Nabbanasacchikiriya ca, to realize the Nirvana; this is the way ......resources along with...

Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan.

Volume XV, Number 290 9th Waning of Pyatho 1369 ME Thursday, 31 January, 2008

Established 1914

Nabbanasacchikiriya ca, to realize the Nirvana; this is the way to auspiciousness.

Prime Minister General Thein Sein delivers an address at opening of6th annual meeting of Myanmar Academy of Agriculture, Forestry,

Livestock and Fishery Sciences. — MNA

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

* Proper evolution of the market-orientedeconomic system

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

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality of theentire nation

* Uplift of national prestige and integrityand preservation and safeguarding of cul-tural heritage and national character

* 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 Con-

stitution* Building of a new modern developed nation

in accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives

Four social objectives

Four political objectives

NAY PYI TAW, 30Jan—The opening of thesixth annual meeting ofthe Myanmar Academy ofAgriculture, Forestry,Livestock and FisherySciences took place at the

Experts to play an active role in varioussectors to be able to apply education

and technology effectivelyMyanmar Academy of Agriculture,

Forestry, Livestock and FisherySciences holds sixth annual meeting

Ministry of Agricultureand Irrigation here thismorning, with an addressby Prime Minister Gen-eral Thein Sein.

Also present on theoccasion were ministers,

departmental heads, thepresident and vice-presi-dent of the academy,members of the executivecommittee, experts andguests.

The Prime Minister in

his speech said that thenation is rich in naturalresources along with agri-culture, forestry, livestockand fishery resources. Thegovernment is conservingthem for national devel-opment. In this regard, therole of experts is very im-portant.

Now, the world hasseen rapid advancementsin the fields of educationand technology. It is re-quired of local experts toplay an active role in vari-ous sectors to be able toapply education and tech-nology effectively in or-der that the nation is ableto catch up with the im-provements of other coun-tries. Today, informationtechnology and bio-tech-nology are advancing rap-idly, and it is crucial to (See page 9)

Today, information tech-nology and bio-technology areadvancing rapidly, and it iscrucial to apply bio-technol-ogy beneficially without sac-rificing the interests of hu-man beings.

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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 DesireThursday, 31 January, 2008

Grow more marketabletea and perennial crops

Myanmar people usually serve tea, acommon food, on various occasions. Plaintea and pickled tea are also used and thepractice of eating pickled tea is one of thecenturies-old Myanmar traditions.

Drinking green tea is good for health.Tea is grown in Shan and Chin States.Concerted efforts are being made to createChin State as a tea-growing region. Tea likescool climate and it is grown on hill regions.Tender tea leaves are picked during the periodfrom March and April to September. Theyare picked once a week in low lands and oncein two weeks in hill regions.

High yield tea produces 1,700 viss of freshtea leaves and 450 viss of dried tea per acre.

Tea cultivation acreage in the countryincreases every year and export of tea hasbecome a good foreign exchange earningbusiness.

Farmers are urged to grow moremarketable tea with high quality and otherperennial crops with the use of moderncultivation methods through extendedcultivation.

Maj-Gen Tha Aye on tour of Myeik

NAY PYI TAW, 30 Jan— Maj-Gen Tha Aye ofthe Ministry of Defence,accompanied by Chairmanof Taninthayi DivisionPeace and DevelopmentCouncil Commander ofCoastal Region CommandMaj-Gen Khin Zaw Oo anddepartmental officials,donated cash to the fundsof Maha TheikdizayaPagoda on Sandawady Hillin Myeik on 28 January.

At the meeting hall ofCoastal Region Command,

Maj-Gen Tha Aye metdepartmental officials andgave instructions onregional development.

Taninthayi Divisionhas grown 443,902 acresof paddy in 2007-08 andproduced 66.80 basketsrice per acre. In 2008-09,the plan will beimplemented to extendcultivation of monsoonpaddy. In addition, thedivision has put 24,448acres of land under summerpaddy against the target of

40,000 acres. Furthermore,the division has set the planon growing of oil palm tomeet the target of 500,000acres and rubber againstthe target of 200,000 acres.Efforts are being made forexporting more marineproducts. Furthermore, closesupervision is being madefor giving priority to themaintenance of Yangon-Dawei-Kawthoung UnionHighway.

Maj-Gen Tha Aye, thecommander and party

viewed computer lab,computer aided (audio)rooms at Myeik Universityand installation ofcomputers donated byTaninthayi Division PDC.

They visited theuniversity and viewedgreening tasks on thecampus of the university.

A total of 2,534 daystudents and 2,606distance students areattending 13 subjects atthe university.

MNA

Ulsan University of ROK beatCommerce 4-1 in soccer friendly

YANGON, 30 Jan — TheMyanmar-Korea friendlyfootball match took placeat Youth Training Centre(Thuwunna), here, thisafternoon.

First, Chairman ofMyanmar OlympicCommittee Minister forSports Brig-Gen Thura AyeMyint, Ambassador of theRepublic of Korea Mr ParkKey Chong, Director-General U Thaung Htaik ofSports and PhysicalEducation Department,

President U Zaw Zaw ofMyanmar FootballFederation, Director-General Mr Seung HwanKo of Korean FootballFederation, Leader of theUlsan University FootballTeam Mr Um Sing-Ho andLeader of Commerce teamU Ni Paul greetedfootballers of both teams.

After exchangingcommemorative banners,the players of both teamshad documentary phototaken.

In the friendly match,Ulsan University team beatCommerce 4-1.

Among the spectatorswere Chairperson ofCentral Committee forMyanmar Women’s SportsFederation Daw Aye Aye,executives of MFF andguests.

The second friendlymatch between Kanbawzaand Ulsan University willbe held at the same venueon 1 February afternoon.

MNA

Maj-Gen Tha Aye of Ministry of Defence inspects Myeik University. — MNA

Defenders of Commerce Team fight for a ball with a striker of UlsanUniversity team. — NLM

Minister meets FAOResident Representative

NAY PYI TAW, 30 Jan— Minister for Livestockand Fisheries Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein metResident Representative of FAO Mr Tang Zhengpingat the Ministry, here, yesterday and held discussions onthe development of livestock and fisheries sector inMyanmar.

Next, Director-General U Maung Maung Nyuntof Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department andMr Tang Zhengping signed MoU on milch cow farmingproject and exchanged the notes.

Present also at the call were departmentalheads and officials. — MNA

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Hamas rejects EU observers’return to Rafah crossing

GAZA, 30 Jan—AHamas spokesman onMonday rejected thereturn of the EuropeanUnion observers to helpmonitor Rafah crossingon the borders betweenthe Gaza Strip and Egypt.

Upon a US-brokereddeal in November 2005,Israel agreed to allow thePalestinian NationalAuthority (PNA) to runthe crossing in thepresence of European

Union observers.Fawzi Barhoum,

Hamas spokesmanin Gaza, said in astatement that theagreement, whichallowed the Europeans tomonitor Rafah crossing,was reached betweenIsrael and the PNA in2005 and it has expired.

“This agreement wasonly for one year, and ithas already expired. Whatwe want is to have a

crossing run only by thePalestinians and Egyptwithout the interventionof anybody,” saidBarhoum.

“The expired agree-ment to operate Rafahcrossing led to moresuffering and more siege,therefore we want tooperate Rafah crossingwithout new suffering anda new siege,” saidBarhoum.

MNA/Xinhua

Russian trainingwarplane crashes,

killing oneMOSCOW, 30 Jan—A

Russian military trainingaircraft crashed in theVolgograd Region ofsouthern Russia onMonday, killing the pilot,Interfax news agencyreported, citing an AirForce spokesman.

The pilot and a traineeejected from the L-39plane but the pilot laterdied from his injuries,Interfax quoted thespokesman as saying.

MNA/Reuters

Thai King endorses Samakas new PM

McCain, Romney battle intight Republican race

MIAMI, 29 Jan—Senator John McCainand former Massachusetts Governor MittRomney on Sunday jostled fordominance in a tightening race for theRepublican presidential nomination thatcould hinge on competing messages onthe Iraq war and the flagging USeconomy.

Florida will be a crucial test of whichof those issues will resonate with theRepublican Party, whose core voters area major force among the 1.5 millionpeople expected to turn out for the state'sprimary on Tuesday.

McCain and Romney split the last threecontests —McCain won South Carolinaand Romney won Michigan and scarcely

contested Nevada. A new Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll showed the twodeadlocked at 30 per cent each in Florida.The winner could gain powerfulmomentum heading into “Sper Tuesday”on 5 February when more than 20 statesvote in a blitz of primaries that couldanoint a Republican front-runner to contestNovember’s election to succeed PresidentGeorge W Bush. McCain and Romneyfought for control of Florida’s airwaves,holding rallies and tightly scripted newsconferences across the nation’s fourth-biggest state. — MNA/Reuters

US Republican presidentialcandidate Senator John McCain

Republican presidential candidateMitt Romney

BANGKOK, 30 Jan—TheKing of Thailand endorsedleader of People PowerParty (PPP) SamakSundaravej as Thailand’s25th Prime Minister, PPPspokesman KudepSaikrachang said onTuesday.

The royal endorsementcame after House ofRepresentatives electedthe former Bangkokgovernor on Monday tolead the new governmentby 310 to 163 votes.

Samak easily beatDemocrat Party leaderAbhisit Vejjajiva, whowas proposed as a can-didate by the Democrats,the only opposition party.

Kudep said that partymembers will con-gratulate Samak at his

I N T E R N A T I O N A L N E W S

People Power Party leader, Samak Sundaravejspeaks during a press conference at his house in

Bangkok.—INTERNET

residence on Tuesdayafternoon.

Earlier, Samak vowedto name his new Cabinetonce the King endorseshim as the country’s nextprime minister.

“From now on, I havemany more responsi-

bilities on my shoulders.It won’t be fun but I haveto accept them,” saidSamak.

