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Volume XVII, Number 187 3rd Waxing of Tazaungmon 1371 ME Tuesday, 20 October, 2009

Senior General Than Shwe sees off Secretary-1 of SPDCGeneral Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo on his departure for PRC

Government of the People’s

Republic of China, the

Secretary-1 will be attending

the 6th China-ASEAN Expo

and the 6th China-ASEAN

Business and Investment

Summit to be held in

Nanning.

Together with Senior

General Than Shwe at the

airport were Vice-Chairman

of the SPDC Deputy

Commander-in-Chief of

Defence Services Com-

mander-in-Chief (Army)

Vice-Senior General Maung

Aye, Member of the SPDC

General Thura Shwe Mann,

Prime Minister General

Thein Sein, Member of the

SPDC Lt-Gen Tin Aye,

C o m m a n d e r - i n - C h i e f

(Navy) Vice-Admiral Nyan

Tun, Commander-in-Chief

(Air) Lt-Gen Myat Hein, Lt-

Gen Ye Myint of the

Ministry of Defence,

Commander of Nay Pyi Taw

Command Maj-Gen Wai

Lwin, Minister for Transport

Maj-Gen Thein Swe, heads

of department, Chinese

Charge d' Affaires to

Myanmar Mr Wang

Senior General Than Shwe sees off Secretary-1 of the

State Peace and Development Council General Thiha

Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo who leaves for People's

Republic of China to attend 6th China-ASEAN Expo

and the 6th China-ASEAN Business and Investment

Summit.—MNA

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

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economicsystem

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

* The initiative to shape the national economy must be keptin the hands of the State and the national peoples

* Uplift of the morale and morality ofthe entire nation

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

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

standards of the entire nation

* Stability of the State, community peaceand tranquillity, prevalence of law andorder

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State

Constitution* Building of a new modern developed

nation in accord with the new StateConstitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

NAY PYI TAW, 19 Oct—

Chairman of the State Peace

and Development Council

Commander-in-Chief of

Defence Services Senior

General Than Shwe this

morning saw off Secretary-1

of the State Peace and

Development Council

General Thiha Thura Tin

Aung Myint Oo who left here

by special flight for the

People's Republic of China.

At the invitation of the

Zongying and officials.

Myanmar delegation led

by Secretary-1 General

Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint

Oo comprises Minister for

Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win,

Minister for National

Planning and Economic

Development U Soe Tha,

Minister for Commerce

Brig-Gen Tin Naing Thein,

Chairman of Yangon City

Development Committee

Mayor Brig-Gen Aung

Thein Lin and heads of

department.

MNA

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 20 October, 2009

Tuesday, 20 October, 2009 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views* Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation* Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State* Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy

People’s DesirePERSPECTIVES

The opening ceremony of the 17th

Myanmar Traditional Cultural PerformingArts Competitions was held at Nay Pyi TawCity Hall on 18 October and it was addressedby Patron for organizing the competitions Sec-retary-1 of the State Peace and DevelopmentCouncil General Thiha Thura Tin Aung MyintOo.

The competitions have entered their 17th

anniversary and they are held with the aim ofpreserving and relaying to younger genera-tions fine cultural traditions and performingarts and enhancing the image of the Myanmarnational races in the course of the nation’shistory and raising the cultural status of thenation and the people.

In successive periods, our forefathers havebeen able to firmly stand by and preserve theever-changing cultural norms based on funda-mental Myanmar ways of thinking, reviewingthem to find out whether they are in conform-ity with national interests or not.

Traditional Myanmar performing artsand cultural heritage bear witness to high na-tional prestige and integrity of the nation.Myanmar and its people have stood firmlywith high national character and social statusin the international community.

Today, alien culture, superiority in infor-mation and communication technologies, ispenetrating deep into the nation. Only withpatriotic fervour of admiring and preservingour own national culture, will it be possible forus to safeguard the nation against diverse alienlifestyles and cultures.

It is the historical duty of all the nationalpeople to hand down our own culture andnational character that have existed for thou-sands of years to posterity and we would like tocall on the participants to compete in the com-petitions that reflect the very essence of ournational character and our endeavours forbuilding a peaceful, modern and developeddemocratic nation.

Preserve cultural heritage tobe able to stand proudly ininternational community

YANGON, 19 Oct—The fourth day’s 18-holeevent of the Myanmar

Golf Tour 2009-2010 tookplace at Bagan Resort GolfClub in NyaungU Town-

ship yesterday morning.At the prize-present-

ing ceremony, Captain UMin Thu of Air Bagan Ltdpresented daily at ama-teur level best prizes. Di-rector U Si Thu of AirBagan Ltd awarded daily

best winners at profes-sional level.

Vice-President UAung Kyi of MGF pre-sented third prize to LinThe with 284 strokes, sec-ond prize to Yan Myo Ayewith 280 strokes and firstprize to Bo Bo (selectedMyanmar player) with 272strokes in men’s amateurlevel.

Vice-Chairman UMin Thein of Air BaganLtd presented third prizeto Min Naing (Srixon)who stood third with 279

Prize-presentation of Air Bagan Open Golf Championships held

Appointment ofambassador agreed on

NAY PYI TAW, 20 Oct—The Government of theUnion of Myanmar has agreed to the appointment ofH.E. Mr. Ignacio Sagaz Temprano as AmbassadorExtraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom ofSpain to the Union of Myanmar.

Mr. Ignacio Sagaz Temprano was born in 1946 inJaén, Spain. He graduated a Master of Law from theUniversity of Madrid. He joined the Spanish ForeignMinistry in 1977 and since then, he served in variouscapacities at the Spanish Foreign Ministry and also atthe Spanish missions in Canberra, Rio de Janeiro,Casablanca and Manila from 1977 to 1997. He servedas Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ofthe Kingdom of Spain to the Socialist Republic ofVietnam from 1997 to 2003 and to the Republic of thePhilippines from 2003 to 2007. He is currently servingas Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ofthe Kingdom of Spain to the Kingdom of Thailand.

Mr.Ignacio Sagaz Temprano will be concurrentlyaccredited to the Union of Myanmar with residence inBangkok, Thailand.—MNA

Minister Brig-Gen

Thura Aye Myint

presents gift to

Ambassador of

Laotian Prime

Minister Mr

Bouasone

Bouphavanh.

SPORTS

Myanmar delegation arrivesback from Laos

NAY PYI TAW, 19Oct—At the invitation ofChairman of NationalSports and Physical Edu-cation Committee Minis-ter at the Prime Minister’sOffice Mr. PhouthongSeng Akhom of Lao peo-ple’s Democratic Repub-lic, a Myanmar delegationled by Chairman ofMyanmar Olympic Com-mittee Minister for SportsBrig-Gen Thura AyeMyint and Deputy Direc-tor-General U Kyaw SoeMyint and Director U NawTaung of the Ministry ofSports as members wenton a goodwill visit toVientiane of Lao People’sDemocratic Republic from14 to 17 October to signMoU for sports coopera-tion between the two coun-tries.

At the hall of DonChan Palace Hotel inVientiane, the coordinationmeeting was held to pro-mote sports sector betweenthe two countries on 15October, attended by Min-ister Brig-Gen Thura AyeMyint and Myanmar Am-bassador to Laos U NyuntHlaing and members, Lao-tian Minister Mr.Phouthong Seng Akhomand officials concerned.

Next, ministers of bothcountries signed MoU forsports cooperation. After-

wards, Minister Brig-GenThura Aye Myint and partycalled on Laotian PrimeMinister Mr. BouasoneBouphavanh at his officeand frankly discussedsports cooperation be-tween the two countries.

After that,MinisterBrig-Gen Thura AyeMyint and party visited themain gymnasium wherethe XXV SEA Games willbe held and studied themain gymnasium, swim-ming pool, diving stage,tennis court, volleyball andbasketball stadiums as wellas the sports village wherea total of 4,000 athletes canbe accommodated.

On 16 October, Min-ister Brig-Gen Thura AyeMyint and party went on astudy tour of the nationalsports training centre inVientiane and practicingsessions of taekwando,

wushu and boxing games.On 17 October, the

minister and party visitedMyanmar embassy in Laos,met with embassy staff andpresented gifts to them and

then proceeded to MilitaryMuseum of Laos and signedin the visitors’ book.

The minister and partyarrived back on 17 Octo-ber.—MNA

President ofMyanmar Golf

Federation U Tezapresents a cheque to

Soe Kyaw Naing(Srixon).

MNA

strokes, second prize toZaw Zaw Latt (Srixon)with 279 strokes and firstprize to Soe Kyaw Naing(Srixon) with 278 strokesin professional golfer con-test. President U Teza ofMGF presented a chequeand extra money to SoeKyaw Naing (Srixon).

Air Bagan Ltd was themain sponsor of the tour-nament and InternationalBeverages Trading Co Ltd

(IBTC), KBZ Bank Ltd,Hotel Yangon, KM GolfCentre, HAN Golf Mas-ters Pte Ltd, MyanmarThiha Trading Co Ltd,Bay of Bengal Resort(BOB), (INAX, T-Home),CEPSA Lubricantes,ACCEL International CoLtd (Canon), ImperialJade Purified DrinkingWater, Lifeline Co Ltd andGP Watch took a role asco-sponsors.—MGF

Tobacco Kills

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 20 October, 2009 3

Past week proves deadly forTaleban as over 70 militants

killed in Afghanistan KABUL, 19 Oct—The past week has proved deadly

for Taleban militants in Afghanistan as over 70 of theoutfit’s fighters including some commanders have beenkilled. In the latest wave of conflicts with security forces,six Taleban fighters were killed as they came in contactwith troops in Badghis Province of northern Afghani-stan on Sunday afternoon.

