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Volume XIX, Number 314 8th Waxing of Taboung 1373 ME Wednesday, 29 February, 2012

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NAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb—President of the Republic of theUnion of Myanmar U Thein Sein received Member ofEuropean Parliament and Chairman of the Europeanparliament’s delegation to the countries of South East Asia(ASEAN) Dr Werner Langen and party at the CredentialsHall of the Presidential Palace, here, at 3 pm today.

Also present at the call together with President of the

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb—The Sixth Meeting of the SixthState Central Working Committee of the Sangha of AllGanas of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar continuedfor the second day at Maha Pasana Cave on Kaba Aye Hill,here, at 8 am today.

Vice-Chairman Sayadaw of the SCWCSAG Abbot ofMyasikhon Monastery of Toungoo Agga Maha PanditaBhaddanta Pandavamsa presided over the meeting, andJoint Secretary Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita BhaddantaVijjodaya acted as master of ceremonies.

Sixth Meeting of Sixth SCWCSAG continues for second dayAfter reading the number of the State Central Working

Committee of the Sangha of All Ganas, the MC Sayadawannounced the validity of the meeting.

Five Ovadaçariya Sayadaws of the Sixth Meeting wereelected.

The MC Sayadaw supplicated on agenda of the meeting.Joint Secretary Sayadaws Agga Maha Pandita Bhadanta

Vayama and Agga Maha Pandita Bhaddanta Jotika repliedto the suggestions submitted by member Sayadaws of theSCWCSAG.

In the afternoon, representative Sayadaws from nineSangha Ganas from regions and states discussed Viniççhayaaffaris, religious affairs and education matters involved inthe report of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee inthe one-year period, and the second day session came to anend.

At the second day session, wellwisher (U Maung MaungSwe Tin)-Dr Mya Thida Swe Tin and family of SI Co of 33 onBo Ya Nyunt Road in Dagon Township of Yangon offeredalms meals to members of the Sangha of the meeting.—MNA

President U Thein Sein receives MEP, Chairman ofEuropean parliament’s delegation to ASEAN

Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein wereUnion Minister for Home Affairs Lt-Gen Ko Ko, UnionMinister for Industry U Soe Thein, Union Minister at thePresident Office U Soe Maung, Union Minister forNational Planning and Economic Development U TinNaing Thein, Union Minister for Labour and for SocialWelfare, Relief and Resettlement U Aung Kyi, Deputy

Minister for Foreign Affairs U Maung Myint anddepartmental heads.

The Member of European Parliament and Chairman ofASEAN Delegation were accompanied by 11 members ofthe European Parliament.

They discussed development of internal politics andpromotion of regional and international relations.—MNA

MMCWA hands over newbuilding to BEPS in Pathein

DistrictNAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb— A new school building handed

over to No. 9 Basic Education Primary School in TititochaungVillage, Thatkonkyi Village-tract in Pathein District inAyeyawady Region on 24 February.

The construction of the school was funded by MyanmarMaternal and Child Welfare Association, members ofMMCWA in Ayeyawady Region and wellwishers. Thebuilding was constructed at the cost of K20,850,000 andMMCWA contributed K20.2 mln to the building. Thebuilding was handed over to the school at the presence ofChairperson of MMCWA Dr Mon Mon Aung and members.They also donated cash and kind to primary schools inPathein, Nyaungdon and Pantanaw Townships, MMCWA’sdelivery rooms in Pathein and Pantanaw Townships, andMaternal Child Healthcare Centre in KangyidauntTownship.—MNA

President of theRepublic of the

Union of MyanmarU Thein Sein

receives Memberof European

Parliament andChairman of the

Europeanparliament’sdelegation to

ASEAN Dr WernerLangen and partyat the CredentialsHall in Nay Pyi

Taw.—MNA

Shweli River Crossing Bridge (Namhkam)brings about easy access to Mandalay-Lashio-

Muse-Namhkam-Bhamo Road

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 29 February, 2012

PERSPECTIVESWednesday, 29 February, 2012

Myanmar: Next bright spotin Asia

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb — Speaker of Pyithu HluttawThura U Shwe Mann received Dr Werner Langen, a memberof the European Parliament and the Chairman of theEuropean parliament’s delegation to the countries of SouthEast Asia (ASEAN) and party at Zabuthiri Hall of theHluttaw Building here today.

Also present at the call were Deputy Speaker of

Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker receives EU parliament member

Pyithu Hluttaw U Nanda Kyaw Swa, Chairman of theInternational Relations Committee U Hla Myint Oo andmembers of the committee.

During the meeting, the two sides cordiallydiscussed matters related to promotion of relations betweenthe two parliaments.

MNA

Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw Thura U Shwe Mann receives Dr Werner Langen, member of theEuropean Parliament and the Chairman of the European parliament’s delegation to the countries ofSouth East Asia (ASEAN) and party at Zabuthiri Hall of the Hluttaw Building in Nay Pyi Taw. —MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb — Union Election CommissionChairman U Tin Aye received Dr Werner Langen, a memberof the European Parliament and the Chairman of theEuropean parliament’s delegation to the countries of SouthEast Asia (ASEAN) at his office here today.

During the meeting, they exchanged views on mattersrelated to developments in Myanmar, preparation for the

UEC Chairman receives EU parliament member

Union

Election

Com-

mission

Chair-

man U

Tin

Aye

meets

Dr.

Werner

Langen.

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April-1 by-elections, elections campaigns and countingvotes and voting systems.

The meeting was also attended by members of theUEC U Myint Naing, Dr Daw Myint Kyi, U Nyunt Tin, UWin Kyi and Secretary of UEC U Win Ko and officialsconcerned.

MNA

Nowadays, Myanmar sees a lot of reformssince the civilian government has taken office.

Recent changes in Myanmar can draw theattentions of foreign investors. Based on theforeign investments, domestic companies’productivity would increase, thereby spurringthe country’s economic growth. But, investmentsof foreign companies alone cannot increaseproductivity of the domestic companies. Allcountries in the world have agreed that ForeignDirect Investment (FDI) can push the economicdevelopment of a country. So, most of thecountries use FDI as a strategic tool for thecountry’s development.

A country‘s economic developmentdepends on microeconomic stability. Thanks tothe FDI, the country would see an increase inmicroeconomic indicator, which generates morejob opportunities and huge foreign investment,more exports and increase in balance of payment(BOP) ratio. And to enjoy the fruits of FDI,domestic companies need to have good humanresources management and research anddevelopment (R&D). They can learn technologiesand management systems of these foreigncompanies. The domestic workers would becomeskilled ones because of working in thesecompanies. The FDI also brings mass production,technological transfer and access to exportmarkets.

Myanmar has a high growth potential andcould become the next economic frontier in Asia.So, Myanmar is to seize this golden opportunitythrough the agency of the FDI. Here, domesticcompanies and businesses need to be well awareof the FDI’s negative effects. Due to a massiveinflow of foreign investments, foreign companiesand businesses might take up domestic marketshares. Most Asian countries top the chart byusing the FDI as a stepping stone to thedevelopment of their countries. The chance ofbecoming a next Asian Tiger is in the hands ofMyanmar. Let’s start our promising futureright now!

ICCA 2012 kicks off

Yangon Region Minister U Nyan Tun Oo delivering address at the 10th International Conferenceon Computer Applications 2012 (ICCA 2012). —MNA

YANGON, 28 Feb—The 10th International Conferenceon Computer Applications 2012 organized by YangonUniversity of Computer Studies of the Science andTechnology Ministry was kicked off at Sedona Hotel herethis morning.

Scholars working at Korean, Canadian and Japaneseuniversities and companies gave talks on softwaredevelopment, followed by workshops on natural languagespeech recognition, image processing and internet securityjointly organized by faculty members of Yangon Universityof Computer Studies and Japanese and Malaysianuniversities.

Scholars and resource persons from Japan, Korea,Egypt, Africa, Canada, Malaysia, Thailand, Portugal andDenmark were present at the conference at which universitiesfrom Japan, Korea, Canada, India, Denmark, Kenya andMyanmar submitted 107 papers.—MNA

Union EP-2 Minister looks intoconstruction of Tachilek District

Electrical Engineer’s OfficeYANGON, 28 Feb—Union Minister for Electric Power

No.2 U Khin Maung Soe inspected Tachilek DistrictElectrical Engineer’s Office in Shan State (East) on 26February.

At the meeting hall, the union minister heardreport on staff matter, electric power supply, unit losses,safety in electric by officials concerned and left necessaryinstructions.—MNA

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WASHINGTON, 28 Feb—Secretary of State HillaryClinton has said that politicsis in her blood, and shecouldn’t help it when she thatshe believed PresidentBarack Obama would winreelection. “Probably, myenthusiasm for the presidentgot a little out of hand,”Clinton told CNN in aninterview broadcast onSunday. Clinton, who lost herbid for the Democraticnomination in 2008, saidpolitics is in her blood.

“I’ve tried to dampenthem down. I’ve tried to havethem taken out, in a bloodtransfusion, but occasionallythey rear their heads,”Politico quoted her, assaying.

Asked if that suggests

Hillary Clinton.INTERNET

Israeli defence minister heads to US todiscuss Iran

JERUSALEM, 28 Feb —Israeli Defence MinisterEhud Barak on Tuesdayheaded to Washington fortalks with senior US officialsabout the Iranian nuclearprogramme.

The Israeli minister’stwo-day US visit comesahead of Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu’s andPresident Shimon Peres’scheduled visits next week,Xinhua reported. “There aresome security issues that

Israeli Defence MinisterEhud Barak—INTERNET

Chinese Navy fights piracy in Somalia BEIJING, 28 Feb—The

Chinese Navy is once againsending forces to Somalia totarget piracy in the Gulf ofAden. China first beganpatrolling the waters alongwith an international flotillain 2008. Since then, it’sundertaken ten such missions— protecting some 4500 ships.

The farewell ceremonyis becoming more and morefamiliar to the Chinese Navythese days. A fleet left the portQingdao on Monday morning,ready to carry out its orders.

Yang Junfei, fleetcommander, said, “Fleet 113ready for duty.” Ding Yiping,deputy commander ofChinese navy, said, “Set Sail!”

The fleet brings adestroyer, missile frigate,support ship, 2 helicopters andspecial forces to bear on theregion — a total of 800 naval

Destroyer “Qingdao” (L) and frigate “Yantai” prepareto set sail at a port in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong

Province, on 27 Feb, 2012.—XINHUA

personnel are involved.The UN Security

Council has been urgingmember countries to combatpiracy along the Somali coastsince the 1990s. The ChineseNavy joined in 4 years ago andhas been an active partner eversince. Last Thursday, ThePeople’s Liberation ArmyNavy held the InternationalSymposium on Counter-Piracy and Escort Operationsin China’s eastern city ofNanjing. Delegations frommore than 20 states andorganizations gathered thereto get to know more abouteach other.

Phil Haslam, staff captainof European Naval Force, said,“I represent the EuropeanNaval Force, which is based inLondon, and the tacticalcoordination the ships have,day to day, in the Gulf of

apply to the defence minister.These sensitive issues (thatwill be discussed inNetanyahu’s visit) requireearly coordination and manytalks,” said a senior politicalsource explaining theobjective of Barak’s visit.

Barak will meet seniorUS officials, including VicePresident Joe Biden,Secretary of Defence LeonPanetta, National SecurityAdvisor Tom Donilon andother security and intelligence

she might reenter the politicalfray after leaving her post atthe end of this year, Clintonoffered a definite ‘no.’ “It justsuggests I want what’s bestfor my country,” she said.

Internet

Aden. I see this symposium istaking that coordination toanother level.”

Cao Weidong, seniorresearcher of Naval ResearchInstitute, PLA, said, “TheChinese Navy hopes to buildup a platform for internationalcooperation that will allow

naval forces of differentcountries to familiarizethemselves with each other. Ihope the platform well-servesour anti-piracy goals. “ Inaddition to combating piracy,the fleet will be continuing tooffer human aid to countriesin need.—Xinhua

figures.Prime Minister Ne-

tanyahu will leave for northAmerica on Thursday, first toCanada where he will meetCanadian Prime MinisterStephen Harper, and then toWashington where he is tomeet with US PresidentBarack Obama as well asSecretary of State HillaryClinton and seniorcongressmen.

