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Volume XX, Number 39 9th Waxing of Nayon 1374 ME Tuesday, 29 May, 2012

True patriotism * It is very important for every one of the

nation regardless of the place he lives tohave strong Union Spirit.

* Only Union Spirit is the truepatriotism all the nationalities willhave to safeguard.

NAY PYI TAW, 28 May—A ceremony towelcome Indian Prime Minister DrManmohan Singh and wife ShrimatiGursharan Kaur, who are in Nay Pyi Taw topay a goodwill visit to Myanmar at theinvitation of President of the Republic ofthe Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein andwife Daw Khin Khin Win, was held on thelawns of Presidential Palace, here, at 9 amtoday.

Indian goodwill delegation led by PrimeMinister Dr Manmohan Singh and wife leftGolden Palace Hotel for the PresidentialPalace in a motorcade to attend thewelcoming ceremony.

They were accorded a warm welcomeby President U Thein Sein and wife there.Afterwards, national anthems of bothcountries were played while President UThein Sein and the Indian Prime Ministertook the salute of the Guard of Honourfrom the dais.

After that, President U Thein Sein andPrime Minister Dr Manmohan Singhinspected the Guard of Honour.

The Indian Prime Ministerintroduced his delegation members to

President U Thein Sein and wife Daw Khin Khin Win welcome IndianPrime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and wife Shrimati Gursharan Kaur

President U Thein Sein. President U TheinSein also introduced the welcoming partyincluding Union Minister for Home AffairsLt-Gen Ko Ko, Union Minister for ForeignAffairs U Wunna Maung Lwin, UnionMinister for Agriculture and Irrigation UMyint Hlaing, Union Minister for IndustryU Soe Thein, Union Minister at PresidentOffice U Thein Nyunt, Union Minister forFinance and Revenue U Hla Tun, UnionMinister for National Planning andEconomic Development U Tin NaingThein, Deputy Minister for Sports U AyeMyint Kyu and Myanmar Ambassador toIndia U Zin Yaw to the Indian Prime Minister.

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President of the Republic of theUnion of Myanmar U Thein Sein

and wife Daw Khin Khin Winwelcome Prime Minister of the

Republic of India Dr ManmohanSingh and wife Shrimati

Gursharan Kaur.MNA

The aim of government is that all the Myanmar people, includingnational race armed groups, must be able to live equally withinnational race armed groups, must be able to live equally withinnational race armed groups, must be able to live equally within

framework of lawIndia is willing to cooperate more deeply in various sectors of theIndia is willing to cooperate more deeply in various sectors of theIndia is willing to cooperate more deeply in various sectors of the

two countries Prime Minister Dr Manmohan SinghNAY PYI TAW, 28 May

— President of the Republicof the Union of Myanmar UThein Sein received thevisiting delegation led byPrime Minister of theRepublic of India DrManmohan Singh at theCredentials Hall of thePresidential Palace here at9.20 am today.

Present at the calltogether with PresidentU Thein Sein were UnionMinister for Home AffairsLt-Gen Ko Ko, UnionMinister for Foreign AffairsU Wunna Maung Lwin,Union Minister forAgriculture and Irrigation

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President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein receives visiting goodwill delegation led by Prime Minister ofthe Republic of India Dr Manmohan Singh at the Credentials Hall of the Presidential Palace.—MNA

President U Thein Sein

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PERSPECTIVES

EthicsTuesday, 29 May, 2012

Human civilization has evolvedthroughout the successive ages based on ethicsof different races and different places and alsodifferent communities. The world saw the riseof mega empires which had their own moralprinciples and their fall together with thedeterioration of their ethics.

In this context, ethics are the principlesthat guide, control and protect human racesand their societies. Ethics are also an essentialpart of everyday human life. They are ourown ways of making the right course of action.Without them, our actions would be randomand aimless. There would be no way to worktowards a goal because we are unable to takewise and correct decisions.

So, every community or professionmust have its own ethics. There are alsodifferent ethics for different industries andinstitutions. For example, physicians,journalists, writers, military personnel, policehave their own ethics which in fact are thetools for their own unity, progress, image andsurvival.

Ethics can also help us distinguishbetween what is good and what is evil in ourworld, between right and wrong human actions,and between virtuous and non-virtuous.Subsequently they can be called a branch ofphilosophy that deals with morality.

Unfortunately, sometimes ethics arean issue many people or groups of peoplewould be likely to disregard. In many cases,power or money or monetary gains canmanipulate people to commit unethical thingseither in the workplace or in everyday life.

So there must be measures to enforceethics in every society, profession andinstitution through awareness campaignscovering talks, round-table meetings andknowledge-sharing workshops and evenaward-and-punishment programs as any flawor weakness in our ethics will reduce ourability and chance for our success in everyaspect.

NAY PYI TAW, 28 May—Union Minister forConstruction U Khin Maung Myint on 26 May morninginspected the upgrading of Nay Pyi Taw-Pantin road sectionby the Special Project Group-1 and the repair of Meiktila-Kyaukpadaung-Bagan/NyaungU road section.

The Union minister then proceeded to ShwechaungBridge No. 1 project and heard reports presented bySuperintending Engineer U Han Soe who said that theconstruction of Shwechaung Bridge No. 1 started on 7-1-2012 by the Special Project Group-3 and as of 26-5-2012the bridge was completed by 99.2 per cent. The finishingtouches are being made so as to open the bridge in time andarrangements are being made to hold a ceremony to openthe bridge, added the superintending engineer.

NAY PYI TAW, 28May— Deputy Minister forFinance and Revenue U WinThan received a three-

Finishing touches of Shwechaung Bridge No. 1 inPakokku Township in full swing

In response to the reports, the Union ministerstressed the need for opening of the bridge in a systematicmanner as it is to be completed soon meeting the setstandard, to make finishing touches smartly, and to exertconcerted efforts to complete the task sooner since theearlier the task has completed the more benefit thepeople could enjoy.

The bridge lies in Pakokku Township, PakokkuDistrict, Magway Region. The 900 feet long bridge isfacilitated with 24 feet wide motor way flanked by 3 feet andsix inches wide pedestrian lanes on either side. It is of RCbole pier type in lower structure and of RC beam and RCfloor in the upper structure, and it can withstand 75 tons ofloads.—MNA

Dy Finance and Revenue Minister holdsmeetings with foreign guests

NAY PYI TAW, 28 May– A cash donation ceremonyfor installation of a 500million-kyat elevator at thefront archway of ancientKyaikthalan Pagoda inMawlamyine, Mon State,was held at the platform ofthe pagoda on 27 and 28May.

At the donationceremony, 3,118,000 Kyatswere donated and thechairman of the pagodaboard of trustees andtreasurer accepted thedonations and presentedcertificates of honour to thedonors. Those wishing tomake cash donations for the

Cash donated for elevator installation atancient Kyaikthalan Pagoda in Mawlamyine

installation of the lift maycontact the office of thepagoda board of trustees(Ph:057-21334, Chairman USan Myint (Ph:057-24193)and Treasurer U Khin MaungWin (Ph:09-5322300).

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member delegation fromInternational University ofJapan (IUJ) at the ministryhere this morning.

The three professorsof IUJ discussed mattersrelated to human resourcesdevelopment and plans forscholarships.

Similarly, the deputyminister held a meeting withExecutive Director Mr. DerJiun Chia of InternationalMonetary Fund, at theministry in the afternoon,which concentrated onprogress of Myanma reforms,now-running bankingsystem in cooperation withAsia Development Bank andWorld Bank and IMF, as wellas having bright futurepotentials.—MNA

Union Minister for Construction U Khin Maung Myint at bridge construction site.—MNA

Deputy Minister for Finance and RevenueU Win Than meets Executive Director

Mr. Der Jiun Chia of IMF.—MNA

A family of U AungHla and Daw MyaMya Maw donates

K 1 million.MNA

Master of Ven Hai Tao, Life Tu OrganizationTaiwan R.O.C donates cash assistance for

Hninzigone Home for the Aged through Joint-Secretary U Maug Maung Gyi of CEC.

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The best time to plant a treewas 20 years ago. The second

best time is now.

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A workshop at Suntech Power Holdings, the world’slargest producer of silicon solar modules. Its products

could be subject to a levy of 31 percent, if proposed newtariffs on Chinese-made solar panels are approved.

XINHUA

US Army armored vehicles are seen in thislong exposure picture at Combat

Operation Outpost (COP) Senjaray inZahri District of Kandahar Province,

southern Afghanistan on 27 May, 2012.REUTERS

Iranianforeign

ministryregards NPT

as basis ofnuclear talks

TEHERAN, 28 May—Iran’s Foreign Ministryspokesman Ramin Meh-manparast said on Sundaythat the Non-ProliferationTreaty ( NPT) is the basis forIran’s nuclear talks with theUN Security Council’s fivepermanent members plusGermany, the official IRNAnews agency reported.

“Iran has been asignatory to NPT and signedthe treaty in the early stagesof its emergence,”Mehmanparast was quotedas saying when speakingabout Iran’s talks with theUnited States, Britain, France,Russia and China plusGermany, known as P5+1.

The spokesman said thatthe Islamic republic neverwants to militarize its nationalnuclear programme andregards uranium enrichmentfor civilian use as itslegitimate rights.

“If the Westerngovernments acknowledgethe civilian nature of Iraniannuclear programme and askfor halting the 20-percentenrichment, Iran will considertheir request,” the reportquoted him as saying.

However, a senior Iraniancleric said on Friday that theIslamic republic would notgive up its right to producingenriched uranium to a puritylevel of 20 percent. AyatollahAhmad Khatami, Teheran’sFriday prayer’s leader, madethe remarks in a sermon at theUniversity of Teheran oneday after Iran and the six worldpowers held a new round oftalks in the Iraqi Capital ofBaghdad.

The Baghdad talks wereconcluded on Thursday witha plan to hold another roundof talks in Moscow nextmonth.— Xinhua

Two suspected ETA membersarrested in France

MADRID, 28 May — Two presumed members of Basqueseparatist group of ETA were arrested by police in southeastFrance on Sunday. One of the pair Oroitz Gurrachaga issuspected to be the number one of ETA’s military wing, whilethe other, Xabier Aramburu Sagarminaga, is thought to haveformed part of ETA’s recruitment wing. Gurrutchaga andAramburu were reported to be armed at the moment of theirarrest in the small town of Cauna at around 15.30 hours localtime (1330 GMT).

The operation means that 15 members of the organization,which wants the independence of the Basque Region ofnortheast Spain and southwest France, have been arrestedsince ETA declated a definitive end to all violence on 20October 2011, ETA had previously announced a ceasefire inJanuary 2011. The group’s struggle for Basque independencehas claimed 829 lives since it began in the mid 1960’s.

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A view of the Golden Gate Bridge after a fireworks show during the 75thanniversary celebration of the iconic span in San Francisco, California on 27 May,

2012.—REUTERS

Colombian rebels set date for French journalist’srelease

BOGOTA, 28 May — Colombia’s largest guerrilla group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia(FARC) announced on Sunday it will free captive French journalist Romeo Langlois on Wednesday.

The FARC posted a statement on a website saying the correspondent for French news channel France24 would be released to a humanitarian commission on 30 May, just over a month after he fell into the rebelshands while covering a Colombian army anti-narcotics operation in the northern department of Caqueta.

“The liberation of French journalist Romeo Langlois will take place this Wednesday, 30 May,” a divisionof the FARC known as Front 15 said, without specifying the time or location of the handover.

“The coordination of the site where Mr Langlois will be released will be submitted at an opportune timeto the humanitarian mission composed of the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross), (formerColombian senator and activist) Piedad Cordoba and the French delegate,” according to the statement citedby local news media.

The FARC had requested that the French government assign a delegate to the committee set up to receivethe 35-year-old journalist seized on 28 April.

The French envoy, selected by newly sworn-in President Francois Hollande and believed to be a ForeignMinistry official, is awaiting the announcement of the date of the release prior to traveling to the SouthAmerican nation. There is speculation surrounding Langlois’ state of health, since he was reportedly shotin the right arm during the clash with rebels, and subsequently shed his helmet and flak jacket to identify himselfas a civilian.—Xinhua

Employees work at a production line of low energyconsumption (LED) light bulbs at a factory in Nanjing,

Jiangsu Province on 18 May, 2012. Armed with nearly 2billion yuan in cash in total, the bigger LED companies

are ramping up capacity, despite a slow market, to bettercapture a larger share of state-backed LED lightingprojects China plans to roll out this year, analysts

said.— REUTERS

‘Putin congratulates Russia’sEurovision top winners

MOSCOW, 28 May —Russian President VladimirPutin has congratulated the“Buranovo Grannies” fortheir outstanding per-formances in the just-endedEurovision 2012 SongContest, the Kremlin Pressservice reported on Sunday.Putin expressed hisadmiration for the BuranovoGrannies who took secondplace in the Eurovisioncompetition held inAzerbaijan ‘s capital Baku,and said he was surprised by

the “talent and enthusiasm”of those grass-roots artists,according to the Kremlin.

The songs, includingsome in the Udmurt language,are “ excellent” ways ofpromoting Russia as a multi-cultural country, Putin said.He hopes the Russian peoplewould soon get the chance tolisten to Buranovo Grannies’concerts.

