Established 1914

Volume XVII, Number 99 3rd Waxing of Wagaung 1371 ME Friday, 24 July, 2009

* Development of agriculture as the base and all-round devel-opment of other sectors of the economy as well

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

of technical know-how and investments from sources insidethe country and abroad

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality of theentire nation

* Uplift of national prestige and integrity andpreservation and safeguarding of culturalheritage and national character

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

standards of the entire nation

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

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

stitution* Building of a new modern developed nation

in accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

After peace andstability had returned tonormal in border areas,the government has beenstepping up tasks forimprovement of allsectors especially social,economic, educationand transport sectors inthe regions.

In its bid to improvethe transportinfrastructure, thegovernment is buildingand maintaining all-weather roads, andconstructing river-spanning bridges thelength and breath of thecountry.

On our recent tourof Kachin State in thenorthernmost part ofMyanmar, we membersof the news crew fromthe Myanma Alinhappened to observeBala Min Htin Bridge,which serves as thelifeblood of the transportof Kachin State.

(See page 7)

Bala Min Htin Bridge in Kachin StateArticle: Myint Maung Soe; Photos: Myo Min Thein (Mayangon)

Bala Min Htin Bridge (Myitkyina).

Objectives of the 17th MyanmarTraditional Cultural

Performing Arts Competitions1. Uplift of national prestige and integrity

and preservation and safeguarding ofcultural heritage and national character

2. Uplift of morale and morality of the entirenation

3. Uplift of dynamism of genuine patrioticspirit based on national unity

4. Emergence of new generations who willpreserve and safeguard national character

INSIDE

Myanmar issue does not have any adverse effecton the regional community or internationalcommunity. It does not pose any threats to any othercountry.

Wipe out anti-publicdesire elements (2)

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Friday, 24 July, 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

Work together for ruraldevelopment

Majority of the population of Myanmarlive in rural areas. Therefore, the governmentis constantly trying to meet health, education,economic and social needs of rural people.Moreover, priority has also been given toconstruction of infrastructures such as roadsand bridges in all regions for good transport.As a result, both rural and urban areas aredeveloping in parallel.

As river-crossing bridges and inter-village and village-to-town roads are beingbuilt, rural people can travel from one regionto another and trade in their local productsmore easily and smoothly than ever.

Nowadays, model villages are emergingone after another in various regions and thisindicates rural development. In the modelvillages, tarred roads, affiliated high schools,village libraries, station hospitals anddispensaries have been established. In somevillages, self-reliant power generators arebeing used.

In addition, the government is takingsteps to make sure that villages across thenation have sufficient supply of safe drinkingwater. Now, all villages, especially those inSagaing, Magway and Mandalay Divisionshave sufficient supply of safe drinking water.

Supply of safe drinking water in water-scarce regions will make the people livingthere healthy and free of social ills. Moreover,as it can contribute to personal hygiene andsanitation, health and social standards ofrural people will improve.

Donations in cash and kind are beingmade by the government, regional and socialorganizations and individual well-wishersfor rural development. We believe that, withemergence of model villages, the livingstandard of rural people will become higher.

NAY PYI TAW, 23 July—The State Peace andDevelopment Council has appointed DeputyDirector-General U Tin Naing Tun of theDepartment of Civil Aviation under the Ministry ofTransport as Director-General of the samedepartment on probation from the date he assumescharge of his duties.—MNA

MYANMAR GAZETTE

YANGON, 23 July — Chairman of Yangon DivisionPeace and Development Council Commander ofYangon Command Maj-Gen Win Myint inspected No(1) Breeding Farm, Main Fish Breeding Farm and No(3) Breeding Farm in Mingaladon Township thisafternoon.

After hearing reports on breeding of chickens atNo (1) Breeding Farm and profits presented by thefarm in-charge, the commander gave necessaryinstructions and looked into the farm.

At the briefing hall of Main Fish Breeding Farm ofYangon Command, the commander heard reports on

Commander visits breedingfarms in Mingaladon Township

breeding of fish, chicken, milch cows and pigs presentedby the farm in-charge and left necessary instructions.

Then the commander and party visited No (3)Breeding Farm and oversaw breeding of milch cowsand pigs at the farm. — MNA

Commander Maj-Gen Win Myint inspects chicken breeding farm of Yangon Command.—MNA

Book entitled Myanmar Culture,Traditions and Scenery published

YANGON, 22 July—The book entitled“Myanmar Culture,Traditions and Scenery”( M y a n m a r - E n g l i s hbilingual articles) writtenby U Than Pe (TourGuide) came out recently.The book is the best

manual for tour guides,those interested inMyanmar culture andteachers and learners ofEnglish language. Thebook was divided intonine chapters including70 articles withillustrations.

The book is availableat Hsu Sarpay at No. 198on 39th Street, Tel:252622.—MNA

YANGON, 23 July—Donor U Aye Kyaw andwife Daw Aye Aye Myint of Yazarlin family willgrant Yazarlin Medical University ScholarshipAward to needy students who are unable to attendthe first year course of Universities of Medicine forthe 2009-2010 Academic Year.

Applicants must be the students who passedthe matriculation examination held in March 2009and who are eligible to attend Universities ofMedicine-1 and 2 (Yangon), Universities ofMedicine (Mandalay) and (Magway).

Students may apply to No. 50, Kanyeikthastreet, Finger Lake, F.M.I City, HlinethayarTownship, along with application, copy of mark listand recommendation letter not later than 31 October,2009.—MNA

Applications for Yazarlinscholarships invited

Cover of Myanmar Culture, Traditions andScenery.—MNA

TV Guide in circulationYANGON, 23 July — No 3, Volume-1 of TV

Guide will come out tomorrow.Fashion Music Festival programme and one-

week programme of MRTV-4 Free Channel arecovered in the guide. The guide also covers one-week programmes of ESPN, MTV, Discovery andStar Movies of MRTV-4 International. Theschedules for programmes of 5 Movies and 5 Series,Cartoon Network and 5 Cartoon for children andMandalay FM are available in the guide. .

Novel Light Express, (Tel; 391186, 243893)has published the guide every Friday.

MNA

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Wildfire on outskirts ofMarseille ‘under control’

MARSEILLE, 23 July — A wildfire on the outskirtsof Marseille, sparked by practice shelling by the mili-tary, was under control on Thursday after threaten-ing hundreds of homes but claiming no victims.

The blaze, one of the worst to hit France in re-cent years, and which forced the evacuation of a re-tirement home, hit the eastern Trois-Ponts suburb ofthe southern city on Wednesday, with scores of resi-dents fleeing the flames.

“The situation is much calmer since 6:00 am(0400 GMT),” Philippe Pancarzi, head of the ma-rine fire service, told local France Bleu Provenceradio as dawn broke over the French Mediterraneanport city.

“Around 7:00 am, there were still some sourcesof fire, but the fire is contained and under control,”he said.—Internet

Two wildfires in westernCanada near full containment

VANCOUVER, 23 July — Two wildfires in Kelownaarea in Canada’s western British Columbia Provinceare close to full containment Wednesday, while athird one continuing to grow, according to fire offi-cials. The two massive wildfires in Glenrosa and RoseValley are 80 percent under control and are expectedto be fully contained later Wednesday, but it will besome time before they are extinguished, said fireofficials. Jason Johnson, the Emergency OperationsCenter Director said: “It has been a difficult few daysand the emergency isn’t over, but the news that theGlenrosa and Rose Valley fires are close to full con-tainment is most welcome.” Local media reported that firefighters fighting theGlenrosa fire, estimated at 300 hectares, were work-ing to create a fuel-free barrier on the southern flankof the fire.—Internet

A wildfire on the outskirts of Marseille, sparkedby practice shelling by the military, was under

control on Thursday after threatening hundredsof homes but claiming no victims.—INTERNET

Luxury hotels now terroristtarget of choice

Two USsoldiers, oneBrit die in

AfghanistanKABUL, 23 July— Two

US troops and one Britishsoldier died in bombblasts in AfghanistanWednesday, military offi-cials said.

A US military spokes-man confirmed the twoInternational Security As-sistance Force memberskilled when an impro-vised explosive devicedetonated in southern Af-ghanistan were Ameri-cans, Iran’s Press TV re-ported.

The British DefenceMinistry said a soldierwith the 1st BattalionColdstream Guards waskilled in a separate explo-sion.

Nearly 60 foreigntroops have been killed infighting against Taleban-linked militant attacks inAfghanistan so far thismonth, making it thedeadliest month of thenearly 8-year-long war,Press TV said.

Internet

Six shot, wounded in drive-by at Texas Southern

South Africa tests firstAfrican-made AIDS vaccine

An Iraqi child helps his father at their store damaged following Tuesdaynight’s double blast in the northeastern Baghdad neighbourhood of

Husseiniyah. INTERNET

CANBERRA, 23 July—Terrorists seeking to killmore foreigners are fa-vouring smaller bombs,and luxury hotels overembassies, a new analysisrevealed on Thursday.

In an assessment of theJakarta hotel bombingslast week, US intelligencegroup Stratfor said that by

striking a hotel, militantscould make the same typeof statement against west-ern decadence and impe-rialism as they could byhitting an embassy.

Stratfor compared ter-rorist group JemaahIslamiah’s (JI) 2003 and2004 attacks using largecar bombs which killed 22

people, just one of them aforeigner, to the attacks inBali in 2005 using threesmall suicide bombs tokill 23, including five for-eigners. In the hotel at-tacks last week, two JIsuicide bombers killednine including themselvesand six foreigners.

