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Volume XVI, Number 209 1st Waning of Tazaungmon 1370 ME Thursday, 13 November, 2008

* 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, 12Nov—Chairman of theState Peace and Devel-opment Council Com-mander-in-Chief of De-fence Services SeniorGeneral Than Shwe sawoff Prime Minister Gen-eral Thein Sein at NayPyi Taw Airport at 10a.m today.

Prime Minister Gen-eral Thein Sein left hereby special flight for In-dia to attend the 2nd Sum-mit on the Bay of BengalInitiative for Multi-Sectoral, Technical andEconomic Cooperation(BIMSTEC) to be heldin New Delhi of India.

Also present to-gether with the SeniorGeneral were Vice-Chairman of the StatePeace and DevelopmentCouncil Deputy Com-mander-in-Chief of De-fence Services Com-mander-in-Chief (Army)Vice-Senior GeneralMaung Aye, SPDCmember General ThuraShwe Mann of the Min-istry of Defence, Secre-tary-1 Lt-Gen ThihaThura Tin Aung MyintOo, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Rear-Ad-miral Nyan Tun, Com-mander-in-Chief (Air)Lt-Gen Myat Hein, Lt-Gen Myint Hlaing, Lt-

Senior General Than Shwe sees off Prime MinisterGeneral Thein Sein on his departure for New Delhi

Senior

General

Than Shwe

sees off Prime

Minister

General

Thein Sein at

Nay Pyi Taw

Airport on his

departure for

New Delhi of

India to

attend 2nd

Summit on

the Bay of

Bengal Initia-

tive for Multi-

Sectoral,

Technical and

Economic

Cooperation

(BIMSTEC). MNA

Gen Ye Myint, Maj-GenOhn Myint, Maj-GenMin Aung Hlaing, Maj-Gen Ko Ko, Maj-GenTha Aye, Maj-Gen KhinZaw, Maj-Gen ThuraMyint Aung, Maj-GenHla Htay Win and Maj-Gen Maung Shein of theMinistry of Defence,Commander of Nay PyiTaw Command Maj-GenWai Lwin, Minister forInformation Brig-Gen

Kyaw Hsan, DeputyMinister for Foreign Af-fairs U Maung Myint,Deputy Minister forTransport Col Nyan TunAung, senior military of-ficers, Director-GeneralCol Kyaw Kyaw Win ofthe SPDC Office, depart-mental heads, Charged’Affaires ai of the In-dian Embassy MsSripriya Ranganathanand officials.

Minister for ForeignAffaris U Nyan Win, whois a member of theMyanmar delegation ledby Prime Minister Gen-eral Thein Sein, left herein advance for New Delhiof India.

The Prime Ministerwas accompanied by Di-rector-General Col ThantShin of the GovernmentOffice and departmentalheads.—MNA

It is heartening to learn thatthe education sector isworking hard to producesufficient skilled youngergeneration needed in majorindustries.

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PAGE 2 PERSPECTIVES

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 13 November, 2008

Thursday, 13 November, 2008

The government is now building physicalinfrastructures nationwide for nationaldevelopment. In the meantime, it is puttingplans for development of such sector aseducation, health and social affairs intoaction. In doing so, education promotionprogrammes play an important role innational development.

As part of these programmes, specialrefresher courses for basic education teachersare being conducted. The special refreshercourse No. 67 was opened at Central Instituteof Civil Service (Phaunggyi) in HleguTownship the other day.

The majority of the national races areengaged in agriculture for their livelihood asMyanmar is an agro-based country. Withthe development of the agriculture andlivestock breeding sectors, the government ismaking endeavours for establishment of anindustrialized nation based on mechanizedfarming.

It is necessary to create opportunities fordevelopment of modern techniques onagriculture and livestock breeding, to utilizenatural fertilizer and modern equipment incultivation, harvesting, winnowing and storing.

Moreover, technology that contributestowards the progress of livestock breedingsector, one of the rural businesses, is to becreated through the education sector.

It is the duty of teachers to train theirpupils to become educated farmers or ruralyouths who are capable of utilizingagricultural and livestock breedingtechniques of international level.

It is heartening to learn that the educationsector is working hard to produce sufficientskilled younger generation needed in majorindustries.

Nurture younger generationfor major industries

* 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

Mezaligon Village in thetownship. The 34 feet widetwo-lane bridge is beingbuilt by Bridge SpecialGroup (1) of the Ministryof Construction.

On 10 November, theminister attended the

Forestry Minister performs regionaldevelopment tasks in Ingapu Township

YANGON, 12 Nov—Minister for Forestry Brig-Gen Thein Aung attendedthe opening of Aung MyinThu Library of AlesuVillage in IngapuTownship on 9 November.The library whichmeasuries 20 feet by 15feet was built at a cost ofK 1.5 million.

Next, the minister alsoattended the opening ofnewly-built schoolbuilding at KyatgaungVillage Basic EducationPrimary School in thetownship. The new schoolbuilding, 90 feet long and30, wire was built with K15 million contributionsby Managing Director UWin Tun of MyanmaTimber Enterprise andfamily.

In the evening, theminister inspectedconstruction of KanyinCreek Bridge at

harvesting of paddy at 10-acre farmland of farmerU Hla Moe in Phayakwinvillage of IngapuTownship.

Next, the minister alsoattended the opening ofnew school building at

Thaiktukwin VillageBEPS. The new schoolbuilding, 90 feet by 30 feet,was built with 14.4 millioncontribution of MyanmarTimber and ForestProducts MerchantsAssociation. — MNA

KMD wins awards of NCCYANGON, 12 Nov—

KMD Computer Centerclarified on winning ofawards presented by NCCEducation (UK) in aceremony held at CafeBlues Hall on MahaBandoola Street, here,yesterday.

U Myo Tun, seniortraining manager of KMDComputer Center,

explained facts aboutNCC Education Profileand answered quariesraised by journalists.

KMD ComputerCenter won AcademicExcellent Award for 2008and 15 Years PartnershipAward presented by NCCEducation (UK).

NCC Education (UK)has 350 branch training

centres in over 40 countries.It holds its 6th internationallevel seminar participatedby its all training branchesfrom 20 to 23 Novemberin Malaysia. At theceremony, it presentedAcademic ExcellentAwards to two bestperforming trainingcentres.

KMD ComputerCenter won AcademicExcellent Award due toits systematic academicsystem and being able toturning out the traineeswho could secure the toppoint across out the worldas well as in Asia region.It also won 15 YearsPartnership Award (2008)for its long partnershipwith NCC Education(UK) beginning 1993.

MNA

Myanmartrounce

Singapore 11-0YANGON, 12 Nov—

The qualifying round forthe AFC U-16 Women’sChampionship continuedat Kuala Lumpur ofMalaysia at 4 pmMalaysian Standard Timetoday.

In the match,Myanmar U-16 Women’sTeam crashed Sin-gaporean U-16 Team11-0.

For Myanmar team,Hla Yin Win scored fivegoals, Ngwe Swe Tar Yarfour goals, Tracer and HtetTheingi Aye one goaleach, totalling 11.

On 17 November,Myanmar will play againstthe Philippines in thefourth match.

MNA

Senior Training Manager U Myo Tun ofKMD Computer Center explains facts about

NCC Education Profile. — MNA

Minister Brig-Gen Thein Aung views harvesting of 10-acre farmland offarmer U Hla Moe in Phayakwin Village, Ingapu Township.—FORESTRY

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Iraqi groups vow toresist security pactBAGHDAD, 12 Nov—

Ten Iraqi groups haveagreed to escalate attacksagainst US and Iraqiforces to derail the pro-posed US-Iraqi securityagreement, an Internetmonitoring service saidon Tuesday.

The declaration against“the agreement of dis-grace” was announced on4 Nov in an audio speechby Sheik Abu Wael, a topleader of the Sunni militantAnsar al-Sunnah, who in-vited other insurgentgroups to join, the SITEIntelligence Group said.

The security agreementwould keep US soldiers inIraq until 2012.

“Such kinds of agree-ments are not negated bymere statements of con-demnation and denuncia-tion,” the sheik said.“Rather, there is necessityfor work, jihad, fightingthose forces the enemy andthose who are loyal to themto recant this agreement”

In his speech, the sheikinvited over 15 factions tojoin. Most of them postedstatements accepting theinvitation, SITE said.

Internet

The scene of bomb attacks in Baghdad on 10 Nov, 2008. Two car bombsexploded in central Baghdad on Monday and a suicide bomber blew himself

up among police and civilians who rushed to help the wounded, a triplestrike that killed 28 people and wounded 68.—INTERNET

US military deathsin Iraq war at 4,193

WASHINGTON, 12 Nov—As of Tuesday, 11 Nov,2008, at least 4,193 members of the US military havedied in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003.The figure includes eight military civilians killed inaction. At least 3,388 military personnel died as aresult of hostile action, according to the military’snumbers.

The British military has reported 176 deaths; Italy,33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 21; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11;Denmark, seven; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four;Latvia and Georgia, three each; Estonia, Netherlands,Thailand and Romania, two each; and Australia, Hun-gary, Kazakhstan and South Korea, one death each.

