senior general than shwe receives un secretary-general mr ... · senior general maung aye, member...

Established 1914

Volume XVII, Number 79 13th Waxing of Waso 1371 ME Saturday, 4 July, 2009

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

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

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

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality of theentire nation

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

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

standards of the entire nation

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

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State

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, 3 July—Chairman of the StatePeace and Development Council of the Union ofMyanmar Senior General Than Shwe receivedSecretary-General of the United Nations Mr Ban Ki-moon and party at Bayintnaung Yeiktha, here, at 2 pmtoday.

Also present at the call were Vice-Chairmanof the State Peace and Development Council Vice-

Senior General Than Shwe receives UNSecretary-General Mr Ban Ki-moon

Senior General Maung Aye, Member of the StatePeace and Development Council General Thura ShweMann, Prime Minister General Thein Sein, Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council GeneralThiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo, Minister for ForeignAffairs U Nyan Win, Permanent Representative to theUN Ambassador U Than Swe, Director-General ColKyaw Kyaw Win of the State Peace and Development

Council Office and Director-General U Kyaw Kyaw ofthe Protocol Department.

The UNSG and party were accompanied bySenior Adviser Mr B Lynn Pascoe, Senior Adviser MrIbrahim Gambari, Senior Adviser Mr Kim Won-Soo,Senior Adviser Ms Catherine Bragg and ResidentCoordinator of the UN Agencies Mr Bishow B ParaJuli.—MNA

The noteworthy amountsof rainfall recorded

Nay Pyi Taw 0.08 inchHkamti 4.85 inchesHomalin 3.26 inchesKyeikmayaw 2.50 inchesSittway 1.85 inchesHpa-an 1.70 inchesThandwe 1.62 inchesPaung 1.57 inchesHinthada 1.18 inchesThaton 1.18 inches

Review: Borders eBook - finallya rival to the Sony Reader

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 3 July—The Borders“eBook” device could be the first real competition to

the Sony Reader, which was introduced in Britainlast year. The new gadget, made by Elonex forBorders UK, is not particularly flashy. Where theSony Reader and Amazon’s Kindle - which is notavailable in Britain - are sleek and beautiful, theBorders eBook is simple and functional.

The differences are minuscule. The firstthing you notice is that the Borders device islighter than the other electronic readers. At 180g,it weighs less than most paperbacks you maycurrently lug around.

The Borders eBook can hold 180-200 novels- a few more than the Sony Reader. But both devicescan be upgraded to hold close to 1,000 books.

Internet

Senior General Than Shwe receives Secretary-General of the United Nations Mr Ban Ki-moon and party at Bayintnaung Yeikthain Nay Pyi Taw.—MNA

4-7-09 NL.pmd 7/4/2009, 4:33 AM1

2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 4 July, 2009

Saturday, 4 July, 2009 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views* Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation* Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State* Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy

People’s DesirePERSPECTIVES

The Central Committee for Drug AbuseControl has laid down and is implementing the15-year Drug Elimination Plan in three phaseseach of which is five years from 1999-2000 to2013-2014.

At present, the CCDAC has completedthe second five-year phase and is in the processof implementing the third five-year phase of theplan. And the respective work groups of theCentral Committees are making all-out effortsfor effective implementation of the third five-year plan based on achievements of the first five-year plan and the second five-year plan.

Placing emphasis on elimination of drugabuse, the respective work groups are now fullyengaged in medical treatment and rehabilitationof drug addicts with the opening of youthrehabilitation centres namely Shwepyitha,Shwepyiaye and Shwepyithit under thesupervision of the CCDAC in addition tomeasures for supply elimination and lawenforcement.

As Myanmar alone is unable to cope withthe tasks and needs to cooperate with theinternational community, it has signed MoUswith neighbouring countries in the fight againstdrugs.

As part of cooperation with regionalcountries, it has signed MoUs with six countriesof Mekong region and cooperating with ASEANcountries.

Since Myanmar is cooperating with theinternational community while striving throughits own resources in the fight against drugs, it isincumbent upon all the national people toparticipate in the drive under the motto “ Noindividuals, family or community is safe whereillicit drugs take control” so that the people willbe free from the dangers of narcotic drugs.

Strive together with thegovernment in the fightagainst narcotic drugs

NAY PYI TAW, 3 July—International DayAgainst Drug Abuse and Illicit Traffickingcommemorative ceremony was held at Ayeya Shwewahall of Pathein on 26 June morning, attended byChairman of Ayeyawady Division Peace andDevelopment Council Commander of South West

Commander attends International Day Against DrugAbuse and Illicit Trafficking commemorative ceremony

NAY PYI TAW, 3 July—The Ministry ofFinance and Revenue held a prize presentationceremony at the auditorium of the ministry herethis afternoon.

Minister for Finance and Revenue Maj-GenHla Tun spoke words of praise on the occasion.

Next, departmental heads presented prizes tothree and four-distinction winners and ManagingDirector U Myat Maw of Myanma Economic Bank,Governor of Central Bank of Myanmar U Than Nyeinand Deputy Minister Col Hla Thein Swe, five-distinction winners.

Then the minister presented prizes andcertificates of honour to three six-distinction winners.

On behalf of the outstanding students, a six-distinction winner spoke words of thanks.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 3 July—Under the arrangementsof Auditor-General’s Office, Basic Accountancy andStore Accounts Keeping course organized by Nay PyiTaw District Accounts Office will be opened. Thecourse is aiming for matriculation passed citizens.

The course will last 3 months for everySaturday and Sunday.

Any interested persons may enrol on a courseat Nay Pyi Taw District Accounts Office, Nay Pyi TawPyinmana starting from 10 July and may dial Ph:23925 during office hours.

MNA

Command Maj-Gen Kyaw Swe, staff officers of thecommand, departmental heads, teachers, students andmembers of social organizations. The commanderspoke on the occasion.

Next, the commander and officials presentedthe prizes to winners in poster, cartoon and computerart contests. They then viewed the postersand documentary photos, and artworks of participants.

The commander attended the ceremony todonate funds for Bogale Education College and donatedfunds.—MNA

YANGON,3 July — The coordinationmeeting of YangonDivision SupervisoryCommittee for EnsuringSecure and SmoothTransport was held at thehead office of All-BusLines Control Committeein Tamway Township herethis afternoon with anaddress by Chairman ofYangon Division Peaceand Development CouncilCommander of YangonCommand Maj-Gen WinMyint.

The commanderheard reports on mattersrelated to ferries, trafficrules enforcement andarrangements being madefor public convenience

Yangon Division Supervisory Committee forEnsuring Secure and Smooth Transport meets

presented by officials ofuniversities and colleges,departmental officials and

chairmen of bus lines andattended to the needs.

The meeting

came to an end withconcluding remarks by thecommander.—MNA

Commander Maj-Gen Win Myint addresses coord meeting of YangonDivision Supervisory Committee for Ensuring Secure and Smooth

Transport.— MNA

F&R Ministry holdsprize presentation

ceremony Basic Accountancy andStore Accounts Keepingcourse in Nay Pyi Taw

District

Minister Maj-Gen Hla Tun presents prizeto a six-distinction winner.

F&R

4-7-09 NL.pmd 7/4/2009, 4:33 AM2

THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 4 July, 2009 3

UN Secretary-General’s Messageon the International Day of

Cooperatives4 July 2009

The first cooperatives were born more than twohundred years ago when rural entrepreneurs andfarmers decided to pool resources and help oneanother to overcome their limited access tocommercial opportunities. Subsequently, retail co-operatives emerged to help poor households escapethe debt trap and provide access to better qualitygoods and services. Cooperatives have sincedeveloped in many areas, from manufacturing tofinancial services, spurred by the desire for a moreequitable way of working and doing business.

At a time of global economic distress, this historydeserves to be more widely known. The theme ofthis year’s observance of the International Day ofCooperatives — Driving Global Recovery ThroughCooperatives — highlights the value of cooperativeenterprise. Cooperatives can strengthen the resilienceof the vulnerable. They can help to establish morebalanced markets for small farmers and give smallentrepreneurs access to financial services. They cancreate job opportunities and improve workingconditions.

The economic model of cooperatives is based noton charity but on self-help and reciprocity. Incountries hit by the financial crisis, the cooperativebank and credit union sector expanded lending whenother financial institutions had to cut back, easingthe impact of the credit freeze on the most vulnerable.This highlights the importance of strong alternativebusiness models and institutional diversity for theresilience of the financial system.

Cooperatives deserve greater support. I urgeGovernments to adopt policies that support theestablishment and development of cooperatives.Consumers, too, can help by buying food producedby small-holder cooperatives that is traded in fairmarkets.

In the face of the current economic crisis,communities around the world are rediscovering thecritical necessity to work for the common good. Onthis International Day, I encourage Governments andcivil society everywhere to recognize theeffectiveness of cooperatives and to engage with themas vital partners for global recovery and achievinginternationally agreed development goals.—UNIC

Engineering trucks are seen at the construction site of the Changjiang NuclearPower Plant, south China’s Hainan Province, on 1 July, 2009. With a totalinvestment of 17 billion yuan, the construction of the first stage of the Changjiangproject with two units that generate 650,000 kilowatts each is expected to bestarted this October and put into operation in 2014. The two units will useadvanced second-generation pressurized water reactor technology. —INTERNET

Ships are seen at RioTinto’s at Cape Lambertport in the WesternAustralia. The mininggiant has confirmed ahuge take-up for itsrecord rights offeringafter investors snappedup the Australianportion, allowing it topay off a large chunk ofits heavy debt. INTERNET

Egypt opens Rafah crossing forHamas, humanitarian cases

Two killed, 17 injured inIraq bomb attacks

BAGHDAD, 3 July — At least two people were killedand 17 others injured in a car bomb and a roadsidebomb explosions near and in the Iraqi capital onThursday, a well-informed police source said.

A booby-trapped car parking at a marketplace inthe town of Yousifiyah, some 20 km south of Baghdad,was detonated in the afternoon, killing two people andwounding 15 others, the source told Xinhua on condi-tion of anonymity.

The blast also damaged several nearby shops, stallsand civilian cars, the source said.

Meanwhile, two more people were wounded whena roadside bomb went off near the Sarrafiyah Bridgethat cross the Tigris River in central Baghdad, thesource added.—Internet

World health officials meet oncombating A/H1N1 flu pandemic

An Iraqi man injuredin a car bomb inKirkuk lies in a

hospital bed afterbeing transported toArbil, some 80 kms

away. Bombings in thelead-up to the pullback

of US forces fromIraq’s towns and cities,resulted in the bloodi-est death toll seen in

the conflict-hit nationin 11 months, official

figures showedWednesday.

