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Volume XIX, Number 351 Fullmoon Day of Tagu 1373 ME Friday, 6 April, 2012

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.

NAY PYI TAW, 5 April—President of the Republic ofthe Union of Myanmar UThein Sein attended the 20th

President U Thein Sein attends 20President U Thein Sein attends 20th ASEAN Summit (Retreat)ASEAN Summit (Retreat)

ASEAN Summit (Retreat)held at Champei Room onthe third floor of Peace Palacein Phnom Penh of Cambodia

yesterday morning.It was also attended by

Brunei King Sultan HajiHassanal Bolkiah

Mohd Najib bin Tun HajiAbdul Razak, President ofPhilippines Mr BenignoAquino, Singaporean PrimeMinister Mr Lee Hsien Loong,Thai Prime Minister MsYingluck Shinawatra,Vietnamese Prime MinisterMr Nguyen Tan Dung,ASEAN Secretary-General DrSurin Pitsuwan and high-ranking officials from ASEANcountries.

At the meeting, alternateASEAN ChairmanCambodian Prime MinisterSamdech Hun Sen deliveredan opening speech.

After that, President UThein Sein and Heads of State/Government from ASEANcountries had a cordialdiscussion on cooperation forpeace and stability of ASEANregion and international andregional affairs.—MNA

Muizzaddin Waddaulah,Cambodian Prime MinisterSamdech Hun Sen, Vice-President of Indonesia

Dr Boediono, Laotian PrimeMinister Mr ThongsingThammavong, MalaysianPrime Minister Dato’ Sri

NAY PYI TAW, 5 April—President of the Republicof the Union of Myanmar UThein Sein attended theclosing ceremony of the 20th

ASEAN Summit, held atChampa Room on the thirdfloor of Peace Palace inPhnom Penh of Cambodiayesterday morning.

It was also attended byBrunei King Sultan HajiHassanal Bolkiah MuizzaddinWaddaulah, CambodianPrime Minister Samdech HunSen, Vice-President ofIndonesia Dr Boediono,Laotian Prime Minister MrThongsing Thammavong,Malaysian Prime MinisterDato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin TunHaji Abdul Razak, Presidentof Philippines Mr BenignoAquino, Singaporean PrimeMinister Mr Lee Hsien Loong,Thai Prime Minister Ms

President U Thein Sein attends closing of 20President U Thein Sein attends closing of 20th ASEAN SummitASEAN SummitYingluck Shinawatra,Vietnamese Prime Minister MrNguyen Tan Dung, ASEANSecretary-General Dr SurinPitsuwan and high-rankingofficials from ASEANcountries.

At the meeting,alternate ASEAN ChairmanCambodian Prime MinisterSamdech Hun Sendiscussed matters relatedto the establishment ofASEAN Community,Phnom Penh declaration andits action plan, emergenceof narcotic drug-freeASEAN by 2015 progressof ASEAN during a periodof over forty years, andbenefits of ASEANcountries thanks topolitical and economicintegration of ASEANcountries.

MNA

President

U Thein

Sein seen

at the

closing

ceremony

of 20th

ASEAN

Summit at

Champa

Room of

Peace

Palace in

Phnom

Penh of

Cambodia.

MNA

President ofthe Republicof the Unionof Myanmar

U TheinSein andHeads of

State/Governmentof ASEANcountriesattend 20th

ASEANSummit

(Retreat) atChampeiRoom of

PeacePalace inPhnom

Penh.—MNA

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Wahkadok water supportingdam and Yenwe diversion weir,

helping boost agriculturalproduction in Bago Region

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PERSPECTIVES

Let’s bring down povertyrate!

Friday, 6 April, 2012

According to the statistics of UNDP andUNICEF, Myanmar’s poverty rate was 32percent in 2005 and 26 percent, in 2010. Indeveloped countries, agriculture sectoraccounts for 15 percent of GDP while theservices sector and manufacturing sector aremaking up 85 percent of GDP. So, it isimpossible to be a developed country by relyingonly on agricultural sector. About 70 percent

of the country’s population resides in ruralareas. Majority of people living below thepoverty line are in rural areas. So, improvinglivelihood for rural populace is the firstpriority.

With a view to bringing down the povertyrate in the country, the government has laiddown eight rural development and povertyreduction tasks—development of agriculturalproductivity, development of livestock breedingand fisheries, development of rural small-scaleproductivity, development of micro saving andcredit associations, development of cooperativetasks, development of rural socio-economy,development of rural energy and environmentalconservation.

The central committee and subcommittees

on eight rural development and povertyreduction tasks are set up and eight majortasks are being implemented in all states/regions, targeting to reduce the poverty ratefrom 26 percent at present to 16 percent by2015. Myanmar’s Human Development Index(HDI) is low compared to other ASEANcountries. The country needs high individualincomes to achieve higher HDI.

As part of its programme, loans arebeing disbursed to vendors and needy people.Cooperation of local people is of greatimportance for development of micro savingand credit associations. It will be necessary todouble the living status if the country is toachieve the Millennium Development Goals(MDGs) by 2015.

NAY PYI TAW, 5 April—The seventh ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community CouncilMeeting took place at PhnomPenh in Cambodia on 2 Aprilduring which Union Ministerfor Information and forCulture U Kyaw Hsanexplained Myanmar’sparticipation in ASEANsocio-cultural works, futureplans and requirements.

In his discussion, he saidRepublic of the Union ofMyanmar, since 1997 when itbecame full-fledged memberof the ASEAN, has tried topromote common social andcultural values incoordination with the ASEANfellows under the objective ofthe ASEAN—“Unity inDiversity”. It has planned tohost a workshop on “initiativefor the establishment ofAncient Cities Network inASEAN towards thepromotion of ASEANIdentity” in June, 2012. Theworkshop is intended topromote the culturalcharacteristics of the ASEAN,during which exports fromASEAN member states woulddiscuss cultural heritages andarts from various aspects.Myanmar believes theworkshop would contributeto the success of ASEANSocio-Cultural Community in2015.

Union Minister U Kyaw Hsan attends 7th ASEANSocio-Cultural Community Council Meeting

MYANMAR GAZETTENAY PYI TAW, 5 April—The President of the Republic

of the Union of Myanmar has transferred the followingheads of service organizations to posts of heads of serviceorganizations shown against them from the date they assumecharges of their duties.

Names Organizations(a) Dr Yi Yi Win Principal

Professor CooperativeCooperative Degree College College (Sagaing)(Thanlyin) Ministry ofMinistry of Cooperatives Cooperatives

(b) Dr Aung Myo Director-GeneralDirector-General National ArchivesProject Appraisal and Progress DepartmentReporting Development Ministry of NationalMinistry of National Planning andPlanning and EconomicEconomic Development Development

(c) U Aye Ko Director-GeneralDirector-General Project AppraisalDirectorate of Investment and Progressand Companies Reporting DepartmentAdministration Ministry of NationalMinistry of National Planning and EconomicEconomic Development DevelopmentThe President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar

has appointed Deputy Director-General U Myo Aung ofLabour Department under the Ministry of Labour asDirector-General of the same department on probationfrom the date he assumes charges of his duties.

Union Minister for Information and for Culture U Kyaw Hsan attends seventh ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council Meeting.—MNA

Myanmar attaches greatimportance to environmentalconservation works forenhancement of quality ofliving standard of ASEANnations which is one of theprogrammes of the ASEANSocio-Cultural CommunityBlueprint. For this, it hasreconstituted the ForestryMinistry as the Environ-mental Conservation andForestry Ministry which isfocusing its efforts onecological Conservation.Taunggyi and PyinOoLwinof Myanmar have wonenvironmentally sustain-ablecities (ESC) award.

As to education, thegovernment has conductednational plan to ensure everyschool-age children go toschool. In addition, it hasintroduced special educationprogramme whichencourages overage studentsgo to school, resulting in anincrease in school-going rateat basic education level.University of ForeignLanguages has openeddiploma course on MyanmarLanguage and advancedMyanmar Language coursesince 1989-90 academic yearand students from ASEANcountries are learningMyanmar Language there.Besides, it has sent Myanmarstudents to ASEAN countries

and Japan for studies underthe ASEAN UniversityNetwork/AUN.

With regard to disaster,there has been NationalAdvisory Committee ofDisaster Prevention andPreparation in Myanmarwhich educates the risks ofdisasters, informs in advance,prevention and securityprogrammes, builds easycommunication links andprepares drinking water, foodsand first-aid programmes.Apart from this, it holdsNational Monsoon Forumtwice a year in cooperationwith regional organizations.

For social security anddevelopment of women andchildren, there has opened 68kindergartens plus residentialnurseries providing care toabandoned and helplesschildren under five.

Concerning disability,the government has pledgedfor development andrehabilitation of thehandicapped as nationalduty. It has recorded thenumber of the handicappedin 120 townships incoordination with non-governmental organizationsand drawn up National Planof Action (2010-2012). Theplan includes working plansconcerned which will beimplemented in coordination

with NGOs. The SocialWelfare Department hasopened two schools for thedeaf, eight schools for theblind, two vocational trainingschools, and four specialschools for MentallyRetarded Children with aview to development of thehandicapped and protectionof their rights.

In response todiscussions of the reps ofthe ASEAN Secretariat andASEAN nations, the UnionMinister said Myanmarwelcomes the measures toextend sports sector tohuman resources develop-ment under education sector.

He said in implementa-tion of score card whichwould be a yardstick for theprogress in implementationof the ASEAN Socio-Cultural CommunityBlueprint, Myanmar wouldlike to learn more aboutevaluating the quantity andquality by organizingworkshops with the help ofthe ASEAN Secretariat associo-cultural communityworks are done throughcoordination of 17 ministriesin Myanmar.

During the 7th ASEANSocio-Cultural CommunityMeeting, report on ASEANconnectivity, integration ofsports sector into ASEAN

Socio-Cultural CommunityBlueprint, date and place forthe next meeting wasdiscussed with agree minutesapproved.

The meeting was

attended by ministers, deputyministers, high-rankingofficials concerned fromASEAN nations and theASEAN Secretary-General.

MNA

Members of Nay Pyi Taw Council U Than Aungand U Myint Swe and official launch electricity

supply in Indaw Village of Lewe Townshipon 23 March.—TOWNSHIP GAD

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Four detained over deadly Thai blastsBANGKOK, 5 April — Thai

police have arrested foursuspects in connection with aseries of devastating bombblasts in the insurgency-

plagued deep south, an officialsaid on Thursday. The carbombings in two southerncities on Saturday killed 15people and wounded

hundreds more in the deadliestattacks in the region in recentyears.

Three men were detainedon Wednesday evening at ahouse in Rueso District ofNarathiwat Province in anoperation involving 50police and paramilitaries,authorities said. A stolen pick-up truck which was used in theattack in the city of Yala wasearlier seen in front of thehouse of one of the suspects,said Colonel SatarnfaWamasing of Rueso districtpolice. He said the licenceplate of the truck was also puton a stolen car used in anattack on a hotel in the city ofHat Yai on Saturday. “Theystill deny it but we haveevidence that they met to plotthe attacks,” Satarnfa toldAFP on telephone, addingthat police were investigatingrecords of their phone calls.“There are more peopleinvolved but I can’t say howmany,” he added. One of thesuspects is a cleric with nineoutstanding arrest warrants,Satarnfa said.— Internet

Suspectedsuicide bomber

kills two inPakistan

ISLAMABAD, 5 April —Pakistani police say asuspected suicide bomberdetonated his explosives neara vehicle carrying a seniorpolice official in the southernport City of Karachi, killingtwo people.

Police officer Mohamm-ed Rafique says five peoplewere also wounded inThursday’s attack in the Malirarea of Karachi. The apparenttarget of the bombing, Malirpolice chief Rao Anwar, wasunharmed. No group hasclaimed responsibility for theattack. Karachi has a longhistory of ethnic, sectarian andpolitical violence. It isPakistan’s largest city and itscommercial capital.

Internet

Eight Afghan local policekilled in outpost attack

Chavez back in Venezuelaafter more cancer treatment

CARACAS, 5 April —President Hugo Chavezreturned home to Venezuelaon Wednesday after his latestsession of cancer treatmentin Cuba, as he aims to fightoff the illness and win a newsix-year term in an Octoberelection.

The 57-year-oldsocialist leader walkingunaided from his plane afterit landed in his home state ofBarinas and he was greetedon the runway by relatives,the vice president and severalgovernment ministers. “Thesocialist revolution isirreversible ... I continuerecuperating,” he said in abrief speech on state TV,wishing Venezuelans ahappy Easter weekend andsaying he was “now moreChristian than ever.” Hissecond session of radiationtreatment had gone well, hesaid, and the results of all hismedical tests were positive.He is expected to return to

Rocket hits Israeli townof Eilat

JERUSALEM , 5 April — AGrad rocket has landed in thesouthern Israeli City of Eilat,but has caused no damage orinjuries, Israeli securityofficials said.

District police chief RonGertner told Israeli radio therocket had been fired fromEgypt’s Sinai peninsula.

He said it struck aconstruction site close to aresidential area shortly aftermidnight (21:00 GMT).

The blast took place asthousands congregated in theresort town for the Jewishholiday of Passover.

