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Volume XX, Number 96 7th Waxing of Second Waso 1374 ME Wednesday, 25 July, 2012

Our Three MainNational Causes

* Non-disintegration ofthe Union

* Non-disintegration ofNational Solidarity

* Perpetuation ofSovereignty

Two reports submitted, one proposal discussedTworeportssubmitted,oneproposaldiscussedUnion Minister for Finance and Revenue U Hla Tun

submitted a report and Chairman of Joint Bill Committee UMya Nyein, report of findings and comments on JICA credit(former OECF credit).

As the Hluttaw agreed on bridge loan from JapaneseCommerce Bank and ODA loan from JICA proposed by theUnion government, they were approved.

U Hmat Gyi of Mandalay Region ConstituencyNo (9), U Aung Zin of Pazundaung Constituency, U SaiThant Zin of Shan State Constituency No (4), Daw Mi MyintThan of Ye Constituency, U Ba Shein ofKyaukpyu Constituency, Daw Khin Than Myint ofNgapudaw Constituency, Daw Su Su Hlaing ofDagon Myothit (South) Constituency, U Soe Aung ofThegon Constituency, U Kyaw Myint (a) U Po Toke ofMomeik Constituency and U Tin Win of KawlinConstituency discussed the proposal on doing justice inconfiscation of farmlands not to harm farmers. Theydiscussed farmlands were confiscated for urbanization,establishing industrial zones and extension of base ofbattalions of Tatmadaw. Farmlands in operation of thefarmers were confiscated in extension of railroads, motorroads and airports, establishing state-owned factories andworkshops and allotting lands to private companies forfarming purposes.

The farmers are traditionally engaging in the farming onthe lands with no knowledge on legal status of the lands.Village land committee was found to be failing to register thelands in accordance with the law.

The farmers, who had not applied for permission or hadno knowledge to do so to do farming on the lands oftheir ancestors, were labeled encroachers citing lack ofdocuments. The farmers in each corner of the country arevictimized by the individuals who allegedly

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MANDALAY, 24 July—Myanmar EngineeringSociety (Mandalay) held theannual general meeting atMandalay Hill Resort Hotelin AungmyethazanTownship of Mandalay on21 July.

At first, new generationengineers sang the openingsong. Chairman of the societyU Win Khaing made a speech.Chairman of the society(Mandalay) U Tun Kyireported on tasks of theassociation.

Myanmar EngineeringSociety has organized 2461members with the aim ofpropagating engineering

Myanmar EngineeringSociety (Mandalay) holdsannual general meeting

NAY PYI TAW, 24 July—A talk on health knowledgewas held in conjunctionwith the medical checkupat No 1 Basic EducationHigh School in Tatkonon 17 July.

Headmaster U SeinHlaing made an openingaddress. Dentist Dr MyoTheingi of Tatkon GeneralHospital (100-bed) gavelectures on preventionagainst dental diseases,Township Nurse Grade-IDaw Naw Shel Hsaefacts about worms,Health Staff Daw ThinThin Hlaing danger ofcigarette and chewing betel

Health talks given atBEHS No 1 in Tatkon

The fifth day regular session of fourth Pyidaungsu Hluttaw in progress.—MNA

Fifth day Pyidaungsu Hluttaw regular session heldFifthdayPyidaungsuHluttawregularsessionheldFifthdayPyidaungsuHluttawregularsessionheld

NAY PYI TAW, 24 July—The fifth day regular session ofthe Pyidaungsu Hluttaw took place at Pyidaungsu HluttawHall in Hluttaw Complex here this afternoon, with attendance

of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker U Khin Aung Myint, PyithuHluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann and 609 PyidaungsuHluttaw representatives.

science, actively taking partin the regional welfare taskswith engineering works,organizing new generationengineers and continuouslyturning out professionalengineers to keep abreast ofglobal nations.

The society holdsmeetings, engineeringdiscussions, technologicaltalks and fund-raising works.The society participates insending of trainees to trainingcourses at home and abroadand visits. Moreover, itconnects with otherorganizations to create jobopportunities for itsmembers.—Kyemon

and U Tin Aye of malariasection prevention againstDHF.

Next, medical checkupwas provided to students.

Kyemon

YANGON, 23 July—A ceremony to present cash assistanceprovided by Myanmar War Veterans Organization CentralOrganizing Committee to basic education students of itsmembers was held at the hall of Mingala Taungnyunt TownshipWar Veterans Organization on 17 July morning.

Chairman of Township WVO Lt-Col Aung Myint (Rtd)presented cash assistance to students of veterans.

Myanma Alin

Cash assistance provided tooffspring of war veterans

Drogbacould have

beenFergietarget

Manchester United manager Sir AlexFerguson said on Monday he may have

considered signing Didier Drogba,pictured on 22 July, if the striker had

opted to remain in the Premier Leagueafter he left Chelsea last month.

US Osprey aircraftarrives in Japan

An MV-22 Osprey medium-lift militarytransport aircraft is manoeuvred at

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PERSPECTIVES

Noble missionWednesday, 25 July, 2012

As for progress of nation and socio-economy, the government has beenunwaveringly implementing social, economic,educational, health and agricultural reformswhile reviewing its monetary, financial, tradeand investment polices and taking othernecessary reform measures with addedmomentum. Basically, it is taking steps to createa sound environment for the smooth flow offoreign direct investments into the nation apartfrom easing procedures and formalities for theconvenience and development of trade andexport and import activities.

Concerning investments, the governmenthas three phases. The main agenda of the firstphase is the establishment of mass productionfactories which can generate job opportunitiesfor a very large number of working age people.The second is the setting up of value-addedindustries for export promotion and forreducing the volume of raw material exportswhile the third is the rise of businesses based onhigh technology.

Since trade and investment are the maindriving force for the nation’s economic growth,efforts must be made for the increase in thevolume of local and foreign direct investmentsin bringing about socio-economic growth ofthe people and creating job opportunities whilepreventing what is detrimental to the interestof the State and the people, undermining theimage of the State and sovereignty and harmingnatural environment. Meanwhile, systematicsteps are required for sustainable developmentof land, water, forest and mineral resourcesfor future generations.

As per the pledge toward the entire country,the government is always on its noble missionof striving utmost for the restoration of nationalreconsolidation, the prevalence of nationalpeace and stability, the enforcement of the ruleof law, the promotion of democratic practices,the creation of good governance and cleangovernment, while enabling the people enjoythe fundamental rights of a citizen, raisingtheir education and health standards,introducing and implementing economicreforms and developing socio-economy andenvironmental conservation tasks.

NAY PYI TAW, 24 July—Deputy Speaker ofAmyotha HluttawChairman of the BillCommittee U Mya Nyeinreceived a delegation ledby Ms. Linda Duffield ofWestminster Foundationfor Democracy based inLondon at the HluttawBuilding here at 9 amtoday.

Also present at the calltogether with the DeputySpeaker were Secretary andmembers of AmyothaHluttaw Bill Committeeand officials concerned ofthe Hluttaw.

The meeting focusedon further cementing offriendly ties between thetwo countries, bilateral

Amyotha Hluttaw Deputy Speaker receivesMs. Linda Duffield of Westminster Foundation

for Democracy and party

cooperation, as well asmatters related tolegislation anddemocratization.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 24 July—Chairman of Pyithu HluttawSocial Development Committee U Maung Maung Swereceived Ms Gayathiri Jambulingam and Ms Tashia AnnPeterson of International Women’s Right Action Watch-Asia Pacific (IWRAW-AP) at Pyithu Hluttaw CommitteeHall in Hluttaw Complex here this afternoon.

Pyithu Hluttaw Social Development CommitteeChairman meets foreign guests

They discussed matters related to undertakings of thecommittee, availability of ART medication, abortion,contraceptics usage and conducting trainings by thecommittee.

The meeting was also attended by Secretary U MyintThu and Member Daw Le Le Win Swe.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 24 July—Chairman of Pyithu HluttawJudicial and Legal CommitteeThura U Aung Ko receivesDeputy Attorney-GeneralMr Jeffery Chan of Singaporeand party at PyithuHluttaw Committee Hall inHluttaw Complex here thisafternoon.

They exchanged viewson formation andundertakings of thecommittee and judicialaffairs.

It was also attended bymembers of the committee.

MNA

Pyithu Hluttaw Judicial and Legal Committee Chairmanreceives Deputy Attorney-General of Singapore

NAY PYI TAW, 24 July—Under trade promotion programme,the ASEAN-Korea Centre in cooperation with the Minister ofCommerce will hold a workshop on ensuing Myanmar Lacquerwares to penetrate Korean Market in Bagan from 1 and 2August.

The workshop was held with aim of promoting the qualityof Myanmar lacquer wares, ensuring Myanmar lacquer to befamiliar with Korean market and creating trade opportunitiesbetween the two countries. Also present on the occasion wereofficials of the Ministry of Commerce, local authorities, thosefrom Lacquer Arts College and lacquer entrepreneurs will beattending the workshop and those who want to attend it are to thetrade exhibition section, the International Trade PromotionDivision, the Ministry of Commerce or dial 067-408411.—MNA

Workshop on ensuing Myanmarlacquer wares to penetrate

Korean market NYAUNGSHWE, 23 July—A talk on conservation offish resources was held at Inchan Kaylar Village-tractof Inlay region in Nyaungshwe Township recently.

Head of Shan State Fisheries Department U TinTun Aung explained the talk was aimed at ensuringhutching of fingerlings in the rainy season and theirdevelopment.

“If the female fish with eggs are caught, thefingerlings-to-be would be destroyed. So, the fishspecies may deplete. If anyone catches fish throughincorrect ways, not only fish but also other marineanimals will face reduction of numbers. Thus, all thepeople are to join hands with authorities to conservefish resources,” he continued.

