Established 1914

Volume XVIII, Number 329 12th Waxing of Tabaung 1372 ME Wednesday, 16 March, 2011

Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives

* Stability of the State, community peace and * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round develop- * Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire
ment of other sectors of the economy as well nation
tranquillity, prevalence of law and order * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and
* National reconsolidation * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic system
* Development of the economy inviting participation in terms of preservation and safeguarding of cultural her-
* Emergence of a new enduring State Constitu- technical know-how and investments from sources inside the itage and national character
tion country and abroad * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit
* Building of a new modern developed nation in * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in the * Uplift of health, fitness and education stand-
accord with the new State Constitution hands of the State and the national peoples ards of the entire nation

Prime Minister U Thein Sein sends True patriotism

sympathy message to Japanese PM * It is very important for everyone
of the nation regardless of the
NAY PYI TAW, 15 March— U Thein Sein, Prime Minister of the Union of place he lives to have strong
Myanmar, on 11 March, sent a message of sympathy to His Excellency Mr. Union Spirit.
Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan for the loss of life and property caused * Only Union Spirit is the true
by earthquake and Tsunami in Sendai City, Tohoku Region and North patriotism all the nationalities
Eastern parts of Japan.—MNA will have to safeguard.

First regular session of Pyithu Hluttaw continues for tenth day

Raising and replying to queries, submitting
proposals, holding discussion and approval
seeking done at Pyithu Hluttaw
N AY P YI T AW , 14
March — The first regular
session of Pyithu Hluttaw
continued for the tenth day
at Pyithu Hluttaw Hall of
Hluttaw Building here at
10 am today.
Speaker of Pyithu
Hluttaw Thura U Shwe
Mann declared that the
attendance of 432 made
up 99.77 percent of 433
Pyithu Hluttaw repre-
sentatives and the tenth-
day session was therefore
valid.
Afterwards, out of the
questions raised by Pyithu
Hluttaw representatives,
permitted ones were
raised, and members of
the union level organiza-
tions Minister for Science
and Technology U
Thaung and Minister for
Education Dr Chan
Nyein gave replies. U
Aung Sein of Manaung
constituency asked the
hluttaw to open a techno-
logical training school in
Rakhine State, U Zaw Tun
(See page 6) Tenth-day first regular session of Pyithu Hluttaw in progress.—MNA

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PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire

Wednesday, 16 March, 2011 * 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
Greater convenience in * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State
traveling * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy

To achieve smooth transport fundamental

to all-round development of a nation, more and 5th Meeting of 6th State Central Working
more roads and bridges are being built on a self-
reliance basis with the use of domestic inputs, in Committee of Sangha concludes
spite of geographical barriers such as mountain
ranges, ravines and watercourses. YANGON, 15 March —The third-day session Maha Suddhamajotikadhaja Dr Bhaddanta
Nay Pyi Taw-Taungnyo-Myothit-Kanbya of the fifth Meeting of the sixth State Central Kumarabhivamsa presented certificates of Vinaya
(Magway) tarred road, over 106 miles long, Working Committee of the Sangha of All Orders to members of the State Sangha Vinicchaya
was commissioned on 13 March. Thanks to the took place at Maha Pasana Cave of Kaba Aye Hill, Committee and other State Vinaya Sayadaw.
newly-inaugurated transport facility, the here, this morning. The meeting came to an end after delivering
distance between Nay Pyi Taw and Magway is Vice-Chairman of State Sangha Maha an address by the Chairman of State Central
now just a three-hour drive. Nayaka Committee Agga Maha Pandita Agga Working Committee of the Sangha of All Orders.
There are three roads between the two Maha Suddhamajotikadhaja Bhaddanta Today, (General Soe Win)-Daw Than Than
regions, the above-mentioned is the shortest Pandavamsa presided over the meeting, and Joint Nwe and family, Lt-Gen Aung Htwe (Retired)-
with least number of bends and slopes. It is the Secretary Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Bhaddanta Daw Khin Hnin Wai and family, Lt-Gen Kyaw
sixth among the seven roads passing through Vijodhaya acted at MC. Win (Retired)-Daw Khin San Yi and family, (Lt-
Yoma mountain ranges built by the Ministry of Joint Secretary Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Gen Maung Bo)-Daw Khin Lay Myint and family,
Construction. Bhaddanta Manitasiribhivamsa responded to the Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than (Retired)-Daw Marlar
Previous to the roads, the regions were suggestions on the annual report and sought the Tint and family, Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe (Retired)-
difficult of access with slow commodity flow. approval of the meeting. Daw Nann Khin Hla Win and family and Lt-Gen
Now, the region enjoys swift commodity flow Next, Chairman of State Central Working Ye Myint (Retired)-Dr Daw Tin Lin Myint and
due to new roads, railroads and bridges. Committee of the Sangha of All Orders Sayadaw family offered meals to the Sayadaws.
Apart from roads, new bridges are being Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga MNA
built and old ones, being renovated. Yin Creek
Bridge near Myothit Township, Magway
Region, was put into service the same day. It is
Mines Minister meets Myanmar Gems
the 261st among the above-180-foot bridges in
the nation. The 250 feet long broad crest type
Entrepreneurs Association
facility can withstand 60 tons of loads for a delivered an introductory
vehicle. speech.
With a growing number of roads and Chairman of the
bridges across the nation, national races are in association U Tay Za
a position to have easy access to other regions gave an account of work
in a short time and enjoy development at the progress of the
unprecedented level. association.
Secretary of the
Central Committee
Present weather condition warning Managing Director of the
NAY PYI TAW, 15 March — Some impacts of Myanma Gems En-
global climate change processes, present Lanina terprise U Thein Swe
process in Central Pacific Ocean and abnormal reported on mining and
weather events over the world can slightly affect trading gems.
over Myanmar. Members of the
Weather processes such as untimely rain or Minister for Mines U Ohn Myint meeting Gems Entrepreneurs association presented
thundershowers, isolated strong wind, thunder and with Myanmar Gems Entrepreneurs Association at the reports on gems
lightning may occur before monsoon season. Present Myanma Gems Museum industry. The minister
time is not storm season but if strom may early form Association members.—MNA and officials responded
here this morning.
in Myanmar water due to climate, it will issue in time The patron to the reports.—MNA
NAY PYI TAW, 15 Gems Emporium Minister
as those news and warnings, the Department of
March—Patron of the for Mines U Ohn Myint
Meteorology and Hydrology announced.—MNA
Central Committee for
Organizing the Myanma
held a meeting with
members of the Myanmar
Using effectively GIS and
Gallant to open engineering courses Google Earth
Y ANGON , 15 March—Gallant Training MAT to conduct Food Science
Centre, the approved centre of City & Guilds Y ANGON , 15 March—Myanmar Credent
Institute (England) opens degree and advanced Course Technology will open Applied GIS and Google Earth
diploma courses in engineering. YANGON, 15 March — MAT Professional course on weekends from 26 March to 9 April at the
Those who have finished matriculation Training & Services and Guardian Independent e-Learning centre of Myanmar Computer Federation,
examination, graduates, and those who have already Certification Ltd (UK) will jointly conduct Food Myanmar Info-Tech, Hline Township, here.
been working in engineering filed and wishing to Science Course on 20 March. 20% discount will be offered to staff of
get a internationally recognized diploma certificates. The course is open to all those interested governmental departments, non-governmental
The new section of diploma course in and will cover food packaging, distribution and organizations at home and abroad, members of MCF,
engineering will be opened on 21 March, on which management. Those interested may contact MAT and Myanmar Engineering Society, and students.
day 20% discount will be offered. Those interested Professional Training & Services, Ph: 246618, For enrollment, contact Myanmar Credent
may contact the centre at No. 5, B (5), 4th Floor, U Tun 242431 and Website: www.matprofessional.com. Technology at Room-7, Building-1, Myanmar Info-
Lin Road, Hledan, Kamayut, Tel: 73032670.—MNA MNA Tech, Ph: 652285 by 25 March.—MNA

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Blast rocks school in Afghan Afghan policemen

and security
Jalalabad City personnels inspect
the site after a
JALALABAD, 15 March— A bomb blast Meantime, a statement released to suicide attack at an
rocked a school in Jalalabad City, the media by Nangarhar’s Provincial army recruitment
provincial capital of Afghanistan’s eastern administration confirmed that Bahram centre in Kunduz,
Nangarhar Province Tuesday morning, Khan, principal of the school, lost his life Afghanistan, on
injuring at least two persons, an official in the bomb blast organized by the 14 March, 2011.
said. enemies of Afghanistan, a term used XINHUA
“A police unit reported a bomb against Taleban militants by Afghan
explosion in Najm-ul Jihad high school officials. 13 people wounded in bomb attacks
in Jalalabad City that occurred at around No group or individuals have claimed
08:00 am local time, wounding two people of responsibility for the attack. in Iraq
including the principal of the school,” This is the second attack carried out BAGHDAD, 15 March told Xinhua on condition Insurgents frequently
spokesman for provincial administration, by anti-government militants in —Thirteen people were of anonymity. attack Iraqi security
Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, told Xinhua. Afghanistan since Monday. wounded in separate Four passersby were forces, their homes and
He said the injured people had been In the previous attack a suicide bomb attacks in Baghdad also wounded by the families as part of attempts
taken to hospital for medical treatment. bomber targeted Afghan army and the city of Fallujah in blast, which caused to reassert the insurgents’
However, a health official in the recruitment centre in northern Kunduz Iraq’ s western province damages to several control in some areas
Jalalabad City hospital who declined to Province on Monday, leaving 35 people of Anbar, official and nearby shops and where they have been
give his name asserted that the principal dead and 33 others injured. police sources said buildings, the source said. limited in freedom of
of the school succumbed to his injuries. Xinhua Tuesday. In the city of Fallujah, movement, the source
In Baghdad, two some 50 km west of said, adding that the three
roadside bomb went off Baghdad, unidentified bomb attacks are under
Residents inspect at
in a quick succession near gunmen planted bombs investigation.
the site of suicide a police patrol in the in three houses belonging Violence and
attack killing 16 and southern district of Doura, to policemen late sporadic high-profile
injuring more than 50 damaging a police vehicle Monday, wounding six bomb attacks continue in
and wounding a police people, including two the Iraqi cities despite the
in Kabul recently. officer and two women, a local police dramatic decrease of
INTERNET policemen aboard, an source told Xinhua on violence over the past few
Interior Ministry source condition of anonymity. years.—Xinhua

