The New Light of Myanmar 30-09-2009

Established 1914

Volume XVII, Number 167 12th Waxing of Thadingyut 1371 ME Wednesday, 30 September, 2009

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

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

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

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality of theentire nation

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

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

standards of the entire nation

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

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

stitution* Building of a new modern developed nation

in accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Sept—Vice-Chairman

of the State Peace and Development Council

of the Union of Myanmar Deputy

Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services

Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-SeniorGeneral Maung Aye received Malaysian

Military Attaché Colonel Sanusi Bin Hashim,

who had completed his tour of duties and his

successor Colonel Gan Seng Lock at

Bayintnaung Yeiktha here at 10.30 am today.

Together with Vice-Chairman of theState Peace and Development Council of the

Union of Myanmar Deputy Commander-in-

Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-

Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Maung

Aye at the call were Member of SPDC General

Thura Shwe Mann, Commander-in-Chief(Navy) Vice-Admiral Nyan Tun,

Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Myat

Hein and Lt-Gen Ye Myint of the Ministry of

Defence.

MNA

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye receives Malaysian military attaché

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye greetingoutgoing Malaysian Military Attaché Colonel

Sanusi Bin Hashim at Bayintnaung Yeiktha inNay Pyi Taw.—MNA

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye shakinghands with incoming Malaysian Military

Attaché Colonel Gan Seng Lock atBayintnaung Yeiktha in Nay Pyi Taw.—MNA

Vice-Chairman ofthe State Peace

and DevelopmentCouncil DeputyCommander-in-Chief of Defence

ServicesCommander-in-

Chief (Army)Vice-Senior General

Maung Aye receivesoutgoing Malaysian

Military AttachéColonel Sanusi Bin

Hashim andincoming

Malaysian MilitaryAttaché Colonel

Gan Seng Lock atBayintnaung

Yeiktha in Nay PyiTaw.—MNA

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 30 September, 2009

Wednesday, 30 September, 2009 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views* Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation* Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State* Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy

People’s DesirePERSPECTIVES

As knowledge is the guiding light of life,people set a high value on it and are constantly inpursuit of learning.

In Myanmar, formal education, non-formal education and informal education systemshave been introduced for everyone, irrespectiveof age and education qualifications, to be able tolearn. The youth today can study advancedsubjects with the help of modern communicationtechnology. Therefore, intellectuals andintelligentsia are emerging.

At the same time, three R’s courses are beingconducted and constant learning programmesput into action. Moreover, community learningcentres have been opened in order that people ofdifferent age groups from all walks of life caneasily learn different subjects and skills. As aresult, the national literacy rate is becominghigher year after year.

Rural libraries have been opened for allliterate people to become used to reading and beable to find a wide variety of reading mattereasily and do a lot of reading constantly. A totalof 50,000 rural libraries have been opened acrossthe nation and now they are of great help to ruralpeople in their pursuit of knowledge.

Recently, libraries were opened at Pattavillage in Nay Pyi Taw Lewe Township, atNabugyi village in Myittha Township, atKankaung village in Meiktila Township and atKyartet village in Salingyi Township with themoney donated by local authorities andorganizations and well-wishers. Well-wishers arestill donating furniture and reading matter forthe already-opened libraries.

The opening of new libraries increases thenumber of knowledge seekers and helps literatepeople in rural areas to read more and more. Webelieve that, with the concerted efforts ofrespective departmental personnel and well-wishers, rural libraries will develop in the longrun.

NAY PYI TAW, 28Sept—Minister forProgress of Border Areasand National Races andDevelopment Affairs ColThein Nyunt arrived atKintha briefing hall of the

NAY PYI TAW, 28Sept— An openingceremony of 17th

Myanmar TraditionalCultural Performing ArtsCompetitions of BagoDivision was held at thecity hall of Bago on 21September morning.Chairman of BagoDivision Peace andDevelopment CouncilCommander of SouthernCommand Maj-Gen HlaMin opened the ceremonyby cutting the ribbon.

Afterwards, the com-

Strive for developmentof rural libraries

Commander attends 17th Traditional CulturalPerforming Arts Competitions

YANGON, 29 Sept—Organized by MyanmarGolf Federation and

Minister inspects No. 2 district-to-district road in Mandalay DivNo 2 district-to-districtroad in Mandalay Divisionyesterday and heardreports on progress intarring No. 2 district-to-district road presented byDirector U Min Min Zaw

of Mandalay DivisionDevelopment AffairsCommittee and thenattended to the needs.

Next, the ministerinspected progress intarring 110 miles and two

furlongs long district-to-district road carried outby seven townshipdevelopment affairscommittees.

After looking intotarring roads carried outby Yamethin andPyawbwe TownshipDACs, the minister heardreports on progress intarring roads presented bythe executive officer andthe in-charge seniorengineer of PyawbweTownship DAC and thengave necessaryinstructions.

While in Kyaukse, theminister looked into No. 1water supplying plant,Aye Mya Kyi Lin Marketand beautiful scenes of thetownship.

The minister fulfilledthe requirements followingthe reports on tasks ofdevelopment affairspresented by the executiveofficer and the in-chargesenior engineer of KyaukseTownship DAC. The No.2district-to-district roadwhich is 110 miles and twofurlongs was built withgravel in Mandalay and itwill be tarred during 2009-2010 financial year. Theroad will help improve thetransport for rural peoplefrom nine townships.

MNA

mander inspected No. (4)Basic Education HighSchool and the constructionsite of Bago Bridge.—MNA

Nay Pyi Taw Open GolfTournament kicks off

mainly sponsored by AirBagan Ltd andInternational Beverages

Trading Co., Ltd, theopening ceremony of

Nay Pyi Taw Open GolfTournament was held atCity Golf Course in NayPyi Taw this morning.

The first round of theGolf Tournament wasopened by DeputyMinister for Progress ofBorder Areas and NationalRaces and DevelopmentAffairs Col Tin Ngwe onNay Pyi Taw Mayor’sbehalf, Director U MinThein of Air Bagan Ltd,vice-president of MGF UAung Kyi, ExecutiveDirector U Tint Oo of

International BeveragesTrading Co., Ltd.

At professionalgolfers tournament, TheinZaw Myint (KM GolfCentre) and Naing NaingLin (Srixon) shared thetournament with 67strokes each, followed byHla Myo with 69.

At men’s amateurtournament, MaungMaung Oo stood first with69 strokes, Aung Win(Forestry) second with 70and Yan Myo Aye thirdwith 71.—MGF

Commander Maj-Gen Hla Min formallyopens the 17th Myanmar Traditional

Cultural Performing Arts Competitions ofBago Division.—MNA

Minister Col Thein Nyunt inspects roadworks in YamethinTownship.—MNA

Vice—President

ofMyanmar

GolfFederation

U AungKyi teesoff to

open thetourna-ment.MNA

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 30 September, 2009 3

Chavez, Gaddafi seek a newdefinition of terrorism

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez (R) presents Libya’s leader MuammarGaddafi with a replica of national hero Simon Bolivar’s sword, in Margarita

Island on 28 Sept, 2009. Paying his first visit to the Americas, Gaddafi, inpower for four decades, has been holding court in a tent at the summit hotel

and gave a fiery speech on Saturday saying a small club of major powers werestill trying to run the world on their terms.— INTERNET

Egypt to host conference in Octoberto sign reconciliation agreement

Two civilians killedin minibus explosion

in southern Iraq DIWANIYAH, 29 Sept—

Two people were killedand four others injuredwhen a bomb rocked aminibus in southern Iraqon Monday, a provincialpolice source said. An ex-plosive charge hidden in ablack bag was detonated onMonday afternoon raging aminibus carrying passen-gers in Diwaniyah, in thecity of Diwaniyah, capitalof Qadssiyah Province, thesource told Xinhua on con-dition of anonymity.

Xinhua

Leaky dam causes floodworries in Seattle area

KENT, 29 Sept — For nearly 25 years Kathy Gladdenhas lived about 100 feet from the Green River, a normallyplacid stream that meanders past the many homes, offices,warehouses and shopping malls that blanket the area. Now,she and thousands of others face the all-too-real prospectthat the river will gush past a leaky upstream dam and swal-low up their homes once the rainy season starts in Novem-ber, devastating a heavily developed area in the Seattle sub-urbs that is a vital hub of commerce.

The Howard Hanson Dam began showing disturb-ing signs of vulnerability after a torrential rainstorm inJanuary, and officials have been warning residents tobuy flood insurance, stow valuables in safe places andbe ready to flee. King County has declared a state ofemergency that allows it to seek federal reimbursementand speed up work to bolster levees, while the ArmyCorps of Engineers bought 400,000 sandbags and otherflood-fighting materials in the round-the-clock fight tosave the dam.—Internet

In this 23 Sept, 2009 photo, the downstream side of the Howard Hanson Dam isshown as viewed from the top of the dam, near Ravenswood, Wash. The HowardHanson Dam began showing disturbing signs of vulnerability after a torrentialrainstorm in January, and officials have been warning residents to buy floodinsurance, stow valuables in safe places and be ready to flee.—INTERNET

Military operation in Afghan west kills 30 Taleban

CAIRO, 29 Sept —Egypt is to host a nationalconference in October soas to sign a Palestinianreconciliation agreement,Khaled Meshaal, Damas-cus-based Hamas polit-buro chief, told a pressconference in Cairo onMonday evening.

Meshaal called for uni-

fying the Palestinian po-sition and reaching recon-ciliation as soon as possi-ble through backing theEgyptian efforts.

“We extend our handsto our brothers in Fatahmovement and the rest ofPalestinian factions tocounter the Israeli en-emy,” said Meshaal.

Meanwhile, he warnedof normalization optionsproposed by the UnitedStates on the Arab coun-tries. Meshaal describedhis meeting with Egypt’sintelligence chief OmerSuleiman as constructive.

