MYANMAR’SNew OLDEST ENGLISH Light DAILY of Myanmar Volume XXII, Number 82 1st Waning of Waso 1376 ME Saturday, 12 July, 2014 Buddhist devotees in Myanmar observe Dhammacakka Day on Fullmoon Day of Waso

Buddhist devotees on the platform of Uppatasanti Pagoda in Nay Pyi Taw on Fullmoon Day of Waso.—mna (News on page 3) Roadshow for promotion of Kyauk Phyu Special Economic Zone gains wave of interest in Singapore July, with officials making of the Kyauk Phyu SEZ of open space as a reason lease, a Myanmar delega- delivered the project’s in- By Ye Myint a master plan presentation development, citing the for his assertion. tion for promoting Kyauk formation and explained Yangon, 11 July — and explaining the tender SEZ’s location on the area According to the re- Phyu SEZ in Singapore (See page 2) Myanmar held a roadshow process to choose develop- for promotion of Kyauk ers for the US$227 million Phyu Special Econom- project that will include ic Zone in Singapore on construction of a deep-sea 7 July, gaining a wave of port, an industrial park and interest from attendees in- a residential area in My- cluding Singapore-based anmar’s western Rakhine diplomats and business- State. people, according to a press Regarding concern release from the Kyauk about possible impact of Phyu SEZ Bid Evaluation the project development by and Awarding Committee. some Yangon-based Ra- The Singapore road- khine social organizations, show caught strong interest he asserted the project will from not only potential in- have minimal or no adverse vestors but also local me- social and environmental dia, U Aung Kyaw Than, impact on local people as it BEAC’s joint secretary, will be developed in accord told The New Light of My- with policies focusing on anmar on Thursday. emergence of an environ- The roadshow took mentally-friendly SEZ and place at Suntec City & sustainable development of Exhibition Centre in Sin- the region. He reaffirmed U Aung Kyaw Than, joint secretary of Bid Evaluation and Awarding Committee, taking a floor at gapore three days after the that no villages are in both Yangon Roadshow on 3 Phase I and Phase II areas Kyauk Phyu Special Economic Zone Roadshow in Singapore on 7 July.—Photo Provided 2 Saturday, 12 July, 2014 New Light of Myanmar NATIONAL Yangon Region Chief Minister attends Waso robe offering ceremony Yangon, 11 July—To on Friday. mark the Fullmoon Day During the Waso of Waso, Yangon Region robe offering ceremony, Government led by Yan- the chief minister also gon Region Chief Minis- conferred the religious ti- ter U Myint Swe and wife tles to the two monks who Daw Khin Thet Htay do- won the religious exami- nated Waso robe and of- nation. fertories to the Abbot and The three well-wish- monks from Pitikat Thone- ers also donated 6.4 mil- pon Nikal Buddhist Liter- lion for construction of the ature School in South Da- monastery through U My- gon Township in Yangon int Swe.—MNA Yangon Region Chief Minister U Myint Swe and wife Daw Khin Thet Htay offer Waso robe to a monk.

mna Seminar on snake bite problem in Myanmar joins 35th World Conference Myanmar held in Nay Pyi Taw of World Association of Girls Guides and Girl Scouts Yangon, 11 July — A tion arrived back in Yan- recognized as an associate three-member Myanmar gon on Thursday. They member of the WAGGGS, delegation took part in the were welcomed back at the world’s largest volun- World Association of Girls Yangon International Air- tary organization for girls Guides and Girl Scouts’ port by Yangon Region and young women. WAG- 35th World Conference Minister U Nyan Tun Oo GGS World Conferences held in Hong Kong from 5 and officials. have taken place every to 9 July. During the 35th con- three years since 1954. The Myanmar delega- ference, Myanmar was MNA

Union Minister U Maung Myint addresses seminar on snake bite problem in Myanmar.—mna Nay Pyi Taw, 11 ti-venom and needs skilled Myanmar and cold chain July—The seminar on workers, technology and system and hospital man- snake bite in Myanmar financial supports. agement for snake bite pa- took place on Friday in Kidney specialist Dr tients. Nay Pyi Taw, with an ad- Chen Au Peh from Roy- According to the Un- dress by Union Minister al Adelaide Hospital in ion minister, about 300 Myanmar delegation seen at Yangon International Airport on their return from for Industry U Maung My- Australia and officials people died in over 13,000 World Association of Girls Guides and Girl Scouts’ 35th World Conference.—mna int. also discussed the current snake bite cases in 2012 In his address, he said production of anti-venom and most of them were Saw Nadi (Myitkyina), Moe Myint Kyel the Ministry is trying to in- and its challenges, distri- farmers. crease manufacturing an- bution of anti-venom in MNA win Nan Nyunt Swe Poetry Award By Khaing Thanda Lwin mark his mother Daw Hla Roadshow for promotion of... Thilawa in Yangon, Dawei Kyi who had the pen name (from page 1) ble on 14 July and devel- and Kyaukphyu. Among Yangon, 11 July—The Saw Nadi (Myitkyina) and Yuwadi Kyi Oo. ongoing works to enhance opers for the three areas them, the Kyauk Phyu SEZ first Nan Nyunt Swe Po- Moe Myint Kyel. Nan Nyunt Swe, a cooperation and coordina- of the zone are slated to will see a deep sea port that etry Award ceremony to The prize is aimed at very honest man, loved his tion with local organiza- be announced at the end of will unlock the potential of mark the 4th anniversary of long-term remembering of job and wrote more than tions and partnerships to November after shortlisted the hinterland and fulfill the death of Poet and Writ- his father’s name that did 1,200 poems and 800 arti- interested firms and media. candidates are selected in the country’s potential as er Saya Nan Nyunt Swe not mention for 25 years cles, focusing primarily on Moreover, the delegation September, the BEAC joint a trade corridor for Africa, (1923-2010) took place ago because of his political music and classic literature held talks with the Singa- secretary said. the Middle East and China. on Friday at House of Me- activities, Maung Thura and he respected Compos- porean senior minister of It is planned to enable Myanmar is also hop- dia and Entertainment on (Zagana) said. er Gita Nat Than Ko Saw state for Trade and Indus- potential developers to visit ing the development of the Bo Aung Kyaw Road in Zagana added that he Nyein, Writer Daw Kywe try on prospects for bilater- the SEZ before submission SEZ will provide locals in Kyauktada Township in will try to award the poet- Kywe said. Nan Nyunt Swe al cooperation during their of their detailed proposals the region with employ- Yangon. ry prizes yearly by choos- was born in 1923 in Pyay stay in Singapore. to the BEAC, he added. ment opportunities, there- The well-known come- ing the poems from any District, Bago Region and Expressions of interest Myanmar is committed by ensuring a favourable dian Zagana, son of Saya magazines and he will also passed away on 14 July (EOI) for the Kyauk Phyu to the development of three environment for the people Nan Nyunt Swe, presented arrange to award the best 2010 of natural causes. SEZ will be made availa- Special Economic Zones at in Rakhine State. prizes to youth winner poets article prizes next year to NLM New Light of Myanmar Saturday, 12 July, 2014 3 NATIONAL Buddhist devotees in Myanmar observe Dhammacakka Day on Fullmoon Day of Waso

Union Minister for Religious Affairs U Soe Win offeriing Waso robes to monks.—mna

Nay Pyi Taw, 11 July the Pagoda and provisions Dhammacakka verses and —Buddhist devotees in to monks. parittas at the pagodas. Myanmar thronged pago- Being a day of reli- In Yangon, devo- das across the country for gious significance, pago- tees led by members of observing Dhammacakka das—Uppatasanti, Datu- the Board of Trustees of Day on Friday, Fullmoon zaya Datpaungsu, Lawka Shwedagon Pagoda of- Day of Waso. Marazein, Phaya Koesu fered Waso robes and The sixth Waso robe and Koe Khamgyi— in alms to Buddha Images at offering ceremony of Up- Nay Pyi Taw Council the Pagoda. patasanti Pagoda in Nay Area were packed with Likewise, Waso robe Pyi Taw took place at the devotees doing meritori- offering ceremonies were pagoda on Friday, with of- ous deeds the whole day. held at Sule, Botahtaung ficials led by Union Min- In the evening, religious Kyaik-dae-at, Maha Wiz- Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon crowded with devotees on ister for Religious Affairs associations from town- aya, Shwe Phone Pwint Dhammacakka Day.—mna U Soe Win offering Waso ships in Nay Pyi Taw and Kyaik Waing Pagodas robes to Buddha Images at Council Area and Nay Pyi and others in Yangon. Taw Command recited MNA

People offer lights at a pagoda on A pagoda packed with devotees on Dhammacakka Day. Dhammacakka Day. mna mna 4 Saturday, 12 July, 2014 New Light of Myanmar LOCAL NEWS Maukmai BEHS offers Waso robes Maukmai, 11 July — Maukmai Township Basic Education High School held a ceremony to offer Waso robes and alms to members of Sangha at the prayer hall of the school on 10 July morning. School Headmistress Daw Chaw Su Khine, teachers and students do- nated alms and robes to the Pale member of Sangha. Then Mandalay Kyaukpadaung the monks delivered ser- Myingyan mons and the teachers and students shared the merit gained. Guest were also Sittway Nay Pyi Taw Maukmai treated with refreshments. Sai Myo Thant (IPRD) Rakhine State government to help farmers