Samak said that theCabinet lineup could becompleted before 7February.

MNA/Xinhua

Somalia blast kills 4 including 2 aid workersKISMAYU (Somalia), 30 Jan — Two

Somalis and two foreign aid workersfrom the Dutch arm of Medecins SansFrontieres were killed by a roadsidebomb on Monday near the southernSomali port of Kismayu, Witnessessaid.

“A roadside bomb blast targeted anMSF-Holland car, killing twoforeigners, one Kenyan and the other aWhite man, and a Somali driver and aSomali journalist who was passing byon the road,” witness Hussein Abdi toldReuters.

A Reuters reporter saw the bodiesin the vehicle.

MSF-Holland could not be im-mediately reached for comment.

Kismayu, a strategic port, is underthe control of the local clan, notSomalia’s interim government.

The government is engaged infighting a year-long insurgency led byIslamist militants in the capitalMogadishu, where it and its Ethiopianallies are frequently targets of roadsidebombs and ambushes.

MNA/Reuters

China sends in Army to battle snow chaosBEIJING, 30 Jan — China dispatched the Army Wednesday to

help millions of people stranded by snowstorms that have causedtransport gridlock, crippled power distribution and left manytowns and villages short on supplies.

At least 460,000 troops fromthe People’s Liberation Army andparamilitary forces fanned outacross parts of China wheredozens of people have died amidthe worst storms in 50 years, thegovernment said.

“The People’s LiberationArmy has ordered its troops to goall out to help those battling theheavy snow in the southern partof the country,” the state-runChina Daily newspaper said.

“The troops were ordered to

give whatever assistance localgovernments required.”

China is intensifying itsefforts to deal with the punishingweather, which has caused chaoson the roads and railways just asmillions of people swamp thetransport system for the annualLunar New Year holiday. Statenews agency Xinhua said Chinawas waging “all-out war” asweather forecasters predictedmore blizzards and icy conditionsinto next week.—Internet

People and vehicles make their way amid snowfall in Nanjing,Jiangsu. Brutal winter weather across China on Monday

stranded hundreds of thousands of people and choked energyflows, claiming a rising human and economic toll that

pummelled local stock prices ahead of Chinese New Year.INTERNET

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ANKARA, 29 Jan —Nine people were killedand at least 14 injuredwhen a train left the trackon Sunday in westernTurkey, the state Anatoliannews agency said.

The accident occurredin the early hours betweenthe towns of Kutahya andAfyon, about 200 kilo-meters (120 miles) south-west of the capital, Ankara.

Turkish televisionshowed five of the train’s21 coaches lying on theirside next to the track asrescue teams combed thewreckage.

The train, the Pamuk-kale Express, had beentravelling from Istanbul tothe western city of Denizliwith more than 400 peopleon board.

Five of the injured werein a serious condition,Anatolian said.

Crashes are not uncom-mon on Turkey’s ageingrail network.

In Thirty nine peoplewere killed in 2004 whena high-speed train betweenAnkara and Istanbul jum-ped the tracks.

MNA/Reuters

NAIVASHA (Kenya), 29 Jan— Ethnic clashes killedat least 19 people in Kenya’s Rift Valley on Sunday asformer UN chief Kofi Annan met opposition leaderRaila Odinga to try to resolve a month-long crisis thathas claimed 750 lives.

A Reuters reporter in Naivasha counted ten bodies,six burnt and four hacked to death as mem-bers ofPresident Mwai Kibaki’s Kikuyu tribe fou-ght runningbattles with Luos and Kalenjins who back his rivalRaila Odi-nga.

Two truckloads of soldiers were deployed as smokepoured from torched homes and cars. Barricadesblocked Kenya’s main western highway outside thetown and police turned back vehicles heading towardsthe area.

The violence threatens to undermine mediation byAnnan, who called on both feuding parties on Sundayto name four officials for further talks after he helddiscussions with Odinga.

MNA/Reuters

Annan meets Odinga,Kenya clashes kill 19

Nine deadin Turkish

trainderailment

Protesters shout

behind a policeman

after they blocked the

country’s main

highway in Kikuyu

village, near Nairobi

on 30 Jan, 2008.

XINHUA

Iran says Bush speechcontained nothing new

TEHERAN, 30 Jan —Iran said on Tuesday therewas nothing new in aspeech by US PresidentGeorge W. Bush in whichhe told the IslamicRepublic to halt sensitivenuclear work sonegotiations between thetwo sides could start.

In his final State ofthe Union address onMonday, Bush renewedthe call for Iran to stopenriching uranium thatcan be used for nuclearweapons. Washington,which has not haddiplomatic ties with Iransince 1980, says it willonly hold talks ifenrichment is halted.

Teheran has refusedto stop its atomic activitiesinsisting that it has no

intention of buildingnuclear weapons andonly wants thetechnology to make fuelfor atomic power plants.

"We, like theAmerican people, heardthe repetitious speech ofBush which lacked anynew points," ForeignMinistry spokesmanMohammad Ali Hosseinisaid in a statement carriedby the official IRNA

news agency and otherIranian media.

"After two termshave now past, (Bush)hasn' t had anyconsiderable achi-evements in thedomestic and inter-national arena and it isunlikely that he will beable to cover his failurethrough divert ingattention," Hosseinisaid.—MNA/Reuters

Police, insurgent killed infire exchange in Thailand

BANGKOK, 30 Jan — A police officer and asuspected insurgent were killed in a clash earlyTuesday in Thailand's southernmost Yala Province,police said.

The clash took place as security forcessurrounded a house in Yala's Bannang Sata Districtwhere insurgents believed hiding.

The insurgents and security forces exchangedfire for about five minutes, before the militants fledthe scene, leaving a dead insurgent behind.

The 27-year-old militant was on an arrestwarrant in relation to a raid on a police station twoyears ago. — MNA/Xinhua

Missile kills 10 in N-W Pakistan BANNU (Pakistan), 30 Jan — A missile strike on

a house in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on theAfghan border killed 10 suspected militants, four ofthem foreigners, security officials said on Tuesday.

Violence has intensified in northwesternPakistan in recent weeks with militants attackingsecurity forces, who have mounted counter-attacksin response. Most of the fighting has been in SouthWaziristan, which also lies along the Afghan border.

Two intelligence officials who declined to beidentified and residents of the area said a missile hitthe house in Torkhali Village, near the town of MirAli, late on Monday. — MNA/Reuters

Pakistani soldiers on patrol in Darra Adam Khel inNorth West frontier Province, 28 January 2008. At

least 12 people were killed in a suspected missile strikein Pakistan's troubled tribal region of North

Waziristan, bordering Afghanistan, local officials saidon Tuesday. —INTERNET

Portuguese “F-16” fighterplane crashes

Kenyan mily choppersopen fire above crowd

NAIVASHA (Kenya), 30 Jan — Two Kenyanmilitary helicopters opened fired on Tuesday above acrowd threatening members of the Luo tribe shelteringat a police post in the Rift Valley town of Naivasha,a Reuters reporter said.

"The helicopters are dive-bombing the crowd andfiring their guns," Reuters reporter David Lewis saidfrom the scene, as the machine guns thundered outwhat police said were rubber bullets.

The helicopters dived down towards a crowd ofmore than 600 people brandishing machetes and clubsthree or four times as two police trucks prepared toevacuate the displaced Luos to safety. —MNA/Reuters

LISBON, 30 Jan — APortuguese Air Force F-16 fighter plane wascompletely destroyed in aMonday crash, althoughits pilot escaped in anejector seat and parachutedto safety.

The US made aircraftcrash-landed at 13:40 localtime (13:40 GMT) closeto Monte Real Air Base,

close to Leiria, a city 67kilometres north ofPortuguese capital Lisbon.Authorities at the base didnot say why the aircrafthad crashed. The NationalGuard has closed roads thatled to the crash site.Military authorities saidthere were no victims onthe ground.

MNA/Xinhua

Azerbaijanair force jetcrashes in

Caspian Sea BAKU, 30 Jan — A

MiG-29 fromAzerbaijan’s Air Forcecrashed into the CaspianSea on Tuesday during aroutine training mission,killing both crewmembers, a Ministry ofDefence spokesman said.

The military jet wentdown in the sea near thevillage of Shurabad northof Baku, the spokesmansaid, adding that arecovery operation wasunderway to locate thetelemetric recordingdevices on board.

MNA/Reuters

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Vehicles are stuck in a traffic jam along a majorthoroughfare in the central business district of

Beijing on 29 Jan, 2008.—INTERNET

PHNOM PENH, 29 Jan—Cambodian PrimeMinister Hun Sen said onMonday that his countrywas planning to purchasemore electricity fromVietnam to meet its everrising demand. “I reque-sted the Vietnamese sideto supply Cambodia withmore electricity,” he tolda school opening cere-mony in Svay RiengProvince neighbouringVietnam. The proposalwas made during his visit

BEIJING, 29 Jan —Nokia saw mobile phonesales soar 38.6 per centyear on year to 70.7 mil-lion units in China lastyear, according to itsquarterly report releasedon its official website.

The Finnish telecomsgiant attributed the surgeto its widespread distri-bution channels, variousproducts and a strongposition in the country’slow-end market.

In 2007, China re-mained Nokia’s singlelargest market in terms ofsales revenues, followedby India and Germany,said the report withoutgiving further details.

Since 2006, the world’slargest mobile phonemaker started enteringChina’s huge rural marketand its sales jumped 39per cent to 6.9 billiondollars in 2006, as it sold51 million mobile phones.

MNA/Xinhua

HANOI, 29 Jan — Vietnamese rice exporters haveinked contracts on shipping a total of 700,000 tons ofrice abroad since the beginning of this year, accordingto local newspaper Saigon Liberation on Monday.

Export prices of Vietnamese rice will remain highthis year: over 320 US dollars per ton of 25-per-centbroken rice and some 340 dollars per ton of 5-per-centbroken rice, the newspaper quoted the country’sMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development asreporting.

