Volume I, Number 132 6th Waning Day of Tabodwe 1376 ME Monday, 9 February, 2015

Amyotha Hluttaw speaker attends opening ceremonies INSIDE naY PYi Taw, 8 Feb and the anniversary of Ce- The Amyotha Hluttaw and region Hluttaw repre- urged the local people to — Speaker of Amyotha tanamon Free Clinic and speaker, Pyithu Hluttaw sentative U Zaw Win for- discuss local development General Hla Hluttaw U Khin Aung My- Lumhuhtuchun Library Representative U Bo Ni, mally opened the hall. at the hall and make best Htay Win int attended the opening Education Foundation in region development affairs In his speech at the use of it for the township. ceremony of Thilawa Hall Yamethein on Sunday. minister U Aung Moung ceremony, the speaker (See page 3) meets UN humanitarian By KhinYadana; Local environmentalists welcome suspension coordinator

Photo: Tin Soe Page-3 (Myanma Alinn) of construction projects in Yangon Myanmar An order has been celebrates first issued for the one-month suspension of some con- International struction projects at gov- Epilepsy Day in ernment land plots under Yangon the BOT system in Yan- gon Region in order to Page-2 review the environmental impacts of the projects, Myanmar, according to an official at Thailand the Yangon Region Gov- ernment Office. sign joint To modernize Yangon drug control and to construct buildings agreement of international standards in the Yangon City Devel- Page-2 opment Committee Area, Education in some companies were per- Construction projects in Yangon City suspend work processes to review environmental impacts. mitted to construct build- Singapore: ings on land plots owned local environmentalists, include those of Shwe Development Company Pagoda and construc- Universities and by the government in 2013 architects and engineers Taung Hyday Develop- and Adventure Myan- tion projects at No 61-63 International and 2014. later pointed out that those ment Company, Thukha mar Tour and Incentive Kaba Aye Pagoda Road. However, the authori- projects might have an im- Yadana Company, Megra Company on 49.6 acres “We welcome for- Schools ties had to plan inspection pact on the environment. Landmark Development of land near Yangon’s eign investment in the Page-8 tours at the project sites as Suspended projects Company, Shwe Taung landmark Shwedagon (See page 2) Myanmar lion dance team wows crowd in Singapore

Yangon, 8 Feb — My- ing Singapore, Malaysia, nationally recognized sport. anmar lion dance team could Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indo- The participants performed attract the fans in the 8th In- nesia, China, Thailand and with rhythmic beat of the ternational Lion Dance com- Myanmar, bringing their li- drums to the jaw-dropping petition in Singapore Satur- ons to life. stunts. day, according to the reports. With high-valued in tra- Myanmar teams could The contest took place dition and culture, the lion win a great cheer from the in the city-state’s Chinatown dance has gained populari- crowd, but did not score with with the 14 teams from 10 ty across the globe over the the judges. nations across Asia, includ- years and is now an inter- (See page 2)

Volunteers ready to release yellow tortoises into water-shed area in Yebyu Township.—PhoTo: WCS (MyanMar) Tortoises from pagoda’s lake released into community forest in southern Myanmar for 2nd time ruary as part of efforts for In December 2014, By Aye Min Soe conservation of the species local people in Dawei Yangon, 8 Feb — Lo- endemic to Myanmar. and the WCS released 82 cal people in Dawei Town- This is the second time tortoises, 80 Sauk Leik ship released 42 yellow to release tortoises from (Morenia ocellata) and two A lion dance troupe participates in a lion dance competition held in tortoises (Indotestudo elon- a lake into a natural sanc- soft-shell turtles, from a Singapore’s Chinatown, 7 Feb, 2015. Singapore on Saturday held the 8th gate) from a pagoda’s lake tuary area, according the pagoda’s lake into a natural International Lion Dance Competition to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New into a watershed area in Wildlife Conservation So- sanctuary area. Year in Singapore’s Chinatown. —Xinhua/ Then Chih Wey Yebyu Township on 2 Feb- ciety (Myanmar). (See page 2) 2 Monday, 9 February, 2015 NATIONAL Myanmar, Thailand sign Mass peace movement DMBE issues joint drug control agreement demands prompt announcement for naY PYi Taw, 8 Feb in curbing narcotic drugs. ceasefire from both sides matriculation students to — A Myanmar police del- The two countries will egation left here on 5 Feb- conduct a one-year pro- Yangon, 8 Feb — A event, urging both sides to draw IDs for examination ruary for Bangkok to sign gramme designed to gear mass peace movement on end fighting and conclude an agreement on bilateral up for joint drug control and Saturday has called for the a peace treaty. Yangon, 8 Feb — Department of Myanmar cooperation in drug control, transnational crackdown as armed forces of both sides A message stated that Boards of Examination released an announcement officials said. well as honing laboratory to sign a prompt ceasefire, security, development for the students who applied for the matriculation The agreement was analysis skills, the agree- local media has reported. and peace are three essen- examination to be held from 11 to 20 March 2015. signed at Office of the ment stated. The movement at- tial factors for a nation, Students from Basic Education High Schools, Narcotics Control Board Currently, Myanmar tracted over 3,000 activists and urged both parties to branches and affiliated BEHSs in regions and states (ONCB) in Thailand’s and Thailand have been except Yangon Region are to draw identity cards for of national political forces armed conflict to put the capital on 6 February by working in tandem in the examination from school heads as of 23 February, and ethnic groups, with an interests of the people Secretary of the Central districts of Tachilek and Monday, before examination day. The students in activist noting that a cease- before theirs. Committee for Drug Abuse Monghsat on a six-year plan Yangon Region are to take out the ID cards as of 25 fire is an essential perqui- “Armed conflict Control (CCDAC) Chief of worth THB350 million since February, Wednesday. site to political dialogue. burns public revenues,” it Myanmar Police Force Po- 2012. The plan involves co- The external students are to draw the cards at “Our country has not stressed. lice Maj-Gen Zaw Win and operation in drug control and respective exam supervisors. tasted peace yet as a re- The mass peace move- ONCB’s Secretary-General opium-substitute cultivation The students who face difficulties in taking out sult of internal armed con- ment witnessed the partic- Mr Permpong Chaovalit. programmes. the ID cards may directly enquire respective exam flict that has entered its 65 ipation of Buddhist monks According to the The Myanmar delega- supervisors, township education officers and Depart- years,” he said. and retired army veterans agreement, Thailand will tion arrived back in Yangon ment of Myanmar Boards of Examination. Other peace groups who lost limbs in fighting. provide Myanmar with a on Saturday afternoon. MNA sent their messages to the MNA US$596,698 aid to be used MNA Myanmar celebrates first International Epilepsy Day in Yangon 500,000 epilepsy patients. By Khaing Thanda Lwin In a speech, Dr Win Myint, deputy health min- Yangon, 8 Feb — Chief Minister U Myint ister, said, only 25 percent The Ministry of Health Swe at the ceremony. of people with epilepsy in cooperation with the To promote aware- from developing countries, World Health Organiza- ness of epilepsy rights including Myanmar,have tion (WHO) organized the around the world, the day easy access to medical celebration of Internation- created by the Interna- treatment. al Epilepsy Day on Sun- tional Bureau for Epilepsy Patients from four day, the first-time event in (IBE) and the International sub-urban townships in Myanmar, with the aim of League Against Epilepsy Yangon and one in Nay promoting public aware- (ILAE), is a global event Pyi Taw have received free ness about epilepsy. celebrated annually on the medical services under the “The event is also 2nd Monday of February. four-year epilepsy project aimed at improving the Events are taking that has been conducted by participatory role of gov- place around the world to the health ministry and the ernment as well as other mark the first International WHO since 2013 in order organizations in reducing Epilepsy Day. to reduce treatment gap in Yangon Region Chief Minister U Myint Swe views equipment used in the treatment gap among The WHO said more the country. treatment of epilepsy at the ceremony to mark International Epilepsy Day. people with epilepsy and than 50 million people GNLM Photo: Khaing thanda Lwin correcting public misun- around the world are suf- derstandings about the dis- fering from epilepsy, esti- Local environmentalists welcome . . . them,” the official added. hand, the projects should ease,” said Yangon Region mating Myanmar has over Heritage conserva- be developed in a trans- (from page 1) projects were shut down. tionists including National parent manner on the oth- Tortoises from pagoda’s lake construction sector be- Suspension is just for field Literary Award Winner er hand. It will be the best cause it will help raise our inspection of their impacts Architect Dr Kyaw Latt way for all. We welcome released into. . . living standards while job on the environment. As the pointed out that construc- the field inspection to re- opportunities are created companies are international tion projects at the former view the environmental (from page 1) causing impact on their for workers. Young My- entities, they will also be compound of the Ministry impact of the projects. As There may be thou- reproduction, said the tor- anmar engineers will also open to inspection. After of Defence near Shweda- these companies are of in- sands of tortoises that are toise expert. gain valuable work expe- inspection works by a team, gon Pagoda may hurt the ternational standards, they breeding in dense popu- There are more than rience,” an official of the one member of which is the ecosystem of downtown will be able to find the best lations in lakes at some 10 species of tortoises in team said. “However, these chairman of the Myanmar Yangon. solution. Cooperation of pagodas across the coun- pagoda lakes, he added. projects should be properly Engineering Society, they “While efforts are be- all is important for a green try, said U Win Ko Ko, A local community implemented in a transpar- will be allowed to contin- ing made to encourage for- city,” said environmentalist a technical coordinator society in Dawei has also ent manner. Suspension ue their work. Necessary eign investment on the one Dr Myat Thura. (Reptiles), of the Wild- proposed to the WCS (My- does not mean that these advice will also be given to life Conservation Society anmar) to find a suitable Singaporean teams emerged Chinese New Year and other (Myanmar). natural sanctuary for the Myanmar lion dance . . . as the first and third places, Chinese traditional, cultural According to Myan- tortoises in another pago- while China (Taipei) stood and religious festivals, as mar culture, people set da’s lake, he added. (from page 1) team would win, but too in the second place. Lion well as in important events tortoises free that they find The WCS (Myanmar) “I am a fan of lion bad. Although I’m Singa- dance is a traditional dance such as business opening into lakes at pagodas for can arrange to release tur- dance, so every year I make porean, but I thought one of in Chinese culture and oth- events, special celebrations the safety of the tortoises. tles from lakes into natural my way over here to watch the Myanmar teams really er Asian countries in which or wedding ceremonies, or However, the popula- sanctuaries, according to it. But I think the results are did very well,” said David, two performers make move- may be used to honour spe- tion of tortoises at pago- the group. not up to my expectations. a Singaporean lion dance ments in a lion costume. The cial guests by the Chinese da lakes has grown high, GNLM I was hoping the Myanmar fan. In the contest, the two dance is performed during communities. Monday, 9 February, 2015 3 NatioN al General Hla Htay Win Amyotha Hluttaw speaker . . . meets UN humanitarian (from page 1) U Myat Thinn Aung, coordinator Chairman of Hlinethaya Industrial Zone, donated K Nay Pyi Taw, 8 Feb — change of information be- 10 million for the educa- Chief of the General Staff tween the two sides and tion foundation. (Army, Navy and Air) progress of preventing the After the ceremo- General Hla Htay Win on recruitment of child sol- ny, the speaker attend- Saturday met UN Resident diers. ed the opening ceremo- and Humanitarian Coordi- Also present on the ny of a middle school in nator Ms Renata Lok-Des- occasion were Lt-Gen Kyaukpyu Village. At the sallien, here to discuss Myint Soe of the office of school opening ceremo- issues on providing human- the commander-in-chief ny, the speaker said that itarian aids to the victims. (Army), senior military of- the government has been They also discussed ficers and officials from the increasing the budgets for matters relating to ex- both sides.—Myawady education and health sec- General Hla Htay Win receives UN Resident and tors as the two sectors are the speaker urged parents Speaker of Amyotha Hluttaw U Khin Aung important for regional de- Humanitarian Coordinator Ms Renata and teachers to take care of Myint opens Thilawa Hall in Yamethin velopment. In conclusion, the education and health of Lok-Dessallien.—Myawady Township.—Mna children. At the ceremony, the 9.1 million and K 2 million The schoolmistress speaker presented certifi- for the school to the school explained the brief history cates of honour to Taung- headmistress and a mem- of the school and expressed thonelone Sayadaw and ber of the school board of thanks. well-wisher who donated K trustees. MNA Mass demonstration for union peace held in Yangon