President Peres, who willalso leave for Washington

this week, will meet Obamaon Sunday.—Internet

Seven civilians killed in S Afghanistan blastLASHKAR GAH, 28 Feb—

Seven civilians were killedMonday in a blast in thesouthern Afghan Province ofHelmand, a spokesman forprovincial government saidon Tuesday.

“Seven civilians werekilled when a powerful blastoccurred at around 4:00 pmlocal time on Monday in acompound in Naw ZadDistrict of HelmandProvince,” spokesman DaudAhmadi told Xinhua.

He said four women and

three children were killed inthe explosion that happenedin a house in Sarkhdaz area ofthe district.

Ahmadi said it was notclear how the explosionhappened, adding aninvestigation was launchedto probe why the explosivewas placed in the house.

Taleban militants haveoften attacked Afghan andNATO-led forces withhomemade bombs orImprovised ExplosiveDevices (IEDs) but the lethal

Argentina blocks two British cruise shipsdisputed archipelago.

The Adonia, owned byP&O cruises, and the PrincessCruises vessel Star Princesswere both blocked from

Star Princess: A Britishcruise ship is leading thecharge in the latest stand-off over the Falklands, as

it sails towards theharbour at Port

Stanley.—INTERNET

Taleban fightersattend a surrender

ceremony inBaghlan Provincenorth of Kabul, on

27 Feb, 2012. Abouta total of 23 Talebanfighters surrenderedhere on Monday, aprovincial police

source said.XINHUA

18 killed in bus attack inN Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, 28 Feb— Atleast 18 people were killedand eight others injured whenunknown gunmen openedfired on a passenger bus inPakistan’s northern district ofKohistan on Tuesdaymorning, said local media.

Local Urdu TV channelDAWN quoted local residentsas saying that the firingincident took place early onTuesday morning when apassenger bus heading fromRawalpindi, a sister city of the

An injured manreceives medical

treatment at ahospital innorthwestPakistan’s

Nowshera on 27Feb, 2012. At least

five people werekilled in a suicidebomb attack near

the venue of aruling party rally

in Pakistan’snorthwest city of

Nowshera onMonday, police

and hospitalsources said.

XINHUA

country’s capital Islamabad,to Gilgit, capital city of Gilgit-Baltistan province in northernPakistan, was attacked byunknown gunmen. The attackoccurred on the KarakoramHighway in the Harban areaof Kohistan, said the report.

There were at least 26people on board when the buswas attacked, it said, addingthat all the injured people havebeen shifted to hospitals inKohistan and Gilgit.

Xinhua

Princess have been refusedaccess to the port of Ushuaia,”said a spokesman for Britain’sForeign Office.

“There can be nojustification for interferencein free and legitimatecommerce.

“British diplomats inArgentina are urgentlyseeking to clarify thecircumstances surroundingthis incident, and we are incontact with the companyconcerned.”

Tensions are runninghigh between Britain andArgentina over theFalklands, which Londoncontrols but Buenos Airesclaims, ahead of the 30thanniversary in April of thestart of the war between thetwo nations over the islands.

Argentina has alsoreacted angrily to thedeployment of PrinceWilliam to the Falklands aspart of his job as a Royal AirForce search and rescue pilot,and to a planned fact-findingtrip by British lawmakers nextmonth.

Carnival UK, whichowns both P&O and PrincessCruises, said in a statementthe Adonia was now sailingtowards Punta Arenas inChile, its next port of call onan 87-night tour of SouthAmerica.

InternetLONDON, 28 Feb—Two

British cruise ships thatvisited the Falkland Islandswere refused entry to anArgentinian port on Monday,amid tension over the

entering Ushuaia in southernArgentina after both shipsstopped at the Falklands onSaturday.

“We are very concernedto hear the Adonia and Star

weapons also inflictcasualties on civilians.

The number of civiliancasualties has been soaringin the militancy-plaguedAfghanistan as a total of3,021 Afghan civilians havebeen killed in 2011 whichindicates, an 8 percent rise innon- combatants’ deathscompared with 2010,according to the UnitedNations annual reportreleased in Kabul earlier thismonth.

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Politics still in my blood:Hillary Clinton

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Shweli River Crossing Bridge (Namhkam) brings about easy accessto Mandalay-Lashio-Muse-Namhkam-Bhamo

Salient points of ShweliBridge (Namhkam)

1. The upper structure of the bridgeis of bailey suspension bridge.

2. Its lower concrete and foundationare reinforced concrete piers.

3. The total length of the bridge is600 feet flanked by 24 feetpedestrians on each side.

4. It can withstand 36 tons of load.5. The bridge was successfully

opened on 27-4-2009.

Translation: TLA

Archive: Maung Nyein Aye

* The bridge lies on Mandalay-Lashio-Muse-Namhkam-BhamoRoad in Namhkam Township inShan State (North).

* The emergence of the bridge, itmakes more contribution tosmoothly road connection ofMandalay-Lashio-Namhkam-Bhamo road.

* As local products are beingtransported easily, the localpeople are improving a lot in theeconomic, social, health andeducation sectors.

* From the development of eachregion further strengthenstowards the region’s developmentand as a result the nation willdevelop.

* The bridge was constructed byMyanmar engineers and workingexperiences of technicians.

The secondday session ofsixth meetingof sixth State

CentralWorking

Committee ofthe Sangha ofAll Ganas in

progress.(News onpage 1)

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Mro Nationalities given green light toregister as political party

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb—The Union Election Commission issued announcementNo. 13/2012 today and its translation is as follows:

Republic of the Union of MyanmarUnion Election Commission

Nay Pyi TawAnnouncement No. 13/2012

7th Waxing of Taboung(28 February, 2012)

Mro Nationalities Party granted to register as political partyMro Nationalities Party, headquartered at No. 245. No. 4 Ward, Buthidaung

Township, Rakhine State was granted to register in accord with Article (9) of thePolitical Parties Registration Law beginning 28 February, 2012. The registrationnumber of the party is 52.

Sd/Win KoSecretary

Union Election Commission

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb —U Khin Aung Myint, Speakerof Amyotha Hluttaw,received Dr Werner Langen,a member of the EuropeanParliament and the Chairmanof the European parliament’sdelegation to the countriesof South East Asia (ASEAN)

Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker receivesEU parliament member

and party at AmyothaHluttaw Hall of the HluttawBuilding here today.

Also present at the callwere Deputy Speaker ofAmyotha Hluttaw U MyaNyein, chairmen of thecommittees of AmyothaHluttaw and officials of the

Amyotha Hluttaw Office.Also present together

with Dr Werner Langen wereVice Chairmen of theEuropean parliament’sdelegation Mr RobertGoebbels and Mr Ivo Beletand members of thedelegation.

During the meeting, thetwo sides cordiallydiscussed matters onpromotion of the friendshipbetween the Europeanparliament and two Hluttawsof Myanmar and steppingup efforts for developmentof Myanmar.— MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb—A workshop on Informationand Technology launched at Myanmar InternationalConvention Centre in Nay Pyi Taw concluded this afternoon,with an address of Chairman of Computer KnowledgeDevelopment Council Union Minister for Communications,Posts and Telegraphs U Thein Tun.

Among the respective groups held discussions ontheir related topics in all of the meeting rooms of MICC in thismorning were Chief Executive Officer U Tin Htut Oo of theConsultative Committee for agriculture and rural developmenton ICT For Agriculture & Rural Development, MyanmarComputer Professionals Association Chairman U Ye YintWin on ICT For Service Sector Development, Chief ExecutiveOfficer Dr Aung Thein of the Republic of the Union ofMyanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industryon ICT For Industry Sector Development With SpecialAttention To Small & Medium Enterprise (SME), Chairmanof Myanmar Computer Federation U Thaung Tin on ICT ForTrade & Commerce Sector Development, Chairman ofMyanmar Computer Entrepreneurs Association U Min ZayarHlaing on ICT As A Vital Industry.—MNA

Union Minister U Thein Tunaddresses at concluding ofworkshop on Information

and Technology

Third regular session ofMandalay Region Hluttaw

continuesNAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb—Third regular session of first

Mandalay Region Hluttaw continued for tenth day thismorning, with the attendance of Mandalay Region ChiefMinister U Ye Myint, Region Hluttaw Speaker U Win Maungand 73 Hluttaw representatives.

The Region Hluttaw speaker read out the message sentby the President which was then put on record by the RegionHluttaw.

Six questions were answered, approvals for billsapproved and date set for approval of Mandalay RegionBudget Bill for 2012 at today’s session. Today’s sessionconcluded at 11.5 am.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb— The fourth day’ssession of the third regular session of thefirst Kayin State Hluttaw continued at 10:00am on 27 February, attended by Kayin StateChief Minister U Zaw Min, Chairman of StateHluttaw, State ministers and a total of 22representatives. At today’s session, therewere three approved bills; general projectsin Kayin State in 2011-2012, general projects

Third regular session of Magway RegionHluttaw continues

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb—Third regularsession of first Magway Region Hluttawcontinued for second day this morning, withthe attendance of Region Hluttaw Speaker U Ye

Myint and 65 Hluttaw representatives.Thirteen questions were answered and

Region ministers made clarifications on bills.Today’s session concluded at 2.50 pm.—MNA

Third regular session of the first Kayin StateHluttaw goes on

in Kayin State in 2012-2013 and additionalbudget allocation for the state in 2012; twotabled proposals “progress of peace-makingactivities in Kayin State in January, 2012”and “progress of peace-making activities inKayin State in February, 2012” to be put onrecord. The today’s session came to an endat 11:50 am, after the chief minister made aspeech.—MNA

The 10th day of the third regular session of the first Mandalay RegionHluttaw in progress.—MNA

Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker U Khin Aung Myint receives Dr Werner Langen, a member of theEuropean Parliament and the Chairman of the European parliament’s delegation to the countries

of South East Asia (ASEAN), and party at Amyotha Hluttaw Hall of the Hluttaw Building inNay Pyi Taw.—MNA

Union Minister U Thein Tun delivering address at concluding of workdshop on Informationand Technology. —MNA

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NAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb—The PyidaungsuHluttaw continued for the 16th day sessionat Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Hall of the HluttawBuilding, here, at 10 am today, attended bySpeaker of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw U KhinAung Myint, Speaker of Pyithu HluttawThura U Shwe Mann and 561 PyidaungsuHluttaw representatives.

The session put one message on recordand discussed one bill.

In the putting the message on record,the Speaker of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw read themessage on reshuffle of ministers atMandalay Region Government sent by thePresident, and the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw putthe reassignments of U Phone Zaw Han asMinister for Finance and Revenue and UAung Maung as Minister for DevelopmentAffairs at Mandalay Region Governmenton record.

With regard to National Planning Billfor 2012-2013 fiscal year, the Speaker ofPyidaungsu Hluttaw made clarification,saying that the Union Minister for NationalPlanning and Economic Development, onbehalf of the Union government, submittedthe 2011-2012 FY National Planning Billand the 2012-2013 FY National PlanningBill to the Hluttaw on the first day thirdregular session of the first PyidaungsuHluttaw held on 31 January 2012.

A total of 75 Hluttaw representativesdiscussed the plans in principle from thesixth day session on 7-2-2012 to the 10thday session on 13-2-2012. In this regard,nine Hluttaw representatives helddiscussions on the 2011-2012 FY NationalPlanning Bill and another 66representatives, the 2012-2013 FY NationalPlanning Bill.

The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Joint BillCommittee submitted the reports that the2011-2012 FY National Planning Billshould be put on record and the 2012-2013FY National Planning Bill should beundertaken in line with rules andregulations.

According to the submissions of someHluttaw representatives that the NationalPlanning Bills submitted by the Uniongovernment to the Hluttaw should beamended as a law, the Pyidaungsu Hluttawcoordinated with the Union Government.So, the improved 2011-2012 FY NationalPlanning Bill was submitted to the Hluttaw.Thus, the Hluttaw decided to put the bill onrecord at the 13th day session of thePyidaungsu Hluttaw on 22 February 2012 inline with the remarks of the Joint Bill

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw session continues for 16th dayOne message put on record, one bill discussed

Committee.As the 2012-2013 FY National Planning

Bill has been improved systematically, thebill will be submitted to the Hluttaw. Thecopies of amended bills have been distributedto Hluttaw representatives. In this regard, thebill was amended in form, but its presentationswere similar to the previous bill. In amendingthe bill, the Chapter (III) Policy, Vision andTasks of the previous bill were placed inAppendix (i); the formal Appendix (i) State-owned sector Investment Plans went toAppendix (ii); formal Appendix (ii) Sectorsof Production, Service and Vision toAppendix (iii).

