the new light of myanmar 16-02-2010

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Volume XVII, Number 306 4th Waxing of Taboung 1371 ME Tuesday, 16 February, 2010

* Development of agriculture as the base and all-round devel-opment of other sectors of the economy as well

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic system* Development of the economy inviting participation in terms

of technical know-how and investments from sources insidethe country and abroad

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality of theentire nation

* Uplift of national prestige and integrity andpreservation and safeguarding of culturalheritage and national character

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

standards of the entire nation

* Stability of the State, community peaceand tranquillity, prevalence of law andorder

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State Con-

stitution* Building of a new modern developed nation

in accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

New Kanbalu People’s Hospital (100-bed)providing effective health care to residents

Article: Yan Gyi Aung;Photos: Myanma Alin& Kyaw Zeya (MNA)

NAY PYI TAW, 16 Feb—On the occasion of the birthday of His Excellency Mr. Kim JongIl, Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic ofKorea, which falls on 16 February 2010, Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the StatePeace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitationsto His Excellency Mr. Kim Jong Il, Chairman of the National Defence Commission of theDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea.—MNA

Senior General Than Shwe felicitatesChairman of the National Defence

Commission of DPRK Mr. Kim Jong Il

True patriotism

* It is very important for everyoneof the nation regardless of theplace he lives to have strongUnion Spirit.

* Only Union Spirit is the truepatriotism all the nationalitieswill have to safeguard.

A bird’s eye view of Kanbalu People’s Hospital (100-bed).

It was in the morning of 28 January 2010.Kanbalu dwellers were smiling in front of a grand

and pleasant building.The building that has emerged almost overnight

in Kanbalu is the People’s Hospital (100-bed). Thelocal people happily attended the opening ceremony

of the hospital.We the news crew arrived there to collect the facts

about the new hospital.In the first interview, Secretary of Kanbalu

Townselders Committee U Myint Swe said, “Initially,Kanbalu was equipped with a 16-bed Township Hos-

pital in 1968, relying on its health care services formany years. In October 2007, the State upgraded it toa 25-bed facility. At present, we all thank the State forupgrading the hospital to a 100-bed General Hospi-tal.”

With regard to emergence of the general hospi-tal, the free medical treatment has been given to thepatients with cleft lip and palate in Kanbalu on theFullmoon day of Tabodwe yearly to coincide with theBuddha Pujaniya of magnificent Shwesigyi Pagoda.

In 2009 when the ninth Buddha Pujaniya washeld, Aye Mya Soe Foundation gave free eye care toover 4,000 patients from Kyunhla, Shwebo, Taze,YeU, KhinU, Wetlet, Katha, Indaw, Bamauk, Kawlin,Wuntho and Pinlebu townships in addition to thosefrom Kanbalu Township.

Considering the growing number of patients,geographical condition of the town and better trans-port of Kanbalu, the government managed to build a100-bed General Hospital.

The new hospital is located on a land with an areaof 28 acres at the corner of Tabinshwehti Road andthe bypass of the town in Ward 3 of Kanbalu,Shwebo District, Sagaing Division.

(See page 7)

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 16 February, 2010

Tuesday, 16 February, 2010

PERSPECTIVES

Take active part in NewInfluenza A (H1N1)preventive measures

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

People’s Desire

Today, New Influenza A (H1N1), anepidemic, has become a global health issue. Itis not deadly if cured effectively in time. If thehighly infectious disease grows into apandemic, it can cost lives and cause economicand social losses. The people are therefore toparticipate in preventive measures againstthe fatal disease.

Since the early February 2010, Chin State,Yangon Division and Shan State have facedhuman cases on New Influenza A (H1N1). So,the Ministry of Health is now taking preventivemeasures such as working in cooperationwith local authorities, giving health education,providing effective treatment to the victims,and monitoring the outbreak.

The flu is a new strain of swine-originH1N1. So, laboratory test is the only means toidentify the infection of the disease. Itssymptoms include high body temperature,running nose, cold, cough, physical pains,headache, easy tiredness, and hard breathe,which are similar to that of other influenzas.So, a person with flu-like symptoms shouldtake medical check-up in nearest clinic,hospital or health centre.

In particular, educative talks about thedisease should be held for the knowledge ofschool-age children, and young people. Afterevery sneeze or cough, a person has to washhis hands thoroughly. And we should avoidgoing to crowded places and wear surgicalmasks as part of prevention.

The people are, therefore, urged to extenda helpful hand with a sense of duty to localadministrative bodies, and health staff in thedisease control and preventive measures.

Inter-university men’s football friendlytournament kicks off

YANGON, 15 Feb— Chairman of YangonDivision Peace and Development Council Commanderof Yangon Command Maj-Gen Win Myint attendedthe opening ceremony of inter-university men’sfootball friendly tournament (2009-2010) of the HigherEducation Departments under the Ministry ofEducation at Youth Training Center (Thuwunna) herethis morning.

Also present at the ceremony were Ministerfor Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint, Deputy

Minister for Education Brig-Gen Aung Myo Min,directors-general, rectors, pro-rectors, tutors,president and member of Myanmar FootballFederation, officials concerned, athletes andstudents.

The Director-General of Higher EducationDepartment (Lower Myanmar) made an openingspeech and opened the ceremony. The commander,the minister and party enjoyed the match.

MNA

Myanmar workers in Thailand to get legal statusNAY PYI TAW, 15

Feb—The 8th Meeting ofMyanmar and Thailandon Employment ofMyanmar Workers inThailand was held atAureum Palace Hotel inBagan on 13 and 14February.

The meeting wasattended by the Myanmardelegation led by DeputyMinister for ForeignAffairs U Maung Myintand the Thai delegation ledby Minister of Labour ofThailand Mr. PhaitoonKaeothong. The two sideshad fruitful discussion onthe matters relating toverification of Myanmarworkers who are already inThailand to enjoy legalstatus and dispatching freshMyanmar workers toThailand. The officials

from the Ministry ofForeign Affairs, theMinistry of Defence, theMinistry of Home Affairs,the Ministry of Labour andthe Ministry ofImmigration and

Population of the Union ofMyanmar attended themeeting.

The deputy ministerof Myanmar and visitingThai Labour Ministerattended the signing

ceremony of the AgreedMinutes of the meeting atthe same hotel on 13February.

Deputy Minister UMaung Myint hosted adinner to the Thaidelegation at Bagan NanMyint Tower in theevening of 12 February.The visiting Thai Ministerpaid homage to pagodasand visited the Institute ofLacquerware during hisstay in Bagan. Ministerfor Labour U Aung Kyihosted a dinner to the Thaidelegation at HotelYangon in Yangonyesterday. The Thaidelegation consisted ofhigh-level officials formthe Ministry of Labour,the Ministry of Interior,the Ministry of ForeignAffairs and ImmigrationBureau of Thailand.

The Thai delegationleft Yangon for Thailandby air today.—MNA

ASEAN-COCI exposestraditional dance patterns

NAY PYI TAW, 15Feb—At the second daysession of the TrainingWorkshop onPreservation ofIntangible CulturalHeritage: TraditionalDance Patternorganized bySubcommittee forCulture under COCI ofMyanmar under thesupervision of Ministryof Culture on 13February, the delegatesof ASEAN membercountries focused on

the Sketch Drawing ofDance Pattern.

The workshop held atThingaha Hotel of NayPyi Taw discussed thepapers submitted by sevenresource persons from theASEAN member nationsand approved the strongand weak points of thesketch drawings.

In the evening,Director-General U SannWin of Archaeology,National Museum andLibrary Department, whois also chairman of the

ASEAN COCI ofMyanmar, hosted a dinnerto the ASEAN delegates

and presented gifts.This afternoon, the

delegations of ASEAN

member nations lefthere for Yangon byflight.—MNA

The 8th Meeting of Myanmar and Thailand on Employment of

Myanmar Workers in Thailand in progress.—MNA

ASEAN delegates participating in Training Workshop onPreservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage.—MNA

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A womanreacts for her

three sons,seen in photo,

who werekilled alongwith theirfather in a

joint Iraqi-USraid, in the

Shiite city ofNajaf, 100miles (160kilometres)

south ofBaghdad,

Iraq, on 13Feb, 2010. INTERNET

A British journalist heldin Gaza

GAZA CITY, 15 Feb—A British journalist has beenarrested in Gaza by Hamas security forces, Britishand Hamas officials say. The man was identified asPaul Martin, The arrest was confirmed by the For-eign Office, which also said it was providing consu-lar assistance.

A Hamas spokesman said Paul Martin was arrestedfor violating security but further details were notgiven. Reports say he was taken into custody for afortnight while attending a court hearing. Mr Martinhas written for the BBC and the Times.

Hamas Interior Ministry spokesman EhabGhussein said: “We have confessions that the Brit-ish journalist committed offences against Palestin-ian law, and that harms the security of the country.”Hamas is the Palestinian militant organization thattook control of Gaza after winning elections there in2007.

Internet

At least three dead inAriz helicopter crash

SCOTTSDALE, 15 Feb—Three peoplewere killed on Sunday when the helicop-ter they were riding in crashed and caughtfire near Scottsdale, Ariz, authorities said.The victims — two adults and one child— were not immediately identified, TheArizona Republic reported. The helicop-ter crashed in a wash about 10 miles northof Scottsdale, Federal Aviation Adminis-tration spokesman Ian Gregor said.

The helicopter, registered inScottsdale, belonged to Services Groupof America, the parent company of FoodServices of America, which distributesfood products to wide range of custom-ers including restaurants, schools, hos-pitals, hotels and cruise lines.ServicesGroup of America is headquartered inScottsdale.— Internet

Private guards inspect the site of the previous day’s attacktargeting the Iraqi National Movement, led by former Shiitepremier Ayad Allawi in the Azamiyah District of Baghdad,

on 14 Feb, 2010.— INTERNET

Lebanese troops open fire on Israeli warplanesBEIRUT, 15 Feb—Lebanese troops opened fire on Sunday on four Israeli war-

planes that flew into Lebanese airspace, the army said.Israeli warplanes frequently fly over Lebanese territory in what Israel says are

reconnaissance missions. The overflights have been a constant source of frictionbetween the two countries. Sunday’s incident comes amid heightened tensions inthe Middle East following some of the sharpest exchanges in years between Israeland its Arab neighbours.

