To possess high defence power, State, people & Tatmadaw...

Volume XIX, Number 342 6th Waxing of Tagu 1373 ME Wednesday, 28 March, 2012

Established 1914

Our Three MainNational Causes

* Non-disintegration ofthe Union

* Non-disintegration ofNational Solidarity

* Perpetuation ofSovereignty

The Honorable Dato’ Sri Mohd Najibbin Tun Abdul Razak is the eldest son ofMalaysia’s second Prime Minister TunAbdul Razak Hussein. He was born in thedistrict of Kuala Lipis in the state of Pahang.Dato’ Sri Najib received a degree in Indus-trial Economics from the University ofNottingham in 1974.

On his return to Malaysia in the sameyear, Dato’ Sri Najib joined Petronas, thenational oil company, as an executive. Hebecame a politician following the sudden

Curriculum Vitae of Honorable Dato’Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul

Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysiademise of his father in 1976 and he was thechoice for the ruling National Front coa-lition to contest the Pekan parliamentaryseat vacanted by his late father. Thus, hebecame a Member of Parliament at the ageof twenty three.

After becoming Member of Parlia-ment, he was appointed as the DeputyMinister of Energy, Telecommunicationsand Posts. Following the general electionsin 1986 and winning the parliamentary

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To possess high defence power,State, people & Tatmadaw will have to join handsTatmadaw will actively participate in building industrialized state

NAY PYI TAW, 27 March—In accord withthe objectives of the 67th Anniversary ArmedForces Day 2012: to strictly uphold the objectivesnamely non-disintegration of the Union, non-dis-integration of national solidarity, and perpetuationof sovereignty; to play the leading role in thenational politics by the Tatmadaw with UnionSpirit, the true patriotism; to safeguard the consti-tution, the main duty of the Tatmadaw in buildingup a modern, developed new democratic nation;and to build a strong, competent, modern, patrioticTatmadaw to safeguard the independence andsovereignty of the nation, the 67th AnniversaryArmed Forces Day Parade was held at Nay Pyi TawParade Ground, here, this morning, with an addressby Commander-in-Chief of Defence ServicesGeneral Thayay Sithu Min Aung Hlaing.

Also present on the occasion were Lt-GenThayay Sithu Hla Htay Win of the Office of theCommander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Com-mander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral ThayaySithu Nyan Tun, Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Thayay Sithu Myat Hein, senior military

officers of the Commander-in-Chief’s Office, Chair-man of the Leading Committee for Observance ofthe Armed Forces Day Chief of Armed ForcesTraining Lt-Gen Thiri Pyanchi Yar Pyae, the com-mander of Nay Pyi Taw Command, members ofMyanmar War Veterans Organization, militaryattachés of the foreign embassies, senior policeofficers, senior officers of the Fire Services Depart-ment, correspondents of local and foreign newsagencies, reporters of local publications and guests.

At 5 am, members of the Defence Services(Army, Navy and Air), Myanmar Police Forcemembers, members of Myanmar Fire Brigade andMyanmar Red Cross Society arrived at the gather-ing point of Thittat Parade Ground.

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Commander-in-Chief of DefenceServices General Thayay Sithu Min

Aung Hlaing delivers an address at 67th

Anniversary Armed Forces DayParade.—MNA

Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ SriMohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak. Datin Sri Rosmah Mansor.

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 28 March, 2012

PERSPECTIVES

Work together for humanresource development

It is impossible to be a developed countryif a country relies only on natural resources.Human resources development is a must for thedevelopment of a country. Taking a look at theglobe, the countries deprived of naturalresources can develop thanks to the humanresources. Promoting education standardscould bring human resource development tothe country. So, human resources developmentis directly related to education standard.

In the olden days, Myanmar was a goodexample to Asian Countries. Myanmar literacyrate was much higher than those of Asia andPacific Regions. But now Myanmar’s Humanresource development Index is low comparedto other ASEAN countries. Myanmar’seducation system has lagged far behind. Topromote the education standards of the country,we need to put the factors such as parrotlearning method, parent’s interference, qualityof teachers and teacher-centered approachteaching methods into consideration.

Parrot learning method has long beendeeply rooted in Myanmar students. It is not agood sign for human resource development.They know the subjects only in theory, not inpractice, and do not know how to apply thesetheories. So, theories and practices should beequally put in the syllabus. In addition, most ofthe youths have to face problems in joininguniversities because of parents’ interference.They cannot choose their university enrolmenton their own and have to do under the influenceof their parents and relatives. Parents shouldlet their children choose the subject they want.A country cannot be built up only with thestrength of doctors and engineers. We alsoneed economists, politicians and computertechnicians etc.

High quality of teachers is at the core ofeducation promotion. Learning should not beone way direction alone. It must be two waydirections which is the interactions between theteachers and the students. Teaching methodsshould put more emphasis on student-centeredapproach rather than teacher-centeredapproach. To achieve it, we need cooperationof the government, the teachers and the parents.Let’s nurture our future generations so as tokeep abreast of the globe!

Wednesday, 28 March, 2012

U Kyaw Soe Win presentsCredentials to Laotian President

NAY PYI TAW, 28 March—U Kyaw Soe Win,Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of theRepublic of the Union of Myanmar to the Lao People’sDemocratic Republic, presented his Credentials to HisExcellency Mr. Choummaly Sayasone, President of the LaoPeople’s Democratic Republic, on 13 March 2012 inVientiane.—MNA

U Myo Lwin presents Credentialsto Sri Lankan PresidentNAY PYI TAW, 28 March—U Myo Lwin,

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of theRepublic of the Union of Myanmar to the DemocraticSocialist Republic of Sri Lanka, presented his Credentialsto Mr Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of the DemocraticSocialist Republic of Sri Lanka, on 12 March 2012 inColombo.—MNA

Myanmar-China (Yunnan) Economic & Trade CooperationPromotion launched

YANGON, 27 March—Supervisied by The Ministryof Commerce and theGovernment of YunnanProvince of China, a launching ceremony of Myanmar-China (Yunnan) Economic& Trade CooperationPromotion, jointly organizedby Trade Department ofYunnan Province of Chinaand the Republic of theUnion of Myanmar

members, departmental heads,Myanmar entrepreneurs and officialsconcerned.

The Chinese delegation wasaccompanied by ChineseAmbassador to Myanmar Mr. LiJunhua and officials from the ChineseEmbassy. On the occasion, DeputyMinister for Commerce Dr Pwint Hsandelivered an opening speech.UMFCCI President U Win Aung andYunnan Province Governor Mr Li JiHeng extended greetings.

The entrepreneurs ofMyanmar and Yunnan Provincesigned contracts for cooperation ineconomic and trading. After that,they held discussions on theirrespective sectors.—MNA

Federation of Chambers ofCommerce and Industry, took placeat Traders Hotel here this morning.

At first, a meeting betweenYangon Region Chief Minister UMyint Swe-led group and adelegation led by Governor ofYunnan Province Mr. Li Ji Hengfocused on matters relating to furtherpromoting relationships andbilateral cooperation in economicsectors between the two countries.

The ceremony started on atthe Ballroom of Traders Hotel at 9 amtoday, attended by Yangon RegionChief Minister U Myint Swe, DeputyMinister for Commerce Dr PwintHsan, Yangon Region ministers,President of UMFCCI, CEC

Entrepreneurs of Myanmar and Yunnan Province sign contracts oncooperation in economic and trade sectors.

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Curriculum Vitae …(from page 1)

seat of Pekan, Dato’ Sri Najib was appointed as the Ministerof Culture, Youth and Sports. In 1990, he became a DefenseMinister. In 1995, he was appointed as the Minister forEducation and during his tenure, he introduced educationalreform program to build a world class education system inMalaysia. And following the elections in 1999, he wasappointed as the Defense Minister for the second time and

proceeded with the modernization of the Armed Forces. Andafter the general elections in 2008, Dato’ Sri Najib remainedas Defense Minister until September 2008 and later becameFinance Minister in the same year.

In April 2009, Dato’ Seri Abdullah announced hisresignation and subsequently Dato’ Sri Najib was sworn in asPrime Minister. Dato’ Sri Najib still holds the Finance Ministerpost. His goal is to make Malaysia a high-income nation anda developed country by 2020. Dato’ Sri Najib is married toDatin Sri Rosmah Mansor and they have five children.

Governor of YunnanProvince Mr. Li Ji

Heng speaking at thelaunching-ceremony of

Myanmar-China(Yunnan) Economic &

Trade CooperationPromotion.—MNA

Free clinic opens inMawlamyinegyun

Pet animals contest in Mandalay 24-25 MayMANDALAY, 27 March—Under the supervision of Myanmar

Livestock Breeding Association (Mandalay Region), MyanmarPet Animals Breeders Association will organize the Third PetAnimals Contest at Mandalay Hill Resort Hotel in Mandalay on24 and 25 May.

Local and foreign species dogs and cats may be presented totake part in the contest.

The panel of chairmen will assess the contestants and givehandsome prices. Those wishing to take part in the contact are tosubmit applications to the Mandalay Region Livestock Breedingand Veterinary Department together with K 15,000 fee each.

At the contest, the pet animal equipment, medicines andfeedstuff will be put on sales.—Ko Ko Gyi

MAWLAMYINEGYUN, 27 March—The free clinic ofWhite Heart Group was opened at the clinic office of No.20 on Tabinshwehti Road in Ward 12 ofMawlamyinegyun Township of Ayeyawady Region on15 March morning.

At the ceremony, Township Administrator U HtayMaung, Head of Township Health Department MedicalSuperintendent Dr Aye Aung of 100-bed general hospitaland Chairman of White Heart Group U Khin Maung Zincut the ribbon to open the clinic.

Secretary of the group U Thein Lwin explainedfunctions of the group.

The clinic is kept open five days a week fromWednesday to Sunday from 7 am to 9 am to provide healthcare services to 35 patients free of charge.—Myanma Alin

The opening ceremony of free clinic inprogress in Mawlamyinegyun.

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Iraq tests regional muscle with Arab summitBAGHDAD, 27 March—

Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will seek to showcasehis country’s diplomatic returnto the region this week whenleaders gather for the first ArabLeague summit in Baghdad intwo decades, and the only onehosted by a Shi’ite Arab ruler.

With violence from its warwaning and the last US troopsgone, Iraq is keen to presentitself as more stable and re-assert its clout in an oftenhostile Arab region, where theIraqi Shi’ite-led government’srise riled Sunni Arab Gulfneighbours. NeighbouringSyria’s upheaval will dominatethe three-day summit amongthe Arab League leaders, whohave been split over how toreact to the violence between

Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki gives a speechduring a ceremony marking the Iraqi Police’s 90thanniversary at a police academy in Baghdad on 9

January, 2012. —INTERNET

government troops and rebelstrying to oust President Basharal-Assad.

Wary of the region’s

delicate sectarian makeup,Baghdad must balance afledgling detente with SunniArabs deeply suspicious of

Iraq’s ties to Shi’ite power Iranagainst calls for it to take astronger stance againstTeheran’s main Arab ally Syria.The summit also comes at asensitive time for Maliki, who isemerging from a crisis thatthreatened to scuttle Iraq’spower-sharing deal amongSunni, Shi’ite and Kurds andrenewed regional fears Iraqmight slide once again intosectarian violence. Visitingdignitaries will get a glimpse ofan Iraq whose long conflict hasebbed, but also see an OPECmember whose population stillstruggles with the daily threatof bombings, power shortagesand a crumbling infrastructurenine years after the US invasionthat ousted Saddam Hussein, aSunni.—Reuters

Three foreign soldiers killed byAfghan forces

KABUL, 27 March—Three foreign soldiers, including twoBritons, were shot dead by Afghan security forces personnelon Monday in the latest round of so-called insider killingswhich have raised deep concerns about the reliability of NATO’slocal allies and their ability to keep the peace.

Insider attacks have mounted as tension betweenAfghanistan and its foreign backers rises over a series ofincidents, including a massacre of 17 villagers for which a USsoldier has been charged. US Defence Secretary Leon Panettasaid despite a recent spate of killings of NATO troops byAfghan soldiers, such violence was sporadic and did not“reflect any kind of broad pattern.” “We have to keep our eyeon the fundamental mission here, which is to accomplish ourmain strategy of being able to make the transition to Afghancontrol and security,” he told reporters en route to a defenceministers meeting in Canada.

In Monday’s attacks, an Afghan army soldier killed twoBritish soldiers at their headquarters in southern Afghanistan,Britain and NATO officials said, while a local policeman shotdead another foreign soldier in the east.—Reuters

British soldiers are silhouetted against the sky as theypatrol Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan.

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Police elementsand firefighters

work at theGeneral Treasuryof the Republic

after anearthquake, in

Santiago, Chile,on 25 March,

2012. Anearthquake

measuring 7.2 onthe Richter scale

jolted centralChile at 6:37 am

Beijing TimeMonday,

according to theChina EarthquakeNetworks Centre

(CENC). —XINHUA

Ecuadorfloods kill

30, displacethousands

Colorado wildfire forces evacuation of900 homes

DENVER, 27 March—Awind-driven wildfiredestroyed an unknownnumber of homes and forcedthe mandatory evacuation of900 dwellings in the foothillsand canyons west of Denveron Monday, authorities said.

