THENew MOST RELIABLE NEWSPAPER LightAROUND YOU of Myanmar Volume XX, Number 287 6th Waning of Pyatho 1374 ME Friday, 1 February, 2013 Government will use international loan assistances in transparent way for public interest President U Thein Sein’s speech through radio programmes to the entire people far and wide the nation on 1-2-2013. Agreement. It is an impor- with major donor countries for development of SMEs Accord could be signed tant day in the history of apart from WB/ IMF and which is crucial for eco- for effective development Myanmar’s economy. ADB. Here I would like to nomic development and cooperation. Because Myanmar convey a good message to poverty alleviation. For In addition, our gov- could take an important people that Myanmar could encouragement of SMEs, ernment is implementing step towards re-entering reduce international debts Central Committee and the tasks pertaining to pov- into international monetary of over six billion dollars. Work Committee for Small erty alleviation. Majority market and economic com- Here I also would like to and Medium Enterprises of our citizens have to earn munity. In the past, almost recognize the help of Paris Development have been their livings from hand to all developed countries had Club member countries in- formed. And Myanmar mouth for their whole life. to take cash assistances of cluding Norway and Japan. now starts making con- But they do not own even dollars in billions from Now our country can get nections with international a house. To overcome it, international banks and international loans. Funds enterprises for necessary low-cost housing projects organizations like World of dollars in millions will technologies, capital and are being implemented in Bank (WB) and Inter- be used for standing tall as advices. Necessary loans Yangon. We will continue national Monetary Fund a responsible country, pov- are being disbursed by to implement affordable (IMF). China, India, South erty alleviation for country Small and Medium Industry housing projects in other Korea, ASEAN countries development, construction Bank. Efforts will be made states and townships. In like Thailand and Malaysia of schools, hospitals, roads for providing more and addition, we could increase took cash assistances as and bridges, power genera- more assistances. For the the amount of agricultural Esteemed people, taken to implement people- well. It would be very dif- tion and supply of potable development of livestock loan for farmland from pre- I convey our govern- centered economic reforms ficult for an isolated country water. sector, cash and neces- sent level of K 80,000 per ment message as I promised that could bring the benefits to get such helps and move This progress is a first sary assistances would be acre to K 100,000 per acre. in my New Year message on to people at grass root level. forward. Myanmar did not step to take Myanmar out provided. Likewise, we could increase government’s policies and The day (27 January, get international loan assis- of LDC list as I said at On 19-1-2013, Myan- the amount for cropland undertakings occasionally 1947) on which Aung San- tances due to many decade- first Pyidaungsu Hluttaw mar could hold First My- from K 10,000 to K 20,000 through radio. Attlee Agreement could long economic sanctions. session. Our government anmar Development Co- per acre. Despite this, we Looking back to the be singed for regaining Thanks to the efforts would use international operation Forum including notice the increase still current position we have, Independence, is a red letter of government and peo- loan assistances in a trans- international organizations, does not meet the required our government could day. Surprisingly, Myan- ple, Myanmar sees more parent manner for public foreign investors, local amount. As farmland own- make a series of political mar could reduce foreign progress. For international interest and make effort scholars and entrepreneurs. ership has been legal under reforms during two-year debts on 27 January, 2013. loan assistances, our gov- for public interest opening Economic and social devel- existing laws, we are under- term. Through these re- This day is coincided with ernment could be made a new economic era. opment framework could be taking farmland ownership forms, measures are being signing of Aung San-Attlee successful coordination Plans are under way discussed. The Nay Pyi Taw (See page 8) Saput Creek Bridge in Minbu Township Without calculating the cost President’s radio speech four of the approach roads, the to be completed later in 2013 estimated construction cost times a day on air is K 1400 million. It would About 10 decades ago new bridge on the road link- only withstand 13 tons of be completed by the end Nay Pyi Taw, 1 Feb—The President's radio speech in the colonial era, a bridge ing Minbu and Magway in loads. It would no more be will be broadcast four times a day on 1-3 February through of 2013. was built over Saput creek Shwetabin village in Minbu used when the new bridge Nay Pyi Taw Myanma Radio, Mandalay FM, Pyinsawaddy In parallel with devel- in Minbu Township. The Township in Minbu District is completed. FM, Shwe FM, Cherry FM, Padamya FM, FM Bagan and opment of road networks, bridge was subject to the of Magway Region is be- The new bridge will Thazin at 7 am, 11 am, 6 pm and 8 pm. Padaukmyay will the region on the western ravage of time and could ing undertaken by bridge have the length of 510 ft broadcast it at 5.30 am, 7 am, 6 am and 8 pm.—MNA bank of Ayeyawady River no more withstand vehicles construction special group and the width of 24 ft. Its is no more isolated and of heavy loads. The govern- (4) of Public Works. clearance area will have the starting to enjoy fruits of Weather forecast for first dekad ment started construction of The old bridge has width of 54 ft and the height better transport. The Saput a new bridge beside the old the width of 14 ft and the of 6 ft and 6 inches. The RC creek bridge under con- of February 2013 one on 1 June, 2012. length of 470 ft with one- bridge would withstand 75 struction would become a Bay of Bengal Condition Night temperature will The construction of the lane motorway. It could tons of loads per vehicle. key transport facility in the Weather will be partly be above February average region linking towns on the cloudy to cloudy in the temperatures in Yangon, Photo eastern bank of the River Andaman Sea and South Bay, Ayeyawady and Taninthayi with Minbu District. partly cloudy elsewhere in the Regions, Mon and Kayin show Myanma Alinn: 29-1-13 Bay of Bengal. States and about February construc- Trs: HKA Rainy condition average temperatures in Rainy days are expected the remaining Regions and tion site Corrigendum about 2 to 3 days in Taninthayi States. of Saput Please read pro- Region, Shan, Kayah, Kayin Fog condition duction sharing contracts and Mon States and weather Fog days are expected creek instead of profit sharing will be partly cloudy in Upper about 5 to 7 days in Upper contracts on headline, third Sagaing, Yangon, Bago, Sagaing Region, Kachin, bridge line of first paragraph and Ayeyawady Regions and Chin and Shan, Rakhine and project Kachin State and generally Kayah States and 4 days in caption on page 1 of this fair in the remaining Regions the remaining Regions and in Minbu newspaper issued on 31- and States. States. 1-2013. Night temperature NLM Township. NLM 2 Friday, 1 February, 2013 New Light of Myanmar Local news Region government meets township administrators 2013 66th Anniversary Union Day

Nay Pyi Taw, 31 Jan— and Township Administra- submitted reports. Deputy Bago Region Chief Minister tors at the hall of the region commissioners gave U Nyan Win on 25 January government. At first, supplementary reports. The morning delivered an address Township administrators region chief minister made a at the meeting of Bago from Pyay, Thayawady, concluding remark. Region Government, District Toungoo and Bago districts MNA Fire drill demonstrated at Customs Department opens New school buildings handed CITC relations section over to Kyaukmyaung BEHS Sagaing, 31 Jan—A (Myanma Ahla Camera and Yangon, 31 Jan—The orders and instructions on ceremony to drive stake Handset Sales Centre) and relations section was opened customs department. for reconstruction of the U Kyaw Khaing (Myanma at Customs Department on The chairman of the two-storey school building Ahla Construction) one set Strand Road, here, recently group said that if the officers that collapsed in the recent each of computer to the so as to solve the matters assigned at the section cannot earthquake was held at Basic school. related to custom, according solve anything, arrangements Education High School in The wellwisher for new to the chairman of the have been made to solve the Kyaukmyaung of Sagaing school building and officials information group of the problems with the assistance Region in conjunction with sprinkled scented water on department. of deputy directors and the ceremony to hand over the places for stakes. The section is kept open directors. the renovated buildings to School buildings at from 9 am to 6.30 pm daily The section accepts the school on 26 January. the school collapsed in the on office days. complaints and suggestions. Wellwisher Chairman earthquake that hit on 11 Two officers are So far, the section has of Shwedaung Development November 2012. assigned duty at the section accepted 41 complaints Co Ltd U Aik Tun explained The company for solving difficulties of from companies and 81 from the purpose of donations reconstructed three school Meiktila, 31 Jan—The Services Department U people regarding the rules persons. and handed over documents buildings namely Tharaphi, talks on fire preventive Kyaw Hsan gave talks on and regulations, procedures, Kyemon related to the school to Sagawah and multimudia measures and the fire danger of fire. Members of Headmaster U Tin Kyaw. spending K 34.039 million. drill were held at Central Fire Brigade demonstrated Myanmar selected athletes Next, wellwishers U Shwedaung Develop- Institute of Transport fire fighting with the use of Aung Thaung-Dr Aye ment Company Ltd rebuilt and Communication fire extinguishers. under training Aye Thein (OG specialist) three school buildings worth of the Ministry of Rail It was attended by the N a y P y i T a w , 31 in the XXVII SEA Games. donated 500 dozens of K 3.9 million. Transportation in Meiktila Principle of the institute and Jan—Selected athletes are Deputy Minister for exercise books, Ears of The new school building on 25 January afternoon. 155 family members of the under training at the Sports Sports U Thaung Htaik Paddy Tyre Factory 10 to be constructed will be 220 Head of District Fire staff.—Kyemon Training Centre in Nay Pyi inspected training of Taw for securing success athletes at the sports centre sets of computer, Mr Barbu feet long and 30 feet wide, on 23 January morning and two sets of computer, U comprising 12 classrooms gave instructions. Nay Win (Taing Chit Swe worth K 125 million. At the meeting hall Brokerage), U Nay Min Tun Kyemon of the centre, the deputy minister met managers and coaches and gave instructions on observing progress of each athlete. Later, he viewed training of athletes in the volleyball, boxing, Taekwondo and Sepak Takraw sports. MNA New archway under construction at ancient Karaweik PhaungdawU Pagoda in Meiktila

Meiktila, 31 Jan—A Ancient ancestors have Moreover, the pagoda was archway. On completion of new archway of Karaweik been preserving the pagoda. renovated with a greater the construction tasks, we will PhaungdawU Pagoda is In the past, the pagoda structure on Karaweik make arrangements to offer under construction near was decorated with lime Barge on a grander scale. gold plates and gold foils to Respects paid to teachers the head of the Karaweik at in white colour. Later, We set an aim to attract the pagoda,” said Chairman Yamethin, 31 Jan—A Model Theingon Village of Meiktila Lake in Meiktila. Buddhist Myanmar people wellwishers and pilgrims of the Board of Trustees U ceremony to pay respects Yamethin Township. ‘‘The pagoda was built throughout the nation across the nation to be able Win of ancient Karaweik to older teachers was At the ceremony, Ma Sar in the period of King generously donated gold to make more donations to PhaungdawU Pagoda. held at Okshitpin Basic U demonstrated traditional Alaungsithu in Bagan era. foils for gilting the pagoda. the pagoda by building a new Kyemon Education Middle School in cane ball skills.—Kyemon New Light of Myanmar Friday, 1 February, 2013 3 WORLD Pakistani girl shot by Taleban to have skull reconstructed Two killed in London, 31 Jan—A Her doctors said on symbol of resistance to the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in Wednesday she would Taleban’s efforts to deny clashes near the head by the Taleban for return to hospital within women education and advocating girls’ education the next 10 days to undergo other rights, and more than Egypt’s Tahrir is to return to a specialist surgery known as titanium 250,000 people have signed Square hospital in Britain for cranioplasty to repair a online petitions calling for Cairo, 31 Jan— surgery to reconstruct her missing area of her skull her to be nominated for a Two persons were killed skull. with a specially molded Nobel Peace Prize for her in clashes near Egypt’s Fifteen-year-old titanium plate. activism. iconic square of Tahrir by Malala Yousufzai, who was The shooting of British doctors who cartouche shots, official shot in October and brought Yousufzai, in the head at treated Yousufzai say the Ahram online reported on to Britain for treatment, point blank range as she bullet hit her left brow but Wednesday. was discharged from the left school in the Swat instead of penetrating her The first victim was hospital earlier this month valley, drew widespread skull, traveled underneath Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai (C) waves with killed by a birdshot in the to spend time with her international condemnation. the skin along the side nurses as she is discharged from The Queen Elizabeth head and transferred to family after her initial She has become an of her head and into her Hospital in Birmingham in this handout photograph Kaser El Aany hospital, treatment phase. internationally recognized shoulder.—Reuters released on 4 Jan, 2013.—Reuters while the corpse of the second victim was found Libya receives Chinese Premier underscores inflation, thrown in Abdel Moniem Reyad Square, near Tahrir, 26,000 agriculture by a protestor. applicants for economic growth, structural However, inflation The security forces are reform and inflation to keep picked up steam in investigating the incident, police training the economy expanding at a December to grow 2.5 the report said. reasonable level, Wen said percent, the fastest pace During the ongoing Tripoli, 31 Jan—More during an inspection tour of recorded in six months, clashes between the security than 26,000 members of the National Development according to the National forces and the protesters Libya’s Supreme Security and Reform Commission Bureau of Statistics. early on Wednesday, Committee (SSC) have (NDRC), the country’s top Meanwhile, Wen said some unknown assailants applied to join the economic planner. China should never slacken shot cartouche and caused police, Interior Minister He also noted that the agricultural production, deadly injuries to others Ashour Shwail said on country should improve the urging more policies to in the square, preliminary Wednesday. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R front) waves to people quality and efficiency of its strengthen agriculture, investigation showed. The interior ministry during an inspection tour of the National Development economic growth, while benefit farmers, and enrich The death toll in has been working to inte- and Reform Commission, the country’s economic fending off and defusing rural areas. Cairo since the second grate SSC members to the planner, in Beijing, capital of China, on 29 Jan, 2013. financial risks. It took years of anniversary of the 25 national police through Xinhua China’s consumer efforts for China’s good January uprising is three, a merger programme Beijing, 31 Jan— underestimated, though prices expanded 2.6 percent agricultural situation while the total casualties launched at the end of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao the country’s inflation has year on year in 2012, well to come into being, but across the country are more last year, Shwail told a on Wednesday stressed that remained moderate. below the government’s reversing the trend won’t than 60 dead and almost Press conference. Police issues regarding consumer China should better annual target of keeping take a very much long time, 2,000 injured. headquarters are under prices should never be address relations between inflation under 4 percent. he cautioned.—Xinhua Xinhua maintenance. Shwail, a former Former Finnish MPs sentenced after professor of law, was tasked with collecting weapons, campaign financing scandal enhancing security and Helsinki, 31 Jan—The chairman of the Finnish Slot campaign boards and stability, and rehabilitating Helsinki District Court Machine Association RAY, seminar tickets for Centre the national security forces on Wednesday sentenced was given an 18-month Party candidates in their when he took office in two former members of suspended prison sentence election campaigns, inclu- December. the Finnish Parliament to for receiving bribes. ding Kaikkonen’s. After Muammar suspended imprisonment The two defendants, The foundation also Gaddafi’s overthrow in for a campaign financing both from the influential bribed Vihrialain in order to 2011, Libya’s transitional scandal. Antti Kaikkonen Centre Party, were prose- obtain more state support. authorities set up the SSC was sentenced 5 months of cuted early last year, months Vihrialawas is alleged to composed of militiamen sus-pended imprisonment after the police began to have accepted a total of who would try to curb others for dereliction of duty when investigate the scandal. bribes of 42,000 euros US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) shakes hands defying law enforcement chairing the Finnish Youth According to Hel- (57,000 US dollars), among with Mexican Foreign Secretary Jose Antonio Meade in the belief it remained Foundation, the Finnish sinki News, during Kaik- which 35,000 euros were at the Department of State in Washington DC, capital under control of the former broadcasting company YLE konen’s 12-year tenure from the Youth Foundation of the United States, on 30 Jan, 2013. It was the last strongman’s loyalists. reported. as chairman, the Finnish in the period from 2001 to bilateral meeting for Hillary Clinton as Xinhua Jukka Vihriala, former Youth Foundation bought 2007.—Xinhua Secretary of State.—Xinhua Russia envoy signals readiness to seek solution to territorial row Tokyo, 31 Jan— claimed by Japan. a peace treaty that would have a summit with Putin. Russian Ambassador to “We are ready to discuss formally end the war. As long as Russia Japan Evgeny Afanasiev and search for solutions The ambassador said acknowledges Japanese on Wednesday signaled on any issue” in bilateral that while Japan and Russia ownership of the islands, Moscow’s readiness to seek relations, Afanasiev said. should not be in haste, “We Tokyo has taken the a “mutually acceptable” “We decided, together with need a peace treaty that will position it is flexible about solution to a long-running Japanese leaders, that we finally resolve all historical when the islands may be bilateral territorial dispute. should discuss this issue... issues between us.” returned. The remarks at a to create conditions for But as to a possible The islands of Etorofu, Press event in Tokyo came some formula that can be framework that would reso- Kunashiri, Shikotan as ahead of former Prime acceptable to both.” lve the dispute, he declined well as the Habomai Minister Yoshiro Mori’s The dispute over to comment. islet group off Japan’s planned visit to Russia in the islands, which were The Japanese and northernmost main island late February to discuss seized by the Soviet Union Russian governments are of Hokkaido are called European Commission President Jose Manuel with President Vladimir following Japan’s surrender arranging for Prime Minister the Northern Territories Barosso (R) meets with President of Somalia Hassan Putin the ownership of in World War II on 15 Aug, Shinzo Abe to go to Russia in Japan and the Southern Sheikh Mohamud at EU headquarters in Brussels, the Russian-held islands 1945, has prevented the two this year, possibly sometime Kurils in Russia. capital of Belgium, on 30 Jan, 2013.—Xinhua off Hokkaido, which are countries from concluding between April and May, to Kyodo News 4 Friday, 1 February, 2013 New Light of Myanmar Science & Technology Rocket blasts off with new NASA communications satellite Cape Canaveral, 31 of 13 planned launches in from the space station, the launched, NASA relied on Jan—An unmanned At- 2013 from the Cape Canav- Hubble observatory and ground-based communica- las 5 rocket blasted off eral Air Force Station just other spacecraft circling tions, occasionally supple- on Wednesday to put the south of NASA’s Kennedy Earth. Two other TDRS mented with airplanes and first of a new generation Space Centre. spacecraft were decommis- ships, which was expensive of NASA communications Once in position sioned in 2009 and 2011 re- to maintain and provided satellites into orbit, where 22,300 miles above the spectively and shifted into only a fraction of the cover- it will support the Interna- planet, the Tracking and higher “graveyard” orbits. age of an orbiting network. tional Space Station, the Data Relay Satellite, known A third satellite was lost Three second-gen- Hubble Space Telescope as TDRS and built by Boe- in the 1986 space shuttle eration TDRS spacecraft and other spacecraft. The ing Co, will join a seven- Challenger accident. were launched from 2000 191-foot (58-metre) rocket member network that tracks NASA used its space to 2002. Wednesday’s Newly-born koalas tightly hold their mothers as feed- lifted off at 8:48 pm (0148 rocket launches and relays shuttle fleet for launching launch was the first of three ers and koalas pose for group photos at Chimelong GMT Thursday), the first communications to and the satellites until 1995, planned third-generation Safari Park in Guangzhou, capital of south China’s then switched in 2000 to satellites needed to replace Guangdong Province, on 30 Jan, 2013. The park has unmanned Atlas rockets, aging members of the con- successfully bred more than 20 koalas since it import- manufactured by United stellation.” ed six koalas from Australia in 2006.— Xinhua Space Alliance, a partner- Reuters ship of Lockheed Martin and Boeing.With six opera- Electronic Arts slashes 2013 outlook as industry tional satellites and a sev- enth spare, NASA can track struggles and communicate with San Francisco, 31 about 13 percent at the mid- our guidance down slightly spacecraft in lower orbits, Jan — Electronic Arts Inc point. Chief Financial Of- just to make sure we’re pru- such as the space station, slashed its fiscal 2013 earn- ficer Blake Jorgensen said dent.” Wedbush Securities which flies about 250 miles ings forecast after a weak- the earnings forecast had analyst Michael Pachter above Earth. Before 1983 er-than-expected holiday been adjusted downward, said Electronic Arts was be- when the first TDRS was quarter marked by disap- to take into account uncer- ing “overly conservative” pointing sales of its “Medal tainties in the seasonally with its guidance after its First Chinese company joins WWF emission of Honour” title, as the in- weaker March quarter. big holiday release “Medal dustry struggles with flag- “The economy hasn’t of Honour: Warfighter” un- reduction programme ging demand. The games gotten any stronger,” he derperformed. maker forecast non-GAAP told Reuters in an interview. “They were a little Shijiazhuang, 31 Jan — greenhouse gas emissions goals and actively promote revenue for the year to “It’s a little early for me to shell-shocked by how bad The World Wildlife Fund per megawatt (MW) of PV the application of renewable end-March of $3.8 billion know how strong the mar- holiday demand was, and I (WWF) on Tuesday an- module production by 13 energy can become member to $3.9 billion and earn- ket’s going to be, so based think at the low end they’re nounced that a north China percent by the end of 2015 companies,” Beaudoin said. ings of $0.86 to $1.00 per on that we widened our probably assuming demand company has become the in comparison to 2010 lev- More Chinese companies share from $1.00 to $1.15 range for revenue for the is down 20 percent or so,” first Chinese company and els. The company also plans have launched campaigns per share previously, down fourth quarter and brought Pachter said.—Reuters also the first photovoltaic to reduce emissions from to combat climate change, (PV) manufacturer to join the purchased goods and ser- Beaudoin added. “We are People experience WWF’s Climate Savers pro- vices per MW of PV module very glad to become the first the new BlackBerry gramme. Yingli Green En- production by 7 percent and Chinese company and the smartphone Z10 at a ergy Holding Co, Ltd, a lead- to reduce emissions from first solar manufacturer to press event in ing solar energy company upstream transportation by join the program,” said Miao Toronto, Canada, on based in the city of Baoding 10 percent by the end of Liansheng, chairman and in north China’s Hebei prov- 2015. The Climate Savers CEO of Yingli. “Yingli is 30 Jan, 2013. ince, is the first Chinese com- programme, initiated by the working to provide afforda- Research In pany to set a specific renew- WWF in 1999, now features ble, green energy to ordinary Motion Ltd (RIM) on able electricity consumption the participation of 30 mem- people while carrying out our Wednesday launched target, the WWF said. ber companies that have set company’s social and envi- its long-awaited Yingli has agreed to targets for emission reduc- ronmental responsibilities to BlackBerry 10 OS reduce the intensity of its tion and are working with reduce energy consumption and smartphones. other companies, suppliers and emissions in our produc- Xinhua and partners to implement tion and operations,” Miao solutions for a clean, low said. Yingli also pledged Science cafes offer a sip of learning carbon economy. that at least 4 percent of the Orlando, 31 Jan — and learned a little about as- “You’re going to en- Peter Beaudoin, head of electricity the company con- Americans may be turning teroids and radiation at two gage the (National Public WWF’s China office, said sumes will come from re- away from the hard sciences recent events. Others in the Radio) crowd very easily it is “very demanding” for newable sources, especially at universities, but they are crowd come with scientific here,” said Linda Walters, companies to join the pro- solar energy, by the end of increasingly showing up at credentials to hear particu- a marine conservation bi- gramme. “Companies that 2015. “science cafes” in local bars lar scientists lecture on a ologist from the University agree to set emission-cutting Reuters and restaurants to listen to narrowly focused field of of Central Florida who has scientific talks over a drink interest. But the typical par- lectured twice at the Or- Top US firms open to voluntary cybersecurity or a meal. Want a beer with ticipant brings at least some lando-area science cafes. that biology? Or perhaps college-level education or at Haddad said the current rules: Senate a burger with the works to least a lively curiosity, said national push to increase Washington, 31 Jan West Virginia who last year tries responded to the sur- complement the theory of Edward Haddad, execu- the number of US graduates — Many Fortune 500 com- authored a now-expired cy- vey, according to the report everything? Science cafes tive director of the Florida in science, technology, en- panies support the creation bersecurity bill and is now compiled by the staff of the have sprouted in almost eve- Academy of Sciences, which gineering and math, or the of federal cybersecurity renewing his push for such Senate Committee on Com- ry state including a tapas res- helped start up Orlando’s STEM fields, is driving up standards to protect them legislation. merce, Science, and Trans- taurant near downtown Or- original cafe and organizes the number of science ca- from Internet threats like Better protection from portation, which Rockefel- lando where Sean Walsh, 27, the events. fes.—Reuters hacking as long as they cyber threats has taken on ler chairs. a graphic designer, describes are voluntary, according to growing urgency in Wash- Reflecting that grow- himself and his friends as a Senate survey of top US ington, with top officials ing interest in better secur- some of the laymen in the chief executives released on warning of the potentially ing networks, computers crowd. Wednesday. devastating impact of cy- and data from cyber attacks, “We just want to learn The report resulted ber attacks that could un- the survey showed broad and whatever we take in, from letters sent to Fortune dermine key infrastructure, support of the effort to pass we take in. But we’re also 500 companies in Septem- which is mostly privately new cybersecurity laws and socializing and having a ber by Senator Jay Rock- owned. Some 300 top com- collaborate with the federal nice time,” said Walsh, who efeller, the Democrat from panies in a variety of indus- government.