Volume XIX, Number 307 1st Waxing of Taboung 1373 ME Wednesday, 22 February, 2012

Established 1914

Our Three MainNational Causes

* Non-disintegration ofthe Union

* Non-disintegration ofNational Solidarity

* Perpetuation ofSovereignty

Seventh day session of Pyithu Hluttaw continuesSeven questions asked, replied, one bill approvedSeven questions asked, replied, one bill approvedSeven questions asked, replied, one bill approved

NAY PYI TAW, 21 Feb—The seventh day session of thePyithu Hluttaw, attended by Speaker of the Pyithu HluttawThura U Shwe Mann and 353 Pyithu Hluttaw representatives,continued at Pyithu Hluttaw Hall of Hluttaw Building, here,

at 10.20 am today.Seven questions were replied and one bill approved.The Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw submitted his

message to be sent to the Speaker of the Pyidaungsu

Third regular session of first Amyotha Hluttaw continued for seventh day

Hluttaw.U Kyaw Naing Htay of Indaw Constituency asked

whether there is a plan to solve the problem that localpeople use muddy water in creeks nearby villages all theyear round due to gold mining works. Union Minister forMines U Thein Htaik replied that Myanma Gems Enterpriseof the Ministry of Mines permitted five companies to carryout jade mining along Laytan Creek in Mohnyin Gems Landand supervise their works.

In jade mining works, 1500 feet in the blocks from theconfluence, the companies excavate the stone layers withthe use of backhoes and screen the stony soils with water.They store muddy water from the production again and useit once more.

The muddy water in the creek may be flowed fromspilling the embankment. However, the water may not bemuddy due to the fact that the muddy water has been settledin the sediment ponds. As both the mining blocks andfarmlands are 15 miles from Laytan Creek, the mining workscannot damage the farmlands according to the survey.

The companies have been explained not to harm thenatural environment and to emphasize flow of clean water tothe creek by constructing the sediment lakes systematically.

The Ministry of Mines has issued directives tofive gems mining companies for their works to causemuddy creek water, for abiding by the prescribed rules and

(See page 8)

Representatives on arrival at Pyithu Hluttaw.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 21 Feb — The third regular session of firstAmyotha Hluttaw continued for the seventh day at AmyothaHluttaw Hall of the Hluttaw Building here at 10 am today,attended by Speaker of Amyotha Hluttaw U Khin AungMyint and 201 Amyotha Hluttaw representatives.

U Than Swe of constituency No.2 in Taninthayi Regioncontributed 75 books to the library of Amyotha Hluttaw andthe meeting put the donation on record.

Amyotha Hluttaw representatives from TaninthayiRegion donated cash to the library of Amyotha Hluttaw andthe meeting put the donation record.

Afterwards, representatives asked questions andDeputy Minister for Border Affairs Maj-Gen Zaw Winanswered the questions.

Dr Htay Naing of Ayeyawady Region constituency No7 asked to upgrade the earthen road linking NyaungwaigyiVillage and Tagundaing Village in Einme Township andKangyi Village in Myaungmya Township and askedwhether there was a plan to upgrade the earthen roadlinking Maezali Sarphyusu in Einme Township andKangyi, Kyonton villages in Myaungmya Township to agravel one.

The deputy minister replied that the earthen road linkingNyaungwaigyi Village and Tagundaing Village in EinmeTownship and Kangyi Village in Myaungmya Township isfive miles and seven furlongs long. It was estimated that it

Representatives on arrival at Amyotha Hluttaw.—MNA

would cost about 262.455 million kyats to upgrade theroad to the gravel one, he added.

Development Affairs Department would spend 11.055

million kyats on upgrading the 2-furlong road section of theroad in Myaungmya Township and 20 million kyats on

(See page 9)

Donations for library put on record, six questions answered, two billsdiscussed, one proposal discussed and recorded

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PERSPECTIVESWednesday, 22 February, 2012

A piece of adviceBasically, repeating a lesson or subject

by rote is one of the most fundamental ways tolearning any lesson for students. Generally,the method includes reading notes or a textbookagain and again, and re-writing them.

Here, time is the most important thing astudent has. But unfortunately, some studentsare wasting it for nothing. In this context, astudent should draw a schedule that will guidehim best to allocate the available time in themost effective way. It will be a difficult job forhim to stick to the schedule. But he should notsquander his valuable time. So, it’s up to him tofollow his own schedule faithfully. Becauseavoiding study will be the easiest thing for astudent.

Time management for study must be basedon priority system to get maximum benefit.First, a student should listen carefully to thelectures of his teachers in the classroom andtry to identify the important topics so that hecan get the best overall view of all his lessons indetail. It’s like looking at a map before going ona trip. Because the map is the best help to travelin an unknown territory. Then he will have towisely choose the topics to be studied first.Normally, he should learn the most importantand simple topics first. Next comes the importantbut time-consuming ones. He should give lesspriority to the lessons that are difficult and notvery important.

We hope that this piece of advice ormethod may be simple, but it may be helpfulboth for parents and their children and mayalso be instrumental to the success of anystudent pursuing education at any level. Wishingevery student success!

NAY PYI TAW, 21 Feb—A coordination meeting onrehabilitation of displaced persons, who moved in KachinState due to regional security, was held at the hall of KachinState Government Office on 18 February afternoon.

Speaking on the occasion, Deputy Minister for BorderAffairs Maj-Gen Zaw Win said that he and his team met somefamilies wishing to resettle in their region and some wishingto establish new villages in better transport areas. Thanksto food, cluthing and accommodation assistance of theState and the respective organizations, the displacedfamilies are now comfortable, and communication difficultieswere found at only a few relief camps. At a time when theconflicts were over, it needs to systematically keep necessaryaccounts for rehabilitations. In undertaking rehabilitationworks, it is necessary to consider fulfillment for not onlybasic requirements but also reserved rights of the families,he said.

Deputy Minister for Social Welfare, Relief andResettlement U Phone Swe stressed the need to carry outregional development tasks inclusive of rehabilitation tasks.All are to work in concert for improvement of health andeducation sectors as necessary infrastructures are built forregional development. The local authorities are to placeemphasis on taking out the tasks in conformity with theaspirations of all national races of the region with Union

NAY PYI TAW, 21 Feb—Fifth annual meeting of sixthMandalay Region Working Committee of the Sangha washeld at Sasana Newpadetha Masoeyein Monastery inMahaaungmyay Township in Mandalay yesterday.

The meeting was attended by Chairman of thecommittee Agga Maha Pandita Agga Maha GanthavaçakaPandita Bhaddanta Viçittabhivamsa of MasoeyeinMonastery of the township, member Sayadaws, Regionministers, Region, district and township level officials and

Sixth Mandalay Region Working Committeeof the Sangha meets

guests.Ovadacariya Sayadaw Bhaddanta Tejinda of Maha

Vithutayama Monastery in Myingyan Township and thechairman Sayadaw, who also presided over the meeting,gave sermons.

The Chief Minister of Mandalay Region supplicatedon religious affairs and donated offertories. Then, Regionministers and wellwishers donated offertories to membersof the Sangha.—MNA

Rehabilitation of displaced families in Kachin State discussed

Spirit.The participants of the meeting submitted on

arrangements for rehabilitations and difficulties of thenational race families. The deputy ministers attended to theneeds. Deputy Minister Maj-Gen Zaw Win said that theUnion government will provide more necessary assistancefor the requirements. The respective organizations areaccelerating the peace-making process for enabling thedisplaced families to safely do agricultural tasks in theirrespective regions, he said.

The plan with 11 sectors is being implemented to beable to resettle the displaced families at their native regionsof their own accord, to effectively provide assistance forregional development and rehabilitation tasks, improvetheir livelihoods and take care of the aged, children andwomen when the conflicts were over in Kachin State.

Also present at the meeting were Kachin Stateministers, Amyotha Hluttaw representative U Khet HteinNan, officials of UN agencies and social organizations.

Those wishing to donate cash and kind to thedisplaced persons may dial 074-29520 of Kachin StateMinistry of Social Affairs, 074-22386 of Kachin StateGovernment Office and 074-24015 of State Department ofRelief and Resettlement.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 21Feb—U Maung Myint,Deputy Minister for ForeignAffairs of the Republic ofthe Union of Myanmar,attended the 10th

YANGON, 21 Feb—Under the leadership ofMyanmar Tennis Fede-ration, Myanmar OpenCham-pionships 2012 will beheld on a grand scale atTheinbyu Tennis Court inMingala TaungnyuntTownship, here, from 1st

March to 6th March.In the event, men’s

single and double events,women’s single and doubleevents, men’s single anddouble 35 aged and above

Myanmar OpenChampionships 2012 to be

held on grand scale atTheinbyu Tennis Court

DeputyMinister for

BorderAffairs

Maj-GenZaw Winaddresses

work coordmeeting on

rehabilitationof displacedfamilies in

KachinState.

MNA

Traffic Rules Enforcement Team supervisedHtanchaukbin Junction, Junction of

3rd street of No. 9 Ward, Juction of Hlawga tobe smooth traffic and road safety on

20 February.—MNA

Dy FM attends 10th BCIM ForumBangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Forum onRegional Cooperation (10th

BCIM Forum) which washeld in Kolkata from 18 to19 February 2012 and

arrived back in Myanmaryesterday. The deputyminister was accompaniedby U Kyaw Thi Wa, DeputyDirector of the Ministry ofForeign Affairs. At that

forum, the four partnerscountries discussed andexchanged views oncooperation in economic,culture, education andtourism fields.

MNA

events, men’s single anddouble 45 aged and aboveevents, men’s single anddouble 55 aged and aboveevents, men’s single anddouble 60 aged and aboveevents will be included.

The tennis playersneed to enroll at the court notlater than 12 noon of 29th

February and dial 01-372360,381991 and 381992 –extension (0) for detailedfacts.

The court will practise

in accordance withInternational TennisFederation Rules andRegulations and use onlyWilson during the event.

The players also

need to pay K 1000 for singleevent, K 2000 for doubleevent and US$ 5 for foreignersingle event and US$ 10 forforeigners’ double event ineach event.—MNA

Take Fire PreventiveMeasures

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Malaysian, Thai leadersdiscuss border unrest

KUALA LUMPUR, 21 Feb—Malaysian Prime MinisterNajib Razak on Monday pledged full assistance to visitingThai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to help resolvethe insurgency raging in southern Thailand.

Najib urged armed groups to renounce violence, as heoffered to work with Thailand in seeking ways to defuse thesimmering rebellion along their common border as Yingluckarrived for a one-day trip.

“We both agree (the unrest) is a domestic matter forThailand and people in the south must not seek a separatestate. They must reject violence and extremism,” Najib saidat a joint Press appearance after their talks.

Yingluck, who took office in August, is finishing up around of visits aimed at introducing herself to her neighbours.

Najib said the pair “discussed the need to find a long-term and durable peaceful solution in the south” of Thailand,where a seven-year insurgency has left thousands dead.

“Prime Minister Yingluck has requested Malaysia toprovide whatever assistance and cooperation we can tohelp Thailand in the process towards a long-term solutionin the south,” Najib said at a joint Press appearance.

Yingluck, the younger sister of ex-premier Thaksin

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (R) shakes handswith visiting Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra inPutrajaya city, Malaysia, on 20 Feb, 2012. Yingluck helda one-day official visit to Malaysia on Monday.—XINHUA

Shinawatra, had originally been scheduled to visit Malaysiain October but postponed the trip as she grappled withThailand’s worst floods in half a century.

Her visit came as Thai authorities are investigating lastweek’s failed bomb plot in Bangkok, which involvesIranian suspects and allegedly targeted Israeli diplomats.

Internet

UK warns Israeli military actionagainst Iran would be ‘unwise’

LONDON, 21 Feb—British Foreign Secretary WilliamHague has warned Israel that military action against Iranwould not be a ‘wise thing’ to do, and insisted that economicsanctions and negotiations must be given ‘a real chance’ toconvince Teheran to abandon its nuclear ambitions.

During an interview with The BBC, Hague repeated hiswarning that a nuclear-armed Iran would result in another coldwar in the Middle East.

“They would either be attacked and there would be a war,or there would be a cold war in which Iran for the long termwould be subject to these very intense economic sanctionsand they would find that other nations in their region developednuclear weapons,” he said.

Hague urged against military action, although he said itwas not ruled out as an option, The Telegraph reports.

“I don’t think a wise thing at this moment is for Israel tolaunch a military attack on Iran,” the paper quoted him, assaying. “I think Israel like everyone else in the world shouldbe giving a real chance to the approach we have adopted onvery serious economic sanctions and economic pressure andthe readiness to negotiate with Iran. That’s what we need tomake a success of,” he added.—Internet

Iranian bomb suspectMohammad Hazaei (R)

talks to Thai policeofficers during an

investigation at hisrented house in

Bangkok.—INTERNET

Thai police charge bomb suspect involved inBangkok blasts

hospitalized, has not yet beenconducted, he added.

Xinhua

other suspects three offences— illegally assemblingbombs, illegally havingexplosives in possession, andcausing explosions that hurtother people.

Hazaei, however, deniedall the charges against him.

According to DeputyNational Police Chief Pol LtGen Jarumporn Suramanee,the DNA test matched Hazaeiwith bloods found in the rentedhouse where the first bombwent off. However, the DNAtest to find connection withanother suspect 28-year-oldSaeid Moradi, who lost bothlegs by accident from his ownexplosive device and is still

BANGKOK, 21 Feb—Thaipolice on Monday took thesecond bomb suspect,Mohammad Hazaei, to theMetropolitan Police Bureaufor the first-time questioningand formally charged him ofinvolvement in the Bangkokblasts on 14 Feb.

Hazaei, 42 year old, wasdetained at the country’s maininternational airport lastTuesday while attempting toboard a plane bound forneighbouring Malaysia.

Deputy MetropolitanPolice Chief Pol Gen PansiriPrapawat, head of theinvestigation team, formallycharged Hazaei together with

Four killed, two injured inIraq’s Anbar Province

RAMADI, 21 Feb—Four people were killed and two otherswounded in separate gunfire and bomb attack in Iraq’swestern province of Anbar, a provincial police source said onMonday.

Gunmen using assault rifles stormed the house of SheikhKetab al-Issawi, chieftain of a local tribe in southern city ofFallujah, some 50 km west of Baghdad, and dragged him outof his house before they shot him dead, the source toldXinhua on condition of anonymity.

The attackers also wounded Issawi’s son during theirbreaking into the house, the source said.

In a separate incident, a sticky bomb attached to a carcarrying three police officers detonated late on Sunday nightin central of the provincial capital city of Ramadi, some 110 kmwest of Baghdad, killing two officers and wounding the third,the source said.