Later, pamphlets were distributed to those present.Kyemon

Conservation of fish resourcestalked in Inlay Region

Deputy Speaker of Amyotha Hluttaw Chairmanof Bill Committee U Mya Nyein receives Ms.

Linda Duffield of Westminster Foundation forDemocracy based in London and party.—MNA

Chairman of Pyithu Hluttaw Judicial and Legal CommitteeThura U Aung Ko receives Deputy Attorney-General Mr Jeffery Chan of

Singapore and party.—MNA

In memory of mother Daw Hla Khin who live inThuwunna’s Shwe-in-gyin residence of

Thingangyun Township, Yangon, Dr U Yi SoeWin-Daw Ohnma Tin Maung and family do-

nated K 400,000 to Hninzigone Home for theAged through Vice-Chairman of Executive

Committee U Aung Than recently.—NLM

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US in global AIDS fight to win, Clinton vowsClinton said on Monday.

“I am here to make itabsolutely clear: The UnitedStates is committed and will

US Secretary of StateHillary Clinton speaks atthe International AIDS

2012 conference inWashington on 23 July,

2012. —REUTERS

milestone.”Clinton’s keynote

speech sought to underscoreWashington’s dedication tothe global AIDS fight amidfears that US leadership mightsuffer as spending cuts andbudget woes threaten a rangeof government programmes.

Clinton announced morethan $150 million in new USspending initiatives gearedtoward leveraging progressagainst AIDS alreadyachieved through new drugtreatments, programs to stopmother-to-child transmissionof HIV and the preventiveeffect of expanded voluntarymale circumcision.

“This is a fight we canwin. We’ve already come sofar, too far to stop now,”Clinton said. “HIV may bewith us into the future untilwe finally achieve a cure, avaccine. But the disease thatHIV causes need not be with

us.”The United Nations

estimates that about 34 millionpeople are living with thehuman immunodeficiencyvirus (HIV) that causes AIDS.But UN figures show that thenumber of worldwide AIDS-related deaths fell to 1.7 millionlast year from some 1.8 millionin 2010, after peaking at 2.3million in 2005.

An estimated 8 millionpeople in lower-incomecountries are receivingantiretroviral drugs, and theUnited Nations has set a targetto raise that to 15 million by2015.

Funding for HIVprevention and treatmenttotaled $16.8 billion last year.Of that amount, $8.2 billioncame from internationalsources including the UnitedStates, which donated 48percent of it.

Reuters

Heatwave claims 13 lives in Japan last weekTOKYO, 24 July— A total

of 13 people died due toheatstroke last week in Japan,while 5,467 people were sentto hospital, Japan’s Fire andDisaster ManagementAgency said on Tuesday.

Strong heatwavesscorched wide parts of Japanlast week, with record hightemperatures for Julyobserved in several parts ofthe country.

On last Wednesday

alone, the temperaturejumped to over 35 degreesCelsius in 77 of Japan’s 927observation points, with 10observation sites loggingrecord highs for July,according to the Japan

Meteorological Agency.The number of people

hospitalized across Japan lastweek through Sunday was2.1 times more than theprevious week as Japanexperienced intense heat,according to reports.

Xinhua

WASHINGTON, 24 July—The United States will keeppushing for an “AIDS-freegeneration,” funding moreHIV drugs and medicalinterventions such ascircumcision to help turn backthe global epidemic, USSecretary of State Hillary

remain committed toachieving an AIDS-freegeneration,” Clinton toldthe international AIDSconference in Washington.

“We will not back off, wewill not back down, we willfight for the resources toachieve this historic

People inspect a destroyed vehicle after a bomb attack inMadain, about 15 miles (25 kilometers) southeast of

Baghdad, Iraq, on 23 July, 2012.—INTERNET

Iraq death toll from wave ofviolence rises to 115

BAGHDAD, 24 July— Officials say the death toll fromIraq’s deadliest day in more than two years has risen to 115.

Police and hospital officials said on Tuesday that fivemore people died from injuries sustained in a late-night carbombing on Monday near a cafe in a Shiite neighbourhoodin eastern Baghdad.

All officials spoke on condition of anonymity becausethey were not authorized to talk to the media.

Initial casualty figures often change in the immediatehours following attacks.

Monday’s death toll was the worst for a single day in Iraqsince 10 May, 2010, when a string of nationwide attackskilled at least 119 people.

The attacks came days after the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraqwarned that the militant group is regrouping.—Internet

US Osprey aircraft arrive inJapan

TOKYO, 24 July—A ship carrying the US military’s latesttransport aircraft Osprey arrived in Japan on Monday morningamid protests over safety issues.

Workers began unloading and assembling the 12 MV-22 Osprey aircraft in the city of Iwakuni soon after the shiparrived, according to reports. The US plans to deploy thenewer tilt-rotor aircraft to Okinawa to replace CH-46helicopters.

Iwakuni Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda told reporters after theship’s arrival that he will lodge a protest with the centralgovernment. “We have been urging that it not be allowed intothe port until safety is confirmed,” he said. “We feel distrustand indignation that (our message) did not reach the state.”

Though the Ospreys will only be in Iwakuni shortly, itsdeployment plan has become the latest uniting point for USbase opponents. Both the mayor of Iwakuni and the governorof Okinawa said that they do not support even temporarilyhosting the aircraft. Protesters on Monday held a sit-inoutside the base where the Ospreys are to be transported to,according to local media.—Reuters

An MV-22 Osprey medium-lift military transport aircraft is manoeuvred at theFarnborough Airshow 2012 in southern England.—REUTERS

QueenElizabethwelcomes

IOCmembers at

palaceTOKYO, 24 July—

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth haswelcomed members of theInternational OlympicCommittee at BuckinghamPalace ahead of the openingof the London Games.

IOC president JacquesRogge was among thoseinvited to Monday’sreception. The queencommended athletes comingfrom around the world foryears of dedication, hard workand sacrifice.

The monarch said thatshe and Britain send theirwarm wishes to the athletesfor a rewarding and enjoyableevent.

The international sportsevent is being held in Londonfor the 3rd time. QueenElizabeth will declare theopening on 27th July.

The queen said thatpreparations for the gameshave helped regenerate eastLondon and create world-class sporting facilities at theOlympic Park.

She expressed hope thatthe Games will leave behind alegacy for future generations.

NHK

Rescuers evacuating elderly woman from her flooded homein Chongqing, in southwest China. Beijing’s propagandachief ordered Chinese media to stick to good-news aboutweekend floods after the death of at least 37 people sparkedfierce criticism of the government on 24 July, 2012.—INTERNET

Thais warned of heavy rain,flash floods

BANGKOK, 24 July—Thailand’s MeteorologicalDepartment on Tuesdayissued a warning for people inthe North, Northeast, East andthe South to prepare forwidespread scattered rain withheavy falls in some areas, thedanger of floods and forest-runoff today and over the nextfew days, Bangkok Post

online reported.The department said

storm “Vicente” is expectedto arrive in the upper parts ofVietnam on Wednesday. Thiswill cause widespreadscattered rain in thementioned Thailand’s fourregions.

People living nearhillsides and waterways

should prepare for heavy rain,possible flash floods andforest-runoff from Tuesdayto 27 July and fromtomorrow to 27 July.

Due to the prevailingsouthwest monsoon over theAndaman Sea and the Gulf ofThailand, there will also bestrong wind-generated 2 to3-metre-high waves in theAndaman Sea.

All shipping shouldproceed with caution andsmall boats should keepashore today and the nextfew days, the departmentsaid.—Xinhua

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Science & Technology Science & Technology Science & TechnologyArtificial jellyfish created from

heart cells

The artificial jellyfish replica is made from siliconepolymer and rat heart cells.— INTERNET

WASHINGTON , 24 July —Scientists in the US havecreated a free swimmingartificial jellyfish. The teammembers built the replica usingsilicone as a base on which togrow heart muscle cells thatwere harvested from rats. Theyused an electric current toshock the Medusoid intoswimming with synchronisedcontractions that mimic thoseof real jellyfish. The advance,by researchers at Caltech andHarvard University, is reportedin the journal NatureBiotechnology.The findingserves as a proof of conceptfor reverse engineering avariety of muscular organs andsimple life forms.

Because jellyfish use amuscle to pump their waythrough the water, the waythey function—on a very basiclevel—is similar to that of ahuman heart. “I started lookingat marine organisms that pumpto survive,” said Kevin KitParker, a professor ofbioengineering and appliedphysics at Harvard. “Then Isaw a jellyfish at the NewEngland Aquarium, and I

immediately noted bothsimilarities and differencesbetween how the jellyfishpumps and the human heart.“The similarities help revealwhat you need to do to designa bio-inspired pump.”

The work also points to abroader definition of“synthetic life” in an emergingfield of science that has untilnow focused on replicatinglife’s building blocks, say theresearchers. Prof Parker saidhe wanted to challenge thetraditional view of syntheticbiology which is “focused ongenetic manipulations ofcells”. Instead of building justa cell, he sought to “build abeast”. The two groups atCaltech and Harvard workedfor years to understand thekey factors that contribute tojellyfish propulsion, includingthe arrangement of theirmuscles, how their bodiescontract and recoil, and howfluid dynamics helps orhinders their movements.

Once these functionswere well understood, theresearchers began to reverseengineer them. They used

silicone to fashion a jellyfish-shaped body with eight arm-like appendages. Next, theyprinted a pattern made ofprotein onto the “body” thatresembled the musclearchitecture of the real animal.They grew the heart musclecells on top, with the proteinpattern serving as a road mapfor the growth andorganization of the rat tissue.This allowed them to turn thecells into a coherent swimmingmuscle.When the researchersset the Medusoid free in acontainer of electricallyconducting fluid, they shockedthe Medusoid into swimmingwith synchronised con-tractions. The muscle cellseven started to contract a biton their own before theelectrical current was applied.

