the new light of myanmar 12-11-2009

Established 1914

Volume XVII, Number 210 11th Waning of Tazaungmon 1371 ME Thursday, 12 November, 2009

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

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economicsystem

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

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality of the entirenation

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

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

of the entire nation

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

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

accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives

Four social objectives

Four political objectives

YANGON, 11 Nov—Lt-Gen Myint Swe of theMinistry of Defence attended the work coordinationmeeting of the Yangon Division Industrial ZonesManagement Committee held at the meeting hall of theYangon Command headquarters in Konmyinttha here

Work coordination meeting ofYangon Division Industrial Zones

Management Committee heldyesterday morning, and gave instructions on activeparticipation for the development of industrial zones.

Afterwards, Chairman of Yangon Division Peaceand Development Council Commander of Yangon

(See page 7)

NAY PYI TAW, 11Nov—In line with theobjectives of strengthen-ing nationalistic spirit anduplift of national prestigeand integrity, promoting ofnational education,perpetuity of in-dependence andsovereignty of the State andachieving success inimplementing seven-stepRoad Map, the 89thAnniversary National Daywas observed at Nay PyiTaw Pyinmana and Nay PyiTaw Lewe this morning.

The ceremonies

89th Anniversary National Dayobserved in Nay Pyi Taw

Pyinmana, Nay Pyi Taw Lewewere attended byChairman of CentralCommittee for Observingof 89th AnniversaryNational Day Minister forEducation Dr Chan Nyein,Member of the CentralCommittee DeputyMinister for Health Dr MyaOo, Secretary Director-

General U Bo Win ofEducation Planning andTraining Department,departmental heads,officials, members of socialorganizations, teachers andstudents.

The 89th An-niversary National Day

(See page 8)

Chairman of Central Committee forObserving 89th Anniversary National DayMinister Dr Chan Nyein presents prize to awinner in basic education high and middle

school level essay contest to mark 89thAnniversary National Day.—MNA

Today’s vehicles andmotorways in Myanmar (8)

Article: Kayan Soe Myint;Photos: Road Administration Department

Road Administration Department measures

net weight of a vehicle with the use of a

weighing machine.

The Road Administration Department underthe Ministry of Rail Transportation, in the drive forachieving the ultimate goal of traffic security, registersvehicles that use public roads and keeps registeredvehicles in check.

(See page 7)

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 12 November, 2009

Thursday, 12 November, 2009 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views* Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation* Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State* Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy

People’s DesirePERSPECTIVES

Prime Minister of the Union of MyanmarGeneral Thein Sein attended the 1st Mekong-JapanSummit held at the Japanese Prime Minister’sOffice in Tokyo of Japan on 6 November. Thesummit was also attended by the Prime Minister ofCambodia, the Prime Minister of Japan, the PrimeMinister of Lao People’s Democratic Republic, thePrime Minister of Thailand and the Prime Ministerof the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

At the summit, prime ministers of the respec-tive countries held discussions on development ofregional infrastructures and human resources be-tween Mekong Region countries and Japan, envi-ronmental conservation and climate change.

Moreover, they exchanged views on promo-tion of trade and investment, disaster management,promotions of tourism industry, further cementingof Mekong-Japan friendship and mutual coopera-tion between Mekong Region countries and Japan.

Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand andVietnam Mekong Region are rich in natural re-sources. As efforts are being made for forging con-solidation among countries in the region, remark-able progress has been made in agricultural, en-ergy, environmental conservation, transport, in-vestment and tourism sectors of the respective coun-tries.

Prime ministers of Mekong Region coun-tries met with the Japanese HIH Crown Prince,the Speaker of Japanese House of Representa-tives and the President of the House of Council-lors on 6 November.

We firmly believe that Mekong Region coun-tries and Japan will be able to further cementfriendly ties and promote economic cooperationbetween them, for they have managed to exchangeviews on development of infrastructures and hu-man resources, promotion of trade and investmentat the 1st Mekong-Japan Summit.

Further cement friendly tiesbetween Mekong Regioncountries and Japan

NAY PYI TAW, 11Nov—Minister for indus-try-2 Vice-Admiral Soe

Industry-2 Minister supervises regional developmenttasks in Kyunsu Township

Thein, accompanied byofficials, touredKyekhayan, Kamachoung,Kavy, Pedai, Yamon,Phayahtut, Thazin,Thinganshaung, Wayit,Thabyaepin, Yahutan,Thahta, Chonchin,Nyaungbee, Pelha,Anhyin, Mingot, Pyinwun,

Gyotaungtaw, Nauklae,Thayetkan, Maunghlaw,Yataung, Zaykahmi andTaungpu villages inLetawpaing No (7) village-tract in Kyunsu Township,Taninthayi Division on 7and 8 November.

The minister discussedmatters related to educa-

tion, health, agriculture,drinking water and com-munication and then at-tended to the needs.

On 8 November, theminister attended the open-ing ceremony of the newbuilding of rural clinic inKapa village of KyunsuTownship.—MNA

NAY PYI TAw, 11 Nov— Lt-Gen Min Aung Hlaingof the Ministry of Defence ,accompanied by Chairmanof Shan State (East) Peaceand Development CouncilCommander of TriangleRegion Command Maj-GenKyaw Phyo, met with de-partmental officials and lo-cal authorities at the localbattalion in Tachilek on 8November.

At the meeting, Lt-GenMin Aung Hlaing attendedto the needs after hearingreports presented by the de-partmental officials.

After the meeting, Lt-Gen Min Aung Hlaing in-spected conditions of theTachilek-Kengtung Roadand plantations flanking theroad, and road works onKengtung-Monghkat-Mongyan Road.

At the 24th-mile campon Kengtung-Monghkat-Mongyan Road, Lt-GenMin Aung Hlaing attended

Lt-Gen Min Aung Hlaing inspects developmenttasks in Tachilek

to the needs for the road.Lt-Gen Min Aung

Hlaing and party inspectedthe roadwork on Mongkhat-Mohnyin Road and visitedthe Basic Education Post-Primary School in Mohnyin.

Afterwards, Lt-GenMin Aung Hlaing met withlocal people and presentedfood and sport gear to themand exercise books to stu-

dents and medicines to therural dispensary.

After inspecting theprogress of work on con-struction of Mohnyin-Nawnghkio Road, he ful-filled the requirements ofPublic Works inMongping.

During the visit to theTongtah Station Hospitalin Tongtah, Mongping

Township, Lt-Gen MinAung Hlaing comfortedthe patients receivingtreatment at the hospitaland presented cash andmedicines to them.

Lt-Gen Min AungHlaing also inspected theroadwork on Tongtah-Kengtung Road and fulfilledthe requirements.

MNA

2nd U-18 Asian Youth HockeyTournament commences

YANGON, 11 Nov—The 2nd U-18 Asian YouthHockey Tournamentkicked off at TheinbyuArtificial Turf Hockey

Pitch, here, today.Among the spectators

were President of MyanmarHockey Federation ColHtin Zaw Win, executives

and officials of embassies.In the match, Malaysia

trounced Sri Lanka 9-0 inthe first match and Japanbeat Myanmar 5-0.

Tomorrow afternoon,Singapore will play againstChina (Taipei) and Paki-stan will meet with SriLanka. Admission is free.

The opening ceremonywill be held at 3 pm on 13November.

World Hockey power-ful Korea, Pakistan andAsian Hockey powerfulIndia and Malaysia in addi-tion to Myanmar, Sri Lanka,China (Taipei), Japan andSingapore are taking part inthe tournament. The con-tending teams were dividedinto two groups.

NLMMyanmar and Japanese youth competing in 2ndU-18 Asian Youth Hockey Tournament.—NLM

Lt-Gen Min Aung Hlaing inspects Tongtah Station Hospital ofMongping Township.—MNA

Minister for Industry-2 Vice-Admiral Soe Thein meets local peoplefrom seven village-tracts at Monghlaw Village in Kyunsu Township.

INDUSTRY-2

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 12 November, 2009 3

Invasion of US and allies kills,injures Iraqi people

BAGHDAD, 11 Nov— There has been daily casualties in Iraq since the US andits allies have invaded the country.

Casualties of Iraqi people

The total number of casualties as from the day they invaded the country to11 November reached 699,357 and the total number of seriously injured peoplereached 1,261,897, according to the news on the internet.

No. Subject Number1. Death toll of Iraqi people 699,3572. The total number of seriously injured people 1,261,897

InternetCasualties of Afghan people in invasion of

NATO troops led by USKABUL, 11 Nov — The NATO troops led by the US have invaded Afghanistan

and they are there for a long time.A number of Afghan people are killed and injured due to invasion of the

NATO troops led by the US.Casualties of Afghan people

According to the Internet news, a total of 32,334 Afghan people were killedand 38,007 injured seriously as from the day when the NATO troops led by theUS invaded Afghanistan to 11 November.

No. Subject Number1. Number of Afghan people killed 32,3342. Seriously injured Afghan people 38,007

Internet

Afghan police shoot dead twowould-be suicide bombers

KABUL, 11 Nov—Afghan police shot dead twowould-be suicide bombers in Afghanistan’s southernGhazni Province on Monday, a press release of Inte-rior Ministry said.

“Two suicide bombers driving an explosive-ladencar heading from Andar district to the provincial capi-tal Ghazni city were gunned down by policemen,” thepress release said.

Police shot them dead after the would-be suicidebombers refused to stop their car for checking, it fur-ther said. One constable also sustained injuries in theincident, the press release stressed.

Taleban militants as part of new tactic have resortedto suicide attacks and roadside bombings to mountpressure on Afghan government. A deadly suicide attack in Kabul last month left over70 people dead and injured with majority of themcivilians.—Xinhua

Two Afghanchildren killed,13 members of

same familywounded in EAfghanistan

KHOST, 11 Nov—TwoAfghan children werekilled and over a dozenothers of the same familywere injured as a mortarmine fired by Talebanmilitants hit their house inAfghanistan’s easternPaktika Province, spokes-man for provincial admin-istration HamidullahZhawak said on Tuesday.

