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

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

of technical know-how and investments from sources insidethe country and abroad

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality of theentire nation

* Uplift of national prestige and integrity andpreservation and safeguarding of culturalheritage and national character

* 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 Con-

stitution* Building of a new modern developed nation

in accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

Prime Minister General Thein Sein inspects progress of Yazudaing Bridge No. 1 inMawlamyinegyun Township, disaster preparedness measures in Labutta Township

Local people to maintain roads and bridges includingCyclone Shelters built by the State for their durability

NAY PYI TAW, 10Jan—Prime MinisterGeneral Thein Sein, ac-companied by Lt-Gen KoKo of the Ministry of De-fence, Chairman ofAyeyawady DivisionPeace and DevelopmentCouncil Commander ofSouth-West CommandMaj-Gen Kyaw Swe,ministers, deputy minis-ters, departmental heads

and officials, left Patheinby helicopter yesterdaymorning and arrived inMawlamyinegyun at 8.30am.

They were wel-comed there by depart-mental officials, mem-bers of social organiza-tions and local people.

The Prime Minis-ter delivered an addressat the opening ceremony

of Yazudaing Bridge No.2 in MawlamyinegyunTownship and unveiledthe stone plaque.

The Prime Minis-ter and party proceededto Yazudaing BridgeNo.1 being built byBridge Construction Spe-cial Group (1) of PublicWorks under the Minis-try of Construction in thetownship.

The Prime Minis-ter viewed construction ofbore piles and piers on thebank of Mawlamyinegyunand gave necessary in-structions.

Next, he lookedinto progress of the bridgeby boat.

At the briefing hallin Kyaikpi, the Prime Min-ister inspected construc-tion of the bridge again.

On arrival atThitpok Village of LabuttaTownship, the Prime Min-ister and party were wel-comed by departmentalofficials, members of so-cial organizations and lo-cal people. The PrimeMinister and officials cor-dially greeted them.

The Prime Minis-ter looked into progress ofCyclone Shelter and the

lake being built by MyatNoe Thu Co. After hear-ing the reports of officials,the Prime Minister at-tended to the needs.

At the briefing hall,the Prime Minister heardreports presented by vil-lage officials. In-charge ofthe region Minister forProgress of Border Areasand National Races andDevelopment Affairs ColThein Nyunt and Com-mander Maj-Gen KyawSwe gave supplementaryreports.

After hearing thereports, the Prime Minis-ter urged those present tomaintain the roads andbridges including Cy-clone Shelters built by theState for their durability,to cooperate with officialsfor ensuring correct sown

acreage and yields ofcrops to receive neces-sary assistance to be pro-vided by the State, localpeople to actively takepart in the public welfaretasks under the supervi-sion of the village eldersand to organize the par-ents for enrolment of theirschool-going children atthe respective villages.

In Pyinsalu ofLabutta Township, thePrime Minister and partywere welcomed by de-partmental officials, so-cial organization mem-bers and local people.

The Prime Minis-ter inspected progress ofCyclone Shelter built byMax Myanmar Co andinflow of fresh water intothe lake, and left instruc-tions on timely comple-tion of constructiontasks.

(See page 8)

Prime Minister General Thein Sein inspectsconstruction of Yazudaing Bridge No. 1.

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 11 January, 2010

Monday, 11 January, 2010

PERSPECTIVES

Irrigation water essential forboosting crop production

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

People’s Desire

The government is seeking all possible waysand means to supply adequate water essentialfor agricultural farming.

In order to meet the target, the governmenthas been constructing dams, sluice gates, andunderground water tapping stations. To be exact,so far, it has built 228 dams, 322 river waterpumping stations and 7962 underground watertapping stations and rebuilt a large number ofsmall dams and lakes. Those irrigation facilitiesbenefit over 3.6 million acres of farmlands.

Bawdi Tahtaung Dam near Laygyun SakkyaStanding Buddha Image in Khatakkan Village,Monywa Township, Monywa District, SagaingDivision, was put into commission on 31December 2009.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigationhas been constructing dams in various sizes foreconomic growth, regional development,boosting production of crops, and regionalgreening, one of which is Bawdi Tahtaung Dam.

The dam contributes towards the greeningof nearby regions, irrigates some 100 acres offarmlands, and supplies 30,000 gallons ofirrigation water and potable water a day.

In response to the government’s fulfillmentof requirements for further improvement in theagricultural sector, farmers should work hardto boost agricultural production to enhancenational economic development by efficientlyutilizing irrigation water and choosing qualityand high-yield strains of crops.

NAY PYI TAW, 10 Jan—Lt-Gen Min Aung Hlaingof the Ministry of Defence, accompanied by Chairmanof Shan State Peace and Development CouncilCommander of Eastern Command Maj-Gen Yar Pyaeand departmental personnel, visited People’s Hospitalof Mongnawng on 7 January.

Lt-Gen Min Aung Hlaing comforted the patientsand provided them with cash assistance andrefreshments. He also furnished medicines to thehospital. He then met with township level departmental

Lt-Gen Min Aung Hlaing inspects developmenttasks in southern Shan State

YANGON, 10 Jan—A coordination meetingon holding ofMyanmar-BangladeshFr iendly Vol leybal lTournament to be heldat Nat ional IndoorStadium-1 from 12 to18 January was held atthe Sports and PhysicalEducation Departmenthere on 8 January.

It was attended bySecretary General ofMyanmar OlympicCommittee Director-General U Thaung Htaik

officials, and senior citizens at General AdministrationDepartment.

In the evening, Lt-Gen Min Aung Hlaing met withofficers, rank and file and their families at the localstation and presented periodicals and cash assistanceto them. On 8 January morning, he comforted patientsat People’s Hospital in Kehsi and provided cashassistance and refreshments to them. Lt-Gen MinAung Hlaing then inspected beautifying works anddevelopment of Kehsi.—MNA

Myanmar-Bangladesh Volleyball Friendly on 12 Jan

Lt-Gen Min Aung Hlaing inspecting Mongnawng People’s Hospital.—MNA

Vice-President U Thein Win explains

about Myanmar-Bangladesh

Volleyball Friendly.

MNAYANGON, 10 Jan—

Smart Business Groupstages Yangon Expo'2010 from 9 am to 6 pmdaily at TatmadawConventional Hall on UWisara Street here, whichcontinues tomorrow forthe last day.

Displayed at thepavilion of Aye ChanMyay General Trading

Global pure edible oil ondisplay at Yangon Expo’ 2010

Ministry of Health.Only one or two

drops of Global Brandpure sesame oil areenough to fry vegetables,cook meat and makevegetable salad, and toadd to the flavour of thedish.

Global Brand puregroundnut oil and sesameoil are available at No (47/48) in Bahosi HousingComplex, Lanmadaw

Win of Myanma Volley-ball Federation andothers.

The director-generalcalled for successfulholding of thetournament. The vice-president elaborated onarrangements for the

tournament.Myanmar-Bangladesh

Friendly VolleyballTournament will be heldon 12, 14, 16, 18 January at3 pm at NationalIndoor Stadium-1(Thuwunna).

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Co-op Ltd are GlobalBrand pure groundnut oiland sesame oil. GlobalBrand pure is the first ofits kind distributed aroundthe nation with permit No(812/08002/Hta La), andGlobal Brand pure sesameoil, with permit No (812/08002/Hta La-38) of theFood and DrugAdministration under the

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and those of SPED,Vice-President U Thein

Global brand groundnut oil and sesame oilon display at Yangon Expo' 2010.—MNA

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 11 January, 2010 3

Japanese childrenlook at their work

made by LEGO bricksas part of the DreamCity building eventproduced by LEGOeducation in Tokyo

last year. Danish toymaker Lego is seekingto build a presence in

the world ofmultiplayer online

games with the releaseof a new videogame

called Lego Uni-verse.—INTERNET

Palestinians reject US call forresuming peace talks

Bomb explodes outside Greek parliament,no injuries reported

Roadside bomb kills one, woundsfive outside Afghan capital

KABUL, 10 Jan — A roadside bomb struck the ve-hicle of a politician in Paghman District, 20 km westof Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Saturday, killingone person and wounding five others. The explosion targeted the vehicle of MohammadRafi Tahiri, a candidate for the provincial council ofWardak Province, at 10:30 am local time, killing oneof Tahiri’s bodyguards and injuring five others, butTahiri escaped unhurt,” a Press release issued by theinterior ministry said.—Xinhua

Roadside bomb kills one Afghanpolice, wounds another

KABUL, 10 Jan — A roadside bomb struck a po-lice van in Taleban birthplace Kandahar in south Af-ghanistan on Saturday morning, killing one policeconstable and wounding another, an official said. “The blast occurred at 11:00 am local time whenthe police vehicle ran over a mine planted next toMirwais hospital in Kandahar city, the capital ofKandahar Province, leaving one police dead and in-juring another,” a doctor at the hospital Abdul Walitold Xinhua. Wali also said that the injured police had beentaken to the hospital for medical treatment.—Xinhua

Police stand guard at the cordoned off area outsidethe Greek Parliament in Athens, capital of Greece,

9 Jan, 2009. —XINHUA

Suicide bomber struckbefore pat-down

KABUL, 10 Jan — A Jordanian doctor was able tokill five CIA officers at an Afghan base because of vio-lations of basic security standards, sources told TheWashington Post. Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawiset off explosives as a US security guard approachedhim to conduct a pat-down search. The meeting at abase in Khost Province was supposed to provide infor-mation on finding and killing Ayman al-Zawahiri No 2man in al-Qaeda.