“I was surprised that withrelatively few components —a silicone base and cells thatwe arranged—we were able toreproduce some prettycomplex swimming andfeeding behaviours that yousee in biological jellyfish,” saidJohn Dabiri, professor ofaeronautics andbioengineering at Caltech.”I’mpleasantly surprised at howclose we are getting to

matching the natural biologicalperformance, but also thatwe’re seeing ways in whichwe can probably improve onthat natural performance. Theprocess of evolution missed alot of good solutions.”Leadauthor Janna Nawroth fromthe California Institute ofTechnology (Caltech) inPasadena commented that thefield of tissue engineering was“still a very qualitative art”.

She said researchers triedto copy a tissue or organ“based on what they think isimportant or what they see asthe major componentswithout necessarilyunderstanding if thosecomponents are relevant tothe desired function or withoutanalysing first how differentmaterials could be used”. Theteam aims to carry out furtherwork on the artificial jellyfish.They want to makeadjustments that will allow itto turn and move in a particulardirection. They also plan toincorporate a simple “brain”so it can respond to itsenvironment and replicatemore advanced behaviours likemoving towards a light sourceand seeking energy or food.

Internet

The swimming behaviour of the Medusoid closelymimics that of the real thing.— INTERNET

Attendees sit in front of anApple logo during the

Apple WorldwideDevelopers Conference2012 in San Francisco,California on 11 June,

2012. — INTERNET

What’s up dock? Apple to shrink connector foriPhone 5

TAIPEI/HONG KONG, 24July — Apple Inc’s newiPhone will drop the widedock connector used in thecompany’s gadgets for thebest part of a decade in favorof a smaller one, a changelikely to annoy the Applefaithful but which could be aboon for accessory makers.The iPhone 5, Apple’s nextgeneration iPhone expectedto go on sale around October,will come with a 19-pinconnector port at the bottominstead of the proprietary 30-pin port “to make room forthe earphone moving to thebottom”, two sources familiarwith the matter told Reuters.

That would mean thenew phone would notconnect with the myriad ofaccessories such asspeakers and power chargersthat form part of theecosystem around iPods,iPads and iPhones, withoutan adaptor. That means newbusiness, analysts say. “Itrepresents an opportunity for

The centre

will at first

house

existing staff,

but

expansion is

expected.

INTERNET

Amazon to open majorLondon hub

LONDON, 24 July —Internet retail giant Amazonis to open a new creativecentre in London which willhouse hundreds of softwaredevelopers and engineers.The centre, based nearLondon’s “SiliconRoundabout” area, will focuson producing the “nextgeneration of TV and filmservices”, the company said.Mayor of London BorisJohnson said Amazon’sdecision was a “splendidfeather in our cap”. “We thankthem for their vote ofconfidence,” he added.

“We know we have thetalent, the space andinfrastructure to make the mostof the digital economy - thiswill be my prime messageduring Games-time, as I seekto woo even more companiesfor the capital, delivering jobsand growth for Londoners.”

The Silicon Roundaboutarea, situated in the Old Street

area of London, is at the centreof the government’s TechCity project, designed toattract big technology namesto the capital. Amazon, theworld’s largest retailer, saidit intended to use the centreto develop interactive servicesfor a range of platforms such asgames consoles andsmartphones.

When it opens, the eight-floor centre will house existingstaff —although Amazon saidit could recruit more workers inthe future. Teams working atAmazon—owned companiesPushbutton and Lovefilmwill be based at the site whichis set to open in the “comingmonths”. Amazon spokes-woman Paula Byrne said:“London is a hotbed of techtalent and testament to thatfact is Amazon choosing thecapital as the location for thenew global digital mediadevelopment centre.”

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accessory vendors,” saidPete Cunningham, London-based analyst at technologyresearch firm Canalys. “TheiPhone connector has been astandard for a long time nowand I would expect the sameto be true for a new connector,should Apple change it asexpected.” Apple did notimmediately reply to anemailed request for comment.

Tech blogs have longspeculated on the demise ofthe 30-pin connector, whichat 21 mm wide takes up achunk of space, especiallyas the latest technologiessuch as microUSB offer morepower in less space. Theysay that a smaller connectorwould give Apple morescope for new productdesigns or a bigger battery,or simply to make ever smallerproducts. Switzerland’sLogitech, one of the biggestmakers of Apple speakers,declined to comment. Butsome enterprising vendorsin China have already begun

offering cases for the newphone, complete withearphone socket on thebottom and a “guarantee”the dimensions are correct.

For some in theperipherals industry, thechange could open doors tonew business.”iPod dockingspeaker sales have beendeclining for one or twoyears,” said an employee ofa Hong Kong-basedcompany that designsspeakers especially forApple products.

Internet

Science graduates‘lack skills needed by business’

LONDON, 24 July —Universities are notproducing enough sciencegraduates with the skillsneeded by UK industry, areport says.

The Lords Science andTechnology Committee callsfor immediate action to booststudent numbers in science,technology, engineering andmaths at undergraduate andpostgraduate level. Too manystudents start science courseswith weak maths skills, itsays.Report chairman LordWillis said he was“gobsmacked” by figureswhich showed few who hadstudied maths beyondGCSE.The report notes thatthe government’s Plan for

The reportlooked at

engineeringand othersciencedegree

courses.INTERNET

Growth attached greatimportance to education andthe hi-tech industry to createjobs and prosperity.

But it highlights a lack ofkey skills which extends fromtoo few young people studyingmaths beyond GCSE to too fewstudents taking postgraduatedegrees in science, technology,engineering and maths (Stem)subjects.The sub-committeethat produced the report saidthey were shocked that so manyStem undergraduates did nothave A-level mathematics.

The figures showed thataround 70% of biologyundergraduates, 38% ofchemistry and economicsundergraduates and 10% ofengineering students did not

have A-level maths. The reportteam even found evidence thateven an A* in A-levelmathematics was no guaranteethat students would be able tocope with a university sciencecourse.

Lord Willis said: “Whenyou have a university likeCambridge saying that evenwith an A* in mathematics weare having to give remedialmaths in order to studyengineering there is somethingnot quite right if we are goingto produce the very best tocompete with the world.”

In reality the quality ofthe Stem graduates comingout of universities does notmeet the requirements ofindustry and in fact isultimately not even likely tomeet the requirements ofacademia.” The report saysthat, without action, thegovernment risks failing tomeet its objective of drivingeconomic growth througheducation and hi-techindustries.—Internet

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Business & Health Business & Health Business & Health

.A child’s feet can grow rapidly, so don’t ever assume

that your child still needs the same shoe size as last time.The American Podiatric Medical Association offers

these additional shoe-shopping suggestions:* Measure your child’s feet before every new shoe

purchase, no matter how recently the feet were lastmeasured.

* Make sure the child is wearing typical socks as heor she is trying on shoes.

* Inspect the child’s feet for any signs of irritationafter trying on new shoes.

* Avoid buying secondhand shoes, which couldspread a fungal infection.

* Inspect the heels of your child’s existing shoes tolook for signs of uneven wear. If found, it couldindicate a foot problem that should be checked.

* Let your child participate in the shoe-shoppingexperience.

* Choose the size that accommodates the child’slargest foot.

* Make sure the shoes are comfortable in the store.Internet

Health Tip: Buying shoes foryour child

Cancer-causing toxin found inChinese baby formula

SHANGHAI, 24 July — A Chinese dairy has been orderedto suspend production after a cancer-causing toxin was foundin its infant formula, China’s quality watchdog said on Monday,in the country’s latest milk scare. Ava Dairy Co Ltd has starteda recall after high levels of aflatoxin, which is caused by mould,was found in products made between July and December, thewatchdog said, according to the official Xinhua news agency.

The affected formula was mainly sold to supermarkets inHunan and Guangdong, said Li Yuanping, spokesman forChina’s General Administration of Quality Supervision,Inspection and Quarantine. China is trying to crack down onproduct safety violations to reassure citizens and restore faithin the government after a series of high-profile scandals.

The latest case comes just a month after dairy maker Yilibegan recalling batches of baby formula when authoritiesfound they contained high levels of mercury.And in December,aflatoxin was found in milk produced by another leading dairycompany, Mengniu Dairy Group.

Milk was at the centre of China’s biggest food safetyscandal in 2008 when the industrial chemical melamine wasfound to have been illegally added to dairy products to givethe appearance of higher protein content. At least six babies

A Chinese baby drinks coconut milk mixed with waterinstead of baby formula in Shanghai. A Chinese dairy

has been ordered to suspend production after a cancer-causing toxin was found in its infant formula, China’s

quality watchdog said on Monday, in the country’s latestmilk scare.— INTERNET

died and another 300,000 became ill after drinking milk taintedwith melamine. Aflatoxins can be found in milk after cowsconsume feed contaminated by mould and can increase therisk of cancer, including liver cancer, according to the WorldHealth Organization.—Internet

UN, OIE call for more controls on rinderpest virusWASHINHTON, 24 July —

The UN’s food agency andthe OIE called on countrieson Monday to comply with a2011 global moratoriumand destroy potentiallydangerous rinderpest virussamples or put them into safestorage. The deadly animalvirus, which caused cattleplague, was the second viraldisease in history to be wipedout after smallpox more than30 years ago. It was officiallydeclared eradicated in 2011,but some of the samples stillstored worldwide are beingkept in unsafe conditions, theorganizations said.

