THENew MOST RELIABLE NEWSPAPER LightAROUND YOU of Myanmar Volume XX, Number 346 6th Waning of Tabaung 1374 ME Monday, 1 April, 2013 The government will have to work hard to safeguard peace and stability and promote rule of law in the country Nay Pyi Taw, 31 March—The following is the translation of President U Thein Sein’s speech through radio programmes to the entire people the length and breadth of the nation on 1-4-2013. In selling these mobile telephone SIM cards, they country. Economic development goes hand in hand will be distributed equitably among the Regions and with improvements in the socio-economic conditions States after carefully considering such details as the of citizens. Our country currently needs investment, demand and the preexisting infrastructural capacity technology, and human resources to promote job creation to support additional phone lines. In addition, the and industrial development. Since we cannot do it on infrastructural capacity will be increased and new mobile our own yet, we have to invite foreign investment. To telephone towers built through partnership with local invite the right kind of investment, we have already and international companies so as to enable the sale of a developed policies that will protect national interest and recurring supply of SIM cards every month. In this way, social welfare. To help attract foreign investment, a new access to communication is reached all the way to the Foreign Direct Investment Law that meets international grassroots. At the same time, we will work to improve standards has recently been enacted. There have also the existing auto telephone lines. been successes in the relaxation of economic sanctions. Second, I would like to touch on the issue of salary We were also able to secure 6 billion dollars of debt and benefits for civil servants. Regarding this issue, I relief. We will also be able to secure low-interest long have already communicated my intention to increase the term loans from the World Bank, International Monetary My fellow citizens, salary and benefits for civil servants from time to time Fund (IMF), Asian Development Bank (ADB), and I would first like to wish you all good health in my depending on national economy, revenue, and budget. Japan’s Official Development Assistance in the near monthly radio program to communicate with the citizens In the proposal for the upcoming 2013-2014 annual future. Economic development is intricately linked to on some of the important issues. budget, I have submitted a request of 385 billion Kyats Peace. However, if we are unable to promote peace, we First, I would like to touch on the issue of access to the Legislature for the increase of salary and pension will squander the opportunities and avenues available to affordable mobile telephone SIM cards, which I for civil servants. Acknowledging to the hardships faced to advance economic development. Because of this, know many of you are patiently waiting for. As I have by the civil servants, the Legislature has approved this I would call on all citizens to participate and provide promised you before and starting this April, the Ministry also. As a result, prior increase of 30,000 kyats in stipend support in promoting peace and stability. of Communications and Information Technology will will remain as before and monthly salary will increase Fourth, we must raise the living standard of workers start selling mobile telephone SIM cards at an affordable by additional 20,000 kyats starting this April. and farmers, the two fundamental societal groups. A large price to the general public in accordance with the Third, I would call on all citizens to participate and majority of the country’s population lives in rural areas necessary rules and regulations. provide support in the economic development of the (See page 8) BIOGRAPHY OF BIOGRAPHY of Yangon Mega Expo 2013 H.E. Dr. Tony Tan Keng Yam President of the Republic of Singapore Mrs. Mary Tan launched the University of Singapore January 1985 to December Yangon, 31 March— services, tourism services, in 1964, after obtaining his 1991, he served as the Dagon Exhibition Limited education service schools, Master of Science degree. Minister for Education. organized the Yangon business and monetary He joined the University In December 1991, Dr. Mega Expo 2013 with the service and banking again as a lecturer with the Tan stepped down from sponsorship of Job Seekers services, car showrooms, Department of Mathematics the Cabinet to return to the Journal at Myanmar fuel and lubricants, car after obtaining his doctorate private sector as Chairman Convention Centre on batteries and tyres, car in 1967. In 1969, he left and Chief Executive Mindhamma Road in decorations and job hunting the University to begin a Officer of OCBC. Mayangon Township are being displayed at the career in banking with the Dr. Tan rejoined the yesterday morning. expo. Overseas-Chinese Banking Cabinet in August 1995 and Booths on real Film Director Maung Corporation (OCBC), was appointed Deputy Prime estate salerooms, home Tin Oo organizes Heart of Art Dr. Tony Tan where he rose to become Minister and Minister for Mrs. Mary Tan decorations, construction Performance & Art Creation Keng Yam was born in General Manager. He left Defence. In August 2003, (maiden name Mary Chee materials, modern Group for new faces contest Singapore, on 7 February OCBC in 1979 to enter Dr. Tan was appointed Bee Kiang), the wife of furniture, sanitation and 2013. First prize winner 1940. He received his politics. Deputy Prime Minister and Singapore’s President Dr. kitchen utensils, quality can enjoy K 1 million, the early education in St. Dr. Tan was elected Co-ordinating Minister for Tony Tan Keng Yam, paints, industrial materials, second K 700,000 and the Patrick’s School and St. as a Member of Parliament Security and Defence. was born in Singapore on electronics and electrical third K 500,000. The expo Joseph’s Institution. Dr. in 1979 and was appointed Dr. Tan retired from the 5 December 1940. She equipment, mobile phone will be held from 30 March Tan graduated from the Senior Minister of State in Cabinet in September 2005 graduated from the then accessories, computer and to 2 April from 9 am to 6 pm University of Singapore the Ministry of Education. and was appointed Deputy University of Singapore parts, foodstuffs, health daily.—NLM with a First Class Honours In June 1980, he was Chairman and Executive in 1962 with a Bachelor Degree in Physics in appointed Minister for Director of the Government of Arts degree and in 1962, and went on to the Education and concurrently, of Singapore Investment 1963 with a diploma in Massachusetts Institute the Vice-Chancellor of the Corporation Private educa-tion. She was a of Technology, where National University of Limited (GIC), Chairman Secondary School teacher he obtained a Master Singapore. A year later, he of the National Research before committing herself of Science degree. He was appointed Minister for Foundation and Deputy to be homemaker. She has later obtained a PhD in Trade and Industry. From Chairman of the Research, three sons and one daughter Applied Mathematics at October 1983 to January Innovation and Enterprise and five grandchildren. the University of Adelaide. 1985, Dr. Tan served as the Council, and Chairman of Mrs. Tan enjoys Dr. Tan started his Minister for Finance and Singapore Press Holdings reading, gardening and career as a lecturer with concurrently as the Minister Limited (SPH). attending plays and cultural the Physics Department of for Trade and Industry. From (See page 8) shows. 2 Monday, 1 April, 2013 New Light of Myanmar local news Facilities for disabled persons Operation against handed over smuggled vehicles Yekyi, 31 March — the occasion, and Chairman Shwe Min Thar Foundation of the foundation U Myat gaining momentum in presented facilities for Thu elaborated purpose of disabled persons in Yekyi, donation and aim of opening Mawlamyine Ngathaingchaung and Athoat a branch of the foundation Townships at a hall in Yekyi in Yekyi. M a w l a my i n e , 3 1 am on 27 March. The seized Township of Pathein District Next, four wheelchairs, March — Actions are being three vehicles are worth 9 in Ayeyawady Region on 27 12 crutches and one walking taken against smuggling of million. March. stick for the blind were illegal vehicles that failed Kyaikmayaw police Ayeyawady Region handed over to disabled to pay customs duty from a station opened a case under Minister for Forestry and persons. neighboring country into 10 import/export law No (8). Mining U Soe Myint spoke on Kyemon townships in Mon State by With the aim of avoiding the police. unwanted situation, the Fuel station Indonesia emerges as champion of Pre-SEA According to a tip-off police is launching the given by a duty-conscious operation against these fire in Games Cycling Competition in Myanmar person, Police Inspector smuggled vehicles as they Khine Than, Police Insepctor were violating traffic rules Taunggyi Myint Naing and party of and being involved in road Mawlamyine district police accidents while they were on Taunggyi, 31 March commander office seized the roads in Mawlamyine and — A fire broke out while a three illegal vehicles together other townships with fake fuel bowser was filling fuel with three drivers near number plates. oil at Win Mitta fuel station, Attayan bridge at about 9 Kyemon two miles from Taunggyi- Hopong motorway, in Young Mawlamyine man dies Kangyi ward in Taunggyi at about 4.40 pm on 28 March. of drowning The fire was due to M a w l a my i n e , 3 1 died of drowning while he a static electricity caused March — A death of young was swimming in the pool from filling fuel oil at the man by drowning occurred together with his friends. fuel station. The Shan State at a private-owned New Sky Mawlamyine Township Chief Minister, ministers, swimming pool in Thanlwin police station opened a the commander of Eastern Garden in Mawlamyine at case and investigation is Command and party, the bout 4.30 pm on 24 March. ongoing. district commissioner and Soe Lin Aung, 16, Kyemon township/ward admini- strators and fire crews Nay Pyi Taw, 31 March Indonesian cycling team another Thai cyclist bagged Myanmar palmist and rushed there and managed — The final day’s events of emerged as a champion of the silver and bronze medals to bring the fire under control globetrotters Invitational Cycling Contest competition with three gold, respectively. Myanmar in cooperation with local ahead of 2013 XXVII Sea three silver and one bronze, cyclists Thuza, Hnin Ei people. The fire died down at Games, jointly-organized followed by Thailand with Naing and Aye Myat Thandar about 6 pm. Building of Win by the Ministry of Sport three gold, two silver and only stood fifth, sixth and Mitta fuel station owned by U and Myanmar Cycling three bronze. But Myanmar, seventh places. Chan Nyein and fuel barrels Federation, took place at the host team, bagged only In men’s down hill event of 103 fuel station owned by Mount Pleasant cycling one bronze. with the participation of 13 U Sai Myo Khin were gutted ground on 28 March. In women’s down hill participants, Thailand stood in the fire. No causalities first followed by Indonesia against Han Win Kyaw, 23, event with the participation were reported but loss of and Singapore. Among fuel station worker, for his of seven participants, Thai property in the fire amounted five Myanmar participants, negligence of fire. cyclist won gold medal to K 6 million. No (1) Htet Myat Aung stood Kyemon while Indonesian cyclist and police station filed a lawsuit fifth in the event. In the evening, men’s and women’s Holidaymakers flock together to BMX events followed. Chaungtha beach Two Indonesian bicyclists finished runners-up behind Recent photo shows one of three foreign Yangon, 31 March — recreation. So Ngwehsaung accessible by smooth and Thailand in the women’s visitors consulting a palmist under a shady As the country enters its and Chaungtha beaches speedy road transport, BMX event. Winner of the hottest months of the year, are crowded with holidaymakers came in men’s BMX event emerged tree on a road beside Maha Bandoola Park local visitors thronged holidaymakers. flocks there to enjoy their from Indonesian cycling that links Sule Pagoda Road in Yangon, beach resorts which are As Chaungtha beach, two-day holiday on 26 and team, but silver and bronze Myanmar’s commercial city, which is always being packed with those 30-mile from Pathein of 27 March. medals went to Thailand. packed with globetrotters. — Kyemon who are seeking shade for Ayeyawady Region, is Kyemon Kyemon Medical equipment donation for hospitals in Yangon Region

Yangon, 31 March — A explained purpose of benefit to every patient ceremony to donate medical donation and handed concerned as today’s equipment to Yangon over 45 kinds of medical donation are very useful Region Government by the equipment to Yangon in medical treatment. Rotary Club of Essendon in Region Chief Minister U He called on officials Australia was held at the Myint Swe who presented a concerned of respective meeting hall of the Region certificate of honour to him. township/station hospitals Government Office, here, Next, the chief minister to use it systematically on 25 March. First, Mr. spoke words of thanks, and to keep a constant Simon Cookson of the saying that the medical maintenance on it. Rotary Club of Essendon equipment will be of great Kyemon New Light of Myanmar Monday, 1 April, 2013 3 WORLD Russian authorities can’t beat back Two Afghan children killed in NATO democracy: Gorbachev airstrike in Ghazni Province “This means that we Ghazni, (Afghanistan), this morning,” Deputy coalition’s warplanes to face a new attempt by 31 March—Two Afghan Provincial Governor carry out airstrike after a Russian society to move to children were killed and Mohammad Ali Ahmadi coalition airstrike called real democracy and it will seven civilians were told Xinhua. in by local forces killed be of historic significance.” wounded in a NATO But the bombing also 10 civilians including five The warning by airstrike earlier Saturday claimed the lives of two children in eastern Kunar Gorbachev, active in in the eastern Province of children and wounded Province early last month. public life at the age of Ghazni, which also claimed seven others aboard two The deaths of Afghan 82 and co-publisher of the lives of 12 Taleban vehicles parked near the civilians in NATO-led the independent Novaya insurgents, authorities said. site, besides killing several troops’ operations against Gazeta newspaper, came “The helicopters with insurgents, he said without Taleban have long been a as Putin, who won a third the NATO-led coalition providing more details. contentious issue between presidential term a year forces launched an attack Afghan President the Afghan government and ago, seeks to consolidate against Taleban position Hamid Karzai on 19 US and NATO forces in the power. along a road in Espand- February issued an order country. Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev attends Rather than engaging de area outside provincial banning local security “(Saturday) in the a presentation of his new book in Moscow on 13 Nov in dialogue with opponents, capital Ghazni city forces from calling morning the ANSF (Afghan 2012.— Reuters Putin has sought to National Security Forces) and Moscow, 31 March— sympathized with protests, marginalize them, while Coalition Forces conducted a The last Soviet leader mainly by the rising urban ratcheting up foreign successful attack on a group Mikhail Gorbachev said middle class, against policy rhetoric to create of armed Taleban extremists on Saturday Russia will alleged ballot fraud and an atmosphere of a nation in Espand-de village in face unrest unless society political corruption. under siege. eastern Ghazni city,” said a is made more democratic “The authorities have In the past week, statement issued by coalition despite President Vladimir managed to beat down the officials searched offices of here earlier in the day. It said Putin’s success in cracking wave of protest for a while, foreign non-governmental no civilian was killed in the down on dissent. but the problems have not organizations, Putin operation. Gorbachev, whose disappeared. If everything ordered snap military It said the insurgents perestroika (restructuring) remains as before, they exercises in the Black Sea were preparing to attack the and glasnost (openness) will escalate,” Gorbachev and he created a ‘hero of ANSF, adding the coalition reforms in the 1980s was quoted by the RIA labour’ honour reminiscent Afghan police stand near destroyed vehicles as they conducted an airstrike killing failed to avert the collapse news agency as saying in a of a Soviet command investigate at the site of an air strike in the southeastern 12 terrorists. of the Soviet Union, has lecture. economy.—Reuters town of Ghazni on 30 March 2013.—Reuters Xinhua Hitachi, TEPCO to Obama congratulates Kenyatta on election as Kenya’s President