“Taleban rebels attacked a convoy of NATO-ledforces on the road leading to provincial capital QalaiNow today at 03:00 pm local time (1030 GMT) andtroops returned fire killing six militants including theircommander Mullah Abdul Hakim,” military spokes-man in the region Abdul Basir Ghori told Xinhua.

On Saturday eight militants were killed during a jointoperation of Afghan and NATO troops in the southernUruzgan province while three others had been arrested onthe same day in the northern Baghlan Province.—Xinhua

Indian Air Force clears US army planedetained at Mumbai

US soldier killedin S Afghanistan

Police taser 19-year-old man, who dies

Rising seas threaten Shanghai,other major cities

A destroyed vehicle is seen after a bomb attack in Baghdad, on 18 Oct, 2009.Two people were killed and 13 others injured in two bomb attacks in and near

Baghdad on Sunday.—XINHUA

At least five killedin car bombing

in Baghdad BAGHDAD, 19 Oct—At least five peo-

ple were killed and 15 others injured ina car bomb explosion in Baghdad north-ern neighbourhood of Adhamiyah onSunday, an Interior Ministry source said.

The incident took place in the eveningwhen a booby-trapped car parked near aplay station shop which use to becrowded with children and young menat this time, the source told Xinhua oncondition of anonymity.

Ambulances and civilian cars trans-ported the victims to nearby hospitals,while Iraqi security forces cordoned offthe areas to secure the scene, the sourcesaid.—Xinhua

A labourer throws corns through the air to remove dust at a whole-sale market in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh on 18 Oct,2009. The worst floods in a century in southern and western partsof India have affected corn and rice growing regions.—INTERNET

SHANGHAI, 19 Oct—Thiscity of 20 million rose fromthe sea and grew into amodern showcase, withskyscrapers piercing theclouds, atop tidal flats fedby the mighty YangtzeRiver.

Now Shanghai’s futuredepends on finding ways toprevent the same watersfrom reclaiming it.

Global warming andmelting glaciers and polarice sheets are raising sealevels worldwide, leavingtens of millions of peoplein coastal areas and on low-

lying islands vulnerableto flooding and otherweather-related catastro-phes.

Shanghai, altituderoughly 3 meters (10 feet)above sea level, is amongdozens of great world cit-ies — including London,Miami, New York, NewOrleans, Mumbai, Cairo,Amsterdam and Tokyo —threatened by sea levelsthat now are rising twice asfast as projected just a fewyears ago, expanding fromwarmth and meltwater. Es-timates of the scale and tim-

ing vary, but StefanRahmstorf, a respected ex-pert at Germany’s PotsdamInstitute, expects a 1-metre(3-foot) rise in this centuryand up to 5 meters (15 feet)over the next 300 years.

Chinese cities areamong the largest and mostthreatened. Their hugepopulations — the YangtzeRiver Delta region alonehas about 80 million peo-ple — and their rapidgrowth into giant industrial,financial and shipping cen-tres could mean massivelosses from rising sea lev-els, experts say.

The sea is steadily ad-vancing on Shanghai, taint-ing its freshwater suppliesas it turns coastal land andgroundwater salty, slowingdrainage of the area’s heav-ily polluted flood basin andeating away at the preciousdelta soils that form thecity’s foundations.

Internet

SAN BERNARDINO, 19 Oct—ASan Bernardino, Calif, man died onSunday morning after police used a stungun to control him as they pulled himaway from am altercation, officialssaid.

The 19-year-old man, whose name

has not yet been released, became com-bative during the fight at a SanBernardino board and care facility, theLos Angeles Times reported.

Paramedics responded within min-utes to attend to the man, who experi-enced difficulty breathing. He wastaken to a hospital and died about anhour later, police said.

Internet

NEW DELHI, 19 Oct—The Indian Air Force hascleared a chartered USmilitary plane which wasdetained at the Mumbaiairport on Sunday morn-ing by the Indian authori-ties for failing to correctlyidentify itself, said De-fence Ministry sources.

The plane took offabout 14:30 pm after be-ing given green light bythe Air Force and havingits procedural formalitiescompleted, said thesources.

The chartered Boeing

767, which belonged tothe North American air-lines, was carrying 205passengers includingsome US marine com-mandos from Fujairah,the United Arab Emiratesto Bangkok, Thailand.

After the Air TrafficControl (ATC) found adiscrepancy in its callsign, it was asked to im-mediately land while fly-ing over the Indian air-space around at 08:00 am(02:30 GMT).—Xinhua

A US plane is seen on thetarmac of Mumbai Inter-national Airport inMumbai, south India, on18 Oct, 2009. The USplane carrying 205 ma-rines was forced to land inMumbai due to its enter-ing Indian airspace underwrong call sign.—XINHUA

KABUL, 19 Oct—Continued militancyin Afghanistan’s trou-bled southern regionthe hotbed of Talebanmilitants claimed the lifeof an American soldieron Sunday, a Press re-lease of NATO-ledInternational SecurityAssistance Force (ISAF)said.

“One US servicemember was killed in animprovised explosivedevice (IED) attack insouthern Afghanistan, on18 October,” the shortPress release added.

However, it did notgive more details or theexact place of the inci-dent.

Kandahar the birth-place of Taleban and theneighbouring Zabul,Helmand and Uruzgancommonly known as thehotbed of Taleban hasbeen the scene of in-creasing insurgencysince the collapse ofTaleban regime eightyears ago.

It has been proved thedeadliest year of 2009for both foreign troopsand innocent civilians inthe war-plagued countryas conflicts and violencehave so far claimed over415 international troops,including 247 fromAmerica, and 1,500civilians.

Xinhua

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A Shanghai Airline’s Boeing jet is put in a new hangar at the opening of anew two-bay hangar of Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services at PudongInternational Airport on 15 Oct, 2009, in Shanghai, China.—INTERNET

A guest experiences a game during the GITEX Technology Week at theInternational Convention and Exhibition Center in Dubai, UAE,

on 18 Oct, 2009.—XINHUA

Visitors walk past the main exhibition hall of the 2009 China-ASEAN Expo(CAEXPO) at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center

in Nanning, capital of southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang AutonomousRegion, on 19 Oct, 2009.—XINHUA

JAKARTA, 19 Oct—In-donesia has no concernover the US allegation ofsubsidies and dumpingconcerning Indonesia’scoated paper products,saying that the US mak-ing up the accusation, lo-cal media reported onMonday.

Indonesian Trade Mini-stry’s director general forinternational trade coop-eration Gusmardi Bust-ami was quoted by the

KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Oct—The Asia-Europe Meet-ing (ASEM) has been working to promote the overallAsia-Europe relations on international and inter-re-gional issues of common interest, said an official withthe European Commission (EC) here on Monday.

Vincent Piket, head of the EC delegation to Malay-sia, made the remarks at a seminar in the frameworkof the ASEM to discuss a new Asia economic modelbeyond the global crisis.

Piket said that dialogue in ASEM was a valuable com-plement to the bilateral relations between the Asian coun-tries and the EU, thanks to its open and inclusive charac-ter and the diversity among its shareholders.—Xinhua

HANOI, 19 Oct—Viet-namese rice exporters willsign export contracts withthe Philippines for theyear 2010, the local news-paper Liberty Saigon re-ported on Monday.

According to Viet-nam’s Ministry of Agri-culture and Rural Devel-opment, the to-be-signedrice volume to be ex-ported to the Philippinesfor 2010 will be 250,000tons of rice. The contract

NEW YORK, 19 Oct—US stocks could slip thisweek if the spate of earn-ings from bellwethers in-cluding Apple Inc(AAPL.O) and Caterpil-lar Inc (CAT.N) do notlive up to heightened ex-pectations.

After a 60 percent run-up in the stock marketsince March and the Dowagain eclipsing 10,000,investors believe the mar-ket is priced to perfection.So if earnings fail to holdup their end, stocks couldcome under pressure.

“We’ve had a tremen-dous rally,” said EricKuby, chief investmentofficer at NorthStar In-vestment ManagementCorp in Chicago.

“As we get into someof the little, bumpier earn-ings releases you’re goingto have some headlinerisk and a little bit of sell-ing pressure.”

Internet

SINGAPORE, 19 Oct— Oil prices jumped above $79a barrel to a 2009 high on Monday in Asia as inves-tors looked to the corporate earnings of big US retail-ers this week for signs the consumer may be regain-ing confidence.

Benchmark crude for November delivery rose asmuch as 52 cents to $79.05 a barrel but later fell backand was up 24 cents at $78.77 by midday Singaporetime in electronic trading on the New York Mercan-tile Exchange. The contract added 95 cents to settle at$78.53 on Friday.

Last week, crude broke out of a five-month tradingrange between $65 and $75 a barrel on a weakeningUS dollar and expectations that oil demand will even-tually recover as the global economy grows next year.

Investors will be eyeing third quarter results fromretailers this week for clues about the strength of theUS consumer. Apple Inc, McDonald’s Corp, appliancemaker Whirlpool Corp and toy maker Hasbro Inc areamong those reporting this week.—Internet

DUBAI, 19 Oct—A topMicrosoft official ex-pressed hope on Sundaythat technology will spureconomic growth aroundthe world as the US soft-ware giant launches its lat-est operating system.

“There was an eco-nomic upset. It’s had animpact around the world,”Steven Guggenheimer

Indonesia plays downUS dumping accusation

Jakarta Post as saying thatthe government was to re-spond on the accusation.

Last Thursday, the USgovernment announcedit would initiate an in-vestigation into allega-tions by US firms andunions.

“We’ll be ready whenthey send their question-naires. We’ll be coopera-tive and will surelypresent all the data re-quired,” he said.

