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NAY PYI TAW,13 June—Mr MahindaRajapaksa, Hon’blePresident of Sri Lanka,was born in Weeraketiyain South of Sri Lanka on18 November 1945. Hisfather DA Rajapaksa wasa co-founder of Sri LankaFreedom Party (SLFP)and was the Minister ofAgriculture and Lands in1959.

Mr MahindaRajapaksa studied Law atthe Colombo LawCollege and qualified asan Attorney-at-Law. In1970, he became theyoungest member ofParliament of SLFP.After losing hisparliamentary seat in the

Profile of the Hon’blePresident of Sri Lanka

landslide victory of theUNP in 1977, he practicedlaw mainly in the southerntown of Tangalle from1977 to 1994.

When MrsChandrika Kumaratungaof the SLFP became thefourth President inNovember 1994,Rajapaksa was appointedas Minister for Labour &Vocational Training and ofFisheries in the President’sCabinet from 1994 to 2001.As the Minister of Labour,he helped settle manylabour disputes both inpublic and private sectors.He presented Workers’Charter to the Governmentof President Kumaratunga.He brought a new lease of

life to the field ofVocational Training byestablishing the VocationalTraining Authority withover 300 training centresat the village level. As theMinister of Fisheries, hestarted a University forOceanography andestablished a CoastalGuard Unit.

He was thenpromoted to senior VicePresident of SLFP andbecame the Prime Ministerin a coalition led by theSLFP in 2004. Mr MahindaRajapaksa was electedExecutive President in thenation-wide election heldin November 2005 and wassworn in as the fifthExecutive President of the

Democratic SocialistRepublic of Sri Lanka on19 November 2005.

Mr MahindaRajapaksa carried outthe deve lopment o fInformat ion Tech-

nology in rural andsemi-urban areas andhe has also initiatedsevera l major in -frastructure develop-ment projects duringhis tenure as Prime

Minister and to date.He is married and hasthree sons. His wife,Shiranthi Rajapaksa,i s a keen soc ia lworker.

MNA

Shiranthi Rajapaksa.MNA

Hon’ble President of Sri LankaMr. Mahinda Rajapaksa.—MNA

* Development of agriculture as the base and all-round development ofother sectors of the economy as well

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

technical know-how and investments from sources inside the coun-try and abroad

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality of the entirenation

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

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

ards of the entire nation

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

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State

Constitution* Building of a new modern developed nation in

accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

NAY PYI TAW, 13June—Minister for RailTransportation Maj-GenAung Min visited InseinLocomotive Shed here thismorning. At the meetinghall of the shed, GeneralManager (Shed) U SawValentine reported to theminister on assembling ofa new locomotive andwork progress in 2009.

Next, the ministergave necessaryinstructions, saying thatwhile the government ismaking all-out efforts toimprove the livingstandard of the people,Myanmar Railways willhave to improvetransportation ofpassengers as well ascommodities both inquantity and in quality.Insein Locomotive Shed

Minister visits Insein Locomotive Shed

needs to open a newchapter by upgrading theexisting locomotives andassembling new ones. Theminister also stressed theneed for conducting

training courses andholding quality circleworkshops to boostproduction.

Then, the ministerinspected assembling of

Minister for Rail Transportation Maj-Gen Aung Min inspects tasks of Insein Locomotive Shed.—MR

locomotives DF-1200.03and DF-1200.04 byMyanma Railways after ithad assembled lo-comotives DF-1200.01and DF-1200.02, plans to

assemble more newlocomotives, major repairsto locomotives that needrepairing every five years,promoting the capacity oflocomotives by installing

China-made engines inplace of old onesand capacity of SIFANG1100 HP locomotives(DD-1111) donated byChina. —MNA

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Sunday, 14 June, 2009 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views* Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation* Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State* Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy

People’s DesirePERSPECTIVES

The government is now putting borderareas development projects and ruraldevelopment projects into effect in asystematic way for progress of national races.

Border areas once lagged behind otherregions in development owing to geographicalbarriers to the transport sector. In contrast,they are now enjoying fruits of smoothtransport on the ground of a vast quantity ofroads, bridges, hospitals and health carecentres the Tatmadaw government has builtsince 1988.

The Border Areas Development Projectlaunched in 1989 has provided a lot of impetusfor development in the political, economicand social spheres.

In its effort to give effective encouragementto nurturing and grooming the youth in orderto increase the number of intellectuals andintelligentsia well-versed in science andtechnology, the government set up theNationality Youths Development TrainingSchool and the Nationality YouthsDevelopment Degree Colleges.

Moreover, it has so far opened 28 borderareas nationality youths development schoolsalong the border to enable local youths tohave easy access to education and needynational race youths, to free education.

It also has opened 34 vocational trainingcentres for women alongside technical trainingcentres in Laukkai, Panseng and Mongla toencourage local people of border areas toearn a living and to pursue vocationaleducation.

In recognition of the hard work thegovernment is exerting to improve political,economic and social infrastructures forequitable development of all parts of theUnion, the entire people are to collectively seeto the national duty of upholding Our ThreeMain National Causes with Union Spirit forperpetuation of sovereignty.

Progress of border areascontributes to perpetuationof sovereignty

new school building.At the handing

over ceremony of the newschool building, the mayorgave a speech.

The commander,

Commander, Mayor inspect schools inThakayta Township

YANGON, 13June— Chairman ofYangon Division Peaceand DevelopmentCouncil Commander ofYangon Command Brig-Gen Win Myint andChairman of Yangon CityDevelopment CommitteeMayor Brig-Gen AungThein Lin this morningheard reports on properflow of water at drains inthe compound of No. 7Basic Education MiddleSchool in ThakaytaTownship and carryingout sanitation taskpresented by officials andvisited the schoolcompound.

At ThakaytaBEPS No. 12 inShukhintha Ward, themayor and officialsopened the one-storey

the mayor and partyproceeded to theconstruction site of thereinforced concrete bridgeacross Thamaing Creekon Baho Road in Hline

Township. After givingnecessary instructions, theYangon Commandcommander and officialsinspected progress ofconstruction task.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 12June—Secretary ofNational HealthCommittee Minister forHealth Dr Mya Oo metwith members of NHC,departmental officials,social organizationmembers and townseldersat Hmattaing Village-

Deputy Health Minister presents medical kits forrural health centres

tract in Paungde Townshipon 8 June.

Deputy Director-General (Treatment) DrKyee Myint reported onfulfillment forrequirements of upgradinghospitals and Director(Infection) Dr Soe LwinNyein on control ofdengue hemorrhagic feverin the rainy season andother infectious diseases.

The deputyminister presentedmedicines for Hmattaingstation hospitals, health

care centres and ruralhealth centres toofficials and the deputydirector-general and thedirector, pesticidetreated mosquito nets,commodes, traditionalmedicines andpamphlets on healthknowledge.

After visiting thestation hospital, the deputyminister attended theopening ceremony of thesolar power usedrefrigerator to be used invaccination for thechildren at the hospital.

At PhayangahsuDhammayon, the deputyminister met withmembers of rural healthcommittee, departmentalpersonnel, socialorganization members andlocal people and presentedmedical kits to healthcentre and rural healthcentre, and officials gaveaway pesticide treatedmosquito nets,commodes, traditionalmedicines and pamphletson health knowledge toofficials.

MNA

All this needs to be known

* Do not be frightened whenever

intimidated

* Do not be bolstered whenever flattered

* Do not be softened whenever appeased

Commander Brig-Gen Win Myint and Mayor Brig-Gen Aung TheinLin visit Thakayta BEPS No. 12.—MNA

Deputy Minister forHealth Dr Mya Oopresents medicines

to Hmattaing StationHospital and healthcentres in PaungdeTownship through

officials.MNA

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British soldier among threedozen killed in Afghanistan

US military deaths inAfghanistan region at 632WASHINGTON, 13 June — As of Friday, 12 June,

2009, at least 632 members of the US military haddied in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as aresult of the US invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001,according to the Defence Department. The depart-ment last updated its figures Friday at 10 am EDT.

Of those, the military reports 466 were killed byhostile action.

Outside the Afghan region, the Defence Depart-ment reports 67 more members of the US militarydied in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Ofthose, three were the result of hostile action. Themilitary lists these other locations as GuantanamoBay Naval Base, Cuba; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia;Jordan; Kenya; Kyrgyzstan; Philippines; Seychelles;Sudan; Tajikistan; Turkey; and Yemen.

There were also four CIA officer deaths and onemilitary civilian death.—Internet

Iraqis look at wreckage after a car bombing in the town of Bathaa, which is

near Nasiriyah, about 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq,

on 10 June, 2009. —INTERNET

Death toll of suicide attack inAfghanistan targeting NATO

supply parking lot risesKABUL, 13 June — Casualties of suicide car blast

in Helmand Province south of Afghanistan rose toeight and those sustained injuries were over 20.

“In the suicide car bomb rocked Gereshk Fridaynight so far eight death has been confirmed and 21others got wounded,” governor of Gereshk districtAbdul Ahad told Xinhua.

All the victims are civilians and ordinary drivers,he added. A Taleban fighter Mohammad Aziz, accord-ing to the outfit spokesman Qari Yusuf Ahmadi, blewhimself up to the parking lot of trucks hired by NATOkilling 33 truckers and their helpers.

Ahmadi also claimed that 11 trucks had been de-stroyed in the attack.

Earlier, spokesman of Helmand’s provincial ad-ministration Daud Ahmadi in talks with media con-firmed 10 vehicles including six tankers were de-stroyed in the deadly attack.