“A boy and a girl werekilled and 13 other mem-bers of their family gotwounded as a mortar shotby militants hit theirhouse in Yaya Khil districton Monday night,”Zhawak told Xinhua.

The incident occurredafter heavy gun battleerupted between Talebanmilitants and securityguards escorting a convoyof a road ConstructionCompany in the area, headded.

Two more employeesof a road constructioncompany were killed andtwo others sustained inju-ries as a roadside bombstruck their vehicle in thesame province on Mon-day morning.—Xinhua

A medic treats an injuredman in the helicopter dur-ing transportation to ahospital in Kandahar, on4 November. At least 25NATO and Afghan sol-diers were wounded onFriday as the hunted fortwo US paratroopers miss-ing in remote northwest-ern Afghanistan, accord-ing to NATO.—INTERNET

Three people killed in gunfire,bomb attacks in Iraq

BAGHDAD, 11 Nov—Three Iraqi people were killed,two others wounded, and 16 more detained, includinga dean of a college, in separate bomb attacks andgunfire in the provinces of Salahudin and Diyala onTuesday, police said.

Two policemen were killed when unknowngunmen opened fire on a police checkpoint in theAziz Balad area, some 100 km north of Baghdad, aprovincial police source told Xinhua on condition ofanonymity.

Separately, an Iraqi security force killed a suspectedmilitant and detained eight people during a raid on theal-Mu’atasim area, some 110 km north of Baghdad,the source said.

The raid was based on intelligence reports whichsaid that an armed group was planning to carry out asuicide bombing on the house of a senior official inthe area, the source added.

Xinhua

NATO seizes bomb-making materialsin Afghanistan

People inspect a damaged car after a bomb attached to the car exploded atRaheem Awah area northern part of Kirkuk city, 290 kilometres (180 miles)

north of Baghdad, on 10 Nov, 2009, wounding one civilian, the policesaid.—INTERNET

File photo shows a

woman stands next

to her relative, who

was wounded in a

shooting attack by

Blackwater security

guards, in a hospital

in Baghdad.

INTERNET

KABUL, 11 Nov—Inter-national troops and Af-ghan police seized 250tons of ammonium nitratefertilizer — enough tomake up to a couple hun-dred roadside bombs, theTaleban’s most lethalweapon in what has beenthe deadliest year of thewar, NATO announced onTuesday.

Separately, video foot-age emerged of insurgentsbrandishing what appearsto be limited stocks of USammunition in a remotearea of eastern Afghani-

stan where eight Ameri-cans died in a battle lastmonth. On Sunday’s raidsin the southern city ofKandahar appeared to netone of the largest hauls ofthe war. NATO officialshoped the fertilizerseizure would hurtTaleban militants, whosehomemade bombs havebecome the biggest killerof US and allied troops.

Acting on a tip, inter-national forces and Af-ghan police discovered1,000 100-pound bags ofammonium nitrate ferti-

lizer and 5,000 parts forroadside bombs in a ware-house, the military said.After the initial find onSunday, an additional4,000 100-bags of ferti-lizer were found in anearby compound. Thejoint forces also made 15arrests.

The seizure includedenough fertilizer to makedozens to a couple of hun-dred roadside bombs, saidJohn Pike, director of themilitary think tankGlobalsecurity.org.

Internet

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BRASILIA, 11 Nov—Visiting Peruvian Ministerof Transport and Commu-nications Enrique Cornejoon Tuesday conveyed hiscountry’s proposal for a re-gional pact aimed at cut-ting armaments among themembers of the Union ofSouth American Nations(UNASUR).

The proposal from Pe-ruvian President AlanGarcia, submitted toBrazilia’s Senate PresidentJose Sarney, called for re-

JERUSALEM, 11 Nov—The Lebanese militant groupHezbollah has significantly expanded its ability tostrike deep into Israel with rockets that can now reachthe Jewish state’s largest cities, and now possessestens of thousands of projectiles, Israel’s army chiefsaid on Tuesday.

The remarks by Maj Gen Gabi Ashkenazi were thefirst official assessment of the guerrilla group’s capa-bilities since Israel seized a ship last week carryingweapons allegedly destined for Hezbollah.

Ashkenazi indicated that the arms bust had littleeffect in stopping what Israel says has been a massivearms buildup by the Iranian-backed militia since thesides fought a bitter monthlong war in 2006.

An official said that Ashkenazi told lawmakers onTuesday that some of the rockets can fly up to 200miles (325 kilometres). That would put Jerusalem andTel Aviv, as well as Israel’s nuclear reactor in the south-ern desert, within rocket range. Alternatively, the of-ficial said, Hezbollah could pound Israeli towns andcities closer to the border from positions north of theLitani River, outside the area of south Lebanon po-liced by UN peacekeepers.—Internet

Rockets seized by Israeli authorities on a ship near Cyprus, are presentedin the port of the Israeli city of Ashdod, on 4 Nov,

2009. —INTERNET

Peru proposes armsreduction in South America

duction of 3 percent fromthe armament expenditurein the region over the nextfive years, allowing moreresources to social pro-grammes.

The Peruvian govern-ment voiced its concernwith the arms race markedby purchase of militaryweapons by UNASURmembers. “The enemieswe have to tackle with ispoverty, drug trafficking,organized crime and ter-rorism,” said Cornejo,

who pointed out that mili-tary spending in the regionamounted to 34,000 mil-lion US dollars last year.

The minister hopedthat the pact could helpprevent situations like therecent tensions betweenVenezuela and Colombia.

When receiving thedocument, Sarney high-lighted the “tradition ofbrotherhood” between theSouth American peoplesand pledged to support theinitiative.—Xinhua

ROME, 11 Nov—Drought and war in eastern Africahave left more than 20 million people in desperate needof emergency food aid, the United Nations said onTuesday.

“The situation is very worrying due to expectedcrop and pasture failures from poor rains in severalareas, the increase in conflicts, trade disruptions andcontinuing high food prices,” the UN Food and Agri-culture Organization (FAO) said.

In its latest report on food and crop prospects(www.fao.org), FAO said delayed rains and dry spellsoften followed by floods had hurt crops and pasturesin Kenya, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Uganda.

In Somalia and Sudan, poor weather has worseneda food emergency due to civil wars, with 3.6 millionand 5.9 million people in need of food aid, respec-tively. In the case of Somalia, that is about 50 percentof the total population.

The UN agency is hosting a world food summit inRome next week, hoping to win broad support for anincrease in agricultural investments in poor countriesto help them feed themselves.—Internet

This 22 Oct, 2009 photo shows a Somali Kenyanman transporting maize on his donkey in the

settlement of Dela in northern Kenya near theSomali border. The traditional way of life for

Kenya’s roughly three million nomads is rapidlygiving way under the pressures of increasinglysevere and frequent droughts, coupled with arapidly rising population. In one particularly

drought-prone district in Kenya, up to a third ofthe herdsmen have had to settle permanently

because they have lost so many animals.INTERNET

Over 20 million people needfood aid in east Africa

Israel says major cities are inHezbollah’s range

ROME, 11 Nov—Alandslide hitting Italy’sport town in southernisland of Ischia onTuesday has left atleast one dead and 20injured, according tothe town’s mayor

MANILA, 11 Nov—Sci-entists say the cone-shaped Mayon volcano inthe central Philippines hasshot an ash plume into theair and are advisingnearby residents to beready to move in case oferuption. Chief state vol-canologist Renato Soli-dum says Mayon’s alert

Mayon volcano spews grayish ash for the secondtime in a day on 11 Nov, 2009 at Legazpi, Albay

province, about 340 kilometers (212 miles)southeast of Manila, Philippines.—INTERNET

Philippines’ Mayon volcano spews ash, could eruptlevel remains the same butif magma continues to risebelow the glowing craterit could erupt withinweeks.

The country’s most ac-tive volcano last eruptedin 2006. Typhoon-trig-gered mudslides later thatyear buried entire vil-lages, killing more than

Landslide kills at least one, injures 20 others in Italy

Mud covers the

port area after a

deadly landslide

on Ischia island’s

main town of

Casamicciola on

10 November,

2009.

XINHUA

Vincenzo D’Ambrosio. The mayor said the

landslide was “like theend of the world” whenhouses, cars and peoplewere dragged out to thesea by the water and ariver of dirt and rocksflooded the entire area.

Local authorities haveso far confirmed onedeath, that of a 15-year-old girl dragged out to sea

in a bus by mud pouringdown the slopes of MountEpomeo, the island’s vol-canic peak.

According to the civilprotection department,over 20 survivors havebeen pulled from the mudso far with bruises andbroken bones, including asmall child said to be inserious condition.

XinhuaTHE HAGUE, 11 Nov— Dutch prosecutors said onTuesday they have arrested a 43-year-old Somali manwanted by US authorities for allegedly financing ex-tremist terrorists.

Prosecutors said in a statement the man lived inMinneapolis before leaving the United States in No-vember 2008; he arrived in the Netherlands about onemonth later. The identity of the man, who was arrestedon Sunday at an asylum seeker’s centre in Drontenabout 45 miles (72 kilometres) northeast of Amster-dam, was not released in line with Dutch privacy laws.

The statement by the national prosecutors officesaid American authorities asked for the man’s arrestand have sought his extradition.—Internet

Dutch arrest Somali terrorsuspect wanted by US

1,000 people. Two explo-sions early Wednesdaysent ash and rocks morethan half a mile (akilometer) into the air,reaching nearby Camaligtown along Mayon’s foot-hills.—Internet

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Barcelona holds WorldArchitecture Festival

BEIJING, 11 Nov—The Spanish city of Barcelona hashosted the World Architecture Festival, which celebratesglobal design. Projects from 67 countries were on show,many reflecting the tough economic times we’re cur-rently living in. From Antoni Gaudi’s modernist build-ings to skyscrapers designed by world-class architects,Barcelona is a true architectural Mecca.

The renaissance experienced by the Catalan capitalin recent years has been recognized with the city be-coming the base for the World Architecture Festival forthe second year.

