Volume I, Number 135 9th Waning Day of Tabodwe 1376 ME Thursday, 12 February, 2015 National brethren to make concerted efforts to fill the gaps and overcome hardship and challenges

Nay Pyi Taw, 12 Feb—The following is an unofficial translation of the message of President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Agga Maha Thayay Sithu, Agga Maha Thiri Thudhamma U Thein Sein on the occasion of the 68th Anniversary of the Union Day.

Esteemed national brethren the Union of Myanmar can continue to stand tall among I would like to extend my warmest greetings by world nations and her sovereignty continues to perpetuate. wishing all national brethren who are residing in the Esteemed national brethren Republic of the Union of Myanmar prosperity and It has been prescribed as the basic principles of the auspiciousness on the auspicious occasion of the 68th Union in the Constitution of the Republic of the Union Anniversary Union Day, which would be always re- of Myanmar that the Union shall assist to develop lan- membered at the heart by all national brethren. guage, literature, fine arts and culture of the national races, It can clearly be seen in the history of the Republic to promote solidarity, mutual amity and respect and mu- of the Union Myanmar that the enthusiasm for national tual assistance among the national races, and to promote unity, the Union spirit and the anti-colonialist fervor socio-economic development including education, health, among all the national brethren are the nationalistic economy, transport and communication. strength that enables the Union to stand tall among Therefore, it is our national duty to exert efforts for world nations. As all national races are united in one development of language, literature, culture, fine arts, accord, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has customs, historical heritages, human resources and so- been standing firmly as a sovereign state. cio-economy of all national races. In order to be able to Therefore, it is necessary for all national breth- do so, stability and the rule of law in the entire Union of ren to uphold the three main national causes such as Myanmar are prerequisites. non-disintegration of the Union, non-disintegration Thanks to the success of democratic transition nowa- of national solidarity and perpetuation of sovereignty days achieved, a new culture of seeking solutions through as a duty with all seriousness so that the Republic of (See page 2)

Loikaw to get new hospital buildings President Office issues funded by JICA notification on expiration of Oo, Dr Akihiko Tanaka, facility of the state in- in the number of in-patients temporary identity cards By Ye Myint President of Japan Interna- cludes construction of two with 194 in 2014, up from Nay Pyi Taw, 11 ance with the laws, rules Yangon, 11 Feb — A tional Cooperation Agency two-storey buildings fund- 155 in the previous year. Feb— The president of- and regulations con- commencement ceremony (JICA), and Deputy Min- ed by the JICA with about In addition, the medical fice issued a notification cerned. of improving Loikaw Gen- ister for Health Dr Daw 1.945 billion yen. The pro- equipment is also inade- on expiration of temporary According to the eral Hospital took place Thein Thein Htay were ject is scheduled to be com- quate in terms of quality identity cards on Wednes- notification, temporary on Monday, with officials among the participants at pleted in April 2016. and quantity. day, announcing that identity cards, which driving stakes to start the the stake-driving ceremo- Having a high ratio of According to the Min- holders of the tempo- were issued to some peo- project at the hospital in ny. patients to available places istry of Health, the 200- rary cards are required to ple residing in Myan- Loikaw, Kayah State. The project for im- in the existing buildings of bed hospital is handling hand over to authori- mar as necessary under Kayah State Chief proving the more than the hospital built in 1964, more than 1,600 operations ties concerned and to be the Residents of Burma Minister U Khin Maung 50-year-old core medical there has been an increase (See page 2) scrutinized in accord- (See page 2) Honouring the 68th Anniversary Union Day 2 Thursday, 12 February, 2015 National

National brethren to make . . . concerted efforts to fill the gaps and overcome hardship tent in some sectors. and challenges in doing so. It is of upmost importance for motherland Myan- (from page 1) Esteemed national brethren mar that all the national people cooperate in building negotiations over different opinions in Myanmar poli- The government has accelerated the momentum of re- the democratic nation after overcoming the hardships tics has come into life. Therefore, the government has forms in political, economic, administrative and private sec- and challenges. been exerting relentless efforts by signing the nation- tors to promote stability and socioeconomic development, Therefore, on the auspicious occasion of the Union wide ceasefire agreement and holding all-inclusive the two common wishes of the entire national people. Day, I would like urge, with all seriousness, all national political dialogues of all national political forces to In doing so, there are achievements that have been people such as the government, the Hluttaws, national develop the union system based on federalism for gen- recognized by the international community as well as race organizations, political parties and political forc- uine peace after ending armed conflicts that have been challenges to be overcome. As so many reform measures es to continue to make concerted efforts relentlessly raging for over six decades since the independence was are being taken simultaneously, the expectations of the to prevent the deceleration of momentum of reforms regained. It is necessary for national brethren to make national people have not yet been fulfilled to the full ex- already achieved.

President Office issues notification . . . Union Election Commission Chairman meets (from page 1) officers for townships Registration Act (1949), concerned and the direc- Australian Electoral Commissioner will expire on 31 March tor-general of the depart- Nay Pyi Taw, 11 Feb 2015. ment will act as the chief — Union Election Commis- Holders of the tem- registration officer. sion Chairman U Tin Aye porary cards are required Citizenship scrutiny received Electoral Commis- to hand over the cards to is being carried out un- sioner Mr. Tom Rogers and authorities by 31 May der Moe Pwint Project in party of Australian Electoral 2015, and the process accordance with the Cit- Commission (AEC) at his will be carried out in a izenship Law, the notifi- office on Wednesday. fair and transparent man- cation said. The UEC Chairman ner by township registra- The notification elaborated on organizational tion officers who will be also stated that an advi- structure of the commission, assisted by region/state, sory commission will be electoral system, voting district, township, ward, formed to review laws, system, electoral roll which village-tract supervisory rules and regulations and is underway, background committees. Township tasks related to the tem- on Myanmar’s politics and officers of Immigration porary cards as tempo- elections and work carried and National Registra- rary identity cards have out for successful holding of tion Department will act been an issue among the 2015 general elections. as township registration public.—MNA The Australian Elec- toral Commissioner also UEC Chairman U Tin Biodiversity conservation explained Australia’s expe- Aye receives Electoral Public Announcement rience of holding 2013 elec- Commissioner Mr. Tom workshop kicks off tions, election results and Rogers and party of lessons learned from 2013 Australian Electoral for remonstration poll. Next, both sides had Nay Pyi Taw, 11 Feb to be able to raise coopera- Commission.—mna The Chin Progressive Party headquartered at a frank exchange of views — Forest Department in tion with partner organiza- Building No 147, 5th floor, 37th street (middle block), on voter training, voter ed- meeting were UEC mem- Myanmar and National tions in conservation of bi- Kyauktada Township, Yangon Region, registered by ucation and voter informa- bers U Myint Naing, U Aung Institute on Biological Re- odiversities and biological the Union Election Commission as a political party tion processes being taken Myint, Dr Daw Myint Kyi, sources-NIBR of the Repub- resources. under the Article 9 of the Political Parties Registra- by Myanmar for upcoming U Win Kyi, U Nyunt Tin, U lic of Korea have been con- NIBR Chairman Dr tion Law, submitted applications to change its flag and general elections. Win Ko and secretary U Tin ducting biological resources Kim Sang Bae spoke words seal. Also present at the Tun and officials.— MNA in Myanmar at Mount Popa of thanks.—MNA It is hereby announced that those who want to Park, Natmataung National remonstrate with the UEC about the party’s flag and Park and Alaungdaw Kas- seal may submit a complaint along with the strong ev- sapa National Park since idences within seven days starting from issuance of 2011, Union Minister for this announcement in line with Section 14 (d) of the Environmental Conserva- Political Parties Registration Rules. tion and Forestry U Win Union Election Commission Tun told the workshop on studies of biodiversity at Flag of Chin Progressive Party Mt Popa Park and biodiver- sity conservation strategy in Cambodia, Laos, Myan- mar and Vietnam, here, on Wednesday. The department in co- operation with NIBR has published the book entitled biodiversities at Mt Popa Park to provide informa- tion on wildlife, species of plants and biodiversities to Seal of Chin Progressive Party the researcher, he said. Kayah State Chief Minister U Khin Maung Oo and JICA President He added that thanks to the workshop, the dele- Dr Akihiko Tanaka observe a scale drawing of one of two reinforced gates from Cambodia, Laos, concrete buildings for Loikaw general hospital. Vietnam and Myanmar will Photo: Ye Myint have the opportunities to to locals in the state and exchange views on biodi- Loikaw to get new hospital . . . health care services extend- versity conservation, man- (from page 1) Upon completion of ed to those in the southern agement and utilization in annually and treating more the project, there will be part of neighbouring Shan Southeast Asian countries than 20,000 out-patients. full health care coverage State as well.— GNLM Thursday, 12 February, 2015 3 National Vice President Dr Sai Mauk Kham hosts dinner to armed ethnic group leaders tel Zone on Wednesday most important means of evening. raising a country’s educa- First, the Vice Pres- tion and health standards. ident cordially greet- He is of the view that ed leaders of the KNU, meritocracy is of critical KNY/KNLA (PC), CNF, importance in realizing DKBA, NSCN (Katpalan), justice and equity and PNLO, ABSDF, NMSP, bringing the development SSPP/SSA, RCSS/SSA, to the country, he added. ALP, UWSA special re- He also called for gion-2, NDAA and Shan sensible and pragmatic ap- State (East) special proaches, instead of being region-4. influenced by emotion and In his greetings, the desire. Vice President said that Next, the Vice Pres- today’s meeting could ident presented gifts to contribute towards achiev- leaders of ethnic armed ing lasting peace. He high- groups through RCSS/ lighted the disadvantages SSA Chairman U Yawd of engaging in military Serk. means instead of trying to The dinner was also address problems occurred attended by UPWC Vice Vice President Dr Sai Mauk Kham delivers speech at dinner to armed ethnic group leaders.—mna in the post-independence Chairman U Aung Min, period through political U Thein Zaw, the Union Nay Pyi Taw, 11 also the chairman of Un- to leaders of armed eth- Anniversary Union Day dialogue. ministers, deputy minis- Feb — Vice President Dr ion Peace-Making Work nic groups who are in Nay celebration, at Hotel He continued that eco- ters and officials. Sai Mauk Kham who is Committee, hosted dinner Pyi Taw to attend the 68th Max in Nay Pyi Taw Ho- nomic development is the MNA Pyidaungsu Hluttaw celebrates centennial birthday of General Aung San

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann speaking at ceremony to mark centennial birthday of General Aung San at Pyidaungsu Hluttaw. mna

Nay Pyi Taw, 11 ers of Hluttaws, chairmen ing for independence of university. The nation- national unity with union int said although General Feb— Pyidaungsu Hlut- of constitutional court the country, followed by al hero was elected as spirit, without exploit- Aung San lived 30 years, taw celebrated 100th birth- and union election com- a speech of Pyidaungsu chairman of Students Un- ing support of public and his sacrifice made oppor- day of General Aung San mission, members of par- Hluttaw speaker Thura U ion and formed a political posing serious impacts on tunities for independence on Wednesday at Hluttaw liaments and chairman of Shwe Mann. party to gain independ- them during his independ- of the country. Building. central committee for the Thura U Shwe Mann ence. ence attempts. U Khin Aung My- The commemoration event. said that General Aung He was called as Bo General Aung San int also quoted the words ceremony was attended by The event was opened San and his friends Tay Za in Burma Inde- managed to sign Aung of British historian Paul Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, with excerpt documenta- took part in anti-coloni- pendence Army after it San-Atlee Agreement Kennedy who wrote the daughter of deceased ry of General Aung San’s alist movement before was formed 1941. Gener- and Panglong Agreement ‘The Rise and Fall of independence hero, speak- political activities in striv- he was punished to leave al Aung San focused on which were fundamentals Great Power’ published in for independence of the 1987. country. His 1947 draft Upper House speak- Cold storage plant for fruit and vegetables constitution won sup- er also remarked Gener- ports of ethnic leaders al Aung San could ad- opened in Nay Pyi Taw due to its democratic just personality of hard criteria. power and soft power in Nay Pyi Taw, 11 Feb Union Minister for Agricul- Next, Union Minister hydroponic vegetable culti- — An opening of a 500- ture and Irrigation U Myint U Myint Hlaing and Thu- vation. At the event, par- peace-making efforts. ton cold storage plant for Hlaing, Union Minister for ra U Myint Maung, retired Farmers from eight liamentarians and MP Thura U Shwe Mann, keeping fruit and vegeta- Commerce U Win Myint, Religious Affairs Minister, townships in Nay Pyi Taw from Defence Services U Nanda Kyaw Swa and U bles took place at 900-acre deputy ministers, Nay Pyi unveiled the signboard of Council Area also observed read out 14 papers that T Khun Myat hold a press farmland in Ottarathiri Taw Council members, and the plant. services of the factory and honoured and reviewed conference in the evening, Township in Nay Pyi Taw responsible persons of My- Then, the Union min- farm equipment to be sold the attitude of independ- attended by 48 journalists on Wednesday. anmar New Ayeyar Agri- isters and officials viewed to those interested through ence leader. from local and foreign me- Union Minister at Pres- culture Company formally around the plant and ob- an installment plan. Amyotha Hluttaw dia organizations. ident Office U Soe Maung, opened the plant. served farm machinery and MNA speaker U Khin Aung My- MNA 4 Thursday, 12 February, 2015 local news Photo and art galleries mark centennial birthday of General Aung San in Ward 4 in Myanaung

Township, Ayeyawady Re- Mohnyin gion, on Wednesday. Chairman of the leading committee for organizing General Aung San’s cen- tennial birthday Township Administrator U Min Min Mandalay Tun and officials formally Natogyi opened the showroom. Officials of the show- room explained displays of

photos and arts, rare docu- Nay Pyi Taw mentary photos and paint- ings of General Aung San Myanaung and his biography.

