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Volume XIX, Number 315 9th Waxing of Taboung 1373 ME Thursday, 1 March, 2012

Established 1914

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

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

* Only Union Spirit is the truepatriotism all the nationalities will haveto safeguard.

YANGON, 29 Feb—Sixth meeting of Sixth State CentralWorking Committee of the Sangha of All Ganas continuedfor the final day at Maha Pasana Cave on Kaba Aye Hillhere this afternoon.

Vice-Chairman of the Committee Abhidhaja AggaMaha Saddhamma Jotika Agga Maha Pandita Bhaddanta

Sixth meeting of Sixth State Sangha CentralWorking Committee of Sangha concludes

Gunesana presided over the meeting and AssociateExecutive Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Bhaddanta Nimalaacted as MC.

Associate Executive Sayadaw Agga Maha PanditaBhaddanta Vayama discussed suggestions on the annualreport.

Chair of the committee Sayadaw of Bhamo Monasteryin Mandalay Abhidhaja Maha Rahta Guru Agga MahaSaddhama Jotika Dr Bhaddanta Kumarabhivamsa presentedVanisaya certificates and confirmation certificates to newThrevada Missionary Ovadacariya Committee.

15 Ovadacariya Sayadaws, the chair, the executive,representatives signed approval for replacements,resolutions, confirmations and records made in the meetingin the Book of Sasana Historical Record.

The meeting was successfully concluded after the chairSayadaw gave concluding sermon to those present.

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Republic of the Union of MyanmarPresident Office

(Order No. 9/2012)8th Waxing of Taboung, 1373 ME

29 February, 2012Appointment of judge of Kayah State High Court

U Tin Htay as agreed by Kayah State Hluttaw was appointed as judge ofKayah State Hluttaw in accord with Para (4) of Sub-section (b) of Section 308 of theconstitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Sub-section (d) of Section 82 ofthe Union Government Law and Section 50 of Union Judicial Law.

Sd/Thein Sein President

Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Republic of the Union of MyanmarPresident Office

(Order No. 8/2012)8th Waxing of Taboung, 1373 ME

29 February, 2012Appointment of Chief Justice of Kayah State High Court

Judge U Kyaw Linn Maung of Kayah State High Court as agreed by Kayah StateHluttaw was appointed as chief justice of Kayah State High Court in accord with Para(4) of Sub-section (b) of Section 308 of the constitution of the Republic of the Unionof Myanmar, Sub-section (b) of Section 82 of the Union Government Law and Section50 of Union Judicial Law.

Sd/Thein Sein President

Republic of the Union of Myanmar

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Feb—Vice-President of the Republicof the Union of Myanmar Thiha Thura U Tin Aung MyintOo and party met departmental personnel, members ofsocial organizations and senior citizens at DwayawadyHall in Thandwe of Rakhine State yesterday.

The Thandwe Township administrator, Gwa Townshipadministrator and Thandwe District Deputy Commissionerreported to the Vice-President on requirements of thedistrict and townships. Some senior citizens also reported

Rural development and poverty alleviation tasks beingcarried out under leadership of President

Vice-President Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo meets departmental personnel,members of social organizations and townselders of Thandwe and Taungup townships

Vice-President

Thiha ThuraU Tin Aung

Myint Oocordially

greets localsat the

proposed siteof TaungupUniversity.

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on requirements of their home places, followed bysupplementary report of State Chief Minister U Hla MaungTin.

Deputy Minister for Health Dr Win Myint and DeputyMinister for Education U Ba Shwe replied to the reports.The Vice-President then explained education, health,economic and regional development and objectives of theState and donate cash for repair works for Thandwe Bankerosion.

Next, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Brig-Gen KyawZan Myint, Deputy Social Welfare, Relief and ResettlementMinister U Phone Swe, on behalf of the government andthree businessmen donated cash assistance for constructionof temporary Thandwe Dwayawady Market. Next, ShweThanlwin Co Chairman U Kyaw Win presented four sets ofSky Net receivers to General Administration Departmentsof Thandwe District, Thandwe and Gwa townships.

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 1 March, 2012

PERSPECTIVES

Going organicIt is common knowledge that Myanmar is

a developing country with its economy built onagro-industry. And it has been a long time thateveryone is thirsty for industrial developmentwhich paves the way for prosperity. But, theother side of the coin is that there is still room forimprovement in agricultural economy.

The world’s population is giving seriouscause for concern over food security as it hasjust hit 7000 million. While there has beengrowing concern over obesity rate inindustrialized countries, there are still a lot ofhungry mouths to feed in the Third World,forcing to pour chemical fertilizers onto fields toincrease yields. It has been the only remedy butwith adverse side effects and thus the idea of“going organic” has become the alternativesolution.

There is a price to be paid for it althoughit sounds like a great idea. Eco foods usually costmuch more than ordinary produce. But, organicfarming causes less pollution in the long-run andthere is a niche market for organic foods. Thereis a price gap to speak of between commercialand organic fertilizers—a mixture of animalmanure, sewage sludge, compost, grass turf,straw, and other crop residues. However, wecan still solve this problem by integrated farming.But, the point is that we are still weak inmanufacturing value added products, losing alarge sum of money from export earnings.

The transformation to mechanized farmingis a must. But, we can also practice organicfarming during and after this process. Most ofthe farmers in Myanmar run farms on amanageable scale and organic farming is mostcompatible with diversified, small-scale, labour-intensive cultivation. With the help ofCooperatives Ministry, farmers can formcooperative syndicates and export them tooverseas market. It is a long way to walk but notimpossible.

We can be a responsible nation, providinghealthy foods to the world, saving our planet.Organic farming is said to represent only 2% ofthe total of all farming currently. So a countrylike ours has a great opportunity to monopolizethe organic food market. It is always easier saidthan done, but it really deserves a try.

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Feb—Under guidance of Chairmanof Rural Socio-economicDevelopment SubcommitteeUnion Minister forInformation and for Culture UKyaw Hsan, supervision ofSagaing Region Governmentand leadership of SagaingRegion Health Departmentunder the Ministry of Health,specialists’ team providedfree general surgeries topeople of Pale Township ofSagaing Region and itsenvirons at Pale TownshipPeople’s Hospital from 23 to27 February.

Union Minister U KyawHsan, Sagaing Region ChiefMinister U Tha Aye, DeputySpeaker of Region Hluttaw UThaung Sein and party visitedthe hospital, witnessed theoperations, comforted thepatients and cordially greetedthe surgeons.

A total of 467 patientsfrom Kani, Yinmabin, Salingyiand Myaing Townships from20 to 22 February and 166patients underwent surgeries

Union Minister U Kyaw Hsan, Sagaing RegionChief Minister U Tha Aye comfort patients of

free surgery programme

programme to rural people,4479 eye patients from Pale,Yinmabin, Salingyi, Kani andMyaing Townships wereprovided with surgeries in2009.

by specialists from Yangon,Mandalay, Sagaing,Monywa and VictoriaHospital from 23 to 27February.

Under healthcare

The programme is thirdin a series of free surgeryprogramme which providedfree surgery to 192 patients inabove-mentioned fivetownships in 2010.—MNA

Union Minister for Information and for Culture U Kyaw Hsan andSagaing Region Chief Minister U Tha Aye inspect process of medicalcheck-up being made by specialists at temporary pavilion of People’s

Hospital in Pale.—MNA

Union Mines Minister receivesIndonesian Ambassador, delegation

Director-General UZaw Htayreceives

JapaneseProfessor

MrYoshihiroTaniguchiand party.

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NAY PYI TAW, 29 Feb—Director-General of HigherEducation Department (Lower Myanmar) under the

HED (Lower Myanmar) DGreceives Japanese Professor

Ministry of Education U Zaw Htay received Professor Mr Yoshihiro Taniguchi of Ritsumeikan University andChairman of Japanese Government Scholarship SelectionCommittee at the Ministry of Education here thismorning.

They held a discusdion on education matters.MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Feb—Deputy Minister for Hotelsand Tourism U Htay Aung received General Director MrGunter Franz and party of Stuttgart-based VIP-SystemsGraphische Maschinen Gmbh Co of Germany at the ministryat 10 am today and Managing Director Ms Cherry Trivediand party of Ayuroma International Pte Ltd, Singapore,which is an associate company of Two Palms Co Ltd at10.30am today.

They discussed foreign investment law, rules and regulations and procedures for operating hospitalityindustry.

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Deputy Hotels and TourismMinister receives foreign

guests

Thursday, 1 March, 2012

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Feb—Union Minister forMines U Thein Htaik received Indonesian

Ambassador to Myanmar Mr SebastianusSumarsono and a delegation led by Head

Geological AgencyIndonesia ChairmanMr Sukhyar at theministry, here, at 10 amyesterday.

At the call, theyfocused on proce-dures, rules andregulations forexploration of lead inMyanmar, coope-ration programmes,production of limestones from limestonehills for man-ufacturing of cement,excursion to somecement plants,investment andenvironmental con-servation.

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MANILA, 29 Feb—Philippine authorities havefound and disarmed a smallbomb at a provincial airportthat serves the resort islandof Boracay, one of thecountry’s main touristhotspots, police said onWednesday.

Security staff found theimprovised explosive

COPENHAGEN, 29 Feb—The Danish Navy said onTuesday it had freed 16 hostages held by pirates off the Somalicoast the previous day, but that two more captives were killedin the rescue operation.

“The Danish warship Absalon stopped a pirate mothership on 27 Feb, 2012. During the operation, two hostageswere killed,” the Navy said in a statement.

The nationalities of the hostages were not immediatelyknown, nor the circumstances leading to the two deaths.

“Two hostages were found seriously injured, but despiteswift assistance from Absalon’s doctor, their lives could notbe saved,” the Navy said.

“We cannot exclude that we may have caused the deaths,”

BEIJING, 29 Feb—Premier Wen Jiabao saidTuesday afternoon thatChina and Indonesia shouldjointly make unremittingefforts to help maintainstability and prosperity in

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies before theSenate Appropriations Committee about “The FY2013

Budget Request for the Department of State and ForeignOperations” on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, the

United States, on 28 Feb, 2012.—XINHUA

BANGKOK, 29 Feb—Three soldiers were injured as animprovised explosive device (IED) blew up in thesouthernmost province of Narathiwat’s Bacho DistrictTuesday afternoon while they were heading todowntown.

The explosion left a big hole of about one meter indepth and one metre in diametre at the scene. The policesaid the IED was stuffed in a 20-kg extinguisher cylinderand detonated by wire.

Six soldiers were travelling to Narathiwat’s MuangDistrict on a 6-wheel truck when they were assaulted bya unknown number of assailants.

All three wounded soldiers were taken to a hospital.The region has seen escalating violence since

January 2004, which has so far claimed more than 5,200lives.

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Three soldiers wounded inbombing attack in Thai restive

south

An Afghan policeman inspects a wreckage of a car hitby a car bomb attack in Jalalabad Province on 27 Feb,2012. A suicide car bomber killed at least nine people

in an attack on a military airport in easternAfghanistan on Monday, officials said.

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WASHINGTON, 29 Feb—Republican presidential hopefulMitt Romney will be the winner of the Michigan primaryTuesday, with Rick Santorum coming in a close second, CNNprojected.

With 77 percent of precincts reporting, the formerMassachusetts governor won 41 percent of the vote, followedby Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator, with 37 percent,the US broadcaster projected while the ballots were still beingcalculated.

Texas congressman Ron Paul finished third with 12percent of the vote. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich,who mostly skipped the state, came in last at 7 percent.

The victory was critical for Romney, as a defeat — evenif by the slightest margin — would have been devastating tohis campaign. Michigan was regarded as a stronghold for theformer governor, who was born there and whose father wasa popular governor of the state.

The victory came shortly after Romney was projectedwinner in the Arizona primary Tuesday.—Xinhua

Romney wins MichiganGOP primary

Improvised bomb found at Philippine airport

WASHINGTON, 29 Feb—India gets a key place in the USpivot toward the Asia-PacificRegion because Washingtonis making “a strategic bet” thatIndia will promote peace andsecurity in the long term,according to a US scholar.

The unexpected atten-tion given to India inPentagon’s new strategicguidance “raises interestingquestions about how India fitsinto the United States’ visionfor security in the Asia-Pacificregion,” said Amer Latif in acommentary.

Noting that Washingtonand New Delhi have beenactively building their defencerelations through defence

China, Indonesia should maintain East Asia stability

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) meets with visitingIndonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Lawand Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto, who is here toattend the third meeting of the bilateral dialoguemechanism at deputy prime ministerial level, in

Beijing, capital of China, on 28 Feb, 2012. —XINHUA

the third meeting of thebilateral dialogue mechanismat deputy prime ministeriallevel. On Tuesday morning,Chinese State Councilor DaiBingguo and Suyanto co-chaired the meeting.

Wen said the meetinghad achieved importantresults by advancing theimplementation of consensusreached by leaders of the twocountries. He said the meetinghad helped lay a solidfoundation for furtherdevelopment of bilateralrelations.

According to theForeign Ministry, the meetingis designed for the two sidesto exchange views on bilateralties and international relationsas well as regional issues.

Wen said in face of grimchallenges that theinternational financial crisisposed to East Asia, Chinaand Indonesia shouldstrengthen communicationand coordination, expand

East Asia. Wen made theremark while meeting visitingIndonesian CoordinatingMinister for Political, Law andSecurity Affairs DjokoSuyanto in Beijing.

