The New Light of Myanmar 17-08-2009

Established 1914

Volume XVII, Number 123 12th Waning of Wagaung 1371 ME Monday, 17 August, 2009

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

* Proper evolution of the market-orientedeconomic system

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

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality of theentire nation

* Uplift of national prestige and integrityand preservation and safeguarding ofcultural heritage and national charac-ter

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

standards of the entire nation

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

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

stitution* Building of a new modern developed na-

tion in accord with the new State Consti-tution

Four economic objectives

Four social objectives

Four political objectivesSenior General Than Shwesends message of felicitations

to Indonesian PresidentNAY PYI TAW, 17 Aug —On the occasion of the 64th Anniversary of the Independence

Day of the Republic of Indonesia, which falls on 17 August 2009, His Excellency SeniorGeneral Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union ofMyanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Dr Susilo BambangYudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia.—MNA

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye sendsfelicitations to Indonesian Vice-President

NAY PYI TAW, 17 Aug—On the occasion of the 64th Anniversary of the IndependenceDay of the Republic of Indonesia, which falls on 17 August 2009, His Excellency Vice-SeniorGeneral Maung Aye, Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of theUnion of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr Jusuf Kalla, Vice-President of the Republic of Indonesia.— MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Seinfelicitates Indonesian President

NAY PYI TAW, 17 Aug— On the occasion of the 64th Anniversary of the Independence Dayof the Republic of Indonesia, which falls on 17 August 2009, His Excellency General Thein Sein,Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His ExcellencyDr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 16 Aug—Secretary-1 of the StatePeace and DevelopmentCouncil General ThihaThura Tin Aung Myint Ooattended a ceremony toopen Junction Centre-Nay

Secretary-1 attends opening of Junction Centre-Nay Pyi Taw

Lt-Gen Myint Swe attends opening of new school buildingceremony was alsoattended by Commanderof Nay Pyi Taw CommandMaj-Gen Wai Lwin,ministers, the ChiefJustice, the Attorney-

(See page 9)

YANGON, 16 Aug—Lt-Gen Myint Swe of theMinistry of Defenceattended the ceremony toopen new building at post-primary school inAphyauk Vilage,

SSsdeSecretary-1of SPDC General Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo unveilsJunction Centre-Nay Pyi Taw signboard.—MNA

Kawhmu Township,Yangon South District thismorning.

Chairman of YangonDivision Peace andDevelopment CouncilCommander of Yangon

Pyi Taw near Nay Pyi TawHotel Zone on RazaThingaha Road here at 9am today and formallyunveiled the signboard ofthe centre.

The centre opening

Command Maj-Gen WinMyint and Minister forSports Brig-Gen ThuraAye Myint formallyopened the signboard bycutting the ribbon.

(See page 7)

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 17 August, 2009

Monday, 17 August, 2009 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views* Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation* Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State* Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy

People’s DesirePERSPECTIVES

Ensure nutritionaldevelopment of mothersand children

The Myanmar Maternal and ChildWelfare Association has organized NutritionalDevelopment Week movements at state anddivision, district, township, ward and villagelevels since the first week of August.

The Department of Health and local peopleare working together to bring NutritionalDevelopment Week movements to fruition thatcover breastfeeding in the first week, nutritionaldevelopment of under-fives in the second week,nutritional development of pregnant women andbreastfeeding women in the third week, andelimination of iodine deficiency in the fourthweek.

Excessive nutrition and malnutrition canpose a health risk for the health of the peopleincluding children and women. The majority ofthe deaths of under-fives due to various diseasesare associated with undernourishment. Some700,000 children in northern, middle andsouthern Africa are suffering seriousmalnutrition.

In Myanmar, activities on nutritionaldevelopment of women and children are carriedout on a broad scale, such as vaccination, diseasecontrol, environmental sanitation, school healthcare, and collecting documentary records onhealth standards of mothers and children.

Moreover, giving additional Vitamin Apills to children between six months and fiveyears, and distributing iron tablets and VitaminB1 tablets to pregnant women are part of thedrive. Nutritional Development Weekmovements also include organizing cookingcompetitions on nutritional development ofpregnant and breastfeeding women and cookerycourses to enhance the health knowledge of thepeople.

Each child can live a healthy and happylife if members of the Myanmar Maternal andChild Welfare Association, medical staff and thepeople work in collaboration in community basednutritional development campaigns at a timewhen the Ministry of Health is expediting publichealth care service across the nation.

L&F Ministry holds monsoontree planting ceremonyNAY PYI TAW, 16 Aug—The 2nd rainy season

tree planting ceremony of the Ministry of Livestockand Fisheries at the plantation of the ministry hereyesterday.

Minister for Livestock and Fisheries Brig-GenMaung Maung Thein grew a teak plant at the ceremony.

A total of 2000 teak plants were grown bydirectors-general, managing directors and staff at theceremony.

Next, the minister inspected chosen site forconstruction of Kywe Model Farm of the LivestockBreeding and Veterinary Department and attended tothe needs.

MNA

YANGON, 16 Aug—Vice-Chairman of YangonCity Development Committee Vice-Mayor Col MaungPa, yesterday, inspected completion of constructingShukhintha ring road and graveled Laythakwin Kyaungroad and Khanaungto road in west ward in Seikkyi/Khanaungto Township.

Next, the vice-mayor visited the site chosen forconstructing self-reliant pontoon in East Seikkyi/Khanaungto. He then called for construction of pontoonmeeting set standard for long-term durability andseparation wall as well.

Vice-Mayor inspects regional development tasks inSeikkyi/Khanaungto Tsp

Afterwards, the vice-mayor attended the prize-presenting ceremony at the hall of Khanaungto BasicEducation High School where he presented prize to 4-distinction winner in 2008-09 academic year.

The vice mayor went to Township People'sHospital in which he looked around surgery room andmedicine stored room and provided cashes for thepatients undergoing treatments. He then met withmedical superintendent, doctors and staff and gavenecessary instructions.

MNA

US Senator Mr Jim Webb replies queries raised by journalists fromMyanmar Foreign Correspondents Club and editorial staff fromjournals and magazines at Yangon International Airport.—MNA

YANGON, 16 Aug—The delegation led bySenator Mr Jim Webb,Chairman of the EastAsian and Pacific AffairsSubcommittee of the USSenate Foreign RelationsCommittee, and wife whohad been here at theinvitation of Minister forForeign Affairs U NyanWin left Yangon by airthis afternoon.

Before theirdeparture, Senator Mr JimWebb, Chairman of theEast Asian and PacificAffairs Subcommittee ofthe US Senate ForeignRelations Committee, metwith journalists fromMyanmar ForeignCorrespondents Club andeditorial staff fromjournals and magazines atthe lounge of YangonInternational Airport.

Firstly, US SenatorMr Jim Webb explainedthe purpose of visiting

US Senator, wife and party leave Yangon

Myanmar and replied tothe queries raised bycorrespondents.

At 1.30 pm, thedelegation led by USSenator Mr Jim Webb and

wife were seen off atYangon InternationalAirport by DeputyMinister for ForeignAffairs U Maung Myint,Charge d 'Affaires ai of

the US Embassy to theUnion of Myanmar MrLarry M. Dinger, MilitaryAttaché Colonel Brey R.Sloan and officials.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 17 Aug— On the occasion ofthe 64th Anniversary of the Independence Day ofthe Republic of Indonesia, which falls on 17 August2009, His Excellency U Nyan Win, Minister forForeign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, has senta message of felicitations to His Excellency Dr NHassan Wirajuda, Minister for Foreign Affairs ofthe Republic of Indonesia.—MNA

Commander inspects regionaldevelopment tasks in Tamu

DistrictNAY PYI TAW, 16 Aug — Chairman of Sagaing

Division Peace and Development Council Commanderof the North-West Command Maj-Gen Myint Soeinspected Nantthalat Bridge on Tamu-Aungzayya Roadon 8 August and fulfilled the requirements.

He also visited the station hospital in MyothitTownship and donated cash to the hospital. After thevisit to the hospital, the commander met withtownselders and governmental employees at the villageof Mintha.

The commander inspected the rain-fed paddyfields on both sides of Tamu-Aungzayya Road and met

with departmental officials in Tamu.Afterwards, Commander Maj-Gen Myint Soe

visited a private rubber cultivation farm and fulfilledthe requirements of the farm.— MNA

Foreign Affairs Minister felicitatesIndonesian Counterpart

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Firemen put out a firein a burning vehicle

after a bomb attack inKarrada District,

central Baghdad on16 August, 2009. Twopeople were woundedin the attack, accord-

ing to police.INTERNET

A man poses next to adinosaur model exhib-ited at the AsturiasJurassic Museum dur-ing the “Trapped in theIce” exhibition inColunga, northernSpain on 14 August, 2009. — XINHUA

An expert evaluates antiques for collectors duringa folk antiques collection exhibition held inChifeng, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autono-mous Region, on 14 Aug, 2009. The 3-day exhibition opened here on Friday. — XINHUA

Military deployment canmake kids at-risk

Three Iraqis killed inUS-Iraqi mortar exercise

BAGHDAD, 16 Aug — Three Iraqi men herding cat-tle were killed on Saturday after wandering into themiddle of a US-Iraqi mortar training exercise north ofthe Iraqi capital, the US military said on Saturday.

American forces were conducting a live-fire train-ing exercise with Iraqis near Taji, about 12 miles (20kilometers) north of Baghdad, when the men walkedonto the artillery range, the military said. An 11-year-old boy was also injured and evacuated to a US mili-tary hospital where he was in stable condition on Sat-urday night, the military said.

The accident comes at a time when the US militaryis shifting its primary role in Iraq from combat to train-ing Iraqi security forces.

As part of the transition, the US military said onSaturday it will have reduced combat power in Iraq atthe end of the month by the equivalent of two brigades,or roughly 8,000 troops, meeting the first target inPresident Barack Obama’s withdrawal plan.—Internet

Britain suffers200th death inAfghanistan

LONDON, 16 Aug — ABritish soldier woundedin an explosion in Af-ghanistan died on Satur-day, the defence ministrysaid, bringing the coun-try’s military death tollthere to 200.

Prime MinisterGordon Brown called thegrim milestone “deeplytragic news.” It is sure toraise more questionsabout Britain’s increas-ingly perilous mission inAfghanistan.