Sittway, 11 July — mocracy Today. However, er 27 farmers had difficulty to provide everything the Yangon Landlords were getting into it was discovered that out to grow rice in 165 acre of farmers need in time in the trouble as farmers in Ban- of 35 farmers and 210 acres farmland in time in this cul- cultivation season, accord- gali villages in Maungtaw of farmland in Mingalan- tivation season. ing to an official. Township were returning yunt Village in the town- There are a total of Arrangements are also the farmland leased to them ship, eight farmers were 1190 farmers who had dif- underway to train 1190 for cultivation of rice pad- planning to grow rice in 45 ficulty to grow rice in 2975 farmers for cultivation dy this year, according to acres of farmland on their acres of farmland in 36 vil- methods. 8-7-2014 issue of the De- own arrangements and oth- lages. Authorities are trying Rakhine State IPRD Today’s Mandalay crowded with people on Waso Low pressure Myanmar Fullmoon Day formed over ews sites Mandalay, 11 July and monks delivered ser- included the Maha Law- N —Famous pagodas around mons to people, who took ka Yan Naing Aung Hsu Northwest Mandalay and monaster- sabbath. Taung Pyay Pagoda, the Bay of Bengal ies were crowded with At four o’clock this Mandalay Hill Kuthodaw Ministry of Environmental people who were reciting morning, monks washed Sandamuni Kyauk Taw Nay Pyi Taw, 11 prayers and offering robes, the face of Maha Muni Gyi Pagoda, Yankin Hill, July—According to the Conservation and Forestry plants flowers and alms to Bud- Buddha Image and offered the Tooth Relic Pagoda, observation at 16:30 hrs dha images and monks on robes, flowers, lights and the Tawagu Pagoda, the MST on Friday, a low trees to prevent climate change Friday which coincided alms. Mandalay Region Chanthagyi Pagoda, the pressure area has formed Nay Pyi Taw, 11 July wives, officials and staff with Waso Fullmoon Day Government held a cere- Shwe Kyimyin Pagoda, over Northwest Bay of — The tree-planting cer- also planted trees during or Dhammacakka Day on mony to recite prayers con- the Hsu Taungpyay Pago- Bengal, announced by emony of the Ministry of the campaign. Buddhist Calendar. tinuously at the Maha Myat da, the Hsu Taungya Pa- the Meteorology and Hy- Environmental Conser- As the area today At prayer halls in Muni Pagoda. goda and the Wakhinkon drology Department. vation and Forestry was planted with tree includes wards, locals donated Famous pagodas Pagada. MNA held near the Thatathataha in the watershed areas of robes and alms to monks crowded with people today Tin Maung (Mandalay) Pagoda in Nay Pyi Taw Thapyaysam Dam, a total Council Area on Friday. of 551 trees planted today Legal action to be taken against drivers causing rush hour Union Minister U Win will one day contribute traffic congestion on Mandalay’s main roads Tun and wife Daw Swe to prevention of climate Swe Chit participated in change and soil erosion Mandalay, 11 July — in Mandalay starting from The meeting was held secretary of MCDC calling the tree planting campaign and conservation of biodi- Legal actions will be taken 15 August, according to a at the office of Mandalay for participation of all in and planted a Kankaw tree. versity. against drivers of vehicles meeting of Mandalay Re- City Development Com- the drive to reduce road ac- Union deputy ministers and MNA causing rush hour traffic gion traffic rule enforce- mittee on Thursday, with cidents and traffic conges- congestion on busy roads ment subcommittee. U Thet Naing Tun, joint tions on downtown roads Healthcare reform to be of Mandalay. The joint secretary implemented who led the subcommittee Nay Pyi Taw, 11 July gious organization and the stressed the need to step up — The Ministry of Health public to consolidate the developing awareness on is implementing measures functions of the ministry. traffic rules among road us- to reform the healthcare At the meeting, Union ers at the meeting. He also system in an effort for Deputy Minister for Health called on inspection teams laying firm foundation in Dr Daw Thein Thein Htay to take more assignments the democratic transition, explained responsibility, of duties. said Union Minister for accountability and coor- When the period from Health Dr Pe Thet Khin at dination in the healthcare 15 July to 14 August to ed- the meeting to explain the sector and Union Depu- ucate road users on traffic Third Wave Reform held ty Minister for Health Dr rules is over, legal actions at the ministry in Nay Pyi Than Aung explained the will be taken against driv- Taw on Friday. comprehensive national ers of vehicles stopping The union minister development plan (health for passengers and goods urged the staff of the minis- sector). Directors-general on main roads during rush try to cooperate with other and officials of the ministry hours, officials said. ministries, social organi- attended the meeting. Thiha Ko Ko (Mandalay) zations, well-wishers, reli- MNA New Light of Myanmar Saturday, 12 July, 2014 5 local News Power lines pose University students donate blood in Mandalay Mandalay, 11 July— Students from Yadanabon threat to commuters University gathered at the Kyauktawgyi Pagoda in east of Dagon near the university to do- nate blood in Pyigyidagun Yangon, 11 July— posts, with the possibility Township here on Thurs- Power lines on Shwepa- of falling down on houses day. detha Street in the east of nearby, thereby inviting ill Two philanthropic so- Dagon township are said to consequences. cial organizations joined be posing unwanted threat Some locals want the the university students in to passers-by, according to ministry concerned to deal the blood donation chari- a person who lives in the with the issue by replacing ty. surrounding area. old power lines and lamp- A Buddhist monk He expressed his wor- posts and trimming branch- from Myat Parami Blood ry, saying that cables are es of trees. Donors Association said, handing down on old lamp- Nay Win Tun “When it comes to blood donation, the younger the Mandalay gets new better. This kind of merit is personal and more re- warding.” towers for speedy Another monk from said, “Blood is a life giv- A blood donor said tional Blood Bank. Bawa Alin, a social group, er, so donation of blood is that 202 sacs of blood Thiha Ko Ko connection quite noble.” were donated to the Na- (Mandalay) Mandalay, 11 July— into letting them their facil- An official of the de- New towers are being erect- ities for the installation of partment explained that ed in Mandalay Region in a antenna with annual rents. slow speed is due to the use Antique-like articles found bid to boost telephone and According to a local of phones from different re- internet connections, ac- communication depart- gions, saying, “Some peo- in Myingyan cording to local people. ment, poor connections ple bring phones from other Myingyan, 11 July— Seven ancient items conquers. Private telephone op- are blamed on the fact that areas and use them here.” Things which are thought to were found to be related The ancient articles erators are reported to ca- users outnumber available Thiha Ko Ko be antiques were found in a to Buddhism, with pictures are now placed under the jole owners of tall buildings services. (Mandalay) village-track of Myingyan depicting the birth of the supervision of the village’s township, Mandalay Re- Buddha, His renunciation, chairman Sayadaw. gion, while an ancient pago- preaching a sermon to the Zaw Min Naing da was under renovation. first Five Disciples, and His (Myingyan) Sagaing Region Government donates Sky Net television receivers to village libraries in Pale Township

Pale, 11 July—With Nwein Village, Kyauk- Maung said that he would the aim of improving phyakan Village, Hnaw- like to thank the region the socioeconomic lives kan Village, Aima Village, government for donation of people living in rural Hsinshin Village, Ale- of a Sky Net television areas, Sagaing Region bon Village and Ywathit receiver that cover over government, through Village in Pale Town- 80 channels as the receiv- Region Information and ship, Yinmabin district er would enable the local Public Relations De- in Sagaing Division on 6 people to have access to partment, donated seven July. information in no time. Sky Net television receiv- Patron of U Soe Myint Thein Soe ers to village libraries to Pyaing Library U Myo (IPRD) Model paddy field sees double yields