The militia has vowed to intensify activities againstinterests of government and international troops thisyear in Afghanistan, mostly in the shapes of suicideand roadside bombing.

Internet

A smasked restaurant in Kabul. A suicide bomberblew himself up among delivery vehicles parked

outside an international military base in southernAfghanistan and killed eight drivers, an official

said — INTERNET

NATO extends anti-piracymission off Somalia

BRUSSELS, 13 June — NATO will keep a counter-piracy flotilla off the Horn of Africa, where interna-tional patrols have been key to preventing attacks inone of the world’s busiest sea lanes, the alliance’s topofficial said Friday.

NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Schefferalso said that the alliance would send eight extra in-fantry battalions — numbering 8,000-10,000 troops— to help secure the presidential elections in Afghani-stan on 20 Aug. He was speaking at the conclusion ofa two-day annual meeting of defence ministers from28 member states and 22 partner nations which en-dorsed a plan to restructure the NATO command inKabul to cope with the increasing numbers of troopsflowing into the region. De Hoop Scheffer said a newNATO flotilla would replace the task force sailinghome at the end of the month. “NATO will continueto play its role in the fight against piracy,” he said.

A NATO flotilla has been stationed off Somaliasince November. It was joined by an EU squadron, aUS-led task force, and ships from China, India, Ma-laysia and Russia. Their main task is to escort WorldFood Program vessels carrying food aid to Somalia.

Internet

KABUL, 13 June — A British soldierwas among three dozen people killedin a surge of attacks in Afghanistan,authorities said on Friday, with violenceat record levels two months ahead ofpresidential elections.

The new bloodshed was announcedas General David Petraeus, commanderof US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan,warned Thursday of more “toughmonths” ahead in the battle against ex-tremist militants here.

Six Afghan policemen were killed onFriday in separate bomb blasts in theeastern province of Paktika and in thesouthern city of Kandahar, authoritiessaid. Several people were also woundedin the attacks.

Another bomb blast killed a Britishsoldier, serving in NATO’s International

Security Assistance Force (ISAF), nearKandahar city on Thursday, the Britishdefence ministry said.

ISAF announced meanwhile that fourAfghan civilians were killed Thursday ina traffic accident involving one of itsvehicles in the northeastern province ofKunar.

Two more civilians were killed in thesame province Thursday by ISAF mor-tar rounds fired against insurgents, itsaid.

Also Thursday militants attacked apolice post in southern Helmand Prov-ince, kicking off heavy fighting, the in-terior ministry said.

A dozen “enemies of peace” werekilled, including two commanders, itsstatement said.

Internet

Iraqis clean up debris following a car bomb blast in thesouthern city of Nasiriyah. A car bomb exploded in a

market in a southern Iraqi town on Wednesday, killing 19people including women and children in the bloodiest

attack to hit the country in weeks.—INTERNET

Over 100,000 households remain indark after storms hit Texas

HOUSTON, 13 June — About 120,000households remained without power on Fridayafter severe storms battered the Dallas area innorth Texas in the past two days, a companywhich provides electricity for the area said.

The number of those without electricitypeaked at about 500,000, after severethunderstorms arrived on Wednesday eveningand continued to pound north Texas most ofThursday, said Jeamy Molina, spokeswomenfor Oncor Electricity Delivery Company. Theoutage is one of the three worst in Oncorhistory, she said.

Oncor has called in additional help fromother utilities in Louisiana, Missouri, Alabamaand Oklahoma, and officials speculate that itwill take through the weekend before power isrestored to everyone.—MNA/Xinhua

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Venezuela vows to enhance cooperationwith Caribbean countries on oil production

Indonesia biggest telecom companiespay dividend to shareholders

Economists expect USunemployment likely to rise

Nigerian militants say theydestroyed Chevron pipeline

Euro zoneindustrialoutput in

record fallLONDON, 13 June—In-

dustrial production in the16 countries that use theeuro slumped in the yearto April, official figuresshowed Friday, more in-dication that the euro zonemay emerge from reces-sion later than the UnitedStates or Britain.

The European Union’sstatistics office Eurostatsaid industrial output arecord 21.6 percent annu-ally from March’s 19.3percent.

Europe’s export-driveneconomy relies heavily onindustrial output and itsrecovery, whenever itcomes, will provide aclear indication that theworst of the recession isover. Sharply lower in-dustrial output wasblamed for the massive2.5 percent quarterly fallin the Euro zone’s firstquarter gross domesticproduct.

Internet

Cessna Aircraft plans 1,300 more layoffs

FILE - In this 15 June, 2005 file photo, test pilots do a preflight inspectionbefore making a test flight in a Cessna Citation Mustang business jet, inWichita, Kan. Aircraft maker Cessna announced on 12 June, 2009, 1,300

more layoffs in new round of cuts.—INTERNET

File photo of a policeman next to an oil pipeline that was vandalised in Lagos.Nigeria’s main militant group said it had destroyed an oil pipeline belonging tothe US company Chevron in the country’s southern Delta region.—INTERNET

JAKARTA, 13 June—PTTelkom Tbk, the Indone-sia’s biggest telecommu-nication company, paidcash dividend of 5.84 tril-lion rupiah (about 584million US dollars) or 50percent of its 2008 netprofit, the Kompas dailyquoted an official as say-ing on Saturday.

It meant investors re-ceived at least 296.94rupiah (0.0296 dollar) pershare.

“The dividend will not

put burden on the com-pany because we still hasstrong cash inflow. Be-sides, we still have achance to get fund for fu-ture expansion,” said thecompany’s President Di-rector Rinadi Firmansyah.

Next week, Telkomwill get a loan of 2.5 tril-lion rupiah (about250million dollar) from Indo-nesian banks, namelyBank Negara Indonesia,Bank Rakyat Indonesiaand the Government In-vestment Center (PIPI).

Meanwhile its subsidi-

ary, PT Telkomsel, willget a loan of 7 trillionrupiah (about 700 milliondollars) from BankMandiri, Bank CentralAsia, and Bank RakyatIndonesia in August.

PT Indosat Tbk, the In-donesia’s second biggesttelecommunication com-pany, paid dividend of 900billion rupiah (90millionUS dollars) or 50 percentof its 2008 net profit, theKompas daily quoted anofficial in a shareholdersmeeting as saying on Sat-urday.—Internet

CARACAS, 13 June—Venezuelan PresidentHugo Chavez said on Fri-day that Venezuela playsa role of cooperating andhelping the Caribbeancountries in the oil pro-duction, local media re-ported.

Chavez made the re-marks in Basseterre, capi-tal of Saint Christopherand Nevis, islands be-

tween the Caribbean Seaand the Atlantic Ocean,where he is attending the6th Petrocaribe Heads ofState and GovernmentsSummit on Friday.

Chavez said he wassatisfied with SaintChristopher and Nevishosting the summit and hestressed the importance ofPetrocaribe as an energyalliance for the Caribbean

and Central Americannations.

The 6th PetrocaribeSummit aims to consoli-date joint energy compa-nies to develop projects ofinvestment, infrastruc-ture, exchange and devel-opment, as well as the ex-ecution of an exchangeand indemnification sys-tem in oil production.

Internet

WICHITA, 13 June—Cessna Aircraft Co, thenation’s largest builder ofcorporate jets, said onFriday it is laying off an-other 1,300 workers, rais-ing the number of jobseliminated to half of itswork force since Novem-ber as the recession hasdepressed demand for itsplanes.

Cessna said the cut-backs will affect all its fa-cilities. “The fact is this isa cyclical industry andright now we are in theworst part of the cycle.

Our industry continues tostruggle,” said companyspokesman RobertStangarone.

“There are signs of aneconomic recovery andthe recession may havereached the bottom, but itwill still be some time be-fore we see the kind ofgrowth in the economythat will drive newairplane sales,” he said.

The aircraft industrylags the general economyby about eight quarters, hesaid.

Cessna told workers

that the first 800 60-daylayoff notices, affectingmostly production work-ers, will go out by 19 June.. The company then willmostly shut down for apreviously scheduled fur-lough period from 22 Juneto 17 July. The remaining500 affected workers willget their notices after theyreturn, but no later than 14Aug.—Internet

LAGOS, 13 June—Ni-geria’s main militantgroup said it had de-stroyed an oil pipeline be-longing to the US com-pany Chevron in the coun-try’s southern Delta re-gion.

“...a major gas pipelinemanifold and another ma-jor crude oil pipeline be-longing to Chevron JV re-cently repaired at a sum ofover 56 million dollarswere both blown up,” theMovement for the Eman-cipation of the NigerDelta (MEND) said in astatement.

It warned its fighterswere heading to the Chev-ron tank farm in Escravosand urged staff to flee.

A Chevron spokesmandeclined to comment

while it was investigat-ing.

MEND, which hasstaged numerous attackson international oil facili-ties in southern Nigeria aspart of its campaign to getwhat it calls a fairer dis-tribution of the region’soil wealth to local people,declared last weekend anew campaign against oilcompanies.

The group laterclaimed responsibility fora fire at a Chevron pump-ing station.

A MEND attack lastmonth knocked out aChevron pipeline, forcinga 100,000 barrel-per-dayoil output cut, over onequarter of the company’sNigerian production.

Internet

WASHINGTON, 13 June—The US unemploymentrate has hit its highestpoint in a quarter century,and economists still ex-pect the numbers to climbeven higher.

The Labour Depart-ment announced on Fridaythat unemployment hadsoared from 8.9 percent inApril to 9.4 percent inMay — the highestnumber since July 1983.

That puts total joblosses at 6 million sincethe start of the recessionin December 2007, the

department said. Bill Beach, director of

the Centre for Data Analy-sis at the Heritage Foun-dation, a Washington DC-based think tank, said thefigures are likely to riseeven if the economy re-covers soon from thisworst economic downturnin decades.

