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N AY PYI TAW , 14 DecPresident U Thein Seinstressed the need for for-mulation of frameworks formaintaining regional peaceand stability and securityand ensuring stepped-up co-operation while deliveringan address at the Summit tomark the 40 th Anniversary

of ASEAN-Japan ties at theState Guest House in Japanthis morning.

Before the ASEAN-Japan Summit, JapanesePrime Minister Mr. ShinzoAbe welcomed the Presi-dent and heads of state/gov-ernment of ASEAN coun-tries including Thai DeputyPrime Minister Mr. Niwat-tumrong Boonsongpaisanand the ASEAN Secretary-General at Main Gardenand posed for a documen-tary photo.

Next, the ASEAN-Japan Summit followed atHagoromo-no-ma Hall ofthe State Guest House withaddresses of the JapanesePrime Minister and ASEANleaders.

President U Thein Sein calls for formulation of frameworksfor maintaining regional peace, stability and security

ensuring stepped-up cooperation

In his address, Presi-dent U Thein Sein said hewas pleased to see the 40 th anniversary of ASEAN-Japan ties based on unity,mutual respect, friendshipand understanding. He ex-

pressed his belief that theSummit would bring betteroutcomes for strengtheningfriendship and cooperationbetween ASEAN and Japanin future. He called for for-mulation of frameworks in

order to guarantee regionalpeace and stability and se-curity and step up coopera-tion. He highlighted nucleardisarmament, ght againsttransnational crimes, mari-time cooperation and hu-

man rights matters.He stressed the need toacknowledge the already-achieved development inimplementing ASEAN-Japan Strategic EconomicCooperation Roadmap2012-2013 that can pave theway for the success of Re-gional Comprehensive Eco-nomic Partnership, RCEP.He welcomed the Japa-nese proposal to establishdisaster-resilient ASEANCommunity, saying that itis required to stand unitedin dealing with challengeslike development divide,income inequality, urban-rural development gap, lackof infrastructure develop-ment, energy insuf ciency,

environmental matters andnatural disasters. Asia-Pa-ci c region is prone to natu -ral disasters. He welcomedthe proposal of Japan forestablishment of ASEANCommunity that will havethe capacity for formationof the network on controland promotion of coopera-

tion for ASEAN-Japan nat-ural disaster management.

The President pledgedMyanmars full support toseek nuclear-free Koreanpeninsula for guaranteeingpeace and stability and se-curity in Korean peninsula.He af rmed support forpeaceful resolution of SouthChina Sea issue betweenASEAN and China throughnegotiations. He vowed tosupport Vision Statementon ASEAN-Japan Friend-ship and Cooperation, itsaction plan and joint state-ment which were approvedby the Summit. Finally, heexpressed thanks for as-sistance to ongoing SEAGames in Myanmar by Ja-pan and ASEAN countries.

Next, the President to-gether with the JapanesePrime Minister and ASEANleaders attended a luncheonhosted by Japan-ASEANeconomic entities at theGolden Hall of KeidanrenKaikan in Tokyo.

Then, the Presidentattended the closing cer-

emony of ASEAN-JapanSummit to mark the 40 th Anniversary of ASEAN-Japan ties.

MNA

Aye Chan Naing wona gold medal in the Karatecompetition Saturday af-ter judges ended the nalmatch of Male IndividualKumite -75 kg in technicalknockout.

The judges decided tostop the Male IndividualKumite - 75 category intechnical knockout catego-ry as Indonesias ChristoMondolu committed fourfouls including kickingAye Chan Naing during abreak.

He (Aye Chan Na-ing) received a painfulkick on left ribs, but he putup with the pain and foughtback his rival to win thegold medal, said Tha ZinAye, who also won a gold

medal in Kata event in pre-vious day.After judges declared

his victory, Aye ChanNaing greeted the home

Aye Chan Naing clinches gold medal in Kumite By Ye Htut Tin

crowd, shedding in tears ofhappiness and waving theState ag.

Aye Chan Naing hadscored 11 points whileChristo Mondolu vewhen judges decided to

stop the match.He clinched medals in

the test match events.In the Male Individual

Kumite below-67 kg cat-egory today, Tin Tun Aunghad to saddled for bronze

after defeating Md FdilahHj Sanif of Malaysia onpoints.

Myanmar team alsowon a gold medal in teamkata event on Friday.

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N AY PYI T AW , 14 DecBasketball competition ofthe 27 th SEA Games contin-ued at Zeyathiri Indoor Sta-dium (A), here, today.

Players from Indone-sia, the Philippines, Thai-land, Malaysia, Myanmar

and Singapore took part init.

Indonesia won overthe Philippines 52:83 whileThailand beat Malaysia

Basketball competitions continueat Zeyathiri Indoor Stadium (A)

73:69. Myanmar lost toThailand 99:32 and Singa-pore defeated Myanmar 52:89.

Two gold medals willbe awarded after the com-petition. Tomorrow's eventsare Thailand Vs Indonesia

at noon, the Philippines VsMyanmar at 2 pm and My-anmar Vs Thailand at 4 pmat the same venue.

Htin Lin Aung (NLM)

President U Thein Sein attends Summit to mark the 40 th Anniversary of ASEAN-Japan ties at the StateGuest House in Japan. MNA

Aye Chan Naing celebrates after being awarded with a gold medal.P HOTO : A YE M IN S OE

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Hsipaw Sitagu Eye Hospital gives eyetreatment to patients

H SIPAW , 14 DecUnderthe aegis of Sitagu Sayadaw Dr

Ashin anissara and under thesupervision of Secretary of theHsipaw Maha Muni BuddhaImage Board of Trustees,the 26th eye care service will

be given at Hsipaw SitaguEye Hospital from 26 to 30

December.Sayadaw BhaddantaPaasiri donated transportcharge and foods to needypatients from rural areas who

received medical treatment atthe hospital.

Those wishing to donatecash and kind may contact09-5278173, 09-5270189 and09-5070442.

MMAL-Sai (Hsipaw)

Y E U , 14 DecSagaingR e g i o n I n f o r m a t i o nand Public Relat ionsDepartment handed overtwo Sky Net receivers,

two laptops, 95 TVs, 371radios, 55 EVDs, one setof 5 Net Work and 2500copies of books donatedby wellwishers to thevillages through TownshipInformation and PublicRelations Department atYeU Basic Education HighSchool No. 1 of ShweboDistrict on 7 December.

A ceremony to openthe raising reading habit

festival took place.S a g a i n g R e g i o n

Minister for Transport UAung Zaw Oo, RegionHluttaw representative

U Soe Tint Aung, Headof Region IPRD DeputyDirector Daw Khin Sanformally opened the festivalsignboard.

Next , the mediae q u i p m e n t d o n a t i o nceremony followed at theschool hall.

Sagaing Region ChiefMinister U Tha Aye madea speech. Head of RegionIPRD Daw Khin San

explained the purpose ofthe donation.

Students sang thesong in commemorationof the festival. Next,

of cials presented prizesto the winners in the essay,extempore talks, literatureretelling and poem recitationcontests in commemorationof the festival.

At the ceremony,w r i t e r s C h i t N a i n g(Psychology) and MyinmuMaung Naing Moe gaveliterary talks.

Kyemon-Myo Win Tun(Monywa)

Media equipment donated to rural areas inSagaing Region

Tube-wells sunk in TaungdwingyiT A U N G D W I N G Y I , 14

DecUnder the supervisionof Taungdwingyi TownshipDevelopment AffairsCommittee of MagwayRegion, tube-wells arebeing sunk in wards of thetownship in 2013-14 scalyear.

This tube-well istwo inches diametre and500 feet deep tube-well.The department spent K3,122,500 on sinking thetube-well as of 5 November.On completion, the wellcan bene t 6075 peoplefrom 914 houses of parts4 of Ohndaw Ward 2,said Executive OfficerU Tin Maung Than ofTownship DevelopmentAffairs Committee.

Local people face

shortage of water inopen season. Under theinstruction of MagwayRegion Government, wellsand tanks have been builtin other wards and parts ofthe township. Thanks to thistube-well, the local peoplewill be convenient in supply

of water in the open season.On behalf of local people,I thank the authorities,committee and departmentfor sinking the tube-well,said a local people fromOhndaw Ward 4.

MMAL-Bo Pyae(Taungdwingyi)

Course on collection of data for illegal poppycultivation opened

K ENGTUNG , 14 DecThetraining course on collectionof illegal cultivation of poppyin Shan State (East) was heldat the hall of No. 28 Anti-Drug Squad in Kengtung on11 December.

It was attended byDeputy Commissionerof Shan State GeneralAdministration DepartmentU Tin Maung Swe, DeputyCommander of Shan StatePolice Force Police Lt-ColKyaw Tun, departmental

of cials and trainees.At f i r s t , Deputy

Commander of Shan StatePolice Force Police Lt-ColKyaw Tun made a speech.

The deputy com-missioner of the state andPolice Lt-Col Kyaw Tunof Central Committee forDrug Abuse Control madespeeches. RepresentativeU Sai Aung Kyaw Winof UNODC explained thepurpose of the trainee.

The training course was

opened up to 14 December.The lectures on socio-

economy, township andvillage poppy survey worksand collection of data will begiven to the trainees.

It was attended by 10trainees from MyanmarPolice Force, 10 fromGeneral AdministrationDepartment and 10 fromSettlement and Land RecordsDepartment.

MMAL-State IPRD

Car, cash donated to socialassociation

Charity Affairs

M YITNGE , 14 DecPhilanthropic associationshave been formed in wardsand villages in AmarapuraTownship of MandalayRegion.

Daw Khin Myat Moe andfamily of Mandalay donatedone Super Custom car and K 1million to Kayaseiktta ThukhaParahita Social Association ofSartoe Village at a ceremony

held in Amarapura Townshiprecently.

Chairman of theassociation accepted thedonation and presentedcerti cate to the wellwisher.

Patron of the associationSayadaw Bhaddanta Kovidadelivered a sermon and sharedmerits gained.