Kyaukpadaung, 11 cal authorities and inter- July—A model paddy ested peasants gathered at field was harvested here the harvest. in Mandalay Region on According to offi- Wednesday, local farm- cials, the model paddy plot ers said. yielded 203 baskets per The harvested paddy acre, which farmers said is field was worked by the two times higher than that township’s agricultur- of ordinary fields. al department. Officials Ko Nay from the department, lo- (Kyaukpadaung) New Light of Myanmar Saturday, 12 July, 2014 6 Regional Thousands of people join parade to enshrine late Cambodian King Sihanouk’s remains Phnom Penh, 11 July approximately 3,000 Bud- — Thousands of people dhist monks gathered in attended a religious pro- front of the Royal Palace in cession on Friday morning meditation and prayers to to enshrine the remains of mark the start of the inter- Cambodia’s most revered ment ceremony. King Father Norodom Si- King Father Norodom hanouk, who died of illness Sihanouk died of illness in Beijing in 2012. at the age of 90 in Beijing Three diamond-stud- on 15 Oct, 2012. The late ded gold and marble urns king requested that all of containing Sihanouk’ s his ashes be interred in the ashes were moved from Silver Pagoda alongside an altar in the Royal Pal- the remains of his favourite ace to be placed inside a daughter, Princess Kantha monument on a golden Bopha, who died of leu- mythological bird-shaped kemia in 1952 at the age float and marched through of 4. streets around the palace. The late monarch Meanwhile, Buddhist reigned over Cambodia monks chanted prayers as from 1941 to 1955 and the 101-gun artilleries sa- again from 1993 until his lute were fired into the sky. voluntary abdication in Sihanouk’s ashes were 2004 in favor of his son, marched through streets King Norodom Sihamoni. around the Royal Palace as He was a presence part of an elaborate three- through decades of polit- day ceremony which be- The late Cambodian King Sihanouk’s remains are marched through streets in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, ical and social turmoil in gan Thursday, before being on 11 July, 2014.—Xinhua Cambodia, despite long interred in a stupa in the as Prime Minister Hun Sen, the late king’s remains by channels. private company employ- periods of exile overseas. opulent Silver Pagoda at his cabinet members, and standing along road sides.” To mark the interment ees to take a day-off. Sihanouk was named the compound of the Royal foreign diplomats, were National Police ceremony, King Norodom According to schedule, as the King Father of Inde- Palace on Saturday, their present at the parade rite. spokesman Kirt Chanthar- Sihamoni had signed a in line with his wishes, Si- pendence, Territorial Integ- final resting place. Sihan- Deputy Governor of ith said some 7,000 police, royal decree to release or hanouk’s cremated remains rity and National Unity. He ouk’s wife Queen Mother Phnom Penh Municipality military police and sol- reduce jail terms for 335 will be enshrined in a stupa led Cambodia to gain full Norodom Monineath and Khuong Sreng said, “Ap- diers were assigned to at- prisoners, while Prime in the Silver Pagoda in the independence and freedom his son, current King No- proximately 20,000 people tend the march, which was Minister Hun Sen allowed Royal Palace on Saturday. from the French protector- rodom Sihamoni, as well joined the procession of live broadcast on local TV all civil servants and On Thursday evening, ate in 1953. —Xinhua Seoul hotel rejects Japan embassy party, Family planning funding needed museum cancels cartoon exhibit to save lives in Pacific: Seoul, 11 July — The which had been scheduled residence. A Japanese gov- newspaper carried a report New Zealand parliamentarians Lotte Hotel, one of the larg- to start on Saturday, citing ernment source said, “It’s blasting the hotel’s recep- Wellington, 11 July — Women and newborns are dy- est luxury hotels in Seoul, a drawing similar to the regrettable that the Lotte, tion plan in its Thursday ing in Pacific island nations for a lack of investment in sex- has decided against hosting Rising Sun flag — consid- which has been a familiar edition. The hotel said it ual and reproductive health, particularly in family planning, a regularly held reception ered as a symbol of Japan’s venue for us, has decided has been bombarded with a group of New Zealand Members of Parliament said on organized by the Japanese aggression in South Korea to take such action.” calls of protests and threats. Friday. Many countries in the Pacific have poor sexual and Embassy to commemo- — appearing in the original With the history issue The hotel has been almost reproductive health indicators, reflecting a lack of prioriti- rate the establishment of comic series. that has long been sim- annually hosting the same zation and investment by governments, the New Zealand Japan’s defence forces, The Seoul hotel has mering and Japan’s recent reception in recent years. Parliamentarians Group on Population and Development because of anticipated notified the Japanese Em- move to change its defense The SDF commemo- (NZPPD) said in a statement to mark World Population demonstrations against it, a bassy of the decision for policy to play a greater rates its founding on 1 July. Day. In countries such as Papua New Guinea, Kiribati and hotel source said on Thurs- the Japanese Self-Defence security role in the back- This year marks its 60th an- the Solomon Islands, less than 30 percent of women of re- day night. Meanwhile, the Forces event that had ground, criticism against niversary. Japanese diplo- productive age use modern contraceptives, it said. War Memorial of Korea been scheduled on Friday Japan has been growing matic missions around the Teenage pregnancy rates are worryingly high, and has canceled an exhibi- evening. The embassy has from the South Korean world hold similar events gender-based violence rates in some countries are among tion of the popular Japa- since decided to hold the government and media. around this date. the highest in the world, with two-thirds of women report- nese cartoon “One Piece,” event at the ambassador’s The Dong-a Ilbo Kyodo News ing having experienced physical or sexual violence from Workers wait for custom- an intimate partner. “These issues need to be addressed ur- gently if our Pacific neighbours are going to see progress ers at a fuel gas station in sustainable development. When people lack control over in Kolkata, capital of their reproductive health, they lack control over their lives eastern Indian state and future prospects,” NZPPD chair Paul Hutchison said in West Bengal, on 10 the statement. July, 2014. India’s new Research shows that investing in family planning can government under Prime save both lives and money, with one report finding that 18 Minister Narendra Modi percent of maternal deaths and 860 infant deaths can be averted over 15 years by meeting unmet needs for family on Thursday presented planning in Kiribati. its first national budget Other research finds that preventing unintended preg- which is aimed at achiev- nancies in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands can avert ing 7 to 8 percent growth more than 2,500 maternal and newborn deaths. “It is rate in next three to four becoming increasingly clear that investing in reproduc- years while maintaining tive health is central to advancing many areas of society. When women and couples can plan their families, they inclusiveness of tend to have smaller families, which allows them to invest development.—Xinhua more in the children they have,” said Hutchison.—Xinhua 7 Saturday, 12 July, 2014 New Light of Myanmar world Russia’s Putin says emerging powers Kerry, ministers to join Iran nuclear talks in Vienna must play bigger role in world affairs Prague, 11 July — Earlier this week, dip- US Secretary of State John lomats close to the talks said “This powerful and not only amounts to overt Kerry and foreign ministers the ministers may end up fast-developing country is hypocrisy in relationships from the six powers nego- negotiating the terms of an destined to play an impor- between allies and partners tiating with Iran on its nu- extension while in Vienna. tant role in the emerging but also a direct violation clear programme will travel The goal is to reach a deal poly-centric world order,” of the state’s sovereignty,” to Vienna this weekend to under which Iran would Putin told the Itar-tass he said. help break the logjam in the curb its nuclear programme news agency. Putin begins his tour talks, a senior Western offi- in exchange for a gradual He said Moscow of the region in Cuba on cial said on Thursday. lifting of sanctions. would back Brazil to ob- Friday, then travels to tain a seat on the United Argentina and Brazil to “I can tell you that The talks resumed last Nations Security Coun- attend the World Cup fi- Kerry will be in Vienna week with still no sign of cil, where Russia is a ve- nal on 13 July in Rio de this weekend, probably on substantive progress on to-wielding member along Janeiro and meet BRICS Saturday,” the official told the main sticking points, with the United States. leaders in Fortaleza on 15- Reuters on condition of an- which include uranium en- The Russian leader 16 July. onymity. Kerry has sched- richment, the length of any has ramped up criticism Russia will be intro- uled bilateral meetings with agreement and the speed at of what he says is US duced at the World Cup fellow ministers on Sunday, which sanctions would be Russian President Vladimir Putin stands with military meddling in other state’s closing ceremony as the he said. Another diplomat lifted. personnel during a ceremony marking Victory day in affairs as the former Cold host of the next tourna- confirmed the travel plans. The Western official Sevastopol on 9 May, 2014.—Reuters War superpowers clashed ment in 2018. A French diplomatic said it was unlikely they Moscow, 11 July a multi-polar world at a over Russia’s annexation The BRICS leaders source said Foreign Min- were going to Vienna to — Russian President time when he is isolated of Crimea in March and its are expected to endorse ister Laurent Fabius would sign an agreement, given Vladimir Putin, speaking by sanctions over Ukraine political support of separa- plans for a new devel- arrive on Sunday for the the significant differences on the eve of a trip to Latin and his relations with the tists in eastern Ukraine. opment bank to rival the talks. Iran and the pow- between the parties on the America, said Brazil and West are at their frostiest In a veiled dig at World Bank with its head- ers — the United States, acceptable scope of Teh- other emerging powers since the Cold War. Washington on Friday, quarters in China and to France, Germany, Britain, ran’s future uranium enrich- must play a greater role Russia sees strong Putin criticised cyber es- create a joint foreign ex- Russia and China — aim ment programme. in world affairs, suggest- relations with Brazil as pionage. Last year’s rev- change reserve pool. “This to reach a long-term deal to Another Western dip- ing they could do more to “strategically important” elations by former US will lay the foundations end the decade-old nuclear lomat said: “Things have counter US influence. in opposing Western clout, intelligence contractor for macroeconomic coor- standoff by a 20 July dead- been moving but there are In an interview pub- he said, ahead of next Edward Snowden of US dination between the five line. Many diplomats and still wide gaps and they lished on Friday, Putin week’s summit with fel- surveillance have led to a countries,” Putin’s For- analysts believe an exten- need to be narrowed down. framed his tour of Brazil, low BRICS nations, which rift in its ties with Europe- eign Policy adviser Yuri sion may be needed in view This is what needs to hap- Cuba and Argentina as includes China, India and an allies. Ushakov said in a Kremlin of the wide gaps in negotiat- pen in the next days.” part of an effort to build South Africa. “It (cyber espionage) statement.—Reuters ing positions. Reuters Berlin tells CIA station chief Japan’s SDF to expand cooperation to leave in spy scandal with US Marines over equipment Berlin, 11 July — mistrust. Today we are and intelligence relation- Germany told the CIA sta- living in the 21st century. ship with Germany is a tion chief in Berlin to leave Today there are complete- very important one and it the country on Thursday in ly new threats,” Merkel keeps Germans and Amer- a dramatic display of anger said in Berlin, once a key icans safe ... It is essential from Chancellor Angela CIA listening post behind that cooperation continue.” Merkel at the behaviour of the Iron Curtain during the US government sources a close ally after officials superpower duel with Mos- said the official — whom unearthed two suspected cow and now the reunited neither side named — was US spies. capital of Europe’s most Berlin station chief for the The scandal has chilled powerful economy. CIA, the Central Intelli- relations with Washington Her spokesman said gence Agency. A German to levels not seen since the request for the top US source said the man would Merkel’s predecessor op- intelligence official in the face possible forcible ex- posed the US invasion of Berlin embassy to leave pulsion if he did not leave Iraq in 2003. It follows was made in response to voluntarily. allegations that Merkel questions raised in recent Washington’s embas- herself, who grew up in months on US intelligence sy and Merkel’s office sit a Japan’s Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera (C) takes a test ride aboard an Osprey Stasi-ridden East Germa- activity in Germany and by few hundred metres apart. transport aircraft at the US Defence Department near Washington ny, was among thousands prosecutors’ investigations. They lie east and west of on 10 July, 2014.—Kyodo News of Germans whose mobile In guarded comments, what was the Berlin Wall, phones have been bugged a White House spokes- for the removal of which Washington, 11 Glueck, commanding gen- At the Pentagon ear- by American agents. woman declined comment many Germans still give July — Japanese Defence eral for the Marine’s Com- lier in the day, Onodera “Spying on allies ... on “reports” of “a purport- great credit to their US ally Minister Itsunori Onode- bat Development Com- had a test ride on an Os- is a waste of energy,” the ed intelligence matter” but — deepening today’s sense ra agreed with a US Ma- mand, at the Quantico base prey transport aircraft, with chancellor said in her most she stressed: “Our security of betrayal.—Reuters rine Corps commander on in Virginia. “We intend to the SDF set to acquire the pointed public remarks yet Thursday that the Self-De- closely communicate” with tilt-rotor aircraft from the on the issue. “We have so fence Forces should ex- the Marines, he added. new fiscal year from next many problems, we should pand cooperation with the The talks with Glueck, April. focus on the important Marines over technology whose command serves as The minister said the things.” Senior conserva- and equipment ahead of a base for research in train- Osprey has advantages for tive supporters denounced the SDF’s launch of an am- ing, tactics and weapons the defence of remote is- US “stupidity” and some phibious force by the fiscal development for the Ma- lands, telling reporters that Americans said spying on year through March 2019, rine Corps, came as Japan the aircraft, which can take their friends had backfired. Japanese officials said. plans to launch by fiscal off like a helicopter and But both sides stressed “Acquiring know-how 2018 an amphibious force cruise like a fixed-wing air- their need to go on working on real-life combat opera- within its Ground Self-De- plane, “can land on a very together. tions is important,” Onode- fence Force with capabil- tiny space, while flying far “In the Cold War People pass the entrance to the US Embassy in Berlin ra told reporters after meet- ities for the recapturing of at high speeds.” maybe there was general on 28 Oct, 2013.—Reuters ing with Lt Gen Kenneth remote islands. Kyodo News 8 Saturday, 12 July, 2014 New Light of Myanmar opinion

due to the lower demand for agricultural equip- Every government department should have ment, the suspension of two factories and fertiliz- its own plans to spend the public taxes most er revenues. So what is to be blamed for the loss profitably for the people and the country be- Saturday, 12 July, 2014 of K190 billion of public taxes, the businessmen cause Myanmar is just beginning to try to get who bought only the lucrative factories, or those out of the pit of poverty. Our country is not rich Let’s not waste public taxes who pravitized profitable industries to business- enough to waste such amount of public taxes men or those who managed the remaining facto- which would otherwise be spent in the other sec- By Myint Win Thein ries still under the ministry? tors of the country. government ministry made a loss of about K Whosoever is to be blamed for, it is impor- Write for us 190 billion (US$ 200 million) last year due to tant that such losses of public taxes should not be A We appreciate your feedback and contributions. privatization of lucrative industries such as repeated in the future. All people who manage If you have any comments or would like to submit brewery, cigarette, soft drinks etc, to business- public taxes should not repeat such undesirable editorials, analyses or reports please email wallace. men according to a parliament representative. losses by developing a master plan to save gov- [email protected] with your name and title. However, officials said that the losses were ernment-owned businesses.

the Target Audience ent upon each other. DIO / SPORTS sells EN- Kyi Mun • Informing them about Advertizing is communica- TERTAINMENT, a Beer Advertising the Offerings tion between seller and buy- Pub sells GOOD FEEL- • Enticing the audience er mutually enjoying bene- ING. In short, every kind of “ Never promise what you prestige. offerings. Any advertizing of with the Benefits, and fits from the relationship business SELLS BENE- cannot deliver.” How To Advertize ? enduring effectiveness must • Appealing them to pa- between the supplier and the FITS & SATISFACTION -An Advertising Effective advertizing be based on the genuine tronize or to buy consumer. Thus, advertizing and nothing else ultimately. Commandment must be clearly and uniquely WORTH of its offering: It Or, IADA, is the indispensable informa- The consumer or buyer “ A seller sells benefits, focused on the COMPEL- must be authentic, reliable • Attention Getting tion and communication or customer buys BENE- and a buyer buys value” LING PROMISE of being and objective. A truly good • Interest Holding channel in the fast moving FITS emotionally, VALUE -Anonymous the BEST or the GEATEST advertizing must • Desire Arousing, and world of trade and com- intellectually and ESTEEM What Is Advertizing ? or the LATEST or the SU- AVOID 3-D of advertizing • Action Obtaining merce. & PRESTIGE psychologi- Advertizing is commu- PREMEMOST in QUALI- — Deception, Defects, and The Fundamental Purpose “ The seller sells Bene- cally. Ultimately, the buyer nicating with the target au- TY, DIFFERENTIATION Default — Deception of of Advertizing fits, and the buyer buys Val- or end-user buys VALUE dience. It is giving a mes- or VALUE. The ENTICING Message Promises; Defect in The fundamental pur- ue.” in the forms of : sage — a message about the APPEAL must STRIKE the Product/ Service; and De- pose of advertizing is : to sell This profound truth • Product Value qualities, advantages, bene- HEARTS & MINDS of the fault in the Delivering of more, to make more custom- should be the heart of adver- • Service Value fits and value of your prod- targets with FASION, Value: ers, to increase market share tizing, the essence of the • People Value uct/service. Advertizing is STYLE, ESTEEM, PRIDE, Advertising and Woman and customer share, to help message and the basis of all • Image Value coaxing, enticing and per- VANITY or ANY OTHER It is said that Advertiz- image-shaping, to support commercial transactions. • Differentiation Value suading the existing cus- FORM OF HUMAN ing is like WOMAN — brand-building and to con- The seller should objec- • Brand Value tomers and future prospects, WEAKNESS of the targets. Woman is indispensable in quer new markets, and to tively and accurately portray Value in the final anal- to patronize your product/ In any advertising, the our life, but she is expensive! outperform the main com- the benefits that the offerings ysis means value for Mon- service. Advertizing is mak- CORE MESSAGE should But, no man will live WITH- petitors and finally to estab- of the product / service in the ey. ing emotional, intellectual be the UNIQUE SELLING OUT a woman, however lish a strong positioning in advertisement will provide. So, an effective adver- and psychological connec- POINT (USP) which must much she is expensive. the marketplace. For examply, a Railroad or tisement must portrays tions with the target audi- be expressed in SACA, i.e, Customer Relationship The Information and bus company provides BENEFITS OF THE ence. It makes alluring ap- SHORT, ACCURATE, Management and Communication Channel TRANSPORTION service, a PRODUCT/SERVICE peals to the targets on COMPELLING, & AP- Advertizing The whole spectrum of cosmetics company sells which should be sold at a emotional level with the of- PEALING manner. The aim of Customer business is made up of Pro- BEAUTY, a Hotel optimum price which is fering’s benefits, and on an But Strategic advertiz- Relationship Management is ducer’s supply on the one provides and sells HOSPI- normally competitive for intellectual level with the ing must NEVER make a Brand-Building, while the hand and Consumer’s de- TALITY, a hospital provides the Seller and of maximum offering’s VALUE, and MOUNTAIN OUT OF A objective of Advertising is : mand on the other. In busi- and sells HEALTH, and VE- value to the Buyer. then on an psycholical level MOLEHILL. The advertiz- CIEA – Communicating, In- ness, producer and consumer with the offering’s differen- ing must be based on the forming, Enticing and Ap- cannot but establish relation- U Kyi Mun residing in Yangon is a consultant tiation /unique features that SUBSTANCE of the BENE- pealing. ship based on a win-win out- of NAING Group Capital Co., Ltd. could augment the owner’s FITS AND VALUE of its • Communicating with come. They are interdepend-