“The process ofcataloguing the still existingvirus-containing materialsworldwide found that somewere being kept underinsufficient levels ofbiosecurity,” the Food andAgriculture Organization(FAO) in Rome and Paris-based World Organization forAnimal Health (OIE) said.In

A scientist holds bloodsamples in a laboratory

at the Center forScientific ResearchCaucaseco on theoutskirts of Cali,

Colombia, on 25 April,2012.— INTERNET

two international resolutionspassed in last year, OIE andFAO member countriesagreed either to destroyremaining stocks ofrinderpest virus or store themin a limited number of safe,high containment labora-tories.

“The moratorium ispivotal to managing biologicalrisks until an oversightmechanism is established,”Kazuaki Miyagishima, headof the OIE Scientific andTechnical Department, saidin a joint statement releasedby the organizations.”Whilerinderpest virus remainspresent in a large number oflaboratories across the world,we cannot say that there iszero risk of a reoccur-rence.”Priority must be givento destroying remaining non-secured stocks of the virusand maintaining vigilanceuntil this is accomplished,”he said.

The OIE and FAO said

some reserves of the virusshould be kept “to producevaccines and for research incase the disease emergesagain or is released as a resultof an accidental or deliberate

act”.The virus, which causedrespiratory disease, diarrhoeaand death in the majority ofcattle infected, devastatedlivestock and led to widepreadhunger.”While rinderpest hasbeen successfully eradicated,there may be some virusmaterial that would be usefulfor research or vaccine

development,” said JuanLubroth, the food agency’schief veterinary officer.”Wemust remain vigilant so thatrinderpest remains a diseaseof the past, consigned tohistory and the textbooks ofveterinarians to benefit fromthe lessons we’ve learned,”he said.— Internet

Cisco to cut about 1,300 jobsSHANGHAI, 24 July—Network equipment maker Cisco

Systems said on Monday that it plans to cut about 1,300 jobsas part of ongoing efforts to restructure the company.

“We are performing a focused set of limited restructuringsthat will collectively impact approximately 2 percent of ourglobal employee population,” the company said in an emailedstatement.

These actions are part of a continuous process to simplifythe company and assess the economic environment in certainparts of the world, it said.Cisco had 65,223 employees at the endof its fiscal third quarter, according to its website.

Cisco last year started a plan to cut expenses by $1 billionin an effort to make the company leaner and more efficient. Atthe time, it said it planned to cut 15 percent of its workforce.Ciscois due to report on its fourth quarter on 15 August.—Reuters

A security guard walks past a Cisco display at the MobileAsia Expo in Shanghai on 20 June, 2012.— REUTERS

Global shares inch up afterChina PMI, Spain drags on euro

Traders work on the floor of the New York StockExchange, on 2 July, 2012. — REUTERS

TOKYO, 24 July — Asian shares inched higher onTuesday, helped by improving Chinese manufacturing data,but the euro remained under pressure as surging Spanishborrowing costs stoked fears that the euro zone’s fourth-largest economy will be forced to seek a bailout.The HSBCflash China manufacturing purchasing managers index rose toa five-month high in July, driven up by a jump in the outputsub-index and signs of an improvement in new export ordersthat offered some relief to fragile markets.

Asian shares erased earlier losses while oil and copperrose after the Chinese data, pushing the commodity-linkedAustralian dollar up to $1.0288 from around $1.0265.The euroalso received a temporary boost before retreating to stand notfar from a two-year low against the dollar and a near 12-yearlow against the yen.The single currency was undermined byMoody’s Investors Service changing its ratings outlook tonegative for Aaa-rated Germany, the Netherlands andLuxembourg amid Europe’s ongoing debt crisis.

“China’s PMI data beat market expectations and gaveshorts a reason to cover today,” said Orient Futures derivatives

signalled that pro-growth government policies may be gainingtraction in the world’s second-largest economy.MSCI’sbroadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up0.2 percent, after spending most of the session in negativeterritory. It tumbled 2.4 percent on Monday for its biggest one-day drop in about two months.

Japan’s Nikkei stock average also steadied after earlierslipping to a six-week low. Brent crude rose 0.8 percent to$104.03 a barrel and US crude added 0.8 percent to $88.81,while copper jumped 1.1 percent to $7,485 per metric ton(1.1023 tons) on China’s PMI. “The data gave a slight boostto markets, but whether such effects are sustainable aredoubtful as Europe struggles with its problems,” said HiroyukiKikukawa, general manager at trading company Nihon Unicom.

“Government policies will underpin the Chinese economyover the longer term, but in the short-term, instability in theEuropean situation will keep a drag, especially as Europe is abig export market for China,” he said. European stocks wereseen mixed and US stock futures were barely changed. Financialspreadbetters called the main indexes in London (.FTSE),Paris (.FHCI) and Frankfurt (.GDAXI) to open between a 0.4percent fall and a 0.3 percent gain. (EU) (L) (N) Hong Kong’sstock market (.HSI) opened up 0.1 percent after the morningsession was cancelled due to Typhoon Vicente.—Reuters

director Andy Du, referring to buying by short-sellers torealize their gains on earlier bets that markets would fall. It wasthe first significant Chinese data in the third quarter and

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SAW, 24 July—Jointlyorganized by Saw TownshipGeneral AdministrationDepartment of GangawDistrict in Magway Regionand Township ForestDepartment, the rainy seasontree growing ceremony tookplace at the site nearAungtheikdi Pagoda inMinle Village of SawTownship on 12 July.

Before growing the

Saw Township keeps itselfgreen

saplings, TownshipAdministrator U Naing Tunand Staff Officer U KyawWin of Forest Departmentpresented 6500 saplings todepartmental personnel,social organization membersand village people.

The township planted59000 saplings in the 2012rainy season tree growingceremony.

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YANGON, 24 July—Taikkyi Township InternalRevenue Department gavetalks on taxation to studentsat seventh and eighthstandards at Basic EducationHigh School in Taikkyi on 14July.

At first, Township

Talks on taxation given tostudents in Taikkyi

Education Officer U MyintWin gave a speech.

Head of TownshipInternal RevenueDepartment Daw Tin TinThan explained levying offour kinds of taxes from thetax payers by thedepartment.—Myanma Alin

PYAY, 24 July—Aceremony to donate cashand kind was held at ThiriMingala Monastery in HlineGuard Street in Hsandawregion of Pyay on 15 July forproviding assistance to thepeople of Rakhine State wholost property in the recentoccurrences.

Pyay dwellers, facultymembers and students ofPyay TechnologicalUniversity (Pyay), facultymembers of EducationCollege (Pyay) and PyayUniversity, students and

Aids provided to locals ofRakhine State

people from Hsinde Villageof Padaung Township andHtonbo Station donated 1193bags of rice, 17 bags of gram,25 bags of sugar, 21containers of edible oil,jiggery and personal goodsworth K 5.4 million, totalingover K 30 million.

At the ceremony,Township Administrator UAung Zaw Htet and officialspresented certificates ofhonour to wellwishers. Later,they were served withrefreshments by Rakhinefamilies.—Myanma Alin

Literary talks broadenhorizon of people in TiddimTIDDIM, 24 July—The

literary talk was held inLwebual Ward in Tiddim ofFalam District on 17 July.

Writer Ko Tar gave talkson advantages of reading

and writer Myint Zaw onforests and environmentalconservation.

They then replied toqueries raised by thosepresent.—Myanma Alin

MAWLAMYINEGYUN, 24July—A ceremony toprovide cash assistance foroutstanding students in thematriculation examination2011-2012 academic yearwas held at the hall ofTownship Information andPublic Relations Departmentin MawlamyinegyunTownship on 11 July.

On behalf of thewellwishers, Head of

Cash assistance provided tostaff members in Mawgyun

Township Information andPublic Relations DepartmentDaw Thida Aung handedover K 30,000 awarded byInformation and PublicRelations Department (HeadOffice) and cash assistanceto Ma Khin Thida MyintAung who passed thematriculation examinationwith one distinction ineconomics subject.

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KYAUKTAN, 24 July—Head of Kyauktan TownshipImmigration and National Registration Department U Ko KoNaing and staff of Yangon South District issued citizenshipscrutiny cards to local people in Chaungsauk Village ofYegyaw Village-tract in Kyauktan Township on 15 and 16July.—Myanma Alin

Citizenship scrutiny cardsissued in Kyauktan

YANGON, 24 July—Aspermanent taxi are being

Issuance of AA alphabet reaches1190 taxies

issued AA number, so far,Directorate of RoadTransport have issued to thetaxi 1190 from 6 June to 12July.

“If the number reachesthe designated amount, thenumber plate will start BB andthen CC and so on,” said anofficial of the directorate.

AA number starts fromAA-0001 and it will finish AA-9999.

The overage cars arebeing accepted and at present,the alphabet of the numberplate reaches “Pa”.

According to thestatistics of the Directorateof Road Administration upto 12 July, a total of 2265 carswith “Pa” number plate havebeen handed over and thereremain 2135 cars with “Pa”number place. Moreover,military vehicles and civilianvehicles are being acceptedas of 12 July.

Kyemon

YANGON, 24 July—Thereare over 130 dangerousbuildings in Yangon City’smunicipal area from 1 Januaryto end of July 2012, said anofficial of EngineeringDepartment (Building) ofYangon City DevelopmentCommittee.

A total of 54 buildingswere designated asdangerous structures in themunicipal area of Yangon CityDevelopment Committee.

The YCDC has allowed

Dangerous buildings amounts to over 130 inYangon City

demolishing 54 applicationsfor dangerous buildings,designating 19 buildings asdangerous structures,reconstructing 35 buildingsand allowing 36 buildings forresidence but the latter isdesignated as dangerousones.

In 2012-2013 fiscal year,there are 12 dangerousbuildings: one in Pabedan,four in PazundaungTownship, three in LathaTownship, one in

Kyauktada Township, twoin Lanmadaw Township andone in Mingala TaungnyuntTownship.