Balawi had worked for the CIA as an informant andagents, hoping he would provide valuable informationon al-Qaeda, tried to balance respectful treatment withsecurity needs. But sources who did not want theirnames used said such meetings should be kept smalland untested double agents should not be trusted. Balawileft a videotape, released on Saturday, in which he calledfor revenge for a Taleban leader who died in a US dronestrike in August. “We will always demand revenge forhim inside America and outside,” Balawi said.—Internet

ATHENS, 10 Jan — Ahome-made time bombexploded outside theGreek Parliament on Sat-urday evening in an un-precedented terrorist at-tack, which caused no in-juries and only minordamage.

It was the first time aguerrilla group placed abomb just 30 meters fromthe Parliament in the cen-tre of Athens. Fifteen min-utes before the blast ataround 8 pm local time(1800 GMT) on Saturdayevening, there had been awarning call to a localnewspaper.

Police managed toevacuate the crowdedSyntagma Square in frontof the Parliament. Onlythe presidential guardsstanding at the nearbymonument of the Un-known Soldier didn’t

evacuate the area.Counterterrorist ex-

perts, who rushed togather evidence fromwhat was left from the ex-plosive device and foot-age from surveillancecameras, estimate that theattack was meant to bemostly symbolic.

Greek far Left groupswho have stepped up at-tacks since December

2008, after the fatalshooting of a teenager bypolice fire, have threat-ened with more attacksagainst political and fi-nancial targets.

Police were on alert,because on 12 Jan the so-cialist new governmentwhich has promised atough antiterrorist policycelebrates its first 100days in office. —Xinhua

GAZA/RAMALLAH, 10 Jan — The Pal-estinian National Authority (PNA) on Sat-urday rejected a US call for resuming thestalled peace talks with Israel without pre-conditions, demanding a full settlementfreeze in the West Bank and East Jerusa-lem. Meanwhile, Gaza Strip rulingHamas movement warned the PNAagainst any resumption and cautionedthat Israel will be the only beneficiaryof the peace talks.

Chief Palestinian negotiator SaebErekat told Xinhua in a telephone interviewthat it is unacceptable, “since the US ad-ministration’s calls don’t include a totalfreeze of settlements in the West Bank andoccupied East Jerusalem, and don’t includea timetable for resuming the talks.”

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

on Friday said that the United States isworking with Israeli and Palestinian au-thorities, as well as Arab states, namelyEgypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, to resumethe peace negotiations “as soon as possi-ble and without preconditions.” Clintonmade the remarks after meeting JordanianMinister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Judeh,adding that Washington is to renew itscommitment and increase efforts in per-suading the parties to return to the talks.

The two officials called on the Pales-tinians and Israel to tackle the thorny is-sues of borders and the status of Jerusa-lem first, saying resolving the two issueswould automatically resolve the disputeover Jewish settlements in the West Bankand East Jerusalem, a major obstacle inthe peace process.—Xinhua

Vehicles that provide people with services are seen in Urumqi, capital ofnorthwest China’s Xinjiang Autonomous Region, 9 Jan, 2010. Some compa-

nies and activists in Urumqi donated money to buy 555 vehicles. Thesevehicles were put into use on Saturday in several communities to provide

citizens with services. — XINHUA

KABUL, 10 Jan—Sunday Mirror defencecorrespondent RupertHamer, 39, was embeddedwith the US Marine Corpswhen his vehicle was hit bya bomb near Nawa inHelmand. The father-of-three’s Mirror colleague,photographer PhilipCoburn, 43, is in a seriousbut stable condition.

A US Marine and anAfghan soldier were alsokilled in the blast onSaturday. Four US Marineswere seriously injured. Thejournalists had flown to theregion on New Year’s Evefor a month-long assign-ment.—Internet

Sunday Mirror’sRupert Hamer killed

in Afghan blast

Rupert Hamer.—INTERNET

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China overtakes Germanyas biggest exporter

Scroby Sands offshore wind farm

in Norfolk, is pictured recently.

Spanish energy group Iberdrola

Renovables said on Friday it had

won a joint bid with Sweden’s

Vattenfall to build “one of the

biggest offshore winds farms in

the world” in Britain.—INTERNET

Iberdrola wins bid forBritish wind farm contract

MADRID, 10 Jan—Spanish energy group IberdrolaRenovables said on Friday it had won a joint bid withSweden’s Vattenfall to build “one of the biggestoffshore winds farms in the world” in Britain.

The amount of the deal was not disclosed but theSpanish business paper elEconomista said it could beabout 20 billion euros (28.5 billion dollars).

Iberdrola Renovables, the global leader in windpower, made the bid through its affiliate ScottishPower Renewables, which it acquired in 2007.

The wind farm, which would have an energycapacity of 7,200 megawatts, would be built in theNorth Sea off East Anglia, Iberdrola Renovables saidin a statement.

Internet

A worker stands in front of contain-ers at the newly open Yangshan

deep water port in Shanghai,China. China has overtaken

Germany as the world’s biggestexporter after December exportsrose 17.7 percent despite weakglobal demand. — INTERNET

Attendees look at products from Microsoft Corp at their exhibit at theConsumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, on 9 Jan, 2010.—INTERNET

Garuda Indonesia to go public in Q1this year

Photo taken on 9 Jan, 2010 shows tug boats fully-loaded withcoal, passing through a ship lock at Yangzhou, a key hinge of

the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, east China’s JiangsuProvince.The authority of the grand canal of Yangzhou sectioninaugurated urgently a green pass for those coal boats to relievethe coal shortages for electricity production as the snowfall andcold weather blanketed many parts across the country.—XINHUA

Shanghai targetseconomic growth rateof 8% in Expo year BEIJING, 10 Jan—Shanghai has set a

GDP growth rate target for the year ofmore than 8 percent, almost the same as2009’s economic development rate.

Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng yes-terday announced the target at a one-daysession of the Shanghai Committee ofthe Communist Party of China.

He added the growth rate of value-added output from the service industryshould be much higher than the GDPrate. The city didn’t set a higher GDPgoal because it wanted to put more ef-fort into restructuring the economy thansimply seeking more GDP growth, Yutold the meeting.

The city’s GDP growth was esti-mated to be more than 8 percent last year,a little lower than the average nationallevel. Total retail sales of consumergoods rose by about 14 percent andgrowth of fixed assets investment wasaround 10 percent in 2009.

Yu said the targeted rate was a suit-able development speed for Shanghai,which was hit by the global financial cri-sis during its economic restructure tran-sition. He told the session that the WorldExpo 2010 Shanghai was the most im-portant task for the government this year.

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Pirates set deadline for British captives

BEIJING, 10 Jan—China overtook Germanyas the world’s biggest ex-porter after exports rose inDecember for the firsttime in 14 months, datashowed on Sunday, in anew sign of the rapid Chi-nese rise as a global eco-nomic force.

Chinese exports in thelast month of 2009jumped 17.7 percent froma year earlier, the stateXinhua News Agency andgovernment televisionsaid. That made total ex-ports for the year just over$1.2 trillion, ahead of the816 billion euros ($1.17trillion) forecast lastmonth for Germany bythat country’s foreigntrade organization, BGA.

Economists and Ger-many’s national chamber

of commerce said earlier itwas likely to lose its long-time crown as top exporter.China’s new status islargely symbolic but re-flects the ability of its resil-ient, low-cost manufactur-ers to keep selling abroaddespite a collapse in globalconsumer demand due tothe financial crisis.

China’s politicallysensitive trade surplus

shrank by 34.2 percent in2009 to $196.07 billion,Xinhua said. That re-flected China’s strongereconomic growth, drivenby a 4 trillion yuan ($586billion) stimulus, and de-mand for imported rawmaterials and consumergoods at a time when de-mand in the United Statesand other foreign marketsis weaker.—Internet

MOGADISHU, 10 Jan—Somalipirates have set a deadline forransoming a British couple,threatening to kill Paul andRachel Chandler if their de-mands are not met within twomonths. The couple were cap-tured in October as they sailedtheir yacht, the Lynn Rival, fromthe Seychelles to Tanzania. Their

captors originally demanded $7million for their release, althoughthe figure was later reduced, TheDaily Telegraph reported.

The Daily Mail quoted a piratewho identified himself as Noor.“We are giving an ultimatum oftwo months from 1 Jan,” he said.“If we are not paid $3 million weare ready to shoot them. It is be-coming too expensive to holdthese people. By March, they haveto decide or we will be done withthem.” The couple live inTunbridge Wells in Kent. Chan-dler, 59, is a retired surveyor andhis wife, 55, an economist. Sincethey were brought to Somalia, theChandlers have been held onland.—Internet

JAKARTA, 10 Jan— In-donesia’s state airline firmPT Garuda Indonesia willgo public in the first quar-ter of this year, the JakartaPost reported on Sunday.

“Let’s pray for positivemarket response, so thatthe shares that we sell willmeet our target,” State En-terprises Minister MustafaAbubakar was quoted assaying by the report.

Garuda will privatize25 percent of its shares to

raise 300 million US dol-lars it needs to buy newplanes and improveservices.

Garuda’s PresidentDirector Emirsyah Satarsaid the company wouldpurchase nearly 50 planesto strengthen its fleet of 67planes by 2014.

