Volume I, Number 122 11th Waxing Day of Tabodwe 1376 ME Friday, 30 January, 2015 4th GMS Environment Ministers’ Meeting held in Nay Pyi Taw

Vice President Dr Sai Mauk Kham poses for documentary photo with environment ministers of GMS countries at 4th Greater Mekong Subregion Environment Ministers’ Meeting.—Mna

naY PYi Taw, 29 environmental leaders, he illegal wildlife trade, ex- with a few inches of rain- extensive paddy fields had ed some written records as Jan—The Fourth Greater noted, gathered at the two cessive exploitation of fall resulting from deple- flourished between the 9th mentioning. Mekong Subregion Envi- meetings in a bid to devel- forest resources, popula- tion of forests in its imme- and 13th centuries and en- He also spoke of Shan ronment Ministers’ Meet- op a shared understanding tion explosion, unsustain- diate vicinity for excessive joyed a humid climate and State facing the similar ing took place here on of key natural capital is- able consumption patterns, collection of firewood to fertile soil. fate, saying that tigers used Thursday, with Vice Pres- sues and solutions. poverty and lack of public bake bricks. Tigers were once to be spotted at night in his ident Dr Sai Mauk Kham Myanmar boasts a awareness campaigns. He cited historical re- roaming in the plains and native town but now they addressing the meeting, of- great wealth of natural re- Bagan has now be- searchers as saying that forests of the region, but have become rare sights in ficials said. sources, with the vice pres- come an arid area, under- the ancient kingdom with now both tigers and forests thick forests. The meeting is aimed ident describing ecosys- going scarcity of water thousands of pagodas and have disappeared, he quot- (See page 3) at the continuous imple- tems and rich biodiversity mentation of the call for as ‘our natural capital’ and Japanese firms look for business relationships greater growth by minis- adding that these natural ters at the 3rd Environment assets provide people with with Myanmar counterparts in four areas Ministers’ Meeting held food, water, livelihood, of the Ministry of Indus- if the country continued to the director-general high- in Cambodia in 2011 and medicinal plants, biofuel, try, enabled both sides to develop its markets for Jap- lighted the importance of adding new momentum to building material, means of By Ye Myint enhance their business net- anese companies,” Nori- human-resources develop- action plans for the sub-re- natural hazard protection, Yangon, 29 Jan— works and relationships. yuki Yonemura, JMEIC’s ment in the sector, calling gion agreed at the Rio+20 and climate regulation. With a view to discover “Myanmar could have director-general, told The for putting more knowl- Conference, the vice pres- He admitted some de- business opportunities and access to provision of fi- Global New Light of My- edge and skills in the area ident said. pletion of the country’s potential partners in the nancial resources along anmar. to grow a skilled work- Senior government of- resources, citing massive areas of manufacturing, with know-how and tech- Expressing his view force. ficials and non-government development projects, information technology, nical expertise from Japan on Myanmar’s SME sector, (See page 9) logistics and services in Tender invited for Myanmar, 12 Japanese firms including Japan-My- building Fish & Meat Whole anmar Economy and In- vestment Centre (JMEIC) Sale Market in Insein held talks with Myanmar Yangon, 29 Jan— the project is to give all ex- counterparts at a busi- Ministry of Livestock, penses for the project. ness-matching event in Fisheries and Rural Devel- Applicants are to sub- Yangon on Thursday. opment has invited tender mit project proposals in- Mitsubishi Pencil Co., for building a meat and fish cluding estimated costs for Ltd, NiKKi Fron Co., Ltd, whole sale market in Insein the whole project, plans Encourage Co., Ltd and Township. for selling shops to sell- Kyushu Economic Fed- The announcement ers, prices of shops and eration were among the of the ministry stated that percentage of profit shares Japanese companies meet- the project will be imple- with MICA. ing Myanmar counterparts mented with joint venture Applicants are also with matching business in- system on 67.245 acres in urged to submit the mas- terests at the event in which Insein Township with My- ter plan and work schedule more than 140 Myanmar anmar International Co- for the project and to send SMEs were listed to ex- operation Agency of the their proposals to Ministry change talks with Japanese ministry. of Livestock and Fisheries counterparts. A business matching for SMEs in the fields of manufacturing, The announcement of by 12 am, on 11 February, The event organized information technology, logistics and services from Japan and Myanmar the ministry said a compa- 2015. by JMEIC and the SME takes place in Yangon on Thursday, aiming at establishing an understanding ny which would develop GNLM Development Department of the two markets.—Photo: Ye MYint 2 Friday, 30 January, 2015 Parliament Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Pyidaungsu Hluttaw discusses 2015-16 FY naY PYi Taw, 29 Jan service personnel. The med- — Members of Union lev- ical treatment for the people national planning bill, 2015 union budget bill el organizations explained will include basic package matters related to the 2015- and benefit package. on other expenditure. The 16 fiscal year national Member of Constitu- ministry earmarked to get planning bill and the 2015 tional Tribunal of the Un- K16.955 billion from four union budget bill at the Py- ion U Tin Myint sought ap- kinds of tax. The ministry idaungsu Hluttaw’s eighth proval from the Pyidaungsu will spend K241.968 bil- day session on Thursday. Hluttaw for K0.050 million lion on ordinary expend- Union Minister for ordinary income, K774.97 iture, K44.049 billion on Health Dr Than Aung ex- million of ordinary expend- capital expenditure and plained the ministry de- iture and K4.4 million of K32.803 billion on Fire manded K407.5 billion of capital expenditure for the Services Department. ordinary expenditure and tribunal. Deputy Minister K349.9 billion of capital Deputy Minister for for Religious Affairs Dr expenditure to spend the Home Affairs Brig-Gen Maung Maung Htay report- two-third of budget on pro- Kyaw Zan Myint said that ed that the ministry will viding medical treatment to the ministry will carry out spend K12,810.611 million the people and the one-third tasks spending K44.049 of ordinary expenditure of budget on extension of billion on capital expend- and K1565.496 million of building. The ministry plans iture, K33.713 billion on capital expenditure on the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw continues for eighth day session.—mna to spend K37 billion on cost construction, K8.209 bil- minister’s office, Religious of medical treatment for lion on machine and ma- Affairs Department, De- Propagation of the Sasana vada Buddhist Missionary approval of the Pyidaungsu over 900,000 government chinery and K2.126 billion partment for Promotion and and International Thera- University and sought the Hluttaw.—MNA Pyithu Hluttaw Amyotha Hluttaw Pyithu Hluttaw session discusses MPs debate Population Control appointment of law officers and Healthcare Bill drug eradication after the bill was debated at Maj Ye Wint Soe, a the Hluttaw today. representative from the Min- plans to appoint more law the Ministry of Home af- U Khin Maung Latt istry of Defence Services, officers. fairs, other related minis- of Rakhine State’s No. 6 has pointed out that there is However, the depu- tries, judicial authorities, constituency has suggested no sections for punishment ty attorney-general said and members of fire bri- to enact the bill as a law, for hindrances to the health there were still 229 vacant gade, Red Cross societies stressing the need for adopt- care services which would posts for deputy township and social organizations. ing policies which are adapt- be carried out in accordance law officers in the entire Deputy Minister for ed to situation of Myanmar with the law. country. A total of 150 law Home Affairs Brig-Gen as it is located between the He has suggested to officers recruited in 2013- Kyaw Zan Myint explained countries where population think about whether pun- 14 fiscal year completed the measures being tak- explosion is happening. ishments should be added to their training course at the en for eradication of drug U Khin Maung Latt U Zone Hlyal Htan of the bill. Central Civil Service Uni- abuse, future plans and co- of Rakhine State Chin State’s constituency U J Yaw Wu of Kachin Deputy Attorney- versity on 12 December operation with the interna- Constituency-6.—mna No. 2 and Dr Myint Naing State’s constituency No. General U Tun Tun Oo. and they were appointed to tional community. naY PYi Taw, 29 Jan— of Sagaing Region Constit- 12 has objected the Popula- vacant posts while another The two motions on mna The Speaker of Amyotha uency No. 3 have suggested tion Control Healthcare Bill 150 recruited in 2014-15 narcotic drug elimination Hluttaw decided to bring the to take time to be able to while Daw Khin Waing Kyi naY PYi Taw, 29 Jan fiscal year were still under were approved by the Py- Population Control Health- thoroughly make assess- of Yangon Region’s No. 1 — The Office of the Attor- training at the university, ithu Hluttaw session. care Bill back to Amyotha ment to the bill before en- constituency seconded it. ney-General of the Union according to the deputy at- MNA Hluttaw Bill Committee acting it. MNA appointed 600 law officers torney-general. (grade-4) over the period Two other represent- Construction of new Hanthawaddy International of five fiscal years, Depu- atives at the session sub- ty Attorney-General U Tun mitted motions urging the Tun Oo told the Pyithu government to form ward/ Airport planned to start this year der winner JGC-YONG- of-the-art air traffic and Hluttaw session on Thurs- village teams for preven- By Khaing Thanda Lwin day while he was respond- tion of drug abuse and to NAM-CAPE consortium communication equipment. ing to a question raised by crack down drug traffick- Yangon, 29 Jan — port project will begin this successfully held their first The project will be de- a representative who asked ing as a public campaign Construction of Hantha- year and come into opera- meeting on Monday. And, veloped on 9,690 acres of whether the office had enlisting personnel form waddy International Air- tion in early 2020, U Win they discussed project im- land near Kyauktaingkan Swe Tun, Director-Gen- plementation processes, Village in Bago region. It is Myanmar hands over chairmanship of eral of the Department of focusing air passengers de- located 80 kilometers north Civil Aviation (DCA), mand and traffic data. from Yangon. It will be the ASEAN Tourism Forum to the Philippines told the Global New Light The project will be fourth international airport

naY PYi Taw, 29 Jan The union minister met On 29 January evening, the of Myanmar. implemented with the 50 in Myanmar after the three — The ASEAN Tourism officials of travels and tours union minister delivered an The development of % stake from the Japa- existing airports—Yangon, Forum-2015 was held at companies home and abroad address at the closing of the project can begin after nese ODA loan and the Mandalay and Nay Pyi Myanmar International Con- at MICC-1. In the evening, forum 2015 and handover of conducting a ground sur- remaining stake from pri- Taw. Besides these three, vention Centre-1, here, from he attended the late night flag to the Philippines which vey by the Japanese group vate companies. It is es- Myanmar has 30 regional 22 to 29 January. function of Thai Tourism will host the 2016 forum and that will provide official timated to cost about 1.5 airports. Union Minister for Ho- Authority at Grand Amara attended the reception of development assistance billion U.S. dollars and Currently, the gov- tels and Tourism U Htay Hotel and Tourism Malay- Asian Trail Co Ltd. Deputy (ODA) loan to Myanmar, able to handle 12 million ernment has no plan to es- Aung viewed round the sia Gala Dinner of Malay- Minister Dr Tin Shwe hand- he added. passengers per year. It also tablish new airports in the press conference of ASEAN sia at Hotel Max. On 29 ed over the commemorative The organizing com- covers the construction of country, but plans to con- countries and local and for- January, he visited the local medal and chairmanship to mittee led by Union Min- runway on which Air Bus tinue renovation and repair eign tourism booths on 28 and foreign booths at tour- Mr. Arturo Boncato of the ister for Transport U Nyan (A380) can land and the of old ones, U Win Swe January. ism exhibition at MICC-1. Philippines.—MNA Tun Aung and the ten- installation of the state- Tun said.—GNLM Friday, 30 January, 2015 3 NatioN al 4th GMS Environment Ministers’ Vice President U Nyan Tun meets Thai prime minister Meeting held...

