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Volume XXI, Number 239 9th Waxing of Nadaw 1375 ME Wednesday, 11 December, 2013

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New Light of MyanmarNAY PYI TAW, 10

DecU Thein Sein,

President of the Re-

public of the Union of

Myanmar, received Ms

Clare Short, Chair of

Extractive Industries

Transparency Initia-

tive (EITI) Board, and

party at the Credentials

Hall of the Presidential

Palace, here, this morn-

ing.

During the meeting,

they discussed Myan-

mars preparations to

President U Thein Sein receives Chair of EITI Boardjoin EITI, cooperation

between Myanmar and

EITI, drawing a suit-

able work plan among

natural gas, oil, min-

ing, forestry and sh-

ery sectors, and provid-

ing training courses for

sharing experience and

expertise to Myanmar.

It was also attended

by Union Ministers U

Soe Thane, U Win Shein

and Dr Myint Aung, and

ofcials concerned.

MNA

1. On the International Human Rights Day, the

Myanmar National Human Rights Commission

(MNHRC) joins the international community in

celebrating this auspicious day.

2. The International Human Rights Day is espe-

cially signicant for the Commission. The Com-

mission was able to distribute for the rst time

the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in

Myanmar language to certain important sectors

of the Government, the Parliament and the Pub-

lic in 2013. The Commission will continue to

distribute this important document on a wider

scale so that the Myanmar community will be-

come fully aware of what their inalienable rights

are.

3. During 2013, the Commission was able to inten-

sify its activities to promote and protect human

rights by conducting certain outreach activities for

the rst time such as visits to Taikkyi and Okkan

townships in Yangon Region, Okpo, Gyobingauk,

Zigon and Nattalin townships in Bago Region,

Mandalay, Wundwin, Pyawbwe and Meiktila

townships in Mandalay Region, Lashio town-

ship in Shan State, Sittway, Ponnagyun, Kyauk-

taw, MraukU and Thandwe townships in Rakhine

State and visits to the prisons in Kawthoung and

Mawlamyine townships in September. Based on

the ndings during these visits, the Commission

submitted many important recommendations to

the Government so that necessary and preven-

tive measures could be taken to prevent acts ofviolence from happening again in those townships

and to improve the situation in the prisons under

reference.

(See page 8)

Statement 4/2013 of

Myanmar National Human

Rights Commission on

International Human Rights

Day, 10 December 2013

President U Thein Sein poses for

documentary photo with Ms Clare Short,

Chair of Extractive Industries Transparency

Initiative (EITI) Board.MNA

YANGON, 10 Dec

Wrestling of the 27thSEA

Games continued at the

National Thuwunna Na-

tional Indoor Stadium (1)

on Waizayantar Road in

Thingangyun Township,here, today.

Wrestlers from Myan-

mar, Thailand, Vietnam,

Laos, Cambodia, Indo-

Wrestling of 27thSEA Games keep onnesia and the Philippines

competed in the second-

day events.

After the nal events,

Indonesia secured gold,

Thailand, silver, and Vi-

etnam, bronze, in mensgreco-74 Kg event while

Cambodia won gold,

the Philippines, silver,

and Thailand, bronze, in

mens greco-84 Kg.

In womens free

style-55 kg event, Viet-

nam clinched gold medal,

Thailand, silver, and My-

anmar, bronze, while in

womens free style-59 kgevent, Vietnam won gold,

Thailand, silver, and Indo-

nesia, bronze.

While Myanmar se-

cured gold, Laos, silver,

and Cambodia, bronze, in

mens greco (96 kg) event,

Cambodia won gold, Laos,

silver, and Myanmar,

bronze, in womens free

style (63 kg) event.

Myanmar Wrestling

Federation President UKyaw Kyaw Linn and of-

cials concerned awarded

the winners.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 10

DecA ceremony of wel-

coming participants to the

equestrian event at the 27th

SEA Games took place at

Wunna Theikdi equestrian

centre, here, this evening.

First, Myanmar Eques-trian Federation President

U Pyone Maung Maung

gave a welcome speech.

Next, Dressage technical

delegate Mrs. Susan Hoev-

enaars of FEI spoke on the

occasion.

Then, Vice-President

of Myanmar Olympic

Committee Chairman of

Amyotha Hluttaw Relief

and Resettlement Commit-

tee Dr Khin Shwe and party

greeted participants to the

event.

Before the end of the

ceremony, Myanmar tra-

ditional riding skills were

presented to those present.

More than 60 par-

ticipants from Cambodia,

Indonesia, Malaysia, Sin-

gapore, the Philippines,

Thailand and host Myan-

Myanmar welcomes participants to 2013

SEA Games equestrian event

mar are taking part in dres-

sage, show jumping and

endurance contests of 2013

SEA Games equestrian

event.YM (NLM)

The Granddaughter of Thai King wave hands

during opening ceremony 27thSEA equsterian

game to fans at Equestrian Centre

in Nay Pyi Taw.PHOTO: AYEMINSOE


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Wednesday, 11 December, 20132 New Light of Myanmar

LOCAL NEWS

New Light of Myanmar

Myanma Airways launches new daily ight

servicesMyanma Airways (MA) under the Ministry of Transport will launch the following

daily ight schedule by Caravan 208 B aircraft based on the Mandalay Chanmyathazi

Airport as of 12 December. In addition, it will operate the ight schedules to Magway,Kyaukhtu and Namhsan.

Sr Day Schedule

1. Sunday (i) Mandalay Chanmyathazi-NyaungU-Mandalay Chanmyathazi

(ii) Sightseeing (Mandalay/NyaungU environs)

(iii) Enjoy ight (Mandalay and its environs)

2. Monday (i) Mandalay Chanmyathazi-Nay Pyi Taw-Mandalay Chanmyathazi

(ii) Mandalay Chanmyathazi-Bhamo-Mandalay Chanmyathazi

(iii) Mandalay Chanmyathazi-Kalay-Mandalay Chanmyathazi

3. Tuesday (i) Mandalay Chanmyathazi-Lashio-Mandalay Chanmyathazi

(ii) Mandalay Chanmyathazi-Loikaw-Mandalay Chanmyathazi

4. Wednesday (i) Mandalay Chanmyathazi-Kalay-Mandalay Chanmyathazi

(ii) Mandalay Chanmyathazi-Loikaw-Mandalay Chanmyathazi

(iii) Mandalay Chanmyathazi-Heho-Mandalay Chanmyathazi

5. Thursday (i) Mandalay Chanmyathazi-Loikaw-Mandalay Chanmyathazi

(ii) Mandalay Chanmyathazi-Heho-Mandalay Chanmyathazi

6. Friday (i) Mandalay Chanmyathazi-Nay Pyi Taw-Mandalay Chanmyathazi

(ii) Mandalay Chanmyathazi-NyaungU-Mandalay Chanmyathazi (iii) Mandalay Chanmyathazi-Heho-Mandalay Chanmyathazi

7. Saturday (i) Mandalay Chanmyathazi-Bhamo-Mandalay Chanmyathazi

(ii) Sightseeing (Mandalay/NyaungU and its environs)

(iii) Enjoy ight (Mandalay and its environs)

PERI Asia participates in MyanBuild13YANGON, 10 Dec

German family-owned

PERI As i a P t e L td

from Singapore, part of

PERI GmbH is a service

provider for formwork and

scaffolding solutions and

the largest manufacturer

worldwide. In Singapore,

PERI Asia contributed

to landmark pro jec ts

like Marina Bay Sands,

Universal Studios Sentosa

and Asia Square Tower 1

and 2.

PERI is a service

provider for formwork and

scafolding solutions and

the largest manufacturer

worldwide.

PERI Asia is already

represented in Yangon to

provide a close contact to

developers, contractors and

authorities.

I see the high demand

for construction in Myanmar

and we as PERI would like

to contribute to the economic

growth of the country byproviding comprehensive

solutions to our customers.

We develop tailor-made

technical solutions, incl.

design and on top. We

accompany our customer

by providing training on site

as well as in our facilities in

Germany.

I would like to emphasize

that our customers success is

our success and that is what

we are striving for, Mr.

Marco Romahn, Managing

Director of PERI Asia Pte,

Ltd, explained during the

MyanBuild13. For furtherinformation, any person

may visit www. periasia.

com.

Kyemon

Chartered ight Cessna Grand Caravan 208 B launched

MANDALAY, 10 DecA

ceremony to launch the

US-made Cessna Grand

Caravan 208 B of Myanma

Airways of Ministry of

Transport was held at

Chanmyathazi Airport in

Mandalay on 8 December.It was attended by

Mandalay Region Minister

for Transport U Kyaw Hsan,

Commander of Central

Command Maj-Gen Nyo

Saw, Managing Director

U Than Tun of Myanma

Airways and departmental

ofcials.

The region minister

and the managing director

cut the ribbon to launch the

airline.