Rocket attacks from

KABUL, 5 April —Gunmen attacked an outpostof a government-sponsoredmilitia force in westernAfghanistan, killing eightpeople, officials said onThursday. Talebanspokesman Qari YousefAhmadi claimedresponsibility for the attack.Men armed with assault riflesstormed the outpost lateWednesday in FarahProvince’s Khaki Safeddistrict, said provincialpolice chief ShamsulRahman Zahid. He says eightmembers of the Afghan LocalPolice were killed and twocaptured. The attacks firstshot a guard who was postedoutside then pushed into thecompound and opened fireon those inside, said AbdulKhaliq Noorzai, the district

Financial, investment restrictions to be easedon Myanmar

Myanmar, following thelandmark parliamentary by-election in the country.

The United States is“beginning the processes of atargeted easing of our ban onthe export of US financialservices and investment aspart of a broader effort to helpaccelerate economic moder-nization and political reform”Clinton said at a joint Pressconference with KosovoPrime Minister Hashim Thaci.

Terming the by-electionas an important step inMyanmar’s transformation,Clinton said that the UnitedStates is committed to

“taking steps alongside theMyanmar government andpeople as they move downthe road of reform anddevelopment.” She said thatWashington is easing visaban on Myanmar, allowingselect of officials andparliamentarians to visit theUnited States. Clinton alsosaid that the United States isexpected to nominate anambassador to Myanmarvery soon, to establish an in-country USAID mission andto support a normal countryprogramme for the UNDevelopment Programme.

MNA/Xinhua

US Secretary of StateHillary Clinton

announces the easing ofsanctions.— INTERNET

WASHINGTON, 5 April—US Secretary of State HillaryClinton said on Wednesdaythat the United States willease its financial andinvestment restrictions on

Somalia theatre bombing kills top sportsofficials

MOGADISHU, 5 April —The head of Somalia’sOlympic committee and itsfootball chief are among eightpeople killed in a bombattack on a high-profile eventin Mogadishu. PrimeMinister Abdiweli MohamedAli survived the blast unhurtafter it struck the newly re-

SomaliPrime

MinisterAbdiweliMohamed

Ali : “Iwas in themiddle ofmy speechwhen thatexplosionhappened”.INTERNET

Somalia. The President of theSomali Olympic Committee,Aden Yabarow Wiish, andthe Somali FootballFederation chief, SaidMohamed Nur, were bothkilled. They were among agroup of dignitaries who hadgathered to mark the firstanniversary of the launch of

Thai bomb squad members inspect the wreckage of acar destroyed in an attack in Thailand’s southern restive

province of Yala on 31 March, 2012.—INTERNET

endless efforts to promotesport and football in theircountry,” he said in astatement. “They will besorely missed.” Three Somalitelevision journalists werealso wounded in the blast,sources told the BBC SomaliService. The theatre hadclosed in the early 1990s as

administrator. The attackersthen made off with theirweapons. The assaulthappened on the same daythat a Taleban suicide bomberon a motorcycle killed at least10 people, including threeAmerican soldiers, at a parkin northern Afghanistan.

The attacks appear to bepart of an increase in violenceat the start of the springfighting season. During theharsh Afghan winter, snowoften blocks roads andfighting dies down. TheTaleban are targeting Afghanand NATO security forces asthey fight to assert their powerand undermine US efforts totry to build up the Afghanmilitary, which will take thelead in combat responsibilityover the next couple of years.

Internet

Cuba for a third session soon.Flying back and forth to

Havana for the radiationtherapy, Chavez has beenrunning a kind of “virtual”election campaign viaTwitter and appearances onstate television, while hisopposition rival tours theSouth American country.

opened national theatre inthe capital, Mogadishu.Militants from the al-Shababgroup say they carried outthe bombing.

African Union peace-keepers said the“despicable” attack wouldnot deter peace efforts in

Somalia’s nationaltelevision station.

Sepp Blatter, presidentof football’s governing bodyFifa, said he was shocked atthe deaths of the sportofficials. “I knew both menpersonally and can only saygood things about their

Somalia descended into civilwar and was only reopenedlast month, amid a new periodof relative optimism. Policeand hospital sources toldBBC News in Mogadishuthat eight people had beenkilled.

Internet

Egyptian soil are uncommon.Attacks on Eilat and the

nearby Jordanian town ofAqaba in 2010 killed oneperson and injured anotherfour.

Eilat Mayor MeirYitzhak-Halevy told theJerusalem Post that the citywould function as normaldespite the attack.

A wave of unrest has hitthe restive Sinai peninsularecently.

Israel says militants havebecome active in the regionsince former EgyptianPresident Hosni Mubarakwas overthrown in February

2011.In August 2011, an

armed group crossed theborder into Israel from theSinai peninsula and killedeight Israelis.

Israel blamed Pales-tinian militants but five

Venezuela’s PresidentHugo Chavez—INTERNET

Egyptian policemen werekilled as Israeli forces pursuedthe gunmen, sparking adiplomatic row between thetwo countries.

Internet

Very little is known aboutChavez’s condition - he hashad three cancer operations inless than a year - so doubtsremain about the future of theman who has dominatedpolitics in the continent’sbiggest oil exporter for thelast 13 years.— Reuters

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T rex relative is biggest ever feathered animal

LONDON, 5 April — Anewly described relative ofTyrannosaurus rex is thelargest known featheredanimal - living or extinct. Thefeathered meat-eatingdinosaur lived about 125million years ago and isestimated to have weighed a

Yutyrannus lived longbefore T rex, in the early

Cretaceous Period. INTERNET

whopping 1,400kg as an adult.The new species, known as

is known as the Tyran-nosauroids. Tyrannosaurusrex and its gigantic cousinslived until around 65 millionyears ago - when a hugeasteroids wiped out thedinosaurs - but most of theirearlier relatives are thoughtto have been much smaller.

However, Xing Xu andcolleagues from the ChineseAcademy of Sciences inBeijing have now describedthree specimens ofYutyrannus, whichrepresents an early exampleof the Tyrannosauroid form.

The fossils include theone-and-a-half-tonne adultand also two juvenilespecimens that would havetipped the scales at about halfa tonne.

The dinosaur, whosename translates as “beautifulfeathered tyrant”, sharessome features with latertyrannosaurs like Trex, buthas three functional fingers(where T rex had two) and afoot typical of other earlytyrannosaur relatives.

Internet

Yutyrannus, has beenidentified from three fossilsfound in north-eastern China.

The finds, detailed inNature journal, challengecurrent theories about theevolution of Trex and itsrelations.

This group of dinosaurs

Shake your tail feather: theChinese fossils are

exquisitely preserved. INTERNET

CO2 ‘drove end to last ice age’LONDON, 5 April — A

new, detailed record of pastclimate change providescompelling evidence that thelast ice age was ended by arise in temperature driven byan increase in atmosphericcarbon dioxide. The finding isbased on a very broad rangeof data, including even theshells of ancient tiny oceananimals. A paper describingthe research appears in thisweek’s edition of Nature. Theteam behind the study saysits work further strengthensideas about global warming.

“At the end of the last iceage, CO2 rose from about 180parts per million (ppm) in theatmosphere to about 260; andtoday we’re at 392,” explainedlead author Dr Jeremy Shakun.“So, in the last 100 years we’vegone up about 100 ppm - aboutthe same as at the end of thelast ice age, which I think putsit into perspective becauseit’s not a small amount.

Rising CO2 at the end ofthe ice age had a huge effecton global climate.” The studycovers the period in Earthhistory from roughly 20,000to 10,000 years ago.

This was the time whenthe planet was emerging fromits last deep chill, when the

Ice core records fromAntarctica had

suggested the CO2increase lagged behind

temperature rise. INTERNET

great ice sheets known tocover parts of the NorthernHemisphere were in retreat.

The key result from thenew study is that it shows thecarbon dioxide rise during thismajor transition ran slightlyahead of increases in globaltemperature.

This runs contrary to therecord obtained solely fromthe analysis of Antarctic icecores which had indicated theopposite - that temperatureelevation in the southernpolar region actually preceded(or at least ran concurrent to)the climb in CO2.— Internet

Memory decline speeds up in years before deathWASHINGTON, 5 April — Memory declines faster than any

other time in the two-and-a-half years before death of old age,a new study finds. In the years before death, the rate ofmemory decline speeds up eight to 17 times, according to theresearch. The study examined the brains of 174 Catholicpriests, nuns and monks who had undergone memory testingfor six to 15 years before their deaths. After death, researchersled by Rush University Medical Centre scientist RobertWilson investigated the participants’ brains.

They found that the characteristic plaques and tanglesof Alzheimer’s disease (which occur before the disease isdiagnosable) are not to blame for the fast rate of the decline.Alzheimer’s tangles and plaques were associated with thedecline starting earlier, but not with it going faster. That pointsto another culprit for the memory problems.

“The findings suggest that the changes in mental abilities

during the two to three years before death are not drivendirectly by processes related to Alzheimer’s disease, butinstead that the memory and other cognitive decline mayinvolve some biological changes in the brain specific to theend of life,” Oregon Health and Science University professorHiroko Dodge, who was not involved in the study, wrote inan editorial accompanying the new paper.

“The study by Wilson and his co-authors deepens ourunderstanding of terminal cognitive decline.” With furtherstudy, Dodge wrote, researchers could develop algorithms todetect and analyze memory changes to identify people in thisterminal phase of life.

The study and editorial appeared online on 4 April in thejournal Neurology. A second study, also led by Wilson, findsthat mental activity can boost brainpower in old age.

Internet

Print-your-own-robots developed in USsociety”. The effort is beingfunded by a $10m (£6.3m)grant from the NationalScience Foundation.

The Virginia-basedorganization described themove as a “game changinginvestment”. “It has thepotential to democratise andpersonalise automation tomeet the needs of individualusers — whether for searchand rescue workers in remoteareas of the world or educatorsin classrooms around the US

A robotic gripper was builtto show what the project

could be capable of. INTERNET

Palm-sized Star Trek tech may be closerthan you think

NEW YORK, 5 April — Inthe Star Trek universe, thetricorder is a handheld deviceused by Kirk, Spock, andvarious red-shirted crewmembers to make detailedscans of unfamiliar planetsand even less familiar life-forms. It can be used in sickbay to diagnose intergalacticpatients, and in engineeringto find which part of the warpcore is missing. One smalldevice that can do all thatmust be total science-fiction,right? Well thanks to recentadvances in X-ray techno-logy, the tricorder might bemuch closer that you think.

When many of us hearof X-rays, the first thing we

Dr Camara hard at work.— INTERNET

think of is a visit to thedoctor’s office. We’re ledinto a big room, covered witha lead apron while theintended area is shot withthose powerful, yet invisiblerays. Or perhaps we think ofa trip to the airport, where X-rays are used to checkbaggage and passengersbefore boarding a plane. Butaside from that, X-rays tendto be — literally — out ofsight, out of mind. But thatmay be changing. Thescientists at Tribogenics havefound some creative ways toadvance a technology thatdoesn’t seem to have evolvedmuch in the past 130 years.

CEO Dale Fox and Chief

Scientist Dr Carlos Camaraare taking advantage of anamazing scientific pheno-menon similar to what occurswhen light energy is createdas an adhesive is peeled (tryit yourself with some Scotchtape in a dark closet). Theyare harnessing that energy tocreate usable and portable X-rays. For us non-scientists outthere the technology is quitecomplicated, but theimplications are not. Sincethe X-ray source is small, thatmeans devices can be madesmaller as well. Contrast thiswith the big and bulkymachines we’re used toseeing.

Internet

Sprint seeks hit withadvanced-camera EVO phone

technology as it is expectedto hit store shelves beforeSprint launches servicesbased on a multi-billion-dollar network upgrade itplans to kick off around mid-year.

The EVO 4G LTE willhave much of the sametechnology HTC is puttinginto phones that rivals AT&TInc and T-Mobile USA planto sell, but Sprint is hopingthat its popular EVO brandand some design changes willhelp make the device a hit.Fared Adib, Sprint’s vicepresident for productdevelopment told Reutersthat it made sense for Sprintto stick with the EVO brand as

The EVO4G LTEmobile

phone isseen in this

undatedhandoutpicturereleased

on 4 April,2012.

INTERNET

NEW YORK, 5 April —Printed-on-demand robotsmight be a reality before theend of the decade if a US-based project achieves itsgoals.

Researchers aim to builda desktop technology thatwould allow an averageperson to design and print amachine within 24 hours.

The team says thatmaking it easier to createspecialised robots could havea “profound impact on

— possibilities for socialimpact abound,” saidspokeswoman Lisa-JoyZgorski. The five-year projectinvolves robotics experts atMassachusetts Institute ofTechnology, HarvardUniversity and the Universityof Pennsylvania.

The team members admitit would be unrealistic to hopeto have created a “universalrobot-making machine”within that time limit.

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the company has sold 7 millionEVO devices in the roughlytwo years since its firstlaunch.