The Ministry of De-fence said the soldierfrom 2nd Battalion theRoyal Welsh died on Sat-urday at a military hospi-tal in England.—Internet

JAKARTA, 16 Aug — An Indonesia fishery official said on Saturday inManado that the country has become the world’s biggest victim of illegal,unreported and unregulated fishing, the national Antara news agency re-ported on Saturday.

“Indonesia has become the biggest victim of poaching by foreign countries.Around 1.6 million tons of its fish are poached every year,” said Aji Sularso,director general of fishery and marine resource control and supervision underthe Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.

He said that Indonesia has a fish stock of up to 6.4 million tons a year whilefish poaching covers up to 1.6 million tons a year, so that the country suffers aloss of up to 30 trillion rupiah or about 3 billion US dollars every year.—Internet

Huge storm spotted on Saturn moonPASADENA, 16 Aug— A storm cell the size of India

was identified on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, scien-tists from the California Institute of Technology said.

The methane cloud mass spotted over a cold desertarea likely played a major part in shaping the area withsignificant amounts of precipitation, Caltech scientistswrote in the journal Nature.

The cell was found in April 2008 by Emily Schaller,now a Hubble postdoctoral fellow at the University of Ari-zona, Caltech and NASA said in a release on Saturday.

Schaller was observing an area not known for cloudmasses when a methane cloud mass appeared, gener-ating bright, transient clouds in a region where cloudshad never been seen and were thought unlikely to form,Caltech spokesman Mike Brown said.—Internet

TACOMA, 16 Aug —Thirty-two percent of chil-dren of a deployed USmilitary parent scored at“high risk” for psychoso-cial problems, researcherssuggest.

The study, published inthe Journal of Develop-mental & BehavioralPediatrics, says the findingdid not mean the childrenhad psychological prob-lems, but that they weremore vulnerable to devel-oping such problems.

The percentage of chil-dren at risk was 2.5 times

higher than national normsand 42 percent of the at-home spouses scored high-risk levels of parentalstress. Children of parentswith high stress levels wereabout seven times morelikely to score at high riskfor psychosocial problems,the study said.

Parents receiving sup-port from military organi-zations were less likely toreport psychosocial prob-lems in their child. Prob-lems were also less likelyfor children of college-edu-cated parents, but rank, the

child’s sex and race/ethnic-ity were unrelated to thepsychological effects ofdeployment, the study said.

The study, led by EricFlake of the Madigan ArmyMedical Center in Tacoma,Wash, analyzed the re-sponses to questionnairesadministered to 101spouses of deployed sol-diers. Each spouse pro-vided information on achild ages 5-12. —Internet

Hamas, Fatah trade accusationsover Gaza clashes

Indonesiaclaims to belargest fishpoaching

victim

GAZA/RAMALLAH, 16Aug — Hamas movementand Palestinian PresidentMahmoud Abbas’s Fatahparty on Saturday tradedaccusations over deadlyclashes that claimed thelives of 22 people in theHamas-controlled GazaStrip.

The clashes eruptedon Friday afternoonwhen an al-Qaeda-in-spired Imam announcedthe birth of an Islamicemirate in defiance ofthe moderate Hamasmovement that has ruledthe territory for the pasttwo years.

Hamas sent troops to

Rafah city in southernGaza Strip to arrest theImam, whose supporterscalled him Abu Noor al-Maqdisi, but the movesparked fighting thatended this morning withthe death of al-Maqdisi, alocal commander ofHamas, six Hamas police-men and six civilians inaddition to a number ofthe Imam’s followers.

Xinhua

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Tourists watch ships topass the Miraflores Locksentrance in the PanamaCanal, Panama, on 15Aug, 2009. Saturday

marks the 95th anniver-sary of the operation of

the Panama Canal.XINHUA

Chinese TVmakers under

pressure of soaingLCD panel prices

BEIJING, 16 Aug—Chi-nese domestic TV makerswere suffering losses be-cause of soaring LCDpanel prices.

The price of 32-inchLCD panels rose from120 US dollars in Januaryto about 200 US dollars inJuly — an increase ofabout 70 percent.

Huang Xiangping, anexecutive with the con-sumer electronics depart-ment of TsinghuaTongfang, said domesticTV makers are sellingLCD TVs of certain sizeswith no profits at all.

Analysts said that Chi-nese TV makers hadfailed to foresee the cur-rent booming LCD TVmarket and didn’t order orstore enough LCD panels.

Liu Tangzhi, a market-ing manager of Chinesecolour TV makerSkyworth Group Co, Ltd,predicted LCD TV saleswould reach 30 million inChina this year, more thandoubling the figure of 14million last year.—Xinhua

Qatar acquire 17%Porsche stake

DOHA, 16 Aug—Qatar Holding has announced it willacquire a 17 percent stake in Volkswagen AG, which ismerging with Porsche, in a deal that will exceed $10billion.

This comes after the Porsche and Piech families saidit will sell a 10 percent stake of their shares to the Gulfcompany. In a statement released late Friday, QatarHolding said it will now be the third largest shareholderin VW, after Porsche and Lower Saxony.

The purchase follows the UAE’s Aabar Investmentacquisition in March of a 10 percent stake of DaimlerAG, famed for its Mercedes-Benz brand, indicatingcontinuing Gulf interest in the European automotivesector despite the economic downturn.

The statement says Porsche will also establish re-search facilities in Doha as part of the deal.—Internet

Firemen supply water for local villagers atLancha Village, Tianping Township of Xiji

County, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autono-mous Region, on 14 Aug, 2009.—XINHUA

India faces drought but economists upbeat

An Indian farmer handles dried outcrops at a paddy field near

Hyderabad. Crops are shrivelling asthe country faces the spectre of

drought but economists say they arestill upbeat about the nation’s eco-

nomic prospects.—INTERNET

Gloom lingers in CentralEurope’s economies

Mexico’s president favour trade deal with Brazil

Japan’s big businessesexpect recovery by mid-2010

TOKYO, 16 Aug —Two thirds of big Japanese com-panies expect the country’s economy to recover bythe middle of next year, according to a survey by KyodoNews released on Sunday.

Of 108 firms polled, 71 expected a recovery by themiddle of 2010. Twelve of them said the economy wasalready recovering, 15 expected the turn to come inthe second half of 2009 and the 44 others in the firsthalf of 2010.

Kyodo attributed the optimistic outlook to improvedbusiness results sparked by cost-cutting, rebounds inproduction and inventory adjustments.

The survey followed a report by the Bank of Japanin mid-July that said the economy should start recov-ering from the second half of this year.

However, annual gross domestic product was ex-pected to shrink 3.4 percent in the financial year toMarch 2010. The bank also forecast GDP growth of1.0 percent for the next financial year.

In the Kyodo survey, conducted late last month, 20firms said the world’s second biggest economy was“recovering slowly” while 51 firms said it was“leveling off despite signs of recovery.”—Internet

Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon,left, speaks with Sao Paulo’s state

Governor Jose Serra in Sao Paulo, on15 Aug, 2009. Calderon in

on a three day official visit toBrazil.—INTERNET

NEW DELHI, 16 Aug—Crops are shriv-elling as India faces the spectre ofdrought but economists say they are stillupbeat about the country’s economicprospects.

They are banking that a strong indus-

trial performance will help offset theimpact of the worst monsoon in years inAsia’s third largest economy.

Analysts have been buoyed by newdata showing industrial productionjumped by 7.8 percent in June from a yearearlier — its quickest pace in 16 months.

Output was spurred by record low in-terest rates and government stimulus thathave prompted consumers to buy factory-made products such as cars and refrig-erators.

The figures last week came on top ofa slew of other economic indicators sug-gesting India is starting to rebound fromthe impact of the worst global downturnsince the 1930s.

“The domestic economy is slowly butdefinitely reviving,” said DeepakLalwani, India director at investmenthouse Astaire & Partners in London.

Internet

SAO PAULO, 16 Aug— Mexican Presi-dent Felipe Calderon says he supportsthe idea of a free trade agreement be-tween Brazil and Mexico, the two big-

gest economies in Latin America.Calderon says he’s enthusiastic about

the idea of a deal proposed by Brazilianbusiness executives to push for a com-mercial accord for the two nations.

Calderon made the comments on Sat-urday in Sao Paulo at the start of a three-day visit to Brazil. He will tour installa-tions of Brazil’s state-run oil companyon Sunday and is to meet on Mondaywith Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lulada Silva.

The Mexican leader says a freetrade accord could help both nationsbecause the economies of Brazil andMexico generate more than 70 percentof all economic activity in LatinAmerica.

Internet

BUCHAREST, 16 Aug—While countries in westernEurope have begun to snapout of recession, the eco-nomic decline has contin-ued across much of centraland eastern Europe despitesome optimistic signs, ana-lysts said.

“Eastern Europe’s re-covery from recession willbe slow but encouragingfigures are beginning toappear,” said BogdanBaltazar, a Romanian ana-lyst.

Baltazar underlined thateconomic contraction in al-most the whole region wasless sharp in the threemonths to June thant it hadbeen in the first quarter.

The only exception so farhas been Lithuania, wherethe economy shrank by12.3 percent in the secondquarter compared to minus10.2 percent in the first.

On the other end of thescale, the Czech Republiclast week said it hademerged from recession,

clocking growth of 0.3percent in the secondquarter.

“We’d already hit thebottom in the first quarterof this year,” said HelenaHorska, a Prague-basedanalyst with Austrianlender Raiffeisenbank.

Slovakia did even better,growing 2.2 percent in thequarter in large part thanksto cash-for-clunkers pro-grammes in its main carexport markets.

Internet

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Chinese, Brazilian presidents mark35th anniversary of diplomatic ties

BEIJING, 16 Aug —Chinese President HuJintao and his Braziliancounterpart Luiz InacioLula da Silva on Saturdayexchanged congratula-tory messages on the 35thanniversary of diplomaticties between the twocountries.

President Hu, in hismessage, said the rela-tionship had developedprofoundly, showinggreat potential across abroad range of areas since

the establishment of dip-lomatic relations, espe-cially the establishmentof the Sino-Brazilian stra-tegic partnership.

