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Volume XX, Number 120 1st Waxing of Wagaung 1374 ME Saturday, 18 August, 2012

Our Three MainNational Causes

* Non-disintegration ofthe Union

* Non-disintegration ofNational Solidarity

* Perpetuation ofSovereignty

1. There occurred unrests and killings in Rakhine State in May and June 2012, whichundermined peace and stability and rule of law. The Investigation Commission comprisingthe following persons is formed so as to expose the real cause of the incident and to givesuggestions for national interest.

(a) Dr Myo Myint ChairmanDirector-General (Retd)Ministry of Religious Affairs

(b) Rev. U Kyaw Nyunt memberJudson Church, Yangon

(c) Rev. U Saw Mar Gae Gyi memberSecretaryMyanmar Baptist Convention

(d) U Thein Tun memberEntrepreneur

(e) U Soe Thein (a) Maung Wun Tha memberWriter

(f) U Thura (a) U Zagana memberArtist

(g) U Khun Tun Oo memberChairmanShan Nationalities League for Democracy

(h) Daw Than Than Nu memberDemocratic Party (Myanmar)

(i) U Khin Maung Swe memberChairmanNational Democratic Force

(j) Dr Aye Maung memberChairmanRakhine Nationalities Democratic Party

(k) U Aye Tha Aung memberChairmanRakhine League for Democracy

(l) U Ko Ko Gyi member88 Generation Students Group

(m) Dr Daw Yin Yin Nwe memberUNICEF Senior Officer (Retd)

(n) Dr Salai Mu Kyone Lyan memberInternational Law Expert

(o) U Tin Aung Moe memberEnvironmentalist

(p) U Aung Naing Oo memberExecutive Committee memberVahu Development Institute

(q) Daw Wah Wah Tun memberChairpersonMyanmar Women Entrepreneurs’ Association

(r) Daw Ja Nan memberExecutive DirectorNyein Foundation

(s) U Tun Aung Chein memberMemberMyanmar National Human Rights Commission

(See page 8)

Republic of the Union of MyanmarPresident Office

(Order No. 19/2012)15th Waning of Second Waso, 1374 ME

(17th August, 2012)

Appointment of Judge of AyeyawadyRegion High Court

According to Section 308, Subsection (b), paragraph (iv) of the Constitutionof the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Section 82, Subsection (d) of the UnionGovernment Law and the Section 50 of the Union Judicial Law, U Win Myint, with theapproval the Ayeyawady Region Hluttaw, was appointed as Judge of the AyeyawadyRegion High Court.

Sd/Thein SeinPresident

Republic of the Union of Myanmar


(Order No. 18/2012)15th Waning of Second Waso, 1374 ME

(17th August, 2012)

Appointment of Chief Justice of AyeyawadyRegion High Court

According to Section 308, Subsection (b), paragraph (iv) of the Constitutionof the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Section 82, Subsection (b) of the UnionGovernment Law and the Section 50 of the Union Judicial Law, Ayeyawady RegionHigh Court Judge U Than Tun, with the approval of the Ayeyawady Region Hluttaw,was appointed as Chief Justice of the Ayeyawady Region High Court.

Sd/Thein Sein President


NAY PYI TAW, 17 Aug—According to the 12.30 hr M.S.T observationtoday, the water level of Thanlwin River at Hpa-an 782 cm has exceeded by 32cm (about one foot) above its danger level. It may decline its danger level 750cm during the next 48 hours.

The water level of Shwegyin River at Shwegyin 718 cm has exceeded by18 cm (about 0.6 foot) above its danger level. It may decline its danger level700 cm during the next 24 hours.

The water level of Ngawun River at Ngathainggyoung 1176 cm hasexceeded by 46 cm (about 1.5 feet) above its danger level. It may remain aboveits danger level 1130 cm during the next three days, announced by theMeteorology and Hydrology Department.—MNA

Flood warning for Thanlwin,Shwegyin, Sittoung Rivers


Notification No. 58/201215th Waning of Second Waso, 1374 ME

(17th August, 2012)

Investigation Commission formed

Cambodian PM wants closerties with Vietnam in trade,

investment, tourism

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 18 August, 2012

PERSPECTIVES

Accomplishments andchallenges of ASEAN

Saturday, 18 August, 2012

One of ASEAN’s noble goals is thepromotion of regional peace and security, and45-year-old association’s Treaty of Amity andCooperation in Southeast Asia is now achievingthe support of the global countries that lovepeace as an international norm for inter-staterelations. The treaty has even won the respectof major world powers including permanentmembers of the United Nations SecurityCouncil.

At the 19th

ASEAN Summit in Bali,Indonesia, ASEAN Leaders adopted the BaliConcord III “ASEAN Community, in the globalCommunity of Nations” assigning all memberstates the task of endeavoring towards fullrealization of the Concord. So, we the memberstates of the association are duty bound tocreate a more dynamic regional organizationwhile maintaining the centrality of ASEAN.

In fact, the adoption of the ASEAN charterwas followed by the association’stransformation into a rule-based inter-governmental organization with legalpersonality. Currently, all the member statesare in the process of integrating themselvesinto the “ASEAN Community” by 2015 inaccordance with the concept of “One Vision,One Identity and One Community”.

As a result of its central role in the emergingregional architecture, the ASEAN profile hasbeen enhanced in regional and internationalaffairs. Besides, the association is alsoconsistently striving to achieve outwardlooking ASEAN, and the ASEAN Vision callsfor the successful establishment of a peaceful,stable, prosperous and harmonious ASEANCommunity.

Although we have achieved manyaccomplishments, there still remain futurechallenges for us. In this regard, we the peoplesof ASEAN including the citizens of Myanmarshould do our utmost in the ASEAN integrationefforts aimed at narrowing the developmentgap among ASEAN member countries, and theimplementation of Master Plan on ASEANConnectivity, as identified by the ASEANLeaders in the Phnom Penh Declaration andthe Phnom Penh Agenda at the 20

th ASEAN

Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

The first meeting of ASEAN Political and Security Community Committee(APSC Committee) in preparation for 2014 ASEAN Chairmanship by

Myanmar in progress.—MNA

The medical staff from Rural Health Centrefeed Vitamin A pills to under-five-year-old

children in Nanpok Village in MohnyinTownship as working acitvity of nourishment

week on 12 August.—NLM-001

NAY PYI TAW, 17 Aug—In preparation for the 2014ASEAN Chairmanship byMyanmar in 2014, the firstmeeting of the ASEANPolitical and SecurityCommunity Committee(APSC Committee) was heldat the Ministry of ForeignAffairs on 15 August.

The meeting waschaired by Union Ministerfor Foreign Affairs, U WunnaMaung Lwin and attendedby Deputy Ministers from theMinistry of Home Affairs,Ministry of Defence,Ministry of Labour, Ministryof Social Welfare, Relief andResettlement, Ministry ofTransport, Ministry ofScience and Technology,Deputy Attorney-General ofthe Union, Deputy Auditor-General of the Union,Member of the Union CivilServices Board, Director-General of the UnionGovernment Office, Leaderof the President’s AdvisoryGroup, Myanmar

First meeting of APSC Committee held

Representative to theASEAN IntergovernmentalHuman Rights Commission,Directors-General fromrelevant ministries andresponsible officials.

The meeting discussedon the effectivecoordination among the

Ministries relating toASEAN political andsecurity matters inpreparation for ASEANChairmanship by Myanmarin 2014 and to enhance andexpedite the preparatoryefforts undertaken byvarious Ministries for the

2014 ASEAN Chairmanship.The subject on the formationof ASEAN Political andSecurity CommunityCommittee and ten thematicworking committees tosupport the APSC Committeewas also discussed during themeeting.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 17 Aug—A work-coordinationmeeting of the fund raisingand awarding sub-committee formed tosuccessfully hold the 27th

SEA Games took place at themeeting hall of the ministryof Finance and Revenue herethis afternoon.

It was attended by UnionMinister for Finance andRevenue U Hla Tun, Union

Fund raising, awarding sub-committee to bewell-behaved in 27th SEA Games

Minister for Sports and forHotels and Tourism U TintHsan, Deputy Minister forFinance and Revenue U WinShein, Deputy Minister forSports U Aye Myint Kyu,Governor of Central Bankof Myanmar U Than Nyein,as well as the committeemembers.

At the meeting, UnionMinister U Hla Tun deliveredan opening speech. He said

that one leading committeefor preparing tasks and 13sub-committees had beenassigned duties forsuccessfully holding theSEA Games; that theministry that are to serveduties on the fund raisingand awarding sub-committee is duty bound tomake strenuous efforts toaccomplish its related 15duties that might change

according to circumstancefor those had been allocatedsince early the previous year.

Afterwards, UnionMinister U Tint Hsan,Deputy Ministers U WinShein and U Aye Myint Kyufocused on works that needsto be carried out by the sub-committee.

Secretary of the sub-committee U Myat Mawpresented reports onundertakings and the futureplans which on those presentmade discussion.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 17 Aug—A slight earthquake ofmagnitude 4.0 Richter Scale with its epicenter insideMyanmar (about 25 miles northeast of Mawlamyine),about 120 miles east of Kaba-Aye seismologicalobservatory was recorded at 12 hrs 48 min 24 sec M.S.T,announced by Meteorology and HydrologyDepartment.—MNA

Slight earthquake hits 25 milesnortheast of Mawlamyine

YANGON, 17 Aug—A 12-member delegation led byChairman Mr A Hachiya of West Japan-Myanmar InternationalFriendship Association called on President of the Republic ofthe Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerceand Industry U Win Aung, Vice-Presidents U Zaw Min Winand Dr Maung Maung Lay and General Secretary Dr Myo Thetat the office of UMFCCI in Lanmadaw Township on 4 August.

The discussions focused on promotion of friendly tiesbetween the two countries, investment in Thilawa SpecialEconomic Zone and export of Myanmar fruits to Japan.

Myanma Alin

Japanese delegation meetsUMFCCI President

Maung Maung Lay

Aw, such amass is a mess!

Myanmar chess team leaves forThailand

NAY PYI TAW, 17 Aug—A four-member Myanmar chessteam left here yesterday morning for Thailand to take partin the World Chess Olympic Games in Istanbul of Turkeyfrom 27 August to 10 September.

The delegation was seen off at Yangon InternationalAirport by President of Myanmar Chess Federation U MaungMaung Lwin and executives.

The Myanmar chess team comprises executive of MCFU Hsan Lwin and players Win Zaw Htun (Agriculture &Irrigation), Myo Naing (Transport) and Win Htun (HomeAffairs). They will make preparations for taking part in theWorld Chess Olympics in Istanbul after taking joint exercisesin Bangkok of Thailand.—MNA

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Singapore says disturbed by double standards ofUS human rights report

SINGAPORE, 17 Aug— Singapore’s Ministry of ForeignAffairs (MFA) on Thursday slammed the US StateDepartment’s “ Human Rights Practices 2011,” saying that thereport “again includes the same gross inaccuracies andmisrepresentations of the Singapore government’s policies.”

“We are disturbed by the double standards applied to theUS’ criticism of our Internal Security Act (ISA),” the ministrysaid in a statement.

The Internal Security Act, which has been in place inSingapore over the past decades, is meant to address threatsto internal security, including threats to public order, communaland religious harmony, and subversive and terrorist activities,it said, hitting back on the criticism contained in the report.

The US report alleged that Singapore used thecontroversial Internal Security Act, which allows preventivedetention without trial under certain circumstances, against“alleged terrorists” in recent years. It also cited caning as apunishment for some crimes in Singapore as one of the“problems.” Singapore said it failed to understand how the

Policemen rescue a kidnapped tourist during an anti-terrorism drill in Guilin, southwest China’s GuangxiZhuang Autonomous Region, on 16 Aug, 2012. Morethan 1,700 people from across the city take part in thedrill on Thursday, aiming at improving the ability to

handle emergent situations. —XINHUA

United States reconciles its criticism of the act with thecontinued existence of US detention facilities at Guantanamo.

“By contrast to the Guantanamo detention facilities,which exist outside the framework of US law, the ISA providesa proper legal framework, and prescribes rules, for preventivedetention,” the statement said.

Singapore also reacted angrily to the annual US humanrights report last year, which it said contained the samemisrepresentations and inaccuracies year after year.

“This seems to suggest that the US Department of Stateis really not interested in the facts, and indeed does not wantthe facts to come in the way of the conclusions it wishes toreach, pursuant to its own ideology. This approach underminesthe objectivity of the report,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairssaid.

“Singapore does not claim that our system is perfect, orthat our system would necessarily work in other countries.Our government is held accountable to the public throughdemocratic elections and the rule of law,” it said.—Xinhua

Indian fishermen board ona bus after their releasefrom a jail in southern

Pakistani port cityKarachi, on 15 Aug, 2012.Pakistan on Wednesday

released 55 Indianfishermen detained for

illegally entering into itswaters in recent months,officials said.—XINHUA

Seven US troops among 11 dead in Afghanhelicopter crash

KABUL, 17 Aug—Elevenpeople were killed onThursday in a Black Hawkhelicopter crash in southernAfghanistan, includingseven US soldiers and threeAfghan allies, the NATO-ledforce in the country said.

The cause of the crash,which Afghan authorities saidwas in the Shah Wali KotDistrict of the southernprovince of Kandahar, wasunder investigation, theInternational SecurityAssistance Force (ISAF) saidin a statement.

“The crash resulted inthe deaths of fourInternational Security

Roadaccidents

kill16,000

annuallyin Mexico

MEXICO CITY, 17 Aug— At least 16,000 people are killed eachyear in Mexico by traffic accidents, with total property damage upto 11.538 billion US dollars, said Health Minister SalomonChertorivsky.

Addressing the laun-ching ceremony of the “Driving safety”campaign on Thursday, Chertorivsky said traffic accidents are theleading death cause in the country, especially among the youngsters.

He also said at least 1 million people are injured in trafficaccidents every year, and among whom 40,000 left with permanentdisabilities.

He added 90 percent of the accidents could be easily prevented,and recom-mended several preventions to the drivers and thepedestrians such as using the seat belt and walking on the sidewalks.

Xinhua

Iceland says no bomb found on Russian planeafter search

MOSCOW, 17 Aug—Icelandic police said onThursday there was no bombon a Russian jet carrying morethan 250 people from NewYork to Moscow that made anemergency landing atKeflavik airport after an

An Aeroflot jetis pictured onthe runway of

Keflavik airport,Iceland, on 16

Aug, 2012.REUTERS

anonymous caller toldauthorities there wereexplosives on board.

After a lengthyevacuation operation, policein Reykjavik searched theAeroflot plane, that hadalready been airborne when

the call was received.“Everything has been

searched and nothing hasbeen found,” Vidir Reynissonat Iceland’s Civil ProtectionDepartment told Reuters.

A spokesman for theIcelandic airport said 253people were on board the flightfrom John F. Kennedy airport.A duty officer at Moscow’sSheremetyevo airport, theaircraft’s destination,identified it as Aeroflot Flight103.—Reuters

South Africa police say fired in self-defence;34 killed

Assistance Force servicemembers, three United StatesForces-Afghanistan servicemembers, three members ofthe Afghan National SecurityForces, and one Afghancivilian interpreter,” ISAFsaid.