Vietnam, the world’s second biggest rice exporterafter Thailand, exported 4.5 million tons of rice worthnearly 1.5 billion dollars, mainly to the Philippines,Malaysia, Cuba, Indonesia and Japan, in 2007, down3.1 per cent in volume but up 13. 9 per cent in valueagainst 2006, according to the country’s GeneralStatistics Office. Vietnam had a total rice-growingarea of 7.2 million hectares which churned out nearly35.9 million tons of paddy rice in 2007, down 1.7 percent in acreage but up 0.1 per cent in output against2006, said the office. — MNA/Xinhua

DHAKA, 29 Jan — Saleof new cars declined toits lowest level in a decadelast year with the luxuryones dropping by 80 percent, leading newspaper

Vietnam to export700,000 tons of rice

New car sale lowest in decadein Bangladesh

The Financial Expressreported Monday.

“Last year was theworst in a decade,”Bangladesh AutomobileDealers Association

(BADA) President MSalahuddin was quotedby the English-languagenewspaper as saying.

“The sale declined byat least 30 per cent. Thegovernment’s anti-corru-ption crackdown, thedrive against tax evasion,slow growth anddeclining export havecombined to make theyear the worst for us,” hesaid.

MNA/Xinhua

Nokia sells70.7 mmobilephones

in China

Cambodia to buy more electricity from Vietnamwith Vietnamese official,he said, without elabo-rating the detail.

“I told our Minister ofIndustry, Mine, andEnergy to hold talk withthe Vietnamese side to buy

200 megawatts of electri-city per year in the newplan. We used to buy only80 megawatts a year fromVietnam, but this was farfrom enough,” he said.

MNA/Xinhua

Visitors look at a Honda S2000 Type-S at ashowroom in the Japanese automaker’s

headquarters in Tokyo on 29 Jan, 2008. —INTERNET

KUALA LUMPUR, 30 Jan— Malaysian DomesticTrade and Consumer Affairs Ministry has fixed amaximum wholesale and retail price for 11 types offood items for the Chinese New Year (CNY) festiveseason.

The move under the Price Control Scheme forCNY would be effective from 1-10 February , itsminister Mohd Shafie Apdal said in Putrajaya, theadministrative centre of Malaysia on Monday.

MNA/Xinhua

Malaysia sets maximumprice for CNY food

US recession couldcut tourist numbersMADRID, 30 Jan —The world’s tourism industry

could shrink this year if the United States falls intoa deep recession and drags other econonmies with it,the World Tourism Organization said on Tuesday.

But Francesco Frangialli, Secretary General ofthe World Tourism Organization (WTO), added heremained optimistic the number of tourists arrivingin foreign countries would rise for the fifthconsecutive year, albeit at a slower rate than lastyear.

“The best prediction we can give today is that wedo not predict negative growth for 2008, except ifthe American economy falls into a deep recessionfollowed by the rest of the world,” Frangialli told anews conference at the UN body’s Madridheadquaters.—MNA /Reuters

A village woman farmer

works at a cabbage field

on the banks of River

Kathajodi, outskirts of

Cuttack, India,

Wednesday, Jan.30,

2008. The long spell of

intense cold and

inclement weather has

taken the toll of various

vegetable and other

crops in parts of

northern India.

INTERNET

UAE airline to buynew aircraft

Abu Dhabi, 30 Jan —RAK Airways of theUnited Arab Emirates(UAE) will place an orderfor four new aircraft nextmonth, Emirates NewsAgency reported onMonday.

The new aircraft tobe purchased by RAKAirways, the UAE’sfourth airline, will beeither Airbus 320 orBoeing 737-800,according to the report.

“We have alreadyinitiated the aircraftpurchase process and theagreements with themanufacturers will besigned next month,” theairline’s Chief Operating

52.4 billion dirhams in2007 from 45.9 billiondirhams in 2006.

MNA/Xinhua

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The words ‘Darfur’ and ‘South Sudan’ are scrawled on destroyed trucks usedby Kenyans mainly from the Luo tribe as a makeshift roadshift roadblock in

Kisumu, Kenya, Tuesday on 29 Jan 2008. —XINHUA

US diplomat dies inPakistan; suicide suspected

ISLAMABAD, 29 Jan—Pakistani authoritiesfound the body of a USdiplomat with a bulletwound in his head at hishome in Islamabad onMonday and were investi-gating a suspected case ofsuicide, police and theInterior Minister said.

The US Embassy namedthe dead man as 37-year-old Keith Ryan, an immi-gration and Customsenforcement attache fromthe Department of Home-land Security.

“There will be a fullinvestigation; however,there does not appear tohave been any foul play,”the embassy said in a brief

statement. The embassysaid Ryan had “passedaway” on Monday morn-ing, and his family hadbeen informed.

Kaleem Imam, a SeniorSuperintendent of policein Islamabad, said thediplomat had been inPakistan for a year andhad been due to return tothe United States onMonday, having finishedhis assignment. “But, hedid not come out of thehome and was found deadin the bathroom. There is

a bullet wound in hishead,” Imam said.

Ryan’s body was foundin his residence on a leafyavenue close to thediplomatic enclave in thePakistani capital.

“We expect it is suicide,but we are investigating,”Interior Minister HamidNawaz told Reuters. TheUnited States does not letdiplomats posted toPakistan take their families,because of the securitythreat posed by Islamistmilitants. —MNA/Reuters

French court jails aidworkers sent back from Chad

CRETEIL (France), 29Jan—Six French activistssentenced in Chad to eightyears’ hard labour fortrying to kidnap dozens ofchildren had theirsentences converted intoFrench jail terms of thesame length by a court onMonday.

The six members of theaid group Zoe’s Ark werearrested in Chad inOctober and found guiltylast month of trying tokidnap 103 African

children. They were laterflown back to Franceunder a cooperationagreement between thetwo countries.

The group said theywere rescuing orphansfrom Sudan’s Darfurregion, a conflict zoneacross Chad’s easternborder, and they intendedto fly them to Europe forfostering there.

Most of the childrenwere found to have comefrom families in Chadian

border villages who werepersuaded to giveup their offspring inexchange for promises ofeducation.

French law does notrecognize hard labour andthe court in the Parissuburb of Creteil con-verted their sentences intonormal prison terms ofeight years at a hearingthat did not examine themerits of the case againstthem in Chad.

MNA/Reuters

Gunmen free Pakistanischool children, surrender

Train kills six youngrevellers in Ukraine

KIEV, 29 Jan— A train ran over and killed sixyoung people in Ukraine as they were crossing therail tracks on their way home from a nightclub, theEmergencies Ministry said on Sunday. The revellers,all aged between 17-20 years, were crossing thetracks to reach their village in western Ukraine in theearly hours, the ministry said. The train was travellingat 90 kilometres (56 miles) an hour when the driverspotted the youths but could not break quickly enough,the railroad authorities said, according to Interfax-Ukraine.—MNA/Reuters

ISLAMABAD, 29 Jan—Gunmen who took up to250 Pakistani schoolchildren hostage onMonday in a northwesterntown freed them all andsurrendered to tribalelders, a governmentspokesman said.

Violence and law-lessness has spread acrossPakistan in recent months,seeping out of remotetribal regions on theAfghan border into citiesand towns, raising fearsabout the stability of thenuclear-armed US ally.

“All the children havebeen released and thecriminals have surr-endered to the jirga,” saidInterior Ministry spokes-man Javel Iqbal Cheema.A jirga is a council of tribalelders. Cheema saidnone of the children washurt.

Cheema said the gun-men were members ofa kidnap gang but

government officials andpolice had earlier saidthere were about sevenIslamist militants holdingthe children in the schoolin Bannu Town.

President Pervez Mus-harraf told a newsconference in London thegunmen were “ex-

tremists”.The gunmen fled into

the school in the NorthWest Frontier Provincetown and took the childrenhostage after they hadkidnapped a healthdepartment official and hisdriver, police said.

MNA/Reuters

Russian ship with 17 crewmissing off China coast

BEIJING, 29 Jan—Chinese search-and-rescue teamswere helping the hunt for a Russian ship with 17 crewthat went missing in the East China Sea last week,state media reported on Monday.

China’s Ministry of Communications was informedlast Thursday that the ship, en route from the northernJapanese island of Hokkaido to Hong Kong, wasmissing about 212 nautical miles east of Shanghai.

MNA/Reuters

A model wears a creationby Lebanese fashion

designer Abed Mahfouzpart of his Spring-

Summer 2008 high-fashion collection, during

the AltaRoma fashionweek at Rome’s

Auditorium, on 29 Jan,2008.—INTERNET

A model presents a

creation by German-

Icelandic fashion

label Ostwald

Helgason during

Berlin Fashion Week

Jan 26, 2008.

INTERNET

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National Development and the Role of Health Sector—IIIProfessor Dr Paing Soe

(Continued from 18-1-2008)

While the diseases prevention measures are been

implemented according to the basic health concept of

“prevention is better than cure” the state is not

neglecting on curative services but upgrading the

services that include rehabilitation.

Medical careTo cope with the increasing population and

advancing medical technologies, the state hadupgraded hospitals quantitatively and qualitativelysince taking the responsibility of the nation in 1988.

Previously existing 16, 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, 300

bedded hospitals were upgraded to 98 (25-bedded

hospitals), 25 (50-bedded hospitals), 15 (100-bedded

hospitals), 3 (150-bedded hospitals), 20 (200-bedded

hospitals), 1 (250-bedded hospital), 3 (300-bedded

hospitals) and 1 (800-bedded hospital). In addition,

plans were made to construct hospitals and clinics,

staffing the facilities and provision of medical supplies

and equipments for the development of border areas.

New hospitals were also constructed at the capital

and major towns of every state and division.