Against the back-ground of a complicatedand deep change in theworld’s economic andpolitical situation,strengthening the dia-logue and cooperation be-tween the two countriesand honoring the consen-sus that had been reachedwere in line with the ba-

sic benefits and wills ofthe two peoples, Hu said.That would also maintainand support peace, stabil-ity and development in theworld.

China was willing towork with Brazil to pro-mote the Sino-Brazilianstrategic partnership andto open a brighter futurefor diplomatic ties be-tween the two nations,said the Chinese presi-dent.

Xinhua

A staff member shows a gold abacus in Beijing, capital of China, on 14 Aug,2009. The abacus, issued by the China Golddeal Investment Co, Ltd. will be

marketed on 18 Aug.—XINHUA

UN climate change talks endangeredby slow progress

All items from Xinhua News Agency

S Africa celebrates 300 days countdownof 2010 World Cup BONN, 16 Aug—The

talks on sealing a deal inCopenhagen later thisyear to curb greenhousegas emissions need topick up speed amid warn-ings that the negotiatingprocess will be endan-gered otherwise, analystssay.

The third round oftalks, which concluded inBonn, Germany, lastweek, focused on negoti-ating a huge 200-plus-

page draft treaty madeduring previous round oftalks.

The new deal set to beagreed on in Copenhagen,Denmark in Decemberwill replace the first phaseof the Kyoto Protocolwhose first commitmentperiod expires at the endof 2012.

Yvo de Boer, executivesecretary of the UNFramework Conventionon Climate Change, said

on Friday that negotia-tions would need to con-siderably pick up speedfor the world to achieve asuccessful result at Co-penhagen.

He warned that “if wecontinue at this rate we’renot going to make it.” Wehave a 200-plus-page textriddled with square brack-ets (where issues are un-resolved),” he said at theopening of the Bonnmeeting. “And it worriesme to think how on earthwe’re going to whittle thatdown to meaningful lan-guage with just five weeksof negotiating time left.”

Xinhua

BEIJING, 16 Aug— Fri-day South Africa’s 2010World Cup Local Organ-izing Committee (LOC)celebrated the fact there’sjust 300 days to go untilnext year’s footballworldcup kicks off.

“We are giving away120,000 tickets to SouthAfrican residents for the

World Cup in all games,and 40,000 of all ticketswill go to constructionworkers who help workon the stadiums,” saidJermaine Craig, LOCMedia Manager. Accord-ing to FIFA’s website,matches will be held in 10stadiums between 11 Juneand 11 July 2010.

“With 300 days ago,we are very very happywith the way preparationshave been going. Youknow the most importantthing is the stadiums willbe ready. And for us has300 days to go, we aresure that by the end of De-cember of this year, all thestadiums will be com-plete,” said JermaineCraig.—Xinhua

Spain sees significant drop in illegalimmigrants in 2009

MADRID, 16 Aug—The number of illegal migrants trying to reach Spain droppedsignificantly in 2009 as the country intensified its coastal patrol and repatriations,Interior Ministry data showed on Friday. A total of 4,457 African illegal migrantsreached Spanish coasts in the first seven months of 2009, down 40 percent from thesame period last year and equaled almost a quarter of the number recorded in 2006. The Interior Ministry said stringent policies of border control and repatriationhave held back many potential illegal immigrants. Spain’s Canary Islands, which is located just off the northwest coast of mainlandAfrica and often serves as the springboard for illegal immigrants to enter the Euro-pean Union (EU), have seen a significant fall in illegal immigrants. In the first sevenmonths of 2009, only 1,798 illegal migrants arrived in the islands, down 63.6 per-cent from 2008. In April and May this year, there were no single illegal immigrants setting foot onthe Cannary islands, breaking a record held since 1999 that there had been illegalimmigrants landing at the islands every month.—Xinhua

Beijing sees 261,000 newcars in first seven months

BEIJING, 16 Aug— Beijing reported the registrationof 261,000 new cars in the first seven months, or about1,240 daily, up 9 percent from the same period lastyear. Private cars took about 97 percent of the newcars registered in this period, according to the BeijingTraffic Management Bureau.

New cars with engine displacement of 1.6 liters orbelow hit nearly 200,000 in this period. It could beattributed to the government’s policies to encouragethe public to buy low-emission cars for environmen-tal protection.

Beijing had 5.47 million drivers by 6 Aug. Amongthem, 11.3 percent were aged below 25, according tothe Beijing Traffic Management Bureau.—Xinhua

Two visitors look intotraditional dolls exhib-ited at the 2009 CentralChina Wuhan Weddingand Tourism Expo held

in Wuhan, capital ofcentral China’s HubeiProvince, on 15 Aug,

2009. —XINHUA

Iran training plane crash kills twoTEHERAN, 16 Aug— A

training plane crashed westof Teheran on Saturday,killing two people onboard, the semi-officialMehr news agency

reported. The training planecrashed a few minutes af-ter take off from Payamairport at 7:00 am (0230GMT) on Saturday,”Mohammadali Zohoori,

manager of the Payam In-ternational Airport in thecity of Karaj, was quotedas saying.“According toreceived information, twopeople on board werekilled,” he said, adding thatthe reason of the crash isunder investigation and theairport has no responsibil-ity for the incident.

XinhuaA man look at a sandsculpture during the

Sand Sculptures Festi-val in Rorschach at

Lake Constance on 14Aug, 2009.—XINHUA

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NEWS ALBUM

Leonardo da Vinci's "MonaLisa" at the Louvre museumin Paris. An "unhinged"Russian woman threw ateacup at the "Mona Lisa,"but it emerged unscathed dueto its bullet-proof glass cover,the Louvre museum has said.

Mona Lisa smiles on after Russianteacup attack

Put that comb back in yourhandbag—a study by anIsraeli dermatologist hasfound that too much combingof the coiffure leads to hairloss, the daily Haaretz reported on Monday.

Don't brush with baldness: put down that comb

An "unhinged" Russianwoman threw a teacup at theworld's most famouspainting, Leonardo daVinci's "Mona Lisa," but itemerged unscathed due toits bullet-proof glass cover,the Louvre museum said onTuesday.

"The young woman tooka cup out of her bag andthrew it over the heads ofother people who werelooking at the painting. Thecup smashed on the bullet-proof glass which wasslightly scratched," aspokesman said.

"It looks like it was doneby someone who wasunhinged and wanted todraw attention to herself,"he said.

The woman put up noresistance when museumguards apprehended herafter the incident on August2.

She was handed over topolice who said the woman"did not have all her mentalfaculties and has been

transferred to the policepsychiatric infirmary."

The Louvre, the biggest artmuseum in the world, hasthousands of paintings, butmost of the millions of visitorsa year make a bee-line for theMona Lisa, known in Franceas La Joconde.

Nik Wallenda pauses to restduring his walk on a high wirethat's over 1000 feet long and200 above the Allegheny Riverand Roberto Clemente Bridgewithout his shoes as part of theThree Rivers Regatta inPittsburgh. Wallenda is theseventh generation of thelegendary Great Wallendas,who have performed in circus acts since the 1800s.

Man bikes 4,639 milesdespite dialysis

A 37-year-old man who spent most ofhis life on dialysis says he bicycled 4,639miles from California to Washington tohighlight the medical needs of others.

Shad Ireland, who has no working kid-neys, said he traveled thousands of mileson his bicycle to the U.S. Capitol to high-light the plight of the half a million peo-ple currently living on dialysis due to kid-ney failure, ABC News reported Thurs-day. “For me to be on dialysis for 27 years,for me to do two triathlons, has really gotthe medical community scratching theirheads,” Ireland said. “If you asked anydoctor, if you told them about me, theywould say it’s impossible.”

Ireland said he also hopes his bicyclingfeat will help bring attention to those U.S.residents facing possible kidney failuredue to diabetes, high blood pressure orobesity.

In order to complete his cross-coun-try journey, Ireland was forced to makestops along the way to undergo four-hour-long dialysis sessions.

ABC News said, according to doctors,dialysis patients can be bound to wheel-chairs, suffer bone loss and face the pos-sibility of death in relation to the medicaltreatment.

Put that comb back in yourhandbag -- a study by an Israelidermatologist has found thattoo much combing of thecoiffure leads to hair loss, thedaily Haaretz reported onMonday.

During a test 14 womenrecorded their daily hair lossand combing habits, with thosecombing more losing more hair,the research found.

"The women who combedtwice a day lost three timesmore hair than those whocombed once a day," the headof the study, AlexanderKirdman of the HebrewUniversity in Jerusalem, wasquoted as saying.

"I was surprised by the

results, as in medical circles thecomb is believed to improveblood circulation and reduce hairloss," added Kirdman, whosestudy was recently published inthe Journal of DermatologicalTreatment.

Porsche Panamerasports coupes are

loaded into a cargoplane in eastern Ger-many. Volkswagen’s

triumphant bid to takeover luxury Germancarmaker Porschemarks the end of abitter family power

struggle and the startof a drive to becomethe world’s top auto

manufacturer.INTERNET

Rich, poor see similar cognitivedecline in old age

LOS ANGELES, 16 Aug — Socioeconomic statusseems to make no difference in mental decline amongrich and poor people after the age of 70, according toa new study.

The study challenges previous claims that economicstatus and background have an impact on cognitivefunctioning among the elderly.

Rates of cognitive decline among people aged 70and older depended on other factors and were similaracross socioeconomic and racial/ethnic groups, accord-ing to the study conducted by researchers at the Uni-versity of California in Los Angeles (UCLA).

The researchers looked at data collected from 6,476people born before 1924 who took part in the study ofAssets and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest. Par-ticipants were tested five times between 1993 and 2002on various memory and cognition tasks, includingword recall, subtraction, attention, language andknowledge of current affairs.—Xinhua

Suicide bomber kills twosecurity members in W Iraq

BAGHDAD, 16 Aug — A suicide bomber struck onSaturday an Iraqi Army base in the central city ofRamadi, the capital of Anbar Province, killing an of-ficer and a soldier and wounding nine soldiers, a pro-vincial police source said.

A suicide bomber blew up his explosive-belt nearthe base in the Qadsiyah district in central Ramadi,the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

Iraqi security forces cordoned off the scene as am-bulances evacuated the casualties to the hospital.

Anbar Province is part of the so-called Sunni Tri-angle, which has been the scene of frequent deadlyattacks recently.

