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* Development of agriculture as the base and all-round develop-ment of other sectors of the economy as well

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

technical know-how and investments from sources inside thecountry and abroad

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality of the entirenation

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

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

ards of the entire nation

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

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

tion* Building of a new modern developed nation in

accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

Senior General Than Shwe welcomes backPrime Minister U Thein Sein on PM’s return from SRV

NAY PYI TAW, 7 June — Chairman of the StatePeace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General ThanShwe welcomed back Prime Minister U Thein Sein,who arrived back here by special flight from theSocialist Republic of Vietnam at 1.05 p.m. today atNay Pyi Taw Airport after attending the WorldEconomic Forum on East Asia held in Ho Chi MinhCity of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam .

Together with the Senior General, Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and DevelopmentCouncil Deputy Commander-in-Chief of DefenceServices Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-SeniorGeneral Maung Aye, Member of the State Peaceand Development Council General Thura ShweMann, Secretary-1 of the State Peace andDevelopment Council General Thiha Thura TinAung Myint Oo, Member of the State Peace andDevelopment Council Lt-Gen Tin Aye,Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral NyanTun, Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Myat Hein,Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thura Myint Aung andLt-Gen Ye Myint of the Ministry of Defence,Commander of Nay Pyi Taw Command Maj-GenWai Lwin, Minister for Transport U Thein Swe,Minister for Information U Kyaw Hsan,departmental heads and Acting Chargé d’ Affairesai of Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar Mr. Vu VanMinh also welcomed back the Prime Minister.

Myanmar delegation members Minister forNational Planning and Economic Development USoe Tha and departmental heads also arrived backon the same flight.— MNA

Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs ofMyanmar, the People’s Republic of China exchange felicitations on the occasion

of the Sixtieth Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relationsNAY PYI TAW, 8 June—On the occasion of the Sixtieth Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Union of Myanmar and

the People’s Republic of China, the following messages of felicitations were exchanged between the Heads of State, Heads of Government and the Ministersfor Foreign Affairs of the two countries.

Message from His Excellency Senior General Than Shwe,Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union ofMyanmar to His Excellency Mr Hu Jintao, President of the People’sRepublic of China.

On this auspicious occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishmentof diplomatic relations between the Union of Myanmar and the People’sRepublic of China, it gives me great pleasure in extending my warmestcongratulations and best wishes to your Excellency and, through you, to thegovernment and people of the People’s Republic of China.

Senior General Than Shwe welcomes back Prime Minister U Thein Seinon PM’s return from Vietnam.—MNA

Message from His Excellency Mr Hu Jintao, President of thePeople’s Republic of China to His Excellency Senior General Than Shwe,Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union ofMyanmar

Upon the auspicious occasion of the 60th Anniversary of theestablishment of the diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic ofChina and the Union of Myanmar, I would like to, on behalf of the Chinesepeople and in my own name, extend to Your Excellency and through you to

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 8 June, 2010

Tuesday, 8 June, 2010

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

People’s Desire

High education standard is a key toemergence of a modern and developed nation,and it is an engine of growth for the nation andthe people. Thus, teachers in the educationsector have to train the youths to gain all-round academic development and knowledge.

The goal of Myanma education is tocreate the education system beneficial to theconstant learning human society. In line withthe education goal, the national educationpromotion long-term plans are beingimplemented systematically. The soundfoundations for the education sector and fineeducation environments are being created.

The national education promotion planat different levels is focusing on uplift ofeducation standard to international level andeducating all the citizens. As such, thegovernment manages to constantly turn outintellectuals and intelligentsia in the basic andhigher education sectors.

Implementing the national educationpromotion plans will provide the techniques tostudent youths to be able to overcome thechallenges from now on. Thanks toimplementation of these plans, the youths willhave the spiritual power to preserve and uplifttheir own fine traditions, cultural heritage andsocial values.

The teachers must be well versed intheir respective fields to achieve efficientacademic skills. They have to provide theyouth not only with the school lessons but alsowith the knowledge of social relations, ethicsand sports. They have to nurture the newgeneration youths to be equipped with goodmoral and character.

Nowadays, a new nation is being builtbased on the education sector. Due to goodwillof all teachers and high calibre and activestrength of the youth, well-versed intellectualsand intelligentsia are being turned out constantly.

Turn out new generationyouths equipped with goodmorale and character MYANMAR GAZETTE

NAY PYI T AW 7J u n e — M y a n m a rdelegation led byDeputy Minister forForeign Affairs UMaung Myint arrivedback here this eveningafter attending thesymposium andreception on celebratingthe 60th anniversary ofthe establishment ofdiplomatic ties betweenthe Union of Myanmarand the People’s

Myanmar delegation arrives back from YunnanProvince of PRC

agreement.The deputy minister

and delegation membersattended the reception tomark the 60thanniversary of theestablishment ofdiplomatic relationsbetween the Union ofMyanmar and the PRCalso held at the GreenLake Hotel.

Present on thereception were Counsul-General U Zaw Phyo Winof Myanma Consulate-General, Kunming,Secretary Mr Bai En Peiof the Yunnan ProvincialCommittee of theCommunist Party ofChina, General SecretaryMr Yan Ying Nan ofStanding Committee ofthe Yunnan ProvincialParty Congress, Vice-Chairman Mr Jiang BajiCai of National People’sCongress of YunnanProvince, Vice-GovernorMr Gu Zhao Xi, Vice-Chairman Mr Wang XueZhi of Yunnan Provincial

Republic of China.The deputy minister

and delegation memberson 4 June attended thesymposium oncelebrating the 60thanniversary of theestablishment ofdiplomatic ties betweenthe Union of Myanmarand the PRC at GreenLake Hotel in Kunming.The deputy ministerdelivered an openingremarks and the two sidesdiscussed and changedviews on Myanmar-China and Myanmar-Yunnan friendship andbilateral cooperation.

The deputy ministerattended the signingceremony of theestablishment of friendshipcities relationship betweenMyitkyina, Kachin State,the Union of Myanmar andBaoshan, YunnanProvince, the PRC.Counsul General ofKunming U Zaw PhyoWin and Baoshan MayorMr Wu Song signed the

Committee of theChinese People’sPolitical ConsulativeConference, andDirector-General MmeZhou Hong of theForeign Affairs Office ofthe Government ofYunnan Province,responsible persons fromthe Yunnan GovernmentOffice, Myanmarbusinessmen who aredoing business inKunming and guests.

At the reception,Maw Kainnari culturaldance troupe of LashioTownship, Shan State(North) entertained withMyanmar songs anddances in accompany toChinese cultural troupe.Myanmar delegationalso visited Tengchong.

Together with thedeputy minister, delega-tion members from theMinistry of Commerce, theMinistry of Transport andthe Ministry of Hotels andTourism also arrived backhere.—MNA

Deputy Ministerfor ForeignAffairs U

Maung Myintattends the

symposium andreception on

celebrating the60th anniversary

of theestablishment ofdiplomatic ties

betweenMyanmar andChina.—MOFA

Deputy Minister for Foreign AffairsU Maung Myint attends signing ceremony of

the establishment of friendship cities relationshipbetween Myitkyina, Kachin State, of Myanmar

and Baoshan, Yunnan Province.—MOFA

NAY PYI TAW, 7 June — Meeting (31/2010) ofthe Union Election Commission took place at thecommission office here at 9 am today. UnionElection Commission Chairman U Thein Soe andmembers attended the meeting.

After the opening speech of the chairman,

Meeting (31/2010) of Union Election Commission heldthey discussed matters related to scrutiny ofpolitical parties’ applications, setting up ofconstituencies and number of polling booths andballot boxes. Then, the chairman gave a concludingremark.

MNA

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JOHANNESBURG , 7June— South Africa willopen the continent’s firsthigh-speed rail link onTuesday, just in time towhisk a mass influx ofWorld Cup fans Cupfrom the country’s main

Africa’s first high-speed train opens forWorld Cup visitors

Tthe Gautrain, South Africa’s first high-speedtrain, in Johannesburg. South Africa will open

the continent’s first high-speed rail link onTuesday, just in time to whisk a mass influx ofWorld Cup fans Cup from the country’s main

airport into uptown Johannesburg.INTERNET

airport into uptownJohannesburg.

The three billiondollar Gautrain projecthas been dogged by aseries of problems sincework began inSeptember 2006,

including strikes andexcavation snags, andonly one stretch of theline will open forbusiness this week.

But authorities inGauteng Province, thecountry’s economicpowerhouse whichincludes bothJohannesburg andPretoria, say it will helptransform the lives oftraffic-frazzled commu-ters and draw in long-term investment.

“The good thingabout what South Africahas done for the WorldCup is that we have notdone something for 11June to 11 July, we haveput our money for lifebeyond that,” GautengPremier NomvulaMokonyane toldjournalists on Saturday.

Internet

LONDON, 7 June—Eight people sufferedinjuries after a trainderailed and caught firein western Scotland onSunday, police said.

Firefighters initiallysaid two carriages were“precariously balanced”over a 15-metre (50-foot) embankment, butit was later confirmedthat only the frontcarriage of a two-carriagetrain came off the tracksabove a road.

Strathclyde Policeand British TransportPolice said eightpassengers had beenhurt in the incident,though none of theinjuries are thought tobe life threatening.

In a statement,police said the eightvictims were taken tothree differenthospitals. Two peoplesuffered minor spinal

Scottish train derails, eight people injured

NEW YORK , 7 June—Workers for Bank ofAmerica Corp, one ofthe nation’s largestemployers, have suedthe company forallegedly failing to payovertime and otherwages.