According to the Head of State’s guidance ofthe equity between Yangon and Mandalay,construction of new ENT hospital, 300-bedded

teaching hospital, mental health hospital, women’s

hospital and children’s hospital are carried out in

Mandalay. Special curative wards, medical

equipments and provisions, qualified staffing and

diagnostic facilities are also made comparable to

Yangon. Currently, equity in health care services

between Upper and Lower Myanmar is established

and the patients from Upper Myanmar do not need to

go down to Yangon for expansive quality care which

is now available in Mandalay.

Major six disciplines of medicine, surgery,

obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, anaesthesia

and dentistry are established at every district hospital

and 300 district level specialists are staffed there. In

addition to the above disciplines, opthalmology, ENT,

orthopaedic, psychiatry, pathology and radiology

disciplines are also established in state and division

level hospitals and 259 state and division level

specialists are also appointed for the hospitals.

Following the guidance of the Head of State,to promote the medical service to internationallevel, the government had provided financialsupport in foreign currency worth 40.43 millionUS dollars to purchase modern updated hospitalinstruments and equipments. These were installedin hospitals as included in the project for upgradingteaching hospitals of the Special 4 Year Plan forPromotion of National Education (Health Sector).In addition to central and teaching hospitals inYangon and Mandalay, state and divisionalhospitals and district hospitals, support were alsoprovided for some township hospitals.

Like the teaching hospitals, the state and divisional

hospitals are equipped with modern laboratory equipments,

haemetology analysers, histology tissue processing

equipments, anesthesia machines, operation theatre

equipments and intensive care facilities. This upgrading

scheme is extended to district level hospitals currently.

At Yangon, Mandalay and Nay Pyi Tawhospitals, ultra modern diagnostic and curativeequipment such as 64 slice CAT scan, MRI machines,radiation therapy machines, nuclear technologycardiac perfusion machines are installed and madeavailable for effective treatment to the patients.

In the past, the cardiac patients need to travel

abroad for diagnostic and treatment purposes because

of the lack of necessary equipments to do cardiology

procedures, although the trained expertise is available

locally. The State Peace and Development Council

Government had made available of the cardiaccatheterization laboratory in Yangon on 1-8-2000and in Mandalay on 27-2-2001. Now the cardiologistsand cardiac surgeons in Yangon and Mandalay cando balloon dilatation of blocked coronary arteries,Percutaeneous Trans Coronary AngiographyPTCA, PTCA + Stent deployment and cardiaccatheterization angiography amounting 2,134patients to date. Previously open heart surgery canbe done only at Yangon General Hospital but withthe upgrading of cardiac facilities MandalayGeneral Hospital is also available for open heartsurgery. Mandalay Hospiatal had formed suchprocedures totalling 1496 cases to date.

Myanmar medical specialists have accumulated

even in the developed countries was a success because

of the state investment on the training of Myanmar

doctors and their coordinated efforts.

The first renal transplant for Myanmar was done

at Yangon General Hospital on 8-5-1997 and

amounting to 26 transplants to date. Mandalayperformed it’s first renal transplant on 25-1-2002

amounting to 8 cases to date. The success of performing34 cases without fatalities was the teamwork and

efforts of the Myanmar doctors and nurses with the

state sponsorship and support. At present, the renal

transplant is performed on regular basis and the citizens

can get renal transplantation locally without going

abroad and spending a large amount of money.

For the patients with damaged liver with no way

of care apart from transplantation, the first livertransplantation was successfully done on 25-8-2004. It was good news for Myanmar organ donors

who are keen on donations.

In the past, a person who needs an organ transplant

has to go abroad and spends a lot on it. Those who

can’t afford is a nightmare for them. Thanks to the

State investment most can take transplantation locally

without spending much.

Previously, due to the lack of equipment and

expertise there was an unnecessary loss of limbs and

organs in major injuries. Realizing this, the state had

provided modern equipment and trained health

personnel to such a level that it can now save patients,

do micro surgery and reattach severed limbs.

Orthopaedic surgeons of Yangon GeneralHospital successfully performed microsurgeriessuch as reattachment of the severed wrist of asawmill worker on 31-7-2000, reattachment offorearm due to injury resulting from trafficaccident on 4-11-2003 and reattachment of forearmdue to dah cut on 4-11-2003.

On 13-1-2005, an amputated thumb at the base

was transplanted with the second toe using micro

surgery on 31-1-2005. Similarly, an amputated finger

was transplanted with little toe on 31-1-2005.

A total of 3235 cleft lip and cleft palate patients

were operated and repaired by the Myanmar specialists

in cooperation and collaboration with the surgical

teams from Germany, USA, Singapore, Australia,

Japan, Korea, Belgium and Austria. Myanmar team

alone performed 4646 cleft lip and cleft palate patients

with the support of Myanmar Maternal and Child

Welfare Association.

Treating and curing a disease is not a total care. It

must be rehabilitated to complete recovery and to

attain to the pre-disease condition. After treating and

stabilizing a stroke, the patient must be rehabilitated to

a level in which he or she is able to perform ordinary

movements such as walking without aids. Rehabilitation

is an important part of the medical care process.

(To be continued)

experiences and qualifications to such an extent thatit is now able to do organ transplants and complicatedsurgical procedures such as separation of conjointtwins. To this, Myanmar medical specialists had attained

the worldwide recognition of the level of Myanmar

medical standard. Conjoint twins, Aye Aye Nyein and

Ei Ei Nyein who were fused at the chest were operated

and successfully separated at the Yangon Children’s

Hospital on 25-7-1999. Similarly and more complicated,

Moe Pa Pa Aung and Moe Ma Ma Aung who werefused at the pelvis were successfully separated on11-8-2002. This complicated procedure which is difficult

Cardiac perfusion using Radioisotope.

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Health staff to make field trips to remote areas…

Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo hands over two TV sets toUniversity of Computer Studies through officials. — MNA

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo inspectsKengtung University. — MNA

Dr Win Naing and U Hla Oo of SPED being welcomed back byVice-Presidents of MCF U Kyaw Kyaw and U Maung Maung at

Yangon International Airport. — MCF

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin AungMyint Oo meets with USDA secretaries,

executives in Shan State (East)NAY PYI TAW, 30 Jan

— Member of Panel ofPatrons of the Union Soli-darity and DevelopmentAssociation (Central) Sec-retary-1 of the State Peaceand Development CouncilLt-Gen Thiha Thura TinAung Myint Oo met withsecretaries and executivesof state, district and town-ship USDAs in Shan State(East) and held discussionson harmonious efforts tobe exerted in the drive forregional developmenttasks at Golden TriangleAvenue of Triangle RegionCommand on 28 January.

Present on the occa-sion were Members of

Panel of Patrons of USDA(Central) Member of theSPDC Lt-Gen Kyaw Winand Lt-Gen Myint Hlaingof the Ministry of Defence,Chairman of Shan State(East) PDC Commanderof Triangle Region Com-mand Maj-Gen Min AungHlaing, Joint-Secretary-General Minister for Elec-tric Power No 1 Col ZawMin, CEC Members Min-ister for Mines Brig-GenOhn Myint, Minister forElectric Power No 2 Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint,Deputy Minister forHome Affairs Brig-GenPhone Swe, secretariesand executives of state,

district and townshipUSDAs.

During the meeting,CEC Member Shan State(East) In-Charge DeputyMinister Brig-Gen PhoneSwe and Member of Panelof Patrons CommanderMaj-Gen Min AungHlaing reported o the Sec-retary-1 on organizingtasks, public welfare serv-ices, assistance providedin the USDA’s tasks andso did secretaries of state,district and townshipUSDAs.

After hearing the re-ports, the Secretary-1 leftnecessary instructions.

MNA

(from page 16)Secretary-1 Lt-Gen ThihaThura Tin Aung Myint Oosaid that Head of StateSenior General ThanShwe always gives guid-ance to systematicallyimplement the plans fordevelopment of Thanlwineast regions and growthof regional economy thatcentred at Kengtung. Asthere prevails peace andstability in the region, thegovernment is placingemphasis on improvementof education and healthsectors of the local peo-ple. Only when the localpeople enjoy fruits ofhealth and education sec-tors, will they have theabilities to carry out re-gional development tasks.Therefore, hospitals in-cluding 200-bed ShanState (East) General Hos-pital are being upgradedfor providing health careservices to the local peo-ple, and hospital equip-ment are being providedto the hospitals. Hence,doctors and health staff

are to give medical treat-ment to the people withgoodwill. In conclusion,the Secretary-1 stressedthe need to make field tripsto remote areas and to dis-seminate wide range ofhealth knowledge to thelocal people.

The Secretary-1 andparty donated cash to themedical funds of hospitalsin the state and that of ShanState (East) Maternal andChild Welfare SupervisoryCommittee through offi-cials.

Next, they visited thehospital and presented giftsto the patients.

On 28 January morn-ing, they inspected Tech-nological University(Kengtung), KengtungUniversity and Universityof Computer Studies(Kengtung) and met fac-ulty members.

At Technological Uni-versity (Kengtung), theywere welcomed by DeputyMinister for Science andTechnology U Kyaw Soe,Principal Dr Zaw Min and

faculty members. TheDeputy Minister and thePrincipal conducted theSecretary-1 and partyround the university.

Chairman ofMyanmar Education Com-mittee Secretary-1 Lt-GenThiha Thura Tin AungMyint Oo presented twosets of television to theuniversity. In meeting withthe faculty members, theSecretary-1 heard reportson academic matters.

At Kengtung Univer-sity, Deputy Minister forEducation U Myo Nyunt,Rector Dr Ko Ko Myintand faculty members wel-comed the Secretary-1 andparty.

After visiting the uni-versity, the Secretary-1presented two TV sets forthe university to officialsand gave instructions on a-cademic matters.

On arrival at Univer-sity of Computer Studies(Kengtung), Deputy Min-ister U Kyaw Soe, Princi-pal Dr Kyaw May Oo andfaculty members wel-

comed the Secretary-1 andparty.