The Province once was a main stronghold for in-surgent groups, including al-Qaida network in Iraq,during the years following the US-led invasion in2003.—Xinhua

Firefighting pilot missingafter crash

VANCOUVER, 16 Aug — Police searched Saturdayfor the pilot of a helicopter that crashed into a riverwhile fighting wildfires in western Canada.

The pilot was filling up with water when the heli-copter went down in the North Thompson-FraserRiver at about 4:20 pm on Friday, the Vancouver Sunreported. He was helping fight the Intimpam fire, oneof scores of wildfires this season in British Colum-bia.

Divers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Policejoined local search-and-rescue teams. The search wascalled off about 8:30 pm and resumed on Saturdaymorning.

Police identified the missing man as RobertChristopher, Woodhead, 53, of Stoney Creek, Ont., TheProvince reported.

Internet

Mexican police chief attacked;three guards killed

MONCLOVA, 16 Aug — An ex-general serving as po-lice chief of a northern Mexican city escaped an as-sassination attempt that killed three of his bodyguards,the latest attack on an official appointed to step up thefight against drug cartels.

Assailants in pickup trucks opened fire onMonclova police chief Juan Carlos Pacheco as heheaded home on Friday evening, a police statementsaid on Saturday. Pacheco was not hurt but three ofthe police officers guarding him died.

The federal government deployed soldiers to pa-trol the city after the attack.—Internet

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(from page 1)Next, Lt-Gen Myint

Swe, the commander andthe minister sprinkled thescented water on it.

At the second sessionof the ceremony, thecommander and theminister deliveredaddresses and presentedsports gear to theheadmistress.

Kawhmu Townshipeducation officer spokewords of thanks and the

Lt-Gen Myint Swe attends opening ofnew school…

well-wisher explained thepurpose of donation ofnew school building.

Afterwards, the donorhanded over documentsrelated to the building tothe director-general ofNo.3 Basic EducationDepartment. Theceremony came to an endwith words of thanks bythe headmistress.

After the ceremony,Lt-Gen Myint Swe andparty had documentary

photo taken together withofficials.

Next, Lt-Gen MyintSwe and party lookedaround the new schoolbuilding, football groundand basketball ground, andclassrooms.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 16 Aug — The coordinationmeeting on extension of paddy growing in MagwayDivision was held at Magway Division PDC Office inMagway on 5 August. Chairman of Magway DivisionPeace and Development Council Col Phone MawShwe delivered an address and fulfilled the needs.

MNA

YANGON, 16 Aug—Chairman of Yangon CityDevelopment CommitteeMayor Brig-Gen AungThein Lin went to CityClinic where he inspectedrenovation of the building

at the junction ofKyaikwaing Road andInsein Road in MayangonTownship here thismorning.

Next, the mayorlooked into majorrepairing of roads forsmooth transportation atAungtheikdi junction andInsein station junction, infront of YangonTechnological Universityand Road TransportAdministration Depart-ment, near the junction ofMaha Thukhita Road andalong Insein Road.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 16 Aug—Minister forAgriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Htay Oo met withMr. Chu Chong Phaung, Ambassador of SocialistRepublic of Vietnam at 5 pm, CEO Mr. Wang Xu ofSichuan Donun Corporation and party of the People’sRepublic of China at 6.15 pm and Managing DirectorMr Tan Chye Heng and party of Techo Corporation PteLtd at 6.30 pm at the ministry here on 13 Augustseparately.

They discussed cooperation in agriculturesector each other.

MNA

YANGON, 16 Aug—The prize-presentationceremony for the eighthperforming arts and magiccompetitions of theDirectorate of PublicRelations andPsychological Warfareunder the Ministry ofDefence took place at No3Mobile Public RelationsUnit in Mandalay thismorning.

It was attended byChairman of Mandalay

NAY PYI TAW, 16Aug — The opening ofNutritional DevelopmentWeek took place at theTown Hall in Bago on 5August and Chairman ofBago Division Peace and

NAY PYI TAW, 16Aug — Chairman ofRakhine State Peace andDevelopment CouncilCommander of WesternCommand Maj-GenThaung Aye on 7 Augustmet with executives andofficials of state and

Performing Arts Competitionsof Yangon East District opened

Meeting on extended paddycultivation held in Magway

Yangon Mayor inspectstask for smooth transport

A&I Minister meets with guests

Prizes presented for performingarts and magic contests

Division Peace andDevelopment CouncilCommander of CentralCommand Maj-Gen TinNgwe, Brig-Gen ThanSoe of the Ministry ofDefence, DeputyCommander of CentralCommand Brig-GenThan Tun Aung, seniormilitary officers ofMandalay Station,

advisers, artistes andothers.

Officials concernedawarded the first, secondand third prize winnersand prize-winning groups.The commander presentedthe championship shieldto No4 Mobile PublicRelations Unit. Later, talkson performing arts weregiven.—MNA

YANGON, 16 Aug—Chairman of the Yangon

Division Peace andDevelopment CouncilCommander of YangonCommand Maj-Gen WinMyint attended theopening ceremony of the17th Myanmar TraditionalCultural Performing ArtsCompetitions of YangonEast District at YankinEducation College inYankin Townshipyesterday morning. Thecommander formallyopened the competition.Next, the artistespresented variety songs.

After that, thecommander and wife gavethe basket of flowers andcash awards to theartistes.—MNA

Nutritional Development Week takes placein Bago

Development CouncilCommander of SouthernCommand Maj-Gen HlaMin delivered an address.

Next, thecommander and officialsinspected the quality of

iodized salt and gavemineral and vitamin B-1tablets to pregnant womenand breastfeedingwomen. He also fedVitamin A tablets tochildren.—MNA

Commander meets officials ofState’s DAC

township DevelopmentAffairs Committees atthe Rakhine StateDevelopment AffairsCommittee Office inSittway.

At the meeting,the commander calledfor making effort to

carry out developmenttasks.

MNA

Researchers in Germany have found that morethan 250 plumes of bubbles of methane gas arerising from the seabed of the West Spitsbergen

continental margin in the Arctic, in a depth rangeof 150 to 400 metres.

Warming of arctic current over 30 yearstriggers release of methane gas

SCIENCE DAILY, 16Aug—The warming of anArctic current over the

last 30 years has triggeredthe release of methane, apotent greenhouse gas,

from methane hydratestored in the sedimentbeneath the seabed.

Scientists at theNational OceanographyCentre Southamptonworking in collaborationwith researchers from theUniversity ofBirmingham, RoyalHolloway London andIFM-Geomar in Germanyhave found that more than250 plumes of bubbles ofmethane gas are risingfrom the seabed of theWest Spitsbergencontinental margin in theArctic, in a depth rangeof 150 to 400 metres.

Methane releasedfrom gas hydrate insubmarine sediments hasbeen identified in the pastas an agent of climatechange.

Internet

Lt-Gen Myint Sweinspects new post-

primary schoolbuilding in Aphyauk

Village, KawhmuTownship.—MNA

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Is that so, Maung Kalu? More than that, Grandpa

Maung Kalu: How are you, Grandpa? I have just gothome from a journey, and here are some fruit Ibought on my journey for you.

Grandpa: Thank you, Maung Kalu. I thought youwere here to say something about the hot news.

Lu: Right, that is one of the purposes why I am here.The news was on TV repeatedly the whole day on11 August. On that day, I was in the country.

Grandpa: I happened to switch on the TV to watchthat news when neighbours next to my door toldme about it. By the way, what were the commentsof country folks you met in the journey? Werethey interested in the news?

Lu: No, they weren’t. When they heard of the news,they said, “Oh, is that so? The case is over, then.”What they are interested in is that peace hasreturned to normal the whole country due to thefact that armed groups are returning to the legalfold one after another.

Grandpa: You’re right. Since our country regainedindependence, many groups have been involvedin armed conflicts against each other. Trainswere blasted often and many people were killedin the bomb attacks. Insurgents set fire to villagesonce they were dissatisfied with situations. Theycollected extortion money from villagers. Theyoften committed massacres. So, local peoplewere in a state of panic. Indeed, a man can nevercome to power politicians are crazy about as longas he gets involved in violence, massacre, burn-ing down villages and bomb attacks. He will bebestowed with the right to manage public affairson behalf of the people only if he is elected by thepeople. I would say that’s power. In reality, thepeople entrust duties and authority to him.

Lu: The people are the ultimate owner of power,then. In an independent country, sovereignty isin the hands of the people. In an election, thepeople vote for the candidates who are thought tobe capable of serving the public interest. Indeed,they vested duties and authority in the candidatesthey are in support of.

Grandpa: Of course. Politicians, political partiesand parliamentary candidates canvass for votesin elections by pledging the people what theywill do and what programmes they will imple-ment in the public interest if they are elected.

Lu: The people vest the duties to exercise the threesovereign powers on their behalf in the successfulcandidates in a systematic, not irresponsible way.Principles on the ways to exercise sovereign pow-ers are prescribed in the State constitution.

Grandpa: Good, you have improved a lot. The Stateconstitution is a thing that can guarantee freedomof business, nation’s economic growth, a pros-perous future and higher living standard of thepeople. Those who are responsible for comply-ing with the provisions of the constitution arerepresentatives-elect. Therefore, I would saythose who want to enter into politics must be theones who are fond of doing good for others.Serving others’ interest is a form of meritoriousdeed.

Lu: What I notice is that politicians must be loyal tothe people and must serve the public interest in anupright way in order that they are vested with thepower to serve public interest. But, some imma-ture politicians later consider duties and author-

ity to be power. Then, they think nothing is moreimportant than power.

Grandpa: If a politician is crazy about power and heno longer considers that power is a heavy duty toserve public interest, he begins to disregard publicinterest and misuse power. Then, he becomesdesperate to seize power. He turns to armed insur-gency and even commits acts of terrorism.

Lu: To impose economic sanctions in complicity withforeign countries against the mother country, launchbomb attacks to kill civilians and incite massprotests to destroy the people’s peaceful life isstupid, isn’t it, Grandpa?

Grandpa: I agree with you. If a politician reallywants to serve the public interest and enjoydemocracy, he should not trouble the people.He must be loyal and show loving-kindness forthe people to win their trust. Instead, if hedeepens poverty of the people until his partycomes to power, urges foreign countries to im-pose economic sanctions against the nation, thepeople will get into trouble, then. If the peopleare impoverished, they will be dissatisfied withthe government. Then, the people take to thestreets to oppose the government, and his partywill come to power easily. I am sure you noticesuch power-craving politicians.