Ste Tyar No, of Hasang Du This work is part of a tivities. Now these commit- The Future in Their Hands Kar village in Demoso UNDP programme that cov- tee are leading consultations, Kayah State, 11 July and networks between these yar Rural Social develop- Township, to buy livestock ers 300 villages in 24 town- planning and monitoring —Villagers from Demoso ethnically-diverse and other- ment Organization, Kay Hto and to make a net profit of ships in 7 States in the coun- community development ac- and Hpruso townships are wise isolated communities. Boe Social Development approximately USD 200 at try. In partnership with over tivities beyond UNDP’s sup- enjoying lunch together. “We learnt that the and IRC. the time of sale. They are 35 non-governmental organ- port. For example in Hpru- This is not something they Demoso villagers planned Village rice banks, a helped by community exten- izations, UNDP is support- sos’ Htee Taw Tani Khu do every day. Today, they their cash-for-work sched- rice stock that allows poor sion workers, trained by ing the livelihood and social village, villagers have elect- are on the first leg of an in- ules more systematically families to borrow or buy UNDP in partnership with cohesion needs of these ed the committee to install a ter-village exchange visit, than we did. We need to do rice were set-up by UNDP. the livestock department, communities by providing water supply system using sharing experiences about that better next time.” re- They play an important so- who help with vaccinations them with social protection household contributions to community infrastructure. flects U Jeronimo, of Htee cial protection function for and share information about assistance; grants for agri- meet water shortages in the The visit is facilitated Taw Tani Khu village in Hp- vulnerable households. Peo- keeping the animals healthy culture, livestock and mi- village. In Law Gyar, also in by the International Rescue ruso Township. ple become food insecure in and disease-free. Daw Tar cro-enterprises; vocational Hpruso Township, the Committee (IRC), the Unit- In Kayah state, where the lead-up to harvesting. In Malar Hpaw, one of the few training; community mobili- households were spread-out ed Nations Development UNDP is supporting liveli- Oh Kay village, in Demoso women livestock extension zation and training; and in- across a large mountainous Programme’s (UNDP) infra- hoods and strengthening so- Township and Law Gyar vil- workers, says she has con- frastructure. The work aims area, and didn’t have a habit structure partner in Kayah cial cohesion across 40 vil- lage in Hpruso Township, ducted information sessions to strengthen community co- of meeting. “We didn’t come state. The construction of lages in Demoso and Hpruso the village committees have for all livestock breeders in hesion by reducing so- together before” says U roads, bridges, culverts and townships, there are many already decided to keep the her village, and due to grow- cio-economic disparities and Thei Roh, a village commit- community halls using com- such reflections about how to rice-bank mechanism going ing demand, she is voluntari- vulnerabilities and strength- tee member. “Now we are munity labour through cash- do things better in the future. for the next two to three ly extending her services to ening community networks more like a family. We plan for-work schemes is meeting UNDP’s work in Kayah in- years. “We want to do it on other villages in the area. and relations. The work is to train the young people critical infrastructure needs volves several partners in- our own next year” says U She’d like to be considered made possible with funds about the rice-bank method, and contributing to quick-im- cluding the NYEIN Founda- Thei Roh of Law Gyar. for more advanced training from Japan, DANIDA and so they can take it forward pact income-generation in tion, Kayah Phu Baptist Livelihood assistance in so she can improve herself UNDP. next time”. the target villages. Visits Association, Karuna Myan- cash and kind, provided by and provide better services The village-based com- A future for the villag- such as this one are helping mar Social Services, Kayah UNDP, is helping people to her community next time, mittees, were set-up by ers of Demoso and Hpruso to strengthen relationships Baptist Association, Kaina- like U Kay Kaw Ley and U she says. UNDP to oversee project ac- awaits.—UNDP New Light of Myanmar Saturday, 12 July, 2014 9 Article

Myanmar King built lies years, would Inwa remain ing down from the Shan Cultural heritages in Inwa in a preserved state, about a virgin field of archaeol- Plateaus flow through a mile from the city, which ogy and cultural heritage? sub-terranean streams structed these times in forms a triad with two other With the building of Man- under the landfilled Saddhamma Jotika dhaja 1597, 1763 and 1832 A.D. forts namely (1) Thabyetan dalay International Airport Inwa. Similary the great Myanmar religious Fort above Inwa and (2) in the periphery of “Ava” Taungthaman Inn(Lake) Sithu Dr. Khin Maung Nyunt monuments, belonging to Asikhan Fort in Sagaing and the sprouting of Man- of Amarapura spills over Bagan and Pinya periods on the opposite bank of the dalay, extending its urban- its flooded water from o scientific archae- and the people of Myan- are found in Inwa in various Ayeyawady River. ization into a mega city the River Ayeyawaddy at Nological excavation mar in the successive peri- degrees of preservation. If From the south city into all directions except the Yadanabon Universi- has yet been carried out ods of Inwa, Nyaung Yan, you are interested in Inwa’s gate to a nearby town the west where the River ty nearby, and so class- in “long lasting old capital First Konbaung and Second history, notable ruins worth “Tada Oo” runs an old Ayeyaraddy flows as its es have to be suspended Inwa of Myanmar’s medi- Konbaung dynasties (1364- seeing are platform at the brick causeway reaching water boundary line, Inwa until the flood recedes. eval history. Only conser- 1837) will appear in your palace site, a ninety foot out to old Pinya, another is bound to emerge out of Also at Mandalay Uni- vation, preservation and mind’s eyes. high masonry watch tower, capital city nearby. Many its medieval settings to versity the canal “Ye Ni restoration works were Inwa’s regional name previously leaning like Pisa ruins of Pagodas, temples, become a modern town. Myaung”, flowing around and are being done within is “Ratanapura” meaning Tower in Italy, due to the monasteries and new addi- Many projects are in the the campus, can disturb the limited means of the “the City of Gems” the earthquake in the year of tions appears in your sight pipeline of dialogues for its the classes by seeping or Archaeological Depart- capital city underwent a 1838, but now up-righted as you shall everywhere. infrastructure building, ho- even sometimes gushing, ment so far. But judging checquered, career, periods by archeological engineers. Inwa has many histories to tels, restaurants, parks, mu- into surplus water into by the casual observation of peace, prosperity, war, Other attractions that tell and many archaeologi- seums, amusement centres. class rooms and some of experts, these works poverty and decline. How- surely catch your eyes are cal ruins to discover. So it is high time that De- staff quarter in high mon- are reasonably satisfacto- ever, remnants of its hey- (1) the city walls of mud, Ava (Inawa) often partment of Archaeology soon. ry. Inwa awaits attention days still stand in the form brick and stone, and a appears in the reports and and its related Departments Taking these real sit- and care of international of religious edifices, palace surviving city gate with a travel writings of British and stakeholders sat down uations of past history, experts and culture lovers, platforms, a watch tower, unique design of a wood- and European diplomats at the table for harmonious local geopraphy, geology, particularly of UNESCO city walls, few city gates, en spire spanning above it, Christian missionaries and planning and implementa- metneology and practical world cultural heritage, some fortresses and a long an old monastery named visitors such as Major Hen- tion of their projects, rather experience of the peo- before it decays into ruin brick cause way. Maha Aung Myey Bon- ry Burney, Michael Symes, than running the risk of go- ple who really face such and thus lost forever to Unfortunately today san but commonly known John Crawfurd, Hiram ing ahead alone. situations into consider- mankind. the major portions of Ratan- as “Namadaw Mei Nu Cox, Father Sanger-mano We now have three an- ation of the policy mak- When you visit Inwa apura are covered with pad- Oak Kyaung.” Nanmad- and others. They described cient Pyu City States, Beik- ers, planners, and imple- which is easily accessible dy fields, farms, gardens aw means Chief queen. “Ava” as they eyewit- thano, Thayay Kitaya and menters, modernization by land, water, and air, you and wild vegetations. But Mei Nu is the name of this nessed with illustrations of Hanlin already admitted of Inwa can be carried out can make a day or half-a- a site museum there ex- chief queen. Oak means paintings and sketches. into the list of UNESCO without much ado. Timely day trip of you have time hibits a number of artifacts brick and Kyaung means In spite of most flat would cultural heritage and demarcation of archeolog- constraint, from Mandalay collected sites and a small monastery. She was the land in the country, it is the great marble Book of ical and cultural heritage or you hire a tour bus or pamphlets provides some influential queen of King astonishing to know that Tipitaka in Mandalay in the zones should be made and taxi at the Mandalay Inter- information about this old Bagyidaw of Inwa (1819- “Ava” (Inwa) was found- world memory list: Taking known to the public. The national Airport to go to city. Tour guides trained 1837). Thus monastery is ed on the land filled site at good precedents and ex- public awareness educa- Inwa. You get a good view by the Ministry of Hotels a famous tourist attraction the five rivers confluence amples of these four world tion, all Myanmar citizens of the archaeological land- and Tourism are availa- because of its architecture and became capital city not class cultural sites, we need to participate. scape of Inwa as it stands ble to take visitors around. and beautiful decorative only once, but four times, should be easier for Inwa. Especially mass me- today, making you feel as Local monks and people art. Unlike typical wooden lasting over five hundred Every two or three diamen-Journalists, writ- though you were momen- are friendly and helpful to monasteries, it is a masonry years! Scholars of geo-poli- circle, there arrives heavy er, T.V.s. video camera tarily transported to the share with you their knowl- master piece with spacious tics, military science, trade, Monsoon which causes man, and all others prefer past five thousand years. edge of this old city. halls, multiple roofs and a commence and town plan- floods to all aquatic bod- artists, visual artists, pub- Observing monuments, Inwa did not take My- big prayer hall with seven ning have not been able to ies in our country. Dry lic service people, monks, palace sites, pagodas, anmar conventional quad- tier superstructure. figure out why? This secret Zone of central Myanmar nuns, teachers, doctors temples, and monasteries rangular design because it There is another mon- still remains with the Ava is no exception. We have social orginiations-youth, and several other objects was built on the land filled astery of a later date. It is Kings and with the walls of the experience of the ap- women, NGOs and IN- amidst today’s paddy area and city was located at the Bagaya Kyaung of teak the city. proach road to Mandalay GOs are very effective in fields, farms, villages and the confluence of five riv- wood with ornate carvings. Inwa today International Airport being this kind of task “public wild vegetations, you will ers. Its fortifications resem- This structure has 267 teak In these days of the sub-merged or swept away awareness campaign” as it be conveyed on the time ble the shape of a stylized wood posts. Age of globalization, with in high Monsoon. Though is they who are constantly machine of H.G. Well’s lion seated on its hands. An old fort which King the booming of Myan- there is no sign of rain, in touch with the people science fiction. The kings The inner city was recon- Mindon, the second last mar tourism in the recent billows of rain water gush- down to the grass root.

