung also receivedManaging Director of Far East Trading Co Ltd Mr HiroshiSkuroyanagi and party at his office and discussed mattersrelated to investment in the region.

MNA

Matters on microfinanceinstitutions clarified

YCDC MCWA branch donates cashto the aged

wife of the Yangon Mayor Daw Khin AyeNwe extended greetings.

The Mayor, wife and party presentedcash assistance and gifts to the aged.

At the ceremony, the associationbranch donated K 1,4540,000, foodstuffand personal goods to the aged.

MNA

Chief Minister of Ayeyawady Region U Thein Aung unveils signboard of Basic Education HighSchool in Magyibin Village of Ngapudaw Township.—MNA

Patron ofYCDC

Maternal andChild

WelfareAssociationBranch wifeof Yangon

Mayor DawKhin Aye

Nwe presentscash

assistanceand suppliesto an older

person.YCDC

NAY PYI TAW, 10April—Myanma Posts andTelecommunications of theMinistry of Communi-cations, Posts andTelegraphs opened newGSM tower with a capacityof 3000 lines, atShweNyaung Bingone ofLawpita Power Plant No.2today. It was put into servicewith the aim of helpings o c i o - e c o n o m i cdevelopment of rural people,contributing to bettermobile networks in KayahState and having easy accessto mobile networks inLawpita power plant andLawpita village. —MNA

Mobile GSMtower comes

online in Lawpita

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 11 April, 2012 3 Map of Afghanistan

locating Guzara in HeratProvince where two

suicide bombers rammedtheir vehicle into a localgovernment compound

Tuesday, killing at least

19 people.INTERNET

US should lead to end World Bank tradition:Nigerian finance minister

It is the first time thatcandidates from developingcountries have challengedWashington for the top post.

“Somebody has to breakthis” agreement, Okonjo-Iweala told an event hostedby the Centre for Global Deve-lopment and WashingtonPost. “Therefore, who is theleader in this world? The US islooked on for that leadership,”she added. The board is set todecide through consensus ona new president of the WorldBank on 16 April. Kim is likelyto succeed Robert Zoellick asWorld Bank president giventhe US’s large voting blocand support by Europeanallies.— Reuters

WASHINGTON, 10 April —The United States should takethe lead and break the longtradition of an Americanalways heading the WorldBank, Nigerian financeminister and a nominee for thetop post Ngozi Okonjo-Iwealasaid on Monday. Speakingafter a “marathon” three-and-a-half-hour interview by theWorld Bank board, Okonjo-Iweala said the decision onwho leads the globaldevelopment institutionshould go to the candidatewith the best skills for the job.

During her interviewwith the board, Okonjo-Iweala said she did not ask forthe support of countries butpressed them to ensure thatthe selection process wasopen and merit based. Underan informal agreementbetween the United States andEurope, an American hasalways headed the WorldBank and a European has ledthe International MonetaryFund since their founding afterWorld War Two. Risingeconomic powers such asChina, India and Brazil have

called for an end to the long-standing tradition and aredemanding more influence inglobal finance institutions.

Okonjo-Iweala, who left atop post at the World Banklast year for a second stint asNigeria’s finance minister, isup against former Colombianfinance minister Jose AntonioOcampo and US nomineeKorean-American healthexpert Jim Yong Kim. Ocampoand Kim are set to beinterviewed by the 25-memberWorld Bank board on Tuesdayand Wednesday respectively.

WASHINGTON , 10 April — You likely felt it, but now it’sofficial that March 2012 was the warmest March on record forthe lower 48 states, according to the National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration. The average temperature of51.1 degrees Fahrenheit broke the previous record set in 1910by 0.5 degrees and was 8.6 degrees above average. Accordingto NOAA’s preliminary data, more than 15,200 record hightemperatures were set for March and all 50 states broke at leastone record.

March wasn’t the only month that brought the heat. Theaverage temperature of the contiguous United States for thefirst three months of 2012 was six degrees above normal,NOAA announced. The period from January through Marchfor 2012 broke the previous first quarter record by 1.4 degrees.Weather records are normally beaten by tenths of a degree.While the warm temperatures made winter more tolerable, itworried scientists.

“Everybody has this uneasy feeling. This is weird. Thisis not good,” said Jerry Meehl, a climate scientist at theNational Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo.“It’s a guilty pleasure. You’re out enjoying this nice Marchweather, but you know it’s not a good thing.” The warmweather created favorable conditions for tornadoes andaccording to NOAA there were 223 preliminary tornadoreports this March compared to an annual average of 80.While individual events cannot be sited as examples of climatechange, climate scientists said extreme temperatures andweather events will become more frequent as a result of man-made climate change.

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March’s Heat Melts Records.— INTERNET

March’s heat melts records

In this 29 March, 2012 filephoto, a small boat pass infront of the aircraft carrier

USS Enterprise is seenanchored of the coast ofFaliro, near Athens. TheUS Navy said on 9 April,

2012 that it has deployed asecond aircraft carrier tothe Persian Gulf Regionamid rising tensions with

Iran over its nuclearprogramme.—INTERNET

US Navy deploys 2nd aircraft carrier to GulfDUBAI, 10 April — The

US Navy said on Monday ithas deployed a secondaircraft carrier to the PersianGulf Region amid risingtensions with Iran over itsdisputed nuclear programme.The deployment of thenuclear-powered USSEnterprise along with theAbraham Lincoln carrier strikegroup marks one of the fewtimes the Navy has had twoaircraft carriers operating inwaters near the Persian Gulf,said Cmdr Amy Derrick-Frostof the Bahrain-based 5th Fleet.

The two carriers willsupport the American militaryoperations in Afghanistanand anti-piracy efforts offSomalia’s coast and in theGulf of Aden, she said.Thewarships also patrol the Gulf’sstrategic oil routes that Iranhas threatened to shut down

in retaliation for economicsanctions slapped on theIslamic Republic because ofits nuclear programme,which the West suspects aimsto develop nuclear weapons.Iran denies the allegations,and says its programme issolely for peaceful purposes.

The deployment of asecond aircraft carrier is“routine and not specific toany threat,” Derrick-Frostsaid. She did not say howlong the Navy will keep theincreased military presencein region. The US had twocarriers operating in the regionin June 2010. Two carriers werealso deployed in March 2003during the US led invasion ofIraq and in February 2007 insupport of wars in Iraq andAfghanistan. The Enterpriseis based in Norfolk, Va. It wasthe Navy’s first nuclear-

powered aircraft carrier and isnow on its last mission. TheEnterprise was commissionedin November 1961. The carrieris scheduled to be deactivatedthis fall.—Internet

Chile navy rescues four from Antarctic shipSANTIAGO, 10 April —

Four Brazilians filming adocumentary off the Antar-ctic coast were rescued bythe Chilean navy after theirship became stuck in the ice,Chilean media said onMonday. Officials told thedaily El Mercurio that thefour Brazilians were safe andsound after their vessel MarSem Fim (Endless Sea) wastrapped in icy, windyconditions near the ChileanAntarctic naval base.

The boat capsized in100-kilometre (60 mile) perhour winds on Saturday nearthe Chilean base, about 1,200kilometres (750 miles) south

of tip of South America, saidthe head of Chilean base inAntarctica, Eduardo Rubilar.The ship was carrying fourBrazilians filming on adocumentary about naviga-tion and the landscape ofAntarctica.

Joao Lara, journalist andleader of the Brazilianexpedition, praised the navyfor the “risky maneuver” and

said “they handled thesituation in a controlledmanner when the wind wasvery strong.” The Brazilianswere taken to the southernChilean port of Punta Arenas.Chilean officials said it willmonitor the area for a possibleoil leak and will attempt torefloat the vessel in thesummer season.

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Handout picture released by Chilean Navy on 9 April ofBrazilian yacht Mar Sem Fim, which scuppered on 6April due to ice compression and adverse weather

conditions in the Chilean Antarctica. Four Braziliansfilming a documentary off the Antarctic coast wererescued by the Chilean navy after their ship became

stuck in the ice, Chilean media say.— INTERNET

TOKYO, 10 April — Japan’s government will announcesoon its contingency plans for dealing with nuclear accidentsto ease public concerns about restarting reactors closed sincethe Fukushima radiation crisis last year, Trade Minister YukioEdano said on Monday. Contingency plans for Kansai ElectricPower Co’s two reactors, which are at the most advancedstage in the government’s safety checks before restarting,would be announced in a few days, said Edano, who also hasthe energy portfolio.

The government, which has demanded a series of safetymeasures on all nuclear generators since the disaster lastMarch, is also keen to see the public accept the idea ofrestarting the first two reactors. But it also wants to avoidpower shortages this summer, when demand peaks. Osaka-based Kansai is the country’s most nuclear-reliant regionalpower utility.

“I understand this is now a major concern of people andthe most important point in case there were a severe accident,”said Edano, referring to the government’s improvedcontingency plans. “There is a possibility for any idledreactors, whether they are running or offline, to suffer from asevere accident as long as active nuclear fuels are located,”he told reporters.

Reuters

Japan sees nuclear contingencyplans soon, before restarts

Suicide attacks kill 19 in AfghanistanHERAT, 10 April—

Suicide bombers killed atleast nineteen people inattacks across Afghanistan onTuesday, including 11Afghan police, as insurgentsramped up violence ahead ofthe traditional summerfighting months.

Two bombers,including one wearing ahead-to-toe covering burqa,blew up a car laden withexplosives on the airport roadoutside the western city ofHerat, killing eight civiliansand three police, provincialgovernor spokesmanMohiddin Noori said.

Twenty-three peoplewere wounded in the attack,which took place in a usually

peaceful part of the countrynear the border with Iran.

In volatile southernHelmand province, threesuicide attackers targeted thedistrict governor’s office inMusa Qala district, killingeight police. Two of thebombers were shot dead, butone managed to detonateexplosives.

“The first one openedfire on Afghan police. Inresponse he was killed by ourforces, while the second onedetonated himself and policekilled the third,” said DawoodAhmadi, spokesman for theHelmand provincialgovernor.

A NATO spokesman onMonday said insurgents had

so far shown no sign ofplanning a repeat of last year’sunified spring offensiveagainst foreign and Afghanforces, preferring isolatedattacks on small units andbases.

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Fungus behind bat die-off came from Europe This Oct 2008, file photo,provided by the New York

Department ofEnvironmental

Conservation shows abrown bat with white nose

fungus in New York.Federal officials are

granting $1.4 million toscientists investigating

deadly white-nosesyndrome in bats.

INTERNET

nose syndrome has killed batsin four Canadian provincesand 19 US states, mostly inthe Northeast and South. Lastweek, the illness marched westof the Mississippi River,infecting bats in Missouri.

Now that scientists havepinpointed the apparentorigin of the epidemic, whatcan be done to protect bats?They play a crucial role in theecological food chain bydevouring insects. “There isstill not much we can dobeyond making absolutelysure we don’t make things

LOS ANGELES, 10 April— The mysterious deaths ofmillions of bats in the UnitedStates and Canada over thepast several years werecaused by a fungus thathitchhiked from Europe,scientists reported onMonday. Experts hadsuspected that an invasivespecies was to blame for thedie-off from “white nosesyndrome.” Now there’sdirect evidence the culprit wasnot native to North America.

The fungal illness hasnot caused widespread

deaths among European batsunlike in the US and Canada.In North America more than5.7 million bats have diedsince 2006 when white nosesyndrome was first detectedin a cave in upstate New York.The disease does not pose athreat to humans, but peoplecan carry fungal spores. It’sunclear exactly how thefungus crossed the Atlantic,but one possibility is that itwas accidentally introducedby tourists. Spores are knownto stick to people’s clothes,boots and caving gear. White

worse by accidentallyspreading the fungus,” saidbiologist Craig Willis of theUniversity of Winnipeg inCanada. Willis and a team of

US-Canadian scientists setout to determine whether thefungus behind white nosesyndrome was native to thiscontinent or invaded from

abroad. To do this, theycollected 54 little brown batsfrom an uninfected cave inManitoba.

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Niceness is in your DNA, scientists findWASHINGTON , 10 April

— Many times, two siblingsraised by the same parents,and subject to similarenvironmental influences,can turn out to be polaropposites: one kind andgenerous, the other mean-spirited. A new study revealsthat the latter might simplyhave been dealt the wronghormone receptor genes.

Oxytocin andvasopressin, two hormonesthat inspire feelings of loveand generosity when theyflood our brains, bind toneurons by attaching tomolecules called receptors,which can come in differentforms. The new research, led

by psychologist MichelPoulin of the University ofBuffalo, suggests that if youhave the genes that give youcertain versions of thosehormone receptors, you’remore likely to be a nice personthan if you have the genes forone of the other versions.However, the researchersfound that the genes work inconcert with a person’supbringing and life experie-nces to determine howsociable — or anti-social —he or she becomes.