Suyanto is in Beijing for

mutually beneficialcooperation and makeunremitting efforts tosafeguard commoninterests and maintainstability and prosperity inEast Asia.

Suyanto said the twocountries enjoy goodrelations and greatpotential for bilateralcooperation. He saidIndonesia highly appreci-ates and heeds theimportant role that Chinaplays in regional andinternational affairs. Heexpressed the readiness todeepen all-round coopera-tion and the strategicpartnership between thetwo countries so as to bringmore benefit to the people.

He said Indonesia iswilling to work with Chinato make greatercontribution to peace,stability and prosperity inEast Asia.

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device among cargo beingprocessed at KaliboInternational Airport onTuesday night, nationalpolice spokesman ChiefSuperintendent AgrimeroCruz said.

Police experts broughtthe device, inside a plasticenvelope about the size of amagazine, out of the airport

and had it safely detonated,according to Cruz.

He said the device wasapparently dropped off atthe airport counter of a cargoforwarding company andbore a name and address inthe southern island ofMindanao, a hotbed ofIslamic militants andguerrillas. However he said

authorities did not know whodropped off the package.

“We can’t speculate onwho was behind it,” Cruzsaid, adding he also had nodetails on the potential powerof the bomb.

The central Philippineairport handles dozens offlights a day, linking Kalibowith Chinese and SouthKorean cities as well as thosein the Philippines.—Internet

US making ‘strategic bet’ onIndia in Asia, says scholar

An armedSomalipiratestands

along thecoastlineof HobyoTown innorth-eastern

Somalia.INTERNET

Danish Navy frees 16 held bypirates, two hostages killed

Danish Navy captain Steen Engelbrecht Pedersen told newsagency Ritzau.

The Danish military has opened an investigation to shedlight on the incident, he said.

The Danish warship is part of a NATO-led counter-piracymission off Somalia and the east coast of Africa.—Internet

An Iraqi firefighter hoses down a burned bus after a carbomb attack in Kirkuk, 290 kilometres (180 miles) north

of Baghdad, Iraq, on 23 Feb, 2012. A rapid series ofattacks spread over a wide swath of Iraqi territory killed

and injured dozens of Iraqis on Thursday, targetingmostly security forces.—INTERNET

sales, exercises, and high-levelmilitary engagements, he said:“Despite the impressiveprogress in recent years,questions still remain aboutIndia’s commitment and abilityto be a security provider inAsia.”

“As the United Statesimplements its pivot towardthe Asia-Pacific Region, it willactively seek capable andreliable partners to cooperateon maintaining security andstability in Asia,” said Latif, avisiting fellow with theWadhwani Chair in US-IndiaPolicy Studies at the Centrefor Strategic and InternationalStudies (CSIS), a Washington,think tank.—Internet

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Awe-inspiring!The Ranger is

ascending steadily andenergetically carrying aload-full of pilgrims safelyup to the mountain topwhere a highly-reveredpagoda with rich and longhistory awaits at a placeover 3000 feet above thesea level. It is in Mon Statein the southeast ofMyanmar that thesepeople are on their

pilgrimage to “Kyaikhtiyo”a pagoda with its mysteryremains ever unsolved.The road

Normally, an hour-drive for six-speed orseven-speed mediumtrucks like Hino Ranger, thistarred mountain road hassteep inclines in many partssuitable only to the carsspecially designed for thiskind of tracks. All along theroad are Japanese-madecars like the Ranger itselfand its cousins or its majorcompetitors in the globalmarkets such as MitsubishiFuso Fighter, IsuzuForward, and NissanCondor all doing the samejob – safely transportingpilgrims up and down theroad daily.

Every day during the

open season, thousands ofpilgrims flock to this highly-revered Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda.According to the drivers,there are visitors, especiallytourists from around theworld even in the rainyseason and driving in thetime needs special care.

Before the road was built,pilgrims had to travel throughthe jungle footpath for thewhole day to reach themountain top. And the returntrip also took the same lengthof time. The journey waswonderful, but time is also animportant factor for manypeople.

Thanks to the road,short and easy trips to thepagoda are now available forelder persons in their waningdays or tight-schedulepeople who cannot spendthe whole day just to reachthe pagoda. For example, theNews and PeriodicalsEnterprise of the Ministry ofInformation has beenarranging short pilgrimageand recreation trips even forhectic staff of the three dailiesand news agencies that rarely

take holidays. Pilgrims cannow find enough time fordoing meditation orvipassana in the main squarenear the pagoda and for acomprehensive survey ofthe surrounding areas evenwith a one-night-stay trip.But some locals insist that at

Article: TMTPhoto: Khin Maung Win (The Mirror)

New rural library put into service Cultivation of Palethwe hybrid paddyplantation explained in HtantabinYANGON, 29 Feb—The local farmers were

conducted round the thriving Palethwe hybridpaddy strain was held on two acres of farmlandof farmer U Sein Win Hlaing in Asugyi Village-tract in Htantabin Township of Yangon Regionon 21 February.

Deputy Region Manager of YangonRegion Myanma Agriculture Service U Thein

Lwin, District Manager U Myint Lwin,Township Administrator U Ngwe Doe andin-charge of the farm U Sein Thin explainedcultivation of paddy through good agriculturepattern, use of qualify paddy strain andproduction of 200 baskets of paddy per acre.

Later, officials and local farmersobserved the paddy farms.—Myanma Alin

Fingerlings distributed inPyapon Township

PYAPON, 29 Feb—Underthe supervision of theAyeyawady RegionFisheries Department,Pyapon District FisheriesDepartment handed overgolden Hamilton’s Carppedigree species,demonstrated practical

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hatching of fingerlings anddistributed fingerlings to thelocal people in Poswa Villageof Thaleikgyi Village-tract inPyapon Township,Ayeyawady Region, on 19February.

The department carriedout its tasks with the aim of

contributing to ruraldevelopment and povertyalleviation.

At the ceremony,departmental officialshanded over seven pairs ofgolden Hamilton’s Carp tolocal breeders. Afterwards,They demonstrated hatchingof fingerlings and distributed10,000 fingerlings to the localfarmers.

Thaung Nyunt-Pyapon

HTANTABIN, 29 Feb—Pyinnya Pankhin Library wasput into service inYedwingon-2 Village ofWataya Village-tract inHtantabin Township ofYangon Region on 22February. Township leveldepartmental officials cut theribbon to open the library.

Deputy Head of

Township GeneralAdministration Department UKyaw Soe Thein and Head ofTownship Information andPublic Relations DepartmentDaw Khin Nyein Nyeinexplained durability of thelibrary. The villageadministrator, Chairman of theLibrary Committee U KyawMyint and Head of Township

Information and PublicRelations Department DawKhin Nyein Nyein acceptedK 1 million and 50 corrugatediron sheets provided byYangon Region, 100 booksdonated by MyanmarLibraries Foundation and 400books donated by wellwisherU Tin Win.

Township IPRD

least a four-night stay isrequired to visit everyinteresting place as some ofthe journeys along themountain footpath tofascinating places take atleast two hours! And thereare many more interestingplaces hidden in the nearbyforests, mountains andvalleys.History

Amidst layers of forest-covered high ridges standsthe mountain accommo-dating at its peak a boulderwhose reliquary is keepingthe Sacred Hair Relic ofBuddha for over 2000 yearsand on this huge rock is astupa small in size but highlysacred in status. History hasit that a hermit received theRelic from Buddha during theLord’s visit to the greatsovereign state ofSuvunnabhommi or Thaton.

According to the wishof the hermit who alwaysplaced the Relic in the tuft ofhis hair it was enshrined inthe boulder resembling hisown head. Actually, theboulder and the stupa on itare called the KyaikhtiyoPagoda.

The pagoda itself and

many of the placessurrounding it have acaptivating history thatmakes them more enthralling.Some of the places have theirown story supporting themain pagoda history. Thepristine forests and bluishmountain rangessurrounding Kyaikhtiyo areenhancing the value of theinteresting places and storiesincluding the stupa and theboulder which are the centrestage of pilgrimage.Gravity-defying boulder

Both the stupa and theboulder are heavily gildedand nowadays this giant rocklooks rather like a large solidmass of gold! What’s more,devotees are makingdonations every day addingmore and more gold to thestupa and the boulder.Pilgrims are also donatingcash and kind for otherpurposes including powerand clean water supply.

As for most of the globaltourists Kyaikhtiyo isrenowned as “Golden RockPagoda”.

Scientifically, a large

heavy rock at the edge of aslopping surface will falldown, but that neverhappens in Kyaikhtiyo.Perhaps the boulder isdefying gravity because ofthe Hair Relic it is holding.

Truly, the stable boulderalways appears to be on thebrink of sliding down intothe gorge is a view reallyawe-inspiring for everyvisitor from home andabroad.

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Razudaing Bridge No.1 easily accessible to four corners of the country

* Razudaing Bridge No.1, being locatedon road networks such as Maubin-Yaylaekalay-Shwetaunghmaw-Kyaikpe-Mawlamyinegyun road,Mawlamyinegyun-Hlaingbone-Thitpoke-Kwinpauk-Pyinsalu road andB o g a l e - M a w l a m y i n e g y u n -Kyonemangay-Wakema-Myaungmyaroad, people can have easy access tothe four corners of the country via it.

* It took 12 hours from Mawlamyinegyunto Yangon by motor boat. Thanks tothe bridge, it is three-hour drives toYangon by land.

* Mawlamyinegyun Township is easilyaccessible by land. So, the four cornersof the country can be reachable byroad and bridge networks.

* Centered MawlamyinegyunTownship, construction of Bogale-Mawlamyinegyun- Kyonemangay-Myaungmya motor road is going on.People can go to the four corners of theAyeyawady Region at any time.

Facts about the bridge1. The bridge is of one lane steel truss type.2. It is 1955 feet long and facilitated with 20 feet wide motor road flanked by two three feet wide pedestrian lanes on either side.3. Its water clearance is 20 feet in height and it can withstand 60 tons of load.4. The construction of bridge started on 1 April, 2009 and it was put into services on 22 July 2010.Archive: Maung Nyein Aye

Translation: MT

Union Border Affairs andMID Minister receives

Chairman of InternationalCrisis Group

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Feb—Union Minister for BorderAffairs and for Myanma Industrial Development Lt-GenThein Htay received Brussels-based International CrisisGroup Chairman Ms Louise Arbour at the ministry, here, at2 pm today.

They discussed developments of Myanmar’spolitics, process of national reconsolidation and peace-making process with ethnic armed groups.

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Third daysixth

meeting ofsixth State

CentralWorking

Committeeof Sangha

in progress.(News onpage 1)

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(from page 1)On behalf of the businessmen, IGE Co

Chairman U Nay Aung donated cashassistance for the burnt Minpya Market.The Vice-President and party then cordiallygreeted those present and proceeded toThandwe District People’s Hospital wherethe Vice-President inspected thepreparation for extension of patient wardand chosen land plot for it.

The Vice-President and party then flewto Taungup from Thandwe. At Nyaungkadayground, the chosen site for construction ofTaungup University, the Vice-Presidentheard reports on layout of the universitypresented by Deputy Minister U Ba Shweand personnel concerned and coordinatedessentials.

The Vice-President then greeted thelocals present there and explained plansfor construction of the university. TheVice-President and party looked roundTaungup by cars and met departmentalpersonnel, members of social organizationsand townselders at Taungup TownshipHall.

The Taungup Township administratorreported to the Vice-President on salientpoints of the region, followed by reports oneducational, health and developmentrequirements of the township presented bytwo senior citizens. Deputy Minister U WinShein and Deputy Minister U Phone Swereplied to the requirements.

The Vice-President coordinated withpersonnel to fulfill the requirements of thetownship, reviewed the regional report andexplained policies of the State. He donatedcash assistance for preventive measuresagainst bank erosion within TaungupTownship due to the low of torrent. ShweThanlwin Co presented seven sets of SkyNet receivers to the township.

The Vice-President and party thencordially greeted the attendees and

Rural Development and Poverty ...proceeded to Taungup Township People’sHospital where he coordinated essentialsfor standardization of the hospital.

In his speech to the departmentalpersonnel, members of social organizationsand townselders of Thandwe and Taunguptownships, the Vice-President said they hadcome to observe the conditions of thetownships in southern Rakhine State and tofulfill the requirements.

As the first priority, the Vice-Presidentsaid that they would discuss the educationand health requirements of the local peopleand attend to the needs. As the secondpriority, they would access the reports onthe regional economic developmentrequirements presented by the governmentdepartments and fulfill them properly inharmony with objectives of the State. Thethird was to explain current undertakings ofthe government to the locals.

The Vice-President went on that thebudgets on education and health had beenincreased year by year in the country.

Arrangements were being made to extendnecessary buildings, upgrade and equiphospital equipment, and fully provide basicmedicines for health care.

In education sector, basic educationschools were being upgraded and text booksand note books were being provided for freeto offer free education to ensure all hadcompleted primary education with othereducational assistance to ensure continuouslearning.

The Vice-President then explainedphase-by-phase construction of TaungupUniversity in Taungup within 2012-2013fiscal year for students in southern RakhineState to be able to learn arts and sciencesubjects.

