The New Light of Myanmar 25-02-2010

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Volume XVII, Number 315 13th Waxing of Taboung 1371 ME Thursday, 25 February, 2010

* Development of agriculture as the base andall-round development of other sectors ofthe economy as well

* Proper evolution of the market-orientedeconomic system

* Development of the economy inviting par-ticipation in terms of technical know-howand investments from sources inside thecountry and abroad

* The initiative to shape the national economymust be kept in the hands of the State and thenational peoples

* Uplift of the morale and morality of theentire nation

* Uplift of national prestige and integrityand preservation and safeguarding ofcultural heritage and national charac-ter

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

standards of the entire nation

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

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

tution* Building of a new modern developed nation

in accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives

Four social objectives

Four political objectives

NAY PYI TAW, 25 Feb — Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace andDevelopment Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to HisHighness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait, on theoccasion of the National Day of the State of Kuwait which falls on 25 February 2010.—MNA

Senior General Than Shwe sendsmessage of felicitations to Kuwaiti Emir

NAY PYI TAW, 25 Feb — General Thein Sein, Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar, hassent a message of felicitations to His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah,Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait, on the occasion of the National Day of the State of Kuwaitwhich falls on 25 February 2010.—MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein felicitates Kuwaiti counterpart

NAY PYI TAW, 24 Feb — On his inspection tourof Bhamo, Prime Minister General Thein Sein ac-companied by Lt-Gen Tha Aye of the Ministry ofDefence, Commanders Maj-Gen Myint Soe and Maj-Gen Soe Win, the ministers, the auditor-general, thedeputy ministers and departmental heads viewedworks of trainees who are taking basic domesticcourse, advanced tailoring course and rattan-craftcourse at Women’s Vocational Training School(Bhamo) in Bhamo, Kachin State yesterday.

Target set on establishment ofPutao District as tea district

Local people to work hard for betterlivelihood making use of infrastructureswhile maintaining them for durability

The Prime Minister met the principal and train-ees and presented cash assistance to the school. Lt-Gen Tha Aye and Commander Maj-Gen Soe Winpresented sets of TV and computer and cash assist-ance to the principal.

Next, the Prime Minister and party flew toPutao. After hearing reports on progress in pavingconcrete asphalt, extension of runway and arrival ofconstruction materials and heavy machinery at the hallof the airport, the Prime Minister attended to the needs,

and inspected the upgrading of the airport.At the briefing hall of the tea nursery of May &

Mark Co., Ltd, an official of the Biotechnology Depart-ment under the Ministry of Science and Technologyreported to the Prime Minister on research conducted forpropagation of tea, propagation process of tea saplingsfrom branch and seed and collaborative efforts fordevelopment of the region by conducting research onpropagation of tea saplings.

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Prime Minister General Thein Sein inspects extended runway of Putao Airport.—MNA

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Thursday, 25 February, 2010

PERSPECTIVES

Maintain transport facilitiesfor their durability

* 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

Today, the government is working hard toshape the nation into a modern, developed one.As part of the lofty plan, it is improving allinfrastructures for equitable development of allparts of the Union.

As smooth transport is the mostfundamental requirement for regionaldevelopment, the government is buildingnetworks of transport facilities throughout thenation to achieve the goal. It is also building roadbridges. Katha and Bhamo are two of the regionswhere the government is constructinginfrastructural buildings for nationaldevelopment.

Katha and Bhamo are far from transportways, and in consequence, they once laggedbehind other regions in development. Katha-Moetagyi Railroad has been put into commissionrecently. The railroad is due to be extended toBhamo from Moetagyi. Katha-Sinkhan RoadProject is ongoing now.

Ayeyawady Bridge (Sinkhan) is underconstruction in Katha District. The broad cresttype bridge has a two-lane motorway and onerailroad on it. When the projects are completed,the transport of the regions will get smoother.

With Bhamo University, University ofComputer Studies, and TechnologicalUniversity, Bhamo is now in a position to makesubstantial contribution towards humanresource development of the nation. Thegovernment has opened many health carefacilities and upgraded many old ones includingBhamo General Hospital. So, local people nowhave easy access to better health care.

So far, the government has constructedgreat numbers of infrastructural buildingsacross the Union, regardless of location and size.In response, the people have to work togetherfor maintenance and durability of theconstructed infrastructural buildings in thetransport, economic, education, health and socialsectors, because they have begun to enjoyincreased trade, which is the fruit of the hardwork for better transport.

YANGON, 24 Feb—Pagoda Board of Trusteesof Shwedagon Pagoda andthat of Buddha ToothRelic Temple ofDemocratic SocialistRepublic of Sri Lankahave a close relationship.

Member of PBT of SriLankan temple DeputyCustodiam Mr. MohanTamabokke and partyarrived here this morning,to participate in 2598th

Buddha Pujaniya ofShwedagon Pagoda to beheld soon.

They were welcomedby Sri LankanAmbassador Mr. NewtonGunaratna, PBT membersof Shwedagon Pagoda and

Sri Lanka to join in Shwedagon Puja

Foreign Minister felicitatesKuwaiti counterpartNAY PYI TAW, 25 Feb — On the occasion of

the National Day of the State of Kuwait, which fallson 25 February 2010, U Nyan Win, Minister forForeign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, has senta message of felicitations to His Excellency SheikhDr. Mohammad Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah,Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of theState of Kuwait.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 24 Feb—Minister for Industry-2Vice-Admiral Soe Thein received ChineseAmbassador to Myanmar Mr Ye Dabo at the meetinghall of the Ministry here this morning.

They discussed promotion of friendshipsbetween the two countries and heavy industries. Alsopresent on the occasion were Deputy Minister Lt-ColKhin Maung Kyaw, Director-General and office head.

MNA

Myanmar, China todevelop industries

YANGON, 24 Feb—Alliance Stars will opena new showroom with

Alliance Stars to descend on Bo Aung Kyawsale & service centre atNo. 379/ 383, Bo AungKyaw Street, KyauktadaTownship on 27February.

Brother Printer(Japan), InfocusProjector (USA) andinternational brandedproduct accessories willbe available at the newshowroom. Theshowroom will opendaily from 9 am to 6 pm.

For moreinformation, contactAlliance Stars Showroom& Service Center (BoAung Kyaw), Ph:388339, 379001.—MNA

YANGON, 24 Feb—Under the aegis of MyanmarComputer Federation, Myanmar ComputerProfessionals Association and Myanmar ComputerIndustrialists Association will hold Software &Solutions Exhibition 2010 at Myanmar Info-Tech inHline University Campus here from 26 to 28 February.

Enthusiasts may have a chance to observe widerange of home-made software solution at the exhibitionwhich will display 30 booths of 20 companies. Duringthe exhibition, Chief Information Officers ofgovernmental departments, UMFCCI and brotherassociations will organize product presentation andpanel discussion.

Anyone interested in IT may visit the exhibitionfor free.—MNA

Software & SolutionsExhibition 2010 on 26 Feb

officials from YangonDivision ReligiousAffairs Department atYangon InternationalAirport.—MNA

YANGON, 24 Feb—The 32nd Inter-State/Division GolfChampionship team eventtook place at Myanmar

ISD golfers meet for 32nd timeGolf Club, here, on 21February.

On behalf of theChairman of MyanmarOlympic Committee,

General Secretary UThaung Htaik, Director-General of Sports andPhysical EducationDepartment, made anopening speech.

The general secretary,Vice-President of

Myanmar Golf FederationU Aung Kyi and ClubCaptain U Soe Win ofMyanmar Golf Club teedoff to open the tourney.Yangon Division teamsecured the championshiptitle last year.—MNA

Deputy Custodiam Mr. Mohan Tamabokkeand party being welcomed by officials at

Yangon International Airport.MNA

International branded products andaccessories on display at Alliance Stars

Showroom & Service Center.—MNA

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KABUL, 24 Feb—A bicycle bomb exploded in Taleban hotbed Helmand’s pro-vincial capital Lashkar Gah, killing seven civilians and injuring 14 others on Tues-day morning, police said.

“The bomb planted on a bicycle and detonated by a remote control in LashkarGah this morning, leaving seven innocent civilians dead and injured 14 others,”police chief in the province Assadullah Shirzad told Xinhua.

He put the attack on the enemies of peace, a term used against Taleban mili-tants. However, the militants have yet to make comment.

Spokesman for provincial administration Daud Ahmadi also confirmed thecasualties.

The bloody incident occurred while a major Afghan-NATO forces’ operationwith the involvement of 15,000 troops has been going on against Taleban fiefdomin Marja District of Helmand Province.—Xinhua

Iraqi security members look at a destroyed vehicle at the site of a bombattack in Ramadi, about 100 km (60 miles) west of Baghdad, on 22 Feb,2010. A suicide car bomber targeting a police headquarters killed at least

three people, including a policeman and wounded three in western Ramadi,police said.—INTERNET

Afghan army kills two militants as massiveoperation goes on in Taleban hotbed

KABUL, 24 Feb—TwoTaleban militants werekilled and another one de-tained by Afghan NationalArmy (ANA) soldiersduring a massive NATO-Afghan operation inTaleban bastion MarjaDistrict of southernHelmand Province, De-fence Ministry said in astatement issued here onTuesday.