(from page 1) kok last year, saying the The disappearance of plan underlines improved tigers in many parts of his connectivity, competitive- region indicates the deple- ness and holistic approach- tion of biodiversity and es to health, education and ecosystem, he noted, call- environmental issues. ing for effective approach- He called for all GMS es to environmental con- countries and stakeholders servation in the context of to unlock investment op- individual countries. portunities to ensure food, He pointed the need to energy and water security provide local communities in the subregion and be- with incentives to better yond. management, preservation According to the vice and enhancement of their president, the Asian Devel- natural assets, and eco- opment Bank (ADB) has system services such as helped the GMS countries Reducing Emission from make significant progress Deforestation and Forest in infrastructural connec- Degradation (REDD). tivity, information and He also talked of communication technol- the Regional Investment ogy, transport and trade Framework Implementa- facilitation, human re- tion Plan 2014-2018 (RIF- sources development, and IM 2014-2018) made at the environmental conserva- 5th GMS Summit in Bang- tion.—MNA Vice President U Nyan Tun holds talks with Thai Prime Minister Mr Prayut Chan-o-cha.—mna

BaNgkok, 29 Jan— comed at the Suvarnabhu- and Social Security U Aye drugs and stimulant tablets UEC Chairman meets Vice President U Nyan Tun, mi International Airport by Myint, Chief Minister U and arrest of drug traffick- who also chairs the Myan- officials of the Prime Min- Myat Ko of Taninthayi Re- ers, according to the vice election sub-commissions, mar Joint High Level Com- ister’s Office of Thailand, gion, Deputy Ministers U president. mission for Implementation Myanmar Ambassador to Thant Kyaw, U Myo Aung, Then, the vice president political parties, CSOs in of Dawei Special Economic Thailand U Win Maung, Dr Maung Maung Thein, thanked the government of Zone and Related Projects, Military Attaché Brig-Gen U Soe Tint, and U Phone Thailand for close cooper- Kokang Self-Administered Zone arrived in Bangkok on Chit Swe and staff of the Swe, Deputy Governor of ation in migrant workers’ Lashio, 29 Jan—Offi- in the zone. Thursday morning to attend embassy and the military the Central Bank of Myan- affairs and requested the cials of election sub-com- The UEC Chairman the Third Meeting of My- attaché office. mar U Set Aung, Myanmar prime minister to urge en- missions at different levels, replied to queries raised by anmar-Thailand Joint High In the afternoon, the Ambassador to Thailand U trepreneurs in Thailand to staff of poll booths, mem- Chairman of Kokang Dem- Level Committee on com- vice president met with Win Maung and officials of provide health, social and bers of political parties, ocratic Party U Antony Su prehensive development in Prime Minister Mr Prayut Thailand. security guarantees to mi- civil society organizations and stressed the need for Dawei Special Economic Chan-o-cha of Thailand at At the meeting, the grant workers. and media are to abide by sub-commissions to coop- Zone area and adjacent ar- the prime minister’s office. vice president said that it is The vice president law, rules and work guide- erate among themselves for eas. Present at the meet- necessary to cooperate for also discussed promotion lines to be able to hold the successfully holding the The delegation led by ing were Union Minister border trade between the of tourism, investment of elections in a transparent elections.—MNA the vice president was wel- for Labour, Employment two countries as it can raise Thailand in special zones manner, Chairman of the the living standards of peo- in Myanmar, negotiations Union Election Commis- ple in border areas of both for construction of banks sion U Tin Aye said at the Student protesters arrive in Kyaukpadaung countries. on the Thaungyin River for meeting with members of Nay Pyi Taw, 29 Kyaukpadaung Township After holding talks, Dawei Special Eco- prevention of erosion and Leading Body of Kokang Jan—Student who staged on Thursday morning and they arrived at Thukha- nomic Zone is a strategic the second Myaway-Maesot Self-Administered Zone, protest against the National arrived in Kyaukpadaung wady monastery at 6.30 place as it is situated at the friendship bridge. district and township Education Law left Pyiau- at 3.45 pm marching along pm. western door of the southern Union Minister U Aye sub-commissions, political ngsan monastery in Popa, Popa-Kyaukpadaung Road. 040 economic corridor which Myint, Chief Minister U parties, CSOs and local links Greater Mekong Sub- Myat Ko and deputy min- people at the national thea- region and the Indian and isters attended the prelimi- tre in the Kokang Self-Ad- the Pacific Oceans while it nary coordination meeting ministered Zone, Shan is a route that can be relied of the high level committee State, on 28 January. on for development of all at the Four Seasons Hotel in The chairman said that countries along the corridor Bangkok. The meeting fo- the commission has re- which starts from Bum- cused on initial projects of leased an announcement to daung in Vietnam and ends the special economic zone, hold the general elections in Dawei, the vice president the main project, possibili- at the end of October or said. ties of Japanese investment early November this year, The vice president add- in the special economic adding that compilation of ed that he welcomed the zone and the master plan of voter list is being undertak- investment of Japan in the the project. In the evening, en as of November 2014 so special economic zone and the vice president visited as to enable the voters to expressed his hope for pos- the Myanmar Embassy in browse it through online. sibilities of linking Dawei Bangkok and greeted the He said that voter edu- to railroad network from ambassador, the military at- cation will be disseminated Cambodia to be jointly built taché, staff and families. through media such as TV, by Japan and Thailand. The vice president left pamphlets and billboards. Thailand and Myanmar Yangon on Thursday morn- Chairman of the elec- are achieving success in ing. He was seen off at the tion sub-commission of the Student protesters marching along Popa-Kyaukpadaung Road to anti-drug efforts as authori- airport by the Yangon Re- zone U Wam Kwe Kyin re- Kyaukpadaung.—040 ties from the two countries gion Chief Minister and ported on electoral process cooperate for seizures of party.—MNA 4 Friday, 30 January, 2015 LOCAL NEWS Mandalay Region government honours outstanding persons in respective fields

Mandalay, 29 Jan — A ceremony to present cer- Mohnyin tificates of honour and gifts to those for excellent per- formances in Mandalay Re- gion in 2014 was held at the city hall in Mandaaly on 28 January, with an address by Patheingyi Chief Minister of Mandalay Mandalay Region U Ye Myint. Nyaungshwe An official explained excellent performance of Tatkon outstanding persons in their Nay Pyi Taw fields. The chief minister pre- sented certificates of honour Myanaung and awards to Ashin Pada- va of Doepinaung Kantha Yangon Parahita monastery from PyinOoLwin Township in social affairs, U Than Zaw Myint of Electricity Supply Myint Than, three outstand- in social field, and Region Win of Internal Revenue Enterprise in the manage- ing persons in agricultural Minister U Kyaw Hsan, Dawei Department, Daw Mu Mu ment field. field and one in livestock three social organizations in Wai of Budget Department, Region Minister U breeding field, Region Min- social field. U Nay Aye of Irrigation Kyaw Myint gave certifi- ister Dr Myint Kyu, four The chief minister Department, U Thurein Ko cates and gifts to three out- schools in education field, hosted a luncheon to the Today’s Ko Kyaw of Irrigation De- standing persons in industri- Region Minister U Aung outstanding persons. partment and U Sein Win al field, Region Minister U Moung, four organizations Tin Maung (Mandalay) MyanMar Maintenance of bicycles earns income for families news siTes

TaTkon, 29 Jan — Local people in both urban and rural areas of Tatkon Town- Township Cooperative ship use bicycles and motorcycles for their transport as inter-village roads have emerged one after another. Department disburses Most of the students use bicycles in go- ing to the schools. loans to cooperative Some technicians open servicing shops for bicycles at junctions near markets and societies busy places. They can earn about K4,000 per day for maintenance and repairing of bicycles. Tin Soe Lwin (Township IPRD) Local people focus on environmental conservation at Inlay Lake nyaungshwe, 29 Jan Sanctuary Administrator lake. The local authorities battery short circuit can de- — Local people arrested Office. and people from Chaung- plete creatures in the lake three fishermen who caught Three fishermen My- shae Village arrested them and destroy wetland eco- fish with battery short cir- int Swe, 53, Po Kyar, 28 and handed over to offi- system process. cuit in Inlay Lake on 25 and Hsan Oo, 22 caught cials. The administrator of- January and handed over fish with the use of battery Inlay Lake is an en- fice opened files against Myanaung, 29 Jan — The township adminis- them together with related and two motorboats near vironmental conservation three fishermen under the A ceremony to disburse trator, Chairman of Town- equipment to Inlay Lake Minchaung Village in the area. Catching of fish with law.—Township IPRD loans to cooperative soci- ship Development Sup- eties in Myanaung Town- porting Committee U Than A 25-member business ship was held at the hall Aye, Staff Officer U Myint delegation who had of Township Cooperative Kyaw of Cooperative De- attended the Training Department in Myanaung, partment and the chairman Program on Business Ayeyawady Region, on 26 of Township Cooperative January. Syndicate presented loans Management for the Township Adminis- to the societies. service industry, ENMS trator U Min Min Tun and They shared K96.256 (182) in Japan seen at Staff Officer of Township million to cooperative so- Yangon International Cooperative Department cieties in Myoma station, Airport on 25 January U Myint Kyaw explained K128.81 million to Tarkh- to join the workshop on disbursement of loans for wa/Htan station, K132.704 business management cultivation of cold season million to Kanaung station for the service industry in crops and urged members and K222.728 million to Japan from 27 January of the societies to effi- Taungyoe station. ciently spend the loans on Win Bo (Township to 5 February.—Mna cultivation. IPRD) Friday, 30 January, 2015 5 LocaL News People get Kachin State government knowledge of gives certificates, cash vocations and assistance of President to skills for life older persons in training MohnYin, 29 Jan — K200,000 presented by Dawei, 29 Jan — Or- Kachin State Ministers pre- the President to U Shwe ganized by education Pro- sented certificates of hon- Kwan in Nanma Village, ject manager Mrs Terese of our and cash assistance to Mohnyin Township. Norwegian Refugee Coun- 84 senior citizens of above The minister hand- cil, the NRC vocation and 100 years old at their resi- ed over cash assistance of skills for life course No 3 dences in Kachin State. the President and cabinet was opened at the techni- On 28 January, State members and K50,000 cal high school in Dawei, Minister for Finance U provided by the state gov- Taninthayi Region, on 27 Nyunt Aung gave a cer- ernment to the older per- January. tificate of honour and sons.—GNLM-001 Taninthayi Region Minister for Security and LBVD conducts basic livestock breeding workers courses Border Affairs Col Zaw Lwin delivered an address, Dawei, 29 Jan — Under the Phyo Maung gave lectures on duty and the manager made a supervision of Taninthayi Region and functions of the department speech. Livestock Breeding and Veteri- and ministry, livestock breeding Trainees sang a song nary Department, the rural region on a manageable scale, pest free at entitled “Simple Life”. basic livestock breeding workers ranches, making feedstuffs, bio-se- It was attended by was opened at the hall of the re- curity measures, use of animal vac- Taninthayi Region Kay- gion department on 26 January. cination, studies in pest prevention, in National Race Affairs Head of Region LBVD Dr control of animal diseases, live- Minister U Saw Harvey, Nyan Lin delivered a speech stock breeding banking system, in- officials of KNU, UNHCR while Head of Dawei District De- tegrated farming and animal health field officer U Than Maung partment Dr Tin Htay explained development law. and officials. the purpose of course and its dis- Similar courses are being con- Altogether 120 train- ciplines. ducted at seven townships in the ees from Dawei District are Head of Region Department region. attending the course up to Dr Nyan Lin, District Department Local youth are attending the April. Head Dr Tin Htay, Head of Town- courses from 26 January to 10 Feb- Po Shwe Thun ship LBVD Dr Thein Zaw Min, ruary. (Dawei) Dr Thaung Myat San and Dr Pyae Po Shwe Thun (Dawei) Immigration officer More than 630 tourists from Cruise presents citizenship scrutiny cards to students Liner Azamara Quest visit Yangon Yangon, 29 Jan — tions, he said. in giving services to the ists. The cruise liner left in Launglon Tsp Under the arrangements Director U Sein Win, tourists. During a three- Thilawa Port on 26 Janu- of Myanmar Voyages In- in-charge of Aureum Pal- hour period, they conduct- ary for Phuket of Thailand. ternational Tourism Co ace Hotel and Kandawgyi ed the traditional costume Director U Sein Win Ltd, cruise liner Azamara Palace Hotel, said that show, Myanmar cow show and Captain of the liner Mr Quest with more than 630 they used over 200 staff in and skill demonstration of Mangus extended gifts. tourists from 30 countries providing traditional foods Chinlone event. Moreover, Myanmar expects ar- arrived at Thilawa Port, to the tourists. Depart- the staff made Myanmar rival of about 4.5 million here, at 5.30 pm on 24 Jan- ments concerned and ho- traditional foods in a short tourists in 2015. uary. The tourists visited tel servicemen cooperated time for the tastes of tour- Aung Thura Yangon three days. On 24 January evening, Myanmar tradi- tional dances were pre- sented to tourists. They were served with Myan- mar traditional foods at the People’s Square in Yan- gon. Dawei, 29 Jan — Staff BEHS Branch in Thakyet- Managing Director U Officer U Maung Maung taw Village on 26 January. Thet Lwin Toe of Myan- and staff of Launglon Region Hluttaw MP U mar Voyages International Township Immigration Kyaw Htwe, Staff Officer Tourism Co Ltd said that and National Registration U Maung Maung, Kyaukn- according to the requests Department together with imaw BEHS Headmistress of tourists, evening events Taninthayi Region Hlut- Daw Tin Tin Wah and U were held in Japan, Thai- taw representative U Kyaw Saw Morris of NRC pre- land and Myanmar. Simi- Htwe and officials of Nor- sented CSCs to 43 students lar events were held three wegian Refugee Council from Kyauknimaw BEHS times from 2013 to 2015. (NRC) issued citizenship and 64 at Thakyettaw Presentation of Myanmar scrutiny cards to students BEHS Branch. culture and serving of My- at Basic Education High Po Shwe Thun anmar traditional foods School in Kyauknimaw and (Dawei) could win tourists’ attrac- 6 Friday, 30 January, 2015 regional Indian PM fires top diplomat, French co-pilot flying AirAsia jet tightens grip over policy before crash—investigators ew elhi N D , 29 Jan — Indian Prime Jakarta, 29 Jan — Safety Committee (NTSC) cockpit voice and flight Minister Narendra Modi has fired the coun- The French first officer of investigator Mardjono Sis- data recorders showed that try’s highest ranking diplomat and replaced an AirAsia (AIRA.KL) wosuwarno, referring to first the plane had been cruising her with India’s ambassador to the United passenger jet that crashed officer Remi Plesel. at a stable altitude before States, a day after a successful visit by US into the sea last month was “The captain, sitting to the accident. The aircraft President Barack Obama. at the controls just prior to the left, was the pilot moni- was in sound condition Modi’s appointment of Subrahman- the accident, Indonesia’s toring.” Captain Iriyanto, 53, when it took off, and all yam Jaishankar as foreign secretary, the lead investigator said on was believed to have taken crew members were prop- top bureaucrat at the foreign ministry, un- Thursday. over control of the aircraft erly certified, they said. derscores the prime minister’s control over Data from the black from Plesel when it started “The plane was flying foreign affairs. box flight data recorder to ascend and then descend before the incident within But his abrupt sacking of Sujatha Sin- has provided the accident sharply, officials said. The the limits of its weight and gh, the foreign secretary appointed by the probe with a “pretty clear cause of AirAsia’s first fa- balance envelope,” Mard- previous Congress administration, was crit- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi picture” of what happened tal crash, which occurred jono said. “While the flight icised by the Congress party. in the last moments of around 40 minutes into the crew had valid licences and Since he swept to power last year, in New York for an alleged visa fraud. AirAsia Flight QZ8501, flight, was still unknown. medical certificates.” Modi has virtually taken over the reins of Ties hit their lowest level in a decade. but officials offered few Investigators said the Reuters foreign policy, beginning with an unprec- Since then, Modi has moved rapidly details. edented invitation to regional leaders to at- to rebuild ties with Washington, putting The Airbus (AIR.PA) tend his inauguration and followed by high behind his own embarrassment at being A320 vanished from radar profile meetings with the leaders of United denied a visa for a decade for religious screens in bad weather on States, China, Japan and Australia. violence in the state he governed earlier. 28 December, less than Singh was asked to step down from the He went on a state visit last Septem- halfway into a two-hour post, the government said late on Wednes- ber, building a relationship with Obama flight from Indonesia’s day, with seven months to go before retire- and then hosting him as the guest of hon- second-biggest city of ment. The last time the head of the elite our at this week’s Republic Day Parade, Surabaya to Singapore. All foreign service was removed was in the late the first US president to do so. 162 people on board were 1980s. “Why have you replaced the head of Jaishankar, credited with helping killed. the foreign service so unceremoniously,” Modi turn around the relationship, said “The second-in-com- Manish Tewari, a leader of the Congress his job was to carry out the government’s mand, popularly known party said. “The government needs to ex- priorities. “A big responsibility. I am hon- as the co-pilot, who usu- plain.” oured that I have been assigned this re- ally sits to the right of the Warning alarms in AirAsia flight QZ8501 were During Singh’s tenure under the pre- sponsibility,” he told reporters as he took cockpit. At the time, he “screaming” as the pilots desperately tried to stabilise the vious administration, India and the United charge. Jaishankar has previously been was flying the plane,” said plane just before it plunged into the Java Sea last month, States were embroiled in a diplomatic row ambassador to China and Singapore. head National Transport a crash investigator said on Wednesday.—ReuteRs over the arrest of a junior Indian diplomat Reuters Malaysia declares MH370 an ‘accident’, airline to proceed with compensation