From Chanmyathazi

Airport in Mandalay as a

centre, the ights will be run

to Nagmon, Tanai, Lonkhin,

Momeik, Kutkai, Tangyan,

G a n g a w , M o n g p i n g ,

MraukU, Manaung, Pyay,

Papun, Hpa-an, Ye and

Pearl Island.MMAL-Tin

Maung: Photo Aung Thura

(Mandalay Sub-printing

House)

US Ambassador, EU Ambassador visit Shan

StateTACHILEK, 10 Dec

Police Col Myint Aung of

Central Committee for DrugAbuse mtrol (International),

US Ambassador Mr Derek

J Mitchell, EU Ambassador

Mr Roland Kobia, UNODC

Country Manager Mr Jason

Eligh and Mr Jochen Wiese

and party on 5 December

visited Mongpan, Mongton,

Monghsat townships of

Shan State (East).

T h e y m e t l o c a l

authorities and discussedp eace an d s t ab i l i t y ,

development of the region,

health, education, transport

and marke t economy

development.

The loca l people

r e p o r t e d o n t h e i r

requirements.

The Ambassadors and

party together with local

authorities visited rubber

farm in Nantkyan Village ofMonghsat Township.

In Loidawkham Village

of Tachilek Township, they

discussed implementation

of narcotic drug plans.

After visiting Talot

Market, they left Tachilek

by ight.

MMAL-Myintmo (Tachilek)

Artistes join football match

to raise fund of Kawthoung

Home for the AgedKAWTHOUNG, 10 Dec

Artists football team andlocal football team held

a friendly matches at the

6th-Mile Station football

ground in Kawthoung on 7

December.

It was aimed at raising

the fund of the Home for

the Aged.

The matches were

sponsored by Bacchus soft

drink produced by Korea.

In the rst match, artistes

team was formed with Yazar

Nay Win, Moe Yan Zun,

Moe Aung Yin, Zarni, ThuHtoo San, Aung Ye Yint,

Aung Thu, Zaw Lin Tun, Po

Chit and others.

The Actor FC played

a friendly match with

Kawthoung FC.

In the second match,

Actor FC played against

Kawthoung Station FC.

The matches were

cheered by crowded with

local people.MMAL-Kyaw

Soe (Kawthoung)

National Sports

Farming right certicates issuedNGAPHE

, 10 DecAceremony to present farming

rights certicates to local

farmers was held at the

hall of Township General

Administration Departmentin Ngaphe Township on

5 December. Head of

Township Settlement and

Land Records Department

U Myint Thu presentedcartificates to farmers

through officials of 31

village-tracts.MM AL-

Than Naing Oo (Ngaphe)


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Wednesday, 11 December, 2013 3New Light of MyanmarWORLD

Palestinians say Kerry appeasing Israel over

Iran at their expenseJERUSALEM, 10 Dec

A senior Palestinian of-cial said the United Stateswas asking Palestinians to

make security concessionsin peace talks with Israel inorder to silence the Jewish

states criticism of worldpower diplomacy overIrans nuclear programme.

The accusations byYasser Abed Rabbo, whojoined Palestinian Presi-

dent Mahmoud Abbas in a

US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets Palestinian

President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city ofRamallah on 5 Dec, 2013.REUTERS

meeting with US Secre-

tary of State John Kerrylast week, further cloudedhopes of achieving a nego-

tiated accord by an Apriltarget date.

Kerry, who will return

to Israel and the Palestin-ian territories this week,presented both sides with

suggestions on Thursdayabout how Israel mightfend off future threats from

a Palestinian state envis-

aged in West Bank land it

now occupies. Israel haslong demanded that underany eventual accord it re-

tain swaths of Jewish settle-ments in the West Bank, aswell as military control of

the territorys eastern Jor-dan Valley effectively,the prospective Palestines

border with Jordan.But Abed Rabbo told

Voice of Palestine radio

that Kerry had plunged

the process into crisis by

seeking to appease Israelthrough agreeing to its ex-pansion demands in the

(Jordan) Valley under thepretext of security.

US acquiescence to

Israels security demandswas aimed at silencing theIsraelis over the deal with

Iran and achieving a fakeprogress in the Palestini-an-Israeli track at our ex-

pense, he said.Reuters

Former officer notes Japans

contribution to chemical arms

watchdogOSLO, 10 Dec Ichiro

Akiyama, a former GroundSelf-Defence Force ofcerwho served in the Organi-zation for the Prohibition of

Chemical Weapons, spokeon Monday about Japanscontribution to the watch-

dog ahead of the awardingof this years Nobel PeacePrize to the group.

The rst director ofthe Inspectorate Division atthe OPCW, said, Japanese

personnel have worked to-gether to produce results (intheir work with the OPCW).

Anti-government protesters attend a demonstration near the Government House inBangkok, Thailand, on 9 Dec, 2013.XINHUA

Tai caretaker PM vows to continue

to perform dutiesBANGKOK, 10 Dec

Thai caretaker Prime Min-ister Yingluck Shinawatra

on Tuesday morningpledged to continue to per-form caretaking duties in

accordance with the con-stitution until a new primeminister is elected.

In a statement madeafter a special cabinetmeeting, Yingluck pleaded

with the public to protectdemocracy, and urged pro-testers to stop the rally, and

all to start preparing for the

next general election slatedfor 2 Feb, 2014.

Yingluck said she had

made every compromisepossible, and wished to be

treated fairly.On Monday night,

anti-government protest

leader Suthep Thaugsubanasked Yingluck and cabinetministers to resign as care-

takers within 24 hours.Suthep also urged

protests to last for another

three days.Protesters have de-

manded the incumbent

government be replaced

by an unelected peoplescouncil and an interim

administration formed by

non-politicians.As they have envi-

sioned, the council andadministration will be dis-solved after implementing

a political reform for about1-1.5 years and then a gen-eral election will be called.

Hundreds of thou-sands of protestersmarched in various pro-

cessions to besiege theGovernment House on

Monday. No conicts werereported between the po-

lice and protesters.Xinhua

I am very happy to be able

to attend (the ceremony) astheir representative.

Akiyama, 64, said thata variety of Japanese have

worked in the OPCW sinceits 1997 founding. They in-clude personnel dispatched

from the GSDF and theEconomy, Trade and Indus-try Ministry and also inspec-

tors sent from the privatesector. Japan can makeinternational contributions

in various elds. It shouldactively make proposals forcontributions in the future

by combining human, mate-

rial and nancial resources,he told Kyodo News andother media outlets ahead ofthe award ceremony in Oslo.

Given many of its du-ties such as military baseinspections are bound by

condentiality, it is an or-ganization that should notcome under the spotlight

normally, he said. But itsachievements have nallybeen recognized, which I

believe was helped by theSyrian issue.

Kyodo News

Irans Zarif says nuclear deal deadif US passes new sanctions

WASHINGTON, 10 Dec

Iranian Foreign MinisterJavad Zarif said the Iranian

nuclear deal would be deadif the US Congress imposesnew sanctions, even if they

do not take effect for sixmonths, Time Magazinesaid on Monday.

In a transcript of theinterview, which was con-ducted on Saturday and

posted online on Monday,

Time said it asked Zarifwhat would happen if Con-

gress imposed new sanc-tions, even if they did not gointo effect for six months.

The entire deal isdead. replied Zarif. He wasreferring to a 24 November

interim agreement with sixworld powers under whichTeheran would curb its

nuclear programme in ex-change for limited relief

from economic sanctionsover the next six months.

The Iranian foreign

ministers comments hadlittle apparent effect on USsenators who are prepar-

ing legislation to imposenew sanctions on Iran in sixmonths if the deal reached

in Geneva goes nowhere.

Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks

to the media during a news conference following theE3/EU+3-Iran talks in Geneva on 24 Nov, 2013.

REUTERS

Robert Menendez, the

Democrat who chairs theSenate Foreign Relations

Committee, and Republi-can Senator Mark Kirk arenear agreement on legisla-

tion that would target Iransremaining oil exports, for-eign exchange reserves

and strategic industries,congressional aides said on

Monday.The legislation faces

an uphill battle amid op-position from the White

House. It would seek to

limit US President Barack

Obamas ability to waivesanctions on Iran and also

reimpose sanctions if Tehe-ran reneges on the Genevaagreement. Zarif said Iran

would not be pressured.We do not like to ne-

gotiate under duress, he

told Time Magazine. IfCongress adopts sanctions,

it shows lack of serious-ness and lack of a desire toachieve a resolution on thepart of the United States.

Reuters

Indias ruling Congress party

wins assembly polls in NE state of

MizoramNEW DELHI, 10 Dec

Indias ruling Congress

party has secured a majority

in the assembly elections in

the northeastern state of Mi-

zoram.

The Congress is all

set to form the next stategovernment as it retained

majority in Mizoram as-

sembly, winning at least

28 seats in the 40-member

legislative house, for the

second ve-year term in a

row. The partys Chief Min-

ister Lal Thanhawla contest-

ed from two seats and won

both of them.

This is for the fth time

that Congress won Mizoramassembly elections since in-

dependence.

The party has, however,

been wiped out in assembly

polls in four crucial states

the Indian capital, the

northern state of Rajasthan

and the central states of

Madhya Pradesh and Chhat-

tisgarh.

