national national National th UN Special Suspect in Rakhine 65 Anniversary of Rapporteur tours Kayah State held Rakhine State attacks detained in Loikaw page 3 page 2 page 2 Vol. III, No. 275, 4th Waning of Pyatho 1378 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Monday, 16 January 2017 President attends Naga traditional New Year festival

The Naga Traditional New Year festival kicked off in Lahe, Sagaing Region yesterday, with President U Htin Kyaw and wife Daw Su Su Lwin in attendance. The President expressed his delight to see the unspoiled natural environment in the hilly region, pledging that the Union Government is committed to the socio-economic development of the ethnic people in the area. In his speech at the open- ing ceremony, President U Htin Kyaw also called for cooperation from all ethnic people in making efforts for development of the country with the aim of building a federal union without separat- ing the mainland and hilly areas. The Naga Self-Administered Zone has seen progress to a cer- tain extent, as the responsible ministries have built necessary infrastructures in the zone yearly, said Union Minister for Border Affairs Lt-Gen Ye Aung. However, there is a limit to development in the region be- cause the hilly areas are not easi- ly accessible, he added. The incumbent government allotted more than Ks 9 billion to Men and women in Naga the zone in the nine months since traditional dress wait to take part it took office and provided 3,758 in the New Year Festival held bags of rice, said Sagaing Region in Lahe, Chin State yesterday. Chief Minister Dr Myint Naing. Photo: Myanmar News Agency See page 3 >> Camp for retired elephants in Pathein now a tourist attraction The Thitgatoeaing Elephant tourists, who can also feed them Road, only about one hour away ma Timber Enterprise (MTE), reportedly carry 2,000 logs a Camp in Pathein (South) of the and wash them as well as trav- from Pathein, the region capi- which falls under the Ministry of year through Ayeyawady Re- Myanmar Timber Enterprise in el on them short or long trips to tal, by car. It is also on the way Natural Resources and Environ- gion’s Sin Mon forest. Ayeyawady Region was turned study the natural environment of to Ngwe Saung Beach, Goringi mental Conservation (MNREC) The number of elephants into an elephant conservation the camp. Beach Resort and the Mawtin- and are now retired from their from Bago and Ayeyawady re- camp for tourism earlier this It is also learnt that safety sun Pagoda. logging activities. gions are reportedly depleting month. measures for tourists have also Local and foreign tourists The retirement of the ele- as hunters target the animals Among the 18 elephants in been taken during such experi- have already begun to visit the phants reportedly comes as part for their ivory and skin, which the camp, six have been chosen ences. camp. of efforts to curb the deforesta- is exported to China for a high for tourism as they are clever The camp is located at mile- The elephants at the camp tion of Myanmar’s wildness. price.—Maung Maung Myint enough to pose for photos with post 21/6 on Pathein-Mawtin once belonged to the Myan- Elephants of the MTE could (IPRD) 2 Local News 16 January 2017 Suspect in Rakhine 65th Anniversary of Kayah State held in Loikaw attacks detained While conducting security operations in Buthidaung, Ra- khine State Saturday afternoon, a combined team of Tatmadaw columns and the police border guards captured Swedu Larmi, who is suspected of involve- ment in the violent attacks in Rakhine State last year. The suspect was handed over to a local police station in order to take legal action against him in accordance with the law. — Myanmar News Swedu Larmi. Photo: MNA Agency 157 fire accidents in Bago Region last year THE number of fires that oc- part of people who used stoves curred in Bago Region last year and electronic devices carelessly, reached 157, an increase of seven said U Aung Myint, director of cases compared with the previous the department. Forest fires also year, according to the Bago Re- occurred in the region twice last Kayah ethnic people traditional 65th Anniversary of Kayah State Day. Photo: MNA gion Fire Service Department. year. According to the figures of The 65th Anniversary of Kayah ficials, Commissioner Mr own speeches. The majority of fire acci- the Fire Service Department, a to- State Day, 2017, was held at Suebsak Eaimvijarn of Mae The chief minister also dents happened in Bago District, tal of 150 fire cases occurred in 28 Granite Square in Kandahay- Hong Son Province and delega- delivered an address and the which tops the list of regions townships in the region in 2015. wun Park in Loikaw yesterday, tion, members of peace groups, commissioner extended greet- with 56 cases, followed by Pyay The region has over 70 with the presence of Amyotha ethnic leaders, officials and res- ings. District with 40 cases, Taungoo fire stations, 159 fire engines, Hluttaw Speaker U Man Win idents. The chief minister and of- District with 31 cases and Thay- 148 water tankers, 20 aux- Khaing Than, Union Minister The Kayah State Agricul- ficials then presented prizes to awaddy District with 30 cases. iliary vehicles and 22 oth- for Ethnic Affairs U Naing Thet ture, Livestock and Irrigation winners in vegetable and fruit Last year’s fires in Bago er vehicles. The fire stations Lwin, Chief Minister of Kayah minister read out the message competitions, traditional wres- Region killed five people and de- are staffed by nearly 800 officers State U L Phaung Sho, Speak- of the president at the ceremo- tling, traditional paddy shelling, stroyed more than Ks150 million and other ranks of the fire service er of the State Hluttaw U Hla ny before the Amyotha Hluttaw tug-of-war and other tradition- worth of properties, including department and more than 23,900 Htwe, the deputy speaker of the Speaker and the Union Minister al sports held at the square. — 185 households. Most of the fires auxiliary members. — Myit- State Hluttaw, state-level of- for Ethnic Affairs gave their Kayah State IPRD were caused by negligence on the makha News Agency Camp for retired elephants in Pathein Mandalay Trade Fair and Car Show on 15-18 February

now a tourist attraction A TRADE fair and car show of entertainment programmes ed accessories, communications is planned to take place next including a model show and mu- devices, healthcare equipment, month in Mandalay under the sical entertainment. construction materials, clothing arrangement of Top Y Interna- About 50 companies will and cosmetics will also be dis- tional Co Ltd, said U Kan Zaw, take part in the event, plan- played for sale during the exhi- managing director of the host ning to showcase their products bition. company. that include auto parts and ac- Companies which provide The new event will be cessories, electronics, house- wedding service and education held from 15 to 18 February hold utensils and kitchenwares service will also be participating from 9am to 9 pm at the City Hall through over 100 booths. in the new trade fair. — Myit- of Mandalay, with a wide range Mobile handsets and relat- makha News Agency Taungoo District IPRD of Bago Region creates happy world for children

Tourists ride elephants at Thitgatoeeaing Elephant Camp. 40 pupils and three teachers (News on page ). Photo: MNA from the Shining Star Pre- School in Taungoo, Bagon Re- gion on Thursday visited the news news Taungoo District Public Library of Information and Public Rela- Yaba pills and heroin seized in Myeik, Lashio tion Department (IPRD) under Police from Myeik, Tanin- gate, the entrance of Kharsho the Ministry of Information. tharyi Region, searched a house village in Lashio Township on The children told stories, owned by Hnin Maung Lin and 11 January. Police seized 33 ki- recited poems and played with his father Khin Win residing at los of raw opium from the two toys in the reading room of the library. Myat Lay Street, Satwun Ward motorcycles. On the same day, The Taungoo District in Myeik on 10 January and police searched a passenger IPRD has arranged a reading discovered 15.54 kilograms of vehicle near Oriental toll gate, room in the library with the opium powder in the house. Myoshaung Street in Lash- aim of developing the intel- Similarly, Anti-narcotics io Township and discovered lectual curiosity of children, Squad 24 from Lashio searched 10,000 yaba pills in the sling supporting their creativity, ex- a motorcycle ridden by Eik Tun bags of passengers Ma Cher- panding their knowledge and and another motorcycle ridden ry Kyaw and Ma Pyae Pyae providing relaxation.—Shwe Children being seen at the Taungoo District Public Library of IPRD. by Eik Pan near Maungtan Mon.—Myanmar News Agency Win (Pyay) Photo: Shwe Win (Pyay) 16 January 2017 national 3

President U Htin Kyaw and wife, centre, visit a booth in Lahe displaying traditional President U Htin Kyaw, right, accepts a spear from a leader of the Naga Self-Administered ornaments and utensils of the Naga people. Photo: Myanmar News Agency Zone at the Naga Traditional New Year Festival. Photo: Myanmar News Agency

15th January after their harvest. held with the assistance of the President attends Naga New Year festival The Naga ethnic tribes have government. The festival has be- held the New Year festival in in- come a state-level festival since >> From page 1 U Kay Sai, Chairman of the ministers, regional ministers and dividual villages, but since 1956- 2001, celebrating in Layshi, Lahe At the ceremony, Chair- Naga SAZ, presented New Year donors presented aid to local au- 57, chieftains of the ethnic tribes and Nanyun alternatively. This man of the Naga Literature and gifts to the President. thorities for the development of have collectively held the New year marks the 17th year in which Culture (Central) Committee U Before the Naga tradi- the zone. Year festival in townships. the Naga New Year has been cel- Aung Htut extended New Year tional New Year was officially The Naga ethnic people cele- Since 1993, the Naga Tradi- ebrated as a state-level festival. greetings. launched, the President, Union brate the traditional New Year on tional New Year festival has been — Myanmar News Agency UN Special Myanmar’s women to participate in Rapporteur Chinese invitational football contest SELECTED Myanmar female keepers. Wai Wai Aung, Khin tours Rakhine footballers will take part in Than Wai, Aye Aye Moe, Zin coming Chinese invitation foot- Mar Tun, Zin Mar Win, Phu Ms Yanghee Lee, UN Special ball tournament to be held from Pwint Khaing and San San Maw Rapporteur on the situation of 19 to 24 January in China. will perform as defenders, while human rights in Myanmar, and The Myanmar Women’s Khin Mala Tun, May Sabei her team met with Rakhine State Team chose 22 players to par- Phu, Yupa Khaing, Aye Myo Security and Border Affairs Min- ticipate in this year competi- Myat, Win Theingi Tun, May ister Col Htein Lin and officials tion. Myanmar will play against Thu Kyaw, Naw Ar Lo Wah at district/township levels at the teams from the host China, Phaw and Khin Mo Mo Tun as General Administration Depart- Ukraine and Thailand. midfielders and Yi Yi Oo, July ment of Maungtaw District yes- The competition will start Kyaw, Khin Moe Wai and Nilar terday morning. on January 19, with Myanmar Win as strikers. Then, she visited Shwe Paho Ms Yanhee Lee, left, meets with members of the Muslim community playing against Ukraine. Myan- The Myanmar Women’s Village and Kyikanpyin (West) during her tour of conflict areas in northern Rakhine. Photo: Ko Min mar will then play against Chi- Team will also compete in the Village where the Myo ethnic na on 21 January. Myanmar will 2018 AFC Women’s Asian group lives. measures before visiting No. 4 violent attacks last year, before meet with the team from Thai- Cup qualification in April, the Later, she met with the state outpost in Kyikanpyin. visiting police posts in Ngakhura land on 24 January. ASEAN Women’s football security and border affairs min- In the afternoon, she visited area and meeting with residents For Myanmar, Mya Phu competition in May and the ister and Police-Brig-Gen Thura the scene where fires broke out in of Laungdon Village. —Zin Oo Ngon, Zar Zar Myint and May 29th SEA games in August. San Lwin and discussed security Warbaik and Pyaingpaik during (Myanma Alin) Zin Nwe were selected as goal- —Ye Yint Shine Union Minister for Information opens community centre, mobile library A ceremony to formally open government departments for the Later, the union minister a community centre and a mobile success of the community cen- visited the museum of General library jointly founded by the tre. Yesterday’s event was sig- Aung San, which was the child- Ministry of Information