Xinhua

Unknown armed men set on firea bank branch in AfghanistanKABUL, 29 Sept—Unknown armed men set

ablaze a branch building of the Bangladeshi bankBRAC (Bangladesh Rural Advancement Commit-tee) in Kapisa Province, 80 km north of Afghancapital Kabul, a local newspaper reported on Tues-day.

“Several armed men raided the office of BRACbank in Hisai Duamdistrict on Monday night andset it on fire after killing the guard,” daily 8 Subhwrites.—Xinhua

PORLAMAR, 29 Sept—Venezuela’s Hugo Chavezand Libya’s MuammarGaddafi called on Mon-day for a new global defi-nition of terrorism.

Meeting a day after theend of a summit of Afri-can and South Americanleaders in Venezuela, thetwo men signed a decla-ration urging a global con-ference be held to sketchout new terms definingterrorism.

Neither spoke publiclyabout the document,which rejects “attempts tolink the legitimate strug-gle of the people for lib-erty and self-determina-tion” with terrorism, ac-cording to a Venezuelangovernment website.

Chavez, has faced USand Colombian chargeshe backs FARC Marxistrebels in Colombia. Hedenies the allegations.

Gaddafi, who has ruled

Libya for 40 years pro-fessing “Islamic social-ism,” has been accused ofharboring terrorists. Buthe has sought to improverelations with the UnitedStates after he said he wasabandoning his country’snuclear, chemical and bio-logical weapons pro-grammes in 2003.

Chavez repeatedly fetedGaddafi during the Libyanleader’s first visit to LatinAmerica.—Internet

Afghan bystanderslook at the wreckageof a car, destroyed inan explosion in the

city of Herat. AfghanEnergy Minister

Mohammad IsmailKhan survived the

car bomb attack thatleft at least four

civilians dead and 17wounded, officials

said.INTERNET

KABUL, 29 Sept — A US teamworking with Afghan soldiersswooped in on a militant strongholdin the country’s west, killing at least30 Taleban fighters, US and Afghanofficials said on Monday. Elsewhere,a Taleban highway ambush left sixtruckers dead, and a roadside bombkilled another six Afghans in acrowded van.

Farah provincial Gov Roh ul-Aminsaid no airstrikes were used during thebattle. US Gen Stanley McChrystal

has made protecting Afghan civiliansa priority and sharply restricted the useof airstrikes.

Ul-Amin said 50 Taleban militants— but no coalition forces or civilians— died in the fighting, which he saidbegan overnight and was still ongoing.

Maj James Brownlee, a US militaryspokesman, confirmed an operationbut gave a lower death toll of 30Taleban militants killed. He declinedto comment further.

Internet

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An employee of the Kuwait Oil Company inspects a field near Kuwait City.According to a UN report, sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) of four

oil-exporting Gulf states lost around $350 billion last year dueto the global financial crisis.—INTERNET

BEIJING, 29 Sept—In-spired by China’s eco-nomic growth despite theglobal financial recession,African countries havereached a consensus tolearn and benefit morefrom the robust economy.

A delegation with rep-resentatives from nearly 40African countries, and twointernational organizations—the Africa DevelopmentBank and the League ofArab States — attended theTouchroad China-AfricaInvest Forum in Shanghai

Africa ripe for investment opportunities,say Shanghai experts

on Monday. The forum fo-cused on opportunities andchallenges of investing inAfrica.

Many people stere-otype Africa as a piece ofunderdeveloped land,plagued by poverty, dis-ease and violence, but HeLiehui, founder of the fo-rum, objected to suchlabelings.

“It is far from being thetruth if you know enoughof the continent. There arelots of misunderstandingsthere. Not all countries in

Africa are poor, and somenations’ GDP per capita ishigher than that ofChina,” he said.

Actually, many Chi-nese companies have no-ticed the opportunities inthe resource-rich conti-nent and invested exten-sively there. Chen Jian,vice-minister of com-merce, said China has in-vested in 49 Africancountries.—Internet

PORLAMAR, 29 Sept—The second Africa-SouthAmerica Summit (ASA)has ended here with theadoption of the Declara-tion of Nueva Esparta asleaders vowed to promoteSouth-South cooperation.

According to the 30-page document, SouthAmerican and Africancountries reaffirmed their“commitment to promoteSouth-South cooperationas the main objective of

HANOI, 29 Sept—Viet-nam’s economy is show-ing signs of recovery, withthe national economicgrowth rate in the firstnine months this year es-timated to increase by4.59 percent comparedwith the same period lastyear, according to a reportof the website of Viet-nam’s Ministry of Plan-ning and Investment(MPI) on Tuesday.

The figure of 4.59 per-

SAN FRANCISCO, 29Sept—Apple Inc onMonday said more than2 billion applicationshave been downloadedfrom its App Store, aservice for the company’siPhone and iPod Touchmedia player which nowhas over 85,000 applica-tions available.

“The rate of AppStore downloads contin-ues to accelerate with us-ers downloading a stag-gering two billion apps injust over a year, includ-ing more than half a bil-lion apps this quarteralone,” Steve Jobs, Ap-ple’s chief executive of-ficer, said in a statement.

“The App Store hasreinvented what you cando with a mobile hand-held device, and our us-ers are clearly loving it,”he noted.—Xinhua

Apple’s AppStore

downloadscross 2 billion

South America, Africa pledge to promoteSouth-South co-op

the two regions, so as tocomplement the tradi-tional North-South coop-eration” and “promotesustained economicgrowth ... in the two re-gions.”

The countries have alsopromised to “exchangetheir experiences and en-

courage a close and effec-tive cooperation betweenthe two regions, with thestrong support of the Afri-can Union (AU) and theUnion of South AmericanNations (UNASUR), asmain pillars of cooperationbetween our peoples.”

Xinhua

Southeast Asia’s largest ceramic tileplant starts operations in VietnamHANOI, 29 Sept— A ceramic tile plant with a total

capacity of 24 million square metres a year, the larg-est in Southeast Asia, started operations in Vietnam,local newspaper the Pioneer reported on Tuesday.

The plant is built on an area of 40 hectares in thecentral province of Quang Nam, said the newspaper.It has an investment of one trillion Vietnamese dong(56.04 million US dollars). The plant is expected togenerate about 1,000 jobs for local workers.—Xinhua

China seeks major stakein Nigerian oil

Chinese state-owned oilcompany, CNOOC, is in

talks with Nigeria toacquire stakes in some

of the world’s richest oilblocks, in potentially

one of Beijing’s biggestoverseas oil deals, adaily newspaper hasreported.—INTERNET

LONDON, 29 Sept—AChinese state-owned oilcompany is in talks withNigeria to acquire stakesin some of the world’s

richest oil blocks, in po-tentially one of Beijing’sbiggest overseas oil deals,a daily said on Tuesday.

China’s largest listedoffshore oil and gas pro-ducer CNOOC is seekingto buy six billion barrels ofoil, the equivalent to onein every six barrels of theproven reserves in Nigeria,the Financial Times said.

The bids could pitchChina into competitionwith western oil groupsincluding Shell, Chevron,Total and ExxonMobilwhich partially or whollycontrol and operate the 23blocks under discussion.

Internet

Vietnam’s economy shows signs of recoverycent economic growthwas unveiled at a monthlyregular meeting of theministry held here onMonday. The meeting wasto review socio-economicdevelopment in the firstnine months of this yearand map out concretemeasures to ensure eco-nomic growth and socialstability.

According to Ha VanHien, chairman of the Na-tional Assembly Commit-

tee for Economic Affairs,Vietnam has recorded en-couraging results in socio-economic performance inthe first nine months ofthis year despite the im-pacts of the global eco-nomic crisis. The resultsare owed to the country’sstimulus packages of eightbillion US dollars to boostthe national economysince the outbreak of theglobal economic crisis.

Xinhua

File photo of a general view from Everest Base Camp towards the summit ofMount Everest in Nepal. Tashi Sherpa, whose uncle scaled Everest, has set him-

self a different mountain to climb: penetrating the market for adventure geardominated by Western giants such as North Face and Colombia.—INTERNET

A group of Common Cranes gather in dawn light, on their night-roost on alake in the German state of Brandenburg, close to Berlin on 26 September,

2009. From September to November tens of thousands of Cranes use the ruralarea close to the German Capital for a stopover during their migration fromScandinavia and Eastern Europe to their wintering quarters in Spain. The

agricultural plains surrounding Berlin are among the biggest Crane roosts inentire Europe with several tens of thousands birds gathering during the peak

of migration between September and November. —XINHUA

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Visitors appreciate an oil painting at China’s 11th National Oil PaintingWorks Exhibition in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei province, on 26 Sept,

2009. The exhibition which opened on Saturday opens to the public free ofcharge until early November this year.—XINHUA

Climate change must be addressed withinframework of sustainable development

UNITED NATIONS, 29Sept—Bhutan said hereon Monday that climatechange must be addressedwithin the framework ofsustainable development,saying that the issue mustbe tackled with the rightof developing countries tobe able to better life oftheir people.

The statement came asDaw Penjo, foreign secre-tary of Bhutan, wasspeaking to the generaldebate of the General As-sembly, which entered itsfifth day here on Monday.

“Bhutan has alwaysmaintained that climatechange must be addressedwithin the framework ofsustainable develop-ment,” he said. “The is-sues are inextricablylinked to development,and any debate on the sub-ject must relate to equityand the right of develop-ing countries to be able toprovide better livelihoodsto their people.”

“The need of thepresent times is a strongpolitical commitment tobe guided by ‘good envi-

ronmental governance.’Our efforts must be di-rected towards replacingunsustainable practicesand creating a low carboneconomy through the de-velopment and use of re-newable and energy effi-cient technologies,” hesaid.

“Our capacity to carryout adaptation and mitiga-tion measures is also se-verely constrained by lackof scientific, technical andfinancial resources,” hesaid.