Since the start of US military operations in Iraq,30,774 US service members have been wounded inhostile action, according to the Defence Depart-ment’s weekly tally.—Internet

Missile test-fired near Iraq border,

American shotdead in

PeshawarPESHAWAR, 12 Nov—

Gunmen shot dead a USaid official along with hisdriver in the northwesternPakistani city of Peshawaron Wednesday, a seniorpolice official said. “Hewas working for US aidprojects for tribal areas,”the official, who requestedanonymity, told Reuters.

US embassy officials inIslamabad were not im-mediately available forcomment.—Internet

Iraqi civilians inspect a damaged bus after bombsexploded in Baghdad, Iraq on 10 Nov, 2008. A

suicide bomber struck in a crowd that had gath-ered where an explosion went off moments ear-

lier.—INTERNET

Relatives wheel a man who was wounded in abomb attack into a hospital in Baquba, 65 km (40miles) northeast of Baghdad, on 10 Nov, 2008. Ateenaged girl wearing a suicide bomb vest blew

herself up at a checkpoint of US-backed securitypatrolmen in Baquba on Monday, killing fourpeople and wounding 18 others.—INTERNET

Blood stains are seen at the site where a femalesuicide bomber struck in Baqouba, 35 miles north-

east of Baghdad, on 10 Nov, 2008. —INTERNET

TEHERAN, 12 Nov–Iran test-fired a new missile in thewestern city of Marivan, near the border with Iraq dur-ing a military maneuver, the government television net-work Press TV reported on Tuesday.

The Samen missile was fired on Monday, along withartillery and rocket launchers. Iran warned Americanforces in Iraq last week that American helicopters werespotted flying close to Iranís airspace.

The semiofficial Fars news agency reported that thetest followed a 3 Nov ballistic missile test by UnitedStates forces in the Third Fleet. —Internet

Car bombkills three,wounds 10in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, 12 Nov— Iraqi police say abomb in a parked carhas blown up in centralBaghdad, killing threepeople and wounding10 others.

The bomb explodedduring the Wednesdaymorning rush hour inal-Nasir Square in theheart of the Iraqi capi-tal.

Internet

Gun sales up sinceelection

Houston, 12 Nov — A week after the election of thenation’s first black president, gun buyers across thecountry are flocking to gun stores to stock up on as-sault rifles, handguns and ammunition.

Some say they are worried that the incoming ad-ministration of President-elect Barack Obama will at-tempt to re- impose the ban on assault weapons thatexpired in 2004. Others fear the loss of their right toown handguns. A few say they are preparing to protectthemselves in the event of a race war.

But whatever the reason, gun dealers in red and bluestates alike say they’ve never seen anything like therun on weaponry they’ve been experiencing since elec-tion day, surpassing the days after the Sept. 11, 2001,terrorist attacks.

“People are terrified of losing their right to protectthemselves,” said DeWayne Irwin, owner of CheaperThan Dirt, a large gun store in Fort Worth. “The vol-ume is 10 times what we ever expected. It started withassault rifles, but at this point, people are buying am-munition, high capacity magazines, Glocks — it’s allflying off the shelf. —Internet

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S Korea to makecontinuous efforts to

stabilize economySEOUL, 12 Nov — S Ko-

rea’s Finance MinisterKang Man-soo saidWednesday that the gov-ernment will make continu-ous efforts to boost the realpart of the local economystruck by the ongoing glo-bal financial turmoil.

“The fallout from theunprecedented financialcrisis is now spilling overto the real economy. Tostem the transition, weneed to make substantialefforts,” Kang said.

Kang said his ministrywill cooperate with thecentral bank and FinancialServices Commission tostabilize financial mar-kets.—Xinhua

Air New Zealandto test biofuel on

flightWELLINGTON, 12 Nov —

Air New Zealand will testwhat it claims is the world'sfirst second generationbiofuel-powered commer-cial flight on 3 Dec.

The jatropha-based fuelfor the Boeing 747-400flight out of Auckland hasbeen cleared for use by en-gine maker Rolls Royce, theairline said on Wednesday.The airline said the oil forthe fuel was sourced fromjatropha seeds grown inSouth Eastern Africa (Ma-lawi, Mozambique and Tan-zania) and India.—Xinhua

Crude oil settles below60 US dollars

NEW YORK, 12 Nov — Crude oil fell 5 percentto settle below 60 US dollars a barrel on Tuesdayas the global economic slowdown weighed on theenergy market.

Light, sweet crude for December deliverydropped 3.08 dollars to settle at 59.33 dollars a bar-rel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It is thelowest settlement price since March 2007.

The tumbling US stocks weighed on the oil mar-ket as investors’ worries over economic conditionsworsened. Concerns about slumping energy de-mand has dragged the oil price about 60 percentdown from its record high of 147.27 dollars a bar-rel reached in July this year.

The dollar rallied against the euro and othermajor currencies on Tuesday, which also contrib-uted to the slide of the crude oil price.

In London, Brent crude for December deliveryfell 3.37 dollars to settle at 55.71 dollars a barrelon the ICE Futures Exchange.

Xinhua

Large number of skilled immigrants unemployedor doing unskilled jobs in US

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, accompanied by Germa-ny’s Parliamentary State Secretary Thomas Rachel (2nd R), examines a

model of a new high-tech tsunami warning system at the meteorology andgeophysics bureau in Jakarta on 11 November, 2008. —INTERNET

Tourists retreating from the beach at sunset inGoa. India's tourism industry can overcome the

global financial downturn by tapping into itsunspoilt countryside, Indian Tourism Minister

Sujit Banerjee said here on Tuesday.INTERNET

China to become DHL’s biggestexpress service market

BEIJING, 12 Nov — China is set to become DHL’slargest market in the world in terms of express serv-ice volume after the company moves out of the UnitedStates, Wu Dongming, managing director of DHL-Sinotrans, a joint venture of DHL and Sinotrans, saidon Tuesday.

This announcement came after DHL announced onMonday it was scheduled to end its services in USdomestic market.

The company occupies about 34 percent of Chi-nese’s express service market, ahead of rivals FedExand UPS.

“DHL will continue making investments in infra-structure, skills training and service upgrading, to con-solidate its leading position in China,” said Wu.

Since the Belgium-based logistics giant set up thejoint venture in China in 1986, it has invested 1.3 bil-lion US dollars in the mainland, Hong Kong and Tai-wan, accounting for 59 percent of its total investmentin Asia.

He said DHL had four service and logistics centersin China — Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou andShenzhen — and the company would design and dis-tribute new products in the second quarter of next year.

The joint venture reported revenue of 5.38 billionyuan (788.7 million US.dollars) and net profit of 720million yuan in 2007.—Xinhua

People visit the spacesuit for intravehicularactivity during anexhibition featuringthe Shenzhou VIImanned space flightat the Military Mu-seum of the ChinesePeople’s Revolution inBeijing, China, on 11Nov, 2008. —XINHUA

LOS ANGELES, 12 Nov — More than1.3 million college-educated legal im-migrants are unemployed or workingin unskilled jobs such as dishwashersor taxi drivers across the United States,according to a report published onTuesday.

Nearly one-fourth of them, or317,000, live in California, said thereport by the Migration Policy Insti-tute.

This is a massive “brain waste” ofhighly educated and skilled immigrantprofessionals who potentially could,with a little aid, help ease the nation’slooming labor shortages in healthcare,computer sciences and other skilled

jobs, the report said. Professionals from Latin America

and Africa fare worse than those fromAsia and Europe, the study found. Twoof the biggest barriers are lack of Eng-lish fluency and non-recognition offoreign academic and professional cri-teria.

In some cases, for instance, US medi-cal systems require course work typi-cally not required abroad, such as ma-ternity and psychiatric nursing, accord-ing to Julie Hughes-Lederer, interim di-rector of the Los Angeles County Re-gional Health Occupations ResourceCentre.

Xinhua

All items from Xinhua News Agency

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TEHERAN, 12 Nov—Atop Iranian commandersaid on Tuesday that theIslamic republic’s airforce has built up a “solidbarrier” to defend thecountry’s airspace, Iran’sEnglish-language satellitechannel Press TV re-ported.

“The air force has builtup a solid barrier againstany kind of strike, usingup-to-date equipment aswell as unique militarytactics,” Iran’s Air Forcechief Brigadier GeneralAhmad Miqani said.

The Iranian forceswould remain vigilant to

An ethnic Qiang woman walks among a 1,000 year-old stone castle inTaoping village, home to the Chinese minority, on 10 Nov. In Taoping village,

the deadly 12 May earthquake which ravaged much of the surroundingregion spared their village because - locals say - their structures follow an-

cient building techniques and now, they are hoping to get the area UNESCOlisted.—INTERNET

Singapore Telecommunications phone booths in Singapore. The companysaid on Tuesday its mobile customer base in Asia surged 37 percent on the

year to 216.7 million at the end of September.—INTERNET

Palestinian Fatah supporters dance during aceremony to mark the fourth anniversary of leader

Yasser Arafat’s death, at Abbas’ headquarters inthe West Bank city of Ramallah,on 11 Nov, 2008.

INTERNET

Iran builds “solid barrier”against air raids

defend the country’s air-space in case of any at-tack, he added.

Iran has test-fired itsShahab-3 missile that iscapable of hitting targetswithin a range of 2,000km, vowing that its mis-sile capabilities are “a de-fensive tool against inva-sions.”

