THENew MOST RELIABLE NEWSPAPER LightAROUND YOU of Myanmar Volume XXI, Number 359 11th Waxing of Tagu 1375 ME Thursday, 10 April, 2014 President urges for aid, loans to be used effectively for development of economy Nay Pyi Taw, 9 April tance-ODA loans and Aid goals. — President U Thein Sein for Trade and Commercial He has also urged the has urged ministries to Loans for development of ministries concerned to set seek more development the country’s economy as priorities in accordance loans as most of the loans the amount of loans cur- with reform strategies and the country received are rently being spending is to closely coordinate with bridge and policy-based lower than the aids and donors and organizations ones. loans offered by the for- to be able to effectively At the meeting of eign countries. use the aids and loans. the central committee for The President also MNA managing foreign aids at called on ministries and President U Thein the Presidential Palace in departments concerned to Sein delivers address Nay Pyi Taw on Wednes- step up their efforts to im- at meeting for day, he also stressed the plement more projects in managing foreign need to effectively use the order to achieve the 2015 official development assis- millennium development aids.—mna Gov’t to take action against riot Daw Aung San Suu Kyi leaves for Europe ringleaders in Sittway Yangon, 9 April— the Speaker of Parliament Chairperson of Pyithu of Germany after accept- Hluttaw Rule of Law and ing the Willy Brandt prize. Tranquility Committee She is scheduled to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi visit France on 14 April left Yangon for Berlin, and meet with senior of- the capital of Germany, on ficials including President Wednesday. of France François Hol- She is to meet the lande and the French Par- President of Germany, liament Speaker. She will Chencellor, foreign affairs arrive back Yangon on 17 minister of Germany and April.—NLM People must provide proof if they lodge complaints on corruption: Anti-corruption Commission Nay Pyi Taw, 9 April Officials said, howev- —The Anti-corruption er, that anyone can send Commission has said peo- their letters of complaint to ple must provide proof to the chairman of the com- the commission when they mission if they have suf- make complaints about fered “loss and grievances corruption. due to bribery and corrup- In a press release on tion.” Chairman of Investigation Commission Deputy Minister for Border Affairs Wednesday, the commis- The 15-member com- Maj-Gen Maung Maung Ohn replies to queries raised by media persons.—mna sion warned that action mission was formed on 25 will be taken by Anti-Cor- February to crack down on Yangon, 9 April— Gen Maung Maung Ohn, people are also human be- The investigation ruption authorities against corruption and commenced The government said it the chairman of the com- ings likes other communi- commission will travel to those who lodge com- work on 10 March. Presi- will take action against the mission, at a press con- ties in the state, things will Sittway on Thursday to plaints without providing dent U Thein Sein signed instigators of a series of at- ference in Yangon on be fair,” the chairman of coordinate with local au- concrete evidence and the Anti-Corruption Law tacks from March 26-27 on Wednesday. the commission said. thorities and people to help those who complain with on 7 August, making it the international aid organiza- He also urged all inter- There is no restric- the aid groups resume their the intention of defaming 23rd law enacted by parlia- tions in Sittway, Rakhine national aid groups to take tion on movement of the activities. someone. ment.—MNA State, with an investigation into consideration the feel- aid groups, however, they During the riots, 14 commission currently car- ings of ethnic Rakhine and need to cooperate with au- offices of 18 aid groups, I rying out an inquiry. to cooperate with them, thorities when they go to 16 homes, 15 warehouses, Global recovery Meanwhile, plans are calling for transparency in locations where they might 14 vehicles, two water- N being made for aid groups order to carry out their ac- face obstacles, he added. craft, 29 motorcycles and S stronger, broader, of the UN and interna- tivities smoothly. Offices of aid groups office equipment, valued I tional NGOs to be able “Regarding human- should also be in one area at K 430 million and USD D but remains to resume their work in itarian assistance, if aid and not scattered, Maj-Gen 430,000 were damaged. E Rakhine State, said Maj- groups see that Rakhine Maung Maung Ohn said. MNA uneven: WEO Page-8 2 Thursday, 10 April, 2014 New Light of Myanmar NATIONAL Netherlands to provide monetary assistance People in northern part for Myanmar’s tourism development of Twantay canal to get

Nay Pyi Taw, 9 April—Union Minister for electricity Hotels and Tourism U Htay Yangon, 9 April — and fish ponds in Aung held a meeting with Ministry of Electrict Pow- Shwemuyin, Pathi/Adhon officials from Centre for er is making efforts for and Pyatha areas in the the Promotion of Imports supplying power to the area. from Developing Countries people in nothern part of Chairman of Yangon (CBI) and The Internation- Twantay Canal. City Electricity Supply al Trade Centre (TIC) on Plans are underway to Board U Aung Khaing Tuesday at his office in supply electricity from clarified the programme on Nay Pyi Taw. Hlinethaya Main Power supplying electricity to the During the call, offi- Station to the area to im- villages and fish ponds in cials from CBI and TIC prove the livelihood of the the northern part of its ca- discussed promotion of local peopl, said Union nal. tourism industry between Minister for Electric Pow- Chairman of Twantay Myanmar and the Nether- er U Khin Maung Soe on Township Fisheries Asso- lands, cooperation between Monday. ciation U Win Kyaw ex- economic supportive Union Minister U Htay Aung holds talks with officials of Centre for the Over 35900 people pressed his thanks to the groups and locals in tour- Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries and The International are living in the northern Union Minister when the ism industry, durable de- Trade Centre of the Netherlands.—mna part of the canal. There electricity can be con- velopment of tourism and the agreement of CBI and velopment. Myanmar’s tourism sector are1233 fish ponds owned sumed for breeding suffi- cash assistance of the Neth- ITC for implementing the The Union Minister to implement national ex- by Fisheries Department, ciently. erlands Trust Fund III to National Export Strategy expressed his thanks for the port strategy plan. and 24000 acres of prawn MNA Myanmar in accord with for Myanmar’s tourism de- Netherlands’ attention to MNA Strong squall hits Lashio

MoU on education Lashio, 9 April—A But the squall did not strong squall with thunder attack the houses in the exchange signed and lightning hit Lashio of town due to the natural Northern Shan State on 1 barriers of hills and for- Nay Pyi Taw, 9 Nay Pyi Taw on Wednes- April evening and the ests. Nobody was injured April— A signing ceremo- day. squall at 30 miles per hour in the disaster, according ny of MoU on education At the event, Deputy moved from northwest to the Administrative De- exchange between the Min- Minister for Education Dr ward of the town. partment. istry of Education of My- Zaw Min Aung and Hun- The huts were de- The township electri- anmar and the Ministry of garian Ambassador to My- stroyed and a building’s cal engineer and staff Human Resources of Hun- anmar Mr. Denes Tomaj roof in ward-9, region-5 cleared debris and damag- gary for 2014, 2015 and signed the MoU and ex- near the town and some es and they are striving for 2016 academic years took changed the notes. Deputy Education Minister Dr Zaw Min Aung and houses in Namhu Village resumption of electricity place at Hotel Amara in MNA Hungarian Ambassador to Myanmar Mr. Denes was blown off in the supply in regular. Tomaj signs MoU on education exchange.—mna squall. Ma Ma (Lashio) Census enumerators take data from regions Real-time health care services for victims of Rakhine State with assistance of Nay Pyi Taw, 9 tor boards. Moreover, the (ART) for HIV-positive assistance of medicines April—Emergency re- Ministry manages storage patients, appointment of and other necessities for Defence Services sponse teams under the of anti-retroviral therapy health staff in vacancies, the victims.—MNA Ministry of Health in coop- Nay Pyi Taw, 9 Phakham Township of eration with NGOs and IN- April—As part of the na- Bhamo District in Kachin GOs are providing re- tionwide census taking State were enumerated al-time health care services process, the census enu- the data. to over 125,000 victims merators are carrying out In Northern Shan and locals from nearby vil- their tasks with the help State, a total of 1110 vil- lages at 60 relief camps in of the Armed Forces in lagers—641 from four ten townships of Rakhine some regions that face villages in Monglon State. some difficulties in Township, 469 from two The teams gave medi- Kachin and Northern villages in Mauntung cal treatment to 3776 pa- Shan States. Township of Kyaukme tients from the camps and The census enumer- District in Northern Shan referred 11 emergency pa- ators gathered data State were also enumerat- tients to Sittway, Minbya from 2403 people of the ed the data. and Myaungbwe hospitals two states on Wednes- A total of 53321 vil- from 9 March to 8 April. day. lagers from the two re- The Ministry made In Kachin State, al- gions have been taken the necessary arrangements to together 1293 villag- data since 3 April. solve the emergency health ers—88 from four villag- The census enumer- problem of the victims es in Dowphonyen ating groups will gather such as opening of the Sub-Township, 577 from the data from remaining emergency public health four villages in Naung- households of those re- management unit, provid- swan Township and 628 gions. ing five ambulances to the Emergency response team providing real-time health care services to from five villages in Myawady State Health Department people in Rakhine State.—mna and readiness of three mo- New Light of Myanmar Thursday, 10 April, 2014 3 NATIONAL

Nay Pyi Taw, 9 April — Vice-President U Nyan ASEAN, China relations to enhance social and cultural Tun met with his Chinese counterpart Mr Li Yu- exchange among youths anchao at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Bei- jing on Tuesday evening to exchange views on fur- ther strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation, holding ceremonies to mark the 60th anniversary of the five principles of peaceful co-existence, and respon- sibility and accountability of investments for sustain- able development without harming the ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnerships. As part of the itinerary, the Vice-President attend- ed a dinner hosted by the Chinese Vice-President. At Linquan Temple, he paid homage to the sacred Bud- Vice-President U Nyan Tun addresses at event launching ceremony of ASEAN-China Cultural Exchange Year in Beijing.—mna dha tooth relic. On Monday, the Madame Liu Yandong of commemorative ceremo- cultural exchange among He reiterated that My- close relations between Vice-President met families the State Council of Chi- ny, the Vice-President said the youths of ASEAN and anmar as the ASEAN chair ASEAN and China, as well of the Myanmar embassy na about further cementing that strategic relations have China. The Chinese govern- will make utmost efforts for as peace and stability and and scholarship students at bilateral relations, and the been enhanced between ment’s scholarship awards the development of stra- development inside and the Myanmar Embassy in leading role of Myanmar as Myanmar and China based to be given in the coming tegic partnership relations outside the region. Beijing. ASEAN Chairman in cul- on mutual trust and good five years would promote and cultural exchange pro- The Vice-President left At the hall of Tsin- ture exchanges of ASEAN neighbouring relations. friendly ties and mutual grammes between ASEAN Beijing Wednesday morn- ghua University, he held and China. At the ASE- Such relations are aimed trust among new genera- member countries and Chi- ing and arrived in Yangon talks with Vice Premier AN-China culture exchange at enhancing social and tions, they said. na. He urged to bring about in the afternoon.—MNA