yaNgoN, 8 Feb — Zaw Win (Patriotic Youths charis carried flags and Mass movement for peace Network), Secretary (2) U photographs of Bogyoke of the union took place Nay Min Kyaw and CEC U Aung San, Thakin Ko from 3.20 pm to 3.35 pm Toe Toe of National Dem- Taw Hmine, President U at Bo Sein Hman Sport ocratic Force Party, people Thein Sein and Command- Grounds on Shwegondine who wish for peace and er-in-Chief of Defence Road in Bahan Township veterans including retired Services Senior General on Saturday. Captains Tin Ko Win and Min Aung Hlaing, 4-foot x Present at the move- Ye Moe, 20 monks from 2-foot blue banners that say Matric student Chinese ment were about 3,000 Patriotic Monk Union led “Stop civil war immediate- people including U Zeyar by U Thu Seikta and U Tin ly” and “Take public inter- recalled from student container Win Myint (Secretary of Soe (MNTV) of the media. ests into account”, 5-foot National Promotion Party) The demonstrators x 3-foot banners that say protest march and members, Chairman marched three people in a “We hate wars”, “Cease- vessel U Win Ko Ko Latt, Vice roll along Bo Teza Street, fire, reduce prejudice” yaNgoN, 8 Feb — A Education Law. Chairman U Chit Ko Ko, Bo Sein Hman Street, U and “We want peace” and matric student has been Her parents, togeth- arrives in and members Ma Hnin Nay Chit Maung Street, West chanting slogans “Union recalled in Ayeyawady Re- er with officials of the lo- Chi Oo, Ma Thi Thi Oo and Race Court Street to Hit- Peace, Our cause”, Signing gion on Saturday evening, cal education department, Myanmar Saw Thar Maung of My- tai Grounds (Kyaikkasan Ceasefire Agreement, Our following an announce- brought Chaw Su San back anma National Network, Grounds). cause” and “Peace Build- ment and a request to par- home to Pathein on Sunday yaNgoN, 8 Feb — A U Myint Zaw (Patriotic During the demonstra- ing must be successful”. ents by the Ministry of Ed- morning after a meeting container vessel of China Buddhist Association), U tion, veterans on wheel- MNA ucation, officials said. with the Ayeyawady stu- Shipping, Asiatic Wave, Ma Chaw Su San, a dent protest team. sailed directly from China student at No.1 Basic Ed- The local education without cargo transship- ucation High School in department has arranged to ment, berthed at Myanmar Pathein, was taking part in help the young student sit Industrial Port in Yangon the recent student protest the matric examination. Sunday. march against the National MNA The container ship, which is the first ever in history sailed directly from China, set off from Chinese port cities of Ningbo and Shanghai, arrived Yangon via Ho Chi Minh City and Singapore within 13 days, covering a distance of about 6,300 nautical km. U Aung Kyaw Htoo, an official of the Myanmar Port Authority, welcomed the Chinese container ship, expressing wishes that in- creased capacity of freight Veterans on wheel-chairs carrying photographs of Bogyoke Aung San, Ma Chaw Su San seen together with her parents, handling would benefit Thakin Ko Taw Hmine, President U Thein Sein and Senior General Min teachers and officials.—Mna Myanmar.—Xinhua Aung Hlaing take part in mass demonstration for union peace.—Mna 4 Monday, 9 February, 2015 local news Madaya people to keep marble statue of General Aung San at park

Madaya, 8 Feb—In commemoration of the cen- Mohnyin tennial birthday of General Aung San, his marble stat- ue will be kept at Bo Taza Park in Madaya, 21 miles Madaya of Mandalay, a member PyinOoLwin of Madaya Chitthumyar Mandalay Group told media. Taungtha Arrangements have been made for keeping the statue at a park. As of 29 Nay Pyi Taw December, coordination Myanaung meetings were held in the Nyaunglebin town every Sunday for the statue. The group collected donations from the people Yangon in Madaya so as to set up a fund for the statue. “Responsible persons of political parties, Madaya statue. The committee has Officer, the group organ- Indian flag bread as break- Chithumyar Group and fu- received K6 million from ized the Bogyoke’s centen- fast to the people and give neral service association in collection of cash dona- nial birthday’s commemo- brooches to the attendees. Today’s Madaya work together for tions, he added. rative essay contest at Basic The statue will be sev- arrangements of the Gen- “We collect cash dona- Education High School in en feet high and two feet MyanMar eral’s statue. At present, tions in Madaya only. Our Madaya. A plan is under- and nine inches wide. It news siTes stone sculptor U Maung work process is smooth way to hold the festivities will be kept on the 30 feet Gyi is carving the statue,” in selection of a venue for for children as the centen- wide platform. Ko Say Ti Shin of the Gen- General’s statue with the nial birthday is coincided The marble statue of eral Aung San’s birthday assistance of local author- with the Myanmar chil- General Aung San will be Rural area gets well in commemorative ceremo- ities,” said a responsible dren’s day. As commemo- inaugurated at Bo Teza ny holding committee told person of Madaya Chit- rative activities, the youth Park in Madaya, Mandalay Nyaunglebin Tsp media. thumyar. will offer rice to 500 mem- Region, on 12 February. It may cost about K8 Under the permission bers of the Sangha in Ma- Maung Pyi Thu million for carving the of the Township Education daya, serve boiled pea and (Mandalay) Price of tamarind falls in Myanaung’s market

MyaNauNg, 8 Feb—Although demand is high, price of ripened tamarind falls in the mar- ket, said a broker of tamarind in Myanaung, Ay- eyawady Region, told media. “Brokers bought K900 per viss (1.6 kilos) of tamarind in early January. Now, it is bought at K450 per viss,” he said. Rural people sell tamarind produced from NyauNglebiN, 8 Feb— Rural Development in 2014- their villages in Myanaung to four brokers in ur- As a gesture of hailing the 15 fiscal year. ban area daily. “Now we not need to seek cargo 68th Anniversary Union Day, Township Administra- to Yangon. Bags of ripened tamarind are piled at the Department of Rural De- tor U Thein Zaw Kan and the bus terminal. We transport it at K1,000 per bag velopment in Nyaunglebin officials opened the well. weighing 30 viss,” said an owner of truck running Township, Bago Region, Head of Township De- along the route from Myanaung to Yangon. put a well into service in partment of Rural Devel- Rural people sell about 160 kilos of tamarind Yehlakon Village on 7 Feb- opment U Than Lwin ex- to the brokerages daily in Myanaung. The brokers ruary. The well was sunk by plained supply of water from send the products to Yangon, Pyay and Rakhine Golden House Co Ltd with the well. state.—Nay Win Zaw (Myanaung) the fund of Department of Nay Lin (Nyuanglebin) University students enjoy 68th Anniversary Shan State Day in Mandalay MaNdalay, 8 Feb— opened the market festival versities (Mandalay) Daw Shan National Literature and cultural dance in com- Nang Shwe May extended and Culture Committee of memoration of the Shan greetings and the secretary Universities (Mandalay) State Day. spoke words of thanks. organized a ceremony to After an official read Students from uni- mark the 68th Anniversa- the message sent by Speak- versities in Mandalay and ry Shan State Day at Inwa er of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw cultural troupes performed Room No 27 of Mandalay Thura U Shwe Mann, the Shan traditional danc- University on 7 February. minister and the rector de- es. Restaurants sold Shan Mandalay Region livered speeches. traditional foods around Minister U Sai Maung Hla Patron of the Shan Inwa Hall. and Rector of Mandalay National Literature and Maung Pyi Thu University Dr Maung Thin Culture Committee of Uni- (Mandalay) Monday, 9 February, 2015 5 LocaL News Indawgyi Shwe Myinzu Pagoda to hold Departmental officials Buddha Pujaniya share knowledge about consumer rights protection members of the pagoda’s board of trustees managed PyinooLwin, 8 Feb— win, Mandalay Region, on auction tasks in a transparent Mandalay Region Com- 5 February. manner,” a member of the mercial and Consumer De- It was attended by pagoda’s board of trustees. partment, consumer dispute secretary U Swe Tint Kyu Buddha Pujaniya festi- committee and Agro-based and member director-gen- val of Indawgyi Shwe Myin- Consumer Producers As- eral (Rtd) Professor Dr zu Pagoda attracts pilgrims, sociation and the fruit and Aung Myint, departmental tourists and local travelers in flowers association jointly officials, teachers, depart- addition to environmental- organized the talks on con- mental staff, entrepreneurs, ists in the region. sumer rights protection at shopkeepers and media to- GNLM-001 the city hall in PyinOoL- talling about 350. A combined team comprising officials of con- sumer dispute committee, Food and Drug Adminis- tration, District Develop- ment Affairs Committee and Health Department made surprised checks of Mohnyin, 8 Feb — A February to 4 March. photo shop during the festi- foodstuffs at Myoma mar- Buddha Pujaniya festival The pagoda’s board of val on 5 February. ket in PyinOoLwin in the will be held at Shwe My- trustees auctioned licences “In the past, district and afternoon. inzu Pagoda in Indawgyi for shops, lodging, electric- township authorities man- Officials of the team Lake in Mohnyin Town- ity supply, fuel sales, open aged auction of businesses in inspected sales of food- ship, Kachin State, from 25 air market, runs of boat and the festival. This year, new stuffs whether shopkeepers sell inappropriate foods. They gave advices to shop- Agriculture Department opens keepers not to sell inappro- priate foods. plant clinic in Pyinmana Tsp Thiha Ko Ko (Mandalay)

nay Pyi Taw, 8 Feb — A plant clinic was opened Inter-village road at the 440-acre model farm in Alyinlo Village, Pyin- under construction in mana Township, Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, on 7 Nyaunglebin Tsp February. Agriculture De- nyaungLebin, 8 Feb — Department of Rural De- partment under the Min- Gravel is being placed on velopment U Aung Kyaw istry of Agriculture and two miles and four furlongs Moe and Senior Engineer U Irrigation has opened plant long inter-village road in Thein Kyaw inspected pro- clinics with the assistance Nyaunglebin Township, gress of road construction. of the Centre for Agricul- Bago Region. Head of Department of ture and Biosciences Inter- Metal Dragon Co Rural Development U Than national-CABI of European Ltd constructs the rural Lwin reported on road con- countries since 2013-14 road linking Zigongyi, struction progress. fiscal year. Deputy Director Kyachaung and Kyaban On completion, peo- of the department Dr Kyin villages, funded K13 mil- ple from rural areas where Kyin Win explained the lion by Department of Ru- the road passes will enjoy clinic will give advices on Tuesday to give service to Hlegu, Kungyangon and open more clinics in Sagaing ral Development in 2014- smooth transport. use of pesticides, best ways the farmers. Kawhmu in Yangon Re- Region and Mon State. 15 fiscal year. Nay Lin to produce organic fruits The department has gion and Koeywa Thaby- Ko Pauk (Okkar Myay) Head of Bago District (Nyaunglebin) and vegetables, symptoms opened the plant clinics in egon Village in Ottarathiri of pests and infections. Pathein, Kyaunggon and Township, Alyinlo Village The department as- Pyapon in Ayeyawady in Pyinmana Township Under supervision of engineers of Township Development Affairs signs two agriculturists as Region, Nyaunglebin, and Kyuntetpe Village in Committee, workers participate in construction of plant doctors at the clinics Toungoo and Thayawady Dekkhinathiri Township. inter-village gravel road. from 7 am to 11 am every in Bago Region, Taikkyi, Plans are underway to Taungtha Tsp to hold ceremony to mark Myanmar Children’s Day