“The Finance Ministryand the Forestry Ministry(which are also involvedin the allegations), amongothers, will (respond)too,” Bustami added.

Xinhua

Vietnam to sign export rice contracts withPhilippines for 2010

signing is expected to beat the end of this month,two months earlier thanusual. The Philippinemove to intensify rice pro-curement to boost itsstockpile and assure food

security amid the recentcalamities will make theprice of Vietnamese whiterice 25 percent broken in-crease in the internationalmarket, said local ricetraders.—Xinhua

Earningsblitz to testmarket’s

mettleASEM promotes overall

Asia-Europe ties

Microsoft hopeful technology will spur growthtold a Dubai technologyconference, adding he hasbeen repeatedly askedwhether the Windows 7operating system wouldfare well amid the eco-nomic downturn.

“As an industry, we arefocused on innovation andthe work we do impactssociety... we all have hopethat things will continue

to move forward and thattechnology will continueto spur growth,” he said.

Guggenheimer, who ischarged with worldwidesales, marketing and li-censing of pre-installedWindows systems, saidthere were one billionpeople using computers,so the impact would reso-nate.—Internet

Oil jumps above $79 in Asiato 2009 high

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A group of students take part in the stochastic testings of heart-throb, pulsesand other standard physical health data in 3-minute steps trial, during the

National Standard Physical Health Standard Testing for Students, on campusof Beijing Institute of Technology, in Beijing, on 17 Oct, 2009. —XINHUA

China’s Antarctic expeditioncrosses equator

ABOARD XUELONG, 19Oct—China’s Xuelong(Snow Dragon) vessel, onthe country’s 26th Antarc-tic expedition, on Mondaycrossed the equator andentered the southernhemisphere on their jour-ney to Antarctic.

The expedition teamorganized a tug-of-warcompetition which is atraditional activity fornavigators to celebrate thespecial moment together.

On Sunday morning,

the Snow Dragon suc-cessfully avoided a tropi-cal storm which hadalready developed intotyphoon Lupit. Andnow she is navigatingsmoothly in the doldrums.

After nine days navigat-ing in the southern PacificOcean, it is expected toarrive on 28 Oct at NewZealand’s Christchurchport, its first supply port.

“We will take bunker-ing and freshwater duringour stay in the harbor and

will be bound for theGreat Wall Station ofChina in the southwesternAntarctic region threedays later,” said WangJianzhong, captain of theSnow Dragon.

The expedition teamsailed from Shanghai on11 Oct. A total of 251 sci-entists, workers and logis-tics staff joined the teamfor the half-year-long re-search expedition on theicebreaker.

Xinhua

S Korea, Russia to jointly reviewcause of satellite launch failureSEOUL, 19 Oct—South Korean and Russian officials

will meet to determine causes of a failure in sending asatellite, carried by a jointly developed space rocket,into the target orbit in August, according to localmedia. The failure review board will meet in Moscowon 29 Oct, the Ministry of Education, Science andTechnology said on Monday.

South Korea launched its first space rocket, theKorea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1), on 25 Aug,but the satellite failed to enter its target orbit aftersuccessfully separating from its carrier rocket.

Local media reported that during the 10-minuteflight, the space rocket underwent brisk two-stepseparations, and the satellite it carried also ignited andgot off the second stage as planned. However, the sat-ellite separation was made 36 km higher than itstarget altitude.

Experts later found that one of the two firingsdid not separate from the top of the second stagerocket after launching from South Korea’s Naro SpaceCentre.

Xinhua

The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1),South Korea’s first space rocket, is set up on its

launch pad from the assembly complex at the NaroSpace Centre in Goheung, about 485 km (301

miles) south of Seoul, on 17 Aug, 2009.—XINHUA

Singapore teachers,trainers happiest

Eight majorports closed dueto bad weather

in MexicoMEXICO CITY, 19 Oct—

Fierce cold winds andhigh sea waves have trig-gered the closures ofMexico’s eight majorports, including oil portson the Atlantic Ocean,Mexican Communicationand Transportation Minis-try said in a statement onSunday.

Earlier on Sunday, oilports of Coatzacoalcos,Cayo Arcas, Frontera, Isladel Carmen, and DosBocas were closed, whichwas followed by theclosures of the commer-cial ports of Tampico,Altamira and Tuxpan.

Authorities have issueda warning at the Atlanticregion. Meanwhile, thecountry is also suffering ahurricane on its Pacificcoast.—Xinhua

Int’l construction exhibitionopens in Vietnam

HANOI, 19 Oct—An exhibition on construction,building materials and housing opened in MekongDelta province Can Tho of Vietnam, local newspaperthe People’s Army reported on Monday.

The event on Sunday drew participation of 225 do-mestic businesses and 21 foreign groups from Ger-many, Japan, China, the Republic of Korea, Indone-sia, Malaysia, and Thailand. There are over 400 boothsat the exhibition displaying latest models of buildingmaterials and equipment, housing, internal and exter-nal decoration, architect and urban planning.

A seminar on new technology and products in civilengineering will also be held at the exhibition. Theexhibition is scheduled to end on Thursday. —Xinhua

Vietnam confirms one more death of A/H1N1 influenzaAll items from Xinhua News Agency

SINGAPORE, 19 Oct—Ajob portal poll in Singa-pore found that teachersand trainers are the hap-piest, local media reportedon Monday.

An online poll of 5,460working adults conductedby Jobs Central, a localjob network portal, askedrespondents across Singa-pore how satisfied theywere with various aspectsof their jobs to produce anoverall “happiness” score,local newspaper theStraits Times reported.

The score had 100 sig-nifying “very happy” and50 as “neutral.”

Employees in educationand training emerged the

happiest of all, with ascore of 59.8, followedclosely by those in publicrelations who scored 58.8.

Individuals who workto ensure companies com-ply with regulations seemto be the least happy withtheir jobs, with an averageof only 52.9.

The survey also foundthat employees workingfor the government arehappier than those in theprivate sector.—Xinhua

HANOI, 19 Oct—Vietnam confirmed that a 29-year-old woman in central prov-ince of Binh Dinh died of A/H1N1 influenza, raising the total number of flu deathsin the country to 24, said a daily report on the website of the Ministry of Health onMonday.

The woman was 39 weeks pregnant. She was admitted to the Bong Son Hospitalof Binh Dinh on 10 Oct with fever, coughing and difficulty in breathing. Doctorsconducted an operation to save the baby as her conditions deteriorated.

Xinhua

Visitors look at a Ferrari sports car at the 5th SportsCars Exhibition in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 18 Oct, 2009.

Started from last Thursday, the four-day exhibitionshows various cars with modifications which has

attracts more than 70 thousands visitors.— XINHUA

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NEWS ALBUM

An artist performs with fire in a city

park in Bishkek, Kyrgyzslan.

A research team from the NationalUniversity of Singapore (NUS) saidthat they have created the world’s firstsemi-cloned fish, local media.

According to local radio 938live,the fertile female medaka fish namedHolly, was created with the semi-cloning genetic approach, which uses anew and unpredictable combination ofgenetic traits from both parents similarto normal fertilization. The radio saidthat Holly has gone on to produce manynormal offspring that carry a geneticmarker identical to hers and her parents.

Researchers at the NUS said thatthis indicates that the technique retainsgenetic stability hence providing apowerful tool for transmission of geneticinformation to the offspring- similar tonormal reproduction, adding that theirfindings have important implicationsfor reproductive medicine andtechnology like for treatment of maleinfertility.

A 35-year-old woman in Macaohas been deceived into paying theswindlers some 300,000 patacas(38,000 US dollars) in an e-mail lotteryscam, the Macao Post Daily reportedon Friday.

The woman received an e-mailclaiming that she had won one million

A car with bullet holes is parked near La Tombolabar, the site of a shooting in Toa Baja, Puerto

Rico, a municipality just west of San Juan,on 18Oct, 2009. Gunmen opened fire in La Tombola barlate Saturday killing at least seven and injuring 20

others during the business’ reopening event,according to police.—INTERNET

RIO DE JANEIRO, 19 Oct—At least 2,000 policeofficers patrolled thiscoastal city on Sundayand Brazilian officialspledged to host a vio-lence-free 2016 Olympicsdespite bloody drug gangshootouts that left 14 peo-ple dead.

An hourslong firefightbetween rival gangs Sat-urday in one of the city’sslums killed at least 12people, injured six andsaw a police helicoptershot down and eight busesset on fire.

KHARTOUM, 19 Oct—Two female staff of Irishaid agency GOAL whowere kidnapped at gun-point in Sudan’s Darfurregion in July were cel-ebrating their release onSunday from more than100 days in captivity.

Irishwoman SharonCommins, 33, and Ugan-dan Hilda Kawuki, 42,were kidnapped in theNorth Darfur town ofKutum on 3 July by agang of armed men froma compound run byGOAL.

TOKYO, 19 Oct—Japanese Foreign MinisterKatsuya Okada on Sunday called on the United Statesto make a pledge not to use nuclear weapons first,local media reported on Monday.

Okada made the remarks in a speech in Kyodo onSunday afternoon when the International Commissionon Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament(ICNND) opened the fourth session in Hiroshima, thefirst city struck by an atomic bomb in 1945. Criticiz-ing the Japanese government’s inconsistent stance onthe issue, Okada said: “It is very debatable whetherthere is a discrepancy for (the Japanese government)to argue strongly, on the one hand, for the eliminationof nuclear weapons while also saying to please usenuclear weapons as a first strike for Japan.”—Internet

MANILA, 19 Oct—The Philippines deployed emer-gency teams across flooded and landslide-hit areas innorthern regions of the main Luzon island on Mondayas a powerful typhoon moved closer, weeks after twostorms killed more than 850 people.

