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Volume XVII, Number 126 1st Waxing of Tawthalin 1371 ME Thursday, 20 August, 2009
Iraqis inspect a
NATO Invasion of US and allies kills, damaged restaurant
in Baghdad, Iraq, on
injures Iraqi people 17 Aug, 2009. Two
BAGHDAD, 19 Aug— There has been daily casualties in Iraq since the US and bombs hidden in a
its allies have invaded the country. plastic bags near a
Casualties of Iraqi people falafel stand
The total number of casualties as from the day they invaded the country to exploded
19 August reached 698,378 and the total number of serious injured people simultaneously
reached 1,258,643, according to the news on the internet. shortly on Sunday,
No. Subject Number killing four people
1. Death toll of Iraqi people 698,378 and wounding 25
2. The total number of seriously injured people 1,258,643 others, Iraqi officials
Internet said.—INTERNET
Iraqi women and
children refugees at 21 killed in attacks as Afghan vote looms
the Chikouk camp for K ABUL , 19 Aug— fears they could stay were one ISAF service
Taleban attacks rocked away. But the NATO-led member, seven Afghan
the internally
Afghanistan on Tuesday coalition said despite a civilians and two Afghan
displaced in two days before landmark spike in militants strikes, civilian employees of the
northwestern presidential elections, less than one percent of United Nations Assistance
Baghdad’s Kadhimiya claiming at least 21 lives polling stations are at risk Mission in Afghanistan,”
as a rocket slammed of being attacked. the NATO alliance said in
district in July 2009.
into the presidential A suicide car bomb on a statement.
INTERNET compound in Kabul. Tuesday targeted a NATO “Two ISAF service
The violence, striking convoy on a busy road members and 53 Afghan
Casualties of Afghan people in invasion of at the heart of the near a US military base civilians were also
NATO troops led by US capital, followed renewed
Taleban threats to
and a market, killing 10
people including a NATO
wounded in the incident,”
the International Security
KABUL, 19 Aug—The NATO troops led by the US have invaded Afghanistan sabotage on Thursday’s soldier, and wounding Assistance Force said.
and they are there for a long time. ballot in which 17 million more than 50, officials UN Secretary General
A number of Afghan people are killed and injured due to invasion of the
Afghans are eligible said. “Updated reports Ban Ki-moon expressed
NATO troops led by the US.
Casualties of Afghan people to vote, amid heightened indicate that those killed distress over the death of
two UN staff in the
Two US soldiers killed
According to the Internet news, a total of 31570 Afghan people were killed
and 37,261 injured seriously as from the day when the NATO troops led by the second deadly suicide
attack targeting NATO in
in E Afghanistan
US invaded Afghanistan to 19 August.
Kabul in two days.
No. Subject Number
Internet
1. Number of Afghan people killed 31570 KABUL, 19 Aug—Two American soldiers with the
2. Seriously injured Afghan people 37,261 NATO-led International Security Assistance Force Baghdad blast
Internet (ISAF) were killed and three others were injured by
roadside bombing in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, kills two,
A man lies in hospital after
being injured in a suicide
according to a statement issued by ISAF.
“Two ISAF service members were killed and three
wounds 17
attack in Kabul, on 18 Aug, others were injured after their convoy struck an B AGHDAD , 19 Aug—
2009. A suicide car bomber improvised explosive device in eastern Afghanistan Two people were killed,
attacked a convoy of foreign today,” said the statement. 17 others injured in a
troops on a major road in the roadside bomb attack on
US Spokesperson Capt Elizabeth Mathias confirmed
east of the Afghan capital on Tuesday in southern
that the two killed were US service members.