The Vice-President explained measuresfor supply of electricity from the nationalgrid to An, Minpya, MraukU, Ponnagyun,Sittway as the first phase in 2012-2013fiscal year, initial measures for Taungup,Thandwe, MaI, Kyaukpyu,Yanbye and toremaining townships in 2013-2014 fiscalyear as the second phase.

After that, farmers were to do framings

not only for daily life existence but also oncommercial scale. Efforts were to be madefor growing industrial crops as much aspossible. Rural Development and PovertyAlleviation tasks were being implementedunder the leadership of the President. Heurged local people to make cooperationwith entrepreneurs and local authorities soas to achieve eight rural development taskshe added.

In the afternoon, Vice-President ThihaThura U Tin Aung Myint Oo and party leftby helicopters for Thahtay HydropowerProject being implemented by No.6 HydroPower Implementation Department of theMinistry of Electric Power No.1.

At the briefing hall of the site, UnionMinister for Electric Power No.1 U Zaw Minreported on progress in construction of theproject and undertakings of each sectors fortimely completion. With respect to thereports, the Vice-President instructedofficials to make coordination forconstruction of dam and power station andinstallation of power grids harmoniously,

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NAY PYI TAW, 29 Feb—Theclarification on instruction of the UnionMinister for Information and for Cultureat the 21st anniversary ceremony ofInformation and Public RelationsDepartment was held in conjunction withthe cash assistance presentation ceremonyat the hall of Kayah State IPRD in Loikaw

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Feb—Union ElectionCommission today held an electoraleducative workshop at the commissionoffice, attended by 28 in charges of electoraleducative process from 17 political partiesthat will compete in the coming by-electionand 10 interested persons.

Member of the UEC U Myint Naing

Instructions of Union Information andCulture Minister clarified

on 27 February.Kayah State Minister for Development

Affairs U Aung Naing Oo made an openingaddress. Head of State IPRD U Sai TheinLwin clarified the instructions of theUnion Minister and then presented cashassistance to the personnel from districts.

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UEC disseminates electoral process knowledgeexplained the purposed of holding theworkshop. The commission secretary andofficials elaborated on rules andregulations regarding electoral process.The commission urged the attendees torelay the information on electoral processto voters the same as instructions by theUEC.—MNA

YANGON, 29 Feb—Member ofEuropean Parliament and Chairman ofASEAN delegation countries Mr WernerLangen and party called on Chairman UWin Mra of the Myanmar National HumanRights Commission at the commission

MNHRC Chairman receives EuropeanParliament member

today.At the call, matters relating to

promotion and protection of thefundamental human rights enshrined inthe Constitution of the Republic of theUnion of Myanmar.—MNA

YANGON, 29 Feb—Under the headshipof the Republic of the Union of MyanmarFederation of Chambers of Commerce andIndustry, Mr Marco Breu (Masters Degreeof Economics) will give an educative talkon “International Business Interest in

Educative talk at UMFCCI on 3 MarchMyanmar: What investors are looking forto make their decisions?” on the first floorof UMFCCI Office Tower in LanmadawTownship here on 3 March. Any interestedperson may attend the talk.

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Vice-PresidentThiha Thura U Tin

Aung Myint Oo speaksto departmental

personnel, members ofsocial organizationsand senior citizens atDwayawady Hall of

Thandwe.MNA

Vice-President Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo inspects progress in implementation of ThahtayHydropower Project.—MNA

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(from page 6)ensure technically fail-safe one, to managedigging of tunnel based on its withstands.

after taking samples of soil and stonesalong water diversion tunnel and to carryout measures for not causing damages to thedam due to the facts that that region getsmuch rains and heavy rain in some years.

After that, the Vice-President and partyinspected the scale model of the project andconstruction site from the view point of thebriefing hall. They also looked into waterdiversion tunnel No.1 and construction ofdiversion tunnel and diaphragm wall.

Yesterday evening, the Vice-Presidentand wife and party paid homage toMyathalon Pagoda in Magway and donatedcash.—MNA

Vice-President Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo inspects construction of spillway tunnel of ThahtayHydropower Project.—MNA

Wife of Vice-President Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo Patronof MWAF and of MMCWA Daw Khin Saw Hnin meets township

federation and association members in Thandwe DistrictNAY PYI TAW, 29 Feb—Wife of the Vice-

President of the Republic of the Union ofMyanmar Patron of Myanmar Women’sAffairs Federation and of Myanmar Maternaland Child Welfare Association Daw KhinSaw Hnin met township federation andassociation members in Thandwe Districtyesterday.

The meeting was attended by Wife ofthe Rakhine State Chief Minister Patron ofRakhine State Women’s AffairsOrganization and Maternal and ChildWelfare Supervisory Committee Daw NuNu Zan, the chair of Rakhine StateSupervisory Committee, the chair ofThandwe District committee and chairs andmember of WAOs and supervisorycommittees of Thandwe, Taungup, Maeiand Kyeintali sub-townships in ThandweDistrict.

The patron of Rakhine State committeeexplained the regional situation of the state.

The chair of district WAO and thesupervisory reported works of the

Wife of Vice-President Patron of MWAF and MMCWA Daw Khin SawHnin makes cash donations to Thandwe District Women's AffairsOrganization and Maternal and Child Welfare Association.—MNA

district committee.Patron Daw Khin Saw Hnin donated K

1 million each to district WAO and thedistrict committee. Secretary of MMCWAdonated K 0.5 million to each townshipWAOs and the township committees andmedicines to Myittawady Home for theAged through officials.

Daw Khin Saw Hnin in her address said:I am heartened by today’s frankly meetingwhich is like the meet of sisters.

We are civilian social servicesorganizations partly funded by thegovernment.

We need to continue preservingMyanmar’s traditional customs. I wouldprefer to continue education, economic andsocial welfare tasks of MMCWA for women.

I am swelled with pride as membervolunteers are doing their bits fordevelopment of the country.

She then cordially greeted those presentat the meeting.

Daw Khin Saw Hnin and party cordiallygreeted expectant mothers at labour room ofMMCWA and gave away tonics and gifts.

Wife of the Vice-President Patron DawKhin Saw Hnin gave away tonics and giftsto mothers-to-be.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Feb—Nawin CreekBridge and Ywathit Road were opened inTatkon this morning.

Likewise, Shwechi (9) Bridge and BoThan Tin asphalt road were alsoinaugurated in Pyinmana this morning.

Nawin Creek Bridge, 160 feet longand 12 feet wide, was built at a cost of K27.5 million. Ywathit Road, 3200 feet longand 12 feet wide, was constructed at a costof K 38.9 million.

Shwechi (9) Bridge, 150 feet long and

Roads, bridges commissioned in Tatkonand Pyinmana

12 feet wide, was improved at a cost of K 63million. 1935 feet long and 12 feet wide BoThan Tin Road was repaved with asphalt ata cost of K 22.6 million.

Also present on the occasions werePyithu Hluttaw representative U MaungOo, member of Nay Pyi Taw Council U KanChun, U Myint Shwe and Col Myint AungThan, members of Nay Pyi TawDevelopment Committee, officials andlocal people.

MNA

Union Minister forAgriculture and

Irrigation U MyintHlaing inspectsproduction of

quality crop strainsthrough tissue

culture technologyof Great WallInternationalCompany in

Mandalay. (Newsreported)—MNAMeth lab busts reach record high in NC

RALEIGH, 29 Feb—Thenumber of methampheta-mine lab busts in NorthCarolina hit a record high lastyear partly because of cheaper,simpler ways of making thedrug, officials say.

The number of meth labsraided in 2011 increased to344 — up 57 percent since2006, when state lawsrestricted the purchase of itskey ingredient, pseudoe-phedrine, The (Raleigh) News& Observer reported. Whilethe number of busts haveincreased, Attorney General

Roy Cooper said the laws areworking, as the number oflarge-scale labs is declining.The total number of busts isrising, however, because ofthe simpler, cheaper methodof making it known as the“one-pot” or “shake-and-bake” method.

The method requiresfewer ingredients and they’remixed in a 2-liter soda bottleinstead of unsealed makeshiftbeakers. The bottles are stilllegally considered meth labsand officials say they’redangerous, as explosions

aren’t as big but are morefrequent. The method “hasescalated to the point where itaccounts for about half of thelabs we bust,” Cooper said.He pointed out the state’s firstone-pot lab bust came in 2009.

Cooper said he hopes tosee a decline in the number ofmeth labs as a result of a lawenacted this year requiringpharmacies to use anelectronic-tracking system todetermine whether someonehas reached the limit on thenumber of pseudoephedrinepurchases allowed.—Internet

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Feb—Librariesdevelopment and enhancement of readinghabit among rural people in PatheingyiTownship, Mandalay Region were launchedwith a ceremony at Ohnchaw Village in thetownship on 27 February.

The ceremony covers essaycompetitions (open division) at which Headof Region Information and Public Relations

Libraries development and enhancement ofreading habit among rural people launched

Department U Kyaw Than Tun and officialsconcerned.

With the aim of ensuring developmentof rural libraries and enhancing the radinghabits among rural people, extempore talkswere held at BEPS in Aungchantha Villageand at Ohnchaw Village in the township on28 and 29 February.

MNA

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Pyithu Hluttaw sessioncontinues… (from page 16)enabling the pensioners take out pension easily and whetherpension can be transferred to the bank account”, the UnionMinister replied that it has been instructed to give outpension in ten days before the end of month beginningFebruary, 2012 in the time of the new government. So, thepensioners can take out pensions more easily as the time hasbeen extended. Currently, there have been a total of 7425pensioners taking out pensions at Myanma EconomicBank (branch) in Dagon Myothit (North) Township, YangonRegion and now they can take out their pensionsconveniently.

Since October, 1972 when it started giving outpensions, the Myanmar Economic Bank has offered cashtransfer service to those pensioners who open fixed accountor current account at their volition. They can transfer theirpensions into their accounts. In response to the 70pensioners, Myanma Economic Bank in Dagon Myothit(North) transfers their pensions into their accounts monthly.The Myanma Economic Bank, being a State-owned bank,is providing services to ensure the smooth functioning ofthe government banking mechanism.

Regarding the question about “if there is a plan tolaunch fast money transfer through fax in NagmonTownship” asked by U J Phon Sar of Nagmon Constituency,the Union Minister answered that his ministry hascoordinated with the Myanma Posts and Telegraphs tolaunch fax money transfer in the township. The MyanmaEconomic Bank has fixed a CDMA mobile phone in Nagmontreasury, arrangements will be made for transferring andreceiving of money through fax.

But, according to the current conditions of theNagmon treasury, although it can transfer unlimited amountof money to other Myanma Economic Banks, other bankscan only transfer up to K 100,000 to it.

Next, Union Minister for Home Affairs Lt-Gen Ko Koreplied to the questions of three Hluttaw representatives.

Regarding the question of U Ko Gyi fromAungmyethazan Constituency about “if there is plan toput Phonetawtoe Ward within the boundary of MandalayCity Development Affairs Committee”, the Union Ministerreplied that it is learnt that Tatmyo Development AffairsCommittee is carrying out development works forPhonetawtoe Ward of Aungmyethazan Township ofMandalay Region. It is the work of the Mandalay Regiongovernment to designate the residential land plots Nos 41,42 and 43 within the boundary of Tatmyo as the boundaryof Mandalay City Development Affairs Committee. Thefinal decision of the Defence Ministry must be asked to doso and upon its agreement, residential land plots except theland owned by the military will be announced as land underthe management of the government and the rights to managethe land will be vested to the Mandalay City DevelopmentAffairs Committee.

The Ministry of Home Affairs no more handle theland management of Mandalay as the Mandalay CityDevelopment Laws was enacted on 14 November, 2002. So,Mandalay region government, Mandalay City developmentAffairs Committee will have to coordinate with the DefenceMinistry to put Phonetawtow Ward under the managementof Mandalay City Development Affairs Committee.

Regarding the question of U Ohn Ngwe fromMyaungmya Constituency about “if there is a plan to passjudgment on disputes over alluvial land ownership inaccordance with the existing laws and procedures,’ the

Union Minister replied that there have been disputes overalluvial land ownership on the Ayeyawady River betweenShwe Paukpin Village of Myaung Township in SagaingRegion and Kyigon Village of Ngazun Township inMandalay Region since 2007, which has even grown intofierce group fight between the farmers of the two villages,calling for the arbitration of the local authorities concerned.

The Settlement and Land Records Department(headquarters) and Land Records Departments at differentlevels have demarcated the alluvial land, apart from thearbitration of the local authorities concerned and the generaladministration departments of the two districts andtownships to ensure no more disputes over the land betweenthe tow villages. It is up to the farmers to follow the rulesto ensure there is no trespassing of the demarcation. If oneside trespasses and cultivates over the demarcation line,the other side can file against it at courts at different levelsto receive the fair judgment.

Regarding the question of U Zone Taint of ChiphweConstituency on “there is any plan to form AdministrativeCourt that can justify disputes, discontents and losses,”Union Minister for Home Affairs Lt-Gen Ko Ko replied: Thegovernment is protecting the people’s rights. Actions arebeing taken against bribery, corruptions and abuse of powerthat usually prevail in administrative mechanism in accordwith the prescribed services regulations and existing laws.

