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* Development of agriculture as the base and all-round develop-ment 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 inside thecountry and abroad

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality of the entirenation

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

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

ards of the entire nation

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

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

tion* Building of a new modern developed nation in

accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

NAY PYI TAW, 7 April—TheFinancial Commission of the Repub-lic of the Union of Myanmar held itsmeeting 1/2011 at the UnionGovernment meeting hall of the Presi-dent Office, here, at 10 am today,attended by Chairperson of the com-mission President U Thein Sein.

President U Thein Sein attends 1/2011meeting of Financial Commission

Chairperson of the commissionPresident U Thein Sein delivered anopening address. Afterwards, mem-bers of the commission discussed fi-nancial matters.

Also present at the meetingwere Vice-Chairpersons of the com-mission Vice-Presidents Thiha ThuraU Tin Aung Myint Oo and Dr SaiMauk Kham, the Secretary of the com-mission Minister for Finance and Rev-enue, commission members the Un-ion Attorney-General, the Union Au-ditor-General, the Chief Ministers ofRegions and States and the Chairmanof Nay Pyi Taw Council.

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NAY PYI TAW, 7 April — The opening of“Myosatthit”(New Generation) self-reliant Librarybuilding was held in conjunction with cash andpublications donation ceremony at the library inShaukon village in Tatkon Township of Nay Pyi TawDistrict on 2 April.

U Maung Oo, Chairman of Pyidaungsu

“Myosatthit” Library ready tobroaden horizons of local people

Hluttaw Representatives Vetting Committee, presenteda set of TV, Director-General U Ye Htut of Informa-tion and Public Relations Department, K 1 millioncontributed by the State and K 1.5 million by thePeople’ Republic of China, Director (Production) UAye Kywe, publications by Myanmar Rural LibraryFoundation and Village Administrator U Kyi LwinSoe, K 2.5 million by local people to responsiblepersons. The one-storey brick building that measures33x20 feet was built with the total contribution of K 5million.— MNA

YANGON, 7 April—Hlawga Park underForest Department will be closed from 12 till 16April. For public relaxation and recreation, it willbe kept open from 8 am to 6 pm on 17 April (NewYear Day). Starting the following day, it runsregularly from 8 am to 5 pm.—MNA

Hlawga Park to be kept open on

Myanmar New Year Day

President U Thein Sein deliv-

ers an address at

1/2011 meeting of Financial

Commission of the Republic

of the Union of Myanmar.

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 8 April, 2011

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

People’s DesireFriday, 8 April, 2011

Fulfill expectation ofpeople

The country comes into the new era forbuilding a modern and developed democraticnew nation. The Union Government and theRegion and State Governments were formedon 30 March. The nation is on the threshold ofnew system and new era. In accord with thechange of system, ideology and procedures areto be changed.

President U Thein Sein met persons ofUnion level organizations, Chief Ministers ofRegions and States, and Union Deputy Ministersat the hall of President Office in Nay Pyi Tawon 6 April. In the meeting, the President saidthat having faith in them, he also vested themwith powers. Hence, they will have to dischargeall their duties and every work they assumenecessary dauntlessly and conscientiously. Inaddition, they need to work with initiative,dynamism and conviction without waiting forany exhortation.

At present, the centralization has beenreduced, and ministries and governments fromStates and Regions have been entrusted withrights and powers. They will have to takecharge of their own duties. In addition to theirresponsibility they must be held accountablefor their actions for any good or bad results intheir own ministry or region or state.

Priority is to be given to progress ofagriculture sector for sufficiency of people infood and clothing sectors. Agricultural sectoris to be modernized to establish agriculturalproduction syndicates with the shares throughmanual production. Utmost efforts are to bemade for boosting production of agriculturalproduce with the use of modern machinery andtechnology.

It is necessary to create job opportunitiesfor everyone in the market economy system.With every citizen being able to work, they willearn income, thereby contributing to the growthof GDP. As permission will be given to engagein cultivation and trade freely in accord withthe law, any restrictions have to be lifted. It isneeded to control the market with the rules andlaws. Only then will the commodity flow besmooth and commodity prices will fall.

As construction of the nation is vast, theexecutive organizations are to discharge theirduties bravely under the law and the people areto participate in improvement of their socialstatus on a self-reliant basis with a view tosuccessfully meeting their target.

NAY PYI TAW, 8 April—The President of theRepublic of the Union of Myanmar has appointedU Zin Yaw as Ambassador Extraordinary andPlenipotentiary of the Republic of the Union ofMyanmar to the Republic of India.

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NAY PYI TAW, 7 April — Minister for Energy UThan Htay received Ambassador of the Republic ofIndia to Myanmar Dr. V S Seshadri at his office heretoday.

At the meeting, they cordially discussedmatters on win-win cooperation in the energysector. — MNA

Minister, Ambassador discusscooperation in energy sector

NAY PYI TAW, 7April — A ceremony tohand over four fireengines to MyanmaRailways by WestCorporation of Japanwas held at Nay Pyi Taw

Locomotive Sheds get fire engines

Railway Station thismorning.

After explainingpurpose of donation by

Ms Eiko Hoshino ofWest Corporation,General Manager UKhin Maung Swe of

Myanma Railwayspresented certificate ofhonour to her.

Also present wereMinister for RailTransportation U AungMin, Minister for SocialWelfare, Relief andResettlement U AungKyi, Deputy Ministers forRail TransportationThura U ThaungLwin and U Thant Shinand responsible per-sons of WestCorporation.

The four fireengines will be allocatedto Nay Pyi TawLocomotive Shed,Mahlwakon LocomotiveShed, InseinLocomotive Shed andYwahtaung LocomotiveShed each.

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Minister for Energy

U Than Htay

receives Indian

Ambassador Dr VS

Seshadri.

ENERGY

Minister U Aung Min and Minister U Aung Kyi view four fire enginesdonated by West Corporation of Japan.—MNA

YANGON, 7 April—Winners of 9th

Saya Wun Tin Shwe Literary Awardwere announced today. Those writersare Maung Thet Swe, Nanda Thein

NAY PYI TAW, 7 April—Chairman of Tachilek RegionHoteliers’ Association in Kengtung,Shan State (East), U Soe Shwe andmembers U Zaw Aung and U Sai TitAung made donation of K 2.55million from 11 hotels and guest

Sayawun Tin Shwe Literary Award winnersannounced

Tachilek Hoteliers’ Association donates cashfor Tahlay quake victims

houses in Kengtung and K 14.05million and 410500 Baht from 12hotels and guest houses in Tachilek,for Tahlay quake victims, throughrespective organizations on 25March.

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Zan, Professor Dr Myint MaungMaung and Maung Khaing Zaw. Thefour were chosen from the bookspublished in 2009.—MNA

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U Zin Yaw accredited tothe Republic of India

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 8 April, 2011 3

KABUL, 7 April—Two NATOsoldiers were killed Wednesdayfollowing a “friendly fire” incidentin Afghanistan’s restive southernregion, the NATO-led InternationalSecurity Assistance Force (ISAF) saidin a Press release on Thursday.

However, the Press release didnot give more details in the so-called“friendly fire” incident, saying “AnISAF Joint Command incidentassessment team is looking into theincident. A formal investigation willdetermine the circumstances that ledto the incident,”the Press release said.

Nevertheless, it did not revealthe nationalities of the victims, saying

Two NATO soldiers killed in S Afghanistan

GHAZNI, 7 April—Three Taleban militantswere killed and sixemployees of a privatesecurity firm were injuredas gun battle flared upbetween the two sides inGhazni Province 125kmsouth of Capital Kabul,spokesman for provincialadministration MaroufAyubi said Thursday.

“The clash happenedin Nikzai Village of

Clash leaves three dead, wounds six inAfghan district

A policeman walks near a destroyed vehicleafter a suicide bomb attack in Quetta on 7

April, 2011. A suicide bomber rammed a carpacked with explosives into the house of a

senior police officer in the southwestern cityof Quetta, killing at least one man andwounding four people, including two

children, police said.INTERNET

QUETTA, 7 April—Atleast one person waskilled and nine otherswere injured in a suicideblast in southwestPakistan’s main CityQuetta on Thursdaymorning, police sourcessaid.

An explosives-ladenvehicle rammed into thewall of local policeofficer Wazir KhanNasir’s home andexploded, according toinitial reports.

Nasir was injured inthe blast and his housewas also seriouslydamaged, according tolocal TV channelExpress.

The blast took placeon Gulistan Road inQuetta, capital city ofBalochistan Province.

The injured havebeen shifted to a nearbyhospital.—Xinhua

One killed,nine injured

in blast in SWPakistan

KANDAHAR, 7 April—Militants attack policedepartment in Kandahar City on Thursday, firingcontinues, an official said.

“Taleban militants attacked the department ofpolice in 5th precinct of Kandahar City at around10:00 am local time with rocket-propelled grenadesand small arms,” the official told Xinhua but declinedto give his name.

Meantime, police chief of Kandahar ProvinceKhan Mohammad Mujahid has confirmed thatsome armed men attacked police training centre inKandahar City and police are trying to control thesituation.

On the other hand, locals said that a big bangwas also heard in 5th precinct of Kandahar Cityminutes ago.—Xinhua

An Iraqi man inspects the scene of a

rocket attack in Baghdad, Iraq recently.

The rocket landed near a small hotel

across the Tigris River from the heavily

fortified area that houses government

offices and foreign embassies.

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An Afghan man workson a construction site

at a NATO forces’base in eastern

Afghanistan.Engineers,

construction workersand security guards

were said to be amongthose killed in a blast

in the country’seastern Barmal

District, which sharesa long, porous border

with Pakistani.INTERNET

BOGOTA, 7 April—Colombian police said onWednesday it had seizedat least 7 tons ofexplosives in the Araucadepartment near theborder with Venezuela.

“Through thedevelop-ment of anintelligence operation wewere able to seize 7 tonsof ammoniac nitrate,”which is the base ofpowerful explosives,Arauca’s Police Com-mander William Guevaratold local radio station LaFM.