Lupit, a category 4 typhoon packing centre windsof 175 kph (108 mph) and gusts of up to 210 kph, wasexpected to hit land on Thursday.

It was hovering at 1,160 km (720 miles) east of thenorthern Cagayan province on Monday, said weatherbureau chief Prisco Nilo.

Soldiers, police officers and civilian emergencyteams have been positioned for possible rescue and re-lief operations, said Lieutenant-Colonel Ernesto Torres,spokesman for the national disaster agency.—Internet

Brazil vows safe Olympics after 14 killed in Rio

Police frisk a man as

they search for drugs

and weapons in the

Morro do Adeus slum

in Rio de Janeiro,

Brazil,on 18 Oct, 2009.

Police said on Sundaythat they killed two othersuspected drug traffickersin overnight clashes near

the Morro dos Macacos(“Monkey Hill”) slumwhere the gangs foughtfor territory a day earlier.But the area was largelypeaceful.

Two officers died andfour were injured Satur-day when bullets from thegang battle ripped intotheir helicopter hoveringoverhead, forcing it into afiery crash landing on asoccer field. Officials saidthey did not know if thegangs targeted the heli-copter or it was hit bystray bullets.—Internet

Philippine emergency teamsprepare as typhoon nears

Japanese FM urges US not touse nuclear weapons first

The mother of an Irishaid worker Sharon

Commins (pictured) whowas freed after beingkidnapped in Sudan’s

Darfur region has saidshe was “absolutely

overjoyed” at her daugh-ter’s release, as the Irish

government also wel-comed the news.

INTERNET

Two aid workers kidnapped in Darfur set free after 107 days

The two women werefreed early on Sundayafter local tribal chiefspressured the kidn-appers into releasingthem, a Sudanese minis-ter said.

“We are naturallythrilled to be releasedafter such a long periodin captivity,” Comminsand Kawuki said in astatement released byGOAL.—Internet

Singapore creates world’sfirst semi-cloned fish

Organizers of the Twin CitiesMarathon said they won’t disqualify an81-year-old runner who won his agegroup after using a borrowed catheter.

Jerry Johncock of Shelbyville, Mich,was sidelined at an aid station about 21miles into on Sunday’s race because ablood clot prevented him from urinating.

The aid station had no catheter, but aspectator stepped forward to offerJohncock a catheter he had in his car.

Qiancheng Bridge, a roofed wooden archbridge, is seen in Pingnan County of south-east China’s Fujian Province.Scattered inmountain areas of east China’s Zhejiang andFujian Provinces, the roofed bridges ofwooden arch structure have recently beenlisted as the intangible cultural heritage badlyneeding reservation by UnitedNations Educational, Scientific and CultureOrganization (UNESCO).

Macao woman swindled out of $38,000in lottery scam

US dollars in a lottery overseas, and shewas told to pay service charges andtaxes before she could get her winnings,the daily quoted a spokesman ofMacao’s Judiciary Police as saying.

The woman later paid the 300,000patacas in three installments to theswindlers, the spokesman said.

Man, 81, finishes race after borrowinga catheter

Aides helped insert the catheter andJohncock went on to finish in a littleover 5 hours 22 minutes. Race officialsconsidered disqualifying Johncockbecause of a rule against improperassistance. But executive directorVirginia Brophy Achman said theydecided Johncock didn’t break the rule.

She called Johncock “a great rolemodel and example of what you can doas a runner.”

A wild black swan swims, leading itsnew-born cygnets, at the

Yuanmingyuan park in Beijing,capital of China, on 18 Oct, 2009.

Two wild black swans arriving hereearlier last year, hatched out six

cygnets a few days ago.

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NAY PYI TAW, 19 Oct— Myanmar delegationled by Minister for Infor-mation Brig-Gen KyawHsan participated in theMinisterial Workshop onRadio and Television forDeveloping Countriesfrom 14 to 17 October, inBeijing, China.

The workshop fo-cused on prospects for co-operation between Chinaand developing countriesin radio and televisionbroadcasting sector, filmmaking sector and ad-

YANGON, 19 Oct—Epson put on display itsnew inkjet printer of—

NAY PYI TAW, 17 Oct—Deputy Minister forConstruction Brig-Gen Myint Thein inspectedNyaungchaung Bridge on Pathein-Myaungmya Roadon 13 October, upgrading of Labutta-Ottwin road (4miles and 3 furlongs) and Surgin Bridge constructionsite on Labutta-Thingangyi-Pyinsalu Road on 14 Oc-tober and left necessary instructions.

The deputy minister viewed the worksite ofcyclone shelter being constructed at Thitpoat andPinlaung on Mawlamyaine-Hlaingbone-Thitpoat Roadand the construction site of Yarzudaing Bridge No-1and No-2 on 15 October.—MNA

Information Minister attends Ministerial Workshop onRadio & TV for Developing Countries in Beijing

vanced technology ofChina.

The Myanmar del-egation called on memberof the Political Bureau ofthe Central Committee ofthe Communist Party ofthe People’s Republic ofChina Propaganda Minis-ter Mr Liu Yunshan. Atthe meeting, they dis-cussed matters related topromoting cooperation inmedia sector betweenChina and developingcountries and counteringthe media influence of

western powers.The workshop was

participated by the infor-mation ministers from thePeople’s Republic ofChina, Cuba, Fiji, Kenya,Gabon, Kirgyzstan, Libe-ria, Maldives, Myanmar,Nepal, Niger, Pakistan andTogo.

Information MinisterBrig-Gen Kyaw Hsan alsoheld talks with officialsfrom Yunnan Province In-formation Department andYunnan TV at KunmingAirport yesterday. The two

sides discussed matters onexchanging news and TVprogrammes and coopera-tion between the two coun-tries for producing andbroadcasting TV pro-grammes.

MNA

New products of Epson printer on displayat Myanmar ICT 2009

Deputy ConstructionMinister on tour of

Delta Region

Epson StylusTMMyanmar TX 111, EpsonStylusRM TX 210, EpsonStylusTM TX 550 W,Epson StylusTM Photo T60 and Epson StylusTMPhoto TX 700 W atMyanmar ICT Exhibition2009 held at TatmadawConvention hall.

Three printer modelsused in home and smallbusiness and two modelsin photo work were onview at the exhibition.Epson StylusTM TX 111

can save the time for usersand printout 30 papers inone minute. EpsonStylusTM TX 210 isaimed for saving moneyand its strong points areprinting, copying andscanning. As for EpsonStylusTM TX 550W, ithas wireless networkingsystem.

Epson StylusTMPhoto T 60 and EpsonStylusTM TX Photo TX700 W intending as photoprinters be able to use sev-

eral colours due to usingsix ink colours. Photo TX700 W using Pict-bridgefunction can directly copythe photos from digitalcamera, phone camerawith wireless system andalso copy to CD andDVD.

Those printers can bebought at computer salecenters all over the coun-try and may contact Cli-ent Focus Technology CoLtd (Ph: 215247 and 09-8610868).—MNA

Epson’s new inkjet printers on display at

Myanmar ICT Exhibition 2009.—MNA

K-

Minister Brig-Gen

Kyaw Hsan meeting

with Propaganda

Minister Mr Liu

Yunshan.

MNA

Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan attends the Ministerial Workshop on Radio and Television for Developing Countries.—MNA

Deputy Minis-

ter Brig-Gen

Myint Thein

inspects the

worksite of

cyclone shel-

ter.—MNA

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NAY PYI TAW, 19Oct—The second event offirst day of 17th MyanmarTraditional Cultural Per-forming Arts Competi-tions continued under thetitle of “ThakaungYadana” at the convoca-tion hall of University ofVeterinary Science in NayPyi Taw Yezin yesterday.Drama troupe from BagoDivision participated inthe competition.

Among the audiencewere Chairman of theLeading Committee forOrganizing the 17th

Myanmar Traditional Cul-tural Performing ArtsCompetitions Commanderof Nay Pyi Taw CommandMaj-Gen Wai Lwin and

Drama troupe from Bago Div competes in “Thakaung Yadana” drama contest

wife, Deputy Minister forProgress of Border Areasand National Races andDevelopment Affairs ColTin Ngwe, Deputy Minis-ter for Rail Transportation

Thura U Thaung Lwin,officials of the committeeand sub-committees,members of panel ofjudges (central), membersof panel of judges from

states and divisions, thosewho fond of Myanmar tra-ditional cultural arts.

Drama troupe fromBago Division participat-ing in the competition

comprised Director UKyaw Lwin (Pyay),Wunna Soe, Aye MyatThuza, U Zaw Win (a)Kyar Si and Daw KyuKyu Khaing and side

parts. They activelystaged the plots in asso-ciation with traditionalorchestra musician MyaMin Naing and pianist UTin Aung.—MNA

17th Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competitions continueNAY PYI TAW, 19

Oct—The 17th MyanmarTraditional Cultural Per-forming Arts Competi-tions went on at the desig-

nated venues here today.Among the fans were

Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myint, Ministerfor Science and Technol-ogy U Thaung, DeputyMinister U Kyaw Soe,Deputy Minister forHealth Dr Mya Oo, Secre-tary of the Work Commit-tee for Organizing thecompetitions U Yan NaingOo, members of the WorkCommittee and subcom-mittees, members of thepanel of judges (central),managers and contestants.

Fifteen contestantsparticipated in the basiceducation level girls’ clas-

sical song contest (aged10-15) held under the su-pervision of Chairpersonof the Panel of Judges(Song) Assistant Director

(Retd) Daw Tin Tin Myafrom Myanma Radio andTelevision and membersand under the judgment ofLeader U Min Naung ofthe Panel of Judges (Clas-sical, Modern Songs) atthe University of Agricul-ture at 9 am. In the after-noon, 11 contestants par-ticipated in the amateurlevel (first class) men’sclassical song contest.

