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* Development of agriculture as the base and all-round develop-ment of other sectors of the economy as well

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

technical know-how and investments from sources inside thecountry and abroad

* The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in thehands of the State and the national peoples

* Uplift of the morale and morality of the entirenation

* Uplift of national prestige and integrity andpreservation and safeguarding of cultural her-itage and national character

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

ards of the entire nation

* Stability of the State, community peace andtranquillity, prevalence of law and order

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

tion* Building of a new modern developed nation in

accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

Kyangin-Pakokku railroad to link Ayeyawadywest bank with delta, central Myanmar,northern Sagaing Div and Rakhine State

Prime Minister graces opening of Seikpyu-Yawchaung railroadNAY PYI TAW, 13 June

—Seikpyu-Yawchaungsection 22 miles in lengthof the Kyangin-Pakokkurailroad project was com-missioned into service atthe railway station ofSeikpyu in Pakokku Dis-trict, Magway Division,yesterday morning, withan address by Prime Min-ister U Thein Sein.

The Prime Ministersaid as an important trans-port facility for the westbank of AyeyawadyRiver, Kyangin-Pakokkurailroad will link Patheinthe capital of AyeyawadyDivision with Mandalayvia Kyangin and the westbank in Magway Division.

From centralMyanmar’s commercialcapital of Mandalay, pas-sengers may travel up toKale in the north of

Sagaing Division. Moreo-ver, the facility will linkSittway the port city ofRakhine State via Minbuthrough the ongoingMinbu-An-Kyauktaw-Sittway railroad project.

The government hasbeen building transportnetwork to link all regions

of the whole Union astransport is important forregional and nationalprogress.

Head of State SeniorGeneral Than Shwe in hisguidance said, “Bettertransport supports socialeconomy and also servesas an infrastructure for

national unity”.In accord with the

guidance, the governmenthas been earmarking bigbudget in strategically set-ting up all kinds of trans-port infrastructures in thewhole Union to overcomegeographical barriers onself-reliant basis. The re-

sult is that the nation nowhas 3433 miles of railroadsand 875 stations up from1976 miles and 487 sta-tions before 1988. In addi-tion to upgrading the qual-ity of coaches and wagons,the government is also set-ting up concrete sleeperfactories.

At the same time, it isimplementing more roadtransport projects cover-ing inter village, township,district, region and state/division roads, Unionhighways and road net-works as well as roads in

(See page 8)A train running on Seikpyu-Yawchaung section.—MNA

PrimeMinisterU Thein

Sein unveilsstone

plaquemarking theopening ofSeikpyu-

Yawchaungsection.

MNA

Ministry of Construction hasbuilt 3,175 small and largebridges, including AyeyawadyBridge (Pakokku) andAyeyawady Bridge (Malun)from 1988 to date.

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

People’s Desire

Health is the greatest blessing for man.High health standard of the people is theprestige of the nation.

Now, it rains a lot, and denguehemorrhagic fever, malaria, diarrhea, coughand pneumonia may rare their ugly headsagain . So, we should take preventive measuresagainst those seasonal diseases. In particular,mosquito is the most prolific in the rainy season.Accordingly, we have to pay serious attentionto prevention and control of DHF. If so, we canstay away from the diseases caused bymosquito.

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes liveeverywhere, even in the regions at an altitudeof 3000 feet. In general, they breed in clearwater. They stay hiding in sites near people,and bite people in daytime. Mostly, under-15children, especially between three and nineyears suffer DHF. Now, DHF cases are foundeven among some adult people. DHF cases canoccur, regardless of age and season.

Mosquito repellent is to be sprayed inschools, as health care and preventive measures.

Common symptoms of denguehemorrhagic fever are high body temperature,body pains, serious illness, reddish spots on theskin, and bleeding inside body.

The government has been stepping uphealth care services for uplift of the health andfitness, longevity and disease-free life of theentire people. In response, the people, on theirpart, should have to follow the directives issuedoccasionally by the Ministry of Health.

Take preventive measuresagainst DHF

NAY PYI TAW, 13June—Chairman of theUnion ElectionCommission U Thein Soeand members: Dr TinAung Aye, Dr DawMyint Kyi and Daw KhinHla Myint had a meetingwith members of divisioncommission and sub-commissions ofToungoo, Bago, Pyayand Thayawady districtsin Bago Division at BagoDivision Peace andDevelopment CouncilOffice in Toungoo on 9June.

The chairman ofUEC made clarificationon facts about Election

UEC Chairman meets Bago Division commission and District sub-commissions

Law, rules and workguidance, arrangementsto be made, points to befollowed in practice, andpotential issues to be

addressed.Chairman of division

commission U MyintAung, Secretary U KyawHsan and chairmen of

district sub-commissionsreported on work progress.The UEC chairman gaveconcluding remarks.

MNA

Lt-Gen Tha Aye looks into development works in Mandalay Division

NAY PYI TAW, 13June—Accompanied byChairman of MandalayDivision Peace andDevelopment CouncilCommander of CentralCommand Maj-Gen TinNgwe and officials, Lt-Gen Tha Aye of theMinistry of Defenceviewed sanitation andbeautifying of local roadin Meiktila by car on 9June.

He visited thecondensed milk factory

in Kyikon Ward ofMeiktila. In Wundwin, helooked into thriving 90-day summer paddyplantation and fulfilledthe requirements of thelocal farmers.

On 10 June, Lt-GenTha Aye inspectedconditions of TadaU-Myotha road section andthriving Shwethweyinpaddy plantation anddigging of drains inYekamoe Village ofTadaU Township.

He also inspectedupgrading of Myingyan-Myotha-TadaU roadsection. At BEMS inChinthelet Village ofNgazun Township, heattended to the needs oflocal people. While inNgazun, he visitedTownship People’sHospital and donatedcash to the funds for thehospital.

Lt-Gen Tha Ayelooked into feeder canalof Ywathit river water

pumping project andsupply of irrigation waterto the farmlands.

He viewed progressin construction ofY w a t h i t - K a l a r y w a -North Ywabo-SouthYwabo-Hs imeekhoninter-village road.

At Hsimeekhon riverwater pumping project inMyingyan Township, Lt-Gen Tha Aye inspectedpumping of water fromAyeyawady River for thefarmlands.—MNA

YANGON, 13 June— Member of MyanmarWomen’s Entrepreneurs Association, Founder andmember of Business Capacity Building CentreDaw Thida Thant left here for Malaysia yesterdaymorning to attend Financially Empowering Womenthrough Education Industry course ,organized byNAM Institute for the Empowerment of Women (NIEW) of Malaysia, to be held in Kuala Lumpur ofMalaysia from 14 to 19 June. She was seen off atYangon Internationl Airport by Executive of MWEADaw Yin Yin Aye and officials.—MNA

Member of MWEA leavesfor Malaysia

YANGON, 13 June—MO ASIA Co., Ltd(Dumex) organizedfunfair, blood donationand Dumex milk powderdonation for those whoare receiving treatmentsat Yangon Children’sHospital in

Blood donation of Dumex’s staff heldcommemoration ofInternational Children’sDay which falls on 13June and World BloodDonor’s Day which fallson 14 June at YangonChildren’s Hospital onPyihtaungsu YeikthaRoad here today.

An official from MOASIA Co., Ltd (Dumex)explained purpose ofholding the blooddonation and donatedDumex milk powderthrough Child specialist,Associate Professor DrWin Myat Aye.

Dumex BrandAmbassador actorAcademy Lu Minpresented gifts tochildren. Children,donors of Dumex WorldMember, other blooddonors, company staffand officials at theHospital took part in thedonation.—MNA

Lt-Gen Tha Aye of Ministry of Defence inspects thriving 90-day summer paddy plantation atKyarthaykan Village in Wundwin Township.—MNA

UEC Chairman U Thein Soe meets members of division commission anddistrict sub-commissions in Bago Division.—DIVISIOIN IPRD

MWEA member seen at Yangon InternationalAirport before departure for Malaysia.—MNA

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KANDAHAR, 13 June—Taleban insurgents killedfour Afghan policemen Saturday in two separateattacks in their spiritual heartland in southernAfghanistan, officials told reporters.

Militants shot at a police vehicle in Khakrezdistrict of Kandahar province, killing threepolicemen and wounding one, district governorAbdul Qayoum told reporters.

Separately, militants riding a motorbike gunneddown another policeman in Kandahar city onSaturday morning before escaping, deputyprovincial police chief Mohammad Shah said.

Xinhua

Taleban kill four Afghanpolicemen

Iraq’s interior ministry said five loud explosions haverocked Baghdad, killing at least two people and

wounding six others.—INTERNET

BAGHDAD, 13 June— Five loud explosionswithin minutes of each other rocked the Iraqicapital Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least twopeople and wounding six others, an interiorministry official said.

The first blasst came at around 2:50 pm (1150GMT), with four more following in the next 15minutes, an correspondent in the city said.

The official said the casualties were workersat the Iraq Central Bank in the Rasheed district ofthe capital.

Government figures showed that 337 peoplewere killed in violence in May, the fourth timethis year that the overall death toll has beenhigher when compared with the same month of2009.