Also in the province, the body of Osama Abdul-Razzaqal-Kubaisy, a judge of the local criminal court in the city of al-Qaim, was found inside his house in the western outskirts ofthe city, some 230 km west of Ramadi, the source added.

Kubaisy’s body was badly charred after being repeatedlystabbed with sharp object, he said, adding that the victim’sfamily was not at the house when the attack occurred late onSunday. Armed group attacks continue in the once volatileSunni Arab area west of Baghdad that stretches through theprovince to Iraq’s western borders with Syria, Jordan andSaudi Arabia.—Xinhua

Security forces prepare to tow away a destroyed carafter a car bomb attack outside the fortified academynear the Interior Ministry headquarters in Baghdad,Iraq, on 19 Feb, 2012. A suicide bomber detonated

his car as a group of police recruits left their academyin Baghdad, killing and wounding scores of people,

police said.INTERNET

KHARTOUM, 21 Feb—A major armed rebel group in Sudan’sDarfur region claimed on Monday that it was holding 52international peacekeepers of the United Nations-AfricanUnion peacekeeping mission UNAMID.

Gibril Ibrahim, spokesman of the Justice and EqualityMovement (JEM), said that “The held members of UNAMIDinclude 46 Senegalese, one Yemeni officer, one from Rwanda,and one from Ghana, besides three Sudanese. We believethey work for the Sudanese intelligence and security service.”

Ibrahim told Xinhua on phone that the peacekeeperswere not abducted, but “only being held” by the group.

“We are holding the UNAMID soldiers because theyentered our territory without our permission,” the spokesmansaid.

The rebel spokesman said all the held peacekeepers werefine and at a safe place. “They have been held at a safe placeand they are fine. We are waiting for a justification from themission on why this force moved into the movement’s areas,”he said.

He added that the group also suspected the Sudanesesoldiers accompanying the peacekeepers were working forthe Sudanese security services.

The UNAMID could not be reached for a comment on theevent at the moment.

Darfur rebels claim holding 52 peacekeepers

LASHKAR GAH, 21 Feb—Taleban militants killed fourcivilians for allegedly spying for the government in southernAfghan Province of Helmand, a spokesman for provincialgovernment said on Tuesday.

“Four innocent civilians were beheaded by militants inWasher District on Sunday night,” Daud Ahmadi told Xinhua.

He said the victims had no connection with the governmentor foreign forces in Helmand.—Xinhua

Militants kill four civilians onspying charges in S Afghanistan

An Afghan wounded boy receives treatment after a carbomb blast in Kandahar Province on 20 February, 2012.

INTERNET

“This event came only few days after the movementasked for signing an agreement between it and the UNAMIDto facilitate the work of the mission in Darfur, but IbrahimGambari, the chief of UNAMID, refused the signing of thisagreement,” he noted.

He further criticized the UNAMID chief for not being“neutral” in the mission, saying that “yes, we have a bigdifference with Gambari. He has become a persona non gratain Darfur. We demand him to resign.”

“We believe that the force we are holding was on amission to bring information for the interest of Khartoum. Thisis a clear violation for the UNAMID task in Darfur,” thespokesman said.UNAMID, which was deployed 2008 inDarfur as a peacekeeping mission, has encountered repeatedattacks by unidentified gunmen in the region, which led to thedeath of more than 34 peacekeepers.

Xinhua

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Cold baths ‘ease aching muscles, but maybe risky’

LONDON , 21 Feb —Taking a cold bath afterexercise can soothe soremuscles but it is unclearwhether this is safe, sayexperts. Plunging intochilly water can provide ashock to the system andmay even be harmful,researchers at the UKCochrane Centre warn.

After looking atavailable trial evidence—17 small studies involving366 people—they saythere is not enoughevidence to back thetechnique. There may wellbe other better ways toease muscular aches, they

suggest.This might include a spot

of light jogging or a dip in awarm bath, they say. Theidea behind submerging themuscles in icy water,sometimes referred to ascryotherapy, is to reduceswelling and the associatedstiffness and soreness thatcomes with working themuscles hard.

The trend started in elitelevel sport, but it is becomingincreasingly popular amon-gst amateur athletes too.Comedian Eddie Izzard, wholast year ran 43 marathons in51 days to raise money forcharity, said his daily icebaths were a necessary evil tostop his “legs inflating totwice the size of an elephant”.

In the studies that theCochrane team looked at,participants were asked to getinto a bath or container ofcold water after running,

Accounts vary about the ideal temperature, how longto be immersed and how often to do them.— INTERNET

First test-tube hamburger ready this fall:researchers

The world’s first “test-tube” meat, ahamburger made from a cow’s stem cells,will be produced this fall, Dutch scientist

Mark Post told a major scienceconference on Sunday.— INTERNET

AMSTERDAM , 21 Feb — The world’s first“test-tube” meat, a hamburger made from acow’s stem cells, will be produced this fall,Dutch scientist Mark Post told a major scienceconference on Sunday. Post’s aim is to inventan efficient way to produce skeletal muscletissue in a laboratory that exactly mimicsmeat, and eventually replace the entire meat-animal industry. The ingredients for his firstburger are “still in a laboratory phase,” he

said, but by fall “we have committed ourselvesto make a couple of thousand of small tissues,and then assemble them into a hamburger.”

Post, chair of physiology at MaastrichtUniversity in the Netherlands, said hisproject is funded with 250,000 euros froman anonymous private investor motivatedby “care for the environment, food for theworld, and interest in life-transformingtechnologies.”Post spoke at a symposiumtitled “The Next Agricultural Revolution”at the annual meeting of the AmericanAssociation for the Advancement ofScience in Vancouver.

Speakers said they aim to develop such“meat” products for mass consumption toreduce the environmental and health costs ofconventional food production. Conventionalmeat and dairy production requires moreland, water, plants and disposal of wasteproducts than almost all other human foods,they said. The global demand for meat isexpected to rise by 60 percent by 2050, saidAmerican scientist Nicholas Genovese, whoorganized the symposium.— Internet

cycling or resistance training.In most trials, participantsspent between five and 24minutes in water that was 10-15C, although in some casesmuch lower temperatureswere used or participants wereasked to get in and out of thewater a number of times.

Internet

Asia stocks rise as China moves to boost economyBANGKOK, 21 Feb—Asian

stock markets climbedMonday after China moved toboost its economy by freeingup bank lending and hopesgrew that Greece will clinchthe aid it needs to avoidbankruptcy. Oil prices jumpedto a nine-month high near $105a barrel after Iran said it haltedcrude exports to Britain andFrance in an escalation of adispute over the MiddleEastern country’s nuclearprogramme. The dollarweakened against the euro butgained against the yen.

Japan’s Nikkei 225index added 1 percent to9,480.55. Hong Kong’s HangSeng rose 0.7 percent to21,683.05 and China’s

A businessman looks at an electronic stock board of asecurities firm in Tokyo, on 20 Feb, 2012. — INTERNET

Shanghai Composite Indexwas up 0.9 percent at2,377.96. South Korea’sKospi added 0.2 percent to2,027.63. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 1.3 percentto 4,249.40. Benchmarks inSingapore, Taipei and thePhilippines also rose.Indonesia fell.

China’s central banksaid over the weekend it willlower the ratio of funds thatbanks must hold as reservesto 20.5 percent from 21percent, effective Friday.That will free up tens of

billions of dollars for loansat a time when the growthrate is expected to dropfrom last quarter’s 8.9percent to closer to 8percent. The cut is thesecond in two months.Investors hoping for morelending in the real estatesector pushed up Chineseproperty shares. HongKong-listed China Resou-rces Land Ltd surged 3.8percent and China Over-seas Land & InvestmentLtd. added 3.4 percent.

Internet

Wal-Martincreases

stake inChinese

e-commercefirm

SHANGHAI, 21 Feb—Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Monday it has reached an agreement toraise its stake in a Chinese e-commerce firm, Yihaodian, to around 51 percent as the world’slargest retailer aims to boost its presence in China’s fast growing consumer market. Walmartannounced in May last year it planned to buy a minority stake in Yihaodian, a Chinese websiteselling consumer items and groceries.

Walmart said in a news release that the fresh investment into Yihaodian will take its staketo around 51 percent and will be subject to government regulatory approval. Walmart did notprovide any financial details to the deal.

“Our further investment in Yihaodian demonstrates that we are committed to investingin China in a key growth industry and developing all that goes with it: logistics, infrastructure,innovative talent and new technologies...,” Neil Ashe, President and CEO of Walmart GlobaleCommerce, said in the statement.

Yihaodian, with 5,400 staff, operates a logistics network based in Shanghai, Beijing,Guangzhou, Wuhan and Chengdu. It serves a growing customer base with same-day and next-day delivery of essential daily items at competitive prices.—Internet

Japan trade deficit balloons as fuel imports surgeimports surging. Exports were hurt by a strongyen and weak demand. The 1.48 trillion yen($18.7 billion) deficit reported on Mondayhighlights Japan’s increased dependence onimported fuel after the 11 March earthquakeand tsunami sent the Fukushima Dai-ichinuclear plant into multiple meltdowns.

As public worries grew, nearly all the 54nuclear reactors in Japan were stopped forinspections. The government wants to restartat least some of the reactors, after checkingfor better tsunami and quake protection.Resource-poor Japan imports almost all itsoil. Until the Fukushima disaster, the countryhad trumpeted nuclear technology as a safeand cheap answer to its energy needs. Now,Japan is importing more natural gas and oil asutilities boost non-nuclear power generation.Imports of natural gas in January vaulted 74percent from a year earlier and imports ofpetroleum jumped nearly 13 percent.

Internet

In this photo taken on 13 Feb, 2012,trucks carrying containers leave a port in

Tokyo. Japan reported on 20 Feb, arecord high trade deficit in January afterits nuclear crisis shut down nearly all the

nation’s reactors for tougher checks,sending fuel imports surging.

INTERNET

TOKYO, 21 Feb—Japan posted a recordhigh trade deficit in January after its nuclearcrisis shut down nearly all the nation’sreactors for tougher checks, sending fuel

New approach urged for late-talkingbilingual babies

WASHINGTON , 21 Feb — Babieswho are raised in homes where twoor more languages are spoken mayappear to talk later than thoselearning just one language, leavingparents puzzled and concerned as tothe reasons why. Conventionalwisdom often suggests that suchchildren are confused and so theytake longer to talk. Or, parents mayhear that any apparent delay is justan illusion because kids are littlegeniuses who can learn manylanguages quickly and easily.

“Both of these views are wrong,”US psychologist Erika Hoff told theAmerican Association for theAdvancement of Science meeting inVancouver this weekend. “It is notthe case that hearing two languagesconfuses the child and impairs theirability to acquire anything. But it isalso not the case that children canmagically acquire two languages asquickly as one.” Instead,psychologists should take a different

approach to testing young children,one that measures their proficiency inboth languages instead of just one.

When that is done, researcherstypically find that the two tests add upto about the same level of proficiencyas would be seen in a baby who islearning a single language. “Childrenwho are exposed to two languages...must hear less of each language thana child who hears only one and so ittakes them longer to get the sameamount of experience with eachlanguage,” added Hoff, whoseresearch has focused on highlyeducated bilingual Spanish-Englishfamilies in south Florida.

Two kinds of tests have existedfor decades — the LanguageDevelopment Survey and theMacArthur Bates CommunicativeDevelopment Inventory — in whichparents answer questions about whichwords their child knows and howmany word combinations the childhas at around age two.—Internet

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‘Jacuzzi vents’ model CO2 futureLONDON , 21 Feb — A UK scientist studying volcanic

vents in the ocean says they hold a grave warning for futuremarine ecosystems. These vents have naturally acidifiedwaters that hint at how our seas might change if atmosphericcarbon dioxide levels continue to rise. They are conditionsthat would make it harder for corals and similar organismsto make the hard parts in their bodies. Dr Jason Hall-Spencer’s work suggests our oceans could lose perhaps30% of their biodiversity this century.

The Plymouth University researcher has beenpresenting his latest findings to a major conference inVancouver, Canada. “I am investigating underwatervolcanoes where carbon dioxide bubbles up like a Jacuzzi,acidifying large areas of the seabed, and we can see at thesevents which types of organisms are able to thrive and whichones are most vulnerable,” he told the annual meeting of theAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science(AAAS).

Dr Hall-Spencer treats the vents like a time machine.As he swims towards them, the pH level of the water falls andhe can use particular locations to simulate what the openocean will be like in the decades ahead if emissions ofatmospheric CO2 go unchecked and much of the that gasis absorbed into sea. “What we see as you swim along agradient of carbon dioxide, up to levels we expect for theend of this century, is diversity loss.

“As you go along that gradient, species drop out of thesystem,” he told BBC News. “It’s not all calcified species- ones with hard shells or skeletons - which drop out; thereare other organisms with soft bodies which drop out as well.“This CO2 is a stressor. Some organisms can adapt butthere’re only a few species that can handle it. If I extend thegradient up to the year 2100 — that represents a 30% lossin biodiversity.”— Internet

At these volcanic vent sites, carbon dioxide bubbles uplike a Jacuzzi.— INTERNET

‘Abyss Box’ to keepdeep animals

PARIS, 21 Feb — The public are going to get the chanceto see live creatures pulled up from the deep ocean in apermanent display. Normally when organisms are raisedfrom kilometres below the sea surface, they quickly diebecause of the huge change in pressure. But scientistshave now developed the Abyss Box, which can maintainanimals in the extreme environment they need. The vessel,containing deep-sea crab and shrimp, will go on show atthe Oceanopolis aquarium in Brest, France.

The volume of the box is quite small (16 litres) butresearchers believe the technology could eventually bescaled up to house larger animals, such as fish. It is hopedsuch vessels will enable scientists to study bottom-dwellingcreatures over long periods of time — something that isjust not possible at the moment.”

We want such basic information as the length of lifeof a deep-sea animal,” explained Dr Bruce Shillito, amarine biologist at the Universite Pierre et Marie Curie,Paris.—Internet

Japanese scientists confirmfat-burning protein

OSAKA, 21 Feb — A teamof researchers of Japan’sKyoto University has founda protein that helps the bodyburn fat following an intakeof fatty meals, Japanesepublic broadcaster NHKreported on Monday. Theresearchers at the KyotoUniversity’s Institute ofChemical Research com-pared mice with protein calledGPR120 with those that donot have the protein, andprovided them with high-fatfeeds, the report said.

They confirmed that themice without the protein wereheavier than those who had itby an average of 15 percent,and accumulated twice asmuch fat in their bodies, it

said. The Japanese scientistsalso analyzed the geneticsequence of about 20,000people in Europe, includingthe French and the British,and found that people withmutant GPR120 genes were1.6 times more likely to beobese.

