the new light of myanmar 14-11-2009

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Volume XVII, Number 212 13th Waning of Tazaungmon 1371 ME Saturday, 14 November, 2009

* Development of agriculture as the base and all-rounddevelopment of other sectors of the economy as well

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economicsystem

* Development of the economy inviting participa-tion in terms of technical know-how and invest-ments from sources inside the country and abroad

* The initiative to shape the national economy must bekept in the hands of the State and the national peoples

* Uplift of the morale and morality of the entirenation

* Uplift of national prestige and integrity and pres-ervation and safeguarding of cultural heritageand national character

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

of the entire nation

* Stability of the State, community peace and tran-quillity, prevalence of law and order

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State Constitution* Building of a new modern developed nation in

accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives

Four social objectives

Four political objectives

NAY PYI TAW, 13 Nov—Lt-Gen Tha Aye of theMinistry of Defence viewed development undertakingsof Kalay Township on 7 November.

Accompanied by Chairman of Sagaing DivisionPeace and Development Council Commander of North-West Command Maj-Gen Myint Soe, Chairman of ChinState Peace and Development Council Brig-Gen HongNgai and departmental personnel, Lt-Gen Tha Ayeinspected Phaungku Bridge Project on Kalay-Kyikonroad, ground works to build a University of ComputerStudies in Kalay, Kalay-Kalewa road, teak plantationsand bridges along the road and Kalay Township People’s

Kalay Township sees progressHospital.

Later, Lt-Gen Tha Aye and party supervisedmaintenance of Myittha Bridge, road repair and drainageconstruction.

At Myoma Village in Mingin Township, theymet with local people and presented sports gear and giftsto social organizations.

After visiting Kyauktan Dam, they met with localpeople, social organizations and health and educationstaff of Kyauktan and Kyapin villages.

They visited Laboh Village in Kani Townshipwhere they attended to the needs of local people.—MNA

Today’s vehicles andmotorways in Myanmar (10)

Article: Kayan Soe Myint; Photos: Ministry of Construction

INSIDE

A section of Yangon-Nay Pyi Taw-Mandalay Expressway built with the use of concrete meeting ASEAN road standards.

In Today’s vehicles and motorways in Myanmar(5) & (7), I mentioned truck load limits, the maximumweight limit of an axle and standard measurements oftrucks included in the agreements signed at the fifthASEAN Transport Ministers’ Meeting held in Hanoi,Vietnam, on 15-9-1999. Moreover, the agreementsprescribed types of roads and geometric design standards.

ASEAN roads must be tarred and concrete ones.So the roads in Myanmar have to be transformed intotarred or concrete ones.

For ensuring safe travel and short travellingtime in ASEAN countries, geometric design standardsare prescribed as follows:Road class-III1. Speed limit (on plain roads) = 37-50 (mile/hour)

(on smooth uphill anddownhill roads) = 31-43 (mile/hour)( on hilly roads) = 25-37 (mile/hour)

2. Width of motorway ontwo-lane roads = 12x2 (ft)

3. Road shoulders(on plain roads) = 5.0-6.5 (ft)(on smooth uphill anddownhill roads) = 5.0-6.5 (ft)( on hilly roads) = 3.5-5.0 (ft)

4. Right of way = 99-132 (ft)5. Max. longitudinal

gradient (%) = 6.0 (on plain roads)= 7.0 (on smooth

uphill anddownhillroads)

= 8.0 (on hilly roads)6. Max. super elevation (%) = 6.0-10.0

(uphill plain,smoothdownhillroads)

7. Min. vertical clearance = 15 (ft)(See page 10)

Our country is home to over100 national races sharing joysand sorrows, not to only onenational race. The commonname of the entire national racesacross the Union is Myanmar. Itis known to all that Myanmar isa nation of more than 100national races or 57 millionpeople.

TEKKATHO MYAT THUPAGE 8+9

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 14 November, 2009

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

People’s DesirePERSPECTIVES

The government, by adopting short-and long-term plans, is taking measures fordevelopment of human resources, for effec-tive use of modern information and commu-nication technology, for doing research workbeneficial to the State, for meeting interna-tional education standards and for maintain-ing and safeguarding norms of national char-acter.

Teachers responsible for the basic edu-cation sector are noble ones as they are nur-turing student youths, the most fundamentalresource for the future nation, to becomegood citizens in accord with the wishes of theState. So special refresher courses are beingconducted for improving teaching quality ofthose teachers.

For the Union of Myanmar to be able tostand as an independent, sovereign nationforever, the government is fulfilling the needsin all sectors so as to develop the State byadopting the political objectives based onnational unity and Union Spirit, the eco-nomic objectives based on national entrepre-neurship and the social objectives based onfitness and education standards of the entirenation in a human society that is compatiblewith Myanma traditional culture and cus-toms.

Infrastructures of information technol-ogy, research centres of international stand-ard, computer networks and electronic sys-tems have been built the length and breadthof the nation for the emergence of soundeducational structures.

As the government has created educa-tion opportunities across the country, theteachers are to strive for national educationpromotion and for emergence of human re-sources in each and every region by makinguse of such opportunities.

Nurture human resourcesfor national educationpromotion

MV Thanlwin to CocogyunNAY PYI TAw, 13 Nov—Myanma Five Star Line

under the Ministry of Transport arranges the four-dayexcursion trips of MV Thanlwin to Cocogyun islandsin the Andaman Sea, 260 miles southwest of Yangon,from 20 to 23 November.

Among 12 islands, Cocogyungyi, Cocogyungale,Mingala, Jerry and Rak islands are larger ones in theislets. Cocogyungyi, 6.2 miles long and 1.2 mileswide, has tropical evergreen forests including coconutplants. The region with clean seawater and coralsattracts the tourists in the ecotourism industry.

Local people are engaged in fishery, sales ofcoconut products, cultivation of paddy and productionof eggs of green turtles. Beads, Buddha images andmarine products are available at Cocogyun.

The fare for 4-day trip is K 25,000 per passenger.

And the passengers are to take the bed and otherpersonal items. Foods will be sold for breakfast, lunchand dinner onboard. Arrangements have been madefor the passengers to enjoy the Karaoke songs. Thepassengers will be accommodated at Basic EducationHigh School and BEPS, monastery and staff quarterson the island. After the dinner, a bonfire will be held.During the trip, they will have the opportunity toobserve the unearthing of turtle eggs. After visiting theLight House and the bunkers of the 2nd World War, theexcursion tour members will leave the island on 22November afternoon. They will arrive back in Yangonon 23 November afternoon.

The ticket for the trip may be bought at ThakaytaJetty of Myanma Five Star Line on Shukhintha Road inThakayta Township, Tel: 01-544563.—MNA

Information Minister receives Director of

People’s Daily of PRCNAY PYI TAW, 13 Nov—Minister for Informa-

tion Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan received Chinese delega-tion of journalists led by Director Mr Yu Qingchu fromthe People’s Daily of the People’s Republic of China,who are on a visit to Myanmar, at the meeting hall ofthe Minister’s Office here at 3.30 p.m. today.

Also present at the call were Director-General U

Khin Maung Htay of Myanma Radio and Television,Director-General U Ye Htut of Information and PublicRelations Department, Managing Director U AungNyein of Printing and Publishing Enterprise and Man-aging Director U Soe Win of News and PeriodicalsEnterprise.

MNA

Luck & Cash on15 Nov

YANGON, 13 Nov—Khin Maung Nyo (Econom-ics) will give talks on Luck and Cash at Wise Interna-tional School for Executives, Room No. 1009, 10th

Floor, Yuzana Tower at the corner of Kaba AyePagoda Road and Shwegondaing Road in Bahan Town-ship here on 15 November (Sunday).

Those wishing to attend the talk may call 556183and 09-5157032 to book a seat.

MNA

Basic Education Level U-16 Basketball Tournament goes onYANGON, 13 Nov—

The 1st Basic EducationLevel Inter-State/Divi-sion U-16 Men’s andWomen’s BasketballTournament, organizedby Myanmar BasketballFederation, continued atAung San Gymnasium,here, this morning.

In the men’s event,Sagaing Divisiontrounced Kachin State 68-42; and Shan State (North)routed Ayeyawady Divi-sion 82-22.

In the women’sevent, Mandalay Divisionthrashed Kachin State 68-

10, while Shan State(South) beat AyeyawadyDivision 41-15.

Tomorrow morn-ing, Yangon Division will

play against Kachin Stateand Mandalay Divisionwill compete withAyeyawady Division inthe men’s event. Yangon

Division will meet withKachin State and SagaingDivision with AyeyawadyDivision in the women’sevent.—MNA

Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan receives Chinese journalists led by Director Mr Yu Qingchu ofPeople’s Daily of PRC.—MNA

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team.

MNA

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Suicide bombing near US basein Afghanistan

US federal deficit hits 176billion dollars in OctoberWASHINGTON, 13 Nov—US federal deficit hit a

record 176.4 billion US dollars in October, reportedthe Treasury Department on Thursday.

The budget imbalance outpaced economists’ expec-tation of 150 billion dollars.

The deficit for the 2009 fiscal year, which endedon 30 Sept, set an all-time record in dollar terms of1.42 trillion dollars, tripling last year’s record.

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said last monththat the skyrocketing federal deficit was inherited fromthe George W Bush administration.

Besides, it was a result of the government’s actionsto tackle the worst economic recession since the GreatDepression of 1930s.

The US administration has launched a 787-billion-dollar stimulus bill to boost the economy and has spentanother 700 billion dollars to stabilize the financialsystem since President Barack Obama took office atthe beginning of the year. Experts worry the federal deficit would be unsus-tainable if the government did not impose fiscal disci-pline.—Xinhua

US and Afghan securityforces gather at the site

of a suicide attack inKabul, on 13 Nov.

Three foreign soldierswere wounded around

7:45 am in a suicide carbombing near the

US-run NATO militarybase Camp Phoenix in

Kabul on the Jalalabad-Kabul road, accordingto police.—INTERNET

Eleven killed in south Sudan clash

Southern Sudanese wait in line to receive rationsof food airdropped earlier from the United Na-tions World Food Programme over the village ofPochalla, in the eastern state of Jonglei, on No-vember 10. Eleven people have been killed in fight-ing in south Sudan’s troubled Jonglei state, a mili-tary spokesman said on Thursday.—INTERNET

Attacks kill two paramilitarymembers in Iraq

BAGHDAD, 13 Nov— Two Awakening Councilgroup members were killed and five people injured intwo separate attacks in and near Baghdad on Thurs-day, an Interior Ministry source said.