The event — which ran from 4th to the 6th of Novem-ber, brought together some of the world’s finest archi-tects, and showcased many innovative buildings.

272 projects were finally short-listed, in 15 catego-ries. Projects hailed from countries including Iran, Syria,Sierra Leone, India, as well as Canada, Australia, theUS and the UK. Nabil Gholam was both a nomineeand a juror in this year’s festival.

He says that the financial crisis has put a halt to thesometimes exaggerated eccentricities both demandedfrom clients and proposed by the architects.

Nabil Gholam, juror and nominee, said, “The ten-dencies this year — whilst I was a judge last year in theWorld Architecture Festival — is clear. There is moreconcern about the environment and buildings are be-coming more reasonable to a certain degree. And themarket has cut out a lot of the extremes, a lot of thecraziness and the excess that was there during the lasttwo or three years.” —Xinhua

APEC ministers meeting opens, focusingon post-crisis trade promotion

British drugmaker to donate50 mln doses of A/H1N1 flu

vaccine to WHO

SINGAPORE, 11 Nov—The 21st APEC Ministe-rial Meeting opened hereon Wednesday morning atSingapore’s Suntec Con-vention Center, with a fo-cus on the multilateraltrading system and re-gional economic integra-tion in the post-crisis era.

The Foreign and Tradeministers and representa-tives of the 21 APECmember economies are at-tending the two-day meet-

ing, to make final prepa-rations for the APEC Eco-nomic Leaders’ Meeting(AELM) slated for 14-15Nov.

During the meeting,they were expected to re-affirm their support forthe multilateral tradingsystem, and take stock ofthe trade-related develop-ments in the Asia-Pacificregion and the status ofthe Doha Round of WTOnegotiations.

They would also reviewthe work done in 2009 onregional economic inte-gration and discussgrowth issues, includingfostering inclusive andsustainable growth.

Against the backdrop ofincipient recovery fromthe global economic re-cession, the ministerial-level officials were alsoexpected to reaffirm theirstand to resist trade pro-tectionism.—Xinhua

A woman views a silkworm cocoon reeling machine during the media previewof the “Travelling the Silk Road” exhibition at the American Museum of

Natural History in New York on 10 Nov, 2009.—XINHUA

LOS ANGELES, 11 Nov—Twenty individuals, mostlyfrom Mexico and other Central American countries, havebeen charged with making false statements in obtainingpassports during a federal crackdown, 12 of them havebeen arrested over the past three weeks.

In the latest arrest on Tuesday, 40-year-old AlmaHuerta was seized at the US-Mexico border, who wascharged by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles on 21Oct with obtaining a passport in 2000 by using falseidentity and opening a bank account with that docu-ment.—Xinhua

Students from the 35th

Middle School ofHefei receive free

vaccination againstthe A/H1N1 influenza

in Hefei, capital ofeast China’s Anhui

Province, on 10 Nov,2009.— XINHUA

20 chargedin LA

crackdownagainst

passport fraud

All Items from XinhuaNews Agency

People visit projects

from 67 countries,

many reflecting the

tough economic times

we are currently living

in.—XINHUA

GENEVA, 11 Nov—Brit-ish drugmaker Glaxo-SmithKline (GSK) is todonate 50 million dosesof A/H1N1 influenzavaccine to the WorldHealth Organization(WHO) under an agree-ment signed in Geneva onTuesday, the UN agencysaid.

“We welcome this verygenerous donation byGlaxoSmithKline, whichwill go to protect thehealth of the world’spoorest people,” saidWHO Director GeneralMargaret Chan in a state-ment.

“This is a real gesture ofglobal solidarity towardsthose who would not beotherwise able to have ac-cess to the vaccine,” shesaid.

According to WHOspokesman Gregory Hartl,the agency expects to startreceiving GSK’s first ship-

ment of doses toward theend ofthis month or in earlyDecember, with the full 50million doses to comeprobably by the endof spring next year.

“We hope it will be thefirst of many donations,”Hartl said.

The WHO has a listof 95 developing countriesthat are eligible to receivedonated vaccines, andaims to secure enoughvaccines to cover 10percent of the populationof these countries.

Xinhua

Global energy useto fall 2009

LONDON, 11 Nov—As oneof the consequences of thefinancial crisis, global energyuse is set to fall in 2009, forthe first time since 1981, ac-cording to The World EnergyOutlook 2009. The Interna-tional Energy Agency (IEA)launched the new WorldEnergy Outlook 2009(WEO) on Tuesday inLondon. WEO is the annualflagship publication of theIEA.

Projected global demandwas lower than in last year’sreport, reflecting the impactof the economic crisis, sothe preliminary data point toa fall in 2009 of up to 2 per-cent. But demand growthrebounds thereafter, averag-ing 2.5 percent per yearfrom 2010 to 2015, said theWEO 2009.—Xinhua

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NEWS ALBUM

Conjoined twins, Chang Zizhu andChang Baozhu, receive medical

examination at a hospital in Hefei,Anhui province on 9 November,2009. The twins were born on 3

November, weighing approximately4.2kg (9.2 pounds) and are currently

undergoing checks at a hospitalbefore determining if they are able to

have a separation surgery, localmedia reported.

A rare brown baby giant panda hasbeen discovered by researchers in north-west China, according to China Busi-ness View.

The two-month old baby has brownfur where normal pandas sport black.The cub still hasn’t opened its eyes norwalked, said experts with Foping GiantPanda Reserve in Shaanxi Province.

The baby’s mother is a normal col-our, said Liang Qihui.

The brown panda is the fifth to berecorded in China, he said.

A rare brown baby giant panda has

been discovered by researchers in

northwest China

on 1 November, 2009.

Rare brown panda cubdiscovered An engine tail cone popped off a

Delta airlines jet shortly after takeofffrom New York’s Kennedy Airport.

It plummeted thousands of feet intoa Long Island neighbourhood beforelanding harmlessly on someone’s lawn.

FAA spokeswoman Arlene Salac(SAHL’-ak) said on Friday the jetdoesn’t need the part to fly and passen-gers weren’t in any danger.

Neither the pilots nor people on theground noticed the mishap when it hap-pened on Thursday evening.

The flight continued to its destina-

Airplane part falls onto NY home’s front lawntion.

Salac says Delta personnel reportedthe part missing after the plane landedin Tokyo.

The 20-pound part measured 4-feetlong and 3-feet in diameter.

A resident spotted it hours later andcalled police.

Delta says an investigation is underway.

Unemployed and desper-ate, a 19-year-old Sheboyganman is trying to sell one ofthe only things he owns —his name. Calvin Gosz hasput the rights to give him anew name on eBay.

He said if people can havea name like Mercedes forfree, “why wouldn’tMcDonald’s pay for me tohave Ronald McDonald as aname?” Gosz said he movedto Wisconsin from Florida inSeptember.

He’s filled out more thana dozen job applications, but

Sheboygan man tries to sell the rights to his name Police find mail carrier passed out drunk in truckso far no luck.

Of his decision to go oneBay, he said, “I guess it justkind of goes to show the des-peration of some people to tryand get some money if theycan’t find work. The mini-mum bid is $5,000 — but sofar there’s no takers.

Police officers reportedfinding a mail carrier passedout drunk in his US PostalService mail truck in BoyntonBeach. According to a release,police received a 911 call onWednesday afternoon report-ing a mail truck parked on theside of a road with the driver

slumped over the wheel. Of-ficers found a 29-year-oldman, whose blood alcoholcontent was tested to be .264and .258, more than threetimes the legal limit.

The man, who was in themiddle of his work day, report-edly told officers that he drankwine all night and then drankhalf a bottle of mouthwash tocover the smell. Florida lawconsiders a driver with a bloodalcohol level of .08 to be im-paired. The man was arrestedand charged with driving un-der the influence.

French architect FredericTabary poses inside the “Ham-

ster’s Villa”, imagined andconceived by Tabary together

with architect Yann Falquerho,during an interview with

Reuters in Nantes, westernFrance, on 8 November, 2009.

LONDON, 11 Nov—AUnited Airlines pilot whowas pulled from his trans-Atlantic flight to Chicagoshortly before takeoff hasbeen charged with havingtoo much alcohol in hissystem, British police saidon Tuesday.

Scotland Yard said that51-year-old Erwin Ver-mont Washington, ofLakewood, Colorado, wasarrested after officers

A commercial airliner prepares to land atLondon’s Heathrow airport. Police arrested a

United Airlines pilot on suspicion of being drunkas he was about to help fly a passenger plane from

London’s Heathrow Airport, an officer and theairline said on Tuesday.—INTERNET

ADDIS ABABA, 11 Nov— Ethiopia on Tuesday an-nounced the discovery of a mine containing more than40 tonnes of gold deposit worth 1.7 billion dollars (1.1billion euros).

The state-run Ethiopian News Agency reported thatthe new find, announced by the ministry of mines andenergy, will require some 200 million dollars to ex-tract and process.

“Geological survey indicates that... an estimated500 tonnes of gold deposit is found in the country,”the agency said, providing a figure for the whole ofEthiopia.

Some 44 companies are engaged in gold explora-tion, earning Ethiopia about 105 million dollars inexport every year.

The Horn of Africa country has mineral resourcesthat have so far remained unexploited.—Internet

GAZA, 11 Nov— Pales-tinian Hamas movementsaid on Tuesday it willnever negotiate with Is-rael, slamming Palestin-ian officials who warnedof possible talks betweenthe Islamic movement andthe Jewish state.

“Hamas will not ne-gotiate with the (Israeli)occupation and will notbe the lifeboat for Osloteam,” said Sami AbuZuhri, a Hamas spokes-man, referring to the

UA pilot charged with being over alcohol limitwere called to United Air-lines Flight 949, whichwas already full of pas-sengers and due to leaveLondon’s Heathrow Air-port just after noon onMonday.

BAA, Heathrow’s op-erator, said the plane hadbeen due to leave immi-nently. A BAA spokes-

man quoted by Britain’sPress Association newsagency added that the pi-lot had been reported toauthorities by anothermember of United’s staff.BAA did not immediatelyreturn a call from the APseeking comment lateTuesday.

