MYANMAR’SNew OLDEST ENGLISH Light DAILY of Myanmar Volume XXII, Number 69 3rd Waxing of Waso 1376 ME Sunday, 29 June, 2014 Inside Myanmar launches credit guarantee insurance Peaceful coexistence service for SME development While making clarifi- is a norm for cation on the credit guar- international antee insurance at the cere- mony, the deputy minister relations: called for involvement of President private banks in microf- inance banking services, U Thein Sein pointing out that it has a huge potential market for banks and financial institu- tions. Currently only Small and Medium Industrial De- velopment Bank (SMIDB) Page- 3 is lending to SMEs. Military He disclosed that an conducts agreement is expected to be signed in October on monsoon mass two- and three-step loan plantation projects for SME develop- ment with Japan Interna- tional Cooperation Agency Page- 3 (JICA), following a visit UEC collects of Japan’s fact-finding mission next month, say- preliminary ing that a grant of $20 mil- voter lists lion is likely to come for the first phase. Page- 3 In Myanmar, licences to operate six types of in- surance services including By Ye Myint Photo shows Myanmar Insurance building where first-ever credits guarantee insurance will go on sale life insurance have so far on Monday for SME sector development in the country.—Photo: Ye Myint been issued to 12 firms. Yangon, 28 June— Myanmar launched a SMEs wanting to take up For a loan with collat- follows, while premium for that follows, he said. But, the credit guarantee first-ever credit guaran- loans from financial insti- eral, premium is two kyats a loan without collateral is Myanmar Insurance insurance service will be tee insurance for the de- tutions and banks seeking per 100 kyats for the first set at three kyats for the will reimburse the lenders operated by Myanmar In- velopment of small and risk sharing as well, at dif- year, 1.5 kyats for the sec- first year, two kyats for the for a loss up to 60 per cent surance, a state-owned medium-size enterprises ferent premium rates for ond year and one kyat for second year and one kyat of the loan in the event of a firm founded in 1952. (SMEs) in the country on two types of loans. the third year and years that for the third year and years loan default, he added. NLM Saturday with a press con- ference at its Head Office in Yangon. Future of mobile applications, IP rights The first-ever insur- ance will be piloted in in Myanmar discussed Yangon Region only, and plications and IP rights in stall licenced versions as Myanmar Insurance offers Myanmar. well as the developers to the insurance service at He pointed out the create high-tech applica- its Head Office in Yangon need to change individu- tions. coming Monday, Deputy al moral and ethic for the From an economic Minister for Finance Dr increasing number of de- point of view, the speakers Maung Maung Thein told velopers in the country as gave advice to developers the media at the credit there is no IP right in My- to create business applica- guarantee insurance an- anmar. Most users buy pi- tions, which he said are in nouncement ceremony. rated applications, which high demands. The aim of the new has caused Myanmar de- They also provided insurance service is to ena- velopers to suffer a heavy suggestions to the proprie- ble people who want loans loss in production. Most of tors of mobile sales and ser- from the banks but without them have already given up vices centres to install ap- collateral to have access to their professions. plications after explaining financial assets and lenders The development in to customers the features to reduce risks, said the the ICT sector plays a cru- of the licenced applications deputy minister who is one cial role in building a mod- and pirated applications. of the leaders of the gov- Photo shows the seminar on future of mobile applications and IP rights in Myanmar ern, developed country and U Ye Myat Thu, exec- ernment’s delivery units at UMFCCI office tower in Yangon in progress.—Photo: Khaing Thanda Lwin it needs more cooperation utive committee member formed to solve the prob- as soon as possible, said of the government and the of MCF, said ICT organi- lems and drive the imple- By Khaing Thanda Lwin U Min Tayza Nyunt Tin, a public, said U Tun Thura zations should contribute mentation of reforms. legal consultant of Myan- Thet, joint secretary of My- to developers by conduct- According to the dep- Yangon, 28 June— anmar developers so they mar Software Alliance, on anmar Computer Federa- ing training and providing uty finance minister, the The rising culture of pirate need to have an Intellec- Saturday at a seminar here tion-MCF. financial support. insurance will be sold to application is killing My- tual Property Law enacted on the future of mobile ap- He urged users to in- NLM 2 Sunday, 29 June, 2014 New Light of Myanmar GALLERY Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence photo

President U Thein Sein delivers an address at Conference Marking the 60th Anniversary of the Five Principles of gallery Peaceful Coexistence in Beijing on 28 June.—mna

President U Thein Sein and party pose for documentary photo together with Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari and Chinese Premier Li Keqing.—mna

HISTORIC LEGACY: Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai (second left) meets with Myanmar President Ba U (second right) in Yangon, Myanmar, on 28 June, 1954 (Xinhua) New Light of Myanmar Sunday, 29 June, 2014 3 NATIONAL

Beijing, 28 June—My- anmar President U Thein Peaceful coexistence is a norm for international Sein visited the Buddha Tooth Relic Pagoda in Ling- guang Temple in Beijing on relations: President U Thein Sein Saturday, where he donated ered in Beijing on Saturday a variety of offerings, sourc- to attend a conference mark- es said. ing the 60th anniversary of President U Thein Sein the Five Principles of Peace- paid homage to Jade Bud- ful Coexistence, media re- dha Image, a Buddha statue ported. donated by Myanmar and The conference took housed at the temple, and place at the Great Hall of the received a Buddha statue People in Beijing. presented by the Chairman In 1954, Chinese Pre- Sayadaw of the Buddha mier Zhou Enlai’s visits to Tooth Relic Pagoda. Myanmar and India gave The president handed birth to the five principles of over a case for the Buddha peaceful coexistence, which Tooth Relic to be placed cover mutual respect for in and bronze plaques in- sovereignty and territorial scribed in Myanmar and integrity, mutual non-ag- Chinese listing various gression, non-interference in kinds of jewels donated by each other’s internal affairs, Myanmar citizens when the equality and mutual benefit, Buddha Tooth Relic was and peaceful coexistence. brought to Myanmar for Speaking at the con- President U Thein Sein holds talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People public obeisance. ference, President U Thein in Beijing.—mna Reports said the Bud- Sein over 60 years after the lations,” the president said, U Thein Sein stressed My- logue partners. nese Premier Li Keqiang at dha Tooth Relic from China Second World War, coun- adding that the ideas em- anmar, China and India Indian Vice President the Great Hall of the People has been brought to My- tries in Asia, Africa and bedded in them are found share a common border, Mohammad Hamid Ansari in Beijing and discussed anmar four times in 1955, Latin America thirsted for to be included in the United which is miles long, and and Chinese President Xi prospects for establishment 1994, 1996 and 2011. a new order of international Nations Charter as well as that they have been good Jinping also addressed the of Bangladesh-India-Myan- President also visit- relations that respects sover- in other international decla- neighbours for hundreds of conference. China and India mar-China economic corri- ed Temple of Heaven in eignty and territorial integ- rations. years, citing the principles signed an agreement in New dor, cooperation in energy, Chongwen District, which rity and shapes equality and Myanmar’s independ- of peaceful coexistence. Delhi on 28 June 1954 to Kyaukpyu special economic was built in Ming Dynasty. mutual benefit. ent, active, non-aligned for- The president ex- adhere to the five principles zone and deep sea port de- Chinese President Xi “Leaders from newly eign policy is based on the pressed his firm belief that of peaceful coexistence, and velopment, promotion of Jinping, Myanmar Presi- independent states initi- five principles of peaceful Myanmar, as the ASEAN China and Myanmar on 29 cooperation in economic dent U Thein Sein, Indian ated the five principles of coexistence, the president chair, would be able to bring June in Yangon. sector between Myanmar Vice President Mohammad peaceful coexistence, which noted. Regarding the friend- about security and solidarity In the afternoon the and China and promotion of Hamid Ansari and Chinese have now been accepted as ly relations with neighbour- between ASEAN countries same day, President U Thein investment in Myanmar. Premier Li Keqiang gath- a norm for international re- ing countries, President and China and India as dia- Sein accepted a call by Chi- MNA Military conducts monsoon Union ministers meet locals in N. Shan State Nay Pyi Taw, 28 Nowadays, the govern- gains development in trade plantation ceremony June—Not only the govern- ment accelerates its Third sector thanks to cooperation ment but all organizations Wave plan in reform pro- between the people and the Nay Pyi Taw, 28 June— are to participate in devel- cess, said Union Minister U government. Commander-in-Chief of De- opment tasks, Union Min- Tin Naing Thein, urging that The Shan State minister fence Services Senior Gen- ister U Soe Thane in meet- it is necessary to try hard to shared K200 million of de- eral Min Aung Hlaing and ing with townselders and turn out necessary human velopment funds to officials military personnel launched local people at the city hall resources for the state. of Hsenwi, Tangyan, Kun- monsoon plantation near in Lashio of northern Shan Union Minister U Win long, Mongyai and Lashio the Yezin Dam of Zeyathiri State on Friday. Myint said that Shan State townships.—MNA Township here on Saturday. A total of 5,000 perenni- al plants were grown today’s UEC collects preliminary voter lists event to conserve the dam. Nay Pyi Taw, 28 tioned in the voter lists, and data collection of voters to Senior General said: June—The Union Election will educate public about finalize at the end of August “Forest cover area in Myan- Commission is now collect- voting process. this year before process is mar has declined to 46.96 in ing preliminary data of pos- They will conduct their carried out from October 2010 from 60.09 percent in sible voters for by-elections educative programmes with 2014 to mid 2015. Further 1975, 57.97 percent in 1990, and general elections which ethnic languages in Kachin information, may contact and 52.82 in 2000. Forest are to be held in Myanmar and Chin states. UEC has 067-404229 and email-in- degradation has gradually in 2015, according to an- expected their preliminary [email protected].