Unidentified armed men stormed a checkpoint mannedby members of a local Awakening Council group in theJurf al-Sakhr area, some 60 km south of Baghdad, killingtwo of the group members before they fled the scene, thesource told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

The Awakening Councils, or Sahwa groups, are para-military groups formed from some powerful former anti-US militia groups, who fight the al-Qaeda network af-ter the latter exercised indiscriminate killings againstboth Shiite and Sunni Muslim communities.—Xinhua

Five NATOtankers set on fire

in SW PakistanISLAMABAD, 13 Nov—

Five oil tankers carryingfuel for North AtlanticTreaty Organization(NATO) forces in Af-ghanistan were set on fireby unknown persons onFriday in southwest Paki-stan’s Balochistan prov-ince, local TV channel re-ported. One driver of anoil tanker was killed in theincident, the private TVExpress reported.

Police sources said thefuel convoy, on way toAfghanistan fromKarachi, the port city insouthern Pakistan, was seton fire by unknown per-sons in Gattani area of dis-trict Bolan.—Xinhua

Deforestation sees biggestdrop in 20 years

Back dropped by amap depicting the

Amazon rainforest,Brazil. —INTERNET

JUBA (Sudan), 13 Nov —Eleven people have beenkilled in fighting in southSudan’s troubled Jongleistate, a military spokesmansaid on Thursday.

Gunmen from the

Shilluk ethnic group at-tacked the rival Dinka set-tlement of Pige in the north-ern Jonglei region early onWednesday, Major GeneralKuol Diem Kuol, of thesouthern Sudan People’s

Liberation Army (SPLA),said.

“A teacher was killedand two policemen and twoSPLA were wounded —one seriously,” said Kuol.

“Eight attackers werealso killed, and from thetribal marks on their headthey were identified as be-ing Shilluk people.”

Two more Dinka villag-ers were killed late onWednesday in an ambushKuol said, but added that thesituation was now “undercontrol.” There have beenseveral clashes between theDinka and Shilluk ethnicgroups in recent months.

In September, at least 25died in Upper Nile state dur-ing clashes between Shillukand Dinka gunmen.

Internet

KABUL, 13 Nov — Asuicide bomber strucknear a US military base inthe Afghan capital on Fri-day, wounding three for-eign soldiers less than aweek before the inaugura-tion of President HamidKarzai, officials said.

Kabul has been hit bya rising number of suicidebombings claimed by theTaleban, whose insur-gency against Westerntroops and the Afghangovernment is now at its

deadliest since US-ledtroops overthrew their re-gime in 2001.

“Three foreign soldiershave been injured. Theyare possibly American,”Abdul Ghasar Aayedzada,criminal police investiga-tion chief for Kabul, toldreporters.

He said the attack oc-curred around 7:45 am(0315 GMT) when a sui-cide bomber in a car blewup alongside a coalitionforces vehicle heading to-ward Camp Phoenix on

the road between Kabuland eastern townJalalabad.

Three civilians werealso wounded, althoughtheir injuries were not se-rious, the police officeradded.

The NATO-led Inter-national Security Assist-ance Force (ISAF) couldnot give any immediateinformation on possiblecasualties, but a spokes-man confirmed there wasa blast near the base.

Internet

BRASILIA, 13 Nov —Deforestation in the Bra-zilian Amazon droppednearly 46 percent fromAugust 2008 to July 2009— the biggest annual de-

cline in two decades, thegovernment said on Thurs-day.

Analysis of satelliteimagery by the NationalInstitute for Space Re-search shows an estimated7,008 square kilometers(2,705 square miles) offorest were cleared duringthe 12-month period, thelowest rate since the gov-ernment started monitor-ing deforestation in 1988.

“The new deforesta-tion data represents an ex-traordinary and significantreduction for Brazil,”President Luiz Inacio Lulada Silva said in a state-ment.

The numbers have beenfalling since 2004, whenthey reached a peak of27,000 square kilo-meters (10,425 squaremiles) cleared in one year,according to the space re-search institute.—Internet

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Passengers wait in the departure hall of the Xi’an Xianyang InternationalAirport in Xi’an, capital of northwest Shaanxi Province,

on 11 November, 2009. More than 80 flights were delayed and over 10,000passengers were stranded at the airport, thanks to a heavy snowfall which hit

Xi’an on November 11—XINHUA

LONDON, 13 Nov—China will overtake theUnited States as theworld’s largest construc-tion market by 2018, ac-cording to a forecast byGlobal Construction Per-spectives and OxfordEconomics on Thursday.

The report said, in just10 years, China’s already

FRANKFURT, 13 Nov— German luxury car makerPorsche on Thursday unveiled pre-tax losses of 4.4billion euros (6.5 billion dollars) for its 2008-2009 fi-nancial year that it blamed on write-downs stemmingfrom its stake in Volkswagen.

Porsche had made a profit of 8.6 billion euros in itsprevious fiscal period. The company said the loss overthe financial year, which ended in July, reflected itsfailed bid to take over Volkswagen, its far bigger Ger-man rival.

Porsche had taken cash settlement options on VWshares in hopes of acquiring Europe’s top auto maker.Owners of such options receive the difference betweenthe share’s cash value and the price when the option isexercised. But ultimately it was Volkswagen that an-nounced plans last month to buy Porsche, after whichPorsche had to sell some of the options to the Gulfemirate of Qatar, which will have a 17 percent stakein Volkswagen-Porsche.—Internet

A row of Porsche carsline up at a Melbourne

dealership in 2008.German luxury carmaker Porsche on

Thursday unveiled pre-tax losses of 4.4 billioneuros (6.5 billion dol-lars) for its 2008-2009financial year that it

blamed on write-downsstemming from its stake

in Volkswagen.INTERNET

SEOUL, 13 Nov—The chief of South Korea’s anti-trust watchdog said on Friday that the country’s lique-fied petroleum gas (LPG) firms, accused of price fix-ing activities, may be levied a less amount of fine thanpreviously announced.

“There may be a wide gap between the actual fine(on LPG firms)and the amount on the preliminary re-view,” Chung Ho-yul, chief of the Free Trade Com-mission (FTC) said at a forum.

“As the allegation entails multiple sensitive issues,the level of punishment will be finalized in two weeks,”Chung said.

The nation’s six major LPG firms, including SKEnergy, GS Caltex, S-Oil, Hyundai Oilbank, E1 andSK Gas LPG firms, have been involved in a cartelscandal that disclosed their manipulation of fuel priceto consumers.—XinhuaBoeing says first 747-8 emerges

from factoryEVERETT, 13 Nov— Boeing Co says the first of

the delay-plagued new version of its 747 freighter jethas emerged from the factory to be set up for test flights.

The aerospace company based in Chicago said theplane was towed from its Everett factory on Thursday.

Boeing last month said it would record a $1 billioncharge because of a delays in producing the 747-8Freighter, blaming slow sales and late design changes.

It has said it expects the first flight of the plane byearly next year and first delivery is expected in thefourth quarter of 2010. It has secured 105 orders forthe 747-8.—Internet

In this 9 Sept, 2009 file photo, a visitor looks at the model of a Boeing 747-8 atthe Asian Aerospace International Expo in Hong Kong. Boeing Co said on 21Oct, 2009, it lost $1.6 billion in its third quarter because of problems with two

new aircraft models.—INTERNET

WASHINGTON, 13 Nov—Intel Corp agreed topay Advanced Micro De-vices 1.25 billion dollarsto settle the long-runninglegal dispute between thetwo chipmakers on anti-trust and patent issues.

Intel, the world’s big-gest maker of semicon-ductors, is facing litiga-

TOKYO, 13 Nov—Japan’s manufacturing sector isimproving at a better than thought pace, according tostatistics released by the ministry of economy trade andindustry on Friday.

The revised indices of industrial production for Sep-tember showed that production had increased by 2.1percent in September when compared to the previousmonth, as opposed to the 1.4 percent reported in thepreliminary indices.

It also showed that shipments improved by 4.2 per-cent, not the 3.4 percent initially reported.

In recent months, Japan’s production sector hasshowed improvements, but these have yet to reachhouseholds in the aftermath of the credit crisis thatstarted in the United States last year and sent theeconomy in decline.

Xinhua

China to be largest constructionmarket by 2018

massive constructionmarket will be worth al-most 2.4 trillion US dol-lar and represent 19.1 per-cent of global construc-tion output.

Speaking at the launchof the report “Global Con-struction 2020”in Lon-don, Mike Betts of GlobalConstruction Perspectives

said that China’s con-struction industry looksunstoppable, “The con-struction market in Chinais already enormous at al-most double the size of itsnearest rival Japan. TheUnited States has forsome time held the topspot but despite its strongpredicted growth over thenext decade, China willbecome the world’s larg-est construction market by2018.”—Xinhua

Porsche reports loss of4.4 billion euros

S Korea’ FTC head alludes to reducingfines on LPG industry cartel

Japan’s manufacturing sectorshows improving, statistics say

Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billionin antitrust case

tion in the United States,Europe and Asia allegingit abused its dominant po-sition in the sector and theAMD settlement mayhelp bring an end to itslegal troubles.

The companies said ina joint statement that thesettlement represents “acomprehensive agree-

ment to end all outstand-ing legal disputes be-tween the companies, in-cluding antitrust litigationand patent cross licensedisputes.”

“While the relation-ship between the twocompanies has been dif-ficult in the past, thisagreement ends the legaldisputes and enables thecompanies to focus all ofour efforts on product in-novation and develop-ment,” the statementsaid.

AMD and Intel agreedto patent rights from anew five-year cross li-cense agreement, and togive up any claims ofbreach of contract.

In addition to the pay-ment of 1.25 billion dol-lars, which is to be madein cash within 30 days,Intel also agreed to abideby a set of business prac-tice provisions.

Internet

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FAO urges business leaders tohelp find anti-hunger solutions

People walkin snow on asnow-covered

road inShenyang,capital ofnortheastChina’s

LiaoningProvince, on13 Nov, 2009.The heaviestsnowfall this

winter hitLiaoning

Province sincethe afternoon

of 12 Nov.XINHUA

ROME, 13 Nov—UNFood and Agriculture Or-ganization (FAO) Direc-tor-General Jacques Dioufon Thursday called for in-creased input from the pri-vate sector to help fighthunger and ensure foodsecurity.

The FAO estimates thatthe amount of investmentneeded in developingcountries from OfficialDevelopment Assistance(ODA) will be 44 billionUS dollars annually, Diouf

said at an international pri-vate sector forum on foodsecurity in Milan.