“Troops fighting mili-

tants in Marja Districtcame in contact with therebels yesterday, as a re-sult two militants werekilled and another onedetained,”the statementsaid.

Four anti-personnelmines planted by the en-emy were discovered anddefused by the troops inthe same area, it added.

Five other mines werealso found and defused by

US and allies kill, injureIraqi people

BAGHDAD, 24 Feb— There has been daily casualties in Iraq since the US andits allies have invaded the country.

Casualties of Iraqi peopleThe total number of casualties as from the day they invaded the country to

24 February reached 700388 and the total number of seriously injured peoplereached 1264732, according to the news on the Internet.

No. Subject Number1. Death toll of Iraqi people 7003882. The total number of seriously injured people 1264732

Internet

Casualties of Afghan people in invasion ofNATO troops led by US

KABUL, 24 Feb—The NATO troops led by the US have invaded Afghanistanand they are there for a long time.

A number of Afghan people are killed and injured due to invasion of theNATO troops led by the US.

Casualties of Afghan peopleAccording to the Internet news, a total of 32613Afghan people were killed

and 28936 injured seriously as from the day when the NATO troops led by theUS invaded Afghanistan to 24 February.

No. Subject Number1. Number of Afghan people killed 326132. Seriously injured Afghan people 28936

Internet

ANA elsewhere inHelmand and neighbour-ing Kandahar Province onthe same day on Monday,the statement said.

The operationMoshtarak or “Together”launched in Marja on 13Feb with the involvementof 15,000 troops is the big-gest offensive since thecollapse of Taleban regimein late 2001.

Xinhua

Afghan securitymen in civvies areseen through the

remains of an auto-rickshaw used in an

explosion nearJalalabad,

Nangarhar Prov-ince, east of Kabul,

Afghanistan,on 23 Feb, 2010.

INTERNET

BAGHDAD, 24 Feb—A bombexplosion has killed five police officersin Diyala province of Iraq, police say .

The bomb targeted a patrol of policeassigned to protect power installationsnear Khanaqin, 140 km (86 miles)northeast of Baghdad, Reuters reported.

Bomb blast kills five police officers in IraqIraqi officials expect an increase in

violence ahead of the 7 March elections.Iraq has been witnessing violence

ever since the US invaded the oil-richcountry under the pretext of findingweapons of mass destruction in March2003.—Internet

Afghan policemen inspect the site of a bomb blast in Lashkar Gah, thecapital of Helmand Province. A bicycle bomb exploded in Taleban hotbed

Helmand’s provincial capital Lashkar Gah, killing seven civilians andinjuring 14 others on Tuesday morning, police said.—XINHUA

Bicycle bomb kills seven Afghancivilians in Taleban hotbed

KABUL, 24 Feb—Thenumber of Americansoldiers killed inAfghanistan has reached1,000, an independentwebsite said on Tuesday,a grim reminder that eightyears of fighting has failedto defeat Talebaninsurgents.

Icasualties.org said54 US troops were killedthis year in Afghanistan,raising the casualties to1,000, compared to eightin Iraq, where the totalhas reached 4,378. The

US death toll in Afghanistan hits 1,000rise to 1,000 deadcoincides with one of thebiggest offensives againstthe Taleban, a NATO-ledassault in the Marjahdistrict of Helmand,Afghanistan’s mostviolent province.

Marjah is a primeexample of the challengefacing US troops and theirNATO allies. They havetaken over key areas, butstill face pockets of stiffresistance from theTaleban, who have litteredroads with hidden bombs.

Ultimately Marjahcan only be stable oncethe local governmentprovides enough jobs andeconomic opportunities tokeep the local populationon its side, eradicatingconditions that breedmilitancy, analysts say.

Obama announced inDecember he was adding30,000 more US troops tothe Afghan war effort. Hehopes to start bringing UStroops home fromAfghanistan in the middleof 2011.—Internet

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People clear snow on the road in Kuitun City, northwest China’s XinjiangUygur Autonomous Region, on 23 Feb, 2010.—XINHUA

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, 24Feb —Bolivian PresidentEvo Morales said onTuesday that LatinAmerica and the Carib-bean should free them-selves from US influence,which he regarded asdestabilizing.

During a Press confer-ence after the closure ofthe Latin America and the

PESHAWAR, 24 Feb—Four young brothers werekilled on Wednesday when Taleban militants fired arocket into a residential area of Pakistan’s northwestcity of Peshawar, police said.

Rocket attacks are rare in Peshawar, but the city of2.5 million on the edge of Pakistan’s tribal belt bor-dering Afghanistan has been hit hard by bomb attacksblamed on Taleban and al-Qaeda-linked militants.

“The victims were all brothers, the eldest being 17years old and the youngest was four,” Peshawar citypolice chief Liaquat Ali said. He blamed the Talebanfor the early morning strike.

“Taleban militants are responsible for this inhumanact. They targeted a residential area. The rocket hit ahouse and four children from the same family werekilled and nine others wounded,” he told AFP. Wit-nesses said the two-storey house was destroyed in theattack.

Internet

A Pakistani soldier scans the site of a bomb blast in Adezai village, some 40kms from Peshawar, on 23 February.—INTERNET

CIWIDEY, 24 Feb—Rescuers used heavy dig-ging equipment onWednesday to clear amuddy landslide thatkilled at least 15 peopleand left 57 buried on In-donesia’s main island ofJava, an official said.

Days of heavy rainprompted the landslide onTuesday afternoon at amountainous tea planta-tion near the village ofTenjoljaya in CiwideyDistrict of West JavaProvince, destroyingscores of homes.

Scores of soldiers and

L America, Caribbeanshould shake off US

influenceCaribbean Unity Summit,hosted on Monday andTuesday in Cancun,Mexico, Morales said“this event is important tofree all Latin America andthe Caribbean from theUnited States.”

“We have discussedthe examples of manycountries; where theUnited States is involved,

there is no peace or socialjustice,” Morales added.

He believed the sum-mit extends hope to thosefighting for social justice.

Morales said that theregion can improve with-out the InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF)and the United States.

Internet

TEHERAN, 24 Feb—Iranian Foreign MinisterManouchehr Mottaki saidthe Middle East problemswill not be solved untilforeign forces leave theregion, the English-lan-guage satellite Press TVreported on Tuesday.

The Middle East issueshould be solved throughregional cooperation, saidMottaki, reiterating thatforeign forces must leavethe region, the report said.

“We believe that prob-lems in the region must besolved through a regionalapproach,” Mottaki saidduring his meeting withKenyan Assistant ForeignMinister RichardOnyonka on Monday.

Iranian officials havereiterated that the pres-ence of Western forces inIraq and Afghanistan isthe root cause of problemsin the Middle East.

Xinhua

LOS ANGELES, 24Feb—An unidentifiedgunman shot andwounded two teenagers ata middle school nearDenver, Colo on Tuesday,authorities said.

The incident was re-ported at 3:14 pm at DeerCreek Middle School inLittleton in the southernsuburb of Denver, theDenvor Post said on its

MEXICO CITY, 24 Feb—Two earthquakes measur-ing 5.2 and 5.4 magnitude on Richter Scale, shook thestate of Chiapas in the southeast of Mexico, withoutreport of victims or material damages, the NationalSeismological Service (SSN) said on Tuesday.

One of the earthquakes measuring 5.4 magnitudewas registered at 9:16 am local time (1516 GMT). Theepicentre was located 90 km southeast to LasMargaritas municipality with a depth of 25 km.

Xinhua

Iran calls onforeign forces

to leaveregion

In this on 23 Feb, 2010 photo, rescuers search for landslide victims inCiwidey District, West Java, Indonesia. Days of heavy rain prompted the

landslide on Tuesday afternoon at the mountainous tea plantation destroyingscores of homes.—INTERNET

Two teens shot in middle school shooting near DenvorWeb.

The suspected shooter,an adult male, was ar-rested, the report quotedJefferson County Sheriff’sDepartment as saying.

The two wounded ju-veniles have been trans-ported to a hospital. Onevictim was shot inside theschool, the other outside,but the wounds are notlife-threatening althoughthe man was using a

“high-powered weapon,”said Mark Techmeyer,spokesman for the sher-iff’s department.

Techmeyer said he didnot know if the weaponwas a rifle or handgun,though witnesses de-scribed it as a rifle.

He said a JeffersonCounty deputy sheriffwas able to apprehend theadult male without firinga shot.—Xinhua

Rocket attack kills four Pakistan brothers

Medium earthquakesshake southeast of Mexico

15 dead, 57 buried by Indonesian landslidepolice officers plus twoexcavators bolsteredsearch efforts on Wednes-day and 15 bodies hadbeen recovered from avast pile of clay by the af-ternoon, National Disas-ter Management Agencyspokesman PriyadiKardono said.

He said another 15people had been injured,two of whom had beenadmitted to hospital.