The lawsuit filed onFriday in federal court inKansas City, Kansas,consolidates 12 lawsuitsfiled on behalf ofemployees in California,Florida, Kansas, Texasand Washington.

It seeks nationwideclass-action status onbehalf of employees atBank of America retail

Bank of America workers across US sue for overtime

A woman walks pasta Bank of Americabranch, inside theBank of Americaheadquarters inCharlotte, North

Carolina on 14 April,

2010.—I NTERNET

BEIJING, 7 June—A young pregnant woman hasdied of bird flu, China’s Health Ministry said, thefirst reported fatality from the virus since early lastyear.

The 22-year-old, who was four months pregnant,contracted the illness in late May and died lastThursday in the central province of Hubei, a noticeon the ministry’s website said.

She was diagnosed with avian influenza (H5N1)a day before dying, it said.

An investigation by China’s Centre for DiseaseControl and Prevention found that the woman hadcontact with poultry before she fell ill but that noavian flu infections were found in birds near herhome, it said.—Internet

Woman dies in China frombird flu

Chickens are seen in a village close to Anqing incentral China’s Anhui Province. A young

pregnant woman has died of bird flu in China,the country’s Health Ministry has said, the firstreported fatality from the virus since early last

year.—INTERNET

KABUL, 7 June—Five soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)were killed in a single day on Sunday including twosoldiers in a roadside bombing and militant attack,the alliance said in a Press release.

Three of the soldiers were killed in road accident,the statement added. “Three ISAF service membersdied today as a result of a vehicle accident insouthern Afghanistan,” the Press release asserted.

In separate incident, it said, a service memberdied following an Improvised Explosion Device(IED) attack in the restive southern region.

According to the Press release, the fifth ill-fatedservice member was killed as a result of militantattack in eastern Afghanistan.

However, the Press release did not disclose theidentity of the victims by saying “It is ISAF policyto defer identification procedure for casualties tothe relevant national authorities.”

Over 230 soldiers with the NATO-led forceshave been killed in Afghanistan since beginningthis year.—Xinhua

Five NATO soldiers killed inAfghanistan

LASHKAR GAH, 7 June— Two separate roadsidebombings happened in Afghanistan’s southernHelmand Province, leaving three civilians deadand injuring 13 others on Sunday, officials said onMonday.

In the first blast, according to provincialadministration spokesman Daud Ahmadi, threecivilians were killed and seven others injured astheir car ran over a roadside bomb in Salam Bazararea of Helmand’s Nawzad District on Sundaymorning.

“The victims, include two men and a woman;while majority of the injured men are passersby,”Ahmadi told Xinhua.

Hours later, in a similar incident, a roadsidebomb struck a van of Afghan National Armypersonnel in Helmand’s Gereshek District, injuringtwo army soldiers and four civilians, according todistrict police chief Zamarai Khan.

Khan also stressed that the army vehicle wasdamaged in the explosion, adding the injuredpersons had been taken to hospital.—Xinhua

Roadside bombings kill 3 Afghancivilians, wounds 13 others

injuries.The train was on the

scenic route fromGlasgow to Oban whenit derailed near Falls ofCruachan station, in

Argyll and Bute on thewest coast, shortlybefore 9:00pm (2000GMT), operatorsScotRail said.

Internet

branches and call centresover the past three years.

George Hanson, alawyer for the plaintiffs,said the case could

eventually cover morethan 180,000 workers,based on informationprovided by the bank.

Internet

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Astronomers on verge of findingEarth’s twin

WASHINGTON, 7June—Planet hunters sayit’s just a matter of timebefore they lasso Earth’stwin, which almost surelyis hiding somewhere inour star-studded galaxy.

Momentum isbuilding: Just last week,astronomers announcedthey had discovered three

This artist’s impression shows the newlydiscovered trio of super-Earths orbiting a sun-

like star, HD 40307.— INTERNET

super-Earths — worldsmore massive than oursbut small enough to mostlikely be rocky —orbiting a single star. Anddozens of other worldssuspected of havingmasses in that same rangewere found around otherstars.

“Being able to find

three Earth-mass planetsaround a single star reallymakes the point that notonly may many stars haveone Earth, but they mayvery well have a coupleof Earths,” said AlanBoss, a planet formationtheorist at the CarnegieInstitution of Washingtonin Washington, DC.

Since the early1990s, when the firstplanets outside of oursolar system weredetected orbiting thepulsar PSR 1257,astronomers haveidentified nearly 300such worlds. However,most of them are gasgiants called hot Jupitersthat orbit close to theirstars because, simply,they are easier to find.

Internet

Urine pheromone in mice named after JaneAusten character

LIVERPOOL, 7 June—In one of the more bizarrehomages to Jane Austen,biologists have named aprotein in mice urineafter her famed characterMr Darcy from the novel“Pride and Prejudice.”

Much like Mr Darcyhad a magnetic pull onElizabeth Bennet (andcountless readers), theprotein is a pheromoneresponsible for attractingfemale mice to the odorof a particular male. Thescientists dubbed the

protein “darcin” afterthe character fromAusten’s 1813 novel.

Analogous chem-icals could be at work inhuman sexual attraction,too.

Although darcin isspecies-specific, similarpheromones thatstimulate learning of anindividual’s scent couldeven underlie somecomplex, individual-specific responses ofhumans,” said leadresearcher Jane Hurst of

the University ofLiverpool.

Hurst and colleaguesstudied more than 450female house mice. Thescientists exposed themice to two urine scents– one from a male, andone from a female – andmeasured how long thefemales lingered near thesmelly spot. In sometrials, the mice wereallowed to touch thescent mark, and in somecases only smell it.

Internet

UFO spotted in E Australia may besatellite or rocket

SYDNEY, 7 June — An Australian astronomersaid here on Sunday that a bright spiraling lightspotted in the sky by people across eastern Australiawas probably a satellite, space junk or a rocket.

The UFO was seen moving through the sky justbefore Saturday’s sunrise in New South Wales,Queensland and capital city Canberra.

Geoffrey Whyatt from the Sydney Observatorysaid it should not be a UFO, but rather a satellite,space junk or a rocket.

“The fact that you’ve got the rotation, the spiraleffect, is very reminiscent of the much widelyreported sightings from Norway and Russia lastyear, which both turned out to be a Bulava missilewhich was being adjusted in its orbit,” he said.

“So possibly a rocket, I would say, havingsome sort of gyroscopic stability rocket fired on itsside.”

Xinhua

An Australian surfer was knocked off hisboard by a shark, believed to be a great white,

near Albany in southern Perth. MichaelBedford managed to escape by punching the

animal and catching a passing wave to theshore, where friends used the board’s rope as a

tourniquet for bite wounds on his leg.INTERNET

Science

UNSG’s Message OnWorld Oceans Day

8 June 2010

Italy leadsresearch in

roboticsROME, 7 June— To

be a leader of the world,one has to be a leader inrobotics. That’s theprediction of AldousHuxley, the author of the“Brave New World.”

Italy may wellbecome one of Huxley’sworld leaders in that it isbecoming a leader inindustrial robotics and itis taking giant stepsforward in service-applied bionics, a topresearcher told Xinhua inan exclusive interview.

“Italy has alwaysbeen a front-runner inindustrial robotics but wealso are advancing inembodied intel-ligencewith a number of strategicprojects aimed atfurthering research andexper-imentation,” saidBarbara Mazzolai, assist-ant professor at thegroundbreaking, prestig-ious Sant’ Anna Univer-sity Research Centre inM i c r o - e n g i n e e r i n g(CRIM).—Xinhua

Oceans play a key role in our daily lives.They are integral to sustainable development andan important frontier for research. As scientistsexplore the oceans at greater depths than everbefore, they continue to discover new forms ofmarine life. This research has great potential toadvance human well-being.

But, if we are to fully benefit from whatoceans have to offer, we must address thedamaging impacts of human activities. Thediversity of life in the oceans is under ever-increasing strain. Over-exploitation of marineliving resources, climate change, and pollutionfrom hazardous materials and activities all pose agrave threat to the marine environment. So doesthe growth of criminal activities, including piracy,which have serious implications for the securityof navigation and the safety of seafarers.

Much action is already being taken within theframework of the 1982 United Nations Conventionon the Law of the Sea — our “constitution for theoceans”. More than 15 years after the Convention’sentry into force, it continues to act as our guide.But if we are to safeguard the capacity of theoceans to service society’s many and varied needs,we need to do much more. On this second annualcommemoration of World Oceans Day, I urgeGovernments and citizens everywhere toacknowledge the enormous value of the world’soceans — and do their part in ensuring their healthand vitality.—UNIC

Yahoo expandspartnership with

Facebook

US telecomgiant AT&T is

in informaldiscussions

with RelianceCommunicationsabout takinga significant

minority stakein the Indian

cellphonecompany, The

Wall StreetJournal has

reported.INTERNET

BEIJING , 7 June—Yahoo announced onSunday it will enhanceits partnership withFacebook by intro -ducing features that willfurther integrate itsservices with Facebook,foreign media reports.

Starting fromMonday, Yahoo userswill be able to viewFacebook news feedfrom Yahoo.com andYahoo Mail, enablingthe two company’saccounts to be morebroadly linked,

The expansion willalso make it easier toshare activitiesperformed on Yahoosites across Facebook,such as photos uploadedto Yahoo’s Flickr.

The move showsYahoo’s efforts to tapthe popularity of socialnetworking, and preventits users from running topopular sites likeFacebook, which boastsmore than 350 millionusers worldwide.