Nay Pyi Taw, 11 gramme is to be imple- MoU for MCCA programme signed July— The MoU on Im- mented over four years plementation of Myanmar with financial assistance Climate Change Alliance from the EU and technical programme funded by the assistance from UN-Hab- European Union was signed itat and UNEP. by the Ministry of Environ- Director-General mental Conservation and U Nay Aye of the Envi- Forestry, UN-Habitat ronmental Conservation and the United Nations En- Department, Regional vironment Programme at Director Mr Yoshinobu the Amara Hotel in Nay Pyi Fukasawa and Regional Taw on Thursday. Director Mr Kaveh Zahedi At the signing cere- signed the MoU. mony, the Union Minister The ceremony was for Environmental Conser- attended by union depu- vation and Forestry U Win ty ministers of the min- Tun said that the issue of istry, directors-general, climate change is the big- and regional directors and gest challenge and must be representatives from UN- Union Minister U Win Tun addresses at the signing of the MoU on Implementation of Myanmar solved immediately. Habitat and UNEP. Climate Change Alliance Programme funded by the European Union UN-Habitat.—mna The MCCA Pro- MNA 10 Saturday, 12 July, 2014 New Light of Myanmar world EU election World cities, home to most people, observing team confirms need for audit in to add 2.5 billion more by 2050 Afghan election United Nations, 11 India, China and Ni- July — More than half of geria will make up 37 Kabul, 11 July — The the world’s seven billion percent of the projected European Union Election people live in urban areas, growth in the next three Assessment Team (EU with the top “mega cities” decades, with India adding EAT) has confirmed the — with more than 10 mil- 404 million city residents, need of comprehensive audit lion inhabitants — being China 292 million, and Ni- of the votes used in the Af- Tokyo, Delhi, Shanghai, geria 212 million, by 2050. ghan presidential runoff held Mexico City and Sao Pau- The key challenge on 14 June, a statement of lo, according to a United for these countries will be the observing team released Nations report on Thurs- to provide basic services here said. “At this stage of day. like education, health care, the analysis of the prelimi- That proportion is housing, infrastructure, nary results, and without an expected to jump, so that transportation, energy in-depth audit, the final re- more than six billion peo- and employment for their sult is as yet uncertain and ple will be city dwellers growing urban popula- it is not possible to declare a by 2045, the UN’s World tions. winner, given the very high Urbanization Prospects re- “Managing urban are- number of votes yet to be port said. as has become one of the validated or annulled,” EU The jump will be most important develop- Chief Observer Thijs Ber- driven by a “preference ment challenges of the man said in the statement. of people to move from 21st century,” Wilmoth “Analysis of the figures rural to urban areas, and said. published by the IEC leads the overall positive growth He said providing to an estimate that between rate of the world’s popu- such services for a dense A general view of the Shanghai’s financial district of Pudong, with the Shanghai 2 and 4 million of the votes lation, which is projected urban population was typ- Tower (R), which is undergoing construction and scheduled to finish by the end of should be further investigat- to continue over the next ically cheaper and less en- 2014, in Shanghai on 31 July, 2013. ed,” the statement added. 35 years,” John Wilmoth, vironmentally damaging Reuters EU Chief Observer Thi- director of the Population than doing the same for a cities, today there are near- lion people. European cities in recent js Berman stated in the state- Division in the UN’s De- dispersed, rural popula- ly three times as many — The New York-New- years. Emigration was also ment, “The EU EAT encour- partment of Economic and tion. 28 worldwide. ark urban area, the world’s a factor. ages the election authorities Social Affairs said at a “The thing to be afraid Sixteen of those are in third-largest in 1990, fell Meanwhile, the to carry out, in Kabul, a news conference on Thurs- of is situations in which Asia, four in Latin Amer- to ninth place and is ex- world’s rural population, comprehensive and trans- day at the UN. governments do not plan ica, three each in Africa pected to drop further to which is now close to parent audit of the results in Indeed, urbanization, for the growth that is go- and Europe, and two in 14th position by 2030 as 3.4 billion, is expected to a neutral environment and combined with overall ing to take place,” Wil- Northern America. cities in developing coun- reach its peak by 2020, af- in close cooperation with all population growth, will moth said. “Then you can Tokyo is the world’s tries become more promi- ter which it will decline to the stakeholders as well as to boost the number of people get sprawls, and slums and most populous city with nent, the report said. 3.1 billion by 2050. concentrate audit efforts on in cities by 2.5 billion over cities that are not pleasant 38 million inhabitants, Low fertility, eco- While Africa and the polling stations with very the next three decades, places to live.” followed by Delhi with 25 nomic contraction and Asia are urbanizing rap- high turnouts, and the poll- with much of that growth The world’s urban million, Shanghai with 23 natural disasters were the idly, they are still home ing stations where nearly all in developing countries, population has grown so million and Mexico City, most common factors that to nearly 90 percent of the the votes were cast in favour especially in Asia and Af- rapidly that while in 1990, Mumbai and Sao Paulo, contributed to population world’s rural population. of a sole candidate.” rica. there were only ten mega each with around 21 mil- losses in some Asian and Reuters Xinhua Israel presses on with Gaza Israel says Iron Dome scores 90 percent offensive, Palestinians fire rockets rocket interception rate have caused no fatalities Jerusalem, 11 July — programming of the sys- each interception and mak- or serious injuries, due in Israel’s Iron Dome inter- tem, including during the ing adjustments to get the part to interception by Is- ceptor has shot down some fighting. Our engineers best results,” said a Rafael rael’s partly-US funded 90 percent of Palestinian are on the ground, with the spokesman. Iron Dome aerial defence rockets it engaged during military crews, analysing Reuters system. this week’s surge of Gaza One rocket on Friday fighting, up from the 85 hit a petrol station in Isra- percent rate in the previous el’s port city of Ashdod, mini-war of 2012, Israe- causing a huge blaze and at li and US officials said on least three people were se- Thursday. riously wounded, an ambu- Seven batteries of the lance spokesman said. system, made by the state- Israeli leaders have owned Rafael Advanced Israeli firefighters work to put out fire on burning appeared to hint at a pos- Defence Systems Ltd and cars in an apartment building parking lot after it was sible invasion by ground partly funded by Wash- hit by what Israeli police say was a rocket fired by forces and some 20,000 ington, have been rotated Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, in Ashdod army reservists have been around Israel to tackle un- on 10 July, 2014.—Reuters mobilized, giving them the precedented long-range Gaza/Jerusalem, 11 ans, most of them civilians, means, if they choose, to salvoes by Hamas guerril- July — Israel pressed on have been killed in the of- mount a land offensive. las. Rafael said it had been for a fourth day with its fensive, which Israel says Lebanese security working on improvements Gaza offensive on Friday, it launched to end persis- sources said two rockets to Iron Dome, which is de- striking the Hamas-domi- tent rocket attacks on its were fired into northern signed to fire guided mis- nated enclave from air and civilian population, some Israel on Friday but they siles at rockets that threaten sea, as Palestinian militants of which have reached Tel did not know who had fired to hit populated areas while kept up rocket attacks deep Aviv, Jerusalem and other them. Israel responded with ignoring others. into the Jewish state. cities. artillery fire at the source of “We’ve been con- An Iron Dome launcher fires an interceptor rocket in the At least 79 Palestini- The salvoes into Israel the rockets.—Reuters stantly fine-turning the southern Israeli city of Ashdod on 9 July, 2014.—Reuters New Light of Myanmar Saturday, 12 July, 2014 11 Science & Technology Citizen scientists out of options to rescue old NASA satellite As ISEE-3 neared Earth’s orbit this spring, a volunteer team launched a crowd-funding campaign to raise money, eventual- ly ending up with nearly $160,000. The group also petitioned NASA to let it try to redirect the probe into a stable orbit around The Microsoft logo is seen at their offices in Bucharest on 20 March, 2013.—Reuters Earth so it could resume science operations. The Arecibo Observa- Microsoft says cybercrime bust frees tory in Puerto Rico offered free telescope time and the 4.7 mln infected PCs Cape Canaveral, 11 International Sun-Earth group made two-way radio Boston, 11 July — 4.7 million infected ma- malware developed outside July — A valiant effort Explorer-3, or ISEE- contact with ISEE-3 on 29 Microsoft Corp said it has chines, though many are Eastern Europe. to put a defunct NASA 3. The spacecraft was May. More than a month freed at least 4.7 million likely still controlled by Richard Domingues science satellite back to launched in 1978 to study of painstaking checkouts infected personal comput- cyber fraudsters, Micro- Boscovich, assistant gener- work came to a disappoint- the solar wind, a contin- followed. Last week, flight ers from control of cyber soft’s cybercrime-fighting al counsel of the unit, said ing end this week after the uous stream of charged controllers finally coaxed crooks in its most success- Digital Crimes Unit said on Microsoft would quickly 36-year-old spacecraft’s particles flowing from the a tiny thruster burn out of ful digital crime-busting Thursday. provide government au- propulsion system failed, sun. ISEE-3, which made it spin operation, which inter- India, followed by thorities and Internet ser- project organizers said. A second mission to slightly faster, steadying it rupted service at an Inter- Pakistan, Egypt, Brazil, vice providers around the An ad hoc team of en- study comets followed in for the long series of engine net-services firm last week. Algeria and Mexico have world with the IP address- gineers and scientists won 1981, after which the sat- firings needed to change its The world’s largest the largest number of in- es of infected machines so permission from NASA to ellite entered a graveyard orbit. software maker has also fected machines, in the first they can help users remove try to take control of the orbit around the sun. Reuters identified at least another high-profile case involving the viruses.—Reuters Digital warriors battle to get African games on phones Lagos / Nairobi, 11 July — low. They will account for only his customers to have bank cards Safari the warrior crouches in 14 percent of African mobile and accounts, to make it easier the bush — a digitized heroine connections by the end of 2014, for them to send in small pay- from the new mobile phone game about half the global average and ments for charge-ups and extra “Afro Fighters” that its Nigerian less than a quarter of the penetra- characters in games. creator hopes will soon rival the tion in north America, says re- “Collecting money is still an likes of Clash of Clans or Angry search group Ovum. issue,” he says. Birds on the world’s handsets. “That is the number one Around 80 percent of Ku- To achieve this, Olakun- obstacle. It is changing rapidly luya’s revenue currently comes le Ogungbamila is preparing to though,” says Ogungbamila, sit- from making branded mini games take on a lineup of challenges as ting in the office of his Kuluya and apps for other companies, daunting as any of the muscular Games — two long rows of desks rather than adverts and purchas- opponents on his new app, even squeezed into a glassed-off parti- es in its own titles, says Ogung- the game’s arch foe the Dark tion on part of a floor of a Lagos bamila. Lord of Oti. office block. On the other side of the con- Industry analysts have long He would like more deals tinent, in the cramped office of hailed the explosive growth of with telecoms companies to let Nairobi’s Planet Rackus, Mwau- mobile telecoms in sub-Saharan An illustrator works on a digital drawing board at the Kuluya him process payments, more ra Kirore splits his time between Africa — 635 million subscrib- Games office at Anthony district in Nigeria’s commercial capital of skilled developers, better, cheap- designing games and running an ers by the end of 2014 climbing Lagos on 16 June, 2014.—Reuters er mobile broadband and, one advertising company. to 930 million by the end of 2019 phone connections, subscriptions try, not the quantity of handsets. day, more funding to make full- Those well-paying advertis- according to a report by Ericsson. and surrounding infrastructure The number of expensive blown console games for the ing clients get the bulk of his time But size isn’t everything. that is holding up Africa’s nas- smartphones that can run sophis- Xbox and PlayStation. at the moment, he concedes. It is the quality of those mobile cent games development indus- ticated games and applications is He would also like more of Reuters Chimpanzee intelligence largely Amazon seeks FAA permission to test determined by genes drones outdoors near Seattle Current Biology. “As is the case in humans, San Francisco, 11 that can fly at speeds of 50 ment labs is working on the genes matter when it comes to cognitive July — Amazon.com Inc miles per hour. Now Ama- technology, according to a abilities in chimpanzees,” lead author Wil- is seeking permission from zon is seeking permission to letter posted on the Federal liam Hopkins, professor in the Centre for US regulators to test its de- test drones in outdoor areas Aviation Administration’s Behavioral Neuroscience at Georgia State livery drones near Seattle, near Seattle, where one of website on Thursday. University, said in a statement. as part of a rapid expansion its research and develop- Reuters “It doesn’t mean that they are the only of a programme that has factor determining cognitive abilities, but sparked widespread debate they cannot be ignored,” said Hopkins, who over the safety and privacy Washington, 11 July — Some chim- is also a research scientist in the Yerkes implications of drone tech- panzees are smarter than others, and their National Primate Research Centre at Emo- nology. intelligence differences may largely be ry University. The role of genetics in intel- Chief Executive Jeff explained by the genes they inherit, a US ligence has long been debated in scientific Bezos wants to use drones study said on Thursday. circles. It is now clear from previous studies — small unmanned aircraft For the animals that are highly intelli- that humans’ performances on intelligence — to deliver packages in gent and genetically similar to humans, en- tests do depend to a large extent on genetics, 30 minutes or less as part vironmental factors might be less important but it can be modified by environmental fac- of the programme dubbed than scientists previously thought, accord- tors, such as formal education and socioeco- “Prime Air.” The compa- Boxes are pictured at Amazon’s logistics centre in ing to the study published in the US journal nomic status.—Xinhua ny is developing drones Graben near Augsburg on 16 Dec, 2013.— Reuters 12 Saturday, 12 July, 2014 New Light of Myanmar WORLD