Internet

Ethiopia discovers minewith 40 tonnes of gold

ROME, 11 Nov— Food prices in poor countries thatare net importers of food still remain high despite agood 2009 world cereal production, Food and Agri-culture Organization (FAO) warned in a report issuedon Tuesday.

The good cereal production has little effect on re-ducing the food prices in the nations dependent onfood import, FAO said in its latest Crop Prospect andFood Situation report produced by the organizationevery three months.

“For the world’s poorest people who spend up to80 percent of their household budgets on food, thefood price crisis is not over yet,” an FAO expert said.

“Although international food prices have fallen sig-nificantly since their peaks a couple of years ago,wheat and maize prices strengthened in October andrice export prices are still way above pre-crisis lev-els,” FAO said in the report, noting that 31 poorestcountries which are seriously affected by critical foodinsecurity require emergency assistance.—Xinhua

FAO says good cereal production does nothelp cutting down the food prices

Hamas says never to negotiate with IsraelPalestinian NationalAuthority’s(PNA) nego-tiation with Israel underthe Oslo accords since1993.

Palestinian statehoodnegotiations between Is-rael and the PNA havecome to a standstill afterIsraeli government con-tinued settlement buildingin occupied Palestinianterritories.

Meanwhile, seniorPalestinian officials, in-cluding chief negotiator

Saeb Erekat, have warnedagainst Israeli attempts toopen alternative, back-door channel to negotiatewith Hamas.

In a statement sent tothe press, Abu Zuhrisaid that Erekat’s re-marks “were unclean at-tempt to implicateHamas into the negotia-tions between the PNAand Israel.”

Xinhua

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(from page 1)Command Maj-Gen Win Myint and Vice-Chairman ofYangon City Development Committee Vice-Mayor

Work coordination meeting … Lt-Gen Myint Swe of Ministry of Defencedelivers an address at work coordination

meeting of Yangon Division IZMC.MNA

Col Maung Pa reported on work being undertaken.After that, departmental officials reported on sector-

wise work. Lt-Gen Myint Swe, the commander andofficials concerned coordinated the necessary tasks andLt-Gen Myint Swe made a concluding speech.—MNA

(from page 1)According to

Section (3) of the 1964Motor Vehicle Law, anyvehicle that moves inpublic places are to getregistered. Section (5) ofthe same law says thatall vehicles are to bewell-designed in orderthat drivers can controlthem effectively.According to Section (9)of the 1989 LawAmending the MotorVehicle Law, automo-biles are to be inspectedbefore getting registeredfor and renewinglicences.

Therefore, allvehicles are to bechecked to find out

Today’s vehicles and motorways…

RoadAdmini-strationDepart-

mentinspects

front andrear

lights ofan auto-mobile.

RoadAdmini-stration

Departmentinspectsmachine

partsbefore

renewalof anauto-

mobile.

whether they areregistered ones or not, andthe process is aimed atensuring traffic safety inpublic roads.Initial Checks

In checking theregistration items of anautomobile, theautomobile is to be acorrect one produced bythe automobile companyconcerned (for instance,Toyota, Nissan,

Mitsubishi, Hino andIsuzu). The departmentscrutinizes the brands ofautomobiles with therestrictions of the originalproducers, the permissionof the trade policy council,and the permission of theCustoms Departmentaccording to the framesand requirements of theautomobiles. In addition,the strength of eachautomobile is fixed inpassenger, kilo or gallonas stated in the initiallicence.

It is learnt thatautomobiles are weighedwith the use of a weightbridge or according to thesamples of theautomobiles concerned.

Checking renewedautomobiles

To register anautomobile once everyyear in the monthconcerned in which itslicence expires, thefollowing two points areto be checked mainly.1. To confirm that the

automobile isoriginally registeredone, and

2. To confirm that the

automobile can movesafely.

In this regard,registration itemscomprise brand, type,model, engine number,frame number, colour,and strength. The processcovers checking whetherthe automobile has anychanges in its appearance,it has initial framenumber, any changes inits engine, and it has itsoriginal reflection chipsand embossed platenumber issued by thedepartment.Surprise Check

In checkingautomobiles incompliance with the law,byelaw, procedures anddirectives to make sure

that they move on publicroads in safety, the RoadAdministration Depart-ment is carrying outprogrammes such aschecking the safety normsprescribed for trucksincluding restrictedweight, and checking themto find out whether theyfollow traffic rules.Moreover, the departmentin cooperation with relateddepartments such as the

enforces traffic rules.Checking AutomobilesTheoretically

As regardsreconstruction ofautomobiles, thedepartment theoreticallychecks automobiles anddecides, throughformulas, on themaximum weight ofgoods an automobile canbe loaded to ensure thatthe automobile can movein safety after it has beenreconstructed and its oldengine parts, brands andframes are replaced withnew ones. Nowadays,vehicles weighing morethan three tons arereconstructed tostrengthen their power,boost strength, add to theweight of the automobilesconcerned, and enhanceengine power. Inparticular, trucks are

(d) number of axles(e) size(f) frame and reinforcedleaf-springs of theautomobile. Besides, itestimates:-- weight of loads- articulation capacity- endurance of frame- turning degree- turning degree at whichan automobile can turnwith maximum stability - ratio of weight to enginepower- whether estimation itemsmeet the standard ASEANweight and measure.

It also givespermission to drive or asksto reconstruct anautomobile afterconfirming whether thevehicle can move onpublic places safely.

Myanmar is anASEAN member, soforeign automobiles will

With respect toinspecting vehicles withmachines, fixing theweight of a vehicle is arequirement forregistration, and it isimportant for prohibitingit from carrying loads ofoverweight, estimatingloading capacity, andchecking reconstructedtrucks. Previously, theweight of an automobilewas fixed according to itssize, description of theautomobile company,sample, loading power,and comparison withsimilar vehicle. Now, theexact weight of anautomobile can bemeasured with the use ofa weighing machine, andthe process can contributetowards earning foreignexchange.

(To be continued)Translation: MS

All Bus-lines ControlCommittee, the TransportDepartment, and theTraffic Police Forceconducts surprise checkson public service vehicleson highways, busterminals and busy roads,gives educative talks,gives reminders, and

reconstructed to enlargetheir sizes, boost enginepower, and increase thenumber of power trainaxles. According to theoffice order, thedepartment has to check:-(a) weight(b) strength(c) brand

pass through the borderof Myanmar. Therefore,a mechanized system isapplied in inspectingautomobiles. Inspectingautomobiles withmachines contributestowards traffic safetybecause that producesexact results.

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(from page 1)was observed at Yandanar Mon Hall of No.1 BaicEducation High School in Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana.Students of No.2 Basic Education High School in NayPyi Taw Pyinmana opened the ceremony, singing thesong titled "Union of Myanmar".

Chairman U Win Haty of Nay Pyi Taw PyinmanaTownship Peace and Development Council read outthe message sent by Chairman of the SPDCCommander-in-Chief of Defence Services SeniorGeneral Than Shwe.

Afterwards, Minister Dr Chan Nyein and DeputyMinister Dr Mya Oo awarded prize winners of BasicEducation High School and Basic Education MiddleSchool level essay contests held to mark the 89thAnniversary National Day. Later, students from No.1BEHS sang the song titled "Nationalistic Fervour".

Likewise, the 89th Anniversary National Daywas observed at No.1 BEHS in Nay Pyi Taw Lewe thismorning. Students of No.1 BEHS sang the song titled"Union of Myanmar" to open the ceremony.

Next, Chairman of Nay Pyi Taw Lewe Township

89th Anniversary National Day…

PDC U Naing Tun read out the message sent byChairman of the SPDC Commander-in-Chief ofDefence Services Senior General Than Shwe.

Director-General U Bo Win of EducationPlanning and Training Department and Director-General U Sann Win of Archaeology, National Museum

and Library Department under Ministry of Culturepresented prizes to winners of essay contests at BEHSand BEMS level held in commemoration of the 89th

Anniversary National Day.Students of No.2 BEHS then sang the song titled

“Nationalistic Fervour”.—MNA

YANGON, 11 Nov—Ceremonies to mark the 89th

Anniversary National Day were observed at BasicEducation High Schools, here, this morning.

The 89th Anniversary National Day was held at UBa Lwin Hall of Dagon BEHS No. 2 (Myoma School)this morning.

Chairman of Township Peace and DevelopmentCouncil U Khin Maung Oo read the message sent byChairman of State Peace and Development Council

89th Anniversary National Day observed at basic education schools in YangonCommander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior GeneralThan Shwe.

Patron of the School Board of Trustees Maj-GenSein Htwa, members of the panel of patrons, Director-General U Kyaw Thu of No. 1 Basic Education Departmentand Director-General U Zaw Htay of Higher EducationDepartment (Lower Myanmar) presented prizes to theoutstanding students. Wellwishers donated cash to thefunds of the school.

A similar ceremony was held at Central SanpyaHall of Latha BEHS No. 1 this morning. Chairman ofTownship PDC U Soe Win read the message sent byChairman of State Peace and Development CouncilCommander-in-Chief of Defence Services SeniorGeneral Than Shwe. Director-General U Aye Kyu ofNo. 3 BED and officials presented prizes to theoutstanding students.

At Pabedan BEHS No. 1, Chairman of TownshipPDC U Kyaw Myint Hlaing read the message of Chairmanof State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shweat the ceremony to mark the 89th Anniversary NationalDay. Officials awarded the winners in the national daycommemorative essay and poem contests.

Similar ceremonies were held at LanmadawBEHS No. 1, Kamayut BEHS No. 1 and BotahtaungBEHS No. 6.—MNA

YANGON, 11 Nov—Under the aegis of BayintnaungMarket Development Committee under MarketsDepartment of Yangon City Development Committee,shopkeepers of Bayintnaung Market will hold the 10th

blood donation ceremony at the market on 21 November.