Internet

CAPE TOWN, 23 July—South Africa has launchedhuman trials of the firstAfrican-produced HIVvaccine, as scientists seeknew approaches to bat-tling AIDS in the world’sworst-affected country.

The locally producedvaccine, being tested inSoweto and Cape Townas well as a site in theUnited States, was thehighlight of aninternational AIDS con-ference in Cape Town thisweek where the trial wasofficially launched.

A successful vaccine,

while years away, couldbe the only solution for acountry with nearly sixmillion infections, wherethe financial burden oftreating AIDS patientsthreatens to cripple thehealth system.

“If we don’t find a pre-vention strategy for SouthAfrica we are in big trou-ble. We are not going totreat ourselves out of thisepidemic,” Linda-GailBekker, a principal inves-tigator on the trial, toldAFP.

“We can’t afford to letsix million people die. The

question is, can we affordto keep the tap flowing.There is no question that avaccine is the best way totreat an infectious disease.”

A total of 48 volunteerswill take part in the study,36 in South Africa.

The phase one trialswill investigate whetherthe drug is safe for humanuse. The vaccine, devel-oped at the University ofCape Town and manufac-tured with input from theUS National Institutes ofHealth, is the first to go ontrial in the country since2007.—Internet

HOUSTON, 23 July—Adrive-by shooting at acommunity rally on theTexas Southern Univer-sity campus Wednesdaynight left six peoplewounded, a schoolspokeswoman said. Policebelieve the incident wasgang-related.

One male student wasamong the six people whowere shot and treated forserious, but non-life-threatening injuries, TSUspokeswoman EvaPickens said.

Witnesses told policethat one car drove by andopened fire on the park-ing lot where a popularHouston rapper was pro-moting community serv-ice and voter registration,Pickens said.

Peter Role, a local mu-sic promoter, told the

Houston Chronicle heheard what sounded “likethe Fourth of July.”

“We heard somegunshots and everybodywas hitting the ground,”Role said.

Campus police believe

the incident resulted froma rivalry between twogangs, one from MissouriCity, a suburb southwestof Houston, and the otherfrom Fresno, a small townoutside Missouri City, shesaid.—Internet

Police tape marks the spot where at least 5 people were shot on 22 July, 2009none fatally, at the Texas Southern University campus, school and police

officials said.—INTERNET

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People pass a storefront for lease in Manhattan, New York, the United States, on22 July, 2009. The storefront vacancy rate in Manhattan is now at its highest pointsince the early 1990s, an estimated 6.5 percent, and is expected to exceed 10percent by the middle of next year, according to a data gathered by Marcus &Millichap Research Services, a national real estate investment brokerage.—XINHUA

A saleswoman sorts out souvenirs of 2010 Shanghai World Expo in the Artsand Crafts Mansion in the Wangfujing Street of Beijing, capital of China, on

22 July, 2009.—XINHUA

In this on 18 April, 2009 file photo containers are seen on a quay in theTokyo Bay area in Tokyo, Japan. Japan’s exports in June fell by the smallestmargin in six months, adding to evidence that global demand is recovering as

the recession loosens its grip. —INTERNET

SINGAPORE, 23 July—Economists from theWorld Trade Organiza-tion (WTO) expect adecline in worldmerchandise tradevolume by 10 percent in2009, according to theWTO’s annual worldtrade report released hereon Wednesday.

This year’s WorldTrade Report 2009: TradePolicy Commitments andContingency Measuresexamines various trade

MANILA, 23July— Emerging East Asia has enteredthe transition from recession to recovery, possibly V-shaped, with gross domestic product (GDP) growthsourced more from domestic stimulus than a resurgencein external demand, the Asian Development Bank(ADB) said on Thursday.

Economic growth in emerging East Asia droppedsharply in the first quarter of 2009, but the pace of de-cline has slowed during the second quarter, ADB said inits latest Asia Economic Monitor, a semiannual reviewof emerging East Asia’s growth and policy issues. Thereport covers China, Korea and the ten members of theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations.—Internet

World trade volume to decline10% in 2009

agreement measures usedby governments in timesof crisis, their implica-tions to an economy andto the trading system.

The challenge, accord-ing to the report, is in “de-signing disciplines for theuse of contingency meas-ures is to strike a balancebetween flexibility andcommitments. Too muchflexibility may underminethe value of commitments

but too little may renderthe rules unsustainable.”

It further noted thattrade growth will bestrongly negative this year.

“Continuing downsiderisks led WTO econo-mists to revise furtherdownward its forecast for2009 world merchandisetrade from a decline involume of 9 percent to adecline of 10 percent,” thereport said.—Internet

BEIJING, 23 July—China should stick to itsproactive fiscal policyand moderately easymonetary policy to fuelthe economic growth asthe foundation for recov-ery is not solid yet, saida Chinese economist onWednesday.

Li Yining, a re-nowned economist at the

SINGAPORE, 23 July—Singapore and Peru hassigned a free trade agreement effective from 1 Au-gust, local media reported on Wednesday.

It is the first pact between the Latin American na-tion and Asia,according to local TV broadcaster Chan-nel News Asia.

Singapore’s trade with Peru was worth 75.2 mil-lion Singapore dollars (about 52.6 million US dollars)in 2008.

Peruvian Trade and Tourism Minister Martin Perezspoke on the sidelines of the Ministers Responsiblefor Trade Meeting of APEC 2009 that as talks on aglobal trade pact has stalled, Peru would move on withbilateral discussions.—Internet

SINGAPORE, 23 July—Oil hovered above $65 abarrel Thursday in Asia asUS crude inventory datareflected a mixed demandpicture, slowing a two-week rally.

Benchmark crude forSeptember delivery wasup 25 cents to $65.65 abarrel by afternoon Singa-pore time in electronictrading on the New YorkMercantile Exchange.

Emerging East Asia enters transitionfrom recession to recovery

Free trade agreementbetween Singapore, Peru

from August

China should continue macroeconomicpolicy to boost economy

Peking University inBeijing, said at aconference in Beijing thatthe current economicadvance was pushed byinvestment, which wasnot the final demand. Sta-ble economic recoveryshould be sustained by in-creased consumption, headded.

In the second quarter,

the Chinese economyrose 7.9 percent from ayear earlier, up from the6.1 percent in the firstquarter. The growth wasmainly led by the fixed-asset investment backedby the government, hesaid.—Internet

Oil hovers above $65 on mixed US inventory dataOn Wednesday, the

contract dropped 21 centsto settle at $65.40. Oilprices have jumped from$58.78 a barrel during thelast two weeks on grow-ing investor optimismthat the global economywill recover this year.

But sluggish US gaso-line demand so far thissummer has temperedsome of that enthusiasm.

The Energy Informa-

tion Administration saidWednesday that US crudeinventories fell by 1.8million barrels last week,while gasoline stocks roseby 800,000 barrels. Inven-tories of distillates, in-cluding heating oil anddiesel, rose to the highestsince 1984. The reportsaid US gasoline in stor-age has risen about 3 per-cent from last year.

Internet

Malaysia’sinternational

reserves postedat $91.2 b

KUALA LUMPUR, 23July—Malaysia’s centralbank said on Wednesdaythat its international re-serves amounted to 91.2US billion US dollars as ofJuly 15 this year, slightlydown from 91.5 billion USdollars on 30 June.

The bank said that itsreserves position was suf-ficient to finance 8.8months of retained importsand it was 3.8 times theshort-term external debt.The bank also said that ofits total gross internationalreserves, foreign currencyreserves were one of themain components with84.3 billion US dollars,other components in-cluded International Mon-etary Fund reserves posi-tion (400 million US dol-lars), Special DrawingRights (200 million USdollars), gold (400 billionUS dollars), and other re-serve assets (5.9 billion USdollars).—Internet

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Cuban President Raul Castromakes brief visit to Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, 23 July—Cuban President RaulCastro arrived in Brazil’s northeastern Bahia State onWednesday for a brief visit.

Local authorities said Castro had to make a stop inBrazil to have his plane refueled on his way back toCuba after his African tour which brought him toAlgeria, Angola and Egypt.

Accompanied by Bahia State Governor JacquesWagner, Castro visited several tourist spots in Bahia’scapital city Salvador, including St Francis Church andthe Capoeira Museum. He will also have a privatemeeting with Wagner. Castro will return to Cuba onWednesday evening.

Xinhua

Workers are repairingcables destroyed by a

landspout in a town 40km from Managua,

capital of Nicaragua, on22 July. Military rescue

team announced thelandspout, one kind of

tornado, happend on thenight of 21 July , leaving

one dead, 15 othersinjured and over 300

houses destroyed.XINHUA

BEIJING, 23 July—The World Expo 2010 organizers inShanghai deserve to be commended on their reporteddecision to return the 200 million yuan (29.4 million USdollars) received as donation from a local tobacco com-pany. In doing so, they have removed the stain on a land-mark event that would add to the glory of Shanghai as agreat host.

Thanks are due to the 20-odd public health profes-sionals, who protested against the sponsorship. Their pas-sionate involvement put an end to an unseemly episodethat might have rendered the much-anticipated Expo 2010deficient. The amount donated was the biggest such con-tribution, made specifically for the construction of theChina Pavilion. Doubtless, 200 million yuan is a lot ofmoney, but we are glad the organizers decided to give itup. The loss would have been bigger, and more damag-ing, had the China Pavilion reeked of tobacco.—Xinhua

Lebanon charges 17 with plottingto attack UN peace forces

2014 Sochi Olympics estimatedto cost over $6 bln

MOSCOW, 23 July—The 2014 Sochi Winter Olym-pics is estimated to cost 195.3 billion rubles (around6.3 billion US dollars), said Russian Deputy PrimeMinister Dmitry Kozak here on Wednesday.