and the nificant because the community hood home of the national lead- Daw Khin Kyi Foundation was centre and the mobile library are er, and inspected the Sasanahita held at the Natmauk Township situated in the home town of the Library. Information and Public Relations National Leader General Aung The Ministry of Information Department in Magway District San, and was implemented with and the Daw Khin Kyi Founda- yesterday morning. the cooperation of the Ministry tion jointly opened community Union Minister for Infor- of Information and the Daw Khin centres and mobile libraries in mation Dr Pe Myint said at the Kyi Foundation. Insein township and Myaung- ceremony that the community Region Minister for Labour, mya District in August and De- centre and the mobile library Immigration and People Power U cember last year, the third time were founded with the intention Nay Myo Kyaw gave a speech of such events were held. Plans are of keeping in touch with the pub- thanks at the ceremony and Ex- underway to open similar com- lic and to create an environment ecutive Member of the Daw Khin munity centres and mobile librar- in which the public will always Kyi Foundation explained the ies in Pyinmana, Myitkyina, and be able to enjoy books. The un- Union Minister Dr Pe Myint, centre, visits a mobile library. Photo: MNA functions of the mobile library. Hpa-an. ion minister also explained the The union minister and of- In the afternoon, the union measures taken for publication that the Ministry of Information union minister pointed out the ficials formally opened the com- minister inspected the Magway of children’s literature in order to is an entity that would cooperate need for cooperation of the pub- munity centre and toured the mo- District Information and Public instill the love of literature at an with any organisation anywhere lic, including literary enthusiasts, bile library bus before viewing Relations Department and tele- early age. in the world that has shared val- those who wish for communi- local products, computer courses vision relay station. — Myanmar The union minister added ues, wishes and interests. But the ty development and officials of and the children’s reading room. News Agency 4 16 January 2017 Local

A local merchant checks Myanmar Tourism Bank to fish arrived early morning from farms at Sanpya Fish Wholesale Market in Yangon. offer short-term loans to SME Photo: Phoe Khwar tourism businessmen Myanmar Tourism Bank will regions. The bank is seeking a be opened to offer short-term license from the Ministry of Ho- loans to businessmen working tels and Tourism to open a bank on a manageable scale and to through the Central Bank of My- those engaged in small-and-me- anmar, it is learnt. dium-sized tourism enterprises The Central Bank of My- (SMEs), according to the Myan- anmar is expected to grant the mar Tourism Federation. license soon, which would allow “Tourism Bank aims at pro- the bank to open this year, he viding loans to start-up entrepre- continued. neurs. The bank is not still grant- Myanmar Tourism Bank ed as investment bank and so, it was established by the Myanmar cannot provide long-term loan Tourism Bank Public Company plan,” said U Phyo Wai Yarzar, and will offer banking services as the vice chairman of Myanmar local private banks, at an interest Tourism Federation, at a regular rate set by the Central Bank of meetings held on last Friday at Myanmar. UMFCCI. There are over 20 local pri- Myanmar Tourism Bank vate banks and over 10 foreign branches will be opened in Nay banks, it is learnt. —Myitmakha Fisheries product export fetched Pyi Taw, Yangon and Mandalay News Agnecy over US$400mil this FY Rubber prices on the rise from high global petroleum price The export value of fisheries ising. As a result of this, to boost clean the farming lakes, according products as of 6th Jan in this the export volume, the fish farm- to MFF. The price of Myanmar rubber is price has turned to an upward fiscal year 2016-2017 reached ing sector should be prioritised,” To control the quality of lake on the rise due to its relation to trend towards the end of 2016. US$404.366 million, which was said a representative of the fisher- water, the farmers should conduct the global petroleum price in the The rubber price hit a four-year up from US$336.791m in the sim- ies sector. “All the stakeholders in testing at the laboratories of the market, said rubber merchants record high of around Ks1,200 ilar period of last FY 2015-2016, the fisheries export supply chain, Fisheries department. Saltwater recently. per pound, said the rubber busi- according to the statistics of the including the Ministry of Agri- and freshwater prawn farming The price of rubber is also nessmen. Commerce Ministry. culture, Livestock and Irrigation businessmen are currently facing on the rise from the high pur- Myanmar’s rubber is ex- The fisheries exports attained and Myanmar Fishery Federation difficulties. Out of 27 hatcheries chase price from China and high ported to China, Malaysia and over US$668m in 2011-2012, (MFF) need to exert the concerted for freshwater prawns, only four petroleum price, plus the appre- Japan. Over 80,000 tonnes of over US$493m in 2012-2013 and efforts.” are left due to difficulties in the ciation of the dollar in 2016. rubber are annually exported, over US$341m in 2013-2014. Those engaged in Myanmar’s reproduction process. Similarly In addition, the rise in rubber according to Myanmar Rubber Exports then declined slightly. fish and prawn farming need in saltwater farming, only some price resulted from the decrease Planters and Producers Associ- In the 2015-2016 fiscal year, ex- to switch over to modern farm- prawn farmers are able to farm in Thailand’s rubber production, ation. To maintain the price on port values were up a bit at over ing methods from the traditional prawns. Only 40,000 tonnes of said the rubber exporters. the rise, quality needs to be con- US$469m. methods, the MFF said. Adopting freshwater and saltwater prawns Local rubber growers bat- trolled so that Myanmar’s rub- “The erratic weather adverse- the modern farming techniques can be produced in the country, tered by low prices since 2012 ber meets the export market’s ly affected fisheries production can help to prevent the fish from requiring that prawns are being resumed their operations, which criteria. However, the quality of and fish resources, and offshore infectious disease, increase the imported from Thailand, it is were forced to halt due to the Myanmar’s rubber is inconsist- fishing does not look very prom- growth rate of fish and prawn and learnt.—Ko Khant declining price, but the rubber ent, merchants said. —Mon Mon Telecom Thahtay power project hopes sector to generate 386 million kilowatts of electricity yearly received THE THAHTAY hydropow- and a power plant. er project being developed in The construction of diversion FDI of over Thandwe, a township in Rakhine tunnels No. 1 and No. 2 were fi- State, is expected to generate 386 nalised in January 2015, with the million kilowatt hours of electric- project implementer continuing US$2.8 billion ity yearly, according to the Minis- the work relating to the strength try of Electricity and Energy. development of the tunnels. The telecommunications sector The power project has been The Thahtay hydropower attracted foreign direct invest- implemented on Thahtay Creek, project has been initiated by the ments (FDI) of over US$2.8bil- Passengers use mobile phones as they take a ferry in the Yangon 12 miles northeast of Thandwe Department of Hydropower Im- lion over the past two years, re- River. Photo: Phoe Khwar in Rakhine State, at a cost of a plementation since the 2008-2009 ceiving investments from Japan, Myanmar Posts and Telecom- & Communications (MNTC), government-approved Ks354.6 fiscal year for the purpose of sup- Norway and Qatar. munications (MPT), Ooredoo in cooperation with Viet Nam’s billion, said U Htay Aung, deputy plying over 380 million kilowatt The telecoms sector is pro- and Telenor. Additionally, the Viettel Company, will reportedly permanent secretary of the minis- hours of power across the country jected to support 5 per cent of My- telecoms industry is expected to launch its service in 2018, fol- try. annually. anmar’s GDP in five years, with employ 250,000 local residents lowing its operator’s license that The project covers the con- The project is expected to be increasing FDI entering, accord- in five years. The fourth tele- was granted on 12th Jan 2017. struction of a main dam, spillway, completed by 2023-2024 FY.— ing to the existing three operators com, Myanmar National Tele — Ko Htet field channels, diversion tunnels Myitmakha News Agency 16 January 2017 Regional 5 Abe, Jokowi meet to strengthen cooperation on South China Sea BOGOR, Indonesia — Senkaku Islands in the East aside from the new Patim- Japanese Prime Minister China Sea that are claimed ban port project, the leaders Shinzo Abe and Indonesian by China, which calls them may also take up a medi- President Joko “Jokowi” Diaoyu. um-speed railway project Widodo met south of Ja- In Sunday’s talks, Abe linking Indonesia’s two karta on Sunday, with the and Jokowi are set to agree largest business hubs of Ja- leaders expected to affirm on strengthening maritime karta and Surabaya. coordination on maritime cooperation, with the In- The project is part of security amid tension over donesian navy remaining efforts to revitalize the ex- China’s military buildup alert in monitoring and isting 725-kilometre rail- in disputed waters of the patrolling the vicinity of way between Jakarta and South China Sea. the Natuna Islands on the Surabaya, after Japan lost In the talks at Bogor southern edge of the South out to China in September Palace, Abe is also set to China Sea. The navy has 2015 in bidding to con- pitch Japan’s cooperation also been cracking down on struct a high-speed railway in developing infrastruc- Chinese fishing boats oper- between Indonesia’s capital ture in the Southeast Asian ating illegally in the coun- and the West Java provin- country, including a new try’s exclusive economic cial capital Bandung. port project in eastern Ja- zone. Abe and Jokowi are karta, at a time when Indo- China recognizes In- also expected to affirm nesia is strengthening eco- donesian sovereignty over security ties in light of an nomic ties with China. the Natuna Islands but at agreement to promote talks Abe’s visit to Indo- the same time argues that for forging a pact on the nesia is the latest stop on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) is welcomed at Indonesia’s international airport Beijing and Jakarta have transfer of Japanese de- a four-nation tour since in Jakarta on 15 January, 2017. Abe met with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo later that overlapping claims for fence equipment and tech- Thursday that has already day. Photo: Kyodo News maritime rights and inter- nology to Indonesia, the taken him to the Philippines ests in the area that need to officials said. and Australia. He will fly to Southeast Asian Nations volve China and five other are worried about China’s be resolved — an assertion Amid the growing Viet Nam on Monday. and expects it to play a governments — Brunei, the increasing military pres- Indonesia rejects. threat of Islamist extrem- Japan views Indo- leading role in addressing Philippines, Malaysia, Viet ence in the busy shipping Indonesia has also pro- ists, the leaders may also nesia, with the world’s regional challenges such as Nam and Taiwan. lane and keen to maintain a posed cooperation with Ja- discuss counterterrorism fourth-largest population the South China Sea issue, Although neither Ja- rules-based order in the sea. pan on exploration for oil measures, with Indonesia and high economic poten- Japanese officials said. pan nor Indonesia is a Tokyo is involved in a and gas in the Natuna area. home to the world’s largest tial, as a major power in the Territorial disputes in claimant in the disputes, the dispute with Beijing over In the area of infra- Muslim population, the of- 10-member Association of the South China Sea in- officials said both countries the Japanese-controlled structure development, ficials said.—Kyodo News