That is because reces-sions follow a typical pat-tern, he said.

“Unemployment usu-ally continues to rise foraround six months afterthe economy has recov-ered,” he said, explainingthat companies are hesi-tant to hire new workers

until they are convincedthe economy has bouncedback.

“They know businessis picking up but they aregoing to continue to work(their employees) to thebone until they are surethe recession is over,” henoted.

“I would expect theunemployment rate torise into the middle of2010,” Beach said.

As for the length ofthe recession, economistsdiffer.

“I fully expect the re-cession to be over in thenext several months,”Beach said.—Internet

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All items from Xinhua News Agency Ahmadinejad takes strong leadin votes counted

Forensic analysis of Air France Flight 447’sbodies indicates plane did not blow up

G8 ministers commit tomore efficient aid strategyfor developing countries

A teacher rests outside an empty classroom in theprivate Seisoku High School in Tokyo, capital ofJapan, on 12 June, 2009. The first A/H1N1 flugroup infections in Tokyo were confirmed on

Thursday, with nine students and three teachers ofthe high school in Minato Ward contracting the

disease. The high school will be closed for one weekfrom Thursday due to the outbreak. —XINHUA

Members of China’s eighth riot squad for the United Nations peacekeepingmission in Haiti wait to depart at Capital International Airport in Beijing,

capital of China, on 13 June, 2009. —XINHUA

TEHERAN, 13 June—Iran’s incumbent PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejadtakes a strong lead of thevotes counted so far, theinterior ministry said earlySaturday.

Of 68 percent of ballotboxes that have beencounted as of 3:50 amlocal time (2320 GMT ofFriday), Ahmadinejadwon 65.96 percent of thevotes, or more than 15million votes, while hismain rival reformistcandidate Mir-Housein

Mousavi followed with31.19 percent, or morethan 7 million votes, theministry said in the latestnews release.

Iran closed the pollingstations at 22:00 pm (1730GMT) on Friday, butvoters who have alreadyqueued up were allowed tocast their ballots.

Polling stations acrossIran opened Fridaymorning for a closelyfought presidentialelection which pittedAhmadinejad against three

other candidates.Unprecedented turnout

was seen in the 10th presi-dential election since thevictory of the IslamicRevolution in 1979. Morethan five million voterscast their votes in the firstfour hours of the electionday, while more than 20million ballots had beencast by 22:00 o’clockwhen polls closed, accord-ing to the Interior Minis-try.

Xinhua

Chinese kids show off their drawings of Peking Opera facial make-ups at akindergarten in Jiyuan City of central China’s Henan Province, on 12 June,

2009, during a campaign marking the fourth Cultural Heritage Day of China,which falls on 13 June, this year. —XINHUA

RIO DE JANEIRO, 13June—The preliminaryforensic analysis made insome of the rescuedbodies of Flight 447’spassengers shows thatthey did not suffer anyburns, said local dailyO Globo published on Fri-day. According to thedaily, the absence of burnsindicates that the Air

France Airbus did not ex-plode, and reinforces thetheory that the planedisintegrated in the air. Thedaily also stated that mostbodies were found withoutclothes, which could havebeen taken by the windduring the fall.

The causes of the Flight447’s accident have yet tobe found. Investigators in

France are working withseveral theories, but theresults of the autopsies onthe passengers’ bodiesmay help narrow down thepossibilities, especially ifthe search teams are notable to find and retrieve theplane’s black box.

The search for bodiesand debris from the planecontinues on Friday. Thereis still no sign of the blackbox, but more debris havebeen spotted, and ships arein route to the site tocollect them.—Xinhua

British hostage gainsfreed after over eightmonths in SE Nigeria

At least 22 schoolchildren sickened by gas

leak in S California LOS ANGELES, 13 June —At least 22 school children

were sickened during gas leak on Friday at a school inCoronado, Southern California, authorities said.

More than 20 children lost consciousness due to theleak, which prompted the evacuation of the SacredHeart Parish School, school officials said.

Firefighters and police rushed to the school afterreceiving an emergency call at about 10 am, CoronadoFire Chief John Traylor said.

Students were attending mass in the church parishwhen many became nauseous and several fainted,Traylor said. Paramedics set up a triage station in frontof the school, giving oxygen to nauseous children andstaff members, Traylor said.—Xinhua China’s top 100 software

producers’ revenue up 85% in 2008BEIJING, 13 June —The revenue of China’s top 100

software producers rose 84.4 percent last year to about203.95 billion yuan (29.86 billion US dollars),according to a list released Friday by the Ministry ofIndustry and Information Technology.

Among the 100 companies, 32 each postedrevenue above 1 billion yuan. The top three wereHuawei, ZTE and Digital China. Huawei was first forthe eighth year in a row, with revenue of 55.56 billionyuan.—Xinhua

ROME, 13 June—TheGroup of Eight (G8)development ministersagreed Friday on a seriesof commitments toincrease efficiency infinancial aid allocation todeveloping countries,particularly Africa, in anattempt to tackle theimpact of the currenteconomic downturn.

Closing a two-daymeeting, the ministers saidin a final document theyshared the view that“innovative financing is a

critical element incontributing, along withtraditional ODA (officialdevelopment aid), toraising the resourcesneeded to tackle thechallenge of the economiccrisis so as to mitigate itsimpact on development.

“In this difficultcontext, a change of scaleand speed in theimplementation ofinnovative financingmechanisms for develop-ment is most needed,” saidthe statement.—Xinhua

LAGOS, 13 June—British hostage MatthewMaguire who had spentclose to nine months incaptivity was freed onFriday evening by theNigeria’s militants groupin southeast Nigeria.

In an e-mail to newsmedia, the Movement forthe Emancipation of theNiger Delta (MEND) saidit “can confirm thatMatthew Maguire washanded over to theNigerian governmentofficials at a secret

rendezvous and iscurrently in the city of PortHarcourt in Rivers state.”

It said earlierdisruptions to this eventwas caused by plans of theJTF to ambush thedelivery party and take theglory for his “release”.

Maguire was among27 oil workers, includingfive foreign nationals,taken by gunmen whoseized their vessel inSeptember 2008 in theoil-rich Niger Delta.

Xinhua

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NEWS ALBUM

Ill dad, daughterarrested after fight over

shoesAuthorities said an argument over a

pair of shoes led to criminal chargesagainst a southwestern Illinois womanand her dad. Prosecutors charged the24-year-old woman with criminalproperty damage, while her 47-year-old dad was accused of aggravatedbattery.

Madison County Sheriff’s Capt.Brad Wells said the daughter invitedthree people from a bar to her homeearly Monday, and an argument erupted

over a pair of shoes.

Bank robbery suspects’getaway car runs out of gas

Authorities say they’ve arrested twosuspected bank robbers after their getawayvehicle ran out of gas.

Daytona Beach police say 38-year-old Randall Fredric Walker went into theRiverside National Bank and demandedmoney from a teller. After leaving thebank with the money, authorities sayWalker jumped into a Jeep Cherokeedriven by 35-year-old Jason WarrenDietrich. The two didn’t get far before thevehicle ran out of gas.

The men got out of the sport utilityvehicle and left the area separately. Butpolice found the abandoned SUV andtraced it back to Dietrich, the registeredowner.

Fire balloon players prepare for theperformance during the Third HaikouFire Balloon Festival in Haikou, capitalof south China’s Hainan Province, onJune 12, 2009. A total of 25 teams tookpart in the event.

A local artist works on his sand carvingin Copacabana, a well-known coast inRio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 7, 2009.Artists from Brazil gathered in the coastof Copacabana to present sand carvingsto visitors.

A Chinese young couple and theirfriends go to attend the weddingceremony using decorated publicbicycles as a sign of unique trend inHangzhou, capital city of east China’sZhejiang Province. Young people inChina generally pay high price to rent limousines for their wedding.

Thousands of New York public schoolemployees might lose jobs

NEW YORK, 13 June — Thousands of public school workers in New York Citymight soon lose their jobs, the New York Daily News reported on Friday.

More than 2,600 public school employees, from school aides to familycounselors, could lose their jobs because of budget cuts by the beginning of nextschool year, the paper said.

Many of the workers who will be out of work make less than 20,000 dollars ayear.

Individual schools are reportedly looking for ways to implement city-mandatedbudget cuts.

Principals are reportedly expected to submit budget proposals over the nextweek.

A statement released by the office of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg isencouraging the cuts to come from outside the classroom and that officials“empower city principals to make the right choices at their individual schools fortheir individual needs.”—Intetnet

NASA scrubs Saturday morningspace shuttle launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, 13June — NASA delayedthe launch of space shuttleEndeavour on Saturdaybecause of a hydrogen gasleak similar to one thatcropped up three monthsago.

The countdown washalted shortly aftermidnight, about 2 1/2hours into the fueling ofthe external tank and lessthan seven hours beforethe planned launch. Theastronauts had not yetsuited up.

Mission managersplanned to meet laterSaturday morning todecide when to try anotherlaunch attempt for thespace station constructionmission.

The leak is similar toone the space agencyfaced in March during thelaunch countdown ofDiscovery. That flightended up being delayedby four days because ofthe leak and forced NASAto shorten Discovery’sflight by a day and

eliminate a space walk.“It has a similar

signature to whathappened in March,” saidNASA spokesman AllardBeutel.

The launch teamplanned to drain theexternal fuel tank whiletrying to figure out whatwent wrong. In March,the leak occurred where avent line hooks up to thetank. The hookup wasreplaced along with acouple seals, and theseepage stopped.