Sunday’s explosi-ons came one day beforethe opening of the war-torn country’s secondparliament since the US-led invasion that ousteddictator Saddam Hussein in 2003.

Xinhua

Two killed as fiveexplosions rock Baghdad

BAGHDAD, 13 June— Iraqi security officials saya series of bomb blasts near the Central Bank of Iraqhas killed 12 people and injured at least 25 others.

A Baghdad police officer and a Ministry ofInterior official said the blasts Sunday from severalroadside bombs may have been set to target bankemployees as they were leaving work.

The police officer said the mid-afternoon bombsdetonated over an eight-minute period, suggestinga coordinated attack.

Both officials spoke on condition of anonymitybecause they were not authorized to talk to themedia.

Black smoke could be seen over centralBaghdad’s skyline following the attack.—Xinhua

Iraqi police say 12 killed inBaghdad bombings

An Afghan man receives treatment as his relatives

help him at a local hospital after a suicide attack

last night in Kandahar on 10 June, 2010. At least

40 people were killed and 77 injured by a suicide

bomb attack on a packed wedding party in

insurgency-plagued southern Afghanistan,

officials said on Thursday.—INTERNET

Afghan troops detain two militantsincluding sub-commander

KABUL, 13 June—Afghan and NATO-led forcesdetained two Taleban militants including a sub-commander in Afghan southern Ghazni provinceFriday night, a statement of the alliance saidSaturday.

“An Afghan-international security forcecaptured a Taleban sub- commander and anotherindividual suspected of insurgent activity in Ghazniprovince last night,” the statement added.

The arrested sub-commander, according to thestatement, is responsible for planning andconducting operations against coalition forces,including improvised explosive device (IED)emplacement and intelligence gathering.

It did not identify the detained sub-commander.The security force captured the individuals

while searching a compound outside the village ofNowabad Khanehdorha, Muqer district, afterintelligence information confirmed insurgentactivity.Taleban militants have yet to makecomment.—Xinhua

WARSAW, 13 June—Poland’s prime ministersays he wants NATO todevelop a timetable toend its mission inAfghanistan.

Donald Tusk saidSaturday that he plansto raise the issue at thealliance’s next summitin Lisbon, Portugal, inNovember.

His commentscame after a Polishsoldier was killedearlier in the day by aroadside bomb inAfghanistan. Poland

Poland wants NATO to planan end to Afghan mission

Women grieve at the funeral for two relatives killed ina joint US-Iraqi raid near Karbala, 50 miles (80

kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, on Saturday, 12June, 2010. —INTERNET

Policemen hold acheckpoint near the site

of a bomb attack inBaghdad on 13 June,

2010. At least onebomb exploded on

Sunday at an entranceto Iraq’s central bank,killing five people and

wounding 20 andsending a thick plume

of smoke over Baghdadafter setting the bank’s

generator on fire,officials said.

INTERNET

has some 2,600 troopsthere, making it theseventh largest troopcontributor to NATO’smission.

Tusk said he wantsNATO to work out “apossibly quick plan forending the mission thatshould also be as preciseas possible.” Thatmessage was echoedSaturday by Poland’sacting president,Bronislaw Komorowski,who is running in apresidential race June20.—Internet

Roadside bombwounds two

German soldiersin N Afghan

provinceKABUL, 13 June—

Two German servicemembers were injuredas a roadside bombstruck their vehicle inAfghanistan’s northernKunduz province onSunday.

“The incident occ-urred at 9:40 am localtime injuring twoGerman soldiers,”Brigadier Webber toldXinhua.

Xinhua

Roadside bombkills six USsoldiers in

N AfghanistanKUNDUZ, 13 June—

Taleban outfit onSaturday claimed that aroadside bomb orga-nized by militants struckan American tank,killing six soldiers inAfghanistan's northernKunduz Province.

A Taleban purp-orted spokesman Zabi-hullah Mujahid in talkswith media via telep-hone from undisclosedlocation said that themine planted bymilitants hit a tank inZakhil area outsideKunduz City, the capitalof Kunduz Province.

Mujahid claimed theincident took place at2:15 pm and all thevictims are Americansoldiers.

MNA/Xinhua

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Discovery in ‘pop’ science reveals theelegant, complex way bubbles burst

Bubble. When the interfacial bubble ruptures ituncovers a dimple on the water surface. Thehigh curvature of this dimple causes a jet to

form; since this jet does not have enoughkinetic energy to be propelled into the

atmosphere it returns to the interface. Yet,around the jet, there is a ring of smaller

bubbles formed during the film retraction.INTERNET

WASHINGTON, 13 June— On the surface ofthings, how a bubblebursts may seem to be asimple, unremarkable

event. In the 10th Juneissue of Nature,engineers at Harvardreport just the opposite,having uncovered the

beautifully complexphysics behindrupturing bubbles.

Instead ofsimply vanishing, alarge bubble dispersesinto a ring of smallerbubbles. The findingcould be appropriatelycalled an advance in“pop” science.

Lead author JamesC. Bird, a graduatestudent at the HarvardSchool of Engineeringand Applied Sciences(SEAS) and hiscolleagues believe theyhave stumbled upon auniversal behaviour inhow bubbles pop thatholds as true for suds ina sink as it does for foamin the ocean.

Internet

Detailed martian scenes in new imagesfrom Mars orbiter

NEW YORK, 13June — Six hundredrecent observations ofthe Mars landscape froman orbiting telescopiccamera include scenesof sinuous gullies,geometrical ridges andsteep cliffs.

Each of the 600newly released obser-vations from the HighResolution ImagingScience Experiment(HiRISE) camera aboardNASA’s Mars Recon-naissance Orbiter coversan area of several squaremiles on Mars andreveals details as smallas desks.

The HiRISE imagestaken from 5 April to 6May, 2010, are nowavailable on NASA’sPlanetary Data System

and the camera team’swebsite. The camera isone of six instrumentson NASA’s Mars

Reconn-aissance Orb-iter, which reached Marsin 2006.

Internet

This image shows the west-facing side of animpact crater in the mid-latitudes of Mars’

northern hemisphere.—INTERNET

Adobe fixes ‘critical’flash flaw

NEW YORK, 13 June—Adobe has fixed a“critical” security flaw that had the potential toallow hackers to take control of affected computersystems.

The bug was first spotted in early June weekfollowing a small number of targeted attacks.

The security update is one in a bumper updatepackage that fixes a total of 32 documentedvulnerabilities.

Adobe’s Flash and Reader software haveemerged as prime targets for hi-tech criminals inthe past year. Users running Windows, Macintoshor Linux were all thought to be vulnerable to attack.

Security firm Websense said the flaw was beingexploited via e-mails that prompted recipients toopen booby-trapped websites seeded with malware.

Internet

Adobe’sFlash

software hasbecome afavourite

among hi-tech

criminals.INTERNET

Apple seeks iOS-4-ready,multitasking-enabled apps

NEW YORK,13June—A little more thana week ahead of theexpected release of thelatest version of theiPhone OS, Apple isopening the floodgatesto applications that takeadvantage of the latestiOS 4 features. Toppingthe list, of course:multitasking.TechCrunchreports that Apple hasfired off a series of e-mails to developers,inviting them to submittheir iOS-4-compliantapps to the App Storefor review before 21June, the slated releasedate for the new OS.

Though the big newfeature in iOS 4 ismultitasking for third-party iPhone apps, theonly apps that’ll bemultitasking come 21

June are those that havealready been updatedwith the proper code, asPocket-lint pointed outin a recent post. So itcould be “a very longtime” before yourfavorite app is updatedfor iOS 4’s multitaskingcapabilities, Pocket-lintwarns.

Well, perhaps,although TechCrunchcounters that “it’s notthat hard” to add theneeded code to existingapps: Some of the mostpopular iPhone apps(including Pandora andFoursquare) wereshowing off theirmultitasking capab-ilities at the WWDCdemo area after SteveJobs’ iPhone keynoteMonday.

Internet

Photo illustration shows discarded plastic bottlesin a trash can in Washington, DC. The NorthAtlantic Ocean is looking more like a rubbish

bin, with plastic and polystyrene flotsomspreading far and wide, according to four

French explorers just back from eight months atsea.—INTERNET

ITV HD viewers miss England’s first World Cup goalLONDON, 13 June—

ITV has apologised toits HD channel viewersafter a “transmissionproblem” caused themto miss England’s firstWorld Cup goal.

Viewers did not seeSteven Gerrard’s earlystrike against the USAin the 1-1 match. Some

reported seeing anadvert

ITV said cov-erage had encounteredan “interruption” andpresenter Adrian Chilesapologised on air athalf-time.

Last year, ITVviewers missed thewinning goal in a

Liverpool-Everton FACup tie when coveragecut to an advert.

One viewerwriting in the ITV.comforum said: “I’mwatching the game onFreesat HD and ITV cutto adverts just beforeEngland scored the firstgoal.”

Another wrote:“That was a disgrace, Imiss the first Englandgoal of the World Cupas ITV cut us to anadvert break on ITV1HD”

Those watchingITV1 were unaffectedby the error.