Bayintnaung Market to donate blood for tenth timeThose wishing to donate blood may contact

Chairman U Hla Aye of the organizing committee, Ph:726269, Secretary U Khin Maung Lwin, Ph: 728467and office of the market development committee,Ph: 682019.—MNA

YANGON, 11 Nov – All Private Bus-Line ControlCommittee (Yangon Division) published YangonTravel Journal Vol-2, No.11 on 28 October.

The journal features poems, children's role,cartoons and articles by famous writers such as TakkathoTin Kha, Chit San Win, Maung Nyein Thu(Gyobingauk), Dr Nu Nu Yin and others.

The copies of the journal are available at bookshops in Yangon, APBLCC branches and bus terminals.For sending manuscripts and advertisements, contactNo.474, Theinbyu Road, Kandawkalay, PhotmyayWard, Mingala Taungnyunt Township, Yangon (Ph:381858).—MNA

Yangon Travel JournalVol-2, No.11 in circulation

Chairman of Nay Pyi Taw Lewe Township PDC U Naing Tun reads the message sent byChairman of SPDC Senior General Than Shwe at the ceremony to mark 89th Anniversary

National Day.—MNA

Chairman of Dagon Township PDC U KhinMaung Oo reads the message sent by

Chairman of SPDC Senior General ThanShwe at the ceremony to mark 89th

Anniversary National Day.—MNA

Chairman of Pabedan Township PDCU Kyaw Myint Hlaing reads the message

sent by Chairman of SPDC Senior GeneralThan Shwe at the ceremony to mark 89th

Anniversary National Day.—MNA

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YANGON, 11 Nov —A ceremony to harvest therain-fed paddy and toplough for summer paddywas held at the modelpaddy field in Barlar Vil-lage in Hlegu Township,Yangon North District, to-

YANGON, 11 Nov—Chairman of Kachin State Peace and Development Council Commander ofNorthern Command Maj-Gen Soe Win and Director of People’s Militia and Frontier Forces Maj-GenMaung Maung Ohn of Ministry of Defence help an officer of the Border Guard Force put onTatmadaw insignia at the ceremony to mark formation of Border Guard Force of Kachin State SpecialRegion (1) (NDAK) held in Lupi region of Kachin State on 8 November.—MNA (News Reported)

NAY PYI TAW, 9 Nov – Minister for Construc-tion Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint inspected construc-tion of Mandalay-Madaya-Phauktaw-ThabeikkyinRoad through BOT system, extension of the road andmaintenance work and left necessary instructions on 6November.

Next, the minister looked into reconstruction ofKyaukoh Bridge between mile post No.54/3 and No.54/4. Then he inspected roadworks between mile postNo.0/0 and No.68.0 along Thabeikkyin-Tagaung-Myataung road.

MNA

CorrigendumPlease read “Bor-

der Guard Force” insteadof “frontier force” on theheadline and body of thenews appeared on theback page of yesterday’sissue of this paper.

Ed.

YANGON, 11 Nov—Under the supervision ofthe Ministry of Educationand the Ministry of Sports,the First Basic EducationLevel Inter-State/DivisionU-16 Men’s and Wom-en’s Basketball Tourna-ment, organized byMyanmar Basketball Fed-eration, continued at theAung San Gymnasium,

1st Basic Education Level ISD U-16Basketball Tournament continues

YANGON, 11 Nov—The 18th ASCOJA Con-ference concluded at MyaYeik Nyo Royal Hotel inBahaan Township herealong with a dinner on 7November evening.

It was attended byMinister for Hotels andTourism Maj-Gen Soe

ASCOJA Conference concludesNaing, chairperson andmembers of the panel ofpatrons, the president andmembers of Myanmar-Ja-pan Friendship Associa-tion (MJFA), the presidentand members of MyanmarAssociation of JapanAlumni (MAJA).

C o m m e m o r a t i v e

gifts were presented toASEAN nations andMJFA. Next, Director-General U Thaung Htaikof Sports and PhysicalEducation Department,President of MJFA DrKhin Shwe (Zay Gabar)presented prizes to win-ners in golf tournamentof delegates to the con-ference. President DrKhin Shwe of MJFAspoke words of thanks.

President Dr AungKyaw of MAJA confer-ence presented the flag toThailand who will hostthe 2011 conference.President Dr Khin Shweof MJFA then hosted din-ner.

A meeting to choosethe host country for 2011ASCOJA Conferencewas held at Chatrium

Hotel in Tamway Town-ship in the morning, fol-lowed by friendly golftournament at RoyalMingaladon Golf andCountry Club inMingaladon Garden City.

NLM

here, this morning.In the men’s event,

Mandalay Division beatMon State 63-48;Sagaing Division edgedout Kayin State 48-38;Shan State (North)trounced Yangon Divi-sion 86-68 and Bago Di-vision thrashed ShanState (South) 48-37.

In the women’s event,

Mandalay Division wonover Mon State 44-23;Sagaing Division blankedout 37-4; Yangon Divi-sion crashed Shan State(North) 31-24 and ShanState (South) hammeredBago Division 23-17.

The tournament con-tinues tomorrow at thesame venue.

MNA

President Dr Khin Shwe of MJFA presents prizeto H&T Minister Maj-Gen Soe Naing.—NLM

Minister Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint inspects Mandalay-Madaya-Phauktaw-Thabeikkyin road.—MNA

Mandalay Division plays against Mon State in Basic Education LevelInter-State/Division U-16 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tourna-

ment.—MNA

Commander attends harvestingof rain-fed paddy in Hlegu

day.Chairman of Yangon

Division Peace and Devel-opment Council Com-mander of Yangon Com-mand Maj-Gen Win Myintattended the ceremony. Anofficial reported to thecommander on arrange-ments being made forgrowing paddy in sum-mer. The commanderviewed the harvesting andploughing with the use offarming machinery, andcordially greeted localfarmers.

MNA

Road, bridge constructioninspected

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NAY PYI TAW, 10Nov—Lt-Gen Tha Aye ofthe Ministry of Defence,accompanied by Chair-man of Sagaing DivisionPeace and DevelopmentCouncil Commander ofNorth-West CommandMaj-Gen Myint Soe,Chairman of Chin StatePDC Brig-Gen Hon Ngaiand departmental officialswent on an inspection tourof Government TechnicalInstitute (Haka) and teaplantation along Kalay-Falam-Haka road andgave necessary instruc-tions on 5 November.

Next, Lt-Gen Tha Ayelooked into Haka-Falamroad section, developmenttasks, tea plantation andpaddy fields by car.

After meeting teach-ers and townselders at thehall of Yanhtalo VillageBasic Education High

Lt-Gen Tha Aye supervises regional development worksSchool (Branch), Lt-GenTha Aye and the com-mander presented teach-ing aids for the school,cash for rural library andsports gear and gifts toteachers and students.

Having inspectedYankalaung tea planta-t ion and Liva

hydropower plant, theypresented gifts to staffof the plant. On arrivalat Falam 200-bed hospi-tal, Lt-Gen Tha Aye andparty comforted the pa-tients. After inspectingthe hospital, they gaveaway gifts to health staff.

Having met with de-

partmental officials at dis-trict and township levels,townselders and membersof social organizations atFalam local battalion, Lt-Gen Tha Aye and partyhanded gifts to them.

At Lonban VillageAffiliated Basic EducationHigh School, Lt-Gen Tha

Aye and party met withteachers and presentedgifts for the teachers,funded for the station hos-pital and inspected thecomputer room and schoolbuilding.

After looking intoprogress in building retain-ing walls and road sections,

they gave necessary in-structions on work at thebriefing hall of road con-struction project specialgroup at mile post No 51/2. Next, Lt-Gen Tha Ayeoversaw Kalay-Falam-Haka road section andTiddim road section

MNA

Successful rubber farming in Kachin StateArticle: Myint Maung Soe; Photos: Myo Min Thein (Mayangon)

(from page 16)collected between Apriland December yearly.We stopped collection oflatex in January, Febru-ary and March. I haveplanned to extend moreacres of rubber. I useNaungnan quality rubberspecies.”

A large area of rub-ber is grown inMyitkyina, Mohnyin andBhamo districts. Up to2008-2009 cultivationseason, a total of 15391acres of land has been

put under rubber plants inMyitkyina District, 4362acres in Mohnyin Districtand 18093 acres inBhamo District. InMyitkyina and MohnyinDistricts where rubberfarms have been estab-lished since 2004-2005cultivation season, thecollection of rubber latexis being carried out.

The sown acreage ofrubber is increasing inKachin State year by yeardue to fertile soil and fa-vourable weather. Know-

ing the benefit throughrubber production, theentrepreneurs extendtheir rubber farms yearly.Up to 2008-2009 cultiva-tion season, Kachin Statehad 38,386 acres of rub-ber.

As such, the increas-ing sown acreage andthriving rubber planta-tions in Kachin State willcontribute to the growthof State economy andlivelihoods of the localpeople in the future.

*****Translation: TTA

Myanma Alin:22-10-2009

“As perennial plantrubber is industrial

crop, I plan to extendsown acreage.”Daw Khin Sein,

rubber farm owner.Latex being collected at the rubber farm of

Daw Khin Sein near Nyaunggaing Village ofMohnyin Township.

Production of rubber sheets in progress at Daw Khin Sein’s farm nearNyaunggaing Village of Mohnyin Township.

Rubber sheets are being produced at Daw Khin Sein’s farm nearNyaunggaing Village of Mohnyin Township.

Lt-Gen Tha Aye of Ministry of Defence views tea plantation and paddy plantation at BEHS (Branch) in Yanhtalo Vil-lage.—MNA

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BEIJING, 11 Nov—Byvisiting cinemas andchinking wine glasses,China’s singles reveled onWednesday, the “Single’sDay”, to beat lonelinessamid whistling wind andfalling snowflakes.

In the country’smajor cities, such asBeijing and Shanghai,lonely hearts who kneweach other on the Internetmet and huddled forwarmth.