The winding mountainroads made boggy by thedays of heavy rain werehampering efforts to getequipment and rescuers to

the scene, he said, addingthat more landslides werepossible.

Some 600 villagersfrom the region have beenevacuated to temporaryshelters in safer locations,Kardono said. Most ofthese were from unaf-fected nearby villagesthat were in landslide-prone areas.

Kardono said 25 peo-ple were believed to havedied in the plantation’sfactory and office. It wasnot immediately clearwhere the six bodies werefound.—Internet

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17 killed in gas explosionin Turkey’s coal mine

ANKARA, 24 Feb—Seventeen people were killed ina gas explosion in a coal mine in Balikesir Provinceof northwest Turkey on Tuesday, the semi-officialAnatolia news agency reported.

Balikesir Governor Yilmaz Arslan was quoted assaying that 11 miners and an engineer died when amethane gas explosion ripped through the coal minenear Dursunbey town of Balikesir Province. “Five min-ers lost their lives after being taken to hospital withsevere burns, bringing the death toll to 17,” said Arslan.

“All bodies were recovered from the mine. Wecalled off search- and-rescue efforts. I offer my deep-est condolences to those who lost their beloved ones,”he added. In December, 19 workers were killed whena coal mine in northwest Bursa Province caved in af-ter the workers set off some dynamite.—Xinhua

Indonesia’s President officially opensUNEP conference on environment

Russian securitydelegation visits

Panama forcloser co-op

PANAMA CITY, 24 Feb—A Russian delegation metwith Panamanian Interiorand Justice Minister JoseRaul Mulino on Tuesdayto discuss bilateral coop-eration in security field.

The delegation washeaded by Secretary of theSecurity Council of Rus-sia Nikolai Patrushev andRussian Ambassador toPanama Alexei Ermakov.

Mulino expressed hissatisfaction about the visitof the Russian delegation,who is interested in know-ing about Panama’s situ-ation of security and hav-ing the opportunity tostrengthen bilateral ties.

Mulino and Patrushevdiscussed issues such astechnical assistance andthe exchange of commer-cial information regardingsecurity.—Xinhua

Mafia’s grip spreadsacross Italy, says report

French hostage released by al-Qaeda wing in Mali One killedin US militarybase shootingWASHINGTON, 24 Feb—

One person was killed andanother was taken to thehospital in a shooting andcrash at Luke Air ForceBase in US state of Ari-zona on Tuesday, localmedia reported.

The incident occurredat 11 p.m. local time onMonday night in the cityof Litchfield Park, Ari-zona, and investigatorswere still on the scenehours later, Fox Newsquoted Capt Gonzales,spokesman at Luke AirForce Base, as saying.

Two men attempted todrive through the Basegate with their reportedstolen car, and drove di-rectly at a security officerwho wanted to stop thempeacefully by setting up aroad block, according tothe spokesman.—Xinhua

BALI, 24 Feb—Indone-sia’s President SusiloBambang Yudhoyono of-ficially opened the 11th

Special Session of theUNEP (United NationsEnvironment Programme)Governing Council/Glo-bal Ministerial Environ-ment Forum at 11:00 Balitimes (0300 GMT) onWednesday.

The President said thathe hopes the event couldfind the right solution oneconomic development forcurrent generation and in

the same time saving thenext one.

“With the theme of “OnePlanet Our Responsibil-ity”, the event stressed theimportance of the Earthfor our next generation.Let’s find the best solutionfor this generation withoutsacrificing the next one,”said the President in hisopening speech.

Yudhoyono said that inthe last 12 years, the Earthhas been experiencing thehighest temperature risesince 1850, prompting in-

crease in sea level.“One metre increase

of sea level will impactnegatively on millionsof people,” said the Presi-dent.

That’s why he stressedthe importance of main-taining biodiversity.

“About 50,000 kinds ofplants are already extinctand 40,000 species ofendemic vertebrate arethreatened to be disap-peared,” said the Presi-dent.

Xinhua

People bath in the sunshine on the beach of Ipanema in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil, on 23 Feb, 2010. The summer heat hit the city recently where the

temperature reached 40 degree Celsius. —XINHUA

ROME, 24 Feb—The Ma-fia’s empire is spreadingdangerously across Italy,from the poor south to thericher north, according to apaper issued by the govern-ment’s National Economyand Labour Council (Cnel).Italian organized crimeis getting stronger andhas seized control of manyparts of the local northerneconomy by diversify-ing its activities, ANSAnews agency reportedon Tuesday.

Aside from traditionaldrug trafficking, loansharking and extortion,the Mafia has penetratedas well the constructionsector, public worksprojects and finance,while at the same timelaundering money andcreating ties with localpoliticians.

The Mafia’s infiltrationin Italian society,

economy and politicalworld is so deep and in-visible that several com-mentators have come tocall it the “White Mafia.”

In Italy, there are threemain Mafia regionalgroups: Sicily’s CosaNostra, the NeapolitanCamorra and Calabria’s‘Ndrangheta, consideredtoday the most danger-ous.—Xinhua

Injured coalmine workers

receive treatmentat a hospital

near Dursunbeytown of BalikesirProvince, Tur-key, on 23 Feb,2010. Seventeen

people werekilled in a gasexplosion in acoal mine in

Balikesir prov-ince of northwest

Turkey onTuesday.XINHUA

A visitor enjoys artworks of ceramics made by Chi-nese craft masters during a Chinese ceramics showin Tokyo, capital of Japan, on 23 Feb, 2010. The showincluding 150 artworks will last to 28 Feb. —XINHUA

PARIS, 24 Feb—A French citizen heldcaptive by al-Qaeda’s North Africanwing for three months has been re-leased, the French government said onTuesday.

The French Foreign Ministry saidPierre Camatte was on his way to theMali capital of Bamako, where he wouldleave for France. Malian officials haveconfirmed the release.

Camatte, who had been in Mali for

fighting malaria, was kidnapped in No-vember from a hotel in the northern Malitown of Menaka, some 1,500 kilome-tres from the capital Bamako.

The release was widely seen as anapparent prisoner swap between theMali government and the al-Qaedawing. Last week, Mali released four Is-lamist prisoners al-Qaeda demanded forthe release of Camatte.

Xinhua

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Two dogwalkers said they fearedthe worst when their springer spanielleaped from a 300-foot cliff, but thedog bounced off a wave and swam toshore.

Lia Markwick and StephenWinslade, who were walking Poppy asa favour for Lia’s brother, said the ca-nine was chasing a seagull and made aflying leap from the cliff in Seaford,England, The Sun reported on Monday.

Markwick and Winslade said they

Dog survives 300-foot cliff jump

A Springer spaniel (this one namedVictor) is shown at a New York City

dog show on 14 Feb, 2005.

WELLINGTON, 24Feb—A huge fire in a for-est block northwest ofNew Zealand South Is-land’s southern city ofDunedin was burning outof control on Wednesday,and has scorched morethan 400 hectares of land,city officials said.

The fire began onTuesday afternoon in alogged area of Mt AllanForest owned by WenitaForest Products, then

MIR ALI, 24 Feb— Thebullet-riddled bodies oftwo alleged US spies werefound on Wednesday in aTaleban stronghold innorthwest Pakistan, thelatest victims of an intel-ligence war that a topAmerican general indi-cated is tilting in Wash-ington and Islamabad’sfavour.

The men’s bodies werefound together in Mir Alitown in North Waziristantribal region.

Each had a note at-tached accusing the vic-tim of spying for theAmericans and warningother informants theyfaced the same fate, arearesident Akram Ullahsaid.

Another witness, SanaUllah, said one man wasa local tribal elder and theother was Afghan.

Militants in recentyears have killed scores ofpeople they suspected ofaiding the US and Paki-stani governments.

Internet

CAIRO, 24 Feb—Egyptian police on Tuesday arresteda man suspected of throwing a suitcase containing amakeshift bomb at Cairo’s main synagogue, describinghim as a criminal previously involved in violence, drugsand forgery.

During his interrogation, the man said he was head-ing to the US embassy to seek asylum when he wasarrested, according to the official statement.

The Ministry of Interior, which manages all secu-rity services, said the 49-year old suspect, entered adowntown hotel on Sunday, tossed a suitcase contain-ing explosive materials out of the window at the syna-gogue across the street before fleeing. During his flighthe burned his face with sulfuric acid in his possession,the statement added. The suitcase fell on to the sidewalkof the hotel and briefly caught fire, but it was across thestreet from the historic synagogue, known as ShaarHashamayim, or the Gate of Heaven. The hotel was notdamaged and no one was injured in the attack.—Internet

SAN FRANCISCO, 24Feb— Intel chief execu-tive Paul Otellini on Tues-day unveiled an initiativeto invest 3.5 billion dol-lars in innovative USbusinesses and get brightcollege graduates intotechnology jobs. “Strong,enduring economies growout of a culture of invest-ment and a commitmentto innovation,” Otellinisaid in a release. “We sim-ply must have a clear, con-sistent strategy to promoteinnovation, investmentand start-up companies.”