MMAL-Maung MaungSoe (Myitnge)

Wellwisher donates Super Custom car to a social association.

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Eye

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Plan to build ICP check point at India-Myanmar borderT AMU , 14 DecIndian

government is makingpreparations for constructionof an integrated check point(ICP) near Nantphalon Marketof Tamu Township, and theproject will be completed inMarch 2015.

The check point willbe located between Morehof Manipur State andNantphalon of Myanmar.As the border line has notbeen designated exactly, thearea of the check point willbe controversial.

Upon the request ofMyanmar representatives,the project was suspendedby the Indian Government,the project resumed underthe leadership of MorehSub-division Police Of cer(SDPO) Balram. Myanmarrepresentatives requested theIndian government again tostop the project, but Balramrefused the request, accordingto the correspondents ofManipur State.

ICP is located in the

Myanmarrepresentativesd e m a n d e dt h e I n d i a nauthorities tostop the projectas the place forcheck pointis owned byMyanmar, saidan informationin Manipur Stateon 8 December.

territory of India, said JointSecretary Sambhu Singh ofInternal Affairs Ministry ofIndia, adding that Myanmarhas no rights to oppose theproject.

A local residing inNantphalon of Myanmar-India border said that the sitefor ICP is located in Myanmarterritory. As the residentshave changed the territoryas they like, the border ofthe two nations becamecontrovercial.

Opening the checkpoint between Moreh andNantphalon depended onLook East Policy of Indiagovernment.

At present, 13 checkpoints are stretching theirareas along the Myanmarand India border. Each checkpoint must be located on45,500 acres of land. It wasestimated that the Indiangovernment will spend Rupee136 million.

CL Thang Ngah

Scale model on arrival side of elevation passenger terminal at Central Check Point, Moreh, India.

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Arapahoe High School is pictured after a student opened re in the school in Centennial, Colorado

on 13 Dec, 2013. R EUTERS

Student opens re at Colorado high school,

severely woundingclassmate

C ENTENNIAL , (Colo),14 Dec A student benton confronting a teacheropened re with a shotgunat a Colorado high schoolon Friday, severely wound -ing a classmate before tak-ing his own life in a burst ofviolence possibly fueled byrevenge, law enforcementof cials said.

The student enteredArapahoe High School in aDenver suburb around mid-day brandishing the gun. Heasked fellow students aboutthe location of the teacher,then shot a 15-year-old girl

who was nearby, said Ara -pahoe County Sheriff Gray-son Robinson.

The targeted teacher

immediately ed the schooland was not injured, whilethe gunman was later foundinside a classroom, dead ofan apparently self-in ictedgunshot wound, Robinsonsaid. The incident was overin 14 minutes. I believe theshooter knew that deputysheriffs were immediatelyabout to engage him, and Ibelieve that shooter took hislife because he knew that hehad been found, the sherifftold a news conference.

He later named thegunman as 18-year-old KarlPierson, who was enrolled

at the school. The rampagein the Denver suburb ofCentennial took place just8 miles from the scene of

one of the deadliest schoolmassacres in US history,Columbine High School,where two students gunneddown 13 classmates andstaff before killing them-selves in 1999. Robinsonsaid there was no sign theincident was related to the

anniversary on Saturdayof last years shooting atan elementary school inNewtown, Connecticut, in

which a gunman massacred20 children and six adultsbefore killing himself.

Holly Schaefer, an18-year-old senior at Ara-pahoe High School, saidshe was in mathematicsclass when she and fellowstudents heard a loud bang.

That was followed shortlyby another bang and thenwe knew de nitely it was agunshot. Reuters

Japan conveys to UN itsinterest in joining Syria

peace conferenceN EW Y ORK , 14 Dec

Ambassador Motohide Yo-shikawa conveyed Japansinterest in participating inthe Syria peace conferencein Geneva in January toUN Secretary General BanKi- moon in their meetingheld on Friday, Yoshikawatold reporters. The Japaneseambassador to the UnitedNations said Tokyos wishto join the meeting, dubbedGeneva II, has already beencommunicated to Ban aswell as to Lakhdar Bra -himi, the special envoy toSyria of the United Nationsand the Arab League. Thelatest move by Yoshikawa is

intended to reiterate its call.The United States,Russia and the UnitedNations are working

together to draw up a list ofparticipants for the confer-ence, at which they hoperepresentatives from theSyrian government, re-bel groups and concernedcountries will sit down to -gether and talk. Ban said hewould take note of Japanswish to participate, accord -ing to Yoshikawa.

Expectations are grow -ing about what Japan can do,given that Japan has neveradministered colonies in theMiddle East, Yoshikawasaid. Another importantbene t (of having Japan as aparticipant) is Tokyos verygood relations with Iran,

a country close to SyrianPresident Bashar al-Assadsgovernment, he said.

Kyodo News

UN peacekeepers drive their tank as they patrol past the deserted Kibati village near Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on 7 Aug, 2013.

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UN peacekeepers nd arsenal ofweapons left by Congo M23 rebelsU NITED N ATIONS , 14

Dec UN peacekeepersfound an arsenal of weap -ons, including heavy calib-er arms and enough ammu-nition to last a year, at thesite of the last stand by M23rebels in eastern Democrat-

ic Republic of Congo, UNpeacekeeping chief HerveLadsous said on Friday.

Congolese troops andthe UN peacekeeping mis-sion which includes aunique Intervention Bri -gade mandated to eliminatearmed groups last monthdefeated M23, which signeda peace deal with the Congogovernment on Thursday.

The Tutsi-led M23 rebelgroup ended its 20-monthrebellion, the most seriousin Congo in the last decade,after Congolese soldiers andUN peacekeepers, known asMONUSCO, captured its lasthilltop strongholds in Chan-zu, near the Rwandan border.I ew over the hill of Chan -zu, which was the last battle

effectively between FARDC(Congolese troops), helpedby MONUSCO, and M23,Ladsous told reporters.

Its amazing the quan -tity that were seized there,including heavy caliber,hundreds of tonnes really of

all sorts of stuff includingabout a years worth of am -munition supplies, he said.

Ladsous said a UNGroup of Experts, whomonitor compliance withsanctions and an arms

embargo on DemocraticRepublic of Congo, wasinvestigating the origin ofthe weapons, adding: Imsure it will make interest -ing reading. The UN ex -perts, who report to the UNSecurity Councils Congo

sanctions committee, haverepeatedly accused neigh-boring Rwanda of backingthe rebellion by M23 ineastern Congo, a claim theRwandan government has

ercely rejected. Reuters

US suspect arrested for alleged car bomb plot againstKansas Airport

W ASHINGTON , 14 Dec US federal officialssaid on Friday they hadarrested a man for allegedcar bomb plot against theairport at Wichita, the USstate of Kansas.

Terry L Loewen, 58,of Wichita, was arrestedFriday morning at theWichita Mid-Continentregional airport and hasbeen charged in a federalcourt, the federal offi-

cials said at a press con-ference held in Wichita.

Investigators said theman attempted to enterthe airport tarmac anddeliver a vehicle loadedwith what he believedwere high explosives.

According to thecriminal complaint filedagainst Loewen in USDistrict Court in Wichita,he was charged with onecount of attempting to

use a weapon of massdestruction against peo-ple and property withinthe US, one count ofmaliciously attemptingto damage property bymeans of an explosiveand one count of know -ingly attempting to pro -vide material support andresources to designatedforeign terrorist groupal-Qaeda in the ArabianPeninsula.

If convicted, Loewenwould face a maximumpenalty of life in federalprison.

Loewen was arrestedas part of an FBI under -cover investigation, andthe device used by him

was in fact inert and atno time posed a danger tothe public, the US Jus -tice Department said in astatement.

Xinhua

Car bomb destroys only bankoperating in northern Mali town

B AMAKO , 14 D ec Acar bomb destroyed theonly operating bank inthe northern Malian townof Kidal on Saturday, twowitnesses said. There was no immediateclaim of responsibility forthe attack on the MalianSolidarity Bank, whichtook place at around 0645local time (0645 GMT).

Separatist Tuareg rebels

said on November 29 theywere ending a ve-month-old cease re with Malisgovernment and taking uparms. A vehicle in front ofthe bank is in ames afterthe explosion.

There is a huge amountof bank smoke in the skyhanging over the town,Kidal resident IbrahimMaga said. Reuters

B ANGKOK , 14 DecLeaders of the protestmovement trying to over-throw Thailands govern -ment outlined their aims atan armed forces seminar onSaturday but military lead-ers declined to take sides orsay if a February electionshould take place.

Prime Minister Yin-gluck Shinawatra called asnap election on Monday,when 160,000 people be -

Thai protesters outline reform aims,military neutral for now

sieged her of ce. She re -mains caretaker prime min-ister but the protesters wanther to go now, with politicalreforms pushed through be-fore any election.

The army has staged orattempted 18 coups in thepast 80 years - including oneagainst Yinglucks brother,Thaksin Shinawatra, whenhe was premier in 2006 -and it can make or breakany attempt to force her out.

It has declined to getinvolved in the presentcrisis and Thanasak Pati-maprakorn, supreme com-mander of the armed forces,maintained that neutralitywhen he opened the forum,which was open to the pub -lic.

We live under rulesand reason. For sure, weprotect the lives and assetsof people. Its not what my

jobs all about, crackingdown on riots and thingslike that, he said.

To have peace andprosperity, we must solvethese problems properly,sustainably, and not let thesame old cycle return.

Protest leader SuthepThaugsuban told Thanasakthat the military had inter-vened in similar situationsin the past. If you take adecision and choose sides,this matter will be over.If you decide quickly, thepeople will praise you andyou will be a hero, hesaid. Reuters

Police of cers remove a damaged police pick-up truck near the Government House in Bangkok 14 Dec,

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The following is the reproduction of Myanmar Hotels &Tourism Guide 2013. Visit www.tourismguide.com.mm

for further information.Ed

Lawsuit accuses IBM of hiding China risks amidNSA spy scandal

An IBM Central Processor Unit (CPU) is seen on a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) controller in Kiev,

on 5 March, 2012.R EUTERS

N EW Y ORK , 14 DecIBM Corp has been sued bya shareholder who accused

it of concealing how its tiesto what became a majorUS spying scandal reducedbusiness in China and ul-timately caused its marketvalue to plunge more than$12 billion.