Township level of- Myawady ficials visited the show- Yangon Myanaung, 11 Feb— day of General Aung San, souvenir showroom were rooms.—Nay Win Zaw To mark the centennial birth- the photo and art gallery and opened at Zeyathayi Ground (Myanaung)

Myawady, 11 Feb — As a gesture of honouring Myawady Township inaugurates the 68th Anniversary Union Day, Bogyoke concrete road was commissioned upgraded Bogyoke Road Today’s into service in Myawady, yanmar Kayin State, on 10 M February. News sites Assistant Director U Kyaw Kyaw Oo reported on facts about development tasks and Assistant Direc- Petrified wood garden tor U Soe Lwin, construc- tion of the concrete road. attracts tourists in Natogyi Deputy commissioner Natogyi, 11 Feb — The display of petrified U Lwin Ko Oo and offi- A ceremony to open Tree woods attracts not only lo- cials formally opened the Jade petrified wood res- cal travelers but tourists. upgraded road and strolled taurant was held beside Over 20 companies along it. Myingyan-Mandalay-Ba- are trading petrified woods Myawady Township gan-NyaungU road in Ward in Natogyi Township. Of Development Affairs Com- 8 in Natogyi, Mandalay Re- them, Tree Jade Company mittee spent K330 million gion, on 10 February. spent over K60 million on on construction of 2,710 The restaurant displays construction of the Petrified feet long concrete road, four large petrified wood Wood Garden to be able to seven other roads and three trunks and over 100 piec- seek international and inter- other construction tasks in es of fossils, owner of the nal markets.—Htay Myint 2014-15 fiscal year. restaurant U Min Shwe told Maung; Photo: Khin Zar Htein Lin Aung (IPRD) media. Mon Myint (Law) Mohnyin Township to mark centennial birthday of General Aung San

Mohnyin, 11 Feb — Townselders, political parties, civil society organizations and national races literature and culture commit- tees will jointly organize the cen- tennial birthday of General Aung San in Mohnyin, Kachin State. Township administrator U Kyaw Swa Aung told members of the or- ganizing committee on 9 February. The ceremony will be held at Shwethalyaung Theatre in Mohnyin on 12 and 13 February. In commemoration of the birthday, the organizing commit- tee will open the exhibition and organize the 12 events of sports contest, talks and traditional dances. GNLM-001 Thursday, 12 February, 2015 5 Local News Ethnics enjoy market festival, traditional dances in Mandalay

Mandalay, 11 Feb— people. Belles of national and exchange traditions The 4th ethnics market fes- races entertained dances and culture in addition to tival in commemoration of with traditional costumes. traditional foods. So, we the 68th anniversary Union The festival was aimed will try hard to organize Day was held at Shan na- at forging the union spirit similar festival yearly,” the tional Dhammayon on 35th among national brethren, chairman said. Street in Chanayethazan chairman of the organizing The market festival Township on 9 February. committee U Sai Pan Hsai was held in the morning People from 15 eth- told media. and the traditional dancing nics attended the festival “National races will in the evening. to open sales of traditional have chances to meet Min Htet Aung (Man- products and foods to the among them at the festival dalay Sub-printing House) Children from pre-primary school take Township authorities honour three senior citizens part in skills contest in Myanaung Township for children at Thaung- yin Hall in border town Myanaung, 11 Feb — Village and Daw Than Sein Myawady, Kayin State, on The government has a plan of Gwaygon Village in the 10 February. to honour senior citizens of township. Children from 20 above 100 years old across Township level offi- pre-primary schools par- the nation. cials gave certificates of ticipated in the sports con- According to the sta- honour presented by the tests, painting, poem rec- tistics, three senior citizens President and K200,000 itation, story telling and emerged in Myanaung each as cash assistance to singing contests. Township. They were U them. Chairman of District Ngwe Dah of Pantoe Vil- Soe Myint Committee of the Rights of lage, Daw Saw of Shagon (Myanaung) the Children Deputy Com- missioner U Lwin Ko Oo made a speech, and Assis- Rice offering to monks tant Director U Than Aung of Social Welfare Depart- marks centennial birthday ment explained purpose of organizing the contests. of General Aung San Officials presented Myawady, 11 Feb which falls on 13 February of Child and Social Wel- prizes to the winners in the — In commemoration of 2015, Myawady District fare Department jointly contests. Myanmar Children’s Day Committee of the Rights organized the skill contests Htein Lin Aung (IPRD) Irrigation Rural area in Natogyi Tsp gets Department tube-well to supply water to locals re-dredges Natogyi, 11 Feb—In of Myingyan District Rural made a speech. Myaingtha honour of the 68th An- Development Department The tube-well is 650 Lake in Natogyi niversary Union Day, a U Kyaw Min Naung and feet deep and four-inch in tube-well was launched in village water supply com- diameter. Yadana Gold- Township Phetkhu Village, Natogyi mittee chairman U Mya en Hand Company built a Township, Mandalay Re- Than formally opened the 5,000-gallon-capacity tank Natogyi, 12 Feb— gion, on 10 February. tube-well. to supply water to the local Head of Mandalay Region Mandalay Region Myingyan District people. Irrigation Department U Hluttaw representative U deputy commission- Than Zaw Aung Htay Oo and officials in- Aye Thant Swe, in-charge er U Myint Thin Aung (Natogyi) spected maintenance of Mandalay, 11 Feb— be carried out thanks to Myaingtha lake being Mandalarians will offer cash donations of wellwish- dredged by Irrigation De- rice to 1,000 members of ers. The birthday ceremony partment in Myaingtha Vil- the Sangha in front of the for General Aung San will lage, Natogyi Township, on centennial birthday com- be held from 10 to 15 Feb- 10 February. mittee in Mandalay on 13 ruary. Moreover, an exhi- Staff Officer U Aung February. bition on photo, painting, Myint Thein of Natogyi After offering rice to sculpture and documentary Township Irrigation De- 1,000 monks, the organ- shows will be staged from partment reported on filling izing committee will do- 10 to 15 February at U Hla gravels and fencing of the nate meals to 100 venera- Thein Beikman. bund for storage of water. ble monks at U Hla Thein The committee mem- On completion, the Beikman in Mandalay. In ber said that arrangements lake will supply about the evening, Mann Padetha are being made to stage 200,000 more gallons of variety dances will be per- entertainment of Myoma water yearly for the local formed for the local people, Band and organize the liter- people. said committee member U ary talks.—Min Htet Aung Khin Zar Mon Myint Shwe Htoo. (Mandalay Sub-printing (Law) Meritorious deeds will House) 6 Thursday, 12 February, 2015 regional Sound recordings of news Critics of former Thai PM try to discredit her conferences by key figures with escape rumours: lawyer

