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* Development of agriculture as the base and all-rounddevelopment of other sectors of the economy as well

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economicsystem

* Development of the economy inviting participation interms of technical know-how and investments fromsources inside the country and abroad

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality ofthe entire nation

* Uplift of national prestige and integ-rity and preservation and safeguard-ing of cultural heritage and nationalcharacter

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

standards of the entire nation

* Stability of the State, community peaceand tranquillity, prevalence of law andorder

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State

Constitution* Building of a new modern developed

nation in accord with the new StateConstitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

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YANGON, 25 Nov—The 47th Defence ServicesCommander-in-Chief’sTrophy Tatmadaw (Army,

Defence Services Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy Tatmadaw(Army, Navy and Air) Football Tournament opened

Navy and Air) FootballTournament was openedat the Youth Training Cen-tre (Thuwunna) here at 3

p.m. yesterday with an ad-dress by Adjutant-GeneralLt-Gen Thura Myint Aungof the Ministry of Defence,on behalf of the Com-mander-in-Chief.

Also present on theoccasion were Com-mander of Yangon Com-mand Brig-Gen WinMyint, senior military of-

ficers, defence attachesfrom foreign missions,officials from the Minis-try of Sports, guests,Tatmadawmen and theirfamilies, social organiza-tions and enthusiasts.

After making a speech,Adjutant-General Lt-GenThura Myint Aung took thesalute of the football teams.

At the opener, theSouth-West Commandbeat the Yangon Com-mand 3-2.

The first round-robinmatches will be heldfrom 28 November to 11December at the respec-tive zones which includeSouth-East Commandzone (Mawlamyine) for

Group-A, South-WestCommand zone(Pathein) for Group-B,North-West Commandzone (Monywa) forGroup-C, Central Com-mand zone (Mandalay)for Group-D and South-ern Command zone(Toungoo) for Group-E.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 25 Nov— A low pressure areaoccurred at the Southwest of Bay of Bengal hasintensified into a small storm. According to the 9.30a.m. MST observation, the small storm passed nearColombo, Sri Lanka and will continue to movewestwards, said the Meteorology and HydrologyDepartment.—MNA

Small storm passes nearColombo, Sri Lanka

Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thura Myint Aung delivers an address at opening of the 47th

Defence Services Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) FootballTournament. — MNA

The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope in India,which comprises thirty 45-metre-diameter dishes,is one of the world's most sensitive radio telescopes.

Mystery of missing hydrogen: Apparent ab-sence from distant galaxies puzzles astronomers

CANBERRA, 25 Nov — Something vital is miss-ing in the far distant reaches of the universe: hydrogen—the raw material for stars, planets and possible life.

The discovery of its apparent absence fromdistant galaxies by a team of Australian astronomersis puzzling because hydrogen gas is the most commonconstituent of normal matter in the universe.

If anything, hydrogen was expected to be moreabundant so early in the life of the universe because ithad not yet been consumed by the formation of all thestars and galaxies we know today.

Dr Steve Curran and colleagues at the Univer-sity of New South Wales made their observations withthe Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope in India, whichcomprises thirty 45-metre-diameter dishes and is oneof the world's most sensitive radio telescopes. Theresults are to be published in a forthcoming issue ofMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

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The FAO Conference’s 35th Special Ses-sion focused on the interest of the globalcommunity. Therefore, world countrieshave to work hard individually or in coop-eration in the interests of the world people.

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Wednesday, 26 November, 2008

The FAO Conference’s 35th SpecialSession was held in Rome, Italy, from 18 to22 November. It was attended by ministersof 189 member countries includingMyanmar.

Matters on ongoing agriculturedevelopment projects in Taunggyi, Kengtungand Tachilek, and progress in buildingcyclone shelters in Bogale and Labuttaimplemented in cooperation with Italy-basedFOCSIV-INGO were discussed.

At the special session, reports on theworld food security and alleviation of povertywere presented, and proposals of ImmediatePlan of Action for FAO Renewal to be carriedout from 2009 to 2011 were approved.

The Myanmar delegation held a meetingwith the Director-General of FAO anddiscussed matters on assistance of FAO inrescue and rehabilitation tasks, constructionof small dams and lakes for agriculturalpurposes in arid regions of central Myanmar,and assistance in the tasks for tappingunderground water.

Food safety is the most fundamentalrequirement of world people. Submissionand approval of reports on world foodsecurity and alleviation of hunger at theFAO Conference’s 35th Special Session wereindeed lofty tasks.

The FAO Conference’s 35th SpecialSession focused on the interest of the globalcommunity. Therefore, world countries haveto work hard individually or in cooperationin the interests of the world people.

World countries to worktogether for food security

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

People’s DesirePERSPECTIVES

NAY PYI TAW, 25 Nov — �Ministry of ElectricPower No. 2 held its work coordination meeting at theministry here from 20 to 23 November.

At the meeting, Minister for Electric Power No-2 Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint delivered an address.Next, departmental officials of the Electric PowerDistribution Enterprise, Myanmar Electric PowerEnterprise, Yangon City Electric Power Supply Board

No. 2 Electric Power Ministry holds coord meetingand Department of Electric Power reported on theirrespective tasks and then Deputy Minister Brig-GenWin Myint gave a supplementary report.

After hearing the reports, the minister gaveinstructions to them. Next, the minister and the deputyminister and officials concerned presented prizes tooutstanding employees of the ministry.

MNA

YANGON, 25 Nov — A ceremony to donateland, buildings, fund, media equipments, books andjournals to village self-reliant libraries in Yangondivision will be held on 1 December. Wellwishers

Donors invited for self-reliant librariesmay make donation at No.22/24, Yangon DivisionInformation and Public Relations Department officeon Pansodan Street, here (Ph-01-254270, 01-371339).—MNA

YANGON, 25 Nov— The central executivecommittee of Myanmar

MWJA holds meeting 11/2008Writers and JournalistsAssociation-MWJA heldits meeting 11/2008 at

Sarpay Beikman Buildinghere today.

Chairman of MWJAU Hla Myaing (Ko Hsaung)delivered an address. At themeeting, Secretary ofMWJA Dr Tin Tun Ooreported on implementationof the resolutions of themeeting No. 10/2008 andmeasures taken committee-wise. The participants ofthe meeting discussedmatters related to holding aceremony to pay respects todoyen literati to mark theSarsodaw Day for 1370ME.

The meetingended with concludingremarks by the chairmanof MWJA. —MNA

YANGON, 22 Nov —Anagarika Disciple USein Tin was honouredat Maha ThantithukhaKyaungtaik in Nat-chaung Ward inTamway Township thismorning. U Sein Tin organizedthe 52nd anniversaryc o m m e m o r a t i v eExhibitions on Bud-dhalogy under the aegisof Thanantana Dham-mapala Federation.

U T K Paw andvocalist Soe Sanda Tunsang songs. Chairman ofCommittee forExhibitions on Bud-dhalogy U Kyi Min, USein Tin and Adviser UArnt Maung introducedexhibitions on Bud-dhology. Director-General of

Anagarika Disciple U Sein Tin honouredDepartment for Promotionand Propagation of theSasana Dr Myo Myint, UBrajay Gyee, Professor UKyaw Zaw of the State

Pariyatti SasanaUniversity (Yangon) andWriter Paragu spoke onthe occasion.

U Sein Tin presented

K 100,000 and Dr AungNaing K 1 million forParagu ShantiniketanLibrary through WriterParagu.—NLM

Ceremony to honour Anagarika Disciple U Sein Tin in progress atMaha Thantithukha Kyaungtaik in Tamway.— NLM

Myanmar Hockey delegation poses for photoat Yangon International Airport before

departure for USA. MHF

Myanmar hockey delegationleaves for USA

YANGON, 25 Nov—A Myanmar delegation ledby Vice-President of Myanmar Hockey Federation UKyaw Kyaw Hlaing left here for the United States ofAmerica by air this morning to attend the 41stInternational Hockey Federation’s Statutory Congressto be held in Los Angelese of the USA on 28 and 29November.

The Myanmar delegation was seen off at YangonInternational Airport by officials of the Ministry ofSports, the president of MHF, Principal of DefenceServices Martial Arts and Sports InstituteCol Htin Zaw Win and executives.

Secretary of MHF U Khin Maung Latt andTreasurer U Aung Than were also on the same flight.

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Dispute over Afghanistan deathsPentagon says joint patrol killed one civilian,

while Afghan official says four dead

An Iraqi army soldiertalks on his phone ashe stands next to an

army vehicle damagedin previous fighting, atan Iraqi army base inSukor neighbourhood,northeastern Mosul,

Iraq, on 24 Nov,2008.—INTERNET

KABUL, 25 Nov— Ajoint patrol of Americanand Afghan security forceskilled a civilian and twoarmed insurgents duringan operation in the south-ern province of Zabul, theAmerican military com-mand said Sunday.

The American ac-count, however, clashedwith a report by a topelected Afghan official inthe region, who said thatfour civilians had beenkilled.

Civilian deaths in

military operations againstfighters with the Talebanand al-Qaida have been anincreasing source of ten-sion between the UnitedStates and the Afghan gov-ernment. President HamidKarzai has harshly criti-cized the Americans andNATO troops, saying theyare insensitive to protect-ing Afghan civilians.

Col Greg Julian, anAmerican military spokes-man in Kabul, said in aninterview that details of theclash, which occurred

Thursday morning, werestill under investigation.