The president alsointended to meet with thosegrannies in their village duringhis trip to the central republic

of Udmurtia, according to thepress service.

Singers from 26 countriesparticipated in this year’scontest. Swedish singerLoreen won the contest withher song “Euphoria”, whilethose village grannies got thesecond place with their discosong “Party for Everybody”in both English and their localUdmurt language. Serbiansinger Zeljko Joksimovic camethird. The final contest wasbroadcasted by Russiantelevision Channel one. Some

23,000 people watched it atthe Baku Crystal Hall.

Inaugurated in 1956, theEurovision Contest has beenheld annually among membercountries of the EuropeanBroadcasting Union.

Each member countrysubmits a song to beperformed on live televisionand then casts votes for theother countries’ songs todetermine the most popularsong in the competition.Azerbaijan won the right tohost the contest after thevictory of an Azeri singinggroup “Ell & Nikki” atEurovision 2011 inDusseldorf, Germany.

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Vietnam, Myanmar boost cooperation tiesHANOI, 28 May— The cooperation potential between Vietnam and Myanmar is huge and

the two sides should further boost the bilateral ties, the Vietnamese Prime Minister NguyenTan Dung made the remark here on Sunday during Myanmar’s Yangon Region ChiefMinister U Myint Swe’s visit to Vietnam.

Speaking of the cooperation between the two countries, when Dung received theYangon Region Chief Minister, he said especially on economic, trade and investment, thetwo sides should further promote activities to better exploit the advantages of each country,contributing to build a stronger ASEAN community in the future.

Dung welcomed Yangon’s cooperation with other regions of Vietnam, particularly ininvestment, trade and tourism, added that Vietnam will direct ministries, branches andrelevant agencies to closely cooperate with Myanmar’s authorities to hold investmentpromotion conference in Yangon next month.

Dung also asked Yangon’s authorities to create favourable conditions for Vietnamesebusinesses to boost investment in the region.

For his part, U Myint Swe said the purpose of his visit to Vietnam this time is to implementagreements which have been signed by leaders of the two countries, particularly the 12agreements reached during Myanmar’s President U Thein Sein recent visit to Vietnam. In2011, the bilateral trade between Vietnam and Myanmar reached over 167 million US dollars,an increase of 9.8 percent over 2010.—MNA/Xinhua

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Science & Technology Science & Technology Science & TechnologyGiant radio telescope gets split location

LONDON, 28 May—Theworld’s biggest and mostadvanced radio telescope,capable of detecting signs ofextraterrestrial life in the farreaches of the universe, will bespread across South Africa,Australia and New Zealand.

The decision to split thelocation of the $2 billion“Square Kilometre Array”followed intense lobbying bythe two leading bidders, SouthAfrica one side and a joint bidfrom Australia and New

Zealand on the other.Scientists leading the

project rejected the sugges-tion that the decision to splitthe location meant sciencehad taken a back seat topolitical expediency.

When completed in 2024the telescope will be made upof 3,000 dishes, each 15 metreswide, together with many moreantennae, that together willgive a receiver surface area ofa square kilometre.

Scanning the sky 10,000

times faster and with 50 timesthe sensitivity of any othertelescope, it will be used tostudy the origins of theuniverse and will be able todetect weak signals that couldindicate the presence ofextraterrestrial life.

The decision wasannounced at a meeting ofthe international consortiumcontrolling the project, atSchipol Airport in theNetherlands on Friday.

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The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescopeproject is seen in his artists impression image made

available by the Manchester based SKA Organization,on 25 May, 2012. —REUTERS

Google to helpUK computer

teachingLONDON, 28 May —

Dozens of computer scienceteachers will work in Britishschools thanks to apartnership between Googleand the charity Teach First,Google’s chairman says.

Without investment inthe subject, Britain risked“losing a generation” ofscientists, Google’s EricSchmidt said.

Google would providefunds to provide “teachingaids, such as Raspberry Pi’s[single-board computers] orArduino [open-sourceelectronic prototypingplatform] starter kits,” he said.

“Put simply, technologybreakthroughs can’t happenwithout the scientists andengineers to make them,”Schmidt said on Wednesdayat an appearance at London’sScience Museum. “Thechallenge that society facesis to equip enough people,with the right skills andmindset, and to get them towork on the most importantproblems.”

Google is providingfunds to Teach First, a charitythat puts “exceptional”graduates on a six-weektraining programme beforedeploying them to schoolswhere they teach classes overa two-year period, the BBCreported.

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This is a yellow dyer rain frog from Panama.—INTERNET

“Gregor was built mainlyto study physical processeson the surface of the sun,”said Oskar von der Luhe, thedirector of the KiepenheuerInstitute. “In these layers wesee how energy from itsinterior emerges and then islaunched into space, and onsome occasions, reaches theEarth,” he added.

Named after 17th centuryScottish mathematician andastronomer James Gregory,the telescope will be used atnight to observe stars.

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FREIBURG, 28 May—Apowerful solar telescope billedas the largest in Europeopened on 21 May, on Spain’sCanary Islands whichscientists say will allow themto study the sun inunprecedented detail. Its mainbacker was a German institute.

With a mirror diameter of1.5 metres (4.9 feet), the Gregortelescope will be able to showstructures on the sun on scalesas small as 70 kilometres (43.5miles), the AstrophysicalInstitute of the CanaryIslands said in a statement.

The telescope was builton the island of Tenerife at acost of •12.85 million ($16.4million) by a Germanconsortium led by theKiepenheuer Institute forSolar Physics in Freiburgwhich covered the majority ofthe expense. “Its advancedtechnology will allow thescientific community —Spanish, German and

international — to study thesun in an unprecedentedlevel of detail,” the statementsaid. In addition to the largediameter of its mirror, thetelescope features aretractable roof that preventsair turbulence in its opticalpath which allows it to deliver“images of a sharpness thatup until now no terrestrialsolar telescope has everobtained.”

The solar telescope isthe largest in Europe and thethird largest in the world, theinstitute said.

Germans open monster telescope on Tenerife

New frog colours scientists’hands yellow

FRANKFURT, 28 May—German researchers say they’vefound a new frog species in Panama that dyes the fingers ofresearchers handling them a bright yellow.

Reptile and amphibian specialists at the SenckenbergResearch Institute in Frankfurt, Germany, discovered it in 2010in the Serrania de Tabasara mountains of western Panama, ahighly understudied part of the Panamanian central mountainrange, the institute reported on 22 May.

“When we finally caught the first individuals by hand, wenoticed that it dyes ones fingers yellow when it is handled,”researcher Andreas Hertz said. “The scientific name (Diasporascitrinobapheus) of this new frog refers to this charac-teristicand means yellow dyer rain frog.”

The new frog, less than three-quarters of an inch long,belongs to group of frogs that lack a tadpole stage but developdirectly as little frogs inside the egg, researchers said.Considering the possibility that the yellow stain produced bythe frogs may be poisonous, the scientists performed ananalysis of the skin secretions. “We cannot say whether thedye is any good as a predatory defense, as we could not findany poisonous components,” Hertz said.

“Maybe the color is just easily washed out and has noparticular function. However, for now, this peculiarity of thenew species remains enigmatic.”—Internet

Design for a wind-driventumbleweed rover.

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‘Tumbleweed’ design could be Mars roverRALEIGH, 28 May—US

scientists say a wind-driven“tumbleweed” Mars rovercould be the best design for ascientific vehicle capable ofmoving across rocky Martianterrain. Researchers at NorthCarolina State University saytheir findings could helpNASA in its quest for the nextgeneration of such robot

rovers.“There is quite a bit of

interest within NASA topursue the tumbleweed roverdesign, but one of thequestions regarding theconcept is how it might performon the rocky surface of Mars,”Andre Mazzoleni, a professorof mechanical and aerospaceengineering, said. “We set out

to address that question.”Mazzoleni and colleagueAlexander Hartl developed acomputer model to determinehow varying the diameter andmass of a tumbleweed roverwould affect its speed andability to avoid getting stuckin rock fields, common on theRed Planet, that average onerock per square yard. “We found that, in

general, the larger the diameter,and the lower the overallweight, the better the roverperforms,” Mazzoleni said. Atumbleweed rover would needto have a diameter of at least 20feet to move through rock fieldswithout getting stuck, theresearchers said.

Tumbleweed roverscould cover much largerdistances and handle rougherterrain than the rovers alreadysent to Mars such as Spirit andOpportunity, they said.

“This model is a toolNASA can use to assess theviability of different designsbefore devoting the time andexpense necessary to buildprototypes,” Mazzoleni said.

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Saxon scientists make ‘printable speaker’prototype.

It involves printinglayers of polymers andconductive chemicals onto asingle piece of paper to createa speaker.

“A cable is used to runmusic from a computer or MP3player, which causes theprinted layers to vibrateagainst each other and pushthe sound out,” projectmember Dr Georg Schmidt,told The Local.

He explained that, aspolymers are cheap to make inbig batches, the printablespeaker could not onlybecome a viable, cheaperalternative to normal

have high hopes for theprintable speaker, which ishighly flexible and even“produces a better soundwhen it is being bent” Schmidtsaid, but refrained from goinginto the complicated physicsbehind this.

While the speaker couldbe a great alternative to regularspeakers, the team areparticularly interested in theidea of developing “intelligentpackaging”.

The speakers will be ondisplay in Düsseldorf, at the“drupa” – an internationalprint-media expo that takesplace between 3 and 6 May.

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speakers. That is as long asyou don’t mind a slight lack ofbass – the speakers cannotyet deliver heavy soundswhen turned up to 11.

“As soon as we had themworking we used them to listento the radio all the time in ouroffice,” Schmidt said. “Theycan create sound up to 80decibels, so more than loudenough to hear inside.”

Although he added thatbecause all of the new wafer-thin creations were going ondisplay at a media fair inDüsseldorf, they have had toswitch back to regularspeakers for the time being.

The team in Chemnitz

SAXONY, 28 May—Chunky, space-stealingspeakers could become athing of the past, thanks toscientists in eastern Germanywho have made the world’sfirst printable speaker. Paper-thin, they promise to makenoise in the tech world and

beyond.A team from the Institute

for Print and MediaTechnology at ChemnitzUniversity of Technology,Saxony, had been working onthe project for just two and ahalf years when they managedto make a successful

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Business & Health Business & Health Business & HealthJapanese automakers project record sales project record sales for the

year ending in March 2013.Toyota predicts its secondlargest sales on record.

As a result, sales at 7major Japanese auto firms areexpected to grow 17 percentfrom a year earlier to 24 million.

Last year, 4 of the 7companies posted a year-on-year sales decline as theearthquake and tsunami innortheastern Japan and Thaiflooding forced them to cutproduction.

It remains to be seenwhether earnings this yearwill also increase in the face ofa strong yen and renewedconcerns over the Europeandebt crisis.

NHK

Citi unit lost $20 m in Facebook IPONEW YORK, 28 May—

Citigroup Inc’s(CN) Auto-mated Trading Desk hadtrading losses of about $20million from Facebook Inc’s(FBO) botched initial public offeringon Nasdaq OMX GroupInc’s(NDAQ O) US exchange,a source with knowledge of thesituation said on Friday.

The unit’s losses were inaddition to claims by marketmakers Knight Capital GroupInc (KCG N) and CitadelSecurities, which each hadlosses of $30 million to $35million.

UBS AG (UBSNVX)(UBS N), the other largemarket maker involved in theIPO of the social networkingcompany on 18 May, has notdisclosed any losses.

Nasdaq asked firms todetail estimates of losses by

Monday night. After that, theFinancial Industry RegulatoryAuthority will evaluate thefilings and put out a report onthe matter in about four weeks,two sources said.

A technical glitchdelayed Facebook’s marketdebut by 30 minutes and many

client orders were delayed,giving some investors andtraders significant losses asthe stock price dropped.

The exchange operatoris facing lawsuits frominvestors and threats of legalaction from brokers.

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A Citibank sign on a bank branch in midtownManhattan, New York, on 17 Nov, 2010. —REUTERS

Health Tip: Avoidcross-contaminating FoodCross-contamination can occur when different foods are

stored or prepared together. For example, germs from raw meatcan contaminate ready-to-eat foods that are prepared at thesame time.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics suggests howto avoid cross-contamination:

* In the grocery store, make sure fresh and frozen meat,poultry, fish and eggs are packed separately.

* On hot days, place groceries in the back seat of yourair conditioned car, rather than the trunk.

* Store all appropriate groceries in the refrigerator orfreezer within two hours.

* Store raw meat, poultry and fish in sealed containerson the bottom shelf of your refrigerator. Keep eggs intheir containers on shelf, rather than in the refrigeratordoor.

* Wash reusable grocery bags in hot water.* Wash hands and use separate cooking utensils and

cutting boards when preparing raw meat, poultry, eggsor fish.—Internet

TOKYO, 28 May—Fourmajor Japanese automakersexpect record-high sales this

business year thanks toincreased demand in theUnited States and Asia’s

emerging markets.Nissan, Honda, Suzuki

and Fuji Heavy Industries

Qatar robotic surgery has new researchDOHA, 28 May — The

award-winning Qatar RoboticSurgery Centre is movingforward with two newresearch projects on surgicalsimulation, Qatari healthofficials said.