Roadside bomb kills Afghan

Provincial Council member
Soldiers kill four alleged MEHTERLAM, 15 March—A member of Provincial
Council was killed as a roadside bomb struck his
kidnappers in Mexico car in Laghman Province 260 km east of capital
MONTERREY, 15 inmate stabbed to death the City Kabul on Tuesday, an official said.
March— Mexican soldiers acting warden of a prison in “A roadside bomb went off near the vehicle of
killed four presumed the city of Nuevo Laredo, Mohlim Malang a member of Provincial Council at
kidnappers during a across the border from around 8:30 am lcoal time killing him on the spot,”
gunfight at a ranch in Laredo, Texas. spokesman for provincial administration, Kochi
northeast Mexico, the army Warden Rebeca Nasiri told Xinhua.
said Monday. Nicasio Vazquez was on Malang’s father was injured in the blast that
occurred in provincial capital Mehterlam City, he The scene of devastation following a suicide
The Defence an inspection tour of the attacker who rammed his truck packed with
Department said in a prison when the inmate added.
On the other hand, Taleban militants claimed explosives into the Kanaan army barraks, some
statement that gunmen approached her and 70 kilometres (43 miles) northeast of Baghdad
opened fire on troops who stabbed her in the neck, responsibility for the explosion.
Zabihullah Mujahid who claims to speak for in the restive Diyala Province, on
were investigating a tip according to a statement 14 March, 2011.—XINHUA
about suspicious activity from the Attorney Taleban outfit in talks with media from undisclosed
Saturday night at the ranch General’s Office of location said that Taleban fighters organized the
roadside that killed a provincial council member
Civilian killed, 10 wounded
in the town of China, near Tamaulipas State. The
Texas. inmate was restrained by along with three of his bodyguards. in Baghdad’s bomb attacks
It said two adults and guards after the attack. The Eastern Afghan Provinces have been seeing
BAGHDAD, 15 March—A civilian was killed and
two children who had warden had been increasing Taleban- led violent activities over the ten people were wounded in separate bomb attacks
apparently been kidnapped inspecting the cell blocks past couples of months. in Baghdad on Monday, an Interior Ministry source
were freed, and two other to ensure prisoners had no A bomb blast inside a school in the neighbouring said.
suspects were detained. hidden weapons. Nangarhar Province also killed one person and A roadside bomb went off in a thoroughfare in
And authorities Internet injured another Tuesday morning.—Xinhua Baghdad’s western District of Amriyah, killing a
reported Monday that nine A mother touches her civilian and wounding two others, along with
people were shot dead wounded son after a damaging several nearby shops, the source told
Sunday in the resort city of suicide attack in Emam Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
Acapulco, located in Saheb District of Kunduz Another roadside bomb detonated near a police
Guerrero State. Province recently. A patrol in al- Ameen District in southeastern Baghdad,
Guerrero State police suicide bomber killed at damaging a police vehicle and wounding three
said in a statement that the least 30 people in a policemen aboard, the source said. Two passersby
government office in
victims include a woman were also wounded by the blast, the source added.
northern Afghanistan on
and her two children. Six Monday, officials said, A third roadside bomb ripped through Baghdad’s
others, including a retired with violence spiralling southern District of Doura, wounding two civilians,
navy captain, died in four across the country even while a fourth roadside bomb detonated at an
separate attacks. before an expected spring intersection in Karrada District in southern the capital
Also Monday, an offensive.—INTERNET and wounded a civilian, the source said.—Xinhua

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New explosion, higher Slight

radiation at crippled temperature
Japanese nuclear plant rise at two
BEIJING, 15 March—A fresh explosion rocked
the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, raising
radiation in the area to dangerous levels, the
Japan
Japanese government said Tuesday.
The explosion was heard at the No 2 reactor of
reactors
Fukushima No1 nuclear power plant at 6:10 TOKYO, 15 March—
am(2110 GMT on Monday) and a fire later broke There has been a slight
out at the No 4 reactor, causing more radiation near rise in temperature of
the complex. two more reactors at a
Prime Minister Naoto Kan warned of further quake-hit Japanese
leaks and told people living within a radius of 30 nuclear plant, where
km of the troubled plant to stay indoors. engineers are battling to
Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), owner and avert meltdown, the
operator of the Fukushima complex, said it was Train carriages are seen overturned on the ground after being swept by chief government spoke-
evacuating all staff except those working to cool tsunami in the town of Shinchi in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, on 12 sman said Tuesday.
the reactor, signalling a deterioration in the situation. March, 2011. —XINHUA There have already
The latest blasts come after previous explosions been explosions at four
at its No 1 and No 3 reactors, caused by damage Fire at Japan reactor extinguished of the reactors at the
from Friday’s earthquake and tsunami, which VIENNA, 15 March—A fire at a been informed by the Japanese Fukushima No 1 plant
devastated much of north-west Japan.—Xinhua spent fuel storage pond of the quake- authorities that the spent fuel “is on 250 kilometres northeast
damaged Fukushima nuclear power fire and radioactivity is being released of Tokyo, after Friday’s
plant in Japan has been extinguished, directly into the atmosphere.” earthquake and tsunami
the UN atomic watchdog said The authorities had also informed knocked out cooling
Tuesday. the IAEA that there had been an systems.
“Japanese authorities have explosion at around 6:20 am local Spokesman Yukio
confirmed that the fire at the spent time at the unit 2 reactor at the same Edano said the slight
fuel storage pond at the Unit 4 reactor plant, which may have been caused temperature rise was at
of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power by a hydrogen explosion, the the number-five and
plant was extinguished at 02:00 UTC watchdog said. number-six reactors,
(Coordinated Universal Time),” the “Dose rates of up to 400 where problems had not
Debris is pictured floating in the Pacific Ocean, International Atomic Energy Agency millisievert per hour have been previously been re-
in this photograph taken on 13 March, 2011 said in a statement. reported at the site,” it added. ported.
and released on 14 March.—XINHUA Earlier, the IAEA had said it had Internet Internet
Radiation fears spark panic Vehicles damaged during
the tsunami are seen in
California official says tsunami damage
buying, evacuations in Tokyo Sendai City, Miyagi exceeds $40 million
Prefecture, Japan, on 15
TOKYO, 15 March— had enough. Her 10-year- S ANTA C RUZ , 15
March, 2011. Damages
Panic swept Tokyo on old daughter, Lucy, was March —A California
and ruins can be seen
Tuesday after a rise in more emphatic. official on Monday
everywhere in coastal
radioactive levels around “I’m scared. I’m so estimated that statewide
areas of northeastern
an earthquake-hit nuclear scared I would rather be Japan as the magnitude damage from last
power plant north of the in the eye of a tornado,” 9.0 earthquake and week’s tsunami trigg-
city, causing some to leave she said. “I want to massive tsunami hit these
ered by a massive off-
the capital or stock up on leave.”—Reuters areas.—XINHUA
food and supplies. shore earthquake near
Embassies advised Japan exceeds $40
staff to leave affected million.
areas, tourists cut short Mike Dayton,
vacations and some acting secretary of the
multinational companies Emergency Manage-
told staff to move from ment Agency, gave the A boat ripped from its anchor by a tsunami
Tokyo out after low levels estimate after touring surge crashes into boats on the harbor in Santa
of radiation were Santa Cruz Harbor, Cruz, Calif. A ferocious tsunami unleashed by
detected in one of the where 18 vessels sank, Japan’s biggest recorded earthquake slammed
world’s biggest and most about 100 were damag- into its eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of
densely populated cities. ed and another 12 people as it carried away ships, cars and homes,
In one sign of the Japan imposes fly ban within 30-km remained unaccounted and triggered widespread fires that burned out
panic, Don Quixote, a
multistory, 24-hour radius of Fukushima nuke plant for. of control. Hours later, the waves washed
The damage in Santa ashore on Hawaii and the US West coast, where
general store in Tokyo’s TOKYO, 15 March—Japan’s transport ministry evacuations were ordered from California to
Cruz Harbor alone is
Roppongi District, was on Tuesday banned aircraft from flying within 30 Washington but little damage was reported. The
sold out of radios, kilometres of the Fukushima No 1 nuclear power estimated at $17 million.
flashlights, candles, fuel plant amid escalating nuclear crisis, according to Meanwhile, eng- entire Pacific had been put on alert — including
ineers were using sonar coastal areas of South America, Canada and
cans and sleeping bags Kyodo news agency.
Monday to scour the Alaska — but waves were not as bad as
on Tuesday as a Reuters The move excludes aircraft engaged in search
bottom of Santa Cruz expected.—INTERNET
reported visited the shop. and rescue operations, and is not expected to have
Tourists such as a large impact on scheduled commercial flights in Harbor for missing Harbor officials and boats from the bottom of
Christy Niver, of Egan, the country, the report said. vessels sunk by the the Coast Guard had the harbour by Monday
Minnesota, said they had Xinhua surge. pulled four of the missing Morning.—Internet

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Pyithu Hluttaw Bill Committee, Public Amyotha Hluttaw Bill Committee, Public
Accounts Committee, Hluttaw Rights Accounts Committee, Hluttaw Rights
Committee,Government’s Guarantees,
Committee and the Government’s
Pledges and Undertakings Vetting
Guarantees, Pledges and Undertakings Committee hold meetings
Vetting Committee hold meetings N AY P YI T AW , 15 tees, Pledges and attended by chairmen,
NAY PYI TAW, 15 March — The Pyithu Hluttaw Hall of Hluttaw March—The First Undertakings Vetting secretaries and
First Pyithu Hluttaw Bill Committee, Building here this afternoon. Amyotha Hluttaw Bill Committee continued members of respective
the Public Accounts Committee, the Chairmen, secretaries and Committee, the Public meetings at their offices committees.
Hluttaw Rights Committee and the members of respective committees Accounts Committee, at the Amyotha Hluttaw They continued to
Government’s Guarantees, Pledges attended the meetings. the Hluttaw Rights Hall of Hluttaw Building discuss works of the
and Undertakings Vetting Committee They participated in discussions Committee and the here this afternoon. committees during the
continued meetings at their offices of on works of the committees.—MNA Government’s Guaran- The meeting were meetings. — MNA

Hluttaw candidates, election agents declared as persons of distorted qualification