—Reuters a drank beer, ate Tater Tots New Light of Myanmar Friday, 1 February, 2013 5 BUSINESS & HEALTH Yoga may aid people with irregular heart Obesity in girls tied to higher MS risk: study New York, 31 Jan— rhythm Obese children, adolescent New York, 31 Jan— quiver chaotically instead W Todd Cade, a physical girls in particular, are more Regular yoga classes could of contracting normally. therapy researcher from likely to be diagnosed with help people with a common People with AF are often Washington University multiple sclerosis (MS) heart rhythm problem prescribed drugs such School of Medicine in than normal-weight youth manage their symptoms as beta blockers to help St Louis. “Yoga could —with extreme obesity while also improving their control their heart rate and be a beneficial treatment tied to a three- to four-fold state of mind, a new study rhythm. But the medicines for people with atrial higher risk of MS. The study suggests. don’t alleviate symptoms fibrillation. didn’t prove that carrying According to the Ame- for all patients, researchers Obviously they should around some extra eight rican Heart Association, noted—which is where talk to their doctor before in childhood causes MS, a about 2.7 million people add-ons like yoga could they start a programme,” neurological disease in which in the US have atrial come in. Cade, who wasn’t involved the protective coating around fibrillation (AF), in which “This may be something in the new research, told nerve fibers breaks down, precursor, a condition called results were based on a the heart’s upper chambers they should consider,” said Reuters Health. “There slowing signals traveling clinically isolated syndrome small number of cases and are a lot of other benefits between the brain and the (CIS), and more than could have been due to of yoga, and there aren’t a body, said researchers whose 900,000 without the disease. chance. Extreme obesity, lot of negatives,” he added. work appeared in the journal “Our findings suggest the on the other hand, was The new study included 49 Neurology. childhood obesity epidemic linked more clearly with people who’d had AF for an But it does suggest that is likely to lead to increased a three-to four-fold higher average of five years. rising levels of obesity in morbidity from MS/CIS, risk of MS. A 12-year-old For three months, young people could mean particularly in adolescent girl who stands 1.52 metres researchers led by Dr more MS diagnoses than girls,” Langer-Gould and her (5 feet) tall and weighs 51 Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy in the past, according to colleagues wrote. kilograms (112 pounds) from the University of lead study author Annette Just over half of the is considered overweight Kansas Medical Centre in Langer-Gould from Kaiser children and teens with MS and extremely obese at Kansas City tracked study Permanente of Southern were overweight or obese, over 70 kg (155 pounds). volunteers’ heart symptoms California and her colleagues. compared to 37 percent There was no clear pattern and their blood pressure For the study, Langer-Gould of other youth. Being between boys’ weights and heart rate, as well as and her colleagues compared overweight or moderately and how likely they were People practice yoga on the morning of the summer their anxiety, depression the heights and weights obese was tied to a slightly to be diagnosed with MS, solstice in New York’s Times Square on 20 June, 2012. and general quality of life. of 75 young people with higher chance of MS in Langer-Gould’s team Reuters Reuters pediatric MS and its possible adolescent girls, but the found.—Reuters France decides to suspend sales of acne pill Facebook’s mobile ad revenue Diane 35 doubles in fourth quarter Paris, 31 Jan— of acne exposed the pill its launch on the French San Francisco, 31 Jan released. Mobile revenue French health watchdog takers to “the risk of venous market in 1987. According —Facebook Inc doubled its estimates among some on Wednesday called for thromboembolism four to the agency, Diane 35, mobile advertising revenue analysts and investors a stop to the sale of Diane times higher than whose which is manufactured by in the fourth quarter, a sign were unreasonably high, 35, an anti-acne pill but women who do not take the German pharmaceutical on Wednesday. The agency that the No1 social network said Sterne, Agee & Leach also being widely used as these treatments” against company Bayer, has been expected pill users to is seeing early success in analyst Arvind Bhatia. contraceptive that has left acne, according to a prescribed to 315,000 find another alternative expanding onto handheld “As a result the four deaths in the country. statement released by the women in France as a to replace Diane 35 with devices as more of its users stock was set up for The National Agency agency. contraceptive. a period of three-month migrate to smartphones disappointment,” he said. for Safety of Drug and Last Sunday, the health “This drug is not before the it is out of the and tablets. Investors want Overall, he said, Facebook’s Health Products (ANSM) regulator criticized the licensed for use as a market. It has launch a to see evidence that CEO results were encouraging. made the decision after it drug responsible for 125 contraceptive,” ANSM’s new study into the pill and Mark Zuckerberg’s 8-year- The company’s overall found that Diane 35, as a cases of thrombosis and chief Dominique Maranin- the result is expected in a old company is delivering advertising business grew drug used in the treatment at least four deaths since chi told a Press conference week.—Xinhua on promises to develop at its fastest clip since a full-fledged mobile before its May initial GDP unexpectedly shrinks, decline seen temporary advertising business, a public offering, helping the challenge facing many of company’s revenue expand Washington, 31 Jan— its weakest performance would have grown at a in business investment, today’s technology leaders 40 percent and surpass Wall The economy unexpectedly since the economy emerged respectable 2.5 percent rate. which pointed to some including Google Inc. Street targets. Facebook has contracted in the fourth from recession in 2009, In addition, economists said fundamental economic quarter, but analysts said the Commerce Department Superstorm Sandy, which strength. A second report, there was no reason for said on Wednesday. struck the East Coast in late from payroll processor panic given that consumer If it were not for the October may have reduced ADP, showed private- spending and business hit from slower inventory GDP by about half a point. sector payrolls expanded investment picked up. growth and the deepest “Obviously, the headline by 192,000 jobs in January Gross domestic product fell plunge in defense spending number is a bit jarring, but after increasing 185,000 at a 0.1 percent annual rate, in 40 years, the economy the underlying details of in December, which also the report, by and large, are suggested the recovery’s consistent with an economy fundamentals were sound. that is growing probably Faster jobs growth at a trend basis of about could help the economy two percent,” said Michael weather the headwind of Hanson, a senior economist higher taxes and possible The Facebook logo is pictured at the Facebook at Bank of America Merrill spending cuts. A payroll tax headquarters in Menlo Park, California Lynch in New York. cut expired on 1 January and on 29 Jan, 2013.—Reuters Economists polled by big automatic spending cuts But the growth trailed rolled out a wide variety Reuters had expected GDP are set to take hold in March some of Wall Street’s most of new services in recent to rise at a 1.1 percent rate unless Congress acts. Federal aggressive estimates. Shares months as the company and none had predicted Reserve officials, at the of Facebook were down seeks to stay ahead in the a contraction. While end of a two-day meeting, roughly 3 percent at $30.21 fast-moving Web market many were surprised by noted economic activity had in after-hours trading on and to convince Wall Street Containers await departure as crews load and unload the drop in output, they “paused” due to weather- Wednesday, regaining that it can turn its audience consumer products at the Port of New Orleans along the were heartened by the related disruptions and other ground after falling more of more than 1 billion users Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana in this file acceleration in consumer “transitory factors.” than 8 percent immediately into a sustainable business. photo taken on 23 June, 2010.—Reuters spending and rebound Reuters after the numbers were Reuters 6 Friday, 1 February, 2013 New Light of Myanmar WORLD Nicaragua makes progress in US gunman shoots three in fighting hunger: FAO Phoenix, Arizona

Managua, 31 Jan— proof that we can eradicate Los Angeles, 31 Jan— identify, was described as Nicaragua has advanced hunger if the countries have Police were hunting for a a white male between 50 most in overcoming hun- a purposeful action,” said suspect on Wednesday after and 70 years old and was ger in Latin American FAO General Director Jose three people were shot and believed to be armed. countries, the UN Food Graziano da Silva. injured in Phoenix, the US The suspect fired mul- and Agriculture Organiza- He discussed with state of Arizona. tiple rounds, hitting several tion (FAO) said here on Nicaraguan President Dan- The shooting happened people after an altercation, Wednesday. Except for an iel Ortega the joint efforts at 10:30 am local time on CBS affiliate KPHO re- increase of chronic malnu- to boost family agriculture Wednesday at a three-sto- ported. Two traffic policewomen with masks work in Jinan, trition in 1998, “extreme production to improve food ry office building on 16th In addition to the three capital of east China’s Shandong Province, on 30 poverty and hunger are and nutrition security, on Street near Glendale Ave- individuals who were shot, Jan, 2013. The local traffic policemen used masks to visibly decreased in the the sidelines of a summit nue, Azcentral.com report- three others were also sent protect their health in hazy days.—Xinhua country,” the FAO said in a between the Community of ed on its website, quoting to area hospitals for treat- Chile, Finland to cooperate on statement. The Latin Ameri- Latin American and Carib- local officials. ment. They are believed to can country reduced hunger bean States and the European Authorities believed a be wounded by flying glass mining, energy prevalence from 55 percent Union in Santiago, Chile. lone suspect was respon- and debris, according to re- in 1990-1992 to 20 percent The FAO chief invited sible for the shooting, Ser- ports. Santiago, 31 Jan— its deserts have high level of of its 5.8-million population Ortega to participate the geant Tommy Thompson At least one of the Chilean President Sebastian solar radiation. “We have 25 in the 2010-2012 period, the upcoming session of the of the Phoenix Police De- victims was reported to be Pinera and visiting Finland’s percent of the world’s volca- statement said. FAO General Council on partment said. The shooter, out of surgery and in stable Prime Minister Jyrki Katain- noes for geothermal energy, “The progress is a clear 26 April in Rome.—Xinhua whom police refused to condition.—Xinhua en signed agreements on co- and we have more than 6,000 operation in the mining and kilometres of coast for ma- Resona Holdings to promote Vice President Higashi energy sectors, the Chilean rine energy,” Pinera added. government said on Wednes- Finland is among the day. Finland will provide best in the world in the use to President in April Chile with technology and of renewable energy such Tokyo, 31 Jan— day. Chairman Eiji Hosoya, who vacant following the death fund to develop innovative as bioenergy, wind and hy- Resona Holdings Inc. will Higashi, 55, will be the passed away last Novem- of Hosoya, according to the mining machinery and clean dropower, which accounts promote Vice President youngest leader of a major ber, Higaki led drastic re- sources. energy equipments, accord- for 25 percent of its whole Kazuhiro Higashi in April Japanese banking group. Hi- forms at the Resona group, Higashi, a graduate of ing to the agreements signed energy consumption. With to replace Seiji Higaki as gaki, 61, will become a board which was effectively na- Sophia University in Tokyo on Tuesday. geothermal energy as an im- President in a major man- member after being succeed- tionalized in 2003 with the and a native of Fukuoka “Chile is a mining coun- portant source in its green en- agement reshuffle, as its ed by Higashi on 1 April and injection of massive public Prefecture, southwestern Ja- try and we have many things ergy plan,the Northern Euro- completion of public fund step down at a shareholders’ funds by the central govern- pan, entered the predecessor to learn from you (Finland),” pean country has developed repayments has come into meeting slated for June, the ment. of Resona Holdings in 1982 Pinera said. He said Chile state-of-arts expertise in solar sight, sources familiar with sources said. The banking group will and became vice president in has “huge potential in clean and geothermal energy utili- the matter said on Thurs- Together with former leave the post of chairman June 2009.—Kyodo News and renewable energy,” as zation.—Xinhua Wang Xiankui re-elected governor of Zhang Qingwei re-elected Heilongjiang Province Hebei Province governor elected governor of north- uty CPC chief of the east east China’s Heilongjiang China’s Jiangxi Province He was appointed He- Province on Wednesday at from October 2006 to Au- bei’s vice governor and the first session of the 12th gust 2010. acting governor in August provincial People’s Con- He was first elected of 2011 after the local leg- gress, the local legislature. governor of Heilongjiang in islature approved the res- Wang, 60, is a native of November 2010. ignation of his predeces- Cangxian County in north At the same session, sor, Chen Quanguo. China’s Hebei Province. He Ji Bingxuan was re-elected A native of Laoting joined the Communist Party chairman of the Stand- County in Hebei, Zhang of China (CPC) in 1974. ing Committee of the Hei- had long worked in the Wang served as deputy longjiang Provincial Peo- country’s aerospace in- CPC chief of northwest ple’s Congress. He is also dustry. He served as board Wang Xiankui China’s Gansu Province secretary of the CPC Hei- chairman of the state- Harbin, 31 Jan— between April 2003 and longjiang Provincial Com- owned Commercial Air- Wang Xiankui was re- October 2006. He was dep- mittee.