Intel heads $3.5 billion Investin America Alliance

Intel is leading an In-vest in America Allianceof venture capitalists andcorporations to backbreakthroughs and talentin fields such as clean en-ergy, biotechnology, andinformation technology,according to Otellini.

The billions of dollarsbeing committed by thealliance should also helpcreate jobs in new indus-tries including moleculardiagnostics, bioinfor-matics, electric vehicleecosystem and wirelessinfrastructure, according

to Intel.“Venture capital in-

vestments have played animportant role in creatingjobs at home and keepingAmerica at the leadingedge of technology glo-bally,” said Intel Capitalpresident Arvind Sodhani.

“With 3.5 billion dol-lars of equity capital toinvest in the most prom-ising new ventures in thecountry, our collectivegoal is to continue to drivetechnology innovationand stimulate economicactivity.”—Internet

Massive blaze in New Zealand’s Otagoburns hundreds of hectares

spread to a tree planta-tion.

Dunedin City Councilrural fires managerNeil Brown said fire-fighters might have towait until the blazereaches to terrain wherefire-breaks can be cre-ated, in order to bring itunder control.

“At the moment we’remainly using helicop-ters,” he told Radio NewZealand on Wednesday

morning. “Because it’snot safe or practical to getground crews in to partsof the fire.”

Brown said 10 heli-copters with monsoonbuckets are fighting thefire on three flanks, butit is not safe for them tofly above the head of thefire, where it is progress-ing. The blaze fire coversmore than 400 hectares ofland, he added.

Internet

Egyptian police arrest suspectin synagogue attack

Taleban killtwo allegedUS spies in

NW Pakistan

expected to look down and see Poppy’sbody, but instead the dog had managedto avoid hitting the rocks below andlanded in the high tide, allowing her toswim to a nearby beach.

Markwick said they called CoastGuard authorities, who recovered thecanine after it made its way to dry land.

The dog’s owners, Ben Markwickand Kelly Ixter, said Poppy suffered acollapsed lung but is expected to makea full recovery.

The search is finally over for AbelMadariaga, whose pregnant wife waskidnapped by Argentine security forces33 years ago.

After decades of doubt and loneli-ness, of searching faces in the street inhopes they might be related, Madariagahas found his son.

“I never stopped thinking I wouldfind him,” the 59-year-old father said,squeezing his son’s arm during a packednews conference on Tuesday.

Francisco Madariaga Quintela,centre, is welcomed by his father

Abel Pedro Madariaga and Estelade Carlotto, President of the

Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayoorganization, during a Pressconference in Buenos Aires.

Argentine stolen at birth, now 32, learns identity“For the first time, I know who I

was. Who I am,” the young man said,still marveling at his new identity: Fran-cisco Madariaga Quintela, a name heonly learned last week.

The Grandmothers of the Plaza deMayo rights group believes about 400children were stolen at birth fromwomen who were kidnapped and killedas part of the 1976-1983 dictatorship’s“dirty war” against political dissidents,which killed as many as 30,000people.

An Australianschoolgirl biddingto become theyoungest person tosail solo aroundthe world hit thehome stretch onWednesday, pass-ing South Africa’sCape of GoodHope for her finalIndian Ocean leg.

Jessica Watsonpassed the Cape, arocky headlandnear the pointwhere the Atlanticand Indian Oceans

Round-the-world girl sailor on home stretch

Australian sailorJessica Watson,seen here before

her departurefrom Sydney

Harbour.meet, shortly aftermidnight GMT,marking the last

landmark of herjourney before shereturns to Aus-tralia.

“I’m reallythrilled to have an-other Cape downand to be in the In-dian Ocean. Nexttarget is Aus-tralia,” Watson,16, wrote on herblog. SpokesmanAndrew Frasersaid the teen wasin her highest spir-its since leavingSydney Harbour

on 18 October, andwould cross the15,000-nautical-mile mark of her23,000-nautical-mile trip later thisweek, bearing di-rectly for WesternAustralia.

She was travel-ling well ahead ofschedule and ontrack to cross thefinish line in Syd-ney before lateMay, one monthahead of deadline,he said.

The identification of misfolded TDP-43 proteins inneurons of brain tissue (brown structures indicated byarrows) was a criterion for entry into this genome-widestudy. The homogeneity of the pathologically-defined

cohort is felt to be a major reason for the study’ssuccess. —INTERNET

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A Saab car (L)and a Spyker car

in Stockholm.Dutch sportscarmaker Spyker

said on Tuesdayit had finalizedthe purchase of

Swedishcarmaker Saabfrom General

Motors.INTERNET

A container ship passes in front of the Sydney skyline as it departs from PortBotany terminal on 24 February, 2010. Australia and China resumed freetrade talks on Wednesday, after a delay of more than a year.—INTERNET

A copy of Action Comics #1,which introduced Super-

man to the world, is shownin this undated publicityphoto released to Reuterson 22 Feb, 2010. An issuein top condition sold on

Monday for a record1 million US dollars in

a public sale held by websiteComicConnect.com.

XINHUA

SYDNEY, 24 Feb—Aus-tralian researchers havefound that a common drugused to treat osteoporosiscould be placing people atincreased risk of bloodclots and stroke.

Associate ProfessorGustavo Duque from theUniversity of Sydney re-vealed on Wednesday thatthe research team had in-vestigated the suspectedunintended side-effect ofthe drug alendronate, and

STOCKHOLM, 24 Feb—After months of negotia-tions and setbacks thatleft Saab’s fate in limbo,Dutch sportscar makerSpyker said on Tuesdayit had finalized the pur-chase of the iconic Swed-ish brand from GeneralMotors.

Spyker’s CEO VictorMuller told reporters inStockholm it was hard toimagine that the processhis company, a minnowin the car industry, hadstarted three months agoto acquire Saab was fi-nally over.

Australian researchers finddrug link to heart problems

they found laboratoryevidence that it couldprompt an irregular heartbeat.

“Population studieshad already shown thatusing this osteoporosisdrug ... was associatedwith a higher incidence ofarrhythmia, or atrial fi-brillation,” he said.

“What we’ve foundfor the first time in labo-ratory experiments is acause and effect.”

“It appears that thesedrugs trigger the heart’s

atrial cells to become agi-tated and overexcited,causing a pacemaker-likeeffect.”

Atrial fibrillation canallow blood to pool in ar-eas of the heart and, even-tually, these form clots. Astroke occurs if one ofthese clots breaks free andthen blocks an artery lead-ing to the brain.

Duque’s research hasidentified the first evi-dence linking alendronateto arrhythmia at the cel-lular level.—Xinhua

GENEVA, 24 Feb—World Health Organization(WHO) experts have decided after on Tuesday’s as-sessment that it was still early to pronounce the H1N1swine flu pandemic as having peaked in all parts ofthe world.

The emergency committee advised that it was pre-mature to conclude that all parts of the world haveexperienced peak transmission of the H1N1 pandemicinfluenza, said WHO spokesperson Gregory Hartl,quoted by media reports.

The WHO is planning a Press conference forWednesday to announce the assessment result.

The spokesperson said that a final decision wouldbe taken by WHO Secretary-General Margaret Chan.

Since April 2009, the flu spread from Mexico andthe United States into 210 countries and regions withover 15,000 deaths confirmed by laboratories.

The WHO emergency committee on Tuesday helda confidential teleconference and the result of the con-ference will be made public on Wednesday after hav-ing been issued to health officials in the WHO mem-ber states a day earlier.

Reported cases of the flu were seen declining oflate in most of the northern hemisphere as severalcountries have already been scaling down their costlyprecautions in recent weeks.

Xinhua

URUMQI, 24 Feb—Four people were killed and 29injured after a bus overturned on Tuesday in north-west China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, lo-cal authorities said on Wednesday. The accident hap-pened at around 4 pm in Hoboksar Mongol Autono-mous County. Three died at the scene while one diedat 10:30 pm en route to Karamay Workers Hospital,said the general office of the county’s Communist Partyof China (CPC) committee in a statement.

Three seriously injured were taken to Urumqi, capi-tal of Xinjiang, for medical treatment, the statementsaid. The bus with two drivers and 33 passengers wastravelling from Hoboksar County to Tacheng City.Police are investigating the cause of the accident.

Xinhua

TOKYO, 24 Feb—Japan’s exports grew by 40.9 per-cent in January compared to the same month in theprevious year, according to statistics released by theFinance Ministry on Wednesday.

The total value of the nation’s exports stood at 4,902billion yen (54.3 billion US dollars) for the month.

The figures were buoyed by goods sold to Asia,which account for more than 50 percent of all Japa-nese exports.

Japan’s imports also increased for the first timesince October 2008, standing at 4,817 billion yen (54billion dollars).

Xinhua

Four die, 29 injured after bus overturnsin northwest China’s Xinjiang

Japan’s exports grow 40.9%on year in Jan

Still premature toannounce end of swine

flu peak in world

Spyker finalizes purchase of Saabfrom GM

“Its been a very roughride ... to come to thepoint that we are today,that we have actuallybought Saab and Saab isnow saved,” he said.