Last week, Syria’s Foreign Minister accused Israel of “spreading anatmosphere of war” in the region after Israel’s Defence Minister Ehud Barakwarned that the stalled peace process with Syria could result in an all-outregional war.

Internet

A six year-old Afghangirl, injured in cross-fire between militants

and US Marines on theoutskirts of Marjah, is

treated at a fieldhospital as her father(left) who carried herin search of help looks

on.— INTERNET

India sounds red alert for Delhi andother cities after Pune bombing attack

Drone attackkills six inPakistan

ISLAMABAD, 15 Feb —A drone attack targeting amilitant compound killedsix people in Pakistan’snorthwest on Sunday. Allsix were suspected mili-tants, two intelligence of-ficials said. The officialsasked not to be identifiedbecause they are not au-thorized to speak to themedia. The suspected USdrone fired two missiles ata compound about 22 km(13.6 miles) west ofMiranshah, a city in NorthWaziristan.

North Waziristan isone of seven districts inPakistan’s tribal regionalong the Afghan border.The United States is theonly country in the regionknown to have the abilityto launch missiles fromdrones, which are control-led remotely.

Internet

US rockets strike Afghanhome, kill 12 civilians

NEW DELHI, 15 Feb—Indian government onSunday sounded a specificred alert for the cities ofDelhi, Indore and Kanpur,and also issued a generaladvisory to all states tostep up security in thewake of Saturday’s deadlyblast in Pune. The alertswere issued following anemergency review meet-ing called by Home Min-ister P Chidambaram, whohad visited the blast site inPune. In the meeting withheads of intelligence agen-cies, Chidambaram is re-ported to have reviewedthe security situation andthe existing threat percep-tion.

After the meeting,Chidambaram traveled to7 Race Course Road, theprime minister’s resi-dence, to meet Prime Min-ister Manmohan Singh andbriefed him on the latest

developments regardingthe country’s security.During his visit toPune this morning,Chidambaram had ruledout intelligence failure asthe reason behind the blast.

Nine people werekilled and 57 others wereinjured after a blast ripped

through the popular Ger-man Bakery in Pune. ThePune blast was the worstterror attack in India after26 November Mumbai at-tacks in 2008, when agroup of terrorists went ona killing spree in Mumbaileaving 166 Indians andforeigners dead. — Xinhua

MARJAH, 15 Feb—TwoUS rockets slammed intoa home on Sunday outsidethe southern Talebanstronghold of Marjah,killing 12 civilians afterAfghanistan’s Presidentappealed to NATO to take

care in its campaign toseize the town.

Inside Marjah, Ma-rines encountered “deathat every corner” in theirsecond day of a massiveoffensive to capture thisbleak mud-brick cityfilled with booby traps,hardcore Taleban fightersand civilians unsurewhere to cast their loyalty.

Marines confronted afierce sandstorm as theyducked in and out of door-ways and hid behind bul-let-riddled walls to evadesniper fire. To the north,US Army troops foughtskirmishes with Talebanfighters, calling in a Co-bra attack helicopteragainst the militants.

Militants littered thearea with booby traps andexplosives before the of-fensive, and the sound ofcontrolled detonations —about three every hour —punctuated the day alongwith mortars and rocketfire.

Internet

A British

journalist

and

documentary

film maker

Paul Martin.

INTERNET

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The Najaf International Airport, which opened a year and a half ago, isembroiled in a dispute between local authorities and the Kuwaiti contractor

brought in to run the facility. — INTERNET

Longshoremen unloadcontainers from a ship

at a port in Tokyo.Japan retained its titleas the world’s numbertwo economy in 2009,

ahead of China, extend-ing a recovery from a

brutal recession with arobust fourth-quarter

performance, datashowed on Monday.

INTERNET

A man walks past a job centre in the eastern German city of Dresden in 2009.The already high unemployment rate in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy,

will rise further this year after the country suffered its worst post-warrecession in 2009, a report has said.— INTERNET

LA PAZ, 15 Feb — Atleast 14 million people inLatin America have re-turned to poverty due tothe effects of the globaleconomic crisis, an offi-cial with the World Bankwas quoted on Sunday bylocal Press as saying.Carlos Felipe Jaramillo,World Bank country di-rector for Bolivia, Ecua-dor, Peru and Venezuela,said his institution wasconcerned with the pov-erty issue, according to

14 mln Latin Americanspoor again

the La Razon newspaper.Latin America has a

combined population of569 million.

The World Bank esti-mates that nearly 25 per-cent of the region’s popu-lation live on less than twoUS dollars a day.

The World Bank offi-cial added that the reduc-tion of poverty in LatinAmerica, a trend for eightconsecutive years,stopped in 2009 due to theworldwide crisis.

Poverty rate in 2009went back to the 2007level because of the in-ability to generate newemployment, Jaramillosaid.

The World Bank coun-try director said thatSouth America, however,was less affected by un-employment than CentralAmerica and the Carib-bean islands.

Xinhua

SHANGHAI, 15 Jan — Shanghai, which will hostthe World Expo 2010, is ready to provide online livebroadcasting service on major meteorological disas-ters, local meteorologists said on Monday. A map ofgeological distribution of meteorological disasters inShanghai has been completed on the basis of histori-cal data about frequencies of such disasters.

During the Expo that will be held in the city from1 May to 31 Oct, warning services against extremelyhigh temperature will also be provided for local resi-dents and visitors from outside the city, helping easenegative effect from undue heat on human health.Shanghai has already established a data bank onmeteorogical disasters and developed a disaster in-formation collection and management platform, ac-cording to the local meteorologists.

In a related development, Shanghai has managedto improve its air quality. In 2009, the city recorded334 days of good air quality, or 91.5 percent of thetotal days for the year, according to the city’s envi-ronmental protection department.—Xinhua

MANAGUA, 15 Feb —Nicaragua and Russia onSunday formed a specialcommission to furthercooperation in variousfields including the fightagainst drug trafficking.

NICOSIA, 15 Feb —Cyprus is benefiting fromthe Greek economic crisisthrough the transfer of bil-lions of euros by Greekdepositors who fear theircountry’s economy mightturn worse.

Cypriot Finance Min-ister Charilaos Stavrakis,just back from a short visitto Athens, confirmed onSunday that largeamounts of money wasdeposited in banks oper-ating in Cyprus by deposi-

MADRID, 15 Feb — The Mobile World Congress, a showcasefor the latest mobile phone technology, will open in the Spanishcity of Barcelona on Monday. More than 1,300 companies willdisplay their latest innovations during the event, which will lastfrom 15 to 18 Feb, according to the organizer.

The congress also contains a leadership conference, which in-cludes panel discussions on the communications industry, and anawards ceremony featuring a concert by rock group Duran Duranto reward the most innovative and creative solutions.—Xinhua

Cyprus benefits from Greek economic crisis,but faces challenges as well

tors who either try toavoid higher taxation orare concerned about a col-lapse of the Greekeconomy.

Stavrakis did not giveany figures about thefunds transferred into Cy-prus, but said the amountof money is in the billionsof Euros.

He said that he cameunder pressure in Athensfrom Greek economic of-ficials to facilitate the re-turn of the money to

Greece, but he replied thatdeposits are regulated bythe wishes of the fundholders.

“They are the oneswho decide how to betterhandle their money, ” hesaid.

He added that it is amatter of free market, butpledged that the Cyprusgovernment will cooper-ate in any legal actionasked for by Greece tohelp its economy.

Xinhua

Nicaragua, Russia form cooperationcommissionThe Nicaragua-RussiaCommission was formedafter Nicaraguan ForeignMinister Samuel SantosLopez met his Russiancounterpart SergeyLavrov.

Via the newly-formedcommission, the twocountries will discuss co-operation in such fields astelecommunicat ions,transportation, infrastruc-ture and agriculture. The

Nicaraguan Foreign Min-ister said that Lavrov’svisit would strengthen theexisting ties through deep-ened understanding of thebenefits shared by the twocountries.

The Russian ForeignMinister arrived inManagua after a visit toCuba. His Latin Americantrip will also take himto Guatemala andMexico.— Xinhua

Barcelonato hostMobileWorld

Congress

Shanghai improves meteorologicalservices for World Expo

Samsung, SonyEricsson roll outnew smartphones

BARCELONA, 15 Feb— Samsung electronicsand SonyEricsson un-veiled their new topsmartphone models onSunday, both hoping toimprove their positionsin the more lucrative partof the phone market.

Samsung, the world No-2 handset maker, unveiledits flagship smartphonemodel Wave—using a newtouch screen technology andthe first phone to use its badaoperating system."Samsung's commitment toBada is underlined by thefact that it is using it topower its product for theshow but it's going to be anuphill struggle to get the de-veloper community onboard", said Ben Wood, re-search director at CCS In-sight.

Earlier this monthSamsung unvei led aplan to t reblesmartphone shipmentsin 2010 and promote itsown bada software plat-form.

MNA/Reuters

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Two-month-oldtiger cubs are

dressed in Chi-nese outfits while

waiting to joinvisitors celebrat-ing the ChineseNew Year of theTiger at the Sri

Racha Tiger Zooin Chonburi

Province, south-eastern Thailand

on 14 Feb,2010.— INTERNET

Children attenda Grand Paradeof the Limassol

Carnival 2010 inthe coastal city

of Limassol,Cyprus, on 14

Feb, 2010. The10-day LimassolCarnival 2010came to an endon 14 Feb withthousands of

people descend-ing on the

downtown streetsfor the Grand

Parade. XINHUA

Police arrest militant, discoverexplosive device in Afghanistan

KABUL, 15 Feb—Police in Taleban birthplaceKandahar, south Afghanistan, detained a militant anddiscovered explosive device from his possession, aPress release of Interior Ministry said on Sunday.

“A man planted explosive device in a handcart withan attempt to explode it in Kandahar city on Saturdaywas arrested and thus the malicious design of terror-ists was foiled,” the Press release added.

Since launching military operation against Talebanin Marja district of the southern Helmand provincelate Friday night the militants have intensified theiractivities.

The Taleban militants also on Saturday carriedout a suicide killing two persons including a NATOsoldier and injuring seven others including threesoldiers.