—Xinhua craft Corporation of China Ltd from 3 March, 2008 to Chen Zhenggao re-elected governor of August of 2011. At the same session, Liaoning Province Zhang Qingli was also Zhang Qingwei elected chairman of the Shenyang, 31 Jan— Shijiazhuang, 31 Jan— People’s Congress, the lo- Standing Committee of the Chen Zhenggao was re- Hebei Provincial People’s elected governor of north- Zhang Qingwei was re- cal legislature. elected governor of north Zhang, born in Novem- Congress. He is also sec- east China’s Liaoning retary of the CPC Hebei Province on Wednesday at China’s Hebei Province on ber 1961, was first elected Provincial Committee. the first session of the 12th Wednesday at the first ses- governor of Hebei in Janu- Xinhua provincial People’s Con- sion of the 12th provincial ary of 2012. gress, the local legislature. Chen, born in 1952, is Chen Min’er elected governor of a native of Liaoning’s city of Haicheng. He joined the Guizhou Province Communist Party of China (CPC) in 1972. Guiyang, 31 Jan— local legislature. Guizhou on 18 December. He was first elected Chen Min’er was elected Chen was born in the At the same session, governor of Liaoning in governor of southwest city of Zhuji in east China’s Zhao Kezhi was elected January 2008. Chen Zhenggao China’s Guizhou Province Zhejiang Province in Sep- chairman of the Standing At the same session, Committee of the Liaoning tary of the CPC Liaoning on Wednesday at the first tember 1960. He was ap- Committee of the Guizhou Wang Min was re-elected Provincial People’s Con- Provincial Committee. session of the 12th provin- pointed as the acting gov- Provincial People’s Con- chairman of the Standing gress. Wang is also secre- Xinhua cial People’s Congress, the ernor and vice governor of gress.—Xinhua New Light of Myanmar Friday, 1 February, 2013 7 WORLD Seven dead in Magnitude 6.8 quake shakes Chile, N China but no serious damage traffic Sanitago, 31 Jan—A gency office said there were quake did not meet the con- strong magnitude 6.8 earth- no preliminary reports of ditions needed to generate accident quake hit central-northern significant damage. a tsunami off the country’s Chile on Wednesday, shak- “Mining companies Pacific coastline. Shijiazhuang, 31 Jan— ing buildings as far away have reported some minor Nearly three years ago, Seven people were killed as the capital Santiago, and rock falls on auxiliary roads a massive 8.8-magnitude after a heavy truck rolled possibly leading a woman ... the companies’ person- earthquake and ensuing over and crushed a small- to die minutes later of an nel are fine and there are tsunami ravaged central- er vehicle on Wednesday apparent heart attack, the no structural damages to southern Chile, killing hun- night in north China’s He- Xi Jinping (R, front), general secretary of the Central US Geological Survey and speak of,” said Copiapo’s dreds of people and causing bei Province, local police Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and local officials said. regional mining authority billions of dollars worth of said on Thursday. also chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, There were no reports Mauricio Pino. damage. The accident occurred extends Spring Festival greetings to military veterans of serious damage. The navy said the Reuters on the No 331 provin- and ex-officers at a festive art performance in Beijing, The quake, initially re- cial highway at 10:40 pm capital of China, on 30 Jan, 2013.—Xinhua ported as a magnitude 6.7, on Wednesday, when a struck at a depth of 28.4 heavy truck rolled over and Xi extends festival greetings miles, 63 miles southwest crushed a small bus. of the mining town Copi- Seven people were to veterans apo and 364 miles north of rushed to a local hospital, Beijing, 31 Jan—Xi Jin- attended the gathering and Santiago at 5:15 pm (2015 where they died on early ping, general secretary of the expressed his best wishes to GMT), the US Geological Thursday morning despite Communist Party of China the participants. Survey said. medical efforts. (CPC) Central Committee, The veterans expressed A 50-year-old woman An initial investigation on Wednesday extended their appreciation for the in Copiapo died after pre- found that slippery roads Spring Festival greetings to achievements China has sumably suffering a heart as a result of snow and rain military veterans. made over the last year and attack following the quake, A building suffers structural damage after an earth- were to blame for the acci- As a festive art per- said they will carefully study Chile’s Onemi emergency quake at Copiapo City, Atacama, Chile, on 30 Jan, dent, police from the city of formance was held for the the spirit of the 18th CPC office said. 2013. A 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit Chile at 4:15 am Hejian said, adding that the veterans and ex-officers in National Congress. This The earthquake hit Thursday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earth- accident is still being inves- Beijing, Xi, also chairman year’s Spring Festival, or the well south of large mines quake Networks Centre. The epicenter was monitored tigated. of the CPC Central Mili- Lunar New Year, falls on 10 in the world’s top copper at 28.1 degrees south latitude and 70.8 degrees west Xinhua tary Commission (CMC), February. —Xinhua producer and Chile’s emer- longitude with a depth of 30 km.—Xinhua Chinese Navy depart for West Pacific training Carbon monoxide kills 12 in Missile Destroyer military port in east China’s Wednesday. seas, the Miyako Strait, the Qingdao, 31 Jan—A fleet Qingdao City for regular Departing on Tuesday Bashi Channel and the sea NE China mine of the Chinese People’s open-sea training in the morning, the fleet com- area east of Taiwan. Harbin, 31 Jan—Car- in an old mine located adja- Liberation Army (PLA) West Pacific Ocean, mili- prises three ships—missile The fleet will carry bon monoxide has been cent to the Yongsheng mine. Navy has set off from a tary sources revealed on destroyer Qingdao, and out more than 20 types of blamed for the Tuesday The mine’s managers missile frigates Yantai and exercises, including mari- deaths of 12 workers in a coal organized volunteer rescue Yancheng—carrying three time confrontation, open- mine in northeast China’s efforts to locate the work- helicopters, all from the sea mobile combat, law Heilongjiang Province, a lo- ers, but the rescuers were North China Sea Fleet un- enforcement missions and cal official said on Thursday. also poisoned, as they had no der the PLA Navy. open-sea naval command- Three workers entered the equipment to detect the car- During the voyage, the ing. Yongsheng mine in Dongn- bon monoxide. fleet is scheduled to conduct As part of the ongoing ing County to pump out wa- More than 30 profes- multi-program training ses- open-sea training, the fleet ter before passing out from sional rescuers arrived on sions in the sea area where held a four-hour maritime carbon monoxide poisoning Tuesday afternoon and China has been carrying out confrontation drill in the around 10:30 am Tuesday, pulled 20 people out of the regular patrols, according Yellow Sea on Tuesday said Zhang Fuguang, deputy mine, including the trapped to the sources. with another PLA Navy head of the county govern- workers. Twelve of the peo- A Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy fleet The training area will fleet which is to depart for ment. ple, including the head of the has set off from a military port in east China’s include the Yellow, East escort missions in the sea Zhang said an initial mine, died despite medical Qingdao City.—Xinhua China and South China area off Somali.—Xinhua investigation showed that treatment. The other eight are a dense buildup of carbon being treated at local hospi- S Korea launches Naro space rocket monoxide in the mine was tals, where they are in stable 6.2-magni- caused by self-igniting coal condition.—Xinhua Seoul. 31 Jan—South cessful will be determined the country’s third attempt tude quake Korea on Wednesday suc- later in the day,” an official to put a satellite into space cessfully launched its space from the Korea Aerospace from its own soil. Two pre- Strong storms knock out rocket in its third attempt to Research Institute was vious attempts in 2009 and power in parts of Arkansas hits put a satellite into space. quoted by Yonhap news 2010 failed due to technical The Korea Space agency saying. problems. Houston, 31 Jan—A ens of reports of tree and Santa Cruz: Launch Vehicle-1 (KSVL- The launch marked Xinhua line of strong storms have building damage tied to 1), also known as Naro, downed trees and knocked the Tuesday night storms, CENC blasted off at 4 pm local out power to thousands of which were also said to time from the Naro Space people in the US state of pack strong straight-line Beijing, 31 Jan— Center, located 480 kilo- Arkansas, local media re- winds. A 6.2-magnitude quake meters south of Seoul. The ported on Wednesday. Survey crews from the jolted Santa Cruz Islands rocket, with a Russian-built Energy Arkansas Inc National Weather Service at 11:33 am on Thursday first stage and a South Kore- reported about 7,400 cus- (NWS) reportedly headed Beijing Time, the China an-developed second stage, tomers without power at to southeast Arkansas on Earthquake Networks appears to have reached its 8:30 am on Wednesday, as Wednesday to examine Centre said. target altitude and deployed a result of Tuesday night’s damage where several tor- The epicenter, with a its payload satellite, local storms in different parts nado warnings were issued depth of 50 km, was deter- media reported. of the state, and more than when the storms moved mined to be 10.7 degrees “The launch of the 10,000 were in the dark through the state. Much of south latitude and 166.4 rocket itself succeeded. The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSVL-1), also two-and-a-half hours earli- Arkansas is under a wind degrees east longitude, the Whether the entire mission known as Naro, blasts off from the Naro Space Centre, er, according to the Arkan- or lake wind advisory on centre said. of deploying the satellite located 480 kilometres south of Seoul, on 30 Jan, 2013. sas Democrat-Gazette. Wednesday, according to Xinhua into proper orbit was suc- Xinhua There were also doz- the report.—Xinhua 8 Friday, 1 February, 2013 New Light of Myanmar NATIONAL develop into participatory organizations to come round Government will use... administration process at the table and negotiate for Friday, 1 February, 2013 (from page 1) can’t be practiced just by all levels of administrative a solution. One point I registration process in holding elections. It means mechanism including region/ would like to stress here is Affordable housing order that farmers can the knowledgeable entire state level and Union level. only when the stakeholders obtain working capitals by people can make their own Meanwhile, we need and the entire national Yangon sees an increasing population and putting up their farmland as choices without suppression to place special focus on people strive in unity with needs more apartments. People from four securities when necessary. and restrictions. Here, well- political stability, internal magnanimity, we would corners of the country are flocking into the I would like to urge the organized and disciplined stability and national unity be able to overcome this commercial city. Because Yangon has more peasantry to grasp new civil society organizations to make success of our crisis as the ongoing peace financial management are of crucial importance. reform efforts. Losses process has reached delicate job opportunities and has easy access to other methods and opportunities Our government intends as the consequences of and sensitive stage. places compared with any other place across the compatible with the to resurrect the civil society ongoing conflicts and the To make the long story country. Majority of people are in no position opening market. I would organizations that took an trauma locals from conflict short, at the same time we to have houses and apartments. As estate prices also like you to reclaim your important part in successive regions suffer are also the are facing difficulties and are skyrocketing forcing the majority away farmland to increase the eras. At the same time, losses of our society. We challenges, we are also from buying a house or an apartment. Buying value of your farmland, your the onus rests on each and are taking steps to offer having opportunities that major capital. Meanwhile, every citizen to strengthen effective humanitarian we didn’t get in over sixty a house or an apartment is only a dream for we need to shift toward civil society organizations. assistance to national years. I would like to urge staff and those from grass root level. modernized farming which I met community-centered brethren in conflict regions the entire national people to We all know that how difficult to own a can facilitate agricultural civil society organizations and are cooperating with surmount those challenges house or an apartment. They have to spend development in line with at Yangon Region Hluttaw appropriate international together with us. I would their low salaries on food, transportation market economy. on 20 January, 2013 to help organizations. It is high like to urge every one of It is undeniable develop participatory State- time we entered negotiation you to arouse Union spirit and other miscellaneous expenses. They are that the present political building process. On 27 table to find a solution to with which we could get expecting the emergence of more and more achievements are attributable January, 2013, respective stop losses and damages united on the upcoming government’s low-cost housing projects as to collaboration of the ministers from our cabinet and establish genuine peace 66th Anniversary Union Day quickly as possible. Recently, a news come government, the parliament, could enter round-table aspired by the people. I and to take part in State- out that the government is going to implement the Armed Forces, civil discussions with civil society therefore in all seriousness building endeavors. low-cost housing projects in 2013-2014 society organizations and organizations concerned. would like to urge all I wish all of you physical the entire people. Democracy This I believe would the leaders of respective and mental well-being. financial year. It is a good news for them. But the prices of low-cost housings are very high. UEC Chairman discusses The prices should be affordable for people who earn low-salary. The sale and allotment electoral process with EU of low-cost units should be transparent. Authority concerned should supervise the Advisor quality of units. Yangon is expected to see Nay Pyi Taw, 31 Jan— Both sides focused Chairman of Union Election on mutual sending re- increased population in the future. It needs Commission U Tin Aye presentatives so as for to implement low-cost housing projects held talks with Mr Robert success of electoral process, one after another to accommodate the ever Cooper, Advisor to the accepting EU’s assistance increasing population. High Representative of the for successfully holding the European Union for Foreign free and fair election in 2015, Union Defence Minister Affairs and Security Policy for giving talks on electoral and party at his office, here, process to national races and holds talks with EU Advisor this morning. exchanging views on ideas Also present at the on electoral affairs. Nay Pyi Taw, 31 Jan— Policy, at his office, here call were Members of the MNA Union Minister for Defence this morning and made Commission U Myint Naing, Lt-Gen Wai Lwin met with discussions on Tatmadaw U Aung Myint, Dr Daw UEC Chairman U Tin a delegation led by Mr affairs. Also present at the Myint Kyi, U Win Kyi, U Aye greets Mr Robert Robert Cooper, Advisor to call were Deputy Minister Nyunt Tin and U Win Ko, Cooper, Advisor to the High Representative Commodore Aung Thaw and Secretary of the Commission of the European Union for officials concerned. U Tin Tun and responsible High Representative of Foreign Affairs and Security MNA persons. EU.—mna Myanmar, Thai MPs in sports, culture, Just obey… information talks Traffic Rules Rules of the road