The national flag car-rier is one of three stateenterprises that will gopublic this year. The othertwo companies are steel

producer PT KrakatauSteel and constructioncompany PT Pemban-gunan Perumahan.

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Trainees and coachesdressed as charactersin the movie KungfuPanda perform at the

Russia ShaolinWushu Learning

Centre in Moscow,capital of Russia, on 8Jan, 2010.—XINHUA

China to launch first radio programmehosted by HIV carriers

BEIJING, 10 Jan—HIVcarriers will join profes-sional anchors to host aradio programme for Chi-na’s nationwide audience,scheduled to be broadcast-ing on China NationalRadio(CNR) as of 16 Jan.

The programme, thefirst of its kind in China,will be broadcast live from9 pm to 10 pm on Satur-days on the CNR’s Busi-ness Channel, and the au-

dience can also listen tothe program onlineat www.cnr.cn andwww.sohu.com. The pro-gramme, namely “PositiveTalks”, will feature com-munication between hostsand audience, and expertswill also be invited to pub-licize knowledge on HIV/AIDS and prevention andcontrol of the disease,Yang Wenyan, deputy edi-tor-in-chief of CNR, told

the start-up ceremony hereon Saturday.

Yang said he expectedthe programme to givemore “attention, care andsupport” to China’s HIV-infected people. Jointlyproduced by CNR andnon-profit organizationMarie Stopes InternationalChina, the programmeis expected to cover about300 million people in 60cities.—Xinhua

Bangladesh to reinforceits polio-free status

All Items from Xinhua News Agency

Five climbers killed by avalanche in Russia

Small plane crashes intoshallow waters in NY,no injuries reported

Flood kills one, in WestJava, Indonesia

37 injuredin bus

accident incentralNepal

KATHMANDU, 10 Jan —As many as 37 peoplewere injured, five seri-ously, when a passengerbus met with an accidentat Budol of Banepa alongAraniko Highway in cen-tral Nepal near the capitalKathmandu on Saturdayevening. According to Sunday’sThe Kathmandu Post, theKathmandu-bound busveered off the road andfell down leaving aboutthree dozen passengers in-jured, police said. The injured passengersare undergoing treatmentat local hospitals, the dailysaid. —Xinhua

DHAKA, 10 Jan—Bangladesh will immu-nize more than 22 millionchildren under the age offive on Sunday to rein-force its polio-free statusby providing two drops ofpolio vaccine during the18th National Immuniza-tion Day (NID).

All children aged 0-5years will be given twodrops of polio vaccine, allchildren aged 12-59months will be given onevitamin A capsule andchildren aged between 24and 59 months will begiven one de-wormingtablet during the NID.

More than 600,000volunteers and fieldworkers from Health andFamily Planning Ministry

will work in 140,000 vac-cination sites across thecountry.

Administering Vita-min A capsule for preven-tion night blindness andde-worming tablets dur-ing NIDs would be anadded advantage for thechildren of Bangla-desh.—Xinhua

MOSCOW, 10 Jan—Bodies of five climberskilled by an avalanchein the Russian NorthCaucasus republic ofKabardino-Balkaria havebeen found by rescuers onSaturday, local media re-ported. A group of ninenovice mountaineers fromMoscow and St Peters-

burg was swept by a snowslide in the Khulamo-Bezengi canyon on Fridaynoon when they wereclimbing the 3,700-metreGedantau peak.

One climber was im-mediately killed, anotherfour managed to find theirway out and reported theincident, while the re-

maining four had beenmissing, said a local emer-gencies spokesman. BySaturday afternoon, allfive bodies have been re-covered, he said.

“The fifth body wasdiscovered at 2:05 pmMoscow time (1105GMT),” he said.

Xinhua

NEW YORK,10 Jan—Asmall private plane onSaturday crashed intoshallow waters of theGreat South Bay of LongIsland, the US state ofNew York, local policesaid.

There were no inju-ries or fatalities.

The incident occurred30 feet (9.144 meters)off shore in 4 feet (1.219meters) of water about1,000 feet (304.8 meters)east of Browns RiverRoad, Bayport, but in thejurisdiction of Sayville,about 1 pm EST, a Suf-folk County police

spokeswoman toldXinhua.

The communities areon Long Island’s southshore, about one hour’sride from downtownNew York City.

“There were two peo-ple on board the singleengine plane,” thespokeswoman said.“They got themselvesout and swam/walked toshore. It was shallowwater. There were no in-juries.”

The cause and otherdetails of the accidentwere not available.

Xinhua

JAKARTA, 10 Jan—Oneperson was killed, twoothers missing and morethan 100 people takingshelter after flood hitPasuruan of West Java,Health Ministry said onSunday.

The flood submergedhouses, health facilitiesand other infrastructuresin the area since Friday,head of crisis centre ofHealth Ministry RustamPakaya said.

Indonesia has been fre-quently hit by flood andlandslide during the wetseason which occurs fromDecember to April.

Xinhua

A girl admires a piece of oil painting works

exhibited at the Suzhou oil painting and

sculpture show in Suzhou, east China’s Jiangsu

Province, on 9 Jan, 2010.—XINHUA

Classic cars stand on dis-play in a classic car showin Mar Del Plata, a fa-mous tourist resort inArgentina, on 5 Jan,2010. The exhibition fea-tured classic cars fromvarious eras and manu-facturers. —XINHUA

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NEWS ALBUM

People stand under a LED screen artinstallation called "Travesias" bySpanish artist Daniel Canogar at theEuropean Council building in Brussels.

A snowy egret took a risky ride onthe back of a passing alligator inFlorida. The bird, a small whiteHeron, obviously mistook the

swimming killer for a floating log, adisguise which usually helps snaredinner - not passengers. Lucky for

the Egret, the Gator didn't notice thefreeloader who perched on his back

as he made his way through thepond. The reptile must have been full

of Christmas spirit, because thecheeky bird got away without

becoming a feathery snack, in factthe puzzled gator only noticed the

bird once it had flapped away.

Annual 'stocktake' at London ZooAt London Zoo, the animals come

two by two — and sometimes in foursand sixes as well.

The zoo's annual "stocktaking" tookplace on Tuesday, giving keepers achance to check on the numbers ofeverything from stick insects to tiger—and even a sex-change meerkat.

It was an essential opportunity todraw breath after a busy 12 monthswhich saw a host of new arrivals,including the first two lion cubs to beborn at the zoo for a decade.

Zoological Director David Fieldsaid: "It's a hugely important day. Ofcourse we are monitoring theinformation right throughout the year,but today we make sure that all ourfigures are correct to make sure weknow who is breeding with who andwhen."

While the trio of giant Galapagostortoises had a characteristicallyslow year, there was excitement inthe meerkat enclosure with the birthof Lia and her brother Roo — onlyfor Lia to become Liam five monthslater when she was found to be aboy.

"The gender of meerkats is oftenhard to establish immediately afterbir th," said zoo spokeswomanEmma Kenly. "But it was a nicesurprise for all of us when Lia'changed' sex."

A zookeeper poses with a pair of ring-tailed coatis during "stock-taking".

Guns, knives recycled into2012 Games sites

Knives and guns seized from Londonthugs are being recycled into buildingmaterials for the HYPERLINK "http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fc/london-2012-olympics.html" 2012 Olympic Games,police said.

London's Metropolitan Police said itcollected more than 52 tonnes of scrapmetal from guns, knives and old keys inthe last financial year.

The force said the recovered steel,iron and other valuable metals weremelted down and used in construction,with some of the materials going tothe Olympic site in Stratford, eastLondon.

“We're constantly looking for newways to recycle and new markets for ourrecyclable materials, to conserveresources, save energy and money," saidspokeswoman Sarah Foster.

Napoli fans to bid for Maradona's earringNapoli fans are planning to raise cash to make a bid to buy Diego Maradona's

earring, which was confiscated by Italian authorities in September as part paymentfor his tax arrears. The piece of jewellery, taken while Maradona was in Italy at aweightloss clinic, will be put up for auction next week with a starting price ofaround 4,000 euros (3,603 pounds) expected.

"Let's have a collection," Napoli fans, who adore the Argentina coach after heinspired the club as a player to Serie A titles in 1987 and 1990, have written on asupporter website (www.tifosidelnapoli.it).

Heavy snow brings travelchaos in Germany

US warns of attacks on Uganda-Sudan planes

Roads, airports and railway lines have suffered.INTERNET

BERLIN, 10 Jan — Se-vere winter weather con-tinues to disrupt travel inGermany, forcing the can-cellation of more than 200flights, and contributingto road accidents. AtFrankfurt airport, 226flights were cancelled andhundreds of passengersstranded as snow ploughsstruggled to clear run-ways.

Residents have beenadvised to stock up onenough essential suppliesto last up to four days.Many other countriesacross Europe have alsobeen hit by the bitter con-ditions. Nearly 140 peo-ple have frozen to deathin the past few weeks inPoland, and in Switzer-land, heavy snow has cutthe flow of lorries through

Alpine tunnels.The Eurostar service

between Britain, Franceand Belgium ran a lim-ited service on Saturday,with a reduced serviceplanned for Sunday andMonday. Passengershave been urged to can-cel or postpone their jour-neys if they do not haveto travel.