NASA is up against atight deadline. Endeavourmust lift off by Monday,otherwise the shuttle hasto get in line behind amoon-bound spacecraftthat’s due to rocket awayWednesday. And if theshuttle isn’t flying by 20June, it will have to waituntil mid-July because ofunfavorable sun anglesthat would make the shiptoo hot while docked atthe international spacestation.

Internet

Cyprus destroys expiredanti-aircraft missiles

NICOSIA, 13 June—Cyprus on Friday destroyed thelast 20 of the 324 expired Man Portable Air DefenceSystems (MANPADS) as part of its effort to counterthe proliferation of small arms and light weapons.

According to an official statement, the destructionprocedure took place in the presence of representativesof the Organization for Security and Cooperation inEurope (OSCE), with the technical supporrt of OSCE,the United States and Britain.

Defence Minister Costas Papacostas said the oldtype Soviet 2SA-7 missiles can be used by terroristsin “harmful and destructive activities”, posing apotetnti risk.—MNA/Xinhua

Gorilla injures worker during zoo escapeA 390-pound gorilla grabbed some

low-hanging bamboo to scale a wall at aSouth Carolina zoo Friday, escaping hisenclosure and tackling a worker beforereturning to his pen about five minuteslater. The gorilla at Riverbanks Zoo andGardens ran into a pizza-stand employeewho curled up and played dead to try toavoid further injuries, officials said. Theman, who works for Aramark Corp., wastaken to a hospital and released a shorttime later with cuts and bruises.

Zoo executive director Satch Krantzsaid the worker heard a strange sound,

saw the gorilla outside the enclosure andturned to run.

“Then the gorilla did what gorillasdo,” he said.

The animal quickly closed the 30-foot gap between them and knocked theworker down. Two minutes later, thegorilla went over another wall and backinto his enclosure.

“By then, the gorilla realized he wasprobably somewhere he shouldn’t havebeen and wanted to go home,” Krantz said.

A technician checks an equipment at a lake inside the presidential palace inHanoi on 11 June, 2009 as researchers began testing a German water cleaningtechnology named “SediTurtles” after a project goal aimed at protecting alegendary real turtle while cleaning the historical lake of Hoan Kiem in which the

creature lives.—INTERNET

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The government isnow far too immerseditself in the projects invarious fields such aseducation, health,

Lelu Bridge helps improve transport sectorof Namsang Township

Lelu Bridge linking Namsang Township and Namtu Township in Shan State (North).

Natural beauty of Lelu Bridge.

Lelu Bridge plays adominant role in thetransport sector of

Namsang Township.(U Thein Kyaw,

merchant)

communication andtransport it has laid downto improve the livingconditions for local peoplein the border areas.

In an endeavour toraise the living standardof the dwellers of borderareas, the government hasopened many moreeducational institutionsand appointed manyteachers in the regionswhere the educationsector was once very poordue to various reasons.

Similarly, thegovernment opened manymore hospitals and healthcare centres equippedwith doctors and nurses inthe regions where localpeople did not have easy

access to health care.Moreover, it set up

auto-exchanges and GSMlines for local people of far-flung areas to enjoy better

communications.Now, it has

constructed many newroads, reconstructed oldroads, and built bridges toensure smooth transport inthe border areas.

On our way fromKyaukme to Namsang inthe previous trip to ShanState (North), we passedthrough Lelu Bridge.

Lelu Bridge is not avery long one, but it servesas the lifeblood of thetransport sector of theregion, because localpeople of NamsangTownship use Hsipaw-Namsang Road every day.The bridge lies on the roadbetween Hsipaw andNamsang. It also links

Namsang and Namtu.U Thein Kyaw, a local

of Namsang, told theMyanmar Alin,“Previously, we had great

difficulty in crossing thecreek by raft and by boat.Now, the government hasbuilt the bridge, so we arevery pleased with it. Now,

we can get across the creekeasily.”

Lelu Bridge is over theLelu Creek, a tributary ofthe Dokhtawady River.

The 310 feet long bridgewas built in 1992-1993.It is a suspension bridgewith steel girders. It canwithstand 24 tons of

loads.Lelu Bridge helps

improve the transport,social affairs, education,health care and economy oflocal people.

********Translation: MS

Myanma Alin: 9-6-2009

Article: Myint Maung Soe; Photos: Myo Min Thein (Mayangon)

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Commander

Brig-Gen Win Myint

speaking at

coordination meeting

of Yangon Division

Supervisory

Committee for

Ensuring Secure

and Smooth

Transport.

MNA

Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs Brig-GenThein Zaw looking into installation of equipments in Hanthawaddy

National Cable Station.—CPT

YANGON, 13 June—The fourthannual general meeting of the Union ofMyanmar Travel Association took placeat Parkroyal Hotel on Alanpya PagodaRoad in Dagon Township, here, thisafternoon.

First, Deputy Minister for Hotelsand Tourism Brig-Gen Aye Myint Kyugave an opening speech and Chairman ofthe Union of Myanmar Travel AssociationU Maung Maung Swe delivered an

NAY PYI TAW, 13 June—Yangon DivisionSupervisory Committee for Ensuring Secure and SmoothTransport held the coordination meeting at the hall ofYangon Command Headquarters yesterday evening.

NAY PYI TAW, 13 June—TheTatmadaw, the Myanmar Police Force,and the Customs Department exposed228 drug-related cases — 47 cases ofopium, 63 cases of heroin, one case ofmorpheme, 12 cases of opium oil, 16cases of low grade opium, 25 cases ofmarijuana, 47 cases of stimulant tablet,

NAY PYI TAW, 13 June—Minister for Communications, Posts andTelegraphs Brig-Gen Thein Zawinspected progress of translation incomputerized Myanmar font system atAhlon Auto-exchange yesterdaymorning.

NAY PYI TAW, 13 June —Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myintmade a speech in meeting with localpeople at Kywechan village in PaungTownship, Mon State on 9 June. Theminister fulfilled the requirements andpresented household goods and exercisebooks.

Next, the minister met withtownselders, members of socialorganizations and responsible personsof the region and presented exercisebooks and desks.

On 10 June, the ministerdelivered an address in meeting with

Secure and smooth transport discussedChairman of the Supervisory Committee

Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and DevelopmentCouncil Commander of Yangon Command Brig-GenWin Myint delivered an address on enforcement of

traffic rules and secure and smooth transport.Officials of universities and colleges,

departmental personnel and chairmen of bus linesreported on matters related to ferries of universitiesand colleges, and safety measures for the public.

After attending to the needs, the commandergave the concluding remarks.—MNA

CPT Minister inspects functions ofcommunication stations

The minister looked intoinstallation of communicationequipments at Hanthawady NationalCable Station on Pyay Road and viewedfunctions of the overseascommunications station in MayangonTownship.—MNA

Mines Minister performs regionaldevelopment tasks in Mon State

local people and members of socialorganizations at Alulay village in BilinTownship and presented householdgoods and exercise books for Alulayvillage and its surrounding villages.

The minister attended to theneeds for construction of new schoolbuilding for Alulay village BasicEducation High School.

At Kawhtin village in KyaiktoTownship, the minister fulfilled therequirements of regional developmenttasks and presented household goodsand exercise books.

MNA

Fourth AGM of Union of MyanmarTravel Association held

address. Vice-Chairman U Thet LwinToe then sought the approval of reportsand future tasks and Treasurer Daw YiTar Myint on budget and balance sheet.

Next, Dr Aung Myat Kyawexplained matters related to cash donationfor storm-hit areas and Joint-Secretary-1U Tin Tun Aung read out reports andgeneral matters.

Afterwards, the deputy ministergave concluding remarks.—MNA

228 drug-related cases exposed in May

10 cases of opium speciosa, one case ofopium liquid, cough syrup, one case ofketamine hydrochloride, one case offailure to register and four other cases —in May 2009.

Action was taken against 366persons—295 men and 71 women—in228 drug-related cases.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 13 June —Jointly organized by the Ministry ofImmigration and Population and UnitedNations Population Fund, the PosterContest to mark the World PopulationDay 2009 took place at Basic EducationHigh School No (3) in Nay Pyi Taw thismorning.

Chairman of committee forobservance of World Population DayDirector-General U Maung Myint ofPopulation Department and committee

Poster contest to mark World PopulationDay held in Nay Pyi Taw

members and officials viewed thecontest.

This year’s motto is designatedas “Protecting marginalized populationfrom the global economic crisis”. A totalof 87 students from Nay Pyi Taw Districtand Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana, Nay PyiTaw Lewe and Nay Pyi Taw TatkonTownships took part in three groups –aged between six and eight, aged betweennine and 12 and aged between 13 and 15.

MNA

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1. The human influenza pandemic is nowspreading from human to human quickly. Up to 11June 2009, the human influenza pandemic has bro-ken out in 74 countries. According to the laboratorytests, there have been 28,774 cases and 144 deaths.On 11 June, the World Health Organization reportedon the outbreak of the human influenza pandemic inthe world.2. The human influenza pandemic is rapidlyinfectious from human to human. Due to lack ofresistance to such new influenza virus, humans canface the following problems:—

(a) people may be infected with theinfluenza regardless of age;

(b) the death toll may increase in children,older persons, pregnant women andchronic patients with heart, lungs anddiabetes diseases and AIDS patients;

(c) requirement of medicines, medicalequipment and health care services canincrease due to a growing number ofhuman influenza patients;

(d) the pandemic has adverse effect oneconomic and trade sectors;

(e) it may call for prohibition against massactivities, schools, religious rites andfestivals for control of the spread ofdisease; and

(f) it may pose hindrances to major regularservices in the country.