Internet Science

WASHINGTON, 13 June —Reality shows such as“American Idol” and “Apprentice” have almost nophysical violence, but a new study suggests theirrampant displays of name-calling and snarkygossiping still make for a much meaner TV-viewingexperience compared with watching fictional TVshows. The realistic portrayal of aggression onreality TV shows might even encourage viewers toimitate the non-physical aggression in real life,according to some theories. That verbal or relationalaggression typically slips past TV-rating systemsand media watchdog groups, which focus insteadon condemning the physical violence of gunfightsand fisticuffs.

“All of these reality shows would never receivea rating of violence or aggression from the currentrating systems,” said Sarah Coyne, a psychologistat Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, andlead researcher on the new study.

Verbal aggression includes direct taunts orinsults. By contrast, relational aggression includesmore indirect attacks on social status or relationships,such as anonymous gossip-mongering or threats toend a friendship. —Internet

Reality TV proves meanerthan fiction

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BERN, 13 June— Agenetic variant asso-ciated with poorresponse to treatment forhepatitis C infection hasbeen identified byscientists.

The researchersanalyzed the DNA of1,362 hepatitis Cpatients and pinpointedthe variant in those whofailed to respond totreatment. The variantoccurs in a gene calledIL28B, which encodesfor the antiviral cytokine

Success of hepatitis C Drugs may dependon gene variant

DARETA, 13 June—Armed with hoes andshovels, men clad in protective suits carefully andsteadily excavate a layer of soil contaminated withdangerous levels of lead around a homestead innorthern Nigeria.

The farming village, one of six hit by a leadpoisoning epidemic linked to illegal gold mining innorthern Nigeria, has lost 61 children in recentweeks.

Foreign environmental experts aided by dozensof young men from the village have slowly startedthe painstaking exercise to clean up homes withhigh lead contamination.

The plan is to decontaminate six villages innorthern Nigeria?s Zamfara state affected by leadpoisoning which has killed hundreds of people,especially children in recent months.

“It is a simple process of taking off fivecentimetres of the soil and replacing it with cleansoil because the lead is still on the surface,” Ian vonLinden of the US-based environmental engineeringfirm Terra Graphics, who is heading the operation,told AFP.

Workers stuff the lead-bearing soil into plasticgrain sacks and heap it outside the mud hutsawaiting disposal.

Internet

Race against time to sanitizelead-epidemic hit Nigeria

NEW YORK, 13 June— Diabetes can lead to adecline in memory, thinking speed, and mentalflexibility in middle age, but controlling the bloodsugar disorder might prevent some of these effects,new research from the Netherlands suggests.

While the mental decline may be invisible tothe individual, the fact that the drop-off startsaccumulating in middle age puts diabetics at greaterrisk later on because of reduced “brain reserves,”Dr David Knopman, of the Mayo Clinic inRochester, Minnesota, told Reuters Health.

“Like a bicycle tire that’s been partially deflated— you’ll be OK riding around but if you developanother little leak you’ll be much closer to a flat tiremuch faster,” said Knopman, who was not involvedin the Dutch study.

Astrid Nooyens and colleagues at the NationalInstitute for Public Health and the Environment inthe Netherlands examined the health records andmental acuity scores of more than 2,600 men andwomen between the ages of 45 and 70 who enrolledin a large ongoing study into lifestyle effects onhealth.—Internet

Mental decline from diabetescan start in middle age

Diabetic Felix Alvarado-Lopez, 51, has his blood sugar level measured atthe JWCH safety-net clinic in the center of skid row

in downtown Los Angeles.INTERNET

WASHINGTON, 13June— A coalition ofseveral major Americanhealth organizations hasissued a cautionaryadvisory in an attempt todraw attention to thespecific risks posed tochildren by lawn moweruse.

The tip sheet, fromthe American Academyof Pediatrics, theAmerican Society forReconstructive Micro-surgery, the AmericanSociety of PlasticSurgeons, the AmericanSociety of MaxillofacialSurgeons and theAmerican Academy ofOrthopaedic Surgeons,is meant to educate

Lawn mowers a real safetyhazard for kids

(cell-signaling) interf-eron lambda.

The study was to bepresented Saturday at theannual conference of theEuropean Society ofHuman Genetics.

Current treatmentfor hepatitis C includes acombination of aninterferon and theantiviral medicationribavirin. Side effects arecommon and can be soserious that some peoplehave to take time offwork.

Identifying hepatitisC patients with thisgenetic variant couldspare them fromsuffering side effectsfrom a treatment that willprovide them with littlebenefit, said the scientistsat the University ofLausanne in Switzerlandin a news release fromthe European Society ofHuman Genetics. Theresearch may also helpin the development ofnew treatments, theysaid.—Internet

A supporter with his face painted like the SouthAfrican flag takes a bite of a hot dog before thestart of the opening ceremony of the 2010 FIFA

World Cup on 11 June, 2010. Nutritionists inhost nation South Africa worry that youngstersare particularly vulnerable to the association oftheir sporting heroes to food and drinks which

are high in fats and sugar.— INTERNET

Rivers Cuomo, left, and Scott Shriner of theband Weezer perform at the Bonnaroo Musicand Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn on 12

June, 2010.—INTERNET

parents and childrenalike regarding the keysto lawn mower safety.

The following is alist of some of the rulesthat, when enforced, canhelp prevent injuries:

• C h i l d r e nyounger than 12 shouldnot operate any type oflawn mower. And theminimum age for usinga ride-on mower shouldbe 16.

• Children shouldnever ride alongsideadults as passengers onride-on mowers, andshould remain at a safedistance when adultsmow the lawn.

Internet

Health

Least healthy more apt to thinkgenes explain disease risk

WASHINGTON, 13June— A new surveyshows that the recentdeluge of scientificdiscoveries of linksbetween specific genesand many chronicdiseases might beproviding the leasthealthy people withsomething they don’tneed: an excuse for theirmedical woes.

“We wanted to knowif people are going touse genetics as a way tokind of get off the hook,rather than change theirbehavior and behealthy,” explainedstudy co-author SuzanneC. O’Neill, an assistantprofessor with theCancer Control Programat Lombardi Comp-rehensive Cancer Centerat Georgetown Univ-ersity in Washington,D.C. “But the bottom lineis that most people

aren’t doing that. It’sonly when you look atpeople with a number ofbehavioral risk factorsthat you run intotrouble,” she said.

“People, for exa-mple, who are smokersand have a poor diet anddon’t exercise as muchas they should. Thosepeople are more likelyto think that diseases arecaused by genetics, andare not interested ininformation on beha-vioral change.

Internet

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BEIJING, 13 June—Auto prices in China roseslightly year on year in May, according to salesstatistics of 36 major cities released by the pricemonitoring center under the National Developmentand Reform Commission (NDRC) on Sunday.

In May, prices of the country’s domesticallymade automobiles edged up 1.04 percent year onyear, but dropped 0.24 percent month on month, astatement posted on the NDRC website said.

Imported vehicle prices continue to climb inMay, up 6.18 percent year on year and 2.44 per-cent month on month, according to the statement.

Last month, passenger vehicle prices rose 0.46percent year on year but fell 0.73 percent fromApril this year.

In May, commercial vehicle prices rose 1.75percent year on year and 0.41 percent month onmonth.

The NDRC price monitoring center predictedthat, after much volatility, imported vehicle priceswould stabilize.

Climbing stockpiles of domestically made au-tomobiles may push auto prices down in the shortrun, but the price drop would not be huge giventhe recent decline in oil prices and the government’spreferential policies towards new energy vehicles,the center said.—Xinhua

China’s auto prices risevoy in May

BEIJING, 13 June— China and Ire-land on Sunday pledged to cementtheir relationship and expand coop-eration.

The pledge came out of the meet-ing between Chinese Vice PresidentXi Jinping and Irish President MaryMcAleese, who was here to attendthe Shanghai World Expo’s Irish Na-tional Pavilion Day on 17 June.

Praising the “strategic view” ofthe Irish government in developingrelations with China, Xi said the twocountries should take a long-termview of the relationship in consider-

China, Ireland seek to furthercement ties

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R, front) meets with Irish Presi-dent Mary McAleese (L, front) in Beijing, capital of China, on 13 June,

2010.—XINHUA

WASHINGTON, 13June—They are thesticking points thatwould gum up the WallStreet overhaul. Frombig banks’ exotic tradesto the plastic in

Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark. walks on Capitol Hill in Washington.Lawmakers will tackle sticking points and try to blend House and Senatebills into a single rewrite of banking regulations. A final measure, whichPresident Barack Obama wants by 4 July, is intended to prevent another

financial crisis like the 2008 meltdown, which triggereda deep recession.—INTERNET

BEIJING, 13 June—Some members of theUS congress are playinga dangerous game bymanipulating the Chi-nese yuan debate for do-mestic political gains.

These congressmen,prompted by a need toappease Americanworkers frustrated by theloss of millions of jobsin the global financialcrisis, and to woo con-stituencies in elections to

BRASILIA, 13 June—Brazil will propose thatcountries should maintainthe growth stimulus plansand accelerate the estab-lishment of mechanism toregulate financial marketsat G20 Summit. Sincethere is debate on the cur-rent outlook for the glo-bal economy, Brazil seesthe recovery still fragile,and it is important to con-tinue boosting growth inall major economies inthe context of the wors-ening crisis in Europe,said the Brazilian ForeignMinistry.—Xinhua

Manipulating the yuan debatedangerous game

ation of China-Europe relations andthe international situation, respect eachother and strengthen cooperation.