INTERNER

RAFAH, 3 July — TheEgyptian authoritiesreopened, partially for fewhours, Rafah crossing at theborder with the Palestinianterritory of Gaza Strip onThursday, for the return ofHamas representatives, asecurity source toldXinhua.

The source said thatRafah crossing was openedto let Hamas leaders goback to Gaza Strip and alsofor some Palestinian

patients. A delegation of the

Palestinian Islamic Hamasmovement headed byMahmoud El Zahar arrivedin Egypt on Sunday to takepart in the sixth round of thePalestinian dialogue inCairo. Hamas delegationmembers also includedKhalil El Haya, NezarAwad Allah, Emad Elami,and Mohamed Nasr.

The sixth round of thePalestinian dialogue inCairo concluded onTuesday evening by setting25 July for the seventhround.

Egypt and Israelsealed off their borders withthe Gaza Strip after theIslamic Hamas movementseized the coastal territoryin June 2007. Egypt usedto open its borders on anirregular basis only forhumani-tarian cases.

Internet

CANCUN, 3 July— Health officials from43 countries gathered in Mexico onThursday for a two-day meeting to discussmeasures to confront the A/H1N1 flu thatis sweeping across the world.

“I hope this meeting will help us takemajor steps forward towards building newcollective defenses against a menace thataffects us all,” Margaret Chan, the WorldHealth Organization (WHO) director-general, told the opening session inCancun, a beach resort town in theMexican state of Quintana Roo.

She acknowledged the measures takenby Mexico to deal with the disease, sayingthat the situation in the country is currentlystable.

Mexican President Felipe Calderonsaid at the summit that international

cooperation is needed to jointly tackle thedisease that has posed a new challengeto the world.

“No government can win this battlealone,” he said.

Calderon thanked foreign officials fortheir attendance, which he described as“a gesture of friendship and solidarity”to a nation, which has seen 116 deaths ofthe disease since it was first detected inApril.

Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhusaid at the meeting that a series ofcomprehensive measures have beentaken by China to tackle the disease,including strict border inspection andquarantine, enhanced surveillance andvigorous medical treatment.

Internet

4-7-09 NL.pmd 7/4/2009, 4:33 AM3


Job seekers look over the employment bulletin board the New York StateLabour Department’s Division of Employment Services in the Brooklyn.

INTERNET

BEIJING, 3 July— Em-ployers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs inJune, driving the unem-ployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent,suggesting that the econo-my’s road to recovery willbe bumpy.

The Labour Depart-ment report, released onThursday, showed thateven as the recessionflashes signs of easing,companies likely will

An electric cable is attached to the side of a car. Renault-Nissan will holdlarge-scale tests for its new electric cars in the Paris and Milan regions next

year ahead of planned mass production from 2012, the Franco-Japanese autogroup said Thursday.—INTERNET

PARIS, 3 July—The Renault-Nissan Alliance and French electricity companyEDF announced on Thursday a large-scale test of electric vehicles in the Parisregion in 2010.

According to a statement from the two companies, starting from September2010 for one year, 100 electric cars from the Renault-Nissan Alliance will be testedby individual customers, professionals and employees of local authorities.

The cars will be able to recharge at home, workplace, parking lots and on roads.Renault-Nissan and EDF plan to launch the proposed cars to the market from

2011.—Internet

TOKYO, 3 July—Japan’snear-silent hybrid cars havebeen called dangerous bythe vision-impaired andsome users, prompting agovernment review onwhether to add a noise-making device, according toan official.

The petrol-electric vehi-cles, which in recent monthshave become the country’stop-selling autos, hum alongalmost soundlessly whenthey are switched from fuelto battery mode.

“We have received opin-ions from automobile users

A customer admires a Honda Motor’s hybrid vehicle at a showroom in Tokyo.Japan’s near-silent hybrid cars have been called dangerous by the vision-

impaired and some users, prompting a government review on whether to add anoise-making device, according to an official.—INTERNET

BRUSSELS, 3 July— The global financial crisis hasdragged the economy of the European Union (EU)into a deep recession in the first half of this year, butthere are signs that the worst may be soon over thoughthe way to recovery is tortuous and bumpy.

In one of its two most important forecasts each year,the European Commission predicted in May that theEU economy would follow a “V-shaped” recoverypattern with high possibility of passing the rock bot-tom around the end of the year.

According to the commission, the EU economy wasfurther worsening in the first quarter of this year dueto the unfolding financial crisis, but very likely at alower pace and a recovery is expected to take holdnext year.—Internet

At least 23 killed in bus collisionin Peru

LIMA, 3 July—Two buses collided head-on on amountain road in the southeastern Andean state ofPuno, leaving at least 23 people dead and 50 othersinjured, police said on Thursday.

The accident occurred early morning in the SantaLucia District, about 1,300 km southeast of Lima.

The injured have been rushed to hospital.According to preliminary investigation, speeding

and bad weather could be the cause of the deadly buscrash.—Internet

US unemployment rateat 26-year high

want to keep a lid oncosts and be wary of hir-ing until they feel certainthe economy is on a solidground. June’s payroll re-ductions were deeperthan the 363,000 thateconomists expected.

However, the rise inthe unemployment ratefrom 9.4 percent in Maywasn’t as sharp as the ex-pected 9.6 percent. Still,many economists predictthe jobless rate will hit 10

percent this year, and keeprising into next year, beforefalling back.

All told, 14.7 millionpeople were unemployedin June.

If laid-off workers whohave given up looking fornew jobs or have settledfor part-time work are in-cluded, the unemploymentrate would have been 16.5percent in June, the high-est on records dating to1994.—Internet

Renault to test electric cars with EDF

CANBERRA, 3 July—Austrlia-based EmergentResources announced onFriday it would form ajoint venture with ChinaMetallurgical Investmentto develop its BeyondieIron project in WesternAustralia, the Australiannewspaper reported.

Emergent revealedthat the agreed joint ven-ture would provide 200million Australian dollars(159.3 million US dollars)to fund the project.

The mine, in the state’smid-west iron ore region,will initially target pro-duction of three milliontonnes a year of magnet-ite concentrate.

Internet

Japan may add noise to quiet hybridcars for safetyand vision-impaired peoplethat they feel hybridvehicles are dangerous,” atransport ministry officialsaid.

“Blind people depend onsounds when they walk, butthere are no engine soundsfrom hybrid vehicles whenrunning at low speed” andon the electric motor, hesaid.

The ministry haslaunched a panel of schol-ars, vision-impaired groups,consumers, police and theautomobile industry todiscuss the matter.

“They decided to con-sider introducing a sound-making function” in petrol-electric hybrids when the13-member panel held itsfirst meeting on Thursday,the official said.

They have not decidedon what kind of soundshould be used, only that itshould induce a response ofcaution, he said.

“On the other hand, weshould pay attention toresidents (along roads) ashybrids are excellent inreducing noise,” the officialadded.—Internet

Australianresources

company formsjoint venturewith China

EU economy shows signsof touching bottom

4-7-09 NL.pmd 7/4/2009, 4:33 AM4


China’s satellitepositioning system to offer

better service BEIJING, 3 July—China’s home-grown global navi-

gation satellite system, Compass, will provide regionalservice in 2011 with a constellation of 12 satellites,said an industry insider.

China aims to make Compass a navigation satellitesystem of 35 satellites by 2020, which can offer glo-bal service, Hu Gang, vice-president of Beijing BDStar Navigation Co Ltd, was quoted by Friday’s ChinaDaily as saying.

Compass, or Beidou (Big Dipper) in Chinese, isexpected to rival the US-developed GPS, the EU’s GPSand Russia’s Global Navigation Satellite System, ear-lier reports said.

Officials representing the four systems are now innegotiations to make their civilian-use technologiescompatible, Hu said at a two-day national geologicalinformation industry summit that ended on Thursday.

“This could possibly allow a civilian user of globalnavigation satellite system to have access to more than120 navigation satellites in the future, which will as-sure stability and improve accuracy,” he said.—Xinhua

Indonesia rejects EU’sglobal flight ban proposal

JAKARTA, 3 July—Indonesia rejected the idea towiden the implementation of a ban on certain airlinecompanies from serving the flight globally proposedby the European Union (EU) earlier, IndonesianTransportation Minister Jasman Syafii Djamal saidhere.

“The only institution authorized to ban an airlinefrom serving flights across the world is ICAO (Inter-national Civil Aviation Organization). Moreover, EUis not the world’s police,” the Bisnis Indonesia Fridayquoted Jasman as saying.

He was commenting on a recent statement issued bythe EU Transportation Commission official AntonioTajani who proposed to widen the ban which initiallyimplemented in 27 European countries in the EU.

Earlier reports said that the idea was intended toimprove the flight security across the world.

The EU’s statement came up following the recentcrash of Yemenia Air’s Airbus A310 in Comoro wa-ters that killed almost all of its 153 passengers.

Indonesia is now expecting the EU’s announcementset for 12 July that will possibly revoke the ban overits national flag-carrier airline, Garuda Indonesia, fromentering EU countries.—Xinhua

First report on Air France crash releasedPARIS, 3 July—The Airbus A330 of Air France Flight

447 plunged vertically into the Atlantic Ocean but did notbreak up in the air, said the BEA accident investigationagency on Thursday when it released its first report on the1 June crash.

The agency added that the faults of the speed sensors werenot the cause of the crash.

“The plane was not destroyed in mid-air,” said AlainBouillard of the BEA during a news conference at BEA head-quarters outside Paris.

“The plane appears to have hit the surface of the water inflying position with a strong vertical acceleration,” he noted,adding that the plane’s belly hit the water first.

After one month of probe into the crash, investigators alsofound the faults of speed sensors on Airbus A330 were “afactor but not the cause.”

Xinhua

Dozens arrested in US in bust of drug trafficking ringSAN FRANCISCO, 3 July—US federal, state and local law enforcement officials

on Thursday said they have arrested 31 people after busting a drug trafficking ringthat was bringing methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico into the US state ofWashington.

At a press conference held in Seattle, officials announced that the arrests wereresult of a 14-month investigation code-named “Operation Arctic Chill” whichalso led to the seizures of drugs and weapons, The Seattle Times and other localmedia reported. Twenty of those arrested have been charged for attempt and con-spiracy to distribute methamphetamine, officials said.—Xinhua

Many Czech medicalgraduates leave to

work abroadPRAGUE, 3 July—A quarter of Czech

medical graduates leave to work abroadimmediately after graduation as they arenot satisfied with the working conditionsand possibilities to improve their quali-fication in Czech Republic, president ofCzech Doctors’ Chamber Milan Kubeksaid on Thursday.

At least 200 doctors go away one yearin spite of an urgent shortage of 600 doc-tors in Czech hospitals, Kubek told jour-nalists. He supported the establishmentof Young Doctors’ group with the goalto change the situation.

