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True patriotism * It is very important for every one of the

nation regardless of the place he lives tohave strong Union Spirit.

* Only Union Spirit is the truepatriotism all the nationalities will haveto safeguard.

NAY PYI TAW, 30 March—Vice-President of theRepublic of the Union of Myanmar Thiha Thura U Tin AungMyint Oo received a delegation led by Director of theFederal Drug Control Service of the Russian Federation MrVictor P Ivanov at the Presidential Palace, here, at 3 pmtoday.

Present at the call together with Vice-President ThihaThura U Tin Aung Myint Oo were Deputy Minister forHome Affairs Brig-Gen Kyaw Zan Myint, Deputy Minister

Vice-President Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo receives Directorof Federal Drug Control Service of Russian Federation

for Foreign Affairs Dr Myo Myint and departmental heads.The Director of the Federal Drug Control Service of

the Russian Federation and party were accompanied byAmbassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic ofthe Union of Myanmar Dr Mikhail M Mgeladze.

At the call, they discussed cooperation in drug con-trol matter between the two countries for controlling theillicit trafficking of narcotic drugs.

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YANGON, 30 March—With the aim of enabling Myanmarselected tennis team to secure victory in the XXVIISEA Games 2013 and having international experiencesfrom the competitions, a Myanmar selected men’s tennisteam comprising captain Min Min, Nge Hnaung, Phyo MinTha and Aung Kyaw Naing left here by air for Vietnamyesterday.

The team will take part in the ITF Future (F1) to be heldin Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam from 2 to 8 April and theITF (F2) in the same place from 9 to 15 April and in the Davis

Myanmar men’s tennis team leaves for VietnamYANGON, 30 March—A ceremony to honour outstand-

ing athletes from Sports and Education Combination Schoolof Sports and Physical Education Institute (Yangon) ofSports and Physical Education Department for 2011-2012was held at Pyidaungsu Hall of the institute in TamwayTownship today.

General Secretary of Myanmar Olympic CommitteeDirector-General of Sports and Physical EducationDepartmetn U Thaung Htaik awarded the outstanding ath-letes and trainees for 2011-2012 academic year after deliv-ering an address. The director-general then met members ofthe sports team that will take part in the international sportscompetitions, at the hall of the department.—MNA

Outstanding athleteshonoured

Cup by Paribas Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV 2012 in Dohaof Qatar from 16 to 23 April.

They will also participate in the Thailand F1 Future inBangkok of Thailand from 7 to 13 May, the Thailand F2Future from 14 to 20 May and the Thailand F3 Future from21 to 27 May.

Chief Coach Mr Robert Jesse Davis of the federationwho arrived in Ho Chi Minh City in advance will dischargeduty as coach for the Myanmar tennis team.

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Vice-President Thiha Thura U Tin Aung MyintOo shakes hands with Director of Federal DrugControl Service of Russian Federation Mr Victor

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Our democratization process has beenopening up reforms in multiple sectorsthroughout its non-stop evolution from thestart to this date, calling for both hard workand efficiency of the citizens who actually wishnational progress through changes anddemocracy in a peaceful and stable atmosphere.

Our people want democracy as theybelieve the system will bring progress andprosperity our nation needs. Actually,democracy can be assumed the best politicalsystem human beings have ever invented toserve mankind. But it also has advantages anddisadvantages. And a system alone cannotensure progress and prosperity of a nation. Infact, human beings are the key as they arenavigators in directing the course of mothercountry towards a better future while thesystem serves as a map.

Here people need proficiency innavigation and map reading to reach the aspireddestination, or else they will get lost in themiddle of the journey. So, high efficiency orhigh intellectual level of people is a must inbuilding a true democratic state that guaranteespeace, prosperity and progress every onewants.

People need reasoning power todistinguish between right and wrong, efficiencyto compete with international counterparts fornational progress, ethics to stay away fromcorruption and bribery the worst enemy ofdemocracy, vision to stay united and forgenational consolidation the strength ofdemocracy, experience to do the right job atthe right time and knowledge to practicedemocracy correctly.

As democracy has its own pros and conslike all other systems of the world, people in ademocratic society must have more than thegiven abilities as they themselves are thenavigators towards the right path to the aspiredgoal.

NAY PYI TAW, 30March—Chairman of theCentral Committee for DrugAbuse Control of theRepublic of the Union ofMyanmar Union Minister forHome Affairs Lt-Gen Ko Kohad a cordial discussion withDirector of the Federal DrugControl Service of theRussian Federation MrVictor P.Ivanov, on jointnarcotic drug controlbetween Myanmar andRussia, at the hall of theMinistry of Home Affairs,here, at 1 pm today.

Also present at the callwere Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Zan Myint, Chiefof Myanmar Police ForcePolice Maj-Gen Kyaw KyawTun and officials.

The delegation wasaccom-panied by RussianAmbassador Dr Mikhail M.Mgeladze and party.

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Myanmar, Russia to cooperate innarcotic drug control

NAY PYI TAW, 30March—Union Minister forEducation Dr Mya Ayeinspected examinations forscholarship at basiceducation middle and highschool level for 2012-2013academic year at Nay Pyi

Scholarship examinations inspected inNay Pyi TawTaw BEMS No 2 in Zabuthiri,Lewe BEHS No 2 andDekkhinathiri BEHS No 18this morning.

Deputy Minister UAye Kyu and party alsolooked into similarexaminations at Pyinmana

BEHS No 2, Nay Pyi TawBEHS No 1 in Zeyathiri,Nay Pyi Taw BEHS No 3 inPobbathiri and Nay PyiTaw BEMS No 5 inOttarathiri.

The examinationscomprised English and

general knowledge acrossthe nation at the same time.On 31 March, the studentsof high school will be testedin physical and mentalfitness. One outstandingstudent from township/sub-township will be awardedscholarship with monthstipends up to completionof high school education.

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UDNR graduates in KayahState meet at get-together

NAY PYI TAW, 30 March—A get-together of graduatesof University for Development of National Races was heldin Dimawso of Kayah State on 28 March morning.

Kayah State Chief Minister U Khin Maung Oo andget-together committee Kayah State Minister for Electricand Industry U Saw Hu Hu made speeches.

The Chief Minister inspected the inter-village bridgein Wathawkhu Village, Special Coal Plant in LoinanphaVillage and thriving dragon fruit and orange plantations inDimawso Township.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 30 March—Director of the FederalDrug Control Service of the Russian Federation Mr VictorP Ivanov and party currently in Myanmar paid a courtesycall on Dr Myo Myint, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairsat the ministry, here, at 4:30 pm today.

They discussed developments in the Republic of theUnion of Myanmar and cooperation on drug control mattersbetween Myanmar and the Russian Federation.

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NAY PYI TAW, 30M a r c h — A y e y a w a d yRegion Chief Minister UThein Aung on 28 Marchattended the ceremony todrive stakes for constructionof garment factory to beopened by Delta IndustrialGroup in Pathein IndustrialZone in Pathein on 28 Marchmorning.

Chairman ofMyanmar GarmentEntrepreneurs AssociationU Myint Soe explainedmatters related to garmentindustry. A director of DeltaIndustrial Group explainedtasks of the factory.

After delivering anaddress, the Region ChiefMinister drove stake at thedesignated places.

He then attendedKuthinayon GSM/UMTSmobile telephone radio

NAY PYI TAW, 30March—Organized byPakokku DistrictInformation and PublicRelation Department, theraising of reading skill was

Books donated to raise reading habit

Union Minister for Home Affairs Lt-Gen Ko Ko receives Director of theFederal Drug Control Service of the Russian Federation

Mr Victor P. Ivanov and party.—MNA

Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation U Ohn Than conductstrainees from Regions and States around 100-acre Palethwe paddy seed

production farm of Yezin University of Agriculture.—MNA

Dy A&I Minister meets trainees of regionsand states

NAY PYI TAW, 30March—Deputy Ministerfor Agriculture andIrrigation U Ohn Than thismorning met trainees fromregions and states at YezinUniversity of Agriculture for

Stake driven for constructionof garment factory in Pathein

their studies in productionof Palethwe hybrid paddystrain.

The deputy minister,officials and trainees visitedthe 100-acre seed produc-tion farm of Palethwe paddy

strain of the university.Altogether 39 trainees fromRegion and StateAgriculture Departments areattending the course thatwill last one cultivationseason of paddy.—MNA

held in conjunction with thebook donation at KyatpyawBasic Education High Schoolin Pakokku Townshipyesterday morning.

After giving an

address, TownshipAdministrator U Aung NaingOo presented prizes to thewinners in the poemrecitation, essay andextempore talk contest.

Head of TownshipIPRD Daw Win May donatedbooks to the village libraries.

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station in Ward 6 of Patheinand launched the station.

In the afternoon, ChiefMinister U Thein Aungdelivered an address at theWorld TB Day 2012 atMyanmar MedicalAssociation (Pathein).

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Rockets explode as Arab leaders meet in BaghdadBAGHDAD, 30 March —

Three rockets explodedaround Baghdad on Thursdaydespite a massive securityoperation as Shi’ite PrimeMinister Nuri al-Maliki hostedthe country’s first ArabLeague summit in twodecades.

After years of war, Iraq’sShi’ite-led government hadhoped the summit wouldhighlight its growing stabilityand renewed role in the

Arableaders

pose for apicture

ahead ofthe openingsession ofthe 23rd

ArabLeague

Summit inBaghdad

on 29March ,2012.

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Afghan policeman kills nine sleeping fellow officers

Flash floodscause havoc

in FijiSUVA, 30 March—Flash

flooding cut highways andforced evacuations in Fiji,with residents sheltering fromrising waters on rooftops asauthorities scrambled to findrescue boats.

Heavy rains causedrivers to burst their banks inthe west of the main islandViti Levu, taking water levelshigher than thoseexperienced during a six-daydeluge in January whichclaimed 11 lives,meteorologists said onFriday.

Police said they were notaware of any deaths in thelatest disaster, which cut offthe town of Nadi, home toFiji’s international airport, aswell as other centresincluding Ba, Lautoka,Rakiraki and Sigatoka.

Most flights to and fromNadi were cancelled, nationalcarrier Air Pacific said.

The disaster manage-ment office, Dismac, said a“massive” number of peoplewere stranded on rooftopsawaiting rescue and appealedfor anyone with a boat to helprelief efforts. “We’ve got a lotof reports of people onrooftops, it’s quite a massivenumber,” Dismac directorPajiliai Dobui toldreporters.—Internet

Dozens of Taleban killed in fightingin west Afghanistan

KABUL, 30 March — Dozens of Taleban fighters were killed in USair strikes and a gunbattle in western Afghanistan after an insurgentattack on an Afghan army patrol, NATO and Afghan officials said onFriday. A spokesman of the International Security Assistance Forcesaid the patrol came under attack in Gulistan District in western FarahProvince on Wednesday, prompting a call for air support. “Numerousinsurgents were killed, and several motorbikes were damaged ordestroyed” following two strikes by coalition aircraft, he said.

Abdul Raoof Ahmadi, a police spokesman in western Afghanistan,said 30 Taleban were killed and another 15 wounded in the fighting inthe remote area. Officials have warned of a hard summer ahead as thefighting season resumes and Afghan national forces assumeresponsibility of security in more parts of the country from NATOcombat forces set to leave by the end of 2014. Taleban are active in partsof Farah including Gulistan, which falls on a desert highway connectingboth Kabul and Kandahar to the western city of Heart.

Mohammed Yunus Rasouli, the deputy governor for Farah, saidfive vehicles of the Afghan national army came under attack when theywere crossing Gulistan and three soldiers were burnt inside the vehicle.“In response, ISAF, the national army and police started a jointoperation which still continues,” he said, adding he could not give anumber of the militants killed. —Internet

Afghan National Army soldiers keep watch at the site of motorcycle bombattack in Kandahar Province on 14 March, 2012. A motorcycle bomb killed anAfghan intelligence official and wounded three people in the southern city of

Kandahar on Wednesday, a local government spokesman told.INTERNET

Indonesian police shoot dead two terrorsuspects

JAKARTA , 30 March —Indonesian police killed twosuspected terrorists in a raidon the outskirts of Jakarta, aforce spokesman said, lessthan two weeks after officersshot dead five suspects onthe resort island of Bali. “Thesuspects tried to escape witha gun, triggering a shootoutwith the police who shot thetwo instantly,” national policespokesman Saud UsmanNasution told AFP on Friday.

The raid took place at arented house on the outskirts

US missile strike kills threein Pakistan

PESHAWAR, 30 March — A suspected US drone fired twomissiles at a house in northwest Pakistan early Friday morning,killing three alleged militants in an attack that comes asPakistani officials have stepped up their calls for the strikesto end, intelligence officials said.

The attack could complicate US efforts to get Pakistan toreopen its border crossings to supplies meant for NATOtroops in Afghanistan. Pakistan shut the border last Novemberin retaliation for American airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistanisoldiers.