3. To prevent the dangers of human influenzapandemic and minimize losses, the entire peopleare to seriously observe the following preventivemeasures.

(a) Dos and don’ts for everybody are to - practise personal hygiene - cover nose and mouth with handkerchief

Warning on prevention and control of human influenza pandemic

while sneezing and coughing - wash hands thoroughly with the use of soap - take a good rest and sleep - have nutritious foods - take exercise regularly - pay attention to good ventilation - do not visit crowded areas and festivals - avoid excessive drinking alcohol and using

narcotic drugs - stay at least six feet from infected and

suspicious persons - use surgical mask to cover nose and mouth to

avoid being infected with disease - avoid unnecessarily visiting residences of in

fected persons and hospitals - report to the nearest health centre as soon as

possible for help if one has symptoms ofdisease

(b) At schools, worksites, hotels, social centresand homes,

- make buildings well-ventilated- keep the surrounding areas clean- throw away garbage and waste systematically- sterilize personal goods, ladders, lifts, walls

and office furniture two to three times aday

- watch health conditions of all persons atschools, worksites, hotels, social centres andhomes

- deal with the health care centre concerned ifthere is a suspicious person with influenza

4. The practices for the person suffering frominfluenza or similar fever are as follows:—

- wear surgical mask,- stay only at home in order not to spread to

others,- avoid visiting offices, schools and

worksites, and travelling,- use tissue paper or handkerchief while

sneezing and coughing and wash handsthoroughly with soap,

- eat many nutritious foods and drink a lot ofliquid,

- pay attention to good ventilation- deal with a health care centre, and- the disease can be infectious for 10 days

starting from the day of outbreak.5. If a family member is infected with the disease.

- The patient must stay at a well-ventilatedroom; and if necessary, he must stay at theprivate room.

- Those who nurse the patients have towear surgical masks and gloves; and ifpossible, they have to use plastic aprons.

- Personal goods, surgical masks andgloves of the patient are to be soaked in thesolution of two spoons of bleaching powderper one litre of water for 30 minutes forensuring 0.5% of available chlorine. If not,these items are to be washed with boilingwater.

- Every after nursing the patients, thenurses are to wash their hands thoroughlywith soap. If available, they should usealcohol rub.

- Inform the health care centre abouthealth conditions of patients and nurses.

6. The entire people including ministries in-cluding the Ministry of Health, social organizationsand individuals to step up precautionary tasks as anational duty in order that the human influenzapandemic will not spread to Myanmar.

Ministry of Health

NAY PYI TAW, 13 June—The collective physicnut growing ceremony was held near Pyitaung Villageof Myitkyina Township on 6 June.

Chairman of Kachin State Peace andDevelopment Council Commander of NorthernCommand Brig-Gen Soe Win and wife presentedphysic nut saplings and grafts to officials.

They viewed participation of departmentalstaff in planting physic nut saplings.

The commander also attended a similar cer-emony in Maingna Village of Waingmaw Township.After presenting physic nut saplings and grafts toofficials, the commander and wife participated in thephysic nut sapling growing ceremony.—MNA

Physic nut growingceremonies held in

Myitkyina,Waingmaw Tsps

YANGON, 13 June — Minister for SocialWelfare, Relief and Resettlement Maj-Gen MaungMaung Swe attended the stake driving ceremony of thetwo-storey five-unit RC fire station in North OkkalapaTownship here this morning.

Director-General of Fire Services Department

SWRR Minister attends stake driving ceremony for fire stationU Myint Tun presented a report on matters related tothe construction of the fire station.

The minister, the director-general and officialsdrove the stakes at the designated places and sprinkledscented water on them.

MNA

YANGON, 13 June—The opening of the 13th Inter-State/Division Taekwondo tournament (2009) tookplace in Aung San Gymnasium here this morning.

General Secretary of the Myanmar OlympicCommittee Director-General of the Sports and Physical

Inter-State/Division Taekwondo tournament commencesEducation Department U Thaung Htaik delivered aspeech and opened the tournament.

Next, the first day’s matches were held.The tournament continues at 9 am daily till 16

June.—MNA

Director-General U Thaung Htaikdelivering a speech at the opening of 13th

Inter-State/Division Taekwondotournament.

SPED

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(from page 16)

On recent trip,

we the news crew of the

Kyemon Daily had an

opportunity to tour Shan

State (East). Near

Wammaing Village on

Lwemwe Road, five

miles from Kengtung, we

saw a large, grand and

new building. It is

Technological Uni-

versity (Kengtung).

Acting Principal

Dr Zaw Min explained,

“In November 1999, the

school was opened as

Government Technical

Institute. On 10

September 2001, the GTI

was upgraded to

Government Techno-

logical College. On 20

January 2007, the facility

was upgraded to

Technological Uni-

versity.”

It was a three-

storey building

constructed on 38.38

acres of land. The

government spent

K 1,105.993 million on

construction of the

building.

The Ministry of

Science and Technology

built the Technological

University with the aims

of conducting the

research and

development tasks for

growth of national

economy, ensuring

development of State

Technological University in Shan State (East)reflecting goodwill of government

Article: Tin Win Lay

(Kyimyindine);

Photos: Htay Aung (Kyemon)

“On 10 September 2001, the GTI wasupgraded to Government Technological

College.”Dr Zaw Min, Acting Principal.

Maung

Nyein

Chan

Hein,

second

year

student

(Civil

Engineering

Major).

Maung

Kyaw

Kyaw

Htay,

second

year

student

(Civil

Engineering

Major).

economy and worthy by

utilizing natural resources,

boosting production in the

agriculture and industrial

sectors by distributing

facts about research and

development tasks,

turning out advanced

science and tech-

nologically qualified

workers for the nation,

carrying out laboratory

tests of raw materials and

finished goods, quality

control and standardiza-

tion, and conducting

research on atomic energy.

Regarding the

academic matter, the

principal further

explained, “In the two-

year AGTI diploma

course, five majoring

subjects namely civil

engineering, electrical

power engineering,

electrical communication

engineering, mechanical

power engineering and

CNC engineering are

being provided to the

students. Moreover, civil

engineering major,

electrical power

engineering major,

electrical communication

engineering major and

mechanical power

engineering major are

being conducted to the

two-year B. Tech course

and two-year B.E

students.”

Up to now,

Technological University

(Kengtung) has turned out

617 engineering

technicians.

When we arrived

at the university, it was

coincided with the long

holidays. Under the

arrangements of the

principal, we had

interviews with two

students from the hostel.

One of two students was

Maung Kyaw Kyaw Htay.

He passed the

matriculation examination

with 430 marks in total.

As his parents are service

personnel discharging

duties in Nay Pyi Taw, he

is attending the university

as a hostel student. Maung

Kyaw Kyaw Htay said, “I

am pursuing education at

second year civil

engineering major of

AGTI.”

As there is proper

ratio between the students

and the faculty members

appointed at the

university, the students are

learning the technology

under close supervision of

the faculty members. The

students have the

opportunity to surf the

Internet for constantly

keeping abreast of the

developing technological

information across the

world, and studies on the

Internet support the

learning of subjects

conveniently. In asking

the goal of Maung Kyaw

Kyaw Htay, he said, “Our

developing country needs

many intellectuals. When

I have got the degree, I

would like to serve the

opportunity to attend the

BE course. It is the same

with other technological

universities.”

He disclosed his

ambition. He said, “The

government built

universities in our hilly

region. Faculty

members from other

regions provide lectures

to us. It is sure that I will

interest of the native

region.”

In another

interview with second year

civil engineering major of

AGTI Maung Nyein Chan

Hein who secured 317

marks in the matriculation

examination, he said,

“When we pass the two-

year course of AGTI, we

have the chance to further

study another two-year

B. Tech course. If we are

qualified, we can have an

never forget to repay

their gratitude. So I

would like to discharge

duty for development of

the native region.”

During the visit

to the technological

university, we felt the

good attitude of the

students and looked

forward to brighter

future of the State.

*****

Translation: TTA

Kyemon: 12-6-2009

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M

BAGHDAD 13 June—The US Embassy saystwo more Americancontractors have beenreleased from Iraqicustody but two othersremain in detention.Embassy spokesmanJames Fennell says theAmericans were releasedon bond late Friday, a dayafter a third contractor was

Two more US contractors releasedfreed.US backed Iraqi forcesdetained the contractorsJune 3 in connection withan investigation into thestabbing death of anotherUS contractor. But theIraqi government hasgiven conflicting accountsabout the specificallegations against them.

Fennell said Saturday thatall five remain underinvestigation.But he says Iraqiauthorities told embassyofficials that "the natureof the ongoinginvestigation does notinvolve the JamesKitterman homicide butanother unrelated matter."

Internet

A racing car climbs a rocky ramp in the course of field during one stage ofthe 2009 National Auto Field Cross Country Championship in Beijing, on 13

June, 2009. —INTERNET

French microlight pilot Christian Moullec flies with a flock of cranes duringan air show in Langenselbold, 40 km (25 miles) east of Frankfurt on 13 June,

2009.—INTERNET

North China city holds antiterrorexercise

Eurozone industrial productionregisters record drop

TAIYUAN, 13 June“Terrorists” took over partof a police school inTaiyuan, the capital ofnorthern Shanxi Province,late Friday night, and then,they attacked a number ofother important and publictargets in this north Chinacity.

It ushered in a replica ofantiterror battle as part of

the “Great Wall-6”antiterror exercise in areasaround Beijing, thenational capital since lastweek.