Next, they visited theuniversity and presentedtwo TV sets to officials.

On his inspection tourof universities inKengtung, the Secretary-1gave instructions to fac-ulty members. In his ad-dress, the Secretary-1 saidthat the government hasestablished universities inKengtung region to enablethe local youth to have the

opportunities to pursuehigher education, and ar-rangements are being madefor providing necessaryteaching aids to the uni-versities.

Especially, emphasisis being placed to createeducation and job oppor-tunities for the local youth.Teachers are also to nur-ture their students to be-come intellectuals who willserve the interest of theState.

On 27 Januaryevening, the Secretary-1and party paid homage toMaha Muni Buddha Im-age in Kengtung and of-fered gold foils to theImage. Next, the Secre-tary-1 made cash dona-tions to the funds of theImage.

They also paid hom-age to Khemarattha Stand-ing Buddha Statue anddonated cash to the fundsof the pagoda. — MNA

MCF Medical Officer arrives back from Sri LankaYANGON, 30

Jan—Medical Officer DrWin Naing of MyanmarCricket Federation and UHla Oo of Sports andPhysical Education De-partment arrived backhere by air this morning

after attending the sportsmedicine and fitnesscourse in Colombo, SriLanka from 22 to 30January.

The course wasorganized by AsianCricket Council (ACC).

They were wel-comed back at YangonInternational Airport byVice-Presidents U KyawKyaw and U MaungMaung of MCF, Joint-Secretary (1) U Michaelthis morning.—MNA

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Experts to play an active role in various…(from page 1)

apply bio-technology ben-eficially without sacrific-ing the interests of humanbeings, he said, calling forcontinued efforts to im-prove bio-technology inthe interests of the nation.

Myanmar is an agro-based country, and itsmajor economic produc-tive forces are based onmeat and fish and forestrysectors that are interrelatedwith the agricultural sec-tor. Therefore, improve-ment of these sectors andboosting production aretwo priorities. In a bid toboost production of goods,emphasis is to be placednot only on improvementof productive forces butalso on environmentalconservation ensuring thatthere is no undesirable ef-fects on the health of hu-man beings.

In an effort to improvethe agricultural sector forsatisfying basic needs ofthe growing population,measures are to be takenproportionately for re-claiming fallow lands,improving the quality ofthe crops, boosting peracre yields of crops, useof high-yield strains, rais-ing the cultivation capac-ity, production of value-added goods, use of ad-vanced technologies, andproduction of chemicalagents free crops he said.

Concerning produc-tion of bio-fuel, plans andprojects have been laid

down for extensive grow-ing of physic nut. Now, theworld is under the threat ofpossible oil exhaustion,increasing cost of produc-tion and global warming.So, world nations are nowtrying to produce bio-fuelextensively. However,some countries have cometo extract bio-fuel from ed-ible crops, so the acres ofthe cultivable lands mightbe on the decrease, hepointed out.

Effective utilizationof aquatic and terrestrialresources for boosting pro-duction of agriculturalproduce, promotion ofcultivation capability anduse of machinery, and ap-plication of advanced ag-ricultural methods andhigh-yield strains are get-ting more important. Now,the government is givingencouragement to moreprivate participation. So,it is expected to gain mo-

mentum in future.For boosting produc-

tion of crops, agriculturalmethods ranging fromland preparations to har-vesting crops are impor-tant, and so are extensiveuse of post-harvestingmethods, he said.

In the forestry sector,it is important to carry outenvironmental conserva-tion, efficient timber ex-traction, establishment oftree plantations, preserva-tion of biodiversity, and

maintenance of ecologicalsystem. Today, the gov-ernment is taking steps forconservation and sustain-able progress of the envi-ronment with the aim ofhanding down a fine herit-age to the Myanmar soci-ety and contributing to-wards the world’s environ-mental conservation, hesaid, citing the guidancegiven by the Head of State.He emphasized the impor-tance of ensuring non-de-forestation and improve-

ment of the ecological sys-tem for perpetual develop-ment of the environment.

He said not only hu-man beings but also am-phibious animals live inmangrove. Therefore con-servation of mangrove canprotect the amphibiouscreatures from being ex-tinct. Protection of man-grove is important as for-ests and trees and man-grove absorb carbon thatcauses the global warm-ing, he said.

He spoke of the needto make arrangements foruse of firewood substitutefuel and for utilization oflesser known species andlesser-used timber thatcontributes towards theextraction of valuableMyanma timber.

He also stressed theimportance of develop-ment of technology onlivestock breeding andconservation of marineresources in livestockbreeding and fisheries

sector. He urged the ex-perts to seek new tech-niques suitable forMyanmar soil and climateand to make arrangementsfor prevention of extinc-tion of fish.

He said in the coun-try preventive measuresare being carried out sys-tematically as there arebird flu cases in numer-ous countries in theworld.

He said it is impor-tant to combine researchand power of moderntechnology of experts inagriculture, forestry andlivestock breeding andfisheries on self-reliancebasis.

In conclusion, he saidnow every citizen is par-ticipating in the endeav-

ours for the emergence ofa modern developed na-tion whatever role theyare in. He urged the ex-perts to carry out tasksfor economic growth

(See page 10)

In the forestry sector, it isimportant to carry out envi-ronmental conservation, effi-cient timber extraction, estab-lishment of tree plantations,preservation of biodiversity,and maintenance of ecologi-cal system.

Prime Minister General Thein Sein views documentary photos and papers on research work fornational bio-security, agriculture, forestry and livestock breeding sectors. — MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein presentsprize to Pro-rector Dr Tin Tin Myaing. — MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein poses for documentary photo together with ministers and executives of MyanmarAcademy of Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock and Fishery Sciences at 6th meeting of MAAFLFS. — MNA

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(from page 9)through agriculture, for-estry and livestock breed-ing and fisheries sectors,to produce hygienic food,to conserve forests, envi-ronment, biodiversity,ecological system and toapply advanced technol-ogy in the respective sec-tors and to make effortsfor turning out human re-sources.

Next, the Prime Min-ister presented certifi-cates of honour to execu-tive members of the acad-

Experts to play an active role invarious sectors to be …

emy Dr Tun Saing, re-tired Rector of Instituteof Forestry U Win Kyi-1and Pro-rector (teaching)of University of AnimalHusbandry Dr Tin TinMyaing.

Minister for Agricul-ture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Htay Oo, Minister forForestry Brig-Gen TheinAung and Minister forLivestock Breeding andFisheries Brig-GenMaung Maung Thein pre-sented certificates of rec-ognition to Dr Kyaw Than,

Dr Nyan Tun and Dr MinSoe of the academy.

The Prime Ministercordially greeted thosepresent and had photostaken together with ex-ecutive members of theacademy.

The Prime Ministerand party observed boothson establishment of teakseed area, conservation ofteak, development of na-tional bio safety frame-work research activitiesand documentary photos.

MNA

Maj-Gen Khin Zaw donates provisionsto Chairman of SSMNC in Magway

NAY PYI TAW, 30Jan— Maj-Gen Khin Zawof the Ministry of Defencetogether with Chairman ofMagway Division Peaceand Development CouncilCol Phone Maw Shwe andmilitary officers on 24January paid respects toChairman of State Sangha

NAY PYI TAW, 30 Jan— Minister for EnergyBrig-Gen Lun Thiinspected Kyaukkhwet/Letpanto oil and naturalgas field of Myanma Oiland Gas Enterprise inMyaing Township,Magway Division, on 28January.

At the briefing hall,General Manager U AyeZaw and Chief Geologist

Kyaukkhwet/Letpanto oil and gas fieldinspected in Myaing Township

YANGON, 30 Jan — Aceremony to choose thelucky winner forConstellation OmegaClock worth K 2 million,Grand Prize of Ginvera,was held at Sedona Hotel,here, on 28 January.

Chief Editor U WinNyein of Alintan Journalchose Daw Khin ThanMyint of Pyar-ohnMedical Store fromMandalay as the GrandPrize winner.

Next, the entertain-

Maha Nayaka CommitteeAbhidhaja Maha RatthaGuru Abhidhaja AggaMaha Suddhamma JotikaBhaddanta Kumara ofMagway MahaWithutayama Taikthit andoffered provisions to theSayadaw.

Maj-Gen Khin Zaw

and party inspectedphysic nut plantations ofthe battalions of MagwayStation. Next, they lookedinto 100-bed MilitaryHospital in Magway andcomforted the patientsand presented cashassistance to them.

MNA

U Myint Oo reported onproduction of oil and gasat the field.

Then, the ministergave instructions ontimely completion of themaintenance of old oilwells and drilling of newwells, and stressed theneed for drilling of newwells at promising places.

He looked intoproduction and testing of

gas at new wellKyaukkhwettaung TestWell No 2. Afterwards,he viewed drilling ofnatural gas atKyaukkhwettaung TestWell No 1.

Kyaukkhwet/Letpan-to oil and natural gas fieldhas a production of about850 barrels of oil and twomillion cubic feet ofnatural gas daily. — MNA

Ginvera organizes selection ofGrand prize winner

ment programmesfollowed. Chief Editor ofPopular Journal U HeinLatt, Editor of WellnessMagazine Ma NangHwam Hkam and VoiletJournal Chief Editor DawTu Tu Myint Thein drewlots for lucky sale agents.

Ma Tin Tin Win (WinThiri) of Mingalar Marketwon 21" Flat TV as thefirst prize, Ko Aung NaingLwin (U Aung LwinStore) of Toungoo and MaEi Khine Soe (Khine

Naing Store) ofMingaladon won DVDplayers as the secondprizes, Ma Kyi Kyi (PanYoma Store) of Hinthada,Ma Myat Mon(Myittamon Store) ofMandalay and Ma ThanThan Aye (Meinli Store)of Mandalay won MP3players as third prizes.