If a staff’s duty causes a loss to a person or anorganization, that person or that organization can complaintabout it to his or her departmental officials. The departmentshave to take actions against that staff if the complaint is true.He or she shall be charged at respective courts if his or herfaults are serious or he or she shall be sentenced in line withthe laws if the court finds him or her guilty of it.

A citizen can apply for writs if management andjudicial undertakings cause a loss to a citizen’s right. TheSupreme Court of the Union is carrying out the hearings onit. So, there are remedies for these citizens. It can be seen thatthe formation of Administrative Courts has not beenprescribed in the Constitution.

No need to form Administrative Courts as the existinglaws and procedures that can justify disputes, discontentsand losses among citizens have already included in theexecutive body. Those citizens who suffer the losses are tocomplaint about it to respective administrative bodies.

After that, two Hluttaw representatives raised threequestions on education. With respects to question of UThan Nwe of Butalin Constituency on “there is any plan toraise stipends of university students in the 2012-2013Academic Year and students shall enjoy increased stipendsif raised” and “ there is any plan to have own websites inuniversities across the country” Union Minister forEducation Dr Mya Aye replied:

To turn out the qualified human resources and togrant stipends for university students, the government willconferred honourable prizes on the 28 students who stoodfirst at Regions/State level in science and arts combinationmatriculation exams and 20 top ten students at the country-level exam—ten from science combination and ten from arts.

Starting the 2012-2013 Academic Year, scholarshipsto be conferred on the university/colleges students for tenmonths in a year are as follows: monthly cash assistance ofK 0.1 million for students of University of Medicine orUniversity of Dental Medicine under the Ministry of Health;monthly assistance of K 80,000 for students of university/college under the Ministry of Transport, monthly assistanceof K 70,000 for students of universities and colleges underthe Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry ofAgriculture and Irrigation, Ministry of EnvironmentalConservation and Forestry, Ministry of Livestock and

Fisheries and the rest universities except University ofMedicine or University of Dental Medicine; monthlyassistance of K 50,000 for students of universities andcolleges under the Ministry of Defence, Ministry ofEducation, Ministry of Border Affairs, Ministry ofCooperatives, Ministry of Culture and Union Civil ServicesBoard. At the start of the academic year, cash assistance ofK 0.1 million will be granted to the students for theirpreparatory expenses.

With respect to the second question, the Ministerreplied: Ministry of Education has no any plan to have ownwebsites in universities at present. But, all of theseuniversities have been equipped with internet access.

Respecting the question of U Sai Ngaung HsaingHein of Maukmai Constituency on “Continued measuresfor analysis of education indexes in the time of the newgovernment,” the Minister replied: Ministry of Educationhas started implementing 30-year national educationpromotion programme since the 2001-2012 academic year.Checking of basic education schools in basic educationsector and of universities and colleges in higher educationsector, plays an important part in successful implementationof short-and long-term plans.

Education indexes are being used based on 12benchmarks for basic education schools—seven for qualityand five for appearance, 12 benchmarks for educationcolleges—seven for quality and five for appearance and 12benchmarks for universities and degree colleges—eight forquality and four for management.

At proposal-submitting session, Chairman of PyithuHluttaw Economic and Trade Development CommitteeU Maung Maung Thein submitted the proposal on “Urgingto cease procedures asking for temporary vehiclesregistration fees of authorized vehicle import companiesand organizations including Directorate of RoadAdministration like unlicensed vehicles’ fines and to reviewit in accord with the law and Pyithu Hluttaw Judicial andLegal Affairs Committee Chairman Thura U Aung Ko, on“to amend The Arbitration (Protocol and Convention) Act(Act No.VI, 1937) (19th January, 1937).”

With respect to U Maung Maung Thein’s proposal,the Hluttaw decided that before submitting it to the Hluttawdirectly, Pyithu Hluttaw Committee were to continue tocoordinate respective ministry and organizations.

The date will be announced later for discussion onThura U Aung Ko’s proposal. The representatives whowant to discuss it are to register their names this evening.The meeting came to an end at 12.55 pm and the nine daysession will be announced.—MNA

Pyithu HluttawRepresentative U TheinTun Oo of AmarapuraConstituency raising

question.—MNA

Pyithu HluttawRepresentative U Than

Nwe of ButalinConstituency asking

question.—MNA

Eighth day third regularsession… (from page 16)across the nation are being extracted from Bago Region. Itexceeds the annual forest production based on forestmanagement system. Beginning 2012-2013, emphasis isbeing placed on drawing the plans to reduce timberextraction by stopping production at some forests andnurturing some forests. In this regard, Bago mountain rangewill be first prioritized.

In asking that whether there is a plan to reduce teak

and hardwood extraction from Bago Region and increasetimber extraction in other regions and systems, the UnionMinister replied that a plan is underway to reduce timberextraction not only in Bago Region but also in otherregions and states and control plenty of timber extractionfrom single area.

At present, a total of 582.5 acres of lands have beenallotted to six groups from six villages for establishment ofpublic-owned forest plantations in Bago Region. Effortswill be doubled in organizing the local people to establishpublic-owned forest plantations. Directives for public-owned forest plantations are being upgraded as bylaw andit has been submitted to the Office of the Union Attorney-

General. After coordinating with ministries concerned,easier and effective process will be created for the localpeople to carry out the tasks of public-owned forestplantations.

Likewise, the timber extraction will be scrutinizedin other regions and states and emphasis will be placed onproduction of timber to satisfy the local demand.

Dr Myint Kyi of Yangon Region Constituency No.8 asked whether there is a plan to constantly checkcontents of carbon dioxide in the air. The Union Ministerreplied that with regard to conservation of air pollution inMyanmar, members of the Vienna Convention for the (See page 9)

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Eighth day third regularsession… (from page 8)Protection of the Ozone Layer member countries must stopuse of chlorofluorocarbon at refrigerator, automobile, air-conditioners and cold storage in 2010. Thus, Myanmar hasstopped use of chlorofluorocarbon as of 2006.

The surveillance plan on implementation of coldstorage materials management project and the recyclingplan of chlorofluorocarbon from refrigerator have beenimplemented in Myanmar. At present, the programme forreduction of Ozone layer harming materials and the plan onestablishment of national Ozone unit and cold storagemanagement plan are under implementation.

The Ozone Regulation Bill and theHydrochlorofluorocarbon reduction bill have been drawn.Air quality was measured in Yangon, Mandalay,PyinOoLwin, Nay Pyi Taw and Tachilek with the use of airpollution measuring device as of 2008. Ministry of Healthand Yangon City Development Committee jointlydesignated trading area, residential area and industrialzone area at a time when they measured air quality for thefirst time. They could set records on contents of dusts, thedusts less than 10 microns, sulpha dioxide and nitrogenoxide in the air.

Myanmar signed the UN Framework Convention onClimate Change in 1994 and Tokyo Protocol in 2003 andthen it implemented the projects as member of theconvention. With the assistance of the Asian DevelopmentBank, Myanmar together with 12 Asian countries realizedthe Asian Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy anddesignated 1990 as the basic year for measurement ofgreenhouse gas in energy sector, reform of land utilization,forest sector and agriculture sector. Myanmar annuallyemits 41.5 million ton of greenhouse gas and it is expectedto hit 62 million tons in 2005. According to the data in1990, emission ration of carbon dioxide to person was lessthan one ton yearly and such amount was less than that ofMekong Sub-Region countries.

With the assistance of the UN EnvironmentalProgramme and the World Environmental Programme, theministry designated the year of 2000 as the basic year aftercollecting greenhouse gas measurement data of the initialnational report compilation project that started in 2008 onclimate change in energy, industrial, agriculture andlivestock breeding sectors, change of land utilization andforest sector and waste materials sector. According to thestatistics, it was reported that energy sector would increaseemission of greenhouse gas to 8.12 million tons from 7.86million tons in 2005 and the industrial sector to 0.51million ton from 0.46 million ton. In the year 2000, a totalof 74.358 million tons of greenhouse gas was absorbed inMyanmar in 2000 and forests absorbed 142.221 milliontons of greenhouse gas. Thus, Myanmar stood as the topcountry in greater absorption of greenhouse gas at thattime.

As the developing countries are facing technologicaldifficulties and plenty of expense in collection ofgreenhouse gas measurement, they cannot submit the annualreport on the amount of greenhouse gas emission.Depending on technology assistance and allotment offund, Myanmar like other developing countries will carryout measurement of greenhouse gas emission in someyears.

Deputy Minister for Health Dr Daw Myat Myat OhnKhin replied to questions on health sector raised by sixHluttaw representatives.

U Hlaing Oo of Ayeyawady Region ConstituencyNo. 12 asked whether there is a plan to appoint necessarydentist, assistant doctors, nurses and health staff at LabuttaGeneral Hospital (200-bed) to some extent and providehospital equipment to there. The deputy minister repliedthat a total of seven doctors—three assistant specialistsurgeons and four assistant surgeons are discharging dutiesat the Labutta General Hospital. Arrangements are beingmade to appoint the one dentist after fresher doctors wouldhave completed the basic officer course at the traininginstitute. Moreover, nurses will be appointed there andsenior nurses will be added to the hospital. If it gets moreappointments, the recruitment will be assigned to the

hospital. So far, 105 beds, 105 mattresses, two patient testbeds, two slides, two instrument trolleys, five medicinetrolleys and one set of dental chair have been provided tothe hospital.

The Ministry of Health is fulfilling the hospitalequipment to hospital on priority. If necessary, the hospitalsare to submit applications for the demands to heads ofTownship Health Department with recommendations of theheads of Region/State Health Departments to be able toseek the assistance.

U Ha Shein Bwe of Chin State Constituency No. 8asked whether there is a plan to build a two-storey patientward instead of overage medical wards from MindatGeneral Hospital (100-bed). The deputy minister repliedthat there is no plan to build one two-storey patient ward atthat hospital, and the ministry is building and maintainingthe structures depending on the allotted funds.

U Hla Swe of Magway Region Constituency No. 12asked whether there is a plan to upgrade rural healthcentre of North Khinyan Village in Gangaw Township to16-bed station hospital. The deputy minister replied thatGangaw Township of Magway Region has opened one 100-bed district hospital, one 16-bed Kan Village StationHospital, one station hospital in Kyaw Village, one stationhospital in Min Village, three station hospitals, seven ruralhealth centres and 28 rural health branches.

U Zon Hle Htan of Chin State Constituency No. 2asked whether there is a plan to construct staff quarters andto repair laboratory hall at Falam Township People’sHospital. U Aung Cho Oo of Bago Region ConstituencyNo. 11 asked whether there is a plan to construct thebuilding of rural health centre in Seinkantlant Village inLetset Village-tract of Minhla Township. The deputyminister replied that there is no plan to maintain andconstruct the buildings at present, and the buildings ofhospitals, rural health centres and branches of the Ministryof Health will be built depending on the funds allotted bythe State.

Dr Myat Nyana Soe of Yangon Region ConstituencyNo. 4 asked whether there is a plan to draw health careinsurance law instead of cost-sharing health care system,and if not, why didn’t implement for the law, and if it is,when the bill will be submitted to the Hluttaw. The deputyminister replied that with regard to the question, there needfundamental requirements for exercising health careinsurance system before promulgation of the health careinsurance law. The health insurance must have coverageover the entire people regardless of the rich and poor.Worthy persons can practise the system with insurance feeby setting up the private health care insurance system. Itmust be compulsory as social health insurance system forthe majority of the people.

To establish a socio health care insurance system,things that should be taken into account were economy ofthe State, management and administration skills, funds forthe system, jobs and income in the country and providinghealth care for the people, she said.

Ministry of Health and UNICEF jointly carried outa survey in 2011 in DaikU and Kyauktaga townships inBago Region to assess whether a health cover costs waspossible and plans had been making to carry out a “townshipbased health cover costs programme” in DaikU based on theresults of the survey, she said.

A survey on a maternal and child health care vouchersystem was carried out in Yedashe Township and Nay PyiTaw Tatkon Township in 2010 and 2011 and the surveyshowed that the system would help to meet the UN’smillennium development goals and help providing healthcare to mothers and children in poverty, she said. Preparationswere being made to carry out the maternal and child healthcare voucher system as a pilot project in Yedashe Township,Bago Region, she added.

As part of the township health care systemdevelopment programme, Ministry of Health and WorldHealth Organization (WHO) had planned to set up a fundsfor providing health care for mothers and children living inpoverty in 20 townships as a first step as from March, 2012.Experts and health care staff in the fields had held meetingsto exchange views and to assess background and presentsituations related to health insurance and health care costs,she said.

Measures were being taken to review the health care

Amyotha HluttawRepresentative Dr MyatNyana Soe of YangonRegion Constituency

No (4) submitsproposal.—MNA

Member of LabourDisputes Settlement

Bill CommitteeU Sun Dot Tian

submits proposal.MNA

Vetting Committee, saying that he seconded the questionsand proposals raised and submitted by the committeeduring the second regular session of the First AmyothaHluttaw. There were 320 questions were raised and 31proposals which had been approved during the secondregular session which was held from 22, August, 2011 to16, November, 2011, he said.