Health Minister Dana Juraskova saidrecently that the ministry would allotconsiderable finances for the higher spe-cialist training programmes for doctorsand nurses to help them quickly obtainhigher qualifications, in this way to pre-vent personnel from leaving the healthsector. According to her, half a billioncrowns (about 27.33 million US dollars)will be annually earmarked for thispurpose from the state budget.—Xinhua

China’s Compass-G2 navigation satellite is launchedon a Long March-3C carrier rocket at the XichangSatellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, on 15 April, 2009. —XINHUA

Chicago air controllers overworkedCHICAGO, 3 July—Air-traffic controllers in the Chicago region

may be battling fatigue on a regular basis due to short turnaroundsbetween shifts and a push to work overtime, said a report on Thurs-day.

Most controllers at O’Hare International Airport as well as at twonearby Federal Aviation Administration radar facilities are sched-uled to work at least one shift each week in which less than 10 hoursof potential rest is scheduled between shifts, according to the reportby the US Department of Transportation.

Such quick-turns typical among controllers “offers minimal op-portunity for sleep when the time required for commuting, eatingand other necessary daily activities is taken into account,” the re-port said.

Xinhua

Children pose for photo beside the cartoon charac-ter statue in Shanghai East Asia Exhibition Hall in

Shanghai, on 2 July, 2009. A cartoon exhibitionwas held here from 1 to 5 July.—XINHUA

A handout picture released by the Brazilian Navy shows re-covered debris of the Air France aircraft lost in midflightover the Atlantic Ocean on 1 June onboard a Brazilian NavyCorvette at Recife’s harbour on 19 June, 2009. —XINHUA

All items from XinhuaNews Agency

Farmers are busyharvesting the

Chinese wolfberryfruits in ZhongningCounty of NingxiaHui Autonomous

Region in northwestChina, on 2 July,

2009.XINHUA

4-7-09 NL.pmd 7/4/2009, 4:33 AM5


NEWS ALBUMToothy 3-foot piranha fossil found

Canada mom, child survive 40-metre fall in ravine A young mother and her two-year-old daughter survived a 40-metre fall down

an almost vertical ravine nearly unscathed in the western Canadian province ofAlberta, Canadian media reported.

Firefighters scooped the pair out of the Blackmud Creek ravine in provincialcapital Edmonton on Saturday evening, according to the newspaper “EdmontonSun”.

The area is lined with walking paths. It is not known how the mom and tot felldown the bank. The mom was uninjured and the child escaped with minor cuts.

A fire official described the bank as “nearly 90 degrees.” “We came and theywere just sitting at the bottom of the ravine,” he said.

The toddler was strapped to a child-sized backboard and pulled out of theravine by firefighters.

The mother was seen walking around, but was later strapped to a backboard.Both were taken to hospital for examination.

If you thought piranhas were scary,be glad Megapiranha is no longeraround.

Megapiranha was up to 3 feet long(1 metre) - a fish-beast four times as bigas piranhas living today, studies of itsjawbones indicate. It lived about 8 mil-lion to 10 million years ago and mighthave been quite comfortable stalkingcartoon animals in an “Ice Age” movie.

Another close relative of the piranha,called pacu (singular and plural), is notso scary. Pacu have squared-off stumpsof teeth used for munching veggies. (Forthe record, tales of carnivorous piranhaseating humans are fictional.)

Now a newly uncovered jawbone ofa transition species ties all these teeth to-gether. Named Megapiranha paranensis,this previously unknown fossil fishbridges the evolutionary gap betweenflesh-eating piranhas and their plant-eat-ing cousins.

Present-day piranhas have a singlerow of triangular teeth, like the blade ona saw, explained the researchers. Pacuhave two rows of square teeth, presum-ably for crushing fruits and seeds.

“In modern piranhas the teeth are ar-ranged in a single file,” said WasilaDahdul, a visiting scientist at the NationalEvolutionary Synthesis Center in NorthCarolina. “But in the relatives of pira-nhas - which tend to be herbivorousfishes - the teeth are in two rows.”

Man tries to rob hotelwith a butter knife

Police arrested a man they said triedto rob a hotel around 6 pm on Sundaywith a butter knife. The clerk refused togive the man any money, and he left thehotel on foot. Police said about an hourlater they spotted a man matching thedescription given by the clerk.

Officers arrested a 34-year-old manon a robbery charge. They said they alsorecovered the knife.

Soay sheep are seen in France in 2004.Climate change has caused a flock ofwild sheep on a remote northern Scot-tish island to become smaller, accord-ing to an unusual investigationpublished. The wild Soay sheep live onHirta, in the St Kilda archipelago in thestorm-battered Outer Hebrides, andhave been closely stud- ied for nearly a quarter of a century.

The mass-produced violins producingheroic music during China’s CulturalRevolution have given way to a newgeneration of sophisticated instru-

ments. A handful of violin makers areeven carving a name for themselves

on the international music scene.

Two RAF crew killed in jet crashLONDON, 3 July—Two aircrew of the Royal Air Force (RAF) were killed in a

Tornado jet crash on Thursday, British Defence Ministry said.The aircraft crashed during a routine training flight in the remote countryside

in Scotland, said a spokesman for the Defence Ministry.“The next of kin have been informed and have requested a period of 24 hours

grace before further details are released,” added the spokesman.According to the Skynews, search and rescue helicopters were scrambled to

search the area for the wreckage and crew.An RAF spokesman said there had been a small blaze at the scene, but no

civilian injuries were reported.—Internet

OTTAWA, 3 July—A gasleak at a pipeline owned byEnCana in Canada’s west-ern British Columbiaprovince was caused by ablast that police saidThursday is the fifth act ofsabotage in the regionsince October 2008.

The oil and natural gascompany informed theRoyal Canadian MountedPolice (RCMP) onWednesday, after com-pany employees noticed aloss in pressure in thepipeline close to DawsonCreek, in the northeast ofthe province.

In a statement, theRCMP said preliminary

JERUSALEM, 3 July—International consensus isincreasing on the need formore “robust” peacekeep-ing around the world.Now experts are trying toascertain if strengtheningpeacekeeping forcescould have effect on theIsraeli-Palestinian con-flict.

At a meeting of the

SYDNEY, 3 July—Aus-tralia has pledged almost200 million dollars (155million US) to projects inremote Aboriginal com-munities, one day afterreleasing a damning re-port on the minority’sgrim living conditions.

Prime Minister Kevin

Australia pledges millions to Aboriginal projects

Aboriginal children are seen playing by a fish netat Yirrkala in Arnhem Land in the Northern

Territory.—INTERNET

Rudd signed off on the195 million dollar EastKimberley developmentpackage, which is de-signed to boost health,education, housing andtransport in the remotewest coast region.

“This investment pro-motes sustainable re-

gional development, pro-viding social infrastruc-ture,” Rudd said.

“It will also providetraining and productiveemployment opportuni-ties for indigenous com-munities in the region.”

The announcementcomes one day after thecentre-left leader vowed“decisive action” on a re-port which showed condi-tions for Aborigines wereworsening, with 35 inevery 1,000 children suf-fering abuse or neglect.

Murder rates wereseven times higher in theAboriginal community,with hospitalisations fromdomestic violence 34 timeshigher and Aborigines 13times more likely to beimprisoned.—Internet

Fifth blast hits Canada gas pipelineexaminations allowedthem to “confirm that therupture was caused by anexplosion.”

The statement saidthere was “no immediateor imminent danger to thepublic as a result of thegas leak,” adding thatEnCana and the RCMPhad put in place a widearea of containment.

“This blast is consid-ered the fifth in a series ofcriminally motivated actsthat have occurred atEnCana sites in northeast-ern British Columbiaspanning 2008 and into2009,” the RCMP said.

The blasts have not

caused any deaths or inju-ries, but have damagedvarious EnCana sites, withone explosion forcing theshutdown of a minor pipe-line.

Police have said theybelieve the acts are thework of local residents.

Last year, a local news-paper received a suspi-cious letter that called onenergy companies to leavethe area.

EnCana has offered areward of 500,000 Cana-dian dollars for informa-tion leading to the arrest ofthose responsible for theblasts.

Internet

Israel, Palestinians could face robust int’lpeacekeeping forces

United Nations SecurityCouncil on 29 June, gen-eral understandings werereached that there havebeen failings with previ-ous peacekeeping mis-sions globally and a freshapproach needs to betaken to the subject.

The Security Councilmeeting was carefullymonitored by Efrat Elron,

a senior fellow with theNew York-based Interna-tional Peace Institute.Summarizing the meet-ing, she said that missionshave so far been impre-cise or over ambitious andthat there has been inad-equate consultation withmember states, regionalorganization and hostcountries.—Internet

Visitors to a centre for contemporaryart walk through an installation pieceby Chinese artist Yan Pei-Ming titled‘Landscape of Childhood’ in Beijing30 June, 2009. The artwork consists of34 portraits of sick and orphanedchildren painted onto flags and hungfrom poles and then blown with fans,to give the viewer an impression ofthem being ‘alive’.

4-7-09 NL.pmd 7/4/2009, 4:33 AM6


YANGON, 3 July— Yangon DivisionWomen’s Affairs Or-ganization celebrated the“Myanmar Women’sDay” at Sangyoung BasicEducation High SchoolNo.2 here today.

The celebrationwas commenced withsongs of schoolgirls.

NAY PYI TAW, 3 July — Nay Pyi Taw Traffic Rules EnforcementSupervisory Committee arranged the plying of bus lines for smooth transportationof the passengers to new Nay Pyi Taw Railway Station.

Tawwin bus line will run its buses along Thaikchaung-Kyitaunggan-Nay Pyi Taw Railway Station-Modern Mingala Market-Pyinmana Market-Sangha Hospital Route and Nay Pyi Taw Myoma Market-Thabyegon Market-Pyinmana Shwenyaungbin Terminal-Nay Pyi Taw Railway Station Routecommencing 5 July.

Shwe Myodaw bus line started the plying of light trucks for passengersalong Pyinmana Market-Shwenyaungbin Terminal-Pali Corner-Pankhin-Modern Mingala Market-Nay Pyi Taw Railway Station Route beginning 1July.

Ahmanthit bus line launched the runs of light trucks for passengersalong Bawgathiri bus terminal-Arharathukha Market-Shwenyaungbin Terminal-Pali Corner-Pankhin-Modern Mingala Market-Nay Pyi Taw Railway StationRoute on 1 July.

Taungnyo-Moeswe bus line will commence the plying of light trucksfor passengers along Kyweshin-Taungnyo-Myoma Market-ShwenyaungbinTerminal-Nay Pyi Taw Railway Station Route on 5 July.