Leader Maung ThitMin of the Panel of Judges(Modern Song) and mem-bers judged the perform-ances of 14 contestants inthe professional levelwomen’s modern song

contest at No (17) TransitCentre at 9 am. In the af-ternoon, 13 contestantsparticipated in the ama-teur level (second class)

men’s modern song con-test.

Basic education levelboys’ dance contests(aged 10-15) took place atUniversity of VeterinaryScience at 9 am with theparticipation of 22 con-testants under the judg-ment of Chairman of theWork Committee forJudging (Dance) U SeinMar Din and party. In theafternoon, 14 contestantsparticipated in the ama-teur level (second class)women’s dance contest.

Basic education levelboys’ xylophone contest(aged 5-10) was held at

the University of Agricul-ture at 9 a, with the par-ticipation of 10 contest-ants under the judgmentof Leader of the Panel of

Judges (Xylophone) UMya Sten and party. In theafternoon, eight contest-ants participated in thebasic education level girls’

xylophone contest (aged10-15).

In the piano contestsheld under the judgment

(See page 9)

Commander Maj-Gen Wai Lwin and wife enjoy “Thakaung Yadana” Drama Contest.—MNA

The Ozi troupe of U Aung Pan of Yangon Division.MNA

Ma Nan Kya Pan Phyu (a) MaNan Takawoha of Kayin State.

MNA

Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myint enjoys performance at the 17th

MTCPAC.—MNA

Ma Naw Doh Nay Htoo of KayahState.MNA

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Sagaing Division Drama Troupe competes in ‘Thakaung Yadana’ Drama ContestNAY PYI TAW, 18 Oct

— A drama troupe repre-senting Sagaing Divisionperformed ‘ThakaungYadana’ Drama Contesttoday in the first event ofthe drama contest of thesecond day of the 17thMyanmar Traditional Per-forming Arts Competi-tions in Nay Pyi Taw.

The drama contesttook place at the convoca-tion hall of the Universityof Veterinary Science hereand among the spectatorswere Lt-Gen Tha Aye of

the Ministry of Defenceand wife Daw Wai WaiKhine, Minister for Elec-tric Power No.1 Col ZawMin, Deputy Minister forReligious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Aung Ko, de-partmental officials, offi-cials from the work com-mittees and sub-commit-tees, judges from states anddivisions, and enthusiasts.

The troupe performedthe audience with plotsbased on emergence ofgenuine patriotic spirit.

MNA

17th Myanmar TraditionalCultural Performing Arts…

(from page 8)of Leader of the panel ofjudges (piano) U Ni Niand party at the ForestResearch assembly hall at9 am, four competitorsparticipated in the basiceducation level men’s pi-ano contest (aged 15-20);and two contests, in thebasic education level girls’piano contest (aged 15-20). In the afternoon,seven contestants partici-pated in the basic educa-tion level girls’ piano con-test (aged 10-15).

Six groups partici-pated in the amateur level(second class) men’s Ozicontest under the judg-ment of the Panel ofJudges (Ozi) led by U SeinBa Maw and judges fromstates and divisions at theAgricultural ResearchDepartment at 9 am. Inthe afternoon, four groupsparticipated in the highereducation level men’s Ozicontest.

The basic educationlevel boys’ drum circlecontest (individual) was

held at the AgriculturalResearch Department at 9am with the participationof eight contenders under

the judgment of membersof the panels of judgesfrom the states and divi-sions under the supervi-

Lt-Gen Tha Aye and wife Daw Wai Wai Khine watch drama troupe from Sagaing Divisioncompeting in “Thakaung Yadana” drama contest.—MNA

Mg Par Par Aung from Sagaing Divisionparticipates in piano contest.—MNA

U Han Soe from Taninthayi Division partici-pates in song contest at amature level.—MNA

Ma Ecsta Doth Chin Hsone from Chin Statecompetes in song contest.—MNA

Maung Nyan Lin Htet from Magway Divisiontakes part in drum circle contest.—MNA

Ma Shwe Yi Le Le Oo from Kayah State atxylophone contest.—MNA

sion of the panel of pa-trons (central) led by USein Sten. At 1 pm, sevencontestants participated in

the basic education levelmen’s drum circle contest(aged 15-20).

MNA

MMA to hold symposium on“Microbes and Cancer”YANGON, 19 Oct—A symposium on “Microbes

and Cancer” conducted by the Microbiology Soci-ety, Myanmar Medical Association will be held atAuditorium (A) of Myanmar Medical Associationon Theinbyu Road here from 9 am to 12 noon on 24Oct.

The speakers will be Prof. Kyi Kyi Thinn,Prof. Soe Aung, Prof Than Sitt, Prof. Win Win Myaand Dr Khin Yi Oo.

All those interested are cordially invited andregistration can be done at the Department of Micro-biology, University of Medicine (1) and (2) duringoffice hours or on-site on the day of the sympo-sium.—MNA

Energy Minister inspectscement plant projects

YANGON, 19 Oct—Minister for EnergyBrig-Gen Lun Thi, yes-terday, attended coordi-nation meeting on timelycompletion ofNo. 4 cement plant(Myaungdaga) construc-tion project and No.5

cement manufacturingplant (Pathein) construc-tion project held at No.4cement plant( M y a u n g d a g a )construction project inHmawby Township.

Speaking on the oc-casion, the minister

urged responsible per-sonnel for completion ofwork on schedule andgave guidelines on futuretasks. Next, the ministerheard reports on ongo-ing tasks presented byMD U Tun Myint Naingof Asia World Company,undertaking the con-struction work and instal-

lation of machines. Theminister then coordi-nated essentials and pre-sented fruit baskets toforeign techniciansworking for the projects.

The minister thenoversaw constructionwork and attended to therequirements.

MNA

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Gwaygyo Dam benefits farmland in arid zoneByline and Photos: Aung Than (Mingala Taungnyunt)

U Maung MaungLwin

Assistant Director(Civil)

Irrigation Department.

Farmers weeding in Gwaygyo paddy farm.

Thriving 75 acres of monsoon paddy.

(from page 16)village in Sitha village-tract in Yesagyo Town-ship, Pakokku district,Magway Division. It is57 feet high and 2100 feetlong earthen dam. Thespillway is 40 feet wide.

The water surfacearea is 124 acres feet andits maximum water stor-age capacity is 1840 acresfeet.

Gwaygyo Dam isbuilt by No.3 construc-tion and the Maintainace

Division took over theundertakings. Altogether71 staff are on full timeduty in order to distrib-ute irrigation water andto maintain the cannels.Under the directives ofPakokku District Peace

and Development Coun-cil and Township PDCand with the cooperationof agriculture teams,maintenance of the dam isbeing carried out. A damcan protect the farmsagainst floods. Building

dams contributes towardsserving the interests oflocal people.

The dam is supplyingirrigation water to 400acres of farmlands, saidassistant director (Civil)U Maung Maung Lwin ofIrrigation Department.

We news crew to-gether with Chairman ofPakokku Township PDCU Tin Myo Latt and Sec-retary U Win Tint madefields trip to farmlands. Itwas about two miles’ drivefrom Pakokku-Myaingmotor road. Just as we ar-rived there, we saw thriv-ing and lush paddy fields.

We interviewed afarmer. He said, “My nameis U Win Maung. I am atthe age of 60. Farming ismy traditional livelihood.I live in Gwaygyo villageand have a filed of threeacres. I grow ShweMyanmar and Hsinnweyin

paddy strains in the rainyseason and summer.Sesame, pigeon pea, greengram and corn are grownas mixed crops. Thanks tothe dam we no longer needto depend on rain water.”

We next inter-viewed farmer U ChitKhaing. He said,“Theregion didn’t haveenough water for agri-

cultural purpose. So, it isnot convenient for grow-ing paddy and only othercrops could be grown inthe past. Paddy can begrown two times a year.Myanma AgricultureService disseminates cul-tivation methods to fram-ers. Everything is smoothnow.” Different methodsare being applied to sup-

ply irrigation water tofarmlands.” We wit-nessed that local peopleenjoying better socio-economic life by grow-ing monsoon paddy andsummer paddy as well asother crops such as pea,sesame and corn.

Translation: MTMyanma Alin:(11-10-2009)

Main canal of Gwaygyo Dam seen along with thriving paddy field.

Lt-Gen Tha Aye on tour of Magway, Taungdwingyi TspsNAY PYI TAW, 19 Oct—Lt-Gen Tha Aye of the

Ministry of Defence inspected construction work inMagway-Natmauk railroad section of Pyawbwe-Natmauk-Magway railroad construction project on

17 October. Lt-Gen Tha Aye also inspected conditionof Magway-Taungdwingyi road and plantations alongthe road.

Lt-Gen Tha Aye visited model monsoon ground-nut plantation in Thityakauk village and cordiallygreeted farmers.

Lt-Gen Tha Aye later inspected Ngwechi-6 longstaple cotton plantation in Sibintha village of MagwayTownship, model monsoon paddy field in Thapangonvillage of Tayokekaw village-tract, TaungdwingyiTownship.

Lt-Gen Tha Aye cordially greeted locals andcoordinated requirement for all-round developmentof the region.

Afterwards, Lt-Gen Tha Aye inspected construc-tion of Nga-min channel in Ngwebo village ofTaungdwingyi Township and met with local farmersfrom Ngwebo, Kywephyudan and surrounding vil-lages.

MNALt-Gen Tha Aye views Ngwechi-6 long staple cotton plantation of Sibintha village of Magway

Division.—MNA

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BRUSSELS, 19 Oct—Atotal of 146 people areaboard the Chinese bulkcarrier hijacked in theIndian Ocean on Monday,among them 25 areChinese, spokesperson ofthe EU naval force said onMonday.