Fukushima farmer takes on nuclear plant operator One dead, over wife’s suicide 20 injured in catastrophic failures at the The triple meltdowns Fukushima Daiichi nuclear at the plant forced more explosion in plant, Hamako Watanabe than 150,000 people from returned to her still-radio- their homes. About a third, active hilltop home, doused including Watanabe, re- Turkey herself in kerosene and set main in temporary housing. Istanbul, 11 July herself on fire. The utility has settled —One people died and She left no suicide a number of suicide-relat- more than 20 were in- note, but her husband ed claims through a gov- jured in an gas explosion Mikio says plant operator ernment dispute resolution in Turkey’s Aegean Sea Tokyo Electric is directly system, but declined to say city of Denizli early in responsible. how many or give details the morning on Friday. “If that accident hadn’t on how much it has paid. Denizli governor happened, we would have Japan has made public Abdulkadir Demir told lived a normal, peaceful 25 disaster-related death reporters that five of the life” on their family farm cases that were settled injured people are in crit- some 50 km (30 miles) from through the resolution sys- ical condition. the plant, said Watanabe, tem, some for more than The accident oc- now 64, who discovered 16 million yen ($157,000). curred in a bakery at the her charred body. Causes of death were not center of the city, Bay- A district court in Fuk- always specified, and in- ramyeri Square. Tens of Members of the media and Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) employees, ushima is expected to rule in clude those due to natural ambulances have been wearing protective suits and masks, walk toward the No. 1 reactor building at the late August on Watanabe’s causes, such as elderly pa- deployed to the scene. tsunami-crippled TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in lawsuit, which Tokyo Elec- tients who died in evacu- According to the re- Fukushima prefecture on 10 March, 2014. —Reuters tric (TEPCO) is contest- ation centres. A Mainichi port, the explosion was Yamakiya, (Japan), 11 woman’s suicide, in a land- ar disaster. ing. The outcome could report this week said ar- likely caused by a gas July — A Japanese court is mark case that could force In July 2011, nearly set a precedent for claims bitrators were encouraged leak but not yet con- due to rule next month on the utility to publicly admit four months after the mas- against the struggling utili- to automatically halve re- firmed. a claim that Tokyo Electric culpability for deaths relat- sive earthquake and tsuna- ty, said Watanabe’s lawyer quested damage to expedite Reuters Power is responsible for a ed to the Fukushima nucle- mi that triggered a series of Tsuguo Hirota. the process.—Reuters Eleven killed in China Ukraine readies plan against rebels; Germany, school bus crash France press Putin Beijing, 11 July — in recent years involving Eleven people died, in- vehicles carrying school Kiev / Donetsk, cluding eight children, in a children have made such (Ukraine), 11 July — school bus crash in China’s incidents a sensitive issue Ukrainian forces regained southern Hunan Province, in China. more ground but sustained state media said on Fri- Eight children died further casualties on Thurs- day, the latest in a string of in a bus crash on China’s day in clashes with sep- traffic accidents that have southern island province aratists, while two West- fuelled public anger over of Hainan in April on their ern allies urged Russia’s unsafe transport for school way to a school outing. Vladimir Putin to exert children. In 2011, a nationwide more pressure on the rebels A bus taking kinder- outcry erupted over the to find a negotiated end to gartners home on a rural, deaths of 18 nursery school the conflict. mountainous road near children after a coal truck Government forces Xiangtan city tumbled into slammed into their over- have recently gained the up- a reservoir on Thursday crowded school van in per hand in the three-month afternoon, state-run Chi- northwestern China. conflict against separatists na News Service reported, The tragedy prompted in the Russian-speaking killing everyone on the ve- then-premier Wen Jiabao eastern regions in which hicle, including two teach- to promise more govern- more than 200 government ers and the driver. ment funds to improve troops have been killed as China News Service school bus services. well as hundreds of civil- said the narrow dirt road, China’s rural areas are ians and rebel fighters. Pro-Russian separatist fighters gesture from an armoured missile launcher at a flanked by a mountain on known for providing un- The Ukrainian military checkpoint on the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, one side, had no guardrail. safe transport for children says it has a plan to deliv- on 10 July, 2014.—Reuters All of the victims’ bodies in ageing vans and trucks, er a “nasty surprise” to the encircled,” he said. came under mortar fire on Russian authorities have were recovered, it said. often on poorly maintained heavily-armed separatists But casualties mounted Thursday but the rebel at- been turning a blind eye A series of accidents roads.—Reuters who have dug in Donetsk, on the Ukrainian side with tack was repelled, Selezny- to fighters crossing with a city of 900,000 people, the deaths of three more ov said. weapons and equipment to after being pushed out of soldiers in two attacks on In further diplomacy to help the rebels. Moscow their bastion in Slaviansk Wednesday night in dif- end the worst Russia-West protested to Kiev on Thurs- last weekend. In a further ferent parts of the east, the crisis since the Cold War, day after it said Ukrainian success, military spokes- military said. French President Fran- military fired on a Russian man Vladyslav Seleznyov One was killed in an cois Hollande and German border checkpoint. The said government forces on ambush of an army convoy Chancellor Angela Merkel Foreign Ministry said it Thursday re-took the town near Luhansk. Two others urged Putin by telephone was not the first time the of Siversk, east of Slavi- died when an armoured per- to “exert all necessary pres- border post at Gukovo ansk, when separatists fled. sonnel carrier was blown up sure on the separatists to had come under fire. Mos- A separatist confirmed by a landmine in the village bring them to negotiate ef- cow is under sanctions by the government’s version of Chervona Zorya near fectively,” an Elysee Palace the United States and the saying it was “more or less Donetsk. statement said. European Union over the correct”. “There was no Government forces They also asked him to Ukraine crisis but denies it A school van is lifted from a reservoir after an accident sense in holding it and rein- guarding Donetsk’s inter- take concrete steps to ensure is supporting the rebels in in Xiangtan, Hunan Province, on 11 July, 2014. forcing it (Siversk) because national airport, scene of control of the border where, the Russian-speaking east Reuters there was a big risk of being bitter fighting in late May, the Kiev government says, of Ukraine.—Reuters New Light of Myanmar Saturday, 12 July, 2014 13 Advertisement & general