The November-De-

cember assembly polls areseen as an indicator of how

the electorate will vote in

the general elections slated

for May 2014.Xinhua


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BUSINESS & HEALTH


McDonalds November

sales miss as

US weakness persistsLOS ANGELES, 10

Dec McDonalds

Corp (MCD.N) onMonday reported anothersluggish month of salesat established restaurants,results that suggest thefamed hamburger chainis losing US market shareto rivals. The fast-foodchain, the worlds largestby revenue, has struggledfor more than a year tosignicantly increase thosemonthly sales, hindered byslack demand and intensecompetition for the businessof budget-conscious diners.Novembers biggestdisappointment came fromthe United States, wheremonthly sales at restaurants

open at least 13 monthsfell 0.8 percent, versus the

0.3 percent gain expected,on average, by 14 analystspolled by ConsensusMetrix.

McDonalds UStrends imply a rare period ofshare losses, RBC CapitalMarkets analyst DavidPalmer said in a clientnote. Wall Street initiallyexpected the chainsfortunes to turn this pastspring because its resultswould be compared withweak monthly numbersstarting in the spring of2012. But McDonaldsexecutives recently sig-naled that weaknesswould continue in the

fourth quarter amid stiffcompetition and haltingglobal economic growth.Chief Executive DonThompson, at the helm ofMcDonalds for more thana year, has switched topmanagement and shakenup menus to boost salesand prots. Still, analystssay the chain appears to be

losing out to rivals at allmeal times except breakfast where it has long been a

leader.Some analysts worry

that the companys woes arethe result of poor executionrather than external factors.In particular, they say, newmenu items such as lattes,smoothies, salads and wrapshave slowed McDonaldsservice in a business wherehyper-competitive drive-

thru times are measured inthe seconds.

Reuters

Smoking cessation

products pose no serious

heart risksWASHINGTON, 10 Dec

Nicotine replacement

gums and patches or populardrugs prescribed to helppeople quit smoking suchas Chantix may not harmthe heart in users, accordingto a study published onMonday in the AmericanHeart Association journal

circulation.

In recent years, therehas been concerns thatsome smoking cessationproducts may have seriouscardiovascular risks.

But in the largest

analysis of side effectsof three major smokingcessation products, seriousheart events didnt increasewith nicotine replacementgums and patches,

the nicotine addictiontreatment Chantix, and theantidepressant Wellbutrin,the researchers said.

The new study lookedat 63 clinical trials, whichcomprised 30, 508 people,and found that overall,smoking cessation isassociated with improvedcardiovascular health,

increased life expectancy,improved quality of life and

reduced healthcare costsfor smoking-associatedconditions.

Undoubtedly, thebenets of quittingsmoking outweigh anypotential risks fromsmoking cessation thera-pies, said EdwardMills, study co-authorand associate professorof medicine at StanfordUniversity and CanadaResearch Chair at theUniversity of Ottawa.

Although nicotinereplacement therapy viapatch or gum was linked toa risk of a rapid or irregularheartbeat, the researcherssaid the heart symptoms

were minor and temporary.These more minor

risks are well known toclinicians and usually passwith time, Mills said.They occur most oftenwhen people are takingnicotine replacementtherapy and smoking at thesame time, which is a badidea.Xinhua

An illustration picture shows the logos of Google andYahoo connected with LAN cables in a Berlin ofce

on 31 Oct, 2013. REUTERS

US tech companies call for more controls on

surveillance

LONDON, 10 Dec Eight major US web com-panies, including Apple,Google and Facebook,made a joint call on Mon-day for tighter controls onhow governments collectpersonal data, intensifyingthe furor over online sur-

veillance. In an open let-ter to US President BarackObama and Congress, thecompanies said recent rev-elations showed the balancehad tipped too far in favorof the state in many coun-tries and away from theindividual. In June, former

National Security Agency(NSA) contractor EdwardSnowden exposed top se-cret government surveil-lance programmes that tapinto communications oncables linking technologycompanies various datacenters overseas.

After Snowdens dis-

closure, many of the bigInternet companies warnedthat American businessesmay lose revenue abroadas distrustful customersswitched to local alterna-tives.

We understand thatgovernments have a duty toprotect their citizens, saidthe letter from the eightrms which also includedMicrosoft Corp, Twitter,LinkedIn Corp, Yahoo Incand AOL Inc. But thissummers revelations high-

lighted the urgent need toreform government surveil-lance practices worldwide.

The balance in manycountries has tipped too farin favour of the state andaway from the rights of theindividual rights that areenshrined in our Constitu-tion.This undermines the

freedoms we all cherish. Itstime for a change.

Several of the eightcompanies, which have acombined market capitaliza-tion of nearly $1.4 trillion,have responded by publiciz-ing their decision to boostencryption and security ontheir sites.

Reuters

The Twitter symbol is displayed at the post where thestock is traded on the oor of the New York Stock

Exchange, on 15 Nov, 2013. REUTERS

Twitter shares soar, near all-time highSANFRANCISCO,10 Dec

Twitter shares soaredmore than 9 percent onMonday to their highest

level since the companysinitial public offeringafter a spate of productannouncements that couldboost its revenue prospects.Shares rose to $49 in mid-day trading, up 9.2 percent.

Twitter has mostlytraded in the low-$40range in recent weeks since7 November, when shares

briey topped $50 in thehours following its highlyanticipated IPO. Twitter onThursday ofcially beganallowing marketers to showindividually-tailored ads onTwitter, based on websites

One in four children in poverty

in New ZealandWELLINGTON, 10 Dec

A new report suggestsa quarter of New Zealandschildren are living inpoverty and 10 percent arein severe poverty. The rstChild Poverty Monitor,released on Monday, aimsto measure the progress ofpoverty indicators annuallyto reduce hardship and raiseawareness.

According to the report,the percentage of children inpoverty has nearly doubledin the past three decades,from 14 percent in 1982 to25 percent today. It found265,000 children are nowin poverty, meaning their

families live off less than60 percent of the medianhousehold income.

Of those, 180,000are missing out on basicnecessities like a goodbed, doctors visits, heating,meat and fresh fruit andvegetables.

The report said 10percent of children arein severe poverty, whichmeans they are goingwithout the things theyneed and their low familyincome means they donthave any opportunity ofchanging this.

The Child PovertyMonitor is a joint project

by the JR McKenzie Trust,Otago University and theNew Zealand ChildrensCommissioner.

Childrens Commi-ssioner Russell Wills toldRadio New Zealand themost effective way to reducechild poverty in this countryis to have a plan enshrinedin legislation. It needsto hold future ministersand chief executivesaccountable and we needto set targets. Then, whatwell see, like the road tolland drink driving, is thatchild poverty will decreaseslowly over time, saidWills. Xinhua

the user has previouslyvisited. The cookie-basedtargeted ads, as they areknown, are expected to

fetch higher ad prices.The company alsosaid it would launch a text-only version of the servicethat would be availableto people with entry-levelmobile phones that cannotaccess the Internet. AppleInc announced last weekit would acquire Topsy,an analytics company thatmines Twitter data, for$200 million, according tomedia reports. Althoughthe iPhone maker withheldany information abouthow it planned to integrateTopsy, analysts said the

deal was served as the latestafrmation that the oodof data produced daily onTwitter holds value forbusinesses.Reuters


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XXVIISEA GAMESSPECIAL

The Opening Ceremony on 11 December, 2013

Myanmars canoeing

rower Win Htike

celebrates after ac-

cepting gold medal for

mens canoeing 1000meter race (C1).

PHOTO: AYEMINSOE

Myanmars canoeing and Kayak rowers pose for

photos together with U Chit Khaing, Chairman of

Myanmar Rowers Federation and coaches

of rowing teams.PHOTO: AYEMINSOE

Rowers of Mens Canoeing team of Myanmar celebrate after

crossing nishing line in the double canoeing 1000-meter event (C2).

PHOTO: AYEMINSOE

The Granddaughter of Thai King looks at fans

during opening ceremony 27thSEA equsterian

game at Equestrian Centre in Nay Pyi Taw.

PHOTO: AYEMINSOE

A performing troupe of

Intha tripe from Inlay

Lake performs as they

support Myanmar row-

ers during canoeing

and Kayak events.

PHOTO: AYEMINSOE

Fans dance

and sing

songs as

they cel-

ebrate after

Myanmar

rowers win

gold in

canoeing

and Kayak

events.

PHOTO: AYE

MINSOE


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XXVIISEA GAMESSPECIAL

7Wednesday, 11 December, 2013New Light of Myanmar

The Opening Ceremony of 27thSEA Games today

7New Light of Myanmar

NAY PYI TAW, 10

DecThe nal competi-

tions between Indonesia

and Thailand and between

Singapore and Myanmar

in water polo event of 27th

SEA Games took place at

Zeyathiri Swimming Pool

this morning.

In the rst match, In-

donesia won over Malaysia

Singapore secure gold in water polowith 12:7 points and in the

second, Singapore, over My-

anmar with 21:13 points re-

sults each.

After the matches, de-

fending champion Singapore

secured rst prize, Indonesia

second and Thailand third.

Union Minister for

Electric Power U Khin

Maung Soe awarded gold

medal to Singapore team,

Deputy Minister for Live-

stock, Fisheries and Ru-

ral Development U Khin

Maung Aye, silver medal to

Indonesia team and mem-

ber of Union Civil Servic-

es Board U Mahn Maung

Maung Nyan, bronze medal

to Thailand team.