Xinhua

Earthquake joltsS Philippines

COTABATO, 15 Feb — Amagnitude-5.0 quakestruck southern Philip-pines on Monday, theUnited States GeologicalSurvey reported. Thequake, 148.3 km belowseabed, was recorded at4:21 am with the epicenterat 120 km southeast ofGeneral Santos City ofMindanao region. It wasalso felt in Davao Cityand in Manila but no casu-alties or damages werereported. There was notsunami alert either.

The Philippines sits onthe Pacific “Ring of Fire”where continental platescollide, causing frequentseismic and volcanic ac-tivity. The worst earth-quake in the country hap-pened on 16 Aug, 1976after a tsunami caused bya quake killed between5,000 and 8,000 people inthe Moro Gulf region insouthern Philippines.

Xinhua

Economic restructuring toboost China’s economy, make

it a “real tiger” in 2010BEIJING, 15 Feb—As China celebrates the arrival of

the new lunar year, the Year of the Tiger, the world hopesChina’s economy will roar again in 2010, after it helpedpull the global economy out of recession in 2009, theYear of the Ox. The world’s third largest economy willbecome a “real tiger” when the Chinese governmentsuccessfully restructures the nation’s economy, a taskthe authorities have made a priority, as evidenced by astring of recent comments by top leaders, analysts say.

In early January, President Hu Jintao called on thewhole nation to strive to accelerate the adjustment ofChina’s economic development pattern, to promotesound and fast economic and social development.

Xinhua

Iran starts drilling oil well in Caspian Sea

Two teens wounded in church serviceshooting in US state of California

TEHERAN, 15 Feb—Iranstarted drilling its firstexploratory well in theCaspian Sea to searchfor oil in its waters, thestate IRIB TV reportedon Sunday.

“The Iran-Alborz semi-floating drilling rig hasstarted explorationdrillings in the CaspianSea,” Iran’s North Drill-ing Company ManagingDirector HedayatollahKhademi said, adding “itwill drill the country’sfirst exploratory well at adepth of 1, 550 metres

under the seabed.”In light of the great po-

tential of the region, thereis a very good possibilitythat the Iran-Alborzsemi-floating drilling rigwill help find new re-serves of crude oil in theCaspian Sea, Khademiwas quoted as saying.Earlier in July, Iran an-nounced the country

would launch explorationof oil and gas using itsdomestically-built semi-floating drilling rig in theCaspian Sea.

Iran-Alborz weighs14,000 tons and is thelargest in the Middle East,Iran’s Oil MinisterGholam Hossein Nozarisaid in July.

Xinhua

People watch lion dance performance on a street in Guilin, southwest China’sGuangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on 14 Feb, 2010. Folk performance cel-ebrating the Spring Festival attracted many local residents on Sunday. — XINHUA

SAN FRANCISCO, 15 Feb—Three peo-ple wearing hooded black sweatshirtswalked into a church in the US state ofCalifornia on Sunday before one of themopened fire and wounded two teenag-ers, local media reported.

Witnesses said the suspects had pacedup and down an aisle, apparently look-ing for targets, before shooting the vic-tims sitting near the back of NewGethsemane Church of God in Christ,located in Richmond, a city about 16miles (26 km) northeast of San Francisco.

The three suspects fled after the at-tack, the San Francisco Chronicle news-

paper reported, citing Richmond policeSgt Bisa French. The two victims, a 14-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man,were hospitalized and are expected tosurvive. Police said it was not clearwhether they were the intended targets.

The shooting, which occurred in thepresence of more than 120 church mem-bers, was seen as unusual — even inRichmond, which has recorded sevenhomicides so far in 2010 and also madenational headlines last year with a vio-lent gang rape outside a high schoolhomecoming dance.

Xinhua

All Items from Xinhua News Agency

NEW DELHI, 15 Feb —Two foreigners, an Italianwoman and an Iranian stu-dent, were among the ninepeople killed in the Puneterror attack Saturdayevening, reported theIndo-Asian News Serviceon Sunday.

The news servicequoted Police Commis-sioner of Pune SatyapalSingh as saying at a press

Two foreigners killed in terror attack in Indiaconference that the twoforeign nationals wereidentified as NadiaMaterini, 37, who was as-sociated with the OshoAshram, a mystic Hindugroup located nearby, andSyed Abdul Khali, 26, astudent of Symbiosis Col-lege in Pune.

The seven others killedwere all Indians, said po-lice and local media re-

ports.Some 40 people in-

jured in the attack werestill under treatment inhospital.

A powerful bomb ex-plosion ripped through thepopular German Bakeryin downtown Pune on Sat-urday evening, killingnine people and injuringmore than 50 others.

Xinhua

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NEWS ALBUM

Man wakes from coma when wife tells him hebecame a grandfather

Burglar left trail in snowSuburban Chicago police said they followed footprints in the snow from a

burglary scene directly to the back door of a home where they arrested a suspect.Des Plaines police said a woman arrived home on Tuesday and interrupted a

burglar taking her jewelry, the Chicago Tribune reported on Friday.The woman called 911 while the man fled and police arrived to find fresh

footprints leading to the back door of a home on the same block as the woman’shouse. Luis Ramon Gonzalez, 23, was arrested at the home, which police saidbelongs to a relative, and charged with residential burglary.

Edie Russell, who ‘saved her

grandfather’s life’.

After David Russell spent two weeksin a coma, he proved some things areworth waking up for.

Russell finally opened his eyes whenhis wife whispered in his ear that he hadjust become a grandfather for the firsttime, the Daily Mail reported.

Doctors had cautioned Helen Russellthat her 60-year-old husband did nothave a good prognosis, and now againstall odds he is making a full recovery af-ter hearing about the new addition to thefamily.

Russell was induced into a coma twoweeks ago after he fell 12-feet from abarn roof and had to undergo a five-houroperation to remove a blood clot fromhis brain. He was unable to come out ofthe coma after the surgery.

Doctors told Helen Russell that if herhusband did wake up, he would prob-ably have serious brain damage. Butwhen he heard the words, “Come ongranddad you have got to wake up now,”Russell stirred in his hospital bed andwinked at his wife. “The doctors didn’teven think that he would survive theoperation, which was absolutely horrific

news to be given,” Helen Russell said.“When he failed to come out of an in-duced coma they said the best case sce-nario was that he would be brain dam-aged and severely impaired.”

David Russell is expected to makea full recovery, and is currently start-ing rehabilitation. “He’s incrediblyproud and thrilled to be a grandfather,”Helen Russell said.

Boy, 3, born with half a heart waiting for transplant

Little Michael Melton suffers fromhypoplastic left heart syndrome , acondition in which the left side of hisheart is critically underdeveloped.

Time is of the essence for a 3-year-old boy from Utah who was born witha rare and complex congenital heartdefect that has essentially left him withhalf a heart, ABC 4 News reported.

Little Michael Melton suffers fromhypoplastic left heart syndrome – acondition in which the left side of hisheart is critically underdeveloped.

What that means is that the left side ofhis heart can’t effectively pump bloodto the body, according to the MayoClinic, so the right side of the heart mustpump blood both to the lungs and to therest of the body.

Treatment for this condition involveseither a three-step surgical procedure ora heart transplant, which is exactly whatMichael needs. In order to get himmoved up higher on an organ donor list,his mom, Clarissa Melton, moved to theSalt Lake Valley from her hometown ofVernal, Utah. She’s worried if Michaeldoesn’t get a transplant soon, he coulddie.

“I don’t think you can be prepared,”Melton told the news station. “I try tobe. I know it would definitely be a pos-sibility. It’s like putting a time limit onmy son’s life.” Michael is currently be-ing treated at Primary Children’s Hos-pital in Salt Lake City.

Baby tigers share the nipples of a pig mother with baby pigs at the Sri RachaTiger Zoo in Chonburi Province, southeastern Thailand on 14 Feb, 2010.

INTERNET

LAS VEGAS , 15 Feb —A Las Vegas police officerwho became involved ina shootout on Saturdaynight may be thanking hisbadge for saving his life.

The 31-year-old of-ficer, who has not yet beennamed, was struck by abullet in an exchange of

US police officer saved asbadge takes bullet

fire with a suspect.However, the bullet

struck the badge and theofficer suffered only mi-nor injuries.

Police are searchingfor the gunman, who mayalso have been hit andwho fled after the inci-dent.

The officer had beenon patrol in northern LasVegas when he heardshots coming from anapartment block, the LasVegas Sun reported.

The officer becameengaged in the fire fightwhen he tried to stop thesuspect. — Internet

MASSACHUSETTS, 15Feb —A Massachusettsman is suing fast-foodchain Burger King afterhe allegedly bit into ametal needle in the mid-dle of his Double Whop-per.

Oscar Chaves’ ordealallegedly began when theNew Bedford mandropped into the BurgerKing around the cornerfrom his house for dinner

LONDON , 15 Feb — Acouple from Gloucester-shire have been con-firmed as Britain’s big-gest lottery winners,scooping a jackpot of £56million in the Euro Mil-lions game.

The pair, from nearCirencester, will appear ata news conference in Bathon Monday, said NationalLottery organiserCamelot.

The winners came for-ward to claim the stake onSaturday, it said.

A total jackpot of

Man bites into needle atBurger King

with his son-in-law,MyFox reported.

“I start to eat. I getabout two bites and thethird bite I feel somethinggo through my throat,” MrChaves said.

“I say, ‘Steve, some-thing go through mythroat.’ He says, ‘Couldbe a piece of lettuce, youknow how they make it.’I say, ‘Yeah, but it hurt somuch.”

Mr Chaves was rushedto hospital where doctorsremoved a 5-cm needlefrom his tongue.

X-rays revealed dam-age to his esophagus andmetal in his stomach.

Mr Chaves said hemissed days of work.

His face was swollenfor eight weeks, and hehad to undergo testing forup to six months after-ward.— Internet

Gloucestershire couple are£56m EuroMillions winners

£112m had been on offer.The money was split withthe other winning ticket,bought in Spain.

It is the fourth time inthree months that a Brit-ish winner has scoopedmore than £25m in theEuroMillions draw.

In November, LesScadding, 53, and wifeSamantha Peachey-Scadding, 38, fromCaerleon, south Wales,won £45.5m.

A further £45.5m waswon in the same draw bya syndicate of seven IT

workers at HewlettPackard in Liverpool.

Then in January, fourfamily members fromDorking in Surrey won£26.1m.

Across Europe, therecord EuroMillions winis £113m by a singleticket-holder from Spainin May last year.