As detailed in a newarticle in the journal

Psychological Science,hundreds of people weresurveyed about their attitudestoward civic duty, theircharitable activities and theirworldview. They were asked,for example, whether peoplehave an obligation to reportcrimes, sit on juries or paytaxes, whether theythemselves engage incharitable activities such asgiving blood or volunteering,and whether people — andthe world as a whole — arebasically good, or arethreatening and dangerous.

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Deadly March tornadoes are first billion-dollar disaster of 2012

343 tornadoes acrossMidwestern and southernstates, killing 321 people andcausing some $10.2 billion indamage. [The Top 5 DeadliestTornado Years in US History]This year’s early Marchtornado outbreak wassignificant for a number ofreasons, according to JakeCrouch, a climatologist withthe National Climatic DataCentre (NCDC), and co-author of a new State of theClimate report from theNational Oceanic andAtmospheric Administrationreleased on 9 April.

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WASHINGTON, 10 April —A swarm of tornadoes thattore through the Midwest andSoutheast in early March hasearned the grim title of thenation’s first billion-dollarweather disaster of 2012. From2 March through the earlyhours of 3 March, 132tornadoes were reportedacross nine states. Althoughthose numbers are preliminary,and will undoubtedlydecrease once overlappingreports are eliminated, theiraftermath was devastating,causing more than $1.5 billionin damage and killing 40people. The storms killed four

people in Ohio, but they tookthe greatest toll in Indiana,killing 13, and Kentucky,where 23 people died. Thecostly disaster follows on theheels of a record-breaking yearfor devastation wrought bythe vagaries of the weatherand longer-term climateconditions. Last year, theUnited States experienced 14separate events that caused$1 billion or more in damage.Five of those events weretornado outbreaks.

Last year’s costliestweather disaster was the lateApril 2011 tornado outbreak,which produced an estimated

Google makes more moneyfrom iOS than AndroidWASHINGTON, 10 April — It seems Google makes more

money from Apple’s mobile devices than its own Androidsmartphones and tablets, thanks to the use of Google’s searchproducts by those devices. The story comes by way of PCWorld, which cites a story from The Guardian looking atdocuments filed in Google’s court case with Oracle. In thatcase, Google revealed that it has made less than $543 millionfrom Android devices between 2008 and December 2011, andthat’s almost four times as much revenue has come from iOSdevices.

The reason for that discrepancy is that Google doesn’tmake its money off Android, per se, but off the products itprovides that mobile device owners use. Android gets licensedout to smartphone makers for free – that’s part of what makesit so appealing and its use so widespread – and Googlecollects 30 percent of app sales and advertising on those

devices. Meanwhile, on iOS, Google makes money throughadvertising on the use of search in Mobile Safari or ads usedon Google Maps, for example, and it doesn’t have to split thatmoney with anyone.

Horace Dediu of Asymco reckons Google’s take from iOSdevices might be even higher than what The Guardianguesses at, figuring that Google could be making five timesas much per iOS device as compared to Android.—Internet

Warning over medicalimplant attacks

LONDON, 10 April — Many medical implants are vulnerableto attacks that could threaten their users’ lives, according tostudies. Security researchers have developed attacks thatlocate and compromise implants used to manage conditionssuch as diabetes and heart disease. One attack caught a radiosignal that, if re-broadcast, would have switched off a heartdefibrillator. Researchers say more work needs to be done tosecure implants and protect against malicious actions.

For increasing numbers of people an active life is onlypossible thanks to a medical implant that monitors their vitalsigns and which intervenes when needed. Pacemakers thatregulate heart beats, pumps that deliver insulin anddefibrillators that watch for abnormal cardiac rhythms arebeing fitted to many more people to help them manage thesechronic conditions. Barnaby Jack, a researcher at security firmMcAfee, has discovered that the wireless links used tointerrogate and update these devices left them open to attack.

In two weeks of work he found a way to scan for andcompromise insulin pumps that communicate wirelessly. “Wecan influence any pump within a 300ft [91m] range,” Mr Jacktold the BBC. “We can make that pump dispense its entire 300unit reservoir of insulin and we can do that without requiringits ID number.” Mr Jack said diabetics typically needed a doseof 5-10 units of insulin after a heavy meal to help regulate bloodsugar. Making the device empty its cartridge into a host’sbloodstream would cause “deep trouble”.

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Diabetics inject insulin to regulate blood sugar but toomuch can induce a coma.—INTERNET

In this 7 Jan, 2012 filephoto, attendees at the

National RetailFederation visit a

Microsoft display, inNew York.INTERNET

Microsoft deal with AOL part of patent scrambleA valuable patent is less

like a forgotten Rembrandtand more like a rusty-but-serviceable gun. “Patentshave become legal weapons.They’re not representingideas anymore,” says JamesBessen, a lecturer at BostonUniversity and the director ofa nonprofit that studies patentissues.

Two big deals in the pastyear have pushed patents intothe spotlight. In July, aconsortium that includedApple Inc and MicrosoftCorp pledged to pay $4.5billion for a collection ofpatents from Nortel Networks,a bankrupt Canadian maker oftelecommunications equip-ment.—Internet

Roadshow” moments in thetechnology world. Fadedcompanies have beenrummaging through theirassets recently, and some ofthem have found musty oldpatents that turn out to beworth a great deal.

Patents have become ahot commodity in recentyears. They give the holderthe exclusive right to usecertain technologies orbusiness processes in the USCompanies such asMicrosoft, Apple, Facebook,Google and others arecollecting large patentlibraries and increasinglyusing them in lawsuits — todefend their businesses or toattack rivals.

NEW YORK, 10 April—AOL’s $1 billion deal to selland license patents toMicrosoft is another in aseries of “Antiques

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Mothers who are obese or have diabetes duringpregnancy may be more likely to have babies with autism

or other developmental delays, a US study has said. INTERNET

Obesity in pregnancy linked toautism

WASHINGTON , 10 April — Mothers who are obese or havediabetes during pregnancy may be more likely to have babieswith autism or other developmental delays, said a US studypublished on Monday. The findings “appear to raise seriouspublic health concerns,” said the study in the journalPediatrics, which comes amid an obesity epidemic in theUnited States with recent research showing autism strikes upto one in 88 children. Researchers examined 1,004 mother-child pairs from diverse backgrounds in California — abouthalf of the children had autism, while 172 had otherdevelopmental problems and 315 were considered normal.

While the study did not say whether the mother’s weightor diabetic status caused the children’s developmentalproblems, it did find strong associations between the likelihoodof such ailments and the mother’s health in pregnancy. Forinstance, mothers who were obese were about 67 percent morelikely to have a child with autism and more than twice as likelyto have a child with some kind of disorder than normal-weightmoms without diabetes.

More than 20 percent of the mothers of children withautism or other developmental disability were obese. Just 14

Omega-3 supplements no helpagainst repeat heart trouble

produced mixed results.Myung and his colleaguesselected 14 studies that hadbeen published in the medicalliterature. In all, the studieslooked at more than 20,000patients who had a history ofcardiovascular disease.

The patients’ averageage was 63. Nearly 80 percentwere men. The studies werepublished between 1995 and2010. The daily dose ofomega-3 fatty acid supple-ment ranged from about half agram to nearly 5 grams a day.The follow-up period rangedfrom one year to nearly fiveyears.

Myung’s team looked tosee if the supplements made adifference in sudden cardiacdeath, heart attack, conges-tive heart failure, death fromany cause, stroke or transientischemic attacks (often calledTIAs or mini-strokes). Thesupplements did not reducethe risk of any of thoseproblems. The researchersdid find a small reduction incardiovascular death risk.

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WASHINGTON, 10 April —Taking omega-3 fatty acidsupplements won’t protectagainst repeat heart attacks,strokes or other cardiovas-cular problems, a new analysisindicates. “I was not surprisedat these findings because Iassumed that there was nobenefit of omega-3 supple-ments,” said lead researcherDr Seung-Kwon Myung,chief of the carcinogenesisbranch of the National CancerCentre, Republic of Korea.The study is published online9 April in the Archives ofInternal Medicine. Instead oftaking supplements, peopletrying to prevent heartdisease or repeat problemsshould eat oily fish such assalmon, tuna and mackerel,which are all rich in omega-3fatty acids, Myung said.

“It is effective againstcardiovascular disease to eatfish rich in omega-3 fattyacids, not supplements,” hesaid. Many studies havedemonstrated that eating fattyfish two or more times a weekis linked with a lower risk ofdeath from cardiovasculardisease. However, studiesthat looked at the potentialcardiovascular benefits offish oil supplements have

percent of the mothers of normally developing children wereobese at the time of pregnancy, it said. Also, the autisticchildren of diabetic moms appeared to have more severedisabilities — with greater deficits in language andcommunication skills — than the autistic children of normal-weight moms.

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Climate change could be tough on seniors’ health than 65 living in 135American cities. Afterconsidering each person’sindividual risk factors, theydetermined if any of thesepeople died due to variabilityin summer temperature. Thestudy, published in the 9April online edition of theProceedings of the NationalAcademy of Sciences,revealed that years with largersummer tempera-ture swingshad higher death rates thanthose with smaller swings.This was true for each cityexamined.—Internet

WASHINGTON, 10 April —Even small swings intemperatures could put elderlypeople with chronic illnessessuch as diabetes, heart failureand lung disease at greaterrisk of death throughout thecoming summer, a new studyindicates. Researchers fromthe Harvard School of PublicHealth in Boston foundtemperature fluctuationsrelated to climate changecould claim thousands oflives every year.

Experts predict climatechange could increasevariations in summertemperatures, particularly inthe mid-Atlantic states and inparts of France, Spain andItaly. In these more volatileregions, this could pose aserious public health risk, thestudy authors claimed. “Theeffect of temperature patternson long-term mortality has notbeen clear to this point. Wefound that, independent ofheat waves, high day-to-day

variability in summertemperatures shortens lifeexpectancy,” study authorAntonella Zanobetti, a seniorresearch scientist in thedepartment of environmentalhealth at Harvard, said in anews release from theuniversity. “This variabilitycan be harmful for susceptiblepeople.” Using Medicaredata from 1985 to 2006, theresearchers tracked the long-term health of 3.7 millionchronically ill people older

AT&T sells Yellow Pages for close to $1b

The Yellow Pages generated about $3.3b in revenues in2011 for the US telecom.— INTERNET

WASHINGTON, 10 April —US telecom giant AT&T hassold the Yellow Pages to aprivate equity firm for $950m(£600m). AT&T shares fell0.7% after it sold the locallistings business to CerberusCapital Management, whichonce owned US carmakerChrysler. The sale includes1,200 Real Yellow Pages printtitles - which reach 150 millionUS homes — as well asYP.com.

The Yellow Pagesbusiness units generatedabout $3.3b in revenues in2011. As part of the deal,AT&T will get a 47% stake inthe new entity, YP Holdings.“It enables AT&T to focuson its core strategy ofleadership in wireless, IP,

Instagram isdemonstrated on an

iPhone on 9 April, 2012,in New York. Facebook isspending $1 billion to buy

the photo-sharingcompany Instagram in thesocial network’s largest

acquisition ever.Instagram lets peopleapply filters to photosthey snap with their

mobile devices and sharethem with friends and

strangers.INTERNET

Facebook buying photo-share app Instagramfor $1b

NEW YORK, 10 April —Facebook is spending $1billion to buy the photo-sharing company Instagramin the social network’s largestacquisition ever. On thesurface, that’s a huge sum fora tiny startup that has ahandful of employees and noway to make money. But thelack of a business model rarelydampens excitement abouthot tech upshots these days.As Facebook has shown,itself without ads or revenuein its early days, money goeswhere the users are.

Instagram lets peopleshare photos they snap withtheir mobile devices. The apphas filters that can makephotos look as if they’ve beentaken in the 1970s or onPolaroid cameras. Its users

take photos of everythingfrom their breakfast eggsandwiches to sunsets to thesmiling faces of theirgirlfriends. In a little more thana year, Instagram attracted aloyal and loving user base ofmore than 30 million people.Apple picked it as the iPhoneApp of the Year in 2011.

Instagram’s fans, brandrecognition and its potentialare difficult to put a price tagon. Yet Facebook has — andcan afford it. The company ispreparing for an initial publicoffering of stock that couldvalue it at as much as $100billion in a few weeks. What’s$1 billion? A drop in thebucket, really. “Facebook

after this IPO is going to be ina position to be predatory.They can make sure no onesteps in their way and buyanyone who gets in their way,”said Wedbush analystMichael Pachter, who followssocial media.