Party invitations wereposted in the cyber-space,calling for theparticipation of singles.Cinemas provideddiscounts, encouraging

Photo taken on 7 Nov, 2009 shows a scene of “Peony Pavilion”, a well-knownChinese traditional Kunqu Opera, at the ancient stage of Sanshan Guildhall inShanghai, east China. The Kunqu Opera “Peony Pavilion” will be staged during

the 2010 Shanghai World Expo for 120 times.—INTERNET

CAIRO, 10 Nov—Egyptian SupremeCouncil of Antiquities(SCA) announced onTuesday that it is about tostart restoration andmanagement of tombTutankhamen incooperation with J. PaulGetty Trust ConservationInstitute (GCI), astatement said.

“I was happy when weCT scanned the mummyof King Tut in order toreveal the secrets of hisfamily, but now I am evenmore thrilled to invite theGCI to restore his tomband return the glory of theboy king,” said Dr. ZahiHawass, secretary generalof the SCA. According to

BEIJING, 11 Nov—China will launch ascientific research satelliteinto space in the nearfuture from the JiuquanSatellite Launch Center inthe northwestern GansuProvince, a spokesmanwith the center saidWednesday.

The satellite, “ShijianXI-01,” would be carriedby a China-developedLong March 2C rocket, hesaid.

Both the satellite andthe rocket were in goodcondition and preparationswere proceeding well, thespokesman said withoutgiving further details.

According to a whitepaper published in 2006,China’s Shijian, orPractice, series of satellitesare designed for scientificresearch and technologicalexperiments.—Xinhua

BEIJING, 11 Nov—Astronomers have found newevidence that supports the existence of a middleweightclass of black holes, not like the either little or big varietyin previous studies, according to media reports Wednesday.

NGC 5408 X-1, the newly found object, is an X-raysource in the NGC 5408 galaxy, 15.8 million light-yearsaway from Earth in the constellation Centaurus.

“Intermediate-mass black holes contain between 100and 10,000 times the sun’s mass,” said Tod Strohmayer,an astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centerin Greenbelt, Maryland.

The new study used the European Space Agency’sorbiting XMM-Newton observatory to observe the blackhole in 2006 and in 2008. It found further proof that thesignal is a medium-sized black hole.

Black hole is infinitely dense and it could trap matterand even light with its gravity. Though astronomers can’tsee it directly, they detect a black hole by its gravitationalpull on other objects, and by the ray it emitted whenmassive things fall into it. NGC 5408 X-1 emits more X-rays than a typical star, but less than supermassive blackholes. And its flickering is about 100 times slower thanthat seen from stellar-mass black holes. Based on this, theresearchers consider it probably a middleweight.—Xinhua

A lab technicianprepares samples at a

research institute.British drug maker

GlaxoSmithKline hasannounced that US

regulators haveapproved its swine fluvaccine for adults in

the United States.INTERNET

JAKARTA, 11 Nov—The Indonesian government invited Belarusian studentsto study in its universities through a scholarship program, a statement from theForeign Ministry said here on Wednesday.

“The Dharmasiswa Pemri Scholarship program is held in 47 universitiesthroughout Indonesia,” said the statement.

It also said that the Belarusian government welcomed the invitation and washoping that Indonesian students could study in its universities.

“The Gomel State Technical University in Belarus has expressed its intentionto cooperate with Indonesian universities in exchange of students, professors anduniversity graduates, as well as employee training in the field of techniques, energy,physics, chemistry and other technology,” said the statement.—Xinhua

Chinese singles huddle for warmthon snowy “Single’s Day”

the singles to accidentallybump into “the one” bysitting next to him or her.

In the northwesternShaanxi Province,netizens called on localsingles to take No. 11 busat 11 minutes past 11o’clock on the day tosocialize and “find theserendipity.”

Guanggun Day, orsingle stick day,originated in the 1990s.College students came upwith Nov. 11th with all itssingle digits to celebrateand perhaps wallow inthe loneliest number.

“Although there issnow tonight, I prefer to

wear skirt for the party,”said a 28-year-old Beijingwoman surnamed Ma,who was going to attenda party exclusively for thesingles staged by a localmatchmaker company.

“A red skirt wouldhelp me stand out in thecrowd,” she said.

In the northernTaiyuan City, where thesnow measured morethan15 centimeters inmost parts on Wednesday,singles braved thesnowfall to gather inKaraoke bars to give theirloneliness a musicaloutlet.

Xinhua

Egypt to start restorationof tomb Tutankhamen

the statement, therenovation project will lastfor the next five years as itwill start with a period ofresearch and assessment,including the preparationof an accurate record of thecondition of the tomb andits wall paintings.

“I always see the tombof King Tut and wonderabout those spots, whichno scientist has been ableto explain,” Hawass said.

“It has been a privilegeto work in Egypt onprojects in the past, and weare pleased to have theopportunity to do so again,”said James N. Wood,president and CEO of theGetty Trust.

“We have great respect

for the efforts made by ourcolleagues in Egypt topreserve their nation’swealth of cultural heritage,and look forward toworking with them toaddress the conservationissues of this significantsite,” Wood added.

The tomb is located inthe Valley of the Kingswithin the World Heritagesite of Ancient Thebes. Thetomb of Tutankhamen isperhaps the most famousof Egypt’s Pharaonictombs.— Xinhua

China to launchresearch

satellite in nearfuture

Study finds new middleweightclass of black hole

Indonesia invites Belarusian students to studyin its universities

World oil prices rose as traders digested the latest demand growth forecastsfrom the OPEC crude producers' cartel, and awaited this week's snapshot of

US energy inventories.—INTERNET

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA RAJA VOY NO (905)Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA RAJA

VOY NO (905) are here by notified that the vessels willbe arriving on 12.11.2009 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

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

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

Cereal production will ‘declinesharply’ in Sahel

DAKAR, 11 Nov—Thecereal crop will declinesharply in Chad, Nigerand Mauritania in 2009-2010 because of drought,the permanent Inter-stateCommittee to FightDrought in the Sahel(CILSS) announced onTuesday.

“Compared with lastyear, drops in cereal pro-

duction are expected inChad (34 percent), Niger(36 percent), Mauritania(24 percent), BurkinaFaso (10 percent) andCape Verde (eight per-cent),” the CILSS said ina statement received inDakar.

The regional organiza-tion, based in BurkinaFaso’s capital Ouaga-

dougou, also anticipated abetter crop than last yearin “Benin (up by 45 per-cent), Ghana (44 percent),Gambia (18 percent), andTogo (13 percent).”

From a regional point ofview, “provisional cerealproduction in 2009/2010in the countries of theSahel and west Africa,with the exception of Li-beria, Sierra Leone andMali, is estimated at 48.2million tonnes, a drop offour percent comparedwith 2008/2009,” the or-ganization said.

“With the arrival of thefirst harvests on the mar-ket, the food situation ofhouseholds is improvingacross the whole region,but remains precarious inthe zones at risk and af-fected by drops in produc-tion.”

Internet

A Nigerian peasant woman walks in a farmingarea at Farab village of Niger’s southern city

Tsaoua, in 2008.—INTERNET

China’s industrialoutput up 16.1%

in OctBEIJING, 11 Nov–China’s

industrial output rose 16.1percent in October from ayear earlier, as the economysaw a consolidated recov-ery of growth with massivegovernment spending.

The increase rate was7.9 percentage pointshigher from a year earlierand 2.2 percentage pointshigher than September,according to figures re-leased by the NationalBureau of Statistics(NBS) on Wednesday.

Industrial output of theworld’s third largesteconomy increased 9.4percent year on year overfirst 10 months thisyear.—Xinhua

UK starts study onboundaries of using human

DNA in animalsBEIJING, 11 Nov—British scientists on Tuesday be-

gin to study how human DNA could be used in animalexperiments, and to define what the boundaries of suchcontroversial science could be.

Robin Lovell-Badge, a stem cell expert at Britain’sNational Institute for Medical Research, and a mem-ber of the group conducting the study, said there aretwo main types of experiments: altering an animal’sgenes by adding human DNA or replacing a specificanimal sequence with its human counterpart.

The researchers said they are now trying to deter-mine where the line should be drawn on experimentsthat use human material in animals. At the moment,the regulation on how much human DNA can be putinto an animal is vague.

Scientists want to make sure the public is aware ofwhat is happening in laboratories before proceedingfurther. They said they recognized people might benervous about experiments where animals were givenhuman features or brain cells.

“We are trying to work out what is reasonable,” saidMartin Bobrow, chairman of the group conducting thestudy.

Controversy erupted in Britain after scientists an-nounced plans to create human embryos using emptycow and rabbit eggs two years ago.

Xinhua

One dead in Kansas City,Mo, crane accident

Kansas City Mis-souri police offic-

ers look at aportable boom lift

that fell at theconstruction site of

the KauffmanCenter for the

Performing Arts on10 Nov, 2009, inKansas City, Mo.One worker was

killed and anotherinjured on Tuesday

when a cranetipped over at theconstruction site,

police said.INTERNET

Singapore Telecom says Q2 profitup 10.1 percent

KANSAS CITY, 11 Nov—Oneworker was killed and another in-jured on Tuesday when a cranetipped over at the construction siteof a Kansas City, Mo, performingarts centre, police said.

The two men were in the bucketof the 100-foot-tall JLG Lift whenit fell away from the KauffmanCenter for the Performing Arts andlanded across a platform of steelbeams at about 1:40 pm, officialssaid.

One of the men was pronounceddead at a hospital, said policespokesman Darin Snapp. Theother was listed in serious but sta-ble condition and was able to talk.

Snapp said both men were in their30s, but their identities were notimmediately released.

The men were installing steelpanels on the building for Detroit-based subcontractor MidwestSteel, said Kyle McQuiston,spokesman for Kansas City-basedgeneral contractor JE Dunn Con-struction Group.

Construction on the 13-acre sitebegan in 2006 and is scheduled tobe finished in 2011. The $400 mil-lion center will be the home of theKansas City Symphony, the LyricOpera of Kansas City and the Kan-sas City Ballet.