Guevara said thatthis substance mixed withhydrocarbon and alu-minum becomes amonal,an explosive known tobe used by Colombia’sill-egally armed groupsin car bombs,antipersonnel mines and

Militants attack policedepartment in

Afghan city

Colombian police seizesseven tons of explosives

that it is ISAF policy to defer casualtyidentification procedures to therelevant national authorities.

Troops mainly from the UnitedStates, Britain, Canada and Australiahave been stationed in the southernregion within the framework of ISAFto fight Taleban militants.

More than 110 NATO soldiers,with majority of them Americans,have been killed in Afghanistan sincebeginning this year. The southernAfghan Provinces, regarded as“Taleban hotbed” have been the sceneof increasing Taleban-led activitiesover the past couples of years.

XinhuaWaghaz District onWednesday night whenthe militants opened fireon the compound of theprivate firm and its guardsreturned fire leaving threeattackers dead,” Ayubitold Xinhua.

Meantime, he did notreveal the name of thecompany but added it wasan Afghan privatesecurity company.

Private security firms

often provide security tologistic convoys ofNATO-led troops andforeign agenciesoperating in Afghanistan.

Six employees of thecompany were alsoreceived injuries in thefirefight lasted for a while,Ayubi further said.Taleban militants fightingAfghan and NATO-ledtroops have yet to makecomment.—Xinhua

other explosive devices.He said that the

based on the volume ofexplosive material seizedin the operation “theseven tons could be usedto load 20 car bombs andabout 2,500antipersonnel mines.”

Guevara did notreveal when the operationwas carried out, but saidit had been done whenthe load was transportedin a truck coming fromVillavicencio, the capitalof the east-central Metadepartment.

He added that policehad arrested two peoplewho allegedly weremembers of the “10thfront of the Revol-utionary Armed Forcesof Colombia,” alsoknown as the FARCguerilla group. —Xinhua

An injured

child is carried

away from the

scene of a car

bomb

explosion near

a market in

eastern

Baghdad, Iraq

recently.

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SYDNEY, 7 April—Scientists on boarda Spanish research ship of the MalaspinaExpedition, will look in the central PacificOcean for traces of radioactivity fromJapan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plantin, said a renowned Spanish oceansresearcher on Thursday.

Professor Carlos Duarte, who isleading the expedition, told reportersaboard the research ship Hesperides inSydney that searching for radioactivitywas not part of the original plan for theseven-month trip.

“We are going to add an element ofresearch to the south and north trackalong the Pacific that was obviously notplanned when we departed,” Duarte said.

Scientists search for Japan’s nuclearwater in central Pacific Ocean

“We will monitor and assess theextent of contamination by radioisotopesin the central Pacific Ocean.”

The Malaspina Expedition is one ofthe world’s largest collaborative scientificundertakings, involving some 400scientists/researchers and two shipscircumnavigating the world as part of aresearch programmes to investigate thehealth of the world’ s oceans. Theexpedition has completed half of a worldtour to assess the impact of “globalchange” on the ocean’s ecosystem.

The Fukushima nuclear reactors innorthern Japan were damaged by theearthquake and tsunami which hit thecountry on 11 March.—Xinhua

A man is tested forpossible nuclear

radiation in Fukushima,Japan, on 6 April, 2011.According to the statisticsof local government, theoutside radiation level inFukushima is 2.24 microsievert per hour at 8:00

am Wednesday.XINHUA

In a picture taken on 12March, 2011 stranded

passengers prepare to spendthe night at the arrival lobbyof Narita airport in Tokyo.

Japan’s earthquake-tsunamiand the ongoing nuclear crisis

have slashed the number offoreigners travelling to its twomain airports by two-thirds,immigration officials said

Wednesday.—INTERNET

Japan foreign arrivals plummet in wakeof disaster

TOKYO, 7 April—Japan’s earthquake-tsunami and theongoing nuclear crisishave slashed thenumber of foreignerstravelling to its two mainairports by two-thirds,immigration officialssaid Wednesday.

The drop, from adaily average of 15,500people last March to justover 5,000 in the wakeof the triple disaster,looks to have derailedplans to attract a record

number of foreigntourists.

A total 8.6 millionpeople travelled toJapan last year, markinga healthy rebound fromthe 6.8 million in 2009when the swine flupandemic and globaleconomic downturncurbed internationaltravel.

“It is no excuse, butwe set the 2011 targeton an assumption thatno natural disasterwould occur,” said

Zensuke Suzuki, aninternational exchangeofficial at the govern-ment-run Japan TourismAgency.

“We acknowledgethat it is quite difficult toaccomplish the goal,”he told AFP.

“Honestly speak-ing, we cannot give arevised figure right nowbecause the impact ofthe disaster, includingthe nuclear plantproblem, is not overyet.”—Internet

Japan using gas to avoidexplosion at nuke plant

Graphic on the latest situation atthe Fukushima 1 nuclear power

plant where a build up of hydrogenis posing new risks to the salvage

operation.—INTERNET

TOKYO, 7 April—Workers atJapan’s stricken nuclear planton Thursday pumped nitrogeninto a crippled reactor in a bidto prevent a possible explosionand contain the world’s worstatomic accident for 25 years.

With the crisis at theFukushima Daiichi plantapproaching the end of its fourthweek, operator Tokyo ElectricPower said it was concerned abuild-up of hydrogen gas at theNo 1 reactor could causeanother explosion at the site.

The fresh challenge un-derscored the fragility of thesituation at the stricken plant,after rare progress was seenWednesday when workersplugged a hole spewing highlyradioactive water into the ocean.

TEPCO officials sayhydrogen building up in the

housing around reactor No 1could mix with incomingoxygen, creating an explosion.

Experts say the risk of adetonation could rise as thenuclear fuel rods cool and as thesteam inside the containmentvessel condenses into water,reducing pressure inside the unitand drawing air in throughcracks.

The move came as anassessment by the US NuclearRegulatory Commission dated26 March emerged, citingpersistent and growing threatsat the plant, including the risk ofgas build up and explosions.

Workers began pumping innitrogen, an inert gas abundantin the atmosphere, which theyhope will displace the oxygen.The process to inject 6,000 cubicmetres (210,000 cubic feet) willtake around six days, TEPCOsaid.

“Workers started injectingnitrogen gas at 1:31 am (1631

LONDON, 7 April—London Wednesdaydowngraded its warning over travel to Tokyo butadvised its citizens against visiting northeasternJapan following last month’s earthquake and crisisat the Fukushima nuclear plant.

“We no longer advise against non-essentialtravel to Tokyo,” a statement from the ForeignOffice (FCO) said.

“However, we continue to advise against allnon-essential travel to those areas north east ofTokyo,” it added.

The decision was taken on Tuesday on therecommendation of John Beddington, thegovernment’s chief scientific advisor.

“The risks are gradually declining as the reactorscool and as facilities to stabilize them areestablished,” explained the government statement.

The quake and resultant tsunami left more than12,000 people dead or missing and wiped out thenuclear reactors’ cooling systems.

Radiation levels rose sharply at the plant, 250kilometres (155 miles) northeast of Tokyo, in theaftermath of the disaster, making it the world’sworst nuclear incident since the 1986 Chernobyldisaster.—Internet

London downgrades Tokyotravel warning

GMT Wednesday). Since the pressurelevel went up, they confirmed that thegas was successfully going into thecontainer,” said a spokesman withJapan’s nuclear safety agency.

TEPCO said it was also planningto inject nitrogen gas into reactorsnumber 2 and 3 as a protectivemeasure. In the days after theearthquake and tsunami crippled theplant, large explosions resulted fromhydrogen accumulation near thereactors, damaging the outer buildingshousing them.—Internet

Beijing, 7 April—An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the RichterScale hit off northern coast of Sumatra of Indonesia at 10:01 pm BeijingTime Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

The epicentre was monitored at 1.7 degrees north latitude and 97.1degrees east longitude with a depth of about 20 kilometers, the centresaid.—Xinhua

6.2 magnitude quake hits off northSumatra

Japanese women sortthrough freshly caught fish atthe Hirakata fish market in

Kitaibaraki, south of thestricken Fukushima daiichi

nuclear power plant. LondonWednesday downgraded its

warning over travel to Tokyobut advised its citizens against

visiting northeastern Japanfollowing last month’s

earthquake and crisis at theFukushima nuclear plant.

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Lyme disease is spread when a person is bittenby an infected tick. The tick initially acquires Lymebacteria by biting an infected mouse or deer.

The ADAM Encyclopedia advises taking theseprecautions to help prevent the spread of Lymedisease:

* Apply an insect repellant on all exposed skin(except your face) and clothing.

* Dress in light clothing so ticks are easier to see.* Put on a long-sleeved shirt, and tuck pant cuffs

into your shoes.* Wear a pair of tall boots, preferably made of

rubber.* Check your skin (including your scalp) for ticks

while you’re outdoors, and as soon as youcome inside.

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Health Tip: Help preventLyme disease

Study hints at link betweenantidepressants and heart

troubleLOS ANGELES, 7 April — Men taking

antidepressants may be at risk for atherosclerosis,which can increase the risk of a heart attack orstroke, a small, preliminary study suggests.

Antidepressants were associated with about a 5percent increase in the thickness of the large arteryin the neck called the carotid artery, which carriesblood to the brain, the researchers from EmoryUniversity found. Yet experts not involved with thestudy noted that it did not prove a cause-and-effectrelationship between antidepressant use and hearttrouble, and added that depression itself can increasethe risk of cardiovascular problems.

“Antidepressant medications may decreasecardiovascular risk by treating depression,” said DrGregg C Fonarow, a professor of cardiology at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles.

Since the new findings are very preliminary,Fonarow said, “Patients should not be concerned orstop taking antidepressant medications on the basisof this study.”