AmeInfo Web site saidon Saturday the QRSC’sresearches and technologicalbreakthrough will have directapplications in cancer, brain

surgery and interventionalradiology.

“QRSC’s research andtraining activities are aimed atidentifying and addressingunmet clinical needs, with theultimate goal of improving thequality of healthcare in Qatar,”said Clinical Director of QRSCDr Abdulla Al-Ansari.

Ansari added: “QRSCfollows a collaborative

approach in research anddevelopment. We believe thatby collaborating with nationaland international partnersacross academia, clinicalpractice and industry, QRSCwill be able to deliver resultsof the highest quality whilealso promoting Qatar’s workin the field both domesticallyand internationally.”

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Toyota to boost production in emergingcountries

TOKYO, 28 May—Toyota Motor says it willstrengthen its strategy foremerging countries whereauto sales are forecast to grow.

Toyota will boost theproduction capacity in thosecountries to a level equivalentto its domestic production.

The company plans tolaunch new plants in Braziland Thailand this year.

Output of vehicles inemerging economies nextyear will match the 3,100,000units assembled dome-stically.

The figure 2 years ago

Robots an extension of surgeons

Lack of vitamin D ups stroke risk in someHONOLULU, 28 May —

Japanese-American men whodid not eat foods rich invitamin D had an increasedrisk of stroke later in life, USresearchers found.

Lead author Dr GotaroKojima of the John A BurnsSchool of Medicine at theUniversity of Hawaii inHonolulu said sunlight isgenerally the greatestsource of vitamin D, butsynthesizing it from the sungets more difficult as oneages, so older people are

DALLAS, 28 May—Robotically assisted surgeryprocedures, as opposed totraditional open surgeries,allow for small and sometimesminiaturized instruments, a USexpert says.

Dr Kemp Kernstine, apioneer in minimally invasivesurgical techniques and chiefof thoracic surgery at theUniversity of TexasSouthwestern Medical Centrein Dallas, said the first robot-assisted surgery wasperformed in 1985.

Today’s minimallyinvasive procedures call for

the surgeon, instead ofdirectly moving theinstruments, to use either adirect manipulator or acomputer control tomaneuver the instrumentsprecisely, Kernstine said.

A manipulator allows thesurgeon to perform the normalmovements associated withthe surgery while the roboticarms carry out thosemovements using “end-effectors” to perform theactual surgery, Kernstineexplained.

“Some advantages ofrobotic surgery are precision,

smaller incisions, less pain,and quicker healing times,”Kernstine said in a statement.“The robots we use are notintended to act independentlyfrom human surgeons or toreplace them.

These machines merelyact as extensions guided bythe movements or inputs ofthe surgeon.”

Medical machines havebeen widely used incardiothoracic cases, inneurosurgery, bariatric, andfor prostate and othercancers.

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In this file photo, visitorscrowd around a ToyotaDear Qin concept car

during the BeijingInternational

Automotive Exhibitionin Beijing, China.

Japan’s top automakersaid on 25 May, it islooking to emergingmarkets for growth,

targeting 50 percent ofits global vehicle sales

there by 2015, androlling out eight compactmodels over the next few

years.—INTERNET

advised to eat more foodsrich in vitamin D — fortifiedmilk, breakfast cereal, fattyfish and egg yolks — or takesupplements.

Study participantsincluded 7,385 Japanese-American men who were age45-69 and living in Hawaii inthe mid- to late-1960s whenthey were first examined andinterviewed about what theyhad eaten in the previous 24hours.

Researchers separatedthe participants into four

groups of approximately1,845 each — depending onhow much vitamin D they hadconsumed.

The researchersanalyzed study participants’medical records through 1999,roughly 34 years after theinitial exams, to determine theincidence of stroke.

Strokes occurred in 960men during the follow upperiod.

After factoring in age,calorie intake, body-massindex, hypertension,diabetes, cigarette smoking,physical activity, cholesterollevels and alcohol intake, thestudy found men whoconsumed the least dietaryvitamin D had a 22 percenthigher risk of stroke and a 27percent increase risk ofischemic — blood-clotrelated — stroke comparedto those consuming thehighest levels of vitamin D.The findings were publishedin the journal Stroke.

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was 2,380,000.Toyota also plans to

increase the number ofcompact car models designedfor the regions from thecurrent 2 to 8 over the next 3years.

The number of cars soldin emerging economiesaccounts for half of globalsales and is expected toincrease further.

US automaker GeneralMotors will start productionin Indonesia next year, whileGermany’s Volkswagen plansto build a new plant in China.

Toyota’s new strategy

is likely to acceleratecompetition in the automotiveindustry.—NHK

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Oregon police find mother of three abandoned kidsPORTLAND, 28 May —

The mother of three youngchildren abandoned in aPortland shed was found bypolice on Friday, a day after

Pakistan, India vow joint terror fightBHURBAN , 28 May —

Pakistan and India on Fridaypledged to fight terrorismtogether, calling it “acontinuing threat to peace andsecurity” and a block to thefull establishment of normalrelations. The announcementcame after two-day talksbetween the home and interiorsecretaries of the twocountries at the Pakistanitourist resort of Bhurban.“Both sides agreed thatterrorism poses a continuingthreat to peace and securityand full normalisation ofbilateral relations,” said a jointstatement.

“They reiterated the firmand undiluted commitment ofthe two countries to fight andeliminate this scourge in all itsforms and manifestations andbring those responsible forsuch crimes to justice,” itadded.

Relations between Indiaand Pakistan, which havefought three wars since the

subcontinent was partitionedin 1947, have been plaguedby border disputes, andaccusations of Pakistanimilitant activity against India.Pakistan “agreed in principle”to host a judicial commissionfrom India to look at theinvestigation into the 2008Mumbai attacks, in which 166people died. India blamesPakistani militants from theLashkar-e-Taiba group fortraining, equipping andfinancing the attack withsupport from “elements” inthe Pakistani military.

The talks were led by theinterior secretary of Pakistan,Siddiq Akbar, and the homesecretary of India, Raj KumarSingh, and included securityexperts from each countries.The neighbouring countriesagreed to enhancecooperation on terrorism,human trafficking, narcotics,counterfeit currency andcyber crime.

It was the second roundof talks between the homesecretaries of the two nationsafter the first held in New Delhiin March 2011.— Internet

Indian Border Security Force pose with confiscatedheroin and fake Indian Rupee notes near the India-

Pakistan Border on 25 May. The two countries have hadmany border disputes, however, both pledged to fightterrorism together, calling it “a continuing threat topeace and security” and a block to normal relations.

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questioning the mother andno other information wasexpected to be released onFriday. He said a tip from thepublic led police to the woman

people. When officersinvestigated, the squatterstold them there were threesmall children there, and theyhad been abandoned by awoman the night before.Another neighbour, JudyBaxter, 65, said that whenpolice officers and socialservices workers arrived, theygave stuffed toys to the kids,all of whom appeared to beyounger than age 4. Theyoungest child, a girl Baxterestimated to be about 9months old, was carried outof the house by an officer.

“They were sure littlecuties,” Baxter told TheAssociated Press.”It’s just sosad for the kids,” she said. “Iwon’t tell you what they needto do to her (the mother).”Baxter is the former owner ofthe vacant house — theproperty on which the shed islocated — and lives acrossfrom it. She sold that house in2006. Baxter said that onThursday morning, she sawsome young people enteringthe gates at the unkempthouse, so she called thecurrent owner.

The owner alsocontacted police. “I’m justglad that I’m nosy,” Baxtersaid. The children were ingood condition and placed infoster care, said JodiSherwood of the OregonDepartment of HumanServices told theOregonian.— Internet

the kids were taken to safety.Authorities did notimmediately identify themother or say why the boyand two girls were left in ashed next to a vacant house insoutheast Portland. Lt RobertKing, a police spokesman,said investigators were

shortly after noon Friday. Shewas in Portland.

The whereabouts of themother had been a mysterysince Thursday morning,when a neighbour calledauthorities to report hearingvoices at the vacant housethat is popular with homeless

This 24 May, 2012, photo released by the PortlandPolice Bureau shows an unidentified female toddler inPortland, Ore. Portland police are trying to solve the

mystery of two young children and an infant who werefound abandoned in a shed.—INTERNET

Plane crash at southern Utahairport kills four

ST GEORGE, 28 May — Asmall plane that crashed earlySaturday at a municipal airportin southern Utah killed all fourpeople on board, authoritiessaid. The downed single-engine Cessna 172 was foundat about 6 am some 400 feetfrom the runway, said MarcMortensen, assistant to the StGeorge city manager. It’suncertain whether the crashoccurred shortly after takeoffor during a landing attempt, hesaid.

The plane crashed under“unknown circumstances,”Federal AviationAdministration spokesmanIan Gregor said. Although thearea saw windy conditions onFriday and later Saturday,

there was no severe weather atthe airport during the earlymorning hours on Saturday,National Weather Servicemeteorologist MonicaTraphagan told The Spectrumof St George. The airport hasbeen in operation at its currentsite for about 1½ years. It doesnot have a radio tower andpilots use an automatedsystem to communicate withone another when landing ortaking off, Mortensen said.The wreckage was found byan airport crew making a routinesafety check of the property.The city will likely release thevictim’s names either lateSaturday or Sunday,Mortensen said.

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‘Turbulence’ ahead for airlines despite oil price dropHONG KONG, 28 May —

Airlines are still in for financialturbulence despite a recentfall in oil prices, with many atrisk of posting major lossesas the cost of their top inputremains historically high. “Iffuel prices remain at areasonably low and stablelevel, of course it’ll befavourable to operations ofthe company,” Wang Jian,board secretary of ChinaEastern Airlines, toldAFP.But “despite the recentreduction in oil price, itremains at historically highlevels and a significantchallenge to the business,”said Cathay Pacific FinanceDirector Martin Murray.

It “relieves the pressurea bit,” acknowledged AirFrance-KLM’s Philippe

Calavia, finance director atAir France-KLM.But henoted the Franco-Dutchgroup has based its financialplans on oil at an average of$98 a barrel this year. Oilprices are “still above overbudget,” he said. The price ofoil continued to fall this pastweek, with Brent North Seacrude for June at $106.91 abarrel in late London

afternoon trade, way off the$128.40 it hit on March 1 andthe record $147.50 it set inJuly 2008.

Airlines in Asia andEurope have been strugglingwith the high price of fuel, thefirst or second largest cost intheir budgets, which haspushed many deep into thered.Singapore Airlines saw itsfull-year profit plunge 69

percent year-on-year to $268million due to high oil pricesand global economicuncertainty. Similarly HongKong-based Cathay Pacificsaw its 2011 net profit slump61 percent to $708 million andrecently announced a raft ofcost-cutting measures inresponse to high fuel prices.

Australia’s biggestairline Qantas, which hasraised fares in recent monthsto partially offset higher fuelcosts, said reduced oil priceswere not yet helping itsbottom line.”Our fuel bill thisyear is going be significantlyhigher than last year, so theoutlook is still verychallenging as far as we areconcerned,” a spokesmantold AFP.

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British classical music expert heldin Zimbabwe

HARARE, 28 May — Aclassical music presenter forthe BBC has been arrestedand is in custody in Zimbabwe,the broadcaster reported.Petroc Trelawny, whopresents several radioprogrammes for the Britishpublic broadcaster, was

arrested on Thursday fortaking part in a music festivalwithout a work permit, the BBCsaid on Saturday. He had beenacting as a compere at theBulawayo Music Festival,taking place from 23-27 May,but was not there in his BBCcapacity. Media reports said

he was not being paid for therole.

Rose Benton, co-ordinator of London-basedcampaign group ZimbabweVigil, said: “He was apparentlythe only musician without awork permit and that is whythey arrested him. “He hasbeen in police custody inHarare: pretty nasty business.“Yesterday there was a publicholiday. Normally it would takea day to get him out but he willbe in until Monday probably.”Trelawny had been postingupdates on Twitter aboutpreparations for the musicfestival, including rehearsalswith children’s choirs.Britain’s Daily Telegraphnewspaper reported that hehad been led from the stage byimmigration officials during aperformance and sub-

sequently dislocated hisshoulder in a fall in a policecell. A spokeswoman forBritain’s foreign ministry said:“We can confirm thedetention of a British nationalon 24 May in Zimbabwe. Weare providing consularassistance.”

A BBC spokesman said,“We are aware of the situationand hope it will be resolved asquickly as possible.”

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A general view of Harare in 2010. A classical musicpresenter for the BBC has been arrested and is in custodyin Zimbabwe, a London-based campaign group said on

Saturday.— INTERNET

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hairstyleduring the

Afro-Hairstyles

VIIICompetitionin Cali on27 May,

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President U Thein Sein and wife Daw Khin Khin Win host dinner to Indian PrimeMinister Dr Manmohan Singh and wife and party

NAY PYI TAW, 28 May—President of the Republic ofthe Union of Myanmar UThein Sein and wife Daw KhinKhin Win hosted a dinner tothe delegation led by IndianPrime Minister Dr ManmohanSingh and wife at theCredentials Hall of thePresidential Palace here at 7pm today.