Xinhua

MOGADISHU, 29 Sept—Heavy shelling in the So-mali capital’s main market on Monday left 11 peo-ple dead and 31 others wounded, a medical officialsaid.

Somali government forces backed by African Un-ion (AU) peacekeepers retaliated with heavy artil-lery as Islamist rebels based in the south ofMogadishu launched a mortar attacks.

Shells landed in a packed section of the Bakaramarket which Somali government officials say isused as an militant hideout.

The market was hit as people in it were preparingto leave for home in the afternoon.—Xinhua

Foot-and-mouth disease occurs in N province of Vietnam

Mexico declaresstate of emergencyfor flooded townsMEXICO CITY, 29 Sept—

The Mexican governmenton Monday declared astate of emergency in sixflood-struck towns in eastcoastal state Veracruz.

Laura Gurza Jaidar,civil protection chief ofthe Interior Ministry, hasdeclared the measure forCamerino Z Mendoza, LaPerla, Mariano Escobedo,Nogales, Orizaba and RioBlanco, according to theOfficial Federation Ga-zette.

The decree means thatthe state can receivemoney from the minis-try’s National DisasterFund.

In mid-September, stateauthorities sought helpfrom the Mexican armyafter 2,450 buildings wereflooded in the state capi-tal of Xalapa.

Xinhua

The Soyuz TMA-16spacecraft is transported

to its launch pad atBaikonur cosmodromeon 28 Sept, 2009. Cana-

dian billionaire GuyLaliberte, US astronaut

Jeffrey Williams andRussian cosmonaut

Maxim Surayev are dueto blast off to the Inter-national Space Station

from Baikonurcosmodrome on board

the Soyuz spacecraft on30 Sept, 2009.

XINHUA

Citizens perform traditional dances to celebrate the opening of QianmenStreet, one of Beijing’s oldest commercial areas, in Beijing, capital of China,

on 28 Sept, 2009.—XINHUA

HANOI, 29 Sept—Thefoot-and-mouth disease inlivestock occurred in thenorthern Ha Giang Prov-ince of Vietnam, bringingthe total infected prov-inces in the country to 12,according to the depart-ment of animal health ofVietnam’s Ministry of Ag-riculture and Rural Devel-opment on Tuesday.

The disease has struck

12 communes in three dis-tricts of the province,leaving 172 livestock in-fected with the foot-and-mouth disease, said thedepartment. The provin-cial health officials aretaking measures to pre-vent the spread of the dis-ease.

Currently, Vietnam re-ports 12 provinces hit bythe foot-and-mouth dis-

ease including five north-ern provinces of TuyenQuang, Yen Bai, Son La,Quang Ninh and thenewly-reported Ha Giang,two central highlandprovinces of Dak Nong,Dak Lak, and five centralprovinces of Nghe An,Quang Tri, Quang Nam,Quang Ngai and QuangBinh, said the depart-ment.—Xinhua

MANILA, 29 Sept—One US serviceman was killed andanother one was wounded as an American Hummer jeephit a landmine in the restive southern Philippines, amilitary official said on Tuesday. The explosion oc-curred at 8:30 am (0030 GMT) on Tuesday near a Phil-ippine marine detachment in Indanan town of SuluProvince.

Three Filipino marien soldiers were also injured,Philippine military chief spokesman Lt Col RomeoBrawner said in a text message relayed to Xinhua. TheUS Embassy in Manila confirmed the US casualties.Rebecca Thompson, the embassy spokeswoman, saidauthorities are investigating the incident.—Xinhua.

All items from Xinhua News AgencyLandmine explosion kills US soldier, injures

four in Philippines

NEW DELHI, 29 Sept—At least 10 people werekilled and more than 40 others were missing after aboat carrying over 60 people on their way back fromthe Hindu Durga Puja festivities capsized on Mon-day evening in the Bagmati river in Khagaria dis-trict, Bihar in eastern India, reported the Indo-AsianNews Service on Tuesday.

The villagers were returning from a fair to markthe conclusion of Durga Puja in Khagaria, about 200km from the state capital Patna. The boat, which waswith a capacity of carrying 30 people, was carryingover 60 villagers, mainly women and children, saidthe report quoting police sources.—Xinhua

Ten killed, 40 missing in boatcapsizing incident in India

Heavy shelling inMogadishu market kills 11

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NEWS ALBUM

A sword hilt plate, part of a recentlydiscovered hoard of Anglo-Saxongold is displayed at Birmingham

Museum in Birmingham, England. Amateur treasure hunter TerryHerbert was prowling English

farmland in Staffordshire, England,with a metal detector when he

stumbled upon what has been de-scribed as the largest Anglo-Saxontreasure ever discovered, a massivecollection of gold and silver crosses,sword decorations and other items,British archaeologists said . One

expert said the treasure wouldrevolutionize understanding of theAnglo-Saxons, a Germanic peoplewho ruled England from the fifth

century until the Norman conquestin 1066.

A coastguard inspects a World War IItank, a Sherman M4-A1, which wasfound in Manila Bay. The M4-A1tank was recovered by a company

dredging the coastal areas to clean upManila Bay.

World War II tank recovered in Manila Bay Invention alerts tohome dust dangers

Israeli researchers say they havedeveloped a tool to warn of invisibledangers lurking in the dust found inhomes.

Eyal Ben-Dor and SandraChudnovsky of Tel Aviv University inIsrael said the sensor — called DustAlert — is a portable chemicalanalyzer called a spectrophotometerthat functions much like a chemistrylab and could help families and au-thorities monitor the quality of ahome’s air.

“It works just like an ozone meterwould,” Ben-Dor said in a statement.“We’ve found through our ongoing re-search that some simple actions athome can have a profound effect onthe quality of air we breathe.”

A Philippine dredging barge dugout a vintage tank, believed to havebeen used by the United States troopsduring the World Word II, from theManila Bay, coastguard officialssaid .

Coast Guard commandant AdmiralWilfredo Tamayo said the ShermanM4-A1 Tank was found on 19 Sept offBaseco port in Manila, two monthsafter a Japanese canon was recoveredfrom almost the same area.

Coast Guard officials described thecar-size tank, as rusty, full of mud andits gun at the top missing and said theyhave informed the historians todetermine the identity of the tank.

“It’s a good find. Historically, itbenefits us,” Tamayo said. “We aresafeguarding it but we have informed

the National Historical Institute about it.”The Philippine archipelago was one of

the fiercely-fought battle-fields of US andJapanese forces during the World War II.

A boy swims in a sphere at a lakeenoying the autumn weather in a

park in Sofia.

Health benefits of grapes numerousIt has been known grapes provide health

benefits, but US researchers say they arelearning more about exactly how the fruit’schemicals work. The links between grapeconsumption and prevention of diseases arethe subject of a Grape and Health workshopdescribed in a supplement published in theJournal of Nutrition.

“Within grapes and grape products, thereare chemical classes of natural compounds,which are capable of mediating biologicalresponses against a variety of targets,” Dr

John Pezzuto, the workshop moderatorand dean of the College of Pharmacy atthe University of Hawaii at Hilo, said in astatement. “In considering grapes andhealth, a broader view — that takes intoaccount all of the grape’s chemical com-ponents including their metabolism, bio-logical potential, biodistribution, absorp-tion and processing — is key to develop-ing a comprehensive and coherent expla-nation of their role in improving and sup-porting human health.”

Members of the special warfare command hold amartial arts demonstration during a rehearsal for

the upcoming 61st anniversary of the ArmedForces Day at the Gyeryong military headquarters,

about 140 km (87 miles) south of Seoul,on 29 September, 2009. —INTERNET

BRUSSELS, 29 Sept—Now hear this, if you stillcan: The European Unionsaid on Monday it wantsmakers of popular digitalmusic players to recom-mend users turn the vol-ume down to preservetheir hearing.

The EU’s ConsumerAffairs CommissionerMeglena Kuneva said ex-perts and industry will to-gether draft tougherstandards to limit hearingloss.

“If you want to enjoyyour favourite songs in 20or 30 years time, turn thevolume down,” Kuneva

PARIS, 29 Sept—Offi-cials say a FranceTelecom employee haskilled himself, becomingthe giant phone compa-ny’s 24th worker to com-mit suicide in 18 months.

Officials in the easternHaute-Savoie region saidthe 51-year-old manjumped off a bridge ontoa highway on Monday. Ina note found in his car, thefather of two blamed hisact on the “atmosphere” athis workplace.

Earlier this month,French Labour MinisterXavier Darcos ordered anofficial to monitor FranceTelecom’s health andsafety meetings followingthe spate of suicides.

Unions say the once-state-run company’s re-structuring could be toblame for some of the sui-cides by company em-ployees.

The company laid offsome 22,000 layoffs in2006-2008.

Internet

WELLINGTON, 29 Sept— A pilot and a passengerwere injured after their light plane crashed on NewZealand Great Barrier Island on Tuesday, 90 km north-east of Auckland.

The Great Barrier Airlines plane was carrying twopilots and four passengers. It was on an out-boundflight when it crashed into a swamp near the runwayon Tuesday, the New Zealand Press Association re-ported.

The pilot and passenger suffered moderate backinjuries and are being taken by rescue helicopter tothe Auckland Hospital.—Xinhua

JAKARTA, 29 Sept—Indonesia’s state-run train firm,PT Kereta Api (PTKA), has allocated up to 200 bil-lion rupiah of funds (about 20.5 million US dollars) toprocure 100-150 new trains for five years starting from2010, the Bisnis Indonesia reported here on Tuesday.

PT KA President Director Ignasius Jonan said thatthe train wagons procurement plan is following thefirm’s procurement on 20-30 new locomotives re-cently.

“The trains set procurement is expected to improvePT KA’s passenger growth rate by 5 percent and cargodelivery rate up to 200 percent each year within thenext 5 years,” Ignasius said on Monday.