The Taleban claimedresponsibility for shootingdown the helicopter,although the insurgentsoften exaggerate theirvictories and are quick toclaim responsibility for anyincident involving the deathof foreign troops. The areawhere the helicopter wentdown is an insurgent hotbedand supply route, lying

north of Kandahar city nearZabul and Uruzganprovinces.

A spokesman for NATOsaid all the foreign troops onboard the helicopter wereAmerican, adding to a grimweek in the country whichincluded multiple suicidebombings which killed 63civilians in one day, most ofthem shoppers in markets.

The Taliban shot downa CH-47 Chinook transporthelicopter in August 2011,killing all 38 people on board,including 25 US specialoperations soldiers.

Reuters

A policeman (R) fires at protesting miners outside a SouthAfrican mine in Rustenburg, 100 km (62 miles) northwest

of Johannesburg, on 16 August, 2012.REUTERS

MARIKANA, 17 Aug—South African police wereforced to open fire to protectthemselves from chargingarmed protesters at theMarikana mine, and 34 of theprotesters were killed, PoliceCommissioner Riah Phiyegasaid on Friday.

She told a newsconference that 78 peoplewere injured and 259 arrestedin Thursday’s violence.

“The police membershad to employ force toprotect themselves from thecharging group,” Phiyegasaid.—Reuters

Bloody day of blasts in Iraq kills more than 70BAGHDAD, 17 Aug—A

series of bombings andshootings killed more than 70people across Iraq onThursday in a bloody day ofattacks underscoring thecountry’s struggle with astubborn insurgency morethan half a year after the USmilitary withdrew.

In the worst of the blaststhat erupted in the morningand ended in the evening, atleast 27 people were killedwhen a car bomb explodedoutside a cafe in Baghdad’sZafraniya district as Iraqistook to the streets to end dailyfasting for the Muslim holymonth of Ramadan.

Shortly before theZafraniya blast, another bombtore into a busy intersectionoutside a popular ice creamstore in the mainly Shi’itedistrict of Sadr City, killing 16and wounding 40 more, policeand hospital officials said.

“I was sitting in the cafewhen I felt a huge spark like

Security personnel inspect the site of a car bomb attackin Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, on 16

Aug, 2012.—REUTERS

electricity in my eyes, and ahuge explosion. After that Iwoke up in hospital with injuriesto my arms and shrapnel in myback,” said Amjad Saad, 23, acollege student.

No group claimedresponsibility for Thursday’sbombings and shootings, buta local al- Qaeda affiliate andother Sunni Islamist groupshave carried out at least onemajor assault a month since thelast American troops left inDecember. Al-Qaeda’s local

wing, the Islamic State of Iraq,says it has begun a newoffensive against mainly Shi’itetargets, and security expertssay it has benefited from cashand morale thanks to the inflowof fighters into neighbouringSyria.

Security had beentightened in Baghdad aheadof the end of Ramadan nextweek, a period when analystshad said they believedinsurgents may attempt a majorcoordinated attack.—Reuters

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Science & Technology Science & Technology Science & TechnologySystem could warn of solar

storms

Solar flarescan send

high energyparticles

streamingtowardsEarth.

INTERNET

LONDON, 17 Aug—Awarning system with thepotential to protect againstthe devastating and costlyeffects of a massive solarstorm could be on the horizon.That’s according to researchpublished in the journalAstroparticle Physics. Solarflares can be accompanied bythe release of high energyparticles — a coronal massejection — towards Earth.Ensuing huge geomagneticstorms could wreak havoc onelectronic systems, satellites,power grids andcommunication networks.Data from the study, led byProf Ephraim Fischbach andProf Jere Jenkins of PurdueUniversity, suggest that therate of breakdown ofradioactive materials changesin advance of solar flares.

They hope they can usethis to develop a system thatcould predict when apotentially devastatinggeomagnetic storm might takeplace. This would allowauthorities to adoptprotective measures, such asshutting down satellites, attimes of most risk. But it isunclear how long such asystem would take to develop.Prof Jenkins told BBC News:

“We’re still developingalgorithms to pinpoint whattype of flare and magnitude itwill be.” Other physicists aremore sceptical of theconclusions made by theresearchers. Commenting onthe findings, Dr Peter Soler, aparticle physicist at theUniversity of Glasgow, said:“I do not believe the actualdecay rate is being affectedby this.”

Radioactive elements —such as uranium — areunstable and break down overtime. As they do this theyrelease energy in the form ofradiation. Physicists havelong held the view that therate of breakdown — or decay— for any given radioactivesubstance is constant. Achance event led Prof Jenkinsto doubt this. He was watchingtelevision coverage ofastronauts spacewalking atthe International SpaceStation. A solar flare eruptedand was thought to pose arisk to the astronauts. Onchecking equipment in hislaboratory, he was surprisedto discover that the rate ofradioactive decay changedbefore the solar flare. Thecurrent report follows yearsof painstaking research

designed to strengthen thisinitial observation. “It’s thefirst time the same isotopehas been used in two differentexperiments at two differentlabs, and it showed basicallythe same effect,” ProfFischbach said.

It is unclear how solarparticles affect rates ofradioactive decay, but ProfJenkins asserts that “eitherneutrinos are affecting thedecay rate or perhaps anunknown particle is.”Neutrinos are subatomicparticles; huge numbers ofthem are spewed out during asolar flare. One of the biggestgeomagnetic storms onrecord was the Carringtonevent of 1859. According toProf Fischbach: “There wasso much energy from this solarstorm that the telegraph wireswere seen glowing.” Hepointed out that “because wenow have a sophisticated

infrastructure of satellites,powergrids and all sorts ofelectronic systems, a storm ofthis magnitude today wouldbe catastrophic. Having a dayand a half warning could bereally helpful in averting theworst damage”. According tothe Union of ConcernedScientists, there are around1,000 satellites in operationabove the Earth’satmosphere. Satellites areused for communication,weather forecasting,navigation, research andreconnaissance.

Solar activity fluctuatesover an approximate 11-yearcycle. Activity is likely to peakover the next year or so andcould bring strong solarstorms. Solar particles alsoproduce one of nature’swondrous spectacles — theauroras — natural light showsin the Earth’s atmosphere. Theauroras visible in the northernand southern hemispheres areknown as the Aurora Borealis(Northern Lights) and AuroraAustralis (Southern Lights),respectively. The auroras aremost visible at high latitudes— usually in the polar regions.However, the intensity of thislight show is influencedgreatly by the amount of solarflare activity. According toProf Fischbach, “the auroraborealis appeared as far southas Cuba” during the famousCarrington event. — Internet

Satellites are at risk duringpowerful solar

eruptions.— INTERNET

Hypersonic jet Waverider failsMach 6 test

WASHINGTON, 17 Aug —The US Air Force has said anattempt to fly its hypersonicjet Waverider at Mach 6(3,600mph; 5795km/h) failed.The unmanned aircraft hadbeen designed to fly at sixtimes the speed of sound afterbeing dropped from a B-52bomber.But officials said thata faulty control fin preventedit from starting its supersonic-combustion ramjet engine, andthe craft was lost.

It marks the second timein a row that the Air Force hasbeen unable to test thetechnology as planned. Thelatest attempt had sought tofly at its maximum speed forfive minutes.But a spokesmansaid that a problem wasrecognized 16 seconds after arocket booster was triggeredto increase its velocity, aheadof the scramjet engine beingstarted.

When the rocket unitdetached 15 seconds later theX-51A craft lost control andbroke apart, falling into thePacific Ocean north-west ofLos Angeles. “It isunfortunate that a problemwith this subsystem caused a

termination before we couldlight the scramjet engine,”Charlie Brink, of the Air ForceResearch Laboratory at theWright-Patterson Air ForceBase in Ohio, said in astatement.

“All our data showed wehad created the rightconditions for engine ignitionand we were very hopeful tomeet our test objectives.”Theprevious test aircraft was alsolost to the Pacific after it wasunable to restart its engine.Butthe original test flight, in 2010,flew at five times the speed ofsound for three minutes.

The Pentagon — whichhelped fund the project — hasbeen testing hypersonictechnologies in an effort todevelop faster missiles. It hasalso been suggested theresearch could eventually helpbuild a commercial plane withthe promise of London to NewYork trips taking as little as anhour, or Tokyo to Parisjourneys slightly more thandouble that time. For now onlyone X-51A vehicle remains andthe Air Force has not yetdecided whether to organise afourth test.— Internet

The Waverider’sengine was

supposed to haveignited four

seconds after itwas released.

INTERNET

Big retailers team up on mobile payments planNEW YORK ,17 Aug — A

group of big retailers thatincludes Wal-Mart Stores Inc,Target Corp and Japan’s 7-Eleven is developing a mobilepayment network, adding tothe proliferation of optionsthat let consumers pay withsmartphones. The system,known as Merchant CustomerExchange, is a retailer-ledinitiative that would matchsimilar services from GoogleInc, which began operatingits own system last year on itsAndroid devices.The groupof retailers, which account forabout $1 trillion in annualsales, wants to make sure ithas a say in the developmentof standards for mobilepayments, Terry Scully,Target’s president of financial

A customer is seen at a 7-Eleven convenience storein Tokyo on 5 April, 2012.

REUTERS

and retail services, said onWednesday.

“What we are lookingfor is a broad, seamlessexperience across all retailformats,” Scully said. Mobilepayments are expected to risenearly four-fold to more than$1.3 trillion annually by 2017,a report from Juniper Researchsaid on Wednesday. Thegroup is in discussions withfinancial institutions,technology companies andtelecommunications pro-viders to set up a backbonefor the payment system,Scully said, but he could notforecast when the systemwould be in stores. “Whilespeed to market is important,we really are focused on doingit right,” Scully said. Theretailer group is joining acrowded field.

Earlier this monthStarbucks Corp took on themobile payments model,employing Square Inc toprocess payments at its UScoffee shops. In May, eBayInc’s PayPal unit announceddeals with 15 retailers to useits system for mobile

payments.“These bigretailers are doing thisbecause they are not happywith the solutions beingpushed on them by themarket,” said Rick Oglesby, apayments expert at consultingfirm Aite Group.If thesemerchants can agree on acommon standard for mobilepayments, the venture couldgrow very quickly, headded.“This creates a bigopportunity,” Oglesby said.“A system designed bymerchants for merchantscould have a big leg up overthe competition.”

The Merchant CustomerExchange is working onoffering merchants such asretailers, gas stations andrestaurants a way to integratetheir promotions into thepayment plan, which it saidwould be available throughvirtually any smartphone.Theswift rise of mobile paymentprocessing tools in recentyears has led some observersto forecast a future in whichwallets are left at home. Thatcould transform retailing, butalso create security issues,

Shoppers cart theirpurchases from a Wal-

Mart store in Mexico City,on 24 April, 2012.

REUTERS

particularly if mobile devicesare lost or stolen.About adecade after they weredreamed up by engineers andmarketers, mobile wallets arestill far from commonplace inthe United States, stymied byindustry infighting, consumertastes and regulatory hurdles.

That has not stoppedbanks, phone makers andtechnology companies —fearful of being left behind —from trumpeting the conceptand pushing the argumentthat any solution can succeedif it speeds up checkout times,is secure and easy touse.Shoppers abroad,especially in Asia, can alreadywave cellphones at the check-out counter to pay foreverything from groceries togasoline.—Reuters

RIM plans new contactmanagement features on BB10

devicesTORONTO, 17 Aug —

Research in Motion plans toprovide BlackBerry users withan easy way to tap theircontacts’ public profiles —including blog posts, tweets,emails and other details — in

Research in Motion (RIM)BlackBerry smartphonehandsets are pictured inthis illustration picturetaken in Lavigny, on 21July, 2012. — REUTERS

its latest push to regain groundin the shartphone market. Thenew contact managementfeature, which pulls in contactdetails from social media andother Internet sites into a singleBlackberry page, will beavailable on RIM’s nextgeneration of smartphonesthat are set to launch early next

year, the company said onThursday.

RIM has seen its oncedominant position in thesmartphone market slip awayto rivals including Apple Incand Samsung — and thecompany’s fate depends onthe success of the BB10devices. “BlackBerry hasalways had this heritage ofproductivity ... We are justgoing to make it better yet again,when we launch BB10,” saidTA McCann, who isspearheading the developmentof the contacts and BlackBerryMessenger applications forthe new platform.

The new smartphonesthat will replace RIM’s currentline-up of aging devices willrun on the BlackBerry 10operating system that iscurrently in development.McCann said the built-incontacts app on BB10 willaggregate all contactinformation, status updatesand meetings for a contact inone place.—Reuters

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Business & Health Business & Health Business & HealthShares, euro edge lower as markets wait for

stimulus cluesLONDON, 17 Aug —

European stocks and the eurowere lower on Thursday afterglobal growth engine Chinawarned its trade outlook wasworsening and stronger USdata tempered expectations ofadditional stimulus from theFederal Reserve. TheFTSEurofirst 300 index of topEuropean shares was down1.7 percent at 0745 GMT, withindexes in London, Frankfurtand Paris all in negativeterritory. Asian shares wereflat after initial gains .

With the dollarstrengthening against mostmajor currencies following astrong US industry outputreport on Wednesday, theeuro was down 0.15 percentagainst the greenback asEurope got into its stride,extending the singlecurrency’s nine-daydecline.“An undoing of marketexpectations on Fed easinghas been reflected in higherUS yields, but has yet to affectmarket volatility, which

remains at low levels ... Thelack of news in the euro areabelies tensions there, as keyEuropean decisions lie ahead,”Barclays Capital analystswrote in a note.

Europe’s stock marketsbegan to rally two weeks agowhen ECB President MarioDraghi said the central bankwas “ready to do whatever ittakes to preserve the euro”,raising hopes of bold steps tohelp lower the borrowing costsof Spain and Italy.That risingappetite for risk has also beenpulling down Germangovernment bond prices,which hit a new seven-week

low following a further sell-offin US Treasuries.

The euro zone will publishfinal July inflation numberslater in the day. They areexpected to show price risesrunning at an unchanged 2.4percent. Other data on thewatch list for investorsincludes UK retail spendingfigures for July.Over thecoming few weeks markets willbe watching the Jackson Holemeeting of central bankers atthe end of the month, US jobsdata due early in Septemberand the ECB’s policy meetingearly next month for clues overcrisis actions.— Reuters

TokyoStock

Exchangeemployees

monitor themarket atthe bourse

in Tokyo on18 June,

2012.REUTERS

Blood group ‘linked to heart disease’

LONDON, 17 Aug —People from blood groups A,B and AB are more at risk ofheart disease than those withthe more common blood typeO, a study suggests. Thosewith the rarest blood group,AB, are the most vulnerable— they are 23% more likely tosuffer from heart disease thanthose with blood group O.Theresearchers do not know whythis is, but are now looking athow blood groups respondto improved lifestyle.Thefindings are published in anAmerican Heart AssociationJournal.