Light trucks will ply the designated routes for passenger transport on thearrivals of all trains from the morning to the evening daily.

Nay Pyi Taw taxies are available at the car parking of new Nay Pyi TawRailway Station. For emergency requirements, may dial 414994, 414995,414996, 414997 and 414998 of Nay Pyi Taw Taxi Hire Service.—MNA

YANGON, 3 July—Secretary-General of theUnited Nations Mr Ban Ki-moon and party arrived inYangon at 9.20 am today.

They were welcomed at Yangon InternationalAirport by Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win,Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador UThan Swe, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to theUnion of Myanmar Mr Pak Key-Chong, ResidentCoordinator of the UN Agencies Mr Bishow B ParaJuli and officials.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 3July – The prizepresentation ceremony ofthe Ministry of Forestrywas held at Kyun ShweWah Hall of the ministryhere this afternoon withan address by Minister forForestry Brig-Gen TheinAung.

YANGON, 3 July —A colour photo contesttitled ‘Myo-gon-myint-ma Myanma-ponyeikmya’ (MyanmaImages of High NationalPrestige) will be held incommemoration of the62nd AnniversaryIndependence Day, whichfalls on 4 January, 2010.Anyone can participate inthe contest with colour

Forestry Minister awardsoutstanding students

The ministerpresented gold medals,certificates of honour andcash awards to six six-distinction winners,offspring of staff of theministry.

N e x t ,departmental heads andofficials presented prizes

to other outstandingstudents who passed thematriculation examinationwith flying colours.

On behalf of theoutstanding students, asix-distinction win-ner spoke words ofthanks.

MNA

Yangon Division WAO celebratesMyanmar Women’s Day

Chairperson of theWorking Group forProtection andRehabilitation of Womenunder Yangon DivisionWomen’s AffairsOrganization Daw HmweHmwe Nge deliveredaddress and presented giftsto those who participatedin the women costume

show to mark the MyanmarWomen’s Day and 30outstanding women.

Afterwards, thechairperson and par-ticipants of thecelebration browsed thedocumentary photos andwall papers displayed atthe booth of thecelebration. —MNA

Entries invited for Independence Daycommemorative colour photo contest

photos depicting nationaldevelopments, beautifulsceneries, peace andstability and high nationalprestige.

The size of entriesmust be 10 inches by 14inches. The contestantsmay submit any numberof the entries with the useof any camera. The photosapplied by digitaltechnology and the award

winning photos are notallowed. Handsome prizeswill be awarded to thewinners.

Entries are invitedto U Aye Kywe, Director(Production) of Informationand Public RelationsDepartment, No 228,Theinbyu Road, BotataungTownship, Yangon notlater than 1 September at 4pm. — MNA

UN Secretary-General Mr Ban Ki-moon and party being welcomed byMinister U Nyan Win at Yangon International

Airport. —MNA

Minister Brig-Gen Thein Aung presents prize to a six-distinctionwinner. —FORESTRY

Bus lines to ensure bettertransport for passengers to newNay Pyi Taw Railway Station

YANGON, 3 July –Land measuring and landrecord course No (29/2009) of the Settlement andLand Records Departmentunder the Ministry ofAgriculture and Irrigationwas opened at the centralland record developmenttraining school in Taikkyiyesterday. The openingceremony was attended bythe deputy director-generalof the department andofficials. Altogether 170trainees are attending thecourse that will last fiveand a half months.—MNA

Land measuringand land record

course opensUN Secretary-General

and party arrive inYangon

4-7-09 NL.pmd 7/4/2009, 4:33 AM7


NAY PYI TAW, 3July—The MyanmarWomen’s Affairs Federa-tion observed theMyanmar Women’s Dayat the City Hall, here, at 9am today.

Present on theoccasion were membersof the Panel of Patrons ofthe federation, CECmembers, wives of deputyministers, deputy leaders

Life security and development of women call for peace,stability and appropriate atmosphere

Myanmar Women’s Day marked in Nay Pyi Taw

MWAF will continue towork steadfastly for ensur-ing life security, better liv-ing standard and improve-ment of the calibres ofwomen and to stand as areliable force of the nation.

of the working groups,leaders of the sub-work-ing groups, secretaries ofdepartments, workinggroups and sub-workinggroups, chairpersons ofState/Division Women’sAffairs Organizations, in-tellectuals and intelligent-sia, supporting groupmembers, departmentalheads, the wife of militaryattaché, resident repre-sentatives of UN agen-cies and officials, repre-sentatives of social or-ganizations, prize win-ners and their families.

Speaking on theoccasion, President ofMWAF Dr Daw MyintKyi said that Myanmarwomen have significantcultural characters in fos-tering nationalism andreligion. They are held inhigh esteem by the soci-ety because they stoodshoulder to shoulder withthe men in serving the in-terest of the State. At

present, many outstand-ing women emerge in eco-nomic, education, healthand technology sectorsand they can be seen inthe nation-building tasks.

The Governmentformed the Myanmar Na-tional Committee forWomen’s Affairs for up-lifting the efficiency andlivelihoods of the womenand designated the 3rd Julyas the Myanmar Wom-en’s Day.

The MyanmarWomen’s A ffairs Fed-eration laid down the ba-

sic principles to serve na-tional interests. The sevenaims of MWAF for lifesecurity and developmentof women are as follows:(1) To promote the role

of women in build-ing a peaceful, mod-ern and developednation,

(2) To safeguard wom-en’s rights,

(3) To develop eco-

nomic, health andeducation sectors ofwomen and to safe-guard their life se-curity,

(4) To nurture womento cherish and valuethe traditional cul-ture and customs ofthe national races,

(5) To systematicallycarry out tasks forprevention of vio-lence againstwomen and reha-bilitation;

(6) To carry out eradi-cation of humantrafficking ofwomen and chil-dren as a nationalduty,

(7) To cooperate withinternational, re-gional, internal andexternal organiza-tions in carrying outmatters on women’srights in accord withtraditional cultureand customs of na-tional races.

While making en-

deavours for the brighterlife of the Myanmarwomen, the MWAF isstanding as an organiza-tion which has served inthe interests of the nation.The federation has alsobeen participating in car-rying out tasks for the de-velopment of the nation.Meanwhile, the federa-tion has been implement-ing the tasks in accord-

ance with internationalcharters.

In so doing,MWAF has been coop-erating with the govern-

ment, and departmentsconcerned for prevent-ing violation againstwomen, human traffick-ing and rehabilitation.

The MWAF repre-senting the mass ofMyanmar women yearlycelebrates MyanmarWomen’s Day on 3 July.It is also organized instates and divisions. Com-memorative activities in

the sports, education, artsand health fields are con-ducted in therun-up to MyanmarWomen’s Day.

Life security and de-velopment of women callfor peace, stability andappropriate atmosphere.The national goal of build-ing a peaceful, modern anddeveloped nation is de-signed to serve the interestof the entire nation.

MWAF will continueto work steadfastly forensuring life security, bet-ter living standard and

improvement of the cali-bres of women and to standas a reliable force of thenation.

(See page 9)

MWAF President Dr Daw Myint Kyi presents prize to a winner in photocontest to mark the Myanmar Women’s Day.—MNA

MWAF President Dr Daw Myint Kyi delivers an address at the ceremony to mark the Myanmar Women’s Day in Nay Pyi Taw.—MNA

4-7-09 NL.pmd 7/4/2009, 4:33 AM8


(from page 8)In conclusion, she said that Myanmar women

have been doing their bit in serving the nationalinterest, developing the Myanmar society, and nur-turing the youth. So, it is great honour for Myanmarwomen to have successfully designated MyanmarWomen’s Day.

At the prize presentation ceremony, Patronof MWAF Daw Ni Ni Win presented prizes to Na-tional Literary Award winner Writer Daw SandarKhin (Sandar Khin, Archaeology), Ma Su Yi Hnin ofYankin Township BEHS No (2), Yangon Divisionand Ma May Thu Kyaw of Pathein Township BEHSNo (6) who passed the matriculation examination for

Life security anddevelopment of women call…

2008 with the highest marks, outstanding police-women for 2008 Police Captain Ohmar Yin Mie ofAnti-Human Trafficking Squad of Myanmar PoliceForce (HQ) and outstanding Red Cross member for2008 Professor/Head of Oriented Studies Depart-ment Dr Daw Kyu Kyu Hla of Yangon West Univer-sity of the Ministry of Education.

Patron of MWAF Daw Khin Mi Mi presentedprizes to outstanding athlete for 2008 Ma Aung Hnyei(Archery), outstanding disabled athlete Ma La PyaeWin (Swimming) of Bago Division (West), outstand-ing Fire Brigade member for 2008 Fire SergeantThida Aye of Insein Township Fire Station and out-standing blood donor for 2008 SAT Daw Yu Yu Waiof Botahtaung Township BEHS No (5).

Next, MWAF President Dr Daw Myint Kyipresented prizes to A K Moe (Zoology), Kyaw Kyaw

Win (Myanmar Photographer Association), HlaingThan Tint (Shwe Bagyi-Yamethin) who stood first,second and third in Photo Contest in honour ofMyanmar Women’s Day and five special prize win-ners, Dr Nwe Nwe Soe ( Nwe Lay-Myanmarsar), MaMyat Thiri Maung (Ma Myat Thiri Maung) and MaSu Khin Lay Oo (Myo Myat Phone Si) who stoodfirst, second and third in article contest in honour ofMyanmar Women’s Day.

After the ceremony, members of the panel ofpatrons of MWAF and guests viewed documentaryphotos on Myanmar Women’s Day commemorativeceremonies 2008, activities of MWAF and photos ofthe outstanding women and documentary photos onpreliminary activities to mark Myanmar Women’sDay and activities of State/ Division WAOs.

MNA

Regional development work inspectedNAY PYI TAW, 3

July —Chairman of MonState Peace andDevelopment CouncilCommander of South-EastCommand Maj-Gen ThetNaing Win accompaniedby departmental officialsarrived in KywechanVillage in Paung Townshipon 24 June. Next, heattended a ploughing andfert i l izers-scat ter ingceremony of farmer U SoeWin and the paddy field offarmer U Ngwe Thein

where the integratedfarming system is beingused.

The commanderand party next inspectedconstruction of Yangon-Myeik road, new schoolbuilding of NaungkalaVillage primary schooland University ofComputer Studies(Thaton).

Together withKayin State PDCChairman Brig-Gen ZawMin, the commander

visited Thanlwin Bridge(Hpa-an) and inspected thedurability of the bridge.They then viewedpoughing tasks andscattering of fertilizers atthe paddy field on farmerU Tin Ngwe.