Buying Instagram, headded, not only eliminates arival but gives Facebook thetechnology “that is gainingcrazy traction.”

Facebook is payingcash and stock for SanFrancisco-based Instagramand hiring its dozen or soemployees. The deal isexpected to close by the endof June.

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cloud- and application-basedservices,” said Jose Gutierrez,president of AT&T Advertis-ing Solutions.

“At the same time, itgives our advertisingcustomers, partners anddevelopers continued accessto strong advertising and

search innovation andperformance.” The dealincludes assets of AT&TAdvertising Solutions, whichdelivers sales and customersupport, and AT&T Inter-active, and is expected to beclosed by the middle of theyear.— Internet

Carriers agree to disable stolen phones for goodWASHINGTON, 10 April —

Cellphone companies and thegovernment are trying to makeit as difficult to use a stolencellphone as it is to sell astolen car. US Sen CharlesSchumer said in a statementlate Monday that majorcellphone carriers and theFederal CommunicationsCommission have agreed toset up a database ofidentification numbers thatare unique to each phone.

Using the list, cellularcarriers will be able topermanently disable a phone

once it’s been reported stolen.Until now, US carriers haveonly been disabling so-called“SIM” cards, which can beswapped in and out. That’senabled a black market to existfor stolen phones. Schumersaid that the goal of theagreement is to make a stolencellphone “as worthless asan empty wallet.”

He has said that uniqueID numbers known asInternational MobileEquipment Identity numbersare already effectively usedin Europe to deter stealing.

Schumer also said he willintroduce legislation to makeit a federal crime to alter ortamper with a phone’s IMEInumber. According to NewYork police, 42 percent of allproperty crimes of individualsin New York City in 2011involved a cell phone, andsome crimes have beenaccompanied by violence.Both iPhones and Androidphones use SIM cardtechnology that makes themsusceptible to being resoldafter thefts.

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Thai king leaves hospital for cousin’s funeralBANGKOK, 10 April —

Thailand’s frail king left thehospital where he has beenstaying for more than twoyears on Monday for a rarepublic appearance at thefuneral of his cousin. KingBhumibol Adulyadej, theworld’s longest reigningmonarch, left Siriraj hospitalin a wheelchair, wearing thecustomary white royaluniform and a black armbandfor the memorial rites ofPrincess Bejaratana Rajas-uda.

Together with his wifeQueen Sirikit, he lit candlesand incense at a speciallyconstructed royal cremato-rium at the Sanam Luangceremonial ground in

This handout photographtaken and released by theRoyal Bureau shows ThaiKing Bhumibol Adulyadej

(R) preside at the royalcremation of Thai Princess

Bejaratana RajasudaSirisobhabannavadi at

Sanam Luang inBangkok.— INTERNET

Bangkok’s historic districtattended by saffron-robedmonks and top officialsincluding Prime MinisterYingluck Shinawatra. Themonarch, now 84, wasadmitted to hospital inSeptember 2009 to be treatedfor a respiratory conditionand has rarely left, aside froma few public appearances. Hewas due to return to hospitalafter the funeral.

Princess Bejaratana, theonly child of late KingVajiravudh, died in July 2011from a blood infection at theage of 85 and had lain in statesince then at the Dusit MahaPrasart Throne Hall in theGrand Palace. Her remainswere transported in a large

golden urn atop a gilded teakchariot pulled by more than200 men in one of threeprocessions ahead of hercremation due to be held laterMonday, which was declareda special holiday.

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The MSBalmoralsets sailfor theTitanic

memorialcruisefrom

Southa-mpton,

England,on 8

April,2012.

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Ex-rebel held in Philippine blastsHassan’s 14-year-old daughter, who owned the mobile

phone used, was also initially detained but had since beenreleased without charge, Osit said. “He’s a former MILF wholater returned to the fold of the law,” Osit said of Hassan,referring to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the largestMuslim guerrilla group in the southern Philippines. Policewould file charges of attempted murder for the bombings, aswell as for making grave threats against one of the bombedestablishments, Osit said.”He sent a message to the effectthat, ‘If you persist, there will be more of the same’,” Osit said.He did not disclose what Hassan was allegedly demanding.

Police have not found any threats sent to the hotel thatwas bombed but investigators are treating it as a related case,he added. “The IEDs (improvised explosive devices) that wedetected in the debris recovered from the scenes were similarand appear to have come from the same source,” Osit said. Theblasts wounded a hotel cook in El Nido as well as a rickshawdriver and his female passenger in the provincial capitalPuerto Princesa, about 175 kilometres (110 miles) away.Palawan is a major Philippine tourist draw with its beachesand spectacular rock formations.— Internet

A contingentof Philippine

marinesprepare to bedeployed tothe island ofPalawan, in

2009. INTERNET

MANILA, 10 April — Philippine police have arrested aformer Muslim rebel in connection with bomb blasts thatwounded three people on the tourist island of Palawan, anofficial said on Monday. Two devices went off nearlysimultaneously outside a hotel in the El Nido beach resortand outside a bus depot in the provincial capital PuertoPrincesa on Thursday. Suspect Hiya Hassan was arrestedSunday after allegedly sending a threatening text message tothe bus company that was hit, Palawan police chief Abad Osittold reporters.

Militant Irishnationalists

renewthreats, six

arrestedBELFAST, 10 April —

Police in Northern Irelandarrested six men inLondonderry on Mondayafter a group of Irish militantnationalists threatenedrenewed armed attacks on lawenforcement during aceremony attended byhundreds at a city graveyard.

A man wearing abalaclava said Oglaigh nahEireann, also known as theReal IRA, would “continueto attack Crown Forcepersonnel, their installations,as well as British interests andinfrastructure,” in footagebroadcast by televisionstation UTV.

Around 300 nationa-listsattended the wreath-layingceremony to mark theanniversary of the 1916 EasterRising in Dublin againstBritish rule. A number ofsupporters applauded thespeech.

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Police say Tulsa shootingsuspects confessed

OKLAHOMA CITY, 10 April— Two white men accused ofshooting five black peoplein Tulsa, Oklahoma, killingthree of them, have confessedto authorities, media reportssaid on Monday, citing policeand court documents. JakeEngland, 19, has admitted topolice that he shot three ofthe victims and Alvin Watts,33, has said that he shot twoothers, a Tulsa policespokesman told the NewYork Times. Three men and awoman were shot within amile of each other in northTulsa before dawn on Friday,police said. The body of afifth victim was discoveredoutside a nearby funeral

Members of the the Osage County Sheriff Departmentprepare to assist Tulsa police in Tulsa, Oklahoma on 7

April, 2012 in their manhunt for a man in a white pickuptruck who shot five people in the early morning 6 April ,

2012.— INTERNET

A Yemeni soldier stands on a hill overlooking Saana. INTERNET

Yemen: 64 killed in clasheswith al-Qaeda fighters

SANAA, 10 April — An al-Qaeda attack on a Yemeni armypost in the south set off clashes that left 64 people dead onMonday and prompted local civilians to take up armsalongside the military to beat back the militants, said armyofficials and residents. The dawn attack is the latest in a seriesof bloody battles in recent months that mark an escalation inal-Qaeda’s efforts to expand its control around a swath of landit seized last year. The group took advantage of the country’spolitical turmoil to overrun cities and towns in southernYemen.

The militant movement appears to be on the offensive,assaulting and sometimes overrunning army positions,although it also suffers reverses. The officials said this latestassault fell on an outpost in the town of Lawder in AbyanProvince, some 155 miles (250 kilometres) southeast of thecapital of Sanaa. Residents and military officials said 40militants were killed in the clashes. Additionally, 18 soldiers,including a colonel, were killed battling the militants,officials said. Six civilians allied with the army were alsoreported killed.

Yemen’s military in the south, poorly equipped and lowon morale after a series of defeats, has not been able to fightthe group and its supporters alone. In cities like Lawder,residents have become fed up with the government’s inabilityto protect them and, in a country where tribes posses weapons,have taken up arms to protect themselves.—Internet

Titanic memorial cruise delayedby strong winds

LONDON, 10 April — A memorial cruiseretracing the route of the Titanic 100 yearssince it sank has been slightly delayedbecause of high winds, a spokeswoman forthe cruise said on Monday. The TitanicMemorial Cruise arrived at the town of Cobh,on Ireland’s southern coast, about two hourslater than scheduled due to the bad weather,Rachel O’Reilly said. The vessel, called theMS Balmoral, set sail from Southampton insouthern England on Sunday for the 12-night cruise.

Cobh, once known as Queenstown, wasthe Titanic’s last port of call before it set outacross the Atlantic in April 1912. As theBalmoral pulled into the town’s port Monday,it was welcomed by thousands of cheeringwell-wishers. The ship, which carries 1,309passengers — including relatives of some of

the more than 1,500 Titanic passengers whodied — will leave Cobh around midnight forthe North Atlantic site where the ship hit aniceberg and sank, O’Reilly said.

The cruise seeks to recreate theexperience onboard the Titanic — minus thedisaster. Many passengers are dressed inperiod costumes for the journey, as are crewmembers and stewards. Passengers will alsoeat meals from the Titanic’s menu, while alive band plays music of the era. Two specialmemorial services will take place over theweekend: The first close to midnight 14 April,when the Titanic hit the iceberg, and thesecond on early 15 April, when the ship sank.

The Balmoral is operated by Fred. OlsenCruise Lines, whose parent company, Harlandand Wolff, built the Titanic in Belfast.

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home in the predominantlyblack part of the city the samemorning.

Police have describedthe shootings during thepredawn hours of Friday asrandom because there is noevidence the suspects knewany of the victims. Onewitness said the gunmansimply pulled his pickuptruck to the side of the streetand asked for directionsbefore he opened fire.England and Watts werearrested on Sunday in theshooting spree, which leftresidents on edge andprompted an intensivemanhunt across Tulsa andsurrounding areas.—Reuters

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Yanpel Dam to help contribute to availability of irrigation water and drinkingwater and boosting agricultural production in Magway Region

Translation: MT

Yanpel Dam* It is located near Wattkathay Village in

Taungdwingyi Township in MagwayRegion.

* The dam is of earthen type.* Its main length is 9100 feet and height , 78

feet. Its saddle dyke No.1 is 1500 feet longand No.2, 6000 feet long.

* It has 35140 acre feet of storage capacity.* It can supply irrigation water to 10000

acres of land for summer paddy, monsoonpaddy, groundnut, sesame, beans andpulses.

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You can now get your own chocolate 3Dprinter for $4,600

Indonesia rescues 120 Australia-bound Afghan migrants from a

leaking wooden ship WASHINGTON, 10 April — Some 3D printers canprint out jawbones, teeth, and guitars; others canprint something far yummier — pieces of chocolate.Last year, a group of scientists from the UK.’sUniversity of Exeter built a printer that can makechocolatey works of art. Now, the aptly-named ChocCreator Version 1 is available for purchase, thoughit sure doesn’t come cheap — the machine is worth$4,600. Dr Liang Hao, the lead scientist who workedon the project, founded the Choc Edge company tomanu-facture the printer for anyone who wants (andcan afford) it. His team tweaked and improved theprinter since it was first introduced to the masses last

year. According to Dr Hao, operating theenhanced machine is easy as pie: “You justneed to melt some chocolate, fill a syringe thatis stored in the printer, and get creative printingyour chocolate.” If you have a strong desire tobecome a 3D-printing chocolatier, it may bebest to get your Choc Creator now. Thecompany is running a discount promo for thefirst 90 buyers, bringing the price down tojust$4,000, not including the $130 shippingfee you need to add for delivery stateside.Check out the video above to see Choc Creatorin action.— Internet

JAKARTA, 10 April— Indonesia saysit has rescued 120 Afghan migrants froma leaking wooden ship headed toAustralia.

An official called Joko from theNational Search and Rescue Agency saysthey received a distress call from theship’s captain on Sunday and went totheir aid. The Afghans were taken bytanker to a port on the western side ofIndonesia’s Java Island.

Witnesses said on Monday that policewere still negotiating with the migrantswho were refusing to leave the tanker. Jokosays they will be handed over to immigrationofficers. Migrants without legaldocuments are usually deported homewhile others may apply for asylum.Migrants from conflict-ridden countrieshave long used Indonesia’s thousands ofislands as a transit point for their way toAustralia.—Internet

Main canal of Yanpel dam supplies irrigation water to farmlands.