It is not known why thosewith blood group AB are

most at risk of heartdisease.— INTERNET

The study also foundthat for individuals with bloodgroup B the risk of heartdisease increased by 11%, andfor blood type A, by 5%. Leadauthor Prof Lu Qi, from theHarvard School of PublicHealth in Boston, said: “Whilepeople cannot change theirblood type, our findings mayhelp physicians betterunderstand who is at risk ofdeveloping heart disease. It’sgood to know your blood typethe same way you shouldknow your cholesterol orblood pressure numbers”.

“If you know you’re athigher risk, you can reducethe risk by adopting ahealthier lifestyle, such aseating right, exercising andnot smoking.” The BritishHeart Foundation stressed itis important that we all look

after ourselves to reduce therisk. Doireann Maddock, asenior cardiac nurse from thecharity said: “Nobody caninfluence what type of bloodthey are born with but ahealthy lifestyle is somethingeverybody can have aninfluence over. Eatinghealthily, getting active andstopping smoking are thetypes of things you shouldbe worrying about, not yourblood type”.

“While these findings arecertainly interesting we’llneed more research to drawany firm conclusions aboutblood type and its role in heartdisease risk.”The study didnot look at why differentblood types appear to havedifferent risks of heart disease.Prof Qi said: “Blood type isvery complicated, so there

could be multiple mechanismsat play.” However, bloodgroup AB has been linked toinflammation, which plays animportant role in arterydamage.There is alsoevidence that blood group Ais associated with higherlevels of the ‘bad’ type ofcholesterol, low densitylipoprotein (LDL), a waxysubstance that can clogarteries.

While those with bloodgroup O may benefit fromincreased levels of a chemicalwhich helps blood flow andclotting. The findings arebased on two large USanalytical studies — 62,073women from the Nurses’Health Study and 27,428adults from the HealthProfessionals Follow-upStudy.—Internet

J&J to remove harmful chemicals from adult products by 2015NEW YORK, 17 Aug —

Johnson & Johnsonannounced plans to eliminateseveral harmful chemicals likeformaldehyde from its line ofconsumer products meant foradults by the end of 2015, theNew York Times reported onWednesday. The latest movecomes after the company saidin November it was phasingout formaldehyde-releasingpreservatives from its babyproducts. The diversifiedhealthcare company isextending the program toinclude well-known drugstorebrands like Neutrogena,Aveeno and Clean & Clear,

the paper said.“We’ve never really seen

a major personal care productcompany take the kind of movethat they’re taking with this,”said Kenneth Cook, presidentof the Environmental WorkingGroup, one of the organizationsthat has been negotiating withcompany officials to changetheir practices, the paper said.J&J previously said it had beenreducing the use offormaldehyde-releasingpreservatives from its babyproducts since 2009 when theCampaign for Safe Cosmeticsfirst raised concerns with thecompany about its baby

shampoo. Formaldehyde isconsidered to be a possibletrigger for some cancers andskin allergies.SusanNettesheim, vice president forproduct stewardship andtoxicology for the company’sconsumer health brands, saidthe project was a majorundertaking and would requireextensive spending onresearch and development tofind alternatives, the Timessaid. The cost of the projectwas not revealed by thecompany, the paper said. J&Jofficials could not be reachedby Reuters for comment.

Reuters

An 19 April, 2010 filephoto shows a bottle ofJohnson & Johnson’s

baby shampoo inPhiladelphia.— INTERNET

Sharp shares fall amid fears ofworsening losses

Sharp has lost ground to rivals such as South Korea’sSamsung.— INTERNET

TOKYO, 17 Aug — Sharesin Japan’s electronics groupSharp have slumped to theirlowest level in nearly 37 yearsamid fears losses will balloonthis year. Shares fell 12.4% to169 yen (£1.36) afterDeutsche Securitiesdowngraded the firm’s stockto “sell” from “hold” andpredicted a full-yearoperating loss of 159bnyen.Meanwhile GoldmanSachs predicted an operatingloss of 150bn yen. Bothfigures are bigger thanSharp’s own prediction of a100bn yen loss. Sharp hasalready lost about $1.5bn(£956m) in market value sinceit released its first quarterresults earlier this month.

Analysts have citedworries over weak demandfor liquid crystal displaytelevisions, its main product,as Sharp continues to loseground to rivals such asSamsung. Sharp is also underpressure from its creditors

Mizuho Financial andMitsubishi UFJ to restructureits business further in orderto receive new loans. Thecompany recentlyannounced it would cut 5,000jobs to reduce costs.Sharp isalso in talks with Taiwaneseelectronics group Hon HaiPrecision Industries torenegotiate a planned tie-up.

But whether thecompany will be able to shoreup investor confidenceremains to be seen. Interestby short-sellers is growing,according to data providerMarkit, which could triggeranother sell-off. Short-sellingis a technique used byinvestors who think the priceof an asset, such as shares,will fall. They borrow the assetfrom another investor andthen sell it in the relevantmarket. The aim is to buy backthe asset at a lower price andreturn it to its owner, makinga profit along the way.

Reuters

Dark chocolate ‘may lower blood pressure’

Two chunks of darkchocolate should do it.

INTERNET

LONDON , 17 aug — Theremay be good news for peoplelooking for an excuse to munchon a couple of squares ofchocolate after a reviewshowed the treat could reduceblood pressure. An analysisof 20 studies showed thateating dark chocolate dailyresulted in a slight reductionin blood pressure. TheCochrane Group’s report saidchemicals in cocoa,chocolate’s key ingredient,relaxed bloodvessels.However, there arehealthier ways of loweringblood pressure.The theory isthat cocoa contains flavanolswhich produce a chemical inthe body called nitric oxide.This ‘relaxes’ blood vesselsmaking it easier for blood topass through them, loweringthe blood pressure.

However, studies havethrown up mixed results. TheCochrane analysis combinedprevious studies to see ifthere was really an effect.There was a huge range in theamount of cocoa consumed,from 3g to 105g a day, by each

participant. However, theoverall picture was a smallreduction in bloodpressure.A systolic bloodpressure under 120mmHg(millimetres of mercury) isconsidered normal. Cocoaresulted in a 2-3mmHg

reduction in blood pressure.However, the length of thetrials was only two weeks sothe longer term effects areunknown.

Lead researcher KarinRied, from the NationalInstitute of IntegrativeMedicine in Melbourne,Australia, said:

“Although we don’t yethave evidence for anysustained decrease in bloodpressure, the small reductionwe saw over the short termmight complement other

treatment options and mightcontribute to reducing the riskof cardiovascular disease.”High blood pressure is bothcommon and deadly. It hasbeen linked to 54% of strokesworldwide and 47% of casesof coronary heart disease.However, chocolate packsplenty of fat and sugar as wellas cocoa so is not the idealway of lowering bloodpressure.

There has also been awarning in the Lancet medicaljournal that dark chocolatemay contain fewer flavanolsthan you might think. Darkchocolate contains a highercocoa count than milkchocolate so should containmore flavanols, however, theycan also be removed as theyhave a bitter taste.

Victoria Taylor, of theBritish Heart Foundation,said: “It’s difficult to tellexactly what sort of quantitiesof flavanol-rich cocoa wouldbe needed to observe abeneficial effect and the bestway for people to obtain it.

Internet

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Deaths from landslides up to 10 times worsethan thought

LONDON, 17 Aug—Thedeath toll from landslides is10 times higher than generallyestimated, with most fatalitiesoccurring in South Asia, Chinaand Latin America, accordingto a British study publishedon Thursday.

In the seven yearsbetween 2004 and 2010, 2,620fatal landslides occurredaround the world, causing32,322 deaths, researchers atDurham University,northeastern England said,adding that the figure wasconservative.

Fatalities occur most

during the northernhemisphere’s summer,especially during the Asianmonsoon, and amongdensely-populated slumsbuilt on deforested slopes,they said.

Hotspots in Asia includethe southern edge of theHimalayas, Sri Lanka, theChinese coasts and themountains around theSichuan basin in centralChina, Chinese Taipei andthe Philippines, the island ofJava in Indonesia. In thewestern hemisphere, deadlylandslides occur most in Haiti

and in highlands from Mexicothrough Colombia to Chile,where denuded slopes arevulnerable to storms.

“Landslides are a globalhazard requiring a majorchange in perception andpolicy,” said author DavidPetley, a professor of geogra-phy at the university’sInternational LandslideCentre. The database,published in the US journalGeology, should be a usefulguide for policymakers, hesaid. “There are things thatwe can do to manage andmitigate landslide risks such

This file photo shows rescuers digging through therubble in the aftermath of a landslide in Quezon City,

suburban Manila, on 7 August.—INTERNET

as controlling land use, pro-active forest management andguiding development awayfrom vulnerable areas.”

The study defined

landslides as movements ofrock and soil incurring loss oflife, for which an earthquakewas not responsible.

Internet

A boy is seen making a purchase at a flooded convinientstore in Manila on 15 August. Tropical Storm Kai-takblew out of the Philippines on Thursday, offering somerelief for millions of people struggling to recover from a

brutal few weeks of monsoon rains that claimed 109lives.—INTERNET

Police smashstreet-level heroinsupply network in

SydneySYDNEY, 17 Aug—Nine

people have been arrestedfollowing an operation inSydney’s west that hassmashed a major street-levelheroin supply network,Australia’s New South WalesPolice said on Thursday.

Operation Monson wasestablished in April 2012 toinvestigate the supply ofheroin in the Parramatta area,police said.

Following extensiveinvestigations, police raidedthree properties in the Sydneysuburbs of Merrylands andParramatta on Wednesday.

Five men were arrestedin the raids following theseizure of cannabis, drugparaphernalia and othersuspicious property, policesaid.

Another four peoplewere arrested on Thursdaymorning and are helpingpolice with their inquiries.

Assistant Commissi-oner Denis Clifford saidinvestigations are ongoing aspolice will continue to removedrugs from the streets in thearea. “Ongoing investiga-tions are certain to lead tofurther arrests and charges,”he said.—Xinhua

Rescuers leave for the site of the accident where a ferrysank in the Ma’anshan section of the Yangtze River, eastChina’s Anhui Province, on 16 Aug, 2012. The accident

occurred early Thursday morning, leaving a dozenpeople missing, local authorities said. Nine of the twenty-one people on the ferry were rescued. Investigation into

the cause of the accident is underway.XINHUA

TB screening should be included in physicalexams: draft regulation

country still faces problemsand challenges related to thespread of respiratoryillnesses.

The draft says healthdepartments should protectpatients’ privacy and refrainfrom leaking their personalinformation and relatedmaterials. Medical or diseaseprevention and controlfacilities that hide, delay orgive false informationregarding TB epidemics orintentionally leak the privateinformation of TB patients,suspected patients and closecontacts will receive awarning.—Xinhua

BEIJING, 17 Aug—Screens for tuberculosis (TB)should be included inphysical examinations forstudents, as well as peopleworking in certain industries,according to a draft regulationissued by the Ministry ofHealth on Wednesday.

A draft amendment to theTB Prevention and ControlRegulation was published onWednesday by the ministryfor public comment. Lastweek, a previous edition ofthe regulation was publishedby the Legislative AffairsOffice of the State Council, orChina’s cabinet.

According to the draft,infected TB patients must beprevented from engaging inactivity that could cause thevirus to spread, while TBscreening should be includedin physical examinations forstaff working in sectorsrelated to TB prevention andtreatment, food, drugs andcosmetics, as well as forteachers, newly-enrolledstudents, dairy workers andthose whose work causesthem to come into contactwith dust and harmful gases.

Although the currentregulation has been in use formore than 20 years, the

Biggest Asian wildlife traffickers areuntouchable

BANGKOK, 17 Aug—Squealing tiger cubs stuffedinto carry-on bags. Luggagepacked with hundreds ofsquirming tortoises, elephanttusks, even water dragons andAmerican paddlefish.Officials at Thailand’sgateway airport proudly tickoff the illegally traffickedwildlife they have seized over

the past two years.But Thai and foreign law

enforcement officers tellanother story: Officialsworking-hand-in-hand withtraffickers ensure that othershipments throughSuvarnabhumi InternationalAirport are whisked off beforethey even reach customsinspection.

It’s a murky mix. A 10-fold increase in wildlife lawenforcement actions,including seizures, has beenreported in the past six yearsin Southeast Asia. Yet, thetrade’s Mr Bigs, masterful intaking advantage ofpervasive corruption, appearimmune to arrest andcontinue to orchestrate the

decimation of wildlife inThailand, the region andbeyond.

And Southeast Asia’shonest cops don’t have iteasy.

“It is very difficult for me.I have to sit among peoplewho are both good and somewho are corrupt, saysChanvut Vajrabukka, a retiredpolice general.

“If I say, ‘You have to goout and arrest that target,’some in the room may wellwarn them,’” says Chanvut,who now advises ASEAN-WEN, the regional wildlifeenforcement network.

Internet

In this photo taken on 2 June, 2011,a Thai Custom officer shows an

Indian gharial, a type of crocodilenative of India, with its mouth tiedat a news conference on wildlife

seized in Bangkok, Thailand.Officials at Thailand’s gateway

airport proudly tick off the illegallytrafficked wildlife they have seized

over the past two years.INTERNET

Natural gas well burst kills one, injures three in ColoradoDENVER, 17 Aug—A

high-pressure burst ofnatural gas at a well operatedby Canadian energy giantEncana Corporation inColorado killed one man andinjured three other workerson Wednesday, the companyand local authorities said.

The accident at the wellin Platteville, Colorado,about 30 miles northeast ofDenver, apparently resultedfrom an equipment failure,

said Weld County Sheriff’sOffice Sergeant TimSchwartz.

“It appears to be anindustrial accident anddoesn’t look like anythingsuspicious,” he said, addingthere was no explosion or fire.

A 60-year-old workerwas killed and three otherworkers were hospitalizedwith non-life-threateninginjuries, Schwartz said.

The precise cause of the

“high-pressure gas release”is under investigation, saidWendy Wiedenbeck, aDenver-based spokeswomanfor Encana.

Two of the three injuredworkers and the man who waskilled were Encanacontractors, Wiedenbecksaid. The third injured victimwas a company employee.Their names were notimmediately disclosed.

Reuters

Britain stops export of key Picasso paintingLONDON, 17 Aug— Britain

has placed a temporary exportban on a key Picasso paintingwhich had been on loan to apublic gallery since 1974 beforeits aristocratic owners decidedto put it up for sale.

“Child with a Dove” waspainted in 1901 and marked thebeginning of the Spanishartist’s “blue period.” It hasbeen valued at 50 millionpounds. Culture Minister EdVaizey said on Friday he waspreventing the work fromleaving the country untilDecember 16, and, if a “serious”attempt to meet the asking pricewas made by a private buyer orinstitution outside Britain,

until 16 June, 2013.“This will provide a last

chance to raise the money tokeep the painting in the UnitedKingdom,” the CultureMinistry said in a statement.

Works can be bought bypublic institutions forsignificantly less than theguide price through privatesale arrangements that involvesharing tax advantagesbetween the two parties.

Vaizey based his decisionon recommendations by theReviewing Committee on theExport of Works of Art andObjects of Cultural Interestwhich is administered by ArtsCouncil England.

The committee decidedthat the painting, which wasplaced on long-term loan tothe National Gallery in Londonin 1974 and remained thereuntil 2010, was sufficientlyimportant and closelyconnected with Britain tojustify the export deferral.