Internet

SINGAPORE, 11 Nov—Singapore Telecommuni-cations (SingTel) said itssecond quarter net profitrose an annual 10.1 per-cent, with the boost com-ing from strong contribu-tions from regional mo-bile associates.

Improved revenuesfrom its domestic marketin Singapore as well asfrom wholly owned Aus-tralian unit Optus werealso factors behind the

surge in net profit for thethree months ended Sep-tember, SingTel said.

For the July-Septemberperiod, net profit totalled956 million Singaporedollars (689 million US),up from 868 million dol-lars a year ago, saidSingTel, Southeast Asia’sbiggest telecom companyby revenues.

A Dow JonesNewswires poll of ana-lysts had forecast an av-

erage net profit of 969.9million dollars.

“We had another quar-ter of double-digit growthin the group’s underlyingnet profit and this reflectsthe continued strength ofthe group to innovate withdifferentiated productsand services and our agil-ity in responding to chal-lenging market condi-tions,” said chief execu-tive Chua Sock Koong.

Internet

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Residents look atdestroyed buildings,

after heavy rainsbrought on by

Hurricane Ida, in thevillage of Verapaz, nearSan Salvador on 9 Nov,

2009. Strong rainsbrought over by

hurricane Ida havekilled 175 people in El

Salvador, the CivilProtection office saidon Tuesday.—XINHUA

Electric Jeepneys pliesin Makati District ofManila, capital of the

Philippines, on 10 Nov,2009. Passengers

received on Tuesday afree ride that financedby the city government

as part of a campaign toreduce its greenhouseemissions. —XINHUA

PET imaging usefulin lung cancer cases

Rituximab used forGraves’ eye disease

ANN ARBOR, 11 Nov—US researchers report thedrug rituximab helped six patients with Graves’ eyedisease. The study, published in the journal Ophthal-mology, said the drug was used only after the patientsdid not respond to usual treatment.

One of the study researchers, Dr Raymond S Doug-las of the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Centerin Ann Arbor, said Graves’ eye disease — anautoimmune disease with inflammation and fatty de-posits in the eye muscles and connective tissue aroundthe eye — is more common in women than men.Symptoms include bulging eyes, retracted eyelids, dryeyes, and, in severe cases, loss of vision.

Douglas, who was at the University of California-Los Angeles when he treated the study participants,said while the results from such a small number mustbe viewed with some caution, the substantial benefitsseen in these patients provide good reason to do a large-scale clinical trial.

“These patients had already received the maximumlevel of steroid treatment,” Douglas said in a state-ment. “Treatment with rituximab calmed inflamma-tion, stopped progression of the disease, and saved thepatients from having to undergo surgery.” —Internet

Head injuries driving new helmet designs

Ants can attack trees tomake housing

NORWICH, 11 Nov — Plant ants generally live inharmony with their hosts, but a British-Brazilian studyfinds that when the ants run out of space they can be-come destructive.

The research led by Douglas Yu of the Universityof East Anglia and Glenn Shepard of Sao Paulo Uni-versity is said to be the first to document that antsbore into live trees. Scientists said ants and certainspecies of plants have harmonious relationships.Myrmecophytes, also known as ant-plants, have hol-low stems or roots and ant colonies often take resi-dence in those hollows. To protect their homes, theants patrol the area around the plant, killing insectsthat want to eat the plant’s leaves.—Internet

Carbon storage? Notunder my house!

PHILADELPHIA, 11Nov—US scientists say arapid decline in metabolicactivity on a PET scan af-ter radiation for non-smallcell lung cancer suggestsgood local tumor control.

PET scanning, or Posi-tron Emission Tomogra-phy, is an imaging tech-nique that produces a 3-Dimage of the body’s func-tional processes, accordingto Wikipedia. It can alsoprovide an image of tissuemetabolic activity.

In addition, the re-searchers said they alsofound the higher the meta-bolic activity and tumorsize on a PET scan beforetreatment, the more likelya patient is to die from lungcancer. “PET scanning is

an emerging tool of mo-lecular imaging in lungcancer, in contrast to CTscans and MRI scanswhich are anatomicimaging,” said ThomasJefferson University Asso-ciate Professor MariaWerner-Wasik, the study’slead author. “It has becomean important tool in theevaluation of lung cancerstaging and evaluation oftreatment response.”

Werner-Wasik and col-leagues conducted a retro-spective analysis of 50 pa-tients with lung cancerwho received PETimaging before and afterradiation therapy, focusingon the prognostic factorsfor tumor local failure.

Internet

WASHINGTON, 11Nov—Only longtime usewill determine whethernew football helmet de-signs protect the brainagainst dangerousconcussions, head injuryexperts said

An estimated 1.6 mil-lion to 3.8 million recrea-

tion-related concussionsare sustained annually inthe United States, many ofthem on football fields.

Football helmet makersare redesigning theirproducts in hopes of pro-viding protection againstboth routine and extremeblows, The Washington

Post reported on Tuesday.Adams is lining its hel-

mets with foam of vary-ing degrees of density,while Riddell is market-ing a helmet that sends awireless alert to a team’straining staff when aplayer takes a potentiallydangerous hit. Xenith ismarketing the X1, a hel-met with air-cushionedshock absorbers.

While the redesignedhelmets show promise,they still can’t stop a play-er’s brain from rattlinginside the skull like ascrambled yolk inside araw egg, said DaveHalstead of the NationalOperating Committee onStandards for AthleticEquipment, an independ-ent group that certifieshelmets.—Internet

Some don’t seek hepatitisC treatment

View of the area ofBarendrecht near thefilling station where

plans for undergroundstorage of CO2 in

Barendrecht, Nether-lands, on 22 Oc t, 2009.

INTERNET

BARENDRECHT, 11Nov—The people of thissmall Dutch town are notagainst pumping tons ofcarbo dioxide into theground to fight globalwarming.

They just wish itwasn’t right beneath theirhouses. “Who wants tolive in Barendrecht if oneof these CO2 things isbuilt?” said retireeMarianne van Heugten.

The carbon dioxide

storage experiment byRoyal Dutch Shell and theDutch government is onlyone of a dozen suchprojects across Europe totest a technology thatcould potentially slashemissions of greenhousegases such as carbon di-oxide into the atmosphereby storing it underground.

That would allowcountries that have lots ofcoal, such as China andthe United States, to cutemissions while using thecheap but polluting fossilfuel. Carbon dioxide fromthe burning of such fuelsis considered the chiefcause of global warming.

But questions remainabout the technology andits costs and risks even asthe EU prepares to spendbillions on it.—Internet

NEW YORK, 11 Nov—US researchers say pa-tients with more difficultto treat forms of hepatitisC are half as likely to gettreatment as those witheasier to treat forms.

Dr Thomas McGinn ofMount Sinai School ofMedicine said the re-searchers also foundmarital status also af-fected whether patientschose treatment for hepa-titis C.

“Overall, in generalonly about 30 percent ofhepatitis C patients

choose to initiate treat-ment for the disease,” thesenior author said in astatement. “It’s a hugeproblem that needs to beaddressed. This studyconfirms that genotype isa major barrier to treat-ment. We hope these find-ings will lead to changesin how physicians ap-proach patient care in away that increases the rateof treatment initiation.”

Internet

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S P O R T SDavydenko, Tsonga advance

in Paris Masters PARIS, 11 Nov—Defending champion Jo-Wilfried

Tsonga, sixth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko and Span-iard Fernando Verdasco won second-round matchesat the Paris Masters on Tuesday to keep their hopesalive of qualifying for the eight-man ATP World TourFinals.

Tsonga remained in the hunt for a place at the No-vember 22-29 event in the English capital with a 6-1,7-5 win over Spain’s Albert Montanes.

Davydenko cruised past Germany’s BenjaminBecker 6-2, 6-1 but seventh seed Verdasco was madeto dig deep against Italian Andreas Seppi before even-tually prevailing 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-4.

Davydenko, who won the Paris Masters in 2006,needs to reach the semifinals to secure a London spot,while Tsonga must defend his title without facingVerdasco in the final to advance.

“I still feel I’m an outsider,” said Tsonga, who wonfive straight games in the first set and went on to breakin the 11th game of the second to seal the victory.

“I have nothing to lose, in fact. In this draw, myranking is not the best and I haven’t made the greatestresults in the past weeks. I have everything to win andnothing to lose,” he added.—Xinhua

21 red cards recorded so far at U-17 World Cup

Australia’sMolik to make

WTA comebackin Hobart

MELBOURNE, 11 Nov—Australian Alicia Molikwill make her WTA sin-gles comeback in Januaryafter being given awildcard into the maindraw of the Hobart Inter-national, Tennis Australiasaid on Wednesday.

Molik, 28, who reacheda career-high eighth in theworld rankings, retired inSeptember last year afterbeing troubled by the ef-fects of a middle-ear con-dition. Molik had playedat all four Grand Slams,winning Grand Slam dou-bles titles at RolandGarros and the AustralianOpen and taking home thebronze medal for Aus-tralia at the 2004 AthensOlympics.—Internet

Crouch eager for Englandto pass Brazil exam

Germany goalkeeper RobertEnke dies at age 32

FRANKFURT, 11 Nov—A goalkeeper expected to playfor Germany at the World Cup died after being hit bya train in what police suspect is a suicide. He was 32.

Robert Enke played for the German club Hannover.Team president Martin Kind confirmed his death, andpolice later released a statement saying a man had beenfatally struck by a train Tuesday night. The statementsaid the “first police indications are that it was a sui-cide.”

“You expect many things, but not something likethat,” Kind said. “I do not know how and why it hap-pened, but I do not think that it had anything to dowith football.”

The train crossing was not far from Enke’s Hannoverhome. His car was found near the scene, unlocked,with his wallet on the seat. The two train drivers re-ported seeing a man on the tracks and applied thebrakes while traveling at about 100 mph but could notstop in time, police said.

“We are speechless,” German soccer federationpresident Theo Zwanziger said.

Hundreds of fans lit candles and placed flowersoutside the Hannover stadium on Tuesday night.