The blaze, which alsoforced the closure of someroads in the area, was believedto have been ignited byembers left over from acontrolled-burning operationconducted last week to clearparched vegetation that

QUITO, 27 March—Torrential rains in Ecuadorhave claimed the lives of 30,affected as many as 84,000people and caused theevacuation of 4,700 othersso far this year, according toofficial figures released onMonday.

According to a report byEcuador’s National Secretaryfor Risk Management, thedownpours have additionallylead to the loss of 34,000hectares of crops.

The biggest losses toagriculture have beensustained by six coastalprovinces, including Guayasand Los Rios, where officialshave declared a state ofemergency due to the floodscaused by seasonal rains, saidMinister for Coordination ofProduction Santiago Leon.

Officials have beentaking a regional censusevery 15 days to assess thedamage in the six mostheavily hit provinces,including El Oro, Manabi,Esmeraldas and Loja, Leonsaid.

Once the rains abate, thegovernment will begindistributing aid to farmersthat have lost crops, headded.

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authorities wanted to removeas potential wildfire fuel.

As of nightfall, the blazehad scorched some 3,000acres of grasslands and treesas it burned out of controlroughly 20 miles from thewestern edge of Denver, thestate’s largest and mostpopulous city, JeffersonCounty Sheriff’s Officespokesman Mark Techmeyersaid.

“Tonight firefighters arein a defensive posture, tryingto protect structures,” he toldReuters.

He said an undeterminednumber of houses had beenlost to the fire, but the precisedamage toll was not expectedto become clear until aftersunrise.

No injuries have beenreported.

Fire personnel from 30engine companies and 15different agencies wereassembled to battle the blaze,Jefferson County authoritiessaid.

Rolling plumes of thicksmoke from the fire driftedover Denver’s southernsuburbs and were visiblethroughout the metropolitanarea during the day.

Single-digit humidityvalues, winds blowing at 40to 50 miles per hour and a lackof snowfall during the pastmonth put most of easternColorado under a red-flagwarning for high fire dangeron Monday, the NationalWeather Service said.

The high winds also hadprompted flight delays atDenver International Airport.

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Americans’ support for Afghan war dropssharply

WASHINGTON, 27 March— Support forthe war in Afghanistan has dropped sharplyamong Americans in recent months as theygrow increasingly disillusioned with theconflict that began more than a decade ago,according to a New York Times/CBS Newspublic opinion poll released on Monday.

Two-thirds of those polled - 69 percent -said the United States should no longer befighting in Afghanistan, up from 53 percent inNovember and the highest percentage sincethe New York Times/CBS News poll startedasking that question in 2009, CBS reported.

Sixty-eight percent said the fighting wasgoing “somewhat badly” or “very badly,”compared with 42 percent who voiced thoseviews in November 2011, the New York Timesreported. The Times/CBS News survey resultsare in line with other recent polls that show adrop in support for the war. The survey comesafter the massacre of 17 Afghan civilians inwhich a US soldier has been charged, violence

In this photo provided by Kris Garrett, A plume of smokerises skyward over the top of a wildfire burning out of

control near Conifer, Colo, on 26 March, 2012.INTERNET

set off by the burning of Korans by Americantroops last month and a number of killings ofUS troops by Afghan security forces.

According to the poll, negativeimpressions of the war have increased amongboth Democrats and Republicans.

Sixty percent of Republicans said the warwas going somewhat or very badly, comparedwith 40 percent in November. AmongDemocrats, 68 percent said the war was goingsomewhat or very badly, compared with 38percent in November.

NATO plans to hand over securityresponsibilities to Afghan forces by the endof 2014. Forty-four percent of respondentssaid the United States should withdraw soonerthan the planned transition; 33 percent saidthe Obama administration should stick to thecurrent timetable; and 3 percent said it shouldwithdraw now. Seventeen percent said theUnited States should stay as long as it wouldtake to stabilize the situation.—Reuters

India ‘Maoist’ bomb blast kills 15 policeMUMBAI, 27 March—A

landmine explosion in thewestern Indian state ofMaharashtra has killed at least15 policemen, officials say.

The attack has beenblamed on Maoist rebels, whooperate in the area as well asseveral other Indian states.

It is one of the worstattacks on Indian police in

two years. Maoist rebels inthe eastern state of Orissakidnapped two Italians abouttwo weeks ago, but releasedone and have been in talkswith the state governmentover the other man’s release.

Tuesday’s attackhappened in Maharashtra’sGadchiroli District, a remoteand relatively undeveloped

part of the country. The districtis on Maharashtra’s borderwith the central state ofChhattisgarh and is astronghold of the rebels. Thepolice vehicle was travellingthrough a forested regionwhen the landmine wastriggered, reports said. Thepolicemen, members of India’snational paramilitary force,

were travelling on a bus, thePress Trust of India newsagency quoted officials assaying. The explosion was sopowerful that it could be heardseveral kilometres away andthe bus was turned into amangled heap of twisted metal,a police officer in the districttold the BBC. “Fifteen CRPF[Central Reserve Police Force]are dead,” a spokesman for theforce told AFP news agency.

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Earth’s deepest spot desolate,foreboding

WASHINGTON, 27 March—In James Cameron’s fantasyfilms, like “Avatar” and “The Abyss,” the unexplored issplashed in color and fraught with alien danger. But on hisdive to the deepest place on Earth, reality proved far different:white, barren and bland. Yet otherworldly — and amazing. “Ifelt like I literally, in the space of one day, had gone to anotherplanet and come back,” Cameron said Monday after returningfrom the cold, dark place in the western Pacific Ocean, sevenmiles below the surface. “It was a very surreal day.”

Cameron is the first person to explore the deepest valleyin the ocean since two men made a 20-minute foray there morethan half a century ago. He spent about three hours glidingthrough the icy darkness, illuminated only by special lights

Director James Cameron resurfaced after spending fourhours on the ocean floor.— INTERNET

on the one-man sub he helped design. That was only abouthalf as long as planned because his battery ran low.

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Climate temperature predictions can influence planning,such as for sea defences.— INTERNET

Temperatures could rise by3C by 2050, models suggest

LONDON, 27 March — Global temperatures could rise by1.4-3.0C (2.5-5.4F) above levels for late last century by 2050,a computer simulation has suggested. Almost 10,000 climatesimulations were run on volunteers’ home computers. Theprojections, published in Nature Geoscience, are somewhathigher than those from other models. The researchers aimedto explore a wider range of possible futures, which they sayhelps “get a handle” on the uncertainties of the climatesystem.

People planning for the impacts of climate change needto consider the possibility of warming of up to 3C by 2050,even on a mid-range emission scenario, the researchers say.The study — run through climateprediction.net with the BBCClimate Change Experiment — ran simulations using a complexatmosphere-ocean climate model. The representations ofphysical parameters were varied between runs of the model,reflecting uncertainties about precisely how the climate systemworks.—Internet

Avalanche research aids search for tastierice cream

hoping to reveal the exact conditions under which ice crystalsmerge and grow. When the crystals get big enough theychange the texture of ice cream and alter how it feels when itis eaten.

The study of ice crystal formation has been carried outwith the help of scientists at the Institute for Snow andAvalanche Research in Davos, Switzerland. The X-raytomography machine at the institute is one of the few that cantake images of tiny structures at sub-zero temperatures.“Previously, we could not look inside ice cream withoutdestroying the sample in the process,” said Nestle foodscientist Dr Cedric Dubois. Via the research, summarised in apaper published in the journal Soft Matter, Nestle hopes tofind a way to combat the gradual degradation of taste ice creamoften suffers. As with many foods, the structure of ice creamis the key to the way it tastes.—Internet

The way ice cream isstored can change the

way it tastes. INTERNET

DAVOS, 27 March — Avalanche experts are helping tostudy how ice cream’s structure changes when it is stored ina household freezer. Samples of ice cream have been scannedwith an X-ray machine more typically used to study the icecrystals which are key to avalanche formation. Nestle is

Microsoft seizes servers in Zeus cyberfraudit had confiscated severalservers used to steal loginnames and passwords,disrupting some of the world’smost sophisticated cyber-crime rings.

A variety of logos hoverabove the Microsoft

booth on the openingday of the InternationalConsumer Electronics

Show (CES) in LasVegas on 10 Jan,2012.— INTERNET

technical actions to fightnotorious criminals whoinfect computers with aprevalent malicious softwareknown as Zeus.

By recruiting computersinto networks called botnets,Zeus logs the online activityof infected machines,providing criminals withcredentials to access financialaccounts.

“We’ve disrupted acritical source of money-making for digital fraudstersand cyber thieves, whilegaining important informationto help identify thoseresponsible and better protectvictims,” said RichardBoscovich, senior attorneyfor the Microsoft DigitalCrimes Unit, which handledthe investigation incollaboration with thefinancial industry.

Microsoft’s DigitalCrimes Unit is worldwide teamof investigators, lawyers,analysts and other specialistswho fight cybercrime. A yearago they helped USauthorities take down abotnet known as Rustock thathad been one of the biggestproducers of spam e-mail.Some security expertsestimated that in its heydayRustock was responsible forhalf the spam in junk emailbins.

The company said themoves announced Mondayhad not dealt a fatal blow toZeus, which is available fordownload on websitesfrequented by criminalhackers. It is used to managemany botnets, including onesthat were not impacted byMicrosoft’s actions.

Reuters

Study: US will watch moremovies online in 2012 overDVDs, VHS and Blu-ray

NEW YORK, 27 March — Years from now, DVD and Blu-ray will occupy the near-forgotten nostalgia realms thatformats like laserdisk occupy now. The only question iswhen? According to new research by IHS Screen Digest,2012 could mark the beginning of streaming movieconsumption overtaking their physical counterparts.

The US’ consumption of legal, paid movies is predictedto reach 3.4 billion views/transactions this year, whichwould be 1 billion units more than what is expected ofphysical video.

The physical video formats include DVD, Blu-ray aswell as VHS. Compared to 2011, online video consumption’sannual growth is 135 percent from 1.4 billion, and isexpected to similar growth in the near future.

Though the online trend will finally dominate, seniorIHS analyst Dan Cryan points out that, this is only a sign thatthe age of the physical format is at an end, “the transition islikely to take time: almost nine years after the launch of theiTunes Store, CDs are still a vital part of the music business.”

Amazon Prime, Hulu and of course Netflix have beenintegral to the online consuming shift. 2011 subscriptionsfor these types of services accounted for 94 percent of USpaid movie consumption.

Dan goes on to say that 2012 is the nail in the , “ thegrowth in online consumption is part of a broader trend hasseen the total number of movies consumed from servicesthat are traditionally considered ‘home entertainment’ growby 40 percent between 2007 and 2011.”

Still, in 2012 there’s far more money to be made from thephysical sales of movies, and Cryan predicts that won’tchange unto 2016.

This year, online viewing will capture $1.7 billion ofthis years movie revenue, compared to $11.1 billion thatwill be made through the physical format.

By 2016, physical video will still have 75 percent ofrevenue, and online will have 17 percent—pay-TV will makeup the remaining portion.

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Astronauts evacuate theInternational Space Stationduring space debris close-call

WASHINGTON, 27 March — Astronauts aboard theInternational Space Station (ISS) had to evacuate its premisesover the weekend to escape what could’ve been a fataldisaster — a piece of space debris passed too close to thesatellite for comfort. NASA usually maneuvers the ISS out ofthe way whenever there’s passing debris, but this time, theorbiting rubble was spotted too late.

The six astronauts took shelter inside Russian Soyuzcapsules because the ISS was in danger of getting struck bythe rubble and losing pressure and oxygen. Thankfully,nobody was hurt, and the $100 billion space station wasn’tdamaged. NASA identified the passing debris as a fragmentfrom the Russian satellite Cosmos 2251 that smashed intoanother spacecraft in 2009.

The fragment’s size and exact distance from the space

The International Space Station.—INTERNET

station when it passed remain unknown. But NASA scientistsestimate that it was around 6.8 to 8.7 miles away from the ISSduring the time of its closest approach at 2:38 am Eastern on24 March.

Approximately 20,000 pieces of smashed satellites andspacecraft orbit the Earth at great speeds. These softball-sized fragments can cause some serious damage, which is whyNASA and the US military have been looking for ways to trackthem better and to eliminate them altogether.— Internet

NEW YORK , 27 March —Microsoft Corp claimed avictory in efforts to combatonline banking fraud, saying

The software maker saidon Monday that itscybercrime investigationgroup also took legal and

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Too much sun can permanently damage your skin andincreases your risk of developing skin cancer.

The Cleveland Clinic offers these suggestions to helpprotect you from the sun’s harmful effects:* Apply sunscreen every day, even if it’s cloudy outside.* Stay out of the sun while it’s strongest, from 10 am to

3 pm.* Wear a long-sleeved shirt, long pants and a hat with a

wide brim when you’ll be outside for long periods.* Protect your eyes with UV light-filtering sunglasses.

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Health Tip: Protect your skinfrom sun damage

OTTAWA, 27 March—New graphic labels forcigarette and little cigarpackages will start makingtheir way onto store shelves.

Wednesday marked thefirst day that tobaccomanufacturers and importershave to start labellingpackages with the explicitwarnings unveiled by the

New graphic labels for cigarette and little cigarpackages will start making their way onto store shelves.

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Cigarette packs to bearmore explicit labels

WASHINGTON, 27 March—Too often,people pass a cardiac checkup only to collapsewith a heart attack days later. Now scientistshave found a clue that one day may helpdoctors determine if a heart attack is imminent,in hopes of preventing it.

