Volume I, Number 119 8th Waxing Day of Tabodwe 1376 ME Tuesday, 27 January, 2015 Tourism, driving engine for economic growth

President U Thein Sein delivers speech at opening of the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2015.—MnA

nay Pyi Taw, 26 Jan tion and officials. ship and hosted the 24th and nomic reforms, there have of three Pyu ancient cities AN Economic Community — President U Thein Sein The president delivered 25th ASEAN Summits and been remarkable progresses namely, Hanlin, Beikth- which will be celebrated at attended the opening of the an address at the opening Related Summits in Nay Pyi in the respective sectors of ano and Sri Kestra onto the the end of this year. ASEAN Tourism Forum ceremony. He said: I am Taw. Myanmar has worked the country. In particular, World heritage List, as an This year’s theme for 2015 at Myanmar Interna- delighted to officiate the together with other member the tourism and the tele- outcome of the 30th Session the ASEAN Tourism Fo- tional Convention Centre-II, opening of the 34th ASEAN countries and dialogue part- communication sector have of the UNESCO’s World rum “ASEAN: Tourism here, on Monday evening. Tourism Forum which is the ners towards the realization achieved significant pro- Heritage Committee held in towards Peace, Prosperity Before the opening most important annual meet- of a politically cohesive, gress. Doha, Qatar. and Partnership”, captures ceremony, the President ing in the context of tourism economically integrated and In the same year, My- The ASEAN Tourism the important elements that received tourism ministers cooperation of ASEAN. socially responsible ASE- anmar has attained a new Forum 2015 takes place at the ASEAN Tourism Sector from ASEAN countries, the In the last year, 2014, AN Community. milestone in its cultur- an important juncture as the can bring in for the ASEAN secretary general of the UN Myanmar had successfully During this period of al identity and history by year 2015 marks an impor- Economic Community. World Tourism Organiza- taken ASEAN Chairman- strategic political and eco- succeeding with its entry tant milestone for the ASE- (See page 3) Poor farmers in Ayeyawady Delta see dawn of better life INSIDE By Aye Min Soe may have found a silver bers of her lending group. that she would pay back in accordance with fund Vice President Dr lining freeing themselves About 50 other wom- K27,000 every two weeks rules. Sai Mauk Kham Kyee Chaung (Ay- from the poverty trap. en at the meeting of the to the fund until she set- According to the fund, eyawady Delta), 26 Jan “I want to borrow members of the fund unan- tles the agricultural loan out of 585 villages in 86 attends reception — Poor farmers from 450,000 kyat to grow a imously agreed to grant the in a year. village-tracts in rural areas, to mark 66th Kyee Chaung Village in further 300 betel plants,” proposed loan to Daw Ohn It means she agreed to and 10 wards in urban in Bogale Township in the Daw Ohn Myint Kyi, 57, Myint Kyi when the loan borrow money to do busi- Bogale in the Ayeyawady Anniversary of Ayeyawady Delta who told a loan officer of Pact officer sought agreements ness from the fund with Delta, credit components Republic Day of suffered from under the Global Microfinance Fund from them in three votes. an interest rate of 2.5 per of the fund have reached onslaught of Cyclone Nar- (PGMF) as she stood along- Daw Ohn Myint Kyi cent a month or 30 per cent to 429 villages, attracting India gis more than six years ago side the four other mem- guaranteed the loan officer a year. 33,086 clients and 18,132 Page-3 The interest rate for active borrowers. social affairs loans is 2 per So far, the fund has Senior General cent per month from the already loaned more than fund, which is very low K10 million to women in Min Aung Hlaing compared to the interest the village of Kyee Chaung, delivers speech rate they paid to private said Khaing Khaing Oo, a money lenders, according loan officer for the fund. at Tatmadaw to local farmers. While PGMF is supported Central some well-to-do families by the multi-donor Liveli- and those who were most- hoods and Food Security Organizing ly unaffected by Nargis can Trust Fund (LIFT), which Committee avoid borrowing from the works in Myanmar to alle- fund, 52 women from the viate poverty and hunger. Page-9 124 households in Kyee Before and after Nar- Chaung Village have reg- gis, the villagers, includ- ASEAN plus istered as members of the ing Daw Ohn Myint Kyi, 3 Tourism microfinance fund and they had no ways to do business are divided in groups com- as they had no capital and Ministers prising five to six members were burdened with debt. Meeting held in so they can guarantee each When the rice harvest Nay Pyi Taw Daw Ohn Myint Kyi nurtures betel plants at her farm established with the use of other when a member bor- is low due to disease and loans from the Pact Global Microfinance Fund.—Photo: Aye Min Soe rows money from the fund (See page 9) Page-3 2 Tuesday, 27 January, 2015 Parliament

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw discusses Pyidaungsu Hluttaw

2016 fiscal year, based on tee, Office of Auditor-gen- 2015 Union Budget Bill incomes of union-level de- eral of the Union, Ministry mitted 2015 Union Budget partments, as well as for- of National Planning and Bill that emphasized on eign grants and loans. Economic Development, taxation policy. He discussed salary World Bank, International The proposed bill sug- increment for government Monetary Fund, and Asia gested to promote tax-to- staff and K37.492 billion Development Bank, as well GDP ratio, expansion of for free medical treatment as development partner or- basic tax, systematic scru- for them, with suggestion ganizations from the Unit- tinizing on tax exemption of K2901.763 billion for ed States, the United King- and tax reduction process- the salaries of civil service dom, Japan and Australia. es. employees in 2015-2016 National Planning Bill Regarding govern- fiscal year for 2015-2016 fiscal year, ment expense policy, the The bill also elaborat- including projects and bill mentioned increasing ed macroeconomic situa- budgets under 2015 Union expenses in education and tions of the State for 2015- Budget Bill were discussed education, prioritizing the 2016 fiscal year, targeted by officials from Presi- immediate effective pro- rates for national produc- dent’s Office, Union Gov- jects for public, system- tion and service sectors, ernment’ Office, Office Pyidaungsu Hluttaw representatives focusing Union Budget bill.—mna atic appointment of civil economic development, of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, service staff, suspension inflation, export volume, Office of Amyotha Hlut- Nay Pyi Taw, 26 Jan— President U Thein Rural Development, Min- of less-effective projects, import volume, total trade taw, Ministry of Defence Pyidaungsu Hluttaw con- Sein’s message to Py- istry of Construction, Man- salary increment for gov- volume, trade deficit and Services, Union Election vened its fifth-day meeting idaungsu Hluutaw included dalay region government, ernment employees, rural exchange rates. Commission, Office of Au- Monday, with keeping re- the use of K12.044 billion and Rakhine region gov- development programmes, The chapter of Public ditor-general of the Union, cords on separate funds of from separate funds for ernment; together with two power supply and water for Finance and Management Office of Union Civil Ser- development projects in the 12 projects— each one by projects of Shan state gov- households and agriculture. Reform System explained vices Board, Nay Pyi Taw message sent by President Ministry of Home Affairs, ernment and three projects Finance minister also collaborations among Min- Council and Nay Pyi Taw under 2014 Union Budget Ministry of Border Affairs, of Ayeyawaddy region submitted the estimated istry of Finance, Hluttaw Development Committee. Bill, and discussing 2015 Ministry of Agriculture government. Union Budget for 2015- Public Accounts Commit- MNA Union Budget Bill submit- and Irrigation, Ministry of U Win Shein, Union ted by Ministry of Finance. Livestock, Fisheries and Minister for Finance, sub- Amyotha Hluttaw Pyithu Hluttaw Amyotha Hluttaw divided on Plan to improve Myanmar religious conversion bill