Based on the result ofthe research, the Japanesescientists concluded theprotein is capable of detectingfat, and also plays a role inprompting the body to burnthe fat.Professor GozoTsujimoto, head of theresearcher team, was quotedby NHK as saying that thedevelopment of drugs thatactivate the protein will helpprevent obesity.— Xinhua

The Abyss Box will contain deep-sea crab and shrimp—and sustain them over the long term.— INTERNET

Samsung shifts to new TV technology withLCD spin off

SEOUL, 21 Feb — SouthKorea’s Samsung Elec-tronics Co, the world’sbiggest maker oftelevisions, is shifting itsfocus towards newgeneration OLED displaytechnology, and said it willspin off its loss-making LCDflat-screen business into anaffiliate.

The outlook for liquidcrystal display TVs hasdimmed as shoppers indeveloped markets havetraded in their bulkycathode-ray tube TVs forflat screens, and competitionhas intensified from low-cost Chinese manufacturers.

Annual global sales ofLCD TVs will contract by 8percent to $92 billion by2015, flat panel industry

British firm develops ‘cheapest wireless tablet’LONDON , 21 Feb — A British technology

company claims to have developed theworld’s least expensive computer tablet forwireless Internet access. At a cost of as littleas $35 (£22) apiece, Datawind Ltd hopes tosupply a market of billions of customers,many in underdeveloped countries. Thestudent tablet released in October costs$35, but Datawind released an updatedversion of the Aakash computer tablet thismonth for the commercial market that costs$50. It comes with more features. Aakash is

the Hindi word for “heaven.”The Aakash tablets reached their first

users last fall under an informationtechnology programme sponsored by theIndian government. The company provided100,000 of the tablets, which were designedat its Montreal facility, to Indian students.Customers have been contacting Datawindwith “in the range of about 30,000 ordersevery day,” said Suneet Singh Tuli,Datawind’s chief executive officer, during atelephone interview with AFP. “It is huge.We have already received over three millionindividual hand users pre-booking on this.”Datawind’s market research shows sales arelikely to continue rising.

In the late 1990s, there were 750 millionpeople connected to the Internet and manyothers using mobile phones, Singh said.Since then, “the number of mobile phoneuser subscribers has ballooned to almost sixbillion while the number of Internetsubscribers was at two billion,” he said.

Internet

A British technology firm claims to havedeveloped the world’s least expensivecomputer tablet for wireless Internet

access. At a cost of as little as $35 apiece,Datawind Ltd hopes to supply a market

of billions of customers, many inunderdeveloped countries. The student

tablet released in October costs $35, butDatawind released an updated version of

the Aakash computer — INTERNET

An employee of Samsung Electronics explains as amonitor shows the company’s main factory at its

showroom in Asan, south of Seoul.— INTERNET

research company DisplaySearch has forecast, while theOLED display market couldtop $20 billion by 2018,accounting for 16 percent ofthe total display industry, upfrom a current 4 percent.Japans’ Sony Corp agreed toexit its LCD joint venture withSamsung in December, whileSharp Corp said it would halveLCD output for January-March at a plant in westernJapan.

Together, Panasonic,Sony and Sharp expect tolose $17 billion this year,highlighting the savaging ofJapan’s electronics industry,and TV makers in particular,by foreign rivals such asSamsung, weak demand anda strong yen. Samsung’s LCDdivision made an operating

loss of 750 billion won ($666million) last year. With TVsbecoming smart—linked toother devices like tablets andsmartphones—an inability towin in the TV market riskshobbling sales across theJapanese groups’ widerconsumer electronics line-ups.— Internet

Prof Michelle Simmons (2nd R)leads the research team of Dr

Floris Zwanenburg (L), MartinFuechsle (2nd L) and Dr

Suddhasatta Mahapatra (R) fromthe Centre for Quantum

Computer Technology to developthe world’s smallest transistor at

the University of New SouthWales in 2010.—INTERNET

Single-atom transistor busts therecords

CANBERRA , 21 Feb — Researchers in Australia said on Sunday theyhad made with pinpoint accuracy a working transistor consisting of asingle atom, marking a major stride towards next-generation computing.The device comprises a single phosphorus atom, etched into a silicon bed,with “gates” to control electrical flow and metallic contacts that are alsoon the atomic scale. “Our group has proved that it is really possible toposition one phosphorus atom in a silicon environment, exactly as weneed it, with near-atomic precision, and at the same time (incorporate)gates,” said lead scientist Martin Fuechsle.

Transistors, which switch or amplify electrical flow, are the buildingblocks of computer chips. For more than 50 years, the semi-conductorindustry has been upholding Moore’s Law, the celebrated prediction byIntel Corp pioneer Gordon Moore that the number of transistors on a chipwould double every 18 months or so. But the astonishing run of successcould hit a wall by the end of this decade without a breakthrough inminiaturising transistors.—Internet

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WASHINGTON, 21 Feb—US President Barack Obama willmeet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at theWhite House on 5 March, as a potential Israeli strike onIranian nuclear sites has become a hot topic in Washington,the White House said on Monday.

Tom Donilon, the president’s national security advisorwho just concluded a three-day visit to Israel, relayed toNetanyahu that Obama “looks forward to meeting with him,”the White House said.

In his consultations with senior Israeli officials includingNetanyahu, Defence Minister Ehud Barak, Chief of the GeneralStaff Benny Gantz and National Security Advisor YaakovAmidror, Donilon addressed the “full range of security issuesof mutual concern,” the White House said in a statement.Donilon’s visit is referred as part of the “continuous andintensive dialogue” between the two countries which reflectsunshakable US commitment to Israel’s security. Late lastmonth, Martin Dempsey, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs ofStaff, travelled to Israel.

Last Thursday, Netanyahu called Iran “the mostirresponsible” country in the world, saying sanctions against

Obama to meet Netanyahu at White House on 5 March

Teheran over its controversial nuclear programme “haven’tworked”. Israel also accused Iran of being behind the recentbomb attacks on its embassy personnel in India, Georgia andThailand. US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta was quoted assaying early this month that Israel could attack Iran as soonas this spring.—Xinhua

US President Barack Obama (R) meets Israel’sPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United

Nations in New York.—INTERNET

Chinese vice presidentarrives in Turkish capital for

official visitANKARA, 21 Feb—

Chinese Vice President XiJinping arrived here onMonday evening for anofficial visit to Turkey at theinvitation of Turkish PresidentAbdullah Gul.

“The main purpose ofmy visit is to deepen mutualunderstanding and thetraditional friendship be-tween our two peoples, andboost the friendly andmutually beneficial coope-ration between China andTurkey in a variety of fieldsso as to better benefit the twocountries and the twopeoples,” Xi said in a writtenspeech upon his arrival at theEsenboga Airport in Ankara.

“Turkey, like China, hasa long history and colourfulcultures. Friendly exchangesbetween China and Turkeydate back to ancient times,”Xi said.

“We are pleased to seethe continuous developmentin bilateral cooperation in

the political, economic,cultural and other fields sinceChina and Turkeyestablished diplomaticrelations in 1971,” theChinese leader noted.

“As two importantdeveloping nations, Chinaand Turkey share extensivecommon interests insafeguarding world peace,promoting commondevelopment and meetingglobal challenges,” Xi said,adding that China is willingto strengthen its ties withTurkey in a bid to furtherpush forward their strategicpartnership.

During his stay, Xi willmeet separately with TurkishPresident Abdullah Gul,Prime Minister Recep TayyipErdogan and ParliamentSpeaker Cemil Cicek.

Turkey is the last leg ofXi’s three-nation tour, whichhas already taken him to theUnited States and Ireland.

Xinhua

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (C) waves to thecrowd as he arrives in Ankara, Turkey, on 20 Feb, 2012.Xi Jinping arrived in Ankara on Monday evening for an

official visit to Turkey.XINHUA

China hopesIran, Britain,

France resumeoil talks

BEIJING, 21 Feb—Chinahopes relevant parties willresume dialogues amid Iran’scuts on oil exports to Britishand French companies, aChinese Foreign Ministryspokesman said on Monday.

China has consistentlyadvocated settling interna-tional disputes throughdialogue and consultationand does not support reso-lving such issues throughpressure and confrontation,Chinese Foreign Ministryspokesman Hong Lei said.

Iran’s oil ministryannounced on Sunday thatIran has stopped oil sales toBritish and French com-panies, just months beforethe European Union’sembargo on Iranian oil willtake effect.

Xinhua

Mexican Foreign MinisterPatricia Espinosa

Cantellano (C Front)speaks during the opening

of the G20 ForeignMinisters Informal

Meeting in Los Cabos,Baja California Sur State,Mexico, on 19 Feb, 2012.

XINHUA

Vietnam, Argentina promote scientific,technological cooperation

HANOI, 21 Feb—TheVietnam Ministry of Scienceand Technology (MST) andthe Embassy of Argentina toVietnam co-organized aseminar here on Monday,under the theme,”FirstVietnam-Argentina forum onconnectivity and renewal oftechnologies”.

The event attractedrepresentatives of businessesfrom both countries, andmembers of the visiting high-ranking delegation of theArgentine NationalScientific and Technological

Research Council.Vietnam and Argentina

have signed an cooperativeagreement on using atomicpower for peaceful purpose,and exchange visits ofdifferent levels in the areas ofatomic power, bio-technology and agriculture,addressed MST DeputyMinister Nghiem Vu Khai.

The seminar willprovide businesses from bothsides with opportunities forcooperation, which will helpboosting cooperation inscience and technology

between the two countries,Khai said.

Argentina’s Ambassadorto Vietnam Alberto JaimeKaminker highly evaluatedthe organization of theseminar, saying that it willpromote the bilateralscientific and technologicalcooperation in areas that thetwo sides are interested in.

Participants exchangedexperience in scientificresearch and transfer, as wellas explored opportunities forfurther cooperation in thefields.—Internet

HAVANA, 21 Feb—Cuba on Monday condemned Spanishforeign minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo’s criticism onits human rights situation, calling it “disrespectfulinterference in Cuban internal affairs.”

“We express our strong opposition to these statementsconstituting a new interference in Cuban internal affairs,”Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Dagoberto RodriguezBarrera said in an official release Monday afternoon.

In an interview with Spanish daily El Mundo publishedon Sunday, Garcia-Margallo said that “as long as Cuba doesnot take steps toward democracy ... and full recognition ofrights and freedoms, his country would not support anychange of the so-called ‘Common Position’ of the EuropeanUnion (EU) toward Havana.”

The “Common Position,” adopted in 1996, conditionsthe EU relations with Cuba to the “improvement of therespect to human rights and freedom on the island.” Havanarejects the EU measure and considers it as a “violation to itssovereignty and interference in its domestic affairs.”

“The Spanish foreign minister should remember thatCuba is no longer a Spanish colony” and “does not acceptquestions from anyone, especially those trying to givelessons, when they actually have a roof of glass,” Rodriguezstressed. Rodriguez stated that instead of interfering inCuban internal affairs, the Spanish government should try tosolve its own economic and human rights problem.—Xinhua

Cuba condemns Spanish“interference” in domestic affairs

Last nuclear reactor in western Japan shuts down for checkup

OSAKA, 21 Feb—The lastnuclear reactor in westernJapan operated by KansaiElectric Power Company hasshut down for a regularcheckup, leaving only two outof Japan’s total 54 commercialreactors operating, local Pressreported. Kansai ElectricPower Company said itcompleted the shut downprocedures for the No 3reactor at the Takahamanuclear power plant in FukuiPrefecture early on Tuesday.

Kansai Electric has 11reactors and had producedhalf of its electricity bynuclear power before thequake-triggered disaster innortheastern Japan. With theshutdown of the last reactor,the company forecasts itssupply capacity could fallshort of peak demand by 8.8percent by mid-March under

one scenario.Makoto Yagi, president

of Kansai Electric, expressedat a press conference in Osakaon Monday his regret over

the current severe situationand said his company wouldmake efforts to resume nuclearpower generation.

“We will strive to restore

trust by taking all possiblemeasures to ensure the safetyof nuclear power generation,”he said. Now, only two ofJapan’s 54 nuclear reactorsare running. But those two inthe central prefecture ofNiigata and in the northernprefecture of Hokkaido willalso be shut down by late Aprilfor checkups. As no reactorshave resumed operation aftergoing through regularcheckups since the Fukushimacomplex disaster last March, itis highly likely that Japan willhave no operating nuclearreactors this spring. TheJapanese government willultimately decide on whetherto resume the reactors whichare being checked, but it alsoneeds the approval of the localgovernments where thereactors are located. The localgovernments are urging thecentral government to set newsafety standards based onlessons learned from theFukushima disaster.—Xinhua

Members of the media wearing protective suits and masksinspect as they are escorted by TEPCO employees at

Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO)’s tsunami-crippledFukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima

prefecture, Japan, on 20 Feb, 2012. Members of the mediawere allowed into the plant on Monday ahead of the firstanniversary of the 11 March tsunami and earthquake. Ithas been the second permitted media visit to the site since

the disaster.—XINHUA

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Thanlwin River Crossing Bridge (Tarkawatt) in Tangyan, Shan State;smooth transport from west to east of Thanlwin River

Notable facts of ThanlwinRiver Crossing Bridge

1. The Thanlwin River CrossingBridge (Tarkawatt) is situated onTangyan-Pansan motor road inShan State.

2. It is 600 feet in length and 16 feetand 5 inches in width.

3. It’s of RC type and it’s a baileysuspension bridge.

4. The construction of the bridgewas started on April 1, 1995, andit was commissioned into serviceon February 12, 1997.

* Located in Tangyan Township in ShanState (North), the Thanlwin RiverCrossing Bridge (Tarkawatt) was putinto service on the occasion of the 50th

golden jubilee of the Union Day tobecome a show piece for national unity.Thanks to the bridge, there has beenenormously increased in ruraldevelopment of border areas andnational races.

* National people who faced uneasy accessto the west from the east of ThanlwinRiver, where could be reached only bya ferry ride at the time when the placewas lack of stability, are now enjoyingthe fruit of emerging the bridge.

Translation: AKK

Archive: Maung Nyein Aye

LONDON, 21 Feb—Air conditioning andthe ultra-sterile environment in places likehospitals may actually contribute toinfections, say experts.

Friendly bacteria found outdoors couldbe recruited to fend off the potentially deadlymicrobes that cause hospital-acquiredinfections, according to Jack Gilbert ofArgonne National Laboratory in Chicagoand head of the Earth Microbiome Project, aglobal database of microbial species, TheIndependent reported on Monday.