Khaing Thanda Lwin (NLM)

NAY PYI TAW, 10

DecPatrons of Myanmar

Womens Sports Federation

and wellwishers donated

cash to the fund for Myan-

mar women athletes whoare taking part in the XX-

VII SEA Games, at Wunna

Theikdi Stadium, here, this

morning.

Patrons of MWAF

Daw Khin Khin Win, wife

of President U Thein Sein,

donated K 1 million, Daw

Nan Shwe Hmon, wife

of Vice-President Dr Sai

Mauk Kham, K 500,000,

Patrons of MWSF donate cash to Myanmar

women athletes

Smash shots, accuracy put Myanmar

badminton through to quarterfnalsHost Myanmar badmin-

ton players make a perfect

start, winning against their

counterparts in the mens

singles badminton competi-

tion at the 27th SEA Games,

and advanced to quarter-

nal. Main draw of the bad-

minton kicked off today

at Building (C) of Wunna

Theikdi Indoor Stadium in

Nay Pyi Taw. Myanmar na-

tional badminton got SEA

Games campaign off to a

winning start. In todays

matches of Round 1, Myo

Min Tun won his rst as-

signment against Laotian

counterpart with a solid win

in two sets after Aung Kyi

Min nished Chanmara

of Cambodia in two ends.

Today was a good day

for Myanmar badminton

as its hopes to claim gold

through badminton at the

biggest regional sportingevent started with two sold

wins in the Round 1. Both

players two-set wins over

opponents in respective

games put them through to

the next stage, quarternal.

Myo Min Tun is

scheduled to play against

the qualier of the Round 1

match between the players

of Singapore and Thailand

while Aung Kyi Min will

face Indonesian counter-

part on Thursdays quarter-

nal.Aung Kyi Min giving a smash shot at mens singles

badminton competition of 2013 SEA Games.YM

NAY PYI TAW, 10

DecPatron of the Lead-

ing Committee for Or-

ganizing the XXVII SEA

Games Vice-President U

Nyan Tun together with

Chairman of the Organ-

izing Committee Union

Minister U Tint Hsan

awarded rst prize to My-

anmar, second to Laos and

third to Cambodia teams

in womens hoop Takraw

event after enjoying the

competitions at Wunna

Theikdi Gymnasium B,

Vice-President U Nyan Tun awardswinners in Hoop Takraw event

Khaing presented prizesto mens teams.Daw Wai

Wai, wife of the Union

Minister for Transport,

and Daw Khin Thant

Zin, wife of the Union

Minister for Agriculture

and Irrigation presented

cash awards to Myanmar

womens team.

The Vice-President

and party then enjoyed

competitions of equestrian

event at Wunna Theikdi

horse race course.

MNA

Vice-President U Nyan Tun awarding winners in womens hoop Takraw

event.MNA

Daw Khin Aye Myint,

wife of Vice-President

U Nyan Tun, K 500,000,

Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, wife of

the Commander-in-Chief

of Defence Services andDaw Mar Mar Wai, wife

of General Hla Htay Win

K 3 million donated by

families of Defence Ser-

vices (Army, Navy and

Air), wives of Union min-

isters of six Union Min-

istries at President Ofce

K 1 million each, Union

ministries K 33 million,

Myanmar Womens and

Children Development

Federation and Myanmar

Womens Affairs Feder-

ation K 500,000 each and

womens sports federa-

tions K 1 million.Chairman of the Lead-

ing Committee for Organiz-

ing the Games Union Min-

ister U Tint Hsan accepted

the cash donations and

spoke words of thanks.

The patrons of the fed-

eration visited the Social

Zone and Sports Museum

at Wunna Theikdi Sports

Zone.MNA

After winning three gold

in four events of rowing on

the rst day, Myanmar row-

ers have gained condence to

put more strokes on the rosy

picture of their history.

We hoped to win at

least two gold in six events

of canoeing, says U Thura

Han, the assistant coach of

the canoeing team of Myan-

mar, but, now we feel con-

dence to secure at ve gold in

six events.

According to U Thura

Han, Myanmar players could

take a good advantage of

wind that is blowing across

the dam which his canoe

Myanmar rowers optimistic to win more gold

here, this afternoon.In the womens event,

Myanmar women team

stood rst with 760 points

and Laos, second with 301

points.

In the mens event,

Thailand secured the

first prize with 830

points and Myanmar,

second with 650. The

Deputy General Secre-

tary of Thai Olympic

Council and President of

Myanmar Sepak Takraw

Federation U Chit

NAYPYITAW,10 Dec

In the todays football tour-

naments, Myanmar beat the

Philippines 2-0 in mensevent while Singapore won

over Vietnam 1-0 and Ma-

Myanmar bag gold in Hoop Takrawlaysia routed Brunei 2-0.

In Futsal event, Thailand

trounced Indonesia 4-0

and Vietnam threshed My-anmar 6-0 in the womens

event. In Hoop Takraw event,

Myanmar women bagged

one gold medal with 760

points.

In Wushu event, Myan-mar secured three silver med-

als.NLM

rowers are accustomed to.

Myanmar rowers are

friendly to the climate espe-

cially to the water and wind

because they undergone two-

month intensive training in

the dam.

Once this wind blows

across the dam, I know its

sure that we will win gold,

said U Thura Han, as he

shows the ags ying in the

wind.Besides, Myanmar

rowers could show their

skills as the same they did

during their intensive train-

ing, he added.

To everyones surprise,

Thailands karak boat which

By: Aye Min Soe

was behind Myanmar and

Indonesia nally passed the

nishing line after defeat-

ing the two teams during

the Mens Kayak 100-meter

event (MK-4) while Myan-

mar the silver in the contest.

Myanmar rowers have

considered that rowers from

Indonesia will be their rivals

in the upcoming events.

Today we have wit-

nessed the abilities our rowers

and rowers from participating

countries. We hope to win ve

gold in six events in canoe-

ing, said U Thura Han.


8/16


Wednesday, 11 December, 2013

Health awarenessHealth is wealth, there goes a Myanmar say-

ing. Health awareness is of utmost importance

for everyone to live a long lie. But in the modern

age, people tend to exchange health for wealth,

pursuing their dream of fame and fortune at the

expense of their health.

Anyone, regardless of race, religion, sex

and age can easily fall prey to diseases although

there are a series of medical breakthroughs.

Good health has something to do with previous

Kamma (deeds), citta, weather and nutrition. As

blood used to clot in the winter, everyone should

go walking as physical activities for better blood

circulation that can lead to good health. Myan-

mar people tend to give little attention to health

and many of them usually do not do exercise on

a regular basis. Stress is also a driving factor that

could degenerate the condition of health.

The unhealthy lifestyle of modern life is

also attributed to increased risks of developing

diseases, particularly hypertension and diabe-

tes. Obesity can often lead to high blood pres-

sure, heart diseases and diabetes. Having much

of foods enriched with cholesterol and physical

inactivity also lead to obesity. Moreover taking

the excessively salty and sweet foods can devel-

op the above-mentioned diseases. For children,

soft drinks and ready-made food that are largely

adulterated with chemicals are dangerous.

Health education programmes are to be

launched across the country through possible

means that can draw public attention. It is every

important to make the public realize that pre-

vention is better than cure. And we should bearin mind that losing health is greater than losing

wealth and economic growth and sustainable de-

velopment can be created only by healthy people.

NAT IONAL

(from page 1)

4. On the promotion of human rights, the Commission held

several workshops in Myanmar on some important hu-

man rights themes in cooperation with the ofce of the

High Commissioner Human Rights (OHCHR), Regional

Ofce in Bangkok and the Raoual Wallenberg institute

of Sweden. The themes covered in these workshops in-

cluded such important subjects as Business and Human

Rights and the Media. These workshops also included two

workshops on the International Covenant on Economic,

Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and the Interna-tional Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) for

the specic objective of preparing the relevant Ministries

Ofcials for their future role in implementing these two

Covenants when Myanmar becomes State party to them.

Worth special mentioning is the Workshop on the Univer-

sal Periodic Review (UPR) jointly organized in Nay Pyi

Taw by the MNHRC and OHCHR, Bangkok. The active

participation of Parliamentarians, Government Ofcials,

Civil Society representatives and the Commission Mem-

bers will certainly contribute to the UPR process and the

preparation of the UPR Report of Myanmar to the Human

Rights Council due in 2015.

5. In its promotion work, the commission actively partici-

pated in the workshops organized for civil society in Yan-

gon and Mandalay by OHCHR. Civil Society representa-

tives were also invited to the commission to brief themon its experiences during the eld investigation trips by

the commissioners and to seek their views on the enabling

law of the Commission, which is expected to be adopted

by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw. The engagement with the

Statement 4/2013...

civil society will continue to feature as priority area in the

future activities of the Commission.

6. Regarding the protection of human rights, the Commission

has received a total of 1599 complaints from 1 January to

31 October 2013, out of which 1206 complaints have been

examined by the Commission and the relevant complaints

have been forwarded to the Government for necessary ac-

tions and remedies. While the ow of complaints remains

persistent and the Commission appreciates the coopera-

tion of the relevant Departments of the Government, the

responses still indicate that there remains much to be done

to improve the complaint handling mechanism as a whole.