Tuesday, two days before Baghdad, local police
Over 274 international troops have been killed so
presidential elections, police source said.
far this year in the war-torn country.
and witnesses said.—INTERNET The explosion occurred
Xinhua
at about 8:15 pm
Series of blasts kills 75, wounds (1715GMT) on Tuesday
when a roadside bomb
300 in Baghdad exploded near a popular
BAGHDAD, 19 Aug– A forces to cope without U.S. market in the Al-Dora
series of explosions killed help. One blast shattered area of southern Baghdad,
at least 75 people and windows in Iraq's police source told Xinhua,
wounded more than 300 parliament building in the because he was not
in central Baghdad on heavily guarded Green authorized to release the
Wednesday, the deadliest Zone government and information.
day in the Iraqi capital since diplo-matic complex, The blast killed 2, and
US troops withdrew from television footage showed. wounded 17 others.
urban centers in June. At It occurred near the Foreign Several shops nearby
least six bombs and mortar Ministry, just outside the were damaged, the source
rounds struck near Green Zone. added.
government ministries and Wednesday's violence Sporadic attacks
other sensitive targets in undermined confidence in continue in Baghdad and
quick succession, the latest the government's ability to other Iraqi cities and
in a series of attacks in the ensure security, on which towns after US combat
capital and Iraq's north that Prime Minister Nuri al- forces pullout despite
raised doubts about the Maliki has staked his low level of violence
Residents gather at the site of a truck bomb attack outside the Iraqi
ability of Iraqi security reputation.—Internet comparing with the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad, August 19, 2009.—INTERNET
previous years.—Xinhua
Putin says aircraft industry, UNEP praises China’s green efforts in Expo preparation
S HANGHAI , 19 Aug— 2010 Shanghai China” pollution,” said Steiner,
space exploration as priority Shanghai, the host city of
Expo 2010, will offer a
which was unveiled on
Tuesday, 256 days before
who also serves as the
executive director of
M OSCOW , 19 Aug— economy, to set up show, the Russian glimpse of a greener the opening of Shanghai the United Nations
Russia gives priority to the competitive enterprises Defence Ministry and future, Achim Steiner, World Expo. Environment Programme
development of aerospace capable of capturing their aircraft manufacturer Under Secretary General “Shanghai has in the (UNEP). The experience
industry and will continue niches in the market, and Sukhoi signed a contract, of the United Nations, said last ten years taken the of Shanghai in handling
to invest in the sector, to generate resources for under which the Russian on Tuesday. China’s green Expo as a driver and taken environmental issues
Prime Minister Vladimir the modernization of Air Force will buy 48 of efforts were highly spoken a significant increase in provided valuable ex-
Putin said on Tuesday. existing assets,” Putin was the newest Su-35C multi- of in the “UNEP Environ- efforts and progress in amples and lessons for
“The development of quoted by the RIA Novosti role super-maneuverable mental Assessment Expo environmental policy and other cities in China
the aircraft industry and news agency. fighters, 12 Su-27CM and and worldwide, he added.
space exploration is During the aerospace four Su-30M2.—Xinhua Indonesia plans to build The assessment report
certainly one of our
priorities,” Putin said at world’s longest bridge covers nine areas
including air quality,
the opening ceremony of JAKARTA, 19 Aug—Indonesian President Susilo transportation, energy,
the MAKS-2009 air show Bambang Yudhoyono said on Wednesday that his solid waste, water and
in Zhukovsky outside country has planned to build a bridge at Sunda straits, public participation.
Moscow. which will be the world’s longest. From 1997 to 2008,
Statistics show state The government has received the result of pre- Shanghai had upgraded
investment in the aircraft feasibility study of the bridge that would connect the 5,975 coal-boilers to use
industry has grown 20 country’s two main islands of Java and Sumatra, which cleaner energy, such as
times in the past five years. host over 80 percent of Indonesia’s 230 million natural gas, creating a
The government spent population. “Should this is materialized, the “coal-free zone” of 666
about 80 billion rubles (2.5 distribution of the output of the development which square kilometres.
billion US dollars) on the is now being concentrated in Java island will be Xinhua
industry in 2009. Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin delievers distributed to Sumatra island appropriately,” he said.