There is no any change in subject in thebill in discussing the principle and basicfactors of the 2012-2013 FY NationalPlanning Bill. Thus, the discussions of 66Hluttaw representatives from 7 to 13February will not be cancelled and it is stillinto existence.

On 23-2-2012, as the list was taken forthose wishing to discuss matters related to2012-2013 National Planning Bill and tosubmit proposals of amendment, a total of28 Hluttaw representatives nominatedthemselves. The submissions of 15representatives of 28 will be allowed tocontinuous discussions at the Hluttaw inprinciple and basic factor as theirdiscussions have no amendment.

Those Hluttaw representatives are UPauk Thang Htai of Chin State ConstituencyNo. 3, Daw Mi Myint Than of YeConstituency, U Steven Thabeik of ChinState Constituency No. 4, U Tin MaungWin of Mingaladon Constituency, U AungThein Lin of South Okkalapa Constituency,Dr Banya Aung Moe of Mon StateConstituency, Dr Nay Lin of SeikkanConstituency, U Khin Maung Latt ofRakhine State Constituency No. 9, Dr MyaOo of Bago Region Constituency No. 9, USai Thant Zin of Shan State ConstituencyNo. 4, U Kyaw Ni Naing of LaukkaiConstituency, U Win Oo of YebyuConstituency, U Kyi Tha of GwaConstituency, U Aye Mauk of MahlaingConstituency and U Khet Htein Nan ofKachin State Constituency.

Although the remaining representativeshave submitted proposals of amendment tothe Hluttaw, it is necessary to amend theproposals of some representatives. They areU Paw Hlyan Lwin of Chin StateConstituency No. 9, U Thein Yi of HtantabinConstituency, U Tha Win of YankinConstituency, U Min Swe of DaikU

Constituency, U Soe Than of TwantayConstituency, U Win Myint of PyayConstituency, U Maung Toe of MinhlaConstituency, Dr Aye Maung of RakhineState Constituency No. 1, U Win Than ofThabaung Constituency, U Myo Myint ofMandalay Region Constituency No. 6, UAye Mauk of Mahlaing Constituency, UMyo Swe of Tanai Constituency, Daw Su SuHlaing of Dagon Myothit (South)Constituency and U Kyaw Naing Htay ofIndaw Constituency.

In submitting the proposals ofamendment for the bill, it is necessary toexactly present the matters to allowreduction of project-wise implementation,to suspend the projects and to terminate theprojects. The amount of money for theprojects in the bill is not needed to bepresented, and per cent of the work or titlesof individual works (for example-to suspend,terminate and reduce 50 per cent ofShwelaung Dam Project among new projectsof the Irrigation Department under theMinistry of Agriculture and Irrigationincluded on page number 100 of the Plan forState-owned Investment of the Appendix-ii) with signatures. The proposals ofamendment must completely be presentedwith reasons and subjects included in theparts of the bill (bill, appendix).

The representatives’ proposals to beamended among 14 representatives must bere-written in line with the rules andregulations. The representatives wishing tosubmit proposals of amendment and thosewishing to submit more proposals includingprevious submissions of the representativesare to submit their proposals to the Directorof the Hluttaw Office, not later than eveningof 29 February (Wednesday).

At a time when the Hluttawrepresentatives have discussed the principlesand basic factors of the bill, the President orthe person assigned by the President, onbehalf of the Union government, may makeclarification. After that, the discussions ofthe principles and basic factors of the billwill come to an end. Thus, he said that hewould like to inform the Hluttaw that processof tasks will be undertaken for submissionand discussion of proposals of amendment,clarification of the Union level bodymember, seeking decisions of the Hluttawand approvals in line with the prescribedprocedures.

With regard to the 2012-2013 fiscalyear, Union Minister for National Planningand Economic Development U Tin NaingThein submitted the 2012-2013 fiscal yearNational Planning Bill and the 2012-2013FY National Planning Bill, which are firstand second years of the fifth five-year short-term national plan of the Government of theRepublic of the Union of Myanmar to thePyidaungsu Hluttaw on 31 January.

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw representativessuggested that the bill should be in line withthe form of law. In accord with theirsuggestions, the bill was rewritten.

Likewise, the rewritten bill 2012-2013is also submitted to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw.

Nine Hluttaw representativesparticipated in the discussions on principleand basic factors of the 2012-2013 FYNational Planning Bill.

U Khin Maung Latt of Rakhine StateConstituency No. 6 said that there are manydifferences among the regions of Myanmarin geographical conditions such as hillyregions, plateaus, plains, inland regions,

coastal regions and border areas. Moreover,these regions have differences in naturalresources and human resources. As a result,drawing the plan must be depended on theactual conditions of the regions.

In the matter of roads constructionprojects covering in basic infrastructureswhich are crucial for nation buildingendeavors, Yathedaung and MyebonTownships in Rakhine State are located inplain region. But, it has yet to connectSittway-An Union Road. Discussions onroad networks are going on at Hluttaws. Theconnection of only one road in RakhineState has not yet finished till now. Roadtransportation of Yathedaung and itsenvirons do not include in 2012-2013National Planning.

The National Planning is made up ofprojects in Regions and States. Like thedeveloped countries, national developmentis to be implemented only after GDP andGNP of each region have been calculatedsystematically. Priority is to be given to theunderdeveloped regions after consideringadvantages and disadvantages of the regions.Only then the country sees harmoniousdevelopment.

U Tin Maung Win of MingaladonConstituency said: A total of K 111.548million is proposed under the heading ofborder regions new roads development ofNational Planning Bill. The maintenance ofnew roads should not be. So, that proposedproject should be cancelled.

A total of K 2.5 million is put under theheading of “Greening” of “Others” headingof National Planning. Ministry ofEnvironmental Conservation and Forestryis undertaking the greening tasks and so dolocal authorities. So, Ministry of BorderAffairs should use it under such exactheadings as Minister’s Office greening andtraining school greening. Otherwise, itshould be used in other productivedevelopment tasks.

U Sai Thant Zin of Shan StateConstituency No.4 discussed: An analysisof Myingyan (Nabuaing) Industrial ZoneProject and which is one of the ongoingproject of Directorate Industrial PlanningDepartment under the Ministry of MyanmaIndustrial Development should be carriedout. Reviews on test running of Paper andPulp Mill (Thabaung) of Myanma Paperand Chemical Industries, huge investmentand difficulties of projects and ongoingprojects, works and supplementary works ofNo.1 Heavy Industries, and expendituresand heavy costs of industries andsupplementary works of No.2 HeavyIndustries under the Ministry of Industry,are to be carried out.

Hluttaw representatives have noenough time to scrutinize these projects. Itwould be most appropriate if all projectswhich will take too much time for scrutinyare not put in this year National Planning.So, based on the facts that projects do notbenefit people, the projects are not yet asmuch important as staff’s day-to-day livingstatus and there needs to have budgetanalysis, which is a first step towards ademocratic country, Ministry of MyanmaIndustrial Development and Ministry ofIndustry should not put unproductiveprojects in the National Planning, with theaims of emergence of national planning andbudgets in line with the monetary policiesand fiscal policies.

(See page 7)

Speaker of

Pyidaungsu

Hluttaw

U Khin Aung

Myint reading

message sent

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PyidaungsuHluttaw sessioncontinues for 16th ...

(from page 6)U Kyi Tha of Gwa Constituency said:

Ministry of Industry has proposed to makestate-own investments of K 169901.036million in 2012-2013 facial year. Runningof Myanma Pharmaceutical and FoodstuffIndustries, cement factories, glass factoriesprojects, and paper mills and pulp millsunder the Myanma Paper and ChemicalIndustries should be carried out, based oninvestments, actual productions and profitsand losses.

Dr Banya Aung Moe of Mon StateConstituency No.7 discussed that he wouldlike to advice to stop some unproductiveprojects being undertaken by Ministry ofMyanma Industrial Development andMinistry of Agricultural and Irrigation andprojects and works which cause a loss to thecountry’s finance, and cut some expenditureson these projects. The reason why he gaveadvice for cutting budget expenditures wasto raise staff’s salary, to calculate and reviewit after taking times for avoiding losses anddevelop the country’s economy.

Sale of state-own workshops and

factories to private entrepreneurs andrunning of joint-venture business betweenprivate sector and the government shouldbe carried out. The government-ownedfactories and workshops should run forprofits.

Public companies and companies willemerge after opening stock share marketsand sell shares to public and companies.

Dr Mya Oo of Bago RegionConstituency (9) said: Only when educationand health sectors are merged into povertyalleviation tasks, will the goals of povertyalleviation be achieved. In education sector,poverty alleviation should be prioritized,fund for rural healthcare should beestablished and drawing on the fund shouldbe avoided. Initial healthcare should beprovided to townships, sub-townships andrural areas effectively for ensuring publichealth. Fitness of youths including studentsshould be extensively monitored.

In objectives prescribed in the law ofthe Ministry of Health, figures ofMillennium Development Goals and figuresrelated to maternity, infant, child, malaria,TB and HIV should be mentioned exactly.National Plan for 2012-2013 fiscal year isseconded.

U Steven Thabeik of Chin StateConstituency (4) said: the accuracy of figuresis important in calculating GDP of the whole

nation. If the figures are far fromapproximation, the investment ratio andplanning will not be accurate. Myanmar’sinvestment is lower than that of neighbourson average between 2005-2006 fiscal yearand 2010-2011 fiscal year. In this period ofmodest investment, some ministriessquandered millions from the fund of thecountry in implementing projects whichwere failures.

Though projects drafted by respectiveministries for 2012-2013 fiscal year withhuge fund estimated are submitted for goodpurposes, the projects, which could not giveimmediate profit to the country, should bedelayed as the country is still undevelopedand cannot make huge investment now.Investment, taxation, budget of Chin Stateand other regions and states and drafting ofanti-corruption law should be considered infundamental principles of National PlanningBill for 2012-2013 fiscal year submitted bythe Ministry of Finance and Revenue.

Daw Mi Myint Than of Ye Constituencysaid: Transportation sector should beextended by drafting NationalTransportation Policy in accord with needof the people, economic profitability andother requirements. The rail transportationshould set sight on running electric train.For all-round transportation intransportation, container transportation

should be established. Staff should beemployed for each department and trainedto improve their capacity. The emergence ofmodern railroads should be implementingby replacing wooden sleepers with concreteones. A system investigating passengercoaches and cargos should be adopted andenforced for foolproof inspection. If there isinsufficient workforce, new staff should berecruited under directives. Running hoursof the train should be reduced.

As the salary of the governmentpersonnel could be decreased if theunprofitable projects are suspended andirrelevant expenses are reduced in 2012-2013 fiscal year, Budget for 2012-2013should be redrawn.

U Paul Htan Htai of Chin StateConstituency (3) said: The Section (363) ofthe Constitution clearly states, “The Unionmay assist and protect the religions itrecognizes to its utmost.” The constitutionshould transparently portray the fact.Without adding any fund to the Ministry ofReligious Affairs in 2012-2013 budget,changes should be made in the current budgetof the ministry and expenditures forChristian, Islam, Hindu and other religionsshould be included.

Today’s session concluded at 1.25 pmand the 17th day session will be held at 10am on 1 March.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb—Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mannpaid a call on Member of the Central Military Commission Chief ofChinese People’s Liberation Army General Staff General Chen Bingdeat Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on 23 February.

Also present at the call were Myanmar delegation members,Myanmar Ambassador to China U Tin Oo, Military Attaché Col TintWai and personnel from Pyithu Hluttaw and Myanmar Embassy.Together with the Chinese general were Deputy General Secretary ofNational People’s Congress Mr Cao Wei Zhou, Director-General ofGeneral Staff Department Maj-Gen Ji Wanming, Maj-Gen Bai Jinjunand Maj-Gen Chen Yirong of Military Operation Department, Chief ofLogistics Department Maj-Gen Sun Wangtian, Deputy Director-GeneralMaj-Gen Si Guowei of National Defence Ministry, Deputy Chief ofArmaments and International Cooperation Department Maj-Gen XianGuanhui and Chief of Asia Division of International RelationsDepartment Brig-Gen Wu Xiaoyi.