“China will work with Ireland topromote the continuous developmentof bilateral relations,” Xi said.

McAleese hailed the smooth de-velopment of Ireland-China relations,growing trade and cooperation be-tween the two countries in the 30 yearssince the establishment of ties.

She said Ireland would continueto promote its Asia strategy with Chinaat the core.

Xinhua

New rules for Wall Street must clearfinal hurdlespeople’s wallets, it onlytake a few of the mostcontentious issues toupend a careful politi-cal equilibrum as law-makers try to blendHouse and Senate billsinto a single rewrite ofbanking regulations.The final measure,whinc President BarackObama wants by July4, is intended to pre-vent another financialcrisis like the 2008meltdwon, which trig-gered a deep recession.Typically, legislationgets watered down inthe Senate. This time,the Senate versionemerged tougher thanthe House bill. Frank,D-Mass, agreed tomake the Senate bill thebase, with some minorHouse modifications.

be held later this year, areresorting to their old trickof blaming everythingon China.

They claim China’sforeign exchange policyis costing America jobsand threaten to imposetough trade sanctionsagainst Chinese imports.

But they choose toignore the fact that anappreciating yuan can-not rebalance Sino-UStrade or help create jobsfor American workers.Both trade imbalanceand high unemploymentare deep-rooted eco-nomic problems that canonly be addressed whenthe United States imple-ments some painful yetnecessary structural re-forms.—Xinhua

Brazil to proposemaintenance ofglobal growth

stimulus at G20Summit

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China’s

Henan

Province.

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Thre’s momentum be-hind the Senate version.“Throughout this pro-cess you have seen adesire by members notwanting to be seen vot-ing with the banks,”said Edward Mills, afinancial policy analystat FBR Capital markets.The financial industryis no stranger to thelawmakers working onthe legislation. At least56 industry lobbyistshave served on the per-sonal staffs of the 43Senate and Housemembers who willhave a hand in shapingthe bill over the nexttwo weks, according toan analysis by PublicCitizen and the Centerfor Responsive Politics,two government watch-dogs.—Internet

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YANGON, 13 June—Lt-Gen Myint Swe of theMinistry of Defence addressed the opening of aworkshop on development of Myanmar rice industryof Myanmar Rice Industry Association held at theoffice of Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambersof Commerce and Industry in Lanmadaw Townshiphere this yesterday.

Also present on the occasion were Chairman ofYangon Division Peace and Development Council

Workshop on development of Myanmar rice industry opens

Lt-Gen Myint Swe of the Ministry of Defence addresses the opening of a workshop on development of Myanmar rice industry of Myanmar RiceIndustry Association—MNA

Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen WinMyint, Minister for Commerce U Tin Naing Thein,the president of UMFCCI, chairman and CECmembers of MRIA and their congenial associations.

First, Lt-Gen Myint Swe stressed the need forhighlighting the agricultural sector essential fornational economy. Next, he and party viewed theactivities of rice trading companies.

Next, the Commerce Minister and Industry-1

Minister U Aung Thaung made speeches. Thechairman of MRIA discussed holding of theworkshop. The Myanma Agricultural ProduceTrading managing director explained productionof Myanma rice, prices and flow of domestic rice.Then, those present also took part the discussions.

Then, the vice-chairman of MRIA made aconcluding remark.

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YANGON, 13 June—The SamsungElectronics Mid Year 2010 Promotiontook place at the Traders Hotel, here,yesterday.

Managing Director U Than WinAung of AA Electronics Ltdexplained sales of Samsung brandLED, LCD, Plasma and CRT TV atfair prices. He made clarifications onbody, auto voltage, USB, 3HDMI

Samsung Electronics Mid Year 2010Promotion held

Managing Director U Than Win Aung of AA Electronics Ltd makingaddress at Samsung Electronics Mid Year 2010 Promotion at the

Traders Hotel.—MNA

functions of 50-inch and 42-inchSamsung TVs.

It was attended by dealers fromYangon and countryside. Bonus andlucky draws were presented to thedealers. Later, models from TalentsModel Agency led by Ma Tin MoeLwin entertained those present withdances.

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YANGON, 13 June— Organized byConcordia Int’l Co Ltd and FortuneInternational Co Ltd, monsoon specialsales will be held at Central Hotel onBogyoke Aung San Road here from 9am to 6 pm beginning 16 through 19June daily.

Fuji Xerox colour laser printers,multi-media copiers, toner cartridgeswill be on display in the programmewith practical services of experiencedstaff to be able to use the equipments.

Those who buy Fuji Xerox copiersand printers and the customers using

Monsoon Special Sales to be held by Fuji Xeroxcolour laser printer DPC 525 A & PE220 (4in1) and Fuji Xexrox copiersand printers may get special discount.

Those wishing to buy may contactConcordia International Co Ltd ofShwegon Plaza in Bahan Townshiphere (Ph: 09-8031373, 09-9928817,01-73009223, 544824), No. 5 onground floor of SY Building in 30th

Street between 77th and 78th Streets inChanayethazan Township, Mandalay(Ph: 02-36478), No. 144, ThiriyadanaMarket Nay Pyi Taw (Ph: 09-49200948,067- 420819, 421362).—MNA

YANGON, 13 June—Minister forEnergy U Lun Thi visited MyawadyFuel Station No. 001 on Pyay Road inInsein Township and New Day FuelStation at the corner of Baho and BagayaRoads in Sangyoung Township today.

Myanma Petroleum ProductsEnterprise has privatized these fuelstations.

Energy Minister visits fuel stationsThe minister cordially conversed

with vehicle owners and enquiredconvenient buying of fuel and difficultiesof personnel of the private fuel stations.

MPPE under the Ministry of Energyhas privatized 261 fuel stations since 10June 2010. The customers may buy fuelat any stations of their own choice.

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YANGON, 13 June—Thukha Su SanForeign Employment Agency andTraining School presented completioncertificates to those who had finishedITE Pre-work training conducted bythe agency at Park Royal Hotel onAlanpya Pagoda Road here thisafternoon.

The ITE training provides primaryknowledge and skills to start a job. The

ITE Pre-work Training concludes

Chairman of Thukha Su San Foreign Employment Agency U ChanThar delivering speech.—MNA

employment agency also providesnecessary trainings and pre-interviewknowledge for those whishing to workin abroad.

Those interested may contact No.77, Lower Pansodan Street, KyauktadaTownship and No. 115, MyanandaStreet, Thakayta Industrial Zone,Thakayta Township, here, Ph; 392233,385758.—MNA

YANGON, 13 June—JapaneseGovernment and Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA) donatedthree chemical fires suits and 50 sets ofbreathing apparatus to Fire ServicesDepartment of the Ministry of SocialWelfare, Relief and Resettlement in aceremony held at the departmentheadquarters here yesterday.

Japanese Govt. and JICA donate fire suits andbreathing apparatus

Resident Representative Mr. HideoMiyamoto at JICA Myanmar Officeexplained the purpose of donation andhanded over the document related tothe suits and apparatus to SWRR MinisterU Maung Maung Swe who presentedcertificate of honour and gifts back.The minister spoke words of thanks atthe ceremony.—MNA

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Kyangin-Pakokkurailroad to link…

Prime Minister U Thein Sein delivers anaddress at inauguration ceremony of

Seikpyu-Yawchaung section of Kyangin-Pakokku Railroad Project.—MNA

Prime Minister U Thein Sein cordially greets local people at the opening of Seikpyu-Yawchaung railroad section.—MNA

(from page 1)remote regions forprogress of border areas.

Before 1988, therewere 20,000 miles of earthroads and now there areover 70,000 miles. In con-structing motor roads andbridges, the Ministry ofConstruction has built3,175 small and largebridges, includingAyeyawady Bridge(Pakokku) andAyeyawady Bridge(Malun) from 1988 todate.

By using thosebridges, one can traveleasily to all corners of thecountry, from Putao inthe far north toKawthoung at the south-ern tip and fromeasternmost cities to westSittway in the westernend. Those networks ofroads and bridges havebeen built out of goodwillin accord with the guid-ance of the Head of Stateto enable all the nationalpeople, including the lo-cal people from the re-gions which lacked de-velopment due to diffi-cult transport, to have easyaccess to all regions,thereby contributing totheir education, health,social and economic sec-

tors.Such fruitful results

have been achieved ow-ing to the cooperativestrength of the government,the people and theTatmadaw so as to developthe State in parallel withother nations by overcom-ing all internal and externalhardships and difficulties.

The strength of thenation lies within. So, it isnecessary to try to standon own.

As the nation has al-ready been blessed with

natural resources, each andevery citizen only needsto work hard for nationaldevelopment throughnational unity and strength.

Chairman ofSagaing Division Peaceand Development Coun-cil Commander of North-West Command Maj-GenMyint Soe said in his ad-dress that most motorroads and railroads aresituated along east bankof Ayeyawady River ac-cording to topography ofMyanmar where riversand mountains run fromnorth to south.