In addition to thesed a n g e r o u s - d e s i g n a t e dbuildings, any person mayapply their buildings asdangerous structuresattached to respectivedocuments to EngineeringDepartment (Building) ofYangon City DevelopmentCommittee.

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TAXATION TALKED: The talks on taxation was held atBasic Education High School (Branch) in KyaukyedwinVillage of Phayagon Village-tract in Thanlyin Township

on 14 July. Head of Thanlyin Township InternalRevenue Department U Maung Maung Thein explained

facts about taxation to students.—MYANMA ALIN

KALAY, 24 July—Therules for land utilization lawwas clarified at the hall ofKalay Township GeneralAdministration Departmentin Kalay District of SagaingRegion on 14 July morning.

On the occasion,Township Administrator UKhin Maung Yi made aspeech. Head of DistrictSettlement and Land Records

Land utilization coursecommences in Kalay Township

Department U Thein Lwingave talks on landmanagement laws and DeputyHead of Department U MaungMaung Soe rules for landutilization.

The training course wasjointly organized byTownship GAD andSettlement and Land RecordsDepartment.

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DISTRICTNEWS

CRIME REDUCTIONTALKED: The talks on

crime reduction,prevention against

trafficking in person andtraffic rules was held atthe administrative officein Ward 29 of Thuwunna

in ThingangyunTownship on 6 July. IPAung Gyi of Thuwunna

Police Station gives talkson crime reduction.

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PYAWBWE, 24 July—Aceremony to clarify taxationwas held at the hall of BasicEducation High SchoolNo. 1 and Panson BEHSNo. 2 in Pyawbwe ofMandalay Region on 18 Julymorning.

At the ceremony,Township Education Officer

Facts about taxationclarified in Pyawbwe

U Hla Soe made a speech.Deputy Head of TownshipInternal Revenue DepartmentU Thet Cho explained factsabout taxation to the teachersand students.

Later, pamphlets ontaxation were distributed tothose present.

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Successful holding of Waso robe offeringceremony discussed

NAY PYI TAW, 24 July—A coordinationmeeting on successfully holding of Wasorobe offering ceremony of the Republic ofthe Union of Myanmar was held at the hall ofthe Ministry of Religious Affairs, here, at 2pm today, with an address by Chairman of theLeading Committee for Organizing the WasoRobe Offering Ceremony Union Minister forReligious Affairs Thura U Myint Maung.

Also present at the meeting were Vice-Chairman of the Leading Committee UnionMinister at the President Office U TheinNyunt, Chairman of the Work CommitteeDeputy Minister for Religious Affairs DrMaung Maung Htay, Deputy Minister forHotels and Tourism U Htay Aung,departmental heads of the Ministry of

Religious Affairs, officials of subcommitteesand guests.

At first, Union Ministers Thura U MyintMaung and U Thein Nyunt gave instructionson preparations for successfully holdingthe Waso robe offering ceremony.

Deputy Minister for Religious AffairsDr Maung Maung Htay and Deputy Ministerfor Hotels and Tourism U Htay Aung reportedon preparations for holding the ceremony.

Officials of the subcommitteessubmitted reports on their respective sectors.

After reviewing the reports, UnionMinister Thura U Myint Maung urged thosepresent to actively carry out the tasks to beable to successfully organize the Waso robeoffering ceremony.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 24 July—Union Minister at thePresident Office U SoeMaung and wife Daw NanPhyu Phyu Aye attended aceremony to present prizesto outstanding students whomatriculated with flyingcolours in 2011-2012academic year at No. 1 BEHSin Yesagyo Township,Pakokku District, MagwayRegion held on 21 July.

Union Minister U SoeMaung made a speech on theoccasion. He said that thegovernment is paying seriousattention to the emergence ofan education system that cancreate a constant learningsociety capable ofsurmounting the challengesof the Knowledge Age andstressed the importance forservice personnel to do theirbit for the promotion ofeducation, health, economicand social sectors in line withthe democratic practices. Hecalled on students andteachers to make continuedefforts to become the ones onwhom the State can rely.

As the Ministry ofEducation is providingstipends to outstandingstudents along withscholarship, students at alleducation level are to trytheir utmost to be well-versed in their studies.

Next, the Unionminister presented K 1

Prizes presented to outstanding studentsand teachers of Yesagyo Township

million for prizepresentation of outstandingstudents in township leveland the Union minister’swife and wellwisherspresented cash donations.

Afterwards, the Unionminister and wife, district/township level departmentalofficials presented prizes todistinction winningstudents, students andteachers.

On arrival at YesagyoNo. 1 BEMS (branch), theUnion minister heard reports

to the needs.Later, the Union

minister proceeded to theSasana Beikmanconstruction site in thetownship and looked intoworks being carried out.

On arrival at Daw OoHome of the Aged, he heardreports on health and socialcare for the elder personsand presented foods andother necessities.

After that, the Unionminister went on to LocalBattalion-3 where he met

presented by the TEO, theschool head on upgradingof the school and attended

with families of the battalionand presented exercisebooks and stationery for

NAY PYI TAW, 24 July—Member of Nay Pyi Taw CouncilU Than Htay on 21 July arrived at Thabyesan village,Pobbathiri Township, Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, whereregional development and poverty alleviation works arebeing carried out and inspected steps being taken for bettertransport, agriculture, health and availability of potablewater.

In meeting with local people, he clarified matters oncollection of data for regional development and povertyalleviation, and works being carried out for successfulrealization of the tasks.

Similarly, the member of Nay Pyi Taw Council on 22 Julyvisited Aunthiri village and fulfilled the needs of regionaldevelopment tasks.—MNA

Regional development taskssupervised

NAY PYI TAW, 24 July—The 1st plenary meeting ofinvestment working groupof multi-economiccooperation and the 57thmeeting of the ASEAN

Meetings of investment workinggroup of ASEAN multi-

economic cooperation, ASEANCoordination Committee on

Investment continueLocals in Rakhine State continuously

provided with cash assistanceYANGON, 24 July—

Locals in Rakhine Statehave lost their houses andproperty on account of riotsthat happened in RakhineState recently. That’s why aceremony to provide cash

Coordination Committee onInvestment are being held atHotel Amara here from 23 to26 July.

The meetings focussedon future plans to be carried

out according to the bylawof investment workinggroup of multi-economiccooperation in ASEANcountries and tasks to beimplemented under the MoUon multipurposeinvestments in ASEANcountries are being currentlytaken by representativesfrom ASEAN countries,officials concerned fromASEAN Secretariat anddepartmental heads of theministries of Myanmar.

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and foodstuff for those torelieve their pains was heldat Maykhalar Hall of FireServices Department (HeadOffice) in MayangonTownship, here, thismorning.

At the ceremony,Myanmar Tamil-HinduFoundation (Central) inYangon donated K4,510,000, in memorary oflate U Tin Shwe, Daw KyiKyi and son Ko Lwin Mawand family of Maubin K50,000, Ko Soe MinKyaw+Ma Htet Htet Tun ofMann Ayeya farm equipmenttrading family K 50,000,PyinOoLwin Township FSDK 25,000. Director-GeneralU Tin Moe of Fire ServicesDeparment and officialsaccepted the donations.

The donations haveamounted to K 307,576,073so far.

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SHWEGU, 24 July—Thecollective tree growingceremony was held inTawpon Village-tract ofShwegu Township in Bhamo

Rainy season tree growingceremony held in Shwegu

District on 3 July.At the ceremony,

Township Administrator UNyi Nyi and staff, Head ofTownship Forest Department

U Myo Min and staff,members of TownshipWomen’s Affairs Organiza-tion and Maternal and ChildWelfare Association,departmental personnel andlocal people participated incultivation of 1150 saplings.

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Under the aegis of mother Daw Kyi of Ward 6 ofSouth Okkalapa Township, siblings Daw Hla HlaSein, U Ashaung, Daw Hla Kyu, U Win Zaw, UKhin Maung Kyaw-Daw Khin Sein and Daw Zin

Zin Latt and family donated K 300,000 to Hninzi-gon Home for the Aged through EC Chairman

Lt-Col Kyaw Shein (Rtd) recently.—NLM

Union Minister at President Office U Soe Maung cordially greets theaged at Daw Oo Home for the Aged in Yesagyo Township.

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students and K 100,000 eachto the maternal and childwelfare association.—MNA

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Amyotha Hluttaw session…(from page 16)

In so doing, there doesnot need to enact a particularlaw as it is the specialinvitation of the President,but related works are insystematic operation in linewith rules and procedures ofthe entrance visa.

So, it will not need topromulgate a law as suchworks are being carried out inline with accurate and firmprinciples enabling Myanmarexpats come back home at theinvitation of the Presidentwithout delay. Myanmarexpats only need to follow theprocedures if wishing to cameback home.

Regarding the thirdquestion, the deputy ministerreplied that out of the threeborder gates to neighborThailand, only Kawthoung-Ranong gate is open underthe cross-border agreementof the two countries.Agreements have not beenreached for opening of othertwo gates—Mawtaung andHtikhi. It will need thecoordination between the twocountries to open border tradecamp and border gate inMawtaung as it is not in theagreement.

If the two countries reachan agreement, the Ministry of

Immigration and Populationwould assign its staff there tohandle related works, to issueborder pass and temporaryborder pass.

To undertake roadworkson Myeik-Mawtaung roadwith BOT system, Yuzana Cohas signed agreement withthe Public Works to carryout roadworks on 50 milesand five furlongs longMyeik-Taninthayi roadsection and 69 miles longT a n i n t h a y i - T h a e b y u -Mawtaung road section.Roadworks on those roadsections are planned to startin open season this year.