Internet

KHARTOUM , 10 Jan — The US Em-bassy in the Sudanese capital Khar-toum has warned of a possible attackon Air Uganda planes. The embassysaid it had information that US travel-lers faced a potential threat betweenJuba in Sudan and the Ugandan capi-tal, Kampala. But the Sudanese ForeignMinistry said the threat was “not seri-ous”.

Sudan is on a list of 14 countrieswhere US-bound passengers will besubjected to extra searches followingthe attempted plane bombing lastmonth. Other Sudanese officials saidthey had known of a potential threat forsome time. The AFP news agency re-

ported that one plane en route to Jubawas diverted as a precaution.

In a statement, the US Embassy saidit had “received information indicatinga desire by regional extremists to con-duct a deadly attack on board AirUganda aircraft” on the Juba to Kam-pala route. The embassy said the “ca-pacity of these extremists to carry outsuch an attack is unknown” but that thethreat was “of sufficient seriousnessthat all American air travellers shouldbe made aware”. AFP said an AirUganda flight was returned to Entebbeairport in Kampala when it was orderedto return.

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Militant chief killed insouthern Russia

MOSCOW, 10 Jan—Russian police killed a militantleader in the troubled North Caucasus republic ofDagestan in a security operation on Sunday, Russiannews agencies reported.

“The person killed during a special operationhas been preliminarily identified as Madrid Begov,leader of the Makhachkala and Shamkhal sabotageand terrorist group,” a local police spokesman wasquoted as saying.The militant chief was trapped in ahouse near Makhachkala, capital of Dagestan, onSunday morning.

The police stormed the house and shot him deadafter he refused to surrender, the spokesman said.Begov has been wanted for attempting to murder asenior security officer in Makhachkala in April,2009.—Xinhua

NATO sol-dier killed inAfghanistan

KABUL, 10 Jan — Asoldier of the NATO-ledInternational SecurityAssistance Force(ISAF) was killed in themili tancy-ridden Af-ghanistan on Saturday, aPress release of the alli-ance said.

“An ISAF servicemember was killed thisafternoon in an IED(Improvised ExplosiveDevise) strike in south-ern Afghanistan,” thePress released added.

However, it did notsay the exact place of theincident.

Kandahar, Helmand,Zabul and Uruzganprovinces in south Af-ghanistan commonlyknown as the hotbed ofTaleban militants havebeen the scene of in-creasing insurgencyover the past couple ofyears.

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Moderate quake hitsWest Java, Indonesia

JAKARTA, 10 Jan—A shallow earthquake with magnitude of 5.4rocked Tasikmalaya of Indonesia’s West Java Province on Sunday,wounding one person and damaging at least one house, officialssaid here.

The quake struck at 07:25 am Jakarta time (0025 GMT) withepicenter at 84 km southwest Tasikmalaya and with the depth at 10km under seabed, an official of the Meteorology and GeophysicsAgency Fadli Yusuf told Xinhua.

The intensity of the quake was felt at 4 MMI (Modified MercallyIntensity) at Pangandaran town, and at 3 to 4 MMI in Bandung thecapital of the province and 3 MMI in Cianjur town, he said.

Head of crisis center of the Health Ministry Rustam Pakayasaidthat one person was injured after hit by the debri of his house inGarut town of the province.—Xinhua

Strong quake strikes offCalifornia coast

Snow, freezingweather hit Europe,

disrupt travelLONDON, 10 Jan—Snow and freezing

weather swept parts of Europe on Satur-day causing travel chaos for thousandsand forecasters predicted no let-up inBritain’s harshest cold snap in 30 years.

Rail and air travel were disrupted inBritain, France and Germany. Eurostar,the rail service linking England andFrance, said it was running around two-thirds of its normal Saturday service fromLondon. A spokeswoman for the train op-erator encouraged people not to travel un-less the trip was essential. Forecasters inBritain said icy winds from northern Eu-rope meant the big freeze felt even colderafter temperatures fell overnight to minus

14 celsius (7°F)

and even lower in some

parts of the country. The Met Office saidup to 20 cm (8 in) of snow could fall overthe next 24 hours, with the southeast ofthe country hardest hit.

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A quake reading on a seismograph. A powerful 6.5-magnitude earthquakestruck off the coast of northern California on Saturday,

the US Geological Survey said.— INTERNET

Blinded to selfby rose-coloured glasses

Afghans stand at the scene where a suicidebomber on foot attacked a convoy of guards who

provide security for international forces inGardez, Paktia Province, south of Kabul,

Afghanistan, on 7 Jan, 2010. At least threepeople died in the attack, a spokesman for the

provincial governor said.—INTERNET

Travellers between Brussels, Paris andLondon faced more misery on Friday asthe big freeze across northern Europe ledto half of the cross-Channel Eurostartrains being cancelled. Early morning andlate evening services have been shelved,leaving hundreds of people waiting in thecold at Paris’s Gare du Nord.—INTERNET

Coral reefs quickly create new species

SAN FRANCISCO, 10Jan—A strong earthquakemeasuring 6.5 magnitudeon the Richter scale hit offthe coast of NorthernCalifornia on Saturday af-ternoon, the US Geologi-cal Survey reported.

The quake struck atabout 4:27 pm local timeand was centered about 33miles (53 kilometres)from Eureka, a city alongthe Northern Californiacoast, according to infor-mation posted on theUSGS website.

There were no reportsof fatalities so far butthere were some injuriesand damages as well aspower outages in severalcoastal communities, lo-cal media reported.

The quake, whichlasted for about 30 sec-onds, leaving much ofEureka without power,reported Times-Standard,a daily newspaperheadquartered in the city.

The tremor had powerpoles waving back andforth along Eureka streets

and brought panicked resi-dents out of their homes,the newspaper said in a re-port on its website. Em-ployees working at thecity’s Bayshore Mall alsoreported light fixtures fall-ing out of the ceiling, floortiles popping up off theground and chunks of theceiling falling onto cus-tomers.

There were possibleinjuries at the mall as oneemployee said severalpeople were picked up byambulances.—Xinhua

AUSTIN, 10 Jan—Themore the brain’s frontallobes are used, the less aperson sees through rose-coloured glasses, a US so-cial neuroscientist says.

Jennifer Beer of theUniversity of Texas atAustin says the morestudy subjects saw them-selves in a positive lightthe less used were frontallobes — the part of thebrain associated withreasoning, planning,decision-making andproblem-solving.

The study, published inNeuroImage, found sub-jects who had accurateviews of themselvesshowed four times morefrontal lobe activationthan the most extreme“rose-coloured glasses”

wearers.“In healthy people, the

more you activate a por-tion of your frontal lobes,the more accurate yourview of yourself is,” Beersays in a statement. “Andthe more you view your-self as desirable or betterthan your peers, the lessyou use those lobes.”

Beer and colleaguesused magnetic resonanceimaging to scan the brainsof 20 subjects as they an-swered questions abouthow they compared totheir peers on positivetraits — such as tact, mod-esty, likability and matu-rity — and negative traits—such as materialism,messiness, unreliabilityand narrow-mindedness.

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BERLIN, 10 Jan—Newspecies originated 50 per-cent more quickly in coralreefs than other tropicalmarine habitats during thelast 540 million years,German scientists said.

Researchers atHumboldt University,Berlin, found coral reefsto be evolutionary“hotspots” that today areat risk from climatechange, lead researcherWolfgang Kiessling said.

“Our study shows thatreefs are even more im-portant than currently as-sumed. They are not onlyecologically importantfor the marine environ-ment, but also in an evo-lutionary sense,”Kiessling told the BBCin a story published onFriday.

Kiessling, who likenedcoral reefs to rainforestsin terms of enormousbiodiversity, studied fos-

sils dating to theCambrian explosion tofind the earliest evidenceof animals that lived anddied on the ocean floor.

The study, published inthe journal Science,shows reefs are centers ofmarine biodiversity, saidCarl-Gustaf Lundin, headof the marine programs atthe International Unionfor Conservation ofNature.

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(from page 1)Next, the Prime Minister and party looked into

development of Pyinsalu in a motorcade.Afterwards, the Prime Minister and party in-

spected construction of Cyclone Shelter and lake fordrinking water by A-1 Construction Company andheard reports on progress of tasks.

At Pyinsalu Station Hospital, the Prime Minis-ter comforted the patients.

The Prime Minister and party viewed progressof Saluseik Village in Labutta Township and con-struction of Cyclone Shelter by Moe Kyei Sin Co byhelicopter and arrived back in Pathein in the after-noon.

During his inspection tour of Thitpok Village,Pyinsalu and Saluseik Village, the Prime Ministerlooked into cultivation of summer paddy and con-struction of Mawlamyinegyun-Hlinephone-Thitpok-Kwinbauk-Pyinsalu Road by helicopter.

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Local people to maintain…

Photo shows housing estate in Pyinsalu.—MNA

Prime Minister

General Thein Sein

inspects construc-

tion of Cyclone

Shelter at Thitpok

Village in Labutta

Township.

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Prime Minister General Thein Sein greets departmental officials, members of socialorganizations and local people at Thitpok Village in Labutta Township.—MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein looks into construction of bore piles and piers for Yazudaing Bridge No (1) on the bank of

Mawlamyinegyun.—MNA

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Cyclone Shelter

being constructed by

Moe Kyei Sin Com-

pany in Saluseik

village in Labutta

Township.(News on

page 1)—MNA

Cyclone Shelter

being constructed by

Max Myanmar

Company in

Pyinsalu.(News on

page 1)

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NAY PYI TAW, 10 Jan—Accompanied by Chairmanof Mandalay Division Peace and Development CouncilCommander of Central Command Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe,Chairman of Mandalay City Development CommitteeMayor Brig-Gen Phone Zaw Han and officials, Lt-GenTha Aye of the Ministry of Defence inspected repaving ofthe strand road in Mandalay on 7 January morning.