Xinhua

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Drug made from sea sponge extendslives of breast cancer patients

A coral reef and sponges. A new agent derivedfrom a marine sponge can extend the survival

rates of women with locally recurrent ormetastatic breast cancer who already received

extensive standard therapy, a new studyunveiled on Sunday found.—XINHUA

CHICAGO, 7 June—— Metastatic breast cancerpatients who take a new chemotherapy drug madefrom a sea sponge may live about two and a halfmonths longer, a new research shows.

The drug, known aseribulin, is moreeffective than otherchemotherapies, acco-rding to a studypresented on Sunday bya group of Britishresearchers to the annualmeeting of the AmericanSociety of ClinicalOncology in Chicago.

The study involvedmore than 750 femalepatients who wererandomized to receiveeither eribulin or a“treatment of physician’schoice.” All of them hadalready been treatedextensively for cancerand had undergone fourchemotherapies on theaverage.—Xinhua

US researchers discover“remote control” in brain for

cholesterol regulationLOS ANGELES, 7 June — US researchers have

found that circulation of cholesterol is regulated inthe brain by the hunger-signaling hormone ghrelin,according to a study appearing online in NatureNeuroscience on Sunday.

This finding points to a new potential target forthe pharmacologic control of cholesterol levels,said researchers at the University of Cincinnati(UC).

“We have long thought that cholesterol isexclusively regulated through dietary absorptionor synthesis and secretion by the liver, “ said leadresearcher Matthias Tschop of UC’s MetabolicDiseases Institute.

“Our study shows for the first time thatcholesterol is also under direct ‘remote control’ byspecific neurocircuitry in the central nervoussystem.”

The hormone ghrelin inhibits the melanocortinfour receptor ( MC4R) in the hypothalamus and isimportant for the regulation of food intake andenergy expenditure.

Tschop and his team found that increased levelsof ghrelin in mice caused the animals to developincreased levels of blood- circulating cholesterol.This is due to a reduction in the uptake of cholesterolby the liver. —Xinhua

Studies suggest new treatmentparadigms for ovarian,

prostate cancersC HICAGO, 7 June— New research points toward

novel ways to treat ovarian and prostate cancer,while producing a disappointment for those with acertain form of colon cancer. Both the ovarian andprostate cancer trials could change clinical practice,with more women taking the drug bevacizumab(Avastin) to combat the disease in its advancedstages and more men getting radiation therapy forlocally advanced prostate cancer, according toresearchers who presented the findings Sunday atthe American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)annual meeting in Chicago.

A third trial, looking at the effectiveness ofcetuximab (Erbitux) in treating certain colon cancerpatients, found the drug made little difference totheir survival. The first study found that addingAvastin to standard chemotherapy (car-boplatinand paclitaxel) and continuing with “maintenance”Avastin after chemo actually slowed the time-to-disease recurrence in women with advanced ovariancancer.—Xinhua

A medical worker cleans aroom at a clinic. A

combination of radiationtherapy and hormone

treatment can cut by 43percent the risk of death

in men suffering fromlocally advanced or high-

risk prostate cancer, astudy showed.

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Assorted medicines. Anexperimental drug has

shown promise intreating malignant brain

tumoyrs in children, asmall study unveiled atthe annual American

Society of ClinicalOncology conferenceshowed on Sunday.

INTERNET

L OS A NGELES, 7June— Two newtreatments have beendeveloped to prolongsurvival for somepatients with advancednon- small cell lung

Researchers develop newanti-lung cancer treatments

cancer, it wasannounced on Saturday.

The first treatmentinvolves an experi-mental drug calledcrizotinib which canshrink tumours in themajority of lung cancerpatients with a specificgene variant, theAmerican Society ofClinical Oncology(ASCO) said. Crizotinib,which is made by PfizerInc proved effective inprolonging survival formost of the patientstaking part in a phaseone trial.—Internet

Health official administering a polio vaccine ona child at Lagos City Hall Health Centre in2004. Microsoft founder Bill Gates Sunday

lauded progress in campaigns to reduce poliocases in northern Nigeria’s Kano region,describing it as victory in the global fight

against the epidemic.— INTERNET

Health

White hair a “healing sign” withmelanoma drugs

Chicago, 7 June– When your hair turns white it is usually a sign of old age,but in advanced melanoma patients taking a new type of cancer treatment, itmay be a very good sign, researchers said on Saturday.

They said Bristol-Myers Squibb’s ipilimumab and Pfizer’s tremelimumab— two experimental drugs that aim to fight cancer by boosting the immunesystem — had the peculiar effect of turning some patients’ hair completelywhite.—Internet

Public smoking banseffective for youth

BOSTON , 7 June—Children and teens wholive in counties banningsmoking in publicplaces have much lowerlevels of a secondhandsmoke biomarker, USresearchers found. Studyleader Melanie Dove,who received herdoctorate in environ-mental health at HarvardSchool of Public Healththis year, said the teamexamined data from the1999-2006 NationalHealth and NutritionExamination Survey, across-sectional surveydesigned to monitor thehealth of the USpopulation.

The researchersanalyzed the cotininelevels in 11,486 non-smoking children andteens ages 3-19 from 117counties, both with andwithout exposure tosecondhand smoke in thehome. The study,published in the journalPediatrics , foundchildren living wheresmoking is banned atworkplaces, colleges andst ores had 39 percentlower prevalence ofcotinine in their blood— an indicator oftobacco smoke exposure— compared to childrenexposed to secondhandsmoke. —Internet

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Talks of writersHein Myint

The forming of the Rural Library Foundationwas took place in conjunction with the presenting ofcash donations on 15 May 2010 at the InternationalBusiness Centre on Pyay Road in Yangon, with anaddress by the Secretary-1 of the State Peace andDevelopment Council.

On the occasion, the Minister for Informationmade clarification to the purposes and functions ofthe Rural Library Foundation. Altogether 354 well-wishers donated cash and publications with a totalvalue of over 720 million kyats.

The Fifth Conference of the Myanmar Writersand Journalists Association was held at the Union ofMyanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce andIndustry in Yangon on 16 and 17 May. The repre-sentatives made positive suggestions of strong andweak points in relation to the report of the CentralExecutive Committee, financial statement, report onstatistics, report of the literary fund raising board, andsubmissions to make some amendments to the basicprinciples of the MWJA constitution and procedureson principles that were carried out from 1996 to2010. They adopted the follow-up programmes.

Regarding the establishment of the RuralLibrary Foundation and the convention of the con-ference, fellow writers and journalists held an informalmeeting.

"Hello, friends, come in, please. Some re-freshments are on the table to serve you."

"That's good. It's thoughtful of you to serveus some snacks and drinks."

"We are sure you know a lot about the RuralLibrary Foundation and the fifth conference becauseyou are a member of the Myanmar Writers andJournalists Association. That's why we call on youtoday. Well, tell us all you know about that."

"OK, firstly, I would like to explain factsabout the foundation. The objectives of the founda-tion are: to make sure that the self-reliant villagelibraries across the nation meet the five standards andtheir sustainable progress in order to put the Myanmarsociety into a life-long learning society."

"Good, I am glad to know that you are tryingto ensure that all the libraries work well and benefitrural people."

"What are the five standards?""Well, they are: (1) to help rural people

cultivate the habit of reading, (2) to raise funds byseeking donations and adopting the book lendingsystem to get new periodicals, while keeping the oldbooks. The third and fourth standards are to helplibraries get own lands, buildings and furniture. Andthe fifth standard is to equip libraries with well-trained librarians and library committees."

"What is the use of libraries if villagers do nothave the habit of reading, and they do not read? In myopinion, your association should organize local peo-ple in that regard."

"There is a saying "Knowledge is power",isn't it? So, writers and journalists associations andteachers in rural areas should organize literary move-ments such as reading sessions, debates, extemporetalks, and educative talks."

"I agree with you. Those tasks have beenadopted as the association's work programme sincethe previous four-year term. Some townships canfollow the work programme, but some cannot. Wehave to reinforce the work programme as a national

duty in this four-year term. The Secretary-1 and theInformation Minister have stressed the importance ofthat point."

"If rural libraries are always active with bor-rowers, they can help ensure human resource devel-opment. So, we have to use all possible ways toorganize local people to make sure that libraries arealways active. In that regard, the most reliableassociations are township writers and journalistsassociations. If the Central Executive Committee assignthose duties to a work committee, writes a workprogramme systematically, and carries out the tasks incooperation with township branches, and if it supervisesthe tasks of township branches, without doubt all theprogremmes will go as planned." At the conference,the Information Minister gave instructions that thefoundation, the Myanmar Writers and JournalistsAssociation and staff members of the Information andPublic Relations Department had to work in harmony.I am confident success will be achieved if workprogrammes are laid down and implemented system-atically."

"That's right. The fundamental policy of thefoundation is to serve the national interest. So, writers ofus have to take part in the tasks as a force if necessaryfor human resource development. The Myanmar Writ-ers and Journalists Association is an association thatalways serves the national interest. The associationhonours the motto "To promote the national integrityand prestige and improve the role of Myanmar literature.”So, if all work in harmony under good leadership,definitely, the association will achieve greater success."

"Personally, if rural people have the habit ofreading, that will contribute to nation-building taskswith human resource development and the develop-ment of the entire literary professionals and the literaryworld. We can serve the interest of literary profession-als, while we are serving the interest of the nation andthe people. Up to now, 55,755 village libraries havebeen established. If the libraries are all active and eachlibrary buys a copy of a book, at least 50,000 copiesof books will be sold. Then, that will benefit writers,press owners, publishers and distributors."