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Nay Pyi Taw, 31 Jan— Chairman of the Standing yesterday. Chairman of Pyithu Hluttaw Committee on Religion, They exchanged views Sports, Culture and Public Arts and Culture House on development of sports Relations Development of Representatives of the between the two countries Committee Thura U Aye Kingdom of Thailand and and cultural and information Shwe Min Tha Myint received Mr Santsak party at I-1 Hall of Pyithu exchange. Jaroon Ngampiches, Hluttaw Committee, here, MNA New Light of Myanmar Friday, 1 February, 2013 9 NATIONAL Hluttaws mark Second Anniversary with gala lunch MYANMAR GAZETTE Nay Pyi Taw, 31 Jan—President of the Republic Speaker of of the Union of Myanmar has reshuffled the following departmental heads to the departments shown against Pyidaungsu each other as of the date on which they assume their new Hluttaw U Khin duties. Name Appointment Aung Myint and (a U Thein Aung Managing Director Speaker of Pyithu Director-General Myanma Motion Hluttaw Thura Myanma Radio and Picture Enterprise Television Ministry of U Shwe Mann Ministry of Information Information deliver addresses at (b) U Tint Swe Director-General Director-General Myanma Radio and second anniversary Information and Public Television of Pyidaungsu Relations Department Ministry of Ministry of Information Information Hluttaw, Pyithu (c) U Ye Tint Director-General Hluttaw and Managing Director Information and Amyotha Hluttaw. Printing and Publishing Public Relations Enterprise Department Ministry of Information Ministry of mna Information (d) U Aung Myo Myint Managing Director Nay Pyi Taw, 31 Jan— Present on the Amyotha Hluttaws, chairs During the lunch, artistes of Managing Director Printing and Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, Pyithu ceremony were Speaker of Hluttaw Committees and the Ministry of Culture Myanma Motion Picture Publishing Enterprise Hluttaw and Amyotha of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw U Commissions, secretaries entertained those present Enterprise Ministry of Information Hluttaw celebrated second Khin Aung Myint, Speaker and Hluttaw representatives. with songs and the two Ministry of Information anniversary at the banquet of Pyithu Hluttaw Thura U The Speakers of Speakers presented a The President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar hall of Hluttaw Complex, Shwe Mann, the Deputy Pyidaungsu and Pyithu bouquet and cash to the has appointed Director-General U Kyaw Soe of Hluttaw here this noon. Speakers of Pyithu and Hluttaw delivered speeches. performers.—MNA Office on expiry of one year probationary period. Pyithu Hluttaw IRC Chairman meets EU Advisor Aunglan lit with lamp-posts

N a y P y i T a w , 31 Hluttaw Rights Committee member of Pyithu Hluttaw Special Cases Assessment Aunglan, 31 Jan— nine wards contributed Jan— On behalf of the Dr Soe Yin, Public Accounts International Relations Commission U Than Tun Under the supervision of K 1440000 for installation Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker, Committee U Maung Toe Committee U Tun Aung and officials from the the deputy commissioner of of 65 watts bulbs for lighting Chairman of Pyithu Hluttaw and International Relations Kyaw, member of Pyithu Hluttaw Office. Thayet District in Magway along the roads. Township International Relations Committee U Ko Ko Tun, Hluttaw Legal Affairs and MNA Region and assistance of Electrical Engineer U Kyaw Committee U Hla Myint Oo Township Administrator Min Oo and electricians received Mr. Robert Cooper, and ward administrators, carried out installation works Head of the department for electricians from the of power lines and bulbs. Foreign Affairs and Security township electrical office Township Development Policy Advisor to Chief of erected 120 lamp-posts along Affairs Committee will pay the EU's Foreign Policy, the roads in Aunglan on 14 charge of electricity for lamp at the Hall No. 1 of the January. posts. Hluttaw Complex, here, Administrators from Myanma Alinn this afternoon. Poverty alleviation discussed in The meeting focused on matters related to Myitkyina legislative affairs being Myitkyina, 31 Jan—A from Myitkyina, Mohnyin, undertaken by the Hluttaws coordination meeting on Bhamo and Putao districts and the discussions on election of ward/village- reported on progress of economic growth and tract administrators and election of ward/village-tract national reconciliation in poverty alleviation was held administrators and poverty the Hluttaws, and bilateral at the hall of Kachin State alleviation. cooperation between Government in Myitkyina on State ministers the Hluttaws and the 21 January, with an address and the secretary of the parliaments of EU. Committee Chairman U Hla Myint Oo receives Mr. Robert Cooper, Head of by Kachin State Chief State Government gave It was also attended the department for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Advisor to Chief of the Minister U La John Ngan supplementary reports. by Secretaries of Pyithu EU’s Foreign Policy.—mna Hsai.Deputy commissioners Myanma Alinn VISA launches international payment systems Daw Kyi Kyi Than, Myanmar and Thailand, said step in helping Myanmar Managing Director “We believe that Visa’s first develop its electronic Yangon, 31 Jan — Visa the next stage in the with their Visa card. of Myanmar Oriental POS payment transaction in payments infrastructure.” has brought international development of electronic Visa credit, debit and Bank said, “This is a Myanmar is an important By Aye Min Soe payment systems to payment systems in the prepaid cards will be able significant landmark in the Myanmar, launching the country. to use as from today to pay development of financial first Visa payment service In its press release, for transactions at select services in Myanmar as for point-of-sale (POS) the global payments merchants in Myanmar POS transactions offer transactions in Myanmar technology company says through traditional point of greater flexibility for both today. this milestone brings new sale terminals. merchants and consumers.” Visa, which established opportunities for local Myanmar merchants Myanmar Oriental a nationwide ATM network merchants and banks to will leverage point of sale Bank was the first bank in in December last year, has participate in the global terminals enabled with Myanmar to issue credit made the first international electronic payments system EMV technology, offering cards in 1995 and has become payment service for POS and marks the first time Visa cardholders a highly the first Visa POS acquiring transactions in cooperation international cardholders secure and convenient bank in the country. with Myanmar Oriental can make a payment way to make payments Somboon Krobeteeranon, Bank (MOB), heralding directly to a local merchant throughout the country. Visa Country Manager, 10 Friday, 1 February, 2013 New Light of Myanmar WORLD Chinese millionaire fights pollution Car drivers in China exceeds 200 mln with thin air Beijing, 31 Jan—The the end of 2012, and a total creased by 15 percent. to day but in recent weeks number of people licensed of 260 million license hold- There were 25 severe has registered far into the to drive cars in China has ers of all types of vehicles, road accidents in 2012, two unhealthy zone. exceeded 200 million, an in- including motorcycles. fewer than in 2011.Eight of Air pollution is meas- crease of 26.47 million year Meanwhile, the number the accidents last year took ured in terms of PM2.5, on year, according to the of road accidents involving place on expressways and or particulate matter 2.5 Ministry of Public Security deaths or injuries dropped by seven in the countryside. The micrometers in diameter, statistics on Wednesday. 3.1 percent in 2012, and the ministry said the number of which are absorbed by the The statistics showed death toll by 3.8 percent. The deaths on countryside roads lungs and can cause heart that there were 240 million number of accidents claim- increased by 13.9 percent and lung disease. The automobiles on the roads by ing more than three lives de- year on year.—Xinhua World Health Organisation Demon- recommends a daily PM2.5 strators on level of 20 and says that a protest levels greater than 300 are march walk serious health hazards. Chinese multimillionaire Chen Guangbiao (R) gives a to a police Beijing’s air quality can of fresh air to a man wearing a mask on a hazy day station in frequently surges past a lev- in central Beijing, on 30 Jan, 2013.—Reuters Port Said, el of 500, and on 12 January Egypt, on Beijing, 31 Jan—Chi- such as Xinjiang in the soared to 755, the highest in 29 Jan, na’s foulest fortnight for northwest to Taiwan, the memory. 2013. air pollution in memory southeast coast. The 44-year-old entre- Kyodo has rekindled a tongue-in- “I want to tell mayors, preneur, whose wealth is News cheek campaign by a multi- county chiefs and heads of estimated at $740 million millionaire with a streak of big companies: don’t just according to last year’s Hu- showmanship who is sell- chase GDP growth, don’t run Rich List of China’s su- WikiLeaks founder to run for Senate ing canned fresh air. chase the biggest profits at per-wealthy, is an ebullient Chen Guangbiao, who the expense of our children and tireless self-promoter. in Australian election made his fortune in the re- and grandchildren and at He is something of a Canberra, 31 Jan—Ju- media on Wednesday. June in a bid to avoid extra- cycling business and is a the cost of sacrificing our celebrity in China, with lian Assange, the founder of “He will be awesome,” dition to Sweden, where he high-profile philanthropist, ecological environment”, more than 4 million follow- WikiLeaks website, will run she told Australian Associ- faces rape allegations. on Wednesday handed out Chen said. ers on Sina Weibo, China’s for a Senate seat in the 2013 ated Press. “In the House Assange, who founded soda pop-sized cans of air, China’s air quality is most popular Twitter-like Australian federal election, of Representatives we get to the secret-leaking website purportedly from far-flung, closely watched as it fluctu- microblogging platform. his mother Christine As- choose between US lackey WikiLeaks, fears if he goes pristine regions of China ates dramatically from day Reuters sange confirmed with local party number one and US to Sweden to be questioned lackey party number two— over rape allegations, author- War journalists to return to Cambodia for Sihanouk’s funeral between the major parties. So ities will allow him to be ex- it will be great to ‘Assange’ tradited to the United States. Phnom Penh, 31 Jan— jing last October. of Phnom Penh. His wife nalists who died during the the Senate for some Aussie WikeLeaks has published At least 30 war correspond- During their visit, a Yoko is among the con- Cambodian conflicts were oversight,” the mother said. thousands of US diplomatic ents and photographers will memorial dedicated to 37 firmed participants. 10 Japanese, eight French Assange, born in Aus- cables on its website. come to Cambodia this foreign and Cambodian Some veteran jour- nationals, seven Ameri- tralian state of Queensland, Australian Prime Min- week for the funeral of for- correspondents and journal- nalists will also pay their cans, and others from Swit- announced his Senate ambi- ister Julia Gillard announced mer King Norodom Sihan- ists who died or went miss- respects to Ishiyama at a zerland, West Germany, tion last December from Ec- Wednesday that the federal ouk, Information Minister ing while covering the civil Buddhist stupa built in his Austria, the Netherlands, uador’s London embassy. He election will be held on 14 Khieu Kanharith said on war in Cambodia between honor at Unaloam Pagoda, India, Laos and Australia. sought refuge there since last September.—Xinhua Wednesday. 1970 and 1975 will be in- some 2 km away from the Among the veteran The funeral and crema- augurated, the government joint memorial. journalists who will ar- tion ceremonies from Fri- spokesman said. The memorial was rive in Cambodia are those day through Monday will Those to be honoured built in front of the five-star who worked for The New be the biggest of their kind by the memorial include Le Royal Hotel, which was York Times, The Associ- to be held in Cambodia in Koki Ishiyama, a Kyodo a meeting place for for- ated Press, Agence France- half-a-century and are ex- News correspondent who eign correspondents in the Presse, United Press Inter- pected to be attended by at died in 1974 in a Khmer 1970s, in central Phnom national, The Washington least 1 million Cambodians. Rouge-controlled zone Penh. Post, Newsweek and CBS Sihanouk died at 89 in Bei- some 100 kilometers west Among foreign jour- news.—Kyodo News Sea Shepherd finds Japan’s whaling research fleet in Antarctic Ocean