But he said a fight be-gan when the insurgents at-tacked the soldiers "andwere attempting to get theirweapons," suggesting closecombat.The coalition sol-diers shot and killed the in-surgents, Julian said, and astray bullet killed the civil-ian, a woman. Four other ci-vilians were also woundedin the fight, the Americancommand said in a briefstatement, though it wasunclear whether the victimswere hit by coalition or in-surgent gunfire.

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Iraq security pact posesdetainee dilemma for USCAMP CROPPER, 25 Nov— The US military is rush-

ing to build criminal cases against some 5,000 detain-ees it deems dangerous—including suspected mem-bers of al-Qaeda in Iraq— because the proposed secu-rity pact with Iraq would end its right to hold prison-ers without charge.

The agreement, which is to be voted on by Iraqilawmakers Wednesday, is primarily intended to set atimetable calling for American troops to leave Iraq bythe end of 2011. But it also calls for control of secu-rity matters to shift to Iraqi authorities.

If passed, the deal would mean US troops could nolonger hold people without charge as they have sincethe 2003 invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein. Be-ginning Jan. 1, all detentions would have to be basedon evidence, and the US would have to prosecute pris-oners in Iraqi courts or let them go.—Internet

Detainees are seen outside their cell block at theUS detention facility at Camp Cropper in Bagh-

dad, Iraq, on 10 Nov, 2008.—INTERNET

British soldier killedin Afghanistan explosionLONDON, 25 Nov—A British soldier was killed in

an explosion Monday while on patrol in violence-wracked southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of De-fence said.

The Royal Marine from 45 Commando Royal Ma-rines “was killed as a result of an explosion this morn-ing in the Kajaki area of Helmand province,” a state-ment said.“He was taking part in a patrol at the time.”

The soldier received medical treatment at the scenebut died of his wounds while being taken to a militaryhospital.

The MoD said the soldier’s next of kin had beeninformed and further details would be released later.

The death takes to 126 the total number of Britishservices personnel killed in Afghanistan since 2001.

Britain has around 8,000 troops in Afghanistan,largely based in the opium-growing region ofHelmand, where they are battling Taleban insurgents.

Internet

Syria rejects US claimsit is aiding terrorists

DAMASCUS, 25 Nov— Syria on Monday rejected USallegations that it is allowing terrorist networks to useits territory to attack Iraq.

US Embassy charge d'affaires in Damascus, MauraConnelly, told a security conference of Iraq's neighborsheld in Syria on Sunday that militant groups continueto receive weapons, training, funding and guidancefrom abroad.

She was apparently referring to Syria and Iran.Washington has repeatedly accused both countries ofallowing militants to cross into Iraq. In October, USforces raided a Syrian village over the border from Iraqin an operation that Washington said targeted an al-Qaida in Iraq leader.

Two delegates who attended Sunday's conferencequoted Connelly as saying in a closed session that“Syria is supporting and giving a safe haven to terror-ist networks.” The delegates spoke on condition ofanonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.

InternetWomen grieve as they

wait to claim the body

of a relative killed in a

bomb attack outside

al-Kindi hospital

morgue in Baghdad

on 24 Nov, 2008.

INTERNET

LONDON, 25 Nov—A new opinion poll in the UKhas highlighted the political challenge Gordon Brownwould face if he agrees to send more troops to Af-ghanistan next year, with 68 per cent of Britons say-ing the UK should withdraw within 12 months.

As Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, arrived inLondon on Thursday on a mission to persuade the Brit-ish prime minister to send military reinforcements tohis country, the BBC poll showed that only 24 percent of people believe UK troops should stay, while 8per cent said they had no view on the matter.—Internet

Britonsagainst

troop surgein

AfghanistanInternally Displaced People

(IDPs) gather outside the

Don Bosco Center in Ngangi.

More than 200,000 people

have been living in the bush

in eastern Democratic

Republic of Congo for the

past week, hiding in fear of

the battle between rebels and

government troops,

according to the United

Nations.—INTERNET

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A convoy of Jordanian trucks carrying humanitarian aid heads for the GazaStrip via the King Hussein Bridge crossing, as part of an aid corridor orderedby Jordan’s King Abdullah to help impoverished Palestinians in the territo-

ries, on 24 Nov, 2008.—INTERNET

The South Korean-owned factories located

in the North Koreanjoint industrial estate

of Kaesong on 24 Nov.North Korea is press-

ing ahead with plans toevict hundreds of

South Koreans from ajoint industrial estateas cross-border ties

worsen further, Seoulofficials said on 25

Nov.—INTERNET

ADDIS ABABA, 25 Nov—The African Unioncalled on Sudan’s rivalgroups in the north andsouth of the country tospeed up their applicationof the 2005 peace deal,the bloc’s special envoytold AFP Monday.

“The AU’s Peace andSecurity Council wel-comes the progress madesince 2007, but also notedwith concern the fact thata number of very crucialparts of the peace deal

Pakistan security officials examine the site of bomb explosion in Peshawar,Pakistan on 24 Nov, 2008. A bomb exploded in the Pakistani northwest city,

wounding five people, said police officer Malik Naveed.INTERNET

AU urges Sudan’s rival north-southgroups to fulfil peace deal

have not been imple-mented,” said OluyemiAdeniji.

He added that plansfor elections in 2009 hadnot gained momentum,while the preparations forthe 2011 referendum onindependence for southSudan “had not started.”

Adeniji was speakingafter an AU meeting inthe Ethiopian capital ofAddis Ababa to discussthe progress made on a2005 peace deal known as

the Comprehensive PeaceAgreement (CPA).

He said the bloc hadagreed to meet every sixmonths to evaluate theCPA.

The 2005 agreementended a devastating 21-year civil war between theMuslim north and theChristian and animistsouth, uniting them in anational government inKhartoum and handingsemi-autonomy to thesouth.—Internet

LAKE VILLAGE, 25Nov— A crash involvingthree school buses has in-jured 15 to 20 people insoutheastern Arkansas.

State Police spokes-man Bill Sadler says hedoesn’t know whether anyinjuries suffered in Mon-day’s crash were serious,or whether any childrenwere hurt, but he saysthere are no reports of fa-talities.

The crash occurred ontwo-lane US 65 betweenLake Village and Eudora.The area is near whereArkansas meets Louisianaand Mississippi.

Eudora police dispatchsupervisor James Catheysays the crash involvedthree buses from the LakeVillage School District.

Sadler says it appearedto be a “rear-end, chaincollision” involving thebuses.—Internet

NEW YORK, 25 Nov—The US financial crisishas hit coffee sales atStarbucks, with an “ex-tremely challenging” pe-riod forecast for fiscalyear 2009, the companysaid Monday in its annualreport.

The financial down-turn would translate intofewer customers and lesscoffee sold, the companypredicted.

“Starbucks customersmay have less money fordiscretionary purchases asa result of job losses, fore-closures, bankruptcies,reduced access to credit

KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Nov—Shipping officials fromaround the world called Monday for a military block-ade along Somalia's coast to intercept pirate vesselsheading out to sea. Yemen's government said Somalipirates have seized another ship.

Peter Swift, managing director of the InternationalAssociation of Independent Tanker Owners, saidstronger naval action — including aerial support —is necessary to battle rampant piracy in the Gulf ofAden near Somalia.

But NATO, which has four warships off the coastof Somalia, rejected a blockade.

Some 20 tankers sail through the sea lane daily.But many tanker owners are considering a massivedetour around southern Africa to avoid pirates, whichwill delay delivery and push costs up by 30 percent,Swift said.—Internet

WASHINGTON, 25 Nov—New Orleans had the high-est crime rate of any US city last year, with 209 mur-ders and more than 19,000 reported criminal incidents,CQ Press reported on Monday in an annual ranking.

Other high-crime cities, in declining order, wereCamden, New Jersey; Detroit, Michigan; St Louis,Missouri; and Oakland, California.

New Orleans, where population declined dramati-cally after 2005's Hurricane Katrina, showed a jumpin the murder rate, which rose from 162 in 2006 to209 in 2007, the report found.

CQ Press, which compiled the rankings from FBIcrime statistics, said the most crime-free U.S. city in2007 was Ramapo, New York, followed by MissionViejo, California, which had the lowest ranking lastyear; Lake Forest, Chino Hills and Thousand Oaks,California; and Newton, Massachusetts.—Internet

15-20 hurt when3 Ark schoolbuses crash

Financial crisis hits coffee sales at Starbucksand sharply falling homeprices,” said the company.

“Accordingly, Star-bucks expects to reportnegative comparable storesales for fiscal 2009,”which ends in September,it added.

Starbucks reportedthird-quarter losses forfiscal 2008 that endedSeptember 30, and furtherlosses for the year’s fourthquarter.

Earlier this month, itannounced a 50 percentdrop in annual profits.

Starbucks has alsobeen dealing with fiercecoffee competition fromother fast food restaurantchains such as McDonald’sand Dunkin’Donuts.

Internet

New Orleans has highest UScity crime rate

Shippers urge naval blockadeof Somali coast

A handout photoreleased to Reuters bythe Indian Navy on 24

Nov, 2008 shows apirate vessel after itwas blown up by an

Indian Navy warship inthe Gulf of Aden on 18Nov, 2008.—INTERNET

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Mass woman’s 1 centdebt paid in full

A 74-year-old blind woman’s 1 centdebt to a Massachusetts city has beensettled.

People from across the country calledAttleboro City Hall on Tuesday offeringto pay the 1 cent balance owed byEileen Wilbur for an overdue water andsewer bill.