Nay Pyi Taw, 9 April—At the invitation of Speaker of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Singapore offers ASEAN National People’s Con- Scholarships to Myanmar gress Chairman of the Peo- arrives in Beijing ple’s Republic of China Nay Pyi Taw, 9 consistently well in school Mr. Zhang Dejiang, April—The Government of examinations and must be Speaker of Pyidaungsu Singapore offered ASEAN proficient in English. The Hluttaw (Union Parlia- Scholarships to Myanmar test will be held in Yan- ment) and Pyithu Hluttaw for 2015 Academic Year. gon in June 2014 and in- (People’s Parliament) The ASEAN Scholar- terview in September 2014 Thura U Shwe Mann and ships are awarded to out- for nominated candidates. party arrived at Beijing standing students in educa- The result of scholarship Capital International Air- tion. The scholars will take awards will be announced port on Tuesday at 9:45 four years studies in Singa- in October 2014. pm local time. pore Government schools The applications They were welcomed from Secondary Three to should be submitted to by Vice-Chairman of Na- Pre-University Two level. Mr William Chik, Dep- tional People’s Congress Applicants must be uty Chief of Mission & International Relations Myanmar citizens who Counsellor of the Embassy Committee of China, Dep- were born between 1998 of Singapore, No 238 on uty Secretary-General of and 2000. They must be Dhammazedi Road, Bahan National’s People’s Con- completed Grade 9 in the Township, Yangon by 30 gress Mr. Cao Weizhou year of application, must be May 2014.—MNA and officials, and Charge Speaker of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Union Parliament) Thura U Shwe Mann th d’ affaires ai of Myanmar Media registration for 24 Embassy to China U Soe receives National People’s Congress Chairman of the People’s Republic Han and officials.—MNA of China Mr. Zhang Dejiang.—mna ASEAN Summit Nay Pyi Taw, 9 April—The 24th ASEAN Summit Active participation of Ethnic Tradition and Cultural groups will be held at the Myanmar International Convention Nay Pyi Taw, 9 take household data. Un- cooperate and assist in the naires will be sent directly Centre in Nay Pyi Taw on 10 and 11 May. April—The participation der question number eight census exercise. The mem- to Nay Pyi Taw from re- The local and foreign correspondents who wish to of the people in the cen- regarding ethnicity, code bers of the NTCC and their spective towns. UNFPA cover the news of ASEAN Summit are to click the reg- th sus has been remarkable. number 431 is for Naga partner organizations, have has been sending observa- istration link for the 24 ASEAN Summit of Upcoming Many ethnic organizations, ethnic group. Local people been assisting the enumer- tion missions to different Events at the Home Page of www.asean2014.gov.mm welfare associations, tradi- in Nanyun, asked the enu- ation team with translators, parts of the country to wit- to fill up the Media Registration Form. The registra- tional and cultural organ- merators to write the ethnic as there are some language ness the census enumera- tion must be taken not later than 30 April. The media izations have been shown name “Naga” in beside the barriers. tion. The local authorities accreditation cards will be issued at MICC on 9 May. their support. The trained code, and the enumerators International an local and census committees The foreign correspondents are to apply visa at re- enumerators have built very complied with their re- observers have been vis- have been assisting the spective Myanmar embassies to cover the news of Sum- good relations with most of quest. iting census enumeration UNFPA observation teams mit. Please dial 067-412227 and 412057 of ASEAN the local communities. In a statement issued by in action and have report- to access enumeration ar- Affairs Department for further information about the In Nanyun Township, the Naga Ethnic Traditional ed success. In areas where eas in different States and summit and 067-412125 and 412126 of News and Peri- enumerators have been and Cultural Committee, transportation is difficult, Regions. odicals Enterprise about news coverage of local-based travelling door to door to they mentioned they would completed census question- MNA foreign news agencies and local media.—MNA 4 Thursday, 10 April, 2014 New Light of Myanmar LOCAL NEWS Monastic schools in Rakhine get cash Three busts unveiled in commemoration of assistance from Union government “Owai U Nyo Mya” centennial celebration ChaungU, 9 April—In Affairs Minister Dr Myint itation contest, traditional commemoration of centen- Thein and donor U Zaw dance troupes’ entertain- nial celebration of “Owai Hein formally opened the ment and literacy talks are U Nyo Mya” who is the ceremony. being held on a grand scale founder of Owai Newspa- U Zaw Hein donat- from 4 to 10 April. per, three busts of promi- ed busts of Thakin Lay “Owai U Nyo Mya”, nent persons were erected Maung, Owai U Nyo Mya journalist, editor, historian in front of the library of and Ayeedaung U Kyaw and translator, was born in Amyint Village in Chaun- Thein. Amyint Village of Chaun- gU Township, Sagaing Re- To mark the centennial gU Township in Mony- gion, on Tuesday. ceremony, Sepak Takraw wa District, Sagaing Re- Sagaing Region Social event, religious verses rec- gion.—Township IPRD

Sittway, 9 April—Of- 2014-2015 FY on Tuesday. Township, Apoukwa in ficials from Education and It is aimed at ensuring Kyauktaw Township and Training Department under durability of seven monas- Hilly Missionary Phil- the Border Affairs Ministry tic schools namely Khayma anthropic Monasteries in provided over K 42.5 mil- Madaing in Sittway Town- Palatwa Township. lion for costs of rice and ship, Gandayi in Buth- A large number of stu- foods to seven monastic itaung Township, Nan- dents at every level are at- education schools in Rakh- thataung, Alodawpyae and tending these schools. ine State for the first half of Zawtikayone in Maungtaw State IPRD MR focuses on maintenance of railroads for smooth transport

Parliament development fund for rural development Natmauk, 9 April— ment tasks. ral development tasks in the With the contributions of Un- Pyithu Hluttaw Rep- township on Wednesday. ion parliament development resentative U Aung Kyaw Thanks to progress of fund, rural development tasks Soe and Amyotha Hluttaw development tasks, locals are were carried out in Natmauk Representative U Hla Thein enjoying fruitful results in all Township of Magway Re- inspected progress of the ru- aspects.—Zin Wai Yan Linn gion. The fund was spent on undertaking 81 development tasks including repairs of wells and school buildings, reconstructions of roads, bridges and lakes in 80 vil- lages in the township. Yangon, 9 April— with gravels on time. sion 7 of Myanma Rail- Road works and con- Myanma Railways adopt- Engineers and skilled ways for undertaking main- struction of small bridg- ed a plan to ensure smooth workers of Engineering tenance of rail tracks. es and wall of the school transportation of trains Department stockpile MMAL-012 are also progress of develop- along railroads in 11 divi- gravels along the rail- sions of the MR. road section from Okposu Wildlife sanctuaries conservation carried out tuted” and urged them to Officials of the MR station and Yangon East take part in the protection maintain the rail tracks University station in Dvi- in northern Shan State of remaining forests. Momeik, 9 April—The mye Village in Thit Saint At the talks, the offi- Myanmar is one of the First condo to emerge in Pyinmana Ministry of Environmental Kon Village-tract in cials shared their knowl- richest countries in bio-di- Pyinmana, 9 April—A The building will be Conservation and Forest- Momeik Township of edge to the locals under the versities in Asia. There condominium is being built installed the lift. Each room ry is frequently providing Northern Shan State on 16 title of “deteriorated natural are 11800 species of trees, under mutual interest of will have 21 feet wide and educative talks to locals March. resources cannot be substi- 96 species of bamboos, land owner U Khin Maung 55 feet long. The room will in every region and state 37 species of rattans, 258 Lay (Shwe Yoma Gold be sold at K 60 million on to actively participate in species of mammals, 1056 Shop) and Three Friend the top floor. the tasks for maintaining species of birds and 775 Co Ltd at the corner of 8th The building is being biodiversity in Myanmar. species of fish. Street and Maung Khin constructed meeting stand- An official and staff Up to now, Myanmar Street in Shwechi Ward of ard prescribed by Town- from “ShweUDaung” has established 38 wildlife Pyinmana, Nay Pyi Taw ship Development Affairs wildlife sanctuary also sanctuaries and nation- Council Area. Committee. The condo is gave an educative talk on al parks and promulgated The condo comprises the first of its kind in Py- the conservation of envi- laws related to protection six storeys, said land owner inmana.—Nay Hlaing Htet ronment and ecosystem to of wildlife sanctuaries. U Khin Maung Lay. (Nay Pyi Taw) over 50 locals form Aung- Forest Department New Light of Myanmar Thursday, 10 April, 2014 5 world US warns on Iran ‘breakout’ capability as Ukraine says separatists hold nuclear talks start hostages; activists deny charge Vienna, 9 April— Luhansk, 9 April— explosives or were holding The United States said on More than 50 people left a hostages. But they conceded Tuesday Iran has the abil- state security service build- they had seized an armoury ity to produce fissile ma- ing overnight that had been full of automatic rifles. terial for a nuclear bomb seized by pro-Russia ac- “We do not need hos- in two months, if it so de- tivists in eastern Ukraine, tages to get what we want,” cided, as Teheran and six following negotiations be- said Anton, who declined to world powers swung into tween protesters and offi- give his second name. a new round of talks in cials, Ukraine’s state securi- The Luhansk building Vienna on resolving their ty service (SBU) said early was one of several seized by atomic dispute. on Wednesday. protesters in the east of the Secretary of State John The SBU said on Tues- country demanding regional Kerry’s comments in Wash- day that the protesters who referendums on independ- ington highlighted West- seized the local headquar- ence from Kiev. ern concerns about Iran’s ters of state security in Lu- Protesters in Donetsk, nuclear intentions and the hansk on Sunday had wired to the south, remain in con- wide divisions between the it with explosives and were trol of the main regional au- two sides that could still holding 60 people hostage, thority building, but author- foil a deal. Iran says its nu- though this was denied by ities ended the occupation clear programme is entirely the protesters themselves. in the city of Kharkiv. peaceful. After negotiations The Ukrainian govern- The overarching goal European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (L) and Iranian Foreign overnight, 51 people left the ment says the occupations of the powers — Britain, Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif smile at the start of talks in Vienna building without weapons, are part of a Russian-led France, China, Russia, on 8 April, 2014.—Reuters the SBU in the Ukrainian plan to dismember the Germany and the United nuclear weapon, if it de- it wants crippling econom- es,” Araqchi said. “But the capital Kiev said. It was un- country. States — in the talks is to cided to build such weap- ic sanctions imposed by level of enrichment can be clear if they were protesters U.S. Secretary of State persuade Iran to scale back ons of mass destruction. the West and the United discussed.” or hostages. John Kerry accused Russian its programme to the point To lengthen this po- Nations lifted as part of Refined uranium can Interfax Ukraine news agents and special forces on that it would take it much tential timeline, the pow- any final accord. be used to fuel nuclear agency later put this number Tuesday of stirring separa- longer, perhaps as long as ers want Iran to cut back Iran’s senior negotia- power plants, Iran’s stated at 56 and said negotiations tist unrest and said Moscow a year, to produce fuel for the number of centrifuges tor, Deputy Foreign Min- purpose, but can also pro- were continuing between could be trying to prepare a bomb if it chose to do so. it operates to refine urani- ister Abbas Araqchi, said vide material for a bomb, the protesters and local offi- for military action as it had “I think it’s pub- um and the overall amount “general discussions” had which the West suspects cials to end the occupation. in Crimea, annexed by Rus- lic knowledge today that of enriched uranium it pro- been completed. may be Teheran’s ultimate The activists denied sia last month. we’re operating with a duces, as well as to limit “The (heavy-wa- aim. —Reuters on Tuesday they had any Reuters time period for a so-called its research into new tech- ter nuclear) reactor of ‘breakout’ of about two nologies and to submit to Arak will remain as the Britain tightens rules to deter months. That’s been in the invasive inspections by the heavy-water reactor ... but public domain,” Kerry tes- UN nuclear watchdog. there are technical ways welfare-seeking foreign migrants tified at a Senate hearing. The Islamic Republic to decrease concerns over Iran’s “breakout” time says its nuclear fuel-mak- its activities ... Also Iran London, 9 April—Brit- pushing the Conservatives concerns that the lifting of is defined as how long it ing activity is only for will not stop or suspend its ain said on Tuesday it was into third place. restrictions on Romanian would take it to produce peaceful purposes such as uranium enrichment work stepping up restrictions on In response, Cameron and Bulgarian workers’ fissile material for one electricity generation, and under any circumstanc- foreign job seekers’ access has sought to appear tough right to come to Britain to welfare payments as on the issue by tightening could prompt a surge in im- Potential drought to strain food security in Syria Prime Minister David Cam- visa rules for migrants from migration. eron strives to cut immi- outside the European Union New welfare claimants Geneva, 9 April—The Syrian wheat production. highlighted Syria suffered potential drought would “With three-quarters of from five years of drought gration ahead of a national and by restricting access to will also no longer have au- strain the fragile food secu- the rainfall season gone, and right before the conflict election next year. welfare benefits for EU na- tomatic access to translation rity situation in Syria, said only one month left, it was broke out and vulnerable Polls show voters are tionals. services, and those who do a special report released by unlikely that there would communities in affected are- concerned about immigra- Under rules announced not speak English will face World Food Programme be a significant recovery in as hardly had time to recover tion levels, a trend reflected on Tuesday, migrants from unspecified sanctions unless (WFP) on Tuesday. this current agricultural sea- before they were hit by the in the rising popularity of all countries who arrive they improve their language The report, titled Spe- son,” WFP spokeswoman conflict. the anti-EU UK Independ- in Britain to find work skills. “These changes send cial Focus Syria, said that Elisabeth Byrs told a Press Byrs said WFP was ex- ence Party (UKIP) which will have to wait for three a strong message that our since last September there conference. tremely concerned that up opposes “open door immi- months before being able welfare system is not open had been less than half the She noted in March to 6.5 million people inside gration” and has drawn sup- to claim welfare payments to abuse and will deter those long-term average rainfall in WFP provided assistance to Syria may become food-in- port away from Cameron’s for their children. The an- who think that they can the war-torn country, which a record of 4 million people secure and would require Conservatives. nouncement builds on a move to the UK primarily to would have a major impact in Syria, but the UN agen- external food assistance to UKIP is expected to similar three-month waiting claim benefits,” said Nicky on the next cereal harvest. cy feared that a possible survive, and the impact of come first or second in period for unemployment Morgan, a junior minister in According to current drought, if rainfall did not the looming drought would elections for the Europe- benefits, which was intro- Britain’s finance ministry. rainfall data, the worst-af- improve, could put the lives add another factor into the an Parliament next month, duced earlier this year amid Reuters fected governorates account- of millions more at risk. already very difficult conflict ed for close to 50 per cent of The spokeswoman situation.—Xinhua Toronto ranked world’s most resilient city Vancouver, 9 April issues such as climate The report said Cana- —A survey report released change and population dian cities fared well be- on Tuesday ranked Toronto growth. cause they are generally as the world’s most resilient The five least resilient well governed, well planned city. cities were Dhaka, Jakarta, and have good access to re- Vancouver was the sec- Cairo, Manila and Mumbai. sources, including water ond most resilient city, to be “Cities are like society and energy. followed by Calgary, also a and people,” said Richard An overall resiliency Canadian city, Chicago and Barkham, Grosvenor Group ranking was set after deter- Pittsburgh, according to the research director. “Some mining the cities’ vulner- Grosvenor Group “Resilient of them have a better abil- ability to negative events Cities” report which studied ity to adapt and plan and and their ability to adapt to the ability of 50 major cit- organize themselves as a change and cope with ad- Romanians carry their luggage for a flight to Heathrow Airport in Britain, at ies in the world to deal with community.” verse issues.—Xinhua Otopeni international airport near Bucharest on 1 Jan, 2014.—Reuters 6 Thursday, 10 April, 2014 New Light of Myanmar World New ping signals spark confidence in Malaysia Airlines search Hillary Clinton says she’s ‘thinking’ in recent days within the aircraft, in the not too dis- about 2016 White House run search area by a US Navy tant future.” Washington, 9 April Why would you want to “Towed Pinger Loca- The black boxes re- — Asked again the ques- do this and what can you tor”(TPL). cord cockpit data and may tion on the mind of every- offer that could make a dif- Angus Houston, head provide answers about one who follows US poli- ference?”, Clinton said in a of the Australian agency what happened to the tics, Hillary Clinton said on video of the exchange post- coordinating the search, plane, which was carry- Tuesday she was “think- ed on the Internet struck an optimistic tone ing 227 passengers and 12 ing” about running for The former first lady when announcing the in- crew when it vanished on 8 president in 2016. and US senator, who was formation, but urged cau- March and flew thousands Appearing at a mar- defeated by President Ba- tion as the task of search- of kilometres off its Kuala keting conference in San rack Obama in the race ing the remote Indian Lumpur-to-Beijing route. Francisco, Clinton, widely for the 2008 Democratic Crew members are seen aboard a fast response craft Ocean region remained But the batteries in considered the Democratic presidential nomination, (R) from the Australian Defence Vessel Ocean Shield enormous. the beacons have already front-runner if she enters said the United States was (L) as they continue to search for debris of the miss- “I believe we are reached the end of their the race, was asked by an experiencing a period of ing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 in the southern searching in the right area 30-day expected life, mak- Indian Ocean, in this picture released by the Australian but we need to visually ing efforts to swiftly locate Reuters Defence Force on 8 April, 2014. — identify aircraft wreck- them all the more critical. Sydney / Perth, (Aus- more than a month of fruit- age before we can confirm Authorities say evi- tralia) 9 April — Australian less searching for the miss- with certainty that this is dence suggests the plane officials said on Wednes- ing jetliner. the final resting place of was deliberately diverted day that two new “ping” The signals, which MH370,” Houston told re- by someone familiar with signals had been detected could be from the plane’s porters in Perth. the aircraft, but have not in the search for Malaysia black box recorders, bring “I’m now optimistic ruled out mechanical prob- Airlines Flight MH370, to four the number of that we will find the air- lems. boosting confidence after overall “pings” detected craft, or what is left of the Reuters US plans balanced cuts to nuclear launchers under treaty