Results of the research were scheduled to bepresented Saturday at the American College ofCardiology’s annual scientific session, in NewOrleans. Experts note that studies presented atmedical conferences do not undergo the samevetting as research published in peer-reviewedjournals. The study was funded by the US NationalInstitutes of Health.—Internet

Eating freeze-dried strawberries may helpprevent esophageal cancer.

INTERNET

South Korean men passa Samsung logo inSeoul. The South

Korean electronics firmhas estimated an

operating profit of about2.9 trillion won ($2.67

billion) in the firstquarter, a sharp decline

year-on-year.INTERNET

A pedestrian walks past theNASDAQ building in New York

City, on 30 April, 2010.—INTERNET

Shanghai, Beijing to be third, fourthchoices for billionaires

SINGAPORE, 7 April— Shanghai andBeijing could become the third andfourth choices for the world’sbillionaires in ten years, though NewYork and London will remain theworld’s top two cities, a latest surveyhas found.

Singapore is now the most popularcity in Asia Pacific for the globallywealthy individuals, local Chinesedaily Lianhe Zaobao reportedThursday. About 22 percent of thebillionaires from East Asia said theywould consider Singapore as theirfirst choice when emigrating,compared with 17 percent for bothCanada and Australia.

A research analyst at Knight Franksaid Singapore is attractive thanks toits favourable tax policies and

China Eastern Airlines to strengthenstrategy in boosting global market

NEW YORK, 7 April— China EasternAirlines will boost its global marketcompetitiveness to raise its internationalreputation, the carrier’s chairmanannounced on Wednesday in New York.

Liu Shaoyong, chairman of ChinaEastern Airlines Company Limited, oneof the country’s three major state-ownedcarriers, made the remarks during akeynote speech at the China BusinessInitiative Forum organized by the JeromeA Chazen Institute of InternationalBusiness at Columbia Business School.

“China Eastern Airlines will furtherits global strategic deployment tocontinuously strengthen coreprofitability, raise management levels,improve operation quality and step up itsexploration of the global market,” Liu

UK to open standard institute to facilitateIndonesian exports

JAKARTA, 7 April— Britain plans to open a branch of British StandardInstitute in Indonesia which would pave way for Indonesian exports enteringEuropean market, Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said here on Wednesay.

The plan was announced by Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward, whohas been in a visit to Indonesia on 5 to 7 April.

The minister said that with the presence of the institute, Indonesia couldadjust the quality of some of its main export products, such as palm oil, forentering the European market. Britain is one of the biggest investors in Indonesia.

Xinhua

comparatively lower housing pricesfor luxury real estate.

Monaco remained the world’smost expensive city in terms of luxuryproperties at 65,600 US dollars persquare meter, followed by London,Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong, thereport said.—Xinhua

Shaoyong told Xinhua.Liu said that China Eastern will

formally join SkyTeam, the global airlinealliance, in June, 2011. The companywill also raise its cargo and passengerfleets to 561 aircraft by 2015 and keep adouble-digit growth rate in the next fiveyears.

Regarding the growing threat fromhigh-speed railway lines, Liu said he wasoptimistic and confident, as the aviationindustry still maintains the advantages ofsafety, comfort and low cost. ChinaEastern made net profit of 5.38 billionyuan (807 million US dollars) in 2010, farhigher than 711 million yuan (106 millionUS dollars) in 2009. It carries almost 70million domestic and internationalpassengers annually. —Xinhua

WHO calls for urgentaction on antibiotic misuse

GENEVA, 7 April —TheWorld Health Organi-zation warned that drugresistance fuelled partlyby misuse of antibiotics iskilling hundreds ofthousands of people ayear and that urgent actionwas needed on the issue.

“We’re really seeingan accelerated evolutionin the spread of thisproblem and the bottomline is that the problem isoutpacing the solutions,”said Keiji Fukuda, WHOassistant director general.

Health experts notedthat few countries acrossthe world had plans todeal with the problem,which was increasingamid increased consum-ption of antibiotics.

“In the vast majorityof the countries there areno plans, no budgets,there are noaccountability lines forthis extremely serious

Antibiotics are displayedat a chemist’s shop inMumbai in 2010. The

World HealthOrganization warned.

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problem,” said MarioRaviglione, who headsthe WHO’s campaignagainst tuberculosis.

“Surveillance systemsare weak, they are absentin many places,” he noted,adding that the quality ofantibiotics is questionablein some of these countries.

“Suboptimal dosesare actually those that steerthe mechanism to developdrug resistance.

The use of antibioticsis often inappropriate, wecall it irrational. It facilitatesthe creation of drugresistance.”—Internet

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Airbus expects A380 sales to risein China

SHANGHAI, 7 April—Airbus expects to sell moreA380 aircraft in China inthe coming years, despiteonly one Chinese carrierordering the superjumboso far, the plane maker’sChina president saidThursday.

Laurence Barron toldan industry forum inShanghai that China wasexpected to account for afifth of the Toulouse,France-based company’sglobal sales this year.

“We’re pretty confi-dent in the coming years

An Airbus worker is seeninspecting an Airbus

A380 engine. TheEurope-based airplane-

maker expects to sellmore A380 aircraft inChina in the coming

years, despite only oneChinese carrier orderingthe superjumbo so far.

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Visitors show interest

in some monitoring

systems exhibited

during the first day of

International Security

Conference & Expo

West, in Las Vegas,

the United States,

April 6, 2011.

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we’ll sell more A380s inChina,” he told reporters.“We certainly don’t haveto wait 10 years” fordemand for A380s to pickup in China.”

China Southern Air-lines, one of the country’sthree largest carriers, hasordered five A380s, thefirst of which are slated tobe delivered in the thirdquarter, Barron said.

But other Chinesecarriers have been slow towarm to the double-deckerplane, he added

In March, US rival

Boeing got a boost whenstate-owned flag carrier AirChina bought five of itsnew 747-8 Intercon-tinental jets, becoming thethird airline to order thestretched passenger jumboafter Lufthansa andKorean Air.

Airbus has forecast thatAsia will emerge as theworld’s biggest aircraftmarket by 2029,accounting for a third ofworldwide deliveries as theregion’s growing middleclass drives travel demand.

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How cigarette smoke affects smokersWASHINGTON, 7 April—Cigarette

smoke can affect nearly every organ inthe body by promoting cell damageand causing inflammation, USresearchers suggest. Lead investigatorPing-Ching Hsu, a doctoral studentwho works in the laboratory ofoncology researcher Dr Peter Shieldsof the Georgetown LombardiComprehensive Cancer Centre, part ofGeorgetown University MedicalCentre, showed how cigarette smokeproduces different “metabolites” oractive biological compounds, inindividual smokers, compared to non-smokers.

The researchers analyzed hundredsof metabolites found in the blood and

urine of nine smokers and 10 non-smokers and then narrowed the studydown to the top 50 metabolites insmokers and non-smokers. The levelsof nicotine-related metabolites variedin the smokers’ groups and there werevariations between men and women.

“This gives us an idea of howpeople produce metabolites differentlywhen smoking cigarettes, which isbased on their particular genetic profileand other biological andenvironmental factors,” theresearchers say in a statement.

The findings were presented atthe American Association for CancerResearch 102nd annual meeting inOrlando, Fla.—Internet

FDA approvesAstraZeneca’s thyroid

cancer drugWASHINGTON, 7

April—The US healthregulator on Wednesdayapproved AstraZenecaPlc’s medullary thyroidcancer drug, vandetanib,the first treatment to beapproved for the rareform of cancer.

The drug had faceda three-month delay afterUS regulators, inJanuary, extended thetime needed to completea review.

The decision, whichwas supposed to comeby 7 January, waspushed to 7 April afterthe company submitteda risk evaluation and

Int’l biochemistryconference to be held in

NepalKA T H M A N D U , 7 Apr i l— Biochemis ts

Association of Nepal in cooperation with NepalAcademy of Science and Technology (NAST)wil l organize a two-day in ternat ionalconference here starting from Friday.

The conference aims to identify majorreasons behind increasing non-communicablediseases, and enhance diagnosis according toYasad Dongol, organizer of the conference.

“The sessions will mainly focus on newfindings and emerging topics like liver diseases,tuberculosis, psychiatric disorders, thyroiddysfunction, molecular biology and genetics,immunology and quali ty assessment ofdiagnostic labouratory,” Dongol was qouted byThursday’s The Himalayan Times as saying.

Over 150 participants from Nepal, India,South Korea and the United States will attendthe conference.

At least 27 research papers will be presentedby experts from BP Koirala Institute of HealthSciences, Institute of Medicine, Patan Academyof Health Sciences, Kathmandu UniversitySchool of Medical Sciences, TribhuvanUniversity-Faculty of Medicine, PurbanchalUniversity, Pokhara University, NAST andUniversities from India.

Cancre experts from Fred Hutchinson Cancer

Research Centre and academics from NAST

will also give lectures on labouratory science.

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mitigation strategy to theregulators.

The drug has beenapproved to treat patientswith non-operableadvanced medullarythyroid cancer, whichaccounts for 3 to 5percent of thyroidcancers. About 44,600new thyroid cancer caseswere diagnosed in theUnited States during2010, and about 1,690people died from thedisease, according to theNational Cancer Institute.

There is no approvedtreatment for this type ofcancer. The estimatednumber of US cases in2010 is about 1,300 to2,200 patients, making ita rare form of thyroidcancer. AstraZenecashares closed at 2,912.5pence on Wednesday.

Reuters

Dish Network snags Blockbusterin auction

NEW YORK, 7 April— US televisionbroadcaster Dish Network saidWednesday it had presented thewinning bid for bankrupt movie rentalbusiness Blockbuster Video. DishExecutive Vice President Tom Cullen

The once-dominant US video chainBlockbuster was sold at auction to

satellite TV chain Dish Network forjust $320 million Wednesday after

mismanagement and on-linecompetition pushed it into

bankruptcy.—INTERNET

said Blockbuster would “complementour existing video offerings, whilepresenting cross-marketing andservice extension opportunities forDish Network,” The New York Timesreported.