The latest device, whichcustomers will be able to pre-order for $199.99 starting on7 May, comes which a 4.7inch display. It also comeswith an 8 megapixel camerawith features that are moreoften found in high-endcameras than smartphones.For example, the phone’scamera can take multipleshots when the user presses abutton once, a feature knownas continuous shooting. It canalso capture still photographseven when the camera is invideo mode.—Internet

NEW YORK, 5 April —Sprint Nextel, the No 3 USmobile service, is hoping toturn heads next month withthe EVO 4G LTE, an HTC Corpphone with an advancedcamera, a big screen, a high-speed wireless connectionand crisper voice call quality.However the device may notimmediately support fast dataservices and the new sound

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BANGKOK, 5 April —Asian stock markets fellThursday after a weakSpanish bond auctioninflamed concerns about theEuropean debt crisis andhopes faded for more help forthe US economy from theFederal Reserve. Japan’sNikkei 225 index fell 1 percentto 9,717.93, after hitting itslowest intraday point since 8at 9 March, 692.70. Hong

Asia stocks fall as Europe debtwoes flare anew

A man walks in front of theelectronic stock board of a

securities firm showingJapan’s Nikkei 225 index

fallen 135.95 points to9914.44 in Tokyo on 4April, 2012.— INTERNET

Kong’s Hang Seng tumbled1.5 percent to 20,489.01 andSouth Korea’s Kospi fell 0.8percent to 2,002.69. Fallingcommodity prices draggedAustralia’s S&P/ASX 200down 0.9 percent to 4,296.80.

The debt crisis in Europeflared anew Wednesday aftera disappointing auction ofgovernment debt in Spainsignaled investor confidencein the country’s finances isweakening. The Dow Jonesindustrial average lost 125points, and the price of goldplunged to its lowest levelsince January. Thatcompounded worries thatarose Tuesday, when minutesreleased from the Marchmeeting of the US FederalReserve’s Open MarketCommittee gave no hint of athird round of bond purchases,dubbed quantitative easing IIIor QE3, to support the USeconomy.—Internet

LONDON, 5 April —Yahoo is to cut 2,000 staff,14% of the workforce, thecompany has confirmed. TheCalifornia-based companysaid the cuts were part ofefforts to make it “smaller,nimbler, more profitable”.The web portal has 700million users, but has failedto keep up with rival Googlein the search enginebusiness, while its popularwebmail service has beenovertaken by social mediasuch as Facebook andTwitter.

Yahoo expects its cost-cutting programme to save$375m (£236m) a year.

Yahoo to cut 2,000 more jobs in newredundancy round

LONDON, 5 April —Jaguar Land Rover is to builda successor to its previoussports cars called the F-typeat its factory in Birmingham. Itwill launch as a two-seaterconvertible with petrolengines made at Jaguar’sCastle Bromwich plant withthe design to be unveiled thisyear, the carmaker said. Asthe iconic E-type was lastmade in 1975, Jaguar said ithad been “absent for toolong” from making sports cars.

Jaguar’s F-type will be based onthe C-X16 concept car and be theheir to its iconic sports cars of the

past.— INTERNET

Jaguar to build new F-type sports car in BirminghamThe car will go on sale in mid-2013. Jaguar has previouslydescribed it as “the spiritualsuccessor to the E-type”,which had its debut more than50 years ago.

“The C-type, D-type andE-type Jaguars were all sportscars that held true to thisprinciple in their era, and theF-type will hold true to thatsame principle in its time, atime that is soon to arrive,”said Ian Callum, Jaguar’sdirector of design. The design

However, severance pay isexpected to cost thecompany a one-off $125m-145m. The affectedemployees will be notifiedlater on Wednesday.

It is the strugglingcompany’s sixth round ofredundancies in the last fouryears, with the latestannouncement bringing thetotal to almost 6,000 jobslosses.

This is the biggestround yet - beating the1,500 laid off in late 2008in response to the recession.Yahoo has also changed itschief executive twice overin the same period, but has

as yet failed to turn aroundits fortunes.The companymade a profit of $1bn lastyear, down from $1.2bn in2010. More worryingly,revenues fell to $5bn from$6.3bn, at a time when rivalshave seen rapid growth.

“You can’t cut your wayto revenue growth,” saidanalyst Colin Gillis ofbrokerage BGC Partners.“What people want to seeout of Yahoo is they want tosee a plan and provision forrevenue growth.”

The firm said it wouldreveal more details of its newstategy when it releases itsnext set of results on 17 April.

“We are intensifyingour efforts on our corebusinesses and redeployingresources to our most urgentpriorities,” said Yahoo’scurrent chief executive, ScottThompson, who joined fromPayPal three months ago.

He said it would move“aggressively” towards itsgoal of putting users andadvertisers first.

“Today’s actions are animportant next step toward abold, new Yahoo,” he added.

Internet

for05b2

Yahoo expects its cost-cutting programme to save$375m.— INTERNET

NEW YORK , 5 April — Several leading USmedical associations on Wednesday urgedfewer tests for patients with mild healthconditions and less aggressive treatment foradvanced cancers in a bid to cut costs. Therecommendations by nine groupsrepresenting 374,000 physicians — eachlisting “five things physicians and patientsshould question” — were published in theArchives of Internal Medicine and are detailedat choosingwisely.org.

Among them, patients with advancedsolid tumors who showed no benefit fromprior therapies should not be givenchemotherapy, because studies show cancer-directed treatments are likely to be ineffectiveand do not extend life. Instead, the AmericanSociety of Clinical Oncology urged“appropriate palliative and supportive care.”

A technician reads amammogram in 2006.

Several leading USmedical associationsurged fewer tests for

patients with mild healthconditions and less

aggressive treatment foradvanced cancers in a

bid to cut costs. INTERNET

US doctors urge fewer tests, less costlytreatments

LONDON , 5 April — Thereis no evidence that metal-on-metal hip replacementsincrease the risk of cancer, astudy suggests. The newanalysis of nearly 41,000patients found no link in the

Metal-on-metal hips cancer fears allayed

STOCKHOLMS, 5 April —When people learn they havecancer, they might face aheightened risk of suicide or afatal heart attack in the daysand weeks that follow,according to a large new study.Using nationwide census anddeath registry data thatcovered more than 6 millionpeople over a 15-year periodending in 2006, Swedishresearchers tabulated thesuicides and cardiovascularfatalities among people withnew cancer diagnoses andcompared them to similardeaths in those withoutcancer. Suicide risk was more

Cancer diagnosis may raise odds for suicide,heart attack death

than 12 times higher for peoplewith cancer during the firstweek after diagnosis and nearlyfive times higher during thefirst three months, they found.Death from cardiovascularcauses — particularly heartattack — was 5.6 times higherin the week after a cancerdiagnosis and 3.3 times higherin the first month. Hard-to-treat cancers with poor oddsfor survival, including cancersof the esophagus, pancreas,liver, lung and central nervoussystem, were most common inthese types of deaths, theresearchers said.

“That the risk increaseappeared so quickly aftercancer diagnosis and thendecreased in magnitudeduring the first year afterdiagnosis really illustrated therole of the diagnosis itself onthese adverse outcomes,” said

study co-author Dr Katja Fall,a senior lecturer inepidemiology at the Universityof Orebro. “It largely arguesagainst [death] from cancertreatment and progression thatpresumably take time toaccumulate.”—Internet

A growing number ofconcerns are being

expressed about metal-on-metal hips.

INTERNET

Another recommendation involved avoidinghigh-tech scans for patients with early prostateor breast cancer that appears at low risk ofspreading, because such scans can beexpensive and show little benefit to the patient.

The American Society of NuclearCardiology urged physicians to take steps tolower patients’ exposure to radiation wheneverpossible, and to avoid cardiac imaging scansin patients at low risk of heart failure. Similarly,the American College of Physicians warnedthat electrocardiogram tests of heart functionwith no symptoms and low risk for heart diseasedo not improve patient outcomes. Nor are CTand MRI scans needed for people with lowback pain, or for people with fainting symptomsin absence of signs of seizure or otherneurological signs, it said.

Internet

seven years following surgery,the British Medical Journalwebsite reported. But theresearchers — from theuniversities of Bristol andExeter — said longer-termfollow-up was needed.

Cancer risk was just oneof the fears linked to theimplants. Regulators havealready called for them to bemonitored closely followingreports of high failure rates.Tiny metal ions made up ofcobalt and chromium arethought to break off from theimplants and leak into theblood, with fears that this leadsto muscle and bone damage,

and neurological issues.The data for this study,

based on the National JointRegistry of England andWales, covered 40,576 patientswith metal-on-metal hipimplants and 248,995 who hadother types. The study foundno evidence of an increasedrisk of any type of cancer in thepatients. However, research-ers said “as some cancers havea long latency period it isimportant that we study thelonger-term outcomes andcontinue to investigate theeffects of exposure toorthopaedic metals”.

Internet

will be based on the C-X16concept that it unveiled inSeptember 2011. “The reactionto it has been so positive that

we’ve accelerated ourdevelopment of an all-newJaguar sports car,” thecarmaker said.—Internet

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6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 6 April, 2012

Wahkadok water supporting dam and its control tower.

Wahkadok water supporting dam and Yenwe diversion weir,helping boost agricultural production in Bago Region

Sluice gates of Yenwe diversion weir

* Located near Taunghsatin Village inBago Township, Bago Region.

* Its height is 86 feet; main dam, 6400feet long and saddle dyke, 3155 feetlong.

* Its water storage area is 32600 acresfeet.

* It can supply irrigation water to about1200 acres of farmlands in Thanatpinand Thongwa regions.

Facts about Wahkadokwater supply facility

Sluice gate and valves of Yenwe diversion weir.

* located near Hsisongon Village in Kyaukdaga Township of Bago Region. Itcan contribute to boosting agricultural production in Kyaukdaga Township.

* It can supply irrigation water to 118,500 acres of farmlands. Thanks toit,multiple cropping as well as summer paddy can be grown.

Yenwediversion

weir

* It is 154 feet in length, 99 feet in width and 17.5 feet in height. Ithas five 10x15 feet valves.

* It can protect Pyuntaza lain between Nyaunglebin and SittoungRiver from floods.

Translation: MT

Archives: Maung Nyein Aye

Police nab suspected topGuatemala drug trafficker

GUATEMALA CITY, 5 April — A leadingdrug trafficker who helped Mexico’s brutalZetas drug cartel expand into Guatemala wasarrested Tuesday and is facing extradition tothe United States, authorities said. HorstWalther Overdick, 44, was captured during anoperation to arrest Zetas operatives east ofGuatemala’s capital, Interior SecretaryMauricio Lopez Bonilla told reporters.

The process of extraditing Overdick will

begin after he enters a plea to the traffickingcharges against him in the US and Guatemala,attorney-general Claudia Paz y Paz said. LopezBonilla said Overdick, known as “The Tiger,”had worked for years to establish a cocaine-trafficking link between South America andMexico, and was the primary ally of the Zetasin Peten, Izabal and Verapaces Provinces.

Overdick began as a trader in cardomom,a spice used in cooking, then usedis knowledge of import and export routes tohelp the Zetas move cocaine to the UnitedStates.

Internet

Snake on a plane compels Aussie pilotto turn back

CANBERRA, 5 April — An airlineexecutive says a pilot on a cargo run founda snake loose in his light plane and turnedback to his north Australian base. In ascene reminiscent of the 2006 movie “Snakeson a Plane,” pilot Braden Blennerhassettsaw the snake’s head pop out from underthe dashboard of his twin-engineBeechcraft Baron G58 shortly after takeofffrom Darwin airport on Tuesday.

Air Frontier director Geoff Hunt saidThursday that his employee was a “coolcharacter” who told air traffic control: “I’mgoing to have to return to Darwin. I’ve got asnake on board the plane.” The reptile quicklyslithered away. A snake handler was laterunable to find the snake, which might haveescaped after the plane landed. The snake’sspecies is not known.

Internet

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(1)He had just turned one when I met the

boy again. He started to learn some wordsfrom his surroundings and to speak. Thisbrilliant kid learned more new words in afew days and turned some passivevocabulary to active ones. He could wellcall Dad and Mom. But there are stillsome funny and lovely mistakes he oftenmakes. He always indicates his boo-booas “Grandpa” because he got one whileplaying with his grandpa. He could notpronounce the word “bro” but “sis”. Hisword for any man is “uncle”. By the timehe met a couple, he addressed them as“Uncle and sis”. Though, he had twofavourite words - flower and football. Hemurmurs, “Pan...Pan,” for flower inMyanmar every time he found any floweranywhere. He repeated, “Ball...ball,” forfootball he plays with his Dad. It may bestrange to you that the boy loves flowers.Who says boys cannot like flower? Ourchildren are born pure. They never hidelikes of them. And they have got greatsense of beauty naturally. Who spoils this?

(2)The big sister, about five, is

Flower and footballFlower and football by Nathan

quarrelling with her little half-brother, aboutthree, on a bus. The person who is assumedto be father of the boy barely utters a wordin his children’s fight. The girl says, “You’rethe offspring of your father, not my mother.”What a surprise! The girl at this very youngage can use the word “offspring” well. Theboy stops retorting and starts gazing paddyfields by the road. I am sure he does not seeanything through weeping eyes. The word“offspring” of the girl gives me a scare andwill surely mark a scar in her brother’s hazychildhood memory. These words may betaught to the girl by someone, maybe hermother. Alas! Our world is so dirty that ourchildren are painted black so fast.

(3)Television is screening comedians’

show. Children are among the spectators.One of the comedians has dark complexion.Others poke fun at this one. Many watcherssplit their sides with laughter, so do thechildren. Is dark complexion such funny? Iam pretty sure that it is not what our kids feeloriginally. They are taught to do so by theirseniors till it is adopted as their own thought.