cooperate in exporting Washington, 31 the election and commend Kenyatta won 50.07 together to fully implement March— US President Raila Odinga for accepting percent of the ballots, the political, institutional, power system Barack Obama on Saturday the Supreme Court’s against 43.4 percent by and accountability reforms offered congratulations decision,” the White Odinga, to avoid a run-off envisioned in the Kenyan Tokyo, 31 March— companies aim to receive Hitachi Ltd and Tokyo more orders for power to Uhuru Kenyatta on his House said in a statement. with his leading challenger. constitution, the statement Electric Power Co will generation equipment, ac- election as president of Kenya’s Supreme “We urge all Kenyans said. cooperate in exporting an cording to the sources. Kenya, urging Kenyan Court on Saturday to peacefully accept the The White House electric power system by The new firm will be people to peacefully upheld Kenyatta as the results of the election. applauded the relationship jointly establishing a con- capitalized at around 50 accept the results of the duly elected president of The electoral process and between the United States sulting firm for electricity million yen, of which Hi- election. Kenya after reaching an the peaceful adjudication and Kenya as strong transmission and distribu- tachi invests 85 percent “On behalf of the unanimous decision that of disputes in the Kenyan partners for the past 50 tion on Monday, sources and TEPCO 15 percent. President and the people the 4 March elections legal system are testaments years. close to the issue said on It aims to secure of the United States, were free and fair. to the progress Kenya has “Our relationship Sunday. around 150 million yen in we congratulate Uhuru The ruling came after made in strengthening its is based on a shared By providing tech- sales in fiscal 2013 from Kenyatta on his election Prime Minister Raila democratic institutions, commitment to democracy, nologies and management April by targeting firms in as President of Kenya. Odinga, Kenyatta’s rival, and the desire of the security, and opportunity. know-how to overseas North America and Brit- We also congratulate filed a petition at the Court Kenyan people to move The United States remains power companies through ain. the people of Kenya on disputing Kenyatta’s their country forward,” the committed to our long- the joint firm, the two Kyodo News the peaceful conduct of victory. White House said. standing partnership with The United States the Kenyan people,” it said. Death toll rises to 20 in called for Kenyans to come Xinhua Tanzania’s building collapse Japan stops providing accident tsunami info to nations Dar es Salaam, 31 junction of Indira Gandhi March—The number Street and Morogoro Road of people killed after a in the central business along Indian Ocean 16-storey building collapsed district of Tanzania’s in Dar es Salaam has risen commercial capital, Dar es Tokyo, 31 March— that trigged a tsunami kill- to 20, police confirmed on Salaam, collapsed at 8:30 Paramedics assist a construction worker who was rescued The Japan Meteorological ing more than 200,000 peo- Saturday. am on Friday. from a collapsed building in the Kariakoo District of Agency stopped providing ple. Since then, the agency The Dar es Salaam Kova said more bodies central Dar es Salaam on 29 March 2013.—Reuters tsunami warning informa- has issued tsunami infor- special zone commander were likely to be pulled out to stay near the building, second time since Friday and tion to nations facing the mation on 52 occasions, Suleiman Kova said 17 of the debris as rescuers and children who were ordered police to hunt down Indian Ocean as of 9 am targeting 26 countries in- bodies were recovered from various institutions, playing and passers-by. owners and contractors of the Sunday Japan time, as a cluding Bangladesh, India, from the rubble of the including the Tanzania Local TV station reported building and prosecute them. newly built international Indonesia, Iran and Kenya. fateful building between People’s Defence Forces, that many young children Shortly after Kikwete’s visit, tsunami warning system is The agency will con- Friday night and Saturday police and the Tanzania attending a Muslim school Kova announced that four now in operation. tinue providing tsunami afternoon as rescue work Red Cross Society, are near the building were still people, including the owner Japan began the infor- information to 11 countries to search for survivals working round the clock. unaccounted for. of the construction company mation service in March in the northwest Pacific re- continued. The building, He said the victims Tanzanian President and a consultant engineer, 2005 in the wake of the gion, including China, the which was under included constructors of the Jakaya Kikwete visited the surrendered themselves to 2004 earthquake in the In- Philippines and Russia. construction, situated at the building, beggars who used scene of the accident for the police.—Xinhua dian Ocean off Sumatra Kyodo News 4 Monday, 1 April, 2013 New Light of Myanmar Science & Technology Windows Phone 8 finally gets Temple Run, bunch of other gaming titles

San Francisco, 31 version of Windows Phone, March—Temple Run, the or having lesser RAM on popular “endless running” their phone are complaining game, has finally come to about being left out. Windows Phone 8 Microsoft The launch of original Airtel gives a miss to 4G made the announcement via Temple Run on Windows a blog post. Phone 8 comes at a time when An illustration picture shows the log-on icon for the spectrum bid in Sri Lanka As belated as the game’s Imangi Studios has released Website Twitter on an Ipad in Bordeaux, Southwestern entry is on the platform, it multiple successors to the Bangkok, 31 March— services including fast high France, on 30 Jan, 2013.—Reuters Bharti Airtel Lanka, part of capacity mobile broadband is not without controversy. game on various platforms. Indian telecom giant Bharti with wide spread coverage”, Temple Run for Windows Biggest success on those Saudi Arabia may try to end Airtel, did not participate in Palpita added. Phone is being criticised for has been Temple Run 2, that the 4G spectrum sale held Sri Lanka’s current its hardware and software became the fastest growing anonymity for Twitter users Colombo on Thursday. number of mobile phones requirements, namely, 1GB mobile game of all times, The Director General of Sri far exceeds its 20 million RAM and Windows Phone when it clocked over 50 mil- Riyadh, 31 March— identification documents, the Lnaka’s Telecommuni-cations population the data shows. 8, which means that only a lion downloads in just 13 days. Saudi Arabia may try to Arab News daily reported Regulatory Commission, Bharti Airtel offers 4G handful of phones— HTC 8X Other variants of the game end anonymity for Twitter on Saturday. Last week, Anusha Palpita, said that only services in six Indian cities, and Nokia Lumia 820 as well include Temple Run: Brave users in the country by local media reported the three of the island’s five mobile including Kolkata, Banga- as Lumia 920—can play the and the recently launched limiting access to the site government had asked operators took part in the lore and Chandigarh.—PTI game. Users running an older Temple Run: Oz.—PTI to people who register their telecom companies to look competitive bids. at ways they could monitor, Malaysia’s Dialog Japan’s NEC in talks to sell mobile phone unit to Lenovo or block, free internet phone Axiata was the successful Tokyo, 31 March— upcoming Chinese makers. services such as Skype. bidder, Palpita said. Mobitel Japan’s NEC Corp is in talks In Japan, the two foreign Twitter is highly popular and Etisalat were other two to sell its struggling mobile giants are whittling down their with Saudis and has stirred participants in the sealed- phone unit to its personal share of cell phone sales. Last broad debate on subjects bid process. The Lankan computer venture partner October, NEC cut its mobile ranging from religion to government had set the floor Lenovo Group Ltd, a source phone sales target for the year politics in a country where price for bids at 800 million familiar with the discussions ending March to 4.3 million such public discussion had Lankan rupees. Airtel said, confirming media reports from a previous estimate been considered at best Lanka, the last entrant to the of the negotiations. NEC is of 5 million units. Lenovo, unseemly and sometimes growing mobile telephone also in talks with potential the world’s No 2 maker of illegal. Early this month, the market, was not available domestic buyers, the source PCs, is cranking up overseas security spokesman for Saudi for comment. said on condition that he expansion in smartphones Arabia’s Interior Ministry A spokesperson of wasn’t identified. NEC has after solid growth in China. described social networking, parent company Bharti Airtel until now said its mobile Japan’s biggest cell particularly Twitter, as a tool in New Delhi declined to used by militants to stir social business is an important A man looks at NEC Corp’s computer displayed at an phone maker, Sony Corp, is comment. “We raised a part of its overall operations. vying with China’s Huawei unrest. The country’s Grand electronics store in Tokyo on 24 Oct, 2012.—Reuters sum of rupees 3.28 billion But after two years of losses Technology Co and ZTE Mufti, Saudi Arabia’s top from the sale of LTE mobile the company is shedding has been decided,” NEC for comment. Japanese Corp to be No 3 in the global cleric, last week described spectrum. This sum was assets to bolster profitability. said in a statement through phone makers have struggled smartphone market. NEC also users of the microblogging higher than expected,” “Amid the rapidly changing the Tokyo Stock Exchange to gain traction overseas plans to sell its mobile services site as “clowns” wasting Palpita said. market we are considering a on Friday in response to the in markets dominated by subsidiary NEC Mobiling Ltd time with frivolous and even “LTE deployment will number of ways to bolster the media reports. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd for as much as $850 million, harmful discussions, local usher the country into a new competitiveness of our mobile Lenovo officials could and Apple Inc where they separate sources told Reuters newspapers reported. era of advanced wireless phone business, but nothing not be immediately reached are also being challenged by this month.—Reuters Reuters Proxy firms pile on pressure for better Egypt launches first flight to Iran since 1979 MetroPCS-T-Mobile deal Cairo, 31 March— flight, operated by the private Hisham Zazouz and head Egypt launched on Saturday carrier Air Memphis took off of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, AT&T for $39 billion amid the first passenger flight from Cairo Airport carrying Handicrafts and Tourism regulator opposition. to Iran in more than three eight Iranians including two Organization Mohammad The failure of that decades, state- run Ahram diplomats, the report added. Sharif Malekzadeh 2011 plan cost T-Mobile online reported. On 28 February, signed a Memorandum USA some customers as the The Teheran-bound Egyptian Tourism Minister of Understanding in the company focused away from Iranian capital of Teheran its core business. to promote tourism T-Mobile USA, the No cooperation, a deal on 4 mobile provider in the operating non-stop flights United States, and its smaller between the two countries. rival MetroPCS want to pool The ties between Egypt their spectrum resources and and Iran were cut off after networks in order to better Iran’s Islamic Revolution Signage for a T-Mobile store is pictured in downtown compete with larger rivals and Egypt’s peace treaty Los Angeles, California on 31 Aug, 2011.—Reuters Verizon Wireless, AT&T with Israel in 1979. The New York, 31 March— efforts by two key activist Inc and Sprint Nextel. two sides started to get Proxy advisor Glass Lewis investors to block the deal, But Glass Lewis said closer after the 2011 unrest on Friday became the the day after leading proxy the current deal undervalues that toppled Egypt’s former second firm to suggest that firm ISS said shareholders MetroPCS’s contribution leader Hosni Mubarak. MetroPCS Communications should vote against the deal to the combined company. Egyptian President Inc shareholders vote against with T-Mobile USA, the Staying independent would Mohamed Morsi visited a proposed merger with US business of Deutsche help MetroPCS shareholders Teheran last August to attend T-Mobile USA, adding Telekom. reap more value in the short the Non-aligned Movements pressure on Deutsche If the deal collapses, it term, the proxy firm said (NAM) conference, Mclaren cars are on display during the 2013 New Telekom AG to sweeten would be a huge blow for in a report. A ‘no’ vote by becoming the first Egyptian York International Auto Show in New York, on 29 the deal. Deutsche Telekom after being MetroPCS shareholders could President to visit Iran in more March, 2013. The 2013 New York International Auto The move by No 2 proxy forced in 2011 to abandon its also prompt a better offer, than three decades. Show opened to the public on Friday.—Xinhua firm Glass Lewis backs plan to sell T-Mobile USA to Glass Lewis said.