He said the idea is supported by a study

showing that open windows influence thecomposition of microbial communities foundon handles and surfaces, but did not increasethe numbers of dangerous pathogens —thesort of antibiotic-resistant superbugs whichinfect patients. “Open windows let bacteria infrom outside and you will either dilute out thepathogens, or you are not allowing thepathogens to establish themselves becausethere is too much competition for the nutrientsand energy that the bacteria need to survive,”Gilbert told the American Association for theAdvancement of Science.—Internet

Soon, driverless cars will zoom in streets with no stoplights“A future where sitting in the backseat of

the car reading our newspaper while it drivesus effortlessly through city streets andintersections is not that far away,” said Stone.

Stone’s research focuses on creatingartificially intelligent (AI) computing systems,and he is developing some of the systems thatare needed to make autonomous driving areality. For example, Stone and his studentscreated an autonomous car, named Marvin, incooperation with Austin Robot Technologythat competed in the 2007 DARPA UrbanChallenge competition.—Internet

WASHINGTON, 21 Feb— Traffic red lightswill soon be a history, says a computerscientist who is developing virtualintersection systems for fully autonomousvehicles.

According to Peter Stone, a professor ofcomputer science at The University of Texasat Austin, intersections of the future will notneed stop lights or stop signs, but will looklike a somewhat chaotic flow of driverless,autonomous cars slipping past one anotheras they are managed by a virtual trafficcontroller.

Open windows could help prevent infections

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(from page 1)regulations and withdraw the permits if theydo not follow the rules and regulations.However, the inspection team cannot checktheir tasks due to regional situation. If thelocal situations are in good condition,supervision tasks will be undertaken.

Among four mining blocks, the nearestdistance between the block and Laytan Creekis 20 miles and the farthest distance, 50 miles.With regard to flow of muddy water and badquality of water in the creek, the inspectionteam will be sent to the region for makingnecessary supervision and somearrangements when the region is in goodsituation.

Deputy Minister for Construction U SoeTint replied to two questions on constructionsector by two Hluttaw representatives.

U Hla Tun of Hkamti Constituency saidthat as Koetan Creek Bridge linkingThetkelkyin and Khatun villages onMonywa-Hkamti strategic road betweenis damaged due to erosion, the new bridgeis under construction spending a largesum of money. Whether there is a plan torebuild the bridge as a suspension bridgeby the State. The deputy minister repliedthat 290-foot Koetan Creek Bridge was builttemporarily in 2011-2012 fiscal year. Dueto heavy rains and 13 feet high torrent wateron 12-9-2006, the bridge was damaged.Then, the bridge could not be rebuiltdepending on the fund and the temporarybridge was built there in open seasonannually.

Koetan Creek Bridge on Thetkelkyin-Phaungpyin-Homalin-Hkamti Road wasincluded in the fifth five-year plan and it willcommence in 2013-2014 fiscal year.

U Soe Soe of Htigyaing Constituencyasked whether there is a plan to build aculvert on Kwanbaung Creek onHtigyaing-Kyaunggon Road nearKwanton-Kyaukaik Village. The deputyminister replied that Sagaing Region spendsits fund on maintenance and upgrading ofthe road, construction of retaining wall andconduits.

Htigyaing-Kyaunggon Road is undermanagement of the Region Government. Dueto strong current of the creek, it should builda bridge than the culvert. Thus, the fund isbeing sought from the region government tobuild 250-foot Kwanbaung Bridge in 2012-2013.

Union Minister for Transport U NyanTun Aung replied to four questions raisedby three Hluttaw representatives.

U Win Myint of Pyay Constituencyasked whether Marine AdministrationDepartment will have a plan to managelandslides in Pyay Township due to bankerosion that local people lose housingsand plantations and he asked whether there

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is a plan to make arrangements for smallpassenger aircrafts to land at Pyay Airportof Bago Region. The Union Minister repliedthat the Ministry of Transport is takingresponsibility for waterway and aviationsectors. Its aim depends on raising the fundsof the ministry. Thus, the ministry is difficultto take responsibilities for maintenance ofbank erosion and landslides along all riversand the delta region. In conducting surveyof buildings and necessary measurementsfor Myaywa River Water Pumping Project,the area was eroded due to over volume ofwater. In this regard, the project is beingimplemented to store necessary volume ofwater by applying technology. However,the ministry does not have the funds notonly for the bank erosion in Pyay but also inall landslides along all rivers of the nationincluding that of the delta region. Townshipauthorities are to submit matters related tobank erosions to the President Office throughrespective region/state governments. ThePresident Office will allot the separate budgetfor the tasks. The ministry will not allot itsfund for the bank erosion.

Regarding the second question,Myanmar is practicing market economy, theminister said. Aircrafts once landed PyayAirport which is under maintenance of CivilAviation Department now, he said. As thereis no passenger, there is no flight groundingPyay Airport, the minister pointed out. If therepresentatives wish the airport to operateflights and they can assign an agent thereand book passengers for half of the flight,the aircrafts are ready to board them, theUnion minister answered.

U Tin Maung of ChanmyathaziConstituency asked whether there is a planto upgrade Chanmyathazi Airport inMandalay Region by the Uniongovernment to give a facelift to the city.The Union minister answered: the airportemerged in parallel with the Independence.Its original length is 4000 ft and width, 75 ft.Its current length is 6500 ft and width, 100 ft.F-28 aircrafts weighing 75 tons and abovecan land the airport. It is a global fashionconstructing new airports in cities if theycome to development. TadaU Airport wasbuilt to handle international flightsMandalay.

Mandalay Chanmyathazi Airport wasextended to 6500 ft in 1996. Since opening ofTadaU Airport in September, 2000, it wassuspended. 450 aircrafts are crossingMyanmar’s aviation territory. Of them, 200have to report to the airport which plays asignificant role in global aviation route. Everycomputer has the distance of the airport. It isplanned to swing the airport into action.

It is planned to open civil aviationtraining school to nurture qualified pilots forlocal and international airliners and to openflying club for aviation enthusiasts andamateur pilots. The principal and trainers ofDefence Services (Air) Aviation TrainingSchool are being recruited for opening thecivil aviation training school.

After the flying club is opened, it will be

packed with training aircrafts, amateuraircrafts and buildings of the club and willbecome a glory of Mandalay where aviationeducation is provided. The airport could alsobe used a reserve airport of TadaU Airport.

It is planned to keep the airport ascompulsory report point on internationalaviation route, civil aviation training schooland flying club.

U Win Myint of MyingyanConstituency asked whether there is a plan

to perform maintenance tasks alongAyeyawady River course in MyingyanTownship. The Union minister answered:The question is similar one raised by U WinMyint of Pyay Constituency. Hsimikhon isa significant site along the Ayeyawady rivercourse. Flowing south to north, the riverchanges its course from east to west as itpasses over Hsimikhon village. Till now,vessels of Inland Water Transport are loadingand unloading in Hsimikhon village. If thequestion is about the plan to contain theerosion, the answer is no as there is no fundallotted to do so. Though, there is a plan tobuild a terminal in joint venture with privateentrepreneurs regarding the constructionindustrial zone in Hsimikhon region. Whilebuilding the terminal, the conservation taskswill be carried out simultaneously.

Bill Committee and two Hluttawrepresentatives put forward the proposalsfor amendment to Foreign Currency Billsubmitted on 15 February.

Member of Bill Committee U Thein TunOo presented proposals for amendments toParagraph (1), Paragraph (2), Paragraph (3),(a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l), Paragraph (4) (e),Paragraph (5) (b, e, f), Paragraph (6),Paragraph (7) (a, b), Paragraph (11),Paragraph (14) (b), Paragraph (15) (c),Paragraph (16) (a, b), Paragraph (17),Paragraph (22), Paragraph (24), Paragraph(27) (b) and Paragraph (28).

U Ko Gyi of AungmyethazanConstituency proposed amendments toParagraph (3) (j), Paragraph (5) (b) andParagraph (14) (b).

Regarding Paragraph (3) (j), Member ofBill Committee U Khin Maung Shein saidthe amendment of the committee is moreappropriate to keep each parts of the bill inharmony. Union Minister for Finance and

Revenue U Hla Tun said he had nothingspecial to discuss in this regard.

U Ko Gyi accepted the amendment ofthe committee.

Regarding Paragraph (5) (b), Memberof Bill Committee U Aung Mya Than saidthe original text is more condensed and itshould be approved as original. The UnionFinance and Revenue Minister passed onthe clarification.

Regarding Paragraph (14) (b), Memberof Bill Committee U Tin Maung Shwe saidU Ko Gyi’s amendment is more appropriateand Union Minister U Hla Tun showed hisapproval.

Dr Sai Kyaw Ohn of NamhkamConstituency proposed amendments ofParagraph (22) and Paragraph (27) (b).

Regarding Paragraph (22), Member ofBill Committee U Aung Mya Than said DrSai Kyaw Ohn’s amendment is moreappropriate and Union Minister U Hla Tunshowed his approval.

Regarding Paragraph (27) (b), Memberof Bill Committee U Aung Mya Than saidthe amendment of the committee is moreappropriate and Union Minister U Hla Tunsaid he agreed the amendment of thecommittee.

In seeking approval for all amendedsections and subsections at one stroke, thesewere approved unanimously.

At Invitation of Chairman of NationalPeople’s Congress of China, the PyithuHluttaw Speaker and representatives visitsChina from 22 to 26 February. On the visit,measures will be taken for fostering China-Myanmar friendship tie, cooperation andfriendship and cooperation between thePyithu Hluttaw and Chinese NationalPeople’s Congress.

Today’s session concluded at 1.25 pmand the date for eight day session will beannounced later.—MNA

In-charge Rector Dr HtayAung presents

Myanmarsar team thatstood first in Htamane(sticky rice) preparing

competitions sponsored byBuddhist Association ofMawlamyine University

on 7 February. AndMarine Science team and

Philosophy team stoodsecond and thirdrespectively at the

competition.—MNA

YANGON, 21 Feb—The first AsianArchery Grand Prix 2012 took place inBangkok of Thailand from 14 to 20 February.

Among archery teams of 29 countries,the 12-member Myanmar archery team stoodthe fourth in the standing table of thecountries by securing one gold and two

Myanmar archers celebratekissing one gold, two silver

silver medals.Aung Hngein bagged one gold in the

singles compound knockout event. She alsowon one silver medal together with Ye MinSwe in the mix team knockout event. TheMyanmar gold medalist secured one moresilver in the ranking in total point.—MNA

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(from page 1)upgrading the 3.5-furlong road section ofthe road in Einme Township in the 2012-2013 fiscal year.

The earthen road linking MezaliSarphyusu and Kangyi and Kyonton inEinme Township is 23 miles and six furlongslong. The 4-furlong distance of the19-mileroad section of the road in Einme Townshipwas upgraded to gravel one in the 2008-2009 fiscal year and two-furlong distancewas upgraded in the 2009-2010 fiscal yearby Einme Township Development AffairsDepartment, he added.

Einme Township Development AffairsCommittee would spend 80 million kyatson upgrading the two-mile-long section ofthe road in Myaungmya Township and K 40million on upgrading the one-mile longsection of the road in Einme Tonship in the2012-2013 fiscal year, he said.

Afterwards, U Aung Nyein of MagwayRegion constituency No. 2 asked to help theshortage of drinking water in GwaybinModel Village in Gwaybin Village-tract inChauk Township.

Deputy Minister for Border Affairs Maj-Gen Zaw Win replied that the ten-year projecton drinking water supply in rural areas wasimplemented from the 2000-2001 fiscal yearto the 2009-2010 fiscal year, benefiting23225 villages out of 64349 villages in thecountry and a total of 34858 water supplyfacilities were built during the ten-yearproject, he said.

Thirty-six tube wells were drilled and36 lakes to storage rain water wereconstructed in Chauk township at the cost ofK 257.96 million funded by ChaukTownship DAC , donors and the State,benefiting 45 villages.

Gwaybin Model Village has over 260households and has a population of 1555.There is a tube-well and three lakes built in1979. Though the township DAC repairedthe tube well in the 2008-2009 fiscal year asthe water supply from the tube-well haddecreased, it did not work again, he added.The deputy minister gave a green light to thetownship DAC to repair the tube well at thecost of K 36.47 million.

U Kyaw Kyaw of Rakhine Stateconstituency No. 2 asked whether theministry had a plan to upgrade Konthedanwooden bridge in MraukU to the bridgewith reinforced concrete pillars andwooden floor and to upgrade BandoolaBridge in MraukU to the iron reinforcedone.

The deputy minister replied thatKonthedan Bridge is 120 ft long, 6 ft wideand 18 ft high. The wooden bridge wasrepaired by MraukU Township DAC in the2006-2007 fiscal year and in the 2008-2009fiscal year spending the funds of the townshipDAC. The local people and MraukUTownship DAC also repaired the bridgeagain as it was damaged by the naturaldisaster in 21 July, 2011.

MyaukU Township DAC would spendK20 million on the first phase of upgradingthe bridge in the 2012-2013 fiscal year andthe remaining works would be carried outaccording to yearly plan, he said.

Funded by the State, Bandoola Bridgewas upgraded to the wooden bridge withconcrete bases and it was 145 ft long, 14 ft

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wide and 24 ft high in the 2001-2002 fiscalyear at the cost of K23.197 million. Thebridge was repaired in the 2008-2009 and inthe 2011-2012 fiscal years funded by thetownship DAC, he added. The bridge wouldbe upgraded to the iron reinforced concretebridge at the cost of K250 million accordingto the yearly plans of MraukU townshipDAC.

U Nyan Lin of Ayeyawady Regionconstituency No. 3 asked whether theministry had a plan to construct Natsinngu-Yenatchaung Bridge for the developmentof Kyonpyaw, Yekyi and Laymyathnartownships and to complete the gravel roadlinking Chingon and Ngapiseik in YekyiTownship.

The deputy minister replied that it wasestimate that it would cost around K100million to construct the 200-foot-in-lengthNatsinngu-Yenatchaung Bridge andKyonpyaw Township DAC would spendK30 million to start the work in the 2012-2013 fiscal year and the remaining workswould be carried out according to yearlyplans.

Chingon-Chaunghpya-NgapiseikRoad is five miles long and one mile andfour furlongs road section of the road waspaved gravel in the 2006-2007 fiscal yearand four furlong was paved with grave in the2010-2011 fiscal year, he said.

The remaining earthen section of theroad would be upgraded in the 2012-2013fiscal year and one mile distance of theremaining three miles would be upgraded atthe cost of K 40 million : K20 millionfunded by Yekyi Township DAC and K 20funded by the State, he added.

U Aung Cho Oo of Bago Regionconstituency No 11 asked the ministrywhether it had a plan to upgrade the roadlinking Chaukgtinkwin, Kywephyuma,Ywashaung and Wai villages in OkpoTownship, the road linking Gonnyindan,Boketho, Didubin and Kanthaya villagesand the road linking Kyatsudaw, HtooChaung, Kinponchon, Othegon villages toan all-weather road.