Lu: Yes, I do, Grandpa. To trouble the public insteadof trying to win people’s votes, trust and relianceis not doing politics or democracy. If a politicianclaims he wants to lead the nation, but he makes thepeople impoverished, creates mass protests andviolates the law and generates public outrage todestroy the life of the people, he will …

Grandpa: He will be kicked out of politics, then. Now,92.48 per cent of the people have approved the newconstitution the people’s representatives adopted,taking time. So, if they love the country, they haveto respect the constitution for the opportunity toserve public interest. They have to take the way todemocracy the people have paved. Then, they willhave to stand for election in the multiparty democ-racy election that is to be held in 2010 in accord-ance with the new constitution.

Lu: So, the democratic process we are carrying out isgetting smooth, isn’t it, Grandpa? You have di-verted our conversation about the news storyMyanma Television aired on 11 August, explain-ing the transition to democracy.

Grandpa: Why are you in such a hurry? I’ll tell younow. Whatever’s done in a nation, politics, economyor social affairs, there is the law of that nation to berespected. If one is to violate law under the name ofpolitics, one will be a criminal. If one unscrupu-lously does what should not be done by breachingthe economic laws, one will be a greedy person,smuggler or criminal. So whatever one does, onemust be in conformity with the law. The law itselfhas to be prescribed to ensure perpetuity of the State,national prosperity, peace and security of the peo-ple, their food security and improvement of theirliving standards. Respect for the law is to serve thepeople’s interests. If one violates law, one will facecharges in accord with the law regardless of who-ever one is rich or poor; educated or uneducated;employed or unemployed; high-ranking or low-ranking. We have heard from world news thatpresidents, prime ministers and ministers of such

and such nations were removed or convicted asthey had committed crimes violating the laws.

Lu:On 11 August the Northern District Court sen-tenced US citizen John William Yettaw to sevenyears rigourous imprisonment for his three chargesand Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Daw Khin Khin Winand Ma Win Ma Ma to three years rigourousimprisonment each. The moment we heard thisnews on TV, we also had to watch news that theoffice of the Chairman of the State Peace andDevelopment Council sent two letters of directiveto the Ministry of Home Affairs on 10 August.

Grandpa: Well, the sentences were passed in a justand fair way by the court according to theirrespective charges. The directive of the Office ofthe SPDC Chairman was issued one day beforeDaw Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence was passed.The sentences of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, DawKhin Khin Win and Ma Win Pa Pa were com-muted by half. Instead of serving rigourous im-prisonment, she was allowed to stay at her housein peace under discipline. The directives said thatif they three displayed good conduct, pardonwould be granted accordingly.

Lu:So, although they are to serve three years impris-onment each, they are now to serve only 18months according to the directives of the Officeof the SPDC Chairman. They have only half oftheir sentence and can go back to their houseswithout serving their prison terms. Again, if theydisplay good conduct during the remainder oftheir sentences, pardon will be granted and theywill be freed forever.

Grandpa: This is loving-kindness and compassionshown by the State, like parents, towards chil-dren. In other words, it is a way of showinggoodwill attitude towards Daw Suu Kyi, beingthe daughter of Bogyoke Aung San, the architectof independence. As a result, there will be fruitsof community peace and tranquility as there hasbeen no cause for those wanting to incite unrestand violence. It is also a good deed setting asidegrudge between one another. The path weMyanmar people speedily marching on to achievedemocracy will be free from any disturbances.Everyone would have realized the magnanimityand farsightedness of the State. There were manywho phoned me after they had heard of the news.They praised the State for its good move.

Lu:Those from other towns are also pleased with thatand even the sounds of outside instigation havebeen quiet.

Grandpa: It is like a Myanmar saying that goes by“One’s goodwill attracts another’s.” It can alsobe said that this is the reflection of goodwill. TheState has eased restrictions by showing goodwill,loving-kindness and compassion. So in return,the other side should reciprocate.

Lu:As you have said, if the other side shows the sameloving-kindness and goodwill as the State, it willsurely win the heart and soul of the people.

Grandpa: If there is cooperation for the sake of peaceand stability and development desired by thepeople, not only the people but also the celestialbeings will say ‘well-done’.

Grandpa: Is that so, Maung Kalu?Lu:More than that, Grandpa.

Translation: MS+ST

Maung Kalu

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Secretary-1 attends opening of Junction…(from page 1)

General, deputy ministers,the directors-general of the

Government Office,departmental heads,members of socialorganizations, servicepersonnel, artistes andguests.

First, CommanderMaj-Gen Wai Lwin,Minister for Progress ofBorder Areas and NationalRaces and DevelopmentAffairs Nay Pyi TawMayor Col Thein Nyunt,Minister for InformationBrig-Gen Kyaw Hsan andthe managing director ofJunction Centre Groupopened Junction Centre-Nay Pyi Taw and the minitheatre by cutting a ribbon.

Next, theSecretary-1 formallyunveiled the signboard ofJunction Centre-Nay PyiTaw.

The Secretary-1 andparty looked around theOcean Supercentre, shopsand stalls in the JunctionCentre-Nay Pyi Taw.They then viewed theshowing of a movie titled‘Waso Candle’ in the minitheatre and arrangements.

Junction Centre-Nay Pyi Taw with an areaof over 60,000 square feetis situated near Nay PyiTaw Hotel Zone on RazaThingaha Road. In thecentre building there are amini theatre with a seatingcapacity of over 200people and a shopping

centre.The mini theatre is

installed with acousticsystem, Dolby surroundsystem and modernseating arrangements.Consumer goods andkitchen utensils areavailable at the OceanSupercentre and there are

also Game CityAmusement and shopsselling clothing, personalgoods, computers andaccessories and foodstalls.

The Junction Centreis open daily from 10 amto 9 pm.

MNA

Commander Maj-Gen Wai Lwin, Minister Col Thein Nyunt,Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan and Managing Director of Junction

Centre Group formally open Junction Centre-Nay Pyi Taw andMini Theatre.—MNA

Secretary-1 General Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo views sales at shops at Ocean Supercentre of Junction Centre-Nay Pyi Taw.—MNA

Personal goods, foodstuffs and kitchenutensils on sale at Ocean Supercentre in

Junction Centre-Nay Pyi Taw.—MNA

A Mini Theatre with 200 seats at Junction Centre-Nay Pyi Taw. — MNA Junction Centre-Nay Pyi Taw.—MNA

State Peace andDevelopment CouncilOffice and the

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A glimpse of developing sights and scenes in ChinaArticle & Photos: Than Tun Aung (NLM)

An aerial view of a network of highways in Lianyungang city ofJiangsu Province.

Zhongguancun Science Park in Beijing.

(from page 16)We left Yangon

International Airport on 1August morning andarrived in Beijing at nightvia Guangzhou by flight.While in Beijing, wevisited the famousForbidden City, theNational Theater ofPerforming Arts, SilkMarket, Xinhuanet.cn,China Radio International(CRI) and its Myanmarsection. We cordiallyconversed with staff andofficers of the Myanmarsection and learned thetransmission ofprogrammes for Myanmarsection.

At the Ministry ofCommerce, we called onthe Deputy Director-General of Asian AffairsDepartment. On the lastday in Beijing, we paid acall on the AssistantMinister of ForeignAffairs.

In Beijing, theASEAN media team hadthe opportunity to observethe modern products andfunctions ofZhongguancun SciencePark (Z-PARK)constituted with scienceand technological parksand national level basesnamely ElectronicsInformation Industries,National Base of Software(Exporting) Industry, Bio-Medical Industry,

Engineering Innovation,National Center ofTechnology Transfer,Online Gaming andAnimation Industry, DigitalTV Park and CulturalCreation Industries.

On 4 August, we leftBeijing and arrived inNanjing. We visitedbuildings of Nanyang RealEstate (Nanjing) Co Ltd inHexi District of Nanjing.Nanyang Real Estatelaunched the project namedBaguio Garden situated inthe south of the OlympicStadium area of HexiDistrict. It covers a totalland of 160,000 squaremeters. Combining themodern and classicalarchitectural styles, BaguioGarden has created itselfinto an ecological livingcommunity with a beautifulview overlooking theYangtze River andproviding a tranquil andnatural environment.

We proceeded to thebank of 34-kilometerQinhuai River called themother river of Nanjing.Officials welcomed all theASEAN media teammembers. Qinhuai Riverflows into Yangtze River.We saw a high wall builtduring the six ancientChinese successivedynasties. However, it isnot the Great Wall. Onboardthe cruise ship, officialsexplained that with rapid

economic and urbandevelopment, the river hasbecome from a river outsidethe city to a river passingthrough the city.Particularly since the 1970sand 1980s, rampantunauthorized constructionand direct sewage led toserious pollution anddisorder in and along theriver, which seriouslyaffected the city image andthe living environment oflocal residents.

They said, however,that in October 2002,Communist Party ChinaNanjing MunicipalCommittee and NanjingMunicipal Governmentdecided to launch ac o m p r e h e n s i v eprogramme along the river.Under the programme, atotal of 4,356 householdsand 97 factories were

relocated, a total of 20kilometers of anti-floodwalls were renovated.Twenty-five kilometers ofsewerage pipes wereplaced. Over ten newcultural spots were set up.More than 110 buildingsand 13 bridges along theriver were renovated.

Yet another, wewent to the Xinhua Daily.Indeed, the CPC JiangsuProvincial Committee ispublishing the newspaper.With daily circulation of400,000, Xinhua Dailybrings the latest news to thereaders. The newspapercovers the policyinformation, resolutions ofCPC Jiangsu ProvincialCommittee and JiangsuProvincial People'sGovernment. While wewere observing the tasks ofeditorial staff, an officialfrom the daily explainedthat to be able to report thelatest news to the esteemedreaders in time, over 300reporters andcorrespondents of the dailyacross the world are tryinghard to cover the news onvarious occasions.

On arrival at thecoastal area of Jiangsu, wewitnessed the better andfaster development ofJiangsu and all-roundimprovement of theYangtze River. At present,the authorities of JiangsuProvince are striving foroverall improvement ofinfrastructures focusing onport construction,development of industriesand wetland resourcesincluding enhancement of

urbanization and eco-construction.