—Reuters Xinhua New Light of Myanmar Monday, 1 April, 2013 5 BUSINESS & HEALTH Housing controls prompt sales surge in China Baby formula scare highlights Beijing, 31 March — A Shanghai resident Mrs agencies are not the only supervision loopholes sales tax of up to 20 percent Wu said, “I am so exhausted. places that have been busy. on second hand homes is set It is like a shopping spree, and A number of couples are Shanghai, 31 March— Co, located in Suzhou, east to be rolled out in the coming the trading centre has become even getting divorced to The latest baby formula China’s Jiangsu Province, an weeks. Local governments a supermarket.” avoid the tax. scare in China highlights the authorized dealer of major are expected to work out Shanghai resident Chen Liu rong, deputy loopholes in the country’s Swiss baby formula maker specific time-frames for the Jianjun said, “Everyone director of Yangpu marriage food safety supervision system Hero Group. tax’s introduction by the is afraid. We don’t know registrar office, said, “We while dealing another blow to Xile Li’er is suspected end of March. With more whether the buyer or seller used to handle 8-14 divorce consumers’ confidence in the of smuggling baby formula regulations in the pipeline, will have to pay the tax until cases every day, and it has country’s dairy products. powder made only for the there’s been rising panic more details come out.” And risen to 20 to 30. The peak Baby formula products European market by Hero among buyers and sellers, this uncertainty has kept with Hero Nutradefence Group and repackaging all looking to complete sales real estate agent Li Dong in labels have been taken off it as Nutradefense baby before the measures kick in. a spin for the past month. store shelves in many cities, formula, for which the Another busy day at Li Dong, Manager of real including Shanghai, Beijing company had a legal import the Changning District estate agency, said, “We have and Chengdu, and have certificate, according to the Real Estate Trading Centre, had a surge of closing deals been removed from major administrative committee of buyers and sellers are since late February. People number was 60 cases a day. The rest of China has also online shopping sites over the Suzhou Industrial Park. rushing to close deals before are rushing to sell and buy. The divorced couples looked seen a surge in the housing the past two days, after a Meanwhile, of the 17 batches Shanghai’s property market Usually it takes two weeks very sullen in the past, but market over the last few media report exposed safety of baby formula products control policy is announced. to a month from listing the now they just do it casually; weeks, because of uncertainty problems with the brand. with the Nutradefence label The State Council’s general property on the market to holding hands in to get about the upcoming policy. The Shanghai food that have been tested by food guideline called for a 20% tax closing the deal. But it only divorced, and holding hands And markets are expected to safety office has launched safety authorities, at least on any profits made since the took four, five hours for us out after.” stay hot until more details are an investigation into the seven have failed to meet seller originally purchased to get a deal done yesterday.” CCTV reporter Lin Nan finally disclosed this week.” Shanghai branch of the Xile protein standards, it said. the property. Trading centres and property said, “It’s not just Shanghai. Xinhua Li’er Import and Export Xinhua Contraceptive pills cause 20 deaths Banks score major win in private annually in France: Survey Libor suits indicated. New York, 31 March JPMorgan Chase & Co bet on interest rates. Small “The risk of venous —The world’s biggest banks (JPM.N), Royal Bank of movements in those rates can thromboembolism applies won a major victory on Friday Canada (RY.TO), Royal mean sizable gains or losses to the population as a whole, when a US judge dismissed a Bank of Scotland and for those gambling on which but the risk is low,” the health “substantial portion” of the WestLB AG WDLG.UL. way the rates move. agency said. claims in private lawsuits They had been accused The ruling comes at France is a country where accusing them of rigging by a diverse body of private a time when the banking the use of contraception pills global benchmark interest plaintiffs, ranging from industry is facing legal and is among the highest in the rates. bondholders to the city of regulatory challenges on world, as up to 60 percent of The 16 banks had faced Baltimore, of conspiring multiple fronts, including women users. In 2011, nearly claims totaling billions of to manipulate the London how they originated and sold Contraceptive pills cause 20 deaths annually in France. 4.27 millions of women used dollars in the case, which had Interbank Offered Rate mortgage loans, as well as contraceptive pills. been considered the biggest Paris, 31 March—A to blood clots, and 1,751 survey conducted by French accidents as well as 14 of 20 However, after the legal threat that they faced health watchdog showed that deaths were caused by the health ministry decided aside from investigations the use of contraceptive pills third and fourth generation to regulate more strictly being pursued by regulators causes 2,529 accidents and pills while the rest six deaths the prescriptions of these in the United States, Europe 20 deaths per year in the were leaded by the first and contraceptive pills, the sales and Britain. country, National Agency second generation pills. of the third and fourth The banks include: Bank for the Safety of Drugs and The deaths of the pills generation of pills fell sharply of America Corp (BAC.N), Health Products (ANSM) users are related to an to 34 percent in February Citigroup Inc (C.N), Credit said on Tuesday. occurrence of pilmonary 2013 compared to that in Suisse Group AG (CSGN. The ANSM’s undated embolism, which is the February 2012, while the use VX), Deutsche Bank AG study estimated that the most serious form of of the second generation was (DBKGn.DE), HSBC contraceptive pills are tied thromboembolic, the survey up 26.5 percent.—Xinhua Holdings PLC (HSBA.L), Chinese herbs may reduce hot flashes

New York, 31 March she’d want to see more, long- in their 40s and 50s, who were —Women taking a Chinese term studies demonstrating at or near menopause and Customers are seen outside of a Bank of America in herbal formula experienced that these herbs are safe experiencing symptoms, to Tucson, Arizona on 21 Jan, 2011.—Reuters less than half the number of before she would recommend drink an herbal formula twice menopausal hot flashes they them to women, but that the a day for 12 weeks. (Libor), a key benchmark at questions of whether some had before the treatment, current study makes EXD look “Menopausal flushing the heart of more than $550 have become so big they pose according to a new study from promising as an alternative is notoriously responsive trillion in financial products. a systemic risk to the global Hong Kong. Among women menopause treatment. to fluctuations and placebo In a significant setback financial system. taking an herbal mix called Hormone replacement responses in clinical trials, for the plaintiffs, US While the door was left Er-xian decoction (EXD), therapy is considered the yet they have rigorously District Judge Naomi Reice open for private litigants to the frequency of daily hot most effective therapy for demonstrated an improvement Buchwald in Manhattan refile lawsuits, Buchwald’s flashes dropped by 62 percent, menopause-related symptoms, in favor of active treatment” granted the banks’ motion decision may make it more compared to a 52-percent drop but potential health risks sachets to be made into a tea. with Er-xian decoction, said to dismiss federal antitrust likely that banks will talk seen among women taking a from hormones have women Although previous studies Dr Alan Bensoussan, the claims and partially settlement with a significant placebo. looking for alternatives, said have found that EXD can help director of the Centre for dismissed the plaintiffs’ win in their pocket. The “It’s a modest effect, Yao Tong, a professor at the reduce hot flashes, they were Complementary Medicine claims of commodities decision also could cast but not a zero effect,” University of Hong Kong not high quality experiments, Research at the University of manipulation. She also doubt on some of the highest said Katherine Newton, a and one of the authors of the the researchers write in the Western Sydney, in an email dismissed racketeering and analyst projections about researcher who has studied new study. medical journal Menopause: to Reuters Health. state-law claims. potential Libor damages, herbal menopause therapies Er-xian decoction (EXD) The Journal of The North Among women who Buchwald did allow and quell some concerns at the Group Health Research contains compounds extracted American Menopause Society. drank the fake remedy, hot a portion of the lawsuit to that the banks have not Institute in Seattle. from the roots, stems or leaves To get a more reliable flash severity went from continue that claims the reserved enough for litigation Newton, who was not of six Chinese herbs, processed assessment of how well EXD three to 2.3 on a four-point banks’ alleged manipulation expenses. involved in the research, said into granules then packaged in works, they asked 101 women scale.—Reuters of Libor harmed traders who Reuters 6 Monday, 1 April, 2013 New Light of Myanmar WORLD Central African Republic leader, facing isolation, Maduro calls Venezuela says no reprisals opposition “heirs of Hitler” Bangui, 31 March— suspended Central Afri- Caracas, 31 March— tors to Venezuela to provide Central African Republic’s can Republic and imposed Venezuela’s acting Presi- free health care in slums and new leader Michel Djoto- sanctions on Seleka lead- dent Nicolas Maduro on rural villages, and main- dia, facing international iso- ers, including Djotodia, this Saturday called the coun- tained close ties with the lation after seizing power, week. try’s opposition “heirs of communist-run island’s said on Saturday he would France and the United Hitler,” accusing them of leadership throughout his 14 not take reprisals against States say the rebels should persecuting Cuban doc- years in office. rivals and called on those adhere to a power-sharing tors working in the South Opposition critics say who fled abroad to return. deal signed in Gabon’s cap- American country the way Maduro and other senior gov- The United States ital Libreville in January Jews were persecuted in ernment figures are receiving said on Saturday it did not that mapped out a transi- Nazi Germany. guidance directly from Cu- recognize Djotodia, who tion to elections in 2016 in His barbs added to ban President Raul Castro, toppled President Francois which Bozize was forbid- weeks of insults in the run- as well as allowing Cuban Bozize on 24 March after den from running. up to the 14 April presiden- advisers to wield influence Central African Republic’s new President Michel Djoto- leading thousands of his Djotodia has pledged tial elections triggered by in Venezuela’s military and dia (L) speaks to Prime Minister Nicolas Tiangaye at a Seleka rebels into the min- to act in the spirit of the the death of socialist leader intelligence services. rally in support of Djotodia in downtown Bangui eral-rich nation’s capital agreement and said on Fri- Hugo Chavez this month. Some extremists have on 30 March, 2013.—Reuters Bangui, triggering days of day he would step down in Polls show Maduro with a called the Cuban doctors looting. sand cheering supporters Djotodia said looters would 2016. double-digit lead over op- part of a plan to turn Vene- “I make a patriotic near the presidential palace. face justice and called for But Washington on position rival Henrique zuela into a Communist and brotherly appeal for “There will be no witch international help, particu- Saturday said Nicolas Tian- Capriles. state, though nearly all op- our countrymen, who have hunt, because we must es- larly from former colonial gaye, named prime minister “The campaign against position leaders say the pro- chosen the path of exile, tablish tolerance, dialogue master France. under the Libreville agree- Cuba is just like the cam- gramme is positive and vow to return,” the former civil and forgiveness,” he said. But the takeover has ment, was now the only le- paign against the Jews in to maintain it. servant turned self-declared Though violence in the been condemned interna- gal head of government. Hitler’s Germany,” Ma- Maduro is benefiting president told several thou- riverside capital has ebbed, tionally. The African Union Reuters duro said during a rally in from an outpouring of emo- Chavez’s home state of Ba- tion after Chavez’ death One dead, one Hashimoto says LDP, New Komeito must not rinas. “The heirs of Hitler and as well from the legacy are leading a campaign in of Chavez’s wildly popular injured in win upper house majority Venezuela against the peo- social welfare campaigns ple of Cuba.” known as “missions” that Toronto Osaka, 31 March— national political arena, add- At the Press confer- Toru Hashimoto, co-head of ed Hashimoto, who is also ence, Ishihara also said he Chavez, ten years ago, include the Cuban doctors shopping the opposition Japan Resto- Osaka mayor. The ruling was hospitalized for a mild began bringing Cuban doc- programme.—Reuters ration Party, said on Saturday parties already hold a ma- brain infarction but denied centre shooting that efforts must be made to jority in the more powerful any intention to step down Toronto, 31 March—A prevent the ruling coalition House of Representatives. as co-leader of the party or as shooting outside a shopping from securing a majority in The other co-head, a House of Representatives centre in Canada’s larg- the upper house election in Shintaro Ishihara, was absent member. est city Toronto killed one the summer. from the convention, having “I feel the sensation person and injured another “It would be a water- just been discharged after a in my left fingertips has Saturday night, leaving thou- shed if we could keep the month in the hospital on Fri- become weak, but there is sands of shoppers lining up Liberal Democratic Party day. almost no” aftereffect from to be checked by police be- and the New Komeito party He later held a Press the illness, said the 80-year- fore leaving the mall. from winning a majority in conference in Tokyo and ex- old former Tokyo governor Several shots were the House of Councillors pressed his hope that Hashi- and prizewinning writer. fired in the parking lot of race,” Hashimoto said at the moto will run in this sum- He added he wrote two party’s first general meeting mer’s House of Councillors short novels while staying Venezuela’s acting President and Presidential candidate Yorkdale Shopping Centre Nicolas Maduro speaks to supporters during a campaign in northern Toronto shortly in the city of Osaka. election. in hospital. “If the two ruling parties Ishihara said Hashimoto Ishihara returned to na- rally in the state of Barinas on 30 March, 2013 in this after 8:00 pm (2400 GMT), picture provided by Miraflores Palace.—Reuters according to Toronto po- secure a majority (in the up- may have things left undone tional politics for the first lice spokeswoman Wendy per house), it will decrease as the Osaka mayor but that time in 17 years by winning Sudanese rebel group releases Drummond, who told lo- the sense of tension in na- his candidacy would help the a parliamentary seat in the cal media that it was a very tional politics,” effectively party gain strength in the up- lower house election in De- 31 kidnapped Darfuris large crime scene, which giving them control of the per house. cember.