NAY PYI TAW, 14 March—The Union Election Commission issued Notification No.7/2011 today. The translation of the notification is as follows:-
The Union of Myanmar Sr Hluttaw candidate Election Agent Constituency
(i) U Lan Zman - Amyotha Hluttaw
Union Election Commission Constituency No.6
Chin State
Nay Pyi Taw (j) U Lun Kho Han - Amyotha Hluttaw
Notification No.7/2011 Constituency No.7
Chin State
11th Waxing of Tabaung, 1372 ME
(k) U Htan Kee - Amyotha Hluttaw
(15 March, 2011) Constituency No.8
Hluttaw candidates and their election agents failed Chin State
(l) U Lain Paing - Amyotha Hluttaw
to submit election expenses in the prescribed period Constituency No.10
declared as persons of distorted qualification Chin State
1. According to Section 55 of the respective Hluttaw Election Laws and (m) U Kyaw Kyaw Phyu - Amyotha Hluttaw
paragraph 77 of Rules, Hluttaw candidates and their election agents who run for Constituency No.11
Multi-party Democracy General Election held on 7 November, 2010 are to submit Chin State
election expenses to the respective sub-commissions in line with the laws during 60- (n) U Hon Htan - Kanpetlet Township
day as of the date the name of representatives-elect are announced. Constituency No.1
2. To be able to decide whether those who fail to submit election expenses in State Hluttaw
accord with the law should be designated as persons of distorted qualification or not, Chin State
the Union Election Commission formed election tribunals and ordered them to check (o) U Hla Mar - Haka Township
with them. Constituency No.2
3. The Election Tribunal found that the following Hluttaw candidates and their State Hluttaw
election agents failed to submit the election expenses during the prescribed period, Chin State
and in accord with the respective Hluttaw Election Rules Paragraph 83 (a), (p) U Lyan Chun - Haka Township
designated them as persons of distorted qualification. Constituency No.2
Sr Hluttaw candidate Election Agent Constituency State Hluttaw
Chin State
(a) U Saw Nwe Shwe Maung - Putao Township
(q) U Kan Llyan Htan - Tiddim Township
Pyithu Hluttaw
Constituency Constituency No.1
Kachin State State Hluttaw
(b) U Kyaw Oo - Amyotha Hluttaw Chin State
Constituency No.9 (r) U Htwan Gohtan - Tiddim Township
Kachin State Constituency No.1
(c) U Hla Ngwe - Mogaung Township State Hluttaw
Constituency No.1 Chin State
State Hluttaw (s) U Daing Lyan Paung - Tonzang Township
Kachin State Constituency No.1
(d) U Aung Ni U Win Naing Phakant Township State Hluttaw
Constituency No.1 Chin State
State Hluttaw (t) U Twar Dopaung - Tonzang Township
Kachin State Constituency No. 1
(e) U Tun Tun Oo - Bhamo Township State Hluttaw
Constituency No.2 Chin State
State Hluttaw
4. The Union Election Commission announced that the above-mentioned
Kachin State
Hluttaw candidates and their election agents are persons of distorted qualification
(f) U PS Khan Do Nan - Tiddim Township
Pyithu Hluttaw according to Paragraph 84 of respective Hluttaw Election Rules after judging the
Constituency decision of Election Tribunal.
Chin State 5. It is hereby announced that Hluttaw candidates and election agents who are
(g) U Lain Kee - Kanpetlet Township declared as persons of distorted qualifications, in accord with the Section 88 of the
Pyithu Hluttaw respective Hluttaw Election Law, shall not contest in the election as a Hluttaw
Constituency candidate, from the date of this declaration, in the existing Hluttaw term and the next
Chin State Hluttaw term.
(h) U Byat Kham - Amyotha Hluttaw Sd/ Thein Soe
Constituency No.4 Chairman
Chin State Union Election Commission

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submitted by U Tun Myint Oo of Mongpan constituency submitted a proposal to review the pen-
First regular session of Constituency on taking census across the country and sion scheme as there is a wide gap between the
a proposal of U Khin Maung Yi (a) Khine Maung Yi pension and current commodity prices and suggested
Pyithu Hluttaw continues… of Ahlon Constituency to prescribe a compulsory to make pension salary grades depending on ages. U
(from page 1) education system “Duty to Educate Children” at the Aung Zin of Pazundaung Township constituency
of Momauk constituency asked the Hluttaw to draft a primary and middle school levels for 100 per cent submitted a proposal to draft a bill that would allow
bill that would let students to choose a literature of one literacy and new syllabuses and policies comprising farmers to keep their crops at governmental organiza-
of national races as an optional subject on the school examination systems for students to continue education tions and private garage at reasonable prices, paving
curriculum, U Aung Tun Tha of MraukU constituency in international universities in which the government ways for the farmers to earn stable price from crop
asked the Hluttaw to upgrade No.2 Basic Education and private education centres can participate. Mem- production. Pyithu Hluttaw held discussion if the new
Middle School in MraukU to the higher one and bers of the Union level organizations Minister for two proposals should be brought to the Hluttaw or not.
U Aung Sein of Manaung constituency asked the Immigration and Population U Maung Oo and Minis- Afterwards, the Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw an-
Hluttaw to maintain basic education schools and to ter for Education Dr. Chan Nyein made reviews and nounced that the tenth day session ended and the
establish a university of arts and science or a college discussed the proposals and the approval of Pyithu eleventh-day session would be held at 10 am tomor-
for townships in southern Rakhine State. Hluttaw was sought. row. The session ended at 1.45 pm.
Afterwards, the agree-to-discuss proposals Afterwards, U Soe Win of Sangyoung Township MNA

Education Minister replies to S & T Minister responds to question on

Pyithu Hluttaw representative opening of government technical training
U Zaw Tun’s question school in Rakhine State
NAY PYI TAW, 15 NAY PYI TAW, 15
March —U Zaw Tun of March— At today’s Pyithu
Momauk Constituency Hluttaw session, Pyithu
questioned at today’s Hluttaw representative U
Pyithu Hluttaw regular Aung Sein of Manaung
session whether there is constituency asked
only plan to drapt law to whether there is any plan
teach a language of to build a technical training
national race as optional school so as to turn out
subject in addition to skilled labours needed for
teaching Myanmarsar as industries in Rakhine State.
main subject in govern- Regarding the
ment schools in respec- query, Minister for Science
tive Regions and States or and Technology U Thaung
not. said; that Ministry of Sci-
Minister for ence and Technology
Education Dr Chan Nyein opens Government Tech-
replied to the question that Minister for Education Dr Chan Nyein Minister for Science and Technology
the ministry set syllabuses responds to question.—MNA U Thaung responds to question.—MNA
for basic education with
and experts of UN agen- the education theory. Of- nical High Schools in or- ing their respective courses;
the coordination of schol-
cies to nurture well-edu- ficial language der to turn out skilled labour that outstanding students
ars at home and abroad
cated good citizens with Myanmarsar and interna- needed for technological from this school will have a
Union Spirit and national- tional language English development; that Gov- opportunity to continue to
istic fervor. are also included in the ernment Technical High join the first year of Gov-
Myanmar, home curriculum. School (Sittway) was ernment Technical Insti-
to over 100 national races, At current situa- opened in Sittway and tute, Government Techni-
has many languages, in- tion, to set respective lan- that was the school which cal College and Techno-
cluding different lan- guages of each national U Aung Sein wants to set logical University; and that
guages from the same race race is impossible in basic up; that a total of 131 those who have learned the
based on the region. There education curriculum as students are attending the courses at Government
will be students of differ- there are many national school in which six sub- Technical High School for
ent national races in the races in Myanmar. The jects are being conducted; two years can get jobs; and
same class of the same learning of languages of U Aung Sein of that they will work as that there is a plan for those
school as various national national races outside Manaung Constitu- skilled labour in factory, who want to continue to
races inhabit in each Re- school will be supported. ency making workshop, construction attend advanced diploma
gion/State. MNA question.—MNA site and industry after pass- courses.—MNA
Subjects which
U Zaw Tun of could be learnt by chil- Education Minister responds to query on difficulties
Momauk Constituency dren at their respective age
making
are included in the current of students from Shan State (North)
syllabuses with respect to NAY PYI TAW, 15 March—At Pyithu Hluttaw now Institute of Economics (Meiktila) and
question.—MNA
session, Minister for Education Dr Chan Nyein (Monywa) in which 6400 students are accepted
answered question on difficulties students majoring have been opened; that designation of Institute of

Take Fire in economics from Shan State (North) raised by U

Sai Boe Aung of Muse Constituency at eight-day
Economics is based on the most easy access and
cost-effective according to their the region; that
Pyithu Hluttaw session, with the permission of the factors make parallel development across the
Preventive Hluttaw Speaker.
Minister for Education Dr Chan Nyein
country and so education sector sees fruitful result;
and that arrangements have been made to have
said that before 1988, students had to learn parallel development across the country and to be
Measures Economics only at Yangon Institute of Economics
and about 1000 students were allowed there and
able to learn education in their regions or in their
nearby regions.—MNA

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Three Pyithu Hluttaw representatives discuss proposal

of U Tun Myint Oo to take census of the entire nation
Minister for Immigration and Population
U Maung Oo replies
N AY PYI T AW , 15 racy system and has an- sumption and export sales. managed correctly.
March—At today’s Pyithu nounced to the world that By tak- Furthermore, approxi-
Hluttaw session, three she will practice market- ing census, spread of mate lists of voters can be
representatives discussed oriented economic system diverse national races drawn up for elections. The
the proposal to take census that suitable for her new across the nation, popula- current census is mere
of the entire nation political system. tion density, agricultural rough estimate one and
submitted by U Tun Myint In practicing market- productivity and food suf- thus he seconded the pro-
Oo of Mongpan Constitu- oriented economic system, ficiency of respective posal of U Tun Myint Oo
ency. it is vital to know the correct regions will become ap- from Mongpan Constitu- Minister for Immigration and Population
First, U Sai Saw Tin of and accurate census di- parent and health, educa- ency, said U Sai Saw Tin. U Maung Oo responds to question.—MNA
Mongyawng Constitu- viding into sex, age and tion, literature, traditional Daw Nan Wah Nu of
ency said that Myanmar is region so as to calculate customs and administra- Kunhing Constituency
attempting to establish dis- such important data as pro- tive matters of respective said that accurate census is individuality, universality, taken in 2009.
cipline flourishing democ- ductivity, domestic con- national brethren will be instrumental in establish- simultaneity and defined Primary local data
ing a discipline flourish- periodicity. were collected from Im-
ing democratic nation. The Census Depart- migration and National
Census was taken in ment took censuses in 252 registration Department in
Myanmar in 1933, 1953, townships in 1953 and order to get correct lists of
1963, 1973 and 1983 and 2143 village-tracts in population constantly.
since then it was not taken 1954 as the nationwide The previous
again. campaign. In 1973, the experiences in taking
She said that she found census of the entire nation census in 1973 and 1983
wrong census while going could be taken and lists of show that it took at least to
for election campaigns, voters also made. To take prepare to take census and
and thus seconded U Tun census, 1972 Census Law it took five days to take
Myint Oo’s proposal. of the Union of Myanmar census. Making lists took
U Tin Maung Win of was issued on 22 April, two years and peoples
Mingaladon Constituency 1972. cooperate in taking census
said that the State needs Central Census Com- as it was done was massive
correct and accurate mission and different campaign.
census for it will contrib- levels of census commit- So, taking census
U Tin Maung Win of U Sai Saw Tin of Daw Nan Wah Nu of tees were formed in Au- takes time and calls for
ute a great deal to socio-
Mingaladon Constitu- Mongyawng Constitu- Kunhing Constitu- gust, 1972 and about 13 participation of the entire
economic status of the
ency participating in ency participating in ency making peoples. months was taken for nation. Ministry of
discussion.—MNA discussion.—MNA question.—MNA Taking census of the preparation works. The minister alone can not
entire nation is massive census of the entire nation accomplish it and it is a
was taken in 1983 and time-consuming task to
Education Minister responds to query
work and is also a national
work plan that calls for that time two years was be undertaken by the Gov-
used for preparation ernment at an opportune
on maintenance of basic education participation of the entire
nation. It is a work to be works. time, concluded the min-
schools in Rakhine State done simultaneously
across the nation and
Since the last census
was taken in 1983, no
ister.
Next, the Hluttaw
therefore requires sufficient new census could be taken Speaker said that he
NAY PYI TAW, 15 basic education schools carried out systematically period of time for it calls and contributory data in hoped that every one
March— At today’s in Rakhine State for its with the allocation of the for participation of various population calculation would understand the
Pyithu Hluttaw session, durability with enough State’s fund and that main- fields such as finance, were collected in coop- situation now as three
Pyithu Hluttaw repre- fund of the government. tenance of 185 schools has manpower, management, eration with United Na- representatives and the
sentatives U Aung Sein of Minister for Edu- been undertaken with the security, and tions Fund for Population minister had discussed the
Manaung constituency cation Dr Chan Nyein re- use of that fund in 2010- administration. It is un- (UNFPA). In doing so, proposal of U Tun Myint
asked whether there is any sponded that maintenance 2011 financial year. likely that the census will population change and Oo. Taking census of the
plan for maintenance of of the schools is being MNA be accurate and correct birth rate data was col- entire nation should be
census if it is done in haste. lected in 1991 and birth and is to be done. He