Agricultural Development Bank Law Nay Pyi Taw, 26 Jan— Representative Lt-Col Thein Amotha Hluttaw represent- whether or not there is whether there is plan to Lwin believed that the bill is atives were divided on the a plan to disburse medi- ease disciplines of applica- in accordance with the state religious conversion bill um-term and long-term tion. The deputy minister constitution and meets the on its sixth day session on agricultural loans to the replied that anybody may international legal standards Monday, with Representa- farmers for mortgaging apply for farming rights without preventing freedom tive U Khin Maung Latt of farming rights certificate at on less than 10 acres of va- of religious conversion. He Rakhine State Constituency any bank. Deputy Minister cant and virgin lands on a said the bill systematize the (6) saying enacting the bill for Agriculture and Irriga- manageable scale at region conversion of religion. will contribute to reduc- tion U Ohn Than replied or state vacant land man- Representatives U tion of conflicts, stability that Myanma Agricultural agement work committee. Nyan Lin of Ayeyawady and national interests while U J Yaw Wu of Kachin Development Bank dis- The disciplines are aimed Region Constituency (3) Representative U Aung Kyi State Constituency bursed loans to farmers at scrutinizing the financial and U Phone Myint Aung Nyunt of Magway Region (12).—mna in Bago Region by tak- situation of entrepreneurs of Yangon Region Constitu- Constituency (4) was of the ing original certificates of to do cultivation on over 50 of worship. ency (3) proposed redrafting Deputy Minister for view that special care and farming rights. As there no acres of land. Scrutiny of However, Represent- the bill while Representa- Information U Pike enough time should be taken instruction to take original financial situation will be ative Dr Banya Aung Moe tives U Zonhle Htan of Chin Htway.—mna for enactment of an unbi- certificates in disbursement eased for rural farmers and of Mon State Constituen- State Constituency (2) and U ased and meaningful law as cy (7) said that the bill will J Yaw Wu of Kachin State Nay Pyi Taw, 26 of loans, the bank delivered families on manageable the bill will force people to not affect the freedom of Constituency (12) object- Jan—The Pyithu Hluttaw loans to farmers in remain- scale works and there is no convert religion as its side worship and will encourage ed to it. Debate on the bill held the sixth day session ing regions and states by separate form for applying effects and stoke the wor- people of different religions will continue on the seventh on Monday. taking copies of certifi- farming rights. ry of national races instead to live in unity. Similarly, day session of the Amyotha With regard to the cates. The bank disburses U Thein Tun of of protecting the freedom Defence Services Personnel Hluttaw. — MNA question on implementa- loans to the farmers who Kyaunggon Constituency tion of Sarpay Beikman’s really carry out farming submitted a proposal call- ASEAN tourism ministers meet media vision raised by U Soe works with endorsement of ing for disbursement of an- Paing of Wuntho Constit- local authorities. nual, short-term and long- Nay Pyi Taw, 26 Jan— Hotels and Tourism U ASEAN tourism ministers, uency, Deputy Minister Disbursement of agri- term loans to farmers. The ASEAN tourism ministers Htay Aung said that over he thanked China, Japan for Information U Pike cultural loans will be im- Hluttaw put it on record. held a press conference 99 million of tourists vis- and Korea for promotion of Htway replied that Sarpay proved under the farming The deputy minister at Myanmar Internation- ited ASEAN region in ASEAN tourism sector. Beikman publishes books rights protection and in- replied that amendment for al Convention Centre-I in 2013, increasing 3% more The ASEAN Tourism in translation and on tech- terest promotion law and existing Myanmar Agricul- Nay Pyi Taw on Monday, than last year, according to Forum is being held in Nay nology to serve the interest rules. tural Development Bank attended by tourism min- the statistics of the World Pyi Taw from 22 to 29 Jan- of readers and to improve U Khin Maung Shwe Law are submitted to the isters from China, Japan Tourism Organization. uary. Myanmar literature stand- of Tamu Constituency office of Attorney-General and Republic of Korea and Globetrotters may browse The union minister ard. asked how to apply for of the Union to improve the officials of ASEAN Secre- the guidelines for visiting and officials replied to U Myint Oo of Than- vacant and virgin lands on loan system for farmers. tariat. ASEAN through www.ase- questions raised by local atpin Constituency asked a manageable scale and MNA Union Minister for antssrc.org. On behalf of and foreign media.—MNA Tuesday, 27 January, 2015 3 NatioN al Tourism, driving . . . Vice President Dr Sai Mauk Kham attends reception th (from page 1) the close collaboration of to mark 66 Anniversary of Republic Day of India According to the UN- International Development WTO Tourism highlights, Partners to achieve equita- the international tourist ar- ble economic growth and rivals in 2013 grew by 5% environmental and cultural with 1.08 billion arrivals sustainability. and international tourism The Ministry of Ho- receipts of US$1159 billion tels and Tourism who is in 2013. This contributed responsible for overseeing to 9% of worldwide GDP, the systematic development 1 in 11 jobs and 6% of the of tourism has adopted the world’s exports which has “Myanmar Tourism Mas- highlighted the importance ter Plan (2013-2020)” with of tourism to global eco- assistance from the Gov- nomic prosperity and sta- ernment of Norway and the bility. Asian Development Bank With regard to ASE- (ADB). It is a road map for AN tourism performance in the sustainable develop- 2013, the total international ment of Myanmar tourism. arrivals to the region was As a result of the pub- 99.2 million with a growth lic-private-people collabo- of 11.73%. The intra-ASE- ration, Myanmar has now AN Travel accounted for become an emerging tour- 45.6 million arrivals which ist destination in the world was 46% of internation- and received “Best in Trav- Vice President Dr Sai Mauk Kham poses for documentary photo with ambassadors and officials of UN al arrivals. This illustrates el AEC Country Award agencies at the reception to mark 66th Anniversary of Republic Day of India.—mna how significant ASEAN is 2014” presented by Lonely Yangon, 26 Jan — by Lt-Gen Myint Soe and representatives of UN The vice president for both inbound and out- Planet Traveller. Vice President Dr Sai Lt-Gen Kyaw Swe of the agencies and guests. posed for documentary bound tourism. During this Forum, I Mauk Kham attended a re- Office of the Command- The vice president photo together with those I am pleased to note believe, through the meet- ception to mark the 66th An- er-in-Chief (Army), Com- and Indian Ambassador present at the reception. that the ASEAN Tourism ings and consultations in niversary of Republic Day mander of Yangon Com- Mr Gautan Mukhopadhaya The guests were en- Sector has seen considera- the past few days, you had of the Republic of India at mand Maj-Gen Tun Tun took positions on the dais. tertained with dances ble positive growth in the fruitful and productive Sedona Hotel on Kaba Aye Naung, deputy ministers, Attendees saluted respec- and songs by the cultural consecutive years. This in- outcomes and also a great Pagoda Road, on Monday ambassadors and military tive countries. The Indi- troupe from Manipur State tra-regional travel growth networking opportunity evening. attachés of foreign mis- an Ambassador extended of India. is significant and also sup- among the members and It was also attended sions in Yangon, resident greetings. MNA ports the theme of “ASE- Dialogue Partners. AN for ASEAN”. Secretary General of When we look at the UNWTO Dr Taleb Rifai ASEAN plus 3 Tourism Ministers Myanmar Tourism Sector, made a speech. 2012 marked a tourism The Editor in Chief milestone for Myanmar as of Lonely Planet Traveller Meeting held in Nay Pyi Taw the country welcomed over presented Best in Trav- naY PYi Taw, 26 Jan al Tourism Authority jointly The union minister sector, signing MoUs with a million tourists for the el AEC Country to Union — The 14th Ministers Meet- presided over the meeting. added that the assistance the three countries, joint first time. We saw another Minister for Hotels and ing of ASEAN, the People’s In his opening speech, of the ASEAN-China, declaration of the ASEAN milestone with visitor num- Tourism U Htay Aung. Republic of China, Japan the union minister said that ASEAN-Japan and ASE- and the three countries and bers reaching 2.04 million The union minister and the Republic of Korea members of the ASEAN are AN-Koreas centres are of future cooperation were dis- in 2013 with an increase of presented best ASEAN was held at the Myanmar actively engaging in tourism great benefit for the region- cussed at the meeting. 93.04%. Last year, we re- marketing and promotional International Convention conferences, workshops, al association. Cooperation After the meeting, the ceived 3.08 million visitors campaign award to Datuk Centre (1) in Nay Pyi Taw exhibitions and promotion for tourism with the three participants viewed round with an increase of 51%. Dr. Ong Hong Peng, best on Monday. activities with China, Japan countries, enhancement of the tourism exhibition at the If we continuous- ASEAN cultural preserva- Union Minister for Ho- and Korea and arrange- qualities of tourism servic- centre. —MNA ly maintain the existing tion effort award to Ms Re- tels and Tourism U Htay ments are underway to in- es, marketing, information growth rate, we can expect gina Lopez and best ASE- Aung and Vice Chairman vite the three countries to sharing, human resources Pyithu Hluttaw to receive nearly 4.5 mil- AN travel article award to Ms Du Yill of China Nation- such events of the ASEAN. development in tourism lion visitors in 2015. If we Ms Desiree Bandal. Committee can promote more peace, Officials presented chairman receives stability, and relaxation for best ASEAN conserva- British guests travel restrictions for both tion efforts award and best international and region- ASEAN airline programme naY PYi Taw, 26 Jan al tourists, the arrivals in award to the winners. — On behalf of the Speak- 2015 can increase up to 5 In the evening, the er of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, million. President hosted a dinner to Chairman of Pyithu Hlut- As you all know, tour- the guests at MICC-2. taw International Relations ism is a driving engine for The ASEAN Tourism Committee U Hla Myint economic growth. It has Forum 2015 will be held up Oo and Chairman of Bill also been associated with to 27 January.—MNA Committee U T Khun Myat various negative impacts received Professor Sir Jef- on culture, nature and so- Union Minister for frey Jowell QC, Director of Bingham Centre for the cioeconomic conditions of Hotels and Tourism the host country. Rule of Law of the United Therefore, “Myan- U Htay Aung accepts Kingdom and party at the mar Responsible Tourism Best in Travel AEC hall of Hluttaw Complex, Policy” and “Policy on here, on Monday. Community Involvement Country from Editor in They discussed legal in Tourism” have been Chief of Lonely Planet affairs and parliamentary successfully adopted with affairs. Traveller.—mna MNA 4 Tuesday, 27 January, 2015 LOCAL NEWS Old students hold 7th respect paying ceremony formed dances to the audi- ences. The former students donated K17.5 million to over 90 retired teachers. Mohnyin On behalf of the teachers, Mohnyin Sayagyi U Kyaw Nyunt gave words of advices. Ko Gyi Kyaw (Pyinmana)

Writers share Yinmabin Mandalay knowledge Myingyan about literary Nyaungshwe affairs Tatkon Nay Pyi Taw Nay Pyi Taw, 26 Jan — A literary talk was giv- Nyaunglebin en at Shweintaung Mahasi meditation centre in Ward Myaungmya Yangon Nay Pyi Taw, 26 mana on 25 January. U Hla Myint Oo and chair- 6, Lewe, on 24 January. Jan—The seventh respect Patron of the organiz- man U Hla Myint elaborat- It was organized by paying ceremony took ing committee Chairman ed on arrangements made former students who pur- place at No 1 Basic Educa- of Pyithu Hluttaw Interna- for holding the ceremony. sued education at Basic tion High School in Pyin- tional Relations Committee Former students per- Education High School No 1 in Lewe from 1985 to Today’s Health staff vaccinate children under 2008. Writers Ledwinthar MyanMar Saw Chit, Maung Sein Win 15 against infectious diseases (Padeegon) and Nyi Min news siTes on infectious diseases of Nyo gave talks on literary measles and German mea- affairs to the audiences. sles. Township IPRD The first immunization will be given up to 27 Janu- ary and the second immuni- zation to the children under 15 from 19 to 28 February, midwife Daw Hla Win Maw told reporters. Likewise, health staff of Myingyan Township A health staff vaccinates school girl against Health Department vacci- measles and German measles. nated children against two diseases at basic education Nay Pyi Taw, 26 Jan— Education Middle Schools schools and monastic ed- The mass immunization of in Lewe. ucation schools in Mying- measles and German mea- Medical Superinten- yan, Mandalay Region. sles commenced on 19 Jan- dent Dr Daw Su Su Tun of Zaw Min Naing uary across the nation. Lewe Township Hospital (Myingyan) On 24 January, the (100-bed) and health staff vaccination was given to gave vaccination to the stu- students at Central Basic dents and educative talks Central Command team champions in senior Sacred tooth relic of Buddha event of invitational volleyball tourney MaNdalay, 26 Jan — tational Volleyball Tourna- in Mandalay Royal City on senior team beat Man- conveyed to 22 townships of The prize presentation for ment was held at the sports 24 January. dalay City Development winners in Mandalay Invi- ground in the provost unit Central Command’s Committee 3-2 in the final Ayeyawady Region match. The chairman of Man- MyauNgMya, 26 Jan After going round dalay Region Volleyball —Under the instructions downtown in Myaungmya, Subcommittee and officials of the Ayeyawady Region the sacred tooth relic is be- presented prizes to the win- chief minister, a sacred ing kept at the temporary ning teams. tooth relic from Shwemu- pavilion on the platform of It was also attended by htaw Pagoda in Pathein is Shwethalyaung reclining secretary of the subcom- being conveyed to 22 town- Buddha Image in Myaung- mittee U Myint Swe, um- ships in the region from 22 mya for two days. pires, coaches and manag- January to 6 March. In the evening, local ers of volleyball teams and On arrival at Myaung- people recited religious enthusiasts. mya from Labutta, the verses at the tooth relic. Tin Maung (Mandalay) tooth relic was welcomed According to the sched- by local people at Pinlelay ules, the tooth relic pro- An official presents suspension bridge. The lo- ceeded to Einme at 7 am on championship trophy cal people paid homage to 26 January. to Central Command the sacred tooth relic and Aung Min (District team. made donations. IPRD) Tuesday, 27 January, 2015 5 LocaL News Shopkeepers join ShinpinthadunU hands with FSD Pagoda’s Pujaniya personnel in fire drill commences in Natogyi MyiNgyaN, 26 Jan—Shopkeepers and personnel of Fire Services Department jointly Natogyi, 26 Jan — entertainments to the pil- organized the fire drills at Myoma market in Under the permission of grims and people at the Myingyan, Mandalay Region, on 23 Jnauary. the pagoda’s board of trus- 57th Anniversary Buddha Head of Township FSD U Kyaw Thura tees, over 600 shops and Pujaniya. and personnel together with shopkeepers used 100 plots for vendors are This year, a better plan fire trucks, fire engines and extinguishers. under construction as of has been adopted for allot- “Thanks to the fire drill, shopkeep- 23 January to organize the ment of plots for shops. ers will have experiences of fire preventive Buddha Pujaniya of Shin- The pagoda festival measures,” said a member of the market com- pinthadunU Pagoda in Na- is held in Natogyi from mittee. togyi, Mandalay Region. 1st waxing day of to the It was supervised by District’s deputy Chairman of the pa- fullmoon day of Tabodwe commissioner U Myint Thin Aung, Com- goda’s board of trustees yearly. This year, it will be mander of District Police Force Police Lt- U Thein Htaik told media held from 20 January to 3 Col Maung Win, township level officials and that arrangements have February. shopkeepers.—Zaw Min Naing (Myingyan) been made for holding Htay Myint Maung Private school founders discuss Vets to broaden horizon of local reform process in education sector people in livestock breeding field