IBM lobbied Congresshard to pass a law letting it

share personal data of cus-tomers in China and else-where with the US National

Security Agency in a bid toprotect its intellectual prop-erty rights, according to acomplaint led in the USDistrict Court in Manhat-tan.

The plaintiff in thecomplaint, Louisiana Sher-iffs Pension & Relief

Fund, said this threatenedIBM hardware sales inChina, particularly given aprogram known as Prismthat let the NSA spy on thatcountry through technologycompanies such as IBM.

The Baton Rouge pen-sion fund said the revelationof Prism and related disclo-sures by former NSA con-tractor Edward Snowdencaused Chinese businessesand Chinas government toabruptly cut ties with theworlds largest technologyservices provider.

It said this led IBMon 16 October to post dis-appointing third-quarterresults, including drops inChina of 22 percent in sales

and 40 percent in hardwaresales.While quarterly pro t

rose 6 percent, revenuedropped 4 percent and fellwell below analyst fore-casts.

IBM shares fell 6.4percent on 17 October,

wiping out $12.9 billion ofthe Armonk, New York-based companys marketvalue.

The lawsuit namesIBM, Chief Executive Vir-ginia Rometty and ChiefFinancial Of cer MarkLoughridge as defendants,and says they should beheld liable for the compa-nys failure to reveal soonerthe risks of its lobbying andits NSA ties.

These allegations areludicrous and irresponsibleand IBM will vigorouslydefend itself in court, IBMspokesman Doug Sheltonsaid in an e-mail.

The Louisiana fund isrepresented by Bernstein,

Litowitz, Berger & Gross-mann, a prominent class-action specialist law rm.It seeks class-action statuson behalf of shareholdersfrom 25 June to 16 Octo-ber, 2013, and damages forshareholder losses.

Reuters

Sea-level rise fast by natural standardsC ANBERRA , 14 Dec

Sea-level rise since the In-dustrial Revolution has beenfast by natural standards andmay reach 80 cm above to-days sea-level by the year2100 and 2.5 m by 2200even without developmentof unexpected processes,according to a new researchmade public on Friday.

The Australian NationalUniversity (ANU) said ina press release that a teamfrom the university and theNational OceanographyCenter, Southampton, stud-ied several million years ofrates of sea-level rise to workout the background pattern

of natural sea-level rise.We knew from geolog-

ical data that sea-level is like-ly to rise 9 meters or more asthe climate system adjusts totodays greenhouse effect,but the timescale for this risewas unclear, lead authorProfessor Eelco Rohling ofthe ANU Research School ofEarth Sciences explained.

The pattern we deter-mined illustrates how fastsea-level might change ifonly normal, natural process-es were at work. Put simply,we considered what naturehas done before, and there-fore could do again.

The background pat-

tern, which Rohling stressedis not to be confused witha model-based prediction,was compared with histori-cal tide-gauge measurementsand satellite observationstaken since the IndustrialRevolution. The researchteam looked at the speed ofthe observed changes andwhether they were within thenormal, natural range of sea-level changes according totheir pattern.

Historical observationsshow a rising sea-level fromabout 1800 AD. Around2000 AD, sea-level was ris-ing by about 3 mm per year.

For the rst time, we

can see that this modern sea-level rise is quite fast by nat-ural standards: based on ournatural background pattern,only about half the observedsea-level rise would be ex-pected, said Rohling.

Although fast, the ob-served rise still seems to be

just within the natural range.While we remain withinnormal range, our currentunderstanding of ice-massloss is adequate. If we movebeyond the natural range ourunderstanding falls short. Wethen wont be able to predicthow fast or severe future sea-level changes will be.

Xinhua

Kayah StateCapital LoikawPopulation Over 0.30 millionLanguages Kayah, Shan, MyanmarMajor Industries Agriculture, Mining (includ

ing Tin, Alabaster and Tung

sten)How to get there Car, Bus, Air, Train

Traditions and Culture Padaung I The wom-en wear brass coils around their necks and legs in an an-cient tradition that began out of a fear of tigers.

LoikawThe Kayah State capital is surrounded by scenic

mountain ranges, lakes and waterfalls, which locals be-lieve are the home of the half-human, half-bird creature,the Keinara, which is the State symbol. Loikaw is an at-tractive town and in the suburbs are large wooden housesset in lush, green compounds.

Taung-kwei PagodaLiterally meaning Split Mountain Pagoda, this rug-

gedly beautiful rocky hill rising straight out of the sur-rounding plain is split in two, with pagodas on each.

Kayin StateCapital Hpa-anPopulation Over 1.6 millionLanguages Kayin, MyanmarMajor Industries AgricultureHow to get there Car, Bus, Air,Traditions and Culture The Kayin are deeply re-ligious, whether they are Christian or Buddhist. TheirNew Year, which falls in December, is the most impor-tant event in their communities.

Hpa-anThe picturesque Kayin State capital is set amid

broad lakes, lush islands, soaring limestone crags, andmountain ranges receding into the distance.

Kaw-goon and Pha-gat Cave PagodasThese interesting cave pagodas are 14 kilometres

(eight miles) south of the town, The interior walls ofboth pagodas are covered with thousands of images ofall sizes carved in relief, or in free form.

Mt Zwei Kabin Mt. Zwei Kabin is the pride of Hpa-an. It is772 metres (2,532 feet) high. Of striking beauty, bricksteps lead to the summit, where climbers are rewardedby panoramic views.

Taung-kwei Pagoda

Mt Zwei Kabin

Twitter users revolt over changes to abusive

behavior policySAN F RANCISCO , 14 Dec

Twitter Inc encountereda user revolt for the rst timeas a public company after ittweaked its block functionon Thursday, prompting anoutcry from those who saidthe new policy empoweredperpetrators of online abuse.

Users could previouslyprevent their harrassers fromfollowing them or interactingwith their tweets. Under thenew rules, a blocked user canview or tweet at the personwho blocked him or her, butthat activity will be renderedinvisible to the victim as ifthe offending account did notexist.

Twitter said Thursday

that the change was meantto protect victims of harass-ment who wanted to lter outabusive messages but fearedthat the act of blocking a userwould prompt retaliation.

Responding to a wave

of criticism, Chief ExecutiveDick Costolo said on TwitterThursday evening that thenew features were widely re-quested by victims of abuse.

But many were not con-vinced. Within hours, the

service was ooded withangry users, including manywho did not understand thenuances of the new policyand hundreds had signed anonline petition to reverse thechange.

New @twitter blockpolicy is like a home secu-rity system that instead ofkeeping people out puts ablindfold on YOU when theycome in, said user @edca-sey.

Just ignore them &theyll stop is a dangerousthing to say to bullied kids& a dangerous thing to sayto stalked/harassed Twitterusers, wrote @red3blog,another user. Reuters

Dick Costolo, chief executive ofTwitter, leaves JP

Morgan head-quarters after a

meeting before the frms IPO in New

York on 25 Oct, 2013 fle photo.

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Fans dance to the accompaniment of traditional orchestra as they celebratevictory of Myanmar boxer Nwe Ni Oo in the Womens

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A fan at Wunna Theikdi Stadium in Nay Pyi Taw.P HOTO : A YE M IN S OE

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N AY P YI T AW , 14DecThe second day ofMens and Womens Vol-leyball competitions of the27 th SEA Games continuedat Zeyahiri Indoor Stadium(B), here this morning.

Players from Thai-land, Malaysia, Vietnam,

Mens & Womens Volleyball events go onMyanmar and Indonesiatook part in todays vol-leyball competitions. Inthe rst Womens match,Malaysia lost to Thailand3-0. In the second Wom-ens match, Myanmar lostVietnam, 0-3.

The nal result be -

tween Indonesia and Viet-nam of Mens Volleyballcompetition was 3:2.

The nal match ofMens Volleyball and theseminal nal match ofWomens will be held on20 December. The award-ing ceremony of Mens andWomens Volleyball com-petition will take place on21 December.

Htin Lin Aung (NLM)

Myanmar Women Sepak Takrawbeats Laos in regu event

N AY P YI T AW , 14 DecMens and Womens Regupreliminary events of SepakTakraw events of 27 th SEAGames kicked off today inWunna Theikdi Indoor Stadi-um (B).

Mens Regu event isdivided into two groups.Group (A) comprises Malay-sia, Cambodia and Laos andGroup (B), Thailand, Viet-nam and Myanmar. Cam-bodia team did not competein the event. In group (A),Malaysia top the table afterdefeating Laos while Thai-land stood rst, followedby Myanmar (second) andVietnam (third) in the group(B). Myanmar won over Vi-etnam 2-nil and lost to Thai-land 0-2 in todays prelimi-nary events.

Womens Regu teams

nam nil-2. Myanmar wom-ens team will meet Thai-land and Malaysia teamstomorrow. The semi- nalevents for mens teams willgo on tomorrow.

Myo Than (NLM)

Y ANGON , 14 DecThesecond day match of Wom-ens Hockey competitions

Womens Hockey competitions continue forsecond day(from page 16)

The Union Ministers also attendedthe awarding ceremony of chess event atZabuthiri Hotel.

Both mens and womens traditionalrapid chess events, Myanmar won onegold and one silver while Thailand se-cured one gold and one bronze, Indonesiaone silver and Malaysia one bronze.

MNA

Myanmar bag four...

N AY P YI T AW , 14DecThe opening cer-emony of bodybuildingevent of the 27 th SEAGames took place at My-anmar Convention Center

Bodybuilding event kicks off in Yangon

(MCC) in Yangon this af-ternoon with an addressby Union Election Com-mission Chairman U TinAye.

After bodybuild-

ing events (55, 60 and 70kilo), the UEC chairmanand of cials presentedprizes to the winners of thematches.