Out of the questions, 48 were raised to Ministry ofConstruction and 43 to Ministry of Agriculture andIrrigation, showing that the two ministries were majorministries to fulfill the requirements of the people, he said.According to the review of answers of the responsiblepersonnel of the union ministries, they satisfied the answersof Ministry of Border Affairs, Ministry of Transport andMinistry of Health as the answers reflected the plans to beimplemented by the ministries, he said.

During the second regular session, he raised twoquestions: asking the Ministry of Agriculture andIrrigation whether the ministry had made arrangementsfor the silted down-stream outlet channels of theMayangon Sluice Gate and Seikkyun Sluice Gate inThaton Township, Mon State. The deputy minister forAgriculture and Irrigation replied that the ministry wouldcarry out the task depending on the budget allocation forthe ministry. The questioner, the people and the farmers didnot like the answer. He submitted the proposal related tothe gambling on 13, September, 2011, during the secondregular session, suggesting to do campaigns to root out allforms of gambling which harmed the micro credit schemesfor poverty reduction, he said.

He suggested the Amyotha Hluttaw’s Government’sGuarantees, Pledges and Undertakings Vetting Committeeto compile the answers of the Union-level personnel, to getreports within the first week of a next regular session fromquestioners on measures taken for questions and proposalsand to review and assess the government’s guarantees,pledges and undertakings regarding the questions andproposals and to coordinate with the Union Government.He urged the committee to carry out its tasks earnestly toconserve the dignity of Amyotha Hluttaw as it was theresponsibility of the committee to carry out the main tasksof the Hluttaw.

U Nyan Lin of the committee submitted a proposalto accept the report of the Amyotha Hluttaw’s Government’sGuarantees, Pledges and Undertakings Vetting Committeeand the hluttaw approved it.

(See page 10)

programmes of the Ministry of Health and otherorganizations and based on the outcomes of the survey,infrastructures for the health care system would be set upstep by step to pave the way for the better system, she said.

To promulgate the “Health Care Insurance Law”instead of “health care costs sharing system”, basis needsfor the people were sine qua non for the socio healthinsurance system. Only after the basic needs for the peoplewere fulfilled, measures for promulgation of the law shouldbe taken within a certain period. Therefore, the Ministry ofHealth had not yet drawn a health care insurance lawcurrently, she said.

U Saw Ohn of Mon State constituency No. 9seconded the report of the Amyotha Hluttaw’sGovernment’s Guarantees, Pledges and Undertakings

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Eighth day third regularsession…

(from page 9)Member of Bill Committee U Sun Dot Tian put

forward the proposal to consider Labour Dispute SettlementBill sent by Pyithu Hluttaw with amendments by AmyothaHluttaw, together with the report of the committee.

Hluttaw representatives who want to discuss the billcould submit their name lists.

Member of Bill Committee U Kyaw Kyaw read outand explained the report of the committee on suggestion ofthe Amyotha Hluttaw representative on Vacant Land, FallowLand and Virgin Land Management Bill.

In seeking approval for Vacant Land, Fallow Landand Virgin Land Management Bill which had been approvedby Amyotha Hluttaw and sent back by Pyithu Hluttaw withamendments, the bill was approved as amended by AmyothaHluttaw as there was no vote.

Dr Myat Nyana Soe submitted the proposal topromptly submit the differences between the approval ofAmyotha Hluttaw and that of Pyithu Hluttaw to PyidaungsuHluttaw and seek its decision. Amyotha Hluttaw decided tosubmit the bill to Pyidaungsu Hluttaw.

Member of Bill Committee Dr Myat Nyana Soe readout report of the committee on suggestions of AmyothaHluttaw representatives on Environmental ConservationBill sent with amendments by Pyithu Hluttaw.

In seeking approval for Environmental ConservationBill which had been approved by Amyotha Hluttaw andsent back by Pyithu Hluttaw with amendments, the bill wasapproved as amended by Amyotha Hluttaw as there was novote.

U Tin Yu of Yangon Region Constituency (11)submitted the proposal to promptly submit the differencesbetween the approval of Amyotha Hluttaw and that ofPyithu Hluttaw to Pyidaungsu Hluttaw and seek its decision.Amyotha Hluttaw decided to submit the bill to PyidaungsuHluttaw.

Member of Bill Committee Defence ServicesPersonnel Hluttaw Representative Col Hla Tun read out outreport of the committee on suggestions of Hluttawrepresentatives on Social Welfare Bill.

Union Minister for Labour U Aung Kyi submittedthe proposal to discuss Social Welfare Bill.

The suggestions of Hluttaw representatives on thebill were approved paragraph-wise.

Union Minister U Aung Kyi submitted the proposalto approve the bill and Dr Myat Nyana Soe seconded theproposal.

In seeking approval of Amyotha Hluttaw for SocialWelfare Bill, the bill was approved as amended by AmyothaHluttaw as there was no vote.

U Nyan Lin of Ayeyawady Region Constituency (3)submitted the proposal that “the Union government isurged to add political science as additional subject inuniversities under management of respective Union

ministries” and a Hluttaw representative seconded theproposal.

As the Hluttaw agreed to discuss the bill, Hluttawrepresentatives willing to discuss the proposal could submittheir name lists.

Dr Myat Nyana Soe of Yangon Region Constituency(4) submitted the proposal that “the Union government isurged to extensively teach art subjects in basic and highereducation levels create more job opportunities forgraduates in Arts” and a Hluttaw representative secondedthe proposal.


U Khin Maung Yi of Ayeyawady RegionConstituency (6) submitted the proposal that “the Uniongovernment is urged to improve education standard” anda Hluttaw representative seconded the proposal.


Today’s Amyotha Hluttaw regular session concludedat 4.20 pm.

At today’s session, cash donation of Amyotha HluttawLibrary was put on record, eight questions were raised andanswered, one report was submitted and approval wassought for it, four bills were discussed and three newproposals were submitted.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Feb—With the attendance of RakhineState Hluttaw Speaker U Htein Lin and 39 representatives,the third regular session of first Rakhine State Hluttawcontinued for fifth day at 10 am yesterday.

At today’s session, 25 questions were answered andone proposal and Rakhine State budget bill for 2012discussed.

The session concluded at 3.30 pm.—MNA

Third regular session of firstRakhine State Hluttaw

continues

NAY PYI TAW, 29—The third regular session of thefirst Shan State Hluttaw continued for second day at 10 amon 28 February, with the attendance of State Chief MinisterU Sao Aung Myat, Speaker of State Hluttaw U Sai Lone Saingand 135 representatives.

At today’s session, 20 questions were answered,additional budget allocation bill of Shan State for 2012 and

Third regular session of first Shan State Hluttaw continues

the budget bill of Shan State for 2012 submitted, threeproposals presented yesterday by four Hluttawrepresentatives discussed, two proposals withdrawn, oneproposal put on record, and three new proposals submitted.

Today’s session concluded at 3.45 pm.MNA

Second day third regular session of first Shan State Hluttaw in progress.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Feb—Nay Pyi Taw Council MembersDr Paing Soe and Dr Than Aung encouraged 17 glaucomapatients who underwent successful eye operations at NayPyi Taw People’s Hospital (200-bed) yesterday evening.

The free-of-charge programme is second one jointlyorganized by the Health Ministry and Nay Pyi Taw Council.The two members presented glasses and cash assistance tothem. 21 eye patients to recover normal sight in the firstprogramme.—MNA

Nay Pyi Taw Council membersencourages eye patients

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Feb—Governor of the Central Bankof Myanmar U Than Nyein received Lead Economist MrMathew Verghis and party of the World Bank at his office,here, yesterday morning.

They cordially discussed technical assistances to beprovided by the World Bank for drafting monetary policiesand financial policies of Myanmar.

Also present at the call were the vice-governor andheads of divisions of CBM.—MNA

CBM Governor receives WB official

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Feb—The third regular session offirst Kachin State Hluttaw continued for third day at 10 amtoday, with the attendance of Kachin State Chief MinisterU La John Ngan Hsai, Speaker of State Hluttaw U Rawanjoneand 49 representatives.

Fourteen questions were answered, Kachin Statebudget bill for 2012 approved by the Hluttaw at today’ssession; three proposals presented yesterday discussed,three new proposals submitted.

Today’s session concluded at 12.30 pm.—MNA

Third regular session of firstKachin State Hluttaw continues

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Feb—The eleventh day the thirdregular session of first Mandalay Region Hluttaw was heldat 10 am today, attended by Region Chief Minister U YeMyint, Speaker of Region Hluttaw U Win Maung and 73representatives.

Six questions were answered; Mandalay Regionbudget bill for 2012 approved by the Hluttaw, date set forapproval of Mandalay Region budget bill for 2012.

The meeting concluded at 11.10 am today.MNA

Eleventh day third regularsession of first Mandalay

Region Hluttaw held

YANGON, 29 Feb—In view to ensuring newgenerations in selected Myanmar sport teams, summersports classes are going to be open in Nay Pyi Taw, andother regions and states from 12 March to 6 April.

The classes will involve tracks and fields, swimming,golf, volleyball, football, weightlifting, boxing, judo, tabletennis, tennis, basketball, Myanmar martial arts (Thaing),Myanmar traditional caneball (Chinlone), karatedo,taekwondo, gymnastics, wushu, Sepak Takaraw,badminton, cycling, chess, rowing, bodybuilding andphysical beauty, yachting, hockey, archery, baseball,cricket, shooting, billiard & snooker, bowling and aerobicgames. Youths may contact related sport federations forenroment.—MNA

Summer sports classes in the offing

Union Ministerfor TransportU Nyan Tun

Aung inspectedfunctions of

Sule Jetty underMyanma PortAuthority, the

Ministry ofTransport, on 27

February.MNA

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Extended right North Yama canal projectkicking into high gear

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Feb—The extendedright NorthYama canal was launched with aceremony at the pavilion near North YamaDam in Pale Township, Monywa District,Sagaing Region yesterday morning.

Present at the launch were Chairman ofRural Socio-Economic Development Sub-committee Union Minister for Informationand for Culture U Kyaw Hsan, Union Ministerfor Agriculture and Irrigation U Myint Hlaing,Sagaing Region Chief Minister U Tha Aye,Deputy Speaker of Sagaing Region HluttawU Thaung Sein, Region Hluttawrepresentatives, Region Agriculture andLivestock Minister U Sein Win, heads ofdepartments, local people and farmers.

Union Minister U Kyaw Hsan made aspeech on the occasion. He said that localpeople in the past had to rely only on rainwater for agriculture, adding that with theemergence of South Yama Dam and NorthYama Dam in the time of the Tatmadawgovernment, villages in Yinmabin and

Salingyi Townships were accessible toirrigated water and had been able toextensively engage in double and triplecropping patterns. This largely contributedto development of socio-economic status ofrural people, he said.

At present, an extended right NorthYama canal is being built along with NorthYama Dam feeder tank, and upon thecompletion of the project, it will be able toirrigate 9000 acres of farmlands. And theproject will bring about more developmentof socio-economic status of local people, henoted.

He said that the more paddy can beproduced the more benefit the State and thepeople can enjoy, for half of the globalpopulation consume rice.

In the time of the Tatmadaw Government,altogether 8230 underground water tappingundertakings, 327 river water pumpingstations and 371 dams and reservoirs wereconstructed for agricultural purpose. And

now at the time of the new government,steps are being taken based on soundinfrastructures already in place.

As the new government is anadministration chosen by the people, it isundertaking a series of activities for nationaldevelopment, development of socio-economic status of each citizen, for eachcitizen to be able to live a life of freedom inaccord with the law and prevalence of peaceand stability.

Meanwhile, it is in the process ofcreating jobs, inviting foreign investmentfor development of socio-economic statusof people. With this end in view, KyaukpyuDeep Sea Port is being implemented whileintroducing the investment law and laws asto Dawei Special Economic Zone andThilawa Special Economic Zone. And as totrade sector, it has embarked on a spate ofreforms.

Besides, people should feel duty boundto help in the tasks being implemented by

the new government for flourishing ofdemocracy and human rights anddevelopment of socio-economic of statusof people as the new government is puttingthe eight tasks of rural development andpoverty alleviation into operation.

Then, Union Minister U Myint Hlaingsaid that Sagaing Region is the third granaryin Myanmar and the region is moreaccessible to grow mix and double crops inall seasons now than before, thanks toother dams including Thaphanseik Dam.

The Region Chief Minister expressedwonders that extra paddy is arranged to beexported, and stressed that North YamaReservoir would be a great facility to givemore benefits to distributing irrigation waterinto acre of farmlands because of its largeirrigation system.

Chief Minister U Tha Aye said thatrural people are enjoying fruits, thanks todams— North Yama, Taungyama Dams,Myuaukyama supporting dam andHlaingchaung dam and Kantdaung dam—facilitated in the township. Besides, usingirrigation water of North Yama Reservoirbeing implemented, rural people could growsummer paddy and double and mix crops.

After that, townselder U Myint Win ofKyaungthan Village expressed words ofthanks on behalf of the locals.

Union Ministers U Kyaw Hsan and UMyint Hlaing, Region Chief Minister U ThaAye gave Palethwe hybrid seeds, packedPalethwe rice, and model rice to the ruralfarmers.

The Union Ministers and the ChiefMinister poured cements to the place forthe water outlet and paid a view to storageof water in North Yama Dam in a motorcade.