Later, thecommander met theteachers who were to attendthe special refresher courseNo 68 for basic educationteachers at PhaunggyiCentral Institute of CivilService. —MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 3July— Secretary-Generalof the United Nations MrBan Ki-moon and party,accompanied by Ministerfor Foreign Affairs U

UNSG and party arrive inNay Pyi Taw

Minister Brig-Gen Lun Thi receives Iranian Ambassador Mr. Majid Bizmark.—MNA

Minister Maj-GenKhin Maung Myintinspects chosen sitefor construction ofAyeyawady RiverCrossing Bridge

near Malun.MNA

(News reported)CONSTRUCTION

Nyan Win and PermanentRepresentative to the UNAmbassador U Than Swe,arrived at Nay Pyi Taw byspecial aircraft at 12.15 pmtoday.

They werewelcomed at Nay Pyi TawAirport by DeputyMinister for ForeignAffairs U Maung Myintand officials.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 3July — The ceremony tomark the International DayAgainst Drug Abuse andIllicit Trafficking was heldat the Town Hall inKengtung on 26 June withan address by Chairman

International Day Against Drug Abuse andIllicit Trafficking observed in Kengtung

of Shan State (East) Peaceand Development CouncilCommander of TriangleRegion Command Maj-Gen Kyaw Phyo.

The commanderpresented prizes and viewedthe educative booths.

Next, thecommander attended theceremony to incinerate theseized drugs, chemicalprecursors and relatedsubstances and pressed thebutton to incinerate them.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 3 July—Ministerfor Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi receivedAmbassador of the Islamic Republic ofIran to Myanmar Mr Majid Bizmark athis office on 30 June afternoon. Theycordially discussed matters on bilateral

Energy Minister receivesIranian Ambassador

energy plans.Also present at the call were

Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Than Htay,directors-general, managing directorsand officials from Ministry ofEnergy.—MNA

123456789012345678901234567123456789012345678901234567123456789012345678901234567123456789012345678901234567123456789012345678901234567123456789012345678901234567123456789012345678901234567

123456789012345678901234567123456789012345678901234567123456789012345678901234567123456789012345678901234567123456789012345678901234567123456789012345678901234567123456789012345678901234567

4-7-09 NL.pmd 7/4/2009, 4:33 AM9


NAY PYI TAW, 3 July – Chairmanof Shan State (East) Peace andDevelopment Council Commander ofTriangle Region Command Maj-GenKyaw Phyo inspected the collectivesanitation being carried out bydepartmental personnel, members ofsocial organizations, local people andstudents along the road near GeneralHospital in Kengtung on 27 June.

The commander encouragedsocial organization members donating

Commander observes collective sanitation,blood donation in Kengtung

blood at the blood donation hall of thehospital and provided them withrefreshments. Then the commanderlooked into construction of hostel fornursing school.

Next, the commander attendedthe opening of self-reliant bridge andinspected it.

Afterwards, the commanderobserved providing free medicaltreatment to local people by specialistsand fulfilled the requirements. — MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 3July — A basic course forhotel receptionists openedin Nay Pyi Taw Hotel Zonewas concluded today withan address by Minister forHotels and Tourism Maj-Gen Soe Naing.

A total of 44trainees attended the four-week training coursewhich was conductedunder the supervision ofMinistry of Hotels andTourism.

YANGON, 3 July—Mandalay DivisionWomen’s Affairs Or-ganization organizedMyanmar Women’s Dayc o m m e m o r a t i v eceremony at nationaltheatre in AungmyayThazan Township thismorning. The ceremony

YANGON, 3 July —Myanmar Molecular &Diagnosis Centre(MMDC) is a first evermolecular laboratory thatuses the technology of realtime PCR in Myanmar. Itrecently introduced latestmolecular diagnostic tests

Employees of hotels in Nay Pyi TawHotel Zone receive skills for

receptionistsIn his concluding

remarks at the ceremonyheld at the ministry here,the minister said thecourse was conductedwith the aim of improvingthe skills of the hotel staffin Nay Pyi Taw HotelZone to be able to providegood services tocustomers of the hotels inthe zone.

Minister Maj-Gen Soe Naing awardedthe outstanding trainees

and Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Aye Myint Kyupresented certificates tothe trainees. The coursecommenced on 10 June.

D e p a r t m e n t a lofficials, representativesfrom MyanmarHoteliers’ Associationand training schools fortourism in Yangon andMandalay and traineesattended the concludingceremony.

MNA

Mandalay Division Women’s AffairsOrganization organizes Myanmar

Women’s Day ceremonywas attended by membersof Mandalay DivisionWomen’s AffairsOrganization,chairper-sons of Mandalay Districtand seven townshipsWomen’s AffairsOrganizations.

Group leader DawMi Mi Lay of Working

Group on Protection andRehabilitation of Womenunder Mandalay DivisionWomen’s AffairsOrganization spoke on theoccasion.

Next, members oforganization presentedprizes to 87 outstandingwomen.—MNA

Latest molecular diagnostic testsfor TB, DHFfor TB and DHF. MMDCprovide services such asfinding out number ofviruses of hepatitis-B,hepatitis-C and HIV,classifying genotypes ofhepatitis-C. DHF can bediagnosed on the first dayof fever and results will

come out within 24 hours.TB can also be diagnosedwith the technology ofWHO-recognized realtime PCR and results willcome out within one week.

For detailed informa-tion, dial 01-374676 and02-72985. — MNA

Minister Maj-Gen Soe Naing presents prize to an outstandingtrainee.—MNA

YANGON, 2 July –Under the arrangement ofMyanmar FisheryFederation and MyanmarPrawn Entrepreneurs

YANGON, 3 July—Thecourse on road quality testand control for engineers,conducted by PublicWorks, concluded at the

Course on road quality test and control concludescentral training school(Thuwunna), here, thismorning. Deputy Ministerfor Construction U TintSwe delivered a speech

and presented prizes to theoutstanding trainees.Altogether 17 traineesattended the four-weekcourse.—MNA

Talk on Global Warming and Its Impact on WorldPolitics and Economy on 4 July

Association and with theassistance of Sein GayHar InternationalShopping Center, a talkon “Global Warming and

Its Impact on WorldPolitics and Economy”will be held on 4 July at2 pm.

MNA

Deputy Minister U Tint Swe awards an outstanding trainee.CONSTRUCTION

Schedule for questioning defence witnessDaw Khin Moe Moe postponed to 10 July as

case file on Criminal Case No 47/2009 hasnot been returned yet in trial against US

citizen Mr John William Yettaw,Daw Aung San Suu Kyi,

Daw Khin Khin Win and Ma Win Ma MaYANGON, 3 July—Judges sat for Criminal Case Nos 47/2009, 48/2009 and 49/

2009 against US citizen Mr John William Yettaw, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, DawKhin Khin Win and Ma Win Ma Ma at Yangon North District Court today.

Defence witness Daw Khin Moe Moe has been scheduled for questioning bythe court, but the court was unable to hear the cases because it had not got backthe case file on Criminal Case No 47/2009 Supreme Court (Yangon) had taken forCriminal Revision Case No 333 (b)/2009.

Criminal Case No 47/2009 was therefore put off along with Criminal CaseNos 48/2009 and 49/2009 to 10 July to question defence witness Daw Khin MoeMoe.—MNA

4-7-09 NL.pmd 7/4/2009, 4:33 AM10


Three new dinosaur species found in Australia

Will Murphy, 7, inspects the teeth of a Theropod dinosaurat an exhibition at the Melbourne Museum, 2008.Australian scientists hailed the country’s most significantdinosaur discovery in decades on Friday after three newspecies were unearthed in a Queensland billabong.

INTERNET

SYDNEY, 3 July—Australian scientists hailedthe country’s mostsignificant dinosaurdiscovery in decades onFriday after three newspecies were unearthed in aQueensland billabong.

The flesh-eatingt h e r o p o d — d u b b e dAustralia’s answer to the“Jurassic Park”velociraptors—and twosauropods had lain in a 98million-year-old geologicaldeposit until a recentarchaeological dig.

Scientists said the three,named Banjo, Matilda and

Clancy in honour ofAustralia’s most famoussong, “Waltzing Matilda”,

opened up an exciting newfront in the world of dinosaurresearch.—Internet

BRASILIA, 3 July—Brazil’s air force has released arecording it says proves it handed over control of AirFrance Flight 447 to Senegalese authorities before itcrashed.

The audio has been posted on the air force Web siteafter a French official said air traffic controllers inDakar, Senegal, never officially took control of theflight.

Lead French investigator Alain Bouillard madethe accusation during the first public report on the 1June crash in the Atlantic Ocean that killed 228 people.

But the Brazilian air force said on Friday that theaudio message proves it informed the Senegalese ofthe Air France flight’s plan and turned over control ofthe flight.—Internet

LONDON, 3 July— Oil market officials in Londonhave launched a probe into an alleged rogue trader whohelped push prices to eight-month peaks this week,costing his company nearly 10 million dollars (6.12million pounds).

ICE Futures Europe, London’s oil market, isinvestigating Tuesday’s allegedly unauthorised trade,after which crude futures surged above 73 dollars abarrel.

David Peniket, president and chief operating officerof ICE Futures Europe, on Friday said his bodyinvestigated unusual trading activity as a “matter ofcourse.”—Internet

View of a wreath floating in Guanabara Bay in Riode Janeiro, Brazil, in homage to the people killedwhen an Air France jet plunged into the Atlantic on1 June, 2009. The Air France jetliner that crashed inthe Atlantic with 228 people on board did not breakup in mid-air, the French bureau leading theinvestigation said Thursday.—INTERNET

Brazil: Senegal took controlof doomed flight

An oil platform in the North Sea. Oil market officialsin London have launched a probe into an allegedrogue trader who helped push prices to eight-monthpeaks this week, costing his company nearly $10

million (£6.12 million).—INTERNET

London oil market probesalleged rogue trader

NEWYORK, 3 July—The fate of General Motorswas placed in the hands of a New York judge Thursdaywho must decide whether the largest US automakercan execute a swift exit from bankruptcy protection byselling its best assets to a new company.

“We’re adjourned,” Judge Robert Gerber saidaround 4:00 pm (2000 GMT) after three days ofhearings in which a host of creditors mounted objectionsto the plan which will create a leaner GM unburdenedby old debts and supported by billions in governmentloans.—Internet

GM bankruptcy exithearing closes

Workers hang off thefacade of a new mall at

Singapore’s majorshopping district on

Friday July 3, 2009. TheSingapore governmentexpects its economy toshrink up to 9 percent

this year, the worstrecession since

independence fromMalaysia in 1965.

INTERNET

Over 800 wildlife species now extinct

Foreign arrivals in Vietnam fell over19% in first half

HANOI, 3 July—The number offoreign travellers fell 19.1 percent year-on-year to 1.89 million in the first half ofthis year, according to a report of theGeneral Statistics Office of Vietnam onThursday.

