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Volume XVIII, Number 231 2nd Waxing of Nadaw 1372 ME Wednesday, 8 December, 2010

In Myanmar, 98.12 percent of all eligible voters cast their ballots, and there hasbeen a constitution approved by 92.48 percent of all the voters. There have been people’srepresentatives elected through the elections held systematically in accord with theconstitution. The Hluttaws at various levels formed with those representatives and agovernment will emerge soon, and Myanmar will reach the new democratic era.

Like putting asmall boat in a

larger one

NAY PYI TAW, 7 Dec—The Central Committee forOrganizing the 63rd Anniversary Independence Day2011 held a coordination meeting at the hall of theGovernment Office, here, at 3 pm today, with anaddress by Chairman of the Central CommitteeSecretary-1 of the State Peace and DevelopmentCouncil Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo.

Also present at the meeting were members of thecentral committee commander of Nay Pyi TawCommand, ministers, deputy ministers, senior militaryofficers and departmental heads.

In his address, the Secretary-1 said that thecelebration of 63rd Anniversary Independence Day2011 is a significant ceremony. Five objectives for

All national people urged to have greaterawareness in warding off all destructive acts

to break up Union and national unity

(a) All the national people to constantly join hands for ensuring the perpetuity ofindependence and sovereignty of the State;

(b) All the national people to collectively strive for non-disintegration of the Union and non-disintegration of national solidarity;

(c) All the national people to work in concert for building a modern, developed and discipline-flourishing democratic new nation as the multiparty democracy general elections have beenheld successfully;

(d) All the national people to make collaborative efforts with the Union Spirit and the patrioticspirit for further strengthening the already achieved stability and peace, security, prevalenceof law and order, unity, development and democratization process with momentum; and

(e) All the national people to have greater awareness in warding off all destructive acts todisintegrate the Union and the national unity as the perpetuity of the Union plays a crucialrole in building the Union of Myanmar.

Independence Day 2011 have been adopted. Theseobjectives are: (a) All the national people to constantlyjoin hands for ensuring the perpetuity of independenceand sovereignty of the State; (b) All the nationalpeople to collectively strive for non-disintegration ofthe Union and non-disintegration of nationalsolidarity; (c) All the national people to work inconcert for building a modern, developed anddiscipline-flourishing democratic new nation as themultiparty democracy general elections have beenheld successfully; (d) All the national people to makecollaborative efforts with the Union Spirit and thepatriotic spirit for further strengthening the alreadyachieved stability and peace, security, prevalence oflaw and order, unity, development and democratizationprocess with momentum; and (e) All the nationalpeople to have greater awareness in warding off

(See page 9)

SPDC Secretary-1 Thiha Thura U Tin AungMyint Oo addresses the meeting of the Central

Committee for Organizing the 63rd

Anniversary Independence Day.—MNA

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Objectives of 63rd Anniversary Independence Day 2011

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

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic sys-tem

* Development of the economy inviting participation interms of technical know-how and investments fromsources inside the country and abroad

* The initiative to shape the national economy must be keptin the hands of the State and the national peoples

* Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire na-tion

* Uplift of national prestige and integrity and preser-vation and safeguarding of cultural heritage andnational character

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

the entire nation

* Stability of the State, community peace and tranquillity,prevalence of law and order

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

with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives

Four social objectives

Four political objectives

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

People’s Desire

As fully providing agricultural inputsplays an important role, the government hasbuilt more fertilizer plants. Of them, No. 4Fertilizer Plant (Myaungdaga) was inauguratedin Myaungdaga Village, Hmawby Township,Yangon Region, on 5 December.

Construction of the plant started on 23April 2007 and it commenced production ofurea fertilizer in November 2010. The plantlocated on 206.58 acres of land can produce 325tons of ammonia and 500 tons of urea fertilizera day.

The nation’s fertilizer demands will befulfilled to some extent only when those fertilizerplants including No. 4 Fertilizer Plant(Myaungdaga) can operate at full capacity.

For the plants to be able to operate at fullcapacity, there are two factors on the prioritylist—employment of skilled workers and smoothrunning of machinery.

It is necessary to conduct training coursesboth practically and theoretically in order toturn out skilled workers on a constant basisthrough various ways and means. Repairingand maintenance of the machinery is to becarried out in line with the prescribedprocedures for smooth running of works.

In striving for emergence of a modern anddeveloped nation, if strenuous efforts are to bemade in various sectors, the whole agriculturalproductive force will achieve remarkabledevelopment in leaps and bounds bothquantitatively and qualitatively.

Strive for promotion ofagricultural productive force

State flag for victory presentedto universities sports teamYANGON, 7 Dec—Chairman of Myanmar

Olympic Committee Minister for Sports Thura U AyeMyint attended the ceremony to hand over State flagfor victory to Myanmar Universities Sports Team thatwill take part in 15th ASEAN Universities Games atDiamond Jubilee Hall on Pyay Road here today.

The minister said that the athletes are to competein every sports game with all-out effort keeping spiritsof sportsmanship as sports is related to dignity of theState and the people.

Next, the minister presented State flag for victoryto leader of the team Rector In-chargeU Hsan of Dagon University and accepted sports gearfor the team.

The contingent comprises 46 athletes and 20members of coach and manager team.

MNA

AVSS Myanmar, a know-all forschooling in Australia

YANGON, 7 Dec—AVSS Myanmar assistsstudents pursue their study in Australia to knowdetails on needs for universities chosen, qualificationand grading for further studies and changes ofimmigration policies in Australia.

Besides, AVSS Myanmar lends a hand to geteasy access to many facilities from the day of joininguniversity.

Those interested may contact AVSS Myanmar(Yangon Branch), at No. (42 D), Boyar Nyunt Street,Dagon Township, Yangon, Ph: 393366, 095147227,095014334 and AVSS Myanmar (Mandalay Branch)2/Ta 765, 69th Street between 31st and 32nd Streets inMandalay, Ph: 02 74291.

MNA

Storm newsNAY PYI TAW, 7 Dec—The Department of

Meteorology and Hydrology announced today thataccording to the observations at 15.30 hrs today, alow pressure area over South West Bay and adjoiningWest Central Bay has intensify into a depression andit is centred at about 150 miles south ofMachilipatnam, India. It is forecast to move north ornorthwest ward.

The present stage of the depression is codedyellow stage and it is not moving towards Myanmarcoasts.—MNA

Minister for Sports Thura U Aye Myint gives

State flag for victory to the leader of Myanmar

Universities Sports Team.

MNA

Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe of Ministry of Defence presents 30 pairs of arm crutches and 10 pairs ofcrutches to a responsible person for Defence Services Orthopaedic

Specialist Hospital (500-bed).—MNA

YANGON, 7 Dec—Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe of theMinistry of Defence this afternoon attended theceremony to donate aids and crutches to patients fromYangon Command at Defence Services OrthopaedicSpecialist Hospital (500-bed) in MingaladonTownship, Yangon North District.

Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe of the Ministry of Defence,Chairman of Yangon Region Peace and DevelopmentCouncil Commander of Yangon Command Brig-GenTun Than and officials presented aids to the patients and

Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe attends donation of aids, armcrutches, crutches to patients

comforted them. Next, they handed over 30 pairs of armcrutches and 10 pairs of crutches to an official.

Afterwards, an official presented certificate ofhonour to Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe.

Next, an official spoke words of thanks.Also present on the occasion were the

commandant of the hospital and officials.Later, Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe, the commander and

officials looked round the hospital and comforted thepatients.—MNA

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A burnt NATO oiltanker is seen after an

attack in northwestPakistan’s Peshawar

on 6 Dec, 2010.Gunmen in

northwestern PakistanMonday attacked andset fire on the NATOoil tanker. —XINHUA

JERUSALEM, 7 Dec—Israel’s top policewo-man, who had clung tolife for four days afterher patrol car wastrapped in a burningIsrael forest , diedMonday of her wounds.

Deputy CommanderAhuva Tomer, head ofthe police department inHaifa, Israel’s third-largest city, had beendriving behind a bus ofprison guards rushing toevacuate a prisonThursday when both

Israel’s top policewoman dies fromfire burns

An Israeli firefighter takes a break as he fights a blaze in the youth village(boarding school) of Yemin OrdE, near the northern city of Haifa, Israel,

on 5 Dec, 2010.— INTERNET

PESHAWAR, 7 Dec—Two suspected suicidebombers killed at least40 people in an attack atthe office compound of asenior governmentofficial in an area alongPakistan’s Afghanborder Monday, officialssaid.

“The blasts destroy-ed many rooms in thecompound and ourreports are 40 people

Suicide blasts kill 40 in Pakistan’snorthwest

NEW YORK, 7 Dec — A small dog jumped out ofits cage and bit a passenger and a flight attendant ona Phoenix-bound US Airways plane on Monday,forcing the captain to make an emergency landing inPittsburgh.

The dog’s owner opened the cage despite beingtold not to, said Valerie Wunder, a spokeswoman forUS Airways.

The captain of Flight 522 from Newark toPhoenix, carrying 122 passengers, decided to divertthe plane because he “wanted to make sure everybodywas OK,” Wunder said, adding she did not knowwhether charges would be filed against the dog’sowner. — MNA/Reuters

Biting dog diverts Phoenix-bound US Airways flight

LONDON, 7 Dec—A British soldier might have been killed byfriendly fire from a US aircraft while on patrol in southern Afghanistan,Britain’s Ministry of Defence said on Monday.

The unnamed soldier from the 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment,was killed on Sunday while taking part in an operation to find anddisrupt insurgents in the Nad-e Ali District of Helmand Province.

“Initial reports suggest that the death was caused as a result ofa friendly fire incident,” the ministry said in a statement. “The incidentwill be the subject of a full investigation however first reports indicatethat an attack on an insurgent position by a US aircraft, requested byand agreed with British forces on the ground, may have been thecause.”

The statement said the investigation was under way. The soldierwas the 346th member of the British Armed Forces to have been killedin Afghanistan since the 2001 invasion to topple the Taleban.

MNA/Reuters

MAIDUGURI, 7 Dec—Nigerian security forcesshot dead two suspected members of a radicalmilitants sect in a gunbattle in the remote northeast,and three civilians were killed in the crossfire,police said on Sunday.

The battle is one of the heaviest in thenortheastern city of Maiduguri since an uprisingby the radical Boko Haram sect last year whichled to clashes with the security forces in whichhundreds of people were killed. “Two BokoHaram members were shot dead yesterday nightin an exchange of fire with the security forces,”police spokesman Lawal Abdullahi said. “Three

vehicles were engulfedin flames.