—MNA increased due to exploration nouncement of commission. of forest resource amidst The move is being car- Myanmar calls for broader increasing population of ried out in cooperation with the country. Nationwide 25 social organizations in- practice of peaceful coexistence plantation activities could cluding, including a local Yangon, 28 June— called for a broader practice not restore the forest areas. NGO The Serenity Initiative Deputy Minister for For- of the principles so as to The consequence of this re- Senior General Min Aung Hlaing grows a plant (TSI) at Ahlon Township of eign Affairs U Thant Kyaw ensure international equi- sult such as decline of water Yangon, Tiddim Township addressed a dinner hosted at ty and justice and maintain for monsoon tree growing ceremony.—mna resource, climatic changes, of Chin State and Myitkyina Sule Shangri-La Hotel here peace and stability, giving global warming and shortage in-chief of defence services and battalions every rainy Township of Kachin State. in commemoration of the a pledge of further coopera- of agricultural and drinking also urged all the military season. These NGOs will also 60th anniversary of the five tion with China and India as have made negative im- forces across the country He said that the military view the computerization of principles of peaceful coex- well as other peace-loving pacts on livelihoods of the to work mass plantations has grown 2.5 millions of data of eligible voters, will istence initiated by Myan- countries in braving chal- people.” three times at the areas plants from 2010 to 2013, 50 encourage the voters when mar, China and India. lenges and threats of today The commander- of respective commands percent of the total plantation their names have been men- The deputy minister and tomorrow.—MNA 4 Sunday, 29 June, 2014 New Light of Myanmar LOCAL NEWS Mandalar College welcomes freshers Mandalay, 28 June— are being conducted to the The fresher welcome cere- trainees and tour licences mony was held at the con- are being issued to the lo- vocation hall at Mandalar cal tour guides. He urged College in Amarapura the students to try hard to Township of Mandalay learn the tourism course as Region on Friday. they are new generations In his address, Depu- for development of the ty Minister for Hotels and tourism industry. Tourism Dr Tin Shwe said Students from first Kalay that the Ministry of Hotels and second years courses Thabeikkyin and Tourism is implement- of the tourism manage- PyinOoLwin ing the master tourism ment department of the Pale strategic plan. At present, college performed perfor- Mandalay there are over 1000 hotels mances in plays to the at- Myingyan with over 40,000 suites tendees. across the nation, he not- Min Htet Aung (Man- ed. Tour guide courses dalay Sub-printing House) Nay Pyi Taw Lower House MP meets locals in Myingyan Tsp Myingyan, 28 June— er House MP U Win Myint oke monastery in Layein- Township in Mandalay Myingyan Township Low- met local people at Bogy- dan Village of Myingyan Region on Friday to hold discussions on regional de- Yangon velopment. The MP explained he is now providing neces- sary assistance for village development and he has a plan to fulfill the require- ment of the local people. The locals discussed matters related to Bogyoke boat and repair of roads Today’s and bridges and the MP re- viewed their discussions. A yanmar local expressed thanks for M peace, stability and securi- ty of the village. News sites Zaw Min Naing (Myingyan) Action taken against illegal Traffic rules, crime reduction lectured at sandalwood trafficker Myingyan GTC PyinOoLwin, 28 June of wet red sandalwood on Myingyan, 28 June— Commander of Myingyan Ohn Myint criminal cases Khin Maung Cho of Dis- —A team led by Sen- board. In further investi- An educative talks on crime Township Police Force Po- and penalties, Head of My- trict Traffic Police Squad ior Forester U Khin Zaw gation, the vehicle was al- reduction, traffic rules en- lice Major Aye Myint gave oma Police Station Police traffic rules for motorcy- searched a vehicle with lowed to carry 331 pieces forcement, drug elimination lectures on crime reduction, Captain Myint Naing pre- clists. the load of pieces believed of dried red sandalwood and anti-human trafficking Head of District Directorate vention against trafficking After the talk, Police to be red sandalwood in and 40 pieces of wet one was given to students at of Road Administration U in persons, Dr Ei Ei Win of Captain Khin Maung Cho front of Kyaukchaw office but it exceeded 82 pieces Government Technologi- Lay Naing, do’s for mo- District Health Department presented helmets to the in Patheingyi Township of red sandalwood worth K cal College in Myinygan torcyclists, Deputy District disadvantages of narcotic students. of Mandalay Region on 26.226 million more than of Mandalay on Friday. Law Officer Daw Khin drugs, and Police Captain Zaw Min Naing (Myingyan) Thursday. the permitted pieces. The officials checked Pyinsa police station the pieces at the office of opened a file of lawsuit Patheingyi Township For- against driver Tin Myo est Department and found- Oo, 46, of Namkham under ed 4.442 tons of dried red the law.—Maung Pyi Thu sandalwood and 1.431 tons (Mandalay) Second Myanma Music Day observed in Mandalay Mandalay, 28 June— award winner writer Hsu Organized by Mandalay Hnget gave talks about Music Association, the Myanma music day. second Myanma Music Troupe of Myoma Day was celebrated at Ori- Band sang the song enti- ental House at the corner tled Doh Bamar. On the of 64th and 27th streets in occasion, Mandalay Music Chanayethazan Township Association donated cash on Friday. to the funds of Platform Academy U Thaw Nursery teaching table, the Zin read the message sent Home for the Aged and by the chairman of My- the School for the Deaf anmar Music Association and Dump.—Thiha Ko Ko (Central). National literary (Mandalay) New Light of Myanmar Sunday, 29 June, 2014 5 local News School uniforms, stationery worth K1.5 million donated to students in Pale Tsp

Pale, 28 June—In that he attended the fourth commemoration of up- standard at the school, five grading the BEPS to Basic miles from Ledhama village Education Middle School in his childhood. Whenever Branch, Abbot Ashin Man- he set for the examination, itacara of No 5 Monastic he faced much difficulty Education Middle School due to poor transport. So, he of Sasana Zawtaka Pariyat- made donations to the stu- ti Monastery of Mawlamy- dents of his native village ine in Mon State donated as much as he can.” The school uniforms, knapsacks abbot donated school uni- and stationery to students forms, stationery, mosquito of the upgraded school in nets, school text books and Ledhama village in Pale copy books to 198 students Township of Sagaing Re- and office equipment worth gion on Friday. K 1.5 million to the school The Sayadaw recount- officials.—Myint Thein Soe ed his experiences, saying (IPRD) Transport service for Thabeikkyin-Zayatkwin- Expansion of curved road section completed Shwebo route launched in Thabeikkyin Thabeikkyin, 28 June htoopan Construction Com- The curve at the hill at Thabeikkyin but they —The curves on the hills pany and Public Works. on the entrance road to now do not anchor at jet- at mile posts 1/4 and 3/2 Mandalay Region Hluttaw Thabeikkyin was narrow, ty of Thabeikkyin. So, the on Mandalay-Thabeikkyin MP U Than Aung, township so the road was expand- local people could not rely road is being expanded in authorities and engineers ed for traffic safety of on the waterway transport. Thabeikkyin Township of supervised the finishing locals.—Soe Naing Win Now, thanks to bus lines, Mandalay Region by Hsu- works at the road section. (Thabeikkyin) the flow of commodity will be swift and domestic products can be exchanged in the market,” said a local merchant. The launch of the new bus line took place at the Thabeikkyin, 28 June the Thabeikkyin-Zayatk- bus terminal, attended by —New bus lines plan to win-Shwebo route on local authorities. The bus launch their buses from Friday. The bus line runs line extended its transport Thabeikkyin to Shwebo its bus line with over 20 service under the permis- crossing Yadana Theinga vehicles for the Tahbeik- sion of the Mandalay and Ayeyawady Bridge. kyin-Shwebo route. Sagaing Regions Road and Centring at Thabeik- “In the past, ships, Inland Water Transport kyin, Yadanamyay bus line speed boats and Manda- Boards.—Soe Naing Win launched its new bus for lay-Bhamo vessels docked (Thabeikkyin) DRD sinks tube-wells in villages for sufficient water Money minded financial literacy supply to locals training programme conducted in Mandalay Thabeikkyin, 28 June velopment Department is District Rural Develop- a four-inch diameter tube- Mandalay, 28 June— of Mandalay on Friday. —With the aim of supply- building water tanks and ment Department U Than well in Yinkhatbin Village Mandalay Region Cham- The course was attend- ing sufficiency of water to sinking tube-wells. Naing Oo and officials of Tahbeikkyin Township bers of Commerce and ed by 110 entrepreneurs the locals, the Rural De- Head of PyinOoLwin inspected test-running of in Mandalay Region on 24 Industry and Australia from 23 companies and June. and New Zealand Bank- businesses. The experts With the special fund ing Group Limited, ANZ at home and abroad gave allotted by the Rural De- Bank Myanmar joint- lectures to the trainees on velopment Department, ly conducted the money systematic spending of sal- Silver Mark Company sank minded financial literacy ary, banking services on the tube-well in the village training programme at the monetary affairs and credit and the well pumps 1500 Yadanabon Super Centre in cards. Admission was free. gallons of water per hour so Chanayethazan Township Thiha Ko Ko (Mandalay) as to supply sufficiency of potable water to the locals. Specialists deliver health care to The department has sunk four-inch diameter rural people in Kalay Tsp tube-wells in Zayatkwin, Kalay, 28 June—A in Sagaing Region recent- Wetthay, Letpankon and 45-member medical team ly. Yinkhatbin villages of the including specialists led They gave health care township. At present, the by Medical Superinten- services to 419 local peo- sinking tube-well is being dent Dr Nyunt Than of ple of the village and per- undertaken in Phetshay Kalay General Hospital formed surgical operations Village.—Soe Naing Win made a trip to Tinthar Vil- at about 300 patients. (Thabeikkyin) lage of Kalay Township Chindwin Thar (IPRD) 6 Sunday, 29 June, 2014 New Light of Myanmar regional Cambodia’s ruling party marks Rights group calls for human treatment of migrant anniversary, vows for prosperity workers in Thailand Phnom Penh, 28 June Bangkok, 28 June — official name of the - mili — The ruling Cambodian Thai authorities should tary junta that staged the People’s Party (CPP) on treat migrant workers hu- 22 May coup to depose a Saturday commemorated manely and with compas- civilian government, said the 63rd anniversary of its sion even as they pursue to have developed close birth, vowing to build a their relentless campaign and cordial relationship better future for the coun- against human traffickers with Phnom Penh, had dis- try and the people. The cel- in the country, a human missed such hearsay about ebration was presided over rights activist has said here. crackdown on illegal for- by the party’s honourary Sunai Pasuk, the Bang- eign workers and recom- president Heng Samrin, kok-based coordinator for mended that the Cambo- who is also the president the Human Rights Watch, dian authorities persuade of the National Assembly, has called on the Thai au- their migrant workers to and Prime Minister Hun thorities to treat migrant return to their jobs in Thai- Sen, the acting president. workers from any foreign land. The party’s ailing country as victims of hu- Sunai suggested that president and head of the man trafficking syndicates the authorities plug up le- Senate, Chea Sim, 82, did and therefore should be gal loopholes to prevent not appear at the event. given assistance instead of the unscrupulous human The CPP has ruled the being subjected to indigni- traffickers from taking ad- country since 1979. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (2nd R, front), acting president of the ruling ties. Instead of being arrest- vantage of the hapless mi- “In nearly 36 years, ed for illegal entry charges, grant workers. under the CPP’s leadership, Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), is greeted by party’s members during the commemoration of the party’s 63rd anniversary in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, those migrants should be “The authorities have the Cambodian people given humanitarian aid and largely failed to clamp on 28 June, 2014.—Xinhua have gone through various eventually legalized as for- down on those law-evading stages of hardships with at the party’s headquarters “The CPP is deter- as the Khmer People’s eign workers, he said. traffickers and colluding success and honour, and in Phnom Penh. He urged mined to strengthen and Revolutionary Party, was There is an estimated officials many of whom we have created numerous the Cambodian people to expand achievements while founded on 28 June, 1951, 2.5 million migrants em- were said to have remained historic achievements for unite as the nation is cur- making further efforts to aimed at leading the strug- ployed for varied jobs in at large and even strived to Cambodia,” Heng Sam- rently making its energetic build a prosperous future of gle to win independence Thailand ranging from un- make undue gains by ways rin told the gathering of and hopeful advancement our country,” he said. from the French colonial skilled construction work- of labour abuses,” he said. around 10,000 supporters towards a bright future. CPP, formerly known rule.—Xinhua ers, factory employees, He disclosed that fishermen, restaurant wait- Thailand used to be second Four killed as resses and house servants. in the United States gov- three-storey These include some ernment’s list of countries 430,000 Cambodians, engaged in trafficking in building collapses about half of whom had persons for the past years. recently scrambled out Thailand has been in Indian capital across the Thai-Cambodi- relegated to the third tier New Delhi, 28 June an border in the wake of due to reported failure to — A three-storey building unconfirmed rumours of a effectually combat human collapsed in the northern sweeping crackdown on il- trafficking, which in some part of Indian capital New legal aliens. cases had culminated in the Delhi on Saturday early However many have “slavery” of migrant work- morning, causing four peo- begun to return to their for- ers as alleged by US Secre- ple killed and many are mer jobs after the military tary of State John Kerry. feared trapped, local media government assured them However, given the reported. The building col- of their safety. stringent measures taken lapsed around 9 am in North “Instead of arresting by the ruling military, the Delhi’s Inderlok area. Three the migrant workers, the country’s human traffick- fire brigades have been authorities should help ing report might be moved rushed to the spot. them for humanitarian rea- up from the lowest tier, Su- Twelve people have sons and see to it that they nai commented. In order to been rescued so far while will be no longer abused. stop the illegal activities of Rickshaw pullers make their way through a flooded street near Gauhati, India, on four are grievously injured. 27 June, 2014. Several people were killed due to electrocution and landslides Measures should be human traffickers, top Thai Many others are feared to seriously taken to combat ruler Gen Prayuth Chan- triggered by incessant rains in India’s northeastern state of be still trapped inside. “A Assam, according to local reports.—Xinhua human trafficking in which ocha, who currently heads total of twelve people have some abusive employers the military council, has been rescued and taken and corrupt officials may assured the country that the to the hospital, while four have been involved,” he authorities will legalize and JCB machines were rushed China’s building materials said. The National Council regulate the employment of to the spot to remove the for Peace and Order, the foreign workers.—Xinhua debris. The rescue work is sector weakens under progress,” an official Beijing, 28 June — (NDRC) said on its web- of the cement and flat glass. supervising the rescue oper- China’s building materials site. Latest official data showed ations added. “The building sector continued to show Output of flat glass average home prices in 70 was around 50 years old weakness in May as the rose 6.4 percent, down 9.1 cities slipped 0.15 percent and a number of families property market cools, ac- percentage points from a from the previous month, lived in it. Search and res- cording to the latest statis- year earlier. the first drop in more than cue operations are on. Some tics from the country’s top Prices are also re- a year. more may be trapped in the economic planner. treating. Compared with a Of a statistical pool of rubble although the number Cement output rose month earlier, the factory 70 major cities, thirty-five cannot be ascertained as of 3.2 percent year on year gate prices of cement and saw month-on-month now,” said Deputy Com- in May, slowing 5.3 per- flat glasses went down 0.9 drops in new home prices missioner of Police(North) centage points from the percent and 3.4 percent, re- last month, compared with Madhur Verma. expansion seen during the spectively. eight in April. Only 15 cit- Some renovation work Firemen try to douse a major fire on the fifth floor of same period last year, the The data was a reflec- ies saw month-on-month had reportedly been under- the new administrative building at Chatrapati Shivaji National Development tion of the weak property increases, substantially taken in the 50- year-old Terminus (CST) of Central Railway in Mumbai, India, and Reform Commission market, a major consumer down from 44 in April. building recently.—Xinhua on 27 June, 2014.—Xinhua New Light of Myanmar Sunday, 29 June, 2014 7 world EU signs trade pact with Ukraine, ceasefire extended by 72 hours

Brussels, 28 June said. “If we don’t see any — The European Union steps forward on any of signed an historic free- the points, then we are also trade pact with Ukraine on prepared to take drastic Friday and warned it could measures.” impose more sanctions on EU leaders said they Moscow unless pro-Rus- were ready to meet again sian rebels act to wind at any time to adopt signif- down the crisis in the east icant sanctions on Russia. of the country by Monday. Diplomats said they could Shortly after return- target new people and com- ing to Kiev from Brussels panies with asset freezes as where he signed the pact, early as next week. More Poroshenko announced on than 60 names are already his website that Ukraine on the list. had extended a ceasefire by Although it has drawn government forces against up a list of hard-hitting pro-Russian separatist re- economic sanctions against bels by 72 hours until 10 Russia, the EU is still hesi- pm on Monday. tating over deploying them Ukrainian President because of fears among Petro Poroshenko came to some member states of an- Brussels to sign a far-reach- tagonizing their major en- ing trade and political co- ergy supplier. operation agreement with “We are talking about the EU that has been at the possible sanctions against heart of months of dead- Russia but we do not have ly violence and upheaval Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko (C) poses with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (L) to introduce sanctions for in his country, drawing an and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (R) at the EU Council in Brussels on 27 June, 2014. the sake of sanctions. We immediate threat of “grave Reuters do have a need for a dia- consequences” from Rus- unfettered access to the The week-long cease- Monday deadline set by es including detained mon- logue. I hope this dialogue sia. EU’s 500 million citizens, fire had been due to expire EU leaders for the rebels to itors of the OSCE rights will take place and we will Georgia and Moldova but alarming Moscow, on Friday. agree to ceasefire verifica- and security watchdog. have a real ceasefire,” Po- signed similar deals, hold- which is concerned about The extension was tion arrangements, return “We expect progress roshenko told a news con- ing out the prospect of deep losing influence over for- made, Poroshenko’s web- border checkpoints to Kiev in the next hours,” German ference in Brussels. economic integration and mer Soviet republics. site said, in line with a authorities and free hostag- Chancellor Angela Merkel Reuters Bulgarian central bank says banking system under attack boils down to his hawkish Sofia, 28 June — Bulgaria’s central bank said on Friday there was a systematic attempt to destabilise the political stance. country through attacks on the banking system and vowed “China is placing a to protect citizens’ savings. great deal of importance Depositors queued in the capital Sofia to withdraw on the New Komeito par- funds from one of the country’s biggest banks and its ty,” Liu told Ota at the shares slumped, worsening a crisis that has shone a light outset of the meeting at the on weak economic governance in the poorest European Great Hall of the People. Union state. “Although bilateral rela- Last week, the central bank took control of Corporate tions are in an extreme- Commercial Bank (Corpbank) 6C9.BB after a run on de- ly difficult situation, the posits sparked by media reports of suspect deals involving minister’s visit to China the bank and its top shareholder. has extraordinary signifi- The central bank said Corpbank’s problems were iso- cance.” lated. Economists and Fitch Ratings agency also played “I am hoping from my down the risk of contagion, while foreign banks with bottom of heart that your subsidiaries in Bulgaria — accounting for more than two visit would actively con- thirds of the Balkan country’s banking system — insisted tribute to the development Japanese transport minister Akihiro Ota (L) holds talks with Chinese Vice Premier their operations were safe. But the crisis spread on Fri- of China-Japan relations,” Liu Yandong at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on 27 June, 2014. day as the country’s third-biggest lender, First Investment Liu said. Kyodo News Bank 5F4.BB, said it was under an “unprecedented crim- She, however, ex- inal attack”. Beijing, 28 June — Liu, one of the two women The meeting between pressed concern over the Reuters