Also present at the dinnertogether with President UThein Sein and wife Daw KhinKhin Win were Vice-PresidentDr Sai Mauk Kham and wifeDaw Nan Shwe Hmon, unionministers, deputy ministers,the Myanmar ambassador tothe Republic of India and wifeand heads of departments.

The Indian PrimeMinister and wife wereaccompanied by IndianAmbassador to Myanmar DrVillur Sundararajan Seshadriand wife and high-ranking

President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein and wife Daw Khin Khin Winwelcome Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and wife at dinner.

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NAY PYI TAW, 28 May—The Republic of the Union ofMyanmar Federation ofChambers of Commerce andIndustry met withentrepreneurs from theRepublic of India at thedelegates listening room-2 ofthe Myanmar International

UMFCCI, Indian entrepreneurs exchangeview on economic cooperation

Convention Centre here at10am today.

At the meeting, theyexchanged views oneconomic developmentbetween the two countries.

Also present on theoccasion were President ofUMFCCI U Win Aung, Vice-

President U Thaung Tin andofficials, Indian Ambassadorto Myanmar Dr V.S Seshadri,entrepreneurs from theRepublic of India,departmental officials andothers.

First, President ofUMFCCI U Win Aung made

an opening speech, andChairman of IndianDelegation CEO ofConfederation of IndianIndustry (CII) Mr Sunil BhartiMittal and Managing Directorof FICCI Mr Rajya VardhanKanoria extended greetings.

Next, an official from theMinistry of Commercediscussed potentials fortrading between the twonations, an official from theMinistry of National Planningand Economic Developmenton investment opportunities

in Myanmar, and an officialfrom UMFCCI on potentialsfor investment inconstruction, electricity,communications andagricultural sectors.

Next, President U WinAung and Director-General ofDirectorate of Investment andCompanies Administration UAung Naing Oo replied toqueries raised by the Indianentrepreneurs over banking,oil and gas sector, miningindustry and infrastructures.

After that, CEO of CII Mr

Sunil Bharti Mittal andManaging Director of FICCIMr Rajya Vardhan Kanoriagave suggestions over thediscussions.

Later, the MoU onmutually beneficialcooperation in industrial andenergy between Myanmarand Indian entrepreneurswas signed.

In the afternoon,UMFCCI President U WinAung hosted a luncheon inhonour of the Indiandelegation.—MNA

Meeting between Republic of the Union of Myanmar Federation ofChambers of Commerce and Industry and Indian entrepreneurs in

progress.—MNA

officials.First, the President and

the Prime Minister madespeeches.

Before and during thedinner, artistes from the FineArts Department of theMinistry of Culture presentedthe entertainment.

Next, the Presidentpresented the album on thetrip to Myanmar to the IndianPrime Minister.

After the dinner, thedelegation led by the IndianPrime Minister and wifeenjoyed the entertainment ofartistes from the Fine ArtsDepartment of the Ministryof Culture.

Later, the President andthe Indian Prime Ministerpresented flower bouquetsto the artistes and had adocumentary photo takentogether with them.

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President U Thein Sein delivering speech at dinner.—MNA

Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh delivering speech atdinner.—MNA

Officials sign three MoUs on mutual cooperation in industrial and energysectors between Myanmar and India entrepreneurs.—MNA

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The aim of government is thatall the Myanmar people,...

(from page 1)U Myint Hlaing, Union Minister for Industry U Soe Thein,Union Minister at the President Office U Thein Nyunt, UnionMinister for Finance and Revenue U Hla Tun, Union Ministerfor National Planning and Economic Development U TinNaing Thein, Deputy Minister for Sports U Aye Myint Kyuand Myanmar Ambassador to India U Zin Yaw anddepartmental heads. Together with the Indian Prime Ministerwere his delegation members, Indian Ambassador to MyanmarMr Villur Sundararajan Seshadri and high-ranking officials.

Speaking on the occasion, President U Thein Sein saidhis government and people warmly welcomed the visit of

the Indian Prime Minister and his delegation, which wouldfurther strengthen the existing amicable relations betweenthe two countries. And this is the first ever visit of the IndianPrime Minister to Myanmar in 25 years. Myanmar expressedits deepest thanks to India for rendering assistance indevelopment of border regions of the two countries,transport and infrastructures in those border areas.Multifaceted cooperation will continue for the stability ofborder regions in the mutual interest of the two countries.

In exercising democracy, Myanmar has yet to developits democratic experience and practices. So, it is prioritizingState peace and stability and national economicdevelopment. Steps are being taken for all political forcesto be able to take part in political processes for peace andstability, and to make peace with national ethnic armedgroups.

In so doing, the aim of the government is that all theMyanmar people, including national race armed groups,must be able to live equally within the framework of law,added the President. Now, the relations with the existing 10armed groups for making peace are improving and therehave been contacts with the KIA group in northern Myanmar.It is therefore hoped that peace process will meet withcomplete success soon.

As for economic development, Myanmar is invitinginvestment from the international community. But formore investments, it is necessary to lift the economicsanctions of Western countries completely, noted thePresident. He then invited India’s investment in Myanmarso as to create job opportunities for the people, manufacturevalue-added goods, develop the technological sector andimprove light and medium industries.

In his speech, the Indian Prime Minister said India andMyanmar have been the friendly nations for a thousandyears in terms of their religions and cultural traditions.India is willing to cooperate more deeply in various sectorsof the two countries. The Indian Prime Minister said hepraised Myanmar for its success in national reconsolidationefforts and would fully support those efforts.

The visiting Indian Prime Minister expressed his wishesto see more cooperation between the two countries inregional and international issues, to further strengthen therelations with ASEAN and to invite President U Thein Sein

to attend ASEAN-India Summit to be hosted in India. Hethen wished Myanmar success in its new chapter andexpectations.

Later, both sides cordially discussed signing of bilateralagreements and MoUs, India’s investment in road, waterand air transports, industrial and economic sectors andtechnological development and opportunities forcooperation with the international community in peace,development and national consolidation efforts.—MNA

President U Thein Sein meets Indian...(from page 16)

between the Republic of theUnion of Myanmar and theRepublic of India.

Union Minister forBorder Affairs and forMyanma Industrial

Tun Aung and the IndianExternal Affairs Ministeragreement on airtransportation, UnionMinister for Science andTechnology U Aye Myint andthe Indian External Affairs

cooperation betweenMyanmar Institute of Strategicand International Studies andInstitute for Defence Studiesand Analyses-IDSA in NewDelhi, Deputy Minister forCulture Daw Sanda Khin and

Development Lt-Gen TheinHtay and Indian ExternalAffairs Minister Mr SMKrishna signed MoU ondevelopment of Myanmar-India border region, UnionMinister for Transport U Nyan

Minister MoU onestablishment of IT centre inMyanmar, Deputy Ministerfor Foreign Affairs Dr MyoMyint and Foreign SecretaryMr Ranjan Mathai of IndianExternal Affairs agreement on

President U Thein Sein meets Indian PrimeMinister Dr Manmohan Singh at the Credentials

Hall of the Presidential Palace.—MNA

Myanma Foreign Trade Bank Managing Director U Nyi Phyu Hla and EXIMBank of India Chairman and Managing Director Mr TCA Ranganathan sign

MoU on $ 500 million loan in the presence of President U Thein Sein andIndian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.—MNA

Union Science and Technology Minister U Aye Myint and Indian ExternalAffairs Minister Mr SM Krishna sign MoU in the presence of PresidentU Thein Sein and Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.—MNA

Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation U Ohn Than and ForeignSecretary of India Mr Ranjan Mathai sign MoU on establishment of

modern educative paddy bio-garden in the presence of PresidentU Thein Sein and Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.—MNA

President U Thein Sein shaking hands withIndian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.

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the Indian external affairssecretary agreement onMyanmar-India culturalexchange programme (2012-2015), Deputy Ministerfor Agriculture and Irrigation

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Images of StateVisit of IndianPrime MinisterDr. Manmohan

Singh

(from page 8)U Ohn Than and the Indian external affairs secretary on MoUon establishment of advanced agricultural research andeducation centre and establishment of modern educativepaddy bio-park in Nay Pyi Taw Agricultural ResearchDepartment, Deputy Minister for Commerce Dr Pwint Hsanand the Indian external affairs secretary MoU on establishmentof joint commerce and investment forum between Myanmarand India, and opening of border haats at Myanmar-Indiaborders, Secretary of Myanmar Institute of Strategic andInternational Studies (MISIS) Director-General of Training,Research and Foreign Languages Department Daw Yin YinMyint and Director-General Mr Sarvajit Chakravarti of TheIndian council of World Affairs (ICWA) MoU on cooperationbetween the MISIS and ICWA, Managing Director U NyiPhyu Hla of Myanma Foreign Trade Bank and Governor ofExima Bank of India Managing Director Mr TCA RanganathanMoU on Indian government’s low-interest USD 500-millionloans to Myanmar, Dagon University Rector Dr Hla Htay andCalcutta University Pro-Rector Professor Suranjan Das MoUon cooperation between the two universities and exchangedthe documents.—MNA

President U Thein Sein meets Indian...

YANGON, 28 May—Royal Mingalardon Golf &Country Club hostedRMGCC 3rd AnniversaryCharity Golf Tournament on26 May.

RMGCC Director ofGolf (PGA Golf ProfessionalMyanmar PGA) U Hsan Tunexplained purpose of thetournament at the prizepresentation ceremony inthe evening.

Winners in RMGCC 3rd AnniversaryCharity Golf Tourney awarded

Tin Tun clinchedNearest to the Pin award,Thein Naing Soe LongestDrive award and Kyaw HtayStraightest Drive award.

Kyaw Htay stood first,followed by the runner-upThein Naing Soe and thesecond runner-up Police ColZaw Win (Retd) in Converse(A), (B), (C) one stick event.

In Division (C) event,Hlaing Myo stood first, Khin

Maung Aung second and MrPrecheun third. Wai YanAung emerges champion inDivision (B) event in whichKaung Htut Aung and YeTun Aung stood second andthird. Ye Htet Aung stoodfirst, Tin Tun second andThein Naing Soe third inDivision (A) event. Theproceeds of the tournamentgo to charity for orphan careorganizations.—MNA

President U Thein Sein introduces Union ministers at the welcomingceremony to Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.—MNA

President U Thein Seinand Indian Prime

Minister DrManmohan Singh takesalute of the Guard of

Honour.MNA

President U TheinSein and Indian

Prime Minister DrManmohan Singhinspect the Guard

of Honour.MNA

Rector of Dagon University Dr Hla Htay and Pro-rector of CalcuttaUniversity Professor Suranjan Das sign cooperation pact between two

universities in the presence of President U Thein Sein and Indian PrimeMinister Dr Manmohan Singh.—MNA

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(from page 16)since Myanmar’s transition towards a more democraticform of Government in March 2011, they committed tofurther enhancing these exchanges so as to take bilateralcooperation to a higher level. The two leaders expressedsatisfaction at the recent successful visits fromMyanmar including that of the Foreign Minister ofMyanmar U Wunna Maung Lwin in January 2012; theMinister of Construction of Myanmar U Khin MaungMyint in February 2012; and from India including thevisit of the Minister for Water Resources andParliamentary Affairs of India Mr. P.K. Bansal toMyanmar in February 2012. The two sides agreed tocontinue with the frequent exchanges of visits at theleadership level.

13. Both leaders reaffirmed their shared commitment tofight the scourge of terrorism and insurgent activity inall its forms and manifestations. Both of themempahsized the need for enhanced cooperationbetween security forces and border guarding agenciesfor securing peace, security and stability in the borderareas, which was crucial for overall development. Inthis context, the two leaders welcomed the holding ofthe first meeting of the bilateral Regional BorderCommittee whose deliberations were useful inpromoting such cooperation and understanding forbetter border management. Both leaders reiterated theassurance that territories of either country would notbe allowed to be used for activities inimical to theother, including for training, sanctuary and otheroperations by terrorist and insurgent organizationsand their operatives.

14. Both leaders also alluded to the importance of soundborder management as an intrinsic part of maintainingborder security. In this context, they directed that therespective Survey Departments should inspect andmaintain boundary pillars in a systematic manner.They also directed the respective Heads of SurveyDepartment to finalise dates for an early joint inspectionof the sectors jointly identified at the 17th NationalLevel Meeting.

Connectivity15. The two leaders emphasised the importance of

enhancing connectivity between the two countries asa means of promoting commercial, cultural, touristicand other exchanges between the peoples of the twocountries. They expressed satisfaction at the steadyprogress being made on the Kaladan Multi-modalTransit Transport Project. They welcomed thefinalisation of the site of the Land Customs Station atZorinpui (Mizoram) following joint inspection by Indianand Myanmar delegations in April 2012. It was notedthat the project would enhance, bilateral trade, people-to-people contact and contribute to the developmentand prosperity of the people living in the ‘land locked’North Eastern region of India.