Her death raised to42 the number of peoplewho died in the wildfirethat consumed a 20-square-mile (50-square-kilometre) area in theCarmel forest, a popularnature spot on Haifa’soutskirts. It is the worstfire in Israel’s history.

The 52-year-oldpolicewoman became asymbol of the fire’svict ims after a TVreporter interviewed her

just minutes before sheset out on what becameher last mission. Shespoke of the pain ofseeing the forest burnand nodding ruefully,added, “It looks like itwill last a long time.”

The fire that killedthe Soviet-born Tomerhas generated muchsoul-searching in Israelabout the state of thecountry’s leadership,because firefighters hadlong warned that theneglected state of theiroperation was a recipefor disaster.

Hours after the blazebroke out Thursday,firefighters ran out off l a m e - r e t a r d a n tchemicals. They also didnot have a s inglefirefighting plane intheir possession.

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Iraqis inspect damages at a market a day after a blast in theSadar City District of Baghdad recently.—INTERNET

UK soldier in friendly fire incident inAfghanistan

Nigeria security forces clash with sect, five dead

were killed and manywounded,” a seniorsecurity official in theregion said.

Amjad Ali Khan, thetop government officialin the Mohmand Regionwho appeared to be thetarget of the attack,earlier told Reuters bytelephone that i tappeared to be a suicideattack.

“There were twobombers. They were onfoot. The first blewhimself up inside theoffice of one of my

deputies while thesecond one set offexplosives when guardscaught him.”

Mohmand is one ofthe lawless tribal regionsin Pakistan’s northwest.

Pakistan’s army hassaid its offensives haveweakened al-Qaeda-linked Pakistani Talebanmilitants seeking todestabilize the US-backed government. Butanalysts say they oftenmelt away duringassaults.

Reuters

passengers in a bus that happened to be passingwere also killed by stray bullets, while six otherssustained injuries,” he said. A series of attacks inrecent months, mostly targeted killings of policeofficers and local traditional and religious figures,has raised fears that Boko Haram is staging acomeback.

The sect, whose name means “Westerneducation is sinful” in the Hausa language, wantssharia (Islamic law) more widely applied acrossAfrica’s most populous nation, which is roughlydivided into a mostly Muslim north and largelyChristian south.— MNA/Reuters

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A panda sits on the treebranches in a panda

theme park in XiuningCounty, east China’sAnhui Province, on 5Dec, 2010.—XINHUA

WENCHANG, 7 Dec—China isbuilding a science theme park in themiddle of its newest spaceport topromote space science among thecountry’s younger generation.

The theme park, covering an area of1,800 mu (120 hectares) in WenchangCity, southern Hainan Province, islocated at the Wenchang SatelliteLaunch Centre. The project is estimatedto cost 3 billion yuan (455 million USdollars) and is expected to be finishedin 2013, the theme park’s designerssaid.

Wenchang Satellite Launch Centre,whose construction began in 2007, isplanned as the launch pad for China’slunar probe rocket in 2013.

China builds theme park inspaceport

At the same time, the theme parkwill have four exhibition sections,featuring the earth, moon, Mars and thesun. Visitors can even enter parts of thelaunch station and watch the actualrocket launch, theme park constructionofficials said.

The theme park is being built byChina Aerospace International HoldingsLimited, a Hong Kong listed arm of thestate-owned China Aerospace Scienceand Technology Corporation.

There are currently three spacelaunch sites in China, the JiuquanSatellite Launch Centre, the TaiyuanSatellite Launch Centre and the XichangSatellite Launch Centre.

Xinhua

Continental fined 200,000euros over Concorde crash

PARIS, 7 Dec—A French court fined ContinentalAirlines 200,000 euros (266,860 dollars) Monday afterfinding the US carrier “criminally responsible” for adeadly 2000 Concorde crash caused by a piece of metalleft on the runway.

The court gave a Continental employee a 15-month suspended jail sentence for the crash in which113 people died, but acquitted one of his colleagues aswell as three French former aviation officials.

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Photo taken on 26 July, 2000, at Gonesse shows partof the nose cone after an Air France concorde

crashed during take-off killing 113 people. A Frenchcourt fined Continental Airlines 200,000 euros(266,860 dollars) after finding the US carrier

“criminally responsible” for a deadly 2000 Concordecrash caused by a piece of metal left on the

runway.—INTERNET

Xuelong shipreaches antarctic

circle

Winter birth may affect one’s personalityLOS ANGELES, 7 Dec—Mice born in winter may

be more likely to show dramatic disruptions intheir biological clocks later in life compared withthose born in summer, a new study available hereon Sunday suggests.

The finding is the first of its kind in mammals,and could explain why people born in the winterare at higher risk for mental health disordersincluding bipolar depression, schizophrenia andseasonal affective disorder, according to the studyconducted by researchers at Vanderbilt Universityin Tennessee.

The researchers began their experiment byraising baby mice from birth to weaning (aboutthree weeks) in either “summer” light cycles of 16hours of light and eight hours of dark or “winter”cycles of eight hours of light and 16 hours of dark.A third group experienced 12 hours of light and 12hours of dark a day.

After they were weaned, the baby mice gotshuffled into new light cycles. Half the winter micestayed in a winter cycle, while half switched to asummer schedule. The summer mice were similarlysplit. The mice raised in equal periods of light and

dark were split into three groups, one of whichstayed on the 12-hour schedule, one of which joinedthe winter group, and one of which joined thesummer subset.

After 28 days, all of the mice went into anenvironment of continuous darkness, eliminatingthe light cues that influence the biological clock.That way, researchers could determine the intrinsicbiological cycle of each mouse.

The summer-born mice behaved the samewhether they stayed on the summer cycle orswitched to winter: They ran at the time they onceknew as dusk, continued for 10 hours, and thenrested for 14 hours.

But the winter-born mice didn’t react as well tothe switch in seasons. Those that stayed in winterkept their 10-hours-on, 14-hours-off schedule. Incontrast, those that switched to summer stayedactive for an extra hour and a half. The findingsshowed that light signals could shape thedevelopment of the biological clock, studyresearcher Douglas McMahon, a biologist at theuniversity, said in a statement published byLivescience.com on Sunday.— Xinhua

A sight-regaining patient (R) reactsafter an eye surgery by Chinese eyesurgeons of “Brightness Trip” atChitungwiza Central Hospital onthe suburbs of Harare, on 23 Nov,

2010. Khaya Moyo, ZimbabweAfrican National Union-Patriotic

Front (ZANU-PF) nationalchairman, praised Chinese medicalworkers of “Brightness Trip” on 5Dec, 2010. The “Brightness Trip”,conducted by a group of Chinese

eye surgeons, restored sight for 307Zimbabwean patients in November.

XINHUA

Rare albino kookaburras discovered inAustralia

CANBERRA, 7 Dec—Australia’swildlife carers said on Monday theyhave uncovered a never-before-seen pairof blue-winged albino kookaburras,believed to have been swept from theirnests in a wild storm.

According to Harry Kunz from theEagles Nest Wildlife Sanctuary, the six-week-old birds, renowned for theirlaughing cry, were found waterloggedat the base of a tree by a cattle farmernear Ravenshoe, in far northernQueensland.

Kunz said the pink-eyed, pink-beaked and starkly white creatures,believed to be sisters, are the firstspecimens of their kind ever found inAustralia. The pair were handed into awildlife park at Ravenshoe, southwestof Cairns of Queensland.

The stark white birds rarely livelong in the wild, because they have nocamouflage, and as their white colour

sticks out, every reptile, owl or predatorwill get them. Eagles New WildlifeHospital carer Leslie Brown said thepair require special care.

“Because they can’t see properly,because of the lack of pigment, theyhave problems finding food,” she saidon Monday. “Because they are so youngthey still haven’t been taught by theirparents how to hunt. They’re being fedmice and chicken and other delicatemorsels.” Brown said it is a once in alifetime’ discovery.

“We’ve been in contact with acouple of other zoos that have keptwhite kookaburras in the past,” she said.At the moment, we can only find thatthere’s three other white laughingkookaburras held in captivity inAustralia.

“But these are the only (albino) blue-winged kookaburras that have ever beenrecorded in Australia.”—Xinhua

BEIJING, 7 Dec—The Xuelong ship,on its 27th expedition, has sailed into theAntarctic circle. The vessel and its creware facing obstacles including icebergsand freezing temperatures.

In the frigid Antarctic waters wherethe Xuelong is heading, icebergs can reachdozens of metres in height, and hundredsof metres in width.

But the most dangerous aspect oficebergs, is that most of it can’t bee seenon the surface. Scientists aboard theXuelong will use radars to avoidunderwater dangers.

Helicopters on the ship will also tofind a safer path for the ships. The Xuelongis expected to reach waters near China’sZhongshan Station in the Antarctic circlein the next 3 days.

Xinhua

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VW to 50,000 workers worldwideFRANKFURT, 7 Dec—Volkswagen,

the biggest European carmaker, saidMonday in a newspaper that it wouldhire around 50,000 workers worldwidein the medium-term, including 5,000-6,000 in Germany by 2015.

“We have around 400,000 workersaround the world today. With pursuedgrowth in many markets, we couldreach a staff of 450,000 in the mediumterm,” VW personnel director HorstNeumann told the German financialdaily Handelsblatt.

“In addition, we will have to replace60,000 workers in the next five years,”Neumann said as VW negotiates amajor work contract with Germanunions.

The automaker will create “5,000-6,000” jobs in Germany by 2015, theVW executive said, and expected torely less on temporary workers.

VW is in talks with the IG Metalltrade union, which plans to call for payraises after accepting sacrifices whenauto markets slumped in 2009 to ensurejob security for its members.

German auto manufacturers arenow working hard to meet reneweddemand around the world andespecially in China, have terminatedemergency part-time work and haveshortened the 2010 Christmas break tomaintain production during theholidays.

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Volkswagen, the biggest European carmaker, said in a newspaper that it wouldhire around 50,000 workers worldwide in the medium-term, including 5,000-

6,000 in Germany by 2015.—INTERNET

Banknote printer De La Rue confirmstakeover bid

LONDON, 7 Dec—Banknote printerDe La Rue said Monday that it receiveda takeover approach from an unnamedsuitor, sending its shares soaring by aquarter, after weekend reports of a bidfrom French firm Oberthur.