Most heart attacks happen when fattydeposits in an artery burst open, and a bloodclot then forms to seal the break. If the clot istoo big, it blocks off blood flow.

The problem: Today’s best tests can’tpredict when that’s about to happen.

“We don’t have a way to get at whetheran artery’s going to crack, the precursor to aheart attack,” said Dr Eric Topol, director ofCalifornia’s Scripps Translational ScienceInstitute.

Wednesday, Scripps researchersreported a new lead — by searching people’sblood for cells that appear to flake off the

This undated handout images provided by ScienceTraditional Medicine/Scripps Translational Science

Institute, shows on the left normal, healthy circulatingendothelial cells (CEC). On the right are CECs from

heart attack patients which appear abnormally large,misshapen and with multiple nuclei. Too often, peoplepass a cardiac checkup only to collapse with a heart

attack days later. Now scientists have found a clue thatone day may help doctors determine if a heart attack is

imminent, in hopes of preventing it.—INTERNET

government last fall.The new Health

Canada rules require largerand more noticeablemessages that cover 75percent of the front and backof packages.

The photos include oneof anti-smoking activist BarbTarbox dying of lung cancer.

The rules also requirepackages to containinformation on how to quitsmoking and more details onthe chemicals contained intobacco smoke.

Retailers have until 18June to unload their oldinventory before they muststart selling the cigarette andlittle cigar packages with thenew graphics.

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Weird cells may lead to heart attackprediction test

lining of a severely diseased artery.Topol’s team measured high levels of

those cells, deformed ones, floating in theblood of 50 people who’d just had a heartattack. The research is reported in the journalScience Translational Medicine.

Next, Topol said his team soon will beginneeded studies to learn how early those cellsmight appear before a heart attack, and ifspotting them could allow use of clot-preventing drugs to ward off damage. SomeSan Diego emergency rooms will study anexperimental blood test with chest-painsufferers whose standard exams found noevidence of a heart attack, he said.

Don’t expect a test to predict heart attacksany time soon — a lot more research is needed,caution heart specialists not involved withthe study. But they’re intrigued.

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Honda’s automobile unit resumes operationsin Thailand

BANGKOK , 27 March — Honda Automobile Thailand(HATC) has resumed production at its plant in Ayutthayaafter severe floods halted operations in early October. HATC,a subsidiary of Honda Motor, is the last of the Japaneseautomobile companies to resume production in Thailandafter the floods. Toyota Motor and Nissan Motor resumedproduction at the end of 2011.

The floods forced hundreds of Japanese companies toshut operations, adversely affecting their earningsexpectations. Earlier this year, Honda revised down itsoperating income forecast for the year ending on 31 Marchto 200b yen ($2.4b, £1.5b) from a previous forecast of 270byen. The Honda factory in Ayutthaya has the capacity toproduce 240,000 units annually.

A Honda Motor spokeswoman said full productionwould resume at the HATC unit by the second week of April.Currently production is at about 12% of capacity. HATC wasthe only car maker whose factory was completely flooded.

Honda and otherJapanese carmakers were

forced to shut downproduction.— INTERNET

Honda Motor said HATC is one of its most importantproduction centres in the Asia and Oceania regions. “Hondawas totally committed to realising the earliest possiblerecovery. Honda will maintain the same positioning ofHATC in the future and further promote business operationsin Thailand,” the company said.— Internet

China’s Huawei barred fromAustralia broadband dealSYDNEY, 27 March — China’s biggest maker of equipment

for the phone industry, Huawei, has been barred from biddingfor a huge project in Australia. It was told late last year thatit should not try to bid for work on Australia’s NationalBroadband Network. The $37.5bn (£24bn) project aims toconnect almost every Australian home to a very high speedInternet connection. An Australian Financial Review (AFR)report says that Huawei has been barred over security concerns.

Without making direct reference to the Chinese firm,Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said: “The NationalBroadband Network is a huge infrastructure project and youwould expect that as a government we would make all of theprudent decisions to make sure that that infrastructure projectdoes what we want it to do and we’ve taken one of thosedecisions.” Jeremy Mitchell, director of corporate affairs atHuawei Australia said: “While we’re obviously disappointedby the decision, Huawei will continue to be open andtransparent and work to find ways of providing assurancearound the security of our technology.”

Huawei hopes to become the world’s biggest seller ofequipment to the telecoms industry by the end of the year andhas already broken into markets in Asia, Africa and Europe.But last year a US Congressional Committee said the firmcould post a security risk. One of the reasons cited was thatthe company’s founder Ren Zhengfei was in the ChineseArmy until 1984.— Internet

BMW recalls 1.3 million cars worldwidecable cover in the trunk, the carmaker said on Monday. Therecall affects 5- and 6-Series BMWs built between 2003 and2010, BMW said in a statement. “In some remote cases, thebattery cable cover inside the boot of these vehicles may beincorrectly mounted,” it said.

“This can result in the electrical system malfunctioning,the vehicle failing to start and, in some cases, to charring orfire,” the company said, adding it was not aware of anyaccidents or injuries to people due to the problem. Fewer than1 percent of the cars BMW has so far inspected for the issuehave exhibited the problem, a BMW spokesman said. So far,the spokesman said, there have been no reports of fires.

BMW said it was writing to car owners. The repairprocedure in a BMW partner workshop would take about 30minutes to an hour and would be free of charge to customers,it added. The recall affects about 368,000 cars in the UnitedStates and about 293,000 cars in Germany, BMW said.Another 109,000 cars are subject to the recall in Britain andabout 102,000 in China, BMW said. In some Europeancountries, the trunk is called the car’s boot.

Reuters

A wheel rim of a BMW i3 Concept car is pictured beforethe company’s annual news conference in Munich

on 13 March, 2012. — REUTERSHuawei said it was disappointed by the decision.

INTERNET

FRANKFURT, 27 March — BMW AG , the world’s largestpremium carmaker, is recalling about 1.3 million cars forrepair worldwide due to a possible problem with a battery

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(from page 1)When the columns led by

Parade Commander Brig-GenTin Aung Chit marched to theparade ground, Daw Kyu KyuHla, wife of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, DawThan Than Nwe, wife of theDeputy Commander-in-Chiefof Defence Services, wives ofsenior military officers of theOffice of the Commander-in-Chief and wife of the commanderof Nay Pyi Taw Commandgarlanded the servicemen of thecolumns.

Servicemen and familiesof the Office of the Com-mander-in-Chief, those of NayPyi Taw Command and thoseof stations also garlanded theservicemen of the columns.

Parade Commander Brig-Gen Tin Aung Chit led theparade columns, followed byParade Adjutant Lt-Col KyawSein Tun, the standard bearersof the Union Flag and flags of

Defence Services (Army, Navyand Air) Major Myint Zaw Ooof Anawrahta Column.Column Commander Col Min

Min Lwin ushered AnawrahtaColumn, together with theGuard of Honour representingthe Directorate of ArtilleryCorps led by Major NaingMyint Aung, CommandingOfficer Lt-Col Zaw Min Latt,

the company representing theDirectorate of Supply andTransport, the companyrepresenting the Triangle Re-

gion Command, the companyrepresenting No. 11 LID, thecompany representing No. 99LID and the company No. 1representing Triangle RegionCommand and the militaryband.

Column CommanderCol Zaw Moe Than usheredKyansittha Column, fol-lowed by the standard bear-ers of the Union Flag andflags of Defence Services(Army, Navy and Air) ofKyansittha Column led byMajor Tint Naing Win. Com-manding Officer Lt-Col MyoMin Tun led the KyansitthaColumn, the Guard of Hon-our representing YangonCommand, the company rep-resenting the Directorate ofMedical Services, the com-pany representing Directorateof Defence Industries, thecompany representing No. 22LID and the company No.1representing North-EastCommand and the militaryband.

Column CommanderCaptain Myint Zaw usheredBayintnaung Column, fol-lowed by the standard bear-ers of the Union Flag and

flags of Defence Services(Army, Navy and Air) ofBayintnaung Column led byLt-Cdr Myint Ko. Command-ing Officer Cdr Thein Htooled the BayintnaungColumn, the Guard of Hon-our led by Cdr Aung NaingOo of the Office of the Com-mander-in-Chief (Navy), thecompany representing theDirectorate of Signals, thecompany representing theNorth-West Command, thecompany representing West-ern Command, the companyNos.1&2 representingWestern Command and themilitary band.

Column CommanderCol Aung Kyaw Soe usheredAungzeya Column, followedby the standard bearers of theUnion Flag and flags ofDefence Services (Army,Navy and Air) of AungzeyaColumn led by Major MinDin. Commanding Officer Lt-Col Zaw Hein led theAungzeya Column, the

Guard of Honour represent-ing Directorate of ArmouredCorps, the companyrepresenting Eastern Com-mand, the company represent-ing Central Command, thecompany representing No. 33LID, the companyNo. 1 representing EasternCommand and the militaryband.

Column CommanderCol Kyaw Htin usheredHsinbyushin Column, fol-lowed by the standard bear-ers of the Union Flag andflags of Defence Services(Army, Navy and Air) ofHsinbyushin Column led byMajor Kyaw Kyaw Tun.Commanding Officer Lt-ColZaw Tun led theHsinbyushin Column, theGuard of Honourrepresenting Office of theCommander-in-Chief (Air)led by Major Than Htaik Oo,the company representing

Directorate of MilitaryEngineers, the companyrepresenting South-WestCommand, the company rep-resenting Coastal RegionCommand, the company No.1 representing South-EastCommand No. 2 representingNorth-East Command andthe military band.

Column CommanderCol Tin Win Aung usheredBandoola Column, followedby the standard bearers of theUnion Flag and flags ofDefence Services (Army,Navy and Air) of BandoolaColumn led by Major SoeThu Aung. CommandingOfficer Lt-Col Maung MaungSoe led the BandoolaColumn, the Guard of Hon-our representing SouthernCommand, the company rep-resenting Directorate of Elec-trical and MechanicalEngineers, the company rep-resenting North-East Com-mand, the company represent-ing South-East Command,the company No. 1representing Coastal RegionCommand and the militaryband.

Column Commander ColKhun Ye Htwe usheredMyawady Column, followedby the standard bearers of theUnion Flag and flags ofMyanmar Police Force,Myanmar Fire Brigade andMyanmar Red Cross Brigadeof Myawady Column led byPolice Major Khaing Soe.Commanding Officer Lt-ColMyo Kyaw Thu led theMyawady Column, the Guardof Honour representingMyanmar Police Force, thecompany representingMyanmar Fire Brigade, thecompany representingMyanmar Red Cross Brigade,the company representingDirectorate of Ordnance, thecompany representing CentralEast Command, the companyNo. 2 representing TriangleRegion Command and themilitary band.

Singing military songs,the parade columns marchedtowards the parade ground.

Commander-in-Chief ofDefence Services General MinAung Hlaing took thedesignated position on thedais.

The Tatmadawmen, MPFmembers, members of FireBrigade and Red Cross Brigadeof the military columns salutedthe Commander-in-Chief ofDefence Services. TheCommander-in-Chief ofDefence Services inspected theparade columns. Next, they allsaluted the State Flag and paidtribute to the fallenTatmadawmen and took four-point oath.

(See page 7)

Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services General Thayay Sithu Min Aung Hlaing inspects paradecolumns at 67th Anniversary Armed Forces Day Parade 2012.—MNA

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Dignitaries seen at 67th Anniversary Armed Forces Day Parade 2012.—MNA

Parade columns marching to 67th Anniversary Armed Forces DayParade 2012.—MNA

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(from page 6)The Commander-

in-Chief of Defence Servicesdelivered an address. He saidthat after the thirty patrioticComrades led by GeneralAung San had undergonemilitary training from theJapanese, the Burma Inde-pendence Army well-knownas BIA was established on 27December, 1941. Theyousted the Britishcolonialists joining with theJapanese troops. In 1942, theJapanese reformed the BIA asthe Burma Defence Army(BDA) on behalf of its initialname. In 1943, the BDA wasreformed under the name ofBurma National Army (BNA).On 27 March, 1945, the BNAhand in hand with theMyanmar people launchedto revolt against the JapaneseFascists. On 23 July, 1945, itwas renamed the PatrioticBurmese Forces (PBF). Bylooking at the History of theTatmadaw, it is distinctlyfound that the Tatmadaw is apatriotic one born ofMyanmar people through thestruggle of the freedom.

In accord with

To possess high defencepower, State, people &Tatmadaw …

being a Tatmadaw of goodtradition born of Myanmarpeople, the Tatmadaw alwaysupholds to safeguard the livesand property of the nationalsand the sovereign State. Inaccord with its good historictradition, the Tatmadaw pro-tected the Sovereign Statefrom internal and externalthreats and destructive ele-ments which endangered thedisintegration of the union,disintegration of nationalsolidarity and perpetuationof sovereignty. In future, theTatmadaw will go on safe-guarding the country. He ex-pressed that the history of theTatmadaw cannot deviatefrom that of the country—itmeans the history of theTatmadaw is interconnectedwith the contemporary historyof the nation.