with Russia Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks Washington, 9 April ior administration officials ployed nuclear weapons won’t close a squadron,” during the US Agency for International Development — The United States will said on condition of ano- to 1,550 apiece by 2018, another official said, also (USAID) announcement of the formation of the US scale back its land, sea and nymity. down from the previous on condition of anonymity. Global Development Lab to help end extreme poverty air nuclear missile launch- The plan is expected to ceiling of 2,200. The New START trea- by 2030, in New York on 3 April, 2014. ers under the New START be formally announced on The US total nuclear ty also calls for each side to Reuters treaty with Russia, but it Tuesday. One official said stockpile, including de- reduce its total number of will not retire a ballistic the government wanted to ployed and non-deployed, nuclear delivery systems to interviewer: “What’s your political dysfunction. missile squadron as some maintain flexibility across tactical and strategic nucle- no more than 800. plan? Are you going to do “I saw it from afar lawmakers had expected, its land, sea and air weap- ar weapons was 5,113, the US weapons makers it? You can announce it when I was secretary and it US officials told Reuters. ons systems. “It provides government said in 2010. are keeping a close eye on here if you’d like.” was disheartening and even The US military will us a bit of a hedge,” the of- Some lawmakers had the US government’s plans “I’m actually here try- embarrassing to see people disable four missile launch ficial said. voiced concerns that an en- to modernize its nuclear ing to get some marketing arguing about letting us tubes on each of its 14 nu- The New START tire ballistic missile squad- weapons and the platforms advice,” Clinton quipped, default on our debt, really, clear submarines, convert treaty, which was agreed ron would be eliminated that carry them, an effort before adding: “I am obvi- and things that were just 30 B-52 nuclear bombers in 2010 and went into under the treaty. estimated by analysts to ously flattered and deeply so beyond the pale,” said to conventional use and force on 5 February, 2011, “Because they (cuts) cost $355 billion in com- honoured to have people Clinton, who served as sec- empty 50 intercontinental called for the United States will be spread across the ing decades. Boeing Co ask me and people encour- retary of state in Obama’s ballistic missile silos, sen- and Russia to cut their de- three different bases, we has teamed with Lockheed age me. first term. Martin Corp to compete “And I am thinking “You had to ask your- Explosion in Islamabad fruit market kills 23 against Northrop Grum- about it, but I am going self what kind of country man Corp to build a new to continue to think about do they really want. .. What bomber to carry nuclear it for a while,” she said to is their plan? What is their weapons. General Dynam- cheers from the audience. vision? So if you’re going ics Corp is leading early “Part of it is because to compete in this arena, design work on a new sub- the hard questions are not: you have to be able to put marine to replace the Ohio- “Do you want to be presi- forth your purpose and vi- class submarines that carry dent? Can you win? The sion.” nuclear weapons.—Reuters hard questions are why. Reuters Russian paratroopers land at North Pole for first time

