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Volume XV, Number 358 3rd Waxing of Hnaung Tagu 1369 ME Tuesday, 8 April, 2008
Vice-
Vice-Chairman of Senior
General
State Peace and Maung
Aye
Development Council shakes
Vice-Senior General
Maung Aye receives
Shri L.K Advani,
Leader of BJP, at Taj
Mahal Hotel
in New Delhi. — MNA
Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan.
Images
of
the
Day
The Russian Soyuz TMA-12 space ship that
will carry new crew to the International |Space
Station is seen on the launch pad at the A man in traditional attire parades during a street
carnival in Togo's capital Lome, on 5 April, 2008.
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, on 6 Groups from Brazil, Belgium and Togo participated
April, 2008.—INTERNET in the first Lome international carnival that started
on Saturday.—INTERNET
An Afghan woman carries flowers made of cloth in Kabul, Afghanistan on Performers march with drums during the traditional provincial dance
6 April , 2008.—INTERNET 'Tanigumi', with bamboo decorations on their back, at an opening ceremony for
the men's field hockey qualifying tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Kakamihara city, Gifu, central Japan, on 5 April, 2008.—INTERNET
Nepalese Army soldiers take part in a horse Otters are fed by a visitor at Phnom Tamoa zoo,
race festival in Kathmandu, on 5 April, 40 km (25 miles) southeast of Phnom Penh on 5
2008.—INTERNET April, 2008.—INTERNET
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United three points clear after 2-2 draw at Boro Sevilla derail
SPORTS L ONDON , 7 April — ter two well-taken goals urday. Arsenal are third
Manchester United ended by Boro's record signing on 71 after drawing 1-1 Villarreal’s
the weekend three points Afonso Alves either side with fourth-placed Liver- title push
clear of Chelsea with five of halftime, the champi- pool.
Premier League games ons needed an equalizer United, who have a far M ADRID , 7 April —
remaining after being held from Wayne Rooney 16 superior goal difference to Villarreal failed to take
to a 2-2 draw at relega- minutes from time. the two other contenders, their chance to close on
tion-threatened Middles- United lead the way host Arsenal next week- leaders Real Madrid
brough on Sunday. with 77 points to the 74 of end and still have to visit when they fell 2-0 at
United led through Chelsea, who won 2-0 at Chelsea. Sevilla in the Primera
Cristiano Ronaldo but af- Manchester City on Sat- Middlesbrough are Liga on Sunday.
now four places and nine Real Mallorca had
points clear of the relega- held the champions to a
tion zone and should be- 1-1 draw on Saturday,
gin to relax. but Villarreal were
United started well and pegged back by Brazil
Cardiff City’s Joe Ledley (2nd L) scores against striker Luis Fabiano who
deserved their early lead
Barnsley during their English FA Cup semi-final raced clear to score his
secured when Ronaldo
soccer match at Wembley Stadium in London 23rd of the campaign
tucked in his 27th league
on 6 April, 2008.—INTERNET midway through the first
goal of the season from a
low Michael Carrick half.
Inter beat Atalanta to regain cross. —MNA/Reuters Diego Lopez made a
four-point lead string of important saves
Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo (2nd R) Bayern Munich’s Ital- to keep the visitors in the
MILAN, 7 April — Inter Milan restored their four- scores against Middlesbrough during their English ian forward Luca Toni game, but gave away a
point lead in Serie A after goals from Patrick Vieira Premier League soccer match at The Riverside (L) fights for the ball penalty three minutes
and Mario Balotelli secured a 2-0 win at Atalanta on stadium in Middlesbrough, northern England, with VfL Bochum’s An- from time, which Mali
Sunday. on 6 April, 2008.—INTERNET ther Yahia during their striker Frederic Kanoute
Second-placed AS Roma's 3-2 win over Genoa on
German Bundesliga put away. It was
Saturday had cut the gap to a point but champions Inter Bayern move nine clear after first division soccer Villarreal's first defeat
returned to form with a clinical display after three
match in Munich, on 6 in ten.
league games without a win. win over Bochum April, 2008.—INTERNET MNA/Reuters
Vieira's 21st-minute header was controversial how- B ERLIN , 7 April — range shot from Mimoun
ever, after he climbed all over Atalanta defender Bayern Munich moved Azaouagh in the fourth
Maximilano Pellegrino to convert Balotelli's corner. nine points clear in the minute and they were in
Balotelli, 17, scored his first league goal when he Bundesliga with seven deeper trouble when
rounded the keeper in the second half following a games to play after show- Mark van Bommel was
counter-attack. The forward, who has impressed in the ing character to match red-carded in the 27th
Italian Cup this season, was given a surprise start with their quality in a 3-1 win minute.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic out injured. at home to VFL Bochum The Bavarians began the
"It was good match at a difficult venue. Patrick has on Sunday. fightback with a Lucio
scored a very important goal. Balotelli is a young lad Bayern, heading for a header four minutes later
with great quality," Inter coach Roberto Mancini told 21st German league title, before a second-half Franck
Sky telvision. —MNA/Reuters went behind to a long- Ribery penalty and a late
strike from Christian Lell
Rangers held to a thrilling saw them home. “We
3-3 draw at Dundee United showed unbelievable spirit PSV beat Heracles 2-0 to close
to turn the game around,”
GLASGOW, 7 April — Rangers wasted coach Ottmar Hitzfeld told in on title
the chance to move nine points clear of Premiere TV. AMSTERDAM, 7 April — PSV Eindhoven closed in on
champions Celtic in the Scottish Pre- Bayern have 57 points the Dutch league title on Sunday, scoring a goal in each
mier League when they were held to a from 27 games, followed half to beat Heracles Almelo 2-0.
thrilling 3-3 draw at Dundee United on by Schalke 04 on 48 after Timmy Simons fired home the opener in the 12th
Sunday. their 1-0 win at home to minute from 20 metres out and Peruvian Jefferson
They now top the standings on 75 Hansa Rostock on Satur- Farfan curled a free-kick around the wall to seal the
points from 30 games after Celtic crashed day. victory 10 minutes before time.