16. The Prime Minister of India announced that Indiawould undertake the task of repair/upgradation of 71bridges on the Tamu-Kalewa friendship Road. Thetwo leaders decided that India would undertake theupgradation of the Kalewa-Yargyi road segment tohighway standard while Myanmar would undertakethe upgradation of the Yargyi-Monywa stretch tohighway standard by 2016. This project would helpin establishing trilateral connectivity from Moreh inIndia to Mae Sot in Thailand via Myanmar. The twoleaders welcomed the revival of the Joint Task Forceon the Trilateral Highway between India-Myanmar-Thailand. It was agreed that efforts would be made toestablish seamless trilateral connectivity by 2016.

17. Taking into account the importance of enablingpeople-to-people contacts, the two sides agreed tolaunch a trans-border bus service from Imphal, Indiato Mandalay, Myanmar. The two leaders directed theconcerned officials from both sides to finalise allmodalities to enable its early operationalisation.

18. They also welcomed the signing of the new Air Service

agreement which would enhance direct air connectivityand facilitate easy business interaction, tourism andpeople-to-people exchanges.

19. The two leaders decided to constitute a Joint WorkingGroup to determine the technical and commercialfeasibility of cross-border rail links and the commercialfeasibility of direct shipping links between the twocountries.

20. The two sides also discussed the possibility of Indianparticipation in development of key infrastructureprojects, like Dawei port in Myanmar.

Development Cooperation21. The two leaders expressed satisfaction at the growing

dimension of development cooperation between thetwo countries which is being financed under grants andconcessional loans amounting to US$ 1.2 billion tilldate. Taking stock of ongoing projects in the areas ofinfrastructure, agriculture, human resourcedevelopment, industrial development, power, healthetc., the two leaders agreed to identify more projects ofbenefit to the people of Myanmar in future.

22. Both leaders welcomed the signing of the MoU on theUS$ 500 million Line of Credit extended by India tothe Government of Myanmar which would pave theway for its early operationalisation. The Line of Creditwill be utilized in the infrastructure developmentprojects, including in the fields of Agriculture andIrrigation, Rail Transportation and Electric Power inMyanmar.

23. Identifying the need for special focus on thedevelopment and prosperity of the people in borderingareas, the two leaders agreed to cooperate to bringabout overall socio-economic development in theborder areas by undertaking both infrastructuredevelopment and micro-economic projects, includingupgradation of roads and construction of schools,health centres, bridges, agriculture and related trainingactivities in the area in accordance with the MoU onIndia-Myanmar Border Area Development that wassigned during the visit. The President of Myanmaralso welcomed India’s offer of assistance in productionof large Cardamom in the Naga Self-AdministeredZone.

24. Expressing their commitment to enhance cooperationin science and technology, the two leaders noted withsatisfaction that the first meeting of the India-MyanmarJoint Working Group on Science and Technology washeld on 3 April 2012. The Joint Working Group hasidentified some priority areas for future cooperation inthe fields of agricultural biotechnology, post harvesttechnology, medical biotechnology, medical researchand renewable energy. The two leaders welcomedthese decisions and agreed that Myanmar would preparespecific proposals on some of its priority projects sothat they can be taken forward for implementation.

25. Under a MoU signed during the visit, the two leadersdecided to set up the Myanmar Institute of InformationTechnology with financial and technical assistancefrom India. The Indian Prime Minister announcedcontinued technical and financial support for the India-Myanmar Centre for Enhancement of IT Skills in Yangonfor a further five-year period when it will also undergoa technology upgrade. The Indian Prime Ministerannounced a Fellowship for Myanmar Researchers towork in Indian Universities and Research Institutions,under which 10 slots would be allocated every year.Each Fellowship would be for four-six months durationin the areas of Atmospheric and Earth Sciences, ChemicalSciences, Engineering Sciences, Life Sciences, MedicalSciences, Mathematical and Computational Sciencesand Physical Sciences.

26. The Prime Minister of India announced that in keepingwith India’s commitment to developing human resourcecapacity in Myanmar, the existing number of trainingslot for Myanmar, including under the Indian Economicand Technical Cooperation (ITEC) Programme wouldbe doubled from the current 250 to 500. The Presidentof Myanmar welcomed this significant gesture.

27. The Myanmar President thanked the India side for itsoffer to train Myanmar diplomats in conferencemanagement and for the assistance in setting up oflanguage laboratories and conference rooms in Nay

Pyi Taw and Yangon and e-research centre in Nay PyiTaw for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

28. The two sides also expressed their commitment toenhanced cooperation in the area of Agriculture. ThePresident of Myanmar thanked India for theagricultural machinery that had been gifted toMyanmar under a grant of US$ 10 million andconveyed that the machinery had been distributed tovarious locations of Myanmar and is being used forthe benefit of Myanmar’s farming community. Underthe MoU signed during the visit the two leadersdecided to establish the Advanced Centre forAgriculture Research and Education as a Centre forExcellence using cutting edge technology alongwith traditional knowledge and ecologicalconservation with financial and technical assistancefrom India. They also agreed to set up a Rice Bio Parkwithin the Department of Agricultural Research, Yezinin Nay Pyi Taw in order to demonstrate availabletechniques of sustainable rice biomass utilisation.These two institutions together will providetechnological and research inputs to the Myanmarfarming, academic and business communities. ThePresident of Myanmar also thanked the Prime Ministerfor India’s support to the construction of a moderncyclone-proof rice silo within the Model IntegratedFarm at Nay Pyi Taw.

29. The Myanmar side requested for India’s assistance inarranging training programmes/fellowships in theareas of dairy development, cattle breeding, vaccinetechnology and assistance in setting up a milk andmilk product factory in Shan State. The Indian sideagreed to consider the proposal favorably.

Trade and Investment30. Alluding to the mutually agreed target of doubling

the bilateral trade by 2015, both leaders emphasizedthat there is considerable untapped potential for greatertrade and urged the business community to capitalizeon this potential. Investments by India companies inareas like ports, highways, oil & gas, plantation,manufacturing, hospitality and ICT would bespecifically encouraged. In this context, the twoleaders underscored the importance of the newlycreated Trade and Investment Forum in enablingtimely and accurate exchange of information andideas.

31. They assured that both Governments would work toidentify and remove various impediments to bilateraltrade. In this context, they welcomed the establishmentof a representative office of the United Bank of Indiain Yangon as a first step in facilitating business-friendly banking transactions between the twocountries. The Myanmar side welcomed the proposalsfor the training of Myanmar officials in the Bankingsector by Indian banks and for cooperation in theAgriculture Banking sector. Considering the vastpotential for promoting trade between the twocountries, both sides agreed that the Reserve Bank ofIndia would sign an MoU with the Central Bank ofMyanmar on currency arrangements between Indiaand Myanmar in the near future. Further, the ReserveBank of India would also conclude an MoU with theCentral Bank of Myanmar to serve as a platform for anexchange of views on issues of mutual interest. Thetwo sides agreed upon sharing of banking experiencesand technical know-how from State Bank of India orany other banks as mutually agreed.

32. Both leaders urged the business community toenthusiastically participate in each other’s trade fairsand also to share information on the prevailing tradeand investment policies through organization ofseminars and business related events in specific sectorsof mutual interest. In this context, they welcomed theorganization of the first Enterprise India Show inYangon in November 2011 by CII and UMFCCI andthe decision taken to make it an annual event.

33. Taking into account the needs of communities residingnear the border, the two leaders welcomed the decisionto set up border haats along the border and the MoUagreed for this purpose. They also noted that thedecision to upgrade banking infrastructure at border

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NAY PYI TAW, 28 May—Governor of the Central Bankof Myanmar U Than Nyein received Executive Director MrChia Der Jium of IMF Mission at his office this morning, anddiscussed development of Myanma money marketprogramme cooperated by IMF.

Also the Governor met Professor Dr Myo Aung ofInternational University of Japan (IUJ) and party at the sameoffice this morning and held discussion on provisionproficiency assistance to develop in money sector.

Likewise President Mr Takashi Fukai of Daiwa Institueof Research Ltd paid a call on the Governor at the samevenue this afternoon. They had a cordial discussion oncooperation of Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd in order toensure development of capital market in Myanmar.

Also present at the call were the Vice-Governor of theCentral Bank of Myanmar and heads of department.

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CBM Governor holdsdiscussion with foreign gueststo develop market orientation

Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism and for Sports U Tint Hsan speaking at opening ceremonyof Hospitality Course No (5/2012).—MNA

(from page 10)trade points would also facilitate greater trade betweenpeople living in these areas.

34. The two leaders directed that a bilateral Border TradeCommittee should be set up to implement the earlierdecision that meetings would be held regularlybetween the border trade officials andbusinesspersons in Tamu-Moreh and Rhi-Zowkhathar.

Power and Energy35. The two leaders emphasised the need for closer

cooperation to further energy security. In this context,they welcomed the signing of the Production SharingContract between the Government of Myanmar andthe Jubilant Energy of India. They encouragedinvestment by Indian companies in Myanmar oil andgas sector, including in available blocks that arebeing offered for investment which have goodprospects. They also agreed to encourage investmentby Indian companies in downstream projects in thepetroleum industry.

36. The Myanmar President expressed his appreciation toIndia for undertaking the preparation of DetailedProject Reports of the Tamanthi and Shwezayehydropower projects. Both leaders directed theirrespective officials to study the contents of the DPRsand finalise the future course of action, taking intoaccount technical, commercial and socio-environmental considerations.

Joint Statement on the occasionof the State Visit of PrimeMinister of the Republic...

Culture and People-to-People Exchanges37. The two leaders emphasized the centrality of culture in

further deepening the close bonds between the peoplesof India and Myanmar and expressed satisfaction withthe signature of the Cultural Exchange Programme forthe period 2012-2015. It was noted that the CEP wouldalso promote cultural exchanges between the NorthEastern States of India and the bordering areas ofMyanmar.

38. They also welcomed the preparations that have beenmade towards organizing the international Conferenceon Buddhist Heritage in Myanmar in December 2012with the cooperation of the Indian Council for CulturalRelations, Ministry of Religious Affairs of Myanmarand the Sitagu World Buddhist Association.

39. The Myanmar side thanked India for its decision to gifta 16 feet sand stone replica of the Sarnath Buddha laterin the year that will be installed in the precincts of theShwedagon Pagoda. A smaller replica will be unveiledby the Prime Minister during the visit. The Myanmarside also conveyed its appreciation to India for thefacilities and courtesies being extended to Myanmarpilgrims visiting India.

40. The two leaders expressed satisfaction at the ongoingpace of work on the project for conservation andrestoration of the Ananda Temple in Bagan, Myanmarby the Archaeological Survey of India which is expectedto be completed over the next 2 years.

41. The two leaders also welcomed the formalization ofcontacts between Indian and Myanmar think tanks andacademic institutions and urged scholars to participateactively and exchange views in academic events beingheld in either country.

42. The President of Myanmar welcomed the

announcement made by the Prime Minister regardingthe Government of India’s support for setting up of aschool with technical assistance from India.

Regional and Multilateral43. The two leaders discussed a broad range of regional

and international issues of mutual interest. Theyagreed to continue their coordination on issues ofcommon interest on the international agenda.

44. The two leaders emphasized the importance of closecoordination towards the cause of regionalcooperation. The Prime Minister of India extendedhis good wishes to Myanmar for a successful term asBIMSTEC Chair, including its proposal to host thenext BIMSTEC Summit meeting. The two leaderslooked forward to further intensification of ASEAN-India cooperation under Myanmar’s chairmanship ofASEAN in 2014. The Prime Minister of Indiaemphasized that Myanmar holds a significant placeboth in India’s Look East Policy and in itscollaboration with ASEAN countries under theInitiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI). The two leadersagreed to cooperate closely on activities related to theforthcoming ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit.

45. The Prime Minister of India thanked the President ofMyanmar for the warm and gracious hospitalityextended to him and the members of his delegationduring their stay in Myanmar.

46. The Prime Minister invited the President of Myanmarto visit India on mutually convenient dates which willbe decided through diplomatic channels. ThePresident of Myanmar accepted the invitation.

Nay Pyi TawMay 28, 2012

NAY PYI TAW, 28 May—An opening ceremony ofHotel Hospitality course No.5/2012, supervised byMinistry of Hotels andTourism and conducted byHoteliers Association (NayPyi Taw Hotel Zone), washeld at Zabuthiri Hotel in

Governor of Central Bank of MyanmarU Than Nyein receives Executive DirectorMr Chia Der Jiun of IMF Mission.—MNA

Hotel Hospitality Course No. 5/2012 opens

NAY PYI TAW, 28 May—The MobileTelecommunications Department of theMyanma Posts and Telecommunicationsof the Ministry of Communications, Postsand Telegraphs announced today thatCDMA (450 MHz) Prepaid/PostpaidSubscriber will have cutover installation

After that, Chairman ofNay Pyi Taw Hotel Zone UTha Htay expressed specialthanks to those who madeefforts for recruiting traineesand course instructors. It wasalso attended by DeputyMinister U Htay Aung,D i r e c t o r s - G e n e r a l ,Managing Directors andofficials, Chairman of NayPyi Taw Hotel Zone andmembers, managers,trainees.

A total of 201 traineesare attending the four-weekcourse.

MNA

Public Notice

Nay Pyi Taw Hotel Zone,here, this morning, with anaddress by Union Ministerfor Hotels and Tourism andfor Sports U Tint Hsan.