Saab Automobile andSpyker Cars will operateas sister companies goingforward, both held byholding company SpykerCars NV, which is listedon the Amsterdam Euro-next exchange, Spykersaid in the statement.

Saab “will becomemore entrepreneurial, itwill become a companythat has to stand on its

own legs and that has todetermine its own future,”Muller said, adding Saab,owned by GM since 1990,would have “no more life-lines to a big conglomer-ate and that is a very im-portant step.”

Muller said his imme-diate goals for the com-pany were “to actuallystart building cars again,to revamp the energy inthe dealer body, to dem-onstrate to the marketthat we are for real, thereto stay, and coming outwith incredible projects.”

Internet

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(from page 1)After hearing re-

ports on the plan for grow-ing of tea in the district,progress on cultivation of

Target set on establishment ofPutao District…

Prime Minister General Thein Sein views tea nursery of May & Mark Co Ltd.—MNA

People are enjoying the fruitful results ofthe collaborative efforts of three major forcesof the nation, namely, the government, thepeople and the Tatmadaw. The Prime Ministerurged local people to work hard for betterlivelihood making use of infrastructures whilemaintaining them for durability, to cultivateUnion Spirit that was the genuine patrioticspirit as national brethren are residents of thesame Union, and to join hands with govern-ment and the Tatmadaw for regional securityand development.

tea and assistance for teagrowers presented by thesecretary of Putao DistrictUSDA, the Prime Minis-ter stressed the need to edu-

cate the growers to pursuepropagation and cultiva-tion methods of the re-search, to provide themwith necessary assistance,to encourage them to meetachievement in tea culti-vation, to realize the targetof establishing Putao Dis-

trict as a tea district and tomake parallel efforts onsetting up of tea factoryand tea purchasing center.

At model cowbreeding farm, the PrimeMinister heard reports onthe aim and advantages

of breeding pedigreemilchcows and fulfilledthe requirements.

(See page 9)

Prime Minister General Thein Sein presents clothes, medicines andutensils to townselders of Machanbaw.—MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein meets townselders, departmental personnel and members of social organizations at Lonmoung Hall ofNagmon.—MNA

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(from page 8)The Prime Minister

then viewed the pedigreemilch cows.

The Prime Ministervisited construction site ofGovernment TechnicalHigh School (Putao) andGovernment Technical In-stitute (Putao) and heardreports on salient points ofthe projects and regionaldevelopment undertakingsand coordinated essentials.

Target set onestablishment ofPutao District…

While in Nagmon,the Prime Minister metsenior citizens, departmen-tal personnel and locals.The Prime Minister and Lt-Gen Tha Aye presentedclothes, medicines andutensils to senior citizens.The Prime Minister alsocomforted the patients atNagmon People's Hospi-tal and presented cash do-nation to the hospital.

At Machanbaw, thePrime Minister also mettownselders, departmentalofficials and social organi-zations of the town andpresented clothes, medi-cines and utensils to them.

The Prime Ministerin meeting departmentalpersonnel and communityelders of Nagmon andMachanbaw noted that

people are enjoying thefruitful results of the col-laborative efforts of threemajor forces of the nation,namely, the government,the people and theTatmadaw. He urged localpeople to work hard forbetter livelihood makinguse of infrastructures whilemaintaining them for du-rability, to cultivate UnionSpirit that was the genuinepatriotic spirit as nationalbrethren are residents ofthe same Union, and to joinhands with governmentand the Tatmadaw for re-gional security and devel-opment saying that everyMyanmar citizen was forMyanmar and must not bethe stooge of any alien na-tion.

MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein cordially converses with localpeople of Nagmon.—MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein at Women’s Vocational Training School (Bhamo).—MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein inspects construction ofGovernment Technical High School (Putao) and Government Techni-

cal Institute (Putao).—MNA

YANGON, 24 Feb—Fire preven-tive measures are jointly carried out bydepartments concerned as the fire is themost dreadful threat to Myanmar.

A meeting for preventing fireoutbreaks in Yangon was held at themeeting hall of Yangon City Develop-ment Committee on 22 February. Min-ister for Social Welfare, Relief and Re-

Fight against firesettlement Maj-Gen Maung Maung Sweaddressed the meeting, calling for takingactions against fire.

The meeting, attended by officialsfrom Fire Services Department andYCDC, Townships Development AffairsCommittee and contractors, came to anend with the concluding remarks by theminister.—MNA

Dams and lakes in Yamethin triggerbetterment of locals

NAY PYI TAW, 24 Feb—Ministerfor Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-GenHtay Oo on 22 February inspected thecompleted repair of Inn Lake, upgradingfrom the lake into a small dam under-taken by Irrigation Department that cansupply irrigation water to 300-acre offarmlands. The dam situated near InngonVillage, Yamethin Township measures1600 feet long and 11 feet high.

The minister said in meeting withlocal farmers that the government, so-

cial organizations and farmers are col-lectively striving to emerge large scaledams and lakes so as to improve thesocio-economic status of farmers and togear up agricultural production in addi-tion to irrigation and safe water.

The minister also oversaw repair-ing Laetha Lake and spillway nearHnatthaik Village. There are three lakesbuilt by Irrigation Department namelyInn, Laetha and U Min Naing lakes inYamethin Township.—MNA

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1. To uphold Our Three Main National Causes at risk to life as thenational policy

2. To work hard with national people for successful completion ofelections due to be held in accordance with the new constitution

3. To crush internal and external subversive elements through thestrength and consolidated unity of the people

4. To build a strong, patriotic modern Tatmadaw capable ofsafeguarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of thenation

Objectives of 65th Anniversary Armed Forces Day

NAY PYI TAW, 24 Feb—The two anti-human traf-ficking special squads of the two neighbouring coun-tries, in cooperation with Shweli Anti-Human Traf-ficking Special Squad, arrested two human traffickers:Ma Aye Aye Hlaing of Aungmyethazan Township,Mandalay, and Ma Myint Myint Win of DawbonTownship, Yangon, following the information given toMuse Anti-Human Trafficking Special Squad by aduty-conscious citizen that human traffickers traffick-ing young Myanmar women to the other country, wereat No. 94, Lonchan Ward, Shweli, in the other country.

In response to the interrogation made by Muse Anti-Human Trafficking special Squad, Ma Aye Aye Hlaingadmitted that she had been trafficking young Myanmarwomen to the other country, making Shweli the base ofoperation, since 2009; that she received victims fromsuch human traffickers as Ma Myint Myint Win, MaThan Sein and Tun Tun Win of Dawbon Township, MaAye Aye San and Ma Khaing of Hlinethaya Township,and Ma San Shwe and Ma Htay of Thanlyin Township;that she had to pay 1.2 million kyats for per victim—700,000 kyats to the transporter, and 500,000 kyats to thevictim; and the victims were sold to men in FujianProvince, the other country.

So far, three offenders: Ma Aye Aye Hlaing, MaMyint Myint Win, and Tun Tun Win have been under

Four women, one man arrested for human trafficking

NAY PYI TAW, 24Feb—Works of MyanmarWomen’s AffairsFederation were reviewedat its annual general meetingat MWAF office in Nay PyiTaw Dekkhinathiri here thismorning.

The meeting wasopened this morning with aceremony, attended byPatrons of MWAF Daw NiNi Win, Daw Khin Mi Miand Daw Mya Theingi,President Dr Daw Myint Kyiand CEC members,President of Myanmar

MWAF works reviewed

Maternal and Child WelfareAssociation Daw NilarThaw and CEC membersand guests.

The attendeesviewed the documentaryphotos of the federation. Thefirst day session of themeeting, presided over by

President Dr.Daw MyintKyi, started at 10 am. JointGeneral Secretary DawKhin Htar May of thefederation read out the reportof CEC. The chairpersonsfrom state and divisionWAOs submitted reportswhich were reviewed by the

president. General SecretaryDr. Daw Thet Thet Zinpresided over the afternoonsession of the meeting andheard reports submitted bythe chairpersons from stateand division WAOs . Themeeting will last tilltomorrow.—MNA

YANGON, 24 Feb — In the second semifinal of AFC Challenge Cup 2010,organized by the Asian Football Confederation, in Colombo of Sri Lanka thisevening, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea hammered Myanmar 5-0 andcruised into final.

The first semifinal between Turkmenistan and Tajikistan ended at 2-0.Myanmar will play against Tajikistan at 4.30 p.m. Myanmar Standard Time

on 27 February for third place.—MNA

Myanmar still has hope for third place

NAY PYI TAW, 24Feb—Director U TunOo of Progress of BorderAreas and NationalRaces Department underthe Ministry for Progressof Border Areas andNational Races andDevelopment Affairsvisited Border RegionNational YouthsDevelopment TrainingSchool (Sittway) andWomen’s VocationalTraining School(Maungtaw) in Sittway,Buthidaung andMaungtaw Townships inRakhine State from 12

Skill, expertise promotion for trainees

to 14 February.In his visits to the

training schools, the

director gave necessaryinstructions.

MNA

arrest, and the rest are still at large. Now, officials aredealing with Muse-Shweli Border liaison Office toreceive the Myanmar women who have been sold toFujian Province.