Department of (BA.N) disappeared on 8 (DCA) director-general flight, he said. gators are looking into why Civil Aviation March last year, carrying Azharuddin Abdul Rah- Chinese Premier Li the Boeing jet veered thou- (DCA) Direc- 239 passengers and crew man said in a statement. Keqiang told reporters Ma- sands of miles off course tor-General shortly after taking off The announcement is laysia should settle claims from its scheduled route Azharuddin Abdul from the Malaysian capital in accordance with stand- with the families. before eventually plunging Rahman gives of Kuala Lumpur, bound ards of annexes 12 and 13 “We hope the Malay- into the Indian Ocean. a statement in for Beijing. in the International Civil sian side honours its prom- The search in the Indi- Putrajaya on 29 Months of searches Aviation, said Azharuddin. ises and fully investigates an Ocean is still going on Jan, 2015, in this have failed to turn up any It will allow families of the the incident, settling claims and Malaysia is also con- still image from a trace. passengers to obtain assis- and making peace with the ducting a criminal investi- RTM video. “We officially declare tance through compensa- families, especially contin- gation, Azharuddin said. ReuteRs Malaysia Airlines flight tion, he said. uing to make all efforts to “Both investigations MH370 an accident ... and Malaysia Airlines was find the missing plane and are limited by the lack of kuala lumpur, 29 clearing the way for the air- that all 239 of the passen- ready to proceed immedi- its passengers,” Li said. physical evidence at this Jan — Malaysia declared line to pay compensation to gers and crew onboard ately with the compensa- Most of the passengers on time, particularly the flight on Thursday the disappear- victims’ relatives while the MH370 are presumed to tion process to the next-of- the plane were from China. recorders,” he said. ance of Malaysia Airlines search for the plane goes have lost their lives,” De- kin of the passengers on the International investi- Reuters Flight MH370 an accident, on. The Boeing 777 aircraft partment of Civil Aviation Singapore’s crime rate rose due to Dozens surge in e-commerce cheating cases missing in Bangladesh SiNgapore, 29 Jan — Police attributed the in- related crimes rose dramat- The overall crime rate in crease to a growing number ically by 35.5 percent last ship sinking Singapore rebounded in of people shopping online year, while statutory rape 2014 after it reached a 30- last year. Cases of victims cases rose from 51 cases in Dhaka, 29 Jan — year low in 2013, the Sin- lured into making multiple 2013 to 66. Police said that Dozens of people went gapore Police Force said in payments online rose from most of the offenders were missing as a trawler its annual statistics report 269 cases in 2013 to 904 youths who knew the vic- carrying more than 100 on Thursday. cases last year, with a total tims. The number of youths foreign job-seekers cap- The crime rate, which of 735,000 Singapore dol- arrested increased by 2.1 Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng sized in the Bay of Ben- rose 7.4 percent, was large- lars loss reported. percent to 3,094 in 2014, (L) shakes hands with Sam Rainsy, president of gal on Thursday, local ly driven by a surge in the A new type of scam, among which 314 were ar- the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party media reported. number of cases involving which asks victims to pur- rested for rioting. (CNRP) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 29 Jan, 2015. The coast guards e-commerce, police said, chase gift cards or virtual In the meantime, the Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng met on rescued 31 people, who adding that the number of credits also emerged last number of harassment cas- Thursday with Sam Rainsy, president of the opposition were going to Malaysia such cases increased by year, with 149 cases report- es related to unlicensed Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), to assure the illegally, according to 225.3 percent year-on-year ed, police said. money lending fell by 18.3 continuation of the “culture of dialogue” after mutually the reports.—Xinhua to 1,659 cases in 2014. Housebreaking and percent in 2014.—Xinhua verbal attacks in recent public forums. —Xinhua Friday, 30 January, 2015 7 world Sri Lanka’s new government US depends on S Korea to help solve major plans fresh war crimes probe global issues: Sherman Colombo, 29 Jan — land’s north and east. Seoul, 29 Jan — US States and South Korea Sri Lanka is planning an in- “We are thinking of Undersecretary of State have the “same policy” of vestigation into accusations having our own inquiry for Political Affairs Wen- denuclearizing North Ko- of human rights abuses in acceptable to them to the dy Sherman said on Thurs- rea. the final stages of a 26-year international standards,” day that the United States “Denuclearization is civil war amid international Rajitha Seneviratne, a gov- depends on South Korea the first priority,” she said. frustration at the failure to ernment spokesman, told in trying to resolve major Sherman, who arrived look into numerous civil- a forum of foreign corre- global issues. in Seoul from Beijing on “Whether it is Ebola, Wednesday for a two-day ian deaths, a government spondents in Colombo late terrorist threats of ISIL, visit, is scheduled to leave spokesman said on Thurs- on Wednesday, referring to concerns in Ukraine, or for Tokyo later in the day day. the United Nations. the global economic status after holding talks with Former president Ma- “It will be a new lo- of world’s economy, Ko- South Korean Foreign hinda Rajapaksa, who was cal inquiry. If we need, we rea is a leader the United Minister Yun Byung Se ousted in a surprise elec- will bring some foreign ex- States depends on to be and senior officials at the tion defeat this month, had perts.” Rajitha Seneviratne, a government spokesman right there with us trying to presidential office. refused to cooperate with The UN High Com- solve major issues in front On the heels of Sher- any UN investigation into missioner for Human army, the United Nations This week, he sent his of us,” she told reporters. man’s visit, Rose Gottemo- claims the army committed Rights in November ac- estimated in a 2011 report. senior adviser on foreign She made the remarks eller, US undersecretary of atrocities in the war that cused Rajapaksa’s govern- Sri Lanka has rejected the relations to meet UN offi- after holding discussions state for arms control and ended in 2009. Without ment of trying to “sabo- accusations and has been cials to discuss the investi- with South Korea’s First international security, is some accountability for tage” its own investigation conducting its own investi- gation, government sources Vice Foreign Minister set to visit Seoul to attend civilian deaths, the United and creating a “wall of gation. Newly elected Pres- said. Cho Tae Yong on a wide the US-ROK Disarmament Nations argues there will fear” to prevent witnesses ident Maithripala Sirisena Seneviratne also said range of issues, including and Nonproliferation Con- be no lasting reconcilia- from giving evidence to in the run up to the vote the government was look- North Korea. “Korea is a sultation on Friday, after global leader. It is one of which she will lead the US tion to allow Sri Lanka to its inquiry set up in March. promised a new investiga- ing at releasing political 10 largest economies in delegation at the US-China move on from the war that About 40,000 Tamil civil- tion under an independent prisoners, mainly suspect- the world,” she said. Security Dialogue in Bei- judiciary, but rejected de- ed members of the defeated dragged on for decades as ians were killed in the final As for North Korea, jing on Monday. ethnic Tamil rebels battled weeks of the war, most of mands for an international Tamil Tiger rebel group. she stressed the United Kyodo News for autonomy in the is- them by the Sri Lankan inquiry. Reuters Two Israeli soldiers, UN peacekeeper killed in Israel-Hezbollah violence JeruSalem, 29 Jan — attacked while driving in area. Two Israeli soldiers and a unmarked civilian vehicles A retired Israeli army Spanish peacekeeper were on a road next to the fence officer, Major-General Is- killed on Wednesday in an that marks the hilly frontier. rael Ziv, said he believed exchange of fire between Seven other soldiers were Wednesday’s assault was Hezbollah and Israel, one of wounded. an attempt by Hezbollah the most violent clashes be- Andrea Tenenti, to draw Israel more deeply tween the two sides since a spokesman for the United into the war in Syria, where 2006 war. Nations Interim Force in Hezbollah is fighting along- The soldiers were killed Lebanon (UNIFIL), which side forces loyal to President when Hezbollah fired five employs more than 10,000 Assad. missiles at a convoy of Is- troops, said the peacekeep- “Israel needs to protect raeli military vehicles on the er’s death was under inves- its interests but not take any frontier with Lebanon. tigation. unnecessary steps that may The peacekeeper, serv- The UN special coordi- pull us into the conflict in ing with a UN monitoring nator for Lebanon urged all Syria,” he said. force in southern Lebanon, parties to refrain from any Netanyahu, who faces a was killed as Israel respond- further detribalization of the parliamentary election on 17 ed with air strikes and artil- situation, while Lebanon’s March, said Israel was “pre- lery fire, a UN spokesman prime minister said his coun- pared to act powerfully on and Spanish officials said. try was committed to the UN all fronts”. Hezbollah said one of resolution that ended the He accused Iran of Burning vehicles are seen near the village of Ghajar on Israel’s border with its brigades in the area had 2006 war. trying to establish a “terror Lebanon, on 28 Jan, 2015. Two Israeli soldiers and a Spanish peacekeeper were carried out the attack, which The 80-km (50-mile) front” via Hezbollah from killed on Wednesday in an exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel that has appeared to be in retalia- frontier has largely been qui- Syria and said Israel was raised fears of a full-blown conflict between the militant Islamist group and the tion for a 18 January Israeli et since 2006, when Hezbol- “acting aggressively and Jewish state.—ReuteRs air strike in southern Syria lah and Israel fought a 34- responsibly against this at- that killed several Hezbol- day war in which 120 people tempt”. Iran is a major funder In Beirut, celebratory group’s “act of violence” to spiral. “Netanyahu most lah members and an Iranian in Israel and more than 500 of Hezbollah, a Shi’ite group gunfire rang out after the at- and urged all parties to re- likely realizes that a pro- general. in Lebanon were killed. headed by Hassan Nasrallah. tack, while residents in the frain from actions that could longed military engagement “Those behind the at- Since the end of the In a communique, Hez- southern suburbs of the city, escalate the situation. in Lebanon could cost him tack today will pay the full war with Hamas militants bollah called Wednesday’s where Hezbollah is strong, With an Israeli elec- the election,” said Ayham price,” Israeli Prime Min- in Gaza last year, Israel has operation “statement num- packed their bags and pre- tion looming and Hezbollah Kamel and Riccardo Fabiani ister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of frictions on the ber one”, indicating a further pared to evacuate neigh- deeply involved in support of the Eurasia Group. warned later on Wednesday, northern border and the response to the Syrian inci- bourhoods that were heavily of Assad in Syria, there “Instead, Israel will pur- in televised remarks as he possibility that Hezbollah dent was possible. Nasrallah bombed by Israel in 2006. would appear to be little in- sue limited actions targeting met with security chiefs. might dig tunnels to infil- is expected to announce the In Gaza, Palestinian terest in a wider conflict for Hezbollah in Lebanon, but The Israeli military con- trate Israel. In recent days it group’s formal reaction to militant groups praised Hez- either side. the low-scale, tit-for-tat ex- firmed the deaths of the sol- has moved more troops and Israel’s 18 January air strike bollah. The United States Regional analysts said changes will not broaden diers, saying they had been military equipment into the on Friday. said it condemned the Shi’ite they did not expect events into a wider war.”—Reuters 8 Friday, 30 January, 2015 opinion