No plan at present to open University And, therefore, sufficient

time should be taken to
rate and reproductive
health data in 1997, 2001
continued that he under-
stood that it should be done
take census of the entire and 2006. at an opportune time as
(or) College in south of Rakhine State nation for its accuracy.
In his response,
Sample surveys were
carried out in 36 town-
the work is massive and
time consuming.
Minister for Immigration ships in 2007 and 36 The Pyithu Hluttaw
N AY P YI T AW , 15 an Arts and Science there is no plan to open an townships in 2008 so as to accepted the proposal of
and Population U Maung
March— At today’s University (or) a College Art and Science Univer- Oo said that census means analyze the accuracy of U Tun Myint Oo of
Pyithu Hluttaw session, in the southern town- sity (or) a College because collecting complete infor- the census and the rate of Mongpan Constituency as
Pyithu Hluttaw repre- ships of Rakhine State. Rakhine State has Sittway mation on a particular per- population change after hluttaw representatives
sentatives U Aung Sein Regarding the ques- University in Sittway and son in a particular region 2006. The census of agreed that the proposal
of Manaung Con- tion, Minister for Educa- Kyaukpyu Edcuation Col- in a particular time and whole population of 26 should be put into prac-
stituency asked whether tion Dr Chan Nyein lege in Kyaukpyu. thus needs to be infused townships in thirteen tice taking time.
there is any plan to open explained that at present MNA with four features, namely, regions and states was MNA

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Construction Minister replies to Construction Minister replies to

question of Amyotha Hluttaw question over “any plan to be
representative U Zon Hlyal Htan of implemented for upgrading of
Chin State Constituency-2 motorways linking Rakhine State
NAY PYI TAW, 15 March
— Amyotha Hluttaw
to date, a total length of
tarred road reached 96
road section because of
high cost based on the
and mainland for better transport”
representative of Chin miles and four furlongs. topography. N AY P YI T AW , 15
State Constituency-2 U The Ministry of Pakokku-Mindat- March —At the session
Zon Hlyal Htan stated that Construction will Kanpetlet road has two of Amyotha Hluttaw held
the Union Highways mean continue to upgrade other road sections — 89 miles today, U Maung Tha Khin
roads and bridges road sections yearly and three furlongs long of Rakhine State
implemented by the Union depending on its fund. Pakokku-Mindat road Constituency 8 said that
government; and The upgrading of all section and 38 miles long Rakhine State once can
questioned whether Union highways to tarred Mindat-Kanpetlet road be reached from the
“Kyeekha-Tongzan- road when the ASEAN section. Pakokku-Mindat mainland only through
Tiddim-Falam-Haka- community will be road section has 88 miles Taungup-Pandaung road.
Thangtalan Union established in 2020 is the and three furlongs long Yangon-Sittway road and
Highway, Haka-Matupi- main project of the tarred road and one mile Thandwe-Gwa-
Paletwa Union Highway Ministry of Construction. long gravel road. Mindat- Ngathaingchaung road
and Pakokku-Mindat- Upgraded in previous 20 Kanpetlet road section linking with Ayeya-wady
Kanpetlet Union Highway years, the development has 22 miles and one Region emerged in the
which will connect all the of roads in Chin State furlong long gravel road time of Tatmadaw
towns in Chin State will be could be seen. and 15 miles and seven government. Locals in
Public Works Minister for Construction U Khin Maung
constructed or not”. furlongs long earth road. Rakhine State have easily
Minister for upgraded 21361 miles Myint responds to question.—MNA
In upgrading these access to mainland thanks
Construction U Khin and two furlongs of road road sections from earth and An (Aukywa)
to emergence of road
Maung Myint explained out of above 10000 miles suspension bridge is
road to hard road, hard networks and bridges
Kyeekha-Tongzan- into tarred road. Fifty per under construction to be
road to gravel road and linking between southern
Tiddim-Falam-Haka- cent of roads have been upgraded as a reinforced
gravel road to tarred road, and northern parts of
Thangtalan road in Chin tarmacked and other roads concrete one.
a total of 100 miles and Rakhine State.
State has three sections are being upgraded in The upgrading of 146-
four furlongs have been As Rakhine State has
— 157 miles and three particular priority. Asia mile and three-furlong long
tarred. The Ministry of an annual rainfall of more
furlongs long Kyeekha- Highway and ASEAN Pyay-Pandaung-Taun-gup-
Construction will than 200 inches, this
Tongzan-Tiddim-Falam Highways are first priority; Thandwe road is underway
continue to upgrade other causes damages to roads
road section, 43 miles and Inter-Region/State Union by Nay La Thitsar
road sections yearly by and bridges frequently. He
three furlongs long Highways, second construction company
the State fund. asked about “whether or
Falam-Haka road section priority; Inter-District limited under B.O.T system.
roads, third priority; and Chin national U Ngon not there is any plan to be
and 21 miles and four Hsan Haw was assigned implemented for upgrad- Four bridges are being
furlongs long Haka- Inter-Township roads, upgraded to reinforced
fourth priority. as Chin State Superinten- ing of motorways linking
Thangtalan road section. dent Engineer. Two between Rakhine State concrete ones by the Public
The Union Highway U Maung Tha Khin
Kyeekha-Tongzan- deputy superintendent and mainland for better Works. Arrangements are
means roads which of Rakhine State
Tiddim-Falam road engineers, two district transport”. being made by Nay La
connect Regions and Constituency-8
section has the length of superintendent engineers, Regarding the Thitsar construction
States. making question.
157 miles and three seven township engine- question, Minister for company limited for
Haka-Matupi-
furlongs with 58 miles and ers, seven assistant site Construction U Khin MNA tarmacking of the road.
Paletwa road has two
seven furlongs long tarred engineers, three township Maung Myint replied that will be upgraded step by Shwe Moe Group
sections — 172 miles and
road, 55 miles and six (branch) engineers, 13 site there are three main step up to tarred one. construction company
six furlongs long Haka-
furlongs long gravel road engineers (1), four roads—Minbu-An-Sit- Wooden bridges along limited will upgrade 49-mile
Matupi road section and
and 42 miles and six drawing staff, 75 office tway road linking with the road will be and two-furlong long road
135 miles and three
furlongs long earth road. staff and 300 labours were Magway Region, Pyay- substituted with section on
furlongs long Matupi-
Falam-Haka road section Palewa road section. undertaking construction Taungup-Thandwe road reinforced concrete ones. Ngathaingchaung-Gwa-
is 43 miles and three Haka-Matupi road section works. A total of 166 linking with Bago Region Road accidents occur Thandwe road section and
furlongs long with 34 has two miles and six vehicles, including 14 and Ngathaingchaung- frequently on Metaung the remaining 83-mile on
miles and one furlong furlongs long tarred road, bulldozers, eight land Gwa-Thandwe road uphill on An-Sittway Thandwe-Gwa road section
long tarred road and nine 49 miles long gravel road leveling vehicles, 12 linking with Ayeyawady road, causing injuries and is being upgraded by the
miles and two furlongs and 121 miles long earth excavators, 33 rollers, Region— to link Rakhine deaths. Road works are Public Works. Plans are
long gravel road. Haka- road. Two miles long road seven stone crushers, one State with other States and being carried out day in, underway to upgrade four
Thangtalan road section on this section in Yezwa crane, 72 dumper trucks, Regions. Under long-term day out to be safe for bridges on the roads section
is 21 miles and four was tarmacked this year. four oil/water tankers, 15 plans, these roads are trucks and passenger between Gwa and
furlongs long with three Upgrading will be administration vehicles, being upgraded. buses to run on the Thandwe.
miles and four furlongs continued depending on are used in addition to Altogether 23 Metaung uphill in order Ring roads for
long tarred road and 18 annual fund. Matupi- other mobile vehicles construction groups and to complete the works isolated islands in
miles long gravel road. Paletwa road section has based on the site require- 36 companies are before rainy season. Rakhine State are under
These road sections three furlongs long tarred ment. The construction carrying out the Now, the road was leveled construction. Manaung
were upgraded step by road, two miles and one works are being carried construction of three road down up to about 200 Island ring road and 190
step from earth road to furlong long gravel road, out and will be carried out sections of 296-mile and feet and road construction bridges on it were built.
hard road, hard road to 132 miles and seven in Chin State as well as in five-furlong long Minbu- will be completed soon. Besides, construction of
gravel road, gravel road furlongs long earth road the entire nation with An-Sittway road with the Three suspension Yanbye-Aunghlapyin
to tarred road by defining (alignment). There is no added momentum. help of 645 vehicles and bridges were upgraded to road and Hlainggugyi
three classes of road. Up plan to implement this MNA 2360 workers. The road reinforced concrete ones (See page 9)