(4)There are many things to relay to

Kawhmu Township raises reading habit,organizes book donation

YANGON, 5 April—Theraising of reading habit andbook donation was held atBasic Education MiddleSchool in Natsingon ModelVillage in Kawhmu Townshipof Yangon South District on27 March.

Chairman of YangonRegion Reading Habit Raisingand Book DonationCommittee Region Ministerfor Finance and Revenue DawSan San Nwe made a speech.

Head of RegionInformation and PublicRelations Department UMyint Swe reported on thepurpose of holding theceremony.

Kawhmu Township

Administrator U Nyi Nyi Winreported on development oflibraries and a plan to raisethe reading habit in thetownship.

Region Minister DawSan San Nwe and officials

Prizes awarded in InvitationalFutsal Tournament

TACHILEK, 5 April—Thefinal match of the A Lo LoInvitational FutsalTournament was held at thegymnasium in Tachilek on 19March.

In the final match, FaceBook beat Beer Chang 6-5.

Officials awarded thebest players in the respective

places.Deputy Commissioner of

Tachilek District GeneralAdministration Department UThet Lwin presented the firstprize to Face Book team.

The tournamentcommenced on 9 March andit was participated by 10 Futsalteams.—Myanma Alin

Two-threedigits illegal

lotterydocuments

seizedYANGON, 4 April—

Together with witnesses,Myanmar Police Force ofKyimyindine Township,acting on tip-off, searchedthe house in West MagyidanWard of KyimyindineTownship on 26 March.

They seized one laptopused in recording the lists ofparticipants in gambling, oneCDMA mobile phone, twocalculators, vouchers onwhich digits and number ofcash amount were noteddown and K 2,234,600.

Action was takenagainst the offenders in thecase under the law.

Myanma AlinYANGON, 5 April—A

clarification on age-wisemeasles vaccination 2012 ofYangon Region was held forthe children from nine monthsto five years old at the officeof Township HealthDepartment in Lanmadaw on

14 March.At first, Township

Administrator U Thein Hsintmade a speech. Head ofTownship Health DepartmentDaw Pa Pa explainedprocedures of measlesvaccination in detail.

Thingangyun Townshipobserves World TB DayYANGON, 5 April—The

World TB Day of YangonEast District was observed atthe hall of ThingangyunTownship AdministrationDepartment on 28 Marchmorning.

Chairman of YangonEast District Health CommitteeDeputy Commissioner UHlaing Thant Soe of YangonEast District made a speech.

Next, Deputy Head ofYangon Region HealthDepartment Dr Phyu Phyu

Aye read the address of Vice-President of the Republic ofthe Union of Myanmar Dr SaiMauk Kham. TB Specialist DrSaw Nwe Nwe of Yangon EastDistrict explained facts aboutTB disease and future plan.

Later, those presentvisited he booths to mark theWorld TB Day. TB ControlSurgeon Dr Khin Mi MiKhaing of the region andhealth staff distributedpamphlets on healthknowledge.—Myanma Alin

Vaccination of measles forchildren clarified

awarded the winners in thepoem, essay and extemporecontests.

Later, wellwishersdonated books to the librarythrough officials.

Myanma Alin

our new generation. But our grieves,hatred, reprisal and so on are toleave off.

In the world of diversity, we should findout what is common among us rather thanigniting arguments over what is different.Being the person in black or of any race isnot such important. We could define neither

foe nor friend by colour or race. Regardlessof skin or race, anyone who brings aboutbad things to the country we love or theworld we live in is our enemy.

Our country and the world will belovelier to live in on the day we all thebrethren unite as one.

*****

It was attended byadministrators of wards fromLanmadaw Township, thechairperson of TownshipMaternal and Child WelfareAssociation and members,township social organizationmembers and officials of thedepartments. Officials drewthe plan for procedures ofmeasles vaccination.

Myanma Alin

Tube-welllaunched inHtantabinTownship

YANGON, 4 April—Aceremony to launch the tube-well sunk by HtantabinTownship DevelopmentAffairs Committee of YangonRegion for 2011-2012 fiscalyear was held on AungtheikdiRoad in Ward 1 of thetownship on 24 March.

Assistant Director UThet Maung of YangonRegion Development AffairsCommittee, Township

Administrator U Ngwe Doeand Executive Committee UHtein Lin of TownshipDevelopment AffairsCommittee formally openedthe tube-well.

Thanks to the tube-well,a total of 1009 people from 475households from Ward 1 areenjoying safe water.

Myanma Alin

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President U Thein Sein meets press in CambodiaNAY PYI TAW, 5 April— After attending

the 20th ASEAN Summit, President of theRepublic of the Union of Myanmar U TheinSein met with the press at Cambodiana Hotel inPhnom Penh, Cambodia, yesterday.

During the press meet, the Presidentanswered the questions of correspondentsfrom NHK, CCTV and Myanmar InternationalChannel.

Also present on the occasion were UnionMinisters U Wunna Maung Lwin, U KyawHsan and U Tin Naing Thein.— MNA

Union Construction Ministermeets Thai Transport

MinisterNAY PYI TAW, 5 April—At the invitation of Minister of

Transport of Thailand Mr Jarupong Ruangsuwan, a seven-member Myanmar delegation led by Union ConstructionMinister U Khin Maung Myint went to Thailand to discussupgrading of road sections and paving of new roads on 1 April.

On 2 April morning, the two ministers discussed majormaintenance of No. 1 Friendship Bridge in Myawady beingundertaken with the help of Thai government, upgrading of18-kilometer long Myawady-Thingannyinaung road section,construction of new axis of 30-kilometer longThingannyinaung-Kawkareik road, and construction of No. 2Friendship Bridge in the north of Myawady across ThoungyinRiver and 111-kilometer long Mawlamyine-Kawkareik-Myawady road, 104-kilometer long Thanbyuzayat-PhayaThonzu road and 192-kilometer long Myeik-Taninthayi-Mawtaung road.

The Union Minister and party held discussions withPresident of Italian Thai Co Mr Premchai Karnasuta at AmariWatergate Hotel. They dealt with construction of 132-kilometerlong Dawei-Fungayuan-(Kanchannapuri) road section throughBOT system and construction of three additional axes—Mawlamyine-Kawkareik, Thanbyuzayat-Phaya Thonzu andTaninthayi-Mawtaung in Myanmar.

On 4 April morning at the Emural Land Hotel, the UnionMinister and party discussed with President of Tran-Asia CoLtd Mr Sathom Vanits Thian and party about upgrading of threeaxes namely Myawady-Mawlamyine, Papun-Mawlamyine andPhaya Thonzu Mawlamyine which can link Mawlamyine withYunnan Province of China through Laos and Thailand.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 5 April —Myanma Oil and GasEnterprise of the Ministry ofEnergy, Petronas CarigaliMyanmar Inc of Malaysiaand Myanmar national-owned UNOG Pte Ltd signeda production sharingcontract on exploration ofinland block RSF-2(Tuywintaung Myaingtaungregion) and RSF-3 (Gwaycho-Ngashantaung region) at theministry here yesterdayevening.

The signing ceremonywas attended by Union

Production sharing contract signedMinister for Energy U ThanHtay, members of MyanmarInvestment CommissionUnion Minister for Financeand Revenue U Hla Tun,Union Minister for ElectricPower No.1 U Zaw Min,Union Minister for TransportU Nyan Tun Aung, UnionMinister for Electric PowerNo.2 U Khin Maung Soe andAttorney-General of theUnion Dr Tun Shin, MICJoint Secretary DeputyMinister for RailTransportation Thura UThaung Lwin, Deputy

Attorney-General U Tun TunOo, Deputy Minister forEnergy U Soe Aung, VicePresident and CEO MrEffendy Cheng Abdullah ofPetronas Carigali MyanmarInc, Chairman U Nay Aungof UNOG Pte Ltd,departmental officials andguests.

Union Minister U ThanHtay delivered an openingspeech. MOGE ManagingDirector U Aung Htoo andExecutive Vice PresidentDato’ Wee Yiaw Hin ofPetronas Carigali MyanmarInc extended greetings. Then,the contract was signed andthe documents exchanged.

For the past nine months,the Energy Ministry has put

international tenders for 18inland blocks. It has alsoselected seven Myanmarnational-owned companies todo joint-venture businesswith international oilcompanies on nine blocks andtwo contracts have beeninked. Today’s contract onRSF-2 and RSF-3 is the thirdtime. — MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 5 April —Deputy Minister for ForeignAffairs Dr Myo Myint arrived back here from Rome, Italy, on24 March after attending the ASEAN Awareness Forum inRome at the invitation of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Italy.

The forum was held from 22 to 23 March. At the forumon 22 March, Deputy Minister Dr Myo Myint discussedmatters on economic cooperation, peace and stability betweenItaly and ASEAN, importance of the ASEAN AwarenessForum and the latest developments in Myanmar.

He also called on Foreign Minister of Italy Mr Giulie Terzidi Sant Agata at the latter’s office on 21 March and exchangedviews on promotion of bilateral relations between Myanmarand Italy. Also present at the call was Myanmar Ambassadorto Italy U Tint Swe.

MNA

Dy Foreign Affairs Ministerparticipates in ASEAN

Awareness Forum in Rome

Yangon Region Chief Minister receivesVietnamese National Assembly Vice-Chairman

YANGON, 5 April—Yangon Region ChiefMinister U Myint Swereceived a goodwill delegationled by Vice-Chairman ofNational Assembly of Vietnam

Mr Huynh Ngoc Son at regiongovernment office here thismorning.

Also present at the callwere Region Hluttaw SpeakerU Sein Tin Win, Deputy

Speaker U Tin Aung, Regionministers, national racesaffairs ministers, VietnameseAmbassador to MyanmarMr Chu Cong Phung andofficials.

The goodwill delegationpaid homage to ShwedagonPagoda earlier this morning.

They also visitedindustrial zone supervisorycommittee office in DagonMyothit (Seikkan) Townshipwhere Committee Chairman UAye Lwin explained factsabout the industrial zone. Thevisiting vice-chairman ofNational Assembly of Vietnamexpressed thanks and viewedround Popular Plasticsfactory, Sogo pipe factory andAsian Dragon garmentfactory.—MNA

President of the Republic of theUnion of Myanmar U Thein Seinmeets correspondents of NHK,

CCTV and Myanmar InternationalChannel at Cambodiana Hotel in

Phnom Penh. —MNA

TownshipHeadofficer of

Immigration andNational

RegistrationDepartment U HteinLin Thein presents a

total of 165citizenship scrutiny

cards to the locals atthe ceremony held at

No. 8 BEMS inStrand (West) Wardin Insein Township

on 31 March. MYANMA ALIN

The concluding of 20th ASEAN Summit in Champa Room at Peace Palace in Phnom Penh inprogress.(News on page 1)—MNA

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World Health Day 2012

7 April

Ageing and Health

“Good health adds life to years”

Ministry of Health

NAY PYI TAW, 5 April—Charge d’ Affairesai Mr Michael E Thurston and First SecretaryMr Machut A Shishak of the US Embassycalled on Union Election CommissionChairman U Tin Aye at the UEC Office herethis morning.

Also present at the call were UECmembers U Myint Naing, U Aung Myint, UTha Oo, U Win Kyi, U Nyunt Tin and SecretaryU Win Ko.

During the talk, the US charge d’ Affaires

US Embassy officials call on UnionElection Commission Chairman

ai credited the free and fair by-elections in atransparent manner and proposed to providetechnical assistance to Myanmar forelections in the future. The UEC Chairmanreplied that the commission was committedto organizing better elections in the future,assessing the experiences of the previouselections. He expressed heartfelt welcome tointernational cooperation and technicalassistance. They then frankly exchangedviews on bilateral cooperation.—MNA

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni receives President U Thein Sein and Heads of State/Government of ASEAN member States. (News on page 16)—MNA

Charge d’ Affaires ai Mr Michael E

Thurston and First Secretary Mr Machut A

Shishak of the US Embassy call on Union

Election Commission Chairman

U Tin Aye.—MNA

YANGON, 5 April— At the invitation ofDeputy Speaker of Amyotha Hluttaw UMya Nyein, a Vietnamese delegation ledby Vice-Chairman Mr Huynh Ngoc Son ofthe National Assembly of Vietnam, arrivedhere yesterday evening.

The Vietnamese delegation was

Vice-Chairman of Vietnamese NationalAssembly arrives in Yangon

welcomed by Amyotha Hluttaw Financialand Legal Affairs Commission U MyintThein, Deputy Director-General of HluttawOffice Daw Khin Mya Win and DeputyChief of Vietnamese Embassy Mr Tran PhuocAnh and personnel at Yangon InternationalAirport.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 5 April—Chairman of AmyothaHluttaw InternationalRelations Committee ColMaung Maung Htooreceived Adviser toParliamentary AffairsSupporting Group of UNDP

Amyotha Hluttaw InternationalRelations Committee Chairman

receives UNDP officialMr Kevin Deveaux and partyat the Hluttaw CommitteeHall-20 of Hluttaw Complex,here, yesterday morning.

They discussedassistance programmes of theUNDP for the Hluttaw anddevelopment of human

resources.Also present at the call

were the secretary andmembers of the AmyothaHluttaw InternationalRelations Committee andofficials.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 5 April — The hand-ontraining on reserve money targeting andliquidity forecasting for Central Bank ofMyanmar and workshop on standardizeddata formatting system was concluded atthe Yangon Branch Office of CBM of theMinistry of Finance and Revenue thisafternoon.