Pakistan’s parliament is debating a revised framework forits relationship with the US that Washington hopes will resultin NATO supply routes reopening. But a key demand is thatthe US stop drone attacks, which are very unpopular inPakistan because many people believe they mostly kill civilians— a claim denied by the US and contradicted by independentresearch. Friday’s strike targeted a house in Miran Shah, themain town in the North Waziristan tribal area, a key sanctuaryfor Taleban and al-Qaeda militants, Pakistani intelligenceofficials said, speaking on condition of anonymity becausethey were not authorized to talk to the media.—Internet

Police killed two suspected terrorists in a raid on theoutskirts of Jakarta, a force spokesman said, less thantwo weeks after officers shot dead five suspects on the

resort island of Bali.— INTERNET

of the capital at 3:30 am(2030GMT), with anti-terrorpolice confiscating a revolver,explosive materials, severalbooks about jihad anddocuments outlining a bankrobbery.

“We’re still investigatingwhether they are linked toterror networks,” the policespokesman said.

“The two are alsosuspects in the stabbing andshooting of a traffic policeofficer.”

The incident came less

than two weeks after acounter-terrorism squadgunned down five suspectsin two raids on the populartourist island of Bali. Policesuspected that group wasplanning a bank robbery tofinance several terror attacks.

Indonesia has beenrocked by a series of attacksstaged by regional terrornetwork Jemaah Islamiyah inrecent years, including the2002 Bali bombings whichkilled 202 people.

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region, where Sunni Gulfnations have long been waryof Baghdad’s close ties toShi’ite power Iran.

One rocket exploded onthe edge of the fortified GreenZone where the Arab leaderswere meeting.

“The blast happenedclose to the Iranian embassy.The windows of the embassyhave been shattered, but thereare no casualties,” a seniorIraqi security source said.

Two other rockets struckcentral and western Baghdad,but no casualties werereported. Insurgents often firerockets and mortars at theGreen Zone, which housesministries and foreignembassies.

UN Secretary GeneralBan Ki-Moon joined Arableaders at the summit in aformer palace of SaddamHussein.

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Afghan security forcesescort Taleban militantsclad in Afghan women

dresses to be presented tothe media at the Afghanintelligence departmentin Mehterlam, Laghmanprovince, east of Kabul,

Afghanistan,Wednesday, 28 March,

2012. —INTERNET

KABUL, 30 March—AnAfghan policeman shot todeath nine of his fellowofficers as they slept in avillage in an eastern Talebanstronghold on Friday, policesaid, blaming the attack onthe insurgents.

The gunman opened fire

with his assault rifle afterwaking up at 3 am ostensiblyto take over guard duty at asmall command post in Paktikaprovince, killing everybodyinside, including thecommander, according toofficials. He then took theirweapons, piled them in apickup truck and sped away.

It was the latest in agrowing number of attacksby Afghan security forcesagainst their own people oragainst international troopsin Afghanistan in recent years,some the result of argumentsand others by insurgentinfiltrators.

Provincial police chiefDawlat Khan Zadran said theincident took place in

Yayakhil town of Yayakhildistrict.

Bowal Khan, chief ofYayakhil district, identifiedthe gunman as Asadullah andsaid he goes by one name, asdo many Afghans. Khan saidhis own brother was amongthose killed, along with thecommander of the post,identified as MohammadRamazan, and two of thecommander’s sons.

The motive for thekilling was not known, butpolice in the area blamed theTaleban for the attack. Paktikais a stronghold of the Haqqaninetwork, a Pakistani-basedgroup with ties to the Talebanand al-Qaeda.

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Pesticides hit queen bee numbers

LONDON , 30 March — Some of the world’smost commonly used pesticides are killingbees by damaging their ability to navigateand reducing numbers of queens, researchsuggests. Scientific groups in the UK andFrance studied the effects of neonicotinoids,which are used in more than 100 nations onfarm crops and in gardens. The UK teamfound the pesticides caused an 85% drop inqueen production. Writing in the journalScience, the groups note that bee declines inmany countries are reducing crop yields.

In the UK alone, pollination iscalculated to be worth about £430m to thenational economy. And the US is amongcountries where a succession of localpopulations has crashed, a syndrome knownas Colony Collapse Disorder. Many causeshave been suggested, including diseases,parasites, reduction in the range of flowersgrowing wild in the countryside, pesticides,or a combination of them all. Theneonicotinoids investigated in the two

Science papers are used on crops such ascereals, oilseed rape and sunflowers.

Often the chemical is applied to seedsbefore planting. As the plant grows, thepesticide is contained in every part of it,deterring insect pests such as aphids. But italso enters the pollen and nectar, which ishow it can affect bees. Dave Goulson from theUK’s University of Stirling and colleaguesstudied the impact of the neonicotinoidimidacloprid on bumblebees. They let beesfrom some colonies feed on pollen and sugarwater containing levels of imidaclopridtypically found in the wild, while othersreceived a natural diet. Then they placed thecolonies out in the field.— Internet

Pesticides are not the whole problem, butsome think they could be a significant

one.— INTERNET

Nature deficit disorder ‘damaging Britain’s children’LONDON , 30 March —

UK children are losingcontact with nature at a“dramatic” rate, and theirhealth and education aresuffering, a National Trustreport says. Traffic, the lureof video screens and parentalanxieties are conspiring tokeep children indoors, it says.Evidence suggests theproblem is worse in the UKthan other parts of Europe,and may help explain poorUK rankings in childhoodsatisfaction surveys. The trust

is launching a consultationon tackling “nature deficitdisorder”.

“This is about changingthe way children grow up andsee the world,” said StephenMoss, the author, naturalistand former BBC Springwatchproducer who wrote theNatural Childhood report forthe National Trust. “Thenatural world doesn’t comewith an instruction leaflet, soit teaches you to use yourcreative imagination. “Whenyou build a den with yourmates when you’re nine yearsold, you learn teamwork—you disagree with each other,you have arguments, youresolve them, you worktogether again—it’s like ateam-building course, onlyyou did it when you werenine.”

The trust argues, as haveother bodies in previousyears, that the growingdissociation of children fromthe natural world andinternment in the “cottonwool culture” of indoorparental guidance impairstheir capacity to learnthrough experience.

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Children “learn by doing”in the natural environment,

says the National Trust . INTERNET

Cassini spacecraft captures Saturn moon geyser imagesof two other Saturnian satellites: Dione and Janus. Theobservations were made over 27 and 28 March.

The encounter was primarily designed forCassini’s ion and neutral mass spectrometerinstrument, which sampled the composition ofEnceladus’s south polar plume. Other instruments,including the Cassini plasma spectrometer andcomposite infrared spectrometer, also tookmeasurements. Before the closest approach toEnceladus, Cassini’s onboard cameras capturedimages of the geysers, which contain organiccompounds along with the ice and vapour. The jetserupt from cracks, or hot fissures, at the south poleknown as “tiger stripes”.

Several lines of evidence suggest the jets are fedby a liquid water ocean beneath Enceladus’ outer icyshell. Scientists have previously detected salts inthese jets, which suggests the ocean is probably incontact with the moon’s rocky core. “Cassini hasflown several times now through this spray and hastasted it.—Internet

Abundant evidence of geological activity criss-crosses Enceladus’s surface.— INTERNET

LONDON, 30 March — The Cassini spacecraft hascaptured striking images from flying by three moonsof Saturn, including new pictures of Enceladus’sgushing geysers. Cassini made its lowest pass yet overthe south pole of Enceladus, at at an altitude of 74km(46 miles). This allowed it to “taste” the jets of watervapour and ice that the moon spews forth into space.The NASA probe also made relatively close flypasts

BlueStacks Android emulator lets you use apps on your PCNEW YORK , 30 March —

A new Windows PCprogramme has just hit betatesting that allows Androidusers to fire up apps on theircomputers, even the onesthey’ve already purchasedfor smartphones or tablets.The new programme comesfrom software developer

BlueStacks, according to astory from PC World, and isactually available (for free)right now. Aptly namedAndroid Player, it works onWindows 7, Windows Vistaand Windows XP and canoperate using appsdownloaded from GooglePlay, GetJar, 1Mobile Market

and the Amazon Appstore. Infact, according to BlueStacks,users should be able to use ontheir PCs as many as 450,000different Android apps.

This isn’t the first appemulator to pop up for PCusers, but BlueStacks has aleg up on other similarprogrammes for Android andiOS with its new “Layercake”technology. The new softwareallows apps built to use thingslike the Unity Engine, ARMhardware or hardwareaccelerators like the Tegra 2in tablets and smartphones toadapt to the technology ofPCs, using things like AMDprocessors. The result,basically, is that apps worklike they should on PC, andaren’t hamstrung by hardwareincompatibilities.

Moving Android apps,specifically games, to otherplatforms hasn’t exactly beena quick and easy process.Mobile apps translate prettywell between mobile

platforms. iOS games andAndroid games frequentlycross-pollinate each other’secosystems, and many ofthose same games arejumping the gap over toWindows Phone territory aswell. But fewer titles haveadapted from mobile to otherplatforms.

Most of the time, it’s PCgames that are ported to themobile space, and thosegames generally have to berebuilt from the ground up.The same is true withbringing Angry Birds toPlayStation 3, for example.

That BlueStacks opensup the door for almost half amillion apps to be useable onPCs makes it a pretty big deal,and it should even make itpossible to send accessAndroid apps on upcomingWindows 8 tablets. Betterstill, it’s available right now:you can download it fromBlueStacks’ website righthere.—Internet

Google Campus opened byChancellor George Osborne

LONDON , 30 March — The UK will become the“technology centre of Europe”, Chancellor George Osbornehas vowed. He was speaking at the opening of GoogleCampus, a new centre offering desk space and mentoring fortechnology companies.

Mr Osborne said Campus was part of a wider effort to“create the next generation of British technologies”.However, some UK start-ups outside of the capital haveaccused the government of being too London-centric.Google’s Eze Vidra described the opening as a“transformational moment for the UK start-up community”.

Campus is situated in the Old Street area of east London,an area dubbed the Silicon Roundabout. The new buildingincorporates existing co-working space TechHub, whichhas now moved out of its original premises. On the building’ssixth floor is SeedCamp, an early stage investment programmewhich puts cash into about 20 fledgling technologycompanies a year.— Internet

The Google Campus will house newly establishedtechnology start-ups.— INTERNET

Facebook retooling searcharound ‘like’ button

NEW YORK , 30 March —Google splashed around inFacebook’s waters, re-delvinginto social networking withGoogle Plus, which recentlymelded social networking withGoogle’s search product. Now,Facebook has decided to workon search, though on a smallscale to start. The company isworking on a project to put itsown house in order, and willmake searching the vast socialnetwork much easier.

According to BloombergBusinessweek sources, 24Facebook engineers will beworking on making the socialnetwork’s search functionworthy of the nearly 1 billionactive users. The team will beled by ex Google engineer LarsRasmussen, who helped createGoogle Maps and Wave, andwill focus on find ways forusers to navigate through themountain of status updates,links, videos, comments andother content, using theFacebook’s “like” button as aguiding star.

Currently Facebook’swhite search bar can hunt down

other Facebook members, aswell as brand pages, locationsand groups, as well as a websearch using the Bing searchengine.

However, Bloombergpoints out that the search bar isa “crude tool,” fielding a lowly336 million search queries lastmonth—far lower than Yahoo,Ebay, Craigslist, Amazon,Microsoft and especiallyGoogle—and the searchfunction yields poorlymatched advertisements.

Bloomberg points outthat re-tooling its search featurecould mean Facebook isgetting more serious aboutmaking money, as it could digdeep into the $15 billion searchadvertisement market andfollow Google and Microsoftby “selling relevant keywordads alongside results.” Timewill tell whether social networkgains enough web momentumthrough its “like” buttonproliferation to finally knockGoogle down, but for nowFacebook will have plenty towork with within its ownwalls.— Internet

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Pyaingchaung Dam suppliesirrigation water and potable waterfor Kyauktaw Township, Rakhine

State.

Dams providingirrigation anddrinking water

for locals inRakhine State

Zeechaung Dam for supply of irrigation water in Kyauktaw Township.

Pyaingchaung Dam irrigating over 5,000 acres of croplands in Kyauktaw Township, RakhineState.

Hinywet Dam was constructed toprovide drinking water andirrigation water for locals.

YANGON, 30 March—Financial rulespecial course No.24 and storekeeping (Grade-4) course No.1 were concluded at the centraltraining school of Education and TrainingDepartment of the Ministry of Border Affairsin Dagon Myothit (North) Township, here

Courses of Education & Training Dept ofBorder Affairs Ministry conclude

this morning, with an address by Director-General U Myo Hlaing.

After the course conclusions, thedirector-general met the staff and inspectedthe mess and crops plantations.