The road linking Chaukgtinkwin,Kywephyuma, Ywashaung and Wai villagesin Oakpo Township was constructed by thelocal people in the 1990-1991 fiscal yearand the earthen road was 13 miles long and10 ft wide. The 5-furlong distance of theroad was upgraded to the laterite road at thecost of k 1.2 million in the 2004-2005 fiscalyear by the township DAC.

The township DAC spent K11.435million on upgrading the one mile and 2.6furlong distance of the road to the lateriteroad in the 2011-2012 fiscal year and it wasestimated that it would cost k130.3 millionto upgrade the remaining road section whichwas 12 miles and three furlongs long. In the2012-2013 fiscal year, the township DACwould spend K4.4 million on upgrading thethree furlong distance of the road section.

Gonnyindan-Kanthaya Road is 5 mileslong and 10 ft wide. Though two miles andsix furlong distance of the road had beenpaved with laterite, the road was the earthenroad today. The 0.83 furlong distance of theroad was paved with laterite in the 1998-1999 fiscal year funded by the townshipDAC, 1.15 furlong in the 1999-2000 fiscalyear and road works was carried out on the6000 sq ft on the road in the 2011-2012fiscal year.

The road was being upgraded inthe 2011-2012 fiscal year funded by OkpoTownship DAC and one mile and 2.6 furlong

road section had been paved with laterite.It was estimated that it would cost K 51million to pave the five-mile distance of theroad in an attempt to upgrade the road to anall-weather road and the four-furlongdistance would be upgraded at the cost of K5 million in the 2012-2013 fiscal year. Theupgrading of the road would be carried outaccording the yearly budget of the township

DAC.Kyatsudaw-Htoochaung-Kinponchon-

Othegon village-to-village linking road wasseven miles long and 10 ft wide and wasconstructed by the local people in the 1990-1991 fiscal year. The one-mile section of theroad was upgraded to the laterite one at thecost of K12.9 million funded by the townshipDAC.

The one miles and 2.6 furlongs sectionof the road was being upgraded at the costof K11.435 million funded by OkpoTownship DAC in the 2011-2012 fiscalyear. It was estimated that it would costK87.2 million to upgrade the remaining 6-mile long earthen section and to constructa wooden bridge across the Gamone Creek.Therefore, the township DAC would spendK5 million on paving the four furlongdistance of the road in the 2012-2013 fiscalyear as a first phase.

Regarding the question of U Nain KhinPaung of Chin State Constituency No.7 on“ Plan to continue the construction of roadthat links Khampat Sub-Township andKeekha Sub-township and Manipura river-crossing bridge,” the deputy minister said:The road that links Keekha Sub-township ofChin State and Khampat Sub-township ofSagaing Region, is 65 miles long.

Under border area developmentprogramme, Field Engineering Battalionhas constructed earthen road. The site forconstruction of Manipura river-crossingbridge is far about 20 miles of KeekhaTownship. So, it needs to construct about300 -ft-long suspension bridge on the 250-ft-wide river. Construction of road will goon and matter on construction of Manipurariver-crossing bridge would be submitted tothe Central Committee for implementationof border areas and national racesdevelopment, based on Chin StateGovernment’s findings and feasibility inorder to get assistances from the government.

Regarding the amended Vacant Land,Fallow Land and Virgin Land ManagementBill of Pyithu Hluttaw which has approvedby Amyotha Hluttaw, U Saw Aung KyawNaing (a) Sharbuphaw of Kayin StateConstituency No.1 discussed Chapter (4),Section 10 (a), Sub-section 4, Chapter (6),Section 16 (b) and (c), Chapter (7), Section21 and Section (10) Sub-section 33.

The Hluttaw decided to make discussionsby Amyotha Hluttaw Bill Committee.Regarding the Republic of the Union ofMyanmar Foreign Investment Bill, member ofAmyotha Hluttaw Bill Committee U MyintTun read out the Bill Committee’s report.

Dr Khin Shwe of Yangon RegionConstituency No.9, U Saw Tun Mya Aung ofKayin State Constituency No.5, U San Pyae ofKachin State Constituency No.7, U Htay Win(a) U Zar Rat Yawman of Rakhine StateConstituency No.7 and U Zaw Myint Pe ofMandalay Region Constituency No.5discussed that bill.

Their discussion was that the country

needs to have not only proper Investment Lawbut also good legal system. Myanmar ForeignInvestment Laws do not conform with thecurrent conditions, which have existed sincemany years ago. Foreign Investment Law (bill)with 19 chapters and 47 sections has beencomplied with a view to ensuring thedevelopment of foreign investment. Manycountries show interest in making investmentin Myanmar. In doing so, there might be thosewho want to invest in a legal way as well asopportunists. They suggested that monitoringmeasure for the foreign investors should beadded to Commission’s duty.

The Hluttaw decided to discuss it by BillCommittee of Amyotha Hluttaw. Dr KhinShwe of Yangon Region Constituency No.9,U Saw Tun Mya Aung of Kayin StateConstituency No.5, Dr Banya Aung Moe ofMon State Constituency No.7 and U Nu ofYangon Region Constituency No.10discussed the proposal on U Hla Swe ofMagway Region Constituency No.12 on“Urging the Union Government to campand turn out youth athletes for the 2013 SEAGames to be held as a host country afterholding Inter-Basic and Higher EducationSchools sport competitions, Inter-region/state sport competitions, inter-ministry sportcompetitions including Ministry of Defenceacross the country”.

Their discussion is that holding of inter-basic education, higher education schoolssport competitions across the country for the2013 SEA Games. Inter-ministry sportcompetitions including Ministry of Defenceneeds to be held for selection of athletes;selections are to be carried out without givingfavors; Encourages are to be given to school-aged children so as to do sport according totheir hobbies; and measures to turn outoutstanding athletes in all kinds of sports andcamp them as a national duty.

Deputy Minister for Sports U Aye MyintKyu said that, in his response to the query, theministry is making efforts to achieve success inthe XXVII SEA Games to be held as a hostcountry in 2013, in line with the five pillars laiddown by the ministry; the first is to trainnominated athletes who are selected from therespective sports federation in the country ina training camp; the second is to give a camptraining to the athletes selected from the firstChampion Challenge Cup and State/RegionSports competitions, the third is to teach theselected athletes basic and modernizedsports techniques, lessons, computer,language lab and ethics lessons; thefourth i s to select young athletes from

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sentativeU Saw TunMya Aungof Kayin

State Con-stituency

No.5 holdsdiscussion.

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(from page 9)basic education inter-school sportscompetitions, universities (Upper Myanmarand Lower Myanmar) and colleges sportscompetitions, and the fifth is to chooseathletes from Tatmadaw (Army, Navy, Air)Sports competition, which is now being held.

The athletes are being given trainingcamps of the sports federations in Yangon

and Nay Pyi Taw, and a Synthetic Track andgymnasiums are under construction in LeweTownship, while implementing gymnasiumsfor fuse, badminton, boxing, traditional(Mway), track and field, archery in ZabuthiriSports zone and mountain bike, BMX, DownHill bike fields near Mount Pleasant Hotel,and Ngalike Dam is for rowing.

Besides, the athletes in the trainingcamps are being trained with modernizedsports aids and supported with refreshment,medicines, sports wears and cash assistance.

The ministry is creating opportunitiesfor the athletes to get a practice with athletesfrom foreign countries by holding friendly

sports competitions and allowing thempartake in sports competitions abroad.

In addition, the ministry has arrangedprizes for the athletes so as to up their ability.

As for the ministry, it is carrying outtasks mentioned above, forming the leadingcommittee for holding the XXVII SEA Gamesand the sub-committees.

Tests for referees and juries are beingheld to serve in the SEA Games, andassessments for experienced volunteers arebeing carefully done. The deputy ministerdiscussed the proposal to be put on recordfor it is targeting at the tasks being done bythe ministry.

The Hluttaw announced that it isrecorded as the proposal.

After that, the sixth day of third regularsession of the first Amyotha Hluttaw endedat 4:00 pm today.

At the today’s session, the donation of75 books by U Than Swe of No. 2Constituency of Thaninthayi Region wasput on record, the cash-donation for thelibrary by Amyotha Hluttaw representativeof Thaninthayi Region was put on record,six questions were answered, two bills werediscussed and one proposal discussed andrecorded.

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NAY PYI TAW, 21 Feb—Union Ministerfor Mines U Thein Htaik met the PhilippinesAmbassador to Myanmar Ms Maria HellenM Barber and Philipino entrepreneurs, atthe Minister’s office, yesterday afternoon.

The minister explained the facts thatcopper and gold resource, Myanmar’swelcome for exploration and investment,step-by-step cooperation in accord with

NAY PYI TAW, 21 Feb— Union Ministerfor Foreign Affairs of the Republic of theUnion of Myanmar U Wunna Maung Lwinreceived Director of Japan-MyanmarAssociation and Former Ambassador of

YANGON, 21 Feb—At the invitation ofthe Foundation for International HumanResource Development of Thailand,professors led by Prof Dr Daw Khin SweMyint who are giving lectures on tourismeducation at Yangon University andMandalay University and Secretary ofMyanmar Tourism Board U Tin Tun Aungand party left here by air to study academicmatters of tourism education at universities

NAY PYI TAW, 21 Feb—Today’sauditing is aimed at scrutinizing undertakingsof work organizations and effects on theState and the people; and while workorganizations are carrying out theirrespective tasks for raising the publicinterest, the auditors are to control theseorganizations with positive attitude not toderail their policies and aims by contributingto smoother process of tasks, said UnionAuditor-General U Lun Maung at therefresher course for assistant directors ofthe office of the Union Auditor-General anddistrict auditing officers at the office of the

Myanmar, Philippines to cooperatemines exploration

Mines Laws and Bylaws and site visit oftechnical team. Executive Director MrEdward A Tortorici and party of First PacificCompany Ltd of the Philippines cordiallydiscussed matters sending of technical teamand cooperation. Also present on theoccasion were Managing Directors andDirectors-General of the Ministry.

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Myanmar tourism delegation leaves for Thailand

Union FM meets Director of Japan-Myanmar Association

Japan to Myanmar, Mr Takashi Tajima, atthe Ministry here at 4 pm today. During themeeting, they cordially discussed promotingof bilateral relations and mutual interests.

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Refresher course for assistant directors anddistrict auditing officers commences

Union Auditor-General, here, this morning.Especially, he stressed the need for

auditing officers to encouragingenhancement of internal control system andinternal audit of respective departments.Emphasis is to be placed on higher proficiencyof respective departments and on achievingsuccess in the works.

In conclusion, he urged them to workhard for serving the interest of the State andthe people, to be loyalty to the State, abideby codes of civil service and carry out thetasks honestly.

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Woman loves her 38KKK record setting boobs ‘like her kids’MELBOURNE, 21 Feb—A woman who has

claimed that her record setting 38KKK breastssaved her life, by acting as air bags during acar accident, has revealed the struggles shefaces with her chest and the operations sheunderwent to get it.

Sheyla Hershey had eventually startedout as a B-cup, but 13 years and 22 operations;worth 250,000 dollars and five litres of salinelater she has become a whopping KKK.

Despite not being able to find clothes

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova,

delivers a speech during theinauguration ceremony ofthe Intangible Cultrual

Heritage Centre in Sofia,Bulgaria, on 20 Feb, 2012.

The centre under theUnited Nations

Educational Scientific andCultural Organization(UNESCO) is one of sixaround the world and the

only one in Europe.XINHUA

Italy to try accused Somali piratesROME, 21 Feb—Nine

Somalis will be tried in Italy’sfirst international piracy trialon charges they attacked anItalian cargo vessel offSomalia, a court ordered onMonday.

Four minors and fiveadults will stand trial March23 on charges of piracy,weapons possession anddamages incurred when theyallegedly laid siege to theItalian cargo vessel,Montecristo off Somalia in

October, the Italian newsagency ANSA reported.

The accused surren-dered to US and British troopsworking under NATO’sOcean Shield, CNN reported.

The multinational crewhad thrown overboard amessage in a bottle and putup a cardboard sign lettingpotential rescuers know theywere hiding in the engine roomawaiting help.

Lt Gwenn Laine ofNATO said the USS De Wert

kept an eye on the hijackedvessel until the British shipHMS Fort Victoria arrivedwith a boarding team, CNNsaid at the time of the Octoberincident.

The minors are beingdetained in a juvenile facilitywhile the adults are beingheld in Rome’s Rebibbia andRegina Coeli prisons, ANSAsaid. If convicted, theaccused face 20 years inprison.

InternetA float goes past spectators during a parade of the Carnival

of Mazatlan, in Mexico, on 19 Feb, 2012.—XINHUA

Hitler had eye on UK mansion for headquartersmay sound, the papers, whichwere marked ‘top secret’,earmarked a place in the middleof nowhere where Hitlerhoped to set up camp duringhis planned invasion,” theDaily Mail quoted RichardWestwood-Brookes, whostudies historical documents,as saying.—Internet

LONDON, 21 Feb—Hitlerwould have set up hisheadquarters in a sleepyMidlands market town inBritain if he had succeeded ininvading the country.

Historians believe thedictator had selected ApleyHall, near Norton, in the heartof the Shropshire countryside,and it would have been thenerve-centre of his operations.

A bundle of 1940s papersrecovered in a bunker inBelgium at the end of the warcontained maps highlightingstrategic sites for attack by theGermans, including railwaystations, power plants andbridges. An enormous amountof attention was focused onBridgnorth.

The stately, Grade II listedApley Hall, just seven milesfrom the tourist town ofBridgnorth, was once a retreat

for rich guests wanting toescape the city.

But, historians believeHitler’s interest in the area wasdue to it being geographicallyin the middle of England.

It was also away from theurbanised West Midlandsand had a handy airbasenearby. “As far-fetched as it

in Thailand.They will pay a three-day visit to Thai

universities with a view to conductingtourism study major at Yangon andMandalay universities in 2012-2013 academicyear.

The diploma courses in tourism andmanagement are being conducted at YangonUniversity and Mandalay University.

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that fit, tie her shoelaces or jog, she says shestill loves her breasts “like they are my kids”.“They are the most good thing in my life,”Herald Sun quoted her as telling on a TVprogramme ‘My Strange Addiction’.

Hershey said that she went under theknife in Brazil because Texas law limits theamount of silicone that can be injected intobreast implants.