Kozak said at a press conference that the initial es-timated cost of the Sochi Olympics amounted to 206billion rubles (around 6.6 billion dollars), but the sumwas reduced “as a result of the decisions to optimizefacilities, which provide for the operation of the Ol-ympic sites.”

“As soon as the project documentation is finalizedwe will be able to name a more accurate figure,” localmedia quoted him as saying.—Xinhua

Astronauts replace batteries for space sta-

BEIRUT, 23 July—TheLebanese military pros-ecutor charged Wednes-day 17 suspects with plot-ting to attack the Leba-nese army and UN In-terim Forces in Lebanon(UNIFIL), local media re-ported.

“The network ischarged with monitoringthe Lebanese army andUNIFIL in order to carryout attacks on them,” theLebanese official Na-tional News Agency said,adding that the 17 sus-

pects are affiliated to a ter-rorist organization led bya Syrian.

The Lebanese armysaid on Tuesday it hasarrested a 10-memberfundamentalist networkthat was planning tocarry out attacks againstUN troops and tosmuggle wantedterrorists out of thesouthern Palestinianrefugee camp of Ain El-Helweh for attacks in-side and outsideLebanon.—Xinhua

A child observes the sun eclipse through water reflection in Taiyuan, capitalof China’s Shanxi Province, on 22 July, 2009.—XINHUA

Peru to be affected by El NinoLIMA, 23 July—The

meteorological phenom-enon El Nino could reap-pear and affect Peru in thecoming months, Peru’sNational Service of Mete-orology and Hydrology(Senamhi) said onWednesday.

Senamhi’s directorElizabeth Silvestre saidthe continuous warmingin the Pacific Ocean im-plies a high risk for a

negative impact to come,and the agriculture har-vests is likely to suffer theworst of up-comingdroughts or floods.

Silvestre said the pres-ence of El Nino could beconfirmed by the end ofJuly. El Nino is a periodicwarming of the PacificOcean that influencesweather patterns aroundthe world.

Peruvian climate expert

Abrham Levy said by thethird week of September,when the winter seasonends in Peru, it will bedetermined with certaintythe impact of El Nino inthe coastal area.

At the moment, hesaid, it is still too early totell whether it is El Ninoor merely seasonal coldfronts commonly seen inPeru’s winter.

Xinhua

All items from Xinhua News Agency

A resident walks past a car covered with snow in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on22 July, 2009. An extreme cold spell hit Argentina on Wednesday, bringingsnowfalls in some provinces of the country and greatly lowering down the

temprature. —XINHUA

tionWASHINGTON, 23 July—Two astro-

nauts conducted a spacewalk onWednesday and replaced two old bat-teries for the International Space Station(ISS), NASA said.

According to NASA TV, astronautsDavid Wolf and Chris Cassidy begantheir spacewalk about 30 minutes aheadof schedule, exiting the space shuttle En-deavour’s decompression chamber at10:32 am EDT (1432 GMT).

It was the third spacewalk in five daysfor the Endeavour crew.

They were supposed to replace fourbatteries for the ISS. However, NASA

decided to end the spacewalk earlier thanplanned because of higher than normalcarbon dioxide levels in Cassidy’sspacesuit. The remaining batteries willbe replaced on a future spacewalk.

These batteries, storing the power col-lected by the space station’s solar wings,are quite critical. The old ones werelaunched in 2000. NASA is uncertainhow long those original batteries mightlast and wants new ones installed beforethe old ones die.Endeavour lifts off on 15July from Kennedy Space Center in Floridaafter five delays, on a track to the ISS. Theshuttle will undock from the space stationon Tuesday. Landing is set for 31 July.

Xinhua

Shanghai Expo: Betterwithout tobacco

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NEWS ALBUM

This picture taken in 2008, showsNepalese climber Min Bahadur

Sherchan (L), and Japaneseadventurer Yuichiro Miura at Mt

Everest’s base camp. Sherchan saysscaling the highest mountain in the

world at the age of 77 was “noproblem.” It was only when he triedto register his claim to be the oldestman to have reached the summit of

Mount Everest with Guinness WorldRecords that his troubles began.

A woman sleeps on an air mattressas she camps out for tickets in

Wimbledon.

Man tries to fix airbed,blows up apartment

A German who tried to fix hisleaky air mattress blew up hisapartment instead, the fire brigade inthe western city of Duesseldorf said.

The 45-year-old man used tire repairsolvent to plug a hole in his airbed andleft it overnight.

But it blew up when he went to inflateit the next day.

“A spark from the electric air pumpignited it,” a fire brigade spokesmansaid.

The blast pushed his living room wallinto the building’s stairwell and causedextensive damage to walls, windowsand furniture.

Fire fighters evacuated the 12-apartmentbuilding and a neighbouring housingblock while they checked for structuraldamage.

The man suffered burns on his arms,while a three-year-old girl suffered firstdegree burns.

Son cures snakebite for father on phoneBitten by a snake, a man in Chongqing decided to make a phone call to his son

instead of getting to a doctor. What’s more, it turned out to be a good move.Jiang Renhui, 61, a farmer from Tushi village, made a frantic phone call to his son, who

lives 20 km away, on Monday night, saying a snake had bitten him on his foot.“It would have taken me 30 minutes to reach my father. So I instructed him on

what to do in order to stop the venom from spreading,” Jiang Liwen, the son, saidafter saving his old man, who is now in a stable condition at a hospital.

One of the two steam train murals atBroken Hill station.

The top ten train stations whereyou wouldn’t mind being delayed

Broken Hill train station is located inthe outback of New South Wales and isa stop-off on what is known as the mostscenic train journey across Australialinking Sydney, Perth and Adelaide. Thestation was originally built in 1888 toservice the mining town but today makesa good stop-off for visitors wanting tosee the picturesque region. The mainattraction at the station is the two muralsof steam trains bursting through thestation walls, which look scarily realistic.

Fla doc accused of keepingbullet he removed

A Florida doctor is accused of keepinga bullet as a trophy after removing itfrom a fugitive who had been shot by aUS Marshal — even though he toldinvestigators he couldn’t get the slugout, authorities said.

The Florida Department of LawEnforcement said Dr David Ciesla, headof trauma at Tampa General Hospital,operated on Thomas McCoy on 21 April.McCoy — who was accused in aDeFuniak Springs killing — was shottwice during his arrest.

Ciesla removed one of the bullets andhid it in his glove, apparently to keep asa souvenir or trophy, FDLE Special AgentSupervisor Bob Ura said. Two officerswere waiting nearby to take the bullets asevidence, but Ciesla told them neithercould be removed, Ura said.

TOKYO, 23 July— Japanese rescue workers bat-tled fading hopes Thursday as they searched for eightpeople still missing two days after torrential rains trig-gered floods and landslides that killed at least 10.

Soldiers, police and emergency services staff weredigging through mud, rubble and debris that filled theground floor of a nursing home in Hofu City,Yamaguchi prefecture, 750 kilometres (470 miles)west of Tokyo.

Eight people were still missing, while nine hadbeen found dead in the hard-hit western prefecture,local police said. A 10th victim, a man, drowned in aflooded river in the neighbouring prefecture of Tottori.

“Search operations are getting more and more dif-ficult, but we are working on the assumption that thereare survivors,” said a police spokesman.—Internet

BEIJING, 23 July— Ama-zon said Wednesday that itis acquiring Zappos, anonline shoe retailer, for 10million shares of Amazonstock, which was the larg-est acquisition in its history.

The stock used for ac-quisition was worth about887.9 million US dollarsat Amazon’s current level.Amazon also said it wouldgive Zappos employeesan additional 40 milliondollars in cash and stock.The deal is expected to

OSLO, 23 July—Nor-wegian aluminum sup-plier Norsk Hydro ASAon Wednesday reported a73 percent plunge in sec-ond quarter profits, citing“historically” weak de-mand amid the economiccrisis.

Net profit fell to 211million kroner ($33.5 mil-lion) in the second quar-ter, down sharply from786 million kroner in thesame period last year.

The company has hadto cut its production ca-pacity significantly thisyear in response to a weak

LIVERMORE, 23 July—Separating carbon dioxidefrom its polluting sourcemay soon be cleaner andmore efficient, research ata California lab indicates.

A LawrenceLivermore NationalLaboratory researcher de-veloped a screeningmethod that would useionic liquids — a type ofmolten salt that liquefiesunder the boiling point ofwater — to separatecarbon dioxide from itssource, the Livermore,Calif, lab said on Wednes-day in a release.

The method is cleaner,more viable and more sta-ble than what is availablenow, and could enhancesignificantly the effi-ciency of the CO2 captureprocess, the researchindicated.—Internet

Rescue workers remove debris to search for survi-vors in Hofu city, in western Japan’s Yamaguchi

prefecture. Japanese rescue workers battled fadinghopes Thursday as they searched for eight people

still missing two days after torrential rainstriggered floods and landslides that killed

at least 10.—INTERNET

Ten dead, eight missing afterJapan landslides

Amazon acquiring online shoe retailer Zapposclose in the fall.