The funds will be com-plemented by financingfrom national budgets andprivate investments in pri-mary agriculture anddownstream services suchas storage and processing,he said on the first day ofthe two-day forum.

Diouf also said it wasencouraging to see in-creased interest from theprivate sector in agricul-

ture. Foreign direct invest-ment (FDI) in that sectortripled during 2000-2007,from 1 billion dollars tomore than 3 billion, thoughthe number still accountsfor less than 1 percent ofthe world’s total FDI in-flows. The FAO chief en-couraged private compa-nies to take a longer-termview of investment andbusiness opportunities indeveloping regions ratherthan focusing on immedi-ate needs.—Xinhua

Rwandan officials lookat a Jetlink plane thatcrashed into the VIPlounge at the Kigaliairport on 12 Nov,2009. —XINHUA

Russian space freighter sends scientific module to ISS

Three injuredin Canada helicopter

crashOTTAWA, 13 Nov—Three

people were seriously in-jured after a helicoptercrashed into a sandbar inthe middle of a river inCanada’s Quebec Provinceon Thursday, news reportssaid. The crash happenednear Baie-Comeau, morethan 600 km northeast ofMontreal, the CanadianPress reported quoting pro-vincial police.

The small island waslikely to disappear at hightide and police and fire-fighters had to act quickly.

Xinhua

New Zealand, Hong Kong SARconclude free trade deal

SINGAPORE, 13 Nov—New Zealand has concludednegotiations on a free trade deal with China’s HongKong Special Administrative Region, New ZealandPrime Minister John Key announced on Friday.

Key and Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive DonaldTsang made the announcement in Singapore on thesidelines of the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting.

“Bilateral trade relations between New Zealand andHong Kong, China, have taken a further significant stepfollowing conclusion of negotiations for a New Zea-land - Hong Kong, China Closer Economic PartnershipAgreement (CEP),” Key said in a media statement.

“This is also a step contributing to the furtherdevelopment of Asia-Pacific regional economicintegration,” he added.

The conclusion of the negotiations came just sevenmonths after the New Zealand prime minister and HongKong chief executive met in April at the Boao Forumin China, where a joint commitment was made toadvancing momentum on the CEP.

Key said the deal is broad-based but will benefit NewZealand services firms trying to sell into China’s HongKong.

Firms selling high-tech and education goods andservices will benefit in particular. Hong Kong was NewZealand’s 20th largest trading partner last year.

Xinhua

Chineseshipbuilder plansIPO in first half

of 2010BEIJING, 13 Nov—

China Shipbuilding In-dustry Co, the country’ssecond-largest shipbuild-ing company, expects tofloat its shares in an ini-tial public offering (IPO)during the first half ofnext year, China Dailyreported on Friday.

The precise timing ofthe flotation dependedupon regulatory approval,the newspaper said, citingLi Changyin, generalmanager of the compa-ny’s parent, China Ship-building Industry Corp.

The company has saidit would sell up to 1.995billion shares, or 30 per-cent of its enlarged sharecapital, to seek a listing onthe Shanghai bourse.

Xinhua

IOC signs 2010 and 2012 broadcastrights deal in South America

GENEVA, 13 Nov—The International Olympic Com-mittee (IOC) has awarded broadcast rights in SouthAmerica for the Olympic Games in 2010 and 2012 toESPN. ESPN will acquire free-to-air television andradio broadcast rights in Argentina for the Vancouver2010 Winter Olympic Games and the London 2012Olympic Games, including minimum free-to-air ex-posure guarantees; pay television rights to air theGames on cable and satellite platforms in Argentina,Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru,and Uruguay for the same period; and satellite-onlytelevision rights in Venezuela for the same period, theIOC said on Thursday in a Press release.

“The popularity of the Olympic Games in SouthAmerica is growing rapidly, and we want to ensure thataudiences in the region have the best possible broad-cast experience. We are delighted to announce this agree-ment with ESPN and look forward to working withthem,” said IOC President Jacques Rogge.—Xinhua

MOSCOW, 13 Nov—A RussianProgress M-MIM2 cargo spaceship hassuccessfully docked with the Interna-tional Space Station (ISS) on Thursday,said the Mission Control Center outsideMoscow.

At around 6:41 pm Moscow time(1541 GMT), the freighter docked withthe Zvezda service module of the ISS inautomatic mode, said the centre.

The freighter has brought to the spacestation Russia’s fourth scientific mod-ule Poisk (Exploration), as well as some

850 kg of food, water, oxygen and equip-ment for the ISS crew members.

Astronauts on board the ISS are ex-pected to unload those cargoes from thefreighter starting from Friday afternoonand enter the Poisk module on Fridayevening.

The Poisk module, which will be for-mally deployed this December, is the firstof three components Russia is planningto add to the space station in the nextthree years. It will be primarily used in10 new scientific experiments.—Xinhua

All Items from Xinhua News AgencyRubber boats are seen at the 2009 China Interna-tional Tourism Commodities Fair in Yiwu city ofeast China’s Zhejiang Province, on 12 Nov, 2009.Some 60,000 exhibitors attended the fair which

runs from on 12 to 15 Nov.—XINHUA

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NEWS ALBUM

The world’s biggest library is now un-der construction on 2.5 hectare of landat the University of Indonesia (UI),Depok-West Java. The library will be oneof the biggest in the world and will con-sist of three main buildings up to eightfloors high with the total width of about30.000 m2.

The library will be a sustainablebuilding, meaning the energy source forits operational needs will be obtainedfrom solar energy and is expected to re-duce the use of electricity, water andpaper. In addition, the building will notallow the use of plastics and will alsoprohibit smoking.

The library is located near the uni-

An Ohio man landed a 95-pound bluecatfish in Lake Isabella, a park districtrecord and only one pound less than thestate record holder, park officials said.

Lake Isabella Harbour Manager

University of Indonesia builds world’s biggest library

versity’s head office surrounded by morethan ten buildings of UI’s faculty. Toreach the library, visitors must ride abicycle or walk because all of the com-ponents are designed to support UI’s en-vironmentally friendly Go Green Cam-paign.

Rolex-obsessed thief to besentenced in Florida

A Florida thief with a peculiar pen-chant for Rolex watches faces up to 25years in prison. Leonardo Perez haspleaded guilty to charges he stole eightgold Rolex Presidential editionwatches, each worth $50,000, over fourmonths in 2007. The crime spree be-gan just after Perez finished a 17-yearsentence for stealing Rolexes in SouthFlorida.

The 36-year-old Miami native is soloyal he even has the Rolex logo tat-tooed on a forearm. Investigators sayhe’s been able to glimpse and followdrivers wearing the watch from theother side of the road.

Charges have been filed againstthree men accused of beating a manwho sleepwalks after they found himasleep in one of the men’s apartment.Iowa City Police Sgt Troy Kelsay saidthe 21-year-old victim who was notidentified, suffered injuries over mostof his body. Kelsay said the man’s in-juries did not appear to require hospi-talization, but the victim was taken to anearby hospital for treatment.

Three men were charged with

Tim Pruitt of Alton, IL holds therecord-breaking catfish he caught in

the Mississippi River near Alton, IL on22 May, 2005. The 124-pound catfishtook nearly 45 minutes to reel in from

a johnboat. The world record for ablue catfish is 121.8 set in January

2004 at Lake Texoma near Denison,TX. The fish is estimated to be 20-30

years old.

Sleepwalker beaten after men find him in apartmentwillfully causing bodily injury. Accord-ing to a criminal complaint, the threefound the man asleep in an apartment.The man was staying across the hall, butdid not live in the complex.

95-pound catfish caught in OhioHarry Scott said the massive catfish,which he weighed twice for accuracy,dwarfs the previous largest catch inHamilton County Park District’s his-tory, a 50-pound blue catfish, andweighs in at only one pound under the96-pound state record, the CincinnatiEnquirer reported.

“I’ve never seen anything this bigin my whole life, and I’ve seen lots offish,” Scott said. “I had them take it outof the basket the first time and do itagain because I can’t believe what I’djust seen.” The fish was caught Satur-day by Dwight Kidwell Jr, 26.

INDIANAPOLIS, 13 Nov—US researchers link mal-functioning circadian clock genes to bipolar disorderin children. The study, involving 152 children with thecondition and 140 control children, found four ver-sions of the regulatory gene RORB associated withpediatric bipolar disorder.

RORB is mainly expressed in the eye, pineal glandand brain. Its expression is known to change as a func-tion of circadian rhythm in some tissues, and mice with-out the gene exhibit circadian rhythm abnormalities.

“Our findings suggest that clock genes in generaland RORB in particular may be important candidatesfor further investigation in the search for the molecu-lar basis of bipolar disorder,” study leader AlexanderNiculescu from Indiana University School of Medi-cine in Indianapolis said in a statement.—Internet

MADRID / LONDON, 13 Nov—British Airways(BAY.L) and Spain’s Iberia (IBLA.MC) announcedon Thursday a preliminary agreement for a $7 billionmerger to create the world’s third-largest airline byrevenue.

The deal, which the companies hope to close bythe end of 2010, ends the British flag carrier’s longpursuit of Iberia to create an enlarged group, able tocope with the industry’s largest downturn in decades.

BA shareholders will have 55 percent of the com-bined firm, to be headquartered in London with 419aircraft flying to 205 destinations, while Iberia share-holders are to get 45 percent.

In a joint statement, BA and Iberia said the mergerwould provide “enhanced scale to compete with othermajor airlines and participate in future industry con-solidation.”

Internet

DAVIS, 13 Nov—US scientists say they’ve linkedcenturies-long droughts in California during the past20,000 years with thawing of arctic ice caps.

University of California-Davis Professor IsabelMontanez and doctoral student Jessica Oster say theirfindings come from analyzing stalagmites at Moan-ing Cavern in the central Sierra Nevada Mountains.

The scientists say the mineral formations in cavesbuild up over centuries as water drips from the caveroof. The drops of water pick up trace chemicals intheir path through air, soil and rocks, and deposit thechemicals in the stalagmite.

“They’re like tree rings made out of rock,”Montanez said. “These are the only climate recordsof this type for California for this period when pastglobal warming was occurring.”—Internet

Las Vegas Strip casinos are seen behind a BritishAirways’ B777 passenger jet during the arrival of

an inaugural flight at McCarran InternationalAirport in Las Vegas, Nevada

on 25 October, 2009.—INTERNET

British Airways, Iberia agreeto $7 billion merger

Climate change, Californiadroughts linked

Bipolar kids may have bodyclock problem

A white-handed gibbon monkey eats

frozen fruits at the Zoo in Sao Paulo

Zoo Foundation on 12 November,

2009. Temperatures in Sao Paulo on

Thursday rose up to 30 degrees

Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit).