EuroMillions is playedin nine countries — theUK, France, Spain, Aus-tria, Belgium, Luxem-bourg, the Irish Republic,Portugal and Switzerland.

Internet

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New Kanbalu People’sHospital (100-bed)…

Neat and tidy private room seen at KanbaluPeople’s Hospital (100-bed).

Modern beds provided at the hospital.

X-ray room.

Dental care facilities.

(from page 1)The hospital has six

main halls, staff quartersand other buildings. Thesix buildings are for theout-patient ward, the childward, the obstetrics andgynecology ward, theoperation and orthopae-dic ward, the medicalward and the operationtheatre. All the buildingsare rounded with a 10-foot pavement each. Theremaining buildings arefor two mess halls, mor-

tuary, Dhammayon, thegenerator, the house ofmedical superintendent,20-apartment staff quar-ters and 10-apartment ad-vanced staff quarters.Moreover, a tube-well,the overhead tank andground tank were con-structed for supplyingwater to the hospitalbuildings. All the mainhalls have total floor areaof 103,089 square feet andall the buildings, 120,666square feet.

We visited the neat

and tidy patient wards withgood ventilation systemand natural light.

The out-patient wardis 206 feet long and 74 feetwide. In addition, the hos-pital is formed with theoffice of medical superin-tendent, the staff office,the ECG Ultrasoundroom, the X-ray room andlab, the blood bank, therecords office, two medi-cal equipment stores, theoffice of pathologist, theoffice of orthopedic spe-

cialist, the office of obste-trician and gynecologist,the office of pediatrician,the room for nurses, theroom for specialists, theemergency patient room,the eye care room, the den-tal room, the receptioncounter, the rest and re-laxation room for patients,the bathroom and toiletsfor gents and ladies.

The child ward andthe operation and ortho-paedic ward have two 28-bed halls each and twoprivate rooms each. The

maternal ward is formedwith two 22-bed halls, twoprivate rooms, the deliveryroom and the room for ba-bies. Likewise, the medi-cal ward has two 22-bedhalls, two special rooms forthe Sangha, two privaterooms, the hemodialysisroom and the medicalroom. The modern opera-tion ward has two opera-tion theatres, the septic OTroom, the rest room for rela-tives of patients and therecovery room. The meas-urements of wards are 150feet long and 74 feet wideeach. All the wards are pro-vided with new beds and

hospital equipment.Wellwisher Aye Mya

Soe Foundation spent K2147.5 million on con-struction of the new hospi-tal built by Htoo TradingCo Ltd. The constructiontasks began on 10 May2009. The hospital wascompleted on 10 January2010. During the period ofover eight months, all theconstruction tasks finished.

Under the arrange-ments of the State, AyeMya Soe Foundation andwellwishers generously

donated modern hospitalequipment namelyhemodialysis machine, theRO machine, the ultra-sound machine, the dentaloperation chair, accesso-ries dentist tool and scaler,operation table, lamp, op-eration equipment, anaes-thetics machine, suctionmachine, autoclave, defi-brillator, oxygen concen-trator, microscope, eye op-eration microscope, X-raymachine, snake antidote,drug for malaria, glucose,

disposable syringe and nee-dle, clothes for patients andoperation theatre suits forsurgeons. Among them, thehemodialysis machine ismost essential for the re-gion. Many snake-bite pa-tients come to the hospitalas Kanbalu and its sur-rounding townships are lo-cated in the tropical region.The hemodialysis machinecan be used for effectivelysaving the lives of patients.Under the arrangement oftownselder U Kyaw Nyuntof Kanbalu, U Than Win ofMann Myanmar CompanyLtd donated thehemodialysis machine tothe hospital.

With regard to the or-

ganizational set-up of thehospital, the Medical Su-perintendent explained,“The emergency and ordi-nary sections of the hospi-tal including special careunits were built in moderndesign for providing healthcare services to the localpeople of Kanbalu and sur-rounding townships. A to-tal of 201 health personnelincluding specialists, doc-tors, nurses and health staffare assigned duties at thehospital.” He continued to

explain that the generalmedical department, thegeneral surgical depart-ment, the orthopaedic de-partment, the pediatric de-partment, the obstetric andgynecology department, theanaesthetics department,the X-ray department, thepathology department andthe dental department areincluded in the special careunits.

In an interview, a resi-dent of Ward 3 fromKanbalu said, “We are veryhappy now. In the past, theemergency patients ofKanbalu went to generalhospitals of major cities in-cluding Mandalay. Due tofar distance, the relatives of

patients were worriedabout health conditionsof patients before theirarrival at the hospitals andfor their accommodationthere. In addition, theywere anxious about allcosts. Now, we have agreat opportunity to re-ceive medical treatmentin the region. All the resi-dents thank the State andwellwishers for their do-nations to the hospital.”

As the 100-bed Peo-ple’s General Hospital

has emerged in Kanbalu,the local people fromKanbalu and its surround-ing regions are enjoyingthe benefits of health carefacilities and services ofthe specialists any time.The Kanbalu People’sHospital (100-bed) will ef-fectively provide healthcare services to the localpeople of Kanbalu,Shwebo, Wetlet, KhinU,YeU, Taze, Dabayin,Kyunhla, Kawlin,Wuntho, Katha,Htigyaing, Bamauk andPinlebu of Shwebo andKatha districts.

*****Translation: TTA

Myanma Alin: 15-2-2010

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1. To uphold Our Three Main NationalCauses at risk to life as the nationalpolicy

2. To work hard with national people forsuccessful completion of elections dueto be held in accordance with the newconstitution

3. To crush internal and externalsubversive elements through thestrength and consolidated unity of thepeople

4. To build a strong, patriotic modernTatmadaw capable of safeguarding thesovereignty and territorial integrity ofthe nation

Objectives of65th Anniversary

Armed Forces Day

NAY PYI TAW, 15 Feb—For enabling the na-tional brethren residing in Rakhine State to enjoy fruitsof transportation sector, the local authorities is makingutmost efforts for inprovement of the waterway trans-port in MraukU and Sittway townships.

On 12 and 13 February, Chairman of RakhineState Peace and Development Council Commander ofWestern Command Maj-Gen Thaung Aye, Ministerfor Industry-1 U Aung Thaung and Minister for Trans-port Maj-Gen Thein Swe made a trip to inspect the

Waterway, aviation satisfying dwellers ofRakhine State

waterway leading to the entrance of MraukU andconditions of the jetty. While in Sittway, they lookedinto the waterway of Hsatyokya Creek, berthing ofvessels at the port and freight-handling works, dockingof ships at Sittway Dockyard and loading and unload-ing of coastal liners.

The aviation is one more reliable transport facil-ity for the locals. At present, the runway, the taxiway, theapron and the airport building of Sittway Airport havebeen upgraded at lush and green environs.—MNA

YANGON, 15 Feb—Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi met staff at the meeting hall of MyanmaOil and Gas Enterprise here this afternoon. The minis-ter urged them to be systematic in privatizing fuelstations and to follow the instructions of the ministry.

The meeting was attended by officials of YangonDivision Myanma Petroleum Products Enterprise,managers and officials from fuel stations of MPPE,general manager of CNG, and officials from CNGfilling stations of MOGE.

Then, the minister met a delegation led by Mr IMichael Raj of Annai Bio-Crop (P) Ltd of India andparty. They cordially discussed production of substi-tute bio-fuel.—MNA

Energy minister calls forsystematic privatization

of fuel stations

YANGON, 15 Feb—The opening ceremony ofinstructor course No.1/2010 on Prevention against Re-cruitment of Minors for Military Service, jointly con-ducted by Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Reset-

Course on Prevention against Recruitment ofMinors for Military Service conducted

tlement and UNICEF, was held at Social WelfareTraining School of Social Welfare Department onKyaikwaing Pagoda road here this morning.

It was attended by Vice-Chairman of the MyanmarNational Committee for Child Rights, Chairman of theWorking Committee Deputy Minister for Social Welfare,Relief and Resettlement Brig-Gen Kyaw Myint andDeputy Commander of Yangon Command Brig-GenKyaw Kyaw Tun, senior military officers, officials fromUNICEF, UNDP, ILO, World Vision (Myanmar) andSave the Children (Myanmar) and trainees.

The deputy minister made an opening speech.Afterwards, UNDP resident representative Mr RameshShrestha delivered a speech.

A total of 40-trainee officers from Ministry ofDefence, General Administration Department,Myanmar Police Force, Social Welfare Department,Myanmar Correctional Department, Immigration andNational Registration Department and Ministry ofForeign Affairs are attending five-day course.—MNA

YANGON, 15 Feb —Concordia Int'l Co Ltd willconduct Certified Ad-vanced Land SurveyCourse (5/2010) from 20Feb to 3 March and Ap-plied GPS & Google EarthSoftware Course from 10to 12 March at the hall ofConcordia in Shwegondinehere from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Concordia to conduct Land Survey, Applied GPS & Google Earth Software CoursesNAY PYI TAW, 15 Feb — A total of 12705.65

acres of poppy plantation in states and divisions —170.55 acres in Namhkam, Tangyan, Mongton andKutkai Townships of Shan State (North), 146.5 acresin Pekhon, Pinlaung and Monghsu and Hsihseng Town-ships of Shan State (South), 7.5 acres in Kengtung,Mongphyat and Monghsat Townships of Shan State(East) and 30.63 acres in Chipwe, Waingmaw andPhakant Townships of Kachin State including 12350.47acres of poppy plantation in states and divisions from1 September 2009 to 6 February 2010 — had beendestroyed up to 13 February. — MNA

How to apply TotalStation, Construction Sur-vey, TopoGraphic Survey,Differential GPS, RTK,Handheld GPS, GPS andGoogle Earth Software re-lated to GPS downloadingand processing to GarminMap source and GoogleEarth Software and howto download and process

collected data with the useof Mapsource Softwareand Google Earth Softwarewill be lectured at thecourses.