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Construction Minister replies to reconstructed within two

months. When ongoing projects are in full swing,
question … Preliminary
(from page 8) in Rakhine State. Nine engineering works for education sector of Chin State will be
bridges will be built on construction of road that
detour on Buthidaung-
Maungtaw road and Yathaedaung-Ponnagyun will link Rakhin State with improved with added momentum
upgrading of Bandoola- road. Two bridges on Mizuram Province in India
Maungtaw-Angumaw Pauktaw-Minbya are under via Paletwa and Kaletwa in NAY PYI TAW, 15
road are underway. construction. Upon Chin State are being carried March—At today’s ses-
completion of Myebon- out by Max Myanmar Co., sion of Amyotha
The plan for upgrading
of all bridges in Regions Kantha-Kapaing road that Ltd and IRCON (Indian Hluttaw, Amyotha
and States to reinforced will link Myebon and Railway Construction Hluttaw Representative
concrete ones has already Yangon-Sittway road, Company Limited). U Paul Thang Thaing
been drawn by the Public passengers will have easy Upgrading of Kyauktaw- from Chin State
Works of the Ministry of access to Yangon and Paletwa earth road to gravel Constituency (3) in his
Mandalay from Myebon road is being carried out by question said that in the
Construction. Wooden
bridges in Rakhine State without any delay. the Ministry of time of the Tatmadaw
will be upgraded to Preliminary engineering Construction. government, 24 regions
reinforced concrete ones. works for construction While upgrading of have been designated for
Upgrading of roads three bridges on Myebon- roads and bridges in 17 special development with
and bridges in Rakhine Kapaing (Kyainntaung) townships in Rakhine State a specialist hospital (200-
road are underway. are underway, roads linking bed), an arts and science
State is being carried out by
49 groups of the ministry Three bridges will be Rakhine State and university, a university
for computer studies, and SPDC Office Director-General U Kyaw Kyaw
and companies under the built on Kyauktaw-Paletwa Magway, Bago and
a technological university Win responds to question.—MNA
supervision of the Rakhine road. Heavy rain caused Ayeyawady Regions are
State superintending serious damages to the 16th- being upgraded. As a result, each; that he would like
Rakhine State sees better to know if Chin State is 2008, and now 120 youths University for Computer
engineer. Mile road section on
transport which is one of the 24 regions, are pursuing education at Studies (Kalay), 226 at
Four inter-townships Buthidaung-Maungtaw
contributing towards and if there is a plan for the institute; that when the Arts and Science
roads aspired by dwellers road and it was repaired
greater improvements in development of Chin number of students wait- University (Pakokku), 50
of Rakhine State is under within one month. Giri-hit
economic, social and State. ing for B.E course meets at Technological
construction. Motorways roads, bridges and dykes
education sectors.— MNA Director-General the fixed number of can- University (Pakokku) and
emerged in 17 townships in Kyaukpyu district were
U Kyaw Kyaw Win of the didates, the institute will 3 at University for
State Peace and Develop- be upgraded to a technical Computer Studies
Amyotha Hluttaw Representative U Zon Hlyal Htan puts ment Council Office re- college running B.E and (Pakokku); that Chin State
question about construction of border trade routes linking plied that the government M.E courses; that the col-
lege also has the I.T De-
has 24 hospitals with a
total bed capacity of 990,
designated the 24 regions
Chin State with India and Bangladesh for special development partment where youths 59 rural health centres, 9
to narrow the develop- can learn computer maternal and child health
Construction Minister ment gap between one part science; that the institute centres, eight traditional
and another; that in the will be upgraded to a tech- medicine centres and one
U Khin Maung Myint replies process, the regions with nological university; that nurse training school; that
dense population and there will be a plan for due to sparse population,
N AY P YI T AW , 15 replied that current roads economic prospects are human resources in Chin Chin State is not desig-
March—At today’s linking Chin State with in the centre; that more State according to the nated as a development
Amyotha Hluttaw ses- plain regions of the nation projects are also being number of youths wishing region, but as a Union
sion, Amyotha Hluttaw and India and Bangladesh implemented for devel- to pursue education; that territory; and that when
Representative U Zon are Mandalay-Gangaw- opment of other regions; 741 students are learning ongoing projects are in
Hlyal Htan of Chin State Falam-Reedkawdah that Governmental at the Arts and Science full swing, the education
Constituency (2) put a border trade route (394 Technical Institute (Haka) University (Kalay), 141 sector of the state will be
question about construc- miles 2 furlongs long), was established in Chin at Technological Univer- improved with added
tion of border trade routes Kalay-Tiddim- State on 16 December sity (Kalay), eight at momentum.—MNA
linking Chin State with Reedkawdah border trade
India and Bangladesh. route (88 miles long), Myanmar are already car- Financial Management at Wise
He said that Chin Pakokku-Matupi- rying out pre-engineering YANGON, 15 March—Wise International School
State is expected to expe- Paletwa-Myeikwa border works for construction of for Executives (ABE Accredited College) will open a
rience economic growth trade route (377 miles 1 41 miles 7 furlongs long certificate course in financial management on 18 March.
if its need for particular furlong long). Paletwa-Kaletwa
Amyotha Hluttaw The course is suitable for managers, auditors,
infrastructure would be Of those routes, the first (Myeikwa) Road of
Representative U Zon accountants, financial officers, business development
satisfied. Chin State is rich one is made of 285 miles 4 Paletwa–Kaletwa
Hlyal Htan of Chin managers, and those interested in financial manage-
in fertile soil and thus pro- furlongs long tarred road, (Myeikwa)-Pakokku
State Constituency-2 ment.
duces bumper harvest. He 62 miles 6 furlongs long border trade route with the
putting question.—MNA The fee of the ten-day course is K 50,000 and
asked whether the Gov- gravel road and 46 miles assistance of India, as part those interested may contact the school at No. 1009,
ernment would be able to long earthen road, totaling long earthen road of Kaladan Multi-Modal 10th Floor, Yuzana Tower, at the junction of Kaba Aye
build Mandalay-Gangaw- 394 miles 2 furlongs. (alignment), totaling 377 Transit Transport Project. Pagoda Road and Shwegondine Road, Bahan Town-
Falam-Reedkawdah The second one is miles 1 furlong. The Upon completion of ship, here, Ph: 01556183.—MNA
Road, Kalay-Tiddim- made of 36 miles 6 fur- Government is currently Patletwa-Kaletwa
Reedkawdah Road and longs long tarred road, unable to construct (Myeikwa) Road, India- Reedkawdah Road (32 phase by phase.
Pakokku-Matupi- 42 miles 7 furlongs long Matupi-Paletwa section of Myanmar trade route will miles 3 furlongs long), To link Chin State with
Paletwa-Myeikwa Road gravel road and 8 miles 3 the last road for it needs a be connected with Myanmar and India have Bangladesh, a road is un-
through Chin State to link furlongs long earthen large sum of cash due to Pakokku via Kyauktaw- agreed to upgrade Tiddim- der construction from
it with India and Bangla- road, totaling 88 miles. geographical features. An-Padan. Of the two Reedkawdah Road as first Paletwa to Kyauktaw of
desh in order that local The last one is made of Nevertheless, Indian Rail- roads linking India and priority and are already Rakhine State, to complete
products can be trans- 200 miles 2 furlongs long way Construction Chin State which are surveying the alignment. Paletwa-Kyauktaw-
ported to any directions. tarred road, 2 miles 1 Company Limited Falam-Reedkawdah The road currently is Sittway-Buthidaung-
Minister for Construc- furlong long gravel road (IRCON) of India and Max Road (67 miles 6 furlongs earthen facility and Public Maungtaw border trade
tion U Khin Maung Myint and 174 miles 6 furlongs Myanmar Co Ltd of long) and Tiddim- Works will upgrade it route.—MNA

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First regular session of on education, economic

and social affairs of tribes
Proposals submitted, approvals
Amyotha Hluttaw… in their languages except sought at Pyithu Hluttaw session
(from page 16) submitted by U Zhun publications that could
Next, members of Khan of Chin State Con- oppose the government” NAY PYI TAW, 15 March grades depending on ages. hluttaw announced that
the respective Union level stituency No-1. Then the raised by U Paw Lian Lwin — Today’s Pyithu Hluttaw It was seconded by those representatives who
organizations Minister for approval of Amyotha of Chin State Constitu- session made decisions on Dr. Than Win of North want to discuss the above
Finance and Revenue U Hluttaw was sought. ency No-9, they withdrew whether new proposals Okkalapa Township proposal are to register at
Hla Tun clarified and U Regarding the their proposals to Hluttaw. submitted by Hluttaw rep- Constituency. Deputy Director-General of
Sai Win Maung of Shan proposals “to distribute The Speaker of resentative should be Afterwards, the ap- Pyithu Hluttaw.
State Constituency No-5 enough basic commodi- Amyotha Hluttaw an- discussed or not. proval of Pyithu Hluttaw Afterwards, U Aung
held discussions on the ties to servicemen and nounced the end of the First, U Soe Win of was sought to discuss it,and Zin of Pazundaung
permitted proposal “to government personnel first regular session of Sangyoung Township then the hluttaw accepted Township Constituency
raise pensions of retired who are serving the inter- Amyotha Hluttaw for Constituency submitted a the approval. submitted a proposal to draft
persons of the armed est of the nation and their tenth day and the elev- proposal to review the pen- The proposal submit- a bill that would allow
forces and government families at reasonable enth-day session will be sion scheme as there is a ted by U Soe Win of farmers to legally store their
department, who did not prices” submitted by U held at 10 am on 16 March wide gap between the pen- Sangyoung Township crops at garages of govern-
catch up to current pay Zhun Khan of Chin State (Wednesday). sion and current commod- Constituency will be dis- mental organizations and
scales according to their Constituency No-1 and The session came ity prices and suggested to cussed at eleventh –day private garage at reason-
ranks when they retired” “to grant freedom of press to end at noon.—MNA make pension salary Pyithu Hluttaw session to able prices, paving ways
grades from two to three be held on 16 March. The for the farmers to earn stable
Up to now it is too early to launch price from crop produc-
tion.
free, compulsory middle education The proposal was
seconded by Daw Zar
system in Myanmar Talam of Thantlang
Constituency and the ap-
NAY PYI TAW, 15 that so Myanmar should extensively around the proval of Pyithu Hluttaw
March—At today’s session launch the second step only world; that for instance, was sought to discuss it,
of Pyithu Hluttaw, four rep- after the first step has been compulsory education sys- and then the hluttaw
resentatives held discus- completed; and that accord- tem is for children aged 11 accepted the approval.
sions about the proposal ing to ads in journals, maga- to 16 years in India, and for The proposal of U
submitted by Hluttaw Rep- zines and TV commercials, 11 years in Russia, and Aung Zin will be discussed
resentative U Khin Maung there are many private-run compulsory primary and will be discussed at eleventh
Yi (a) Khine Maung Yi from schools whose outstanding middle education in China; –day Pyithu Hluttaw ses-
Ahlon Constituency to pre- candidates can join the and that so she said she is in sion to be held on 16 March.
scribe a new system “Duty schools in foreign coun- support of the proposal. The hluttaw announced that
Pyithu Hluttaw repre- Pyithu Hluttaw repre- those representatives who
to Educated Children” and tries. Daw Mi Myint
syllabuses with an exami- Daw Zar Talam of Than of Ye Constituency sentative sentative U Soe Win want to discuss the above-
U Aung Zin of of Sangyoung Con- mentioned proposals are to
Pazundaung Con- stituency in register at Deputy Director-
stituency in discus- discussion. General of Pyithu
sion.—MNA MNA Hluttaw.— MNA