“We are planning to a speech during the opening of the MAKS-2009 According to the pre-feasibility study the bridge would Two killed in plane
international air show in Zhukovsky outside
crash in Canada
continue investing heavily be 30 kilometres long and had 220 metres span, the
in these branches of the Moscow, on 18 Aug, 2009. —XINHUA longest in the world.—Xinhua
OTTAWA, 19 Aug—Two
EU launches investigation people were killed in a
into exploding iPhones, iPods small plane crash in
western Canada on
BRUSSELS, 19 Aug—The European Commission said Tuesday, local police said.
on Tuesday it had launched an investigation after a Police located a small
series of alleged cases of exploding iPhones and iPod plane wreckage just south
music players. of Saskatoon, biggest city
Commission spokeswoman Helen Kearns told in Saskatchewan Pro-
reporters that the commission, which is responsible vince, after receiving a
for safety of consumer products across the European report that the plane was
Union (EU), had asked the US manufacturer Apple missing.
for more information last week. The victims are two
“Apple has come back to us this morning. They men, at 56 and 28
consider that these are isolated incidents,” she told respectively. They were
reporters in Brussels. flight instructor and
The investigation was launched after at least three student.
cases of exploding iPhones and iPods were reported The crash happened
in a handful of EU member states. In one case, a about 20 kilometers
French teenage was hurt by pieces of iPhones’ screen People perform during the opening of the 11th Asia Arts Festival in Ordos, southeast of the city,
glass after the phone suddenly began to “crackle and north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on 18 Aug, 2009. about 5 kilometres away
pop like a deep-fryer”. XINHUA from an airstrip. It had
The commission also asked EU member states been due to land at the
where the incidents occurred to provide
information.—Xinhua
All items from Xinhua News Agency airstrip on Monday even-
ing.—Xinhua
Police look for al-Qaeda link to Jakarta bombs Italian resort to fine smoking minors
J AKARTA , 19 Aug— attacks on the JW revived the hunt for the CAPOLIVERI,19 Aug— break the law could be an initiative.’’
Indonesian police questi- Marriott and Ritz-Carlton country’s most wanted A resort town on the fined 200 to 300 euros Capoliveri was also
oned two alleged Islamist hotels, said a counter- militant fugitive, Noordin Italian island of Elba has ($283 to $424). one of the first towns in
militants on Tuesday about terrorism investigator. He Muhammad Top. adopted an ordinance “Our aim is not to Italy to fine those under
possible al-Qaeda links to spoke on condition of Police chief Nurullah penalizing children under repress, but to protect the 16 spotted drinking in
twin suicide bombings in anonymity because he in Kuningan, West Java, 16 who smoke or carry health of our young public. The town has a
the capital last month that was not authorized to talk said Indonesian citizen tobacco on municipal people,” Mayor Ruggero population of about 4,000
killed seven people, to the media. Iwan Herdiansyah and Ali property. Barbetti told Il Tirreno, a and a year-round police
officials said. The blasts, which Mohammad Abdillah, a The Capoliveri ordin- newspaper on Elba. “The force of six. In summer,
The men, who were killed six foreigners and Saudi Arabian, were ance takes effect on 25 ordinance has an the population triples,
detained on Saturday by wounded 50 other people, undergoing interrogation Aug, the Italian news educational value. As far and the number of police
special forces, may have ended a four-year break in after being picked up at agency ANSA reported on as we know, we are the officers swells to 15.
worked as couriers to terrorism in the world’s separate locations in the Tuesday. Minors who first in Italy to take such Internet
channel funding from most populous Muslim- province. He could not
abroad for the 17 July majority nation and provide details.—Internet Ariz reports wildfire progress
Strep throat may have killed Mozart FLAGSTAFF, 19 Aug— Almost 600 fire- deployed against the
AMSTERDAM, 19 Aug likely a victim of an report said. Zegers said Arizona firefighters fighters were involved in blaze were four air
— British and European epidemic streptococcal deaths from edema were reported progress in the the operation in the tankers, three helicopters,
researchers say Wolfgang infection, The New York markedly increased 3,500-acre Taylor wild- Sycamore Canyon Wild- three small airplanes and
Amadeus Mozart likely Times reported on Tues- among younger men in fire southwest of Flag- erness area 22 miles numerous bulldozers, as
died from a strep throat day. the weeks surrounding staff, saying they had southwest of Flagstaff and well as “hotshot” crews
epidemic that appeared to Lead author Dr Mozart’s death. achieved 65 percent they got a break when — specially trained teams
have occurred in Vienna Richard H C Zegers of the Internet containment. winds that had blown from the US Forest
in 1791. University of Amsterdam smoke into Flagstaff on Service.