A spokesman of theexercise headquarters toldXinhua that the drills inTaiyuan were aimed to testthe abilities of thegovernment and antiterrorforces in dealing with a

large-scaled terror attackon several targets,involving many peopleheld hostages by theterrorists.

Internet

Three die in ore carrier collapse atJapanese copper refinery

TOKYO, 13 June — Three workers died Saturday after collapsing inside an orecarrier vessel docked at a local copper refinery in Oita, southwestern Japan, localpress reported.

The three, all employees of a subsidiary of refiner Nikko Seiren, lost consciousnessand collapsed shortly before 9 am inside the vessel, the Hong Kong-registeredSingapore Grace, and were confirmed dead at a hospital, the Oita prefecturalpolice said, noting they are suspected to have died from oxygen shortage.

Officials of Nikko Seiren, a unit of Pan Pacific Copper Co., said there is apossibility that copper concentrates stacked in the hold had oxidized, leading to adecrease in the concentration of oxygen inside the ship, according to Kyodo News.

The three victims are all Japanese residents.—Internet

US soldier killed inbomb attack in IraqBAGHDAD, 13 June — An American soldier was

killed in a roadside bomb explosion during combatoperations on Friday, the US military said on Saturday.A military statement gave no further details about theincident, but said the soldier is assigned to Multi-National Corps - Iraq (MNC-I) which is the TacticalUnit responsible for command and control ofoperations in Iraq.

About 4,312 US soldiers have been killed in Iraqsince the outbreak of Iraq war in March 2003,according to media count based on Pentagon figures.

Internet

Tobacco KillsRain clouds emerge over the skyline in Haikou, capital of south China’sHainan Province, on 13 June, 2009. —INTERNET

BRUSSELs, 13 June —Industrial production inthe euro zone recorded thesharpest year-on-yeardrop on record in April,intensifying concern thatthe economic crisis maybe far from over, officialfigures showed on Friday.

Compared with April2008, industrial

production in the 16 EUnations that use the eurocurrency declined by 21.6percent, the sharpest dropsince the statistics startedin 1990, according to theEuropean Union (EU)’sstatistics bureau Eurostat.

The monthly indexfell by 1.9 percent in April,compared with March,

which reflected aslowdown across allindustrial sectors.

On monthly basis,production of capitalgoods fell by 2.7 percentin the euro zone.Intermediate goodsdeclined by 1.7 percent.Production of energydropped by 1.1 percent.Durable consumer goodsdecreased by 0.8 percentand production of non-durable consumer goodsfell by 0.7 percent.

In the 27-nation EU,industrial productiondecreased by 1.9 percentmonth on month inFebruary and by 17.5percent year on year.

Among the memberstates for which data wereavailable, industrialproduction rose in six andfell in twelve. The mostsignificant fall wasregistered in Slovenia,which was 3.8 percent,while the highest increasewas registered in Latvia,which was 4.8 percent.

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Children are silhouetted as they stand in front of an art installation in theaquarium at Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna on 9 June, 2009. The Exhibition

“Trouble in Paradise” shows man made contaminants in animal environmentto make visitors think about environmental pollution.—INTERNET

China mulls Nat’l food safety riskassessment system

Second death, 3,008confirmed cases reported

in Wisconsin HOUSTON, 13 June —Milwaukee health officials on

Friday reported the second death from the A/H1N1 fluvirus in the US Northern state of Wisconsin.

The victim involved an adult who did not have anyof the common underlying medical conditions thattypically put people at risk from the A/H1N1 flu. Thefirst death in the state, reported on 4 June, involved anindividual who was vulnerable to the virus because ofan underlying medical condition.

“We can not stress enough that swine flu continuesto be a serious concern throughout the nation andwithin our community,” Bevan Baker, commissionerof the Milwaukee Health Department, said in astatement. The city or state health officials declined togive details on the victims’ age, gender or recent travelhabits.

Earlier Friday, the state health department reported3,008 confirmed cases to the federal Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention (CDC), a remarkable increasefrom 2,217 cases a week ago. Wisconsin has been onthe top of the list of states with the most confirmedcases of the A/H1N1 flu since mid - May.

Nationwide, the CDC on Friday reported nearly5,000 new cases confirmed during the past week, bringthe total to 17,885 in all 50 states, the District ofColumbia and the territory of Puerto Rico. The CDCalso reported a total of 45 deaths in 13 states, of whichthe state of New York tops the list with 13.

MNA/Xinhua

El Salvador’s A/H1N1 flu cases reach 95 MEXICO CITY,13 June—Salvadorean health authorities said Friday that the total

number of confirmed A/H1N1 flu cases in the country reached 95, a jump from theoriginally maintained figure of 69, according to reports reaching here.

The Salvadorean National System of Health (SNS) said in a communique that266 people are under medical observance since they had contact with confirmedpatients. Another 24 patients are considered “possible” cases, the SNS said.

Meanwhile, the Superior Council of Public Health authorized Wednesday twocompanies to import Tamiflu, which will be sold only with medical prescription topatients with A/H1N1 flu or complications. Salvadorean health authorities suggestedpeople to follow preventive measures to avoid new cases of A/H1N1 flu.

According to the SNS sources, the number of patients attending health centerdue to seasonal flu or with flu symptoms rose considerably during recent days.

MNA/Xinhua

British Brown’s ratings fall again,Labour gains

Parcel bomb defused at Beirutgovernment building

BEIRUT, 13 June —Asmall bomb containing200 grammes (sevenounces) of explosives sentto Beirut’s GeneralSecurity headquarterswas defused on Fridayafter failing to explodebecause of a technicalglitch, security sourcessaid. Bombs are rarelysent to governmentbuildings althoughseveral explosive devicesare defused or explode

every week in Lebanon. Tensions in Lebanon

have dissipated after aQatari-mediated deal inMay last year dragged thecountry back from thebrink of civil war. Beforethat Lebanon had sufferedbouts of political killings,bombings and sectarianconflict since the 2005assassination of formerprime minister Rafik al-

Hariri. On Sunday the US-backed coalition, led bypolitician Saad al-Hariri,won a parliamentaryelection against an alliancethat includes Iranian-backed Hizbollah.

US Special MiddleEast envoy GeorgeMitchell is in Lebanonmeeting with variousofficials before visitingSyria.— MNA/Reuters

LONDON, 13 June—British Prime MinisterGordon Brown’s personalratings have fallen againafter he survived attemptsto force him out of office,although his ruling LabourParty’s standing hasimproved, an opinion pollsaid on Friday.

With a parliamentaryelection less than a yearaway, the centre-rightopposition ConservativeParty is in first place on 36per cent, down five points

since the last poll twoweeks ago.

Labour rose three pointsto 24 per cent, while theLiberal Democrats were upfour on 19, according to thePopulus survey in the Timesnewspaper. Brown defiedcalls from within his owncenter-left party to resignlast week after it slumpedto its worst performance ina nationwide vote since1990, falling to third placein European elections. Awave of ministerial

resignations and the falloutfrom a row overlawmakers’ expensesclaims has further erodedhis authority.

Brown’s leadershiprating fell to 4.38, from 4.47in early May, on a scalefrom zero to 10. His ratingwas 4.97 in Januarycompared with lows ofabout 4 last summer and abrief high of 5 in the autumnamid praise for his earlyhandling of the financialcrisis. — MNA/Xinhua

BEIJING, 13 June—Chinais planning to set up its firstnational food safety riskassessment system,following a spate of taintedfood incidents in recentyears, officials said onFriday.The system includesa national committee,special regulation and foodsafety assessment officesnationwide, said DeputyHealth Minister ChenXiaohong at the China FoodSafety Forum 2009 in

Beijing. Chen did not give a

specific timeline for thesystem but said “it would beimplemented very soon”,Saturday’s China Dailyreported. National Institutefor Nutrition and Food Safetysenior researcher ChenJunshi said the latest systemwould be a “progressiveimprovement” to the newFood Safety Law that cameinto effect this month. “Withthis system, we’ll be able to

establish a national foodsafety standard, which isessential to people’s health,”Chen was quoted as saying.

The new committee willmake independent riskassessments and providescientific analyses as thecentral government regu-lates and amends nationalfood safety standards, a draftregulation released on theMinistry of Health’s (MOH)website stated earlier thisweek. —MNA/Xinhua

8,400 evacuatedin flooding in

S China region NANNING, 13 June—

Flooding had forced theevacuation of 8,446people in south China’sGuangxi ZhuangAutonomous Region by 9am Friday, localauthorities said.

Heavy rain has lashedGuangxi since Monday,affecting 536,500 peoplein 18 counties, cities anddistricts, according to theregional civil affairsbureau.

The rain affected19,080 hectares of crops,among which 860 hectareswere destroyed, and led tothe collapse of 1,485houses.

The flooding alsoincurred 76.5 million yuan(11.2 million US dollars)in direct economic losses.

MNA/Xinhua

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Excavation of terracotta site tostart Saturday

India’s stars vie for‘Bollywood Oscars’

One killed, over 500 taken ill byunknown disease in far-western Nepal

Photo taken on 10 June, 2009 shows the No. 1 pit of Terracotta Warriors andHorses site, which is to be excavated for the third time on 13 June, 2009.

INTERENT

KATHMANDU, 13 June—One was killed and morethan 500 people, most ofthem women and childrenare bed-ridden due to anunknown disease that hasbeen raging at Khaptadvillage in Achham districtin far-western Nepalfor two weeks, TheKathmandu Post reported

on Saturday. Anga Kadayat, a local,

said the disease hasgripped almost everyonein the village, some 320km west of Kathmandu.“The patients complain ofpain on their limb, burningsensation in their eyes,headache and fever.”