From its initial timeof establishment up to now,the respective great militaryleaders through various agesbuilt up the Tatmadaw toenhance not only its strengthbut also its capability in orderto promote the defence powerof the nation. Carrying thenoble heritage, General Ne

Win and Senior General ThanShwe kept on building up thewell-disciplined, systematicand modern Tatmadaw thatwas initially established byGeneral Aung San, theforefather of Myanmar

be a competent modern patri-otic one of full strength thatcan safeguard the nation.

In 1988, Tatmadawtook the responsibilities ofthe nation as the country wasdefunct in various sectors, and

implemented for the peaceand stability of the state aswell as its developmenttogether with Myanmarpeople. In performing thesetasks, political objectives,economic objectives and so-cial objectives were system-atically laid down. Therefore,the development in eco-nomic and social sectors wasvividly seen and theTatmadaw could secure peacewith national races armedgroups for the national re-consolidation in politicalarena. In accord with thepromise to transform the na-tion into a democratic state,the Tatmadaw held the Na-tional Convention and drewthe National Constitution.In 2003, seven-point roadmap was laid down and im-plemented it step by step.Constitution of the Republic

of the Union of Myanmarwhich emerged from theNational Convention as forthe next step could beofficially approved throughthe referendum. In 2010,multi-party democracyelections were held, andHluttaw’s meeting was heldby the representativeselected by people on 31January 2011 and theTatmadaw could systemati-cally handover the statepower to the President andthe new Government electedby Hluttaws again.In orderto march to the new demo-cratic nation, the Tatmadawkept its solemn promise andled it to reach the right path.

According to thegeographical and historicalfeatures of the nation, to keepup the national interest ofthe nation and nationals, theTatmadaw laid down thethree main national causes:Non-disintegration of theUnion, Non-disintegrationof national solidarity and Per-petuation of sovereignty.

To safeguard thenational interest of the State,when the National DefencePolicy is laid down, one ofthe facts that the Tatmadawis responsible to protect OurThree Main National Causesis included in the NationalConstitution, and it is alsovividly stated that theTatmadaw is mainlyresponsible for safeguardingOur Three Main NationalCauses. He assured that theTatmadaw will keep on firmsafeguarding Our ThreeMain National Causes.

According to theNational Constitution,taking the seats of militarypersonnel in variousHluttaws is to serve for thebenefits of the nation becauseof the previous historypassed through. In otherwords, it means assuming theNational Political respon-sibilities. Nowadays,military personnel join the

Tatmadaw on their ownconsent but not with con-scription. Even knowing thatthey have to face fatigue andsacrifice their lives and limbsor parts of bodies, they jointhe Tatmadaw to safeguardthe union and national racesbased on their very noblespirits.

Furthermore, theTatmadaw upholds Our ThreeMain National Causes andprotects the interests of thenation and its people includ-ing their lives and property.For the developments of theState and her respectiveregions, the Tatmadaw iscollaborating hand in handwith its people. While per-forming these tasks, withouttheir party politics, racial andregional prejudice, theTatmadaw plays only the roleof the national political af-fairs for the interests of theentire nation and its people.He pointed out that in theleading role of state’s nationalpolitical affairs,theTatmadaw is taking part withits genuine patriotism ,theunion spirit.

The Tatmadawmenhave to abide not only Mili-tary Acts but also the CivilActs assigned by the Govern-ment as civilians do. TheTatmadawmen have to abideand safeguard the NationalConstitution as the soul ofthe State with all nationals.It is obviously stated for theTatmadaw to discharge its re-sponsibilities in that “theDefence Services is mainlyresponsible for safeguardingthe Constitution” accordingto section 20, sub-section (f).He reiterated that theTatmadaw has to safeguardthe National Constitution asthe crucial responsibilitiesin building up a moderndeveloped democraticnation.

To be a moderndeveloped nation, peace andstability are essential.

(See page 8)

Paradecolumns

marching pastCommander-

in-Chief ofDefenceServicesGeneral

Thayay SithuMin Aung

Hlaing at 67th

AnniversaryArmed Forces

Day Parade2012.—MNA

Those present at the parade of 67th Anniversary Armed Forces Day.—MNA

Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, wife of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services garlands aTatmadawman at the parade.—MNA

Tatmadaw to abreast of thecurrent age. Their worthygratitude can also be seen.The Commander-in-Chief ofDefence Services called forbuilding up the Tatmadaw to

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(from page 7)For not being successful in endeavouring to get peace andstability of the state in respective ages, the State is nowemphasizing for getting permanent peace in hand. In firststage, negotiation groups for peace from respective statesand regional Governments discuss with the respective na-tional races armed groups. In second stage, union levelnegotiation groups for peace discuss with the respectivenational races armed groups and eventually, they will final-ize to formulate the eternal peace at the Pyidaungsu Hluttawlevel. The Tatmadaw, serving with the risk of lives, bloodand sweat prefers eternal peace as well as the development.He clearly mentioned that the Tatmadaw will perform topossess eternal peace as possible as it can together with thenation with genuine union spirit and then the developmentof the nation will be put on emphasis.

As for the country practising democracy just for oneyear experience, to stand tall as a high and firm nation,political might,economic might and military might need tobe highly and firmly developed in harmonious synchroniza-tion. For getting high in political efficiency, the basic needsare integration of national solidarity and peace and stabilityof the state, especially in the State which is the residence ofvarious ethnic groups in unison.

Political stability is the force to progress the economy,and with the good governance, it can create the economicdevelopment of the State and the entire people.

To safeguard her independence and perpetuation ofsovereignty and upgrade her defence capabilities, theTatmadaw is necessary to be competent, modern and patri-otic in full strength.

To possess highdefence power, …

To possess a high defence power, the State, theTatmadaw and the entire people will have to join hand in handfor being a Tatmadaw of full strength.

Being well-disciplined and obedient are the qualitiesof good soldiers. The servicemen have to abide not only militarydiscipline and the battle field discipline but also civil acts and lawassigned by the Government as citizens do respectfully.Discipline is the backbone of the Tatmadaw and the betterdiscipline an army has, the better morale and obedience it has.Thus, the leaders of the Tatmadaw from the respective agesendeavoured to follow discipline and be the obedient Tatmadawwith high potential in order to strengthen its backbone.

As the Tatmadawmen who discharge national de-fence duties cannot accomplish the assigned tasks only withmilitary outlook, servicemen must fulfill themselves withfour certain outlooks—political, economic, military andadministrative ones. Not only must International affairs beconstantly observed but also her proper ways leading to ademocratic nation in accord with actual circumstances ofthe nation, some disturbances to perpetuation of sovereignty,the situation that can implement the development of thecountry according to the law by joining the entire people,the Tatmadaw and the nation together be observed. He madeclear that Tatmadaw will actively participate in building upthe state to be a modern industrialized state according to theeconomic objectives for the related sectors.

Nowadays, throughout the way of marching towardsa democratic nation, as the Tatmadaw will stand upright,current democratic administrative systems changed throughtime must be continuously observed. He emphasized that theTatmadaw deals friendly with the Armed Forces from ASEANcountries, neighbouring countries and respective globalcountries in accord with the nation’s policy and the country’sgeographical features since the nation is situated in a strategicposition. He also emphasized that the Tatmadaw mustendeavour to fulfill itself with military, political, economic and

administrative outlooks for safeguarding the sovereignterritory, territorial waters and airspace.

In order to raise morale of soldiers, the fulfillmentmeasures of physical and mental elements—assigning theirtasks in a fair and square way, emphasizing to enjoy their owncareers and giving priority to their equitable welfare distributionmust be done. He underlined that as morale development playsa vital role for winning a victory in a battle field, it must beimplemented in an emphasis manner for the whole Tatmadaw.

In conclusion, He said that while the country ismarching with a new modern system, the Tatmadaw will haveto discharge the duties of the State in accord with the 67th

Anniversary Armed Forces Day Objectives:(a) To strictly uphold the objectives namely, non-

disintegration of the Union, non-disintegration ofnational solidarity and perpetuation of sovereignty;

(b) To play the leading role in the national politics bythe Tatmadaw with Union spirit, the true patriotism;

(c) To safeguard the constitution, the main duty of theTatmadaw in building up a modern, developed, newdemocratic nation;

(d) To build strong, competent, modern, patrioticTatmadaw to safeguard the independence and sov-ereignty of the nation.The parade columns left the parade ground after

saluting the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services.The Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services left

there and the 67th Anniversary Armed Forces Day Paradecame to an end.

The bronze statues of King Anawrahta, KingBayintnaung and King Alaungphaya could be seen in theNay Pyi Taw Parade Ground. The torch, the signboard andflags of military units could be seen there.

The signboards bearing mottos of the Tatmadaw andposters were put up at the junction of Yangon-MandalayHighway and Pinlaung Road.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 27 March—Lt-Gen Thayay Sithu Hla HtayWin of the Office of Commander-in-Chief of Defence Servicesattended prize-awarding ceremony of 67th AnniversaryArmed Forces Day Parade, at Thittat military Parade Groundhere this morning.

Lt-Gen Thayay Sithu Hla Htay Win took the salute ofParade Commander Brig-Gen Tin Aung Chit, Tatmadawmenfrom Parade Columns, members of Myanmar Police Force,Myanmar Fire Brigade and Myanmar Red Cross Brigade.

After that, Chairman of Leading Committee for holdingthe 67th Anniversary Armed Forces Day Lt-Gen Thiri PyanchiYar Pyae presented military parade honorable award, best

Prize-presenting ceremony of 67th

Anniversary Armed Forces Day Parade heldmilitary band prizes, the standard bearers of the Union Flag,best camp awards.

Afterwards, Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thiri PyanchiKhin Zaw Oo awarded, best military song prizes, best militarydiscipline prizes, best military parade prizes. Then, Lt-GenThayay Sithu Hla Htay Win presented first, second and thirdbest company awards.

Afterwards, Lt-Gen Thayay Sithu Hla Htay Win tookthe salute of Parade Commander Brig-Gen Tin Aung Chit,Tatmadawmen from Parade Columns, members of MyanmarPolice Force, Myanmar Fire Brigade and Myanmar RedCross Society and the ceremony came to end.—MNA

YANGON, 27 March—A seminar on taxation mat-ters was held at UMFCCIBuilding on Minye

Dy F&R Minister clarifiestaxation matters

The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) will imple-ment a managed floating exchange rate regime in Myanmarwith effect from 1st April 2012. The external value of thenational currency, the Myanmar kyat, will from now on bedetermined by supply and demand conditions in theexchange market.

In line with the new exchange rate regime, Refer-ence Foreign Exchange Rate will be publicized daily byCBM.

This arrangement is part of the reform program ofthe Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmarfor modernizing the economy. A key part of this programis to unify the various exchange rates and graduallyeliminate restrictions on current international paymentsand transfers abroad. Replacing the official exchange rate,

Changes to Myanmar’s Exchange Arrangementswhich has been pegged since 1977 at the level of 8.50847kyats to SDR with a market-determined exchange rate, isthe first step toward unifying the various exchange ratesand also allow room for the CBM to influence the marketexchange rate.

In all these areas, the CBM, domestic and interna-tional concerned agencies are working together to ensurethat the changes are smooth. For FY 2012/13 UnionBudget, provisions of Foreign Exchange Budget for Min-istries and State Economic Enterprises have already beenincorporated a budgetary exchange rate assumption inline with market exchange rate.

The CBM will provide further detailedinformation to the public on changes to Myanmar’sexchange arrangements.—Central Bank of Myanmar

Kyawswa Road, here, yes-terday afternoon, with anaddress by President ofUMFCCI U Win Aung.

In his clarification,Deputy Minister for Financeand Revenue U Win Thansaid that the Ministry of Fi-nance and Revenue coordi-nated economists and expertsincluding officials of thegovernment departments forseveral times to issue thenotifications on tax relaxa-tion, amend revenue laws,revoke the inappropriate rev-enue law and amend rules ofincome tax, commercial taxand revenue stamp law andissued notifications with theagreement of the Union gov-ernment.

The deputy minister

continued that tax will belevied from the salaries ofgazetted officers that hadbeen exempted in the past tobe able to gain the full amountof tax.

Director-General UMyat Maw of Internal Rev-enue Department explainedrevenue law, rules, regula-tions and notifications, andDirector U Aung Moe Kyi,the notifications related tothe IRD.

About 700 partici-pants from departments,enterprises, businessmen,representatives of companiesand officials took part inthe seminar, and IRDpersonnel replied to queriesraised by those present.

MNA

Lt-Gen Thayay SithuHla Htay Win presentssecond model company

prize to parade com-pany of Directorate of

Armoured Corps.MNA

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NAY PYI TAW, 27 March—Commander-in-Chief of DefenceServices General Thayay Sithu Min Aung Hlaing and wife Daw KyuKyu Hla attended reception and dinner to mark the 67th AnniversaryArmed Forces Day (2012), at Zeyathiri Beikman here this evening.

Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services General Thayay SithuMin Aung Hlaing and wife together with Deputy Commander-in-Chiefof Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Lt-Gen Thiri PyanchiSoe Win and wife, Lt-Gen Thayay Sithu Hla Htay Win from the Officeof Commander-in-Chief and wife, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Thayay Sithu Nyan Tun and wife, Commander-in-Chief (Air)Lt-Gen Thayay Sithu Myat Hein and wife, cordially greeted seniormilitary officers from the Office of Commander-in-Chief and theirwives, the Chairman of Leading Committee for holding the ArmedForces Day Chief of Armed Forces Training, the Commander of NayPyi Taw Command, the Parade Commander, military attaches toMyanmar and guests.