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YANGON, 10 April—A ceremony to consecrate BuddhaImage at Aungthukha Meditation Centre of ZeyathukhaMonastery was held in conjunction with merit sharing of thecentre in Seikkyi-Khanaungto Township this morning,attended by Chief Minister of Yangon Region U Myint Sweand wife Daw Khin Thet Htay.

The Region Chief Minister inspected progress inconstruction of Seikkyi-Khanaungto suspension bridge.

The suspension bridge will be 1680 feet long and thefacility will have 24 feet wide two-way motor road. The

Yangon Region Chief Minister looks intodevelopment undertakings

Golf tournament marksMaha Thingyan Festival

construction of the bridge commenced on 13 February 2012.The Region Chief Minister provided K 700,000 and 20

corrugated iron sheets each to seven fire victim householdsto the township administrator at the office of Township WarVeterans Organization.

Daw Khin Thet Htay, region ministers and officials alsopresented relief supplies to the fire victims.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 10 April—Vice-Chairman of TATAConsultancy Services (TCS)and advisor to the PrimeMinister of India inthe National Council onSkill Development MrSubramaniam Ramaduraipaid a call on Deputy Ministerfor Education U Ba Shwe, atthe ministry here at 3.30 pmtoday. They discussedteaching of computertechnologies at universitiesand basic education schoolsin Myanmar.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 10 April—Chairman of PyithuHluttaw Social Development Committee U Maung MaungSwe met UNFPA resident representative Mr Mohamed S.Abdel-Ahad, at Pyithu Hluttaw Committee Hall No.1 inHluttaw Complex here this afternoon.

Both sides had a discussion on UNFPA’scooperation in development process of Myanmar, ensuringpeople have equal rights in healthcare and socialdevelopment, and attending HIV/AIDS Coordinationmeeting between Indochina, Asia and regional countries tobe held in Bangkok of Thailand and Population and SocialDevelopment Conference, to be held in Istanbul, Turkey.

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NAY PYI TAW, 10 April—To mark the 2012 New YearFestival, the Thingyan golftournament kicked off at

Ngantay Golf Course inMawlamyine on 8 April,attended by Mon State ChiefMinister U Ohn Myint.

The State Chief Ministerthen paid homage MahaDatu Shwezinkyaik Hair RelicPagoda in Zinkyaik ModelVillage of Paung Township.

He launched supply ofelectricity to the pagoda,opened the passage to theuphill road and sponsoredpilgrimage of 250 olderpersons.

The State Chief Ministerviewed completion ofconcrete road and installationof power line, thriving rubberfarm at the foot of KalamaHill, storage of water at KataikDam and thriving paddyplantation in Yinnyeintaungfield.

In the evening, hepresented prizes to thewinners in the Thingyan golftournament.—MNA

YANGON, 10 April—A discussion between Myanmarentrepreneurs and Thai entrepreneurs group led byChairman of The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) MrPayungsak Chartsutipol, will take place at the Republic ofthe Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerceand Industry, at 1.30 pm on 25 April.

Those Myanmar entrepreneurs who want to attendthe discussion are to register not later than 24 April.—MNA

Dy EducationMinister receives

TCS Vice-Chairman

Deputy Minister U Ba Shwe receives Vice-Chairman of TATAConsultancy Services (TCS) and advisor to the Prime Minister of India in

the National Council on Skill Development Mr SubramaniamRamadurai.—MNA

Yangon Region Chief Minister U Myint Swe inspects construction of Seikkyi-KhanaungtoSuspension Bridge.—MNA

Mon State Chief Minister U Ohn Myint awards winner in 2012 New YearThingyan Golf Tournament.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 10 April —Livestock and FisheriesMinistry has assigned project duties for 2012-2013 fiscalyear to departments of the ministry.

At the ceremony to assign project duties to thedepartments at the ministry here, Union Minister forCooperatives and for Livestock and Fisheries U Ohn Myintcalled for making efforts for achieving success of theproject duties of the ministry in cooperation with regionand state governments, joint-venture enterprises, privatebusinesses, cooperatives societies.

The Union Ministry laid down eight policies, fiveobjectives and 15 tasks for the 2012-2013 fiscal year.

Speaking on the occasion at the ceremony, theUnion Minister also stressed the importance of informationon environmental change, climate change and unforeseenevents.

He also called for prevention of extinction of fishspecies, over excessive fishing and damaging ecologicalsystem.—MNA

L & F Ministry assignsproject duties to

departments

UNFPA to cooperatein Myanmar’s

development process

Myanmar and Thaientrepreneurs to meet on

25 April

The best time to plant a treewas 20 years ago.

The second best time is now.

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According to its geographicalfeatures, the country is prone to multiplehazards. Its coastal regions are exposed tocyclones, storm surges, and tsunamis whilemajor parts of the country are at risk fromearthquake and fires.

The country is vulnerable to naturaland man-made fires right across the country.Fire is especially likely in the dry zone anddensely populated areas. Due to theexcessive forest coverage throughout thecountry, forest fire incidents are found inalmost all regions and states. However,they are particularly common in uplandareas of regions and states such as Bago,Chin, Kayah, Kachin, Mandalay, Rakhineand Shan.

Fire or combustion is a chemical chain-reaction accompanied by evolution ofintense heat and light. Fire or combustionoccurs when three elements, namely, fuel,oxygen and heat react. If conditions areright, a fire can start almost anywhere atany time. If all three are not present insufficient quantities, a fire will not igniteor a fire will not be able to sustaincombustion. Combustion will continue aslong as these three factors are present. Ifone of them is removed, the fire will beextinguished.

Fire cases often lead to the loss ofhuman lives and property. The value ofproperty loss depends on the fire intensity,the location and the duration of the blaze.According to the Fire Services Department,fire hazards account for 70 per cent of

TTaking firaking fire pre preventive measureventive measures a matteres a matter of urgency in drof urgency in dry seasony seasonT.S. (NLM)

disasters in the country and the annuallosses are approximately one billion kyats.

Generally, the high incident of urbanfire are due to climatic conditions includingtemperature, use of flammable constructionmaterials, increasing urban developmentand people’s negligence when using fire.To fulfill the growing urban population’sneed for housing, construction and extensionof buildings, apartments and houses aretaking place at a speedy rate with an increasein the number of slums and improper houses.However, the enforcement on land useplanning and building design for fire safetyis still weak. The crowd population,congested houses and careless handling ofelectrical appliances and fuels often lead tofire cases.

The country does not receive rainfallall year round. The wet season lasts forabout five months and the dry period for theremaining seven months. The maximumtemperature reaches up to 40°C in the centraldry zone during the peak hot season. Themajority of households live in dwellingswith thatched roofs, bamboo walls and woodplank floors. Rural people prefer to live inbamboo houses with thatched roofs madeof bamboo shaves and Nipa palm leaves asthese materials are inexpensive, locallyavailable, do not require sophisticatedtechnology and suit the local weatherconditions, but they are flammable.

Regardless of location, urban or ruralareas, uncovered cinders left cooking withwood or charcoal, candles left alight after

use, exposure to naked flames, andunattended mosquito coils near diesel, patroland engine oils may lead to accidental fire.

Disasters cannot be stopped fromhappening. But their impact can be reduceddramatically if the right disaster riskreducing measures are taken in advance.With climate changes there can be more andmore intense natural disasters.

As the major cause of fire cases ispeople’s negligence when using fire, publicawareness activities on fire hazard shouldbe carried out intensively and continuouslyin the dry season. And educational activitiesthrough newspapers, journals, magazines,pamphlets and billboards are effective toolsfor public awareness generation.Meanwhile, the community-based disaster

management organization shouldfrequently remind the people to be alert forfire, to use fire with care, and to keep fireextinguishers and locally availablematerials for extinguishing fire such asfire-hook, fire flat, sand, water and bucketsat home.

There are a series of measures that canbe undertaken to avoid the possibility of afire occurrence. Every household shouldtake necessary prevention andpreparedness actions to prevent fireoutbreaks. The community is at the heart ofimplementing fire preventive measures.However, government intervention inpolicy, guidelines and enforcement for fireprevention and mitigation of loss anddamage are also important.

Mandalay Yadanabon Market on fire in February 2008.

* Buds come out in early summerBlooming are yellow Padauk flowersWith cool clean and aromatic waterThe festival goes on as usual

* Choral dancers in harmonyFestive music ever fantasticYoung men sing antiphonal chantsIn own style they are attractive

* A donation amidst sound of big drumsOn this pavilion free food availableSay Sadu in peace of mindHappy Myanmar New Year celebrations

* With pure joy and funWater festival in traditionPeace and prosperity for allA wish for this New Year

Yenatha Maung Kyaw Nyunt (Trs)

A New Year Wish!PoemBoat race held at

Buddha Pujaniyain Ponnagyun

PONNAGYUN, 10 April—The BuddhaPujaniya of ancient Hsutaungpyae UriztawPagoda was held in Ponnagyun of RakhineState from 30 March to 2 April.

At the Buddha Pujaniya, the traditionalboat race was held and prizes were awarded tothe winners on 2 April.

At the ceremony, Township AdministratorU Nyi Nyi Aung of Ponnagyun Township andofficials presented prizes to respectivevictorious boat rowers.—Myanma Alin

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION HELD: The roundtablediscussions on preservation of Myanmar fine tradition

organized by Bahan Township Women’s AffairsOrganization was held at Pre-Primary School in

Kyaikkasan Ward of Bahan Township on 25 March. TheChairperson of District WAO speaks at the discussion.

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Hotel services courses wrap upYANGON, 10 April—Hotel

service courses concluded atChatrium Hotel on Po SeinRoad in Bahan Township ofYangon on 8 April afternoon.

Managing Director UHla Htay of the Ministry ofHotels and Tourism made aconcluding remark andpresented prizes tooutstanding trainees.

Principal Daw Nay Yi

Aung of Star ResourcesHospitality ManagementAcademy, Deputy PrincipalU Aung Mya Soe andinstructors presentedcompletion certificates to450 trainees.

The courses wereconducted by Star ResourcesHospitality ManagementAcademy.

Myanma Alin

Mibamyitta Nanthan CreekBridge commissioned into

service in MohnyinMOHNYIN, 10 April—A

ceremony to open self-reliantMibamyitta Nanthan CreekBridge was held at the bridgein Nyaunggon Village ofMohnyin Township, KachinState, on 25 March morning.

At first, AmyothaHluttaw representative U SaiTin Aung made a speech.Pyithu Hluttaw repre-sentative U Kyaw Soe Lay,Amyotha Hluttawrepresentative U Pe Thaungand wellwisher U Moe KyawKhaing of Shwe MyithsoneNew Strength JewelleryCompany cut the ribbon toinaugurate the bridge.

It is 120 feet long, 12 feetwide and 17 feet high bridgebuilt with reinforced concretepiers.

Wellwisher U Mya Sein-Daw Tin Oo (ShweMyithsone New StrengthJewellery Company) ofMandalay have spent K 16million and local people of thetownship K 14 million onconstruction of the bridge ona self-reliant basic.

Myanma Alin

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Rural gravel road inaugurated in OttwinOTTWIN, 10 April—The

opening ceremony ofN y a u n g c h e h t a u k -Myetnikwin rural gravelroad, built by OttwinTownship DevelopmentAffairs Committee in 2011-2012 fiscal year, was held onthe road section on 24March.

At first, TownshipAdministrator U Kyaw Shwe,Bago Region Hluttawrepresentative U Win Myintof Ottwin TownshipConstituency-2 andExecutive Officer U KhaingTun of TownshipDevelopment AffairsCommittee formally opened

the road section.Myetnikwin Village-

tract Administrator U ShweThee spoke words of thanks.

It is a 1720 feet long and10 feet wide road built at acost of K 10.11 million byTownship DevelopmentAffairs Committee.

Myanma Alin

UMFCCI officials receives Japanese guests

YANGON, 10 April—Vice-Presidents of the Republic ofthe Union of MyanmarFederation of Chambers ofCommerce and Industry UZaw Min Win and U AungLwin, and General SecretaryDr Myo Thet met ManagingDirector Mr Yasuhiko Kondo

and party of AEON ThanaSinsap (Thailand) Public CoLtd of Japan at the office ofthe federation on 26 Marchmorning.

They discussedpromotion of mutualeconomic and investmentmatters, purchase of

household electronicequipment in Myanmarthrough credit card andinstallment system, progressof banking systems inMyanmar, and opening ofAEON Company branch inMyanmar.

UMFCCI

Concrete road for bicycles,motorcycles completed

MANDALAY, 10 April—With the aim of ensuringsafety transport forincreasing number ofbicycles and motorcycles inMandalay, Roads andBridges Department ofMandalay CityDevelopment Committeeextended local roads and

upgraded the roads to asphaltconcrete facilities.