He also inspected the project site for constructionof the water purifying building and water pump stationNo. 8 in Aungmyethazan Township.

Lt-Gen Tha Aye viewed expansion of water way ofAyeyawady River, north of 22nd Street, to the water pumpstation. He looked into road works in Chanayethazan andMahaaungmyay Townships, dredging of Colombo Drainalong Yangon-Mandalay Highway and development ofMandalay.

Accompanied by Chairman of Sagaing DivisionPeace and Development Council Commander of North-West Command Maj-Gen Myint Soe and officials, Lt-GenTha Aye inspected construction of the approach road toThiri Mingala Overpass on Mandalay-Sagaing-ShweboRoad and placing of asphalt concrete on Strand Road inSagaing.

After looking into construction of gravel road asthe Kaunghmudaw shortcut and tasks of Hsintat RiverWater Pumping Project, Lt-Gen Tha Aye inspected thetasks of installation for Belin-Ohndaw-Nyaungbingyipower grid in Sagaing on the bank of Ayeyawady River.

He viewed construction of two-storey Basic Edu-cation Middle School in Kyaukse Village near Shwebo-Monywa-Mandalay Road in Sagaing Township and thriv-ing Ngwechi-6 long staple cotton plantation in AllakappaVillage of Myinmu Township and white wheat plantationin Monywa.—MNA

Lt-Gen Tha Aye looks into construction tasks in Mandalay, Sagaing

YANGON, 10 Jan—Vice-Presidents of Union ofMyanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Indus-try U Zaw Min Win and U Tun Aung, Chairman of FirstPrivate Bank Ltd Dr Sein Maung, Deputy Managing Direc-tor U Tun Kyi of Myawady Bank Ltd, Managing Director UMyo Oo of Myanmar Citizens Bank, CEC members ofUMFCCI U Tun Aung and U Paw Hein met a two-memberdelegation led by Assistant Vice-President Mr Vuong ThanhLong of Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam(BIDV) of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at the office of

UMFCCI officials meet Vietnamese delegationthe federation on 31 December.

They discussed a visit of a 60-member Vietnameseentrepreneurs and investors to Myanmar from 14 to 16January and signing of agreements on bilateral trade withMyanmar entrepreneurs at Sedona Hotel on 16 January andholding of discussions on economic sector.

The Myanmar entrepreneurs wishing to carry outjoint venture works and attend the discussions with Viet-namese entrepreneurs may register at UMFCCI.

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Lt-Gen Tha Aye of Ministry of Defence views Ngwechi-6 long staple cotton farm in Allakappavillage-tract in Myinmu.—MNA

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Mandalay Mayor inspects developmenttasks in Nawnghkio Tsp

Young women of storm-hit areas have better futureByline & Photos: Arkar Kyaw

Trainees making works in the course.

Ma Swe Swe Mon,Zeebinzu Village.

(from page 16)Assistant course

instructors Daw NanMoe Hlaing and DawOhnmar Hlaing, andhelper Daw Hnin Ei Zinsaid that trainees hadlearnt not only tailoringbut also baking; and thatafter that course, theywould be able to run own

businesses.At that time, the

conclusion of the coursewas drawing near, and thetrainees had learnt all thesubjects.

The conclusion ofSpecial Domestic ScienceCourse No (2) took placeat Ayeya Shwe Wah Hallin Mawlamyinegyun on14 December, with an ad-dress by Minister forProgress of Border Areasand National Races andDevelopment Affairs ColThein Nyunt. Thirtyboarders from storm-hitvillages and 30 day train-ees fromMawlamyinegyun, total-ling 60 completed thecourse, which ran from 12October to 14 December.At the conclusion cer-emony, the trainees werefound cheerful with the

hope of better future.In an interview,

course instructor DawWin Le Yee told theMyanma Alin, “The train-ees have a better futureahead of them. I am verypleased with their condi-tions: they can run theirown businesses with whatthey have learnt from thecourse.”

First prize winnerMa Swe Swe Mon said, “Ican’t fine any words toexpress my happinessenough. I think I will run atailoring shop in ZeebinzuVillage. I will also maketowels and cases to earnmy living. I have a plan torun a multiplier tailoringcourse.”

Second prize win-ner Ma May Ywet Wahsaid, “I thank the govern-ment and all the organiz-

ers for the course. I plan toopen a tailoring shop inDanichaung Sanpya Vil-lage. I will make towels toearn money. And I plan toopen a multiplier tailor-ing course there.”

Similar ceremonies

were held in Pyapon,Bogale and Labutta on 13and 14 December.

Therefore, it is fairto say that the specialcourses organized by theEducation and TrainingDepartment help improve

the living standard ofyoung women in thestorm-ravaged villages,and contribute towardsflourishing of traditionaldomestic science.

Translation: MSMyanma Alin: 7-1-2010

MANDALAY, 10 Jan —Chairman of MandalayCity Development Committee Mayor Brig-GenPhone Zaw Han together with the officials in-spected hybrid agriculture and livestock breedingfarm of Agriculture and Livestock Breeding Divi-sion under the MCDC in Bantbway, NawnghkioTownship on 22 December.

The mayor and party called on the officialsthere to effectively use the machines. At cow breed-ing farm, the mayor gave necessary instructions toextend the tasks on breeding of poultry and live-stock after hearing reports. The mayor then in-spected storage of crops at warehouse.

There, the officials reported on plantationsof teak and other kitchen crops, and breeding to themayor. The mayor then attended to the needs andinspected teak plantations.

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Mandalay Mayor Brig-Gen Phone Zaw Haninspects hybrid agriculture and livestock

breeding farm.—MNA

YANGON, 10 Jan—The opening ceremony ofIBTC OPEN Golf Championship (Taunggyi), sixthleg of Myanmar Golf Tour (2009-2010) was held atAyetharyar Golf Resort in Taunggyi, Shan State (South)on 7 January.

It was organized by Myanmar Golf Federationand Myanmar PGA and mainly sponsored by Interna-tional Beverages Trading Co Ltd.

Vice-President of MGF U Aung Kyi, ExecutiveU Chan Han, Vice-Chairman of Myanmar PGA U KoKo Lay and Executive Director of IBTC U Tint Ooteed off to opened the tour.

In first day of professional golfers event, TheinZaw Myint (KM Golf Centre) secured one-shot lead

IBTC OPEN Golf Championship (Taunggyi) kicks offwith 71 strokes. Than Naing and Yin Aung Latt (Srixon)shared the second firing 72 strokes each.

Ye Yan Aung stood first with 74 strokes, SoeMoe Win second with 74 strokes and Aye Min thirdwith 75 strokes in amateur event.

The tour was mainly sponsored by InternationalBeverages Trading Co Ltd (IBTC) and cooperativelysponsored by Air Bagan Ltd, KBZ Bank Ltd, HotelYangon, KM Golf Centre, HAN Golf Masters Pte Ltd,Myanmar Thiha Trading Co Ltd, Bay of Bengal Resort(BOB), (INAX, T-Home), CEPSA Lubricantes,ACCEL International Co Ltd (Canon), Imperial JadePurified Drinking Water, Lifeline Co Ltd, GP Watchand Ayetharyar Golf Resort (Taunggyi).—MGF

Executive Director of IBTC U Tint Ootees off to open the tour.

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A/H1N1 flu death toll reaches187 in Egypt

CAIRO, 10 Jan — Egypt reported on Saturday fivemore death cases of influenza A/H1N1, bringing thenationwide death toll to 187, said the Health Ministryin a statement.

The dead cases came from the governorates ofCairo, Giza, Helwan and Daqhliya, said the statement.

Up till now, Egypt has reported more than 14,000cases of the novel flu, according to the Health Minis-try.

Egypt confirmed its first influenza A/H1N1 deathcase on July 19. A 28-year-old Egyptian woman, whowas back from Saudi Arabia after making Umrah (pil-grimage to Mecca at any time of the year), died of theflu virus.—Xinhua

Pearl Harbour omissionplagues calendar

Venezuelans crowd an electrical appliance store in Caracas. Thousands ofVenezuelans descended on local shops, hoping to buy imported goods before a

currency devaluation ordered by President Hugo Chavez ramps up price .INTERNET

Photo taken on 9 Jan, 2010 shows two ladies enjoy the beautiful rime sceneat Xunke County of Heihe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, which

attracted plenty of tourists and photographers nationwide.— XINHUA

Labourers work at the construction site of the JishiGorge hydroelectric power station in Salar Autono-mous County of Xunhua, northwest China’sQinghai Province, on 7 Jan, 2010. The three sets ofgenerators were designed to make the capacity ofthe hydroelectric power station reach 1.02 millionkilowatts. The first set of generators of the station isplanned to be put into use by the end of June 2010and the whole project is to be completed by the end of 2011. —XINHUA

Scientists say Sierras are 50 mln years old

LAKELAND, 10 Jan — The US gro-cery chain Publix said it is no longeroffering a free calendar after beingslammed for leaving the attack on PearlHarbour off the publication.