Cambodian PM hosts Acting Chief Editor - Aye Min Soe dinner for local journalists, [email protected] st Expatriate Consultant Editor spokespersons for 1 time Mark Angeles markrangeles@gmail .com PHNOM PENH — also called on journalists Senior Translators Cambodian Prime Minis- to comply with the jour- Khin Maung Oo, Myint Win Thein ter Samdech Techo Hun nalist’s code of ethics, [email protected] Sen hosted a banquet for not taking money from more than 1,000 local me- unscrupulous wealthy or International News Editor dia members and spokes- powerful people in order Ye Htut Tin persons for the first time to conceal their wrong [email protected] on Saturday evening. acts. Local News Editors Speaking at the event “I want nothing from Tun Tun Naing (Editor) held at the 5-star Sokha you (journalists), but ac- [email protected] Phnom Penh Hotel here, curate news reporting,” he Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen Nwe Nwe Tun (Sub-editor) Hun Sen urged journalists said. “My presence today addresses to local journalists in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Translators to report news “accurately is to strengthen the role of on 14 January, 2017. 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AN will occur during the rigo Duterte was held at a organization’s goals would In the same speech, Philippines’ chairmanship, Printed and published at the Global New Light of My- convention centre in his be achieved through policy Duterte also said that pri- with the bloc having been anmar Printing Factory at No.150, Nga Htat Kyee Pa- hometown of Davao City initiatives, coordination, orities under his term in- formed in August 1967. goda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon, by the Global in the south of the coun- consensus and cooperation. clude regional peace and The Philippines was one New Light of Myanmar Daily under Printing Permit try, with around a thousand The chairmanship of stability, as well as mar- of the organization’s five No. 00510 and Publishing Permit No. 00629. people, including govern- the regional bloc — which itime security and coop- founding member states. ment officials and diplo- groups together Brunei, eration, both of which are —Kyodo News 6 regional 16 January 2017 More rain and pain expected as Thai flood death toll rises to 40 BANGKOK — Thailand faces regularly during the rainy season more hardship from unseason- but January is traditionally sunny able floods that have killed 40 and clear, and a high season for people in its south, with more the tourist industry, including in rain expected in the major rub- southern seaside resorts. ber-producing and tourist region The country saw its worst in coming days, a top disaster flooding in half a century in agency official said on Sunday. 2011, when heavy rain beginning Persistent heavy rain well in July that year over northern re- into what should be the dry sea- gions led to six months of inun- son has triggered floods across dations, including in the central the south, cutting road and rail plains, where industrial estates links, threatening crops and af- have replaced rice fields in many fecting about 1.6 million people, places. said Chatchai Promlert, head of The floods submerged a third the Disaster Prevention and Miti- of the country, killed more than gation Department. 900 people and crippled industry. “The worst isn’t over. We’re The army played a major expecting more rain this week role in relief efforts in 2011 while while clean-up efforts are under- the then civilian government was way in places where the waters criticised for what many saw as have subsided,” Chatchai told lacklustre disaster efforts. Reuters. The army, which seized The Meteorological Depart- power in a 2014 coup, has again Workers stand by a flood-damaged train line in Bang Saphan Workers stand by a flood-damaged train line in ment said on its website more been playing a major role in help- Bang Saphan district in Prachuap Khiri province, Thailand on 11 January, 2017. Photo: Reuters rain was expected on Monday. ing with relief efforts. The Feder- The rainy season in Thailand unseasonably heavy rain. tional rubber authority said on Global rubber prices have ation of Thai Industries said last normally takes place from June to Thailand is one of the Thursday output in 2016-2017 spiked on concern about the im- week the southern floods would November. The floods, which be- world’s most important produc- would be about 10 per cent lower pact. have little impact on economic gan on January 1, have followed ers of natural rubber and the na- because of the floods. Flooding occurs in Thailand growth.—Reuters China’s top Japan’s bid to launch world’s smallest satellite-carrying rocket fails judge warns KAGOSHIMA, Japan — Ja- agency aborted ignition of the incident will not affect the de- ellites in orbit could be reduced. pan’s space agency on Sunday second stage after it lost commu- velopment and launch of other The No 4 vehicle’s total pro- courts on judicial aborted the launch of the world’s nication with the rocket 20 sec- rockets at the agency. duction and launch costs are esti- smallest rocket capable of plac- onds after liftoff. Measuring 10 metres in mated at around 500 million yen independence ing a satellite in orbit shortly af- The rocket — about the size length and 50 centimetres in di- ($4.3 million). BEIJING — China’s courts must ter liftoff following a communi- of a utility pole — and its pay- ameter, the Japanese rocket was The small satellite carri- firmly resist the western idea of cation problem. load fell into the sea off Uchi- developed to provide a tech- er, roughly a fifth the size of judicial independence and other Carrying a mini satellite noura. JAXA has no further nologically reliable means to JAXA’s mainstay H-2A launch ideologies which threaten the lead- for observation of the Earth’s plans to launch a rocket of this launch mini satellites — a grow- vehicle, was a three-stage rocket ership of the ruling Communist surface, the No 4 vehicle of the size, it said. ing segment of the commercial based on a two-stage model that Party, the country’s top judge was SS-520 series lifted off at 8:33 “It’s truly regrettable. We space market. the agency has been using. reported as saying by state-run Chi- am from the agency’s Uchinou- will probe the cause (of the fail- JAXA used commercial- It was designed to place a nese News Service. ra Space Centre in Kagoshima ure),” Hiroto Habu, associate ly available components found satellite weighing up to 4 kilo- People’s Courts at all levels Prefecture, southwestern Japan, professor at JAXA who was in in home electronics and smart- grams in orbit at altitudes of up must disregard erroneous western the Japan Aerospace Explora- charge of development of the phones for the rocket to demon- to 2,000 kilometers above the notions, including constitutional tion Agency said earlier. But the rocket, said, adding the latest strate how the cost of placing sat- Earth’s surface.—Kyodo News democracy and separation of pow- ers, Chief Justice Zhou Qiang was reported by the news agency as saying at a Supreme People’s Court South Korea prosecutor weighs economic meeting on Saturday. China has in recent years un- veiled legal reforms such as those impact of arrest of Samsung chief aimed at giving judges more in- SEOUL — South Korea’s special imposition of less severe punish- dependence and limiting local of- prosecutor said on Sunday it will ment on erring business leaders ficial’s influence over courts, but take into account the economic to avoid negative economic con- courts are not independent and ul- impact of whether to arrest Sam- sequences has precedent in South timately answer to the party leader- sung Group leader Jay Y Lee in Korea. ship. Since he took office in March connection with an influence-ped- “Law and principle are the 2013, President Xi Jinping, who dling investigation involving the most important metric, and after has a doctorate in law, has vowed president. also considering various factors to put “power within the cage of The office also delayed by mentioned previously, we will regulations” and called for judicial one day, until Monday, its deci- decide by law and principle,” the independence under the party. sion on whether to seek the arrest prosecution spokesman Lee said, Zhou’s comments on Saturday of Lee, the third-generation leader referring to economic impact, come after the country’s anti-graft of South Korea’s largest conglom- without elaborating. watchdog said that a mechanism erate, or chaebol, citing the gravity A Samsung Group spokes- independent of the Communist Par- of the case. woman declined to comment. ty to keep officials in check cannot The special prosecution had Samsung’s Lee was ques- exist in China. At an annual meet- said it would make a decision on tioned for 22 hours before leav- ing earlier this month, the Central Lee by Sunday. But spokesman ing the special prosecutors’ of- Commission for Discipline Inspec- Lee Kyu-chul told reporters on fice in Seoul on Friday morning tion (CCDI) pledged to create a na- Sunday investigators were delib- Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y Lee is surrounded by as part of the investigation into a tional supervisory commission and erating all factors including the media as he leaves the office of the independent counsel in Seoul, corruption scandal that has led to a corresponding national law, as potential economic impact of the South Korea, on 13 January, 2017. Photo: Reuters President Park’s impeachment by part of a move to reform the over- arrest of Jay Y Lee. parliament. Establishing a mon- sight system for thousands of party Prosecutors have been inves- un-hye’s friend, Choi Soon-sil, in bribery accusations during a par- ey-for-favour exchange between officials. But the reforms would tigating whether Samsung provid- exchange for the national pension liamentary hearing in December. Samsung and Park or her surro- stop short of placing power outside ed 30 billion won ($25.46 million) fund’s support for a 2015 merger Taking into account the eco- gate is critical for the special pros- the party, CCDI officials said at a to a business and foundations of two Samsung affiliates. nomic impact could prove bene- ecutor’s investigation, analysts briefing on 9 January.—Reuters backed by President Park Ge- The Samsung chief denied ficial to the 48-year-old Lee. The say.—Reuters 16 January 2017 world 7 Washington protesters vow to fight news in brief Russia to upgrade its naval, air bases in for civil rights under Trump Syria — Interfax MOSCOW — Russia plans to improve and expand its naval and air bases in Syria, Interfax news agency reported on Sunday, citing an unnamed source, as Moscow cements its presence in the Middle Eastern country, its only overseas military deployment. The source told Interfax that Russia will start repairing a second runway at Hmeimin air base near Latakia, while the Tartus naval base will be upgraded in order to handle bigger ships such as cruisers. President Vladimir Putin has announced a partial withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria, where they have been helping forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. But Moscow wants to retain a permanent presence both in Hmeimin and Tartus. The source also told Interfax that Russia will still deploy S-300 surface-to-air defence systems and Bastion coastal missile launchers in Tartus.—Reuters Britain and UAE launch joint military exercises DUBAI — Britain and the United Arab Emirates launched a joint military exercise dubbed “Sea Dagger 2017”, Emirati state news agency WAM reported on Sunday. The exercise, which WAM said was aimed at “training on the planning, implementation and management of joint military opera- Activists march during the National Action Network’s ‘We Shall Not Be Moved’ march in Washington, DC, US, tions”, takes place as Gulf Arab and American rivalry with nearby on 14 January, 2017. Photo: Reuters Iran continues to simmer. Saudi Arabia and its smaller Gulf Arab neighbors accuse Iran of seeking to spread its power in the Arab WASHINGTON — US civil the turnout, given the rain and Parenthood and the Human world at their expense by backing Shi’ite Muslim militants in con- rights activists vowed on Satur- temperatures hovering just above Rights Campaign, an advocacy flicts throughout the region, a charge Tehran denies. A USNavy day to defend hard-fought gains freezing. group for lesbian, gay, bisexual destroyer fired warning shots at four Iranian military vessels in the in voting rights and criminal “I really didn’t think we’d and transgender civil rights. Strait of Hormuz last week.