Zappos, a private UScompany based inHenderson, Nevada, haswon fans with perks likefree shipping and person-alized service in its 10-year history. It is backedby venture capital firmsincluding Sequoia andbecomes the largestplayer in that market.

Jeffrey P Bezos, Ama-zon’s chief executive, saidthat Zappos“has a cus-tomer obsession, which is

so easy for me to admire.”Amazon also sells

shoes on its main site andallows outside retailers tosell them there as well. Inface of competition fromZappos Amazon intro-duced a separate site,Endless.com, to sell shoesand handbags in 2007.Though it didn’t achievemuch success Amazonwill continue to operateEndless.com after thedeal, according to thecompany.—Internet

Norway’s Hydro posts 73 pct Q2 profit tumblealuminum market. Hydroestimates that productionin 2009 will be 26 percentof what it was in 2008, a460,000-metric-ton re-duction in primary metaloutput.

“We remain cautiousabout the outlook for glo-bal aluminum demandahead of the second halfof the year, which is nor-mally seasonally weakerthan the previous sixmonths,” Hydro CEOSvein Richard Brandtzaegsaid in a statement.

Hydro shares closedup 2.6 percent to 33.69

kroner in Oslo.“The results were bet-

ter than expected, and thereason for the good per-formance was mainlymore heavy cost cuttingthan we’d expected,” FirstSecurities analyst Hans-Erik Jacobsen said.

Jacobsen predictedthat “with further cost cut-ting” Hydro’s “profits willincrease slowly but stead-ily.” The aluminum con-cern estimates that by theend of the year it will havelaid off 4,500 employeessince the middle of 2008.

Internet

Researcherdevelopscleaner

CO2capture

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(from Page 1)Assistant Engineer

U Myo Aye Lwin ofMyitkyina TownshipDevelopment AffairsCommittee took us to thetransport facility. Ourteam was accompaniedby township reporter UHla Hsan Myint(Myaung Pyone Myint,Balu) and U Yan Aung.Soon after we had passedthrough Sitapu Ward inMyitkyina, we reachedMyitkyina-WaingmawRoad, a tarmackedfacility. Beyond theward, we found Bala MinHtin Bridge standingmagnificently.

We saw theAyeyawady Riverflowing swiftly fromnorth to south. On thewest bank of the river isMyitkyina Township,and on the east bank isWaingmaw Township.

Bala Min Htin Bridge in Kachin StateArticle: Myint Maung Soe; Photos: Myo Min Thein (Mayangon)

As a special project, BalaMin Htin Bridge wasconstructed over the river,linking the two townships,for improvement of thetransport of border areas.

U Myo Aye Lwinsaid, “Previously, if wewanted to go toWaingmaw and Bhamotownships, we had to takethe Z-craft across the riverfrom Zeelun Village onMyitkyina bank toKhatcho Village on theeast bank first. Then, wehad to take a bus to thetownships. So, we had tocope with great difficultiesto reach the destination.Now, we can make thistrip with ease.”

The stone plaque nearthe bridge says that it wasconstructed by PublicWorks; and that it wasformally opened byHead of State SeniorGeneral Than Shwe on 14

Myitkyina-Waingmaw Road linking with Bala Min Htin Bridge on Myitkyina side.

November 1998. Theupper structure of the2687.63 feet long bridge isof girder type, and thelower structure, of broadcrest type. It can withstand60 tons of loads. Thanks tothe facility, local people of

Myitkyina Township cantravel directly toWaingmaw and Bhamo,and so can local people ofthe upper part ofWaingmaw. Now, BalaMin Htin Bridge copeswith a constant flow of

traffic. Up to now inKachin State, the govern-ment has constructed 18o v e r - 1 8 0 - f o o t - l o n gbridges including WarazutBridge (2) on Myitkyina-Namti-Tanai Road inPhakant Township. Bala

Min Htin Bridge(Myitkyina) ensuressmooth transport andrapid development ofborder areas.

Translation: MSMyanma Alin:

20-7-2009

NAY PYI TAW, 23 July — The 13th meeting ofASEAN Working Group on MultilateralEnvironmental Agreements kicked off at Golden PalaceHotel here today. The meeting was opened with addressesby Secretary of Myanmar Environmental Conservation

13th meeting of ASEAN Working Group on MultilateralEnvironmental Agreements kicks off

National Commission Director-General of the Planningand Statistics Department U San Lwin of the Ministry ofForestry and Representative of ASEAN SecretariatDr. Raman Letchumanan.

The meeting will last until 25 July.—MNA

YANGON, 23 July—Tornadoes hit Thanlyin andThakayta Townships in Yangon Division on 20 Julyand blew off roofs of some buildings and houses.

Tornado which started from 12.50 pm to 1 p.m.destroyed roofs of 12 houses in Thabyaygon village andtornado which started from 1.00 pm to 1.45 p.m. knockedout roofs of three houses near the field in Aye Mittasection of Bogyoke village in Thanlyin Township on 20July. Similarly, tornado hit Thakayta Township from2.35 pm to 2.45 pm on 20 July. About 50 corrugated

Tornadoes hit Thanlyin, Thakayta Townshipsiron sheets of passengers’ hall of Myanma Five StarLine on Shukhintha Ring Road in Shukhintha Wardwere blown off, 15 glasses were broken and somecontainers were damaged. Tornado also knocked outwarehouse in the compound of Yuzana Oil Mill Factoryand blew off roofs of some buildings and houses onShukhintha Ring Road.

There was no causality and tornado-hit buildingsand houses were under repair with the assistances ofofficials concerned. —MNA

A fishing

troller in

harbor in

British

Columbia,

Canada.

SCIENCE DAILY, 23 July —A reduction of aslittle as five per cent in fisheries catch could result inas much as 30 per cent of the British Columbiacoastal ecosystems being protected from overfishing,according to a new study from the UBC FisheriesCentre in Canada.

The study, by Natalie Ban and AmandaVincent of Project Seahorse, proposes modestreductions in areas where fisheries take place, ratherthan the current system of marine protected areaswhich only safeguard several commerciallysignificant species, such as rockfish, shrimp, crab, orsea cucumber. The article is published on 21 July inPLoS One.

Using B.C.’s coastal waters as a test case, thestudy affirms that small cuts in fishing – if theyhappen in the right places – could result in very largeunfished areas. For example, a two per cent cut couldresult in unfished areas covering 20 per cent of theB.C. coast, offered real conservation gains.—Internet

Modest fisheries reduction couldprotect vast coastal ecosystems

Director-General U San Lwin addresses the 13th meeting of ASEAN Working Group onMultilateral Environmental Agreements.—FORESTRY

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Making frequent demands for release ofDaw Suu Kyi in spite of their knowledge of sucha comprehensible point implies that she is abovethe law. Here our concept is that no one is abovethe law. So, demanding release of Daw Suu Kyimeans showing reckless disregard for the law. Toput it another way, action is to be taken againstordinary people if they commit crimes, but DawSuu Kyi is to be privileged. I would like to suggestthat they think over whether their demand issensible or not.

Every country has their existing laws andevery government has to exercise the laws concernedto ensure State stability and community peace.

The case of Daw Suu Kyi is just theconcern of the court. The court will hand down areasonable term to her if she is found guilty, andit will release her if she is found not guilty. Thegovernment has claimed that it unavoidably fileda lawsuit against her due to the offence she hadcommitted. Actually, the government is in no moodto do so, but it has to take action against offenderswithout any discrimination against or in favour ofa particular person in accordance with the concept“No one is above the law”. So, whether Daw AungSan Suu Kyi will be released or not depends onwhether she will be found guilty or not. So, theyshould have stopped making such an illogicaldemand.

Mr Ban Ki-moon said that the governmentneeded to release all political prisoners includingDaw Suu Kyi immediately; and that he was deeplydisappointed as the government refused to hisrequest to meet Daw Suu Kyi. Moreover, in hisclarification to his visit to Myanmar at the UnitedNations Security Council, he said that Myanmargovernment needed to show positive response tothe demands he had made on behalf of theinternational community. The UN Charter says thatthe UN Secretary-General is the UN ChiefAdministrator. The UN Secretary-General isresponsible for supervising the functions of theglobal organization. It prescribes that the UNSGcan submit any forms of cases that are deemed topose threats to international peace and security forthe knowledge of the UN Security Council.According to the UN principles, even the UN isnot authorized to interfere in the domesticaffairs of any member country. Therefore, theSecurity Council, the Secretariat, or a membercountry has no authority to interfere in the

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internal affairs of any member country so longas the internal affairs of the country does notharm or pose any threat to regional/internationalsecurity and stability. So, Mr Ban Ki-moon’sexpressions are questionable.

I would also like to ask if he, in hiscapacity as the head of the UN, should have saidso. In my opinion, he did interfere in the internalaffairs of our country, and show total disregardfor sovereignty of our country. His words seemto have attracted widespread criticisms frommany countries who assume he is putting toomuch pressure on such a small country likeMyanmar, disobeying the principle of equalityof all member countries that was laid down whenthe UN Charter was being written.

Some are claiming that the internalaffairs of Myanmar is shockingly alarming. Inreality, Myanmar issue does not have any adverseeffect on the regional community or internationalcommunity. It does not pose any threats to anyother country else, so there is no need to worryabout that. In the pragmatic world, Myanmarhas come under such unfair, groundlessaccusations leveled turning a blind eye toobjective conditions. And they are interfering inthe internal affairs and threatening sovereigntyof our country by conducting such acts. Theyshould review the issue if powerful countries’treating small countries like this is in compliancewith the principles of the UN charter.