In his address, theUnion Minister said that theMinistry is conductinghotel courses with the aimof ensuing human resourcesdevelopment and creatingmore job opportunities. Thecountry sees significantprogress in tourism industrydue to the recent transparentreforms. This is because thecountry has tourist attractiveconditions such as peace and

stability of touristdestinations, attractivetourist destinations,hospitality, dutifulness,tradition and customs.

Plans are under way todraw mater plan for tourismindustry with the help ofGovernment of Norway andAsia Development Banks.For easy arrival of tourists,Steering Committee willdeal with out e-visa system,on arrival visa and businessvisa in cooperation withMinistry of Immigrationand Population, as of Junethis year, he added.

to CBS system used for CDMA (800 MHz)Prepaid and CDMA (450 MHz) Prepaid/Postpaid mobile phones in Ahlon exchangein Yangon from 00:00 hours to 00:20 hourson 30 May.

Therefore, during the time, theconnection of CDMA 450 MHz and 800MHz mobile phones will be suspended forabout 20 minutes, announced theministry.—MNA

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA TEGAP VOY NO (638)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTATEGAP VOY NO (638) are hereby notified that thevessel will be arriving on 28.5.2012 and cargo willbe discharged into the premises of A.W.P.T whereit will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses andsubject to the byelaws and conditions of the Port ofYangon.

Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Daynow declared as the third day after final dischargeof cargo from the Vessel.

No claims against this vessel will be admittedafter the Claims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA TAMPAN VOY NO (447)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTATAMPAN VOY NO (447) are hereby notified thatthe vessel will be arriving on 29.5.2012 and cargowill be discharged into the premises of A.W.P.Twhere it will lie at the consignee’s risk and expensesand subject to the byelaws and conditions of thePort of Yangon.




AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV OEL BLESSING VOY NO (161)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV OELBLESSING VOY NO (161) are hereby notified thatthe vessel will be arriving on 29.5.2012 and cargowill be discharged into the premises of M.I.T.Twhere it will lie at the consignee’s risk and expensesand subject to the byelaws and conditions of thePort of Yangon.




AGENT FOR: M/S BLPL LOGISTICS PTELTD

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

4.7-magnitude quakehits northern China

BEIJING , 28 May — A 4.7-magnitudeearthquake hit northern China on Mondaymorning, shaking buildings in the capitalBeijing, the US Geological Survey (USGS)said.

The earthquake struck at 10:22am (0222GMT) at a depth of 38.7 kilometres (24 miles),about 47 kilometres east of Tangshan City —site of one of China’s worst ever earthquakes,which killed an estimated 242,000 people in1976.

The Chinese government gauged onMonday’s earthquake at a slightly stronger4.8 magnitude, according to a statement bythe China Earthquake Network Centre.

There were no immediate reports ofdamage or casualties.— Internet

This file photo shows a general view of Tangshan City. INTERNET

An improvised explosive device,discovered by Afghan National Armysoldiers, is positioned in a hole before

being detonated in the village ofKhaleqdad Khan in Afghanistan’sZabul Province on 26 May, 2012.

REUTERS

Rocket kills two at Pakistan marketQUETTA, 28 May — Rockets fired by suspected insurgents

on Saturday killed two people and wounded 20 others in

Pakistani policemen in plain clothes display seizedrocket-propelled grenade rounds in January 2012.

INTERNET

Man admitted to hospital for kidneystone, discovers he’s a woman

DENVER, 28 May — AColorado man who wasadmitted to the hospital for akidney stone receivedsurprising news when thenurse came back with testresults revealing he wasactually a woman. Denverphotographer Steve Creceliussaid he’s felt a little differentall his life. “When I was about6 years old, I started havingthese feminine feelings, butthat was in the ’60s. Wearingmy mom’s makeup, I thought

I looked pretty,” Crecelius toldABC News.

So when he went to theemergency room five yearsago, he wasn’t too shockedwhen the nurse told him shefound traits of both gendersin his ultrasound results. Hewas intersex, meaning he hadboth male genitalia andinternal female sex organs.“The nurse is reading theultrasound and says, ‘Huh,this says you’re a female,’Crecelius said. “It was very

liberating. I had spent so muchenergy after the age of 13constantly evaluating howpeople looked at me and actedtowards me.” Steve, who nowgoes by “Stevie,” said hiswife and their six childrenaccepted his new identityright away.

“We told themindividually. Some were inperson and some weren’t,”Crecelius said. “Every one ofthem said, ‘We don’t care oneway or the other. We love you

for who you are and you’restill my dad.’” Crecelius andhis wife, Debbie, have beentogether for 25 years and she’ssupported him every step ofthe way, including taking himto buy his first bra.

She told Crecelius, “Youknow, when I first saw you, Isaid to myself, ‘He runs like agirl.’””I think we were prettygood when she began tomourn the loss of herhusband,” Crecelius said.“We worked through whatwe needed to. The concept ofunconditional love is a largerstory.”

Internet

Four NATO service memberskilled in Afghanistan

KABUL, 28 May — Four NATO service members werekilled in separate roadside bomb attacks in southernAfghanistan, the alliance said on Sunday. NATO said in astatement that all four deaths occurred on Saturday. It providedno other details on the attacks, including the nationalities of theservice members.

One is thought to be a British soldier killed on Saturday inan explosion in the Nahr-e Saraj region of southern Helmandprovince. The British Ministry of Defence announced lateSaturday that the soldier died while traveling in a vehicle.Another NATO service member died Friday in an insurgentattack in eastern Afghanistan. No details have been given onthat death.

Their deaths bring to 33 the number of NATO servicemembers killed so far this month in Afghanistan, for a total of165 this year. A total of 414 members of British forces have diedsince operations in Afghanistan began more than 10 years ago.The Afghan Ministry of Interior also announced on Sundaythat six insurgents were killed on Saturday in joint operationsin four eastern provinces.—Internet

Pakistan’s troubled southwestern city of Quetta, police andhospital officials said. One rocket which landed at a busymarket killed a 17-year-old boy and wounded 18 others, policesaid. One of the injured died later in hospital.

“A boy was killed on the spot and one of the wounded,a man, died at hospital,” senior police official MohammadZubair told AFP. A second rocket landed about a kilometre(mile) away in a Christian neighbourhood and wounded threefamily members.

Hospital official Rasheed Jamali confirmed the casualties.Zubair said nobody had immediately claimed responsibilityfor firing the rockets but in the past separatists have carriedout similar attacks.

Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province of whichQuetta is the capital, suffers from Islamist militancy linked tothe Taleban, sectarian violence between Sunni and ShiiteMuslims and a separatist insurgency. Hundreds of peoplehave been killed since separatist Baluch rebels rose up in 2004,demanding political autonomy and a greater share of profitsfrom oil, gas and mineral resources in the region.

Internet

Police to arrest bus company chiefover fatal tour bus accident

TOKYO, 28 May — Arrest warrant for the president of tourbus operator Rikuentai was approved on Monday over Japan’sworst single-vehicle highway accident last month in GunmaPrefecture which killed seven passengers and injured 38others. Yumihide Hariu, 55, will be arrested on suspicion ofallowing driver Kazan Kono to use his company’s name toobtain business permits for Kono’s four buses in violation ofJapan’s Road Transportation Law.

Kono, crashed Rikuentai’s overnight tour bus into aroadside wall on the Kanetsu Expressway in the early hoursof 29 April during Japan’s Golden Week holiday period on itsway to Tokyo Disneyland, and was prosecuted Tuesday ona charge of negligent driving resulting in death and injury.Hariu admitted the name-lending at a Press conference afterthe accident, but said he did not take any bribe for it.— Xinhua

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Japan train with “rice balls” to sharpen soccer skills

Japan have come up witha novel way of preparingthemselves for this year’sLondon Olympic men’s soccertournament — training withodd-bouncing triangular ‘riceballs.’

The balls, shaped like thetraditional Japanese ‘onigiri’rice ball wrapped in seaweed,were fired at goalkeepersduring training at the weekend,

Sniffer dog nabs smuggler hiding heroin in rectum

A man who tried tosmuggle heroin into theUnited States concealed inhis rectum was caught by USofficials - with the help of adrug—sniffer dog namedMalone — as he walkedacross the border fromMexico.

Paulo Alfredo Macias,35, was being held in the ElPaso County Jail without

A package of heroinweighing just under fiveounces is seen in this US

Customs and BorderProtection (CBP)

handout photo releasedon May 16, 2012.

World’s biggest boxes of pasta on sale inTurkey

Shoppers can buy a half-tonne box of pasta fromThursday at supermarkets inTurkey, but not in the world’sspaghetti capital of Italy.

Too heavy and too bigfor the shopping trolley,delivery is included in theprice.

Italy’s Barilla, theworld’s biggest pasta maker,and Turkey’s Migros Ticaret

bond after being caught atthe Paso Del Norte pedestriancrossing with nearly 5 ouncesof heroin, officials said.

“Internal body carriersare not common at landborder ports of entry so thisis a significant seizure,” ElPaso Port Director HectorMancha of Customs andBorder Protection said in astatement.

Macias, a Texan, hadbeen selected for screeningat the El Paso crossing, andthe dog helped officialsdetermine he was carryingdrugs, the statement said.

In an interview withofficials, Macias admitted hehad heroin hidden in hisbody, and he removed anoval-shaped pellet con-taining the drugs, it added.

local media reported.“It was good practice,”

goalkeeper Takuya Masudatold the Nikkan Sportsnewspaper after a dizzyingsession trying to stop theoversized lunch snacks.

“Hopefully we can applyit in matches.”

Goalkeeping coachHisanori Fujiwara said: “Theball is irregular in shape so it

behaves irregularly throughthe air too. It sharpensreactions and helps improveconcentration.”

Japan, who employvarious innovative trainingmethods, including playingwith volleyballs, face Spainon 26 July in their openingGroup D match at the LondonOlympics before meetingHonduras and Morocco.

supermarket chain teamed upto produce the mega box ofpenne pasta, which sells for999 Turkish lira ($560), forcharity.

Guiness World Recordshave declared the cardboardbox - at 1-and-a-half metreshigh and well over a metrewide - the biggest pasta boxever produced, Parma-basedBarilla said.

The boxes will be sold atsupermarkets in Istanbul,Edirne and the resort port cityof Bodrum. All revenues fromthe sales of the massivecartons will go to the UnitedNations Children’s Fund(UNICEF).

Turkey consumes450,000 metric tons (496040tons) of pasta per year, and isthe world’s No 5 producer.

NewsAlbum

Paris Hilton pole dances onfairground ride in Cannes for

photoshoot

Paris Hilton

LONDON, 28 May— ParisHilton posed on a merry-go-round in Cannes for a classyshoot with photographerEllen Von Unwerth.

She pole danced on a

merry-go-round horse, posedon the carousel, and finallywas picked up by a hot modelstanding in the sea.

‘About to do an iconicphoto shoot around Canneswith the amazingly talentedEllen Von Unwerth. Inspiredby the one and only BridgetBardot,’ the Mirror quotedher as tweeting. ‘Just finisheda crazy sexy shoot with EllenVon Unwerth styled bySascha Lilic. So many fun picsand so many incrediblecouture gowns! Lovesit.

‘Before any rumours getstarted. The guy in myphotoshoot with Ellen VonUnwerth today is not a newlove interest. Just the modelEllen hired,’ she added.

Internet

Halle Berry hardly wears make-upLOS ANGELES, 28 May—

Actress Halle Berry says shehardly wears make-up andprefers to go for a naturallook. “I hardly ever wear make-up. I like to give my skin abreak — let it breathe,”people.com quoted Berry as

saying.Despite going make-up

free on regular occasions,Berry admits to being a bigfan of using Spa skincareproducts and sunscreen.

“It’s cleansing your skin,watching what you eat, no

smoking, not too muchdrinking, no sugar — justsimple. And using sunscreen!If you don’t have a good base,then it doesn’t matter whatyou put on it — it’s not goingto look as great as it could.”

InternetActress Halle Berry

I hate riding horses: StewartLOS ANGELES, 28 May —

Actress Kristen Stewart saysshe hated doing the horseriding scenes in her latestmovie “Snow White and theHuntsman” in which sheplays the Snow White.

Directed by Britishdirector Rupert Sanders,“Snow White... also starsCharlize Theron, ChisHemsworth and Sam Claflin.

“Riding a horse was theworst part of the movie. Thedynamic between horse andrider is not for me,” the 22-year-old was quoted assaying by contactmusic.com.

But the “Twilight” starenjoys watching horses run.

“I’ll happily watch ahorse run around a pasture,I’ll even run with him but I Actress Kristen Stewart

hate riding horses. But it’scool to watch peoplegenuinely uncomfortable onscreen,” she said.

Stewart is known forplaying Bella Swan in the“Twilight” saga.—Internet

Kanye gives style tipsto Kim

LONDON, 28 May—Rapper-turned-fashion-designer Kanye West hasbeen giving Kim Kardashiansome fashion advice.

“Kanye has been havingchats with Kim about herstyle. He thinks she shouldbe more like him, edgy withher choices. He keeps sayingshe should evolve as afashion icon,” thesun.co.ukquoted a source as saying.