MaNdalay, 26 Jan — in education sector. We land Baumann-Farkas of MohNyiN, 26 Jan — Under the arrangements held talks with the aim of Germany, Daw Hnin Hnin Livestock breeding is to be of MBA graduates associ- sharing knowledge how Maw (founder of CAE carried out through correct ation (Mandalay), an edu- to apply techniques and private school), Dr Hla techniques so as to devel- cative talk on perspectives methods in the reform of Moe (education columnist opment meat sector of the of international experts education sector,” joint Ko Gyi Thaung) and Daw nation, Deputy Director Dr and private school found- secretary Ko Win Aung of Kyi Kyi Myint (Thamadi Win Oo of Mohnyin Dis- ers over reform process in MBA Association told re- private school founder) of trict Livestock Breeding Myanmar’s education sec- porters. Meiktila gave talks on re- and Veterinary Department tor was held at Mandalay The talk was opened form process in education told the opening ceremo- Swan Hotel on 25 January. with an address by Phaung- sector. ny of Community Animal “Our country is un- dawU monastery Sayadaw Min Htet Aung (Man- Health Workers course dertaking reform process U Nayaka. Mr Ewald Ro- dalay Sub-printing House) at the office of Mohnyin Township LBVD on Mon- day. Similar courses were Department of Rural De- Staff Officer Dr Wai opened in 200 townships velopment, Staff Officer of Mon Htet and officials including six townships Township LBVD Dr Wai will give training with 10 of Kachin State simulta- Mon Htet and departmen- subjects to trainees up to 6 neously. Deputy Director tal officials were in attend- February. U Aye Naing of District ance. GNLM-001 Training course enhances capacity of IPRD staff and officers

Nay Pyi taw, 26 Jan January. The course was trainees. — The office work man- aimed at enabling staff of Assistant Director U agement course, concluded the departments in Nay Pyi Soe Paing presented com- at the hall of Nay Pyi Taw Taw Council Area to have pletion certificates to the Information and Public Re- higher office work manage- trainees. lations Department on 25 ment skills. Altogether 26 staff of- Local and foreign experts discuss reform process Deputy Director of ficers, heads of township the department Daw Thin departments and staff at- in education in Myanmar. Local youths study hotels Thin Zin made a speech tended the course. Region minister presents and tourism services and awarded outstanding Tun Tun Win (Pyinmana)

certificate, cash assistance NyauNgshwe, 26 Jan Intha National Race Affairs — The basic regional tour Minister U Win Myint pre- to the aged guide course No. 11/2015, sented prizes to outstand- yiNMabiN, 25 Jan—A and officials presented jointly organized by Minis- ing trainees. Director of the ceremony to present a cer- K200,000 and certificate try of Hotels and Tourism Ministry of Hotels and Tour- tificate of honour given by of honour given by the and Shan State government, ism U Than Win gave certif- the President and cash as- President in addition to concluded at the hall of In- icates to the trainees. sistance to grandma Phwar K100,000 provided by Re- thar literature, culture and re- Altogether 118 trainees Nyein residing in Ward A gion Government to the gional development associa- studied various subjects on of Yinmabin, Sagaing Re- grandma. tion in Nyaungshwe, Shan hotels and tourism services. gion, was held at her resi- The older person who State, on 23 January. The regional tour guide dence on 24 January. turned 100 on 7 September Shan State Minister for courses were conducted in Sagaing Region Min- 2014 lives in Yinmabin to- Planning and Economy U various regions ten times to ister for Forestry and gether with her family. Aung Kyaw Nyunt made turn out 1,070 trainees. Mines U Than Htaik Tun Ko Ko a speech. He together with Nay Myo Thurein 6 Tuesday, 27 January, 2015 regional ‘We have a deal’: insurance may unlock India-US atomic trade

new Delhi, 26 Jan — understanding, the deal is of General Electric and and said it looked forward Prime Minister Narendra done,” she said at a media Hitachi Ltd, said in a state- to further meetings and Modi and US President Ba- briefing. ment. discussions, including a rack Obama unveiled a plan Details of the new plan Both GE and Westing- planned “insurance semi- centered on insurance on were sketchy, but Indian house have already been nar.” Sunday that they hope will and US diplomats said the given land in Gujarat and “Westinghouse is convince US companies to idea was to transfer the fi- Andhra Pradesh to begin pleased that the US govern- build nuclear power sta- nancial risk to insurers in construction of reactors. ment and the government tions in India, but stopped case of an accident. India’s foreign secre- of India continue to make short of demands to soften “The India nuclear in- tary Singh said there was a progress to resolve issues a liability law. surance pool is a risk trans- bilateral understanding that that will enable Westing- With the 1984 Bhopal fer mechanism which is India’s law was compati- house and other US compa- gas tragedy still fresh in In- being formed by GIC Re ble with the Convention on nies to participate in India’s dia’s mind, parliament five and four other public sector Supplementary Compensa- growing nuclear energy years ago passed a law that undertakings in the general US President Barack Obama stands next to Indian tion. India has yet to ratify market,” the company said makes equipment suppli- insurance business in In- Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) waving as they the convention. in a statement. ers ultimately responsible dia,” foreign ministry joint leave after giving their opening statement at Hyderabad It is also likely that In- On Sunday, Richard for an accident, a deviation secretary Amandeep Singh House in New Delhi on 25 Jan, 2015.—ReuteRs dia will need a similar deal Verma, the US ambassador from international norms said. with Japan since many of in New Delhi, said the new that the companies found After India and Wash- nuclear technology and fuel due course. the reactor components plan was based on a mem- hard to swallow. ington first reached a nu- without giving up its weap- “We believe a sustain- used by the joint US-Japa- orandum of law and would India’s top diplomat, clear deal in 2006, nuclear ons program. But the liabil- able solution is one that nese companies come from not require new legislation Foreign Secretary Sujatha commerce worth billions ity issue blocked progress. brings India into compli- there. at this stage. Singh, said the new plan of dollars was meant to be GE-Hitachi Nuclear ance with the International Toshiba Corp’s Until recently, US offi- was “squarely within our the centerpiece of a new Energy (GE.N) (6501.T) Convention on Supplemen- (6502.T) Westinghouse cials have said that the best law”. strategic relationship, al- said it would review the tary Compensation,” the Electric Co praised the de- solution would be to change “We have reached an lowing New Delhi access to governmental agreement in company, a joint venture velopments on Sunday, the liability law. —Reuters Philippines says deadly clash a mistake, Deputy of Indonesia’s hopeful peace not derailed anti-graft body to resign: Manila, 26 Jan — The ers. The rebels, fighting for “We expect that natu- the ceasefire committee. agency official Philippines said on Monday 45 years in the south of the rally there will be impact but “They entered our area and a clash between security largely Christian country, we are hopeful and confident attacked us, what are we go- Jakarta, 26 Jan — The ment bodies that have long forces and Muslim rebels in have agreed to disband their this will not derail the peace ing to do?” he asked. “What deputy chief of Indonesia’s had strained relations. which dozens of people were force and surrender weapons talks.” happened was self-defence.” anti-graft agency will sub- “Bambang will submit killed was a mistake and both in exchange for an autono- Efforts to bring peace to Iqbal said he was confident mit his resignation letter on his resignation letter today,” sides said they were hopeful mous government. the main southern island of the peace deal would not be Monday, days after the po- Johan Budi, KPK’s deputy the violence would not scup- Interior Secretary Ma- Mindanao have raised hopes affected because both sides lice named him a suspect in for corruption prevention, per a peace deal the rebels are nuel Roxas said the police for the development of a were committed to it. a false testimony case, an told Reuters. negotiating. Security forces were hunting two “high-val- long-neglected region rich in The government and agency official said. Widjojanto, who told said about 50 policemen and ue” militants but police mineral resources. the rebels signed a truce in Police on Friday de- domestic media on Saturday eight rebels were killed in commandos ran into a group The fighting has killed March 2014 but a final deal tained and questioned he was considering resign- what a top official described of rebels who thought the 120,000 people and dis- is still being worked out. Bambang Widjojanto, dep- ing, was not immediately as a “misencounter” during police were mounting an placed 2 million. The next stage of the process uty chief of the Corruption available for comment. an operation on Sunday to attack. “This was a misen- Mohagher Iqbal, head involves the Senate drafting Eradication Commission The head of the KPK, arrest two militants who had counter,” Roxas told a news of the rebel peace panel, said a law on autonomy for the (KPK), for a case dating Abraham Samad, told do- taken refuge with Moro Is- conference in Cotabato City the police failed to coordi- region. from 2010, fuelling tension mestic news website Detik. lamic Liberation Front fight- in the south of the country. nate their operations with Reuters between two law enforce- com on Saturday that he would not accept a resigna- tion letter from Widjojanto, Ex-Thai PM’s party vows calm, US calls for inclusive politics who is one of four KPK commissioners. Bangkok, 26 Jan — Shinawatra, and weaken ade of turbulent politics mine the legitimacy of the KPK supporters be- Former Thai Prime Minis- his Puea Thai Party. that have pitted Yingluck political and legal process- lieve Widjojanto was named ter Yingluck Shinawatra’s Anusorn Iamsa-ard, and her brother Thaksin, es,” Russel told students at a police suspect in retalia- Puea Thai Party vowed on spokesman for the Puea himself a former prime Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn tion for the agency’s deci- Monday it would not re- Thai Party, said the deci- minister, against the royal- University. sion to declare police gener- taliate a five-year political sion to ban Yingluck from ist-military establishment “We’re also particular- al Budi Gunawan a bribery ban imposed on the ousted politics would not be a trig- that sees the Shinawatras ly concerned that the polit- suspect on 13 January. That leader, and a leading party ger for unrest. as a threat and reviles their ical process doesn’t seem announcement led President figure said their movement “We will not use the populist policies. to represent all elements in Joko Widodo to delay Gun- could survive without the decision to impeach [for- Both led populist gov- Thai society.” awan’s appointment as the powerful family. mer] Prime Minister Yin- ernments toppled in coups Thailand’s mili- next police chief. In a near identical gluck as a trigger to organ- and were subjected to legal tary-appointed legislature The police said its ac- repeat of her billionaire ize political movements, action and street protests by last week found Yingluck tions against Widjojanto brother’s fall from power, that is not our intention,” pro-establishment activists. guilty of negligence over were not linked to the agen- Yingluck was last week Anusorn told Reuters. Thaksin fled Thailand her role in a state rice buy- cy. The apparent tit-for-tat banned from politics for Thailand remains un- to avoid a 2008 jail term Yingluck Shinawatra ing scheme that paid farm- actions reignite a rivalry five years and indicted on der martial law following a for corruption. He has lived ers far above market prices on Monday. between the graft-tainted criminal charges over her May coup which the army abroad since, but retains a for rice. Russel, the high- police and the independent involvement in a state rice said was necessary to re- strong influence over Thai The same day, the at- est-level US official to visit agency, popular among or- buying scheme that cost store order after months politics. torney general’s office said Thailand since the coup, dinary Indonesians for being Thailand billions of dollars. of political unrest that left In her first public sight- it would proceed with crim- called for a “broader and a thorn in the side of the es- Yingluck’s support- nearly 30 dead. The law, ing since she was banned inal charges against her for more inclusive” political tablishment. Resolving the ers say the charges against imposed nationwide, bans from political office, Yin- alleged corruption in the process. situation will prove an early her are an attempt to limit all political gatherings. gluck met with Assistant rice scheme. If found guilty “The United States test for Widodo, who took the political influence of The ban and the legal US Secretary of State for by the Supreme Court, she does not take sides in Thai office in October, pledging a her brother, ousted former case against Yingluck are East Asia and the Pacific could be jailed for up to 10 politics. We believe it is for clean government. Prime Minister Thaksin the latest twist in a dec- Daniel Russel in Bangkok years.—Reuters the Thai people to deter- Reuters Tuesday, 27 January, 2015 7 world India’s Republic Day: history, Australia knights Prince Philip, sparking pomp and a parade national outrage jpath (King’s Way) boule- Perth, 26 Jan — Con- British monarch its head vard. During the event, servative Prime Minister of state who acts in pre- bravery awards are given Tony Abbott has awarded dominately a ceremonial to military personnel, civil- Australia’s highest honour manner but has the power ians and children for show- to Prince Philip, husband to approve the abolition ing “courage in the face of Queen Elizabeth, spark- of parliament, which hap- of adversity”. The event is ing a barrage of criticism pened in 1975 toppling the presided over by the pres- across the country on its then government. ident, commander-in-chief national day of celebra- Australians also of the armed forces. tion. questioned the procedure CAMELS AND Prince Philip was for issuing knighthoods, BALANCING ACTS made a Knight of the Order which are awarded solely Several days before of Australia, awarded as on the recommendation of the parade, India’s various part of the country’s hon- the prime minister to the armed forces units can be ours system announced on queen. spotted along the route, Australia Day, with Abbott Any Australian can practising for the big day. saying it paid “tribute to an nominate a fellow citizen India’s Border Security extraordinary life of ser- for other honours. Abbott’s Force are regular favorites vice”. surprise reintroduction of in the show, with their The award grated with knights and dames in the “Daredevil” motorcycle republicans who want to country’s honours system India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L-R), US President Barack Obama, India’s riders appearing in gravi- sever ties with Britain last year drew criticism President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari attend ty-defying balancing acts and appoint an Australi- that he was out of touch the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on 26 Jan, 2015.—ReuteRs and their camel contingents an president. “It’s a time with national sentiment. New Delhi, 26 Jan — glimpse of the US presi- day, Rajendra Prasad, In- toting guns and musical in- warp where we’re giving At the time he said they Barack Obama is the first dent and his hosts, Prime dia’s first president, un- struments. knighthoods to English were intended to recognize US president to be guest Minister Narendra Modi furled the national flag, DIVERSE NATION royalty,” Opposition leader “pre-eminent Australians”. of honour at India’s annu- and President Pranab Muk- and thereafter 26 January Throughout the morn- Bill Shorten told Australian Abbott, whose pop- al Republic Day parade, a herjee. became a national holiday, ing, children from across radio. ularity has fallen sharply flamboyant display of the HISTORY Republic Day. the country perform in the Commentator and as- in recent months, said he South Asian nation’s mili- India won independ- A SHOW OF MIGHT parade and in past years, sociate editor of the nation- stood by the decision to tary might and cultural di- ence from British rule on India’s military forc- “tableaux”, or floats, from al daily, The Australian, award the knighthood to versity in the heart of the 15 August, 1947, but it was es go on full display dur- different states and min- Chris Kenny tweeted, “Just 93-year-old Prince Phil- capital, New Delhi. not until 26 January, 1950, ing the two-hour parade, istries have shown off another own goal and an ip because “the monarchy Despite intermittent that the nation declared it- with troops, rows of tanks, everything from India’s ag- embarrassment for Austral- has been an important part rain, large crowds flocked self a sovereign republic missiles and formations of riculture to its research in ia on our national day”. of Australia’s life since to see the show on Mon- state with the adoption of horses and camels maneu- the Antarctic. Australia is a constitu- 1788”. day morning and catch a its constitution. On that vering down the wide Ra- Reuters tional monarchy, with the Reuters Japan convenes 150-day Diet session amid hostage crisis tokyo, 26 Jan — Ja- yen annual budget for fis- ment will likely be scruti- pan convened a 150-day cal 2015, after Abe put off nized by Asian neighbors regular Diet session on a second sales tax hike un- like China and South Ko- Monday, as Prime Minis- til 2017 following a reces- rea. ter Shinzo Abe continues sion triggered by the previ- The prime minister to grapple with a hostage ous increase last April. signaled on Sunday the crisis that will likely spur Currently, the gov- wording of a landmark debate about Tokyo’s fight ernment plans to submit 1995 apology for the coun- against terrorism. around 70 bills to the Diet, try’s wartime aggression Since the apparent officials said. In addition, in Asia, or the Muray- killing of one of two Jap- it plans to submit more ama statement, could be anese hostages being held than 10 bills to loosen re- changed, saying he wants by a group thought to be strictions on the Self-De- to reflect how his adminis- Islamic State, Japan has fence Forces as the ruling tration sees the issue. been trying to secure the coalition of the LDP and “The prime minister release of the other cap- Komeito is expected to indicated he may not stick tive — freelance journal- step up talks on security in to keywords in the Mu- ist Kenji Goto — through early February. rayama statement, which every channel. Legislative work is could mean Japan send- The Diet session needed for Japan to put ing the wrong message,” comes amid Abe’s repeat- into effect a Cabinet deci- Democratic Party of Ja- ed calls for raising Japan’s Photo taken on 26 Jan, 2015, at the House of Councillors chamber in Tokyo shows sion made in July to ensure pan leader Katsuya Okada security profile abroad by the opening ceremony of a 150-day regular Diet session, with the attendance a “seamless” response to told fellow lawmakers, as making “proactive” contri- of Emperor Akihito. The session was convened as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe various security threats, he expressed determina- butions to global peace and continues to grapple with a hostage crisis.—Kyodo News which includes the coun- tion to face off with Abe, security. Japan pledged sectors such as agriculture, for both houses of cham- convincing victory in the try’s potential exercise who heads the LDP. The $200 million in “humani- labor, energy and medi- ber. “We will seek passage 14 December general elec- of the right to collective 1995 statement was issued tarian and nonmilitary sup- cal care. One feature of of bills to reform bedrock tion, candidates supported self-defence, or defending by then Prime Minister port,” including providing Abe’s growth strategy is regulations in areas includ- by the LDP have lost in allies under armed attack Tomiichi Murayama. aid to countries helping to streamline Japan’s pow- ing medical care and agri- multiple gubernatorial rac- even when Japan is not. It will be the first Diet refugees from Syria and erful agricultural coopera- culture,” he added. es since last year. Opposition lawmakers session for Okada since he Iraq, before the hostage tives. Unified local elections The government is are expected to grill Abe was elected leader of the crisis. “It’s going to be an are scheduled for April, expected to seek passage over how he intends to country’s main opposition Abe has portrayed extremely important Diet when the prime minister’s by early April of a 3.12 compile a statement for the party, which is struggling the Diet session through session,” Abe told a meet- handling of the govern- trillion yen supplementary 70th anniversary on 15 Au- to rebuild itself and win 24 June as one to push ing of ruling Liberal Dem- ment and the hostage crisis budget for fiscal 2014 and gust of Japan’s surrender back public support. for bold reform in various ocratic Party lawmakers could be tested. Despite a a record-high 96.34 trillion in World War II. The state- Kyodo News 8 Tuesday, 27 January, 2015 opinion