unveiled Bangkok, 11 Feb Court on 19 February and sion to go abroad,” he said. years in jail if found guilty. — Opponents of former wants Yingluck to be pres- Yingluck had hoped to The charges are the Thai leader Yingluck Shi- ent. travel to Hong Kong from latest twist in 10 years of nawatra were trying to Her lawyer, Norawit Sunday until 22 February. turbulent politics that have discredit her by spread- Laleng, said Yingluck was “The opposition is try- pitted Yingluck and her ing false rumours that she planning to fight the charg- ing to make out that she brother against the royalist would flee abroad before es in person even though wants to flee abroad in or- military establishment that she is due to face criminal Thai law does not stipulate der to discredit her,” No- sees the Shinawatras as a charges in court later this that she needs to present for rawit said. threat and reviles their pop- month, her lawyer said on the subpoena. “This is simply not ulist policies. Thaksin, who Wednesday. Rumours that Yin- true.” remains hugely influential Yingluck became gluck would flee were be- Thailand’s military in Thailand, was ousted in Thailand’s first female ing spread by her critics to government denied Yin- a coup in 2006 and fled into prime minister in July jolt the military into action, gluck permission to travel exile to avoid jail over a 2011 but was removed Norawit told Reuters. overseas on Sunday to en- corruption conviction two from office days before “If she had a plan to sure she is in the country to years later on charges he a May 2014 coup led by flee she would not have face the criminal charges. says were politically moti- then-army chief Prayuth publicly asked for permis- She faces up to 10 vated.—Reuters Chan-ocha. That followed File photo taken in October 1978 shows then months of street protests in Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping (C) after Bangkok against her gov- a Press conference at the Japan National Press ernment. Club in Tokyo. Historic sound recordings of news Last month, she was conferences by a number of world figures, including banned from politics for Deng, have been unveiled on the press club’s website five years over her role in a state rice-buying scheme, by 10 Feb, 2015.—Kyodo News which had won her many voters in the rural heartland but which cost Thailand Antigraft party posts billions of dollars in losses. Yingluck, the sister landslide win in Delhi of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was assembly poll also indicted on criminal charges over the scheme, New Delhi, 11 Feb Kejriwal is seen as a charges her supporters say — The Aam Aadmi Party, reformist, rising in Delhi were aimed at crippling her or Common Man’s Party, politics through an anti- powerful family’s political led by former Delhi Chief corruption crusade. influence. Minister Arvind Kejriwal, He became Delhi’s Thailand’s attor- Ousted former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra talks to reporters as she arrives scored a landslide victory chief minister of a mi- ney-general will submit a at Parliament before the National Legislative Assembly meeting in Bangkok in the Delhi legislative as- nority government after subpoena to the Supreme on 9 Jan, 2015.—Reuters sembly election held over the assembly elections in the weekend, winning 67 of December 2103 and re- Singapore tourism suffers first annual decline the 70 seats at stake, results signed after 49 days in of- showed on Tuesday. fice over a controversial The outcome of the citizen’s ombudsman bill since 2009 polls in the Indian capital is aimed at stemming cor- seen as a major setback to ruption. Singapore, 11 Feb — growth. International vis- more, helping tourism re- for travellers who combine the country’s ruling Bhara- Delhi has been under Singapore reported few- itor arrivals fell 3 percent ceipts stay flat at S$23.5 it with trips to neighbour- tiya Janata Party, which central government rule er international visitors last year to 15.1 million, billion ($17.3 billion), ac- ing countries. managed to win just three for almost a year. last year, the first annual missing the Singapore cording to preliminary es- But two mishaps in- seats, according to the elec- The AAP, formally fall since 2009, hurt by a Tourism Board’s forecast timates. volving Malaysian Air- tion commission’s official launched in November stronger Singapore dollar of an increase of 5 to 8 Singapore, which re- lines flights, political un- website. 2012, emerged as the and a drop in the number percent from 2013. lies on tourism for about rest in Thailand and a new The AAP got over 54 second-largest party in of Chinese tourists amid However, visitors 4 percent of its economic Chinese law that clamps percent of the total votes the 2013 Delhi assem- slower regional tourism stayed longer and spent output, is often a pitstop down on ultra-cheap tour cast Saturday, while the bly election, winning 28 packages have taken their BJP got nearly 32 percent. seats.—Kyodo News toll. VIP volumes are also under pressure at Singa- pore’s two glitzy casinos, China’s President to visit Las Vegas Sands’ Mari- na Bay Sands and Gent- US in September ing Singapore’s Resorts World Sentosa, as China’s Beijing, 11 Feb — revealed at an event in corruption crackdown Chinese President Xi Washington last week that and economic slowdown Jinping will make a state Obama has invited Xi and reduce the number of visit to the United States Japanese Prime Minister wealthy players at their in September, state-run Shinzo Abe for state visits tables. media said on Wednesday. this year, without specify- The STB did not give Xi accepted US Pres- ing when they are sched- a forecast for 2015 on ident Barack Obama’s uled to take place. Wednesday, but said it invitation during a phone Japan and the Unit- would not be able to meet conversation between the ed States are trying to ar- a 10-year plan to grow vis- two leaders earlier in the range Abe’s visit starting itor arrivals to 17 million day, according to Xinhua in late April or early May, this year due to unforeseen News Agency. according to diplomatic circumstances such the US National Secu- sources. Tourists take pictures next to the Merlion statue in the central business district of 2008 global financial cri- rity Adviser Susan Rice Kyodo News Singapore on 6 Feb, 2015.—Reuters sis.—Reuters Thursday, 12 February, 2015 7 world Australian anti-terror police say imminent IS-linked attack thwarted Sydney, 11 Feb — Austral- dreds of police conducted raids attack,” New South Wales Dep- ian counter-terrorism police said after receiving information that uty Police Commissioner Cathe- on Wednesday they had thwart- IS supporters planned to conduct rine Burn told reporters. ed an imminent attack linked a public beheading. “We will allege that both of to Islamic State after arresting Police said the men, aged 24 these men were preparing to do two men in Sydney and seizing and 25, were arrested after a raid this act yesterday,” she said. knives, a video and a flag associ- on a home in a western Sydney The men were not known to ated with the militant group. suburb on Tuesday and had been police, Burn said. Australia, a staunch ally of charged with planning a terrorist “This is indicative of the the United States and its action act. threat that we now have to live against the Islamic State group “When we did the search of with and which we are now hav- in Syria and Iraq, has been on the premises, a number of items ing to deal with,” she said. heightened alert for attacks by were located, including a ma- Australia believes at least 70 home-grown Islamist radicals chete, a hunting knife, a home- of its citizens are fighting with since last year. made flag representing the pro- the Islamic State group in Syria Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner Michael Phelan It raised its national terror scribed terrorist organization IS, and Iraq, backed by about 100 (R) listens as New South Wales Deputy Police Commissioner threat level to “high” for the first and also a video which depicted a Australia-based “facilitators”. Catherine Burn speaks during a media conference in Sydney time in September, when hun- man talking about carrying out an Reuters on 11 Feb, 2015. — Reuters Taipei says 10 Obama and Xi discuss cyber issues, prepare for US visit of 49 ATR pilots Washington, 11 Feb gest economies have been would visit in September. by jointly encouraging Iran clear weapons programme, — US President Barack trying to ease tensions amid “During the conversa- to seize the historic oppor- in return for the lifting of fail test, will be Obama called for “swift mutual accusations of hack- tion, both sides agreed to tunity presented by P5+1 sanctions that have ravaged suspended work” by Beijing to narrow ing and Internet theft. make full preparations to en- negotiations.” the Iranian economy. Taipei, (China), 11 Feb their differences on cyber In a phone call with Xi, sure the success of the trip,” The nuclear talks with Negotiators have set — Taipei’s aviation reg- issues, the White House Obama said he looked for- the report said. the United States, Russia, a 30 June final deadline for ulator said on Wednesday said, as the two sides start ward to welcoming him to The White House add- China, Britain and France an accord, and Western of- 10 of TransAsia’s 49 ATR planning for Chinese Pres- Washington for a state visit ed: “The two leaders reaf- are aimed at clinching an ac- ficials have said they aim pilots have failed oral pro- ident Xi Jinping’s visit to later this year, the statement firmed their commitment to cord that would ease West- to agree on the substance of ficiency tests on handling Washington in September. added. Chinese state news coordinate closely on secu- ern concerns that Tehran that deal by March. an aircraft during engine The world’s two big- agency Xinhua said that Xi rity challenges, including could pursue a convert nu- Reuters failure following a fatal air- line crash in the capital last G-20 finance chiefs vow to take policy actions decisively if needed week. The 10 pilots will be suspended, the CAA said. the G-20 said. the G-20 members dis- The tests were ordered “We will continue cussed in Turkey was how after an ATR jet operat- to closely monitor devel- to strengthen measures to ed by TransAsia, the is- opments in commodity block terrorist financing. land’s third-biggest carrier, markets and their impact It was the first G-20 crashed into a river in Tai- on the global economy,” meeting since the terror- pei, killing at least 40 of the it said. ist attacks in France at the 58 on board. Since crude oil prices offices of satirical weekly Initial data from the started to drop in June last Charlie Hebdo, as well as flight recorders indicate year, many G-20 mem- the killing of the two Jap- that the plane lost power in bers, including the euro- anese hostages — Haruna one engine just after take- zone, Japan, China, Russia Yukawa and Kenji Goto off from Taipei’s Songshan and Australia, have imple- — in the Middle East. airport.—Reuters mented credit easing steps The G-20 countries as inflation expectations agreed to cooperate in N Korea names have fallen significantly. eradicating the funding of new point man With concern ris- terrorism. ing over the outlook for “Considering the on US affairs energy exporting econ- impact terrorist acts can Seoul, 11 Feb — The Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors are shown during a group omies and deflationary have on our societies and former deputy chief of photo shoot before wrapping up their two-day meeting in Istanbul on 10 Feb, 2015. risks, the G-20 supported economies, we commit to North Korea’s mission Kyodo News monetary easing aimed deepen our cooperation to the United Nations, at underpinning domestic and urge all countries to Han Song Ryol, has been Istanbul, 11 Feb — economy remains uneven The eurozone econ- growth while calling for speed up their compli- named the new head of The Group of 20 finance and although the recov- omy has been sluggish the avoidance of currency ance with the relevant in- the North American affairs chiefs agreed on Tuesday ery is in progress, it is and faced the risk of de- manipulation. ternational standards, in department at the nation’s to take monetary and fiscal slow, especially in some flation in the aftermath of “We agree that con- particular, concerning the Foreign Ministry, Yonhap actions decisively if need- advanced economies, no- the sovereign debt crisis, sistent with central banks’ exchange of information News Agency said Wednes- ed, with a plunge in crude tably the euro area and and Japan’s economy has mandates, current eco- and the freezing of terror- day, citing a diplomatic oil prices and an economic Japan,” the statement said. been significantly hurt by nomic conditions require ist assets,” the G-20 said. source. slowdown in the eurozone “We will continuous- the 3-percentage-point accommodative monetary Representing more Han, who assumed the and Japan souring the out- ly review our monetary consumption tax hike to 8 policies in some econo- than 80 percent of the No 2 post at the North’s look for the world econ- and fiscal policy settings percent in April last year. mies,” the statement said. world’s gross domestic UN mission from 2009- omy. In a statement re- and act decisively, if need- A downturn in crude But the G-20 added, product, the G-20 groups 2013, will replace Ri Kun, leased after they wrapped ed,” it added. The G-20 oil prices has also cast a “In an environment of Argentina, Australia, the source said. up their two-day meet- finance ministers and cen- shadow over world eco- diverging monetary pol- Brazil, Britain, Canada, The appointment was ing in Istanbul, the G-20 tral bank governors gath- nomic growth. “We note icy settings and rising fi- China, France, Germany, made as Ri has been named economies also reaffirmed ered after the International that the sharp decline in nancial market volatility, India, Indonesia, Italy, Ja- North Korea’s new ambas- monetary easing should Monetary Fund in January oil prices, reflecting both policy settings should be pan, Mexico, Russia, Sau- sador to Poland. “His ex- not be used to control for- cut its 2015 growth fore- supply and demand fac- carefully calibrated and di Arabia, South Africa, periences in the US seem eign exchange rates, warn- cast for the world econo- tors, will provide some clearly communicated to South Korea, Turkey, the to have been taken into ac- ing against competitive my to 3.5 percent, down boost to global growth, minimize negative spillo- United States and the Eu- count for the appointment,” currency devaluations. 0.3 percentage point from but with varying implica- vers.” ropean Union. the source said, according “Growth in the global its previous projection. tions across economies,” Among other issues Kyodo News to Yonhap.—Kyodo News 8 Thursday, 12 February, 2015 opinion

same status among national people after inde- viduals. No man is an island. There is no doubt pendence, Panglong Agreement was signed in at all that an infinite unity cannot be willed by Panglong, Southern Shan State, on February 12, mere declarations. Unity is not a tangible mate- 1947. rial. Unity can be sustained by selflessness, mu- Thursday, 12 February, 2015 Even in an individual family, the members tual trust, understanding, and wisdom. are of different views and habits though they have It is easier said than done, but it is not al- “Unsplit” spirit for grown up under a single shelter. They also have ways an open sesame. Unity does not depend varieties of hopes and expectations for life. How- only on verbal or paper agreement. It can be infinite unity ever, most of them try to live lovingly and peace- achieved by an “unsplit” spirit. By fully, except black sheep. Aung Khin When the level of evil intent becomes im- Write for us nity in diversity is the highest possible at- mense, it is very dangerous for unity. A closely We appreciate your feedback and contributions. If tainment of a civilization. In another knit community is a peaceful world. Society is you have any comments or would like to submit editorials, term, we can define society as unity in knit together by certain commonly held beliefs analyses or reports please email [email protected] U with your name and title. diversity. despite different background or traditions. Even Due to limitation of space we are only able to publish Independence leader General Aung San em- a fitful disagreement may turn into conflicts if “Letter to the Editor” that do not exceed 500 words. Should phasized on union spirit as a soft power to re- suspicion and mistrust cannot be wiped out. you submit a text longer than 500 words please be aware gain sovereignty of the country. To ensure the Unity can prolong the independence of indi- that your letter will be edited.