In June, the country saw a decreaseof 4.7 percent against the previousmonth’s figure to over 279,000 tourists,said the office.

The global economic crisis and thewide spread of A/H1N1 flu across theworld were to be blamed for the declineof foreign arrivals in Vietnam in this

period, said Vu The Binh, head of theTravel Department of the VietnamNational Administration of Tourism.

To boost the country’s tourismsector, Vietnam has decided to waivevisa fees for foreign travellers bookingtour packages under the “ImpressiveVietnam” programme. The visa waivingwill be applied from 15 May to the endof this September.

The Vietnam NationalAdministration of Tourism targeted toattract 4.3 million foreign visitors to thecountry this year.—MNA/XInhua

Indonesia successfully launchesrocket into space

JAKARTA, 3 July—Indonesia Aeronautics andSpace Agency successfullylaunched a rocket into spaceon Thursday morning as partof its plans to send a satelliteinto orbit in 2014, the agencysaid here. The home-grownRX-420 rocket was launchedfrom a pad in Garut regencyof Wet Java Province thismorning, the spokespersonof the agency EllyKuntjahyowati said. ”Thelaunch of the rocket has beensuccessful,” she told Xinhuaover phone. Another launch

of the combined-tworockets, RX-420 and RX-430 would be conductednext year, the spokeswomansaid.—MNA/Xinhua

Jacksonmemorial set

for Tuesday inLos Angeles

WASHINGTON, 3 July —More than800 animal and plant species have goneextinct in the past five centuries withnearly 17,000 now threatened withextinction, the International Union forConservation of Nature reported onThursday.

A detailed analysis of these numbersindicates the international community willfail to meet its 2010 goal of bolsteringbiodiversity—maintaining a variety oflife forms—a committment made by mostgovernments in 2002.

Based on data released in 2008 in theunion’s Red List, the new IUCN analysisis being released now to precede the 2010target year and to draw a connectionbetween crisis in the financial andenvironmental realms, said report editorJean-Christophe Vie. “We don’t want to

make a choice between nature and theeconomy; we just want to bring nature tothe same level when you have to take adecision,” Vie said by telephone fromSwitzerland.

“Jobs are important but not jobs tothe detriment of nature,” he said. “Wehave done that too much and look wherewe have arrived.” The new analysisshows 869 species became extinct orextinct in the wild since the year 1500while 290 more species are consideredcritically endangered and possibly extinct.

At least 16,928 species are threatenedwith extinction, including nearly one-third of amphibians, more than one ineight birds and nearly a quarter ofmammals. By comparison, the 2004 RedList showed 784 extinctions since 1500.

MNA/Reuters

LOS ANGELES, 3July—The question ofwhen and where a publicmemorial service will beheld for Michael Jacksonhas finally been answered.But how city officials willhandle the likelihood of amassive crowd remains tobe settled.—Internet

4-7-09 NL.pmd 7/4/2009, 4:33 AM11


CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA RUKUN VOY NO ( )Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA RUKUN

VOY NO ( ) are here by notified that the vessel will bearriving on 4.7.2009 and cargo will be discharged intothe premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at the consign-ee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws andconditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

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

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV XIANG XIU VOY NO (9036)Consignees of cargo carried on MV XIANG XIU

VOY NO (9036) are here by notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 4.7.2009 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.




AGENT FOR: M/S CHINA SHIPPING(MALAYSIA) AGENCY SDN BDH

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV HOANG ANH 27 VOY NO (-)Consignees of cargo carried on MV HOANG ANH

27 VOY NO (-) are here by notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 4.7.2009 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of M.I.P where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.




AGENT FOR: M/S HOANG ANH TRADINGSERVICE STOCK CO, VIETNAM

Phone No: 256924/256914

Users warned of “MichaelJackson” email virus

BEIJING, 3 July—Computer security firm Sophoswarned Thursday that an virus is floating around theInternet and told people not to open an email claimingto contain secret songs and photos of Michael Jackson.

The email has a subject line of “RememberingMichael Jackson” and is sent from“[email protected],” Sophos said in a state-ment sent by its Asia office in Singapore.

According to Sophos, the email tells recipients thatan attached file titled “Michael songs and pictures.zip”contains secret songs and photos of the pop music icon,who died of a heart attack in the United States on 25June.

Sophos advised users not to open the email.Internet

A flat television shows the 3-dimensional geo-graphic informational service system for China

Shenzhou Travel, during the National Expositionon Geographic Information Applications andMaps, which opens at the Beijing ExhibitionCenter, in Beijing, on 1 July, 2009. —XINHUA

African leaders reach dealon regional Authority

SIRTE, 3 July—African leaders reached a compromiseearly Friday on the powers of a new regional Authoritythat will coordinate key policies but have little power toact without a mandate from member states.

In lengthy and often heated talks, Libyan leaderMoamer Kadhafi — the current African Union chief —had pushed to grant broad power over regional defenceand foreign affairs to the new AU Authority, a step to-ward his dream of a “United States of Africa”.

The continent’s biggest economy South Africa, aswell as top oil producers Nigeria and Angola, led theopposition to his proposals and argued for a more gradualapproach to integration. The final deal gave the Authoritypower to “coordinate the positions of the African Unionon questions of common interest for the continent andits people.” That includes coordinating defence and tradepolicies, but the Authority will only represent the conti-nent in international affairs when mandated by themember states, according to the text.—Internet

Asia tested as music industry seeks to boost salesHONG KONG, 3 July—

Rampant piracy and acrumbling market for CDshas put the music indus-try in Asia under immensepressure, but experts arehoping that technologyand social media will helpfill the gap.

While demand for mu-sic continues to rise acrossthe region, the global eco-

nomic downturn has ac-celerated the Internet-fueled fall in sales ofphysical music.

“Consumers are enjoy-ing more hours of music,they just ain’t paying forit,” said Marcel Fenez, ofPricewaterhouseCoopers’entertainment and mediapractice. “The recession isaccelerating a migration

to digital,” he said. “Theconsumer is also migrat-ing quicker because of thefree content.” Fenez toldthe recent Music Mattersindustry conference inHong Kong that Asia’sphysical distribution mar-ket fell by 9.3 percent in2008 — the biggest dropthe industry had seen infive years.—Internet

A sales assistant

holds up a Nokia

handset featuring

a new mobile

Internet music

download platform

at a store in Hong

Kong. —INTERNET

Closing date : 26 July 2009

Traditional medicine forswine flu

BEIJING, 3 July–Beijing’s municipal health depart-ment says some influenza A/ H1N1 patients have beentreated using traditional Chinese medicine.

The Beijing Health Bureau said as of Thursday, eightof 17 flu patients handpicked to receive the treatmentusing 5,000-year-old traditional Chinese medicinewere fully recovered, China Daily reported.

The non-Tamiflu medication has shown great prom-ise for the remaining nine recovering patients, offi-cials of the Beijing Health Bureau said.

The Ministry of Health said nearly 90 percent of theinfluenza A/ H1N1 patients in China have been treatedwith a combination of traditional Chinese medicineand western medicine.—Xinhua

ASEAN-Australia

DevelopmentCooperation

Program(AADCP)

4-7-09 NL.pmd 7/4/2009, 4:33 AM12


Austrian Airlines planes sit on the tarmac at Schwechat Airport in Vienna, inJune 2009. Austrian Airlines said on Thursday it would cut 1,000 jobs follow-

ing record losses in 2008 and amid a troubled bid by German flag carrierLufthansa to take over the company.—INTERNET

New type of El Nino could meanmore hurricanes make landfall

NASA’s LRO spacecraft sendsfirst lunar images to earth

WASHINGTON, 3 July — NASA’s LunarReconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has transmitted itsfirst images since reaching lunar orbit on 23 June,NASA said on Thursday in a Press release.

The spacecraft has two cameras — a low resolutionWide Angle Camera and a high resolution NarrowAngle Camera. Collectively known as the LunarReconnaissance Orbiter Camera, or LROC, they wereactivated 30 June.

The cameras are working well and have returnedimages of a region a few kilometers east of Hell Ecrater in the lunar highlands south of Mare Nubium,according to NASA.“Our first images were taken alongthe moon’s terminator — the dividing line betweenday and night — making us initially unsure of howthey would turn out,” said LROC Principal InvestigatorMark Robinson of Arizona State University in Tempe.

“Because of the deep shadowing, subtle topographyis exaggerated, suggesting a craggy and inhospitablesurface. In reality, the area is similar to the regionwhere the Apollo 16 astronauts safely explored in1972. While these are magnificent in their own right,the main message is that LROC is nearly ready to beginits mission.”

WASHINGTON, 3 July—El Nino years typicallyresult in fewer hurricanesforming in the AtlanticOcean. But a new studysuggests that the form ofEl Nino may be changingpotentially causing notonly a greater numberof hurricanes than inaverage years, but also agreater chance of hurr-icanes making landfall,according to clima-tologists at the GeorgiaInstitute of Technology.

The study will appearFriday in the journalScience.“Normally, ElNino results in diminishedhurricanes in the Atlantic,but this new type isresulting in a greaternumber of hurricanes withgreater frequency and

more potential to makelandfall,” said PeterWebster, professor atGeorgia Tech’s School ofEarth and AtmosphericSciences.

That’s because thisnew type of El Nino,known as El Nino Modoki(from the Japanesemeaning “similar, butdifferent”), forms in theCentral Pacific, ratherthan the Eastern Pacific asthe typical El Nino eventdoes. Warming in theCentral Pacific isassociated with a higherstorm frequency and agreater potential formaking landfall along theGulf coast and the coastof Central America.

Even though theoceanic circulation

pattern of warm waterknown as El Nino formsin the Pacific, it affects thecirculation patterns acrossthe globe, changing thenumber of hurricanes inthe Atlantic. This regulartype of El Nino (from theSpanish meaning “littleboy” or “Christ child”) ismore difficult to forecast.But El Nino Modokifollows a different predic-tion pattern.

Internet

Lebanese fishermen prepare their nets at the harborof the southern port city of Tyre. Over-fishing,

pollution and dynamite fishing have all but wipedout marine life in the Mediterranean waters off the

220-kilometer-long (136-mile-long) Lebanesecoast, leaving many of the country’s estimated

8,000 fishermen destitute.—INTERNET

WASHINGTON, 3 July —The new A/H1N1 strainof flu has a form of sur-face protein that binds in-efficiently to receptorsfound in the human respi-ratory tract, which makeit spread from person toperson less effectivelythan other flu viruses, sci-entists said.