Hershey has 2.51 litres of silicone in eachbreast. —Internet

WWII grenades found, detonatedDAYTON, 21 Feb—The Dayton, Ohio,

Bomb Squad exploded two World War II-eraJapanese hand grenades after they werediscovered at an estate sale, police said. A fewattendees at Sunday’s sale took one look atthem and became concerned enough to callpolice in Kettering, a suburb of Ohio, WHIO-TV, Dayton, reported.

“Instead of having a pin like American

[grenades] have, they had string,” said LarryHyatt, conductor of Sunday’s estate sale.“And it was really rotten-looking string.”Because old explosive devices can besensitive to radio frequencies, Ketteringpolice stopped using their radios and advisedthose close to the sale’s locale not to use theircellphones.

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Queen Beatrix (L)of the Netherlandsand her daughter-

in-law PrincessMabel leave a

hospital inInnsbruck, westernAustria, two daysafter the Queen’ssecond son PrinceJohan Friso was

rushed toInnsbruck’s mainhospital after hewas buried by an

avalanche.INTERNET

Sharks target sea otters more than everMONTEREY, 21 Feb—

Scientists say the number ofsea otters found dead alongthe California coast due toshark bites has risen sharplyin recent years.

Last year, 70 sea otterswashed ashore between SanMateo County and SantaBarbara showing signs ofshark attacks. Today, 30percent of sea otters founddead along the Californiacoast have been killed bysharks. In the mid-1990s, itwas only 10 percent.

Scientists are at a loss toexplain what is causing thesudden increase in sharkattacks. Mike Murray, staffveterinarian at the MontereyBay Aquarium told MercuryNews:

“Is it because the sharksare changing their behaviour,or is there a change in thenumber of sharks? Or is theresomething wrong with theotters?” he said. “Are theseotters sick and maybe doingsomething at the surface ofthe water that attracts apredator? Or are they unableto avoid predators?”

The federally desig-nated threatened animal stillstruggles to recover itsnumbers, and the recent spikein shark attacks is now one ofthe most significant hurdles.

Activists also decry anew piece of legislationintroduced into congress thisweek would allow the Navyto continue testing weaponryon remote Channel Island.Many say this wouldendanger the area’s otterpopulation by exempting theNavy from provisions of theEndangered Species Act andMarine Animal ProtectionAct.

The bill also includesrequirements to ensure thepopulations of commerciallyharvested shellfish andendangered abalone.

Steve Shimek, executivedirector of The Otter Project,told the Santa Cruz Sentinelhe thinks the bill should becalled “SOS, Sacrifice Ottersfor Shellfish.”—Internet

A seven kg baby is born in China!BEIJING, 21 Feb—A baby

boy weighing 7.4 kilogra-mmes at birth has set a recordfor China’s heaviestnewborn.

Chunchun was born viacaesarean section that lastedabout 20 minutes on 4February. Both mother andthe baby are doing fine,according to doctors in Henanprovince’s Xinxiang City, theGlobal Times reported.

His 29-year-old motherWang Yujuan saidChunchun’s elder sister wasfour kilogrammes at birth whois now six years old.

“I clearly felt that mybody was more clumsy thanwhen I had been pregnantwith my daughter. My bellywas bigger than it was then,”Wang said.

“I guessed the babywould be four-and-a-half and

five kilos. I never expected tohear that he weighs so much.”

For the title of China’sheaviest newborn, Chunchunedged out three other babiesborn between 2008 and 2010,all of whom weighed exactly6.98 kg. In a study researchershave found that the baby’sgenes, or genes sharedbetween mother and child,certainly contribute to highbirth weight. The chance ababy will weigh more at birthis greatly increased if themother gains excessiveweight during pregnancy.

The study, published lastyear in the scientific journalThe Lancet, defined high birthweight as four kilogra-mmesor heavier.

The heaviest birth listedby Guinness World Recordsbelongs to a baby boy born in1879 in Ohio, who weighed10.77 kg at birth and whosemother was said to be a“giantess”. Unfortunately,the baby died 11 hours afterbirth.

Internet

Skydiverkilled inaccident

PERRIS VALLEY, 21 Feb—A San Diego skydiver took adeadly fall in an accidentduring a competition at PerrisValley Skydiving Centre.

Sean Carey, 35, was inthe midst of a solo maneuverwhen he hit the ground around9 am. He was rushed to thehospital where he waspronounced dead at 9:52 am,The San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

Carey’s death is the 15that the Perris skydiving facilitysince 2000, the Los AngelesTimes reported.—Internet

The two giant pandas, Huan Huan and Yuan Zai, play atthe Beauval Zoo in Saint-Aignan, central France, on 12

Feb, 2012. Two giant pandas from southwest China’sSichuan Province, Yuan Zai and Huan Huan, met the

public here on Saturday after about one month’squarantine. The pair will stay in the French zoo for 10

years under a conservation and research agreementbetween China and France.—XINHUA

LOS ANGELES, 21 Feb—A stuntman is in criticalcondition at a Californiahospital after sustainingburns to his face while filminga commercial in Los Angeles,police said. The 28-year-oldstuntman, whose name wasnot released, was swingingfrom a crane while filming aMountain Dew commercialon Friday when explosivepowder misfired, the LosAngeles Times reported.

Another stuntman saidthe victim was suspendedabout 60 feet in the air whenthe blast occurred at ElysianPark near Dodger Stadium,KCBS-TV, San Francisco,reported. A device the man

Stuntman burned in MountainDew commercial

A middle-aged Swedish man was found alive Saturdayafter two months trapped in a snowed-in car, above, inthe woods north of Umea, northern Sweden.—INTERNET

Swedish man stranded in car for 2 monthsUMEA, (Sweden), 21

Feb—A Swedish mansurvived being buried in snowin his car for two months, withonly snow and ice to keep himalive, authorities said.

The middle-aged man,whose name was not reported,was found by a pairsnowmobiling Friday in Umea,Vasterbot tens-Kur i renreported. They believed his car,which was parked at the end ofa forest track, to be abandoned.

“Absolutely incrediblethat he is alive, in partconsidering that he hasn’t hadany food, but also bearing inmind that it was really cold fora while there after Christmas,”one rescuer told the

newspaper. Emergency me-dical personnel estimated theman had been in the car forabout two months, the longesta human can live without food,The Local reported Friday. He

was seriously emaciated andhad very limited ability tospeak or move. The man is inintensive care at UmeaUniversity Hospital.

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Campaign reports showcontribution prowess

WASHINGTON, 21 Feb—A third-party committeesupporting Mitt Romneyspent $14 million onadvertising against hisRepublican US presidentialrivals last month, reportsindicate.

Documents filed withthe Federal ElectionCommission indicated

Restore Our Future, a superpolitical action committee,also raised nearly $7 millionduring January and beganFebruary with more than $16million in the bank, The NewYork Times reported onMonday.

Although Restore OurFuture received donations inamounts as small as $5, nearly$5 million raised by the super-PAC came from 25individuals and corporationsthat donated $100,000 to$500,000 each, documentsindicated.

Rep Ron Paul of Texaspulled in $4.5 million inJanuary, a person close toPaul’s campaign told TheWashington Post.

President Obama’scampaign last week said itraised $11.9 million for itscampaign and $17.3 millionmore for the DemocraticNational Committee in Janu-ary, the Post said. Obama’scampaign committee had$75.9 million in cash on hand.

Campaigns had untilmidnight Monday to file theirJanuary fundraising reportswith the FEC.

Internetwas wearing for protectionmalfunctioned, leading to thesevere burns, the Times said.The Los Angeles FireDepartment and CaliforniaOccupational Safety andHealth Administration areinvestigating the incident.

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A gril visits an exhibition entitled “In Search of Roots”in San Francisco, USA, on 18 Feb, 2012. Sponsored by

the Programme Chinese Culture Centre of SanFrancisco, the exhibition opened on Saturday. XINHUA

Bus driver snoozes, bus goes wildLOS ANGELES, 21 Feb—A Los Angeles City bus driver dozed off, causing the vehicle to

careen off of two signs, several trees, a light pole and a bus stop, authorities said.California Highway Patrol Sgt Scott Hawkins said there were no passengers aboard the

bus or at the bus stop, the Los Angeles Times reported on Monday.A crew from Southern California Edison was dispatched to the scene of the 1:30 am PST

incident in the unincorporated South Los Angeles community of Willowbrook to power downthe area and repair electrical damage done by the fallen light standard, Hawkins said.

The 40-year-old driver, whose name was not released, was taken to Memorial Hospitalof Gardena, Calif, to treat cuts on her hands, the Times said.—Internet

A woman visits the SanFrancisco International

Gift Fair in SanFrancisco, the United

States, on 18 Feb, 2012.The four-day fair kicked

off on Saturday.XINHUA

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV ALAW VOY NO (14)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV ALAW VOYNO (14) are hereby notified that the vessel will bearriving on 22.2.2012 and cargo will be discharged intothe premises of S.P.W(3) where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

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

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S EASTERN CAR LINERLTD

Phone No: 256924/256914

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV AN LONG JIANG VOY NO (187)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV AN LONGJIANG VOY NO (187) are hereby notified that thevessel will be arriving on 22.2.2012 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of M.I.T.T where it will lieat 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 COSCO SHIPPING CO LTD

Phone No: 256916/256919/256921

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV FM PROSPERITY VOY NO ( )

Consignees of cargo carried on MV FM PROS-PERITY VOY NO ( ) are hereby notified that the vesselwill be arriving on 22.2.2012 and cargo will be dis-charged into the premises of M.I.T.T where it will lieat 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 SEA TRANS SHIPPINGCO LTD

Phone No: 256916/256919/256921

San Franciscoquake

survivor, 109,dies

Israel holds earthquake drill in schools

SANTA ROSA, 21 Feb —Rose Cliver, one of the lastfive known survivors of the1906 San Franciscoearthquake, died during theweekend at a Santa Rosa, Calif,residential care home.

Cliver, 109, diedSaturday, her son, Don, toldthe San FranciscoChronicle. Cliver, one of 13siblings and a mother of two,was 3 when the quake andsubsequent fire hit SanFrancisco, killing 1,000 peopleand destroying more than28,000 buildings.

Cliver was honored atnoon Monday at John’s Grill,said Lee Houskeeper, one ofthe organizers of SanFrancisco’s annual earth-quake commemoration.

Houskeeper said thisyear’s 18 April ceremony willbe dedicated to Cliver.Funeral arrangements werepending.—Internet

JERUSALEM, 21 Feb—Israel’s Home Front Commandconducted a simultaneousearthquake exercise onMonday in schools all overthe country. The drill was ajoint exercise held by the HomeFront Command along withthe Ministry of Education, theIsrael Police, Magen DavidAdom, the Fire and RescueServices, as well as localauthorities.

All schools andkindergartens in Israel

Fake lawyer sentenced to twoyears in prison

MOSCOW , 21 Feb—A Russian court sentenced a man totwo years in prison for practicing law without a diploma for 12years. Vladimir Oreshniko, a well-known lawyer in Moscow,pleaded guilty to fraud for working as a lawyer without aproper diploma, RIA Novosti reported on Monday.

The investigation into Oreshniko found he applied for alicense to practice law at the Moscow Regional Bar Associationwith a fake diploma allegedly issued to him in June 1991 by theBelarusian State University. “The lack of higher educationmay be grounds to review cases in which he participated, aswell as the provision of low-quality legal services, which is aviolation of the right for defence,” said Vladimir Zherebenkov,the chairman of the Bar Association. Oreshniko was sentencedto two years in prison by the Tver District court.—Internet

participated in the drill, whichwas intended to raise thealertness of the educationsystem to “an earthquakescenario” and to test theeffectiveness of theprocedures during andfollowing such an event,according to a statement fromthe Israel Defence Forces.

The aim of the drill “is tostrengthen the cooperationbetween local authority andthe educational establishmentalong with the Home Front

Command, EmergencyServices and volunteers fromdifferent organizations,” thestatement said. Last spring, asimilar drill throughout schoolsin Israel was staged by theHome Front, including a missilestrike.

Parts of Israel and theWest Bank lay on the Syrian-African fault line. The lastearthquake to hit Israel was amagnitude 4.2 one in lastAugust.

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Man arrestedfor bringing

gun to airportCHICAGO, 21 Feb—A

Chicago man was arrestedfor attempting to bring aloaded gun onto an airplane,prosecutors said.

Willie T Thomas wasarrested at the MidwayAirport Saturday morningwhen an X-ray scan of hislaptop bag showed he wascarrying a loaded handgun,the Chicago Tribunereported.

Thomas, who wastravelling to Atlanta to visitfamily, said he forgot the gunwas in his bag when he wentto the airport, said hisattorney, Michael Schmiege.

He was charged withattempting to board a planewith a weapon and held on$30,000 bond Sunday.Schmiege said Thomaswould not have intentionallybrought a loaded gun ontoan airplane, because thatwould be “about thestupidest thing anyonecould ever do.”—Internet

Suit says Scouts hidewidespread abuse

SANTA BARBARA, 21Feb—A California lawsuitsays the Boy Scouts ofAmerica’s reluctance to callin police in a troop leader’scase shows an effort toconceal widespread sexabuse. The suit also targetsthe organization’s secret filesof Scouts leader abuseallegations, and a judge hasordered the Scouts to turnover documents covering 20years. In addition, the civilsuit says the Scouts shouldhave known a troop leaderput a boy in jeopardy in the2007 criminal case, the LosAngeles Times reported.

The newspaper iswithholding the name of thefamily to protect the boy’sidentity. When first told ofthe allegations, the boy’s

mother said, a Scoutsexecutive hesitated to informlaw enforcement.

“He said that wasn’tnecessary, because theScouts do their own internalinvestigation,” the womantold the Times. “I thought thatwas really weird. ... I thoughtit was really important to callthe sheriff right away.”

The mother called inpolice herself. Scout leaderAl Steven Stein, then 29, wascharged with abusing her sonand two other boys. Hepleaded no contest in 2008 tofelony child endangerment.

Stein was put onprobation, but when officialslater found pictures of nudechildren on his cellphone datacard, he was sent to prison.

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Philippine customs officers present counterfeit designerbags in Manila. Illegally imported fake medicines,

cellphone batteries, cellphone chargers and counterfeitdesigner bags worth US$9 million were seized at a port

in Manila.—INTERNET

Pupils receive dolls as awards after passing the quiz onfire prevention knowledge at Dunhua Road Primary

School in Qingdao, East China’s Shandong province,on 15 Feb, 2012. At the beginning of the new term,Qingdao’s primary and secondary school students

received a special education on fire prevention andescape skills in emergency.—XINHUA

A battery pack for electriccar made by Japan’sMitsubishi Motors isdisplayed at the 2012

Canadian InternationalAuto Show in Toronto,

Canada, on 20 Feb, 2012.An Eco-Drive Showcasewas set up at this year’sauto show featuring notonly conventional andplug-in hybrids, batterypower or fuel cells, but

also the latest fuel-savingadvancements.—XINHUA

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Photo shows an amazing building model made of yummyfoods.