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Danger of fire talked at Sugar Mill (Dahatgon)NAY PYI TAW, 30 March—A talk on

danger of fire was given at Sugar Mill(Dahatgon) of Myanma EconomicCorporation in Tatkon Township of NayPyi Taw Council Area yesterday morning.

Mill Manager U Myo Aung made anopening address. Director of Nay Pyi Taw

Fire Services Department U Than KyawKyaw talked about preventive measuresagainst fire. Head of Tatkon TownshipFSD U Kyaw Kyaw demonstrated use offoam, and mill workers participated in firedrill.

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As we all Myanmar areaware of cultural land-scape of Myanmar and al-ways proud of our long his-tory and accepted as it is acombination of both physi-cal and spiritual cultures;our ways of thinking aboutculture, is always inter-twined with the teachingsof Buddha. The most sig-nificant characteristics ofMyanmar culture in its con-text is that embraces gentlemanners, customs, tradi-tions and rules of conductthat have been sustainedand kept to generation togeneration through manyways. We are always nos-talgically proud of ourlandmarks great ShweDagon Pagoda, those abun-dance of pagodas and tem-ples at Bagan, the breath-taking Kyaikhtiyoe, thosestories on mystic powersof Inlay Hpaung-daw-ooetc. which remains on thisland attest not only we,Myanmar people are rich incultural heritage andwealthy with those assetsbut also old Myanmar’sability and craftsmanship,especially of engineering,mathematics, geometry.Our land is also the re-

Preservation, Participation and Promotion of PublicAwareness on ICH in Myanmar

Nanda Hmun, Ministry of Culture

reaucracy of preservation ofculture is a prerequisite forthe official assigned relatedto culture becomes anotherparadox to be taken into ac-count. The accounts of cul-tural preservation not onlydepend on the tangible cul-tural heritage as we are sorenown among the globalcommunity but also we haveto be on par with those pres-ervation and sustainabilityof intangible ones, whichwe often not taken intoaccount.

Though we are rich withabundance of cultural herit-age and committed to safe-guard them as national task,the focus should be on alltypes of heritage: culturalheritage and natural herit-age. For cultural heritage, itencompasses - Tangible Cul-tural Heritage (TCH) andIntangible Cultural Heritage(ICH) . With those updatesof UNESCO and attendingcouple of meetings, confer-ences and workshops withits collaborations, we be-come more convinced andthose enriching informationand experiences, which callsfor paying more attention onICH : its significances, howit is becoming fragile, and

nowned centre of attentionand attraction with thosereligiously inspired worksof arts and sustainabilityof Myanmar ways andmanners. Along with thoseendowments, the duty andresponsibility to preserveand sustain is the emer-gence of all nationalitiesstaying in Myanmar andbeing a Myanmar. The bu-

why it is placed at the urgentneed to safeguard it for ourfuture generations. Some-times its is in accordance tothe saying like: “without tak-ing notice, even cavecannot be seen”. Theconcrete information of alltypes of cultural heritageshould be compiled and giveclear message and teachingto the young generation

about what constitutesintangible cultural heritage,why it should besafeguarded and what kindof actions to be taken intoaccount.

We, Myanmar has manycommunity participationworks which can be termedas “ICH” that goes along

with the traditionally awaredand handed down by ourancestors through onegeneration after another. Itis indeed a kind of practicethat should be listed alongwith those ICH safeguard-ing. The message of safe-guarding ICH is not onlyconcerned with governmentofficials, policy makers butalso teachers, youths , par-

ents, elders, up to otherNGOs. To know all aspectsof our living traditions is theduty of every citizen too.This kind of awareness mustbe heightened and theunique Myanmar ICH mustbe encouraged to be knownand sustained with devo-tion. Since it is an emergingissues, we all are committedto record, compile, practice,handover all those practices,representations, expres-sions, knowledge and skills.Substantial contribution ofICH in our daily life is un-countable. It is an accountof those things we inheritedfrom older generations, ourpractice, our values bothaesthetic and pragmaticviews concern with both op-timism and pessimism.Heritage in the interna-tional operations

It has been claimed that“Heritage as a collective-memory aid and an instru-ment for learning abouthistory”, and it calls for ac-tivities to look more insightson it. Along with culture andcivilization, both tangibleand intangible heritage havebeen created, practiced, ac-cepted with inspirations forages. Those splendors oftangible cultural heritages (to be termed as TCH) rangedfrom religious temples, pa-godas, etc: that encompasstheir core values and beliefs,and priorities like monu-

ments , buildings, sites thatcan be seen touched andshowed. Under monuments;architectural works, worksof monumental sculptureand painting, elements orstructures of anarchaeological nature, in-scriptions, cave dwellingsand combinations offeatures, which are ofOutstanding UniversalValue from the point of viewof history, art or science, forgroups of buildings: groupsof separate or connectedbuildings which, because oftheir architecture, their ho-mogeneity or their place inthe landscape, are of Out-standing Universal Valuefrom the point of view ofhistory, art or science andfor sites: works of man or thecombined works of natureand of man, and areas in-cluding archaeological siteswhich are of OutstandingUniversal Value from thehistorical, aesthetic, ethno-logical or anthropologicalpoints of view are included.

It is noted that UnitedNations Educational, Scien-tific and Cultural Organiza-tion (UNESCO) which has amandate in international co-operation in the fields of edu-cation, science, culture andcommunication has been in-volved in creation of seveninternational conventions inthe field of culture. The Con-vention for the Safeguard-

ing of the IntangibleCultural Heritage is one ofthose conventions wasadopted during 2003General Conference ofUNESCO and entered intoforce in 2006 has the fol-lowing four primary goals:

- to safeguard intangi-ble cultural heritage ;

- to ensure respect forthe intangible culturalheritage of communi-ties, groups and indi-viduals concerned;

- to raise awareness andappreciation of theimportance of intan-gible cultural heritageat local, national andinternational levels;

- to provide for interna-tional cooperationsand assistanceIn Article (2) of the

UNESCO’s Conventionfor the Safeguarding ofthe Intangible CulturalHeritage 2003, it states“the definition of theICH”as :The “intangiblecultural heritage” meansthe practices, representa-tions, expressions, knowl-edge, skills – as well as theinstruments, objects, arte-facts and cultural spacesassociated therewith –that communities, groupsand, in some cases,individuals recognize aspart of their culturalheritage. This intangible

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Preservation, Participation and Promotion of PublicAwareness on ICH in Myanmar

Nanda Hmun, Ministry of Culture(from page 6)

cultural heritage, trans-mitted from generation togeneration, is constantlyrecreated by communitiesand groups in response totheir environment, theirinteraction with natureand their history, and pro-vides them with a sense ofidentity and continuity,thus promoting respect forcultural diversity and hu-man creativity. For thepurposes of this Conven-tion, consideration will begiven solely to such intan-gible cultural heritage asis compatible with exist-ing international humanrights instruments, as wellas with the requirementsof mutual respect amongcommunities, groups andindividuals, and of sus-tainable development.

Moreover, it isnoted that the ICH hasbeen manifested in the fol-lowing domains:(a) oral traditions and ex-

pressions, including lan-guage as a vehicle of theintangible cultural heritage(b) performing arts; (c) so-cial practices, rituals and fes-tive events; (d) knowledgeand practices concerningnature and the universe; (e)traditional craftsmanship.Challenges for ICH

On the otherhand,those issues concern withICH can be stated as sus-tainable tourism and culturaltourism which have been thefocus of countless develop-ment programmes, projectsand activities in the AsiaPacific region. Now peoplein those countries are beingaware of strengthening com-munities’ capacities to con-trol and manage their ownIntangible Cultural Heritagein the face of increased tour-ism. Among those issues:handicrafts in the context ofsustainable cultural tourism;performing arts in the con-text of sustainable culturaltourism and ICH in the con-

text of environmental, agri-cultural and eco tourismhave been targeted. Nowthey all are aware of “howthey can make sure that theIntangible Cultural Heritagepracticing communities re-tain “ownership” of theirown Intangible CulturalHeritage”. These are allMyanmar has to put intoconsideration for the nearfuture too. The perceptionsof Myanmar on ICH have tobe shaped and communi-cated well and they also needto be demonstrated properly.

When we study howUNESCO defines about oralheritage and others ICH, itis stated by UNESCO thatoral and intangible herit-age as “the totality of tradi-tion-based creations of acultural community ex-pressed by a group or indi-viduals and recognized asreflecting the expectationsof a community in so far asthey reflect its cultural andsocial identity.” Language,

literature, music and dance,games and sports, culinarytraditions, rituals and my-thologies, knowledge andpractices concerning theuniverse, know-how linkedto handicrafts, and culturalspaces are among the manyforms of intangible heritage.Intangible heritage is seen

as a repository of culturaldiversity and creative ex-pression, as well as a driv-ing force for living culture.So our oral history and thoseoral expressions of all na-tionalities are included inICH and it calls for the safe-guarding of oral and intan-gible heritage to be identi-

fied, documented, pro-tected, promoted and revi-talised them for the sakeof their vulnerability. Thatis why it is recommendedthat the revitalization ofold and fading traditionalfestivals are to beencouraged and sustained.

(To be continued)

Crime reduction educated in Yebyu

YEBYU, 30 March—Atalk on drug abuse controland crime reduction was heldat Basic Education PrimarySchool in KhamaungchaungVillage of Yebyu Township,Dawei District, TaninthayiRegion, on 18 March.

In the talks, Commanderof Township Police ForcePolice Captain Thein MyintAung gave talks on crime

reduction and public-cooperated functions ofMyanmar Police Force,Township Judge Daw PyonePyone Kyi on eradication ofnarcotic drugs, TownshipLaw Officer U Hsan Htut ondanger of narcotic drugs andleader of police surveillanceSub-Police Inspector MyoNaing on traffic rules.

Myanma Alin

ANTI-MEASLES VACCINATED: A ceremony to launchage-wise measles vaccination campaign was held at

Sanpya Ward Dhammayon in 2/A Ward of MingaladonTownship of Yangon Region on 22 March. Head ofTownship Health Department Dr Win Win Mar andhealth staff, Chairperson of Township Maternal and

Child Welfare Association Daw Yi Yi Maw and membersparticipate in vaccinating the children.

TOWNSHIP HD

Control of avian influenzatalked in Myingyan

MYINGYAN, 30 March—A talk on bird flu was held atthe meeting hall of MyingyanTownship GeneralAdministration Departmentof Mandalay Region on 16March.

First, TownshipAdministrator U ShweMaung made a speech. In-charge Officer of TownshipDevelopment AffairsCommittee U Myint Aungexplained the matters related

to development affairs law,and Staff Officer Dr Yin YinMyint of Township HealthDepartment matters relatedto avian influenza.

Assistant Director DrDaw Mu Mu Win ofMyingyan District LivestockBreeding and VeterinaryDepartment explainedcontrol of bird flu and repliedto queries raised by thosepresent.

Myanma Alin

Anti-measles campaign talkedin Thandaunggyi

THANDAUNGGYI, 30March—A talk on age-wisemeasles vaccinationcampaign in ThandaunggyiTownship of Kayin State washeld at the hall ofThandaunggyi TownshipAdministrative Office on 8March.

At first, Township

Administrator U Thein Winmade a speech.

Head of TownshipHealth Department Dr KyawNaing reported on thepurpose of the campaign andarrangements.

Those present took partin the discussions.

Township HD

DISTRICT NEWS

CITIZENSHIP CARDS ISSUED: Moe Pwint-2 Plan isbeing implemented to issue citizenship scrutiny

cards to the eligible people across the nation. Headof Putao District Immigration and NationalRegistration Department U Hla Soe presents

citizenship scrutiny cards to local people at Wards 1and 2 in Machanbaw Township of Putao District.

DISTRICT IMMIGRATION

Age-wise anti-measlesvaccination talked

YANGON, 30 March—Atalk on age-wise anti-measlesvaccination 2012 at townshiplevel was held at the office ofInsein Township GeneralAdministration Departmentin Yangon North District on 9and 20 March.

T o w n s h i pAdministrator U Tin NaingSoe made a speech before thetalk. It was attended bytownship level departmentalofficials, Head of Township

Health Department Dr NawThanda Shwe andadministrators of wardadministrators from 21 wards.

The head of TownshipHealth Department urgedward administrators to gatherchildren from the wardsarranging from nine monthsto five years old at thegathering points to be able toinject them with anti-measlesvaccination from 22 to 31March.—Kyemon

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CorrectionPlease read as “who

does not abide” insteadof “who does to abide”appeared at line 17,column 5, page 8 of theNew Light of Myanmarissued on 30 March2012.—NLM

Kyeeohn Kyeewa Dam couldirrigate…

(from page 16)The storage water of Kyeeohn Kyeewa Dam will

contribute to easy availability of drinking water and irrigationwater, growing of crops at any seasons, greeningenvironments, protection against flood that occurred inPakokku Region last year and fire prevention.