In another case, a combined team exposed twohuman traffickers: Ma Mya Thida Naing of HleguTownship, Yangon, and Ma San San Aung of DagonMyothit (South) Township, in the search of a Van enroute from Lashio to Muse at about 5.30 pm on 17February at Yepusan Checkpoint in Lashio Town-ship. The two took a woman, 15, to forcibly marry herto a man in the other country, deceiving her that shewould be given a job in Bago.

Now, the victim has been handed over to her par-ents, and officials are rendering necessary assistance.

Human traffickers organize and take youngwomen to the other country, giving false incentivessuch as they will be appointed in a garment factory inthe neighbouring country, they will be given a well-paid job in Muse, they will be given a remunerativejob inclusive of all expenses, and they will get a job inShweli sugarcane farm. After being trafficked, thevictims are forcibly married to native men. Authori-ties are giving educative talks on human trafficking inorder that young women will not be deceived andtrafficked by human traffickers.—MNA

YANGON, 24 Feb—ATLAS BX Company ofRepublic of Korea has beenthe global battery suppliersince 1994. Best BatteryTrading Co Ltd as the soleagent of Myanmar marketimports and distributesATLAS, DUPEX, E-NEXand ABX-AGM typesleatteries.

All the types aremaintenance free batteriesthat don’t need to be filledwith rainwater or rainwater-acid compoundfluid. The average life-span of those types isaround two or three years.It will cost 20 to 50 percent more than ordinarybatteries.

The showroom isopened at No 316 on Maha

New brand battery for allThukhita Road, EastGyogone Ward, InseinTownship here. Thecontact number is 09-8030565, 646363 and642721 and e-mailaddress is [email protected].

MNA

Please readCharge d’ Affaires aiMrs. Fdzllyani Annuarand husband of theEmbassy of BruneiDarussalam instead ofCharge d’ Affaires aiMr. Ahmad Azian HajiSabtu and wife reportedat the caption news onpage-10 of the New Lightof Myanmar Daily issuedon 24 February.—MNA

Corrigendum

President

Dr Daw

Myint Kyi

speaks at

annual

general

meeting

of

MWAF.

MNA

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Mexico captures Sinaloacartel cocaine traffickerMEXICO CITY, 24 Feb—Federal police have captured

a man described as a key operator of the powerfulSinaloa cartel who served briefly in the US Army be-fore taking on the trafficking of 2 tons of cocaine amonth into the United States.

Jose Vasquez Villagrana, 40, was arrested on Sun-day in his home town of Santa Ana, Sonora, whichborders Arizona, authorities said on Monday.

He joined the US military in Arizona in 1990 anddeserted a year after getting his US citizenship, ac-cording to Mexico’s federal Public Safety Department.He is believed to have returned to Mexico, where hebegan trafficking.

Vasquez is accused of smuggling Colombian cocainethrough Panama and other countries to the northernMexican state of Sonora. The drugs were stored at hisranch and then sent to the United States.

US officials could not immediately confirmVasquez’s citizenship nor his role in the US military.

Police described Vasquez as a key player in theSinaloa cartel, although he does not appear on a list ofMexico’s most-wanted traffickers.

Vasquez slowly built up his operation in Sonora,eventually buying planes that he put at the service ofSinaloa kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, policesaid. He initially worked with the Beltran Leyva gangbut sided with Guzman when the two organizationssplit, the police statement said.

Internet

ESA delays launch of CryoSat-2

Italian policebreak up Mafiaclan, 24 suspects

arrestedROME, 24 Feb—Italian

police said on Mondaythey have broken upa Mafia clan and arrested24 Mafia suspects, localnews agency ANSAreported.

According to the police,the clan belonged to“Cosa Nostra,” the mostinfamous Mafia organiza-tion in Sicily.

The clan was involved inextortion, loan-sharking,money transfer fraud andother illegal activities inMilan and some othernorthern Italian cities.

It also tried to expand itsactivities to Belgium, saidthe police.

During Monday’s op-eration, the police closeddown 11 Mafia-relatedenterprises including anauto repair plant and asport centre.—Internet

A worker climbs down from a combined harvester on a road after cuttingsugar cane in fields near the village of Sitio Grande, Province of Villa Clara,

some 360 km (224 miles) from Havana on 22 Feb, 2010.—INTERNET

Residents stand next to a crime scene where a man was gunned down at hishome in Ciudad Juarez on 19 Feb, 2010.—INTERNET

Ugandan rebels kidnap 40in Central Africa

PARIS, 24 Feb— The European SpaceAgency says the scheduled on Thursdaylaunch of its CryoSat-2 satellite from theBaikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstanwill be delayed.

ESA officials said the delay is due toconcern related to the second stage steer-ing engine of the Dnepr launcher. Al-though the fuel supply of the second stageengine should be sufficient to get CryoSatinto orbit, the ESA said the fuel reserveis not as large as it would like it to be.

Kosmotras, the launch provider, said itwill inform the ESA of a new launch dateshortly. CryoSat-2 will fly in a highly in-clined polar orbit at an altitude of slightlymore than 435 miles, precisely monitor-ing changes in the thickness of sea ice andvariations in the thickness of the ice sheetson land. Those data are urgently neededby scientists to understand exactly howEarth’s ice is changing in response to cli-mate change, the space agency said.

Internet

BANGUI, 24 Feb—Ugandan rebels kid-napped at least 40 peopleand wounded a soldierduring an attack in thesouthwest of the CentralAfrican Republic, a Cen-tral African soldier said onMonday.

The soldier said theLord’s Resistance Army(LRA) swept through thetown of Rafai early onFriday evening going“door to door, taking atleast 40 people hostage

and stealing property.”The soldier, who asked

not to be named but isbased in nearby Ban-gassou, said a Central Af-rican army unit re-sponded.

“During the clash thatfollowed, a Central Af-rican soldier waswounded and severalTongo-Tongo (the localname for the rebels)were wounded. But therebels managed to fleewith the hostages.”

The soldier added thatthe FACA, or Central Af-rican army, was in pursuitof the rebels.

Last week the LRA car-ried out two attacks in thesame region, kidnappingat least 10 people in a raidon the village ofKamandare, a militarysource said.

Residents of the villageof Gbangomboro fled inadvance of a similar loot-ing attack two days later.

Internet

DUBLIN, 24 Feb—Northern Ireland’s policecommander denouncedIrish Republican Armydissidents on Tuesday forgiving his officers just 17minutes to evacuate thecentre of a border townbefore a car bomb deto-nated.

Monday night’s attackon the courthouse inNewry, between Dublinand Belfast, was the firstof its kind in nearly a dec-

Police Forensic Officers examine the remains of a car bomb that explodedoutside Newry courthouse late on Monday, Northern Ireland,

on 23 Feb, 2010.—INTERNET

N Ireland police decry bombers’17-minute warning

ade.Police said they still

were trying to steer peo-ple away from the bombwhen it exploded, causinglittle damage to the heav-ily fortified courthouseand injuring no one.Nearby residents saidtheir homes shook like anearthquake from the blastbut their windows did notshatter, and traffic contin-ued to pass by the flam-ing remains of the car un-

til police shut down theroad.

Police said the bombcontained 100 kilo-grammes (225 pounds) ofhomemade explosive —much smaller than typicalIRA car bombs. It ap-peared to catch police offguard because, unlikemore than a dozen previ-ous similar threats acrossNorthern Ireland, this oneactually detonated.

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3000-year-old city walldiscovered in Jerusalem

JERUSSALEM, 24 Feb— Israeli archaeologists dis-covered a section of an ancient city wall in Jerusalemthat is believed to be built by Biblical King Solomonaround the tenth century BC, The Hebrew Universityof Jerusalem said on Monday.

“A comparison of this latest finding with city wallsand gates from the period of the First Temple, as wellas pottery found at the site, enable us to postulatewith a great degree of assurance that the wall thathas been revealed is that which was built by KingSolomon in Jerusalem in the latter part of the tenthcentury BC,” said the excavation director Dr EilatMazar.

The revealed city wall, 70 metres long and sixmetres high, is located near the Mount Temple in theOld City of Jerusalem.

Archaeologists also found a royal building anda gatehouse at the site over the three-month excava-tion. Mazar and her colleagues discovered a largeamount of pottery shards, remnants of 1.5-meter-highstorage jars, at the ground floor of the royalbuilding.

They noted an inscription in ancient Hebrew onone of the jars, which indicates that it belonged to ahigh-level government official, as well as seal impres-sions on jar handles with the word “to the king.” Ar-chaeologists believe they are proofs that the jars wereused by the monarchy.

Xinhua

The new excavationsite outside the old

city walls in Jerusa-lem. A section of city

wall that enclosedancient Jerusalemand was probably

built by King Solomonin the 10th century BC

was found duringrecent digs, the

Hebrew University ofJerusalem said on

Monday.—INTERENT

S Korea to obtain eight revamped P-3Cmaritime patrol aircraft from US

Folk performerspresent a traditionalstilts walking show atYangcheng Village inJishan County, north

China’s ShanxiProvince, on 21 Feb,

2010. XINHUA

Four Palestinians killedin southern Gaza Strip

GAZA, 24 Feb— Four Palestinians, including threechildren were killed on Monday night in two separateincidents in southern Gaza Strip ruled by Islamic Hamasmovement, medics in Gaza said.