The United States andits allies have accusedIran of trying to developnuclear weapons underthe cover of a civilian nu-clear program. Iran hasdenied the US chargesand insists that its nuclearprogram is for peaceful

purposes only.The United States said

it focused on diplomacyto try to resolve Iran’s nu-clear issue, but has in-sisted it will take “no op-tion off the table.”

Some observers be-lieve that it is still possi-ble that the United Statesand Israel would attackIranian targets for Tehe-ran’s suspicious nuclearprograms.

Internet

JERUSALEM, 12 Nov—Israeli outgoing Prime Min-ister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday that the confronta-tion with Hamas is unavoidable and Israeli army isprepared for it.

“The situation between us and Hamas is one of aninevitable clash. It’s only a question of ‘when’ not ‘if,’”Olmert said during a visit to the headquarters of IsraelDefense Forces’ (IDF)Gaza Division.

His tour was accompanied by Israeli Defense Min-ister Ehud Barak, IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenaziand several top military commanders, according to apress release from the Prime Minister’s Office.

“We don’t intend to violate the calm, we would liketo continue the truce, but we will act in any situationin which a terror attack against IDF soldiers or Israelicivilians needs to be thwarted,” Barak said.

“We are looking at this relative calm around andwe know that many things are happening beneath thesurface,” he warned.

Internet

BAGHDAD, 12 Nov—Up to 26 people werewounded in Baghdad andthe northern city of Mosulin Nineveh province onTuesday, police said.

A car bomb parkedoutside the directorate ofsport and youth of theprovince in central Mosulin the afternoon, wound-ing 15 people, local policesource told Xinhua oncondition of anonymity.

Among the victims, 12employees from the di-rectorate, the source said.

In Baghdad, a roadsidebomb went off in thecrowded Tahrir Square inBab al-Sharji area in cen-tral part of the capital,wounding five people anddamaging several nearbycars and shops, a policesource in the city said.

CULIACAN (Mexico),12 Nov— Police huntedon Tuesday for 27 farm-workers who were kid-napped in northwesternMexico by dozens ofheavily armed men wear-ing military-style uni-forms.

Assailants roused thefarmworkers from bedbefore dawn on Mondayat a vegetable farm justoutside the Sinaloa statecapital of Culiacan, thendrove off with the groupin a caravan of sport util-ity vehicles, according toa statement from stateAttorney General AlfredoHiguera.

The victims, all menbetween 16 and 61 yearsold, made less than $10per day.

Higuera said the mo-tive in the mass kidnap-ping was still being inves-tigated.

Internet

GAZA CITY,12 Nov— Israel resumed fuel shipmentsto Gaza’s only power plant on Tuesday despite a tightborder closure, allowing the facility to restart opera-tions.

Israel sealed Gaza’s borders last week, cutting offfuel shipments which are paid for by Europe and de-livered through an Israeli-run crossing. After a requestby peace envoy Tony Blair, Israel decided late Mon-day to resume the shipments on Tuesday.

The power plant was to receive 211,000 gallons of fuelon Tuesday, said Alix de Mauny, a spokeswoman for theEuropean Commission. She said she hoped there wouldbe more deliveries in coming days. The plant shut downMonday evening, cutting power to much of Gaza City butwas partially started up again on Tuesday.

The UN Relief and Works Agency, meanwhile, saidit would halt food distribution in Gaza by on Friday ifthe borders remain sealed. The distribution reachesabout 750,000 people— or more than half of Gaza’simpoverished population. The agency said its ware-houses are running out of lunch meat, oil, powderedmilk and grain.

Israeli army preparedfor clashes with Hamas

26 people wounded in bombattacks in Iraq

Separately, a roadsidebomb detonated near apolice patrol in Baghdadsoutheastern neighbour-hood of Zaafaraniyah,wounding three police-men and three civilians,the source said.

Deadly attacks con-tinue in Iraq despite theUS and Iraqi officials an-nounced a relative lull inviolence during the pastmonths.—Internet

Israel resumes Gaza fuel shipments

Internet

Armed menkidnap 27

farmworkersin Mexico

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NEWSALBUM

Chinese university students stretch their arms during agroup exercise at the opening ceremony of Huazhong

Normal University’s annual school sports competition inWuhan, in central China’s Hubei Province.

This undated photo made available bythe Israeli Antiquities Authority showswhat archaeologists say is a 2,000-year-old gold earring discoveredbeneath a parking lot next to the wallsof Jerusalem’s old city. The IsraelAntiquities Authority says the earringis inlaid with pearls and emeralds andwas made around the time of Christ,between the first century BC and thebeginning of the fourth century AD.

2,000-year-old gold earring foundin Jerusalem

A luxuriousgold, pearl andemerald earringprovides a newvisual clue aboutthe life of the elitein Jerusalem some2,000 years ago.And its discoverywas a true eurekamoment for excav-ators.

The piece wasfound beneath aparking lot next tothe walls of Jeru-salem’s Old City.It dates to theRoman period justafter the time ofJesus, said DoronBen-Ami, whodirected the dig.

The earring wasuncovered in adestroyed Byzan-tine structure builtcenturies after thepiece was made,showing it waslikely passed downthrough genera-

tions, he said.Archaeologists

came upon theearring in a cornerwhile excavatingthe ruins of thebuilding under aparking lot. “Sud-denly one of theexcavators cameup shouting‘Eureka!’” saidBen-Ami.

The find is eye-

catching: A largepearl inlaid in goldwith two droppieces, each withan emerald andpearl set in gold.“Itmust have belongedto some-one of theelite in Jerusalem,”Ben-Ami said. “Sucha precious item, itcouldn’t be one ofjust ordinarypeople.”

4,300-year-old pyramid discoveredin Egypt

Egypt’s chief archaeologist has announced the discoveryof a 4,300-year-old pyramid in Saqqara, the sprawlingnecropolis and burial site of the rulers of ancient Memphis.

The pyramid is said to belong to Queen Sesheshet, themother of King Teti who was the founder of the 6th Dynastyof Egypt’s Old Kingdom.

Egypt’s antiquities chief Zahi Hawass made theannouncement on Tuesday at the site in Saqqara, about 12miles south of Cairo.

Hawass’ team has been excavating the site for two years.He says the discovery was only made two months ago whenit became clear that the 16-foot-tall structure uncovered fromthe sand was a pyramid.

Hawass says the new pyramid is the 118th discovered so farin Egypt.

CAIRO,12 Nov—ThreeBedouin tribesmen wereshot dead on Tuesday inclashes with Egyptianpolice forces in the Sinaipeninsula, security sour-cessaid.

The Bedouin, among agroup of tribesmen inprotest against the killingof a Bedouin by police onMonday, were shot deadin a southern Sinai townnear the Egyptian borderwith Israel, the sourcessaid on condition ofanonymity.

A number of police-menand Bedouin were also

NAIROBI, 12 Nov —TheKenyan authorities havelaunched a major securityoperation in search of twoItalian nuns who werekidnapped by Somalimilitiamen in commonfrontier on Monday.

The government isalso blaming the SupremeCouncil of Islamic Courts(SCIC) for the incident.The SCIC has been fight-ing the transitional go-vernment of Somalia fornearly two years.

Internal Security Assi-stant Minister Orwa Ojodesaid the government

A custom car in

support of the recent

ban on smoking in

public places in India.

Anti-smoking

enforcers in India are

facing peculiar

difficulties enforcing

a ban.

INTERNET

ROME, 12 Nov— The biggest business in Italy todayis organized crime with an annual turnover of some130 billion euros (about 165.71 billion US dollars) anda net profit of close to 70 billion euros, after investmentsand expenses, according to the Italian national retailservices association Confesercenti on Tuesday.

Confesercenti said in a report “everyday organizedcrime takes some 250 million euros from the hands ofretailers and businessmen. This is equal to about 10million euros an hour or 160,000 euros a minute.”

Loan sharking is the greatest source of income fororganized crime from the business sector and itcontinues to expand, the report said.

“The number of businessmen who have fallen victimto this crime has risen to some of 180,000 and offeringloans at high interest rates has created a turnover in theneighborhood of 15 billion euros for organized crime,”the retailers’ association added.—Internet

Three Bedouin tribesmen killed inclashes with Egyptian police in Sinai

injured in the con-flicts,added the sources.

On Monday, Egyptianpolice shot dead a suspectedBedouin drug dealer andinjured another one, whichcaused wide-spreadprotests in the Bedouincommunity in north Sinai.

According to theEgyptian MENA newsagency, an Egyptian policepatrol was attacked in northSinai by two armedBedouin riding a four-wheel-drive car.

An exchange of fire leftone of the two attackersdead and the other injured,

said the report.Hundreds of Bedouin

were reportedly gather-ingovernight in north Sinai inprotest against the killing.

Witnesses said theBedouin tribesmen open-ed fire into the air andburned tyres.

Earlier on Tuesday, agroup of armed Bedouin inthree pick-ups kidnap-ped25 Egyptian police-men inthe Sinai Peninsula inprotest against Mon-day’skilling of the Bed-ouin man,but released the captivesseveral hours later.