Taninthayi Regiongovernment has made fieldtrip to Mawtaung to check itsrequirements for opening ofMawtaung border gate andensure long-term smoothtransportation. It would putthe works into operation afterthe monsoon.

Deputy Minister forElectric Power No (2) U AungThan Oo replied to thequestion of U Nyan Lin ofShan State Constituency (3)about if there is any plan toconstruct Taunggyi powerstation and the question of UPe Thaung of Kachin StateConstituency (6) about ifthere is any plan to supply

power to Indawgyi regionfrom Hsedawgyi nationalgrid for supplying electricityto local people in Indawgyiregion.

Regarding the firstquestion, the deputy ministerreplied that 132/66 KV 60 MVApower station and 44 mileslong Taunggyi-Hsihseng 66KV power line have beenprojected in five-year plan soas to start the construction in2013-2014 fiscal year.

Upon completion ofpower line and power stationprojects, Taunggyi Districtand surrounding regionswould have full access toelectricity and the surplus

would be supplied to districtsand townships in Shan State(North) through 66 KV powerline.

So, the two facilitieswould be implementeddepending on the fundsallocation of the Uniongovernment.

Regarding the secondquestion, the deputy ministerreplied that construction of 66/11 KV (5) MVA power stationwas completed in MohnyinTownship on 23-4-2012. It wasfirst intended to increaseelectricity supply to Mohnyinand surrounding regions. Butlater it was found that it wouldresult in low voltage and

electricity outage if theelectricity was provided to thewhole surrounding regions.However, the Ministry ofElectric Power No. 2 wouldconstruct 66/33/11 KV 3 MVApower station and 13 miles long33 KV power line from Mohnyinto Namhom Village and 33/11KV 3 MVA power station inNamhmon Village dependingon the fund allocation.

Electricity would besupplied fro Namhmon powerstation to its surroundingvillages and other villages inIndawgyi through 11 KVpower line.

The villages of IndawgyiRegion could quickly receive

the electricity from Namhmonpower station by formingvillage electricity supplycommittee and constructrelated facilities on self-reliantbasis. The ministry wouldpermit it within the frameworkand provide technical support.

Deputy Minister forSocial Welfare, Relief andResettlement U Phone Swesubmitted disastermanagement bill to the Hluttawfor discussion. A Hlluttawrepresentative seconded theproposal.

The Hluttaw agreed todiscuss the proposal and MPswishing to discuss the bill areenlist by 27 July, announcedthe Hluttaw.

Deputy Minister forLabour U Myint Theinsubmitted profession andcapacity building bill to theHluttaw. A Hluttawrepresentative seconded theproposal.

The Hluttaw agreed todiscuss the proposal and MPswishing to discuss the bill areenlist by 27 July, announcedthe Hluttaw.

The session came to anend at 10.50 and the 14th daysession continues at 10 amtomorrow.

Five questions wereanswered and two bills putforward at today’s session.

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Pyithu Hluttaw session…(from page 16)

Deputy Minister forElectric Power No (1) U MyintZaw replied to question of UAye Mauk of MahlaingConstituency about resourcesfor electricity generation andquestion of U Ye Tun ofThandwe Constituency aboutwhat measures would be takento displace people due toThahtay Hydropower Project.

Regarding the firstquestion, the deputy ministerreplied that there are 19hydropower plants, 1 coal-fired power plant under theMinistry of Electric Power No(1) and 15 natural gas andboiler power plants, installedwith total capacity of 3494.9megawatts and generated

10338.08 kilowatt hours in201-2012 fiscal year anddistributed to the nationalgrid. Upon completion ofongoing projects namelyChipwenge, Phyu Creek,Thaukyekhak (2) Bilu Creek(3), Upper Bilu Creek (2) andUpper Paunglaung from2012-2013 fiscal year to2014-2015 fiscal year,2383.7 kilowatt hourselectricity could be produced,installed with 520 megawattscapacity in total.

The deputy ministercontinued to say thatAnchaung, Thahtay, UpperKengtawng, Upper Yeywaand Shweli-3 projects wouldproduced 1502 megawatt and5527 KWH upon completionfrom 2016-2017 to 2020-2021.

To fulfill electricitydemand on a temporary basis,six gas power plants inYangon will be upgraded.Major repair will be carriedout at Ywama gas power plant.Upon completion of repair, itwould produce more 110megawatt.

The ministry is innegotiation with China-based Hydrolancang Co Ltdto establish 543-megawatt gaspower plant, with Korea-basedBusan Korea Biotechnologyto establish 500-megawatt gaspower plant, with Thailand-based Toyo Thai Co to built100-megawatt gas powerplant in Insein, and with ThaiEGAT Co to urgently built

one 110-megawatt gas powerplant. Regarding the secondquestion, the deputy ministersaid village relocation planwas drafted by district andtownship authorities anddepartmental personnel underleadership of Thandwe DistrictPeace and DevelopmentCouncil in April, 2009.Reclamation of farmlands,electrification and repair ofvillage roads will be carriedout coming open season incoordination with project andlocal authorities. School buswill ply daily forschoolchildren.

Daw Dwe Bu ofN’Jiangyan Constituency,Daw Zatalan of ThantlangConstituency, U Aye ofHomalin Constituency and UShi Thee of LeshiConstituency discussed theproposal for prescribinglegislation safeguardingrights of ethnic peoplesubmitted by U T Khun Myatof Kutkai Constituency. Theydiscussed the PyidaungsuHluttaw should be in a rush toprescribe the law and rules tosafeguard the rights of ethnicraces. Suggestions andcomments from region andstate government members,region and state Hluttawspeakers and representatives,national race affairs minister,members of ethnic literatureand culture committee, ethnicleaders, local people andarmed national people underceasefire agreement as well asarmed groups which are yet toagree ceasefire.

U Sai Thant Zin ofShan State

Constituency No (6)participates in

discussion.—MNA

U Aung Zin ofPazundaung

Constituency makesdiscussion.

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Pyithu HluttawRepresentativeU Aye Mauk of

Mahlaing Constituencyraises query.—MNA

Deputy

Minister for

Electric

Power

No. 1

U Myint

Zaw replies

to

questions.

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Deputy Minister for LabourU Myint Thein puts forward

proposal.—MNA

Deputy Minister for Social Welfare,Relief and Resettlement U Phone Swe

submits proposal.—MNA

Fifth dayPyidaungsuHluttaw…

(from page 1)acquired permissions for thelands which are not vacant orfallow lands withrecommendations of officialsat each level and removedfarmers by bringing them tothe courts.

The least possible areaof farmlands with leastpossible risk to farming orvacant and virgin landsshould be confiscated.Investigations should belaunched whether the landswere confiscated fairly. Theissue should be tackled fairlynot to hurt the farmers.

The session wasconcluded at 3.40 pm today.

The sixth day session is heldon 25 July.—MNA

The proposal should beapproved as the legislation isa sine qua none in democraticreform of the country and itplays a key role in lastingdemocracy in Myanmar. Thelegislation will ensureequitable rights for all races inMyanmar for making theunited country for ever areality. It is a genuine goodwillof the government whichextended a border affairsministry to bring aboutequitable development to thehilly regions where thenational people lived. Thedrafting of the law willcontribute to the pursuit of theeternal peace. The lawmakerswill further discuss theproposals in next coming

sessions. At today’s sessionthree questions were answeredand one proposal submitted.

The session concluded at noonand it will continue for 14th dayat 10 am on 25 July.—MNA

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NAY PYI TAW, 24 July—Union Ministerfor Information and for Culture U Kyaw Hsan,accompanied by Bago Region DevelopmentAffairs Minister U Ye Myint Tun and officials,yesterday inspected excavation andpreservation of ancient Srikestra Pyu city inPyay, the widest ancient city excavated inSoutheast Asia with the eight miles long citywall.

The Union Minister inspectedpreservation of Lulin Kyaw Gate, urns andexcavation records at hillock No. 53,maintenance of Bawbawgyi Pagoda, one ofSrikestra pagodas built by King Duttapaungbetween 4 AD and 9 AD, and LemyethnaPagoda, the only temple of Srikestra era withfour arches, Bebegyi Pagoda, RahandaTemple, Rahanda Myowin Gate, the citywall, and stone pillars designating the area ofthe ancient zone.

Then, the Union Minister viewed

Union Information, Culture Ministervisits ancient Srikestra Pyu city in Pyay

NAY PYI TAW, 24 July—Pyithu HluttawDeputy Speaker U Nanda Kyaw Swareceived a delegation comprising BritishParliamentarians led by Ms Linda Duffieldof London-based Westminster Foundationfor Democracy at Pyithu Hluttaw Hall I-1 ofHluttaw Complex, here, at 3 pm today.

At the call, they discussed promotingof bilateral ties between the two countriesand parliamentary affairs.

Present at the call together with thePyithu Hluttaw Deputy Speaker were

Pyithu Hluttaw Deputy Speaker receivesBritish Parliamentarians

Chairman of Pyithu Hluttaw InternationalRelations Affairs Committee U Hla MyintOo, Chairman of Pyithu Hluttaw BillCommittee U T Khun Myat, Secretary ofPublic Accounts Committee U Maung Toeand Secretary of Hluttaw Rights CommitteeDr Soe Yin. Ms Linda Duffield ofWestminster Foundation for Democracy wasaccompanied by four Mps of BritishParliaments and responsible persons fromthe British embassy.

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systematically and extend research workswith technical and financial aids frominternational organizations. He called forshowcasing original works and renovatedworks separately in explicit manners and foreducating and organizing the local people todo their bits in preservation of ancient culturalheritages. He then met local people and urgedthem to cherish and preserve culturalheritages.