TaungTha, 8 Feb — explained purpose of hold- dren’s Day. A coordination meeting to ing the commemorative The meeting was at- observe the Myanmar Chil- day and admiration to Gen- tended by township ad- dren’s Day was held at the eral Aung San. ministrator, departmental hall of Township General Township authorities officials, local authorities Administration Depart- will organize the extempore and members of Township ment in Taungtha, Manda- talks contest, essay, article, Development Affairs Com- lay Region, on 6 February. poem and other contests mittee. Township Administra- and funfair in commemora- Kyaw Myo Naing tor U Aung Kyaw Nyunt tion of the Myanmar Chil- (Taungtha) 6 Monday, 9 February, 2015 regional PM Abe’s approval ratings rise Thai’s military government denies former PM Yingluck in Japan after hostage crisis permission to travel leased by Kyodo on Sat- Yomiuri and Kyodo agreed urday also showed an in- with Japan’s plan to con- Bangkok, 8 Feb — chose judges to oversee it. crease in support for Abe. tinue humanitarian aid to Thailand’s military gov- “If the Thai’s military More than 60 percent of regions affected by the Is- ernment has denied former government denies her per- respondents said they ap- lamic State. Prime Minister Yingluck mission to travel using her proved of the government’s In terms of how Japan Shinawatra permission to court case as an excuse, then response to the hostage cri- should respond to the Is- travel overseas to ensure she it is a violation of her basic sis. lamic State threat, 57 per- is in the country to face crim- rights,” Norawit told Reu- Islamic State militants cent of people polled by inal charges later this month, ters. beheaded journalist Kenji Kyodo said any response a government spokesman Thailand has been tense Goto last month, a week af- should be non-military. said on Sunday, since Yingluck’s impeach- ter the group released foot- Abe’s popularity had The military toppled the ment in January. Two bombs age appearing to show the slipped in more recent polls remnants of Yingluck’s gov- rattled a luxury shopping beheaded body of another after the resignations of ernment in a coup last May, mall a week ago, and Thai Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walks to the Lower Japanese hostage, Haruna key cabinet ministers and ending months of demon- media reported on Saturday House of the parliament in Tokyo on 5 Feb, 2015. Yukawa. due to Japan’s floundering strations on the streets of that the government had ReuteRs Abe has vowed to step economy, though his party Bangkok that had paralysed confiscated banners from Tokyo, 8 Feb — The Japan’s biggest daily up humanitarian aid to the won a landslide snap elec- her administration. students ahead of an annual Japanese government Yomiuri found that support militant group’s opponents tion in December. Yingluck was last week university football match. scored higher public ap- for Abe’s government had in the Middle East and The killings of the Yingluck’s support- proval ratings for Prime risen to 58 percent from bring the killers to justice. hostages have fanned calls ers say the charges against Minister Shinzo Abe’s 53 percent in January. The The gruesome executions to allow Japan’s long-con- her are an attempt to limit handling of the hostage cri- paper surveyed 1,054 peo- and the recordings of Goto strained military to conduct the political influence of sis involving two Japanese ple by telephone on Friday released by the militant overseas rescue missions her brother, ousted former captured in Syria and killed and Saturday for the poll, group captured the atten- as part of Abe’s push for prime minister Thaksin Shi- by Islamic State militants, which was the first since tion of the pacifist nation. a more muscular security nawatra. The charges are the polls published this week the hostages were killed. A majority of the Jap- posture. latest twist in 10 years of tur- showed. A separate poll re- anese surveyed by both Reuters bulent politics that have pit- ted Yingluck and her brother against the royalist military Iran’s Zarif denies warning US of establishment that sees the Shinawatras as a threat and reviles their populist pol- possible Rouhani demise Ousted former Prime icies. Yingluck’s fortunes Munich, 8 Feb — Ira- our negotiation,” he said, would not be Iran’s fault. his administration, and the Minister Yingluck have been similar to those of nian Foreign Minister Mo- adding: “I did not.” He said the negotia- government in its entirety, Shinawatra her billionaire brother. hammad Javad Zarif denied Zarif said that if Iran tions had Rouhani’s sup- supported our efforts in the banned from politics for five Both led populist gov- on Sunday a media report and major world powers, port. negotiations,” said Zarif. years and indicted on crimi- ernments toppled in coups, that he had told the United including the United States, “I believe the entire “Everybody has taken nal charges over her involve- despite being elected in States during nuclear talks Germany, France, Britain, Iranian population under- every necessary measure to ment in a state rice buying landslides, and both were that President Hassan Rou- make sure we succeed. All scheme that cost Thailand subjected to legal action and hani’s political clout would Iranians know this. If we billions of dollars. street protests by pro-estab- be heavily damaged if ne- fail, and I hope we won’t, The attorney general will lishment activists. gotiations failed. they (Iranians) will not submit a subpoena to the Su- Thaksin was ousted in A Reuters report on consider us responsible for preme Court on 19 February, 2006 and fled Thailand to Saturday, quoting three that failure. They will con- and wants Yingluck to be avoid a 2008 jail term for senior Iranian officials who sider attempts (to ask) too present for that, government corruption. He has lived asked not to be identified, much from Iran as a reason spokesman Sunsern Kaew- abroad since, but retains a said Zarif had warned the for failure.” kumnerd said on Sunday. strong influence over Thai United States and other The Reuters report Yingluck had asked for politics. Yingluck could face Western powers during quoted the three senior Ira- permission to leave from up to 10 years in prison if ongoing nuclear talks that nian officials as saying a Sunday until 22 February, found guilty by the Supreme a failure to reach a deal breakdown in talks would he said. “The suspect must Court. She has pledged to would likely hasten the po- empower Iran’s conserv- be present for the first pro- fight the charges and her ad- litical demise of Rouhani. ative hardliners. The cess of the case otherwise visers say she has no inten- “I want to correct a Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif 12-year-old stand-off has the case cannot proceed,” tion of fleeing. very wrong report by Reu- gestures during an open debate at the 51st Munich reached a crucial phase, Sunsern said. Yingluck’s “Yingluck is ready to ters,” Zarif told a securi- Security Conference at the ‘Bayerischer Hof’ hotel in with a March deadline to lawyer, Norawit Laleng, fight. She will not run be- ty conference in Munich. Munich on 8 Feb, 2015.—ReuteRs reach a political agreement said it was not necessary for cause we have facts and “Those that talked to me ahead of a final settlement her to appear in court for at evidence to fight the case,” in the past three days know Russia and China, failed stands that this govern- by 30 June. least two months while pros- Norawit, her attorney, that was not a subject of to reach an agreement it ment, that Dr Rouhani, Reuters ecutors consider the case and said.—Reuters North Korea fires short-range missiles off coast Seoul, 8 Feb — North siles off its coast as part of into the North and South. ly protests over the drills, Korea fired five short-range military drills. The United North Korea in recent which it says are a rehears- missiles off its east coast on Nations imposed sanctions days also test-fired a new al for war.—Reuters Sunday, in a demonstration banning North Korea from anti-ship cruise missile. A missile is fired from a naval of military muscle by the launching longer-range North Korea has in- vessel during the test-firing secretive state amid esca- ballistic missiles, but not creased the scale of air of a new type of anti-ship lating rhetoric against the short-range missiles. and naval military drills in cruise missile to be equipped at United States and South Sunday’s show of fire- recent weeks ahead of the th Korean People’s Army (KPA) Korea. The missiles hit the power marked the 67 an- annual US-South Korean naval units in this undated sea after about 200 km (120 niversary of the formation military exercises on the photo released by North miles), a South Korean de- of North Korea’s armed Korean peninsula, with its Korea’s Korean Central News fence ministry official said. forces by state founder leader Kim Jong Un com- Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang North Korea frequent- Kim Il Sung, when the Ko- manding his troops. on 7 Feb, 2015. — ReuteRs ly fires short-range mis- rean peninsula was divided Pyongyang regular- Monday, 9 February, 2015 7 world Australian PM brings forward vote on leadership to Monday

Sydney, 8 Feb — No member of the Abbott has admitted umnist and commentator. isters in Abbott’s Cabi- Australian Prime Minister government has so far in- mistakes as pressure inten- However, the move net, has said she will vote Tony Abbott, fighting for dicated a direct challenge sified on his leadership in appeared to backfire with against the motion but has his political life, said he to Abbott, although most recent weeks, and vowed at least some of Abbott’s not ruled out standing if would bring forward to attention has focused on to be more “collegial” and colleagues. Influential law- the positions are declared Monday a meeting of his Communications Minister “consultative” in his ap- maker Arthur Sinodinos — vacant. ruling party to consider a Malcolm Turnbull, a for- proach after several of his chief of staff for Abbott’s She was met by Turn- challenge to his leadership mer party leader toppled by so-called captain’s calls mentor, long-serving for- bull at the function in Syd- in an effort to halt a desta- Abbott. backfired on his adminis- mer prime minister John ney, a party fund-raising bilising internal revolt. Turnbull, a millionaire tration. Howard — and former event. A member of Abbott’s lawyer and former invest- Political analysts said minister Teresa Gambaro Opinion polls have conservative Liberal Party ment banker, has not yet Abbott’s move to bring were both scathing in their consistently shown vot- called on Friday for a se- said he will challenge Ab- forward the vote on his criticism of the decision. ers prefer Turnbull to lead Tony Abbott, Prime cret ballot to decide wheth- bott directly but on Sunday leadership would give any If Abbott is ousted, the party but his views on Minister of Australia er to declare the leadership he gave the strongest indi- challenger less time to ac- Australia is faced with hav- a carbon trading scheme, and deputy leadership po- Abbott said in a brief state- cation yet he would run. cumulate support from col- ing its sixth prime minister marriage equality and sup- sitions vacant, to be held ment on Sunday. “If for whatever rea- leagues, who will return to in eight years. port for an Australian re- at a scheduled meeting on Abbott has faced a son, the leadership of a the nation’s capital, Can- Foreign Minister Jul- public have made him un- Tuesday. torrent of criticism in re- political party is vacant, berra, for parliament on ie Bishop, deputy leader popular with the right wing However, Abbott cent weeks over policy then any member of the Monday. of Abbott’s party, has also of his party. said the meeting would be decisions ranging from his party can stand ... without “My reading of this been touted as either a po- Removing Abbott brought forward by a day. handling of the economy any disloyalty to the person is that there is very strong tential successor to Ab- would need support from “It is important to to awarding an Australian whose leadership has been support behind the prime bott or party deputy under more than 51 of the 102 end the uncertainty at the knighthood to Queen Eliz- declared vacant,” Turnbull minister (and) that it has Turnbull. members of the federal very beginning of the par- abeth’s husband, Prince told reporters outside a strengthened,” said Nick Bishop, seen as one of Liberal Party at the par- liamentary sitting week,” Philip. function in Sydney. Cater, a conservative col- the best-performing min- ty-room vote.—Reuters Gov’t stops photographer TransAsia says to cancel more flights following crash

Taipei, (China), 8 Feb and restarted. “We’ve can- from going to Syria, — Taiwan’s TransAsia celled 90 flights in the last Airlines said on Sunday three days. We’ll cancel confiscates passport it would cancel 52 flights another 52 on Monday and early next week, in addi- Tuesday combined,” said Tokyo, 8 Feb — The State, but rather intended tion to the 90 already can- Amy Chen, a vice president Foreign Ministry on Sat- to cover refugee camps celled after one of its air- of the Taipei-based airline. urday stopped Japanese inside Syria. He was to re- craft crashed into a river in Rescuers have recov- freelance photographer turn to Japan on 12 March. Taipei last week, killing at ered to 40 bodies, with Yuichi Sugimoto from “I’ve been taking least 40 of the 58 people on three still missing follow- travelling to Syria by con- safety measures all along. board. ing the crash on 4 February. fiscating his passport, the I would definitely retreat On Friday, Taiwan’s Fifteen people survived. first time it has taken such if I felt my life was in dan- Aviation Safety Coun- In the wake of flight a step. ger. It is my job to come cil said the preliminary GE235’s crash, Taiwan’s Sugimoto, a 58-year- back alive and tell (my findings of the black box aviation authorities ordered old resident of Niigata city story),” Sugimoto said by showed the almost-new tur- TransAsia pilots to take in Niigata Prefecture, has phone. boprop ATR 72-600 failed proficiency tests, according Wreckage of TransAsia Airways plane Flight GE235 criticized the government Passport confiscation to produce enough thrust to the Civil Aeronautics is transported on the back of a truck after it crash move, saying it infringes “robs us of our rights and after take-off, revealing Administration (CAA). landed into a river, in New Taipei City, on 5 Feb, 2015. on freedom of speech. shows that (Prime Minis- one engine was turned off Reuters ReuteRs The ministry said it ter Shinzo) Abe’s govern- took the action in accord- ment has turned its fangs ident of the United States,” ed to speak in front of ance with a provision in against the public,” he Israeli PM urged to Herzog said. the US Congress on Iran the passport law that al- said. “It is outrageous.” Herzog was not the by the US Republican lows it to confiscate a Given the hostage cri- cancel planned speech only political figures from House Majority Leader person’s passport to stop sis, the ministry and po- the Israeli centre-left camp John Boehner. The invi- them from travelling in lice had asked Sugimoto who have voiced criticism tation and its acceptance order to protect their life. to refrain from travelling on Iran in US congress of Netanyahu’s intention by Netanyahu caused up- The passport con- to Syria, but he remained JeruSalem, 8 Feb gress,” Yitzhak Herzog was to speak at a joint meet- roar among White House fiscation, coming in the firm in his decision to go — Israeli centre-left pol- quoted as addressing an in- ing of the US Congress on officials. wake of the release of a to the war-torn country, iticians urged the Prime ternational security confer- 3 March, just two weeks Netanyahu is expect- video purportedly show- prompting officials at the Minister Benjamin Ne- ence in Germany. ahead of Israel’s parliamen- ed to talk in favour of bill ing the killing of Japanese prime minister’s office tanyahu on Saturday to He said that the tary elections. proposals calling for im- journalist Kenji Goto by to contemplate action, cancel his planned speech planned speech, which Former Justice Min- posing further sanctions Islamic State militants, according to a ministry to the US congress on would present a hardline ister Tzipi Livni said at an on Iran, despite the ongo- could spur discussions source. Iran, saying it would approach toward a nuclear event in Tel Aviv on Sat- ing negotiations. about the constitutional According to Sugimo- jeopardize Israel’s inter- Iran amid the ongoing at- urday morning that Netan- President Barack guarantee of freedom to to, ministry officials and ests. tempts by the world pow- yahu’s plan to address the Obama has expressed ob- travel to foreign countries. police officers told him in Yitzhak Herzog, ers and Iran to reach a final US Congress shows that he jections to those bills and Sugimoto told Kyodo front of his home on Sat- leader of the opposition agreement on its nuclear is “thinking of his personal declared he would veto News late Saturday and urday night that unless he Labour Party, was quoted program, will raise antago- interests instead of those of them if passed. early Sunday that he was returned his passport, he by local media as saying nism among US and Euro- the state of Israel.” Netanyahu, a hard- to leave Japan for Istan- would be arrested. He sub- that Netanyahu’s planned pean officials. Chairman of the centre liner on Iran, has warned bul, Turkey, on 27 Febru- sequently complied with speech would damage Is- “In conversations I’ve Yesh Atid party Yair Lap- repeatedly that a nuclear ary, and then head to Syria the ministry order. rael’s relations with the held with many European id said that Netanyahu is Iran will be a danger to after meeting up with a Sugimoto says he has US and harm Israel’s se- and US leaders, it’s clear “leading to a major damage Israel, and demanded that former soldier who he said covered conflict zones curity interests. there’s great anger over in Israel’s strategic affairs Iran forego its entire nu- had previously served as over the years, visiting “The time has come Netanyahu diverting the with the US, as part of a clear enrichment capabil- a guide for the slain jour- Iraq in 2003 and traveling when Bibi (Netanya- discussion on Iran’s nucle- political act aiming to get ities. Iran, on its part, has nalist. to Syria in 2012 and 2013 hu’s nickname) must an- ar programme for political more votes in the upcoming insisted that its nuclear Sugimoto said he did in connection with his nounce the cancellation gain, and turning it into a elections.” programme is for peace- not have plans to enter ar- work. of his speech in the Con- confrontation with the pres- Netanyahu was invit- ful purposes.—Xinhua eas controlled by Islamic Kyodo News 8 Monday, 9 February, 2015 opinion