protection to a great majority of a society, it is working in the interests of the majority, it can said to be lawful. When it gives protection to a contribute to peaceful changes, but when it is tiny minority of a society, it is said to be oppres- weak, violence of the past may repeat. sive. Once, the concept of enslaving man by man For a legislature to be stronger, it needs to Tuesday, 27 January, 2015 himself was a law. But society will not accept such draft bills protecting the interests of great ma- laws. jority of people by itself rather than approving Peaceful transition rests on In history, rulers enacted laws to protect their or amending those that are drafted by other in- own interests at the expense of their subjects. stitutions. Only then, will a society be able to stronger legislature They amended or enacted laws only when their change peacefully. By Myint Win Thein interests were at risk or their power was chal- lenged by a great majority of their subjects. very law gives protection to somebody or Sometimes, it was too late for them to amend the Write for us Esomething. For example, the penal code laws and the result was violent overthrow of the We appreciate your feedback and contributions. protects the general public from criminal acts ruler. If you have any comments or would like to submit while environmental laws protect the environ- In a parliamentary democracy, such violent editorials, analyses or reports please email wallace. ment from destruction. In the same way, a state changes are prevented by the legislature whose [email protected] with your name and title. Due to limitation of space we are only able to constitution protects the rights of citizens in a paramount duty is to enact laws that protect the country. publish “Letter to the Editor” that do not exceed 500 interests of the great majority of the society and words. Should you submit a text longer than 500 Therefore, it is important to study to whom amend laws that are enacted in the interests of a words please be aware that your letter will be edited. or what a law gives protection. When it gives tiny minority. When a legislature is strong and Terrorism and Extremism: Two Separate Concepts (The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author.) an even more difficult term of variables. proach them-extremism to define than terrorism, as We cannot, for exam- should be under close mon- This in turn is further assist- it encompasses an even ple, equate ISIS to extrem- itoring, and not be allowed ed by globalization, easing Aung Zin Phyo Thein wider reach. Extremism is ist right wing political to foster violence in any air travel and laws render- regularly seen to relate to groups. UKIP, The British sense, at which point it erusing last week’s edi- terrorism. The first wave ing borders almost non-ex- ideas-yet likewise this is National Party (BNP) and needs to be pacified and tion of the Global New was focused primarily on istent, despite the beefed up P highly subjective. For ex- the Golden Dawn Party in eradicated. Neo-Nazi Light of Myanmar, I had ideology-ranging from an- security measures world- ample, the majority of us Greece are examples of groups provide such an ex- come across a highly enter- archism to Marxism and wide following 9/11. would view self-infliction such, yet I highly doubt that ample-the racial hate crimes taining article which, spanned from the late 1950s What characterizes this of pain for religious and these parties behead kid- they commit are not on the though informative, had a to the early to mid 1990s. second wave of terrorism is cultural purposes (such as napped foreign journalists level of terror, yet must be number of minor draw- The Japanese Red Army, the third trend-religion as a the honor killings in India) on camera. These extremist reacted to and dismantled. backs. Of these, the state- Irish Republican Army, the fuel. Though tracing its as extreme, i.e. they es- entities are also legal-to the Additionally, Australia had ment of how terrorism and Italian Red Brigade and the roots to the Middle Ages, pouse an extremist nature. point that in the most recent made this mistake in re- extremism ‘cannot be split Baader Meinhof in Germa- religion-inspired terror took But this is not shared by ad- EU elections, two-thirds gards to Man Haron Monis, up’ was of particular note. ny were characteristic of hold following the Soviet herents, who regard their were won by such groups-a until the lives of two hos- In truth, there are several this era. These groups fol- invasion of Afghanistan. actions as a customary tes- highly discomforting fact. tages were lost at his hands, marked differences be- lowed different ideological Terror-leaning radicals saw tament of their faith and a In conclusion, the dis- and so had the US with the tween the two entities. Si- causes, yet one element was their advantage, and used celebration of their tradi- parities between these two Tsarnaev brothers two multaneously, though, they uniform-their struggle for religion as a means to both tion. terms should be kept clear years prior. 2014 has shown are united in a number of legitimacy in the eyes of the justify their actions and lure The primary distinc- in mind, though admittedly us the level to which terror senses-the most obvious be- world. This would be ex- vulnerable individuals into tion is that extremists do not they tend to overlap in a can gain the upper hand. It ing the fact that both are ex- planatory of their attacks, their cause. The modern ter- necessarily take up vio- number of respects, such as is time to make 2015 the ceedingly hard to define. the majority of which were rorist has been aided by the lence. Basically, terrorists in how both are subjective. year we tackle them head A dictionary definition designed to minimize civil- increasing prominence of are extremists, yet not all What is most important, on together, in full force. of terrorism would refer to ian casualty. These groups social media-employing it extremists are terrorists. however, is how we ap- **** it as the use of violence to targeted individuals, such as a platform for recruit- According to Barry Buzan, achieve a political aim. This as Carlos the Jackal’s infa- ment. The ISIS terror group, extremism represents a del- Aung Zin Phyo Thein (Undergraduate Student definition fails to consider mous hostage-taking of for example, has excelled in icate crossroads for an au- the intricacies of the term, OPEC delegates in Vienna this area, revolutionizing of International Relations at the School of thority-to act, or not to act; and barely scrapes the sur- in 1976, the Entebbe Hi- traditional radicalization Government and International Affairs, this action being deter- face. Terrorism in all sense jacking in the same year or through their expertly edit- Durham University, United Kingdom) mined by a number is a liquid concept-a con- Lord Mountbatten’s 1980 ed albeit graphic videos, cept which is constantly assassination by the IRA. available widely through evolving and transforming. Towards the nineties, the ‘dark web’. The State In The Globalization of three highly disturbing Department attempted to World Politics, a de facto trends emerged. The first reverse this through its own Bible for international stud- was how attacks got in- ‘counter-radicalization’ ies, Baylis and Owen refer creasingly indiscriminant, media, but this has so far to the term as contextual, with more civilian lives be- proven a failure. Every and subjective to interpreta- ing lost. In addition, terror- month, hundreds of West- tion. Personal definition ist networks became more erners (from Europe and the would state it as the usage complex and sophisticated, US) flock to Syria via Tur- of tools such as bombing, as evidenced for instance key to join ISIS, and more hostage taking extortion by the vast number of disturbingly, the age group and at times murder in order Al-Qaeda affiliates through- is slowly widening to in- to draw attention to a par- out the world, ranging from clude teenagers, some as ticular cause or to evoke a the Middle East to North young as 14. Westerners response from a certain au- Africa (Al Qaeda in the Is- now make up the third larg- thority, i.e. government. lamic Mahgreb) to South est number of foreign fight- As mentioned, terror- Asia (Lashkar-e-Taiba)to ers, behind only Tunisia. Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Thant Kyaw signs the book of ism is an evolving entity. as far as Southeast Asia (the From this point, a condolences for demise of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Deeming it thus, there have Moro Islamic Liberation movement to extremism is been two main waves of Front in the Philippines). necessitated. Extremism is Arabia at the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Yangon on 26 January.—mna Tuesday, 27 January, 2015 9 national