A team from Mass-achusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT) andthe US Centers for Dis-ease Control and Preven-tion (CDC) reported thediscovery Thursday in theonline edition of Science.

“While the virus is ableto bind human receptors,it clearly appears to be re-stricted,” says Ram

The road is eroded bythe floods in SanjiangCounty in southwest

China’s GuangxiZhuang Autonomous

Region, on 2 July,2009. A heavy storm hitGaoji Village, Heping

Village, DanzhouVillage etc. in Sanjiang

County fromWednesday night toThursday morning,

which caused floods inthese areas. —INTERNET

Europe has 563 moreconfirmed A/H1N1 flu casesSTOCKHOLM, 3 July— A European health agency

said on Thursday that 563 new A/H1N1 flu caseswere reported in European countries within the last24 hours.

Of the new cases, 391 were confirmed in Britain,39 in Spain, 23 in France, 41 in Germany, 11 inGreece, eight in Ireland, seven each in Switzerlandand Italy, five each in the Czech Republic andPortugal, four each in Slovakia, the Netherlands,Finland and Poland, two each in Malta, Lithuania,Denmark and Belgium, and one each in Sweden andNorway, the European Center for Disease Preventionand Control (ECDC) said in its daily situationreport.—Internet

WHO Death toll fromA/H1N1 flu reaches 337

worldwideCANCUN, 3 July — The death toll from the A/H1N1

flu pandemic have killed 337 people in 121 nationsand the number of the total infected has exceeded80,000, a top official of the World Health Organiza-tion (WHO) said on Thursday.

Most of the infected are young people and schoolsand homes are the places where people are most likelyto be infected, WHO’s Deputy Director-General KeijiFukuda told a meeting on the A/H1N1 flu in Mexico’ssoutheastern resort town of Cancun.

He said the virus is more similar to H5N1 avianflu rather than the seasonal flu and the future of thedisease is uncertain due to the mutations that the viruscould present, he added.—Internet

US death toll of A/H1N1 flurises to 170, cases over 33,000HOUSTON, 3 July— The A/H1N1 flu death toll in

the United States has reached 170, while confirmedand probable cases rose to 33,902, according to thelatest statistics released by the US Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday.

The CDC said that 43 more deaths have beenreported in the past week, a 34 percent jump fromthe previous record of 127, and 6,203 new confirmedand probable cases have emerged, representing a 22-percent increase from the previous total of 27,717released a week ago.

Since the outbreak of the A/H1N1 flu, the state ofNew York has been leading the nation with mostdeaths of the new flu virus. —Internet

Internet

US scientists discover why A/H1N1 fluvirus spreads less effectively

Sasisekharan, director ofthe Harvard-MITDivision ofHealth Sciences andTechnology (HST) andthe lead MIT author of thepaper.

Sasisekharan and hislaboratory co-workershave been actively inves-tigating influenza virusesThat restricted, or weak,binding, along with a ge-netic variation inan H1N1 polymerase en-zyme, which MIT re-searchers first reportedthree weeks ago in NatureBiotechnology, explainswhy the virus has notspread as efficiently asseasonal flu, saysSasisekharan.

Sasisekharan and CDCsenior microbiologistTerrence Tumpey havepreviously shown thata flu virus’s ability toinfect humans depends onwhether its heagglutininprotein can bind to a spe-cific type of receptor onthe surface of human res-piratory cells.—Internet

4-7-09 NL.pmd 7/4/2009, 4:33 AM13


S P O R T S

Real Madrid’s new player Raul Albiol is warmlywelcomed by fans during the presentation cer-emony at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium inMadrid, Spain, on 2 July , 2009.—INTERNET

Brazil’s Ze Roberto joinsHamburg

BERLIN, 2 July — Bayern Munich’s Brazilianmidfielder Ze Roberto has joined German Bundesligapowerhouse Hamburger SV on a free transfer, theHamburg club announced on Thursday.

The 34-year-old has signed a two-year deal, butthe club did not reveal his salary. Hamburg coachBruno Labbadia appeared pleased to have acquiredthe energetic midfielder’s services.

“We’re delighted that Ze Roberto has decided tojoin us. He is extremely gifted technically and hasplenty of top-level experience,” he said.”He’s shownhis class both domestically and on the European stageover the last few years,” he added.

Ze Roberto has plied his trade at several top clubsaround the world since first appearing in Europe withReal Madrid in 1997. Spells at Brazilian sidesFlamengo and Santos and Bundesliga powerhouseBayer 04 Leverkusen preceded the most recent of twospells at Bayern Munich, where he won a total of eightmajor domestic trophies. —Internet

MADRID, 3 July — Barcelona President JoanLaporta said on Thursday that he wants to bring Va-lencia striker David Villa to his club.

Villa is thought to have already agreed personalterms with the current Primeria Liga and Europeanchampions, although the two clubs have yet to reachagreement over his price, which would be in the re-gion of 50 million euros.

With Real Madrid having bought Cristiano Ronaldo,Kaka and Karim Benzema, Barcelona has to move soonor risk being eclipsed in the transfer market by its big-gest rivals.”Villa knows that we want to strengthenour attack and he is one of our targets and that wereally like him,” Laporta told radio station Cadena Copeon Thursday.

However, despite the rumors that Villa and the clubhad reached an agreement over his conditions, Laportawas reluctant to give too many details away. “In thecase of Villa, it would not be prudent to reveal howthe negotiations are going,” he said.

Laporta also refused to rule out a move to sign Ar-senal captain Cesc Fabrigas, a player who began hiscareer in the Barcelona youth system before movingto England. “Cesc has Barcelona in his DNA and theway I understand it, he should play here one day. He isthe leader at Arsenal, he’s a player that the technicalstaff, coach and I all like,” said Laporta.

Internet

BELGRADE, 3 July—Olympians Cheng Fei and JiangYuyuan led Chinese gymnasts to an overwhelmingvictory in women’s team at the 25th Universiade onThursday.

LONDON, 3 July — Venus and Serena Williams fol-lowed different paths to set up a family duel again atthe Wimbledon women’s singles final on Thursday.

BETHESDA, 3 July – Anthony Kim is regaining a lotof his strength and a little of his swagger. He can onlyhope his record start Thursday at the AT&T Nationalgolf tournament will allow him to get rid of some frus-tration built up from a year of not winning.

LONDON , 3 July – Roger Federer will put friend-ship aside while Andy Murray must turn his back onnational hype and growing media hysteria when theyaim to set up a dream Wimbledon final.

Donovan issues ultimatum toGalaxy over Beckham

LOSANGELES , 3 July – Landon Donovan has issuedthe Los Angeles Galaxy an ultimatum - have Englishsuper Star David Beckham clean up his act or risk thedeparture of Donovan, the club’s all-time top activescorer.

“Let’s say he does stay here for three more years.I’m not going to spend the next three years of my lifedoing it this way. This is (expletive) miserable,” Do-novan said in passages from a forthcoming book puton Sports Illustrated’s website.

Internet

BEIJING, 3 July — About 2,300 magicians from 65countries and regions will attend the 24th FISM WorldChampionships of Magic, to be held here from July26 to 31, according to the event’s host China Acro-bats Association (CAA) on Friday.

The championship is the first of its kind to be heldin a developing country since its founding 61 yearsago. The magic arts committee of China AcrobatsAssociation joined FISM in 2000 and won the bid tohost this year’s event in 2006 during competition withGranada and Vienna.

In addition to the competition of the Grand Prixaward and other categories such as close-up card,parlor magic and stage illusions, this year’s event alsoincludes an exhibition of magic equipment, magic lec-tures and saloons and various performances, said GaoWei, an official in charge of the information officeunder the CAA magic arts committee.—Internet

Barcelona President wants tosign Valencia’s Villa

Chinese gymnasts show differentclass at Universiade

Chinese player ChengFei performs during thewomen’s team competi-tion of artistic gymnas-

tics in the 25thuniversiade in Belgrade,

capital of Serbia,on 2 July, 2009.

INTERNET

Spearheaded by Ol-ympic champion teammembers Cheng andJiang, China collectedan overall 169.150points and an extraordi-nary seven-point edgefor the title, leavingRussia a far second in162.150.

The bronze went toDPR Korea in 161.450points, which boast Olym-pic vault winner Hong Eu-jong.

Internet

Williams sisters reach Wimbledonfinal again

Venus Williams of theUnited States celebratesher victory over DinaraSafina of Russia during

the women’s singlessemifinal at the 2009Wimbledon Tennis

Championships,on 2 July, 2009.

INTERNET

Two-time championSerena saved a matchpoint and overcame Rus-sian Elena Dementieva 6-7(4), 7-5, 8-6 in 2 hours,49 minutes. Five-timewinner Venus neededonly 51 minutes to over-whelm another RussianDinara Safina 6-1, 6-0and reach her eighthWimbledon final.

It will be their fourthall-sister Wimbledon finaland eighth meeting in aGrand Slam title match.

Venus is bidding tobecome the first womansince Steffi Graf in 1991-93 to win Wimbled onthree years in a row.

Internet

Kim sets course record at Congressional with 62

Anthony Kim waves tothe gallery after putting

out for birdie on theeighth hole during the

first round of the AT&TNational golf tourna-ment at Congressional

Country Club, on 2July, 2009, in Bethesda,

Md.—INTERNET

Kim ran off eight birdies over his final 13 holesand set the course record at Congressional with an 8-under 62, giving him a two-shot lead over tournamenthost Tiger Woods and two others.

Internet

Federer, Murray closing in onhistory

England’s Andy Murrayreturns a ball to Spain’sJuan Carlos Ferrero at

the 2009 Wimbledontennis championships.

INTERNET

Five-time championFederer, who is chasing asixth title to give him arecord 15th Grand Slamcrown, tackles closefriend Tommy Haas who,at 31, is two wins awayfrom becoming the oldestWimbledon champion for34 years.