Internet

Real Madrid the big victims on nightof Cup shocks in Spain

Real Madrid’s Raul Gonzalez (L) andAlcorcon’s Inigo Lopez fight for theball during their King’s Cup soccermatch at Santiago Bernabeu stadiumin Madrid on 10 Nov, 2009.—XINHUA

Australian Alicia Molik(pictured in 2008) willmake her WTA singlescomeback in January af-ter being given a wildcardinto the main draw of theHobart International,Tennis Australia said onWednesday. Molik, 28,who reached a career-high eighth in the worldrankings, retired in Sep-tember last year after be-ing troubled by the effectsof a middle-ear condi-

tion.—INTERNET

Ronaldo out of World Cupplay-offs

Portugal’s CristianoRonaldo, seen here inOctober 2009, was ruledout on Tuesday of hiscountry’s crucial WorldCup play-off matches af-ter undergoing medicaltests on a troublesomeankle injury.—INTERNET

England footballer PeterCrouch, seen here ad-dressing the press inLondon Colney, believesthis week’s friendlyagainst five-time WorldCup winners Brazil willprovide a true test of theteam’s progress underItalian manager Fabio

Capello.—INTERNET

FILE - Picture taken 8July, 2009 shows RobertEnke, goalkeeper of the

German first divisionBundesliga soccer clubHannover 96 during theofficial photo opportu-nity in Hanover, Ger-

many. The 32-years-oldgoalkeeper of the

German national soccerteam has died, his clubconfirmed on 10 Nov,

2009.—INTERNET

LAGOS, 11 Nov—Twenty one red cardshave been issued to play-ers in 48 matches at theongoing under-17 WorldCup in Nigeria.

According to the statis-tical data compiled byFIFA, from the kick off ofthe competition on 24 Octtill the conclusion of thequarter-final games onMonday, 177 playerswere cautioned.

The 49th and 50thgames will be played onThursday when Switzer-land square up against Co-lombia and Nigeria takeon Spain in the semi-fi-nals.

Both games are slatedin the Teslim Balogun sta-dium in Lagos.

Switzerland, who

tackled Colombia in thefirst semi-final, have thehighest number of redcard. Three Swiss had gotreferees’ marching orders.

Colombia, on the otherhand, has the highestnumber of yellow cards at14. With one yellow card,Nigeria are the least cau-tioned, according to the

figures on the FIFA Me-dia Channel.

Five teams, Algeria,Malawi, Honduras,United Arab Emirates(UAE) and Japan left forhome without winning agame. Algeria did notscore any goal in any oftheir three games.

Xinhua

MADRID, 11 Nov—Real Madrid was the biggest name to be knockedout of the last 32 of the Spanish King’s Cup on Tuesday night.

Real Madrid beat Segunda B (third tier) side Alcorcon 1-0 in theSantiago Bernabeu, but lost the overall tie 4-1 on aggregate.

It is one of the most embarrassing results in the club’s long historyand could lead to coach Manuel Pellegrini losing his job.

Rafael Van der Vaart scored the only goal of the game with justeight minutes remaining and at the final whistle the fans in the Bernabeuvented their fury on Pellegrini. However, the Bernabeu was not theonly Cup shock of the evening. Valencia was held to a 2-2 draw athome to another Segunda B side - Alcoyano and only qualified for thelast 16 thanks to its 1-0 win in the away leg.—Xinhua

LISBON, 11 Nov—RealMadrid’s Portuguese starCristiano Ronaldo wasruled out on Tuesday ofhis country’s crucialWorld Cup play-offmatches after undergoingmedical tests on a trouble-some ankle injury.

Portugal coach CarlosQueiroz had insisted heintended to call up theworld’s most expensiveplayer for the matchesagainst Bosnia-Herzegovina on Novem-ber 14 and 18 despite op-position from Real but inthe end the PortugueseFootball Federation ad-mitted that Ronaldowould not be fit enough.

“The player is not ingood enough physicalcondition to train with thesquad ahead of the play-offs,” read a statement bythe federation.

Both Portugal - WorldCup semi-finalists in 2006- and Real had beenlocked in a battle overRonaldo with the club in-sisting that he was not fit

enough to travel.Real Madrid doctors

last week estimated thatRonaldo would be out ofaction for at least twomore weeks as he recov-ers from an ankle injury.

Internet

LONDON COLNEY, 11Nov—England striker Pe-ter Crouch believes thisweek’s friendly againstfive-time World Cup win-ners Brazil will provide atrue test of the team’sprogress under Italianmanager Fabio Capello.

Saturday’s fixtureagainst the Confedera-tions Cup winners will beEngland’s penultimategame before Capello mustpick a provisional squadfor next year’s World Cupfinals in South Africa.

And giant Tottenhamstriker Crouch, who hasscored 16 goals in 17 in-ternationals, cannot waitto go up against Brazil.

“If we are going tohave any aspirations ofwinning the World Cupwe need to play the best,”he said after training hereon Tuesday.

“We have to find out

about their strengths andweaknesses and see howclose we are to them.

“It is all about prepar-ing for the World Cup. Ifwe lose, we have time toadapt and see where wewent wrong. But the ba-sic point is to test our-selves against the top na-tions - and Brazil are oneof those.”—Internet

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr. M.S.T.During the past 24 hours, light rain or thundershowers havebeen in Kachin State and Taninthayi Division, weather hasbeen partly cloudy in the remaining States and Divisions.Night temperatures were (4°C) below November averagetemperatures in Shan State,(3°C) to (4°C) above Novemberaverage temperatures in Kachin, Kayah and Mon States,MandalayDivision and about November averagetemperatures in the remaining States and Divisions. Thesignificant night temperature were Namsam (8°C) andHaka (9°C).

Maximum temperature on 10-11-2009 was 97°F.Minimum temperature on 11-11-2009 was 68°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 11 -11-2009 was 68%.Total sun shine hours on 10-11-2009 was (9.3) hours approx.

Rainfall on 11-11-2009 was (Nil) at Mingaladon,Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2009 was (111.06) inches at Mingaladon, (122.09) inchesat Kaba-Aye and (129.41) inches at Central Yangon.Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (4) mphfrom Southeast at (12:30) hours MST on 10-11-2009.

Bay inference: Weather is cloudy in the Southwest Bayand partly cloudy in the Andaman Sea and elsewhere inthe Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 12th November 2009:Expect for rain or thundershowers are likely to be isolatedin Taninthayi Division and weather will be generally fairin the whole country. Degree of certainty is (60%).

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

Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood ofisolated rain or thundershowers in the extreme EasternMyanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for12-11-2009: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for12-11-2009: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for12-11-2009: Fair weather.

WEATHERWednesday, 11th November, 2009

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In this 17 Sept, 2008 file photo, the AIG logo is shownin New York. After just three months as head ofembattled insurer American International Group,Robert Benmosche has threatened to leave his postas he struggles to deal with heavy government oversightand restrictions on what the bailed-out company canpay employees, according to a published report late

Tuesday, 10 Nov, 2009.—INTERNET

SAN SALVADOR, 11 Nov—Strong rains broughtover by hurricane Ida have killed 175 people in ElSalvador, the Civil Protection office said onTuesday.

Apart from the confirmed 175 deaths, 60 othersremain missing, said Civil Protection director JorgeMelendez, adding that a total of 10,348 people arein temporary shelters.

Most of the victims were children and landslideshad been the major cause of the deaths, accordingto authorities. Many nations and regional and worldgroups, including Cuba, Guatemala, Japan, Panamaand Venezuela as well as the European Union andthe United Nations have offered humanitarian aidto the country.

On Monday, the Guatemalan Government sent100 troops, firemen, and technicians to join the on-going rescue efforts in El Salvador.

MNA/Xinhua

Hurricane “Ida” death tollreaches 175 in El Salvador

11th Waning of Tazaungmon 1371 ME Thursday, 12 November, 2009

★ Only with stability and peace will the nation develop

★ Only with stability and peace will democratization process be successful

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

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

■ RFA, DVB-generating publicoutrage

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

troubles

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

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Successful rubber farming in Kachin StateArticle: Myint Maung Soe; Photos: Myo Min Thein (Mayangon)

Latex is being collected from rubber plantation near Nyaunggaing Village of Mohnyin Township.

After completion of the test-cultivation period,local growers of Mohnyin District of Kachin Stateearn more income by successfully growing rubberplants.

Indeed, rubber is industrial raw material crop andit will contribute to increasing the income of the nextgeneration in the long run. In the past, rubber wasgrown in Mon State and Taninthayi Division as theregions receive large amount of rainfall. After that,rubber is cultivated on trial basis in Shan and KachinStates with large amount of rainfall. At present, rub-ber can be planted successfully in Mohnyin District ofKachin State.

As the industrialized nations across the world aremanufacturing millions of automobiles annually, therubber demand is high in the world market day by day.The rubber growers will make greater profit in thelong run.

To write bylines on regional development ofKachin State, we, the news crew of Myanma AlinDaily enquired the successful growing of rubber plantsin Mohnyin District.

In an interview, Chairman of Mohnyin Town-ship Peace and Development Council U Zaw MinHan told the news crew, “Farmers in our districthave grown rubber plants since 2000. So far,Mohnyin District planted 4362 acres of rubberplantations up to 2008-2009 cultivation season.Among the rubber farms, rubber latex is beingcollected at some farms that were establishedearlier than others. Rubber entrepreneurs are en-joying fruits of their hard work.”

We visited rubber farms in southern part ofMohnyin along Myitkyina-Shwebo road.

Nyaunggaing, Thayagon and Hsemaing have been themost successful in growing rubber plantations in thetownship. Rubber farms in these villages are over eightyears old and rubber latex is being collected from theplants.

We saw new rubber plantations in some areas andproduction of rubber sheets in some rubber farms.

We had an interview with Daw Khin Sein, arubber farm owner in Nyaunggaing Village. She said,“I established this rubber farm in 2002. Since last twoyears, I have started collection of rubber latex from300 plants. We produced 10 pounds per day and soldthem for over K 700 one pound. Rubber latex can be

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