great symbolic significance of binding all people the irresistible momentum for ongoing peace from different ethnic groups together under the process. We have had enough of grave violence leadership of General Aung San, that day has in armed conflict that human conscience will not since then been commemorated as Union Day accept. Monday, 9 February, 2015 without missing a single year. It is really quite impossible to express any- Despite independence regained in 1948, eth- thing with absolute exactitude unless that thing Shall we have another nic armed conflicts have arisen as a direct conse- is so abstracted from the real world as to not significant day like Union Day? quence of colonial legacies. It is however encour- represent any real thing, American physicist aging to witness that the government has been Richard Feynman once stated. In no sense can By Kyaw Thura holding out an olive branch to ethnic armed peace be said to be intangible. There can be little doubt that Union Day has groups, a few of whom still remain to exchange been the most significant event in Myanmar arms for peace. Write for us We appreciate your feedback and contributions. throughout history. It is safe to assume that the President U Thein Sein has hinted at every If you have any comments or would like to submit great day paved the way for the reclamation of opportunity that the whole country longs for an- editorials, analyses or reports please email wallace. independence from colonial rule. other significant day like Union Day, which is why [email protected] with your name and title. It was on 12 February 1947 that the main- he expects a nationwide ceasefire accord to be Due to limitation of space we are only able to land and the hilly region came together to re- signed on 12 February. Now is an opportune time publish “Letter to the Editor” that do not exceed 500 claim national sovereignty from imperialists by for parties to armed conflict to bear the primary words. Should you submit a text longer than 500 speaking with one voice on that issue. Given its responsibility to take all feasible steps to keep up words please be aware that your letter will be edited. Education in Singapore: Universities and International Schools By Sayar Mya sity status and plans are ongoing to expand the uni- ince my arrival in Sin- (3) Singapore Management versity with offering of new gapore on 12 January, University; (4) Singapore full-time degree programs. SI have written four University of Technology Two other public insti- English articles entitled & Design; (5) Singapore tutions are also sponsored (1) [Significant features Institute of Technology and by the government. They are of “Singapore Expo” and (6) SIM University. the Singapore University of “John Little Mega Expo The National Uni- Technology and Design and Sale” in Singapore: Jan- versity of Singapore and the Singapore Institute of uary 2015]; (2) [National Nanyang Technological Technology. Many private University of Singapore: University each have more universities exist, including A University stands and than 30,000 students and foreign universities which shines top in Asia] and (3) provide a wide range of have established campus- [ICT in brief and pragmatic undergraduate and post- es in Singapore such as application of E-Gover- graduate degree programs the “Chicago Business nance in Singapore]; and including doctoral degrees. School” and “Technische (4) [Education in Singapore: Both are also established as Universität München”. Pre-school Playgroup to Ju- research universities with The James Cook Uni- nior College] in the Global thousands of research staff versity Singapore, Univer- National University of Singapore (Photo from GooGle) New Light of Myanmar in and graduate students. As of sity of Adelaide, Southern January and February 2015. 2012, both universities are Cross University, Univer- sibility to private offshore A fifth public institu- lingualism. These schools I and my better half are ranked among the “Top 50 sity of New Brunswick, course providers who may tion Singapore Institute of are (1) Anglo-Chinese on a visit to Singapore for in the World”. Queen Margaret University, offer courses approved by Technology was announced School (International), (2) about one month to have A third university, Sin- Temple University, The rival institutions]. in 2009. The institution Hwa Chong International fun with our grandchildren gapore Management Uni- City University of New Setting up an “offshore starts in 2010 and is intend- School and (3) SJI Interna- from Campbelltown of New versity (SMU), opened in York, Baruch College, campus” also allows poten- ed to provide an upgrading tional School. These private South Wales in Australia, 2000, is home to more than University of Nevada, Las tial students to study for an pathway for polytechnic schools run by the boards during the kids’ school 7,000 students and compris- Vegas, Aventis School institution’s program at a graduates. of other locally renowned holidays. We are staying es six schools offering un- of Management, Curtin much lesser cost than study- International Schools institutions. The school fees at the condominium of our dergraduate, graduate, and University of Technology ing in the country where and Private Schools are 15 to 20 percent lower daughter near world fa- PhD programs in Business & University of Wales the institution is located. Due to the residing than those of foreign inter- mous Singapore Botanical Management, Accountan- Institute, Cardiff of UK Many American, Austra- large expatriate community, national schools. Their in- Gardens. She is working in cy, Economics, Information have established “offshore lian, British and Canadian Singapore is a host to many take includes students from that country. Systems Management, Law campuses” in Singapore. tertiary institutions have international schools. Inter- countries such as Malaysia, We have had a nice time and the Social Sciences. The [Note: An “offshore used this model to expand national and private schools India, Indonesia, People’s in Singapore with the grand University has an Office campus”, or overseas their operations overseas, in Singapore generally do Republic of China, Taiwan, children for two weeks, and of Research, a number of branch campus, is a fran- particularly in Asia and the not admit Singapore stu- South Korea, Philippines, they left for Sydney on 31 institutes and centers of chised operation that a Middle East. Additionally, dents without the permis- Vietnam, Netherlands, and January. excellence, and provides tertiary or higher education the majority of programs sion from the Ministry of the United Kingdom. As I have already writ- public and customized pro- institution creates in order offered are “Business-Re- Education. Established under the ten an article entitled “Ed- grams for working profes- to expand its operations lated” courses. However, on 29 April “Private Education Act”, ucation in Singapore: sionals through its Office of beyond the borders where Singapore government 2004 the Ministry of Edu- the Council for Private Preschool Playgroup to Executive and Professional it is mainly based. They are has planned the fourth cation permitted three new Education is a statutory Junior College”, I need Education. operating with the bidding public university, namely international schools to be board empowered with the to supplement with the The fourth university, of the host country’s gov- Singapore University of set up without permission legislative power to regulate information about the func- privately run SIM Univer- ernment. The theory behind Technology and Design being needed to admit the private education sector. tioning of Universities and sity (UniSIM), was opened this idea is the provision of (SUTD), to meet the ris- Singapore students. These In addition to its role as the International Schools in in 2005. The university a tertiary institution’s pro- ing demand for university schools must follow the sectoral regulator of private Singapore. currently admits only part- grams to potential students, education. The university compulsory policies set education institutions, the Singapore has six na- time students and offers through direct contact with opened its doors at its Dover by the Ministry such as (a) Council facilitates capabil- tional universities, namely part-time degree programs the tertiary institution’s Road interim campus in playing the national anthem; ity development efforts to (1) National University of to working adults. In 2012, own faculty and with its April 2012. Its permanent (b) taking the pledge every uplift standards in the local Singapore; (2) Nanyang the government granted own facilities, rather than campus at Changi opened morning, and (c) following private education industry. Technological University; UniSIM a national univer- surrendering the respon- in January 2015. the nation’s policies on bi- ( To be continued) Monday, 9 February, 2015 9 article People of Myanmar and Astrology : Days of the Week By Nyi Sae Min and Fri, Sat and Wed, would be in poverty. Only the days or Luck days) and journey on one of the unlucky The outer friendly pair combination of friendly days Pyatsadar (Unlucky days) days without paying heed to o sooner has it ut- Monday and Wednesday are of days are could bring the couple happi- in each month of Myanmar any suggestion not to go. But tered the first words friendly pairs, the prefix is - Ut-Thar, Sein-Pan, ness, long life and prosperity. calendar; the second monk chose the in life, “U-We, usually followed the letters Dhan-Hla, Ko-Sha (Oómpdefyef; N 'ef;vSudk&Sm) Sun and Fri, Tue Tan-gu Ka-Son Na-Yon Wa-So U-We”, than a newborn child ‘Ya (,), Ra (&), La (v), Wa (0)’ and Thurs, Sat and Wed, Mon (April) (May) (June) (July) of Myanmar inevitably comes belonging to the Wednesday. and Wed. Wa-Khaung Taw-Tha-Lin Tha-Dingyut Tan-Saung-Mon to correspond with astrology. However, other letters can Months There are sets of rhymes (August) (September) (October) (November) “After the questions ‘male or follow it in accordance with that predict on the baby’s female’, the question ‘what- Nat-Taw Pya-Tho Ta-bo-dwe Ta-baung particular astrological calcu- future. For example, day-born’ used to follow. (December) (January) (February) (March) lation for the baby. In spite of “Thar U Thauk-kyar Although it had nothing to becoming less popular among Padesar” (om;OD;aomMum ya'om) Yet-yar-zar Thi-la Dham-ma Min-Soe Hsu-ohn do with the teaching of Lord people of these days. People Friday-born first son will Lucky days (Fri-Wed) (Sat-Thurs) (Thurs-Tue) (Wed-Sun) Buddha, astrology takes in the country still adhere to bring plenty of wealth. “Thar Pyatsada Ta-mar Thet-yin In-jyin Su-Rit prominent part in Myanmar this way of giving names. U Sa Ne, Mee Lo Hmwe” Unlucky days (Sat-Thurs) (Fri-Wed) (Sun-Mon) (Tue-Wed) way of life. It is believed that It is also believed that (om;OD;pae rD;vdkarT) means that the names of the week are the day on which the baby Saturday-born first son will Now-a-days, some of The Friendly pairs next day being a lucky day directly related with planets was born has somewhat in- bring a lot of trouble to his Myanmar still keep the cus- of days are Ut-Tha (Sun, to start his journey. As the in the solar system and called fluence on its character and parents. So, the father of tom of doing usual bathing Fri), Sein-Pan (Tue-Thurs), boatmen of the first monk after the respective planet. behaviour. For example, a Saturday-born first son has to or shampooing in accordance Dhan Hla (Sat-Wed), Ko- rowed so slowly that the boat The planet in ascendency at Friday-born is supposed to be make a leap over it, carrying with rhymes of astrological Sha (Mon-Wed). (Oómpdefyef; conveying the second monk the time of the birth influences talkative and Saturday-born a sword on his shoulder to concepts such as, 'ef;vSudk&Sm) and his disciple caught up a person’s whole life. has strong and forceful mind evade the evils. On the other “Thar Hla Shwe-taung The hostile pairs of days with them in a short time. After finding out on and so on. hands, it is believed that Ye Ko Shaung” (om;vSa&Tawmif are Dham-mar (Sat-Thurs), While the two boats were what day the baby was born, Moreover, most of the Saturday-born latest son will a&udka&Smif) meaning “No son Thaw-Ka (Fir-Mon), Inn-Wa travelling along side by side an elderly person who has fortune-telling for the baby make his parents more pros- shall do bathing on Friday, (Sun-Wed), Yar-zar (Wed- in the river, a storm broke out fairly sufficient knowledge in is usually done in accordance perous “Sa ne Thar Hnaung Wednesday and Saturday”. Tue). ("r®aomu tif;0&mZm) and huge waves arose. Due to astrology will give it name in with the day on which it was Miba Kaung” (paeom;aESmif; On the other hand, the days on Most of Myanmar peo- the storm and the waves both accordance with the respec- born. rdbaumif;) which usual bathing should ple have profound belief that of the boats turned up-side- Furthermore, days of the be done as also appointed something which has been down and so the two monk tive day. In this aspect, dif- Days of the week are birth has greater influence as “Aung San Phyo Ye done on unlucky days would and their disciples had to ferent letters of the alphabet divided into two sets of the on choosing the partner of Choe Yet” (atmifpHNzdK; a&csKd;&uf) certainly meet with hardships swim across the river. have direct connections with pair; the friendly and the life. Most of Myanmar girls meaning “Sunday, Tuesday or obstacles or even failure Then one disciple of the planets. For example, the hostile. The friendly and in olden days did not make and Thursday are the most and only those which have the monks who had started first five letters of Myanmar the hostile pairs are further their decisions in choosing suitable for bathing”. been done on Lucky days on Unlucky day reproached Alphabet Ka (u), Kha (c), divided into four groups their life-partners recklessly There are another two would be successful. his master for travelling Ga (*), Gha (C), Nga (i) rep- respectively: inner friendly, without knowing his day of kinds of days, viz, lucky days The following is a story on Unlucky day. Then the resents Monday planet (Lu- outer friendly and inner hos- birth. A girl used to choose or kingly days (Yetyazar) used to be told by Upper monk replied, “Well, if I nar). Therefore, the name of tile, outer hostiles. a youngman who was born and unluckdays (Pyatsada) Myanmar People humor- met the mishap as I travelled the Monday-born must start They are all noted in on one of her friendly days. on which whether some- ously connecting with Lucky on unlucky day, then why with the above-mentioned pieces of rhymes the inner Rarely did she choose a youth thing should be done or not days and Unlucky days. did the monk travelling on letters in spelling, Kyaw, friendly pairs of days are born on any of her hostile day depends. These days are not Once upon a time, two lucky day face with the same Khin, Ngwe and so on. Most - Aung-Pa, Ku-lar, because if she did so, it was constant but alternate in each monks had an assignment to mishap?” Then his disciple of the names that follow the Swe-Thar, Taw-Yin (atmify believed her life will be in month. travel a long journey by boat. fell dumb as he had found prefix are chosen in line with ukvm; aqGom; awmf&if;) Sun and short duration or she will be in The following table One of the monks together no answer to give. astrological calculation. As Thurs, Mon and Wed, Tue trouble for the rest of life. She shows Yetyazar (Kingly with his disciples started his Sabbe Sattā Kamma Sa Kā 3rd Myanmar Development Cooperation Forum 3rd MDCF concludes “Building upon Foundations — Focusing towards Future Inclusive Development” 7 – 8 February 2015 Nay Pyi Taw in Nay Pyi Taw Nay Pyi Taw, 8 Feb institutional changes and 2015 MYANMAR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION FORUM JOINT STATEMENT rd th th — The 3 Myanmar De- public administration, re- 1. On the 7 and 8 of February 2015, Myanmar’s ects and programmes come online, managing them velopment Cooperation Fo- gional integration, promo- development stakeholders participated in the 3rd effectively has become a shared priority. In accordance rum held under the theme tion of cooperation and Myanmar Development Cooperation Forum under the with the 2014 Nay Pyi Taw Accord Action Plan we “Building upon foundation interconnectedness, rural theme of “Building Upon Foundations – Focusing have set up an online Aid information Management — Focusing towards Future development and poverty Towards Future Inclusive Development”. Stake- System. This will help us better direct support to where holders included the Government of the Republic of it is needed most, and to determine what is working Inclusive Development” reduction, innovative part- the Union of Myanmar, Members of Parliament, and and what areas require additional attention. While concluded successfully at nership-private sector and representatives from political parties, international development partners have committed to publish the Myanmar International development cooperation. development partners, representatives of international details of their work and achievements to this system, Convention Centre (2) in Then, participants en- and local civil society, the private sector and academia. the Government is also increasing its commitment to Nay Pyi Taw on Sunday. gaged in discussions on the 2. On this occasion we came together to discuss our joint transparency including through membership of the Union Minister Dr reports, and the forum con- progress ensuring effective, efficient and inclusive de- International Aid Transparency Initiative, and a com- Kan Zaw delivered a cluded in the afternoon. velopment cooperation is able to bring about the most mitment to joining the Open Government Partnership speech at the forum, team At the press conference benefit for the country and for the people of Myanmar. In and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. leaders including Dr Daw after the forum, Union Min- doing so, we recall and reaffirm our joint commitments 5. Those present at this Forum recommit themselves Yin Yin Nwe, U Tin Htut ister Dr Kan Zaw explained expressed within the Nay Pyi Taw Accord for Effective to working through open, inclusive and innovative Oo, Dr Zaw Oo, Daw Nwe the outcomes and declara- Development Cooperation, the localization of global partnerships with Myanmar to support the realization Nwe Win, Dr Daw San San tion of the forum. development effectiveness principles in Myanmar. of its development potential through the observance Aye, U Min Zarni Lin, U Present at the forum 3. We also recall the Joint Statement issued at the con- of the Nay Pyi Taw Accord for Effective Develop- Khant Zaw, U Kyaw Zeya were union ministers, depu- clusion of the 2014 Myanmar Development Coop- ment Cooperation. We also look toward the Global and Daw Khine Khine ty ministers, representatives eration Forum calling for a renewed commitment to Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation Nwe read out reports on of the Hluttaw and political ensuring development cooperation in Myanmar works and seek to remain a committed partner, both sharing human resources develop- parties, economic ministers effectively to benefit all communities, including those and receiving lessons learned as we progress upon ment, strategic routes to from state/region govern- most vulnerable, and to ensure they can benefit from, our development effectiveness journey. development of Myanmar, ments, representatives of and be involved in shaping, Myanmar’s transition This Joint Statement was approved by acclamation land resource management, donor countries, internation- toward inclusive development. on 8 February 2015 at the 3rd Myanmar Development public finance manage- al organizations, the UN, 4. As increasing numbers of development partner proj- Cooperation Forum. ment, social protection, INGOs and officials.—MNA 10 Monday, 9 February, 2015 world Merkel defends Ukraine arms stance in face of US criticism Munich, 8 Feb — Ger- on the key railway town of But she rejected the many’s Angela Merkel Debaltseve and the coastal notion that sending weap- said on Saturday that send- city of Mariupol. ons to Kiev, an idea being ing arms to help Ukraine The rebel offensive considered by US Presi- fight pro-Russian separa- has triggered a flurry of dent Barack Obama, would tists would not solve the shuttle diplomacy, with help resolve the conflict. crisis there, drawing sharp Merkel and French Presi- “I understand the de- rebukes from US politi- dent Francois Hollande jet- bate but I believe that more cians who accused Berlin ting to Moscow on Friday weapons will not lead of turning its back on an to try to convince Putin to to the progress Ukraine ally in distress. do a peace deal. needs. I really doubt that,” The heated exchang- But European officials said the conservative Ger- es at a security confer- acknowledge that the Rus- man leader, who has led ence in Munich pointed sian leader may have little western efforts to try to to cracks in the transat- incentive to negotiate now, resolve the crisis through lantic consensus on how preferring to sit back and negotiations and will travel to confront Russian Presi- watch as separatists seize to Washington on Sunday dent Vladimir Putin over a more territory, undermin- for talks with Obama. deepening conflict in east- ing a ceasefire agreement US senators Lynd- ern Ukraine that has killed clinched last September in sey Graham and John more than 5,000. the Belarus capital Minsk. McCain, two Republican Ukraine’s military The German leader hawks who attended the said on Saturday that conceded in Munich that conference, were wither- pro-Russian separatists it was uncertain whether ing in their criticism of had stepped up shelling a Franco-German peace the German stance, which of government forces and Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US plan presented to Kiev and is supported by other big appeared to be amassing Vice President Joe Biden (L-R) arrive for a meeting during the 51st Munich Security Moscow this week would European countries like troops for new offensives Conference at the ‘Bayerischer Hof’ hotel in Munich on 7 Feb, 2015. — ReuteRs succeed. France.—Reuters Mexican cartel ‘Queen of the Pacific’ to be released from prison