De La Rue’s share price rocketed25.56 percent to 813 pence in earlyLondon trade, giving the group a market

Reserve Bank of Tonga clerk SelaimaFinau displays a one hundred pa’anga

note printed by Thomas de la Rue.Banknote printer De La Rue said that itreceived a takeover approach from an

unnamed suitor, sending its sharessoaring by a quarter, after weekendreports of a bid from French firm

Oberthur.—INTERNET

capitalization of 845 million pounds(990 million euros, 1.33 billion dollars).

“De La Rue plc notes the recentpress speculation and confirms that ithas received a highly preliminary andopportunistic approach,” the firm saidin a short statement on Monday.

“There is no certainty that thishighly preliminary approach will leadto an offer. A further announcementwill be made as and when appropriate.”Oberthur Technologies declined tocomment.

Sky News had reported on Sundaythat Oberthur had offered 750 millionpounds in cash for the British firm.

De La Rue, whose history datesback to 1813, is the world’s largestprinter of banknotes and producescurrencies for more than 150 countriesacross the world. The banknote printer,which employs around 4,000 staff in 24nations, has struggled to overcome theimpact of paper productionirregularities that hit the companyearlier this year.

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Johnny Cash jumpsuit fetches $50,000at auction

LOS ANGELES, 7 Dec—A jumpsuitworn by Johnny Cash set off a biddingwar before selling for $50,000, soaringpast original estimates, during anauction on Sunday of memorabiliaowned by the Man in Black.

The blue denim jumpsuit was wornby Cash for a rehearsal at San Quentinprison and shown in the infamous JimMarshall photograph that depicts himwagging his middle finger into thecamera lens.

The final price surged past the salesestimate of $3,000 to $5,000 afterbidders made offers over phone andfrom the gallery, said Julien’sAuctions.

“Johnny Cash is a true legend andhis collectibility spans all continents,”said Darren Julien, President and CEOof Julien’s Auctions.

“Bidders from around the worldparticipated in the auction, provingthat the Man in Black’s legacy willforever live on.”

More than $700,000 was raised intotal for the 321 lots offered.

Among other items for sale was aMartin acoustic guitar on which Cashwrote the first four lines of his early hit“I Walk the Line” and signed his name.It also went for $50,000, toppingestimates of $20,000-$30,000.

Reuters

In a 23 May, 1993 file photo,Johnny Cash performs at a benefit

concert in Central Park in New York,Cash who was raised on gospel

music and turned to religion andChristian music midway through his

career, will be inducted into theGMA Gospel Hall of Fame in

January, 2011.—INTERNET

Toyota Prius continues run as top-sellingcar in Japan for 18 straight months

TOKYO, 7 Dec—Toyota Motor Corp’shybrid gas-electric po-wered car continued itsrun for the 18th straightmonth as the top-sellingcar in Japan in Nov-ember, the Japan Auto-mobile Dealers Asso-ciation and the JapanMini Vehicles Asso-ciation, said in a reporton Monday.

Toyota sold 21,400units in Japan of itsworld-renown hybridmodel, as its ability to

Unified efforts needed to booste-commerce in the Arab worldAMMAN, 7 Dec—E-commerce

exper ts f rom the Arab worldconvened in Amman Sunday at thestart of the Arab Conference on E-Commerce to look into mechanismsto boost and develop inter-Arabecommerce.

Participants in the two-day ArabConference on E-Commerce willdiscuss obstacles facing e-commercein the Arab world and look intoregional cooperation to developinfrastructure and unify proceduresto bolster e-commerce in the Arabcountries.

At the opening of the conference,Jordan’s Minister of Information and

Communicat ions TechnologyMarwan Juma said Jordan is workingon the implementation of a strategyfor the years 2008- 2012 to promotee-commerce in the kingdom.

The minis ter added tha tecommerce has become a majorsupporter of economies, adding thatthe ministry is working on drawingup required legislation to regulatethis type of trading.

In Jordan, the government isworking on finalizing a law topromote and encourage e-commerce,according to the Minis t ry ofInformation and CommunicationsTechnology.

Xinhua

switch between electri-city and gas powercontinues to lurecustomers looking forincreased fuel efficiencyand lower carbonemissions, the industrybodies said.

Sales of the Priushowever fell 20.2 percentfrom the same month lastyear due in part to agovernment subsidyprogramme for eco-friendly vehicles andtechnology coming to anend in September, the

associations said.Following in the

hybrid trend, HondaMotor Co’s Fit compactcar, which now boastshybrid technology in oneof its models, rankedsecond after Toyota, withsales of 16,677 units, adrop of 2.9 percent andDaihatsu Motor Co’sTanto minicar modelplaced third with salesof 13,217 units, a rise of25.8 percent, the reportsshowed.

Xinhua

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A model presents a creation during a fashion showof silk costumes in Shengzhou City, east China’sZhejiang Province, on 27 Nov, 2010. There are

more than 1,700 silk product enterprises inShengzhou, whose sales incomes have reached 20

billion RMB yuan(3 billion US dollars).—XINHUA

An Afghan girl washes in a river as other childrenstand on the bank in West Now Ruzi village,Panjwai District, in Afghanistan’s Kandahar

Province recentely.—INTERNET

France, India close in onnuclear reactor sale

NEW DELHI, 7 Dec—France and India are likely tosign a framework contract during President NicolasSarkozy’s visit to India for the sale of at least twoFrench atomic reactors but a final deal could takeanother six months, a French source said on Sunday.

The deal for French nuclear group Areva tosupply two reactors estimated at around 7 billioneuros (9.4 billion US dollars) is one of several Sarkozyis chasing on his four-day visit to the emerging Asiangiant. Areva has signed a memorandum ofunderstanding with the Nuclear Power Corp of India(NPCIL) for the sale and India has given the green

UAE looks to upgrade missile defence systemsABU DHABI, 7 Dec—The United Arab Emirates is

planning to upgrade its missile defence systems andintegrate them regionally with other Gulf Arab states toshore up its defences, top military officials said onSunday.

The six oil exporting Gulf states — worried aboutpotential retaliatory strikes by Iran in the event of USor Israeli military action against Teheran — have beenspending billions of dollars on the latest defence systems.

Leaked US diplomatic cables last week cited someGulf leaders worries about Iran’s nuclear programmewith, most notably, Saudi King Abdullah urgingWashington to attack Iran’s nuclear sites and “cut offthe head of the snake.”

Three dozen countries possessed ballistic missileshalf of whom were in Asia or the Middle East, Major-

General Mohammed Suhaih al Kaabi, Deputy Chief ofstaff of the UAE Armed Forces, said at a militaryconference.

“The threat of attack of long-range ballistic missilesis real. We must be prepared to defend our people,nation and region against any threat,” he said. He didnot name the countries, but two military officials at theconference in Abu Dhabi, capital of the UAE, citedcountries such as Iran, Israel, India and Pakistan.

“There is a high concentration of theatre ballisticmissiles (in the region) that can cause significantdamage,” Brigadier General Mohammed Murad al-Baloushi, commander of UAE Air Force & Air DefenceOperation Centre, said. He said the UAE thereforeneeded to equip itself with the latest missile systems.

MNA/Reuters

Pakistan orders arrests ofpolice in Bhutto case

Official says Qatar royalkilled in car crash in Iraq

FALLUJA, 7 Dec—A member of the Qatari royalfamily was killed in a car accident during a hunting tripin Iraq’s western Anbar Province on Sunday, aProvincial official said.

The victim was identified as Khalifa bin Abdullabin Hassan bin Ali al-Thani, said Sadoun al-Shalan, amember of the Anbar Provincial council.

Thani’s car rolled over in the desert south of theVillage of Nukhaib, about 200 kilometres (125 miles)southwest of Anbar’s Capital, Ramadi.

“He was driving a GMC, hunting for prey when hehit some sort of a bump and the car started to roll over,”Shalan said.

Thani was taken to hospital in Ramadi but hadinternal bleeding and was dead on arrival, Shalan said.

His relationship to Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamadbin Khalifa al-Thani was not immediately known.

“We have a photocopy of his passport which sayshe is a member of the royal family in his 20s,” Shalansaid.—MNA/Reuters

Iran says now “self-sufficient” in entire fuel cycle

TEHERAN, 7 Dec—Iran announced what it called amajor step forward in its nuclear programme on Sunday,showing determination to pursue it a day before talks inGeneva with world powers which fear Teheran may beseeking atom bombs.

Nuclear energy chief Ali Akbar Salehi said Iranwould use domestically produced uranium concentrates,known as yellowcake, for the first time at a key nuclearfacility, cutting its reliance on imports of the ingredient fornuclear fuel. “This means that Iran has become self-sufficient in the entire fuel cycle,” Salehi said.

Salehi told a televised news conference that theannouncement meant “we will be taking part in thenegotiations with strength and power.” He said the Genevatalks were for the benefit of the other countries, not Iran.“We want to create a graceful solution out of the politicaldeadlock for those who have pressurised us.”

Iran says its nuclear programme is aimed at powergeneration while the West suspects Teheran seeks weaponscapability, and has tightened sanctions on the Islamic statein recent months. —MNA/Reuters

light for construction. “What we have agreed to say with our Indian

partners is that decisive progress has been made (onthe deal) and therefore a point of no return has beenreached towards the final signing of contracts,” saida French source, who declined to be identified.

Indian officials have also given France “reasonsto be confident” the two sides would reach consensuson India’s nuclear liability laws, the source said,which have in the past made foreign firms wary ofentering the Indian market.—MNA/Reuters

ISLAMABAD, 7 Dec—A Pakistani anti-terrorism courthas ordered the arrest of two senior police officers onallegations they failed to provide adequate security forformer Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto before her 2007assassination, a prosecutor said on Sunday.

Bhutto’s assassination was one of the most shockingevents in Pakistan’s turbulent history and remainsshrouded in mystery.

“The court has issued warrants and these are non-bailable. They can be arrested anytime,” specialprosecutor Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali told Reuters.

“I argued that they were responsible for Bhutto’ssecurity and they failed to make foolproof securityarrangements and they ordered the crime scene to behosed down despite resistance from other officials.”

Court officials were not immediately available forcomment. Ali named the two police officials as Saud

Aziz, former police chief of the city of Rawalpindi,where the attack took place, and one of his deputies,Khurram Shahzad.

Bhutto was killed in a gun and suicide bomb attackafter an election rally in the city of Rawalpindi on 27December, 2007, weeks after she returned to Pakistanafter years in self-imposed exile. — MNA/Reuters

Small plane crashesin neighbourhood in Utah City

ROY, 7 Dec — A small plane crashed into sometrees Sunday in a northern Utah City, causing anexplosion that set two homes ablaze, police said.The pilot was severely hurt but no one on the groundwas injured.The Cessna 210 was attempting alanding in fog at the Ogden-Hinckley Airport inRoy when it crashed about 6 pm, police Sgt DarinCalcut said.