As the health centre at

the disease-hit region iswithout health workers,medical attention is be-yond the patients’ reach.

Local people complainthat their pleas to theDistrict Public HealthOffice (DPHO) to sendmedicos to the affectedareas has fallen on deafears.—Internet

Singapore confirms sixmore cases of A/H1N1 flu

BEIJING, 13 June—TheTerracotta Warriorsand Horses withinthe mausoleum of QinShihuang, the first em-peror of a united China,was one of the mainreasons why YW Keng-qelova made her trip fromRussia to China.

She has been in Xi’anin China’s northwest fortwo days, waiting for herchance to see the nextchapter of the story unfold.

“I couldn’t wait to seethem. I heard that there isgoing to be an excavation(of the terracotta armysite) starting on Saturdaywhen visitors are allowedto look on,” said theRussian visitor.

“I really don’t knowwhat to expect from theexcavation - some saythere might be colouredwarriors unearthed if

we’re lucky - but the ex-perience of witnessing theexcavation will be veryexciting whateverhappens.”

Kengqelova is notalone.Many tourists havetimed their visits to the siteso they can be there whenthe dig gets underwaytoday - which is also the

fourth World Heritage Dayin China.

The excavation intothe first and largest of thethree pits at the site willcontinue through - out nextyear and may not produceimmediate discoveries,warned Meng Jianming,dean of the museum’smedia office.—Internet

Swine flu vaccine ready fortests after pandemic declared

MACAU, 13 June—India’s brightest moviestars will vie for tophonours at the“Bollywood Oscars”, theclimax of an annualextravaganza for theHindi film industry.

The ceremony, whichconcludes the three-dayInternational Indian FilmAcademy (IIFA) event atthe giant Venetian resortin Macau, will be attendedby 500 Bollywood lumi-naries and an 8,000-strongaudience.

Organisers estimatethat the awards in thesouthern Chinese territory

will be watched by 500million TV viewers world-wide.

The glitzy night willbe opened by AmitabhBachchan, an Indian filmlegend and IIFA’sambassador, before thespectacular show getsunderway.

Aishwarya Rai Bach-chan, former Miss Worldand Bachchan’s daughter-in-law, who is alsonominated for the bestactress award, will be oneof the main draws duringthe show featuring colour-ful Indian dances andsongs.—Internet

Bollywood actorHrithik Roshan (R) and

his wife SuzzaneRoshan (L) during afashion extravaganza

in Macau. India’sbrightest movie stars

will vie for top honoursat the “Bollywood

Oscars”, the climax ofan annual extrava-ganza for the Hindi

film industry.INTERNET

SINGAPORE, 13 June—Singapore on Fridaynight confirmed six morecases of A/H1N1 flu,bringing the total numberof confirmed cases in thecountry to 27.

According to a state-ment by the country’sHealth Ministry, the firstnew case is a 6-year-oldAustralian male, and the

second new case is a 7-year-old Australian fe-male.

They are siblings in afamily of five and cameto Singapore from Mel-bourne together withtheir family for holidayson Thursday. Laboratoryresults confirmed theirinfection later Friday.

Internet

Chinese mainland confirms17 new A/H1N1 cases, total

reaches 143 BEIJING, 13 June—The Chinese mainland con-

firmed 17 new A/H1N1 flu cases Friday, bringingthe total to 143, with no reports of deaths.

Four new cases were confirmed in Beijing, andtwo each in southern Guangdong Province and cen-tral Hubei Province, the Ministry of Health said in alatest report.The other nine cases were in Shanghaiand Tianjin municipalities, and the seven provincesof Sichuan, Fujian, Guizhou, Hainan, Zhejiang,Jiangsu and Liaoning. —Internet

HK confirms 10 new cases ofA/H1N1 flu, passengers

tracing practice adjustedHONG KONG, 13 June—Ten people were tested

positive for the A/H1N1 influenza virus in HongKong on Friday, bringing the number of confirmedcases of the disease in the city to 73, local healthauthority said on Friday evening.Among the 10 con-firmed patients, three are local cases, including onestudent and two household members of the studentsfrom St Paul’s Convent School, where 12 studentswere confirmed to be infected with A/H1N1 flu onWednesday and Thursday, classified as the first clus-ter of indigenous cases.—Internet

Thailand reports 43 new casesof Influenza A/H1N1 in one day

BANGKOK, 13 June—Thailand on Friday reportedanother 43 case of Influenza A/H1N1, bringing thetotal number to 89, official said.

Of the 43, 37 received treatment from private hos-pitals in Bangkok, one from southern provinces ofSongkhla and Phuket each and three from Pattaya,the Nation news website on Friday night quoted DrPrat Bunyawongwirote, Public Health Ministry Per-manent Secretary as saying.—Internet

GENEVA, 13 June—ASwiss pharmaceutical gi-ant said Friday it has aswine flu vaccine readyfor trial as governmentsstepped up precautions tocounter the newly-de-clared influenza pan-demic.

While millions couldcatch the flu, govern-ments and health expertsaround the world havesought to play down fearsthat the A(H1N1) viruscould become a majorkiller.

Swine flu has so far in-fected almost 30,000 peo-ple in 74 countries and

claimed 145 lives since itwas first detected inMexico in April, accord-ing to World Health Or-ganisation (WHO) fig-ures.

The Swiss companyNovartis stole a march oncompetitors by announc-ing it has completed a firstbatch of its vaccine forpre-clinical trials. Aspokesman told AFP ithoped to have a vaccinein production by Septem-ber or October.

“Novartis has success-fully completed the pro-duction of the first batchof influenza A(H1N1)vaccine, weeks ahead ofexpectations,” the com-pany said in a state-ment.—Internet

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Keeper Fabinski signsnew Arsenal deal

LONDON, 13 June—Polish goalkeeper LukaszFabianski has signed a new long-term contract withArsenal, the Premier League clubs said on theirwebsite (www.arsenal.com) on Friday.

The 24-year-old Fabianski, who joined Arsenalfrom Legia Warsaw in 2007, is the club’s number twokeeper behind Manuel Almunia. Arsenal gave nodetails of the deal. — MNA/Reuters

Portugese midfielderCristiano Ronaldo

Blatter defends Ron figure

JOHANESBURG, 13June—Fifa presidentSepp Blatter has defendedthe world-record feeoffered by Real Madridfor Manchester Unitedforward CristianoRonaldo.

The Primera Divisiongiants, having onlyrecently landed Kaka fromAC Milan for £56million,have had an £80millionoffer accepted by Unitedfor Ronaldo.

The extravagant feehas come in for criticism,with Uefa PresidentMichel Platini describingthe deal as “excessive” andcalling it a “seriouschallenge to the idea offair play”.Blatter, though,does not see a problemwith the money involved,despite the current

Fifa president does not see a problem with£80m bid

economic crisis, and feelsthe deal represents thegame’s ever-improvingpopularity.

“We are in a verysensitive marketnowadays, because thereis an economic crisis,” hesaid.

“But in football, if weare in a good market, itmeans that football is agood product, not just tobuy or sell but a productthat gives people what theywant, which is emotions.

“This is the game ofthe people and they needstars. Okay, it is a lot ofmoney, but he isperforming.”

Blatter continued:“Look, there was a case 10years ago when there wasa contract made by a playergoing from one Spanishclub to another Spanishclub and he had the samename at the time, and itwas $50million?

“So what is £80million now? That meansthere is still demand to havea star.—Internet

Argentina star CarlosTevez.

Robinho urges Tevez swoopLONDON, 13 June—

Robinho has urgedManchester City to launcha bid for Argentina starCarlos Tevez.

Tevez’s future isuncertain as he nears theend of a two-year loanagreement at ManchesterUnited.

City have been linkedwith a bid for the bullishforward, although the RedDevils appear keen tostrike fresh terms withTevez’s representatives,with Cristiano Ronaldo setfor Real Madrid.

Brazilian attackerRobinho is keen to playalongside Tevez atEastlands and is hopefulthe affluent club could

land his services thissummer.

Robinho said in TheSun: “We would definitelycomplement City’s attack.I hope my club make amove for him.

Internet

Valencia striker DavidVilla

Real Madrid swoop forVilla – report

MADRID, 13 June—Valencia striker DavidVilla, one of the stars ofSpain’s victorious Euro2008 squad, has signedfor Real Madrid for closeto 40 million euros, aSpanish newspaper saidSaturday.

Marca, citing sourcesat Real Madrid andValencia, said both clubswere hammering out thefine details of the dealbefore officiallyannouncing the transfer.

If confirmed, Villawould become the thirdbig name to join the clubunder new presidentFlorentino Perez, afterBrazilian playmaker Kakaand Portuguese wingerRonaldo from AC Milanand Manchester Unitedrespectively.

Perez has establisheda 200-million-euro warchest for players, vowingto create a “spectacularteam” capable ofovertaking arch-rivalsBarcelona next season.

The top scorer at Euro2008, the 27-year-oldVilla scored 28 goals inthe Spanish championshipthis season.

But Valencia isreportedly ready to sellsome of its top stars in abid to ease its financialdifficulties.

Perez returned aspresident of Real on 1June. During his first stint,from 2000 to 2006, heoversaw the era of the“Galacticos” when worldstars such as Zidane,England’s DavidBeckham and Brazil’sRonaldo were attracted tothe club.—Internet

Celtic midfielderShunsuke Nakamura

Nakamura’s Yokohama talksstalled: reports

TOKYO, 13 June—Talks over the transfer ofCeltic midfielderShunsuke Nakamura toformer club YokohamaMarinos have stalled over“unforeseen problems,”press reports said Friday.