Mexico city, 8 Feb a federal security official the judge’s order. — A jailed Mexican drug said on condition of an- Avila Beltran was smuggler known as the onymity. Avila Beltran first detained in Mexico in “Queen of the Pacific” is to was sentenced to a nearly 2007. She allegedly helped be released after partially six-year prison term in the build the Sinaloa cartel in completing a five-year sen- United States before being the 1990s with Joaquin tence on money-laundering extradited to Mexico in “Shorty” Guzman, Mex- charges, the attorney gener- 2013 to face money-laun- ico’s most-wanted drug al’s office said on Saturday. dering charges. boss until he was captured A federal judge in Her incarceration in early last year. Mexico’s western Jalisco both Mexico and the Unit- Avila Beltran, niece of state accepted the appeal of ed States stemmed from Miguel Angel Felix Gallar- Sandra Avila Beltran and charges that she provided do, known as the godfather ordered her immediate re- money to former Colom- of the Mexican drug trade, lease, saying her five-year bian drug lord Juan Diego was extradited to the Unit- sentence was based on the Espinosa to help him avoid ed States in August 2012. same crime that triggered arrest. In 2014, she was She is known as previous stints behind bars. sentenced to the five-year “Queen of the Pacific” be- Avila Beltran, the prison term in Mexico. cause of her success de- highest-profile woman The attorney general’s veloping smuggling routes Sandra Avila Beltran, known as the “Queen of the Pacific’’ is surrounded by linked to Mexico’s drug office said in a statement along Mexico’s Pacific US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials before being deported to trade, was expected to be on Saturday that it was not Coast into California. Mexico at El Paso International airport, in this handout photo released to Reuters set free later on Saturday, permitted by law to appeal Reuters on 20 Aug, 2013. — ReuteRs Colombia’s FARC rebels invite Miss Venezuelan president condemns new US Universe to attend peace talks “conspiracy” against his country Bogota, 8 Feb — Colombia’s Marxist caracas, 8 Feb — States government because OAS leaders to support an FARC rebels have invited the newly-crowned Venezuelan President it’s an interventionist text,” intervention in Caracas. Miss Universe Paulina Vega, a native of the Nicolas Maduro rejected on he said. Maduro explained He added that in the country’s Caribbean coast, to attend their Saturday a new “conspira- that the report publicly pre- next few days he will send peace negotiations with the government, a bid cy” by the US government sented on Saturday by Oba- a letter to the US president to end 50 years of fighting. to use the Inter-American ma indicated that Washing- expressing his govern- The 22-year-old Vega, a business student Democratic Charter (IDC) ton would support “citizens ment’s “independent” po- and model from the northern city of Barran- of the Organization of of countries where the full sition and addressing “dis- quilla, was named Miss Universe in late Jan- American States (OAS) to exercise of democracy is at turbing statements” made uary and has said in interviews that she would justify foreign intervention risk, as in Venezuela.” recently by Obama. be willing to travel to the talks. in his country. “I make an urgent “I demand respect to “We have read with interest your desire In a televised broad- call to the governments of our nation and government to contribute with your good works to reach- cast, Maduro urged US Latin America to support from President Obama,” he ing peace,” the Revolutionary Armed Forces President Barack Obama to Venezuela and reject the said. He urged the Vene- of Colombia, or FARC, said in a statement on rectify this attitude against new conspiracy organ- zuelan people to “continue their website late on Friday. Miss Colombia Paulina Vega poses his administration and de- ized by the United States overcoming conspiracies” “We salute your willingness to travel to after being named a top 5 finalist, manded respect to Vene- against our democracy,” and warned the local oppo- Havana, at this time we invite you to make a on her way to be crowned as Miss zuela’s sovereignty. said Maduro. According to sition that his government rd visit,” added the FARC, which has been hold- Universe, at the 63 Annual Miss “I reject a document Maduro, the IDC is an in- won’t allow any form of vi- ing negotiations with the government in Cuba Universe Pageant in Miami, Florida of the National Securi- strument adopted in 2001 olence in the South Ameri- since late 2012.—Reuters on 25 Jan, 2015. — ReuteRs ty Strategy of the United by a majority of right-wing can nation. —Xinhua Monday, 9 February, 2015 11 world African nations pledge 8,700 Libyan factions to resume talks on for anti-Boko Haram force Tuesday; Benghazi death toll hits 700 Tripoli / Benghazi, 8 Tripoli-based parliament The UN is hoping to nations must bury mutual Feb — Libya’s warring fac- known as General Nation- get both sides to agree on a mistrust and join the fight to tions will resume UN-spon- al Congress (GNC) wanted national unity government. defeat the militants. sored talks on Tuesday the dialogue to take place It plans to arrange local The new troop pledg- inside the country to try to inside Libya. ceasefires and prisoner ex- es came after three days of resolve a struggle between “The UN-sponsored changes as a first step to de- talks in Cameroon between two governments and par- peace talks will take place fuse the conflict. experts from the nations of liaments, officials from both in Libya on Tuesday un- The conflict has been the Lake Chad basin, the re- sides said on Saturday. less anything unforeseea- complicated by a sepa- gion where Boko Haram is The news came as new ble happens,” Emhemed rate battle in Benghazi, the seeking to create an Islamist clashes between pro-gov- Shoaib, deputy speaker of country’s second-largest enclave. No budget for the ernment forces and Islamists the House of Representa- city, where forces allied to regional mission was given. in the eastern Benghazi city tives, told Reuters. GNC Thinni launched an offen- Nor were any details provid- killed seven soldiers, bring- member Abdul-Qader sive in mid-October to ex- ed on when troops would be Militia hunters helping the army to fight the Boko ing the death toll of four Hwaili confirmed the date, pel Islamist armed groups deployed. Further talks are months of fighting there to Haram insurgence hold a meeting in Yola, Adamawa to take place before the Afri- State on 14 Jan, 2015.—ReuteRs almost 700, medics said. can Union seeks support for Libya has been in cha- Yaounde, 8 Feb — Af- have seized large swathes the mission from the United os since a NATO-backed rican nations pulling togeth- of northeastern Nigeria and Nations Security Council. revolt ousted Muammar er a regional force to fight mounted attacks on neigh- Chad has already dis- Gaddafi nearly four years Nigeria’s Boko Haram mil- bouring nations. Nigeria’s patched 2,500 soldiers to ago. Two rival governments itants on Saturday pledged military is struggling against Cameroon and Niger and allied to armed groups are 8,700 soldiers, policemen the five-year insurgency, its troops have engaged the fighting for legitimacy in and civilians, an increase which has killed thousands militants in a series of bat- a conflict that Western from earlier estimates for of Nigerians and displaced tles that have killed hun- powers fear might lead to the mission. The African some 1.5 million people. dreds along the border zone. full-scale civil war in the Union had previously au- With Nigeria also trying to US intelligence offi- oil-producing nation. thorized a force of 7,500 organize elections and the cials estimated on Friday Libya’s internationally troops from Nigeria, Chad, militant threat turning in- that Boko Haram has about recognized government un- Black smoke raises into the air near Benghazi port, Cameroon, Niger and Benin creasingly regional, diplo- 4,000-6,000 “hardcore” der Prime Minister Abdul- where there are violent clashes, in Benghazi to take on the Islamists, who mats have said neighbouring fighters.—Reuters lah al-Thinni and its elected on 7 Feb, 2015.—ReuteRs House of Representatives and like Shoaib he declined such as Ansar al-Sharia. Jordan army planes bomb IS targets are based in the east of the to disclose the venue. Army forces fought country after a group called Last week, UN Special for the third day with Isla- for third day Libya Dawn seized Tripoli Envoy Bernadino Leon said mists holed up in the port amman, 8 Feb — Jor- “Sorties of air force targets were in the Syrian last summer, set up its own during a visit to Tripoli that area, residents said. Seven dan carried out a third fighters today bombed city of Raqqa but gave no administration and reinstat- the talks would restart with- soldiers were killed and 41 straight day of air strikes on bases of the Daesh terror other details. ed the old parliament. in days. A first UN-spon- wounded, medics said. Islamic State targets on Sat- gang,” state television said Jordan began on Thurs- Last month, the UN sored round of talks in the “The port is under the urday, it said, in response to in a bulletin, using a derog- day what it called an “earth- managed to bring some southern city of Ghadames control of the army,” said the group’s killing of a cap- atory Arabic name for the shaking” response to the members of the factions was held in September but Farraj al-Barassi, a military tive Jordanian pilot. militants. It said some of the death of the pilot.—Reuters to talks in Geneva but the made no progress. commander.—Reuters Gulf countries, opposition say Houthi takeover in Yemen a ‘coup’ Jordan says UAE sending Sanaa, 8 Feb — The political limbo since the jets to support raids on IS Gulf Cooperation Council president and prime min- has accused Shi’ite Houthi ister resigned last month amman, 8 Feb — The Reuters on condition of an- rebels of staging a coup after the Houthis seized United Arab Emirates is onymity. in Yemen after they an- the presidential palace. On sending a squadron of F16 UAE state news agen- nounced they were dissolv- Friday, the movement dis- jet fighters to Jordan to con- cy WAM said the Gulf coun- ing parliament and forming solved parliament and said duct air strikes against Is- try had ordered a squadron a new government, Ku- it would set up a new inter- lamic State alongside Jorda- of F16s to support the Jor- wait’s official news agency im government. nian planes, an army source danian armed forces in what said on Saturday. Abdel Malik al- in Amman said. it said was it’s “effective The opposition of the Houthi, the group’s leader, Jordan launched bomb- participation” in the mili- GCC, a six-nation bloc said on Saturday he was ing raids against the jihadist tary campaign against IS. comprising energy-rich open to all parties playing a group’s positions in Syria But it did not specify Gulf states, may signal role in Yemen’s future. and Iraq on Thursday in re- whether the aircraft would growing isolation for the “Our hand is extend- sponse to its brutal killing of be carrying out air strikes Houthi militiamen and soldiers stand behind a impoverished Yemen and ed to every political force a captured Jordanian pilot, from Jordan. roadblock at the scene of a blast near the republican reflects the hostility of its in this country ... the space military action that it con- A US official, speaking palace in Sanaa on 7 Feb, 2015.—ReuteRs majority Sunni Muslim is open for partnership, tinued on Saturday. to Reuters on condition of neighbours towards the Ira- cooperation and brother- Islah, Sunni Islamists 2011. The UAE, meanwhile, anonymity, said the UAE nian-backed Houthis. hood and now everybody and major tribal leaders Several governors has suspended flights as part would resume missions in “This Houthi coup is a bears their responsibility making up the country’s from Yemen’s restive of the US-led coalition con- the coalition air campaign dangerous escalation which for building, not destruc- main opposition party, said southern provinces said ducting air strikes against in the next few days. The we reject and is unaccept- tion,” he said in a televised the measures amounted they rejected the takeover, Islamic State in view of official did not provide fur- able. It totally contradicts speech. to a unilateral “coup” and they said in a joint state- concerns about search and ther details. the spirit of pluralism and But he warned: “Any called for them to be can- ment. rescue capabilities after the The US military de- coexistence which Yemen move which targets this celed. Yemen’s instability pilot was downed. clined comment, referring has known,” the GCC was people, its economy, secu- The former ruling has drawn international UAE fighters would queries to the UAE. quoted as saying by KUNA rity or stability is unaccept- party of Yemen’s ex-pres- concern as it shares a long now join raids from inside Jordan’s King Abdul- news agency. able, and the great Yemeni ident Ali Abdullah Saleh border with top world oil Jordan, the source said. lah has vowed to avenge pi- The GCC called the people will confront any expressed its “regret” in an exporter Saudi Arabia, and “This is a big boost lot Mouath al-Kasaesbeh’s takeover a “threat...to the such conspiracies.” official statement, saying the country is also fighting and will be helping our killing and ordered his com- security and stability of the Parties from across it violated an international one of the most formida- (Gulf) brothers shorten manders to prepare for a region and the interests of Yemen’s political spec- plan for a move to democ- ble branches of al-Qaeda their flying distances and stepped-up military role in its people.” trum declined to support racy after Saleh’s exit amid with the help of US drone intensify strikes against the the US-led coalition against Yemen has been in the Houthis’ moves. Arab Spring protests in strikes.—Reuters militants,” the source told Islamic State.—Reuters 12 Monday, 9 February, 2015 world Brazil’s Rousseff popularity plunges amid scandal, bad economy