Publix made the decision to no longoffer the 2010 calendar to customersafter a Florida radio talk show hoststrongly criticized the supermarketchain for failing to note the 7 Dec, 1941,Japanese surprise attack that pulled theUnited States into World War II, theSouth Florida Sun Sentinel reportedFriday.

Publix officials said at the apparentbehest of Joyce Kaufman of WFTL-AM, a number of people complained

to the company about the omission ofthe Pearl Harbour attack.

“We regret that the day of remem-brance, Pearl Harbour, is not noted andas a result of customer feedback, we willadd Pearl Harbour to next year’s calen-dar,” Publix spokeswoman KimberlyJaeger said.

The 2010 calendar did note such in-ternational holidays as the start of theIslamic New Year, Puerto Rico Com-monwealth Constitution Day and Hai-tian Flag Day.

The Sun Sentinel said Publix be-gan offering the free calendars in2005

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Feds urge more H1N1 vaccinations

‘Vog,’ pollutionprompt warn-ing in HawaiiHONOLULU, 10 Jan —

People in Hawaii shouldtake precautions to protectthemselves from air pol-lution plaguing the popu-lar tropical tourist destina-tion, health officials ad-vise.

The Honolulu Adver-tiser reported on Saturdaywildfires have pollutedthe air in the last monthand, when combined withheavy so-called vog, airquality standards fell be-low acceptable standardstwice in the first days of2010. Vog is a term usedfor air pollution caused bygases from a volcano re-acting to oxygen, mois-ture and sunlight.

The increased air pol-lution in Hawaii causedsome residents with respi-ratory ailments to experi-ence breathing problemsand prompted complaintsfrom others. “The smokeis really bad now,” Hawaiiresident Karla Sachi of-fered. “The middle of thenight and early morning,it’s so strong I thinkthere’s a fireplace lit in themiddle of my house.”

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WASHINGTON, 10 Jan— Many US residentshave yet to be vaccinatedagainst the H1N1 virusand the flu season couldcontinue until May, fed-eral health officials said.

“This is a challengingflu season for millions ofAmericans and their fami-lies, and it’s not over yet,”Health and Human Serv-ices Secretary KathleenSebelius said in a release

on Friday. Sebelius urgedpeople to obtain vaccina-tions during this week’sNational Influenza Vacci-nation Week, in whichmore than 130 eventsacross the nation were tohighlight the need for in-creased flu protection.

From April throughmid-November, H1N1 fluinfected an estimated 47million US residents andcaused nearly 10,000

deaths, said ThomasFrieden, director of theCenters for Disease Con-trol. “We do not knowhow many more cases offlu there will be in thecoming weeks andmonths, but we do knowthat the H1N1 vaccine isthe best way to protectyourself,” Frieden said inthe Health and HumanServices release.

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BERKELEY, 10 Jan—The Sierra Nevadas, themountains on the Califor-nia-Nevada border, aremore than twice as old aspreviously believed, agroup of geologists says.

Researchers from YaleUniversity and theBerkeley Museum ofPaleontology argue themountains were at theircurrent height 50 millionyears ago, the Los Ange-les Times reports. Previ-ously, the Sierras hadbeen believed to be about20 million years old.

Michael Hren, who ledthe study while he was atYale, said the scientistswere able to analyze the

chemistry of the surface ofleaves that grew on themountainsides 50 millionyears ago.

They found someleaves had a higher pro-portion of deuterium, aheavy isotope of hydro-gen, on their surface andassumed those grew atlower elevations becausewater drops containingdeuterium would tend tofall first as clouds movedup.

Hren said the moun-tains then overlooked awarmer, lusher world.

“This is a time periodwhere there would havebeen crocodiles in Wyo-ming,” Hren said.

Diane Erwin, anotherauthor of the study, saidthe research also providesnew tools for working outthe shape of ancient land-scapes.

The study was pub-lished in the journal Ge-ology.—Internet

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INVITATION FOR TENDER

TENDER NO. BRIDGE/NDN/NPT/2009-2010/ST-0051. Sealed Tender is invited by Public Works, Min-

istry of Construction, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar forthe supply of Steel Truss and Accessories forAYEYAWADY BRIDGE (NYAUNGDON)Motor-cum- Rail Construction Project acrossAyeyawady River on Yangon-Pathein Road inAyeyawady Division.

2. Tender application form of NYAUNGDONBRIDGE (including Technical Specifications,Terms of Tender, Tender Schedule and OfferForm) can be purchased with USD 3000.

3. The Payment for tender application must be paidto Public Works’s Account No. SEE 01015,Myanma Economic Bank (2) through MyanmaForeign Trade Bank.

4. The Tender documents can be obtained fromBridge Division, Building No.(11), Public Works,Ministry of Construction, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmaronly with the Payment Receipt to Myanma For-eign Trade Bank.

5. Tender should be submitted to the above addressnot later than 16:30 hours on 10th March, 2010.

6. For further detail information, Please contact toTelephone No. 067-407276, 407466.

Managing DirectorPublic Works

Russian diplomat disappearsin Greenland

11 fishermen missingafter collision

Two charged after Heathrow airlinersecurity alert

Starving pelicansrescued in Maryland

Dancers from the Saint-Petersburg State Ice Ballet of Russia perform“Cinderella on Ice” to music by Sergei Prokofiev, in Valletta on 9 Jan,

2010. — INTERNET

There is heightened security at airports after failed Christmas Daybombings.— INTERNET

Dakar Rally ninth stage shortenedby fog

LEONARDTOWN, 10Jan—Twenty-three starv-ing pelicans that failed tomigrate south have beenrescued in southern Mary-land during a bitter coldsnap, officials said.

The birds were among40 brown pelicans foundsuffering on the shore ofSt Mary’s County, TheWashington Post reportedon Saturday.

Twenty-nine were cap-tured and taken to Tri-

State Bird Rescue andResearch in Newark, Del.,where one pelican diedand five more had to beeuthanized.

The remaining 23 wereto be kept in heated enclo-sures until spring, somereceiving warm-waterfoot baths with Epsomsalts for their cracked andswollen feet. Wildlife of-ficials were to try to cap-ture the rest of the strag-glers in St Mary’s thisweek.

Most pelicans migrateto the Carolinas and be-yond for the winter, butthis group of mostly ado-lescents stayed behindand clearly were suffer-ing, said David Heilmeierof Maryland’s Depart-ment of Natural Re-sources.

“Just letting them sitout there and die is not anoption for us,” Heilmeiersaid.— Internet

PUTIAN, 10 Jan—Onefisherman was dead and11 more missing aftera freighter rammed afishing boat on Saturdayafternoon off FujianProvince in China.

Two members of thecrew of Minshiyu 3785were rescued, Xinhua,the official governmentnews agency, reported.The collision occurred inthe waters near NanriIsland in Putian City,

officials said.The Putian Maritime

Search and Rescue Cen-tre responded shortlybefore 3 pm.

A spokesman forthe centre said eightrescue vessels wouldbe dispatched to thearea Sunday to searchfor the missing crew.The cause of the colli-sion was under investi-gation.

Xinhua

MOSCOW, 10 Jan—ARussian diplomat disap-peared during a holidaytrip to Greenland, offi-

cials said on Saturday.The Foreign Ministryidentified the missingman as Adel Borisov, anemployee at the consu-late in Frankfurt, ITAR-Tass reported.

Borisov was last seenWednesday. He failed toreturn from an excursionnear Kulusuk, a village

on the southeast coast ofGreenland. Danish au-thorities have been usinghelicopters to search forhim. Kulusuk is a remoteand isolated place. But itsairport, with scheduledservice to Iceland, makesit a popular tourist desti-nation.

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SANTIAGO, 10 Jan—The ninth stage of the Dakar Rally on Monday betweenCopiapo and La Serena has been shortened by 267.75km because of fog in thearea, organizers said on Saturday.

The special will cover 170.25 km, instead of 338km, through the dunes aroundCopiapo.

Over 59 percent of teams who started the race on 2 January will continue intothe second week, organizers said.

Some 110 motorcycles and quads will race on Sunday, of the 177 who starteda week ago with 69 cars out of 134, and 36 trucks of 52.

“We had a big first week. It’s been a difficult Dakar compared to other years.We wanted that. The Dakar should be difficult,” said sporting director DavidCastera.

Xinhua

LONDON, 10 Jan—Apassenger has beencharged with making abomb threat whichgrounded a plane at Lon-don’s Heathrow Airporton Friday night. RobertFowles, 58, from Dover,Kent, was also chargedwith being drunk on anaircraft, the Metropoli-tan Police said. Alexan-der McGinn, 48, who isalso from Dover, wasalso charged with beingdrunk on an aircraft.

Armed police boardedthe Dubai-bound Emir-ates flight after remarkswere made to cabincrew. Mr Fowles, who

lives in Edred Road, Do-ver, will appear fromcustody at WestminsterMagistrates’ Court onSunday. Mr McGinn, ofLowther Road, has beenbailed and will appear atthe same court on 22January.

A third passenger whowas arrested, a man aged36, was released withoutcharge, police said. Theincident came amidheightened tension atairports across the worldfollowing an unsuccess-ful attempt to bomb anairliner on ChristmasDay. The incident hap-pened as the plane,

which had 331 passen-gers on board, was taxi-ing for take-off.