“‘Child with a Dove’ is amuch-loved painting whoseiconic status, together with itslong history in Britishcollections — latterly on loanto public galleries — make itof outstanding importance toour national heritage,”reviewing committee memberAidan Weston-Lewis said.

Reuters

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Stimulant tablets seized inLashio

Crime NewsNarcotic drugs seized in

PyinOoLwin

YANGON, 17 Aug—Aspart of activities to mark theSchool Health Week 2012-2013 academic year, theeducative talks, cookerycontest and servingrefreshment was held atBasic Education Post-Primary School inBahan Township on 8August.

Dr Daw Khin Saw Yigave talks on teenage health.Next, she evaluated meals

YANGON, 17 Aug—Jointly organized byKamayut Township GeneralAdministration Departmentof Yangon West District andTownship Information andPublic RelationsDepartment, the multiplierlibrarian course No. 1/2012was opened at the hall of thetownship GAD on 7 Augustmorning.

Deputy Commissionerof District General

EINME, 17 Aug—EinmeAyeya Paddy Trading Co Ltdprovided K 250 million forcultivation of monsoonpaddy and inputs for 8333.33acres of 24 village-tracts tofarmers in in Einme Townshipof Myaungmya District inAyeyawady Region on 25

MINDAT, 17 Aug—According to Moe Pwint-3Plan, Head of MindatTownship Immigration andNational RegistrationDepartment U Aung TinShwe and staff issuedcitizenship scrutiny cards tostudents at Basic EducationHigh School No. 1 and No. 2in Mindat on 25 July.

The issuance of cardswas supervised by DeputyCommissioner U Kyaw Arnt

Thriving ofPalethwe

hybrid paddydemonstrated

KYAUKTAW, 17 Aug—An agricultural educative talkwas held in DaungtawyoeVillage-tract in KyauktawTownship of Rakhine Stateon 30 July.

Head of Sittway DistrictAgriculture Department UKhin Zaw Win discussed themethods to boost per-acreyield of paddy.

Head of TownshipAgriculture Department USein Tun Mra lecturedmatters related to 14-pointgood agricultural pattern.

Later, the attendeesviewed thriving of Palthwepaddy plantation of farmer UAung Thein.—Myanma Alin

MONYO, 17 Aug—Withthe aim of ensuringprevention against fishdepletion and sustainableproduction of fish, aneducative talks onpreservation of fishresources was held at theresident of fisherman U TinWin in Mayinnge Village ofMindu Village-tract inMonyo Township, BagoRegion, on 6 August.

The talk was jointlyorganized by FisheriesDepartment of MonyoTownship and MinhlaTownship Fisheries De-partment.

It was attended byfishermen, lake en-trepreneurs, fish pondentrepreneurs from Monyo

School health week activitieslaunched

Multiplier librarian coursecommences in Kamayut Township

Administration DepartmentU Kyaw Thu Zaw made aspeech. Assistant DirectorU Myint Swe of Region IPRDexplained the purpose oftraining course and durabilityof library.

At the training course,heads of Township IPRDsgave lectures on librariancourses to the trainees.

It was attended by 30trainees.

Myanma Alin

from the cookery contest andpresented prizes to thewinners.

Yangon Region SchoolHealth Medical Officer DrDaw Khin Saw Yi, ChiefOfficer for Children’s HealthDaw Mya Lay, the TownshipEducation Officer, theheadmistress, students andfarmers attended theceremony.

Myanma Alin

SAPLINGS PLANTED: In-charge of Township ForestDepartment U Nay Zin, staff, departmental officialsand members of social organization participated in

growing of saplings in Tadaunggway Basic EducationPrimary School in Zalun on 7 August.—MYANMA ALIN

LABUTTA, 17 Aug—Theceremony to mark theNourishment Week 2012 washeld at Labutta People’sHospital (200-bed) in Labuttaof Labutta District inAyeyawady Region on 8August morning.

At first, DeputyCommissioner U Kan Win ofDistrict GeneralAdministration Departmentmade a speech. Next, MedicalSuperintendent Dr ThanHtay Aung explainedactivities of nourishmentweek.

After that, the deputycommissioner and childspecialist gave ferroussulphate and vitamin-B1 tothe expectant mothers.

The OG specialist gaveanti-tape worm medicine tochildren. DeputyCommanding OfficerMaung Myint presentedbed nets to the expectantmothers. Later, officialstested content of iodizedsalt and feed refreshment

Preservation of fish resourceseducated to local fishermen,

entrepreneurs

Nourishment Week 2012marked in Labutta

to the mothers andchildren.—Myanma Alin

and Minhla alongMyitmakha River.

Head of MonyoTownship FisheriesDepartment Daw Than ThanNu and Head of MinhlaTownship FisheriesDepartment U Zaw MyintNaing gave talks on preventionagainst depletion of fishresources and sustainableproduction of fish.

Later, pamphlets weredistributed the attendees.They then erected the posterdepicting don’ts for batteryshock for fishing on Monyo-Talun Road at YayhmwayVillage Bridge.

Myanma Alin

Agricultural loans, inputs provided to farmers in EinmeJuly.

The ceremony was heldat Shwepyitan Hall of GeneralAdministration Departmentin Einme Township.

On the occasion, RegionMinister for Agriculture andLivestock Breeding U TinSoe made a speech.

Present on the occasionwere Region Minister forPlanning and Economic UHla Khaing, Region Ministerfor Finance and Revenue UWin Ko Ko, Kayin NationalRace Minister U Mahn ThanShwe and region leveldepartmental officials,Managing Director U TintOo of Einme Ayeya PaddyTrading Co Ltd and membersof the BOD, district andtownship level officials,entrepreneurs, merchantsand farmers.—Myanma Alin

Citizenship scrutiny cardsissued to students in Mindat

Maung of Mindat DistrictGeneral AdministrationDepartment, AssistantDirector U Khin Maung Yinof District Immigration andNational RegistrationDepartment, TownshipAdministrator U Ngwe Doe,district and township levelofficials.

The officials presentedcitizenship scrutiny cards to250 students.

Myanma Alin

HSIPAW, 17 Aug—Members of Lashio SpecialAnti-Drug Squad in ShanState (North) together withwitnesses search Kway Yon(a) Win Ko, 30, son of U HlaAye, of Room-7 of Building20 of Nawade Housing inHlinethaya Township ofYangon Region who tookthe bus 2D… that will leaveLashio for Yangon, in theManhsu Highway BusTerminal in Ward 8 ofLashio at 11.30 am on 5August. The authorities

seized 2795 stimulanttablets in 14 plastic bagshidden in the handbag worthK 5.6 million and one CDMAtelephone. According tofurther investigation, theauthorized Ma Shauk Lu, 40,daughter of U Li Hsaing, whowas stimulant tablet seller, ofKaungwaing Village inKunlong Township. A file oflawsuit was opened at LashioPolice Station No. 1 underNarcotic Drug andPsychotropic SubstancesLaw.—Myanma Alin

PYINOOLWIN, 17 Aug—The members of PyinOoLwinSpecial Anti-Drug Squad ledby IP Tun Tun Oo, accordingto the information thatnarcotic drugs are being sentto Sittway from Muse, waitedat Wetwun Village ofPyinOoLwin Township on 1August.

At 8.45 pm, theauthorities stopped theMarkII with number plate4C… driven by Aung Ko Lat,37, son of U Myint Thein of

Thegon Village ofNyaunggan Village-tract ofMeiktila Township. Theysearched it and seized ninepackets of 19100 WY brandpink stimulant tabletstotaling 171,000 weighing16.2 kilos worth K 513 millionfrom nine boxes. Theauthorities also seized onetelephone and K 120,000. Afile of lawsuit was opened atPeikchinmyaung PoliceStation under law.

Myanma Alin

DistrictNews

STIPEND PROVIDEED: A ceremony to present cashassistance provided by Myanmar War VeteransOrganization Central Committee for 2012-2013

academic year was held at office of Latha TownshipWar Veterans Organization on 5 August. An officialpresents cash assistance to a student.—MYANMA ALIN

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(from page 1)(t) Haji U Nyunt Maung Shein member

PresidentIslamic Religious Affairs Council Headquarters

(u) Haji U Tin Maung Than memberSecretaryIslamic Religious Affairs Council Headquarters

(v) Haji U Hla Win memberPresidentMyanmar Muslims National League ( MaAhPha Headquarters)

(w) U Kyaw Khin memberGeneral SecretaryMyanmar Muslims National League (MaAhPha Headquarters)

(x) Haji U Myint Tun memberPresidentMyanmar Muslims Youth’s Religious Organization(MaMaLa headquarters)

(y) U Hla Win memberSecretaryMyanmar Muslims Youth’s Religious Organization(MaMaLa headquarters)


Notification No. 58/2012

(z) Dr Hla Tun memberSecretaryThanantara Dhammapalaka (Hindu) Association

(aa) Dr Kyaw Yin Hlaing secretary Myanmar Egress

(2) The Investigation Commission is to investigate the following matters so as to exposethe incident and present suggestions along with reviews.

(a) the causes of the conflict that undermines peace and stability(b) casualties, property losses and other damages due to the conflict(c) measures taken for restoring peace and stability(d) rescue and rehabilitation tasks(e) Short- and long-term measures to be taken for ending the conflict(f) finding out the ways for peaceful coexistence between different creeds and

ethnic groups(g) suggestions for law enforcement(h) suggestions for economic and social development

(3) President Office and Rakhine State Government are to make arrangements forsecurity and administrative affairs while the Investigation Board is on duty.(4) While making investigations into the incident, the Investigation Commission has therights to probe into the incident in accord with Code of Criminal Procedures and EvidenceAct as well as to summon the witnesses, see documents and have access to the necessaryplaces. The investigation report is to be submitted directly to the President by 16November, 2012.

Sd/Thein Sein President


Republic of the Union of MyanmarUnion Election Commission

Nay Pyi TawAnnouncement No.37/2012

15th Waning of Second Waso, 1374 ME(17th August, 2012)

Zomi Congress for Democracy to register aspolitical party

The Union Election Commission announced today that Zomi Congress forDemocracy Party headquartered at No.203, Room 18, 3rd Floor, Pansodan Street,Kyauktada Township, Yangon Region, is allowed to register as a political party as of17 August, 2012 in line with Section 9 of Political Parties Registration Law.

The party’s registration number is 59.

By order,Win Ko

SecretaryUnion Election Commission

(from page 16)the section 5 and 6 of theMoney Lenders Act (1945)states that one who runsmoney lending businesswithout permit andregistration can be charged.And he or she would have toface fines or to serve threemonths jail term or both.

In addition, accordingto the section 54 of the MicroFinance Law says that no bodycan run micro finance businesswithout license, and if thosewho fail to follow it, wouldhave to face fines or to servejail term no more than fiveyears or both. So, actionswould be taken againstunlicensed money lenders,according to The MoneyLenders Act (1945) and MicroFinance Law. So, these lawshave given protections topeople. Micro FinanceSupervisory Committeeunder the Ministry of Financeand Revenue will makeefforts for emergence of microfinance service so as to fulfillthe requirements of the needy.

At the reportsubmitting session, membersof Bill Committee U KhinMaung Nyo and U Soe Soesubmitted the committee’s

report on Bill revoking theMyanmar Five Stars LineCorporation Law (1964) andBill revoking the State CropsMarketing Board Act.

At proposal discussionsession, U Thein Swe of AnConstituency made his theproposal on calling onrespective Union-levelbodies which are organizedin accordance with the StateConstitution to adopt rules,rules, laws and proceduresand laws which had beenenacted by the PyidaungsuHluttaw within 90 days afterthe President has signed ordeclared them on theduration set by the Hluttaw.

Regarding thatproposal, Dr Aung Than ofShwebo Constituency, U KhinMaung Oo of MonywaConstituency, Daw Mi MyintThan of Ye Constituency, UTun Myint Oo of MongpanConstituency, U Thein Aungof Thanbyuzayat Con-stituency and U Kyi Tha ofGwa Constituency discussedthat according to theprescribed law, rules,procedures, orders anddirectives continue to beannounced. Rules prescribethe ways of how a prescribedlaw comes into effect.

Therefore, it is knownto all that how important arule and regulation is. TheHluttaws are amending thenecessary laws as much as theycan. But, it has been assessedthat the relevant Union levelorganizations are hesitant inthe promulgating of rules overthe relevant laws. Therefore, asuggestion is that theministries and the UnionAttorney-General Office areto appoint enough skilledpersonnel, to consult withother qualifies lawyers asnecessary, to introduceeffective management and to

take systematic steps. Onlythen, will the people beinformed about complete lawsand rules as soon as possible.

As to the proposal,Deputy Attorney-General UTun Tun Oo of the UnionAttorney-General Officeclarified that necessary rulesand regulations, notifications,orders, instructions andprocedures for an already

prescribed law can beannounced, adding that suchrules and regulations areannounced only when they arenecessary although they havebeen promulgated but for somelaws, only notifications, ordersand instructions areannounced. There are somecases that need to be handledas appropriate according to thesubjects. There were many lawswhose rules haven’t beenannounced among the lawsprescribed in successive eras.

According to Section13 (B) of the 1973 law ondefining the words, if there wasno prescribed date ofenforcement for a law, the lawwas in force on the day when itwas announced. Althoughrules haven’t been announced,a law can be in force and itsprotection and rights can beenjoyed. It means that law canbe in force although its rules

are announced.All in all, it cannot be

surely said that theannouncement of rules isrequired for every lawspromulgated by thePyidaungsu Hluttaw. Rulesare announced only whenthe subjects of original lawsare needed. In defining theoriginal laws, definition mustbe in real terms according tothe rule of law policy.Therefore, it is stated in theprovisions that rules can beannounced instead rulesmust be announced. That waswhy, the original law is inforce although the ruleshaven’ been announced.

Matters can beaddressed smoothly by theearly announcement of rulesfor a law whose provisionscan be implemented throughthe announcement of rules.But the relevant Union levelorganizations have to taketimes in scrutinizing, draftingand submitting the laws stepby step and announcementof rules for a law is not alwaysneeded. Thus, only rules andregulations for the necessary

laws should be announced.There can be problems for theUnion level organizations toannounce rules andregulations in 90 days. As it isalready stated that a law is inforce when it has beenannounced, coordination isto be made on whether thereis necessary to announce therules or not. And the proposalshould be put on record.

U Thein Swe whosubmitted the proposal saidthat at a time when changes

are taking place there requirerules and regulations and theoriginal law alone is notenough for a law capable ofprotecting the people. Onlythen, can the people enjoythe rights. Thus, he soughtthe decision of the Hluttawwhich approved the proposalwith 273 votes, 68 against,and 18 in absentia.

Today’s session cameto an end at 12.40 pm and the30th day meeting continues at10 am on 20 August.—MNA

Action would be taken against...