Moscow, 9 April — is designed for jumps with he was quoted by Interfax A group of Russian para- a cargo container of up to news agency as saying. troopers of the Airborne 50 kg from transport jets The servicemen, he Forces landed on Tues- moving at a speed of up to added, have been given day for the first time on a 400 km per hour. knives and hunting guns at drifting floe near the North Meshkov said the the polar station to protect Pole, a military spokesman landing went as planned themselves from wild ani- said. “More than 50 ser- with no injuries or loss of mals. vicemen were airdropped equipment, adding that the The Barneo Research Police officials and rescue workers gather at the site of a bomb blast in a vegetable from an Ilyushin Il-76 mil- participants did not carry Station has been set up itary transport aircraft not any armaments “due to the annually since 2002 by and fruit market in Islamabad on 9 April, 2014. —Reuters far from Russia’s drifting nature of the mission.” the Russian Geographical Islamabad, 9 April — the explosion took place as triggered remotely. ice base Barneo (at 89 de- “They will collaborate Society on an ice floe at a At least 23 people were fruit was being auctioned Jawed Akram, head of grees North) with the use of with specialists from the latitude of around 89 de- killed and dozens injured in in the market that was Pakistan Institute of Medi- the Arbalet-2 special-pur- Expedition Centre of the grees north, approximate- an explosion on Wednes- thronged with buyers. cal Sciences, said the death pose parachute system,” Russian Geographic Soci- ly 110 km from the North day in a fruit market in the They said they believe toll could rise as nine in- the airborne troops spokes- ety in building a camp and Pole. Normally, it opens in Pakistani capital, doctors an explosive device weigh- jured victims were in seri- man Yevgeny Meshkov practicing rescue of a polar early April and operates for at the city’s main hospital ing some 5 kilograms was ous condition. told reporters. expedition in distress un- about a month. said. Islamabad police said hidden in a fruit box and Kyodo News That parachute system der extreme conditions,” Xinhua New Light of Myanmar Thursday, 10 April, 2014 7 World EU proposes Japan, United States face off in crucial trade negotiations tough Tokyo, 9 April — Ja- narrowing gaps, a Japanese pan and the United States government source said, standards on on Wednesday began and Froman’s talks with a round of crucial talks Amari were likely to con- civil drones aimed at concluding a trade tinue on Thursday. pact seen as critical to the “The president’s visit operations success of regional nego- is one important juncture, tiations, although officials but it is not a deadline,” Brussels, 9 April — warned that bridging dif- Japanese Deputy Chief The European Commission ferences would be difficult. Cabinet Secretary Hiro- on Tuesday proposed to set Tokyo and Washing- shige Seko told a news con- tough new standards to reg- ton are seeking a two-way ference. “What is important ulate the operations of civil trade deal, regarded as is to achieve our country’s drones, or remotely piloted a key part of the US-led national interests.” aircraft systems (RPAS), in Trans-Pacific Partnership Australian Prime Min- the European Union (EU). (TPP) that is the centre- ister Tony Abbott and Abe The aim is to allow piece of Washington’s confirmed a basic trade European industry to be- push to increase its Asian agreement on Monday, come a global leader in the presence, before US Presi- overcoming sticking points market for this emerging dent Barack Obama travels on beef and autos that had technology, while at the to Japan for a 24-25 April threatened to stymie a deal, same time ensuring that all state visit. and agreed to work towards the necessary safeguards Japanese Prime Minis- Japan’s Economics Minister Akira Amari (L) shares a light-hearted response with signing it as soon as possi- are in place, according to ter Shinzo Abe has touted a journalist, next to US Trade Representative Michael Froman, during a news ble. an official statement. the multilateral framework conference at the end of a four-day Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Ministerial “Clearly we are look- The new standards as a key part of his growth meeting in Singapore on 25 Feb, 2014 file photo.—Reuters ing for a level of ambition will cover safety, security, strategy but the outlook for in TPP that is significantly privacy, data protection, in- a Japan-US deal is cloudy will on both sides we can Froman told reporters be- Working level dis- higher than that,” Froman surance and liability. as both sides accuse each make progress on bridging fore talks with officials in- cussions on Monday told reporters on Tuesday Civil drones are in- other of inflexibility. our differences,” US Trade cluding Economy Minister and Tuesday made little upon arriving in Japan. creasingly being used in “I think if there is good Representative Michael Akira Amari. substantial progress in Reuters Europe, in countries such as Sweden and France, in India sells its first aircraft different sectors. Basic na- tional safety rules apply, carrier for 10 ml US dollars but the rules differ across New Delhi, 9 April — named IB Commercial Pvt the EU and a number of India has sold its first air- Ltd. The company has 30 key safeguards are not ad- craft carrier, INS Vikrant, days to pay the money and dressed in a coherent way. to a ship breaker for 10 tow the ship away,” the Siim Kallas, the Eu- million US dollars, follow- sources said. ropean Commissioner for ing an auction, sources said The ship was com- mobility and transport, on Wednesday. missioned as the first air- said, “Civil drones can INS Vikrant, pur- craft carrier of the Indian check for damage on road chased as HMS Hercules Navy in 1961. After a dis- and rail bridges, monitor from Britain in 1957, had tinguished service, it was natural disasters. But many played a key role in enforc- decommissioned in Janu- people, including myself, ing the naval blockade on ary 1997 and preserved as have concerns about the East Pakistan (now Bang- a museum ship in Cuffe safety, security and privacy ladesh) during the Indo-Pa- Parade in Mumbai, until it issues relating to these de- kistan War of 1971. was closed in 2012 due to vices.” “The Indian Navy ves- safety concerns. Xinhua sel was sold to a company Xinhua A US Air Force F-15 fighter is seen as it escorts a Lithuania’s Air Force C-27J France says Assad survival would be plane during a joint NATO military exercise in Siauliai on 1 April, 2014. ‘total impasse’ for Syria Reuters Paris, 9 April — out his own people,” Na- non-lethal military aid to NATO to triple Baltic air patrol from France said on Tuesday dal said. “Maybe he will rebels who have fought to Syrian President Bashar al remain the sole survivor of overthrow him. Though re- next month Assad had a policy to “wipe this policy of mass crimes, bels have suffered serious out” his people in his bid to but it is a total impasse for reverses on the battlefield Brussels, 9 April — assigned to the Baltic “air other NATO members have stamp out a three-year up- Syria.” this year, some analysts NATO will triple its usu- policing” mission is now taken turns sending fighter rising, but this would leave France, one of Assad’s forecast a longer-term vio- al number of fighter jets set to increase further to aircraft to protect their air- Syria at a total impasse. fiercest critics, was the first lent fragmentation of Syria. patrolling over the Baltics 12, three times the normal space since Estonia, Latvia Assad has forecast that Western power to provide Reuters next month to beef up its complement, when the next and Lithuania lack fighters much of the fighting in the eastern European defences four-month period starts in of their own. Syrian civil war will be due to tension with Russia May, the NATO military The jets are on call to over by the end of the year, over Ukraine, a NATO mil- official said. respond to any violations of a former Russian prime itary official said on Tues- The strengthening of Baltic airspace. Lithuania minister was quoted on day. air patrols over the Baltics said last week the number Monday as saying. Four NATO fight- is part of a plan of air, land of Russian jets flying close Responding to those ers are usually based in and sea reinforcements for enough to Baltic airspace remarks, French Foreign the Baltics but the United central and eastern Europe- this year to prompt NATO Ministry spokesman Ro- States, which currently has an allies that NATO’s top jets being scrambled has main Nadal appeared to acknowledge that the inter- responsibility for patrolling military commander, US increased to around one a national community may the skies there, increased Air Force General Philip week. have to accept the new that to 10 F-15s to reas- Breedlove, is drawing up Poland takes over re- status quo. “A military vic- A rebel fighter runs for cover after firing towards a sure those states follow- by 15 April. sponsibility for providing tory against his own peo- regime’s post where forces loyal to Syria’s President ing Russia’s occupation of Since the three ex-So- Baltic air policing from 1 ple? The only objective of Bashar al-Assad are located, in Idlib countryside Ukraine’s Crimea region. viet republics in the Bal- May, offering four MiG Bashar al Assad is to wipe on 7 April, 2014.—Reuters The number of fighters tics joined NATO in 2004, 29s.—Reuters 8 Thursday, 10 April, 2014 New Light of Myanmar OPINION

A Myanmar expert pointed out that the AEC makes them feel secure about their future. can bring considerable problems to its low-income Despite employments being created in the members such as Myanmar. It can also result in country, work conditions, wages, will be the de- Thursday, 10 April, 2014 economic polarization, where the most talented cisive factors whether or not people decide to people will migrate to neighbouring countries for return home. As many migrant workers are eth- Myanmar migrant workers better job opportunities and higher income. The nic minorities and people from underdeveloped key question related to labour migration of My- areas, income distribution must be adjusted in in the AEC anmar to neighbouring countries will be whether states and regions. Only then they would not By Aung Khin migrant workers — both skilled and unskilled — leave the country for higher income abroad. will settle in their host countries or return home. Economic opportunities are, however, still he ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) They left Myanmar to get higher incomes in limited in the country. Another danger is that Tis scheduled to be initialized by 2015. The more developed countries. It is estimated that some illegal migrants have become victims of ASEAN Economic Blueprint was adopted at the there are nearly three million migrant workers criminal gangs involved in human trafficking 13th ASEAN Summit on 20 November 2007 in in Thailand alone. Obviously, their decision to and dishonest law enforcement officials and em- Singapore. return will depend on many reasons, including ployers. As one of the member countries of the bloc, political stability, democratic practices and eco- Myanmar is in a state of preparedness for this nomic opportunities. Write for us economic integration, including the financial Not many Myanmar migrant workers are We appreciate your feedback and contributions. If sector. Meanwhile, Myanmar is now encounter- likely to come back because they are well paid in you have any comments or would like to submit edito- rials, analyses or reports please email wallace.tun@ ing the liberalization and deregulation of labour Thailand and the living cost in Myanmar is get- gmail.com with your name and title. mobility. ting more expensive. They will choose the life that Global recovery stronger, broader, Union FM meets Asia Region Director of IUCN but remains uneven: WEO Nay Pyi Taw, 9 April—Ms. Aban Marker Ka- braji, Asia Region Director of International Union for By Ye Myint Conservation of Nature-IUCN called upon U Wunna Maung Lwin, Union Minister for Foreign Affairs at the Washington DC, 9 ministry, here, on Wednesday. April—“The world has At the call, they discussed possible activities of been seeing a substantial cooperation between Myanmar and IUCN including its improvement in growth support for designating World Heritage Sites in Myan- and it is expected to reach mar.—MNA 3.6 per cent in 2014, up from 3.3 per cent in 2013, Agreement signed for and 3.9 per cent in 2015. The global recovery is be- Kan Thar Yar Consortium coming stronger and broad- er, but it remains uneven as Tower project brakes limiting growth are Yangon, 9 April—The Street and U Aung Myat loosened at different pac- signing ceremony of joint Street in Mingala Taungn- es in different countries,” venture agreement in im- yunt Township, Yangon. said Oliver Blanchard, IMF plementing Kan Thar Yar The 23-storey tower Economic Counsellor and Consortium Tower project project will comprise mod- Chief of WEO Division Thomas Helbling who sits right to Mr Olivier Director of Research De- took place at Chatrium Ho- ern housings, internation- partment, at IMF’s World Blanchard, IMF Economic Consellor, taking question of journalist at World tel in Yangon on Wednes- al standard hotel, offices, Economic Outlook press Economic Outlook press conference at IMF HQ-2 in Washington D.C. day evening. supermarket, swimming briefing on Wednesday. for ensuring the avoidance effects. my, bringing it to a state The project will be pool, playgrounds and He said that growth in of emerging market risks During the Q and A of more sustainable, less implemented by Yangon parks. Necessary data will emerging and developing which remain,while there session, Mr. Blanchard investment, less credit City Development Com- be revealed for the project economies which are con- have been decreases in responded to a question growth, ensuring financial mittee and Asia Myanmar soon, said a director of the tributing more than two- acute risks. He also warned about Ukraine and Russia, sector and interest rate Consortium Development project. thirds of global growth will of the possibility of an- saying that the Fund is in liberalizations and some at the corner of Kanthaya Pho Thant (NLM) continue, particularly with other trend, namely rising the process of finalizing a opening up of state-owned a growth forecast for China inequality which has been program which is believed enterprises to more compe- Enumerators collect data of 7.5 per cent and for India economically and socially to be quite substantial and tition. The IMF April 2014 from over 10 million of 5.4 per cent. perceived as a central is- would help produce good World Economic Outlook In his welcoming re- sue, incomplete financial results and pave the way predictions were released households marks at the press con- reform and system that to be able to pay its debt. on Tuesday and the next Nay Pyi Taw, 9 State, 439,359 in Rakhine ference, Mr. Blanchard remains at risk and geo- Turning to Russia, there round of the WEO fore- April—The enumerators State, 1,536,176 in Yangon stressed the need of sus- political uncertainties that will be lower growth in casts will be produced in have collected data from Region, 110,276 in Shan taining growth and main- appear to have had possi- Russia due to an invest- October 2014 at the time of 10,078,855 households of State (East), 472,018 in taining fiscal sustainability ble global macroeconomic ment climate which ap- the World Bank-IMF An- the country from 30 March Shan State (South), 361,800 pears to have led to capital nual Meetings. to 8 April. in Shan State (North), Myanmar’s oldest English outflows that could make According to Chapter Data from 231,333 1,375,891 in Ayeyawady Russia to increase the in- 2 of IMF Spring World households in Kachin Region and 248,114 in Nay daily newspaper is hiring terest rate, he said. Economic Outlook, GDP State, 51,147 in Kayah Pyi Taw Council Area have Responding to a growth for Myanmar is State, 284,029 in Kayin been collected so far. now! question about the IMF’s forecast to look up, with State, 75,515 in Chin State, The census enumera- The Global New Light of Myanmar will relocate prediction of China’s eco- more than 6 per cent esti- 1,043,660 in Sagaing Re- tors collected data of 46 vil- to Yangon in mid-April and is now looking for foreign nomic growth of 7.5 per mated for 2014. According gion, 266,498 in Taninthayi lages under the security of editors and local reporters. Journalists who prefer to cent, Mr. Thomas Helblin, to the IMF, the decrease in Region, 607,958 in Bago Armed Forces and they will work as freelancers or on a part-time basis are also wel- Chief of the World Eco- growth for Myanmar due Region (East), 479,309 continue to collect data of nomic Studies Division, to the effects of a plausible come to submit their applications. For further details, in Bago Region (West), remaining eight villages in Research Department of downside scenario is mod- please send an email with your resume and samples of 859,006 in Magway Re- Shan State (North) accord- IMF, stressed the need of erate between 0.40 and gion, 1,238,524 in Manda- ing to Ministry of Immigra- your work to the chief editor [email protected]. rebalancing the econo- 0.60.—NLM lay Region, 398,242 in Mon tion and Population.—MNA New Light of Myanmar Thursday, 10 April, 2014 9 local news Cash, books donated to library Moral course conducted in Kawkareik Tsp in Pyinmana Kawkareik, 9 April— Myanmar Librar- 2012-2013 fiscal year. It is The books and cash do- ies Foundation provided 30 feet long, 20 feet wide nation to Thuta San Ein K 4.0 million tables and and 14 feet high. library took place in Laung- chairs, two shelves to the Staff Officer Daw kaing Village of Kawkareik library. Khin Lay New of District Township, Kayin State, on The library building Information and Public 6 April afternoon. was constructed at a cost Relations Department and Wellwishers donat- of K 4.5 million from rural local authorities formally ed books, cash and library development fund and con- opened the library. equipment to the librarian. tributions of local people in District IPRD Farmers compensated for confiscated lands Laymyethna, 9 April the farmlands confiscat- Ngawun River was held at — A ceremony to pres- ed for construction of the hall of Township Gen- ent compensation for the embankment at eral Administration De- partment in Laymyethna, Ayeyawady Region, on 4 April. Staff Officer U Kyi Nay Pyi Taw, 9 April to course in-charge Daw Staff Officer U Khin Thein of Hinthada Town- — The morale course for Than Than Win. Maung Aye and family ship Irrigation Department youths was conducted A total of 300 youths donated stationery and and Head of Township Set- from 21 March to 4 April from Paunglaung Ward, cost to the course and tlement and Land Records at the monastery in Pankh- Irrigation Department, mil- served the trainees with Department explained in Ward 3 in Ywagauk itary command headquar- meals daily. presentation of confiscated Village-tract in Pyinma- ters and Pankhin Ward 3 Nay Hlaing Htet farmlands. na Township, according attended the course. (Nay Pyi Taw) Officials presented K 2.4 million for 3.05 acres Mobile medical team gives health care of confiscated farmlands to five farmers. to rural people It was attended by de- partmental officials, town- Hpa-an, 9 April—Or- Kyain-Seikkyi Township of ment. ship supportive committee ganized by Kayin State Kahin State for seven days. Officials of State members and local farm- Maternal and Child Super- Secretary of Kayin MCWSC donated cash to ers. visory Committee, a med- State government U Myo the older persons from Ka- Tin Shwe (IPRD) ical team comprising doc- Aung Htay, Chairperson of wkama Village of Thabayan tors and health staff gave Kayin State MCWSC Daw Village-tract in Kawkareik medical treatment to over Aye Aye Myint and party Township. Boosting production of crops uplift 100 people from villages of viewed round medical treat- Nay Myo Lwin (IPRD) livelihood of farmers Meiktila, 9 April—A lakes cannot supply water 3000 pits for onions. Now, total of 180 tube-wells are to the farmlands sufficient- they produce 4000-5000 being sunk in dry areas of ly. Local farmers sank viss per acre of onion. Due Meiktila Township, Man- tube-wells and the Pres- to fetching profits from dalay Region. ident paid its costs and cultivation of onion, the farmers will have more capital to be put in extend- ed cultivation,” said farm- er U Soe Ngwe of Kantha Village. Thein Myint Kyaw (Meiktila)