He continued to say thateastern regions ofAyeyawady have seen moredevelopments in education,economic and social sectors

than the western counter-parts thanks to better roadtransportation.

He added thatAyeyawady River spanningbridges and Pathein-Monywa Road have beenconstructed by theTatmadaw government inorder to harmonize the de-velopment in all regions andPathein-Pakokku railroadwhich was extended fromPathein-Kyangin railroadbecomes a main railroadlinking the existingPakokku-Kale and Manda-lay-Myitkyina railroads.

The commander ex-pressed thanks to staff ofMyanma Railways under

the Ministry of RailTransportation for theirconcerted efforts to im-plement the constructionof the railroad sectionwithin three years whichstarted on 19-7-2007 andurged the local people tomaintain the durability ofthe railroad.

Minister for RailTransportation U AungMin explained the con-struction project ofSeikpyu-YawchaungRailroad section that theconstruction of 320-mileKyangin-Pakokku Rail-road was divided intothree sections – 110-mile

(See page 9)

A train running on Seikpyu-Yawchaung section.—MNA

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(from page 8) Kyangin-Thayet

Railroad section, 100-mileThayet-Pwintbyu Railroadsection and 110-milePwintbyu-Pakokku Rail-road section.

He added that the con-struction of Seikpyu-Yawchaung Railroad sec-tion with 54 bridges andsix railway stations startedon 19-5-2007.

We went on to say thatNay Pyi Taw-based NayPyi Taw-Bagan, Nay PyiTaw-Pyay, Nay Pyi Taw-Mandalay, Nay Pyi Taw-Shwenyaung, Nay Pyi Taw-Loikaw, Nay Pyi Taw-Chauk routes had beencommissioned; that con-struction of 105 miles longNay Pyi Taw-Tatkon-Pinlaung railroad linking di-rectly between Nay PyiTaw and Kayah State wasconstructed last May; thatafter completion ofKyangin-Pakokku railroad,one can travel from Patheinto Kale as well as Manda-lay, Monywa, Shwebo and

Kyangin-Pakokku rail-road to link…

Myitkyina via Pakokku; thatMoetargyi-Bhamo railroad(81.32 miles), Mongnai-Kengtung railroad (226miles), Dawei-Myeik rail-road (132.50 miles), Minbu-An-Yechanbyin railroad(245.54 miles), Pathein(Belgarat)-Nyaungdon-Yangon (Hlinethaya) rail-road (89 miles), Pyay(Shwedaga)-Toungoo(Kyeetaw)-Nay Pyi Tawrailroad (120 miles),Hinthada-Nyaungdon rail-road (48 miles), Minhla-Seikpyu-Yawchaung-Kyunchaung railroad (98.30miles), Ywataw-Kanpyarailroad (65.20 miles), NayPyi Taw-Tatkon-Pinlaung(105 miles) were under con-struction; that Myanma Rail-ways of Ministry of Trans-port had been trying to offerbest services to travellers.

Next, a local spokewords of thanks for con-struction of Seikpyu-Yawchaung railroad sec-tion. The Prime Minister thencordially greeted thosepresent at the opening cer-

emony of new railroad sec-tion. Lt-Gen Tha Aye ofthe Ministry of Defence,Commander Maj-GenMyint Soe, Minister forConstruction U KhinMaung Myint, Minister forElectric Power No. 1 UZaw Min, Minister for RailTransportation U AungMin, Chairman of MagwayDivision Peace and De-velopment Council ColPhone Maw Shwe cut a

ribbon to open the cer-emony. Afterwards, thePrime Minister and partytogether with attendeesposed for a documentaryphoto. The Prime Ministerthen unveiled the stoneplaque and sprinkledscented water on it. Lt-GenTha Aye, Commander Maj-Gen Myint Soe and minis-ters also sprinkled scentedwater on the stone plaque.Next, the Prime Minister

and party presented localswho were to take the spe-cial train marking thelaunching of the new rail-road section with gifts.

The Prime Minis-ter then took the specialtrain and viewed the con-dition of the railroad. Con-struction of Seikpyu-

Yawchaung railroad sec-tion was started on 19, May,2007. The railroad sectionis 22 miles in length and ismade of one above-180feet bridge, 53 under-180feet bridges and six sta-tions. Travellers can enjoythree-day free ride starting13 June.—MNA

Prime Minister U Thein Sein…(from page 16)

railroads on both sides of the bridge and 60 per centcompletion, arrangements being made for running oftrains to pass the bridge as it is completed, earthworkof the approach railroad to Ayeyawady Bridge(Sinkhan) and arrangements for laying rail tracks.

After attending to the needs, Prime MinisterU Thein Sein gave instructions on systematic use ofconstruction materials such as fuel and cement,applying of experienced in construction of the bridgeto meet the set standards, taking care of heavyconstruction tasks with spending of large sum ofmoney, priority to be made for the construction tasksbased on climate and flow of river and efforts to bemade for timely completion of the project with highquality.

The Prime Minister viewed progress of theproject on both sides and looked into task being carriedout for construction of the approach road onLetpanchepaw bank.

Construction of Ayeyawady Bridge(Pakokku) was started on 15 December 2009. It willbe rail-cum-road facility. The length of the motorwaywill be 13,465 feet and the railroad, 19,457 feet. Themain bridge will be 11,431 feet long. The bridge willhave 28 feet wide two-lane motorway, 14 feet widearea for the railroad and three feet and three incheswide pedestrian way on either side.

The foundation of the bridge and lowerstructure will be of reinforced concrete bored pile andRC posts. The upper structure of the bridge will be ofsteel frame. The bridge can withstand up to 60-tonloads. Plans are under way to complete the bridge in2010-2011 financial year.—MNA

Talks on the world is flat,but… on 26 June

YANGON, 13 June— CEO Business andManagement Magazine will organize a talk atParkroyal Hotel, here, on 26 June.

Writer Kyaw Win will give talks on “Theworld is flat but…” Those wishing to attend thetalks may contact CEO Business and ManagementMagazine, Tel: 507391, 507392, 507393 and507385, by 18 June.—MNA

Prime Minister U Thein Sein on board special train waving at local people on Seikpyu-Yawchaung railroad section.—MNA

Newly-opened Seikpyu-Yawchaung railroad section of Kyangin-Pakokku Railroad constructionproject.—MNA

Strong earthquake hits NicobarIsland of India

NAY PYI TAW, 13 June—A very strong earth-quake of magnitude (7.7) Richter Scale with itsepicenter outside Myanmar (Nicobar Island, IndiaRegion) about (690) miles southwest of Yangonseismological observatory was recorded at (2:00) hrs(00) min (10) sec M.S.T on 13 June, 2010.—MNA

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China marks Cultural Heritage Day withexcavation of ancient general’s tomb

ANYANG, 13 June—China’s nationaltelevision started to livebroadcast an excavationon the Mausoleum ofGeneral Cao Cao, alegendary Chinesewarlord during the ThreeKingdoms period (208-280 AD), Fridaymorning to mark the fifthChinese Cultural He-ritage Day.

The front chamber of Cao Cao’s mausoleum inAnyang county, Henan Province.—XINHUA

The scheduled three-hour live broadcast ofthe excavation by theChina Central Television(CCTV) began at 9:00am.

The discovery of thetomb was announcedThursday night by theState Administration ofCultural Heritage as oneof the ten toparchaeological findings

in China in 2009.“The announcement

indicates that the Chineseacademic world hasgenerally endorsed theauthenticity of theMausoleum of Cao Caoin Anyang, as there arestill many myths behindthe legendary figure,”said Sun Yingmin,deputy director of theHenan provincial bureauof cultural heritage.

The tomb is locatednear the Yellow Riverand the city of Anyang,where Cao Cao ruled theKingdom of Wei from208 to 220, when he diedat the age of 65.

The Henan Prov-incial Cultural HeritageBureau announced thediscovery of the tomb inDecember 2009.

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Fourth “Twilight” to be broken intotwo parts

BEIJING, 13 June—The fourth “Twilight”film “Breaking Dawn”will be broken into twoseparate films, TheHollywood Reporter saidon Friday.

“ D r e a m g i r l s ”director Bill Condon willdirect both episodes.Summit Entertainment,movie studio behind the“Twilight” films, willrelease the first part on18 Nov, 2011, and thesecond in the followingyear.

The third installmentof the “Twilight”movies, “The TwilightSaga: Eclipse”, will bereleased on the coming30 June.

Stars Kristen Ste-wart, Robert Pattinsonand Taylor Lautner willcontinue to play in the

Actress KristenStewart, star of the

new film “The TwilightSaga: New Moon”

poses at the film’s LosAngeles premiere on16 November, 2009.

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movies.Bill Condon won an

Oscar for the screenplayof his 1999 film “Gods

and Monsters.” He alsoproduced the 2009Academy Awardsceremony with HughJackman as host.

Script for the“Breaking Dawn”movies is being writtennow, and production willbegin this autumn.

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Shanghai Expo’s theme forum opens to discussheritage

SUZHOU, 13 June—The second theme forumof the Shanghai WorldExpo opened in Suzhou,east China’s JiangsuProvince on Saturday,with scholars andofficials discussing thevalue of a nation’scultural heritage alongwith urban regeneration.