officers including 14 colo- Senior General Min Aung Hlaing delivers speech at nels, two of whom are performing duties as com- manders, and 14 lieutenant Tatmadaw Central Organizing Committee colonels to reveal the pow- nay Pyi Taw, 26 Jan— tral Organizing Committee, from the administrative, po- defence services while de- for the needy people in re- er of women who make As carrying out organizing said at the 1/2005 meeting of litical and economic points fence services personnel are mote areas and participate in up over 50 percent of the tasks is unifying forces, it the committee at the meeting of view, the senior general required to abide by code of promotion of life standards population and plans are is necessary for defence hall of the Office of Com- added. The senior general conducts for personnel and of rural people, the senior underway to appoint more services personnel to build mander-in-Chief of Defence continued to say that welfare laws, rules and regualtions. general said. In addition, the female officers, according internal unity of the defence Services (Army) on Mon- of personnel and their fami- For the unity between de- senior general pointed out to the senior general. In ad- services and unity between day. lies including food, clothing, fence services personnel and that defence services person- dition, the Tatmadaw is in- the defence services and Defending the nation to- housing, transportation, car- the people, it is necessary for nel are also required to help viting ethnic armed groups the people, Command- gether with people’s power, rying out manageable level the personnel to engage in departments in immigration to the path for peace and is er-in-Chief of Defence Ser- defence services personnel farming, healthcare and ed- regional development tasks, issues like infiltration of peo- necessary to take measures vices Senior General Min are required to perform their ucation enhancement pro- offer aids as soon as possi- ple who are not nationals. for stability and the rule of Aung Hlaing, who also duties not only from the mil- grams should be carried out ble in the event of natural The Tatmadaw has law for the success of 2015 chairs the Tatmadaw Cen- itary point of view but also for the internal unity of the disasters, provide healthcare appointed over 500 female elections.—Myawady

Myingyan, 26 Jan— Police have charged stu- Student protesters charged for taking down state flag dents protesters with dents who marched against Five Buddhist monks joined with about 65 stu- campaign team, campaign ingyan Township around removing state flag in My- the National Education led by U Visuddha from dents in Natogyi Township, stage, loudspeakers and 6:00 p.m. together with ingyan Degree College on Law reached Myingyan on the Young Monks Union of according to witnesses. foods. Some weary protest- some groups before staying Monday afternoon. Monday after a night-stay Chauk Township and one The protesters are us- ers are carried by some cars. the night at Sunlungu Bud- A protest group led by in Ngahtogyi Township. from Pakkoku Township ing four vehicles carrying They marched through My- dhist monastery.— 040 Aung Hmaing San from Ba Ka Tha (All Burma Federa- tion of Student Unions) and some local people marched around Myingyan Town- ship in the afternoon. A combination of 275 protesters arrived at My- ingyan Degree College, and entered the campus, al- though the principal of col- lege and academics tried to stop them. In front of the main building, they replaced the State flag with the one of student union, ignoring the request not to do so by col- lege security personnel. A group of protest stu- Student protesters taking down State Flag in front of main building at Mingyan Degree College in Myingyan Township. Poor farmers in Ayeyawady . . . last year to raise ducks and crofinance is around 2.3 %,” loss resulting from natural the small businesses that re- to establish vegetable plots. he added. disaster, and client death lates to both agriculture and (from page 1) After struggling for However, some house- PGMF has also given benefits, he added. To qual- non agriculture. pests, the rice produced three or four years, she tack- holds, including families social loans and loans to ify for loans from the fund, “We are out of debt. from their farmland is bare- led her debts with high in- of old couples who have vulnerable households with members have to participate We don’t need to borrow ly enough to pay back agri- terest rates owed to private no women, cannot borrow very low interest rates. In in the non-formal business money with high interest cultural loans to the govern- money lenders and was able money from the fund be- addition, it has set up a fund education programme of rates from private lenders. ment, causing them to get to send her three children to cause the fund loans only for beneficiary welfare that PGMF to learn about busi- We have no worries for our into debt for ordinary living. school until they completed to women because women provides lump sum com- ness, including profit, loss, future,” said Daw Ei Khin. Even in years of good their high school education. have earned the trust of the pensation for economic weaknesses and strengths of GNLM harvests, there is no certain- “I can pay 27,000 fund, she added. ty they will get a good price kyat every 14 days to the The microfinance de- for their rice. (PGMF),” says Daw Ohn sign for agricultural and To feed their families Myint Kyi with confidence, livestock loans of the Pact and to start planting rice for “because I have 500 betel Global Microfinance Fund the next season, they had to plants and other vegeta- has given priorities to wom- borrow money from private ble plantations and I have en because it is a majority lenders at 8 to 10 per cent earned 5,000 to 6,000 kyat of women who can partici- interest per month. every three days.” pate in microfinance meet- One year after Nargis, Besides, she will earn ings during day while their Daw Ohn Myit Kyi bor- income from her new betel husbands are working the rowed K70,000 from the plants every 15 days once farmland, according to the microfinance fund for the they are mature. PGMF. first time and farmed pigs as Like Daw Ohn Myint “However, men are not a side job while her family Kyi, other women from the excluded,” said U Myint was working paddy on their village have also gained Kyaw, LIFT’s Microfinance three acres of rain-fed rice benefits from the microcre- and Business Development fields. dit scheme. Officer. “PGMF provides As she kept her guaran- Daw Ei Khin, 45, is microfinance services in vil- tee to the fund, the amount farming 100 ducks while lages where other NGOs are of money she is entitled to planting rice in her fam- implementing development borrow from the fund has in- ily-owned rain-fed eight projects with LIFT fund- When villagers understand how to value loans and their businesses for creased year by year, reach- acre field. She borrowed ing. Among those villages, getting out of poverty, they are ready to receive loans from the Pact Global ing K400,000 this year. K300,000 from the (PGMF) men’s membership in mi- Microfinance Fund.—Photo: Aye Min Soe 10 Tuesday, 27 January, 2015 world

Hoax caller Greek leftist leader Tsipras claims victory over austerity impersonating Athens, 26 Jan — ised to renegotiate Greece’s enormous problems and his Greek leftist leader Alexis debt agreements, fearing victory raises the prospect spy chief put Tsipras promised on Sunday potential conflict with other of tough negotiations with that five years of austerity, euro zone governments that European partners includ- through to UK “humiliation and suffering” could put more strain on the ing German Chancellor imposed by international currency bloc. Angela Merkel. Greece’s PM Cameron creditors were over after his The euro slid to near an bailout deal with the euro London, 26 Jan — The Syriza party swept to victory 11-year low and US stock zone is due to end on 28 British government said in a snap election on Sunday. futures fell as Asian markets February and Tsipras’ im- it was reviewing securi- With about 92 percent opened on Monday. mediate challenge will be to ty procedures after a hoax of votes counted, Syriza was Germany, Europe’s settle doubts over the next caller claiming to be the set to win 149 seats in the biggest economy, has insist- installment of more than 7 director of Britain’s GCHQ 300-seat parliament, taking ed Greece must respect the billion euros in internation- eavesdropping agency was 36.3 percent of the vote, 8.5 terms of its 240 billion euro al aid. EU finance ministers put through to Prime Min- points ahead of the conserv- bailout deal, which saved the are due to discuss the issue ister David Cameron on ative New Democracy party country from bankruptcy but Head of radical leftist Syriza party Alexis Tsipras waves in Brussels on Monday. If Sunday. In a separate hoax of Prime Minister Antonis at the cost of bitter sacrific- while leaving the party headquarters after winning the Syriza falls short of a ma- call to GCHQ, also on Sun- Samaras. Samaras conced- es by the Greek people. As elections in Athens on 25 Jan, 2015.—ReuteRs jority, Tsipras will have to day, a mobile phone num- ed victory but only the final thousands of flag-waving ority from the very first day dox austerity policies have try to build a coalition with ber for its director Robert result, expected in the early supporters hit the streets of will be to deal with the big failed to produce the eco- smaller parties or form a Hannigan was given out. hours of Monday will show Athens, some shedding tears wounds left by the crisis,” nomic growth which Europe minority government with The government said the whether Syriza has won the of joy, Germany’s Bundes- he said. “Our foremost pri- needs to recover fully from ad-hoc support from others number provided is not 151 seats that would allow it bank warned Greece it need- ority is that our country and the global financial crisis. in parliament. “It’s a histor- used for calls involving to rule alone. ed reform to tackle its eco- our people regain their lost Hollande expressed in ic win,” said Athens-based classified information. Nevertheless, the nomic problems. Syriza’s dignity.” He has promised a statement his “desire to political analyst John Loulis, “The Prime Minis- 40-year-old Tsipras is on campaign slogan “Hope is to keep Greece in the euro pursue the close cooperation adding that Tsipras would ter ended the call when course to become prime coming!” resonated with and has toned down some of between our two countries have to form a coalition to it became clear it was a minister of the first euro zone voters worn down by huge his rhetoric but his arrival in in service of growth and the prevent renewed instability. hoax. In neither instance government openly opposed budget cuts and heavy tax power would mark the big- stability of the euro zone”. “He has no other option, the was sensitive information to the kind of severe auster- rises during six years of crisis gest challenge yet to the ap- Finnish Foreign Min- last thing the country needs disclosed,” a spokeswom- ity policies which the Euro- that has sent unemployment proach adopted to the crisis ister Erkki Tuomioja was would be another round of an for Cameron’s office, pean Union and Internation- over 25 percent and pushed by euro zone governments. more forthright, saying he elections Negotiations are Number 10 Downing al Monetary Fund imposed millions into poverty. “We Syriza’s victory is like- believed the result would likely to begin immediately, Street, said in a statement. on Greece as a condition of hope our expectations will ly to encourage other an- change the debate in Europe and both the small Independ- “Both GCHQ and its bailout. “Greece leaves be fulfilled,” said 47-year- ti-austerity parties which are and put more emphasis on ent Greeks party and centrist Number 10 take securi- behinds catastrophic auster- old teacher Efi Avgoustak- winning support across Eu- growth and employment. To Potami party, said they ty seriously and both are ity, it leaves behind fear and oushe. “On Monday in class, rope, such as the Podemos “This is a slap at what I see as would be willing to support currently reviewing proce- authoritarianism, it leaves we’re not allowed to com- movement in Spain. a very right-wing economic an anti-bailout government. dures following these hoax behind five years of humili- ment and take sides but we But it might also policy in Europe,” Tuomio- If Syriza requires support calls to ensure that the gov- ation and anguish,” Tsipras will be smiling.” Tsipras said strengthen the hand of main- ja, a Social Democrat, told to govern, it may find itself ernment learns any lessons told thousands of cheering he would cooperate with fel- stream leaders including the website of the Helsingin hostage to its partners’ de- from this incident.” supporters gathered in Ath- low euro zone leaders for “a French President Francois Sanomat newspaper. mands, raising questions All government de- ens. Financial markets react- fair and mutually beneficial Hollande and Italian Prime However with Greece’s over how durable a Tsipras partments have been now ed nervously to the victory solution” but said the Greek Minister Minister Matteo economy unlikely to recov- government would prove. put on alert for such calls, of Tspiras, who has prom- people came first. “Our pri- Renzi who argue that ortho- er for years, Tsipras faces Reuters she added. — Reuters Dacic: Serbia wants better ties with Russia’s independent political course African Union states real cause for Western sanctions consultations as possible and Moscow, 26 Jan — we [Russia] are heading,” Russian weapons and relat- develop economic cooper- Russia’s independent polit- Rogozin said adding that ed materials, a ban on the ation, which can be better ical course and restoration the European Union “unfor- delivery of dual-purpose than it has been so far,” the of its economic might were tunately suppressed its will products and technologies foreign minister said. the real cause for Western to independent thinking and to Russia, as well as inno- “I have come here as sanctions against Moscow, obeys NATO logic.” vative technologies for Rus- a friend to friends,” Dacic while the conflict in neigh- The West started im- sia’s oil extracting industry. noted. As announced earlier, bouring Ukraine was an ex- posing sanctions on Russia In mid-September, the while in Addis Abeba, Dac- cuse to initiate the sanctions, since March 2014 over the European Union published ic will meet with Nkosazana Russian Deputy Prime Min- events in Ukraine. First, an new sanctions against Rus- Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson ister Dmitry Rogozin said. early EU summit stalled the sia in its official journal. of the African Union Com- “The real cause was the as- talks on a visa-free regime Russia fully banned mission, and other senior sumed course towards the and a new base agreement from 7 August, 2014 the im- Addis AbebA, 26 Jan Former Yugoslav presi- officials of the Commission, independent development on Russia-EU cooperation. ports of meat, fish, cheeses, — Serbia wants to develop dent Tito, one of the found- including Deputy Chairper- of our country, the course Further on, the sanctions milk, vegetables and fruits good relations and econom- ers of the Non-Aligned son Erastus Mwencha and towards the independent were grouped into three cat- from western countries ic and political cooperation Movement, “had a major Commissioner for Peace and political policy, the course egories — personal, corpo- that had imposed economic with African Union member role and significance for Af- Security Smail Chergui. towards the restoration of rate and sectoral. sanctions against Russian states, Serbian First Deputy rican countries and we want Also announced are the economic might of our By the beginning of citizens and companies. Prime Minister Ivica Dacic, to continue that tradition,” Dacic’s meetings with the country,” Rogozin said in September, some 420 Rus- The countries that have who is also foreign minister, Dacic said, adding that, for Ethiopian foreign minister, an interview with Rossiya-1 sian individuals and 143 slapped sanctions against said on Sunday. this reason, Serbia will at- as well as with the foreign television channel. companies had been put Russia include the Europe- The Serbian foreign tend future African Union ministers of Algeria, An- The deputy premier on the sanction lists of the an Union member states, minister, who will take part meetings. gola, Morocco, Kenya and said that the United States European Union, the Unit- Norway, the United States, in the 26th session of the Ex- There is a long-standing other African countries, with and its President Barack ed States, Canada, Austral- Canada, Australia and ecutive Council of the Af- friendship between Ethiopia which Serbia seeks to further Obama personally as well ia, Japan, Switzerland and Japan. Russia’s food im- rican Union in Ethiopia on and Serbia, and Serbia wants improve bilateral relations as the European Union are Norway. ports from these countries Monday, told reporters that those relations to be as good and political dialogue, in using the events in Ukraine The sectoral sanctions amounted to $9.1 billion in Serbia, as the legal successor as possible and develop fast- particular economic coop- as a tool to exert pressure on imposed for a term of one 2013, according to the Fed- of Yugoslavia, wants to de- er, Dacic said. eration, for which there are Russia. year include an embargo on eral Customs Service, of velop good relations with its “We want to have as significant possibilities and a “Ukraine is an excuse the supply of arms to Rus- which the EU accounted for traditional friends in Africa. many political visits and mutual interest.—Tanjug and the real cause is where sia and the importation of 66%.—Itar-Tass Tuesday, 27 January, 2015 11 world Assad seeks agreement over US air strikes in Syria Abe vows to use “all