It is known that, the extended rightNorth Yama’s main canal, installed with atotal of 171 canal building, is 17. 25 mileslong its tributary canals are 43. 72 miles longin total, and upon completion, the facilitywould distribute irrigation water to about9000 acres of farmland.

The project is being carried out withthe use of 30 units machinery so as toprovide irrigation water in coming summerseason.—MNA

Union Minister U Kyaw Hsan, Union Minister U Myint Hlaing and Region Chief Minister U Tha Aye pouringcements for construction of extended North Yama canal.

MNA

MWD free channels on test Rural library opened inMindon Township

MINDON, 29 Feb—A ceremony to open new building ofMoe Thauk Pan Library was held in Pyaungpya Village ofMindon Township, Thayet District, Magway Region, on12 February morning.

Departmental officials formally opened the newbuilding.

Magway Region Hluttaw representative U Thein Zawdonated K 20,000 and books and publications, TownshipAdministrator U Saw Tun Oo, Township Women’s AffairsOrganization and Township Maternal and Child WelfareAssociation K 10,000 each and books, U Kyaw Soe Wai-Daw Khin Soe Moe TV and video player, Information andPublic Relations Department and other departments 597books and publications to the library.

The building was constructed at a cost of K 1 millionprovided by the State and K 1.5 million by local people.

Township IPRD

TV set donated tolibrary

YANGON, 29 Feb—With aview to broadening horizon ofthe local people, the donationof a 21-inch TV and relatedequipment for Soe YazarLibrary in Ward 7 ofShwepyitha Township washeld at the library on 18February.

Wellwishers Ward 7administrator U Mya Soe-Daw Khin Mar Cho, sonCaptain Nay Soe anddaughter Ma Yamin MyatSoe presented donations toHead of Township IPRDDaw Ohn Nyunt.

Myanma Alin

Myanmar Libraries Foundation is givingencouragement to broadening the horizon of the peopleand developing self-reliant libraries across the nation.

Those wishing to donate cash and books to thelibraries may contact Myanmar Libraries Foundation atNo. 228 on Theinbyu Street in Botahtaung Township,Yangon, Tel: 01-371342, 01-201936 and 01-398756.

MLF invites wellwishers todonate cash, books

Cash donated to medical fund

THABAUNG, 29 Feb—The cash donation to the medicalfund of Thabaung Township People’s Hospital was heldat the hall of Township General AdministrationDepartment on 16 February afternoon.

Township Administrator U Tin Aung extendedgreetings. Wellwisher U Maung Maung Soe explainedthe purpose of donations. Township Medical Officer DrThant Lwin accepted K 3 million donated by wellwisherU Maung Maung Soe.—Township IPRD

DISTRICT NEWSMANDALAY, 29 Feb—

Myawady TV is running ontest in broadcasting sevenfree channels, namelyMWD Variety, MWDMovies, MWD Series,MWD, MWD Music,MWD Documentary andMWD Shopping in twosections from 7 am to 8.30am and from 4 pm to 10 pmdaily as of 13 February.

The TV lovers mayenjoy theprogrammesw i t h o u tr e c e i v e r st h r o u g hM P E F - 4system.

Digitaltransmittershave beeninstalled onthe SagaingHill for re-transmittingthe pro-grammes to

Mandalay and itssurrounding areas.

The local people canenjoy the programmes fromthe channelswith the use ofUHF antenna, MPEG-4receivers, ConditionalAccess Cards.

These equipment areavailable one set perK 29500 at electronics shopsin Mandalay.

Kyemon

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Two banks firebombed in ChileSANTIAGO, 29 Feb—Two masked people

set off fire bombs on Monday at two bankbranches in Santiago, causing damage but noinjuries, Chilean police said.

A Banco Santander office and aBancostado branch in Ñuñoa, a Santiagosuburb, were attacked.

Security cameras captured images of twomasked individuals planting a bomb at theBanco Santander ATM, which was completelydestroyed, Carabineros militarized police forceCapt. Cristian Acevedo told reporters.

“A search of the sector was conductedand no pamphlets or situations pointing to aspecific group have been found,” Acevedo

Chinalaunches

national drugcomplaints

centreBEIJING, 29 Feb—China

opened a national centre toreceive complaints onpharmaceuticals, health foodproducts, cosmetics andcatering. The centre handlesreports of wrong-doingsduring research, develop-ment, production, distributionand utilization, reportedXinhua.

It is also responsible forcoordinating efforts toinspect the enterprises andindividuals concerned,forming analysis reports andpublicizing investigationreports.

China has seen recurringdrug and food safety scandalsin recent years and thegovernment over the monthshas introduced a series ofmeasures to boost food anddrug safety.—Internet

A man looks at hismobile phone during theMobile World Congressin Barcelona on 27 Feb,2012. The 2012 Mobile

World Congress, theworld’s biggest mobile

fair, will be held from 27February to 1 March inBarcelona.—INTERNET

said.The Bancostado branch sustained “great

damage to the main inner door, the structureof the ceiling and the building’s windows”,Acevedo said.

More than two dozen bombings havebeen staged in Chile since 2006, targetingbanks, large corporations, churches and publicbuildings. In November, the trial of half adozen suspects accused of setting off 20bombs between 2006 and 2010 started at theJustice Centre in Santiago.

Responsibility for the blasts is usuallyclaimed by anarchists or anti-globalizationgroups.—Internet

People hold a super sized Argentine national flagduring a ceremony to commemorate the 200th

anniversary of the first hoisting of the Argentine flag,in Rosario, in Santa Fe Province, on 27 Feb, 2012.

XINHUA

Russian fighter crashes in test flight, pilot injuredVLADIVOSTOK, 29 Feb—

A Russian Su-30 jet fightercrashed on Tuesday in theFar East region during a testflight, slightly injuring oneof the two pilots, the RIANovosti news agencyreported.

India ready to help fight piracy in Africa

New flu virus found inGuatemalan bats

BEIJING, 29 Feb— A newtype of fluenza virus has beenfound in fruit-eating bats inGuatemala, according tomsnbc’s report. The findingwas published Monday in theAmerican medical journalProceedings of the NationalAcademy of Sciences.

The virus, identifiedbelonging to a family of fluviruses called Influenza A,was isolated by a team ofAmerican and Guatemalanresearchers from the batscaptured in Guatemala.

There is still no evidencethat the virus can cause illnessamong people, theresearchers said.

“Fortunately, initiallaboratory testing suggeststhe new virus would need toundergo significant changesto become capable of infectingand spreading easily among

humans,” said Ruben Donis,a researcher from the Centresfor Disease Control andPrevention (CDC) of theUnited States.

Bats so far haven’t beenknown to contribute to humanflu, but they have been foundcarrying a number of diseasesthat can affect people,including Severe AcuteRespiratory Syndrome(SARS), according to thestudy.—Xinhua

UNITED NATIONS, 29 Feb —India hasexpressed readiness to contribute tointernational efforts to tackle the threat ofpiracy in the Gulf of Guinea. “India standsready to contribute to international effortsaimed at increasing effective cooperationamong States in the region to tackle the threatof piracy and armed robbery at sea,” India’sPermanent Representative Hardeep Singh Puritold the UN Security Council on Monday.

Piracy off both coasts of Africa shows theinstability prevalent in the regions and thereach of organized terrorist and criminal groups,he said noting pirate attacks are adverselyaffecting the emerging oil industry of the regionas well as the commercial shipping and mariners.

India has been at the forefront ofhighlighting the menace of piracy off the coastof Somalia and stressing the urgent need forthe international community to work towards

The accident occurredat 10:20 am Moscow time(0620 GMT) some 130 kmnortheast of Komsomolsk-on-Amur city, KhabarovskKrai, according to the report.

“Both crew membersejected safely but one was

hurt on landing,” a regionaladministration source asquoted as saying.

The aircraft belonged tothe Komsomolsk-on-AmurProduction Corporation,according to the report.

Xinhua

a comprehensive counter-piracy strategy, Purisaid. India is also concerned about the surgein piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, including itseconomic and social cost,” he said.

“While the two situations are quitedifferent in proportion at this stage, it is quitepossible that the failure of the internationalcommunity to act decisively against piracy offthe coast of Somalia could have spawned a newsurge in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea,” Puri said.

“Time has now come for the Council totranslate the attention it has been paying to theproblem into a concrete plan of action.”

The Indian envoy also stressed that thisbeing a regional problem, it is necessary thataction should involve full cooperation of theinternational community, led by the UnitedNations, with the countries of West Africa andregional and sub-regional organizations.

Internet

A Shaolin monk performs Kongfu in New York City’s Grand Central Station on28 Feb, 2012. Invited by the Ringling Bros. Circus, Shaolin Temple Wushu

Training Centre presents a show in New York to demonstrate China’s martialarts.—INTERNET

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A worker holds thespecial edition of the

Terra Nostra newspaperprinted in Ponta

Delgada on the Azoresislands on 16 February,

2012. The specialedition of the Terra

Nostra was printed atNova Grafica printing

house and considered byGuinness World Records

as the smallestnewspaper in the world.Picture taken on 16 Feb,

2012.

Hospital evacuated due to bats

A North Carolina hospital says it has temporarilyevacuated patients while it clears out a bat infestation.

Administrators at Richmond Memorial Hospital inRockingham, NC, said they evacuated patients during theweekend, about five weeks after the first reports of bats inpatient rooms, and closed down all of the building’s facilitiesexcept for the emergency room, WSOC-TV, Charlotte, NC,reported on Tuesday.

“We’ve actually sent staff out to retrieve some of thebats to our state lab for testing of rabies,” Richmond Countyhealth director Tommy Jarrell said.

Jarrell said patients have been vaccinated and thus farno bats have tested positive for rabies.

“This is the first time we’ve had to deal with this typeof issue,” Jarrell said. A bat removal company, Get Bats Out,has been hired to take care of the problem.

Man in wheelchair robs storePolice in Florida said they arrested a wheelchair-bound

suspect accused of robbing a convenience store when hismotorized wheelchair got stuck in the sand.

Chiefland police said the clerk at a Chevron on SouthMain Street said the man in the motorized wheelchair cameinto the store around 9:45 pm on Wednesday and brandisheda pocket knife, The Gainesville (Fla) Sun reported onMonday. The clerk said she struggled with the suspect andstabbed him three times in the leg before he overpowered herand left with a 12-pack of beer and a roll of electrical tape.

Police said John Christopher Champion, 22, of Chieflandwas found only a few minutes later with his wheelchair stuckin the sand near the store. Police said Champion was treatedfor stab wounds and jailed on charges of armed robbery andaggravated battery.

Light bulb-wielding robber foiled

News AlbumPolice in San Diego said

a would-be robber who armedhimself with a fluorescentlight bulb was foiled when aclerk refused to hand over

any cash. Investigators saidthe man walked into theWashington Street ShellStation just prior to 11 pmMonday, brandished the light

bulb and smashed it on thedesk, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported onTuesday. Police said the mandemanded money but walked

away empty-handed whenthe clerk refused to turn overany money. Officers saidthey were searching for thesuspect, described as aLatino man, about 30 yearsold and about 5 feet, 10inches tall.

James Bondgoes IMAX

Daniel Craig arrives for“The Girl With The

Dragon Tattoo” premiereat the Ziegfeld Theatre in

New York on 14 Dec,2011.—INTERNET

LONDON, 29 Feb—JamesBond fans will get full sensoryoverload when the newest film,“Skyfall,” comes out in theIMAX format in US theatersthis fall, Sony Pictures said.

“Skyfall,” directed bySam Mendes and currentlywrapping up in London, willbe released to IMAX moviehouses and internationaltheaters simultaneously 26October. It will then bereleased domestically 9November, Variety said thisweek.

The IMAX format,developed in Canada, offersimages of far greater size andresolution than average filmsystems. It does not have anembedded soundtrack asnormal film does. Instead, itoffers separate six-channel,35mm magnetic film, which issynchronized to the film for

greater impact.The 23rd James Bond film,

starring Javier Bardhemopposite Daniel Craig as theBritish spy 007 created by thenovelist Ian Fleming, providesinsight into M’s (Dame JudyDench) past and Bond’s loyalattempt to help her deal withproblems that come back tohaunt her.—Internet

Halle Berry missed Oscar ceremony due to injured legLOS ANGELES, 29 Feb—

Actress Halle Berry pulled outof the Oscars ceremony dueto her broken foot.

The 45-year-old was setto present alongside actorTom Hanks at the 84thAnnual Academy Awards inHollywood on Sunday butcancelled her appearancebecause of the injury, reportsthesun.co.uk

Halle suffered the injuryback in September whilst

filming “Cloud Atlas” in Spain.The accident occurred

while she was walking inMajorca on a day off fromfilming, said a statement fromWarner Bros.

Even after six months,Halle, who is rumoured to beplanning to move to France tobe with boyfriend French actorOlivier Martinez, was picturedwearing a brace boot on herright leg just last week, reportsThe Hollywood Reporter.

It is not the first time thatshe has hurt herself on set.

She broke her arm whilstmaking “Gothika” in 2003,during a ‘physical scene’,and she is also believed tohave been hit by a boom onthe set of 2004’s “Catwoman”,said a spokesperson fromWarner Bros. Halle won theOscar for the best actress in2002 for her work in“Monster’s Ball”.