MNA

are Myanmar, Laos, Malay-sia, Thailand and Vietnam.In womens Regu prelimi-nary event, Laos beat Viet-nam two-nil and lost to My-anmar nil-2 while Malaysialost to Thailand and Viet-

Myanmar volleyballwomen team plays

agains t Vie tnamesvolley women team at

Zeyathiri Indoor Stadi -um-B.

Photo: HLA (NLM)

Sakha of Thailand defences against strike by KyawSoe Win of Myanmar in Mens Regu

Preliminary Event of 27 th SEA Games.P HOTO : A YE M IN S OE

Nwe Ni Oo gave her rst gold medal toMyanmar by defeating her counterpart Nes-thy Petecid of the Philippines on points (38-38, 39-37, 39-37) in the Womens Feather(54-57) kg category on Saturday.

I dont know how to express my feel-ing when the referee declares my victory.The only thing I can say now is I am veryvery happy, the 19-year old boxer says asshe sheds in tears of happiness.

In the rst round, she was in uencedby the Philipino boxer, but she could win

Boxer Nwe Ni Oo clinches gold in WomensFeather Category

By Aye Min Soescores with her counter punches in thesecond and third rounds, said her assis-tant-coach.

She was very worried and excitedto ght in the nal match before thehome crowd including her family, NweNi Oo said.

She got strength when the crowdroared her name in support of her dur-ing the ghting

She took two years to start her rstghting in the feather weight division

of the 27 th SEA Games.Kyu Kyu Hlaing lost in her nal

bouts against Ha Thi Linh of Vietnamin the Womens Light Welter (60-64kg) division and had to settle for thesilver medal.

Malaysia won a land-slide victory over Cambo-dia with 36-0. Thai beatIndonesia with 3-0 in themorning match. Singaporesank Myanmar with 2-0 inthe nal match of Womensevent.

MNA

Football Results

Timor-Leste 0 - 0 Indonesia

Myanmar 1 - 1 Thailand

Union Election Commission Chairman U Tin Aye congratulates first pri ze win ner in bodybui ldi ng event . MNA

Gold medalist boxer Nwe Ni Oo celebrates her victory.

took place at Theinbyu turfHockey Pitch, here, thismorning.

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Environmental EducationUnderstanding the environmental problems

of the contemporary world is indispensable forthe very survival of humankind. It is because the

human race is facing monumental challenges inthe form of growing population, grinding pov-erty, frequently recurring disasters and dimin-ishing natural resources on which all mankindexclusively rely. So, a tool we need to make ourone and only planet a better place to live is toheighten public awareness of environmentaleducation.

Environmental Education (EE) is a lifelongeducation to react quickly to environmentalthreats in a positive way. We can gain this edu-cation for environmental awareness throughan understanding of the environment and ourcomplex relationship with it. It has developed aresponsive to challenges in our rapidly chang-

ing world. It is focused to prepare the individualfor life and the provision of skills and attributesnecessary for playing a productive role towardsimproving life and protecting the environmentwith due regard for ethical values.

When and where do we start the environ-mental education? The answer is to teach it inprimary schools from now on. We were not in astate of preparedness and no quick response tocyclonic storm Nargis badly we had experiencedin 2007 warned us about the lack of environ-mental education among our people. It would bevery effective even if a chapter covers environ-mental education was integrated into the pri-mary curricula to instill an environment aspect

into our children. They will carry the aspect ofmaking environmental conservation a duty theywere taught in childhood to their adulthood.

Children who were taught to cherish theenvironment and to have awareness about theenvironment and associated challenges lead toadults equipped with environmentally soundpractices to address environmental problems.So, we would like to call on educational decision-makers to put the environmental aspect into thehearts of primary students as an essential partof education. Only through environmental edu-cation, can we mitigate environmental impactsand make our mother earth a better place to live.

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You know.WHOstatement says that thenumber of global cancer

patients is on the rise andthe disease is killing more

and morepeople.

Right! The statement alsowarns that lung cancer is thedeadliest killer and the maincause is smoking or tobacco!

C a r t o o n T h a b y a y

Zalun is a quaint townin Ayeyawady Region ly-ing on the west bank of themighty Ayeyawady Riverof Myanmar. It is just likeany other minor townswith agriculture, trading

and shing, populationsof moderate size living apeaceful life. But its loca -tion at the junction of landand water routes makes iteasily accessible and com-mercially strategic. Hencetrade in local products hasbrought prosperity and pro -gress of a certain degree tothe locals who do not lagbehind time too much.

But what makes thetown Zalun well-knownat home and attractive toforeigners is the alloyedthickly gilt and bejeweledBuddha statue that returnedfrom abroad. It is common-ly called Zalun Pyi tawpyan phaya [The Buddhathat returned to its home-land at Zalun].

Enshrined in a grandspacious and sumptuoustemple which by itself isMyanmar traditional archi-tectural and visual artisticwonder, the legend andits history of the admira-bly sublime Buddha statuearouse your curiosity awe,wonder and nally devo -

tion. Historical backgroundcovers ancient Rakhine,and Myanmar history aswell as British colonialperiod. To begin with, oneancient Rakhine Raja bythe name of Sanda Suriyaof Dannawaddy Kingdominvited living Lord GotamaBuddha to his domains fordhamma duta [preachingHis dhamma]. The Buddhawith his disciple followermonks left his Jetavana Vi-hara in Savathi, India and

Home returned Buddha Statue attracting pilgrims and touristson the full moon day ofKasone [May], Tuesday 1pm arrived in Dannawaddy.The king and his peoplegave a big welcome to theBuddha who preached forsome days his dhamma

to the king and his peoplewho embraced his teach-ings. When the Buddhawas about to leave for otherplaces for preaching mis -sion, the king and the peo -

the then capital Amarapuraby the land route cross-ing the Rakhine Yoma hillranges, at Taungup, then bywater route from the jetty ofPadaung to Pyay town. Dur-ing a short sojourn there,

Rakhine people requestedCrown Prince at least onestatue should be returned tothem. Accordingly CrownPrince left Shwe Bon ThaMuni statue at a place on

Smith U Maung Maung Lattwas assigned the task of cast-ing. Meanwhile the countryin the impending outbreakof the second Anglo-My-anmar war, law and orderbroke down and anarchyreigned everywhere. So thechief Queen advised U ShwePwint to return to Zalun andcarry out his duty of maintainlaw and order there. U ShwePwint appealed to the ChiefQueen to take Man AungMyin statue to Zalun for thepeople to worship and prom -ised to return it to the capitalwhen his statue was nished.The Chief Queen agreed.So Man Aung Myin statuewas put on a great ceremo -nial boat Yan Lwint andbrought to Zalun.

Monks and people en -shrined it in a temporarytemple built of bamboo andthatch. Head monk Sayad-aw U Hpyu brought sacredrelics to place near the stat -ue and a grand consecrationrite was held. Later whennews came that the statueU Shwe Pwint tried to castat the capital was nished,he had to return Man AungMyin statue to the palace aspromised. But the journeyto Amarapura was not safeand the entire country wasin the grip of the secondAnglo-Myanmar war pro -viding sound excuses fordelay in the return of ManAung Myin statue to thecapital.

In the war, the Britishdefeated Myanmar and theyoccupied Lower Myanmarfrom Pyay and Toungoosouthward. British com -mander Sir John Stubb con-

scated all metallic objectsincluding sacred statues.In M.E 1214 (1852 A.D)he took away to Bombay,India, on bound the ship

Shwe Chain Man AungMyin statue along withother objects like bells andbronze wars. These con s -cated metallic objects werestored in warehouses tomelt them down for makingcoins or cannon balls. It issaid that when Man AungMyin statue was put onhigh degree re for meltingwith four melting machinesit did not melt. All attemptsfailed.

Her Imperial MajestyQueen Victoria, after as-suming the imperial titleof the Empress of BritishIndian Empire made a royaltour. She arrived in NewDelhi. A grand darbar was

(See page 9)

Maha Saddhamma Jotika dhajaSithu Dr Khin Maung Nyunt

ple requested the Buddhato leave his representationfor them to adore and wor-ship. The Buddha agreedto casting an alloy Bud -dha statue. The king andhis people collected pyinsa

loha [ ve kinds of metalsnamely gold, silver, bronze,lead and zinc] whereuponso the legend says Sakkadeva, the Thunder god andhis carpenter god Vithaky -one appeared to supervisethe casting of the statue onthe summit of Sri Makutamountain to the north eastof Dannawaddy kingdom.Peoples from four cardinaldirections brought a greateramount of gold than otherfour metals. Sixty- veheavy loads of gold andother metals were carriedby royal white elephant.Thus six cubits and onemite size of a sitting Bud -dha statue with a bhumi-phasa mudra [earth touch -ing gesture of hand] wasceremonially cast success-fully. The living GotamaBuddha, so says the legend,breathed his breath into thestatue so that the statue isstill alive with that breath.The Buddhist devotees be -lieve it.

Next, three more stat-ues were cast out of the

remaining metals. The rstBuddha statue is known asMaha Muni and the otherthree statues are namedShin Kyaw Muni, ShweBon Tha Muni and ManAung Myin Muni respec -tively. Man Aung Myinmeans Buddha conquers

ve evils. Man AungMyin statue occupied theplace to the right side ofMaha Muni statue. Origi-nally it weighed 666 vissand 6 ticals.

In ME 1146 [1784A.D.] Crown Prince whowas the son of King Bodaw -paya [1782-1819 A.D.] ofAmarapura of the rst Kon -baung dynasty brought thesaid four Buddha statues to

the west bank of the riverfacing Pyay. When CrownPrinces entourage reachedAmarapura, an auspicioussite was chosen at a place tothe north of the capital andthe two statues Maha Muni

and Shin Kyaw Muni werehoused in a grand Templewhich we still see at Man-dalay.

Man Aung Myin statuewas taken to the capitaland near the palace whereit was sheltered in a goldspired temple for daily wor -ship of royal family. Suc -cessor kings, Bagyidaw, hisbrother King Konboung,his nephews King Baganand King Mindon andKing Mindons brother andcrown prince Kanaung keptMan Aung Myin statue attheir palace temples fordaily worships.