The course concluding ceremony wasattended by Vice-Governor of Central Bankof Myanmar U Maung Maung Win, courseinstructors, officers and trainees.

Retired Vice-Governor of the Central

Hand-on training on reserve moneytargeting and liquidity forecasting for

CBM concludesBank of Thailand Mr Bandid Nijathawornspoke on the occasion. CBM Vice-GovernorU Maung Maung Win then delivered aspeech.

The training course was conducted withassistance from FES of Germany and ThaiCentral Bank. It lasted two weeks and wasattended by 25 trainees.—MNA

Take Fire PreventiveMeasures

Chairman of International Relations Committee of Amyotha HluttawCol Maung Maung Htoo receives Advisor Mr Kevin Deveaux to

UNDP Parliamentary Affairs Supporting Group and party at Hall-20of Hluttaw Building Nay Pyi Taw on 4 April morning.

MNA

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Insein Township raises reading habitYANGON, 5 April—The

ceremony to launch raisingof reading habit was held infront of Amyinthit Libraryon Myothit (C) Ward in InseinTownship of Yangon Regionon 29 March morning.

Chairman of MyanmarWriters and Journalists

Association Ledwintha SawChit, Assistant Director UMyint Swe of YangonRegion Information andPublic Relations Departmentand Township AdministratorU Tin Naing Soe cut theribbon to launch theceremony.

Citizenship scrutiny cards handed overSITTWAY, 5 April—

According to Moe Pwint-2Plan, the ceremony to handover citizenship scrutinycards was held at ParahitaKhemamandaing Monasteryin North Ywagyi Ward ofSittway on 20 Marchmorning.

Director of RakhineState Immigration andNational RegistrationDepartment U Kyaw Yin Oopresented 65 cards to NorthYwagyi Ward AdministratorU Maung Tun Aung.

Township Immigration

Director of Rakhine State Immigration and NationalRegistration Department U Kyaw Yin Oo hands over

65 cards to North Ywagyi Ward Administrator U Maung Tun Aung.

LOANS DISBURSED: Aceremony to disburse loansto microfinance institutions

was held at the hall ofTownship General

Administration Departmentin Insein Township on 23

March. TownshipAdministrator Chairman of

Township MicrofinanceInstitutions Supervisory

Committee U Tin Naing Soepresents loans to leaders the

institutions of 15 wards.KYEMON

Fire destroys three houses, leaving20 people homeless in Mogaung

MOGAUNG, 5 April—Afire broke out at the house ofNo. 17 in Natgyigon Ward ofMogaung in Kachin State at1.15 am on 30 March. Thefire started from candle light.

Officials, members of firebrigade and auxiliary firebrigade together with localpeople put out the fire withthe use of four fire engines ofTownship Fire Station and

one water tanker ofTownship DevelopmentAffairs Committee, and thefire was died out at 2.30 pm.

In the incident, the firedestroyed three houses,leaving 20 people homeless.

A file was opened againstMyo Ko Ko Aung, 24 of thefire-started house byMogaung Police Station.

Kyemon

CSC ISSUED: As part ofefforts to implement Moe

Pwint-2 Plan, theceremony to hand over

citizenship scrutiny cardswas held by Kayin State

Immigration and NationalRegistration Departmenton 12 March. At Hlaka

Village of Hpa-anTownship, Head of Kayin

State INRD U Thaung Zawpresents the card to an

eligible citizen.MYANMA ALIN

Mandalay dwellers urged tosystematically throw garbage

MANDALAY, 5 April—Although Mandalay CityDevelopment Committeecleans the city with thestrength of sanitation workersand garbage bins daily,undisciplined throwing ofgarbage at junctions of roadstarnishes image of the city.

The dwellers have beenurged to systematicallythrow their garbage to the

respective trash bins from 5am to 8 am, and from 5 pm to8 pm daily.

If the bins of MandalayCity DevelopmentCommittee do not collectgarbage, may contact 09-2006581 of the head ofSanitation Department, 02-72003 of SanitationDepartment, 09-2000314 ofthe branch officer of region-1, 09-91006085 of the branchofficer of region-2 andtownship administrators.

In Mandalay, about 325tons of garbage are thrownby residents and restaurantsdaily.—Kyemon

Medical checkups given to staffof MCDC

MANDALAY, 5 April—Jointly organized by HealthBranch of SanitationDepartment of MandalayCity DevelopmentCommittee, AnleneOrthopaedic Health Teamand Target Medical Store ofMandalay General Hospital,the free medical checkups ofosteoporosis were given to

the staff of 14 departments ofthe MCDC, at the clinic ofthe health branch from 9 amto 3 pm on 30 March.

Osteoporosis can beprevented by consumingmilk and milk products andvegetables with high rate ofcalcium and by taking regularphysical exercises.—ThihaKo Ko-Mandalay

Traffic rules talked at TaunggyiUniversity

TAUNGGYI, 5 April—Atalk on traffic rules and dangerof narcotic drugs was givenat the convocation hall ofTaunggyi University in ShanState (South) on 13 March.

Rector in-charge Dr MuMu Myint made a speech.

Head of Shan StateDirectorate of RoadAdministration U Kyaw AyeLwin explained salientpoints for traffic users,Inspector U Zaw Ko Ko Pesalient points for motorcycleriders, Traffic Police in-

DISTRICTNEWS

charge Police Captain TinSoe Shein traffic accidents,Police Inspector Myint Aungpenalties and punishment fortraffic accidents and PoliceInspector Than Shwe drugeradication.

State DRA

Quality of rice processing,storage talked

YANGON, 5 April—Aceremony to introduce goodpractices of qualitymanagement andimplementation of ISO/HACCP systems forprocessing and storage of riceand paddy was held inconjunction with theceremony to present HACCPcertificate to Ayeya HinthaCo at UMFCCI Office Tower

on Minye Kyawswa Road inLanmadaw Township on 8March.

Managing Director DawPhyu Phyu Win reported onsafety food system and Dr BoBo on experiences ofensuring safe food.

Managing Director DawPhyu Phyu Win presentedHACCP certificate to DirectorU Ah Yu.—Kyemon

Rowers take part in boat race inKyonmange River

WAKEMA, 5 April—TheOrganizing Committee forFestivities to Mark 83rd

Buddha Pujaniya of AtulaBuddha Maha Tooth RelicPagoda of Kyonmange inWakema Township held theboat race in KyonmangeRiver on 8 March morning.

Altogether 20 boat teamsactively took part in the boatrace.

Later, Police InspectorThan Myint, AdministratorU Soe Win and U MaungMaung Kyaw of ChindwinMachinery Tradingpresented K 100,000 to firstprize winner Pah Pah Layteam of KyethsinchaungVillage, K 50,000 to secondprize winner Doelay team ofAunghlainggyi Village andK 30,000 to third prize winnerShwe Pazun team ofAunghlainggyi team.

Kyemon

Myanmar Libraries Foundation is giving encouragementto broadening the horizon of the people and developing self-reliant libraries across the nation.

Those wishing to donate cash and books to the librariesmay contact Myanmar Libraries Foundation at No. 228 onTheinbyu Street in Botahtaung Township, Yangon, Tel: 01-371342, 01-201936 and 01-398756.

MLF invites donations of cash,books

At the literary talks,writers Ledwintha Saw Chitand Nwam Ja Thaing gavematters related to literaryaffairs.

Later, the essay,extempore talks and poemrecitation contestsfollowed.—Myanma Alin

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LONDON, 5 April — Seven crew members have beenrescued from a stricken cargo ship that ran aground off theConwy coast in rough seas. Two lifeboats and a helicopterwere called at 20:30 BST on Tuesday after the ship hit a rocknear a quarry jetty at Llanddulas, near Colwyn Bay. Anoperation to refloat the stricken vessel is expected to beginlater. Concerns now are that the ship’s fuel tanks may havebeen ruptured and pollution crews are on alert.

The Marine and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said thecargo ship was in one piece following the incident, but the fearwas that it could begin to leak some of the 40,000 litres of fuelit is carrying. A Welsh Government spokesman said: “TheWelsh Government is closely monitoring the emergingsituation at Llanddulas. “We are being kept fully informed ofdevelopments.” The RNLI said the vessel—thought to be acoaster, which used the jetty to load limestone — hit a rockon the breakwater at Llanddulas and ended up broadside onthe shore.

It added that the Llandudno and Rhyl all-weather lifeboats

The 82m (269ft) long ship had seven crew members onboard.— INTERNET

Rescue in Llanddulas as cargoship hits rocks

launched into a “full gale and rough seas” at 20:30 BST andarrived on scene by 21:00 BST. Five of the Polish crew weresuccessfully rescued by midnight but two remained on boardwith a helicopter winchman after the rescue helicopter’swinch broke. The A55 eastbound between junction 22 andjunction 23 was closed from 22:00 BST to allow the helicopterto land and take-off. The 82m-long (269ft) ship was registeredin Antigua and Barbuda.—Internet

MOSCOW, 5 April —Russian investigators haveruled out engine failure as thecause of an air crash whichkilled 31 people, amid reportsthe plane may have iced over.Twelve survivors are beingtreated in hospital after thedisaster in Tyumen, westernSiberia, when the planecrashed 40 seconds after take-off. The engines on theturboprop plane continuedworking right up until themoment of impact,investigators said.

The operator, UTair, hasgrounded its ATR 72-200 fleet

LONDON, 5 April — British youths from Africancommunities could become radicalised as al-Qaeda looks toAfrica to build its strength, the Rusi think tank has suggested.It says such a development would pose new challenges forUK and other Western intelligence services. It warns ofpotential for new or greater radicalisation among Britishyouths from the Somali and other east and west Africancommunities. The government said it was tackling home-grown terrorist threats.

Radicalisation has already been seen during the past 15years among some young members of the Pakistani, NorthAfrican and Indian communities in Britain, the report publishedby the Royal United Services Institute suggests. Reportauthor Valentina Soria said: “Most significant is the potentialfor radicalisation and then mobilisation of a new subset of

al-Qaeda ‘could target UKyouths’

Foreign fighters may be seen as a source of manpower inSomalia, the report suggests.— INTERNET

British youths.” “The UK could soon be facing much greaterradicalisation among the Somali minority and newradicalisation in some sections of other communities fromeast and west African countries.”

This was because the “jihadist challenge” may bemigrating across Saharan and Sub-Saharan Africa as the al-Qaeda leadership - weakened by the death of Osama BinLaden - looks to partnerships to re-group and re-energiseitself, the report says. Western intelligence services haveacknowledged that the terror threat has changed and shifted,including into Africa, with Somalia a particular focus ofconcern.—Internet

Russian plane ‘may have iced over beforecrashing’

The plane (seen here in 2011) was 21 years old.INTERNET

The plane crashed on a snow field.— INTERNET

as a precaution. Companyhead Andrei Martirosov saidthe planes would not be usedagain until the investigationwas completed, and cited“psychological” reasons fortaking the decision. Built by a

French-Italian company, theATR 72-200 which crashedhad been in service 21 years.

Having made apreliminary analysis of theplane’s flight recorders, theMoscow-based InterstateAviation Committee (Mak)said on its website that theengines had been working“right up to the moment ofground impact”. Followingtake-off, the plane climbed toroughly 210m (689ft) afterwhich it listed first by 35degrees to the right, then bymore than 50 degrees to theleft, at which point it crashed.There was no officialcomment on Press reports ofthe ice factor.—Internet

ABERDEEN, 5 April —France’s Total plans to senda team of experts onWednesday afternoon orThursday morning to assessthe steps needed to stop alarge and potentiallyexplosive gas leak at its NorthSea Elgin platform, aspokesman said on Tuesday.Helicopter flights resumedcarrying crews to North Seaoil and gas rigs on Tuesdayafternoon, after adverseweather conditions offshoregrounded traffic overnight,preventing the oil companyfrom beginning its relief effortson the platform.

Strong east to northeastwinds are expected in the areaon Wednesday evening andearly on Thursday with a riskof gales, forecasters from theMet Office said, potentially

LONDON, 5 April — An11-year-old Dutch boy hasgone where many of the besteconomic minds in Europehave feared to tread andproposed a radical solutionto the European singlecurrency’s problems — usinga pizza as his inspiration. JurreHermans’ entry in the 250,000pounds ($401,000) WolfsonEconomics Prize, aninternational economicscompetition to find the “bestcontingency plan for a break-up of the euro” won specialmention Tuesday from thejudging panel.

Hermans, of Breeden-broek in the Netherlands, was10 at the time he entered. Hehas been given a •100 ($133)gift voucher for his effortsbut failed to make the finalshort list of five proposals —which included reversing theprocess in which the euro wascreated and exiting the systemover a weekend.

The 17-country singlecurrency union has beenplaced under considerablestrain by the crippling debtproblems of some of itsmembers. Greece recentlymanaged to avoid a chaoticdefault on its debt — an eventthat could have destabilizedthe 17-country eurozone andthe global economy — bynegotiating a •170 billion($226 billion) bailout. If Greecehad been forced into adisorderly default, one courseof action would have been forit leave the euro and go backto its old currency, thedrachma.