These days, internal and external anti-government groups are demanding and claiming thatDaw Aung San Suu Kyi is to be given an opportunityto stand for 2010 election, and the election withouther participation will not be a credible one. I do notthink it is wise that they are focusing on the affairsof a particular person in the election that will decidethe future of our country. And it is not democratic,either. If they really favour democracy, they shouldnot have said so. Whether a person is entitled tostand for election or not rests on the forthcomingelection law and bylaws. Every citizen meeting theset requirements is entitled to stand for election.Therefore, a person needs to meet the election lawif he wants to stand for election.

The provisions enumerated in the electionlaw are to be based on the State constitution thathas been approved with the votes of the greatmajority of the voters. So, they should work out theissue only after they have studied the constitution

thoroughly. Speaking works and making demandsirresponsibly implies that they are not matureenough in political affairs. I would say they aremaking same mistakes if their demands aredesigned to make some amends to the constitutionfor Daw Suu Kyi to stand for election. The caseis vividly clear even if a person figures it outnormally.

The words the UN Secretary-Generalsaid regarding the forthcoming election impliedthat the 2010 election would not be credible ifit goes without the participation of Daw AungSan Suu Kyi. In the Iraqi election held in 2005,high-ranking officials from former PresidentSaddam Hussein’s Ba’ath Party were notallowed to stand for election. However, boththe United States of America and the UNpraised it as a free and fair one. Similarly, inthe 2007 Thai election, members of former ThaiPrime Minister Thaksin’s main oppositionparty were banned from standing for electionaccording to the new constitution. But no onecomplained that it was not a free, fair election.So, I would say they are approaching the issuesof other countries with double standard.

Anyhow, both Daw Suu Kyi and NLD willbe entitled to stand for 2010 election if they meetthe election law and bylaw. Supposing they do notmeet the election law and bylaw, they are to beheld responsible for that. So, it is unacceptable toMyanmar that any election without theirparticipation will not be credible or will be illegal.Whether an election is credible or not depends onprocedures and pragmatic approaches. An electionis legal if the government concerned holds it legallywith the participation of the people. Whether anelection is legal or not does not rest on participationof any particular person or election results. Theymust understand and accept that point.

Surely, they will say the election is not afree and fair one in the 2010 election if Daw SuuKyi and her party do not win. However much thegovernment is taking measures for the upcomingelection to be free and fair, the anti-governmentgroups are stirring up problems with negativeattitude. It is strange that anti-government groupsare variously arguing about possible provisionson the election law that is yet to be enacted.

Now, anti-government groups are resortingto all possible ways and means to disrupt thealready-approved constitution, the State’s seven-step Road Map, and the processes for holding the2010 election. In that regard, they are plotting incomplicity with certain foreign radio stations forsubversive acts and inciting mass protests with theintention of undermining State stability and peace,and creating public panic. The people had visualizedmuch earlier that anti-government groups wouldchoose destructive means in the process.

(See page 9)

An election is legal if the government concernedholds it legally with the participation of the people.Whether an election is legal or not does not rest onparticipation of any particular person or election results.

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(from page 8)For a very long time, anti-government

groups have never done anything in the publicinterest but they have been getting involvedconstantly in destructive acts. To be exact, it hasbeen for a couple of decades they have had a go atthe constructive efforts the government has beenmaking in the interest of the nation. In like manner,their partners expatriates are trying to tarnishthe image and hurting the interest of the mothercountry, placing too much reliance on foreigncountries and concentrating their all attention onopportunities for refugee stay and foreignassistance. Indeed, they are conspiring clandestineschemes, which are absolutely unacceptable tothe people.

It is easily comprehensible that democracycannot be introduced if terrorist acts and riotsare rife across the nation.The country and thepeople can enjoy the taste of development onlywith peace and stability. And democracy willflourish only with national development.

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Accordingly, the people should remainconstantly vigilant against a wide range of attemptsanti-government groups are making in collusion tospeed up their destructive acts and provoke massdemonstrations. Suppose, their attempts to create massprotests are materialized, internal political groups,expatriates and armed insurgents will makeprearrangements under the directives of the superpower and will try to break up the nation into manypieces through accusations that Myanmar is facingpolitical instability and that poses threats to regionalsecurity and stability, and that is very harmful.Apparently, the super power is behind their attemptsto come to power to squeeze the United NationsSecurity Council to take action against Myanmar andintervene in the Myanmar’s internal affairs, to make

the country a complete mess. The stance and plots ofanti-government groups are really dangerous to thenation.

Anti-government political forces, renegades,remnant insurgents, and so-called groups of humanrights outside the nation are focusing on riots andviolence with the aim of coming to power, thuskeeping back the democratization process or thepeople’s ultimate goal. It is easily comprehensiblethat democracy cannot be introduced if terrorist actsand riots are rife across the nation. I wish they wouldnotice that the country and the people can enjoy thetaste of development only with peace and stability.And democracy will flourish only with nationaldevelopment.

In conclusion, the people of us are now veryready to make sure State stability and communitypeace prevail in accordance with the people’s desire,improve the socio-economic life of the peoplefollowing national progress, and to work hard togetherto expedite the processes to achieve the people’sultimate goal of democracy with the freedom of acts,expression and doing business in conformity with thelaw. Therefore, I would like to exhort the entirepeople to ward off all those who are brazenlydisregarding the people’s desire, impeding the nationaldevelopment undertakings, and making thedemocratization process divert from its course.

Translation: MS

NAY PYI TAW, 23July—Chairman of ShanState (North) Peace andDevelopment CouncilCommander of North-EastCommand Maj-Gen AungThan Htut and Minister forLivestock and FisheriesBrig-Gen Maung MaungThein inspected growing

Commander, Minister inspectagricultural farm

of lily, sunflower and roseat agricultural farm inNorth-East Command andgave necessaryinstructions on 20 July.

Upon arrival at thepig farm of Livestock,Feedstuff and DairyEnterprise in Htonbo,Mandalay Division, the

minister instructedresponsible persons to takecare of pigs not to beinfected with diseaseswhich may breakout inanimals and to carry outbreeding to hit the desiredtraget. A total of 2,500 pigsare being bred at theHtonbo farm.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 23July—Minister for SportsBrig-Gen Thura AyeMyint, on 20 July, met withlocal people fromShwehlay, U Aigyun,Dawede and Tatai villagesin Shwehlay village ofSagaing Division and

Sports Minister presents sports gearto villages in Sagaing Div

presented K 200,000 torural healthcare centres,exercise books and sportsequipment.

The minister thenvisited monasticeducation school ofPyathat Monastery inTintaing village and

presented textbooks,exercise books, and sportsgear to the students. Theminister then went to No.1monastic education schoolin Shwethama ward andpresented exercise booksand sports gear tostudents.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 23July—The Directorate ofWater Resources andImprovement of RiverSystems today announcedthat the area between pillarNos 10 and 11 of ChindwinRiver Crossing Bridge(Hsinphyushin) in theChindwin River wasdesignated as the only gatefor vessels to pass through.

Since 22 July, thearea between pillar Nos 10and 11 has been designated

Notice to marinersas the gate for down-vessels, and the gatebetween pillars Nos 9 and10 as the gate for up-vessels.

The clearancearea between pillars Nos10 and 11 is 64 meterswide. The new clearanceareas are 11 meter high atmaximum.

On the entrancethrough which vessels areto pass through is seen ina green triangle mark each

in daytime and a greenlight at night. On the areathrough which vesselsmust not pass through isseen a red cross mark eachin daytime and a red lightat night.

The foundationof each pillar protrudesabout 15 feet on eitherside. So, vessels are torun only one after anotherin passing through thesame area between twopillars.—MNA

SCIENCE DAILY,23 July—As publishedin the July issue of theJournal ofArchaeological Science,pa l eoe thnobo tan i s tDavid Lentz of theUniversity of Cincinnati

Ancient Maya practiced forestconservation 3,000 years ago

has concluded that notonly did the Maya peoplepractice forestmanagement, but whenthey abandoned theirforest conservationpractices it was to thedetriment of the entire

Maya culture.“From our

research we have learnedthat the Maya weredeliberately conservingforest resources,” saysDavid Lentz, a professorof biological sciences atthe University ofCincinnati and executivedirector of the CincinnatiCenter for Field Studies.

“Their deli-berate conservationpractices can beobserved in the woodthey used forconstruction and thisobservation isreinforced by the pollenrecord.”—Internet

Temple 1was builtsecond, in682 to 734

A.D.,possibly

completedafter

JasawChan

K’awiil’sdeath.

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NAY PYI TAW, 23July—The Nay Pyi TawTraffic Rules Enforce-ment Supervisory Com-mittee held the meetingNo. 19/2007 at the hall ofNay Pyi Taw Commandon 17 July, with an addressby Patron of theSupervisory Committee

NAY PYI TAW, 23July—Minister for Indu-stry-2 Vice-Admiral SoeThein received IndianAmbassador to the Unionof Myanmar Mr Aloke Sen

NAY PYI TAW, 23July—Jointly-organized byMinistry of Sports andMyanmar FootballFederation , group matchesof 3rd Inter-MinistryFootball Tournament 2009continued at designatedvenues today. Chairman ofMyanmar OlympicCommittee Minister forSports Brig-Gen Thura AyeMyint, officials and fansenjoyed the match of Group(H).