—Kyodo News Cairo, 31 March— Last week, the inter- took a considerable number A police car is seen near Sudanese rebels have re- national peacekeeping of officers to protect. French icon La Tour Eiffel the cordoned off Eif- leased 31 Darfuris who mission UNAMID said It was reported that a fel Tower in Paris on they had kidnapped a an armed group had kid- man was shot to the head and reopens to public after bomb 30 March, 2013. Local week ago on their way to napped 31 Darfuris who dead at scene while a women alert lifted police evacuated around a conference for people the peacekeepers had been was wounded and taken to 1,500 people from Paris’ displaced by the region’s escorting in three buses. the hospital in serious but Paris, 31 March—Par- again. Bomb threats target- icon tower, La Tour Eif- decade-long war, the In- The abductors took them stable condition. is’ iconic tower, La Tour ing monuments and public fel, on Saturday even- ternational Committee for to an unknown location. Every person trying Eiffel, reopened to the pub- places occur occasionally ing after receiving an the Red Cross (ICRC) said On Saturday, the to leave the mall was ques- lic on Saturday night fol- in the French capital, but all anonymous call of bomb on Saturday. ICRC said a faction of the tioned by the officers, who lowing the lift of a bomb alerts are “treated very seri- attempt from a phone Conflict has raged in Sudan Liberation Army took down their names, alert. ously,” the police said. booth near a suburb of Darfur since 2003 when (SLA), one of the main birthdays and driving license At 19:30 local time, Xinhua Paris.—Xinhua mainly non-Arab rebels Darfur rebel groups, had numbers. around 1,500 people were took up arms against the released the men and With police blocking off evacuated from the famous Arab-led government, ac- handed them over to the all exits and checking people, monument, after authorities cusing it of politically and Red Cross, according to a thousands of shoppers had to received an anonymous call economically marginaliz- statement. line up in their cars to leave of bomb attempt made from ing the region. The SLA was not the parking area and the traf- a phone booth near suburb Violence has subsid- available for comment, fic was moving very slowly. of Paris. ed from its peak in 2003 and no more details were Police said more than one The anti-terrorism unit and 2004, but a surge has available about the inci- gunman might possibly be searched the tower for pos- forced more than 130,000 dent that happened in a involved in the shooting sible explosives for a few people to flee their homes border area between Cen- incident but right now they hours, and then the alert since the start of the year, tral Darfur State and South were not sure of the number was lifted and visitors were according to the United Darfur State. of suspects.—Xinhua allowed to access the site Nations. Reuters New Light of Myanmar Monday, 1 April, 2013 7 WORLD Cyprus brings about worldwide unprecedented bank Spanish island El Hierro recapitalization moved by geological Nicosia, 31 March— in compensation, meaning Cyprus’ banking authori- that they will become the movement ties have brought about a new holders of the bank’s Madrid, 31 March— habitants, measured 4.7 on worldwide unprecedented equity. The Spanish island of El Richter scale and has had recapitalization of the east- The equity of old Hierro has begun to move the effect of moving the ern Mediterranean island’s shareholders will be down- to the east and part of it island slightly to the east crippled banking system graded to the last category have risen 11 centimetres as a result of the pressure by using depositors’ money D, meaning that they will in height as a result of the of magma building up un- and forcing the merger of have no voting rights and recent seismic activity it der the earth’s crust. the two largest banks. will receive no dividends has experienced, a local Further, the INVOL- Under an arrangement or other compensation and media report said on Satur- CAN have informed that in force since Friday morn- will be last in line to get any day. the recent activity has ing but officially announced money in case the bank is Located at the west caused the ground to rise in the Official Gazette on liquidated. A further 22.5 end of the Canary Islands, by 11 centimeters at Punta Saturday, big depositors in percent of big deposits will Women withdraw money from ATMs at a branch of the which are situated off the de Orchilla on the west the largest lender, will take be blocked for 90 days to Bank of Cyprus at Eleftheria square in Nicosia west coast of Africa, El end of the island. a much bigger loss than cover recapitalization as on 30 March, 2013—Reuters Hierro on Friday suffered Friday’s quake is the originally expected and needs arise, with bank A bank will be repaid out of Deposits below its strongest earthquake strongest of a series of may ultimately reach 60 shares being issued for the their deposit account prior 100,000 euros and all other since the eruption of an quakes which have shaken percent. additional amount needed. to the haircut, but lawyers assets in Laiki, but also all underwater volcano off the island in recent days. Regulations published The remaining 40 per- and auditors said details on debts of the bank above its coast in the summer of The latest outburst of ac- in the Official Gazette aim- cent will not be subject to how this will be done are 100,000 euros, including a 2011, the National Centre tivity began on 18 March ing at restoring the capital any haircut demanded by still hazy. 9.2-billion-debt to the Cen- for Volcanology or Canary with the strongest quake sufficiency of Bank of Cy- the Eurogroup in exchange In a closely related tral Bank resulting from Islands Volcanological In- registering at 4.7 on Rich- prus state that depositors for a 10 billion bailout for move, Central Bank Gov- emergency liquidity as- stitute (INVOLCAN) was ter scale, while 54 separate of over 100,000 euros in Cyprus, but will be blocked ernor Panicos Demetriades sistance it received mostly quoted as saying. tremors were registered the Bank of Cyprus will until the recapitalization issued a decree transferring over the last 12 months, The quake, which off the coast, the majority have their money initially is made final. One small the operations of Cyprus will be transfered into the took place off the west of of them at a depth of be- slashed by 37.5 percent and consolation for big deposi- Popular Bank, known also Bank of Cyprus. the island with a popula- tween 12 and 15 kilome- will get category A shares tors is that any debts to the as Laiki, to Bank of Cyprus. Xinhua tion of just over 10,000 in- tres.—Xinhua Xi encourages Chinese doctors to help further improve Africa’s health care services

Brazzaville, 31 Mar- China’s medical ch—Chinese President aid for Africa is a Xi Jinping on Saturday demanding but honourable encouraged his country’s undertaking, said Xi, while medical volunteers in thanking the volunteers for Africa to make more the outstanding services contributions to the they have provided for improvement of local the local residents and health care services. the high honour they have Xi made the remarks earned for their country. when addressing a He noted that Chinese Chinese medical team medical teams have here at the newly-built braved the harsh natural Chinese President Xi Jinping (L, front) and Denis People are seen beside the remain of a tank in Shalam- China-Congo Friendship conditions and other Sassou Nguesso (R, front), the President of the Republic cheh, a battlefiled of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, in Hospital, which he and difficulties and made of Congo, attend the completion ceremony of the Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan, Congolese President important contributions to China-Republic of Congo Friendship Hospital project on 30 March, 2013. —Xinhua Denis Sassou-Nguesso China-Africa friendship. in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo, on 30 had just inaugurated. Hailing the noble March 2013. —Xinhua Italy’s President assigns facilitators for work of these teams as and the whole Africa. inauguration of the hospital, an embodiment of the For his part, Sassou- which was constructed with solving political impasse Chinese national ethos, Nguesso lauded the Chinese support. Among Xi encouraged them to selflessness and excellence other participants in the Rome, 31 March—Ital- fairs of the outgoing techno- new government. continue to uphold the of the Chinese medical ceremony were leaders ian President Giorgio Na- cratic government of Prime The 87-year-old Presi- spirit of internationalism volunteers and thanked of both chambers of the politano on Saturday charged Minister Mario Monti, were dent clarified he would re- and humanitarianism, China for the benefits Congolese parliament, all 10 authoritative experts and also among what observers main in office until his term carry on the lofty cause and they have brought to the Congolese government political figures with the task called “the facilitators.” expires on 15 May, ruling help further consolidate Congolese people. ministers and more than to help solve the political Napolitano’s decision out speculations of early China’s friendly ties with Xi’s wife, Peng 30 foreign diplomats. impasse stemmed from last came following intensive but resignation that would allow the Republic of the Congo Liyuan, witnessed the Xinhua month’s inconclusive gen- fruitless meetings with par- his successor to call for fresh Residents have eral elections. The figures ties on Friday to try to reach general voting, as Italy’s their free meal at included the former Presi- consensus after Pier Luigi president is not allowed to the 24th annual dent of Italy’s Constitutional Bersani, whose centre-left dissolve parliament in the free Easter meal Court, Valerio Onida, the coalition was the most voted final months of his mandate. event in Vancou- head of national statistics in the 24-25 February general He said Monti’s cabi- ver, Canada, on 30 institute Istat Enrico Giovan- elections, failed to persuade net would stay in office March, 2013. About nini, as well as leading politi- the other forces to support a until “more favourable con- 3,000 low income cians belonging to the main centre-left led government. ditions” were created to residents forces in parliament. Earlier on Saturday, “unblock a stiff situation.” from Vancouver Giovanni Pitruzzella, Napolitano said two groups In this lapse of time, the se- enjoy their free the chairman of Italy’s Com- with “political-institutional lected wisemen would help meals offered by petition Authority, Salvatore and socio-economic” na- proposing and making meas- Union Gospel Rossi, a member of the Cen- ture would start working on ures approved by parliament Mission to share tral Bank’s governing board, Tuesday on a sort of pro- to tackle deepening recession the joy during the and Enzo Moavero Milanesi, grammatic report while help- and rising unemployment. Easter. —Xinhua Minister for European Af- ing him find consensus on a Xinhua 8 Monday, 1 April, 2013 New Light of Myanmar national prisoners in stages. In addition, we have established the The government will have… review committee for prisoners in order to grant more (from page 1) Monday, 1 April, 2013 amnesty if they are wrongly detained. Our effort to end the and is working as menial laborers in the agricultural six-decade long ethnic armed conflicts has yielded significant Violence against women sector. As the agricultural sector improves, the people positive results. will have full access to the basic needs, especially food, However, some of our citizens, instead of solving the The United Nations General Assembly clothing and shelter. Therefore, I would like to urge problems they encountered lawfully, resorted to violent defines “violence against women” as “any act farmers to strive towards improving crop yield, increasing and unlawful means that involve terrorist acts, murder of gender-based violence that results in, or is the value of the land by making necessary improvements and arson. Such actions have denigrated the image of likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental to the land, employing scientific farming methods and the country in the eyes of the international community. harm or suffering to women, including threats introducing mechanized farming. We understand that Whenever such problems occur, we might not be able of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation another fundamental need for farmers is capital. We have to solve them internally anymore; they could become of liberty, whether occurring in public or in tried to help farmers to have access to loans they need regional or international problems. This could seriously private life.” The 1993 Declaration on the by establishing credit unions, credit associations, and hurt the country’s reputation and cost many development Elimination of Violence against Women noted cooperative banks. Furthermore, we will also obtain foreign opportunities. In some cases, some citizens, instead of that this violence could be perpetrated by aid and loans in order to accomplish the aforementioned solving the problems peacefully, instigated others to worsen assailants of either gender, family members tasks effectively. them. If our young democracy experienced such violent and even the “State” itself. Fifth, we will have to work hard to safeguard peace and political storms frequently, its democratic development Worldwide governments and organizations stability and promote rule of law in the country. Our people would be seriously hampered. Therefore, I would like to are actively working to combat violence against wish to have peace and stability and rule of law in the country. request all citizens, both Sangha and Laity, to assist the women through a variety of programmes. The country has experienced economic backwardness due government in promoting peace and stability, the rule of A UN resolution designated 25 November to the absence of peace and stability. law and democracy. I am firmly committed to using the as International Day for the Elimination of My administration has made it possible for the general powers vested in me by the Constitution and existing laws to public to participate in the process of achieving political Violence against Women. protect and defend life, liberty, and property of all citizens. stability in the country. We have granted amnesty to many th th Violence against women - particularly Sixth, March 27 of this year marks the 68 intimate partner violence and sexual violence anniversary of the Armed Forces Day. The Tatmadaw, against women - are major public health which was established by General Aung San and the thirty problems and violations of women’s rights. comrades, is an institution with great historical tradition Some of the risk factors include lower that was triumphant in the independence movement with levels of education, exposure to child the support of the people. Likewise, it is an institution that maltreatment, witnessing family violence, was able to preserve independence and protect the nation against foreign and domestic threats. During this time antisocial personality disorder, harmful use of of democratic transition, the Tatmadaw is also playing alcohol, having multiple partners or suspected an important role by cooperating with the people. The by their partners of infidelity, and attitudes that Tatmadaw will use its good institutional traditions and are accepting of violence and gender inequality. attributes gained from its experience as strengths in this As one can see, violence against women transition process. is not just prevalent in a single country, but Lastly, I would like to wish my fellow citizens all it is rather a global phenomenon. It is vital the enjoyment in the Thingyan festival that falls on the that we do not just ignore these atrocities, but second week of April. I also wish you all happy new year. rather find an effective way to address the May all citizens be safe, healthy and prosperous. issue head on. Mostly Myanmar people have respect for women, and mothers traditionally are the BIOGRAPHY OF principal decision-makers of the domestic H.E. Dr. Tony Tan Keng Yam.. affairs of a household. And there is less gender (from page 1) seventh President of the discrimination. Girls enjoy every right like In July 2011, Dr. Republic of Singapore on boys on equal terms. Tan stepped down from 1 September 2011. We believe that a healthy home is a happy his positions at the GIC Dr. Tan married Mrs. home. No woman should ever have to live in and SPH to contest in the Mary Tan in 1964. They Deputy Minister for Information U Ye Htut gives destitution and humiliation. Women have the Presidential Election. He have four children (three right to live with respect and dignity even in award to an outstanding staff at NPE anniversary was elected on 27 August sons and one daughter) and the sunset years of their lives. ceremony. (News on page 16) 2011, and sworn in as the five grandchildren. mna Republic of the Union of Myanmar Ministry of Finance and Revenue No. Current salary rate No. Increased salary rate Union Minister Office 10. 