The entire nation was gripped by worry last protests which could have led to a full-blown week as students were protesting the national ed- disaster if the government had not handled the ucation law, which had been enacted but has not situation properly. The government urged the been exercised. The crisis indicates that those in- parliament to amend the brand-new law and Friday, 30 January, 2015 volved in the process of legislation still need to held negotiations with students on how to change their mindset in drafting and debating amend it. Time to change bills. It is high time the approaches to drafting The law was drafted by experts, approved by and debating bills and enacting of laws were the mindset in drafting the parliament and enacted by the government changed. without much controversy. However, it has to be and debating bills amended even before it has not been exercised be- Write for us cause those who drafted and approved it are still We appreciate your feedback and contributions. By Myint Win Thein If you have any comments or would like to submit clinging to the old mindset of ignoring the conse- editorials, analyses or reports please email wallace. O the relief of the entire nation, Myan- quences of a law. What a waste of time, effort and [email protected] with your name and title. mar has successfully averted a crisis, public funds! Due to limitation of space we are only able to publish “Letter to the Editor” that do not exceed 500 Twhich put the government and students Experts who drafted the law failed to consid- words. Should you submit a text longer than 500 on a collision course, thanks to the right decision er its consequences, and so did the parliament words please be aware that your letter will be edited. of all stakeholders. which approved it, leading to a crisis of student Transforming information into knowledge in higher education institutions levels of education, espe- refers to the practical use of tional print and audio - who the provider of the the functions of sentences By Myo Myint cially higher education, es- information. Hence from sources around them such information is in the paragraphs such as to HE early decades of pecially in countries that the above explanations, it as books, newspapers, jour- - what the purpose of serve as topic sentence, or the 21st Century is have the financial and tech- will be clear that informa- nals, radio, TV, CDs, bill- providing the informa- to support the topic sen- Twidely known as the nological resources to ex- tion is not the same as boards, wall posters, notic- tion is tence with explanations or Information Age. True to ploit ICT in education. knowledge. Certainly, es, pamphlets, brochures, In the next stage, stu- to express reasons, evi- its name, never has so One of the goals of ed- knowledge is based on in- flyers, etc. In addition, in- dents have to synthesize dences, examples and de- much information become ucation is to impart knowl- formation, but to transform formation can be derived the information extracted tails. Thirdly, in addition to accessible to so many peo- edge. Information cannot information into knowl- from verbal communica- from various sources and developing comprehension ple, and never has so much be equated with knowl- edge, one has to make care- tions such as presentations, develop a coherent and log- skills, teachers also need to information been trans- edge. The difference be- ful study of it, and be able talks and explanations and ical piece of information. develop the critical think- ferred from one person to tween information and to make practical use of it. from information resources In the final stage, the infor- ing skills of students in or- another, between man and knowledge can be noted An important goal of such as the library and the mation the student has der to promote their ability machine, and from one ma- from their definitions in the higher education institu- Internet. The next step in gathered and studied is to evaluate the information chine to another taken 3rd edition of Cambridge tions is to train students to getting students to utilize turned into knowledge, and change it into knowl- place in the history of man- Advanced Learner’s Dic- become independent learn- information is to show stu- when it is used for some edge, make use of it and to kind. Due to the unprece- tionary. Information is de- ers so that they can do life- dents how they can access purposes, such as to do express their own opinion dented development of fined as “facts about situa- long learning. In the 21st information from the vari- presentation in class which regarding the information technology, information tions, persons and events” Century, just as people are ous sources and to impart will include the presenta- presented, so that the infor- can be transferred from one while knowledge is defined eager to acquire informa- skills they will need to do tion of one’s opinion and mation will not remain in person to another easily as “understanding of, or in- tion, so also people are ea- so, such as text comprehen- evaluation. (When doing their memory as a mere with the barriers of time formation about a subject ger to share information. sion skills which involve so, he must never forget to jumble of facts and figures. and place being disman- which a person gets by ex- Hence, there is a prolifera- knowing the functions of give credit to the sources in In this age of informa- tled. Just as the Informa- perience or study and tion of information and a each sentence and para- order not to be accused of tion explosion, people are tion Age has impacted on which is either in a per- variety of means is em- graph, and ICT skills for stealing other people’s becoming more generous the economy, so also it has son’s mind or known by ployed to convey it. Hence, example using the Internet. ideas.) The last mentioned about sharing information impacted on the social people in general”. Simi- the very first step in train- Then, students will need to two stages are associated both about themselves and sphere including the educa- larly, the website Innova- ing students to become in- be shown how to make a with 2 of the 6 specific rec- what they know. They are tion sector. The easy access tion Zen points out that in- dependent learners is to preliminary selection from ommendations of the Asso- also willing to collaborate to information and ICT has formation is general data make them realize how the vast pool of informa- ciation of American Col- on producing information greatly influenced the expressed by numbers, much information is availa- tion available based on the leges and Universities and are willing to let people teaching and learning words, images, sounds and ble to them. Information reason for accessing the in- (ACCU) 2002 panel report, know their opinions and to methodologies used in all so on, and that knowledge can be derived from tradi- formation. As the prelimi- related to information that receive comments, and to nary selection will still be students need to learn discuss. This willingness to Youth golfers take part in Junior Golf large, they will need to fur- which are to interpret and share information is greatly ther narrow it, by matching evaluate information from assisted by ICT resources Myanmar Tournament the selection with the scope a variety of sources, and to and various platforms. As Yangon, 29 Jan—Un- and depth of their interest. transform information into there is so much contend- der the supervision of My- The next step is to critically knowledge and knowledge ing information vying for anmar Golf Federation, analyze and interpret the into judgement and action. attention, it is all the more Junior Golf Myanmar information gained. In this In the process of trans- important that our young (JGM) organized the 5th step, the person accessing forming information into people have the thinking Junior Golf Myanmar information will need to knowledge by students, skills to be able to evaluate Tournament at Yangon evaluate such aspects as the teachers have many impor- the correctness and value Golf Club in Insein Town- following - tant roles to play. Firstly, of a piece of information, ship, on Thursday. - how fresh the informa- teachers must be thorough- decide which are the ac- A total of 16 golfers tion is ly familiar with the existing ceptable ones among the participated in the U-24 - how useful the informa- information and knowledge contending views, gauge event, eight in U-15 event, tion is for one’s purpose related to their field of spe- the value of information in 10 in the U12 event and - how complete the infor- cialization so that they can outdated posts, hasty posts, five in the U-10 event. mation is guide their students to biased posts, and posts un- President of MGF U - how reliable the infor- sources of information. der the guise of providing Ko Ko Aye, Secretary of mation is Secondly, they need to information but are actual- JGM U Myint Aung and The second round of President of MGF - how the information is show students how infor- ly marketing ideas and officials formally launched the tournament will contin- U Ko Ko Aye launches reacted by others if mation is structured in a things and to transform it the first round of the tour- ue tomorrow. Junior Golf Myanmar readers’ comments are text such as the functions of into knowledge by making Tournament. nament. GNLM available the different paragraphs, active use of it. Friday, 30 January, 2015 9 national Myanmar moves to win OGP membership Nay Pyi Taw, 29 Jan— formation, public officials The government is striving asset disclosure and citizen for the realization of good engagement. According to governance and clean gov- the union minister, Myan- ernment in terms of trans- mar has more fiscal trans- parency and accountabili- parency and freer access to ty, Union Minister U Soe information in the time of Thane told a conference that the incumbent government was held here on Thursday than the previous one. to discuss Myanmar’s entry The general public to Open Government Part- now enjoy the right to free- nership (OGP). dom of expressions, but he Myanmar’s attempt stressed the need to do so in to join the group is aimed the right way. at providing better public Speaking at the confer- services and fulfilling pub- ence, Mr Andrew, British lic needs, he said, urging Ambassador to Myanmar, people and civil society called the country’s mem- Union Minister U Soe Thane highlights Myanmar’s entry to Open Government Partnership (OGP).—mna organizations to join hands bership of the group a vital with the government in the step during its transitional Organization for Economic engagement and urged the “International Conference Membership of OGP, the process. period, pledging his assis- Cooperation and Develop- people and civil society on Open Government: The British Embassy in Myan- The minimum eligi- tance to the country. ment (OECD), called for organizations to make con- Way to Membership” was mar and the OECD, and bility criteria include fiscal Mr Alessandro Bellan- the government to open up certed efforts. jointly organized by the will continue on 30 Janu- transparency, access to in- toni, Project Manager of and organize more public The conference, named Leading Committee for ary.—MNA development planning; ronmental conservation GMS environment ministers’ meeting continues priority actions to increase discussed technologi- natural capital investments cal matters for 4th GMS isters’ meeting (retreat) and its importance and Environment Ministers’ focused on problems to be stakeholder coordination Meeting-EMM4, prepara- solved by GMS countries, and collaboration to pro- tions for the meeting, joint future plans, and region- mote investments in nat- ministerial statement final al investment framework ural capital were among draft at EMM4 and sched- implementation plan the topics discussed at the ules for GMS environ- 2014-18. Natural Capital Dialogue mental conservation group At the press confer- Wednesday. meeting in 2015. ence, Union Minister U The Natural Capital Environment Youth Win Tun and SEA Direc- Business Forum of envi- Meeting held discussions tor-General of ADS Mr ronmental conservation in on natural resources in James Nugent explained Greater Mekong Sub-re- GMS, regional environ- results of senior official gion kicked off at Hilton mental network of youths meeting, natural capital Hotel, here, on 27 January. in GMS and proposals of business forum, biodiver- The forum focused youths in natural capital sity landscapes forum and on natural capital man- business.—MNA environment youth meet- agement, investment of ing held on 27 January, re- natural resources, raising Japanese firms sults of the natural capital investment through value dialogue held on 28 Janu- look for th chain, and raising invest- Union Minister U Win Tun delivers speech at 4 GMS Environment ary and discussions of the ment of natural capital in business... Ministers’ Meeting.—mna GMS environment minis- green trading in GMS. (from page 1) ters’ meeting. The biodiversity land- Nay Pyi Taw, 29 Jan Meeting, here, on Thurs- meeting. Through such business Value of natural cap- scapes forum highlighted — Union Minister for En- day. The meeting also dis- matching events, SMEs ital within the context of biodiversity regions shar- vironmental Conservation Representatives re- cussed the report of the in Myanmar will be able sustainable and inclusive ing border with GMS, and Forestry U Win Tun ported on results from senior official meeting, to promote and facilitate development of the sub- Taninthayi Region, Cam- and SEA Director-General discussions at natural cap- remarks of GMS environ- the formation of business region; integrating natural bodia, Laos and Vietnam. of ADB Mr James Nugent ital business forum, biodi- ment ministers and the linkages with Japanese th capital considerations into The Senior Official presided over the 4 GMS versity landscapes forum joint statement. counterparts, said a depu- subregional and national Meeting of GMS envi- Environment Ministers’ and environment youth The environment min- ty director-general of the Tripartite dialogue for good community engagement in extractive industries held in Yangon Ministry of Industry. “I am looking to ex- By Ye Myint “Multi-stakeholder Work- sible Business (MCRB) in companies and civil socie- er workshops that are in- pand my business and shop on Community En- a press release on Wednes- ty organizations across the tended as a complement to want to tap in new mar- yaNgoN, 29 Jan — A gagement in Extractive day. country. the multi-stakeholders dia- kets, Daisuke Numata of tripartite dialogue to en- Industries” aimed to share The meeting served as It was held for two rea- logue on revenue transpar- NiKKi Fron Co., Ltd told courage good community experiences of community a first step guiding stake- sons, firstly to learn from ency taking as a result of The GNLM, adding he engagement in extractive engagement, identify the holders—government, good practices elsewhere, Myanmar’s candidacy for hopes he can find himself industries in Myanmar interests in community in- communities and compa- including how to deal with the Extractive Industries in win-win relationships took place in Yangon, with vestment and complaint nies— towards further di- complaints and grievances, Transparency Initiative, the with Myanmar potential parties concerned having a resolution of different alogues, said Daw Dewi and secondly to highlight statement added. partners through the event. constructive and positive stakeholders for the indus- Thant Cyn of Myanmar the creation of “shared val- Undertaking remarka- According to statistics discussion on responsible tries and facilitate the cre- Green Network. ue” through strategic com- ble efforts increasing trans- of the ministry, the number business practices paving ation of opportunities for The tripartite dialogue, munity investment rather parency and accountable of registered SMEs in the the way for strategic com- cooperation and future dia- the first of its kind organ- than undertaking philan- management in its oil, gas industry sector has reached munity investment and logue on the issues related ized by MCRB, brought to- thropy, said Vicky Bow- and mineral sector, My- 40, 000 while the number wider engagement in the to community investment gether responsible persons man, director of MCRB. anmar was accepted as an of unregistered SMEs is es- country. and engagement, said My- from government depart- It is expected to hold EITI candidate country in timated at more than 60,000 The dialogue titled anmar Centre for Respon- ments, oil, gas and mining follow-up multi-stakehold- July 2014. — GNLM in Myanmar.— GNLM 10 Friday, 30 January, 2015 world Greek PM freezes Raul Castro warns US against privatizations, meddling in Cuba’s affairs markets tumble san Jose, 29 Jan — Cuba will not pletely. Obama has asked Congress to do accept any interference from the United so, and has started by easing restrictions athens, 29 Jan — Leftist Greek Prime States in its internal affairs, President Raul on telecommunications companies in Minister Alexis Tsipras threw down an Castro said on Wednesday, warning that Cuba, among other measures. open challenge to international creditors on meddling would make rapprochement be- Any US companies would have to Wednesday by halting privatisation plans tween the two countries “meaningless”. reach an agreement with Cuban authorities agreed under the country’s bailout deal, Former Republican presidential His comments came after US Assis- before doing business on the island. candidate Mitt Romney gestures as prompting a third day of heavy losses on fi- tant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson, Castro reiterated that he has no plans nancial markets. he speaks at the Republican National the highest-ranking US government of- to budge from Cuba’s single party political Committee Winter Meeting in San Diego, A swift series of announcements sig- ficial to visit the island in 35 years, held system, although observers have said that California on 16 Jan, 2015.—ReuteRs nalled the newly installed government would talks with Cuban officials on restoring dip- does not rule out the possibility that inde- stand by its anti-austerity pledges, setting it lomatic relations. Jacobson also met Cu- pendent politicians might be given space on a collision course with European partners, ban dissidents, annoying Cuban officials. to run for local elections in the future. Romney takes aim led by Germany, which has said it will not “Everything appears to indicate that Castro said Obama’s decision to hold renegotiate the aid package needed to help the aim is to foment an artificial political a debate in Congress about eliminating the at Hillary Clinton in Greece pay its huge debts. opposition via economic, political and embargo was “significant”, adding that he new speech Tsipras, who was congratulated by US communicational means,” Castro told a was aware that ending it “will be a long President Barack Obama in a phone call for summit in Costa Rica. and hard road”. The historic high-level Washington, 29 Jan — Republican his decisive election victory on Sunday, told “If these problems are not resolved, talks between United States and Cuba in Mitt Romney criticized Democrat Hillary the first meeting of his cabinet members that this diplomatic rapprochement between Havana are expected to lead to re-estab- Clinton over foreign policy and the economy they could not afford to disappoint voters Cuba and the United States would be lishment of diplomatic ties that were sev- on Wednesday in what could be a prelude to battered by a plunge in living standards un- meaningless,” he said. ered by Washington in 1961.—Reuters the line of attack he takes if he decides to run der austerity. Castro made it clear, however, that he for president a third time. After announcing a halt to the privati- was committed to the talks despite his con- Romney seemed to be in campaign sation of the port of Piraeus on Tuesday, for cern that Washington might try to stir up mode in a closely watched appearance in which China’s Cosco Group [COSCO.UL] internal opposition within Cuba through Starkville, Mississippi, delivering a speech and four others had been short-listed, the greater telecommunications access and the at Mississippi State University and stop- government indicated it would put the whole Internet. Castro said during the visit with ping at a local barbecue restaurant, where he programme on hold. American diplomats that Cuba had pro- ate a pulled-pork sandwich. In his speech, It said it would stop the sale of stakes posed that it be removed from a blacklist the 2012 Republican presidential nominee in the Public Power Corporation of Greece of state sponsors of terrorism, and the re- looked past potential Republican rivals for (DEHr.AT), Greece’s biggest utility, and turn of the US Guantanamo naval base. 2016 and raised questions about President refiner Hellenic Petroleum (HEPr.AT), and The Cuban leader also urged US Pres- Barack Obama’s struggle to contain Islamic put other planned asset sales of motorways, ident Barack Obama to use executive pow- Cuba’s President Raul Castro (R) militants in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere. airports and the power grid on ice. ers to ease a decades-long embargo against walks with Costa Rica’s Vice President He criticized Obama over his refusal to The government also plans to reinstate Cuba, saying Washington could extend Ana Elena Chacon (L) after arriving refer to the militancy movement as “radical public sector employees judged to have been measures like those announced for tele- at the Juan Santamaria international Islam.” “I don’t know how the president ex- laid off unfairly, including a group of finance coms to other areas of the economy. airport in Alajuela in this on 27 Jan, pects to defeat the jihadists if he won’t even ministry cleaners whose case attracted pub- While Obama can gut much of the 2015 handout photo by the Costa Rica call them what they are,” Romney said. licity last year, and announced rises in pen- embargo, only Congress can lift it com- Presidency.—ReuteRs Romney targeted Clinton in his re- sions for retired people on low incomes. marks, accusing her of making mistakes as Snowden files show Canada spy agency Obama’s first-term secretary of state and of being out of touch with how jobs are created. The wife of former President Bill Clin- runs global Internet watch ton and former senator from New York is the ottaWa, 29 Jan — Canada’s electronic international governance agreements. overwhelming favourite to be the Democrat- spy agency has been intercepting and ana- A US intelligence official declined to ic presidential nominee in 2016 should she lyzing data on up to 15 million file down- comment. The Canadian Broadcasting Cor- decide to run. loads daily as part of a global surveillance poration News (CBC) report said the CSE She “cluelessly pressed a reset button” programme, according to a report published nets what it said the agency calls 350 “inter- in US relations with Russia, which did not Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday. Critics said the revelations, esting download events” each month. work, Romney said, because Moscow pro- Uncertainty over the new government’s made in 2012 documents obtained by former CSE is a secretive body, which like the ceeded to invade Ukraine. relations with the European Union went be- US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden NSA, monitors electronic communication And he assailed her declaration to an yond economic policy. A day before the EU and leaked to journalists, showed much more and helps protect national computer net- audience last October not to let anyone tell is expected to extend sanctions against Rus- oversight was needed over Canada’s Com- works. It is not allowed to target Canadians them that “it’s corporations and businesses sia for six months, Greece’s energy minister munications Security Establishment(CSE). or Canadian corporations. that create jobs.” Clinton disavowed the re- said the country was against sanctions. Ath- The documents are the first indication In the past, CSE has faced allegations mark soon after. ens had already dissented over a joint state- from the Snowden files showing Canada had that it has improperly intercepted Canadi- “How can Secretary Clinton provide ment from the bloc on Ukraine on Tuesday. its own globe-spanning Internet surveillance ans’ phone conversations and emails. CSE opportunity for all if she doesn’t know where Tsipras, who met Russia’s ambassador in a bid to counter extremists. says it has safeguards in place to protect any jobs come from in the first place?” Romney to Athens on Monday and the Chinese envoy The covert dragnet, nicknamed Levita- information about Canadians it might inad- said. the next day, told ministers that the govern- tion, has covered allied countries and trading vertently collect. An independent watchdog Applause erupted in the speaking hall ment would not seek “a mutually destructive partners such as the United States, Britain, monitors CSE, but the watchdog’s powers when Romney said he was considering an- clash” with creditors. But he warned that Brazil, Germany, Spain and Portugal, the are limited. A spokesman said it is reviewing other presidential run. Having endured re- Greece would not back down from demand- report by CBC News and news website The CSE’s use of metadata but declined to say lentless Democratic attacks over his wealth ing a renegotiation of debt. Intercept said. The Intercept, which includes if it would include the latest reports in the in 2012, he made a joke about it in his “We are coming in to radically change journalist Glenn Greenwald, obtained the process. Opposition parties moved in Parlia- speech, saying he did not need to make paid the way that policies and administration are documents from Snowden. ment last October to give the CSE watchdog speeches because “as you’ve no doubt heard, conducted in this country,” he said. Brazil’s government, which fell out with a more robust role but were defeated by the I’m already rich.” Financial markets have taken fright. Washington in 2013 over revelations that the governing Conservatives. Among CSE’s Romney is to decide in a matter of Greek bank stocks .FTATBNK plummeted US National Security Agency, Snowden’s hauls, the eavesdropping program has dis- weeks whether to seek the presidency again. more than 26 percent on Wednesday, tak- former employer, had eavesdropped on Pres- covered a German hostage video and an up- If he does, advisers say, he will run a differ- ing their cumulative losses since the elec- ident Dilma Roussef, criticized the reported loaded document that revealed the hostage ent kind of campaign than last time, includ- tion to over 40 percent. The overall Athens Canadian spying. strategy of an al-Qaeda wing in North Africa, ing more of a focus on the plight of people stock market fell over 9 percent .ATG, while “Brazil regrets and repudiates all unau- the CBC said. The agency did not confirm living in poverty. Greek five-year government bond yields hit thorized espionage on foreign officials by the report, saying in a statement that “CSE’s Romney would face a formidable con- around 13.5 percent. This marked their high- intelligence agencies,” the Foreign Ministry foreign signals intelligence has played a vital tender in former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, est level since a 2012 restructuring which said in a statement emailed to Reuters on role in uncovering foreign-based extremists’ who is also exploring whether to run for wrote off a large proportion of Greek debt Wednesday. It said Brazil has sought to en- efforts to attract, radicalize, and train individ- the Republican presidential nomination in held by private investors.—Reuters hance Internet privacy and security through uals to carry out attacks”.—Reuters 2016.—Reuters Friday, 30 January, 2015 11 world 21 killed in Pilot to be killed unless inmate release ready by sunset southern Afghan AmmAn/Tokyo, 29 Jan verify the authenticity of they have requested proof — A new audio message the recording, issued after of the pilot’s safety but traffic accident apparently recorded by a 24-hour deadline set by have not received any. QAlAT, 29 Jan — At Japanese journalist Kenji Islamic State militants ex- Judeh said in an inter- least 21 people were killed Goto, who is believed to be pired Wednesday for the view with CNN that Goto and more than 30 others held by Islamic State mili- release of al-Rishawi for is part of the negotiations wounded after a bus collided tants, was posted online on Goto in a one-for-one ex- with the terror group. “As with a truck in the southern Thursday, saying a Jorda- change. Chief Cabinet Sec- you know our priority is Afghan province of Zabul nian pilot also held captive retary Yoshihide Suga said our pilot, but we are coop- on Thursday, police said. will be killed unless Jordan the voice is highly likely to erating very, very closely The crash occurred gets ready to release an Ira- be Goto’s. with our Japanese friends in Kakarano Chine of pro- qi woman on death row by “As a new statement and allies,” he said. vincial capital Qalat city, sunset. that is likely from the ISIL The pilot has been held along the Kabul-Kandahar In the audio message, side was posted on the In- captive since last Decem- Highway at around midday, a man identifying himself ternet, we are analyzing the ber and many Jordanians deputy provincial police as Goto says, “If Sajida content in a prompt man- have been clamoring for chief Ghulam Jiliani Farahi al-Rishawi is not ready for ner,” Prime Minister Shin- their government to prior- told Xinhua. “Nearly all 50 exchange for my life at the zo Abe said during a Diet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R) attends a ministers’ itize securing his freedom. people aboard the passenger Turkish border by Thurs- session, referring to the Is- meeting over the hostage crisis involving a Japanese In a video message bus were affected as a result day sunset 29th of January lamic State group by one of journalist on 29 Jan, 2015, in Tokyo. —Kyodo News posted Wednesday night, of the accident. A total of 21 Mosul time (northern Iraqi its acronyms. a group believed to be Is- people were confirmed dead local time), the Jordanian Abe again condemned rescue Goto, who was tak- Before the 24-hour lamic State criticized the and over 30 others were pilot Muath al Kasaesbeh the hostage-taking incident en hostage last year. deadline expired, Jordan’s Jordanian military pilot for wounded. All casualties will be killed immediate- as a “simply unforgivable” The Islamic State state-run TV reported on coming to kill its members. were shifted to hospitals in ly.” act, saying Japan will never group warned in an on- Wednesday, quoting the Goto was not mentioned in Qalat city,” the official said. Tokyo’s hunt for yield to terrorism. “We are line video on Tuesday that government’s top media it. In Tokyo, Junko Ishido, The bus was traveling to the ways to win the release of making all-out efforts to Goto and Jordanian pilot relations official, the coun- the 78-year-old mother of capital of Kabul when the 47-year-old journalist Goto secure (Goto’s) release as al Kasaesbeh will be killed try is prepared to release Goto, said in a statement incident took place. Afghan has gained urgency after soon as possible,” the pre- within 24 hours unless Jor- al-Rishawi if the pilot is that she hopes “the situa- officials blamed reckless Jordan offered on Wednes- mier said. dan releases al-Rishawi. returned safely to Jordan. tion will take a turn for the driving for most traffic inci- day a prisoner swap for the With Jordan holding Al-Rishawi has been But negotiations ap- better.” Her family member dents, saying reckless driv- death-row inmate and the the key to the ongoing hos- sentenced to death for her pear to be hitting a rough said Ishido has spent sleep- ing on congested roads and military pilot. tage crisis, the Japanese involvement in a 2005 patch, as Jordanian For- less nights and is suffering highways is the main cause Japanese government government has been seek- terrorist attack that killed eign Minister Nasser Judeh from exhaustion. of road accidents in the Cen- officials were trying to ing Jordanian support to about 60 people in Amman. tweeted Wednesday that Kyodo News tral Asian country.—Xinhua Hostage in Sydney siege ‘killed by police bullet ricochet’