Sydney, 31 Jan—An- fleet could enter the killing odors. tiwhaling group Sea Shep- area,” according to a state- The Japanese Fisheries herd Conservation Society ment issued by the body on Agency declined to confirm British photographer Paul Goldstein captured the said it has found Japan’s Tuesday. Sea Shepherd’s announce- hilarious photo of two apparently headless penguins, whaling research fleet in the Late last month, a Jap- ment. who were bending their heads back, at St Andrews Bay Antarctic Ocean, prompt- anese whaling ship and two Kyodo News in South Georgia.—Xinhua ing observers to speculate other vessels left Japan for Photo taken on 7 Jan, that the hard-line conser- the Antarctic Ocean to hunt Benin moves closer to eliminating 2013, shows a tempo- vationist group may disrupt whales for scientific re- rary dome covering the Japanese whaling activities search. A US appeals court leprosy mausoleum of Soviet again. issued last month an order Cotonou, 31 Jan—In that with this low rate of West Africa to adopt the new state founder Vladimir Sea Shepherd said it banning Sea Shepherd from 2012, Benin detected 243 detection, Benin was mov- therapeutic method known as Lenin on Red Square found vessels of the Japa- disrupting Japanese whal- cases of leprosy out of an ing towards the elimination Polychemotherapy (PCT) ,” in Moscow. The dome nese fleet earlier this week ing activities. estimated population of 9 of leprosy throughout the he revealed. keeps temperatures and proceeded to pursue The antiwhaling group million, an equivalent of West African country. He attributed the good inside warmer and al- them. in the past obstructed Japa- 0.26 people in every 10,000 The coordinator said results also to a national lows repair works on the “All four Sea Shepherd nese research whaling by inhabitants, according to the encouraging results anti-leprosy programme, mausoleum to continue ships were guarding the such actions as hurling the coordinator for the na- came from a therapeu- the training of medical staff; even during winter to approaches to the South- a rope around a whaling tional programme for the tic revolution launched in improved treatment services finish them by the ern Ocean Whale Sanctu- ship’s propeller and shoot- fight against leprosy. the 1980s against leprosy. and the financial support end-of-April deadline. ary and interception was ing bottles containing sub- Dr Didier Agossadou “Benin was among the first from both national and inter- Kyodo News made before the Japanese stances that emit strong told Xinhua on Tuesday Francophone countries in national NGOs.—Xinhua New Light of Myanmar Friday, 1 February, 2013 11 Regional Time to reflect upon what Gandhiji stood for: T K A Nair Australians start clean up New Delhi, 31 Jan— aspects of the economy of Though it has become priorities, our own problems Noting that most people are the country, they do that in “inevitable” to look after in life. “Needless to say, it is after New South Wales consumed by their own little trusteeship. one’s own priorities in the inevitable. But on occasions priorities, Prime Minister’s “You are not owners of present circumstances, he like this, we have the time to floods Advisor T K A Nair yester- what you manage but you said, there was a need to reflect upon what Mahatma day stressed on the need for hold that in trust...The con- reflect upon Gandhi’s sacri- Gandhi stood for. Not the Sydney, 31 Jan—Hun- Emergency food and imbibing Gandhian principle cept of trusteeship is so rel- fices. “We are living now in supreme sacrifices that he dreds of flood affected peo- medical supplies have been of trusteeship while manag- evant for the management such circumstances that most made but also the example ple are returning home to arranged for delivery to ing state firms. of the PSUs,” Nair said at of the time, most of us are that he set,” the senior bu- start the long task of cleaning those isolated areas by the “Those who are good in a function here to mark the consumed by our own little reaucrat said. up as the swollen Clarence State Emergency Service ( the company, those who are 65th death anniversary of Noted Gandhian Shob- River begins to recede in SES), the ABC reported. looking after one or the other Mahatma Gandhi. hana Radhakrishna high- northern New South Wales SES Commissioner lighted areas, which the of Australia, local media re- Murray Kear says cleaning Father of the Nation had ported on Thursday. up flood damage is a hard followed and practised each Nearly 23,000 people task. “That clean up will be and every moment of his life, have been isolated by flood a huge job with councils, where corporate India can waters across the state, most with NSW SES volunteers, take a cue from and make it of them living downstream really all agencies across a better world for everyone. from Lismore and Grafton, Government coming into She also talked about according to the Australian these towns making sure Indian President Pranab Gandhi’s ethical leadership, Broadcasting Corporation that not only that the envi- Mukherjee (C, front) sa- values and sterling qualities (ABC). ronment’s cleaned, but also lutes as he offers tributes at by co-relating them with the Most schools in the re- that people are recovering the memorial of Mahatma core values of the companies gion remain closed while and trying to get back to Gandhi on his death anni- for increasing efficiency and power suppliers are work- normal as soon as possible,” versary in New Delhi, India, performance in global busi- ing to restore electricity in he told the ABC on Thurs- on 30 Jan, 2013.—Xinhua ness environment.—PTI the region. day.—Xinhua Japan noodle chain to open first restaurant in Chinese top legislator pledges to further Russia ties with Mongolia Moscow, 31 Jan — A ridoll says it aims to open restaurants in Japan, the Ulan Bator, 31 Jan— Kobe-based food service 100 outlets in Russia by the outlet in Moscow will be a China’s top legislator, Wu company is set to open end of 2017. self-service store and cus- Bangguo, on Wednesday Friday a Japanese udon Masahiro Ikemitsu, tomers will be able to watch pledged to further develop noodle restaurant named president of Toridoll LLC the cooks make and boil the ties with Mongolia during Marugame Seimen in Mos- (Russia), points to Mos- noodles. a meeting with his Mongo- cow as the chain’s first store cow’s population, which To suit the taste of lo- lian counterpart Zandaakhuu in Europe. The move by To- is the largest among major cals, it will also serve dish- Enkhbold. ridoll Corp, which has seen European cities, and Rus- es not on its menus in Japan Wu, chairman of the success with the restaurant sia’s relatively high eco- such as sushi rolls, tonkatsu Standing Committee of the chain’s business in Japan, nomic growth in Europe. fried pork cutlets, and curry National People’s Congress has already entered China, The 46-year-old com- and rice. Prices will be set (NPC) of China, said bilat- South Korea, Thailand and pany chief said that after at around the same level eral relations have entered the United States. the sushi boom in Russia, charged at common fast a new stage of development Although Russia is consumers there are ex- food restaurants. since China and Mongolia Wu Bangguo( L, back), chairman of the Standing Com- said to be a tough market to pected to embrace noodles. The restaurant will established a strategic part- mittee of the National People’s Congress of China, at- crack for foreign companies “I hope Russians will enjoy mainly target younger gen- nership in 2011. tends a signing ceremony of a economic and technology because of bureaucratic red the authentic taste of udon erations and businesspeo- He put forward a four- cooperation agreement with Zandaakhuu Enkhbold, tape and business practices noodles,” he said. ple, according to Toridoll. point proposal to further ties: chairman of the Mongolian State Great Hural (parlia- unique to the country, To- At Marugame Seimen Kyodo News Politically, Wu said ment), in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, 30 Jan, 2013. China and Mongolia should Xinhua Mother and baby doing fine after risky strengthen their strategic mu- deepen mutually beneficial friendship. surgery tual trust, continue to support cooperation in such areas as China and Mongolia each other on issues concern- mining, infrastructure con- also should beef up their Beijing, 31 Jan—A ing their core interests, and struction and finance. cooperation on multilateral woman with spinal muscu- carry out close cooperation Culturally, the two coun- issues, Wu said, and sup- lar atrophy gave birth to a in law enforcement and in tries, Wu said, should inten- port each other in global and premature boy in Beijing on the field of non-traditional sify people-to-people ex- regional issues while safe- Wednesday. The mother and security. changes in a bid to strengthen guarding their common in- the son remain in the hospital Economically, Wu said, mutual understanding and terests. under close observation. the two countries should consolidate their traditional Xinhua Lu Yuanfang, 31, was transferred to the operat- ing room at about 8:30 am Indonesia seeks increasing economic to have a Caesarean section under general anesthesia. relations with Middle East countries Surgeons delivered the baby Lu Yuanfang (centre) during the prenatal examination Jakarta, 31 Jan—In- ment of economic relations the benefit of our national an hour later. The baby, who at the Aviation General Hospital in Beijing on Wednes- donesian President Susilo with Middle East countries economy,” the president does not have the gene de- day. Lu and her son are currently under close observa- Bambang Yudhoyono said with investment being the said, quoted by the Antara fect that causes SMA, was tion at the hospital.—Xinhua that Indonesia is seeking most expected sector. news agency. less than 36 weeks old, and suffering serious breathing had made plans for every closer economic relations “There would be an The president’s aide for weighed 2.85 kilograms, be- problems due to the size of risk they could anticipate, with countries in the Mid- important event namely a development and economic cause the mother had gesta- the baby, said Gao. according to Gao. “We were dle East, particularly in business forum to be held affairs, Firmansyah, said tional diabetes, according to “Right now, the baby is concerned that her uterus the investment sector, lo- in Jeddah where we would that the president would Gao Guolan, chief surgeon OK. But we need to watch may not be able to contract cal media reported here on seek potential economic co- invite Middle East inves- for Lu and president of the him closely for any lung during the surgery, because Thursday. operation with the Middle tors to take part in massive Aviation General Hospital problems due to his prema- she has SMA. If such a thing Speaking before de- East. As a member of G8 infrastructure projects in the where Lu is a patent. ture birth,” she said. had happened and led to a parting for a visit to four and with regard to global in- country. “The government The hospital did the Before Lu, there was no hemorrhage, we would have countries in Africa and vestment we can make more has set a target to create 1 surgery early because Lu’s academic report of women had to remove her womb. the Middle East, President concrete cooperation with million jobs that would cer- amniotic fluid had been de- with muscular atrophy giv- But fortunately her womb Yudhoyono said that he the Middle East. Therefore tainly require investment,” creasing, and she had been ing birth in China. Doctors was fine,” she said.—Xinhua would encourage improve- we would use the forum for he said.—Xinhua 12 Friday, 1 February, 2013 New Light of Myanmar ADVERTISEMENT & GENERAL Claims Day Notice Claims Day Notice Claims Day Notice M V er turku voy No (010N) M V kota tabah voy No (533) M V morotai voy No ( ) Consignees of cargo carried on MV er turku Consignees of cargo carried on MV kota tabah Consignees of cargo carried on MV morotai VOY VOY NO (010) are hereby notified that the vessel will VOY NO (533) are hereby notified that the vessel will NO ( ) are hereby notified that the vessel will be arriv- be arriving on 1-2-2013 and cargo will be discharged be arriving on 1-2-2013 and cargo will be discharged ing on 1-2-2013 and cargo will be discharged into the into the premises of h.p.t where it will lie at the con- into the premises of a.w.p.t where it will lie at the premises of m.i.p where it will lie at the consignee’s signee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and con- and conditions of the Port of Yangon. and conditions of the Port of Yangon. ditions of the Port of Yangon. 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Newsprint papers for News and Periodicals Enterprise under the Ministry of Singapore intercepts huge Information will be purchased as follows:- shipment of ivory from Africa (a) Newsprint Paper (48.8 Gsm) (30") High Bright 9775 tons Singapore, 31 Jan— The AVA is working 2. Open tender forms may be drawn from the following addresses from 09:30 hr Singapore authorities have with local and international to 16:30 hr daily during the period from 4-2-2013 to 14-2-2013. intercepted the 1.8 ton agencies to investigate this of illegal raw ivory tusks case, a joint statement by 3. Open tender forms are to be submitted in the presence of members of the from Africa estimated to be the two agencies said. Tender Board at Office No. 7, Ministry of Information, Nay Pyi Taw from 09:30 hr to worth about S$2.5 million Under the Conven- 16:30 hr on 15-2-2013. The overdue forms will not be considered. (US$2.0 million), the Agri- tion on International Trade Food & Veterinary Author- in Endangered Species of 4. For further information, may dial 067-412123 and 067-412128 during the ity and Singapore Customs Wild Fauna and Flora, of office hours. said on Wednesday. which Singapore is a signa- They seized 1,099 tory, all African and Asian Address to draw out tender forms Address to submit tender forms pieces of raw ivory tusks elephants are endangered News and Periodicals Enterprise procurement Committee packed in 65 sacks when species. Ministry of Information ministry of Information they conducted a joint in- International trade in Office No. 7, Nay Pyi Taw Office No. 7, Nay Pyi Taw spection on a shipment 23 ivory has been banned un- Tel: 067-412123; 067-412128 tel: 067-412327 Jan that was declared as der the Convention since waste paper. 1989. The ivory was be- “The Singapore gov- Israel carries out airstrike on science ing shipped from Africa ernment will not condone through the city-state. such illegal activities going facility near Damascus It was the second larg- through our country,” the Beijing, 31 Jan—Israel it said the jets bombed a security officials said Israel est seizure by authorities statement said. has conducted a rare air- military research centre in a had been planning in the here since 2002. Kyodo News strike on a military target Damascus suburb, about 15 days leading up to the air- A 29 Jan, inside Syria near the border kilometres from the border strike to hit a shipment of 2013, with Lebanon. It happened with Lebanon. However, a weapons bound for Hezbol- photo amid fears President Bashar US official said the strike lah. shows a Assad’s government could hit a convoy of trucks but Top Israeli officials provide powerful weap- did not give an exact loca- have recently expressed Yokozuna Hakuho attends vehicle de- the funeral of former yoko- stroyed by ons to the Islamic militant tion. worries that Assad’s gov- group Hezbollah. The Syrian army de- ernment could pass chemi- zuna Taiho in Tokyo on 31 a French Jan, 2013. Taiho, whose air attack The Syrian military nied that the strike had tar- cal weapons to Hezbollah confirmed the strike, but geted a convoy. Regional or other militant groups. 32 tournament champion- in Dia- ships are the most in sumo baly, Mali. The airstrike was the first inside Syria in more than history, died at the age of 72 Kyodo of heart disease on 19 Jan, News Take Fire Preventive Measures five years. Xinhua 2013.