Many theories, includ- said researchers looked at Monday shifted on In California, fire-
ing mercury poisoning, what people were dying Tuesday, the Arizona fighters on Tuesday said
syphilis, trichinosis and from in Vienna around the Daily Sun reported. they were nearly finished
other conditions, have time of Mozart’s death. The newspaper said putting containment lines
been suggested over the In addition to edema, that among the equipment around the La Brea fire
years as the cause of Mozart had back pain, a A visitor watches a after 10 days of operati-
Mozart’s death but an rash and other symptoms digital version of ons, the Los Angeles
epidemiological analysis of streptococcal infection. Leonardo da Vinci’s Times reported. Fire-
published in the 18 Aug Streptococcus can lead to Last Supper at an fighters said there were
issue of The Annals of glomerulonephritis, a exhibition in Beijing, still hot spots and the
Internal Medicine says kidney disease that would capital of China, on 18 operation still required
the young composer was explain the swelling, the Aug, 2009. —XINHUA aerial attacks.—Internet
Minister for Transport inspects Myanma Shipyards Minister for Industry-2 meets
YANGON, 19 Aug—Minister for Transport Maj- fiscal years and accomplishment of the tasks for responsible persons of Tata
Gen Thein Swe arrived at Myanma Shipyards on 17
August evening.
building and repairing ships. Motors Ltd
After hearing the reports, the minister gave
At the meeting hall, the Managing Director of necessary instructions and inspected building and
Myanma Shipyards reported the minister on progress repairing of ships at Myanma Shipyards and attended NAY PYI TAW, 19 Aug—Minister for Industry-
in building vessels and tug-boats of departments, to the needs. 2 Vice-Admiral Soe Thein received Mr. Biswadev
private entrepreneurs and companies in respective MNA Sengupta of Tata Motors Limited and party at the
Ministry of Industry-2, here, this morning.
They discussed implementation of Heavy
Truck Factory Project (Magway) by the ministry
with the technology assistance of Tata Motors
Limited.
Also present at the call were Deputy Minister
Lt-Col Khin Maung Kyaw, the director-general, the
managing director and officials.
MNA
Hong Kong customs seizes Contestants for 2009 Heart valves get silver linings
6 kg of cocaine Miss Tourism
International have their
W ASHINGTON ,
Aug—Physicists
19
at
1970s, physicist Gwyn
Jenkins at Alabama A&M
of soldiers who have been
shot having the bullet
H ONG K ONG , 19 claimed to be a merchant, Alabama A&M University developed a robust material encapsulated enough that
group picture taken at a
Aug—Hong Kong Cus- will appear at the Tsuen hope to improve the safety similar to the one NASA the person isn’t exposed to
toms arrested a Bolivian Wan Magistrates’ Courts city park in Luohe city,
of artificial heart valves by uses to protect space toxic lead.” This tissue
man carrying 6 kg of on Aug. 20 to face the central China’s Henan forming them from a shuttles during reentry. build-up is dangerous only
cocaine at the airport on drug-trafficking charge. province, on 19 Aug, material bombarded with Called glassy polymeric if pieces of tissue come
Tuesday, according to a If convicted, he could 2009. Some 120 silver ions from a particle carbon, it is light, withstands loose; some cardiologists
release on the Hong Kong face a maximum penalty contestants from around accelerator. high temperatures, and is worry that they might block
Special Administrative of life imprisonment and Artificial valves well-tolerated by the human an artery, causing a
the world attended the
Region’s official website a fine of 5 million HK should last a lifetime, so body. Jenkins started a distressing or fatal problem.
dollars. pageant show on
on Wednesday. they have to be made from company to make artificial So Ila, Jenkins, and
Xinhua Wednesday.—INTERNET durable material. In the heart valves from GPC, and Zimmerman set out to
Customs officers
found five packs of was soon joined by modify GPC so it would
cocaine, with an estimated physicists Daryush Ila and hold tight to the tissue
market value of 4.8 million Robert Zimmerman. around it.