He said that the new trains would consist of vari-ous classes, from the economy to super executiveclasses.

Xinhua

Indonesian firm allocates $20.5 mto procure news trains

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EU to set volume limitson MP3 players

said.Action is necessary

because there is cause forconcern over health risks,especially to younger peo-ple, she said.

An EU scientific advi-sory body says that be-tween 2.5 million and 10million Europeans couldsuffer hearing loss fromlistening to MP3 playersat unsafe volumes — over89 decibels — for more anhour daily for at least fiveyears.

The EU’s executivecommission said themaximum sound levels ofplayers now being sold

range between 80 and 115decibels.

Using different ear-phones could add to thoselevels by up to 9 decibels.Above 120 decibels isequivalent to the level ofnoise generated by anairplane taking off.

“The use of personalmusic players at high vol-ume settings over a sus-tained time can lead topermanent hearing dam-age,” said Kuneva. “Weneed to make sure con-sumers, particularlyyoung people, are awareof these risks.”

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NAY PYI TAW, 29 Sept—The outstanding matricu-lation students (2008-2009 academic year) of YinmabinTownship, Sagaing Division, were honoured at a cer-emony at the town hall of Yinmabin in MonywaDistrict on 27 September.

It was attended by Chairman of Sagaing DivisionPeace and Development Council Commander of North-West Command Maj-Gen Myint Soe, Minister for

People to join hands with government in building a democratic nationOutstanding matriculation students honoured in Yinmabin Township

Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, departmental offi-cials, members of social organizations, outstandingstudents and their parents, well-wishers, and localpeople of 12 village-tracts in Yinmabin Township,totalling some 3000.

Students of Yinmabin Township Basic EducationHigh School sang the song “The Land, Myanmar” toopen the ceremony.

In his speech, the commander called for publicparticipation in regional development tasks in coop-

eration with the government.The minister touched upon ongoing plans to im-

prove the education of the youth and said that it isrequired of the people to join hands with the govern-ment in the drive for building a democratic nation.

The commander and the minister presented giftsto the outstanding students and teachers.

In the 2008-2009 academic year, Yinmabin Town-

ship saw three three-distinction winners, seven two-distinction winners and 25 one-distinction winners.

The minister presented DTH satellite dishe andaccessories, with which MRTV, MRTV-3, and MRTV-4 programmes can be received, to seven villages.

U Kyaw Myo Htet and family presented K 500,000and U Nyaung Maung and family, K 100,000 foremergency cases, anti-venom medicine and healthcare to Head of the Township Department of Health DrTint Swe.

On behalf of the outstanding students, Ma Toe ToeHtay spoke words of thanks.

The commander and the minister attended theopening of Manawthukha self-reliant library at HsontaVillage in Salingyi Township, Monywa District, on 26September morning.

Well-wisher owner of Manawthukha Fruit Whole-sale Centre Suddhamma Manijotadhara U Khin Maung,

Head of Monywa District Information and PublicRelations Department Daw Thaung Thaung Win andChairman of Township PDC U Tin Myo Aung for-mally opened the facility.

The commander and the minister presented peri-odicals to the library through officials concerned.

Next, they inspected arrangement of publicationsaround the library and cordially greeted the visitorsthere.

MNA

YANGON, 29 Sept—A ceremony to mark the 8th

anniversary of Maxxis tyre in automobile and spareparts market was held at Western park Hotel in AhloneTownship here yesterday evening. Member Director UKo Lay of Hein Si Company extended greetings andpresented prizes to best performer sales agent and abest customer.

Maxxis tyre have won internationally recognizedcertificates in quality due to strength, safety, durability,reliable quality, and comfort.

Maxxis tyres are available at Yangon Showroom,No.1, Zeyamon Residence, Bayintnaung Brokerage,Bayintnaung Road, Mayangon Township, Ph: 01-682513, 682472 and at the corner of Yarzahtarni streetand Yangon-Mandalay road, Paunglaung.2 Ward,Pyinmana in Nay Pyi Taw, Ph:067-23761, 23903.

MNA

8th Anniversary of Maxxis tyre heldTalks on New Thoughts onEconomy on 1 OctYANGON, 29 Sept—Under the arrangement of

Myanmar Hoteliers’ Association and sponsored bythe Emerald Sea Resort (Ngwe Saung Beach), writerMaung Su San will give talks on New Thoughts onEconomy at Asia Plaza Hotel at the corner of BoyokeAung San street and Seikkanthar street here on 1October.

Executives, members and interested personsmay attend the talks. Talks will be held on everyThursday of the first week of the month.—MNA

Managing Director U Thein Htway of Hein SiCo awards a sales agent at 8th anniversary of

Maxxis tyres distribution.—MNA

Commander Maj-Gen Myint Soe makes speech at a ceremony to present awards to outstanding students in Yinmabin of Sagaing Division.—MNA

Commander

Maj-Gen Myint Soe

and Minister

Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan

attend opening

ceremony of

Manawthukha

self-reliant library

in Hsonta village

of Salingyi

Township.—MNA

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The transition to democracy is proceeding.Our focus is not on the narrow interest ofindividuals, organizations or parties but on thelarger interest of the entire people of the nation.We have urged all citizens, whether they agreewith us or not, to actively participate in theprocess without losing sight of the democraticgoal. In this way, the aspirations of the peoplewill be fulfilled.

(from page 16)The views of the developing countries should also betaken into consideration together with those of the G-8 and G-20 countries. Measures that could haveadverse effects on economic growth of the developingcountries must be avoided. The developing countrieshave for many years worked hard to combat povertyand achieve favourable conditions for economicgrowth. Low-income countries require developmentalassistance beyond existing ODAs in order for them tomeet the challenges posed by the global economicdownturn. The developed countries should increasetheir ODAs to the developing countries. We welcomethe reaffirmation by President Hu Jintao of thePeople’s Republic of China in his statement to thisAssembly that his country will increase support forother developing countries hit hard by the economicand financial crisis.Mr. President,

Climate change is the most pressing majorthreat facing our planet. It is a global challenge thatrequires a global response. No country can be insulatedfrom the consequences of climate change. The rapidpace and scale of climate change requires the globalcommunity to respond urgently and effectively. TheUN Summit on Climate Change convened by theSecretary-General last week underlined the magnitudeof the problem and the need to redouble our effortson climate change.

We look forward to the Copenhagen Summit onClimate Change in December. We hope that thenegotiations will be fruitful and arrive at a newagreement to curb greenhouse gas emissions that wouldgo into effect in 2012 when the Kyoto Protocol’s firstcommitment period expires. Any deal to be effectivemust be comprehensive and consistent with theprinciple of common but differentiated responsibilities.

The global financial and economic crisis andthe climate change crisis have compounded theproblems we face in the last few years. Theseinclude the rising prices of food, high energy pricesand the spread of pandemic diseases. No singlecountry can effectively overcome these problemsacting alone. The global community must worktogether to meet the common challenges we face.In these trying times for our planet, multilateralism ismore important than ever. Dialogue among nations ofdifferent religious and cultural backgrounds cancontribute to international peace, security anddevelopment.Mr. President,

The United Nations is the single worldorganization with near universal participationdedicated to peace and development. In recent years,steps have been initiated to reform the Organizationto make it more democratic, effective and accountableto enable it to meet the challenges of the 21st century.Regrettably, progress has been painfully slow.

For the United Nations to take decisions in amore democratic manner, it is essential that therole of the General Assembly where all MemberStates are represented be enhanced. The SecurityCouncil reform is also important. For many years,the United Nations General Assembly has debatedthe matter but has made little headway. In addition

to the focus on the vexed issue of enlargement ofthe Council, we would like to see constructivechanges in procedures and working methods of theCouncil, particularly those that would make itmore transparent and accountable.Mr. President,

The continued existence of weapons of massdestruction, particularly nuclear weapons pose thegreatest threat to mankind. Myanmar believes thatthe total elimination of nuclear weapons is thesingle absolute guarantee against the threat or useof those weapons. Accordingly, we have been callingupon nuclear weapon States to undertake the step-by-step reduction of the nuclear threat with a viewto achieving the total elimination of those weapons.

We consider that pending the total eliminationof nuclear weapons we should pursue efforts towardsthe conclusion of a universal, unconditional and legallybinding instrument on security assurances to non-

and disarmament held last week that the internationalnuclear non-proliferation regime should be maintainedand strengthened to ensure the effectiveimplementation of the NPT.Mr. President,

Some powerful nations have been resortingto economic sanctions to pressure developingcountries. Their aim is to influence the political andeconomic systems of those countries without takinginto account their historical and culturalbackgrounds. Sanctions have no moral basis asthey not only hinder the economic and socialdevelopment of the people but also interfere inmatters which are essentially within the domesticjurisdiction of the country. As sanctions areindiscriminate and of themselves a form ofviolence, they cannot legitimately be regarded as atool to promote human rights and democracy.Sanctions are being employed as a political toolagainst Myanmar and we consider them unjust. Iwould like to state that such acts must be stopped.

Myanmar is a country that practices a marketeconomy based on agriculture. We are self sufficientin food and are able to contribute to food security ofthe region. We have made considerable progress inimproving the socio-economic conditions thanks tothe combined efforts of the Government and thepeople. Without the economic sanctions imposedon us, progress would be even greater.

nuclear-weapon States. We support the establishmentof nuclear weapons free zones on the basis ofarrangements freely arrived at among the States of theregion concerned. Nuclear weapons free zones enhanceglobal and regional security and contribute towardreaching the objectives of nuclear disarmament.