sao Paulo, 8 Feb — va, when she was chair- Brazilian President Dilma woman of the board. Rousseff’s popularity has Rousseff has denied plunged by nearly half any knowledge of the graft since her recent re-election scheme, which investiga- as a severe government tors say siphoned billions corruption scandal, an eco- of dollars. nomic slowdown and surg- The worsening of ing prices for electricity, Rousseff’s image was con- gasoline and bus fares left sistent across age groups, voters feeling misled. but the poorest socioeco- The Datafolha poll nomic groups, who bene- of 4,000 people published fited most from the policies on Saturday showed those Brazil’s President Dilma of Rousseff and her mentor interviewed who rated Rousseff Lula, showed less disap- Rousseff’s performance as investor confidence and re- proval than higher income “excellent or good” fell to vive an economy that has earners. The rich showed 23 percent from 42 percent sputtered since she took the highest disapproval. The 203rd anniversary of the 1812 Russian Patriotic War was marked in the village of in December, just after she office. Reuters Afineyevo, 30km southwest of Moscow, Russia on 7 Feb, 2015.—Xinhua won her second term in a The economy is ex- tight race. pected to shrink in the first Over the same period months of the year, annu- Islamic State ‘sentenced’ US hostage to death last year the percentage of people alized inflation is above who rated her as a “bad or 7 percent and rising, and WasHington, 8 Feb — militant group said on Fri- name and saying they re- neuroscientist Aafia Sid- terrible” president rose to many Brazilians are facing The young American hos- day that Mueller, a 26-year- mained hopeful she was still diqui were not released or 44 from 24 percent. It was the possibility of water and tage who Islamic State says old from Prescott, Arizona, alive. Mueller’s family has the American’s family did the first time since Rousse- energy shortages due to a was killed in a Jordanian air was killed when Jordanian not given details of any com- not pay a ransom of 5 mil- ff took office in 2011 that prolonged drought. strike was condemned to fighter jets bombed a build- munication with the militant lion euros ($6.6 million), he she received more negative Sixty percent of re- death by the militant group ing where she was being group and Saalakhan’s infor- said. The information about marks than positive ones. spondents said they be- last year, according to an held. Jordan expressed doubt mation could not be verified the threats came from a The remainder of re- lieved Rousseff had lied American Muslim activist. about the claim and US au- by Reuters. representative of Mueller’s spondents, 33 percent, rat- more than she told the truth Islamic State seized aid thorities said they could not Saalakhan said that last family, Saalakhan said. ed Rousseff’s government during the campaign. worker Kayla Mueller in confirm it. Mueller’s family summer, as Islamic State ex- Islamic State apparent- as average, which was un- Meanwhile, 77 per- 2013 in northern Syria and had long asked US officials, tended its control over parts ly did not carry out its death changed since December. cent of respondents said initially gave her a “life sen- aid groups and media outlets, of Iraq and Syria, the group sentence after Saalakhan Rousseff promised they believed Rousseff tence” in retaliation for the including Reuters, not to use threatened to kill Mueller. and an Arizona pastor during last year’s campaign knew about corruption in jailing in Texas of a Paki- her name for fear the publici- Saalakhan first mentioned wrote open letters to the that she would not have to the state-run oil company stani woman whose case is ty could induce Islamic State the “sentencing” of Mueller group. Siddiqui’s family dramatically raise utility Petrobras, which she has a well-known cause among to harm her. After Islamic in an open letter to the group rejected Islamic State’s at- prices or slash government controlled for several years Islamist militants, said ac- State’s claim on Friday, Mu- he released last year. On 12 tempt to link the two cas- spending, but since her as president and previously tivist Mauri Saalakhan, eller’s parents issued a pub- July, militants told Mueller’s es and said it did not want October reelection she has during the administration who leads a US campaign lic statement on Friday night, family she would be execut- Mueller to suffer. done both to try to regain of Luiz Inacio Lula da Sil- to free the Pakistani. The identifying their daughter by ed in 30 days if Pakistani Reuters Union says US refinery strike widened; cites unfair labour practices Houston, 8 Feb — The cuss health and safety is- Shell had walked away overhaul. Since the start of on issues that could very United Steelworkers union sues and engaged in “bad- from the negotiating table. The USW began ne- the strike, the union has well make the difference said on Saturday the strike faith bargaining, including About 4,000 workers gotiations on 21 January stressed the safety and between life and death for by US refinery workers is the refusal to bargain over at refineries in Califor- with Shell initially seeking health aspects of its pro- too many of them,” said expanding to two more mandatory subjects; undue nia, Kentucky, Texas and wage increases, a tighter posals to prevent accidents USW International Presi- plants early on Sunday due delays in providing infor- Washington initially left policy to prevent work- in refineries. dent Leo Gerard, accord- to unfair labour practices mation; impeded bargain- their jobs when the strike er fatigue and reductions “Management cannot ing to the statement issued by oil companies. ing; and threats issued to began shortly after mid- in non-union contractors continue to resist allowing on Saturday. Walk-outs at BP Plc’s workers if they joined the night on 1 February. working in refineries. workers a stronger voice Reuters Whiting, Indiana, refin- strike.” Another 1,440 work- ery and the company’s A Shell spokesman ers will join the picket joint-venture refinery with said the company was lines when employees of Husky Energy in Tole- unaware of any unfair la- the BP-operated refineries do, Ohio, shortly after 12 bor practice charge filed in Indiana and Ohio leave am local time on Sunday against it with the US De- their jobs early on Sunday. would bring the number of partment of Labour. Oil companies are plants with striking hourly “We regret that we continuing to operate all workers to 11, including have been unable to reach but one of the plants with nine refineries accounting a mutually satisfactory temporary replacement for 13 percent of US refin- agreement with the USW workers. BP said replace- ing capacity. prior to contract expira- ment workers would take BP said on Friday it tion,” said Shell spokesman over operations at the had received notice of the Ray Fisher. “We remain Whiting and Toledo refin- walk-outs at the two refin- committed to resolving the eries. eries, but the Steelworkers remaining issues through Tesoro Corp elected had said little about them collective bargaining at the to shut down production until Saturday. bargaining table.” at its Martinez, Califor- The union said in a Saturday was the nia, refinery by the end of statement that US refinery seventh day of the strike, this week because half the owners led by Royal Dutch which the USW called on plant’s production was al- Members of the United Steel Workers union picket the Tesoro refinery in Carson, Shell Plc have failed to dis- 31 January after it said ready shut due to a planned California on 2 Feb, 2015.—ReuteRs Monday, 9 February, 2015 13 ADVERTISEMENT & gENERAl Ministry of Construction THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR Public Works MINISTRY OF ENERGY Weather (Invitation for Open Tender) report 1. 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The former militants Xinhua Netherlands