Pyithu HluttawRepresentative U TheinSwe of An Constituencyputting forwards.—MNA

Pyithu HluttawRepresentative Dr Aung

Than of ShweboConstituency makes

discussion.—MNA

In memory of sister Daw Kyin Shwe and nephew KoSoe Oo, U AungMyint-Daw Kyin Aye and family in

Lanmadaw Township donated K 365,000 toHninzigon Home for the Aged through EC Joint-

Treasurer U Chit Myaing.—NLM

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NAY PYI TAW, 17 Aug—The Basic English Course No.1/2012 on law subject for lawofficers of the Office of theAttorney-General of theconcluded at the meetinghall of the office thismorning, made an addressby Attorney-General of theUnion Dr Tun Shin.

He said that the coursegave a key to open the world tothe trainees, who need to pursue

Basic English Course No. 1/2012 on lawsubject for law officers concluded

further studies on the subjectslearnt in the course byadvancing their abilities.Besides, the Office of theAttorney-General of the Unionhad conducted 15 coursesspread English skills on lawsubject, which turned out atotal of 324 trainees. Thequalifications of the traineesare to be recorded at the office.

Then, the Attorney-General of the Union awarded

three outstanding trainees.It was attended by

Director-General U KyawHsan of the Officer of theAttorney-General of theUnion , the deputy directors-general, heads of the office,directors and courseinstructors and trainees.

The 26-day coursecovered eight subjects to atotal of 25 trainees.

MNA

Amyotha HluttawRepresentative U Than

Swe of TaninthayiRegion Constituency

No. 2 askingquestions.—MNA

Deputy

Minister

for

Culture

Daw

Sanda

Khin

replies to

questions.

MNA

In memory ofU Thaung Nyunt (a)

U Bon Shwe, 86 years,Daw Thein Myint and

family on Thudhamma3rd street, ward 2 in

North OkkalapaTownship, YangonRegion donated K

300,000 to HninzigonHome for the Agedthrough EC Joint-

Secretary U MaungMaung Gyi.—NLM

Emphasis placed on regional… (from page 16)The deputy minister repliedthat as of 1992, Department ofArchaeology, NationalMuseum and Library of theMinistry of Culture has beenconducting field trip studieson a wider scale in Beikthanoe,Hanlin, Srikestra and Tagaungregions where Pyu cultureflourished. After that, theresearch areas widen to therelated areas.

This year, field trips willbe made to Magway Region,Sagaing Region and ChinState and related areas. In 2013-2014 fiscal year, a plan is beingdrawn for conducting fieldsurvey on Pyu evidences inPatumi and Mindat townshipsof Chin State and Salin andSedoktara townships inMagway Region.

U Saw Maw Tun of BagoRegion Constituency No. 1asked whether there is a planto keep Hsinbyumyarshin

King Bayintnaung atKanbawzathadi Palace inBago and build small scaleof the royal palacebuildings. The deputyminister replied that theMinistry of Culture inserted

some ancient placesincluding KanbawzathadiPalace as the historical parksinto the its reform policy andsought the approval from thePresident Office. Thedepartment is going on thetasks in line with the itsprocedures.

Therefore, the statuesand small scales of thebuildings for KanbawzathadiPalace will be displayed inline with the historicalevidences while upgradingKanbawzathadi Palace ashistorical park.

U Than Swe ofTaninthayi RegionConstituency No. 2 askedwhether there is plan to buildthe National Museum inDawei of Taninthayi Regionand whether there is a planto maintain TaungthamanBridge and tombs of thehistorical persons aroundTaungthaman area. Thedeputy minister replied thatthe ministry received the

permission for plot to build acultural museum in Dawei inApril 2012, and therefore, thefund was not be collected forconstruction of the museumthis financial year. Thus, thefund will be demanded for themuseum in 2013-2014 fiscalyear, and depending on thefund, the construction will becarried out.

Taungthaman Bridge inAmarapura Township ofMandalay Region has beenmaintained by Ministry ofCulture since 1990. As of 1999-2000, the maintenance tasksdepended on the fund. In 2005-2006 fiscal year, the majorrepair was carried out for thebridge spending K 17 million.In 2008-2009, K 4.85 millionwas spent on maintenance ofdamaged parts.

The ministry ismaintaining the ancientbuildings by scrutinizing thecultural heritage value. Inmaking assessment, tombs atLinzin Graveyard do not meet

the prescribed norms, andthese tombs are not on thepriority. That is why theMinistry of Culture does notmaintain the tombs. However,relatives and their generationsor other organizations wishingto maintain the tombs maycoordinate with the localauthorities.

Secretary of AmyothaHluttaw Commerce Committee

U San Pyae read the report ofthe committee. Those wishingto participate in the discussionmay enlist not later than 4 pmon 22 August.

Today’s session cameto an end at 11.55 am and the30th day session continues at10 am on 20 August.

Today’s session, fourquestions were answered andone report submitted.—MNA

Supreme Court of the Union,region/state high…… (from page 16)Out of them, 8653 have beenjudged and the remainingcases are still being heard atthe courts. Meanwhile, 7880criminal cares have beenbrought to the region andstate high courts. Out ofthem, 5786 cases have beensettled and 2094 cases arestill being heard at the courts.District-level courts haveaccepted 21248 cases duringthe same period and out ofthem, 14223 cases have beendecided and the remaining7025 are still being heard bythe courts while 14572criminal cases have been

brought to the district-levelcourts, 11464 cases havebeen settled so far and theremaining 3108 cases arebeing at the courts duringthe same period. Thetownship-level courts haveaccepted 40362 civil cases,have settled 26355 cases sofar and is still hearing theremaining the 14007 whilehave accepted 347156 civilcases, have settled 323667cases so far and theremaining 23489 cases arebeing heard at the courts.

The Chief Justice of theUnion urged theparticipants of the meeting

to finish the remainingcases correctly and speedilyin accordance with the law.

The meeting wasparticipated by chief judgesfrom the Supreme Court ofthe Union, region and statehigh courts; the director-general, deputy director-general and directors fromthe Supreme Court of theUnion and legal officers fromregions and states.

During the meeting,chief judges from region andstate high courts discussedthe matters on judiciaryaffairs and functions of thecourts region and state-wiseand the meeting came to anend with concludingremarks by the Chief Justiceof the Union.—MNA

MAWLAMYINEGYUN, 17Aug—The non-formalprimary education waslaunched at Maha Hall ofBasic Education High SchoolNo 1 in MawlamyinegyunTownship for 2012-2013academic year.

At the ceremony,

Non-formal primary education launched inMawgyun

Acting TownshipAdministrator U Zaw Myintand Assistant Director (Rtd)of No 1 Basic EducationDepartment Daw NyuntNyunt Yi made speeches.

Acting TownshipEducation Officer U SanMyint explained matters

related to non-formal primaryeducation.

The Acting TownshipAdministrator presentedprize to Assistant TownshipEducation Officer U Oo Kyawfor his performance in bestcapability of best non-formaleducation in 2011-2012academic year.

Officials also presentedprizes to six outstandingtrainees.

Next, 27 wellwishersdonated over K 1 million ornon-formal primaryeducation, the regiongovernment and 27wellwishers donated exercisebooks and stationery worthover K 1 million for basiceducation high, middle andprimary schools.

Myanma Alin

AEROBICS CONTEST HELD: Yangon West DistrictWAO Chairperson’s Cup Inter-Township Aerobics

Contest, organized by Yangon West District Sports andPhysical Education Committee, was held at the town

hall in Ahlon Township of Yangon West District on 11August. Yangon Region Minister for Planning andEconomic U Than Myint speaking at the opening

ceremony of the contest.MYANMA ALIN

NAY PYI TAW, 17Aug—According to theobservations at 5.30 hrsMST today, a low pressurearea has formed overNorthwest Bay of Bengal,announced by Meteo-rology and HydrologyDepartment.

MNA

Low pressurearea on

NorthwestBay of Bengal

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YESAGYO, 17 Aug—Under the supervision of

Teak saplings watered in Yesagyo Township

Assistant Director U MaungMaung Kyaw of Forest

Department of PakokkuDistrict in Magway Region,Staff Officer U Tin Kyaw ofPakokku Township ForestDepartment and in-charge ofYesagyo Township ForestDepartment Senior ForesterU Myint Aye and staff grow500 teak saplings along thecommunication road toYesagyo-Pakokku Road nearHsanthit Village.

Although there is noshower in YesagyoTownship, the forest staffpour water at the saplings fortheir thriving.—Kyemon

Administrator’s Cup Football Tournament kicks offNAY PYI TAW, 17 Aug—

The Zeyathiri TownshipAdministrator’s CupMonsoon FootballTournament 2012commenced at the footballground of YezinUniversities’ Campus, here,on 9 August.

Altogether 16 footballteams are taking part in thetournament.

At the openingceremony, TownshipAdministrator U Myat TheinTun made a speech. In thedebut, Sibingyi Village-tract

played against KyitaungVillage-tract.

Kyemon

MANDALAY, 17 Aug—With the aim of enablinguniversity students to abideby disciplines and trafficrules in Mandalay by drivingmotorcycles, Directorate ofRoad Transport as of 1August issues motorcycledriver licences to those whoreach 16 years.

MANDALAY, 17 Aug—Ticket prices and commoditycharges were changed forpassengers of Ayeyawady,Delta and Chindwinbranches of Inland WaterTransport under theMinistry of Transport as of 1August.

Prices of tickets for deckand first class reached K 2380per passenger and K 3570 onMandalay-NyaungU routeof Ayeyawady Branch.Likewise, ticket for deck wasset at K 2710 per passengerand first class K 6950 onMandalay-Katha route.Mandalay-Bhamo route setsK 3850 per passenger for deck

MEIKTILA, 17 Aug—Meiktila Lake had beendredged in successive kingsin their monarchial periods.The irrigation facilities of thelake were constructed in 1982.

In 1997, a drain fromMondaing Dam to MeiktilaLake was dug with a view topreventing silting of MeiktilaLake and overflows, storingsurplus water and minimizingloss of water.

In 2006, Lwinkhin Dam,Lekkhokpin Dam andNyaungkon Dam wereconstructed for supplyingwater to Meiktila Lakethrough four modulatingcanals.

At present, fourmodulating canals were siltedwithout adequate width.

LABUTTA, 17 Aug—The19th Myanmar TraditionalPerforming ArtsCompetitions of LabuttaTownship was held at YwayNadi Hall in Labutta on 1

YesagyoTownship growsmonsoon paddy

YESAGYO, 17 Aug—Yesagyo Township plans toput 35127 acres of farmlandsunder monsoon paddy in2012-2013. So far, thetownship has grown 2413acres of monsoon paddyagainst the target with theuse of irrigation water andrain water.

With the aim of enablingthe local farmers to cultivatepaddy in time at the floodareas, Township Admi-nistrator U Khaing Tun andmembers of TownshipAgricultural DevelopmentCommittee made field trips tothe grassroots level and metlocal farmers in the respectivecultivation zone forproviding necessaryassistance.—Myanma Alin

Ticket prices hikes inwaterway

Motorcycle licences issued to youths of above 16

and K 9900 for the first class.Along Mandalay-Pyay

route, tickets were set K 6680per passenger for deck andK 10020 for the first class.Charges of commoditieswere set at K 72 per mile.

Kyemon

The licence will allowthe motorcyclists to driveunder 110 CC engine powermotorcycles and the licencecan be valid five years.

Under the guidance ofthe Directorate of RoadAdministration of MandalayRegion, the licence ofmotorcyclists are issued to

the people of above 16 yearsold though the licence wasissued to them above 18years in the past.

However, only whenthe candidates havecompleted two-day trafficrules course, will the licencesbe issued.

Kyemon

Modulating canal to MeiktilaLake dredged

Thus, proper flow of watercannot be seen in the canals.

Now, MeiktilaTownship IrrigationDepartment is dredging thecanal with the use of heavymachinery as of July.

Kyemon

Performing Arts Competitions wraps upin Labutta

August morning.On the occasion,

Township Administrator UBo Bo Min Thaik formallyopened the competition andmade a speech.

It was also attended byDeputy Commissioner U KanWin of District GeneralAdministration Department,district and township leveldepartmental personnel,social organization members,townselders and panel ofjudges.

After the competitions,the township administratorand officials awarded thewinners.

Myanma Alin

Crime NewsDyna bus hits tuk-tuk without

controlPYINMANA, 17 Aug—A

Dyna passenger bus hit atuk-tuk on Yangon-Mandalay Highway inTatkon Township due to outof control.

At 4.30 pm on 1August, the Toyota Dynaof Paunglaung bus withnumber plate Ba/… drivenby Nay Lin Aung from

Tatkon to Pyinmana hit1Ha/… driven by Aung MinWin between mile posts173/4 and 273/5 on Yangon-Mandalay highway nearKyatheaing Village due towithout break control andthe tuk-tuk caused upsidedown.

In the incident,passengers of tuk-tuk Daw

Ni, Daw Mya Mya, Daw SanLwin, Ma Aye Hsint, MaKhaing, Ma Thuza Win, MaThan Than Win, Daw KhinTint, Ma Myint MyintAung, Ma Yi Yi Myint andMaung Nay Myo(unserious) were rushed toTatkon Township Hospital(100-bed).

Kyemon

Talks on nourishment week given in Taikkyi TownshipTAIKKYI, 17 Aug—An

educative talk to mark theNourishment Week was heldat the administrative office inOkponsu Ward of TaikkyiTownship of Yangon NorthDistrict on 9 August.

Chairperson ofTownship Maternal andChild Welfare AssociationDaw Nu Nu Wai made aspeech. Head of TownshipHealth Department Dr KyawZin Pyone gave talks on

nourishment weeks. Thechairperson of TownshipMCWA gave ferrous sulphate,iodized salt and nutritiousfoods to expectant mothersand Vitamin-A to childrenunder five.—Myanma Alin

DistrictNews

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HOUSTON, 17 Aug—Ashootout took place early onThursday morning west ofNew Orleans, the largest cityin the US state of Louisiana,leaving two sheriff’sdeputies killed and two otherdeputies wounded, localmedia reported.

According to reportson the website ofNOLA.COM, the shootinghappened around 5 am localtime in a parking lot for theValero refinery at St Johnthe Baptist Parish, west ofNew Orleans.

The police only said thatthe two dead sheriff’sdeputies were working offduty to manage traffic along

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (R, Front) meetswith Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen XuanPhuc (L, Front) in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia,

on 16 Aug 2012.—XINHUA

Cambodian PM wants closerties with Vietnam in trade,

investment, tourismPHNOM PENH, 17 Aug—

Cambodian Prime MinisterHun Sen said on Thursdaythat the country wanted tosee further cooperation withVietnam in trade, investment,tourism and culture formutual benefits of the twoneighbours’ peoples.

The premier’s remarkswere made during a meetingwith Vietnamese deputyPrime Minister Nguyen XuanPhuc, chairman of theNational Committee forPrevention and Control ofDrugs, AIDS and Prostitution,at the Peace Palace.

He also highly evaluatedthe good and friendly relations

Two killed, two injured in USLouisiana shootout

Louisiana Highway 3217,which connects US Highway61 with a strip of chemicaland oil refineries and steelplants along River Road nearthe Mississippi River. Nofurther details wereimmediately available.

The two injureddeputies have been rushedto hospitals, said the reports.

A police spokesmanconfirmed that two suspectshave been taken intocustody, but at least oneother is still at large.