Sydney, 29 Jan — One hour siege by Man Haron Photographs of profile of Monis “will throw of the hostages held during Monis after the gunman shot Sydney’s cafe light” on his motivations, a siege at an Australian cafe cafe manager Tori Johnson, siege victims, he said. Monis ordered and last month was killed by a 34. Johnson’s execution — lawyer Katrina consumed a piece of choco- ricochet of at least one police he was ordered to kneel and Dawson (L) late cafe and tea after enter- bullet that also injured three then shot without warning at and cafe ing the cafe early on 15 De- other hostages, an inquest close range in the back of the manager Tori cember, the inquest heard. into the deaths was told on head — was witnessed by a Johnson are Around half an hour later, he Thursday. police marksman, Gormly displayed in a asked to move tables and to Jeremy Gormly, coun- said. Monis, 50, who fired floral tribute speak to manager Johnson, sel assisting the New South five rounds from a sawn-off near the site who then asked an employee Wales state coroner, said pump action shotgun, was of the siege to lock the doors. Once that lawyer Katrina Dawson, 38, killed instantly by sever- in Sydney’s was done, Monis stood up, was hit by six fragments of a al police bullets and bullet Martin Place, putting on a vest and ban- police bullet, or bullets, with fragments to the head and on 23 Dec, dana, telling staff, accord- one striking a major blood body, Gormly added. 2014. ing to one hostage account: vessel. The inquest is running “This is an attack. I have a ReuteRs “She lost consciousness alongside a government in- bomb.” Coroner Michael quickly and died shortly af- quiry into how Monis was charges. The self-styled troubled. ment there. Barnes said he would con- terwards,” Gormly said at able to access a gun and why sheik harboured deep griev- He was found guilty in Gormly said investi- duct the inquiry as quickly the opening of the inquest. he was granted bail while ances against the Australian 2012 of sending threatening gators had so far not estab- as possible, noting it raised Police stormed the Lindt facing charges as an acces- government and had found letters to the families of eight lished any contact between “issues relevant to the actu- Chocolat Cafe in central sory to the murder of his little kinship in the city’s Australian soldiers killed Monis and Islamic State al security and the sense of Sydney in the early hours of ex-wife. He was also facing large Muslim community, in Afghanistan as a protest before the siege. There was security of the wider popula- 16 December, ending a 17- more than 40 sexual assault where he was seen as deeply against Australia’s involve- evidence that a psychiatric tion”.—Reuters New Iran UN envoy appointee expected to get US visa