Antonio Viveiros, a former citycouncilor who does not know Wilbur,wrote a check for one penny. He says hewas “irked” by the fact that the federalgovernment can spend billions forbailouts, yet a senior citizen wasthreatened with a lien on her home over1 cent.

The Lounger, a chair that usespowerful magnets to float in the air, in

an undated photo. The ‘Star Wars’inspired hover chair, a 125 mph

electric motorbike and hi-fi speakersthat cost as much as a small house are

among the attractions at Britain’sbiggest gadget show in London this

weekend.

This undated handout photo shows acreature called a pygmy tarsier,

believed for the eight decades to havebeen extinct. One of the world’s

smallest and rarest primates, it wasrediscovered in Indonesia by Texas Aand M University professor Sharon

Gursky-Doyen in August.

Pedestrians look at German artistJohan Lorbeer performing his still-life act titled “Tarzan-Standbein”

(Tarzan-main pillar) on the facadeof the city hall of Chemnitz,

Germany, in 2007.

A museum employeeholds the gold and silverIron Age collar (or torc),

valued at 350,000,pounds during a press

view for the BritishMuseum’s annual report

of treasure finds incentral London.

An amateur treasure hunter hit gold when he found an IronAge collar worth more than 350,000 pounds (414,000 euros,520,000 dollars) in a field, a newspaper reported.

Maurice Richardson, who unearthed the 2,200-year-old goldcollar near Newark will not get to keep it but has received anundisclosed reward and his lucky find has been acquired by hislocal museum.

“I was only in the field because a customer kept me late,”Richardson, a tree surgeon, told the Guardian newspaper.

“Normally I’d never want to go into this field because a planecrashed there in the last war, and the whole place is littered withbits of metal.” Richardson’s first discovery in the field was apiece of World War Two scrap metal but as he bent down to throwit away, his metal detector emitted a louder beep.

Gold collar found in field ‘bestIron Age loot in 50 years’

NEWSALBUM

A woman hastold a British courtshe accidentallyflushed her new-born down thetoilet because shedidn’t realize shewas giving birth.

Claire Jonessays she knew shewas pregnant froman affair with acolleague butthought the painshe suffered in theearly hours of 28Dec was from diar-rhea.

Jones told acoroner’s court inCardiff, Wales, onMonday that sheonly realized whathad happened

UK mother: I flushed newborn in toilet by accidentwhen she saw afoot in the toiletbowl.

She said shetried unsucces-sfully to revive thebaby and then putthe body in thetrunk of her car.

The corpse wasfound in Jones’

vehicle after shewas arrested. Shewas given a sus-pended sentencefor concealing thebaby’s birth.

The coroner’scourt is investi-gating the circum-stances of thebaby’s death.

Qantas planes are seen on the tarmac at Kingsford Smith InternationalAirport in Sydney on 25 Nov, 2008. Qantas Airways Ltd, Australia’s top

airline, slashed its 2009 profit forecast and said it would further cut capacitydue to shrinking demand as the global financial crisis bites.—INTERNET

HANOI, 25 Nov—Vietnam’s first privately-owned airline beganflights Tuesday, aiming totap rising demand for airtravel in the fast-growingSoutheast Asian nation.

Indochina Airlines,owned by a group ofVietnamese businessmen,is operating four dailyflights between the south-ern commercial center ofHo Chi Minh City and

SINGAPORE, 25 Nov—Oil prices fell below $54 abarrel Tuesday in Asiaafter surging overnight asinvestors mulled whethera US government bailoutof Citigroup Inc. restoresenough confidence tostaunch crude’s 64 percentslide since July.

Light, sweet crude forJanuary delivery wasdown 61 cents to $53.89 abarrel in electronic tradingon the New York Mer-

Oil falls below $54 in Asiaafter rising overnight

File photo shows a gas flare at Iran’s Balaloffshore oil platform in the Gulf.—INTERNET

SHANGHAI,25 Nov—Royal Dutch Shell PLCand PetroChina havesigned an agreement forChina to buy up to 40million tons of liquefiednatural gas over 20 years,Shell said Tuesday.

The deal, signed inBeijing on Monday, stemsfrom a conditional agree-ment by the two com-panies last year. Prices forthe LNG and the amountof investment involvedwere not disclosed.

China has continued tolock in energy supplies tohelp meet long-termdemand even as the globalfinancial crisis crimpsdemand for resources.

“This is a significantstep forward in thecooperation between Shelland PetroChina and high-lights Shell’s continuedcontribution to assistPetroChina in providingclean energy supplies toChina,” Shell’s executivechairman in China, LimHaw Kuang, said in astatement.—Internet

cantile Exchange bymidday in Singapore.

The contract overnightrose $4.57 to close at$54.50 after the TreasuryDepartment announced arescue of banking giantCitigroup.

Fears the sprawlingfinancial firm wouldcollapse sent stockmarkets plunging and theprice of oil to a 3-year lownear $49 last week.

Internet

Shell, PetroChinaset 20-year LNG

deal

Vietnam’s first privately-ownedairline launched

Hanoi, said companyspokeswoman Nguyen ThiThanh Quyen.

The company, chairedby Ha Hung Dung, a well-known Vietnamese popmusic composer and bus-inessman, also offers twoflights daily between HoChi Minh City and thecentral coastal city ofDanang. “The launch ofour airlines aims to meetgrowing air travel demand

in Vietnam and will offermore choices for custo-mers,” she said.

Indochina Airlines isthe third airline to offerdomestic flights in Viet-nam, joining nationalcarrier Vietnam Airlinesand Jetstar Pacific, apartnership between astate-owned carrier andAustralia’s Qantas, whichholds an 18 percent stake.

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Indonesia to implement BaliClimate Change recommendation

A view of a floodedVila Nova village inJoinville city in theBrazilian state of

Santa Catarina on 24Nov, 2008.—INTERNET

JAKARTA, 25 Nov—The Indonesian Govern-ment will implement theBali Climate ChangeRecommendation, whichwas proposed by theUnited Nations, next year,said an Indonesian officialhere on Monday.

“The programme willstart next year, and involvethree Indonesian mini-stries, namely the ForestryMinistry, AgricultureMinistry and Public WorkMinistry,” said BayuKhrisnamurti, DeputyEconomic CoordinatingMinister. He added thatthe project will be funded

by the UN and last for fiveyears. “The budget of thisproject is still beingdiscussed for furtherpossible change. I guess itmay exceed 1.5 million USdollars,” Bayu said. Theprogramme will involveboth scientists and grassroots in rural areas, whowill take an adaptation tothe climate change.

“We attempt to buildtheir knowledge of thisclimate change, and hopethat they will find solutionsand ready to adjust

themselves to the change,”Bayu said. According tohim, many areas in thecountry, particularly in theeastern part, wereobviously impacted by theclimate change. “It is dueto the global warming,” hesaid. The programme willcover 150 villages in sixdistricts, by involving6,000 households. The sixdistricts include Belu,Timor Tengah Selatan,Rote Ndao, Sumba Timur,and Lembata,” he said.

Xinhua

Ullas Krishna (R), an Indian sailor aboard chemi-cal tanker Stolt Valor, who was taken hostagearound two months ago by Somali pirates, is

greeted by his mother Thankam Krishnan uponKrishna’s arrival at the airport in the southern

Indian city of Cochin, on 24 Nov, 2008.—INTERNET

Report says Iran, Armenia ink10 agreements

TEHERAN, 25 Nov—The Armanian Secretary of theNational Security Council Arthur Baghdasaryan toldreporters here on Monday that Iran and Armenia inkedten agreements on security, political and economiccooperation, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Baghdasaryan said his talks with the Iranian officialswere “ fruitful” and referred to his talks with the IranianPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as “promising”.During talking with his Iranian counterpart Saeed Jalili,he said that Armenia supports Iran’s “civilian nuclearprogramme”, said the report. Admiring Iran’s positionson the region’s critical issues, Baghdasaryan called forIran to actively cooperate in Caucasus security issues.

Caucasus suffers the two unsettled conflict betweenArmenia and Azerbaijan on the one hand and Russiaand Georgia on the other. Iran, not as an active player,has made several attempts to have a role in the region’sbasic issue.—Xinhua

Obama puts Romer, Barnesto senior White House posts

ChICAGO, 25 Nov—US President-elect BarackObama on Monday put University of Californiaprofessor Christina Romer and his campaign aideMelody Barnes on senior White House posts.

Romer was named Director of the Council ofEconomic Advisers by Obama at a press conference inChicago. Romer is the Class of 1957 Professor ofEconomics at the University of California, Berkeley,where she has taught and researched since 1988.

Prior to joining the faculty at Berkeley, Romer wasan assistant professor of economics and public affairsat Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School ofPublic and International Affairs.

Romer is co-director of the Programme in MonetaryEconomics at the National Bureau of EconomicResearch and has been a visiting scholar at the Boardof Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Melody C Barnes was named Director of the DomesticPolicy Council. Barnes is co-director of the AgencyReview Working Group for the Obama-Biden TransitionTeam, and served as the Senior Domestic Policy Adviserto Obama for America.

She previously served as Executive Vice Presidentfor Policy at the Centre for American Progress and aschief counsel to Senator Edward M. Kennedy on theSenate Judiciary Committee from December 1995 untilMarch 2003.—Xinhua

Passengers affected by snowstorm at Swedish airport

STOCKHOLM, 25 Nov— About six to seven thousandspassengers have been affected by delays at Stockholm’sArlanda Airport due to a major snow storm hit thecapital Monday.