The UN Secretary-General’sMessage on World Diabetes

Day14 November 2009

Following is Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’smessage on World Diabetes Day, observed on 14November:

Diabetes kills at least one million people everyyear, many of them in developing countries andmany well before their anticipated life expectancy.It can make other diseases worse, and can have aterrible impact on maternal and child health. In somecountries, the rapidly rising burden of diabetes is afactor in faltering progress towards achieving theMillennium Development Goals.

Yet, type 2 diabetes is preventable. It is amongthe so-called “lifestyle diseases” — along withcardio-vascular disease and some cancers — attrib-utable to unhealthy diets, a lack of exercise, tobaccouse and the abuse of alcohol play.

This means that effective strategies and plans ofaction will not be limited to the health sector alone.Rather, they should involve many areas of govern-ment and a wide range of actors, including civil so-ciety and the private sector.

The UN system, for its part, is fully engaged inhelping countries to deal with the challenges posedby diabetes. Prevention can help reduce poverty,promote economic productivity and keep countrieson track in their efforts to achieve the MDGs.

On World Diabetes Day, I urge the internationalcommunity and international development agen-cies to support developing countries in preventingdiabetes and increasing access to health care.

UNIC

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NAY PYI TAW, 13 Nov—A paper-reading sessionon classical Myanma music and Myanma songs, or-ganized by Ministry of Culture, was held at the multi-purpose hall of the ministry, here, this morning, with anaddress by Vice-Chairman of Myanmar National Cul-ture Committee Minister for Culture Maj-Gen KhinAung Myint.

Director-General U Yan Naing Oo of Fine ArtsDepartment extended greetings and explained the pur-pose of holding the paper-reading session.

Member of Myanmar Language Commission UMyint Kyi and writer Chit San Win presided over thesession.

Demonstrator (Music) Daw Theint Theint Swe ofNational Culture and Fine Arts University (Yangon),Myanmarsar Lecturer Dr Thidar Myint of National

Paper-reading session onclassical Myanma music

and Myanma songsorganized

NAY PYI TAW, 13 Nov—Minister for ElectricPower No. 1 Col Zaw Min accompanied by DeputyMinister U Myo Myint and officials supervisedstorage of water at Yeywa RCC Dam yesterdaymorning.

After inspecting No. 1 and No. 2 water diversiontunnels, the minister formally launched the storage ofwater at the dam and pressed the button to close the

Yeywa Dam commences to store waterwater diversion tunnel with valves.

The minister viewed systematic shutting ofvalves at the sluice gates No. 1 and No. 2 with the useof 70-ton crane. To mark the successful completion ofshutting the water diversion tunnel and storage ofwater, the minister presented gifts and cash assistanceto the workers.

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Students to attend presentation of CPA, DA certificates, prizesNAY PYI TAW, 13

Nov—The Myanmar Ac-countancy Council willhold the ceremony presentcertificates to those whopassed the Certified Pub-lic Accountant Part-II andthe Diploma in Account-ing (Part-II) conducted inFebruary and July 2009and prizes to the outstand-ing students.

Cash prizes will beawarded to the outstand-ing students in the CPA(No. 32) held in April2009.

The ceremony will

be held at the trainingschool of the Auditor-General’s Office onThakhin Mya Park Roadin Ahlon Township at 9am on 27 December.

Those who will at-tend the ceremony are topay K 3,000 for the feeand one passport sizephoto the school between1 and 18 December and to

NAY PYI TAW, 13 Nov—The Ministry of So-cial Welfare, Relief and Resettlement held the semi-nar on child right protection at Pale Yadana Hall inMyeik on 25 October morning.

Secretary of Myanmar National Commit-tee for Child Right Director-General U Soe Kyiof Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement gavean opening speech. Secretary of the Work Com-mittee Deputy Director U Myo Hset Aung re-ported on the Child Right Convention of theUnited Nations and prevention of minor recruit-ment.

Secretary of Taninthayi Division Child RightCommittee Head of Division SWD Daw Tin Maysubmitted a report on measures for protection ofchild right in the division.

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Seminar on child

right protection held

in Myeik

YANGON, 13 Nov—Mawlamyine Township inMon State observed a cer-emony to mark 89th Anni-versary National Day atNo (9) Basic EducationHigh School inMawlamyine on 11 No-vember.

Chairman of Town-ship Peace and Develop-ment Council read out themessage sent by Chairmanof the State Peace and De-velopment Council Com-

Mawlamyine observes89th Anniversary

National Daymander-in-Chief of De-fence Services SeniorGeneral Than Shwe on theoccasion of the Anniver-sary National Day.

Afterwards, thechairman of TownshipPDC and officials pre-sented prizes to winnersin Basic Education Mid-dle and High School LevelEssay Contests to mark89th Anniversary NationalDay.

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take out the invitationcards. Those who securedthe highest grades in therespective subjects will beannounced at the school.

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NAY PYI TAW, 13 Nov—A total of13 acres of poppy plantation were de-stroyed in Tachilek and Monghsat Town-ships of Shan State (East), 51.4 acres inMongshu, Phekhon and Pinlaung Town-ships in Shan State (South), 0.1 acre inMinhla Township of Magway Division,

Over 500 acres of poppy plantationsdestroyed in cultivation season this year

totaling 64.5 acres during the periodfrom 16 October to 9 November.

So far, a total of 591.2 acres ofpoppy plantations have been destroyedin States and Divisions in this poppycultivation season.

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Minister Col Zaw Min presses button to close water diversion tunnel.—MNA

Minister Maj-Gen Khin Aung Myint addresses paper-reading session on classical Myanmamusic and Myanma songs.—MNA

Culture and Fine Arts University (Mandalay),Myanmarsar Lecturer Dr Kyaw Min of the NCFAUniversity (Yangon) and Research Officer U MaungMaung Latt of Research and Training Division of FineArts Department submitted their papers to the session.

Director-General U Sann Win of Archaeology,National Museum and Library Department, Director-General Dr Ba Maung of Historical Research Depart-

ment, Director U Kyaw Oo of National Library, DeputyDirector U Myint Thein of Ministry of Cooperativesand Artiste (1) U Thet Wai of Fine Arts Departmentparticipated in the discussions, and resource personsreplied to their questions.

The paper-reading session came to an end with theremarks by the minister.

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We pledge to safeguard the Union at risk to life; it is the country, the land we own

"Today is the milestone of national racesliving through thick and thin since timeimmemorial in Myanmar marking an auspiciousday on which a significant change in historytakes place. The armed personnel of the SpecialRegion have been successfully transformed intoa Border Guard Force always safeguarding OurThree Main National Causes—Non-disintegration of the Union, Non-disintegrationof national solidarity, and Perpetuation ofsovereignty—with lofty aims. The process givesrenewed strength to safeguarding the ongoingtask of implementing regional developmentundertakings with added momentum. Theregional development undertaking is a result ofpeace. National unity will not be harmed if theBorder Guard Force joins the consolidatedTatmadaw in safeguarding the State. The BorderGuard Force is going to win cent per cent relianceand support of the people if it serves the nationaldefence duty with pride lawfully bearing arms. Iam grateful to the State leaders and wish membersof all ranks of the Border Guard Force to be ableto work with a sense of duty and raise theirdignity by being loyal to the State and the people."

I listened to the forgoing speech deliveredby Leader U Za Khun Ting Ring of KachinState Special Region (1), watching the eveningnews programme of Myanma Radio andTelevision on 10 November evening. Hisaddress with clear voice made national brethrenthroughout the Union feel pleased.

U Za Khun Ting Ring made that speech atthe ceremonies held to transform national racearmed groups that have returned to the legalfold, into Border Guard Forces legally holdingarms on 8 November 2009. The ceremonies tomark formation of Border Guard Forces ofKachin State Special Region (1) (NDAK) tookplace simultaneously on 8 November inGangwin, Lupi and Sinkyaing regions.

The opening of Lupi Region Border GuardForce was attended by Chairman of Kachin StatePeace and Development Council Commander ofNorthern Command Maj-Gen Soe Win, Director

Tekkatho Myat Thuof the People's Militia and Frontier Forces of theMinistry of Defence Maj-Gen Maung Maung Ohn,senior military officers from the command, LeaderU Za Khun Ting Ring of Kachin State SpecialRegion (1), and local residents. The ceremonies toform Border Guard Forces of Gangwin andSinkyaing region were attended by officials fromthe Northern Command Headquarters,representatives from Kachin State Special Region(1), and local people.

At the ceremonies, the State flags werehoisted; members of the border guard forces tookthe four oaths of servicemen; and appointmentsfor military positions and duty assignments weremade. Previously, the national race armed groupshad to hold arms for security of their regions,national races, and peace groups. Now, they haveembraced the golden opportunity to shouldersecurity duties for perpetuation of sovereignty ofnot only themselves, their regions and their nationalraces, but also the whole Union, national races,and the entire people of 57 million.

Similar ceremonies of Kayah State SpecialRegion (2) (Ka-La-La-Ta) were held at the sametime in Pantein and Sutpaing regions in KayahState. The ceremony held at Sutpaing region wasattended by Chairman of Shan State PDCCommander of Eastern Command Maj-Gen YarPyae, U Tun Kyaw from Kayah State SpecialRegion (2) and local people. The ceremony held atPantein Region was attended by Chairman ofKayah State PDC Brig-Gen Win Myint, officialsfrom Special Region (2), and local people. At theceremony, saplings were planted to mark theformation of Border Guard Forces and national racespresented traditional dances and songs to expressemotional support.

Our country is home to over 100 national racessharing joys and sorrows, not to only one nationalrace. The common name of the entire national racesacross the Union is Myanmar. It is known to all thatMyanmar is a nation of more than 100 national racesor 57 million people.

Likewise, the common name of the regions ofnational races throughout the nation is the Union of

Myanmar. Bagan King Anawrahta unified the First(Union) Myanmar Empire; King Bayintnaung KyawHtin Nawrahta of Toungoo Period, the Second(Union) Myanmar Empire; and King Alaungphayaof Konbaung Period, the Third (Union) MyanmarEmpire. All national races remained cohesive inrepulsing the attacks of aliens trying to invade themotherland. Colonialists waged three aggressivewars on Myanmar in 1824, 1852, and 1885. In thewars, national races of hilly regions and the plainsshowed consolidated unity, nationalistic spirit, andpatriotic fervour at the highest degree, and thoseattributes added to the glory of the nation.