Drunk driver crashes intocounty jail

A 22-year-old Florida man was arrested after allegedlycrashing into a set of gates at a county jail, then nearlysideswiping a deputy while driving drunk.

Joseph Carrara of Port Orange allegedly rammed his carinto the northern gate of the Volusia County Jail at 3:30 amon Saturday, then sped away off, The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported.

Sheriff’s deputies combed the area in search of Carrarawith little success.

Then, at 4:20 am, Carrara allegedly almost ran into adeputy’s patrol car in DeLand while speeding.

Sheriff’s deputy Scott Gering pulled Carrara over. Carraraadmitted to being drunk and that he had driven onto jailproperty, but denied he slammed into the jail’s northernperimeter gates, the arrest report states.

Carrara was charged with criminal mischief with damageto property, trespassing, driving while intoxicated andreckless driving and taken back to the county jail.

Woman attacks man on eBayA British mother launched an attack on her ex-husband

on an eBay listing for his model train set.The woman, known only as Angie, told potential buyers

about how she and her sons had been burned by her ex in thedescription of the train set, The Sun reported. “He has left meand the boys in modest rented accommodation and taken/sold everything,” she said.

But she said she is “infinitely richer” now, adding,“Matrimonial prostitution is an expensive activity, for thewoman if not the man.” In describing the actual train, Angiesaid it had been barely used because of her ex’s “pathologicalneed for order and tidiness.” The listing has gotten hersympathy and even marriage offers. “Sorry guys, once bittentwice shy,” she replied.

Austin, Texas, to build largest fur ball clippings. It will be presentedto the public at the 14th annualMighty Texas Dog Walk on 7April. “I’m very proud of thisball,” said Bobbi Leverich,development specialist for theservice dog group. “It’s clearplastic so you can see thehair. It’s very special. We’revery excited to have it come.”

An Austin, Texas,organization said it isworking to build the world’slargest ball of dog fur andhas asked for donations.

Texas Hearing &Service Dogs is building aball of dog fur, named Fur-

O-Sphere, that is larger than67 pounds, The Austin(Texas) AmericanStatesmanreported on Saturday.

“It’s a fun conceptbecause it’s simple and visualand disgusting and peoplelike that,” said Sheri Soltes,

founder and president ofTexas Hearing & ServiceDogs.

Soltes said the Fur-O-Sphere will be a 5-foot-wideand 5-foot-tall clear ball inwhich dog owners willdeposit their dogs’ hair

News AlbumNaomie Harris’ ‘Skyfall’ character sees

herself as ‘female Bond’WASHINGTON, 21 Feb—

Naomie Harris says that hercharacter, Eve, in theforthcoming 007 movie is amatch for James Bond himself.

‘Skyfall’—which seesDaniel Craig play the iconicspy for the third time —will bereleased in cinemas inOctober.

“My character would like

to see herself as a female Bondbut I don’t think anyone’sreally a match for Bond,”Contactmusic quoted her assaying.

Harris refused to givemuch away about hercharacter but she has beenheavily involved in actiontraining and using guns.

“I kickbox and do a lot

with guns. I started off terrifiedby the sound of a gun letalone having any idea how tohold one but now I really enjoyit,” she said.

“I started off yoga andrunning and I’ve also beendoing stunt training andgyrotonics three times aweek,” she added.

Internet Naomie Harris

Britney willing to paybeauty company tosettle $10m perfume

lawsuitWASHINGTON, 21 Feb—

Britney Spears has agreed topay a beauty company toend the 10 million-dollarlawsuit over a perfume deal.

Spears, 30, was sued byBrand Sense Partners—abeauty company that hooked

her up with Elizabeth Ardento front her Radianceperfume.

Under the deal, BrandSense was supposed to get35 percent of the popstar’sprofit.

But according to thesuit, Spears and her dad Jamieentered into a secret deal withElizabeth Arden and cutBrand Sense out of the deal,TMZ.com reported.

The financial terms ofthe settlement are redacted,but the documents make itclear.

While it is not clear howmuch the singer has agreedto be, it is believed that shewill pay the company a lumpsum, as well as commissionsover a period of years.

InternetBritney Spears

Uggie won’t attend OscarsLOS ANGELES, 21 Feb—

Uggie, the scene-stealingcanine star of “The Artist,”will not attend the AcademyAwards ceremony in LosAngeles, The Weinstein Cosaid.

The studio told the BBCthe 10-year-old Jack Russellterrier had “not been askedto participate or appear at theOscars” on Sunday.

TWC’s statement con-tradicts rumors claimingUggie would appear on stagewith Academy Awards showhost Billy Crystal, the BBCsaid.

Uggie’s trainer from the

French actor Jean Dujardinappears backstage with the

outstanding performance by amale actor in a leading role

award for “The Artist” duringthe 18th Annual Screen Actors

Guild Awards at the ShrineAuditorium in Los Angeles on

29 Jan, 2012.—INTERNET

Animal Savvy animal actoragency in Los Angelesrecently announced theanimal is being retired fromfeature films, but willcontinue to appear in shortfilms and commercials.

Uggie took the stagewith his co-stars when “TheArtist” won Best Musical orComedy Feature at theGolden Globe Awards lastmonth.

The French-made,black-and-white valentine tocinema’s silent era isnominated for 10 Oscars,including Best Picture.

Internet

‘ColbertReport’ to

resume tapingsNEW YORK, 21 Feb—

Tapings of the mock politicalprogramme “The ColbertReport” were to resume inNew York after a brief hiatus,show sources told TheHollywood Reporter.

Comedy Central anno-unced the tapings set for 15 to16 Feb had been abruptlycanceled, but the cablenetwork did not explain why,stating only it was due to“unforeseen circumstances.”The tapings were to resumeon Monday.

As media reportscirculated saying StephenColbert took a break becauseof his 91-year-old mother’sfailing health, he took toTwitter to thank his fans, onbehalf of his family, for theirsupport.

Internet

Stephen Colbert, host of“The Colbert Report” onComedy Central, is shownin Washington on 24 Sept,

2010.—INTERNET

Lohan to host ‘SNL’ next monthNEW YORK, 21 Feb—

Troubled actress LindsayLohan announced via Twittershe is to serve as a guest hoston “Saturday Night Live” inNew York next month.

Lohan will star in the 3March episode of the sketchcomedy series.

Jack White is to be themusical guest for the night.

Lohan’s film creditsinclude “The Parent Trap,”“Freaky Friday,” “MeanGirls” and “A Prairie HomeCompanion.”

Her once-bright careerhas been eclipsed in recentyears by her addictions todrugs and alcohol, and relatedlegal woes. She started out

LindsayLohan

arrives forthe amfAR’s

annualFashion

Week NewYork Gala at

CiprianiWall Street inNew York on8 Feb, 2012.

INTERNET

‘Descendants,’ ‘Paris’ winwriting honours

LOS ANGELES, 21 Feb—The Writers Guild of Americahonoured “Midnight inParis” and “The Descen-dants” with awards for BestOriginal Screenplay andAdapted Screenplay, res-pectively.

“Better This World,”written by Katie Galloway andKelly Duane de la Vega, wonthe prize for BestDocumentary Screenplay.

The guild alsorecognized TV’s “BreakingBad,” “Modern Family,”“Homeland,” “The ColbertReport” and “GeneralHospital” for outstandingwriting.—Internet

Woody Allen, was nominatedfor best director for “Midnightin Paris” for the 84th annualAcademy Awards in BeverlyHills, California on 24 Jan,

2012.—INTERNET

on the comeback trail last year,appearing in Playboymagazine and booking a role

in an upcoming John Gottibio-picture starring JohnTravolta.—Internet

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Clubs learn FA Cupquarter-final draw

Everton host Sunderland andLiverpool are at home to Stoke in last

eightLONDON, 21 Feb —

Merseyside rivals Evertonand Liverpool were handedhome ties in the sixth roundof the FA Cup draw.

Everton will hostSunderland, who knockedout Arsenal in the fifth round,while Liverpool will faceStoke at Anfield in the otherall-Premier League tie.

Tottenham will be athome to Bolton if they cancome through their replayagainst League One sideStevenage at White Hart

Everton will host Sunderland in the sixth round of theFA Cup.— INTERNET

Lane.Should Chelsea win their

replay at Birmingham theywill play host to anotherChampionship side inLeicester.

Full sixth-round draw:Liverpool v StokeChelsea/Birmingham v

LeicesterStevenage/Tottenham

v BoltonEverton v SunderlandTies will be played on

the weekend of 17-18 March. Internet

Xavi expects Guardiola to stay at Barcelona

BARCELONA , 21 Feb —Barcelona playmaker Xavi isconfident that coach PepGuardiola will sign a newdeal with the club.Guardiola’s existingcontract with the Catalansexpires at the end of thecurrent campaign and theformer Spain internationalhas yet to give any indicationas to whether he will sign anextension. Though Xavi isreluctant to second-guesshis coach, the veteran

Barcelona coach PepGuardiola.—INTERNET

midfielder remains optimisticthat Guardiola will still be atCamp Nou next season.

“The coach has givenus a great security,” theWorld Cup winner toldreporters at a Caixapromotional event onMonday. “He is the key.We’d love him to renewbecause we are very happywith him. We have to waitbecause, after all, it is he whomust decide. But he willrenew.” Barcelona havetaken some stick in recentweeks for falling 10 pointsbehind Real Madrid in La Ligaand Xavi admitted thatSunday’s 5-1 rout of Valenciahas lifted the players’ spirits.

“The feelings were verygood [after the game] and itgives us great confidencegoing into the [remaining]fixtures,” he said. “[But] wehave won three titles, are in

the cup final and we willcontinue fighting to reducethe gap with Real Madrid inthe league.” Xavi was onlyused as a substitute againstValencia on Sunday becauseof a minor calf problem butthe 32-year-old insists thathe will be fit to start againstAtletico Madrid next

weekend. “I’m fine,” heclaimed. “I felt good againstValencia and will hopefullyin top [condition] on Sunday[at the Vicente Calderon].”Xavi, a product of theBarcelona youth team, is nowapproaching 500 La Ligaappearances for the club.

Internet

Barcelona playmaker Xavi.—INTERNET

Hard task for “Big Easy” Els atMatch Play

MARANA, 21 Feb — ErnieEls never expected it to beeasy after being gifted a spotin this week’s WGC-Accenture Match PlayChampionship when PhilMickelson withdrew fromthe event to spend time withhis family. As the lowest-ranked player in the elite fieldof 64, South African Els hasthe daunting task of takingon British world number oneand defending championLuke Donald in Wednes-day’s opening round.

“I’m really fortunate tobe here,” triple major winnerEls told reporters at DoveMountain’s Ritz-CarltonGolf Club on Monday.“Being the last guy in, I’vegot to play the first seed,Luke Donald, and it’s a toughmatch, like all matches here.

Ernie Els of South Africa hits from a fairway sand trapon the fourth hole of the south course during first round

play at the Farmers Invitational PGA golf tournament inSan Diego.— INTERNET

“It’s interesting that I findmyself in this position. In thepast, it hasn’t been quite myfavorite event and I’veskipped it a couple of times.”

While former worldnumber one Els has clinchedthe European Tour’s WorldMatch Play Championshipa record seven times, he hasstruggled to make an impactin the PGA Tour’sequivalent.

In 11 appearances, hehas been knocked out in theopening round five times,most recently by AmericanJonathan Byrd in 2008. Hisbest performance came in2001 when the event washeld in Australia for the firsttime and he reached the semi-finals, losing to Swede PierreFulke 2&1.

Internet

Chelsea hierarchy must backme, says manager Andre

Villas-BoasLONDON, 21 Feb —

Chelsea manager AndreVillas-Boas has said theclub’s hierarchy shouldmake it clear that they backhis vision for the Blues’ long-term future. Speaking on theday before the club meetsNapoli in the ChampionsLeague, Villas-Boas insists

he is restructuring the clubto “sustain” their success.Villas-Boas maintains that hehas the full backing of ownerRoman Abramovich.

But the Blues boss said:“These words would be morevaluable coming from the top.I cannot keep saying them.”Villas-Boas has presidedover the club’s leastsuccessful period sinceRussian billionaire Abram-ovich took control of the clubin 2003, having not won aPremier League game since14 January. The WestLondon side currently lie fifthin the top tier, out of theLeague Cup and facing anFA Cup fifth round replay atSt Andrew’s after being held1-1 by Championship sideBirmingham City at StamfordBridge on Saturday.

But, despite havingenjoyed just one win in sixmatches, Villas-Boas hasissued a reminder that he is

on a ‘three-year project’ atStamford Bridge. “In termsof the results this year,”added Villas-Boas. “Thespeculation is normal giventhe cultural past of thisfootball club, but you haveto understand that there’s adifferent perspective now.We had a three-year projectto change not only the team,but the culture and structureof the club. “ — Internet

Chelsea manager AndreVillas-Boas has said theclub’s hierarchy shouldmake it clear that theyback his vision for the

Blues’ long-term future.INTERNET

Azarenka downplays racketover noise levels

DOHA, 21 Feb — VictoriaAzarenka isn’t about to stopher hooting and believes theruckus about the noisesplayers make during matchesis a big fuss about nothing.The top-ranked Belarusiandrew attention during her runto the Australian Open titlefor the high-pitched soundshe makes when she hits theball, with some fans at Rod

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International SportsInternational Sports

Belarus’ VictoriaAzarenka reacts duringher match Australia’s

Samantha Stosur duringtheir women’s singles finalmatch at the Qatar tennisopen tournament in Doha,

on 19 Feb, 2012.INTERNET

Laver Arena even mimickingthe noise that sounds like ahooting owl.

“It will be with me for myentire career. But let me put itthis way: do you snore?”Azarenka asked one reporteron Sunday after winning theQatar Open. “Can you controlthat? … There are ways butyou still snore. Right? So it’snatural to you, right? So that’snatural to me, too. The way Iplay tennis. That’s it.” Theissue has attracted theattention of the WTA. Thegoverning body of women’stennis plans to look at waysof reducing the noise levelsmade by players, an issue itsays has become “bother-some” for supporters.