The majority of flights were delayed by about twohours, though the airport was urging passengers toarrive on time for their scheduled flights unless advisedotherwise by their airline, according to Swedish dailyonline The Local.

Up to date departure and arrival times couldn’t befound at the airport’s website, The Local said, addingthat the situation at the airport remained calm Mondayafternoon and most of passengers were sitting in thecafes and restaurants for waiting out the delay.

The stormy weather hit also most parts of Sweden’sneighbour country Finland. Over 45,000 Finnishhouseholds were without power on Sunday. Heavytransport vehicles at the port end of the tunnel werebadly affected by slippery road surfaces, according toreports reaching here from Helsinki.

Until Monday afternoon, at least 2,000 householdsremained without electricity in different parts ofFinland, Finnish public broadcaster YLE reported.

But the storm that brought high winds and five to 30centimetres of snow across Finland was passing, YLEsaid, adding that warmer temperatures later in theweek were expected to come to southern parts of thecountry, and by the weekend in central areas.

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A man covers himself from rain as he crosses a

bridge in Nueva Suiza, Panama, on 23 Nov, 2008.

Heavy weekend rains have caused flooding and

landslides in western Panama, killing four people

and forcing hundreds to flee.—INTERNET

Mine blast kills five ineastern Ukraine

KIEV, 25 Nov—An explosion killed five persons ata disused coal mine in eastern Ukraine, said the country'sEmergencies Ministry on Monday.

The blast took place on Sunday in a closed shaftnear the village Trubne in Lugansk Region, the ministrysaid in a statement. Investigators said a methane gasbuildup was a probable cause of the explosion.

The victims, all local residents, reportedly armedwith picks and shovels overcame locks and barriers inorder to break into the mine. A spark caused by diggingmay have triggered the explosion, according to reportsof local media.

Illegal prospecting in abandoned mines, usually inregions hit by economic difficulty, has periodicallycaused deaths and injuries in Ukraine for more than adecade. —Xinhua

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(from page 16)To cover the

news on progress ofthe dam constructionproject, I left Magwayfor An under the ar-rangements of StaffOfficer U Tin Soe ofthe Construction-3. Iproceeded toKyauktaw from Anand had an interviewon progress of the damwith Assistant Direc-tor U Tin Maung Ayeof Construction-3 ofIrrigation Depart-ment.

Afterwards, to-gether with Staff Of-ficer U Sao Khun Oo, Ileft for the construc-tion site of ZeechaungDam that is located twomiles from Paletwaroad and northeast ofKyauktaw.

The constructionof the dam is aimed atsupplying water to1,000 acres of farm-lands and undertakingcultivation of summerpaddy and doublecropping. Moreover,the plan was set to sup-ply electricity to the

Zeechaung Dam under construction to benefitfarmlands in Kyauktaw Township

Article & Photos: Khin Maung Than (Sethmu)

Water being stored at Pyaingchaung Dam in Kyauktaw Township.

Construction of Zeechaung Dam in progress in Kyauktaw Township.

main point ofKyauktaw. Indeed, thedam is of earthen typeand it has 3 squaremiles of watershed ar-eas. A total of 13,200acre-feet of water canflow into the dam

yearly. The embank-ment of the dam willbe 115 feet high and840 feet long.

The dam canstore 7,530 acre-feet ofwater at its full brimand 580 acre-feet at the

least. The water sur-face of the dam willhave 154 acres. Thedam will have one 640feet long, 4 feet wideand 6 feet high rein-forced concrete con-duit.

The main canalof the dam will be threemiles long and its tribu-tary canal, five miles.A total of 80 structureswill be built along thecanal. The dam will beinstalled two 40-mega-

watt generators toproduce 80 kilowattsof hydropower.

Construction ofZeechaung Dam wasstarted in 2005-2006.It is estimated that thedam will complete in2008-2009 financialyear and it will beopened soon.

In KyauktawT o w n s h i p ,Pyaingchaung Damthat was inauguratedon 30 March 2007 ir-rigates 4,000 acres ofsummer paddy or5,000 acres of cropsland. Zeechaung Damwill supply water toother the irrigation fa-cilities for boostingproduction of paddyand other crops inRakhine State.

*****Translation: TTA

Kyemon: 13-11-2008

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Monsoon paddy harvestedin Kungyangon Tsp

NAY PYI TAW, 25Nov— A meetingbetween rectors ofuniversities of medicineand professors/heads ofdepartment took place atthe meeting hall of theMinistry of Health hereyesterday morning withan address by Ministerfor Health Dr KyawMyint.

The meeting wasattended by DeputyMinister for Health DrMya Oo, the directors-general, rectors ofuniversities of medicine,professors/heads of

Rectors of universities of medicine andprofessors/heads of department meet

department and officials.In his address,

Minister for Health DrKyaw Myint said that theMinistry of Health istaking steps to appointdoctors who graduatedfrom universities in 2006-2007; adding that theuniversities of medicineof Myanmar are producinginternationally recognizedqualified doctors whocould easily completedoctorate coursesconducted in foreigncountries. He spoke of theneed for faculty membersto strive to maintain such

fine traditions.He continued to say

that work is well underway for universities ofmedicine to choose andteach students who willserve the interest of theState and the people, andfaculty members are thusto constantly train andteach the students in linewith the set rules anddisciplines.

He said that with theparticipation ofprofessors/heads ofdepartment, curricula ofinternational level arebeing drawn and that

WHO and UN agencieswillingly appointMyanmar doctors who are60 years old in recognitionof their qualification.

Next, rectors ofuniversities of medicineand universities of dentalreported on progress oflearning of students andprofessors/heads ofdepartment on attitudes ofstudents toward learningand findings.

After hearing thereports, the minister andthe deputy ministerfulfilled the requirements.

MNA

Letpadan Township Association(Yangon) celebrates golden jubilee

YANGON, 25 Nov —Letpadan TownshipAssociation (Yangon)celebrated its goldenjubilee and 37th annualgeneral meeting atInternational BusinessCentre in Hline Townshipyesterday.

At the ceremony,members of theassociation presented giftsand paid respects to 37elder members aged 75

and above. Afterwards,Col Aung Thein (Retd),patron of the association,presented prizes to writerswho contributed to theassociation’s goldenjubilee magazine. Theresponsible personnelpresented prizes tooutstanding members ofthe association andreported on the annualreport and financial reportof the association.—MNA

Old civil engineering studentsto pay respects on 10 January

YANGON, 25 Nov—The 11th respect payingceremony of old civil engineering students who studiedat Yangon Institute of Technology from 1974 to 1980will be held at M 3 Food Center on 10 January, 2009.The civil engineering students, who joined in 1974 andgraduated in 1980, are invited to attend the ceremonywithout fail.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 25Nov—Minister for EnergyBrig-Gen Lun Thi togetherwith Deputy Minister forProgress of Border Areasand National Races andDevelopment Affairs ColTin Ngwe and officialsconcerned attended aceremony to harvestmonsoon paddy, jointlycarried out by local farmersand Green Luck TradingCo Ltd in Tawkyaungvillage-tract inKungyangon township on23 November.

The minister heardreports on initial conditionsof the cultivation ofmonsoon paddy, thrivingmonsoon paddy andarrangements to be madefor growing summer paddypresented by Agriculturein-charge U Soe Paing ofGreen Luck Trading CoLtd. In response to thereports, the minister said

that agriculture servicesbased on mutual benefitswas initiated as farmers haddifficulties of cultivationcosts and lost farmimplements and cattle inthe storm. The farmerswere to grow doublecropping and triplecropping.

Next, the minister andparty viewed collectiveharvesting of monsoonpaddy. Afterwards, theyobserved harvesting ofmonsoon paddy. Monsoonpaddy was initiated to begrown on 44.65 acres thatbelong to three farmers.

One acre of monsoonpaddy produced 50 basketsof paddy in the past. Now itdoes an average of 95baskets of paddy. Plans areunderway to grow summerpaddy on over 1000 acresof the farmers inKungyangon Township.

MNA

Talks on Global Financial Crisisand It’s Consequences on 29 Nov

YANGON, 25 Nov — Jointly organized byMyanmar Fisheries Federation and Myanmar PrawnEntrepreneurs Association and sponsored by ToyoBattery, writer Ko Ko Hlaing (International AffairsResearcher) will give talks on Global FinancialCrisis and It’s Consequences at Thiriannawa hall ofMFF, West Gyogon, on Bayintnaung Road in InseinTownship at 2 p.m. on 29 November.

Those interested are invited to attend it.—MNA

Minister for Energy

Brig-Gen Lun Thi

observes harvesting

of monsoon paddy

at a field in

Kamakalun

village, Tawkyaung

village-tract,

Kungyangon

Township.

MNA

Minister for Health Dr Kyaw Myint addresses meeting between rectors of universities ofmedicine and professors/heads of department.—MNA

Gifts are presented at the golden jubilee and37th annual general meeting of LetpadanTownship Association (Yangon). —MNA

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9th Myanmar Traditional MedicinePractitioners’ Conference

2-3 December 2008Nay Pyi Taw

Traditional medicine, principalcontributor to public health

Myanmar Traditional MedicinePractitioners’ Conference, a genuineMyanmar legacy left by ancestors

Cash donation for doyen literatiYANGON, 24 Nov –

Wellwishers are donatingcash and kind to MyanmarWriters and JournalistsAssociation on the secondfloor of Sarpay BeikmanBuilding here for aceremony to pay respectsto doyen literati incommemoration of theSasodaw Day.