It is our hope that all nations of the worldwill continue to work together to eliminate nuclearweapons so that the power of the atom can beharnessed exclusively as a tool for the benefit ofmankind and not as an instrument of self-destruction. At the same time, every nation must havethe right to peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Nucleartechniques have widespread application in such areasas food and agriculture, health, industry and science.We welcome the reaffirmation of the Summit Meetingof the Security Council on nuclear non-proliferation

Mr. President,Following Cyclone Nargis which hit

Myanmar in May 2008, the Myanmar Government,the United Nations and the ASEAN established theTripartite Core Group (TCG) to undertake relief,rehabilitation and reconstruction works in theaffected areas. The success of the TCG has beengiven due recognition by the internationalcommunity. It has been acknowledged as anexemplary mechanism for future disaster relief andrehabilitation undertakings. The Post-NargisRecovery and Preparedness Plan (PONREPP) hasbeen laid down for the period 2009 to 2011. Furtherplans have also been adopted to effectively respondto similar natural disasters in the future. We willimplement the projects diligently.

(See page 9)

The international community can best assistMyanmar’s emergence as a new nation, basedon the principles of justice, freedom and equalityenshrined in the new State Constitution, bydemonstrating understanding.

Every nation must have the right to peacefuluses of nuclear energy.

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(from page 8)PONREPP will require US$ 691 million over

a period of three years. To date, only half of thatamount has been committed by the internationalcommunity. We have been carrying out many of therehabilitation activities relying on our own fundsand resources. If more funds are forthcoming anddonors fulfill their pledges, the rehabilitation processwould be speedier and more effective. I would liketo say that the Myanmar Government and thepeople of the affected areas will always remaingrateful to the individuals, organizations, and theinternational community at large for the generoushelp and assistance extended to them during theirhour of need.Mr. President,

Peace and stability in the country and thesuccessful holding of the democratic elections areessentials for the democratization process of Myanmar.A new State Constitution was approved by 92.48% ofthe eligible voters in a nation-wide referendum held in

As sanctions indiscriminate andof themselves a form of violence,they cannot legitimately be…

May 2008. The multiparty general elections will be heldin the coming year. Subsequently, the parliament willbe convened and a government will be formed inaccordance with the new Constitution.

The country would have a bicameral legislature.The Constitution provides for a presidential system ofgovernance. It is envisaged that the President would beelected by a presidential electoral college. The Statewill be composed of seven states, seven regions, fiveself-administered zones and one self-administereddivision. The Capital, Nay Pyi Taw, would bedesignated a Union territory. In keeping with the statestructure, the Constitution also establishes 14 state andregional legislative bodies.

The transition to democracy is proceeding. Ourfocus is not on the narrow interest of individuals,organizations or parties but on the larger interest of theentire people of the nation. We have urged all citizens,whether they agree with us or not, to actively participatein the process without losing sight of the democraticgoal. In this way, the aspirations of the people will befulfilled.

The Government is taking systematic steps tohold free and fair elections. Electoral laws will bepromulgated, and an election commission will beformed so that political parties can be formed andcontest the elections. On 17 September 2009, 7,114

prisoners were released for their good conduct. Theytoo will be able to participate in the general electionsnext year in accordance with the law.

The multiparty general elections is asignificant step in our transition to a peaceful,modern and developed democratic State.Democracy cannot be imposed from the outside anda system suitable for Myanmar can only be bornout of Myanmar society. Citizens of Myanmar arethe ones who can best determine their future. Theycan judge the merits of democracy and makeadjustments in accordance with their genius.

The international community can best assistMyanmar’s emergence as a new nation, based on theprinciples of justice, freedom and equality enshrinedin the new State Constitution, by demonstratingunderstanding.Mr. President,

Global issues that require the attention of allcountries will increasingly come to the fore in the yearsto come. Strong political will and commitment of allcountries would be needed to overcome the challenges.Speakers before me have emphasized the need forcollective efforts in finding solutions to the problemsand challenges. I fully share their views and affirm thatMyanmar will do its part.

Thank you.

YANGON, 29 Sept —Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myint held ameeting with executivesof Myanmar Gems En-trepreneurs’ Associationat Myanmar ConventionCentre in MayangonTownship here this after-noon.

At the meeting, theminister called for devel-opment of gems businessand fulfilled the require-ments.

Minister for Mines meets gems entrepreneursThe minister and of-

ficials concerned pre-sented certificates ofhonour to gems busi-nessmen who contrib-uted cash to the con-struction of MyanmarGems Emporium (Nay

Pyi Taw).After the meeting,

the minister inspectedthe scale model for anemporium of MyanmarGems Enterprise in NayPyi Taw.

MNA

NAY PY I TAW, 29Sept —The first ship-ment of the 24-inchnatural gas pipes to beused for laying new gaspipe-l ine off-shoreprojects arrived at AsiaWorld Terminal inAhlon Township yester-day.

Deputy Minister forEnergy Brig-Gen Than

Gas pipes to be used for new pipe-line projectHtay inspected the pipesand urged officials con-cerned to transport themto the new project assoon as possible.

The Ministry of En-ergy is been implement-ing the new pipe-lineproject as part of effortsfor boosting the distri-bution of natural gasfrom off-shore.

In the evening, thedeputy minister went toThakayta Off-shoreCamp of Myanmar Oiland Gas Enterprise andinspected works fortransporting pipe to theoff-shore project.

He also stressed theneed for work-si tesafety.

MNA

YANGON, 29 Sept—Deputy Minster for Trans-port Col Nyan Tun Aunginspected Dalla and Ahlondockyards of Inland Wa-ter Transport yesterday

Dy Transport Minister inspectsDalla, Ahlon dockyards

morning.The deputy minister

called for the staff , meet-ing standards, and safetyin work.

MNA

Minister Brig-Gen Ohn Myint presents cer-tificate of honour to a donor from MyanmarGems Entrepreneurs' Association who made

contribution to construction of MyanmaGems Emporium (Nay Pyi Taw).—MNA

Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Than Htay

inspects loading of PE coated gas pipes onto

Z-craft.—ENERGYDeputy

MinisterCol NyanTun AunginspectsAhlon

dockyards.TRANSPORT

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Paddy threshers win customer satisfaction

A thresher isnecessary formechanized farming.Myanmar’s averageannual rainfall is high,so the thresher is nowlisted top among varioustypes of farm machinery.

Now, FarmMachinery and MachineTools Factory (2)(Malun) under theMinistry of Industry-2has fulfilled farmers’requirement of threshers.It is good news foragricultural farmers thatthe factory has begun theproduction line ofthreshers.

A s s i s t a n tManager U Myo Nyunt

Byline: Maung Maung Myint Swe;Photos: Tin Soe (Myanma Alin)

Technicians checking the parts of a paddy thresher.

Inner part of a paddy thresher.

U MyoNyuntAung,

AssistantManager(Forging

andCoatingShop).

Aung (Forging andCoating Shop) of thefactory told our newscrew, “Production ofthreshers is to put the freethreshing ground methodinto action. And it is alsoto help farmers grow

summer paddy just afterharvesting of monsoonpaddy fields, completethreshing paddy in a shorttime, send to warehousesin time and to minimizewastage.”

After observing anassembled thresher, Inoticed that each of thethreshers had quality partsand was assembled in asystematic way, and was

painted green.The parts stalled in

a thresher are producedby Farm Machinery andMachine Tools Factory(2) (Malun), so theirquality is reliable. It canbe equipped with each of

engines ranging from 15to 22 horsepower.

An 8 ft x 6 ft spaceis enough to hold athresher. It half-tonmachine has wheels, so itcan be mobilized easily.Amazingly, it can thresh60 baskets of paddy anhour. If it is used, thewastage rate is very low,and the product is freefrom unnecessary things

and tiny stones. Due tothe free threshing groundsystem, paddy can bethreshed at any times. So,it is worth using forfarmers.

It consumes only agallon of diesel an hour.

In an hour, it can thresh60 baskets of paddy, thusaccounting for the factthat a farmer has to useonly a gallon of diesel tothresh 60 baskets ofpaddy. So, farmers cansave time and money,using threshers.

Each of the parts ofthreshers is thoroughlychecked for their quality.After a thresher is

assembled, technicianscheck it to ensure that itmeets the standard. So,all threshers are reliableand farmers can place trustin the machines.

Anyone, individualor an organization, maypurchase threshers freely.Those wishing threshersmay contact FarmMachinery and MachineTools Factory (2) (Malun)

(Ph: 02-67598 or 02-67562) or Nay Pyi Taw(067-405055, 405056, or405323).

In the near future,Farm Machinery andMachine Tools Factory(2) (Malun) will launchits production line oftransplanters andcombine harvesters.

*****Translation: MS

Stimulant tablets, precursor chemicals seized in LaukkaiNAY PYI TAW, 29 Sept—Acting on information,

a team comprising Kunlon special anti-drug squad ofShan State (North) and security force members on 28

September combed Laukkai Township and seized pinkcolour 1,141,750 stimulant tablets bearing WY, a 100-gram bottle of metha-amphetamine crystal, eight kilos

of white colour powder acetic-acid in the rock cavenear the hill of southern part of Yinshin Village. Theseizures are related to outlaws.—MNA

Assembled paddy threshers.

WY brand (pink

colour) stimulant

tablets and

chemical

substances seized in

the cave near the

hill of the southern

part of the Yinshin

village, Laukkai.

MNA

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NAY PYI TAW, 29 Sept—TheDepartment of Health and the Tradi-tional Medicine Department under theMinistry of Health and the MyanmarTraditional Medicine Practitioners As-sociation (Mandalay) jointly launcheda campaign to give free health care atNo. 32 Basic Education Primary Schoolin Western Daywun Ward inChanayethazan Township, Mandalay, on26 September.

Among the attendees wereChairman of Mandalay Division Peaceand Development Council Commanderof Central Command Maj-Gen Tin

Free health care provided in Mandalay Div

Ngwe, Minister for Health Dr KyawMyint and Chairman of Mandalay CityDevelopment Committee Mayor Brig-Gen Phone Zaw Han.

Next, they inspected TB unit,Malaria Unit, STD Unit, AIDS and Der-matitis Unit, and OG Unit.

The minister presented cashdonations to the school and wards of thetownship.