The commission is planning to take effective measuressuch as more active conciliation between the concerned

parties and more verication and investigation trips to the

scenes of violations.

7. The MNHRC cooperation at the regional level remains as

strong as last year by active participation of the Commission

Members in all regional meetings on human rights and by en-

gaging with regional level human rights organizations such as

Southeast Asian National Human Rights Institutions Forum

(SEANF) and the Asia Pacic Forum (APF). Through its co-

operation with the APF, the Commission has already formu-

lated a Strategic Plan for 2014 to 2016 for the promotion and

protection of human rights under which many activities are

planned at domestic, regional and international levels.

8. On this Human Rights Day, the commission fervently

hopes that it will receive the full cooperation from all the

relevant stakeholders in the country in fulllment of its

mandate of promotion and protection of human rights inMyanmar, without which the vision of a Myanmar Soci-

ety where human rights are respected, promoted, protected

and fullled will not be realized.

Myanmar National Human Rights Commission

NAYPYITAW, 10 Dec

Commander-in-Chief of

Defence Services Senior

General Min Aung Hlaing,

together with Chief of the

General Staff (Army, Navy

and Air) General Hla Htay

Win, Commander-in-Chief

(Navy) Admiral Thura Thet

Swe, Commander-in-Chief

(Air) Lt-Gen Khin Aung

Myint, senior military ofc-

ers of the Commander-in-

Chief (Army) Ofce and the

Commander of Nay Pyi Taw

Command, saw off Deputy

Vice-Senior General Soe Win and party

leave for India

Commander-in-Chief of De-

fence Services Vice-Senior

General Soe Win who will at-

tend the graduation parade of

Ofcers Training Academy

to be held in Gaya, Republic

of India and party at Nay Pyi

Taw Airport this morning.

Members of the del-

egation are Daw Than Than

Nwe, wife of the Vice-Senior

General, senior military of-

cers of the Commander-

in-Chief (Army) Ofce and

the Indian military attach to

Myanmar.MNA

Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior

General Min Aung Hlaing sees off Vice-Senior

General Soe Win at Nay Pyi Taw Airport.MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 10

DecAmyotha Hluttaw

Speaker U Khin Aung My-

int received Mr. Hoang

Tuan Anh, Minister for

Culture, Sports and Tour-

ism from Socialist Republic

of Vietnam, and party at his

ofce, here, this afternoon.

Also present at the call

together with the Speaker

of Amyotha Hluttaw were

Committee Chairmen U

Zaw Myint Pe, U Aung

Tun, Dr Myint Kyi, Dr Aye

Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker

receives SRV MinisterMaung, Dr Khin Shwe and

U Aung Nyein, and Sec-

retaries of Committee Dr

Myat Nyana Soe, U Nu and

U Khin Maung Htay and

ofcials.

At the meeting, they

had a cordial discussion on

further cementing relations

between Myanmar and Vi-

etnam.

Later, the Speaker

hosted a luncheon to the

Vietnamese Minister and

party.MNA

(from page 16)

And Deputy Minister for

Agriculture and Irrigation

U Ohn Than presented cash

awards for the winners in

the farm-sector honouring

song competition through

Deputy Minister for Infor-

mation U Ye Htut.

In his speech, the Vice-

President said farm sector

plays a prioritized role in

implementing eight rural

development and poverty

alleviation tasks. Myan-

mars major source of

income comes from agri-

Generating more incomes from...

cultural sector as 70 % of

countrys total population

are living in rural areas.

Generating more incomes

from the farm sector is the

rst step towards economic

development of the country.

He highlighted the

Ministry is giving encour-

agement for production of

quality seeds and high-yield

crops in conformity with

Presidents guidance on ve

agricultural reforms.

Since the late 1990s,

worlds average organic

production has increased

to between 20-25 % annu-

ally, covering 35 million

hectares of land. Myan-

mars organic production is

one-seventh ratio compared

with Thailand and one-third

with Vietnam. He calledfor more investments in or-

ganic production and qual-

ity seeds production, he

added.

Later, the Vice-Presi-

dent and party looked round

thriving organic plantations

at the 900-acre model agri-

cultural mechanized farm-

ing plantation irrigated by

Setset Yo Dam, agricultural

equipment of Alliance Stars

Group Company and vege-

tables and fruits processing

plant and cold storage.

MNA

The Chin National Party

headquartered at No. 120,

Room (52) of Thukha Hline

Housing on Insein Road,

Hline Township, Yangon

Region, registered by the Un-

ion Election Commission as a

political party under the Arti-

cle 9 of Political Parties Reg-

istration Law, submitted ap-

plications to change its name

as Chin National Progressive

Party to the Union Election

Commission on 30-11-2013.

Public announcement for

remonstration of changing

political partys nameIt is hereby announced

in accord with Political Par-

ties Registration Rules 14 (d)

that if there is anyone who

wants to remonstrate about

the name Chin National

Progressive Party, they may

remonstrate with the Union

Election Commission with

rm evidence within seven

days from the date of the an-

nouncement.

Union Election

Commission


9/16

9Wednesday, 11 December, 2013New Light of MyanmarN A T I O N A L

NAY PYI TAW, 10

DecPresident of the Lao

People's Democratic Re-

public Mr Choummaly

Sayasone and wife Mrs

Keosaychay Sayasone left

here for Mandalay by spe-

cial ight this morning and

arrived in Mandalay at 9.45

am. They were welcomed

at Mandalay International

Airport by Region Chief

Minister U Ye Myint and

wife Daw Myat Ngwe, the

region ministers and of-

cials.

The Laotian Presidentand party paid homage to

Maha Muni Buddha Im-

age. On arrival at Mya

Nan San Kyaw Golden

Laotian President, wife and party arrive

in Mandalay

1. The Kachin Democratic Party headquartered at

No. 12 (5thFloor A) on Myawady road in Myay-

nigone (North) Ward, Sangyoung Township, Yan-

gon Region, on 10-12-2013 submitted applications

to register as a political party under the Article 5

of Political Parties registration Law. In its appli-

cation, it is mentioned that the party will use its

name, ag and seal described hereunder.

2. It is hereby announced in accord with Political Par-

ties Registration Rules 14 (d) that if there is anyone

who wants to remonstrate about the name, ag andseal of the party, they may remonstrate with the

Union Election Commission with rm evidence

within seven days from the day of the announce-

ment.

Union Election Commission

Flag of the Kachin Democratic Party

Public announcement for

remonstration

Seal of the Kachin Democratic Party

Kachin

Democratic

Party applies for

registration aspolitical partyNAY PYI TAW, 10

DecThe Union Election

Commission has been scru-

tinizing and passing the ap-

plications for registration

as a political party. Kachin

Democratic Party applied

for registration as a political

party to the UEC today.

MNA

Republic of the Union of Myanmar


Nay Pyi TawAnnouncement No. 36/20138thWaxing of Nadaw, 1375 ME

(10thDecember, 2013)

Kachin State DemocracyParty gets green light

It is here announced that Kachin State Democracy

Party headquartered at No.386, Yuzana Ward, Myitkyina

Township of Kachin State has been allowed to register

as a political party in accord with Article 9 of Political

Parties Registration Law as of 10 December. The regis-

tration number of the party is 67.

By order,

Myint Naing

Member


NAY PYI TAW, 10

DecVice-President UNyan Tun met a goodwill

delegation led by Vice Pre-

China to grant 10 million yuan for Myanmars ASEAN Chaircontinues allowing the use of

sports gears in Para Sports

festival in January, 2014 in

Myanmar.

After that, the Vice-

President hosted a dinner

to the Chinese delegation.

Also present at the call to-gether with the Vice-Presi-

dent were Union Ministers

U Tint Hsan, U Htay Aung,

U Aye Myint Kyu and Dr

Pe Thet Khin, deputy min-

isters U Thant Kyaw and Dr

San Lwin. The Chinese del-

egation was accompanied

by Chinese Ambassador to

Myanmar Yang Houlan and

high-ranking ofcers.

MNA

Palace, they looked round

in it and Rector of Manda-

lay National Culture and

Fine Arts University Daw

Khin Kyi Pyar explained

background history of the

palace to them.

In the evening, they

visited golden monastery

(Shwekyaung) in Aung-

myethazan Township and

temples and pagodas on

Mandalay hills. They en-

joyed sunset view of Man-

dalay on the hill.

In the late evening, the

Region Chief Minister andwife hosted a dinner to the

Laotian President and wife

and party.

MNA

President of the Lao Peoples Democratic

Republic Mr Choummaly Sayasone and wife Mrs

Keosaychay Sayasone visit Mya Nan San Kyaw

Golden Palace.MNA

NAYPYITAW,10 Dec

Pencak Silat Tanding (ght-

ing) competitions continued

ten mens and seven wom-

ens events for the second

day at Zeyathiri Sports Com-

plex, here, this morning.

Myanmar ghter Kyaw

Swa Win competed in 65-

70 kilos mens event and

Thin Myat Aye, in 70-75

kilos womens event. Both

Myanmar athletes met with

Indonesian players. Myan-

Myanmar mens scores in Pencak Silatmar male ghter won over

Indonesian. Kyaw Swa Win

got injured at his face in the

match but it was not in criti-

cal conditions and he is ready

to compete in semi-nal, ac-

cording to a source.