Currently, the umpire canpenalize a player for “adeliberate act” of hindrance,but the rule is rarely enforcedfor grunting. In the midst of a17-game winning streak,Azarenka said the noise shemakes started as a way to giveher extra power. The womanshe beat to win the AustralianOpen, Maria Sharapova,grunts loudly when hittingthe ball. —Internet

Sir Alex Ferguson rejected thechance to sign Joe Hart

LONDON, 21 Feb —Manchester United managerSir Alex Ferguson hasrevealed his regret at passingup the chance to sign JoeHart for £100,000 earlier inhis career. Hart, 24, joinedManchester City fromShrewsbury in 2006 and hasbecome England’s first-choice goalkeeper. ButFerguson told BBC Radio 5

live: “I could have boughtJoe Hart for £100,000 so weall make mistakes.” The Scotalso said he would like anambassadorial role at Unitedafter another “two or threeyears” as boss.

In a wide-ranginginterview, the Unitedmanager claims Hart will bean England regular for at leastanother decade and is thebest goalkeeper the countryhas produced for the last 20years. After struggling toreplace Peter Schmeichel,who left Old Trafford in 1999,Ferguson eventually signedEdwin van der Sar fromFulham in 2005. Van der Sarretired last summer andalthough Ferguson hasdefended the purchase ofDavid de Gea, many Unitedfans will be frustrated to hearthat Hart could have beentheir player.

The United managerclaims he could have pickedthe youngster up fromShrewsbury before heeventually moved to rivalsCity for an initial fee of£600,000 in 2006. Fergusonsaid: I’ve no doubt [that Hartwill be England goalkeeperfor the next 10 years].

Internet

Manchester Unitedmanager Sir Alex

Ferguson has revealed hisregret at passing up thechance to sign Joe Hart

for £100,000 earlier in hiscareer.— INTERNET

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Mingun Sayadaw7:25 am 2. To Be Healthy Exercise7:40 am 3. Nice & Sweet Song8:00 am 4. Cultural Dances8:40 am 5. International News4:05 pm 6. Song Of National Races4:10 pm 7. Myanmar Traditional

Cultural PerformingsArts Competitions

4:30 pm 8. 2012 University Entrance

Examination (Myanmar)5:15 pm 9. Teleplay (Health)5:45 pm10. “ASEAN” Programmes6:20 pm11. Traditional Boxing6:35 pm12. Shwe Yin Chone Than7:35 pm13. Alinka Wut Yi Music

Troupe8:00 pm14. News15. Korea NG Award16. TV Drama Series17. Myanmar Video

Palethwe grown to meet targetproduction

YANGON, 21 Feb—High yield Palethwe hybrid paddy strain isgrown in Twantay, Kawhmu and Kungyangon Townships of YangonSouth District.

On 8 February, Deputy Region Manager U Thein Lwin andofficials explained future tasks for cultivation of paddy to meet thetarget production.—MAS

Micro-credit cooperativesociety set up

YANGON, 21 Feb—A ceremony to set upNgwethazin micro-credit cooperative Ltd washeld at Township Cooperative Department inHlinethaya Township on 3 February.

Assistant Director of Yangon RegionCooperative Department U Aung Min made aspeech, and Staff Officer of the townshipdepartment U Thein Win formed the cooperativelimited with Chairman U Nyo Zin, ManagingDirector U Sein Win, five directors and twoauditors with 50 members. The society was setup with K 1 million capital.

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Gyan says psychologicallyshattered after penalty misses

CAPE TOWN, 21 Feb —Missing key penalties forGhana in successivetournaments has leftAsamoah Gyan “psycholo-gically down” and wanting abreak from the national team,the striker said on Twitter onMonday. Gyan, who missedpenalties during the 2010World Cup quarter-finals andthis year’s African NationsCup semi, used the socialnetwork to explain his decisionto suspend his internationalcareer but said he would bekeen to play in the future.

“Psychologically I’m

Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan.

down. As you can imagineit’s been very hard for mementally to miss importantsuccessive penalties for mycountry,” the formerSunderland striker said on hisaccount @asamoah_gyan.“And because of this, a breakto recoup my thoughts andemotions will aid me to comeback bigger and mentallystronger. I have never fullyrecovered from (the) 2010World Cup and now 2012Afcon (Nations Cup).

“I would like to ask forprayers and support fromGhanaians to help me comeback with renewed strengthto continue serving mycountry,” he Tweeted.Gyanhit the crossbar with a last-minute penalty againstUruguay in the World Cupquarter-final in Johannes-burg, that had he convertedwould have meant Ghanabecoming the first Africancountry to reach the lastfour.—Internet

Wozniacki hits out atNavratilova

DOHA , 21 Feb — Formerworld number one CarolineWozniacki hit back atMartina Navratilova onMonday for claiming thatthe Dane had never deservedto be top of the worldrankings. Wozniacki alsosuggested she has lostrespect for Navratilova,regarded by many as thegreatest woman player ever,implying that her TVcommentating sought to stirthings up and that it wouldbe better to “think a littlebit.”

“I would never sayMartina was number onewhen there was no-one

Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki ofDenmark smiles on the first day of the Dubai WTA

Open in the Gulf emirate.—INTERNET

playing,” Wozniacki said,“or that she was the best whenno-one was playing. Thatwould be disrespectful.” Hercomment was an echo ofNavratilova’s remarks at anAustralian Open Pressconference, in which the 55-year-old legend said:“Clearly nobody feelsWozniacki is a true numberone.” Navratilova, whose 18Grand Slam singles titles wereachieved when the women’sgame had less depth, alsocriticized the modernranking system which placedWozniacki at the top for 68weeks.

This places too much

emphasis on the quantity ofwins rather than their quality,Navratilova alleged, sug-gesting fellow Czech PetraKvitova, Wimbledonchampion and winner of fiveother titles last year, should

have become number oneinstead. When Wozniackiwas asked if she had lostrespect as a result of some ofthe remarks made about heron television, she reactedimmediately.— Internet

Learn from United’s Baselslip, warns Bayern boss

MUNICH , 21 Feb—Bayern Munich boss Karl-HeinzRummenigge insists his team must learn from ManchesterUnited’s lesson and avoid a slip-up in Basel on Wednesdayin the Champions League Round of 16 first-leg tie. Bayernwill face FC Basel at their St Jakob Stadium and chiefexecutive officer Rummenigge has said the Bavarians mustbe on their guard to avoid suffering a similar fate to theEnglish Premier League champions.

Alex Ferguson’s United were beaten 2-1 at Basel lastDecember in the group stages, which knocked them out ofthe Champions League. But Rummenigge says his teammust learn from United’s mistakes. “If we play like ManUnited did, we will also have problems,” he told Germanmagazine Kicker.Bayern produced a below-par performancein Saturday’s goalless draw at Freiburg, which left them thirdin the German league, and Rummenigge says they can ill-afford another poor display.

“It’s not permitted (in the Champions League),” he wasquoted as saying. “The knock-out system does not forgiveperformances like that, or you’re gone.”Rummenigge saysBayern have a “duty” to their fans to reach the ChampionsLeague final on 19 May at their own stadium, but it has been15 years since a team won the title in their own country.

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Sr.

No. Regions/States

Temperature (°C/°F) For Tomorrow

Maximum Minimum Forecast Percent

1 Kachin 30/86 14/57 Likelihood of isolated light rain or

thundershowers 60(%)

2 Kayah 30/86 11/52 Generally fair weather

3 Kayin 35/95 15/59 Partly cloudy

4 Chin 22/72 04/39 Generally fair weather

5 Upper Sagaing 32/90 13/55 Partly cloudy

6 Lower Sagaing 35/95 15/59 Generally fair weather

7 Taninthayi 35/95 20/68 Likelihood of isolated light rain or

thundershowers 60(%)

8 Bago 36/97 17/63 Generally fair weather

9 Magway 35/95 15/59 Generally fair weather

10 Mandalay 34/93 18/64 Generally fair weather

11 Mon 34/93 19/66 Partly cloudy

12 Yangon 36/97 17/63 Generally fair weather

13 Rakhine 31/88 14/57 Generally fair weather

14 Southern Shan 27/81 11/52 Partly cloudy

15 Northern Shan 30/86 09/48 Partly cloudy

16 Eastern Shan 28/82 14/57 Partly cloudy

17 Ayeyawady 32/90 18/64 Generally fair weather

18 Neighbouring Nay Pyi Taw 36/97 18/64 Generally fair weather

19 Neighbouring Yangon 36/97 17/63 Generally fair weather

20 Neighbouring Mandalay 34/93 18/64 Generally fair weather

Summary of

observations at

09:30 hr MST on

today

During the past (24) hours, weather have been partly cloudy in Mandalay, Ayeyawady and Taninthayi Regions, Kachin, Chin, Rakhine and Mon States and generally fair in the remaining Regions and States. Night temperatures were (3°C) to (4°C) below February average temperatures in Upper Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway, Bago and Taninthayi Regions, Chin and Kayin States, (4°C) above February average temperatures in Rakhine State and about February average temperatures in the remaining Regions and States. The significant night temperatures were Pinlaung (3°C), Namhsan and Haka (4°C) each.

Bay

Inference

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

and elsewhere Bay of Bengal.

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

Outlook for sub-

sequent two days Generally fair in the whole Country.

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NAY PYI TAW, 21 Feb—The roundtable discussion onimproving status of implementation of ASEAN communityand preparations for ASEAN chairmanship role to be takenby Myanmar in 2014 was held at Satu Ringabala Hall of theMinistry of Foreign Affairs here this morning, attended byUnion Minister for Foreign Affairs U Wunna Maung Lwin.

Deputy Minister Dr Myo Myint, directors-generalfrom the ministries that are setting up ASEAN political,security, economic, social and cultural communities andofficials of related ministries also took part in the discussion.

The first session of the discussion started with anopening speech by the deputy minister. Director-General

Roundtable discussion on improving statusof realization of ASEAN community andpreparations for ASEAN chairmanship

role to be taken by Myanmar in 2014 heldU Aung Linn of ASEAN Affairs Department, Director-GeneralDaw Myat Myat Soe of Foreign Economic RelationsDepartment and Director-General Daw Nanda Hmon ofHistorical Research Department expounded on realizationof ASEAN political, security, economic, social and culturalcommunities, and section-wise preparations for year 2014.

In the second session, Union Minister U Wunna MaungLwin made an opening speech. Visiting ASEAN SecretaryGeneral Dr Surin Pitsuwan discussed possible opportunitiesand challenges with respect to taking chairmanship role ofMyanmar, and replied to questions raised by the attendees.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 21 Feb—With the aim of ensuringsystematic development of Myanmar’s tourism industry,the Myanmar Tourism Board and Germany-based HannsDeidel Foundation and International Centre for ResponsibleTourism, supervised by Ministry of Hotels and Tourism,jointly organized the Workshop on Responsible Tourismkicked off at Myanmar International Convention Centre,here, this morning.

Deputy Minister for Hotels and Tourism U Htay Aungmade an opening address. Officials of the Hanns DeidelFoundation and International Centre for ResponsibleTourism explained matters related the responsible tourism.

Scholars and officials discussed development ofresponsible tourism in future’s Myanmar based on theirexperiences.

The participants will focus on role of private sector andmanagement in the hotels and tourism industry tomorrowand will hold a conference on responsible tourism based onresults of government and private sectors.

MNA

Workshop on ResponsibleTourism opened

Terry out for two months Terry is due to undergo what is understood to be a smallprocedure on the right knee that has been troubling him eversince he collided with a post in last month’s FA Cup clashwith Portsmouth.

Blues boss Andre Villas-Boas had been hoping the31-year-old would recover in time for Tuesday night’sChampions League clash at Napoli.

But, despite taking part in training on Monday night,the England centre-back woke up in considerable pain atChelsea’s team hotel on Tuesday morning and will nowmiss the game at the Stadio San Paulo as well as next week’sinternational friendly against Holland.

The news is a major blow for Chelsea who have struggledin recent weeks and dropped out of the top four in the PremierLeague to increase the pressure on Villas-Boas.

Internet

Thanlwin RiverCrossing Bridge(Tarkawatt) inTangyan, ShanState; smooth

transport fromwest to east of

Thanlwin RiverPAGE 7

Rehabilitation of displacedfamilies in Kachin State

discussedPAGE 2

Myanmar, Philippines tocooperate mines

explorationPAGE 10

LONDON, 21 Feb — Men can inherit heart disease fromtheir father say scientists who have tracked the conditionto the Y chromosome that dads pass to sons. By studyingthe DNA of over 3,000 men they found a particularversion of the sex chromosome increases the risk ofcoronary artery disease by 50%. As many as one in fiveBritish men carry this version of Y. And the risk it confersis in addition to other heart risk factors like cholesterol,The Lancet reports.

Experts already know that men develop heart diseasea decade earlier than women, on average. By the age of40, the lifetime risk of heart disease is one in two for menand one in three for women. Lifestyle factors like smokingand blood pressure are important contributors. Thislatest work suggests the male Y chromosome can alsoplay a role in coronary artery disease — a common formof heart disease that kills thousands each year in the UK.Dr Maciej Tomas-zewski, from the University ofLeicester, and colleagues studied 3,233 biologicallyunrelated British men who were already enrolled in other

The Y chromosome determines that a baby will be aboy.— INTERNET

Lady luck isn’t smilingon Barca, laments Xavi

BARCELONA, 21 Feb—Barcelona midfielder XaviHernandez on Tuesday lamented his side’s lack of luck atkey times this season as the Catalan giants sit ten pointsadrift of leaders Real Madrid.

“This ten-point difference comes down to details. Atkey moments when it was double or quits luck wasn’t on ourside,” said the Spanish international.

“But we’re going to battle until the end, La Liga is stillnot lost.”The midfielder acknowledged that “unconsciously”Barca had “perhaps taken their foot off the pedal” slightly.“We’re always competitive but unconsciously the team maynot have realised it and slackened off,” he said.

Barca have failed to win seven away fixtures, a weaknessnot shown in previous seasons. Uncertainty also surroundsthe future of coach Pep Guardiola, whose contract expires atthe end of the season, with Xavi insisting that he wants himto remain at the Catalan side.

“I’d love Pep to renew his contract, he’s the key elementto this machine and hopefully he will sign an extension.”

Xavi dismissed speculation linking himself to a coachingrole with Barca. “Leave me alone, let me play. I’m not thinkingabout anything else but playing football. And besides, Idon’t even have a coaching diploma,” he added.—Internet

Men can inherit a form ofheart disease from father

via Y chromosome

medical studies investigating heart disease risk. Whenthey carried out genetic tests on the men they found that90% possessed one of two common versions of Ychromosome—named haplogroup I and hap-logroupR1b1b2.

And the risk of coronary artery disease among themen carrying the haplogroup I version was 50% higherthan in other men. The scientists say they now need topinpoint precisely which genes on the Y chromosome areresponsible. But they believe they already know howthey exert their effect - by upsetting a man’s immunesystem.

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LONDON, 21 Feb—Chelsea captain John Terry has beenruled out for up to two months after aggravating his kneeinjury.

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