Kim ran a clothingboutique with her sistersKourtney and KhloeKardashian as well as hermother Kris Jenner beforefinding fame. She has alsocreated a successful apparelline named KardashianKollection.

However, West thinksKim needs to be moreadventurous with the image.

“Kanye says she playsit safe too much so has beentrying to pick outfits for herto wear and encourage her tobe more daring,” the sourcesaid.

The couple spotted atCannes Film Festival in theSouth of France this week forthe premiere of West’s newmotion picture title “CruelSummer”.

Interent

Rapper-turned-fashion-designer Kanye West

Robert Pattinson‘top choice for The Hunger Games sequel’NEW YORK, 28 May —

Robert Pattinson hasreportedly being pursued toplay the character FinnickOdair in ‘Catching Fire,’ thesequel to ‘The HungerGames’.

According to web siteThink McFly Think, a studiosource has said thatPattinson is a top choice forthe role after with Lionsgateconfirmed FrancisLawrence as the director ofthe sequel, the New YorkPost reported.

Emma Stone to be honouredwith MTV movie award

LONDON, 28 May—Emma Stone will receive theinaugural Trailblazer awardat the MTV Movie Awards,that is to be held on 3 June.

The 23-year-old actressis being given the award forher ability to connect withher fans be it a comedy like‘Easy A’ or a drama such as‘The Help’, the Daily Starreported.

The actress has beennominated in the categoriesof Best Female Performancefor ‘Crazy, Stupid, Love’,Best Kiss for her steamy lip-lock with co-star Ryan

Robert Pattinson

Emma Stone

Gosling and as part of theBest Cast for her work in theOscar-nominated movie ‘TheHelp’.—Internet

The duo have workedtogether in the past, in thefilm ‘Water For Elephants.’

In the ‘Hunger Games’mythology, Finnick Odair isone of the battle royale’syoungest winners, the victorfor the 65th annual HungerGames.

When he appears in thebook ‘Catching Fire,’ he isin his mid-twenties and isnoted to be very goodlooking, which is a perfectfit for Pattinson.

Internet

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Franchitti wins 3rd Indy 500, gives nodto Wheldon

Dario Franchitti, ofScotland, celebrates in

victory circle after winningIndyCar’s Indianapolis

500 auto race atIndianapolis Motor

Speedway in Indianapolis,on 27 May, 2012.

INTERNET

Injury scare for Man City’s Barry

LONDON, 28 May —Manchester City midfielderGareth Barry is set to have ascan after suffering asuspected groin injury whileplaying for England inNorway. National coach RoyHodgson admitted he was“worried” by the problem,which could threaten Barry’s

Gareth Barry was substituted in the second half ofEngland’s win in Norway.— INTERNET

place in the England squadfor the Euro 2012Championship in Poland andUkraine.

The 31-year-old had tobe replaced by Liverpool’sJordan Henderson in thesecond half of England’s 1-0win - having himself replacedskipper Steven Gerrard at half-

time. “The situation withGareth Barry worries me,”admitted Hogson.”

And if it’s serious thatwill give me something to thinkabout as we don’t have muchtime left.” England’s firstmatch of the tournament isagainst France on Monday11th June.

Hodgson added: “Ispoke to Gareth and he toldme: ‘I think I need a scan’.Something happened duringthe course of the game andnow we need to see how it is.“I’m not prepared to say it isserious but it is certainly goingto dominate our attention andwe don’t have a lot of time ifthe scan shows there issomething more than minor.”

Henderson is currentlyon England’s stand-by listand is a possible replacementshould Barry be unable totake part.

Internet

INDIANAPOLIS, 28 May —Dan Wheldon couldn’t winhis third Indianapolis 500.Dario Franchitti did it for him.And if it wasn’t going to beFranchitti, then it would beScott Dixon. Maybe evenTony Kanaan. No matter what,one of Wheldon’s bestbuddies was going to VictoryLane. In the end, theycelebrated a 1-2-3 sweep thathonoured D-Dub, theirmissing friend.

Franchitti stamped hisname in the record books bywinning his third Indy 500 onSunday, a day that startedand ended as a tribute toWheldon, who won the race ayear ago but was killed in anOctober crash in the IndyCarseason finale. As his threefriends lined up with six lapsremaining for the final restart— Kanaan out front, Chip

Ganassi teammates Franchittiand Dixon second and third— they couldn’t help butwonder if Wheldon was atplay.

“Kind of like old times,the three of us back andforwards,” Franchitti said. “Ithought, ‘Dan is laughing atus right now going at it.’” Itwas an absolutely fittingfinish, even if the elation forFranchitti’s win was temperedby the heartbreak for two otherdeserving drivers.

Dixon, a one-time Indy500 winner, temporarilyrelocated his family to StPetersburg, Fla, to supportWheldon’s wife and twosons, and Kanaan, 0 for 11now at Indianapolis MotorSpeedway, had openly weptfollowing the death of hisformer teammate.

Internet

Djokovic, Federer open Roland Garros bids

Presentation of the Roland Garros tennis complex, homeof the French Open Tournament, with rankings and

2011 winners.— INTERNET

PARIS, 28 May — Worldnumber one Novak Djokovickicks off his bid for an historicGrand Slam on Monday whenhe tackles Italian claycourterPotito Starace in the FrenchOpen first round. The topseed is just seven wins awayfrom becoming only the thirdman to hold all four majors atthe same time. But theWimbledon, US Open andAustralian Open championhas never made a final inParis, falling at the semi-finalson three occasions.

He also has RogerFederer in his half of the drawwhere the great Swiss loomsas a potential semi-finalopponent. Federer, theholder of a record 16 Grand

Slam titles, was the championat Roland Garros in 2009, andhe also starts his campaignon Monday againstGermany’s Tobias Kamke.

Defending women’schampion Li Na of China issecond match on PhilippeChatrier Court where she facesRomania’s Sorana Cirstea.Top seed and world numberone Victoria Azarenka, theAustralian Open champion,begins proceedings on themain court against AlbertaBrianti of Italy. Former men’sworld number one LleytonHewitt of Australia is also inaction against Slovenia’s BlazKavcic.

The former Wimbledonand US Open champion will

take to Court Seven with twoscrews and a metal plate nowlocking permanently intoplace in the big toe on his leftfoot after undergoing radicalsurgery to prolong his career.

Hewitt, now ranked 175, hashad only two weeks ofpractice ahead of his first-round match and if he getspast Kavcic his next opponentcould be Djokovic.— Internet

I will be 100 percent fit forEuro 2012, insists FabregasMADRID, 28 May — Cesc

Fabregas insists that he willbe 100 percent fit for the startof Euro 2012. The Barcelonaman suffered a thigh injuryshortly after coming on as asubstitute in Friday night’sCopa del Rey final win overAthletic Bilbao and has beenruled out of action for 10 days.The news has cast somedoubt on Fabregas’participation in his country’stournament opener againstItaly on 10 June but the formerArsenal star has moved toreassure fans by posting the

following message on hisTwitter profile:

“Thank u all for caringabt my injury. Im fine and withno pain. Soon will be 100%ready to start preparing theeuros with the national team.”Fabregas has struggled forboth form and fitness overthe second half of the Spanishseason but was named inVicente Del Bosque’s squadfor Euro 2012 on Sunday. Aswell as Italy, Spain also hasRepublic of Ireland andCroatia for company in GroupC.— Internet

Johnson edges Dufner to win atPGA Colonial

FORT WORTH, 28 May —Zach Johnson fired a two-over72 that included a two-shotpenalty at the final hole to winthe Crowne Plaza Invitational,denying Jason Dufner a thirdUS PGA victory this season.On a day of dramatic swings inthe duel between Johnson andDufner, Johnson appeared tobe home and dry after Dufner’striple-bogey seven at the par-four 15th. That gave Johnsona four-shot lead, and even aftera bogey at 16, the 2007 Masterschampion arrived at 18 with athree-stroke lead.

He had celebrated what Zach Johnson poses withthe trophy after his one-

stroke victory at theCrowne Plaza Invitational

at Colonial at theColonial Country Club,

on 27 May, in Fort Worth,Texas. — INTERNET

he thought was a par for athree-shot win but thenrealized he had moved his ballmarker on the 18th green andfailed to replace it properly.With the two-shot penalty,Johnson signed for a 72 and a12-under total of 268 — giving

Roddick loses in French’s 1st round;Williams wins

PARIS, 28 May — Easy tounderstand why AndyRoddick never enjoyedplaying on red clay all thatmuch. First and foremost, thefooting is tricky as can be.The soft courts take hisbooming serves andforehands down a notch, too.Put simply, his game is builtfor hard or grass courts. As if

International Sports

Andy Roddick (L) of theUnited States reacts during

the 1st round match ofmen’s singles against

Nicolas Mahut of Franceat the French Open tennis

tournament in Paris,France, on 27 May, 2012.

Roddick lost 1-3. INTERNET

that weren’t enough, hearrived at this French Openhaving played only 16matches in a seasoninterrupted by injuries to hisright hamstring and rightankle.

If Roddick was temptedto sit out Roland Garrosaltogether — or tempted touse his health or rust as anexcuse for playing poorly —he did not. The 26th-seededAmerican, once ranked No 1and once a Grand Slamchampion, gave it a shot andcame up short Sunday, exitingin a major tournament’sopening round for the firsttime since 2007, and at thesame venue.

His 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 lossto 88th-ranked Nicolas Mahutat the French Open droppedRoddick’s record to 7-10 thisseason, 0-4 on clay. Of theseven previous major titlewinners in action on Day 1 in

Paris, including VenusWilliams in her first GrandSlam match since revealing inAugust she was diagnosedwith an autoimmune disease,only Roddick was beaten.

Like Roddick, and formuch the same reasons,Williams is not nearly ascomfortable on clay as fastersurfaces. She’s also dealingwith the difficult process oflearning to live with Sjogren’ssyndrome, a condition thatcan cause fatigue and jointpain. But the 31-year-oldWilliams, a seven-time majorchampion, overcame a slowstart Sunday to beat 19-year-old Paula Ormaechea ofArgentina 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. ‘’A lotof it, I have to figure it out. It’sphysical and emotional andall kinds of different things.Mental,’’ Williams said of hermedical condition. ‘’It’s a bigaccomplishment for me to behere right now.’’— Internet

him only a one-shot victoryover Dufner. “There’s anumber of adjectives I’mcalling myself right now. Andlucky would be the biggestone,” said Johnson, who wonfor the first time since claimingthe same title two years ago.

“Blessed would beanother one, humbled wouldbe another one. It’s an honourto put this jacket on once. ...I’m in shock I got it twice.”

Dufner, who won his firstUS tour title in his 163rd try on29 April in New Orleans andwon again at the ByronNelson Classic last week,started the day with a one-shot lead over Johnson. Buthe faded down the stretch,finishing with a four-over 74that included a double-bogeyand two bogeys.

Internet

I will be

100 percent

fit for Euro

2012, insists

Fabregas.

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MYANMARINTERNATIONAL

MYANMAR TV(29-5-2012) (Tuesday)

Focus Myanmar TV Programme

7:00 am 1. Paritta By Venerable

Mingun Sayadaw7:25 am 2. To Be Healthy Exercise7:40 am 3. Nice & Sweet Song7:50 am 4. Health Programme8:00 am 5. Songs Of Yester Years8:10 am 6. Myanmar Traditional

Cultural PerformingArts Competitions

8:25 am 7. Teleplay (Traffic)4:10 pm 8. Musical Programme4:35 pm 9. The Mirror Images of

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Ukraine Olympics boss quits over ticket scandalLONDON, 28 May— The

general secretary of Ukraine’sNational Olympics Com-mittee (NOC) resigned onMonday following claims bythe BBC he sought to selltickets for the London Gameson the black market.

“Volodymyr Gerash-chenko has submitted hisresignation from the positionof general secretary of theNOC,” the committee said ina statement, adding he hadpledged to cooperate with anindependent investigationcommission.

The BBC revealed lastweek that Gerashchenko hadbeen exposed in a stingoperation trying to sell some100 tickets for the LondonOlympic Games.

In a bid to contain agrowing scandal that alsothreatens to shadow

The Olympic Stadium in Stratford, east London, seenhere in March 2011.—INTERNET

Ukraine’s co-hosting of theEuro football next month, theOlympics Committee said ithas developed “an immediatereaction plan” over thescandal.

It said that the creation ofthe independent in-vestigation commission hasalready been approved and itwould consist of three topUkrainian legal experts.

“The Ukraine NOC is anindependent non-governmental organisationworking openly and inaccordance with the highestethical principles and it iscommitted to putting everyeffort into investigating thisissue,” the statement added.

The swift reaction to theclaims has been led by thepresident of Ukraine’s NOC,

pole vaulting great SergeiBubka who immediatelysuspended Gerashchenkoafter the report emerged lastweek.

After receivinginformation that someonefrom the NOC might beprepared to sell tickets, a BBCreporter posing as anunauthorised ticket dealerfrom Britain spoke toGerashchenko, whoreportedly confirmed hewould be prepared to selltickets.