160000-2000-170000 10. 180000-2000-190000 Order No. 544/2013 11. 180000-2000-190000 11. 200000-2000-210000 Nay Pyi Taw, 6th Waning of Tabaung, 1374 ME 12. 210000-2000-220000 12. 230000-2000-240000 (1 April, 2013) Notice: Increment is allowed only once two years. Subject: Increasing salary rate, pension rate and wages of civil servants 3. Increment period will go on as in the old salary rate when the salary rate increased. 1. Civil servants play a key role in serving the public by the government of the The period of increment is not affected by the pay rise. Republic of the Union of Myanmar which puts the interest of the State and people 4. Currently provided allowance will continue to be provided. at the fore. So, the government decided to increase salary rate of the civil servants Pension to facilitate their civil services, help them address their daily needs and improve 5. Alongside pay rise for active service personnel, retirees will also enjoy the rise their living standards. on the increased K 20000 as calculated by the pension rules. If there is a need to 2. Salary rates of civil servants at the posts designated by organizational structures coordinate the pension rate, one shall coordinate with the pension department. of government departments and organizations are increased as follows:- Daily wage No. Current salary rate No. Increased salary rate 6. The working period per day for daily wage earners at government organizations is eight hours and daily wage is increased from K 1100 to 1700. The daily allowance 1. 35000-1000-40000 1. 55000-1000-60000 of K 1000 will continue to be provided. 2. 41000-1000-46000 2. 61000-1000-66000 Salary rates of staff of Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) 3. 47000-1000-52000 3. 67000-1000-72000 7. Approval shall be sought from the Defence Council of the Ministry of Defence 4. 53000-1000-58000 4. 73000-1000-78000 as regards rules and regulations of salary and allowance rates as well as pension 5. 59000-1000-64000 5. 79000-1000-84000 rate and cash for Tatmadaw. 6. 65000-1000-70000 6. 85000-1000-90000 Entitlements for staff serving abroad 8. Foreign affairs staff and other similar staff serving abroad shall enjoy the current 7. 100000-2000-110000 7. 120000-2000-130000 salary rate in foreign currency. When they are assigned to posts in Myanmar, they 8. 120000-2000-130000 8. 140000-2000-150000 9. will enjoy the new salary rate according to their ranks. 9. 140000-2000-150000 160000-2000-170000 9. Entitlements in this order take affect in April, 2013. New Light of Myanmar Monday, 1 April, 2013 9 LOCAL NEWS MCDC gets 2% of stamp Crabs whose weight is under Ottarathiri Township upgrades duty, 5% of income tax 100 grams released into sea earthen road to asphalt one Mandalay, 31 March— Department U Win Myint, Myeik, 31 March— governmental organizations Nay Pyi Taw, 31 members of Nay Pyi Taw Mandalay Region Internal MCDC member-1 U Myint Led by Deputy Head of and War Veterans March—Swedaw-1 asphalt Development Committee, Revenue Department handed Thein and party attended Taninthayi Region Fisheries Organization totalling 50 road was commissioned into township administrator over two per cent of stamp the ceremony. The heads of Department Dr Nyunt Wai, released over 30000 crabs service in Shwenatha Ward and departmental duty and five per cent of Region IRD and township Head of Township Fisheries whose weight is under 100 of Ottarathiri Township officials, members of income tax to Mandalay City IRD handed over K 492.786 Department U Thein Naing, grams into the sea near the of Nay Pyi Taw Council social organizations and Development Committee million from stamp duty the head of Township bridge which is located Area on 20 March, attended townselders totalling about at its office on 20 March and K 56.494 million from General Administration at the entrance to Kyunsu by members of Nay Pyi 400. afternoon. income tax to MCDC Department, departmental Township on 16 March. Taw Council U Kan Director (Engineer) U Region Minister for member-1 U Myint Thein officials, members of non- Myanma Alinn Chun and Dr Than Aung, Aung Moe of Nay Pyi Finance and Revenue U and Head of MCDC Revenue Taw Council Committee Phone Zaw Han, Head of Department U Aung Soe. explained construction of the Region Internal Revenue Myanma Alinn asphalt road. Nay Pyi Taw Council Cultivation of summer member Dr Than Aung, Palethwe hybrid paddy Nay Pyi Taw Development Committee member U demonstrated Kyaw Myint and Ottarathiri Muse, 31 March—A Daw Nan Lwin Lwin Sein Township Administrator ceremony to demonstrate use and Head of Township U Ye Myat Tint formally of good agriculture pattern Department U Min Min opened the asphalt road. was held on 1.90 acres of Aung explained advantages They then strolled along 50-acre summer paddy field of Palethwe hybrid paddy, the road. of farmer U Sai Yi Aung nurturing and cultivation The newly-opened for 2012-2013 in Namlaung methods. The demonstration asphalt road, 2400 feet Village of Muse Township was attended by Deputy long and 12 feet wide, in Shan State on 13 March. Commissioner of the district was constructed at a cost The place of monsoon U Moe Hein and district of K 42.86 million for paddy was put under level officials, Township smooth transport of the local Palethwe hybrid paddy. Administrator U Mya Han people.—Myanma Alinn Head of District and farmers from the villages. Air tickets for promotion Nissan plans to establish car Agriculture Department Myanma Alinn of Myanma Airways 14 Van blazed at air compressor parts factory in Myanmar March-13 April Nay Pyi Taw, 31 countries are interested shop M a n d a l a y , 31 For further information, March—Thanks to in putting investment in March—A promotion period anyone may contact 02- transparent reforms and Myanmar. Of them, Nissan for Mandalay-Yangon route 36221 and 36222 and 09- promotion of international Car Company of Japan is was designated by Myanma 2022989. relationship of Myanmar, focusing on assembling and Airways from 13 February Myanma Alinn businessmen in foreign manufacturing car parts in to 13 March. Myanmar. As a special programme, Cash assistance for war After opening spare one more promotion period parts and service centre in is set from 14 March to 13 veterans in Hline Township Myanmar in 2011, Nissan April. Air ticket is fixed at K plans to establish the car 45000 per passenger. Tickets parts factory. are available at Myanma Japan Economic Airways (Mandalay Branch) Federation and Republic from 8.30 am to 4 pm daily of the Union of Myanmar Natogyi, 31 March—A Superroof van was without holiday. Federation of Chambers of short circuit caused substituted with new tyre, Myanma Airways Commerce and Industry outbreak of fire at the air the short circuit set the car (Mandalay Branch) sell (UMFCCI) signed an compressor shop beside on fire. The local people put tickets for flights from agreement in February this Myingyan-Mandalay road out the fire. In blazing the Mandalay to Nay Pyi Taw, year to be able to cooperate in Ward 4 of Natogyi on engine of car, the people Myitkyina, Bhamo, Hkamti, in enhancement of trade, 8 April. drew out the driver from the Homalin, Kalay, Kengtung investment and technology While the white car.—Myanma Alinn and Tachilek. in Myanmar. Hline, 31 March— Organizing Committee, At present, Japan is Old lamp-posts replaced with concrete ones In honour of the 68th presented cash assistance the 12th Myanmar’s trade electricians in carrying Anniversary Armed Forces to Mawgun award winners partners. out continuous supply Day, Hline Township and Vice-Chairman of the In 2015, Japan is of electricity to Pathein War Veterans Organizing township committee Major expected to be included Township, maintenance of Committee held the Maung Maung (Retd) to in the list of five largest 400-volt power lines, and ceremony to present K 2.55 older veterans of above 85 trade partner countries of safety of electricity. million as cash assistance years old.—Myanma Alinn Myanmar.—Myanma Alinn On 15 March, the to older veterans of above electricians substituted old 85 years and honour the Thai coaches give training at lamp-posts with concrete veterans at its office on 24 ones on YekyiU 4th, 3rd, 2nd March. SPEI (Mdy) and 1st roads and eight streets Chairman of the Mandalay, 31 March— March. in Ward 12 of Pathein. committee Major Tin Myint Under the arrangement The coaches give The local people also (Retd) made a speech and of Myanmar Olympic training to the trainees in Pathein, 31 March— Pathein District Electrical participated in erection of presented K 6000 each to Committee and Ministry Futsal, football, badminton, Under the instruction Engineer U Aung Soe Moe the new lamp-posts joining 351 members through WOII of Sports, coaches from table tennis, tennis, cycling, of Ayeyawady Region and Township Electrical hands with electricians and Thein Lwin (Retd). Captain Thailand arrived at Sports swimming, boxing, golf and Engineer (Deputy Chief Engineer U Thet Tint engineers. Htay Hlaing Oo (Retd), and Physical Education volleyball events. Engineer) U Ko Ko Naing, Zaw led 20 workers and Myanma Alinn member of the Township Institute (Mandalay) on 21 Myanma Alinn 10 Monday, 1 April, 2013 New Light of Myanmar WORLD Kenyatta won Kenya’s 28 dead, 13 injured in NE Presidency fairly: Supreme China colliery gas blast Changchun, 31 March chief of the province, and Court —Twenty-eight people governor Bayanqolu rushed Nairobi, 31 March— candidate Raila Odinga, were confirmed dead and to the scene to guide the Kenya’s Supreme Court who had challenged Keny- 13 others injured in a coal- rescue and also visited the upheld Uhuru Kenyatta’s atta’s win. Protesters looted mine gas blast late Friday injured workers who were Presidential election vic- shops and burned tires in in northeast China’s Jilin receiving treatment at hos- tory on Saturday and his the city that was a flash- Province, authorities said pital. Fu Jianhua, deputy defeated rival accepted the point five years ago. on Saturday. chief of the state adminis- ruling, helping douse ten- An official at Kenya’s Forty-one workers tration of work safety, also sions after tribal violence Red Cross said two people A general view shows the proceedings at the Supreme were trapped after the ac- rushed to the scene immedi- blighted the election five were killed from gunshots, Court in Kenya’s capital Nairobi on 30 March, 2013. cident happened around ately after the accident. years ago. and 11 others were wound- Reuters 10:40 pm at Babao Coal Rescue work has been The decision cleared ed. But the violence was battle against militant, also tunga said the six-member Mine in Jiangyuan District finished, and the cause of the way for Kenya’s rich- less severe than after the congratulated Kenyatta. court had reached the unan- in the city of Baishan, said the accident is under inves- est man to take the top job 2007 election. But they have said his in- imous decision that Kenyat- a spokesman with the pro- tigation, according to the in east Africa’s biggest And shortly after the dictment in the Hague will ta and his running mate for vincial work safety and su- spokesman. economy, but left Western court ruling, Odinga deliv- complicate their relations. deputy president, William pervision bureau. The mine is a state- powers with the headache ered a televised statement There was no immedi- Ruto, had been “validly The injuries of the 13 owned colliery under the of dealing with a leader accepting the court’s unani- ate sign of major flare-ups elected”. were not life threatening, Tonghua Mining (Group) charged with crimes against mous decision. in other areas of Kenya “It is now for the Ken- said the spokesman. Co, Ltd. humanity at the Internation- “The court has now blighted by violence after yan people, their leaders, Wang Rulin, Party Reuters al Criminal Court. spoken,” Odinga said. “I the disputed ballot in 2007 civil society, the private After the judgment, wish the president-elect, that triggered bloodshed sector and the media to dis- police fired shots in the air honourable Uhuru Keny- and killed more than 1,200 charge (their duty), to en- and tear gas at hundreds of atta, and his team well.” people. sure that the unity, peace, stone-throwing youths in Western donors, worried During a 10-minute sovereignty and prosperity the western city of Kisumu, about a nation seen as a session to read the ruling, of the nation is preserved,” a stronghold of defeated vital ally in the regional Chief Justice Willy Mu- he said.—Reuters Iranian senior official arrives in Cairo for talks on Syria Cairo, 31 March—Ira- of regional issues, especial- Egypt and Iran started to (NAM) summit, becoming nian Deputy Foreign Min- ly the situation in Syria. slightly normalize relations the first Egyptian president ister Hossein Amir-Abdol- Abdollahian’s visit despite a number of chal- to visit Iran in decades. lahian arrived in Cairo on coincides with the first lenges, including different In February, Mahmoud Saturday for talks on the flight launched from Cairo positions on the Syrian is- Ahmadinejad became the Syrian issue, official news to Teheran in 34 years as sue, different ideological first Iranian president to agency MENA reported. ties have started to resume perception of religion be- visit Egypt in over 34 years The Iranian official is between the two countries tween Egypt’s Sunnis and by attending the summit of expected to hold talks in since 2011 upheaval that Iran’s Shiites, and Iran’s the Organization of Islamic Cairo with the United Na- toppled former Egyptian tension with a number of Cooperation in Cairo. tions-Arab League envoy to President Hosni Mubarak. Gulf states with which What’s more, Egyptian Syria Lakhdar Brahimi on Ties between Egypt Egypt shares major inter- Tourism Minister Hesham the Syrian crisis. and Iran were cut off after ests. Zazou and head of Iran’s Photo taken on 30 March, 2013 shows the exterior He is also scheduled Egypt signed a peace treaty Egyptian President Cultural Heritage, Handi- where a gas blast happened at Babao Coal Mine in to meet with a number of with Israel in 1979. Mohamed Morsi visited Te- crafts and Tourism Organi- Jiangyuan District in the city of Baishan, northeast Egyptian officials to ex- Both ruled by Islamist- heran last August to attend zation Mohammad Sharif China’s Jilin Province. Twenty-eight people were change views on a number oriented administrations, the Nonaligned Movements Malekzadeh signed a mem- confirmed dead and 13 others injured during the colliery orandum of understanding gas blast which happened around 10:40 pm Jordan’s king swears in new gov’t in Teheran late February (1440 GMT) on 29 March. The injuries of the 13 were Amman, 31 March— 19- minister government Jordan’s king accepted the to promote tourism coop- not life threatening, said a spokesman with the provin- Jordan’s King Abdullah II (including the prime minis- resignation of Ensour, the eration and nonstop flights cial work safety and supervision bureau. Rescue work on Saturday swore in a new ter), while Foreign Minister then prime minister, but re- between the two countries. has been finished, and the cause of the accident is under cabinet led by Prime Minis- Nasser Judeh stayed. tasked him with forming a Xinhua investigation.—Xinhuia ter Abdullah Ensour. Reem Abu Hassan, a new government as there Ministers of interior, female minister, will head had been no suitable candi- Abbas approves PNA budget with 1.4 bln finance, planning and in- the Ministry of Social date for the assignment. Late ternational cooperation, Development, the state- last year, Ensour ended fuel USD shortfall energy, and education were run Petra news agency subsidies, triggering nation- Ramallah, 31 March— Palestinian parlia- sive decline in foreign aid all replaced in the new reported. On 9 March, wide protests.—Xinhua President Mahmoud Abbas mentary blocs criticized after peace talks with Isra- approved on Saturday the the budget approval, as el stalled in 2010. Earlier Palestinian National Au- it was not discussed un- this month, US President thority (PNA)’s 2013 budg- der the dome of the par- Barack Obama visited the et of 3.8 billion US dollars, liament which has been region and unblocked 500 which suffers a shortfall of disabled due to the rift be- million dollars in aid to 1.4 billion dollars, said an tween Abbas’ Fatah party the Palestinians who said official. and Islamic Hamas move- they would engage in the The PNA hopes for- ment, which dominates exploratory, US- spon- eign aid would cover the the Palestinian Legisla- sored discussions to re- shortage, Hassan Al- Awri, tive Council (PLC). The sume direct negotiations the legal adviser of Abbas, Palestinians attribute their with the Israelis. said in a statement. budget deficit to the mas- Xinhua Two dead in apartment fire in Paris suburbs