In ME 1214 [1852A.D] during the secondAnglo-Myanmar war in thereign of King Bagan, hishalf brothers Prince Min-don and Prince Kanaung re-volted against King Baganwho was dethroned andPrince Mindon ascendedthe throne.

Lord of Zalun TownMinister Thado MingyiMaha Minhla Nawrahta ap -pointed U Shwe Pwint of

Zalun as governor of thetown. His boss Thado Min -gyi and himself yearly sub-mitted royal revenue to theKing at the capital. So UShwe Pwint became well-known among the royal fam-ily and countries. He was ingood favour of the royal fam-ily. King Bagan gave himroyal favour of permitting tocast a Buddha alloy statue forZalun. With ve medals of1500 viss weight donated byZalun people U Shwe Pwintwent to Amarapura by boatsin January 1852 (M.E 1214,Pyatho) for casting a Bud -dha statue. When the newsreached Chief Queen of KingBagan, she gave all supportsand assistances. Bronze

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(from page 8)held, all Maharajas of In-dia ceremonially paid herhomage and swore oath ofallegiance to Her ImperialMajesty. Many preciousgifts were presented to her,including the world famousCo-hinor Diamond whichits owner Maha raja waspersuaded or forced to doso.

Now an unbeliev-able story happened. QueenVictoria suddenly caught aserious headache keepingher awake for many nights.

Many royal physicians didtheir best either to cure itor to give relief but failed.One night, she had a dreamin which she was told thatof Man Aung Myin Bud-dha statue now kept in thestorehouse in Bombay wasreturned to the place oforigin, her sufferings shalldisappear immediately.When she woke up, she de-cided to carry out what shewas told in her dream. Thefollowing day, at her com-mand, the Buddha statue ofher dream was discoveredin the storehouse waitingto be melted again. She wasunhappy to see such act ofsacrilege and vandalizingof sacred objects of other

Home returned Buddha ...religions. Immediately sheordered the return of ManAung Myin statue to itshomeland. Soon after thatorder was given, it is said,her headache miraculouslydisappeared.

In ME 1219 (1857A.D) Man Aung Myinstatue was brought backto Myanmar. But the con-veyors passed Zalun andat Hinthada which theymistakenly thought to beZalun, they left the statueon a sand bar near Hintha-da. When monks and peo-

ple of Hinthada discovereda sublime Buddha statueon the sand bar, they wereexcited and overjoyed andnamed it Pawdawmu Paya(the Buddha just appeared)and ceremonially conveyedit to Nga Myet Hna Pavil-ion in Hinthada. Buddhistpopulation from all direc-tions came to pay respectto it.

When the DistrictCommissioner of Zaluncame to his counterpart inHinthada on of cial busi -ness, he visited Pawdaw-mu Paya. To his surprisehe found that the statue wasMan Aung Myin statue ofZalun taken to Bombay bythe British. He informed

Sayadaw monk U Hpyuwho with his followers ar-rived with 12 big boats.

Monk U Hpyu examinedthe statue in detail includ-ing inscription on it and hewas assured that it was ManAung Myin of Zalun. UHpyu went to District Com-missioner of Hinthada andtold all about that matter.

District Commission-ers of Zalun and Hinthadaarranged a meeting be-tween head monk Sayad-aws of both towns to decidethe matter. Thus Sayadawmonk U Hpyu of Zalun andSayadaw monk Kyikan of

Hinthada met with publicaround them. Monk Kyikanwas senior to U Hpyu in ageand ordained age.

Kyikan Sayadaw askedMonk U Hpyu to give evi-dence to prove that the stat-ue belonged to Zalun.

Monk U Hpyu repliedhe saw inscriptions on itsbody were strong evidenc-es.

Kyikan Sayadaw askedMonk U Hpyu if he couldrecite there inscriptions.

Without much also UHpyu recited them by heart

every line of the inscrip-tions.

Next he was asked togive the meanings of in-scriptions that were in Pali.

As Kyikan Sayadaw foundall correct he gave the ver-dict that the statue belonged

to Zalun. The whole meet-ing was satis ed with theverdict.

But the people ofHinthada were reluctant topast with the statue. So theDCs of Hinthada and Zalunmade a new solution. Thestatue was put on a craftand let the people of bothsides pull it and let the win-ning side have the statue.With two head monks andthe two District Commis-sioners on their respectiveboats pulled the craft with

the statue to the directionsof their towns. On the Zalunside were only 12 boats buton the Hinthada side were38 boats. But the craft withthe statue went to the Zalunside. Hinthada side pro-tested on the ground that asZalun was downstream, itwas the current that madeit win. So they changed thedirection and tried again.This time also it was Zalunthat got the craft with thestatue. Finally, the statuewas returned to Zalun.

A grand welcome cer-

emony was held for days atZalun to receive their stat-ue. Since then the statue ac-quired a new name ZalunPyitaw Pyan Paya [Home

returned Buddha Statue atZalun]. Its original nameMan Aung Myin was

changed to many namesNan U Paya, Su Taung PyiPaya, Min Tat Min Paya.The statues residence alsochanged. When it was re-turned from Hinthada, itwas housed in U ThaingsTawya Gu Temple for 3years. Later in 1223 ME(1861 AD) it was movedto a new gold mosaic tem-ple where it resided for 25years. Then in 1248 ME(1886 AD) it got a newgrand residence at a verybig temple with pavilions

built under the supervisionof Sayadaw U Hpyu. Againin 1280 ME (1918 AD) af-ter 32 years of residencein that temple it was againmoved to Bo Pona Konefor 10 years, next to Ta-pyaTazaung for 4 years, Majorcause for these movingswas the erosion of the RiverAyeyawady along the waterfronts of Zalun.

Finally in 1283 ME(1921 AD) in Kasone (May)the Statue was moved to thepresent brick Temple do-nated by U Shwe Kone and

Daw Min Thwe of KanyinKwin Village. Since 1317ME (1955 AD) many ren-ovations and decorationwere added by generous

Buddhist devotees. Thestatue was adorned withgem studded solid gold

regalia. Many solid goldparaphanalia such as ricebowl, water goblets, watercups, gold fans etc weredonated to the statue. MoreDhamma teaching halls andrest houses for pilgrims ap-peared in its spacious pre-cincts. The entire big tem-ple looks like a big palaceadorned with best works often visual arts and brightlylit by chandellias of can-dles.

Zalun Pyitaw PyanPaya to-day is not only one

of the most attractive pil-grimage but also of foreigntourists attraction. River-ine cruises like the Road toMandalay, Orchaella, Pan-taw and other bring globe-trotters to Zalun only tosee, adore and marvel at thesublime statue and grandtemple.

Through the Zalun jetty and a mile long roadto the Temple are yet to beimproved very much, for-eign visitors keep on arriv-ing there, taking home whatthey see, observe learn,

experience and documentphotographs they take toshare with their people intheir countries.

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N AY P YI T AW , 14DecPresident U TheinSein attended the 5 th Me-kong-Japan Summit atState Guest House in Japanthis evening.

First, President UThein Sein, CambodianPrime Minister SamdechHun Sen, Laotian Presi-dent Mr. Thongsing Tham-mavong, Vietnamese PrimeMinister Mr. Nguyen TanDung and Thai DeputyPrime Minister Mr. Niwat-tumrong Boonsongpaisanposed for a documentaryphoto together with Japa-nese Prime Minister ShinzoAbe at Sairan-no-ma Hallof the State Guest House.

The 5 th Mekong-JapanSummit followed at the

same venue. The JapanesePrime Minister extendedgreetings and CambodianPM, Laotian PM, PresidentU Thein Sein, VietnamesePM and Thai Deputy PMdelivered addresses.

In his speech, thePresident said that he waspleased to meet again withthe counterparts from Me-

President U Thein Sein attends 5 th Mekong-Japan Summitkong region countries andJapan and have a chance toexchange views on devel-opment of Mekong regionat the summit. He attachedimportance to creating al-ternative development and

job opportunities for nar-rowing development gapbetween urban and rural ar-eas. The President pointedout that development gapbetween Mekong regionand other ASEAN coun-tries can be narrowed byimplementing the projectsin cooperation with Japan.As Mekong region coun-tries are agro-based coun-tries, road transportationsector is important for shar-ing market and distributionof agricultural produce.

The President expressed hishope of continuing supportof Japan for achieving suc-cess of those aims.

Economic, socialand reciprocal relationsbetween the peoples ofMekong region countrieswill be further cementedby implementing east-westeconomic corridor and

southern economic corridorin the region, he said. Thereshould be to choose wayswith least environmentalimpact in making invest-ments for economic devel-opment in the region andit is important to place em-phasis on green economy

and green development, headded. Expertise, technol-ogy and human resourcesdevelopment assistancefrom Japan are of impor-tance for Mekong regioncountries, adding Myanmarwould fully cooperate toimplement Mekong-Japan

cooperation program suc-cessfully. He reaf rmedthat 7 th Mekong-Japan For-eign Ministers Meetingwill be held in Myanmar in2014 in conjunction with47 th ASEAN Foreign Min-isters Meeting.

In the evening, the

President together withheads of ASEAN countriesattended a dinner in com-memoration of 40 th Anni-versary of ASEAN-JapanSummit hosted by the Jap-anese Prime Minister andwife at Fuji-no-ma Hall ofImperial Hotel. MNA

President U

Thein Sein

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ducumen-

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of ASEAN

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Five Myanmar people, two Bangladeshichildren handed over

M AUNGTAW , 14 DecDeputy Director U SawNaing of Maungtaw DistrictImmigration and NationalRegistration Department andparty held a ag meeting withCommanding Officer Lt-Col Khalit Hassan of No 17Coxs Bazaar Border Guard

Force and party at the campof battalion in GaungtonVillage of Bangladesh on 10December.

It was also attended byCommanding Of cer of theNo 42 nd Taknat BGF.