We had one moreopportunity to visitLianyungang Port locatedin the middle of China'seast coastline. It is one of 25major ports in China.Lianyungang Port ranksamong world's top 100container terminals and it isthe only large-scale sea portin Jiangsu Province.

Moreover, wetoured LianyungangEconomic andTechnological Deve-lopment Zone formed withnational level ExportProcessing Zone, provinciallevel New High-TechIndustrial Zone, NewPharmaceutical IndustrialBase, High-Tech NewMaterial Industrial Base andJiangsu InternationalOutsourcing ServiceDemonstration Zone.

While in Suzhou,we visited Shantang Street.It is an ancient street with ahistory of over 1,180 years.The houses there usuallyface the street with theirfront gates while their reardoors provide access to thecanal. We saw bridgesgallery there. The buildingsalong the street portrayancient architecturaldesigns.

At the hall of SuzhouIndustrial Park, officialsintroduced the joint projectbetween China andSingapore to us. Theadministrative divisioncovers an area of 288 squarekilometers and 80 squarekilometers of which areplanned area of Sino-

Singapore jointdevelopment.

On 8 August, wedeparted Suzhou and leftfor Shanghai. At a domesticairport, we, Myanmardelegation members leftShanghai for Kunming byflight. We spent a night inKunming.

On 9 August, we leftKunming by CA 905 flightfor Yangon.

While visiting thePeople's Republic ofChina, we had been able toobserve the developmentprojects in all aspects.Especially, we witnessedthe improvement ofmanufacturing theelectronics and products ofadvanced technology. Inthe media sector, thenewspapers in Chineselanguage have a largereadership. At the sametime, the Chinese peoplehave easy access to theInternet these days.

During the visit, wealso noticed the measuresfor environmental con-servation by growingvarious shady trees,flowery plants andmangrove plantationacross the country whilethe Chinese people aremaking efforts forimprovement of scienceand technology sector.

Today istechnology age. Chinabecomes a developedcountry. We all theMyanmar people have thein-born duty to strive forbuilding a peaceful andmodern developed nation.

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ASEAN, ROK sign on Rulesof Origin of Goods

BANGKOK, 16 Aug—ASEAN and Republic ofKorea (ROK) on Saturday signed a letter ofunderstanding on the Product Specific Rules of Originto facilitate trade between two sides, one of the outcomedocuments from the Meeting of ASEAN EconomicMinisters (AEM) and Related Meetings here.

Thai Commerce Minister Porntiva Nakasai, whochaired the economic ministers’ consultation betweenASEAN and ROK on Saturday, said the two sidessigned a Letter of Understanding for the Amendmentof the Product Specific Rules of the Agreement onTrade in Goods to facilitate trade. Both sides werepleased to see the completion of ASEAN ROK FreeTrade Agreement, comprising of Trade in Goods,Trade in Services and Investments, Porntiva said.

The ministers urged member states to completetheir internal process so that the ASEAN-ROKAgreement on Investment can enter into force as soonas possible. The ASEAN-ROK Economic Ministers’Consultation is a part of the Meeting of ASEANEconomic Ministers (AEM) and Related Meetings,which officially kicked off on Friday in Bangkok andconcludes on Sunday. ASEAN is the third largesttrading partner of ROK after China and the EuropeanUnion.—MNA/Xinhua

Typhoon “Morakot” kills 124,injures 45 in Taiwan

TAIBEI, 16 Aug—Typhoon Morakot has killed atleast 124 people and left 56 missing in Taiwan as of 10p.m. Saturday, according to local disaster responseauthorities. Another 45 people were injured after thetyphoon, the worst on the island in nearly five decades,wreaked havoc across central and southern regions.

Sixty-six people died in Kaohsiung, 25 in Tainan,16 in Pingdong, six in Chiayi, seven in Nantou, threein Changhua and one in Yunlin.

Nearly 23,700 people have been evacuated, andalmost 5,000 are taking refuge in 170 shelteringcamps. Morakot has caused more than 12 billionNew Taiwan dollars (365 million US dollars) indamages to agriculture and forestry. Among theworst-hit regions are Pingdong, Kaohsiung andTainan.—MNA/Xinhua

ASEAN, Australia, NZ getcloser to FTA realizationBANGKOK, 16 Aug—The ASEAN member

countries and Australia and New Zealand are movingcloser to the realization of ASEAN-Australia-NewZealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA), thejoint media statement said on Saturday after the 14thASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM)-CloserEconomic Relations (CER) Consultation.

The AEM-CER Consultation, which was attendedby the ASEAN Economic Ministers and the Ministersof Australia and New Zealand, was held during the41st AEM meeting and related meetings, having beenofficially hosted from Friday to Sunday in Thailand’scapital Bangkok.

The Ministers noted that the Parties to theAgreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-NewZealand Free Trade Area are in various stages ofcompleting their internal procedures for the entry intoforce of the Agreement, the joint media statementsaid.—MNA/Xinhua

Free trade to lift ASEAN+6GDP by 1.3%

BANGKOK, 16 Aug— A feasibility study releasedon Saturday at the ASEAN+6 economic ministers’meeting indicated that establishment of a free tradearea within the member countries will result in 1.3percent increase in their GDP.

The study was presented at the meeting where theASEAN Economic Ministers met with theircounterparts from six dialogue partners, namely China,ROK, Japan, India, Australia and New Zealand.

The ministers noted that if the member countriesestablish a free trade agreement among them, the GDPof the member countries will increase by 1.3 percent;For ASEAN alone, ASEAN’s GDP will increase by3.83 percent.

The ministers viewed this integration as a verycrucial step for the region. Therefore, they taskedgovernment officials of the 16 countries to makefurther research based on the recommendations of thefeasibility study in order to evaluate which directionthey should proceed in the future.—MNA/Xinhua

People gather around the burnt debris after a firebroke out at a wedding tent on Saturday night on 15Aug, 2009 in Kuwait City. The fire at a wedding tent inKuwait that killed 41 women and children consumedthe the structure in a blazing infernolasting just three minutes, the fire department chief

said on Sunday.—XINHUA

Dead dolphins are seen beached by the coast ofPiriapolis, 100 km (62 miles) east of Montevideo, on15 August, 2009. At least 15 dolphins were foundbeached by the coast and the cause of their deaths isstill unknown.—INTERNET

School children perform during the IndependenceDay celebrations in the northern Indian city of

Chandigarh on 15 August, 2009.—INTERNET

Aleksandra Kiryashova of Russia brokes her poleas she competes in the women’s pole vault

qualification during the world athleticschampionships at the Olympic stadium in Berlinon 15 August, 2009. Picture taken with a fisheye

lens.—INTERNET

KUWAIT, 16 Aug—Afire broke out in a women’stent at a Kuwaiti weddingparty on Saturday killingat least 41 people, Kuwaitimedia reported.

The private al-Raitelevision channel quotedthe head of Kuwait’s firebrigade Jassim al-Mansourias saying 61 people werecritically injured.

The state news agency

KUNA said 41 bodies hadbeen recovered from thesmouldering remains of thetent, in the al-Jahra districtwest of Kuwait City.

“The number offatalities might increasedue to the large numberof injuries as result of astampede that followedthe outbreak of the fire atthe tent that was packedwith people at the

wedding,” Mansouri toldKUNA.

He said authoritieswere investigating thecause of the blaze.

Weddings in Kuwaitare mostly segregated,with women seatedseparately from men.Tents are often erectedespecially for theoccasion.

MNA/Reuters

Fire breaks out in Kuwaiti weddingtent, 41 killed

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SAfrica reports fourth swine flue deathJOHANESBURG, 16 Aug —South Africa on Saturday recorded its fourth swine flu

death, health officials said.Regional spokesman Chris Maxon said the woman whowas 31 weeks’ pregnant died on Wednesday at Addington hospital in the coastaltown of Durban after she was admitted on Monday.

“The woman was admitted with complications, she had high fever and highblood pressure among other complaints. Tests came back on Friday they confirmedshe had the A(H1N1) influenza virus.”—Internet

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CITIC Securities net profitfalls 19.77% in H1

SHENZHEN, 16 Aug— CITIC Securities Co, China’slargest listed brokerage, posted a 19.77 percent de-cline in net profit in the first half of this year on asuspension of initial public offerings and a decreasein fund sales.

Net profit in the first half stood at 3.82 billion yuan(55.9 million US dollars), dropping 940 million yuanfrom a year earlier, the company said in its interimreport Saturday.

™Business revenue fell 17.91 percent to 8.95 bil-lion yuan in the first half, compared with 10.91 bil-lion yuan in the same period last year, according tothe report.

The company suffered a 36.86 percent decline inthe first half year on year in securities underwritingbusiness due to a 10-monthban on initial public offer-ings that ended in June. Revenue from selling fundsslumped 45.63 percent compared with the same pe-riod last year.—Xinhua

Mauritania to send 4,000troops to Sahara to hunt

terroristsDAKAR, 16 Aug—Mauritania will send some 4,000

military staff to the Sahara region to hunt terrorists,according to news reaching here from Nouakchott, cit-ing Saturday’s announcement of the Mauritanian De-fence Ministry.

The decision was made in line with the outcome ofWednesday’s meeting of the chiefs of staff from Al-geria, Mali, Mauritania and Niger.

At the meeting, the four discussed their coopera-tion in fighting crimes, especially terrorist activities,along border areas and decided to launch massive mili-tary operations against anal-Qaeda branch in the Is-lamic Maghreb.—Xinhua

Series after shocks hitWest Sumatra,

Indonesia JAKARTA, 16 Aug—

Two after shallow shockswith magnitude of 5.2 and5.6 rocked WestSumara of Sumatra Islandin Indonesia, followingthe 6.9 main shock onSunday, Meteorology andGeophysics Agency saidhere.

The 5.2 shock occurredat 15:13 Jakarta time (0813GMT) with the epicenterat 50 northeast Sipura ofMentawai of West Sumatraprovince and at 10 kms indepth, the agency said.

About ten minutes later,the 5.6 after shockstruck with the epicenter at81 kms southwestPadang, the capital of theprovince, and at 10 kms indepth, it said.