After that, General Thayay Sithu Min Aung Hlaing and wifehosted a dinner to those present. Myawady music band of Directorateof Public Relations and Psychological Warfare entertained the guestswith songs before and during the dinner. After the dinner, No 1Defence Services TV Broadcasting Unit (Myawady TV) and mobilepublic relations companies entertained with cultural dance.

MNA

C-in-C attends reception and dinner to mark 67th Anniversary Armed Forces Day

NAY PYI TAW, 27 March—Office of the Ministry of Information in Nay Pyi Taw, MyanmaRadio and Television (Tatkon) and MRTV (Yangon) will provide satellite uplink servicesto Thaicom-5 for news agencies that want to apply satellite news gathering-SNG systemduring the by-elections on 1 April, 2012. After applying Booking Time to the Director-General of MRTV and making payment for service charges, news agencies can uplinkinformation. Contact phone numbers are 067-79471 and 067-79474, and fax numbers are067-79473 and 067-79464. Facts for uplink services are as follows:Uplink locations and technical parameters1. Location 1 Ministry of Information, Office No. 7, Nay Pyi Taw Tape format: DVC Pro/DVCam

(NTSC/PAL)MPEG 2Uplink to Thaicom-5 available through Flyaway Earth Station

2. Location 2 MRTV (Tatkon) Tape format: DVC Pro/DVCam

(NTSC)MPEG 2Uplink to Thaicom-5 available through 9 Meter Earth Station

3. Location 3 MRTV (Yangon) Tape format: DVC Pro/DVCam

(NTSC)MPEG 2Uplink to Thaicom-5 available through 9 Meter Earth Station

Thaicom-5 Downlink ParameterSatellite Thaicom-5 (Regional Beam)Bandwidth 3 MHzDownlink Frequency 3608 MHzSymbol Rate 2500 k sym/secFEC ¾Polarization VerticalModulation DVBS/QPSK

MNA

Satellite uplink and downlink services

YANGON, 27 March—The 23rd cashdonation of the families of Yangon RegionAll Private Bus-line Control Committee washeld at the training hall of the committee inTamway Township yesterday afternoon.

On behalf of the families, Region ChiefMinister U Myint Swe, the Chief Justice ofthe Region High Court, region ministers andChairman of the committee U Tin Htutdonated cash to military hospitals, people’shospitals and social organizations.

Families of the committee donated K

YANGON, 27 March—Opening ceremony of two-storey new school buildingof BEHS (branch) (Myoma)was held at the School inHlegu, Yangon North Districtyesterday.

Union Minister forElectric Power No.2 U KhinMaung Soe, Deputy Ministerfor Education U Aye Kyu andU Thein Tun of the school

Union EP-2 Minister attends opening ofnew school building

board of trustees opened itand sprinkled the stoneinscription with scentedwater. Documents related tothe school were handed overand the school head spokewords of thanks.

It was built incommemoration of diamondjubilee of the School, withthe contribution of K 20million by Ministry of

Education and K 60 millionby townselders, students anddonors.

After that, the UnionMinister attended the 10th

respect-paying ceremony, atBEHS in Hlegu andnoviciation ceremony atTatoominkon monasticeducation school inPhaunggyi Station, HleguTownship.—MNA

Yangon Region Chief Minister attendscash donation ceremony

2.7 million to five military hospitals, K 6.5million to 21 general hospitals and K 700,000to three social organizations, totalling K 9.9million.

After the ceremony, the Region ChiefMinister inspected dump trucks imported byYangon City Development Committee atMyanmar International Terminal Thilawa(MITT) and storage of cars at the warehouses.

He supervised members of fire brigade inputting out the fire at CIG Co timber yard atThilawa Industrial Zone.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 27 March—Sagaing Region ChiefMinister U Tha Aye receivedIndian Counsul-General DrMadan Mohan Sethi andIndian entrepreneurs at WinUnity Hotel in Monywa on21 March and discussedmutual cooperation matters.

The Region ChiefMinister in the afternoon metlocal people from villages ofMonywa and Ayadawtownships. He inspectedconstruction of new schoolbuilding at BEPS in AingthaVillage and Mukangyi-

Development undertakings inspected in MonywaYegyiwa (Yangyiaung)Bridge.

On 22 March, theRegion Chief Ministerattended the launchingceremony of the SagaingRegion Age-wise Anti-Measles Vaccination 2012in Monywa.

The other day, heattended inauguration of roadsin Monywa incommemoration of the 67th

Anniversary Armed ForcesDay. At the hall of the regiongovernment, he attended theregion rural development and

poverty alleviation workcommittee meeting. Whilein Monywa, he also attendedthe conferring of certificateson members of the Sanghaand nuns in religiousexaminations.—MNA

Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services GeneralThayay Sithu Min Aung Hlaing cordially greets those

present at reception and dinner to mark 67th

Anniversary Armed Forces Day (2012).—MNA

Head of Township IPRDDaw Yin Yin Thwe donates250 books and publications

to Ward Administrator UKyi Tun at Thuta Kaungkin

Library in Ward 107 ofDagon Myothit (South)Township on 15 March.

MYANMA ALIN

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Orthopaedic Hospital in Mandalay of Mandalay Region providing healthcare to orthopaedic patients in central Myanmar.

Health infrastructures established to providehealthcare to national people in central Myanmar••••• As new station hospitals are

being opened in each areaof Mandalay and SagaingRegions, Mandalay Regionis being shaped into a publichealth centre of upperMyanmar.

••••• The number of medical andrelated universities inMandalay have arisen tosix in addition to sevenspecialist hospitals and twoteaching hospitals in theregion.

Archive: Maung Nyein Aye

Translation: HKA

Teaching Hospital in Magwayof Magway Region, aplayground for future

physicians and a reliablehealthcare source for local

people in the region.

New 550-bed Children’sHospital in Mandalay of

Mandalay Region ensuringhealth and fitness of children of

the Region.

Popcorn healthier than fruit, vegetablesBEIJING, 27 March—A new study finds out that popcorn

contains more highly healthy antioxidant substances thanfruits and vegetables, if it isn’t covered with butter, salt, orsugar.

Popcorn in its pure form, as an unprocessed grain, canbe one of the healthiest snacks one can have, according tothe research presented at the American Chemical Society’sscientific society on Sunday.

One of the scientists behind the study, Dr Joe Vinsonof the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, explainedthat there are more of the antioxidant substances calledpolyphenols concentrated in popcorn than most fruits andvegetables. One reason is that popcorn only contains about4 percent water while fruits and vegetables contain up to 90percent water.

The researchers also find that the hulls of popcorn - the

part that everyone hates for its tendency to get caught in theteeth - has been found to have the highest concentration ofpolyphenols and fibre. They are actually “nutritional goldnuggets,” according to Vinson.

“Popcorn may be the perfect snack food,” said DrVinson. One serving of popcorn will provide more than 70percent of the daily intake of whole grain needed by anadult.

Vinson warned, however, that how the popcorn isprepared is the key to its healthiness. Air popped popcornis the best, while microwave popcorn is much worse, as ispopcorn made in pot full of oil, butter, and covered withsugar or salt.

Popcorn, in its air-popped form is healthy, but couldnever fully replace fruits and vegetables due to the othervitamins and nutrients found in them.—Xinhua

10 killed in clashes between rivalgangs in northern Mexico

MEXICO CITY, 27 March — At least 10 people werekilled in a clash between rival groups in the municipalityof Temosachi, in the northern Mexican State of Chihuahua,local authorities announced Monday.

State police spokes-woman Alexa Estrada said theinvestigation established that the confrontation betweenarmed groups in the mountainous area of Chihuahua haveoccurred between Sunday and the early hours of Monday.

Once arriving at the scene, staffs of the state police andforensic services were attacked from a hill with gun shots,but no officer was injured, she said. After the policepersonnel repelled the attack, the assailants fled the area,and then the bodies of victims and other evidence havebeen transferred to the nearby Cuauhtemoc municipalityfor further investigation.—Xinhua

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Nay Pyi Taw General Hospital (1000-bed)facilitated with water purifier

NAY PYI TAW, 27March—With the assistanceof the Directorate of WaterResources Development,ATC Water EngineeringEnterprise installed waterpurifier for the operationtheatre at Nay Pyi TawGeneral Hospital (1000-bed)in Nay Pyi Taw for

availability of purified wateron 10 March and the workcompleted on 14 March.

The OT Water System isinstalled with US NSFStandard Filtration toproduce quality water.

In the past, the hospitalwas supplied water by NayPyi Taw Council. At present,

thanks to OT Water System,the equipment of operationtheatre can be used withpurified water so that theequipment can be kept forthe long term. Moreover, aplan is under way to installone more water purifier atout-patient ward so as tosufficiently fulfill the purifiedwater to patients and theirrelatives and to two operationtheatres, said MedicalSuperintendent Dr Daw PhyuPhyu.

The Directorate of WaterResources Development hassuccessfully sunk 4-inchtubewell in the compound ofthe general hospital with theuse of RG 02 drillingmachine. The 500 feet deeptubewell produces water. Thewater purifier now uses thebest quality water from thetubewell of seven wells inaccord with the chemical testsof water.—Ko Htwe

Medical Superintendent Dr Daw Phyu Phyu anddoctors seen together with already-installed water

purifier at Nay Pyi Taw General Hospital (1000-bed).

Anti-measles vaccination givento children in GyobingaukGYOBINGAUK, 27 March—The age-wise

anti-measles vaccination was held at theadministrative office in Pantin Ward ofGyobingauk Township, Bago Region, at 7am on 22 March.

Head of Township Health DepartmentDr Tin Win Aung and Chairperson ofTownship Maternal and Child Welfare

Association Daw Myint Yi launched theceremony.

Health staff and members of Maternaland Child Welfare Association and Women’sAffairs Organization gave services of age-wise anti-measles vaccination to childrenfrom nine months to five years old in theward.—Myanma Alin

CASH DONATED: Under the auspices of Speaker ofthe Pyithu Hluttaw Thura U Shwe Mann and wifeDaw Khin Lay Thet, family members donated US$

20,000 for seven sanitation machines includingwashing machine, dryer and ironing machine to be

kept at Sangha Ward of Jivitadana Sangha Hospital(Yangon) recently. Honorary Patron of the HospitalManagement Board Brig-Gen Tint Swe (Rtd) and

Chairman U Maung Manug accept the cashdonation.—JSH

Free health careprovided torural peopleTOUNGOO, 27 March—A

50-member team comprisingphysicians, specialists andgeneral practitioners of BagoRegion General Hospital andMedical Association(Toungoo) gave talks onhealth knowledge to the ruralpeople of Okphyat Village-tract in Pyu Township ofBago Region on 11 March.

The specialist team alsoprovided free health careservices to 1460 localpeople.—Myanma Alin

Loans disbursed to members ofcooperative society

MOMAUK, 27 March—The formation of LinletMicro-credit CooperativeSociety was held inconjunction with thedisbursement of loans tomembers of the society atNithawkayama Dhammayonin Alinkaung Ward ofMomauk Township, BhamoDistrict, Kachin State, on 16March.

At first, TownshipAdministrator U Nyan Hlaingmade a speech. Staff Officerof Township CooperativeDepartment Daw Khin NyuntSein discussed formation ofcooperative society andfunctions of micro-creditsocieties. Later, K 30,000each was disbursed to 24members of the society.

Township IPRD

Wheel tax levied at AdvancedZaygyo Complex, Yadanabon

Market

MANDALAY, 27 March—For 2012-2013 fiscal year, WheelTax Branch of Revenue Department of Mandalay CityDevelopment Committee levis wheel tax from vehicles andmotorcycles of shopkeepers and buyers for convenience oftax payments at Advanced Zaygyo Complex and YadanabonMarket in Mandalay on Saturdays and Sunday in March.

On the weekdays, the tax may be paid at the wheel taxbranch of Mandalay Region Directorate of Road Transport.The vehicle owners in the municipal area of Mandalay Cityare urged to pay the tax, not later than 31 March 2012. If thetaxation date exceeds the designated date, the owners will befined.—Kyemon

Veterinary clinic put intoservice in Dedaye

DEDAYE, 27 March—Theveterinary clinic of LivestockBreeding and VeterinaryDepartment was opened onBogyoke Road in Ward 2 ofDedaye Township of PyaponDistrict in Ayeyawdy Regionon 19 March.

Head of District LBVDDr Kyi Kyi Thein andTownship Administrator UTin Shwe formally openedthe clinic.

The facility is 40x30feet RC building.

Township IPRD

Watermelon gets high prices asexport product

MANDALAY, 27 March—Taiwan species and domesticspecies watermelons arethriving in Shanlaykyunregion of AmarapuraTownship of MandalayDistrict and TadaU Townshipof Kyaukse District thanks tofertile soil and favourableweather. Thus, the water-melon could be producedhigh per-acre yield.

Domestic species watermelon is sold at K 500 perfruit, larger Taiwan speciesK 1000 per fruit and Taiwanyellow species K 1500 perfruit.

Due to better process ofborder trade, Taiwan specieswater melon is exported toChina from the fruitbrokerages aroundMandalay.

Thus, farmers who growwatermelon fetch largeramount of money from theirproceeds.