The deal that topped two rivalswas valued at $320 million.

Rival bids came from a group ledby maverick investor Carl Icahn, whohad invested heavily in Blockbusterand was expected to liquidate thebusiness, and a creditor group led byMonarch Alternative Capital.

Dish is on a shopping spree. InMarch, Dish agreed to purchase DBSDNorth America, a satellite business,for $1.4 billion.

In a statement Dish said buyingBlockbuster gives it “more than 1,700store locations” and a “highlyrecognizable brand and multiplemethods of delivery.”—Internet

A man smokes acigarette in Sydney’s

central businessdistrict. The world’s

toughest laws ontobacco promotionmoved a step closer

Thursday withAustralia saying all

cigarette packets willsoon have to be dark

olive-green andplastered with healthwarning.—INTERNET

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BEIJING, 7 April—China this year willestablish a network meant to preventbirth defects and to ensure the health ofinfants throughout the country.

Beijing will become home to anational centre used to diagnose andresearch birth defects. The centre’s maintask will be to learn more about theconditions that lead to congenital diseases.

It will also inform the public aboutways to prevent birth defects and toobtain a healthy diet, and treat particularlypernicious congenital diseasesthroughout China, according to theNational Population and Family PlanningCommission. Meanwhile, free healthexaminations will be offered to ruralcouples and to couples who have movedfrom the countryside to cities. The testswill be conducted by 220 commissions

WASHINGTON, 7April—Genetics mayhelp determine howmuch caffeine onecraves, new researchindicates, withdifferences in twospecific genes drivingpeople to consume moreor less of the world’smost popular stimulant.

New research sug-gests that individualswho carry a so-called“h igh-consumpt ion”variation of either geneappear to drink morecoffee, relative to thosewho carry a “low-consump-tion” variant.

Centre to study,diagnose birth

defects in China

of population and family planning in 31provincial-level administrative regions.

Each of the tests will cost 240 yuan(37 US dollars), an expense to be coveredby special appropriations from the centralgovernment and its local subsidiaries.

Xinhua

A doctor examines the hearing of3-day-old infants in a hospital in

Xiangyang, Central China’s HubeiProvince, on 2 March.—INTERNET

Regina Mayer jumpswith her cow Luna

over a hurdle inLaufen, southernGermany, on 29

March, 2011. WhenRegina Mayer’s

parents dashed herhopes of getting a

horse, the 15-year-olddidn’t go sulk in her

room.—INTERNET

Coffee addiction may be grounded ingenes

“It’s really anincredible story,” saidstudy co-author Dr NeilCaporaso, branch chiefof genetic epidemiologyat the National CancerInstitute.

“People don’t reallysuspect it, but geneticsplays a big role in a lot ofbehaviours, such assmoking and alcoholconsumption.

And now it turns outthat it has a part in howmuch caffeine we drink.”

The two genes inquestion are labelledCYP1A2 and AHR.

The former has

previously been linkedto the process by whichcaffeine is metabolized,while AHR regulates theactivity of CYP1A2.

“Now, it’s beenknown for a few decadesthat this particularCYP1A2 gene is whatmetabolized caffeine,”Caporaso said.

“But using newtechnology, what wenow showed for the firsttime is that this geneappears to be responsiblefor the inheriteddifferences in howpeople drink coffee.”

Internet

San Jose magazine tackles tough issuesfacing Indian-American community

A senior executive behind Macintosh computersoftware is leaving Apple as the culture-

changing company rushes into a “post PC Era”in which iPads and iPhones supplant desktop

computers. Bertrand Serlet, pictured in 2009, isceding his position as senior vice president ofMac Software Engineering to Apple executive

Craig Federighi, who will report directly to chiefexecutive Steve Jobs.—INTERNET

SAN JOSE, 7 April—Vandana Kumarwas an arranged-marriage bride, losther husband to cancer, has a gaycousin, knows techies who came toSilicon Valley on H-1B visas, isfriends with Chinese “tiger moms,”and struggled through the collegeapplication process for her twin sons.

Since 1987, she and a team ofwriters have delved into all of thosestories and more in the pages of IndiaCurrents, the oldest and largest Indian-American magazine on the WestCoast, which is celebrating its 25th

year of publication this month.“The things that touched my life

found a home in India Currents,” saidKumar, the 48-year-old publisher.

SYDNEY, 7 April—A fire at aprimary school in Sydney’s westhas left 16 children and three adultsin hospital, local media reported onThursday.

Nearly 500 students wereevacuated from the Chester HillNorth Public School at about 12 pm(local time) on Thursday when anadministrative building at the schoolcaught fire, the Australian Broad-

Sydney school fire hospitalizes 19children and adults

And her own story — emigratingfrom the eastern Indian City ofJamshedpur — largely reflects thechanging story of the Indian-American community throughout theBay Area, now numbering about215,000.

The magazine, produced from anoffice park on Lundy Avenue in SanJose, employs six full-time employeesand distributes 32,000 free copies,with readers all over the country.

When it opened its doors in April1987, the “magazine” was only eightpages and included a recipe for bhindi,or okra, by Kumar’s mother-in-law.

Internet

SEOUL, 7 April—TheDemocratic People’sRepublic of Korea(DPRK) on Thursdayaccepted South Korea’sproposal to hold a secondround of talks next weekover a joint research intovolcanic activities at thehighest mountain on theKorean peninsula.

The DPRK agreed tomeet next Tuesday in theDPRK’s Kaesong tofurther advance discus-sions over a possibility ofvolcanic eruptions ofMount Paekdu, accordingto the unification ministryin Seoul. The previousround of volcano talks,proposed by Pyongyang,brought together expertsfrom both sides of theborder in the SouthKorean’s Munsan late lastmonth amid rising concernfollowing the devastatingearthquake and tsunamithat ravaged neighbouringJapan.—Xinhua

casting Corporation (ABC)reported.

Sixteen children were taken tothe Westmead Children’s Hospitalto be treated for smoke inhalation,a spokesman for Am-bulance NewSouth Wales (NSW) said.

Two adults were taken to theBankstown Hospital and one to theLiverpool Hospital in Sydney’swest.— Xinhua

S Korea, DPRKagree to meetnext week forvolcano talks

Picture takenin 2010 showscracks on thenorth side ofthe reservoir

wall of thealuminiumplant near

Ajka, some 160kms southwestof Budapest.

INTERNET

HANOI, 7 April—Vietnam gained 1.1 billion US dollarsfrom seafood exports in the first quarter, up 22 percent overthe same period last year, according to the VietnamAssociation of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP)on Wednesday.

The main reason behind rising export value was due tothe increase of shrimp price by 15 percent over last year,with about 9.2 US dollars per kilogramme, VASEP reported.

In 2010, Vietnam gained a high record of five billion USdollars in seafood export value. The country set target as 5.3billion US dollars this year.— MNA/Xinhua

Vietnam earns $1.1b fromseafood exports in Q1

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(from page 16) Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham

explained carrying out of the tasks for long-termdurability of the pagoda in line with Ovadas ofthe Ovadacariya Sayadaws and the existingprocedures.

After the meeting, the Vice-Presidents andparty viewed the altar room, relics booth, thebooth of edifices, the booth of famous pagodasfrom across the country, Buddha Gaya booth,booth of documentary photos on UppatasantiPagoda construction, Mawgun booth, PitakatChamber and TV room in Pitakattaik, museumand Archive.—MNA

Vice-Presidents address work…

NAY PYI TAW, 7 April— United Nations Residentand HumanitarianCoordinator and UNDPResident Representative MrBishow B Parajuli calledon Minister for Border

UNDP Resident Representative calls onBorder Affairs Minister

Affairs Maj-Gen TheinHtay at the ministry heretoday.

During the meeting,they cordially discussedmatters on projects ofUNDP in cooperation

with the ministry. Theyalso discussed ways forworking together fordevelopment of borderareas and national racesin future under UNDP.

MNA

Minister for Border Affairs Maj-Gen Thein Htay receives UN Resident& Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative

Mr Bishow B Parajuli.—MNA

Vice-Presidents Thiha Thura U Tin AungMyint Oo and Dr Sai Mauk Kham observePitakat Chamber, Museum and Archive of

Uppatasanti Pagoda.—MNA

Industry-2 Ministerreceives Indian

Ambassador

NAY PYI TAW, 7April—Minister forIndustry-2 U Soe Theinreceived IndianAmbassador Dr VSSeshadri at the ministry,here, this morning.

Their discussionsfocused on completionof heavy truckproduction projectundertaken with the loanof the government of the

Republic of India,progress of PakokkuTechnical School Projectwith the cash assistanceof the Indiangovernment, mattersrelated toimplementation of moretechnical school projectsand technologicalcooperation fordevelopment ofindustrial sector.—MNA

YANGON, 7 April—Cruiseliner MVNautica from the US-based OceaniaCruises with 631 tourists and 398 crewmembers on board arrived for the secondtime today at Myanmar InternationalTerminal Thilawa, here, this morning.

Cruiseliner MV Nautica arrivesThe tourists from various countries

on board the vessel visited downtownYangon and made a day trip to Bago.

On 8 April, they will visit Bagan-NyaungU and Mandalay and leavehere on 9 April.—MNA

MV Nautica arriving with 631 tourists on board at MyanmarInternational Terminal Thilawa.—MNA

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Transport Minister meets employees NAY PYI TAW, 7 April — Minister forTransport U Nyan Tun Aung met with employeesof the departments and enterprises under theministry today.

At the meeting, the minister called on theemployees for upholding Our Three Main Causeswhile taking part in implementing tasks forensuring Good Governance and CleanGovernment. He also urged them to carry outtheir duties speedily and effectively.

Deputy Minister U Win Shein alsoencouraged the employees to work togetherconstructively for implementing tasks of theministry based on good foundations of theministry.