UniTed nATionS / An- diplomatic mission on US sources, including a senior Iranian officials prior to Abutalebi, was unacceptable publicised. kArA, 29 Jan — Iran’s newly soil over his suspected role Iranian official, told Reuters the Iranian announcement. given his role in a 444-day Washington’s refusal appointed UN ambassador in a 1979-81 hostage crisis. on condition of anonymity it “Khoshrou has already been crisis in which Iranian stu- to issue a visa for Abutalebi is set to receive a US visa so Iran’s state-run Tasnim news was almost certain that Kho- at the Iranian mission (to the dents stormed the US em- last year came at a sensitive he can take up that key post, agency carried an official shrou, a US-educated veter- United Nations) with the bassy in Teheran and took time for the two countries. diplomatic sources said on announcement on Wednes- an diplomat with close ties to rank of ambassador and un- 52 Americans hostage. Both the United States and Wednesday, likely removing day that Iran had appointed the reformist camp of former less something crazy comes Abutalebi said he act- Iran have been involved in a major strain on Teheran’s career diplomat Gholamali president Mohammad Khat- up, he’s going to get his ed only as a translator. US negotiations on a long-term tense relations with Wash- Khoshrou, whose surname ami, would be approved by (UN) accreditation,” a West- officials told Reuters that nuclear agreement under ington. is also spelled Khoshroo, as the United States. ern diplomatic source said. Abutalebi was not the first which Teheran would curb Washington had infu- its United Nations envoy. An Iranian official told The United States, Iranian diplomat to be re- sensitive nuclear work in ex- riated Iran’s leadership last But it did not say whether he Reuters that the appointment which hosts the United Na- fused a visa to work at the change for a gradual end of year by rejecting its previous had been approved by Wash- had already been discussed tions, said in April that Iran’s Iranian UN mission, though sanctions. appointee as head of its sole ington. Several diplomatic at a senior level by US and initial candidate, Hamid his case was the first to be Reuters 12 Friday, 30 January, 2015 world Three scientists win Japan Prize Japan archaeologists launch NPO in river engineering, gene therapy to help preserve S Asia heritage Tokyo, 29 Jan — the world. Three scientists have been Friedmann, 79, a pro- Tokyo, 29 Jan — From With the exception of a of researchers, we want to expertise. selected as winners of the fessor of pediatrics at the the ancient Indian city of few famous ones, however, provide meticulous support The first project under Japan Prize in the fields of University of California Mohenjo-daro to Buddhist most are little known glob- in areas that (local) gov- way is to help preserve the river engineering and gene San Diego, School of Med- Gandhara art, South Asia ally and international aid is ernments and internation- Buddhist artifacts in the therapy, the Japan Prize icine, proposed the concept is rich in cultural heritage, limited. Local governments al organizations can’t get Gilgit-Baltistan region in Foundation said on Thurs- of gene therapy in the 1970s but many sites are being face financial constraints, around to,” said Atsushi northern Pakistan, which day. and pioneered the early threatened by sprawling and in some cases, sites Noguchi, the NPO’s secre- are expected to be sub- Yutaka Takahasi of Ja- phase of basic research in economic development and are even being neglected or tary general. merged under water due to pan won the Japan Prize in the field. Regarded inter- the lack of restoration. abandoned. In light of the marked dam construction. the field of “ Resources, En- nationally as the “father of To help in preserva- Fearing the loss of val- technological innovations Preservation of the ergy and Social Infrastruc- gene therapy,” he has also tion efforts, a group of Jap- uable heritage to land de- in the field of cultural her- sites, which include about ture” for his contribution to been at the vanguard of eth- anese archaeologists have velopment as a result of the itage preservation, such 30,000 items comprising “development of innovative ical issues surrounding this set up a nonprofit organi- region’s economic growth as the use of infrared laser Buddha statues and pago- concept on river basin man- field as an opinion leader zation to provide advanced in recent years, the Jap- scanners and radio-con- das, as well as rock carv- agement and reduction of for the past 40 years. equipment as well as pass anese archaeologists and trolled helicopters for met- ings and paintings dating water-related disasters,” the Alain Fischer, 65, di- on their know-how to local other experts launched the ric documentation of sites, back to around 4000 BC prize citation said. rector of Institut Imagine researchers. Japanese Centre for South the center plans to supply to the 10th century AD, is a Theodore Friedmann in Paris, a leading research Pakistan and India, for Asian Cultural Heritage in local researchers with such top priority as some of the of the United States and institute on genetic diseas- example, have numerous October last year. equipment as well as the murals have already been Alain Fischer of France es, and professor at Collge sites of cultural heritage. “Through our network Japanese archaeologists’ destroyed by construction were recognized in the de France, used hematopoi- for the dam project. Ex- field of “Medical Science etic stem cell gene therapy perts believe there are also and Medicinal Science” for to treat children with a fa- numerous cultural assets their “proposal of the con- tal genetic disorder called yet to be identified. cept of gene therapy and its X-linked severe combined In cooperation with clinical applications.” immunodeficiency. He has Pakistan’s Hazara Uni- Takahasi, born in 1927, clinically demonstrated ef- versity, the group will use a professor of the Universi- ficacy of gene therapy with global positioning systems ty of Tokyo, urged in the dramatic effectiveness for to record the locations of 1970s a drastic change in the first time in the world, the cultural assets, while water control policies that realizing what was once documenting and survey- were focused on physi- thought to be a miracle ing the sites. The centre in cal infrastructure such as cure. The Foundation will Tokyo will provide assis- banks. host an award ceremony tance such as data analysis. He proposed an inte- to honor the laureates of While Pakistan is an grated flood management the 2015 Japan Prize on Islamic nation, there are approach that includes river 23 April in Tokyo. Each many enthusiastic scholars as well as environment and of them will receive a cer- of Buddhist art. “The Bud- human communities in riv- tificate of recognition and dhism that was first intro- er basins. His concept laid a commemorative gold duced to Japan came from the foundation for the 1997 medal. A cash award of 50 this region,” said Noguchi. amendment to Japan’s Riv- million Japanese yen (about Supplied photo taken on 10 Sept, 2014 shows badly damaged rock paintings in the “It is meaningful for us as er Act, which is still known 420,000 US dollars) will Gilgit-Baltistan region in northern Pakistan. Photo courtesy of the archaeology Japanese to be involved in as one of the most advanced also be given to each prize research department at Pakistan’s Hazara University.—Kyodo News this.”—Kyodo News river-related legislations in field.—Xinhua Pentagon official urges NATO to focus on innovative weapons