Responsible personsof the association acceptedK 200,000 donated byYangon CityDevelopment Committee,K 361,000 by publishers,K 800,000 by Committeefor Holding Literary Talksin Tachilek, K 500,000 byTaninthayi Division Peace

and DevelopmentCouncil, 1,900,000 byKachin State LiteratiTalks tour, K 373,500 byKayah State PDC, K400,000 by Kayin StatePDC, K 200,000 by Dr YiYi Hla (Yuwady KhinOo), K 100,000 by U WinSwe and Daw Min ThweNu and son Actor KhantSithu, K 100,000 by MuseTownship WJA, K 50,000by Dr Nwe Nwe Win, K30,000 by Dr Kyaw Seinand Daw Tin Tin Aye andfamily, K 22000 byWakema Soe MyintAung, K 20000 by NorthOkkalapa TownshipWJA, K 10000 each by

Kyimyindine TownshipWJA, Dagon (East)Township WJA, U TunShein (Than Win Shein)and Lt-Col Win Maungand Daw Khin Swe Tintin memory of lateLieutenant Ye Kyaw ThuWin and K 2,000 by DawSi Si Nyunt and presentedcertificates of honour tothem.

Those wishing todonate cash and kind tothe association maycontact Sarpay BeikmanBuilding at No (529/531)at the corner of MerchantRoad and 37th Street,Yangon (Ph: 385273 and252417).—MNA

Winners of Nay Pyi Taw Traffic Rules EnforcementEducative Exhibition competitions announced

NAY PYI TAW, 25Nov—The winners of thecompetitions to mark theFirst Traffic RulesEnforcement EducativeExhibition organized byNay Pyi Taw Traffic RulesEnforcement Committeewere announced today.

In the novel contest,Major Thant Zin (Retd)(Tekkatho Maung ThantZin) won first prize; in theshort story contest, DawYin Myo Khaing (ShweWun Yan), first prize, UAye Ko (Maung AyeKo-Paungde), secondprize, U Win Thein(Kyaungsaya Ko Ko Win),third prize, U MaungMaung (Soe-Muse), DawPhyu Me Me Win(Pinmyintsan-Shwebo),Daw Nan Theingi Win (KiKi-Shwe Myaing), DawKhaing Nyein Shein (HtarOkthon), U Soe Shein(Maung Soe Htaik-Thonze), U Soe Oo (PhanKhar Maung Maung Sar/Htway), Daw Yin ThuThin (Yin Nwe Htar-Law),U Nyunt Yin (Nway HtetHlaing), Daw The MohMoh Soe (December), UWin Min Tun (Lin Ne Yi-Kalaw), consolationprizes.

In the article contest,U Win Myint (Ye YintThushein-Nay Pyi Taw)won first prize, Daw KhinWut Yi (Wut Yi Khin-Bago), second prize, UZaw Lin Than (Ye Ye-Pyinmana), third prize, andU Htein Lin (AyonU-Bago), U Hla Sein (SukhaPhone Myint), U AungMyint (Aung-Pyinmana),Daw Barani Phyu Sin Tun(Barani), Daw Nan Saw

Nyunt (Saw Nge Nge-Mohnyin), U Lin ThaikNyunt (Lin Thaik Nyunt-Myanma Myay), U TinTun Ohn (Man CheintPhalae), U Sein Maung(Ngazun Maung MaungTin), Daw Khin Win (KhinKhin Win-Education), andDaw Yin Thu Thin (YinNwe Htar-Law),consolation prizes.

In the poem contest, UAung Tin (Sein Yi Hlyan)won first prize, U MaungThan (Maung Thet Hnin-N/Okkalapa), second prize,U Myo Htay (Win New-Forest), third prize, and UKhin Maung Htway(Maung Thabye), SergeantKhin Maung Oo (KyawSwa Thu-Thayawady),Daw Nwe Ni Win (Nwe NiWin), Daw Nan Saw Nyunt(Saw Nge Nge-Mohnyin),Ma Hnin Hnin Yi (HninWut Yi-Myingyan), U MyoKhaing (Myo Khaing-Muse), and U Myint Ngwe(Chan Mya Hsaung-Kalaw), conso-lationprizes.

In the cartoon contest,U Zaw Min (CartoonistMin Zaw Oo) won firstprize, U Tin Ni Win (KoNi-Yankin), second prize,U Myo Min Zaw (Myo Ko

Ko Htet-Pyinmana), thirdprize, and Daw Nilar Myint(Cartoonist Nilar Myint),U Aung Kyaw (AungKyaw), U Banya KyawKyaw (Ko Gyaw Seven-Pyinmana), U Khin MaungMyint (Kyaw Lu), U KhinMaung Oo (Shwe Ko Oo),U Han Htwe Naing (HanHtwe Naing-Mandalay), UThaw Thaw (Thaw Thaw-MDY), U Tun Tun Win(Khun Hti Nge-History),U Aye Maw (Zeegon AyeMaw), and U Zaw Min(Shwe Letya-Hpa-an),consolation prizes.

First, second and thirdprize winners will beawarded at the awardingceremony to be held at CityHall of Nay Pyi Taw on 26December. Prize winnersare to report to Nay PyiTaw Traffic RulesEnforcement Committeeby 24 December.Consolation-prize winnersinside Nay Pyi Taw are todraw their prizes at thecommittee (Ph: 032 30042and 067 412451) in personon 26 December, andconsolation-prize winnersoutside Nay Pyi Taw haveto receive their prizesthrough the township postoffice concerned.—MNA

I&P Ministry holds coord meeting

Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana BEHS (1)holds respect-paying ceremony

NAY PYI TAW, 25 Nov – The 15th respect payingceremony of old students of Basic Education HighSchool (1) Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana was held at theschool here on 22 November (National Day).

A total of 50 old students including member ofCivil Service Selection and Training Board U HlaMyint Oo and wife, Chairman of Nay Pyi TawPyinmana Association (Yangon) U Aye Lwin paidrespects to Sayagyi U Kyaw Tint and Sayamagyi DawKhin Sein who are above 85 years old. – MNA

MWJA Chairman U Hla Myaing and officials accept K 200,000donated by Dr Yi Yi Hla (Yuwady Khin Oo).—MWJA

Minister Maj-Gen Saw Lwin addresses the ministry coordinationmeeting.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 25Nov – A coordinationmeeting of the Ministry ofImmigration andPopulation was held at themeeting hall of theministry here this morningwith an address byMinister for Immigrationand Population Maj-Gen

Saw Lwin.Deputy Minister Brig-

Gen Win Sein, thedirectors-general andheads of department ofstates and divisionsreported to the ministeron works being carried outfor successful imple-mentation of tasks of the

ministry and the ministerattended to the needs.

Next, the minister andthe deputy ministerpresented prizes tooutstanding staff and themeeting came to an endwith the concludingremarks by the minister.

MNA

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Thahtay Hydropower Project togenerate 386 mln kilowatt hours a year

Article: Reporter Singu Soe Win, Photos: Tin Soe (Myanma Alin)

During our trip toRakhine State, our mediateam of the Myanma AlinDaily left Taungup forThandwe on 19November morning.Throughout Taungup-Thandwe Road werethriving paddy fields,rubber farms, and largetrees.

In compliance withthe instructions ofChairman of RakhineState Peace andDevelopment CouncilMaj-Gen Thaung Aye,we visited Thahtay

Land consolidation work is being carried outto prevent the stored water from seeping

through the dam.

The work site of Thahtay Hydropower Project in the northeast of Thandwe, Rakhine State.

U Min Oo, Assistant Director (Civil).

Heavy machinery at work to carry out landconsolidation work.

A tunnel is being constructed through a mountain.

Hydropower Projectbeing undertaken byConstruction (6) of theHydropower Departmentunder the Ministry ofElectric Power (1) on theThahtay Creek,Shwehlay Village, about

25 miles from ThandweTownship, to supplyelectric power to thesouthern regions of thestate.

We were briefed onthe project and conductedround the project site by

Assistant Director (Civil)U Myint Oo. Thedepartment is implement-ing Thahtay HydropowerProject in the interest ofthe nation and local peopleto contribute towards thenational goal of building amodern and developednew nation by generatingextensively hydropowerfrom the water sources ofthe nation.

In an interview,

Assistant Director (Civil)U Min Oo told theMyanma Alin Daily, "TheHead of State made aninspection tour ofThandwe District ofRakhine State, and gaveguidance on this project

in 2004. The followingyear, we submitted thefindings of the feasibilitystudy on the project to him,and he gave green lightfor it."

The project is locatedon the Thahtay Creekamong forests, northeastof Thandwe, ThandweDistrict.

Its catchment area is442 square miles, and itszoned type rock filled dam

is 2028 feet long and 298feet high. Its maximumwater storage capacity is696,000 acre feet, and itsstagnant water storagecapacity, 221,000 acrefeet, and it is 205 feet deep.

Thandwe has an

average annual rainfall of212 inches, and 2.332million acre feet of waterflows into the dam. Itsspillway is of gated ogeetype and it has two 33-foot-wide outlets. Its 33-foot-diameter tunnel No.1 is 2326 feet long, and33-foot-diameter tunnelNo. 2, 1875 feet long. Andits 29-foot-diameter high-pressure steel pipeline is485 feet long.

The turbine is ofvertical Francis type, andits velocity is 7420 cubicfeet a second. Thehydropower station is tobe installed with three 37-megawatt generators, andwill be able to produce

386 million kilowatthours per year.