In addition, it is sure that the hydro electric powerthat generate from the dam can improve the socio-economicstatus and living standard of local people. So, the projectis said to be one that can develop not only the region butalso the country.

So, officials and local people are urged to maintain itsdurability. On behalf of people, he would like to express thespecial thanks to respective Union Ministries, authorityconcerned from Region, construction engineers and staff,who got involved in construction of the multi-purpose dam.

In conclusion, he said he would like to wish: thanksto the water from the dam,

May local people enjoy the improved life byproducing more crops than ever,

May local people enjoy water as well as wealth,May Local people enjoy ten benefits to the full that

get for donation of water.After that, Union Minister for Agriculture and

Irrigation U Myint Hlaing said: The multi-purpose damproject is the third project in the time of the new government.Construction of it started in 2002-2003. It wascommissioned into service after nine years period. It canbenefit 44 village-tracts, 181 villages and 29,992 farmersin Minbu, Pwintbyu and Salin Townships of MagwayRegion as it can supply water to more than 96,000 acres offarmlands through Mezali diversion dam. It contributes tomore growing of summer paddy, monsoon paddy andmultiple cropping patterns as well as to the developmentof the villages.

On behalf of Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigationand all citizens, he said that he expressed heartfelt thanksfor good legacy of the then-heads of state and their gratitude.

After that, Union Minister for Electric Power No.1U Zaw Min said: Kyeeohn Kyeewa hydropower plant withthe installed capacity of 74 Megawatts is the second oneafter Mone Creek Hydropower Plant in Salin Township inthe course of the new government.

Ministry of Electric Power No.1 supervisedhydropower, machines and power installation in the project.And the Ministry will carry out power generation,maintenances and running of machines after it has been putinto services as it is the plant that distributes power tonational grid.

The country has 18 hydropower plants includingKyeeohn Kyeewa hydropower plant, Tikyit coal-fired plantand 15 gas-fired plants, totaling 34. Total installed capacityhas reached 3,434 megawatts. Kunchaung hydropowerproject with installed capacity of 60 megawatt in Bagoregion is going to complete soon.

NAY PYI TAW, 30March—Member of theUnion Election CommissionU Tha Oo met Shan State(North), District andTownship ElectionSubcommissions at the hallof Lashio District GeneralAdministration Departmentin Lashio on 28 Marchmorning.

Member of Shan StateSubcommission U Myint KoKo, Chairman of LashioDistrict Subcommission UTin Maung Shwe andmembers of Kunlong District,Lashio, Hsenwi, Tangyan,Mongyai and KunlongTownship Subcommissions

Vice-President

Dr SaiMaukKhamattends

opening ofKyeeohnKyeewamulti-

purposedam and

hydropowerplant.

MNA

UnionMinistersU MyintHlaing,U Zaw

Min andMagwayRegionChief

MinisterU Phone

Maw Shweformally

openKyeeohnKyeewaDam.

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Afterwards, Magway Region Chief Minister U PhoneMaw Shwe said that previously dams opened in the MagwayRegion were only for irrigation water. And the newly–opened Kyeeohn Kyeewa Dam and Mone Dam in SedoktaraTownship opened in 2005, both of which generatehydropower, were built as multi-purpose dams.

Magway Region has 57 conserved dams/lakes, threedams/lakes that are not conserved by Irrigation Departmentand 1102 small dams/lakes, 30 river water pumpingstations. A total of more than 0.36 million acres of landhave been put under monsoon paddy and 0.15 millionacres of land, under summer paddy. Plans are under way tocarry out additional supply of water to lands in the irrigationareas that cannot grow paddy. He said he would like to sayon behalf of local people that they would conserve it forits durability with the sense of accountability andresponsibility.

A local spoke words of thanks. Then, the Vice-President formally unveiled the stone inscription of the damand sprinkled scented water on it.

Union Ministers U Myint Hlaing, U Zaw Min, U KhinYi and U Aye Myint and Region Chief Minister U PhoneMaw Shwe also sprinkled scented water on it. Union MinistersU Myint Hlaing and U Zaw Min and the chief ministerformally opened the dam. The Vice-President posed fordocumentary photos together with those present and thelocal people.

Then, Kyeeohn Kyeewa Hydropower Plant wasopened and the Vice-President formally opened the stoneinscription of the station and sprinkled scented on it. TheUnion Ministers and the chief minister also sprayed scentedwater on it.

Union Ministers U Myint Hlaing and U Zaw Min andthe region chief minister formally opened the hydropowerplant. Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham formally unveiledthe signboard. He then pressed the button to operate machine

No.2. Hydropower Generation Enterprise ManagingDirector U Khin Maung Win reported on the volume ofelectricity generation and operational condition.

The Vice-President presented baskets of fruits toChinese technicians. Then, the Vice-President and partypaid homage to HsedawU Pagoda. They then viewed thedam and looked round the power intake.

At the project briefing hall, U Htin Lin Pyae of ShweThanlwin Co presented six sets of Sky Net receiver for thehydropower station to Irrigation Department Director-General U Kyaw Myint Hlaing.

The Vice-President and party left Magway by air andarrived back in Nay Pyi Taw in the afternoon.

Newly-opened Kyeeohn Kyeewa Multi-purpose Damand hydropower station are located at Mone Creek nearWunlo Village 15 miles from Mone Creek Dam Project 5miles from Mezali Diversion Weir in Pwintbyu Township,Minbu District, Magway Region. By storing water fromMone Creek Dam and from between the two dams, 74megawatts of electricity will be generated.

Already-built Mezali Diversion Weir will irrigate96,000 acres of farmland for monsoon paddy cultivation.In addition, more than 74,000 acres of land can be irrigatedfor summer paddy cultivation and for regional greening.

Kyeeohn Kyeewa Multi-purpose Dam which is ofzone dam type can store 463,000 acre feet. Still waterstorage of the dam is 35,350 acre feet and area is 10,860acres. It is 3280 feet long and 164 feet high. Constructionof the dam whose conduit is of ogee type started in 2002-2003 and completed 2011-2012.

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UEC member meets Shan State(North), district, township

subcommissionsreported on preparations forholding the by-elections andcandidates of political partiesparticipated in thediscussions.

Later, member of theUEC U Tha Oo gavenecessary instructions.

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Students must be preparedto become…

(from page 16)The university is 11 years old now as it was opened

in 2011. It was the last one in Myanmar, standing as Unionlevel medical university with a total of 2300 students fromregions and states studying medicine there.

Students from Mon, Bago, Sagaing, Kachin, Shan andother regions and states had no chance to attend medicaluniversities near their home regions but had to go to MagwayUniversity of Medicine. So, lecturers had to apply goodteaching methods to make sure parents and students feelworthwhile to join the university, students have secure sociallife and feel proud of studying at the university. For that, thegovernment would also increasingly provide necessaryequipment to the university.

Although universities could not have providedhostels for students, ways are to be sought for MagwayUniversity of Medicine to accommodate students for theirconvenience in learning. Such a characteristic will help theuniversity win the credit and a sound environment must becreated. Officials from the university and the regiongovernment are found to have been fulfilling the socialneeds of students.

Moreover, coordination will be made for students tohave securer ferries. The success of a university of medicinedepends not only on its facilities and the quality of its rectorand faculty members but also students’ hard work. Studentswho have been turned out by universities of such significantcharacteristics will surely become reliable doctors in thenational health sector.

Teachers on their part need to train their students tohave the habit of self-learning rather than using conventionalteaching methods. Only then will students become scholarson whom the State can rely.

When ASEAN integration area emerges in 2015,professional scholars will pour in. So, students must be well-trained to be on a par with foreign professionals. Studentsmust be prepared to become medical experts when foreigncountries come to open their hospitals and universities inMyanmar. In this connection, the government will renderassistance as much as necessary and faculty members areto train their students to become skilled doctors, said theVice-President.

Next, U Htin Lin Pyae of Shwe Than Lwin Co, U AungMyo Min Din of Amazing Hotel Group and U Kyaw Naingof Chanlon Gems Co donated 10 sets of Sky Net TV receiverand 50 computers.

Then, the Vice-President cordially greeted thosepresent. In late evening, the Vice-President and party visitedand paid homage to Magway Myathalon Pagoda. At theoffice of the pagoda board of trustees, Vice-President Dr Sai

Mauk Kham heard reports by Public Works SuperintendingEngineer U Ohn Lwin on construction of Maha AtularathiStairways. Deputy Construction Minister U Kyaw Lwingave a supplementary report and the Vice-President leftnecessary instructions.

This morning, the Vice-President attended a ceremonyto provide cash for school uniforms to 198 students of No.88LID by national entrepreneurs. Also present were UnionMinisters U Zaw Min, U Khin Yi and U Aye Myint, MagwayRegion Chief Minister U Phone Maw Shwe, DeputyMinisters Brig-Gen Kyaw Zan Myint, Maj-Gen Zaw Win, UKyaw Lwin, U Aung Than Oo, U Ba Shwe and Dr Win Myintand officials of No.88 LID.

On the occasion, Shwe Than Lwin Co, Amazing HotelGroup and Chanlon Gems Co donated K 5 million for schooluniforms.

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Vice-President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Dr Sai Mauk Kham delivers an address inmeeting with the rector, professors, faculty members of Magway University of Medicine, nurses and

service personnel.—MNA

Bago Region Chief Minister U Nyan Win receives Strategist JohnnyKamijo Shiro and party of 7 Seeds International Co., Ltd of Japan.—MNA

YANGON, 30 March—Bago Region Chief MinisterU Nyan Win receivedStrategist Johnny Kamijo

Bago Region Chief Minister receivespersonnel of 7 Seeds International Co Ltd

yesterday morning.They discussed

investment opportunity inBago Region.—MNA

Shiro of 7 SeedsInternational Co Ltd andparty at Bago RegionGovernment office

NAY PYI TAW, 30 March—A delegationled by Mr Victor P.Ivanov, Director of theFederal Drug Control Service of the RussianFederation a call on Union Minister forDefence Lt-Gen Hla Min, at his office herethis morning.

Union Defence Minister receives Director ofFederal Drug Control Service of Russia

At the call, they had a cordial discussionon role of Army in narcotic eradication andfurther cooperation between two armies.

Also present at the call were DeputyMinister Captain Aung Thaw and officials.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 30 March—A ceremonyto hand over newly-opened Yezin People’sHospital was held at the hospital in thecampus of Yezin University in ZeyathiriTownship this morning.

Present on the occasion were UnionMinister for Cooperatives and for Livestockand Fisheries U Ohn Myint, Union Ministerfor Environmental Conservation andForestry U Win Tun, Union Minister forHealth Dr Pe Thet Khin, deputy ministers,faculty members, students, departmentalofficials and wellwishers.

Newly-opened Yezin People’s Hospitalhanded over

Deputy Director-General of HealthDepartment (Treatment) Dr Min Than Nyuntand wellwisher Momentum Co ManagingDirector U Kyi Swe and wife Daw Mi Mi Mawformally opened the new hospital. UnionMinister Dr Pe Thet Khin unveiled thesignboard of the hospital.

The wellwisher then handed overdocuments related to the building to thedeputy director-general.

On behalf of the local people, Rector ofUniversity of Agriculture Dr Tin Htut spokewords of thanks.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 30 March—TheConstitutional Tribunal of the Unioninclusive of the chairman and all themembers delivered final verdict onproposal No.1/2012 and proposal No.2/2012 submitted by the Attorney-Generalof the Union on behalf of the President,sitting at Room No.1 on 28 March.

According to the verdicts, in theproposal No.1/2012, Union-levelorganizations formed under theConstitution and the members orpersonalities of those organizations aremembers and personalities of Union-level organizations appointed by thePresident with the approval of thePyidaungsu Hluttaw. Committees,commissions and groups formed by therespective Hluttaws are Hluttaworganizations. The interpretation ofcommittees, commissions and groups

Constitutional Tribunal of the Uniondelivers final verdicts

formed by the respective Hluttaws as Union-level organizations is not in conformity withthe provisions of the Constitution.

In the proposal No.2/2012, theAttorney-General of the Union on behalf ofthe President asked the ConstitutionalTribunal to reconsider its ruling passed on14 December, 2011 which interpreted thatprovisions of the Article 5 and Article 17 ofthe Region- or State-level PersonalitiesAllowance, Emolument and Insignia Laware not in conformity with the Constitutionbecause Region or State national races affairsministers are officially appointed as Regionor State ministers of respective Regions orStates. The Constitutional Tribunal of theUnion delivered a verdict that the proposalwas not eligible to submit as the ruling of theConstitutional Tribunal of the Union isfinal and conclusive.

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YANGON, 30 March—TheNo. 3 Basic EducationDepartment (YangonRegion) under the Ministryof Education held the thirdordination and novitiationceremony at EducationDhammayon on KyadawyaRoad in Bahan Township ofYangon on 27 March

Ordination, novitiation held at BED-3 forthird time

morning.Secretary of Yangon

Region Sangha NayakaCommittee BhaddantaKundala administered theFive Precepts. Members ofthe Sangha recited Parittas.