WashingTon, 29 Jan needed to make good their said the budget would in- and others in weapons de- of loss of US military tech- ment and prototyping of — US Deputy Defence vows last year to spend 2 clude “significant” invest- signed to target critical US nological superiority,” he a new “next-generation Secretary Robert Work on percent of national output ments in nuclear weapons, military capabilities such said. “We’re at risk and the X-plane” that would even- Wednesday urged NATO on defences, he said. space control capabilities, as aircraft carriers and sat- situation is getting worse.” tually succeed the F-35 allies to develop and make Work said it was crit- advanced sensors, missile ellites. Kendall said the de- fighter jet, and a new en- more innovative weapons, ical to increase collabora- defences and cyber, as well “I am very concerned partment would also ear- gine. and said bold action was tion with allies in NATO, as unmanned undersea ve- about the increasing risk mark funds for develop- Reuters needed to stay ahead of Asia and other areas, rang- hicles, high-speed strike rapid weapons develop- ing from mission planning weapons, a new jet engine, ment by China, Russia and to investments in new high-energy lasers and rail other countries. weapons programmes. gun technology. Work said the Penta- General Jean-Paul Pal- Work said the plans gon has a new plan called omeros of France, NATO need to address different “Defence Innovation Ini- Supreme Allied Command- threats in different regions, tiative” and a separate ef- er Transformation, told the and should leverage work fort targeting longer-term conference that NATO by commercial firms on projects to ensure that the was looking at innovative robotics, autonomous oper- United States continues to approaches, including in- ations and other key tech- have a decisive competitive creased training and more nologies. advantage against potential joint exercises. Lockheed Martin foes. Work said concerns Corp, Boeing Co, and other “We must coordinate about advances by other key weapons makers have and collaborate, avoid du- countries were a key rea- repeatedly urged the Penta- plication, leverage niche son that the Pentagon’s gon to step up investments capabilities, and push our fiscal 2016 budget plan to in key technologies. establishments to innovate be delivered to Congress Pentagon arms buy- in technology, concepts, on Monday will exceed er Frank Kendall told the experimentation, and war- budget caps set by Con- House Armed Services gaming,” Work told a con- gress and reverse five years Committee in a separate ference hosted by the Cen- of declines in US military hearing that he was deeply tre for a New American spending. concerned about heavy in- Soldiers in military vehicles take part in NATO’s “Steadfast Jazz’’ military exercise at Security. NATO members He gave no details, but vestments by China, Russia the military area in Drawsko Pomorskie, northern Poland on 7 Nov, 2013.—ReuteRs Friday, 30 January, 2015 13 ADVERTISEMENT & gENERAl Claims Day NotiCe Claims Day NotiCe imabari shipbuilding MV SHAHR E KORD VOY NO MV ESM CREMONA VOY NO (116) (ISCOO69E) Consignees of cargo carried on MV ESM Consignees of cargo carried on MV SHAHR E CREMONA VOY NO (116) are hereby notified that to build new dock for KORD VOY NO (ISCOO69E) are hereby notified that the vessel will be arriving on 30.1.2015 and cargo will the vessel will be arriving on 30.1.2015 and cargo will be discharged into the premises of M.I.P where it will st be discharged into the premises of M.I.T.T where it lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject 1 time in 16 years will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. TakamaTsu, (Japan), recently. 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Baker said he would said the storm was the worst an extra foot of sea on top downed wires and chunks order additional state heavy he had experienced since of that. It doesn’t make a big of houses on Wednesday, equipment into the region to moving to the town in 1969. difference until we see a big after a massive blizzard help with cleanup. “Every year, the storms storm and we see systems hammered New England. “There is so much get worse and worse,” the fail that haven’t failed in the Notably absent was snow and other activity as- retired produce buyer said. past.” much of the 2 feet (30 cm) sociated down here with “The water gets closer to Marshfield is looking of snow that blanketed that storm that their resourc- the houses.” for other ways to protect much of the Boston area, es and their assets are pretty He said the streets near homes from flooding, in- since for much of the storm, much flat out,” Baker told his home flooded twice a cluding seeking Federal Ocean Street was under wa- reporters in Scituate. year in recent years, an esti- Emergency Management ter because of flooding from Waves crash against an ocean front house after Tim Mannix, whose mate his neighbours agreed Agency funding to help a breached sea wall. About causing a break in the sea wall during a winter blizzard Marshfield house was with. raise other houses above a dozen homes were badly in Marshfield, Massachusetts on 27 Jan, 2015. pounded by waves after the “It used to be a novel- potential floodwaters. damaged. ReuteRs seawall failed, watched a ty,” Boormeester said. “We just had a meeting “This area sees flood- Wednesday from the storm, But the recovery in front-end loader clear de- Increased flooding is a with FEMA on Thursday ing regularly, but we hav- which dumped up to 3 feet the ocean-facing section bris away from the front of problem up and down the about elevation grants,” en’t seen damage like this (90 cm) of snow in places, of Marshfield was far from the building. His face was New England coastline that Guimond said of the talks since the blizzard of ‘78,” though it largely bypassed seamless on Wednesday, badly bruised and marked has been exacerbated by held last week. town planner Greg Gui- New York City. with many homes without by a long line of stitches rising sea levels, said Cam- The severe weather mond said as he surveyed Schools remained power and coated in ice. above his nose after waves eron Wake, director of the claimed the lives of at least the wreckage. “The prob- closed in Boston and most Residents who rode out the knocked a sliding glass door University of New Hamp- two people, an 80-year-old lem was the sustained wave of its suburbs for a second storm said they had relied on him. shire Climate Change Re- man who collapsed and action; the houses can’t straight day but life was on fireplaces to keep warm. “Thankfully it was a search Centre. died while shoveling snow handle it.” otherwise returning to nor- Further up the coast, fast-moving storm, just one “Places that used to in Trumbull, Connecticut, Millions across Mas- mal with the city’s transit Governor Charlie Baker tide,” the 58-year-old fish- not flood are getting flood- on Tuesday and a teenager sachusetts, Connecticut, system and airport resum- met with officials in Scit- erman said. “Imagine what ed now and the reason is who died while snow-tub- Rhode Island and New ing service and a travel ban uate, which also reported it would have been like had not because we didn’t have ing outside New York City York were digging out on lifted. flood damage and where it stayed around.” hurricanes or Noreasters in on Monday.—Reuters WEAtHER REpORt Bay iNfereNCe: Weather is partly cloudy in the South Bay and generally fair in the Andaman Sea and elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal. foreCast ValiD uNtil eVeNiNg of the 30th January, 2015: Rain are likely to be isolated in Upper Sagaing Region and Kachin State, weather will be partly cloudy in Taninthayi Region and generally fair in the remaining Regions and States. Degree of certainty is (60%). state of the sea: Seas will be moderate in My- anmar waters. Advertise with us! For inquries to place an advertisement in the GNLM, please email Photo taken on 29 Jan, 2015 shows the colourful 3D zebra crossing on Kaiyuan West Road in Changsha, [email protected] capital of central China’s Hunan Province. The 3D zebra crossing are designed to alarm drivers as they drive (+95) (01) 8604532 across the intersection.—Xinhua 14 Friday, 30 January, 2015 entertainment Meet the “sick” Oscar’s best Actress Lindsay Lohan’s actor, actress nominees community service Beijing, 29 Jan — In inations announced for 87th up actor, who once played questioned in court the world of Oscar, mad- Academy Awards. an iconic superhero, battled Los AngeLes, 29 Jan — A Los Angeles judge on ness survives and stands Best Actor nominee his ego and attempted to re- Wednesday gave a prosecutor more time to investigate out as its awards of best Steve Carell from “Fox- cover his family. In “Gone whether actress Lindsay Lohan failed to complete her actor and actress often go catcher” is a ghastly rich Girl”, Rosamund Pike is a community service requirements in a reckless driving to those who have mental man who bets on people’s wife who regards man and case. Santa Monica city prosecutor Terry White will problems in their roles. lives to get his mother rec- marriage as games. present his findings in court on 18 February after dis- As expected, these Os- ognition. Actor Michael Besides, puting Lohan’s claim that she completed her sentence car “psychiatric patients” Keaton from “Birdman” Eddie Red- while living in London, Lohan’s attorney, Shawn Hol- appear on the list of nom- plays the role of a washed mayne plays ley, said. Stephen The 28-year-old “Mean Girls” star was ordered to Hawking complete 30 days of community service in addition to who was rehabilitation and therapy as part of a 2013 plea deal born with after she crashed her Porsche into dump truck near cerebral pal- Los Angeles en route to the set of TV movie “Liz & sy in “The Dick” and later lied to police. Theory of The former child star known more for her legal Everything”, troubles than big-screen roles has been living in Lon- Julianne don where Holley says she has completed her commu- Moore plays nity service. White alleges Lohan, who was not at the an Alzheim- hearing, received credit for a “meet-and-greet” with er’s patient in fans as well as letting two young people shadow her Actor Chris Pine (L) and Academy of Motion Picture “Still Alice”. while at work, according to City News Service. Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs (R) In “Two Days, Lohan has been arrested in the past for drunk announce the nominees for Best Directing during One Night”, Mar- driving and theft before the 2012 car crash. She has the nominations announcement for the 87th Academy ion Cotillard is a been on probation since 2007 and gone to rehab six Awards in Beverly Hills, California, the United States chronic invalid. times.—Reuters on 15 Jan, 2015.—Xinhua Xinhua Margot Robbie, Miles Teller to host Oscar technical awards Angelina Jolie Los AngeLes, 29 Jan — Actors Margot Robbie and Miles Teller will host the Academy of Motion to direct Brad Pitt Picture Arts and Sciences’ Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on 7 February. in ‘Africa’ They will present 21 awards to 58 individual re- Los AngeLes, 29 Jan — Hollywood cipients during the evening at the Beverly Wilshire in star Brad Pitt is eyeing another collabora- Beverly Hills. “We are very excited to have Margot tion with his wife Angelina Jolie and is set and Miles hosting this year’s Sci-Tech Awards,” said to appear in the actress-turned-director’s Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. ‘Africa’. “Both are fresh voices in our industry and will be The 51-year-old actor is set to lead a welcome addition to the night where we honour our the biopic, playing a paleo-archaeologist colleagues’ technical achievements.” named Richard Leakey who fought ele- “Margot and Miles represent some of the best of phant poachers in the 1980s in Kenya, re- the next generation of rising stars and it is only fitting ported The Wrap. that they host an evening saluting the film innovations Pitt and Jolie first worked together in and innovators who will inform the future,” said Oscar ‘Mr and Mrs’ Smith’. Most recently, they producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. Portions of collaborated as actor/director in ‘By the the Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation will Sea’. The drama which centres on a couple th be included in the Oscar telecast. The 87 Oscars will in the 1970s is possibly set for release later be held on 22 February, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre at this year.—PTI Hollywood & Highland Centre in Hollywood.—PTI

Elton John, Alan Ball’s musical period drama gets pilot Los AngeLes, 29 Jan — ‘Virtuoso’, a the spring in Budapest. long-gestating project from Elton John and Macdissi will also star in the drama Alan Ball has given a greenlight by HBO. pilot, playing Salieri, an accomplished The hour-long drama is set in 18th cen- composer and conductor who is appointed tury Vienna and follows a class of musi- by the dying Emperor Joseph I to start the cians from all across Europe at the prestig- university to honour Joseph’s legacy. ious Academy of Musical Excellence. Iva Babic will play Leonid, a Russian The pilot is written by Ball based on cello prodigy. Francois Civil will portray a story he co-wrote with his partner, actor Isidoro, a guitar and flute prodigy. Lind- Peter Macdissi, and Steve Hamilton Shaw, say Farris will play Heinrich, an Austrian Chinese singer Zhang Jie (R) poses for photo with three wax figures of late pop reported Ace Showbiz. piano prodigy. Nico Mirallegro is cast as star Michael Jackson at the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Beijing, capital The three will executive produce the Franz, an Austria self-taught violin prod- of China on 28 Jan, 2015. The Beijing leg of the Michael Jackson Wax Figure pilot along with John and his husband, Da- igy, while Alex Lawther lands a role of World Tour was unveiled at Madame Tussauds Beijing on Wednesday. —Xinhua vid Furnish. Filming is set to take place in Battista, an Italian Castrato prodigy.—PTI Friday, 30 January, 2015 15 general Dry Christmas tree causes deadly mansion fire in Maryland, killing six Washington, 29 Jan — ignited the blaze on 19 smoke inhalation, but had company. In the morning of (30-1-15 07:00 am~ 31-1-15 07:00 am) MST Authorities in the US State of January, which also burned yet to receive the final report the fire, the alarm compa- * Local News * Amazing May Phoo Maryland said on Wednesday down the six-million US from the medical examiner. ny received the alarm and * Distinct People, Han a deadly fire at a residential dollar house, according to The five-metre-high called back the house but got Different Lifestyles * World News mansion in the state’s Annap- a news statement of An- Christmas tree had been cut no answer. 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An electrical failure Sandra Pyle, along with Christmas last month, said but the fire spread rapidly * Local News “Korea” in the home’s Great Room, their four grand children the statement. because Christmas trees can * Myanma Pioneer * World News which had six- metre-high aged from six to eight, the The house was equipped provide lots of fuel when Female Bodybuilder * Myanmar China ceilings and was connected to statement said, adding that with a smoke alarm system they are dry, said local fire * World News Friendship Tour the sleeping and living areas, it’s believed all six died of monitored by a security authorities.—Xinhua * Myanmar China * Local News Friendship Tour * Mogok: The Enrique, Rafael Nadal to open string of Spanish restaurants * Local News Colourful Land of * Taking an Oath for Rubies London, 29 Jan — Sing- inspired decor and divided Life * World News ing sensation Enrique Iglesias into three zones — the res- * World News * Kay Tu Mar Lar “The and tennis star Rafael Nadal taurateurs hope to “surprise * A Famous Pagoda in Decision” are set to take the world by customers with performanc- the Sea * Local News storm with their string of es.” * Local News * The Precious Spanish restaurants called Tatel Ibiza is set to open * Gem Stone Painting Lands Of Myanmar Tatel — which are already in in 2016, with future plans to * World News (Mandalay) the pipeline and will be going expand to Barcelona, Lon- * Traffic Police * World News international soon. don, and Las Vegas already * Local News * Not Just a Bridge The multi-award-win- in the works. ning singer and the 28-year- Enrique, 39, son of old tennis champion, who is iconic Spanish singer Julio currently ranked No 3 in the Iglesias, was born in Madrid world, will be opening their and at the age of 15 moved first restaurant in Madrid business venture. “The al or even international to the US, where he grew up. in March, reported Hello food of our country is very level,” a spokesperson for Rafa, meanwhile, was (30-1-2015, Friday) magazine. The two have famous. There are many the investors said. The flag- born on Spanish island Ma- 6:00 am (Part-1) teamed up with basketball star Spanish restaurants but ship Tatal in the Spanish jorca, where he bought a • Paritta By Hilly 2:15 pm Pau Gasol and businessman none have tried to become capital will be 800-square luxurious villa in 2013. Region Missionary • Teleplay Abel Matutes Prats for the the reference at a nation- metres, decked out in 1920’s PTI Sayadaw 3:30 pm 6:25 am • Head Line News • Physical Exercise 4:00 pm Laudrup eyes retirement despite Qatar success 7:00 am • News / Weather • News/ Weather Report dubai, 29 Jan — Mi- boots in 1998, Laudrup had that experience, I pre- Report chael Laudrup could quit embarked on a coaching ferred something different 4:35 pm 7:35 am • University of coaching in a year, with the career that included stints in this last part of my coach- • One Vision Dane reluctant to grow old on at Spain’s Getafe and Mal- ing career,” Laudrup added. Distance Education (Part-1-A) (TV Lectures) the bench after turning 50 last lorca, Spartak Moscow “I don’t have a long-term 8:30 am June, the former Barcelona and Swansea City of the plan because I will not be a — Second Year • Head Line News (English) and Real Madrid playmaker English Premier League, coach for that long. 9:35 am told Reuters. where he won the League “I was offered a longer 4:50 pm Michael Laudrup gestures • Documentary • 68th Anniversary Laudrup enjoyed a daz- Cup in 2013. contract in Lekhwiya but I (ASEAN) zling playing career for club “If I am a coach for wanted to see what it was during a news conference Union Day in Doha on 2 July, 2014. 10:00 am Programme and country, his honours one, two or five years like in Qatar, on and off the • News /Internatonal ReuteRs 6:35 pm including Italy’s Serie A more, I don’t know yet, pitch.” Laudrup has a tough News • Hyper Sports championship, five consec- but I turned 50 this (past) act to follow after ex-coach clear of third after 15 match- 11:35 am utive Spanish La Liga titles summer and don’t want to Eric Gerets led Lekhwiya es. “I think we can be very • Science and 7:00 pm and the European Cup. become old on the bench,” to their third title in four pleased with our season so Technology • News For Denmark, he was Laudrup said in an email seasons last term. far,” Laudrup said. Programme 7:30 pm the balletic genius in the interview. Those are the club’s He said success would 12:00 noon • Head Line News country’s joyous 1986 World The nomadic Dane only championships and constitute winning the News / International 8:00 pm Cup team that beat former is now coach of Qatar’s historically Qatar’s biggest league or domestic cup, News / Weather • News / International champions Uruguay and Lekhwiya, signing a one- club is Al Sadd with 13 plus qualification for the Report News / Weather West Germany 6-1 and 2-0 year contract last June titles. knock-out stages of the 12:50 pm Report respectively before losing in after refusing offers from The rivals are fighting it Asian Champions League, CLEVER 9:00 pm the last 16. England and Spain. out again this season and are which is played over the 1:20 pm • News After hanging up his “Because I already joint-top on 36 points, 11 calendar year. — Reuters • Talk On Old Film • Amazing World Ice-man Eriksen sends Spurs into League Cup final