The deputy directoraccepted five Myanmar

citizens released from CoxsBazaar Jail and handedover two Bangladeshichildren placed under careat Maungtaw Police Station.

They held a meetingon further cementingborder relations. Kyemon-

Maungtaw District IPRD

Flower arrangement course kicks off

M AGWAY , 14 DecMagway Region Maternala n d C h i l d We l f a r eSupervisory Committeeand Womens AffairsO rg a n i z a t i o n j o i n t l yconducted the f lowerarrangement course.

On 13 December, theopening ceremony of thecourse took place at theof ce of Magway TownshipMCWA.

Patron of MagwayRegion MCWSC and WAODaw San San Myint made

a speech.It was also attended

by 60 trainees from districtand township MCWAs inthe region. They attendedthe course from 14 to 15December.

Kyemon-Tin Tun Oo

Football tournament marks 66 th AnniversaryIndependence Day

M Y E I K , 14 DecAs a gesture of hailingthe 66 th Anniversa ryIndependence Day, theseventh Thathayar Aye CupFootball Tournament washeld at the sports ground inShanchaung Ward of Myeikon 12 December.

Cha i rman of theorganizing committee UTin Win urged the players totake part in the tournamentwith sporting spirit.

In the debut, ThanthayarAye Monastic EducationSchool B played againstWhite Youth team. It was

crowded with local people.Altogether 16 football

teams are taking part inthe tournament. On 4January, the nal matchesof the tournament andprize presentation will takeplace. Kyemon-Myeik

District IPRD

Rural development tasks inspected in Kalayand members of TownshipD e v e l o p m e n t A f f a i r sCommittee inspected thesite for construction ofLarge Kyunchauk Bridgeand Small KyunchaukBridge on Kalay-TintharRoad on 12 December.

They met local peopleat the station hospitalin Tinthar Village andexplained administration,transport, health, education,agr icu l tu re and ru ra ldevelopment tasks.

To w n s h i p A d m i -nistrator U Aye Naing alsodiscussed prevalence of lawand order and tranquillity,elimination of narcoticdrugs and re prevention.

T h e c h a i r m a n o f

the district managementcommittee replied to queriesraised by local people andattended to the needs forrural development.

The Cha i rman ofD i s t r i c t M a n a g e m e n tCommit tee and par tyinspected basic educationschools in Tinthar Village,Doenwe Village and SharpoVillage.

The chairman alsov iewed the s i t e s fo rconstruction of four RCbridges on the inter-villageroads. The Department forProgress of Border Areasand National Races allottedthe fund for construction ofsix RC bridge.

Kyemon-Joe Net

h e a d s o f D i s t r i c tAgriculture Departmentand Settlement and LandRecords Department, thechairman of TownshipManagement Committee

K A L AY , 1 4 D e c Chairman of Kalay DistrictManagement Committee UMaung Htoo and assistantd i rec to r s o f Dis t r i c tIrr igat ion Department ,

Mobile Team checks ships in Myeik

National Sports

M YEIK , 14 DecThemobile team of BorderTrade Camp (Myeik) ofCommercial and ConsumerAffairs Department checkedships being operated forimportation and exportationat check point of MyeikFOB camp on 12 December

afternoon with the aim ofpreventing consumer rights.

The team inspected 20tons of diesel, Aung ChitKhin Ship-3 with the load ofimported licences and ID ofcustoms, Lin Po Po Aung (5)ship with 40 tons of cementand Ngwe Zinyaw (5) ships

with 50 tons of cement.They also checked Lin Po PoAung-3 ship with 250 tons of

sh and holding of EL-ED. Myeik District IPRD

Talks on taking census 2014held in Palaw

P ALAW , 14 DecPalawTownship Immigrationand National RegistrationDepartment and TownshipInformation and PublicRe la t ions Depar tment

jointly organized the talkson taking census process atthe village administrativeoffice in Toh Vil lage

of Palaw Township inTaninthayi Region on 11December.

Staff Officer of theTownship INRD U Aye

Myint explained the planto take census across thenation from 30 March to10 April 204.

Pho tograpger-2 UThant Zin of TownshipIPRD explained the purposeof taking census and raisingthe reading habit.

It was attended by

village administrator UAung Zaw Than and localpeople totalling 60.

Kyemon-PalawTownship IPRD

Footballers

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Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko meet with

ASEAN leaders and their wives at the Imperial Palace In Tokyo on 13 Dec, 2013. The leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations were in Japan

for a summit with Japan. K YODO N EWS

Japan, ASEAN vow tocooperate in ensuringfreedom of over ightT OKYO , 14 Dec

Leaders of Japan and

the Association ofSoutheast Asian Nationson Saturday vowed toincrease cooperation inensuring the freedom ofover ight, in an implicitreference to Chinasnewly declared air defenceidenti cation zone in theEast China Sea.

The leaders agreedto enhance cooperation inensuring the freedom ofover ight and civil aviationsafety in accordancewith the universallyrecognized principles ofinternational law...andthe relevant standards andrecommended practicesby the International CivilAviation Organization,

according to a jointstatement issued after a

summit in Tokyo, withoutsingling out a speci ccountry. Alluding to theSouth China Sea issue,the leaders of Japan andthe 10-member ASEANunderscored the importanceof resolving maritimedisputes by peacefulmeans, according to thestatement.

The ASEAN leadersmeanwhile welcomed PrimeMinister Shinzo Abespolicy of making Japan aproactive contributor topeace, saying they lookedforward to Japans efforts incontributing constructivelyto peace, stability anddevelopment in the region,it said. Kyodo News

Govt mulls raising loanceiling for TEPCO

T OKYO , 14 Dec Thegovernment is consideringraising the ceiling onloans available to Tokyo

Electric Power Co forcompensation paymentsand decontamination workfollowing the 2011 nucleardisaster from the current5 trillion yen to 9 trillionto 10 trillion yen, sourcesclose to the matter said onSaturday.

The government plansto decide on the additionalassistance for TEPCOlater this month, while theoperator of the crippledFukushima Daiichi nuclearcomplex seeks to includethe assistance in its businessplan to be reviewed byyear-end, according to thesources.

Under the currentloan scheme, the Nuclear

Damage Liability Facili-tation Fund is allocated atype of government bondup to 5 trillion yen, whichcarries no interest and canbe cashed by TEPCO whennecessary.

The government isconsidering lifting thebond issuance ceiling byabout 4 trillion to 5 trillionyen. Of the additionalassistance, 2.5 trillionyen is to be earmarkedfor decontamination workand 1 trillion yen forconstruction of facilitiesto store radioactive wastefrom decontamination, thesources said.

The government isnow studying how muchadditional assistance willbe necessary for damagecompensation, they said.

Kyodo News

A tourist poses for photos in front of an historical building at Jiaxi Village, a scenic spot transformed

from a residential section in Chongqing Municipality, southwest China, on 13 Dec, 2013. Traditional

architectural style and some historical buildings as cultural relics were kept well at the Jiaxi Village.

X INHUA

Photo taken on 13 Dec, 2013 shows exhibits of the Eastern Command Museum at the headquarters of

Eastern Command of India Army at Fort William inCalcutta, capital of eastern Indian state West Bengal.

The museum is full of collections of memorabilia, documents and other exhibits of the 1971 War.

X INHUA

Guide launched to assistforeign investment in Laos

B EIJING , 14 Dec Eight foreign contestants

winning the top prize of aknowledge contest aboutnorthwest China will beinvited to visit the region.

The 2013 ExperienceChina Awards Ceremonywas held Friday witheight contenders fromthe United States, India,Spain, Cambodia, Senegal,Germany, Mauritania andArgentina clinching the topprize.

As part of the award,they will embark on trips tonorthwest Chinas Qinghaiand Gansu provinces andNingxia Hui AutonomousRegion in three teamsshortly after, the contestsorganizers said.

Running from 28August to 15 November,

the 2013 NW China-themed Global Knowledge

Contest ExperienceChina was jointlysponsored by the StateCouncil Information Of ce(SCIO) and China NationalTourism Administrationand hosted by China RadioInternational.

The contest, held viaradio, websites, socialnetworking portals andtraditional media in tenlanguages, attracted theparticipation of 247,000respondents.

Senior SCIO of cialZhang Yanbin said hehoped that the contestcould forge a bridge offriendship to promotemutual understanding andtrust.

Xinhua

Overseas knowledgecontestants to visit NW

China

V IENTIANE , 14 Dec The European Chamber ofCommerce and Industry inLaos (ECCIL) launched aguide to make Laos a moreattractive destination forforeign investors Friday.

The Investment Guideand corresponding websiteaims to give investors acomprehensive overviewof the Lao businessenvironment and will helpinvestors to understand

the countrys regulatoryframework.The guide will act

as a practical tool forparties interested instarting a business in thecountry showcasing thedynamically developingeconomy, politically stableenvironment and uniquegeostrategic position.

According to GermanAmbassador to Laos,Robert von Rimscha,economic growth in Laoswill mean poverty reductionfor millions of Lao citizens.The German governmentassisted ECCIL to compilethe guide in order topromote a more diversi edLao economy necessary forfuture growth.

This will be a veryuseful tool to enhanceLaos as an investmentdestination, speci callyfor European business,von Rimscha told Xinhua at the launch ceremonyin capital Vientiane. Icertainly hope that therewill be more Europeaninvestors interested inbecoming active in Laosas the opportunities inthis country are plentiful

and as the Governmentis keenly aware of theshortcomings speci callywhen it comes to rule oflaw that still need to beaddressed, he said.

Foreign investment inLaos is a crucial componentof the national strategyto maintain 8 percentannual GDP growth from2011-2015. According tothe 7th National Socio-Economic DevelopmentPlan approximately 15billion US dollars ofinvestment is required forthe period 2011-2015 inorder to maintain targetedGDP growth with aims tograduate from the UN listof Least Developed Nationsby 2020. Xinhua

Japanese businesses see Southeast Asia as key totheir growth

T OKYO , 14 Dec Japanese business leaderson Saturday emphasizedthe importance ofSoutheast Asian marketsfor the growth of Japanesecompanies during ameeting with leaders of theAssociation of SoutheastAsian Nations.