The other passengerswere eventually takenoff the aircraft anddriven to a hotel for thenight. Their flight wasrescheduled and de-parted on Saturday after-noon. Extra bag checks,body searches and on-board regulations haveseen travellers in Lon-don experiencing longerwaits before their flightstake off, following thefailed bombing of aplane en route to the UScity of Detroit.

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Regular exercise plus caloric reductionmay achieve better health results

Iguanas dropping from trees, manatees huddling around waters warmed bypower plants and marine turtles being whisked away to shelters — Florida’sunusual cold snap is a deadly one for tropical wildlife. When temperatures

drop below about (60°C) (15°C), they become less able to move around. Belowabout 40 F (40°C), they become completely immobile due to a lack of blood

flow.—INTERNET

Prostate cancer radiationmay not hurt sex

LOS ANGELES, 10Jan—Combining regularexercise with cuttingcalories would achievebetter health outcomes,according to a new study.

“It’s better to loseweight with a combina-tion of caloric reductionand exercise rather thancaloric reduction alone,”said study author EnetteLarson-Meyer, an assist-ant professor of familyand consumer science atthe University of Wyo-ming.

Combining the two re-

sults in better health out-comes — such as lowerblood pressure and cho-lesterol levels — thansimply cutting caloriesalone, Larson-Meyer andhis colleagues found inthe study appearing in theJanuary issue of the jour-nal Medicine & Science inSports & Exercise.

For the six-monthstudy, the researchers as-signed 36 overweightmen and women, averageage 39, to one of threegroups. One group cutcalories by 25 percent.

The second cut calories byabout 12.5 percent andexercised enough to in-crease energy output by12.5 percent. A controlgroup simply stayed on aweight-maintenance diet.

At the study’s end,both the caloric-restric-tion group and the caloric-restriction plus exercisegroup lost about 10 per-cent of their body weight.The average weight at thestudy start was about178pounds, so the loss at theend was about 17 poundson average.—Xinhua

Angolan women andchildren collect water

using a plastic containerat a water point near the

country’s capitalLuanda, on 8 Jan,2010.—INTERNET

Safety assessments forsmoke flavourings Soda machines at risk

of bacteriaROANOKE, 10 Jan—Beverages from soda fountain

machines could contain harmful bacteria that cause gas-tric distress, researchers in Virginia said. Researchersat Hollins University in Roanoke said they found causefor alarm after examining 90 beverages, including sugarsodas, diet sodas and water, from 20 self-service and10 personnel-dispensed machines in fast-food restau-rants. The study “found a significant number of thedrinks had levels of bacteria, including coliforms, whichwould not be allowed in municipal drinking water,”said biologist Renee Godard, head of environmentalstudies at Hollins.

Forty-eight percent of the beverages contained col-iform bacteria with more than 17 percent containingChryseobacterium meningosepticum and more than 11percent containing Escherichia coli, Godard wrote in arecent issue of the International Journal of Food Micro-biology.—Internet

Education increasesliver donations

PHILADELPHIA, 10Jan—Sexual function inprostate cancer patientsreceiving beam radiationdecreases within the firsttwo years and then stabi-lizes, US researchersfound.

Researchers at theJefferson Medical Col-lege of Thomas JeffersonUniversity in Philadel-phia, the ThomasJefferson University Hos-pital in Philadelphia andUniversity of California,Davis, School of Medi-cine evaluated 143 pros-tate cancer patients re-ceiving external beam ra-diation therapy who com-pleted baseline data onsexual function beforetreatment and at follow-

up visits.Senior author Dr Rich-

ard Valicenti of the Uni-versity of California,Davis, School of Medi-cine, said patients wereanalyzed on sexual drive,erectile function, ejacula-tory function and overallsatisfaction for a mediantime of about four years.

The study authorsfound the strongest pre-dictor of sexual functionafter treatment was sexualfunction before treatmentand the only statisticallysignificant decrease infunction occurred in thefirst two years after treat-ment — and function thenstabilized with no signifi-cant changes thereafter.

Internet

NEW YORK, 10 Jan—Livers from living donorsincrease 42 percent aftertransplant candidates re-ceived education on theprocess, US researcherssay. Officials of the UnitedNetwork for Organ Shar-ing says as of Jan. 30,2009, there were 100,539candidates on the waitinglist in the United Stateswith more than 15,000 in-dividuals in need of a livertransplant.

The number of de-ceased donors decreasedfrom 6,650 donors in 2006to 6,494 donors in 2007.

At the time of thestudy, New York state had1,947 individuals on theliver wait list, which rep-resents 12 percent of can-

didates nationally. In2006-2007, random sam-ples of wait-listed candi-dates at five transplantcenters in New York wereselected to complete pre-intervention surveys.

A second sample ofwait-listed candidatescompleted post-interven-tion surveys in 2008. “Paststudies have show wait-listed candidates concernsover donor safety, coupledwith their general lack ofknowledge about organdonation, created a reluc-tance on the part of candi-dates to discuss living do-nor liver transplantationwith family and friends,”lead author SamanthaDeLair, director of theNew York Centre for LiverTransplantation, said in astatement.—Internet

Vaccine may ‘mop up’leukemia cells

BALTIMORE, 10 Jan—Avaccine may help rid pa-tients of leukemia cells leftbehind by chemotherapy,US researchers say.

Dr Hyam Levitsky ofThe Johns Hopkins Medi-cal Institutions in Balti-more cautions the resultsare very preliminary andthey cannot yet rule outother reasons for success,but a vaccine made withleukemia cells seemed toreduce or eliminate the lastremaining cancer cells inchronic myeloid leukemiapatients taking the drugImatinib mesylate, orGleevec. “We want to getrid of every last cancer cellin the body, and using can-cer vaccines may be agood way to mop up re-sidual disease,” Levitskysaid in a statement.

The vaccine, which in-cluded the immune systemstimulator GM-CSF andleukemia antigen mol-ecules, was given to 19patients who had measur-able cancer cells after tak-ing Gleevec for at least oneyear.

A series of 10 skin in-jections were given everythree weeks. the processwas repeated four times.

The study, published inClinical Cancer Research,said after a median of 72months of follow-up, thenumber of remaining can-cer cells declined in 13 pa-tients, 12 of whom reachedtheir lowest levels of re-sidual cancer cells. Inseven patients, cancer cellsbecame completelyundetectable, the studysaid. —Internet

PARMA, 10 Jan—TheEuropean Food SafetyAuthority completed itsreview of the safety of 11smoke flavorings used inthe European Union, of-ficials said.

The European Com-mission will establish alist of smoke flavoringproducts — added tomeat, fish and cheeses —authorized for use infoods based on the workof the European FoodSafety Authority.

Klaus-Dieter Jany,chairman of EuropeanFood Safety Authority,said to assess the safety

of these smokeflavorings, the panelasked manufacturers fordata on the composition

and toxicity of their prod-ucts as well as details ontheir intended uses anduse levels.—Internet

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Barcelona, Real Madrid continuebattle for supremacy in Spain MADRID, 10 Jan—Primera Liga leaders

FC Barcelona and second placed Real Ma-drid both face difficult matches this Sundayas the duo continues it battle at the top of thetable. Barcelona aims to secure its first winof 2009 away to Tenerife. Pep Guardiola’steam has struggled in the New Year, draw-ing at home to Villarreal in the league andsuffering a shock defeat against Sevilla onTuesday night in the Kings Cup.

Zlatan Ibrahimovich is suspended for thetrip to the Canary Islands, but Guardiola willreturn players such as Xavi Hernandez andCarlos Puyol to his starting 11. Real Madridmeanwhile entertains this season’s surpriseteam Mallorca. Mallorca is currently fourthas a result of the team’s magnificent form inits ONO Stadium, where GregorioManzano’s team has won eight consecutivematches.

Xinhua

Roddick to faceStepanek in Brisbane

tennis final CANBERRA, 10 Jan—

American Andy Roddickrallied from the first setdown to beat Czech TomasBerdych 1-6, 6-3 and 6-4on Saturday for a finalmatch against defendingchampion Radek Stepanekin the men’s singles at theBrisbane International.Stepanek, also of the CzechRepublic, had earliercruised into Sunday’s finalwith a 6-2, 6-1 win overFrenchman Gael Monfils.

“The biggest part of thematch for me was the firstfew games of the secondset. I just wanted to makesure I stopped his momen-tum,” said Roddick.Berdych had a flying start,winning the opening set in34 minutes by breakingRoddick’s serve twice. Buthe failed to achieve the featagain for the remainder ofthe match. Roddick tookthe second with an earlybreak, then broke again latein the third before servingout the match after morethan two hours.—Xinhua

Glover barely keepshis lead

KAPALUA, 10 Jan—Even with a three-shot lead at Kapalua going into theweekend, US Open champion LucasGlover figured it would be tight. Surely,a few players in this winners-only fieldwould post a low score, and a few guyswouldn’t.He just didn’t think he wouldbe the one struggling to get by Satur-day. Or that so many others would getinto the hunt.

Glover went from a three-shot leadto a two-shot deficit in the SBS Cham-pionship, only to have his fortuneschange as quickly as the direction of thewind. Three birdies over his last fiveholes allowed him to salvage a 2-under71 and a one-shot lead over defendingchampion Geoff Ogilvy going into a fi-nal round with endless possibilities.