The project waslaunched in 2005 and isdue to be completed in2012. So far, tasks forconstructing the maindam have finished by76.9 per cent; spillway,7.7 per cent; intakestructure, 20.9 per cent,and tunnels, 46.6 percent.

So, it is believed thatupon completion, theproject will be able tomake significantcontribution to regionaldevelopment tasks.

Translation: MSMyanma Alin:

24-11-2008

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One killed, 4 injured in Japanese shipexplosion

BEIJING, 25 Nov—China on Tuesdayreiterated that itsdevelopment and itsdefence building posed nothreat to any other country.

Foreign Ministryspokesman Qin Gangmade the remarks inresponding to US navalchief's statement about theso-called threat fromChina’s navy.

It was reported earlierthis month that thecommander of the US

FM says China’s defence buildingposes no threat to any nation

nuclear submarine fleetVice-Admiral John JDonnelly said he believedChina’s navy was agrowing threat and theUnited States was moving60 percent of its submarinefleet to the Pacific torespond.

“Our defense policyis defensive in nature,”Qin said, noting thatChina firmly took the roadof peaceful developmentand followed anindependent foreign

policy of peace.Meanwhile, in the

international arena, he saidChina also pursued thenew security conceptfeaturing trust, mutualbenefit, equality andcoordination.

“We are ready toincrease dialogue anddeepen mutual trust withother countries to jointlysafeguard regional andworld peace and security,”Qin noted.

Internet

China’s 25th Antarctic expeditionteam hits harsh weather

A general view shows an illuminated Christmas tree at the Christmas marketduring the opening ceremony at Gendarmenmarkt square in Berlin

on 24 Nov, 2008.—INTERNET

BEIJING, 25 Nov—China's 25th Antarcticexpedition team hasencountered unexpectedlyharsh weather 40kilometers north ofChina’s ZhongshanStation. The Snow DragonExpedition Vessel ismaking efforts to breakthrough thick ice andmove forward.

Snow and wind near

the station have blockedthe expedition team'sprogress.

The team has decidedto transfer food andmaterials to the station byhelicopter. Vegetables areamong the most neededitems, as the team relieson them for vitamins andnutrition.

Weather monitoringstations predict strong

wind and snow over thenext few days aroundZhongshan station and thearea where the SnowDragon ship is stuck.

Workers say thevessel will continuetoward an area wheresupplies can be easilytransferred to the station,but they'll have to rely onthe helicopter for now.

Internet

The Snow Dragon Expedition Vessel is making efforts to break through thickice and move forward.—INTERNET

A Chinese acrobat performs during an India-China cultural exchangeprogramme in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on 24 Nov, 2008. The

programme was organised by the Indian council for cultural relations andembassy of the People’s Republic of China to strengthen the cultural bonds

between the two countries.—INTERNET

TOKYO, 25 Nov—One people waskilled and four other were injured in anexplosion which broke out in a ship-building factory in Japan Tuesday, localpolice reported.

The blast occurred in a large ship,which is under construction in Kudam-atsu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture ofJapan. One worker was killed on the

spot and the other four have been sent toa local hospital.

Police are investigating how theexplosion started.

According to local media reports,14 people suffered minor injuries in ablast in July 2007 in the same ship-building factory.

Internet

Demonstrators block the path of a fire truck inBangkok.—INTERNET

Thai clashes escalate as protestersstorm airport, halt flights

BANGKOK, 25Nov— Anti-governmentdemonstrators swarmedBangkok’s internationalairport late Tuesday —halting departing flights— as opponents andsupporters of Thailand’sgovernment clashed in anescalation of the country’slong-running political

crisis.Outbound flights at

Suvarnabhumi Inter-national Airport weretemporarily suspended at9 p.m., authorities said,shortly before hundreds ofdemonstrators — somemasked and armed withmetal rods — brokethrough police lines and

spilled into the passengerterminal.

Airport managerSerirat Prasutanon saidairport authorities hadtried to negotiate with theprotesters “but to noavail.”

“For the safety forpassengers, we have tostop flights out of theairport temporarily untilthe situation returns tonormal,” he said in astatement, adding thatincoming flights were stilloperating.

He said thegovernor of Samut Prakanprovince, where theairport is located, hadasked the army to helppolice. Army spokesmanCol. SansernKhaewkamnerd could notbe immediately reachedfor comment.—Internet

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV GATI MAJESTIC VOY NO (90709)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV GATIC MA-JESTIC VOY NO (90709) are hereby notified that thevessel has arrived on 26.11.2008 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of M.I.T.T where it will lieat 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 up 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 GATI COAST TO COASTPhone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA TAMPAN VOY NO (221)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTATAMPAN VOY NO (221) are hereby notified that thevessel has arrived on 26.11.2008 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 up 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

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File picture shows the deck armament of the flagship of Russia’s NothernFleet, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser “Pyotr Veliky” (Peter the Great).

Russian warships approached Venezuela Monday for upcoming jointmaneuvers — Moscow’s first military presence in the region since the Cold

War — as Washington closely monitored the situation.—INTERNET

BAGHDAD, 25 Nov—The US military says US-backed Iraqi forces have arrested a suspected Shiitemilitia leader who has been linked to Iran. A state-ment says the purported “special groups” leader hasallegedly been working with Iranian intelligence forthree years and helped smuggle weapons, money andinformation into Iraq. The US military uses the term“special groups” to refer to violent Shiite militia fac-tions. The statement issued Tuesday says the militialeader and two other suspected extremists were ar-rested Friday in the southern Iraqi city of Qurna.

The US military has accused Iran of stoking vio-lence in Iraq. Teheran denies the charges.—Internet

US-backed Iraqi troopsarrest Shiite militant A BHP Billiton handout photo shows the compa-

ny's OlympicDam copper and uranium operationat Roxby Downs in South Australia. The world's

biggest miner BHP Billiton announced it wasdropping its controversial hostile takeover bid for

rival Rio Tinto due to the state of the globaleconomy.—INTERNET

Reports todetail economic

fallout in 3rdquarter

WASHINGTON, 25Nov—Investors on Tues-day braced for several re-ports expected to show theUS economy contractedeven more than originallythought in the third quar-ter as home prices shrank,more banks fell into trou-ble and consumer confi-dence sagged.

The reports come onthe heels of a Wall Streetrally that drove up ma-jor indexes more than4.5 percent Monday onnews of the govern-ment’s plan to bail outCitigroup Inc., a moveinvestors hope will helpquiet some of the uncer-tainty hounding the fi-nancial sector and theoverall economy.

The Dow Jones in-dustrials soared nearly400 points, and the 891-point rise since Fridaygave the Dow its biggesttwo-day percentage gainsince October 1987.

Internet

US missile-warningsatellite fails

WASHINGTON, 25 Nov—A Northrop GrummanCorp US military satellite used to track enemymissiles stopped working in mid-September,underscoring the urgent need to keep a programme forreplacement satellites on track, a defence official andseveral analysts said on Monday.

The US Air Force had no comment, but Space Newsreported on Monday that the Pentagon’s chief weaponsbuyer John Young has signed a memorandum askingCongress to provide 117 million US dollars in fundingin fiscal 2009 for a new satellite to hedge against apotential gap in satellite coverage around 2014.

“There is no gap today in US missile warning, butthe apparent loss of a satellite means there is anincreased danger of a gap down the road because theredundancy of the existing constellation has beendiminished,” said Loren Thompson at the Virginia-based Lexington Institute.

Thompson said he had learned of the problem withthe Defence Support Programme (DSP) satellite fromseveral sources, and it underscored the urgency ofgetting the new Space Based Infrared Satellite (SBIRS)system being developed by Lockheed Martin Corpinto orbit. —Internet

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HOUSTON, 25 Nov—Two shuttle Endeavour astro-nauts finished the last of four spacewalks outside theInternational Space Station on Monday, completingrepairs and maintenance meant to restore the outpostto full power.

Stephen Bowen and Shane Kimbrough returnedto the station's Quest airlock at 7:31 p.m. EST (0031GMT) after a six-hour, seven-minute outing.

It was the third spacewalk for Bowen andKimbrough's second since the shuttle arrived at thespace station on 16 November for what was sched-uled to be an 11-day visit.

NASA managers decided on Monday to extendEndeavour's stay by one day in hopes of achievingone of the mission's prime goals: producing water sam-ples from a urine purification system in time to returnthem to Earth with the shuttle.

The device, which was carted into orbit aboardEndeavour and installed in the station’s Destiny labo-ratory, has been shutting down due to a suspected me-chanical problem.

While Bowen and Kimbrough worked 225 milesabove the planet outside the station, crew mate DonPettit and station commander Mike Fincke made asecond round of modifications to the urine recycler'scentrifuge.

The device is needed to separate solid particlesfrom liquid as part of the distillation process. The pu-rified urine is treated and combined with water recov-ered from the air and other sources to become drink-ing water.

NASA needs the new system operating before it

In this image from NASA TV, astronaut Robert'Shane' Kimbrough is seen during a space walk

outside the International Space Station, Monday,on 24 Nov, 2008. The spacewalk marks the fourthand final spacewalk of space shuttle Endeavour’s

nearly two-week visit to the orbiting outpost.INTERNET

Wind power meets recorddemand in Spain: industry group

MADRID, 25 Nov—Wind power supplied a record43 percent of all electricity demand in Spain, which isbeing lashed by heavy winds and rain, for a brief pe-riod on Monday, the Spanish wind power associationsaid.