Enthusiasts whohave passed matriculationexamination may enlist forthe Certified AdvancedSurvey Course not laterthan19 February and for

Applied GPS & GoogleEarth Software Course notlater than 9 March atConcordia Int'l Co ltd onthe 4th floor ofShwegondine Plaza onKaba-Aye Pagoda Roadand dial 558170, 544824,544199, 559444 and 09500 5912 for further infor-mation. —MNA

Destruction of poppy plantationsfigures hits 12705.65 acres in Feb

Commander Maj-Gen Thaung Aye, Ministers U Aung Thaung and Maj-Gen Thein Swe inspectarrival of vessels at Sittway port.—TRANSPORT

Deputy Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Brig-Gen Kyaw Myint speaking at

instructor course No.1/2010 on Prevention against Recruitment of Minors for Military Service.—MNA

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Yesagyo-Tamadan embankment to supply sufficient irrigation waterArticle: Kyaw Sein; Photos: Aung Than (Mingala Taungnyunt)

(from page 16)So, the Ministry of

Agriculture andIrrigation is constructingY e s a g y o - T a m a d a nembankment in order toprevent overflow ofChindwin River inYesagyo Township andto make effective use ofriver water.

E m b a n k m e n tConstruction in-ChargeStaff Officer U MyatZaw Thein fromAssistant Director’sOffice of PakokkuTownship IrrigationD e p a r t m e n taccompanied us,Myanma Alin newscrew.

Yesagyo-Tamadan

embankment is of earthentype with the length oftwo miles, the width of12 feet and the height of10 feet. It links Tamadanjunction and YesagyoTownship. Sunflowerplantations were seen oneither side of theembankment as the river

floods, felt unsafe to sleepwell in their homes. Oncethe farmlands wereinundated and the riverwater came into theirhouses. According torecords, Chindwin Riverrose to the highest levelof 30 feet and the lowestlevel of 24 feet in the past

YANGON, 15 Feb—Chairman of State PariyattiSasana University

Meeting of State Pariyatti Sasana UniversityAdministrative Central Committee held

Administrative CentralCommittee, Vice-Chairman of State

Pariyatta SasanaUniversity AbhidhajaMaha Rattha Guru Pyay

Sayadaw BhaddantaKundalajoti delivered anopening address at themeeting 1/2010 of the StateSangha Maha NayakaCommittee State PariyattiSasana UniversityAdministrative CentralCommittee at theconvocation Dhammayonin Kaba Aye Hill here thisevening.

Minister for ReligiousAffairs Brig-Gen ThuraMyint Maung supplicatedon religious affairs.

Secretary of StatePariyatti SasanaUniversity Admini-strative CentralCommittee Director-General Dr Myo Myint ofDepartment for Promotionand Propagation of theSasana presented

Job opportunity for ITenthusiasts

YANGON, 15 Feb—Talks on IT and Jobopportunities, jointlyorganized by MyanmarProfessionals EducationCentre (MPEC) and theOpportunity Journal, willbe held at the ConferenceHall of Myanmar Info-

Tech in Hline Townshipfrom 2:00pm to 4:00pmon 20 February.

U Ye Yint Win(Bizsoft), U Tun Khine(iNTEGRA System) andU Nay Lin Than (MIT)will give talks on jobopportunities for youthand requirement of ITtechnicians in works forentrepreneurs.

Any interestedperson may dial 668779,668259, 650124 to attendthe talks.

MNA

undertakings of theUniversity AdministrativeCentral Committeemeeting No. 1/2009.

Those presentdiscussed generalmatters.—MNA

Minister for Religious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maungsupplicating on religious affairs.—MNA

Tamadan embankment will store water while Chindwin River water level rises.

U Myat Zaw TheinStaff Officer of

IrrigationDepartment. Progress in ground work of Yesagyo-Tamadan embankment.

of the job has beencompleted. It will befully completed in openseason of 2010.”

Yesagyo-Tamadanembankment willprevent floods. It canalso be used as detour ofYesagyo which has theonly motorway. It willenable locals from thevillages to overcome thetransportation diffi-culties in the rainyseason. It will alsoimprove socio-economic status of thelocal farmers andcontribute to theobjective of the State toboost agriculturalproduction.

Translation: HKAMyanma Alin:

14-2-2010

Construction of tributary of Yesagyo-Tamadan embankment is under way.

water level falls. Theconstruction of sluicegates with the width offive feet and height offive feet and six inches isunder way.

In-Charge StaffOfficer U Myat ZawThein explained to us,“Before the constructionof the embankment,residents of Palesu,Kuhtoke, Zegyun andAungchantha villages,afraid of the danger of

30 years. In the rainyseason, the water levelrises to its highest. Thenew embankment willtake in water by openingthe valves while the waterlevel rises and will storewater by closing thevalves while it falls. Theembankment and sluicegate will guard againstthe threat of floods. Thesluice gate can irrigatewhen the water level is19 feet. The irrigation

water will be suppliedthrough Pegon sluice gateNos (1) and (2) when it isneeded. The embankment

is to benefit 400 acres offarmlands. Theconstruction started on 5May 2009 and 80 per cent

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File photo of an 18-metre tall statue of popular TV animation hero, Gundamflashing its eyes at a press preview at a Tokyo park. Another visitor to Tokyo, a

42-year-old housewife from Beijing, said she had spent 200,000 yen on“Gundam” combat robot toys for her 12-year-old son, out of a shopping

budget for the trip of up to 500,000 yen.— INTERNET

This photo released by Florida EcoSafaris show aguest experiencing a 750 foot zip through the PineFlatwoods of the 4,700 acre Forever Florida wild-life conservation area. The Zipline Safari offeredby Florida EcoSafaris at Forever Florida is theonly full zipline wilderness course in the state of

Florida. — INTERNET

Cranberry juice boosts heart health

PTSD threatens healthcaresystem overload

SAN DIEGO, 15 Feb—Post-traumatic stress disorderthreatens to overload healthcare systems worldwideas cases increase and therapies fail to be effective USresearchers say. Dr Brenda K Wiederhold, editor inchief of Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Net-working, and of the Interactive Media Institute, SanDiego, says new approaches to treatment are relyingon technology, such as virtual reality, to alleviate thepsychologically damaging effects of PTSD.

PTSD is common in soldiers returning from com-bat duty and may also result from sexual or physicalassault, imprisonment or hostage situations, terrorism,surviving an accident or disaster, or diagnosis with alife-threatening illness. —Internet

Father: Don’t treat kids as little adults

Experts dispute causeof mud volcano

PORONG, 15 Feb—Scientists and drilling experts saythey’re in disagreement about whether a gas explora-tion well triggered a fatal mud volcano in Indonesia.

The world’s biggest mud volcano killed 13 peopleand displaced 30,000 more 29 May, 2006, in the Porongsub-district of Sidoarjo, East Java. Mud from the vol-canic dome destroyed four villages and continues toooze enough to fill 50 Olympic-size swimming poolsevery day, researchers at the University of California,Berkeley, said. The drilling firm Lapindo Brantas hassaid an earthquake centered 174 miles away triggeredthe mud volcano, while an international scientific team,including the California researchers, allege it was causedby improper removal of a drill bit.Both sides presentedtheir findings this week in the journal Marine and Pe-troleum Geology.

“The disaster was caused by pulling the drill stringand drill bit out of the hole while the hole was unsta-ble,” said Richard Davies, director of the Durham En-ergy Institute in England. “This triggered a very large‘kick’ in the well, where there is a large influx of waterand gas from surrounding rock formations that couldnot be controlled.”— Internet

Smallfarmers key

to globalfood security

NAIROBI, 15 Feb—Helping the world’ssmallest farms stayabreast of climate changeand competition is key tofeeding the planet’s grow-ing population, scientistsin Kenya said. Smallfarmers are neglected byagricultural aid policies,yet collectively they feedmost of the world’s 1 bil-lion low-income people,said the Kenyan-based In-ternational Livestock Re-search Institute.

Small farmers needhelp in understanding andcoping with climatechange, which will altergrowing conditions, insti-tute officials said in arecent issue of Science.They also need help indealing with finite natu-ral resources, includingwater, arable landand fossil fuels neededto produce fuel and ferti-lizer.

Most alarming, how-ever, is that many regionsin the poorest parts of theworld already are beingaggressively farmed andare close to being “tappedout” in terms of capacityfor production, saidMario Herrero, a seniorscientist at the institute.“In most regions of theworld, farming systemsare under intense pres-sure,” Herrero said.

Internet

More aid needed for sustainable seafood

LONDON, 15 Feb—Re-searchers in Londonmeasured the cardio-pro-tective potential of cran-berry juice and found itmay help lower bloodpressure and help promoteheart health. Researchersat Queen Mary Universityof London compared thecardio-protective poten-tial of cranberry juice andthat of red wine, cocoaand green tea and foundthat oligomeric pro-cyanidins were present in

regular and light cran-berry juice cocktail. DrRoger Corder of QueenMary University identi-fied oligomeric pro-cyanidins in cranberriesthat can promote a healthyheart by inhibitingEndothelin-1 synthesis —a blood vessel constrictorthat causes heart disease.

“Red wine has long beenassociated with hearthealth, but this new studyshows that cranberry juiceis a very promising alcohol-

free alternative,” Corder,author of “The Red WineDiet,” said in a statement.“We have now identifiedoligomeric procyanidins asthe specific compound incranberries that can boostthe health of blood vessels,helping to prevent bloodvessel constriction — aleading cause of high bloodpressure.” The researchwas published in theJournal of Agriculturaland Food Chemistry.

Internet

GAINESVILLE, 15 Feb—A Florida fa-ther who lost his young son to a seriesof preventable hospital medical errorssaid hospitals need to embrace a cultureof listening to parents. Horst Ferrero’s3-year-old son, Sebastian, died in 2007after being administered a fatal dose ofmedication as part of a routine medicaltest. Horst and Luisa Ferrero, foundersof the Sebastian Ferrero Foundation, areleading the effort to build a dedicated,full-service children’s hospital inGainesville.

In an emotional retelling of his storyat the Florida Association of Children’sHospital’s dinner in Gainesville,Ferrero described what he called a “cas-cade of errors” that occurred when hisson was hospitalized. If any member ofthe medical team had responded differ-

ently at any of a number of points alongthe way, his son’s life might have beensaved, Ferrero said.

He urged hospitals to:— Listen to parents. They know their

children best and are speaking on theirbehalf.

— Build a culture that makes safetyeveryone’s responsibility. Double-checking can save lives.

— Treat the “whole” child. Everymember of the medical team must betrained to observe and treat the wholechild, not just focus on their limitedscope of responsibility.

— Don’t treat children as little adults.Make sure staff at every level are trainedand sensitized to the unique protocols as-sociated with treating children.