John Harbour toldXinhua on phone that thehijacked bulk carrierflying the Chinese flagwas hijacked 550nautical miles northeastof the Seychelles and700 nautical miles offthe east coast ofSomalia.

Harbour said it wasunclear where the carrierwas heading while it washijacked. He said thatcommander of the EUnaval force is monitoringthe situation.

Xinhua

This artist rendering provided by the European South Observatory showssome of the 32 new planets astronomers found outside our solar system,

adding evidence to the theory that the universe has many places where lifecould develop.—INTERNET

VIENNA, 19 Oct—The weekly average oilprice of the Org-anization of PetroleumExporting Countries(OPEC) reached72.21U.S. dollars perbarrel last week, thehighest point of thisyear, OPEC said onMonday.

After hovering forsix weeks, OPEC weeklyaverage oil priceexceeded 70 dollars to72.21 dollars. Inaddition, it alsoregistered the largest

BEIJING, 19 Oct—Despite continuedwarnings in the mediaand by anti-virussoftware firms, millionsof Internet users arefalling victim to scamsthat leave them open tohacking and identitytheft, Internet securityfirm Symantec said thisweek. In par t icularmore than 40 millionInternet users have inthe las t year fa l lenvic t im to cr iminalstarget ing them with

Local residents walkin the snow in Qiqihar

City, northeastChina's Heilongjiang

Province, on19 Oct, 2009. A

snowfall hit the cityon Monday.

INTERNET

SINGAPORE, 19 Oct—The Asia PacificEconomic Cooperation(APEC) 2009 is aims atdelivering not just a set ofefficiently organizedmeetings, but also apositive and memorable“Singapore Experience”for all delegates, theAPEC OrganizingCommittee said onMonday.

A p p r o x i m a t e l y10,000 delegates areexpected to attend theAPEC Leaders WeekMeetings, which will beheld on 8 to 15 Nov.

A key highlight of the

HONG KONG, 19 Oct—The Hang Seng ChinaEnterprises Index on theHong Kong StockExchange rose 196.27points, or 1.54 percent, toclose Monday’s trading at12,947.27.

The H-shares index,initiated in August 1994 andreadjusted on 17 Sept,2009, tracks the overallperformance of 44 majorChinese mainland state-owned enterprises listed onthe Hong Kong StockExchange.

The Hang Seng ChinaH-Financials Index went up244.05 points, or 1.40percent, to close at17,696.50.

The H-Financials

Millions of net users hit by scarewarefake security software.

Symantec says suchdownloads are not onlyharmful but al lowcriminals to obtain thevict im’s credit carddetails or other privateinformation. The firmhas identif ied 250versions of what i tterms “scareware”which may earncriminals more than 1.2million U.S. dollarsevery year.

The fake software isoften distributed through

the use of pop-upadvertisements whichare deliberatelydesigned to looklegitimate, using thesame typefaces asMicrosoft and otherwell-known softwareproviders. Falselywarning that acomputer’s security hasbeen compromised,Internet users are dupedinto downloading thesoftware for a fee ofaround 100 dollars.

Xinhua

OPEC weekly oil price reaches highestpoint of this year

weekly increase, whichwas up 4.33 dollarscompared to the previousweek, since the end ofMarch.

The OPEC oil pricehas been increasing forseven consecutive dayssince Oct. 8, which wasvery rare in oil pricesmovement.

In the last tradingday last week, the one-day rise even reached1.69 dollars, which alsoset the highest record ofOPEC daily oil price thisyear.

Since the worldeconomy has begun toresume, the expectationof growing demand forcrude oil continued topush the international oilprice.

The US FederalReserve’s newly releasedfigures showed that, afterincreasing for twoconsecutive months, theU.S. industrialproduction increasedagain by 0.7 percent inSeptember compared tothe previous month.

Xinhua

APEC 2009 highlights Singapore experience“Singapore Experience”is “The SingaporeEvening,” which will beheld at the EsplanadeTheater. The evening is ashowcase of Singapore’screative talents andunique blend of leisureand entertainmentofferings.Themed “OurWorld, One World,” theevening features a multi-media entertainmentshow as well as a unique

dining concept set againstSingapore’s iconicarchitecture andwaterfront landscape.

“While we put ourbest foot forward inorganizing the meetings,we also want our foreignguests to experience whatSingapore has to offer,”said Koh Lin-Net, Chairof the APEC Singapore2009 Organizing Com-mittee.—Xinhua

China enterprises index1.54% higher

Index, initiated on Nov. 27,2006, readjusted on 10Sept, 2007, tracks theperformance of nine majorbanks and insurers of theChinese mainland.

The Hang SengMainland CompositeIndex gained 69.44 points,or 1.73 percent, to close at4,083.37.

Introduced on 13 Oct,2001 with the latestreadjustment effective on 9March, 2009, the HangSeng Mainland CompositeIndex gauges theperformance of 132 HongKong-listed companieswith principal places ofbusiness in Hong Kong andthe Chinese mainland.

Xinhua

25 Chinese onhijacked bulk

carrier inIndian Ocean:

EU navalmission

spokesman

This photo released by Chasing Fireflies shows anAutumn Fairy costume. Vibrant autumn hues andsparkly accents are an enchanting combination. She'llshimmer in stretch velvet leotard with strands offluttery tulle. Bejeweled tiara and wand, and glitterywings add the magical finishing touches

(sold separately).—INTERNET

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Happy Golden Wedding AnniversaryBest wishes and a very happy

50th Golden Wedding Anniversary to

U Maung Maung Sein, Chairman (Retd), Myanmar Board

of Examinations

(Ministry of Education)

and

Daw Khin Mar Mar, Director (Retd),

Department of National Archives

(Ministry of National Planning and Economics

Development) on 20th October, 1959

at Strand Hotel , Yangon.

From their only child and family,

Dr Sein Moe- Maxillo Facial Surgeon, Dr Kelly Dainiak-

Dental Surgeon and granddaughters Kamryn (Thandar) and

Sydney (Yupar) of Naples, Florida, USA.

Drug mak-ers, CVS

slammed forpromos

INDIANAPOLIS, 19Oct—Some US physi-cians say promotionalmailings by CVSCaremark pharmacies onbehalf of drug makersthat resemblevital patient informationare misleading.

The mailings to doc-tors, marked “Confiden-tial — May Include Pro-tected Health Informa-tion,” are promotions forEli Lilly & Co, Merck,AstraZeneca, Bayer andother pharmaceuticalcompanies, TheIndianapolis Star re-ported on Sunday.

The newspaper saidethicists, privacy groupsand consumer advocateshave complained, sayingthe mailings are mislead-ing.

Consumers Union, thenon-profit group that pub-lishes Consumer Reportsmagazine, has claimedthe promotional mailingsincrease the chances doc-tors will prescribe inap-propriate pharmaceuti-cals.

Internet

JERUSALEM, 19 Oct—Chi-na’s developments duringthe past 60 years, espe-cially after its reform andopening up 30 years agowere unprecedented and“absolutely amazing,” Is-rael’s central bank gover-nor said.

“There hasn’t been asustained growth of thisspeed for so many peopleever,” Bank of Israel Gov-ernor Stanley Fischer saidin an exclusive interviewwith Xinhua. “There arecountries in East Asia thatgrow very rapidly, like(South) Korea for in-stance, but the scale ofwhat happened in China isdifferent from what hap-pened anywhere at anyprevious time in the his-tory,” he said. The inter-

HK airport traffic registers mild drop in September

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV GENIUS VOY NO (VC11)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV GENIUS VOYNO (VC 11) are here by notified that the vessels will bearriving on 20.10.2009 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of M.I.T.T where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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 BAY LINE SHIPPING PTELTD

Phone No: 256916/256919/256921

Magnitude-5.2 quake rocksMindoro, Manila

MANILA, 19 Oct—A magnitude-5.2 quake in theMindoro area rocked Metro Manila and parts of South-ern Luzon on Monday morning, local mediareported. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seis-mology (Phivolcs) said that the quake occurred at 7:50am. It said that no damage was expected from thetemblor, but aftershocks are likely.

Citing initial reports reaching him, seismologists fromPhivolcs said the quake was felt at Intensity III in MetroManila, but they advised the public to remain calm.Meanwhile, the United States Geological Service datashowed that the quake was at magnitude 5.7, with theepicenter traced to 44 km west of Batangas, or 70 kmnorthwest of Calapan, Mindoro; or 103 km south south-west from Manila.—Xinhua

Moderate quake strikesSumatra, Indonesia

JAKARTA, 19 Oct—An earthquake measuring 5.2 onRichter scale jolted North Sumatra, in westernIndonesia on Monday, with no reports of damageor casualties, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agencysaid. The quake occurred at 06:29 am Jakarta time(2329 GMT) with epicenter at 80 km southwestTanahbala of North Sumatra and at 16 kmin depth, the agency reported.

Indonesia has been frequently hit by strong quakesrecently, such as the 6.4 magnitude quake inWest Java on Friday, following the 7.3 and 7.6 magni-tude quakes in the area and West Sumatra respectively.Indonesia is laid on a vulnerable quake-hit zone calledthe “Pacific Ring of Fire,” where two continental plates,stretching from Western hemisphere to Japan, meet thatoften cause seismic and volcanic movements. —Xinhua

Photographers takepictures of the newJapanese NissanMotor’s electric

vehicle called “Leaf”during the opening

ceremony for the newcompany headquar-ters in Yokohama,Kanagawa prefec-

ture, on August 2009.INTERNET

Palestinians removeleaves from olivesduring the annual

olive harvest in Silwadin the West Bank, on17 Oct, 2009. Olives

are an importantagricultural product to

the Palestinians andalso symbolizes their

connection to theland.