Paris, 31 March—Two local media reported citing ported. Another nine people people were killed after a sources from the fire bri- suffered from minor injuries. building in Aubervilliers, a gade. Some 200 fire fighters commune in the northeast- Five other people were are on the site and the fire Jordan’s King Abdullah II arrives at the swearing-in ceremony for the new cabinet ern suburbs of Paris, caught seriously injured and have was brought under control at led by Prime Minister Abdullah Ensourat at the Royal Palace in Amman fire on Saturday evening at been sent to nearby hospitals, around 23:30 local time. on 30 March, 2013.—Xinhua around 22:00 local time, local broadcaster Europe1 re- Xinhua New Light of Myanmar Monday, 1 April, 2013 11 Regional Indonesian flag carrier airline firm earns int’l awards Jakarta, 31 March— Garuda’s service excel- at least 20 million passen- Indonesia’s state-run air- lence was far higher than gers per year, airports and line firm Garuda Indonesia their assessments for the plane maintenance service earned two awards for its other airlines operating in firms. Learning from the service excellence awarded Indonesia,”Roy Morgan survey results, the agency by two international con- International Director Ira assessed that Garuda In- sulting agencies, local me- Soekirman was quoted by donesia has demonstrated dia reported on Saturday. the tempo online as saying significant improvements Garuda earned “2012 in the handing over cer- in various operation as- Domestic Airline of the emony. pects throughout last year. Year” as 93.3 percent of The nation’s flag car- It made the agency give the 28,000 consumers in Indo- rier airline also received award in airline category. nesia responded of satis- another award titled “ASE- Garuda earned “The fied flying with the airline AN Premium Airline of Best International Air- throughout last year in a the Year”on the same day, line” award mid last year, survey carried out by an awarded by Frost & Sul- awarded by Roy Morgan. Australia-based Roy Mor- livan, a US-based interna- It brushed aside Singapore gan Research. tional business research Airlines, Air New Zealand, He Li (ast L), team leader of Chinese People’s Armed Police team receives the first The award was handed and consulting agency. Emirates and Cathay Pa- prize of the 5th Warrior Competition in Amman, Jordan on 28 March, 2013. over on Thursday night to The award was re- cific airlines to earn the ti- Chinese People’s Armed Police team on Thursday won the first prize of fifth Warri- Garuda Indonesia Presi- sulted from the agency’s tle. The award was resulted ors contest “international special forces contest at King Abdullah Special Operation dent Director Emirsyah research on airline firms from a survey on airlines Training Centre (KASOTC) in Amman. The competition with wide participation of Satar here. “The con- providing regular and full serving flights to Australia. 33 teams from 18 countries was held from 24 March to 28 March.—Xinhua sumers’ assessment for service flights that transport Xinhua School blast leaves seven kids Japan, Mongolia to promote further bilateral Nine killed in injured in Pakistan’s Karachi ties heavy rains Ulan Bator, 31 on developing the fast- Chinese influence in the Islamabad, 31 March Police said that the March— Japan’s Prime growing country’s rich region. in northern —Seven children were school’s owner was associ- Minister Shinzo Abe mineral resources and deal- Abe will return home injured in hand grenade ated with a political party agreed with Zandaakhuu ing with Asia’s security af- later Sunday. India attack at a school in Paki- and the attack was launched Enkhbold, chairman of the fairs, at a time of growing Kyodo News New Delhi, 31 March— stan’s southern port city of on the basis of political dif- Mongolian parliament, on At least nine people were Karachi on Saturday morn- ferences. Sunday to do more to pro- killed by lightning during ing, local media reported. The injured kids were mote the bilateral relation- heavy rains on Friday in the Samaa TV said that the shifted to a nearby hospital ship. northern Indian state of Uttar incident happened at about where three of them were During their meeting Pradesh, local media report- 11:20 am ( local time) said to be in critical condi- in Ulan Bator, Abe said, “I ed on Saturday. when some unknown gun- tion. expect inter-parliamentary Nine others have been men hurled hand grenade No group took credit exchanges between the seriously injured in the light- at a school located in Bal- for the attack yet. countries to develop fur- ning strikes in the state’s dia Town area of Karachi, The police cordoned ther.” Chandauli, Ghazipur, Samb- and fled to an unidentified off the area and kicked off a Abe arrived in the hal and Meerut and Ghazipur location. search operation.—Xinhua Mongolian capital the pre- Districts, according to Indo- vious day for talks with Asian News Service. New Zealand mobilephone President Tsakhia Elbeg- Uttar Pradesh has wit- dorj and Prime Minister Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and nessed a sudden change of company CEO and wife Norov Altankhuyag. Mongolian Prime Minister Norov Altankhuyag (L) at- weather in the last two days The top leaders agreed tend a ceremony welcoming Abe’s visit to Mongolia in with a brief spell of rain and onboard crashed light plane to strengthen cooperation Ulan Bator on 30 March, 2013.—Kyodo News dust storms.—Xinhua

Wellington, 31 was located 20 km from March —The chief exec- the entrance to Kawhia Premier underlines developing modern agriculture, scale utive of New Zealand mo- Harbour, near Waikato farming bile phone company 2de- on the west coast of the grees and his wife were North Island. Beijing, 31 March— amid China’s growing ef- vide a firm support to the farmers’ interests should be onboard the light aircraft A statement on 2de- Premier Li Keqiang has forts to speed up the trans- country’s new type of ur- protected in the process. that plunged into the sea grees’ website said the stressed the importance of fer of rural land to improve banization, Li said, adding Xinhua near New Zealand North pair are unlikely to have developing modern agricul- efficiency and promote Island region of Waikato survived. ture and scale farming in his large-scale commercial on Saturday. Rescue Coordina- recent research tour to the farming. Eric and Kathy Hertz tion Centre spokesperson Yangtze River Delta region. Most rural land is have been missing since Steve Rendle said they While visiting a fami- owned collectively by a vil- the twin-engined aircraft would have been found ly farm in Changshu, east lage, and farmers get con- disappeared off the radar by now, if they had sur- China’s Jiangsu Province, tractual rights over some at 12:20 pm near Raglan, vived the crash. Li was pleased to see local plots. The central govern- Radio New Zealand re- He said where the farmers have seen a boost ment said in its “No.1 docu- ported. plane went down has been in grain output and income ment” for 2013, which has Rescuers called off searched without success as they merged their frag- always focused on rural is- a search for the pair on by a helicopter, an air- mented land through trans- sues, it would guide the or- Saturday evening but will craft and a coastguard fers to develop scale farm- derly transfers of contrac- resume at first light on vessel. ing, which allowed the use tual rights of rural lands, Sunday. “(We have) inten- of advanced technologies. and encourage land con- Eric and Kathy Hertz sively searched that area. “To develop modern tracts to flow to large-scale Photo taken on 28 March, 2013 shows Chinese Premier were travelling from Ard- Unfortunately there has agriculture through the landholders, family farms Li Keqiang (C), also a member of the Standing Commit- more to Timaru when the been no sign of the two forms of joint partnership, or farmer’ cooperatives to tee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of plane’s engine failed and people that had been on family farms and farmer co- develop scale management. China (CPC) Central Committee, visits the Tianniang lost contact with Airways board, so we’ ve handed operatives is the big direc- The large-scale farm- family farm in Changshu City, east China’s Jiangsu New Zealand. the matter to the police,” tion for China,” Li said. ing will improve land and Province. Li had a research tour to Jiangsu and Oil and the wreckage he added.—Xinhua Li’s remarks came labor efficiency and pro- Shanghai from 27 March to 29 March.—Xinhua 12 Monday, 1 April, 2013 New Light of Myanmar GENERAL Afghan president leaves for Photo taken at To- Complete kyo’s Haneda airport Qatar for state visit on 29 March, 2013, blackout hits shows a Japan Air- Kabul, 31 March— ace here. lines Co Boeing 777 in Syrian Afghan President Hamid During his visit to Aircraft painted with Karzai left for Qatar on the Persian Gulf state, the illustrations of Mickey capital Saturday for a state visit President is scheduled to Mouse to mark the during which he would hold meetings with the Damascus, 31 March— 30th anniversary of discuss with the Qatari Amir of Qatar as well as Electricity completely went the opening of Tokyo leaders the opening of a other senior Qatari of- out in the Syrian capital of Disney Resort. Taleban office to conduct ficials to discuss ways to Damascus and its suburbs Kyodo News negotiations. enhance the level of bi- on Saturday, pro- govern- The Taleban insurgent lateral cooperation and on ment Sham FM radio re- group, fighting Afghan Afghanistan’s peace pro- Five killed in South African helicopter crash ported. and the NATO-led forces cess, it added. Johannesburg, 31 poaching operation,” the people on board,” added the The reason behind the stationed in the country, He is accompanied by March—A South African SAAF said. SAAF. blackout is not immedi- had in the past rejected Foreign Minister Zulmai Air Force (SAAF) heli- The Kruger park is the The cause of the fatal ately known. This is not the the government’s offers Rasoul, National Security copter crashed on Saturday largest reserve in South Af- air accident was not clear, first time that a large-scale for talks, saying there will Advisor Rangin Dadfar night, leaving five people rica, where live many en- and the SAAF was investi- blackout has hit Damascus. be no dialogue in the pres- Spanta, Presidential Ad- dead, the South African dangered animals of rhino. gating it. In January 2012, rebels ence of foreign forces in visor on International Af- Press Association reported However, some of the rhi- The twin-turbine heli- attacked a key power line the country. fairs Marufi, Chairman of on Sunday. nos would be targeted and copter, developed by Italy near Damascus, causing a “President Hamid the High Peace Council The tragedy occurred killed by poachers every in the 1970s, is capable of blackout in the capital and Karzai, leading a high Salauddin Rabbani, Head as the A109 helicopter was month due to the rampant carrying out multiple aerial much of southern Syria. level delegation, left this of the Council’s Secretar- on a routine patrol over the smuggling of horns. missions with eight people Damascus’ 2.5 million noon for Qatari capital iat Mohammad Masoom Kruger National Park in Poachers mostly oper- on board. South Africa’s residents have grown used Doha on a two-day state Stanikzai, Chief of Staff the northeastern province ate at or near moon, and the Department of Defence to frequent power outages visit at the invitation of to the president Abdul Ka- of Limpopo at around 7:00 park has to request the air and Military Veterans and amid an escalation of mili- the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh rim Khuram and the presi- pmlocal time on Saturday, force to use helicopters to the SAAF expressed their tary showdowns in its sub- Hamad Bin Khalifah Al- dential Spokesman Aimal the SAAF was quoted as combat them. heartfelt condolences to the urbs that have inflicted a Thani,” tsaid a statement Faizi, according to the saying. “The A109 helicopter families of the deceased. heavy toll on the country’s issued by Presidential Pal- statement. —Xinhua “It was part of the anti- lost its control, killing five Xinhua infrastructure.— Xinhua 15 rescued, one missing after boat capsizes in S China Nanning, 31 March— Taiwan who went missing the administration said. Fifteen tourists were res- on Saturday after the boat The tourists were or- cued and one remains miss- with 16 tourists aboard cap- ganized by a local travel ing after a boat capsized sized in the Guanyan sce- agency in Guilin. at a scenic spot in south nic area in Guilin, said the Tourism authorities in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Guangxi Tourism Adminis- Guilin have ordered scenic Autonomous Region, local tration. spots which were hit by tourism authorities said. The rapid currents and heavy rains recently to halt Rescuers are search- improper operation of boat- hosting tourists. ing a 64-year-old man from men caused the capsizal, Xinhua Central China school attack suspect prosecuted Zhengzhou, 31 March ous means at the Xinyang day by teachers, villagers —The man who allegedly City Intermediate People’s and police, and the procu- injured 23 students and an Court, according to a writ- ratorate approved his arrest A contestant operates a fork lifter during a provincial logistics career skills contest old woman in a knife attack ten statement issued by the on 16 December, said the in Nantong, east China’s Jiangsu Province, on 30 March, 2013. Contestants from in central China’s Henan city’s procuratorate. statement. 