The 20 feet wide and7400 feet long concrete roadfor bicycles and motorcyclesbetween YadanapuraMuseum and Mandalay-Lashio railroad, western partof Yangon-MandalayHighway in Chanmyathazi

Township on 31 March.As of 6 April, bicycles

and motorcycles can use thenew concrete road. However,action will be taken againstvehicles that roll on thefacility for bicycles andmotorcycles under MandalayCity DevelopmentCommittee Law.—Kyemon

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LIBRARY WORKS UNDERTAKEN: DawbonTownship Information and Public Relations Departmentmakes field trips to grassroots level for carrying library

works. On 21 March, Head of Township IPRD Daw KhinHtay Myint of Dawbon Township discusses durability oflibrary at Bawa Shayhsaung Library in Nweaye Ward.

MYANMA ALIN

Higher production of paddydiscussed in Thanlyin Township

YANGON, 10 April—Ameeting between ShwewahThiha Paddy ProductionCompany and local farmerswas held at the Dhammayonin East Monastery inThahtaykwin Model Villagein Thanlyin Township ofYangon South District on 5April.

Vice-Chairman U AungThan Oo of Myanmar RiceIndustry Associationexplained arrangements ofthe company to supplyinputs to farmers, higherproduction of paddy,

reclamation of modelfarmlands, application of 14agricultural technology, andsuccessful cultivation of1000 acres of modelfarmlands.

Deputy Head ofThanlyin TownshipAgriculture Department DawKhin Htwe Phyu gave asupplementary discussion onagricultural technology.

Later, the vice-chairmanof the association andofficials coordinated thereports of local farmers.

Myanma Alin

People satisfy fair supply ofelectricity in Bago

BAGO, 10 April—Underthe arrangements of BagoRegion Electrical EngineerU Ko Ko Naing, Bago DistrictElectrical Engineer U AungThan Win and BagoTownship ElectricalEngineer U Aung Than Htut,electricity is being suppliedto about 100 wards of Bagoin rotate system dependingon share of electricity forBago.

As there are three sub-power stations in Bago, thesefacilities must supply 15megawatts to the localpeople of Bago daily. Atpresent, as the regionconsumes about fivemegawatts only, the people

face difficulties in deficiencyof electricity supply.

As such, Bago TownshipElectrical Engineer’s Officemanages supply of electricityto the local people in rotatesystem to be able to satisfytheir demand.

National power grid ispassing across Bago.Kamanat sub-power stationeast of Bago supplieselectricity to Yangon CityElectricity Control and BagoElectricity Control throughnational grid depending onthe receiving of electricity.

An official said that theelectricity deficiencies willlast up to early monsoon. Nilar Win (Shwethwaygyi)

Self-reliant library opened inNyaungU Township

NAY PYI TAW, 10 April—The opening ceremony ofAlinyaung Library was heldat the library in PhonedawVillage of Taungzin Village-tract in NyaungU Townshipin Mandalay Region on 26March morning.

At first, DeputyCommissioner U Tun TunWin of NyaungU DistrictGeneral AdministrationDepartment and wellwisherSayadaw U Thondra formallyopened the library.

Staff Officer Daw TinMya Lwin of NyaungUDistrict Information andPublic RelationsDepartment explained thepurpose of establishing the

village library and facts aboutthe library.

The Sayadaw explainedthe purpose of donation forthe library and handed overdocuments related to thelibrary to villageadministrator U Saw.

After that, NyaungUDistrict IPRD donated books,wellwisher Daw Khin PyoneYi (Cho Zaw ConstructionCo) sky net receiver and UTin Hla-Daw Khin Kyaingfamily of Mandalay TV set tothe library. On behalf of thewellwishers, the staff officerof District IPRD handed overthe donations to a member ofthe library committee.

Myanma Alin

Mango cultivation extended inMandalay Region

MANDALAY, 10 April—Myanmar is one of the originsof mango plants. At presentover 200 species of mangoplants are grown across thenation.

According to thestatistics of AgricultureDepartment in 2010-2011,there are 192,865 mangoplants. In October 2011,mango worth US$ 10 millionwas exported. Among mangospecies in Myanmar,Seintalon, Shwehintha,

Myakyauk, Yinkwe andMachitsu are marketable.

Kyaukse, TadaU,Amarapura, Pyinmana, Lewe,Natogyi and Myingyanregions in Mandalay Regionare favourable for thrivingmango plants. These regionsare blessed with fair rainfallsfor budding of mango plants.

Now, mango zone hasbeen established inMandalay Region withextended cultivation.Preparations are being madefor establishment of mangoprocessing factory. Themerchants export goodquality mango fruits to othercountry through fruitbrokerages in Mandalay.

Kyemon

Day Care Centre for Aged Doctoropened

YANGON, 10 April—Inhonour of World Health Daywhich falls on 7 April 2012,the Day Care Centre for theaged doctors was opened at14-A, Tel: 8603513, SouthHorse Race Course Road,Tamwaygyi (B) Ward,

Tamway Township, Yangon,as of 1 March.

The centre was openedby Aged Doctors Group ofMyanmar MedicalAssociation. It is kept openfrom 9 am to 5 pm daily.

MMA

Pathein-Hinthada local train derailsPATHEIN, 10 April—The

187-up local train that leftPathein for Hinthadaderailed between mile postsNo. 159/9 and 159/10 onPathein and Hinthadarailroad section nearMagyichaung Village ofKangale Village-tract inKyaunggon Township at

4.50 pm on 5 April.Two wagons and one

brake carriage of the trainderailed in the incident. DawOhn Than, 52, daughter of UHan Tin of Thayagon Villagein Yekyi was injured at herarms and Ma Thet ThetMyint, 36, daughter of U TinMyint of Khamauksu Village

in Laymyethna Townshipinjured at her head.

Officials carried outnormal situation for thecarriages.—Kyemon

TAKE FIRE PREVENTIVEMEASURES

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LONDON, 10 April — A RussianPolar expedition yacht with a crew ofseven has gone missing inAntarctica, a spokeswoman has toldthe BBC News website. There hasbeen no contact with the Scorpiussince Monday night, when the crewsaid gale-force winds were keeping itat anchor, Anna Subbotina said. It isbelieved to be stuck in ice betweentwo polar research stations.

The crew—four Russians andthree Ukrainians—set out inSeptember to visit the two poles. MsSubbotina said she had last receivedan email from the crew at 03:00Moscow time on Tuesday (23:00GMT on Monday). They had leftUkraine’s Vernadsky polar station inthe Argentine Islands and were ontheir way to Russia’s Bellingshausenstation in the South Shetland Islandswhen the storm forced them to dropanchor.

Reporting winds of about 40knots (74km/h; 46mph), they wrote:“In wind like this, it is very dangerousto enter the strait which is full ofunderwater stones.” Ms Subbotinasaid she was concerned because shehad had an agreement with CaptainSergei Nizovtsev to make contact

TheRussian

polarexpedition

yachtdroppedanchor

during astorm.

INTERNET

Russian polar expedition yacht missingin Antarctica

every two or three days since the boatset sail on 18 September. “I hope verymuch that it is just a technical faultwith the communications,” she added.

In the course of the trip, officiallyknown as the Russian Polar SailingExpedition, the crew have alreadyproduced spectacular photo journalsof wildlife and ice formations inAntarctica, displayed on their website.Their mission statement speaks ofbringing “glory to Russia” in thecourse of exploring both the poles.The Scorpius is a 29.45-metre (96-ft)sailing yacht with a steel hull, built bythe Dutch firm Jongert in 1991.

Internet

Suicide rates rising amongCanadian girls

MONTREAL, 10 April — Suicide rates for female teens andpre-teens in Canada rose over the past few decades eventhough the overall number of youths who took their own liveswas dropping, according to a Canadian study that coverednearly 30 years. Researchers whose findings were publishedin the Canadian Medical Association Journal also noted achange in the preferred methods of suicide, from guns orpoisons to suffocation by strangulation.

“Our message is that all suicide is a tragedy and the trendis very disturbing,” said lead author Robin Skinner, anepidemiologist with the Public Health Agency of Canada inOttawa. In 1980, 0.6 per 100,000 girls between the ages of 10to 14 committed suicide, rising to 0.9 per 100,000 in 2008. Butamong girls 15 to 19 years old, the rate rose from 3.7 per 100,000in 1980 to 6.2 per 100,000 in 2008.Overall, suicide is the secondleading cause of death for Canadians between 10 and 19 yearsold, after accidents.

Skinner told Reuters Health there was a small improvementin suicide rates for all Canadians in that age group between1980 and 2008.Whereas 6.2 of every 100,000 young Canadianskilled themselves in 1980, the rate fell to 5.2 per 100,000 in 2008— in general, a 1 percent annual decline over nearly threedecades. The group found there was no significant change inthe suicide rate for boys 10 to 14 years old. In 2008, 1.6 per100,000 committed suicide. But the rate for those aged 15 to19 fell considerably, from 19 per 100,000 in 1980 to 6.2 per100,000 in 2008.

The study did not examine why the rates for girls increasedover the 28-year period, or why that of boys dropped, but theydid point out a steady rise among both sexes in deaths bysuffocation. Previous research has found that young peopleperceive hanging to be a “clean, quick and painless method”of suicide, according to the authors.—Internet

A man passesan electronic

screendisplaying

graphs of themovements ofshare pricesaround theworld ascherry

blossoms arein full bloomin Tokyo on 9April, 2012.

INTERNET

Suspect in dismembering says he met womanonline

URBANA, 10 April — Aman suspected of stabbing,suffocating and dismem-bering his girlfriend told anewspaper that he met herthrough Facebook whilelooking for new friends andthat he met two of his allegedaccomplices at a library justthree days before the killing.

Matthew Puccio, 25, isamong five people charged inconnection with the death of21-year-old Jessica RaeSacco, whose remains werefound in the bathtub of theirUrbana duplex apartment inlate March, about a week afterpolice believe she was killed.

A couple from Fenton,Mich, and two people fromUrbana are accused of failingto intervene in the killing andhelping Puccio cut off ortransport limbs that were

dumped in southern Ohioand Kentucky, about 70 to85 miles away.

In an interview, Pucciosaid he met Urbana residentsSharon Cook and ChristopherWright at a local library daysbefore the killing, thencontacted them afterward andwas stunned that they helpedhim cover it up instead ofcalling the police, theSpringfield News-Sun (http://bit.ly/HnNkaf ) reported onSunday. “It shocked the hellout of me,” Puccio said. “Ifigured they’d be the first tocall the cops on me.”

Puccio said he had metSacco through Facebookwhile he was living in Texas.

Puccio said Saccoprovided support he neededafter his former fiancée lefthim and took two of his

children.Puccio said he and Sacco

argued often and that theirrelationship became morestressed because she didn’tget along with AndrewForney and his wife, theMichigan couple who beganliving at the home shortly afterPuccio moved in last fall.

Internet

Mike Wallace, ‘60 Minutes’ interrogator, diesNEW YORK, 10 April —

“Mike Wallace is here to seeyou.”

The “60 Minutes”newsman had such a fearsomereputation that it was oftensaid that those were the mostdreaded words in the Englishlanguage, capable ofreducing an interview subjectto a shaking, sweating mess.

Wallace, who won his21st and final Emmy Awardat 89, died Saturday in theNew Canaan, Conn, carefacility where he had livedthe last few years of his life.He was 93.

This 8 May, 2006 filephoto shows Mike

Wallace, longtime CBS“60 Minutes”

correspondent, during aninterview at his office in

New York.—INTERNET

Wallace didn’t justinterview people. Heinterrogated them. He cross-examined them. Sometimeshe eviscerated thempitilessly. His weapons weremany: thorough research, acocked eyebrow, a skeptical“Come on” and a question sodirect it took your breathaway.

He was well aware thathis reputation arrived at aninterview before he did, saidJeff Fager, CBS Newschairman and Wallace’slong-time producer at “60Minutes.”—Internet

Coast Guard rescues10 off Fla coast

MIAMI, 10 April—The US Coast Guardsaid one of its crews and another boat rescued10 people they found clinging to a smallpleasure boat that capsized off the Miamicoast.

The incident involved five adults andfive children who were aboard the 14-footboat when it capsized about 8 pm Saturdayabout 250 yards off Sea Isle Marina.

A Coast Guard crew pulled seven of theboaters to safety and a Tow Boat US crewhelped three others.The Coast Guard told thenewspaper only minor medical concerns werereported.— Internet

Brazil not planning new incentives forautomakers

SAO PAULO, 10 April — Brazil has noplans to offer further incentives forautomakers, but the government does notrule out taking steps to boost the competi-tiveness of other industries, Trade andIndustry Minister Fernando Pimentel saidin an interview published on Sunday.