In the market of Muse,water melon without seeds issold at 1.2 yuan per kilo to3.5 yuans per kilo dependingthe sizes and Myanmar water-melon 0.2 yuans to 2.5 yuansper kilo.—Thiha Ko Ko(Mandalay)

MEASLES PREVENTION TALKED: An educative talkon prevention against measles was given at Basic

Education Primary School No. 2 in Ward 9 of KamayutTownship on 11 March. Chairperson of Township

Maternal and Child Welfare Association Daw Wah Wahgives talks on preventive measures against measles.

TOWNSHIP IPRD

CITIZENSHIP CARDS ISSUED: In implementing MoePwint-2 Plan, Kyaukme District Immigration and

National Registration Department issued citizenshipscrutiny cards to eligible persons at Kyun Shwewah Hallin Mongtin Village of Kyaukme Township on 11 March.Deputy Director U Win Hlaing of District INRD U WinHlaing and Head of Township IPRD U Aung Thwin Oopresent cards to 122 eligible citizens.—TOWNSHIP INRD

Myanmar Libraries Foundation is giving encouragementto broadening the horizon of the people and developing self-reliant libraries across the nation.

Those wishing to donate cash and books to the librariesmay contact Myanmar Libraries Foundation at No. 228 onTheinbyu Street in Botahtaung Township, Yangon, Tel: 01-371342, 01-201936 and 01-398756.

MLF invites cash, books

Take Fire PreventiveMeasures

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA TABAH VOY NO (483)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA TABAHVOY NO (483) are hereby notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 28.3.2012 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

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

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

UK in talks to sell part of RBS stake to Abu Dhabi

A logo of an Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is seen at abranch in London on 23 February, 2012. —REUTERS

LONDON, 27 March—Britain has held talks to sellpart of its stake in Royal Bankof Scotland to Abu Dhabiinvestors although amultibillion-pound deal is notimminent, people familiar with

Japan Airlines takes delivery of two Boeing 787s

The first of two 787 Dreamliner jets that Boeing deliveredto Japan Airlines (JAL) is seen during a ceremony at

Paine Field in Everett, Washington on 26 March, 2012.REUTERS

SEATTLE, 27 March—Japan Airlines took deliveryof its first two Boeing Co 787Dreamliners on Monday,after a delay of about three

years while the plane-makerwrestled with developmentand production problems. Thedelivery to JAL brings the totalnumber of Dreamlinersdelivered to seven. Theairplanes also are the first 787sto be powered by GeneralElectric engines rather thanRolls Royce.

The airline, which has 45Dreamliners on order,postponed Dreamliner serviceon several routes while itwaited out another delay thisyear resulting from amanufacturing glitch. “Wewere sorry there was a slightdelay, but relieved the aircraftis finally ready,” said JALPresident Yoshiharu Ueki at aceremony marking theoccasion. “And the delay’s

Business-jet market set for takeoff

BEIJING, 27 March—Aviation companies aretargeting the Chinese marketin the expectation that

Business jets at Hongqiao airport in Shanghai. TheCanada-based plane producer Bombardier Inc predicted

that China will receive about 2,360 corporate jets by2030.—XINHUA

Chinese businesses willshow a greater demand fortheir services and asauthorities relax airspacerestrictions.

Christophe Degoumois,vice-president of businessaircraft sales from Canada’sBombardier Inc, said onMonday that 2,360 businessjets will be delivered to Chinaby 2030.

“The company isexpanding the team for salesand marketing in China,” hesaid. He said China is animportant market, one that ishome to increasingly wealthyindividuals, a growing grossdomestic product and agovernment intent onboosting domestic demand,especially consumerdemand.

Degoumois made theremarks on the eve of theAsian Business AviationConference & Exhibition,which is to be held inShanghai from Tuesday toThursday. The exhibition isone of the largest suchevents held in the world.

China does not play alarge role now in the business-jet industry. But thatsituation is changing fast.

Jing Yiming, vice-president of ShanghaiAirport (Group) Co Ltd, saidthere were 132 business jetsregistered in the Chinesemainland in 2011, up from 32in 2008.

“About 3,500 flightswere taken by business jetsin 2011 in Shanghai, makingup a third of the total for thecountry,” he said. “And weexpect this year will see a 10to 15 percent increase intraffic.” Jet-chartercompanies in China havealso expanded considerablyas the country relaxes itsrestrictions on the use ofairspace. “In the past, youhad to apply for a route oneweek ahead of making a flight,while nowadays it takes onlyone day to apply,” Jing said.

Kong Linshan,president of MinshengFinancial Leasing Co Ltd,said China’s business jetmarket took off after the 2008Beijing Olympics, seeing anannual growth rate of morethan 150 percent. China isnow one of the chief growthmarkets for business jets.

And China has workedincreasingly harder to tapthat market since 2009.Makers of business jets areexpected to pay even moreattention to the countryduring the next decade.

“China’s business-jetmarket has become one ofthe markets with the mostpotential and is drawing moreand more attention fromaround the world,” he said.

Over the next threeyears, the MinshengFinancial Leasing’s fleet willcontain more than 100 jets.Those will be worth more than$4 billion and make up morethan 90 percent of the Chinesemarket for those aircraft, hesaid.

In China’s 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15), thecountry’s central gover-nment said general aviationwill be one of the pillars of thecountry’s economicdevelopment. The plan callsfor developing the industry,building a large number ofairplanes and relaxingairspace restrictions.

Xinhua

HANOI, 27 March—Vietnam forecast to attract2.63 billion US dollars inforeign direct investment(FDI) in the first three months,a decrease of 36.4 percentagainst the same period lastyear, reported the Ministry ofPlanning and Investment(MPI) on Tuesday.

Of the total amount, 2.26billion US dollars were newlyregistered by 120 newly-licensed projects, a 22.8percent decrease from 2011,and the rest of nearly 368million US dollars came from29 expanded projects.

Real estate came out topamong investment sectors inluring FDI capital, with morethan 1.2 billion US dollars(accounting for 45.5 percentof the country’s total FDI),followed by the processingand manufacturing industrywith 1.17 billion US dollars(44.6 percent), and transportand storage sectors with 180million US dollars (6.8percent).

Japan remained thelargest investor among 26countries and territoriesinvesting in Vietnam in thefirst quarter with newly-registered and expandedcapital of 2.3 billion US dollars

( accounting for 88.8 percent),followed by Netherlands with46.1 million US dollars (1.7percent), and China’s Taiwanwith 42.9 million US dollars(1.6 percent).

Southern Binh DuongProvince took the leadnationwide in attracting FDIwith 1.36 billion US dollars(51.7 percent), followed byHai Phong port city with 605million US dollars (23 percent),and central Khanh HoaProvince with 180 millionUS dollars.

During the 3-monthperiod, exports (including oiland gas) by the FDI sectorwere forecast to earn 15.5billion US dollars, up 43.1percent year-on-year andaccounting for 63.4 percentof the country’s total exportvalue, while it spent 13.03billion US dollars for theimports, up 30.3 percent and52.6 percent, respectively.Overall, the FDI sector wouldpost a trade surplus of 1.38billion US dollars.

Meanwhile, thecountry’s FDI disbursementin the first three monthsreached 2.52 billion USdollars, or 99.2 percent of lastyear’s figure, according to theMPI.—Xinhua

impact was that the carrier’sservice from Japan toMoscow, to Delhi, to Beijingwas delayed one month.”

JAL had expected toreceive its first Dreamliner bythe end of February. TheDreamliner is the world’s firstcommercial airplane with anairframe made largely of carboncomposites, making it lighterthan a traditional aluminumairframe. The 787 boastsunpreced-ented fuel-efficiency and has won morethan 870 orders.

The 787 is about threeyears behind its originalschedule because of problemswith Boeing’s complex globalsupply chain. “We know wewere a little late, and weapologize for that,” JimAlbaugh, chief executive ofBoeing’s commercial airplanesdivision, said at the ceremony.“We hope you’ll forgive us.”Boeing, the world’s second-largest commercial plane-maker after EADS unit Airbus,made first delivery of aDreamliner last year to AllNippon Airways and isramping up the production rateto 10 per month, a target manyexperts believe to beunattainable.

Reuters

Vietnam to lure 2.63 bUSD of FDI in first quarter

the matter said on Monday.Britain could sell as much

as a third of RBS to Abu Dhabiwealth funds in a deal thatcould lose taxpayers billionsof pounds, the BBC said.

UK Financial

Investments, which holds thegovernment’s stake, has heldregular talks with biginvestors about their viewson the industry and RBS,which has included meetingswith sovereign wealthinvestors, including from AbuDhabi, sources said.

Two people said a dealwas not imminent, however.

Andrew Tyrie, head ofBritain’s Treasury SelectCommittee, told the BBC onMonday night that the TSCwould look closely at any dealto make sure the taxpayerreceived value.

“It strikes me as sensibleto take an opportunity if it’sthere,” Tyrie said.

Britain pumped 45.5

billion pounds ($72.5 billion)into RBS, leaving the taxpayerwith an 82 percent holding. Adeal could see at least 10percent and up to a third ofthe government’s stake sold,the BBC said. Abu Dhabi, oneof the oil-rich states of theUnited Arab Emirates, couldbe attracted to a deal aftermaking billions of pounds ona bet on rival British bankBarclays during the financialcrisis. The BBC said thegovernment has beennegotiating for months withAbu Dhabi sovereign wealthfunds and wants a deal to beagreed by the end of the year.An earlier version of the reportsaid the talks were“advanced.”—Reuters

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News Album

Monks from Shokokuji Monastery in Japanperform a blessing ceremony over a 30-scrollset of paintings from the 1700s, considered a

cultural treasure of Japan, on 26 March,2012, at The National Gallery of Art in

Washington.

250-year-old Japanese paintings to be shown in DCA 30-scroll set of nature

paintings from the 1700sthat’s owned by Japan’s royalfamily and considered acultural treasure is beingshown in its entirety for thefirst time outside of thecountry at an exhibit inWashington.

The “Colourful Realm ofLiving Beings,” created morethan 250 years ago by artistIto Jakuchu, consists ofintricate paintings of birds,flowers, insects, fish and otheranimals on vertical silkscrolls. It opens to the publicFriday at the National Galleryof Art and will be on viewthrough 29 April.

For only the second timein 120 years, the naturepaintings are paired withJakuchu’s “SakyamuniTriptych.” In this piece, threeBuddhist deities overlookthe bird-and-flowerpaintings to serve as the

exhibit’s centerpiece. Thepairing evokes the originalreligious context of the naturepaintings as objects ofworship, curators said.

Since 1889, the fragilesilk scroll paintings havebeen held in separatelocations. The naturepaintings were donated toJapan’s royal family and heldever since by the world’soldest monarchy. TheBuddhist triptych is held atthe monastery where

Jakuchu originally left hisworks.

Even though hismasterpieces are kept mostlyout of view to help preservethem, Jakuchu has becomeJapan’s most famous pre-modern artist, said guestcurator Yukio Lippit, aHarvard University professorof Japanese art. While hisworks were famous aroundthe time they were painted,his achievements were laterforgotten to a certain extent.

In this 13 March, 2012 file photo, a man walks past thenew Titanic Belfast Visitor’s Centre in Northern Ireland,

opening on 31 March near the defunct shipyard where thedoomed ocean liner was built 100 years ago.

Jennifer Lopez announcesfirst concerts in Brazil

NEW YORK, 27 March—Jennifer Lopez is in Brazil thisweek for her show “Q’Viva,” but she’s never performed in thecountry. That will soon change when she headlines a musicfestival there this summer.

The “American Idol” judge announced in a statementMonday that she would be performing at the Pop MusicFestival in Sao Paulo on 23 June and in Rio de Janeiro on 27June. Lopez was in Brazil to promote “Q’Viva,” the Latin-focused talent show that she hosts with her ex, Marc Anthony.It airs on Univision and also Fox, which also airs “AmericanIdol.”—Internet

In this 19 Feb, 2012 filephoto, singer and actressJennifer Lopez waves topeople as she watches

carnival parades at theSambadrome in Rio deJaneiro, Brazil. Lopez

announced in astatement Monday that

she would be performingat the Pop Music Festivalin Sao Paulo on 23 Juneand in Rio De Janeiro

on 27 June.INTERNET

Madonna’s “MDNA” receives lukewarmwelcome from critics

Madonna performsduring the halftime showin the NFL Super BowlXLVI football game in

Indianapolis, Indiana, on5 February, 2012.

INTERNET

LOS ANGELES, 27March—The music doesn’tstop for pop icon Madonna,and neither does thecontroversy, as the 53-year-old ‘Queen of Pop’ returns tothe spotlight with her latestalbum “MDNA”.

The uptempo record“MDNA” sees Madonna

continue her love affair withdance music in an albumdedicated to club-friendlytracks.

And Madonna has lostnone of her ability to pushboundaries, just as she did 25years ago with themes ofsexuality and youth rebellion.

The title, “MDNA” —

an allusion to the drugMDMA or ecstasy — hascaused a stir, while the musicvideo for the second single,“Girl Gone Wild”, has beenslapped with an agerestriction after YouTubedeemed it too raunchy forunder 18 year-olds.