witnesses saw queues of between 15 and Japanese transport minis- in the Chinese Communist Ota with Liu comes as Japanese government’s 30 customers build gradually after some bank branches ter Akihiro Ota on Friday Party’s 25-member Po- Beijing has started soften- attempt to reinterpret the opened on Friday in Sofia. By early afternoon, there were agreed with Chinese Vice litburo, talked especially ing somewhat its stance pacifist Constitution and around 70 people queuing outside one central branch of Premier Liu Yandong that about the need to improve toward Tokyo in recent enable the Self-Defence First Investment Bank. the two countries will ex- public sentiment in the two months, saying it is open Forces to defend allies un- The bank said depositors withdrew about 800 mil- pand people-to-people countries toward each oth- to promoting exchanges der armed attack, accord- lion levs (326.34 million pounds) and announced it would and cultural exchanges, er. with Japanese political ing to Ota, though he said close all branches at 1300 BST until Monday for “logis- although bilateral relations “It is important to parties, companies and lo- the two did not discuss the tical reasons”. It said it had enough funds to meet clients’ have been badly damaged nurture public opinion cal government officials. issue in detail. demands. over territorial and histor- friendly for both countries Still, China has not China has historically A spokesman said Internet banking services and cash ical issues. by cultivating friendship toned down the harsh rheto- maintained close ties with machine withdrawals would continue to function over the It is the first time a through exchanges be- ric from its leadership the LDP’s junior partner, weekend. Japanese minister has vis- tween people,” Ota, a for- against Abe and has told which is backed by the “I was told to come here and take my money out,” ited Beijing since Prime mer leader of New Komei- various Japanese delega- major lay Buddhist organ- said a 32-year-old woman in one bank queue who did not Minister Shinzo Abe’s to, junior coalition partner tions to Beijing since this ization Soka Gakkai, as it want to be named. “I hope they do not close the doors in government was formed in of Abe’s Liberal Demo- spring that the cause of has pursued dovish foreign front of our noses.” December 2012. cratic Party, quoted her as heightened tensions be- and security policies. Reuters Ota told reporters that saying. tween the two countries Kyodo News 8 Sunday, 29 June, 2014 New Light of Myanmar opinion economies launched many invasions of other inde- years ago. During that period, China and India pendent states in the history. When the regional together represented about 50 percent of world countries could not maintain their stability, the gross domestic product, while Western Europe Sunday, 29 June, 2014 global power struggles have occurred in the re- and North America accounted for only 20 per spective regions. cent. Global power struggle is a When the countries in various regions could The industrial revolution changed the bal- not implement genuine peaceful coexistence, they ance of power, leading Western Europe and threat to development of then fell victims to global powers. Every global North America to 50 percent of the world’s pro- continent has experienced such situation. Unity duction by 1950. To regain the previous status Asian region and mutual respects to other sovereignty play a the ‘peaceful coexistence’ is important for Asia. By Aung Khin crucial role to maintain regional strength. Each individual country of Asia should develop International community is making efforts to With approximately 4.3 billion people, Asia their own strength with bilateral cooperation to enjoy peaceful regions which are free from inva- continent has 60 percent of world’s population. prevent from the threat of global power struggle. sion, communal violence and terrorism. Mul- Some scholars have predicted that the global pow- ti-polar world and economic globalization has er is shifting from the west to the east. From South Write for us emerged as a newly developed strategy in creat- China sea territorial disputes to conflicts in Cen- We appreciate your feedback and contributions. ing a prosperous world. tral Asia, the continent still has some problems to If you have any comments or would like to submit Militarily superior countries tried to influ- stand as the globally powerful region. editorials, analyses or reports please email wallace. ence other countries either way. 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Outstanding personnel honoured for excellent GOLD PRICE, FE RATE (28-6-2014) performances in development of region Yangon Gold Price Mandalay, 28 June the management field. Buying K675,800 per tical: Selling K676,500 —A ceremony to confer Region ministers also certificates of honour on gave certificates and medals Mandalay Gold Price personnel and social organi- to 35 departmental officials Buying K675,800 per tical: Selling K676,500 zations for their perfor- and other outstanding per- mance in development tasks sons including Jivitadana FE RATE of Mandalay Region was Sangha Hospital Manage- USD Buying K973 - Selling K978 held at the city hall in ment Board of Chanmyath- SGD Buying K777 - Selling K785 Chanayethazan Township azi Township for their per- of Mandalay on Friday formances in the manage- Euro Buying K1320 - Selling K1333 morning. ment, education, mechani- Chief Minister of Man- cal, agricultural, livestock School requirements dalay Region U Ye Myint breeding and social fields. and officials presented cer- Tin Maung (Mandalay) fulfilled in Palauk tificates of honour and hon- Chief Minister orary medals to Mandalay U Ye Myint presents Sub-Township Region Hluttaw MPs U certificate to outstanding Kyaw Aye and U Saw Htay, Deputy Commissioner U person for his Tin Maung Soe of Meiktila performance in District and Medical Super- development of Mandalay intendent Dr Maung Win in Region. Equipment delivered for rehabilitation of Baluchaung No 2 Hydropower Plant Yangon, 28 June—A first three generating units are opment Assistance (ODA, power plant. ceremony to deliver equip- going to be shut down one by Grant Aid) Japanese Yen Chief Representative ment to project for rehabil- one and rehabilitated during 6.669 billion was provided Mr Masahiko Tanaka of Chief Minister U Myat Ko presents copy books to itation of Baluchaung No 2 July 2014 to February 2015 for the rehabilitation of Bal- Japan International Cooper- Hydropower Plant was held so did the second three gen- uchaung No 2 hydropower ation Agency handed over students in Palauk Sub-Township. at Asia World Port in Ahlon erating units will be during plant. Japanese Ambassador documents related to the Myeik, 28 June— trip to Palauk Sub-Town- Township of Yangon on July 2015 to February 2016 Mr Tateshi Higuchi and machinery for the project to Chief Minister of Tanin- ship for inspecting its de- Saturday. respectively. Power station Chairman of Japan-Myan- Managing Director U Khin thayi Region U Myat Ko, velopment tasks on Friday. On the occasion, Deputy will be restored in full gen- mar Friendship Association Maung Win of Hydropower together with region min- They fulfilled require- Minister for Electric Power U eration after rehabilitation. Mr Hideo Watanabe ex- Generation Enterprise. isters and officials made a ments of Basic Education Aung Than Oo said that the The Official Devel- plained rehabilitation of the NLM Middle School Branch for first phase for rehabilitation finishing a 30x80 feet of the Baluchaung No 2 school building and instal- hydropower plant had been lation of ceiling sheets in made from 2002 to 2004 with Hsinhtoegyi Village. the assistance of Japanese They donated 50 doz- Official Development As- ens of copy books and sistance, Grant Aid. The 132 desks to the school. transmission line of Lawpi- At BEPS branch in ta-Kalaw could be extended Nanpayok Village, the as transmission line No 2 and chief minister provided some of the parts of cooling necessary assistance for water and compressor system construction of the school of the power plant had been building and donated copy completely replaced. books to students. The project will be Deputy Minister for Electric Power U Aung Than Oo speaking at ceremony to deliver equipment for Khaing Htoo conducted by two phases; the rehabilitation of Baluchaung No 2 Hydropower Plant.—Ministry of EP (Myeik District IPRD) New Light of Myanmar Sunday, 29 June, 2014 9 gallery Donations and obeisance to sacred Tooth Relic in China

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Various items of jewellery A file photo taken on 6 ornaments and gold works to November 2011 on Buddha be donated to sacred tooth rel- Tooth Relic on the way to ic of Lord Buddha in Beijing Uppatasanti Pagoda from of China.—mna Nay Pyi Taw Airport.—mna 10 Sunday, 29 June, 2014 New Light of Myanmar world US trims Nigeria surveillance flights seeking abducted girls Washington, 28 June Africa and could now be geria and borders the area — The United States said used elsewhere on the con- in which Boko Haram is on Friday it had decreased tinent. The girls were kid- known to operate. its surveillance flights in napped in April by militant In the last month US the search for more than Islamist group Boko Har- officials have played down 200 schoolgirls abduct- am. Nigeria has been as- expectations about a swift ed by Islamist militants sisted in its search for them rescue of the girls and in Nigeria, but added that by the United States and stressed the limitations of the overall effort was un- other countries, including intelligence from surveil- changed due to more flights its neighbours. lance flights. by other countries. Officials declined to One US official voiced “We don’t have any say how long heightened concerns that Boko Haram better idea today than we US surveillance over Ni- may have booby trapped did before about where geria had lasted. Asked areas where the girls could these girls are, but there’s whether it was just a week be held, and there have been no letup of the effort or two, the defence offi- been reports that they may itself,” Pentagon spokes- cial said, “No. We were ... have been split up into man Rear Admiral John building this baseline for a small groups that are not Kirby told reporters. good period of time.” being held in one place. Kirby said the same US surveillance flights The defence official level of effort was being over Nigeria were now in- said surveillance alone Demonstrators hold signs while chanting for the release of the Nigerian schoolgirls sustained now through in- termittent, the source said. would not lead to a resolu- in Chibok who were kidnapped by Islamist militant group Boko Haram, outside of ternational involvement. US military person- tion. “It will take … the Ni- United Nations headquarters in New York, on 22 May, 2014.