“The runway was about three blocks away,”Calcut said. “It was pretty heavy fog.”Roy City FireChief Jon Ritchie said the aircraft clipped a powerline and crashed, causing a blast that started twonearby homes on fire. Officials said the fires hadbeen extinguished.—Internet

Firefighters work at the scene of a plane crash inRoy, Utah on 5 Dec, 2010. Wreckage of the planeappears to be on the lawn in the left and right of

the frame.INTERNET

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Maj-Gen Myint Soe attends opening ofAlaungmintaya U Aung Zeya Statue in Shwebo

NAY PYI TAW, 7 Dec—Maj-Gen Myint Soe ofthe Ministry of Defence together with officials attendedthe opening ceremony of Alaungmintaya U Aung ZeyaStatue in Ward 10 of Shwebo on 5 December morning.

The Chairman of Shwebo District Peace andDevelopment Council reported on construction of thestatue.

Officials formally opened the statue.Maj-Gen Myint Soe unveiled the bronze plaque

on biography of the U Aung Zeya and sprinkled scentedwater on it.

Maj-Gen Myint Soe and party viewed the statue,and bronze plaque on records of 11 kings in KonbaungDynasty.

At the local battalion in Shwebo, they lookedinto cultivation tasks and met servicemen and families.

They inspected storage of water at Maha NandaLake and greening tasks around the lake in Shwebo.

Maj-Gen Myint Soe oversaw condition ofShwebo-Kyaukmyaung Road Section, construction ofapproach road to Yadanatheinga Bridge and construc-tion tasks on Kyaukmyaung and Singu banks.

At the hall, he heard reports on facts about thebridge construction project presented by an official.

Maj-Gen Myint Soe inspected construction ofShwebo-Sagaing road section of the inter-district road,building of bridges along the road, undertakings of ruraldevelopment and cultivation of cold season crops.

At the hall of local battalion, he met servicemenand families and presented foodstuffs and gifts to them.

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NAY PYI TAW, 7Dec—Minister for Elec-tric Power No. 1 U ZawMin accompanied by de-partmental heads visitedShwegyin HydropowerProject being imple-mented by No. 4 Con-

EP-1 Minister visits ShwegyinHydropower ProjectNAY PYI TAW, 7 Dec—

Sarpay BeikmanManuscript Award Scru-tiny Committee today an-nounced the names of win-ners and their manuscriptsthat grasped prizes inSarpay Beikman Manu-script Award for 2009which was organized byPrinting and PublishingEnterprise of the Ministryof Information.

In the novel genre,first, second and thirdprizes went to Thu Thein,Ko Yaw and Thein Zaw(Shwe Li Oo) respectively.In the selected short storiesgenre, first, second andthird prizes went to MaungChaint, Myay Latt MinLwin and Khin La PyaeWun. In the selected po-ems genre, first, secondand third prizes went toZaw Myo Han (NgaThaing Chaung), MaungHan Tint (Pinle Boo) andHlaing Htay Aung (ShweTada). In the generalknowledge genre (arts),first, second and thirdprizes went to Maung YinHlaing (Pyin Ma Myaing),Dr Cho Cho Tint(Myanmarsar) and ShweHin Tha (Mandalay Uni-versity). In the generalknowledge (science andapplied science), first, sec-ond and third prizes wentto Thaung Nyunt Thit,Aung Soe (Agriculture/107) and Pho Swe (Tim-

Winners in Sarpay Beikman ManuscriptAward for 2009 announced

ber). In the bella-lettergenre, second prize wentto Nay Myo Nwe. InMyanma Culture and FineArts genre, first, secondand third prizes went toMyat Wai Toe (Instituteof Education), U ThaungTun and Htoo Htoo Win(Archaeology). In thechild literature genre, first,second and third prizeswent to Kanbalu KhinMaung Swe, Khin MaungMyint (Shwe Hse Myay)and Swe Than. In youthliterature genre, first, sec-ond and third prizes wentto Nay Myo Thant, ThweHtar Nyo (Thatkala) andWut Yi Khin (Bago). Inthe drama genre, first, sec-ond and third prizes wentto Nyein Min, MaungSanda (Lewe) and Tin TunOo (Culture). In the po-litical literature genre, sec-ond prize went to MyintSoe (Na Ta La). In thetranslation genre, firstprize went to Dr NyuntShwe (Taunggyi).

The winners are tocontact the secretary of thecommittee at SarpayBeikman at 529/531 onMerchant Street inYangon (Ph: 01-381448)within one week. Theprizes will be awarded atthe ceremony to presentLife-time Achievementfor National LiteraryAward and National Lit-erary Award for 2009 at

the meeting hall of theMinistry of Informationhere at 9 am on 29 Decem-ber (Wednesday).

The participants maytake their manuscriptsback that did not clinchawards in person or withletter of authority withinsix months after announc-ing lists of prize winners.

Those wishing tocompete in SarpayBeikman ManuscriptAward for 2010 mayenroll before 31 January2011. For those residingin other states and re-gions, the entrance formand rules of book areavailable by remitting K200. According to wordlimits for respectivegenres prescribed in therules of book, partici-pants are to take part inthe competition.

MNA

struction near KyauknagaVillage, six milesnortheast of Shwegyin,yesterday morning.

Officials reportedon progress of the projectand construction tasks. Di-rector-General of

Hydropower Implementa-tion Department U MyintZaw gave a supplemen-tary report.

The minister gaveinstructions on timelycompletion of the project.

The ministerviewed installation ofelectrical equipment atgenerators.

He also lookedinto storage of water in thedam and installation ofgantry crane bam at themain spillway.

S h w e g y i nHydropower Project hascompleted by 96.65 percent. On completion, fourgenerators will generate262 million kilowatt hoursyearly. No. 4 generator ofthe project will generateelectricity soon.—MNA

STI to conduct workshop on ECTBW 18,19 DecYANGON, 7 Dec—With super-

vising of the experts at home and abroad,the STI will conduct the workshop on“Effective Communication in Today’sBusiness World” at Room-7 ofBuilding-4 in Myanmar Info-Tech,Hline Township here on 18 and 19December.

The workshop will mainlyfocus on the ways of how important oftechnology role in communication ofbusiness cooperation is, laws of com-munication, sentence construction ofbusiness writing and making effectivepresentation.

Attending the workshop, the train-ees will gain the skills of compromisesolution and business writing in the fieldof business and the effective ways ofpresentation and listening in business, keysto success in business, E-mail awareness,and good use of business writing.

Those interested may get theticket for workshop at Room-7 ofBuilding-4 in Myanmar Info-Tech,Hline Campus, Hline Township andNo. 377, the upper block of ShwebonthaStreet in Pabedan Township, and Ph:250056, 700273, 507152, 507048 and507151.—MNA

Maj-Gen Myint Soe of Ministry of Defencelooks into progress of Yadanatheinga

Bridge.—MNA

Minister for Electric Power No. 1 U Zaw Min views implementation ofShwegyin Hydropower Project.—MNA

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8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 8 December, 2010

The State is like a large boat. It must have

a government like the captain, the administrative

machinery like the boatmen, party organizations

like the navigator, people like the passengers,

economic forces like the rudder and the sails and

economic infrastructures like the hull. Only with

these characteristics plus concerted efforts, can

the boat reach its destination smoothly. According

to a political term, working harmoniously with the

characteristics of a nation means being politically

united.

However, like putting a small boat in a

larger one, committing an act in opposition to the

state machinery of a nation by going contrary to

the existing laws and rules of that nation can spark

political instability. If so, it means acting outside

the framework of the constitution.

In the international community,political parties engage in political affairs withinthe constitutional framework. Thoseindividuals working for a certain ambitioncannot be called politicians but activists. Agroup of those individuals is usually called theinterest group. It is not a political party. Sucha group does not act for political power andminds its own business.

Getting involved in political activitiesfor power outside the framework of constitutioncauses confusions and chaos. Moreover, therecan be barriers and disturbances such asopposition to and confrontation with theactivities of State organizations.

This is why political forces that really

want to serve the national interest form political

parties and run for elections within the framework

of constitution in order that they can realize their

ambitions in a stable and correct way. Accepting

the people’s choice, they serve their country as

Like putting a small boatin a larger one

Ko Myanmarpeople’s representatives. If they are not elected,

they do not lose morale and are best-prepared for

next elections. Democratic countries with such a

firm system can enjoy political stability and do

their best for national development.

For some developing countries, theyare unable to work for national developmenton the grounds of acts done outside theframework of constitution even beforesolidifying the democratic foundations. In someneighbouring nations, there broke out unrestand violence by those wearing colour shirts,commotion and bloodshed. There were alsosome countries that experienced political andeconomic losses due to the general strike astheir political issues were not addressed withinthe parliament.

In Myanmar, 98.12 percent of all eligiblevoters cast their ballots, and there has been aconstitution approved by 92.48 percent of allthe voters. There have been people’srepresentatives elected through the electionsheld systematically in accord with theconstitution. The Hluttaws at various levelsformed with those representatives and agovernment will emerge soon, and Myanmarwill reach the new democratic era.

In such a transitional period, there is no

doubt peace and stability is of utmost importance.

There is an English saying that goes by ‘Don’t

rock the boat’. But like in a Myanmar saying ‘The

mad monk and the tossed boat’, if there is any ill

intention to rock the boat, there may be some

repercussions in the country.

In reality, today’s situation of Myanmar

is very sensitive and delicate. If there is anyattempt to rock the boat by seeking owninterest and ideology without considering theobjective conditions of the nation and thelong-term interests of own group and nation,the whole boat will break into pieces and sinkcompletely. So, it is necessary to be aware ofsuch danger.

If one really wants to engage in politicsin order to serve the State interest, one shouldact simply, legally and honestly within theframework of constitution accepted in accordwith the democratic practices. With itsinternational norms and standards, the 2008constitution has entrusted all the politicalforces with the right to form political partiesand engage in politics. Moreover, it has givena model of Union where national races havethe right to prescribe their own suitableprovisions, equal rights and the right tomaintain their own language, literature andculture. So, there is no way one can actoutside the constitutional framework.Otherwise, there will only be disadvantagesrather than advantages.

Translation: STKyemon, Myanma Alin: 7-12-2010

In the internationalcommunity, politicalparties engage inpolitical affairs withinthe constitutionalframework. Thoseindividuals working fora certain ambitioncannot be calledpoliticians but activists.