BeiruT, 26 Jan— Pres- Islamic State and the al Qa- ident Bashar al-Assad has eda-affiliated Nusra Front, possible means” to said U.S.-led air strikes makes it more difficult for against Islamic State mil- the United States to find a free Japanese hostage itants in Syria should be suitable ally on the ground. subject to an agreement It plans to train and Tokyo, 26 Jan — with Damascus and Syrian equip members of the Prime Minister Shinzo troops should be involved mainstream Syrian opposi- Abe said on Monday that on the ground. tion to fight Islamic State Japan is determined to use Assad was speaking as part of its strategy to roll “all possible means” to se- in an interview with the back the group’s gains in cure the release of a Japa- U.S.-based Foreign Affairs Syria. nese man held captive by a Magazine published on A first group of about group thought to be Islamic Monday. 100 U.S. troops will head State, as Tokyo sought co- “With any country to the Middle East in the that is serious about fight- next few days to establish operation from Jordan and Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad is seen during an ing terrorism, we are ready training sites for Syrian op- other countries. interview with the American magazine Foreign Affairs to make cooperation, if position fighters. “We will use all pos- published in Damascus on 26 Jan, 2015.—ReuteRs they’re serious,” Assad Assad said the cam- sible means (to win his re- said, when asked if he and Iraq last summer, the make legal cooperation paign should be backed up lease) by seeking coopera- Prime Minister Shinzo would be willing to take United States has mounted with Syria and start by ask- by the Syrian army on the tion with other countries,” Abe enters his office steps to make cooperation regular air strikes against it. ing permission from our ground. “The question you Abe told a meeting of his on 26 Jan, 2015, as the easier with Washington. But it has rejected the idea government to make such have to ask the Americans Liberal Democratic Party Japanese Diet convened a Washington supports of allying itself with the attacks”. is, which troops are you lawmakers. An image was 150-day regular session. opposition forces fighting Syrian government despite “The format we can going to depend on? Defi- posted online on Saturday Abe is faced with a for the past four years to them now having a com- discuss later, but you start nitely, it has to be Syrian of 47-year-old freelance hostage crisis, in which topple Assad, but its posi- mon enemy. with permission. Is it an troops.” journalist Kenji Goto hold- tion has become compli- When asked what he agreement? Is it a treaty? The United Nations one of two Japanese ing a picture purportedly hostages being held by cated since Islamic State would like to see from the That’s another issue,” he says 200,000 people have showing that 42-year-old and other hardline groups United States, Assad said said. Washington informed been killed in the civil war, a group thought to be Haruna Yukawa had been emerged as the most pow- Washington should pres- Damascus before it started which started with pro-de- Islamic State is believed to executed. Abe and other erful rebel factions. sure Turkey not to allow strikes in Syria in Septem- mocracy protests that were have been killed. government officials have Since Islamic State money and weapons into ber. The power of the hard- violently repressed. Kyodo News took over much of Syria northern Syria and “to line Islamists, including Reuters said the image is likely au- thentic. identified himself as Goto Chief Cabinet Secre- and explained that the pho- Nigeria repels suspected Boko Haram tary Yoshihide Suga said to shows “my cellmate Ha- during a press conference runa slaughtered in the land that an audio message that of the Islamic caliphate.” attack on Maiduguri city accompanied the image is The Islamic State mil- “highly likely” to be that of itant group’s radio service Maiduguri, 26 Jan had died and 27, mostly troops had to retreat from Goodluck Jonathan, who Goto. Al-Bayan said on Sunday — Nigeria’s military re- civilians, had been in- the location,” defence is seeking re-election in “Experts are analyzing in Arabic that the group has pelled multiple attacks by jured. A second attempt spokesman Major General February and who visited it but the government can- killed one of the two Japa- suspected Boko Haram to take the city’s air- Chris Olukolade said in an the state capital on Sat- not deny (that the voice is nese hostages in line with a militants on Borno state port in the afternoon was emailed statement. urday as part of his cam- Goto’s). It’s highly likely warning given to Japan. capital Maiduguri in the also repelled. The militants also paign. Opposition candi- the case,” Suga said. Japan has been scram- northeast, security sourc- A raid on Monguno, simultaneously attacked date Muhammadu Buhari The top government bling to establish commu- es said on Sunday, but the 140 km (80 miles) north, another town, Kondu- had been due to arrive on spokesman said Abe in- nication through various insurgents captured an- began later in the morning ga, which is 40 km (24 Monday. structed his Cabinet min- channels such as local other Borno town. and the town fell under miles) from Maiduguri, The elections are ex- isters to make all-out ef- tribes and religious leaders The assault on Mai- militant control by the late but the military said it had pected to be the most hot- forts to secure the release to urge the hostage takers duguri, with a population afternoon. thwarted the raid. ly contested since the end of the freelance journalist to free Goto. With a local of around two million, “An exclusive coor- The army’s inabili- of military rule in 1999, when they gathered at the task force in Amman, Jor- began just after midnight. dinated air campaign has ty to quash the Sunni ji- with many fearing vio- prime minister’s office on dan is seen as a vital part- Sources at two hospitals taken over from ground hadist group is a major lence in the aftermath. Monday. The person speak- ner in securing his release. said at least eight people forces in Monguno, as headache for President Reuters ing in the audio statement Kyodo News At least 17 killed in protests on anniversary of Egypt uprising

Cairo, 26 Jan — At country. The anniversary moured vehicles sealed off in the streets. In downtown least 17 people were killed was a test of whether Isla- roads, including those lead- Cairo, riot police with rifles on Sunday in Egypt’s blood- mists and liberal activists ing to Cairo’s Tahrir Square, and plain clothed men with iest protests since Abdel had the resolve to challenge the symbolic heart of the pistols chased protesters Fattah al-Sisi was elected a government that has per- 2011 revolt. through the streets. president, as security forces sistently stamped out dissent The heaviest death toll Six people were killed fired at protesters marking since the then-army chief was in the Cairo suburb of in separate protests in Alex- the anniversary of the 2011 Sisi ousted elected Islamist Matariya, a Muslim Broth- andria, Egypt’s second big- uprising that toppled Hosni president Mohamed Mur- erhood stronghold. Special gest city, Giza governorate Mubarak. Gunfire and si- si in July 2013 after mass forces fired pistols and ri- outside of Cairo and the Nile rens could be heard in Cairo protests against his rule. fles at protesters, a Reuters Delta province of Baheira, into the night as armoured Gunmen in a car opened witness said. Eight people, security sources said. personnel carriers moved fire on a security check- including one policeman, Signs of discontent through the centre of a city point near the pyramids, were killed, the Health Min- built up as the anniversary where security forces had killing two policemen, and a istry said. People in Matari- of the revolt against Mubar- once again used lethal force bomb wounded two police- ya chanted “down with mil- ak approached, and a liberal against dissenters. A Health men outside a Cairo sports itary rule” and “a revolution woman activist, Shaimaa Police keep guard in a vehicle as others disperse an Ministry spokesman said club, security sources said. all over again”. Some threw Sabbagh, was shot dead at a anti-government demonstration in Mataryya area, east at least 17 people had been During the day, riot police Molotov cocktails at secu- protest on Saturday. of Cairo on 25 Jan, 2015. —ReuteRs killed at protests across the backed by soldiers in ar- rity forces and fires raged Reuters 12 Tuesday, 27 January, 2015 world Experts to check ex-Okinawa governor’s Sales of surveillance cameras surge in South Korea after OK to US base transfer daycare abuse case