During the meeting, they had cordial talks on matters related todefence and security of China and Myanmar, border security andstability, and promotion of communication and cooperation betweenthe two armed forces.

The Chinese General then hosted dinner to the Myanmar delegationat the guest house. The Chinese General and the Pyithu HluttawSpeaker toasted each other and had dinner together.

Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker calls on Chief of ChinesePLA General Staff General Chen Bingde

Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker Thura U ShweMann receives Member of the CentralMilitary Commission Chief of Chinese

People’s Liberation Army GeneralStaff General Chen Bingde.—MNA

During the dinner, artistes entertainedwith sweet melodies, Myanmar songs,Chinese traditional dances and magic tricksto the accompaniment of the Chinese

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb—The Myanmar goodwilldelegation led by Speakerof the Pyithu Hluttaw ThuraU Shwe Mann left GrandHotel Beijing and arrived atBeijing InternationalCapital Airport at 7 am localtime on 26 February afterpaying a goodwill to thePeople’s Republic of China.

The Speaker of thePyithu Hluttaw and partywere seen off at the airportby Deputy General SecretaryMr Cao Wei Zhou of

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb—Union Ministerfor Mines U Thein Htaik assisted in miningduring his tour of inspection to gold miningplots on Moehti-Moemi Hill in YamethinTownship, Mandalay Region, yesterday.

The Union Minister called on joint-venture mining companies for boostingproduction of gold and for conserving theenvironment at least of degradation whenthey carried out gold mining and for work-

Union Mines Minister inspects goldmining in Yamethin

site safety.During his tour of the mining area,

Union Minister for Mines U Thein Htaikinspected construction of a hospitaland a clinic and sites chosen forconstruction of a school and a policestation.

He also inspected the 50-tonreprocessing plant and owners of themining companies.—MNA

Pyithu Hluttaw SpeakerThura U Shwe Mann and party leave PRC

National People’s Congressof the People’s Republic ofChina, MyanmarAmbassador to the PRC UTin Oo, Military Attaché ColTint Wai and embassyofficials.

At 8.10 am local time, theSpeaker and party left BeijingInternational Capital Airportand arrived at KunmingInternational Airport at 11.25am local time. They werewelcomed by Vice-Chairmanof National People’sCongress of Yunnan

Province Mr Yang Bao Jianand officials.

At the special lounge ofthe airport, the Speaker ofthe Pyithu Hluttaw and theVice-Chairman of theNational People’s Congressof Yunnan held discussionson cooperation betweenMyanmar Hluttaw andYunnan Congress.

After that, the Speakerand party left KunmingInternational Airport andarrived back in Yangon at1.35 pm.—MNA

Thai guests call on UMFCCI Vice-PresidentYANGON, 28 Feb—A six-

member delegation led byDr Terapol Pruksathorn ofSutech Engineering Co Ltdof Thailand paid a call on

members at the UMFCCIHeadquarters here on 23February and discussedmatters related toinvestment.—MNA

Vice-President of theRepublic of the Union ofMyanmar Federation ofChambers of Commerceand Industry and CEC

People’s Liberation Army band.After the dinner, the Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker

and the Chinese General exchanged gifts and theformer presented gifts to the artistes.—MNA

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(from page 16)The Vice-President cordially

greeted the officials concerned andthe companies’ staff.

In a special flight back toKyaukpyu, the Vice-President andhis entourage viewed progress ofthe construction site for an oiltank, a jetty and progress of layingdown inland crude oil pipelinesand the construction sites for MadeIsland project and a water tank fordistributing freshwater to thevillages nearby.

At a meeting with State/district and township leveldepartmental heads, socialorganization members,townselders, rural people atYamawady Hall, Kyaukpyu, theVice-President was respectivelyreported by Kyaukpyu TownshipAdministrator, Yanbye TownshipAdministrator, Kyaukpyu DistrictAdministrator and ManaungTownship Administrator on needsfor their townships. Then,Kyaukpyu townselders U Nyi

Vice-President Thiha ThuraU Tin Aung Myint Oo inspects...

the region and for rubberplantation. He stressed the needfor establishment of industries forearning income for a long term asthe normal agriculture could helpthe people earning income just forfood. He encouraged the people togrow rubber plantation, saying thatrubber was a raw material forindustries and rubber could helpestablishment of an industrialbusiness. Besides, he also stressedthe need for keeping correctaccount to be able to boost theregional economy.

Afterwards, the Vice-Presidentcoordinated with union ministersand deputy ministers to assist ineducation, health andtransportation matters reported bydepartmental officials andtownselders.

According to the Vice-President, plans have been madeto supply power generated byKyiohn-Kyiwa hydel power plantto An, Minbya, MraukU,Kyauktaw, Ponnagyun and

working together with thegovernment for the regionaldevelopment.

Afterwards, responsiblepersonnel of CNPC presentedUS$10 mln to Deputy Minister forElectric Power No. 2 U Aung Than

Oo for building power supplysystem to supply power toKyaukpyu and Yanbye.

Daewoo Co presented US$ 5.5million to Executive Officer U ThanLin Tun of Township DevelopmentAffairs Committee for repairing thejetties and roads in Kyaukpyu.

Entrepreneurs donated K100,000 each to 104 fire victimhouseholds of KyauknimawVillage in Yanbye Township andK 2 million to be spent on theirrehabilitation, two sets of Sky Netreceivers to Kyaukpyu, Yanbyeand Manaung GeneralAdministration Departments andTownship Information and PublicRelations Departments and oneset of Sky Net receiver toKyaukpyu Education College.

After the meeting, the Vice-President and party cordiallygreeted townselders anddepartmental officials.

They then inspected No. 2Basic Education Middle Schoolconstructed at the cost of US$281000 and FG Wilson 1000 kvagenerator worth US$ 143,000donated by Daewoo Co of ShweNatural Gas Project, a 200x30x24feet two-storey school building and50x30x24 feet another building

worth US$ 684,240.96 built at BEHSNo. 1 by CNPC Co.

Myanmar-China natural gaspipeline project renovated twotwo-storey school buildings, eightone-storey school buildings andmaintenance of roads and bridgesto contribute to socio-economicof the region. Daewoo Co spentUS$ 2.68 million on education,health, water supply, electricitysupply and rescue work after naturaldisasters in Rakhine State in 2006and 2011.

CNCP Co donated US$ 6million for undertaking educationand health tasks in the regionsalong the pipeline. SEAOP andSEAGP companies also spent US$1 million on the tasks.

The Vice-President and partyleft Kyaukpyu and arrived atThandwe in the evening.

They looked into burntconditions of Dwarawady MyomaMarket in Thandwe and gave wordsof encouragement to shopkeepersat Dwarawady Hall.

They also inspectedconstruction of Dwarawadytemporary grocery market andattended to the needs of the marketcommittee.

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Hlaing, U Tun Pe and Yanbyetownselders U Hla Tun Pyu alsoreported to the Vice-President ontheir needs.

Then, State Chief Minister UHla Maung Tin gave asupplementary report to him.

After the Vice-President hadfulfilled the needs in collaborationwith Union Ministers and DeputyMinisters, he made a speech citingthat they had reached RakhineState with two aims at inspectingprogress of laying down naturalgas pipelines and inland crude oilpipelines in Kyaukpyu, and atfulfilling needs for socio-economic development of the ruralpeople in the townships ofRakhine State.

After hearing the report, theVice-President called for makingefforts for sufficiency of food in

Sittway in northern Rakhine Statein the 2012-2013 financial yearand plans for transporting powerto Ushitpin power grid in PadaungTownship to be able to supplyelectricity to Taunggup, Thandwe,Maei, Kyaukpyu and Yanbye.

Plans had been made to supplypower to remaining townships inthe 2013-2014 fiscal year and theproject to supply power toKyaukpyu and Yanbye was beingimplement at the cost of US$10mln funded by oil and natural gascompanies including CNPE, hesaid.

He also clarified efforts of thegovernment for achieving peaceand stability, rule of law anddevelopment of the economy andeducation, health, social andinternational relations sectors andcalled on the local people for

Vice-President Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo cordially greets those present atYamawady Hall in Kyaukpyu.—MNA

Vice-President Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo inspects laying of pipeline fromHyundai HD (60) vessel, part of Shwe natural gas pipeline project.—MNA

An aerial view of Ma-de Island Project.—MNA

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NAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb—Wifeof Vice-President of the Republic ofthe Union of Myanmar Thiha ThuraU Tin Aung Myint Oo Patron ofMyanmar Women’s AffairsFederation and Myanmar Maternaland Child Welfare Association DawKhin Saw Hnin met chairpersons,secretaries and members of RakhineState, Kyaukpyu District andTownship Women’s AffairsOrganizations and Maternal andChild Welfare SupervisoryCommittees of Rakhine State at thehall of Kyaukpyu District GeneralAdministration Departmentyesterday morning.

Speaking on the occasion,Daw Khin Saw Hnin expressed herpleasure in meeting with membersof MCWA and WAO of RakhineState. She said that she arrived thereto fulfill the requirements of theassociations at the state, district andtownship levels. She noted thatMWAF and MCWA are reliableorganizations for the State. Theseorganizations are engaged in health,education and social tasks for thepeople, she said. The organizationsare upholding the life security ofthe women, and she stressed theneed for prevent trafficking inperson and preserve traditional

Daw Khin Saw Hnin meets members oftownship WAOs, MCWAs in Kyaukpyu

District, Rakhine State

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb — Union Minister at thePresident Office U Soe Maung received Brazil’s Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs of the Ministry ofExternal Relations Ms Maria Edileuza Fontenele Reis at hisoffice here this morning.

During the meeting, they discussed promotion oftrade, investment and agriculture and transfer of energy andelectrical technology and iron and steel making technologyand computer technology and promotion of cooperation inpoverty reduction, environmental conservation, education,sports and e-government.

Present at the meeting were Deputy Director-Generalat the President Office U Zaw Win and officials concerned andAmbassador of Brazil to Myanmar Mr Jose Carlos da FonsecaJunior.—MNA

Brazil’s Under-Secretary-General for PoliticalAffairs of the Ministry of External Relationscalls on Union Minister at President Office

Workshop on Myanmar-Japan CooperationProgram for Economic Development heldNAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb— Workshop on

Myanmar-Japan Cooperation Program forEconomic Development, organized by theMinistry of National Planning andEconomic Development and JapanInternational Cooperation Agency, washeld at Thiri Yadana Hall at MyanmarWomen’s Affair Federation here thismorning, with an address by Union Ministerfor National Planning and EconomicDevelopment U Tin Naing Thein.

The Union Minister said, in hisspeech, that he expressed words of thanksfor Japan’s cooperation in development ofhuman resource of Myanmar; that nationaldevelopment planning project are beingdrawn for development of Myanmar, underwhich there are many projects running forrural development and poverty alleviation,industrial development, investmentdevelopment, human resourcedevelopment, monetary development, and

UnionMinister for

NationalPlanning

andEconomic

DevelopmentU Tin Naing

Theindeliveringaddress at

theworkshop.

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general; that the project being drawn wouldgive benefits to socio-economicdevelopment of the country; and that indoing so, tasks for rural developmentpoverty alleviation and human resourcedevelopment would be given top priorityin cooperation with not only the country’sstrength but also internationalorganizations, donor countries includingUnited Nations.

Also present at the event were UnionMinisters from Industry and for RailTransportation, deputy ministers, advisersto the President, departmental heads,representatives of the Republic of the Unionof Myanmar Federation of Chambers ofCommerce and Industry, officialsconcerned from Japan Embassy toMyanmar and from Japan InternationalCooperation Agency, Japanese Economistsand officials.

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Union Minister at President Office U Soe Maung receives Brazil’s Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs of the Ministry of External Relations

Ms Maria Edileuza Fontenele Reis.—MNA

Daw Khin Saw Hnin, wife ofVice-President Thiha Thura U Tin AungMyint Oo, visits self-reliant pre-primaryschool of Kyaukpyu Township Maternal

and Child Welfare Association.MNA

culture.She said that the central body

of the association assigned thevarious levels of the organizationsto give community-based care tothe TB patients. Thus, i t isnecessary to give door-to-doorhealth care service to the patients,she said.