MNA

Preparations for XXVII SEAGames discussed

NAY PYI TAW, 7April—A coordinationmeeting on accepting theSouth-East Asian GamesFlag at the closingceremony of the XXVISEA Games to be held inIndonesia and thepreparations for holdingthe opening and closingof the XXVII SEA Gameswas held at the hall of theMinistry of Sports, here,this afternoon.

Deputy Minister forSports U Aye Myint Kyuexplained functions forthe committees andpreparatory tasks.

Director-General UThaung Htaik of Sportsand Physical EducationDepartment and officialsreported on cooperationtasks to be carried outamong ministries.

They all observed theopening and closing

ceremonies of the SEAGames with the use ofvideo slides.

The deputy ministerdiscussed future tasks forthe games.

Deputy Ministersfrom Ministry ofInformation, Ministry ofCulture, Ministry ofScience and Technologyand Ministry of Educationattended the meeting.

MNA

Head-on collision kills two, injures twoon Yangon-Pathein Road

NAY PYI TAW, 7 April –A Yangon-Myaungmyapassenger bus heading forPathein collided with aToyota Hilux owned bythe Construction Ministry,reroute for Yangon, onYangon-Pathein Road on4 April afternoon. The

collision killed two staffmembers, including thedriver, and injured the twoothers on board the Hilux.The injured are nowreceiving medicaltreatment at YangonGeneral Hospital.

It is learnt that in the

accident, the passenger bustook the wrong way andcrashed into the Hilux carwithout being able tocontrol its speed. The busdriver is at large and alawsuit has been filedagainst him.

Traffic rules

enforcement supervisorycommittees at various levelsare taking all necessarymeasures for traffic rulesenforcement by givingeducative talks and takingaction against traffic ruleviolators. However, caraccidents are happeningevery day as some are notreluctant to follow andrespect the traffic rules andregulations, resulting in

loss and damage for thenation or individuals. Theabove-mentioned accidentoccurred as the speedingpassenger bus took thewrong way. So, it isespecially necessary forpassenger bus and truckdrivers to drive at limited

speed as their cars areheavy-loaded. They needto know that their familymembers are waiting forthem to return home safeand sound, a traffic policeofficer of Yangon Regionsaid to the news agency.

MNA

Take Fire PreventiveMeasures

Minister U Nyan Tun Aung delivers a speech in meeting with employees.—MNA

Deputy Minister U Aye Myint Kyu discusses matters on accepting SEAGames Flag at XXVI SEA Games in Indonesia and preparations for

hosting XXVII SEA Games.— MNA

Vice-Presidents Thiha Thura

U Tin Aung Myint Oo and

Dr Sai Mauk Kham visit Pitakat Chamber,

Museum and Archive of

Uppatasanti Pagoda.

(New on page 16)

MNA

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EP-1 Minister receives Chinese guestsNA Y PYI TA W, 7

Apri l—Minister forElectric Power No.1 UZaw Min received aChinese delegation ledby Vice-PresidentMadam ZHANGXiaolu of China PowerInvestment Cor-poration (CPI) at theMinister’s office, here,this morning. At thecal l , both sides

discussed hydropowerprojects beingimplemented by theCPI in cooperation withthe ministry.

After that, the CPIV i c e - P r e s i d e n tp r e s e n t e dUS$ 50000 for theTahlay quake victimsthrough the minister.The minister spokewords of thanks.

Likewise, theMinister receivedChinese Ambassadorto Myanmar Mr LiJunhua at the samevenue this afternoon.The meeting focusedon cooperat ion inhydropower projectsbetween Myanmar andthe People’s Republicof China.

MNA

Car crash claims seven lives ofMyanmar in Thailand

NAY PYI TAW, 7 April—A car crashinvolving a ferry and a truck inThailand claimed Myanmar workers’lives—6 women and one man—onthe spot. The accident happened inSamutsakorn Province (Mahachai) on4th April at about 7am when a ten-wheel truck slammed into a ferrycarrying Myanmar labourers workingat Gallant Ocean (Thailand) Co.,Ltd.The crash also injured 61.

Those who lost their lives were UThan Myint, 50, Ma Tu Tu, 24, MaTheingi Phyo, 18, Ma Thida Mon,18, Ma Ni Ni Win, 22, Ma Win Sanda,21 and Ma Naw Aw, 16.

After being informed on theaccident, Myanmar embassy staffwent to Mahachai and met officialsof the company. Funerals of the deadwere held properly on 5 April, it islearnt. A total of 11 injured persons

of 61 are being undergone treatmentat Mahachai Hospital, six atSamutsakorn Hospital and 44 atSrivichai 5 Hospital. One of seven in-patients are in the critical condition.Some patients with minor injuries weredischarged from the hospital.

Myanmar embassy staff visitedthe patients at the hospitals. Theycoordinated with Thai officials tomake sure that the factory stands thecost of the medical fees till theirrecovery and pays their full wagesduring their stay in the hospital. Theyalso claimed death compensations forthe family of the victims. Furthermore,the employers and responsiblepersons, the authorities concerned ofThailand and Myanmar Workers CareGroup provide necessary assistancefor the injured.

MNA

SRHMA concludes hospitality courses

YANGON, 7 April—Star Resources Hos-pitality ManagementAcademy held the closingceremony of hospitalitycourses at Traders Hotel,here, this morning. Starorganized the on-jobtraining for trainees ofhotel services at localhotels and interviews andpre-interviews for thetrainees. Star helps thetrainees get jobopportunities at home andabroad.

Interested personsmay contact StarResources HospitalityManagement Academyat Room-302, Building267, Pyay Road,Myenigon, SangyoungTownship, Tel: 01-523623, 523200,4412256 and 0950-20302 and [email protected].

MNA

Sintra digital scale and AD gold carat testing equipment are on display atMyanmar New Year Exhibition-2011 on 7 April.—MNA

MIB appoints distribution agentsYANGON, 7 April—A

ceremony to sign theagreement forappointment of Mr KozoSaito, President & CEOof Kao CommercialThailand, and U Zaw Lattof Myanmar IndobestCo Ltd (MIB), as

distribution agents forBiore Brand Skin Carecosmetics was held atParkroyal Hotel, here, on21 March morning.

Biore Brandcomprises facial form,UV protect milk, showercream, make-up

remover.MIB at No. 11 on 6th

Street in Ward-8 of SouthOkkalapa IndustrialZone, Tel: 577996 and578668 distributes BioreSkin Care and Kao WhiteSoap (85g).

MNA

Minister for Electric Power No.1 U Zaw Min receives Vice-PresidentMadam ZHANG Xiaolu of China Power Investment Corporation

(CPI) and party.—MNA

Managing Director of Star Resources

Hospitality Management Academy Daw Nay

Yi Aung persents completion certificate to a

trainee.—MNA

OFFICALIC

Officials from Myanmar Embassy in Thailand attend to the needs ofvictims.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 7April — The Departmentof Meteorology andHydrology announcedtoday that a strong

Earthquake Newsearthquake of magnitude(7.0) Richter Scale withits epicenter outsideMyanmar (41 miles eastof Sendai, Honshu Island,

Japan) 2900 milesnortheast of Mandalayseismological observatorywas recorded at (21) hrs(11) min (10) sec MSTon 7 April 2011.

MNA

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German railway companies toinvest in Kazakhstan

ALMATY, 7 April—German railwaycompanies were considering investingin a number of projects in Kazakhstan,Kaznex Invest, the National Agencyfor Export and Investment, saidWednesday.

A Kaznex Invest statement saidthe investment “may exceed 200million euro (286 million US dollars).”

During a recent visit toKazakhstan, representatives from 28German companies met with membersof the government and the nationalrailway company Temir Zholy (KTZ),and examined several railway industrymanufacturing plants.

Potential projects include the

manufacture of contact temperaturesensors and the modernization ofrailway infrastructure, as well as ajoint venture for the production ofwheels and assembly of wheelsets forKTZ needs, the agency said.

Kaznex Invest, dedicated topromoting non-resource exports andaiding foreign investors, has beenworking to attract German investmentsince last year. Successful partnershipscould substantially reduce Kazakhstan’sdependence on railway-related imports,the statement said. KTZ buys 2,800items of railway-related productsyearly — 80 percent of them imported,the agency said.—Xinhua

People on boats participate in a water temple fair on Qinhu Lake tocelebrate the opening of the 6th China Wetland Eco-tourism Festival inQintong Township, east China’s Jiangsu Province, on 6 April, 2011.

XINHUA

US fighter jet crashes in Central CaliforniaLOS ANGELES, 7 April—A US fighter

jet went down in a field near an airbasein Central California on Wednesday,but it remained unknown whether theincident caused any injuries.

The accident involving an F/A-18Hornet occurred shortly after noonWednesday, according to officialsfrom the Naval Air Station in Lemoore,Central California.

The jet is single-seat. It is yet unclearwhether the pilot survived the accident.Officials said emergency crews weresent to the scene. No further detailswere given.

The US military uses F/18 Hornetsin combat operations and also in aerialshows, performed by the Navy’s BlueAngels Flight Demonstration Squad-ron.—Xinhua

Rescue members

work in the site

of the Hetaoyu

coal mine

accident in

Zhengning

County of

Qingyang City,

northwest

China’s Gansu

Province, on 6

April, 2011.

XINHUA

Bomb foundin car incentral

MoscowMOSCOW, 7 April—

Police found anexplosive device in a carin central MoscowThursday, law enforce-ment source told localmedia.

The bomb, with thepower of 400 gram ofTNT, was discovered ina Mercedes Benzlimousine which wasstopped on Kutuzovskyavenue, a road used byKremlin officials, RIANovosti news agencycited the source assaying.

The bomb was filledwith iron chips andscrews, and the driverwho was detained had ahandgun, the reportsaid.

Local mediareported that anotherexplosive device wasalso found in a car insouthwest MoscowThursday.

Xinhua

A visitor walks past asculpture “Der Freund”of German artist StellaHamberg during the

Contemporary Art Fairof Mexico in Mexico

City, capital of Mexico,on 6 April, 2011. The5-day fair opened onWednesday, attractingmore than 90 galleries

and over 900 artistsfrom around the world.