In reality, today’s situation of Myanmar is very sensitive and delicate.

If there is any attempt to rock the boat by seeking own interest and ideology

without considering the objective conditions of the nation and the long-term

interests of own group and nation, the whole boat will break into pieces and

sink completely. So, it is necessary to be aware of such danger.

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(bb) valid votes 20865161(cc) number of cancelled and lost ballots 1555962(dd) percentage of cancelled and lost ballots 6.94%

(2) Amyotha Hluttaw(aa) number of voters 22283465(bb) valid votes 20851078(cc) number of cancelled and lost ballots 1432387(dd) percentage of cancelled and lost ballots 6.43%

(3) Region or State Hluttaws (including national races)(aa) number of voters 21863123(bb) valid votes 20245157(cc) number of cancelled and lost ballots 1617966(dd) percentage of cancelled and lost ballots 7.40%

(e) standing of candidates for elections (1) Pyithu Hluttaw

(aa) number of candidates 989(bb) number of candidates representingpolitical parties 949(cc) number of independent candidates 40(dd) percentage of candidates representingpolitical parties 95.96%(ee) percentage of independent candidates 4.04%

(2) Amyotha Hluttaw(aa) number of candidates 479(bb) number of candidates representingpolitical parties 472(cc) number of independent candidates 7(dd) percentage of candidates representing political parties 98.54%(ee) percentage of independent candidates 1.46%

(3) Region or State Hluttaws (including national races)(aa) number of candidates 1601(bb) number of candidates representing political parties 1566

Sd/Thein Soe Chairman

Union Election Commission

Figures of multiparty democracygeneral elections…

(from page 16)

(cc) number of independent candidates 35(dd) percentage of candidates representingpolitical parties 97.81%(ee) percentage of independent candidates 2.19%

(f) election of candidates(1) Pyithu Hluttaw

(aa) number of candidates representing political parties 949(bb) number of representatives-elect representingpolitical parties 324(cc) percentage of elected candidates 34.14%

(2) Amyotha Hluttaw(aa) number of candidates representing political parties 472(bb) number of representatives-elect representing political parties 167(cc) percentage of elected candidates 35.38%

(3) Region or State Hluttaws (including national races)(aa) number of candidates representingpolitical parties 1566(bb) number of representatives-elect representingpolitical parties 657(cc) percentage of elected candidates 41.95%

(g) election of independent candidates(1) Pyithu Hluttaw

(aa) number of independent candidates 40(bb) number of elected independent candidates 1(cc) percentage of elected candidates 2.5%

(2) Amyotha Hluttaw(aa) number of independent candidates 7(bb) number of elected independent candidates 1(cc) percentage of elected candidates 14.29%

(3) Region or State Hluttaws (including national races)(aa) number of independent candidates 35(bb) number of elected independent candidates 4(cc) percentage of elected candidates 11.43%

All national people urged tohave greater awareness…

(from page 1)all destructive acts todisintegrate of the Unionand the national unity asthe perpetuity of the Unionplays a crucial role inbuilding the Union ofMyanmar.

The Secretary-1instructed responsiblepersons of thesubcommittees tocoordinate the tasks forsuccessfully organizing the63rd AnniversaryIndependence Day.

Secretary of theCentral CommitteeDirector-General U ThantShin of the GovernmentOffice reported onformation ofsubcommittees.

Chairman of the 63rd

Anniversary IndependenceDay State Flag Hoistingand Saluting CeremonyOrganizing SubcommitteeCommander of Nay PyiTaw Command Brig-GenMaung Maung Aye,Secretary of Independence

Day Reception and DinnerSubcommittee Director-General U Kyaw Kyaw ofthe Protocol Departmentunder the Ministry ofForeign Affaris, Chairmanof the SecuritySubcommittee Chief ofMyanmar Police ForceBrig-Gen Khin Yi,Chairman of InformationSubcommittee Director-General U Khin MaungHtay of Myanma Radio andTelevision, Chairman of

Health SubcommitteeDeputy Minister for HealthDr Mya Oo, and Chairmanof Sports CompetitionsSubcommittee Director-General U Thaung Htaik ofSports and PhysicalEducation Departmentsubmitted reports on theirfuture tasks.

The participantsdiscussed general mattersrelated to the ceremony.

Later, the Secretary-1coordinated the reportsand gave concludingremarks.

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Maj-Gen Thet Naing Win on inspection tourof Kawthoung District

NAY PYI TAW, 7 Dec—Maj-GenThet Naing Win of the Ministry ofDefence accompanied by Chairman ofTaninthayi Region Peace andDevelopment Council Commander ofCoastal Region Command Brig-GenKhin Maung Htay and officials visitedlocal battalions in Khamaukkyi andSanthida Stations on 4 December.

He looked into thriving oil palmplantations along Kawthoung-BokpyinRoad and road works. He also inspectedmaintenance of Khamaukkyi-Kawthoung Road.

At the local battalions in

Kyaukhtanaung Station, he viewedagriculture and livestock breeding tasksand staff quarters.

At the construction site ofChaunggabya Bridge, he heard reportson progress of tasks presented byofficials. He visited the local battalion inKarathuri Station.

At the nursery of South Dagon oilpalm cultivation company, he heardreports on nurturing oil palm plants.

Maj-Gen Thet Naing Win visitedCrude Palm Oil Mill of the company andattended to the needs.

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EP-2 Ministry opens financialskills refresher course

NAY PYI TAW, 7 Dec—Minister for Electric PowerNo. 2 U Khin Maung Myintthis morning attended theopening of the financialskills refresher course No.2/2010 at the ministry, here.

Also present at theceremony were DeputyMinister Dr Win Myint,

departmental heads ofElectric Power Departmentand Myanma ElectricPower Enterprise andofficials.

The minister deliveredan address.

Altogether 48 traineesare attending the two-weekcourse.—MNA

Minister for Electric Power No. 2 U Khin MaungMyint delivers an address at the opening offinancial skills refresher course No. 2/2010.—MNA

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10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 8 December, 2010

DHAKA, 7 Dec—Pirates have hijacked aBang ladesh - f l aggedship in the Arabian Seaoff the coast of India,Bangladeshi shippingofficials said onSunday.

“The piratesembarked on boardafter chasing MV JahanMoni in the Arabian Seaon Sunday,” a seniorofficial at theBangladesh ShippingDepartment (BSD)said.

“We have soughthelp from anti-piracyteams in Dubai andSingapore, and Indiancoast guards,” RearAdmiral BazlurRahman, head of theshipping departmenttold Reuters, withoutgiving further details.

The BSD, an armof the ministry of

ROME, 7 Dec—A car driven by a man without a licence and who had beenusing illegal drugs ploughed into a team of amateur cycle racers in southern Italyon Sunday, killing seven and injuring several others, police said.

The dead were men ranging in age from 35 to 58 practicing on a road in thesouthern region of Calabria.

Two other members of the local amateur racing team were seriously injured.The driver, a Moroccan immigrant, was arrested and charged with multiplemanslaughter.

Police said blood tests showed the man, who was himself hospitalized forinjuries, was under the influence of marijuana. They said he was driving illegallybecause his licence had been withdrawn six months ago for dangerous driving.

MNA/Reuters

Xu Xiaoying (C), soprano of Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, sings at theconcert hall of the National Academy of St Cecilia in Rome, Italy, on on 5Dec, 2010. Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra on a European tour held a

concert in Rome on Sunday, marking the Chinese Culture Year in Italy andthe 40th anniversary of the establishment of Sino-Italian diplomatic ties.

XINHUA

Car in Italy ploughs into cycling team,kills seven

Pirates seize Bangladeshiship off Indian coast

The organizer receivesthe Guinness record

certificate for the largesthelium balloon cluster

in Hangzhou, capital ofeast China’s Zhejiang

Province, on 5 Dec,2010.— XINHUABarbara Morel (L)

waves as shecelebrates being

crowned MissNationale in Paris, on

5 December, 2010.The self-styled

doyenne of decorum,78-year-old Genevievede Fontenay (R), hasset up a rival pageant

in a moral crusadeagainst current Miss

France owners, areality TV company,which she accuses of

cheapening thecontest.XINHUA

Chavez blames capitalism for deluges

shipping, monitors andregulates externalshipping and ferryservices. Another BSDofficial said: “The shiphas been captured bythe pirates.”

The 16-crew shipowned by a Banglade-shi shipping firm washeading towardsEurope with merchan-dize from Singapore,the BSD said. No otherdetails about the shipwere available imme-diately.

Somali pirates aremaking tens of millionsof dollars in ransomsfrom seizing ships inthe Indian Ocean andthe Gulf of Aden,though Sunday’s hij-ack happened around3,000 kilometres (1,864miles) east of Somalia.

MNA/Reuters

LONDON, 7 Dec—Snowand freezing temperaturesgrounded all flights atScotland’s busiest airporton Monday whileforecasters warned morewintry weather was on theway.

Officials at EdinburghAirport said all flights havebeen cancelled until 2 pm(1400 GMT). Passengerstravelling from the airportwere hit last week whenheavy snowfall forced it toclose on Thursday andseverely disrupted flightsfor the rest of the week.The smaller Invernessairport in northern Scotlandwill also remain closed until12 pm (1200 GMT), aspokeswoman said.

Britain, which last yearshivered through its coldestwinter in 30 years, has notseen such widespread earlysnowfall since 1993,closing thousands ofschools and causing travelchaos up and down thecountry. Parts of the countryenjoyed a relative thaw overthe weekend withtemperatures in Londonreaching 6C (43F).

But Met Officeforecasters said moresnowfall was expected inScotland and NorthernIreland and could also reachnorthern England later onMonday.

MNA/Reuters

Snow shutsEdinburgh

Airport WARSAW, 7 Dec— Five Poles died fromexposure to cold overnight, bringing the death tollto 52 since the start of the cold weather season lastmonth, the Government Security Centre said onSunday.

A spokesman for the centre said 37 people haddied of exposure to cold so far in the first five daysof December. Fifteen died in November. Most of thevictims were homeless seeking shelter in unheatedabandoned buildings or garden sheds, and manywere under the influence of alcohol.

So far this season the coldest weather wasrecorded in north-eastern Poland’s Bialystok areabordering Lithuania and Belarus, where airtemperatures reached minus 27 degrees Celsius andground temperatures were as low as minus 32.

MNA/Reuters

Poland cold weatherdeath toll climbs to 52

CARACAS, 7 Dec—Venezuelan PresidentHugo Chavez blamed“criminal” capitalism onSunday for global climatephenomena includingheavy rains that havekilled scores and left tensof thousands homeless inVenezuela and Colombia.