The Union Minister then proceeded toSrikestra Museum where he viewed suchcultural heritages of Pyu era as gravel thrones,stone pillars with Buddha Images, earthenpots and nails of Pyu era, urns, bronze figuresof Pyu era, stone carvings, stone pots, bakedsculptures.

On arrival at ArchaeologicalTechnological Training School (Pyay), heheard report on organizational structure ofPyay division and the training school,

excavation of inner palace hillock of theancient city, preservation of unearthed brickstructures and exploration of historicalevidences.

The Union Minister said that ancientcultural regions attract keen interest fromarchaeologists, researchers and tourists. Hehighlighted the need to preserve the sites

excavation of ancient cultural heritages,museum exhibition, and courses and researchworks conducted by the school submitted byDirector-General U Kyaw Oo Lwin ofArchaeology, National Museum and LibraryDepartment.

U Win Kyaing, principle of the trainingschool, reported the minister on courses and

subjects offered by the school, and attempt toput three ancient cities of Vishnu, Hanlin andSrikestra on World Cultural Heritage list.

The Union Minister recognizedhardwork of staff of both the Pyay divisionand the school in research works, explorationof cultural heritages of ancient Srikestra cityand maintenance of museum.

He underscored that ancient SrikestraPyu city would contribute much to researchworks on the history of both the nation andthe human beings. Exploration tasks havebeen carried only by a few percent, he said,citing technical, human resource andfinancial needs to unearth the ancient city.

He underlined the need of cooperationfrom international organizations including

UNESCO and interested entrepreneurs athome. He called on the staff to prepare forupgrading the ancient city site toArchaeological Park or Historical Park ineach particular area, pinning immense hopefor success of such projects on proficiencyand goodwill of the staff. Excavation andmuseum display might be continued to becarried out with HR, technical and financialaids, he said.

The Union Minister showed his ambitionto upgrade the training school from the statusof diploma school to the university that couldoffer post-graduate and doctorate courses.He reiterated the importance of hard work ofofficials and the staff in making these thingsinto reality.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 24 July—Local and foreign investmentswill contribute to creation of job opportunities for thepeople, development of socio-economic life of the peopleand industrializing the country; moreover, systematicprocesses are to be carried out for development of natural

1st Myanmar Mining and Minerals Summit held

resources; the Ministry of Mines is implementing policiesof the State in the mineral sector in line with the laws,rules and procedures; the State owns all of above groundand underground and water resources in accordance withthe constitution; and as the new Myanmar investment

law will be promulgated soon for investors frominternational community, they will have the opportunityto carry out the tasks in mining sector with transparency,accountability and security, said Union Minister forMines U Thein Htaik at the 1st Myanmar Mining andMinerals Summit at Sedona Hotel in Yangon yesterday.

Myanmar is trying to join the market policy ofASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by utilizing andmanufacturing the resources, he said. In addition, heurged investors to put their investments from variouscountries in Myanmar. Thanks to the summit, heexpressed his expectation on participation of investorsin mining sector of the nation, putting of investment inMyanmar and undertakings of mutual cooperation. Later,he invited the interested persons to hold discussions indetail.

The summit was attended by about 250 scholars,entrepreneurs and interested persons from internationaland foreign countries and about 50 local entrepreneurstotalling about 300 in addition to departmentalofficials.—MNA

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Deputy Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw U Nanda Kyaw Swa receives Ms LindaDuffield of London-based Westminster Foundation for Democracy.—MNA

Union Minister for Information and for Culture U Kyaw Hsan inspectsSrikestra Museum.—MNA

Union Minister for Mines U Thein Htaik addresses at 1st Myanmar Mining and Minerals Summit atSedona Hotel.—MNA

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Foundation is givingencouragement tobroadening the horizon ofthe people and developingself-reliant libraries acrossthe nation.

Those wishing todonate cash and books tothe libraries may contactMyanmar LibrariesFoundation at No. 228 onTheinbyu Street inBotahtaung Township,Yangon, Tel: 01-371342, 01-201936 and 01-398756.

PYAWBWE, 24 July—Pyawbwe TownshipAgriculture Departmentorganized the harvesting ofPalethwe hybrid paddy inThitseintbin Village of thetownship on 14 July.

At first, Head ofMandalay Region Agri-culture Department U Hla

Model plot of Palethwe paddy harvested inYamethin Township

Myint Aung explained 14-point good agriculturalpattern for boostingproduction of paddy.

After that, the 10-acrePalethwe paddy plantation offarmer U Kyaw Win washarvested in Thitseintbin

Village in ChaungmagyiVillage-tract. The harvestingworks were observed by thehead of Mandalay RegionAgriculture Department,Deputy Commissioner ofYamethin District GeneralAdministration Department UKyaw Kyaw Tun, Head ofDistrict AgricultureDepartment U Ye Maung,Township Administrator UKyaw Aung Hsan, membersof the agricultural promotioncommittee of the townshipand local farmers.

The model plotproduced 171.68 baskets peracre in dry status.

Myanma Alin

Outstanding students honouredin Momauk

MOMAUK, 24 July—AtPyinnya Yadana Hall of BasicEducation High School inMomauk Township ofBhamo District in KachinState, a ceremony to honouroutstanding students whopassed the matriculationexamination in 2012 academicyear was held on 16 Julymorning.

At the ceremony,

Township Administrator UNyan Hlaing made a speech.Township Education OfficerDaw Malan Rwe spoke wordsof honour.

After that, the townshipadministrator presentedcertificates of honour to 46students who passed thematriculation exam with flyingcolours and cash awards tothem.—Myanma Alin

YANGON, 24 July—Hlinethaya TownshipImmigration and NationalRegistration Department ofYangon Region carried outissuance of citizenshipscrutiny cards and householdregistration at theadministrative office in Ward

Citizenship cards issued toeligible citizens in Hlinethaya

19 of Shwepyitha Townshipon 6 July in line with MoePwint-3 Plan.

The staff of thedepartment issued citizenshipcards to 75 local people andhousehold registration to thepeople free of charge.

Myanma Alin

THABAUNG, 24 July—Under the leadership ofThabaung Township ForestDepartment of AyeyawadyRegion, the rainy season treegrowing ceremony was heldin the compound of BasicEducation Middle School inKyetthunkwin Village ofThabaung Township ofAyeyawady Region on 7July.

At the ceremony,Township Administrator UTin Aung and Staff Officer of

Monsoon tree growing ceremonyorganized in Thabaung Township

Township Forest DepartmentU Maung Maung Soeexplained advantages ofgrowing trees.

Assistant Director UThein Zaw Win of PatheinDistrict Forest Departmentand staff, the townshipadministrator anddepartmental officials,members of socialorganizations, teachers andstudents planted 350 saplingson the occasion.

Myanma Alin

MINHLA, 24 July—Jointly organized by MinhlaTownship Internal RevenueDepartment of Bago Regionand Minhla TownshipEducation Office, the talk onknowledge about taxationwas held at Basic EducationHigh School Branch inSeinkantlant Village on 14 Julymorning and at BasicEducation Middle School inThayettabin Village in the

Taxation clarified at basiceducation schools in Minhla

Townshipafternoon.

At the talk, Head ofMinhla Township InternalRevenue Department U TheinWin explained taxationsystem of Myanmar, purposeof levying taxes, emergenceof taxation system,responsibility of all citizensto pay taxes, commercial tax,income tax, stamp tax andAungbale lottery tax.

Myanma Alin

Cash assistance provided tooffspring of staff

YANGON, 24 July—Aceremony to present cashassistance to offspring of stafffrom Dagon Myothit (East)Township GeneralAdministration Departmentwas held at its office on 16

July.At the ceremony,

Administrator of thetownship U Thit Lwinpresented K 105,500 as cashassistance to offspring ofstaff.—Myanma Alin

THANATPIN, 24 July—The tree growing ceremonywas held in front of BasicEducation High School andits environs in Thanatpin ofBago Region on 8 Julymorning.

Efforts made for greeningenvirons of school

Headmaster U Hla Soeand teachers, students,Forester U Thein Shwe ofBago Township and staffgrew over 280 saplings ofshade and flowery plants.

Myanma Alin

SITTWAY, 24 July—Seawater fry shrimps are beinghutched successfully at thehutching camp in Yecganbyinof Sittway Township inRakhine State.

Indeed, the hutching offry shrimp is to be carried outin cold season. In the rainyseason, the camp testshutching of fresh water fryshrimps.

Rakhine State Minister

Fingerlings hutched at campon test in Sittway

for Agriculture and LivestockBreeding U Kyaw Theininspected hutching of freshwater carps on 9 Julyafternoon.

Head of FisheriesDepartment U Soe Myintreported on matters related tohutching of fish.

Later, the State Ministerviewed fingerlings at thehutching tanks.

Myanma Alin

Traffic rules talked in PyinmanaPYINMANA, 24 July—The talks on traffic rules was held at

Basic Education Primary School No 3 (Mingala) of Pyinmanaof Nay Pyi Taw Council Area on 20 July morning.

IP Win Myint of Nay Pyi Taw Traffic Police Force talkedabout rules for pedestrians, rules for drivers and road signs.

Headmaster U Bo Htwe of BEPS No 3, teachers andstudents attended the talks and asked they want to know.

Myanma Alin

Agricultural equipmentprovided to farmers in Yekyi

YEKYI, 24 July—YekyiPaddy Trading Co Ltd of MaxMyanmar Group ofCompanies providedagricultural loans, inputs andagricultural equipment tofarmers at Yekyi Hall in YekyiTownship of Pathein Districtin Ayeyawady Region on 12July morning.

At the ceremony,Ayeyawady Region ChiefMinister U Thein Aung

delivered an address.Chairman of Max MyanmarGroup of Companies andAyeyawady Foundation UZaw Zaw and Chairman ofMyanmar Rice IndustryAssociation U Chit Khaingexplained the purpose ofproviding assistance to thefarmers.