Internet

Kenya launches manhunt for nunkidnappers in Somalia

mounted a security operat-ion when the clashes tookan international dimens-ion. A senior police saidon Tuesday that securityforces who were trackingdown the militiamen wereholding one of the banditswho was arrested onMonday night when thesecurity forces crossedover the border intoSomalia.

“The suspect is coo-

perating well with ourofficers and we hope toget them (nuns) and thevehicles which werestolen,” the officer said.

Police sources said thegunman had providedinvestigators with crucialinformation on thewhereabouts of the host-ages and their captiveswho were said to be hidingsome seven kilometersfrom the border.—Internet

Organized crime is Italy’sbiggest business

Cigarette-shaped candies, like the milkchocolate ones pictured here, became thelatest target of German health standards .Experts have called for the sweets to bebanned, saying the candies promotesmoking among young people. ChocolateKinder Surprise Eggs came under firewhen the toys inside were deemed a choking hazard to small children.

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Yeywa Hydropower Project, the largest of its kind in MyanmarArticle : Maung Maung Htwe (MNA)

The construction site of Yeywa Hydropower Project.

Work progress of Yeywa Hydropower Project.

(from page 16)that its dam was the third largest and the fifth heighestof its kinds in the world.

Unlike other hydropower projects with earthenor stone-filled dams, Yeywa Hydropower Projecthas a roller compacted concrete dam. It is the first-ever hydropower project of RCC Dam type. In addi-tion, the project is facilitated by a separation wall thatmeasures 568 x 50 x 121 feet with the aim ofpreventing the project site for construction of thepower station from being flooded when the riverrages in the rainy season, installing of large structuresto hold beltconveyors used for carrying roller com-pacted concrete from concrete mixers to the con-struction site, and preventing the water from thespillway near the hydropower station from flowing tothe station when the project is completed. The sepa-ration wall of Yeywa hydropower station is also thefirst-ever facility of its kind in the nation.

The catchment area of the Dokhtawady River (a)Myitnge River is about 10,890 square miles. Theregion gets an average annual rainfall of 33 inches,and about 12.1 million acre feet of water flows intothe river in a year. In order not to let the water flowaway in waste, a 2268 feet long and 433 feet highRCC dam will be built. On completion, the facilitywill be able to store 2.114 million acre feet water atthe highest water level and 1.304 million acre feetwater at the stagnant water level, and will have amaximum water surface area of 14,580 acres (23square miles). Required amount of water that flowsinto the Myitnge River can be stored in the rainyseason. The surplus water will be let flow through the448-foot-wide spillway consisting of eight 56-foot-wide and 39-foot-high outlets.

So far, the construction of the main dam of YeywaHydropower Project has been completed cent per cent,and the whole project, by more than 65 per cent. Whenthe project is over, the water will be pumped to fourFrancis type turbines through four 22-foot-diameterand 492-foot-long high-pressed steel pipelines of thepower intake. Each turbine can generate 197.5 mega-watts. So, the project will be able to produce 790megawatts or about 3550 kilowatt hours a year. Thegenerated electricity will be supplied through 230 KV

sub-power stations in Nay Pyi Taw Lewe, Meiktila andThazi, then through the national grid.

Now, the government is exerting all-out efforts tocomplete the long-term project, making a huge invest-ment and using a large number of staff, with the conceptthat electricity plays an important role in building amodern developed nation and is essential for the people.

I also learnt that the minister and the deputyminister of the Ministry of Electric Power No. 1 andofficials frequently inspected Yeywa HydropowerProject and fulfilled the requirements; and that closesupervisions provided by responsible persons areexpediting the construction tasks.

We were surprised to witness the large main dam,hydropower station and the approach tunnel to themain dam under construction at the project site.Throughout the way back, the facilities of the giantproject were on my mind.

Translation: MS(Myanma Alin: 12-11-08)

The construction site of Yeywa Hydropower Project.

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NAY PYI TAW, 12 Nov—Local people andservice personnelperformed meritoriousdeeds and relaxed at thegardens and recreationcentres here, today, thefullmoon Day ofTazaungmon, a publicholiday.

Nay Pyi Taw WaterFountain Garden nearNay Pyi Taw ThabyaegonWard was crowded withholiday-makers. Familiescame to the garden andtook a rest there.

Nay Pyi Taw lively with activities on Fullmoon Day of Tazaungmon

The holiday-makersin the Zoological Garden(Nay Pyi Taw) onYangon-Nay Pyi Taw-Mandalay UnionHighway went round thezoo. They watched theperformances ofelephants, dogs, snakes,penguins, white tigers andkangaroos and their waysof life. Souvenirs weresold to the holiday-makers

at the Zoological Garden(Nay Pyi Taw).

Besides, NgalaikKantha Resort built alongthe bank of Ngalaik Damnear Kyweshin Village,seven miles from Nay PyiTaw, was thronged withlocal people.

Shankan in Nay PyiTaw Pyinmana was alsocrowded with holiday-makers.—MNA

A joyful and

happy

holiday in

Nay Pyi Taw

Nay Pyi Taw Water Fountain Garden being crowded with visitors on Fullmoon Day ofTazaungmon.—MNA

Zoological Garden (Nay Pyi Taw) beingcrowded with visitors on Fullmoon Day of

Tazaungmon.—MNA

Visitors enjoy penguin show at Zoological Garden (Nay Pyi Taw).—MNA

Water Fountain Garden being packed with visitors on Fullmoon Day of Tazaungmon.—MNA

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YANGON, 12 Nov—Today is Fullmoon Day ofTazaungmon (Samañña-phala Day). In Nay Pyi Tawand Yangon, MathoeThingan and ShwekyarThingan (robes) wereoffered at the pagodas

Meritorious deeds, ceremonies to mark SamaññaphalaDay at pagodas, religious buildings across the nation

YANGON, 12 Nov—Minister for Religious AffairsBrig-Gen Thura Myint Maung together with the Myanmarambassador to India and embassy staff offered a dawnmeal to 27 abbots of Myanmar monasteries in BiharState, the Republic of India, at Bodh Gaya Myanmarmonastery on 4 November.

Abbot of Bodh Gaya Myanmar monastery BhaddantaÑaninda delivered a sermon. The minister supplicated onreligious affairs; and the ambassador, on matters ofSasana Nuggaha Association and financial statement.

The minister and the ambassador handed over US $1000 donated by the Ministry of Religious Affairs, US $1000 by the ambassador and family, and 225,000 rupeesby a donor of Bangladesh to Abbot U Canda Muni ofBodhi Yeiktha Meditation Centre in Gaya.

On 5 November, the minister attended the Kathinarobe-offering ceremony of Majjhima-Bodh Gaya. Alsopresent on the occasion were Chairman of Para DesiSangha Nayaka Committee of Bodh Gaya MyanmarMonastery Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja and 27monks from 21 Myanmar monasteries in various regions

Bodh Gaya Myanmar Monastery holdsKathina robe-offering ceremony in India

in India, the Myanmar ambassador, Director-General ofthe Department for Promotion and Propagation of theSasana Dr Myo Myint, Kolkatta Consul-General U SoePaing, embassy staff, over 30 Myanmar pilgrims, andwellwishers. The minister offered the Kathina robes tothe abbot of the Budh Gaya Myanmar Monastery; and theambassador and wellwishers, alms to the monks. Next,884 robes, 122 sets of requisites, and 255,400 rupeeswere donated to the Myanmar monasteries. Welleishersdonated K 26 million and US $ 3100 to Dipa AyeYadanabon Monastery, and U Han Shein-Daw Mya MyaLay and family, US$ 1000 to Bodh Gaya Sasana NuggahaAssociation. The donations at the Bodh Gaya MyanmarMonastery totaled more than K 22 million.

In the afternoon, Abbot Ashin Nandavam andexecutive monks of the monastery of Myanmar MonkStudents donated 79,279 rupees equivalent to US$ 2000to storm-hit areas through the minister. Next, the ministervisited Maha Aungmye Monastery and Kanbawza ShanMonastery. He also visited Rajagjo Myanmar Monasteryon 6 November.—MNA

dedicated to the LordBuddha. Moreover, theBuddhist people performedmeritorious deeds asKathina robes and almswere offered to membersof the Sangha in Nay PyiTaw Pyinmana, Nay Pyi

Taw Tatkon and Nay PyiTaw Lewe.

At Nay Pyi TawBawgatheikdi Ward, fruits,meals, oil lights, flowers,water and joss sticks wereoffered to DatusayaDatpaungsu Pagoda in

early morning. Devoteesrecited religious verses andpractised meditation at thepagoda. In the evening, thepagoda was illuminated asholding of Tazaungdainglights festival.

Similarly, oil lightsoffering ceremonies, mealsoffering ceremonies and

other meritorious deedswere organized by pagodaboards of trustees at thepagodas and stupas in NayPyi Taw PyinmanaTownship.

In the evening, Khayayhousing family joyfullyheld the Neikbanzayfestivity in Nay Pyi TawPyinmana Theikdi Ward.

Ceremonies to markthe Samaññaphala Day tookplace at pagodas, stupas andDhammayons in Nay PyiTaw Pyinmana, Nay PyiTaw Tatkon and Nay PyiTaw Lewe townships.