British colonialists annexed the whole ThirdMyanmar Empire founded by King Alaung Phaya.When they had no choice but to grant independenceto the nation, they impertinently planned to grantindependence to the plain only, and to continue tokeep highlands of national races under their yoke.Only with (Panglong Agreement) Panglong Spirit orUnion Spirit that was conceived by the resolutedetermination of diverse national races on 12 February1947, could the whole Union regain independence.

In the post-independence period, old- andneo-colonialists had frequently tried to break upthe Union of Myanmar into pieces. Every timethey did so, national people with the might ofnational unity and Union Spirit managed toguard the nation from the threats posed byaliens.

Only when all national races remain unitedwill it be possible for the Union of Myanmar tostand tall as an independent, sovereign nation in theglobal family. It is impossible for any dependentpeople to become rich, harnessing the naturalresources of the nation concerned. Due toconsolidated unity of national races, and UnionSpirit, the nation regained independence, andindependence has been restored well. Now, internalpeace of the nation has been built for all nationalraces to enjoy the taste of peace. The whole Unionincluding far-flung, border and rural areas isdeveloping in various fields. All infrastructureshave been improved for economic growth of thefuture country. Four of the seven steps of the RoadMap for democratic process have been realized asa result of the harmonious participation of all nationalraces in convening the National Convention,formulating the State constitution, and holding thereferendum.

I take great relish whenever my memoriesserve me that I took part with representativesof national races from the very beginning to thevery end of the processes of convening theNational Convention, drafting the Stateconstitution, and approving it through areferendum. My memories of working togetherwith my friends of national races at the NationalConvention are still fresh. I was delighted to themarrow when I noticed the great goodwill ofNC delegates and national race representativesof the commission to the Union.

(See page 9)

Now, internal peace of the nation has been built forall national races to enjoy the taste of peace. The wholeUnion including far-flung, border and rural areas isdeveloping in various fields. All infrastructures havebeen improved for economic growth of the futurecountry. Four of the seven steps of the Road Map fordemocratic process have been realized as a result of theharmonious participation of all national races inconvening the National Convention, formulating theState constitution, and holding the referendum.

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Chinese journalist delegation arrivesYANGON, 13 Nov—With the pur-

pose of further strengthening mutualcooperation between China andMyanmar in sharing news, a nine-mem-ber journalist delegation led by Direc-tor Mr Yu Qingchu of the People’sDaily of the People’s Republic of Chinaarrived here by air yesterday evening.

The journalist delegation paid hom-age to Shwedagon Pagoda later in theevening.

They were welcomed by ManagingDirector U Soe Win of News and Peri-odicals Enterprise and officials on theirarrival at Nay Pyi Taw Airport thismorning.

A responsible person of Nay PyiTaw Development Affairs Committeeexplained the structure of Nay Pyi Tawto the delegation and Mr Yu Qingchupresented gifts to Secretary U Tun Kyiof Nay Pyi Taw DAC. They posed fordocumentary photos.

Later, the delegation visitedPaunglaung Hydropower Plant ofHydropower Department under the Min-istry of Electric Power No (1) and NayPyi Taw Gems Museum and paid hom-age to Uppatasanti Pagoda.

The Managing Director of NPEhosted a dinner to the journalist delega-tion.

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NAY PYI TAW, 13 Nov—The Myanmar Ac-countancy Council recently released an announce-ment No. 2/2009 that accountants and auditors are tofollow the Myanmar Financial Reporting Standardsof Small- and Medium-sized Entities (SMEs) as of 1April 2010.

Hard copies and soft copies of MyanmarFinancial Reporting Standards of Small- and Me-dium-sized Entities (SMEs) may be taken out at theoffice of MAC at 1/19 on Thakhin Mya Park Road inAhlon Township.

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Myanmar Accountancy

Council releases

announcement No. 2/2009

Chinesejournalistdelegation

led byDirectorMr Yu

Qingchu ofPeople’sDaily of

PRC payshomage toShwedagon

Pagoda.MNA

A responsible per-

son explains struc-

ture of Nay Pyi Taw

to Chinese journal-

ist delegation led by

Director Mr Yu

Qingchu of People’s

Daily of PRC.

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(from page 8)The gods smiled on me to get together

with members of national race peace groupsfrom special regions. I had so many memorableNational Convention days on which I stayedand held frank discussions with U Za KhunTing Ring from Kachin State Special Region(1), Dr Ma Nan Tu Ja from Special Region (2),and leaders of Wa, Palaung, Dhanu, Kachin,Shan and PaO national races from Shan State.

In November 1997, Presidential candidateJohn McCain (Republican Party) of US Senate

We pledge to safeguard theUnion at risk…

paid a visit to Yangon. He had meetings withrepresentatives of 10 political parties, leaders ofnational race peace groups, NC delegates andintellectuals at the residence of the US Counsellorat the 7th Mile by Inya Lake. I had an opportunityto attend the meetings as a representative of thedelegate group of intellectuals and intelligentsiaof the National Convention. There, ex-rector ofMandalay University U Ko Lay (Zeya Maungalso known as Maung Thitsar) said that he was80, and he had never felt peace and developmentof Myanmar at that degree; that so, Mr. McCainshould extend a helping hand for peace anddevelopment of Myanmar and its people; andthat any disruptions to national developmentprocess were unacceptable to them.

U Za Khun Ting Ring from Kachin StateSpecial Region (1) said that he was attending theNational Convention, and would continue to do sotill it was successfully completed; that as said bythe government that it would pave the way todemocracy, they were on the path to democracy;that discussions held at the National Conventionwere good and successful; and that he thought thattheir region would be a narcotic drug free one.

Deep in my heart, the speech U Za KhunTing Ring delivered at the ceremony to formBorder Guard Forces depicted his genuinegoodwill to the Union.

We pledge to safeguard the Union at riskto life; it is the country, the land we own.

Translation: MS

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Khawa Dam: reliable …

(from page 1)Road class-II1. Speed limit (on plain roads) = 50-62 (mile/hour)

(on smooth uphill anddownhill roads) = 37-50 (mile/hour) ( on hilly roads) = 25-37 (mile/hour)

2. Width of motorway ontwo-lane roads = 12x2 (ft)

3. Road shoulders(on plain roads) = 8.25 (ft)(on smooth uphill anddownhill roads) = 8.25 (ft)( on hilly roads) = 6.6 (ft)


gradient (%) = 6.0 (on plain roads)= 7.0 (on smooth

uphill and

downhillroads)

= 8.0 (on hilly roads)6. Max. super elevation (%) = 6.0-10.0 (uphill

plain, smoothdownhillroads)

7. Min, vertical clearance = 15 (ft)Road class-I1. Speed limit (on plain roads) =50-60 (mile/hour)


2. Width of motorway onfour-lane-and= aboveroads = 12x4 (ft)

3. Road shoulders(on plain roads) = 10 (ft)(on smooth uphill anddownhill roads) = 10 (ft)(on hilly roads) = 8.25 (ft)


gradient (%) = 5.0 (on plainroads)

= 6.0 (on smoothuphill anddownhillroads)

= 7.0 (on hilly roads)6. Max. super elevation (%) = 6.0-8.0 (uphill

plain, smoothdownhillroads)

7. Min vertical clearance = 15 (ft)Primary road1. Speed limit (on plain roads) = 60-72 (mile/hour)


2. Width of motorway onfour-lane-and-above roads = 12 x 4 (ft)3. Road shoulders

(on plain roads) = 10(ft)

(on smooth uphill anddownhill roads) = 10 ft(on hilly roads) = 8.25 ft

4. Right of way = 132-231 ft5. Max. longitudinal

gradient (%) = 4.0 (on plain)= 5.0 (on smooth up

and downroads)

= 6.0 (on hilly roads)6. Max. super elevation (%) = 6.0 to 7.0 (on

smooth uphilland downhill

roads)7. Min vertical

clearance = 15.0 to 16.5 (ft)In addition to the above agreements, there are

plans to construct and renovate the ASEAN roads.According to the plans, the ASEAN Road Networkshave been chosen in Myanmar since the year 2000, andtasks are being carried out for construction and renova-tion of the roads in line with the standards of ASEANRoad Class-III and putting up of signboards. The planhas been set to upgrade all the roads in the country to atleast the Road Class-I facilities (or) the Primary Roadsin the year 2020. If the road section is not important, itmust be the Road Class-II facility.

If the constructed road does not meet the pre-scribed standards (or) the driving of vehicles exceed theprescribed speed limit on the standard road (or) thenumber of vehicles is more than the limitation, and thestructure of vehicles does not meet the standards, over-turning of vehicles and traffic accidents may occur onthe road.

When a vehicle faces danger on the unsafe roads,the State will pay compensation to the insured vehicle.In this regard, the compensation is in foreign exchange(dollar) (or) suitable foreign exchange.

If the vehicles can drive safely along the roads,the insurance will contribute to the maintenance of theroads. As such, it is important to construct the roads thatpromise safety and comfort.

Despite meeting the prescribed standards, it isnecessary to maintain the road structure as the road may

deteriorate due to vehicles, weather, standards of roadlayers and wet areas.

At present, the engineers of global countriesacknowledged that if the drainage system is good, theroad will be good. It is by 50 per cent sure.

In this regard, efforts are to be made to takepreventive measures against the flow of water into theroad structure and to drain out the water as quickly aspossible.

In so doing, it is necessary- to construct the road surface and road shoulders withstandardized gradient and to be smooth surface (todrain out the rainwater from the road quickly),

- to maintain the roads without pits and cracksthrough which water can seep into the road surface,

- to prevent the seeping of water into the road(there must be drains 30 feet away from the roadshoulders; and the water level of the drain must be threefeet lower than the road.),

- to construct the gravel-filled drains or brick-laid drains along the hilly roads,

- to build the suitable drains and conduits toprevent the flow of water over the roads, and not toplant trees along the roadsides,

(If the trees are planted, the shade of the tree willfall over the roads, so the road surfaces will always bewet. In the rainy season, sunshine will not fall on theroads. Snapping of trees and branches may cause dam-age and danger to the roads. Especially, traffic accidentsmay occur at the bends of the roads because the driverscannot see the incoming vehicles from opposite ways.Even small trees can stoppage the flow of water.)

As such, only when the ASEAN Road Networkscan be maintained and upgraded in Myanmar meetingthe prescribed road standards and road structure stand-ards, will the vehicles from other ASEAN membercountries pass through these roads.