Members of the MCWA areworking in concert for turning outqualified men and women, and theyhave been voluntarily participatingin the social affairs for many years,she said. She stressed the need forwomen to uplift themselves as anational duty to becomeoutstanding women in theinternational arena.

In conclusion, she said that itshould take pride in theirendeavours of welfare tasks for theState in addition to that of ward,village and township level. Sheurged them to double the efforts forfuture tasks of the MWAF andMCWA.

Chairperson of Rakhine StateWAO and MCWSC Daw Mya Nureported on progress of the WAOand MCWSC.

Chairpersons of KyaukpyuDistrict, Kyaukpyu Township,Yanbye, Manaung and An

Townships WAOs and MCWAs also submittedreports on their respective sectors.

Next, Daw Khin Saw Hnin presented K 1million each for Rakhine State WAO and RakhineState MCWSC through Patron of the State WAOand MCWSC wife of Rakhine State Chief MinisterDaw Nu Nu San.

Secretary of MMCWA Daw Thazin Nwedonated K 500,000 each to Township WAOs andTownship MCWAs of Kyaukpyu District throughofficials of the associations.

After that, Daw Khin Saw Hnin and party

cordially greeted members of WAO and MCWA.At the self-reliant pre-primary school being

opened by Kyaukpyu Township MCWA, theyviewed progress of education of pre-schoolchildren and presented gifts and nutritious foodsto them.

They donated K 200,000 to the pre-primaryschools in Kyaukpyu Township.

MMCWA (Central) donated K 300,000 toKyaukpyu Township MCWA’s pre-primary school.They then cordially greeted members of WAO andMCWA.—MNA

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(from page 16)ensure the comprehensiveness of ZabuthiriStadium where the opening and closingceremonies would be held and sports groundsand stadiums where prize-presentation wouldbe held.

The accommodation and cateringsubcommittee was to prepare for provision ofpleasant and convenient accommodationsand nourishing and fresh foods to guests,coaches, managers and athletes.

The transportation subcommittee was toprepare to ensure smooth transport, enoughnumber of vehicles and skillful, disciplineand polite drivers and to report the requiredamount of oil to the departments concerned.

Dr Sai Mauk Kham said health andmedical subcommittee must prepare in detailfor drug abuses of athletes in addition tohealthcare, prevention and treatment. The fund-raising and prize presentationsubcommittee must seek necessary fund fromsponsors and wellwishers and must preparemedals in advance and acquire anthem ofeach nation, he said. He urged the informationand record subcommittee to prepare forbroadcasting news of the event and matcheslive or replay and to compile and distributerecord of the event. He said the communicationsubcommittee has to install IT cable networksin sports village and stadiums and prepare forfine connection of mobile, internet and email.He underscored the need to draft securityplans and install sophisticated securityfacilities. He urged presidents, vice-presidentsand executives of sports federations to boostmorale to repeat the history of second and fifthSouth East Asia Peninsula Games whereMyanmar won first place in this SEA Gamesheld after 44 years. He guaranteed that thegovernment will honour hard work and success

Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham addresses ...

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb—The Myanmar delegation ledby Speaker of Pyithu HluttawThura U Shwe Mann,accompanied by DeputyGeneral Secretary Mr CaoWei Zhou of the NationalPeople’s Congress of thePeople’s Republic of Chinaleft Grand Hotel Beijing at8.30 am on 25 February andarrived at Beijing RailwayStation and then visited there.

They left the station byhigh speed train and arrivedat Tianjin Station where theywere welcomed by Secretaryof National People’sCongress of Tianjin Mr WangShi Xin and officials.

At Tianjin Urban Project

Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann and party visit TianjinCity, meet Chairman of Tianjin National People’s Congress

visitors’ book of the museum.Next, the curator presentedbook on Tianjin urbanproject building to theSpeaker.

After that, the Speakerand party visited Italian styleward of Tianjin City.

The Myanmar dele-gation led by the Speaker ofPyithu Hluttaw receivedChairman of Tianjin NationalPeople’s Congress Mr XiaoHuaiyan and officials at YingHall of the Urban GovernmentGuest House in Tianjin at11.30 am.

They cordiallydiscussed promotion ofChina and Myanmar friendlyties and cooperation in urban

projects. The Speaker andthe Chairman exchangedgifts. The Chairman ofTianjin National People’sCongress hosted a luncheonto the Speaker and party atBanquet Hall.

At Premier Zhou Enlaiand Madame Deng YingchaoMuseum in Tianjin, theSpeaker and party viewedZhou Enlai Status,documentary photos, muralpaintings, documentarybooks, documentary video

Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mannholds talks with Chairman of Tianjin National

People’s Congress Mr Xiao Huaiyan.—MNA

PyithuHluttawSpeakerThura

U ShweMann and

party atPremier

Zhou Enlaiand Madame

DengYingchao

Museum inTianjin.

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of presidents of the federations and thevictorious athletes. He demanded support andsuggestions of wellwishers.

He urged those present at the meeting togive a facelift to the country by hosting XXVIISEA Games successfully and participating inevery genre.

for organizing opening and concludingceremonies, Chairman of TransportSubcommittee Union Minister for TransportU Nyan Tun Aung, an official of health andmedical subcommittee, Chairman of Fund-raising and Prize Presentation SubcommitteeUnion Minister for Finance and Revenue UHla Tun, Chairman of Information and RecordSubcommittee Deputy Minister for

Defence Maj-Gen Nay Lin and officialssubmitted reports of respectivesubcommittees.

Presidents of sports federation presentedtrainings of each federation and plans forachieving victory in the games.

Deputy Minister for Immigration andPopulation U Kyaw Kyaw Win and DeputyMinister for Sports U Aye Myint Kyu reportedon entrance of sports contingents and delegatesin Myanmar in XXVII SEA Games and needsfor organizing opening and closingceremonies and for achieving victory.

Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham in hisconcluding remarks thanked those present forparticipating in discussion in unison forwinning victory in XXVII SEA Games. Hehighlighted the need of honesty of athletes inthe games. He said international-standardreferees, juries and coaches, at home andabroad. He said the athletes must be sent toforeign countries for international experiences,joint trainings must be conducted, andinvitation tournaments must be organized.Myanmar settled eight place in previous XXVISEA Games as it had played in the foreigncountry, he recalled. But for this time as thehost, Myanmar should achieve theconsiderable victory, he said. As thegovernment is supporting for the victory, thesports federation and athletes should workheart and soul, he said. He urged to host XXVIISEA Games impressively and try to reachAsian and international level. He saidMyanmar must showcase its remarkable eventmanagement as it wins international attention.Courtesy, hospitability and cleanliness of thecountry must be displayed, he said. Graspingthe opportunity of the host, Myanmar has totry to improve its sports standard to any level,he said. He called for working cooperativelyamong the steering committee, sportsfederation and officials.—MNA

Chairman of TransportSubcommittee Union Minister for

Transport U Nyan Tun Aungpresents reports on progress of

works.—MNA

Chairman of Fund-raising andPrize Awarding Subcommittee

Union Minister for Finance andRevenue U Hla Tun submits reports

on progress of tasks.—MNA

tapes, documentary photoson development underta-kings in China, utensils,books and publications andresidence of Zhou Enlai.

Next, the Speaker andparty arrived at Da Bei ChanYuan Temple where they helda discussion with Abbot ZhiRu on religious affairsbetween Myanmar and Chinaand made cash donation forthe temple.

Later, the Speaker andparty left Tianjin City by highspeed train and arrived backin Beijing at 5 pm.

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Museum, the Speaker andparty viewed round lay-outplan of Tianjin, small scale oftourism development zone,small scales of aerospace andspecial economic zone,environmental conservationzone, Tianjin port andregional developmentproject at the museum. TheCurator Deputy Head of theUrban Project Departmentconducted them round themuseum.

The Speaker and partywatched the documentaryfilm on Tianjin developmentand progress of project at CityImage Projection Hall of themuseum.

The Speaker signed the

Chairman of Preparedness SteeringCommittee for Hosting XXVII SEA GamesUnion Minister for Sports U Tint Hsan,Chairman of Subcommittee for Constructionof Stadium and Hostels Union Minister at thePresident Office U Thein Nyunt, DeputyMinister for Culture Daw Sanda Khin on behalfof the chairman of preparedness subcommittee

Information U Soe Win, Chairman ofCommunication Subcommittee UnionMinister for Communications, Posts andTelegraphs U Thein Tun, Chairman of SecuritySubcommittee Union Minister for HomeAffairs Lt-Gen Ko Ko , President of MyanmarDisabled Sport Federation, Director ofDirectorate of Resettlement of the Ministry of

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Over 120-year monasteryattracts tourists

NYAUNGSHWE, 28 Feb—Shwe Yanpyae monastery isone of the touristdestinations in Inlay regionof Shan State.

The monastery is

located on Shwenyaung-Nyaungshwe road, one and ahalf miles to Nyaungshwe.

“As it is an ancientmonastery decorated withancient works, the edifice

should be preserved withoutlosing its original style. Alot of ancient Myanmararchitectural works can beseen at the monastery. In fact,it is a tourist attraction site,”said a tour guide.

Shwe YanpyaeMonastery was built withwooden floral arabesques,tiers, oval shaped windows,doors and gilt teak posts ofYatanabon era architecturalworks. As it is a master-piecework of ancient artists andsculptors, the monastery isan observatory site not onlyfor the tourists but also forresearchers. According to thestone inscription at ShweYanpyae Pagoda, themonastery was built in 1252Myanmar Era.—Kyemon

Summer Palethwe paddycollectively grown

LABUTTA, 28 Feb—Thegrowing of summer Palethwehybrid paddy was held onfive acres of farmlands offarmer U Kyaw Kyaw Aungin Shwepyitha Village inKyeingongyi Village-tract ofLabutta Township, Labutta

District, on 13 February.Deputy Commissioner

U Aye Maung Kyi of LabuttaDistrict and the districtmanager of MyanmaAgriculture Departmentmade speeches.

Officials and farmers

observed systematicreclamation of five acresfarmland, thriving Palethwehybrid paddy through goodagriculture pattern andinfection of pests.

It was reported that atotal of 900 acres of farmlandswill be put under summerpaddy in KyeingongyiVillage-tract in LabuttaTownship.

District IPRD

New generation athletesselected in Nyaungshwe

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb—In accord with the guidanceof the Myanmar NationalSports Committee, theMinistry of Sports and ShanState Sports and PhysicalEducation Departmentjointly organized the firstsports trials for track & fieldevent so as to achievevictories in the XXVII SEAGames and internationalsports competitions.

The sports trials wereheld at the sports ground inNyaungshwe Township,Shan State (South), on 25February.

Altogether 319 youthathletes from Shan State tookpart in the sports trials ofmen’s and women’s longjump, men’s triple jump,men’s high jump, men’s and

women’s discus, shot-putand javelin events.

Deputy Minister forSports U Aye Myint Kyu andofficials awarded the winnersin the respective sportsevents.

The Deputy Ministerand party met sports officersat state, district and townshiplevels at the office of theTownship Sports andPhysical EducationDepartment.—MNA

Schools, rural dispensaries donatedKYAUKPYU, 28 Feb—

Daewoo InternationalCorporation which isoperator of Shwe Natural GasProject made cash and kinddonation at the office of

Kyaukpyu TownshipGeneral AdministrationDepartment on 1 February.

The corporationdonated two schools andthree rural dispensaries worthUS$ 180,000 in KyaukpyuTownship and medicines andmedical equipment worthUS$ 33,000 to Sittway

General Hospital. Officialsaccepted the donations.

Thanks toimplementing Shwe NaturalGas Project, the corporationhas spent over US$ 2.7million on construction ofnew schools and renovationtasks, and supply of safe water.

District IPRD

Yesagyo to get smoothcommunication access

YESAGYO, 28 Feb—Thanks to Myanma Posts andTelecommunications under the Ministry of Communications,Posts and Telegraphs, the people of Yesagyo Township willhave easy access to smooth and convenient communicationsof GSM mobile phones soon.

A 700-m tower has been built on Shinma Hill and thecommunication machine came into operation beginning 8January. As a result, some parts of the township and aroundMyaing Township can use GSM mobile phones.