Deputy Minister forEducation U Aye Kyu andparty offered alms to members

of the Sangha and sharedmerits gained.

At the ceremony, 163educational staff ofdepartment includingstudents from various schoolswere ordained, 4046 boysnovitiated and 811 girlsinitiated into nunhood.

Hlaing Myint

Mdy CCI members leave for India

YANGON, 30 March—A14-member delegation led byCEC member Dr Kyaw MinOo of Mandalay Region

Chambers of Commerce andIndustry left here by air on 21March to attend the IndiaEngineering Sourcing Show

to be held in Mumbai of Indiaat the invitation of theBombay Exhibition Centreof India.—Myanma Alin

DISTRICTNEWS

Winners awarded in ABCNational Women’s Poll 8-ball

ChampionshipNAY PYI TAW, 30

March—The final matchesof the ABC NationalWomen’s Poll 8-ballChampionship, organized byAmbur Electronic with thesponsorship of ABC underthe supervision of theMinistry of Sports andMyanmar Billiards andSnooker Federation, wereheld in conjunction with theprize presentation at KokkineSwimming Pool in BahanTownship on 25 March.

After the final matches,General Secretary ofMyanmar OlympicCommittee Director-Generalof Sports and PhysicalEducation Department UThaung Htaik presented giftsto the sponsors whocontributed to the holdingthe championship.

Vice-Chairman ofKokkine Swimming Club

and officials presented prizesto the winners from the 11th to25th positions.

General Manager U TinHsaung of Ambur ElectronicCo Ltd gave the prizes to the5th to 10th positions.

President of MyanmarBilliards and SnookerFederation U Tin Maung Winawarded the fourth prizewinner Amy Kyaw and thethird prize winner Marlar(Mandalay).

Managing Director MrLim Yew Hoe of ABCpresented the second prizewiner Amy Aung and the firstprize winning ThanderMaung.

The championship wascontributed by co-sponsorsPhobos, MDG, Canon, GoldRoast, Citygn Enterprise(Haier), 100 Plus Energy 101and Kokkine SwimmingClub.—Myanma Alin

Children injected measlesvaccination

YANGON, 30 March—The age-wise measles vaccination2012 was launched by Township Health Department inDagon Myothit (North) Township, Yangon East District, on23 March morning.

The ceremony was held at Sasana Rekkhita Dhammayonin Ward 37, attended by the Township Administrator,Township Health Officers and officials.

Measles vaccination was injected to 13335 childrenfrom nine months to five years old of the township. Thecampaign will last up to 31 March.—The Maung

Cash donated to constructionof Dhammayon

YANGON, 30 March—Aceremony to donate cash tothe funds for construction ofDhamma VizayaDhammayon was held atYegan Monastery onBogyoke Road in Ward 4 ofDalla Township, YangonSouth District, on 21 Marchmorning.

At the ceremony, U MinHlaing-Daw Aye Aye Nweand family of Thihathu Roaddonated K 5.04 million andU Ohn Nyunt and siblingsK 2.3 million to the fundsthrough the Patron of theconstruction committeeSayadaw BhaddantaKesara.—Myanma Alin

Blue cross course commencesin Kyain-seikkyi

KYAIN-SEIKKYI, 30March—As part of efforts todevelop the rural areas andalleviate poverty, the KayinState Livestock Breeding andVeterinary Department ofMinistry of Livestock andFisheries organized theopening of blue cross courseNo. 1/2012 at the church inAzin Village of KyaikdonSub-Township on 19 Marchmorning.

After that,Administrator of KyaikdonSub-Township U AungMyint Soe and Head ofKyain-seikkyi TownshipLivestock Breeding andVeterinary Department DrSoe Lwin made speeches. DrThein Maw Win of KyaikdonSub-Township explained thepurpose of conducting theblue cross course.

Myanma Alin

Undisciplined throwing of cheroot incinerates logsworth US$ 5 million

YANGON, 30 March—Afire broke out at timber logsstockpiled in the yard ofMyanmar InternationalTerminal Thilawa-MITT inThanlyin Township ofYangon Region at 2.25 pmon 26 March.

The fire started fromundisciplined throwing ofcheroot at the grass near thetimber logs of CIFGCompany in the MITT andthe fire torched stockpiles oftimber logs and coal.

About 3000 tons of teaklog and 4000 tons of

hardwood longs among30000 tons of timber in theyard and it lost about US$ 5million.

A total of 370 fire brigademembers and 77 auxiliary fire

brigade members togetherwith six members of RegionRed Cross Society put outthe fire with the use of 30 fireengines, eight adminis-trative vehicles, 13 associate

vehicles and sevensupporting vehicles and theydied out the fire at 6 am on 27March. Fortunately, a totalof 23,000 tons of timber logsof 30,000, over 1000 im-ported cars, 30 excavators and25 container vehicles werefree from fire.—Ko Gyi Tha

Age-wise measles vaccinationcampaign launched in Lashio

LASHIO, 30 March—Theage-wise measles vacci-nation 2012 was launched atthe hall of Nursing TrainingSchool in Lashio on 22March morning.

At first, DeputyCommissioner U Kyaw OoSoe of Lashio District GeneralAdministration Department

explained the purpose oflaunching the age-wisemeasles vaccinationcampaign.

Later, the deputycommissioner and officialsviewed vaccination tochildren from nine monthsto five years old.—Sub-printing House (Lashio)

Kyonpyaw facilitated with newly-repavedHninzi Road

YANGON, 30 March—Tomark the 67th AnniversaryArmed Forces Day, thenewly-repaved Hninzi Roadwas inaugurated inKyonpyaw Township ofAyeyawady Region on 18March morning.

The road was rebuilt byTownship Development

Affairs Committee.Executive Officer of thecommittee U Thant Zin Theinexplained matters related tothe road.

Ayeyawady RegionHluttaw representative UThan Tun, TownshipAdministrator U Than Seinand Executive Officer of the

Township DevelopmentAffairs Committee U ThantZin Thein cut the ribbon toopen the road.

The 590 feet long and10 feet wide road was built ata cost of K 5.1 million by theTownship DevelopmentAffairs Committee and localpeople.—Myanma Alin

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LOS ANGELES, 30 March—A troubled nuclear powergenerating plant in southern California will not resume itsoperation until all safety requirements are met, the operatorsaid in a statement on Tuesday.

This file photo taken 30 June, 2011, shows beach-goerswalking on the sand near the San Onofre nuclear power

plant in San Clemente , Calif.—INTERNET

Troubled Southern Calif nuclear power plant remains offlineuntil safety requirements met

Southern California Edison (SCE) confirmed that it hasreceived the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC)Confirmatory Action Letter outlining actions it must completeat the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station before seekingpermission from the commission to restart two troubled units.

Officials committed themselves to working with thewatchdog to fulfil all requirements before restarting theplant, an 84-acre (34 ha) site on the Pacific coast.

The SCE “will proceed deliberately and conservativelyto implement these steps, always bearing in mind that safetyis our first priority,” the operator said in a prepared statement.

“We welcome the NRC’s letter, which is a formal step in theprocess of restarting Units 2 and 3,” said Ron Litzinger, presidentof the SCE said. “Our number one priority is, and always hasbeen, the health and safety of the public and our employees. Theutility will only bring the units on line when we and the NRCare satisfied that it is safe to do so.” Unit 3 has been shut downsince 31 Jan when it was taken off line as a precautionary measureafter sensors detected a radioactive steam leak in one of the unit’ssteam generator tubes. Unit 2 was taken out of service for aroutine maintenance on 9 Jan.—Internet

More Americans move tocities in past decade

SAN FRANCISCO, 30March—More Americans areliving in cities now than adecade ago, according to USCensus data released onMonday. The most urbanstate is California—one thatdominates the popularimagination as a land ofempty deserts, open beachesand thick redwood forests —the Census numbers showed.In 2010, a total of 80.7 percentof Americans lived in urbanareas, up from 79 percent in2000. Conversely, 19.3percent of the US populationlived in rural areas in 2010,down from 21 percent in2000.

At the same time, thepopulation of urban areasgrew by 12.1 percent, muchfaster than the country’s

The skyline of San Francisco is seen as it rises above thefog, from the Marin Headlands in Sausalito, California

on 21 March, 2012.—INTERNET

growth rate of 9.7 percentfrom 2000 to 2010. Morepeople residing in urban areascould drive up demand forhousing, publictransportation, road repairsand social services such asschools and healthcare, at atime when city budgets arestarving from cuts in state aidand lower property-taxrevenues.

In some places, thegrowth rate was more than 50percent, including Charlotte,North Carolina, where thepopulation increased by 64.6percent over the decade.Altogether, there are 486urbanized areas in the UnitedStates. They have an overallpopulation density of 2,534people per square mile.

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Kuwait returns 44 detainedfishermen to Iraq

BAGHDAD, 30 March—Kuwait on Wednesdayreturned to Iraq 44 fishermenand six vessels seized forcrossing into its territorialwaters, the interior ministrysaid.

After the emir, SheikhSabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah,pardoned the men andordered their repatriation, thefishermen and vessels werehanded over to Iraqiauthorities, it said in astatement, without stating

Iraqi fishermen prepare their nets in the port of Iraq’ssouthernmost Faw peninsula in 2011.—INTERNET

Iranian coast guards, butKuwait maintains they aredetained only when theyenter its territorial waters.

A Kuwaiti coast guardwas killed in January 2011 in a

when they were detained.Sheikh Sabah is due to

travel to Baghdad onThursday to attend the Arabsummit, in the first visit by aKuwaiti ruler since Iraqiforces invaded the emirate inAugust 1990. Seizing Iraqifishing boats and arrestingfishermen for crossing intoKuwaiti waters has becomecommonplace in past fewmonths. Iraqi fishermen haverepeatedly complained ofharassment by Kuwaiti and

shootout with Iraqi sailorsinside territorial waters. Iraqiauthorities said threefishermen were wounded andfour others went missing.

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Bulgaria suspends second nuclear powerplant construction

SOFIA, 30 March—Bulgaria has decided to suspend construction of its second nuclearpower plant (NPP), Deputy Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov told reporters after a cabinetmeeting on Wednesday.

The 2,000-megawatt Belene NPP was approved in 2005. The Russian companyAtomstroyexport, an engineering branch of the state-owned Rosatom, won the bid to buildthis NPP in 2006, but the project was frozen after the GERB party came to power in July 2009.

Russia has produced one reactor for Belene plant and it will be installed in Kozloduy,Bulgaria’s only NPP, Goranov said.

Delian Dobrev, Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, will go to Moscow onThursday to inform Russia about the decision.

Last December, the Bulgarian government terminated the country’s participation inanother Russian project, Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline that had to transport Russianoil to Greek port Alexandroupolis via Bulgaria’s Burgas port.—Xinhua

Indonesian fires threaten Sumatran orangutanJAKARTA, 30 March—

Hundreds of criticallyendangered orangutans inwestern Indonesia could bewiped out by the year’s endif palm oil companies keepsetting land-clearing fires intheir peat swamp forests,conservationists warned onThursday.

“They are just barelyhanging on,” Ian Singleton,conservation director of theSumatran OrangutanConservation Programme,said of the Sumatranorangutans who live in theTripa forest on the coast ofAceh Province.

“It is no longer severalyears away, but just a fewmonths or even weeks beforethis iconic creature

disappears.”The forest — though

officially protected — ishemmed in by palm oilplantations, including onethat was granted a permit justlast year.

Land clearing fires,several set inside theperimeters, have sentorangutans fleeing. Some riskbeing captured or killed byresidents, Singleton said.Others will simply die, eitherdirectly in the fires or ofgradual starvation andmalnutrition as their foodresources disappear.

“We are currentlywatching a global tragedy,”he said.

There are only 6,600Sumatran orangutans left inthe wild.

The Tripa forest —which in the early ’90s washome to around 3,000 ofthem — today has just 200.But with eight individualsevery square kilometer, itsthe densest population inthe world.

Cloud-free images fromDecember show only 12,267hectares (30,311 acres) ofTripa’s original 60,000hectares (148,260 acres) offorest remains, said GrahamUsher of the Foundation ofa Sustainable Ecosystem.

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Indonesian veterinarian Yenni Saraswati, top centre, ofSumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP)

examines the condition of an injured Sumatran orangutanfound by environmental activists at a palm oil plantation

in Rimba Sawang village, Aceh Province, Indonesiaon 1 March 2012.—INTERNET

Total identifies source of North Sea gas leakPARIS , 30 March —

French energy giant Totalsaid on Thursday it hadidentified the source of a gasleak on a North Sea platformwhich has sparked fears of anexplosion and wiped billionsof euros off its market value.Four days after the Elginplatform was hastilyevacuated, Total said gas wasemerging from a wellhead onthe deck of the rig after rising4,000 metres (13,100 feet) upa disused well from below theseabed.