Internet

DURHAM, 15 Feb—Glo-bal food security could beenhanced if developed na-tions increased aid forsustainable seafood pro-duction in developing na-tions, US scientists said.Seafood is a key source ofprotein for nearly 3 billionpeople but lack of a coor-dinated policy worldwidethreatens the planet’s sea-food supply, a group ofeconomists and marinescientists wrote in a recent

issue of Science.“In an ideal world, each

country governs its ownresources well and theseafood trade contributesto worldwide economicgrowth and food security.But that’s not the worldwe live in right now,” saidMartin Smith, whoteaches environmentaleconomics at Duke Uni-versity in Durham, NC.

Lack of a coordinatedpolicy worldwide has

pushed many fish stocksbeyond sustainable yieldsand led to a precariousposition for fisheries infood security, Smith anda consortium of interna-tional marine experts said.Developing countrieswould benefit from moreforeign aid for sustainablefishing gear, improvedmanagement and sustain-able aquaculture facilities,the group said.

Internet

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Astronauts install space stationobservation deck

This NASA TV video grab from 12 February showstwo NASA astronauts during a mission to install aseven-windowed observation dome aboard the Inter-national Space Station. Two NASA astronauts werereadying to undertake a second spacewalk to com-plete work on the observation dome.—INTERNET

Dutch tourist shootingmars start of Rio Carnival

RIO DE JANEIRO, 15 Feb—A 37-year-old Dutch tour-ist was in hospital in Rio de Janeiro after being shottwice by a mugger who attacked him and his wifeafter the city’s fabled Carnival festivities got underway, police told AFP.

“This is the worst crime we have had against a for-eign tourist this year and we are worried about it,” thehead of the special tourist police unit handling theassault, Gilbert Stivanello, said on Saturday.

The Dutchman, identified as Alexander KorsJohannes Vervoort, was shot in the stomach and armduring the assault late Friday. He remained in inten-sive care, though was conscious.

The crime occurred as Vervoort and his wife, EllaVervoort Ferwerda, were walking alone to the summitof a hill where Rio’s landmark giant Christ the Re-deemer statue is located. The popular tourist spot at-tracts 1.8 million visitors a year.

The wife, also 37, was beaten about the head witha pistol but was not badly hurt. The single mugger,described as a very young and small man, ran fromthe scene, leaving behind the camera, wallet, backpackand handbag he had been trying to steal.—Internet

Members of the Ceu na Terra (Sky in the Earth)carnival street band perform during the first day

of Rio de Janeiro’s famous carnival,on 13 Feb, 2010.—INTERNET

IT revolution an achillesheel for Swiss bank secrecy

GENEVA, 15 Feb—Thedigital revolution is turn-ing into the achilles heelof Swiss banks, accordingto security and bankingexperts quizzed about re-cent stolen data turning upin the hands of neighbour-ing countries.

CD-ROMs, USBsticks and even mobilephone cameras have be-come handy options fordisgruntled or ambitiousstaff to copy computerdata on thousands of cli-ents when a few years agoa cumbersome paper trailwas needed.

Swiss banks builtmuch of their recent repu-

tation around a legal obli-gation to maintain secrecyon their customers’ bank-ing affairs — criminalcases aside — includingfrom the taxman, whetherin Switzerland or abroad.

But preventing one-offleaks, which can havemuch a bigger scope thanbefore, is becoming a co-nundrum.

Banks are “big con-sumers of InformationTechnology” and have to“square the circle” tocounter the threat,Gregoire Ribordy, direc-tor of network securityfirm IDQuantique toldAFP.—Internet

CAPE CANAVERAL, 15Feb—Two NASA astro-nauts were readying to un-dertake a second space-walk Saturday to com-plete work on a seven-windowed observationdome aboard the Interna-tional Space Station.

Crew members fromthe shuttle Endeavour andspace station entered thenewly set-up Tranquilitynode and cupola late Fri-day, but the dome’s win-dow shutters remainedclosed, denying astronautsthe first spectacular pano-ramic views of Earth fromthe orbiting outpost.

US astronaut BobBehnken and his British-born partner NicholasPatrick will at 9:10 pm(0200 GMT Sunday) be-

gin their second spacewalk of the Endeavourmission, hooking up exte-rior fluid lines for the mas-sive Tranquility node.

NASA said the cupo-la’s shutters would beopened Tuesday, givingstation occupants not onlyan out-of-this world roomwith a view, but also vitalaccess for monitoringspace walks and dockingoperations. On their firstouting, the pair used alarge mechanical arm tohoist into place the 2,600-cubic-foot (74-cubic-me-ter) addition to the spacestation, built for NASA bythe European group ThalesAlenia Space in their Tu-rin factory.

The US space agencysaid astronauts that entered

the newly attached moduleon Friday had to initiallywear goggles and masks toprotect against floating de-bris left over from its in-stallation.—Internet

Grandparents who care for children ‘boostobesity risk’

LONDON, 15 Feb —Young children who areregularly looked after bytheir grandparents havean increased risk of beingoverweight, an extensiveBritish study has sug-gested. Analysis of12,000 three-year oldssuggested the risk was34% higher if grandpar-ents cared for them fulltime.

Children who went tonursery or had a

childminder had no in-creased risk of weightproblems, the Interna-tional Journal of Obesityreported.Nearly a quarterof preschool children inthe UK are overweight orobese.

The researchers saidvery little research had beendone on the influence ofchildcare on weight. Yetchildcare may have an ef-fect on weight through dietand physical activity. The

study used data from theMillennium CohortStudy, which lookedlooking at the health ofchildren aged betweennine months and threeyears old, who had beenborn in the UK between2000 and 2001.

The results showedthat those looked afterby grandparents part-time had a 15% higherrisk of being overweightfor their age comparedwith those solely lookedafter by their parents.Those who were caredfor by their grandpar-ents full-time had a 34%increased risk of beingoverweight, the Univer-si ty College Londonteam found.

Internet

HIV illness ‘delayed by’ herpesdrug aciclovir

WASHINGTON, 15 Feb — A common treatment forherpes can delay the need for HIV drugs in peoplewith both infections, say US researchers. A study of3,300 patients in Africa found aciclovir reduced therisk of HIV progression by 16%, The Lancet reports.

Although a “modest” effect, the researchers saidthe cheap treatment is a simple way of keeping peo-ple with HIV healthy for longer. One expert said itwas important to note that aciclovir does not seemto make HIV patients less infectious. The research-ers from the University of Washington, Seattle, con-centrated on people infected with HIV-1 - the mostcommon type of infection.

It is known that most people who are infected withHIV-1 are also infected with herpes simplex virustype 2 (HSV2), or genital herpes. Previous studieshave shown that keeping the herpes virus suppressedreduces HIV levels but it was unclear whether thiswould slow down the disease. Those in the trial wereeither given a twice daily dose of aciclovir or adummy pill and then they were monitored for twoyears. At the end of the study, 284 people on aciclovirhad either started taking HIV medication, had a dropin CD4 count suggesting they should be on medica-tion or had died. —Internet

The 77th LemonFestival takes place

from 12 February to 3March 2010. Each year

the festival follows agiven theme, this year

it is “Menton doescinema”. The LemonFestival attracts each

year more than 230,000visitors. It’s the second

biggest event on theRiviera after the

Carnival of Nice. Ituses the services of

over 300 professionalsand requires 145 tons

of citrus fruit.INTERNET

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Invitation To Sealed TenderSealed Tenders are invited to transport Kalaywa Coal

from Kalaywa Coal Mines to Nay Pyi Taw Cement FactoryProject (Taungphila).

Tender forms and documents are available at the IndustrialRaw Material Planning Department, Myanmar CeramicIndustries, Ministry of Industry (1), Office No. 41, Nay PyiTaw, during office hours. Tender will be accepted on theClosing Date of (26.2.2010) and only from Bidder whopurchased Tender document officially. (For further details,contact telephone number 067- 408361)

Myanma Ceramic Industries

Gunmen seize fourin S Philippines

Haiti airport to reopen for bigcarriers on Friday

Fleming, Flowers hurtin motorcade crash

Two killed in crash after Valentine’sDay robbery in LA

PORT-AU-PRINCE, 15Feb—Haiti’s interna-tional airport, a key eco-nomic lifeline for thepoorest country in theAmericas, will reopen tomajor commercial airlineson Friday for the first timesince a massive earth-quake destroyed its con-trol tower, a US militaryofficial said.

American Airlines willbegin flying to Port-au-Prince on 19 February,with Air Canada and Air

France to follow shortlyafter, Brigadier GeneralDarryl Burke, Vice Com-mander of Air ForcesSouthern, said in an inter-view over the weekend.

The airport was turnedover almost entirely todisaster relief and mili-tary flights after the 12January earthquake,which destroyed hun-

dreds of buildings in thecapital, Port-au-Prince,and killed 212,000 peo-ple.

The quake caused seri-ous damage to the air-port’s terminal. Crewshave repaired airportlighting and the part of theterminal that the airlineswill use, Burke said.

InternetCOTABATO, 15 Feb —Gunmen separately seizedat least four people, includ-ing a businessman in therestive southern Philip-pines over the weekend, of-ficials said on Monday. Inthe southern province ofSulu where Al-Qaeda affili-ated Abu Sayyaf militantsare active, a former villagechieftain and a driver of atown councillor were ab-ducted by armed men onSunday in the village ofMusa, town of Maimbung,regional military com-

mander Major GenBenjamin Dolorfino said.

The victims, Uloh Sonand the driver PandoMudjasan, were in thehands of militants identi-fied as Junior Abunaki andbrother Antonio.

Dolorfino said there isan ongoing operation to re-cover the victims. Mean-while in Lanao del NorteProvince, police said abusinessman and son of aformer village officialswere also kidnapped.

Xinhua

Arctic Ocean off thecoast of Greenland.

Greenland’s continent-sized icesheet is beingsignificantly eroded bywinds and currents thatdrive warmer water intofjords, where it carvesout the base of coastalglaciers, according to

studies released onSunday.— INTERNET

VANCOUVER, 15 Feb—US Olympic championsPeggy Fleming andVonetta Flowers were in-jured on Sunday when avan in Vice President JoeBiden’s motorcadecrashed, a Biden spokes-man said. The injurieswere described as minor.The motorcade was enroute an Olympic event inVancouver, British Co-lumbia, when the colli-sion occurred, Bidenspokesman Jay Carneysaid in a statement.