—Reuters justice during the presidency of get those kind of numbers,” he The rally came hours after Donald Trump, kicking off a said in a telephone interview. Trump blasted US Representa- week of protests ahead of the Re- Trump, a New York real tive John Lewis after the Geor- Filipino police arrest local man over publican’s inauguration. estate developer, won with a gia Democrat and civil rights About 2,000 mostly black populist platform that included campaigner said Russia’s alleged murder of 2 Japanese in Manila protesters ignored steady rain to promises to build a wall along the hacking aimed at helping Trump DAVAO, (Philippines) — Philippine police have arrested a local march and rally near Washing- Mexican border, restrict immigra- put his legitimacy into question. man in the killings of two Japanese men in Manila in 2014 and 2015 ton’s Martin Luther King Jr Me- tion from Muslim countries and Trump replied on Twitter in a “murder-for-insurance” case, local broadcasters reported on morial, as speakers urged them to dismantle Obamacare. that Lewis should focus instead Saturday. fight for minority rights and Pres- His choice of Senator Jeff on his Atlanta district. “All talk, The police arrested an army reservist Kirby Patricio Tan at his ident Barack Obama’s signature Sessions, an Alabama Republi- talk, talk - no action or results! home in the southern part of Manila where they seized guns and a healthcare law, which Trump has can, to become attorney general Sad!,” he wrote. grenade, according to the report. vowed to dismantle. has raised concern among many About 30 groups, almost all Tan is suspected of fatally shooting 32-year-old Shinsuke Toba, The Rev Al Sharpton, the on the left that Trump could of them anti-Trump, have gotten who ran an osteopathic clinic in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of To- rally’s organizer and a veteran weaken voting rights for minori- permits to protest before, dur- kyo, on 18 October, 2014, and Tatsuya Nakamura, 42, an acquaint- civil rights leader, said Demo- ties and roll back criminal justice ing and after the inauguration. ance of Toba also from Yamanashi, sometime between 31 August crats in Congress needed to be reforms. Thousands of demonstrators have and 1 September, 2015.—Kyodo News sent a simple message: “Get some “We will march until hell vowed to shut down the inaugu- backbone.” freezes over, and when it does, ration. “We march in the driving we will march on the ice,” said Washington police and the Three men taken for questioning after rain because we want the nation Cornell William Brooks, presi- US Secret Service plan to have Brussels anti-terror raid released to understand that what has been dent and chief executive of the some 3,000 extra officers and an fought for and gained, that you’re National Association for the Ad- additional 5,000 National Guard Brussels — Three men detained for questioning late on going to need more than one elec- vancement of Colored People. troops on hand for security. Saturday after an anti-terror raid in the Brussels district of Molen- tion to turn it around,” he said. The rally also included the By far the biggest event will beek were released without charges, Belgian prosecutors said on The rally drew fewer peo- Hispanic group La Raza, politi- be the Women’s March on Wash- Sunday. ple than organizers had initially cians, relatives of African-Amer- ington the day after the inaugura- Prosecutors said on Saturday that several houses had been expected, but Sharpton said af- icans slain by police, the Na- tion, which organizers say could searched in relation to an anti-terror investigation but that nothing terwards he was satisfied with tional Urban League, Planned draw 200,000 people.—Reuters was found. They did not give any details about the case. Molenbeek gained international attention when locals with links to Syria took part in the November 2015 attacks that killed 130 “We are Europe” French presidential people in Paris.—Reuters At least 24 dead in India as boat capsizes candidate Macron tells rally in Ganges PARIS — “We are Europe, we Europe makes us bigger, because tic National Front has performed are Brussels, we wanted it and Europe makes us stronger,” Ma- strongly in recent local elections. BHUBANESHWAR — At least 24 people have drowned after a boat we need it,” French presidential cron told 5,000 supporters, accord- Macron said that, in order to coun- capsized in the Ganges river in India’s eastern state of Bihar on Satur- candidate Emmanuel Macron told ing to his team, calling for a true ter illegal immigration, European day, a government official said. thousands of supporters on Sat- joint security and defence policy at states must reinforce controls at The incident took place in the evening, when people were using urday in a call for a stronger and EU level. external borders, have a common the vessel to go to watch kite-flying celebrations to mark a harvest united European Union. Immigration and security are asylum policy managed from the festival.The boat was carrying 50 people, more than its capacity of Opinion polls indicate that key issues in the campaign, with countries of origin, and a joint in- 30, and it capsized not far from the shore in the state capital Patna, Macron, who is running as an Le Pen promising to be tough on telligence policy. state Disaster Management Minister Chandrashekhar told Reuters. independent in the April-May immigration and radical Islam “I don’t propose an ideolog- Nineteen bodies had been found, he said, while 10 to 12 people election, is gaining on the front- and to exit the EU’s open-border ical policy in terms of immigra- managed to swim to safety. Eight people were rescued and admitted runners, conservative candidate Schengen area. Macron was ad- tion, but one that would be effi- to hospital. Francois Fillon and far-right lead- dressing a rally in Lille, in north- cient, clear and carried out with “We believe a minimum of four to five (more) bodies may be in er Marine Le Pen. ern France, a traditional Socialist our European partners,” he said. the river,” said Chandrashekhar, who goes by one name only. “We need Europe because bastion where Le Pen’s euroscep- —Reuters He added that rescue operations were under way. —Reuters 8 ANALYSIS 16 January 2017

Write for us We appreciate your feedback and contributions. If you have any comments or would like to submit editorials, analyses or reports please email [email protected] with your name and title. Due to limitation of space we are only able to publish “Letter to the Editor” that do not exceed 500 words. Should you submit a text longer than 500 words please be aware that your letter will be edited. A mother’s lap is paradise owadays, Mothers’ lieve that mother’s love is far needed soothing words, when- people has instructed its em- Khin Maung Oo Day is honorably held greater than that of a father. ever we felt sorrow or pain. It bassies to help our overseas Nacross the world in rec- So, we eulogize mother’s love is not an exaggeration if we say students and workers to solve ognition of a mother’s grati- so much so that most of the that a mother’s lap is a com- problems encountered in their tude. A tree gives shade and people call their countries fortable and safe place for a learning and working environ- coolness to travelers. Likewise, mother lands. They name their baby. Not to mention the fact ments. Thus, our embassies a mother’s “metta” or lov- languages mother languages or that children and adolescent will become mother-like over- ing-kindness gives warmth and mother tongues. For govern- youths, even the aged can nev- seas institutions representing protection to her children ment service personnel, they er forget the time when they our government, in the near wherever they may be. During call the departments under lay in the lap of their mothers. future. The embassies on their the period of conception which which they serve, their mother Presently, most of our My- part should try their best to lasts for over nine months, the departments. Thus, we call the anmar youths have been in for- make their fellow citizens feel baby lives in the mother’s Ayeyawaddy River, Mother eign countries for further stud- safe and welcome whenever womb curled up with the knees Ayeyawaddy. ies or for work. Before they get Myanmar citizens come to touching its chest. Till the baby Apart from a few, nearly accustomed to their new envi- them for assistance. They is born, the mother has to take all children love their mothers. ronments and the culture and should act like mothers living care of her health and make Undeniably, we find it difficult traditions of these new coun- in foreign countries so that sure that she sticks to a healthy to reciprocate our filial duties tries, they will surely feel home- overseas Myanmar citizens diet. She suffers a lot and to our parents as much as we sick for their mothers and their will feel the urge to rush to makes a lot of sacrifices. have received parental duties motherland. Especially, those them and “sit in their laps”, so From the time of birth we from our parents. To our great who get into trouble or fall into to speak, whenever they need. get all we need from our moth- joy and delight, whatever it is, difficult situations, it is natural Last but not least, I would ers plus a lot of tender loving we see that many post their ex- that they will miss families and like to urge our national breth- care. For saying so, it may be pressions of thanks and ac- their motherland and also feel ren to help in any way possible tantamount to saying that we knowledgements about their downhearted. In fact, govern- for the successful implementa- do not recognize the gratitude mothers’ gratitude on Face- ments establish diplomatic and tion of the Union Peace Con- of our fathers. No, we do not book. We used to suck milk at consular missions in foreign ference — 21st Century Pan- mean to say that. In terms of our mothers’ breasts, lying in countries to protect the inter- glong, in order that our the sacrifices and sufferings their laps. When we were ests of their nationals. Now, younger generations would be they have to go through for the young, we had slept in our our new government which able to sit in the mother’s lap sake of their offspring, we be- mother’s lap whenever we was voted into power by the peacefully. Special Procedures and Special Rapporteur What are special procedures? tion of human rights in Myanmar with representatives. End of the They can be brought against Dr.Khine Khine Win Special Procedures are estab- was first established in 1992 un- mission, a debriefing with gov- all States regardless of its status lished by resolutions of the UN der the Commission on Human ernment and a press conference of ratification of international hu- pecial rapporteur on the sit- Human Rights Council (previ- Rights Resolution 58 and extend- will be held. Finally, special rap- man rights treaties and no re- uations of human rights in ously the Commission on Human ed annually. Because of Human porteur will present report to the quirement to exhaust domestic SMyanmar, Ms. Yanghee Rights). The system of Special Rights Resolution on Myanmar, Human Rights Council. Observa- remedies prior to submitting the Lee arrived in Myanmar for her Procedures is a central element of the special rapporteur came to tions of violations and specific complaint. fifth trip during last week. In this the United Nations human rights Myanmar. recommendations made to Gov- These are the some basic regard, many Myanmar people machinery and covers all human Ms. Yanghee Lee was ap- ernment, and also often to inter- knowledge about special proce- revealed their feeling on facebook rights: civil, cultural, economic, pointed by the UN Human Rights national community as well as dure and special rapporteur. My- and some people showed their political, and social.There are Council in 2014 as the Special specific UN Agencies. anmar is one of the countries feeling very seriously. After see- two types of mandate in special rapporteur on situation of human Most experts ( country man- which still have country mandate ing their emotional talking about procedures, thematic mandates rights in Myanmar. She is the dte, thematic madate) are man- out of 14 countries. Because of her on facebook, I would like to and country mandates. As of 30 fifth special rapporteur for Myan- dated to receive complaints about UNRS, Ms. Yanghee Lee came share the basic knowledge about September 2016 there are 43 the- mar. Before, Mr.Tomas OJEA human rights violations related to to Myanmar and she will monitor what is special rapporteur, what matic and 14 country mandates. Quintana, (Argentina, 2008- their mandates. These complaints the situation of human rights and are special procedures, why she is What is thematic mandate? 