INTERNET

HONG KONG, 19 Oct—Hong Kong In-ternational Airport saw mild year-on-yeardrops in passenger volume, cargothroughput and air traffic movements inSeptember, airport authority said on Sun-day. Passenger volume at the airport fell3.5 percent to 3.5 million in September,while cargo throughput and airtraffic movements fell 4.3 percentto 304,000 tons and 8 percent to 22,570.

Authority Chief Executive OfficerStanley Hui said the mild year-on-yearcuts in passenger and cargo traffic showed

that contractions continued to narrow.One passenger and six freighter airlines

had resumed or started operating at theairport since July, reflecting well on theirconfidence in Hong Kong and the avia-tion industry, said Hui.

Travel made by Hong Kong residentsrecorded 9 percent growth. Exports andtransshipment saw declines of 4 percentand 15 percent, while imports grew 6 per-cent. Drops in air traffic volumes contin-ued to narrow in the last three months.

Xinhua

Israeli central bank governor hailsChina’s developments since opening

upnationally renowned cen-tral banker said China’sunprecedented growthsince its opening up to theworld over 30 years agois not only reflected in theeconomic numbers, butalso “in the streets,” “inthe way people aredressed,” and “in thebuildings.” During his

first visit to China in1988, Fischer said whendriving from the airport“on a bad road” at night,he saw “trucks brokendown that were parked inthe middle of the road. Itlooked like very much adeveloping country, not avery rich developingcountry.”—Xinhua

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China’s first explorationvessel for combustible ice

delivered for useGUANGZHOU, 19 Oct—China’s first deep-sea explora-

tion vessel for the reconnaissance of combustible ice wasdelivered for use on Sunday in south China’s GuangdongProvince.

Wang Xuelong, deputy director of China GeologicalSurvey Bureau, handed over the certificate of seaworthi-ness for the ship coded Ocean No 6 to the GuangzhouMarine Geological Survey Bureau, which is carrying outthe combustible ice survey in South China Sea.

Wang said that the ship independently developed byChina cost 400 million yuan (59 million US dollars) tobuild.The ship has a gross tonnage of 4,600 tons and anendurance of 15,000 nautical miles. It has been equippedwith underwater remote-control survey facilities and otherhigh-tech devices, he said.—Xinhua

Moon strike not total waste of time

NASA’s Lunar Crater Observationand Sensing Satellite (LCROSS)impact view is seen in this imagereleased on 9 Oct, 2009. Two US

spacecraft were crashed into a lunarcrater on Friday but scientists said it

was too early to say whether themission to search for supplies ofwater on the Moon had been a

success. —XINHUA

BEIJING, 19 Oct — One week afterthe impact of the LCROSS probe,NASA scientists have finally found adebris plume created by the impact inthe data, proving their moon strike

crater, named Cabeus, shortly after thespace agency’s Centaur rocket struck on9 Oct.

The debris plume was captured by theLCROSS ultraviolet/visible and near in-fra-red spectrometer. Its signature wasfaint, but distinct.

Before the impact, many observerstold the media that they were disap-pointed because of the lack of specta-cle. But scientists said the mission wascarried out for “a scientific purpose, notto put on a fireworks display for the pub-lic.” Now that the plume was found, sci-entists hope that the analysis of it willshow signs of water ice ejected from theCabeus crater.

The magnitude, form, and visibil-ity of the debris plume offer more infor-mation about the concentrations andstate of the material at the impact site.

However, Michio Kaku, a profes-sor at the City College of New York, saidthat beautiful pictures captured are notworth 79 million US dollars. “To be aspectacular success, we had to find largequantities of underground ice.”

Xinhua

worthwhile after all.New images show a mile-high plume

of lunar debris from the probe’s target

Vermont willow harvest promisescheap biomass fuel

MIDDLEBURY, 19 Oct —MiddleburyCollege used to heat its buildings withoil, then switched to wood chips. Now ithas planted a sustainable and relativelycheap fuel source — willow shrubs —that could help cut demand on the state’sforests. With a nine-acre patch of the fast-growing willows, the college is conduct-ing a biomass energy experiment thatseeks to answer the question: What ifwood chip-burning heat systems lead tothe deforestation of Vermont?

Willows, which grow faster than othertrees and branch out when pruned, maybe the answer — and may be a resourcefor other cold-weather states, too. So JackByrne, director of sustainability for thecollege, and business services directorTom Corbin have turned into farmers ofsorts, planting tightly packed rows ofwillows in a field west of Middlebury’scampus.

The question of biomass fuel supplyhas taken on new urgency for the collegesince last winter, when the exclusive lib-eral arts school opened a new boiler sys-

tem that heats about 100 campus build-ings, running turbines that meet about afifth of the college’s electrical demand.

The system, in a glass-fronted build-ing in the middle of campus, runs on a“gasifier,” heating wood chips and ex-tracting carbon monoxide and other gasesthat are then burned in the boiler.

“We use our buildings to teach asmuch as we can,” Byrne said. “Wewanted students to be aware that whenthey turn up a thermostat, there’s a con-nection to a tree getting cut down.”

Internet

Middlebury College businessservices director Tom Corbin is seenin a stand of willow in Middlebury,

Vt, on 15 Oct, 2009.—INTERNET

File photo shows a traditional canoe race in the Marshall Islands. ManyPacific islands in danger of being obliterated by rising sea levels should seek

relocation aid at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen,a Fiji-based scientist said.—INTERNET

Fried food is prepared for customers in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Two-thirdsof US adults and one in five children are overweight or obese. A new field of

medical research is looking at the emergence of modern epidemics likeasthma and obesity through the prism of Charles Darwin’s 150-year-old

theory of evolution.—INTERNET

China calls for more efforts in reproductive health

BEIJING, 19 Oct— Sen-ior Chinese legislator ChenZhili on Sunday called forfurther increase in invest-ment on reproductivehealth and enhance coop-eration in this regard.

Chen, vice chair-woman of the StandingCommittee of the National

People’s Congress, Chi-na’s top legislature, madethe comment when ad-dressing the Fifth Asia-Pa-cific Conference on Re-productive Health whichopened here on Sunday.Chen called on Asia-Pa-cific countries to attachgreater importance to

population and familyplanning, put more fundsinto the reproductivehealth and family planningprogramme, intensify thecapability building of de-veloping countries andtake concrete actions toenhance cooperation inthese fields.

China has been seri-ously honoring its com-mitments to the millenaryaims set by the Interna-tional Conference onPopulation and Develop-ment, said Chen, who isalso president of the All-China Women’s Federa-tion.— Xinhua

Tooth DNA may help ID4,000-year-old mummyBOSTON, 19 Oct— A

tooth containing valu-able DNA informationwas extracted from thehead of a 4,000-year-oldmummy’s head, scien-tists in Boston said.

The mummy’s headwas among artifacts col-lected when a tomb nearCairo was excavated in1915. It is part of “TheSecrets of Tomb 10A:Egypt 2000 BC,” an ex-hibit that opened onSunday at the Museumof Fine Arts in Boston,The Boston Globereported.

The team performingthe operation consistedof doctors from Massa-chusetts General Hospi-tal and conservation spe-cialists from the mu-seum, the newspapersaid.

Information gleanedfrom the tooth might re-veal the identity of theancient Egyptian fromwhose disembodied headit came.—Internet

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S P O R T SWeightlifting teenagers

show potiential at ChineseNational Games

JINAN, 19 Oct—Two teenagers caused media hypein the women’s weightlifting competition as they bothovercame veterans to win gold medals at the 11thChinese National Games on Sunday.Guan Xinlei ofJiangsu, 19, hoisted a winning lift 147kg in her finalattempt, seven kilos more than her fifth lift, to knockdown defending champion Ouyang Xiaofang to winthe 63kg division gold medal with a world-recordbreaking total result of 265kg.

In an earlier match, Li Xueying, at the same agewith Guan, beat two world champions Qiu Hongmeiand Sun Caiyan to win the women’s 58kg division,regarded as one of the young hopefuls for theLondonOlympics. “Guan seldom lifted 147kg in thetraining, so she is really amazing today. It is very rarethat a lifter can produce her best result in an fiercecompetition,” said Cao Xinmin, Guan’s coach.

Ouyang of Liaoning, world champion in 2006,produced the same result as Guan but had to settlewith the silver medal due to the bodyweightdisadvantage.The 19-year-old Guan’s jerk and totalresults were five kilos and eight kilos more than theworld records of jerk and total respectively. —Xinhua

Ronaldinho double lifts Milanas Sampdoria lose ground

AC Milan’s forwardRonaldinho

Wickmayer defeats Kvitovain Linz

Belgium’s YaninaWickmayer hits a back-hand during her finalmatch against Czech Re-public’s Petra Kvitova at

the Gernerali Ladiestennis tournament in

Linz.—INTERNET

Martin Laird wins playoffin Las Vegas

Martin Laird, of Scot-land, holds the winners

trophy at the JustinTimberlake Shriners

Hospitals for ChildrenOpen golf tournamentat TPC Summerlin on

18 Oct, 2009 in LasVegas.—INTERNET

Big four are starting to crack:Man City’s Hughes

WIGAN, 19 Oct—Mark Hughes believes Manches-ter City’s impressive start to the season proves the Pre-mier League’s big-four are no longer invincible.Cityare showing signs of being able to compete with thebest in England and they are now in fifth place, fivepoints behind leaders Manchester United with a gamein hand, after grinding out a 1-1 draw with 10 men atWigan on Sunday.