Now, Myanmar won

three of ve matches. Myan-

mar winners Zeyar, Ye Kyaw

Thu, Kyaw Naing Htun and

Kyaw Swa Win will compete

in semi-nal on 12 December.

Singles, doubles and

team events of Seni (perfor-

mance) event will be held on

13 December in conjunction

with prize presenting cer-

emony.

Khaing Thanda Lwin (NLM)

Deputy Min-

ister Dr Daw

Khin San Yi

and the Chi-

nese Ambas-

sador sign a 50

million yuangrant aids

agreement in

front of Vice-

President U

Nyan Tun and

Chinese Vice

Premier Mme

Liu Yandong

at Myat Taw-

win Hotel in

Nay Pyi Taw

Hotel Zone.

MNA

mier Mme Liu Yandong of

member of the State Coun-cil of the People's Republic

of China at Myat Tawwin

Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw Ho-

tel Zone this evening.At the call, they dis-

cussed further cementing

mutual ties and amity be-

tween the two countriesand continued coopera-

tion in social, political,

economic and cultural

sectors. Afterwards, three

agreements were signed

in the presence of the

Vice-President and the

Vice Premier.

Deputy Minister Dr

Daw Khin San Yi and

the Chinese Ambassador

signed a 50 million yuangrant aids agreement under

the economic and technical

cooperation agreement be-

tween the governments of

two countries and donation

of computers and related

accessories and 10 million

yuan aids agreement for

ASEAN Chair. And Deputy

Minister Daw Sanda Khin

and the Chinese ambassa-

dor inked an agreement that

(from page 16)

High Court U Win Swe, re-

gion ministers, the Dean ofDiplomatic Corps in My-

anmar Singaporean Am-

bassador to Myanmar, the

Cambodian ambassador,

27thSEA Games famediplomats from the embas-

sies of ASEAN countries,

managers and sports per-sons from ASEAN coun-

tries, former selected My-

anmar athletes and people.

MNA


10/16


L O C A L N E W S

10 New Light of Myanmar

Ngwechi-6 long staple cotton plantation thriving in MeiktilaMEIKTILA, 10 Dec

Ngwechi-6 long staple

cotton plantations are

thriving in Kantaung

Vi l l ag e o f Meik t i l a

Township, Meiktila Districtin Mandalay Region.

C u l t i v a t i o n o f


cot ton through good

agricultural patterns will

boost production more than

that of ordinary cultivation.

Weeding work can benet

increasing per-acre yield.

It not, the plantation canproduce 650 viss per acre of

1000 viss. If the plantation

is not weeded from start

of cultivation to harvest,

production will down to

110 viss from 1000. So,

GAP system can benet

per-acre yield. Thanks to

contributions of staff from

Cotton and Industrial CropsDepartment of the region,

the local farmers can enjoy

boosting production of

cotton this yea.


cotton is placed on the

land with under 40 inches

of rainfall in Mahlaing,

M e i k t i l a , W u n d w i n ,

S i n g a i n g a n d s o m etownships of Mandalay

Region on a grand scale.

Kyemon-Chan Tha

(Meiktila)

Old lamp-posts substituded

with concrete ones

Electrication

DALA, 10 DecUnder

the leadership of Dala

Township Manager U Aung

Kyaw Tun of Yangon City

Electricity Supply Board,

engineers and electricians

substituted the old power

lines with new ones and

wooden lamp-posts with

concrete ones day and night

for safety of local people.On 8 December, the

electricians substituted

the lamp-posts with the

use of heavy machinery

on Bogyoke 1st Street in

Banyadala Ward of Dala.

They erected nine

metres long concrete lamp-

posts along the road. They

have already erected new

lamp-posts along Kanaung

and U Aung Zeya roads.Kyemon-Than Htay (Dala)

Foreign tourists visit

Taungthaman Lake, U Bein

Bridge during SEA Games periodAMARAPURA, 10 Dec

During the SEA Games

period, a larger number

of g lobet ro t ters v is i t

Taungthaman Lake and U

Bein Bridge daily.

The site attracts from500 to 600 tourists daily.

At about 5 pm, they arrive

there with the use of tour

buses and chartered taxies.

They enjoy scenic

beauty of sun set from

the Taungthaman Lake

and U Bein Bridge. The

tourists are both from

Asia and Europe. Some of

them took photos from the

bridge and some, on board

the boat. Boatmen rely ontourists for earning income

for their business, said a

shopkeeper near the bridge.

One ofcer and ve

other ranks of Tourist

Police Force are assigned

near the lakeand bridge

for providing assistance to

the tourists. As the tourists

visit there up to evening, the

police discahrge security

duty. So, there was no

problem, said a policeman

from the bridge.

Kyemon-Nanda Min Lwin

People join mass walk activity

of DecemberMAWLAMY I N E , 10

DecThe mass walk

activity of December was

held for the rst week in

Mawlamyine of Mon State

on 7 December morning.

It was participated

by Mon State ChiefMinister U Ohn Myint

and state ministers, state,

district and township level

departmental personnel,

students and local people

totalling about 3000.

T h e y s t a r t e d i n

front of the Mon State

government office on

Baho Road in Sitkekon

Ward of Mawlamyine and

walked along Dawei Road,

Strand Road and nished at

Yamanya Sports Ground.While at the ground,

they took physical exercises.

Likewise, the mass

walk activities were held

in townships of Mon State.

Kyemon-Pyit Taing HtaungPublic educative works

performed in eld trips

HRD

THATON, 10 Dec

Staff of Thaton District

Information and Public

Relations Department made

eld trips to Inshe Village

of Duyinseik Village-tract

of Thaton Township on 7

December.

At the Dhammayon,they gave talks on facts about

population and households,

process of taking national

census to be held from

30 March to 10 April

2014, prevention against

trafcking in persons and

service of mobile library to

the local people.

Head of Township

IPRD Daw Thuza Aung

explained the purpose of

holding the talks and urged

the local peopel to participate

in the national census taking

process.During their trip, the

staff gave services of the

mobile library as public

service media and conducted

the wall magazine and photo

show.

Kyemon-Thet Oo (Thaton)Monastic education schools meet in Sagaing

RegionSAGAING, 10 Dec

M e m b e r S a y a d a w s

of Monastic Education

Development Committee

of Sagaing Region met with

headmaster Sayadaws and

teachers at Shwe Thamar

Monastic Education Schoolin Shwethamar Ward of

Sagaing on 8 December.

Vice-Chairman of

Region Sangha Nayaka

Committee Bhaddanta

Pannasiri and Region

Monastic Education School

Supervisory Committee

S a y a d a w B h a d d a n t a

Kosallabhivamsa made

speeches.

Director U Tun ZawMyint of Department for

Promotion and Propagation

of the Sasana, Chairman

o f S a g a i n g D i s t r i c t

Management Committee

U Myint Wai and the

To wn sh ip Ed u ca t io n

Officer supplicated on

religious affairs.

N e x t , D r K a r i

Dorning (Burnet Institute)

explained educationalplans. Chairman Sayadaw

o f MEDC Man d a lay

PhaungdawU Sayadaw

B h a d d a n t a N a y a k a

supplicated on academicmatters.

The Sayadaws and

officials also participated

in the discussions.

The Sayadaws of the

schools discussed CCA

and uplift of capacity

building for teachers in the

teachership courses.

A total of 125 monastic

education primary schools,

54 post-primary schools

and 13 middle schools

totalling 192 are opened

in 35 townships of Sagaing

Region.

The meet ing was

attended by headmaster

Sayadaws and teachers

from the schools.

Kyemon-Nanda Min Lwin

NAYPYITAW, 10 Dec

Union Ministers U Hla Tun,

Lt-Gen Thet Naing Win,

Shan State Chief Minister

U Sao Aung Myat, deputy

ministers and officials

concerned arrived in Laukkai

via Lashio of Shan State on

yesterday.

Union Minister U

Hla Tun called for close

relations with local people

and cooperation between

region/state governments

and self-administrated zone

for development of the

country.

Regional development tasks inspected in Kokang, WaLater, Chairman U Pal

Sauk Chaing of Kokang

Self-Administrated Zone

Leading Body and chairmen

of Township Management

Committee, Development

Supporting Committee and

Township Development

Affairs Committee reported

regional development

requirements.

Afterwards, Union

Minister U Hla Tun presented

gifts to local people and

donated cash assistance

for Kokang Literature and

Culture Association of

Laukkai Region.

After the ceremony,

Union Minister U Hla

Tun and party looked into

Yanlonkyaing Border

Inspection Camp and the

site chosen for construction

of industrial ward near the

Border Post No.125.

In the afternoon, they

met local people at Saw

Maha Basic Education

High School in Kyaunggone

in Hopang in Wa Self-

Administrated Division.

At the meeting, Union

Minister U Hla Tun urged

those present to join hands in

people-centered development

tasks and make collaboration

in regional development tasks.

Later, Secretary of Wa

Self-Administrated Division

and chairmen from Township

Management, Development

Supporting Committee

and Development Affairs

Committee presented reports

on regional development.