Pimentel told O Estado de Sao Paulonewspaper that the Brazilian governmentwants to encourage automa-kers to investmore heavily in innovation to meet surging

In this 5 April, 2012 photo,an MBTA train pulls into a

stop on CommonweathAvenue near Boston

University in Boston. Thetunnels and bridges havelong since been built, butBoston’s massive and oft-maligned Big Dig projecthas left a legacy of debt inMassachusetts that manycontend is crippling the

state’s overalltransportation network.

Big Dig debt was cited asone of the reasons why the

MBTA was forced lastweek to raise fares and cutsome service.— INTERNET

demand in the world’s fourth biggest automarket.

“The industry already has manyincentives. I don’t see the need to touchthat,” he said. Brazil last week announced abattery of tax breaks and subsidized credit tohelp struggling manufa-cturers and speed upthe country’s fragile economic recovery.Critics say those measures are just short-termsolutions and don’t address underlyingproblems such as a heavy tax burden,bureauc-racy and lack of investment.

Under recently adopted measures for theauto industry, carmakers will be offered taxcuts in exchange for further investment inresearch and development. “Bring over herethe engineering, production, research andinnovation departments. We want productsconceived in Brazil. We have the capacity toproduce,” Pimentel told Estado.

He also said Brazil is ready to help otherindustries regain competitiveness andmentioned pharmaceuticals, chemicals,appliances and fertilizers as sectors that areon the government’s radar.

President Dilma Rousseff said domesticdemand is key for the BRICS nation to resumevigorous economic growth after adisappointing 2.7 percent expansion in 2011,down sharply from 7.5 percent growth in2011.—Reuters

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV HOA NAM VOY NO ( )

Consignees of cargo carried on MV HOA NAMVOY NO ( ) are hereby notified that the vessel will bearriving on 15.4.2012 and cargo will be discharged intothe 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.

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 WOOHYUN SHIPPINGCO LTD

Phone No: 256916/256919/256921

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV BILLION VOY NO (132)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV BILLIONVOY NO (132) are hereby notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 20.4.2012 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of S.P.W ( ) 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 PHULSAWAT SHIPPINGCO LTD

Phone No: 256916/256919/256921

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV DIBENA HAPPY VOY NO (140)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV DIBENAHAPPY VOY NO (140) are hereby notified that thevessel will be arriving on 20.4.2012 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of S.P.W ( ) where it willlie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.





Phone No: 256916/256919/256921

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV BIENDONG TRADER VOY NO ( )

Consignees of cargo carried on MV BIENDONGTRADER VOY NO ( ) are hereby notified that thevessel will be arriving on 11.4.2012 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 CHINA SHIPPING(MALAYSIA) AGENCY SDN BHD

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV XIN BO LIN 3 VOY NO (-)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV XIN BO LIN3 VOY NO (-) are hereby notified that the vessel will bearriving on 15.4.2012 and cargo will be discharged intothe 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: UNION OCEAN SHIPPINGLTD CHINA

Phone No: 256924/256914

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV FORTUNE HERO VOY NO (-)Consignees of cargo carried on MV FORTUNE

HERO VOY NO (-) are hereby notified that the vesselwill be arriving on 15.4.2012 and cargo will be dis-charged into the premises of M.I.T.T where it will lieat the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.




AGENT FOR: CITIC SHIP MANAGEMENTLTD CHINA

Phone No: 256924/256914

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV BANGKHONTHI VOY NO (159)

Consignees of cargo carried on MVBANGKHONTHI VOY NO (159) are hereby notifiedthat the vessel will be arriving on 20.4.2012 and cargo willbe discharged into the premises of S.P.W ( ) where it willlie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject tothe byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.





Phone No: 256916/256919/256921

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV DIBENA WIN VOY NO (151)Consignees of cargo carried on MV DIBENA WIN

VOY NO (151) are hereby notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 9.4.2012 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of A.W.P.T(2) where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.





Phone No: 256916/256919/256921

A Landrover vehicle decorated with pieces of pottery andporcelain works is seen at a street in TianjinMunicipality, north China, on 9 April , 2012.

XINHUA

Four Chinese oil workers killed in Niger helicopter crashABIDJAN, 10 April — The

Chinese embassy in Nigerconfirmed Monday that thewreckage of a missinghelicopter was found in thedesert in northern Niger, withall six people aboard killed.Four Chinese oil workers andtwo French crew members

The heavy rain hits Sanaa, capital of Yemen, on 9April, 2012.— INTERNET

Ford recallsmore than

140,000Focus vehicles

CHICAGO, 10 April — Ford Motor Companyis recalling 140,312 of its 2012 Ford Focusmodels in the United States due to a potentialissue with the car’s windshield wiper, USNational Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration said on Monday.

According to NHTSA filings, some USFord Focus vehicles may have a missing

component in the windshield wiper motor thatwould normally keep water out. Without thesafeguard, the electric connection couldbecome faulty and cause the passenger-sidewiper to fail, which could potentially lead to acrash due to limited visibility. Ford said thatthere have currently been no reported accidentsdue to the windshield issue.—Xinhua

died of the crash, said theembassy.

The Chinese workers, allemployees of China’s oil giantCNPC, was traveling Fridaymorning in the charteredhelicopter from their base inAgadem to a working site.

At the news of the crash,

the Chinese embassyimmediately contacted theNiger government andmilitary for help, Xia Huang,Chinese ambassador to Niger,told Xinhua on Monday.

The embassy alsoinformed the French embassy,considering the two crew

members were Frenchnationals.

Although the deep desertwhere the helicopter wentmissing made the search verydifficult, with concertedefforts the wreckage of thehelicopter was finally found,Xia said.—Xinhua

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New waxwork figures of Prince William,Duke of Cambridge and Catherine,

Duchess of Cambridge are revealed atMadame Tussauds in London .

Man serves public for 63 yearsAn 84-year-old Virginia

man has been recognized byGuinness World Records forhaving the world’s longestcareer as a civil servant. SaraWilcox, a Guinness WorldRecords spokeswoman, saidHardy Cash began servingthe public 1 July, 1947, whenhe was hired to assistElizabeth City CountyExecutive WR “Buddy”Freeman with office tasks, andhis career ended when heretired as the Hampton cityombudsman on 28 Jan, 2011,the Newport News DailyPress reported on Monday.

Wilcox said Cash’spublic service, which lasted63 years, 210 days, is nowbelieved to be the world’slongest and will appear in thenext edition of the GuinnessBook of World Records.“Hardy Cash is a Hamptonicon,” Mayor Molly JosephWard said.

“To remain in publicservice to one city for morethan 60 years is a feat thatwon’t likely be duplicated anytime soon. We are mostgrateful to him for hiscommitment to publicservice.”

Actor Adam West gets playful during an unveilingceremony honoring him with the 2,468th star on theHollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on 5 April,

2012.

Mechanic takes motorizedcouch for a spin

A California woman who barely survived a car crash said she reached outto her husband for help, telepathically. Tracy Granger, 56, was driving fromPasadena to Juniper Hills in the Palmdale area the evening of 25 March whenher pickup truck veered off the road and plunged 350 feet down the side ofa mountain, KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, reported on Monday.

Granger said she considered climbing up the mountain side, but knew itwould be impossible as she suffered a fractured neck, pelvis and severalbroken ribs during the crash. So, she reached out to her husband with her mind.“I sat down and I said out loud, ‘Lee, I’m overdue,’” Granger said. “‘Somethinghas happened. Figure it out.’” Sheriff’s deputies spotted Granger’s truck thenext morning.

“As deputies were walking along the ridge-line here, they actually sawa tool box laying down,” said Sgt. Andrew Nagel of the LA County Sheriff’sDepartment. “They got some binoculars, looked and then found her way downat the bottom of the canyon there, up against a tree,” he said. Granger wasunconscious when first responders reached her, but when she came to shetold them she was very grateful. “I’m very grateful for them,” Granger said.“The care, the support and the love that I’ve been shown.”

A New Zealandmechanic who designed amotorized couch with a topspeed of 37 mph said hiscreation has been admired bytownspeople, even policeofficers. Josh Steeg ofHastings said he and somefriends took the couch for anEaster spin through Napieras part of a scheme to attractbusiness for his mechanicalwork and perhaps even thecouch itself, Hawkes BayToday reported on Monday.

“Who knows, someone

might see it as a greatopportunity to do someadvertising,” Steeg said. Thecouch has a 2008 Yamaha Jogmotor, a stereo system andspeedometer, and it pulls arefreshment trailer. Steeg saidthe rig was a hit with people inthe community.

“Police had a look at usbut it was all good. It’s onlythe second time I’ve had it outfor a run. If I had a dollar forevery time someone stoppedus to take a photo today, I’dbe rich,” he said.

Woman uses telepathy after crash Woman poured bleachon man’s lap

N e w s A l b u m

Police in Florida said theyarrested a woman accused ofpouring bleach on her ex-boyfriend’s lap while he wasdriving. Gainesville Policesaid Shanay Jackson, 19, wasarguing with her ex-boyfriendWednesday night while hewas driving and allegedlypushed him in the face andpoured bleach on his lap, TheGainesville Sun reported onFriday.

“(Jackson’s) actions

caused the victim’s clothesto be soaked with bleach whichproduced a burning sensationto the victim’s groin,” officerKimano Edwards wrote in thearrest report. “The victimdrove a short distance awayand had to pull over onto theside of the road to remove hisclothing due to the burningsensation caused by thebleach.”Jackson was chargedwith misdemeanor simplebattery.

Jolie’s wickedturn in

‘Maleficent’gets 2014 date

LOS ANGELES, 10 April— Angelina Jolie is turningwicked as one of Disney’smost-famous villains in“Maleficent,” a live-actiontwist on “Sleeping Beauty”that’s set for release justunder two years fromnow.Walt Disney Studiosannounced Monday that“Maleficent” is due intheaters on 14 March, 2014.

The film will spell out theback story of the evilenchantress in Disney’sanimated classic “SleepingBeauty.” Productiondesigner Robert Stromberg,a two-time Academy Awardwinner for “Avatar” and“Alice in Wonderland,” is setto direct.— Internet

Angelina Jolie

Ronnie Wood: Rolling Stonesto go into studio soon

NEW YORK, 10 April —Ronnie Wood says theRolling Stones will meet in arecording studio later thismonth “to just throw someideas around.” The guitaristfor the legendary rock groupsaid on Monday that he andthe band just want “to get thefeel again.” He also addedthat the Rolling Stones 50thanniversary is like trainingfor something big.

“It’s like working out forthe Olympics or something,”Wood said. “You’ve got togo into training. So we’re

Rolling Stones guitaristRonnie Wood stands nearone of his pieces during anews conference unveilinghis new art exhibit “Faces,

Time and Places” on 9 April, 2012, in New

York.— INTERNET

Dior names Raf Simons as new artistic directorPARIS, 10 April —

Christian Dior has namedBelgian designer Raf Simonsas its new artistic director,seven months after its icon,John Galliano, was convictedby a Paris court for drunkenanti-Semitic ravings. Afashion rebel of a differentsort, Simons — who beganhis career as a furnituredesigner and has had his ownsuccessful menswear label —will present his first show forthe renowned Dior fashionhouse in July, according toMonday’s announcement.

Galliano was dismissedby Dior in March 2011, daysbefore its fall-winter runway

Pacific atoll goes Gaga for pop diva

US pop star Lady Gaga performs in Belfast, NorthernIreland, in November 2011. The tiny Pacific atoll of

Niue is attempting to lure US pop superstar Lady Gagato its shores by pledging every single person from the

island will attend if she performs there.— INTERNET

Belgian designer RafSimons

show, after a video went viralon the Internet showing thebad-boy designer inebriatedand insulting a fellow client ata Paris cafe. He was heard

slurring “I love Hitler,” amongother incendiary remarks.

The 44-year-old Simons,who designed for theminimalist Jil Sander label from2005 until just recently, was atop name among rumoredcandidates for the Dior job. Astatement by Dior said Simonswill serve as artistic directorfor haute couture, ready-to-wear and women’s access-ories. It praised him as “oneof the greatest current talents”and said he will “inspire andpropel into the 21st century”the style carried on by theprestigious house since itscreation in 1946.

Internet

NEW YORK , 10 April —The tiny Pacific atoll of Niueis attempting to lure US popsuperstar Lady Gaga to itsshores by pledging everysingle person from the islandwill attend if she performsthere.