modern sector of the econo- ket. It indicated that finan- Financial Deepening and Economic Growth my. The demand-following cial deepening reduces the cators or liquid liabilities measures to reinforce the deepening in the economy view of the development of level of risk (volatility) in By Kyaw Win Tin like broad money supply to long run relationship be- is most likely to be shallow, the financial market is mere- the stock market. Result GDP ratio, intermediation tween financial deepening but if the ratio is big, if ly a lagged response to eco- also recorded that the condi- inancial deepening nomic growth (growth gen- tional volatility of return is generally means an ratio consists of indicators and economic growth in or- means that financial deep- concerning to bank-based der to maintain sustainable ening likely to be high. If an erates demand for financial slightly persistent. The Fincrease ratio of mon- products). This implies that study employs co-integra- ey supply to GDP or some measures like bank credit to economic growth. These increase in the real size of the private sector and capi- measures embrace more fi- the monetary system will any early efforts to develop tion and error correction price index. It refers to liq- financial markets might lead model (ECM) by making uid money. The more liquid tal market-based measures nancial integration, minimi- generate opportunity for the such as capitalization ratio zation of government inter- profitable operation of other to a waste of resources Gross Domestic Product as money is available in an which could be allocated to a function of lending rate, economy, the more oppor- of stock market. vention in the financial institutions as well via bill Economic growth and systems, escalating the sta- dealers to industrial bank more useful purposes in the exchange rate, inflation rate, tunities exits for continued early stages of growth. As financial deepening (M2/ growth. Financial deepen- development of a country tus of financial institutions and insurance companies. depends on the role of fi- etc. If is recommended that Supply-leading hy- the economy advance this GDP) and degree of open- ing theory also defines the triggers an increased de- ness as its financial liberali- positive role of the financial nancial deepening. It also financial system need devel- pothesis suggests that finan- simply means an increase in oped financial markets cial deepening spurs mand for more financial ser- zation indices. The study system on economic growth vices and thus leads to therefore concludes that fi- by the size of the sector’s the supply of financial as- which may complete its growth. The existence and sets in the economy. It can deepening to affect eco- development of the finan- greater financial develop- nancial deepening liberali- activity. That means that an ment. zation has a growth-stimu- economy with more inter- also play an important role nomic growth optimistical- cial markets brings about a in reducing risk and vulner- ly. Therefore, the sum of all higher level of saving and The economist Okoli lating effect on the mediary activity is assumed (2010) examines the rela- developing countries. to be doing more to gener- ability for disadvantaged the measures of financial investment and enhance the groups and increasing the assets gives us the approxi- efficiency of capital accu- tionship between financial References: ate efficient allocation. In deepening and stock market 1. Show, Edward, Fi- development studies, finan- ability of individuals and mate size of financial deep- mulation. This hypothesis households to access basic ening. That means that the contends that well-function- returns and volatility in Ni- nancial Deepening in Eco- cial deepening is very often geriam stock market for the nomic Development. refers to the increased pro- services like health and edu- widest range of such assets ing financial institutions can cation, thus having a more as broad money, liabilities promote overall economic period 1980-2009. The em- Oxford University vision of financial services pirical results revealed that Press. with a wider choice of ser- direct impact on poverty ed- of non bank financial inter- efficiency create and ex- ucation. Financial Deepen- mediaries, treasury bills, pand liquidity, mobilize financial deepening meas- 2. Financial Deepening vices geared to the develop- ured as the ratio of value of and Economic Growth in ment of all levels of society. ing is measured by ratio of value of shares in the stock savings, enhance capital ac- gross domestic capital for- market, money market cumulation, transfer re- stock traded to GDP do not Nigeria 1986-2011. The size of the financial sec- affect the stock market and OHWOFASA, Bright tor is usually measured by mation to GDP, ratio of funds, etc.., will have to be sources from traditional gross domestic saving to included in the measure of (non-growth) sectors to the there is no news about vola- Onoriode School of General two basic quantitative indi- tility. But financial deepen- Studies. cators “monetization ratio” GDP. Some countries espe- financial deepening. If the more modern growth induc- cially USA and India have increase in the supply of fi- ing sectors and also pro- ing measured as the ratio of Kyaw Win Tin and intermediation ratio. Deputy Director General to intensify the financial nancial assets is small, it mote a competent entrepre- market capitalization to Whereas monetization ratio GDP affect the stock mar- Central Bank of Myanmar includes money-based indi- sector and carry out crucial means that the financial neur response in these Striking workers warned of legal action if they break the law Htin Aung, deputy minister turb the community peace, By Aye Min Soe for Labour, Employment an official of the Hlinethayar and Social Security, at a ne- Township General Admin- Yangon, 11 Feb — Au- gotiation meeting between istration Department thorities have warned strik- representatives of workers, claimed. ing workers in Hlinethaya owners of the factories and Workers from Eland Township not to violate the officials of the ministry in Myanmar Garment Factory, law or they will face legal Yangon. Costec Garment Factory, action as labour disputes be- If they (workers and Ford Glory Garment Facto- tween the workers and em- owners of the factories) can- ry, and Red Stone Garment ployers are on negotiation not reach agreement during Factory are striking against table. negotiations, they can go to the employers, seeking fair Blocking the entrance the Dispute Settlement Ar- wages and their basic sala- Workers from Red Stone Garment Factory and the manager of the factory are to factories and disturbing bitration Council, he added. ries and allowances for high at the negotiation table.—Photo Aye Min Soe other workers by striking The striking workers living costs. allowance for high living the workers from Hang Jin gotiations table recently, ac- workers during the protests sought better pay in early “We are urging our fac- cost to K20,000,” said Thi- Garment Factory and Cham- cording to the Factories and are not acceptable and have days of their strikes, but lat- tory to increase our basic sal- dar Pyone, a worker from the zom Garment Factory and General Labour Laws In- reached beyond the toler- er they are off their original ary from K30,000 to Red Stone Garment Factory. the owners of the factories spection Department. ance of authorities, said U course, threatening to dis- K60,000 and our monthly The disputes between have been solved at the ne- GNLM Thursday, 12 February, 2015 9 national

Nay Pyi Taw, 11 of Staff of Defence Logis- Feb—The Myanmar mil- tic, Brig-Gen Dato’ Mohd Senior General Min Aung Hlaing back home itary delegation led by Azmi Borhan, Armed countries. After the dinner, Commander-in-Chief of Forces Provost Marshall, the Commander-in-Chief Defence Services Senior and the Myanmar Ambas- and wife posed for docu- General Min Aung Hlaing sador to Malaysia and mili- mentary photos together arrived back in Yangon on tary attaché. with Chiefs of Defence Wednesday after attending During his stay in Forces of ASEAN coun- the 12th ASEAN Chiefs of Malaysia, the Command- tries and their wives and ex- Defence Forces Informal er-in-Chief attended a changed gifts.—Myawady Meeting (12th ACDFIM) dinner hosted by Chief of hosted by Malaysia. Defence Force of Malaysia Senior General Min The military delega- General Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Aung Hlaing poses for tion was welcomed back at Dr. Zulkifeili Bin Mohd documentary photo Yangon International Air- Zin and wife on Tuesday. with chiefs of defence port by Yangon Command Also present at the forces of ASEAN Commander Maj-Gen Tun dinner were Daw Kyu Kyu countries.—Myawady Tun Naung, Malaysian Hla, wife of the Command- Ambassador to Myanmar er-in-Chief, Myanmar mil- H.E Mohd Haniff Bin Abd itary delegation members, Four-party talks result in agreements Rahman and officials. Chiefs of Defence Forces Yangon, 11 Feb— the Action Committee for the legal existence of stu- agreement have been suc- The Senior General of ASEAN countries and Representatives of the Gov- Movement of Education dent and teachers unions cessfully implemented in- and delegation members their wives and members. ernment of the Republic of for Democracy held talks will be included in the na- cluding during the Hluttaw were seen off at Subang Senior General Min the Union of Myanmar, the at the building of Yangon tional education law and le- debates for amendment of Airport in Kuala Lumpur Aung Hlaing enjoyed din- Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the Region Hluttaw in Yangon gal action will not be taken the national education law by Maj-Gen Dato’ Hanafi- ner with the Chiefs of De- National Network for Edu- from 9.30 am to 4.40 pm against students who took and recognized the diffi- ah Jaafar, Assistance Chief fence Forces of ASEAN cation Reform (NNER) and on 11 February and issued part in the protests while culty to stop the protests a joint statement. students who were expelled and concerns for difficulty Tatmadaw forces in hot pursuit of According to the joint from schools because of to hold examinations and statement, four parties protests will be allowed to other undesirable incidents. agreed in principle to in- continue their studies. Free Student representatives Kokang renegade troops clude representatives of compulsory education will will explain the outcomes Nay Pyi Taw, 11 in southern and northern many parts in Laukkai area students and teachers in be raised from the current of the talks to the protest- Feb— The forces of the parts of Laukkai. in January, 2015. drafting policies, laws and primary school level to the ing students and will sub- Tatmadaw are in hot pur- Eight fightings broke However, the Tatmad- rules related to education, middle school level. mit the altitude of the stu- suit of the Kokang ren- out between the forces aw drove out them thanks to exclude the formation The four parties also dents to the four-party talks egade troops and there of the Tatmadaw and the to the cooperation of local of national education com- agreed to continue coop- to be held on 14 February was no fighting between Laukkai renegade troops people. mission from the national eration until all points of 2015.—MNA the troops of the Tatmad- on Monday and Tuesday. On 17 December, education law, to allow in- aw and Kokang renegade The Tatmadaw carried out 2013, Kokang renegade dependent administration troops on Wednesday. five airstrikes during the group, with the use of ex- to schools and regions, to Acting on tips-off, operations. plosive laden tricycle-mo- review the current exam- the forces of the Tatmad- The Kokang rene- torized vehicle, also tried ination system, to adopt aw combed the area for gade troops tried to carry to blast Kunlong sus- teaching methods that en- the Kokang troops that out military operations in pension bridge which is courage independent and sneaked into Laukkai Monesi, Nantkyun, Waw- a main facility for public critical thinking, to adopt through Nyochan Jetty and chon, Monekoe and Mon- transportation, but their at- mother-tongue based mul- prepared for operations eyar areas in 2014 and in tempts failed.—Myawady ti-lingual education sys- tem, and to adopt inclusive A map education system. Details shows of the points agreed will be discussed by working Mawhtaik clashes in Laukkai groups of the parties. region According to the joint statement, recognition of Signatures of four-party talks’ participants.—mna

Hohtolin jetty Third four-party talks on amendment of National Education Law Yangon, 11 Feb— Third four-party talks on confrontation. amendment of National Education Law was held U Thein Zaw, MP of Pyithu Hluttaw, said his here Wednesday among the government, National great expectation on the result of meeting before in- Network for Education Reform and students. troducing with parliamentarians. The meeting at the Yangon region govern- Dr Thein Lwin of NNER suggested government Nyankhwam ment’s head office was attended by Union Minis- officials seriously consider the demands of students Tapah ters U Hla Tun, Dr Khin San Yi and Dr Ko Ko Oo, who are leaving away from classrooms to stage pro- Nyochan jetty Deputy Ministers U Thant Shin, Dr Aung Kyaw test against the education law. Myat and U Thaung Htaik, chairmen of Hluttaw af- He was no longer invited in drafting education Laukkai Metmonhsu jetty fairs committees, parliamentarians and members of bill despite his earlier contribution. NNER, together with moderators Dr Aung Tun Thet Ma Phyo Phyo Aung, a member of Action Com- and Dr Kyaw Thu. mittee for Movement of Education for Democracy, Dr Aung Tun Thet said the meeting to focus on said student protests will not threaten stability of the main facts with the help of moderators in accordance country due to peaceful demonstrations, urging the with international dispute settlement procedures. participants in the four-party talks to make a good He also suggested making an agreement despite sense in the discussions. Chinshwehaw of different views and opinions at both sides of gov- The discussion emphasized on 11 points de- ernment and protest students. manded by protest students. At the end of meeting, a Kunlong U Hla Tun, Union Minister at President Office, press conference was held with a joint-statement that said that negotiation is pivotal to settle disputes as includes holding the next meeting on February 14 in students and parents are worrying about the existing Yangon.—MNA 10 Thursday, 12 February, 2015 world Obama seeks some limits on ground troops for Islamic State fight