In Venezuela, at least32 people have died and70,000 been forced out ofhomes in recent days,especially on the coastwhere mudslides have

toppled structures inhillside slums. Inneighbouring Colombia,the toll is higher, thoughover a longer period, with170 dead and 1.5 millionhomeless. That figurelooked set to rise after amudslide on Sunday innorthwest Colombia thatburied dozens of homeswith at least 50 to 60people inside, accordingto a local official.

In Venezuela Chavezhas taken personal

charge of rescueoperations, giving 25families refuge in hispresidential palace andordering space to be madefor others in ministries,army barracks and even aCaracas shopping mall.

“The calamities we aresuffering with these crueland prolonged rains areyet more evidence of theunfair and cruel paradoxof our planet,” thesocialist leader said.

MNA/Reuters

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Scientists find protein thatmay help control prostate

cancerLOS ANGELES , 7 Dec — A protein that regulates

prostate stem cell self-renewal and also plays a role inthe transformation of healthy cells into prostate cancercells has been identified by US scientists.

The findings, which involve the Bmi-1 protein,could prove important in efforts to find ways tocontrol cancer growth and progression, according tothe research team, from the University of California,Los Angeles. Previous research had found that Bmi-1 is associated with higher-grade cancers and ispredictive of poor patient outcomes. But until now,its role in prostate stem cell maintenance and prostatecancer have not been clear. The UCLA study wasconducted using cells and laboratory animals.

“We conclude that Bmi-1 is a crucial regulator ofself-renewal in adult prostate cells and plays importantroles in prostate cancer initiation and progression,”study senior author Dr Owen Witte, director of theBroad Stem Cell Research Centre at UCLA, said in auniversity news release. “It was encouraging to seethat inhibiting this protein slows the growth of evena very aggressive prostate cancer because that couldgive us new ways to attack this disease,” he added.The study was published online 2 Dec in Cell StemCell.

Internet

Volunteers look after stray dogs on a coach, in

Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu

Province, on 5 Dec, 2010. Ping’an Afu, which

means safety and happiness, a stray animal

salvation base in Nanjing, started its sixth house

moving on Saturday. Under the help of nearly 300

volunteers composed of students and local

citizens, a total of around 1500 stray dogs took a

trip by coach to their new home located at a

desolate mountain in Houyu Village at the

suburb of Nanjing. The organization that

founded in 2002 by Ha Wenjin, an animal

protection activist, is now barely maintained with

scanty donations from the society.

XINHUA

Four rescued after dramaticairplane ditch in Gulf

NEW ORLEANS, 7 Dec— With his engine failing,the pilot of a single-engineplane managed tomaneuver the craft andthree passengers to a safesplashdown in the Gulf ofMexico on Saturday.Federal Aviation Admini-stration spokesman LynnLunsford said the pilot ofthe Piper Malibu reportedengine trouble around 2 pmSaturday, and the planebegan to descend rapidlyfrom about 26,000 feet.The flight had leftCozumel, Mexico, on itsway to New Orleans.

The pilot’s ability tomake radio contact withair-traffic controllers inHouston became spotty ashe descended, and his lastreport to them came a fewminutes before the craft hitthe water. Commercial jets

in the area helped relayvisual information andsome radio messages thatmade it to them but not toHouston. One Delta AirLines pilot went off courseto keep an eye on the smallplane, Lunsford said.

After gliding for about25 minutes, the PiperMalibu splashed downnear an oil rig about 175miles southeast of NewOrleans. A boat from therig picked them up, andthey were later taken toshore by a US Coast Guardhelicopter.

Lunsford said thepilot and three othersappeared to be in goodcondition but were takenfor a checkup at a NewOrleans hospital as aprecaution. Lunsford saida safe water landing is adifficult maneuver.

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Eighty-two-year-oldZhao Yufang stretches

her leg in theresidential compoundshe lives in Beijing,

capital of China, on 4Dec, 2010. Zhaocreated herself a

unique body exercisecombining Yoga,

Wushu or martial arts,and Qigong or

breathing exercise inher sixties, and three

hours of daily practiceover years has grantedher with good fitness.

XINHUA

Bus driver may have had heart attackPUTNEY, 7 Dec —

The driver of a tour busthat rolled over with 44college students aboardFriday was hospitalizedin Vermont, authoritiessaid on Saturday. All17 col lege s tudentsinjured in the crash hadbeen t r ea ted andre leased f romhospitals, The BostonGlobe reported.

S ta te po l ice Se-rgean t Michae lSorensen said he saw“clear patterns of dirt,”but no indication thatthe driver applied thebrakes as the tour bus

High schoolstudents walk

through a stonegate, marking their

growing up andbecoming adults

during anadulthood

ceremony inHangzhou, capital

of east China’sZhejiang Province,

on 4 Dec, 2010.Over 300 studentrepresentatives onSaturday joined in

an adulthoodceremony in whichthey waved bye totheir childhood.

XINHUA

crossed the median ofIn te r s t a te 91 nearBrattleboro, Vt, beforerolling over in a crashthat involved no othervehicles.

O n e o f t h eUniversity of Massac-husetts Amherst stu-dents said the driverw e n t l i m p a n ds l o u c h e d f o r w a r dbefore the accident,while others said hehad suffered a heartattack.

The bus was one ofeight carrying studentsto a ski trip in Quebec,Canada, Friday. Joseph

Greek police find suspected guerrilla arms cacheATHENS, 7 Dec— Greek police located a cache

of guns and explosives believed to belong toleftist urban guerrillas in a central Athensapartment on Saturday. The weapons includeseven handguns, three machine guns, boxes ofbullets, grenades, 50 kilograms of an explosivemixture and 200 grams of TNT. “We suspect thefindings to be linked to the Rebel Sect group orthe Fire Conspiracy Cells. We will know whenballistic tests are completed if any of the gunshave been used in prior attacks,” said a policeofficial who did not want to be named.

The two groups have been responsible for avariety of attacks in recent years, including thekillings of a policeman and a journalist by theRebel Sect. Police said more searches were beingconducted in other suspect locations in Athensand Thessaloniki in northern Greece as part of theoperation. Greece has a decades-long history of

leftist violence and some groups have sprung upor become more active since December 2008,when the killing of a teen-ager by police triggeredthree weeks of rioting and attracted globalattention.

The Rebel Sect emerged in February 2009 ina gun and grenade attack on an Athens policestation. Weeks later, two hooded gunmen fireddozens of shots at a TV station in southwesternAthens, causing no injuries. In June 2009, theRebel Sect claimed responsibility for the killingof a Greek anti-terrorism policeman in Athens,who was shot several times at close range. Insimilar fashion it gunned down a journalist inJuly this year. The Fire Conspiracy Cells initiallystaged arson attacks but turned to bombings lastyear. Their devices usually contain small amountsof explosives, not enough to kill.

Reuters

Schoppy, the owner ofTour Wor ld , whichoperates the buses, saidthe injuries sustainedby the students “seemvery minor,” CNN said.

Internet

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Europe’s struggles make bluechip stocks cheap

NEW YORK, 7 Dec —This is a good time tomake money off of some-one else’s misfortune.

One of the best, butrarely followed, rules ofinvesting is to buy whenthings look bleak. Bluechip stocks in the eurozone are down 5.5 percentsince it became clear inmid-April that Greeceneeded help to prevent itfrom defaulting on itsdebt. Some economistsspeculate that the bailoutsof Greece and Irelandmean that the euro won’t

last much longer.Investors are waiting

to see whether the Euro-pean Central Bank takesadditional steps this weekto prevent Europe’s finan-cial crisis from spreadingto Spain and Italy. Thatuncertainty has createdstock bargains. You maynot find the same paradeof once-in-a-lifetimedeals as during the 2008-2009 financial crisis whenGeneral Electric Cotraded as low as $7.06 (itclosed at $16.78 on Fri-day).—Internet

In this 5 Dec, 2010photo, paramilitary

firemen fight a grass-land fire near Zilong

village in Daofucounty, in southwest

China’s SichuanProvince.— XINHUA

German TV host Thomas

Gottschalk right, watches

over contestant Samuel

Koch after a stunt went

wrong during the top

rated German game show

‘Wetten Dass’ (Bet it...?)

in Duesseldorf, on 4 Dec,

2010. — INTERNET

Azerbaijan confirms bird fluoutbreak in its west

TBILISI, 7 Dec—Azerbaijani authoritieshave confirmed a bird fluoutbreak in western re-gions of the country wherepoultry farms have alreadyreported numerous deathsfrom the disease.

Deputy Health Minis-ter Elsever Aghayev saidthat the state veterinaryservice confirmed that the

bird flu virus was found inone of the blood samplessent from the westAzerbaijani region ofSamukh.

The country’s environ-ment ministry imposed amonth-long ban on birdhunting after the outbreakwas confirmed, accordingto reports reaching here onSaturday. Health officialsare advising people to takeprecautions against thepossible spread of the vi-rus, which migrating birdscan spread from othercountries. — Xinhua

Accident halts live TV gameshow in Germany

BERLIN, 7 Dec—A live broadcast of a popularGerman game show was halted after a contestant wasseverely injured while trying to jump over a movingcar driven by his father.

The accident occurred on Saturday night just be-fore Canadian teen idol Justin Bieber was to appearon the show, prompting him to say on his Twitteraccount: “Please pray for Samuel Koch & his familyas we wait and hope for his health and safety.”

Koch’s stunt may have gone terribly wrongbecause the special shoes he was wearing forthe jump, featuring a suspension system, malfunc-tioned.

Internet

SARAJEVO, 7 Dec—Heavy rain in the Balkanshas killed three people, forced the evacuationof around 20,000 from inundated areas andcaused more than 340 million euros (450.8million US dollars) in damage, officials said onMonday.

Three family members were killed when alandslide hit their house in the northeasternBosnian town of Tuzla on Sunday. A total of4,000 people have been evacuated in Bosnia sofar.

Flooding in nearby Albania, Montenegro,Bosnia and Croatia appears to have caused moredamage than high waters in January, adding tothe woes of budgets already under strain fromthe economic crisis. But hydro-electric powerplants were producing at top capacity.

Milorad Dodik, president of the SerbRepublic entity that makes up Bosnia alongwith the Muslim-Croat federation, said floodingthis year in the region has led to losses ofaround 500 million Bosnian marka (250 millioneuros). Flooding by the Drina River is the worstseen in the last 100 years, authorities said.