The two-day forumwas co-organized by theMinistry of Culture, theState Administration ofCultural Heritage, the

Executive Committee ofExpo 2010 ShanghaiChina, the UnitedNations Educational,Scientific and CulturalO r g a n i z a t i o n(UNESCO) and thegovernment of Suzhou.

The forum hasattracted about 800participants from nearly20 countries and regionsas well as international

Peruvianlightplane likelykidnapped bydrug dealers

LIMA, 13 June—Amissing Peruvianlightplane is very likelyto have been kidnappedby a group of drugdealers who boarded theaircraft with fake IDs,the plane’s owner saidFriday.

“There is a 99-percent possibility thatthe plane had beenkidnapped by drugtraffickers,” JorgeBelevan, a spokesmanfor the Aerodianacompany, told reportersone day after the aircraftwent missing.

Clues have indicatedthe Cessna type smallplane, originally boundfor Peru’s famed NazcaLines, has been divertedto Bolivia or Brazil bythe kidnappers, he said.

IDs presented by allthe seven passengersaboard have found to befake, added Belevan.

Authorities havesent nine planes andthree ground patrols tosearch for the missingplane but have so farfailed to find it.

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organizations.Participants to the

forum include DeputyDirector-General ofUNESCO Hansd’Orville, Minister ofCulture Cai Wu, and theFrench architect anddesigner of the NationalCentre for thePerforming Arts, PaulAndreu.

Xinhua

Indian government auctionsbroadband wireless access

spectrumNEW DELHI, 13 June—The Indian government managed to raise more

than 386.17 billion rupees (8.4 billion US dollars) as the 16-day longauction for Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum came to an endFriday, said government officials.

In BWA, the government auctioned two slots of 20 MHz each. BesidesInfotel, US-based Qualcom bagged four circles of Delhi, Mumbai, Keralaand Haryana.

BWA spectrum provides high-speed access to internet, internettelephony and television services. Also the BWA spectrum can be used forvoice and high-speed data services.

Eleven companies participated in the auction for Broadband WirelessAccess spectrum.

These included Bharti Airtel, Reliance, Idea Cellular, Aircel, Vodafoneand Tata Communications Internet Services.

State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and MahanagarTelephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) will have to pay the equivalent of thewinning bid in each service area as they are given BWA spectrum aheadof private players.—Xinhua

Paris Hiltonpresents acreation

fromTriton’sSummer2010/11

collectionduring Sao

PauloFashion

Week on 10June, 2010.

XINHUA A cafe located in the second floor of

Swarovski’s flagship store on the Chuo-

dori Avenue of Ginza in Tokyo is

decorated by all kinds of crystal

accessories. The cafe will be opened to

public from 12 June to 11 July, 2010.

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The only personverified to have livedpast 120 years of age

was FrenchwomanJeanne Calment, seenhere in 1997 the yearshe at the age of 122.

Census officials inIndonesia hasve

discovered a 157-year-old woman who claims

to have been born in1853.

A poisonous cane toadsits on a keeper’s

hand at the TarongaZoo in Sydney.

Tourists tramping thewilds of Australia’s

northern tropics couldsoon become

“toadbusters” in anunusual plan being

mulled by officials tocombat a noxious

plague of cane toads.

Canada’s govern-ment found itself inhot water on Mondayafter it emerged thatthe media centre fortwo intern-ationalsummits this monthwill feature a C$1.9million ($1.8 million)artificial lake,complete with canoesand a bar.

Opposition legisl-ators, alreadyunhappy with the C$1billion security tab forthe Group of Eight andGroup of 20 meetings,ridiculed thegovernment’s explan-

Canada grilled over “half-bakedfake lake” at G20

An artist’s rendering of the “fake lake” thatwill be in the media centre of the G8 and G20

summits. —XINHUA

ation that the lakewould impress foreignmedia.

“The governme-nt’s half-baked fakelake takes the cake.What a mistake,”Rodger Cuzner of theLiberals told the Houseof Commons, prom-pting loud laughter.

The official Atlasof Canada says thereare 31,752 lakes largerthan 3 square km (1.2sq. mi.) in the country.

The Toronto presscentre lake is supposedto be a copy of thosein the picturesque

Huntsville region northof the city whereleaders are set to meetfor the G8 summit.

Tight securitymeans most of the 3,000accredited reporters willget nowhere near thearea. The G20 summitwill be held in Toronto— on the shores of LakeOntario — right afterthe G8 gathering.

“We have a govern-ment here that has tocreate an artificial lakewhen Canada has morelakes than just aboutany other country in theworld. It is thetaxpayers who aregoing to end up at thebottom of the fake lake,”said Jack Layton, leaderof the left-leaning NewDemocrats.

A Michiganplumber, who makes hisliving working inbathrooms, has broughta life into the world inone. Thirty-eight-year-

Plumber helps wife deliverbaby on bathroom floor

Police said a Connecticut man who appeared ata courthouse to answer a larceny charge broke intoseveral cars in front of the building, took a GPS unitand inadvertently tried to sell it to its owner. Policesaid the arrest of 50-year-old Thomas Peno onWednesday was his 40th.

When he tried to sell the GPS to its owner, anargument ensued, and a bystander called police. He hasbeen taken into custody by judicial marshals. Peno wasbeing held on $25,000 bail and is to be arraignedThursday on charge of burglary, larceny and breachof peace. A court clerk said Peno is not yetrepresented by a lawyer.

Suspect at court tried to sell GPSto owner

MOSCOW, 13 June—Russia is celebr-ating its national day(Russia Day) onSaturday with each

Russia celebrates state holiday

ABUJA, 13 June—Nigeria and eight othercountries are to hold a meting of the Highest NinePopulated Countries on June 21 in Abuja, a seniorgovernment official has said.

The Executive Secretary of the NationalCommission for Mass Education Jibrin Paikodisclosed this to a news conference in Abuja onFriday.

Paiko named the countries coming for the E-Nine meeting as India,Pakistan, Indonesia, Mexico,Egypt, Bangladesh, Brazil and China.

He said the meeting was aimed at sharing bestpractices between member-countries, whosepopulations were mostly illiterate on ways ofproviding adult and non-formal education for suchcitizens.The executive secretary said the countriesmet in 1993 in Bali, Indonesia, with the aim ofproviding assistance to those who were out ofschool, especially women and exploring ways ofdeveloping member nations.

Paiko said it was the first time the meeting wascoming to Africa and that the Federal Ministry ofEducation in collaboration with UNESCO wasplanning to make it successful.—Xinhua

World’s most populouscountries to host summit on

population in Nigeria

region preparingtheir own program.

Mass cultureevents, sports com-petitions and conc-

erts are being heldthroughout thecountry, with theexpected participat-ion of over twomillion representat-ives from tradeunions and politicalparties.

Over 67,000 lawenforcement officerswill be deployed toinsure public order,said the interiorministry.

Earlier in theday, US PresidentBarack Obamaextended hiscongratulations toall those celebratingthe Russia Day.

“On behalf of theAmerican people, Iextend my bestwishes to all thosewho observe RussiaDay,” Obama said ina statement.

The Russia Dayhas been celebratedevery year since1992 .

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old Brian Hines helpedhis wife, Andrea,deliver their son, the 7pound, 13 1/2 ounceDaniel Michael LeeHines, on the bathroomfloor of their OaklandCounty home onTuesday. The dad toldThe Oakland Press ofPontiac they did notrush to a hospital whenthe contractions beganbecause their f i rs tchild, Alexander, hadtaken hours to arrive.Daniel took just sevenminutes.

Dancers perform ballet during a celebration to mark the Russia’s Dayon the Red Square in Moscow, capital of Russia, on 12 June, 2010. The

holiday, originally known as the Independence Day, is held tocommemorate the Russian parliament’s declaration of sovereignty from

the Soviet Union on 12 June, 1990.—XINHUA

NewsAlbum

New Zealand seeing more foreign studentenrollment

WELLINGTON, 13 June— The number of foreign students studying in NewZealand has risen for the first time in six years.New Zealand Ministry ofEducation figures show that 10,167 international students were enrolled fornew semester starting from 1 March, posting 4 percent up from last year.

Half the enrolled students are at schools in Auckland, mostly in secondaryschools.The Secondary Principals Association said the increase means schoolswould have more money available for teaching.

Education providers have also carried more intense marketing andpromotion in countries such as China, India, Vietnam, Thailand, South Korea,Malaysia, North America, Brazil and Germany over the previous 12 monthswhich is also a major factor in the increased numbers.—Xinhua

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Allergies may see planepeanut ban

The US Government isconsidering a peanut

ban on flights. INTERNET

WASHINGTON, 13 June—The US Government isconsidering whether toban peanuts from beingserved on board commer-cial airlines.

The US TransportationDepartment said concernsfrom travellers with peanut

allergies prompted a callfor public comment lastweek on whether the snackshould be regulated by re-quiring peanut-free zoneson planes or an outrightban. Advocates say restric-tions would ease the fearsof an estimated 1.8 millionAmericans with peanut al-lergies, which can be life-threatening.