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Driven (4) Sets World Cup Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 (2) IFB -068(14-15) Data Processing Center and Interpretation US$ am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day Work Station (1) Lot final match now declared as the third day after final discharge of (3) IFB -069(14-15) High Pressure Rubber Hoses for ZJ 70L US$ Drilling Rig (2) Items Rio de Janeiro, 11 cargo from the Vessel. (4) IFB -070(14-15) Spares for HDD Rigs (12) Items US$ July — Over 10 Heads of No claims against this vessel will be admitted (5) IFB -071(14-15) Spares for CAT G 398 Gas Engine and State are expected to attend after the Claims Day. Worthington 5 SU 3 Compressor (46) Items US$ the final match of the FIFA (6) DMP/L -012(14-15) Spares for Komatsu Dozers (23) Items Ks Shipping Agency Department World Cup, which will take (7) DMP/L -013(14-15) Fuel Bowser (3200 Gal Capacity) (2) Units (13) Items Ks place in Rio de Janeiro’s Myanma Port Authority world-renowned Maracana Agent for: M/s interasia lines Tender Closing Date & Time - 5-8-2014, 16:30 Hr th stadium on Sunday after- Phone No: 2301185 Tender Document shall be available during office hours commencing from 8 July, 2014 at the noon, Agencia Brasil re- Finance Department, Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise, No (44) Complex, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise ported on Thursday. Claims Day Notice Ph: +95 67 - 411097/411206 According to Agencia MV singapore bridge voy No (072) Brasil, besides Brazil’s Consignees of cargo carried on MV singapore invitation to open tender Copenhagen President, Dilma Rousse- ff, the leaders of the final- bridge VOY NO (072) are hereby notified that the Sealed tenders are invited by the Department of Airport registers vessel will be arriving on 12.7.2014 and cargo will be ist countries, Argentina’s Health, Central Medical Stores Depot for the supply discharged into the premises of H.p.t where it will record number Cristina Kirchner and Ger- many’s Angela Merkel, are lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject of Medical Equipment. of passengers Tender documents are available during office confirmed. to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. in June Argentina will fight Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 hours at the office. Commencing from (15.7.2014). for its third World Cup ti- Copenhagen, 11 July am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day Sealed bids are to be submitted to the office, not tle, and Germany, for its — The airport in Den- now declared as the third day after final discharge of fourth. later than (16.8.2014) 14:00 hour, after which no bid mark’s capital city of Co- Some of the BRICS cargo from the Vessel. will be accepted. No telegraph/telex proposal will be penhagen has witnessed a No claims against this vessel will be admitted leaders are expected to be accepted. record number of 2.5 mil- after the Claims Day. lion passengers in June, it present as well, as the Sixth Shipping Agency Department For detail information, please contact the was reported on Thursday. BRICS Summit will take place two days later: South Myanma Port Authority Deputy Director (Medical Stores) Phone No. 371969, The number of travel- Africa’s Jacob Zuma and Agent for: M/s samudera shipping 372362, 371284. ers at Copenhagen Airport in June rose 8.3 percent Russia’s Vladimir Putin. line Central Medical Stores Depot South Africa hosted Phone No: 2301185 from the same period last Department of Health year, bringing the total the 2010 World Cup and number of passengers in Russia will host the next the first half year to 12.36 one, in 2018. Faltering Germany casts cloud over fragile million, the airport said in In addition, the Pre- a statement. June also saw sidents of the Republic the busiest day ever. On of Congo, Denis Sassou- euro zone 27 June, the last Friday of Nguesso; of the Demo- Brussels, 11 July— the month when the Danish cratic Republic of Congo, Germany’s faltering econ- usually start their summer Joseph Kabila; of Haiti, omy has cast further doubt vacations, the airport han- Michel Martelly; and of over the euro zone’s pros- dled a record number of Hungary, Janos Ader, are pects for recovery this year, 98,674 passengers in a sin- expected to be present as with no other big country gle day. During the month, well. Others have yet to strong enough to pick up 170,376 passengers trav- confirm their presence. the slack. Since late last eled to and from London, There will be a lunch year, the 18 countries using up 10.7 percent from June for the State leaders be- the euro have been climb- 2013. Stockholm was the fore the match. Security at ing steadily out of a two- second most popular des- the Maracana stadium and year recession. But just tination with 138,233 pas- its vicinities has been in- as the bloc appeared to be sengers, followed by Oslo creased since the beginning turning the corner, its star with 137,750 passengers. of the World Cup. economy, Germany, has Xinhua Xinhua fumbled the ball. To make matters worse, other big states, including the euro zone’s second-largest economy France, show little prospect People look for clothes in a store with discount signs during the second day of For inquries to place an of a strong rebound. summer sales in Brussels on 2 July, 2014.—Reuters French industrial pro- advertisement in the NLM, duction plunged unexpect- in May, the steepest fall in of work after the collapse the region faces permanent edly in May, and inflation more than a year and a half. of a property price bubble. slow growth and no price fell to its lowest level since And while Spain is “Europe is getting inflation. the financial crisis in 2009. expecting growth to ac- more and more Japanese,” “The euro zone is flat Please email Adding to the gloom, It- celerate to near 2 percent said Carsten Brzeski, an lining. I don’t see sub- aly’s factories also saw a in 2015, one in four of economist with ING, echo- stantial growth for another [email protected] 1.2 percent drop in output Spain’s workforce are out ing concerns of others that year.”—Reuters Weather Forecast valid until evening of the 12th July, 2014: Rain or thundershowers will be scattered in Sagaing, Mandalay and Magway Regions, Kayah State, fairly widespread in Bago Region, Shan and Rakhine States and widespread in the remaining Regions and States with likelihood of isolated report heavy falls in Yangon and Taninthayi Regions, Rakhine and Mon States. Degree of certainty is (100%). 14 Saturday, 12 July, 2014 New Light of Myanmar ENTERTAINMENT Rosie O’Donnell Bollywood Star New Delhi, 11 July — to return to TV talk show Alia Bhatt is not bothered about comparisons be- Unaffected by comparisons, tween her song in ‘Humpty “The View” Sharma Ki Dulhania’ and New York, 11 July her contemporary Shrad- — Actress and come- dha Kapoor’s hit number Alia Bhatt dian Rosie O’Don- from ‘Ek Villain’. nell is return- The 21-year-old star, says Shraddha has given ing to ABC’s who has earlier sung in long-running ‘Highway’, has been ap- morning talk preciated for her voice in soul to ‘Galliyan’ show “The the unplugged version of View” to co- ‘Samjhawan’ from her feels she has given a com- Dulhania’, which has Alia host it with upcoming release. “I al- pletely different soul to reteaming with her ‘Stu- Whoopi Gold- ways knew there would be ‘Galliyan’. dent of The Year’ co-star berg, the televi- comparisons. Karan (Jo- “I have heard the song Varun Dhawan, also marks sion network said har) and I infact discussed and I loved it. It is a beau- television star Siddharth on Thursday. it too. I told him that I don’t tiful song. The original and Shukla’s Bollywood debut. The outspoken care because I am not com- her version both have a The film is said to be talk show star and Emmy paring in my head. completely different soul an ode to the 1995 winner will rejoin “The View’ in the fall. “So let people com- to it. I think she has sung it Shah Rukh Khan “ABC confirms Rosie O’Donnell returns as co-host pare because it is some- brilliantly,” she said. and Kajol-star- of #TheView w/ moderator Whoopi Goldberg for Season thing to be talked about. The ‘Highway’ star rer ‘Dilwale 18,” the Walt Disney Co-owned network said in a tweet. Two contemporaries has plans to cut her own al- Dulhania Le O’Donnell, 52, was a co-host on the show in 2006- singing back-to-back un- bum in the near future. Jayenge’ 2007 but left after failing to negotiate a contract with the plugged versions of two hit “I do plan to take my (DDLJ). network and following clashes with property baron Don- romantic songs are bound singing forward. Hopeful- PTI ald Trump and former co-host Elisabeth Hasselback. to draw comparisons,” Alia ly, I will be out with my O’Donnell’s daily talk show programme “The Rosie told reporters here. Alia is own album,” Alia said. Show,” which featured celebrity guests, interviews and all praise for Shraddha and ‘Humpty Sharma Ki news, was cancelled by Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network in 2012. “The View” is going through an overhaul after journalist Barbara Walters, who created the show in 1997, Sharon Stone retired in May and two other co-hosts, Sherri Shepherd and actress Jenny McCarthy, an- ready to date again nounced they would be leaving. Goldberg is the only host who is returning.—Reuters

London, 11 July — ‘Basic Instinct’ star Sharon Paris Hilton Stone has revealed that she is ready to date again. The 56-year-old actress said she was more focused ditches on her two children earlier and is now more comfort- able with trying to find a new relationship, reported junk food Contactmusic. “What’s happened is my kids have reached the London, 11 July — Socialite Paris Hilton age where I feel comfortable to date. I didn’t want has lost weight since she to date when they were little. Who needs a bunch of changed her eating hab- people running in and out of their lives? Now I feel its. The 33-year-old hotel comfortable dating… I am available for dating,” she heiress, who was known said. for her slim frame, said she The star, who was previously married to Mi- decided to give up fast food chael Greenberg and Phil Bronstein, was linked to to lead a healthier lifestyle, her old friend Antonio Banderas, who split from his reported Contactmusic. wife Melanie. But the speculation was later quashed “I lost about five by the actors. — PTI pounds just from stay- ing away from the Sharon Stone Drive-Thrus. I can feel the difference especial- TV newcomers ‘True ly when I’m in a bath- ing suit,” Hilton said. Detective,’ ‘Orange’ storm “I used to eat that way, but I decided Emmys race to change things this Los Angeles, 11 July — Television newcomers the most nominations — year. Now I don’t do “True Detective,” a crime drama from HBO, and “Or- 19 — and pushed the pre- that. There are times ange is the New Black,” a dark prison comedy from mium cable service’s when I will stop at a Netflix, racked up a dozen Emmy nominations each overall nods to 99, the most of any network for Carl’s Jr, but I will on Thursday in a challenge to stalwarts like “Breaking the 14th year in a row. While cable networks and Netf- maybe get a turkey Bad” and “Modern Family.” Online streaming compa- lix fared well, the broadcast networks were once again burger or something ny Netflix Inc, the big disrupter of the Emmys last year, shut out of the top competition, best drama. Last year’s healthier instead of more than doubled its nominations for TV’s highest winner, AMC’s gritty drug tale “Breaking Bad,” will a cheeseburger and honors to 31 this year. Its political thriller “House of compete for its final season, along with the network’s fries. I am more care- Cards,” which stars Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright, ad world drama “Mad Men,” “House of Cards,” PBS’s ful now,” she added. earned 13 nods for its second season. HBO’s medieval British period drama “Downton Abbey,” “Game of PTI thriller and fan favorite “Game of Thrones” received Thrones” and “True Detective.”—Reuters New Light of Myanmar Saturday, 12 July, 2014 15 GENERAL In Vietnam, a World Cup loss is a whole MYANMAR(8-5 TV MYANMAR (12-7-2014, Saturday) INTERNATIONAL (12-7-14 07:00 am~ different ball game 6:00 am * Paritta by Venerable 13-7-14 07:00 am) MST Mingun Sayadaw * Local News 7:20 am * Great Shwedagon — * Business News Auspicious Grounds 8:00 am and Devotional Posts * News/ International News * World News 8:30 am * Serene and Happy * TV Drama Series Rural Life in Myanmar 9:30 am * Local News * Documentary * Waso Festival, (ASEAN) Auspicious Occasion 10:00 am of Myanmar * News * World News 11:15 am * …..Changes * Documentary 12:00 pm * Local News * News/ International * Young Artist Pann Kyi News/ Weather * World News Report * Green Grocer 1:30 pm * Local News * Round Up of The * Kachin Land: Hluttaw News Lannakha Waterfall The Netherlands’ players celebrate their penalty shootout win against Costa Rica in their 2014 World Cup 2:45 pm * World News * Hyper Sports quarter-finals at the Fonte Nova arena in Salvador on 5 July, 2014. — Reuters * Paper Products... Plain 3:00 pm Hanoi, 11 July — Sit- my house this evening, property or trading-in of intensified their crackdown * News but Pretty ting alone in the corner of my wife had to carry our smartphones, motorcycles, during the World Cup and 3:15 pm * Local News bar in Vietnam’s capital, daughter to her mother’s watches and jewellery in have so far made busts of * Teleplay * …. Shan Novices to be Doan Minh Tuan buries home. I’ve nothing to lose return for money to pay underground gangs that 4:30 pm * World News his head in his hands as he now and I’ll sleep on the debts. have handled a combined * University of * Waso on the Buddhist watches the penalty shoot- street tonight.” In the most extreme 6.5 trillion dong ($307 mil- Distance Education Lent out save that fires the Neth- Tuan’s case is the tip cases, some gamblers have lion) since the tournament (TV Lectures) erlands into soccer’s World of the iceberg in a country taken their own lives, with started on 12 June. * Local News -Second Years * Adventure Abroad: Cup semi-finals. where gambling is rampant media reporting as many But it’s an uphill strug- (Zoology) Walking Along He wasn’t mourning and strictly illegal. as three suicides related to gle to counter a practice 4:45 pm the shattered World Cup Vietnamese are known betting during this World entrenched in society and * Pyi Thu Ni Ti Orchard Road dream of entertaining un- for flutters on almost any- Cup. That included a man where bookmakers seem 5:00 pm * World News derdogs Costa Rica. Tuan, thing, from card games and in the central city of Hue, always ahead of the game. * News * Inlay Lake: The 32, is a compulsive gam- lotteries to online poker who drank a bottle of pes- The Internet has proved dif- 5:15 pm Challenges bler, and his loss was about and back-street cock fights. ticide after Italy’s 2-1 win ficult to police, with gangs * Documentary * Local News as big as they come. “I sold Legal gambling is confined over England on 14 June. taking bets surreptitiously 6:20 pm everything in my home to the state lottery and dog There’s no official es- at street level and gambling * Martial Arts: Moving * MRTV’s Youth — television, motorbike, and horse racing in some timate of the value of Vi- large sums online on legiti- Meditation: Aikido Programme fridge — and now I’ve lost regions. etnam’s clandestine gam- mate websites hosted over- * World News 7:00 pm my house. I have nothing But soccer is the na- bling scene, but the real seas. * Traditional Snacks * News now. This is all I have left,” tion’s firm favourite, espe- figure is assumed to be “After a few raids by 8:30 pm * Local News he said, pointing to the cially when the World Cup huge. The size of the net- police over the years, deal- * Documentary * Instruments: Myanmar 250,000 dong ($12) on the comes around. works, often mafia-linked, ers have changed their tac- Traditional Instruments table in front of him. Betting values range is unknown. tics. They’ve became more 9:00 pm “I bet on all games from a dollar among col- Anticipating a surge sophisticated,” said an offi- * News (MYANMA DRUM) since the World Cup start- leagues to tens of thousands in wagering in a country cial with knowledge of the * Myanmar Series * World News ed. Damn my life, I always for high-rollers, but losses that already bets big on crackdown, who requested * Gitadagale * A Historic Town: 9 lose. The bookmaker took can mean repossession of European leagues, police anonymity.— Reuters Phwintbarohn Pagodas China looking into Bank of China money laundering allegations