"So, the minister gave instructions on makingfield trips down to villages, and publication of interest-ing and educative publications for rural people fordevelopment of the whole literary world."

"Of course, if a book is not suited for ruralpeople, they will not take any interest in it. I helpedestablish a library wherever I was posted. Accordingto my experience, the most attractive books to ruralpeople were illustrated books. Magazines, and folktales and books for children were in the second place.Nowadays, journals are in demand in villages. OurVillage Journal, for instance, has a circulation of over30,000."

"I reckon writers, writers and journalists asso-ciations and publishers should jointly publish anddistribute periodicals books for rural people at reason-able prices."

"Now, it is the most opportune to do so.Therefore, I would like to suggest that the associationpay more attention to that point."

"I set up a library in a large village in my nativetown, and donated a lot of furniture and publicationsto it. But, the library did not make as much progress asdesired. The main cause was that local people did notread much and many of them did not have the habit of

reading. There might be some other reasons, such asthey did not have much spare time, and they weretired after a long work. The foundation or the centralassociation should form township level committeeswith township writers and journalists associations,IPRD staff members, and well-wishers to seek waysand means for sustainable development of the librar-ies. They should submit the cases beyond theircapabilities to superior level associations for somehelp. In addition, village library committees shoulddo their bit in the tasks for development of thevillages concerned."

"The tasks can be expedited if villages,townships, the central association and the foundationwork in harmony. If writers and IPRD staff memberswork together, there cannot be any particularchallenges, and it costs less, and they will get on withthe work."

"According to the Information Minister, stateand division level foundations will be formed infuture to speed up the tasks. I have learnt that whenlibraries get sustainable development, they will stepup the rural education and health care tasks that aretwo of the five rural development programmes theHead of State has given guidance on. We can say thatthe foundation is noble and reliable for rural people."

"The foundation will practise the community-based fund raising method. Our country has a popu-lation of around 60 million, so if a citizen contributes10 kyats a year, the foundation will get 600 millionkyats. Then, the foundation will be able to carry outits tasks effectively. Writers and journalists of usshould raise the public awareness through the mediato extend a helping hand to the foundation."

"In his speech, the Secretary-1 said, "Themore libraries we establish, the more we can broadenthe horizons of rural people. If the people havehigher reasoning power, they will be able to exercisedemocracy correctly. In future, we will have to set upcommunity learning centres by providing villagelibraries with Internet access. Therefore, I would sayestablishment of village libraries is a national duty ofnot only expanding the horizons of rural people, butalso building a modern, developed discipline-flour-ishing democratic nation."

"It was amazing that the donations at the firststage totalled over 700 million kyats. That implies theestablishment of the foundation is noble and is a noblework programme. The cash will be deposited in abank, and with the interest, the foundation will buy andprovide publications, buildings and furniture for thelibraries. It will encourage literati to give talks in orderto spread the habit of reading among the people. It willmake arrangements to accelerate the organizing tasks.And the foundation will provide technical assistancein order that the libraries run smooth. It will also raisefunds."

"So, the entire people including us have toparticipate in the tasks with a sense of duty forsuccessful completion of the foundation's tasks. Inparticular, your Myanmar Writers and JournalistsAssociation should try its best to do its bit in thetasks."

"Rest assured. Our new Central ExecutiveCommittee of the association will try to the best of ourability."

(To be continued)Translation: MS

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NAY PYI TAW, 7 June—Prime Minister of theUnion of Myanmar U Thein Sein attended a dinnerhosted by Ho Chi Minh City Public CommitteeChairman Mr Le Hoang Quan at Lotus Ballroom ofRex Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City of the SocialistRepublic of Vietnam at 7 pm on 5 June.

On arrival at the dinner, Prime Minister U TheinSein, accompanied by Minister for Foreign Affairs UNyan Win and Minister for National Planning andEconomic Development U Soe Tha, was welcomedby Ho Chi Minh City Public Committee Chairman MrLe Hoang Quan.

Prime Minister U Thein Sein attends dinner hosted by Chairman ofHo Chi Minh City Public Committee

Also present at the dinner were CambodianPrime Minister Samdech Hun Sen, Prime Minister ofLao People’s Democratic Republic Mr BouasoneBouphavanh, Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam MrHoang Trung Hai, Deputy Prime Minister and Ministerof Foreign Affairs Mr Phan Gia Khiem and guests.

Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Public Committee

Mr Le Hoang Quan extended greetings.Next, the Heads of State/Government and guests

together with the Chairman of Ho Chi Minh CityPublic Committee had the dinner.

Before and during the dinner, the artistes of HoChi Minh City entertained them with traditional dancesand songs.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW , 7 June—Variety of culturaldances was staged to mark the 60th anniversaryof the establishment of diplomatic ties betweenUnion of Myanmar and the People’s Republic ofChina at National Museum on Myoma KyaungStreet in Dagon Township here on 5 June evening.

It was attended by Lt-Gen Myint Swe of theMinistry of Defence, visiting Jinan Military RegionCommand Commander General Fan Changlongof Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Chairmanof Yangon Division Peace and DevelopmentCouncil of Yangon Command Commander Maj-Gen Win Myint, Minister for Culture U Khin

Lt-Gen Myint Swe and Chinese delegation enjoy variety of culturaldances to mark 60th anniversary of Myanmar-China relationship

Aung Myint, delegation members from JinanMilitary Region Command, Chinese Ambassadorto the Union of Myanmar Mr Ye Dabo, MilitaryAttache’ Senior Colonel Gao Tiejun, members ofChinese Embassy, ambassadors, charge d’ affairesai, and diplomats of foreign embassies, seniormilitary officers, departmental personnel, andguests.

The Culture Minister and the ChineseAmbassador spoke on the occasion. Artistes ofthe PRC then entertained with songs and varietyof dances. Next, the minister and the ambassadorgreeted the artistes on the stage. Lt-Gen Myint

Swe, the Jinan Military Region CommandCommander, the Commander, the minister andthe ambassador posed for a documentary phototogether with artistes.

At the invitation of Lt-Gen Myint Swe of theMinistry of Defence, the Chinese delegation led bythe Jinan Military Region Command Commanderarrived here on 5 June and visited Shwedagon Pagoda.The delegation paid a courtesy call on Lt-Gen MyintSwe of the Ministry of Defence at Mya Yeik NyoRoyal Hotel in Bahan Township in the evening. Lt-Gen Myint Swe hosted dinner in honour of thedelegation after the call.—MNA

Ho Chi Minh City Public Committee ChairmanMr Le Hoang Quan extends greetings.—MNA

Prime Minister U Thein Sein attends dinner hosted by Ho Chi Minh City Public CommitteeChairman Mr Le Hoang Quan at Rex Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.— MNA

Lt-Gen Myint Swe andJinan Military Region

Command CommanderGeneral Fan

Changlong of ChinesePeople’s Liberation

Army enjoy dances atcultural concert to

mark the 60thAnniversary ofestablishment of

diplomatic relationsbetween Myanmar and

China.—MNA

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the Government and people of Myanmar the warmest congratulations and bestwishes.

China and Myanmar are friendly neighbours linked by commonmountains and rivers. After the establishment of the People’s Republic of China,Myanmar was one of the earliest countries that established diplomatic relationswith China. Over the past 60 years, under the guidance of the Five Principles ofPeaceful Coexistence, China-Myanmar relations have made marked progress,which has brought tangible benefits to the two peoples. Entering to the newcentury, high-level exchange of visits between the two countries was frequent.A series of new cooperation documents were signed, which had set newobjectives and direction for the further development of bilateral relations.

Economic and trade cooperation has maintained sound momentumand positive results were achieved in key areas. The two countries have alsobeen consistently supporting and understanding each other in international andregional affairs.

China values the Pauk-Phaw friendship between the two countries. Tofurther consolidate and develop the long-term and stable good-neighborly andfriendly cooperative relations between China and Myanmar is an important factorof China’s neighboring diplomacy. No matter how the international situation maychange, China will be unswervingly committed to this policy. China respectsMyanmar’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and supports the MyanmarGovernment for its engagement in maintaining national stability, promotingnational reconciliation and expanding external relations. China is ready to workwith Myanmar to broaden friendly exchanges, deepen cooperation of mutualbenefit, bring China-Myanmar good-neighborly and friendly cooperative relationsto a new high, and make contribution to the peace, stability and development ofthis region.

I would like to take this opportunity to convey my best wishes for theprosperity to Myanmar and well-being to the Myanmar people.

May China-Myanmar friendship last forever.

(from page 1)

The Union of Myanmar and the People’s Republic of China, sharinga long common border of land, mountains and rivers, have maintainedtraditional ties of friendship.

In the past sixty years since the establishment of diplomaticrelations, we have been able to n urture the “Pauk-Phaw”relationshipbased on equality, mutual respect and trust, friendship and cooperationin good faith. As the countries co-expounded and consistently adhered tothe five principles of peaceful co-existence, the relationship between ourtwo countries have developed rapidly in the past decades.

As a result of the efforts made by the leaders and the peoples of both countries,cooperations between our two countries have strengthened significantly in varioussectors, and the bilateral relationship has recently reached the level of strategicpartnership.

I would like to reaffirm the commitment of the Union of Myanmar for itscontinued co-operation for further strengthening and perpetuation of the existingfriendship and mutually beneficial co-operation between the Union of Myanmar andthe People’s Republic of China.

Message for His Excellency U Thein Sein, Prime Minister of theUnion of Myanmar to His Excellency Mr. Wen Jiabao, Premier of the StateCouncil of the People’s Republic of China.