2014), Mr. Paulo Sergio Pinhei- can concern human rights viola- assess progress in implementa- coming, what is her mandate. Thematic mandate is to monitor a ro((Brazil), December 2000- tions against individuals or tion of her previous recommen- What is special rapporteur? thematic human rights issue in all April 2008 ) Mr. Rajsoomer groups of individuals. They can dations in line with her mandate The Special Rapporteurs are part parts of the world for a term of 3 LALLAH,(Mauritius, 1996- also relate to domestic legislation from the UN Human Rights of what is known as the Special years (renewable once, max 6 2000) (resigned on 02/11/2000) (draft or not), policies, programs Council. Procedures of the Human Rights years). What is country man- and Mr.Yozo YOKOTA (Japan, or other measures affecting indi- Being Myanmar citizen, we Council. They are independent date? Country mandate is to mon- 1992- 1996) were special rappor- viduals or groups. Complaints all have responsibility to work to- human rights experts with man- itor the human rights situation in teur of Myanmar. can be submitted by victims, their gether to improve the human dates to report and advise on the- a specific country, appointed on a What are the main activities representatives (families, law- rights situation in Myanmar in- matic human rights issues in all one year basis reviewed annually for thematic mandate and country yers), NGOs or other.The con- stead of blaming special rappor- parts of the world or a specific by HRC. Currently there are 14 mandate? The main activities are cerned Special procedures man- teur, Government need to fulfill country. country mandates, they are Bela- country visits, thematic work/ re- dates review the information, its international human rights ob- In order to maintain their im- rus, Cambodia, Central African porting and communications. The then decide if they will send a ligations and commitment. Let partiality, these experts are not Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Eritrea, Special rapporteur can undertake communication to the Govern- me believe, Yes we can. UN staff and they work in accord- DPR Korea, Haiti, Iran, Mali, official country visit (upon invita- ment concerned. ance with their personal capabili- Myanmar, Palestine, Somalia, tion from the Goverment) with Here it should be noted that References: ties and are not paid a salary, fur- Sudan, Syria. the aims to investigate and assess the communications of special http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ thermore they do not represent Sadly, the mandate of the the human rights situations relat- procedures do not constitute a HRBodies/SP/Pages/Welcome- their country of citizenship. Special Rapporteur on the situa- ed to the mandate by meetings quasi-judicial procedure. page.aspx 16 January 2017 business & technology 9 Startup investors fret over risks of mass data collection SANTA BARBARA, (Calif.) — and analyzed by companies. But the tension was pro- Nearly every technology startup Collecting big data helps Air- nounced in one on-stage discus- wants the same thing: more data. bnb, for instance, know whether sion at the conference. Matthew But in the rush to collect its customers prefer to travel to Zeiler, founder and chief execu- all manner of information about the beach or mountains, and Uber tive of Clarifai, a visual recogni- customers, tensions are rising in knows popular drop-off locations tion tool used in healthcare, sug- Silicon Valley over whether such and how to price trips. gested creating a Wikipedia-style practices amount to a form of Collecting large amounts of database of anonymous patient surveillance that customers will data is also paramount to devel- data that was open to the public. ultimately find invasive. oping artificial intelligence (AI), “That can be very harmful, Whether ordering an Uber, among the most highly sought especially to the patients,” argued streaming music, shopping on- technologies in Silicon Valley, Gabriel Otte, founder and CEO line or tracking a health condi- which teaches machines to make of Freenome, a cancer-detection tion, consumers are giving an decisions that humans previously startup. Patients would be loath unprecedented amount of infor- had. AI can, for example, help a to tell the truth, he said, if they mation to technology companies. shopper decide on a new pair of knew their most private health “The data that companies shoes, help a doctor diagnose a An illustration picture shows a network cable next to a pack of information was going to end up ... have on you is significantly disease and enable a car to drive smartphones in Berlin, on 7 June 2013. Photo: Reuters on the internet, even without their greater than you appreciate,” itself. name attached. Mark Suster, managing partner But questions loom about a little easier,” said Jeremy Liew, out obtaining permission. Uber Still, it is unclear if younger at venture capital firm Upfront how much personal information a venture capitalist with Light- settled the matter and agreed to generations, who have grown up Ventures, said in an interview at startups are collecting and how speed Venture Partners. encrypt customers’ geo-location with apps such as Facebook and a conference in Santa Barbara, securely they store the data, with Some startups have over- data. Snapchat that encourage sharing, California, sponsored by CB In- whom they share it and how they stepped. Uber Technologies Inc Peter Coles, head economist view privacy in the same way. sights, a business data firm. intend to use it. faced an investigation by New for Airbnb, said the data his com- “People don’t care as much Discussions during the two- “We are going to become York’s attorney general into a pany guards is fairly benign. “I as they profess,” Dave McClure, day conference centered on the comfortable with a level of sur- feature known internally as “God think it is very unlikely that we founding partner of 500 Startups, importance of ‘big data,’ the veillance that we never would View,” which allowed employees would be collecting anything said in an interview. “Conven- catchphrase referring to massive have previously been comfortable to access and track the location about users that they would be ience is generally going to win information sets that are stored with, because it makes things just of individual Uber riders with- surprised to know.” over privacy.”—Reuters Britain may change ‘economic model’ if shut out of EU single market: Hammond

LONDON — Britain could ic model and we will have to Britain to regain control over change its economic model to change our model to regain immigration, restore its sover- regain competitiveness if it were competitiveness,” Hammond eignty and also establish the best to leave the European Union said. “We will change our possible trading relations with without an agreement on market model, and we will come back, the EU. access, British finance minister and we will be competitively But senior EU leaders have Phillip Hammond said in a Ger- engaged.” warned Britain there could be man newspaper interview pub- German Chancellor Ange- no “cherry picking”, and Merkel lished on Sunday. la Merkel has said the EU must has urged the 27 remaining EU In a thinly veiled threat consider limiting Britain’s ac- states not to allow themselves to that Britain could use its corpo- cess to its market if London be divided. rate tax as a form of leverage in fails to accept the bloc’s ‘four Hammond said in the in- Brexit negotiations, Hammond freedoms’ in Brexit negotia- terview Britain had not taken told Welt am Sonntag he hoped tions. a firm position yet on what Britain would remain a Euro- The EU’s single market form of immigration controls pean-style economy with cor- emerged from the 1992 Maas- it wants. responding tax and regulation tricht Treaty on European inte- “But we are aware that the systems. gration. This enshrines the EU’s message from the referendum “But if we are forced to be “four freedoms” - of movement is that we must control our im- something different, then we of goods, capital, people, and migration policy,” he added. will have to become something services. Hammond said Britain different,” Hammond said Britain’s Foreign Minister Philip Hammond (R) and Foreign Ministry British Prime Minister The- did not want to close its doors when asked directly about Brit- Political Director Tim Barrow arrive with fellow G7 foreign ministers for resa May has repeatedly said she completely to EU citizens who ain’s plans to lower corporate a working session, the fourth session of the their meetings in Hiroshima, will not reveal her Brexit nego- wanted to work in the UK. tax. Japan, on 11 April 2016. Photo: Reuters tiating strategy before triggering “Clearly we need people to “If we have no access to Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon come and work in our economy the European market, if we are out an agreement on market ac- short-term,” he said. Treaty, a step expected by the to keep it functioning,” Ham- closed off, if Britain were to cess, then we could suffer from “In this case, we could be end of March. mond said. “But we must have leave the European Union with- economic damage at least in the forced to change our econom- May has said she wants overall control.”—Reuters Nissan picks London for first European on-road autonomous car tests LONDON — Japanese carmaker could be worth around 900 billion gineering and manufacturing in Nissan (7201.T) said it will con- pounds ($1.1 trillion) by 2025. the country for customers right duct its first European real-world On Friday Nissan said a across the world,” said Nissan trials of self-driving cars in Lon- modified version of its compact Europe Chairman Paul Willcox. don, choosing Britain just months electric LEAF car equipped with In October the firm, which after it said it would build two autonomous driving technology builds around a third of Britain’s new models in the country de- will be tested in the capital next total car output, said it would spite concerns over Brexit. month, the first such demonstra- expand production at its plant The government has said it tions on European public roads. in northeast England with what wants to encourage the develop- “With future models secured a source described as a govern- ment and testing of autonomous and cutting-edge innovation be- ment promise of extra support to driving technology in Britain, ing developed right here in the counter any loss of competitive- An autonomous drive Nissan Leaf drives during a media preview of au- helping build an industry to serve UK, we’re looking forward to a ness caused by Britain’s EU exit. tonomous Renault-Nissan Alliance vehicles in Sunnyvale, California on a worldwide market it reckons strong future of designing, en- —Reuters 7 January 2016. Photo: Reuters 10 World 16 January 2017

Russia’s Chechnya chief says over 50 suspected militants detained MOSCOW — Ramzan Kadyrov, the hardline pro-Moscow head of Russia’s Northern Caucasus Re- public of Chechnya, said on Sun- day that more than 50 suspected militants were detained in the biggest sting operation of recent years. Moscow has waged two wars against separatists in the predominantly Muslim region since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The region is now ruled by Kadyrov, a former rebel fighter now loyal to President Vladimir Putin. Civil rights activists accuse Kadyrov of arbitrary arrests of dissidents. Kadyrov said on his Instagram account that a group directed by a Chechen-born mil- itant based in Syria had been tar- geted. “As of now, all the band- Iraqi rapid response forces inspect a car during a battle with Islamic State militants in the district of Yarimja in southern Mosul, Iraq, on 14 January, group was neutralized, more than 2017. Photo: Reuters 50 of its participants were deliv- ered to police stations,” Kadyrov said. The security situation in the Iraq special forces sweep Mosul University for remaining North Caucasus region remains volatile as unemployment and corruption is rife, pushing some militants — spokesman young men to embrace radical MOSUL — Iraqi special forces colleges on Saturday, an impor- “We’re not stopping,” he cover from a US-led coalition, say versions of Islam. swept the campus of Mosul Uni- tant gain towards retaking the en- added, saying the CTS was work- they are close to recapturing the Some Chechens are known versity on Sunday to clear it of tire eastern half of the city. ing to push into areas next to the entire eastern bank of the river, to be fighting as committed ji- any remaining Islamic State mil- “The university is completely university. bringing them in full control of hadis on the side of Islamic State itants after taking full control of liberated and forces are sweep- Parts of the sprawling campus eastern Mosul, and thus half of in Syria and Moscow fears they the area, a spokesman said. ing the complex for any hiding overlook neighbouring districts in IS’s last major Iraq stronghold. may return to attack Russia, Counter-terrorism service militants,” CTS spokesman Sa- eastern Mosul, making it a crucial Attacks on the west of the something they have threatened (CTS) troops drove the jihadists bah al-Numan told Reuters by gain for taking remaining IS-held city, which Islamic State still fully to do. The Kremlin has justified back inside the strategically locat- phone. “Most buildings are boo- areas along the Tigris river, an Ira- controls, can begin once the east is its campaign of air strikes in Syria ed university complex and seized by-trapped so we’re being cau- qi commander said this week. secured. The Tigris bisects Mosul by saying its main objective was clusters of buildings including tious.” Iraqi forces, backed by air from north to south.