Ministry of Sportstrounced Ministry of

YANGON, 23 July—Vice-Presidents U AungLwin and U Thaung Tinof the Union of MyanmarFederation of Chambersof Commerce andIndustry (UMFCCI),Secretary Dr MaungMaung Lay, Joint-Secretary Dr Myo Thet,CEC members and

3rd Inter-Ministry FootballTournament 2009 continues

Forestry 2-0. Ministry ofProgress of Border Areasand National Races andDevelopment Affairsdefeated Ministry ofElectric Power No.2 2-1while Ministry of ElectricPower No.1 routedMinistry of Hotels andTourism 15-0. Ministry ofCom-munications, Postsand Telegraphs will playagainst Civil ServiceSelection and TrainingBoard; Ministry ofConstruction, Ministry ofRail Transportation;

Ministry of Transport,Attorney-General’s Office,at respective venuestomorrow.

Likewise, the semifinalmatch of 1st Inter-State/Division Under-17Women’s Football Tou-rnament took place atSagaing Division SportsGround today. MandalayDivision beat Mon State 7-0 in the first semifinalmatch.In another semifinalmatch, Kachin State willvie with Sagaing Divisiontomorrow.—MNA

UMFCCI meets ROK guestsexecutives received adelegation led byProfessor Mr Hoisoo Kim(Ph.D, Director of G.JUniversity e-LearningResearch and SupportCenter of ChonnamNational University of theRepublic of Korea) at theoffice of UMFCCI on 20July.

They discussedmatters on teachingKorean language,compilation of Korea-Myanmar dictionary,cooperation in conductingIT proficiency courses,visiting of Koreanentrepreneurs and holdingcommercial meeting.

MNA

Traffic rules enforcementmeeting held in Nay Pyi Taw

Commander of Nay PyiTaw Command Maj-GenWai Lwin.

The last week’s reportwas submitted. Chairmanof the SupervisoryCommittee DeputyCommander Brig-GenMin Zaw explainedcollaborative efforts of

committee, sub-committees and depart-ments concerned fortraffic rules enforcementand tasks of the committeeand subcommittees.

The meeting came toan end with concludingremarks by thecommander.—MNA

Industry- 2 Minister receives Indian Ambassador

and party at the ministryhere this afternoon.Theydiscussed matters relatedto early implementation ofIndia-Myanmar joint-industrial projects. It was

also attended by DeputyMinister Lt-Col KhinMaung Kyaw, thedirectors-general and ma-naging-directors andofficials.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 23 July— Deputy Minister forLabour Brig-Gen Tin TunAung inspected labouroffices under the ministry

Labour offices in Magway and Minbu inspected

in Magway and Minbuyesterday morning andgave necessaryinstructions. Tasks arebeing carried out with

added momentum by 77labour offices under theMinistry of Labourstarting from 20 July.

MNA

YANGON, 23 July—Fish breedingstations under the Fisheries Departmentof the Ministry of Livestock and theFisheries breeds and distributesHamilton’s carp, river catfish, Labeorohita, Barbus spp, Tilapia and etcduring fish breeding season which arein high demand of fish breeders.

Fisheries Department startedbreeding of quality Labeo rohitapedigree fish which are bred throughgenetic engineering process since 2009fish breeding season.

Compared to ordinary ones fromprivate fish breeding stations, Labeo

Genetic engineered pedigree fish availablerohita pedigree fish bred throughgenetic engineering process are foundto be more marketable in domestic andforeign markets according to their highgrowth rate, better quality, shorterbreeding period, and lower productioncost.

Labeo rohita pedigree fish areavailable at fish breeding stations ofFisheries Department in States andDivisions from third week of July anddetails may be enquried at 01-225586,225553, 211382, 555613, 635196,708519, 02-61115, 30192, 53852.

MNA

Minister for Hotels and Tourism Maj-Gen Soe Naing and wife beingwelcomed by Egyptian Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Youssef Kamal Botros

Hanna at the reception to mark the National Day of Arab Republic ofEgypt on 23 July.—MNAMinis

Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Tin Tun Aung inspects labour office inMagway.—MNA

Vice-Presidents U Aung Lwin, U Thaung Tin and members ofUMFCCI meet delegation led by Professor Mr Hoisoo Kim of

Chonnam National University of ROK.—UMFCCI

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Commander, Health Minister attend Environmentalsanitation ceremony, inspect health care services

NAY PYI TAW, 23July—Environmentalsanitation ceremony,jointly organized byMinistry of Health andMandalay CityDevelopment Committee,took place on 31st streetbetween 87th street and88th street in PyigyiPyawbwe (East),C h a n a y e t h a z a nTownship, MandalayDivision on 21 July. Itwas attended byChairman of MandalayDivision Peace andDevelopment CouncilCommander of CentralCommand Maj-Gen TinNgwe, Minister for HealthDr Kyaw Myint andMandalay Mayor Brig-Gen Phone Zaw Han.

First, thecommander, the ministerand the mayor viewedclearing of garbage andsewage, digging drainsand sanitation works bymembers of socialorganizations, bazaarsellers and locals.

Next, thecommander, the ministerand party went to Pyikyaw

market where thecommander called forselling wholesome goodsin meeting with the bazaarsellers. Minister Dr KyawMyint visited MandalayGeneral Hospital in whichhe looked into X-ray room.He gave necessaryinstructions related toreports presented bymedical superintendent DrMaung Win. The ministerthen met with medical

superintendents, rectors,professor/deans, lecturersand officials at lecture hall.He urged them to takemeasures on prevention andsurveillance against NewInfluenza A(H1N1) as thatoccurred in Myanmar, andto arrange preparedness ifit spilled over.

Director-GeneralDr Win Myint of HealthDepartment, Director-General Dr Than Zaw

Myint of Medical ScienceDepartment and Director-General Dr Tin Nyunt ofIndigenous MedicineDepartment reportedmatters on health care.

Next, the ministerand party visited MandalayMedicine University atwhich he viewed thestudents taking lecturesand met with facultymembers.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 23 July — Minister for ElectricPower No. 2 Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint receivedGeneral Manager Mr Chen Longbo and party of ChinaNational Complete Plant Import & Export CorporationLimited of the People’s Republic of China at theministry, here, on 21 July.

Also present on the occasion were DeputyMinister Brig-Gen Win Myint, Director-General ofDepartment of Electric Power U Khin Maung Zaw,Managing Director of Electricity Supply EnterpriseU Tin Aung and officials.

MNA

BCIM Forum on Regional Economic Cooperation heldNAY PYI TAW, 23

July—The 8th BCIM(Bangladesh, China, India,Myanmar) Forum onRegional EconomicCooperation was held atGolden Palace Hotel herethis morning.

U Maung Myint,Deputy Minister forForeign Affairs made awelcoming speech.Chairman of Bengal Fine

Ceramics and Member ofBangladesh-MyanmarBusiness Promotion CouncilMr Rashed Maksud Khan ofBangladesh, Vice-Governorof Yunnan Province Mr GuZhaoxi of PRC, Mr EricGonsalves of India andDirector-General U ThantKyaw of the InternationalOrganizations andEconomic Departmentspoke on the occasion.

It was attended by 5delegates fromBangladesh, 27 fromChina, 6 from India and 15government and privatesector representatives fromMyanmar. The delegationswill present 10 researchpapers. The JointStatement will be signedby the heads of delegationstomorrow.

MNA

Thailand donates dentistchairs, dental clinic to

Jivitadana Sangha Hospital

EP-2 Minister receivesChinese guests

Commander Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe and Minister for Health Dr KyawMyint view participation of local people in treating mosquito nets in

pesticide liquid.— MNA

Some family members of C Company ofBattalion-18 under KNLA Brigade-6 of KNU.

MNA

Members led by Saw Lay Ke with the rank of company commander captain of C Company ofBattalion-18 under KNLA Brigade-6 of KNU pose for documentary photo.—MNA

YANGON, 23 July—Thai Ambassador toMyanmar Mr Bansarn Bunnag, Military Attaché ColEkachai Harnpoonvittaya and embassy staff arrived atJivitadana Sangha Hospital this morning.

The ambassador explained the purpose ofdonation by the Thai government and the Royal ThaiArmy.

Next, they donated two dentist chairs and onedental clinic worth US$ 17,357 and K 300,000 for aday meal to the hospital.

Afterwards, the ambassador, the militaryattaché and embassy staff viewed the dentist chairsand the dental clinic, and opened the clinic togetherwith chairman of the Hospital AdministrativeCommittee.

MNA

22 members led by company commander…(from page 16)

Tin Hlaing, Hpa Hpaw andHla Min are living in theother country and enjoyinga life of luxury with theassistance of foreigncountries and so is KaloHtoo, CommandingOfficer of the Battalion-

18, at the BekaloutRefugee Camp in the othercountry. Although they areenjoying a life of luxurywith the foreignassistance, other membersof the battalions live inmisery and have to findtheir rations by

themselves. Realizing thegenuine goodwill of thegovernment and wishingto enjoy the secure andcomfortable lives, theyreturned to the legal fold.

A u t h o r i t i e sconcerned fulfilled therequirements of Saw LayKe and other memberswho have returned to thelegal fold.

MNA

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MINISTRY OF INFORMATION

MYANMA MOTION PICTURE ENTERPRISE

INVITATION TO TENDER

1. Sealed tenders are invited to the Myanma MotionPicture Enterprise for supply of the following unexposedfilm (raw stock)-

Sr. No Description Quantity(a) Colour Negative Film (400) Ft 250 boxes(b) Colour Positive Film (2000) Ft 160 boxes

2. Tender closing date will be on 7-8-2009 at 16.30 hrs.3. Tender documents are available at procurement

committee at No. 28, Kokkine Yeiktha Street, BahanTownship.