Spanish wind farms generated 9,253 megawattsof the total demand of 21,264 megawatts at around 5a.m. (0400 GMT), a moment when energy useage waslow because most Spaniards were still asleep, it saidin a statement. The previous record of 40.8 percentwas set in March, also during a stormy day.

Wind power generated a maximum of 10,263megawatts in Spain shortly after noon on Monday,compared to the production record of 10,880 mega-watts set in April.

The energy source will likely account for nearly11 percent of all electricity demand in Spain duringall of 2008, the association said. Spain, along withGermany and Denmark, is among the three biggestproducers of wind power in the European Union. Itaims to triple the amount of energy it derives fromrenewable sources by 2020.—Internet

Wind turbines off the coast of Tarifa, southernSpain. Wind power supplied a record 43 percent of

all electricity demand in Spain, which is beinglashed by heavy winds and rain, for a brief periodon Monday, the Spanish wind power association

said.—INTERNET

High-protein mealsmay help over-weight burn fat

NEW YORK, 25 Nov—Higher-protein meals mayhelp overweight andobese people burn morefat, the results of a smallstudy suggest.

Research has shownthat overweight peopleare less efficient at burn-ing fat after a meal thanthinner people are. In thenew study, Australian re-searchers looked atwhether the protein com-position of a meal affectsthat weight-related gap.

They found that over-weight men and womenburned more post-meal fatwhen they ate a high-pro-tein breakfast and lunchthan when they had lower-protein meals. That is, theadded protein seemed tomodify the fat-burningdeficit seen in heavy in-dividuals. “Our researchsuggests that people withhigher body fat burn fatbetter after a high-proteinmeal than people withlower levels of body fat,”lead researcher Dr.Marijka Batterham, of theUniversity of Wollongongin New South Wales toldReuters Health.—Internet

This photo provided Monday on 24 Nov, 2008 by the French Culture Ministryshows the 1898 oil canvas 'Paysage, le mur rose' (Landscape, the Pink Wall)

by French painter Henri Matisse. This week, a charity that funds Israel'smedical rescue service will take delivery of a Henri Matisse oil painting thatthe Nazis stole from a rich German Jewish family and which was kept by anSS officer who was responsible for delivering poison gas to Auschwitz and

other extermination camps. —INTERNET

Astronauts repair space station inside and out

Going green saves money, spinsprofits in coal-addicted Poland

KISIELICE, 25 Nov—Standing in the shadow of amassive windmill, Mayor Tomasz Koprowiak thinkspart of the answer to Poland kicking its coal habit isblowing in the wind and growing in farmers' fields.

“Our new straw-fired heating plant serves 80 per-cent of the community and is saving everyone money,”Koprowiak says of Kisielice, a poor north-eastern ru-ral municipality of 6,500.

He is something of a pioneer in Poland, wheregreen energy is still rare in a rapidly growing economyalmost entirely reliant on coal for electricity and heat.

The fossil fuel is largely responsible for the 2004EU member's annual 300 million tons of CO2 green-house gas emissions—1.1 percent of the global annualtotal and nearly twice the annual EU per capita aver-age. But Kisielice's enterprising mayor insists he is moreinterested in saving money than the environment.

“You don't have to be an ecologist to go green,” hesays. “People are interested in cheaper heat, promotingecology wasn’t really a factor in our decision to go green-- it just really paid-off.” The switch in 2004 from im-ported oil and Polish coal to plentiful local straw to fuela three megawatt central heat and hot water plant hasbrought 1.3 million zlotys (340,000 euros, 425,000 dol-lars) in annual savings, Koprowiak boasts.—Internet

expands the space station's crew size from three mem-bers to six, a milestone slated for May.

Astronauts on Sunday removed the centrifuge'srubber dampers, which had been installed to mutenoise and minimize vibrations, and bolted the devicedirectly into its rack for increased stability. The cen-trifuge had been becoming unbalanced as it spun andshut down before its intended four-hour cycle wascomplete. The refurbished mount worked a little bet-ter Sunday night, but still shut down early.—Internet

Some breast cancers maynaturally regress: study

LONDON, 25 Nov—Researchers whotracked breast cancer rates in Norwe-gian women proposed the controversialnotion on Monday that some tumorsfound with mammograms might other-wise naturally disappear on their own ifleft undetected.

But leading cancer experts ex-pressed doubt about the findings andurged women to continue to get regularmammograms, saying this screeningtechnique unquestionably saves lives by

finding breast cancer early on when it ismost treatable.

Dr. Per-Henrik Zahl of the Norwe-gian Institute of Public Health in Osloand Norwegian and U.S. colleagues ex-amined invasive breast cancer ratesamong nearly 120,000 women age 50 to64 who had a mammogram -- an X-rayof the breast used to find evidence ofcancer -- every two years over a six-yearperiod.

Internet

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S P O R T S Yao powers Rockets past Heat forfifth win in six games

Yao Ming of the Hou-ston Rockets shoots.

Yao scored a game-high28 points and grabbed12 rebounds while RonArtest added 20 pointsto spark the HoustonRockets past Miami107-98 Monday for

their fifth victory in sixgames.—INTERNET

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has included Argen-tine forward Lionel Messi, seen here in February2008 and who has struggled with a thigh strain, in hissquad for the Champions League match away to

Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday.—INTERNET

MADRID, 25 Nov— Barcelona coach Pep Guardiolahas included Argentine forward Lionel Messi, whohas struggled with a thigh strain, in his squad for theChampions League match away to Sporting Lisbon onWednesday.

Guardiola rested the 21-year-old playmaker be-cause of the injury during Barcelona's 1-1 draw againstGetafe on Sunday, the first time the club has not wonat home in over two months.

"Messi is a necessary player, a special player, avery good player... but I've got others," he said ofMessi's absence after the match."Now we need to resta bit and get ready for Wednesday's game to try tosecure top spot in the group," he added.

Messi, a candidate for the prestigious Ballon d'Orawarded by French magazine France Football in De-cember, has already suffered five major muscularinjuries in the past three seasons.—Internet

Messi gets Sporting nodfrom Barca

MIAMI, 25 Nov—Yao Ming scored a game-high28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds while Ron Artestadded 20 points to spark the Houston Rockets pastMiami 107-98 Monday for their fifth victory in six

games.Yao sank 9-of-15shots from the field, hit10-of-11 free throws andadded four assists for theRockets, who also had 11points and 13 reboundsfrom Luis Scola in im-proving to 10-5.

Rookie MarioChalmers lifted the Heatwithin 90-85 on a 3-pointer with 4:23 remain-ing but Houston's CarlLandry converted a 3-point play and Yao fol-lowed with a layup to se-cure the victory.Miami,which fell to 7-7, was ledby Dwyane Wade with23 points on 7-of-23shooting while rookieChalmers hit five 3-point-ers and also finished with23 points.—Internet

Spain’s new football coach Vicente del Bosque ispresented by President of the Spanish Football Fed-eration Angel Maria Villar (right) in Las Rozas, nearMadrid, July 2008. Spain plans to bid for the right tohost the 2018 World Cup finals, Villar said Monday

following his re-election.—Internet

Spain ‘to seek 2018 World Cup finals’MADRID, 25 Nov— Spain plans to bid for the right

to host the 2018 World Cup finals, the head of thecountry's football federation said Monday followinghis re-election.

Angel Maria Villar, who has headed the federa-tion since 1988, was re-elected to a four-year term.

Villar, a former player with Athletic Bilbao, saidone of the "main objectives" would be to bid to host theWorld Cup finals in 2018.The next World Cup finals,in 2010, will take place in South Africa, and Brazil willhost the 2014 edition. The finals were held in Spain in1982.—Internet

Podolski to put in Bayerntransfer request

Bayern Munich’sGermany internationalLukas Podolski, seenhere in October 2008,announced he wanted

to find a new club in theJanuary transfer win-

dow.—INTERNET

BERLIN, 25 Nov—Bayern Munich’s Ger-many international LukasPodolski announced Mon-day he wanted to find anew club in the Januarytransfer window.“I’vemade my decision, I wouldlike to leave the club thiswinter,” the unsettledstriker told Bild newspa-per.

“I’ve already told thedirectors (at Bayern) thatI want to go,” added the23-year-old.Podolski'simpact on the nationalteam where he has earned60 caps and scored 31goals has not been mir-rored at Bayern where heis under contract until2010.

Internet

Liverpool's midfielder Steven Gerrard (right) cel-ebrates winning after scoring against Bolton Wan-derers in Bolton on 15 Nov. Liverpool will look to thereturn of their talismanic skipper to help guide theminto the knockout stages of the Champions League asthey seek a victory over Marseille in their

upcoming match.—INTERNET

Liverpool look to Gerrardfor footballing inspiration

LIVERPOOL, 25 Nov—Liverpool will look to thereturn of talismanic skipper Steven Gerrard to helpguide them into the knockout stages of the ChampionsLeague as they seek a victory over Marseille here onWednesday.

Gerrard was badly missed as the Reds blew a greatopportunity to pull clear at the top of the EnglishPremier League with a lacklustre display in Saturday'sgoalless draw at home to struggling Fulham.

But the England midfielder has now recoveredfrom the groin muscle injury that also forced him tomiss his country's friendly win in Germany earlier thismonth and is set to start the Group D clash.

The failure to overcome Fulham on a day whenChelsea also dropped points has been a source offrustration in the Liverpool dressing room.

But centreback Jamie Carragher insists it will notbe allowed to become a negative turning point in whathas been a highly promising season to date.