On Behalf of the government and the People of the Union ofMyanmar, it gives me great pleasure in extending to you my warmestcongratulations and best wishes to the government and the People of thePeople’s Republic of China on this auspicious occasion of the 60thAnniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between theUnion of Myanmar and the People’s Republic of China.

In the Past sixty years, the muti-sectoral co-operation between the Unionof Myanmar and the People’s Republic of China have been strengthened andfurther developed based on the “Pauk-Phaw” relationship and mutualunderstanding.

The 60th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relationsbetween the two countries provides an opportunity for maintaining andfurther enhancing the existing favorable and fruitful conditions of bilateralrelations and the “Pauk-Phaw “ relationship.

I am confident that the traditional good neighborly relations and friendlycooperation between the two countries will be further developed and consolidated.

Message from His Excellency Mr. Yang Jiechi, Minister of Foreign Affairsof the People’s Republic of China to His Excellency U Nyan Win, Minister forForeign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar

Upon the auspicious occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the establishmentof diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and the Unionof Myanmar, I would like to extend to Your Excellency my warmestcongratulations and best wishes.

China and Myanmar are friendly neighbors linked by common mountainsand rivers. Over the past 60 years since the establishment of diplomatic relationsbetween the two countries, China-Myanmar good-neighborly and friendlycooperative relations have enjoyed smooth development. Both countries havebeen deepening bilateral exchanges and cooperations in all areas and maintainedsound coordination and cooperation in international and regional affairs.

China is ready to work with Myanmar to promote China-Myanmarrelations for further development in the new era, to benefit the two peoples, andto make contributions to the stability and prosperity of this region.—MNA

Message from His Excellency Mr.Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Councilof the People’s Republic of China to His Excellency U Thein Sein, PrimeMinister of the Union of Myanmar

Upon the auspicious occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the establishmentof diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and the Union ofMyanmar, I would like to, on behalf of the Government of the People’s Republic ofChina and in my own name, extend to Your Excellency and through you to theGovernment of the Union of Myanmar the warmest congratulations and best wishes.

China and Myanmar are linked by common mountains and rivers, andthe two peoples enjoy profound Pauk-Phaw friendship. Over the past 60 yearssince the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries,China-Myanmar relations based on the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistencehave been continuously consolidated and developed. The current China-Myanmar relationship maintains a sound momentum, with smooth progress ofexchanges and cooperations in all areas including economic and trade, energy,transportation, education and culture. We have also maintained close coordinationand cooperation in international and regional affairs.

To further enhance China-Myanmar relations is of the fundamentalinterests of the two peoples and conducive to the peace, stability anddevelopment of this region. China is ready to work with Myanmar to take theopportunity of the 60 th Anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relationsbetween China and Myanmar to consolidate the traditional friendship,expand cooperations of mutual benefit and bring the good-neighborly andfriendly cooperative relations to a new high. I would like to take thisopportunity to convey my best wishes for the prosperity to Myanmar andwell-being to the Myanmar people as well as for Your Excellency’s goodhealth and personal well-being.

Message from His Excellency U Nyan Win, Minister for Foreign Affairsof the Union of Myanmar to His Excellency Mr.Yang Jiechi, Minister ofForeign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China

It gives me great pleasure to convey to you my warmest congratulationsand best wishes on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the establishmentof diplomatic relations between the Union of Myanmar and the People’sRepublic of China.

It is gratifying to note that the frequent exchange of visitsbetween the leaders and high level delegations from both sides havecontributed in setting significant milestones in the diplomatic relationsbetween the Union of Myanmar and the People’s Republic of China inthe past sixty years. We have also been able to establish a strong bondof friendship and close cooperation between our two foreign ministriesin the regional and international forums.

I firmly believe that the existing mutual support and cooperationbetween our two countries in the regional and international and globalcontexts will be maintained and further cemented in the coming years on thebasis of mutual understanding and common interest.

Heads of State, Heads of Governmentand Ministers for Foreign Affairs ofMyanmar, the People’s Republic ofChina exchange felicitations ...

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Senior General

Than Shwe

welcomes back

Prime Minister

U Thein Sein

on PM’s return from

Vietnam.

(News on page 1)

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 7 June—At the invitation ofthe Government of the Socialist Republic ofVietnam, Prime Minister of The Union of MyanmarU Thein Sein on 5 June left Nay Pyi Taw forVietnam to attend the 19th East Asia EconomicForum 2010 held in Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam.

The Prime Minister was accompanied byMinister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win, Ministerfor National Planning and Economic DevelopmentU Soe Tha, the director-general of the GovernmentOffice, heads of departments and officials. Onarrival at Tan Son Nhat International Airport of HoChi Minh City, Myanmar Ambassador to the SocialistRepublic of Vietnam U Khin Maung Soe andDeputy Director-General Mr Nguyen Hanh of theProtocol Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairsof Vietnam boarded the plane and welcomed thePrime Minister.

Vice-Chairman Mr Nguyen Thanh Tai ofHo Chi Minh City Public Committee and personnelalso welcomed the Prime Minister and party whoproceeded to Sheraton Saigon Hotel.—MNA

PM in Ho Chi Minh City to attend 19th East-Asia Economic Forum

Applications for formation,registration scrutinized, passed

Prime Minister U Thein Sein being welcomed by Vice-Chairman MrNguyen Thanh Tai of Ho Chi Minh City Public Committee at Tan Son

Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.—MNA

DeputyMinister forConstructionU Tint Swe

beinggreeted by

BritishAmbassadorMr Andrew

RichardHeyn at

reception tomark the

Birthday ofHer Majesty

QueenElizabeth II

on 7June.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 7 June — The Union Election Commission isscrutinizing the groups that submitted applications for formation of politicalparty.

The commission has found the Regional Development Party (Pyay)to be in accord with the Political Parties Registration Law and Rules, andthus the commission granted permission to the party to form as a politicalparty today.

Up to date, there are 42 parties that submitted applications to formand to continue existence as political parties. Thirty-one of 32 parties thatsubmitted applications for registration of political party have been grantedpermission to register as political parties and the remaining parties underscrutiny.—MNA

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Talent of Asia’s future youthsare to be developed …

(from page 16)First, Executive Chairman of World Economic

Forum Dr Klaus Schwab extended greetings.Next, Vietnamese Prime Minister Mr Nguyen

Tan Dung delivered an address.Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen

and Lao PDR Prime Minister Mr BouasoneBouphavanh made speeches.

Prime Minister U Thein Sein delivered anaddress. He said:

First of all, I would like to express that I amvery much pleased to have the honour to extendthe opening statement at this World EconomicForum on East Asia.

We are also delighted and honoured that thisis the first time for this forum to be held in adeveloping country such as the Socialist Republicof Vietnam. It is learnt that the World EconomicForum were held in developed East Asiancountries in the past.

In this Forum, World Leaders, Ministers, pri-vate business representatives and academicianswill be discussing on the theme of the Forum‘Rethinking Asia’s Leadership Agenda’, whichaims at many areas such as economics, social,environment, innovation, regional economicintegration and networking.

The areas will include also, present challenges ofthe world such as climate change and food security.The Asian countries will have to enhance the coopera-tion. We should deliberate to find solution on howAsian countries will be able to lead in resolving theglobal issues in the future and in what areas we shouldneed to be prepared and also how to cooperate amongourselves. These deliberations will be supportive forthe plans of action of our countries, region and for theworld as a whole.

The global economic crisis of the past 2 yearshas caused downturn in economies, negative impacton monetary and financial markets, decline inproduction, export-deficit and unemployment prob-lems in both developed and developing countries.You may be aware of the recovery of Asia in spiteof the crisis. Moreover, it is remarkably noted thatAsia is in the leading role in the global recovery.The economic growth rate of the Asian countrieswas forecasted at an average growth rate of 7%,which is far more than the globally estimated growthrate of 4.1%. However, countries should maintainthe momentum to regain the status of their economicgrowth before the economic crisis.

There are opportunities and challenges to achieveeconomic well-being in the world economic system.We should collectively work towards elimination ofsocio-cultural tensions by using win-win strategiesfor the further development of various areas andshould enhance cooperation among the countries toachieve the sense of community.

It is my sincere belief that the enhancement ofcooperation will bring more benefits at regionallevel. With our consolidated synergy, we willhave more competitive advantages; thereby ourcompetitiveness will become higher even beyondAsia.

The world today is facing adverse effects ofglobal warming and climate change. We needcollective effort to fight against these challengesfor the sustainable development of the environment.It is firmly believed that East Asian countries willactively participate in fighting against these chal-lenges.

The more the environment is deteriorated, themore we suffer from poverty, since poverty anddegradation of environment is interrelated. Theclimate resilience activities should target towardssustainable development.

This is a time when East Asia has recoveredfrom the global economic crisis, but for the sus-tainable growth of the world economicinfrastructure, countries around the world shouldput collective efforts. Employment is also one ofthe factors for the sustainable development of acountry.

Our youths are Asia’s future and it is thusnecessary to develop their talent in order that theyshould be qualified to become knowledge workerswith innovation and creativity in this knowledgeage. Job opportunities and spiritual motivation aremuch related. The spirit for competition and mo-tivation will drive them for innovation and creativity;thereby it will support their excellence. It is a timefor us to nurture Asia’s group of excellence withgood practices and systems, which will build Asia’sdevelopment.

The East Asian countries should review thequality of their economic growth. There are com-mon factors among the East Asian countries onone hand and on the other, they differ from one toanother with respect to such as size of domesticmarkets, economic situation and development sta-tus. We should work to narrow the developmentgap among the East Asian countries. There are stillpotentials for development such as favourablegeographical conditions, abundant naturalresources, and considerable human resources inthese countries. Due consideration should be ex-tended to small economies so that there will beprosperity and mitigation of risks, which will leadtoward balanced growth among the East Asiancountries. In this context, we will have regionalstability, progressing toward global security.