They said that three children, all are brothers, werekilled at their home in the village of Abbassan, east ofthe southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, when anelectric generator exploded, adding that five familymembers were injured.—Xinhua

SEOUL, 24 Feb —South Korea obtainedeight revamped P-3Cmaritime patrol aircraftfrom the United States, aspart of its effort to im-prove maritime protectionand surveillance againstoutside forces, the Navysaid on Monday.

The newly acquired

aircraft, named P-3CK, isa refurbished model of P-3C aircraft that includeselectro-optical and infra-red sensors, high-defini-tion turrets, tactical sights,plasma displays, and laserdesignations for air, landand sea, which will havethe ability to detect sub-marines and fire at the

country’s coastline basesin emergency situations,the Navy said.

“These refurbishedplanes will contributegreatly to our weapons de-velopment technologyfield,” the Navy said in astatement. The South Ko-rean Navy has doubled thenumber of P-3C recon-naissance planes it ownsfollowing this deal, as itsfirst delivery of eight P-3Cs was done in 2008.The new P-3CK project isvalued at 550 millionUS dollars, which is con-sidered to be the world’slargest in the P-3reconfiguration field, ac-cording to South Korea’sweapons procurementagency. —Xinhua

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV BANGKAJA VOY NO (57)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV BANGKAJAVOY NO (57) are here by notified that the vessels willbe arriving on 25.2.2010 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of S.P.W 4 where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 amto 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day nowdeclared as the third day after final discharge of cargofrom the Vessel.

No claims against this vessel will be admitted afterthe Claims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S WONG SAMUT OCEANSHIPPING CO, LTD

Phone No: 256916/256919/256921

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Householder of Expo Family No.1 Cheng Shuchu (R) shows the specialdoorplate in Shanghai, east China, on 9 Feb, 2010. To welcome the guests ofShanghai World Expo which will be held from 1 May to 31 Oct, the city has

confirmed the first community for family hotel services. A total of 47 familiesof Linfen Community of Zhabei District have become the first batch of Expo

Families which will provide their rooms for visitors during the expo. Theselected families are all warmhearted and good at cultural communication.Many householders have voluntarily bought new furniture and prepared

delicate gifts for the visitors from far away.—XINHUA

A boy cries as he receives a measles vaccination ata health centre in Abad Santos, metro Manila on

23 February, 2010. The Department of Health(DOH) on Monday warned of a measles outbreakas cases shot up to more than 600, including twodeaths, within the span of one month.—INTERNET

Green and silver carp are released into the TaihuLake in Suzhou, eastern China’s Jiangsu Prov-

ince. Authorities in the region have said they willrelease 20 million algae-eating fish into one of thenation’s most scenic lakes that has been ravaged

by pollution.—INTERNET

Short-term memory protein discovered

Green tea may fight eye diseases “Test and Treat” strategycould halt HIV in 5 years

China to release pollution-fightingfish in lake

SHANGHAI, 24 Feb —Authorities in easternChina have said they willrelease 20 million algae-eating fish into one of thenation’s most scenic lakesthat has been ravaged bypollution.

Taihu Lake, whichstraddles Zhejiang andJiangsu Provinces, hasbeen severely polluted bysewage as well as indus-trial and agriculturalwaste, triggering a blue-green algae plague.

Authorities started us-ing fish to try to clean up

the lake in February lastyear when they released10 million mostly greenand silver carp into thewater, after the algaetainted the drinking sup-ply of millions of resi-dents.

Over the next fewdays, around 20 millionmore algae-eating fishwill be released into thewater, the Taihu LakeFisheries ManagementCommittee said in a state-ment on Monday.

The campaign, fundedby the government and

public donations, cost atotal of 8.6 million yuan(1.3 million dollars), ac-cording to the statement.

A silver carp can con-sume 50 kilogrammes(110 pounds) of algae andother plankton in its life-time while gaining onlyone kilogramme inweight, authorities havesaid.

Millions of algae-eat-ing fish have been used inthe past to clean up Taihuand other lakes, with pre-vious efforts hailed as aboon for the local fishingindustry despite concernsover consumption of fishthat have feasted on tox-ins.—Internet

Music traininghelps children

to readSAN DIEGO, 24 Feb—

Cash-strapped school dis-tricts are making a mistakewhen they cut music fromthe kindergarten to 12 cur-riculum, a US researchersaid. Nina Kraus of theNorthwestern Universitysaid that music training hasprofound effects that shapethe sensory system andshould be a mainstay ofK-12 education.

“Playing an instrumentmay help youngsters betterprocess speech in noisyclassrooms and more accu-rately interpret the nuancesof language that are con-veyed by subtle changes inthe human voice,” Kraussaid in a statement.

Internet

HONG KONG, 24 Feb —Chinese researchers saygreen tea may help fightglaucoma and other eyediseases.

The study, published inthe American ChemicalSociety’s Journal of Agri-cultural and Food Chem-istry, finds the “catechins”in green tea — responsi-ble for much of its stronganti-oxidant effect — passfrom the stomach andgastrointestinal tract intothe tissues of the eye andraise the possibility drink-ing green tea may helpprevent eye diseases.

Chi Pui Pang of TheChinese University ofHong Kong and col-leagues analyzed the eyetissues of laboratory ratsthat drank green tea. Theyfound the retina absorbedthe highest levels of the

catchin gallocatechin,while the aqueous humortended to absorb anotherknown as epigallocate-chin.

The effects of greentea catechins in reducingharmful oxidative stressin the eye lasted for up to20 hours, the study says.

“Our results indicatethat green tea consump-tion could benefit the eyeagainst oxidative stress,”the study authors say in astatement.—Internet

BEIJING, 24 Feb— Bytesting and immediatelytreating people in high riskareas with antiretrovirals,the spread of HIV couldbe halted in five years,�anexpert has said at a meet-ing held by the�AmericanAssociation for the Ad-vancement of Science inSan Diego.

We could stop HIVspreading in five years andeliminate HIV/AIDS alto-

gether in 40 years with the“test and treat” strategy, DrBrian Williams of theSouth African Centre forEpidemiological Modelingand Analysis told the meet-ing over the weekend, ac-cording to media reports.

For years, people havebeen using drugs to savelives, but people livinglonger with HIV increasesthe potential for spreadingthe disease. While thesearch for a vaccine is im-portant, “it’s time to lookbeyond that,” Williamssaid.—Xinhua

COLD SPRING HARBOR, 24 Feb — USneuroscientists say their experiments withfruit flies have led to the discovery of aprotein that regulates the erasure of short-term memories.

The Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.) Labo-ratory researchers say they’ve discoveredthat three kinds of forgetting — all involv-ing the erasure of short-term memory —are regulated within neurons by the activ-ity of a protein called Rac.

The team, led by Professor Yi Zhong,examined the molecular basis of three dif-ferent types of memory erasure. One kindof erasure is associated with gradual short-term memory loss; another entails an acute,rapid removal of short-term memory, andthe third involves a kind of erasure associ-

ated with new information that interfereswith an existing short-term memory.

In all three the team found the processof forgetting is mediated by a mechanismdependent upon the activity level of Rac,a type of protein known to act, among otherthings, as regulators of the cytoskeleton,the superstructure of cells.

“The molecular basis of short-termmemory really has been overlooked bythe neuroscience community,” Zhongsaid. “It has been widely assumed thatsuch memory is degraded through pas-sive cellular processes. Our experimentschallenge the notion by providing evi-dence of a dedicated mechanism for re-moving several kinds of short-termmemories.”—Internet

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S P O R T S

Ferdinand and Anderson injuries take shineoff United win

Milan looking to re-open title raceROME, 24 Feb—AC Milan will be hoping to spark

renewed life into the Serie A title race when they travelto Fiorentina on Wednesday to play their game in handon leaders Inter Milan.

Milan sit third in the table, seven points behind thechampions but would go second, a point ahead of ASRoma, if they were to win in Florence.

However, the match is as vital for their hosts whoneed three points to propel them back into the race fora top four finish and Champions League football for athird season in a row.

Inter moved top of the table at the beginning ofOctober and have stayed there ever since, enjoying attimes a lead of up to nine points on the rest but thatwas cut to five at the weekend following their thirddraw in a row and Roma’s seventh successive suc-cess.—Internet

AC Milan’s Pato(2nd left) jubilateswith teamates afterscoring againstBari during theirSerie A match inBari’s S Nicola sta-dium on 21 Febru-ary.—INTERNET

Barcelona boss demands more from championsSTUTTGART, 24 Feb—Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has de-

manded his side improve if they want to retain their ChampionsLeague title after being held to a 1-1 draw by Germany’s Stuttgartin the last 16 clash.

“We had to fight, it was a hard game,” Guardiola said after Tues-day night’s match at Stuttgart’s Mercedes-Benz Arena.