to improve the nation’s edu- proposal should not be dis- are reviewed, assessed and
cation standard; that under cussed further more. amended and the ministry
Millennium Development Minister for Edu- is working in cooperation
Goal, every country is try- cation Dr Chan Nyein said with international universi-
ing to achieve Universal that United Nations Millen- ties; that many other plans
Primary Education by nium Summit (2000) are ongoing for participa-
2015; that Article 28 (c) of adopted eight millennium tion of private section in the
the constitution says, “The goals, one of which is Uni- education sector; and that
Union shall implement free, versal Primary Education he considers that the pro-
compulsory primary edu- to be completed by 2015; posal should not be under
cation system”; that so, up that the second phase of the discussion any longer.
Pyithu Hluttaw repre- Pyithu Hluttaw repre- Pyithu Hluttaw repre- to now it is too early to 30-year basic education The speaker said
sentative Dr Maung sentative U Kyi Myint sentative Daw Mi launch free, compulsory plan covers programmes that four representatives and
Maung Htay in in discussion. Myint Than in middle education system for completion of basic edu- the minister have held thor-
discussion.—MNA MNA discussion.—MNA in Myanmar; that the Uni- cation; that in Myanmar ough discussions about the
nation system in which suc- Thantlang Constituency said that educational re- versities Central Council free, compulsory primary proposal; and that he would
cessful candidates can join said that free system should forms should be made to chaired by the Minister for education system benefits like to know the stance of
international university and be practised if compulsory bring about an international Education is pursuing 5.15 million children; that the presenter.
education system in which education system is to be level education system; that plans to improve sylla- only after the free, In response, U
the government and private launched; that now, pri- basic education is free in buses and curricula to the compulsory primary Khin Maung Yi (a) Khine
sector can participate. mary level school drop-out the international commu- international level; that now education system will it be Maung Yi expressed
U Kyi Myint of rate is still high in Myanmar; nity; that it is needed to Myanmar is a member of wise to launch the middle thanks, submitting to the
Latha Constituency in his that primary education sharpen the abilities of ASEAN Universities Net- education system; that in hluttaw that the proposal
discussion said that the does not prescribe subjects Myanmar youths all the work (AUN) and is deal- line with the 30-year does not need further dis-
majority of the countries to improve reasoning more; and that so she is in ing with syllabuses and national education promo- cussions.
find it hard to implement power, and at least middle support of the proposal. curricula in line with Mu- tion programme is The speaker de-
the free compulsory pri- education is enough for to Dr Maung Maung tual Recognition Agree- underway to meet the inter- clared the hluttaw approved
mary education; that even improve students’ intellec- Htay of Pwintbyu Constitu- ment (MRA); that present national standard; that to his submission, so the
Britain can practise free tual power; that today, ency said that the National achievement in education achieve the goal, seminars hluttaw does not need to
compulsory education no compulsory education Education Committee is promotion plans is very are held yearly, education discuss the proposal any
more than primary level; system is exercised short- and long-term plans heartening; and that the development programmes longer.—MNA

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Finance & Revenue Minister Foreign Minister U Nyan Win sends

answers query sympathy message to Japanese FM
NAY PYI TAW, 15 March NAY PYI TAW, 15 March— U Nyan Win, Minister for
– In the discussion of the Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, on 11 March, sent a
proposal ‘to raise pensions message of sympathy to His Excellency Mr. Takeaki Matsumoto,
of retired persons of the
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan for the loss of life and
armed forces and
government departments, property caused by earthquake and Tsunami in Sendai City, Tohoku
who did not catch up the Region and North Eastern parts of Japan.—MNA
current pay scales accord-
ing to their ranks when personnel when Myanmar staff member. ing the pensions up to 25
they retired’, submitted by is able to stand tall as a After 1948 when the percent as necessary in
U Zhun Khan of Chin State democratic nation’, it is nation regained independ- 1993; granting family pen-
Constituency-1, U Sai Win hoped that new salaries ence, the government en- sion from four-thirds of
Maung of Shan State Con- the service personnel with acted laws for retired serv- staff pension, instead of a
stituency-5 said the differ- old salaries are expecting ice personnel to enjoy pen- half, and increasing the
ence between the pension will come at an opportune sions. It granted not only a duration of pension for
of service personnel who time. So, it is not possible service pension but also a spouses until their death,
retired with old salaries and to insist on pay rise from family pension in 1956; instead of 15 years, in 1994;
that of those who retired Finance and Revenue Minister U Hla Tun the State for a want, dis- increased the 30-year staff and increasing pensions
with current salaries is very responds to question.—MNA cussed U Sai Win Maung. pension to 42-year service twofold in 2000.
big. It is true that a retired In his clarification, pension and extended the The minister then re-
government employee is to boost production for the pensions of retired serv- Minister for Finance and duration of family pension quested the withdrawal of
with an old salary had to national economic ice personnel because of Revenue U Hla Tun said from 10 to 15 years in the proposal to increase
face economic difficulties growth. And then, the the financial situation of the discussion of U Sai 1973; granted temporary the pensions as it is neces-
whenever the government people will be economi- the State and the difficulty Win Maung is perfect and living allowance plus pen- sary consider the situation
increased the salaries of cally protected and enjoy in collecting the exact data complete. The pension sion in 1977 and granted of national development,
departmental staff after the increased salaries com- of the number of retired system Myanmar is prac- extra cash assistance plus inflation, the circulation of
1988. However, at the pletely. So, productivity service personnel. tising is in conformity with pension in 1988. money, commodity prices
moment, it is not easy to is a first priority and every Inflation after pay rise is the existing laws and rules. Measures were also and GDP.
decide to increase the sala- citizen has to play a part in another thing to consider. Unlike other nations which taken such as granting tem- U Zhun Khan of Chin
ries or pensions. When building up a modern, de- As prescribed in pay pensions to retired serv- porary cash assistance and State Constituency1 then
occasion arises to increase veloped democratic na- Section 26 Sub-section (a) ice personnel after cutting extra cash assistance plus submitted the withdrawal
them, commodity prices tion. of the constitution, ‘the part of their salaries, original pension by abol- of the proposal. Later, the
will skyrocket and pen- For the time being, it is State shall enact neces- Myanmar grants pensions ishing the rule of not pay- Hluttaw approved the
sioners will get no results. not possible to consider sary laws for the economic from its own budget de- ing a pension of more than withdrawal.
The main requirement the matter of increasing welfare of retired service pending on the service of a 600 kyats in 1989; increas- MNA

Proposal on upgrading of school in Proposals withdrawn by Amyotha

MraukU withdrawn Hluttaw representatives
NAY PYI TAW, 15 has any plan to upgrade Myanmar, No. 2 BEMS N AY P YI T AW , 15 March— for freedom of press on education,
March— At today’s No.2 Basic Education in Aungtat ward in Proposals submitted by representa- economic and social affairs of
Pyithu Hluttaw session, Middle School of MraukU Township has tives to Amyotha Hluttaw were with- tribes in their languages except
Pyithu Hluttaw MraukU to a High School been upgraded into drawn at today’s Amyotha Hluttaw publications that could oppose the
representatives U Aung (or) to BEHS (Branch). BEHS with letter No. sessions. government. H i s
Tun Tha of MraukU He said that according to Branch (1/kha) dated 18 First, U Zhun Khan of Chin proposal has the same opinion on
Constituency withdrew the decision of No.48/ January 2011 of Basic State Constituency No.1 withdrew the answer to the question of the
the question on whether 2010 meeting of the gov- Education Department. his proposal on distribution of minister for education submitted
Ministry of Education ernment of the Union of MNA enough food stuff for service men by Dr Banya Aung Moe of Mon
and civil servants and their families. State Constituency No.7 at
Then, U Paw Hlyan Lwin of Amyotha Hluttaw session held on
Chin State constituency No.9 also 11-3-2011.
withdrew his proposal to the Hluttaw MNA

Mines Minister greets gems

merchants
NAY PYI TAW, 15 Local and foreign to date, a total of 5131
March — Minister for Mines gems merchants put pro- jade lots had been sold
U Ohn Myint cordially posals for jade lots into out. The selling in tender
greeted gems merchants at tender boxes to buy them system will continue on
sixth-day 48th Myanma in tender system. A total 18 March and the
Gems Emporium held at of 2589 jade lots were competitive bidding
Mines Minister U Ohn Myint observing jade lots at 48th Myanma Mani Yadana Jade hall near sold out in tender system system selling will take
Gems Emporium.—MNA Myanma Gems Museum today. place from 19 to 22
here this morning. From 14 March March. —MNA

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICE

MV KOTA MACHAN VOY NO (289)
Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA
MACHAN VOY NO (289) are hereby notified that the
vessel will be arriving on 16.3.2011 and cargo will be
discharged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it will
lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to
the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.
Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am
to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now
declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo
from the Vessel.
No claims against this vessel will be admitted after
the Claims Day. Local residents cook together after the
earthquake damaged their living places in
SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT
MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY Yingjiang County of southwest China’s Yunnan
AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINER Province, on 14 March, 2011.—XINHUA
LINES
Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 Eating fish ‘cuts women’s
eyesight loss risk in old age’
W ASHINGTON , 15 38 percent lower risk of
March—Women who developing AMD
regularly consume fish compared with those who
and omega-3 fatty acids ate the least.
have a lower risk of Consuming one or
developing age-related more servings of fish a
macular degeneration week was linked to a 42
(AMD), according to a per cent lower risk of sight
new study. Researchers loss compared with eating
Revelers take part in the carnival parade in at Brigham and Women’s one serving a month.
Basel, north Switzerland, on 14 March, 2011. Hospital and Harvard It also showed that
The carnival starting at 4 am Monday morning Medical School in Boston consumption of one or
kicked off three days of events for revelers. collected data on 38,022 more servings of fish per
XINHUA women, who had not been week was linked to a 42
diagnosed with AMD. percent lower risk of AMD
US Embassy in Gabon raises Information on their when compared to less
than one serving per
eating habits, including
alarm over visa fraud their intake of omega-3 month. “This lower risk
L IBREVILLE , 15 Western Union to the US and omega-6 fatty acids, appeared to be due
March—The US Embassy Embassy in London. was collected and their primarily to consumption
in Gabon on Monday “Those seeking to eye health tracked over of canned tuna fish and
raised the alarm over participate in the US visa 10 years. dark-meat fish,” said lead
Internet scams for those lottery are advised not to The researchers author William G
seeking to get the visa. send money to any found that women who Christen.
“The US Embassy in address,” the statement consumed the most “These prospective
Libreville would wish to said.—Xinhua omega-3 fatty acids had a data from a large
remind the Gabonese population of women with
nationals to be more Further probe opened no prior diagnosis of
AMD indicate that regular
careful while using private
entities to apply for the in Berlusconi sex consumption of omega-3
fatty acids and fish
American visa. This is scandal significantly reduced the
because of increased cases ROME, 15 March — Ital- risk of incident AMD,”
of fraud through e-mails, ian prosecutors are looking concluded the authors.
websites and into a newspaper report al- Internet
advertisements offering leging that two Italians of-
visa services,” the US fered cash to a Moroccan of-
diplomatic mission in ficial to change the birth cer-
Libreville said in a tificate of the teenage girl at
statement. the centre of Premier Silvio
The embassy was People of Tibetan Berlusconi’s prostitution
more concerned about a ethnic group move a scandal. Berlusconi faces
recent e-mail asking those giant prayer wheel in trial on charges he paid for
applying for the visa to Dukezong ancient City sex with a Moroccan girl
send money through the of Shangri-La County, nicknamed Ruby, who at
Tibetan Autonomous the time was a minor.
London stock market sharply falls in early Prefecture of Deqen, Italian, a leftist news-
southwest China’s paper opposed to Ber-
trading Yunnan Province, on lusconi, said two Italian men This 3, March 2011
LONDON, 15 March—London stock market sharply fell on Tuesday with the 14 March, 2011. The traveled to Morocco in Feb- file photo shows
leading FTSE 100 index down by 81.4 points, or 1.4 percent, to 5,693.84 prayer wheel made of ruary and sought to bribe a Karima el-Mahroug,
points in early trading. copper in Shangri-La registry office employee into nicknamed Ruby, prior
Nearly all the shares in the FTSE 100 were down, with mining shares weighs 60 tonnes with changing Ruby’s year of to the Opera Ball in
among the biggest fallers. Eurasian Natural Resources Group and Kazakhmys a height of 21 metres. birth from 1992 to 1990. Vienna, Austria.
were down 4.70 percent and 4.16 percent separately.—Xinhua XINHUA Internet INTERNET