Internet

Lucas Glover, right, follows his drivefrom the first tee as playing partner,John Rollins, left, looks on during

the third round of the SBS Champi-onship golf tournament in Kapalua,Hawaii, on 9 Jan, 2010.—INTERNET

Igor Andreev (R)and Elena

Dementieva discusstactics during their

mixed doublestennis matchagainst Andy

Murray and LauraRobson at the

Hopman Cup inPerth.— INTERNET

Dementieva on trackfor Australian Open

PERTH, 10 Jan—Russian world No.5 ElenaDementieva said the heavy playing schedule at theHopman Cup was perfect preparation for her upcomingAustralian Open campaign. The 2009 Australian Opensemi-finalist made her first appearance at the mixedteams tournament here and teamed up with country-man Igor Andreev, the second-seeded pair failing toreach the final after losing their last tie to Great Brit-ain.—Internet

Manchester City strikerEmmanuel Adebayor

Adebayor returningto Britain after bus attack

Arsenal indebted to supersub RosickyLONDON, 10 Jan—Tomas Rosicky salvaged a point for Arsenal with an added

time equaliser to secure a 2-2 draw with Everton here on Saturday. The drawmoved Arsene Wenger’s side to within three points of Premier League leadersChelsea.

It had appeared the Gunners were about to suffer their second home defeat ofthe season when Steven Pienaar fired the vistors into a deserved 2-1 lead with justnine minutes remaining at a snow-covered Emirates Stadium.

Everton’s failure to turn a succession of draws into wins meant they came intothis game having won just one of their last eight league matches although theirform has been steadily improving in recent weeks.—Internet

Arsenal’s midfielder Aaron Ramsey(C) goes for the ball during theirEnglish Premier League football

match against Everton at the Emir-ates Stadium, London.—INTERNET

Inter late show breaks Siena heartsas Roma go fourth in Serie A

Inter Milan’s midfielderWesley Sneijder

Ferguson tests FA’s patience with new ref rant

Manchester United’sScottish midfielder

Darren Fletcher looksback after being sent off

against BirminghamCity during their Eng-lish Premier League

football match. INTERNET

BIRMINGHAM, 10 Jan—Sir AlexFerguson may have landed himself infurther trouble with the Football Asso-ciation (FA) after his latest withering as-sessment of a referee. The ManchesterUnited manager was furious with MarkClattenburg for sending-off Scotlandmidfielder Darren Fletcher towards theend of the English champions’ 1-1 Pre-mier League draw away to BirminghamCity here on Saturday.

Ferguson has only recently served atwo-match touchline ban for criticisingthe fitness of referee Alan Wiley earlierthis season and has a two-match sus-pended sentence hanging over his headfrom the FA.But that did not stop himfrom indulging in another spot of ref-eree baiting at St Andrews following amatch where a win for United wouldhave seen them replace Chelsea at thetop of the table.—Internet

LONDON, 10 Jan—Togofootball captain Em-manuel Adebayor is re-turning from the AfricanNations Cup after twosquad members died aftera machine-gun attack onteam buses in Angola, hisEnglish club said.“Adebayor returninghome from Angola,” Pre-mier League ManchesterCity announced in a state-ment on their website.”

The club’s press officesaid officials were “inregular contact withAdebayor” but could notsay when he was expectedin Britain. The Togo as-sistant coach and thesquad spokesman died in

Friday’s attack by hoodedgunmen who sprayed thebuses with gunfire as theytravelled through the res-tive northern Cabindaenclave, according to anAfrican football official.

Internet

ROME, 10 Jan—Champions InterMilan scored two late goals to stunrock-bottom Siena 4-3 at the SanSiro on Saturday to open up an 11-point lead at the top of Serie A. Ear-lier in the day 10-man AS Romamoved up to fourth and the finalChampions League qualificationposition with a 1-0 home successagainst woeful Chievo.

Inter looked to be heading fortheir first home defeat under JoseMourinho as they trailed 3-2 withjust two minutes remaining. ButDutch playmaker Wesley Sneijdercurled home his second free-kick ofthe game and then three minutesinto injury-time substitute WalterSamuel crashed home the winner tosend the Inter faithful wild.

Internet

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr.M.S.T. During the past 24 hours, light rain have beenisolated in Taninthayi Division, weather has been partlycloudy in Rakhine and Mon States, Bago, Yangon andAyeyawady Divisions and generally fair in the remainingStates and Divisions. Night temperatures were (3 °C) to(4°C) below January average temperatures in Kachin Stateand upper Sagaing Division,(3°C) to (4°C) above Januaryaverage temperatures in Chin, Rakhine and Kayin States,Bago and Ayeyawady Divisions, (5°C) to (6°C) aboveJanuary average temperatures in Mon State and TaninthayiDivision and about January average temperatures in theremaining areas. The significant night temperatures wereLoilem (1°C), Namsam (2°C), Putao, Lashio, Heho andKatha (4°C) each and Machanbaw (5°C).

Maximum temperature on 9-1-2010 was 96°F.Minimum temperature on 10 -1-2010 was 63°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 10 -1-2010 was 74%.Total sun shine hours on 9 -1-2010 was (9.2) hours approx.

Rainfall on 10 -1-2010 was (Nil) at Mingaladon, (Nil)Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2010 was (Tr) at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and (Nil) CentralYangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was(4) mph from Southwest at (12:30) hours MST on 9-1-2010.

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

Forecast valid until evening of 11th January 2010:Weather will be partly cloudy in Shan and Mon States,Yangon and Taninthayi Divisions and generally fair in theremaining States and Divisions.

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

Outlook for subsequent two days: Generally fairweather in the whole country.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for11-1-2010: Fair weather .

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for11-1-2010:Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for11-1-2010: Generally fair weather.

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Damaged vehicles are seen at the site of atraffic accident on the expressway between

Wuhan and Shiyan in central China’s HubeiProvince,on 10 Jan, 2010.—INTERNET

Highway pileup kills five incentral China

WUHAN, 10 Jan— At least five people werekilled and seven others injured in a 11-vehiclecrash in Hubei Province Saturday, a firefightingofficer said on Sunday.

The pileup happened at around 10 pm Saturdayat the Zaoyang city section of a highway linkingWuhan, capital of Hubei, to Shiyan city in theprovince, according to a publicity officer with thefirefighting detachment of Xiangfan city thatadministers Zaoyang.

The accident involved four trucks, threepassenger buses, three sedans and a mini-van. Fivepeople were killed on the spot and the seven injuredhad been rushed to a hospital.

More than ten fire engines and some 70firefighters were called on to the site. By 6:00 a.m.on Sunday when rescue operation ended, some 90people had been evacuated from the site, mostlypassengers. Investigators assumed that the slipperyroad covered by ice and speeding might be thecauses of the accident, according to the officer whorefused to be named. The highway section remainedclosed as of Sunday afternoon.

Further probe into the crash is still underway.Xinhua

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12th Waning of Pyatho 1371 ME Monday, 11 January, 2010

★ Only with stability and peace will the nation develop

★ Only with stability and peace will democratization process be successful

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

People’s Desire ■ VOA, BBC-sowing hatred amongthe people

■ RFA, DVB-generating publicoutrage

■ Do not allow ourselves to be swayed■ By broadcasts designed to cause

troubles

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

and violence

Young women of storm-hit areashave better future

Byline & Photos: Arkar Kyaw

Trainees making men’s wear stiff collar shirts in Special DomesticScience Course No (2) in Mawlamyinegyun.

In compliancewith the guidance of theHead of State, Domes-tic Science Course isconducted for youngwomen in four storm-hit areas— Pyapon,Bogale, Mawla-myinegyun and Labuttatownships. Now, thecourse is in its secondbatch.

It was on 12 De-cember on which ourteam visited SpecialDomestic ScienceCourse No (2) con-ducted by the Educa-tion and Training De-partment of the Minis-try for Progress of Bor-der Areas and NationalRaces and Develop-ment Affairs atM a w l a m y i n e g y u nTownship Peace andDevelopment Councilin Ayeyawady Divi-sion.

Just as we entered

the training hall, we weregreeted by course incharge Daw Win Le Yeesaying, “It’s just right. Wewill serve you the snackstrainees have made.” Inoticed the snacks weretasted even more deliciousthan commercially-madeones in shops.

Going round the

hall, I was amazed by avariety of works in vari-ous colours, shapes andsizes, because they werevery artistic. And I thoughtthe works might not be thetrainees’.

I turned to thecourse instructors, andsaid, “The works are fan-tastic and lovely, aren’t

they?” Daw Win Le Yeesaid, “The works are alltheirs. They spend theirtime beneficially, and tryhard in their studies be-cause what they arelearning now will be theirlivelihoods. They get onwith their studies. That’swhy their works arefine.” (See page 10)

Significant night temperature(10-1-2010)

Loilem (1o C)Namsam (2o C)Putao (4o C)Lashio (4o C)Heho (4o C)Katha (4o C)Machanbaw (5o C)

A Powermat charges a cellphone, right, andsmall handheld computer, left, at the Con-

sumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas,on 9 Jan, 2010. Powermat USA showed off amat that charged gadgets set on top of it - aslong as the gadgets were equipped with add-ons like special cell phone cases. This year,

Powermat took things a step further byunveiling the Powerpack - a battery that

replaces the one that comes with your cellphone and lets you charge your handsetsimply by placing it on one of its special

mats. Powerpacks that are compatible withdozens of handsets are expected to be avail-

able for $40 in May.

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