The 24th Mathoe

Thingan weaving contestand offering ceremonywere organized by thepagoda board of trustees onthe platform of ShwedagonPagoda in Yangonyesterday evening. Theprize presentationceremony was held thisafternoon. Chairman of the

Shwedagon PagodaPerpetual All-roundRenovation WorkCommittee DeputyCommander of YangonCommand Brig-Gen KyawKyaw Tun and members ofthe pagoda board of trusteespresented prizes to therespective winning teams.

Mathoe Thinganweaving contests andoffering ceremonies,ceremonies to mark theSamaññaphala Day andrecitations of religiousverses were held at Sule,Botahtaung, Kyaikwaing,Koedatkyi and Shwephone-pwint pagodas. The

devotees also donated fruit,meals, flowers, water andjoss sticks to the Buddhaimages at the pagodas. Inthe evening, they offeredoil lights to the pagodas.

Similar ceremonieswere held at LawkaChantha Abhaya LabhaMuni Buddha Image, Maha

Wizaya, Ngadatkyi,Chaukhtatkyi, BronzeBuddha image, Kyaik-kasan, Moegaung, Okka-lapa MyoU pagodas.

In residential wards invarious townships ofYangon, communal Ka-thina offering ceremonieswere held joyfully.Likewise, Mathoe Thinganoffering ceremonies andceremonies to mark theSamaññaphala Day wereheld at pagodas and stupasin the entire nation andcommunal Kathinaoffering ceremonies atmonasteries.

MNA

Shwedagon Pagoda packed with devotees on fullmoon day ofTazaungmon.—MNA

Koehsu Pagoda in Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana.—MNA

A large number of people pay respects to Dhatusaya DatpaungsuPagoda at night in Nay Pyi Taw.—MNA

Malaysia beat Vietnam 3-0 in Grand RoyalChallenge Cup 2008 on 12 November atThuwunna Youth Sport Training Centre.

Bangladesh meets Indonesia on 13November.—NLM

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YANGON, 12 Nov—The 13th ceremony ofBuddha Pujaniya, theconsecration, offering ofShwekyar Thingan(robes) and donation ofrice was held at SacredTooth Relic Pagoda(Yangon), here, thismorning, attended by Lt-Gen Myint Swe of theMinistry of Defence and

Buddha Pujaniya held at Tooth RelicPagoda (Yangon)

wife Daw Khin Thet Htay.The consecration

ceremony was held atGandakuti building. Next,Lt-Gen Myint Swe andwife Daw Khin Thet Htayoffered ShwekyarThingan to DhammaçakkaMudra Buddha image.

Commander Brig-Gen Win Myint and wife,Mayor Brig-Gen Aung

Thein Lin and wife,Deputy Minister forReligious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Aung Ko, thevice-mayor and partyoffered the robes toBuddha images.

On the platform of thepagoda, rice and alms worthover K 7.2 million weredonated to 45 members ofthe Sangha.—MNA

Win Thuza department store openedin Nay Pyi Taw

NAY PYI TAW, 12 Nov—A ceremony to openWin Thuza departmentstore under the Ministryof Industry-1 was held atthe room No. 148 ofShopping Complex inNay Pyi TawThiriyadana Market thismorning. It was attendedby Commander of NayPyi Taw Command Maj-Gen Wai Lwin, Ministerfor Agriculture andIrrigation Maj-Gen HtayOo, Minister forIndustry-1 U Aung

Thaung, Minister forCommunications, Postsand Telegraphs Brig-GenThein Zaw, Minister forLivestock and FisheriesBrig-Gen Maung MaungThein, heads ofdepartments and enter-prises under the Ministryof Industry-1 andmembers of socialorganizations.

At the ceremony,Chairman of Nay Pyi TawPyinmana District Peaceand Development CouncilU Aung Khin and

Managing Director U AyeMauk of Myanma Generaland MaintenanceIndustries cut the ribbonto open it.

Afterwards, thecommander pressed thebutton to unveil thesignboard. The ministersand guests viewed the WinThuza department store.

Altogether 486products from theMinistry of Industry-1 arebeing sold at the store atany days except Monday.

MNA

Industry-2 Minister visits ThagayaIndustrial Region

NAY PYI TAW, 12 Nov— Minister for Industry-2 Vice-Admiral Soe Theininspected progress onconstruction of TechnicalTraining School,Multipurpose use DieselEngine Factory and

Hydropower Turbine andGenerator Factoryprojects and installation ofmachines beingimplemented by theMinistry of Industry-2 atThagaya IndustrialRegion in Yedashe

Township, Bago Divisionthis afternoon and gaveinstructions on timelycompletion of the projects.

Next, the ministervisited staff quarters in theproject area and fulfilledthe requirements. — MNA

7th Annual Conference of Asia Maritime &Fisheries Universities Forum 2008 heldYANGON, 12 Nov —

The 7th Annual Conferenceof Asia Maritime &Fisheries UniversitiesForum 2008 was held atthe hall of MyanmarMaritime University herethis morning.

On behalf of the

Minister for Transport,Rector U Charlie Than ofthe Myanmar MaritimeUniversity delivered agreeting speech.

Afterwards, ChairmanDr Keo Do Oh of KoreanMaritime University gavean opening speech. A total

of 28-navigator fromMyanmar, the People’sRepublic of China, Japan,the Republic of Korea,China (Taipei) andThailand are taking part inthe forum. The forum willbe held till 14November.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 12Nov—Under theprogramme for providinghome care to elderpersons, Leader of theRehabilitation andReintegration WorkingGroup of the MyanmarWomen’s AffairsFederation Daw Tin TinNwe, together with

Grandmas receive home care inNay Pyi Taw Pyinmana

Secretary of Nay Pyi TawPyinmana TownshipWomen’s AffairsOrganization Daw WinMyint Cho and party,donated medicine, snacks,and K 2000 each to six oldwomen in Nay Pyi TawPyinmana Township on 7November.

Members of Nay Pyi

Taw Pyinmana TownshipWAO are caring for 18old women in thetownship.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 12 Nov—According to theobservations conducted at 6.30 a.m today, a depressionover the southeast Bay of Bengal is moving northwest.It is forecast to get intensified, announced theMeteorology and Hydrology Department.—MNA

Commander Maj-Gen Wai Lwin and ministers visit Win Thuzadepartment store of Ministry of Industry-1. — MNA

Leader of Rehabilitation and Reintegration Working Group of MWAFDaw Tin Tin Nwe presents gifts and medicine to a grandma.—MNA

Rector U Charlie Than of Myanmar Maritime University gives the opening speech.—MNA

Storm news

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Cyprus, Qatar tostrengthen cooperation

NICOSIA, 12 Nov — Cyprus and Qatar agreed hereon Tuesday to enhance economic and politicalcooperation between the two countries.

Seven agreements were signed during an officialvisit by Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad binJassim bin Jabr al-Thani, which was described by hishost as "cornerstone" for bilateral relations. �"Duringour talks, we have agreed to develop rapidly, theeconomic, tourist and political relations between theRepublic of Cyprus and the Qatar Emirate," CypriotPresident Demetris Christofias told reporters aftertheir meeting.

Al-Thani expressed his hope that Cyprus problemcould be resolved through negotiations and diplomaticdialogue. On the issue of oil price, Al-Thani said that70-90 US dollars per barrel was a "fair price" for bothconsumers and producers.

He added that lower prices would harm the oilsector, which in turn could result in price soar likewhat happened earlier this year. — MNA/Xinhua

Iran says security cameras not toviolate privacy rights

An Afghan labourer splits firewood in Kabul, wheremany face a daily struggle to ward off freezing temperatures as winter arrives.—INTERNET

Researchers monitor

their screens to get

the tsunami early

warning at the

meteorology and

geophysics bureau in

Jakarta as they

develop the system.

INTERNET

Rwanda asks German ambassador to leave

Survey shows World businessleaders back more regulation

LONDON, 12 Nov — Business leaders around theworld back greater regulation in response to the globalfinancial crisis, a survey showed on Wednesday, withsupport strongest for curbs on credit rating firms,hedge funds and structured finance.

Responses from more than 700 chief executives,chairmen, partners and directors across Asia, Europeand the United States were received between November4th and 6th.

The survey, conducted by international law firmAllen & Overy, was timed ahead of this weekend'sWashington DC summit on the deepening crisisbetween the leaders of the Group of 20 leading worldeconomies. More than three-quarters of those polledagreed that more regulation of credit rating agencieswas necessary, while two thirds supported greaterregulation of hedge funds. Some 67 per cent said morecomplex instruments used in global finance -- such assecuritizations and other forms of structured credit --required better regulation, more restrictions and moredisclosure. Even more, 77 per cent, said derivativeproducts that provided exposure to shares should bemade more transparent. — MNA/Reuters

TEHERAN, 12 Nov —Iranian Parliament'sNational SecurityCommission said onTuesday that securitycameras for publicsurveillance should notviolate the privacy rightsof citizens, Iran's Press TVreported.

According to the report,Iranian parliamentarianKazem Jalali warned thatthe program might violateprivacy rights, saying thatany use of the technologyhad to be within existingprivacy guidelines.

"It is only acceptable if

the systems are installedin public areas," Jalali wasquoted as saying.

Iran's Law Enforce-ment Agency (NAJA)had reportedly alreadyproposed to installcameras in the "crime-ridden areas" of majorcities to help track themoments of crisis.