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Koons sculpture could fetch $30 million

at auction
Jeff Koons’ iconic “Pink Panther” not only of the artist’s historic canon, but
sculpture is hitting the auction block in also of the epoch of recent Contemporary
May and could sell for as much as $30 Art,” said Tobias Meyer, Sotheby’s
million, which would be a record for the worldwide head of contemporary art
artist, Sotheby’s said on Friday. about the vibrant pink-and-yellow work.
The 1988 porcelain sculpture of a The record for a Koons is $25.7
semi-naked blonde woman cuddling a million, set when “Balloon Flower
large pink panther toy is the artist’s proof (Magenta)” was sold in June 2008 on This undated photo
A porcelain dinner service thought to be worth up from an edition of only three, according the eve of the financial crisis that sent art provided by Sotheby’s
to 60,000 euros ($83,000) is among some 10,000 auction house shows a
to the auction house. The others are in the market prices tumbling.
objects from the estate of the late Dutch Queen porcelain sculpture by
Museum of Modern Art in New York, Lucian Freud holds the auction
Juliana to go under the hammer for charity on artist Jeff Koons titled
Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary record for a work by a living artist, with “Pink Panther.’ The
Monday, according to the Sotheby’s auction house. Art and a private US collection. $33.6 million for “Benefits Supervisor work is estimated to
Marijuana bales found It is expected to be one of the Sleeping,” also set in spring 2008.
highlights of Sotheby’s contemporary Sotheby’s said the work from Koons’
bring $20 to $30 million
when offered at auction.
in clogged Ariz sewer line art auction on 10 May. “Pink Panther is “Banality” series combines his themes
Authorities in a southern Arizona City near the one of the most outstanding achievements of materiality and artificiality, eroticism News Album
Mexico border have found two feces-covered bales of of Jeff Koons’ illustrious career. It is and naivety, pop culture and rarefied
marijuana tied to a rope feeding into a sewer system. immediately identifiable as a masterpiece elitism.
Nogales police say public works employees hauled
out an estimated 39 pounds of pot while investigating Ninja-playing Pa dad left child, 4, alone
a clogged sewer line on Wednesday. Police say a western be appointed one. The them his mother was
Investigators told the Nogales International Pennsylvania man left his Daily Courier of watching the child, but
newspaper that the bales were smaller than the size of sleeping 4-year-old son Connellsville reports the boy’s grandmother
a suitcase and tied to 900 feet of rope in a narrow pipe home alone while he Hurst was charged 3 said Hurst never asked
that connects systems in the US and Mexico. went outside and March after police found her to babysit.
Police Lt Carlos Jimenez says it’s the first time prentended to be a ninja him outside about 1:30 Hurst’s listed
A woman holds a cat
they’ve discovered marijuana tied to a rope they warrior. am dressed all in black telephone is not in
during a cat show held in
believe smugglers were planning to maneuver through Kiev, capital of Ukraine, Online court records and “playing ninja” on a service. He faces a
the line. Police say a search at the Rio Rico sewer plant, on 12 March, 2011. Some show 28-year-old Ross borough street. Scottdale preliminary hearing 30
where the feed ends, did not turn up more drugs. 230 cats of 50 species Hurst, of Scottdale, has is about 35 miles March on a charge of
The drugs’ street value was estimated at more than were displayed during the applied for a public southeast of Pittsburgh. endangering the welfare
$20,000. 2-day cat show. defender but has yet to Police say Scott told of a child.

Charlie Sheen shows sell out in 18 minutes

L O S A NGELES , 15 his tour, dubbed “Charlie the tour Thursday on
March—Tickets for Sheen LIVE: My Violent Twitter. Ticketmaster
Charlie Sheen’s shows Torpedo of Truth/Defeat listed seat prices as $35-
in Detroit and Chicago is Not an Option.” In the 70, not including fees.
next month sold out just meantime, the fired star His official website
18 minutes after they of “Two and a Half Men” added that $1m from
went on sale. The time is will play Detroit’s Fox every ticket sold will be
a Ticketmaster record, Theater on 2 April, and donated to the Red Cross
according to TMZ.com. the Chicago Theater on to earthquake victims in A model waits backstage before the Os Burgueses
Actor Charlie Sheen. More dates are 3 April. Japan. Autumn/Winter 2012 collection show during Lisbon
INTERNET reportedly planned for Sheen announced Reuters Fashion Week on 13 March, 2011.—XINHUA

Steven Soderbergh plans to retire from 60s LSD figure Owsley Stanley dies
filmmaking in Australia
L OS A NGELES , 15 just going to shoot starring Damon and Michael CANBERRA, 15 March—Owsley “Bear” Stanley, a 1960s counterculture
March—Steven Soder- myself,’ it’s time to let Douglas, and “Man From icon who worked with The Grateful Dead and was a prolific LSD
bergh says he’s done with somebody else who’s still UNCLE,” starring George producer, died in a car crash in Australia, his family said Monday. He was
Hollywood. excited about getting in Clooney — and then he’s going 76.
The Oscar-winning the van, get in the van,” to call it quits. Lyrics sung by The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa
director — whose credits Soderbergh, 48, he said “That’s a great way to sort reference Stanley and his brushes with the law, underlining his influence.
include “Traffic,” “Erin in the interview that aired of step off,” he said.—Reuters Stanley produced an estimated pound (half a kilogramme) of pure
Brockovich” and Friday on “Studio 360.” LSD, or roughly 5 million “trips” of normal potency of the hallucinogenic
“Ocean’s Eleven” and its “And so it’s just time. drug, after enrolling in 1963 at the University of California at Berkeley
two sequels — said in an For the last three years, and becoming involved in the drug scene that underpinned the hippie
interview with “Studio I’ve been turning down movement, according to the BookRags.com website.
360’s” Kurt Andersen everything that comes He was an accomplished sound engineer who worked for the
that after he shoots his my way, so you’re not psychedelic rock band The Grateful Dead.
next two movies he’s going to have Steven Sam Cutler, a firm friend of Stanley since 1970 when Cutler became
Soderbergh to kick Actress Jennifer Aniston the band’s tour manager, described him as was “a wonderful man and a
planning to retire from gestures during an autograph great teacher.”
filmmaking. around anymore,” he signing session as part of
“When you reach the quipped. “His death is a grievous loss to his family and the tens of thousands
promotional activities for her
point where you’re, like, Soderbergh said he’s fragrance “Jennifer Aniston” in of people from the 60s on who were influenced by his work with The
‘if I have to get into a van got two more movies to Mexico City on 10 March, Grateful Dead,” Cutler said.
to do anther scout I’m shoot — “Liberace,” 2011.—XINHUA Internet

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Barca star Messi in doubt for We won’t choke, says Ferguson