Patients were sent home from a hospital inthe eastern Bosnian town of Gorazde becauseits heating system broke down amid poweroutages. Residents of the town of Shkoder innorthern Albania could reach their homes andget supplies only by boat, with pavements at theentrance of town turned into a pier.

Fearing epidemics from rising, sewage-lacedwaters, authorities were disinfecting parts ofGorazde and pressed villagers unwilling to leavetheir homes and livestock to join 14,000 peoplealready evacuated.

MNA/Reuters

Balkan floods kill three,cause major damage

Grassland fire kills 22in southwestern ChinaBEIIJING, 7 Dec—At

least 22 people havedied after a grasslandfire they were fightingin southwestern Chinaturned and trappedthem.The officialXinhua News Agencysays the 22 were amongmore than 2,000 peoplefighting the raging fireon Sunday in SichuanProvince. It says threeothers were badlyinjured.

The provincialwebsite says 15 soldiersand two governmentworkers died. The otherfive who died werecivilians.

The website said the

fire was under control asof late Sunday as windssubsided. It did not saywhat caused the blaze.

Xinhua

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LONDON, 7 Dec—China is set to becomethe world’s mostimportant centre forinnovation by 2020,overtaking both theUnited States and Japan,according to a publicopinion survey to bepublished on Monday.

China is already theworld’s second-largesteconomy, after esta-blishing itself as theglobal workshop formanufacturing. Now itwants to move up thevalue chain by leading

Award-winning models pose for a group photo on the awarding ceremonyafter the final round of the New Silk Road model contest in Sanya, capital of

south China’s Hainan Province, on 5 Dec, 2010. The 18th New Silk Roadmodel contest concluded on Sunday, Shi Tuo, 24, from Jiangsu Province and

Li Weishan, 19, from Guangdong Province won the men’s and women’schampions respectively.—XINHUA

survey shows China to lead world ininnovation by 2020

BERLIN, 7 Dec— Knut, Germany’s favorite polar bear,has celebrated his 4th birthday with a lavish party at his zooattended by about 250 people. Fish and meat were servedin the polar bear’s snow-covered, outdoor enclosure at theBerlin Zoo on Sunday, followed by a birthday cake shapedlike the number 4.

As Knut gobbled up his cake, the spectators sang“Happy Birthday” to him, the German news agency DAPDreported.

The visitors also were given the rare opportunity tofeed Knut, and he seemed to enjoy the bread, fruit and fishthey brought for him. Knut has been a star in Germany sincehe was hand-raised by zoo keepers after his mother rejectedhim at birth.— Internet

Birthday cake for Germany’sfavourite polar bear

Polar bear Knut stands behind his ‘birthday cake’ tocelebrate his 4th birthday in the Zoo of Berlin,

Germany, on 5 Dec, 2010.INTERNET JERUSALEM, 7 Dec—Palestinian President

Mahmoud Abbas expressed condolences in a raretelephone call with Israeli Prime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu on Saturday over the deadly fires raging innorthern Israel, Israeli officials said.

The two leaders were not believed to have spokensince they last met in September when US-backedpeace talks stalled in a spat over Jewish settlementconstruction.

A statement from Netanyahu’s office said Abbas“expressed his condolences to the people of Israel onthose who died in the fire and said he would be happyto provide any necessary help.”

In the conversation described as “warm andfriendly,” Netanyahu replied that “neighbours shouldalways help each other.”

Netanyahu also suggested he would put a fleet offirefighter planes he has plans to establish “at thedisposal of” Israel’s Arab neighbours, the statementsaid.— MNA/Reuters

Netanyahu, Abbas holdrare phone chat over fires

Miss Asia 2010 winner Wang Xin (C), 1st Runner-up Vita Tsybulska (R) and 2nd Runner-up Liu

Xiaozhi pose during the Miss Asia Pageant 2010final held in Hefei, east China’s Anhui Province,

on 5 Dec, 2010.— XINHUA

in invention as well.Today, the United

Sta tes ranks as theworld’s mostinnovat ive country ,wi th 30 percent ofpeople surveyed takingthat view, followed byJapan on 25 percent andChina on 14 percent.

Fas t - forward 10years, however, and 27percent of people thinkChina will be top dog,followed by India with17 percent, the UnitedStates 14 percent andJapan 12 percent ,according to the surveyof 6,000 people in sixcountr ies done bydrugmaker AstraZen-eca.

The shif t is notbecause the UnitedStates is doing lessscience and technology,but because countrieslike China and India aredoing more — a factreflected in a spike-up

in successful Asian re-search efforts in recentyears.

A study last monthfrom Thomson Reutersshowed China was nowthe second-largestproducer of scientificpapers, after the UnitedStates, and research anddevelopment (R&D)spending by Asiannations as a group in2008 was 387 billion USdollars, compared with384 billion US dollarsin the United States and280 billion US dollarsin Europe.

The survey acrossBri tain, the UnitedStates, Sweden, Japan,India and China found astrong sense ofoptimism amongstpeople living in Chinaand India, in contrast torelative pessimism in thedeveloped Westerneconomies.

MNA/Reuters

BEIJING, 7 Dec— More Chinese consumers saythey are growing vegetables at home in response torising prices and food safety issues.

Prices of major types of vegetables grew 10.1percent in October from those in September alone,figures from the National Development and ReformCommission showed.

“Vegetable prices have been going up, especiallyin recent months. Quite a number of my neighbourshave started to grow vegetables at home,” said aretired Shanghai resident surnamed Qiu.

Qiu, who lives on the ground floor of anapartment block and has a garden, started to growchili, towel gourd, cucumber and spring onion this

Home-made food from the pot

A resident, surnamed Jia, in Shenyang ofNortheast China’s Liaoning Province, waters his

vegetables at his home on 23 Nov.XINHUA

summer.“It real ly saves

money, though I haven’tcalculated the exactamount,” Qiu says.

“It doesn’t takemuch time. I only needto water themoccasionally.”

In Fuzhou of FujianProvince, a number ofmigrant workers livingin the suburbs of the cityare using wastecompactors to growvegetables as they do nothave land to do so, theChina News Servicereported.

Xinhua

WASHINGTON, 7 Dec— Researchersstudying the health effects of cellphones saythey have found evidence that when pregnantwomen use them regularly, their childrenare more likely to have behaviouralproblems.

The study, sure to renew controversyover the safety of mobile telephones, doesnot demonstrate that cellphone use causesthe behavioural problems and does notsuggest a possible way that they could. Butthe researchers say their findings are worthchecking out.

“It is hard to understand how such lowexposures could be influential,” Dr LeekaKheifets, an epidemiologist at the University

Study links cellphones to childmisbehaviour

of California Los Angeles who led the study,said in a telephone interview. “It is justsomething that needs to be pursued.”

Kheifets and her team looked at datafrom 28,000 7-year-olds and their motherswho took part in a large Danish study thathas been tracking 100,000 women whowere pregnant between 1996 and 2002.

Children whose mothers used thephones but who did not themselves usemobile phones were 40 percent more likelyto have behavioral problems, they found.They found the children were no morelikely to have epilepsy or delays indevelopment.

MNA/Reuters

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S P O R T S

No happy return for Houllier as Liverpoolbeat Villa

Barcelona trio on shortlist for FIFA award

Barcelona’s midfielder Andres Iniesta(C),Xavi Hernandez (L) and Lionel Messi, seen

here in August.—INTERNET

Late Maggio strike stuns Palermo

Christian Maggio,pictured in June 2010,scored deep into injury

time to give Napoli a 1-0victory.—INTERNET

Former Spurs bossMartin Jol

Jol quits Ajax amid Newcastlerumours

Argentine strikerCarlos Tevez.

Tevez dismisses talk ofMancini ‘rift’

Liverpool’s Argentinianmidfielder Maxi Rodriguezcelebrates scoring againstAston Villa.—INTERNET

Maple Leafs rally in 3rd, beat Capitals in SO

Toronto Maple Leafs’ ClarkeMacArthur, right, celebrates withteammate Nikolai Kulemin (41),

of Russia.—INTERNET

Woods has reasonto look ahead

Tiger Woodsshakes GraemeMcDowell, left,

of NorthernIreland, hand

after he won theChevron World

Challenge.INTERNET

Belgraders celebrate Serbia’sDavis Cup victory

BELGRADE, 7 Dec—More than 1,000 people, mostlyyoung, braved the cold on Monday, gathering in frontof the capital’s City Hall to celebrate Serbia’s DavisCup victory over France this weekend.

Waving Serbian flags and carrying placards withphotos of the players, young Belgraders noisily wel-comed “Serbia’s heroes” who greeted them from thebalcony of the City Hall.

“I was here when I won tournaments, but now, withmy friends from the national team, it is more impor-tant,” world number three Novak Djokovic told thecrowd.—Internet

A Serbian tennis fanposes behind a heartpainted with nationalcolours during a cel-ebration.—INTERNET

LIVERPOOL, 7 Dec—Liverpool en-sured there would be no happy return forformer manager Gerard Houllier as theybeat the Frenchman’s Aston Villa side3-0 in the Premier League here on Mon-day.

Two goals in the space of three first-half minutes from David Ngog and RyanBabel all but settled the match in Liver-pool’s favour before Maxi Rodriguez

added a third 10 minutes into the secondhalf. Victory saw Liverpool move up intoeighth place in the table, 10 points be-hind leaders Arsenal.

For Villa, defeat meant the Midlandsclub remained just two points above therelegation zone and Houllier said goingbehind so early in the match had been ashattering blow to his team.

“I cannot fault the players for the ef-fort, they tried hard.

“When you concede a goal after 12,13 minutes at Anfield it’s hard to comeback. It’s a shame because I thought wecould have done something here today.”

And the Frenchman added Villa’sleague position was a worry, saying: “Weare concerned. The players and the staffhave to take things in our hands.”

Internet

PARIS, 7 Dec—Three Barcelona play-ers — Andres Iniesta, Xavi and LionelMessi — have been shortlisted for theFIFA Ballon d’Or award for 2010.

Iniesta and Xavi played for Spain’svictorious World Cup team, while Messiplayed for Argentina in South Africa.

The winner will be announced inZurich on 10 January.

Last year the trophy went to Messifor his outstanding play at Barcelona.

World governing body FIFA releaseda first shortlist of 23 players in October26 with seven members of Spain’sWorld Cup winning squad in the run-ning for the prestigious Player of theYear award.

The revamped award is a combina-tion of the FIFA World Player of the Yearaward and the France Football Ballond’Or trophy, which have been run sepa-rately until now.—Internet

ROME, 7 Dec—Chris-tian Maggio scored deepinto injury time to giveNapoli a 1-0 victory athome to Palermo at theSan Paolo in Naples onMonday night.