Union Minister U Hla Tun

presented gifts to local people

and donated cash assistance

for Wa Literature and

Culture Association.MNA


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Wednesday, 11 December, 2013 11New Light of MyanmarREGIONAL

24 persons to be charged after

Singapores Little India riotSINGAPORE, 10 Dec

24 persons, all Indiannationals, will be chargedin court on Tuesday after-

noon due to involvement

in the riot in SingaporesLittle India that happened

on Sunday night, the po-lice said early on Tuesdaymorning.

The police arrested 27subjects initially, and ar-

rested another one on Mon-day. The police said afterinvestigation, four of them

were not involved in theriot and they were releasedfrom police custody.

The riot involvingsome 400 South Asianworkers broke out on Sun-

day evening after a fataltrafc accident in which

a worker from India was

knocked down by a privatebus at Little India, a districtknown for its distinctively

Indian culture.

The police have clas-sied the trafc incidentas Causing Death by Neg-ligent Act and had arrestedthe driver of the private bus,

who may face a jail term ofup to two years. The driver

is out on bail now, pendingfurther investigations.

The subsequent inci-

dent was classied as Riot-ing with Dangerous Weap-ons. The 24 persons are

expected to be charged withrioting and vandalism.

Early investigation

showed that the deceased33-year-old construction

worker, named Sakthivel

Kumaravelu, had boardedthe private bus, which wasferrying foreign workers to

their dormitory.

According to the po-lice, the deceased worker

was then drunk and caus-ing trouble when he was onthe private bus. Since the

bus was full, the bus driverasked for assistance from a

Singaporean woman whowas responsible for check-ing the arrival and depar-

ture times of the buses.The woman managed

to get Sakthivel off. When

the driver was making a leftturn, he heard a loud bangon the left side of his bus.

Sakthivel was then knockeddown underneath the bus.

Sanitation workers clean up the Race Course Road inSingapore on 9 Dec, 2013. Ethnic neighbourhood, LittleIndia, returned to peace on Monday. Singapore Prime

Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on early Monday thatthe riot in a local district involving hundreds of foreign

workers on Sunday evening was

a very grave incident. XINHUA

The police said during

a conference on Mondayafternoon that some ofcersarrived at the scene about

17 minutes after a call wasmade reporting the acci-dent. The Singapore Civil

Defence ofcers tried toextricate the body of thevictim from underneath thebus, but their efforts were

hindered by the crowd thatbecame hostile.

Xinhua

Winter bonus

for public

servants

remains lowest

in decadeTOKYO, 10 Dec Ja-

pans national public ser-

vants received their winterbonuses on Tuesday, withthe average amount remain-

ing close to the lowest levelsince scal 2003.

The bonuses for non-

managerial positions wereequivalent to 1.8 months ofsalary, unchanged from last

year. The amount averaged571,800 yen, up 6,500 yenfrom the previous year.

National public ser-vants in all positions havehad special pay cuts since

scal 2012 to nance the

reconstruction of areas hitby the March 2011 earth-quake and tsunami. The bo-nus payment is expected to

increase next year upon theexpiry of the pay cut period.

The president of the

House of Councillors andthe speaker of the House

of Representatives received3.9 million yen, the highestamong special public posi-tions.

Prime Minister ShinzoAbe and Supreme CourtChief Justice Hironobu

Takesaki followed with3.71 million yen, whileCabinet members and Diet

members receiving 3.09million yen and 2.33 mil-lion yen each respectively.

Kyodo News

Vietnamese PM to pay ofcial visit to JapanHANOI, 10 Dec Vi-

etnamese Prime MinisterNguyen Tan Dung will pay

an ofcial visit to Japanfrom Thursday to Saturdayand attend the ASEAN-

Japan CommemorativeSummit to mark the 40thanniversary of the ASEAN-

Japan dialogue relations,Vietnams Foreign Ministryannounced on Monday.

The Vietnamese pre-mier will also attend the

fth Mekong-Japan Sum-

mit in Tokyo.Prime Minister

Nguyen Tan Dungs visit

to Japan this time coin-cides with the celebrationof the 40th anniversary of

diplomatic ties between thetwo countries. The visit isexpected to deepen the Vi-

etnam-Japan strategic part-nership, primarily in econ-omy, trade, investment, and

development aid, as well astheir coordination at region-al and international forum,

the state-run radio Voice ofVietnam said.

Vietnam and Japan es-

tablished diplomatic ties in1973.

In 2002, both

countries agreed to buildtheir relations towards reli-able, stable and long-term

partnership.During a visit to Ja-

pan in 2009 by General

Secretary of the Com-munist Party of VietnamNong Duc Manh, Viet-

nam and Japan agreed tolift their relations to thestrategic partnership.

Japanese Prime Min-ister Shinzo Abe selected

Vietnam as his rst stop foran overseas trip in January2013 after he took ofce.

Xinhua

Australia suspends uranium mine

operation after incidentCANBERRA, 10 Dec

Australia has suspendedprocessing operations at the

Ranger Uranium Mine inthe Northern Territory fol-lowing an incident involv-

ing the failure of a leachtank last Saturday, Ministerfor Industry Ian Macfarlane

said on Monday.Macfarlane received a

full brieng from AndreaSutton, CEO of Energy Re-sources of Australia (ERA)

shortly after notication ofthe incident, including onthe strategy for clean-up.

A tank at the Ranger

Uranium Mine holdingmore than a million litresof radioactive slurry burst

on 7 December. The acci-dent prompted traditionalland owners to describe

the Ranger uranium mineas a hillbilly operationwith too little regulation.

The mine has a history ofsafety breaches and unionshave raised concerns about

maintenance standards atthe 33-year-old operation.

Macfarlane highlight-

ed the seriousness withwhich this matter would bedealt with.

I have told ERA to-

day that they cannot resumeprocessing at Ranger until

the company demonstratesthe integrity of the process-ing plant to the satisfac-

tion of the regulatory au-thorities. ERA must alsodemonstrate that Kakadu

National Park and humansafety remain protected. Iunderstand the concerns of

traditional owners and lo-cal residents and can assurethem that Governments

will continue to ensure themine operates to the higheststandards.Xinhua

Philippines to investigate alleged stealing

of relief goodsMANILA, 10 Dec The

Philippine government urgedon Monday those who have

specic knowledge on al-leged pilferage of reliefgoods from foreign donors to

come forward so that the po-

lice could take proper action.Presidential Commu-

nications Operations OfceSecretary Herminio ColomaJr made the call following

a report from British news-paper, The Daily Mail, al-leging that emergency sup-

plies delivered by military

helicopters from the UnitedKingdom have turned upon the shelves of shops in

Makati City in Metro Manilainstead of its intended recipi-ents in typhoon Haiyan-hit

areas in central Philippines.

Coloma said that reliefgoods from the UK havebeen channeled throughboth the British governmentand other entities such as

the United Nations, the RedCross and non-governmentalorganizations.

The Philippine

government could directlymonitor only aid that iscoursed through its agencies

such as the National DisasterRisk Reduction and Manage-

ment Council (NDRRMC)and the Department of Social

Welfare and Development(DSWD), he explained.There is a need to ver-

ify further where exactly thealleged diversion occurred

so that specic responsibilitymay be pinpointed, Colomasaid.

Xinhua

Indonesia train crashes into fuel truck,

killing 10 in ball of reJAKARTA, 10 Dec A

crowded commuter train

crashed into a fuel tankeron the outskirts of the Indo-

nesian capital on Monday,killing at least 10 people ina huge explosion and injur-ing scores.

Investigations were

under way after the acci-dent shortly before lunch

at a crossing in the suburbof Bintaro, southwest of Ja-

karta, police said. The truckwas destroyed in the blaze.

One of the railwaycrossing gates malfunc-

tioned. A railway ofcer had

tried to stop the truck, saidDedi Arnadi, head of police

for the area, told reporters. Itwas one of Indonesias worst

train accidents since 1987when 156 people were killedwhen two trains collided,close to the scene of Mon-

days accident.Reuters

People take pictures of a

burning commuter train

after it collided at Bintaro

district in Jakarta, on 9

Dec, 2013. Seven passen-

gers died and at least 20

injured after a commuter

train collided with a truckloaded with gasoline in

south Jakarta, according

to a police spokesman.

REUTERS

Photo taken on 9 Dec, 2013 shows the baby crib insidethe baby hatch in Xian, capital of northwest Chinas

Shaanxi Province. The rst baby hatch of Shaanxi

Province was put into use in Xian recently. The havenreceived an abandoned infant on 4 Dec. Setting up

baby hatches is a hotly-debated topic in China as many

believe the baby haven may reduce the sense ofparental guilt and encourage such acts.XINHUA


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Four terrorists killed in US

drone strike in southeastYemen

ADEN, 10 Dca lfour al-Qaeda memberswere killed when two mis-

l d fo Us donbombed their car in Yem-n ouhn ovncof Hdou on mondy, military source toldXinhua.