mental issues, is expected and I’d like to think about Seoul, 26 Jan— Sales cameras rose 40 percent to hold its first meeting in what to do,” he said. of surveillance cameras are from 9 to 22 January com- early February, the anti-re- Since the former gov- surging in South Korea af- pared with the same period location governor said. ernor approved the landfill ter a daycare centre worker a year ago. G-Market, an- The government of work in December 2013, was caught on camera ear- other online mall, said sales Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the Abe government has lier this month knocking a of surveillance cameras are is forging ahead with the maintained that it will toddler to the floor, spur- up 37 percent in the past transfer of the US Marine “steadily” proceed with ring calls for closer moni- month. The sites did not Corps’ Futenma Air Sta- construction. Abe has giv- toring of schools and child give specific sales figures. tion from a densely popu- en Onaga the cold shoulder care facilities. Auction cited the lated area in Ginowan to a and the two have yet to sit Some parents have daycare abuse case and coastal area in Nago based down for talks. kept their children at home demand from child care on a bilateral accord with The local bureau of the amid angry demands for centers, as well as rising the United States. Defense Ministry began in- measures to protect chil- camera use by hospitals Onaga, who was elect- stalling a temporary pier in dren, including more cam- and other public facilities, ed governor in November, mid-January for the Japan eras and tighter screening fuelling the rise in sales. said he would look into Coast Guard to conduct se- of staff, as subsequent foot- “It looks like there was Takeshi Onaga, governor of Japan’s southernmost whether former Gov Hiro- curity operations in waters age of other daycare abuse a large impact with CCTV island prefecture of Okinawa, attends a press kazu Nakaima’s decision around the construction site incidents emerged. cameras because they are conference on 26 Jan, 2015, in the prefectural capital on the landfill project was amid protests from local Police arrested the related to children’s safe- of Naha. He said a panel of experts will be set up legally sound. opponents. worker on 15 January. ty,” said Kim Sun-seok, before the end of January to examine the validity of “If the panel judges The Futenma reloca- Prosecutors have yet to who manages the sale of his predecessor’s approval of a landfill to relocate a US that the authorization has tion is a sensitive issue in charge her. The education digital products at Auction. military base within the prefecture. —Kyodo News flaws, then I’d respect that Okinawa, which hosts the ministry said last week it Lee Ki-sook of Ewha conclusion as much as pos- bulk of US military instal- planned to require that 90 Women’s University, who Naha, 26 Jan — approval of a landfill to sible,” Onaga told a press lations in Japan. In Tokyo, percent of kindergartens teaches early childhood Okinawa Gov Takeshi relocate a US military base conference. thousands of protesters install surveillance camer- education, said daycare Onaga said on Monday a within the prefecture. “Even if there are no gathered outside the Diet as by next year. Parliament centers also need to tighten panel of experts will be The six-member panel, flaws, my policy of not on Sunday, urging the gov- has introduced a bill to re- staff certification proce- set up before the end of which will likely include allowing a new base to be ernment to stop the con- quire all daycare centers to dures and increase wages January to examine the va- a lawyer and a professor built in the Henoko district struction project. install cameras, and is ex- to address the problem of lidity of his predecessor’s well-versed in environ- (of Nago) won’t change Kyodo News pected to pass it in March. abuse. “Installing CCTV Auction, a large local cameras won’t solve online shopping outlet, re- everything,” she said. Iran’s foreign minister summoned ported sales of surveillance Reuters to parliament over walk with Kerry AirAsia to scrap fuel surcharge on lower oil prices Dubai, 26 Jan — Ira- Iranian Foreign nian Foreign Minister Mo- hammad Javad Zarif is to Minister Kuala lumpur, 26 industry,” he said. appear before parliament Mohammad Jan — Malaysia’s budget With the removal of the following controversy over airline AirAsia Group an- fuel surcharge, customers Javad Zarif is nounced that it is abolishing are now required to pay only a promenade with his Amer- pictured before ican counterpart during in- its fuel surcharge effective the air fare, the administra- tense nuclear negotiations in a meeting with on Monday for all group tion fee and airport tax. Geneva, state media report- US Secretary of airlines following the drop AirAsia, the largest ed on Sunday. in global crude oil prices. low-cost carrier in Asia, is State John Kerry AirAsia Group Chief Exec- currently struggling with Zarif, who leads Tehe- in Geneva on 14 ran’s talks with “P5+1” — utive Tony Fernandes said in its first fatal accident since the United States, Britain, Jan, 2015. a statement that the decision its founding in 1996. Flight to end the surcharge was QZ8501 crashed into the France, Germany, Russia ReuteRs made in November 2014 in Java Sea during foul weath- and China — had a 15-min- tan’s endless demands and speeches in Iran for decades. are quite normal in the world line with declining global oil er on 28 December while en ute walk down Geneva side- sabotage during the course Teheran and Washing- of diplomacy, especially prices. “We believe remov- route from Indonesia’s Sura- walks with US Secretary of the nuclear negotiations, ton broke diplomatic ties af- since our hotel had no yard ing the fuel surcharge and baya to Singapore, killing all of State John Kerry during there is no conceivable ter Iran’s 1979 Islamist revo- or garden and surrounding reducing travel costs will be 162 people on board. discussions on 14 January ground for intimacy between lution, establishing tentative alleys were packed with cu- a huge boost to the tourism Kyodo News aimed at reaching a settle- the foreign ministers of Iran direct contact on specific rious journalists.” ment of the 12-year nuclear and America,” said the pe- cases such as the wars in Af- Despite resurgent crit- dispute between Iran and the tition published in hard-line ghanistan and Iraq, and more icisms, Zarif held another JFE Engineering to construct West. Media images of the Fars News. recently as part of the nucle- round of secret nuclear talks sewage treatment plant in Sri Lanka top diplomats from old ad- “Your exhibitionist ar talks between Iran and with Kerry on Friday in versaries strolling together walk together with (Kerry) “P5+1,” under way since af- Davos, Switzerland. There ToKyo, 27 Jan — JFE Engineering said. in a foreign land provoked along Geneva sidewalks was ter President Rouhani’s 2013 has been no word of a break- Engineering Corp said on The facility in Kandy, an outcry among Iranian certainly outside the norms election. Supreme leader through in the quest for a Monday it has received the second largest city in hard-liners deeply wary of of diplomacy, so why don’t Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has deal to curb Iran’s atomic an order to design and Sri Lanka and a UNESCO rapprochement with the you put a stop to such be- endorsed official interaction programme in return for lift- construct a sewage treat- World Heritage site, will “Great Satan”. haviour?” The row over the with the United States within ing economic sanctions im- ment plant in Sri Lanka be able to treat 14,000 cu- On Friday, conserva- diplomatic stroll is the latest the nuclear framework, leav- posed as punishment on Iran to help improve the quali- bic metres of wastewater tive-leaning prayer leaders in a series of summons since ing the field wide open for in the past. ty of water systems in the per day and respond to the heaped scorn on Zarif and Zarif took charge of the nu- controversy. The United states and fast-growing South Asian needs of the city’s roughly President Hassan Rouhani clear file in late 2013. Speaking to reporters other Western countries have country. 70,000 residents, the firm for the “diplomatic slip-up” In February 2014 he in Teheran last week, Zarif long suspected the Islamic The plant will be set said. and newspapers said 21 caused an uproar with public sought to justify the private republic of seeking nucle- up in the city of Kandy, It will be the first time members of parliament had comments condemning the walk with Kerry: “We had a ar weapons know-how, but which continues to dis- for Japan to use its official signed a petition to call in the Holocaust and was subse- serious earnest session and Iran insists its programme charge wastewater directly development assistance to moderate minister to provide quently summoned to parlia- perhaps there was a need to is geared to production of into rivers and lakes with- construct a sewage facil- an explanation. ment. Holocaust denial has pause a few minutes and re- non-fossil fuel and scientific out proper treatment, by ity in Sri Lanka, the firm “Given the Great Sa- been a staple theme of public sume in another form. These research.—Reuters the end of May 2019, JFE said.—Kyodo News Tuesday, 27 January, 2015 13 ADVERTISEMENT & gENERAl Claims Day NotiCe Claims Day NotiCe Claims Day NotiCe MV NINoS VoY No (1028W) MV SCI KaMaL VoY No (007) MV Kota taMpaN VoY No (27a) Consignees of cargo carried on MV NINOS VOY Consignees of cargo carried on MV SCI KAMAL Consignees of cargo carried on MV kOTA NO (1028W) are hereby notified that the vessel will VOY NO (007) are hereby notified that the vessel TAMPAN VOY NO (27A) are hereby notified that be arriving on 26.1.2015 and cargo will be discharged will be arriving on 26.1.2015 and cargo will be dis- the vessel will be arriving on 27.1.2015 and cargo will into the premises of H.P.T where it will lie at the con- charged into the premises of B.S.W where it will lie be discharged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it signee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. and conditions of the Port of Yangon. 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No claims against this vessel will be admitted No claims against this vessel will be admitted No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Claims Day. after the Claims Day. after the Claims Day. shippiNg ageNCy DepartmeNt shippiNg ageNCy DepartmeNt shippiNg ageNCy DepartmeNt myaNma port authority myaNma port authority myaNma port authority ageNt for: m/s theshippiNg Corp. of ageNt for: m/s aDVaNCe CoNtaiNer ageNt for: m/s ChiNa shippiNg liNes iNDia ltD liNes Phone No: 2301185 Phone No: 2301185 Phone No: 2301185 Claims Day NotiCe MV aNaN BhUM VoY No (122N) turkey opens biggest refugee camp for Consignees of cargo carried on MV ANAN BHUM VOY NO (122N) are hereby notified that the vessel will be arriving on 26.1.2015 and cargo will be 35,000 from Kobani discharged into the premises of M.I.P where it will IStanbul, 26 Jan — Turkey opened its biggest lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject refugee camp on Sunday to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. to house 35,000 people Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 fleeing fighting between am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day kurdish forces and Islamist now declared as the third day after final discharge of militants in Syria’s kobani, cargo from the Vessel. national disaster manage- No claims against this vessel will be admitted ment agency AFAD said. Located in the south- after the Claims Day. eastern border town of shippiNg ageNCy DepartmeNt Suruc, the tent city has two myaNma port authority hospitals, seven medical ageNt for: m/s mol siNgapore pte clinics and enough class- ltD rooms for 10,000 children, Phone No: 2301185 AFAD spokesman Dogan Eskinat told Reuters. He said months of Weather report fighting in kobani had caused an influx of some Bay iNfereNCe: Weather is partly cloudy in the 200,000 refugees into Tur- key and that AFAD would Southeast Bay and generally fair in the Andaman Sea see how the situation de- and elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal. velops before deciding Internally displaced children walk inside Al-Karameh refugee camp beside the foreCast ValiD uNtil eVeNiNg of the whether any more facilities 27th January, 2015: Weather will be partly cloudy Syrian-Turkiish border in the Northern Idlib countryside on 10 Jan, 2015. should be constructed. ReuteRs in Upper Sagaing and Taninthayi Regions, kachin Turkey has some 24 State and generally fair in the remaining Regions and camps housing 265,000 key’s 1.7 million refugees than four months ago. Ira- The kurds, who have States. Syrian refugees with an- live outside camps, some- qi kurdish forces were secured effective self-rule state of the sea: Seas will be moderate in other set to open in Mardin times on the streets and in dispatched to help Syrian in northern parts of Syr- Myanmar waters. next month, Eskinat said. shanty towns, causing ten- kurds fight the advance ia, now control around 90 outlooK for suBseQueNt tWo Days: More than 200,000 people sions with the local popu- and a US-led coalition has percent of Kobani, said Generally fair in the whole country. have been killed and mil- lation. Authorities have be- bombed Islamic State fight- the British-based Syrian foreCast for Nay pyi taW aND Neigh- lions displaced in the Syr- gun to transfer those living ers and equipment to push Observatory for Human BouriNg area for 27th January, 2015: ian civil war since March on city streets to camps. the group east out of the Rights, which tracks the Fair weather. 2011. Islamic State mili- city and surrounding vil- war that has dragged on for foreCast for yaNgoN aND Neigh- The majority of Tur- tants attacked Kobani more lages. four years. —Reuters BouriNg area for 27th January, 2015: Generally fair weather. foreCast for maNDalay aND Neigh- Childbirths in S Korea fall in November BouriNg area for 27th January, 2015: Seoul, 26 Jan — the data in 2000. year earlier. expected to hit a record low Fair weather. 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‘Birdman’ in march toward Oscars MiAMi, (Florida), 26 Jan — A 22-year-old business “I think actors loved student and model from Barranquilla, Colombia, was this movie for showing named Miss Universe on Sunday at the annual beauty the courage the actors had, pageant, beating out 87 other contestants from around the going out there and laying globe. it out on the line,” Keaton Paulina Vega, the granddaughter of tenor Gaston said backstage. “I think that Vega, studies business administration at the Universidad is why respectfully they Javeriana in Bogota and has been a model since she was thought as a group we de- eight years old, according to the pageant’s website. served to win the prize.” Vega triumphed over first runner-up, Miss USA Nia “Birdman” could ce- Sanchez, a 4th degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do from Las ment its front-runner status Vegas, Nevada, who won the US title in June. for the 22 February Acad- Contestants from the Netherlands, Jamaica and emy Awards if it takes the Ukraine rounded out the five finalists at the rd63 annual top Directors Guild Award pageant, which was broadcast on NBC from Florida In- in two weeks. ternational University in Miami. The individual acting Vega is the fourth woman from South America to Oscars appear to be sewn win the pageant in the past seven years, with contestants up after the SAG awards, from Venezuela taking the title last year as well as in 2007 which went to the four and 2008.—Reuters artists who won Golden Globes two weeks ago — Julianne Moore, Eddie Redmayne, Patricia Ar- quette and JK Simmons. The cast of Birdman, Andrea Riseborough, Emma Stone, Amy Ryan, Naomi SAG members prized Watts, Edward Norton and Michael Keaton pose backstage with their award for lead performances by two Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.—ReuteRs actors portraying extreme Los AngeLes, 26 Jan from the Screen Actors Oscars, favour it over an- illness. — “Birdman,” a satirical Guild the day after the film other strong contender, the Moore won best ac- film about acting in the from Mexican director Ale- coming of age tale “Boy- tress for her role as a unforgiving world of show jandro G Inarritu prevailed hood.” woman with early-onset business, won top honours at the Producers Guild Michael Keaton, Alzheimer’s in “Still Al- from Hollywood’s actors awards. whose own uneven ca- ice,” while British actor on Sunday in an impor- While the SAG award reer trajectory mirrors Redmayne took best actor tant show of support for its for the best ensemble cast the travails of “Birdman” for his portrayal of phys- march toward the best pic- does not always translate protagonist Riggan Thom- icist Stephen Hawking, ture Oscar. to a best picture win at the son, said he was sure the disabled by motor neuron Miss Colombia Paulina Vega poses after being named The actors from “Bird- Academy Awards, it does 100,000 SAG members disease, in “The Theory of a top 5 finalist, on her way to be crowned as Miss man” won the best ensem- indicate that actors, the found a kindred spirit in the Everything.” Universe, at the 63rd Annual Miss Universe Pageant ble cast in a motion picture largest voting bloc for the film. Reuters in Miami, Florida, on 25 Jan, 2015.—ReuteRs Parents didn’t want me to become actor: Benedict Cumberbatch The 38-year-old actor said London, 26 Jan — Acting might have been in his where the next pay cheque is coming from so they worked that his parents, esteemed blood, but the ‘Sherlock’ star Benedict Cumberbatch says very, very hard as my parents, and actors, to afford me an theatre actor Timothy his parents didn’t want him to become an actor. education whereby I had the opportunity and the privilege Carlton and Wanda Ven- The 38-year-old actor said that his parents, esteemed to try and channel myself towards other goals,” Cumber- tham who has appeared theatre actor Timothy Carlton and Wanda Ventham who batch said. in episodes of ‘Only Fools has appeared in episodes of ‘Only Fools and Horses’ and “For a while, I wanted to be a barrister because and Horses’ and ‘The ‘The Saint’, urged him not to follow their footsteps into there’s definitely a crossover with criminal law — with Saint’, urged him not to acting and rather become a barrister, reported Daily Ex- trying to persuade an audience and a jury and a judge of follow their footsteps into press. “Acting is a very odd, peripatetic, crazed, out of the case and your client’s story so I did go down that root acting and rather become your control work and social schedule.” for a little bit. I think they would have been very happy if a barrister.—PtI “It’s very hard to plan a family life, yet alone know I ended up there,” he added.—PTI Bradley Cooper’s play Miley Cyrus open to do heading to London stage ‘Hannah Montana’ Los AngeLes, 26 Jan — ‘American Sniper’ star Bradley Coop- er will take his play ‘Elephant Man’ to London’s Theatre Royal reunion Haymarket in May. The play will start from 19 May and run till 8 Los AngeLes, 26 Jan — Singer-actress August after its Broadway run will conclude on 21 February, re- Miley Cyrus says she would love to do a re- ported Aceshowbiz. The 40-year-old actor plays a man named John union of her hit musical-comedy ‘Hannah Merrick, who has some body deformities. Instead of using prosthet- Montana’ provided she gets to play herself ics, the actor contorts his face and limbs to portray the character. on the TV series. “Never did we think we would have the privilege to perform ‘Hannah Montana’ ran for four sea- this show on Broadway, let alone in London. I’m honoured that sons from 2006-2011 on Disney chan- Alessandro Nivola, Patricia Clarkson, the entire company and I nel. The series spanned a movie adap- have the opportunity to continue to tell his story,” Cooper said in tation, ‘Hannah Montana: The Movie’, a statement. Nivola plays a surgeon, who is also Merrick’s friend which was released in 2009, reported while Clarkson plays an actress, who introduces Merrick to high E! Online. class society. “Only if she, like, has an alter Cooper is nominated in Best Actor category at the upcoming ego and is actually me. Reverse it all 87th Academy Awards for his performance in ‘American Sniper’. the way around. It would be fun. Peo- He is vying for the trophy against Benedict Cumberbatch (‘The ple would want to see it. Everybody loves Imitation Game’), Eddie Redmayne (‘The Theory of Everything’), a reunion. People want to see a lot of things Michael Keaton (‘Birdman’) and Steve Carell (‘Foxcatcher’). that I can’t do… on TV,” Cyrus, 22, said.—PTI PTI Tuesday, 27 January, 2015 15 general Holders Arsenal progress as Cup shocks dry up MITV MYANMARMITV INTERNATIONAL London, 26 Jan — Premier League Arsenal, (27-1-15 07:00 am~ * In The Studio: Phonne Aston Villa and West Ham 28-1-15 07:00 am) MST * Local News United reached the fifth * Local News * Myanmar Handicrafts round of the FA Cup as * Responsible Tourism * World News calm returned to the com- in Socio-Cultural * Pretty Play Things petition on Sunday, ending Aspect From Pakokku a weekend, which remind- * World News * Local News ed spectators that David * Kind Hearted Pet * Interview with Israeli can beat Goliath. 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Sydney, 26 Jan — South Korea’s keeper gave the Iraqis the South Korea moved a step sniff of an equaliser when closer to burying their 55- Ki Sung-yueng he rashly charged out of his year Asian Cup hoodoo (L) controls area three minutes after the when they grabbed a goal in break but another two min- each half to beat Iraq 2-0 on the ball during utes on and his team’s lead Monday and set up a final had been doubled. against Australia or United their Asian The ball bounced Arab Emirates. Cup semi-final around the area in an ex- Lee Jeong-hyeop gave tended bout of aerial ping- the Taegeuk Warriors the soccer match pong from a Son corner lead with a 20th minute before Lee Jeong-hyeop header and defender Kim against Iraq chested the ball down for Young-gwon lashed the Kim Young-gwon to hit it at the Stadium second into the net five first time from the edge of minutes after the break as Australia in the box past the despairing the South Koreans reached dive of Hassan. the final for the first time Sydney Iraq were forced to since 1988. press forward but clear-cut