—Reuters A US defence official nel are in Abuja helping to gerian piece of the equation speaking on condition of the cuts had been offset by to accommodate increased about Sunni insurgents. He coordinate the effort, and with their own sources and anonymity said US flights British and French support. US surveillance over Iraq, said some of the resourc- some 80 others were sent human intelligence cou- had been reduced only af- Kirby denied a sug- where Washington is flying es that were being used in to Chad in May to support pled with the other forms to ter a body of intelligence gestion that US flights over unmanned and manned air- Nigeria had been divert- the surveillance operation. really understand the pic- had been gathered and that Nigeria had been reduced craft to gather intelligence ed from other missions in Chad is northeast of Ni- ture.”—Reuters Venezuela blackout leaves US special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian talks leaves post Washington, 28 June emphasized the administra- between the Israelis and the for joining 15 UN agencies commuters scrambling, — US special envoy for tion’s commitment to con- Palestinians. and conventions. silences president Israeli-Palestinian negoti- tinue the effort to achieve Kerry had aimed for “The United States re- ations Martin Indyk will “a lasting resolution,” the an agreement on all the mains committed not just be returning to his post at State Department said in a core issues including se- to the cause of peace, but to an American think tank, as statement. curity, border, the status resuming the process when peace talks have collapsed Indyk, a former US of Jerusalem and refugees the parties find a path back since April, Secretary of ambassador to Israel, was by 29 April, but the talks to serious negotiations,” State John Kerry said on serving as vice president broke down that month af- Kerry was quoted as saying Friday. and director of the Foreign ter Israel refused to release in the State Department’s Kerry expressed “deep Policy Programme at the by late March last group of statement. appreciation” to Indyk and Brookings Institution when 26 Palestinian prisoners as The agency said Frank his team for their “untiring he was named special en- agreed, and the Palestini- Lowenstein, Indyk’s depu- efforts” to promote Israe- voy in late July last year, as ans responded by renew- ty, will serve as the acting li-Palestinian peace, and Kerry restarted peace talks ing their efforts to apply special envoy.—Xinhua UN experts trace recent seized arms People try to find other modes of transportation after subway services were cut off during a blackout in to Iran, violating embargo Caracas on 27 June, 2014.—Reuters United Nations, 28 An Israeli Caracas, 28 June — Minister Jesse Chacon told June — A UN expert panel Navy boat A blackout cut power to state television. The OPEC has concluded that a ship- escorts the much of Venezuela on nation has suffered an in- ment of rockets and other Panamani- Friday afternoon, snarling creasing number of black- weapons that was seized by an-flagged traffic in the capital Cara- outs in recent years, which Israel came from Iran and cargo vessel cas and other major cities critics have attributed to represents a violation of the Klos C into and interrupting a televised low electricity tariffs and UN arms embargo on Te- the Israeli speech by the president in limited state investment heran, according to a con- port of Eilat the country’s second na- following the 2007 nation- fidential report obtained by on Saturday tionwide electricity outage alisation of the sector. Reuters on Friday. after seizing it in a year. The blackout came The finding comes in the Red Sea The blackout affect- mid-afternoon as Presi- just days ahead of the next on Wednes- ed Caracas for about three dent Nicolas Maduro was round of negotiations in day, on 8 hours, panicking commut- speaking during a broad- Vienna between Iran and March, 2014. ers anxious to get home be- cast of the awards ceremo- six world powers aimed at Reuters fore dark in the crime-rid- ny for a national journalism securing a deal that would weapons were being sent to Israeli UN mission wrote vessel Klos C. The weap- den city, but power was prize. On television again gradually lift international Sudan. to the UN Iran Sanctions onry was seized by Israeli gradually restored by early in the evening, he said it sanctions on Teheran — The experts do not Committee on 13 March authorities in March. evening and underground was not clear what led to including the arms embar- speculate in the report about “the transfer of rock- The UN experts metro trains were running the “strange” incident. go — in exchange for curbs about why the arms were ets, mortars and related ma- reached their conclusion again. Venezuela’s second “We are going to in- on the controversial Iranian being sent to Sudan, a teriel from Iran to Sudan.” after investigating the case city, Maracaibo, was also vestigate thoroughly and nuclear programme. country which Western The 14-page report on and inspecting the seized hit. objectively ... The causes Despite Israel’s public diplomatic and intelligence the incident by the UN Se- cargo and documentation An outage at a power will be known because, be statements that the seized sources have told Reuters curity Council’s Panel of related to the shipment, station in the centre of the aware, there are no reasons arms were destined for has in the past been a con- Experts on Iran makes no which traveled from the country led to other gener- linked to the service itself. Gaza — an allegation that duit for Iranian arms ship- mention of the Gaza Strip Iranian port of Bandar ation centres going offline There was not more de- Gaza’s governing Islamist ments to other locations in as a possible destination Abbas to the Iraqi port of and disrupting the supply mand than supply ... it was militant group Hamas dis- Africa, as well as the Gaza for the arms, which were Umm Qasr, and from there across a broad swath of the not peak hours,” he said. missed as a fabrication Strip. concealed in 20 containers in the direction of Port Su- Andean nation, Electricity Reuters — the experts said the The experts said the on the Panamanian-flagged dan.—Reuters New Light of Myanmar Sunday, 29 June, 2014 11 Science & Technology China approves pilots for 4G development Beijing, 28 June — China Telecom and Evolution, ushering the China on Friday approved China Unicom will be al- country into a new era of two major telecom carriers, lowed to experiment on the high-speed mobile service. China Telecom and China joint development of both “LTE FDD (Frequen- Unicom, to conduct exper- 4G standards in 16 Chinese cy Division Duplexing) li- iments on the LTE FDD cities to “follow the trend censes will be issued when and TD-LTE standards of of integrated LTE develop- conditions become ripe,” the fourth-generation (4G) ment and promote efficient the ministry said. mobile network. use of resources.” China is the major The Ministry of In- Last December, the promoter of the TD-LTE dustry and Information ministry licensed China standard and is also a ma- Technology (MIIT) said Mobile, China Telecom jor owner of the standard’s in a statement that it made and China Unicom to op- core patents. LTE FDD is the approval after the two erate the home-grown TD- the other international 4G mobile service operators LTE standard, or Time standard and is popular in applied for the pilots. Division — Long Term Europe. — Xinhua Russia calls off debut launch of first new space rocket design since Soviet era Moscow, 28 June of Crimea and a separa- pany, by the same people — Russia was forced to tist rebellion in the eastern will be immune to these abandon Friday’s debut Ukraine proves Russia’s problems,” said Anatoly launch of its first new space need to produce and launch Zak, editor of the industry rocket since the Soviet era its rockets domestically. website Russianspaceweb. when the Angara booster “This (project) de- “Twenty years of de- cut out during a final cision was made already velopment is over but we countdown watched by way back in 1993, with an are at the very beginning of President Vladimir Putin awareness that our former the flight testing.” via video link from the Soviet allies can ditch us at Unlike the Proton, Kremlin. any moment,” Lissov said. powered by toxic hydra- Angara is seen as a test A potential commer- zine fuel, Angara uses an of Russia’s ability to turn cial rival to Arianespace ecologically cleaner mix around a once-pioneering of France and Califor- of liquid oxygen and kero- space industry struggling to nian-based SpaceX, the sene. Its medium-lift ver- recover from a loss of high- modular launcher is de- sion, Angara-3, is due to ly trained specialists and signed to carry military and complement the Soviet-era years of budget curbs. It is civilian payloads of up to Soyuz — currently the only also part of a move to con- 25 tonnes. rocket ferrying astronauts The Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft carrying the International Space Station crew of solidate the space program Its heavier cousin An- to the International Space Alexander Gerst of Germany, Maxim Suraev of Russia and Reid Wiseman of the on Russian soil, breaking gara 5, which space of- Station from Baikonur. US blasts off from the launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome on 29 May, 2014. dependence on other ex-So- ficials said is set for a test Years of strapped budgets Reuters viet republics. launch in late December, is when many experts quit the A senior military com- The video link showed on the cause of the delay. journal Novosti Kosmono- to replace Russia’s work- space industry have led to mander told Putin an auto- the Angara-1.2PP rocket The development of vatiki. “Everything else we horse Proton rocket, which long project delays and bal- matic system had aborted begin to shake in its start the Angara — a new gen- have is a modernization of has suffered an embarrass- looning costs from Angara. the launch, without giving position at the northern eration of rockets entirely our Soviet legacy.” Work ing litany of costly botched “It became extremely over- a reason for the delay, but Plesetsk military launch designed and built with- on the Angara began two launches. priced,” Zak said. that it had been put back for pad, but a silence descend- in post-Soviet Russia’s years after the break up But both rockets are The Angara rockets 24 hours until Saturday. ed on the Kremlin confer- borders — is intended to of the Soviet Union when made by the same build- will probably become com- More than two dec- ence room as the seconds break a reliance on foreign Moscow lost the maker of er, the Khrunichev space mercially competitive only ades in the making, the new stretched out and the launch suppliers and the Baikonur its workhorse Zenit and center, leading to fears that in another decade, he said, generation rocket is a cen- failed to go ahead. launchpad Russia leases Dnepr rockets in newly-in- Angara — named after a if launched from the new terpiece of Putin’s plan to “The automatic sys- from Kazakhstan. dependent Ukraine and Siberian river — will suffer cosmodrome Russia plans reform the once-pioneering tem aborted the launch,” “This is the first launch its main launch facility in similar troubles. at Vostochny, closer to the space industry and launch Alexander Golovko, com- vehicle that has been de- Kazakhstan. For some in- “There is absolutely equator, where less energy satellites from a new space mander of Russia’s Air and veloped and built from dustry insiders, the crisis no guarantee that Angara, is needed to carry payloads port being