Reuters

Paparazzi sues Megan Fox, BrianAustin Green for alleged attack

Bobby Brown arrested fordriving under the influence

LOS ANGELES, 27 March—Singer Bobby Brown, the ex-husband of late singer Whitney Houston, was arrested in LosAngeles on Monday on suspicion of driving under the influence,police said. Brown, 43, was pulled over shortly after noon fortalking on his cellphone while driving in the suburb of Reseda.Police suspected he had been drinking and he failed a sobrietytest, said Los Angeles police Sgt Mitzi Fierro.

Brown was booked and briefly jailed before beingreleased. The singer will likely face formal charges at a laterdate. Brown, who was married to Houston from 1992 to 2007,has had numerous run-ins with the law, including arrests forbattery, drug possession, drunk driving and parole violations.

Houston, whose marriage and career was marked by drugaddiction, died suddenly in February at a Beverly Hills hotel.Authorities said last week that she drowned accidentally in herbathtub and that she had cocaine in her system.—Reuters

Bobby Brown (R) leaves the funeral service of ex-wife popsinger Whitney Houston at the New Hope Baptist Churchin Newark, New Jersey on 18 February, 2012.—INTERNET Actress Megan Fox arrives

on the red carpet for the film“Friends With Kids” during

the 36th Toronto InternationalFilm Festival in Toronto, on 9September, 2011.—INTERNET

LOS ANGELES, 27March—Megan Fox andBrian Austin Green engagedin a violent game of pop-a-pap, according to a newlawsuit, and the alleged

victim is looking for a payoutfrom the incident.

In the suit, filed in LosAngeles Superior Court onMonday, photographerDelbert Shaw claims thatGreen pummeled him in theface and tackled him after hetook pictures of Green’s wifeFox in a bikini on a beach inHawaii.

The suit contends thatFox egged Green on, askingher husband, “Are you goingto let him get away with that?”after Shaw took a picture ofFox in a bikini, and “verballyencouraged defendant Greento continue his violentattack.”—Internet

Company uses Hitler video to sell shampooThe Anti-Defamation

League, based in New York, iscriticizing a Turkish companyfor using video of Adolf Hitlerto sell shampoo. The Biomencommercial, which uses realfootage of Hitler with fakesubtitles, was described as“disgusting” by AbrahamFoxman, national director ofthe Anti Defamation League,Israeli broadcaster ArutzSheva reported Monday.

“If you’re not wearing

women’s clothes, then youalso shouldn’t be usingwomen’s shampoo. Here it is,a real men’s shampoo,Biomen,” the fake subtitlesread. “The use of images ofthe violently anti-Semiticdictator who was responsiblefor the mass murder of 6 millionJews and millions of others inthe Holocaust to sellshampoo is a disgusting anddeplorable marketing ploy,”Foxman said.

“It is an insult to thememory of those whoperished in the Holocaust,those who survived, andthose who fought to defeatthe Nazis. This video is justthe latest example of the useof Holocaust imagery in somecountries to sell commercialproducts, which hascontributed to the trivializa-tion of and desensitization tothe unparalleled horrors ofthe Holocaust.

Writer and producer Matthew Weiner of “Mad Men”accepts the outstanding drama series award, surrounded

by cast members during the 63rd annual PrimetimeEmmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles

on 18 September , 2011.—INTERNET

3.5M tuned in for ‘Mad Men’premiere

NEW YORK, 27 March—About 3.5 million peopletuned in for Sunday night’sSeason 5 premiere of the USdrama series “Mad Men,”AMC announced Monday.

The 2-hour-long seasonopener was the most watchedepisode of the series, whichstars Jon Hamm, JanuaryJones and John Slattery, thecable network said.

“Almost five years ago,with a focus on distinctionand quality, AMC launched“Mad Men’ as the first seriesin its commitment to original

scripted dramatic television.‘Mad Men’ is the only cabledrama to ever win the EmmyAward for outstanding dramaseries four years in a row andthe Golden Globe for besttelevision drama series forthree years in a row. ‘MadMen’ set the bar high and weare incredibly proud that itcontinues to engageaudiences looking forunexpected, unconventionaland uncompromisingtelevision,” said CharlieCollier, AMC’s president, in astatement.—Internet

4,428 set dancerecord in India

Guinness World Records said theTV series “Dance India Dance” set aworld record when 4,428 people inMumbai simultan-eously danced aBollywood routine.

The record-keeping organizationsaid an adjudicator was on hand to seestudents from local schools and collegesjoin the 13 contestants from this season ofthe show in a dance set to the Bollywoodsong “Dhinkachika Dhinka-chika.”

The dance was choreo-graphed byTerence Lewis and Remo D’souza.

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Rooney fires Man Utd backto top

Striker’s 21st Barclays Premier Leaguegoal of the season secures victory

LONDON, 27 March —Manchester United 1-0Fulham. Wayne Rooney’s21st Barclays Premier Leaguegoal of the season wasenough to earn a win whichput Manchester Unitedthree points clear at the topof the table.Rooneypounced just before half-time to fire the loose ballhigh into the net after JonnyEvans crossed along the six-yard box.

United enjoyed the

majority of the possessionand were unlucky not to addto their lead as Fulham keeperMark Schwarzer produced afine double save from AshleyYoung - then BredeHangeland blocked RyanGiggs’ follow-up.

Fulham battled hard tostay in the match and gaveUnited some nervy momentstowards full-time - but Unitedheld on for their sixthsuccessive League victo-ry.— Internet

Ferguson praises Ferdinand influenceManchester United boss says defender can remain at club for

years to comeLONDON, 27 March —

Manchester United managerSir Alex Ferguson is hopingdefender Rio Ferdinand canremain a big influence at theclub for years to come.

Ferdinand’s contract atOld Trafford runs until theend of next season, butFerguson expects the 33-year-old to be at the clubmuch longer.

England centre-halfFer-dinand has struggledwith a back problem in recentyears, but he is likely to line-up against Fulham onMonday having alreadymade more Barclays PremierLeague appearances thisseason than any campaignsince 2008-09.

“He is still young for acentre-back,” saidFerguson. “In normal termsyou would expect a centre-back with his athleticism toplay well into their thirtiesanyway.”

We all know about hisback problem, so we’ve hadto manage that.

“He has adapted reallywell to the challenge ofmaking sure he is fit andfresh to play in the gameswhen we need him.

“How long he goes onfor is all down to how hefeels physically, other thanthat he has no issues at all.

Defender Rio Ferdinand (left) is a big influence on theyoung players at Manchester United.— INTERNET

“He has taken on thatrole of the influential personin the dressing room and heis great with the players.”

Ferguson signedFerdinand from Leeds in thesummer of 2002 and thedefender has since madeover 250 Leagueappearances for the RedDevils and won five titles.

Internet

WayneRooney

scored theonly goal

of thematch just

beforehalf-time.INTERNET

Serena Williams beats Stosurat Key Biscayne

Serena Williams returns the ball to Samantha Stosur, ofAustralia, during the Sony Ericsson Open tennis

tournament, on 26 March, 2012, in Key Biscayne, Fla.INTERNET

KEY BISCAYNE, 27March — Unhappy aboutlosing a point midwaythrough the second set,Serena Williams stood nearthe backstop, gritted herteeth and swung her racketas hard as she could, as iftrying to coax even moreferocity from her strokes.

That hardly seemedpossible. Williams pummeledthe ball plenty Monday,matching a career high with20 aces and whacking

enough thunderousgroundstrokes to beatSamantha Stosur 7-5, 6-3 andadvance to the quarterfinalsof the Sony Ericsson Open.

“My serve was hot,”Williams said. “I was like,‘That’s pretty cool.’” Sheavenged a loss to Stosur whenthey last met in the US Openfinal in September. “Thatwasn’t in my mind,” Williamssaid. “I just thought, ‘This isa new game.’”

Internet

Barcelona, Madrid plot path to Munichshowdown

MADRID, 27 March —Having been kept apart inthe draw for the ChampionsLeague quarter-finals,Barcelona and Real Madridwill this week embark on apath that could lead to an all-Spanish showdown in thefinal in Munich on 19 May.Rampant in La Liga, wherethe top two enjoy a 22-pointcushion over third-placedValencia, Barca and Madridare widely regarded as the

Victoria Azarenka ofBelarus returns a shot toDominika Cibulkova ofSlovakia during their

women’s singles match atthe Sony Ericsson Open

tennis tournament in KeyBiscayne, Florida on 26March, 2012.— REUTERS

Azarenka survives Slovak scare

Real Madrid’s playerswarm up during a trainingsession at GSP Stadium inNicosia on the eve of his

team’s UEFA ChampionsLeague first leg quarter-

final football matchagainst APOEL.

INTERNET

two strongest sides in theEuropean game.

Barca got the better oftheir eternal rivals in lastseason’s semi-finals, beforegoing on to beat ManchesterUnited in the final, but Madridhave redressed the balancethis season and currently leadthe Catalans by six points inLa Liga. Jose Mourinho’sside also benefited from akinder draw in the ChampionsLeague, which paired them

with Cypriot minnowsAPOEL. The side fromNicosia became the first teamfrom Cyprus to reach thequarter-finals when they beatLyon on penalties in the last16 and Tuesday’s home legin the Cypriot capital will bethe biggest game in thecountry’s football history.Following consecutive 1-1draws with Malaga andVillarreal that had given Barcaa glimmer of hope in theSpanish title race, Madrid gottheir league campaign backon track on Saturday with a5-1 demolition of RealSociedad.— Internet

KEY BISCAYNE, 27 March—World number one VictoriaAzarenka scraped into thequarter-finals of the SonyEricsson Open, surviving a

two hour 49 minute battlewith Slovak DominikaCibulkova 1-6, 7-6, 7-5. Thevictory was Azarenka’s 26thstraight, but came after she

was dominated in the firstset.

Cibulkova, playing withbags of energy andinvention, was well placed at4-1 up in the second but lostout in a tie-break.

The Slovak was withintwo points of victory on fiveoccasions in the tightlyfought third set but each timeBelarusian Azarenka foughtback. Azarenka will now faceFrance’s Marion Bartoli inthe quarter-finals.— Reuters

Inter Milan sack coach Claudio Ranieriafter poor run

Inter Milan have sacked coach ClaudioRanieri after only one win in their last 10

league matches.—INTERNET

MILAN , 27 March — Inter Milan havesacked coach Claudio Ranieri after only onewin in their last 10 league matches. The formerChelsea boss took charge at the San Siro inSeptember, replacing Gian Piero Gasperini,who was dismissed after only five games in

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charge. Despite Inter’s poor run, presidentMassimo Moratti said earlier on Monday:

“I think that Claudio Ranieri will remainuntil the end of the season.” Youth teamcoach Andrea Stramaccioni will take chargeof the Nerazzurri. Stramaccioni led Inter’syouth side to a win over Ajax in the NextGenSeries final on Sunday. Following Sunday’sdefeat by AC Milan, Inter sit eighth in SerieA, 22 points behind their local rivals, who topthe table. They were also knocked out of theChampions League in the last 16 by Marseilleearlier this month. A statement on the club’swebsite said: “President Massimo Morattiand everyone at Inter Milan would like tothank Claudio Ranieri and his staff for theirprofessionalism, dedication and honestyduring their time in charge of the team.”

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MiamiMIAMI, 27 March —

Roger Federer crashed out ofthe Miami Masters to AndyRoddick to bring the worldnumber three’s impressiverun of form to a swift end.American Roddick, ranked 34in the world, upset 16-timemajor winner Federer 7-6 (7/4), 1-6, 6-4, snapping theSwiss star’s win streak at 16matches and moving into thefourth round. But there wereno such troubles for top seedand defending championNovak Djokovic, whodefeated No 27 seed ViktorTroicki 6-3, 6-4 in an all-Serbclash. It was only Roddick’sthird win over Federer in 24career meetings. He plays21st-seed Juan Monaco inthe next round. “It was kindof a game of chess,” Roddicksaid.

Roger Federer ofSwitzerland congratulatesAndy Roddick of the USAafter losing to him 7-6 (7/

4), 1-6, 6-4 in the thirdround of the MiamiMasters.— INTERNET

“I stayed back on thereturns, which is something Ihave not done with him oftenearly on. He might have beena little bit surprised by it.”Roddick hammered 12 acesand won 74 percent of hisfirst-serve points to outlastFederer in an absorbing matchthat lasted just over twohours. After losing the first-set tie-break, Federer brokeRoddick three times to eventhe match at one-set all.

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MYANMARINTERNATIONAL

MYANMAR TV

(28-3-2012) (Wednesday)

Focus Myanmar TV Programme

NewsConference on MediaDevelopment inMyanmarNewsKid's TalentNewsThuta SwesoneManuscript AwardPresentationNewsEasily Cooked &Tasty Dishes "SourSoup with Fish Head"NewsIndia Product ShowNewsTrue Desire out ofEnthusiasmNewsYouths' Vista onStudy AbroadNewsDemo's BirthdayNewsMyanmar Movie"Miss Arrogant"

Weather forecast for 28th March, 2012Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring AreasTemperature (°C/°F) For Tomorrow Sr.