Several law enforcementagencies in the area havebeen involved in the searchfor the suspect on the run.

Xinhua

between Cambodia andVietnam. On the drug combatissues, Hun Sen encouragedboth sides’ drug officials tointensify cooperation throughinformation and expertiseexchanges in order to timelycrack down on all forms ofdrug offensives.

Meanwhile, NguyenXuan Phuc said that his visitto Cambodia was tostrengthen cooperation indrug combat. He also pledgedto encourage moreVietnamese investors toCambodia in order to deepenthe bilateral ties in trade andinvestment.

Phuc made a 3-day visit

to Cambodia on Tuesday.During the stay, he had helda bilateral talk withCambodian deputy PrimeMinister Ke Kim Yan,chairman of the NationalAuthority for CombatingDrugs. Both sides pledged tointensify cooperation to fight

against cross border drugtrafficking and all forms ofdrug offensives.

Also, he paid courtesycalls on Cambodia’sPresident of NationalAssembly Heng Samrin andthe first Vice-President of theSenate Say Chhum.—Xinhua

CAPE TOWN, 17 Aug—South Africa TransportMinister on Thursday saidPretoria is calling for moreinvestors in the transportinfrastructure developmentto drive the country towardsbeing a fully developedeconomy.

Calling for investors at aBreakfast Meeting held inCape Town, Ben Martinssaid the South Africangovernment has increased itsinvestment in transport sectorbut the magnitude of the

A squid processor carries dried squids in Putuo Districtof Zhoushan, east China’s Zhejiang Province,on 15 Aug,2012. The falling purchase price results in double sales

of dried squids. —XINHUA

South African gov’t calls for more investmentin transport sector

challenges require more roleplayers.

“We have realized thatthe demand for road and railtransport in particular, faroutstrips the capacity ofgovernment to fund theseneeds. It is our view thatinfrastructure investmentwhich has direct economicreturns that can also bemonitored in terms of costrecovery and profit shouldbe seriously considered,”Martins told a gathering ofsenior business and

government officials.Transport sector

although still under investedin many Africa countries itremains as backbone toeconomic growth of thatcountry and neighbouringstates.

South Africa is Africa’seconomic power house andits infrastructure developmentis pillar to the continent’seconomic growth, especiallythe Southern AfricanDevelopment Community(SADC) region.

“It is common causethat no economy can thrivewithout developed road, rail,maritime and aviationinfrastructure networks.

In line with this strategicvision, we have taken adecision to invest in necessaryand critical infrastructureacross all modes,” saidMartins.

Early this year PresidentJacob Zuma in his state ofthe nation address outlinedan infrastructure develop-ment plan that represents astrategic and integratedplatform to mobilize the stateand private investors.

Xinhua

LOS ANGELES, 17 Aug—A settlement reached onThursday betweenCalifornia’s Central ValleySchool District and civil rightsgroups will likely benefitabout 1.5 million schoolchildren from immigrantfamilies whose nativelanguage is not English.

The Asian PacificAmerican Legal Centre(APALC) and the AmericanCivil Liberties Union (ACLU)announced here that majorcivil rights organizations havestruck a deal with the Dinuba

Deal struck in California to benefit Englishlearners nationwide

Unified School District (DUSD)in California to ensure thatyoung English learners fromimmigrant families have anequal chance to succeed.

Under the agreement,the district will stop usingthe Second LanguageAcquisition DevelopmentInstruction (SLADI), aprogramme implemented in2009, and will implement anew programme for youngEnglish learners beginningin the current school year.

“More than 150,000Asian American, Native

Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanderstudents in California areclassified as English learners,”said APALC SupervisingAttorney Justin Ma.

“We hope thissettlement encourages allschool districts to providesound instructional programsto English learners,” said Ma.

The United States hasover 1.5 million studentswho have been enrolled asEnglish learners, and aboutone-third of them are inCalifornia’s public schools.

Xinhua

Tech-savvy investors flock to old-school crop tourA fishing sign inat one of the dry

pools at theQuivira National

Wildlife Refuge inHudson, Kansas

on 7 August,2012. —REUTERS

Four dead in pub fire on Thai holiday island of Phuket

BANGKOK, 17 Aug— Four people died and at least 11 wereinjured in a fire early on Friday in a bar on the island of Phuket,police said, adding to recent incidents that have tarnished thereputation of one of Thailand’s premier tourist destinations.The dead included two women and one man but police said the

bodies were too badly burnt to identify. Four French nationalswere among the injured, one of them seriously ill in hospital.

The Tiger Pub on Patong beach, which also houses adiscotheque, was reported to be close to collapse after the fire,which broke out shortly before 4 am (2100 GMT on Thursday).“It was probably due to the strong rainfall, which caused atransformer to explode. The fire then spread to the pub, causingsignificant damage,” a police officer in Kratu district toldReuters by phone. Thailand is one of the world’s most populartourist destinations, attracting 19 million visitors last year toits beaches, temples and racy nightlife in the capital, Bangkok.

But robberies and scams are on the rise in some areas, andan Australian woman died in Phuket in June after being stabbedwhile trying to fend off a bag-snatcher. Lax safety standards area problem. In the worst incident in recent years, 66 people diedand more than 200 were injured when a fire broke out in a clubin central Bangkok as people were welcoming in the new yearin the early hours of 1 January, 2009.—Reuters

This file photo shows Phuket’s Patong beach pictured in2005.—REUTERS

CHICAGO, 17 Aug—Theworst drought in a halfcentury is bringing tech-savvy crop forecasters andfund managers back to thefarm tradition of walking fieldrows to assess damage in theworld’s top grain exporter.

A record number oftraders, seed dealers andgovernment researchers havesigned up for a first-hand lookat corn and soybeans on thefour-day, seven-state tournext week organized by ProFarmer, the agriculturaladvisory firm. Demand wasso strong that eight peoplewho signed up late are on awaiting list.

Tour members want anon-the-ground look at thecrops as new technology likesatellite imagery was slow todetect a turn in conditionsearlier this summer. In otherwords, in times of crisisnothing beats getting yourhands dirty and your feet wet.

“Unless you’re going

out or you’re sendingsomebody out to look at thecrop, you’re no smarter thananybody out there,” saidChris Myers, the principal ofM6 Capital Management, acommodity trading advisorthat will send a new employeeon the tour.

The tour, which sendsparticipants into thousandsof fields to manually countcorn ears, kicks off onMonday and will provide itsfinal national estimates ofcorn and soybean yields onFriday.

Some, like US Departmentof Agriculture employees, willtag along to help check theirown estimates; others, likeindependent trader CharlieSchramer, will have a morematerial objective.

“I’ll be trying to tradeonce we get to the hotels”after finishing field surveyseach day, he said. “Most likely,I’ll be trading overnight andwhat I can during the day.”

This year, the early startto hot, dry weather that hasdecimated crops made fieldsurveys the leading indicatorof damage, analysts said.

Satellite imagery, apremium product for foodcompanies and funds, did notdetect problems right awaybecause there was a period oftime when images showedplants were turning green, asthey typically do in earlystages of development, saidCorey Cherr, agricultureresearch manager forLanworth, a private analysisfirm that uses satellites as aforecasting tool.—Reuters

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV DELPHINUS VOY NO (320)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV DELPHINUSVOY NO (320) are hereby notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 19.8.2012 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of M.I.T.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: FORTUNE SHIPPING AGENCYPTE LTD

Phone No: 256924/256914

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV HANNA MARIE VOY NO (1234)Consignees of cargo carried on MV HANNA

MARIE VOY NO (1234) are hereby notified that thevessel will be arriving on 18.8.2012 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of H.P.T where it will lieat the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

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

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S CHINA SHIPPING(MALAYSIA) SDN BHD

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

Villagers pick up white gourds in the field in LianzhuangVillage of Huangxian County, central China’s Henan

Province, on 16 Aug, 2012. Farmers here are expected toharvest 7,000 kilogrammes of white gourd per mu (about

0.067 hectares) with total production value at more than 28million yuan (4.4 million US dollars) this year.

XINHUA

PHNOM PENH, 17 Aug—Drought has been hitting 11out of the 24 cities andprovinces in Cambodia andaffecting tens of thousandsof hectares of rice seedlings,Keo Vy, spokesman and chiefof the Cabinet of the NationalCommittee for DisasterManagement, said onThursday.

Generally, rainy seasonbegins in May and lasts untilOctober. But this year, thereis a lack of rain in someprovinces, he told Xinhuaover telephone.

As a result, to date, thedrought has damaged 4,811hectares of rice seedlings andaffected 101,365 hectares ofrice seedlings. The drought-hit provinces are KampongSpeu, Takeo, Svay Rieng,Kandal, Prey Veng, Kampot,Battambang, Pursat, BanteayMeanchey, UddarMeanchey and Preah Vihear.“If it persists for a longerperiod, there will be moredamage,” he said.

Prime Minister Hun Senappealed on Wednesday toall levels of authorities tohelp rescue farmers’riceseedlings through pumpingwater to irrigate thoseaffected.

“Weather is hard topredict. It was predicted thatthree storms would impact

BRASILIA, 17 Aug—Brazilian President DilmaRousseff announced a nearly$66 billion investment packageon Wednesday to beef up thenation’s ailing road and railsystems, part of efforts to solveserious transportationbottlenecks and spur asputtering economy.

The investment includeslaying 10,000 kilometers (6,200miles) of train tracks andbuilding or widening 7,500kilometres (4,660 miles) offederal highways. Rousseffsaid the government wouldsoon announce otherpackages aimed at airports,ports and transportation onwaterways, other areas whereserious deficiencies are seenas hobbling the SouthAmerican giant’s growth.

“We’re starting an initialstage from which Brazil willemerge richer and stronger,”

Brazil to invest $66 billion in roads, railwaysRousseff said at a ceremonyannouncing the package,which comes as Brazil gearsup to step into the worldspotlight as the host of the2014 soccer World Cup aswell as the 2016 Olympics.“Brazil will finally have aninfrastructure that’scompatible with its size.”

Brazil’s economy hasperformed well during the lastdecade, but that stronggrowth dropped off last yearand the government forecastsgrowth this year at 2.5percent. Private economistssurveyed weekly by theCentral Bank now expectgrowth around 1.8 percentthis. Despite that, the nationhas yet to widely feel the bruntof the crises that have hitEurope and the US since 2008— Brazil’s unemploymentremains at record lows.

But experts say that

transportation bottlenecksmust be solved to assure long-term growth. The hurdles havelong made it difficult to moveBrazil’s massive amounts ofcommodities from far-flungfields and mines to foreignmarkets, stifling the potentialof important export sectors.Brazil ranks far behind otherbig nations when it comes toinfrastructure, with a recentglobal competitiveness reportfrom the World EconomicForum ranking the countryNo 104 out of 142 nations onthe issue.

“Brazil still suffers fromweaknesses that hinder itscapacity to fulfill itstremendous competitivepotential,” the report stated,adding that the “laggingquality of its overallinfrastructure” is an area of“increasing concern.”

Internet

Drought hits11 provincesin Cambodia:

spokesman

Bahrain’s Gulf Air to resume flights to Iraq,Iran

Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air will resume flights to Iraq and Iran on 20September after a hiatus of 17 months, the tiny Gulf kingdom’s official BNA news

agency said on Wednesday.—INTERNET

MANAMA, 17 Aug—Bahrain’s national carrier GulfAir will resume flights to Iraqand Iran on 20 September aftera hiatus of 17 months, the tinyGulf kingdom’s official BNAnews agency said onWednesday.

The flights to Iraq andIran — two countries whereShiite leaders criticised Sunni-ruled, Shiite-majorityBahrain’s bloody crackdown

last year on Shiite-led protestscalling for democratic reforms— were stopped in March 2011.

“Bahrain’s national carrier,Gulf Air will resume its servicesto Iran and Iraq from 20September 2012 following theBahrain government’sapproval,” the official BNAnews agency said.

“Flights to Baghdad,Arbil, Najaf and Basra in Iraqand Teheran, Mashhad,

Shiraz and Isfahan in Iran willbegin progressively between20 September and 28 October2012 subject to final approvalsby the civil aviationauthorities of the respectivecountries,” it said.

A Saudi-led Gulf forceentered Bahrain in mid-March2011, freeing up Bahrainisecurity forces to carry out abloody crackdown onprotesters. Arrests ofdissidents continued after thecrackdown, activists andrights groups said.

Iran condemned thecrackdown on protesters, andreportedly sent a letter callingfor intervention from theUnited Nations SecurityCouncil “to stop the killing ofthe people of Bahrain.”

Iraq’s Prime Minister Nurial-Maliki warned in 2011 thatthe “intervention” in Bahrainby its Sunni neighbours riskeda sectarian war in the region,while powerful Shiite clericMoqtada al-Sadr reportedlyurged Bahrainis to continue todemonstrate earlier this year.

Internet

Ministry of InformationInvitation for open tender of Myanma Radio

and Television to purchase machines1. Machines to be purchased for Myanma Radio andTelevision under the Ministry of Information are asfollows:—

(a) NLE Laptop Computer - 5 Nos(b) Inmarsat BGAN Terminal Network - 2 Sets(c) P2 Card (64 GB) - 10 Nos(d) P2 Card Drive - 2 Nos

2. Application forms of open tenders may be taken outfrom Office No. 7, Ministry of Information, Nay Pyi Taw,from 09:30 to 16:30 hour from (20-8-2012) to (5-9-2012)during week days.3. The open tender are submitted to Office No. 7,Ministry of Information, Nay Pyi Taw, in the presence ofthe members of the tender committee from 09:30 to 16:30hr on (6-9- 2012). The tenders, later than the designateddate, will not be considered.4. Forms of open tender and detailed Information maybe inquired by following address.

Procurement CommitteeMinistry of Information

Office No. 7, Nay Pyi TawTel: 067-412327, 067-412323

A man picks up plasticbottles from a new recyclebin at Kitsilano Beach in

Vancouver, Canada, on 14Aug, 2012. Vancouver city

launches new beveragerecycle programme by

placing new unlock recyclebins for the ragpickers tocollect the containers toget some profit and help

achieve Vancouver’s goalto become the greenest city

in the world by 2020.XINHUA

Cambodia in past weeks, butthey had diverted to upperpart...flooding China, theDemocratic People’s Republicof Korea, and some areas inJapan,”he told a graduationceremony at the Build BrightUniversity.

The prime ministeradded that Cambodia’s rainyseason this year couldprolong until early December.

Cambodia is an agrariancountry. More than 80 percentof the population are farmers.

The country producedsome 8.25 million tons ofpaddy rice last year, accordingto a report of the Ministry ofAgriculture.

Xinhua

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Chinese man spends eight years buildinghimself bionic hands after DIY accident

A man who lost bothhands when a homemadebomb exploded has finallycreated a new pair of arms aftereight years of planning.

Sun Jifa could not affordthe hospital’s prosthetic limbsafter the explosive for blastfishing detonated prematurely,

“Operation Frozen Dumbo”gets elephant Tonga pregnant

around August 2013 after apregnancy of about 630 days.

Elephants have beenimpregnated with fresh orrefrigerated sperm in the pastin an effort to protectendangered species, butfrozen sperm can betransported further, and allowsthe female elephant to beinseminated at her most fertiletime.