In Georgia, the top USpeanut-producing state,farmers are already fum-ing. Armond Morris,chairman of the GeorgiaPeanut Commission, saidgrowers feel they’re beingsingled out over otherfood allergies.— Internet

Himalayan climate impacts‘cannot be generalised’

COPENHAGEN, 13 June — Melting glaciers in theHimalayas will have varying impacts on the region’sfive major river basins, a study says. Changes to theflow of meltwater as a result of global warming is likelyto have a “severe” impact on food security in someareas, say scientists. Yet people living elsewhere arelikely to see food productivity increase, they added ina paper published in Science. Overall, the food secu-rity of 4.5% of 1.4bn people in the region is threat-ened, the researchers conclude.

More than 1.4bn people depend on water from theIndus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Yangtze and Yellowrivers.”We show that meltwater is extremely impor-tant in the Indus basin and important for theBrahmanputra basin, but only plays a modest role forthe Ganges, Yangtze and Yellow rivers,” the team fromthe Netherlands wrote.

“The Brahmaputra and Indus basins are most sus-ceptible to reductions of flow, threatening the food se-curity of an estimated 60m people.—Internet

Mountain glaciers provide vital lifeblood for someof Asia’s major rivers. — INTERNET

British scrapyard clips jets’wings - and then everything else

ALTON, 13 June—In its heyday, this Boeing 747-200 cargo jet soared high in the sky to such destina-tions as Halifax, Miami, Panama, Dakar, Harare, Tehran,Bangkok and Shanghai. But the final destination forthe MK Airlines plane was a small airfield in the scenichills of the Cotswolds of Britain, where all that remainedof it after about 12 weeks of dismantling was a pile ofscrap aluminum that was taken away to be recycled intoCoca-Cola cans and other everyday items.

Another 747-200 sat nearby, the next to be scrapped,its parts to be reused and the rest recycled or disposedof in an unglamorous end for a jet that logged millionsof kilometres since entering service in 1975, flown byvarious owners including British Airways and DubaiAir Wing.They were just two in a growing line of air-craft decommissioned by Air Salvage International,which has become one of the world’s busiest airplanescrapyards.

The British company is benefiting from the aviationindustry’s slump in the global economic downturn,which is forcing airlines and air transport companies toretire unneeded aging planes as they take delivery ofnewer, quieter and more fuel-efficient models.

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Recession has sent business soaring at companythat recycles parts of aging planes into everyday

items.— INTERNET

Nurses fired for posting aboutpatients on Facebook

SAN DIEGO, 13 June—Five nurses who work atTri-City Medical Center in Oceanside were fired forallegedly discussing patient cases on Facebook.

“We recently identified an incident involving hos-pital employees who used social media to post theirpersonal discussions concerning hospital patients,”said Larry Anderson, Tri-City CEO. Anderson said thatno patient names, photos or identifying informationwas posted. Max Carbuccia of the California NursesAssociation said if any information was shared it wasto seek advice.

Back in 2007, five nurses, three secretaries and twotechnicians were under investigation at the same hos-pital when one of the individuals used their cell-phonecameras to photograph at least one patients x-ray, andthe rest either viewed or disseminated it.— Internet

Arrests after body parts foundGRANTS PASS, 13 June — Police arrested a woman

in California and her son in Oregon after body partsbelonging to the woman’s husband washed up on thebanks of the Sacramento River, police said on Friday.A severed leg, torso, arms and a severed head had beenfound on the bank since November.

The Sutter County, California, sheriff’s office said57-year-old Lela McDonald was arrested on Thursdayin the Sacramento area. DNA tests have shown the bodyparts belonged to her husband, Elmer McDonald.

Her son, 39-year-old Michael Gold, was alsoarrested on Thursday at his home in Grants Pass,Oregon. Both are charged with being accessories to acriminal act and destruction of evidence.Gold also ischarged with removal of a body without the authori-sation of a coroner.—Internet

A Golden Retriever, dyed to look like a tiger, playswith a Chow Chow, dyed to look like a panda, at theDahe Pet Civilization Park in Zhengzhou, HenanProvince on 8 June, 2010. The park bought fourChow Chows and a Golden Retriever from a petmarket in Sichuan as an attempt to attract visitors, local media said.— INTERNET

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Parents say Teenage sailorrescued in Indian Ocean

Abby Sunderland, 16, looks outfrom her sailboat, Wild Eyes, asshe leaves for her world record

attempting journey at the Del ReyYacht Club in Marina del Rey,

Calif.Sunderland who was fearedlost at sea while sailing solo

around the world has been foundalive and well, adrift in thesouthern Indian Ocean with

rescue boats headed toward her,officials said.

INTERNET

TOUSAND OAKS, 13 June—-Theparents of a California teenager whowas stranded at sea say she has beenrescued by a French fishing crew.

Laurence Sunderland, the fatherof 16-year-old Abby Sunderland, toldreporters outside his home earlySaturday that maritime authorities hadcontacted him to confirm the rescuein heavy seas in the southern IndianOcean.

Abby Sunderland set off a distresssignal Thursday after rough seasdisabled her ship and her satellitephone reception. Twenty hours later,an Australian search plane made briefradio contact with Sunderland andfound her alive and well Fridaymorning. The mast on her boat, WildEyes, had broken, dashing herattempts to sail around the world singlehanded.—Internet

Chinese Premier WenJiabao (L, front)

inspects wheatharvesting work atPoliwang Village of

Shixiang Township inChangge City, central

China’s HenanProvince, on 9 June,

2010.—XINHUA

Four women among 6killed in accident in

PakistanIALAMABAD, 13 June—At least six people were

killed, including four women, and another threewere critically injured, as two vehicles collidedhead-on amid dust storm in east Pakistan’ s Punjabprovince on Friday evening, local police said.

The incident took place 30 kilometers fromJhang area when a tractor-trolly rammed into an oiltanker due to bad weather, witnesses said.

The injured have been rushed to nearby hospital.Xinhua

Malaysia drops tsunamiadvisory

KUALA LUMPUR, 13June—The MalaysianMeteorological Depart-ment has dropped thetsunami advisory itissued earlier Sundayafter a strong earthquaketook place in NicobarIslands, India.

The departmentposted the latest updateon its official website at7:10 am Malaysian time,saying that there was notsunami threat toMalaysia arising from thestrong quake.

According to thedepartment, a strong

earthquake measuring7.2 on the Richter scaletook place in NicobarIslands, India, at 3.26am Malaysian time.

Another moderateearthquake thatmeasured 5.4 on theRichter scale struckNicobar Islands at 6:44am Malaysian time.

The department saidthat this will be the finalinformation it issued forthe event unless therefurther developments oradditional informationbecomes availablsse.

Xinhua

Five killed, 2 injured in trafficaccidents in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, 13June—Five people werekilled and two othersinjured in threeconsecutive trafficaccidents at the sameplace in Cambodia’snorth western provinceof Banteay Meanchey, alocal police officer saidSaturday.

Keo Bunyoeung,district police chief ofPreah Net Preah, said thethree accidentshappened at 7:40 pm onFriday, leaving fivepeople dead and twoothers injured.

He said the firstaccident caused by amotorbike with threepeople on board hittinga bicycle, leaving twopeople dead and twoothers injured; while thesecond accidenthappened soon after atruck crashed a policecar that was parkingnearby the first accidentsite.

While villagers werecrowded at the accidentsite, another motorbikedriver accidentally hit thetruck nearby and he diedlater in hospital, Keo

Hugh (L) and Lynn Bowers of Beccles, Suffolk reel in their 20m ripstop

nylon kite “Rusty”, next to a Belgian kite in the form of a court jester,

during the Bike and Kite Festival on Blackheath in London on 12 June,

2010.—XINHUABunyoeun said.On Thursday, three

people were killed and12 others injured in a caraccident in Cambodia’snortheastern province ofKompong Cham.

Cambodia has beenalarmed with trafficaccidents in recent years.

Last year, Cambodiarecorded the death tollof 1,717 people by trafficaccidents across thecountry, and it said thecountry had lost 248million US dollars fromthese accidents.

Xinhua

Two killed in Austriaglider crash

VIENNA, 13 June—Two people were killed whentheir glider crashed on Saturday noon in the Austrianstate Karnten, authorities said.

The glider crashed at noon in a forest near theGlainach military training area in Ferlach ofKlagenfurt-land, the southernmost urbancommunity of Austria.

The plane was being flown by two Austriancitizens, a flying instructor and his student, said apolice spokesman.

Eyewitness said explosion was heard and thetwo-seated plane could have lost one of its wingsbefore the crash.—Xinhua

Sun demonstrates to a group of African orphansthe movements and essence of performing GezaiOpera, an art form that has taken elements from

Liyuan Opera, Beiguan Opera and PekingOpera.—INTERNET

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Soft goal gives US 1-1 tieagainst England

RUSTENBURG, 13 June—England’s players couldn’tget off the field fast enough. The Americans lingeredto savor the night. They walked to the end of RoyalBafokeng Stadium where thousands of red, whiteand blue-clad fans were waving the Stars and Stripesand cheering their heads off.

Try convincing the US team and its fans therewasn’t a winner in the 1-1 draw with mighty England.