—Kyodo News New Light of Myanmar Friday, 1 February, 2013 13 ENTERTAINMENT Barbra Streisand to sing at Oscars for Want to show the world first time in decades what Bollywood is: New York, 31 Jan— Streisand, 70, has won without Barbra Streisand?” Actress, singer and direc- two Oscars, one for best producers Craig Zadan and Priyanka Chopra tor Barbra Streisand may actress in “Funny Girl” and Neil Meron said in a state- Mumbai, 31 Jan—Bol- Bollywood is like this,” be a familiar figure at Hol- another for best original ment. lywood actress Priyanka she said. Talking about her lywood’s Oscars, but she song, “Evergreen” from “We are honoured that Chopra who recently re- style, she said it’s a fusion has only sung on the annual her 1976 vehicle “A Star Is she has agreed to do a very leased the video of her first and amalgamation which awards show once. Strei- Born.” Her performance of special performance on this music single, In My City, will be enjoyed in west and sand will perform again at the song at the 1977 Oscars year’s Oscars.” Streisand said she wanted the world India. “I showed the video to the Academy Awards on 24 show was her only previ- has also been nominated Singer and actress Barbra to see what Bollywood is. “I my dad first. He is not well February, producers said on ous onstage stint at Holly- for several Oscars, includ- Streisand reacts as she wanted to give it an Indian and has been in the hospital Wednesday, without pro- wood’s biggest night. ing for best actress in “The speaks on stage at the flavour in terms of dancing. I for a while now. He really viding details about how “In an evening that cel- Way We Were” and as pro- Public Counsel’s 40th an- wanted the world to see what liked it, especially the Na- her appearance would fit ebrates the artistry of mov- ducer for best picture nomi- niversary event in Beverly Bollywood is all about,” Pri- maste which I do,” she said. into the show or what she ies and music, how could nee “The Prince of Tides.” Hills, California on 18 yanka told reporters at Priyanka also revealed she might sing. the telecast be complete Reuters March , 2011.—Reuters the unveiling of the would like to sing for her single In My City own films. “This is just Beyonce has been rehearsing Super here. the beginning. I am “I wanted waiting for the entire Bowl performance for three months that the iden- album to come out,” tity of the song she said.—PTI London, 31 Jan—Be- will be covered and her show cause she only had one night should be In- Priyanka revealed yonce has been rehearsing is being sponsored as part of to rehearse with the US Ma- dian. I am very she would like to for the Super Bowl for three her $50 million deal with rine Corp Band before the India-proud. sing for her own months. The Diva singer— her. performance—is reportedly When people see who was criticised last week The Halo hitmaker— feeling the pressure to wow films. my video, they PTI for miming the American who allegedly mimed The next weekend despite believ- must feel that national anthem at President Star Spangled Banner in ing she did nothing wrong. Barack Obama’s inaugura- Washington DC immediate- A source close to the Arnold Schwarzenegger tion -- has reportedly been ly following the president’s Diva singer said she was very Arnold preparing to perform live swearing-in and speech be- disappointed and felt “a tech- at the high profile sporting nicality which everybody Schwarzenegger event in New Orleans on does took away from the Sunday (03.02.13) since the beauty of the moment. “She concerned about end of October. didn’t think there was any- ageing A source close to the thing wrong with it. Pavarotti London, 31 Jan—Ar- halftime show told EOnline. has done it! It was freezing nold Schwarzenegger’s says com: “Rehearsals typically out, and if she messed up just his comeback to action mo- go on for two to three months one note, that would have vies has been restricted by in advance” and explained been the story. “Everybody his age and deteriorating that the 31-year-old singer uses these tracks, and the muscles. was likely to have signed a music director advised it. Spielberg seen winning The 65-year-old former deal to perform at the event Any big outdoor live perfor- California Governor returned last summer. Beyonce is not Beyonce was criticised mance is almost always with “ ” to Hollywood with action being paid to perform at the last week for miming the some kind of track. “She did director Oscar for Lincoln Los Angeles, 31 Jan— Oscars and won twice—for movie “The Last Stand” and event but her production American national anthem sing, but used a track.” American filmmaker Ste- the World War Two dra- he said it was difficult to keep costs, which are estimated to at President Barack Oba- PTI ven Spielberg is clear fa- mas “Schindler’s List” in up the energy level, reported be in the region of $600,000, ma’s inauguration.­—PTI vorite among the public to 1993 and “Saving Private Contactmusic.—PTI Despite previous beating, Rihanna win the best director award Ryan” in 1998—was seen

Actor Bradley Cooper for his film about Presi- as far ahead in the all-male back with Chris Brown dent Abraham Lincoln at field of five. A Reuters Ip- the Academy Awards this sos poll of 1,641 Americans New York, 31 Jan — Even if it’s a mistake, it’s rumored for months, even It’s official: R&B diva Ri- my mistake,” she said of before the pair unveiled a year, a Reuters poll showed found 41 percent thought hanna says she is back to- her renewed romance with duet, “Nobody’s Business,” on Wednesday. While the Spielberg should win and gether with Chris Brown, singer Brown, 23, that has in November. That track race to win best film at the 38 percent said he was who is still on probation prompted consternation was included on Rihanna’s 24 February ceremony was most likely to win for his for assaulting her in 2009, from fans and celebrity me- latest album “Unapologet- shaken up by “Argo” steal- US Civil War-era drama in saying “It’s different now.” dia because of their history. ic.” Brown pleaded guilty ing the thunder of “Lincoln” which British actor Daniel “I decided it was more im- “After being tormented in 2009 to beating and at two award ceremonies Day-Lewis plays Lincoln. portant for me to be happy,” for so many years, being punching Rihanna. He was last weekend, the best di- Almost half of the respond- Rihanna told Rolling Stone angry and dark, I’d rather sentenced to community rector statuette was deemed ents to the survey conduct- Bradley Cooper magazine in an interview just live my truth and take service, anger management destined for one man. ed Friday through Tuesday published on Wednesday the backlash,” said Ri- classes, given a restraining Spielberg, 66, who were unsure who should or to star in ‘The on its website. “I wasn’t go- hanna, 24, adding, “I can order and is still on proba- has been nominated seven was most likely to be voted times for best director at the best director.—Reuters Man From ing to let anybody’s opin- handle it.” The couple’s tion. ion get in the way of that. reconciliation had been The Barbadian singer Primrose Lane’ told Oprah Winfrey in an Los Angeles, 31 Jan— emotional interview in Au- Actor Bradley Cooper has gust that she and Brown sealed to star in as the lead now had a “very close in new movie “The Man friendship,” and that she From Primrose Lane”. still loved him. “When you The film is based on add up the pieces from the James Renner’s novel of outside, it’s not the cutest the same name and is de- puzzle in the world,” Ri- veloped at Warner Bros hanna admitted to Rolling Pictures with Cooper and Recording artist Rihanna Stone, which hits news- Kevin McCormick serving leans her head on Chris Brown as they sit together stands this week with her as the producers, reporetd courtside at the NBA basketball game between the New gracing the cover above the ‘’Lincoln’’ director Steven Spielberg (C) and cast members Aceshowbiz. York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles on headline, “Rihanna Crazy Daniel Day-Lewis and Sally Field pose during a photocall PTI 25 Dec, 2012.—Reuters In Love.”—Reuters to promote the movie in Madrid on 16 Jan, 2013.—Reuters 14 Friday, 1 February, 2013 New Light of Myanmar SPORTS Coaches satisfied after 1-1 leaves Cup Clasico evenly Super Bowl is Father vs Son balanced as well as Brother v Brother away goal gives Barca an ad- can do against Real Madrid,” s a good result, but its always vantage for the return leg on he said. Meanwhile goals- hard in the Bernabeu and we 27 February , but if he was corer Cesc Fabrigas thought have the return leg in front of feeling disappointed at see- his side had improved as our fans, although there is a ing his side fail to win, Ro- the game progressed. It was month to go. We are playing ura, who was standing in for an intense game: maybe we well and having a spectacu- Madrid, 31 Jan—FC Tito Vilanova, who is under- were a bit off the ball in the lar season, but anything can Barcelona assistant coach, going treatment for cancer, opening minutes, and it was happen in this sort of game,” Jodi Roura accepted his side’ was not showing it. “A draw hard to get the ball, but then said Cesc. Meanwhile Ma- s 1-1 draw away to Real Ma- in the Bernabeu is a good we were much more in- drid coach Jose Mourinho drid in the first leg of their result and it is a very good volved,” said the midfielder. again failed to appear in front Copa del Rey semi-final result to take back home,” he Cesc refused to be of the Press leaving his assis- clash. Cesc Fabrigas had put said, adding that the match drawn on whether a 1-1 draw tant Aitor Karanka to do the Barca ahead five minutes had gone more or less as he in the always difficult Santi- talking. Karanka said Real into the second half and al- had expected. ago Bernabeu stadium was a Madrid had worked hard and San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh (R) though Madrid had chances, “I said before the game good result. “We’ ll see if it’ they were very pleased with and Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh are Barca were looking comfort- that the tie would have to be their performance. He also shown in this combo photo as they arrive for Media able and saw Cesc and Pedro resolved in Barcelona, and highlighted the performance Day at the NFL’s Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, Rodriguez waste chances that’ s the way it is. Maybe of goalkeeper Diego Lopez Louisiana on 29 Jan, 2013.—Reuters to have sealed the tie before we lost the ball more than who was making his first New Orleans, 31 ings as parents with two Rafael Varene levelled the normal in the first half, but appearance since returning Jan—The Super Bowl has sons competing as coaches game for Madrid with nine in the second half we had the to the club from Sevilla last been dubbed the ‘Har- for American football’s top minutes remaining. The game as controlled as you Saturday.—Xinhua Bowl’ with sibling head prize. “One story I want to coaches Jim and John Har- mention is Jay Harbaugh, Hot and cold kickers could decide Super Bowl baugh going head to head how many know who Jay but there is another family Harbaugh is? Anybody New Orleans, 31 Jan kicker this season, hitting by much. We’re doing great rivalry on the line—father know Jay Harbaugh?” —With four of the last five on just 29-of-42 opportu- in practice, doing great in versus son. San Francisco asked Jack. Super Bowls decided by nities during the regular pre-game. “It’s just one of 49ers head coach Jim’s eld- “Jay Harbaugh is Jim’s less than a touchdown, Sun- season and 1-of-2 in the those things that if I had est son Jay is a coaching oldest son and he’s on the Teenage Dinamo Zagreb day’s title clash could come playoffs. the answer I would have intern with Sunday’s rivals, coaching staff for the Ra- midfielder Mateo Kovacic down to a kicking contest The strong left-footed fixed it a long time ago.” the Baltimore Ravens, add- vens. He’s doing the grunt between Baltimore’s red- Akers, who a year ago Confidence in Akers sank ing an extra family twist to work there as the assistant Inter signs hot Justin Tucker and San the occasion. strength coach. “It’s kind Francisco’s ice cold Da- Croatian Jay Harbaugh’s role of an interesting story. He vid Akers. “I think special has not been referred to by does video and works in the teams can have an impact teenager either his father or uncle weight room ... so you’ve on every NFL game be- during the intense media got father and son com- cause games are so close,” Kovacic build-up to the game but peting on Sunday night as ilan Baltimore Ravens special M , 31 Jan—Inter it was revealed by grand- well.” Jay Harbaugh is not teams coordinator Jerry have officially signed teen- father Jack at a press con- listed among the Ravens Rosburg told Reuters on age Dinamo Zagreb mid- ference on Wednesday. coaching staff but a team Wednesday. “We think it’s fielder Mateo Kovacic with a The Press conference was official confirmed he is a going to be a great match- fee of about 11 million euros held for Jack and his wife “coaching intern” with the up and the special teams plus a further four million Jackie to discuss their feel- club. —Reuters euros in performance-related will be a big part of the bonuses. game.” Phelps a fish out of water at The 18-year-old is Both teams have ex- nicknamed “the new Luka celled on kick returns and San Francisco 49ers kicker David Akers (L) practices TPC Scottsdale’s ‘noisy’ hole Modric” in Croatia and is coverage, but the two spe- kicking with holder Andy Lee (R) during practice for Los Angeles, 31 Jan is a 162-yard hole widely re- expected in Milan tomor- cial team players most the Super Bowl in New Orleans, on 30 Jan, 2013. The —Michael Phelps displayed garded as the loudest in golf row to complete the transfer, likely to put points on the Super Bowl XLVII will be played between the San ice-cool composure as a and is completely surround- as confirmed by Dinamo scoreboard, or cost their Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens record-breaking Olympic ed by massive grandstands Zagreb. It is a big invest- team points, are the kick- on 3 February.— Reuters ment for the Nerazzurri, but ers. Tucker, 23, comes into swimmer but he was a bag where thousands of raucous earned his sixth Pro Bowl so low that the 49ers tried he already has four caps for the game off an outstand- of nerves on Wednesday spectators are crammed in selection after converting out other kickers during the the Croatian Under-21 side ing rookie campaign hav- when he played the “noisiest to savor the action.”I was 44-of-52 attempts, was at postseason and considered and has been called up to the ing connected on 30-of-33 hole in golf” in the pro-am very nervous and my club a loss to explain his strug- a change.“It’s not like I senior squad. Attacking mid- field goal attempts in the competition for this week’s was like shaking as I’m over gles. “An inch is a mile in forgot how to kick, it’s just fielder Kovacic was born in regular season and both of Phoenix Open. Phelps, who the ball,” Phelps told report- this game,” Akers told re- that we’ve had issues that Austria and has been at Di- his tries in the postseason. retired from swimming as ers about his tee shot on 16. porters about his frustrating have come up,” said Akers. namo Zagreb since 2007. Akers, 38, has missed the the most decorated Olym- “I felt my heart was going season. “We’re not missing Reuters Xinhua most field goals of any NFL pian of all time after winning to jump out of my chest.”I a record 22 medals including just pretty much had to try Rangers captain Callahan out 18 gold, was paired with US to swing the club as fast as Masters champion Bubba I could.”Phelps’s tee shot 10-14 days with shoulder injury Watson when he stepped on landed on the green but to the 16th tee at the TPC rolled back off the front, New York, 31 Jan— was examined by a doctor, Scottsdale. sparking good-natured boos New York Rangers captain the team said in a statement. Hugely popular with the from rowdy spectators. Ryan Callahan will be side- According to the Rang- fans, the infamous par-three Reuters lined for up two weeks with ers’ timetable, Callahan is a partially dislocated shoul- likely to miss anywhere der suffered in Tuesday’s between four and seven game against Philadelphia, games over 10-14 day peri- the team said on Wednes- od. Callahan, who is tied for New York Rangers right wing Ryan Callahan (24) cel- day. second in the NHL with 27 ebrates in front of Philadelphia Flyers left wing Ruslan Callahan, who was in- hits and sixth among league Fedotenko (26) and goalie Ilya Bryzgalov (30) after he jured during a fight in the forwards with nine blocked scored in the second period of their NHL hockey game third period of the Rangers’ shots, has two goals in six at Madison Square Garden in New York 2-1 win, underwent an MRI games this season for the on 29 Jan, 2013.—Reuters earlier on Wednesday and Rangers (3-3).—Reuters Michael Phelps New Light of Myanmar Friday, 1 February, 2013 15 GENERAL