Japans economiccircles will continue todeepen economic exchangeswith ASEAN, HiromasaYonekura, chairman of theJapan Business Federation,known as Keidanren, saidat the luncheon meeting.

Japan wants tocontribute to sustainablegrowth in the ASEANregion, he added.

Akio Mimura,chairman of the JapanChamber of Commerceand Industry, said,

ASEAN is Japans biggestinvestment destination. Ourrelations with ASEAN areindispensable for Japanseconomic revitalization.

The amount ofJapanese direct investmentin the 10-member ASEANsurged 55.4 percent inthe rst half of 2013 fromthe same period last yearto a record high of $10.2billion, according to areport released in Augustby the Japan External TradeOrganization.

The amount is morethan double Japans directinvestment in China.

Brunei SultanHassanal Bolkiah, makinga brief address on behalfof ASEAN, asked Japanesebusinesses to continue toinvest in the region, sayingtheir technological skills

are highly recognizedaround the world.

Prime MinisterShinzo Abe, who attendedthe luncheon hostedby Keidanren and the

JCCI, praised ASEANsdevelopment, saying,The rise of ASEAN is anaccumulation of peoplesenormous efforts.

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ENGAGEMENTBoth families would like to honour the engagement of

YADANAR KHINE @ WENDY SEINB.B.A, UTCC (Bangkok)

Master of Business, Australian National University (Canberra)daughter of

U Paw Lwin Sein (Myanmar Ambassador to Beligium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg,and the European Union) & Daw Khin Mie Mie Win

residing in Kabar Aye Villa, Mayangone Township, Yangon&

DR. AUNG KYAW SETTM.B.B.S., M.R.C.P (U.K)

M.R.C.P.(Geriatric Medicine) U.K.F.R.C.P (Edinburgh)

U.K. Specialist Certi cates in Stroke, Geriatric & General Internal MedicineConsultant Stroke Physician

Son of Brigadier General Maung Sett (Retired Myanmar Air Force) & Daw Tin Aye Win

residing in Thuwunna, Yangonwhich cordially took place on December 14 , 2013 in Burssels Belgium.

Barcelona-Parishigh-speed rail link to

open on SundayM ADRID , 14 Dec French and Spanish railoperators on Friday saidmore than 20,000 tick-ets have been sold for thehigh-speed train line con-necting Barcelona and Par-is, which is due to open onSunday.

According to Frenchrail operator SNCF and itsSpanish counterpart REN-FE, a total of 22,400 tick-ets have been purchased byWednesday since the tick-ets went on pre-sale on 28

November. The number isexpected to rise to 30,000by the weekend.

The Barcelona-Par-is high-speed train line,which will begin opera-tions on 15 December, willreduce travel time betweenthe two cities to around sixhours.

Each operator is dedi-cating 10 trains to the linewith the hope that the com-ing year will see around amillion people take advan-tage of the route. Xinhua

Fans enjoy the musical performance of Egyptian band Masar Egbari taking place at the Cairo Opera House, in Cairo, capital of Egypt, on 12 Dec, 2013. As one part of

the annual International Volunteer Day event organized by United Nation Volunteers programme and others, two Egyptian popular-music band Masar Egbari and Wust El- Balad gave a show on Thursday, attracting hundreds of local young people. X INHUA

Italian technician

kidnapped in Nigeria released

R OME , 14 Dec TheItalian Foreign Ministryon Friday con rmed thatthe Italian technician whowas kidnapped last weekin southern Nigerias NigerDelta region was releasedin good health. MarcelloRizzo, a 55-year-old fromSicily, was a project man-ager for a civil engineeringcompany involved in theconstruction of a bridge onthe river Niger connectingOnitsha and Asaba, accord-ing to local media.

Its the end of a night -mare, we are delighted. Welook forward to embracinghim it will be a goodChristmas, Rizzos broth-er-in-law said on behalf ofthe family. Foreign workershave often been targeted forkidnapping in Nigeria byarmed groups amid politi-cal and ethnic unrest in theAfrican country.

In February, sevenworkers taken from northernBauchi state, including fourLebanese citizens and oneeach from Britain, Greeceand Italy, were killed bythe extremist Islamist groupknown as Ansaru. Theyare linked to al-Qaeda andclaimed responsibility for

the killings. XinhuaWorkers take ice

from Songhua River for an ice sculp-

ture fair at Zhaolin Park, in Harbin,

capital of northeastChinas Heilongjiang Province, on 13 Dec, 2013. Nearly 1,000

workers started to pick ice in Harbin

recently for makingice sculptures.

X INHUA

Russia modernizing Arctic airports,port facilities, says of cial

M OSCOW , 14 Dec Russia has been moderniz-ing several Arctic airportsand port facilities on No-vaya Zemlya archipelago, asenior Russian military of-

cial said on Friday.To protect our stra-

tegic interests, further de-velopment of the air eldnetwork and port infra-

structure (in the Arctic)has been envisaged, chiefof the General Staff of the

Russian Armed Forces ColGen Valery Gerasimov tolda meeting with 90 foreignmilitary attaches.

Gerasimov noted thatRussias military activi-ties in its Arctic sector hasbeen conducted in strict ac-cordance with internationaltreaties.

Russian President

Vladimir Putin on Tues-day ordered the DefenceMinistry to take every step

necessary to protect Rus-sias security and nationalinterests in the Arctic re-gion.

Russia, Canada, Den-mark, the United Statesand Norway observe 370-km exclusive economiczone in the northern seas.These countries reservethe right to demand ex-

pansion of their exclusivezone for additional 200nautical miles. Xinhua

A huge pit appears out of nowhere in a vil-

lage of western ChinasSichuan Province at

midnight on 12 Dec, devouring 11 houses but luckily leaving no casualties. The 60-me- tre long, 40-metre wide and 30-metre deep pit at present continues to grow. Local villagers

have been hearing lowvibrating sounds under-

neath the earths surface for the past twenty days. Residents have all beenevacuated and the cause

for the anomaly is underinvestigation. X INHUA

Cadmium poisoning patients to getcompensation under expanded criteria

T OYAMA , 14 Dec Mitsui Mining & SmeltingCo is set to agree to pay600,000 yen per person inlump-sum compensation topatients of an early stage ofitai itai cadmium poison-ing disease marked by renalimpairments, sources closeto the matter said on Satur-day.

An agreement is ex-pected to be signed witha victims group on Tues-day to pay compensationto patients whose urinaryconcentration of a proteincalled beta 2-microglob-ulin, a measure of the

deterioration of renal func-tions, is 3,000 microgramsper liter or more, accordingto the sources.

Patients of cadmiumnephropathy, an early stageof the disease, have notbeen recognized as patientsof the disease under thegovernments criteria, andthe upcoming agreementwill signify a comprehen-sive settlement of the dec-ades-old issue.

About 500 to 600 peo-ple are expected to receive600,000 yen compensation,the sources said.

The disease, which

causes kidney dysfunctionand bone softening, oc-curred in the basin of theJinzu River, Toyama Pre-fecture.

It is one of the four ma - jor pollution diseases thatemerged in Japan in its eraof postwar high economicgrowth.

It was caused by cad -mium released from Mit-sui Mining & SmeltingsKamioka mine located up-stream of the river in GifuPrefecture. The diseasebecame Japans rst recog -nized pollution disease in1968. Kyodo News

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Batch of 59 rare Beatlessongs to be released for

saleL ONDON , 14 DecRare

recordings of 59 songs bythe Beatles will go on salefor the rst time on Tues -day when Apple Recordsmakes them available fordownload.

Apple, a label foundedby the Beatles in 1968, saidit would release a series oftracks from the early 1960sthat were previously onlyavailable as bootleg record -ings.

Among the songs to bereleased on iTunes are ver -sions of She Loves You,

A Taste of Honey andTheres a Place, as wellas outtakes, demos and liveperformances recorded forBBC radio.

A spokeswoman forApple Records declined toexplain the timing of the re -lease or comment on specu -lation that it was aimed atextending copyright overthe material.

In 2011, the EuropeanUnion ruled that copyrightover sound recordings

A fan walks near a poster promoting a tribute concertwhich marks the 32nd death anniversary of Britishlegendary rocker John Lennon of the Beatles at avintage cafe in Hanoi on 7 Dec, 2012. R EUTERS

Bruno Mars is Billboards 2013 Artist ofthe Year

L OS A NGELES , 14 Dec Singer Bruno Mars wasnamed Billboards 2013Artist of the Year by theindustry trade magazine onFriday.

Hawaiian-born Mars,28, topped eight of Bill-boards year-end musicchart lists, including theHot 100 Artists, Main -stream Top 40 and HotDigital Songs, and his 2012album Unorthodox Juke -box has becoming one ofthis years best-selling re -cords with more than 1.8million copies sold in theUnited States.

Bruno did well intouring and I think longev -ity does really well for him.

His songs stuck around onmultiple formats all yearround, Bill Werde, edito -rial director of Billboard

magazine, told Reuters .Hes a powerhouse,

and really keeps his fo -cus on the music in a yearwhere conversations havebeen dominated by (MTVsVideo Music Award) per -formances and PR cycles.

G r a m m y - w i n n i n gMars, whose music crossesbetween R&B and pop, hasestablished a successful ca -reer as a singer and produc -er with The Smeezingtons,working on songs both forhimself and other artists.

He also notched fourGrammy nominations thismonth, including two ofthe industrys top prizes his single Locked Outof Heaven picked up bothrecord and song of the yearnods. The singer will em -bark on the North Americanleg of his Moonshine Jun -gle World Tour in 2014,and will also headline theSuper Bowl half time showin February. Marss musiccrosses over between pop,R&B, soul and hip hop,and he is known for con -

juring up different musicaleras within his albums. Hereimagined 1940s doo-wopmusic for his 2010 debutalbum, Doo-Wops & Hoo -

ligans, and revived soundsof Motown and 1970s dis -co in Unorthodox Juke -box. Reuters

Bruno Mars (C) performs during the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada on 21 Sept,

2013. R EUTERS

should be extended from 50to 70 years from next year,but only for recordings re -leased before the 50-yearterm had expired.