(To be continued)Translation: ST+TTA

Hilly tarred road constructed in Thandaunggyi by Road Special Group of Public Works.

Water-proof brick

drains seen along

the road in

Myanmar to meet

ASEAN road

standards.

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(from page 16)the lowest level. At the highest level, the dam has1950 acre feet of water surface area.

The conduit and spillway of the facility is ofreinforced concrete type. The conduit is 211 feetlong and the spillway, 30 feet wide. The main canalis nine miles long and its tributary, 12 miles andseven furlongs long. The dam can irrigate 2,000acres of farmlands.

Thanks to the genuine goodwill of the gov-ernment, the farmers are enjoying fruits of damsand reservoirs in States and Divisions for agricul-ture and drinking purposes. As a result, the capaci-ties of cultivation and production increase in therespective regions, and every farmer can earn moreincomes due to extended cultivation of various itemcrops.

*****Translation: TTA

Myanma Alin: 12-11-2009

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BEIJING, 13 Nov—Chinese Vice Premier WangQishan said here Friday that China is hoping to furtherenhance cooperation with Qatar on oil and natural gasfields. Wang made the remarks while meeting withvisiting Deputy Qatari Prime Minister and Minister ofEnergy and Industry Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyahin Beijing

The cooperation between China and Qatar infields like energy and trade has made great progress inrecent years, said Wang. The two countries enjoypotentials for further energy cooperation as China is inneed of energy with its development of industrializationand urbanization while Qatar has rich natural gasreserves, said Wang.

Wang said China hoped the two countries couldadvance cooperation on natural gas, oil and energytransportation to achieve win-win results.

Al-Attiyah spoke highly of the achievements Chinahas made, saying Qatar will carry out closer energycooperation with China.—Xinhua

China hopes for cooperationwith Qatar on oil, gas

JERUSALEM, 13 Nov—A Kassam rocket hit Israeli Negev region on Friday, afterIsrael Defence Force (IDF) soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian near the borderwith the Gaza Strip, local media reported.

The Kassam fired by the Palestinians fell into an open area in the westernNegev region, with no casualties or damage reported, said Israeli daily TheJerusalem Post. Earlier in the day, an IDF spokeswoman confirmed that Israelisoldiers shot at Palestinians suspected of planting explosives near the Karnicrossing between the Palestinian strip and Israel and killed one early Friday.

While security sources with Palestinian Islamic Hamas movement said Israelisoldiers stationed at Johor el-Deik neighborhood in Gaza opened fire at fourPalestinian young men, killing one of them and detaining the other three. The fouryoung men were hunting birds then, added Palestinian witness.

Also on Friday, IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi said if Hamas continues itsrocket attacks against Israel, Israeli army would operate in Gaza again as aresponse.—Xinhua

Rocket hits southern Israelafter Palestinian killed by IDF

A girl walks past a stand with garlic at Belgrade green market, Serbia, on Friday,13 Nov, 2009. Belgrade’s open-air markets were a welter of busy customers onFriday with one thing on their mind — garlic. In Serbia, garlic is a remedy forall, including swine flu whose recent surge has triggered mild panic among thepopulation. The prices of garlic have spiked on Belgrade’s markets because ofthe increase in demand, and public places are smelling of the little white bulbsas

people munch them as if eating apples.—INTERNET

White-handed gibbons eat frozen fruits at the Zooin Sao Paulo Zoo Foundation on 12 November,2009. Temperatures in Sao Paulo on Thursday

rose up to 30 degrees Celsius (86 degreesFahrenheit).—XINHUA

A French student employed by Google Francerides a tricycle fitted with cameras as part of the

Google Street View project in the financialdistrict of La Defense, near Paris, in August.

Switzerland’s data protection commissioner hasannounced he is taking Google to court in a

dispute over privacy concerns on the US Internetgiant’s “Street View” facility.—INTERNET

BEIJING, 13 Nov—China’s dollar-denominated B shares atShanghai Stock Exchangejumped 9.42 percent, or21.62 points, to 251.19points, posting an 18-month high.

The surge mainlyresulted from marketexpectation of yuanappreciation as thePeople’s Bank of China(PBOC), the central bank,said Wednesday in itsquarterly report ofmonetary policy, for thefirst time, that the bankwould improve themechanism of theexchange ratedetermination “based oninternational capital flowsand movements in majorcurrencies”, analysts said.

The new wordingshowed that China would

China’s B-shares indexesrise to 18-month high

MOSCOW, 13 Nov—President DmitryMedvedev says Russiawill prioritize thedevelopment of nuclearenergy, especially the useof nuclear technology inspacecraft.

Medvedev made theannouncement Thursdayduring his annual addressto the Federal Assembly.

This was not the firsttime that Russia hassuggested thedevelopment of nuclear-powered spacecraft.

Anatoly Perminov,the head of Federal Space

Russia goes all out to developnuclear-powered spacecraft

Agency Roscosmos, saidlast month that the agencyhas planned to developspacecraft with amegawatt-class nuclearpower set.

He said the projectwould advance Russia’sastronautic technology toa world-leading level. Theproject, he said, alsowould greatly reinforcethe performance ofRussia’s new mannedspacecraft whiledecreasing energyconsumption.

Perminov said thedraft design of the

spacecraft would befinished by 2012, and atleast 17 billion rubles(more than 580 millionU.S. dollars) were neededfor further developmentover the next nine years.

“This project is veryserious, to which thegovernment must lendfinancial support,”Medvedev said.

Russian astronauticexperts have been activelydiscussing the use ofnuclear technology inspacecraft’s powersystems for a while.

Xinhua

reduce speculation andstrengthen risk control inthe future, but it did notnecessarily suggest achange in the yuan’sexchange rate policy, saidTan Yaling, an expert withthe China Institute forFinancial Derivatives atPeking University.

The strong B-sharemarket was also a sign ofconfidence of overseasinvestors in China’sdomestic market, analystssaid. China’s Octobereconomic data revealedstrong positive signs ofeconomic recovery,which made foreigninvestors optimistic overthe performance of listedcompanies, said Bi Zinan,deputy director of theResearch Institute ofNortheast Securities.

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Australian jobless raterises to 5.8%

CANBERRA, 13 Nov—The rise in unemployment isproof of the need for continuation of the Australiangovemment stimulus according to Acting Prime Min-ister Julia Gillard. The jobless rate rose to 5.8 percentin October from September’s 5.7 percent, despite thenumber of people employed rising by 24, 500, newofficial data released on Thursday showed.

“This represents an increase in the number ofunemployed Australians by 11.100, this brings thetotal number of unemployed Australians to 670, 100,” Gillard total reporters. “This is a slight increase. It’sbasically a steady-as-she-goes result.”—MNA/Xinhua

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA TEGAP VOY NO (479)Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA TEGAP

VOY NO (479) are hereby notified that the vessels willbe arriving on 14.11.2009 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.

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 DA VOY NO (9044)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV XIANG DAVOY NO (9044) are hereby notified that the vessels willbe arriving on 14.11.2009 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 BHD

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV HUGE SW VOY NO (9)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV HUGE SWVOY NO (9) are hereby notified that the vessels will bearriving on 15.11.2009 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of S.P.W.5 where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.




AGENT FOR: TOKO KAIUN KAISHA LTDPhone No: 256924/256914

Eye response may reveal autismCOLUMBIA, 13 Nov—US researchers say measuring

eye response to light could help diagnose autism ear-lier. The University of Missouri in Columbia research-ers find pupil response to light change was 92.5 percentaccurate in separating children with autism from thosewith typical development.

In the study, published in the Journal of Austism andDevelopmental Discorders, the researchers used a com-puterized binocular infrared device — normally usedby eye doctors for vision tests — to measure how pu-pils react to a 100-millisecond flash light to find thatthe pupils of children diagnosed with autism were sig-nificantly slower to respond than those of a controlgroup.

“There are several potential mechanisms currentlyunder study,” study leader Gang Yao said in a state-ment.

“If these results are successfully validated in a largerpopulation, pupil response to light change might bedeveloped into a biomarker that could have clinicalimplications in early screening for risks of autism. Stud-ies have shown that early intervention will improve thesechildren’s developmental outcome.”—Internet

Amyloid beta proteinlevels affect memory

ST LOUIS, 13 Nov—Too much amyloid beta proteinis linked to Alzheimer’s disease, but not enough inhealthy brains can cause learning problems, US sci-entists found.

Researchers at Saint Louis University in Missouri,led by Dr John Morley, found young, healthy micereceiving low doses of the amyloid beta protein showimprovement in recognizing objects and successfullynavigating a maze. Conversely, mice receiving a drugblocking amyloid beta protein had learning impair-ment.

The study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’sDisease, suggests Alzheimer’s disease may actuallybe too much of a good thing— amyloid beta — that inhealthy brains actually enhances learning and memory.

“You can’t totally wipe out amyloid beta protein. Ifyou do this, you are going to create dementia,” Morleysaid. “In treating Alzheimer’s disease, we have to becareful not to lower amyloid beta too much because itwill cause as many problems as if you had an excessof amyloid beta protein.”—Internet

A Briton hasbeen arrested inRio de Janeiro

airport aftersecurity X-raysdiscovered hewas trying to

smuggle 1,000live spiders outin his luggage,reports said on

Thursday.INTERNET

Factfile on the European

space probe’s mission to

link up with a comet. A

billion-euro (1.5-billion-

dollar) European space-

craft designed to rendez-

vous with a comet will

skim past Earth on

Friday on a final, ea-

gerly-awaited swing by,

enabling it to gain speed

for a date in deep space

in 2014.—INTERNET

This photo taken on 6

Nov and released on 12

Nov 12 by the Austral-

ian Antarctic Division

shows a giant iceberg,

as it drifts past the

Australian sub-Antarc-

tic territory of Mac-

quarie Island.

INTERNET

Portuguese PM vaccinated for A/H1N1 fluLISBON, 13 Nov—Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates was vaccinated for

the A/H1N1 flu on Wednesday and urged the Portuguese people to follow suitand follow the recommendations of the National Health Service (SNS).

“It is what I have come to do: to follow the indications (of the SNS) and to givemy contribution as a citizen,” Socrates said, referring to the vaccination he hadjust received. “Fortunately, we have the means to control it and minimize thatepidemic with vaccinations,” he added.