Moreover, 450-m towers are under construction inYesagyo communication station, Combined Office,Pakhangyi, Kyaukhlega, Phulon-Tamadan, Kyethsukyi andMaU Aukseik. In addition, Yatanarpon Teleport is buildinga tower at Yesagyo Communication Station as of 20 February.

On completion, all the communication towers willprovide clear and smooth communication services to theGSM users in Yesagyo Township, said in-charge of MobileCommunication U Toe Lwin (Technician-4).—Kyemon

BOOKS DONATED: Thebook donation ceremonywas held at Ayogon Wardof Tamway Township in

Yangon East District on 8February. Head of

Township IPRD Daw HlaHla Myint presents books

to Ward AdministratorU AungTun.MYANMA ALIN

Knowledge about anti-humantrafficking disseminated

SINGU, 28 Feb—Aneducative talk on preventionagainst trafficking in personwas held at Basic EducationHigh School in LetpanhlaVillage of Singu Townshipin Mandalay Region on 10February morning.

Chairman of theTownship Anti-HumanTrafficking CommitteeTownship Administrator USai Maung Lu spoke on theoccasion.

Control of animal infectious diseases discussed

YANGON, 28 Feb—Acoordination meeting oncontrol of avian influenza andanimal infectious diseaseswas held at the hall of theYangon Region LivestockBreeding and Veterinary

Department on 23 February.The head of the region

department explainedmatters related to control ofbird flu and animal infectiousdiseases.

Heads of district and

township LBVDs reportedon spraying the poultry andpig breeding farms,programmes to giveeducative talks and futuretasks.

District IPRD

Commander ofTownship Police ForcePolice Captain Khwa Kondisseminated knowledgeabout prevention againsttrafficking in person andTownship Judge U Hla MyoLwin and Township LawOfficer U Swe Oo aboutAnti-Human TraffickingLaw and related existinglaws, penalties and takingaction.

Myanma Alin

Hatching of fingerlings demonstratedHINTHADA, 28 Feb— Under the

supervision of the Ayeyawady RegionFisheries Department, Head of HinthadaTownship Fisheries Department U Than Sein,together with departmental officials and staff,is making strenuous efforts for sharinghatching technology and distributing

adequate fingerlings to the local people.On 14 February, they made a field trip to

Eikpyet Village of Hinthada Township andprovided three pairs of golden Hamilton’sCarp pedigree species to breeder U San Winand demonstrated practical hatching offingerlings.—Myanma Alin

Milk powder, kids utensils donated to tripletsTATKON, 28 Feb—

Wellwishers of MyanmarMaternal and Child WelfareAssociation (Central)donated cash and kind totriplets of Tatkon Townshipin Nay Pyi Taw Council Areaon 24 February.

Dr Gyo Gyo San andparty of MMCWA (Central),

Dr San San Hlaing (MyittaSanyay Clinic), ChairpersonDaw Win Win Khaing andparty of Nay Pyi Taw CouncilArea MCWA donated kidsutensils including containersof milk powder worth over K100,000 and over K 70,000in cash to triplets Ma MoeYadana Myaing, Ma Moe

Marlar Myaing and Ma MoeThawda Myaing ofNaungbo-oh Village inKangyi Village-tract ofTatkon Township, Nay PyiTaw Council Area.

They also fed childrenwith refreshment at the pre-primary school.

Myanma Alin

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NAY PYI TAW, 27 Feb—With an aim atimproving in their performance atworkplace and getting relaxation, the Newsand Periodicals Enterprise under theMinistry of Information on 25 February,2012 created an excursion trip onpilgrimage to Hsandawshin KyaikhtiyoPagoda as the second time for its staff andtheir families.

In that evening, Kyemon Daily’sChief Editor U Khin Maung Kyaw Din andMyanma Alin Press’s Chief Editor U TinMaung Than threw themselves to the 1500-oil lamps offering ritual of a total of 135 staff

Staff of NPE on trip to HsandawshinKyaikhtiyo Pagoda

and pilgrims on the passage of the Pagodasquare under the supervision of the PagodaBoard of Trustee.

On 26 February morning, the staffand their families presented K 150,000 tothe Pagoda Board of Trustee for multi-purpose renovation of the pagoda. On theway back to Nay Pyi Taw, those staff andtheir families paid homage to somepagodas including KyaikpawlawHmaeshin Pagoda.

The third-time trip is set off on2 March, 2012.

MNA

Stafffamilies ofNews and

PeriodicalsEnterpriseunder the

Ministry ofInformation

offering1500 oillamps at

Hsandaw-shin

KyaikhtiyoPagoda.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb—DeputyMinister for Health Dr Daw Myat Myat OhnKhin accompanied by Kachin State SocialAffairs Minister Daw Bout Gyar, CommerceMinister Dr Khin Maung Tun and officialsconcerned inspected Aung Myin TharStation Hospital in Myitkyina Township inKachin State at 8:30 am on 25 February.

And she urged the officials concernedto uplift medical care for those who arehome at country and hilly region and tomeet the three points that are implementing

Dy Health Minister inspects hospitals

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb—Governor U Than Nyein of CentralBank of Myanmar under the Ministryof Finance and Revenue receivedExecutive Vice PresidentMr Kittiphun Anutarasoti of SiamCommercial Bank PCL and party athis office here this morning.

Both sides discussed matters

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb—International Workshop onconservation of snub-nosed monkey was held at ForestDepartment of the Ministry of Environmental Conservationand Forestry here today.

The workshop was jointly conducted by the ForestDepartment and Fauna & Flora International – FFI with theaim of reviewing conservation of the monkey in Myanmar,studying experiences of conservation of the monkey inChina and Vietnam and drawing a long-term strategic plan

Experts meet to find ways for Myanmarsnub-nosed monkey conservation

Central Bank of Myanmar Governor andExecutive Vice President of Siam Commercial

Bank PCL hold discussion

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb—Union Minister for Agricultureand Irrigation U Myint Hlaing visited Brazilian-tissuebanana plantation of tissue culture nursery of the GreatWorld International Co on Theikpan Street in Mandalayyesterday.

The Brazilian-tissue banana plant is reported to beable to generate an income of over 7 million Kyats per planta year. The Union minister then observed the physic-nutplantation which is said to be used as active ingredient inmaking of household medicines, chemicals, engine oil andother materials up to 270 items. The agriculturalists hiredby the companies are culturing Brazilian banana, orchid,eucalyptus, teaks and sugarcane with tissue cultureagricultural technology. The Union minister in metingwith the executive director and agriculturalists of thecompany called for expansion of the research into industrial-scale production and marketing.—MNA

Union A & I Minister visitstissue culture nursery of

Great World Int’l Coto conserve the Myanmar snub-nosed monkey.

Union Minister for Environmental Conservationand Forestry U Win Tun delivered an opening address at theworkshop.

During the workshop, eight papers were read out andthe participants of the workshop were divided into fourgroups and discussed matters related to conservation of themonkey and drawing the strategic plan for theconservation.—MNA

relating to operating of a foreignbank agent (branch) in Myanmar,and bilateral cooperation betweenSiam Commercial Bank and MyanmaBanks.

Also present at the call wereheads of the departments under theministry.

MNA

the ministry both dutifully and heartfeltwilling.

Afterwards, she headed toMaingnarlawankahtaung Baptist station,Maingna Roman Catholic Station, MyomaBaptist station and Baptist Zone in whereshe fulfilled the medical requirement anddonated medicines and food to them.

In the afternoon, the deputy ministerthen looked into traditional medicine clinicand people’s hospital of Waingmaw.

MNA

UnionMinister for

EnvironmentalConservationand ForestryU Win Tunaddresses

InternationalWorkshop onconservation

of snub-nosedmonkey.

MNA

Governor U Than Nyein of Central Bank ofMyanmar receives Executive Vice PresidentMr Kittiphun Anutarasoti and party.—MNA

HOUSTON, 28 Feb—A blaze caused by anexplosion at a tank containing light crudeon the Texas island of Galveston wasextinguished early Friday, officials said.

The blaze was put out at about 3 amlocal time on Friday, the Galveston FireDepartment said. A storage tank containing12,000 barrels of oil was reportedly burned.

The fire broke out after an explosion at

Fuel tank fire extinguished on Texasisland

PUERTO VALLARTA, 28 Feb—Mexicansecurity officials say an armed group hasrobbed 22 foreign tourists who weretravelling by bus near the coastal city ofPuerto Vallarta.

The city’s public safety secretary saidin a statement that the tourists weren’tinjured in the Thursday night attackalthough their possessions were seized.

The statement said a group of hooded

22 tourists robbed in Mexico bus assaultattackers intercepted the bus while it waspassing through the town “El Nogalito.”The statement didn’t disclose thenationalities of the robbed tourists andpolice hadn’t found the suspects.

The US State Depart-0ment recentlywarned against nonessential travel to partsof Jalisco State, where Puerto Vallarta islocated. The warning didn’t name PuertoVallarta itself.—Internet

7 am local time on Thursday. At least onefirefighter has been injured, sufferingsmoke inhalation, according to local mediareports.

A shelter-in-place was ordered at TexasA&M University at Galveston, and was liftedafter two hours. The cause of the explosionwas still under investigation.

Xinhua

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV STARNUS VOY NO (1201)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV STARNUSVOY NO (1201) are hereby notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 28.2.2012 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of M.I.T.T where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

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

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S CITIC SHIPMANAGEMENT LTD

Phone No: 256924/256914

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV OEL BLESSING VOY NO (154)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV OELBLESSING VOY NO (154) are hereby notified that thevessel will be arriving on 29.2.2012 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of M.I.T.T where it willlie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.




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

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV ORA BHUM VOY NO (294)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV ORA BHUMVOY NO (294) are hereby notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 29.2.2012 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of M.I.P where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.




AGENT FOR: M/S REGIONAL CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV ANH SON VOY NO ( - )

Consignees of cargo carried on MV ANH SONVOY NO ( - ) are hereby notified that the vessel will bearriving on 28.2.2012 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 the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.




AGENT FOR: RK SHIPPING & TRADINGPTE LTD

Phone No: 256924/256914

MYANMA PORT AUTHORITYHOLIDAY NOTICE

As the wharves, warehouses and Challen officesof Yangon Port will be closed on the 2nd March2012 (Peasant Day) and 7th March 2012 (FullMoon day of Tabaung) Goods Shipped or deliveredon payment will be received as Holiday Fees.

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV DAN JIANG VOY NO (061)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV DAN JIANGVOY NO (061) are hereby notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 29.2.2012 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 the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.




AGENT FOR: M/S INTERASIA LINESPhone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV WEST SCENT VOY NO (12004)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV WEST SCENTVOY NO (12004) are hereby notified that the vesselwill be arriving on 29.2.2012 and cargo will be dis-charged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lieat the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.




AGENT FOR: M/S T.S LINESPhone No: 256908/378316/376797

People regret ‘not saving moremoney’ most in life

LONDON, 28 Feb—Wishing they’d saved moremoney is what people regretmost in life, followed by notworking harder at school,according to a survey.

Starting smoking, notexercising enough and notseeing more of the world arealso in the top five biggestregrets revealed by ElectricZebra, the company thatmakes cigarette substitutes.

Three-quarters of the2,000 people quizzed by the“electronic” cigarette firm alsosaid that they did not believeit was possible to live a lifewithout regrets, the DailyExpress reported.

On average people in

Britain spend 44 minutesevery week thinking aboutthings we should have donedifferently.

The survey found thatthe biggest area of regret islove lives (20 percent), family(18 percent), career (16percent), health and finance(both 14 percent). But two-thirds said their regrets ledthem to think more positivelyand they learnt from theirmistakes. Nearly half saidregrets influenced the waythey live. “It’s significant that64 percent of people list takingup smoking as one of theirbiggest regrets,” said Dr SarahBrewer, medical adviser toElectric Zebra.—Internet

People dressed up as “Gille” and wearing huge hats madeof white ostrich feathers participate in Mardi Gras (FatTuesday) celebration, in Binche, some 60 km south to

Brussels, capital of Belgium, on 21 Feb, 2012. Gille is thesymbolic figure of Binche Carnival, which was inscribed

on the Representative List of the Intangible CulturalHeritage of Humanity by UNESCO

in November, 2003.—XINHUAHOUSTON, 28 Feb—A blaze caused by an explosion at

a tank containing light crude on the Texas island of Galvestonwas extinguished early Friday, officials said.