Xinhua

Somali piratesfind seven bodies,blame Egyptians

BOSSASO, 16 Aug—So-mali pirates found sevendead colleagues floatingin the ocean on Saturdayand vowed to take re-venge against Egyptianfishermen they say killedthem during an escape, anassociate of the piratessaid.

The 34 fishermen hadbeen held hostage by thepirates since April, butthey managed to over-power their guards onThursday and fled in theirtwo fishing vessels after agun battle.

Two of their captorswere killed during thatshoot-out, and the piratessaid the Egyptians tookseveral others with them.

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A South Korean quarantine officer checks a thermalcamera monitoring the body temperature of passengersarriving from overseas against the possible infection ofswine flu at Incheon International Airport in Incheon,west of Seoul, South Korea, on 16 Aug, 2009. South

Korea says a woman infected with swine flu has died,becoming the country’s second fatality linked to the

virus.—INTERNET

Animal foods not linkedto breast cancer

BOSTON, 16 Aug—Three studies provide noevidence that animal foodconsumption increasesthe risk of breast cancer,US and Europeanresearchers said.

In one study, 35 obesepostmenopausal womenwith type 2 diabetesreceived conjugatedlinoleic acid supplementsor a control supplementeach for 36 weeks. In asecond study, researchersexamined the associationbetween conjugatedlinoleic acid intake fromnatural sources and breastcancer incidence in alarge cohort of initiallycancer-free Swedishwomen for 17.4 years.

The third studyassessed whether theconsumption of meat,eggs and dairy products

was associated with breastcancer risk in a group ofhealthy European women,who were tracked for 8.8years.

The findings, scheduledto be published in theSeptember issue of TheAmerican Journal ofClinical Nutrition, providestrong evidence thatconsumption of meat anddairy products by womendoes not, by itself,increase breast cancerrisk, but moderate andmindful consumption ofthese foods can be veryimportant in attainingoptimal nutrition for mostwomen who often do notconsume sufficient ironand calcium. However,conjugated linoleic acidsupplementation maydecrease adiposity — fat.

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Local residents enjoy themselves beside theRawana Ella Falls in Uva Province of Sri Lanka,

on 15 Aug, 2009.—XINHUA

India reports 24th

A/H1N1 flu death NEW DELHI, 16 Aug— India’s number of A/H1N1

flu deaths has climbed to 24 while the governmentSaturday urged people not to resort to panic.

“The 24th victim was a 28-year-old man, namedManjunath, who succumbed to the disease late Fridaynight at a private hospital in the southern Indian stateof Karnataka,” a senior Indian Health Ministry officialsaid. However, he said that doctors are yet toascertain whether the three people who died in thewestern state of Maharashtra were victims ofA/H1N1 flu.—Xinhua

TOKYO, 16 Aug— A Japanese man in southernOkinawa Prefecture in his 50s has been confirmed asJapan’s first death from flu A/H1N1, the healthministry said on Saturday.

The patient was a 57-year-old resident of Ginowan,Okinawa Prefecture, and he suffered from heart andkidney illnesses, Kyodo News reported.

“It seems that having the new flu in addition to acombination of heart illness and kidney dysfunctionweakened his immune system,” Kyodo quoted aprefectural government official as saying, noting thatthe man had suffered cardiac infarction and receivedkidney dialysis on a regular basis.—Xinhua

Japan reports 1st fluA/H1N1 death

SEOUL, 16 Aug—South Korea reported on Sundayits second death from influenza A/H1N1, raisingconcerns that the country is no longer insulated fromthe contagious disease spreading rapidly worldwide.

A 63-year-old female resident of Seoul died frompulmonary edema, an abnormal buildup of fluid withinthe lungs, and multipleorgan failure, the Ministry ofHealth and Welfare said.

Authorities presume that the patient, who firstshowed flu-like symptoms in late June, may havecontracted the virus through so-called communitytransmission, as she had not traveled overseasrecently.—Xinhua

S Korea reports 2nd

influenza A/H1N1 death

KUALA LUMPUR, 16 Aug—The Malaysian HealthMinistry on Saturday confirmed three new deaths ofinfluenza A/H1N1, bringing the death toll to 59.

The ministry said that the new deaths involvedvictims aged 22,29 and 44 who had risk factors ofobese, valvular heat disease and asthma respectively.

Meanwhile, the ministry said that 120 A/H1N1 fluinfections are still in wards for medical treatmentamong which 29 are being kept in the intensive careunit (ICU).—Xinhua

Malaysia confirms three newdeaths of A/H1N1 flu

DHAKA, 16 Aug— Two more A/H1N1 flu cases havebeen confirmed in Bangladesh, raising the total numberto 38, leading English-language newspaper The DailyStar reported on Sunday. Mahmudur Rahman, directorof the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control andResearch under the Health Ministry, was quoted assaying that one patient has come back from Malaysiawhile another patient contracted the flu from the othervictim. Now seven patients are undergoing treatmentwhile the rest of the persons have been cured already,Rahman said.—Xinhua

Two more A/H1N1 flu casesconfirmed in Bangladesh

Finland says ransom demand received formissing cargo ship Arctic Sea

China to completeeight-hour railway network

around Beijing BEIJING, 16 Aug—

Passengers would be ableto travel between Beijingand most capital citiesin China in eight hoursby 2012, through anationwide expressrailway network,according to the Ministryof Railways.As about10,000 km of passengerrailways are currentlyunder construction, a totalof 13,000 km ofpassenger railways andintercity railways will beput into operation in2012.The network wouldconsist of four north-south and four west-eastlines of railwaysthroughout the country,which would connectmost capital cities and

major cities in China,including Shanghai,Guangzhou, Taiyuan andNanjing.

The railway circuit couldlargely save passengers’travel time. Departing fromBeijing, passengers couldreach Tianjin within onehour and southern China’sGuangzhou in seven hoursby 2012.China planned toinvest at least 700 billionyuan (102.49 billion USdollars) per year in railwayconstruction over the nextthree years, said ViceRailway Minister WangZhiguo Monday. By the endof this year, China wouldhave a total of 86,000 kmrail lines, second only to theUnited States, Wang said.

Xinhua

HELSINKI, 16 Aug—Finland’s National Bureauof Investigation (NIB) saidthat a ransom demand hasbeen received for themissing cargo ship, theArctic Sea, according tolocal media report Saturday.The NIB declined to saywhat the amount of the

ransom is other than it is asignificant sum.Accordingto information received byFinnish BroadcastingCompany, the lives of thecrew have been threatenedif the ransom is not paid.Viktor Matvejev, the CEOof Solchart Managementwhich operates the ArcticSea on Saturday declinedto comment on theinformation released bythe NIB. SolchartManagement operates inFinland. The Maltese-owned, Russian-crewedcargo ship disappearedtwo weeks ago while enroute with a cargo ofsawn timber fromFinland to Algeria. The

ship had been due toarrive in Algeria on 4Aug. The disappearanceof the Arctic Sea, whichdropped off the radar inthe English Channel on 28July, has sparked intensespeculation about its fate,with experts debatingwhether pirates, a mafiaquarrel or a commercialdispute were involved.

Swedish police said theship was hijacked in theBaltic Sea on 24 July, whenmasked men claiming to beanti-drugs police boardedthe ship, tied up the crewand searched the vessel. Butthe men reportedly left afterabout 12 hours.

Xinhua

Farmers harvestjasmine blossoms at a

jasmine garden inShijing Village ofHengxian County,southwest China’sGuangxi Zhuang

Autonomous Region,on 15 Aug, 2009.

Hengxian County hasgreat renown for itsjasmine cultivation.

XINHUA

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Fergie ready to fight offCity’s challenge

Manchester Unitedmanager Alex Ferguson

Wenger stays calmafter Arsenal destroy Everton

Arsenal managerArsene Wenger

Rangers and Celtic win onSPL opener

Beckham red-carded in Galaxy loss

Members of the Los Angeles Galaxyreact after David Beckham, received ared card against the Seattle Soundersduring the first half of a MLS soccermatch in Carson, Calif,

on 15 Aug, 2009.—INTERNET

Safina to meet Jankovic inCincinnati tennis final

Murray to face Del Potro forMontreal tennis title

Andy Murray of GreatBritain celebrates

a point againstJo-Wilfried Tsonga of

France during thesemifinals of the RogersCup at Uniprix Stadium

in Montreal, Canada.Murray won 6-4, 7-6

(10/8).INTERNET

Tiger claws out a 2-shot lead atthe PGA

Tiger Woods reacts to hisbirdie chip shot on the14th hole during thethird round of the 91stPGA Championship atthe Hazeltine National

Golf Club in Chaska,Minn, on 15 Aug,2009.—INTERNET

Roy Jonesstops Lacy

BILOXI, 16 Aug—RoyJones Jr toyed with thecrowd and with Jeff Lacy,stopping the overmatchedopponent after the 10thround Saturday night toretain the NABO lightheavyweight champion-ship title.

Jones (54-5, 39 KOs)used a left hook to cutLacy’s right eye in thethird round, and both ofLacy’s eyes were swellingby the seventh. Lacydidn’t answer the bell forthe 11th round and thereferee stopped the bout.

Jones joked whenasked when he thoughtthe bout was in his hands.

“When they gave methe gloves,” Jones said.“My hands are still as fastas ever. I’ve got thequickest speed in thegame.”—Internet

CINCINNATI, 16 Aug—World number one DinaraSafina cruised into thefinal of the two million-dollar WTA CincinnatiOpen as Jelena Jankovicclawed her way into thetitle match.

Safina needed just 56minutes to post a 6-2, 6-0victory over Italy’s FlaviaPennetta. She improved to7-0 lifetime againstPennetta, who was comingoff a third-round victoryover Venus Williams hereas well as a title in LosAngeles last weekend.

In Sunday’s final,Russia’s Safina will takeon fifth-seeded SerbianJankovic, who emergedfrom a scrappy matchwith a 7-6 (7/2), 0-6, 7-6(8/6) victory over fourth-seeded Russian ElenaDementieva.

Jankovic squanderedthree match points in thethird set as Dementievaforced the tiebreaker.

She fell behind 6-2before winning the final sixpoints, finally sealing thevictory after 2hr 46min.

She and Dementievacombined for 13 breaks ofserve and 25 double-faults.

“I don’t believe I wonthis match,” Jankovic said.

There were no suchworries for Safina, whoreached her eighth final in14 tournaments this year.