—Reuters to crush Islamic State.—Reuters Syria fighting threatens deal to fix damaged Damascus water source Damascus — The Syrian against rebels in the Wadi Barada the capital since the beginning of Saturday evening, after armed The water spring was army and allied militia clashed area. Heavy fighting reached the the year. men killed the head of a negotia- knocked out of service in late De- with rebels in Wadi Barada near outskirts of the Ain al-Fija town, The governor of the Damas- tion team who was overseeing the cember. The United Nations has Damascus on Sunday, threat- where the water springs are locat- cus Countryside province said on agreement and repairs, the Obser- said it was damaged because “in- ening to disrupt planned repair ed, the British-based war monitor Friday that engineers had entered vatory said. frastructure was deliberately tar- works to a pumping station that said. Ain al-Fija to repair the pumping A military media unit run geted”, without saying who was supplies most of the capital’s wa- Wadi Barada, a mountainous station, as part of a wider agree- by Hezbollah said the army and responsible, leaving four million ter, a war monitor said. valley northwest of Damascus, ment that included the departure its allies captured some positions people in Damascus without safe The Syrian Observatory for has become a major battlefront of some rebels from Wadi Barada overlooking Ain al-Fija on Satur- drinking water supplies. Human Rights said the army in the Syrian war, and the dam- and a settlement with others who day, after taking two nearby vil- The UN warned the shortag- and the allied Lebanese militia age to the pumping station has would remain there. lages in recent days and edging es could lead to waterborne dis- Hezbollah had made some gains caused severe water shortages in But the plan was derailed on closer towards the water facility. ease outbreaks.—Reuters Jordan’s king reshuffles cabinet amid growing security, economic challenges AMMAN — Jordan’s King Ab- Jordan has stepped up its role appointment was a surprise, replac- an incident that tarnished the image the International Monetary Fund dullah reshuffled his cabinet but in the US-led military campaign es Nasser Joudeh, who has served of the country’s security forces and that aims to cut public debt to 77 retained Hani Mulki as prime min- against Islamic State in the region as Jordan’s chief diplomat since shook the confidence of its West- percent of national output GDP by ister on Sunday, granting him more and risks being drawn into a pro- 2009. The outgoing interior minis- ern backers in its ability to handle 2021 from 94 percent now. scope to tackle the threat of Isla- longed conflict with the militants. ter, Salamah Hamad, had narrowly security threats. Diplomats say Politicians and economists say mist militants and to press ahead The five new ministers en- avoided a vote of no-confidence in the security lapses raise concerns the tough fiscal consolidation plan, with unpopular IMF-mandated re- tering the cabinet include Ghaleb parliament over his handling of an over the possible radicalisation of which includes raising taxes on ba- forms to cut spiraling public debt. Zubi, a former police chief, as inte- Islamic State attack in the southern some members of Jordan’s mili- sic food and fuel items in the com- The reshuffle, the second rior minister and Ayman Safadi, a city of Karak last month in which tary and security apparatus. Jordan ing months and cutting subsidies, since the business-friendly Mulki long-time adviser to the royal fam- at least nine people, including a is among the closest allies of the will worsen the plight of poorer was appointed last May, comes at a ily, as foreign minister, according Canadian tourist and members of United States in the Middle East Jordanians. Removing subsidies time of sluggish economic growth, to a palace statement. the security forces, were killed. region. has triggered civil unrest in the poor business sentiment and con- Safadi has strong ties to the In another major security In Sunday’s reshuffle, Finance past. Jordan’s economy is expected cerns over Jordan’s political sta- Gulf states and has been critical lapse, a Jordanian guard shot dead Minister Omar Malhas kept his job, to have grown by 2.4 percent last bility following a series of security of President Bashar al-Assad in three members of the US special in which he is overseeing a tough year, below an IMF target of 2.8 lapses. neighbouring Syria. Safadi, whose forces at an airbase last November, three-year programme agreed with percent.—Reuters 16 January 2017 health & science 11

YANGON TO BANGKOK BANGKOK TO YANGON YGN TO ICN ICN TO YGN Flight no. Dep Arv Days Flight no. Dep Arv Days MDL TO SIN SIN TO MDL Flight no. Dep Arv Days Flight no. Dep Arv Days KE-472 23:30 7:50 Daily KE-471 18:30 22:30 Daily TG-304 09:50 11:45 Daily TG-303 8:00 8:45 Daily Flight no. Dep Arv Days Flight no. Dep Arv Days YGN TO KUL KUL TO YGN TG-302 15:00 16:55 Daily TG-301 13:15 14:00 Daily MI-533 15:45 20:50 2 MI-522 11:30 13:20 4,6 TG-306 19:50 21:45 Daily TG-305 18:05 18:50 Daily Flight no. Dep Arv Days Flight no. Dep Arv Days MI-522 14:15 20:15 4,6 MI-533 11:30 14:50 2 PG-706 6:00 8:15 Daily PG-701 8:45 9:40 Daily AK-505 8:30 12:45 Daily AK-504 6:55 8:00 Daily PG-702 10:30 12:25 Daily PG-707 13:45 14:40 Daily AK-503 19:10 23:30 Daily AK-502 17:20 18:30 Daily MDL TO BKK BKK TO MDL PG-708 15:30 17:25 Daily PG-703 16:45 17:35 Daily 8M-501 16:10 20:10 2 8M-502 16:45 17:45 1 Flight no. Dep Arv Days Flight no. 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Dep Arv Days MU-2012 12:55 19:55 3 MU-2011 08:20 11:55 3 YGN TO DMK DMK TO YGN PG-722 19:50 22:50 1,3,4,5,6,7 PG-721 17:20 19:20 1,3,4,5,6,7 Flight no. Dep Arv Days Flight no. Dep Arv Days YGN TO TPE TPE TO YGN FD-252 8:30 10:20 Daily FD-251 7:15 8:00 Daily Flight no. Dep Arv Days Flight no. Dep Arv Days FD-256 12:55 14:40 Daily FD-255 11:35 12:25 Daily CI-7916 10:50 16:10 Daily CI-7915 7:00 9:50 Daily AIRLINE CODES FD-254 17:35 19:25 Daily FD-253 16:20 17:05 Daily YGN TO PEK PEK TO YGN FD-258 21:40 23:30 Daily FD-257 20:15 21:10 Daily DD-4231 08:00 9:45 Daily DD-4234 10:30 11:15 Daily Flight no. Dep Arv Days Flight no. Dep Arv Days CA-906 23:50 0550+1 1,3,5,7 CA-905 19:30 22:50 1,3,5,7 8M = Myanmar Airways International DD-4235 12:00 13:45 Daily DD-4230 6:30 7:15 Daily BG = Biman Bangladesh Airlines DD-4239 21:00 22:55 Daily DD-4238 19:25 20:15 Daily YGN TO HAN HAN TO YGN SL-201 11:00 13:35 Daily SL-200 08:45 10:00 Daily Flight no. Dep Arv Days Flight no. Dep Arv Days MH = Malaysia Airlines SL-207 19:45 21:45 Daily SL-206 17:10 18:35 Daily VN-956 19:10 21:30 Daily VN-957 16:40 18:10 Daily MU = China Eastern Airlines NH = All Nippon Airways YGN TO CAN CAN TO YGN YGN TO SGN SGN TO YGN Flight no. Dep Arv Days Flight no. Dep Arv Days Flight no. Dep Arv Days Flight no. Dep Arv Days SQ = Singapore Airways VN-942 12:10 14:55 2,3,4,5,7 VN-943 9:25 11:10 2,3,4,5,7 8M-713 20;25 01:00+1 1 8M-714 2:05 3:40 2 PG = Bangkok Airways 8M-711 8:40 13:15 2,4,5,7 8M-712 14:15 15:50 2,4,5,7 YGN TO HKG HKG TO YGN UB = Myanmar National Airlines CZ-3056 11:35 15:50 3,6 CZ-3055 8:40 10:35 3,6 Flight no. Dep Arv Days Flight no. Dep Arv Days VN = Vietnam Airline CZ-3056 17:40 22:20 1,5 CZ-3055 14:40 16:40 1,5 KA -251 1:05 5:25 Daily KA-250 21:50 23:45 1,3,5,7 3K = Jet Star AK = Air Asia UB-8027 09:00 13:30 1,3,5,7 KA-252 22:20 00:10 2,4,6 YGN TO SIN SIN TO YGN UB-8028 14:50 16:20 1,3,5,7 AI = Air India CA = Air China Flight no. Dep Arv Days Flight no. 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Dep Arv Days UB-001 7:15 11:45 Daily UB-002 13:00 14:30 Daily BG-061 16:45 18:30 1,3,6 BG-060 13:30 16:00 1,3,6 1 = Monday 5 = Friday YGN TO NRT NRT TO YGN MDL TO DMK DMK TO MDL 2 = Tuesday 6 = Saturday Flight no. Dep Arv Days Flight no. Dep Arv Days Flight no. Dep Arv Days Flight no. Dep Arv Days 3 = Wednesday 7 = Sunday NH-814 22:10 06:45 Daily NH-813 11:00 16:30 Daily FD-245 12:55 15:15 Daily FD-244 11:10 12:25 Daily SpaceX returns to flight, sending satellites into orbit US Supreme Cape Canaveral — A helium burst inside the rocket’s US astronauts into space next year, the eight flights the privately held Court agrees SpaceX Falcon rocket blasted off second-stage liquid oxygen tank, when it also plans to make its first firm managed in 2016, according from California on Saturday, re- triggering the explosion. The can- voyage to Mars. Saturday’s flight to a report on Friday in the Wall to hear dispute turning the company to flight for ister is being redesigned, but until begins to clear a logjam of more Street Journal. In addition to its the first time since a fiery launch- then SpaceX is addressing the is- than 70 planned missions, worth dozens of commercial customers, over biologic pad explosion in September. sue by modifying its fueling pro- more than $10 billion, involving SpaceX is one of two companies The 230-foot (70-metre) rock- cedures. The explosion destroyed SpaceX Falcon rockets, which last hired by NASA to fly cargo to the drug sales et launched from Vandenberg Air a $62 million SpaceX booster and flew in August, SpaceX said. International Space Station. New York — The US Su- Force Base at 9:54 am PST (1754 a $200 million Israeli communica- The launch is the first in a The company’s 2017 agen- preme Court on Friday agreed GMT) to deliver 10 satellites into tions satellite that it was to put into seven-flight contract with Iridium da includes the debut launch of a to hear a dispute over whether orbit for Iridium Communications orbit two days later. worth $468.1 million, company heavy-lift booster, flying its first companies that make copycat Inc. “It’s a clean sweep - 10 for The accident clouded the spokeswoman Diane Hockenber- reused rocket and repairing the versions of biologic drugs must 10,” SpaceX launch commentator company’s aggressive agenda, ry said. SpaceX aims to launch 27 Florida launchpad damaged in the wait six months after winning John Insprucker said after the sat- which includes beginning to ferry rockets in 2017, more than triple explosion.—Reuters federal approval to begin sell- ellites were released. ing them. The justices will take SpaceX founder and entrepre- up an appeal by Novartis AG of neur Elon Musk’s ambitious flight a 2015 federal appeals court de- plans had been grounded since cision that prevented the Swiss the 1 September explosion during pharmaceutical company from fueling ahead of a pre-flight test in selling its biosimilar version of Florida. California-based Amgen Inc’s About 10 minutes after Sat- urday’s launch, the first stage of $1-billion-a-year Neupogen un- the rocket, which had separated til six months after the Food and from the rest of craft, successfully Drug Administration approved touched down on a platform in the it. The case could determine how Pacific Ocean, a feat previously ac- quickly patients have access to complished by four other returning biosimilar medicines at poten- Falcon rockets. SpaceX intends to tially cheaper prices. reuse its rockets to cut costs. Unlike traditional drugs, “Rocket is stable,” Musk biologic drugs cannot be copied posted on Twitter. “Mission looks exactly to make generic versions. good.” Two other returning Falcon A 2010 federal law allows com- boosters landed on the ground. panies to seek approval to sell The mission tested changes im- near-copies called biosimilars. plemented by Space Explora- Biologic drugs are complex tion Technologies Corp, known chemicals made inside living as SpaceX, since the launchpad cells. Insurers expect biosimilars, explosion. Accident investiga- SpaceX Falcon rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, US, like generics, to be cheaper than tors determined that a canister of on 14 January, 2017. Photo: Reuters original brands.