During the field trip, specialistsprovided health care to 2379 patients,152 of whom were transferred to relatedhospitals, and 920 of whom goteyeglasses.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Sept—The Nawin Creek inPyay Township, Bago Division, was raging due tothe torrential rain that persisted on 26 and 27 Sep-tember, and Nattalin and Zeegon village-tracts thussaw floods as high as about three feet.

The swollen creek affected about 150 houses infour villages in Nattalin Village-tract and about 70houses in Ma-tauntta Village, Zeegon Village-tract,totalling about 220, and downed the wooden baileybridge with concrete pillars linking Ma-tauntta andThaphancho villages.

Local officials and responsible persons from so-cial organizations evacuated the victims to the mon-astery in Zeegon Village, and provided them withrelief supplies, accommodation and health care. Noone was dead or injured in the disaster.

MNA

Commander Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe and Minister Dr Kyaw Myint helpingpatients put on eyeglasses.—MNA

YANGON, 29 Sept—The Myanmar TraditionalSports Federation and AsiaTug-of-war Federation co-organized Course No (1/2009) for InternationalTug-of-war referees andcoaches under the super-vision of the Ministry ofSports at National IndoorStadium (1) (Thuwana)

Course instructor Mr Kyio-Shi Takaha Shi makes a speech at theopening of Tug-of-war referees and coaches course.—MNA

International tug-of-war referees and coaches course organizedhere on 26 September.

Also present on theoccasion were Chairman ofMTSF U Win Myint,Chairperson of the centralwork committee ofMyanmar Women’s SportsFederation Daw Aye Aye,Patron In-Charge of MTSFDaw Ni Ni Win, Patron ofMTSF Daw Thet Yi,

Secretary Daw L Khon Yi,Vice-Chairman DeputyDirector General U TheinAung of Sports andPhysical EducationDepartment and Vice-chairperson Daw Yi YiWin, executives, officialsfrom the Sports and Physi-cal Education Department,course instructor Mr

Kiyo-Shi Takaha Shi andtrainees.

MTSF Chairman UWin Myint made anintroductory speech. MrKiyo-Shi Takaha Shipresented the purpose ofthe course and read themessage of the president ofAsia Tug-of-war Federa-tion. Sixty trainees com-pleted the three-day coursethat continued till yester-day.

Myanmar is the 21st

member of the Asia Tug-of-war Federation, and is try-ing to become the 54th

member of World Tug-of-war Federation. Tug-of-war can be designated oneof the Olympic sportsevents when themembership of thefederation totals 60.

MNA

Torrential rain causesfloods in Pyay

Relief supplies beingprovided for victims

No one dead or injuredin disaster

BEIJING, 29 Sept—China has completed a high-resolution, three-dimensional map of the entire surfaceof the moon, in an important step towards a future lunarlanding, an expert involved in the project said Tuesday.

After putting its first man into space in 2003 — onlythe third nation to do so — China is aiming to launch anunmanned rover on the moon’s surface by 2012 and amanned mission to the moon by around 2020. The mapwas made using image data obtained by a camera onChang’e 1, China’s first lunar probe, Liu Xianlin of theChinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping, whoheaded the project review panel, told AFP. Liu calledthe achievement an important step for China along thepath towards a future lunar landing.

“This map finishes the primary prospecting of themoon and lays the foundation for further surveys suchas choosing the landing point or the path of a satellite,”he told AFP.

Liu said China’s map of the moon was the world’shighest-resolution lunar chart. Japan had also launcheda lunar probe, but either had not completed its own mapor had not yet publicised it, he said. The United States,meanwhile, sent a probe in the 1990s but the accuracyof their map was not as good, according to Liu.

Xinhua

A group of more than 300 Australian universitystudents grooved their way into the history books,

setting a new world record for the largest everrobot dance in Melbourne.—INTERNET

JAKARTA, 29 Sept—Indonesian Health Ministryreported on Tuesday that over 7 million Indonesianpeople had suffered from hepatitis C, most of themwere male at productive age.

Data released by the ministry showed that thedisease, which is one of the ten biggest triggers ofdeath, spreads in 21 out of 33 provinces in the country.

“The most important thing is how we respond onthe data,” said Director at the ministry Dr. AndiMuhadir.

DR. Unggul Budihusodo, chairman ofIndonesian hearth researchers stressed thatprevention is the most effective way to avoid thedisease, which is known as “silence disease,” whichalways infects without showing the symptoms at thebeginning.

“Most of patience do not realize that there havebeen virus hepatitis C in their bodies. They come tosee doctors after suffering the disease for years andget severe infection,” he said.

The chairman said that the chronic attack of thedisease had often cause death.

Xinhua

China ‘completes 3D moon map’ Seven millions Indonesianssuffer from hepatitis C

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV BANGSRIMUANG VOY NO (84)Consignees of cargo carried on MV BANG-

SRIMUANG VOY NO (84) are here by notified that thevessels will be arriving on 30.9.2009 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of M.I.P where it will lie atthe consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and conditions o™f 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 WONGSAMUT OCEANSHIPPING CO., LTD

Phone No: 256916/256919/256921

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV MARINE BLUE VOY NO (51)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV MARINEBLUE VOY NO (51) are here by notified that thevessels will be arriving on 30.9.2009 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of S.P.W.6 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: TOKO KAIUN KAISHA LTDPhone No: 256924/256914

INVITATIONThe Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia invites all

qualified planning and monitoring consultants to submittheir best proposal for electrical work at the IndonesianEmbassy Office and send it to the Embassy of theRepublic of Indonesia.

For further information, please contact Mr. GopoksonT. Situmorang and Mr. Irwan Djauhari at IndonesianEmbassy Office (telp. nos. : 01-254465, 254469 orfacs. no. : 01-254468).

Interested consultants may come to the Embassyduring office hours (09.00 am-04.00 pm) from 30September 2009 to 6 October 2009.

The proposals are to be submitted by 9 October2009. Late bids will not be accepted.

Yangon, 28 September 2009

Typhoon Kestana shaves south Chinaprovince, heading to Vietnam

Vietnam to buy 150,000 to 200,000tons of coffee to stabilize price

Two burglary suspects deadin Belgian explosion

BRUSSELS, 29 Sept—Police say two burglary suspectswere killed after the excessive explosives they were us-ing to break into a bank’s safe blew up the whole build-ing. The explosion in Dinant in southern Belgium de-stroyed half a banking office and left the rest in ruins.

Police say one of the men was buried underneaththe rubble and the other died in the hospital on Satur-day a few hours after the attempted heist.

The automated teller machines and bank safe were notopened. Authorities say they have built-in security to de-stroy money and documents inside if they are openedillegally. Even if it had been successful, the robbery wouldhave been unlikely to yield anything.—Internet

Chile, Vietnam start 4th

round FTA negotiationSANTIAGO, 29 Sept—The Chilean and Vietnamese

delegations started the fourth round of free trade ne-gotiations here on Monday.

The two delegations were led by Nguyen DuyKhien, director general of trade policy for Americandepartment of Vietnamese Ministry of Industry andTrade, and Rodrigo Contreras, director of internationaleconomic affairs of the Chilean Foreign Ministry.

“At this stage, we expect to move ahead on the is-sues related to the first negotiation stage”, the Chileanauthorities said.

Vietnam is a market of great potential and has at-tracted a large amount of foreign investments. In theperiod of 2000-2006, the bilateral trade between Viet-nam and Chile has enjoyed a rapid expansion.—Xinhua

HAIKOU, 29 Sept—Ty-phoon Kestana shavedChina’s southernmost is-land province of Hainanon Tuesday, headingwestward to Vietnam, themeteorological stations

in south China moni-tored.

The typhoon was only260 km away from SanyaCity, Hainan, and hadstrong winds up to 126km per hour at its eye on

Tuesday morning, saidthe station in south Chi-na’s Guangdong Prov-ince.

It said that Kestana wasmoving westward at aspeed of 15 km per hour,and is poised for a land-fall in Vietnam on Tues-day evening.

Due to the typhoon’seffect, Guangdong andHainan had receivedheavy downpour andstrong gale since onMonday. The meteoro-logical stations said thatthe rainy weather willcontinue to Wednesday,but the weather is ex-pected to clear on Thurs-day.

Xinhua

Crash scene overwhelmedby bees in Turkey

ANKARA, 29 Sept—A van carrying beehives crashedinto a truck on Monday, and huge swarms of beesbroke free and stung the injured and rescue workersat the scene.

In the end, about 20 people were taken to hospitals,six of them injured in the crash and the rest rescueworkers who were stung by the bees, said the state-run Anatolia news agency.

One of the crash victims later died, but it was notimmediately known if he had been killed by the im-pact of the accident or the insect attacks, said localGov. Ahmet Altiparmak.

The rescue workers — including local beekeeperssummoned to the scene — used hoses, blankets andrags to try to ward off the bees. But it took about anhour for them to remove the crash victims from thechaotic scene, Anatolia said.

The van hit the stationary truck on a road near theMediterranean resort of Marmaris in southwesternTurkey, injuring four people in the van and two in thetruck, Anatolia said. The impact burst open the beehives in the van.

The bees swarmed over the injured and police,medics and firefighters who responded to the acci-dent, forcing authorities to seek the help of about 50beekeepers in the area.

Internet

Han River floods over Bach Dang Street inDanang, Vietnam, on 29 Sept, 2009 as TyphoonKestana heads westward to Vietnam after hitting

Philippines.—XINHUA

Students attend ahigh school examChildren who arethe most popularand powerful at

school also enjoybetter health inadult life com-

pared to counter-parts at the bottomend of the pecking

order, said aSwedish studypublished on

Tuesday.INTERNET

HANOI, 29 Sept—TheVietnam Coffee and Co-coa Association said itplanned to buy some150,000 and 200,000 tonsof coffee to stabilize thecoffee price, local news-paper the People reportedon Tuesday.