Total said one option itwas considering was to plugthe well from the top usingmud, but that would require ateam to get on to theabandoned platform whichis currently engulfed in a low-lying cloud of gas. Expertshave warned of the risk of anexplosion if the gas comesinto contact with a flare leftburning when the 238 crewwere evacuated from the rig150 miles (241 kilometres)off eastern Scotland onSunday.

Total continued to insiston Thursday that there waslittle danger of an explosionbecause the wind wasblowing the gas away fromthe flare, which is burningless than 100 metres abovethe leak on the deck of the

platform. The spokesmansaid the flare would carry onburning “until all the gas isout of the system”, whichcould take “a few days”.

Aerial surveillanceshowed that the volume ofthe gas ‘sheen’ on the sea

had reduced but that it hadspread over a larger surfacearea. “The source of the gas isat 4,000 metres, but it iscoming up through the welland coming out at the top onthe wellhead platform,” thespokesman said.— Internet

A picture released by Total taken on 27 March shows itsElgin platform in the North Sea, off the coast of

Aberdeen. — INTERNET

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA TAMPAN VOY NO (439)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTATAMPAN VOY NO (439) are hereby notified that thevessel will be arriving on 31.3.2012 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it willlie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and 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 ADVANCE CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV OEL BLESSING VOY NO (155S)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV OELBLESSING VOY NO (155S) are hereby notified thatthe vessel will be arriving on 31.3.2012 and cargo willbe discharged into the premises of M.I.T.T where it willlie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.




AGENT FOR: M/S BLPL LOGISTICSPhone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV MOROTAI VOY NO (176)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV MOROTAIVOY NO (176) are hereby notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 31.3.2012 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of M.I.P where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.




AGENT FOR: M/S CMA CGMPhone No: 256908/378316/376797

Tea culture lives at Hangzhou expoBEIJING, 30 March —

Tea sellers are preparing torelease their pre-Qingmingtea varieties, the best teacollected in early April, inanticipation of the upcoming2012 China Hangzhou WestLake International TeaCulture Expo, which is set toonce again bring out the bestof tea culture in Hangzhou,Zhejiang Province, saidlocal officials.

Tea and its relatedcustoms have been involvedin shaping and developingthe city’s key features for

The Venice of the Orient’, as Hangzhou is sometimescalled, has plenty of water resources and favourable

weather for growing tea trees.— XINHUA

1,500 years. Among itscelebrated types of tea,Longjing, the Dragon WellTea, is the most renownedand pricey.

Once the tea is soakedin fresh-boiled water, a sweetwoodsy aroma rises out.

Its leaves bloom likeflower buds and bounceslightly up and down, whichmakes the brewing processitself a sight to behold.

Longjing tea is aninseparable part of the city’scultural legacy, say localleaders.

One of the most famouspieces of folklore related toLongjing tea is a tale aboutwhen Emperor Qianlong, whoreigned from 1711 to 1799,visited Hangzhou.

According to folklegend, the emperorrandomly arrived at a teagarden underneath the Lion-shaped Mountain in theHangzhou suburbs.

Amused by the girlswho were busy gathering tealeaves there, he begun topick some himself.

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Man savedfrom

mountain lionby bear

PARADISE , 30 March — ACalifornia man says he wassaved from a mountain lionby a bear. Robert Biggs, 69, ofParadise, Calif, told theParadise Post he was hikingMonday when he wasattacked by a mountain lion.“They usually grab hold ofyour head with all four paws,”Biggs said. “But my backpackwas up above my head and(the mountain lion) grabbed itinstead.”

Shortly before theencounter, Biggs said he hadseen mother bear with a pairof cubs—which he thinks iswhat the mountain lion wasafter. “It must have beenstalking the little bear,” Biggssaid, “but it was on me inseconds.” But just as quickly,the mother bear came to hisaid he said. “The bear and thecat battled for about 15seconds,” Biggs recalled,before both ran away.

The hiker and self-described “naturist” escapedwith minor injuries. Accordingto California’s Dept of Fishand Game, mountain lionattacks on humans are fairlyrare in the state.

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Urine-soaked eggs aspring taste treat in

China cityDONGYANG, 30 March — It’s the end of a school day in

the eastern Chinese city of Dongyang, and eager parentscollect their children after a hectic day of primary school. Butthat’s just the start of busy times for dozens of egg vendorsacross the city, deep in coastal Zhejiang Province, who readythemselves to cook up a unique springtime snack favouredby local residents. Basins and buckets of boys’ urine arecollected from primary school toilets. It is the key ingredientin “virgin boy eggs”, a local tradition of soaking and cookingeggs in the urine of young boys, preferably below the age of10. There is no good explanation for why it has to be boys’urine, just that it has been so for centuries.

The scent of these eggs being cooked in pots of urine isunmistakable as people pass the many street vendors inDongyang who sell it, claiming it has remarkable healthproperties.”If you eat this, you will not get heat stroke. Theseeggs cooked in urine are fragrant,” said Ge Yaohua, 51, whoowns one of the more popular “virgin boy eggs” stalls.

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A man walks into a primary school toilet wherecontainers are placed to collect urine passed out byboys, in Dongyang, Zhejiang Province on 26 March,

2012. — INTERNET

Archaeological findings show Georgia one ofearliest to collect, use honey

TBILISI, 30 March — The South Caucasus country of Georgia may have joined Spain,Egypt and China as one of the earliest nations in the world to have collected and used honeyas food. Local television Rustavi2 reported Thursday findings had led Georgian archaeologiststo think Georgian honey was 2,000 years older than Egyptian honey, of which the first knownsample turned up in the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun, popularly known as the KingTut, who lived from 1341 BC to 1323 BC.

The fertility god of Egypt, Min, was once offered honey as well. Georgian archaeologistshave found honey remains on the inner surface of clay vessels unearthed from a robbed tombof a Georgian lady. The tomb was found during the construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhanpipeline some years back.Further tests could show Georgian honey to be 5,500 years old.

A Chinese publication dating back to the Spring and Autumn Warring States period (770BC-221 BC) depicted honey collection and usage as food and medicine. The world’s oldestknown reference to honey collection was found in ancient cave paintings located in Valenciain Spain. Honey seekers were depicted on the 8,000-year-old Arana Caves.— Xinhua

An eagle, fox andtwo cats hang

out peacefully onAlaska woman’s

porch

NEW YORK , 30 March — In this unique video, a woman living in Alaska opens her frontdoor to find an eagle, a fox and her two cats hanging out peacefully on the porch. She saysduring the video that the eagle keeps calling out to her, while the fox and cats remain silent.Theadorable fox not only doesn’t seem afraid of the woman, but it also wants to come into her houseand warm up. From her YouTube page:

“See how the fox, eagle and cat are all just fine hanging out and no one is trying to attackanyone and they are getting along just fine? Notice the eagle in the background on the lamppost down by the street. That is the partner to this eagle. They aren’t always out to attack andkill each other. Our fox and eagles and cats basically get along just fine here. Sometimes if thereis food they might fight over the food some.”— Internet

Learn how to play with your food. Take a look at the hilarious scenes you can creatusing foods.— XINHUA

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Cate Blanchetttakes first stepson Paris stage

PARIS, 30 March—Oscar-winning Australianactress Cate Blanchett takesher first steps on the Parisstage on Thursday, playing alonesome woman in the leadrole of the surreal 1970s play“Big and Small”.

Written by Germanplaywright Botho Strauss inwest Berlin before the fall ofthe Wall, and adapted inEnglish by Martin Crimp, thework tells the story of Lotte,who falls apart when herhusband deserts her during aholiday in Morocco.

Directed by Australia’sBenedict Andrews, thisversion of the play was firstcreated by the SydneyTheatre Company, of whichthe 42-year-old actress andher playwright husband

Oscar-winning Australianactress Cate Blanchett,seen here in 2007, is to

take her first steps on theParis stage, playing a

lonesome woman in thelead role of the surreal1970s play “Big andSmall”.—INTERNET

Review: Mythic mayhem resumes in ‘Titans’LOS ANGELES, 30

March—There aren’t manypleasures in “Wrath of theTitans,” the 3-D sequel to the2010 “Clash of the Titans”remake. But surely one isseeing Ralph Fiennes andLiam Neeson boundingaround together as brothers,the gods Hades and Zeus.

In long beards, the twoveteran actors are suited toone another, like a divine ZZTop. Camp is a part of theexperience here, as both“Titans” films pull from anunlikely combination oftraditions: ancient Greece andthe 1980s. The clunky “Clashof the Titans” remade the 1981original, bringing inboatloads of box office byupdating the schmaltzyLaurence Olivier version withcontemporary digital effectsand a widely decried, slapped

Aerosmith says new albumbrings “a little of 1975 back”

LOS ANGELES, 30March—Veteran rock bandAerosmith said onWednesday they werebringing “a little of 1975 back”on a long-delayed album ofnew material to be releasedthis summer to coincide with aUS tour. The band said theywere working on finishing upthe album - the first of newmaterial since 2001’s “JustPush Play” - ahead of the tour,but kept the title under wraps.

“The camaraderie’s there,there’s some songs that arenew rock, and old rock andmiddle-of-the-road rock, andblues, piano. Joe Perry singinga couple of songs, I’m playingthe drums, Joey sings, just allkinds of stuff,” frontmanSteven Tyler told Reuters.

Aerosmith, whoseprevious attempts to make anew album were dogged by alitany of health problems andinternal strife, said they hadbeen working with their long-time producer Jack Douglasto bring “a little bit of 1975back.” The band will kick offtheir North American “GlobalWarming Tour” on 16 June inMinneapolis, playing 18 citiesfrom Toronto to Oakland,California and Atlanta,Georgia. Tickets go on salefrom Friday. “You’re going toget some new songs from the

Andrew Upton are co-artisticdirectors.

Blanchett says shefound a resonance with thelonely character of Lotte, whoshe played once before atuniversity, citing her optimismfaced with constant disap-pointments, and her struggleto strike up links with thepeople around her.

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new album and some oldsongs from the old albumsand you’re going to get newus and old us, and we’re justgoing to go out and rock yourworld,” Tyler, 64, told Reuters.

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on conversion to 3-D. “Wrathof the Titans,” directed byJonathan Liebesman takingover for Louis Leterrier, hasmodestly improved upon the3-D this time around and bettermanages a narrative flow ofcontinuous fantasy action.

But that’s also all thereis: A charmless stream ofbattle and fight sequencesthat contorts mythiccharacters into blockbusterconventions. It’s comicallylate — literally the last fewminutes — that the film even

tries to slide emotion into thecharacters’ relations, as ifattempting to hypnotize usbefore leaving the theater: Oh,that was a love story? Andthat guy — gasp! — wassupposed to be the funnyone? Rather than yet moreKraken releasing (“Release,um, another Kraken!”),“Wrath of the Titans,” writtenby Dan Mazeau and DavidLeslie Johnson, charts newground for the demigodPerseus (Sam Worthington).

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Funny moments of kids

100-year-old reading tutor going strong The oldest reading tutor

in Utah said she does notplan to let her 100th birthdaystop her from working withchildren.

Gaitha WoosleyButterfield, who is known asGrandma Butterfield at Green

reported Tuesday.Butterfield the key to her

longevity is “just living thegood life.” “I’m doing prettygreat. I feel about 50 and that’sa good age,” she said.

Butterfield said shehopes to keep working with

Acres Elementary in NorthOgden, said having toppedthe century mark lastWednesday will not slowdown her twice-a-weekvolunteer efforts teachingchildren at the school to read,The Salt Lake Tribune

the Green Acres second-graders for a long time tocome. “I have them read forme and I read for them,”Butterfield said. “I learn a lotfrom them and they learn a lotfrom me. You learn so muchwhen you’re reading.”

Disney signs UK movie rental pact with YouTube, Google Play

News Album

In this image released by Disney Junior, the character DocMcStuffins is shown with Stuff in a scene from Disney

Junior’s animated series “Doc McStuffins.”—INTERNET

Joe Perry (L-R), Steven Tyler, Joey Kramer, and TomHamilton of the band Aerosmith answer questions

during an announcement of their Global Warming Tourin Los Angeles on March 28, 2012.— REUTERS

In this film imagereleased by

Warner Bros,Rosamund Pike

portraysAndromeda in a

scene from“Wrath of the

Titans.”INTERNET

LOS ANGELES, 30March—“Pirates of theCaribbean: The Curse of theBlack Pearl,” “Bedknobs andBroomsticks” and “Con Air”will soon be available to rentfor YouTube and Google Playusers in the United Kingdom,thanks to a new deal betweenDisney UK & Ireland andGoogle. The pact alsoincludes Disney’sdistribution partnerDreamWorks, which will makesuch titles as “Real Steel” and“Fright Night” available.