The countries in the Asia region have diversepolitical, economic and social conditions. By hav-ing common understanding amongst these diversi-fied conditions, it is important that we have to haveone voice in the international arena. It is alsoimportant to strengthen our existing institutionalmechanism, to enhance cooperation and also topromote trade and investment within the region, sothat the role of Asia will be placed in the forefrontin international community.

The ASEAN has issued ‘Leaders’ Statementon Sustained Recovery and Development’ duringthe 16 th ASEAN Summit last April. We havecommitted to ensure financial stability andsustained recovery, to enhance ASEAN economicintegration, to foster infrastructure development,to promote sustainable development, to strengthenthe network of social security systems, to enhanceeducational cooperation, to intensify dialogue withprivate sector and lastly, to narrow the developmentgap in ASEAN.

ASEAN’s existing processes will be strength-ened by enhancing the cooperation under ASEANPlus 3 and ASEAN Plus 6 programs. It is witnessingthe importance of ASEAN’s central role in drivingforward the East Asian process. Our concertedefforts will be needed to enhance the role of ASEANin cooperating with international community.

I would like to stress that the Union of Myanmar,as one of the Asian countries, is actively participatingin the activities of regional organizations. We willclosely cooperate with other countries in the regionin implementing regional development projectsand programs and global matters as well.

In conclusion, unity within Asia is vital for there-enhancement of the role of Asia and the leadingrole of Asia in international agenda. The East Asiaregion should review the global economic structureof governance and in this respect, I wish we willhave exchange of views for best outcomes andadvices from our constructive deliberations at thisWorld Economic Forum.

Vice-Chairman Ms Wang Zhizhen of Na-tional Committee of the Chinese People’s PoliticalConsultative Conference of the People’s Republicof China and Chairman of Trade Representativesof Thailand Mr Kiat Sittheeamorn delivered ad-dresses.

Later, the opening ceremony ended with theconcluding remarks by World Economic ForumExecutive Chairman Dr Klaus Schwab.

After the ceremony, Prime Minister U TheinSein posed for documentary photo together withHeads of State/Government and heads of organi-zations from respective countries.

The World Economic Forum on East Asia wasjointly organized by SRV and World EconomicForum for enabling the heads of State/Government,government delegations, private companies andsubject-wise experts to exchange views.—MNA

Heads of State/Government and heads of organizations from respective countries whoattend 19th World Economic Forum on East Asia pose for documentary photo.

MNA

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BEIJING , 7 June—Climate Hero, Chinesephotographer LuoHong, announced onSaturday the name ofone of two baby gorillasin Rwanda to markWorld EnvironmentDay.

The names werechosen by online votesand Luo announced thewinning selection ofWakawaka, which meanssunshine. The otherselected name Zoya wasannounced by Hollywoodactor Don Cheadle.Rwandan President PaulKagame and UNEnvironment ProgrammeDirector Achim Steinerattended the ceremony thatwas full of celebration.

The namingceremony, commonlyknown as Kwita Izina, isan ancient Rwandantradition that has beenextended from humanbeings to the country’scherished andendangered gorillas,

A 12-year-oldFrench-Mexican boyhas become theyoungest novicebullfighter to performin Mexico City’s mainring.

M i c h e l“Michelito” Lagraveresuccessfully killed hisfirst bull, whichweighed 893 pounds(405 kilograms).

But the “novillero”lost his footing whilefacing the second bulland was knockedaround the sand by the848-pound (385-kilogram) animal.

“Michelito” wastaken from the ring forX-rays. His father saidhe suffered onlybruises and wasexpected to be releasedlater Sunday. MichelLagravere, also abullfighter, added that

Boy bullfighter, 12, is youngest inMexico ring

French-Mexican bullfighter MichelLagravere, 12, known as Michelito, is tossed bya bull after falling during a bullfight in the Plaza

de Toros Mexico bullring in Mexico City, on 6June, 2010. Lagravere, the youngest bullfighter

to perform in the Plaza de Toros Mexico,suffered bruising and was not seriously injured.

he was both fearful andproud watching his sonin the ring.

The boy told APTelevision News from astretcher that he was left“with a good taste inmy mouth” from hisappearance.

Malaysian wildlifeauthorities rescued twostarving pygmy elephantcalves on Borneo islandin the first known casesof the endangeredanimals beingapparently abandonedby their mothers, anofficial said Monday.

Plantation workersdiscovered a 2-year-oldfemale elephant stuck ina moat Friday, twoweeks after a 6-month-old female was found

Two abandoned baby pygmyelephants saved in Malaysia

A participant of the‘Wattoluempiade’ (mud-

olympics) celebrates afterwinning their soccer

match on the mudflats ofthe river Elbe in

Brunsbuettel nearHamburg on 6 June,

2010. About 400 athletestake part in the so-called‘Wattoluempiade’ (mudolympics) competing insoccer, volleyball, and

other events.

wandering in anotherplantation in Malaysia’seastern Sabah state, saidLaurentius Ambu,director of the statewildlife department.

The carcass of acritically endangered

Javan rhino hasbeen found in

Indonesia,conservationists have

said, bringing theworld’s scarcest

mammal one stepcloser to extinction.

Cambodia’s claimed“forest woman “ whowas disappeared on 25May has been found in

Cambodia’s disappeared “forest woman” founda toilet, a family memberof the woman said onMonday.

Rochom Kamphy,

28, a younger brotherof the “forest woman”,said that his sister whodisappeared fromhome on 25 May wasfound on Friday.

He said his sisterwas found by a villageat the bottom of a deephole, which was adisused well and nowconverted into a toilet,and her body wassoaked with excrementup to her chest.News Album

China’s climate heronames gorilla

Rwandan World Environment Day celebrations.XINHUA

J AKARTA, 7 June—Over 70 percent of over7 million mangroveforests across Indonesiahave been damaged,Forestry MinisterZulkipli Hassan saidhere Monday.

The minister quotedby Elshinta radio stationas saying that most ofthe forest have beenshifted for fish ponds.The minister also saidthat weak lawenforcement has alsocontributed on thedamage. IndonesianPresident SusiloBambang Yudhoyonopromised to conductconservation on the

Most of Indonesia’s mangroveforests suffer from damages

LIMA, 7 June—The 40th General Assembly ofthe Organization of American States (OAS) openedin Lima on Sunday, with topics on the agendacovering poverty reduction, disaster relief and charterimprovement. Peruvian President Alan Garcia andOAS General Secretary Jose Miguel Insulza openedthe three-day meeting, with the theme of “Peace,Security and Cooperation.” Thirty-three of the 35member states of the OAS, except Cuba andHonduras, sent representatives to the assembly.

Topics to be discussed are diverse, with theHaitian delegation expected to present measures totackle natural disasters. “We hope it to be a greatopportunity to review the measures and reachimportant agreement on the problem of naturaldisasters,” said Foreign Minister Marie Rey, whoheaded the Haitian delegation.—Xinhua

OAS General Assembly opens inLima with crowded agenda

forest to keep itssustainability at thearchipelago countrywith over 17,000islands. —Xinhua

TEHERAN, 7 June— The Iranian Army said it is to carry out extensivemilitary exercises in September, local satellite Press TV reported on Sunday.

According to the report, General Amir Pourdastan said the drills will bestaged in Iran’s southwestern Khouzestan Province and the western IlamProvince.

The practices are to showcase the country’s innovative military strategiesand skills while to test newly developed armaments built by the defenceindustries of the Iranian Army, such as the weaponry activated by compositelaunchers, Pourdastan was quoted as saying.

He said on Saturday that the maneuvers also aim to implement new militaryskills in a combat theatre with rough terrain.

Weaponry planned for use and testing during the drills include refurbishedand upgraded tanks utilizing laser systems, helicopters and pilotless aircraft,Press TV quoted Pourdastan as saying.—Xinhua

Iran’s Army to stage major ground drills

aiming at ensuring thefuture of Rwanda’smountain gorillas andbringing globalawareness to gorillasand their habitats.

Luo was named aClimate Hero by the UNEnvironment Programmein 2009. He has longdevoted himself toshooting naturalenvironments and wildanimals. Many of his worksare frequently auctionedfor charity with proceedsbenefiting environmentalcauses.

He established theLuo Hong EnvironmentFoundation in 2006 toeducate and reward youngpeople worldwide forenvironment protection.

Established in 1972and celebrated every on 5June , World EnvironmentDay is one of the principalvehicles through whichthe UN stimulatesworldwide awarenessof the environment.

Internet

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IndianBollywood

actressKareena

Kapoor poseswith a trophyafter winning

the best femaleactress awardat the Interna-tional Indian

Film Academy(IIFA) awardsin Colombo.

INTERNET

Sydney Opera House holds concert for canines

Smart clothes offeremotional aid

LONDON , 7 June — Smart clothes could soon behelping their wearers cope with the stresses of mod-ern life. The prototype garments monitor physiologi-cal states including temperature and heart rate. Theclothes are connected to a database that analyses thedata to work out a person’s emotional state.