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NEW DELHI, 5 April —India is to formallycommission a nuclearsubmarine into its navy,joining an elite group ofnations with similarcapabilities. The $1bn(£630m) Russian-built Nerpahas been leased by the Indiannavy for the next 10 years. Itwas handed over to India in

Indian Navy to deploy Russian nuclearsubmarine

India has renamed the submarine the Chakra II. INTERNET

eastern Russia in January.India previously had a Sovietsubmarine but decommis-sioned it in 1991. It nowrejoins China, Russia, the US,the UK and France as anoperator of underwater nuclearvessels. India is alsodeveloping its own nuclear-powered submarine which isexpected to be ready by the

end of this year. The 8,140-tonne Akula II submarine, theK-152 Nerpa, has beenrenamed by India as the INSChakra II. The submarine willbe formally commissionedinto the navy by the country’sDefence Minister, AKAntony, at a ceremony inVishakhapatnam, on India’seast coast off the Bay of Bengalon Wednesday morning.

The submarine set sailfrom the Russian port ofVladivostok 40 days agoand is now set to become thepride of the Indian navy, theBBC’s Sanjoy Majumderreports fromVishakhapatnam. Inkeeping with internationalnon-proliferation treaties,the submarine will not beequipped with nuclearweapons.—Internet

Dutch boycomes up with

pizza-basedeuro solution

Total to send expert team toassess gas leak soon

Total’s Elgin WellheadPlatform is seen in the

North Sea off the coast ofScotland on 2 April,

2012.— INTERNET

hampering relief efforts ifconditions deteriorate further.“The team of engineers willbe on a mission to assessconditions,” Total’s UKPublic Affairs & CorporateCommunications ManagerAndrew Hogg said. Hogg saidpart of the mission would beto find out whether a so-called“well kill” was feasiblethrough pumping mud intothe well and whether any othermeasures would benecessary. Another, muchmore expensive option beingpursued in parallel is to digtwo relief wells to the sourceof the gas at 4,000 metresdepth, far below the sea bed.Experts have said that thisoption could take up to sixmonths to complete and couldcost the company billions ofdollars.—Reuters

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV CTP FORTUNE VOY NO (038)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV CTP FOR-TUNE VOY NO (038) are hereby notified that thevessel will be arriving on 6.4.2012 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it willlie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

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

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S SAMUDERA SHIPPINGLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

Unconsciouscanoeist, 82,

found atFairbourne

beachLONDON, 5 April — An

82-year-old man has beenfound unconscious in a canoeon a beach in north west Wales.Holyhead Coastguard saidthe man was found by a walkerat 19:40 BST at Fairbournenear Barmouth in Gwynedd.

Barmouth Coastguard,Barmouth Inshore Lifeboatand an ambulance attendedalong with an RAF Sea Kinghelicopter. The man wasairlifted to BronglaisHospital in Aberystwythwhere he was later describedby paramedics as “consciousbut weak”. HolyheadCoastguard said it was notyet clear if the man was localor how the man came to befound unconscious on thebeach.— Internet

‘Winning’ ticket in Mega Millions jackpot sparks rowNEW YORK, 5 April — A US woman claims to have one of

three winning lottery tickets from a $640m (£403m) jackpot,but her colleagues say it would be part of their syndicate. Alawyer for Maryland woman Mirlande Wilson said in a newsconference he had not seen the ticket, but added he waspreparing for any challenges. Ms Wilson told the New YorkPost she hid the winning ticket somewhere at the BaltimoreMcDonald’s where she works.

Maryland officials say no-one has come forward to claimthe prize. Lottery officials have called a press conference onThursday to discuss the status of the Maryland winningticket. Ms Wilson spoke little during Wednesday’s Pressconference but Edward Smith Jr, her lawyer, asked for reportersstaking out her house to leave the 37-year-old woman alone.“Let’s be human about this,” Mr Smith said, adding MsWilson’s blood pressure had risen because of the attention.

Mirlande Wilson saysshe is originally from asmall village in Haiti.

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“It’s just money, people.”Three tickets - one in Maryland, one in Kansas and one

in Illinois - matched the numbers drawn last week in the MegaMillions jackpot, the largest single prize in theworld.According to the Post, the boss of the McDonald’soutlet gave Ms Wilson money to buy extra tickets for a grouppool on Friday. She says she bought those tickets, but alsosome for herself and that the winning ticket came from thelatter set.

“We had a group plan, but I went and played by myself,”she told the Post. One of 15 members of the lottery syndicate,Suleiman Osman Husein, says the group does not believe her.“We each paid $5. She took everybody’s money!” he told thePost. Mr Smith said the mother of seven had been thrust intothe spotlight by her colleague’s accusations, and that hehimself had no idea if the ticket was legitimate.— Internet

Spiced chickpea recipe from Cookbook of theYear ‘Tasting India’

CANBERRA, 5 April — AnAussie chef’s cookbookchronicling her gastronomicjourney through India wasnamed the Cookbook of theYear at the InternationalAssociation of CulinaryProfessionals Awards in NewYork this week.

Christine Manfieldbecame the first Aussie chef totake home the coveted titlefor her book Tasting India,which features 250 recipes ofauthentic recipes from all the

Punjabi Spiced Chickpeasfrom award-winning

cookbook ‘Tasting India,’by Christine Manfield.

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regions of the country. The26th annual IACP awardsrecognize the best in English-language cookbooks andfood publications. Here’s asample recipe from the book,courtesy of Manfield.Punjabi Spiced Chickpeas

SERVES 6Typical of north-west

frontier cuisine, this is awonderful dish to serve withgrilled or barbecued meat. Isometimes serve it withroasted chicken that I have

rubbed with similar spices tocomplement the chickpeas.

I use dried chickpeas fromIndian suppliers; they aresmaller and slightly darkerthan some other varieties.

2 tablespoons vegetable oil12 curry leaves2 teaspoons ground cumin1 onion, finely diced6 cloves garlic, minced2 teaspoons minced ginger2 small green chillies, sliced2 ripe tomatoes, peeled and

diced100 g thick plain yoghurt300 g cooked chickpeas,drained

1 teaspoon Chat Masala, aspice mix that typicallyconsists of amchoor ordried mango powder,cumin, kala namak orblack salt, coriander anddried ginger.

2 teaspoons salt1 teaspoon lemon juice3 tablespoons pomegra-

nate seeds2 tablespoons chopped

coriander leaves• Heat the oil in a heavy-

based frying pan and fry thecurry leaves and cumin for 30seconds over a medium heatuntil fragrant. Add the onion,garlic, ginger and chili andgently fry until starting tocolour. Stir in the tomato andany juice and bring tosimmering point. Add theyoghurt and chickpeas andcook for 4-5 minutes untilheated through.

• Remove from the heatand stir in the chat masala,salt, lemon juice andpomegranate seeds. Taste andadjust the seasoning ifnecessary.

Sprinkle with the freshcoriander to serve.

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At least eight dead in Nairobilandslide

NAIROBI, 5 April —Massive boulders crashedonto houses Wednesday inMathare, a Nairobi slum,killing at least eight peopleafter a night of heavy rains,police and the Kenyan RedCross said. “Eight peoplehave died in this disaster. Sixbodies were retrieved fromunder the rubble, another diedon the way to hospital whilethe eighth died in hospital,”

People watch from an iron sheet houses as rescuersretrieve bodies from the rubble following a massive

boulder that crashed onto houses in the Mathare slum ofNairobi.— INTERNET

KABUL, 5 April—Afghanpolice have killed fourTaleban militants andcaptured 28 others over thepast 24 hours during series ofoperations across the country,Interior Ministry said in apress release.

“During the operations,conducted in severalprovinces including thesouthern Kandahar,Helmand, Zabul and theeastern Nangarhar and

Afghan police kill fourTaleban militants, detain 28

ATHENS, Ga, 5 April—“Game of Thrones,” “Austin CityLimits” and “The Colbert Report” were among the winnersof the 71st annual Peabody Awards announced Wednesdayin Georgia.

The awards recognize the best in electronic media for theyear 2011. The Peabodies are presented annually by theuniversity’s Grady College of Journalism and MassCommunication.

Also named as awards recipients for 2011 were“Homeland,” “Treme,” “Parks and Recreation,” “Somalia:Land of Anarchy,” “Jeopardy!,” “My Perestroika,” “People’sRepublic of Cheating,” “Misjudged Cases,” “Surviving theTsunami,” “Portlandia,” “A Year in the Clouds,”“Intersexions,” CNN, TED.com, BBC.com, NPR, “CBSEvening News with Scott Pelley” and Al Jazeera English.

‘Thrones,’ ‘Colbert’ winPeabody Awards

Laghman provinces, fourTaleban rebels have beenkilled, one injured and 28others made captive,” thepress release said.

A number of arms andammunitions, including 17pistols and 19 anti-personneland anti-vehicle mines werealso seized, it said. However,it did not say if there were anycasualties on the police.Taleban militants have yet tomake comment. —Xinhua

a police officer involved inthe rescue operation toldAFP. Hopes of retrieving anymore people alive from therubble faded late in theafternoon after bulldozerscleared the site.

“We do not believe thatthere are any more bodieshere,” the head of the Kenyandisaster management serviceVincent Anami said.

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Peter Dinklage holds his award for Best SupportingActor in a Drama Series for “Game of Thrones” at the63rd Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre in

Los Angeles on 18 Sept, 2011.—INTERNET

“The range of the Peabody Awards’ search for excellencehas never been wider or deeper than this year,” HoraceNewcomb, director of the Peabody Awards, said in a statement.“Local news organizations covered stories with internationalimport as well as those significant within their communities.Documentaries and news reports on issues missed oroverlooked by big organizations were available on Websites. Comedians engaged in political actions. Radio provedagain the power of the individual human voice. Drama tookon issues of power and control. Images of disaster appearedalongside images of hope and freedom.”

The awards are to be handed out 21 May at an event tobe presided over by Sir Patrick Stewart at the Waldorf-Astoriahotel in New York.—Internet

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WARSAW, 5 April—Fansof both music and football willhave the final say on Poland’sofficial team song for thelooming European champion-ships on home soil, the PolishFA announced onWednesday. The footballassociation, or PZPN, saidentries for its “White and RedHit” competition would beaccepted from allcomers by an13 April deadline. “The contestis open to stars of the Polishmusic scene and amateursalike,” the PZPN said. “Theonly condition is that theyrecord a song with a footballtheme, one which will inspirethe Poland team on the pitchand get the fans cheeringlouder still,” it added.

A jury comprising localpop star Beata Kozidrak, plusrepresentatives of the privatestation Radio Zet, Polish publictelevision and Warsaw’scultural institute - and Polandmanager Franciszek Smuda asa honorary member - will shavethe list to 25.—Internet

PARIS, 5 April—AFrench blog has admitted toposting a bogus line-up fornext month’s Cannes FilmFestival, saying it was trickedby an April Fool’s prank thatleft the organisers of theRiviera showcase fuming.

Poland huntsfor team songfor Euro 2012

Poland’s head coachFranciszek Smuda reacts

to a football match in2011. Fans of both musicand football will have the

final say on Poland’sofficial team song for the

looming Europeanchampionships on home

soil, the Polish FAannounced.—INTERNET

Cannes festival left fuming byApril Fool’s line-up

General Delegate of theCannes Film Festival

Thierry Fremaux, picturedin 2011, was furious at anApril Fool’s joke which

offered a bogus line up forthe festival.—INTERNET

who is tasked with choosingfilms to compete in the 16 to 27May festival, told AFP lateTuesday. “Everything theysaid is false — simply becausethe line-up hasn’t beendecided yet,” he said,confirming that the films in therunning would be unveiled asplanned at an 19 April Pressconference.

“I am stunned to see howeasily some media letthemselves be tricked.” The 24films on the fake list — whichwas widely picked up on Twitterand movie-watching websites— included Wes Anderson’salready announced Cannesopening film “MoonriseKingdom”, David Cronen-berg’s “Cosmopolis” starringRobert Pattinson, and JacquesAudiard’s “Rust and Bone”with Marion Cotillard.

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RIO DE JANEIRD, 5 April—A Brazilian-based moviecompany has acquired therights to make a filmadaptation of Bob Dylan’siconic album “Blood on theTracks,” an executive said onWednesday.

RT Features is seeking adirector for an English-language movie based on the1975 record, which includesDylan classics like “Shelterfrom the Storm,” “Tangled upin Blue” and “Simple Twist ofFate.” The Brazilian firm’ssenior vice-presidentFernando Loureiro confirmedto AFP details reported byindustry daily Variety, whichsaid RT Features had sought

Film version of Dylan’s“Blood on the Tracks’ eyed

Bob Dylan performs inJanuary 2012. A

Brazilian-based moviecompany has acquired the

rights to make a filmadaptation of Dylan’s

iconic album “Blood onthe Tracks,” an executive

said on Wednesday.INTERNET

rights from US firm Grey WaterPark Productions.

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NEW YORK, 5 April— Themakers of Justin Bieber’s top-grossing concert film havemoved on to another globalpop star — Katy Perry.

A 3-D documentaryconcert feature film billed asan on-and- off stage close uplook at Perry and her 2011California Dreams Tour beganproduction more than yearago, Paramount Pictures saidin a statement on Wednesday.

The movie, called “KatyPerry: Part of Me,” is namedafter her new single “Part of

Katy Perry 3-D concert movie to be releasedin July

Singer Katy Perry posesfor a picture during a

photo opportunity beforeher performance at theIndian Premier League

(IPL) opening ceremony inthe southern Indian city ofChennai on 3 April, 2012.