HK dollars, from the Even though GPC is First they bombarded
man’s bag after stopping body-friendly, it faces the it with gold particles from
him for inspection at the same problem as other an accelerator to make it
arrival hall of the airport. implant materials: The body rougher and easier for cells
According to a treats them as invaders and to grip. Doctors use this
spokesman, the man surrounds them with tissue sort of rough material for
arrived from Bolivia via to seal them off. “Say a rose dental implants and
thorn gets under your skin,” artificial hips, to help new
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Zimmerman says. “If you bone attach. But the gold
and then Johannesburg,
don’t pull it out, it will be ions just made the carbon
South Africa.The 37-year-
encapsulated and come out smoother.
old Bolivian man, who
later. There are even cases Internet
China, Singapore eye new opportunity
for cooperation
B EIJING , 19 Aug—China and in the past 19 years.
Singapore will explore new cooperative Yeo is on an official visit to China
fields as they mark the 20th anniversary from Aug. 18 to 25 at the invitation of his
of diplomatic relations next year, said Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi. In
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on addition to Beijing, George Yeo is due
Wednesday. to visit the northwestern province of
“Next year, the two countries will Qinghai and southwestern Tibet
celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Autonomous Region.
establishment of bilateral diplomatic “China appreciates the Singaporean
relations, and the two sides should take government for its firm adherence to the
the opportunity to explore new aspect of one-China policy and its support on
cooperation,” said Xi in a meeting with Taiwan and Tibet issues,” Xi told Yeo at
visiting Singaporean Foreign Minister the Great Hall of People in downtown
George Yeo Yong Boon in Beijing. Beijing.
China and Singapore forged Also on Wednesday, Yeo held talks Visitors view a model of China’s L-15 Falcon training plane at the pavilion of
diplomatic ties on Oct. 3, 1990. with his Chinese counterpart Yang Aviation Industry Corporation of China during the MAKS 2009 international
Xi said bilateral ties have increased Jiechi.—Xinhua aerospace show in Zhukovsky, Russia, 18 Aug, 2009.—INTERNET
MRTV-3
Programme Schedule
(20-8-2009) (Thursday)
Transmissions Times
Local - (09:00am ~ 10:00am) MST
Europe - (15:30pm ~ 23:30pm) MST
North America - (23:30pm ~ 07:30am) MST
Kites fill the sky during an international kite festival Local Transmission
in Cartagena 15 Aug, 2009. The kite festival ends
* Signature Tune
on 16 Aug.—INTERNET
* Song of Myanma Beauty & Scenic Sights
Bank of Communications lending * Bayin Nyi Naung Yadana Cave
* Chin State Endowed with Progress
surges 30%, profit flat in H1 * Nay Pyi Taw International Airport to emerge
SHANGHAI, 19 Aug—Bank of Communications, soon
China’s fifth-largest lender, has reported a 1.73
* Overwhelming Kindness on Ayeyawady
trillion yuan (about 250 billion U.S. dollars)
* Myanmar Modern Song “Garden City”
outstanding loans in the first half of this year,
surging 30.15 percent from the beginning of this * Valuable Lacquerware Art
year in response to the government’s economic * Song of Myanma Beauty & Scenic Sights
stimulus package. Europe/ North America Transmission
Profits were flat, with the Hongkong-listed bank
* Signature Tune
making 15.56 billion yuan net profit in the first half,
* Song of Myanma Beauty & Scenic Sights
WEATHER
up 0.3 percent year on year, according to the bank’s
half-year report released Wednesday. * Usefulness of Nipa Palm Wednesday, 19th August, 2009