Media, including songs, words and images, are thenpiped to the display and speakers in the clothes to calma wearer or offer support. Created as part of an artisticproject called Wearable Absence the clothes are madefrom textiles woven with different sorts of wirelesssensors. These can track a wide variety of tell-tale bio-logical markers including temperature, heart rate,breathing and galvanic skin response.— Internet

US transplant man drink-drivesNEW YORK , 7 June —A Buffalo man who received

a liver transplant in January has pleaded guilty todriving drunk when he hit a pedestrian less than threemonths later. Prosecutors say Gurninderjit Thandi’sblood-alcohol level was seven times over the legallimit. They say he hit a man, two parked cars and amoving vehicle.— Internet

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV JIAO CHENG VOY NO (103)Consignees of cargo carried on MV JIAO CHENG

VOY NO (103) are hereby notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 8.6.20 10 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.

Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Daynow declared as the third day after final discharge ofcargo from the Vessel.

No claims against this vessel will be admittedafter the Claims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S COSCO SHIPPING CO. LTDPhone No: 256916/256919/256921

Colourful spectacle: supporters cheer SouthAfrica at the new national football stadium,Soccer City, against Colombia last month.

INTERNET

Dogs and their owners gather on thesteps of the Sydney Opera House on5 June , for a world first ‘Music for

Dogs’ concert, the brainchild of NewYork performance artist Laurie

Anderson. Almost 1,000 dog-loverspacked onto the Opera House stepsand forecourt to treat their belovedpets to the free outdoor event, which

is part of the Vivid LIVE artsfestival.— INTERNET

Peru policerecover bodyof freeskier LIMA, 7 June — Peru-

vian mountain rescue po-lice brought the body ofacclaimed freeskier ArneBackstrom down off5,752-metre (18,780-foot)Pisco mountain on Satur-day, two days after he diedin a high-altitude fall.

Recovering Back-strom’s body from the re-mote peak in the CordilleraBlanca range was delayeda day because rescuers firsthad to remove a local guidewho broke his leg in the op-eration, said officer TavelArellano of the Peruviannational police’s HighMountain Rescue unit.

Internet

SYDNEY, 7 June — Hundreds of dogsand their owners have descended onthe Sydney Opera House for a con-cert specifically for canines.Organizers say the event, the work ofAmerican musician and artist LaurieAnderson, is the first of its kind.

Ms Anderson called it “an inter-spe-cies social gathering on a scale neverseen before in Australia”. It featuredthe cries of whales and high-pitchedelectronic sounds inaudible to humanears, accompanied by a bass guitarand violin.

For an hour or so Australia’s mostrecognizable building became a giantkennel. The sounds sent some agitatedpets into a frenzy, while others seemedrather bemused. “Most dogs are finewith it but we had to move away be-cause he was getting a little bit freakedout by the whale noises,” said one dogowner. — Internet

Christie’s specialist in Modern andContemporary Indian Art Farah Rahim

Ismail poses for photographs withIndian artists Soren Pors and Aparna

Rao’s sculpture ‘The Uncle Phone’ at theauction house’s premises in London, on

4 June, 2010. The piece, which isestimated to fetch 6,000 to 8,000 pounds(US$8,800 to 11,700 and euro7,200 to9,600), is an actual working phone andwill feature in the auction house’s South

Asian Modern andContemporary Art sale in London

on 10 June. — INTERNET

Three killed after car crashes intotoll plaza in Malaysia

BUTTER WORTH, 7 June—A car heading north of Malaysiacrashed into a toll plaza in the northern state of Penang, killingthree people.

The accident took place at about 2.15 am here at the SungaiDua Toll Plaza located in the North-South Expressway of Malaysiawhen it was raining.

Two men in the front seats and a woman on the rear wereburnt to death as the car burst into flame after the collision.

Eye-witnesses said that the fire had flared for 20 minutes.The cause of the accident was being investigated.North-South Expressway is the longest expressway in

Malaysia with a total length of 966 kilometers, running from thenorth to the south of peninsula Malaysia.—Xinhua

J OHANNESBURG, 7 June—Junaid Mashamaiteknows what it is like to lift a trophy atJohannesburg’s Soccer City stadium, where theWorld Cup final will be played on 11 July. Lastmonth, in the first match to be played at thereconstructed venue, he captained Bidvest Wits toa 3-0 cup final victory over AmaZulu.

Some claimed it was a letdown for two teamsfrom the lower half of the Premier Soccer League(PSL) to be the first to step on to the turf of SouthAfrica’s new national football stadium. But BidvestWits, who claimed their first silverware since the1990s, have a small but significant place in SouthAfrican football history.

The club is unusual in that it grew out of Johan-nesburg’s University of the Witwatersrand, or“Wits” for short, and its ground is still on thecampus, helping to explain why the team are knownas the “Clever Boys”. What makes them unique,though, is that they are the only team in today’stop flight that used to play in the white professionalleague during the apartheid era.

While formerly all-black clubs such as OrlandoPirates and Moroka Swallows are still going strong,teams who once dominated the white National Foot-ball League, such as Arcadia Shepherds, DurbanUnited and Cape Town City, are no more. Footballin South Africa has always been first and foremostthe sport of the black majority.— Internet

Soccer City can be a pot ofgold at end of the rainbow

A girl flies a kite during the Children’s Kite Festival inBurlington, Canada, on 6 June, 2010.—XINHUA

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Landslides, flooding kill 53 in southernChina

BEIJING, 7 June— Anews report says thedeath toll from floodingand rain-triggeredlandslides in southernChina has climbed to 53after the bodies of allmissing people wererecovered.

The official XinhuaNews Agency says threedays of heavy rain thatbegan on 31 May

destroyed 11,000homes and forced theevacuation of 200,000people. It cites theGuangxi regional floodcontrol office as sayingflooding and landslidesaffected 42 counties innine cities.

Meteorologists areexpecting more heavyrain in the regionthrough on Thursday.

China’s rainyseason, which beganlast month, follows theworst drought in acentury for southernChina’s Yunnan,Guizhou and Guangxiregions. It left millionswithout drinking waterand 12 million acres(about 5 millionhectares) barren sincelast year.—Internet

In this 2 June, 2010,photo released by

China’s Xinhua newsagency, a man looks atthe interior of a vehiclestranded in floodwaters

in Yao EthnicAutonomous County ofDu’an in south China’s

Guangxi ZhuangAutonomous Region.

INTERNET

S Korea to undertake final launchrehearsal for space rocket

SEOUL, 7 June—South Korea willundertake a final launchrehearsal for itsdomestically assembledsatellite-carrying rocketon Tuesday, theMinistry of Education,Science andTechnology said in aPress release.

The Korea SpaceLaunch Vehicle-1(KSLV-1), also calledNaro-1, is scheduled toblast off on Wednesdayif weather conditionsare ideal.

The rocket wasmoved from the rocketassembly building atthe Naro Space Cent re

to the launch padearl ier Monday inpreparat ion forWednesday’s launch.

Meanwhile, June19 has been set as abackup launching datein case the launch ispostponed by weatheror other circum -stances. —Xinhua

Bangladesh gov’t to demolish risky buildings,chemical godowns in capital

DHAKA, 7 June—TheBangladeshi govern-ment has decided todemolish unaut-horizedand risky buildings inthe capital and removeall unauthorizedchemical godowns fromthe old part of it.

Food and DisasterManagement MinisterMA Razzaque said afteran inter-ministerialmeeting on “disastermanagement” held in the

ministry on Sunday,leading English news-paper The Independentreported on Monday.

The recent deva-stating fire, collapsed andc r a c k s - d e v e l o p e dbuildings came up fordiscussions at themeeting.

The meeting hasdecided to constitute twotask forces for detectingunauthorized buildingsand chemical godowns

in the capital, he said.A task force will

check the city’s high risebuildings and theirdesign to ascertainwhether they wereconstructed as per designor not and also to detectthe unauthorizedbuildings across the city.Water reservoir will bebuilt beside the playgrounds and at openspaces in the capital.

Xinhua

15 injured infans

stampedeJOHANNESBURG , 7

June—15 people wereinjured as thousands ofsoccer fans stampededoutside a stadium onSunday before a WorldCup warmup matchbetween Nigeria andDPR Korea in SouthAfrica.

Several fans couldbe seen falling under therush of people, manywearing Nigeria jerseys.The Makhulong Stadiumin the Johannesburgsuburb seats about12,000 fans.Onepoliceman was seriouslyhurt.

Xinhua

Kids in traditional 19th

century Hungariancavalry uniforms

compete while ridingtheir ponies during the

final day of the 3rdNational Gallop heldon Heroes’ Square inBudapest, capital of

Hungary, on 6 June,2010. The eventattracts several

thousands of visitorseach year.

XINHUA

People visit a flea market in Bucharest, Romania, on 6 June, 2010.XINHUA

Saudi police arrest 125 suspected drug traffickersRIYADH , 7 June—Saudi police have arrested 125 people in connection with

drug trafficking activities in several crackdowns across the kingdom in thepast two months, the kingdom’ s Interior Ministry said on Sunday.

The detainees included 76 locals, 16 Yemenis, nine from Pakistan, fourfrom Syria, four from Iraq, three from Sudan, three from Egypt, three fromTurkey, two from Oman, and one from Kuwait, Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia andBengal each, the ministry said in a statement carried by state-run SPA newsagency.

Xinhua

Russia, US to negotiate on polarbear hunt

MOSCOW, 7 June—Russia and the United Stateswere to initiate a joint commission on polar bear huntin the second half of June, local media reported onSunday.

The joint commission was tasked to regulate thequota on white bear hunt in the Arctic territories ofAlaska.

“In a week we will hold the session to set thequota for hunt for this animal,” the RIA Novostinews agency quoted Vladimir Krever, coordinatorfor the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) of Russia, assaying.

Moscow and Washington have signed anagreement, allowing the indigenous citizens ofAlaska and Chukotka to hunt for polar bears, sinceit represents a kind of traditional industry.