Washington, 11 Feb — US should be de- used by President George W Iraq War helped propel him to President Barack Obama will ployed and the Bush in the Iraq war. victory in the 2008 campaign and propose to Congress on Wednes- extent of US The new proposal would re- bringing troops home from Iraq day a new three-year authoriza- engagement in peal the 2002 authorization but and Afghanistan has been a focus tion for the use of force against Iraq and Syria. leave in place the 2001 AUMF, of his presidency. Islamic State with limits on US The pro- which has been invoked by the “I worry that this AUMF combat troops’ involvement, posal would White House to carry out drone gives the ability for the next pres- lawmakers and congressional allow the use and missile strikes against sus- ident to put ground troops back aides said. of special forc- pected al-Qaeda militants in into the Middle East,” said Sen- Obama has defended his au- es and advisors Yemen and Somalia. ator Chris Murphy, adding that thority to lead an international for defensive Fueled by outrage over the that would be a sticking point for coalition against Islamic State purposes but death of aid worker Kayla Mu- himself and many other Demo- since 8 August when US fighter bar “endur- eller, the last-known US hostage crats. jets began attacking the jihadists ing offensive held by Islamic State militants, as Some hawkish Republicans US President Barack Obama speaks during a joint in Iraq. But he has faced criticism ground forc- well as the slayings of journalists oppose restrictions on military news conference with German Chancellor Angela for failing to seek the backing of es,” lawmak- and a Jordanian pilot, lawmakers commanders such as a ban on Merkel following their meeting at the White House Congress, where some accuse ers and aides said they planned quick hearings ground troops. Others are calling in Washington on 9 Feb, 2015.—Reuters him of breaching his constitution- said. It would on the authorization, and a vote for a more extensive authoriza- al authority. ber he would request formal au- not, however, set geographic within weeks of Congress’ return tion allowing US forces to chal- Facing pressure to let law- thorization for the use of military limits for the campaign against from a 16-20 February recess. lenge President Bashar al-Assad makers weigh in on an issue as force (AUMF). the group. Until now, Obama has Both Republicans and Dem- of Syria, where a four-year-long important as the deployment of An outline of that request, justified US air strikes in Iraq and ocrats said there had been unusu- civil war has fueled the rise of the troops and chastened by elections expected to be handed to Con- Syria under a 2001 authorization ally close consultations between Islamic State group. that handed power in Congress to gress on Wednesday, could passed after the 11 September the administration and Capitol “If the authorization doesn’t Republicans, he said in Novem- stir debate over how US troops attacks and a 2002 authorization Hill on the authorization. let us counter Assad’s air power, Many of Obama’s fellow I think it will fail,” said Senator Democrats, war-weary after more Lindsey Graham, a leading Re- German parliament less willing to help than a dozen years of fighting in publican foreign policy voice. Afghanistan and Iraq, say they The White House has de- Greece, Merkel ally says will oppose any AUMF that in- clined to discuss the specific time cludes “boots on the ground.” frame or details of its planned Berlin, 11 Feb — Direct of reform and political delays in ernment was already shaken. provocation by the new govern- twice-rescued Greece. On Monday, Greek Prime Obama’s opposition to the AUMF.—Reuters ment in Athens is making politi- “The new leadership in Ath- Minister Alexis Tsipras hailed cians in Germany less willing to ens is taking the liberty of direct- the decisive role “little Greece” American hostage Mueller’s agree to further help for Greece, a ly provoking Germany,” he told was playing in reshaping Europe senior member of German Chan- Rheinische Post newspaper. and promised Athens would not cellor Angela Merkel’s party was “This decreases the willing- cave in to demands that it extend family, US government say quoted as saying on Wednesday. ness of the German parliament to its international bailout “no mat- Michael Fuchs, deputy agree to further help for Greece ter how much” German Finance she is dead parliamentary floor leader of towards zero,” he said, noting Minister Wolfang Schaeuble Merkel’s Christian Democrats, many politicians in the coalition asked for it. shoot that controls has frequently expressed frustra- government shared his opinion. Schauble has said that if parts of Syria and tions felt by many politicians and He said in the interview that Greece did not want a new aid pro- Iraq. But on Tues- the German public about the pace his trust in the new Greek gov- gram “then that’s it”.—Reuters day, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said, “We Greek PM easily wins confidence vote, are aware of other American hostag- es being held in EU showdown looms the region.” He Athens / Brussels, 11 Feb little sign of progress in bridg- did not identify — Greek Prime Minister Alexis ing differences ahead of crunch them or provide Kayla Mueller, 26, an American humanitarian Tsipras comfortably won a con- meetings of euro zone finance details. fidence vote on his plan to cancel ministers on Wednesday and EU worker from Prescott, Arizona Among hos- a deeply unpopular bailout pro- leaders on Thursday when assis- Washington, 11 Feb — US tages thought to be held by Islam- gramme and challenge European tance to Athens beyond February aid worker Kayla Mueller, held ic State is British photojournalist leaders as both sides prepare for will be discussed. hostage by Islamic State mili- John Cantlie, captured in north- a showdown at meetings in Brus- Hours before the vote, the tants for 18 months, is dead, her ern Syria in November 2012. sels this week. European Commission said Pres- family said on Tuesday, but the American journalist Austin In a rousing speech to parlia- ident Jean-Claude Juncker and circumstances were unclear and Tice disappeared in Damascus ment, Tsipras hailed the decisive Tsipras spoke on the phone in a President Barack Obama vowed in August 2012, and last week role “little Greece” was playing “positive spirit of cooperation,” to hunt down the culprits. his family renewed its campaign in reshaping Europe and prom- seeking to calm rising alarm in Mueller’s family received an to draw attention to his case. It is ised Athens would not cave in to Western capitals at the risk of a email and photograph over the unclear who is holding Tice or if demands it extend its internation- Greek exit from the single cur- weekend from her captors that he is still alive. al bailout “no matter how much” rency area that could trigger wid- enabled American intelligence Mueller’s family said in a German Finance Minister Wol- er financial instability. to determine that she had been statement they were “heartbro- fang Schaeuble asked for it. However, Greek Finance killed, US officials said. ken” to learn of her death, and “We are not negotiating the Minister Yanis Varoufakis re- Islamic State said on Friday released a letter she wrote in bailout; it was cancelled by its fused to rule out a standoff with that Mueller, 26, was killed when 2014 while in captivity. She was Greek Prime Minister own failure,” he told parliament his country’s creditors. “We’re Jordanian fighter jets bombed a captured in August 2013 while Alexis Tsipras before winning the vote with the not seeking a clash. We will do building where she was being leaving a hospital in Aleppo in backing of 162 lawmakers in the ings from European policymak- everything to avoid it,” he told held outside Raqqa, a stronghold northern Syrian. Mueller had pre- 300-seat chamber. ers urging Athens to seek an ex- parliament, but added: “If you’re in Syria of the Islamist militant viously worked in Turkey pro- “I want to assure you that tension to the programme when it not willing to even consider a group. Jordan and US officials viding humanitarian assistance to there is no going back. Greece expires at the end of the month. clash, you’re not negotiating.” have expressed doubt about Is- refugees from Syria’s civil war. cannot return to the era of bail- Tsipras — whose tough Schaeuble and a Commis- lamic State’s account of her In recent months, Islamic outs.” stance has the backing of 75 per- sion spokeswoman dismissed death. State has beheaded three Amer- That came after Schaeuble cent of Greeks according to an media reports of an EU compro- Mueller, from Prescott, Ar- icans, two Britons, and two Jap- said that if Greece did not want a opinion poll — said he was con- mise plan that lifted Greek and izona, was thought to have been anese hostages, most of whom new aid programme, “then that’s fident the two sides would reach European financial markets and the last American held hostage were aid workers or journalists. it,” adding to a chorus of warn- an agreement. But there was the euro on Tuesday.—Reuters by Islamic State, an al-Qaeda off- Reuters Thursday, 12 February, 2015 11 world Britain withdraws embassy staff from Yemen over security concerns

London, 11 Feb — Britain has withdrawn staff from its embassy in Yemen and temporarily suspend- ed operations there over security concerns, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday, a day after the United States shut its embassy. “The security situation in Yemen has continued to deteriorate over recent days,” Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood said in a statement. State authority in Yemen has unravelled since a Shi’ite Muslim militia formally seized power last week and the Sunni al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) group has sworn to destroy it, stoking fears of sectarian civil war. “Our Ambassador and diplomatic staff have left Yemen this morning and will return to the UK,” Ell- wood said. —Reuters United States closes its embassy

in conflict-hit Yemen Photo taken on 10 Feb, 2015 shows smoke rising from the site of attack in Kunduz Province, northern Afghanistan. A massive suicide attack in northern Afghanistan’s Kunduz Province and bomb blast against a Sanaa, 11 Feb — The United States is closing its embassy in Yemen, the Arabian peninsula state that is member of the Provincial Council in eastern Nangarhar Province have left six persons including five attackers a front line in Washington’s war against al-Qaeda, em- dead and injured seven others, including a police and six civilians on Tuesday, officials confirmed.X — inhua bassy employees and US officials said on Tuesday. US officials in Washington confirmed the embas- Niger approves sy would close because of the unpredictable security Gunmen in Central Africa Republic situation in a country where a rebel group has seized sending troops control of the capital, Sanaa. free kidnapped government minister State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki de- to Nigeria to fight clined comment. But she noted that the embassy staff Bangui, 11 Feb — around a million displaced an anti-balaka stronghold, Boko Haram had been gradually reduced and said the safety of the Gunmen in Central African from their homes since the said his spokesman Tatiana personnel was a top priority. “We take steps in order Republic have freed the mainly Muslim Seleka re- Yangeko at the time. Niamey, 11 Feb — Ni- to make sure we do everything we can to protect that,” minister for youth and sport bels took power in March Yangeko said Sayo ger’s parliament has unan- she told a regular briefing. Reuters— who was kidnapped in Jan- 2013. was freed overnight. In imously approved sending uary, the minister’s spokes- The group gave up January, the anti-balaka troops to northern Nigeria France to close embassy in man said on Wednesday. power last year in the face denied they played a role in as part of a regional offen- Armel Ningatoloum of diplomatic pressure and Sayo’s kidnapping. sive against the Islamist Yemen over security concerns Sayo was kidnapped on 25 violence by the “anti-bala- Sayo was a senior of- Boko Haram insurgent January as part of a spate ka” militia, who are mainly ficer in the presidential Paris, 11 Feb — France will close its embassy in group that has staged sev- of hostage-taking linked to Christian or animist, but it guard before being arrested Yemen from 13 February due to security concerns and eral cross-border attacks the anti-balaka militia that still controls the northeast- by former president Fran- has asked its citizens to leave the country as soon as over the past week. included the brief kidnap- ern portion of the country. cois Bozize. possible, the embassy said on Wednesday. Security sources said ping of a UN staff member Sayo was returning He led a northern rebel “Given the latest political developments and for soldiers in Diffa, a town and a French charity work- from church with his wife group called “Revolution security reasons, the embassy asks you to temporarily on Niger’s border with Ni- er. and brother in north Ban- and Justice” but was named leave Yemen as quickly as possible,” the embassy said geria, shot dead a suicide The seizures highlight gui when four gunmen in minister in the 2014 peace in a statement on its website. bomber heading on foot insecurity in the impover- a taxi stopped his vehicle, deal in the former French It said the embassy would close from Friday until towards a military base and ished country where thou- shot in the air and seized colony. further notice.—Reuters warned that militants had sands have been killed and him before fleeing towards Reuters infiltrated groups of civil- ians who had crossed into Niger. How the Houthis drove Yemen into a political vacuum The government later Sanaa, 11 Feb — home to an active al-Qaeda sumed office after Arab In a lightning push which they say was emp- declared a 15-day state of When Yemen’s Houthi wing, is on the verge of be- Spring protests ousted through northern Yemen tying state coffers. Their emergency in the Diffa re- fighters scaled the rooftops coming a failed state. his predecessor, he never and into Sanaa last year, decision to dissolve parlia- gion with an 8 pm (1900 surrounding former presi- Even after the United would have guessed that the group took advantage of ment and set up an interim GMT) to 6 am (0500 GMT) dent Abd-Rabbu Mansour Nations managed to bring two years later he would be splits in the ruling and tribal government was denounced curfew. Hadi’s home, killed his political factions to the ne- under control of rebels who elite and of widespread an- as a coup by one political Nigeria, Niger, Cam- guards and put him under gotiating table again, two had overrun Sanaa and be- ger at years of government faction. eroon, Chad and Benin house arrest, they left no parties walked out, com- came Yemen’s new de fac- malfeasance. Reuters spoke to sourc- agreed at the weekend to doubt that negotiating a po- plaining of threats from the tor rulers. They portrayed their es close to Hadi to draw a send a joint 8,700-strong litical settlement with them Houthis. Hadi tried to accom- move as a “people’s revo- picture of what led Hadi to force to battle the Nigeri- would be difficult. “The problem isn’t in modate the rebels even after lution” against corruption leave office.—Reuters an Boko Haram, which has The actions of the selecting a new president ... they took over the capital killed thousands of people Shi’ite Muslim fighters but it’s tied to the militias’ in September, but the cri- and kidnapped hundreds have drawn criticism from control of the capital and sis reached a critical point more in a jihadist cam- across Yemen’s political on decision-making,” said in mid-January that began paign to carve out a medi- spectrum, especially after Abdullah Noman, secretary with battles at the presiden- eval-style caliphate. their declaration on Friday general of the leftist Nasser- tial palace and brought Ha- Nigeria has postponed that they were dismissing ist party. di’s resignation. its 14 February presidential the national assembly and “So any new president The Houthis began as election by six weeks, cit- would form a new govern- will be at the mercy of these a revivalist group for Yem- ing security concerns. ment. militias who are still hold- en’s Zaydi Shi’ite Muslim In the last few days, The move, condemned ing Hadi, the prime minister sect in the north, before Niger has massed more by Washington and Gulf and a number of officials morphing over the past than 3,000 troops in Diffa Arabs, has added to fears in under house arrest,” he add- decade into a revolutionary on its southeastern frontier the United States and neigh- ed. movement with national with Nigeria, awaiting ap- bouring oil giant Saudi Ara- Indeed when the ambitions, and an ally of Houthi fighters ride a patrol truck in Sanaa proval to go on the offen- bia that Yemen, which is 69-year-old president as- Iran. on 10 Feb, 2015.—Reuters sive.—Reuters 12 Thursday, 12 February, 2015 World Massachusetts struggles to remove snow after massive storms