built in Russia’s Space Defence Forces told scratch in Russia,” Igor in Moscow’s relations with which is built by the same into geostationary orbit. far east. Putin, who ordered a report Lissov, an expert with trade Kiev over its annexation industry, by the same com- Reuters Slim’s real estate arm to buy AT&T’s America Movil stake Mexico City, 28 June America Movil’s stock, the frequently trade, but if the — Carlos Slim’s real es- Mexican telecommunica- whole deal were valued tate firm, Inmobiliaria Car- tions firm said in the filing. at the current price of “L” so, will buy AT&T Inc’s The stake represents shares, it would be worth equity stake in America 23.81 percent of America close to $6 billion. Movil, tightening the Mex- Movil’s voting stock. Slim’s firms and fam- ican tycoon’s control of his Inmobiliaria Carso and ily already control more flagship telecommunica- one of its subsidiaries will than 50 percent of America tions firm, according to a also buy 72.8 million shares Movil’s voting stock. filing with Mexico’s stock of commonly traded “L” AT&T announced exchange on Friday. shares, according to the fil- the plan to sell its stake in Slim’s Inmobiliaria ing. America Movil did not America Movil in May in Carso will buy more than reveal how much Inmobil- order to help it gain regu- 5.7 billion “AA” shares that iaria Carso will pay for the latory approval for its pur- have been held by AT&T, shares. chase of DirecTV. The logo of America Movil is seen on the wall of the reception area in the equal to 8.27 percent of “AA” shares do not Reuters company’s corporate offices in Mexico City on 13 Feb, 2013. — Reuters 12 Sunday, 29 June, 2014 New Light of Myanmar WORLD North Korea on agenda as Chinese president visits South Seoul, 28 June — Chi- cooperation. steadily toughening UN partnerships, with two-way nese President Xi Jinping Chinese Foreign Min- sanctions imposed for its trade nearly at $230 billion. will visit South Korea next istry spokesman Qin Gang nuclear arms programme. China is South Korea’s week, the two countries said both countries were South Korea has sought biggest trading partner. announced on Friday, with important cooperative part- to win China’s assurance to South Korea is also one of North Korea’s pursuit of ners and had achieved great be more assertive on North the few developed coun- nuclear weapons featuring success together. Korea to give up its nucle- tries that runs a surplus with prominently on the agenda “China and South Ko- ar weapons, but Beijing has China, one in excess of $60 in summit talks. rea have many common ar- been reluctant to take dra- billion. The two countries It will be Xi’s first vis- eas of interest,” Qin told a matic steps that could dest- are also on the same page it to South Korea as pres- daily news briefing, though abilize the North. on their demand for Japan ident but his fifth summit he declined to provide de- Xi and Park will likely to take more proactive steps with South Korean Presi- tails of Xi’s agenda. Xi will focus on forging a strong- to show it has adequately dent Park Geun-hye. South be making a single-coun- er economic partnership. atoned for its wartime past, Korea’s presidential Blue try trip and not visit North Despite the relatively short when it colonized Korea House said North Korea Korea, which regards Chi- diplomatic ties reached 22 and ruled parts of China would be high on the agen- na as its greatest ally and years ago, the two countries following a 1937 invasion. Chinese President Xi Jinping da when the two leaders dis- has relied on Beijing as its have developed into one of Both Xi and Park took of- met in March this year on ar security summit in The cuss regional security and economic lifeline through the world’s biggest trade fice early last year and last the sidelines of a nucle- Hague.—Reuters Syrian troops agree on Thai military leader promises ceasefire with rebels in to hold general election in 2015 Bangkok, 28 June — country from that point,” Prayut staged a coup Thailand’s junta leader Prayut said. “It will take against the caretaker gov- Homs ahead of Ramadan Gen Prayut Chan-Ocha three months after having ernment of former Prime Damascus, 28 June agreement took place in control except the al-Waer told the nation on Friday a new charter to organize Minister Yingluck Shina- — The Syrian troops and that ancient part of the city neighbourhood and three that the military plans to a general election and the watra on 22 May. Since the armed rebels in a cen- between the government towns in the northern coun- hold a general election in fully elected government then, he has exercised gov- tral Syrian district have troops and the rebels. tryside of Homs, namely around October next year. will be installed within ernment power as head of agreed on a truce during The deal entailed the al-Dar al-Kabira, Talbiseh, In a televised address, year 2015.” the National Council for the Muslim’s holy month evacuation of the rebels and al-Rastan. Prayut laid out a more pre- After the provisional Peace and Order. of Ramadan, the pan-Arab form old Homs and in re- Friday’s truce is cise roadmap to restoring Constitution is instituted On 30 May, the army al-Mayadeen TV reported turn the government ac- deemed by observers as a the country’s democracy, this year, the junta will set chief announced a three- on Friday. cepted to release some of good sign for a near- future saying the junta plans to up an interim government stage roadmap for a re- The truce in al-Waer the imprisoned opposition deal between the govern- declare a provisional Con- and a provisional legis- turn to democracy. The district, the last remaining activists and members of ment troops and the rebels. stitution in July and draft a lature in September and first stage of two to three rebel-held area inside the the rebels’ families. The re- Homs, Syria’s third formal Constitution in July launch a national reform months is intended for na- city of Homs, has gone into bels also released hostages largest city, was one of the next year. A rough time- council in the following tional reconciliation, fol- effect as of Friday, just a they had taken before from first areas to sympathize line for democracy was month to promote politi- lowed by the second stage couple of days ahead of the government-controlled are- with an anti-government presented just days after it cal reform, the Thai army with the institution of a commencement of Rama- as and broken a siege they movement in Syria. The seized power in late May. chief said. new charter, the appoint- dan, the month of fasting had imposed on pro-gov- rebels there took consider- “The enactment of a A general election ment of an interim prime for Muslims. ernment areas in northern able swathes of land, but new permanent Constitu- will be held “about three minister and the launch of Last month, the Syr- Syria. government troops have tion is expected to be ef- months” after the new a reform organization. It ian government declared After last month’s stripped them of their terri- fective in July 2015 and formal Constitution is in is to be finished up with a the old quarters of Homs deal, the entire city of Homs tory over the past year. Thailand will become a effect in July next year, he general election. city free of rebels, after an has been under government Xinhua completely democratic said. Kyodo News Panama court orders release of jailed North African asylum seekers in Korean sailors Israel to cross border into Panama City, 28 June Egypt amid protest — A Panamanian court on Friday ordered the release Jerusalem, 28 June — “After a few months in of three North Korean ship Hundreds of African asy- Holot (the detention cen- officers who were jailed lum seekers in Israel left tre located at the southern after they were caught their open detention centre Negev desert), we realized smuggling Cuban weapons on Friday and marched to- that Israel was stalling and through the Central Ameri- ward the Egyptian border that is not reviewing our can country. in protest of the govern- asylum requests,” one of The court absolved the ment’s policy against them, the protest organizers told captain and two officers, local media reported. Ha’aretz. ruling that charges against Israeli security forc- “We’ve reached the them fell outside of Pana- es prevented the asylum conclusion that there is no difference between Israel ma’s jurisdiction, the coun- seekers from crossing the border and distanced them and Egypt and that the sit- try’s judicial authority said from what the army said uation is bad everywhere, “ in a statement. The Chong was a closed military zone, he added. “We are not go- Chon Gang ship was seized the Ha’aretz daily reported. ing to stay locked up.” in July last year for smug- The asylum seekers Security forces were gling Soviet-era arms, in- were protesting their stay asking for reinforcement cluding two MiG-21 jet at the detention center, in order to evacuate the fighters, under thousands Bags labelled “Cuban Raw Sugar’’ are seen inside a North Korean flagged ship their living conditions and protesters and return them of tonnes of sugar. “Chong Chon Gang’’ docked at the Manzanillo Container Terminal in Colon City the fact that the Israeli au- to their detention center, Thirty-two North Ko- on 16 July, 2013. —Reuters thorities had not reviewed while contemplating the rean sailors and the ship report issued in March said to circumvent United Na- embassies to facilitate an their asylum requests as is possibility of arresting were released back in Feb- North Korea has devel- tions sanctions, including illegal trade in weapons. demanded according to in- some of them for trespass- ruary. A United Nations oped sophisticated ways the suspected use of its Reuters ternational accords. ing.—Xinhua New Light of Myanmar Sunday, 29 June, 2014 13 Advertisement & general Claims Day Notice Claims Day Notice INVITATION FOR OPEN TENDER MV ninos voy No (1017) MV frisia lahn voy No (1440) (MIXED LPG) 1. Open Tender is invited for the Myanma Petrochemical Consignees of cargo carried on MV ninos VOY Consignees of cargo carried on MV frisia lahn Enterprise, the Ministry of Energy for the supply of VOY NO (1440) are hereby notified that the vessel NO (1017) are hereby notified that the vessel will be Mixed LPG (1,800 MT ± 5%). arriving on 29.6.2014 and cargo will be discharged will be arriving on 29.6.2014 and cargo will be dis- 2. Tender Closing Date : 3 - 7 - 2014 at (12:00) noon. into the premises of h.p.t where it will lie at the con- charged into the premises of m.i.p where it will lie 3. Tender Opening Date : 3 - 7 - 2014 at (13:00) hrs . signee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to 4. Delivery Time : Within July 2014 and conditions of the Port of Yangon. the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. 