Head of NAJA,Brigadier General IsmailAhmadi -Moqaddam,pledged on Sunday to usesurveillance cameras onlyto monitor crime and notto spy on citizens.

According to the

website of Police NewsCentre and following thecontroversy sparked overthe use of publicsurveillance cameras,A h m a d i - M o q a d d a mstressed on Tuesday that"The police do not haveany camera to control andsurveil (people) and theydo not intend to violate orlimit the private and socialfreedom".

MNA/Xinhua

NAIROBI, 12 Nov —Rwanda on Tuesday askedGerman Ambassador toleave the African country,said agencies' reportsreaching here.

Rwanda asked theAmbassador to leave within48 hours and at the sametime called its Ambassadorto German from Berlin forconsultations, the reportssaid. The decision wasmade following the arrestof top Rwandan officialRose Kabuye in Frankfurt,

Germany. The arrest wasmade by the police on aFrench warrant on thesuspicion of hisinvolvement in the killingof Rwandan formerpresident JuvenalHabyarimana.

The Rwanda genocidewas the 1994 mass killingof hundreds of thousandsof Rwandan Tutsis and themoderates of its Hutumajority. Over the courseof approximately 100 days,from April 6 through to mid

July, about 800,000 peoplewere killed.

Rwanda severeddiplomatic ties with Francein November 2006 afterFrench investigatingmagistrate Jean-LouisBruguiere accusedRwandan President PaulKagame and his entourageof involvement in the deathof Habyarimana, a Hutu,whose plane was shot downabove Kigali Airport onApril 6, 1994, sparking thegenocide.—MNA/Xinhua

Ecuadoreanpolice

seize 300kilos ofcocaine

QUITO, 12 Nov — Ecuadorean anti-drugs policeseized 300 kilos of cocaine and captured five people inGuayaquil in southwest of the country.

The drug was discovered during an inspection to threecontainers that were to be sent to the Dominican Republic,director of Anti-Drug Unit Freddy Martinez told Press.

Martinez did not specify the date of the cocaine seizureand the detention of the five people. The cocaine was in214 packs of with a total weight of 300 kilos, which hasa street value of 4.6 million dollars, Martinez said.

The drug packs were inside eight suitcases inside thecontainers, which transported tobacco and wood, Martinezsaid.—MNA/Xinhua

An Egyptian workerwalks past theSaqqara Step

pyramid near anewly discovered

pyramid at anancient burial

ground in Saqqarasouth of Cairo. A

4,300-year-oldpyramid has beendiscovered at the

Saqqara necropolisoutside Cairo,

Egypt’s cultureminister has said.

INTERNET

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Intel dives into medical marketwith home health monitors

Kenya seeks to increasespending on agriculture

SAN FRANCISCO, 12Nov— The world’s big-gest computer chip makeron Monday dove into themedical market with tech-nology that lets doctorsmake house calls on pa-tients without being there.

Intel Health Guide usesgadgetry and Internet con-nections to enable medicalpersonnel to monitor thehealth of chronically illpeople from afar.

Doctors and nurses cankeep tabs on heart func-tions, blood sugar levelsand other health factors ofat-home patients and thenmanage their care re-motely, according to Cali-fornia-based Intel.

“The Health Guide is a

step forward in offeringmore personalized and ef-fective management ofchronic health conditionsin the home,” said IntelDigital Health Group vicepresident Louis Burns.

“Intel has spent yearsresearching the needs ofboth caregivers and pa-tients, and we are nowmoving to launch a seriesof products that will helpextend care from the hos-pital to the home.”

Intel is working withcare providers to testHealth Guide and plans aseries of studies in the

United States focused onpeople with illnesses suchas heart disease, diabetes,and hypertension.

Health care servicesprovider Advanced Warn-ing Systems Inc. will usethe Intel system to moni-tor retired athletes andmilitary veterans consid-ered high-risk for cardio-vascular problems, ac-cording to Intel.

Health Guide providestools to collect vital signs,maintain patient records,instruct patients and havevideo conferences.

Internet

Bird flu outbreak occursin central Vietnam

HANOI, 12 Nov—A bird flu outbreak has been con-firmed in Nghe An, a central province of Vietnam, thelocal newspaper Liberty Saigon reported on Wednes-day, citing a statement from the provincial People’sCommittee.

The outbreak was spotted at the Dien Hong com-mune, causing the death of nearly 1,000 poultry. Speci-mens from the dead poultry have recently been testedpositive to the bird flu virus strain H5N1, accordingto the statement.

The local authority has established a zone cover-ing the outbreak to prevent the virus from spreading.Consumption and sale of birds and bird-related prod-ucts within the zone are banned.

Bird flu outbreaks in Vietnam, starting in Decem-ber 2003, have killed and led to the forced culling ofdozens of millions of fowls in the country.

Internet

A customer shops at a department store inPutrajaya, Malaysia, on 12 Nov, 2008. —INTERNET

NAIROBI, 12 Nov—TheKenyan government saidon Tuesday it will boostspending on agriculturenext year by allocatingeight percent of the na-tional budget to the indus-try to increase food pro-duction.

Kenyan PresidentMwai Kibaki said the EastAfrican nation’s increaseof its budgetary allocationto the agriculture sector isaimed at transforming thesector into a commer-cially viable business.

Kenya will become thegrain basket for the EastAfrican region, saidKibaki, noting that the al-location will be raisedfrom 4.5 percent.

“We have the potentialto become the grain bas-ket for this region and be-yond. Our farmers are ca-pable of doubling produc-

tivity so that we have foodsecurity for our peopleand a surplus for export,”Kibaki told an agricultureconference in Nairobi.

“And more impor-tantly, there is an urgentneed to assist farmers toform co-operatives thatwill enable them to en-gage in agro-processing inorder to add value to theirproducts and expand theirincome base.”

Internet

Storm force

winds batter

the Southsea

seafront in

Portsmouth,

southern

England on 10

Nov, 2008.

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US space shuttle Endeavour enterslaunch countdown

Second Japanese woman to blast intospace

Japanese femaleastronaut Naoko

Yamazaki at a pressevent for the 2010 SpaceShuttle Atlantis mission

in Tokyo on 11November. —INTERNET

TOKYO, 12 Nov —Japanese astronaut NaokoYamazaki will board theUS shuttle Atlantis whenit launches in 2010,becoming the secondJapanese woman to blastinto space, the country’sspace agency announcedon Tuesday.

The 37-year-old, whohas a six-year-olddaughter, would be theseventh Japanese astronautto go into space.

She was selected morethan nine years after beingchosen as an astronautcandidate for theInternational Space Station(ISS), the Japan AerospaceExploration Agency said.

The Atlantis isscheduled to lift off on11 February, 2010.During the two-week

she told a pressconference.

The ISS is a multi-national research facilitycurrently being assembledinvolving the UnitedStates, Russia, Japan,Canada and 11 Europeancountries.

“My next ambition is tostay for an extended periodon the ISS and afterwards,if Japan aims for the moon,I would also like to,” shesaid, referring to Japan’sgoal of sending anastronaut to the moon by2020.

She said she wasinspired to become anastronaut as a teenager afterwatching the Challengershuttle explode live ontelevision in 1986, killingall seven astronauts onboard.—Internet

flight, the shuttle willcarry supplies to the spacestation. Yamazaki isexpected to operate theshuttle’s robot arm.“I amhonored to be involved inthe completion of thestation. I would like mymission to be a success,”

Mission Commander Chris Ferguson(C) waves as he stands with Pilot EricBoe (L) and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-

Piper after they arrived with othercrew members of the space shuttle

Endeavor to prepare for launch at theKennedy Space Centre in Cape

Canaveral, Florida on 11 Nov, 2008.INTERNET

WASHINGTON, 12 Nov— The US spaceshuttle Endeavour enters its officiallaunch countdown at 10:00 pm EST onTuesday (0300 GMT on Wednesday),aiming at a targeted launch on 14 Nov,NASA reported.

Liftoff is scheduled for Friday at 7:55pm EST from Kennedy Space Center inFlorida. Preparations on Endeavour areon schedule for the liftoff with officialsreporting no technical issues standing inthe way of a launch, saidNASA.However, NASA ShuttleWeather Officer Kathy Winters gavethe shuttle a 60 percent chance of meetinglaunch weather criteria for Friday’sattempt.

That falls to 40 percent chance ofacceptable conditions on Saturday, butback up to a 70 percent chance ofacceptable conditions on Sunday.

A weather front that could producethick clouds is expected to enter theKSC region on Friday or Saturday,Winters said. Under certain conditions,the clouds can be thick enough to prompt

lightning concerns.Endeavour’s seven crew members has

arrived at KSC on Tuesday afternoon.During the next few days, they will brushup on training and procedures whiletechnicians and launch controllersmonitor the final phases of preparationsbefore liftoff.—Internet

Australian public hospitalsunsafe, say doctors

Hardest-to-treat form ofTB rare in US

Malaria vaccine set for clinicaltrials in Africa next year

Smoke is emitted from afactory area in Kobe,western Japan in this

23 May, 2008 file photo.Japanese greenhousegas emissions rose 2.3percent in the year that

ended in March, thegovernment said onWednesday, pushingJapan further away

from its commitmentsunder the Kyoto

Protocol climate pact.INTERNET

An overturned bus sits in a pool of water after anaccident in Air Hitam, 350 km (200 miles) south of

Kuala Lumpur on 11 Nov, 2008. A Japanesetourist was killed and 13 others injured on Tuesday

when a tourist bus skidded and overturned onMalaysia’s north-south highway.—INTERNET

JOHANNESBURG , 12 Nov—The final clinical trialsfor an anti-malaria vaccineare set to begin inJanuary in seven Africancountries, officials frompharmaceutical giantGlaxoSmithKline said onTuesday.