The island, about 2,500kilometres (1,500 miles)northeast of New Zealand,has about 1,600 inhabitantsand Niue Tourism spokes-man Mike Hogan said theywere all keen to see a concertby the chart-topping diva.

“It’s not a promise manyplaces could make, everyperson coming along,”Auckland-based Hogan toldAFP. “She’s really struck achord with the kids on the

island. She’s so unusual andshe thinks outside the box.So we thought we’d thinkoutside the box and inviteher here.”

The hope is that LadyGaga will add an appearancein Niue after performingconcerts in New Zealand inJune. Hogan said Niuewould be thrilled to pamperthe singer at one of its resortsif she did make the trip.

“We’d reserve a wholewing for her, of course,” hesaid. “There’s only one flighta week from New Zealandbut I presume she’d have herown jet, so she could stay aslong as she liked.”

Known locally as “TheRock”, Niue was settled by

Polynesian seafarers morethan 1,000 years ago and thepalm-dotted island’s name going to go into training.”

Wood made the commentson Monday in an interviewfollowing a press conferencefor his exhibition, “Faces,Time and Places,” whichfeatures his own paintings. Itincludes pieces of him and hisband mates, as well asMuhammad Ali and AlPacino.

Wood, who said he firststarted painting at age 3,enjoys doing it because it’s areflection of his own ideas,unlike music, which he calls“a group effort.”

The exhibit launchedMonday and will close on 30June .—Internet

in the local language means“behold, the coconut”.

Internet

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International Sports

LONDON, 10 April —Chelsea boss Roberto DiMatteo believes the race forfourth spot in the PremierLeague will go to the finalgame of the season after their1-1 draw against Fulham atCraven Cottage here onMonday. Di Matteo’s mencould have gone abovefourth-placed Tottenham,who lost to Norwich earlieron Monday, had they beatentheir west London rivals.

But Frank Lampard’spenalty — his 150th PremierLeague goal — on the strokeof half-time was cancelled outby Clint Dempsey’s lateheader for Fulham. The topthree teams in the PremierLeague at the end of theseason gain direct entry intothe Champions League groupstages, with the fourth-placedside set for the qualifying

Di Matteo predicts tough fightfor fourth spot

Oosthuizen joins elite Masters company withwonder shot

AUGUSTA, 10 April —Champion Bubba Watson willalways have the prestigiousgreen jacket but, once the dustsettles, the most stirringmemory of the 76th Masterswill be the wonder shot for theages conjured up by LouisOosthuizen.

Oosthuizen, who rompedto a seven-stroke victory atthe 2010 British Open,triggered one of the loudestroars ever heard at AugustaNational with his astonishingalbatross two at the par-fivesecond.

Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo, pictured on 7 April,believes the race for fourth spot in the Premier League

will go to the final game of the season after their 1-1 drawagainst Fulham at Craven Cottage here on Monday.

INTERNET

round.This draw left Chelsea

two points behind Tottenham,their opponents in an all-London FA Cup semi-final atWembley on Sunday. DiMatteo, interim managerfollowing the sacking ofAndre Villas-Boas, saidChelsea’s habit of concedinglate goals — they’ve let in 20in the final 10 minutes ofgames this season — wasfrustrating.—Internet

The gap-toothed SouthAfrican with the silky swingholed out from 253 yards witha four-iron to record the firstalbatross, or double-eagle, onthat hole and only the fourthever achieved at the Masters.Playing with eventual winnerWatson in Sunday’s finalround, Oosthuizen watchedas his ball landed on the frontof the green in between thetwo bunkers and bouncedalong before rolling up the hill.

The fans crammedaround the green applaudedpolitely but the ball kept on

rolling, tracking sharply fromleft to right before droppinginto the cup with what appearedto be its dying breath. Thecheering reached an ear-splitting crescendo and thesound reverberated aroundthe Georgian pines as playerson every part of the coursewere alerted to something veryspecial.

Oosthuizen thrust botharms skywards before high-fiving his caddie. Watsonconsidered joining thecelebrations but thoughtbetter of it.— Reuters

Bubba Watson of the US(R) receives his green

jacket from 2011champion Charl

Schwartzel (L) of SouthAfrica after winning a

playoff to becomechampion of the 2012

Masters Golf Tournamentat the Augusta NationalGolf Club in Augusta,

Georgia, on 8 April, 2012.INTERNET

Santos striker Neymarcelebrates a goal in 2011.

Brazil’s Chamber ofDeputies will pay a special

tribute to Santos FC onTuesday to mark the

prestigious club’s 100thanniversary, Santos

President Luis Alvaro deOliveira Ribeiro said on

Monday. — INTERNET

Deschamps desperate to pullMarseille into gear

PARIS, 10 April — DidierDeschamps has pledged thatMarseille will not coast to theend of the season, vowing topull last year’s Ligue 1 runners-up back into gear with just sixgames remaining.

Deschamps’ side hostleague leaders Montpellier onWednesday, just three daysafter losing 2-1 at great rivalsParis Saint-Germain, leavingthem ninth in the table withjust a single point from apossible 21 in their last sevengames.

Didier Deschamps, haspledged that Marseille

will not coast to the end ofthe season, vowing to pull

last year’s Ligue 1runners-up back into gear

with just six gamesremaining.— INTERNET

“It hurts,” saidDeschamps after the defeat,Marseille’s 10th in 11 matchesin all competitions, which hasleft them 23 points behindMontpellier. A desperate runof form for 2010 championsMarseille means that they andDeschamps — reportedly asummer contender for thevacant Chelsea manager’spost — could miss out on aChampions League qualifi-cation.

France’s only Europeanchampions are 16 pointsoutside the top three. “Wecan’t turn the clock back,”added Deschamps. “We haveto swallow this and think ofwhat is ahead of us. There aresix weeks left in thecompetition. “Nobody wantsto freewheel to the finish. Wehave to do everything we canto finish as best we can.”

Internet

Madrid face derby clash todefend lead over Barca

Real Madrid’s Portugueseforward Cristiano

Ronaldo reacts during theSpanish league football

match Real Madridagainst Valencia at the

Santiago Bernabeustadium in Madrid, on 8

April .— INTERNET

MADRID, 10 April — Amidweek programme bringsno respite to the battle for LaLiga, as Barcelona entertainGetafe on Tuesday whileleaders Real Madrid make theshort trip to city rivals Atleticoon Wednesday. With sevengames remaining and a trip tothe Camp Nou later thismonth, Madrid cannot affordany more slip-ups after a 10-point gap over their rivals hasbeen reduced to four in lessthan a month.

In that period Madridhave won just two out of five,drawing three matches, whileBarca have been victoriousin their last nine leagueoutings. The Catalans camefrom behind to beat Zaragoza4-1 on Saturday while 24 hourslater Madrid were ineffectivein attack as they drew 0-0 athome to Valencia. Barcamidfielder Thiago Alcantarawas quick to send out amessage to Madrid afterSaturday’s hard foughtvictory. “Madrid will have tosweat blood to win thisleague,” he said, as the twosides move closer to their 21

April showdown.Barca’s opponents

Getafe, who sit 10th and onlyone point from a EuropaLeague place, were the first ofonly two teams to defeat themthis season. That 1-0 defeatin November has only beenfollowed by a 3-2 loss atOsasuna in February, asBarca have scored a clubrecord 161 goals in 54 matchesin all competitions. They willbe without Cesc Fabregas onTuesday after he picked uphis fifth yellow card againstZaragoza, while Gerard Piqueand Dani Alves are bothdoubts with muscularproblems. Atletico Madridwill look to do Barca a favourin Wednesday’s “Madrileno”derby.— Internet

Brazil lawmakers to mark Santos FC’s 100thbash

SANTOS, 10 April —Brazil’s Chamber of Deputieswill pay a special tribute toSantos FC Tuesday to markthe prestigious club’s 100thanniversary, Santos PresidentLuis Alvaro de Oliveira Ribeirosaid on Monday. “It will be anevent to mark our 100 years,”he said in a statement postedon Santos website. “It’s a hugehonor for Santos to becelebrated in this manner.”

The legislative tribute isto be attended by the Ribeiro,

Vice President OdilioRodrigues as well as club’spast and present stars,including the legendary Pele,Pepe and young prodigyNeymar. The 20-year-oldNeymar is considered thefuture star of Brazilian footballand has been targeted byseveral European clubs,including Barcelona’s rivalsReal Madrid.

Santos has won eightBrazilian championships andseven international titles,

including three CopaLibertadores and twoIntercontinental Cups. Theclub was founded on 14 April,1912 at the initiative of threesports enthusiasts from thenearby port city of Santos.

Internet

Lyon targetCup double

LYON , 10 April — Lyonwill be bidding to keep theirCup double bid on track thisweek as they take on thirddivision Gazelec in Ajaccioin the French Cup semi-finalon Tuesday followed by theLeague Cup final againstdefending championsMarseille on Saturday.

It is the first time thatLyon will be competing inthe two Cup finals in the sameyear - a feat achieved by ParisSaint-Germain three times(1995, 1998, 2008) and Lorientonce in 2002.

After their ChampionsLeague elimination on 7March in Nicosia following adifficult winter, Lyon havehit form with five winsincluding beating PSG tobook their spot in the FrenchCup semi-final.

Lyon, seven-time Ligue1 champions from 2002-2008,are fourth in the league 10points behind leadersMontpellier, after their 2-1win over Auxerre at theweekend.

“The results are thereand they give us confidence,reinforced by the playersambition, some of whom havenever won a trophy. Somecame to Lyon with that aim,”said coach Remi Garde. Buthe remained wary of theirrivals.”

It’s not by chance thatGazelec are in the semi-finalsbut thanks to their footballingqualities,” said Garde.

“Ajaccio have a verygood defence, in-formplayers and a strong attack.”Gazelec captain Louis Poggisaid his team were ready forwhat will be a massive tie forthem as they are also in lineto move up to Ligue 2.

“We’re living a dreambut we’ve still not wonanything yet,” said Poggi.

Internet

Lyon’s coach Remi Garde.Lyon will be bidding to

keep their Cup double bidon track this week as they

take on third divisionGazelec in Ajaccio in theFrench Cup semi-final onTuesday followed by the

League Cup final againstdefending champions

Marseille on Saturday.INTERNET

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MYANMARINTERNATIONAL

MYANMAR TV

(11-4-2012) (Wednesday)

Focus Myanmar TV Programme

NewsMon TraditionalThingyan RiceNewsMyanmar Meets Europe(JASS MEETSYANGON)NewsNews Tid-BitNewsWho can match theirUnique Music andFashion?NewsThingyan Songs &DancesNewsThuta SwesoneManuscript AwardPresentationNewsPaypin Bridge:Connection the FutureNewsMyanmar Movie"The Moon born fromthe Sun"

7:00 am 1. Paritta By Venerable

Mingun Sayadaw-Uppatasanti Paritta

7:45 am 2. Nice and Sweet Song8:05 am 3. Dance of Thingyan

Festival8:35 am 4. International News4:00 pm5 . Martial Song4:05 pm6 . Dance of Thingyan

Festival4:20 pm7. Performance With Song4:55 pm8. Songs For Upholding

National Spirit5:20 pm9. “ASEAN” Programmes6:00 pm10. AFC Cup 2012 Group

Stage Football (Live)Home United(Singapore) & YangonUnited (Myanmar)

8:00 pm11. News12. Korea NG Series13. TV Drama Series14. Myanmar Video

Feature

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

Weather forecast for 11th April, 2012Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas

Wundwin Township facilitatedwith Leinbin Bridge

WUNDWIN, 10 April—Leinbin Bridge, donated bywellwisher U Myint Thu (MGroup)-Daw Phyu PhyuThant, son Maung Hsan ThuShein Thant and family, washeld in Wundwin Townshipof Meiktila District on 7 Aprilmorning.

The bridge was built byM Group of Asia World CoLtd. The facility is 92 feet longand 10 feet and three inches

wide. Pedestrian way is fivefeet wide on either side.Clearance of the bridge is 10feet high. The bridge wasconstructed in April 2011. Thewellwishers spent K 64.6million on construction of thebridge.

Thanks to the bridge, thelocal people enjoy fruits ofbetter transport, social, healthand health sectors.

Kyemon

Sr. No.