4. Please contact Phone No. 534574, 536029.

Ministry of InformationProcurement Committee

Myanma Motion Picture EnterpriseNo.28, Kokkine Yeiktha Street, Bahan Township

Long-distancecreativity to be studied

COLLEGE STATION, 23July—Texas A&M Uni-versity is taking the lead ona multi-school, multi-con-tinent, multi-year researchprogramme on how tech-nology promotes long-dis-tance creativity.

Funded by a $293,000National Science Founda-tion grant, the three-yearstudy will mimic visualeffects and animation in-dustry work flow proce-dures as students in differ-ent locations tackleprojects requiring visualand technical problem-solving to reach a commongoal, the university said onWednesday in a release.—Internet

Swine flu boosts Tamiflu sales by 203pctZURICH, 23 July—Sales of anti-flu drug

Tamiflu soared 203 percent in the first sixmonths of 2009, Swiss pharmaceutical giantRoche said on Thursday, contributing to a9.0 percent growth in overall sales for thegroup.

Amid the swine flu pandemic, sales ofthe drug reached 1.0 billion Swiss francs(938 million dollars or 659 million euros)in the first half of the year.

Sales to governments and corporationswhich were stockpiling the drug reached653 million francs during the period, saidRoche.

AIDS is a nationalconcern.

“Additional government stockpilingorders and increased demand in the re-tail pharmacy market contributed to theparticularly strong sales recorded in thesecond quarter,” it added.—Internet

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Eating patterns thatworsen stress

NASHVILLE, 23 July — The economy is stressingmany, but some eating patterns people develop to copewith the mental strain only worsen it, a US eating ex-pert says. Dr Carolyn Coker Ross, author of “TheBinge Eating & Compulsive Overeating Workbook:An Integrated Approach to Overcoming DisorderedEating,” says it’s a mistake to start a new diet whengoing through a stressful time — because any diet isstressful in itself. Eating patterns people develop tocope that worsen stress include:

— Eating more junk food than usual. Many feelhungrier under stress and the extra cortisol in yourbloodstream from the stress reaction can increase foodcravings, especially cravings for sweets and high-fatfoods. Eating sweets can increase serotonin in ourbrains, which makes us feel good — but so can takinga walk.

— Losing an appetite, only to have it come backlater. Although you may not feel hungry don’t stopeating, as this can increase binging later. Eat smallmeals or snacks throughout the day to avoid reboundhunger.

— Eating because of emotions, not hunger. Try torelieve the emotional need in another way, a drink ofwater, calling a friend, or taking a walk

— Some eat because they feel tired, but eating won’traise energy in this instance.—Internet

A staff member makes a model of a boat at a children’s center in preparationto welcome the students from China’s earthquake-hit areas in Vladivostok,

Russia, on 22 July, 2009.—INTERNET

A flight delay information is shown to passengers at Beijing CapitalInternational Airport as flights were delayed due to strong wind in a heavyrainfall in Beijing, capital of China, on 22 July, 2009. A heavy rainfall hit

China’s capital city Wednesday evening.—XINHUA

Virtual elder rekindles hope for revivalof Canadian aboriginal language

Indonesia’s Komodo theme parkdeclared finalist in world’s

seven wonders

OTTAWA, 23 July — It has long beena heart-broken yet helpless reality forCanada’s aboriginal people that theirnative languages, which are at the verycore of their identity, are disappearing.

The 2001 national survey by Statis-tics Canada suggests that just 24 per-cent of North American Indians, Inuitand Metis can still converse in theirancestral tongue.

The situation becomes increasinglyworse with the passing of the elders inaboriginal communities. They actuallyare the only fluent speakers left as a re-sult of more than a century of abuse andmistreatment under the infamous Cana-dian Indian residential school system.

The church-run, government fundedsystem, founded in the 19th century,

was intended to force the assimilationof the country’s indigenous people intothe European-Canadian society.

Fortunately, now the cutting-edgehigh techs are enabling the aboriginalsto make digital recordings of their eldersand upload them on-line for training theyoung generation, reigniting hopes topreserve the past and reshape the future.

One group of such people is theKtunaxa Nation, who had a thriving cul-ture going back 10,000 years in south-eastern British Columbia, about fourhours drive west of Canada’s oil-rich cityof Calgary.With a population of about1,500, the Ktunaxa has four bands in theEast Kootenay region, which are sepa-rated by hundreds of kilometers ofmountainous terrain.—Internet

JAKARTA, 23 July— In-donesia’s Komodo dragontheme park located in EastNusa Tenggara (NTT)province was nominatedas a finalist in the contestto appoint New SevenWonders of Nature,Detik.com news portalreported on Thursday.

Citing to a statementissued by Indonesian Cul-ture and Tourism ministry,the prominent news portalreported that Komododragon theme park

brushed aside more than440 candidates from 220countries to be nominatedas a finalist in the contest.

“Komodo theme parkbecomes one of 28 final-ists in the contest.

It was announced byNew Seven Wonders ofNature Foundation on 21July at 1207 GMT or19:07 West IndonesianPart (WIB) time,” it said.

The foundation will offi-cially declare the themeparks eligible to be ap-

pointed as the New SevenWonders of Nature in 2011.

The Komodo dragontheme park is located ina secluded island called“Komodo island” inManggarai regency,Flores district at NusaTenggara (NTT) pro-vince.The island is ahome to an endemic ani-mal, called Komodo,which is believed the rem-nants of animals living inJurassic period.

Internet

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S P O R T S

SINGAPORE, 23 July—Rafael Benitez is facing amini crisis at Liverpool with no wins in three pre-season games, a captain on trial for affray and his topmidfield duo looking to leave the club.

It is not ideal preparation for a team that senses itsbest chance to win the League title in 20 years.

They arrived in Singapore Thursday after a disap-pointing 1-1 draw against Thailand on Wednesdayevening following a 0-0 draw with St Gallen of Swit-zerland and a 1-0 loss to Rapid Vienna.

In the Thailand match a second-half strike by SuteeSuksomkit cancelled out an early opener from RyanBabel but there was little goalmouth action to excitethe crowd, with Liverpool looking decidedly rusty.

They are clearly missing the talismanic StevenGerrard, who is in court back home on charges ofaffray stemming from a nightclub incident last De-cember.

It didn’t get any better for manager Benitez, withdefender Martin Skrtel (hamstring) and young Moroc-can forward Nabil El Zhar (knee) injured in the Thai-land match, with medical staff assessing how badlythey have been hurt.—Internet

Rafa facing difficult periodat Liverpool

LONDON, 23 July—Chelsea midfielder JohnObi Mikel signed a newfive-year contract with theFA Cup winners onWednesday.

Mikel has become akey figure in the midfieldholding role alongsideFrank Lampard and

BANGKOK, 23 July—Liverpool vice-captainJamie Carragher is hop-ing for a swift end to theXabi Alonso transfer saga.

Spanish internationalAlonso has been tipped tojoin new signingsCristiano Ronaldo andKaka at Real Madrid for atransfer fee of around 36million Euros.

LONDON, 23 July—Arsenal manager Arsene Wengeris confident France midfielder Samir Nasri will be outfor just six weeks after breaking his leg.

Nasri, 22, suffered the injury on the first day ofArsenal’s pre-season training camp in Austria on Tues-day and it was expected he would be sidelined for upto three months.

INDIANAPOLIS, 23 July—Steady rain has washed outplay at the ATP Indianapolis Championships.

American Taylor Dent is still waiting to play hisopening contest due to the late arrival of Brazilianopponent Marcos Daniel. Daniel played last week inColombia.

OAKVILLE, 23 July—Mike Weir is well awarethat a Canadian hasn’t wonthe Canadian Open in 55

BLACKBURN, 23 July—Blackburn midfielder KeithAndrews signed a new four-year contract with thePremier League club on Wednesday.

The Republic of Ireland international, who joinedRovers from Milton Keynes Dons last year, played acrucial role in the club’s successful battle againstrelegation.

He proved invaluable to manager Sam Allardyce,who used him as an emergency right-back towards theend of the campaign. “I’m delighted to be here and tocommit myself for another four years,” Andrews said.

“The chairman (John Williams) was very fair withme; when I signed here from MK Dons he said that ifI performed and got in the team and stayed in the teamI would be rewarded and he’s been true to his word.”

Internet

English Premiership football club Liverpool teammanager Rafael Benitez speaks during a press

conference at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Bangkok.INTERNET

Chelsea’s NigerianMidfielder John Mikel

Obi

Mikel signs new five-year dealwith Chelsea

Michael Ballack and theNigerian has been re-warded with an improveddeal.

The 22-year-old movedto Stamford Bridge in acontroversial transfer fromNorwegian side Lyn Osloin 2006, which angeredManchester United, whoclaimed they had alreadyagreed a deal with Mikel.

But Mikel, who playedin last season’s Cup Finalwin over Everton, has putthat stormy start behindhim to make over 100 ap-pearances for the PremierLeague club.

Mikel told the club’sofficial website: “It waseasy to commit to becauseI am happy here and whenthe opportunity came it wasgood to sign after speak-ing to the club.”

Internet

Carragher wants quickresolution to Alonso impasse

Liverpool vice-captainJamie Carragher.

He played no part in the 1-1 draw with Thailand onWednesday and did not stop to speak to journalistsafter the match.