XINHUA

Over 40 bodies found in massgrave in northern MexicoMEXICO CITY, 7 April—More than 40 bodies

have been found in a mass grave in the northernMexican state of Tamaulipas, local media reportedon Wednesday.

Xinhua

Turkish pilot dead inhelicopter crash

ISTANBUL, 7 April—One pilot was killed and twoothers injured in a helicopter crash in Turkishnorthwestern City Bursa on Wednesday.

The Euro copter EC-155 model helicopterbelonging to the Ciner Group crashed near the Cityof Bursa in northwest Turkey around 10.

35 am First aid teams that arrived on the scenefound pilot Ahmet Deniz dead.

The eight-seater helicopter had two pilots, onetechnician and no passengers, and was headed to thetown of Yenisehir in the Bursa metropolitan area.

Upon hearing of the crash, civilian defence, fire-fighting and emergency medical assistance teamswere dispatched to the area.

One of the downed pilots tried to direct the teamsto the crash site via telephone. Once militaryhelicopters aiding the search and rescue teamsdiscovered the wreckage, the teams walked severalkilometres of countryside to reach the site.

The deceased pilot is still in the wreckage untilthe public prosecutor arrives to file a report.

The injured pilot Isa Isik and technician HaciAhmet Akca have been taken to a hospital viahelicopter.—Xinhua

Scaffolding collapse kills six, injures three inNorth China

TAIYUAN, 7 April—Six construction workers were killed and three othersinjured after the scaffolding on a building collapsed in North China’s ShanxiProvince, local authorities said Thursday.

The incident occurred in the Mianshan Mountain area, a scenic spot nearJiexiu City at around 8:30 am Thursday, when the scaffolding collapsed ona bus station under construction, killing six workers at the site, Jiexiu Citygovernment said in a statement.

Three other workers injured have been admitted to hospital, it said.An investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.—Xinhua

The photo taken on 1April, 2011 shows citizens

dance in the rebuiltShuimo Township inWenchuan County,

southwest China’s SichuanProvince. Within less than

three years after the deadlyWenchuan earthquake,

many new towns have beenrebuilt in quake-devastatedareas. Shuimo now takes

on a picturesque new lookdue to the post-disaster

reconstruction.—XINHUA

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MYANMA PORT AUTHORITYHOLIDAY NOTICE

As the wharves warehouses and chellan Officesof Yangon Port will be closed on the 12th APRIL2011 to 21st APRIL 2011 (Thingyan WaterFestival) Goods Shipped or delivered on paymentwill be received as Holiday Fees.

Bank Holiday All Banks will be closedon 12nd April (Tuesday) to21st April (Thursday),Thingyan Festival and NewYear 2011 being Publicholidays Under the Nego-tiable Instruments Act.

Central Bank of Myanmar

Austria’sDaniela

Iraschko willbe aiming forgold in Sochi.

INTERNET

Women’s ski jumping gets2014 Sochi Olympics go-ahead

LONDON, 7 April — The International OlympicCommittee has approved the inclusion of women’sski jumping and four other new events for the 2014Winter Olympics in Sochi. The IOC twice rejectedwomen’s ski jumping for the 2010 VancouverGames. Ski half-pipe, biathlon mixed relay and teamevents in luge and figure skating was also approvedby the IOC.

But plans to include slopestyle events in snowboardand freestyle skiing as well as a team Alpine skiingevent were put on hold for further review. The newsthat slopestyle events — in which riders head down acourse that has rails and jumps before they are judgedon the difficulty of the tricks they execute — havenot made it into the Games as yet is a blow for GreatBritain’s medal hopes in Sochi.—Internet

Australian rats scurry todesert en masse after rains

The rats are unlikely to stay in the desert forlong.— INTERNET

The new research used a global network ofmonitoring stations.— INTERNET

Thunderstorm numbers calculated

‘Fourteen die after eatingtoxic sardines in Madagascar

LONDON, 7 April — TheEarth sees about 760 thun-derstorms every hour, sci-entists have calculated.The figure, unveiled at the

European GeosciencesUnion meeting in Vienna,is substantially lower thannumbers that have beenused for nearly a century.

The new research usesa global network of moni-toring stations that detectthe electromagneticpulses produced by ma-jor bolts of lightning.

It confirms that thun-derstorms are mainly atropical phenomenon —and the Congo basin is theglobal hotspot.

Thunderstorms alsotrack the passage of sun-light across the world,with sunny conditionsproducing greater con-vection in the air.

Internet

Samples of the sardineshave been sent for

analysis.— INTERNET

TOLIARA, 7 April — Atleast 14 people have diedin Madagascar after eat-ing toxic sardines. Offi-cials say more than 120people remain seriously illafter the incident in thesouth-western town ofToliara. The governmentsent its condolences to thevictims’ families, promis-ing to foot the medicalbills of those being treatedin hospital.

Samples of the sar-dines have been sent foranalysis. In previous in-cidents, researchers said

the contaminated sardineshad eaten poisonous sea-weed. They say seaweedhas proliferated amongMadagascar’s coral reefsas global warmingchanges the sea condi-tions. — Internet

Climate ‘technical fix’ mayyield warming, not cooling

Cloud whitening is just one of a range of strate-gies known as “geoengineering”.— INTERNET

Scientists make eye’s retinafrom stem cells

The growing retina canbe seen.— INTERNET

ALICE SPRINGS, 7 April— A mass migration ofrats is under way into theinland deserts of Australiaafter a run of high rainfallseasons, scientists say.The native long-hairedrat, or rattus villosissimus,normally lives in theBarkly Tableland of theNorthern Territory and inwestern Queensland. But

now it has been spottedin Alice Springs for thefirst time in 25years.“Some of them getup to about 30cm [12in]long — fair lump of a rat,”livestock manager ChrisGiles said. “They will runaround and hide under alittle bit of shrub there, andyou can get pretty closeto them,”

Mr Giles, a stockmanon the Northern Territory’sLake Nash Station, toldAustralia’s ABC News. “Inearly caught one the otherday.” Peter McDonald, act-ing scientist with NorthernTerritory Biodiversity Con-servation, said the phe-nomenon was a “hugeevent” which he attributedto a run of consecutivegood, high rainfall seasons.“It is unusual in the rodentworld but rattusvillosissimus are unique inthat way and they are prettyfamous for their eruptions,”he added.—Internet

VIENNA, 7 April —Whitening clouds byspraying them withseawater, proposed as a“technical fix” for climatechange, could do moreharm than good, accord-ing to research. Whiterclouds reflect more solarenergy back into space,cooling the Earth. But astudy presented at the Eu-ropean Geosciences Un-ion meeting found thatusing water droplets of thewrong size would lead towarming, not cooling.

One of the theory’s sci-entific fathers said itshould be possible to

make sure droplets werethe correct size. Cloudwhitening was originallyproposed back in 1990 byJohn Latham, now of theUniversity Corporationfor Atmospheric Researchin Boulder, US.—Internet

NEW YORK, 7 April —A part of the eye that is es-sential for vision has beencreated in the laboratoryfrom animal stem cells,offering hope to the blindand partially sighted. Oneday it might be possible tomake an eye in a dish,Nature journal reports.The Japanese team usedmouse stem cells — im-mature cells that have the

ability to turn into manytypes of body tissue.

With the right mix ofnutrients, the cellschanged and began togrow to make a syntheticretina. Ultimately, scien-tists hope they can use thisapproach to make endlesssupplies of retinal cells orindeed whole retinas thatcan be transplanted intopatients with visual im-pairment. Eventually, itmay even be possible tocreate a whole eye.

Internet

Chrysler to recall JEEP Wranglers in ChinaBEIJING, 7 April —

China’s top qualitywatchdog said onThursday US automakerChrysler will recall 464JEEP Wrangler vehiclesin the Chinese mainlandover problems with boltsthat could cause noiseand even affect steeringwhile the vehicle isrunning. Chrysler’s Chinacompany will conductthe recall, which is set to

begin on 8 April. Thevehicles involved wereproduced between 7July, 2010 and 10 Sept ,2010, the GeneralAdministration ofQuality Supervision,Inspection andQuarantine said in astatement on its website.

The Chrysler ChinaSales Company willconduct free checks onthe recalled cars, fix thebolts, and make sure thecars are safe to drive again,the statement said.

Xinhua

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A woman researchers say is the oldest personin Florida celebrated her 112th birthday with asmall party at her condominium.

Elsie Thompson, who still lives at the sameClearwater condo she bought with her late husbandmore than 40 years ago and receives 24-hourassistance from caregivers, celebrated her birthdayTuesday with 20 friends and neighbours, the StPetersburg Times reported Wednesday.

Researchers say Thompson is the oldest personin Florida, the last of the state’s residents to havebeen born in the 19th century, as well as the 10th-oldest person in the United States and the 33rd-oldest in the world. Dr Stephen Coles, a Universityof California Los Angeles gerontologist whomaintains a list of the world’s oldest people, saidit is unusual for someone of Thompson’s age tolive outside a nursing home.

Florida’s oldest womanturns 112

Workers roll a fibre-optic cable. Georgianpolice arrested a 75-year-old woman who

single-handedly cut off Internet connections inGeorgia and neighbouring Armenia, the

interior ministry in Tbilisi said on Wednesday.

Georgian policearrested a 75-year-oldwoman who single-handedly cut off Internetconnections in Georgiaand neighbouring Ar-menia, the interior ministryin Tbilisi said onWednesday.

The pensioner wasdigging for scrap metalwhen she hacked into afibre-optic cable whichruns through Georgia toArmenia, forcing manythousands of Internet usersin both countries offlinefor several hours on 28March.

“She found the cablewhile collecting scrapmetal and cut it with aview to stealing it,”Georgian interior ministryspokesman Zura Gvene-tadze told AFP. Thewoman who was arrestedin the village of Ksani,north of capital Tbilisi, has

Scavenging pensioner ‘cut offGeorgia-Armenia Internet’

A taster pours Cognac in a cellar insouthwestern France, on 22 January, 2009.