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Me,” which was released inFebruary and debuted at No 1on Billboard’s Hot 100.

The film, which will bereleased in cinemas in theUnited States on 5 July, isbeing produced by Perry anddirected by Jane Lipsitz andDan Cutforth.

Perry, 27, said in thestatement she was excited to“reveal the highs and lowsand nuts of bolts of thisextraordinary ride. I promiseyou, after seeing this film, youwill truly know me.”—Reuters

“It was an April Fool’sstunt played by a couple ofjokers,” the festival’s generaldelegate Thierry Fremaux,

LAS VEGAS, 5 April— The Palms hotel and casino in LasVegas says it has banned Motley Crue front man Vince Neilbecause of his alleged “inappropriate behavior.”

Neil last week complained via Twitter about his treatmentby staff at the Palms restaurant Little Buddha 28 March.

“I love Vegas, but DO NOT GO TO LITTLE BUDDHA@PALMS IN VEGAS,” he said via Twitter. “OMG RUDESTSTAFF EVER!! Don’t go!!” “Do [sic] to recent events, includingdistrust and dishonesty at the executive level. I will neveragain step foot @palms property,” the rocker said in a follow-up tweet.—Internet

Neil banned from Las Vegasresort

Vince Neil of Motley Crueattends Press conference toannounce their “Crue Fest2” line up at Fuse Studiosin New York on 16 March,

2009.—INTERNET

A Colorado court has refused to let a college studentpay a speeding ticket with coins, even though there isa coin-counting machine on premises. Fort Collinsmunicipal court workers said it would take too much timeto count the coins Ted Nischan brought in to pay his$160 speeding ticket, The Coloradoan reported onWednesday.

“It’s not prudent use of taxpayer funds to have oneof the clerks sit there counting quarters, nickels andpennies,” municipal court supervisor Fran Seaworthsaid.

Nischan said he didn’t understand why the courtwouldn’t accept legal tender for his ticket, which he saidhe couldn’t afford to pay with funds from his bankaccount after paying rent. “This is what I’ve got,”Nischan said Tuesday at a court hearing. “Please take it.It’s real money.”

Colo court won’t acceptcoins as payment

LOS ANGELES, 5 April—Justin Bieber will win an awardand “Game of Thrones” will have its multi-platform rolloutdissected at the 11th Tribeca Film Festival in New York City,organizers announced this week.

The announcements of Tribeca’s Disruptive InnovationAwards and its Interactive Day programming take the filmfestival into a variety of non-movie areas, celebrating andshowcasing books, social media, music, television, newsand online humor. The Tribeca Film Institute’s annualInteractive Day will take place on Monday, 23 April. Designedas a day to explore what TFF calls “the digital mediaecosystem,” it will feature a keynote address from BaratundeThurston, director of digital for The Onion, and an interactivecase study in the transmedia rollout of HBO’s series “Gameof Thrones.”

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Justin Bieber to appear atTribeca Film Festival

Singer Justin Bieberspeaks at a ceremony

where MichaelJackson’s shoes and

gloves are used tomake hand and footimprints in cement in

the courtyard ofHollywood’s

Grauman’s ChineseTheatre in Los Angeles

on 26 Jan, 2012.REUTERS

Traditional Bachokhehwrestling competition in

Esfarayen, Iran: Wrestlerscompete in a traditionalwrestling competitioncalled Bachokheh, in

Esfarayen, Iran on 2 April,2012. Bachokheh,

traditionally played on the13th and 14th of the Iranian

New Year, has gainedpopularity in recent years.

Mini Cooper’s Yachtsman, an amphibiousvehicle, is unveiled at the New York

International Auto Show held at the JacobJavits Center on 4 April, 2012 in New YorkCity. The annual car show offers previews

of next year’s models along with theintroduction of concept vehicles.

A Seattle man whose tickets to the Masters golf tournament were eaten by his dog said officials agreedto exchange the regurgitated scraps for new tickets. Russ Berkman said he had four passes to Wednesday’spractice round of the Masters and he was dismayed to arrive home recently to find paper scraps on the floorand the tickets missing, Seattlepi.com reported on Wednesday.

Berkman told Sports Radio KJR, Seattle, he soon determined the tickets had been eaten by his Swissmountain dog, Sierra.

He said his girlfriend recommended he induce the canine to vomit and he did so safely by giving her hydrogenperoxide. “Quite frankly, she didn’t really have much else in her stomach but that, so it worked out,” Berkmansaid.

Dog eats master’s Masters tickets

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82 snakes released after winterin cooler

Animal rescuers in the Chicagoarea said dozens of brown and gartersnakes have been released afterspending the winter in a wine chiller.

Rob Carmichael, director of theLake Forest Wildlife DiscoveryCenter, said the 82 snakes were foundhibernating underneath old tracksnear the decommissioned Zionnuclear power plant and wereremoved before work crews came into repair the tracks, the ChicagoTribune reported Tuesday.

Carmichael said the snakes, whichwere discovered by a high schoolteacher in December, would have beenexposed to freezing temperatures andpossible death if they had not beenremoved before the scheduled repairwork.

The reptiles were kept in adonated wine chiller at the Lake ForestWildlife Discovery Centre for theduration of the winter and are nowbeing released into a newly createdhabitat at Illinois Beach State Park.

“We hope these snakes willrecognize this as their new home,”Carmichael said.

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Chelsea set up Barcelona semiLampard and Meireles help secure aggregate win over

Benfica in UEFA Champions League

LONDON, 5 April — UEFAChampions League quarter-final second leg Chelsea 2-1Benfica (agg: 3-1). Chelseaset up a UEFA ChampionsLeague semi-final againstSpanish giants Barcelonaafter overcoming Benfica ona nervous night at Stamford

Bridge. Roberto di Matteo’smen, leading 1-0 from thefirst leg, subdued their livelyopponents when FrankLampard converted a penaltyon 21 minutes following afoul on Ashley Cole.

The Portuguese visitors’task got harder when Maxi

Pereira was sent off forpicking up a second bookingshortly before half time.Ramires was guilty of aglaring miss after the break,and Fernando Torres alsocame close - and the Blues’regretted the missed chancesas Javi Garcia headed to levelon the night with five minutesremaining.

But with Benficapushing forward for another— which would have seenthem win on away goals —substitute Raul Meirelesproduced an emphatic finishafter a breakaway to secureChelsea’s progress. TheBlues will be at home for thefirst leg of the semi-finalagainst Barcelona - who beatAC Milan in their quarter-final - on 17th or 18th April,with the return leg thefollowing week.— Internet

Frank Lampard’s first-half penalty set Chelsea ontheir way to victory.— INTERNET

Coyle and Sigurdsson win Barclays awardsBolton boss and Swansea midfielder recognized for

impressive March performancesLONDON, 5 April —

Bolton boss Owen Coyle hasbeen named as the BarclaysManager of the Month forMarch. The Trotters had animpressive month, winningthree out of four matches withall the victories comingagainst their relegation rivals.The wins have helped the clubmove out of the drop zonewith only seven matches ofthe Barclays Premier Leagueseason remaining.

Coyle, who also receivedthe honour with Bolton inNovember 2010, has been thefigurehead as the club dealtwith the serious incidentinvolving midfielder FabriceMuamba, who is recoveringafter suffering a cardiac arrestduring the FA Cup tie againstTottenham.”I am delighted toreceive the award on behalf ofeveryone at the football club,”

Coyle told the club’s officialwebsite.

“As much as it is calledthe ‘Manager of the Month’ itis very much a collective effortand reflects how hardeverybody has worked,particularly to win the lastthree games. “We have movedin the right direction and wehave to keep it going in theremaining weeks of theseason. “One thing that we

would like to do is win theaward again for April becauseit would mean that we arecontinuing the progress at thefootball club.

“We have givenourselves a platform and nowhave an opportunity to goand win the matches andpoints that will see us remainin the Barclays PremierLeague.” Swansea midfielderGylfi Sigurdsson, meanwhile,has been rewarded for his fineform by being named as theBarclays Player of the Monthfor March. The 22-year-old,currently on loan at Swanseafrom Hoffenheim, scored fourgoals with doubles againstWigan Athletic and Fulhamas his side recorded three winsout of four. Sigurdsson is firstSwansea player to receive theaccolade.

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Midfielder GylfiSigurdsson helped

Swansea win three out offour matches in March.

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Venus topples Jankovicat WTA Charleston clay event

Marion Bartoli snappedVictoria Azarenka’s 26-match unbeaten streakwhen she downed the

world number one en routeto the semi-finals at Miami

last week.— INTERNET

CHARLESTON, 5 April — Ina clash of former world numberones, Venus Williams toppledseventh-seeded JelenaJankovic 7-5, 6-0 to reach thethird round of the WTA’s greenclay Charleston tournament.Jankovic had won her last fourmeetings on clay againstWilliams, but once theAmerican heated up in thewake of a first-set rain delayon Wednesday, the Serbiancouldn’t stop her. Jankovicserved for the first set at 5-4,but Williams broke and never

looked back.By the time she won the

second set she had reeled offnine games in a row, cappingthe match with a backhandwinner down the line. “I hadn’tplayed her in a long time, so inthe first set I was just findingmy rhythm and getting usedto any new patterns she mighthave,” said Williams, playingon a wild card invitation asshe tries to rebuild a rankingdented by a lengthy injuryand illness layoff.

“In the second seteverything started landing forme. I was moving forward and

playing my aggressive game.Honestly, I don’t know how itwent that nicely for me.Everything just landed, andshe hit a few errors, and thathelped me a lot.” Third-seededMarion Bartoli of France foundthe going much tougher, butpersevered to get past RussianVera Dushevina 6-2, 6-7 (3/7), 6-4 in a second-roundmatch lasting more than threehours.— Internet

Ronaldo double as Real easeinto semi-finals

Porto playerscelebrate a goal

against ManchesterCity during theirEuropa League

football match atthe Dragao Stadiumin Porto on 16 Feb,2012.— INTERNET

UEFA fines Porto 20,000 eurosfor ‘racist conduct’

LONDON, 5 April —European football’sgoverning body UEFA onWednesday fined FC Porto

20,000 euros ($26,344) forits supporters’ “racistconduct” during a matchagainst Manchester City.“The UEFA Control andDisciplinary Body hasimposed a fine of 20,000 euroson FC Porto for the racistconduct of their supporters attheir UEFA Europa Leagueround of 32 first-leg matchagainst Manchester City FCin Porto on 16 February,” itsaid in a statement.

City had complainedthat Mario Balotelli and YayaToure were the target of racistchants during the Englishside’s 2-1 victory over thedefending champions atEstadio do Dragao. The UEFAdecision can be appealedwithin three days.— Internet

Wayne Rooney, insistsManchester United are

capable of clinching thePremier League title with avictory at Manchester Citylater this month.—INTERNET

City clash hold no fears forUnited star Rooney

LONDON, 5 April —Wayne Rooney insistsManchester United arecapable of clinching thePremier League title with avictory at Manchester Citylater this month. United arefive points clear at the top oftable and could win their 20thEnglish league title at theEastlands home of bitter rivalsCity on 30 April. That is amouth-watering prospect for

MADRID , 5 April — Nine-time champions Real Madrideased into the ChampionsLeague semi-finals here onWednesday, beating APOELNicosia 5-2 in their quarter-final second-leg clash and by8-2 on aggregate. A doublefrom Cristiano Ronaldo,along with goals from Kaka,Angel Di Maria and JoseMaria Callejon ensured theSpanish giants will meetBayern Munich - who beat

Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo(R) scores during the UEFA Champions League secondleg quarter-final football match Real Madrid againstAPOEL Nicosia at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in

Madrid.— INTERNET

everyone associated withUnited, especially with thepainful memories of City’s6-1 win at Old Trafford earlierthis season still fresh in theirminds.

After that superb Citydisplay, Roberto Mancini’smen were widely expected toend United’s hold on the title,but the momentum has sinceshifted back to Sir AlexFerguson’s side.

United striker Rooneyknows City have a formidablehome record — they recentlyset a Premier League recordfor 20 successive victories —but his side’s FA Cup thirdround win at Eastlands inJanuary guarantees they willhave no fear about playing apotential title decider onenemy soil. “We’re certainlygood enough to beat themthere,” Rooney said. “Weshowed that when we beatthem 3-2 in the FA Cup inJanuary. “They have a greathome record in the league butwe managed to get the resultthere in the Cup. “That showswe can go there and win. Wejust have to be ourselves andplay our normal football. We’lltake full confidence into thatgame and hopefully we canget the three points”.

Internet

Kagawa planning Premier League switch

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International Sports

DORTMUND, 5 April —Borussia Dortmund’s Japanstar Shinji Kagawa isplanning a switch to eitherPremier League giantsManchester United orChelsea, according to areport in German daily Bildon Wednesday. The 23-year-old has been in stellar formthis season and his 12 goalsin 25 league games havehelped put defendingchampions Dortmund on topof the German league withsix games remaining.

But according to Bild,

Kagawa is consideringrejecting Dortmund’s offer todouble his wages from 1.5million to three million eurosper season and extend hiscontract, which is due toexpire in June 2013, until2016. Both ManchesterUnited and Chelsea arereported to be interested insigning the Japan star andreports in the German mediaclaim Kagawa is wortharound 15 million euros.“There will be a decisionmade soon,” said Dortmundmanager Michael Zorc.