London, 29 Jan — free kick which took their with two minutes remaining stunning free kick from the Christian Eriksen was Tot- aggregate advantage to 2-0. and calmly slotted home. right side of the area into the tenham Hotspur’s ice-man as Sheffield United teen- “Sheffield United defi- far top corner off the post they suppressed a late revival ager Che Adams came off nitely gave us a big fight. with the hosts’ keeper Mark from third-tier Sheffield the bench, however, to turn They gained confidence Howard rooted to the spot. United to reach the League the tie on its head with two after they scored their first The lower league side, Cup final 3-2 on aggregate goals in two minutes, giving goal, the second one was a whose cup pedigree has on Wednesday. his team a 2-1 lead and lev- bit lucky but we came back upset five Premier League Tottenham, who will elling the aggregate score. at the end,” Eriksen told Sky sides in the last 12 months, face Chelsea in the final at Eriksen ensured four- Sports. laboured to claw a way back Tottenham Hotspur’s Christian Eriksen (R) scores a goal Wembley on 1 March, ap- times winners Spurs avoided Eriksen’s opener on 28 into the match, but the more against Sheffield United during their Capital One Cup peared to be cruising when playing extra time when he minutes was a moment of they pushed on the likelier it semi final second leg soccer match at Bramall Lane in they took a first-half lead found space on the edge of supreme quality. looked that Spurs would add Sheffield, northern England on 28 Jan, 2015. R— euteRs through Eriksen’s stunning the lower league side’s box The Dane whipped a to their tally.—Reuters 11th Waxing Day of Tabodwe 1376 ME Friday, 30 January, 2015 Serena to face Sharapova in Australian Open final Cahill quiet

Melbourne, 29 Jan — Ser- on Australia ena Williams overcame feisty teenage challenger Madison future, focused Keys to advance to her sixth Sydney, 29 Jan — Veteran Australian Open final on Thurs- striker Tim Cahill refused to touch day with a 7-6(5), 6-2 victory. upon his future with the Australia Williams will now face Ma- national team beyond Saturday’s ria Sharapova for the title after Asian Cup final and says his focus the Russian second seed beat is on helping the Socceroos become compatriot Ekaterina Makarova continental champions for the first 6-3, 6-2 earlier on Rod Laver time. “That (my future) is something Arena. I’ll talk about that after. My main fo- American Williams has won cus is the final and hopefully trying all five of her previous Mel- to win something that’s really spe- bourne Park finals, and while cial for our country,” Cahill told Sky pushed by her clean-hitting com- Serena Williams of the US reacts after winning Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates after News on Thursday. patriot on Thursday she was able the first set against compatriot Madison Keys defeating compatriot Ekaterina Makarova in The 35-year-old has been a part to win the critical points to get during their women’s singles semi-final match at their women’s singles semi-final match at the of the Socceroos’ set-up for over a out of trouble. the Australian Open 2015 tennis tournament in Australian Open 2015 tennis tournament in decade, and has turned out in three “She pushed me hard the Melbourne on 29 Jan, 2015.—ReuteRs Melbourne on 29 Jan, 2015.—ReuteRs

World Cups including last summer’s Editorial Section — (+95) (01)8604529 Advertisement & Circulation — ( +95) (01) 8604532 first set and I had to dig deep finals in Brazil, where he scored one mentally to get through that,” Williams was also battling a the sixth game when she closed points in the seventh game and of the goals of the tournament in a Williams said in a courtside in- cough after a virus swept through off Keys’ options from the net one more in the eighth, she could 3-2 first-round defeat to the Nether- terview. “I’m really excited to be the tournament. and the 19-year-old sprayed her not stop her compatriot from lands. Cahill has played under some in the final again. I didn’t come Keys continued to demon- backhand wide. advancing to the final against big name coaches, including the here with that expectation so it’s strate the clean power-hitting Williams, 33, then produced Sharapova. likes of Gus Hiddink, Pim Verbeek, exciting.” she has shown throughout the several important serves in the “She came up with some and Holger Osieck. Both players had entered the tournament, forcing the aggres- tiebreak, including one down the great shots,” Williams said But he has praised current semi-final with injury and illness sive Williams behind the base- centre line on set point to clinch of Keys’ battle to prolong the coach Ange Postecoglou for bring- concerns, with Keys suffering a line and even breaking in the first it in 45 minutes. match. “I could have done a lit- ing the passion back to the Socceroos recurrence of an adductor injury, game to get her first grand slam Williams put pressure on tle more and been more aggres- and says this is the most enjoyable which ruled her out of Wimble- semi-final off to an explosive Keys’ serve in the second set, sive, but that’s a great sign that experience he’s had with the nation- [email protected] www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com www.facebook.com/globalnewlightofmyanmar don last year, during her quar- start. However, Williams, bid- which resulted in two breaks of she played so well when she was al team. “Always in football we’ve ter-final victory over Williams’ ding for a 19th grand slam title, serve to give her a 5-1 lead, and down and didn’t give up.” never really had a fair go of people older sister Venus. got the match back on serve in while Keys saved seven match Reuters believing in the team and the play- ers that were coming through but it’s great when you have someone who No love lost as managers face title showdown loves the game, who is passionate london, 29 Jan — It is hard spiky relationship stretches back hand,” he said tersely when asked about the game and is Australian,” to imagine two more different to their stints in charge of Real whether he had gone to Mourinho Cahill was quoted as saying of characters than Jose Mourinho Madrid. at the final whistle. Postecoglou on the Socceroos’ offi- and Manuel Pellegrini, so it is no Pellegrini had only one sea- While that battle went Mour- cial website. “It’s all well and good surprise that the Chelsea manager son as coach at the Bernabeu, inho’s way, the war was won by when you can bring someone in for and his Manchester City counter- where, having failed to come out Pellegrini, who claimed the Pre- a couple of years, then he leaves part seem to rub each other up the on top in the habitual two-horse mier League title and League Cup and goes and becomes the national wrong way. race with Barcelona, he was re- as the Portuguese ended the cam- team manager of some other country Their simmering rivalry is set placed by Mourinho. paign empty-handed. but when you’re not Australian you for another chapter in Saturday’s The Chilean joined Malaga Chelsea’s manager Jose Saturday’s game, however, don’t understand what it means to top-of-the-table Premier League and Mourinho taunted him on the Mourinho gestures after their could be decided by which play- wear the badge.” clash at Stamford Bridge, with a way out. “If Madrid were to fire English League Cup semi- ers are absent as much as who is “I’ve never met anyone who potentially pivotal three points on me, I wouldn’t go to Malaga. I’d final first leg soccer match on the pitch. loves the Socceroos as much as me offer. Should Chelsea claim the go to a top-level team in Italy or against Liverpool at Anfield in After a gruelling League which is hard. It’s the attention to de- spoils, they will lead the champi- England,” he said. Liverpool, northern England Cup semi-final against Liverpool, tail behind what we’ve done. When ons by eight points, while a City The normally unshakeable on 20 Jan, 2015.—ReuteRs Chelsea are likely to be without we were getting written off, playing success would leave them just demeanour of Pellegrini, one of last season ended with Fernan- injured midfielder Cesc Fabregas in all these crazy games that we were two points adrift with 15 games football’s most sombre coaches, do Torres scoring a late winner, and defender Filipe Luis, while never going to win the boss believed to play. is clearly ruffled by the in-your- Mourinho diving into the crowd league top scorer Diego Costa fac- in us.” He added, “We identified the The bragging rights, how- face ebullience of the self-styled and Pellegrini refusing to carry es suspension after being charged way we can play and the belief in- ever, also count double in bat- “Special One”. The correspond- out the usual post-match etiquette. by the FA for stamping on an op- side ourselves and we’ve shown that tles between two coaches whose ing fixture at Stamford Bridge “I didn’t want to shake his ponent. City, who have not won on the pitch.” in the league since 1 January, Cahill was part of the Australia will have to discover how to beat team that lost 1-0 to Japan in extra Neymar double sends Barca into semi-finals teams without midfielder Yaya time in the 2011 final in Qatar and he barcelona, 29 Jan — Ney- side the area. card. The Atletico players were Toure whose involvement in the reckons this team can go one better mar struck twice as Barcelona Raul Garcia made no mistake angry with the performance of the African Nations Cup has hit them and win the final. “Did we deserve came from behind to seal a 3-2 from the spot to restore Atletico’s referee but Busquets felt that nei- hard and he will again be missing to win the final? Possibly, possibly victory over nine-man Atletico advantage. Miranda put the ball ther side benefited from his deci- on Saturday. Among the week- not. Were we managed as well as Madrid and reach the King’s Cup into his own net as he attempted sions. “I’ve also been told that the end’s other fixtures, Manchester we are now? Possibly not. We gave semi-finals 4-2 on aggregate on to clear a corner which had been penalty conceded by Mascherano United take on Leicester City and it everything but at the final hurdle Wednesday. flicked on by Sergio Busquets and shouldn’t have been given. There Liverpool play West Ham United physically we weren’t ready,” Aus- Fernando Torres put Atletico in a lightning attack from Barca were mistakes made against both on Saturday. Arsenal host Aston tralia’s greatest-ever goal-scorer ahead inside the first minute with a Jordi Alba found Neymar in the teams,” he told reporters. Villa on Sunday.—Reuters said. ——Kyodo News precise strike from the edge of the area and the Brazilian finished “There was little control in area but Barca have clicked into clinically. There were heated ex- the game in the first half. It was a form recently and hit back quickly changes throughout the match with good half for the fans and we took Asian Cup Australia 2015 through Neymar. plenty at stake and it boiled over at advantage of the openings that we rd th Atletico were awarded a pen- halftime with Atletico midfielder had.” Despite the fact they were 3 / 4 Place alty when Javier Mascherano was Gabi Fernandez sent off following chasing the game, Atletico coach adjudged to have fouled Juanfran a confrontation in the tunnel. Diego Simeone said he asked his Torres on the half-hour mark, Mario Suarez was also dis- players to show more restraint at 15:30 MST (30.1.2015) though television replays appeared missed six minutes from the end half time. Iraq UAE to show the incident occurred out- after receiving his second yellow Reuters “R/489 Printed and published at the Global New Light of Myanmar Printing Factory No. 150, by the Global New Light of Myanmar Daily.” Yangon, Township, Nga Htat Kyee Pagoda Road, Bahan