A masked, quick-moving thief smashed aliquor store window early on Monday in suburbanPortland and walked off with a bottle of cognacvalued at more than $2,300.

“He has good taste,” said Lt Mike Rouches aspokesman for the Hillsboro police. “He knewexactly what he was after.”

The robber took the $2,363.45 bottle of RemyMartin Louis XIII cognac, 11 fine — but cheaper— bottles of cognac and 12 packs of mentholcigarettes at about 3:15 am local time on Monday,Rouches said.

“I’ve not seen a theft like this. Usually theygrab whatever they can,” Rouches said.

The police arrived quickly and the posh pilfererhad already disappeared, another indication thathe knew what he was after, Rouches said.

Hillsboro police have surveillance tape of themasked thief and are searching for the apparentlyclassy crook.

Oregon thief with “goodtaste” nips $2,300 cognac

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been charged withdamaging property andcould face up to three yearsin prison if convicted.

“Taking into accounther advancing years, shehas been released pendingthe end of the investigationand subsequent trial,”Gvenetadze said. ManyGeorgians’ Internet con-nections were also brieflycut in 2009 by anotherscavenger who damagedthe fibreoptic cable whilehunting for scrap metal inthe impoverished ex-Soviet state.

The company thatowns the cable, GeorgianRailway Telecom, saidthat the latest damage wasserious, causing 90 percentof private and corporateInternet users in Armeniato lose access for nearly12 hours while also hittingGeorgian Internet serviceproviders.

LAS VEGAS, 7 April—Rocker Vince Neil hasbeen charged withbattery and disorderlyconduct for allegedlyassaulting an ex-girlfriend in Las Vegas,court records said.

The Motley Cruefront man was accusedof poking 39-year-oldAlicia Jacobs in theshoulder and harassingher friends 24 March

Vince Neil charged withbattery

Motley Crue (L-R)Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx,Tommy Lee and Mick

Mars attend Pressconference to

announce their “CrueFest 2” line up at Fuse

Studios in New Yorkon 16 March, 2009.

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during a comedy show atthe Shimmer Cabaret inthe Las Vegas Hilton.

The Las Vegas Sunreported Neil is scheduledto appear before a judge2 May in Las VegasJustice Court to enter hisplea in the matter.

The musician andformer “Skating with theStars” contestant served10 days in the ClarkCounty Detention Centerin February on anunrelated driving underthe influence charge, theSun noted.—Internet

American music legend Bob Dylan(R)

performs with his band onstage during his

first-ever concert in China at The Worker’s

Gymnasium in Beijing.

INTERNET

BEIJING, 7 April—Counter-culture legend BobDylan made his long-awaited China debutWednesday after finally getting approval to bringhis charged songs of protest and struggle to a nationwhere dissent is muzzled.

Dylan played the Worker’s Gymnasium incentral Beijing to a warm reception from a mixedcrowd of Chinese and foreign expatriates whobrought the music icon out for a pair of encoresafter a roughly two-hour set.

Dylan heads next to Shanghai on Friday andthen Hong Kong for two more shows next week ona tour commemorating 50 years since his firstmajor performance on 11 April, 1961.

After Dylan was reportedly banned from playinghere last year, China’s culture ministry last monthgave the green light, but only if his songs werevetted by censors.—Internet

Bob Dylan makesChina debut

NEW YORK, 7 April—Alec Baldwin says his award-winning US sitcom “30Rock” will wrap up with its sixth season next year.

The show is set behind-the-scenes of a fictional sketch comedy series.“I will tell you one thing,” Baldwin told New York magazine. “And that

is our show next year is our last year of the show. Our contracts are expiredin 2012, and Tina Fey is gonna have a big career directing films and writing.She’s going to be the next Elaine May. She’ll be great.”

E! News said NBC and Fey’s representatives declined to comment onBaldwin’s remarks.

Fey is the show’s creator, writer and producer, She also co-stars in it, alongwith Baldwin, Tracy Morgan and Jane Krakowski.

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Baldwin says ‘30 Rock’ to end in 2012 Alec Baldwin

arrives at the

Museum of the

Moving Image’s

event where he is

being honoured at

Cipriani on 28

February, 2011 in

New York City.

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Man United win Champions Leaguequarter-final 1st leg

Roy Keane to becomeMelbourne Victory’s coach

Liverpool blow as Agger injured

Quake-hit Japanese bounce backin Asia Champions League

On eve of Masters, the talk aboutWoods isn’t good

Iginla has hat trick, assist for Flames

Manchester United’s Wayne Rooneyshoots during their UEFA ChampionsLeague quarter-final, 1st leg match atStamford Bridge in London, on 6 April. Man United won 1-0.—INTERNET

LONDON, 7 April — ManchesterUnited manager Sir Alex Fergusonlaughed off Chelsea’s penalty claimsafter his side grabbed a precious firstleg lead in their Champions Leaguequarter-final at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea looked to have won a clearspot-kick in injury time after Patrice Evraclattered into Blues midfielder Ramires inthe penalty area. But Spanish refereeAlberto Undiano infuriated Chelsea’splayers after waving away their claimsbefore United went on to seal their firstvictory at Stamford Bridge since 2002.

Television replays showed Evra hadclearly taken out Ramires without touch-ing the ball but Ferguson shrugged off

Chelsea’s complaints, saying his teamhad been due a break.—Internet

Liverpool defender Daniel Agger(left) vies for the ball with Stoke City’s

Jermaine Pennant during theirPremier League match at Anfield in

Liverpool, February 2011.—INTERNET

LIVERPOOL, 7 April — Liverpooldefender Daniel Agger will miss therest of the season after suffering aknee injury against West Brom lastweekend.

The Denmark international wasforced off in the first half at TheHawthorns with a tendon problem.

“Daniel has a problem with the ten-don behind his knee and won’t be in-volved again this season,” said man-ager Kenny Dalglish.

“He’ll be out for a couple of

months before he can start training.”Agger’s last two seasons have

been blighted by injury and his latestset-back could not have come at aworse time with injury problems indefence mounting up for Dalglish,who also lost right-back Glen Johnsonto a hamstring strain in the 2-1 loss atWest Brom.—Internet

Japan’s Kashima Antlersgoalkeeper SogahataHitoshi (bottom) securesthe ball from South Ko-rea’s Suwon Bluewingsforward Ha Tae-Goon. INTERNET

SINGAPORE, 7 April —Japan’s J-League teamsshrugged off the chaoscaused by last month’shorrific earthquake togrind out valuable drawson Wednesday, com-pleting a successful AFCChampions Leagueweek for the nation.

Kashima Antlers,whose stadium was dam-aged in the disaster andwhich sent home foreign

players as a nuclearcrisis unfolded, earned acrucial away point with a1-1 against Group Htable-toppers SuwonBluewings.

And J-League cham-pions Nagoya Grampusheld FC Seoul 1-1 to costthe Group F pace-setterstheir first points of thecampaign. On Tuesday,Japan’s Cerezo Osakabeat 2006 championsJeonbuk Motors of Ko-rea 1-0.—Internet

Former ManchesterUnited star Roy Keane

SYDNEY, 7 April —Former Manchester Unitedstar Roy Keane is in line tobecome Melbourne Victo-ry’s next coach in Austral-ia’s A-League, accordingto reports.

Keane, who was

sacked by English LeagueChampionship IpswichTown in January, was inMelbourne to finalise hiscontract, English reportssaid.

The volatile 39-year-old Irishman was seen inthe crowd in Sydneywatching Sydney FC’sAFC Asian ChampionsLeague game againstShanghai Shenhua onWednesday, the SydneyMorning Herald reported.

Internet

Barca blast Shakhtar inChampions League

BARCELONA, 7 April —Barcelona took a majorstep towards the Champi-ons League semi-finalswith a commanding 5-1win over ShakhtarDonetsk as clinical finish-ing proved the differencebetween the sides. Andres

Iniesta gave Barca a leadright from the start butShakhtar spurned anumber of good chancesto draw level before DaniAlves and Gerard Piqueextended the lead.

Yaroslav Rakitskiypulled a goal back for theUkrainians but SeydouKeita immediately re-sponded for the home sideand then Xavi Hernandezgave the Catalan side a re-sounding win.

There were no real sur-prises in the Barcelonastarting line-up with PedroRodriguez only fit enoughfor the bench and soIniesta was pushed intoattack with Keita provid-ing a more defensive feelin midfield.—Internet

Barcelona’s Malianmidfielder Seydou Keitacelebrates after scoringduring the ChampionsLeague quarter-finalfirst leg Barcelona

against Shakhtar at theCamp Nou stadium inBarcelona.—INTERNET

Wozniacki cruises through inCharleston WTA

CHARLESTON, 7 April — World number one Caroline Wozniackicruised into the third round of the Charleston WTA, as she foughtto banish memories of last year’s injury disappointment.

“I’m feeling good on clay, so it’s exciting. It’s always excitingto start here,” top-seed Wozniacki said on Wednesday after dis-patching American qualifier Irina Falconi 6-1, 6-1.

At last year’s tournament Wozniacki was forced to retireduring her semi-final match against Russia’s Vera Zvonarevawhen she hurt her ankle sliding on the green clay court.—Internet

Nesta vows to continue playingbeyond season’s end

Edmonton Oilers’ AndrewCogliano, left, crashes over

Calgary Flames goalie MiikkaKiprusoff, center, from Finland, as

Flames’ BrettCarson looks on during first-period

NHL hockey game action inCalgary, Alberta.—INTERNET

CALGARY, 7 April — Jarome Iginlascored three goals and added an assistand Calgary routed Edmonton 6-1 onWednesday night, a few minutes beforethe Flames were eliminated from theWestern Conference playoff race.

After Chicago edged St. Louis 4-3in overtime, Anaheim beat San Jose 6-2 to knock out the Flames.