Regions/States Temperature (°C/°F) For Tomorrow

Maximum Minimum Forecast Percent

1 Kachin 28/82 19/66 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers (80%)

2 Kayah 29/84 18/64 Isolated rain or thundershowers (80%)

3 Kayin 37/99 22/72 Isolated rain or thundershowers (80%)

4 Chin 21/70 10/50 Scattered rain or thundershowers (80%)

5 Upper Sagaing 28/70 18/64 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers (80%)

6 Lower Sagaing 37/99 20/68 Scattered rain or thundershowers (80%)

7 Taninthayi 38/100 25/77 Isolated rain or thundershowers (80%)

8 Bago 38/95 24/75 Isolated rain or thundershowers (80%)

9 Magway 35/95 24/75 Scattered rain or thundershowers (80%)

10 Mandalay 35/95 23/73 Scattered rain or thundershowers (80%)

11 Mon 38/100 24/75 Isolated rain or thundershowers (80%)

12 Yangon 37/99 23/73 Isolated rain or thundershowers (80%)

13 Rakhine 30/86 22/72 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers (80%)

14 Southern Shan 25/77 14/57 Scattered rain or thundershowers (80%)

15 Northern Shan 28/82 15/59 Scattered rain or thundershowers (80%)

16 Eastern Shan 32/90 15/59 Scattered rain or thundershowers (80%)

17 Ayeyawady 35/95 24/75 Isolated rain or thundershowers (80%)

18 Neighbouring Nay Pyi Taw 37/99 22/72 Isolated rain or thundershowers (80%)

19 Neighbouring Yangon 37/99 24/75 Isolated rain or thundershowers (80%)

20 Neighbouring Mandalay 35/95 23/73 Isolated rain or thundershowers (80%)

Summary of

observations at 09:30

hr MST on today

During the past (24) hours, rain or thundershowers have been widespread in Upper Sagaing Region and Kachin State, scattered in Chin States, isolated in Lower Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Ayeyarwady and Taninthayi Regions, Kayah and Mon States and weather has been partly cloudy in the remaining Region and stage. Day temperature were (3°C) to (4°C) below April average temperatures in Lower Sagain, Magway Regions, Northern Shan and Kayah States, (6°C) below April average temperatures in Upper Sagain and Mandalay Regions, Kachin State and about April average temperatures in the remaining Regions and States. The significant day temperatures were Minbu and Zaung Tu (38°C) each. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Hkamti (0.83) inch, Machanbaw (0.79) inch, Maungdaw and Paung (0.59) inch each.

Bay Inference Weather is partly cloudy in West Bay and partly cloudy to cloudy in the Andaman Sea and elsewhere in the

Bay of Bengal.

State of the Sea Squall with modente to rough Seas are likely at time off and along Rakhine Coasts. Surface wind speed in

squall may reach(30) to (35)mph. Seas will be moderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters.

Outlook for sub-

sequent two days Continuation of isolated rain or thundershowers in the Upper Myanmar areas.

CSC ISSUED: A ceremony to issue citizenship scrutinycards to eligible citizens was held in Ywathitgyi

Village of Hopin Sub-township of Mohnyin District inKachin State on 28 March in accord with Moe Pwint-2Plan. Head of Kachin State Immigration and NationalRegistration Department U Kyi Lin explained issuance

of citizenship scrutiny cards and householdregistration.—TOWNSHIP IMIGRATION

No London ‘divorce’ forChina’s Li

LONDON, 10 April—China’s top tennis player LiNa has blasted media scrutinyof her Olympic preparationsby insisting she will not begiving her hen-peckedhusband coach the boot forthis year’s London Games.

The reigning FrenchOpen champion, who hasalways had an uneasyrelationship with the Chinesemedia, will stick with JiangShan and not hire a foreigncoach, she told the ChinaDaily.

“I don’t know why themedia are so interested,” saidthe outspoken 30-year-old.“Maybe you are not confidentin Jiang and my current team.

“Up to now, I haven’thad any intention of recruitinga foreign coach,” said Li, whooften pokes fun at herhusband in interviews. “I hopethe media won’t ask about itagain.”

Jiang guided Li to thefinal of last year’s AustralianOpen, where she lost a toughthree-setter to Belgium’s KimClijsters.

Danish Fed Cup captainMichael Mortensen took overand helped her win the FrenchOpen title but Jiang wasreinstated after the US Open.

Li’s form dipped afterbecoming Asia’s first grand

slam winner in Paris, althoughthe player expressedconfidence ahead of theOlympics.

“Compared withreaching the final at theAustralian Open last year,people may feel a little bitdisappointed about myresults this year,” said theworld number eight.

“But I think my form isokay right now and I have noregrets so far.”

Li has planned her yeararound London.

“After the French Open,I won’t play any matches untilWimbledon,” she said. “After

Wimbledon, I will go back toChina for two days and thensee my doctor in Germany.“Then, I will go to London oneweek before the Olympics toadjust to the grass court.” TheGames, which take place from27 July to 12 August, will beLi’s third Olympics. “It mightbe my last Olympic Games, soI don’t want to have anyregrets,” said Li, who failed towin a medal after losing thethird-fourth playoff match onhome soil at the 2008 BeijingGames.—Reuters

Li Na of China serves toMaria Sharapova of

Russia during their matchat the Sony Ericsson Open

on 27 March, 2012.REUTERS

Balotelli apologises forMan City sending-off

Manchester City’s MarioBalotelli celebrates after

scoring againstManchester United during

their English PremierLeague soccer match at

Old Trafford inManchester, northern

England on 23 Oct, 2011.REUTERS

LONDON, 10 April—Manchester City’s volatileforward Mario Balotelli hasapologised for being sent offin the 1-0 defeat againstArsenal at the weekend, hisagent told the ANSA newsagency on Monday.

“I’m very sorry for whathappened because of thedisappointment it causedManchester City andespecially (manager) RobertoMancini for whom I want thebest and who I admire,”Balotelli said through his

agent Mino Raiola.“I haven’t broken the

ethics code,” said Balotelli.“I’ve already missed thenational team once becauseof an act of stupidity, I won’tdo it a second time.

“As for my future at theend of the season, I will speakto the club and we will see.”

Mancini said afterSunday’s defeat that hewould probably sell the strikerat the end of the campaign.

The Italian was lucky tostay on the pitch as long as hedid on Sunday after adangerous studs-up first-half

challenge on Arsenal’s AlexSong that the referee did notsee. Two separate yellowcards later for nastychallenges on Bacary Sagnameant he was dismissed inthe 90th minute and the defeathas almost certainlyscuppered City’s title hopes.

Mancini said last weekthat if he had been a team mateof Balotelli in his own playingdays he would probably haveended up punching him andeven now he does not speakto him every day “because ifI did I would need apsychologist”.—Reuters

Man City will fight to the end, says LescottMANCHESTER, 10 April—

Manchester City defenderJoleon Lescott vowed not togive up the fight in the PremierLeague title race on Tuesdaydespite Manchester United’sseemingly inevitable marchtowards a 20th title.

City fell a massive eightpoints behind United onSunday following their 1-0defeat at Arsenal, effectivelyending their title hopes withonly six games remaining thisseason.

However Lescottinsisted City would not give

up until it was mathematicallyimpossible to catch leadersUnited.

“It’s out of our handsbut we’ve got to keep goingand if United slip up thenwe’ve got to be there tocapitalise,” Lescott said. “Ifthey don’t, then obviouslyit’s going to be impossible forus to catch them now.

Lescott also said City’splayers were determined toavoid the nightmare scenarioof United clinching the title atEastlands in the Manchesterderby on 30 April.—Internet

Manchester City defenderJoleon Lescott

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Minister for Hotels and Tourism U TintHsan met Region/State in-charges at NilarMeeting Hall of the ministry here yesterdaymorning.

He said 53 officers and staff havebeen assigned to each hotel zone asRegion/State in-charges and members torealize four missions of the ministry, with22 objectives to be adhered to. He pointedout that the tourism industry will enjoysustainable development only whenarrival, accommodation andtransportation for tourists are smooth andeasy. The ministry is working incooperation with related ministries tointroduce e-visa system for smootherentrance of tourists to Myanmar, he said.Plans are underway to introduce e-visa atYangon International Airport in the fourthweek of this April.

He called on the Region/State in-charges to make all-out efforts to fulfill fourbasic missions and 22 objectives of theministry for sustainable development oftourism industry.—MNA

Union H&T Minister meets Region/State in-charges

Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism U Tint Hsan meets Region/State in-charges.—MNA

Noteworthy amounts ofrainfall (10-4-2012)

Hkamti (0.83) inch

Machanbaw (0.79) inch

Maungtaw (0.59) inch

Paung (0.59) inch

YANGON, 10 April—Over 200 golfers from 14 countriesincluding Myanmar participated in the 11th True VisionsInternational Junior Golf Championships 2012 held at StAndrew, Rayong Green Valley Golf Course in Pattaya ofThailand from 3 to 6 April.

Ye Htet Aung of Myanmar secured the championshiptrophy in the 15-21 aged singles’ event. The Myanmar teamcomprising Ye Htet Aung, Wai Yan Lin, Sithu Ye Yint andYin May Myo won the third prize.

Myanmar youth golfers secure prizes in True VisionsInternational Junior Golf C’ships

Sithu Ye Yint in the 15-21 aged and Hein Sithu in the11-12 aged event bagged consolation prizes. The Myanmargolf team comprising 17 players was led by Joint Secretaryof Myanmar Golf Federation U Myo Tun and Coach U ChanHan. The victorious Myanmar golf team arrived back here byair on 7 April evening. They were welcomed back at YangonInternational Airport by Vice-President of Myanmar GolfFederation U Aung Kyi, General Secretary U Aung Hla Hanand their parents and relatives.—MNA

Loss of predators in northernhemisphere affecting ecosystem health

SCIENCE DAILY, 10 April— A survey onthe loss in the Northern Hemisphere of largepredators, particularly wolves, concludesthat current populations of moose, deer, andother large herbivores far exceed their historiclevels and are contributing to disruptedecosystems.

The research, published recently byscientists from Oregon State University,

A grizzly bear in Yellowstone NationalPark. —Internet

examined 42 studies done over the past 50years.

It found that the loss of major predatorsin forest ecosystems has allowed game animalpopulations to greatly increase, cripplingthe growth of young trees and reducingbiodiversity. This also contributes todeforestation and results in less carbonsequestration, a potential concern withclimate change.

“These issues do not just affect theUnited States and a few national parks,” saidWilliam Ripple, an OSU professor of forestryand lead author of the study. “The data fromCanada, Alaska, the Yukon, Northern Europeand Asia are all showing similar results.There’s consistent evidence that largepredators help keep populations of largeherbivores in check, with positive effects onecosystem health.” Densities of largemammalian herbivores were six times greaterin areas without wolves, compared to thosein which wolves were present, the researchersconcluded.—Internet

S

Arsenal could have signed RonaldoMADRID, 10 April—

Cristiano Ronaldo wouldhave signed for Arsenalrather than ManchesterUnited if they former hadbeen more decisive,according to the agent of theReal Madrid star.

The 27-year-oldforward moved to OldTrafford from SportingLisbon in the summer of2003, but it was the Gunnerswho had initially shown themost serious interest inacquiring his signature.

Arsene Wenger hadsent scouts to run the ruleover the Portugueseyoungster on numerousoccasions and, it appeared,Ronaldo would be on hisway to Arsenal in time forthe 2003-04 season.

However, Ronaldosoon made himself known to

Sir Alex Ferguson whenManchester United metSporting in a pre-seasonfriendly to inaugurate theEstádio José Alvalade inLisbon.

Ronaldo starred forSporting as they defeatedUnited 3-1 and, as Arsenalhesitated, Ferguson made hismove for the promisingyoungster.

“I remember whathappened to Ronaldo atArsenal,” Ronaldo’s agentJorge Mendes said,according to skysports.com.

“They watched himnine or ten times, and wheneverything seemed decided,then Manchester Unitedplayed at the inaugurationof the Alvaladze Stadium(Sporting Lisbon) and theplayers themselves urgedFerguson to buy him.”

Mendes also revealedthat Luis Nani moved fromSporting to United in similarcircumstances, with Arsenalhaving tracked him duringhis days in Lisbon.

Mendes added: “Naniwas also followed byTottenham and Arsenal, butas I say, who sleeps inbusiness loses.”

Internet

Arsenal scouted Ronaldoon numerous occasions.

Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo, pictured on7 April, believes the race for fourth spot in thePremier League will go to the final game of

the season after their 1-1 draw againstFulham at Craven Cottage here on Monday.

A Landrover vehicle decorated withpieces of pottery and porcelain works isseen at a street in Tianjin Municipality,

north China, on 9 April , 2012.

Li Na ofChina

serves toMaria

Sharapovaof Russia

during theirmatch atthe SonyEricsson

Open on 27March,2012.

Taking fire preventivemeasures a matter of urgency

in dry season

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