—Reuters 12 World 16 January 2017 Russia to deploy more S-400 to Crimea: report MOSCOW — Russia will deploy sia’s most advanced surface-to-air more S-400 Triumf missile sys- missile system, is capable of hitting tems to Crimea after the Obama an airborne target at a distance of administration extended sanctions up to 400 km with medium- and against Russia for its actions in long-range missiles. Crimea and Ukraine, said local Outgoing US President Ba- media on Saturday. rack Obama ordered Friday to “Deployment of additional extend punitive measures against S-400 systems to Crimea is fore- Russia imposed in March, 2014 for seen, but I will not talk about the one more year for “its purported timing now,” said Lt Gen Viktor annexation of Crimea and its use of Sevastyanov, a senior Russian air force in Ukraine.” force commander, was quoted by The United States and its al- RIA Novosti agency as saying. lies accused Russia of fueling the An anti-aircraft missile regi- conflict in southeastern Ukraine ment armed with the S-400 system and illegally incorporating Crimea. had entered combat duty in Crimea, Moscow insisted that a vast Russia’s Southern Military District majority of Crimea residents voted announced Friday. to rejoin Russia in a popular ref- Photo: ITAR TASS The S-400 Triumf, by far Rus- erendum.—Xinhua Philippines’ Duterte says At Paris meeting, major powers to he may impose martial law warn Trump over Middle East peace if drug problem ‘virulent’ PARIS — Major powers will send a message to US President-elect MANILA — Philippine Presi- threats, including drugs, which he Donald Trump on Sunday that a dent Rodrigo Duterte has said he said has affected about 4 million two-state solution between Israelis would impose martial law if the people. “If I wanted to, and it will and Palestinians is the only way drug problem became “very viru- deteriorate into something really forward, and warn that his plan to lent”, just a month after dismiss- very virulent, I will declare mar- move the US Embassy to Jerusa- ing as “nonsense” any suggestion tial law,” he said. lem could derail peace efforts. he might do so. “No one can stop me,” he Some 70 countries, including Duterte has made a brutal war said, referring to the Supreme key European and Arab states as on drugs a central pillar of his ad- Court and Congress. well as the permanent members of ministration since he took office in “My country transcends the UN Security Council, are due the middle of last year. everything else, even the limita- in Paris for a meeting that Israeli Since July, more than 6,000 tions.” The Philippines endured Prime Minister Benjamin Netan- people have been killed in the a decade of martial law from the yahu has rejected as “futile” and anti-drug campaign, in both po- early 1970s and memories of cam- “rigged”. Neither the Israelis nor lice operations and unexplained paigns to restore democracy and the Palestinians will be represent- killings by suspected “vigilantes”. protect human rights are fresh in ed. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) stands next to Repub- More than 1 million drug peddlers the minds of many people. But, just five days before lican US presidential candidate Donald Trump during their meeting in and users have been arrested or Last month, Duterte appeared Trump is sworn in, the conference New York, on 25 September, 2016. Photo: Reuters have surrendered to authorities. to rule out any possibility he might provides a platform for countries to Duterte, speaking to mem- declare martial law. “That’s non- send a strong signal to the future Reuters reaffirms existing interna- and strip the United States of its bers of a chamber of commerce sense. We had martial law before, American leader. tional resolutions, urges both sides role as honest broker — and could in the southern city of Davao late what happened? Did it improve Trump has pledged to pursue to restate their commitment to the lead to the Palestinians going back on Saturday, said he has sworn our lives now? Not at all,” he more pro-Israeli policies and move two-state solution and disavow of- on their recognition of Israel. to protect the country against all said.—Reuters the US Embassy from Tel Aviv, ficials who reject it, and asks the Home to Europe’s largest where it has been for 68 years, to protagonists to “refrain from uni- Muslim and Jewish communities, Jerusalem, all but enshrining the lateral steps that prejudge the out- France has tried to breathe new life German Eurowings flight to head city as Israel’s capital despite inter- come of final status negotiations”. into the peace process over the past national objections. Diplomats said the commu- year. It believes that, with the un- home from Kuwait after bomb scare “It would be a unilateral deci- nique could be toughened up with certainty surrounding how the next sion that could escalate tensions on an allusion to Trump’s plans for US administration will handle the FRANKFURT/DUBAI — A state news agency KUNA, con- the ground,” a senior French diplo- Jerusalem and whether to have a issue, it is important to push the flight from Oman to Germany op- firmed no explosives were found mat said. follow-up to the French initiative sides back to talks rather than al- erated by Lufthansa’s budget unit on board. “It’s not negligible that 70 intensely debated. lowing a fragile status quo to fester. Eurowings will head home after A Eurowings spokesman said countries recall (the need for) a Relations between the United But with elections coming up getting the all clear by authorities passengers would be flown back two-state solution when his admin- States and Israel have soured dur- this year in France and Germany, in Kuwait where it made an emer- to Germany from Kuwait on the istration could implement contro- ing President Barack Obama’s ad- and Britain appearing to align itself gency landing over a bomb scare, same plane, an A330 jet. The pilot versial measures that may aggra- ministration, reaching a low point more closely with the Trump ad- spokespeople for the airlines said. and relevant authorities had decid- vate things.” late last month when Washington ministration on the issue, the pros- A Lufthansa spokesman con- ed on an emergency landing as a France has said the meeting declined to veto a UN resolution pects of the European Union, the firmed that the plane, which was preventive measure, he said, but does not intend to impose anything demanding an end to Israeli settle- largest economic partner for both flying from Salalah in southern declined to give further details of on Israel or the Palestinians and ments in occupied territory. Israel and the Palestinians, taking a Oman to Cologne, had made an the incident. that, ultimately, only direct negoti- Obama’s secretary of state, lead on the matter appear unlikely. emergency landing in Kuwait for Passengers had left the plane ations between the two can resolve John Kerry, said the settlement Arab states have their own aviation authorities to carry out in- and were being looked after in a the conflict. programme threatened Middle concerns about how Trump’s re- vestigations. It had 287 passengers hotel while awaiting details for “There is no time to waste,” East peace, and that the two-state lationship with them will turn out, and 10 crew on board. continuing flight home, he said. French Foreign Minister Jean- solution was in “serious jeopardy”. and have taken a cautious line. No evidence of explosives Because the flight crew had Marc Ayrault told delegates at the Palestinian President Authori- “All this is premature. We was found on the plane, he said. exceeded its maximum working opening of the all-day conference. ty Mahmoud Abbas said on Satur- need to give the new US admin- A statement from the Direc- hours, the departure was sched- “We are not sheltered from an ex- day that he had written to Trump istration time to assess what they torate General of Civil Aviation uled for 2200 GMT on 15 Janu- plosion of violence.” warning that a move to Jerusalem want to do,” said a Middle Eastern (DGCA) of Kuwait, published on ary.—Reuters A draft communique seen by would kill off the peace process diplomat based in Paris.—Reuters 16 January 2017 world 13 Britain’s May to call for national unity in major Brexit speech LONDON — Prime Minis- cess. Those comments, from on one of the key questions: it did so precisely in order to ter Theresa May will use a an interview with German whether she will try and keep be able to restrict immigra- major speech on Brexit next newspaper Welt am Sonn- Britain within the European tion. May’s speech will be week to call on Britons to tag, were interpreted as a single market or customs un- closely watched by finan- reject the acrimony of last warning that Britain could ion or, if not, what level of cial markets for information year’s referendum and unite use its corporate tax as a access she will aim for. on which of these divergent around the vision of a Britain form of leverage in Brexit The Sunday Times and goals she will prioritise. more open to the world, her negotiations. other newspapers said the After she said in a TV office said on Sunday. “He appears to be mak- speech would signal that interview a week ago that May intends to kick off ing a sort of threat to the Britain was seeking a “clean post-Brexit Britain would the formal process of nego- European community,” said and hard” Brexit, which not be able to keep “bits” tiating the terms of Britain’s Jeremy Corbyn, leader of would involve leaving the of its EU membership, the exit from the European Un- the opposition Labour Party. single market and the cus- pound fell sharply as the ion by the end of March, Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Downing Street “It seems to me a recipe for toms union. The report cit- comment was interpreted as but has given little away some kind of trade war with ed an unnamed source in signalling a clean break from in London, Britain on 11 January, 2017. Photo: Reuters about what deal she will be Europe in the future.” May’s office who said her the single market. seeking, frustrating some the need for Britons, who er’ and all the accompany- Nevertheless, Corbyn words were likely to cause a In a separate Sunday investors, businesses and voted for Brexit by 52 to ing insults — and unite to said he would not block the market correction. A spokes- Times article, Brexit minis- lawmakers. She is due to 48 percent in last June’s make a success of Brexit and triggering of ‘Article 50’ — man from May’s office told ter David Davis wrote that make a speech in London on referendum after a deeply build a truly global Britain,” the legal process of leaving Reuters the reports were Britain would consider ways Tuesday before an audience divisive campaign, to unite May is expected to say. Her the EU. An upcoming legal speculation and did not com- to extend or smooth the exit including foreign diplomats around common goals such comments came as finance ruling could insist that May ment further. The problem process to provide certainty as well as Britain’s own as protecting and enhancing minister Philip Hammond gets parliamentary approval for Britain is that the EU is for businesses. Brexit negotiating team and workers’ rights. said Britain could change its for her plan to trigger Article likely to insist on freedom of “If it proves necessary, other senior officials, May’s “Now we need to put economic model to regain 50 by the end of March. movement for EU citizens in we have said we will consid- Downing Street office said an end to the division and competitiveness if it were The extracts of May’s return for full access to the er time for implementation in a statement. the language associated with to leave the EU without an speech did not say whether single market, while many of new arrangements,” he It said she would stress it — ‘Leaver’ and ‘Remain- agreement on market ac- she would reveal her stance of those who voted for Brex- wrote.—Reuters Ex-UN chief Ban says South Korea’s THAAD deployment appropriate SEOUL — Former United si-war-like state, such action Ban said he “under- “There is the issue of Nations Secretary-General made by the government is stands THAAD deploy- relations with neighbour- Ban Ki-moon, who is ex- appropriate,” Ban was quot- ment is made as a defensive ing countries. This problem pected to run for president ed by South Korea’s Yonhap measure, as ultimately North can be solved diplomati- of South Korea, said on Sun- News Agency as saying. Korea is developing nuclear cally,” Ban said, according day it is appropriate for the China objects strongly missiles and accumulating to Yonhap. Ban returned to country to be the site of a US to the planned deployment of ballistic missile technolo- South Korea on Thursday anti-missile system that is the Terminal High Altitude gy,” he was quoted as telling after his decade at the helm due to be deployed later this Area Defence (THAAD) reporters at the memorial of the global body ended in year. system as it worries its pow- for the 2010 sinking of a December. He has yet to say Former UN chief Ban Ki-moon speaks during a news confer- “Since the reality is the erful radar can penetrate its navy ship that South Korea whether or not he will run ence upon his arrival at the Incheon International Airport in Korean peninsula is in a qua- territory. blames on the North. for president.