The blaze was put out at about 3 am local time on Friday,the Galveston Fire Department said. A storage tankcontaining 12,000 barrels of oil was reportedly burned.

The fire broke out after an explosion at 7 am local timeon Thursday. At least one firefighter has been injured,suffering smoke inhalation, according to local media reports.

A shelter-in-place was ordered at Texas A&M Universityat Galveston, and was lifted after two hours. The cause of theexplosion was still under investigation.—Xinhua

Fuel tank fire extinguishedon Texas island

PUERTO VALLARTA, 28Feb—Mexican securityofficials say an armed grouphas robbed 22 foreign touristswho were travelling by busnear the coastal city of PuertoVallarta.

The city’s public safetysecretary said in a statementthat the tourists weren’tinjured in the Thursday nightattack although theirpossessions were seized.

The statement said agroup of hooded attackers

22 tourists robbed in Mexicobus assault

intercepted the bus while itwas passing through thetown “El Nogalito.” Thestatement didn’t disclose thenationalities of the robbedtourists and police hadn’tfound the suspects.

The US State Depart-0ment recently warnedagainst nonessential travelto parts of Jalisco State, wherePuerto Vallarta is located. Thewarning didn’t name PuertoVallarta itself.

Internet

Teen held stealing 200 blood bagsin Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, 28 Feb—A teenager in Islamabad was caughtSaturday running away with 200 blood bags from the PakistanInstitute of Medical Sciences (PIMS).

According to PIMS administration, a teenage boy carryinga gunny bag was trying to leave the premises when guardscaught him and recovered 200 bags of blood and platelets, theGeo News reported. The hospital administration has ordered aprobe into the incident.—Internet

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Ferguson heaps praise on ‘amazing’ Giggs

Ryan Giggs scored the winning goal for ManchesterUnited late on at Carrow Road.— INTERNET

Arsenal boss praises his side’s spirit after stunning fightback against Tottenham

Fire forces Daytona 500 topause with 40 laps left

Wenger savours comeback victory

Emergency workers tryto extinguish a fire on a

jet dryer during theNASCAR Daytona 500auto race at Daytona

International Speedwayin Daytona Beach, Fla,on 27 Feb, 2012. JuanPablo Montoya’s car

struck the dryer during acaution period aftersomething on his car

broke.— INTERNET

DAYTONA BEACH, 28Feb—First came the rain.Then came the fire.Everything that could gowrong with this Daytona500 did go wrong, and thefirst NASCAR race inprimetime television couldbe remembered foreverything but the winner.That’s because there stillwas no winner more thanfour hours after the greenflag, which already hadbeen delayed a day.

Journeyman driver DaveBlaney was leading when aproblem with Juan PabloMontoya’s car sent himspinning under caution intoa safety truck. The truck,which holds 200 gallons ofjet kerosene, burst intoflames. Montoya’s car slidinto the grass, and hegingerly climbed from it asfire trucks rushed to thescene. The inferno ragedon, and NASCAR red-flagged the race with 40 lapsremaining.

NASCAR officialswere examining the tracksurface to determinewhether the race couldcontinue. “About the timeyou think you’ve seenabout everything, you seesomething like this,”NASCAR president MikeHelton said.

“I think we, likeeverybody else, would liketo see this race finished.This is within reason, andwe think we can do thatwithin reason. We’vewaited this long. Another30 minutes is worth tryingto finish the 40 laps.” Jetfuel poured down thesurface of Turn 3 at DaytonaInternational Speedwayafter the accident, creatinga fiery lasting image ofNASCAR’s biggest race ofthe year.—Internet

Manchester United boss relieved after veteran midfielder’s late winner at Norwich

LONDON , 28 Feb —Manchester United managerSir Alex Ferguson said it wasfitting that Ryan Giggsscored the winner atNorwich. The 38-year-old

Giggs marked his 900thappearance for the club in allcompetitions with a goal ininjury time that sealed adramatic 2-1 victory. “To markhis 900th game with the

winning goal with the last kickof the ball...he deserved it forthe services he has given toour club,” said Ferguson.

“For a player to play forthe one club for 900 games isexceptional and it won’t bedone again. An amazing careerand an amazing man.”Ferguson admitted his sidewere second best for spells ofthe match at Carrow Roadagainst a Norwich sideenjoying a successful firstseason back in the BarclaysPremier League. “We werelucky,” added Ferguson. “Inthe first half I thoughtNorwich were the better team.

I thought they played betterfootball than we did.”Meanwhile, Giggs said theclub’s ability for latedramatics is partly down to adetermination not to acceptdefeat. “Right through thesquad—for all the time I’vebeen here—we’ve alwayshad that ability to not give inand score late goals,” hesaid. “To play 900 games forthis club, who I’ve grown upsupporting, is special — it’sa great day for me. “I am surethere will be more twists andturns in the title race and Iexpect more drama and lategoals.”—Internet

LONDON, 28 Feb —Arsenal manager ArseneWenger says his side are stillalive after Sunday’s stunning5-2 Barclays Premier Leaguevictory over north Londonrivals Tottenham. TheGunners, who have recentlysuffered morale-sappingdefeats against AC Milan inthe UEFA Champions Leagueand Sunderland in the FACup, were facing the prospectof another loss whenTottenham went 2-0 up withfirst-half goals from LouisSaha and EmmanuelAdebayor. But Arsenal

fought back, scoring throughBacary Sagna and Robin vanPersie before half-time beforeTomas Rosicky and TheoWalcott (twice) completed thesensational comeback. AndWenger believes the win overthird-placed Tottenham willgive his side renewed beliefthey can finish in the topfour.”Arsenal are alive morethan anybody thought beforethe game,” he said. “Today wegave a performance that on thespirit side, the technical side,the drive of the whole team, onthe style of the game we wantto play, everything was perfect

despite a very bad start. “I feltin the first five minutesTottenham started well, afterthat it was all us for 85 minutes.

“We were always on topof the game. We were 2-0 downbut refused to lose the gameand kept going no matter whathappened. “Once we were back

to 2-2 you could see that if wemaintained the pace, we wouldwin the game. We had a greatspirit.” Arsenal are now sevenpoints behind Tottenham andare level on points with fifth-placed Chelsea with 12matches left in the Leaguecampaign.—Internet

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International SportsInternational Sports

Groupama, Puma struggle at ocean racesummit

The Puma Ocean Racing teamcompetes during the stage onestart of Leg 4 to Auckland in

the Volvo Ocean Race atSanya, Hainan Island on 19

February. France’sGroupama and American

team Puma were slugging itout for the lead well to the

north of their rivals onMonday as the Volvo Ocean

Race entered a crucial 24hours in Leg four.— INTERNET

BacarySagna scoredfive minutesbefore half-time to start

Arsenal’scomeback.INTERNET

AUCKLAND, 28 Feb — France’s Groupama and American team Puma wereslugging it out for the lead well to the north of their rivals on Monday as the VolvoOcean Race entered a crucial 24 hours in Leg four. Seven days after leavingSanya in China, bound for Auckland, New Zealand, the boats were finally withinreach of the trade winds that should catapult them south to complete the 4,000nautical miles remaining in just 10-12 days.

After stealing the lead from Camper/Team New Zealand on Sunday,Groupama held a commanding position in the Pacific Ocean as they started toturn south, finally pointing towards the finish line after days of sailing east. Butthe American crew on Puma were hitting the highest speeds around 40 nm totheir north, with everything depending on which of the two boats reaches thetrade winds first.—Internet

Djokovic wins in first matchsince Australian Open

Top-ranked NovakDjokovic

LONDON, 28 Feb — Andre Villas-Boasis unsure if he has the backing of Chelseaowner Roman Abramovich and wonders ifhe will be sacked in the same way aspredecessor Carlo Ancelotti was last May,the Portuguese coach said on Monday.“We are now in the exact same moment aslast year,” the under-fire Villas-Boas toldPortugal’s TSF radio. “It is an exact copy.

“I think I have felt the confidence fromAbramovich but ... the pattern of behaviourof the owner has led to a downfall (ofcoaches) in similar situations or even ‘better’situations. “What will be the reaction? Itwill be one of the two, a continuation of theproject and full support or just the culturalpattern that has happened before. We don’tknow.”—Internet

Chelsea’smanager

Andre Villas-Boas duringtheir English

PremierLeaguematch

againstBolton

Wanderers atStamford

Bridge, on 25Feb, 2012. INTERNET

DUBAI, 28 Feb — Top-ranked Novak Djokovicplayed his first match sincewinning the Australian Open,shaking off the rust to beatCedrik-Marcel Stebe 6-4, 6-2on Monday in the first roundof the Dubai TennisChampionships. MarkoDjokovic—ranked 868 spotsbelow his brother—had aless successful day. Theyounger Djokovic, a wild-card entry into thetournament, was bounced inthe opening round with a 6-3,6-2 loss to Andrey Golubevof Kazakhstan.

A few hours before hisvictory, Novak Djokovic wascourtside for his brother’smatch.Djokovic serves as amentor of sorts for the 20-year-old Marko and said itwas hard to watch his brotherstruggling. The five-time

Grand Slam championacknowledged it must bedifficult for Marko and hisother tennis-playing brother,16-year-old Djordje, to dealwith comparisons to theirelder sibling.

“In the end, he has toface this, I guess, pressure ina way for having Djokovicsurname,” Djokovic said ofMarko. “All over the worldwhere he plays tennis, I guesshe has to face this pressurethat is not necessary for himat this age. It’s his burden,and he’s very committed. Hewants to succeed in tennis.”

Djokovic had not playeda match in nearly four weeks—and it showed at times. Hebroke Stebe to go up 1-0 buthad to save two break pointsin the fourth game as hestruggled with the German’sreturn game. Stebe pushedthe set to 5-4 and deuce beforeDjokovic hit his first ace andanother good serve which theGerman returned long.Djokovic had an easiersecond set, breaking twice.

Internet

Villas-Boas unsureof Chelsea owner’s

backing

Jelena Dokic, Petra Martic advance inMalaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Feb — Defending champion Jelena Dokic of Australia andfifth-seeded Petra Martic of Croatia won first-round matches on Monday at theMalaysian Open. Dokic, seeded seventh, beat Kristina Mladenovic of France 6-3, 6-1. The fifth-seeded Martic rallied past Erika Sema of Japan 4-6, 6-4, 7-5. OliviaRogowska of Australia also advanced, downing Elitsa Kostova of Bulgaria 6-4,6-0. Two Japanese players reached the second round. Misaki Doi held off OlgaPuchkova of Russia 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, and Kurumi Nara topped NoppawanLertcheewakarn of Thailand 6-4, 6-3.— Internet

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Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas

Weather forecast for29th February, 2012Oversea Transmission

* News* "Great Shwedagon" The

Prayer Hall And BuddhaImages on the Platform ofShwedagon Pagoda (Part-2)

* News* Fortune of Human

Correlated with AstroScience (Remarkableprocess of the Planets inMarch 2012)

* News* Graduation Ceremony of

YTU Hmawby* News* Architecture Standard of

Palace Sites* News* Amazing Wooden

Sculpture Exhibition &Contest

* News* Music Gallery* News* Truly Magical Pindaya* News* Straw Embossed Painting* Myanmar Movies

"Unchangeable Love"

(29-2-12 09:30 am ~1-3-12 09:30 am) MST

MYANMARINTERNATIONAL

MYANMAR TV

(29-2-2012) (Wednesday)

Focus Myanmar TV Programme

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

7:00 am 1. Paritta By Hilly Region

Missionary Sayadaw7:25 am 2. To Be Healthy Exercise7:40 am 3. Nice & Sweet Song8:40 am 4. Mytta Pawana By

Mingun SayadawPhayagyi

4:20 pm 5. Song Of National Races

4:30 pm 6. 2012 University Entrance

Examination (Economic)5:10 pm 7. Classical Songs

5:20 pm 8. International Science

News5:50 pm 9. “ASEAN” Programmes

6:20 pm10. Traditional Boxing

7:30 pm11. Alinka Wut Yi Music

Troupe8:00 pm12. News13. Monthly Weather

Report14. Korea NG Award15. TV Drama Series16. Myanmar Video

Temperature (°C/°F) For Tomorrow Sr.