Outstanding deposits amounted to 2.37 trillion * Chin State Endowed with Progress
Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr MST:
yuan, increasing 26.77 percent from the beginning * Nay Pyi Taw International Airport to emerge During the past 24 hours, weather has been partly cloudy in
of this year. The non-performing loan rate was 1.51 soon Kayah and Mon States, rain or thundershowers have been
percent, 0.41 percentage points lower than that in the * National Dance “Eternal Beauties of the Union” isolated in Kayin State, scattered in Upper Sagaing,
end of last year. The bank’s capital adequacy rate * Overwhelming kindness on Ayeyawady Mandalay, Magway and Taninthayi Divisions, fairly
was 12.57 percent, 0.9 percentage points smaller * Myanmar Modern Song “Garden City” widespread in Kachin and Rakhine States, lower Sagaing,
from the end of 2008. * Valuable Lacquerware Art Bago, Yangon and Ayeyawady Divisions and widespread
At the end of June 2009, the gross assets of the * Kids Talent “Top of the World” in the remaining States and Divisions. The noteworthy
bank reached 3.30 trillion yuan, up 22.96 percent amounts of rainfall recorded were Nay Pyi Taw (Yezin) (0.35)
* Bayin Nyi Naung Yadana Cave
from early this year. Return on gross assets rate inch, Palatwa (2.40) inches, Yangon (Mingaladon) (1.61)
* A Safe Haven: Mandalay Kandawgyi Garden
totaled 1.04 percent, 0.15 percentage points lower inches, Namsam (1.38) inches and Sagaing (0.12) inch.
than that in the end of last year. Earnings per share for * Bamboo Paper
* Myanmar Modern Song “Shadow of love” Maximum temperature on 18-8-2009 was 88°F.
the bank stood at 0.32 yuan, equaling the level of the Minimum temperature on 19-8-2009 was 69°F. Relative
same period last year. The bank’s share dropped * Myanmar Traditional Marionette
humidity at (09:30) hours MST on 19-8-2009 was 79%. Total
2.55 percent to close at 8.8 yuan on Wednesday at * Song of Myanma Beauty & Scenic Sights
Sun shine hours on 18-8-2009 was (1.8) hours approx.
the Shanghai Stock Exchange.—Xinhua Website: www.mrtv3.net.mm
Rainfall on 19-8-2009 was (1.61) inches at Mingaladon,
(0.27) inch at Kaba-Aye and (0.16) inch at Central Yangon.
7:40 am Total rainfall since 1-1-2009 was (81.30) inches at Mingaladon,
4:30 pm 6:15 pm
(92.87 ) inches at Kaba-Aye and (93.70) inches at Central
5. Nice & Sweet Song 4. Musical Programme 12. Weather Report Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was
7:55 am 4:45 pm 6:20 pm (7) mph from South at (16:20) hours MST on 18-8-2009.
6. Dance Variety 5. ta0;oifwuúov kd yf nma&; 13. Musical Programme Bay inference: Monsoon is weak in the Andaman Sea
8:10 am ½k y f j rif o H M um;oif c ef ; pm 6:35 pm and Bay of Bengal.
7. tqdkNydKifyGJ yxrESpf (ordkif;txl;jyK) 14. xl;qef;axGvmrsm;udk Forecast valid until evening of 20th August 2009: Rain
8:20 am (ordkif;) or thundershowers will be isolated in Kayah and Mon
odyÜHjzifhcsOf;uyfjcif;
Thursday, 20 August States, lower Sagaing, Mandalay and Magway Divisions,
8. ]]ig;&pfrsdK;ig;wdkYrpm;}} 5:00 pm 7:00 pm
View on today scattered in Bago and Ayeyawady Divisions, fairly
8:30 am 6. Songs for Uphold 15. EdkifiHjcm;Zmwfvrf;wGJ widespread in Shan and Kayin States, upper Sagaing,
7:00 am 9. Song of National National Spirit ]]tcspq f ;kH wpfa,mufwnf;}} Yangon and Taninthayi Divisions and widespread in the
1. rif;uGef;q&mawmf Races 5:05 pm (tydkif;-13) remaining States and Divisions. Degree of certainty is (80%).
bk&m;BuD;\ 8:40 am State of the sea: Seas will be slight to moderate in
7. ]]BuKd wifjyifqifaqmif&u G v
f Qif 8:00 pm
y&dwfw&m;awmf Myanmar waters.