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Dinara Safina

GLASGOW, 16 Aug—Champions Rangers andarch-rivals Celtic madewinning starts to theirrespective Scottish Pre-mier League campaignson Saturday.

Rangers overcame aresolute Falkirk side 4-1to go top of the league ongoals difference overKilmarnock, 3-0 winnersover Hamilton, whileCeltic won 3-1 away atAberdeen. The leagueflag was unfurled beforekick-off at Ibrox and theRangers fans were sooncelebrating again when an

unstoppable strike fromLee McCulloch openedthe scoring in the 14thminute.

Carl Finnegan soonhad the Bairns level butScotland striker Millernetted either side of half-time and Steven Naismithscored late on to seal thevictory.—Internet

CARSON, 16 Aug—David Beckhamwas ejected for a studs-up challenge inthe 17th minute, and the Los AngelesGalaxy finished with nine men in a 2-0loss to the Seattle Sounders FC onSaturday night.

Beckham slid into Sounders midfielderPeter Vagenas trying to reach a ball,hooking his right ankle and bringing theformer Galaxy midfielder down to thepitch. Referee Ricardo Salazarimmediately issued the red card, andBeckham did not offer much of anargument before leaving the field.

“Pete’s one of my best friends,” he saidafter the game. “I’ve never gone into onetackle wanting to hurt someone. It was ahard tackle but by no means a red card.”

It was Beckham’s first red card in hisMLS career and his second ejection in

the MLS. The red card carries anautomatic suspension that will forceBeckham to miss Los Angeles’ match atChicago on Wednesday night.—Internet

MANCHESTER, 16 Aug—Rafa Benitez might claimthat Sir Alex Ferguson isworried by ManchesterCity’s incredible spendingspree but the man himselfappears unconcernedahead of ManchesterUnited’s Premier League

opener against Bir-mingham on Sunday.

Many, includingLiverpool boss Benitez,are tipping City tochallenge for the PremierLeague crown currentlyheld by United in thewake of their 100 millionpound spending spreeduring the close-season.

United managerFerguson, however, insistsclubs like City who wantto break the strangleholdthe top four have had onthe English game in recentyears will face a toughchallenge.—Internet

MONTREAL, 16 Aug—Andy Murray made sureof claiming the worldnumber two ranking, buthe’ll have to get past

Juan Martin Del Potroon Sunday to claim theATP Montreal Masterscrown.

Third-seeded Murraybeat French seventh seedJo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4,7-6 (10/8) in the semi-finals and is set to rise tosecond in the world forthe first time in his career.

Sixth-seeded DelPotro, who won the titlein Washington over AndyRoddick last weekend,continued his dominanceover the three-timeWimbledon runner-up ashe beat the fifth-seededAmerican 4-6, 6-2, 7-5.

Del Potro fired 19 acesin a semi-final victorylasting just over twohours.

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CHASKA, 16 Aug—Thecoronation of TigerWoods turned into acontest Saturday at thePGA Championship.

What had looked soinevitable — Woods witha four-shot lead on theweekend at a major —suddenly became filledwith possibilities as hismargin vanished along theback nine at Hazeltine.

Only a late birdie byWoods and a lone bogeyfrom Padraig Harringtongave the final major afamiliar look.

Woods, playing it safeto avoid throwing awayshots, wound up with a 1-under 71 and had a two-shot lead over Harringtonand Y.E. Yang. That left

Woods one round awayfrom capturing his 15thmajor, with morecompany than anyoneexpected.—Internet

LIVERPOOL, 16 Aug—Arsenal manager ArseneWenger refused to getcarried away after his siderouted Everton 6-1 on theopening day of thePremier League season atGoodison Park.

Victory left the Gunnerstop of the table after manypundits had questionedwhether the London clubcould maintain its status asone of English football’s‘Big Four’ alongsidechampions ManchesterUnited, Liverpool andChelsea.

“From before the gamebeing ruled out byeverybody to now becomea super favourite, there’s

two extremes,” Wengertold reporters afterSaturday’s success. “It wasan interesting first game.”

Denilson, WilliamGallas and new signingThomas Vermaelen allscored in the first-half, withCesc Fabregas adding twoin the second-half andEduardo rounding off therout before Everton’s LouisSaha added a last-minuteconsolation.—Internet

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr MST:During the past 24 hours, weather has been partly cloudy inMon and Kayin States, Yangon Division, rain orthundershowers have been isolated in Kayah State,Magway , Ayeyawady and Taninthayi Dicisions, scatteredin Rakhine State and Bago Division , fairly widespread inlower Sagaing Division and widespread in the remainingareas with locally heavyfalls in Mandalay Division andisolated heavyfall in Magway Division. The noteworthyamounts of rainfall recorded were Nay Pyi Taw (Yesin) (2.36)inches, Nay Pyi Taw (Pyinmana) (0.98) inch, Pyinoolwin(5.51) inches, Moekok (2.44) inches, Mandalay (1.77)inches, Aunglan (1.65) inches, Bhamo (1.61) inches, Putaoand Machanbaw (1.22) inches each, Taunggyi, Sagaingand Kyauktaw (0.90) inch each and Kyaukse (0.75) inch.

Maximum temperature on 15-8-2009 was 91°F.Minimum temperature on 16-8-2009 was 73°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 16-8-2009 was 84%. TotalSun shine hours on 15-8-2009 was (6.0) hours approx.

Rainfall on 16-8-2009 was Nil at Mingaladon, Kaba-Ayeand Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2009 was (79.02)inches at Mingaladon, (91.30 ) inches at Kaba-Aye and (93.38)inches at Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon(Kaba-Aye) was (5) mph from Southwest at (15:30) hours MSTon 15-8-2009.

Bay inference: Monsoon is weak in the Andaman Seaand Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 16th August 2009: Rainor thundershowers will be isolated Mon State, Yangon,Ayeyawady and Taninthayi Divisions, scattered in Rakhine,Kayin and Kayah States, lower Sagaing, Magway and BagoDivisions, fairly wiedspread in Chin State, MandalayDivision and widespread in the remaining areas. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

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

Outlook for subsequent two days: Continuation ofdecrease of rain in the Coastal areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for17-8-2009: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for17-8-2009: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for17-8-2009: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

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Manchester United 1-0Birmingham City

LONDON, 16 Aug—Wayne Rooney’s 99thgoal for ManchesterUnited was enough toget the champions off toa winning start.

Playing in hispreferred central role,Rooney tapped homefrom close range afterhis initial header hadcome back off the post

Wayne Rooney putsManchester United infront against Birming-

ham.—INTERNET

Tottenham Hotspur 2-1Liverpool

Tottenham celebrateBenoit Assou-Ekotto’s

stunning opener.INTERNET

LONDON,16 Aug—Sebastien Bassong markedhis Tottenham Hotspurdebut by heading thewinner against Liverpool.Benoit Assou-Ekotto hadfired Spurs into a deservedlead with a stunning 25-yard strike a minute beforehalf-time. Robbie Keanehad twice been denied bysuperb saves from Pepe

Reina as Harry Redknapp’smen finished the first halfon top. Steven Gerrardsmashed Liverpool levelfrom the penalty spot on56 minutes following afoul on Glen Johnson byHeurelho Gomes.

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after 34 minutes.But United were made to work hard by a

spirited Birmingham side who went close throughChristian Benitez who had an angled shot wellsaved by Ben Foster while Michael Owen wasdenied by Joe Hart near the end.—Internet

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

★ Anarchy begets anarchy, not democracy★ Riots beget riots, not democracy★ Democracy can be introduced only through constitution

People’s Desire ■ VOA, BBC - sowing hatred among thepeople

■ RFA, DVB - generating public outrage■ Do not allow ourselves to be swayed■ By broadcasts designed to cause

troubles

■ We favour peace and stability■ We favour development■ We oppose unrest and violence■ Wipe out those inciting unrest

and violence

The News and PeriodicalsEnterprise has been deliveringits three dailies to sales agents intowns throughout the countryat the cost of K 50 per copy.

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Earthquake ReportNAY PYI TAW, 16 Aug—The Hydrology and

Meteorology Department issued that a strong earth-quake of intensity (7.0) Richter Scale with itsepicenter outside Myanmar (Indonesia) about (1300)miles South of Kaba-Aye seismological observa-tory was recorded at (14) hrs (12) min (54) sec MSTon 16th August. 2009.

MNA YANGON, 16 Aug — At the request of Mr JimWebb, Chairman of the East Asian and Pacific AffairsSubcommittee of the US Senate Foreign RelationsCommittee, and the American Embassy to Myanmar,an order was issued for US citizen Mr John WilliamYettaw, who was serving a seven-year prison term, toserve only half of his prison term and the remainingprison term to be suspended and to be deported onhumanitarian grounds for his health and future and asa gesture of taking heed of relations between the USand Myanmar. Mr John William Yettaw left here byair this afternoon together with Senator Mr Jim Webb.

MNA

Order issued for US citizen Mr JohnWilliam Yettaw serving seven-year

prison term to serve only half of hisprison term, remaining prison term to

be suspended and to be deported

Mr John William Yettaw leavestogether with Senator Jim Webb

A glimpse of developing sights and scenes in ChinaArticle & Photos: Than Tun Aung (NLM)

Qinhuai River seen with high-rise buildings in Nanjing.

Recently, I had agreat opportunity to ob-serve the endeavours of

the government and thepeople in improving sci-ence and technology sec-

tor and undertaking all-round development tasksin the People’s Republic

of China. Together withStaff Officer (Planning)Daw Yi Yi Lwin of

MRTV-4 of Myanma Ra-dio and Television, I, aneditor of the New Light of

Myanmar Daily underNews and PeriodicalsEnterprise, paid an eight-day visit to the People’sRepublic of China from1 to 8 August 2009.

We joined theASEAN joint press del-egation to observe andcover the news on devel-opment of major cities inChina. The delegationcomprised 15 journalistsin total from the ASEANcountries except thosefrom Malaysia.

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Is that so, Maung Kalu?More than that, Grandpa

Now, 92.48 per cent of the people

have approved the new constitution

the people’s representatives adopted,

taking time. So, if they love the coun-

try, they have to respect the constitu-

tion for the opportunity to serve pub-

lic interest. They have to take the way

to democracy the people have paved.

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