“In the second half we were able to free ourselves up and it wasa good result. But if we want to go for the title in this competition,we are going to have to work hard and get better.”

Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, scorer of Barca’s crucial second-halfequaliser, agreed that it was a hard game, but predicted an improvedperformance in the second leg at their Camp Nou fortress on 17March. “Stuttgart is a good team, they showed that today,” he said.

Internet

I turned down England job, says Mourinho

Li out, Dementieva wins atMalaysia Open tennis

Stuttgart’s Matthieu Delpierre (left)vies for the ball with Barcelona’sZlatan Ibrahimovic during their

UEFA Champions League round of16 first leg match in the southern

German city of Stuttgart. The matchended in a 1-1 draw.—INTERNET

Bordeaux seize advantageagainst Olympiakos

Bordeaux’s MichaelCiani celebrates after

scoring againstOlympiacos duringtheir round of 16,UEFA Champions

League footballgame at the

Karaiskaki stadiumin Athens. Bordeauxwon 1-0.—INTERNET

China’s Li Na returns theball to Israel’s ShaharPeer in the Dubai TennisChampionships quarter-final match in the Gulfemirate, on 18 Febru-

ary.—INTERNET

Manchester United’s Anderson leavesthe match injured during their PremierLeague match against West HamUnited at Old Trafford in Manchester,

north-west England, on 23 Feb.Man United won 3-0.—INTERNET

Tennis ace Davydenko dodgesDubai embarrassment

Russia’s ATP World Tourchampion NikolayDavydenko returns abackhand to France’sFlorent Serra during thefirst round of the DubaiOpen. Davydenko won

6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-1.INTERNET

Inter Milan’s Portuguesecoach Jose Mourinho, seenhere addressing the press inMilan, revealed on Tuesdaythat he was once offered theEngland manager job but hadturned it down.—INTERNET

Tiger Woods owes public no apology formarital errors

BEIJING, 24 Feb—It was the oddest of apologies.The words “deeply irresponsible” and “selfish” were used, as was a hand-

on-the-heart gesture that had commentators skeptically raising their eyebrows.Indeed, when top golfer Tiger Woods finally reappeared before the world to

say “sorry” for his repeated extramarital affairs, the only apology he really owedus was for whoever put him up to this needless and too obviously orchestratedtelevision spectacle.

The intention was sincere, but it came off the wrong way. Days before, themedia was baying for blood after being told that while Woods would speak, hewould only do so to a pool camera with no questions allowed after a brief state-ment.—Internet

MANCHESTER, 24 Feb—Sir AlexFerguson has been hit with a double in-jury blow ahead of Sunday’s LeagueCup final against Aston Villa after Rio

Ferdinand was ruled out of the Wembleyclash and Anderson suffered a seriousknee injury.

Ferguson said after Tuesday’s 3-0 winover West Ham that Ferdinand had ag-gravated a back problem which is alsolikely to cause him to miss England’sfriendly with Egypt at Wembley nextweek.

It is a major blow for both United andFerdinand. He had hoped to make hisreturn from suspension against WestHam but was forced to miss out aftertweaking his back in training.

Brazilian midfielder Anderson couldalso be sidelined for the League Cup fi-nal after limping out of United’s sixthsuccessive home league win with a sus-pected twisted knee.—Internet

AEHENS, 24 Feb—Bor-deaux took a big step towardsthe Champions League quar-ter-finals after beating Greekchampions Olympiakos 1-0 inthe first leg of their last-16clash here on Tuesday.

“We’re happy to scoreaway from home, perhaps wecould have scored a secondbut at least we got the vic-tory,” Bordeaux coachLaurent Blanc said after thegame. “There are only a hand-ful of clubs that have the ex-perience of playing in theChampions League quarter-finals. Experience comes byplaying matches,” he added.

Internet

KUALA LUMPUR, 24Feb—China’s Li Na wasknocked out by Germa-ny’s Tatjana Malek in thefirst round of theMalaysian Open hereTuesday.

Li, 27, who is deter-mined to be the first Asianstar to win a Grand Slamtitle and be ranked worldnumber one, lost due to aseries of unforced errors.

Second seed Li cameunder pressure fromMalek and gave an erraticperformance in humidconditions on an outdoorcourt in the inaugural250,000-dollar MalaysianOpen women’s tourna-ment. Unseeded Malekdisplayed brilliant foot-

work and won 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 in two hours in a gamedelayed for almost 90minutes by tropical rain.

Internet

MILAN, 24 Feb—InterMilan coach JoseMourinho revealed onTuesday that he was onceoffered the Englandmanager job but had

turned it down.Speaking ahead of his

team’s ChampionsLeague clash againstChelsea on Wednesday atMilan’s San Siro,

Mourinho was askedabout John Terry beingremoved from the Eng-land captaincy but thenwent on to reveal otherinformation.

“I’m not Englandmanager so I don’t wantto comment (on Terry)just as I’m not theCheslea president so Idon’t comment on (Ro-man) Abramovich’s deci-sions,” he said.—Internet

DUBAI, 24 Feb—Nikolay Davydenko, theATP World Tour cham-pion, escaped from thebrink of his worst defeatfor nearly two years be-fore reaching the secondround of the ATP DubaiOpen here on Tuesday.

The Russian was twicewithin a point of going a

break of service down inthe second set againstFlorent Serra, the worldnumber 59 from France,either of which might wellhave led to the flat-hittingFrenchman closing out astraight sets win.

Instead Davydenkohung on, made his firstbreak of the match him-self in the next game withthe help of a dramaticHawkeye appeal, andopened the floodgates towinning six successivegames and the match, 6-7(5/7), 6-4, 6-1.

“The ball was veryfast, control was very dif-ficult, and I made toomany mistakes,” saidDavydenko.—Internet

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* Nipa Palm Forest

* Record Album

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30hr.

M.S.T. During the past 24 hours, weather has been partly

cloudy in Kachin, Shan and Rakhine States, Sagaing,Mandalay, Bago and Taninthayi Divisions and generally

fair in the remaining States and Divisions. Night temperatures

were (3°C) to (4°C) above February average temperautre inKachin State, Mandalay and Taninthayi Divisions, (3°C) to

(4°C) below February average temperatures in Kayin State

and Bago Division, and about February average temperaturesin the remaining States and Divisions. The significant night

temperatures were Namsang and An (4°C) each.

Maximum temperature on 23-2-2010 was 92°F. Minimum

temperature on 24-2-2010 was 64°F. Relative humidity at(09:30) hours MST on 24-2-2010 was 44%. Total sun shine

hours on 23-2-2010 was (9.3) hours approx.

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(Tr) at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and (Nil) at Central Yangon.

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fair in the remaining States and Divisions.State of the sea: Seas will be slight to moderate in

Myanmar waters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Generally fair weatherin the whole country.

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25-2-2010: Partly cloudy.

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Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for

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* Traditional Dance of National Races

“Prosperous Rakhine State”

* Moyungyi Wildlife Sanctuary

* Nipa Palm Forest* Record Album* Formation of Sand Stupa in Unity* The King of Musical Instruments* The Gok Hteik Viaduct* Hot Springs in Lashio and Namhkam

* Enjoy our Shan Food

* Culture Stage

* A Day in Yangon(Zoological Garden)

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* Pickled Herbal Tea Leaves of Myanmar

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Italy convicts 3 Google execs inabuse video case

MILAN, 24 Feb—An Italian court convicted threeGoogle executives of privacy violation s onWednesday because they did not act quickly enoughto pull down an video online that showed bulliesabusing an autistic boy.

The case was being closely watched around theworld due to its implications for Internet freedom.

Internet

Photo illustration.Australian scientistsare hoping to add

some truth to the oldadage by using

curiosity to kill someof the country’s

millions of wild cats.INTERNET

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13th Waxing of Taboung 1371 ME Thursday, 25 February, 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 swayedby killer broadcasts designed tocause troubles

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

and violence

NAY PYI TAW, 24Feb—Secretary-1 of theState Peace and Devel-opment Council of theUnion of MyanmarGeneral Thiha Thura TinAung Myint Oo receiveda delegation led by Lt-Gen Bui Van Nam,Deputy Minister of Pub-

Secretary-1 General Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo receives Vietnamese delegationlic Security of the So-cialist Republic of Viet-nam, at the meeting hallof State Peace and De-velopment Council Of-fice, here, at 12:30 pmtoday.

The two sides cor-dially discussed mutualcooperation between the

two countries.Also present at the

call were Deputy Minis-ter for Home AffairsBrig-Gen Phone Swe andDirector-General of theState Peace and Devel-opment Council OfficeCol Kyaw Kyaw Win.

MNA

Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council of the

Union of Myanmar General Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo

receives Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Public Security Lt-Gen Bui

Van Nam at the SPDC office in Nay Pyi Taw.—MNA

Secretary-1 of the

State Peace and

Development Coun-

cil of the Union of

Myanmar General

Thiha Thura Tin

Aung Myint Oo

greets Deputy

Minister of Public

Security

Lt-Gen Bui Van

Nam of Vietnam.

MNA

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