“Earlier this afternoon,a van in the Vice Presi-

dent’s motorcade carryingmembers of the officialUS Olympic Games Del-egation was involved in aminor accident while trav-elling to an event,”Carney said. “Two mem-bers of the delegation,Peggy Fleming andVonetta Flowers, receivedminor injuries and weretaken to a local hospital asa precaution.”

Carney said Fleming,61, and Flowers, 36, haveleft the hospital. No oneelse in the Biden partywas injured he said.Fleming — a member of

the World Figure SkatingHall of Fame, the US Fig-ure Skating Hall of Fameand the US Olympic Hallof Fame—was US na-tional champion from1964-68 and world cham-pion from 1966-68. Shewon an Olympic goldmedal in 1968 atGrenoble, France. Flow-ers won an Olympic goldmedal at Salt Lake City in2002 as a member of theUS bobsled team. She isthe first person of Africandescent to win a WinterGames gold medal.

Internet

LOS ANGELES, 15 Feb—Two men were killed in acrash on Sunday after rob-bing a street-corner Valen-tine’s Day flower stand,Los Angeles police said.Police chased the twomen who sped off after therobbery early in the morn-ing, Los Angeles police LtSamuel Rhone of theNewton Station said. The

suspected robbers diedwhen their getaway carcrashed near the CivicCentre, he said.

It started when twomen stole gift baskets andcash from a street vendorselling Valentine’s Daygifts, Rhone said. The sus-pects then circled theblock in a Nissan car mul-tiple times, prompted a

chase by police who werealerted by the victim. Itended a few blocks away,when the suspects crashedinto a parked vehicle andwere thrown from the car,Rhone said. Both werepronounced dead at thescene, he added. The sus-pects were not immedi-ately identified.

XinhuaDeath toll in Yemeni helicoptercrash rises to 13

A wobbegong shark glides over the ocean floor inSydney. A suspected attack by a feared great whiteshark in the city has been exposed as a bite froma docile wobbegong, a species that usually shuns

humans, experts have said.—INTERNET

SANAA, 15 Feb — Thedeath toll in a helicoptercrash in Yemen’s northernprovince of Saada rose to13, the state-run Sabanews agency reported onSunday. “The helicopterwent down on Sunday atKahlan region in Saadaprovince immediately af-ter it took off,” the agencyquoted a source of the De-fence Ministry as saying.

The source added: “The

crash was because of atechnical problem. “ Thesource said the chopperhit a military vehiclewhen it touched theground, leaving 13 sol-diers dead, including thechopper’s four crew

members.“The helicopter was

heading to the capital cityof Sanaa to transfer seveninjured soldiers to hospi-tals there for receivingtreatment,” said thesource. — Xinhua

Taleban re-lease video oftwo French

hostagesKABUL, 15 Feb —

The Taleban have re-leased a video of twoFrench journalists kid-napped in Afghanistanin December. The videowas posted on a Website and the link wasprovided by Talebanspokesman ZabiullahMujahid. On it the twojournalists plead fortheir release.

The pai r d isap-peared on 30 Dec alongwith two or three Af-ghan employees whiletravel l ing in Kapisaprovince northeast ofKabul. French soldiersin the region are fight-ing the Taleban andother insurgents as partof NATO’s mission inAfghanistan.

Last month, FrenchPresident NicolasSarkozy confirmed thetwo were al ive andhealthy. He said Franceis doing everything pos-sible to secure their re-lease.

Internet

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Children play as a storm approaches a beach in the Netherlands in 2007. TheUN climate change panel admitted Sunday to having imprecisely stated in akey report that 55 percent of The Netherlands is under sea level, saying that

is only the area at risk of flooding.— INTERNET

Yemen rebels may free Saudisoldiers in days

SANAA, 15 Feb—Yemeni Shi’ite rebels areexpected to hand overfive captive Saudi sol-diers within a week, aSaudi-owned newspaperreported on Sunday, fol-lowing a 48-hour ultima-tum set by Riyadh.

Yemen promised onSunday to extend statecontrol into rebel areas,including the border withSaudi Arabia, and saidsome violations of a

cease-fire newly agreedwith Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the northernrebels’ leader, should beexpected.

Saudi Arabia has de-manded that the rebels,who are in conflict withboth Riyadh and Sanaa,should hand over thefive missing soldiers. Itsays this would provethey are serious aboutending the fight withRiyadh which has raged

since insurgents seizedsome Saudi territory inNovember.

“We have enoughtime to deal with this is-sue (the release of theSaudi soldiers) as thedeadline set by the au-thorities ... is 72 hours,”Ahmed al-Salami, a par-liamentarian who is amember of a committeeoverseeing the truce, toldReuters.

Internet

Computer Engineer Barbie is shown, on 12 Feb ,2010 at the New York Toy Fair. Mattel introducedthe 126th career doll for the iconic toy. ComputerEngineer Barbie features a binary code patterned

T-shirt and all of the latest gadgets including asmart phone, Bluetooth headset and laptop travel

bag.— INTERNET

Somali pirates get 15-year sentencesfor hijacking, kidnapping

Afghan civilians, who have fled from Marjha, sit on the back of a pick-uptruck as they arrive in Lashkar Gah, in Helmand Province, southern

Afghanistan, on 13 Feb, 2010.— INTERNET

DJIBOUTI, 15 Feb —Acourt in Somalia handedout 15-year prison sen-tences to 11 pirates yes-terday, the presidingjudge said. Prosecutors atthe court in Berbera, inthe breakaway northernstate of Somaliland,brought a number ofcharges against the men,including piracy and at-tempted armed kidnap-ping.

They showed the courtphotos obtained fromNATO naval forces show-ing the pirates when theywere arrested lastDecember.”The trial,which lasted a week, wasfinally concluded todayafter the evidence brought

before the court showedthat the 11 were involvedin piracy and hijacking.The court finally an-nounced its verdict - a jailterm of 15 years each,”Osman Ibrahim Dahir, thepresiding judge, said.

The pirates were de-tained after they attackedan international navalforce ship, mistaking it fora commercial ship off theSomali coast.The interna-tional forces disarmed andreleased them, but theywere arrested again a fewdays later by Somalilandcoastguards who spottedthem in a coastal villagenear Djibouti.”Some ofthe pirates confessed theircrimes while others were

still reluctant to confess,but they were sentencedand sent to jail,” saidJamal Abdikarin, a secu-rity officer in Berbera.

Internet

Australian court sentences five menin terror plot

SYDNEY, 15 Feb—AnAustralian court on Mon-day sentenced five men toprison terms of 23 to 28years after convictingthem of preparing for ter-

ror attacks on unspecifiedtargets by stockpiling ex-plosive chemicals and fire-arms. Justice AnthonyWhealy of the New SouthWales Supreme Court saidhe had little hope that themen, aged 25 to 44, couldbe rehabilitated, sayingthey were motivated by“intolerant, inflexible reli-gious conviction” and hadshown contempt for the

Australian government, itsleaders and laws.

The men were foundguilty last October oncharges linked to prepar-ing for a terrorist act be-tween July 2004 and No-vember 2005. The men —Australian-born or natural-ized citizens with immi-grant backgrounds — hadall pleaded not guilty to thecharges.— Internet

At least seven dead inChicago-area fire

CICERO, 15 Feb— Seven people, including a 3-day-old baby, were killed in a house fire in Cicero,Ill, on Sunday, authorities said. The other six victimsranged in age from 3 to 20, the Chicago Sun-Timesreported. The fire broke out around 6:30 am on Sun-day in a multifamily dwelling that may have housedas many as 25 people, authorities said.

Cicero town spokesman Ray Hanania said the fireburned in at least three buildings. Hanania said therewas “no evidence to suggest arson” but the cause ofthe fire had not been determined last Sunday. “We’relooking into why this fire took place and what mayhave resulted in such a tragic loss of so many peoplein one building,” he said.— Internet

Two Kenyan soldiers killed at borderwith Sudan

NAIROBI, 15 Feb—TwoKenyan soldiers were shotdead and six seriously in-jured in an ambush by un-known gunmen at theKenya-Sudan border onSunday. Kenya’s MilitarySpokesman Bogita Ongericonfirmed the incident,saying the Kenyan teamwas on routine patrol earlyon Sunday when they wereambushed. Six others wereairlifted to Nairobi withserious injuries sustainedduring the attack.

“We are yet to know theattackers, but the soldierswere killed as they pa-trolled the border. Six arebeing airlifted to Nairobi,”Ongeri was quoted as say-ing by to the Standardnewspaper on Monday. Hesaid the two died on thespot when the gunmenopened fire at their vehicle.Ongeri said the victimswere part of a patrol teamdeployed at the commonborder to ensure safety ofKenyans in the area.

However, the militaryspokesman could not con-firm that the attackers,some in military fatigues,also took away all the gunsbelonging to the eightcasualties. Witnesses saidthe attackers made awaywith the officers’ uni-forms, but Ongeri said hewas yet to get such a brief.The border has been incontention over a numberof issues including thelocation of immigrationoffices.— Xinhua

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S P O R T S

Tottenham in a spot of botherafter more penalty woe

BOLTON, 15 Feb—Tottenham first-team coach JoeJordan admits his players will have to start practicingtheir spot kicks more often after another miss con-signed them to an FA Cup fifth round replay withBolton.

When Bolton goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen savedTom Huddlestone’s second half penalty to secure a1-1 draw at the Reebok Stadium on Sunday, it wasthe fourth penalty out of six this season that had beenmissed by Spurs.

England forward Jermain Defoe was relieved ofthe duties after taking his total of misses to six from10 attempts in the 2-2 FA Cup fourth round draw withLeeds last month. The only Tottenham player to haveconverted a penalty this season is Robbie Keane, whoscored in the 5-0 win over Burnley and the 4-0 vic-tory over Peterborough but has now joined Celtic onloan until the end of the season.