on 26 Jan, 2015. Editorial Section — (+95) (01)8604529 Advertisement & Circulation — ( +95) (01) 8604532 Iraq, perhaps emotion- opportunities were still few ally and physically drained ReuteRs and far between for them by their dramatic quarter-fi- while Hassan had to be at nal victory over Iran last who will return to Stadium save out of Jalal Hassan to be bullied at the back and accompanied by drums and his sharpest to deny long- week, played with plenty Australia next Saturday in with a long-range effort. he was more often than not whistles. range efforts from South of passion but were unable search of a first Asian Cup A minute later and the battling alone in the first The Koreans had more Korean skipper Ki Sung- to become the first side to crown since 1960. Koreans were in front, Kim half. to shout about but Iraq gave yueng and Son inside a breach the Korean defence South Korea had Jin-su curling a free kick Even the persistent rain their supporters a lift with minute. in five matches in Australia. looked the most likely to into the box and Lee rising that fell on Sydney all day a flurry of attacks just be- Kalaf continued to Their hopes of another score in a cagey opening above the Iraqi defence to was not able to dampen the fore the break when winger cause problems with his fairytale run to the title to to the match with Son He- head down and into the net. spirits of a noisy crowd of Amjed Kalaf’s raking drive pace but there always match their 2007 triumph ung-min, the two-goal hero Iraq skipper Younis just over 36,000, the South forced Kim Jin-hyeon to seemed to be a South Ko- were washed away in the of South Korea’s quarter-fi- Mahmoud was making his Koreans at one end with get down low to push the rean foot or head to cut out [email protected] www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com www.facebook.com/globalnewlightofmyanmar Sydney rain and it is twice nal victory over Uzbeki- presence felt up front but inflatable batons and the ball across his goal. the final ball and prevent a champions South Korea stan, drawing a fingertip the Koreans are not a side band of Iraqis at the other The South Korea goal- scoring chance.—Reuters Serena avenges French Open Wawrinka exacts revenge loss to reach quarter-finals on Garcia-Lopez Serena Williams Melbourne, 26 Jan — Garros in 2014 and did not There was a slightly of the US Defending champion Stan have it easy against the embarrassing moment for reacts after Wawrinka avenged his ear- 31-year-old Spaniard this organisers in the first set missing a shot ly exit at last year’s French time around either. when the match had to be against Garbine Open with a 7-6(2) , 6-4 Wawrinka had to suspended for several min- Muguruza of 4-6, 7-6(8) victory over overcome a 5-0 deficit in utes as water dripped from Spain during Guillermo Garcia-Lopez the fourth-set tiebreak and the roof of the refurbished their women’s on Monday to book his saved five set points with Margaret Court Arena. singles fourth place in the Melbourne some booming returns Court, the 24-times round match at Park quarter-finals. before setting up a clash grand slam champion, had the Australian The fourth-seeded with either Kei Nishikori earlier attended the arena’s Open 2015 tennis Swiss lost to Garcia-Lopez or David Ferrer in the last official opening ceremony. tournament in in the first round at Roland eight. Reuters Melbourne on 26 Jan, 2015. ReuteRs Melbourne, 26 Jan — round at Roland Garros points in a marathon sec- Serena Williams avenged and another upset looked ond game of the deciding last year’s French Open on the cards as the rising set, Williams then broke loss to Garbine Muguru- 21-year-old tore through Muguruza twice before za at the Australian Open the first set with a barrage sealing the match when her on Monday, overhauling of winners from the base- opponent blasted a fore- the hard-hitting Spaniard line. Top seed Williams hand long. Williams will 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the woke up and her serve, so play last year’s losing fi- quarter-finals. The th 24 often her saviour, became nalist Dominika Cibulkova seed Muguruza stunned almost impenetrable. for a place in the semi-fi- Williams in the second After saving six break nals.—Reuters Asian Cup Australia 2015

15:30 MST (27.1.2015) Australia UAE Asian Cup Australia 2015 Result Korea Republic 2 - 0 Iraq Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland hits a return to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain during their men’s singles fourth round match at the Australian Open 2015 tennis tournament in Melbourne on 26 Jan, 2015.—ReuteRs “R/489 Printed and published at the Global New Light of Myanmar Printing Factory No. 150, by the Global New Light of Myanmar Daily.” Yangon, Township, Nga Htat Kyee Pagoda Road, Bahan