Later, fashion showand lucky drawprogramme for the guestsfollowed.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 30 Jan— Under the arrangementof the Union Solidarityand DevelopmentAssociation (Central),with the assistance of theMinistry of Sports, as partof integrated activities ofthe Myanmar Women’s

USDA team successfully scalessnow-capped Mt Phonrin

Sports Federation andMyanmar Hiking andMountainering Federa-tion, a team comprising14 USDA members, 17MHMF members and 11MWSF members totalling42 managed to reach topof snow-capped Phonrin

mountain which is situatedin Putao District of KachinState during January.

The climbing teamset off Putao to AhtetHsan Paung village on 6January, then trekked upWah Hsan Dan village on7 January, Ziyardanvillage on 8 January, No1 camp on 9 January, No2 camp on 10 January,No 3 camp on 11 Januaryand finally reachedsuccessfully top of snow-capped Phonrin at 8.45am on 12 January.

All the climbersmanaged to plant flags ofthe Union of Myanmar,USDA and associationsconcerned and posed for adocumentary photo whenthey reached the top of thatmountain.

National racesprovided the climbingteam with necessaryassistance on their way tothe mountain top. — MNA

USDA members pose for documentary photo

on snow-capped Phonrin mountain in Putao

District, Kachin State. — MNA

Minister Brig-Gen Lun Thi visits test well No 2 in Kyaukkwettaung OilField in Myaing Township. — MNA

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi meeting with CEC members of NationalLeague for Democracy in Yangon. (News on page 16)—MNA

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A vegetable wrackedby snow and ice in

Nanchang of JiangxiProvince is seen inthis photo taken on29 Jan, 2008. Morethan 8 million mu of

crop was affectedacross the province

by the recent freezingtemperatures.

INTERNET

Women play with snow in the ancient Roman cityof Baalbek in the Bekaa valley during asnowstormthat hit Lebanon and several other countries in the

Middle East on 30 Jan, 2008.—INTERNET

A group of black-headed gulls fly over the seaside of Yantai City, EastChina’s Shandong Province, on 20 Jan, 2008. Recently, many black-headedgulls gather in the coastal areas of Yantai and form a beautiful scene of the

city. —INTERNET

The “WD100” unmanned helicopter, researched and developed by He

Xiang Aviation Technology Co, Ltd, completed an automatic landing flight

in Anyang, Henan Province on 27 Jan. This indicates that China’s

technology in this field ranks among the most advanced in the world.

XINHUA

Images

of

the

Day

Working staff walk past scenes in Passenger Terminal 3 at the Beijing Capital International Airport,on 29 Jan, 2008. More than 10 scenes, most of which bear strong characteristics of classical Beijing

imperial architectures, have been constructed inside Terminal 3.—XINHUA

Japanese firm offers“heartache leave” for staff

TOKYO, 30 Jan— Lovelorn staff at a Japanesemarketing company can take paid time off after abad break-up with a partner, with more “heartacheleave” on offer as they get older.

Tokyo-based Hime & Company, which alsogives staff paid time off to hit the shops during salesseason, says heartache leave allows staff to crythemselves out and return to work refreshed. “Noteveryone needs to take maternity leave but withheartbreak, everyone needs time off, just like whenyou get sick,” CEO Miki Hiradate, whose companyof six women markets cosmetics and other goodstargeted for women, told Reuters by telephone.

Staff aged 24 years or younger can take one dayoff per year, while those between 25 and 29 cantake two days off and those older can take threedays off, the company said.

MNA/Reuters

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A D V E R T I S E M E N T

INVITATION TO TENDERSealed tenders are invited by the Department of Health,

Central Medical Stores Depot for the Supply of MedicalEquipment, Gas Pipe Line Accessories and Drugs used intreatment of HIV/AIDS.

Tender documents are available during office hours at theoffice of the Deputy Director (Medical Stores), CentralMedical Stores Depot, No.57, Sakawa Road, Dagon Town-ship, Yangon, Commencing from (29.1.2008).

Sealed bids are to be submitted to the office of the DeputyDirector ( Medical Stores), Central Medical Stores Depot,not later than (14.2. 2008) 14:00 hour, after which no bidwill be accepted. No telegraphic/ telex proposal will beaccepted.

For detail information please contact the Deputy Director(Medical Stores) Phone No. 371284,372362.

Central Medical Stores DepotDepartment of Health

900 children die of malnutritionper day in Bangladesh

DHAKA, 29 Jan—Around 900 children die ofmalnutrition in Bangladesh every day mainly due to apoor dietary intake in the earliest months of their life,an eminent child specialist has said.

Professor Dr M Qudrat-e-Khuda Talukder said onSunday at a seminar that the consequences ofinsufficient nourishment continue into adulthood andare passed on to the next generations, giving rise to awide array of effects, leading newspaper The DailyStar reported Monday.

The seminar on “The Lancet’s Series on Maternaland Child Undernutrition” was organized by theInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research,Bangladesh (ICDDR'B). It was attended by healthscientists, physicians, NGO officials and donorrepresentatives, who also took part in the opendiscussion on health issues.

MNA/Xinhua

S’pore Changi Airporthandles record traffic in 2007

Road accidentkills four, injures30 near Dhaka DHAKA, 29 Jan— Four

people were killed and 30others injured when a busplunged into a roadsideditch in Savar, about 30kilometres northwest ofBangladesh’s capitalDhaka, Monday after-noon. Police said theDhaka-bound bus fell into30-feet (about nine-metre)deep ditch, breaking therailings of a bridge at about1 pm local time, killingfour people.

On information, policewith the help of localpeople rescued 30 injuredpassengers from the ditchand sent them to differentlocal hospitals.

Six of the injured wererushed to Dhaka MedicalCollege Hospital in acritical condition.

Bangladesh has one ofthe highest fatality ratesfor road accidents, whichkill more than 10,000people every year,according to officialstatistics.—MNA/Xinhua

S Korean scientists findneedle-free vaccination method

Five found guilty of Britain’s biggest heist

SEOUL, 30 Jan—SouthKorean researchers onTuesday said they havediscovered a new needle-free vaccination approachthat may be safer to useand elicit a broader rangeof immune responses thanconventional methods.

The Seoul-based Inter-national Vaccine Institute(IVI) said the novelapproach calls for theadministration of vaccinesunder the tongue, trig-gering immune responsesin various mucosal tissuesin the respiratory, diges-tive and reproductivetracts, which are majorentry portals of pathogensinto the body.

At present, mostvaccines are given byneedle shots into thebloodstream, with othersbeing ingested or inhaled.Using needles, however,runs the risk of causingsecondary infections incountries where medicalconditions are poor.

Song Joo-hye andKweon Mi-na, who led theresearch effort, said the“sublingual” admini-stration of a flu vaccine onmice showed the animalsdeveloping a robustimmune response in theirlungs, and they were fullyprotected when they werelater exposed to a severeform of influenza virus.

“Test results suggest thatthis method of vaccineadministration poses norisk of antigen redirectionto the central nervoussystem, which is apotential risk of givinginfluenza drugs in-tranasally,” said Kweon.

The IVI, established in1997 as a United NationsDevelopment Programmeinitiative devoted to thedevelopment of newvaccines to help the world’spoorest people, said thefindings were published inthe latest issue of the US-base Proceedings of theNational Academy ofSciences (PNAS).

MNA/Xinhua

LONDON, 29 Jan—ABritish court convictedfive men on Monday ofkidnap and robbery duringBritain’s biggest everheist, a daring 53 millionpound (105 million USdollars) raid on a cashdepot in southern England.

The robbers, somedressed as policemen andmost wearing an array offalse noses, chins andbeards, snatched therecord haul after getting

past “bunker” security bykidnapping the depot’smanager, his wife and sonat gunpoint.

They were also helpedby an “inside man”, whoprovided details of thebuilding’s interior layoutand security protocols andsecretly filmed it using atiny camera hidden on hisbelt. Despite the elaborateplanning, the gang wasrounded up by policewithin days of the

February 2006 raid at theSecuritas Depot inTonbridge, Kent, afterdetectives received a tip-off.

Stuart Royle, 49, JetmirBucpapa, 26, Lea Rusha,35, Ermir Hysenaj, 28, andRoger Coutts, 30, wereconvicted at London’s OldBailey court of conspiracyto kidnap, conspiracy torob and conspiracy topossess firearms.

MNA/Reuters

SINGAPORE, 29 Jan—Singapore’s ChangiAirport handled a record36.7 million passengertraffic in 2007, a 4.8-per-cent growth over 2006,due to strong growth oftraffic flow from keymarkets like China andIndia, the Civil AviationAuthority of Singapore(CAAS) said on Monday.

Chinese passengersregistered 12.6 per centgrowth, and India visitorsgrew 15.6 per cent, saidCAAS in a statement.

Emerging markets such

as Vietnam, Russia andSouth Africa also sawdouble digit growth intraffic at 24.4 per cent,27.7 per cent and 15.1 percent respectively.

However, on the cargofront, Changi Airporthandled 1.89 million tons,a drop of 0.9 per centcompared to 2006. TheCAAS said it was mainlydue to the softeningdemand for electronics inthe United States, and thegrowing preference bymanufacturers to ship theirproducts by sea instead of

by air, as a result of thehigh fuel price.

Highlights for ChangiAirport in the last fewmonths included theworld’s first A380commercial flight takingoff in October, and theopening of Terminal 3 on9 January, which booststhe airport’ s total capacityby 45 per cent to 70million. —MNA/Xinhua

Vietnam to build nine seaports this yearHANOI, 29 Jan—State-

owned Vietnam NationalShipping Lines (Vinalines)will start construction ofnine seaports nationwidein 2008, according to localnewspaper Youth on

Monday. The state corporation

will build two wharves,the first category of theVan Phong seaport incentral Khanh HoaProvince, capable ofreceiving cargo ships withup to 9,000 containers onboard. Investment for theseaport is estimated at fourbillion US dollars.