“The feeling within the squad is that he is a topplayer and you do not want to lose your top players, andhopefully it can be sorted out as soon as possible,” saidCarragher.—Internet

Wenger backs Nasri to makequick return

France midfielderSamir Nasri.

But Wenger revealedthe fracture is a simple oneand Nasri could return totraining by the start ofSeptember.

He told Arsenal TVOnline: “Unfortunately,he fractured his fibula andhe will be out for sixweeks.

“He accidentallynicked the ball away fromsomebody having a shoton goal. Unfortunately hegot kicked and broke hisfibula.

It’s not a complicated one, it’s a simple one but itwill take six weeks to heal.” Wenger believes CzechRepublic winger Tomas Rosicky, back after 18 monthsout injured, will be the perfect replacement for Nasri,while Croatia forward Eduardo da Silva will also backin action by September.—Internet

Andrews signs Blackburncontract extension

Rain washes out tennis playat Indianapolis

American Taylor Dent

PARIS, 23 July— Paris Saint Germain on Wednes-day agreed to loan Brazilian striker Everton to Japa-nese club Albirex Niigata, the French first division sideannounced.

Last season, the player was loaned to Fluminense inBrazil.

The deal with Albirex Niigata includes an option tobuy.—Internet

The rest of the field isinto the second round, butthere was no action on dayfour of the first event ofthe US Open summer run-up season.

American third seedSam Querrey was the highest-ranked player strandedas his next match is with local hero Rajeev Ram.

The pair met less than a fortnight ago in the grass-court final at Newport, Rhode Island, where luckyloser Ram came from a set down to sweep to thesurprise title.—Internet

PSG agree Japanese loan dealfor Everton

Brazilian striker Everton.

Canadian Mike Weireyes his chip on the

fourth green during thePro-Am round of theCanadian Open at theGlen Abbey Golf Club

in Oakville, Ontario, on22 July, 2009.

INTERNET

Weir trying to end longCanadian drought

years, and that it has been95 years since the tourna-ment crowned a Canadian-born champion.

“It’s our nationalchampionship, and all usCanadians, we want to putto rest that it’s been solong since one of us haswon one,” Weir saidWednesday, a day beforethe start of the 100th edi-tion of the tournament.

Pat Fletcher, born inEngland, was the last Ca-nadian winner, taking the1954 event in Vancouver,British Columbia. CarlKeffer is the only Cana-dian-born champion, win-ning in 1909 and 1914.Albert Murray, also bornin England, won in 1908and 1913.

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr MST:During the past 24 hours, rain have been isolated in ShanState, lower Sagaing and Magway Divisions, scattered inupper Sagaing and Mandalay Divisions, fairly widespreadin Kachin, Chin States and Bago Division and widespreadin the remaining States and Divisions with locally heavyfallin Bago Division and isolated heavyfall in Yangon andTaninthayi Divisions. The noteworthy amounts of rainfallrecorded were Nay Pyi Taw (Pyinmana) (0.67) inch, Khayan(5.16) inches,Kawthoung (4.49) inches, Bago (4.17) inches,Zaungtu (3.30) inches, Ann (2.67) inches, Yangon (Central)and Kyaukpyu (2.60) inches each, Shwegyin (2.56) inchesand Myingyan (0.24) inch.

Maximum temperature on 22-7-2009 was 86°F.Minimum temperature on 23-7-2009 was 70°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 23-7-2009 was 100%.Total sun shine hours on 22-7-2009 was (0.6) hour approx.

Rainfall on 23-7-2009 was (1.61) inches at Mingaladon,(1.22) inches at Kaba-Aye and (2.60) inches at CentralYangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2009 was (59.76) inches atMingaladon, (64.21) inches at Kaba-Aye and (66.97) inchesat Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (6) mph from Southwest at (18:30) hours MST on22-7-2009.

Bay inference: Monsoon is moderate in the North Bayand strong in the Andaman Sea and elsewhere in the Bay ofBengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 24th July 2009: Rainwill be isolated in lower Sagaing, Magway and MandalayDivisions, scattered in Kayah and Shan States, fairlywidespread in Kachin, Chin States, upper Sagaing Divisionand widespread in the remaining States and Divisions withlikelihood of isolated heavyfall in Rakhine and Mon States,Ayeyawady, Yangon, Bago and Taninthayi Divisions.Degree of certainty is (80%).

State of the sea: Squalls with moderate to rough seasare likely at times off and along Myanmar Coasts. Surfacewind speed in squalls may reach (40) mph.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Increase of rain inthe Northern Myanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for24-7-2009: Isolated rain. Degree of certainty is (80%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for24-7-2009: Some rain. Degree of certainty is (80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for24-7-2009: Likelihood of isolated rain. Degree of certaintyis (60%).

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Hungary reports firstdeath from H1N1 flu

BUDAPEST, 23 July—A Hungarian man has diedfrom H1N1 flu, the government said on Wednesday,the first death in the country from the new virus whichhas killed more than 700 people worldwide since itemerged in April.

The 41-year-old man had heart and lung diseasewhich combined with the virus infection led to hisdeath, surgeon general Ferenc Falus told a newsconference.

“From the sample taken during the autopsy for thefirst time we could identify the new type AH1N1Vvirus,” he said. So far Hungary has had 37 cases of thenew flu. Two patients are currently in hospital withmild symptoms.

The World Health Organization (WHO), whichdeclared an H1N1 influenza pandemic on June 11,said last week the new flu was the fastest-movingpandemic ever. Some 125,000 laboratory-confirmedcases have been reported worldwide as of Tuesday, itsaid.—MNA/Reuters

The logo on the Occidental Petroleum Corp.building in the Westwood district of Los

Angeles, is shown. Occidental Petroleum Corp.said on Thursday, 23 July, 2009, its second-quarter earnings fell 70 percent from a yearago as results were hit hard by lower oil andnatural gas prices. But the company’s profit

topped Wall Street expectations and itsproduction rose.—INTERNET

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3rd Waxing of Wagaung 1371 ME Friday, 24 July, 2009

Only with stability and peace will the nation develop

Only with stability and peace will democratization process be successful

People’s DesireWe favour peace and stability

We favour development

We oppose unrest and violence

Wipe out those inciting unrest and violence

Self-reliant libraries opened inMawlaik District of Sagaing

DivisionNAY PYI TAW, 23 July—Ceremonies to

open Linyaungchi self-reliant libraries were heldin Nyaungwun and Nyaungthabye villages ofAungkaung Village-tract in Mawlaik Township,Sagaing Division, on 19 July morning.

Director U Than Tun of Information andPublic Relations Department and local authoritiesformally opened the libraries.

Mawlaik District IPRD Staff Officer DawKhin Kyi met with heads of township IPRDs andstaff from the district and discussed durability oflibraries, raising of funds and practising of bookborrowing cards.— MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 23July—As part of effortsto build the nationalreconsolidation, theGovernment withgenuine goodwill isinviting remnant nationalrace armed groups toreturn to the legal fold,while it is providingnecessary assistance withconsideration andunderstanding to thenational race groups that

22 members led by company commandercaptain Saw Lay Ke of Battalion (18) ofKNLA Brigade (6) return to legal foldbringing along eight small arms and

assorted ammunitionhave returned to the legalfold.

Realizing the genuinegoodwill of thegovernment, a total of 22members of C Companyand 15 family members,totalling 37 led by SawLay Ke with the rank ofcompany commandercaptain of No.18 Battalionof No. 6 KNLA Brigadeof KNU, bringing alongwith them eight small

arms and associatedammunition, unconditio-nally abandoned theirarms at the military campin Thingan-nyinaung ofKayin State and returnedto the legal fold.

Battalion-16, Batta-lion-17 and other specialbattalions are under thecommand of KNLABrigade-6. Commandingofficers of the battalions

(See page 11)

NAY PYI TAW, 23 July—The third patient sufferedfrom New Influenza A (H1N1) was discharged fromthe hospital as he recovered.

A man aged 42 who came back to Myanmar fromAustralia on 16 July via Thailand by Flight No. TG 305of Thai Airways fell ill and had medical check-up atspecialist clinic on 22 July. Then, he was transferred toWaibagi Specialist Hospital. Sample of plasma frompatient’s throat and nose was examined at the NationalHealth Laboratory and New Influenza A (H1N1) viruspositive was found. As the home surveillance went onat the house of the patient, his 3 years and 6 month olddaughter was found ill and sent to Yangon Children’s

Hospital. The National Health Laboratory gave thebaby medical check-up and found she was also infectedwith the virus. The baby is now receiving treatment atthe private room of the hospital.

The authorities concerned are keeping 246passengers who were together with the patient on thesame flight under surveillance and those who cameinto contact with the patient are also kept in homequarantine in their respective places.

A total number of 6 persons were found to beinfected with the virus up to now in Myanmar, ofthem three patients recovered and three others arestill under systematic treatment.—MNA

Saw LayKe withthe rank

ofcompany

com-mandercaptain

of No. 18Battalionof No. 6KNLA

Brigadeof KNUhandsoversmall

arms andassortedammuni-

tion.MNA

Third patient of New Influenza discharged from hospitalTwo others infected and a total of six infected up to now

Nay Pyi Taw (Pyinmana) 0.67 inchKayan 5.16 inchesKawthoung 4.49 inchesBago 4.17 inchesZaungtu 3.30 inchesAn 2.67 inchesYangon (Central) 2.60 inchesKyaukpyu 2.60 inchesShwegyin 2.56 inchesMyingyan 0.24 inches

Noteworthy amount

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