10. International News tEÅ&m,fuif;pifarG;rdcif}} 16. News
7:15 am Outlook for subsequent two days: Weak monsoon.
8:50 am 5:20 pm 17. International News
2. t*¾HZ,r*FvH Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for
11. Musical Programme 8. rl[efoG,foG,fqdkMur,f 18. Weather Report
(,Ofa0,HxGef;? aw;a&;- 20-8-2009: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of
4:00 pm 5:35 pm 19. EdkifiHjcm;Zmwfvrf;wGJ certainty is (80%).
*DwpmqdkrsdK;EG,faqG)
7:25 am 1. Martial Song 9. tuNydKifyGJ ]]arwÅmvrf;qH}k } Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for
3. To Be Healthy 4:10 pm 5:40 pm (tydkif;-50) 20-8-2009: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of
2. Cutue Little Dancers 10. Mu,fyGifhrsm;&JU&ifckefoH 20. vGifrdk;c&D;oGm;aeonf certainty is (80%).
Exercise
4:20 pm Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for
7:30 am 6:00 pm rdwfuRef;pkrsm;qDodkU
20-8-2009: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of
4. Morning News 3. twD;NydKifyGJ 11. Evening News (tydkif;-7)
certainty is (80%).
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New DNA test uses SCIENCE DAILY, 19 Aug—Using tiny crystals called quantum their health conditions
dots, Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a highly sensitive test
nanotechnology to find early to look for DNA attachments that often are early warning signs of cancer. NAY PYI TAW, 19 Aug—It was announced
signs of cancer This test, which detects both the presence and the quantity of certain yesterday that 17 out of 23 flu-infected patients had
DNA changes, could alert people who are at risk of developing the been discharged from the hospital as they fully
disease and could tell doctors how well a particular cancer treatment is recovered from the illness and there were only 6
working. patients still under medical treatment.
The new test was reported in a paper called “MS-qFRET: a
The 18th patient of New Influenza
quantum dot-based method for analysis of DNA methylation,” pub-
A (H1/N1), aged 33, also recovered from illness
lished in the August issue of the journal Genome Research. The work
also was presented at a conference of the American Association of and was discharged from hospital today. Home
Cancer Research. quarantine on one family member of the patient was
If it leads to early detection of cancer, this test could have huge stopped. There are still five patients, two of whom
clinical implications, said Jeff Tza-Huei Wang, an associate professor of in Webagi Specialist Hospital, one in Yangon Chil-
In this illustration by Yi Zhang, mechanical engineering whose lab team played a leading role in dren’s Hospital, one in North Okkalapa Hospital
quantum dots are depicted as gold developing the technique.“Doctors usually have the greatest success in and one in Insein General Hospital. Those patients
spheres that attract DNA strands fighting cancer if they can treat it in its early stage.” are still under special medical treatment but are out
linked to cancer risks. When the Wang and his students developed the test over the past three years of danger now.
quantum dots are exposed to certain with colleagues at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. Stephen National Health Laboratory had given medi-
types of light, they transfer the B. Baylin, deputy director of the center and a co-author of the Genome cal check-up to 178 flu suspects, 23 of whom were
energy to fluorescent molecules, Research study, said the test represents “a very promising platform” to
found to have been infected with the virus.
shown as pink globes, help doctors detect cancer at an early stage and to predict which patients
MNA
that emit a glow. are most likely to benefit from a particular therapy.—Internet
I
Let’s open golden door in unison Flood Warning
N No sweat, the Tatmadaw government can manage to restore State NAY PYI TAW, 19 Aug—According to the
S security because peace and stability have returned to normal throughout 12:30 hr MST observation today, the water level of
Sittoung River at Toungoo is 631 cm and it has
I the country. It is the same in ensuring the rule of law and restoration of exceeded by 31 cm (about 1 foot) above its danger
D peace. Therefore, it is vividly apparent that economic sanctions cannot level. It may fall below its danger level 600 cm
E make a regime change in Myanmar. during the next 48 hours commencing noon today.
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