“This is the mostadvanced vaccine, and theonly one today that hasbeen shown effectiveagainst malaria in infantsand children in Africa,”said Joe Cohen, whocreated the vaccine aftertwo decades of work forGlaxoSmithKline.

Studies in Mozambiqueon children under fivefound that the vaccine,called RTS,S, was 30-35percent effective against

benign cases of malariaand 50 percent effectiveagainst severe cases, overa period of about threeyears.“With 30-35 percenteffectiveness, that wouldprevent 100 million casesof illness a year ... andsuggests that severalmillion lives could besaved,” Cohen told AFP,noting that malaria killsnearly one million childrenevery year.

In Mozambique, thevaccine also reduced thenumber of hospitalisationsfrom malaria, saidChristian Loucq, directorof the Malaria VaccineInitiative (MVI), which isfinanced in part by the Billet Melinda GatesFoundation.—Internet

WASHINGTON, 12 NOV

— The hardest-to-treatform of drug-resistanttuberculosis is a growingthreat in many parts of theworld, but remains quiterare in the United States,US government healthresearchers said onTuesday. From 1993through 2007, there were83 cases of extensivelydrug-resistant TB, orXDR-TB, reported in theUnited States, US Centersfor Disease Control andPrevention researcherswrote in the Journal of theAmerican MedicalAssociation.

XDR-TB defies nearlyall drugs used to treattuberculosis, the top causeof infectious disease deathamong adults worldwide.It is more difficult to treatthan the more commonmultidrug resistant TB, orMDR-TB, which does notrespond to the treatmentby two or more of theprimary drugs used for TB.

Last year, there weretwo cases of XDR-TBreported in the UnitedStates, the researchers said.There were 18 XDR-TBcases detected in 1993 butno more than nine in anyyear since.—Internet

SYDNEY, 12 Nov —Australia’s public hos-pitals are unsafe, over-crowded and under-funded, resulting in 1,500unnecessary deaths a year,a national doctors groupsaid on Wednesday ina report titled “PublicHospitals Flatlining.”

The Australian MedicalAssociation (AMA) reportsaid not one public hos-pital was operating at a safeinternational occupancylevel and the hospitalnetwork risked “systematicbreakdown.”

The AMA called on thenational government toinject A$3 billion (US$1.9billion) into public hospitalfunding, warning thathospitals will not cope with

the nation’s agingpopulation.

Cuts in Australian healthfunding have resulted inhospital bed capacityslashed by 67 percent inthe past 20 years and therewas now a nationalshortfall of 3,750 beds, saidthe report.—Internet

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S P O R T SDel Piero aiming to keepsoccer run of form going

ROME, 12 Nov — Juventus captain Alessandro DelPiero will be seeking to maintain his goalscoring patchwhen Genoa visit Turin’s Stadio Olimpico on Thurs-day, a match moved forward to accomodate the Italyv Argentina rugby union test on Saturday.

The 34-year-old World Cup winner has scored ineach of the last three matches, including a brace awayto Real Madrid in the Champions League.

So far this season Del Piero has hit three leaguegoals and four in the Champions League to continue apurple patch that made him last season’s Serie A lead-ing scorer with 21.

It means Juventus now sit three points behindleague leaders Inter Milan and top of ChampionsLeague group H, much to the delight of coach ClaudioRanieri.

The ex-Chelsea coach told the club website(www.juventus.com): “I’m happy with the organisa-tion of the team, compact and fit. The boys have dem-onstrated the desire to fight.

“In such a group great players shine. Alex (DelPiero) is magic at the moment.”

Internet

Tevez edges United into thelast eight

MANCHESTER, 12 Nov — Carlos Tevez ended his 12-match goal drought as Manchester United edged intothe League Cup quarter-finals with a 1-0 win againstQPR on Tuesday.

Sir Alex Ferguson’s second string struggled to maketheir dominance pay against the Championship sideand the Premier League champions had to wait untilthe 75th minute to make the breakthrough at OldTrafford.

Tevez finally ended QPR’s stubborn resistance witha penalty after substitute Danny Welbeck was trippedby Peter Ramage for his first goal in two months andonly his second of the season.

But it was far from convincing stuff from United.Gary Neville, Anderson and South Korean star ParkJi-Sung were the only survivors from the United sidethat lost 2-1 at Arsenal at the weekend.

From Anderson’s corner, Daniel Parejo only man-aged to flick a header across his own six-yard box andRodrigo Possebon just failed to reach the ball at thefar post.—Internet

Wenger ready to let Arsenal’steenage stars off the leash

LONDON, 12 Nov — Arsene Wenger admits he istempted to blood some of Arsenal’s League Cup tyrosin the Premier League after watching them destroyWigan 3-0.

The north Londoners swept into the quarter-finalswith embarrassing ease on Tuesday courtesy of twogoals from Jay Simpson and Carlos Vela’s exquisitethird, two of 10 teenagers fielded by Wenger against aside which had made just one change from their pre-vious top flight outing against Stoke.

It was a ludicrously accomplished performance froma side so tender in years and the only man leftunsurprised was Wenger himself.

The Frenchman has overseen the development ofthis remarkable team at close quarters and insists theywould not look out of place in the Premier League.

“It could be tempting to play them there,” he said.“The pressure is different in the Premier League butwhat they do is not a coincidence - it’s quality. Thiswas a big test for a young team and we had many un-der 18 but we stood up to the test.

“It was a remarkable combination of desire, energyand quality and we were up for it from the first minute.We were relentless and it was a fantastic win.—Internet

More surgery for Rosicky asinjury nightmare continuesLONDON, 12 Nov — Arsenal winger Tomas Rosicky

has had more surgery on a knee injury which hassidelined him since January.

The 28-year-old originally had surgery on the ten-don in May but has been unable to return to actionand underwent another operation in Germany on Mon-day in a bid to finally cure the problem.

The Czech Republic star, who suffered the injuryin an FA Cup tie against Newcastle, is expected tocontinue his rehabilitation in Germany and no datehas been set for his return.

“Tomas Rosicky yesterday underwent routine revi-sion surgery in Germany,” an Arsenal statement con-firmed.

“The operation went as planned and Tomas will nowspend at least a few weeks convalescing in Germany.

“Thereafter he will follow a tailored rehabilitationprogramme devised by our medical team.”—Internet

Granollers replaces Nadalin Davis Cup final squad

BARCELONA, 12 Nov — Marcel Granollers,ranked 56, will replace world number one Rafael Nadalin Spain’s squad to face Argentina in the Davis Cupfinal this month, captain Emilio Sanchez-Vicario an-nounced on Tuesday.

Nadal confirmed on Monday that a knee injury hasforced him to withdraw from the squad for the No-vember 21-23 final in the Argentine city of Mar delPlata.

Aside from 22-year-old Granollers, who will makehis Davis Cup debut, the team is composed of 12thranked David Ferrer, Fernando Verdasco, ranked 16,and Feliciano Lopez, ranked 31, with Santiago Venturaas first reserve.

They will face an Argentine squad led by eighthranked Juan Martin del Potro and world number 11David Nalbandian.

Internet

It wasn’t meant to be. Real Madrid were eliminatedfrom the King’s Cup by Real Union and BerndSchuster wished to congratulate his opponent.

INTERNET

Raul hat-trick not enough to saveReal Madrid from Spanish Cup woes

MADRID, 12 Nov — A hat-trick by Real Madrid’siconic striker Raul taking him to 300 goals for the clubwas not enough to save them from exiting the SpanishCup on Tuesday despite a 4-3 last 32 second leg vic-tory over Third Division Real Union.

Union progressed thanks to the away goal rule hav-ing beaten Real 3-2 in the first leg.

The Spanish giants will be asking questions of theirdefence which was largely a first choice one save theabsence of goalkeeper Iker Casillas - who was replacedby Polish guardian Jerzy Dudek - with Italy WorldCup winning captain Fabio Cannavaro leading the line.

Their recent habit of conceding a lot of goals at home- eight in their last three matches - left their Germancoach Bernd Schuster non-plussed.

“I have no idea,” said Schuster, who guided themto the title last season, in answer to the leaking of goals.

“I am not worried (about the amount of goals) but Iunderstand that other people might well be and havedoubts about my work.

“That would be logical seeing what has happened.”Internet

The 28-year-old Czech international suffered theinjury in an FA Cup tie against Newcastle Unitedon 26th January but he has made slower progressthan expected after originally having surgery back

in May.—INTERNET

Stoke end 30-year wait to reachLeague Cup quarter-finals

STOKE, 12 Nov — Stoke reached the League Cupquarter-finals for the first time in 30 years after brush-ing aside Rotherham 2-0 on Tuesday.