Officials view pouring out of underground water in Meiktila Township. Inter-village road to improve Doctors and health staff providing free health Water Resources Uti- contributed special fund to care to local people in Kawkareik Township. lization Department sinks sinking 32 tube-wells. transport of local people the tube-wells to irrigate “Kantha Village-tract KhinU, 9 April— Rural Development Depart- farmlands in 2013-14 fis- where 34 tube-wells were The seven miles and ment in 2013-14 fiscal year. cal year. sunk mainly grows sesame one furlong long and 50 On completion, the lo- There are over 22000 and pigeon pea in mon- feet wide Htanaunggain- cal people from nine villag- acres of farmlands and soon and irrigates onion glay-Htanaunggainggyi es of Ngahlyin region will about 100,000 acres of farm with the use of un- road has been completed in have easy access to Khi- croplands. Water from derground water. Despite KhinU Township of Shwe- nU, Shwebo, Kanbalu and Mondaing, Shamange, growing about 200 pits bo District in Sagaing Re- Mandalay and enjoy fruits Chaunggauk, Myindaw- for onions before sinking gion. of education, health and so- gan, Nyaunggan, Letkhok- tube-wells, the farmers The earthen work was cial development. pin, Lunngin and Meiktila can now cultivate over funded K 83.125 million by KhinU Soe Wai 10 Thursday, 10 April, 2014 New Light of Myanmar WORLD Desperate for taxes, Puerto Rico tries to get grip on underground economy

Lares, (Puerto Rico), of the island’s economy they want you to pay here, 9 April — Mattress mak- is informal, some studies pay City Hall, pay the Ha- er Angel Lopez is both a say, from large companies cienda,” said Lopez, refer- problem and an opportu- evading taxes to individ- ring to the local name for nity for the Puerto Rican uals selling items for cash the island’s Treasury de- government. at roadside stands. But esti- partment. His one-man business mates vary widely because The divisions between works off the books as the activity can be so hard the government and its part of a vast underground to track. people leave policymak- economy, which doesn’t While not new, the ers in a damned-if-you- directly pay into the treas- problem has become ur- do, damned-if-you-don’t ury’s coffers and is a major gent of late. The govern- position. “This is the co- headache for an impover- ment desperately needs to nundrum for the island,” ished island that is $70 bil- find new revenue to bol- said Emily Raimes, lead lion in debt. ster a budget full of holes analyst on Puerto Rico for But Lopez has dreams and turn around an econ- Moody’s Investors Service. the island’s leadership is omy now eight years in “Actions that they can take eager to foster. He wants recession. It is scrambling to help their finances may to open a small factory, to avoid a painful debt re- very well be actions that hire a few people and reg- structuring some view as hurt the economy.” ister with the town of La- almost inevitable. The Puerto Rico De- res — as long as the taxes Last month’s $3.5 partment of the Treasury Mattress repairman and fruit vendor Angelo Lopez holds a coconut and and fees from going above billion bond sale bought knows it needs to jump- a sugar-apple in the shed which he calls his factory in Lares, western Puerto Rico board don’t choke off his the island some time, but start both growth and reve- on 7 April, 2014. — Reuters business. precious little else, with nue, said Melba Acosta, the The Lopez dilemma is the western mountain town underground economy out cial burden that thousands fundamental worries about island’s treasury secretary. playing out across Puerto of Lares to the capital San of the shadows and onto of small and medium busi- its shrinking economy still But how to do both is a bal- Rico, which is a US territo- Juan, officials are wres- the tax rolls without creat- nesses can’t survive. unsolved. ancing act for policymak- ry in the Caribbean. From tling with how to bring the ing such an onerous finan- More than a quarter “The government here, ers.—Reuters BRAC becomes Bangladesh’s Venezuela opposition to join exploratory talks with government

road safety development partner Caracas, 9 April — and seeking to persuade to opposition demands, ministers’ proposal to hold Venezuela’s opposition both sides to talk. Ramon including the presence of an exploratory, preparatory Dhaka, 9 April — A every 500 miles one of these said it agreed to attend Guillermo Aveledo, a top a “good faith” mediator meeting to agree the con- leading international devel- mistakes leads to a near col- exploratory talks on Tues- opposition official, said the at any substantive discus- ditions, date and time for opment organization found- lision. Once every 61,000 day with President Nicolas Unasur ministers told them sions. public dialogue,” Aveledo ed in Bangladesh has dis- miles, one of these mis- Maduro’s government in the government was open “We accept the foreign told reporters. covered that most of the road takes lead to crash. In other a bid to end the country’s As a condition for accident cases in the country words, drivers’ mistakes are worst political unrest for a talks, the opposition has are ultimately caused by rea- endemic.” decade. demanded they be broad- sons related to human errors. The reasons of road Clashes between se- cast live. It also wants No matter how safe the vehi- accidents have been cited curity forces and pro-gov- freedom for what it calls cles and driving environment, by BRAC which has be- ernment militants on one “political prisoners” ar- roads safety can’t be achieved come active in promoting side and hooded opposition rested since the start of the without a driver’s capability traffic safety in Bangla- demonstrators blocking unrest, and the disbanding to drive safely, said BRAC desh, one of the countries streets on the other have of armed pro-government known as the Bangladesh Ru- with the worst road death killed at least 39 people militant groups. ral Advancement Committee rates in the world. since mid-February. Maduro said late on which has substantial opera- According to latest Foreign ministers Monday he was ready to tions in a growing number of study of Accident Research from the regional Union of meet opposition leaders Asian and African countries. Institute of Bangladesh Uni- South American Nations and that he had been sug- “Over 95 percent of all versity of Engineering Tech- (Unasur) are in the capital gesting talks in public or road accidents in the country nology, some 2,000 to 3, 000 Caracas, shuttling between Venezuela’s national police fire tear gas as an anti-gov- in private for weeks. But are caused by human errors people are killed in road ac- meetings with the admin- ernment protester kneels holding a rock during riots in he said his foes rejected the and most of them are pre- cidents in Bangladesh every istration and opposition Caracas on 6 April, 2014. — Reuters offers.—Reuters ventable. An average driver year, of which about 75 per- makes one mistake in every cent fatalities occur in rural two miles of driving and in areas.—Xinhua Gunmen kill five soldiers at Yemen checkpoint