Chinese S&T workers urged to show devotion MYANMAR MYANMAR TV INTERNATIONAL Beijing, 31 Jan— Shi Changxu, who have has widely been used to (1-2-2013, Friday) Senior leader Liu Yunshan both won the country’s top produce turbine blades for (1-2-13 09:30 am ~ has urged science and science-and-technology Chinese fighter aircraft. 2-2-13 09:30 am) MST 7:00 am 4:10 pm * News technology (S&T) workers award. Liu praised the two 1. Paritta By Hilly Region 12. Musical Programme * “Insight Myanmar” Prisons to show greater devotion to Wu, 90, an architect who S&T experts. Department (Part-1) Missionary Sayadaw 4:20 pm their professional research won the State Top Scientific “All science and * News -Uppatasanti Paritta 13. Dance of National Races by learning from two and Technological Award in technology workers * Music 7:30 am 4:30 pm Chinese experts. 2012, earned his reputation should learn from them * True Image Art Exhibition 2. Morning News 14. Songs of Yester Year Liu, a member of the for developing the science of and make contributions * News 5:15 pm * “Myanmar Movies Impact” 7:40 am Standing Committee of human settlements in China to building a well-off 15. 2013 University the Political Bureau of and combining it with the society and realizing the Amy Aye Mi’s Ko Ko 3. Dhamma Puja Song Entrance Examination Communist Party of China country’s urbanization. ‘Chinese dream’ with * News 7:50 am * Fashionable and Beautiful (Myanmar) (CPC) Central Committee, Shi, 93, won the high ambitions, concrete 4. Nice & Sweet Song made the remarks same award in 2011 for steps and concentration on Silk Fabric 5:15 pm * Knowledge is the Treasure 8:00 am 16. Songs For Upholding Wednesday while visiting his research on superalloy research work,” Liu said. Trove 5. Health Programme National Spirit experts Wu Liangyong and and new alloy steel, which Xinhua * News * Art 13 Myanmar (Part-2) 8:05 am 5:20 pm Russia develops 10-year armament * Myanmar Tigers 6. The Mirror Images of 17. 66th Anniversary * News The Musical Oldies Union Day Programme programme * Sightseeing around 8:15 am 5:30 pm Moscow, 31 Jan— forecasts national security The commission would Mandalay (Mandalay) 18. India Dramma Series * Let’s grow trees towards a 7. Myanmar Traditional Russia has started to develop threats for Russia for a also focus on developing 6:20 pm an armament programme 30-year period. It also airplanes, exploring space, Greener Planet Cultural Performing * News 19. Amazing World that will last until 2025, calculates the military- and establishing a robotic Arts Competitions * B.O.T System Precise and 6:50 pm Deputy Prime Minister technical and economic combat system. 8:25 am Speedy For the People 20. TV Drama Series Dmitry Rogozin said on environment for the next The government will 8. Documentary Cooperate shall we… 7:00 pm Wednesday. “We are starting 10 years, according to the allocate over 20 trillion * (Meiktila-Kyaukpadaung- 9:40 am 21. News work on the new state official. rubles (668 billion US Nyaung Oo-Myingyan) 9. International News armament programme for Rogozin said that dollars) for the programme * Preservation of Myanmar 22. TV Drama Series 2016-2025,” Rogozin, head the military-industrial until 2020 and an extra three Star Tortoise 9:45 am 23. International News of the government’s military- commission would work trillion rubles (100 billion * News 10. Musical Programme 10:00 pm industrial commission, said on such areas as equipping dollars) for modernizing * What makes a Man Perfect 4:00 pm 24. News * Myanmar Movies in his Twitter account. its soldiers with the newest the defence sector, Rogozin 11. Martial Song 25. Song Programme The programme weapons. said.—Xinhua “Matchmaking Wreath” Hiromasa France to turn off office Beauty therapist Yonekura, Yoshinori chairman of the and shop lights at night Okamoto performs Japan Business Paris, 31 Jan— for Christmas lighting and Federation, French shops and office other local events. massage therapy or Keidanren, buildings will have to turn The new law will save on 13 Dec, off their lights at night to about two terawatt/hours holds a Press 2012 at a salon save energy and reduce of electricity a year — the he opened in conference light pollution, the French equivalent of the annual in the city of environment ministry said consumption of 750,000 Himeji, Hyogo Hiroshima on on Wednesday. households, the ministry Prefecture, in From 1 July, all non- said. 30 Jan, 2013. May 2011. residential buildings will Environment Minister Kyodo News Kyodo News have to switch off interior Delphine Batho said it lights one hour after the last would also make France worker leaves the premises. a pioneer in Europe in Police uncover more 14 face sentencing for All exterior and shop preventing light pollution, violence against government window lighting will have which disrupts ecosystems violations in Brazil club fire to be turned off by 1 am. and people’s sleep Rio de Janeiro, 31 choked many of the victims. Local authorities will patterns. Nanjing, 31 Jan— police officers and severely Jan—Brazilian police on That irregularity is Fourteen people pled disrupted public order, be able to allow exceptions Reuters Wednesday found more among a long list of possible guilty on Wednesday for and that they should be breaches in a nightclub blaze causes such as overcrowding, encouraging mass violence held responsible for their that killed more than 200 lack of an emergency exit against government actions. people over the weekend, and the malfunction of buildings and intentionally The 14 defendants including unauthorized extinguishers. damaging property in plead guilty in court but renovations that may have Two band members Qidong City in eastern argued on the length of contributed to the fire. and two club owners were China’s Jiangsu Province. their penalties. Jader Marques, the detained on Monday on On the morning of The court will lawyer of the nightclub temporary arrest warrants. 28 July, during a mass announce the verdict at a owners, said his clients Police suspect the owners of protest against a planned later date. renovated the building attempting to tamper with construction of a highly- On the day of the without informing local evidence of their negligence, polluting drainpipe project, crime, thousands of people authorities and, in particular, including security camera Zhu Baosheng, Shen in east China’s Jiangsu installing sound-proofing footage and the cash register, Yawei, Xu Jianjie and Province took to the foam on the ceiling after which could show how many 11 others smashed office streets to protest against neighbors continued to people were inside the club at buildings and jumped on the drainpipe project that complain about noise. The the time. cars in the government would have discharged project was not approved by The fire at the Kiss compound, according to an waste water from inland Tsuyoshi Watanabe (C), who is suspected of being fire inspectors. nightclub in south Brazil’s open trial held in the local plant into the sea. involved in the murders of a Swiss-based Japanese Sunday’s fire appears college town of Santa Maria, to have started when the Rio Grande do Sul state, court. The local government couple, arrives at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on 30 Prosecutors said their canceled the project hours band lit a flare that ignited killed 235 people, according Jan, 2013, after being arrested on Miyako Island in violent behavior caused after the protest. the flammable foam boards, to the latest report from the property losses, injured Xinhua Okinawa Prefecture.—Kyodo News releasing toxic smoke that authorities.—Xinhua R/489 Printed and published by the New Light of Myanmar press in Nay Pyi Taw, the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information. 6thWaning of Pyatho 1374 ME New Light of Myanmar Friday, 1 February, 2013 Joint Bill Committee: Hluttaw should approve the word “corruption and bribery”

N a y P y i T a w , 31 district/township/village/ Jan—Pyidaungsu Hluttaw village-tract and messages continued for its sixth day on funds allotment from session. At the session, reserve fund under Union Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker Budget Law (2012) were put read out the President’s on record. message on allowing the Hluttaw decided to make resignations of Union necessary amendments to Minister for Communications Region or State Hluttaw Bill and Information Technology approved by Pyidaungsu U Thein Tun and Union Hluttaw. Joint Bill Committee Minister for Religious member U San Tun explained Affairs Thura U Myint committee’s findings and Maung as of 16 January, reports on Anti-Corruption 2013. Bill. The Speaker also The Committee’s report read out the President’s states that Pyidaungsu message on appointment of Hluttaw should approve Ayeyawady Region Hluttaw the word “corruption and Speaker U Hsan Sint as bribery” with the majority Religious Affairs Minister. vote of committee members And Hluttaw decided to as there is no changes in aims approve the appointment. and objectives of the law and Extended formation of actions taken.—MNA The sixth day Pyidaungsu Hluttaw regular session in progress.—mna IBTC Open Golf Championship INRD does not expel French man continues third round Nay Pyi Taw, 31 Jan— Yangon to Laiza of Kachin tell him that his actions evening. Immigration and National State. had broken visa regulations Although the French Yangon, 31 Jan—The Soe Kyaw Naing Registration Department While the 43-member and sent him back to man was to be expelled for rd 3 round of Myanmar (Srixon) and Nay Bala Win under the Ministry of group was lodging at the Yangon. breaking visa regulations, Golf Tour-2013 IBTC Myint (Srixon) secured the Immigration and Popu- church in No. 7 Ward Then, Deputy Head he was just sent to embassy Open Golf Championship second place with 211each lation has denied some in Toungoo, personnel of Yangon Region of his motherland without under the supervision of and Aung Win (Srixon) the media reports saying that it from Toungoo Township Immigration and National abolishing original rights Myanmar Golf Federation fourth place with 212 and will expel Mr Peburelelde Authorities met Mr Registration Department embodied in entry visa in mainly sponsored by IBTC Aung San Win (I Win Golf Chassey Christophel, Peburelelde Chassey handed over the French man consideration of friend- Group of Companies was Academy) the fifth place a French globetrotter Christophel, 44, holding to Mr Xavierd Argueuver, ship between Myanmar held at Royal Mingaladon with 213. who accompanied peace tourist visa and passport counselor of French and France. Golf & Country Club in At amateur level, Zin marchers walking from PPNo. P 10 CT 52036 to Embassy on 30 January MNA Mingaladon Township this Min Thu took a first place morning. with 214 when Ye Htet Significant night temperatures After the third round, Aung and Aung Myo Win Outlook for subsequent two Kyaw Thiha (KM Golf second with 215 and Ti (31-1-2013) days Centre) and Yan Myo Aye Htan Lian the third with Haka 1°C Likelihood of continuation of rain or thundershowers led the Professional Golfer 236. Loilem 2°C in the Southern Myanmar areas.—NLM level with 210 each. NLM Putao 3°C

Byline: Maung Maung Myint Swe Mobile medical treatment for people Photo: Kyaw Thu Win

Nyaungbintha Village those with visual impairment the Myanmar Maternal and It was an eye-pleasing Clinic Dr San San Hlaing in receiving treatment. was packed with people, and other general patients, Child Welfare Association scene of people-centered free talked about what mobile Daw Thaung, 75 from particularly the elderly, at Basic Education High was giving mobile treatment health care service where medical team was offering Nyaungbintha said “I’ve expectant mothers and School No. 3 (branch) as and educative talks. cereals, snacks and vitamin and presented health care got a terrible toothache. capsules were presented magazines to Chairperson The mobile clinic is to the elderly persons. 172 of Pyinmana Township convenient for us. It is oldsters aged above 65 from Maternal and Child Welfare grateful.” Nyaungbinthaa, Aleywa, Organization Daw Yi Yi Dr Myo Min Oo, a Thaegyun, Htaukshabin, Myint. They also gave member of the mobile Ohinbinsu and Thayetkhon talks on importance of medical team said villages in Nyaungbintha pregnancy health care and “Myanmar Maternal and Vilage-tract in Pyinmana birth spacing, disseminating Child Welfare Association Township, Nay Pyi Taw. health knowledge to women. (Central) would gave They seemed to be Informed a week educative talks on health quite happy with the stuff, earlier, those suffering care for elderly persons not the things themselves visual impairment and and organize medical make them smile, but toothache and general treatment programme in the feeling of receiving patients from surrounding Nay Pyi Taw in 2013 every presents almost out of the villages gather there to month in different places. blue. receive free treatment. It is a people-centered Personnel from Firefighters from the health care programme.” Maternal and Child Welfare township Fire Brigade and Trs: TKK Association and Medic- auxiliary members were Myanma Alinn: Locals receiving medical treatment at Nyaungbintha Village. in-charge of Mitta Spring helping the elderly persons 30-1-2013