Boston, 11 Feb — Commonwealth back to exasperation at Tuesday’s Massachusetts officials work and we need to get shut-down, intended to al- called out National Guard our kids back to school,” low crews to clear snow troops on Tuesday to help Baker told reporters, adding from above-ground tracks dig out from a trio of mas- that his counterparts in New after three trains loaded sive snowstorms in the past York and Vermont had with commuters were evac- two weeks, noting that at agreed to lend heavy equip- uated due to snow-related least seven roof collapses ment to help with snow re- troubles. had been reported as a result moval. Baker also said he “I was surprised at the of the heavy accumulation. had approved the purchase MBTA shutdown. You The head of the Massa- of two snow-melting ma- can’t just shut down the chusetts Bay Transportation chines capable of melting city,” Ariel Freiberg, 32, Authority defended the de- 120 tons of snow per hour. of Somerville, said as she cision to shut Boston-area The city’s rail system waited at the main train sta- subways and rail service will reopen on a limited tion for an Amtrak train to as schools remained closed schedule on Wednesday, New York. The Amtrak ser- across much of the area. and public schools will hold vice was running at full ca- Some 500 National classes, Boston Mayor Mar- pacity despite the MBTA’s Guard troops were to de- ty Walsh told reporters. shutdown. ploy across eastern Mas- “We’ve been informed Heavy snow on tracks A pedestrian walks along a snow covered street during a winter snow storm in sachusetts to help clear the that the MBTA will be op- had caused trains to lose Boston, Massachusetts on Feb, 2015.—Reuters roughly 6 feet (1.8 metres) erating tomorrow on a lim- contact with the electrici- of snow that has fallen in ited schedule, as of right day afternoon but to order before the 7 pm shutdown. dling of the storm. ty-carrying third rail across the past two weeks, Massa- now,” Walsh said. all rail services shut down, “We do not control The train system car- the system’s 800 miles chusetts Governor Charlie Beverly Scott, general an announcement that came Mother Nature,” Scott told ries about 950,000 riders on (1,290 kilometres) of tracks, Baker told reporters. manager of the MBTA, said right before the evening reporters, visibly angry a typical weekday. prompting the shutdown, “We need to get the she had no choice on Mon- rush hour and a few hours about criticism of her han- Commuters expressed Scott said.—Reuters Some 300 migrants missing at sea, feared dead: UN agency Russia preparing new Rome, 11 Feb — An brought them to the Italian dinghy that had also left ture hovering just a few trum, due to concerns over estimated 300 people island of Lampedusa on Libya on Saturday and was degrees above zero. costs. humanitarian probably died this week Wednesday morning. missing, Barbara Molinar- Twenty-nine from that Pope Francis on after attempting to reach They are the only io, a spokeswoman for the dinghy died of hypother- Wednesday told pilgrims aid convoy Italy from Libya in stormy known survivors from UNHCR, told Reuters. mia in the 18 hours it took in St Peter’s Square that for Donbas weather, the UN refugee their two boats, leaving In an incident appar- the coast guard to ferry he was “following with agency said on Wednesday more than 200 unaccount- ently related to yet another them to Italy. concern the news out of citizens after speaking to a handful ed for, they told represent- boat full of migrants, the The recent deaths at Lampedusa”, saying he of survivors. atives of the United Na- Italian coast guard picked sea have reignited criti- would pray for the victims Moscow, 11 Feb — An Italian tug boat tions High Commissioner up 105 people on Sunday cism of Italy’s decision and “again encourage soli- Russia’s Emergencies Min- rescued 9 people who for Refugees (UNHCR). in extremely dangerous last year to end a full-scale darity so that those in need istry has started preparing had been on two differ- The survivors said sea conditions near to Lib- search-and-rescue mis- are rescued”. the next humanitarian aid ent boats on Monday and there had been a third large ya and with the tempera- sion, known as Mare Nos- Reuters convoy for the war-torn eastern Ukraine, the min- istry’s press service said on Vucic: I expect Sandstorm continues to hit Mideast Wednesday. “The Emergencies negotiations with EU with ports closed, flights grounded Ministry currently contin- Cairo / Jerusalem, 11 closed. Electricity went out two airports serve mainly ues delivering humanitar- Feb — A sandstorm contin- in some 400 villages. domestic flights. ian cargos to the Rostov to open soon ues to blow hard in parts of As many as six air The sky over Jerusa- Region where the next Belgrade, 11 Feb — the Middle East on Wednes- flghts, including internation- lem and other major cit- convoy of vehicles is be- Serbian Prime Minister day, where authorities have al and local ones, were told ies turned yellow, causing ing formed for the citizens Aleksandar Vucic said on remained sea ports closed to change their routes, and limited visibility. However, of the Donetsk and Lu- Tuesday that he expects and briefly grounded flights. to land in Sharm El-Sheihk the flights at Israel’s main hansk regions,” a ministry negotiations on Serbia’s ac- In Egypt, the dusty international airport instead international airport, Ben spokesperson said. cession to the European Un- wind has caused serious of Cairo airport, which were Gurion Airport outside Tel Later on Wednesday, ion (EU) to open soon. lack of sight along the de- shut down briefly. Aviv, were not affected by the ministry’s aircraft will During the first confer- sert roads. In Cairo, skies In the coastal city of the storm. deliver a humanitarian car- ence of a new project titled Serbian Prime Minister turned yellow while the Alexandria, the wind broke Descended over the go of more than 70 tons Belgrade Dialogues (Be- Aleksandar Vucic sun has almost been blot- a window, which acciden- country late on Tuesday, the from the Ramenskoye air- ogradski dijalozi), Vucic nomic field and had lauded ted out, yet people’s daily tally fell on the neck of a dust storm also disrupted field near Moscow to Ros- said that he thought that the the economic measures and actions in the capital go on child, who died later. traffic and raised air pollu- tov-on-Don, in southern first chapters to be opened reforms undertaken by the as usual. Israel has also been tion to levels 50 times high- Russia. could be Chapters 23 and government. “I believe that The storm has also hit by the developing sand- er than usual. The cargo mainly 24, aimed at fully introduc- the international communi- raised wave levels in both storm. The country tem- A spokesperson for Is- consists of medicines and ing the rule of law in Serbia. ty will recognize the efforts the Red and Mediterranean porarily shut down two rael’s Meteorological Ser- medical appliances, which “I expect the first chap- that Serbia is making in the seas, and has thus halted the airports and suspended all vice said the sandstorm car- will be then loaded on the ters to be opened very soon,” political sphere,” he said. marine activities. domestic flights Wednesday ries dust from North Africa vehicles in Rostov-on-Don said the prime minister, In the latest round of Weather forecasters ex- morning as the sandstorm and is moving through parts that are to become part of stressing at the same time dialogue on the normaliza- pect that the awful weather hit the country, the Israel of the Middle East. the convoy. that “what we will do with tion of relations with Pris- would go on storming most Airport Authority said in a Lebanon is another Since mid-August the country and how much tina in Brussels last night, of the country throughout statement. victim. In Beirut, the storm 2014, Russian convoys we will be able to change the Belgrade delegation had the day, with temperatures Flights to and from brought heavy winds, rain have delivered to Donbas is far more important than long and difficult talks and going down and raindrops the Red Sea resort city of and snow to the moun- more than 18,000 tons of just opening the chapters.” they did everything they in the coastal cities. Eilat were grounded, and tains. According to weather humanitarian aid, main- Vucic said that the interna- could to come to an agree- On Tuesday, because later one Eilat’s airpot and forecasters in Lebanon, the ly foodstuffs, medicines, tional community had al- ment on the judiciary issue, of the sandstorm, fisher- a small airport in Tel Aviv speed of the wind reached building materials and pri- ready recognized the efforts Vucic said. men had to stay put, and a were shut down, according 100 km per hour (60 mph). mary necessity items. Serbia had made in the eco- Tanjug total of six ports have been to the Airport authority. The Xinhua Itar-Tass Thursday, 12 February, 2015 13 ADVERTISEMENT & general Claims Day Notice Claims Day Notice Claims Day Notice MV morotai VOY No (yf 256R) MV kota tampan VOY No (tpn617) MV esm cremona VOY No (117w) Consignees of cargo carried on MV morotai Consignees of cargo carried on MV kota Consignees of cargo carried on MV esm VOY No (yf 256R) are hereby notified that the tampan VOY No (tpn617) are hereby notified that cremona VOY No (117w) are hereby notified that vessel will be arriving on 12.2.2015 and cargo will the vessel will be arriving on 12.2.2015 and cargo will the vessel will be arriving on 13.2.2015 and cargo will be discharged into the premises of m.i.p where it will be discharged into the premises of h.p.t where it will be discharged into the premises of m.i.p where it will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now declared as the third day after final discharge of now declared as the third day after final discharge of now declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo from the Vessel. cargo from the Vessel. cargo from the Vessel. No claims against this vessel will be admitted No claims against this vessel will be admitted No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Claims Day. after the Claims Day. after the Claims Day. Shipping Agency Department Shipping Agency Department Shipping Agency Department Myanma Port Authority Myanma Port Authority Myanma Port Authority Agent for: M/s advance container Agent for: M/s orinet overseas Agent for: M/s cma cgm lines container lines Phone No: 2301185 Phone No: 2301185 Phone No: 2301185 THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR Claims Day Notice Road pileup MINISTRY OF ENERGY MV chindwin star VOY No (1003) kills seven in MYANMA OIL AND GAS ENTERPRISE Consignees of cargo carried on MV chindwin (INVITATION FOR OPEN TENDER) star VOY No (1003) are hereby notified that the north China vessel will be arriving on 12.2.2015 and cargo will Taiyuan, 11 Feb — A (2/2015) road pileup left seven peo- Open tenders are invited for supply of the following respective items in United be discharged into the premises of m.i.p where it will ple dead and another two States Dollars and Myanmar Kyats. lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject injured on Tuesday in north Sr.No Tender No Description Remark to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. China’s Shanxi Province, (1) IFB-143(14-15) Spares for Kenworth Oil Field Truck (14) Items US$ Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 local government said on (2) IFB-144(14-15) 1500 Series Well Head Equipment & Accessories US$ am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day Wednesday. (2) Sets now declared as the third day after final discharge of The traffic accident in Lanxian County was (3) IFB-145(14-15) Spares for Down Hole Equipments (8) Items US$ cargo from the Vessel. caused by collision of a (4) IFB-146(14-15) 273 KW Gas Engine Driven Generating Set (1) Set US$ No claims against this vessel will be admitted heavy-duty truck and three (5) DMP/L-030(14-15) Portable Fire Pump with Engine and Fire Assembly Ks after the Claims Day. sedans at 5:50 pm, said the (3) Lots Shipping Agency Department county government’s infor- (6) DMP/L-031(14-15) 33 KV GCB Complete Set and 33 KV Current Ks Myanma Port Authority mation office. Transformer (2) Items Agent for: M/s continetal shipping The injured are in sta- (7) DMP/L-032(14-15) Motor for SAFE and Intermech Compressor (2) Nos Ks ble condition. The cause of (8) DMP/L-033(14-15) 185mm2, 4 Core, XLPE Cable (50) Meter Ks LINE PTE LTD Phone No: 2301185 the collision is being inves- (9) DMP/L-034(14-15) SAE 15 W 40 Diesel Engine Oil (API-CF4) (1) Lot Ks tigated.—Xinhua Tender Closing Date & Time - 9-3-2015, 16:30 Hr Tender Document shall be available during office hours commencing from 9th Feb- HK court convicts boss of torturing domestic helper ruary, 2015 at the Finance Department, Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise, No (44) Com- plex, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise Ph.+95 67- 411097/411206 Ministry of Energy Myanma Petroleum Products Enterprise Invitation for Opened Tender (1/2015) 1. Open tenders are invited for supply of the following respective items in United State Dollars (CIF Yangon). Sr.No Tender No Description Qty Remark (1) MPPE/MCY/CAP/T/7 Petroleum Products Testing 1 Lot USD (2014-2015) Equipment (Brand New) (ASTM Standard) For Mobile Fuellab (2) MPPE/MCY/CAP/T/8 120 IGPM Fuel Transfer 3 sets USD (2014-2015) Centrifugal Pump (Engine Driven) 2. Tender Closing Date & Time - 10-3-2015, 12:00Hrs 3. Tender documents are available at our office starting from 11-2-2015 during Supporters of Indonesian domestic helper Erwiana Sulistyaningsih (3rd from L) office hours and for further detail please contact: Phone : 067-411487. hold a Press conference in Hong Kong on 10 Feb, 2015, after the District Court Planning Department convicted Law Wan-tung, Erwiana’s employer for eight months in 2013, of Myanma Petroleum Products Enterprise torturing her. Erwiana’s plight put the international spotlight on the “slave-like” Ministry of Energy, No (6) Complex, Nay Pyi Taw working conditions for many live-in maids in Hong Kong.