The sperm was takenfrom a sedated wild elephantin South Africa using electroejaculation in the projectknown internally as“Operation Frozen Dumbo,” azoo spokeswoman said.

It took eight months toclear customs on its way toFrance due to lack of anestablished procedure for suchwares.

The project was a jointeffort of Schoenbrunn Zoo,Berlin’s Leibniz Institute forZoo and Wildlife Research,France’s Beauval Zoo and

The 51-year-old spent eight years making his bionichand

Schoenbrunn zoodirector Dagmar Schratter

displays an ultrasonicimage of an elephantfoetus during a news

conference in Vienna, on14 Aug, 2012.

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Scientists havesucceeded for the first time inimpregnating an elephant withfrozen sperm, ultrasoundpictures presented byVienna’s Schoenbrunn Zooshowed on Tuesday.

The scan shows a 10.6-centimetre-long (4.2 inch), five-month-old elephant foetuswith its trunk, legs, tail, eyesand ears clearly discernible.

The foetus, which wasscanned in April, is likely now20 cm long, the zoo said, and isdue to be born to 26-year-oldAfrican elephant Tonga in or

Pittsburgh Zoo in the UnitedStates.

Both African and Asianspecies of elephant areendangered, especially theAsian, mainly due to poachingfor meat and ivory tusks anddestruction of their habitats.

Around 2,000 elephantslive in zoos, and a further 15,000Asian elephants are estimatedto be kept privately, employedin the timber industry or livingin temples.

“Since the survival ofelephants in their naturalhabitat is under threat, zoosaround the world are strivingto preserve them,” saidSchoenbrunn Zoo DirectorDagmar Schratter.

“Artificial inseminationwith the semen of a wild bullelephant is a chance to enrichthe gene pool to furtherspecies conservation,” shesaid, adding that there werefive female elephants living inzoos to every one male.

Indiana museum discoversglass Picasso piece

EVANSVILLE, 17 Aug—An Indiana museum plans tosell a work of glass art by PabloPicasso that sat unnoticed instorage for nearly 50 years.

The Evansville Museumsays the piece titled “SeatedWoman with Red Hat” wasdonated to the museum in 1963.

Museum officials say itwas cataloged as art inspiredby a design for a Picassopainting but credited to anartist named Gemmaux.

That name turned out tobe plural for “gemmail,” whichis the type of glass used in thework.

President Steven Krohntold the Evansville Courier &Press that trustees decidedto have New York auctionhouse Guernsey’s sell thepiece because of the costs todisplay, secure, preserve andinsure it.

Krohn says it’s not yetknown how much the piece isworth.—Internet

This photo provided bythe Evansville Museum of

Arts, History & Scienceshows Pablo Picasso’s

“Seated Woman with RedHat” (“Femme assise au

chapeau rouge”). TheEvansville Museum plansto sell the layered, fired

glass piece that it has keptin storage nearly 50 years

and only recentlydiscovered was genuine,because it is to expensiveto keep. It is not knownhow much it is worth.

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Carey, No Doubt to perform before 1st NFLgame

NEW YORK, 17 Aug—Mariah Carey and No Doubtare superstar acts, but they’llbe the openers for the NFL’sfirst game of the season.

Carey and No Doubt areset to perform live fromRockefeller Plaza before theNew York Giants-DallasCowboys game at MetLifeStadium in New Jersey.

The hourlong pregameshow will air at 7:30 pm EDTon NBC. Carey says she’sthrilled to be performing inNew York — which she calledher hometown — and adds

This 26 May , 2012 filephoto shows US Singer

Mariah Carey performingon stage during a concertat the Mawazine Festivalin Rabat, Morocco. Careyand No Doubt are set to

perform ahead of the firstgame of the NFL seasonon 5 September in New

York.—REUTERS

she’s looking forward tomaking the season launch“even more festive.”

No Doubt drummer andNew Orleans Saints fanAdrian Young says he’sexcited to take part, and notedthat the band performed atSuper Bowl in 2003.

Carey recently releasedthe single “Triumphant (Get‘Em).” No Doubt’s new album,“Push and Shove,” is out 25September.—Reuters

Driver files complaint against actor Depardieu

French actor GerardDepardieu delivers a

speech during acampaign rally forFrance’s PresidentNicolas Sarkozy,

candidate for the 2012French presidential

election, in Villepinte,northern Paris on 11

March, 2012.REUTERS

PARIS, 17 Aug—Frenchactor Gerard Depardieu isfacing a legal complaint forassault and battery aftergetting into an altercationwith a car driver in Paris, anofficial at the prosecutor’soffice said on Thursday.

Depardieu is one ofFrance’s best known actorsinternationally with morethan 100 films under his belt,including the “Asterix”

series, but has increasinglymade headlines for the wrongreasons.

“There was aconfrontation and the driverfiled a complaint,” the officialsaid, adding that the incidenthad taken place onWednesday in central Paris.

A police source saidDepardieu’s scooter and thecar collided, triggering thealtercation. The driveralleges the 63-year-old hadhit him.

The actor’s agent wasnot immediately available forcomment.

Depardieu last yearoutraged fellow passengersby urinating in the aisle of an

Air France flight as itprepared to take off, forcingthe plane to turn back to itsparking spot.

A passenger on theflight said Depardieu, the starof movies such as “Jean deFlorette” and “Green Card”,appeared to be drunk andinsisted he be allowed to usethe bathroom during takeoff,when passengers mustremain seated.

Fellow actor EdouardBaer, who was travelling withthe film star on the flight toDublin, said Depardieu hadtried to urinate in a waterbottle when denied accessto the toilet by a hostess.

Reuters

In this file photo releasedby Disney, Samuel L.

Jackson portrays NickFury in a scene from

Marvel’s “The Avengers.”Disney and its Marvel

Studios unit announcedon 16 Aug, 2012.

INTERNET

‘Avengers’sequel plannedfor May 2015

LOS ANGELES, 17 Aug—“The Avengers” are returningfor a superhero sequel threeyears from now.

Disney and its MarvelStudios unit announced onThursday that the follow-upto this year’s biggest hit willarrive in theaters on 1 May,2015.

The studio announcedlast week that Joss Whedonwill be back to write and directthe as-yet-untitled sequel.

Released in May, “TheAvengers” gathered suchMarvel comic-book heroes asIron Man (Robert DowneyJr.), Captain America (ChrisEvans), the Hulk (MarkRuffalo) and Thor (ChrisHemsworth). The film hastaken in nearly $1.5 billionworldwide.—Internet

Robert Downey Jr injured on“Iron Man 3” set

LOS ANGELES, 17 Aug—“Iron Man” star RobertDowney Jr. injured an ankleon the set of the third film inthe superhero franchise,causing delays in production,Marvel Studios said onThursday.

Downey, 47, who playsbillionaire playboy-turned-superhero Tony Stark in the“Iron Man” and “Avengers”movies, hurt his ankle whileperforming a stunt duringfilming of “Iron Man 3” inWilmington, North Carolina,Marvel Studios said in astatement. “There will be ashort delay in the productionschedule while herecuperates,” Marvel added.

The actor became anunexpected action hero in 2008when the first “Iron Man” filmmade $585 million at theworldwide box office,followed by “Iron Man 2” two

years later, which took $623million globally.

“Iron Man 3,” due intheaters next year, will reuniteDowney with GwynethPaltrow, Don Cheadle andJohn Favreau, while BenKingsley will play villain TheMandarin.

Downey will also reprisehis superhero suit for “TheAvengers 2,” which Marvelannounced on Thursday willbe released on 1 May, 2015.

“The Avengers” scoredthe biggest box office openingever in the US earlier this year,and has grossed $1.5 billionat the global box office. MarvelStudios is a unit of WaltDisney Co.—Reuters

Robert Downey Jrarrives at the screening of

the film “Marvel’s TheAvengers” for the closingnight of the 2012 Tribeca

Film Festival in NewYork on 28 April , 2012.

REUTERS

but desperately needed theuse of his hands to work onthe family farm.

That’s when the 51-year-old from Guanmashan, Jilinprovince, northern China,decided to create his ownbionic hands.

‘I survived but I had no

hands and I couldn’t afford tobuy the false hands thehospital wanted me to have —so I decided to make my own,’he explained.

Sun spent eight yearsmaking prototypes beforefinally creating a pair of metalhands which can grip and holdthanks to a series of wires andpulleys inside the shell.

‘I control them withmovements from my elbowsand I can work, love normallyand feed myself just likeanyone else,’ explained thereal life tin man.

‘The only drawback isthat steel is quite heavy sothey’re tiring to wear and gethot or cold in the extremes ofsummer and winter,’ addedSun. Now he plans to developthe design for other similarlydisabled people.

‘I made this from scrapmetal for virtually nothing.There is no need to payhospitals a fortune,’ he said.

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The former Fulham, Manchester United andEverton striker makes move to the North East

LONDON, 17 Aug —Sunderland have streng-thened their strike force bycompleting the signing ofLouis Saha. The 34-year-oldFrenchman, who has arrivedon a free transfer after leavingTottenham Hotspur thissummer, has put pen to paperon a one-year deal with theBarclays Premier Leagueside. “Louis is a striker whoseabilities have been proven atthe very highest level and hebrings with him a raft ofexperience of top-flightfootball,” Sunderlandmanager Martin O’Neill told

Louis Saha scored three goals in five Leagueappearances for Tottenham last season.— INTERNET

the club’s official website.“I’m sure he will be a

great addition to our squad inan area we recognize needsstrengthening and I’mdelighted we have been ableto complete a deal ahead ofour first match of the season.”Saha first arrived in theBarclays Premier Leaguewhen he spent a spell on loanat Newcastle United in1999.The striker left Metz toreturn to England thefollowing year when hesigned for Fulham, where hescored 53 goals in 100 Leaguematches during three-and-a-

half seasons at CravenCottage.

His goalscoringprompted Manchester Unitedto come calling in January2004 and Saha helped Sir AlexFerguson’s side claim back-to-back Barclays PremierLeague titles in 2006/07 and2007/08 as well as the 2006League Cup and the UEFAChampions League in2008.Saha, who has scoredfour goals in 20 appearancesfor France, joined Everton thefollowing season and spentanother three-and-halfseasons at Goodison Park.

The Frenchman’s mostmemorable contribution atEverton came when heproduced the fastest goal inan FA Cup final, scoring afterjust 25 seconds, in the club’s2-1 defeat by Chelsea.Sahascored three goals in tenLeague appearances forTottenham after joining fromEverton on a free transfer inJanuary this year.Sunderlandwill have the striker availablefor the trip to Arsenal in theiropening match of the newcampaign this Saturday.

Internet

Andre Villas-Boas

Spurs priced out of Moutinhodeal, says Villas-Boas

CHIGWELL, (England), 17Aug — Tottenham Hotspurhave dropped their interest insigning Porto’s JoaoMoutinho because thePortugal midfielder is tooexpensive, the Premier Leagueclub’s new manager AndreVillas-Boas said.Spurs arelooking to replace playmakerLuka Modric, who is likely tojoin Real Madrid later thismonth, but Moutinho is notan option despite havingworked under Villas-Boas atPorto.

“The level of expectationof Porto over (the price) isdifficult,” Villas-Boas toldreporters at the Tottenhamtraining ground ahead ofSaturday’s league opener atNewcastle United.“Porto sellexpensive but they sell a good

product. They have pride indefending that kind ofground.”Asked if Spurswould be able to signMoutinho, Villas-Boasadded: “No I think it’s verydifficult.”

He also ruled out a movefor Stade Rennes midfielderYann M’Vila although Spurshad considered the Franceinternational.“He’s aninteresting player but I don’tthink he’ll join Tottenham,”said the Portuguese. “He’s a

defensive (midfield) player.For a possible solution forLuka we’re looking for a morecreative player. We had initialinterest in the player but wehave moved on from that.”

British media reportedSpurs were close to agreeinga deal of just over 30 millionpounds ($47.23 million) to sellCroatia midfielder Modric toMadrid and Villas-Boas saidhe expected the clubs tofinalise the transfer before thewindow closes.— Reuters

Porto’s Joao Moutinho

Flawless Pettersson grabs one-shot lead atWyndham

KIAWAH ISLAND, 17 Aug— Swede Carl Pettersson,riding momentum from hisgood form at the PGAChampionship, fired a flawlesseight-under 62 for a one-shotlead after Thursday’s openinground of the WyndhamChampionship in NorthCarolina. Pettersson, fresh offa tie for third at Kiawah Islandin the year’s last major, hadeight birdies to sit one shotclear of American DavidMathis and South African TimClark at Sedgefield CountryClub.

“I started off the roundgood with two birdies in thefirst three holes and got mekind of straight back into thescore mode from last week,”said Pettersson. “I hit it prettygood off the tee and hit myirons good and putted reallywell. It was a great day forme.”Americans Tom Gillis,Troy Matteson and ScottStallings were tied in fourth

Carl Pettersson of Sweden watches his tee shot on the14th hole during the weather delayed conclusion of thethird round of the PGA Championship golf tournamentat The Ocean Course on Kiawah Island,South Carolina,

on 12 Aug, 2012.— REUTERS

place after shooting matching64s in the final event beforethe FedEx Cup playoffs beginnext week.

Defending championWebb Simpson, who capturedhis first PGA title here lastyear, was among a group of 12golfers sitting four shots offthe pace. Clark and Pettersson

both played college golf fornearby North Carolina Stateand used their local knowledgeto full effect at Sedge-field.Pettersson, the 2008champion of the event, openedon the back nine and rolled ina six foot birdie on the 11th tokick start his round.

Reuters

Ajax andNewcastlecomplete

Anita transferTHE HAGUE, 17 Aug —

Ajax and Newcastle Unitedconfirmed the transfer ofDutch midfielder VurnonAnita to the Premier Leagueon Thursday.

Both clubs agreed on atransfer fee of 8.5 millionEuros. The 23-year-oldmidfielder signed a five-yearcontract at Newcastle. He isthe second Dutchman atNewcastle after goalkeeperTim Krul. Anita joined theAjax youth academy in 1999and made his first team debutin March 2006. He played atotal of 109 Eredivisiematches in which he scoredfive times. In the 2010/2011and 2011/2012 season thethree-times Dutchinternational captured back-to-back league titles withAjax.

Dutch midfielderVurnon Anita

“He is an exceptionallytalented footballer with greattechnical ability, which isexactly what I am looking at ina player,” said United managerAlan Pardew op the websiteof the Magpies. —Xinhua

Nadal should be fit forDavis Cup semi-final

NEW YORK , 17 Aug —Rafael Nadal, who pulled outof the US Open due to injury,should be ready for theDavis Cup semi-finalbetween Spain and theUnited States next month,the tennis ace’s coach anduncle said on Thursday.

The Spaniard withdrewon Wednesday from the USOpen, the final Grand Slamof the season, which startsin New York on 27 August,because of his continuingbattle with knee tendinitis.

“It was the rightdecision. This pause willfurther prolong his careerand, possibly, he will haveno more problems in thefuture,” Toni Nadal toldSpanish radio, adding thegoal is to work for a “fullrecovery”.