Murray, bidding to be-come Britain’s first men’schampion since FredPerry in 1936, faces two-time runner-up AndyRoddick in his semi-finalwhere he will be riding awave of emotional sup-port from a desperate na-tion.—Internet

“Magic Olympics” in Beijing to attract2,300 magicians worldwide

Landon Donovan.—INTERNET

4-7-09 NL.pmd 7/4/2009, 4:33 AM14


Saturday, 4 JulyView on today

7:00 am 1. awmifwef;omoemjyK

q&mawmfbk&m;BuD;\

y&dwfw&m;awmf

7:25 am 2. To be healthy

exercise7:30 am 3. Morning News7:40 am 4. Nice & Sweet Song7:50 am 5. tuNydKifyGJ

8:00 am 6. uAsmyef;O,smOf

8:15 am 7. Musical Programme8:25 am 8. ]]avScg;oHk;xpfqif;wJhtcg}}

Local Transmission

* Signature Tune* Song of Myanma Beauty & Scenic Sights* Peaceful and Beautiful Lashio* Chinlone or Caneball Competitions* Alms Food Offering Ceremony of Southern Kyaye

Chaung Village* Amrapura Bargaya Monastery* Song of Myanma Beauty & Scenic Sights

Europe/ North America Transmission

* Signature Tune* Song of Myanma Beauty & Scenic Sights* The Beauty of Myanmar Women’s Costume in

Twelve Seasons “Waso”* Melodious Flute Tunes of the Villages* From “Putao” to “Machan Baw”* Traditional Myanmar Pickled Tea* Rakhine Traditional Wedding Ceremony* Myanma White Gold (Rubber)* Unique Biodiversity of Indawgyi Lake (Part-III)* Kids Talent: Latti (La Mone Festival)* Ngwe Hsaung Welcomes Everyone* Peaceful and Beautiful Lashio* Chinlone or Caneball Competitions* Alms Food Offering Ceremony of Southern Kyaye

Chaung Village* Amrapura Bargaya Monastery* Novitiation Ceremony (Northern Shan State)* Unique Biodiversity of Indawgyi Lake (Part-IV)* Beneficial and Useful Rubber Plants* Thriving Crops in Shan State (North)* Song of Myanmar Beauty & Scenic Sights

Website: www.mrtv 3.net.mm

Transmissions

Local - (09:00am ~ 10:00am) MSTEurope - (15:30pm ~ 23:30pm) MSTNorth America - (23:30pm ~ 07:30am) MST

Times

R 489 Published by the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Informatilon, Union of Myanmar. Edited and printed at The New Light of Myanmar Press,No 22/30 Strand Road at 43rd Street, Yangon. Cable Newlight, PO Box No. 43, Telephones: Editors 392308, Manager 392226, Circulation 392304, Advertisement 392223,Accounts 392224, Administration 392225, Production/Press 392369

MRTV-3Programme Schedule(4-7-2009) (Saturday)

Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hrMST: During the past 24 hours, weather has been partlycloudy in lower Sagaing Division, rain have beenisolated in Chin State, scattered in Mandalay andMagway Divisions, fairly widespread in Shan andRakhine States, Bago and Taninthayi Divisions andwidespread in the remaining areas with locally heavyfallin upper Sagaing Division. The noteworthy amountsof rainfall recorded were Nay Pyi Taw (0.08) inch,Hkamti (4.85) inches, Homalin (3.26) inches,kyeikmayaw (2.50) inches, Sittway (1.85) inches, Hpa-an (1.70) inches, Thandwe (1.62) inches, Paung (1.57)inches, Hinthada and Thaton (1.18) inches each.

Maximum temperature on 2-7-2009 was 84°F.Minimum temperature on 3-7-2009 was 70°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 3-7-2009 was 100%.Total sun shine hour on 2-7-2009 was (1.3) hours approx.

Rainfall on 3-7-2009 was (0.31) inch at Mingaladon,(0.59) inch at Kaba-Aye and (0.08) inch at CentralYangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2009 was (38.66) inchesat Mingaladon, (44.33) inches at Kaba-Aye and (48.70)inches at Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed atYangon (Kaba-Aye) was (6) mph from Southwest at(12:45) hours MST on 2-7-2009.

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

Forecast valid until evening of 4th July 2009:Rain will be isolated in lower Sagaing, Mandalay andMagway Divisions, scattered in Chin, Shan and KayahStates, fairly widespread in Bago and TaninthayiDivisions and widespread in the remaining areas.Degree of certainty is (80%).

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

Outlook for subsequent two days: Moderatemonsoon.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areafor 4-7-2009: Isolated rain. Degree of certainty is (80%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areafor 4-7-2009: One or two rain. Degree of certainty is(80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areafor 4-7-2009: Likelihood of isolated rain. Degree ofcertainty is (60%).

Weather outlook for first weekend of July 2009:During the coming weekend, one or two rain in NayPyi Taw and Yangon Division, isolated rain inMandalay Division.

WEATHERFriday, 3 July, 2009

8:40 am 9. International News8:45 am10. Local Talent11:00 am 1. Martial Song11:10 am 2. Musical Programme11:25 am 3. cspfp&mht&G,fupm;Mur,f

11:50 am 4. Round up of the

Week’s TV LocalNews

12:00 am 5. Yan Can Cook12:20 pm 6. EdkifiHjcm;Zmwfvrf;wGJ

]][mourÇm}} (tydkif;-7)

1:20 pm 7. Sing and Enjoy2:00 pm 8. urÇmhvlwkyfauG;a&m*g

taMumif;odaumif;p&m

2:25 pm 9. Song of National

Races2:35 pm10. EdkifiHpD;yGm;tav;xm;

aus;vufxkwfukefrsm;

2:45 pm11. International News2:50 pm12. Musical Programme4:00 pm 1. Martial Song4:10 am 2. Musical Programme4:20 pm 3. tqdkNydKifyGJ

4:30 pm 4. jrL;jrL;<u<u,Ofaus;rItu

4:40 pm 5. aysmfbG,fcsnfrQifpuf½Hk

4:50 pm 6. ta0;oifwuúodkvfynma&;

½ky f jri foH Mum;oifcef;pm

'kwd,ESpf (ordkif;txl;jyK)

(ordkif;)

5:05 pm 7. Songs for uphold

National Spirit5:15 pm 8. ]]oGm;vrf;omvdkUv

vmvrf;ajzmifhygap}}

5:45 pm 9. tjynfjynfqdkif&m

or0g,raeUaw;rsm;

6:00 pm10. Evening News

6:30 pm11.Weather Report6:35 pm12. tvS&Smr,fvSurÇm0,f

6:55 pm13. yÍövufausmif;awmf

7:15 pm14. EdkifiHjcm;Zmwfvrf;wGJ

]]ay:jyLvmtcspf}}

(tydkif;-7)

8:00 pm15. News16. International News17. Weather Report18. jrefrmEdkifiHtrsKd;orD;a&;&m

tzGJUcsKyf\BuD;MuyfrIjzifh

&efukefwdkif;trsKd;orD;a&;&m

tzGJUupDpOfwifqufaom

2009 ckESpfZlvdkifv(3)&uf

jrefrmtrsKd;orD;rsm;aeU

txdrf;trSwf0wfpm;qif

,ifxHk;zGJUrIjyyGJ

]]t&G,foHk;yg;rdef;rom;tvS

a0jzmarjrefrm}} (tydkif;-2)

19. umwGef;tpDtpOf

]]'dkifEdkaqmrdom;pkpGefUpm;cef;}}

(tydkif;-21)

20. EdkifiHjcm;Zmwfvrf;wGJ

]]aus;Zl;wifygw,f}}

(tydkif;-24) (Zmwfodrf;)

21. *DwwHcg;av;zGifhygOD;

Indonesian non oil, gasexport rises up in May

JAKARTA, 3 July— Spurred by the increasingexport commodity prices, Indonesian non-oil and gasexport value increased by 13.3 percent to 8.2 billionUS dollars in May this year compared to a monthearlier that stood at 7.2 billion US dollars, a seniorofficial said here.

“In general, the export increase in May was incitedby export commodity price increase which was seensince February this year,” the Bisnis Indonesia Fridayquoted Mochtar, the head of research and developmentdepartment at the Trade Ministry, as saying.

The non-oil and gas export volume in May alsoincreased to 25.5 million tons, or 1.42 percent higherif compared to 25.1 million tons a month earlier, headded.

Mochtar predicted that Indonesian export tends toincrease in the coming months with the lowest exportfigure took place in February. —MNA/Xinhua

Floor traders work at the Hong Kong Stock Exchangeon Friday, 3 July, 2009 in Hong Kong. Asian stocksretreated Friday as a weaker-than-expected U.S.jobs report signaled more pain ahead for the world’slargest economy. Losses across Asia were somewhattame compared to Wall Street, where markets pulledsharply lower. Oil prices weakened further, while thedollar was little changed against the yen.—INTERNET

4-7-09 NL.pmd 7/4/2009, 4:33 AM15

13th Waxing of Waso 1371 ME Saturday, 4 July, 2009

NAY PYI TAW, 3 July— Visiting Secretary-General of the United Nations Mr Ban Ki-moon andparty met with the officially registered political partiesat Myat Tawwin Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw Hotel Zone at4.50 pm today.

UNSG meets political partiesIt was also attended by patron, the chairman, the

vice-chairman and Central Executive Committee mem-bers and organizers, totalling 23 persons of 10 politicalparties namely National League for Democracy, NationalUnity Party, Union Kayin League, Shan Nationalities

League for Democracy, Mro (or) Khami National Soli-darity Organization, Wa National Development Party,Kokang Democracy and Unity Party, Shan State KokangDemocratic Party, Lahu National Development Party andUnion Pa-O National Organization.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 3 July—Visiting Secretary-Gen-eral of the United Nations Mr Ban Ki-moon and partymet with national race organizations at Myat TawwinHotel in Nay Pyi Taw Hotel Zone at 5.50 pm today.

UNSG meets national race organizationsAlso present at the meeting were the chairman,

the vice-chairman, the leader and members totalling35 persons from Kachin Special Region (1) NDAKGroup, Shan (North) Special Region (5) KDA Group,

Shan (South) Special Region (6) PNO Group, KayahSpecial Region (2) Ka La La Ta Group, HaungtharawSpecial Region Peace Group, Phayagon Special Re-gion Peace Group and DKBA.—MNA

UN Secretary-General Mr Ban Ki-moon and party meeting chairman, vice-chairman, leader and members of national race organizationsat Myat Tawwin Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw Hotel Zone.—MNA

UN Secretary-General Mr Ban Ki-moon and party meet patron, chairman, vice-chairman , CEC members and organizers of 10 officially-registeredpolitical parties at Myat Tawwin Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw Hotel Zone.—MNA

SCIENCE DAILY, 3 July — A similarity in braindisturbance between insects and people sufferingfrom migraines, stroke and epilepsy points the waytoward new drug therapies to address these condi-tions.

Queen's University biologists studying the

Human-like brain disturbances ininsects: locusts shed light on

migraines, stroke and epilepsy

locust have found that these human disorders arelinked by a brain disturbance during which nerve cellsshut down. This also occurs in locusts when they gointo a coma after exposure to extreme conditions suchas high temperatures or lack of oxygen.

The Queen's study shows that the ability of theinsects to resist entering the coma, and the speed oftheir recovery, can be manipulated using drugs thattarget one of the cellular signaling pathways in thebrain.

Internet

4-7-09 NL.pmd 7/4/2009, 4:33 AM16

senior general than shwe receives un secretary-general mr ... · senior general maung aye, member...

Documents