No. Regions/States

Maximum Minimum Forecast Percent

1 Kachin 31/88 14/57 Possibility of isolated light rain or

thundershowers 40(%)

2 Kayah 32/90 11/52 Generally fair weather

3 Kayin 39/102 19/66 Partly cloudy

4 Chin 23/73 10/50 Generally fair weather

5 Upper Sagaing 32/90 12/54 Generally fair weather

6 Lower Sagaing 38/100 14/57 Generally fair weather

7 Taninthayi 37/99 22/72 Possibility of isolated light rain or

thundershowers 40(%)

8 Bago 37/99 20/68 Generally fair weather

9 Magway 38/100 18/64 Generally fair weather

10 Mandalay 36/97 18/64 Generally fair weather

11 Mon 38/100 24/75 Partly cloudy

12 Yangon 38/100 21/70 Partly cloudy

13 Rakhine 33/91 19/66 Partly cloudy

14 Southern Shan 28/82 12/54 Generally fair weather

15 Northern Shan 31/88 06/43 Generally fair weather

16 Eastern Shan 31/88 10/50 Generally fair weather

17 Ayeyawady 35/95 20/68 Generally fair weather

18 Neighbouring Nay Pyi Taw 37/99 16/61 Generally fair weather

19 Neighbouring Yangon 38/100 21/70 Partly cloudy

20 Neighbouring Mandalay 36/97 18/64 Generally fair weather

Summary of

observations at

09:30 hr MST on

today

During the past (24) hours, weather has been partly cloudy in Yangon and Taninthayi Regions, Kachin, Rakhine, Kayin and Mon States and generally fair in the remaining Regions and States. Night temperatures were (6°C) below February average temperatures in Upper Sagaing Region, (3°C) to (4°C) above February average temperatures in Magway Region, Kachin and Chin States, (6°C) above February average temperatures in Mon State and about February average temperatures in the remaining Regions and States. The significant night temperatures were Lashio and Pinlaung (6°C) each.

Bay

Inference

Weather is generally fair in the North Bay and partly cloudy in the Andaman Sea and

elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.

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

Outlook for sub-

sequent two days Likelihood of slight decrease of night temperatures in Eastern Myanmar areas.

Illegal sawmill, timberseized

PYINMANA, 28 Feb—A combined team led by AssistantDirector U Aung Naing of Management Branch of ForestDepartment seized one illegal sawmill, 31.292 tons of teakand hardwood at Yanaungmyin public forest, west of AungminVillage of Lewe Township on 16 February.

After investigation, officials of the Forest Department(Head Office) opened file Pa/36/2012 against U Win Bo, sonof U Kywet of Aungmin Village in Lewe Township underSection 42 (b) (c), 43 (a) of Forest Law at Lewe TownshipPolice Station.—Kyemon

A ceremony to open Mya Yadana rural health branchwas held in Wegyi Village of Wegyi Village-tract in

Wakema Township on 12 February. TownshipAdministrator U Soe Tun, Chairperson of Township

Maternal and Child Welfare Association Daw OhnmaKo Ko Gyi and village administrator U Zin Oo formally

open the building.—TOWNSHIP IPRD

Rory McIlroy is on the fasttrack to No 1

MARANA, 28 Feb — Hunter Mahan figured out the fussover Rory McIlroy without any help. Mahan listened, butwas not surprised, when fans called out McIlroy’s name alongthe fairways of Dove Mountain. There is a certain appealabout Boy Wonder that makes it hard for people not to starewhen he walks past them.

Mahan agrees with all the talk about McIlroy’s bid tobecome No 1. He just wanted to make sure it didn’t happenat his expense Sunday in the Match Play Championship.Mahan, as much as any American player, has seen this daycoming. They first played against each other three years agoin the Match Play — it was McIlroy’s pro debut in America— and the 22-year-old from Northern Ireland birdied the lasttwo holes for a 1-up win in the second round.

A year later, Mahan and Zach Johnson faced McIlroyand Graeme McDowell in a foursomes match at the RyderCup. The Americans were 3 down after just seven holes andwound up losing. So when Mahan talked about his toughroad to the championship match, and how he had to beat fivegreat players to get there, he quickly added, “I’ve got to beatone more incredible player to win.” That’s what Mahan didSunday to capture his second World Golf Championshiptitle.— Internet

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hits up the seventhfairway against Hunter Mahan in the final round during

the Match Play Championship golf tournament on 26Feb, 2012, in Marana, Ariz. —INTERNET

Roddick hopes for turnaround at Delray Beach

Andy Roddick

rankings, usually does wellin the first couple of monthsof the year. He traditionallyhas fared well at the indoortournaments in February—he’s won the Memphis andSan Jose titles three timeseach.

But he’s battlinginjuries. A right hamstringinjury forced him to abandonhis second-round match atthe Australian Open, and hehurt his right ankle duringhis opening match at San Josetwo weeks ago Roddick willface Philipp Petzschner ofGermany in the first round atDelray Beach on Tuesdaynight. The American is 2-3this year, his worst start joinedthe ATP Tour full-time in2001. “Honestly, I’m not asconcerned with ranking,”

Roddick said. “I just want toget into a flow again ratherthan some days on, some daysoff. I just want to playcontinuously for a while.”

In an all-American first-round match on Monday,Ryan Sweeting swept DonaldYoung 6-1, 6-1 on a windyday near the beach. Eighth-seeded Bernard Tomic ofAustralia also advanced,cruising past wild cardTommy Haas 6-4, 6-3.Sweeting never offeredYoung a break-pointopportunity in the 52-minutematch. He also won 21 of 23first-serve points that went inplay. Young struggled withhis serve and was broken onfour of nine break chances hepresented to Sweeting.

Internet

DELRAY BEACH, 28 Feb —Andy Roddick is hoping toturn around his dismal startto the season at the DelrayBeach International TennisChampionships. The fourth-seeded Roddick, who hasslipped to No 30 in the

Stewart Downing backs Steven Gerrard for England captaincyLONDON , 28 Feb —

England winger StewartDowning believes Liverpoolteam-mate Steven Gerrard isthe perfect candidate toreplace recently deposedcaptain John Terry. Caretakerboss Stuart Pearce is yet toannounce who will leadEngland against theNetherlands on Wednesday.Liverpool captain Gerrard isone of the leading contendersto replace Terry, who wasstripped of the role by theFootball Association thismonth. “If he’s picked to doit then I’m sure he will do itwell,” said Downing.

“It’s the manager’sdecision, but he hascaptained Liverpool for anumber of years and he’s done

it well. “He’s a big player forLiverpool and England and agreat influence on the players.He drives teams on. “If he’sgiven the England captaincythen great.” Gerrard, 31,skippered England duringtheir 2010 World Cupcampaign after Manchester

United defender RioFerdinand missed thetournament through injury.Meanwhile, midfielder JamesMilner insists England’sinexperienced forwards havethe quality to hurt theNetherlands at Wembley.

Internet

England winger Stewart Downing believes Liverpoolteam-mate Steven Gerrard is the perfect candidate to

replace recently deposed captain John Terry.— INTERNET

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NAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb—Vice-President Thiha Thura UTin Aung Myint Oo inspected construction of natural gasand oil pipeline and regional development undertakings inRakhine State yesterday.

Lt-Gen Hla Htay Win of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief, Union Minister for Energy U Than Htay, UnionMinister for Science and Technology U Aye Myint, DeputyMinister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen Kyaw Zan Myint,Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation U Ohn Than,Deputy Minister for Construction U Kyaw Lwin, DeputyMinister for Electric Power No. 2 U Aung Than Oo, DeputyMinister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement UPhone Swe, Deputy Minister for Transport U Win Shein,Deputy Minister for Education U Ba Shwe, Deputy Ministerfor Health Dr Win Myint, Chinese Ambassador to MyanmarMr Li Junhua, Thandwe Constituency Pyithu HluttawRepresentative U Ye Tun, Taungup Constituency Pyithu

Vice-President Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo inspectsconstruction of natural gas and oil pipeline, regional

development undertakings in Rakhine StateVice-President Thiha

Thura U Tin AungMyint Oo making

speech in meeting withState/District and

Township leveldepartmental heads,social organization

members, townseldersand locals at

Ramawady Hall ofKyaukpyu.—MNA

Hluttaw Representative Dr San Hlaing, and departmentalpersonnel accompanied the Vice-President on his tour.

On his arrival at Kyaukpyu from Nay Pyi Taw, the Vice-President, together with Union Ministers U Than Htay andU Aye Myint, the Chinese Ambassador, Rakhine StateChief Minister U Hla Maung Tin and personnel, flew toHyundai HD-60 vessel which is laying offshore pipeline,part of Shwe natural gas project.

Managing Director Mr S B Joo of Daewoo InternationalCorporation, at the briefing hall, reported to the Vice-President on progress in constructing natural gas pipelineand follow-up plans.

The Vice-President put questions for his knowledgeand called for systematic implementation of works, worksitesafety and completion on schedule. The Vice-Presidentthen presented the managing director of Daewoo Int’lCorporation with a fruit basket. The Vice-President and

party then inspected laying of offshore pipeline in HD-60vessel.

After that, the Vice-President and his entourage flew toMade Island. At the briefing hall of the project in MadeIsland, hearing reports presented by Chairman Mr. ZangJialin of South East Asia Pipeline Co under China NationalPetroleum Corporation (CNPC) on progress of laying downinland oil pipelines, the Vice-President instructed them tocomplete in time three laying-down projects in time, whichare the sea natural gas pipeline, the inland natural gas andcrude oil pipelines in Myanmar, and the inland natural gasand crude oil pipelines in China, to emphasize socio-careof the rural people who live near the projects, besides socio-economic tasks, to create job prospects for rural people atthe time when the facilities would start running uponcompletion of the projects.

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NAY PYI TAW, 28 Feb—The third meetingof the Leading Committee for Preparationof XXVII SEA Games took place at theassembly hall of the Ministry of Sports herethis morning, with an address by Patron ofthe committee Vice-President Dr Sai MaukKham.

Union Minister, deputy ministers,presidents, vice-presidents and executivesof the Myanmar sports federations,departmental heads, guests and officials.

Speaking on the occasion, the Vice-

Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham addresses third meeting ofLeading Committee for Preparation of XXVII SEA Games

Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham delivering address at third meeting of Leading Committee for Preparation ofXXVII SEA Games at assembly hall of the Ministry of Sports.—MNA

President said that the leading committeeand 13 subcommittees were founded toensure success in the XXVII SEA Games andthe first meeting of the leading committeewas held on 10 March, 2011.

It was followed by the second meetingon 8 July, 2011 to prepare morecomprehensively for the coming SEAGames, said the Vice-President. Officialsconcerned were dispatched to observe XXVISEA Games for successful hosting of theSEA Games, which is the first time in 44

years.He went on that the Ministry of Sports

took over the SEA Games flag at the closingceremony of the XXVI SEA Games. It wasdesperately needed to acceleratepreparations as it was only 21 months awayfrom now. It also needed to plan a budget sothat the expenditure could be granted.

He called on efforts for timelyconstruction of sports grounds, gymnasiumsand athletes village to receive the inspectionof international sports federations and

enable Myanmar sportsmen train in advance.He called for recruitment of prospective

new blood and athletes of youngergenerations, systematically and intensivelytraining them under foreign and localcoaches and equipping them with fightingspirit and athletes’ access to comprehensivetraining equipment.

He stressed the need for turning out ofadequate number of internationally-recognized referee certificate holder refereesand juries and supervision of them to becomequalified referees and juries to ensure thefair play of the sports competitions.

He underscored the importance oftraining the volunteers to be fluent inEnglish and sociable with vivid hospitalityof Myanmar people, calling for reflection ofculture and national prestige of Myanmar inopening and closing ceremonies.

He went on that preparatory works wereto be done from now on for invitation andaccommodation of local and foreign guests.Registration and Sports Techniques was toprepare for registration of the athletes, fixingschedules and holding sports events andtechnical solutions.

The ceremony preparatorysubcommittee was to make sure visualpleasure of the roadside views from airportalong to athletes’ village, sports groundsand stadiums. In addition, it was needed

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