13 cities in Jiangsu will compete over such logistics career skills as freight Province late last year has On 14 Dec, 2012, Min In January, results of distribution, fork lifter operation and logistics document handling during the been prosecuted, a court is suspected to have stabbed an appraisal by the Wu- three-day contest launched on Saturday.—Xinhua said on Saturday. an elderly woman in the han Psychiatric Hospital in Min Yongjun, 37, was village of Chenpeng, then Hubei Province confirmed Yemeni PM meets delegation of China’s prosecuted on Friday for broke into the village’s el- Min had a mental disorder. the crimes of intentional ementary school,where he The statement did not health ministry homicide and endangering wounded 23 students. He disclose the date for the public security by danger- was nabbed on the same court hearing.—Xinhua Sanaa, 31 March— years, contributing to the contribution to the Yemeni Yemeni Prime Minister improvement of the Yem- people’s health improve- Mohammed Salem Basind- eni people’s livelihood, ment. wa on Saturday met here Basindwa said. China values its tra- with a visiting delegation The Yemeni govern- ditional friendship with of China’s health ministry, ment welcomes the return Yemen and hopes to deep- expressing hopes that med- of the Chinese medical en bilateral cooperation in a ical and health cooperation personnel after they left the variety of fields, he added. between the two countries country due to the 2011 un- The delegation of Chi- would be further strength- rest and hopes that bilateral na’s health ministry arrived ened. During the meeting, health cooperation will be in Sanaa on Thursday for Basindwa said China and strengthened in the future, the resumption of the Chi- Yemen had enjoyed five he added. nese medical work in the decades of medical and Chinese Ambassador country after a temporary health cooperation, which to Yemen Chang Hua, for departure. The Chinese showed China ‘s support to his part, said China sent its medical personnel in Yem- the Arab country. first medical team to Yem- en will expand to 90 people Rescue workers conduct search and rescue work at the site where a large-scale The Chinese medical en in 1966 and since then, this year and will be provid- landslide hit a mining area in Maizhokunggar County of Lhasa, southwest China’s teams have been healing more than 3,400 doctors ing training courses along Tibet Autonomous Region, on 30 March, 2013. Rescuers have found bodies and are the wounded and saving and nurses had been work- with medical services. still searching for survivors more than 37 hours after a massive landslide buried 83 lives across Yemen for 47 ing in the country and made Xinhua miners at the polymetal mine in Tibet.—Xinhua New Light of Myanmar Monday, 1 April, 2013 13 ENTERTAINMENT The actor said that he Russell Brand wants to have children would consider tying New Delhi, 31 March a serious relationship but While the long-haired reclaimed my Sh****r the knot again, despite —Russell Brand, who was I don’t think I am send- lothario — who reclaimed of the Year crown only the “hullabaloo” from married to Katy Perry for ing the correct signals. I The Sun newspaper’s Rus- last year. And when his first short-lived just 14 months before they would like that. It’s al- sell Brand Sh****r of the you think of all the effort. divorced last year—would right, the world of roam- Year award in 2012, de- new sh*****s now like PTI love to engage in a “se- ing promiscuity, but ul- spite the prize being re- young Harry Styles and rious relationship” and timately you want some tired in 2010 after he won Doctor Who it is quite start a family. babies. I would like a little it in 2006, 2007, 2008 - is an achievement. I have He also admitted that one. I would possibly get now keen to settle down, sh***ed them all out of he would consider tying married. Once you have he is proud of his woman- the business. It is a like the knot again, despite done a marriage there is a ising ways. a Muhammad Ali come- the “hullabaloo” from his lot of hullabaloo if it does Speaking on the Brit- back. I have taken them first short-lived effort. not work out. I believe in ish chat show Alan Carr: all out.” He said: “I would like romantic love.” Chatty Man, he added: “I PTI Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt says to go to jail Harry Potter actor Richard Griffiths dies without a fight after surgery Mumbai, 31 March— bai, breaking down and being released on bail so he London, 31 March— Bollywood actor Sanjay hugging his sister, Priya, is expected to serve another British actor Richard Grif- Dutt said on Thursday that who sat beside him. 3.5 years. fiths, best known for his he will return to jail for his “I am not going for Dutt was the most roles in ‘Withnail and I’ conviction linked to the pardon, there is no debate high-profile of 100 people and the Harry Potter films, 1993 Mumbai bombings, about it .. The honourable involved in the Mumbai has died at the age of 65 af- giving up a long-running Supreme Court has given bombings trial which ended ter complications following legal battle for his freedom. me time to surrender and I with 12 people receiving heart surgery, his agent said The high-earning actor will surrender at that time.” the death penalty and 20 on Friday. has been on bail since 2007 Dutt had already spent others given life sentences. Griffiths spent almost when he appealed against 18 months in prison before Reuters four decades in radio, film, an original sentence of six on television and on stage, years for the illegal posses- and received some of his in- sion of weapons in a case dustry’s top awards for his linked to the attacks that role in Alan Bennett’s play Richard Griffiths poses with his award for Best killed 257 people. “The History Boys”. Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for The His- Last week India’s Su- The portly actor filled tory Boys at the 60th annual Tony Awards in New York preme Court rejected his the screen as the lascivi- in this file on 11 June, 2006 photo. final appeal against his ous Uncle Monty in the cult Reuters conviction but reduced his 1987 film ‘Withnail and I’. the stage play “Equus”, said clever just by his presence. sentence to five years and But younger fans will the veteran performer had I am proud to say I knew ordered him to return to remember him for his por- encouraged and coached him,” Radcliffe said in a custody within four weeks. trayal of a much crueler him and helped him get statement. Dutt, 53, said he would avuncular figure — Harry over his nerves. Griffiths’ agent, Si- no longer fight and would Potter’s red-faced and bul- “Richard was by my mon Beresford, described not try to seek a pardon. lying uncle Vernon Durs- side during two of the him as “a remarkable man “Right now I am a Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt (R) embraces his sister ley. most important moments and one of our greatest and shattered man, my family Priya Dutt after breaking down during a news confer- Daniel Radcliffe, who of my career ... any room best-loved actors”. He said is shattered,” an emotional ence outside his residence in Mumbai played the boy wizard and he walked into was made Griffiths died in hospital on Dutt told reporters in Mum- on 28 March, 2013.—Reuters performed with Griffiths in twice as funny and twice as Thursday.—Reuters Trailblazing TV journalist Barbara French actress files complaint over Walters to retire in 2014 Hollande liaison rumour New York, 31 March— on Thursday. best explain it herself,” the Paris, 31 March—A for a French magazine. Gayet, 40, has dozens Pioneering journalist Bar- Walters, 83, is ex- source told Reuters. French actress has filed a Their relationship of film credits to her name bara Walters plans to retire pected to announce her re- ABC News executives complaint with the Paris came under media scrutiny including a minor role in in May 2014 after more tirement to viewers herself declined to comment. prosecutor for breach of during Hollande’s cam- the 1993 Franco-Polish than five decades as one of in the coming weeks, the Walters, the creator privacy over Internet ru- paign for the May Presi- drama “Three Colours: the most prominent figures source said. and host of ABC’s all-wom- mours alleging she has a dential election and in the Blue” and a leading role in on US television, a source “It was very much her en talk show “The View,” relationship with President months afterwards as Tri- “Select Hotel”, for which familiar with her plans said decision. I think she will had suffered health issues Francois Hollande, the erweiler became an active she won two awards for recently, including faint- prosecutor’s office said on tweeter and maintained a her depiction of a young ing and hitting her head in Thursday. literary review column in drug addict. January, and then was di- A spokesperson for Paris Match magazine. Reuters agnosed with chicken pox, the prosecutor’s office told causing her to miss more Reuters that actress Julie than a month of work. Gayet had filed a com- Walters is best known plaint against “persons as one of the top interview- unknown”, a common for- ers on US television, count- mulation under French law, ing an array of world lead- on 18 March over rumours ers as subjects, including circulating on Twitter and Cuba’s Fidel Castro, Brit- blog sites for some weeks. ain’s Margaret Thatcher, A lawyer for Gayet did Saddam Hussein of Iraq not immediately respond to and every US president phone calls and Hollande’s since Richard Nixon. office declined to comment. She got her start in tel- Hollande and first lady evision journalism in 1961 Valerie Trierweiler are un- as a writer on NBC’s “To- married but have been in day,” a show that she would a relationship for several later co-anchor. years. They met when she Television personality Barbara Walters Reuters was working as a journalist French actress Julie Gayet 14 Monday, 1 April, 2013 New Light of Myanmar SPORTS Williams sinks Sharapova for record sixth Miami title Juventus close in on title, fifth defeat. break in the ninth game and Milan go second “I had my chances. served out to win the set. There’s no reason why I It looked as though Rome, 31 March—Ju- today we sent a signal out couldn’t win the match to- Sharapova had a real ventus edged closer to a sec- that we’re still concentrated day,” said the Russian, who chance to finally end her ond successive Serie A title on the league.” dismissed any suggestion of nine-year winless streak after winning 2-1 in a pulsat- The win puts the cham- a psychological weakness against the American but, ing “derby of Italy” at old ri- pions on 68 points with eight against Williams. as so often, Williams re- vals Inter Milan on Saturday, games left, 11 points clear “It was a step in the found her game in the sec- while AC Milan moved up to of Milan, who beat Chievo right direction and there’s ond. second after beating Chievo thanks to Riccardo Mon- no doubt that we’ll be “I was just making so Verona 1-0. tolivo’s 25th-minute tap in playing many more times. many errors, and I just was A superb long-range after a Mario Balotelli free- There’s no doubt I’ll be like, ‘Serena, are you really Fabio Quagliarella strike af- kick rebounded to him. able to beat her.” going to get to the final and ter three minutes and a tap Chievo finished a scrap- Sharapova, who won not play up to your poten- in from Alessandro Matri on py game played on a heavy Serena Williams of the US holds the trophy after her at Indian Wells earlier this tial?” said Williams. the hour were just enough for pitch with ten men after de- victory over Maria Sharapova of Russia in women’s month, took her great form After some entertain- final at the Sony Open tennis tournament in Key into the opening set, almost ing exchanges, a double- Biscayne, Florida on 30 March, 2013.—Reuters breaking Williams in a mar- fault from Sharapova hand- Miami, 31 March— moving unbelievable and athon third game featuring ed Williams a break point World number one Serena she was hitting winners some outstanding baseline and the Russian’s return to Williams fought back from from everywhere. .... How rallies. the net gave Williams a 5-3 a set down to beat Maria did I end up winning when The Russian, playing lead and she held to force Sharapova 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 I actually wasn’t on top of sparkling all-round tennis, the third set. and win the Sony Open my game?” got her reward when she The match turned de- for a record sixth time on Second-ranked Shara- broke to go 3-2, with a pow- cisively in Williams’ fa- Saturday as she continued pova has now lost to Wil- erful backhand shot that vour when Sharapova pro- her dominance over her liams in their last 11 meet- Williams could only return duced two double-faults to closest rival. ings and has not beaten the to the net. go down 3-0 in the third set Juventus’ Fabio Quagliarella (R) celebrates with his team With the win, Wil- American since her two vic- Williams broke back and the Russian never was mate Alessandro Matri after scoring against Inter Milan liams, who struggled with tories in 2004. straight away though, but able to claw back from that during their Italian serie A soccer match at the San Siro her serve in the first two To add to the pain, the a confident Sharapova took position. stadium in Milan on 30 March, 2013.—Reuters sets, becomes only the match was Sharapova’s advantage of some over-hit- “I was losing a little bit Juve to beat a determined In- fender Dario Dainelli was fourth woman in the Open fifth Miami final and her ting from the American to of pace on my ball which ter, who briefly levelled the sent off for two bookings, era to win the same WTA hurt me,” said Sharapova. scores on 54 minutes through the second in the 78th min- tournament six times, join- “Against a player like Ser- Rodrigo Palacio. ute for a clumsy challenge on ing Martina Navratilova, ena, you can’t really do “It was a game played Balotelli as he raced towards Chris Evert and Steffi Graf. that.” at a great pace right from the goal. “I finally have some Williams, who has 15 start and it’s an important Inter, who also had Es- record,” Williams said. Grand Slam singles titles, win for us. Now we can think teban Cambiasso sent off in “Like it’s really cool. I was happy to claim the re- about Bayern,” Matri told injury time for a rash tackle can’t seem to catch up with cord but was far from satis- Sky Italia as he looked ahead on Sebastian Giovinco, re- Margaret Court or Steffi or fied with her performance. to Tuesday’s Champions main on 47 points and drop anything. I’m really happy “One of the first things League quarter-final first leg down to sixth after a 2-1 to have something right I said (after the match) is I at Bayern Munich. win against fellow European now, so it’s exciting. need that tape so I can go “We can’t relax until hopefuls Catania saw Lazio “Maria played really home and study it and train we’re mathematically certain move above them into fifth the best I have seen her and try to get better,” she of winning (the scudetto), but place.—Reuters play, and I think she was Maria Sharapova, said.