Aden / Sanaa, 9 April restore stability to the a secessionist movement checkpoint on the border US Marine guard shoots fellow — Suspected militants impoverished US-allied in the south and al-Qae- between Shabwa and Had- killed five soldiers guard- country of 25 million amid da-linked insurgents. ramout provinces with au- soldier to death at NC base ing a checkpoint in south- multiple challenges that in- A security source tomatic fire and grenades, Washington, 9 April The identities of the eastern Yemen on Tues- clude a rebellion by Shi’ite said gunmen in two vehi- killing the five soldiers. — A US Marine standing two guards were being day, local officials said, Muslim rebels in the north, cles stormed the Buroum Reuters guard shot to death a fellow withheld until their fam- and a leader of a Shi’ite soldier on Tuesday at the ilies were notified. The Muslim party was wound- main gate of the Camp Le- cause of the shooting re- ed in a drive-by shooting in jeune in the state of North mained unknown pending the capital Sanaa in which Carolina, local media re- the investigation by the two guards died. ported. Naval Criminal Investiga- The incidents un- The suspect used a M4 tive Service. derscored the volatility rifle to kill the other guard This was the second in Yemen more than two in the shooting which oc- shooting in the past week at years after long-serving curred at around 5:30 pm US military camps after the President Ali Abdullah (0830 GMT), base spokes- 2 April incident at the US Saleh stepped down fol- man Nat Fahy was quoted Army base of Fort Hood in lowing months of protests as saying. There were oth- Texas, in which a soldier by Yemenis demanding er sentries at the gate at committed suicide after democratic reforms. the time of shooting, Fahy shooting to death three fel- Saleh’s successor, said, without disclosing low soldiers and wounding Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, People gather around the car of the Shi’ite politician Ismail al-Wazir after further details. 16 others.—Xinhua has been struggling to an assassination attempt in Sanaa on 8 April, 2014. —Reuters New Light of Myanmar Thursday, 10 April, 2014 11 science & technology US Navy mulls options to help drones avoid Japanese researcher stresses validity of STAP cells other planes Haruko Obokata, a Washington, 9 the radar last year but had the cockpit” and allow it ideally suited to help hunt researcher at the Riken April—The US Navy said no additional comment. to move to lower altitudes for the Malaysia Airlines Centre for Developmental on Tuesday it continued Burke said there was safely. plane that has been missing Biology, one of the to examine options for a no other sensors on the The plane will also in the Indian Ocean for a research units of the system to help Northrop market now that met the need such sensors to get month. government-funded Grumman Corp’s new Navy’s requirements, and certified by the US Feder- He said the plane Riken institute, holds MQ-4 Triton high-altitude that officials were also al Aviation Administration was in flight testing now, a press conference in unmanned spy plane detect looking at other technology for broader integration into but could not be used in Osaka on 9 April, 2014. and avoid other aircraft, options besides radar. US airspace, Burke said. the global search since its Obokata, the lead author and expected to decide on The Navy needs the The Navy plans to cameras and other sensors of the stem cell research a new approach in less than new sensor to help avoid have two Triton aircraft would not be integrated papers published earlier a year. other aircraft since opera- operating in 2017, and four and flight tested until Sep- in the year in the journal The Navy last year tional plans for the Triton by 2018. The planes will tember. Nature, accused by the halted work on a complex call for it to shift from its carry out persistent wide An earlier demonstra- institute of falsifying and Wednesday of her findings. “sense and avoid” radar normal flight altitude of area surveillance, but their tion plane built by Northrop fabricating parts of her “Symptoms of STAP being developed by Exelis over 60,000 feet to as low capabilities will be expand- could not be used because purportedly trailblazing cells were confirmed many Inc after the company ran as 5,000 feet to photograph ed over time to help them it relied on commercial papers, stressed the times,” Haruko Obokata, into technical challenges in and record areas of interest. listen for sonar buoys and satellites whose reach did validity of her findings. the lead author of the pa- trying to develop a system Commercial aircraft other signals, and to relay not extend to the remote Kyodo News pers published earlier this small enough to fit on the do not fly at the higher al- airborne communications. ocean area where the plane Osaka, 9 April— year in the journal Nature, nose of the drone. titudes where Triton will Burke said if develop- is believed to have crashed, The Japanese research- said at a much-hyped press Sean Burke, deputy generally fly, but the sen- ment had been completed, Burke said. er accused by the gov- conference in Osaka, refer- programme manager for sor will give it “eyes in Triton would have been Reuters ernment-funded Riken ring to stimulus-triggered the Triton programme, told institute of falsifying and acquisition of pluripotency reporters at an annual Navy fabricating parts of her cells. “We have succeeded League conference that the purportedly trailblazing in the production of STAP Triton was making good stem cell research pa- cells over 200 times,” she progress in flight testing pers stressed the validity said.—Kyodo News and development, but it had proven technically chal- Microsoft ends Windows lenging to scale down the complex, 360-degree radar XP support, hackers may be needed for the new sensor. “We’re taking a very lurking hard look at what the right Boston, 9 April — Mi- engineer” the May Patch way forward is, and wheth- crosoft Corp released its fi- Tuesday software updates to er we continue with ours or nal security updates for Win- identify ways to attack com- whether we take a step in dows XP and Office 2003 on puters running Windows another direction,” Burke Tuesday as security experts XP, along with Office 2003, said. He said a decision warned users that they could which will no longer receive was expected within a year soon be prime targets for patches from Microsoft. but declined to be more cyber attacks if they do not “Attackers will use this Two Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicles are seen on the specific. abandon the products. as an accelerator. It’s an eas- tarmac at a Northrop Grumman test facility in Palmdale, California on 22 May, Exelis confirmed that Security experts advise ier way to get at machines,” 2013 in this handout photo provided by the US Navy on 22 May, 2013.—Reuters work had been halted on consumers and businesses said Wolfgang Kandek, to either replace computers chief technology officer with running Windows XP or up- cybersecurity firm Qualys Twitter freshens up its user profile pages grade to modern versions of Inc. San Francisco, 9 April analysts that the company from the continuously roll- company said. Microsoft’s software within Microsoft wants users — Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) would make a number of ing format that has defined Twitter reported the next month because they to move to more modern unveiled a redesign of its changes to freshen up the the service. higher-than-expected will no longer be protect- versions of the operating user profile pages on Tues- service. Tweets that have re- fourth-quarter revenue on ed from newly discovered system partly because it has day, the latest in a series of Tuesday’s redesign, ceived more retweets or 6 February, but investors threats after the middle of incorporated new security steps promised by the com- while mostly cosmetic, replies will also appear focused on user growth of May. features into the software pany to bring new users to hinted at what Costolo de- slightly larger to spur more just 3.8 percent, the lowest Microsoft automati- over the past decade that the seven-year-old service. scribed in February as a user engagement. rate of quarter-on-quarter cally rolls out new security make it far more effective in In response to an all- willingness to experiment The new layout, which growth since Twitter began updates on the second Tues- thwarting cyber attacks. time low in user growth with new ways to organ- will be available to a small disclosing user figures. The day of each month, which is The world’s largest figures during the recent ize content. Users can now group of users initially, San Francisco-based com- known as “Patch Tuesday,” software maker first warned quarter, Twitter Chief “pin” a tweet to stay at the will be widely deployed to pany went public in No- a day when they also publish that it was planning to end Executive Dick Costolo top of their feed, a rare in- Twitter’s 241 million users vember. technical details on the se- support for Windows XP in told worried Wall Street stance of Twitter departing in the coming weeks, the In recent weeks, Twit- curity bugs they are fixing. 2007, but security firms esti- ter has also reportedly been The next Patch Tuesday is mate that 15 to 25 percent of testing a number of new ad- 13 May. the world’s PCs still run on vertising units, such as ads Security experts say the version of the operating that include download links they believe hackers will system that was released in for mobile apps. study that data and “reverse October 2001.—Reuters As part of Tuesday’s refresh, Twitter said users will also be allowed to se- lect a large banner picture to display across the top of their profile page, as well as a much larger profile picture, two features that resemble another social network familiar to most of the world’s Internet users: Facebook. The Microsoft logo is seen at their offices in Bucharest A portrait of the Twitter logo in Ventura, California on 21 Dec, 2013.—Reuters Reuters on 20 March, 2013.—Reuters 12 Thursday, 10 April, 2014 New Light of Myanmar regional First 24-hr As Japan weighs energy options, Beijing costs mount for bookstore idled reactors Tokyo, 9 April—Since opens March 2011, Japan’s gov- Beijing, 9 April—The ernment has focused on the first 24-hour bookstore in cost of cleaning up after Beijing opened but did not Fukushima, the worst nucle- close its doors on Tuesday, ar accident since Chernobyl. to the applause of a bookish Now, the bill is coming due public. for another unbudgeted con- The Sanlian Taofen sequence of that disaster — Bookstore, owned by Chi- shutting down the nation’s na Publishing Group Corp., 48 remaining nuclear reac- announced on Tuesday that tors for costly safety reviews 10-day trial of the 24-hour that could see many of them bookstore from Tuesday mothballed. until 18 April, and if the tri- While their reactors al goes smoothly the store have been idled, Japan’s may never close again. nuclear plant operators have Manager Zhang had to spend around $87 Zuozhen said 3 million billion to burn replacement yuan ( 480,000 US dollars) Rescuers work at the building collapse site in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on 8 April, 2014. At least two people fossil fuels. This, in part, ex- has been invested in the op- were killed and three others were injured as a three story residential building collapsed in Lahore on Tuesday, plains the utilities’ estimated eration. The news was met local media reported.—Xinhua combined losses of around with a warm welcome from $47 billion as of March, and netizens. “Yi Ren DU” said the $60 billion wiped off the “the bookstore has guts... Indonesians vote for new parliament, stage set for companies’ market value. in an era when people That pain is beginning read less than four books a presidential poll to tell. Last week, Kyushu year.”—Xinhua Jakarta, 9 April—In- My party will do very she gave the green light to repeated change of the Electric Power Co was con- donesians voted for a new well,” Jokowi said in Eng- Jokowi to run for president, leading party. firmed to be seeking a near Electronic card parliament on Wednesday lish after voting with his recognizing that his popu- Predictions of a Joko- $1 billion bailout in the form spending flat in in a poll expected to be wife in central Jakarta, ac- larity could lead her party wi presidency and strong of equity financing from the dominated by the opposi- cording to local news web- back to power. showing by his party have government-affiliated De- New Zealand tion Indonesian Democrat- site, Detik.com. Indonesia’s embrace helped lift shares prices velopment Bank of Japan Wellington, 9 April— ic Party-Struggle (PDI-P), Former president and of democracy since the and the rupiah, Asia’s best because of the cost of idling Credit and debit card boosting the chances of head of the PDI-P Meg- downfall of former au- performing currency this its reactors, joining Hokkai- spending by New Zealand its popular candidate in a awati Sukarnoputri ap- thoritarian leader Suharto year, on expectations that it do Electric Power Co which shoppers leveled out last presidential election three peared to set aside her own 16 years ago has seen four would bring more decisive has also asked the bank for month, the government sta- months from now. ambition last month when different presidents and government. Analysts say financial backing. tistics agency announced Already, the star of the if PDI-P does do well, mar- Even as Prime Minister on Wednesday. election is Jakarta gover- kets will likely rise further. Shinzo Abe’s government Total retail spending nor Joko Widodo, widely The stock market, up hammers out the final terms was unchanged in March, known as Jokowi, whom 15 percent this year, was of a delayed energy policy, following a 0.8- percent opinion polls suggest will closed as Wednesday was the bill for a reduced role for increase in February, almost certainly be the declared a public holiday nuclear power in the world’s according to Statistics New next president of Southeast for the vote. third-largest economy is be- Zealand. Asia’s biggest economy. Campaigning has been coming clearer. One way or “Spending rose in One early exit poll, notable for its lack of pol- another, Japan’s taxpayers three retail industries issued by CSIS-Cyrus two icy initiatives to give the are going to be saddled with during March and fell in hours before voting had economy a boost. Growth the cost of throttling back on three,” business indicators closed and based on 6,000 is still expected to be a little nuclear power through taxes manager Neil Kelly said in voters, showed PDI-P well over 5 percent this year, but and higher electricity bills, a statement. ahead with 19.85 percent, has weakened partly on the analysts say, just as the gov- “Fuel had a large fall already close to the thresh- Jakarta governor and presidential candidate from the fall in prices for commod- ernment has had to provide for the second consecutive old which would allow it Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P) party, ities that still form a back- funding for those who lost month, while consumables to nominate its presidential Joko Widodo, and his wife Iriana (both in white) arrive bone for the resource-rich their homes and livelihoods had the largest increase.” candidate. to vote in the parliamentary elections, at a polling economy. after the Fukushima disaster. Xinhua “I’m very confident. station in Jakarta on 9 April, 2014.—Reuters Reuters Reuters 2nd phase of India’s China, Laos ready to launch negotiations on railway general elections starts cooperation deal Sanya, 9 April—China constitutes an important accelerating efforts to ad- sharing, expand cooperation New Delhi, 9 April—The second phase of India’s mammoth nine-phase general elections kicked off and Laos announced they part in bilateral cooperation vance the economy and liv- in all areas, promote railway were willing to launch nego- on major projects, Li said, ing standards. cooperation to achieve early Wednesday, with polling beginning in six constitu- tiations on a railway cooper- adding that China will seek Thongsing thanked progress, and jointly main- encies across four northeastern states. ation agreement on Tuesday an early signing of the deal China for its assistance and tain regional peace, stability The voting began at 7 am local time in the four in the southern Chinese city in order to lay the foundation hailed the development of and development. northeastern states, including Nagaland, Meghalaya of Sanya during talks be- for next-step cooperation. bilateral ties in recent years Thongsing hailed Chi- and Manipur and would continue up to 5 pm local tween the two prime minis- Both China and Laos that have brought substantial na’s efforts in searching for time. ters. stand at a critical moment benefit to the two peoples. missing flight MH370 and The general elections in the northeastern state of Mi- Chinese Premier Li Ke- of deepening reform, which He said Laos is com- expressed sympathy to rela- zoram has been deferred to 11 April in the wake of a qiang held talks with Prime will bring opportunities for mitted to reform and open- tives of the Chinese passen- strike by students’ unions and local non-government Minister of Laos Thongsing developing bilateral ties, Li ing-up and is ready to grasp gers. Li appreciated the mes- organizations. Thammavong, who is on a said. Li noted that China will the opportunity brought sage of condolences sent by Some 814 million Indians are eligible to cast their visit to China and will attend take continuous measures to by China’s development. Thongsing after the event, ballots in the general elections, 100 million more the annual conference of the stabilize economic growth, He also called on the two saying China will keep close than in 2009. The polls began on 7 April and will Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) restructure the economy and countries to strengthen their contact and cooperation with end on 12 May, with results to be announced on 16 later this week. benefit the country’s people, exchanges on national gov- all relevant parties. May.