After that, gifts werepresented to 10 farmers whorepaid their loans to thecompany in 2011-2012.

Next, U Zaw Zaw of MaxMyanmar Group ofCompanies presented inputsworth K 1500 million to farmersof Kywetalin Village throughU Tin Maung Myint.

Myanma Alin

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Double-decker London bus reborn asathletic Czech art

PRAGUE, 24 July—ACzech artist has re-modelled atraditional London double-decker bus into a mechanicalsculpture of an athlete doingpush-ups to celebrate theOlympic Games opening inthe British capital on Friday.

David Cerny, whose pastworks have enraged Europeanpoliticians and sought to pokefun at rival artists, hasinstalled the bus outside theCzech Olympic House inLondon’s Islingtonneighbourhood.

Cerny bought the 1957bus from an owner in theNetherlands, attached twohuge arms, an electrical engineand a lot of wiring andsuspension tools to make itinto a piece of art named

“London Boosted”.The mechanisms inside

make the 6-tonne bus moveup and down on bright redarms, raising the chassis intovarious angles, accompaniedby recordings of a groaningvoice and video projectionsin the windows.

“There is one commonexercise for every sportsmanin the world, and that is push-ups,” Cerny said.

“It is training for sportactivities but at the same timeit is also punishment in armiesand prisons. So the push-upsare a very universal physicalactivity...It is in a way veryironic.”

In 2009, Cerny revealed ahuge puzzle-like object, called“Entropa”, in an EU building

in Brussels that picturedEuropean countries inunflattering ways, making adramatic start to the CzechRepublic’s EU presidency.

Bulgaria protested forbeing shown as a squat toilet,Germany was a Swastika-likeweb of highways, includingmoving cars, France wascovered by an “On Strike”banner and Britain wasmissing altogether.

In the Czech Republic,he once painted pink a Soviettank, which was serving as amonument of the 1945liberation of Prague. His“Shark”, was a statue of formerIraqi President SaddamHussein floating informaldehyde. It was meantto poke fun at British artist

A London bus that has been transformed into a roboticsculpture by Czech artist David Cerny is assembled infront of the Czech Olympic headquarters in London

on 22 July, 2012. —REUTERS

Damien Hirst’s embalmedshark, and was banned fromexhibitions in Belgium andPoland.

Cerny once also put uplarge replicas of guns andposters in London back in the1990s, calling on people toobserve a “Day of Killing” tocontrol population growth, as

part of an art fair.In that context, the

London bus seemsuncontroversial.

“We will see how longthe athlete can work out for,”Cerny said. “Let’s hope hewill exercise for the full threeweeks. He will be the biggestsportsman there.” —Reuters

Shark killssurfer offFrance’s

Reunion island

Man jumps off Tower Bridge in Olympic taxiprotest

LONDON, 24 July—A manjumped off London’s historicTower Bridge into the RiverThames on Monday during aprotest by taxi drivers overtheir exclusion from part of aspecial Olympic Games roadnetwork in the capital andsurvived.

Police pulled him fromthe water under the landmarkbridge, from which Olympic

SAINT-DENIS EN REUNION,24 July—A shark mauled asurfer to death on Monday inan attack off the coast ofFrance’s Indian Ocean islandof Reunion, emergencyservices said.

The 21-year-old surfer, aresident of Reunion, died afterthe shark bit through his legsome 100 m (330 feet) fromshore at one of the island’smost popular surfing spots.

Fellow surfers hauled thevictim to the beach andemergency servicesunsuccessfully tried to revivehim for more than hour,according to witnessesspeaking on local radio stationFreedom.

Two other fatal sharkattacks off the island killedsurfers in June and Septemberof 2011, prompting localauthorities to step upmonitoring. Monday’s attackoccurred an hour aftermonitoring at the beach inquestion had ended, officialssaid.

Shark attacks have beenon the rise in the Indian Ocean,especially in Australia. Surfersare frequently the victims.

Reuters

rings were suspended tocelebrate the 2012 LondonGames, and arrested him on apublic order offence.

The man, who has notbeen named, had been takingpart in a protest by Londontaxi drivers over a decision tokeep them off part of a roadnetwork reserved for Olympicathletes.

The drivers are worried

that they will be stuck incongestion and will losemoney during the Games.

Tower Bridge, which wasopened by the Prince ofWales in 1894, is a suspensionand bascule bridge designedto allow tall ships to sailthrough. It is next to the Towerof London from which it takesits name.

Reuters

A worker walks through The Tanks, new galleries withinthe Tate Modern art gallery in London on 16 July, 2012.

REUTERS

Telling tales in Tate Modern’shuge Turbine Hall

LONDON, 24 July—Visitors to London’s Tate Moderngallery this Summer may find themselves holding aconversation with a complete stranger in a cavernous hall aspart of a piece of art. They could perhaps be invited to listento someone’s holiday experiences or be encouraged to join ina running or singing game.

By doing so, the visitors will become part of the gallery’slive art exhibition “These Associations” by British-Germanartist Tino Sehgal.

The exhibition, which runs until 28 October, is part ofthe Unilever Series hosted at the Tate Modern each yearwhich has seen artists like Olafur Eliasson, Rachel Whitereadand Carsten Höller create huge pieces of art that have filledthe Turbine Hall and drawn millions of visitors to the galleryeach year. Sehgal said the idea for this work was influencedby the vast space at the Tate Modern and the idea of beingan individual in a collective.

“It’s a place that is made for visitors or audiences togather which is very unusual, for a museum space,” he toldReuters. “Normally, you’re supposed to not gather but walkaround and look at the art politely.”

The 70 or so participants engage in a variety of sequencesto create movement, sound and conversation includingsinging, or running full speed down the hall, as well asspeaking to the public. Curator Jessica Morgan said thepublic response has been positive so far.

“I think they are completely fascinated,” she said. “I thinkmany people come to the Tate, expecting this type ofexperience. They’re looking for an encounter that perhaps isquite different to the encounter that they might have at theNational Gallery.” “Many people are joining in ... there’s quitea movement around the space and many of the people whoencounter it are completely taken over with this type of almost‘ebb and flow’ in the gallery space and join in.”

The commission follows the Tate Modern’s opening ofits first dedicated space to live art and installations, TheTanks, which it hopes will allow the gallery to expand itsprogramming.—Reuters

Bill Gates says much more work needed toturn tide of AIDS

WASHINGTON, 24 July—Philanthropist and AIDSprevention advocate Bill Gatessaid on Monday there hadbeen significant advances inthe fight against HIV/AIDS,but he was not ready to saythe world was “turning thetide” on the disease, the themeof this week’s InternationalAIDS Conference.

Gates said the trajectoryof the disease had certainlyimproved, noting figures theUnited Nations released lastweek showing global AIDSdeaths last year fell to 1.7million, down from 1.8 million

in 2010.But that still means far

too many people are dyingfrom AIDS, the multibillio-naire co-founder ofMicrosoft Corp (MSFT O)told Reuters in an interviewat his offices in Washington,the host city of this year’sAIDS conference.

“Is the end clearly insight? No. Do we have thetools that will bring about theend? No,” said Gates.

He said wealthy nations,which have been the primaryengine for funding theresearch and the delivery of

life-saving drugs to 8 millionpoor people, faced financialchallenges that threatenedAIDS funding.

If anything, now is thetime to make sure AIDSremains a funding priority“despite the toughness thatis out there,” he said.

According to the UNreport, funding for HIVprevention and treatmenttotaled $16.8 billion last year,with $8.2 billion coming fromwealthy internationalsources, including theUnited States, whichdonated nearly half of it.

Bill Gates, co-chairmanand co-founder of the TheBill and Melinda Gates

Foundation, speaks at theinternational AIDS 2012

conference in Washingtonon 23 July, 2012.—REUTERS

But poor and middle-income countries areshouldering more of the HIVburden, spending $8.6 billionlast year, surpassing thecontributions of affluentdonor nations for the first time.

Reuters

Study raises hope for new drugs for resistant TBinfections with HIV, the humanimmunodeficiency virus thatcauses AIDs. “The results ofthis clinical trial give us thefirst indication that a new TBdrug regimen — acombination of drugs —could be more effective thanany of the existing TB drugregimens,” Spi egelman said.

He said the combinationis especially promisingbecause it could be used totreat patients with bothtreatment-sensitive TB andTB strains that are resistantto two or more of the commondrugs, known as multiple-drug resistant TB.—Reuters

Eloy Pacheco, a tuberculosispatient, ingests a medicinefrom a free treatment at amedical post in the outskirtsof Lima on 10 November,

2011. —REUTERS

WASHINGTON, 24 July—A new combination of threedrugs killed 99 percent ofpatients’ tuberculosisbacteria in two weeks, raisinghope for a new weapon againstincreasingly resistant forms

of TB. The midstage study,presented on Monday at theInternational AIDS Confer-ence in Washington, needsto be confirmed in larger andlonger trials. Scientists saythe dr ug c ocktail could speedtreatment and help reduce theemergence of resistant formsof tuberculosis.

“TB is the largest killer ofAIDS patients, and so in orderto contain the AIDS epidemic,we have to contain TB to amuch greater extent,” said DrMel Spiegelman, chiefexecutive officer of the TBAlliance, a non-profit resea-rch group that conducted the

study, which was publishedin the Lancet.

The combination ofdrugs includes one existingTB drug, pyrazinamide, arepurposed antibiotic fromBayer AG called moxifloxcinthat is now used off-label forpatients with drug-restistantTB, and a new drug calledPA-824 being developed bythe New York-based TBAlliance.

What the combinationlacks are any drugs in theclass called rifamycins, whichpose the greatest threat ofside effects for patients whoalso are being treated for

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