—Kyodo News Two killed, 65 injured in 100-car pileup near Advertise Weather report S Korea main airport BAY INFERENCE: Weather is generally fair in the with us! Andaman Sea and partly cloudy to cloudy in the Bay Seoul, 11 Feb — Two seven were Chinese, five port city with an island of Bengal. people were killed and 65 Thais, two Vietnamese, where the airport is located. For inquries to place FORECAST VALID UNTIL EVENING OF THE injured, seven seriously, on two Japanese, one Russian, South Korean police an advertisement in 12th February, 2015: Light rain are likely to be iso- Wednesday morning in a one Bangladeshi and one believe the initial pileup the GNLM, lated in Upper Sagaing Region, Kachin and Shan pileup involving about 100 Swiss national. Both fatal- was caused by a collision States, weather will be partly cloudy in the remaining vehicles in foggy weather on ities were South Koreans. between an airport limou- Please email a bridge near Incheon Inter- The accident occurred sine bus and a passenger [email protected] Regions and States. Degree of certainty is (60%). STATE OF THE SEA: Seas will be moderate in national Airport, police said. around 9:40 am on the car on an icy stretch of the (+95) (01) 8604532 Myanmar waters. Yonhap News Agency Seoul-bound side of the road, Yonhap said. said among those injured bridge linking the western Kyodo News 14 Thursday, 12 February, 2015 entertainment Jon Stewart leaving Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show’ honour of my profession- endure for years to come,” journalists and other pub- al life, and I thank you for Comedy Central President lic figures, especially on watching it, for hate-watch- Michele Ganeless said in a the conservative end of the ing it, whatever reason you statement. Stewart replaced spectrum, has made him a are tuning in for.” Craig Kilborn roughly 15 darling of the political left. The announcement years ago as host of the late- Young adult viewers came after Comedy Cen- night cable programme, form the core of his fan tral’s other big name, for- which has won Peabody base. In a 2004 poll by the mer “Daily Show” con- and Emmy awards. Pew Research Centre for tributor Stephen Colbert, “17 years is the longest the People and the Press, 21 ended his tenure as star of I have ever in my life held percent of respondents aged companion show “The Col- a job, by 16 years and five 18 to 29 cited “The Daily bert Report” and left the months,” Stewart said on Show” as a regular source network in December to Tuesday’s broadcast. of political news. succeed the retiring David “The upshot there be- A two-time Oscar host Letterman as host of the ing I am a terrible employ- who has branched out into “Late Show” on CBS. ee. But in my heart, I know the movie industry, Stewart The New York-based it is time for someone else made his directorial debut “The Daily Show,” which to have that opportunity,” with the film “Rosewater” airs weeknights at 11 pm he added, prompting boos last year. on the Viacom Inc-owned from the audience. Beginning his show Comedy Central, is expect- “The Daily Show” av- business career in stand- ed to continue, the network erages slightly more than up comedy in New York, said, but a replacement 1 million viewers a night, Stewart took his satirical Director Jon Stewart arrives at the Canadian premiere of “Rosewater’’ at the for Stewart has yet to be a far smaller audience than humour to MTV in 1993, Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto on 8 Sept, 2014. —Reuters named. his late-night competition where he hosted “The Jon Los Angeles, 11 Feb “The Daily Show” later this ic plans for his next career “Through his unique on broadcast networks, but Stewart Show.” — Comedian Jon Stewart, year, he told his studio au- move, but was thankful for voice and vision, ‘The Stewart became dispropor- “The Daily Show” famed for his biting tele- dience at the end of Tues- the opportunity to host the Daily Show’ has become tionately influential in US has been a launchpad for vision satire of politicians day night’s episode. programme. a cultural touchstone for politics and culture. several comedians besides and the media, will leave Stewart, 52, who has “It’s been an absolute millions of fans and an His lampooning of Colbert, among them Steve his job as host of Comedy starred on the show since privilege,” said an emotion- unparalleled platform for elected and would-be of- Carell and John Oliver. Central’s parody newscast 1999, said he had no specif- al Stewart. “It’s been the political comedy that will fice-holders, broadcast Reuters Angelina Jolie opens UK centre to fight Australia granted wildcard entry to 2015 warzone violence against women Eurovision Song Contest London, 11 Feb — she sits on the floor in a Canberra, 11 Feb — The move does have siasm for the contest has Hollywood actress-director makeshift tent,” she said. Australia has been invited a precedent, however, as been embraced by the Eu- Angelina Jolie has opened The girl was captured to join the glitz, glamour Australian singer Jessica ropean Broadcasting Un- Europe’s first academic by Isis as a slave, and re- and theatrics of the Euro- Mauboy made a guest ap- ion (EBU) and the 2015 centre to combat the bru- peatedly raped, Jolie said. vision Song Contest after pearance in 2014. host broadcaster ORF, who tality faced by women in “Now she may never be being granted a wildcard Australian ratings for have invited SBS to send warzones. Jolie, a special able to complete her educa- entry to this year’s event by the contest have soared in an artist to compete as a envoy for the UN high tion, or get married or have contest organizers. recent years, drawing an wild card entry for 2015 in commissioner for refugees a family, because in her The announcement average nightly viewership celebration of the 60th an- (UNHCR), has just re- society victims of rape are was broadcast on Austral- of over 750,000 people in niversary of the contest.” turned from northern Iraq, shunned, and considered ian television on Wednes- 2013 and over one million Those watching from where she met some of the shameful. To my mind, day morning, but Eurovi- in 2014. home will be able to get millions of refugees forced what we have begun today sion organizers were coy Australia’s Eurovision into the spirit of the con- to flee from their homes at LSE is for that Iraqi girl about the reasons for ad- broadcaster, SBS, released test, after it was announced due to Islamic State (Isis) and others like her,” she mitting Australia to a large- a statement on Wednesday that Australian fans will be violence, reported Guardi- added. ly European event — to be confirming the news. given the right to vote in an online. The new centre will held this year in Vienna. “The deal is a result of the proceedings. The 39-year-old moth- were to ask me who I think work to achieve the aims “It’s a daring and at the SBS’s ambition to increase A performer is yet er of six said students of this centre is for, I picture of the Preventing Sexual same time incredibly excit- Australia’s presence at Eu- to be announced by SBS, the centre on women, peace someone who is not in this Violence Initiative (PVSI), ing move. It is our way of rovision following the suc- however according to the and security at the Lon- room today. I think of a girl which Jolie and the for- saying ‘let’s celebrate this cess of Jessica Mauboy’s broadcaster’s Eurovision don School of Economics I met in Iraq three weeks mer UK foreign secretary party together’” said Jon performance last year in host Julia Zemiro, a deci- (LSE) had the chance to ago. She is 13-year-old, but William Haigh co-founded Ola Sand, Executive Su- Denmark,” the release said. sion will be made “very change the world. “If you instead of going to school, back in 2012.—PTI pervisor of the contest. “Australia’s enthu- shortly”.—Xinhua Ringo Starr announces Sony and Marvel to partner on Spider-Man movie th Los Angeles, 11 Feb — Sony Pictures and Marvel Stud- 18 album ies have reached a deal to partner on the next instalment of Los Angeles, 11 Feb — Beatles icon Ringo Starr has the $4 billion (3 billion pounds) Spider-Man franchise, unit- revealed his 18th studio album will be out on 30 March ing the web-slinging superhero with Marvel’s comic book via Universal Records. The drummer’s album will con- universe. Kevin Feige, president of Walt Disney Co’s Mar- tain 11 original tracks, recorded by Starr and his All Starr vel Studios, will co-produce the next film set for July 2017 Band containing Steve Lukather, Todd Rundgren, Gregg release with Sony’s Amy Pascal, according to a statement Rolie, Richard Page, Warren Ham and Gregg Bissonette, from the firms. Under the agreement, the Spider-Man will reported the Rolling Stones magazine. also appear in an upcoming Marvel film, and Marvel char- There will also be guest appearances from Joe Walsh, acters, which include Iron Man, Thor and Captain America, Benmont Tench, Dave Stewart, Ann Marie Simpson, could appear in later Spider-Man films, the statement said. Richard Marx, Amy Keys, Peter Frampton, Nathan East, Sony Pictures Entertainment, a division of Sony Corp, and Glen Ballard among others. Starr will be inducted will continue to own the cinematic rights to Spider-Man, a into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April, while also Marvel superhero, the statement said. receiving the Award for Musical Excellence. “Spider-Man has more than 50 years of history in Mar- “It means recognition. Finally, the four of us are in vel’s world, and with this deal, fans will be able to experience the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame even though we were the Spider-Man taking his rightful place among other Super He- biggest pop group in the land,” he said.—PTI roes,” the statement said.—Reuters Thursday, 12 February, 2015 15 general Sky pays record 4.2 billion pounds for top Premier League rights, BT takes the rest ramped up the pressure on (12-2-2015 07:00 am~ 13-2-2015 07:00 am) MST Sky by winning the right to • Local News • Home Grown show all the live European Champions League match- • Shan Novices To Treasure ( Part-I ) es for three years from the Be… • World News 2015/16 season, forcing • World News • Home Grown Sky to up its game in the • Myanmar Union Day Treasure ( Part-II ) English auction to retain its • Local News • Local News position as a leading sports • Sai Htee Hseng Or An • Sai Htee Hseng Or broadcaster. Exceptional Music An Exceptional Scudamore said the Star From Shan Music Star From League had received a Plateaus ( IV ) Shan Plateaus ( III ) broad interest in its rights • Local News • World News but would not say who else • Myanmar Weaving • Wholesale Fish had bid to show the games, • World News • Local News which feature world-class • A Glance At A Naga • Oboist and His Life players such as Chelsea’s Family Life • World News Diego Costa, Manchester • Local News • Myanmar Agarwood United’s Robin van Per- • Beautiful Mon Choral • Local News sie and Arsenal’s Alexis A British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSkyB) work van is driven in west London Sanchez. Dance • MUUN on 25 July, 2014.—Reuters After three days of bid- • World News (Episode – I) L o n d o n , 11 Feb companies will shell out giants using football to ding, Sky won the right to • MURAL PAINTING • World News — Pay-TV group Sky a combined 5.14 billion draw and retain customers. show matches on Sunday BAGAN • Tea Leaves (SKYB.L) has agreed to pounds over three years, “These are huge com- afternoons and early Satur- • Local News • Local News pay 4.2 billion pounds to well above the 4 billion panies doing huge things in day games, while BT will show 126 live English Pre- pounds analysts had expect- a market that has gone way show Saturday evening mier League matches a ed and above the 3 billion beyond football,” Scuda- matches. season from 2016 to 2019, pounds paid for the current more said. “We went into the Pre- pressured by fierce rival BT contract. Sky, which is 39 Sky, has built its busi- mier League auction with (BT.L) to smash analysts’ percent-owned by Rupert ness around offering exclu- a clear objective and are (12-2-2015, Thursday) forecasts and secure the Murdoch’s 21st Century sive programming such as pleased to have secured the 6:00 am 12:35 pm best games. Fox (FOXA.O) and synon- premium sports and drama rights that we wanted,” Sky • Paritta by Hilly Region • Hluttaw Image After one of the most ymous with top-flight Eng- to customers who can also Chief Executive Jeremy Missionary Sayadaw 12:50 pm high-profile broadcast auc- lish football, said it would take telephony and broad- Darroch said. 6:30 am • Game for Children tions of recent times, the cut costs within the business band packages. Analysts at Bernstein • 68th Anniversary Union 1:20 pm Premier League said that and likely raise some prices But it has faced a far said they had been surprised Day Ceremony • Fine Arts-Boson of Sky had won five of the for customers to afford the greater challenge in recent by the 83 percent rise in (Live Broadcast) Dramatic Performance seven rights packages, in- new contract. years, since the deep-pock- Sky’s three-year deal. 7:30 am 3:00 pm cluding the most popular Premier League Chief eted BT copied its business “Sky is on a trajectory • Head Line News • News/ International Sunday afternoon matches Executive Richard Scuda- model by buying up broad- that is unsustainable if a 7:35 am News (Package) showing the likes of Man- more said he was surprised cast rights to attract cus- significant portion of the • Weekly Entertainment 4:35 pm chester United and Arsenal. by how much the matches tomers to its new superfast cost base must be expected 8:00 am • Documentary With BT paying 960 had fetched, but he noted broadband platform. to increase by such large • News/ International 5:00 pm million pounds to show 42 that the game was the ben- The 169-year-old tele- growth rates every three News • News games a season, the two eficiary of the two media coms company had already years,” they said.—Reuters 8:35 am 5:35 pm • People’s Talks • People’s Talks Moon objects found in astronaut 9:35 am 6:00 pm Van Gaal denies • Documentary • News / Weather Report Neil Armstrong’s closet (ASEAN) 6:35 pm FA misconduct charge 9:50 am • Documentary Washington, 11 Feb in a white stowage bag infor- • 68th Anniversary Union 7:00 pm — A treasure trove of ob- mally known as a McDivitt Day Programme • News jects that were supposed to Purse used aboard Eagle to 10:50 am 7:35 pm have been left behind after store items. • (100) Birthday • Current Affairs the first moon landing have “Needless to say, for Anniversary Bogyoke 8:00 pm turned up in the closet of Neil a curator of a collection of Aung San • News / International Armstrong, the first man to space artifacts, it is hard to 11:35 am News / Weather Report step onto the lunar surface, imagine anything more ex- • Science and 9:00 pm the Smithsonian Institution citing,” Needell wrote. Technology • News has said. The items were in- 12:00 noon • Hluttaw Image Armstrong died in Au- tended to be left behind on • News / International • Clever gust 2012 and his wife, Car- the moon but were instead News / Weather Report • Talk on Old Film ol, found the items from the brought back.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal 1969 lunar landing as she Needell said that as far was cleaning out one of his as he knew Armstrong had London, 11 Feb — the FA said on Twitter. home closets in Cincinnati, never discussed them and Manchester United manager “It is alleged his com- Allan Needell, a space histo- no one had seen them in the Louis van Gaal has denied ments constitute improper ry curator at the National Air 45 years since he returned (12-2-2015, Thursday) a Football Association mis- conduct in that they allege and Space Museum, wrote in to Earth. 6:00 am 8:40 am conduct charge relating to and/or imply bias on the a recent blog. According to mission • Sandaya Kun Zaw • TV Drama Series comments he made fol- part of the match referee Among the objects are transcripts, Armstrong de- Music Troupe 9:25 am lowing last month’s FA and/or bring the game into a camera that was mounted scribed the objects to astro- 6:20 am • Musical Programme Cup draw with Cambridge disrepute.” in the window of the Eagle naut Michael Collins, who • TV Drama Series 9:35 am United, the governing body United were held to a lunar module to record the stayed in orbit around the 6:45 am • ASEAN CULTURAL • TV Drama Series FAIR 2014 said on Tuesday. 0-0 draw by the fourth-tier landing and two waist teth- moon aboard the command 7:10 am “Louis van Gaal denies side but won the replay 3-0 ers. Armstrong used one of ship, as “just a bunch of trash • Fashion Show 9:45 am FA misconduct charge in at Old Trafford to set up the tethers to support his feet that we want to take back - 7:40 am • China in Myanmar relation to media comments a fifth-round tie away to during his rest period on the LM parts, odds and ends, • Myanmar Series Culturl Show and requests personal hear- Preston North End. moon, Needell said. and it won’t stay closed by 8:00 am 10:00 am • Myanmar Video ing, date to be confirmed,” Reuters The items were stashed itself.”—Reuters • TV Drama Series 9th Waning Day of Tabodwe 1376 ME Thursday, 12 February, 2015 Arsenal into top four as Spurs lose at Liverpool London, 11 Feb — Ar- signing Andrej Kramaric year. If they continue play- senal climbed into the top got his first goal for the ing like that they won’t be four with a laboured 2-1 club as they dominated the there much longer.” win over a spirited Leices- second half. Queens Park Rangers ter City while Liverpool Fourth-placed Arse- claimed their first points continued their push up the nal have 45 points from away from home this sea- Premier League table with 25 games — two clear of son with a 2-0 victory at a pulsating 3-2 victory at sixth-placed Spurs and Sunderland thanks to goals home to Tottenham Hot- three ahead of Liverpool from Leroy Fer and Bobby spur on Tuesday. in seventh — though they Zamora. Mario Balotelli’s first could be displaced by Hull City climbed out league goal for Liverpool Manchester United in fifth of the relegation zone with sealed a topsy-turvy game who host lowly Burnley on a 2-0 victory at home to at Anfield that they twice Wednesday. free-falling Aston Villa led through Lazar Mark- “The performance — courtesy of goals from ovic and a Steven Ger- wasn’t the best at times Nikica Jelavic and Dame rard penalty before being but we got the three points N’Doye — subjecting the Theo Walcott scores the second goal for Arsenal at Emirates Stadium