—Xinhua Railway cooperation and added that Laos is also ernance and experience Reuters New Light of Myanmar Thursday, 10 April, 2014 13 advertisement 14 Thursday, 10 April, 2014 New Light of Myanmar ADVERTISEMENT & ENTERTAINMENT REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development Claims Day Notice Claims Day Notice (Department of Rural Development) M V shiba voy No (0037W) M V pacific embolden voy No (1402) National Community Driven Development Project Consignees of cargo carried on MV shiba VOY Consignees of cargo carried on MV pacific em- IDA Grant H814-MM NO (0037W) are hereby notified that the vessel will bolden VOY NO (1402) are hereby notified that the Assignment Title: International Consultant for Gender Mainstreaming be arriving on 10.4.2014 and cargo will be discharged vessel will be arriving on 10.4.2014 and cargo will be Reference No. C-5.2/ 2014 into the premises of m.i.t.t where it will lie at the discharged into the premises of m.i.t.t where it will The Republic of the Union of Myanmar has received financing consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byel- lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject from the World Bank towards the cost of its National Community aws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Driven Development Project, which is being implemented by Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 the Department of Rural Development (DRD) of the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development. am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day In order to ensure that the project enhances gender equality and em- now declared as the third day after final discharge of now declared as the third day after final discharge of powers women, aspects of gender will be mainstreamed throughout cargo from the Vessel. cargo from the Vessel. the project structure, processes, capacity building, and knowledge No claims against this vessel will be admitted No claims against this vessel will be admitted sharing, DRD intends to apply part of the proceeds for the hiring of International Consultant for Gender Mainstreaming (one after the Claims Day. after the Claims Day. position). To this end, the Department of Rural Development, in Shipping Agency Department Shipping Agency Department cooperation with the Department of Social Welfare (DSW), will Myanma Port Authority Myanma Port Authority set up a CDD Gender Network. Agent for: M/s land and sea shipping Agent for: M/s bright sail The consulting services (“the Services”) include: transportation services co ltd • Work with the gender working group and M&E specialist line to review the project's results framework, identify gender Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 Phone No: 256916/256919/256921 related indicators, and set up a reporting system with regard to gender aspects. Claims Day Notice Bank Holiday Alia Bhatt • Assist the gender working group in the preparation of a All Banks will be closed M V blue whale voy No (140306) th progress report on the status of gender mainstreaming in the Consignees of cargo carried on MV blue whale on 12 April (Saturday) likely to project, key issues and recommendations for further support. to 21st April (Monday) • Assist DRD and DSW on the knowledge management topics NO (140306) are hereby notified that the vessel will 2014, Myanmar New be Shahid and design that would bring about evidence-based lessons be arriving on 10.4.2014 and cargo will be discharged Year Holidays, under the Kapoor’s learned from cases and experience of the project. into the premises of m.i.t.t where it will lie at the Negotiable Instruments The Consultant will be located at the NCDD Project office in Act. heroine in Nay Pyi Taw. The assignment period will be for sixty (60) days consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byel- Central Bank of Myanmar over a period of one year and expected to commence from June aws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Shaandar 2014. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 Expressions of Interest must be submitted in a written form to am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e­mail) by May 9, 2014. now declared as the third day after final discharge of The successful consultant will be selected in accordance with the cargo from the Vessel. provisions, under the World Bank's "Guidelines: Selection and No claims against this vessel will be admitted Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans, IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers dated January 2011". after the Claims Day. Further information and a copy of the detailed Terms of Reference Shipping Agency Department (TOR) may be obtained from the NCDD Project webpage: http// Myanma Port Authority www.edd.drdmyanmar.org. or the address below during office hours from 0900 to 1600, Monday through Friday, except public Agent for: M/s varamar ltd holidays. Phone No: 256916/256919/256921 Attn. U Myint Oo (Deputy Director General) NCDD Project Secretariat Office Department of Rural Development Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development Office No. 14, Nay PyiTaw, Myanmar Tel. & Fax: 067- 409413 Email address: [email protected] ABBA fetes 40 years since ‘Waterloo’: near Waterloo London, 9 April — son, said he was stunned by Within strolling distance of the rise and rise of ABBA the rail station bearing the even after it effectively dis- name of their first interna- banded in 1983. A man walks past the lit logo of the legendary Swedish tional hit, Swedish band The band not only lives pop group ABBA at the new “ABBA - The Museum’’ ABBA celebrated 40 years on through its disco-friend- in Stockholm on 6 May, 2013.—Reuters of breathtaking success with ly back catalogue, but also a party at London’s Tate in the long-running hit show party by Anni-Frid “Frida” that. We feel privileged to Modern museum to mark “Mamma Mia”, the film Lyngstad, one of the band’s be able to survive for 40 their groundbreaking song based on the musical, and two lead singers, who attrib- years and to stand here to- “Waterloo”. in the latest offering, a new uted ABBA’s success to the day and celebrate it with Two of the four mem- “ABBA: The Official Photo right people getting together you. It’s pure happiness. bers of the band that made Book” launched last month. at the right time. Thank you so much.” Alia is currently shooting for Humpty Sharma Ki spangled jumpsuits and big “It happened over quite a “We knew a bit about The evening included a Dulhania alongside Varun Dhawan boots a trademark attended long period of time,” Ulvae- the business and the mix disco of ABBA songs, with Mumbai, 9 April — Director Vikas Bahl has ex- the bash at the trendy Lon- us told Reuters at the Lon- of the talents was probably various cardboard cut-outs pressed his desire to cast Alia Bhatt opposite Shahid Ka- don museum on Monday don event, noting that suc- a wonderful thing and also of ABBA members for fans poor for his next film titled Shaandar, which is slated to go night, marking four decades cess had not come easily. being couples, being togeth- to pose with. on the floor inA ugust this year. since the catchy tune won “I mean, we didn’t er and exploring that world, The food served con- “We have finalised Shahid. I would like to have Alia the Eurovision song contest have a hit after hit after hit, it was a new kind of thing sisted mostly of hotdogs in the film, but we are still working on the script. So it’s in April 1974 and launched we had a hit and then we for all of us,” she said. The and beer, a tradition among too early to talk about it (the heroine),” Vikas said, though them into international star- wrote another song, record- partygoers sang “Happy ABBA fans, and the evening he chose not to confirm if Alia has been approached for dom. ed it, released it and it was Birthday” to the two band ended with a group called the film. Bjorn Ulvaeus, like that. It seems today like members, to which Lyng- the ABBA Choir singing Even Alia chose not to confirm nor deny anything. “I who wrote many of the it was all happening at the stad responded: some of the group’s greatest prefer not to talk about anything right now. Whenever it group’s songs with ABBA same time but it wasn’t.” “We really feel priv- hits - including “Waterloo”. has to come out it will,” Alia said. co-founder Benny Anders- He was joined at the ileged, you have to know Reuters PTI New Light of Myanmar Thursday, 10 April, 2014 15 GENERAL Rory McIlroy confident of better showing at Masters MYANMAR TV MYANMAR INTERNATIONAL have more opportunities, when he won the 2011 US (10-4-2014, Thursday) and you’ve taken a couple Open then the 2012 PGA 6:00 am (10-4-14 07:00am~ of opportunities already.” Championship but the Mas- 1. Paritta By Hilly 11-4-14 07:00am) MST It was a humbling ex- ters has proved elusive. Region Missonary Sayadaw * Local News perience for the Northern He finished 40th at Au- * Travelling To Shan Irishman that shattered gusta National in 2012 and 6:30 am 2. Physical Exercise Plateau (Pindaya his confidence and raised 25th last year. But returning 7:00 am Myo Ma Market) doubts about his ability to for his sixth attempt, he now 3. News * World News handle the suffocating pres- believes it is only a matter 7:20 am * Myanmar Master sure of Augusta National. of time before he wins the 4. People Talks class: 3D In five appearances at tournament. 8:30 am * Local News the Masters, McIlroy has “There’s a lot of guys 5. India Drama Series * How to Extract yet to finish in the top 10 but that once they drive up 9:00 am Timber Using the 24-year-old is starting Magnolia Lane here, some- 6. News/International Elephants to regain his faith, believ- thing sort of lights up inside News Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy hits from the sand * World News ing that his meltdown three them,” he said. 9:30 am onto the second green during a practice round ahead of * Myanmar Master years ago could ultimately “I feel comfortable on 7. Shwe Yin Chone Than class: Conceptual the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National help him win that elusive the course. I’m disappoint- 10:15 am Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia on 8 April, 2014. Art green jacket. ed that my best finish was 8. TV Drama Series * Local News Reuters 11:10 am “I have no ill feelings only 15th. * Crab Business Augusta, (Georgia), 9 burst into tears when he towards 2011. I thought it “I feel like I’ve played 9. Sing & Enjoy 12:00 pm (Part-1) Mud Crab April — Rory McIlroy is spoke to his mother on the was a very important day better than that and haven’t * World News living proof that time has telephone. in my career. It was a big quite got the results. Hope- 10. News/International News/Weather Report * Tea Leaves a way of healing almost “That’s probably the learning curve for me,” he fully I can change that this * Local News everything. only time I’ve cried over said. week.” 12:30 pm 11. Teleplay * Image Of The Three years ago, McIl- golf,” he recounted at a “I don’t know if I had After what happened in 2:15 pm Monks roy was reduced to tears news conference on Tues- not had that day, would I 2011, McIlroy has learned 12. Fine Arts- Bosom of * World News when he blew his chance of day. “Blowing a lead in the be the person and the play- not to expect too much of Dramatic Performance * The Storytellers winning the Masters after a final round of the Masters, er that I am sitting here, himself at Augusta Nation- 3:40 pm * Local News spectacular final-round col- because you never know if because I learned so much al. He said he has learned to 13. Documentary * Short Trip With lapse. Leading by four shots you’re going to get that op- from it. “I learned exactly respect the course more and 4:00 pm Steve (Taungyi at the start of the last day, portunity again. not what to do under pres- be more prudent with his 14. News Trip) McIlroy closed with an 80 “It makes it easier these sure and contention, and I shot selection. 4:30 pm * World News that included a triple-bogey days when you have two definitely learned from that And if he doesn’t win 15. University Of * The Photographer: on the 10th hole that sent majors in the bag. Not that day how to handle my emo- this year, he thinks he will Distance Education Kyaw Kyaw Winn him tumbling out of conten- you don’t care as much, but tions better on the course.” still get plenty of other (TV Lectures) Third * Local News tion. it’s not the end of the world. McIlroy instantly chances. Year (Chemistry) * Anthropoid Origins The following day he You know that you will healed some of his wounds Reuters 5:00 pm in Myanmar (Ep-2) 16. News * World News S Africa 5:15 pm * Myanmar Master Greek media workers walk off job ahead 17. Dance Of Thingyan class: Cubism launches Festival of general strike 7:00 pm * Local News Sagaing: Youth Mandela Athens, 9 April — paper Journalists’ Union media as most sectors of 19. News Journalists, producers and (ESIEA) headquarters and Greece’s economy. 7:20 pm Leader International technical staff at Greece’s marched to the parliament, The two main trade 20. TV Drama Series * World News newspapers, radio stations as media remained shut unions of private and pub- 8:00 pm * Distinguished Day campaign Myanmar Ladies and TV channels walked down for 24 hours leaving lic sector workers General 21. News/International Johannesburg, 9 News/Weather Report “Tin Moe Lwin” off the job on Tuesday Greece in a news blackout. Confederation of Greek * Local News April — The Nelson ahead of a fresh general Strikers demand the Workers GSEE and the 8:35 pm 22. Current Affairs * The Richly Blessed Mandela International strike called by umbrel- signing of new collective Civil Servants’ Confeder- Day Campaign 2014 was 9:00 pm Gem Land la unions for Wednesday labour agreements and an ation ADEDY have called 23. News * World News officially launched here to protest against massive increase to the unemploy- for a new nationwide on Tuesday, with the 24. Clever * Moving Meditation: layoffs and austerity meas- ment allowance among general strike on 9 April, 25. Myanmar Video Aikido aim of contributing to ures. other requests. which is expected to dis- the global movement for Protesters gathered The ongoing debt cri- rupt public services and good by effecting posi- in central Athens outside sis which started in 2009 in transport. Serie A Standing Table tive change within com- the Athens Daily News- Greece has hit hard Greek Xinhua munities. Pos Team Name P W D L Pts Celebrated across the 1 Juventus 32 27 3 2 84 globe in honour of the late Mandela’s birthday on 18 2 Roma 32 23 7 2 76 July, Mandela Day was 3 SC Napoli 32 19 7 6 64 formally recognized by 4 Fiorentina 32 16 7 9 55 the UN General Assembly 5 Inter 32 12 14 6 50 in 2009. Speaking at the 6 Parma 32 13 11 8 50 launch, Deputy President 7 Lazio 32 13 9 10 48 Motlanthe said this year’s 8 Atalanta 32 14 4 14 46 Mandela Day was unique 9 Hellas Verona 32 14 4 14 46 because Mandela, an an- 10 Torino 32 12 9 11 45 ti-apartheid hero who was South Africa’s first black 11 AC Milan 32 12 9 11 45 president from 1994 to 12 Sampdoria 32 11 8 13 41 1999, had passed away 13 Genoa 32 10 9 13 39 last year. 14 Udinese 32 11 5 16 38 “This is all the more reason we have to up the 15 Cagliari 32 7 11 14 32 ante, ensuring that this 16 ChievoVerona 32 7 6 19 27 day is imbued with dura- 17 Bologna 32 5 12 15 27 ble meaning that rever- Participants of “Running in suits” run by way of The Place in Beijing, capital of 18 Livorno 32 6 7 19 25 berates across time and China, on 7 April, 2014. An activity themed on “Running in suits” calling for office 19 Sassuolo 32 6 6 20 24 space,” Motlanthe said. workers to do exercises was held in Sanlitun on Monday. 20 Catania 32 4 8 20 20 Xinhua Xinhua 11th Waxing of Tagu 1375 ME New Light of Myanmar Thursday, 10 April, 2014 Chelsea snatch late triumph, Madrid hold off Dortmund London, 9 April— at Stamford Bridge that ter their first leg in Paris a Cesar Azpilicueta shot Chelsea reached the sent the London club but clawed their way back deflected into his path in Champions League through after a 3-3 aggre- into the tie with a first the area. semi-finals with a late gate draw. half-goal from substitute Dortmund ran a be- Demba Ba goal that se- Madrid lost their re- cured a dramatic away- turn leg in Dortmund 2-0 goals win over Paris St but went through 3-2 on Germain on Tuesday, aggregate against last sea- while Real Madrid held son’s runners-up having off a spirited Borussia dominated the first Dortmund fightback. clash last week. Chelsea substitute The 2012 Ba bundled the ball home champions in the 87th minute to Chelsea secure a 2-0 win in the were trail- quarter-final, second leg ing 3-1 af- Borussia Dortmund’s Milos Jojic and Oliver Kirch (R) challenge Real Madrid’s Asier Illarramendi during their Champions League quarter-final second leg soccer match in Dortmund, on 8 April, 2014.—Reuters Andre Schuerrle, before hitting the cross- low-par Madrid close, fore Reus pounced on a Dortmund missed bar twice in two minutes with Marco Reus scor- defensive mistake in the a great chance to level shortly after the restart. ing twice in the first-half 24th minute to slot home the tie in the second half