—Reuters Golf-Thai Prayad canters to five-stroke lead Mercedes can challenge Red Bull: Lewis at home Hamilton Chiangmai, 31 March jor, was among six players the 15th and 16th hole but London, 31 March— He said that the result about that.” —Thailand’s Prayad Mark- a shot further behind, while regained his composure with Lewis Hamilton believes might have been different Hamilton thinks the saeng maintained his tight four-times major winner a birdie on the 17th. his Mercedes team is now if Mercedes had not been form shown by Mercedes grip on the Chiangmai Golf Ernie Els of South Africa “I have a five-shot lead Red Bull’s closest chal- forced to save fuel for is proof that the team is Classic with a six-under-par carded a six-under-par 66 to now and I will play stead- lenger and will be capable most of the contest. now in a position to 66 in the penultimate round move up to tied 15th place. ily and not be aggressive,” of mounting a sustained bid “Unfortunately, win races. on Saturday to open up a The smooth-swinging Prayad, chasing his seventh for Formula One glory this we didn’t have five-shot lead at the top of Prayad, whose round was title on the Asian Tour, said. year. enough fuel in “Definitely,” the leaderboard. highlighted by a chip-in “I think the pressure is In the wake of last the car, he said. “I think The 47-year-old, who eagle on the seventh hole, on those chasing me. They weekend’s Malaysian this (Malaysia) has led on all three days at briefly lost his touch with need to have a good front Grand Prix in which cham- proves that if the Alpine Golf Resort-Chi- two consecu- nine or else they won’t be pions Red Bull were split we keep going angmai, mixed six birdies tive bo- able to catch up with me. by Sebastian Vettel’s deci- in the direc- and an eagle with two bo- geys “I made mistakes but it sion to ignore team orders geys for a 54-hole total of o n doesn’t matter. I was careless and pass team-mate Mark 18-under-par 198. on 16 but I still think I have Webber to win, the 2008 Prayad’s country- a very strong advantage.” champion has pointed to man Thongchai Jai- Thongchai, ranked 59 in the the potential of his outfit. Lewis Hamilton dee and Australia’s world, hit five birdies against In the same race, more so my side,” he added. tion we are heading, then Matthew Stieg- two bogeys in the third round Hamilton’s team-mate and “I was fuel-saving there’s a possibility that we er, who con- and needs a win on Sunday friend Nico Rosberg was from lap 25 and it was very could win a race at some tinued his to have a chance of quali- asked to finish fourth be- much an impossible task to stage this year.” bogey- fying for the Masters in hind him and obeyed. challenge those up ahead. While Hamilton was free two weeks’ time. Hamilton said: “We “I was fuel saving at full of optimism, Rosberg streak, “I think the prob- are the second best team... the end like you would was praised by the team’s were at lem was my putting and To be that close—I was not believe: I was coasting new motorsport boss Toto 13-under 203 in the $750,000 reading the lines,” the competing with the Red everywhere. I’m sure if we Wolff for setting aside his event in Thailand. three-time Asian num- Bulls at some stages in the were all on the same fuel it personal interests for the Yang Yong-eun, the Thailand’s Prayad ber one, said. race—and to be in that po- would have been a different good of the team. first Asian man to win a ma- Marksaeng Reuters sition is a great feeling.” situation, so I’m confident Reuters New Light of Myanmar Monday, 1 April, 2013 15 GENERAL 12 militants killed in Afghan Ghazni Province Ghazni, (Afghanistan ) were preparing to attack the The Taliban insurgent 31 March—Up to 12 Tale- ANSF, adding the coalition group, which has been wag- ban militants were killed conducted a airstrike killing ing an insurgency of more on Saturday in a coalition 12 terrorists. than one decade, has yet to airstrike in the eastern Af- The statement also said make comments. ghan Province of Ghazni, no civilian was killed in the In addition, the Afghan authorities said. air attack in the province army and police supported “(Saturday) in the 100 km south of capital Ka- by the coalition forces have morning the ANSF (Afghan bul. killed 14 Taleban insur- National Security Forces) Meantime, a provincial gents, wounded four and and Coalition Forces con- health official, Baz Mo- arrested four others in Nan- ducted a successful attack hammad Himat, told Xin- garhar, Laghman, Badakh- on a group of armed Tale- hua that a total of eight ci- shan, Kandahar and Hel- ban extremists in Espand- vilians have been admitted mand Provinces within the A woman stands in front of a pond that is nearly empty in Shaoxin Village of Mile, de village in eastern Ghazni to a provincial capital hos- last 24 hours, the country’s southwest China’s Yunnan Province, on 29 March, 2013. Persistent drought that city,” said a statement is- pital who sustained injuries Interior Ministry said in a sears Yunnan Province has reduced agricultural production in the city of Mile and sued by coalition here. in the airstrike in Espand-de statement earlier Saturday. its periphery. Some mountainous areas have even suffered from severe drinking It said the insurgents area on Saturday morning. Xinhua water shortage and crop failure.—Xinhua Minibus falls off cliff in C China, killing six China scraps import duties Yichang, 31 March— ince on Saturday evening, when the minibus plunged female tea pickers. The Six people were killed and local authorities said. the 100-metre-deep cliff driver and another tea pick- for advanced components another two were seriously The accident hap- in heavy rain, according to er were badly injured and Beijing, 31 March— take effect starting 1 April, injured after a minibus they pened at about 6:20 pm in the Yichang municipal fire- are receiving treatment at a China will drop import tar- 2013. took fell off a cliff in cen- Shimen Village, Xingshan fighting department. local hospital. iffs and import-related value- Importers of those tral China’s Hubei Prov- County, Yichang City, The six victims were Xinhua added taxes for a range of components and raw ma- advanced components and terials should register with raw materials for making so- customs and taxation au- Own goal helps United move closer to title phisticated equipments, the thorities for tariff exemp- Ministry of Finance (MOF) tion review during 1 April said on Friday. and 30 April. Authorities Items that will enjoy also created a separate list tax exemption include sig- of technological equipment nal system of high-speed and materials that will be railways, garbage sorting taxed starting from 1 April, system, solar cells, integrat- 2013. The list included ed circuits and manufactur- electric transmission and ing equipments for flat-pan- transformation equipments el display, among others. and concrete pump trucks. The new rules will Xinhua

A citizen rides in snow in Rushan City, east China’s Shandong Province, on 30 March, 2013.—Xinhua Public accessible to London Olympic park London, 31 March— doners for these fantastic Sunderland’s John O’Shea (R) challenges Manchester United’s Shinji Kagawa during their English Premier The Olympic Park in Lon- tours offering a chance to League soccer match in Sunderland, northern England on 30 March, 2013.—Reuters don opened up to the public see this exciting metamor- London, 31 March—A Stadium with goals from after they lost 2-1 at Norwich City 1-0 to move this weekend for the first phosis first hand.” Titus Bramble own goal Carlos Tevez, David Silva, Southampton. out of the relegation zone, at time since the 2012 Games. Whole sections of the helped Manchester United Vincent Kompany and Spurs have 57 points, least until Aston Villa, who More than 23,000 park are being rebuilt with edge closer to their 20th Yaya Toure after they two ahead of Chelsea on are 18th, play Liverpool on tickets have been sold for new cafes, community cent- league title when they started the match 18 points 55 with Arsenal, who beat Sunday. the hour-long accompa- ers and gardens added, as won 1-0 at Sunderland behind United who kicked Reading 4-1, on 53. The decisive goal nied tours, organizers said, part of a 18-month scheme on Saturday to stay 15 off earlier in the day. Arsenal’s win meant in United’s win at which offer a sneak pre- costing 292 million pounds points clear of champions United have 77 points Reading, who had new Sunderland came after 27 view before the Stratford (463 million dollars). Manchester City with from their 30 matches, manager Nigel Adkins in minutes when Robin van site begins to open in July. The Queen Elizabeth only eight Premier League with City in second on 62. charge for the first time, Persie ended a jinking London Mayor Boris Olympic Park reopens in games left to play. The race for the other two dropped to the bottom of run on the left with a shot Johnson said: “We prom- part in July and will re-open City, whose manager Champions League places the table below Queens that took a deflection off ised to give people oppor- fully from next year. Plan- Roberto Mancini conceded hotted up with Tottenham Park Rangers, who play Bramble’s thigh leaving tunities to get back onto the ners hope that within 20 the title race was over on Hotspur winning 2-1 at Fulham on Monday, on Black Cats keeper Simon park as soon as possible and years, the new district will Thursday, beat Newcastle Swansea City to leapfrog goal difference. Mignolet stranded. it is no surprise that there is be home to 8,000 people. United 4-0 at the Etihad Chelsea into third place Wigan Athletic beat Reuters a huge appetite from Lon- Xinhua R/489 Printed and published by the New Light of Myanmar press in Nay Pyi Taw, the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information. 6th Waning of Tabaung 1374 ME New Light of Myanmar Monday, 1 April, 2013 Union Minister U Hla Tun meets relocated President U Thein Sein’s villagers in Letpadaungtaung address on the air

Nay Pyi Taw, 31 Tha Aye and officials met ensure regional stability. The K 1681.4 million for 536 Nay Pyi Taw, 31 March—President U Thein Sein’s March—Chairman of the relocated villagers who Union ministers provided farmers up to 29 March. address was aired through Myanma Radio, Mandalay FM, implementation committee moved from the copper foodstuffs to villagers before A total of 233 households Pyinsawady FM, Shwe FM, Cherry FM, FM Bagan and on Letpadaungtaung copper mines area yesterday and visiting new Sete-Zidaw within the project area Thazin radio stations, at 7.00 pm and 8.30 pm on 31 March. mining project report Union fulfilled the requirements of Village to attend to the have been relocated in new The address will be aired again four times a day on Minister at the President the new villages. requirements. villages facilitated with 1st, 2nd and 3rd April at 7.00 am and 11.00 am, 6.00 pm Office U Hla Tun together The Union ministers and Confiscated land water, electric power and and 8.00 pm respectively. with Union Ministers U party met villagers of new scrutiny group under the roads. In addition, 1691 MNA Ohn Myint, U Win Tun, Whethmay-Kantaw Village, committee has finished the locals are employed in the Dr Myint Aung, Sagaing calling for their cooperation land surveying and has paid project works. Region Chief Minister U with officials concerned to out compensation of over MNA Union A&I Minister News and Periodicals Enterprise holds promises to fulfill seed anniversary ceremony demand in Bago Region the anniversary. The Managing Director N a y P y i T a w , 31 announced the plan to of the NPE presented March—Union Minister for establish 2000-acre uniforms for the employees Agriculture and Irrigation Palethwe hybrid seeds of the enterprise. U Myint Hlaing and production farm in Bago Myo Win Tun Bago Region Minister for Region and promised to (Monywa) won the Agriculture and Livestock fulfill the seed demand of first outstanding news Breeding U Tin Soe visited the region with local and photography award; Ko Ko Palethwe hybrid paddy foreign investment. Soe Nyunt the second and seeds production farm near The Union minister Maung Maung (Kyaukme) Padauk Khin Village in then went to 200-acre the third. Tin Maung Oatwin Township, Bago modern mechanized (Mandalay) won the first Region yesterday. cropland in Nyaungbintha outstanding news story The Union minister in Pyu Township. award; Yan Gyi Aung in meeting with farmers MNA (MNA) the second and Ko Lwin (Swa) the third. Htet Order restored in Khaing (Sangyoung) won the best news story award; Thayawady District Outstanding staff and columnists pose for documentary photo with Tin Win Lay (Kyimyindine) departmental heads at anniversary ceremony of News and Periodicals the second and Maung N a y P y i T a w , thanks to tight security of Enterprise.—mna Maung Htwe (MNA) the 31 March—State of personnel concerned and N a y P y i T a w , 31 departmental heads, staff good service medals, third. Dr Khin Maung Nyunt Emergency was imposed duty-conscious people. March— News and of the three dailies, the outstanding awards won the first outstanding in Minhla, Monyo, Okpo, Security forces and Periodicals Enterprise Myanmar News Agency, for news photography, prize for article in English; Gyobingauk, Zigon, Tatmadawmen of local under the Ministry of staff from sub-printing outstanding award for U Ba Than the second and Nattalin Townships in battalions have been Information marked houses of the ministry and news story, outstanding U Ba Sein the third. U Thayawady District in clearing the debris in its anniversary with a columnists. awards for article in Ko Ko Hlaing, U Maung Bago Region following the damaged sites as the ceremony at the Nay Pyi During the ceremony, English, the best award Maung Aye and U Ye Tint rioting which started on 25 townships have returned Taw Press in Zeyathiri the deputy minister for earning local and who contributed articles March, in order to restore to normal condition. Township today. and departmental head foreign currency, the best to the International News law and order. Beginning Perpetrators and instigators It was attended by presented prizes to award for distribution and Journal of the ministry 29 March, those townships will be brought to justice, Deputy Minister for the outstanding staff contributors and winners were also honoured at the were reported to have been it is reported. Information U Ye Htut, including who won public of the sports events to mark ceremony.—MNA brought under control MNA Byline & Photo: Tin Win Lay (Kyimyindine) Hledan Overpass to ease traffic chaos

Hledan Junction, soon at Hledan Junction. The a year to construct the the point where Insein construction of the overpass overpass which is designed Road, Pyay Road, Hledan began on 11 March, 2012 by T.Y.Lin Company of Street and University and the facility will be put Singapore with building Avenue converge, has into service on coming materials imported from seen the most serious 10 April, according to an Indonesia and South Korea. traffic congestion in urban official from Road/Bridge Under the supervision Yangon over the past two Construction Group of of a Japanese technician, decades. Yangon City Development engineers and workers from Travellers and Committee. Shwetaung Development bus drivers have much The overpass will be Company constructed the expected to have an 2507 feet in length with 98 overpass. overpass at the junction feet and eight inches wide The inauguration to curb traffic woes as the motor road flanked by three of the overpass is much increase in car ownership feet wide pedestrians. It anticipated as it would has also worsened the will be able to withstand 60 help ease the traffic chaos traffic problems. tones of load per vehicle and Yangon is facing. However, to the its clearance 18 feet, said a Trs: TKK wishes of people, an site engineer. Myanma Alinn: overpass is due to emerge It has taken over 22-3-2013