Getafe match S P O R T S players have been here
before as he issued a ral-
MADRID, 15 March — halftime.
Barcelona’s top scorer “Messi suffered a bad Van Gaal dreaming of Inter’s lying cry for the rest of the
campaign.
Lionel Messi bruised his
right knee during a week-
knock on his right knee
and his availability for
downfall And the veteran Scot
PARIS,15 March — If rejoicing at the Bavarian believes his side can raise
end Spanish league match Saturday’s game will de- Manchester United their game as they now
giants, coach Louis van
and is in doubt for the pend on his progress dur- Bayern Munich succeed manager Alex have a fully-fit squad at
Gaal said on Monday.
club’s match at home ing the week,” Barcelona in knocking titleholders Ferguson.—INTERNET their disposal during the
Inter Milan out of the Van Gaal’s men go
against Getafe, the league said in a statement. MANCHESTER, 15 March run-in of the season.
into Tuesday’s last 16 tie
leaders said on Monday. The World Player of Champions League it — Sir Alex Fergu-son be- “It’s an important time,
at their Allianz Arena as
The 23-year-old Ar- the Year is tied on 27 will spark a day of lieves his Man-chester with us being involved in
favourites after taking the
gentinian international goals as the top scorer in United side can cope with three tournaments,” said
first leg in Milan 1-0, but
hobbled off the pitch un- La Liga with Real Ma- the pressure and demands Ferguson.
despite that advantage
aided at the end of his drid’s Portuguese winger as they target winning “But we are experi-
van Gaal sounded a note
side’s 1-1 draw away to Cristiano Ronaldo. further silverware at Old enced enough to do what
of caution.
Sevilla on Sunday after he Barcelona also said Trafford this season. weare doing at the mo-
“My team have re-
clashed with keeper Javi that forward Pedro was in With United fighting ment - taking each game
gained their confidence
Varas just before “serious doubt” for the on three fronts, Ferguson as it comes.
(after hammering Ham-
match against Getafe be- Bayern Munich’s Dutch says his trophy-chasing Internet
burg 6-0 in the league on
cause he is suffering from head coach Louis van
a sports hernia. Gaal follows a training
Saturday). Asia chief to reveal FIFA
“But Inter are difficult
The Catalan side are
now just five points be-
session at the club’s rivals, we have to pay at- presidency aspirations
training session. tention.—Internet LONDON, 15 March —
Barcelona’s Argentinian hind nearest rivals Real
forward Lionel Messi lies Madrid before the two Bilbao keep Europa hopes alive Asian football chief
Mohamed Bin Hammam
sides go head-to-head
on the pitch during their
Spanish league football next month at the
with late goal will announce on Friday
BARCELONA, 15 March whose own European whether he intends to
match.—INTERNET Bernabeu.—Internet
— A last gasp header from hopes appear over hav- challenge Sepp Blatter for
Asian football chief
Ibrahimovic suspended for substitute Urko Vera sal- ing gone six games now the FIFA presidency.
Mohamed Bin Ham-
vaged a 2-2 draw for Eu- without a win. Bin Hammam, the
Milan derby ropean chasing Athletic “In the circumstances president of the Asian
mam. —INTERNET
R OME , 15 March — Milan - who lead de- Bilbao against Getafe on a point was not a bad re- Football Confederation Bin Hammam posted
Serie A leaders AC Mi- fending champions Inter Monday. sult because it was not a (AFC), has dropped re- a message on the
lan’s Swedish striker by five points - have ap- The battle for a place good game for us,” said peated hints in the past microblogging site Twit-
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was pealed the decision and in the Europa League re- Bilbao coach Joaquin two months that he may ter which said: “I will hold
ruled out on Monday of it will be heard on either mains wide open as none Caparros.—Internet stand and has been gaug- a press conference on Fri-
their crucial derby with Thursday or Friday this of the contenders appears ing possible support. day, 18 March, at AFC
Inter Milan as he was week, though, most ob- capable of asserting their He will hold a news House. I will clarify my
handed a three match sus- servers feel they have lit- authority on the race. conference at the head- position regarding the
pension for his red card tle chance of winning it. Athletic suffered four quarters of the Asian FIFA presidency elec-
in last weekend’s match Internet straight defeats before Football Confederation in tions, which take place in
with Bari. their win against Sevilla Kuala Lumpur on Friday. June 2011.”—Internet
Ibrahimovic will miss last weekend and again Spanish striker
the match on April 3 after they were far from their Fernando Llorente. Barca, Valencia reject doping
being sent-off for aiming
a karate chop into the ribs
best against a Getafe side INTERNET claims
MADRID, 15 March —
of Bari defender Marco Serie A leaders AC Nets beat Celtics 88-79 for Spanish footballing giants
practices” while Valencia
described the allegations
Rossi in the 74th minute Milan’s Swedish striker
of the 1-1 draw last Sat- Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
5th straight win Barcelona and Valencia on the Catholic radio sta-
on Monday rejected alle- tion Cadena Cope as
urday. INTERNET NEWARK, 15 March — added 16 and made the
gations by a Spanish ra- “false.”
Brook Lopez scored 20 clinching 3-pointer, and the
Wozniacki ends Martinez jinx, points, Deron Williams New Jersey Nets extended
dio station that they may Cadena Cope on Sun-
be involved in doping. day quoted a “representa-
Soderling crashes at Indian Wells their longest winning streak
Barcelona “wishes to tive” of Real Madrid, who
I NDIAN W ELLS , 15 Monday. in three years to five games publicly express its total was not identified, as say-
March — Top seed The 20-year-old with an 88-79 victory over indignation at these un- ing the club planned to
Caroline Wozniacki Wozniacki, who lost to the Boston Celtics on Mon- founded references which “ask the Spanish football
stepped up her bid to win Martinez Sanchez in their day night. link the club to doping federation for serious
her first Indian Wells title three previous matches, Kris Humphries had 16
swept past the Spaniard in anti-doping controls.”
by brushing aside Maria points and 15 rebounds,
straight sets 6-1, 6-3 in the It said Real could not
Jose Martinez Sanchez to following his strong
$9 million dollar WTA understand how
reach the fourth round on performance against Blake
and ATP Masters 1000 Eufemiano Fuentes, a
Griffin by turning in one doctor who was one of six
hardcourt tournament.
against Kevin Garnett to people charged in De-
Wozniacki, who needs
a strong showing in Indian Boston Celtics’ Paul help the Nets snap a nine- Barcelona supporters are cember with trafficking
Wells to hold onto her No. Pierce (34) goes up for game home losing streak seen in 2009. Spanish offences in an athletics
1 ranking, dispatched a rebound on a shot by against the Celtics. footballing giants Barce- doping probe dubbed
Martinez Sanchez in just New Jersey Nets’ New Jersey has won lona and Valencia on Operation Galgo, could
Caroline Wozniacki of 71 minutes, winning 85 Brook Lopez, back, five in a row overall for the Monday rejected allega- have worked for “a first
Denmark serves to Maria percent of her second- during the first quarter first time since late tions by a Spanish radio division club, specifically
Jose Martinez Sanchez of serve opportunities and of an NBA basketball December-early January station that they may be Valencia, curiously when
Spain during the BNP saving two break points. game, on Monday, in in the 2007-08 season. involved in doping. it won two champion-
Paribas Open.—INTERNET Internet Newark, NJ.—INTERNET Internet INTERNET ships”.—Internet

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Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas Aye and (4.88) inches at Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed
WEATHER at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (4) mph from Southeast at (18:30)
hours MST on 14-3-2011.
Tuesday, 15th March, 2011 Bay Inference: Weather is partly cloudy to cloudy in the
Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr. M.S.T. Andaman Sea and South Bay and elsewhere partly cloudy in the
During the past 24 hours, rain or thoundershowers have been Bay of Bengal.
scattered in Bago and Yangon Regions, Kayin State, isolated in Forecast valid until evening of the 16th March 2011:
Ayeyawady and Taninthayi Regions, Rakhine and Mon States and Rain or thoundershowers are likely to be scattered in Bago,
weather has been partly cloudy in the remaining Regions and Yangon, Ayeyawady and Taninthayi Regions, Kayin and Mon
States. Day temperatures were (3°C) to (4°C) below March States, isolated in the remaining Regions and States. Degree of
average temperatures in Magway Region, Kayah and Kayin States,
certainty is (60%).
(5°C) to (6°C) below March average temperature in Bago,
State of the sea: Strong Easterly winds with moderate to
Ayeyawady and Yangon Regions and about March average
rough seas are likely at times Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off and
temperatures in the remaining Regions and States. The significant
along Mon-Taninthayi Coast. Surface wind speed in strong wind
day temperatures were Chauk and Pauk (40°C). The noteworthy
may reach (35) mph. Seas will be moderate elsewhere Myanmar
amounts of rainfall recorded was Myeik (0.55) inch.
waters.
Nay Pyi Taw
Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood of
Maximum temperature on 14-3-2011 was 95°F. Minimum
continuation of isolated rain or thundershowers in the Lower
temperature on 15-3-2011 was 71°F. Relative humidity at (09:30)
hours MST on 15-3-2011 was (76%). Rainfall on 15-3-2011 Myanmar areas.
was (Nil). Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for
Yangon (Kaba-Aye) 16-3-2011: Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers.
Maximum temperature on 14-3-2011 was 87°F. Minimum Degree of certainty is (60%).
temperature on 15-3-2011 was 75°F. Relative humidity at (09:30) Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for
hours MST on 15-3-2011 was (84%). Total sunshine hours on 16-3-2011: Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers.
14-3-2011 was (Nil). Degree of certainty is (60%).
Rainfall on 15-3-2011 was (Tr) at Mingaladon, (0.04) inch Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for
at Kaba-Aye and (Tr) at Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 16-3-2011: Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers.
1-1-2011 was (3.07) inches at Mingaladon, (3.98) inches at Kaba- Degree of certainty is (60%).

Teen cancels Facebook party with 200,000 ‘guests’ MYANMAR INTERNATIONAL

Programme Schedule
SYDNEY, 15 March — An Australian schoolgirl had
(16-3-2011) (Wednesday)
to cancel her 16th birthday party after her Facebook
invitation went viral and close to 200,000 people said
they would turn up at her house, reports said Tuesday. Transmissions Times
The Sydney girl had wanted her schoolmates to attend, Local - (09:00am ~ 11:00am)MST
and the post — which included her address — said they Oversea Transmission - (16-3-11 09:30 am ~
could bring friends if they let her know, Sydney’s Daily 17-3-11 09:30 am) MST
Telegraph newspaper reported.
Local Transmission
“(It’s an) open house party as long as it doesn’t get
* Opening
out of hand,” she wrote, adding that she had not had time
* News
to invite everyone individually. But within 24 hours more
than 20,000 people had replied to the public event to say * Mawtinsoon Pagoda Festival
they were attending and by Tuesday almost 200,000 An Australian schoolgirl had to cancel her 16th * Current Affair
potential partygoers had reportedly accepted the invitation. birthday party after her Facebook invitation ‘‘Shwe Min Thar Foundation Press Conference’’
The girl’s father, who asked not to be named, said his went viral and close to 200,000 people said they * News
daughter had invited “a few friends” over Facebook but would turn up at her house, reports said on * Gift of Longevity to the Old (Episode-3)
had initially been unaware of the settings required to stop Tuesday. * News
strangers from viewing the information.—Internet INTERNET * Products of Myanmar (Shin Mataung Thanakhar)
* News
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6:20 pm
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Wednesday, (66)th Anniversary
Spirit Than * Gift of Longevity to the Old (Episode-3)
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1. Paritta By Hilly 11. Musical Programme 8. Songs in honour of Pyin (Character
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 12th Waxing of Tabaung 1372 ME Wednesday, 16 March, 2011

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

among the people
We favour peace and stability
RFA, DVB-generating public
We favour development outrage
We oppose unrest and violence Do not allow ourselves to be
Wipe out those inciting unrest swayed by killer broadcasts
and violence designed to cause troubles

First regular session of Amyotha Hluttaw continues for tenth day

Raising and replying to queries, holding
discussions on proposals and withdrawal
of some proposals carried out
NAY PYI TAW, 15 March — The first regular session
of Amyotha Hluttaw continued for the tenth day at
Amyotha Hluttaw Hall of Hluttaw Building here at 10
am today, attended by Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker U
Khin Aung Myint and Amyotha Hluttaw representa-
tives.
The Speaker announced that the tenth-day session
was valid as the attendance of 222 made up 99.55 per
cent of 223 Amyotha Hluttaw representatives.
Of the questions submitted by Amyotha Hluttaw
representatives, members of the respective Union level
organizations Minister for Construction U Khin Maung
Myint and Director-General U Kyaw Kyaw Win of the
State Peace and Development Council Office responded
to the permitted ones about “whether or not there is any
plan to be implemented for upgrading of motorways
linking Rakhine State and mainland for better transport”
raised by U Maung Tha Khin of Rakhine State
Constituency No-8 and “whether or not there is a plan
to build border trade routes linking with India and
Bangladesh in order to transport products of Chin State
to all corners” and “whether or not there is a plan to build
Union Highways linking with all towns in Chin State”
raised by U Zon Hlyal Htan of Chin State Constituency
No-2 and “whether or not Chin State includes in the 24-
Special Regions” raised by U Paul Thang Thaing of
Chin State Constituency No-3. Tenth-day first regular session of Amyotha Hluttaw in progress.—MNA
(See page 10)

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