The BBC saidGerashchenko, generalsecretary since 1997, told thereporter: “I understand you’rea dealer — that’s why for me,you are priority number one,the top, the person, in case wehave extra tickets to contactyou, we contact you.”

Internet

British woman held for drugsin Indonesia

JAKARTA, 28 May—ABritish woman was arrested forallegedly smuggling cocaineinto the Indonesian island ofBali, an official said Monday,and may face the death penaltyunder stiff anti-drug laws.

Customs officials

Linsay June Sandiford (C), 56, of Britain covers her faceas customs personnel display evidence of drugs in

Denpasar on Bali island on 28 May, 2012.—INTERNET

value of more than 23 billionrupiah ($2.5 million) andSandiford, who told officialsshe is a housewife, faces thedeath penalty for drugtrafficking, Wijaya said.

Indonesia enforces stiffpenalties including life

detained the woman,identified as Lindsay JuneSandiford, 56, on 19 May withalmost five kilograms (11pounds) of cocaine afterarriving at the airport inDenpasar on a Thai Airwaysflight from Bangkok.

“We arrested the suspectafter we found 4,791 grams ofcocaine in her suitcase. Shehid it in the lining of hersuitcase,” Denpasar airportcustoms chief I Made Wijayatold reporters.

“We conducted an X-rayscan on the luggage, found asuspicious substance in it andthen examined it,” he said.

The cocaine has a street

imprisonment and death fordrug trafficking.

Two members of anAustralian drug smugglinggang known as the “Bali Nine”who were arrested in 2005 areon death row, while sevenothers face lengthy jail terms.

Another Australian,Schapelle Corby, who wassentenced to 20 years in prisonfor smuggling 4.1 kilos ofmarijuana in 2005, recently hadher term slashed by five yearsafter a clemency appeal toPresident Susilo BambangYudhoyono. The 34-year-oldis due to be released inSeptember 2017.

Internet

Lazio captain arrested inillegal betting probe

ROME, 28 May — Laziocaptain Stefano Mauri andseveral top players werearrested on Monday, whilenational team defenderDomenico Criscito’s roomwas searched at Italy’s Euro2012 training camp, as part ofa probe into illegal betting.

Mauri was one of 19people implicated in theinvestigation into allegedmatch-fixing in the domesticgame, as police swooped indawn raids on a number ofaddresses up and down thecountry, according to Italy’sdomestic Ansa news agency.

The players aresuspected of having receivedmoney to fix matches forbetting syndicates, whosehead is believed to be basedin Singapore.

National team full-back

Lazio captain StefanoMauri during a Serie A

football match in Rome on7 April.—INTERNET

Domenico Criscito’s roomwas searched at Italy’s Euro2012 camp just outsideFlorence as part of the probe,while police also searched thehome of Antonio Conte, thecoach of Serie A championsJuventus.

Of the 19 peopleinvolved in the raids, 10 areeither current or former playersfrom the top four divisions inItaly.—Internet

Japan govt bears most blamefor Fukushima

TOKYO, 28 May — Japan’s prime minister at the time of theFukushima nuclear crisis apologised on Monday and said thegovernment and its push for nuclear energy bore most of theresponsibility for the disaster. “The nuclear accident wascaused by a nuclear plant which operated as national policy,”Naoto Kan told a parliamentary inquiry into the cause of theworst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in 1986.

“I believe the biggest portion of blame lies with the state,”said the former premier, who has come out strongly againstnuclear power since the Fukushima disaster in March last year.“As the person who was in charge of the country at the time ofthe accident, I sincerely apologise for my failure to stop it,” saidKan, who stepped down in September after 15 months inoffice.—Internet

This view oftwo stricken

reactors at theFukushima

nuclear powerplant was taken

by anunmanned

aerial vehicle inMarch 2011.

INTERNET

Sr. No. Regions/States

Temperature (°C/°F) For Tomorrow

Maximum Minimum Forecast Percent

1 Kachin 37/99 23/73 Scattered rain or thundershowers (80%)

2 Kayah 30/86 20/68 Scattered rain or thundershowers (80%)

3 Kayin 30/86 23/73 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers (80%)

4 Chin 26/79 15/59 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers (80%)

5 Upper Sagaing 40/104 25/77 Scattered rain or thundershowers (80%)

6 Lower Sagaing 41/106 26/79 Isolated rain or thundershowers (80%)

7 Taninthayi 30/86 22/72 Widespread rain or thundershowers (80%)

8 Bago 33/91 25/77 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers (80%)

9 Magway 40/104 25/77 Isolated rain or thundershowers (80%)

10 Mandalay 39/102 27/81 Scattered rain or thundershowers (80%)

11 Mon 32/90 25/77 Widespread rain or thundershowers (80%)

12 Yangon 31/88 23/73 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers (80%)

13 Rakhine 32/90 23/73 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers (80%)

14 Southern Shan 25/77 17/63 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers (80%)

15 Northern Shan 28/82 21/70 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers (80%)

16 Eastern Shan 30/86 23/73 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers (80%)

17 Ayeyawady 36/97 25/77 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers (80%)

18 Neighbouring Nay Pyi Taw 38/100 25/77 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%)

19 Neighbouring Yangon 31/88 23/73 Isolated rain or thundershowers (80%)

20 Neighbouring Mandalay 39/102 27/81 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%)

Summary of

observations at 09:30

hr MST on today

During the past (24) hours, rain or thundershowers have been widespread in Taninthayi Region and Chin State, fairly widespread in Upper Sagaing and Yangon Regions, Shan, Rakhine and Mon States, scattered in Mandalay, Magway, Bago and Ayeyawady Regions, Kayah and Kayin States and isolated in the remaining Regions and States with isolated heavy falls in Upper Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway and Taninthayi Regions. Day temperatures were, (3°C) to (4°C) above May average temperatures in Lower Sagaing Region and Chin State, (5°C) to (6°C) above May average temperatures in Upper Sagaing Region and Kachin State, (3°C) to (4°C) below May average temperatures in Yangon and Taninthayi Regions, Northern Shan and Kayin State and about May average temperatures in the remaining Regions and States. The significant day temperatures were Kalewa (43°C), Mawlaik, Kalay and Monywa (42°C) each. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Launglon (3.15) inches, Kalewa and Kyaukpadaung (3.03) inches each, Sittway (2.05) inches and Pakokku (1.80) inches.

Bay Inference Monsoon is strong in the Andaman Sea and Southeast Bay and weather is partly cloudy to cloudy

elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.

State of the Sea Squalls with moderate to rough sea are likely at times off and along Myanmar Coasts. Surface wind speed

in squalls may reach (30) to (35) mph.

Outlook for sub-

sequent two days Likelihood of advance of Southwest monsoon into Deltaic Areas.

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Tuesday, 29 May, 20129th Waxing of Nayon 1374 ME

NAY PYI TAW, 28 May—President of the Republic ofthe Union of Myanmar UThein Sein held talks withvisiting Prime Minister DrManmohan Singh of theRepublic of India at theCredentials Hall of thePresidential Palace here thismorning.

Union Minister forHome Affairs Lt-Gen Ko Ko,Union Minister for BorderAffairs Lt-Gen Thein Htay,Union Minister for ForeignAffairs U Wunna MaungLwin, Union Minister forAgriculture and IrrigationU Myint Hlaing, UnionMinister for Industry U SoeThein, Union Minister forConstruction U KhinMaung Myint, UnionMinister for Finance andRevenue U Hla Tun, UnionMinister for Electric PowerNo (1) U Zaw Min, UnionMinister for NationalPlanning and EconomicDevelopment U Tin NaingThein, Union Minister forTransport U Nyan TunAung, Union Minister for

President U Thein Sein meets Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh

Science and Technology UAye Myint, Union Ministerfor Electric Power No (2) UKhin Maung Soe, UnionMinister for Commerce UWin Myint, Union Ministerfor Education Dr Mya Aye,Deputy Sports Minister U

Aye Myint Kyu, MyanmarAmbassador to India U ZinYaw, and departmentalheads were present at thecall as Indian AmbassadorDr VS Sheshadriaccompanied the visitinggoodwill delegation and

high-ranking officials. The two sides frankly

discussed matters relatedto joint projects,commercial and economiccooperation, trade,investment, commu-nications, education,

science and technology,industry, culture, livestockand fisheries, defence,religious affairs, electricity,health, agriculturalcooperation, finance andrevenue, transport, oil andgas, ASEAN-India relations,

and cooperation in regionaland international arena.

President U Thein Seinand visiting Prime MinisterDr Manmohan Singhattended the agreementand MoU-signing ceremony

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President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein holds talks with visiting Prime Minister Dr ManmohanSingh of the Republic of India and party at the Credentials Hall of the Presidential Palace.—MNA

1. The Prime Minister of the Republic of India, Dr.Manmohan Singh is paying a State Visit to theRepublic of the Union of Myanmar from May 27 to29, 2012 at the invitation of the President of theRepublic of the Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein. Heis accompanied by his wife Shrimati Gursharan Kaur.

2. The Prime Minister was accorded a ceremonialwelcome in Nay Pyi Taw and the President of Myanmarhosted a banquet in his honour.

3. The visit of the Prime Minister, the first after 25 years,is a historic milestone in the relations betweenMyanmar and India.

4. The two leaders held a restricted meeting, followed bydelegation level talks, on bilateral, regional andinternational issues of mutual interest. The talks wereheld in a warm, cordial and constructive atmospherereflecting the close and friendly relations betweenthe two neighbouring countries and peoples.

5. During the official talks, the Prime Minister of Indiawas assisted by the External Affairs Minister ShriS.M. Krishna, National Security Adviser Shri S. Menon,Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Shri PulokChatterji, Foreign Secretary Shri Ranjan Mathai, theAmbassador of India to Myanmar Dr.V.S. Seshadriand other senior officials.

6. The President of Myanmar was assisted by U WunnaMaung Lwin, Union Minister for Foreign Affairs andother Union Ministers, Myanmar Ambassador to IndiaU Zin Yaw and Senior Government Officials.

7. The Prime Minister of India and the President ofMyanmar comprehensively reviewed themultifaceted bilateral relationship and took stock ofdevelopments since the very successful State visit ofPresident U Thein Sein to India in October 2011. Theyexpressed satisfaction at the ongoing officialexchanges and the growing economic, trade andcultural ties, as well as people-to-people exchanges.

8. The two leaders agreed on a vision for the future in the

Joint Statement on the occasion of the State Visit of Prime Minister of the Republicof India, Dr. Manmohan Singh to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar

pursuit of the common good - bilaterally, regionallyand globally. They agreed to cooperate in the areassuch as border area development, transportation,connectivity, agriculture, trade and investment,promotion of friendly exchanges and human resourcedevelopment. They recognized that peace and stabilityin the region is necessary for development and well-being of the people of their respective countries. In thiscontext, they emphasized the importance of closecooperation between India and Myanmar and the needto effectively harness their respective resources for thegood of the peoples of the two countries.

9. The Prime Minister of India congratulated the Presidentof Myanmar on the path breaking reform measurestaken by the Government of Myanmar towards greaterdemocratization and national reconciliation. Hecommended the ongoing efforts at political, economicand social reform, which included negotiation ofpreliminary peace agreements with several ethnicgroups as well as dialogue with various democraticpolitical parties including the National League forDemocracy led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. He alsoexpressed appreciation for the free, fair and peacefulconduct of the recent by-elections.

10. The Prime Minister of India reiterated India’s readinessto extend all necessary assistance in accelerating thecountry’s democratic transition and developing thecapacity of democratic institutions such as theParliament, National Human Rights Commission andthe Media. Recalling the very successful visit of aParliamentary delegation led by Thura U Shwe Mann,Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw, to India in December 2011,the Prime Minister conveyed India’s readiness toundertake training programmes for MyanmarParliamentarians and staff.

11. The following instruments for enhancing bilateralcooperation were signed during the visit:(i) Memorandum of Understanding regarding US$

500 million Line of Credit(ii) Air Services Agreement between Myanmar and

India(iii) Memorandum of Understanding on the Myanmar-

India Border Area Development(iv) Memorandum of Understanding on the

Establishment of Joint Trade and InvestmentForum

(v) Memorandum of Understanding on theEstablishment of the Advanced Centre forAgricultural Research and Education (ACARE)

(vi) Memorandum of Understanding on theEstablishment of Rice Bio Park at the Departmentof Agricultural Research in Nay Pyi Taw

(vii)Memorandum of Understanding towards settingup of Myanmar Institute of InformationTechnology

(viii)Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperationbetween Dagon University and CalcuttaUniversity

(ix) Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperationbetween the Myanmar Institute of Strategic andInternational Studies (MISIS) and the IndianCouncil of World Affairs (ICWA)

(x) Agreement on Cooperation between theMyanmar Institute of Strategic and InternationalStudies (MISIS) and the Institute for DefenceStudies and Analyses (IDSA)

(xi) The Cultural Exchange Programme (2012-2015)(xii) Memorandum of Understanding on establishing

Border Haats across the border between Myanmarand India

12. The two leaders underscored that bilateral relationsbetween India and Myanmar are rooted in sharedhistory and geography, culture and civilization.Welcoming that the range and frequency of engagementbetween the two countries had intensified significantly

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