Vinalines will poursome 28 trillion Viet-namese dong (nearly 1. 8billion dollars) intobuilding a new seaport innorthern Hai Phong citynamed Hai PhongInternational GatewayPort, which will be capableof annually handlingroughly 100 million tonsof cargoes. Its con-

struction is scheduled tostart in May and completein 2020.

MNA/Xinhua

Thai Navy officers and forestry officials displaydead tigers and leopards seized after a raid on anillegal wildlife trade on the bank of Mekong river

in That Phanom district of Nakhon Phanomprovince northeastern Thailand on 29 Jan, 2008.Thai officials seized 6 tigers, 5 leopards and 300

live pangolins bound for Laos.INTERNET

Vietnam’s propertymarket becomes hotterHANOI, 29 Jan—Rents in major cities of Vietnam

have skyrocketed and there are few signs the marketwill cool in the next few years as demand continues tovastly outstrip supply, local newspaper VietnamInvestment Review reported Monday.

“We predict that office rents will peak in 18 monthsat more than 100 US dollars per square metre permonth for Grade A space, with Grade B space readingas much as 90 dollars per square metre,” the newspaperquoted Brett Ashton, managing director of SavillsVietnam, as saying.

MNA/Xinhua

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Vietnam’s softwareexport surges in 2007

Heavy snow kills 24 in China, losses hit

Bird flu spreads to twomore districts in India

Secondhand smoke worsens cysticfibrosis patients’ lung function

Research: Couch potato lifestylemay speed up ageing

A combination photo shows Palestinians from Gaza walking with goods alongthe main road of Rafah as they return to the Gaza Strip on 24 Jan, 2008 and a

view of the same road on 30 Jan 2008. —INTERNET

In this photo releasedby the Israel Antiquities

Authority on 28 Jan,2008, a glass paneldiscovered in theancient ruins of

Caesarea in northernIsrael, is seen in anunknown location.

Experts have restored aone-of-a-kind 1,400-year-old glass mosaic

glowing in gold,recovered from a site

next to the Sea ofGalilee, the Israel

Antiquities Authorityannounced on Monday.

INTERNET

BEIJING, 30 Jan —Conditions of cysticfibrosis patients will getworse when they areexposed to secondhandsmoke, with those whohave�a specific genebeing even worse, re-searchers said in�theJournal of the AmericanMedical AssociationWednesday.

Cystic fibrosis is aninherited chronic diseasethat causes thick, stickymucus to build up inthe lungs, leading tolife threatening lung

infections and otherdigestion problems.

Previous studies inpoorer clinical outcomesfor cystic fibrosis patientsexposed to secondhandsmoke were inconsistent,so the researchers un-dertook a retrospectiveassessment of lungfunction, stratified byenvironmental andgenetic factors, saidGarry R Cutting, at JohnsHopkins UniversitySchool of Medicine inBaltimore.

They studied 812

people averaged 19.5with the disease and foundthat the lung functionof those exposed tosecondhand smoke wasreduced by about 10percent compared to thosenot exposed.

A specific version ofa gene called TGFbeta1doubled the negativeeffects of secondhandsmoke on lung function,according to the re-searchers, who�did notlook at lung function inthose active smokers withthe disease.—Internet

BEIJING, 29 Jan —Heavy snow has killed 24people in China since 10January, the Ministry ofCivil Affairs said here onMonday.

More than 77.86million people had beenaffected by the snow in14 provinces, includingAnhui, Jiangxi, Hubei andHunan by 2 pm Monday,according to the ministry.

Among the deaths, 10were killed in collapsesof homes weighed downby the snow and another10 died after falling onslippery roads. Twopeople drowned and twowere hit by falling treesladen with heavy snow.

The snow has affected

more than 4.2 millionhectares of farmland, ledto the collapse of about107,000 houses anddamaged 399,000 otherhomes. Direct economiclosses are estimated at22.09 billion yuan (aboutthree billion US dollars).

According to reportsfrom local civil affairsdepartments, snow is stillfalling in some southernprovinces, such as Hunanand Hubei, while someareas in Guizhou, Anhuiand Jiangxi provincesand Guangxi ZhuangAutonomous Region aregetting icy rain.

On Monday, flightsin at least 10 citiesincluding Wuhan,

Nanjing, Changsha andChangzhou were haltedtemporarily due to badweather.

Four expressways inShanghai have beenclosed indefinitely bysnow. — MNA/Xinhua

LONDON, 29 Jan —Being a couch potatoin your free time couldmake you a decadeolder biologically thansomeone who is physi-cally active, accordingto a major study of

people’s “chromosomalclocks” by Britishresearchers.

Researchers at StThomas’ Hospital inLondon measured thelengths of telomeres, theDNA that bookends ourchromosomes, in thewhite blood cells of 2,401twins, and found thatpeople who did notexercise in their sparetime had shorter telo-meres than very activepeople, New Scientistreported Tuesday on itswebsite.

Telomeres shorteneach time a cell divides,and when they becometoo short a cell can nolonger divide, so telo-meres act as a kindof timer counting downour biological age.

The researchersfound that on average, theleast active (getting just16 minutes exercise a

week) had telomeres 200base pairs shorter than themost active (exercising 3hours a week), whichtranslates into them beingabout 10 years olderbiologically

The researchers,whose previous studyshowed that smokingand obesity can shortentelomere length by theequivalent of 10 years,found that exercise andtelomere length werelinked independently ofwhether people smokedor were overweight

Accounting forwhether or not par-ticipants had a chronicdisease (possibly makingthem sedentary) didnot change the findingseither, suggesting thatother factors linked withan inactive l ifestyleaffect biological age,they said. Internet

NEW DELHI, 29 Jan —Bird flu was detected inSouth 24 Parganas andWest Midnapore takingthe number of affecteddistricts to 13 out of a total19 in West Bengal (WB),according to reportsfrom Expressindia, WestMidnapore District onMonday.

Authorities of the twodistricts confirmed thespread of avian flu andsaid that culling operationwill begin on Monday.

Samples of chickensent from Chakbelchavillage in Debra blockof Kharagpur subdivisionhad tested positive,West Midnapore DistrictMagistrate N S Nigamsaid, adding that 40teams will start cullingoperations in five kilo-metres radius of Chak-belcha on Monday.

MNA/Xinhua

HANOI, 29 Jan —Vietnam gained 180million US dollars fromexporting software andrelated services in 2007,up 157 per cent over2006, local newspaperVietnam InvestmentReview reported onMonday.

Vietnam’s leadingsoftware firm, FPTSoftware, doubled itspre- tax profit to 10million dollars and

posted a 78.4-per-centgrowth rate in softwareexports last year, thenewspaper quoted a reportof the country’s Ministryof Information andCommunications as re-porting.

Vietnam’s softwaresector has recorded a 50-per-cent growth rate, andhas seen employeenumbers double to 48,000over the past four years.

MNA/Xinhua

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S P O R T S

South Korea’s KimOn-a (C) passes the

ball as Japan’s AkaneAoto (L) tries to blockwhile her teammate

Yuko Arihamawatches at the wom-en’s Asian Olympic

qualification handballtournament for the

2008 Beijing OlympicGames in Tokyo on 29Jan, 2008.—INTERNET

Arsenal’s Mathieu Flamini (top) is challenged byNewcastle United’s David Rozehnal during theirEnglish Premier League soccer match at the Emir-ates Stadium in London on 29 Jan, 2008. —XINHUA

Toronto Raptors’ Anthony Parker (C)tries in vain to put up a shot betweenDominic McGuire (L) and BrendanHaywood (R) of the Washington Wiz-ards during the second half of theirNBA basketball game in Washington

on 29 Jan, 2008.—INTERNET

Rade Prica (L), is pictured here in2005, at Munich’s Olympic Stadium,during a Bundesliga football match.

The Sweden international marked hisfirst appearance in the Premier

League with a stunning goal whichconfirmed an valuable 2-0 victory forhis new club against Birmingham on

Tuesday.—INTERNET

AS Roma’s Mancini of Brazil, left, on his way toscoring during the Italy Cup soccer match between

AS Roma and Sampdoria, at Rome’s OlympicStadium, on 29 Jan, 2008.—INTERNET

Eto’o out tomake history

againstSudan

SEKONDI, 30 Jan —Cameroon striker SamuelEto'o has the African Na-tions Cup scoring recordin sight as the Indomita-ble Lions bid to secure alast eight place onWednesday.

Cameroon, second inGroup C on three points,take on table-proppingSudan in Tamale. Eto'oequalled Ivorian LaurentPokou's mark of 14goals by netting in a 5-1demolition of Zambia onSaturday.

MNA/Reuters

Nigeria reach last eightwith Benin win

SEKONDI, 30 Jan — Midfielder John Obi Mikel scored and set upanother as Nigeria beat Benin 2-0 to reach the quarter-finals of theAfrican Nations Cup on Tuesday.

The Super Eagles will meet hosts Ghana for a last four spot onSunday while Group B winners Ivory Coast, who beat Mali 3-0 inAccra, will take on Guinea. Mali, who needed a draw to progress, areeliminated on goal difference.

Nigeria improved after a lacklustre first half at the EssiponStadium and made the breakthrough on 52 minutes when Obi Mikelheaded in a Peter Odemwingie cross after Benin keeper YoannDjidonou had failed to clear a Taye Taiwo free kick.

The Chelsea midfielder set up striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni to sealthe win with a clinical finish four minutes from time.

Ivory Coast eliminateMali with 3-0 win

ACCRA, 30 Jan — Ivory Coast com-pleted a third successive first roundgroup win at the African Nations Cup asthey eliminated Mali from the tourna-ment with a 3-0 win on Tuesday.

A ninth-minute goal from captainDidier Drogba followed by a second-half header from defender Marc Zoroand a late effort from substituteBoubacar Sanogo ensured the Ivoriansfinished top of Group B.