“We would love toextend to his contract, butthe ball is in his court. “Weknow that he fancies a moveto England or Spain. “Thequestion is at what point intime.” —Internet

Borussia Dortmund’sJapan star Shinji Kagawa.

INTERNET

French side Marseille 2-0 onTuesday and 4-0 onaggregate - in the final four.

Gustavo Manduca andan Esteban Solari penaltygave the Cypriots someconsolation late in the match.The result was never really indoubt after Real won the firstleg 3-0 in Cyprus, but thevisitors nevertheless gave afighting performance on awet night in the SpanishCapital.—Internet

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 6 April, 2012 15

(6-4-12 09:30 am ~7s-4-12 09:30 am) MST

MYANMARINTERNATIONAL

MYANMAR TV

(6-4-2012) (Friday)

Focus Myanmar TV Programme

NewsThings should becarried out inThingyan Period &Auspicious MyanmarNew YaerNewsThingyan Songs &DancesNewsHANs Golf MastersTravelling in ShanMountain rangs“Myoma Market”NewsGraduation Ceremonyfor AbhidhammaDiploma CourseNewsA Pilgrimage toProminent Pagodas InPakokkuNewsMogok: The ColorfulLand of RubiesNewsMyanmar TraditionalIdentity “ TumblingDoll, Pyit TineHtaungMyanmar Movie“Why you hateme Ko Ko”

7:00 am 1. Paritta By Hilly

Region MissionarySayadaw-UppatathandiParitta

7:50 am 2. Nice and Sweet Song8:10 am 3. Dance of Thingyan

Festival8:35 am 4. International News4:00 pm7. Martial Song4:25 pm8. Dance Of National

Races4:35 pm9. Dance of Thingyan

Festival5:05 pm10. Songs For

Upholding NationalSpirit

5:10 pm11. Myanmar Language5:50 pm12. Sports Highlight7:20 pm13. Dance of Thingyan

Festival8:00 pm14. News15. TV Drama Series16. Song Lovers

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

Weather forecast for 6th April, 2012Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas

Two stars, and a wide-openfield at Masters

AUGUSTA, 5 April —Tiger Woods couldn’t see thegreen through the trees,though that was only a minorobstacle. He choked up on a5-wood and played asweeping draw around thepines, over the water and onto

From left, Mark O’Meara, Tiger Woods and SeanO’Hair skip golf balls across the pond on the 16th hole

during a practice round for the Masters golf tournamenton 4 April, 2012, in Augusta, Ga.— INTERNET

Atletico Madrid’s Radamel Falcao.Three Spanish clubs will seek on Thursday to reach theEuropa League semi-finals and build on the impression

that whilst their country is in a financial crisis theirfootball fortunes are in rude health.

INTERNET

MADRID , 5 April — ThreeSpanish clubs will seek onThursday to reach the EuropaLeague semi-finals and buildon the impression that whilsttheir country is in a financialcrisis their football fortunesare in rude health. AthleticBilbao should progress athome to German side Schalke04 having won 4-2 away lastweek while 2010 winnersAtletico Madrid hold a 2-1lead as they travel to Germanside Hanover while Valenciahost AZ Alkmaar having lost2-1 in the first leg.

Sporting Lisbon will bebidding to make it an all-Iberian quartet in the semisas they take a 2-1 lead toUkraine side MetalistKharkiv. The size of the taskfacing last season’sChampions League semi-finalists Schalke is illustratedby the fact that AthleticBilbao have only ever lost 3-0 once in Europeancompetition - to anotherBundesliga side WerderBremen in 2009. Both sidesfailed to win at the weekend,Bilbao losing 2-0 to

Spanish trio look to flood EuropaLeague last four

Brolin to narrate‘Untamed Americas’

WASHINGTON, 5 April—NationalGeographic Channels says US actor JoshBrolin will narrate its upcoming 4-hourminiseries “Untamed Americas.”

The programme “reveals the grit andglory in the wilds of North America,Central America and South America”and will debut in late spring, the networksaid.

“National Geographic is an iconicbrand known for its storytelling, and I amthrilled to be a part of this project,” Brolinsaid in a statement.

“This series is absolutelybreathtaking, and really inspires mypassion for the great outdoors.”

“We could not have found a moreperfect narrator for this series,” said seriesproducer Karen Bass.

“Josh really brings to life what our

Actress Diane Lane (L) and actorJosh Brolin arrive at the 18th

annual Screen Actors Guild Awardsin Los Angeles on 29 Jan, 2012.

INTERNET

the back of the green.As he approached the

Sarazen Bridge to the 15thgreen Wednesday, thegrandstand rumbled whenfans suddenly rose in unisonto see him walk by.

Some of them heldcameras as high as they could,clicked and hoped for the best.

Woods is worthwatching at the Masters forall the right reasons.

All it took was one win atBay Hill two weeks ago forWoods to even remotelyresemble the guy who oncedominated golf. He won byfive shots, and, just like that,was elevated to the favoriteat Augusta National.

Everything is headed in

the right direction at the righttime,” Woods said. ut he’snot the only star of thisMasters.

Rory McIlroy has all thetraits of the heir apparent —an easy swing that producesenormous power, a US Opentitle at age 22, a tennis star fora girlfriend, and an engagingpersonality - something thatWoods is not.

In his last 12tournaments, McIlroyfinished third or better eighttimes, including two winsand a brief stay at No. 1 in theworld.

I’m in a great place,”McIlroy said. “I feel like mygolf game is in greatshape.”— Internet

Barcelona while Schalkehad to rely on an 80th minutepenalty by Klaas-JanHuntelaar to force a 1-1 drawwith Hoffenheim.

The German side will belooking to the in-form Dutchstar for an early goal onThursday and maintain hisrich vein of scoring form thathas seen him net 23 in theBundesliga this term.However, Athletic will beencouraged they can alsoscore several more goals with

the visitors probably forcedto play fourth choicegoalkeeper Mathias Schoberas number one TimoHildebrand was injured in thefirst leg and the other twogoalkeepers are on their wayback from injury. The hosts’leading striker FernandoLlorente has warned his team-mates that they would befoolish to already be thinkingof the semi-finals where theywill play either Sporting orMetalist.—Internet

crew captured — the intimate, the epic and the dramatic stories of wildlife facing the extremechallenges of surviving in the Americas.”

Brolin’s film credits include “True Grit,” “W,” “Milk,” “No Country For Old Men” and“The Goonies.” He also starred in the TV series “Young Riders.”—Internet

Temperature (°C/°F) For Tomorrow Sr. No. Regions/States

Maximum Minimum Likelihood of scattered rain or thundershowers Percent

1 Kachin 35/95 19/66 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%)

2 Kayah 32/90 18/64 Likelihood of scattered rain or thundershowers (60%)

3 Kayin 37/99 21/70 Likelihood of scattered rain or thundershowers (60%)

4 Chin 28/82 12/54 Likelihood of scattered rain or thundershowers (60%)

5 Upper Sagaing 35/95 19/66 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%)

6 Lower Sagaing 38/100 20/68 Likelihood of scattered rain or thundershowers (60%)

7 Taninthayi 36/97 24/75 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%)

8 Bago 37/99 22/72 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%)

9 Magway 40/104 26/79 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%)

10 Mandalay 40/104 25/77 Likelihood of scattered rain or thundershowers (60%)

11 Mon 37/99 24/75 Likelihood of scattered rain or thundershowers (60%)

12 Yangon 37/99 23/73 Likelihood of scattered rain or thundershowers (60%)

13 Rakhine 33/91 23/73 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%)

14 Southern Shan 28/82 15/59 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%)

15 Northern Shan 34/93 15/59 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%)

16 Eastern Shan 33/91 20/68 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%)

17 Ayeyawady 37/99 25/77 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%)

18 Neighbouring Nay Pyi Taw 38/100 23/73 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%)

19 Neighbouring Yangon 37/99 23/73 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%)

20 Neighbouring Mandalay 40/104 25/77 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%)

Summary of

observations at 09:30

hr MST on today

During the past (24) hours,weather has been partly cloudy in Ayeyawady Region, Chin and Rakhine States rain or thundershowers has been isolated in Lowers Sagaing, Mandalay and Magway Regions, Kayan State, scattered in yangon Region, Shan and Kayin States, fairly widespread in Upper Sagaing and bago Regions, Kachin State, widespread in Taninthayi region and Mon State with isolated heavyfall in Mon State. Day temperatures were (3°C) to (4°C) above April average temperatures in Kachin and Northern Shan States, (5°C) above April average temperatures in Chin State and about April average temperatures in the remaining Regions and States. The significant day temperatures were Chauk (44°C), Minbu and Gangaw (41°C) each. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Belin (3.11) inches, Longlon (2.17) inches, Thaton (1.93) inches, Myeil (1.89) inches, Theinzayat (1.46) inches, Tamu (1.30) inches, Namsam (1.18) inches and Minesat (1.02) inches.

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

of Bengal.

State of the Sea

Squall with moderate to rough Seas are likely at times Gulf of Mottama and Mon-Taninthayi Coasts.

Surface wind speed in squall may reach (30) to (35) mph. Seas will be moderate elsewhere in Myanmar

waters.

Outlook for sub-

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

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Friday, 6 April, 2012Fullmoon Day of Tagu 1373 ME

NAY PYI TAW, 5 April— President ofthe Republic of the Union of MyanmarU Thein Sein attended a dinner hosted byCambodian King Norodom Sihamoni atRoyal Palace in Phnom Penh on 3 Aprilevening.

It was also attended by Brunei KingSultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah MuizzaddinWaddaulah, Cambodian Prime MinisterSamdech Hun Sen, Vice-President ofIndonesia Dr Boediono, Laotian PrimeMinister Mr Thongsing Thammavong,Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri MohdNajib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, Presidentof the Philippines Mr Benigno Aquino,Singaporean Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsien

President U Thein Sein attendsPresident U Thein Sein attendsdinner hosted by Cambodiandinner hosted by Cambodian

King Norodom SihamoniKing Norodom SihamoniLoong, Thai Prime Minister Ms YingluckShinawatra, Vietnamese Prime Minister MrNguyen Tan Dung, ASEAN Secretary-General Dr Surin Pitsuwan and high-ranking officials from ASEAN countries.

Heads of State/Government fromASEAN nations arrived at Royal Palacearound 6.30 pm and they were welcomedby Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni.

Afterwards, Cambodian KingNorodom Sihamoni granted audience to theheads of State/Government from ASEANnations and had the dinner together withthem. At the dinner, Cambodian culturaldance troupe entertained them with a varietyof dances and songs.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 5 April— President of the Republic ofthe Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein arrived back hereyesterday evening by a special flight of Myanma AirwaysInternational after attending the 20th ASEAN Summit inPhnom Penh, Cambodia.

After attending the 20th ASEAN Summit in PhnomPenh at the invitation of Prime Minister of CambodiaSamdech Hun Sen, the President arrived at the Phnom PenhInternational Airport yesterday afternoon to leave forMyanmar. President U Thein Sein was bidden farewell byCambodian Minister for Education, Youth and Sports MrIm Sethy, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs andInternational Cooperation Ms Sun Saphoeun and officialsconcerned, Myanmar Ambassador to Cambodia U Cho TunAung, Military Attaché Brig-Gen Aung Naing and staff ofMyanmar Embassy.

Members of the Myanmar delegation Union Ministerfor Foreign Affairs U Wunna Maung Lwin, Union Ministerfor Information and for Culture U Kyaw Hsan, UnionMinister for National Planning and Economic DevelopmentU Tin Naing Thein, deputy ministers and heads ofdepartment also arrived back here on the same flight.

MNA

President U Thein Sein arrives back Nay Pyi Taw afterattending 20th ASEAN Summit

Cambodian

King

Norodom

Sihamoni

cordially

greets

President

U Thein

Sein at

dinner.

MNA

President U Thein Sein being seen off by personnel at Phnom Penh International Airport.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 6 April—The prizepresentation for raising reading habit washeld in conjunction with the book donationat the Dhammayon of Kinpunchaung Villagein Kyaikto Township on 25 March morning.

Mon State Minister for Pa-O NationalRaces U Khun Pe Mya made a speech.Assistant Director of Mon State Informationand Public Relations Department U KyawWin Aung discussed development of librarymeeting five-point standards.

MLF donates books to village librariesMon State Minister U Khun Pe Mya,

Kyaikto Township Amyotha Hluttawrepresentative U Nyi Nyi Tun and AssistantDirector U Kyaw Win Aung awardedwinners in the essay, extempore talks andpoem recitation contests.

Later, officials handed over 1250books worth K 500,000 donated byMyanmar Libraries Foundation to 10libraries.

MNA

Bilin (3.11) inchesLaunglon (2.17) inchesThaton (1.93) inchesMyeik (1.89) inchesTheinzayat (1.46) inchesTamu (1.30) inchesNamsam (1.18) inchesMonghsat (1.02) inches.

Noteworthyamounts of

rainfall(5-4-2012)

Flower

and

football

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Real Madrid’s Portugueseforward Cristiano Ronaldo

(R) scores during theUEFA Champions League

second leg quarter-finalfootball match Real

Madrid against APOELNicosia at the SantiagoBernabeu Stadium inMadrid.— INTERNET

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