Hughes’s 120-million-pounds spending spree dur-ing the close-season has laid the foundations for Cityto break the monopoly on the Champions Leagueplaces enjoyed for so long by United, Liverpool, Chel-sea and Arsenal. With Tottenham and Aston Villa alsostrong and Liverpool and Chelsea both losing thisweekend, Hughes senses the Premier League’s eliteare starting to get twitchy.”There are some good teamsin the Premier League this year,” the Manchester Cityboss said. “There is a focus on ourselves because wehave the ambition to have a good season.—Internet

PSG suffer another French title setback

Paris-Saint-Germain midfielderStephane Sessegnon (L) is challengedby Toulouse’s midfielder FrancoisSirieix during their French L1 football

match at the Stadium in Toulouse,southern France.—INTERNET

Wenger slamsBirmingham

fans afterTaylor chantsLONDON, 19 Oct—

Arsenal manager ArseneWenger has launched afurious verbal attack onBirmingham fans afterthey chanted MartinTaylor’s name when Gun-ners star Theo Walcottsuffered a serious injuryduring Saturday’s PremierLeague clash.

England winger Wal-cott, 20, could be ruled outfor several weeks with aknee problem sustainedwhen he was tackled clum-sily by Birmingham de-fender Liam Ridgewellearly in Arsenal’s 3-1win at the EmiratesStadium.For Wenger andArsenal the incidentbrought back painfulmemories of Taylor’s chal-lenge on Eduardo at StAndrew’s in February2008, which left theCroatia striker with an hor-rific double leg fractureand out of the game for al-most a year.—Internet

Carragher urges Liverpool to stick togetherafter latest flop

Liverpool’s defender Jamie Carraghe

LIVERPOOL, 19 Oct—Liverpool de-fender Jamie Carragher believes hisside can recover from their splutteringstart to the season as long as they sticktogether.The Reds are in danger of

being cast adrift in the Premier Leaguetitle race after Saturday’s 1-0 defeat atSunderland left them seven pointsbehind leaders Manchester United.

Losing to a bizarre goal from DarrenBent that deflected past goalkeeper JoseReina off a beach ball thrown onto thepitch by a Liverpool fan added insultto injury for a club spiralling intocrisis.Rafa Benitez’s side have alreadylost four times in the league this sea-son - twice as many defeats as they suf-fered last term - and head into a crucialweek with morale at a low ebb afterthree successive defeats in all compe-titions.—Internet

PARIS, 19 Oct—Paris St Germain suf-fered another setback to their Frenchfirst division title hopes on Sunday whenthey slumped to a dispiriting 1-0 defeatat Toulouse.The loss left PSG in ninthplace in the table, seven points behindleaders Lyon. It also meant that theyhave not won a league game since 29August.

Albin Ebondo scored the game’s onlygoal in the 74th minute as Toulousemoved three points clear of the dropzone.A double from Spanish-Brazilianmidfielder Nene handed Monaco a 2-0win over Lens and allowed the Princi-pality side to reclaim fourth spot fromMarseille.Nene put himself top of theFrench league goalscorers list follow-ing a performance which underlinesboth his and his club’s ambitions thisterm.

He fired in his sixth goal of the sea-

son after ten minutes and Monaco couldhave gone two-up before the break fol-lowing a corner from Nene but VedranRunje saved a fine header fromAdriano.After the break Monaco werehappy to sit back on their advantage withthe odd foray forward.—Internet

LINZ, 19 Oct—YaninaWickmayer defeatedunseeded Czech PetraKvitova 6-3, 6-4 to winthe WTA event at Linz onSunday for the second ti-tle of her career, after vic-tory at Estoril in May. Thethird-seeded Belgian, whowill turn 20 on Tuesday,was always ahead in whatwas a mediocre final.

After holding off abreak point in the openinggame, Wickmayer broketo lead 2-0 when Kvitovamade the first of her threedouble-faults.Kvitovathen broke in the fifthgame with a fine forehandwinner, but Wickmayerregained the advantage bybreaking for 5-3 and serv-ing out the set.

After an exchange ofbreaks to begin the secondset, Wickmayer broke tolead 3-2 when a fiercely-struck forehand forced an

error from Kvitova.”Wewere both playing prettysolid,” said Wickmayer,before driving to competein Luxembourg.”Weserved well. She playedreally aggressive the wayI thought she was going toplay.”—Internet

LAS VEGA, 19 Oct—The higher the stakes, thecalmer Martin Lairdbecame.The 26-year-oldScot won the JustinTimberlake Shriners Hos-pitals for Children Openon Sunday for his firstPGA Tour title, beatingGeorge McNeill with abirdie on the third hole ofa playoff in the Fall Seriesevent.

Laird closed with a3-under 68 to matchMcNeill (67) and formerUNLV player Chad

Campbell (69) at 19-un-der 265. Campbell waseliminated on the secondextra hole.”I don’t knowwhether it was because Ihad a nice long par on 18to get into the playoff,”Laird said. “But when Igot into the playoff I wassurprised; I kind of chilledout a little. I was prettynervous the last two orthree holes in regulation,and once I got there in theplayoff I kind of relaxeda little more.—Internet

ROME, 19 Oct—Ronaldinho inspired10-man AC Milan toonly their third win ofthe season with acome-from-behind 2-1success against ASRoma at the San Siro onSunday.

While the first half inMilan belonged toRoma’s French wingerJeremy Menez, it wasRonaldinho who starredafter the break, scoringone and creating theother — and quite possi-bly saving countrymanLeonardo’s job as coach— before captainMassimo Ambrosini wassent off late on.

“The most importantthing was the incrediblespirit we should,” saidLeonardo. “The threepoints are all well andgood but the main thing

is the desire we’ve shownin all our performances.”The result moved Milanup to eighth in theSerie A table with Romadropping to 11th.

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr MST:During the past 24 hours, rain or thundershower have beenwidespread in Taninthayi Division, fairly widespread inKachin and Mon States, scattered in Shan and Kayah States,isolated in Rakhine State, upper Sagaing and Bago Divisionsand weather has been partly cloudy in the remaining areas.The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Loikaw(1.22) inches, Myiesat (1.19) inches, Dawei (0.71) inch,Paung (0.59) inch, Yay (0.51) inch, Katha (0.43) inch,Kyaukpyu (0.31) inch, Myeik and Kawthong (0.20) inch.

Maximum temperature on 18-10-2009 was 91°F.Minimum temperature on 19-10-2009 was 71°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 19-10-2009 was 85%.Total sun shine hours on 18-10-2009 was (3.0) hours approx.

Rainfall on 19-10-2009 was Nil at Mingaladon,Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon each. Total rainfall since1-1-2009 was (110.83) inches at Mingaladon, (120.87)inches at Kaba-Aye and (128.15) inches at Central Yangon.Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (4) mphfrom South at (18:30) hours MST on 18-10-2009.

Bay inference: Weather is partly cloudy to cloudy inAndaman Sea and Southeast Bay and generally fairelsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 20th October 2009:Rain or thundershowers will be widespread in Mon Stateand Taninthayi Division, scattered in Rakhine and KayinStates, Ayeyarwady, Bago and Yangon Divisons and isolatedin the remaining areas. Degree of certainty is (80%).

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

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

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for20-10-2009: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for20-10-2009: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for20-10-2009: Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers.Degree of certainty is (60%).

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issued.—INTERNET

MANCHESTER, 19 Oct—Manchester United willbe without five senior players for their ChampionsLeague group match away to CSKA Moscow onWednesday. England striker Wayne Rooney, veteranwinger Ryan Giggs, South Korea star Park Ji-Sung,Darren Fletcher and Patrice Evra all remained inManchester as the rest of the squad flew out to Russiaon Monday, United’s official website said.

Rooney sustained a calf injury playing forEngland in their recent World Cup qualifier in Ukrainerecently and is still not fit.

Giggs featured for the whole of the Englishchampions win over Bolton on Saturday but suffereda knock towards the end of the 2-1 victory.

Evra was also injured against Bolton whileFletcher and Park missed the match at Old Trafford.

United top Group B with full points from twogames, while CSKA have won one and lost one.

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★ Only with stability and peace will the nation develop

★ Only with stability and peace will democratization process be successful

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Gwaygyo Dam benefitsfarmland in arid zone

Commander-in-Chief’sShield U-21 Tatmadaw(Army, Navy and Air)football tournament

continuesNAY PYI TAW, 19 Oct— The second round

robin of the 25th Commander-in-Chief ’s Shield U-21 Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) football tour-nament continued at the Shan State sports ground inTaunggyi this evening.

South-West Command beat Camp Comman-dant Office of the Ministry of Defence 1-0 whileTatmadaw (Air) won over Nay Pyi Taw Command2-0.

MNA

Byline and Photos: Aung Than (Mingala Taungnyunt)

Gwaygyo Dam in Yesagyo Township in Magway Division.

Yesagyo Township of Pakokku District inMagway Division is situated in central Myanmar.Being an arid region, it has about average rainfall of26 inches annually. The Head of State gave guidanceon construction of dams by damming up creeks forgreening and food sufficiency of the region.

The Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation car-ried out the instructions given by the Prime Ministeron 12 August 2005 on implementations of the remain-ing dam and reservoir projects as quickly as possibleduring his tour of Pakokku District. No.3 Construc-

tion of Irrigation Department launched the construc-tion of Gwaygyo Dam in September 2006. On 19August 2007, it was successfully inaugurated.

Up to August 2009, 71 dams and lakes have beenbuilt in Pakokku District. On 13 September, MyanmaAlin daily news crew paid a visit to Gwaygyo Damthat irrigates 400 acres of farmland in order to observehow dams benefit local people.

Gwaygyo dam was built by damming Sinmawincreek about two furlongs to the west of Gwaycho

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