Nadal, the world numberthree, won a record seventhFrench Open title in June buthe crashed out in the secondround at Wimbledon in ashock upset against CzechLukas Rosol.

Shortly after the 26-year-old pulled out of the LondonOlympics because of the

long-standing problem withhis knees and subsequentlywithdrew from ATP Tourevents in Toronto andCincinnati.

But Toni Nadal said hewas confident that hisnephew would be ready totake part in the September14-16 Davis Cup semi-finalbetween Spain and theUnited States in the northernSpanish city of Gijon.

“There is a month to goand we hope that he will befine, if not technically, at leastphysically,” he said.

“After Wimbledon wedecided to rest a few daysand then work onstrengthening his quadricepsbut it was difficult”.

We eventually managedto boost a bit of his strengthbut at the end of the trainingsessions he continued to feeldiscomfort and his recoverywas not enough to face sucha hard competition as the USOpen.“Now we are trainingnormally, but it is not thesame as competing fourhours a day during atournament,” the coachadded.

Internet

Rafael Nadal

Norwich sign Garrido from LazioLONDON, 17 Aug —

Premier League club NorwichCity signed Spanish defenderJavier Garrido from Lazio on aseason-long loan onThursday. Garrido failed tomake an impact in his previousspell in England withManchester City and has alsostruggled to hold down aregular place at Italian outfitLazio. But Canaries boss ChrisHughton believes the 27-year-

old will shine at Norwich, whohave an option to keep himbeyond this season. “I’mabsolutely delighted to bebringing in somebody ofJavier’s quality,” Hughton toldNorwich’s website. “It givesus real competition in thesquad, and for me an importantfactor was the fact that he hasplayed in the Premier Leaguebefore.”

“He has played in La Liga,

Serie A, and the PremierLeague, so he is a player of realexperience.”Hughton, whowas appointed as PaulLambert’s replacement in theclose-season, has now signedfive players, with former RealSociedad defender Garridofollowing Steven Whittaker,Jacob Butterfield, RobertSnodgrass and MichaelTurner to Carrow Road.

Internet

InternationalSports

Premier League clubNorwich City signed

Spanish defenderJavier Garrido,

pictured in 2010, fromLazio on a season-long

loan on Thursday. INTERNET

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Focus Myanmar TV ProgrammeWeather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas Weather forecast for 18th August, 2012

* News* International

Education Exhibition* News* To the Blue Mountain

Ridge ofRhododendrons

* News* Kid’s Talent* News* Bago...Still Steepest

in Legend and History* News* Culture Stage* The Collection of the

various Artists* News* Agarwood:

Myanmar’s ValuedFragrance

* News* High Level Policy

Seminar On CentralBanking

* News* Myanmar Movie

‘‘UncontrollableHeartbeat’’

7:00 am 1. Paritta By Hilly Region

Missionary Sayadaw7:25 am 2. To Be Healthy Exercise7:40 am 3. Nice & Sweet Song8:00 am 4. Documentary8:10 am 5. Poem Garden8:45 am 6. Local Talent11:00 am 7. Martial Song11:10 am 8. Musical Programme11:25 am 9. Game For Children11:50 am10. Round Up Of The

Week’s TV Local News2:30 pm11. Dance of National Races4:20 pm12. Cultural Dances5:35 pm13. Beautiful “ASEAN”5:45 pm14. Songs Programme6:30 pm15. Celebrity and Dinner8:00 pm16. News17. Cartoon Series18. TV Drama Series19. Gitadagale

Phwinfbaohn

Insein General Hospital (300-bed)gets new ward for the aged

YANGON, 17 Aug—A ceremony to open the aged out-patient ward was held at Insein Township General Hospital(300-bed) on 14 August morning.

Head of Yangon Region Health Department Dr Aye KoKo, Medical Superintendent Dr Aung Hsan and Professor(Medical Education) Dr Myint Han formally opened the newpatient ward.

Next, the head of Yangon Region Health Departmentexplained the purpose of construction for the aged ward.Chairman of the construction committee TownshipAdministrator U Tin Naing Soe handed over documentsrelated to the building to the medical superintendent of the

hospital.Also present on the occasion were Chairperson of

Yangon Region Maternal and Child Welfare AssociationDaw Thaung Mya, wellwishers, local authorities, members oftownship and ward MCWAs and guests.—Myanma Alin

Williams sisters advance, Andy Murray upsetMASON, 17 Aug —

Serena and Venus Williamsmoved into the quarterfinalsof the Western & SouthernOpen by handling theafternoon heat, humidity andwind. The conditions weretoo much for Andy Murray.Murray’s off-day turned intothe biggest upset of thetournament, a straight-setsloss Thursday that left himwith hardly any hard-courttime heading into the USOpen.

Murray lost 6-4, 6-4 toFrance’s Jeremy Chardy, anopponent he’d beaten easilythe four previous times they’d

Andy Murray, fromEngland, complains about

a shot during a matchagainst Jeremy Chardy,

from France, at theWestern & Southern Opentennis tournament, on 16

Aug, 2012.— INTERNET

played. Murray had troublecontrolling his shots on abreezy, 85-degree afternoon.“I was a little bit uncom-fortable with those ballsbouncing extremely high,”said Murray, who left the courtas soon as the match endedand headed directly to theinterview room. “It was fairlyhard to control.”RogerFederer, Novak Djokovic,Mardy Fish and Juan Martindel Potro also reached thequarterfinals on Thursday.

On the women’s side,Serena Williams won her 19thstraight match — her last 12 instraight sets — by beating

Urszula Radwanska of Poland6-4, 6-3. Williams hasn’t losta set since the Wimbledonfinal, which she won.Shereturned to Wimbledon andwon the gold medal in singlesand in doubles with sisterVenus. The travel and the hotconditions have worn herdown.

Federer beat BernardTomic 6-2, 6-4 on Thursdayand has looked sharp in histwo hard-court matches.Federer skipped the RogersCup last week.Djokovic wason the court for only 30minutes in the evening.

Internet

Maradona Junior set to joinArgentine club

BUENOS AIRES, 17 Aug — The Italian-born son of DiegoMaradona is set to follow in the footsteps of his father byplaying club football in Argentina. Diego Armando SinagraMaradona, also known as Diego Junior, will sign for fourth-tier club El Porvenir, from the town of Gerli near the capitalBuenos Aires, according to coach Luis Ventura.

Ventura, who is also a journalist, revealed the news onTwitter, saying: “I have in my hand the passport of DiegoArmando Maradona and the permit to transfer his Italianregistration...the future of Diego Junior is in Gerliiii.”Playingdown comparisons with his legendary father, Diego Juniortold the Argentine sports daily Ole: “I love Argentine footballand to play there is something I’ve wished to do.”If I were likemy father I would be playing for the best teams in the world.I feel like I am a good player and I hope I can demonstrate thatin Argentina.”— Internet

Argentine football great Diego Maradona’s son DiegoArmando Sinagra Maradona, also known as Diego

Junior, will sign for fourth-tier club El Porvenir, fromthe town of Gerli near the capital Buenos Aires,according to coach Luis Ventura.— INTERNET

Brazil’s Thiago Silva delightedwith Sweden win

Brazil’s Thiago Silva delightedwith Sweden win.—INTERNET

PARIS , 17 Aug — ParisSaint-Germain defenderThiago Silva was leftencouraged by the way theBrazil responded againstSweden after losing the finalof the London 2012 Olympicslast weekend. The formerMilan star praised the attitudeshown by Mano Menezes’side, who went on to win 3-0,believing it to be a sign thatteam has the ability toovercome their difficultiesahead of the World Cup in2014. “We had played so wellup to the final [of theOlympics],” Thiago Silva toldGloboesporte.com. “We wereplaying good football and hadrecorded good results. Thencame the loss against Mexico.

Sr. No. Regions/States

Temperature (°C/°F) For Tomorrow

Maximum Minimum Forecast Percent

1 Kachin 34/93 24/75 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers (100%)

2 Kayah 26/79 20/68 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers (100%)

3 Kayin 35/95 21/70 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers (100%)

4 Chin 19/66 16/61 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers (100%)

5 Upper Sagaing 30/86 25/77 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers (100%)

6 Lower Sagaing 38/100 26/79 Isolated rain or thundershower (100%)

7 Taninthayi 26/79 21/70 Widespread rain or thundershowers with

likelihood of isolated heavy falls (100%)

8 Bago 28/82 24/75 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers (100%)

9 Magway 32/90 24/75 Scattered rain or thundershowers (100%)

10 Mandalay 35/95 26/79 Scattered rain or thundershowers (100%)

11 Mon 26/79 23/73 Widespread rain or thundershowers with

likelihood of isolated heavy falls (100%)

12 Yangon 28/82 21/70 Widespread rain or thundershowers (100%)

13 Rakhine 27/81 21/70 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers (100%)

14 Southern Shan 23/73 18/64 Widespread rain or thundershowers (100%)

15 Northern Shan 30/86 22/72 Widespread rain or thundershowers (100%)

16 Eastern Shan 29/84 21/70 Widespread rain or thundershowers (100%)

17 Ayeyawady 28/82 23/73 Widespread rain or thundershowers (100%)

18 Neighbouring Nay Pyi Taw 32/90 23/73 Isolated rain or thundershower (80%)

19 Neighbouring Yangon 28/82 21/70 Some rain or thundershower (100%)

20 Neighbouring Mandalay 35/95 26/79 Isolated rain or thundershower (80%)

Summary of

observations at

09:30 hr MST on

today

During the past (24) hours, weather has been partly cloudy in Lower Sagaing Region, rain or thundershowers have been scattered in Mandalay and Magway Regions, Kayah State, fairly widespread in Bago Region, Shan, Chin and Rakhine States and widespread in the remaining Regions and States with regionally heavy fall in Magway Region and isolated heavy falls in Taninthayi Region and Kachin State. The noteworthy amount of rainfall recorded were Dawei (3.11) inches, Bhamo (3.03) inches, Thaton (2.87) inches, Thayet (2.56) inches, Kyaukpyu (2.52) inches and Aunglan (2.32) inches.

Bay Inference Monsoon is moderate to strong in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.

State of the Sea Squalls with moderate to rough sea are likely at times off and along Myanmar Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (35-40) mph.

Outlook for sub-

sequent two days Increase of rain in the Myanmar areas.

“I’d like to buy some gloves for my wife,” the young mansaid, eyeing the attractive salesgirl. “But I don’t know hersize.”

“Will this help?” she asked sweetly, placing her hand inhis.

“Why yes,” he answered. “Her hands are just slightlysmaller that yours.”

“Will there be anything else?” the salesgirl queried asshe wrapped the gloves.

“Now that you mention it,” he replied, “she also needssome lingerie.”

Sales HelpNLM-ner Joke

It was one that really hurt thegroup, it casted a shadow overour morale. But, now, I believe,we have a fresh start.”

The PSG ace praised theimpact of players like DanielAlves, Dede and Paulinho, allof whom did not take part inLondon but did againstSweden, believing theyprovided the team with a boost.

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Action would be taken against unlicensed money lenders in accordwith the Money Lenders Acts (1945) and Micro Finance Law

NAY PYI TAW, 17 Aug—Pyithu Hluttaw Sessioncontinued for 29th day, at Pyithu Hluttaw Hall of HluttawComplex, here, at 10.50 am today, attended by Pyithu HluttawSpeaker Thura U Shwe Mann and 393 MPs.

At today’s session, one question raised and replied,reports submitted and one proposal discussed.

At the question-and-answer session, with respect tothe question of U Maung Maung Soe of ThakaytaConstituency on “if there is a plan to take legal actionagainst unlicensed money lenders who are running moneylending business without making registration under theMoney Lenders Act (1945)” and “if there is a plan to protectthe needy from wrongly charge”, Deputy Minister forFinance and Revenue U Win Shein replied:

The government has prescribed City DevelopmentLaws, Development Affairs Law, Micro Finance Law and TheMoney Lenders Act (1945) in order that the needy can takeloans from pawn shops and money lending businesses. Withrespect to the actions taken against unlicensed money lenders, (See page 8)

Emphasis placed on regional development and supply of timber demand for the people

NAY PYI TAW, 17 Aug—The Amyotha Hluttaw sessioncontinued for the 29th day at the Amyotha Hluttaw Hall ofHluttaw Building, here, at 10 am today, attended by 203

Amyotha Hluttaw representatives including Speaker ofAmyotha Hluttaw U Khin Aung Myint.

U Win Naing Shein of Bago Region Constituency

No 5 asked whether there is a plan to reopen governmenttimber shops in the townships across the nation. UnionMinister for Environmental Conservation and Forestry U WinTun replied that the ministry sold 176,600 tons of sawn timberto region governments for construction of schools, religiousbuildings and social organization buildings as regionaldevelopment from 2001-2002 fiscal year to 2011-2012 fiscalyear. So, the ministry sells 16054 tons of sawn timber per year.

A total of 14206 tons of sawn timber was sold forconstruction of houses for rural people from 2007-2008 to2011-2012 fiscal year and it was 2841 tons of timber on averageyear. A plan to sell 18500 tons of sawn timber for the people,5000 tons for rural housings and 10000 tons of sawn timber fordevelopment of states and regions in 2012-2013 fiscal year.

The ministry is placing emphasis on regionaldevelopment and supply of timber demand for the people.

Deputy Minister for Culture Daw Sanda Khin repliedto questions on cultural sector raised by three Hluttawrepresentatives.

U Ha Shein Bwe of Chin State Constituency No 8 askedwhether there is a plan to send scholars from theArchaeology Department under the Ministry of Culture tostudy Cho Chin ethnic in lineage of Pyu in Mindat District. (See page 9)

Supreme Court of the Union, region/state high courts hold coordination meetingNAY PYI TAW, 17 Aug —

A third coordination meetingof the Supreme Court of theUnion and region/state highcourts was held at the meetinghall of the Union SupremeCourt here at 9 am today.

In his address at themeeting, Chief Justice of theUnion U Tun Tun Oo stressedthe importance of judiciaryprofessional skills, honestyand moral courage of judgesin judging complicated casesto become the fair trials as thejudiciary system has todecide the cases between thepeoples and between theState and the people inaccordance with the law. Healso noted that the region/state high courts have theresponsibility to direct the

district/township courts in therespective region and areason points of law.

He also urged the judgesand employees at courts to

love the truth and to havemoral courage to be able tosupport the impartiality of thejudiciary pillar and to fight thecorruption at courts.

From 30 March, 2011 to30 June, 2012, the SupremeCourt of the Union hasaccepted 2957 civil cases,judged 2481 cases so far and

have still heard the remainingcases while it has accepted1996 criminal cases in the sameperiod, concluded 1697 casesso far and have still hard the

remaining 299 cases. Duringthe same period, 10130 civilcares have brought to theregion and state high courts. (See page 9)

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attendance

book.

MNA

ChiefJustice ofthe UnionU Tun TunOo makesan address

at thirdcoordinationmeeting ofSupremeCourt of

the Union,region/statehigh courts.

MNA

P16(18).pmd 11/28/2009, 2:43 PM16

Documents

Saturday 18 August 2012 - Online Burma/Myanmar Library