To carry out the plan,

the association has madea proposal that the gov-ernment give a zero per-cent interest-subsidy loanto its member companiesto buy coffee, said thenewspaper.

Currently, the coffeeprice is about 25,000 Vi-etnamese dong (1.4 USdollars) a kilogram, thelowest price in the pastthree years.

With the plan, the asso-ciation expects the coffeeprice to rise to 30,000 Vi-etnamese dong (1.68 USdollars), which allows lo-cal growers to have prof-its, said the newspaper.

Vietnam is expected toproduce one million tonsof coffee in the 2009-2010crop year, scheduled toend next month, accord-ing to the newspaper.

Xinhua

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Ships anchor at a harbour in Haikou, south China’sHainan Province, on 28 Sept, 2009. As tropical stormKestana approaches, local maritime affairs depart-ments on Monday ordered vessels to return to harborand suspended part of shipping services across theQiongzhou Strait, which connects the Hainan Is land to the mainland.—XINHUA

A Japanese model displays the new model of the company’s portable video gameconsole PlayStation Portable (PSP) —equiped with a digital TV tuner (top).

Sony released the handheld game, movie and music gadget, in June, seeking tochallenge the success of Nintendo’s DS handheld machine.—INTERNET

Lose weight, sleep better BEIJING, 29 Sept —

Weight loss can dramati-cally improve and poten-tially eliminate sleepapnea symptoms in obesepeople, a study confirmedon Monday.

According to research-ers, people with severesleep apnea who lost therecommended amount ofweight were three timesmore likely to experiencea complete remission ofsleep apnea symptomscompared with peoplewho did not lose weight.

In the study, publishedin the Archives of Inter-nal Medicine, researcherschose 264 obese adultsfor experiment. The par-ticipants were randomlydivided into two

groups.One group re-ceived a weight loss pro-gram with portion-con-trolled diets and an exer-cise programme of 175minutes of exercise perweek. The second groupreceived no weight lossadvice and participated ina diabetes managementprogramme.

One year later, theweight loss group lost anaverage of 24 pounds; thesecond group lost justover 1 pound. Those inthe weight loss groupwere three times as likelyto experience a remissionof their sleep apnea symp-toms and had about halfthe instances of severesleep apnea as the secondgroup.

What’s more, the studyshowed that people in thesecond group experienceda worsening of their sleepapnea symptoms.

“These results showthat doctors as well as pa-tients can expect a signifi-cant improvement in theirsleep apnea with weightloss,” researcher GaryFoster, director of theCenter for Obesity Re-search and Education atTemple University, saysin a news release. “And areduction in sleep apneahas a number of benefitsfor overall health andwell-being.”

Sleep apnea is mostcommon in overweightand obese people.

Xinhua

No treatment for most withprostate cancer

LIVERPOOL, 29 Sept— An international team of pa-thologists reveals two-thirds of prostate cancer patientsdo not need treatment, a University of Liverpool re-searcher says. Chris Foster, head of the University ofLiverpool’s division of pathology says the patholo-gists studied an initial 4,000 prostate cancer patientsduring a period of 15 years. Pathologists found thatthe presence of the protein Hsp-27 in cancer cells wasan indicator that the disease will progress and requiretreatment. The study, published in the British Journalof Cancer, also found that in more than 60 percent ofcases the protein was not expressed and the cancer couldbe managed by careful monitoring, rather than with ac-tive invention methods, such as drug treatment or sur-gery.—Internet

NASA changes moon crater target

The moon rises over Cairo, on 10Sept, 2009. —XINHUA

BEIJING, 29 Sept — NASA has shiftedits moon crater target to Cabeus fromthe previously targeted Cabeus A in thehunt for hidden water, the space agencystated on Monday.

NASA’s LCROSS probe and its spentCentaur rocket stage will now aim to-wards the large crater Cabeus when theyslam into the moon on 9 Oct.

By continuously analyzing data fromrecent moon-watching spacecraft, sci-entists found that the new target Cabeushas the highest concentration of hydro-gen—an indication of possible waterice—than anywhere else at the lunarsouth pole.”NASA’s LCROSS teamconcluded that Cabeus provided the best

chance for meeting its mission goals,”mission managers said in an announce-ment. Scientists announced last Thurs-day that they had found evidence ofwater molecules on the surface of themoon.—Internet

548 newA/H1N1

casesconfirmed in

EuropeSTOCKHOLM, 29 Sept

— A European healthagency said on Mondaythat 548 new A/H1N1 flucases were reported inEuropean countrieswithin the last 72 hours.

Of the new cases, 288were confirmed in Ire-land, 190 in Germany, 53in Luxemburg, seven re-spectively in Malta andSwitzerland, two in Ro-mania, one in Finland,the European Center forDisease Prevention andControl (ECDC) said inits daily situation report.

The total number ofconfirmed cases of theA/H1N1 flu virus in theEuropean Union (EU)and European Free TradeAssociation (EFTA)countries rose to 54,667,with 1,538 cases inSpain, 13,770 in Britain,1,125 in France and19,893 in Germany, theECDC said.—Xinhua

School principal in Hong Kong diesafter swine flu

The Canadian principal ofan international school inHong Kong, Alan Dick(pictured), has died afterbeing infected with swineflu, health authorities inthe southern Chinese ter-ritory said. —INTERNET

Insulin reverses elderlymuscle loss

GALVESTON, 29 Sept —Insulin may help turnback the clock on elderlymuscle loss, US research-ers said.

The study, publishedin Diabetologia, saidgiving insulin intrave-nously and increasingthe blood insulin levelsto the same amount pro-duced after a meal stimu-lates protein synthesisand muscle growth inyoung people but not inolder people.

However, giving sen-iors double the insulinthey would normally pro-duce after eating stimu-lated muscles as it doesin young people.

“These were older sub-jects with perfect glucosetolerance,” senior authorDr Elena Volpi of theUniversity of TexasMedical Branch atGalveston says in a state-ment.

“So what we haveidentified is a novel kindof insulin resistancethat’s not related to sugarcontrol.”

Hog Kong, 29 Sept —The Canadian principal ofan international school inHong Kong has died afterbeing infected with swineflu, health authorities inthe southern Chinese ter-ritory said.

Alan Dick, 55, principalof Canadian InternationalLower School of HongKong, was admitted tohospital on Sunday withsevere pneumonia and afever, the Centre forHealth Protection said in astatement.His conditiondeteriorated rapidly and he

passed away that after-noon, the statement said.

Laboratory tests con-firmed that he had the in-fluenza A(H1N1) virus.

Dick, who joined theschool in 1994, had beenon sick leave for a weekbefore being hospitalised.

Dave McMaster, headof Canadian InternationalUpper and Lower School,said in a letter on theschool’s website that au-thorities had not yet estab-lished whether Dick’sdeath was caused by swineflu or an underlyingcondition.“The circum-stances of Alan’s deathcannot be allowed to de-tract from our sense of lossfor a well-loved memberof our school community,”he wrote. “Alan was heldin the highest esteem by

both current and formerstudents and parents alike— as demonstrated by thehundreds of Facebook andTwitter entries that havealready been posted andby the flowers and mes-sages of condolences thathave been received.”

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S P O R T S Paraguay beats Egypt 2-1in U-20 World Cup

CAIRO, 29 Sept—Paraguay beat Egypt 2-1 inFIFA U-20 World Cup on Monday.

At the 27th minute, Paraguay’s forward FedericoSantander scored to put his team ahead through apowerful shot.

Egypt equalized when its forward Afroto scoredthrough a free kick after Paraguay’s defender RonaldHuth was redcarded.

At the last minute, Paniagua of Paraguay scoredto end the match 2-1 for Paraguay.

The match witnessed seven yellow cards and onered card. Paraguay was yellow-carded four timeswhile Egypt was yellow-carded three times. Para-guay was redcarded once.

Xinhua

Spain stuns Nigeria 2-0in U-20 World Cup

CAIRO, 29 Sept—Spain stunned Nigeria on Mon-day 2-0in FIFA U-20 World Cup.

At the 33rd minute, Fran Merida, midfielder ofSpain, scored to put his team ahead and to end thefirst halftime 1-0 for Spain.

At the 81st minute of the match, a player fromSpain was fouled inside the box by a player fromNigeria. Merida of Spain converted the penalty suc-cessfully to score his second goal and the second forhis team and to confirm Spain’s lead.

The match witnessed seven yellow cards and onered card. Spain was yellow carded five times whileNigeria was yellow-carded twice. At 84th minute,Gbolahan Salami, forward of Nigeria, was redcarded.—Xinhua

Italy beats Trinidad & Tobago2-1 in U-20 World Cup

CAIRO, 29 Sept—Italy beat Trinidad and Tobago2-1 in FIFA U-20 World Cup on Monday.

At the 31st minute, Trinidad and Tobago foundthe net but the referee ruled it offside.

Seven minutes later, Italian defenderMichelangelo Albertazzi scored a goal to put histeam ahead.

At the 68th minute, Juma Clarence, forward ofTrinidad and Tobago equalized by scoring a power-ful shot.

About 10 minutes before the end of the match,Raggio Garibaldi, Italy’s midfielder, scored througha powerful shot to put Italy ahead once again and toend the match 2-1 for Italy.

Xinhua

Mattia Mustacchio (#17) shoots the ball duringthe match between Italy and Trinidad andTobago of the 17th FIFA U-20 World Cup

in Cairo, capital of Egypt, on 28 Sept,2009.—XINHUA

Manchester City’s apologeticTevez sinks West Ham

Manchester City’s Ar-gentinian forward CarlosTevez waves after scoringagainst West Ham United

during their EnglishPremier League football

match at The City ofManchester Stadium inManchester. City won

3-1.—INTERNET

Maniche banned for three matches

Cologne midfielderManiche

Fiorentina coach can’t forgetHeysel tragedy

Fiorentina’s coachCesare Prandelli

Sharapova survives scare atPan Pacific Open

TOKYO, 29 Sept— Maria Sharapova began her cam-paign to reclaim the Pan Pacific Open title on Mon-day with victory over Francesca Schiavone of Italy.