Shanghai, 11 July — what it said was an under- instead to “a commercial China has been crack- China’s central bank is cover investigation pro- bank,” and it did not use ing down on such “na- looking into allegations gramme on Wednesday the term “investigation,” ked officials”, one whose by a state broadcaster that that focused on a service which often implies a de- spouse and children have Bank of China, the coun- offered by BOC called gree of formality. emigrated. try’s fourth largest lender, “You Hui Tong”, which BOC has said the ser- In May, a senior offi- has been laundering mon- is designed to help Chi- vice was part of the gov- cial in Guangdong prov- ey offshore for clients, the nese individuals take part ernment’s efforts to open ince was removed from his officialXinhua news agen- in investment emigration the capital account and position in what Xinhua cy said on Friday. programmes in other coun- increase the internation- said one of the first to lose While Beijing main- tries to move cash offshore al popularity of the yuan, his position. tains a tight control over its in amounts the exceed the and that branches of other Since the mid-1990s, capital account, limiting annual cap. banks in Guangdong prov- an estimated 16,000 to foreign currency transfers The report quoted Pedestrians walk past a Bank of China sign at its ince offered similar servic- 18,000 Communist par- by individuals to $50,000 unnamed BOC sources as branch in Beijing on 26 March, 2013 file photo. es. ty officials, businessmen, a year, wealthy Chinese, saying the bank kept the Reuters Investment programs CEOs and other individ- including corrupt govern- programme secret because was now looking into the facts,” Xinhua quoted an that grant Chinese pass- uals have “disappeared” ment officials, have man- it knew it was illegal. matter. unidentified central bank port holders citizenship from China, taking with aged to move their money However, BOC has denied “We have noticed the spokesman as saying. or residency in exchange them some 800 billion out to snap up overseas the allegations. media report about a com- The PBOC statement for substantial investment yuan ($133 billion), ac- property and other assets. Xinhua news agency mercial bank’s cross-bor- quoted by Xinhua did not have become popular with cording to a PBOC report The China Central reported the People’s Bank der renminbi business, name the Bank of Chi- wealthy citizens and gov- prepared in 2008. Television (CCTV) aired of China, the central bank, and are verifying related na specifically, referring ernment officials. Reuters 1st Waning of Waso 1376 ME New Light of Myanmar Saturday, 12 July, 2014 Argentina, Germany start final tuning, Suarez loses appeal thrashing of host-nation Saturday with Brazil and defender Juan Zuniga which Brazil on Tuesday. the Netherlands in very dif- ruled him out of the tourna- Defender Mats Hum- ferent states of mind. ment with a back injury. mels was cleared to rejoin Eebirmous Pressure “If it had been anoth- his team mates after under- The hosts are under er two centimetres I could going treatment for a knee enormous pressure to gain be in a wheelchair today,” injury that prompted him to a minor consolation win Neymar said. miss the second half against following the Germany de- Away from the pitch, Brazil. With the team only bacle, while Dutch coach Suarez, banned from all having a gentle run-out, Louis van Gaal said he soccer activity for four Germany’s assistant coach did not believe the playoff months and nine competi- Hansi Flick said Hummels match should be played so tive internationals for bit- was free to do what he his side may struggle for ing Italy defender Giorgio wanted. motivation. Chiellini during the World, “All the players will For most Brazilians, lost his appeal. be able to train, whether the prospect of watching FIFA rejected the ap- it’s on an exercise bike or their traditional rivals Ar- peal filed by the Uruguay- on the pitch — whichev- gentine play in the final has an Football Association Argentina’s national soccer team player Javier Mascherano (2nd L) talks to teammate er they prefer,” Flick said. only added to their humilia- (AUF), although it can still Lucas Biglia (C) as they sit with Ezequiel Lavezzi (R), Martin Demichelis (2nd R) and “It’s up to each individual tion but injured Brazil strik- take the case to the Court of Rodrigo Palacio (R, standing) during a training session ahead of their 2014 World to decide what they want to er Neymar said he would be Arbitration for Sport (CAS), Cup final match against Germany, in Vespasiano on 10 July, 2014. — Reuters do in training.” Germany’s supporting his fellow south a FIFA spokeswoman said. Rio de Janeiro, 11 July after they returned to their still racing against the clock biggest challenge remains Americans. Police in Rio were — Argentina and Germany base camp in Belo Horizon- to be ready, although striker how to contain Messi, who “I always said I want- searching for the chief exec- were both back at work on te after Wednesday’s dra- Sergio Aguero’s full recov- has been heavily marked ed Argentina to get to the utive of a Swiss hospitality Thursday, secretly hatching matic penalty shootout win ery from a muscle strain has throughout the tournament final because Brazil would company implicated by an plans for Sunday’s World over the Netherlands. given Argentina a boost. but still looms as the big be there but it never worked investigation into the illegal Cup final as Uruguay striker Argentina winger An- “We have to win and danger. out like that,” said Neymar, resale of VIP World Cup Luis Suarez lost his appeal gel Di Maria joined the it doesn’t matter if we play The Germans sat down whose World Cup was cut tickets. @gmail.com thenewlightofmyanmar against his ban for biting. training session in the hope well or not,” Aguero said. together to watch the sec- short when he broke a bone After a court ordered thenewlightofmyanmar www.facebook.com/ While their contrast- of being able to play in the “This is the game we ond semi-final and were in his back against Colom- the arrest of the executive ing styles promise a classic final despite suffering a have all wanted to play impressed at how the Dutch bia. and the continued detention battle between Europe and thigh injury just days ago. since we left Buenos Aires, managed to neutralise Mes- “I still want them there of 10 other suspects already South America, Argentina Di Maria, the South and against an aggressive si. “We’ve also got a plan,” because my two (Barcelona) held in the probe, police and Germany have plenty to Americans’ most creative and tough opponent.” Ger- Flick told reporters. “But team mates are there, Messi were unable to find Ray think about as they put the player after Messi, hurt a many were also back on the we’re not going to reveal and (Javier) Mascherano, Whelan, of MATCH Ser- finishing touches to their muscle when shooting at training pitch at their se- that here to you.” and I hope they win.” vices, a company contracted preparations. Lionel Mes- goal during the quarter-final cluded base camp in Santo Preparations were also An emotional Neymar by tournament organisers to si and his Argentina team win over Belgium. Andre after taking Wednes- underway for the third- cried as he recalled the high arrange ticketing and hospi- mates had a light workout He jogged lightly but is day off following their 7-1 place playoff in Brasilia on challenge from Colombia tality packages.—Reuters Preview — Brazil face must-win game the Dutch don’t even want

Brasilia, 11 July — that too will ramp up the when goalkeeper Sergio After Brazil’s utter humil- pressure on the hosts. Romero stopped two Dutch iation against Germany, Savaged in local media spot-kicks. anything less than a win after the Germany match, Van Gaal, who will in Saturday’s third-place Scolari labeled the semi-fi- take charge of Manchester match against an indiffer- nal disaster the worst day of United after the World Cup, ent Netherlands team would his life and he and his staff told a news conference the deepen the gloom hanging are widely expected to step third-place game “should over the World Cup hosts. aside after the tournament never be played” and noted New Light of Myanmar Brazil’s astounding whether they beat the Dutch he had been saying the same 7-1 semi-final thrashing by or not. thing for 10 years. “But the rampant Germany ended “We have a deal ... un- worst thing is I believe that their dream of winning a til the game on Saturday and chances are that you lose sixth World Cup, and a first after that, probably, we will twice in a row,” he said. on home soil, and plunged have a conversation to sort “And a tournament the nation into despair. some things out,” Scolari in which you’ve played Wesley Sneijder of the Netherlands (R) and his teammates react after the final penalty There is still the pros- said. “I will continue with so marvelously well, you was taken during their penalty shootout against Argentina in their 2014 World Cup pect, an appalling one my life, the players will also would go home as a loser semi-finals at the Corinthians arena in Sao Paulo on 9 July , 2014. —Reuters for many Brazilians, that continue to be winners and just because you could pos- arch-rivals Argentina could we must continue,” he add- sibly have lost the last two They lost in 1974 and 1978 South Africa four years ago. Cup, including the quar- win Sunday’s final in Rio de ed. matches and this has got to West Germany and Ar- Brazil and the Nether- ter-final in 2010 when the Janeiro. “History will have nothing to do with sport in gentina respectively and lands have played 11 times Dutch came from behind to Although third spot to record that Brazil, for my view. were beaten 1-0 by Spain in and four times at the World win 2-1.—Reuters would be scant consolation the first time since 2002, “So, in a football tour- for many, the match at the reached the semi-finals.” nament particularly not at national stadium is one Bra- Van Gaal also came in the last stage you shouldn’t World Cup 2014 Brazil zil, and under-fire coach for criticism after his side, have players playing match Luiz Felipe Scolari, must who began the tournament for third-fourth place. Be- Third Place play off take very seriously. by thrashing holders Spain cause there is only one Match-63 By contrast, Scolari’s 5-1, failed to score in either award that counts and that Brazil 2:30 MST (13.7.2014) Dutch counterpart Louis their quarter-final against is becoming world champi- Netherlands van Gaal, whose side ex- Costa Rica or Wednesday’s on.” ceeded many people’s ex- semi against Argentina. The Netherlands have pectations by reaching the They beat the Costa never won soccer’s global Match-64 Final last four, has said the third- Ricans on penalties but lost showpiece despite reach- 1:30 MST (14.7.2014) Argentina place game is pointless and their shootout to Argentina ing the final three times. Germany R/489 Printed and published by the New Light of Myanmar press in Nay Pyi Taw, the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information.