The bulk of the Beatlestracks available for down -load from Tuesday were re -corded for the BBC in 1963but not released.

Others have alreadycapitalized on the changesto EU legislation to main -tain control over their backcatalogues.

The legislation hasbeen dubbed Cliffs law

in Britain for the additionalroyalties it would providefor veteran rocker CliffRichard, whose songs hadbeen starting to fall out ofcopyright.

In late December lastyear, Sony Music releaseda compilation of Bob Dy -lan recordings from 1962and 1963, giving away thereason for the move with afrank subtitle: The Copy -right Extension Collection,Vol 1. Reuters

Beyonces surprise release of new album excites fansL OS A NGELES , 14 Dec

US pop singer Beyoncesurprised fans and criticswith the release of her fthsolo studio album on Fri -day, which features 14 newsongs and 17 videos andcaused a stir on Twitter,capping a year in which thesinger made a carefully cho -

reographed return to music.The 32-year-old Gram -

my-winning performer saidshe wanted to release themusic in a new way, in or -der to connect more directlywith her fans.

After she announcedthe album, it was immedi -ately available worldwideexclusively on iTunes, skip -ping the advance publicity,critics reviews and othermarketing strategies thatusually precede the release

Singer Beyonce attends HBOs New York premiere of her documentary Beyonce - Life is But a Dream in

New York on 12 Feb, 2013. R EUTERS

of a major musical artistsnew work.

Music trade publicationBillboard, citing sources,said the album sold 80,000copies within three hours ofits iTunes release early onFriday.

Theres so much thatgets between the music, the

artist and the fans, Beyoncesaid in a statement. I feltlike I didnt want anybodyto give the message whenmy record is coming out.

The move to release thealbum without fanfare wasdesigned to let fans hear themusic rst and form theirown opinions, somethingthat Billboard editorial di-rector Bill Werde said wasrarely seen among musicstop performers.

Being able to listen to

an album without any senseof what to expect, and toexperience the music andvideos in an unspoiled sortof way, it was fantastic,Werde said.

What it does show

in the age of the Internet isthat artists can have a reallystrong direct relationshipwith core fans and presentart to them in the way theywant to, he added.

Reuters

Old TV darlings dumped as Golden Globes seek out the new and edgy L OS A NGELES , 14 Dec

Television favourites ofseasons past such as MadMen and Homeland lostout to new, edgy showslike Masters of Sex andHouse of Cards in theGolden Globes nominationsannounced on Thursday, asvoters seek out TVs nextbig thing.

In the category of bestTV dramas, Net ixs politi -cal thriller House of Cardsand Showtimes racy sexhistory series Masters ofSex will take on AMCsgritty drug drama BreakingBad, PBS British periodseries Downton Abbeyand CBS law and corrup -tion yarn The Good Wife.

(L-R) Actors Zoe Saldana, Aziz Ansari and Olivia Wilde sit on stage at the announcement of nominations for

the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills,California on 12 Dec, 2013. R EUTERS

Showtimes domesticterror drama Homeland,which won Golden Globesfor best TV drama for thepast two years, failed togarner a single nominationon Thursday. Other past fa -vourites such as AMCs ad -vertising drama Mad Menand HBOs epic fantasyGame of Thrones werealso pushed aside for newshows.

Its the job of the peo -ple in the industry to try andprepare people for the nextgeneration of shows, andmake sure something strongis on the upwards escalator,so I welcome the new showsin the category, DowntonAbbey creator Julian Fel -

lowes said in an interview.Past comedy favourites

including NBC shows TheOf ce and 30 Rock,both of which concludedthis year, also failed to winany nods on Thursday. Inthis years nominations forbest comedy/musical TVseries, new Fox cop comedyBrooklyn Nine-Nine willcompete against CBS TheBig Bang Theory, ABCsModern Family, HBOsGirls and NBCs Parksand Recreation.

The Golden Globes,voted for by the membersof the Hollywood ForeignPress Association, are oneof Hollywoods top honoursfor lm and television, and

winners will be announcedat a televised ceremony inBeverly Hills on 12 January.

Online streaming plat -form Net ix barged in thisyear with its rst foraysinto original programming:House of Cards snaggedfour nominations, whilefemale prison drama Or -ange is the New Black andcomedy Arrested Develop -ment picked up a nomina -tion each.

A surprise entry intothe mix was premium cablechannel Starz, which hadtwo shows vying for hon -ours in the TV mini-series/ movie categories, landing anetwork record of six nomi -nations. Reuters

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From Tokyo banker to J League mascotH IROSHIMA , 14 Dec

Kaoru Koyanos unlikelycareer arc has taken himfrom dark-suited invest-ment banker to plum-purpleprofessional sports mascot.

In between, he was calledin to x the balance sheet ofthe hottest team in Japanesefootball, Sanfrecce Hiro-shima.

When Sanfreccesealed their second straightJ League title earlier thismonth with a 2-0 win overKashima Antlers, Koyanotook the eld to hold up thebanner for fans alongside

st-pumping players, theculmination of an unlikelyyear of reinvention.

When I was an invest-

ment banker, my focus wasto make things happen. I

focused on how to win adeal and tried to control asmany things as possible,the 50-year-old told Reu-ters .

Now certain impor-

tant things are out of mycontrol the weather andthe game result. So now Iwould say I am better at ac-cepting things.

After a career atCredit Suisse Group AG,Citigroup and Nomura Re-search Institute, ardent am-ateur football fan Koyanowas hired as Hiroshimasgeneral manager in Januaryfor his nancial acumen.

His predecessor re-signed at the end of 2012after a string of losses for

investors, including Osaka-based home appliance re-

tailer Edion Corp.At the time, Hiroshima

had just won the J.Leaguechampionship but its lossesoff the eld threatened toundermine its success.

As of this year, anyteam sustaining losses forthree straight years, or thosewith liabilities exceedingassets, risks losing theirJ League license.

So when Koyano wentto work improving Hiro-shimas pro tability, hestarted by interviewing fansbefore games or waiting atthe nearby train station onthe way home.

Fans would often presshim about the clubs strat-egy on acquiring new talent

while Koyano would askthem for advice on how to

President of the professional soccer club Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Kaoru Koyano, poses with a mascot key ring

named Koyanon which features himself in front of a replica of the J-League winners trophy at the Japan

Football Museum in Tokyo on 11 Dec, 2013.R EUTERS

boost season ticket sales.They tell us things we

dont notice, says Koyano.One of the unsolicited

marketing suggestions wasaimed at the clubs fan-

friendly general managerhimself. Supporters urgedKoyano to make himself ateam mascot.

Thus was born Koy-anon, a caricature of Koy-ano that plays up his chub-biness and carefully partedhair with a made-in-Japanmanga-style cute.

In September, Sanfrec-ce released its rst Koyanoncollectible a key holder.It sold out quickly.

In October came theKoyanon t-shirts. Wrist

bands followed in Novem-ber. Reuters

Palestinian civil defence help people to travel on a boat after their house was ooded with rainwater after

a heavy rain in Gaza City on 13 Dec, 2013.X INHUA

Israel to transferwater pumps to

Gaza to ght ooding

G AZA , 14 DecIsraeldecided to transfer waterpumps to Gaza to ghtheavy ooding, Israeli co -ordinator of governmentactivities in the Palestinianterritories Gen Eitan Dan-got was quoted as saying onFriday.

Israel News website re-ported that the pumps willsoon be transferred to thePalestinian coastal enclave,through the commercialcrossing of Kerem Shalombetween Israel and southernGaza.

There is no direct coor-dination between Gaza andIsrael, however, Israel de-cided to transfer the waterpumps upon the request ofthe United Nations, said thereport.

Xinhua

Miss Universe runner-upChibana named Japans1st WFP AmbassadorT OKYO , 14 DecKu-

rara Chibana, a model whowas the runner-up in theMiss Universe 2006 beau-ty pageant, was named onFriday as the rst Japaneseambassador for the WorldFood Programme.

Chibana, 31, becamea celebrity partner of theWFP in 2007 and has sincevisited disaster-hit coun-tries such as Zambia andthe Philippines, as well asthe Tohoku region of north-eastern Japan devastated bya major earthquake and tsu-

nami in 2011. At a ceremo-ny held in Tokyo, Chibanasaid a WFP programme tooffer meals at schools inareas of poverty encourageschildren to receive educa-tion. Id like many peopleto know about this activ-ity, she said.

Elisabeth Rasmusson,assistant executive direc -tor of the Rome-based U.N.body, said at the ceremonyshe is glad that Chibana,who has supported theWFP, assumed the post ofambassador. Kyodo News

Asleep In JesusDaw Nyo Nyo (Ellen)

Age: 82 YrsDaughter of U Boe Aung and Daw Pan Yin, lived in No.669, Thiri St,

Pannegone, Insein Tsp, Yangon and beloved mother of U Aung Moe Oo

(Chief Of cer JSM Shipping Co., Ltd) + Daw Nyein Nyein Swe, U Aung

Moe Htoo (Manager, Myawaddy Bank Ltd) + Daw TheinGi Khine (B.E.H.S

- B.E.M.S No. (7) Insein), U Aung Moe Htwe (Myanmar Ganad

Advertising Co., Ltd) + Daw Aye Myat Htun, U Aung Moe Kyaw (Manager,

Myanma Railway) + Daw Sandar Soe, (U Aung Moe Naing) + Daw San San

Htwe (USA), U Aung Nanda Htun + Daw Moe Moe Htwe (A & M Educa -

tion Services); And Grandmother of 18 children; Wife of U Saw Chit Sein

(Central committee member, NUP), Daw Nyo Nyo (Ellen) has slept in Jesus

at 12 noon on Friday (13.12.2013). So, funeral ceremony will be held at

Yayway Cemetery at 11:00 AM on Sunday (15.12.20