—Reuters Incheon, South Korea, on 12 January, 2017. Photo: Reuters Chicken cull under way at farm in Gifu after bird flu detected GIFU, (Japan) — Local neighboring farms. es of the highly pathogenic authorities said Sunday With a highly patho- H5 virus have been found they are culling all 80,000 genic H5 strain confirmed in at poultry farms in Niigata chickens at a poultry farm a detailed analysis, the gov- and Aomori prefectures, in central Japan after a high- ernment of Gifu Prefecture Hokkaido as well as in Mi- ly virulent strain of bird began culling the chickens yazaki Prefecture. flu was detected Saturday, Saturday night at the farm in On Sunday morning, while they are also checking the city of Yamagata. Gifu Govorner Hajime Fu- whether the flu has spread to Since November, cas- ruta met Kenichi Hosoda, parliamentary vice minister for agriculture, forestry and fisheries, to discuss ways to deal with the situation. Ho- soda vowed to offer thor- ough support to the prefec- tural government. The prefectural gov- ernment has restricted the movement of poultry and eggs within a radius of 10 kilometers from the farm in question. The farm noti- fied the prefectural govern- ment of a suspected bird flu case Saturday morning as it found more than 100 of its chickens had died. Of seven chickens examined by the local government, six test- Supplied photo taken on 15 January, 2017, shows local offi- ed positive in a preliminary cials culling chickens at a poultry farm in Yamagata in Gifu exam. Further tests showed Prefecture, central Japan, after a highly virulent strain of bird the presence of the H5 vi- flu was detected a day earlier. Photo: Kyodo News rus.—Kyodo News 14 entertainment 16 January 2017 Singer Jennifer Holliday pulls out of Trump inauguration event NEW YORK — Broadway star fore called the “Make America Jennifer Holliday said on Satur- Great Again! Welcome Celebra- day she was pulling out of a con- tion.” Also scheduled to appear cert celebrating the inauguration are country music star Toby of President-elect Donald Trump, Keith, rock band 3 Doors Down citing an online article that cast and Oscar-winning actor Jon the performance as a “betrayal” Voight. of her gay and lesbian fans. In a column for the Daily The Tony-award winning Beast website, entertainment re- singer, best known for her roles in porter Kevin Fallon called Holl- the Broadway musicals “Dream- iday a gay icon for her work on girls” and “Your Arms Too Short Broadway and said that Trump to Box with God,” announced the had surrounded himself with cancellation in a letter first pub- politicians who vocally oppose lished by The Wrap, an entertain- LGBT rights. ment industry news website. “For the gay community that “I sincerely apologize for my has bolstered Holliday’s, in her lapse of judgment, for being un- own words, embattled and dif- educated on the issues that affect ficult career, and cheered on her Singer Jennifer Holliday performs during the 11th season finale of ‘’American Idol’’ in Los Angeles, Califor- every American at this crucial recent successes, the news (of nia, US on 23 May, 2012. Photo: Reuters time in history and for causing Holliday’s planned performance) such dismay and heartbreak to feels like a betrayal. It is heart- Ronald Reagan. “I was honestly forming for the concert would ac- success on the pop charts and as a my fans,” Holliday said in the let- breaking,” Fallon wrote. just thinking that I wanted my tually instead be taken as a polit- Gospel singer. ter, which was released to Reu- In her letter, Holliday wrote voice to be a healing and unifying ical act against my own personal She won a Tony award in ters by her representatives. that she had originally agreed to force for hope through music to beliefs and be mistaken for sup- 1982 for her role as Effie White Holliday was not scheduled perform for Trump as a “bi-par- help our deeply polarized coun- port of Donald Trump and Mike in the original production of to perform at Friday’s inaugura- tisan songbird” who had sung for try,” Holliday wrote. Pence,” she said. “Dreamgirls” and two Gram- tion itself but at an event at the four presidents, both Republican “Regretfully, I did not take In addition to her career on my awards later that decade. Lincoln Memorial the night be- and Democrat, dating back to into consideration that my per- Broadway, Holliday has found —Reuters Olivia Wilde best Post-Fukushima disaster character’s popularity grows in Thailand female role model: and other famous aspects of four other northeastern prefectures. Since creating the character, the Jason Sudeikis company has held live shows in support of disaster victims around the region. Los Angeles — Actor Ja- screw him up. But with a little In December 2014, Cour- son Sudeikis has praised partner girl, I mean, she couldnt have a age Force launched an overseas Olivia Wilde for being the per- better role model in (Olivia Wil- campaign, and President Tamot- fect female role model for their de) and my sisters and Olivia?s su Ebina contacted Thai part- daughter, Daisy. sisters and our mothers.” ners through an international ex- The 41-year-old star said The “Son of Zorn” star change group. It later held a live that he is not afraid anymore called himself a feminist and show there and a decision was to raise their newborn girl as said his outlook on womens is- made in July 2016 to broadcast a he trusts the instincts of the sues and their treatment in socie- Miraigar television programme. 32-year-old actress as a woman, ty did a turnaround after the birth The Thai TV series Miraigar T1 is shot in Kakunodate, Akita Prefec- The series named Miraigar reported People magazine. of their daughter, who was born ture, on 6 September, 2016. Photo: Kyodo News T1, showcasing the character and Sudeikis said, “My joke, in October 2016. a local counterpart, has proved when we had Otis was, at least, The couple also have a son AKITA — A Japanese hero char- the disaster-struck northeastern very popular. having a boy, I have a better un- Otis Alexander, who was born acter created in the aftermath of Japan region in 2012 to enter- The programme depicts the derstanding of how Im going to on April 20, 2014.—PTI the 2011 Great East Japan Earth- tain children suffering in the af- two Miraigars fighting against quake and tsunami is growing in termath of the 11 March, 2011, demons in modern settings. Japa- popularity in Thailand through a natural disasters and subsequent nese singer Ichiro Mizuki put his television program broadcast in Fukushima nuclear accident. voice to the theme song which is the Southeast Asian nation. Akita Prefecture-based subtitled in Thai. The programme The television show featur- company Courage Force Inc has been shot in popular sight- ing the character named “Toho- developed the character by seeing spots such as Kakunodate ku Gasshin Miraigar” (Miraigar combining themes from Akita and Oga in Akita Prefecture, and God of Tohoku) has been broad- Prefecture’s demon-like deity Matsushima in Miyagi Prefec- cast in Thailand since Novem- Namahage, the Nebuta summer ture, in a bid to attract Thai tour- ber. It was initially launched in festival in Aomori Prefecture ists.—Kyodo News Dia Mirza joins cast of Sanjay Dutt film

Mumbai —Actress Dia Mirza graph from the set of the film in @RajkumarHirani film set #San- is the latest addition to the cast which she is seen cutting a cake jayDuttBiopic #RanbirKapoor @ of Rajkumar Hirani’s upcoming with co-stars Ranbir Kapoor, vickykaushal09,” Dia wrote on Sanjay Dutt biopic, which went who plays the lead role, Vicky Twitter. The actress previously on floors yesterday. Kaushal and the director. “The collaborated with Hirani in “Lage Actress Olivia Wilde. Photo: Reuters The actress shared a photo- happiest place in the world is on a Raho Munnabhai.—PTI 16 January 2017 lifestyle 15 Madame Tussauds unveils Amitabh Bachchan waxwork for Delhi opening New Delhi — Madame well. Their feedback is so Tussauds, the museum’s Tussauds unveiled a wax- positive ... that we said we twenty-third globally and work of Bollywood super- need to be there,” Marcel its ninth in Asia, where a star Amitabh Bachchan on Kloos, Merlin Entertain- growing middle class are Thursday ahead of the mu- ments’ director of new prepared to pay to see wax seum’s opening later this openings in emerging mar- figures of their favourite year in the Indian capital of kets said. stars. New Delhi. Guests at the unveiling Wax statues of leading Bachchan, 74, is one photographed themselves figures from Bollywood, of Indian cinema’s most re- alongside Bachchan, as sports and politics will fea- vered and influential actors well as with a waxwork ture in Delhi including one and has been a mainstay on of American popstar Lady of Indian Prime Minister screens for five decades. Gaga. Narendra Modi — who “We looked at the cul- The Delhi branch is already in the London People take pictures of a waxwork of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan at a photocall ture and of course, we have above the city centre’s branch — as well as crick- for the new Madam Tussaud’s waxwork museum in New Delhi, India on 12 January, 2017. a lot of Indian visitors in famed Regal Cinema et icon Sachin Tendulkar. Photo: Reuters our existing attractions as is India’s first Madame —Reuters World’s biggest travel rush kicks off Scientists find clues BEIJING — The world’s The Chinese New Up to 356 million trips that more passenger trains to why binge-drinking most populous country Year celebrations are Chi- are expected to be made via would be added during the kicked off its largest annu- na’s most important family rail, up 9.7 per cent year on period to deal with the ex- al travel rush Friday, with a holiday, with hundreds of year. tra numbers, and ticket pur- causes binge-eating record number of trips ex- millions of people heading A total of 2.52 billion chase procedures would be pected during the Chinese for their hometowns to re- trips are expected to be simplified to improve ser- New Year holiday season. unite with relatives and old made via roads and 43.5 vices. The 40-day travel friends, putting huge stress million trips via waterways, China’s rapidly-devel- frenzy from 13 January to on the transport system. up 1 percent and 2 percent oping high-speed railways 21 February is known as A record 2.978 billion year on year, respectively. will help ease the holiday “Chunyun,” the hectic pe- trips are expected during Trips made via air are strain for travelers. The riod surrounding Chinese “Chunyun” this year, up expected to rise 10 percent country boasts a high-speed lunar New Year, or Spring 2.2 per cent year on year, year on year to 58.3 mil- rail network of more than Festival, which falls on 27 according to the Ministry of lion, the ministry said. 20,000 km, the world’s January this year. Transport. The ministry said largest. —Xinhua

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Photo: Reuters Londo — Scientists cohol is high in calories, have found that the brain and calorie intake usually cells in mice that stim- suppresses brain appetite ulate the urge to eat can signals. be activated by alcohol Burdakov said his as well as by hunger — a study found that specific discovery that could help hunger-promoting brain explain why binge drink- cells known as Agrp neu- ing often leads to binge rons, which form part eating. of the feeding circuit in In an experiment, mouse brains, are activat- mice subjected to a three- ed by alcohol. day “alcoholic weekend” To test the validity of were found to eat signif- their findings, Burdakov’s icantly more food than team were able to block mice that stayed sober. activity of these neurons Passengers access to Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei Province, on 13 January 2017. The results, pub- in some mice, and they Photo: Xinhua lished in the journal Na- found that this eliminated ture Communications on alcohol-induced overeat- on 10 January, show that ing. major components of the This shows, they Myanmar 10:26 Am Crab Business (Part-II) Soft Shell Crab brain’s feeding circuits said, “that the alcohol-as- 10:38 Am On the River are activated by alcohol, sociated activity of Agrp International the researchers said. neurons...is the critical Programme Schedule (11:00 Am ~ 03:00 Pm)- Sunday Repeat (07:00 Am ~ 11:00 Am) “Our data suggest step in alcohol-induced (03:00 Pm ~ 07:00 Pm) -Today Repeat (07:00 Am ~ 11:00 Am) that alcohol sustains fun- overeating”. 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