pegged back by the in-form and we ground it out in the Midlands side to a fifth suc- Editorial Section — (+95) (01)8604529 Advertisement & Circulation — ( +95) (01) 8604532 Harry Kane and Mousa end,” Arsenal goalscorer cessive league defeat in the on 10 Feb, 2015.—Reuters Dembele. Walcott told Sky Sports. process. have scored twice inside 13 tive save to keep out his Tottenham’s Kane, Arsenal, with a revital- “I can’t believe they’re At Anfield, striker minutes. rasping drive minutes later. fast becoming one the Pre- ised Mesut Ozil in a central bottom of the league as they Daniel Sturridge, on his First the England in- Liverpool were not to mier League’s most feared role, led 2-0 through Lau- played some very good first Premier League start ternational’s tame shot was be denied in the 15th min- forwards, restored parity rent Koscielny and Theo football. I think they’re one after a long-term injury, saved by Hugo Lloris be- ute though when Mark- for the visitors in the 26th Walcott before basement of the best teams who have was one of Liverpool’s fore the France goalkeeper ovic’s low shot squirmed minute with a neat turn and side Leicester’s record come to the Emirates this liveliest players and could made a stunning, instinc- past Lloris. low finish.—Reuters Dortmund’s Ronaldo slump hurts Real as in-form Messi drives Barca Reus extends world’s richest club by income and than in any other game this season gnlmdaily @gmail.com www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com newlightofmyanmar www.facebook.com/global the sense that Real’s season may in all competitions. be coming off the rails was height- Ronaldo’s poor form has deal to 2019 ened by the storm that blew up this prompted more speculation he week after Ronaldo threw a lavish may be carrying an injury and El Berlin, 11 Feb — Borussia 30th birthday party hours after the Pais newspaper reported he is still Dortmund winger Marco Reus defeat at the Calderon. suffering with the tendonitis in his signed a surprise two-year con- The Madrid club’s great ri- left knee that hampered him at the tract extension with the Bunde- vals Barca, by contrast, are on a World Cup finals in Brazil. sliga club until 2019 on Tuesday, nine-match winning streak in all Spanish media reported Real ending persistent speculation competitions led by club talisman president Florentino Perez held about a move to Spain or Eng- Lionel Messi, who Ronaldo beat crisis meetings with coach Carlo land at the end of the season. into second place in the Ballon Ancelotti and the squad this week. Reus, who had an inju- d’Or vote. To be sure, the team has been ry-plagued 2014 when he also Argentina captain Messi has hampered by injuries to key per- scored or assisted 14 La Liga goals formers including centre backs missed the World Cup which in 2015, at least twice as many as Sergio Ramos and Pepe and mid- Germany won, looked to be on any other player, while Ronaldo fielders Luka Modric and James his way out after Bayern Munich Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo sits on the pitch during their Spanish first division soccer match against Atletico Madrid at the has netted only four goals since the Rodriguez. revealed he had a buyout clause turn of the year. Saturday’s reverse was their Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, on 7 Feb, 2015.—Reuters in his contract, angering Dort- He was sent off for kicking a heaviest defeat since they were mund. Madrid, 11 Feb — When tugal captain is mired in a rare Cordoba player in a La Liga match thrashed 5-0 at Barca in Novem- With his club hovering in Real Madrid forward Cristiano slump, Real have been dumped on 24 January and cut a forlorn ber 2010 and they will need a rapid the relegation zone after a dis- Ronaldo collected his third FIFA out of the King’s Cup by Atletico figure when he returned for Satur- improvement if they are to defend mal first half to the season, spec- Ballon d’Or award last month he Madrid and their lead over Barce- day’s derby after a two-match ban. their European crown this term. ulation had been rife he would was enjoying a run of form that lona at the top of La Liga has been He had just one effort on goal, Their next outing is at home leave. was spectacular even by his stand- cut to a point after Saturday’s hu- his joint fewest in any 90-minute to Deportivo La Coruna on Satur- “I am happy to have extend- ards and the European champions miliating 4-0 drubbing at their city La Liga appearance, as Real at- day before they play their Cham- ed the contract,” Reus said in a were riding high. neighbours. tempted fewer shots (four) and pions League last-16, first leg at club video interview. “When Four weeks later and the Por- Alarm bells are ringing at the faced more shots on target (eight) Schalke 04.—Reuters I came here (in 2012) I said I wanted to do things. I have the feeling that it’s not over even in Hewitt offered one last hurrah on London’s grasscourts this situation.” London, 11 Feb — Former only play two tournaments this “We fall together and we champion Lleyton Hewitt will year, Queen’s and Wimbledon as win together, It is a decision for begin his preparations for his fi- well as the Davis Cup. life. I did not think about it that nal bow at Wimbledon this year “It took us roughly two sec- long for no reason.” at the Aegon Championships onds to decide to guarantee Lley- Dortmund did not reveal de- after organisers of the Queen’s ton a wild card!” said tournament tails of the deal but it reportedly Club grasscourt event guaran- director Stephen Farrow. teed the Australian a wildcard. Reuters does not include a buyout clause. The unusual move to hand out Dortmund, German cham- a wildcard before the entry list is Benjamin Becker of Germany pions in 2011 and 2012, are known is reward for the 33-year- celebrates after defeating struggling this season, lying in old former world number one who Lleyton Hewitt of Australia the relegation playoff spot and has won the Wimbledon warm-up during their men’s singles the news of the deal will further event four times. second round match at the boost their confidence after their Hewitt, who will retire after Australian Open 2015 tennis first win of the year on Saturday next year’s Australian Open, is tournament in Melbourne on 22 Jan, 2015.—Reuters “R/489 Printed and published at the Global New Light of Myanmar Printing Factory No. 150, against Freiburg. —Reuters winding down his career and will by the Global New Light of Myanmar Daily.” Yangon, Township, Nga Htat Kyee Pagoda Road, Bahan