U o fou o n h chd vh-cl, hch bu no shortly after a huge explo-sion of their small pick-up

uck n h Qn vlly nHdou, h locl l-tary source said on condition

of nonyy. th dond o l gn hal-Qaeda-linked car which

vlng on n

od n h Qn vlly,h ouc d. rdnn h cn cond oXinhuathat there were casu-

alties from the drone strikeon h vhcl, hch carrying al-Qaeda militants

including senior membersof the terrorist group when it

h. th dn of hdd ln uncl,according to the local secu-

y nd ly ofcl.The Yemen-based al-

Qaeda offshoot claimed re-sponsibility for Thursdays

attacks on Yemens defenceny, hch lf 52 o-l dd nd o hn 167njud.Xinhua

Jin Liqun (2nd R), chairman of the board of ChinaInternational Capital Corporation Limited, addressesa conference themed the Global Economy in 2014,Genuine Recovery or Articial Respiration during

the opening ceremony of the 2013 Israel BusinessConference at the David InterContinental Hotel in

Tel Aviv, Israel, on 8 Dec, 2013. The annual Globes

Business Conference, held on 8-9 December, dealswith the economic challenges in 2013, and aims to

identify measures and solutions to achieve a betterfuture. The two-day conference will be attended by

more than 3,000 participants from Israel and all over

the world.XINHUA

Kenya aims to become hubfor green technologiesNAIROBI, 10 Dc

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ing a regional hub for greenchnolog nd nnov-on h gon ov dvas the east African nationseeks home grown solution

o cl k.Kny Cbn sc-

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n o uo nnovonthat promote low carbon

non.Kenya supports ini-

v h ncoug

sharing of technical know-how to build resilience to

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The exhibition was

hod by sho Un-vy Kny ClChng innovon Cno hoc 30 on-ing green technologies that

hv d n c coh couny.

Xinhua

Taleban ghters attend a surrender ceremony in

Kandahar Province of southern Afghanistan on 7

Dec, 2013. A total of 30 Taleban militants gave upghting and handed over their weapons to the local

authorities in the southern Kandahar Provinceon Monday.

XINHUA


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ENTERTAINMENT

13New Light of Myanmar

Lily Allen reclaims top spot inBritish music chart

LONDON, 10 Dec

English singer Lily Allen

rose back to the top of Brit-

ains singles chart on Sun-

day as competition for thecoveted Christmas number

one spot heated up. Allens

version of Somewhere

only we know, which fea-

tures in a popular Christ-

mas advertising campaign,

rst topped the charts two

weeks ago but was beaten

last week by Scottish sing-

er Calvin Harris and Swed-

ish DJ Alesso.

This week Some-

where only we know, a

song originally released

in 2004 by British band

Keane, won back the top

spot by outselling second-

British singer Lily Allen poses as she arrives for the

British premiere of Tamara Drew in Leicester Square,

central London on 6 Sept, 2010.REUTERS

Billy Joel, Shirley MacLainefeted at Kennedy Centre

HonoursWASHINGTON, 10 Dec

With notes of rock, jazzand opera, Washington fetedpiano man Billy Joel, actressShirley MacLaine and gui-tarist Carlos Santana on Sun-day at the Kennedy CenterHonours, the capitals annualcelebration of the arts. Jazzpianist Herbie Hancock andopera singer Martina Ar-royo rounded out the list ofhonourees at the countrysprestigious awards ceremonyfor stars of the stage, screenand concert hall. The di-verse group of extraordinary

individuals we honour todayhavent just proven them-selves to be the best of thebest, President Barack Oba-ma said at a White Houseceremony before the show.Despite all their success, alltheir fame, theyve remained

true to themselves and in-spired the rest of us to do thesame.

The evening started witha tribute to Santana, a 10-time Grammy winner origi-nally from Mexico. SingerHarry Belafonte, himself aKennedy Centre honouree,joked that he was a victimof the Latino musiciansgreatness, saying he thoughtSantana got his spot in theRock and Roll Hall of Fame.We shouldve built a big-ger fence, he deadpanned,referring to the debate in

Washington about immigra-tion reform and border secu-rity with Mexico. The La-tino thing has arrived. It hasbecome the new black. Andnow Carlos is a citizen of theworld.

Reuters

Carlos Santana (L) and fellow 2013 Kennedy CentreHonours recipient Shirley MacLaine react to remarks

by US President Barack Obama (not pictured) during a

reception at the White House in Washington on 8 Dec,2013.REUTERS

placed Story of my life

by boyband One Direc-

tion. Harris and DJ Alesso

slipped to fourth place,

behind London-based rock

band Bastille.

Alternative Christmas

anthem Fairytale of New

York, released in 1987

by The Pogues, enjoyed

a surge of sales, rising 37places to number 16. De-

spite missing out on the

singles chart top spot, One

Direction enjoyed a second

week at the top of the al-

bum charts.

Midnight Memories,

which last week became

the fastest selling album

of the year, sold another

124,000 copies to see off

records by British singers

Robbie Williams, Gary

Barlow and Olly Murs

all of whom remained in

the top ve.

Reuters

Gravity, American Hustle among AFIstop films of 2013

LOS ANGELES, 10 Dec Existential outer-spacethriller Gravity, corrup-tion tale American Hus-tle and independent dramaFruitvale Station areamong the 10 best lms of

the year announced by theAmerican Film Institute(AFI) on Monday, kickingoff a key week in Holly-woods awards season.

The annual AFI list alsopicked Somali piracy thrillerCaptain Phillips, slaverydrama 12 Years a Slave,comedy-drama Nebraska,futuristic romance Her,

Actors George Clooney and Sandra Bullock arrive forthe lm premiere of Gravity in New York on 1 Oct,

2013.REUTERS

Disney-history drama Sav-ing Mr Banks, folk mu-sic comedy-drama InsideLlewyn David and MartinScorseses The Wolf ofWall Street as the years toplms. American Hustle,

Her, and Gravity havebeen chosen as best pictureby three top critics groupsin the last week, while 12Years a Slave won the topaward at the Toronto In-ternational Film Festivalin September. FruitvaleStation, the debut featurelm from 27-year-old Ryan

Coogler that touches on race

Deepika Padukone open to doingsmall but meaty roles in

HollywoodMUMBAI, 10 Dec

Actress Deepika Padukone

does not regret being unableto make her Hollywood de-but with Fast and Furious 7and says she is open to do-ing lms in the West even

if the role is small. Deepikawas offered to be a part ofFast and Furious 7 movie,

Deepika was last seen in the lm Ram-Leela.PTI

but she could not do it be-cause of her commitments

to the makers of Ram-Lee-la. I dont regret it. I hadto work out things for Ram-Leela here, I couldnt haveleft the process mid way, Ihad given my commitmenthere rst. Looking at the

way the lm (Ram-Leela)

has got response, I feelgood as my hard work has

paid off, Deepika told PTIin an interview here.

Though the actresscould not make her entryinto Hollywood, she is stillopen to doing lms whenev-er the right offer comes up.I would love to do a Hol-lywood lm. The reason forme to do a Hollywood lm

is same as what I do herein Bollywood, she said.When asked if she wouldbe ok doing a small role ina Hollywood lm, Deepika

said, There is nothing likea small role. The role has tobe of impact, this is whatmatters, the length of it(role) doesnt. A good ac-tor can make a presence felteven in a short time.

PTI

Adam Sandler tops Forbes list ofmost-overpaid actors

LOS ANGELES, 10Dec American come-dian Adam Sandler toppedForbes list of Hollywoods

most-overpaid actors, com-manding a high up-front feewhile delivering middlingreturns, the magazine saidon Monday. Sandler, 47,the star of recent comediesJack & Jill and ThatsMy Boy, dethroned Ed-die Murphy for the dubiousdistinction. Forbes estimat-ed that Sandlers last threelms returned an average

of $3.40 for every dollar hewas paid.

Murphy topped lastyears list, returning anaverage of $2.30 at thebox ofce for each dollar

earned. Katherine Heigl,who starred in the poorlyperforming lms Killersand One for the Money,placed slightly behind

Adam Sandler performs during the 12-12-12 benet

concert for victims of Superstorm Sandy at MadisonSquare Garden in New York on 12 Dec, 2012.REUTERS

and the real-life shootingdeath of a young black manin Oakland, Calif., has wonuniversal critical acclaim

as well as awards at theSundance and Cannes lm

festivals.Reuters

Sandler, returning an av-erage of $3.50 per everydollar she earned. Thelist, compiled annually by

Forbes, counts the last threelms an actor has starred in

over the past three years.This years list was

cut off at 1 June, and so it

excluded Sandlers buddycomedy Grown Ups 2,which was released in Julyand performed well at thebox ofce. Forbes did notsay how much Sandlerearned on his last threelms.

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SPORTS

14 New Light of Myanmar

Halladay retires after signing one-day dealwith Toronto

NEW YORK, 10 Dec Two-time Cy Young

Award winner Roy Hal-laday announced his retire-ment from Major League

Baseball (MLB) on Mon-day after signing a ceremo-

nial one-day contract withthe Toronto Blue Jays, hisrst big league team. The

former Blue Jays ace, oneof only ve MLB pitch-ers to win the Cy YoungAward as the seasons top

pitcher in both the Ameri-can League and National

League, began his 16-yearcareer with Toronto andcompiled a 203-105

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