Sufi artists dance in the annual three-day music festival “Sufi Sutra” in Calcutta, The hague, 8 Feb — 5.1-magnitude quake capital of eastern Indian state West Bengal on 7 Feb, 2015. More than 100 Sufi A Dutch military transport singers, dancers and musicians from India, Brazil, Denmark, Egypt, Morocco, aircraft carrying a coffin hits 13km SE of Nabire, Tunisia and Spain celebrated the festival.—Xinhua for another victim in the MH17 flight disaster ar- Indonesia —USGS rived at Eindhoven Air hong Kong, 8 Feb — The epicenter, with a Three wounded in shooting at Base in the Netherlands on An earthquake measuring depth of 29.02 km, was in- Saturday. 5.1 on the Richter scale itially determined to be at Pittsburgh area shopping mall The plane from the air- jolted 13km SE of Nabi- 3.4455 degrees south lati- port of the eastern Ukrain- re, Indonesia at 18:53:23 tude and 135.5751 degrees PhiladelPhia, 8 Feb — Allegheny County Detective Police ordered the hos- ian city of Kharkiv was GMT on Saturday, the US east longitude. A gunman wounded three Division, said surveillance pital’s emergency depart- received by Dutch Defence Geological Survey said. Xinhua people at a Macy’s depart- videos could help identify ment locked down until the Minister Jeanine Hen- ment store in a shopping the gunman. The victims gunman was apprehended, nis-Plasschaert, Interior centre outside Pittsburgh on were taken to Forbes Hos- said Jesse Miller, another Minister Ronald Plasterk Saturday in what police said pital in Monroeville, about spokesman for the medical and around 150 relatives. was a shooting that targeted 12 miles (20 km) east of facility. The mall was the The Malaysia Airlines one of the victims. Pittsburgh, where two were scene of a massive, hours- MH17 crashed on 17 July, “We believe that one of in critical condition and one long brawl in December 2014, killing 298 people on those three people shot was was in fair condition, ac- involving hundreds of teen- board, including 196 Dutch a targeted individual,” said cording to Dan Laurent, a agers that forced the mall to citizens. The Dutch Minis- Monroeville Police Chief hospital spokesman. close early.—Reuters try of Security and Justice Doug Cole of the incident announced on 13 January, at the Monroeville Mall out- 2015 that one more victim side Pittsburgh. Advertise with us! was identified. Forensics The other two victims teams in the Netherlands were described as bystand- For inquries to place an advertisement have so far identified 295 An Israeli border policeman stands guard on the site ers and the suspect was still in the GNLM, victims with DNA testing. of a large fire in Wadi Joz, an Arab neighbourhood at large. Police from sev- There have been a total in East Jerusalem on 7 Feb, 2015. A large fire eral departments as well as please email of eight flights that escort- FBI agents responded to the ed the remains of MH17 broke out in the shop here on Saturday, causing two [email protected] residents minor injuries due to smoke inhalation. shootings, evacuating the victims from Ukraine to The cause of fire is still under investigation. mall where shoppers hid in the Netherlands since the stores after shots were fired. crash. Xinhua (+95) (01) 8604532 Andy Sherman, head of the Xinhua 14 Monday, 9 February, 2015 entertainment Not too fussed about Inarritu wins top Directors Guild Award for ‘Birdman’ Los AngeLes, 8 Feb — the DGA award were two- Mexican filmmaker Alejan- time winner Clint Eastwood winning a Grammy: dro G Inarritu won the top for Iraq war drama “Amer- Directors Guild Award on ican Sniper,” Richard Lin- Ed Sheeran Saturday for “Birdman,” klater for coming-of-age his satirical take on show tale “Boyhood,” Morten just because I probably business, raising his and his Tyldum for British World won’t! I never win any- film’s chances for Oscars in War Two story “The Im- thing,” Sheeran said. two weeks. itation Game” and Wes “I won the year of The Directors Guild of Anderson for colorful ca- the Brits because I was America’s award for feature per “The Grand Budapest a male and not Adele — film director has correctly Hotel.” she won everything else! predicted the best director The Academy Awards And I got the VMA be- Academy Award for 10 of will be held on 22 February the past 11 years. and voting concludes on 17 cause Pharrell didn’t turn Mexican film director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu “I never expected to be February. up [and] I did. They said, poses for a portrait while promoting his upcoming here tonight talking to you, Since 1948, there have ‘He’s not here, do you movie “Birdman’’ in Los Angeles, California in this never in my life,” Inarri- been only seven occasions want it?’,” he added. on 16 Dec, 2014 file photo.—ReuteRs Ed Sheeran tu, 51, said alongside last when the DGA award win- The ‘Don’t’ singer year’s DGA winner, fellow ner has not gone on to win Ben Affleck won the DGA Oscar award, which was Los AngeLes, 8 Feb is nominated for three Mexican Alfonso Cuaron. the corresponding Acade- in 2013 but was not nomi- given to Ang Lee for “Life — Singer Ed Sheeran Grammy Awards this The other nominees for my Award. “Argo” director nated for the best director of Pi.”—Reuters is not expecting to win year: Best Pop Vocal Al- a Grammy Award. The bum, Album of the Year 23-year-old singer-song- and Best Song Written Ryan Gosling in ‘Beauty and the Beast’ movie? writer said he is not too For Visual Media. Sheer- Los AngeLes, 8 Feb — Emma Watson, report- in January. “It almost feels fussed about the 57th an- an also tipped Sam Smith Ryan Gosling has reported- ed Ace Showbiz quoting surreal that I’ll get to dance nual ceremony, report- as his favourite. ly been offered the role of Tracking Board. to ‘Be Our Guest’ and sing ed the Digital Spy. “Just “I think Sam will beast in the new ‘Beauty Watson has already ‘Something There’,” she being nominated for a win a large amount of and the Beast’ movie. confirmed her role as beau- continued, “Time to start Grammy — all the art- them. I don’t think he’s The ‘Notebook’ star, ty in the Disney movie. “I some singing lessons. I ists say this I know — gonna walk away with who made his directing will be playing Belle in can’t wait for you to see it.” but honestly I’m not too nothing.” debut with the upcom- Ryan Gosling has been Disney’s new live-action Bill Condon is directing the fussed about winning, PTI ing ‘Lost River’, has been offered the role opposite Beauty and the Beast!” she film. offered the role opposite Emma Watson.—ReuteRs told her fans on Facebook PTI I did a lot which I am not More women directors needed in proud of: Justin Bieber Hollywood: Jodie Foster

Los AngeLes, 8 Feb Los AngeLes, 8 Feb me and the script supervi- still thinks that there is a — Pop star Justin Bieber — Actress director Jodie sor. long way to go. has admitted he had been Foster feels more women “And little by little, “There aren’t enough putting on a front that made are needed behind the cam- as time went on, a few fe- women directors. And him seem “arrogant or era in Hollywood to change male faces started coming hopefully that will change. conceited”. The 20-year- things. onto crews. And it changed And perhaps that will old singer, who appeared The actress, who start- everything.” change with this next gen- on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres ed acting when she was just The 52-year-old star eration.”—PTI Show’, said he has just three, has seen a lot of posi- been pretending to be that tive changes in the industry way as he tries to navigate but feels more needs to be becoming an adult. done for equality, reported “It was the first time Justin Bieber People magazine. I was on television for a looked really extra nervous “People often forget that, “When I was growing long time and I just was and I kinda just wanted to even with some of their up in the film business, worried about what people explain myself,” he told comments and stuff they I never saw a woman’s were thinking about me. “I DeGeneres. think it doesn’t get to me. face,” Foster said during a did a lot of things over the Bieber’s explanation But it gets to me. You film festival. past few years that I’m not on the show was largely know, things that people “Sometimes it was the proud of… I was just nerv- well-received and so far say bother me and I gotta lady who played my mom. ous to be in front of peo- picked up close to five mil- be strong enough to just Or occasionally it would be Actress director Jodie Foster feels more women are ple again and talk in front lion views. “I am a human, keep it pushing,” he added. a makeup artist. But most needed behind the camera in Hollywood to change of them… I thought I just right?” Bieber continued. PTI often it would really just be things.—PtI Hollywood’s movie tech wizards honoured by Oscars organizers

BeverLy HiLLs, Calif, 8 tion Picture Arts and Scienc- those who have contributed The Beverly Hills event achievement award, has doz- “The Great Gatsby”. Feb — From the team who es handed out its Scientific to the process of film making gave awards to 58 individu- ens of film credits, including Other honourees were made it possible to digital- and Technical Achievement over a longer period of time, als for 21 scientific and tech- sound work on the 1983 hit the inventors of the MOVA ly curl and trim outrageous Awards to the visual effects, sometimes decades. nical achievements. These “Flashdance” and the 1988 Facial Performance Capture hair in “The Hobbit” trilogy sound and technical wiz- Presenting the awards usually consist of plaques or action blockbuster “Die system that records every to the inventors of a high- ards whose work behind the were a pair who have had certificates but on Saturday Hard” starring Bruce Willis. movement of an actor’s face, speed car chase camera used camera is a vital but often recent breakthrough roles two Oscar statuettes were He thanked his chil- enabling facial movements in James Bond film “Casino unheralded part of making in front of the camera: Mar- presented, one to veteran dren “for understanding that to be reproduced or altered. Royale”, some of the most movies. While the Acade- got Robbie, in “The Wolf sound engineer and Dolby dad’s a geek and a complete It has been used in mov- ingenious behind-the-scenes my Awards on 22 February of Wolf Street”, and Miles Laboratories executive Da- workaholic.” Also receiving ies including “The Curious innovators were celebrated will present Oscars to actors, Teller, the star of “Whip- vid W Gray for his ground- an award was a team that Case of Benjamin Button” at a pre-Oscars ceremony on directors and others who lash”, a current best picture breaking work on movie developed SpeedTree, a in 2008 for Brad Pitt’s aging Saturday night. worked on films released in nominee. Robbie thanked sound. Gray, whose statuette software that creates virtual facial effects. That film won Two weeks before the 2014, the yearly scientific the audience for making came with the Gordon E vegetation and has been used the visual effects Oscar. Oscars, the Academy of Mo- and technical awards honour movies “stunning”. Sawyer lifetime technical in the movies “Avatar” and Reuters Monday, 9 February, 2015 15 general Juve continue title charge by easily beating Milan