So far the position of Russia on the issueremained unclear, said the coordinator.

The commission was established to monitor theimplementation of the bilateral agreement on theprotection and usage of the Chukotka-Alaska whitebear population, which came into force in 2007.

Xinhua

A worker cleans the oil washed ashore from theBP Deepwater Horizon spill at the beach of GulfShores, southern Alabama, the United States, on

6 June, 2010.—INTERNET

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Japan say they have nothing to lose at World Cup

Rose rallies to win the Memorial

A police officer looks at the buswaiting for the arrival of Japan’s

national team. —INTERNET

GEORGE, 7 June– Underdogs Japanland in their World Cup base camp ofGeorge Sunday, in optimistic mood de-spite four straight international defeatsin the run-up to the big tournament.

“You may think we’re going to losethree straight (group) matches, don’tyou?,” Japan and CSKA Moscow ris-ing star Keisuke Honda asked Japanesemedia before the squad left their SwissAlpine training camp of Saas-Fee.

“If we play bearing in mind wehave nothing to lose, it would do usgood,” added Honda, who turns 24 onthe eve of Japan’s Group E openeragainst Cameroon on 14 June inBloemfontein, followed by clasheswith the Netherlands and Denmark.

The former Asian champions lost 2-

Nadal regains French Opencrown and No 1 spot

Nigeria outplay N Korea in World Cupsparring session

Nigeria’s player Yakubu Aiyegbeni (L)fights for the ball with North Korea’splayer Mun In-guk (R) during their

international friendly football.—INTERNET

PRETORIA, 7 June — Nigeria delivereda World Cup boost to thousands of sup-porters here on Sunday with a 3-1 tri-umph over fellow qualifiers North Ko-rea in a warm-up marred by injuries to16 people.

The stampede victims included twopolice officers, who tried to preventticketless fans forcing their way into aground being used as a training base bythe 2000-1 outsiders from the far East.

A ‘ Super Eagles’ squad that battledjust to qualify for South Africa face adifficult Group B debut on 12 Juneagainst Argentina and drab draws lastmonth with Saudi Arabia and Colombiadeflated morale.

But they always had the measure ofthe busy but largely toothless Koreansat Makhulong Stadium in this sprawl-

ing township north-east of Johannesburgafter Everton striker Yakubu Aigeybeniscored on 16 minutes.—Internet

Cotto back on top afterYankee Stadium brawl

NEW YORK, 7 June — Every time thatMiguel Cotto was asked whether he wasfinished, so many savage fights havingtaken their toll, he would answer simplythat his training was going well and he wasready to step back into the ring.

He may have been avoiding an uncom-fortable question, but after an emphaticvictory over Yuri Foreman on Saturdaynight, Cotto may have just been telling thetruth.

“We worked on a lot of things we didtonight, and I think everything showed,”Cotto said in the bowels of YankeeStadium, with his Hall of Fame trainerEmmanuel Steward looking on. “It’s likeEmmanuel said right after the end of thefight, ‘You’re back. Miguel Cotto isback.’”.—Internet

Miguel Cotto, of Puerto Rico landsa right on Yuri Foreman during thesixth round of a WBA light middle-

weight title match.—INTERNET

Justin Rose, of England, hitsfrom the sand on the par-3 fourthhole during the final round of The

Memorial golf tournament atMuirfield Village Golf Club on

Sunday.—INTERNET

S P O R T S

0 in a warm-up against Ivory Coast inSion on Friday. They had earlier lost 3-0 to a third-string Serbia and South Ko-rea 2-0, both at home, and 2-1 to Eng-land a week ago in Graz, Austria.

Internet

Spain’s Rafael Nadalposes with his trophy

after he defeatedSweden’s Robin

Soderling at the endof their men’s final

match in the FrenchOpen.—INTERNET

PARIS, 7 June —Rafael Nadal recapturedthe French Open crownon Sunday, gaining re-venge over RobinSoderling with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 win and, in so do-ing, he also retook theworld number one spotfrom Roger Federer.

Nadal was simply toopowerful on clay for theSwede who 12 monthsago ended the Spaniard’s31-match, four titles winstreak in Paris in stunningfashion with a four sets,

fourth round triumph. Thewin, Nadal’s fifth heresince 2005, put him sec-ond on the all-time list ofFrench Open winners, onebehind Bjorn Borg whoselast title here came in 1981.He is now 38-1 in matchesplayed at Roland Garros.

It was also the secondtime he had won theFrench Open title withoutdropping a set, havingfirst achieved that feat in2008.—Internet

Film star ref Webb happy forplayers to steal show

Top referee - andformer movie star -

Howard Webb.INTERNET

PRETORIA, 7 June — Top referee — andformer movie star — Howard Webb ad-mits he will be happy to let the world’stop players steal the limelight when he of-ficiates the Spain versus Switzerland clashat the World Cup.

The 38-year-old from Rotherham,south Yorkshire, has been a FIFA-listedreferee since 2005 and the former police-man regularly keeps law and orderamongst the top stars of England’s Pre-mier League.

Webb will referee Euro 2008 winnersSpain in the Group H match against theSwiss in Durban on June 16 and he ad-mits there is some relief that there will beno cameras watching his every move, asthere were two years ago.—Internet

DUBLIN, 7 June — JustinRose joined the English revivalin golf on Sunday, rallying froma four-shot deficit to win theMemorial with a flawless finalround for his first victory inseven years on the PGA Tour.

It was the second straightyear the Memorial winner camefrom four shots behind. TigerWoods did it a year ago, and the29-year-old Rose was equallyimpressive. He played bogey-free at Muirfield Village for a 6-under 66 and a three-shotvictory over Rickie Fowler.

Rose tapped in for par, thrusthis fist in the air and slammed itdown, a moment long overdue.

Even his 1-year-old son Leo ap-proved. As Rose held him aloftin his arms, the infant clappedhis hands.—Internet

Robben to be given more timeafter injury deemed less serious

Dutch winger ArjenRobben, pictured in May2010, will be given more

time to recover from ahamstring injury.

INTERNET

THE H AGUE, 7 June –Dutch winger ArjenRobben will be given moretime to recover from ahamstring injury by coachBert van Marwijk it was an-nounced on Sunday by the

Dutch Football Federation(KNVB).

Robben injured his lefthamstring in the 87thminute of the Netherlands’6-1 friendly win over Hun-gary in Amsterdam onSaturday, having earlierscored two goals in a 40-minute second-half cameo.

The Bayern Munich star- named Bundesliga playerof the season - underwentmedical examinations onSunday in Rotterdam and itwas deemed that the injurywas not as serious as firstfeared and he would be go-ing out later this week to joinup with the rest of thesquad.—Internet

Another World Cup injury scare as Forlan hurtUruguayan

national team’sfootballer Diego

Forlan atCentenario

Stadiumin Montevideo.

INTERNET

JOHANNESBURG, 7 June – World Cup injury scares continuedSunday when crack Uruguay striker Diego Forlan appeared toinjure his left foot during training.

England defender and captain Rio Ferdinand and midfieldersMichael Ballack from Germany and Michael Essien of Ghanahave been ruled out of the month-long tournament that kicks off11 June in South Africa.

And there have been scares over Ivory Coast talisman DidierDrogba and Netherlands midfielder Arjen Robben as the 32 chal-lengers apply finishing touches to preparations.—Internet

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B EIJING, 7 June— Beijingers have the longestcommutes of any city dwellers in China, spendingan average of one hour to and from work, accordingto a study released on Saturday.

Academicians warned that the lengthytransportation times in many cities showed that the“development of traffic systems is lagging behindurbanization”.Calculations by the ChineseAcademy of Sciences found that Beijing tops 50major cities in commuting times - 52 minutes onaverage.

Internet

Commuters fight for space on a packed Beijingsubway. Beijing citizens have the longest

commutes in China.INTERNET

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

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

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

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

12th Waning of Nayon 1372 ME Tuesday, 8 June, 2010

NAY PYI TAW, 7 June—Prime Minister of theUnion of Myanmar U Thein Sein attended the openingceremony of the 19th World Economic Forum onEast Asia at Plenary Hall of Inter Continental AsianaSaigon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City of the SocialistRepublic of Vietnam at 9.15 am yesterday.

The Prime Minister left Sheraton SaigonHotel in a motorcade and arrived at Inter ContinentalAsiana Saigon Hotel at 8.50 am.

Also present on the occasion were PrimeMinister of Vietnam Mr Nguyen Tan Dung, PrimeMinister of Cambodia Samdech Hun Sen, PrimeMinister of Lao People’s Democratic RepublicMr Bouasone Bouphavanh, President of TradeRepresentatives of Thailand Mr KiatSittheeamorn, Vice-Chair person of NationalCommittee of the Chinese People’s Political Con-sultative Conference Ms Wang Zhizhen of thePeople’s Republic of China, Executive Chairmanof World Economic Forum Dr Klaus Schwab,Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win, Ministerfor National Planning and Economic Develop-ment U Soe Tha, Myanmar Ambassador to Viet-nam U Khin Maung Soe and guests.

(See page 10)

Talent of Asia’s future youths are to bedeveloped to become knowledge workers

with innovation, creativity in knowledge ageMyanmar to closely cooperate with other countries in the region in

implementing regional development projects and programmes, globalmatters

Prime Minister U Thein Sein makes a speech at the opening ceremony of 19th World Economic Forum onEast Asia at Plenary Hall of Inter Continental Asiana Saigon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.—MNA

Prime Minister U Thein Sein attends 19th World Economic Forum on East Asia

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