But the three-time Grand Slam champion was forcedto come from a set down to eventually take the match4-6, 7-5, 6-1 after two hours and 22 minutes at the AriakeColosseum. “I thought I did a good job of hanging inthere because she was playing at a high level, some ofthe best tennis she has played against me in all of ourmatch-ups before,” said Sharapova, winner here in 2005.

“It was really important to stay patient. I did a goodjob fighting back,” the 22-year-old said.

Sharapova on Tuesday will face Samantha Stosurof Australia, who downed American qualifier AlexaGlatch 7-5, 6-0.—Internet

Isner aces past Thai homechallenge in Asian ATP

BANGKOK, 29 Sept—American John Isner markedhis Asian ATP debut with a 21-ace performance tothwart a plucky home challenge at the Thailand OpenMonday.

The eighth seed defeated world-ranked 585Kittiphong Wachiramanowong 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7/5) infront of a partisan crowd at the Impact arena.

Isner, who beat compatriot Andy Roddick over fivesets at the US Open, lost serve twice against the in-spired Thai, now 0-7 this season. But up a break in thedeciding set, the home player couldn’t take advantageagainst his more experienced opponent, who neededtwo hours, 12 minutes to go through.

“It was a tough match to play, I was the underdog,”said Kittiphong. “I tried to concentrate on my servicegame. I wanted to stay on court as long as possible forthe experience.”—Internet

PSG coach threatens rivalover Makelele slur

Paris-Saint-Germain’scoach Antoine

Kombouare

BERLIN, 29 Sept—Co-logne’s Portuguese inter-national midfielderManiche has been sus-pended for three matchesafter being sent off in hisside’s 1-0 Bundesliga de-feat to Bayer Leverkusenon Saturday.

The former Porto,Chelsea and Atletico Ma-drid man received hismarching orders in the86th minute after stamp-ing on Arturo Vidal.

The German FA con-firmed that both Maniche

and his club have decidednot to appeal.

The 31-year-old willmiss the forthcomingleague games againstBayern Munich, Mainzand Borussia Mon-chengladbach.—Internet

MANCHESTER, 29Sept—Carlos Tevez re-fused to celebrate as hisdouble-strike inspiredManchester City’s 3-1

win over his former clubWest Ham on Monday.

While Tevez won’t winany popularity contests atManchester United afterhis acrimonious switch toCity, he is fondly regardedat West Ham after almostsingle-handedly keepingthem in the PremierLeague during a loan spellthree years ago.

The Argentina strikeracknowledged that theHammers still have aplace in his heart as wellas he waved an apology toWest Ham’s travellingsupporters after openingthe scoring at Eastlands.

Carlton Cole equalisedfor Gianfranco Zola’steam but Martin Petrovrestored City’s lead beforehalf-time and Tevez set-tled an entertaining en-counter with his secondgoal after half-time.

Internet

FLORENCE, 29 Sept—The last time Fiorentinacoach Cesare Prandellicame up against Liver-pool he was as a Juventusplayer during the tragicHeysel stadium disaster inthe old European Cup fi-nal in 1985.

Juventus won thatmatch 1-0 but it will al-ways be remembered forthe 39 people who died ina crush when a wall col-lapsed following a stam-pede blamed on Liverpoolfans.

English clubs werebanned from Europe forfive years and Prandellinever again came upagainst Liverpool as aplayer.

Following spells as acoach of several smallerclubs, he has finally gotthe chance to face thefive-time European cham-pions again but he said hewants to forget what hap-pened last time.

“Heysel was somethingout of the ordinary thathad nothing to do withfootball, nothing to dowith Liverpool or withmatches played,”Prandelli said.—Internet

PARIS, 29 Sept—ParisSaint-Germain coachAntoine Kombouare saidthat Christian Gourcuff“deserves a smack in themouth”, after the Lorientmanager claimed PSGmidfielder ClaudeMakelele was “past it”.

The Parisians wereheld to a 1-1 draw atLorient on Saturday, dur-ing which former RealMadrid and Chelsea man

Makelele was fortunate toavoid a red card for a foulon Sigamary Diarra in thefirst half.

Gourcuff, the father ofBordeaux star Yoann, de-clared afterwards thatMakelele was “past it andhas no place on a footballpitch”, prompting an ex-traordinary outburst fromKombouare

“You must respect theman (Makelele) and hiscareer,” Kombouare toldRMC radio on Monda

“Someone needs tostub Christian Gourcuff’scigar out. I’m very an-noyed. You can say whatyou like about the playerbut it’s forbidden to attackthe man. ChristianGourcuff should talkabout football and stopthinking he’s someone els

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr MST:During the past 24 hours, weather has been partly cloudy inKyah State, rain or thundershowers have been isolated inKachin, Shan and Chin States, lower Sagaing and MagwayDivisions, scattered in Rakhine and Kayin States, upperSagaing and Mandalay Divisions, fairly widespread inTaninthayi Division and widespread in the remaining Statesand Divisions with isolated heavyfalls in Mandalay Division.The noteworthy amounts of rainfalls recorded wereKyaukpadaung (2.20) inches, Coco Island (2.04) inches,Dawei (1.06) inches, Hpa-an (0.83) inch, Thandwe,Ngathaigchaung and Minkin (0.79) inch each, Hmawbi(0.75) inch, Mindat and Myeik (0.59) inch each, Nyaungoo(0.35) inch and Aunglan (0.28) inch.

Maximum temperature on 28-9-2009 was 87°F.Minimum temperature on 29-9-2009 was 68°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 29-9-2009 was 84 %.Total sun shine hours on 28-9-2009 was (1.4) hours approx.

Rainfall on 29-9-2009 was (0.23) inch at Mingaladon,(0.32) inch at Kaba-Aye and (0.20) inch at Central Yangon.Total rainfall since 1-1-2009 was (103.42) inches atMingaladon, (110.08) inches at Kaba-Aye and (117.52) inchesat Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (4) mph from Southeast at (12:30) hours MST on29-9-2009.

Bay inference: According to the observations at(10:30) hrs M.S.T today, the low pressure area has formedover the West Central Bay. Weather is partly cloudy tocloudy in the North Bay and monsoon is weak to moderatein the Andaman Sea and elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.

Special feature: According to the observations at(12:30)hrs M.S.T today, the typhoon (Ketsana) over SouthChina Sea has centered at about (60) miles East Southeastof Danang (Vietnam). It is forecast to move Westward andcross the Vietnam Coast within a few hours.

Forecast valid until evening of 30th September 2009:Rain or thundershowers will be widespread in Mon andKayin States, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyawady and TaninthayiDivisions, fairly widespread in Shan and Rakhine Statesand scattered in the remaining States and Divisions withlikelihood of isolated heavyfalls in Mon and Kayin States,Yangon and Taninthayi Divisions. Degree of certainty is(80%).

State of the sea: Squalls with moderate to rough seas arelikely at times Gulf off Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coast. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach(35-40) mph. Seas will be moderate elsewhere in Myanmarwaters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Increase of rain inLower Myanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for30-9-2009: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for30-9-2009: Some rain or thundershowers. Degree of certaintyis (80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for30-9-2009: Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers.Degree of certainty is (60%).

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LONDON, 29 Sept—Park Ji-sung has been ruledout of Manchester United’s Champions Leagueclash with Wolfsburg. The South Korea internationalmidfielder missed training on Tuesday with a virusand he will not be available for the visit of theGerman champions. Patrice Evra also came downwith the illness over the weekend, but the Frenchmanhas recovered in time to take his place in the squad.

Michael Owen sat out training on Tuesday witha groin problem, although he is expected to shakeit off in time to be named in Sir Alex Ferguson’ssquad. “Ji-sung has a virus,” said Ferguson. “PatriceEvra had it at the weekend. After the Stoke game hefelt a bit uneasy - he was in bed on Sunday anddidn’t come to training, but he came in for a bityesterday, came in today [Tuesday] and he shouldbe alright.

“Michael should be alright for tomorrow. Hehad a tight groin in training yesterday, nothingserious. But obviously for the game tomorrow wedidn’t want to be pushing that. Other than that,everyone’s fit.”—Internet

Park ruled out for UnitedSouth Korea midfielder ruled out,

but Owen set to be fit

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★ Only with stability and peace will the nation develop

★ Only with stability and peace will democratization process be successful

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

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

■ RFA, DVB-generating publicoutrage

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

troubles

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

and violence

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Sept— Prime Minister General Thein Sein made a statement at the 64th Session of the United Nations General Assembly yesterday. Thefollowing is the full text of the statement —

As sanctions indiscriminate and of themselves a form of violence, they cannotlegitimately be regarded as tool to promote human rights, democracy

Sanctions employed as political tool against Myanmar, we consider them unjust

Such acts must be stopped

Mr. President,I would like to extend our warm congratulations

to you on your well-deserved election as the Presidentof the 64th session of the United Nations GeneralAssembly.

I would also like to pay a special tribute to HisExcellency Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann for his

A system suitable for Myanmar can onlybe born out of Myanmar society

Citizens of Myanmar are the ones whocan best determine their future

They can judge the merits of democracy and makeadjustments in accordance with their genius

Democracy cannot be imposed from outside

able leadership of the 63rd session of the UnitedNations General Assembly.Mr. President,

The global financial and economic crisis whichbegan last year is showing tentative signs of recovery.However, many countries, large and small, still facedaunting challenges. The crisis originated in the

developed countries, but the developing countries havebeen the hardest hit. The nascent economic recoveryhas yet to effectively lift the low-income countriesfrom the trough.

It is commendable that the developed countries havebeen playing a leading role in addressing the crisis.

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