Prices range from £2.49($3.97) for standard definitionto £3.49 ($5.57) for highdefinition films.

Customers will have 30

days to begin watching theirrentals and 48 hours to finishthe films. “We’re lookingforward to working withGoogle to launch a broadrange of titles to suitaudiences of all ages andtastes,” Catherine Powell,

general manager of mediadistribution at the WaltDisney Company EMEA, saidin a statement.

As Disney continues tonavigate the emerging worldof streaming video it hasincreasingly allied itself with

Hollywoodto shootfilm in

Myanmar

YANGON, 30 March—Hollywood will shoot films in Myanmar in cooperation withMyanmar’s Motion Picture Enterprise, a local media reported Monday. The film titled “DreamHotels Myanmar”, which takes 100 minutes, will mainly feature the country’s famous touristsites — Yangon, Ngwe Saung beach, Bagan and Inlay, the Myanmar Posts said. The filmmaking, sponsored by European Television Network and assisted by Oriental Palace Hoteland Air Bagan of Myanmar, will begin by the end of March. Famous film stars from Germanyand Switzerland will play in the film. The cooperation in film shooting will create theopportunities to boost Myanmar tourism sector in the country. On completion, the film willbe broadcast in Europe and Asia in July and August this year.—Xinhua

YouTube. In November,Disney Interactive Media andYouTube said it would spend$10 million to $15 million toproduce family friendly videoseries that would bedistributed on a co-brandedchannel on Disney.com andYouTube.

Weeks later, Disneyjoined the likes of Sony andWarner Bros. by makinghundreds of movies availablefor rent on YouTube in theUnited States. For YouTube,the pacts with major studiosrepresent an ongoing effort tooffer premium movies andtelevision shows in additionto cat videos and other user-generated content.—Internet

Wanted man text messagesdetective

A man wanted on felonywarrants was arrested after hesent a text message to adetective, police in Edmonds,Wash, said. Police detectiveBrian McIntyre said hereceived a text message from anumber he didn’t recognize.The text said, “Who are you?”and the detective respondedwith a similar question, KOMO-TV, Seattle, reportedWednesday. McIntyre saidthere was no response until hereceived another messagefrom the phone number twodays later. “And it said ‘Comeget me,’ and then a not-so-nice word,” he said. “I was like,oh, that sounds like a criminal.”

McIntyre said heplugged the number into a

police computer anddiscovered it belonged toJason Wrenchy, 29, a manMcIntyre had previouslyarrested for burglary anddrugs. He said Wrenchy hadtwo outstanding warrants onfelony charges. “We justdecided I’ll text him and see ifhe wants to meet mesomewhere,” he said.

Owner hopes stolen parrotannoys thieves

The British owner of astolen parrot said he hopesthe thieves will bring the birdback once they’ve hadenough of her singing thehits of Queen.

Malcolm Booth, 44, saidthe African Grey parrotnamed Chico was stolen fromhis Hattersley home lastweekend, along with a

PlayStation 3 game console,Britain’s The Sun reportedWednesday. He thinks thethieves won’t be too happywhen they realize Chico lovesto squawk out the lyrics to“Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Weare the Champions” and“Killer Queen.” “I’m a greatfan of Queen and am used toChico squawking andwhistling their tunes but I’mnot sure its everyone’s cup oftea,” Booth said. “I don’t thinkthe people who have her willappreciate her squawking‘Scaramouche’, ‘Galileo’ and‘I’m just a poor boy’ at themall the time.

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Santos hails Barclays Premier League qualityArsenal’s Brazilian left-back delighted to be playing his

football in England

LONDON, 30 March —Arsenal defender AndreSantos has praised the qualityof the Barclays PremierLeague and says he is lovinglife in England.

The 29-year-old Brazi-lian joined the Gunners in

Andre Santos made his return to first-team action as anArsenal substitute on Saturday.— INTERNET

August 2011 from Turkishclub Fenerbahce and enjoyedan impressive start to hiscareer at the Emirates Stadium.Santos suffered an ankleligament injury in Arsenal’sUEFA Champions Leaguematch at Olympiakos in

December and was out formore than three months, buthe made his comeback as asecond-half substitute in the3-0 win over Aston Villa onSaturday.

And Santos is delightedat how his first season inEnglish football has gone sofar. He told the club’s officialwebsite: “The Premier Leagueis something different—it’sthe best League in the world.It’s hard to play in, the pace isdifferent, the fact that almostevery pitch is wet makes theball run more, the tackles areharder, and it’s just reallygood.

“I’m not saying that theTurkish league is not good, ithas quality as well, but thePremier League is differentfrom anything I’ve ever seen.”

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Real Madrid to open China academyGUANGZHOU, 30 March —

European giants Real Madridare to open a football academyin southern China next year ina tie-up with Super Leagueleaders Guangzhou Ever-grande, the Chinese club’sowner said on its website.

Madrid, who have beenchampions of Europe a recordnine times, are striving topromote their brand in fast-developing China, as are ahost of other top Europeansides.

The academy in thesouthern city of Guangzhouwill take in over 3,000promising players in its firstyear and use the same trainingtechniques as those used byReal Madrid in Spainaccording to Chineseproperty giant Evergrande.The Spanish club’s youthteam coach Fernando SanchezCipitria has been appointedtechnical director.

Stadium in Guanzhou, southern China, in 2011. Real areto open a football academy in southern China next year

in a tie-up with Super League leaders GuangzhouEvergrande, the Chinese club’s owner said on its

website.— INTERNET

“We will send a high-profile coaching team hereand build up selection,training and evaluationsystems, and a competitionmechanism of the samestandard as we use in Spain,”the China Daily quoted

Cipitria as saying. “We willalso train Chinese coaches atschools and select someoutstanding players andcoaches for morecomprehensive training atReal Madrid.”

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Cabrera,Pettersson set

pace at rain-hit

Houston OpenHUMBLE, 30 March —

Angel Cabrera and CarlPettersson were home anddry in the clubhouse onseven-under 65, heading theleaderboard as thunder-storms stopped play at theUS PGA Tour Houston Open.Only 51 players completedtheir rounds before theinclement weather onThursday brought play to ahalt at Redstone, the first suchdelay for the event since 2009.

Defending championPhil Mickelson, Fred Couplesand South African Ernie Els— who needs a victory toqualify for next week’sMasters — had yet to makethe turn when play wassuspended.

The first round willresume Friday morning, withofficials hopeful of gettingthe event back on scheduleby Saturday. Tournamentdirector Steve Timms saidmore than an inch of rain in amatter of hours had left spotsin several fairwayssubmerged.

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Angel Cabrera ofArgentina watches his tee

shot on the third holeduring the first round of

the Shell Houston Open atRedstone Golf Club in

Humble, Texas. INTERNET

Newcastle defender says there is enough qualityto cover skipper’s absence

LONDON, 30 March —Newcastle United defenderMike Williamson says his sidewill be able to cope with theloss of skipper FabricioColoccini. Coloccini has beenruled out of Sunday’sBarclays Premier Leaguecontest against Liverpoolbecause of a hamstring injurysuffered during the victoryover West Bromwich Albionlast weekend. Earlier thisweek, Magpies boss AlanPardew suggested the 30-year-old Argentine couldmiss the next four matches.

But despite the setback,

Williamson believes there isenough quality in the squadto handle Coloccini’sabsence.”It’s a big loss. Colobeen huge for us this season,”Williamson told Newcastle’sofficial website. “He’s not

only our captain, but also afantastic player. “But thesecond half at West Bromshowed that we have enoughin the squad to cope withouthim while he is out.”

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Sharapova beats Wozniacki toreach Miami final

KEY BISCAYNE, 30 March— Three-time runner-upMaria Sharapova booked hersecond straight Miami finalThursday, rallying for a 4-6,6-2, 6-4 victory over CarolineWozniacki — who was irkedby an umpire’s overrule onmatch point. Sharapovaclinched the semi-final victoryafter two hours, 34 minutes.She led 40-30 in the final gamewhen her second serve wascalled long — a call overruledby the chair umpire who saidit was on the line and orderedthe point replayed.

Wozniacki didn’t like it,but was out of challenges,unlike Sharapova who stillhad a challenge remaining.Sharapova stepped up toserve again, working her wayinto position so she couldeventually hit an easyforehand smash for thevictory. Wozniacki said itdidn’t matter that television

MikeWilliamson

(left) has made14 Barclays

PremierLeague

appearancesthis season. INTERNET

Virtue, Moir dance to secondworld gold

NICE, 30 March —Olympic champions TessaVirtue and Scott Moir turnedon the glamour of 1950sHollywood to reclaim their icedancing crown at the worldfigure skating championshipshere on Thursday. Skatinglast the Canadians recreatedthe film version of Gershwin’s“Funny Face” which starredFred Astaire and AudreyHepburn on the ice at theAcropolis rink to take backthe title they last won in 2010.

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International SportsAnd despite a nail-biting

wait for the final scores theduo finished a comfortable4.03 points ahead of reigningchampions Meryl Davis andCharlie White of the UnitedStates. France’s NathaliePechalat and Fabian Bourzatwon bronze. Virtue, 22, andMoir, 24, achieved 110.34points for the free skate,scoring an overall 182.65points after also leadingWednesday’s shortprogramme.— Internet

Canada’s Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue pose on thepodium at the end of the Ice Dance Free programme

during the 2012 World Figure Skating Championshipsin Nice, southeastern France. — INTERNET

replays showed the umpirewas correct and the ball wasin.

“I think when the ball isso close that I think he shouldgive her a chance to challengeat least when I don’t have anychallenges,” Wozniacki said.“She was going to challengeit, anyways. So if it shows it’sgood, it’s good. If it showsit’s out, it’s out. The ball wasso close that it might as wellhave been out.”—Internet

Maria Sharapova, ofRussia, returns the ball toCaroline Wozniacki, ofDenmark, during the SonyEricsson tennis tournament,on 29 March, 2012, in KeyBiscayne, Fla.— INTERNET

Novak Djokovic of Serbiamakes a difficult return toDavid Ferrer of Spain at

the Miami Masters atCrandon Park TennisCenter on 29 March inKey Biscayne, Florida.

INTERNET

Djokovic downs determinedFerrer at Miami tennis

KEY BISCAYNE, 30 March— World number one NovakDjokovic booked a semi-finalshowdown with JuanMonaco at the MiamiMasters by holding off adetermined David Ferrer ofSpain 6-2, 7-6 (7/1).

“It’s always going to

tough against David, he’sone of the greatestcompetitors on the circuit,”said Serbia’s Djokovic,winner of the last three GrandSlams. “I didn’t want to getto the third set becausephysically he’s alwaysthere.”

Defending championDjokovic opened the matchplaying superb tennis,dictating the rallies andgiving fifth-seeded Ferrerlittle opening and at one pointwinning 13 straight points.He pocketed the first set injust 32 minutes and brokeFerrer in the first game of thesecond before the tenaciousSpaniard turned the tables.

Ferrer broke back andwas holding his own againstthe world’s top player until aloose service effort from theSpaniard saw Djokovic breakfor a 5-4 lead and a chance toserve out the match.

Ferrer denied him as theybattled to the tie-breaker,where Djokovic claimed aquick advantage as Ferrerswatted an ill-judgedforehand into the net to fallbehind on his serve on thefirst point.

Djokovic was firmly incontrol from there as headvanced to a meeting withMonaco, who celebrated his28th birthday by surprisingeighth-seeded AmericanMardy Fish 6-1, 6-3.

Internet

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(31-3-12 09:30 am ~1-4-12 09:30 am) MST

MYANMARINTERNATIONAL

MYANMAR TV

(31-3-2012) (Saturday)

Focus Myanmar TV Programme

NewsThe Treasures in asmall village ( Part - I )NewsPa-O Traditional BagNewsHeal the World withthe Warmth of theKind HandsNewsAn Aficionado ofAlluring AntiquesNewsTrue Desire out ofEnthusiasmNewsExotic Kha-Yin KhwaIslandNewsDemo's BirthdayNewsYouth & Career"Director…….VideoEdictor (Part - 1)"Myanmar Movie"Kyar Phu "

Weather forecast for 31st March, 2012Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas

7:00 am 1. Paritta By Hilly Region

Missionary Sayadaw7:40 am 2. Dhamma Puja Song8:00 am 3. Health Programme8:10 am 4. Poem Garden8:45 am 5. Musical Programme4:15 pm 6. Joint Performance by

State TraditionalOrchestra & StateOrchestra

5:15 pm 7. Song Varieties5:30 pm 8. Beautiful “ASEAN”5:35 pm 9. Game For Children6:00 pm10. Evening News8:00 pm11. News12. Demo Birthday

(Myanmar MotionPicture Aseayone)

13. Cartoon Series14. TV Drama Series15. Gitadagale

Phwintbaohn

First hole-in-one woman golferemerges at Monywa Golf Club

YANGON, 30 March—While playing together with partnersU Aung Khant (Police Captain-Rtd), Aung Ye Lwin(Communication) and U Aung Swa (merchant), Daw Nu NuTin scored an ace at 160-yard distance hole No 4 with the useof Titleist No 1 ball and Honma Wood 4 at Monywa Golf Clubon 16 March.