Later, during a Press conference, Portuguese Health Minister Ana Jorge stressedthe importance of vaccinations as a means of prevention. Portugal is currentlyoffering A/H1N1 flu vaccinations to priority groups, which include health offic-ers and staff, pregnant women and high level officers.—MNA/Xinhua

Boats, fishermen missingin Arabian sea off Indian coastNEW DELHI, 13 Nov—About 80 fishing trawlers, with

an average of 10 men in each, have been missing incyclone-hit Arabian Sea off the western Indian coast,organizations of fishermen along India’s west coastsaid on Wednesday.

As Cyclone Phyan intensified and tore northwards,slated to make landfall along the north Maharashtra-south Gujarat coast, there were reports of boats miss-ing at sea, despite repeated warnings from the authori-ties over the last few days that no fisherman shouldventure out.

“Fifty fishing boats with a total estimated comple-ment of about 500 fishermen are still out at sea andare on the path of the cyclone headed this way,” GopalTandel, president of the Daman Machimar Sangh (fish-ermen’s association) said over phone.

Daman is a small coastal enclave on the Gujaratcoast. “There were about 80 boats out fishing but about30 of them have either returned or are on their wayback,” Tandel added. —MNA/Xinhua

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Miss Puerto RicoUniverse 2010 beauty

pageant winnerMariana Vicenta fromRico Grande, PuertoRico, smiles after shewas crowned at the

Center of PerformingArts in San Juan on 12

November, 2009.Vicenta will represent

Puerto Rico at the MissUniverse 2010 pag-

eant.—INTERNET

Leukemia med may alsofight ovarian cancer

Study uncovers fruitfly metabolism geneBONN,13 Nov — German scientists say they have

discovered a new fruit fly gene that directs the me-tabolism of fat.

Led by Professor Michael Hoch and Reinhard Bauerat the University of Bonn, the researchers said theydetermined fruit fly larvae in which the gene is defec-tive lose their fat reserves and can die.

The researchers called the gene “schlank,” whichis German for “slim.”

The scientists said the gene contains instructionsfor the production of a class of chemicals known asceramide synthases that are components of the mem-branes of all cells in the body. The researchers saidthey also determined that schlank has a regulatoryfunction — promoting lipid synthesis, and inhibitingthe mobilization of fat from fat reserves.

Since mammals also carry a group of genes that arestructurally very similar to schlank, the researchers saidthose genes might take on a similar function in energymetabolism. The scientists therefore say they have hopesof creating new medicines to treat obesity.The findingsappear in the EMBO Journal.—Internet

LOS ANGELES,13 Nov— US medical scientistssay they’ve discoveredthe drug Sprycel, ap-proved for chronic my-eloid leukemia, also is ef-fective against ovariancancer cells.

Researchers at UCLA’sJonsson ComprehensiveCancer Center say theyfound Sprycel signifi-cantly inhibited thegrowth and invasivenessof ovarian cancer cellsand also promoted theirdeath. In addition, the sci-entists said the drug, whenpaired with a chemo-therapy regimen, waseven more effective infighting ovarian cancer.

“I think Sprycel couldbe a potential additionaldrug for treating patientswith Src dependent ovar-ian cancer,” Assistant Pro-fessor Gottfried Konecny,first author of the study,said. —Internet

NASA to free Mars explorationrover Spirit from sand trap

LOS ANGELES, 13 Nov — NASA will start its plan tofree its Mars exploration rover Spirit from its Martiansand trap, it was announced here Thursday. Spirit hasbeen lodged on Mars at a site scientists call “Troy”since April 23 this year.NASA announced that it willbegin to transmit commands to Spirit on Monday tosave the rover.

But researchers expect the extraction process to belong and the outcome uncertain based on tests here onEarth this spring that simulated conditions at the Martiansite.Scientists found Spirit is straddling the edge of a26-foot-wide crater that had been filled long ago withsulfate-bearing sands produced in a hot water or steamenvironment. Spirit’s wheels broke through the soil onMars. The buried crater lies mainly to Spirit’s left. En-gineers have plotted an escape route from Troy thatheads up a mild slope away from the crater.

JPL rover driver and Spirit extraction testing coor-dinator Ashley Stroupe said they will start by steeringthe wheels straight and driving, though they may haveto steer the wheels to the right to counter any down-hill slip to the left. Spirit has six wheels to rove theplanet. The first command will tell the rover to rotateits five working wheels forward approximately sixturns. Since 2006, Spirit’s right-front wheel has beeninoperable, possibly because of wear and tear on amotor as a result of the rover’s longevity.—Internet

A/H1N1 flu kills nearly3,900 Americans

A young woman getsan H1N1 flu vaccine in

New York.INTERNET

WASHINGTON, 13 Nov— A/H1N1 flu had killednearly 4,000 Americans

including 540 childrensince April, the US Centersfor Disease Control andPrevention (CDC) said onThursday.

The flu has infectedabout 22 million Ameri-cans and put 98,000 in thehospital since April, ac-cording to the CDC Chil-dren account for eight mil-lion of the infected, 36,000of those hospitalized.

The new estimates areextrapolations based ondetailed data for April-October from 10 states,the CDC said, adding thatthe new figures didn’tmean H1N1 flu suddenlygot worse.

Internet

New Zealand woman diesafter three-month A/H1N1

influenza battle

Thailand’s North alerted ofbird flu outbreak

BANGKOK, 13 Nov — Thailand’s North has alertedof the bird flu outbreak after almost 100 poultries diedrecently in a northern province of Nan.

As Thailand’s North is now experiencing the win-ter, during 7 Oct to 7 Nov some 79 poultries died insix districts of Nan province, a senior official at Nan’slivestock department said on Thursday, Thai NewsAgency reported. The department collected some ex-amples of the dead poultries and sent them to a nearbyprovince of Lam-pang, where a regional office of theNational Institute of Animal Health, is located, to ex-amine, the official said.—Internet

S Korea reports 12 moreA/H1N1 death cases

This undated handout is a NASA illustration ofone of its two six-wheeled rovers operating on the

surface of Mars, Opportunity and Spirit, searchingfor geological evidence about water in the bygoneMartial environment. NASA controls the rovers

from Earth.—INTERNET

WELLINGTON, 13 Nov— A 43-year-old New Zea-land woman died onWednesday night after be-ing ravaged by A/H1N1 In-fluenza for three months,the Timaru Herald reportedon Friday. She was one ofthe worst cases of A/H1N1Influenza in the world be-cause of the damage thedisease had caused her oth-erwise healthy body, an

Auckland doctor who hadbeen treating her said.

She had also mademedical and scientific his-tory by surviving so long,the doctor said.

The South Canterburymother-of-four had noother health conditionswhen she was admitted tohospital on August 8 withflu-like symptoms.

Internet

A/H1N1 cases further rise in SpainMADRID, 13 Nov — The number of A/H1N1 cases

rose sharply from Nov 1 to 7, figures released Thurs-day by the Spanish Ministry of Health showed.

The level of A/H1N1 infection now stands at327.92 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, with 145,113new cases reported during the week, the data showed.

The ministry announced Wednesday that an es-timated 4 million doses of the A/H1N1 flu vaccinewould be available at health centers at the end of thisweek and urged those at high risk to get vaccinatedas soon as possible.—Internet

SEOUL, 13 Nov —South Korea on Thursdayreported 12 additionaldeath cases related to A/H1N1 flu, raising thecountry’s death toll fromthe new contagious dis-ease to 64.

Among the latestvictims, a 18-year-oldwoman who has long suf-fered from chronic dis-ease and eight others wereconsidered as “high-risk”patients.

However, the remainthree, including a six-year-old boy and a 39-year-old woman, both

lived in Seoul, and a 56-year-old woman inChungCheong Province,were not considered tobe high-risk, according tothe government’s centraldisaster relief head-quarters.Out of the 64 whodied from the A/H1N1 flu,53 patients were regardedas “high-risk” patients and11 others were not, thehealth authorities said.

Meanwhile, around150,000 students from 380schools across the nationreceived A/H1N1 vaccina-tions on Thursday.

Internet

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S P O R T S MELBOURNE, 13 Nov—Tiger Woods has shot a 68in the second round of theAustralian Masters andhad a two-shot lead overa pair of Australians stillfinishing up their roundsat Kingston Heath.

Before another mas-sive gallery that topped24,000 people, Woodsopened with birdies toquickly take the lead. Helost his swing late in thehot afternoon, however,and missed two shortbirdie putts that added tohis frustration.

He was at 10-under134, two shots ahead ofGreg Chalmers and James

PARIS, 13 Nov—Worldnumber two Rafael Nadallooks to unseat RogerFederer as world numberone by the end of the sea-son as the gritty spaniardremained in hunt for ParisMasters crown with a bat-tling victory in the roundof 16 on Thursday.

Nadal had needed tosave five match points toget past Spanish compa-triot Nicolas Almagro ina second round marathonof over three hours on

DOHA, 13 Nov—Eng-land’s preparations fortheir friendly clash withBrazil suffered anothersetback on Thursdaywhen Frank Lampardflew home after sufferinga thigh strain in thesquad’s first training ses-sion in Qatar.

The loss of the Chelseamidfielder further depletesa squad already missingmore than half of the line-up that head coach FabioCapello would ideallyhave liked to name to facethe five-times worldchampions.

Lampard suffered theinjury to his left thighwhile training in tempera-tures above 30 degrees onThursday morning. Aftera lengthy assessment byEngland’s medical staff, itwas decided he would flyback to London.

Capello decided againstflying out a replacement in

LONDON, 13 Nov—SirAlex Ferguson was toldhe’d “got off lightly” bythe union representingEngland’s top refereesafter receiving a four-game touchline ban for anoutspoken attack on ref-eree Alan Wiley.

The ManchesterUnited manager, who ad-mitted a Football Asso-ciation (FA) charge ofimproper conduct, pub-licly labelled Wiley as“unfit” after his PremierLeague champions wereheld to a 2-2 draw bySunderland at OldTrafford on 3 October.

But on Thursday hewas banned for fourgames, of which two aresuspended until the endof the 2010/11 season,fined 20,000 pounds(33,148 dollars) andwarned as to his futureconduct following his

LIVERPOOL, 13 Nov—Liverpool duo YossiBenayoun and AlbertRiera could both be out ofaction for a minimum ofthree weeks with ham-string injuries.

Both players limpedout of Monday’s EnglishPremier League drawagainst Birmingham atAnfield, joining theMerseysiders’ growinginjury list.

Daniel Agger and GlenJohnson also suffered in-juries against Birming-ham while Liverpool’sleading stars of StevenGerrard and FernandoTorres still have fitnessconcerns.

Liverpool managerRafael Benitez said ofBenayoun and Riera: “Wewill have to wait and seehow they progress buthopefully in three weeksthey could be available.