The visitors were to give the German side Dortmund’s opener be- when Armenian Henrikh [email protected] Chelsea players celebrate at the end of their Champions clinging on bravely, but hope of completing an as- fore doubling the lead on Mkhitaryan rounded Ma-

League quarter-final second leg soccer match against were undone in the dying tonishing comeback. the night in the 37th from drid keeper Iker Casillas www.facebook.com/thenewlightofmyanmar Paris St Germain at Stamford Bridge in London, stages when Ba scram- Real’s Angel Di Ma- close range after Robert but only managed to hit on 8 April, 2014.—Reuters bled the ball home after ria missed a penalty be- Lewandowski hit the post. the post.—Reuters Japan U-19 beats Adriano’s first goal for two Kanbawza FC 4-0 years can’t save Paranaense Nay Pyi Taw, 9 could beat Kanbawza FC in Buenos Aires, 9 April for the result,” the 32-year- April—Japan U-19 foot- the match as the Japanese — Adriano’s first goal for old Adriano told reporters ball team trounced Kan- players used their all-out two years could not keep at the Hernando Siles sta- bawza FC 4-0 at the efforts well to score goals Atletico Paranaense in dium. football tune-up match at in the tune-up match. the Libertadores Cup on “I’m sad for not hav- Youth Training Centre in Kanbawza FC missed Tuesday as the Brazilian ing gone through but hap- Thuwunna in Yangon on the chance to show off their side went down 2-1 to The py because the team did Wednesday. excellent skills on the pitch Strongest in the rarefied air everything to (try) to qual- The Japan U-19, one in the match. Japanese goalkeeper protecting attacks of Naing of La Paz. ify ... Now to try and have of the top teams of Asia, Nyi Myat Thawda Soe Wai from Kanbawza FC. —Photo:Soe Nyunt The former Inter Mi- a good Brazilian champi- lan and Brazil striker, try- onship,” added the striker, ing to revive his career at who was nicknamed ‘The Australia Olympic champion Rice retires the Curitiba club, equalised Emperor’. Sydney, 9 April — Australia’s triple Olympic gold point where I knew 100 percent what I wanted to do,” in first half stoppage time Velez, who had se- medallist Stephanie Rice announced her retirement from Rice said in a video posted on the website. after team mate Manoel’s cured their berth with a New Light of Myanmar competitive swimming at the age of 25 on Wednesday. “And I never wanted to make a comeback, so the own goal had put the Bo- match to spare, made it Rice had a stunning Olympic debut at Bei- decision that I wanted to make was definitely final and livians ahead in the 38th five wins out of six match- jing’s Water Cube in 2008, winning the 200 coming to that point today and not continuing my minute. es with a 1-0 home victory and 400 metres individual medley titles as swimming career is, it’s sad. “Like I definitely feel A draw would have over bottom team Univer- well as gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay, I’m losing a part of myself but I’m really excited for been enough to see sitario of Peru in Buenos all in world record times. what’s to come.” Paranaense through to the Aires. She struggled with a shoulder inju- Rice hit the headlines as a 19-year-old when last 16 but The Strong- A penalty save five ry heading into the 2012 London Olym- she set world records at the 2008 national trials in est settled the Group One minutes from time by goal- pics, where her failure to win a medal the lead up to Beijing, and her relationship with fel- match with midfielder keeper Agustin Marchesin contributed to a disappointing Games low swimmer Eamon Sullivan ensured she was a Nelvin Soliz’s 55th-min- secured Argentina’s Lanus for Australia. She has not raced fixture in gossip magazines. ute winner to go through a 0-0 draw at O’Higgins in competitively since and on Her triple Olympic triumph in China cemented in second place behind Chile in Group Three Wednesday announced her status as one of Australia’s leading sportswomen Argentina’s Velez and a place in the on her website (steph- and saw her carry the country’s flag at the closing Sarsfield. last 16. Lanus anierice.com.au/) that ceremony. “Going to Beijing and competing “It’s ob- finished sec- she would not be re- and coming home with three golds and three vious we felt ond to Cerro turning to the pool. world records was a complete shock and the the differ- Porteno of “I knew that I best moment that I could have ever experi- ence play- Paraguay, really had to take enced,” she added.—Reuters ing at (high) who won the the time for my- altitude. group with self to get to the Australia’s Stephanie I myself a 3-2 home didn’t feel it victory over much but oth- Colombia’s er players did Deportivo Cali. and it was key Reuters

Adriano of Brazil’s Atletico Paranaense R/489 Printed and published by the New Light of Myanmar press in Nay Pyi Taw, the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information.