After a largely tameaffair, Maggio pounced

30 seconds before the endof injury time to keepNapoli in third but nowjust six points behindleaders AC Milan andlevel on points with thirdplaced Juventus. Palermodropped two places to sev-enth as the slight hit totheir goal difference nev-ertheless allowed both In-ter Milan and Sampdoriato leap-frog them.

As the game seemeddestined to end goalless,Marek Hamsik playedSerie A top-goalscorerEdinson Cavani in behindthe visitors’ defence andhe laid the ball on a plateto Maggio.—Internet

THE HAGUE, 7 Dec—Former Spurs boss MartinJol on Monday quit ascoach of Dutch fallen gi-ants Ajax, who said theyhad accepted his resigna-tion. As Frank De Boer, as-sistant to national coachBert Van Marwijk, pre-pared to take over on atemporary basis, news ofJol’s decision fuelled ru-mours in England that hewas in line to take overEnglish Premier Leagueside Newcastle.

The Magpies had ear-lier on Monday sackedChris Hughton despite thepromoted side being inmidtable.

“There was no longersufficient basis to pursuefruitful collaboration,”said Jol, sacked at Spursthree seasons ago and whohad a stint with Hamburgin Germany before joiningAjax at the start of last sea-son.—Internet

WASHINGTON, 7 Dec—MikhailGrabovski scored the lone shootout goaland the Toronto Maple Leafs ralliedfrom three goals down in the third pe-riod to beat the Washington Capitals 5-4 on Monday night.

Jonas Gustavsson was perfect in thetiebreaker, making Grabovski’s goalstand up as the winner. Grabovski skatedin on Michael Neuvirth, pivoted in frontof the crease and, with his back to thenet, scored with a backhanded shot atthe right post.

Washington carried a 4-1 lead intothe third period, but Grabovski, TimBrent and Clarke MacArthur all hadgoals to get the Maple Leafs even. Brentand MacArthur scored 59 seconds apart,with MacArthur tying it 4-4 with 1:24left in regulation.

Mathieu Perreault had his first careertwo-goal game for Washington. AlexOvechkin and Mike Knuble also scored.The Capitals matched a season high withtheir third straight loss.—Internet

THOUSAND OAKS, 7Dec—The first sign thatsomething was differentabout Tiger Woods cameduring the pro-am.

After getting the yard-age to the green on the par-5 13th hole — 282 yards— he pulled a 3-woodfrom his bag and asked asmall group standing be-hind him, “Can I get therewith this?”

“Eventually,” cameone reply. Woods smiled,tried to disguise a friendlygesture by scratching theside of his leg, then set upover the shot and drilled it.The ball never left the flag,cleared the bunker and set-tled some 30 feet behindthe green.

His caddie, SteveWilliams, looked on witha straight face. Shots likethat have been rare thisyear.

Several more followed.When it was suggested to-ward the end of his roundthat Woods was playinghis best on Wednesday,Williams again answeredsolemnly, “He’s done a lotof work since Australia.”

Internet

MANCHESTER, 7 Dec—Carlos Tevez has insistedall is well between him-self and Manchester Citymanager RobertoMancini, saying the situ-ation at Eastlands is nodifferent from other clubs.

City captain Tevez re-acted angrily, and ap-peared to argue with hisItalian boss, after he wassubstituted late on havingscored the only goal inthe 1-0 Premier Leaguewin at home to Bolton onSaturday.

The big-spenders maybe fourth in the table, justthree points behind lead-ers Arsenal, but theTevez-Mancini row didlittle to suggest all waswell at Eastlands, comingas it did a day after JeromeBoateng and MarioBalotelli had to be pulledapart at training.

“It is just like anyclub,” Argentina strikerTevez, who has scored 10goals so far this season,told City’s website.

Internet

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr.M.S.T. During the past 24 hours, light rain have beenisolated in Upper Sagaing and Taninthayi Regions, weatherhas been partly cloudy over the remaining States andRegions. Night temperatures were (3°C) to (4°C) aboveDecember average temperatures in Kachin, Shan andRakhine States, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Yangon,Ayeyawady and Taninthayi Regions, (5°C) to (6°C) aboveDecember average temperatures in Chin, Mon States andUpper Sagaing Region and about December averagetemperatures in the remaining States and Regions. Thesignificant night temperatures were Haka (4°C) andPinlaung (5°C) . The noteworthy amount of rainfalls wasKawthoung (1.77) inches .

Nay Pyi TawMaximum temperature on 6-12-2010 was 91°F.

Minimum temperature on 7-12-2010 was 68°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 7-12-2010 was (83%).Rainfall on 7-12-2010 was (Nil) .

Yangon (Kaba-Aye)Maximum temperature on 6-12-2010 was 94°F.

Minimum temperature on 7-12-2010 was 72°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 7-12-2010 was (74%).Total sunshine hours on 6-12-2010 was (8.2) hours.

Rainfall on 7-12-2010 was (Nil) at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2010 was

WEATHERTuesday, 7th December, 2010

Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas (82.76) inches at Mingaladon, (96.34) inches at Kaba-Ayeand (108.62) inches at Central Yangon. Maximum windspeed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (6) mph from Northeastat (12:30) hours MST on 6-12-2010.

Bay Inference: Accoding to the observations at(12:30)hrs MST today, the low Pressure Area overSouthwest Bay and adjoining West Central Bay stillpersists. Weather is partly cloudy to cloudy overSouthwest and West Central Bay and partly cloudy overAndaman Sea and elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of the 8thDecember2010: Rain or thundershowers are likely to be isolatedin Kachin, Chin, Shan, Rakhine and Mon States, UpperSagaing, Ayeyawady, Yangon and Taninthayi Regionsand weather will be partly cloudy over the remainingStates and Regions. Degree of certainty is (60%).

State of the sea: Strong Easterly winds withmoderate to rough seas are likely at times Deltaic, Gulfof Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coast.Surface wind speed in strong wind may reach (35) mph.Seas will be moderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood ofisolated rain in the Upper Myanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areafor 8-12-2010: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for8-12-2010: Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers.Degree of certainty is (60%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for8-12-2010: Partly cloudy.

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Economy is making steady gainsdespite weak hiring

WASHINGTON, 7 Dec — The economy is starting tofire on almost every cylinder these days but the onethat matters most: Job creation.Factories are busier.Incomes are rising. Autos are selling. The holidayshopping season is shaping up as the best in four years.Stock prices are surging.

And many analysts are raising their forecasts forthe economy’s growth. Goldman Sachs, for instance,just revised its gloomy prediction of a 2 percentincrease in gross domestic product in 2011 to 2.7percent and forecast 3.6 percent growth for 2012.“Theupward momentum has more traction this time,” saysJames O’Sullivan, chief economist at MF Global.Ifonly every major pillar of the economy were faring sowell.

Despite weeks of brighter economic news,employers still aren’t hiring freely. The economyadded a net total of just 39,000 jobs in November, thegovernment said Friday. —Internet

Job-seekers wait in line for assistance at agovernment-run employment center in Las Vegas,

November 2010. The US unemployment ratesurged to 9.8 percent in November, the Labour

Department reported Friday, in a hammer blow tohopes for the US jobs recovery.

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Only with stability and peace will the nation developOnly with stability and peace will democratization process be successful

Anarchy begets anarchy, not democracyRiots beget riots, not democracyDemocracy can be introduced only through constitution

VOA, BBC-sowing hatredamong the peopleRFA, DVB-generating publicoutrageDo not allow ourselves to beswayed by killer broadcastsdesigned to cause troubles

People’s DesireWe favour peace and stabilityWe favour developmentWe oppose unrest and violenceWipe out those inciting unrestand violence

2nd Waxing of Nadaw 1372 ME Wednesday, 8 December, 2010

The Union of MyanmarUnion Election Commission

Nay Pyi TawNotification No. 143/2010

1st Waxing of Nadaw, 1372 ME(7 December, 2010)

Announcement on figures of multiparty democracy generalelections for respective hluttaws

1. The Union Election Commission simultaneously held the multipartydemocracy general elections in 325 constituencies out of 330 constituenciesof Pyithu Hluttaw, 168 constituencies of Amyotha Hluttaw, and 661 con-stituencies out of 673 constituencies of Region or State Hluttaws (including29 constituencies for national races) in the Union on 7 November 2010, andhas announced all representatives-elect of respective constituencies for thehluttaws.

2. The Union Election Commission submitted the report on completion ofthe general elections held in line with the Election Law and Rules to the StatePeace and Development Council on 3-12-2010 according to the respectiveelection rules-106 for carrying out ongoing tasks in accord with the provisionsof the Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.

3. The figures of the multiparty democracy general elections of respectivehluttaws that the people should know are announced as follows:-

(a) holding elections(1) Pyithu Hluttaw

(aa) designated constituencies for election 330(bb) constituencies where elections were held 325 (cc) percentage of holding elections 98.48%

(2) Amyotha Hluttaw(aa) designated constituencies for election 168 (bb) constituencies where elections were held 168 (cc) percentage of holding elections 100%

Figures of multiparty democracy general elections forrespective hluttaws announced

NAY PYI TAW, 7 Dec—The Union Election Commission issued Notifica-tion No. 143/2010 today. The translation of the notification is as follows:-

(3) Region or State Hluttaw (including national races)(aa) designated constituencies for election 673(bb) constituencies where elections were held 661(cc) percentage of holding elections 98.22%

(b) casting votes(1) Pyithu Hluttaw

(aa) number of eligible voters 29021608(bb) number of voters 22421123(cc) percentage of casting votes 77.26%

(2) Amyotha Hluttaw(aa) number of eligible voters 29021608(bb) number of voters 22283465(cc) percentage of casting votes 76.78%

(3) Region or State Hluttaws (including national races)(aa) number of eligible voters 28534216(bb) number of voters 21863123(cc) percentage of casting votes 76.62%

(c) Valid votes(1) Pyithu Hluttaw

(aa) number of voters 22421123(bb) valid votes 20865161(cc) percentage of valid votes 93.06%

(2) Amyotha Hluttaw(aa) number of voters 22283465(bb) valid votes 20851078(cc) percentage of valid votes 93.57%

(3) Region or State Hluttaws (including national races)(aa) number of voters 21863123(bb) valid votes 20245157(cc) percentage of valid votes 92.60%

(d) number of cancelled and lost ballots(1) Pyithu Hluttaw

(aa) number of voters 22421123(See page 9)

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