The Sports Nippondaily quoted anunidentified partyinvolved in the talks assaying the chances of adeal that would take theplayer back to his firstprofessional club were“almost gone.”

Spanish leaguestrugglers Espanyol areamong overseas clubs

reportedly interested inacquiring Nakamura,whose deal with theformer Scottishchampions is due to expireat the end of this month.

The Daily Sports saidNakamura’s side had beendisappointed byYokohama’s “lack ofsincerity” such as ademand for hisappearance at a publicityevent before he signed acontract.—Internet

Man Utd have made offers for wingerValencia

LONDON, 13 June—Manchester United have tabled offers for Wigan Athletic’sEcuador winger Antonio Valencia, the Premier League club’s chairman DaveWhelan has said.

“They (United) have been in touch with us and we will be starting negotiationsvery shortly, I would imagine,” Whelan told Sky Sports News when asked aboutValencia. “United have been in touch with us over Antonio for the last two or threemonths, expressing an interest and actually putting cash offers on the table.

“Those things have got to be picked up now. I think they were waiting to see ifRonaldo actually went to Real, which has happened.” United said on Thursdaythey had accepted an 80-million-pound (132-million-US-dollar) bid for Ronaldofrom Real Madrid.

The 23-year-old Valencia, who has featured 34 times for his country, plays ina similar position to the Portugal winger. British media said on Saturday thatValencia would command a fee of about 17 million pounds.

MNA/Reuters

Spain have world’s bestmidfield, says Arbeloa

RUSTENBURG, South Africa, 13 June—Liverpooldefender Alvaro Arbeloa says Spain have the bestmidfield in the world and will be among the favouritesat the Confederations Cup.

The European champions open their tournamenthere against New Zealand on Sunday with Arbeloajoining Anfield team-mates Fernando Torres, XabiAlonso, Albert Riera and Pepe Reina in their 23-mansquad.

He believes the calibre of players at coach Vincentdel Bosque’s disposal makes Spain one of the teams tolook out for in South Africa.

“We have some amazing players and are playingreally, really well,” Arbeloa told the Liverpool website.

Internet

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr MST:During the past 24 hours, weather has been partly cloudy inChin and Kayah States, lower Sagaing and MagwayDivisions, rain or thundershowers have been isolated inMandalay and Bago Divisions, scattered in Shan State andUpper Sagaing Division, fairly widespread in KachinState and widespread in the remaining Statees and Divisionswith isolated heavyfall in Mon State. The noteworthyamounts of rainfall recorded were Kyeikkhame (3.11)inches, Paung (2.95) inches, Kyaukpyu (2.37) inches andYe (2.13) inches, Dawei (2.01) inches,Gwa (1.97) inchesHpa-an (1.58) inches and Hmawby (1.57) inches.

Maximum temperature on 12-6-2009 was 83°F.Minimum temperature on 13-6-2009 was 70°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 13-6-2009 was 84%.Total sunshine hours on 12-6-2009 was (Nil) hours approx.

Rainfall on 13-6-2009 was (0.19) inch at Mingaladon,(1.26) inches at Kaba-Aye and (1.10) inches at CentralYangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2009 was (28.50) inchesat Mingaladon, (34.61) inches at Kaba-Aye and (38.74)inches at Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon(Kaba-Aye) was (4) mph from Southwest at (09:30) hoursMST on 13-6-2009.

Bay inference: Monsoon is weak to moderate in theAndaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 14th June 2009: Rainor thundershowers will be isolated in Chin and Kayah States,lower Sagaing, Magway and Mandalay Divisions, scatteredin Shan State, upper Sagaing and Bago Divisions andfairly widespread in the remaining States and Divisions.Degree of certainty is (80%).

State of the sea: Seas will be moderate in Myanmarwaters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: General Moderatemonsoon.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areafor 14-6-2009: Likelihood of isolated rain orthundershowers. Degree of certainty is (60%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for14-6-2009: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for14-6-2009: Partly cloudy.

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This undated handout illustration provided by NaturePublishing group shows what a collision betweenEarth and Venus might look like. A force known asorbital chaos may cause our Solar System to gohaywire, leading to possible collision between Earthand Venus or Mars, according to a study.—INTERNET

Britain’s Kinsella killers givenminimum 19 years each

LONDON, 13 June—Three men were given lifesentences with minimum terms of 19 years each onFriday for the murder of 16-year-old Ben Kinsellaoutside a north London bar.

Ben, the brother of EastEnders actress BrookeKinsella, was stabbed 11 times after running away froma fight that had nothing to do with him in Islington lastJune. He was murdered in a revenge attack over a claimone of his killers had been “disrespected”.

Michael Alleyne, 18, Juress Kika, 19, and JadeBraithwaite, 20, all from London, were given life termsat the Old Bailey, the Press Association reported.

There was loud cheering and shouts of “bye bye”from the public gallery when the sentences were readout. Dozens of Ben’s friends and family were presentto see the killers sentenced. Kika and Alleyne bothturned and jeered, gesturing at the public gallery as theywere led away.

Members of the defendants’ families exchangedangry words with Ben’s friends and relatives after thesentences were imposed. In court, the Common Serjeantof London, Judge Brian Barker, told the defendantsthey had taken part in a “brutal, cowardly and totallyunjustified attack”. Their actions that night, he said,defied belief.—MNA/Reuters

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7th Waning of Nayon 1371 ME Sunday, 14 June, 2009

The European Union (EU) Presidency issueda declaration on 11th June 2009 voicing its unwarrantedconcern at the alleged mounting offensive of theMyanmar Army and its allies against the KarenNational Liberation Army (KNLA) in the Myanmar-Thai border areas which resulted in large numbers ofso-called civilians fleeing from the conflict area inKayin State to Thailand.

It is quite obvious that the EU’s declarationmust have been based on inaccurate news emanatedfrom the insurgent groups. The tone and tenor of thedeclaration obviously reflects the total ignorance ofEU Presidency on the true facts and main causes ofthe clashes between the two factions of the armedgroups.

The internal insurgency problem thatplagued the Union of Myanmar for over fourdecades since its regaining of independence in1948, was in fact resulted from the ill legacies ofthe divide and rule administrative policy of thecolonialists in the past history. As the main nationalobjectives of the Government of the Union ofMyanmar are non-disintegration of the Union,non-disintegration of national solidarity and theperpetuation of sovereignty, the government hasbeen making all out efforts to further consolidationof the Union.

Therefore, with a view to consolidatingnational unity, the Government of the Union of

Ministry of Foreign Affairs releases Press Statementin response to declaration of EU Presidency

Myanmar has since 1989 abandoned militarysolution against the problems of armed groupsconfronted by the successive governments and madepeace overtures to all of them to exchange arms forpeace. As a result, 17 out of 18 armed groups havereturned to the legal fold and are now workingtogether with the Government for regionaldevelopment.

There remains only one single armed group,i.e. Kayin National Union (KNU) outside legal fold.Many of its splintered groups including DemocraticKayin Buddhist Association (DKBA) and many othershave returned to the legal fold one after another. Morethan 300 members from KNU led by Chairman of thePeace Council of the KNU/KNLA Maj-Gen HteinMaung returned to the legal fold in February 2007.Also in March 2009, altogether 71 members led bySaw Nay Soe Mya, son of former KNU/KNLAChairman late Saw Bo Mya of KNU along with 88family members had also followed suit. There are alsoa growing number of members of KNU/KNLA wishingto make peace with the Government.

The recent scuffles that took place in theeastern border were ignited by the members of theKNU/KNLA forces stationing inside the Thaiterritory who had attempted to forcibly prevent theremaining KNU/KNLA members of Saw Nay SoeMya’s group who are desirous of returning to thelegal fold. As a matter of fact, the fighting took place

between the two armed groups—DKBA and KNU/KNLA. Members of the Government armed forceshad no role whatsoever in the recent scuffles.Therefore, the allegations mentioned in the EU’sdeclaration that the Government troops weremounting offensive against the Kayin ethnicminority were untrue and unfounded.

As the remnants of the KNU/KNLA forces arehiding in some pockets of remote areas near Myanmar-Thai border where no civilian resides, it is obvious thatthose who fled across border are none other thanmembers of KNU/KNLA and their families. Thus,there is no cross-border fleeing of civilians as alleged bythe EU’s declaration. Ignoring these facts, some mediaare making misleading reports depicting the membersof the KNU/KNLA forces and their families who fledacross border as Kayin refugees with an aim to exertingadded political pressure on Myanmar.

Thus, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofthe Union of Myanmar is disappointed with thepolitically motivated declaration of the EUPresidency which was released without a thoroughstudy of Myanmar’s insurgency problem.Therefore, the Ministry categorically rejects thefactually incorrect declaration made by the EUPresidency relying on inaccurate informationoriginated from the insurgent groups and biasedmedia reports.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

NAY PYI TAW, 13 June—The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today released a Press Statement in response to the declaration on Myanmar issued by the EuropeanUnion (EU) Presidency on 11 June.

The Prress Statement released by MOFA is as follows:-

Nowadays, the new generation youths playan important role in building a new nation. Onlywhen they further learn advanced technology, willthey be able to discharge duty on development tasksfor respective regions and national races.

The government has placed emphasis onimplementing the plans for ensuring equitable

Technological University in Shan State (East)reflecting goodwill of government

Article: Tin Win Lay

(Kyimyindine);

Photos: Htay Aung (Kyemon)

development of the various regions. As a result, notonly basic education schools but also colleges anduniversities could be opened in the many regions ofShan State (East) that lagged behind in developmentincluding education sector in the past due to variousreasons.

(See page 10)

Photo shows Technological University (Kengtung) for turning out intellectual human resources.

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