MNA/Reuters

Bayern see off Wuppertalto reach Cup last eight

BERLIN, 30 Jan — Bayern Munich overcame anuncertain start to the second half of the season tobeat third division Wuppertal 5-2 and book theirplace in the quarter-finals of the German Cup onTuesday.

Bayern, looking a little creaky in their first matchback after the six-week mid-season break, twice letslip the lead before a much improved second-halfdisplay saw them home.

Werder Bremen, Bayern's closest challengers in theBundesliga, saw their hopes of a domestic doubleended when they lost the heavyweight tie of the thirdround 2-1 away to Borussia Dortmund.

MNA/Reuters

Roma reach Cup semi-finalwith win over Sampdoria ROME, 30 Jan — Holders AS Roma reached the

Italian Cup semi-finals after Mancini's fine individualgoal sealed a 1-0 win over Sampdoria on Tuesday anda 2-1 aggregate victory.

Roma, second in Serie A, will play Udinese orCatania in a two-legged semi-final in April and May.Brazilian midfielder Mancini broke forward on thehour, played a trick on the edge of the area and thenfired into the near corner for his second winning goalin two games.

Visitors Sampdoria, unbeaten in five heading intothe match, had some of the better chances and HugoCampagnaro's second-half shot had to be cleared offthe line by Rodrigo Taddei.

Gennaro Delvecchio also fired straight at substitutegoalkeeper Doni while forwards Claudio Bellucci andEmiliano Bonazzoli went close with headers.

Former Roma striker Antonio Cassano was out forSamp with a bad back and the Genoa side missed hiscutting edge up front. — MNA/Reuters

MNA/Reuters

Beckham fit for England selection

Juventus wrap upSissoko signing

MILAN, 30 Jan — Juventus have signed Liverpool'sMohamed Sissoko for 11 million euros (16.26 millionUS dollars), the Serie A club said on Tuesday.

The combative Mali midfielder jetted to Italy at theweekend for a medical before heading back to theAfrican Nations Cup in Ghana, where his side faceIvory Coast later on Tuesday.

Sissoko, who went to Anfield in 2005 but fell out offavour following the arrival of Javier Mascherano, hassigned a five-year contract with the Turin club, astatement said. —MNA/Reuters

LONDON, 30 Jan —David Beckham has saidhe is fit and ready to playfor England next week de-spite having no competi-tive action since Novem-ber. New coach FabioCapello will name his firstsquad on Saturday for nextWednesday's friendlyagainst Switzerland andBeckham hopes to havethe chance to win his 100thcap.

"I'm as fit as I can be.I'm fit and sharp and I'mready to be selected," the32-year-old former Eng-land captain, now playingfor LA Galaxy, told theBBC.

Beckham has notplayed for Galaxy sinceOctober and his last com-petitive game was whenhe came on as a substitutefor England in their 3-2defeat by Croatia at Wem-

bley on 21 November. However, he has been

training with Arsenal andbelieves he is ready if se-lected.

"I have been trainingwith one of the fittestteams in Europe, I've doneeverything possible to befit and I am without doubtready for it, but it's out ofmy hands now," he said.

MNA/Reuters

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Wednesday, 30 January, 2008Summary of observations recorded at 09:30

hours MST: During the past 24 hours, rain or thunder-showers have been scattered in Kachin State, weatherhas been partly cloudly in Shan State, upper Sagaingand Taninthayi Divisions and generally fair in theremaining areas. Night temperatures were (5ºC) to(6ºC) below January average temperatures in Chin andRakhine States, (4ºC) below January average tem-peratures in upper Sagaing and Magway Divisions,(3ºC) above January average temperatures in KayinState, (5ºC) above January average temperatures inMon State, Bago and Taninthayi Divisions and aboutJanuary average temperatures in the remaining areas.The significant night temperatures were Haka(-2ºC), Loilem(-1ºC), Namhsan (2ºC) and Heho (4ºC).The noteworthy amounts of rainfalls recorded wereMachanbaw (0.51)inch, Putao, (0.24) inch .

Maximum temperature on 29-1-2008 was 90ºF.Minimum temperature on 30-1-2008 was 66ºF. Rela-tive humidity at 09:30 hours MST on 30-1-2008 was82%. Total sunshine hours on 29-1-2008 was (3.8)hoursapprox.

Rainfall on 30-1-2008 was (Nil) at Mingaladon,Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon . Total rainfall since1-1-2008 was 4mm(0.16 inch) at Mingaladon5mm(0.20 inch) at Kaba-Aye and (Tr) at CentralYangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (4) mph from North at (11:30) hours MSTon 29-1-2008.

Bay inference: Weather is generally fair in theNorth Bay and partly cloudy in the Andaman Sea andelsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 31-1-2008: Like-lihood of isolated rain or thundershowers in KachinState, upper Sagaing and Taninthayi Divisions andweather will be partly cloudy in Rakhine State, Man-dalay, Bago, Yangon and Ayeyawady Divisions andgenerally fair in the remaining areas. Degree of cer-tainty is (60%)

State of the sea: Seas will be slight to moderate inMyanmar waters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood ofdecrease of night temperature in the Eastern Myanmarareas.

Forecast forNayPyiTaw and neighbouring areafor 31-1-2008: Partly cloudy

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areafor 31-1-2008: Partly cloudy

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areafor 31-1-2008: Partly cloudy

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NAIROBI, 30 Jan — Chinese Government donated300,000 US dollars humanitarian aid to Kenyan RedCross Society on Monday.

China donates$300,000 to Kenya

COLOMBO, 30 Jan— Sri Lankan troops have captured 16 Tamil Tigerbunkers in the northwest and killed at least 22 rebels in fighting on Tuesday, themilitary said, a day after clashes killed at least 28 Tigers and two soldiers.

“A friend in need is afriend indeed,” ChineseAmbassador to KenyaZhang Ming said in thehandover ceremony,adding the ChineseGovernment and its peoplehad enjoyed a “deepfriendship” with theKenyan.

“During the currentdifficult time, the ChineseGovernment and its peopleare highly concerned aboutthe humanitarian situationin Kenya, and that’s whywe made donations oneafter another,” said theembassador.

“Even though they arenot that much, it conveysthe goodwill from theChinese Government andits people,” Zhang said,hoping the donations couldhelp the displaced Kenyansto “sail through this toughtime”.

This is the thirddonation from the Chineseside in a short period oftime. The first is 30,000US dollars cash donationby the Chinese communityin Kenya while the second50,000 dollars from theRed Cross Society ofChina. — MNA/Xinhua

Sri Lanka says captures rebel positions,kills dozens

Serious floods hit northArgentina

The military says ithas killed scores of rebelssince a six-year ceasefirebetween the governmentand Liberation Tigers ofTamil Eelam (LTTE) wasscrapped on 16 January.

“The troops captured16 LTTE terrorist bunkers

in Viyattankulam andPallikullam in Mannar. Theground troops confirmed atleast 22 terrorists werekilled,” said a militaryofficial, asking not to benamed in line with policy.

Meanwhile, a pro-rebel website said eight

civilians including childrenwere killed and 35wounded on Tuesday in aroadside bomb targeting aschool bus, which it blamedon the Army. A militaryspokesman denied thereport.

MNA/Reuters

BUENOSAIRES, 30 Jan— Serious floods have hit thenorthern Argentine provinceof Salta, forcing some 15,000people to evacuate, officialssaid on Monday.

Heavy rainfall andflooding in southern

Bolivia have sharplyelevated the water level ofthe Pilcomayo River whichflows through Argentina’sSalta Province, inundatingtowns and villages alongthe river.

MNA/Xinhua

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People’s Desire� We favour stability.� We favour peace.� We oppose unrest and violence.

Relations Minister meetsDaw Aung San Suu Kyi

Minister U Aung Kyimeeting with Daw

Aung San Suu Kyi atSeinle Kantha State

House. — MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 30 Jan—Minister for Labour andfor Relations U Aung Kyi

met Daw Aung San SuuKyi at Seinle Kantha StateHouse in Yangon from 1pm to 1.31 pm and from2.50 pm to 3.35 pm today.

Daw Aung San SuuKyi also held discussionswith Chairman of NationalLeague for Democracy U

Aung Shwe, Secretary ULwin, CEC members UNyunt Wai, U Than Tun,U Hla Pe, U Lun Tin andU Soe Myint and Spokes-person of the party U NyanWin at the same venuefrom 1.35 pm to 2.45 pmthe same day.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 30 Jan — Secretary-1 of the StatePeace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thiha ThuraTin Aung Myint Oo, accompanied by SPDC memberLt-Gen Kyaw Win of the Ministry of Defence, Lt-GenMyint Hlaing of the Ministry of Defence, ministers,deputy ministers, officials of the SPDC Office anddepartmental heads, left Yangon by air on 27 Januarymorning and arrived at Kengtung Airport of Shan State(East) at 10 am.

They were welcomed by Deputy Commander ofTriangle Region Command Brig-Gen Wai Lin andsenior military officers, officials and social organiza-tions.

At Kengtung General Hospital (200-bed), theSecretary-1 heard reports on health care services inShan State (East), prevention against infectious dis-eases, control of bird flu and SARS presented byofficials. The medical superintendent of the hospitalsubmitted reports on the brief history of the hospital,organizational set-up and health care services.

Deputy Minister for Health Dr Mya Oo briefedthe Secretary-1 on infection of bird flu and controlmeasure and cooperation with the Ministry of Live-stock and Fisheries, the Ministry of Health and theWHO in the tasks.

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin AungMyint Oo comforts a patient at 200-bed hospi-

tal in Kengtung.— MNA

Health staff to make field trips to remote areas fordissemination of wide range of health knowledge to local people

Secretary-1 inspects Kengtung GeneralHospital (200-bed), universities in Kengtung

After attending to the needs of staff in providing healthcare services, Chairman of National Health Committee

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