Internet

Members of Spain’s Davis Cup team celebratetheir victory in the final over Argentina, on 23

Nov, 2008. Spain's come from behind Davis Cupwin over hosts Argentina added yet another trophyto the impressive collection racked up by Spain in

2008.—INTERNET

MADRID, 25 Nov—Spain's come from behind DavisCup win over hosts Argentina at the weekend addedyet another trophy to the impressive collection rackedup by Spain in 2008.

"Spain is sports," top-selling daily newspaper ElPais wrote Monday, one day after Spain won the mostprestigious team title in men's tennis for the third time.

The paper added the country's sports success wasits "best window" to the world.

Fernando Verdasco clinched the Davis Cup forSpain with a thrilling 6-3, 6-7, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 victoryover Argentina's Jose Acasuso in Mar Del Plata onSunday in the best-of-five series.—Internet

Davis Cup win cherry on cakefor Spanish sports in 2008

GM ends 9-year endorsementdeal with Tiger Woods

DETROIT, 25 Nov—General Motors Corp. saidMonday it is ending its nine-year endorsement dealwith golf superstar Tiger Woods as the automakercontinues to cut expenses and hoard cash while tryingto survive the worst sales downturn in a quarter-century.

The cash-strapped company said in a statementthat it is looking to reduce costs, and that the world'sNo. 1 golfer also wants more personal time as heexpects his second child.Woods has endorsed GMproducts around the world and mainly has been seen inBuick commercials as the company tried to give thenameplate a more youthful image.—Internet

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WEATHER

Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr MST:During the past 24 hours, rain or thundershowers have beenisolated in Taninthayi Division, weather has been partly cloudyin Kachin, Chin and Rakhine States, Bago, Yangon andAyeyawady Divisions and generally fair in the remaining Statesand Divisions. Night temperatures were (3˚C) to (4˚C) belowNovember average temperatures in Kachin and Rakhine States,Lower Sagaing, Magway and Bago Divisions, (5˚C) to (6˚C)below November average temperatures in upper Sagaing Di-vision, (3˚C) to (4˚C) above November average temperature inShan and Mon States, Taninthayi Division, (8˚C) above No-vember average temperature in Chin State and about Novem-ber average temperatures in the remaining States and Divi-sions. The significant night temperatures were Hakha (-2˚C)and Loilem (4˚C). The noteworthy amount of rainfall recordedwas Kawthoung (0.59) inch.

Maximum temperature on 24-11-2008 was 95˚F.Minimum temperature on 25-11-2008 was 68˚F. Relativehumidity at (09 :30) hours MST on 25-11-2008 was 77%.Total sunshine hours on 24-11-2008 was (6.9) hrs approx.

Rainfall on 25-11-2008 was (Nil) at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2008 was(110.31) inches at Mingaladon,(120.95) inches at Kaba-Ayeand (140.94) inches at Central Yangon. Maximum wind speedat Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (6) mph from Northwest at (09:30)hours MST on 25-11-2008.

Bay inference: The low pressure area over the SouthwestBay has further intensified into a depression.According to the observations at (09:30) hrs MST today, it iscrossing over SriLanka near Columbo and it is forecast tomove Westerly direction. Atmosphric unstable conditions occurover the South Andaman Sea and South Bay. Weather is gen-erally fair in the North Bay and partly cloudy to cloudy AndamanSea and elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 26th November 2008:Likelihood of isolated rain or thrnershowers in Shan State andTaninthayi Division, weather will be partly cloudy in Mon,Kayin and Kayah States, Mandalay, Bago, Ayeyawady andYangon Divisions and generally fair in the remaining Statesand Divisions. Degree of certainty is (60%).

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

Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood of con-tinuation of occurrence of atmospheric unstable conditionsover the South Andaman Sea and South Bay.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for26-11-2008: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for26-11-2008: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for26-11-2008: Partly cloudy.

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Drogba meets Mourinhoagent

Chelsea forwardDidier Drogba, seen

here, has been in talkswith the agent of Inter

Milan bossJoseMourinho.INTERNET

ROME, 25 Nov—Chelsea forward DidierDrogba has been in talkswith the agent of InterMilan boss JoseMourinho, the Gazzettadello Sport websitereported on Tuesday.

The report claimsDrogba and one of hisrepresentatives had dinnerat a Fulham restaurant withMourinho agent JorgeMendes and Inter generalmanager Marco Branca onMonday night.

Drogba was a firmfavourite of Mourinho'swhen the Portuguesecoach worked in westLondon and the IvoryCoast star was said tohave burst into tears whenMourinho announced hisdeparture.

Drogba initiallyclaimed he would leaveChelsea and there wererumours that Mourinhowould try to lure him tothe San Siro when he tookover from Roberto

Mancini in the summer.But despite publically

declaring his interest inChelsea midfielder FrankLampard during the offseason, Mourinho madeno move for Drogba.

However, the formerMarseille forward has hada difficult campaign thisterm due to injury,suspension and the lossof his automatic startingrole to the in-form NicolasAnelka.

Internet

Agent : Gallas won’tleave

William Gallas

LONDON, 25 Nov—William Gallas’ agent hasruled out a move to ParisSaint Germain in theJanuary transfer windowfor his client.TheFrenchman will play inTuesday night’s UEFAChampions League gameagainst Dynamo Kiev buthas been stripped of theArsenal captaincy afterlast week’s infamousattack on his team-mates.

Wenger left thedefender in the capital forArsenal's trip toManchester City at theweekend; an act that onlyfuelled speculation therecould be a parting of ways

before the end of theseason.Gallas has in thepast intimated a desire tofinish his career back inhis homeland, which hasled to inevitablespeculation over a moveback to France.—Internet

United fail with Moaoffer

LONDON, 25 Nov—Valerenga have rejectedManchester United's offerfor star striker MoaAbdellaoue.

S k y s p o r t s . c o mbrought you news ofUnited’s bid to takeAbdellaoue on trial earlier

this month.However, after dis-

cussing the situation withthe player, Valerengahave opted to shunUnited’s offer.23-year-old Abdellaoue, describedas the new Ole GunnarSolskjaer by Norwegiannational coach AgeHareide, has impressedfor Valerenga this termand a number of clubsfrom around Europe arenow trailing him.

His brace forValerenga in theirNorwegian Cup finaltriumph was enough toconvince United to makea move.—InternetMoa Abdellaoue

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Zeechaung Dam under construction to benefitfarmlands in Kyauktaw Township

NAY PYI TAW, 25 Nov—Minister for Industry-2Vice-Admiral Soe Thein inspected progress of con-struction of lecture halls, main building, auditoriumand roads for Technical Training School (Thagara) atThagara Industrial Region in Yedashe Township, BagoDivision this morning.

Next, the minister looked into progress of con-struction of Hydropower Turbine and Generator fac-tory and installation of machines at iron foundry ofDiesel Engine factory. He also greeted Chinese techni-cians.

At Bulldozer and Excavator factory in the re-gion, the minister met with staff and explained the roleof employees of the ministry for industrial develop-ment of the State.

Next, the minister presented three TV sets eachfor the staff of Bulldozer and Excavator factory andDiesel Engine factory.

MNA

Industry-2 Minister inspects projectsof Thagara Industrial Region

Article & Photos:Khin Maung Than (Sethmu)

Heavy machinery at work at Zeechaung

Dam Project in Kyauktaw Township,

Rakhine State.

Kyauktaw of Rakhine State has 190 inchesof rainfalls on average yearly. Whenever therainy season is over, however, the region is dry.Double and mixed cropping cultivation couldnot be undertaken in the region. In line with theplan of the government to carry out the watersupply task, the Construction Group-3 of Irriga-tion Department is building Zeechaung Dam inKyauktaw Township.

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Minister Vice-Admiral Soe Thein inspects

progress of construction of a diesel engine

factory. — MNA

Flies may reveal evolutionarystep to live birth

On the verge:Drosophila

yakuba sometimeslays eggs thathave alreadyhatched. Its

genome may helpto reveal how

animals make theswitch to live

birth.

PORT VICTORIA, 25Nov — A species of fruitfly from the SeychellesIslands often lays larvaeinstead of eggs, UC SanDiego biologists have dis-covered. Clues to how ani-mals switch from layingeggs to live birth may befound in the well-studiedspecies’ ecology andgenes.

The fly is one of adozen species of Dro-sophila to have recentlyhad their genomes

City's Robinho to be fit forManchester derby against United

MANCHESTER, 25Nov -- Manchester City’sRobinho is high on confi-dence at City at the mo-ment and is likely to be fitin time to play his first

Manchester derby againstPremier League Champi-ons Manchester Unitedthis weekend.

The £32.5 millionsummer signing from RealMadrid had to be substi-tuted in the second half oftheir 3-0 demolition of Ar-senal at the Eastlands Sta-dium last weekend due toan ankle injury. However,the Brazilian internationalis expected to attain fullfitness ahead of the clashagainst the Red Devils atthe Eastlands on Sunday.

sequenced, informationthat should provide abun-dant opportunities foridentifying geneticchanges that cause fe-

males of this species, andnot others, to retain theirfertilized eggs until theyare ready to hatch.

The result was sosurprising that the scien-tists initially thought itwas a mistake.—Internet

Speaking to the SunRobinho said: "We are alllooking forward to thematch with United.

"We have goodchances to win, althoughthey are very strong. "Butwe play at home. We haveto think that, in our sta-dium, we are always fa-vourites. The 24-year-oldfurther insisted that he isvery happy at City claim-ing: "I'm a City player andI only think about makingthe club successful.

"I don't regret thechoice I've made — I'mvery happy at the club."

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