No. Regions/States Maximum Minimum Forecast Percent

1 Kachin 32/90 20/68 Likelihood of isolated rain or

thundershowers 60(%)

2 Kayah 35/95 19/66 Partly cloudy

3 Kayin 39/102 22/72 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers

60(%)

4 Chin 25/77 08/46 Generally fair weather

5 Upper Sagaing 34/93 19/66 Likelihood of isolated rain or


6 Lower Sagaing 39/102 20/68 Generally fair weather

7 Taninthayi 37/99 22/72 Likelihood of isolated rain or


8 Bago 38/100 24/75 Partly cloudy

9 Magway 40/104 23/73 Generally fair weather

10 Mandalay 41/106 25/77 Partly cloudy

11 Mon 38/100 25/77 Likelihood of isolated rain or


12 Yangon 38/100 24/75 Partly cloudy

13 Rakhine 33/91 22/72 Generally fair weather

14 Southern Shan 30/86 18/64 Generally fair weather

15 Northern Shan 34/93 14/57 Generally fair weather

16 Eastern Shan 34/93 20/68 Partly cloudy

17 Ayeyawady 39/102 23/73 Partly cloudy

18 Neighbouring Nay Pyi Taw 40/104 23/73 Partly cloudy

19 Neighbouring Yangon 38/100 24/75 Partly cloudy

20 Neighbouring Mandalay 41/106 25/77 Partly cloudy

Summary of

observations at

09:30 hr MST on

today

During the past (24) hours, rain or thundershowers have been widespread in Taninthayi Region, isolated in Upper Sagaing, Kachin and Mon States, weather has been partly cloudy in Yangon and Bago Regions, Rakhine State and generally fair in the remaining Regions and States. Day temperatures were (5°C) above March average temperatures in Chin State, (3°C) to (4°C) above March average temperatures in Sagaing, Magway and Bago Regions, Northern and Southern Shan and Rakhine States and about March average temperatures in the remaining Regions and States. The significant day temperature Pyay (43°C) and Bawlakhae (42°C). The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Kawthoung (0.74) inch and Myeik (0.59) inch.

Bay

Inference Weather is partly cloudy in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.

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

Outlook for sub-

sequent two days Likelihood slight increase of day temperature in the Central Myanmar areas.

Oil lights offeredMawtinsoon Pagoda

YANGON, 27 March—A pilgrimage team comprising over100 visitors led by Insein Township Buddha Pujaniya 9900-light Group offered lights at Maha Kudayanthi MawtinsoonPagoda and encircled zedis in Ayeyawady Region on 6March evening.

They also offered 9900 oil lights for the 40th time on theplatform of the pagoda.

The team donated K 216,000 to the fund for purchasinggenerator of the pagoda through member of the PagodaBoard of Trustees.

Myanma Alin

PRIZES AWARDED: The basic domestic science courseNo. 44 and the advanced tailoring course No 30

concluded at the vocational training school in Myawadyon 23 March. Deputy Commissioner U Myint Tin of

District General Administration Department presentsprizes to outstanding trainees.

DISTRICT IPRD

7:00 am 1. Paritta By Venerable

Mingun Sayadaw7:25 am 2. To Be Healthy Exercise7:40 am 3. Nice & Sweet Song8:40 am 4. International News4:00 pm 5. Martial Song4:20 pm 6. Song Of National Races5:00 pm 7. Songs For Upholding

National Spirit5:10 pm 8. International Science

News5:20 pm 9. “ASEAN” Programmes6:10 pm10. Traditionak Boxing8:00 pm10. News11. A zealous desire12. Korea NG Award13. TV Drama Series14. Myanmar Video Feature

‘Bully’ to be released unrated on 30 MarchNEW YORK, 27 March—The controversial

documentary “Bully” will be released unratedin the United States this month, The WeinsteinCo announced Monday.

The movie studio lost its appeal to havethe Motion Picture Association of Americarate the film PG-13 instead of R due to itsinclusion of expletives.

The documentary’s producers and itsgrowing number of supporters said thelanguage demonstrated the abusive behaviorof bullies and argued rating the film R prohibitskids under 17 — who will benefit from themovie the most — from seeing it.

“The kids and families in this film are trueheroes, and we believe theater ownerseverywhere will step up and do what’s rightfor the benefit of all of the children out there

who have been bullied or may haveotherwise become bullies themselves.We’re working to do everything we can tomake this film available to as many parents,teachers and students across the country,”TWC Marketing President Stephen Brunosaid in a statement.

“The small amount of language in thefilm that’s responsible for the R rating isthere because it’s real,” “Bully” directorLee Hirsch said. “It’s what the childrenwho are victims of bullying face on mostdays. All of our supporters see that, andwe’re grateful for the support we’vereceived across the board. I know the kidswill come, so it’s up to the theaters to letthem in.”

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Harvey Weinstein arriveson the red carpet beforethe screening of the film

“Les Bien-Aimes” duringthe 64th annual Cannes

International FilmFestival in Cannes, France

on 22 May, 2011.INTERNET

Martina McBride to sing as acouple weds at ACMs

NASHVILLE, 27 March—Martina McBride is taking on anew role at the Academy of Country Music Awards thisSunday: wedding singer.

She will perform her new single, “Marry Me,” with Trainlead singer Pat Monahan while a couple from New Jersey getsmarried on stage. McBride handpicked Christina Davidsonand her fiancé Frank Tucci to tie the knot during herperformance in Las Vegas.

They both lost their spouses in 2009 and met at a supportgroup for young widows and widowers that Davidson startedin their community.

Their friendship grew as they dealt with the challengesof being single parents and the struggle to keep their spouses’memories alive.

On 1 April, the ACM Awards air live on CBS.Internet

In this 9 Nov, 2011 filephoto, singer MartinaMcBride arrives at the

45th Annual CMA Awardsin Nashville.

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Chocolate ‘may help keeppeople slim’

SAN DIEGO, 27 March—People who eat chocolateregularly tend to be thinner,new research suggests.

The findings come froma study of nearly 1,000 USpeople that looked at diet,calorie intake and body massindex (BMI) - a measure ofobesity.

It found those who atechocolate a few times a weekwere, on average, slimmerthan those who ate itoccasionally.

Even though chocolateis loaded with calories, itcontains ingredients that mayfavour weight loss rather thanfat synthesis, scientistsbelieve.

Despite boosting calorieintake, regular chocolateconsumption was related tolower BMI in the study,which is published inArchives of InternalMedicine.

The link remained evenwhen other factors, like howmuch exercise individualsdid, were taken into account.

And it appears it is howChocolate contains antioxidants but is also high in

fat and sugar.—INTERNET

often you eat chocolate thatis important, rather than howmuch of it you eat. The studyfound no link with quantityconsumed.

According to theresearchers, there is only onechance in a hundred that theirfindings could be explainedby chance alone.

But the findings onlysuggest a link - not proof thatone factor causes the other.

While there’s no harmin allowing yourself a treatlike chocolate now and again,eating too much might beharmful because it oftencontains a lot of sugar and fattoo.

And if you are lookingto change your diet, you arelikely to benefit most fromeating more fresh fruits andvegetables.

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Wednesday, 28 March, 20126th Waxing of Tagu 1373 ME

According to international reaction, the fact that MNHRC is fifth nationalhuman rights institution in ASEAN has enhanced image of country

On 16 March 2012, the Speaker of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, based on the opinion of theJoint Bill Committee that the establishment of the Myanmar National Human RightsCommission (MNHRC) is not consistent with the Constitution and existing laws, decidedthat the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission is not part of the Leading Bodiesof the State and that the request for the budget appropriations for the Commission is revoked.

This items of news was widely reported both inside and outside the country and led tothe public assumption that the Commission has become defunct and resulted in variouscomments and queries. There were also expressions of concern both inside and outside thecountry.

The Commission was established in order to promote and protect the fundamental rightsof the citizens of Myanmar enshrined in the Constitution as well as to interact with the UnitedNations and other international organizations. This is to enable the enhanced enjoyment ofhuman rights and to contribute to the current democratization process both in form andessence.

Here it is pertinent to examine all the relevant provisions of the Constitution. It is found thatunder these provisions, every citizen shall enjoy the rights of equality, the right of liberty andthe right of justice and necessary laws shall be enacted to make citizens’ freedom, rights, benefits,responsibilities and restrictions effective, steadfast and complete.

It is found that, subject to the provisions of the Constitution, the executive power of theUnion extends to administrative matters over which the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw has power tomake laws. It is also found that, subject to the provisions of the Constitution, the executivepower of the Union is vested in the President. The Commission is of the view that it is as partof the exercise of that executive power that the President had established the MNHRC. Theestablishment of the Commission under the present circumstances is not only appropriate

NAY PYI TAW, 27 March—The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission issued its Statement No 2/2012 today.The full text of the Statement is as follows:-

and timely but also has resulted in positive benefits for the citizens and the State. TheCommission is an institution formed by the President under the executive power vested inhim. The fact that it is not part of the Leading Bodies of the State and that its budget had beenrevoked has no effect on the existence and functioning of the Commission.

The MNHRC is an institution founded to promote and protect the human rights ofcitizens in a sustainable manner. The Commission is of the view that, in order to fully complywith the Paris Principles and act as an independent institution, it needs to become aninstitution established under an act of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw. Under the Paris Principles, toenable the Commission to function independently, adequate funding should be providedto it. The Commission will systematically utilize the funding provided by the Governmentas well as other sources.

Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand from ASEAN and many countriesof the world have established national human rights commissions to promote and protecthuman rights. In the initial stages of establishing their commissions, many of the countriesestablished them under a Presidential decree or decree by the Prime Minister. Subsequentlyenabling acts of national human rights commissions were enacted and those commissionsfunctioned in accordance with those acts. According to international reaction, the fact thatthe MNHRC is the fifth national human rights institution in ASEAN has enhanced the imageof the country. For these reasons, to strengthen the MNHRC in the long run, the Commission,pursuant to the guidance of the President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, is alreadydrafting an enabling national human rights commission act. The Commission will submitthe draft to the President and, if approved, present to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw for adoption.

The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission, in accordance with its mandate,will continue to promote and protect the fundamental rights of citizens enshrined in theConstitution with added momentum.

The Myanmar National Human Rights CommissionDate: 27 March 2012Yangon

No. 1 Stanford women beat Duke to reach Final Four

FRESNO, 27 March—When fall practice began,Tara VanDerveer had no ideaif her young team would getback to a fifth straight FinalFour.

One thing she didknow: Nnemkadi Ogwumikewould do all in her power toget Stanford to Denver.

Ogwumike and Co.would like nothing more thanto haul a championshiptrophy home from the MileHigh City.

She made it happen onboth ends of the floor with29 points and nine reboundsMonday night despiteconstant double-teams,sending top-seededStanford past No. 2 seedDuke 81-69 in the FresnoRegional final for the

Stanford’sNnemkadiOgwumike

holds the up thetrophy as she

and herteammates

celebrate afterbeating Duke in

the NCAAwomen’s

tournamentregional final

collegebasketballgame on 26

March , 2012,in Fresno,

Calif.INTERNET

know if I could answer yes,”VanDerveer said. “Nneka,she has put our team on herback almost all year. If ithasn’t been Nneka it’s beenChiney.”

Little sister, Chiney, didplenty to seal this one, too —along with everybody else.Chiney Ogwumike grabbed17 rebounds to go with 12points and freshman AmberOrrange came through with13 points and four assists asthe Cardinal extended theirschool-record winning streakto 32 games. “I told myselfgoing into the game I wasgoing to get every rebound,”Chiney Ogwumike said.

She’ll have to do thatand then some in her nextgame. Bring on BrittneyGriner and unbeaten Baylor(38-0). Stanford is likely topull in 6-foot-5 male practiceplayer Andrew Klein to playthe part of the 6-8 Griner inpractice as the Cardinal didlast year while preparing fora possible matchup withBaylor.

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Cardinal’s fifth straight FinalFour berth.

“I’m really proud of ourteam. If you asked me in thebeginning of the season isthis a Final Four team, I don’t

Stanford’s ChineyOgwumike, right, drives

to the basket againstDuke’s Haley Peters

during the first half ofan NCAA women’s

tournament regionalfinal college basketball

game on 26 March,2012, in Fresno, Calif.

INTERNET

NAY PYI TAW, 27 March—In commemoration of WorldTB Day, a ceremony to markthe World TB Day-2012 tookplace at U Ottama Hall ofSittway in Rakhine State

Sittway marks World TB Day-2012yesterday, with an addressof Rakhine State ChiefMinister U Hla Maung Tin.

On the occasion, StateMinister for Social AffairsDr Aung Kyaw Min read out

the message sent byPresident of the Republic ofthe Union of Myanmar.Those present lookedaround the booth.

MNA

YANGON, 27 March— Tomark the 67th AnniversaryArmed Forces Day, anopening ceremony of a self-reliant tarred road onMawkan (12) Road inPunnasu Ward in Bago on 25March morning.

At the inauguration,Region Minister for

Self-reliant road put into service to mark67th Armed Forces Day

Development Affairs U YeMyint Tun, director of theregion development affairscommittee U Aung Myintand member of the committeefor construction of the roadformally cut the ribbon to putthe ceremony into action.

And Bago Region ChiefMinister U Nyan Win pressed

the button to unveil itssignboard.

The newly-opened roadis 1350 feet in length, 12 feetin width, and the cost of theroad is a total of K 187,000—K 590,000 from the fund ofthe development affairscommittee, and the rest fromthe public fund.—MNA

The Statement of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission on itsestablishment and its current status of functioning

(Statement No 2/2012)

New 550-bed Children Hospital in Mandalay. PAGE 10

Myanmar-China (Yunnan) Economic&Trade Cooperation Promotion launched

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