1-0 at home to Motherwell on Saturday Hamburg SV, beaten With two matches remaining, PSV are top with 68
to lie second seven points behind. 1-0 at resurgent VfB Stutt- points, five clear of Ajax Amsterdam who cruised to
“Some slackness, defensively, lead to gart on Saturday, drop to a 4-1 home win over Graafschap Doetinchem with
a terrific game. I don't think anyone third with 47, ahead of Klaas Jan Huntelaar scoring a hat-trick.
could argue about the result,” Rangers Werder Bremen on goal George Ogararu set up Huntelaar to open the scor-
manager Walter Smith told BBC radio. difference after their 2-1 ing after three minutes and the striker headed home his
“If it ended up 5-5 it would not have been win at Hertha Berlin. second five minutes later.
out of place.” MNA/Reuters MNA/Reuters
United went ahead in the first half
with a scrambled effort from Norwegian Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia, centre, Ferdinand injury doubt for Champions League tie
defender Christian Kalvenes in the 37th runs in the early metres of the Paris LONDON, 7 April — Manchester Unit- League draw at Middlesbrough.
minute which sparked a goal spree. marathon, on 6 April, 2008 on the ed's England defender Rio Ferdinand With Nemanja Vidic already sidelined
Willo Flood floated in a free-kick Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris. faces a battle to be fit for Wednesday's for at least two weeks, the last thing
from the right which Darren Dods headed Kebede won the 26-mile (42.2 kilome- Champions League quarterfinal, second United need is an injury to Ferdinand
against Rangers keeper Allan McGregor tres) course in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 37 leg at home to Roma. who limped away with 20 minutes left at
from six metres and Kalvenes pounced seconds, just ahead of Moses Arusei of Alex Ferguson was hoping his Eng- the Riverside Stadium.
to send a header against the right post Kenya who finished second in 2:06.47, land centre back had not suffered a "We got a few bumps and bruises, but
then bundle in the rebound from a metre. while James Rotich of Kenya was third serious injury after being forced off in we'll assess things on Monday,"
MNA/Reuters in 2:07.10.—INTERNET the second half of Sunday's 2-2 Premier Ferguson told MUTV. —MNA/Reuters
Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San visit ancient stupa in Sanchi, Bhopal . — MNA
NAY PYI TAW, 7 April — The Myanmar good- and officials. He then singed in the visitors’ book.
will delegation led by Vice-Chairman of the State At the lounge of the airport, responsible offi- Sanchi region has been a region of ancient
Peace and Development Council Vice-Senior General cials accorded a warm welcome to Vice-Senior Gen- cultural heritage since time immemorial. In the time of
Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San, accompa- eral Maung Aye and party. Next, they went to one of King Asoka, the sacred relics of the Buddha, Shin Sari
nied by Myanmar Ambassador U Kyi Thein, Military world’s archaeological sites, Sanchi, where Sanchi Putta and Shin Mogglun Mathes were enshrined into
Attaché’ Col Nay Win and Indian Ambassador Mr stupas lie to the northeast of Bhopal. Assistant In the pagodas and stupas. With the passage of time,
Bhaskar Kumar Mitra, left Taj Mahal Hotel in New charge P.L Meana and officials welcomed religious buildings fell into ruin and were in a state of
Delhi for Airbase Airport at 8 am on 4 April to pay a Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and party and gave dilapidation although new monasteries, pagodas and
visit to Bhopal, Madhaya Pradesh State. They were an account of ancient stupas and monasteries. stupas emerged. Only in the early 19th Century, reli-
seen off at the airport by Minister of State for Com- Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and party gious edifices of ancient cultural heritage were exca-
merce of the Republic of India Shari Jairam Ramesh paid homage to the stupa built by King Asoka with the vated and maintained.
and Head of Protocol Department of Ministry of Exter- sacred relics of the Buddha in the 3rd Century BC and Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and wife
nal Affairs Mr Sunil Lal and officials. ancient Buddha images and had a documentary photo offered lights to the Buddha Image kept in Sri Lanka
Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and party taken. Ordination Hall built by Sri Lanka Buddhist Associa-
arrived at Bhopal Airport by Indian special flight at Next, Vice-Senior General Maung Aye vis- tion. Next, Vice-Senior General Maung Aye made
8.40 am and were welcomed by Governor Mr Pukhraj ited the ancient stupas and monasteries built by King cash donations for the maintenance of the religious
Maroo and State Police Chief Shri Landra Shrivastav Asoka and studied works of ancient cultural heritage. edifices and for the propagation of Buddhism. The
Sayadaw of the ordination hall presented a replica of a
golden stupa as a Dhamma gift.
Later, Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and
party returned to Bhopal and then went to Jamnagar,
Gujarat State.— MNA
Dailies to appear in
turn during
New Year holidays
YANGON, 7 April — Dailies of the News and
Periodicals Enterprise under the Ministry of Infor-
mation will be published in turn during the Myanmar
New Year holidays.
Kyemon Daily and The New Light of
Myanmar Daily will not appear on 11, 12, 13, 14
and 15 April. During these days, Myanma Alin will
be in circulation and it will take holidays on 16, 17,
18, 19 and 20 April. On these days, Kyemon Daily
Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San donate cash to a Buddhist Monk and The New Light of Myanmar daily will resume
to be spent on preservation of religious buildings in Sanchi, India. — MNA circulation.—MNA