Internet

Elton’s Oscar party raises $5.25m for AIDScharity

British singer/pianist EltonJohn perfoms at the RoyalOpera House in London on

28 Jan, 2011.—INTERNET

LOS ANGELES, 29 Feb—The 20th annual Elton JohnAIDS Foundation AcademyAwards Viewing Party raised$5.25 million for the fightagainst HIV/AIDS, organizerssaid on Monday.

John and his husbandDavid Furnish served as

Foster the People performedtheir hits “Pumped Up Kicks,”“Helena Beat” and “Don’tStop (Colour on the Walls)”at the event.—Internet

hosts of Sunday’s gala atWest Hollywood Park in LosAngeles.

The list of stars whoturned out for the dinner,cocktails and auction washeaded by Academy Award-winning Best Actor JeanDujardin. The pop band

‘Valor’ conquersUS box office

LOS ANGELES, 29 Feb—“Act of Valor,” with real NavySEALs on screen, took thetop spot at the box office forOscar weekend with $24.7million in gross US receipts.

“Tyler Perry’s GoodDeeds,” written and directedby Tyler Perry and starring,well, Tyler Perry, was secondwith $16 million.

All studio estimates ofgross US box office receiptsare via Box Office Mojo.

“Journey 2: TheMysterious Island” was thirdwith more than $13.47 million;“Safe House” fourth with$11.4 million; “The Vow” fifthwith $10 million;

“Ghost Rider: Spirit ofVengeance” sixth with $8.8million; “This Means War”seventh with $8.5 million;“Wanderlust” eighth with

$6.6 million; “Gone” ninth with$5 million.

“The Secret World ofArrietty” rounded out the Top10 with more than $4.5 million.

Internet

Tyler Perry arrives on thered carpet at the 82ndAcademy Awards in

Hollywood on 7 March,2010.—INTERNET

Sean Young arrested outside Oscar bash

Actress Sean Young

taking photos with celebrityfriends such as SandraBullock, Michelle Williams,Angelina Jolie and Brad Pittoutside the event whensecurity officers asked her toleave, the entertainment newsWeb site said.

Young was booked on amisdemeanor battery chargeand released from police

LOS ANGELES, 29 Feb—Actress Sean Young wasarrested after allegedlyslapping a security guard whoasked her repeatedly to leavethe entrance of a HollywoodOscar party, TMZ said.

The “Ace Ventura: PetDetective,” “A Kiss BeforeDying” and “Blade Runner”star didn’t have a ticket to the

Academy of Motion PictureArts and Sciences’Governors Ball, but was

custody early Monday. Sheis accused of hitting a securityguard who allegedly put hishand on her arm as he told herit was time to go, TMZ said.

The actress has a historyof substance abuse and erraticbehavior. She has spentseveral stints in treatmentcenters and appeared on TV’s“Celebrity Rehab with DrDrew.”

Internet

Celine Dion cancels act: laryngitisLAS VEGAS, 29 Feb—Doctors say illness

in her vocal chords caused singer Celine Dionto cancel four more shows after missing herLas Vegas return engagement debut lastweek.

The Canadian singer had to skip herreturn on Wednesday at the Colosseum inCaesars Palace at the last minute when doctorsadvised her not to perform because oflaryngitis, the Las Vegas Sun reported onSunday.

Fellow Canadian superstar ShaniaTwain filled in for Dion on Wednesday.

Dion’s doctors have ordered her to rest

for seven days to ensure a full recovery fromthe virus that has caused inflammation of hervocal chords. With four shows canceled,fans are hoping she can return by 3 March.

Dion said she was upset about thecancellations.

“I feel terrible about not being able to dothese shows. I feel so bad for the fans. I don’tlike to let people down.

It’s the thing that bothers me more thananything,” she said. “I really hope everyoneunderstands how sorry I am.”

Refunds will be given on all tickets for thecanceled shows, the Sun reported.—Internet Singer Celine Dion

Actress Halle Berry

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Top-seededIsner

advances atFlorida tennis

DELRAY BEACH , 29 Feb— Top seed John Isner easedthrough his Delray Beachopener, but second and thirdseeds Marin Cilic and ViktorTroicki exited after losing theirmatches in three sets. Worldnumber 11 Isner needed a 32-point second set tie-break tooust American wild card JesseLevine 6-4, 7-6 (17/15) at the$442,500 Delray Beach Inter-national Championships.

Jurgen Melzer, who wonthe Memphis Open title lastweek, was also eliminated inhis opening match onTuesday. It was the first DelrayBeach match win for Isner wholost in the first round of thehardcourt tournament toTeymuraz Gabashvili in hisonly other appearance lastyear. Isner, who is chasing hisfourth career ATP Tour title,saved five set points andboosted his tie-break recordthis season to an impressive9 -1.— Internet

Top seed John Isner, easedthrough his Delray Beachopener. It was the first DelrayBeach match win for Isnerwho lost in the first round ofthe hardcourt tournamentto Teymuraz Gabashvili inhis only other appearance

last year.— INTERNET

Doubts linger over Poland Euro 2012 squadWARSAW, 29 Feb — As

they brace to face Portugal inwhat looks likely to be one oftheir toughest encounters inthe buildup to Euro 2012, co-hosts Poland say their squadfor June’s tournament is allbut ready, but experts havebig doubts. With just 100days left until the Europeanchampionships, the Poles onWednesday take ontournament qualifiersPortugal in a match that alsomarks the opening game inWarsaw’s brand-newNational Stadium.

Like fellow hosts Ukraine,Poland have an automatic

berth at the 16-nationchampionships and have hadto rely on friendlies to getready. Having flunked theirqualifying campaign for the2010 World Cup, they will nothave played a competitivematch since the end of 2009by the time they kick off Euro2012 against Greece inWarsaw on 8 June. Theirfriendlies since then havebeen patchy, upping the antefor manager FranciszekSmuda, a gruff Pole who wasput in charge after DutchmanLeo Beenhakker failed to steerthe squad to the World Cup.

The often-criticized

Smuda reckons his Euro 2012squad is now in shape. “Thebasic 11 is ready. And for thefull squad, I’m at about 90 to95 percent,” he said. Theweight of history is heavy, ashome fans pine for Polishfootball’s long-lost glory daysof Olympic gold in 1972, thirdplace in the 1974 World Cup,Olympic silver in 1976 and afurther World Cup third in1982. In a sign of how farPoland have fallen since thatera, they now lie 70th in theglobal rankings of worldfootball’s governing bodyFIFA, compared to Portugal’ssixth.— Internet

Poland’s head coach Franciszek Smuda. As they braceto face Portugal in what looks likely to be one of theirtoughest encounters in the buildup to Euro 2012, co-

hosts Poland say their squad for June’s tournament is allbut ready, but experts have big doubts.—INTERNET

Woods’ agent criticizesbook by former swing

coachPALM BEACH GARDENS, 29 Feb—Tiger Woods’ agent

lashed out Tuesday against Hank Haney’s book, saying his“armchair psychology” about Woods was “ridiculous” andthat it was clear the former swing coach only cares about self-promotion. Haney’s book about his six years as Woods’coach is titled, “The Big Miss.” It is to go on sale 27 March,a week before the Masters.

Golf Digest began releasing small excerpts Tuesday onits tablet applications and on its website. Haney’s book waswritten with help from Jaime Diaz, a senior writer at themagazine who has covered Woods more extensively thananyone over the years. In one of the excerpts, Haney, aMcKinney, Texas, golf guru, said his job became more difficultin 2007, when Woods had 12 majors and was getting closer tothe record 18 won by Jack Nicklaus.

“There was more urgency and less fun. ... He nevermentioned Nicklaus’ record, but it started to weigh moreheavily at every major,” the excerpt said. “And Tiger’s actionsindicated he believed he had less time to do it than everyonethought.”

Haney said the objective of revamping his swing was topreserve his left knee. He also said Woods was seriouslyconsidering becoming a Navy SEAL. Woods’ father, Earl, wasa green beret in the Army who did two tours during theVietnam War.— Internet

Parker voted top England playerLONDON, 29 Feb —

Tottenham midfielder ScottParker has been namedEngland’s player of the yearfor 2011. The 31-year-oldcame top in an online poll onthe Football Association’swebsite after playing in sevenof England’s nine matchesduring the year — including astrong performance in the 1-0victory over world andEuropean champions Spainin November. Parker grabbed17% of the 15,000 votes castin the poll, while ManchesterCity keeper Joe Hart wassecond and ManchesterUnited winger Ashley Youngthird.

Parker said: “I don’t thinkI ever lost hope that I couldmake it at international level.I crammed a lot in one year. Irealized time was ticking. “TheDenmark game [in February2011] was pivotal. I came onfor 45 minutes and then I gota start against Wales in a big

game [in March] and that wasmassive for me. “I played inmidfield with Jack Wilshereand Frank Lampard and wegot a great result. It ended upbeing a great game for me.

“From there I played a lotmore games. It was a veryexciting year for meinternationally and I’mlooking forward to moreaction. “It’s a proud moment

every time I pull on the Englandshirt. It’s something I’vealways wanted to do,whenever I was playingoutside, whenever I wasplaying at the park with mymates it was always Englandyou try to emulate and try tobe.” Parker won only threecaps in seven years prior tomaking the breakthrough in2011.—Internet

Scott Parker has played a key role in Spurs’ successfulseason to date.— INTERNET

Lloris named France captain for Euro 2012PARIS , 29 Feb — Lyon

goalkeeper Hugo Lloris willcaptain France at Euro 2012,national coach LaurentBlanc announced here onTuesday. The France squadare in Bremen for a friendlygame with Germany onWednesday evening and athis pre-game Pressconference, Blanc was askedwhether Lloris would leadhis side in this summer’stournament in Poland andUkraine. “You can thinkthat, yes,” he replied. Lloris

Brazil down Bosnia in friendly after own goal

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International SportsInternational Sports

ST-GALLEN , 29 Feb —Brazil, thanks to a last gaspown goal, beat gallant Bosnia2-1 in an international friendlyhere on Tuesday in the fivetime world champions’ firstrun out of the year. The 2014World Cup hosts took afourth minute lead whenMarcelo burst forward to latchonto Dani Alves’ pass, theReal Madrid back thenfinishing off the move in style,drilling the ball low into thefar corner of Asmir Begovic’sgoal.Bosnia though wereback level nine minutes later.Brazil were largely at faultwhen the error-prone Chelseadefender David Luiz gave theball away, striker VedadIbisevic seizing his chancewith Brazil keeper Julio Cesarunable to stop his rather weakeffort.

Begovic, who plays hisclub football in England withStoke, was instrumental inpreventing the SouthAmerican giants reclaimingthe advantage in the 17thminute when he savedLeandro Damiao’s attempt,

Brazil’s defender Thiago Silva (R) vies for the ball withBosnia’s midfielder Haris Medunjanin during a friendlyfootball match between Bosnia-Herzegovina and Brazilin St-Gallen. Brazil, thanks to a last gasp own goal, beatgallant Bosnia 2-1 in an international friendly here onTuesday in the five time world champions’ first run out

of the year.— INTERNET

Ronaldinho and Neymar intheir ranks but no Kaka, wentinto the break on level termsagainst the team that onlyjust missed out on qualifyingfor Euro 2012.— Internet

with Bosnia defender EmirSpahic clearing the loose ballaway to safety. Despiteenjoying much of thepossession in an open-sidedfirst half Brazil, with

made his international debutin a friendly game withUruguay in November 2008and has since won 30 caps. “Ithink that Hugo offers themost guarantees in this role,”explained Blanc.

“He’ll wear thearmband, but don’t forgetthat he’s not the onlyimportant one in the squad.He seems to have the controland the clarity that you needfor the role. “It’s a real choice,not a default choice.” Blanchad revealed last week that

Lloris, 25, was on a three-man shortlist to wear thearmband, alongside ACMilan centre-back PhilippeMexes and Barcelona left-back Eric Abidal. A memberof the France teameliminated from the 2010World Cup in South Africaat the group phase, Llorisjoined Lyon from home-town club Nice in 2008 andwas named Ligue 1goalkeeper of the year in2009 and 2010.

Internet

Francenationalfootball

teamcaptain

Hugo Llorisstops the

ball duringa trainingsession inBremen,northernGermany.INTERNET

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Weather forecast for1st March, 2012Oversea Transmission

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Correlated with AstroScience (12 Sign ofascendants in March 2012)

* News* Easily Cooked & Tasty

Dishes "Fried FishFingers"

* The Venerable Baw KyoPagoda

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* News* Myanma Orchestra "The

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MYANMARINTERNATIONAL

MYANMAR TV

(1-3-2012) (Thursday)

Focus Myanmar TV Programme

R/489 Printed and published by the New Light of Myanmar press in Nay Pyi Taw, the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information.

7:00 am 1. Paritta By Hilly Region

Missionary Sayadaw7:25 am 2. To Be Healthy Exercise7:50 am 3. Nice & Sweet Song8:10 am 4. Dance of National Races8:30 am 5. Songs in honour of

(67th) AnniversaryArmed Forces Day

10:00 am6. The President of the

Republic of the Union ofMyanmar U TheinSein’s Address at thePyidaungsu Hluttaw

4:30 pm 7. Myanmar Traditional

Cultural PerformingsArts Competitions

4:40 pm8. University of Distance

Education (TV lectures)First years (OrientalStudies)

5:05 pm9. Teleplay (Forest)5:20 pm10. Song Programme5:35 pm11. Songs in honour of

(67th) AnniversaryArmed Forces Day

6:20 pm12. Approaching Science

Discovery World8:00 pm13. News14. TV Drama Series

WBC suspends Chisora indefinitely afterbrawl

title. However, it does notprevent him from fighting fortitles sanctioned by the WBAor IBF.