5. Tender Documents and details information are available Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 at the Department of Finance, Myanma Petrochemical am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day Enterprise, Nay Pyi Taw, during office hours commenc- now declared as the third day after final discharge of ing 25-6-2014 on payment of the Myanmar Kyat One now declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo from the Vessel. Hundred Thousand (Kyat 100,000) per set. cargo from the Vessel. No claims against this vessel will be admitted 6. Only bid from tenderer who has purchased tender docu- No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Claims Day. ment officially from Myanma Petrochemical Enterprise after the Claims Day. Shipping Agency Department will be accepted for evaluation. Shipping Agency Department Myanma Port Authority Managing Director Myanma Port Authority A gENT for: M/s mcc transport (s’pore) Myanma Petrochemical Enterprise A gENT for: M/s china shipping lines pte ltd Phone No: 2301185 Phone No: 2301185 THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR MINISTRY OF ENERGY Two militants myanma oil and gas enterprise (invitation for open tender) killed in (14/2014) Open tenders are invited for supply of the following respective items in United States Dollars. N Afghan For inquries Sr.No Tender No Description Remark police raid (1) IFB -055(14-15) Assorted Sizes of Rotary Slips (14) Items US$ to place an (2) IFB -056(14-15) Spares for Rotary Tong (BJ Type US$ Kunduz, (Afghan- “B” & “C”) (14) Items istan), 28 June — Two (3) IFB -057(14-15) Spares for Kobelco Excavator Mark V US$ militants were killed while advertisement (11) Items four others were detained (4) IFB -058(14-15) Spares for P & H Crawler Crane (20) Items US$ during a police operation in in the NLM, (5) IFB -059(14-15) Spares for Kenworth Oil Field Truck (15) Items US$ northern Afghan province (6) IFB -060(14-15) Spares for Sumitomo Crane (5) Items US$ of Kunduz overnight, po- Please email (7) IFB -061(14-15) Spares for Nissan PE-6 Diesel Engine (13) Item US$ lice said on Saturday. (8) IFB -062(14-15) Spares for Mitsubishi 8D C8 Engine (19) Items US$ “The special operation (9) IFB -063(14-15) Spares for Kobelco Excavator Mark VI US$ police force of Kunduz [email protected] (16) Items carried out a raid on a mil- (10) IFB -064(14-15) Tong Dies (2) Items US$ itants’ hideout in Zarkharid area in outskirts of provin- (11) IFB -065(14-15) Electrical Spares for D3T2 SR I Rig US$ (13) Items cial capital Kunduz city, China’s first e-commerce (12) IFB -066(14-15) CNG Compressor Driven By Electric US$ killing two militants named Motor with Complete Package (1) Lot Safiullha and Samiullah express to debut overnight,” a provincial Tender Closing Date & Time - 23-7-2014, 16:30 Hr. Beijing, 28 June — China’s couriers have joined th Tender Document shall be available during office hours commencing from25 June, 2014 at the police spokesman, Sayyed with the rail network to launch special express trains for Finance Department, Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise, No (44) Complex, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Sarwar Husaini, told Xin- e-commerce logistics. Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise hua. The trains linking Shanghai and Shenzhen, jointly Ph: +95 67 - 411097/411206 The militant hideout launched by the China Express Association (CEA) and was destroyed and four the China Railway Corporation (CRC), will make its de- Kerry, Saudi King discuss militants were captured but on 1 July, the association said on Saturday. following the raid, he not- Based on a survey of courier companies, CRC has ed, adding no member of laid on six trains connecting the four first-tier cities of oil supply, US official says the security force was hurt. Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen. The Taleban-led vio- Shannon, (Ireland), 28 comments were “construc- to address the crisis that China’s courier industry has become the world’s sec- June — US Secretary of tive.” threatens to tear apart Iraq. lence continues in Afghan- ond largest delivering 9.2 billion packages in 2013, up State John Kerry and Saudi US officials have ex- The United States wants the istan. Security forces have more than 60 percent year on year. King Abdullah briefly dis- pressed the belief that con- Saudi Arabia to use its in- press on to clear the mili- CEA said less than one percent of goods have been cussed global oil supplies cerns in oil markets will fluence among fellow Sun- tants in restive provinces. delivered by rail up to now, but it will become the top during a meeting on the ease once a more inclusive nis in Iraq to press them to The Taleban has yet to choice for companies since trains are more energy-effi- crisis in Iraq on Friday, a government is formed in join the new government. make comments. cient and have a larger capacity than trucks and aircraft. senior State Department of- Baghdad that can deal with Brent crude oil was Afghan security forc- Xinhua ficial said. a Sunni insurgency threat- little changed in trading on es took the full operational During the talks, Ker- ening to break apart Iraq. Friday following one of the lead from foreign troops Five killed, 16 injured in ry referred to recent com- Saudi Arabia was Ker- international benchmark’s in mid-last year. The war- ments by a Saudi oil official ry’s last stop in a week-long biggest weekly falls this torn country is due to take that the world’s largest oil tour of capitals in Europe year due to reduced con- over the responsibility Afghan bus accident producer would increase and the Middle East, which cerns over exports from for its own security from Mazar-i-Sharif, (Afghanistan), 28 June — About supplies should crises in included a visit to Baghdad, Iraq.—Reuters NATO-led foreign troops five passengers were killed while 16 others injured Sat- Iraq or Syria disrupt sup- by year end. urday when a long-distance bus crashed head-on with a plies, the official said. Xinhua truck in northern Afghan province of Balkh, police said. “The secretary noted “The accident took place in Durrahi Hyratan area positively a recent state- Saudi King Abdullah along Kabul-Mazar-i-Sharif highway in the morning, ment from an oil official bin Abdulaziz al-Saud leaving five travelers dead, and 16 others injured,” the in the kingdom reflecting (R) and US Secretary of highway police chief, Asif Sahra, told Xinhua. the kingdom’s desire to do Police and rescue teams rushed towards the site State John Kerry wait for what will be required in the shortly after the accident happened, he said. event of any turbulence,” a meeting at the King’s All injured have been shifted to the nearby hospitals. said the State Department private residence in the There were women and children among the victims. official, who briefed report- Red Sea city of Jeddah The Afghan officials blamed reckless driving for the traffic incidents, saying reckless driving on congested ers on the talks. on 27 June, 2014. The official said Kerry roads and highways is the main cause of road accidents in believed the Saudi official’s Reuters Afghanistan.—Xinhua 14 Sunday, 29 June, 2014 New Light of Myanmar ENTERTAINMENT Beyonce, Jay-Z unveil their wedding video live in concert Los Angeles, 28 June — Hip-hop supercouple Beyonce and Jay-Z unveiled footage from their wedding for the first time, during the opening night of their ‘On the Run’ tour. The couple, who have two-year-old daughter Blue Ivy together, married in a small ceremony in April 2008 and shared intimate footage from the big day at the opening night of their ‘On the Run’ tour in Florida, reported Hollywood Life. The footage showed Beyonce wearing a traditional white gown—which was designed by her mother Tina Knowles—and veil, with the rapper in a smart tuxedo as they exchanged vows and rings and had matching IV tattoos on their fingers. Another clip showed the couple walking down the aisle as watching guests threw confetti at them. The footage was shown towards the end of the couple’s 41-song set—which saw them perform both together and separately—as they sang Young Forever. The 32-year-old beauty previously shared footage of herself trying on her wedding dress as part of a montage in the video for her single I Was Here, which depicted a number of significant mo- ments in her life, includ- ing childhood home videos.– PTI

In ‘Begin Again,’

Keira Knightley Beyonce tunefully leaves comfort zone and Jay-Z New York, 28 June — British actress Keira Knightley, known for playing tragic heroines in period dramas, strayed into new territory with her first major singing role in “Begin Again,” Detective comedy Bobby Jasoos revolves a feel-good film about the music industry and Vidya Balan: around a female charac- starting over. Romance has no age bar ter. While Vidya plays “Begin Again,” which opens in limit- Mumbai, 28 June age no bar. I don’t think the female lead, Ali plays ed release on Friday and nationwide next — Actress Vidya Bal- age has anything to do with the male lead. The film is month, was written and directed by Ireland’s an, who will be seen ro- chemistry. I have worked directed by Samar Shai- John Carney, whose 2006 indie musical mancing actor Ali Fazal with Naseer sir (Naseer- kh and is co-produced by “Once” nabbed the best original song Oscar in forthcoming film Bob- uddin Shah) in Ishqiya as actress Dia Mirza and her for “Falling Slowly.” by Jasoos, says that ro- well. It’s all about getting beau Sahil Sangha. “Once” was also adapted into a Broadway mance has no age bar. show and won eight Tony awards, including into the character,” the The film will hit thea- “Romance has no tres on 4 July. best musical. 36-year-old told IANS. Like its predecessor, “Begin Again” is PTI laced with music and much of it is sung by Knightley, along with Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine, who makes his film debut. “The whole thing was out of my comfort zone. I am not a singer. I didn’t know how to do that,” Knightley, a best actress nominee in 2006 for her role in “Pride & Prejudice,” said in an interview. “A lot of the film was improvised, and I had never done that before. I’d say that those two were major things to be grappling with,” added the 29-year-old actress, who took voice lessons to pre- pare for the film. Knightley plays Gretta, a British songwriter and reluctant singer, who arrives in New York with her longtime boyfriend Dave, played by Levine, just as he is about to hit the big time. Actress Fame clouds his judgment and he strays, leav- Keira ing a bereft Gretta on the verge of returning home Knightley when she is discovered by a chain-smoking, down- and-out record producer named Dan, played by Oscar nominee Mark Ruffalo.—Reuters New Light of Myanmar Sunday, 29 June, 2014 15 GENERAL MYANMAR(8-5 TV MYANMAR British singer to start training (29-6-2014, Sunday) INTERNATIONAL 6:00 am (29-6-14 07:00am~ * Paritta by Venerable 30-6-14 07:00am) MST Mingun Sayadaw for space trip 6:30 am * Physical Exercise * Local News Moscow, 28 June uled for 2015, he added. 7:00 am * Myanmar Handicrafts — British singer Sarah The British soprano * News/ Weather * World News Brightman is to start train- reportedly paid up to some Report * Wholesale Fish ing in August or Septem- 50 million US dollars for 7:20 am * MRTV’s Youth * Local News ber for her space trip, a the space trip. She hopes * Family of Toys senior Russian official said to become the first pro- Programme 8:00 am * World News on Friday. fessional musician to sing * News/ International * Myanmar Movie “Sarah Brightman will from space as the eighth News Review be trained as a candidate space tourist. 