“We’ll take more out of a draw than they will,”said US goalkeeper Tim Howard, the man of thematch. “They’re going to feel like they should havewon the game.”

Facing the Three Lions in the World Cup for thefirst time in 60 years, the United States rallied andthen hung on for an instant boost in confidence thatthey could advance to the second round.

Clint Dempsey became only the second Americanto score in two World Cups, getting the tying goal inthe 40th minute on a blunder by goalkeeper RobertGreen. Howard made six saves in his World Cupdebut, withstanding a second-half barrage by WayneRooney and his celebrated teammates.—Internet

Preview matches on Netherland Vs Denmark;Japan Vs Cameroon and Italy Vs Paraguay on 14 June

YANGON, 13 June—World ranking 4 Netherland, one of the champion favouritesin 2010 World Cup and world ranking Denmark 36 are going to play their matchof Group-E of the 2010 World Cup in Soccer City in South Africa on 14 June.

Netherland Vs DenmarkBoth teams encountered five times after 1991 and Netherland won three

matches and two draws but Denmark had three failures and two draws in theirhead-to-head position. In comparison with the strength of the players and skills,there is a large gap between Netherland and Denmark. Netherland are muchbetter than Denmark in defence, midfield and attack. Denmark will find difficultyin penetrating into the defence of Denmark. If the lucks are brought to Netherland,Netherland will win over Denmark by a wide margin.

Head-to-Head Position22-6-1992 Holland2-2 Denmark Friendly Match18-8-1999 Denmark 0-0 HollandFriendly Match16-6-2000 Denmark 0-3 HollandConfederation Cup10-11-2001 Denmark 1-1 HollandFriendly Match29-5-2008 Holland1-0 Denmark Friendly Match

Japan Vs CameroonWorld ranking 45 Japan and world ranking 19 Cameroon will play their Group-

E of the 2010 World Cup in Free State in South Africa on 14 June.Both teams faced in three matches in their head-to-head potisition in 2001,

2003 and 2007 and Japan won two matches and one draw whereas Cameroonhad two losses and one draw. In comprison with the players and skills, Cameroonare better than Japan. Japan will surely struggle in its group and it is not easy toreach the play-off stage. Cameroon have a lot of prolific players in its lineup. Thismatch is supposed that Cameroon will win or draw but not lose to its opponentJapan. If the fortune stands by Cameroon, it will whitewash the opponent.

Head-to-Head Position 2-6-2001 Cameroon 0-2 Japan Confederation Cup19-11-2003 Japan 0-0 Cameroon Friendly Match22-8-2007 Japan 2-0 Cameroon Friendly Match

Italy Vs ParaguayDefending champion world ranking 5 Italy and world ranking 31 Paraguay

will play their Group-F match of the 2010 World Cup in Cape Town in SouthAfrica on 14 June.

Both teams played two times in their head-to-head position in 1950 and 1998and Italy won both matches. The recent friendly results of Italy are not encourag-ing and so are Paraguay. Italy’s stylish play is not so satisfactory in the groupmatches but if Italy reaches beyond the group stage, it can cause trouble to everyopponents. Italy is organized with well-experienced players but the players areolder than other teams. Paraguay have well-qualified attackers but lack of de-fence. This match is likely to finish in a draw.

Head-to-Head Position 2-7-1950 Italy 2-0 Paraguay World Cup22-4-1998 Italy 3-1 Paraguay Friendly Match

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England’s Robert Green fails to save a shot byUnited States’ Clint Dempsey during the WorldCup group C soccer match between England

and the United States.—INTERNET

Ghana’s midfielder

Stephen Appiah

speaks at a press

conference after a

training session at

Loftus Versfeld

Stadium in Pretoria.

INTERNET

Appiah saysGhana will be on

song againstSerbia

PRETORIA, 13 June—Ghana captain StephenAppiah insisted histeam will be playing theright beat when theybegin their World Cupcampaign against Serbiaat the Loftus Versfeldstadium here onSunday.

The Ghana playersbroke into song at theend of their last trainingsession on Saturdayahead of their firstGroup D clash andAppiah says that’s allpart of their preparationas Africans.—Internet

POLOKWANE, 13 June—Robert Koren scored alate goal on Sunday to give Slovenia a 1-0 win over10-man Algeria and first place in Group C of theWorld Cup, ahead of the United States and England.

The Slovenian captain struck a long-range shot

Slovenia beat 10-man Algeria 1-0

A late goal from Robert Koren handed Slovenia theirfirst-ever FIFA World Cup victory as well as the topspot in Group C as they beat 10-man Algeria 1-0 in

Polokwane.—INTERNET

that Algeria goalkeeper Fawzi Chaouchi misjudgedand allowed to bounce into the net off his arm in the79th minute.

It was the first-ever World Cup victory forSlovenia, the smallest nation in the torunamentwith a population of around 2 million. The Balkancountry lost all three of its group matches in the2002 tournament.

Algeria substitute Abdelkader Ghezzal wassent off in the 72nd, picking up a second yellowcard for handling the ball inside the Slovenianpenalty area.

Algeria twice came close in the first half whenNadir Belhadj’s 25-yard free kick forced Sloveniagoalkeeper Samir Handanovic to stretch and pushthe ball over the crossbar, and defender RafikHalliche headed just wide.

Slovenia faces the US next while Algeria travelsto Cape Town to take on England.—Internet

SPORTS

Ghana’sstriker

AsamoahGyan slotsa penalty

homeagainstSerbia.

Ghana penalty edges10-man Serbia

POLOKWANE, 13 June—Ghana’s hopes ofreaching the World Cup second round received ahuge boost here yesterday as they beat Serbia 1-0in their opening Group D match.

An 84th-minute penalty by Asamoah Gyan wasenough to take the three points after it was awardedby Argentinian referee Hector Baldassi for handballagainst Zdravko Kuzmanovic.

Serbia, who lost all three matches in 2006under the banner of Serbia and Montenegro, hadbeen up against it when Aleksandar Lukovic wassent-off for a second bookable offence in the 74th

minute.—Internet

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Jennifer Aniston wants to bring “Friends” tobig screen

BEIJING, 13 June—Television and film actress Courtney Cox said herformer “Friends” costar Jennifer Aniston is planning a film about a reunion ofthe cast of the popular American sitcom, Ent.qq.com reports.

Cox told reporters that Aniston generated the idea when she saw thesuccess of Home Box Office’s film version of “Sex and the City.” The second“Sex and the City” film this year reinforced Anniston’s decision to make a“Friends” reunion film, the report said.

Although Aniston has many great ideas for making the film, the projectwill not be easy to pull off. Cox said that unlike “Sex and the City” whichhopped all over Manhattan, “Friends” took place mainly in a New Yorkapartment and the “Central Perk” coffeehouse.

InternetJennifer Aniston.

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

Anarchy begets anarchy, not democracyRiots beget riots, not democracyDemocracy can be introduced only through constitution

VOA, BBC-sowing hatredamong the peopleRFA, DVB-generating publicoutrageDo not allow ourselves to beswayed by killer broadcastsdesigned to cause troubles

People’s DesireWe favour peace and stabilityWe favour developmentWe oppose unrest and violenceWipe out those inciting unrestand violence

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Prime Minister U Thein Sein visitsAyeyawady Bridge (Pakokku) ProjectNAY PYI TAW, 13 June—Prime Minister U Thein

Sein, accompanied by Minister for Agriculture andIrrigation U Htay Oo, Minister for Industry-2 U SoeThein, Minister for Construction U Khin Maung Myint,Minister for Electric Power No. 1 U Zaw Min, Ministerfor Education Dr Chan Nyein, Minister for Rail Trans-portation U Aung Min, deputy ministers, the director-general of the Government Office and departmentalheads, left Nay Pyi Taw by air on 11 June afternoon andarrived at NyaungU of Mandalay Division at 2.15 pm.

At the briefing hall of Ayeyawady Bridge(Pakokku) Project on Letpanchepaw bank inNyaungU Township, Minister for Construction U

Khin Maung Myint reported on construction ofAyeyawady Bridge (Pakokku) project by SpecialProject Construction Group (3) of Public Works,construction of the longest bridge at 19,457 feet inMyanmar, location of the bridge on the India-Myanmar-Thai Tripartite Highway, utmost effortsof Special Project Construction Group (3) in imple-menting the bridge project on the banks ofYaylekyun, Letpanchepaw and Pakokku day andnight, searching of alignment for the bridge, loca-tion of the facility, bridge characters and set stand-ards, construction of the lower structure for themain bridge and upper structure, starting of build-

ing the lower structure of the main bridge in 2009-2010 and 41 per cent completion, construction ofthe bored piles for the main bridge and posts for2010-2011 financial year, completion of piers,plans and progress of work, funds, machines,vehicles, heavy machinery and construction mate-rials, strength of staff, and progress in constructionof Sinkhan Bridge, Pakokku Bridge, Malun Bridge,Nyaungdon Bridge and Yadanatheinga Bridgeacross Ayeyawady River.

Minister for Rail Transportation U Aung Minsubmitted the reports on construction of approach

(See page 9)

Prime Minister U Thein Sein views progress of Ayeyawady Bridge (Pakokku) Project.MNA

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