Milan, 7 Feb — Juven- tus continued their charge towards a fourth successive (9-2-2015 07:00 am~ 10-2-2015 07:00 am) MST Serie A title as they predict- * Local News * Local News ably swept aside AC Milan * A Myanmar Tapestry * Today Myanmar 3-1 on Saturday to complete * World News “Ratten Export” a league double over their * The Strokes of * World News old rivals. Myanmar * Beach Food Delivery Carlos Tevez, Leon- * Local News * Local News ardo Bonucci and Alvaro * Sai Htee Hseng or an * The Man and The Morata shared the Juventus Exceptional Music Elephant goals while Luca Antonelli Star From Shan * World News briefly equalised for Milan, Plateaus ( I ) * Goldsmith who were comprehensively * World News * Local News outplayed despite occasional * School for the Blind * Strolling Along A moments of promise. * Local News Memory Link — After Morata added the * Lashio Noodle U Pein Bridge third in the 65th minute, it * World News * World News became a case of whether * The Hills of * Pyin Oo Lwin increasingly ragged Milan Phowintaung and Sweater could keep the score re- Juventus’ Paul Pogba (L) and Andrea Pirlo fight for the ball with AC Milan’s Keis- Shwebataung * Local News spectable. uke Honda during their Italian Serie A soccer match at Juventus Stadium in Turin, * Local News * Lisu: Their Life and Juventus, in danger of on 7 Feb, 2015. — ReuteRs * Kayah Customs turning Serie A into a one- * World News * World News horse race, moved 10 points we gave away too many sent him clear in the 14th minutes later. The defender * Photographer: * In the Studio : Ja Som clear of second-placed AS chances and set pieces be- minute. Gabriel Paletta gave tripped over the advertising Kyaw Win Hlaing ( The Myth ) Roma, who visit Cagliari on cause we weren’t concentrat- chase but it was always a hoardings as he celebrated Sunday (2:00 pm). ed enough,” said Juventus lost cause. the goal. “We reacted like Milan, beaten 1-0 by Ju- coach Massimiliano Allegri, Antonelli, making his a great team after the Mi- ventus at San Siro earlier in who was fired by Milan just debut following his move lan goal,” he said. “That’s the season, are stuck in joint over a year ago. from Genoa, headed Milan Juventus, we know how to ninth alongside Genoa after Tevez opened the scor- level from a corner in the react at the right moment.” (9-2-2015, Monday) losing four of their six league ing with his 14th league goal 28th minute but that only Morata completed the games since the mid-season of the season, running from shook Juventus back into job when he fired in the break. the halfway line and slotting action and Bonucci flicked rebound after a long-range “We played a good the ball past Diego Lopez in Tevez’s header to put Claudio Marchisio shot can- game but, unfortunately, after Morata’s lobbed pass them back in front three noned off the post.—Reuters Gerrard’s Everton rivalry ends in tame stalemate london, 8 Feb — In was as near as he came to the Steven Gerrard scrap- making a mark in a game book of Merseyside Derby that will be swiftly forgotten memories, he is unlikely to by all who watched it. reserve a page for what is If anything, the Liver- probably his last local hur- pool skipper was upstaged rah. A 0-0 Premier League by 19-year-old wide player draw against old foes Ever- Jordon Ibe. He was making ton at Goodison Park is not his first start since returning how the Liverpool captain from a loan spell at second would have dreamt about tier Derby County and came signing off from the rivals’ as close as anyone to mak- habitual battle for superi- ing an impact when he rat- ority. tled the post with a 25-metre Having terrorised Ever- effort in the first half of a (9-2-2015, Monday) ton for the best part of 16 man-of-the-match perfor- 6:00 am 4:35 pm years, Saturday’s clash was mance. “He did fantastic,” • Paritta By Hilly Region • University of Distance a rare occasion when Ger- Gerrard told Sky Sports. Missionary Sayadaw Education (TV Lectures) rard, fresh from making his “He only found out he 7:00 am — Second Year (Maths) th 5:00 pm Steven Gerrard of Liverpool has a shot at the Everton 700 club appearance, had was playing yesterday so to • News/ Weather Report little or no impact. have 24 hours to prepare for 7:35 am • News / Weather Report goal during their English Premier League soccer 5:35 pm match at Goodison Park, Liverpool, on 7 Feb, 2015. An overhead kick that a big game like this. He was • Weekly Entertainment 8:30 am • Documentary (Women in ReuteRs was deflected over the bar man of the match.—Reuters • Head Line News Myanmar Society) 9:35 am 6:00 pm Toure absence leaves City title hopes in the balance • Documentary (ASEAN) • News / Weather Report 6:35 pm london, 8 Feb — of Chelsea at the top. pable of making inroads into from the Nations Cup soon. 10:35 am • Socio Economic Scenes When Manchester City boss It is not an irretrievable that deficit at present, al- “It is frustrating because I • Business News 7:00 pm Manuel Pellegrini carries margin, but they look inca- though Ivorian Toure is back think the team worked a lot 11:35 am • News out his post-season analy- in the game and had good • MRTV’s Youth 7:35 pm Programme sis, he will quickly be able possession. • People Talks to pinpoint that the wheels We did all we could to 12:00 noon 7:50 pm came off their campaign win but we are not in high • News / International • (100) Birthday when Yaya Toure left for the performance in the attack- News / Weather Report Anniversary Boygoke African Nations Cup. ing zone,” Pellegrini told 12:35 pm Aung San City are without a vic- the BBC. Game For Children 8:00 pm tory since Toure departed at “Maybe players coming 1:05 pm • News / International the start of January and their back from injury -- impor- • Tasty Trip News / Weather Report 1-1 draw at home to Hull tant players will help. We 2:20 pm 9:00 pm City on Saturday was their need to try and find other • 68th Anniversary Union • News / Internationl fourth consecutive winless Yaya Toure is challenged by Guinea’s Kevin Constant ways to play. It is difficult to Day Programme News / Weather Report Premier League game, leav- during Group D soccer match of the 2015 African Cup know what the reason is for 3:35 pm • Hluttaw Image ing them seven points adrift of Nations in Malabo on 20 Jan, 2015. — ReuteRs the spark going.”—Reuters • Documentary • TV Drama Series 6th Waning Day of Tabodwe 1376 ME Monday, 9 February, 2015 Chelsea power seven points clear as City are held London, 8 Feb — Jores Okore headed in all the sweeter for the Chelsea landed a potential- from six metres but parity home fans. ly decisive blow in the title lasted only until Ivanovic The derby looked like race with a 2-1 win at As- drilled home. following a familiar pat- ton Villa on Saturday that It was a maiden vic- tern when Mesut Ozil put put them seven points clear tory for Mourinho at Villa Arsenal ahead but Kane of Manchester City who Park and took his team to levelled with a tap-in from hit the self-destruct button 56 points from 24 games close range before produc- in a 1-1 draw at home to — not that complacency ing a superb header to give Hull City. is part of the Portuguese’s Spurs 43 points, one ahead It briefly looked like vocabulary. of Arsenal. both the top two may drop “It is one more hurdle Sadio Mane lashed points when Villa ended a in the title race but there the ball home to lift South- near 11-hour goal drought are many more,” Mourinho ampton up to third with 45 to level the scores at Vil- told the BBC. points, six clear of Liver- la Park but a thunderous “Every game is diffi- pool who drew with Ever- finish from Branislav Iva- cult. It is possibly the only ton in a lifeless clash that novic maximised the em- league in Europe where was probably Steven Ger- barrassment for Chelsea’s teams from the bottom can rard’s last involvement in a main title rivals. play against the top ones Merseyside derby. City needed a stop- and not just make things Crystal Palace’s resur- Editorial Section — (+95) (01)8604529 Advertisement & Circulation — ( +95) (01) 8604532 page-time free kick from difficult but win points.” gence under Alan Pardew James Milner to rescue A Tottenham win continued with a 1-0 win at a point against relega- against an Arsene Wenger Leicester City while Swan- tion-threatened Hull but it Arsenal side is a relative- sea City and Sunderland still left them winless since Loic Remy (L) of Chelsea is challenged by Aly Cissokho of Aston Villa during their ly rare occurrence, which drew 1-1. the start of the month when English Premier League soccer match at Villa Park, Birmingham on 7 Feb, 2015. made Kane’s double strike Reuters midfielder Yaya Toure ReuteRs packed his bags for the Af- top-four finish. work early on, it was not a son in how to manage the rican Nations Cup. Liverpool, in seventh wake-up call but a warning relentless pursuit of points Prolific Tottenham spot, dropped further off and David Meyler gobbled that you need to win the Hotspur striker Harry Kane the pace with a soporific up a rebound to give them league, it was provided by marked his first north Lon- goalless stalemate against the lead after 35 minutes. Chelsea. [email protected] www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com www.facebook.com/globalnewlightofmyanmar don derby against Arsenal Everton at Goodison Park. When City waved Jose Mourinho’s side with a double strike that Manchester City man- goodbye to Toure they took the lead when their hauled his side back from ager Manuel Pellegrini could not have imagined terrific triumvirate of Os- a goal down to win 2-1, thought last week’s draw they would not win a car, Willian and Eden Haz- moving them above their at Chelsea might prove a league game in his ab- ard all linked up, with the neighbours into fifth place turning point after a dismal sence. latter sliding in to finish in the Premier League. January but their recent Again they struggled after eight minutes. Southampton scored failings were again in evi- for inspiration in midfield One goal has usually deep into stoppage time to dence against Hull. and looked likely to drop been enough to beat Villa beat Queens Park Rangers Their defence was all three points until Mil- in recent weeks but they Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates scoring 1-0 and climb back into again exposed by Hull’s ner curled home from 25 found the net, after draw- his second goal against Arsenal during their English third place in an increas- gentle probing and when metres. ing a blank in their last six Premier League soccer match at White Hart Lane, ingly congested scrap for a the visitors hit the wood- If they wanted a les- games, when centre back London on 7 Feb, 2015. —ReuteRs

went close several times before fortable defensively. bundling in a Saul header from Atletico consistently surged Atletico rout Real 4-0 in derby close range after 66 minutes with forward and in particular the BarceLona, 8 Feb — The champions are now four “We still need to keep going Raphael Varane slow to react. in-form Griezmann found plen- Atletico Madrid tore apart city points behind Real at the top and match by match and see what Mario Mandzukic further ty of space. rivals Real Madrid 4-0 at home sit level with Barcelona, who vis- happens,” he told a news confer- punished the Real defence with They lost a key creative to open up the La Liga title it Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, but ence. a header from a Fernando Torres player in Koke early on but it race on Saturday in a triumph coach Diego Simeone remains “A coach can interpret the cross late on. failed to interrupt Atletico’s im- crowned by a spectacular over- pragmatic about their chances of game in many different ways Atletico have now beaten petus while Real were strangely head kick goal by Saul Niguez. retaining the title. but it is the players that need to Real in the domestic Super Cup, subdued.

execute the ideas and they were twice in the league and knocked Atletico continued to brilliant. I have to thank the play- them out of the King’s Cup threaten and they ran away with ers for the way they played. They since losing the last Champions the game in the second half. were solid and serious and we League final to their neighbours. “First we have to say sor- need to keep going this way.” A defiant Cristiano Ronaldo ry to the fans. We were not Real, who were missing key said Real are still the stronger good enough and we have to players defensively but had Cris- side and will finish first in the congratulate the opposition be- tiano Ronaldo back from suspen- title race. cause they were better,” Real sion, began sluggishly and goal- “I don’t know why we ha- full back Dani Carvajal told keeper Iker Casillas was at fault ven’t won the recent games reporters. when he allowed a Tiago Car- against Atletico,” Ronaldo told “Maybe the first 30 min- doso shot to slip under his right reporters. utes were the worst we have hand after 13 minutes. “Before it was Atletico that played at Real Madrid as we The goal still did not wake found it difficult to win and were open at the back and we up Real and they quickly con- now it is us. These things go in didn’t create chances.” ceded another through Saul, cycles and we need to be more Elsewhere, Mateo Musac- who netted in exquisite fashion positive. “They have a strong chio and Gerard Moreno scored having come on for the injured team but we are better and we for sixth-placed Villarreal, who Koke. need to show it. We will win beat Granada 2-0. Guilherme Siqueira sped the league again.” David Barral scored a hat- down the left wing, Saul met his Real went into the game trick in Levante’s 4-1 win over Atletico Madrid’s Arda Turan (L) challenges Real Madrid’s cross with a bicycle kick and the without injured centre backs Pepe Malaga and a late goal from Cristiano Ronaldo during their Spanish first division soccer ball flew in off the post. and Sergio Ramos, as well as left Nolito gave Celta Vigo a 1-1 match at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Atletico continued to create back Marcelo who was suspend- draw at Real Sociedad. on 7 Feb, 2015.—ReuteRs chances and Antoine Griezmann ed, and they never looked com- 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