Not content with confounding the critics whoclaimed Stoke would endure a miserable season in thePremier League, Tony Pulis’s side are now within twowins of a Wembley finals thanks to goals from GlennWhelan and Danny Pugh at the Britannia Stadium.

Pulis made nine changes to the team who drewagainst Wigan at the weekend, but Stoke were on topfrom the start. They created the first opening of thematch with Whelan driving just over the crossbar from20 yards.

Soon after Whelan curled a free kick into the box,but Ryan Shawcross somehow managed to miss fromtwo yards out.

The wastefulness continued when Dave Kitson putVincent Pericard clean through only for the Cameroonstriker to volley wildly over.

But after 20 minutes Stoke were ahead. AlexRhodes’ high kick on Pugh resulted in a free kick thatWhelan lifted over the wall and past Andy Warrington.

Internet

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WEATHER

Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hrMST: During the past 24 hours, rain or thundershowershave been isolated in Yangon and Taninthayi Divisions,weather has been generally fair in the remaining Statesand Divisions. Night temperatures were (3˚C) to (4˚C)below November average temperatures in Kachin, Chin,Rakhine, Kayin and Mon States, Lower Sagaing and Man-dalay Divisions, (5˚C) to (6˚C) below November averagetemperatures in Shan and Kayah States, Upper Sagaing,Magway, Bago and Yangon Divisions and about No-vember average temperatures in the remaining States andDivisions. The significant night temperatures were Loilem(0˚C), Namsam and Hakha (4˚C) each.

Maximum temperature on 11-11-2008 was 90˚F.Minimum temperature on 12-11-2008 was 62˚F. Rela-tive humidity at (09 :30) hours MST on 12-11-2008 was66%. Total sunshine hours on 11-11-2008 was (6.9) hrsapprox.

Rainfall on 12-11-2008 was (Nil) at Mingaladon,Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2008 was (110.31) inches at Mingaladon,(120.95) inchesat Kaba-Aye and (140.94) inches at Central Yangon. Maxi-mum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (7) mphfrom Southeast at (11:30) hours MST on11-11-2008.

Bay inference: According to the observations at(06.30) hrs MST today, a low pressure area has formedover Southeast Bay of Bengal. It is likely to intensifyfuther and move Northwest wards slowly. Weather isgenerally fair in the North Bay and partly cloudy to cloudyin the Andaman Sea and elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 13th November2008: Rain or thundershowers will be scattered inThaninthayi Division, isolated in Mon State, Bago,Yangon and Ayeyawady Divisions and weather will bepartly cloudy in the remaining States and Divisions. Degreeof certainty is (80%).

State of the sea: Strong easterly wind with moderateto rough seas are likely at times , Gulf of Mottama, off andalong Mon-Taninthayi Coast. Surface wind speed in strongwind may reach (35) to (40) mph. Seas will be slight tomoderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Continuation ofatmospheric unsettle condition in the South AndamanSea and Southeast Bay of Bengal.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areafor 13-11-2008: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for13-11-2008: Partly cloudy

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areafor 13-11-2008: Partly cloudy.

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China expresses deep regret over IndianFM’s remarks

China national gamesstadium catches fire

again

North Korea says to closeland border with SouthSEOUL, 12 Nov—

North Korea said onWednesday that it wouldclose all land borders withthe South from December1, accusing its neighbourof taking confrontation“beyond the danger level”.

“We officially informthe south side that theactual crucial measuretaken by the KPA (NorthKorean Army) to strictlyrestrict and cut off all theoverland passages throughthe Military DemarcationLine will take effect fromDecember 1,” NorthKorea’s KCNA newsagency said.

The move followsincreasingly angryrhetoric from the Northagainst South Korea’sconservative government,which came to powerearlier this year with a

promise to get tough ifthe North did not give upits nuclear weaponsprogramme.

MNA/Reuters

BEIJING, 12 Nov—China says here onTuesday that it deeplyregretted Indian ForeignMinister PranabMukherjee’s remarkscalling �the so-called“Arunachal Pradesh” partof India’s territory.

“We deeply regret theIndian side’s remarks,that take no regard of thehistorical facts. China andIndia have neverofficially settleddemarcation of borders,and China’s stance on theeastern section of China-

India borders is consistentand clear-cut,” saidForeign Ministryspokesman Qin Gang at aregular Press conferenceon Tuesday afternoon.

�Qin said the currentChinese Government, aswell as previous ones, hasnever recognized theillegal “McMahon Line”,and the Indian side is veryclear about that.

Qin was commentingon remarks made byMukherjee in the so-called “ArunachalPradesh”, in which he said

that the area is aninalienable part of India’sterritory and India willsuggest to China that theborder be opened fortrade.As for the boundaryissue between China andIndia, the spokesmanadded China is willing tofind a solution, which isfair, reasonable andacceptable to the twosides, through peacefuland friendly negotiationin the spirit of mutualunderstanding andadjustment.

MNA/Xinhua

BEIJING, 12 Nov—Asecond fire in four monthsengulfed the indoorstadium that is being builtfor next year’s 11th ChinaNational Games in theeastern city of Jinan, statemedia reported onTuesday.

About seven fire trucksand dozens of fire fightersrushed to the lotus-shapedOlympic Sports Centrestadium in ShandongProvince, which will stagethe ball games nextOctober, Xinhua newsagency said.

Fire fighters were stillbattling the blaze, whichstarted on the stadium’s

roof at about 11:30 a.m.local time (0330 GMT)on Tuesday, Xinhua said,citing witnesses. Nocasualties had beenreported.

A fire at the stadium inJuly, blamed on weldingwork igniting insulationmaterial, destroyed abouta quarter of the roof untilsome 300 fire fighters putit out with the help ofrainfall. China’s NationalGames, held every fouryears, are among theworld’s biggest sportingevents, with nearly 10,000athletes taking part.

MNA/Reuters

A close-up the Energy Ball is seen at SchipholAirport in Amsterdam.—INTERNET

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Yeywa Hydropower Project, the largest of its kind in MyanmarArticle : Maung Maung Htwe (MNA)

road work at mile post No48/8 being carried out byPublic Works. Next, Maj-Gen Tha Aye visitedTownship Revenue De-partment in Thanbyu-zayat, Auto -Exchange ofMyanma Posts and Tel-ecommunications andWomen’s VocationalTraining School of Edu-cation and Training De-

Development of Asin model village in Ye Township inspectedNAY PYI TAW, 12 Nov

—Maj-Gen Tha Aye ofthe Ministry of Defencetogether with Chairman ofMon State Peace and De-velopment Council Com-mander of South-EastCommand Maj-Gen ThetNaing Win and officialsinspected frozen at thecold storage of fish ofMyat Thura Co Ltd at Asinmodel village in Ye Town-ship on 8 November.

Maj-Gen Tha Ayelooked into constructionof new two-storey build-ing and classrooms forAsin model village BasicEducation High Schooland viewed developmentof the village andZebyuthaung bridge in amotorcade. He also vis-ited the village library.

Afterwards, Maj-GenTha Aye inspected main-tenance of road at milepost No. 65/0 on Ye-Mawlamyine Road and

partment under the Minis-try of Progress of BorderAreas and National Racesand Development Affairsin Mudon Township. Healso inspected 12-acre rub-ber plantation and 5-acremixed cropping sesameplantation of farmer U BaKaung at Kyauktalone vil-lage in the township.

At the briefing hall of

Shwenattaung water sup-ply at Daung Zayat Wardin Mawlamyine, officialsconcerned presented re-ports and Maj-Gen ThaAye urged them to makecoordinated effort in sup-ply of water.

Next, Maj-Gen ThaAye inspected ThanlwinBridge (Mawlamyine) andviewed cultivation of 20-

acre summer paddy ofFarmer U Aye Ngwe inPhyuba village in PaungTownship and demonstra-tion on winnowing ofpaddy with the use of farmequipment. Maj-Gen ThaAye and party oversawroad work alongMawlamyine-SittoungRoad and viewed plough-ing of summer paddy with

the use of farm equipmentat 5-acre field of farmerU Aung Myin at Daybarainvillage in Thaton Town-ship and demonstration onseedling and broadcastingand harvesting of paddy.

Next, Maj-Gen ThaAye and party left Thatonand arrived in Kyaikto inthe evening.

MNA

Maj-Gen Tha Aye inspects ploughing of paddy with the use of farm equipment on the land of farmer U Aung Myin atDaybarain village in Thaton Township.—MNA

We media team members recently paid a visitto Yeywa Hydropower Project being undertakenby Construction (2) of the Hydropower Depart-ment under the Ministry of Electric Power No.1 onthe Dokhtawady River (a) Myitnge River near Ye-yaman Village, about 31 miles south-east of Man-dalay.

Just as I saw the project site from a distance, I feltproud of such a giant project. Being mediamen, wehave been to many parts across the nation to observeprojects for building a developed nation.

In Myanmar, I have never seen a hydropowerproject as large as Yeywa Hydropower Project,which is designed for expediting national develop-

ment tasks and improving the socio-economic life ofthe people.

The project engineer was proud to explain factsabout the project to us that Yeywa Hydropower Projectwas the largest of its kind among the hydropowerprojects, completed and ongoing, in Myanmar; and

(See page 7)

Yeywa Hydropower Project, the first-ever roller compacted concrete dam in Myanmar.

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