The WBC added that itis demanding that Chisoraseeks treatment for angermanagement, “after which hissuspension will bereconsidered.” “Boxers aregentlemen and show to theworld an example of honorand fair play when after atremendous battle, they go tothe centre of the ring to payrespect to each other,” theWBC statement said.

Internet

British boxer DereckChisora , waits to watchthe WBA heavyweightchampionships fight

between Russianchampion AlexanderPovetkin and German

Marco Huck in Stuttgart,southern Germany, on 25

Feb, 2012.— INTERNET

LONDON, 29 Feb—TheWBC suspended Britishboxer Dereck Chisoraindefinitely on Tuesdayfollowing his brawl withformer WBA champion DavidHaye after a title fight againstVitali Klitschko in Germany.The WBC issued a statementannouncing the ban andharshly criticized Chisora’sconduct before and after the18 Feb fight, saying it “isconsidered one of the worstbehaviors ever by aprofessional boxer.”

Chisora slappedKlitschko in the face during

the weigh-in for the WBCheavyweight bout, then spatwater in his brotherWladimir’s face before thefight started. After he lost aunanimous decision, heresponded to Haye’s tauntsduring his news conferenceby walking through the crowdand starting a brawl with hisfellow British boxer. TheWBC said it is also givingChisora a “serious fine,” butthat the amount will bedetermined after ahearing.Chisora will be takenoff the WBC rankings and isbanned from fighting for its

Murray advances toDubai quarters

“I played wellthroughout today,” he said.“I played a little bit better,so that’s progress. Now Ijust need to keep thatgoing.”

Murray established anearly break of serve againstChiudinelli to reach 3-1 andconsolidated the lead well,serving well and movingbetter than he had the daybefore against MichaelBerrer.

Then the three-timeGrand Slam finalist hadcomplained of feelingunwell, and had gone 3-4down in the second setagainst the German. But thistime against an opponentranked outside the top 100,Murray was never in trouble.

He almost broke serveagain in the first game of thesecond set, and earnedanother break point in theseventh game, only forChiudinelli to play thosepoints well.

Internet

DUBAI, 29 Feb —AndyMurray’s bid to push onfrom one of the bestperformances of his careercarried him into the quarter-finals of the Dubai Openwith a solid win hereWednesday.

The world number fourfrom Scotland overcameMarco Chiudinelli, thethird best Swiss player, by6-3, 6-4, taking him towithin one win of a possiblerematch with NovakDjokovic.

Last month Murray wasclose to halting the worldnumber one in the semi-finals of the AustralianOpen. Now in his firsttournament since then, hesuggested he may be re-building momentum.

Tamway Township Women’s AffairsOrganization and Maternal and Child WelfareAssociation of Yangon East District in YangonRegion organized the traditional food specialsales in Byaing Ye-ohsin Ywama Ward on 12

February. Chairperson of Township WAO DawThi Thi Shein and Secretary of Township

MCWA Dr Mi Mi Tin cut the ribbon to open thespecial sales.MYANMA ALIN

Village libraryunder

construction inHlaingbweTownship

HLAINGBWE, 29 Feb—Construction of the building ofMoelin Kyesin village librarycommenced in Lower Yepu Villageof Hlaingbwe Township inNovember 2011.

A plan is underway to build thestructure for its completion in May2012.

Expenditure in building thestructure is being contributed withK 1 million by the State and morecontribution by the people.

Kyemon

NEW YORK, 29 Feb — A trumpetblared a fanfare to introduce FloydMayweather Jr and Miguel Cotto as fansat the Apollo Theater cheered the start ofTuesday’s news conference to promotetheir 5 May fight in Las Vegas. Still, thereappeared to be far more interest in the fightthat’s not happening — a matchupbetween Mayweather and MannyPacquiao. Mayweather made clear thatwhether they meet in the ring is about themoney — breaking down the shares inwhat could be boxing’s richest fight ever.

“Just by speaking to Pacquiao on thephone, I mean, he’s not one of the sharpestknives in the drawer,” Mayweather said.“He faces Floyd Mayweather, he’s notgetting 50-50. Not at all. No one is getting50-50.” While Mayweather urgedPacquiao should “take the test,” areference to his demand for random drug

Mayweather says Pacquiao ‘not one ofthe sharpest’

Boxers Floyd Mayweather, left, andMiguel Cotto face-off during a newsconference in New York, on 28 Feb,2012. Cotto and Mayweather will

fight in Las Vegas on 5 May, 2012 forCotto’s WBA World super

welterweight title.— INTERNET

testing, payout appears to be the real sorepoint between Mayweather on one side,and Pacquiao and Top Rank promoter BobArum on the other. Arum has said testingis not an issue.—Internet

Temperature (°C/°F) For Tomorrow Sr.

No. Regions/States

Maximum Minimum Forecast Percent

1 Kachin 30/86 16/61 Likelihood of isolated light rain or

thundershowers 60(%)

2 Kayah 32/90 13/55 Generally fair weather

3 Kayin 37/99 17/63 Partly cloudy

4 Chin 20/68 11/52 Likelihood of isolated light rain or


5 Upper Sagaing 32/90 12/54 Likelihood of isolated light rain or


6 Lower Sagaing 37/99 16/61 Likelihood of isolated light rain or


7 Taninthayi 35/95 18/64 Likelihood of isolated light rain or


8 Bago 37/99 18/64 Generally fair weather

9 Magway 39/102 19/66 Generally fair weather

10 Mandalay 38/100 21/70 Partly cloudy

11 Mon 36/97 19/66 Partly cloudy

12 Yangon 37/99 19/66 Partly cloudy

13 Rakhine 30/86 20/68 Partly cloudy

14 Southern Shan 26/79 11/52 Generally fair weather

15 Northern Shan 29/84 06/43 Likelihood of isolated light rain or


16 Eastern Shan 31/88 12/54 Generally fair weather

17 Ayeyawady 36/97 19/66 Generally fair weather

18 Neighbouring Nay Pyi Taw 37/99 19/66 Partly cloudy

19 Neighbouring Yangon 37/99 19/66 Partly cloudy

20 Neighbouring Mandalay 38/100 21/70 Partly cloudy

Summary of

observations at

09:30 hr MST on

today

During the past (24) hours, light rain or thundershower has been isolated in Kachin State, weather have been partly cloudy Taninthayi Region and Mon State and generally fair in the remaining Regions and States. Night temperatures were (6°C) below February average temperatures in Upper Sagaing Region, (3°C) below February average temperatures in Taninthayi Region and Kayin State, (3°C) to (4°C) above February average temperatures in Mandalay and Magway Regions, Kachin, Chin and Rakhine States and about February average temperatures in the remaining Regions and States. The significant night temperatures were Namhsan (6°C).

Bay Inference Weather is partly cloudy to cloudy in the Andaman Sea and South Bay and partly cloudy in the

elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.

State of the Sea Seas will be slight to moderate in the Myanmar waters.

Outlook for sub-

sequent two days Continuation of likelihood of rain or thundershowers in Northern Myanmar areas.

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Pyithu Hluttaw session continues for eighth dayMyanmar delegation’s visit to China put on record, eight

questions answered, two new proposals submittedNAY PYI TAW, 29 Feb—The Pyithu

Hluttaw session continued for the eighthday at Pyithu Hluttaw Hall in Hluttaw Complexhere today, attended by Pyithu HluttawSpeaker Thura U Shwe Mann and 351 MPs.The actions of the Hluttaw were put onrecord, eight questions asked and answeredand two new proposals submitted at today’ssession.

The Hluttaw put the official goodwillvisit of Myanmar delegation led by PyithuHluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann to thePeople’s Republic of China from 22 February,2012 to 26 February, 2012 at the invitation ofChairman Mr Wu Bangguo of the NationalPeople’s Congress of China.

The 11-member delegation led by thePyithu Hluttaw Speaker, at the invitation ofChairman Mr Wu Bangguo of the NationalPeople’s Congress of China, paid a goodwillvisit to People’s Republic of China from 22February, 2012 to 26 February, 2012. On theirtour, the Myanmar delegation held talks withChairman Mr Wu Bangguo of the NationalPeople’s Congress, Mr Jia Qinglin, member

of Standing Committee of the PoliticalBureau of Chinese Communist Party CentralCommittee and Chairman of the NationalCommittee of the Chinese People’s PoliticalConsultative Conference, Vice-Chairman MrLu Kongxiang of National People’s Congress,Mr Li Yuanchao, member of the Politburo ofthe Communist Party of China CentralCommittee, Chief of the General Staff of theChinese People’s Liberation Army GeneralChen Bingde. The tour was a completesuccess and the talks could bear fruit results,fostering the friendly ties and cooperationbetween the influential organization NPCand the Pyithu Hluttaw, strengthening theamicable relationship and cooperationbetween the people of China and Myanmar.The Myanmar delegation invited Mr WuBangguo, Chairman of the National People’sCongress to pay a visit to Myanmar.

Next, the Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker saidthat each and every citizen has to abide bythe existing laws enacted by the governmentincluding the constitution. Time haschanged and so has the system. Efforts out

of sound judgment are needed for the realsystem change, which means respecting the2008 Constitution ratified by the majorityof the people. Especially, Pyithu Hluttawrepresentatives need to respect and abide bymore. In addition, Pyithu Hluttawrepresentatives need to make sure each otherPyithu Hluttaw representatives and relatedorganizations abide by the constitutionproperly and appropriately. Pyithu Hluttawrepresentatives have to appreciate their duty-bound legal actions and make mutualcooperation and reciprocal monitoring. TheHluttaw will put the actions of the MPscorrectly practicing this concept on record.

Next, the Hluttaw put Hluttawrepresentatives correctly discharging theirduties through mutual cooperation andreciprocal monitoring in line with the existinglaws on the record.

Union Minister for Finance andRevenue U Hla Tun replied to the queriesraised by two Hluttaw representatives.

Regarding the question asked by DawTin Nwe Oo of Dagon Myothit (North)

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Feb—The eighth daythird regular session of the first AmyothaHluttaw continued at the Amyotha HluttawHall of the Hluttaw Complex, here, at 10 amtoday.

It was attended by Speaker of theAmyotha Hluttaw U Khin Aung Myint and204 Amyotha Hluttaw representatives.

The Amyotha Hluttaw announcedthat the cash donation of Amyotha Hluttawrepresentatives for the library of AmyothaHluttaw was put on record.

As two Hluttaw representatives askedquestions on environmental conservationand forestry sector, Union Minister forEnvironmental Conservation and ForestryU Win Tun replied to the questions.

With regard to irrigated cultivation,hydropower generation and protection offorest-covered areas that conserves aboveand underground water resources askedby U Myo Myint of Mandalay RegionConstituency No. 6, the Union Minister

replied that the period from 2004-2005 to2009-2010 was termed as a five-year planfor declining of erosion, landslides andsilting at dams and watershed areas andgreening Bago mountain ranges so as toconserve origins of quality teak plantationsand maintain the dams and reservoirs thatcontribute to economic development of theState in agriculture sector. Moreover, thesecond five-year plan is being implementedfrom 2010-2011 to 2014-2015.

Up to now, ten main tasks such asconservation of natural forests, natural plantpropagation, establishment of forestplantations, upgrading natural forests,seizure of illegal timbers, establishment oflocal people-owned forests and model forestvillages, extension of educative works, useof firewood-substitute fuel, availability ofwater, designation of natural teak reservesand research works. Moreover, a total of79280 acres of watershed areas are beingnurtured on watershed areas of 63 important

dams in Bago Region.With the technological assistance and

cooperation of international organizations,the ministry is carrying out control andreduction of carbon emission and gasemission from deforestation harming theclimate change and causing natural disastersin Bago mountain ranges. Joining handswith Forest Management Division of Koreaand International Tropical TimberOrganization, the ministry is undertakingthe tasks of conducting the human resourcesdevelopment trainings and workshops andseeking technological assistance fromforeign countries. Moreover, the ministry isdrawing the pilot plans in cooperation withUN-REDD Programme.

Regarding the second question onextraction of teak and hardwoodin Bago Region exceeding that of otherregions and states, the Union minister repliedthat about 25 per cent on average of timber (See page 8)

Eighth day third regular session of first Amyotha Hluttaw continuesEighth day third regular session of first Amyotha Hluttaw continuesDonation to Amyotha Hluttaw Library recorded, eight questions answered,

one report approved, four bills discussed, three new proposals submitted

Union Minister for EducationDr Mya Aye answers queries.—MNA

Deputy Minister for Health Dr DawMyat Myat Ohn Khin answers

queries.—MNA

constituency constituency about “if thereis any ,effective work programmes (See page 8)

RazudaingBridge No.1

easilyaccessible tofour corners

of thecountry

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Union Minister U Kyaw Hsan,Sagaing Region Chief MinisterU Tha Aye comfort patients of

free surgery programme

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Third regular session of thefirst Shan State Hluttaw

continues

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