Internet

Jussi Jaaskelainen (left) is Bolton’s hero as theFinnish goalkeeper saved Tom Huddlestone’s

second half penalty to force a 1-1 draw againstTottenham in the FA Cup fifth round.— INTERNET

SpaniardFernando Verdasco

Verdasco rallies to beatRoddick for San Jose title

Jim Furyk putts on the seventh hole during thefinal round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Amgolf tournament at Pebble Beach Golf Links in

Pebble Beach, Calf, on 14 Feb, 2010.— INTERNET

Dustin Johnson survivesto win at Pebble Beach

PEBBLE BEACH, 15 Feb—Dustin Johnson stood onthe 18th tee as powerful waves crashed along the seawall along the left side of the famous 18th hole at Peb-ble Beach. Then he turned to face what he considersthe toughest drive on the golf course. “It’s such a gor-geous hole,” Johnson said. “If you miss it a little left,it’s not so pretty.” What followed was a tee shot asmajestic as the scenery around him.

Johnson’s drive was long and pure, setting up a sim-ple birdie from the greenside bunker Sunday. It gavehim a one-shot victory over David Duval and J.B.Holmes, making him the first player in 20 years towin back-to-back in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.Johnson closed with a 2-over 74, the highest finalround by a Pebble Beach champion since JohnnyMiller (74) in 1994. The 25-year-old Johnson is thefirst player since Tiger Woods to go straight from col-lege and win in each of his first three years on thePGA Tour.— Internet

China coach says team needswork despite E Asia win

BEIJING, 15 Feb—The new head of China’s scan-dal-plagued football association praised the nationalteam’s East Asian championship win, but said thesquad still had a long way to go to regain world-classstatus.China on Sunday reclaimed the East Asia titleit last won in 2005, finishing the round-robin eventwith two wins over Hong Kong and South Korea, anda scoreless draw with Japan. Wei Di, who was namedto head the Chinese Football Association (CFA) afterhis predecessor was detained on corruption allegations,said while the performance was a good one, the play-ers and their coach have more work to do.

“The East Asia Cup is not as important a competi-tion as the World Cup or the World Cup qualifier ... sothat means Gao Hongbo and his team have not beentruly tested,” Wei was quoted as saying by the BeijingYouth Daily on Monday.— Internet

Members of the Chinese football team celebratetheir victory during the award ceremony of theEast Asian football championship at NationalStadium in Tokyo, on 14 February.—INTERNET

Fulham intoquarter-finals afterkilling off County

LONDON, 15 Feb—Fulham romped into theFA Cup quarter-finalswith an emphatic 4-0 winover League Two teamNotts County on Sunday.Roy Hodgson’s side racedinto a two-goal lead be-fore half-time at CravenCottage thanks to strikesfrom Simon Davies andBobby Zamora. DamienDuff and Stefano Okakaadded further goals in theclosing stages of the fifthround tie to keep Fulhamon course for a first FACup final appearancesince 1975 when they lostto West Ham.— Internet

Napoli slow Inter title chargeas Juve bounce back

ROME, 15 Feb—Napoli held leaders Inter Milan toa 0-0 draw in a pulsating encounter in Naples to givethe champions’ title rivals a boost on Sunday. Earlierin the day Italian veteran Alessandro Del Piero scoreda controversial late spot-kick to give out-of-form SerieA giants Juventus a much-needed 3-2 victory overGenoa.

Napoli had the best of Sunday night’s game at theSan Paolo stadium, hitting the woodwork twice to In-ter’s once, but the champions held on to extend theirlead over Roma to seven points, although AC Milancould cut that to six if they win their game in hand.Intercoach Jose Mourinho admitted Napoli deserved some-thing from the game but said his side should have hada penalty when a Maicon cross hit Salvatore Aronica’sarm in the box in the first half.— Internet

Bordeaux’ forward MarouaneChamakh (R) fights for the ball with

Saint-Etienne’s defenderMouhamadou Dabo (L) during their

French L1 football match, at theChaban Delmas stadium in Bor-

deaux, western France.— INTERNET

Wobbly Bordeaux rediscover winning feeling

SAN JOSE, 15 Feb—Second-seeded SpaniardFernando Verdasco ralliedto topple top-seeded AndyRoddick 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 towin the ATP Tour SAPOpen. Verdasco, whoclaimed his fourth careertitle, had lost 15 straightmatches against top-10players before breakingthrough against worldnumber seven Roddick.He became the first Span-

iard to win a title in theSan Francisco Bay Areasince Manuel Santana didit in 1964 in nearbyBerkeley.— Internet

Schalke beat Cologneto remain in title hunt

BERLIN, 15 Feb—Third-placed Schalke maintainedtheir title push with a 2-0 win over Cologne on Sun-day to put them three points behind leaders BayerLeverkusen and Bayern Munich.

Joel Matip set Schalke on the right road in first-half injury-time, with Jefferson Farfan ensuring thevictory in the 81st minute. In Sunday’s late kick-off,Eintracht Frankfurt defeated SC Freiburg 2-1 withHalil Altintop scoring the decisive goal in the firstminute of time added on.

Internet

Atletico stun Barca to blowtitle race open

PARIS, 15 Feb—French championsBordeaux returned to winning ways onSunday night with a nervy 3-1 victory athome to Saint Etienne that re-establishedtheir three-point lead at the top of the ta-ble. The chasing pack had closed the gapon Saturday following wins forMontpellier, Lille, Lyon and Marseille,while Bordeaux went down 4-2 at Rennesin their last league outing and lost to Mo-naco in the French Cup in mid-week.

They got back on track against fifth-bottom Saint Etienne though, but only af-ter Les Verts substitute Gonzalo Bergessiomissed a second-half penalty that couldhave earned his struggling side a share ofthe points.— Internet

MADRID, 15 Feb—Atletico Madrid blew theSpanish championshiprace wide open by defeat-ing previously unbeatenleaders Barcelona 2-1 in anenthralling game here onSunday. Barca’s lead overtitle rivals Real Madridwas reduced to two pointsafter Pep Guardiola’s de-fensively depleted sidecrashed to defeat in theSpanish capital.

Missing the injuredEric Abidal, Dani Alves,Dmytro Chygrynskiy andYaya Toure, along withRafa Marquez and Gerard

Pique suspended, Barcastruggled from the startwhile Seydou Keita soonlimped off to add to theirproblems. Diego Forlancoolly put Atletico aheadfrom an excellent JoseAntonio Reyes pass thatsliced the defence wideopen before SergioAguero missed an excel-lent chance to add to thelead.— Internet

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr.M.S.T. During the past 24 hours, light rain has beenisolated in Kachin State, weather has been partly cloudyin Chin State, upper Sagaing, Bago and TaninthayiDivisions and generally fair in the remaining areas. Nighttemperatures were (3°C) to (4°C) below February averagetemperatures in upper Sagaing and Bago Divisions, (3°C)to (4°C) above February average temperatures in Kachin,Chin, Rakhine and Kayah States, Mandalay and Taninthayi

Divisions and about February average temperatures in theremaining areas. The significant night temperatures wereLoilem (2°C) and Namhsan (4°C).

Maximum temperature on 14-2-2010 was 99 °F.Minimum temperature on 15 -2-2010 was 68°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 15-2-2010 was 76%.Total sun shine hours on 14-2-2010 was (9.5) hours approx.

Rainfall on 15-2-2010 was (Nil) at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2010was (Tr) at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and (Nil) at CentralYangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was(5) mph from West at (23:00) hours MST on 14-2-2010.

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Bay and fair in the Andaman Sea and elsewhere in the Bayof Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 16thFebruary 2010:Light rain are likely to be isolated in Kachin and RakhineState, Taninthayi Division and weather will be generallyfair in the remaining States and Divisions. Degree of certaintyis (60%).

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Mobile phone subscriptions to reach five bln in 2010GENEVA, 15 Feb— The number of

mobile phone subscriptions worldwidewere expected to reach 5 billion this year,compared with 4.6 billion in 2009, theInternational Telecommunications Union(ITU) said on Monday.

Mobile broadband subscriptions,which topped 600 million in 2009, areprojected to exceed 1 billion around the

world in 2010.The ITU attributed the subscriptions

increase to advanced services and handsetsin developed countries, and expandedmobile health services and mobile bankingin developing countries.

The Geneva-based ITU was foundedin 1865 and has 191 member states.

Xinhua

FTD can result in obviousshrinkage of the front of

the brain.— INTERNET

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4th Waxing of Taboung 1371 ME Tuesday, 16 February, 2010

★ 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 swayedby killer broadcasts designed tocause troubles

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

and violence

Yesagyo-Tamadan embankment tosupply sufficient irrigation water

Article: Kyaw Sein; Photos: Aung Than (Mingala Taungnyunt)

The Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation andoverlying Dengying Formation crop out inthe background above the Yangtze Rivernear Yichang city and the Three Gorges

Dam, Hubei Province, China.—INTERNET

New picture of ancient oceanchemistry argues for

chemically layered waterSCIENCE DAILY, 15 Feb —A research team led by

biogeochemists at the University of California,Riverside has developed a detailed and dynamic three-dimensional model of Earth’s early ocean chemistrythat can significantly advance our understanding ofhow early animal life evolved on the planet.

Working on rock samples from the DoushantuoFormation of South China, one of the oldest fossilbeds and long viewed by paleontologists to be awindow to early animal evolution, the researchteam is the first to show that Earth’s early oceanchemistry during a large portion of the EdiacaranPeriod (635-551 million years ago) was far morecomplex than previously imagined.—InternetA villager passing through thriving sunflower plantation beside Tamadan embankment.

Myanmar, rich in natural and water resources, isagro-based country. All types of crop can be grownif there is land and water. The AgricultureMechanization Department is reclaiming farmlandsas the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation is strivingto provide irrigation water to the farmlands. Damsand reservoirs were constructed to store rain andmountain torrent water. In addition, sinking tubewells were sunk to make use of underground waterand river water pumping projects were built to pursueirrigation water.

Tamadan embankment is being built in YesagyoTownship in Pakokku District of Magway Divisionto store river water while the river water level rises.Myanma Alin news crew recently observed the

construction of Tamadan embankment.There is an old Pegon embankment linking

Yesagyo and Pakokku-Monywa motorway. Its lengthis 7,900 feet, width 21 feet and height 10 feet. Thereis the only motorway providing access to Yesagyo.The motor road is 18 feet wide on the embankment.There are two sluice gates at the embankment; 3 feetx 5 feet wide Pegon sluice gate No (1) and 4 feet x 5feet wide three-door Pegon sluice gate No (2).

While the water level of Chindwin River rises,the river water is supplied to the farmlands throughthe canals. However, farmers faced difficulties oflacking irrigation water every year when the waterlevel of Chindwin River falls.

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