8:30 am for a short-term mission Seven tourists, in- * Amazing World “At Your Command” to the International Space cluding one female, have 9:00 am * Local News Station (ISS), accompa- so far traveled to the ISS, * News/ International * Visiting to British singer Sarah Brightman News Mawlamyine Trip nied with an internation- with each of them paying 9:45 am al crew,” said the official at least 20 million dollars. tles, leaving Russian rock- Olympics theme song in * Beautiful ASEAN * World News from Yuri Gagarin Cos- In October 2009, Rus- ets the only ones capable 2008. She visited Chi- 10:45 am * Short Cuts “Waso monaut Training Centre, sia stopped taking space of bringing crews to the na many times in recent * 38 Phyar Mingalar Charity Feast” located in the Star City tourists due to lack of ISS. years and sang at concerts 11:00 am * Local News * Teleplay east of Moscow. ( The 10- room in its three-person Brightman, 53, has or other events in several 12:00 pm * Distinguished day flight onboard a Soyuz Soyuz spacecraft, when become popular in China, cities during her tours. * News/ International Myanmar Ladies spacecraft has been sched- NASA canceled its shut- after singing the Beijing Xinhua News/ Weather “Kalayar Moe” Report * World News 2:40 pm * Musical Programme * Orphanage Work-related mental illness claims 3:00 pm * Local News * News * Great Shwedagon: 4:20 pm rise to record high in FY 2013 * University of The Prayer Halls and Distance Education Buddha Images Tokyo, 28 June — The fice, including 63 cases of official said. The official to 784 in the past financial (TV Lectures) * World News number of people in Ja- people who committed sui- also attributed the increas- year, down for the second -First Year (Zoology) * Parents’ Day pan who claimed workers’ cide due to overwork. ing claims to more employ- straight year. Of the claims, 5:00 pm * News * Local News compensation for work-re- Among the 436 people ees becoming aware that 306 were recognized. 6:25 pm * Waso Charity Feast lated depression or other recognized by the office as mental illness is subject to Transport industry * Cartoon Series * World News mental illness rose to a re- suffering from work-related workers’ compenzation. workers accounted for the 7:00 pm * Sagaing: Youth Leader cord 1,409 in the past year mental illness, 55 said the By age, people in their highest numbers of those * News * Local News to March, according to data disease was triggered by 30s accounted for the larg- who applied for compen- 7:20 pm * Weekly * Youth of the Future: released by the labour min- harassment or bullying, 28 est percentage of those sation due to brain or heart Entertainment News Young with Colour istry on Friday. cited sexual harassment and filing claims, followed by illness as well as those 8:00 pm (Toe Wai) The figure, up 152 17 pointed to troubles with people in their 40s and 20s. whose claims were recog- * News/ International * World News from the previous year, superiors. By industry, nursing nized. News/ Weather has increased over fivefold Among those whose care, medical care and the Among all the recog- Report * Traditional Snacks since fiscal 2001 when the claims were turned down by transportation sectors ac- nized cases of brain or heart 8:45 pm * Local News Documentary * Rakhine Land: Health, Labour and Welfare the office, 12 people even- counted for a large portion illness caused by work, the (Women in Myanmar Ministry started releasing tually won compensation of the applicants, the minis- largest number of 106 peo- Society) Rakhine: The Land of the data. after reexamination of their try said. ple had worked 80 to 100 9:00 pm Sublime Pagodas Of the past year’s ap- cases or through litigation. The number of people hours of overtime over a * News * World News plicants, 436 claims were “There have been more who claimed workers’ com- month while 34 had worked * Tamyethnar * In the Studio: recognized by the labour people feeling stressed be- pensation due to brain or 160 hours or more. Takwetsar * Fashion Show Nyi Voyy standards supervision of- cause of work,” a ministry heart disease declined by 58 Kyodo News UNESCO working with Mali to protect cultural sites United Nations, 28 mo said. The UN agency has tremists after fighting broke June — Two of the World been able to gather around 3 out in January 2012 between Heritage mausoleums de- million US dollars through government forces and Tu- stroyed in Timbuktu, Mali, bilateral cooperation and areg rebels. have now been rebuilt other funding, he said, but The conflict uprooted through a partnership with “if we don’t have the 8 mil- hundreds of thousands of local communities, the UN lion dollars, it would be diffi- people and prompted the cultural agency said here on cult for us to implement our Malian government to re- Friday. activities.” quest assistance from France The rebuilding efforts Timbuktu was an eco- to stop the military advance will need an additional 8 nomic, intellectual and of extremist groups. million US dollars to finish spiritual capital and a center In March, local masons the rehabilitation of the site for the propagation of Islam working with UN support and of libraries that could throughout Africa during the laid the first earthen brick again store hundreds of city’s golden age in the 15th to reconstruct two of the thousands of Malian manu- and 16th centuries. mausoleums. “It’s a long scripts, Lazare Eloudou As- According to UNES- and complex task,” said As- somo, representative of the CO, the three mosques and somo, who spoke alongside UN Educational, Scientific the 16 mausoleums compris- Vibeke Jensen, director of and Cultural Organization ing the property are part of the UNESCO Office in New Chinese workers arrive in Baghdad, Iraq, on 28 June, 2014. All of the more than (UNESCO) to Mali, said at the fabled city that was once York. “The monuments look 1,200 Chinese workers trapped in the northern Iraqi city of Samarra have been a Press conference. home to 100,000 inhabitants. very simple in their archi- safely evacuated to the capital Baghdad, according “We are looking for 11 The site was heavily tecture but they are complex to the Chinese embassy in Baghdad. million US dollars,” Asso- destroyed by occupying ex- structures.”—Xinhua Xinhua 3rd Waxing of Waso 1376 ME New Light of Myanmar Sunday, 29 June, 2014

Nadal eyes easier passage to Wimbledon fourth round Rafael Nadal of Spain

London, 28 June — World number one Rafael Nadal, cloudy skies, the rain expected to disrupt Friday’s play years is very positive news,” Nadal said. into the third round for the first time since 2011, will be did not materialise, but showers are expected on Saturday. Sharapova, like Nadal, hoping to make it a French [email protected] hoping for an easier ride on the Wimbledon grass after They will not affect play on Centre Court, the tour- Open and Wimbledon double after claiming the Roland two tough rounds when he meets Mikhail Kukushkin on nament’s showpiece stage with its retractable roof, where Garros title earlier this month, takes on unseeded Ameri- www.facebook.com/thenewlightofmyanmar Saturday. French Open champion Nadal, champion in 2008 and can Alison Riske in Centre Court’s second clash. He joins three other former Wimbledon champions 2010, opens the proceedings against the Kazakh world World No 1 Serena Williams, whose older sister Ve- — Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova No 63. Nadal had to fight back from a set down in the first nus was defeated by another former champion Petra Kvi- — bidding for a place in Monday’s fourth round. two rounds against Martin Klizan of Slovakia and Lukas tova on Friday, is first on the roofless Court One, playing Organizers will be crossing their fingers that the Rosol of the Czech Rebublic. Alize Cornet. Serena, a five times Wimbledon champion, weather forecasters will be proved wrong again. Despite “To be in the third round here again after two, three exited at the fourth round stage last year.—Reuters Disgraced Suarez goes Olympics: IOC mulls Tokyo 2020 home, Brazil feel pressure Olympic venue changes Tokyo, 28 June — In- ser” would now cooperate. ternational Olympic Com- “As you know Franz is mittee concluded its first someone we all respect and commission meeting for the was an amazing footballer Tokyo 2020 Olympics on and we would love him to Friday, with IOC vice pres- have him here at the World ident John Coates stressing Cup,” FIFA Secretary Gen- the importance of making eral Jerome Valcke told

improvements, if any, to New Light of Myanmar reporters in Rio de Janeiro. the venue plans at an ear- Beckenbauer, how- ly stage. Coates and other ever, has indicated he will members of the commission not be attending the soccer were visiting Tokyo for the showpiece and will watch first time since the Japanese from afar like Suarez, who A man holds his arm in front of an advertising plac- capital won the right to host International Olympic Committee Vice President John was driven to the small ard showing Uruguay’s striker Luis Suarez flashing the Summer Games last Coats (L) and Yoshiro Mori, chief of the organizing coastal town of Solymar his teeth, at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro September. The IOC, under committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, shake hands with his family to escape on 26 June, 2014.—Reuters its new president Thomas following a press conference in Tokyo the world’s glare. Bach, is hoping to rein in on 27 June, 2014. —Kyodo News Brasilia, 28 June— landed in Montevideo to In the 27-year-old’s costs of future Olympics. The furore over Luis Su- be met by the his country’s absence and continued si- The organizing com- scrutinize the initial plan of dius of the Athletes’ Village arez’s heavy ban for biting President Jose Mujica. lence, opinions flowed on mittee for the 2020 Olym- locating the majority of ven- due to concerns over costs. filled the void of the first As Suarez left Brazil, the eye-catching verdict as pics has recently started to ues within an 8-kilometer ra- Kyodo News game-free day at the World FIFA paved the way for his Uruguay team mates Cup in Brazil on Friday, former Germany World prepared for Saturday’s with his Italian victim Cup-winning coach and last-16 clash with in-form Giorgio Chiellini leading player Franz Beckenbauer Colombia, which follows World Cup 2014 Brazil the criticism of the Uru- to arrive by lifting his 90- hosts Brazil against Chile. guayan’s record punish- day football ban for failing Chiellini, back in Italy ment. to help an inquiry. after being knocked out by The Italy defender The 68-year-old Ger- Uruguay following Tues- Match-51 22:30 MST (29.6.2014) feared the World Cup-re- man had rejected repeat- day’s 1-0 Group D loss, Mexico cord four-month ban and ed requests to co-operate feared for the future of Su- Netherlands nine-match international with an investigation into arez, who has been found Match-52 suspension handed out by the awarding of the 2022 guilty of biting opponents 2:30 MST (29.6.2014) FIFA would alienate the World Cup to Qatar but his on three occasions in a con- controversial striker, who manager said the “Der Kai- troversial career.—Reuters Costa Rica Greece R/489 Printed and published by the New Light of Myanmar press in Nay Pyi Taw, the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information.