Daw Nu Nu Tin was the first-ever woman golfer in thehole-in-one scorer at Monywa Golf Club.

Kyaw Moe Khaing

BRIDGE COMMISSIONED: No 3 Myitta Paungku RCbridge between Ward 8 and Ward 9 was inaugurated inShwepyitha Township of Yangon North District on 27

March. Pyithu Hluttaw representative U Tin Maung Oo,Yangon Region Hluttaw representative U Maung Maung

Win, Township Administrator U Aung Moe Oo, wardadministrators U Thein Naing and U Tun Wai andBridge Committee U Shwe Soe formally open the

bridge.—MYANMA ALIN

Crossword Puzzle

1. Pie chart, for one6. Kuwaiti, e.g.10. “___ Smile” (1976 hit)14. Scalawag15. Pith helmet16. Airy17. Small, long-tailed Old World tropics lizard18. Black mineral, MnO(OH)

20. Small bell-shaped bomb22. Cold cuts, e.g.23. Branch24. As fast as possible (music)26. “Flying Down to ___”27. Balaam’s mount28. “Dig in!”29. Wanton31. Boredom33. “Cast Away” setting

34. Decorative handicraft and design (3 wd)39. Particular, for short40. Antipasto morsel41. Male sheep45. “Wheel of Fortune” buy (2 wd)46. Telekinesis, e.g.49. “To ___ is human ...”50. Fertilization53. Pilot’s announcement, briefly54. Comparative word55. Unsaturated alcohol56. Power59. About to explode60. Coastal raptor61. Antares, for one62. Santa’s reindeer, e.g.63. Medical advice, often64. Ballyhoo65. DemandsAcross

1. Italian brandy2. Ginger ___, dancer3. Playing marbles4. Cougars5. Encourages6. Store convenience, forshort7. Drifts8. Pertaining to thetemporary cessation of

Down

breathing9. Having two spouses simultaneously10. “My boy”11. Beekeeper12. Courtroom do-overs13. Buttercup family member19. Above21. Goddess of the hunt25. Bowl over30. Abounding31. Carve in stone32. Altar avowal (2 wd)34. Crack35. Teaches new skills36. The Kennedys, e.g.37. Hard outer layer of cheese (pl.)38. Science of flying planes39. Carpet cleaner42. New newts43. Discuss again44. Lean46. Plagiarist47. Covered with fine black carbon particles48. Coastal features51. Open, as a bottle52. Third canonical hour57. Undertake, with “out”58. “... ___ he drove out of sight”

Amy Yang seizes KraftNabisco golf lead

RANCHO MIRAGE, 30 March — South Korean Amy Yangfired a six-under 66 to take a one-shot lead over AustralianLindsey Wright after one round of the LPGA Kraft NabiscoChampionship. Breathing down their necks was world numberone Yani Tseng of Taiwan, who was third after a first-round68 in the first major championship of the women’s golfseason. Tseng is a five-time major champion who has wontwo straight LPGA tournaments and three of her five LPGAevents this season, while Yang and Wright are both seekinga first LPGA Tour title.

Yang, 22, nabbed five birdies in the span of seven holesfrom the fifth at Mission Hills, in the California desert east ofLos Angeles. She also chipped in for birdie from the fringeat 13. Overall she had eight birdies and two bogeys. A formerteenage sensation, three years removed from a win on theLadies European Tour, Yang has five top-10 finishes in majorchampionships but hasn’t been able to claim an LPGAtitle.— Internet

Amy Yang ofSouth Korea

lines up a putt onthe 15th hole

during the firstround of the

Kraft NabiscoChampionship at

Mission HillsCountry Club on

29 March, inRancho Mirage,

California.INTERNET

S’pore puts CCTV imagesonline to monitor flash floods

SINGAPORE, 30 March—Singapore’s water agency PublicUtilities Board (PUB) is putting images of flood-prone areasonline starting from Thursday and updating them every fiveminutes in a bid to help members of the public deal with flashfloods. The images of the 24 flood-prone areas and hotspotsislandwide are captured through the closed-circuit televisionsystems that have been put in place to monitor these areas.Currently 65 CCTVs are installed at areas which are flood-prone or have recently experienced flash floods. The PUBsaid the 24 selected CCTVs are located at roads with highertraffic flow.

The images will help improve public preparedness aspart of Singapore’s overall flood management effort, it said.“We have installed CCTVs at various locations to help usbetter monitor real-time site conditions during heavyrainstorms,” said William Yeo, PUB’s deputy director ofcatchment and waterways. —MNA/Xinhua

Temperature (°C/°F) For Tomorrow Sr. No. Regions/States

Maximum Minimum Forecast Percent

1 Kachin 35/95 20/68 Likelihood of isolated rain or

thundershowers (60%)

2 Kayah 35/95 17/63 Partly cloudy

3 Kayin 40/104 21/70 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers

(60%)

4 Chin 25/77 15/59 Partly cloudy

5 Upper Sagaing 37/99 19/66 Likelihood of isolated rain or


6 Lower Sagaing 41/106 20/68 Partly cloudy

7 Taninthayi 36/97 24/75 Likelihood of isolated rain or


8 Bago 39/102 23/73 Partly cloudy

9 Magway 39/102 24/75 Partly cloudy

10 Mandalay 41/106 25/77 Partly cloudy

11 Mon 38/100 22/72 Likelihood of isolated rain or


12 Yangon 39/102 22/72 Partly cloudy

13 Rakhine 33/91 22/72 Partly cloudy

14 Southern Shan 32/90 17/63 Likelihood of isolated rain or


15 Northern Shan 33/93 12/54 Likelihood of isolated rain or


16 Eastern Shan 35/95 17/63 Likelihood of isolated rain or


17 Ayeyawady 36/97 22/72 Partly cloudy

18 Neighbouring Nay Pyi Taw 40/104 22/72 Partly cloudy

19 Neighbouring Yangon 39/102 22/72 Partly cloudy

20 Neighbouring Mandalay 41/106 25/72 Partly cloudy

Summary of

observations at

09:30 hr MST on

today

During the past (24) hours, rain or thundershowers have been scattered in Kachin State and weather has been partly cloudy in Yangon and Taninthayi Regions, Rakhine and Mon States and generally fair in the remaining Regions and States. Day temperatures were (5°C) above March average temperatures in Sagaing Region and Chin State, (3°C) to (4°C) above March average temperatures in Magway, Shan (North and South), Kayin and Mon States, and about March average temperatures in the remaining Regions and States. The significant day temperatures were Monywa, Chauk and Bawlakhae (42°C). The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded was Machanbaw (0.43) inch.

Bay Inference Weather is partly cloudy in the Andaman Sea and South Bay and partly cloudy elsewhere in the

Bay of Bengal.

State of the Sea Seas will be slight to moderate in Myanmar waters.

Outlook for sub-

sequent two days Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers in the Eastern Myanmar areas.

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

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Saturday, 31 March, 20129th Waxing of Tagu 1373 ME

Kyeeohn Kyeewa Dam could irrigate 96,000 acres of farmlandand generate 74-megawatt electricity, satisfying somewhat to

power demand of the nationNAY PYI TAW, 30 March—Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk

Kham, together with Union Ministers, the Magway RegionChief Minister, and deputy ministers attended the opening ofKyeeohn Kyeewa Multi-purpose Dam and Hydropower Plantin Pwintbyu Township, Minbu District, Magway Regionthis morning.

The opening ceremony was held at the pavilion nearthe dam, with an address by Vice-President Dr Sai MaukKham. Also present on the occasion were Union Ministers UMyint Hlaing, U Zaw Min, U Khin Yi and U Aye Myint,Magway Region Chief Minister U Phone Maw Shwe, DeputyMinisters Brig-Gen Kyaw Zan Myint, Maj-Gen Zaw Win,UKyaw Lwin, U Aung Than Oo, U Ba Shwe and Dr Win Myintand departmental officials, region ministers of MagwayRegion government, Region/District/Township-leveldepartmental personnel, social organizations and localsfrom Pwintbyu, Sedoktara, Minbu, Salin and Magwaytownships reaching over 4,000.

Speaking on the occasion, the Vice-President saidtoday was a red letter day in Myanma history as KyeeohnKyeewa Dam was commissioned into service today whichalso coincided with the first anniversary of the new governmentof the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The foundationstone of the dam was laid down in 2002-2003, which dependedon water flow of Mone Creek. The dam was 3280 feet in length,164 feet in height with maximum storage capacity of 463,000acre feet of water. Kyeeohn Kyeewa Dam could irrigate 96,000acres of farmland and generate 74-megawatt electricity,satisfying somewhat to power demand of the nation.

In adopting the work programmes for rural developmentand poverty alleviation in the interests of the citizens, thegovernment was giving priority to better socio-economiclife of rural farmers and workers which represented the 70 percent of the whole population as well as to agriculturaldevelopment.

Adequate supply of irrigation water was a must foragricultural development. In this regard, the government was

building dams, reservoirs and river water pumping stationsto bring benefits to million acres of farmland with water fromthose facilities.

So, instead of allowing rainwater, the gift of the natureand freshwater from rivers and creeks flowing into the oceanuselessly, the government was constructing dams likeKyeeohn Kyeewa enabling the locals use appropriately.

Looking out of Myanmar into the global panorama, theworld’s population had now hit over 7,000 million. It wasrequired to boost agricultural production to feed the dailygrowing mouths while 40 per cent of the world’s populationwas facing water shortage due to climate change and recklessconsumption of humans.

Water resources experts had calculated that two thirdof the world’s population would face drinking water shortagein 2025. The time of abundant water had been left and nowwas the time to utilize the remaining water.

Magway Region was one of the arid regions of

Myanmar. In some regions, the extent of drinking waterscarcity was often described with a saying but not hyperbolelike this: They need neither gold nor sliver but water.

Water scarcity was attributable to less development insocio-economy resulting from hindrance in farming aslivelihood, vulnerability to diseases due to lack of personalhygiene.

The Vice-President then called on utilization of water,stressing that the government had spent a large sum of moneyto store water which is globally going scarce gradually.

Farmers needed to grow summer paddy besidesmonsoon one, make a shift from conventional cultivationmethod to scientific mechanized farming, study to predate atleast two to threefold from normal harvest of 50 to 60 basketsof rice per acre, use high yield strains and apply agriculturalmethods and cultivate other crops the year round for theirlivelihood, agriculture.

(See page 8)

Students must be prepared to become medical experts when foreignStudents must be prepared to become medical experts when foreigncountries come to open their hospitals and universities in Myanmarcountries come to open their hospitals and universities in Myanmar

Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham visits Library of MagwayUniversity of Medicine.—MNA

Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham launches No. 2 generator of Kyeeohn Kyeewa HydropowerPlant.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 30 March—Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham visitedMagway University of Medicine andMyathalun Pagoda in Magway Regionyesterday. Union Minister for Agricultureand Irrigation U Myint Hlaing, UnionMinister for Electric Power No (1) U ZawMin, Union Minister for Immigration andPopulation U Khin Yi, Union Minister forScience and Technology U Aye Myint,Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen Kyaw Zan Myint, Deputy Minister forBorder Affairs Maj-Gen Zaw Win, DeputyMinister for Construction U Kyaw Lwin,Deputy Minister for Electric Power No (2)U Aung Than Oo and Deputy Minister forEducation U Ba Shwe, Deputy Minister forHealth Dr Win Myint and departmentalheads and officials accompanied the Vice-President on his tour.

On arrival at Magway Airport fromthe capital, the Vice-President and partywere welcomed by Magway Region ChiefMinister U Phone Maw Shwe, regionministers, departmental officials andpersonnel of social organizations.

The Vice-President then went toMagway University of Medicine and

looked round physics lab, chemistrydepartment, anatomical lab, post-graduateresearch lab, computer room and library.

The Vice-President met Rector Dr WinMyat Aye, professors, faculty heads,instructors, nurses and staff at the assemblyhall of the university.

First, the rector reported to the Vice-President on location and brief history of theuniversity, ratio of students from regionsand states, number of lecture halls, ratio ofhouse surgeons from the Universityassigned to hospitals in regions and states,transport services for students, conductingof information technology courses,environmental greening works andrequirements of the university , followed bysupplementary report of Deputy HealthMinister Dr Win Myint on projectedexpenditures for the university in the comingfiscal years.

The Vice-President madecoordination with personnel concerned toattend to the needs and made a speech. In hisspeech, he said he was there to learndevelopments, academic matters andcapacity of the workforce of the university.

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