With one game left, Calgary is two

points behind Chicago and Anaheim.The Blackhawks and Ducks — tied forseventh in the race for the eight playoffspots — have clinched tiebreakers overCalgary.—Internet

Tiger Woods

Caroline Wozniacki

AUGUSTA, 7 April—There was a timewhen Tiger Woods would have re-sponded to the perceived slight in theway he knew best — with his clubs. A65 on Sunday, perhaps, good enoughto slip on another green jacket whileIan Poulter waited at the airport for aflight home.

Getting even used to be easy whenlife was so much easier. A thrashing onthe golf course usually took care of any-one who challenged the great one’s su-premacy, lest they dare open theirmouths again.

Could still happen, of course.Woods tees off Thursday hoping aretooled swing and his intimate knowl-edge of Augusta National could carryhim to a fifth Masters title, and you can’tcompletely discount the possibility nomatter how erratic he’s been.—Internet

AC Milan centre-backAlessandro Nesta

ROME, 7 April — ACMilan centre-backAlessandro Nesta deniedon Wednesday that hewill quit football at the endof the season, as had pre-viously been reported inthe Italian press.

Having missed almostall the 2008/09 season dueto a persistent back injuryand having also been outfor parts of this season,

speculation mounted thatthe veteran would be con-sidering calling it a day.

It is already five yearssince he announced his in-ternational retirement in abid to prolong his clubplaying days.But now heclaims those are not upyet.”I didn’t say that Iwould quit at the end ofthe season,” he told MilanChannel.—Internet

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

Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr.M.S.T. During the past 24 hours, Rain or thundershowershave been widespread in Taninthayi Region, isolated in UpperSagaing and Mandalay Regions, Kachin, Shan,Kayah and MonStates and weather has been partly cloudy in the remainingRegions and States with isolated heavyfall in Mandalay Region.Day temperatures were (3°C) above April averagetemperatures in Upper Sagaing, Mandalay and AyeyawadyRegions, Kachin State and about April average temperatures inthe remaining Regions and States. The significant daytemperature were Chauk (44°C), Monywa, Myingyan,NyaungU, Minbu, Magway, Pakokku, Zaungtu and Theinzayat(40°C) each. The noteworthyamounts of rainfall recorded wereNay Pyi Taw (Yezin) (1.46) inches, Lashio (0.39) inch, andMyeik (0.32) inch.

Nay Pyi TawMaximum temperature on 6-4-2011 was 99°F. Minimum

temperature on 7-4-2011 was 75°F. Relative humidity at(09:30) hours MST on 7-4-2011 was (65%). Rainfall on7-4-2011 was (1.46) inches.

Nay Pyi Taw(Airport)Maximum temperature on 6-4-2011 was 97°F.

Minimum temperature on 7-4-2011 was 77°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 7-4-2011 was (71%).

WEATHERThursday, 7th April, 2011

Transmissions Times

Local - (09:00am ~ 11:00am)MSTOversea Transmission - (8-4-11 09:30 am ~

9-4-11 09:30 am) MST

Local Transmission* Opening* News* EFR Resort: Your Second Home at Ngwe

Hsaung Beach* News* Record Album (Min Htet Mg Mg)* News* Visitation To Mawlamyine (Part-II)* News* Thingyan Songs & DancesOversea Transmission* Opening* News* EFR Resort: Your Second Home at Ngwe

Hsaung Beach* News* Record Album (Min Htet Mg Mg)* News* Visitation To Mawlamyine (Part-II)* News* Thingyan Songs & Dances* News* Myanmar Handicrafts* News* Thingyan Road Trip 2010 (Yangon-

Nay Pyi Taw-Mandalay) Nay Pyi TawThingyan

* News* Cultural Trail from China to ASEAN

(Part-I)* News* Kyauk Gu Umin cave Guphaya* Myanmar Movie “Loud Speaker”

MYANMAR INTERNATIONAL

Programme Schedule(8-4-2011) (Friday)

Friday,8 April

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Rainfall on 7-4-2011 was Nil.Rainfall on 7-4-2011 was (1.46) inches at Nay Pyi Taw,

(Nil) at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) and Mandalay. Total rainfallsince 1-1-2011 was (5.71) inches at Nay Pyi Taw, (7.09)inches at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) and (1.38) inches at Mandalay.Maximum wind speed at Nay Pyi Taw was (9) mph fromSoutheast at (09:30) hours MST on 7-4-2011.

Bay Inference: Weather is partly cloudy in the AndamanSea and South Bay and generally fair elsewhere in the Bay ofBengal.

Forecast valid until evening of the 7thApril 2011:Rain or thundershowers as likely to be isolated in UpperSagaing, Bago, Yangon and Taninthayi Regions, Kachin, Shan,Kayah, Kayin and Mon States and weather will be partly cloudlyin the remaining Regions and States. Degree of certainty is(60%).

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

Outlook for subsequent two days: likelihood ofisolated rain or thundershowers in Southern Myanmar Areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for7-4-2011: Possibility of isolated rain or thundershowers.Degree of certainty is (40%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for8-4-2011: Possibility of isolated rain or thundershowers.Degree of certainty is (40%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areafor 8-4-2011: Partly cloudy.

Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas

7:00 am

1. Paritta By Venerable

Mingun Sayadaw

7:25 am

2. To Be Healthy

Exercise

7:30 am

3. Morning News

7:40 am 4. Dhamma Puja Song7:50 am 5. Nice & Sweet Song8:00 am 6. Dance Of Thin

Gyan Festival8:15 am 7. The Mirror Lmages

Of The MusicalOldies

8:25 am 8. Documentary8:40 am 9. International News8:45 am10. The Mirror Lmages

Of The MusicalOldies

4:00 pm 1. Martial Song4:05 pm 2. Dance Of National

Races

4:10 pm

3. Songs Of Yester

Years

4:15 pm

4. Dance Of Thin

Gyan Festival

4:30 pm

5. University Of

Distance Education

(TV Lectures)

-Second Year

(Maths)

4:45 pm

6. Songs For

Upholding National

Spirit

4:50 pm

7. Dance Of Thin

Gyan Festival

5:00 pm

8. Myanmar

Language

5:20 pm 9. Dance Of Thin

Gyan Festival

5:35 pm10. Yoetha Phyu Sin

Kalaydoeathwin

6:00 pm11. Evening News

6:15 pm12. Weather Report

6:20 pm13. Internet Garden

7:00 pm14. TV Drama Series

8:00 pm15. News

16. Policy Song

17. International News

18. Weather Report

19. Just For Laughs

(Gags Asia)

20. TV Drama Series

21. Song Lover

US 3M company plans new plantin China to produce green energy

productsHEFEI, 7 April — The 3M corporation will invest

one billion yuan (about 152.8 million U.S. Dollars) tobuild a plant in Hefei, a city in east China’s AnhuiProvince, to produce new energy products, includingsolar photovoltaic materials, authorities said Thursday.

The construction of the plant is set to kick off inJune 2011 in the high-tech industrial zone of the city,and the plant is expected to generate an annual outputvalue of about two billion yuan upon its completion atthe end of 2015, said Xu Junxiong, 3M head of GreaterChina. The US based company, formally known as theMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Corporation,was founded in 1902 and it produces over 50,000products, such as electronic materials, medical productsand car care products.—Xinhua

In this photograph taken by AP Images forWheaties Fuel, Javaar Harrington works on his

dribbling skills during the Wheaties ‘FUEL aFuture’ event at the James R Jordan Boys and

Girls Club in Chicago, on 6 April, 2011. The eventkicked off a Pledge campaign to show the

importance of mentoring the next generation ofchampions.—INTERNET

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

Anarchy begets anarchy, not democracyRiots beget riots, not democracyDemocracy can be introduced only through constitution

VOA, BBC-sowing hatredamong the peopleRFA, DVB-generating publicoutrageDo not allow ourselves to beswayed by killer broadcastsdesigned to cause troubles

People’s DesireWe favour peace and stabilityWe favour developmentWe oppose unrest and violenceWipe out those inciting unrestand violence

5th Waxing of Tagu 1372 ME Friday, 8 April, 2011

Vice-Presidents address work coordinationmeeting of Uppatasanti Pagoda

NAY PYI TAW, 7 April — Dailies of the Newsand Periodicals Enterprise under the Ministry ofInformation will be published in turn during theMyanma New Year Holiday.

Kyemon Daily and The New Light ofMyanmar Daily will be in circulation on12,13,14,15 and 16 April. During these days,Myanma Alin Daily will not appear and it will bein circulation on 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 April. Onthese days, Kyemon Daily and The New Light ofMyanmar Daily will not appear.

All the papers will resume a regularcirculation on 22 April. —MNA

Dailies to appear in turnduring New Year Holiday

Vice-President Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo gives instructions on all-round renovation and maintenance of Uppatasanti Pagoda.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 7 April —Vice-Presidents ofthe Republic of the Union of Myanmar ThihaThura U Tin Aung Myint Oo and Dr Sai MaukKham addressed a work coordination meeting ofUppatasanti Pagoda held at the meeting hall ofthe pagoda board of trustees here at 4 pm today.

The meeting was attended by Chairman ofNay Pyi Taw Council Nay Pyi Taw Mayor UThein Nyunt, ministers from the UnionGovernment, Commander of Nay Pyi TawCommand Brig-Gen Maung Maung Aye, theUnion Deputy Attorney-General, deputyministers, departmental heads, members of the

pagoda board of trustees and officials.First, Vice-President Thiha Thura U Tin Aung

Myint Oo explained matters related to all-roundrenovation and maintenance of the pagoda for itsdurability.

Next, Minister for Religious Affairs Thura UMyint Maung, Dr U Aung Than of the pagodaboard of trustees, Nay Pyi Taw Council ChairmanU Thein Nyunt, Minister for Home Affairs Lt-Gen Ko Ko, Minister for Forestry U Win Tun andUnion Deputy Attorney-General U Tun Tun Ooreported on the renovation and maintenance tasks.

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