“We are disappointedbecause there are too

GUADALAJARA, 13 Nov—Song-Hee Kim shot a7-under 65 on Thursday inthe Lorena OchoaInvitational to take a two-stroke lead over JiyaiShin, Paula Creamer andMariajo Uribe — and six-shot advantage over thetop-ranked Ochoa.

Venus, Sharapova sign on for ThailandBANGKOK, 13 Nov—Venus Williams and Maria

Sharapova will warm-up for the Australian Open witha exhibition match in Thailand to mark the 100th an-niversary of the Hua Hin seaside resort, according toorganisers.

The tennis superstars will spend New Year’s Evein Hua Hin before their match on 2 January , whichwill be followed by a mixed doubles clash alongsidelocal heroes Paradorn Srichaphan and DanaiUdomchoke.

“I am delighted to be able to spend my New Yearin Hua Hin, Thailand,” said Sharapova, who is bat-tling to find her best form again after arthroscopic sur-gery a year ago to repair her right shoulder.

“I am sure it will be an exciting time and I am look-ing forward to competing in the Centennial Invitation.”

Williams, who lost to sister Serena in the final ofthe season-ending WTA Championships this month,is also excited.

“I have very fond memories of my previous visitsto Thailand and am really looking forward to return-ing for the Centennial Invitation match in Hua Hin,”she said.

After their match, both players move to Hong Kongfor the Tennis Classic team event, which features play-ers representing Europe, Russia, the Americas and theAsia-Pacific. They then head to Australia for the open-ing Grand Slam of the season.—Internet

Rooney relishes Brazil test asEngland lose Lampard

England’s forwardWayne Rooney says he

relished the idea offacing Brazil for thefirst time. England’s

preparations for theirfriendly clash with

Brazil have sufferedanother setback whenFrank Lampard flew

home after suffering athigh strain in the

squad’s first trainingsession in Qatar.

INTERNET

time for Saturday’s matchin Doha’s Khalifa Interna-tional Stadium, whichWayne Rooney believeswill provide a measure ofhow much England willhave to improve if they areto lift the World Cup nextyear.—Internet

Nadal looks to unseat Federer toseize top ranking by end of season

Rafael Nadal of Spaincelebrates after defeating

compatriot TommyRobredo in the ParisMasters Series tennistournament on 12 No-

vember, 2009.—XINHUA

Wednesday, and onThursday he wobbledagain against TommyRobredo, another coun-tryman and a player hehad beaten in straight setsin all five of their previ-ous encounters.

“I was a little lesslucky than yesterday. Iwasn’t playing my besttoday, but I played betterthan yesterday,” Nadalsaid of the 6-3, 3-6, 7-5win over Robredo.

With Federer losingto Frenchman JulienBenneteau in a shock up-set on Wednesday, a winfor Nadal in Sunday’s fi-nal would leave him just305 points adrift of hisarch rival with the season-ending ATP World TourFinals to come in Londonlater this month.

Nadal ended Federer’slong reign as world No.1after winning the BeijingOlympics last year, butFederer bounced back toregain the top spot in Julyafter winning both theFrench Open and Wim-bledon titles.—Xinhua

Tiger Woods of theUSA, lines up his shot

on the 9th green inMelbourne, Australia,

on 13 Nov, 2009 duringthe second round of theAustralian Masters golftournament at Kingston

Heath.—INTERNET

Tiger takes the lead in AustraliaNitties, who had twoholes remaining.

Jason Dufner shot 67earlier Friday and was at7-under 137.

Internet

Referees’ rep slams Ferguson ban

File picture showsManchester United’s

manager Sir AlexFerguson (centre R)

reacting a matchagainst Chelsea.

Ferguson was told he’d“got off lightly” by the

union representingEngland’s top refereesafter receiving a four-

game touchline ban foran outspoken attack on

referee Alan Wiley.INTERNET

“grossly improper andwholly inappropriate”comments about Wiley.

However, AlanLeighton, national secre-tary of officials’ unionProspect, accused the FAof “flunking” the issue bynot imposing a harsherpunishment upon the 67-year-old Scot and so un-dermining their own ‘Re-spect’ campaign, designedto encourage better be-haviour towards referees.

“From our point ofview it is disappointing.The Football Associationhad a chance to make apoint and they flunked it,”Leighton said.—Internet

Benayoun and Riera set for sidelines

Liverpool’s YossiBenayoun, seen here in

August 2009, andAlbert Riera could both

be out of action for aminimum of three

weeks with hamstringinjuries.—INTERNET

many things at the mo-ment that we can’tchange,” the Spaniardalso told Liverpool’s of-ficial website.

“Both players arewingers as well and forthem to be out at the sametime is bad news for us.”

Internet

Lorena Ochoa, ofMexico, waves to thepublic during the firstround of the LorenaOchoa Invitational

LPGA golf tournamentin Guadalajara,

Mexico, on 12 Nov,2009.—INTERNET

Song-Hee Kim leads LorenaOchoa Invitational

Kim had six birdies onthe first 10 holes atGuadalajara CountryClub and also birdied thelast to top the 36-playerfield. Winless in three sea-sons on the LPGA Tour,she’s trying to become theninth South Korean to winthis year.

Shin, a three-time win-ner this season and themoney leader, has alreadywon the rookie of the yearaward and leads Ochoa inthe player of the year race.

Ochoa shot a 71, mak-ing three birdies and twobogeys on her homecourse.—Internet

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr. M.S.T.During the past 24 hours, light rain or thundershowers hasbeen isolated in Mon State, weather has been partly cloudyin the remaining States and Divisions. Night temperatureswere (5°C) below November average temperatures in ShanState and upper Sagaing Division, (3°C) below Novemberaverage temperatures in lower Sagaing Division, (3°C)above November average temperatures in TaninthayiDivision, (5°C) to (6°C) above November averagetemperatures in Kayah State and Mandalay Division andabout November average temperatures in the remainingareas. The significant night temperature were Haka (6°C)and Lashio (9°C). The noteworthy amounts of rainfallrecorded was Ye (0.08)inch.

Maximum temperature on 12-11-2009 was 99°F.Minimum temperature on 13-11-2009 was 69°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 13 -11-2009 was 65%.Total sun shine hours on 12-11-2009 was (7.7) hours approx.

Rainfall on 13-11-2009 was (Nil) at Mingaladon,Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2009 was (111.06) inches at Mingaladon, (122.09) inchesat Kaba-Aye and (129.41) inches at Central Yangon.Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (4) mphfrom Northeast at (13:30) hours MST on 12-11-2009.

Bay inference: Weather is cloudy in the South Bay andpartly cloudy in the Andaman Sea and elsewhere in the Bayof Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 14th November 2009:Except for light rain are likely to be isolated in TaninthayiDivision and weather will be generally fair in the wholecountry. Degree of certainty is (60%).

State of the sea: Seas will be slight to moderate inMyanmar waters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood of slightdecrease of night temperature in the Eastern Myanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for14-11-2009: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for14-11-2009: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for14-11-2009: Fair weather.

Weather outlook for third weekend of November2009: During the coming weekend, weather will be partlycloudy in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon and Mandalay Divisions.

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Lampard out of Arsenalshowdown

Chelsea’s FrankLampard is seen herein action againstManchester United atStamford Bridge onNovember 8. Chelseawill have to do withoutLampard for theirPremier Leaguesummit meeting withArsenal on November29 after the Englandmidfielder was ruledout of action for threeweeks.—INTERNET

LONDON, 13 Nov—Chelsea will have to dowithout Frank Lampard for their Premier Leaguesummit meeting with Arsenal on November 29after the England midfielder was ruled out of actionfor three weeks.

Lampard suffered a thigh injury while trainingwith the England squad in Qatar on Thursday andflew back to London amid fears he could besidelined for up to two months.

But after he was assessed by Chelsea’s medicalstaff on Friday morning, a club spokesman predictedthat the muscle tear he suffered will need only threeweeks to heal. Chelsea will claim Lampard’s151,000-pounds-a-week (251,000 dollars) wagesin compensation from the Football Association(FA) while he is sidelined by an injury that has beenlinked, in English media reports, to the allegedlycramped conditions on the charter plane Englandused to fly to Doha for Saturday’s friendly withBrazil.—Internet

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13th Waning of Tazaungmon 1371 ME Saturday, 14 November, 2009

★ Only with stability and peace will the nation develop

★ Only with stability and peace will democratization process be successful

★ Anarchy begets anarchy, not democracy★ Riots beget riots, not democracy★ Democracy can be introduced only through constitution

People’s Desire ■ VOA, BBC-sowing hatred amongthe people

■ RFA, DVB-generating publicoutrage

■ Do not allow ourselves to be swayed■ By broadcasts designed to cause

troubles

■ We favour peace and stability■ We favour development■ We oppose unrest and violence■ Wipe out those inciting unrest

and violence

Nowadays, theGovernment is striving forensuring development ofagriculture as the base andall-round development ofother sectors of theeconomy as well with aview to improving the live-lihoods of rural people.

In fully supplyingwater not only for the ag-riculture purpose but also

Khawa Dam: reliable irrigation facility in Padaung TownshipArticle: Tin Mar Win & Mya Kay Khaing Soe; Photo: Myanma Alin

A vast area of water surface seen at Khawa Dam in Padaung Town-ship of Bago Division.

for drinking across thenation, dams and reser-voirs have been built oneafter another. In this re-gard, Khawa Dam builton Khawa Creek nearChinywagyi Village ofPadaung Township, BagoDivision, is the 161st facil-ity of its kind.

Khawa Damopened on 25 June 2004

has 15.54 square miles ofwatershed area. A total of4140 acre feet of waterflows into the dam annu-ally. The dam was ofearthen type embankmentthat measures 73 feet highand 1950 feet long. It canstore 21,300 acre feet ofwater at the full brim and2,200 acre feet of water at

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Even as the flu seasonunfolds, you can loweryour own risk of getting

sick.

SCIENCE DAILY, 13 Nov—In most years, thecold and flu season comes and goes without too muchfuss. Not this one. "The swine flu is dangerous andspreads much faster than the usual seasonal flu," saysWilliam Schaffner, MD, chair of the Vanderbilt Uni-versity department of preventive medicine and presi-dent-elect of the National Foundation for InfectiousDiseases. "It's not being overhyped, and everyoneshould take it seriously."

But even as the flu season unfolds, there'smuch you can do to substantially lower your own riskof getting sick. First, assess your vulnerability byfamiliarizing yourself with the signs of impairedimmunity. —Internet

Flu-proof your family this winter

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