THE MOST RELIABLE NEWSPAPER AROUND YOU Volume XX, Number 207 14th Waning of Thadingyut 1374 ME Tuesday, 13 November, 2012 President U Thein Sein receives Swedish PM Nay Pyi Taw, 12 Nov— President U Thein Sein received a delegation led by Swedish Prime Minister Mr Fredrik Reinfeldt at the Credentials Hall of the Presidential Palace here this afternoon. Also present at the meeting were Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Wunna Maung Lwin, Union Ministers at the President Office U Soe Thein, U Aung Min and U Tin Naing Thein, Union Minister for Commerce U Win Myint, Union Minister for National Planning and Economic Development Dr Kan Zaw, departmental heads, and Swedish Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Klas Molin. The meeting focused on cooperation and Swedish assistance for democracy, human rights and the rule of law, inter-governmental cooperation for improvement President U Thein Sein receives Swedish delegation led by Prime natural gas, rubber, wood, friendship between the two of human rights in Myanmar, Minister of Sweden Mr Fredrik Reinfeldt at the Credentials Hall of the sharing Swedish experiences, fishery and livestock breeding countries. Swedish investments in oil, and further cementing MNA Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw.—mna Republic of the Union of Myanmar President Office Flying Soccer Stadium Press Release (3/2012) * It is amazing 12, November, 2012 Like a picture painted by a Master Painter. th 13 Waning of Thadingyut, 1374 ME I’ve never seen before in our Country. Press Release on Evacuation and Rehabilitation efforts in quake-hit areas But it is Real. 1. A severe earthquake hit the central Myanmar at 7 hours, 42 minutes, 37 seconds on 11 November 2012, damaging * Just like a flying Saucer landing from the other pagodas, religious edifices, houses, schools, offices and construction works and killing and injuring some people Planet. in Sagaing, Shwebo, Kyaukmyaung, KhinU, Mandalay, Amarapura, Singu, Kyaukse and Thabeikkyin townships This is our Football Stadium with flying colours in Sagaing and Mandalay Regions. in our Greater Nay-Pyi-Taw. 2. As it was not convenient for the President to go to the quake-hit areas in the aftermatch of the strong quake, he Thirty Thousand Seated, Air Conditioned, Two immediately sent a team led by Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham to the quake-hit areas to supervise the rescue, relief and rehabilitation works and to comfort the local people. electric Lifts, Field Lighting system, 3. The President would like to express his heartfelt condolences to the local people who lost their lives and property Sound System, fire fighting system, Field in the quake. The President would like to thank the local people for their quick aids to the victims and rescue Irrigation & Field drainage system. efforts during the emergency time though it cannot be able to predict when an earthquake can jolt. The Union * CATV, CCTV, PABX systems included as Government will make utmost efforts for evacuation and rehabilitation in the areas. International standards. 4. In so doing, the Union Government will cooperate with the people from all walks of life, organizations and INGOs. Rooms for the Players, Athletes, Conference, Media Room, Mall, Gymnasium, Warming up, Medical Care Room etc. Whatever you need, There are All. * Now it is getting near to be Completed. All are moving forward to the winning goal. Join Hands in Hands firmly. Don’t miss a second. * Can See smile in every face. Who dares win. We all are Max Myanmar. Yes, MAX MYANMAR. We never walk alone. (Honour to All Max Myanmar) Hla Min Chief Engineer (MMCC) 2 Tuesday, 13 November, 2012 LOCAL NEWS 16 local and foreign companies to invest in Construction groups, companies emphasize development of Mandalay International Airport construction of parts of Asian, ASEAN highways Mandalay, 12 Nov— company list comprises five sectors,” said U Tin Naing Local and international from Myanmar, three from Thein, Director-General investments were invited to China, three from France, of the Department of Civil participate in development two from Thailand and one Aviation. of Mandalay International each from Germany, Japan According to the Airport for creating the and Singapore, totaling 16. geographical conditions, airport as aviation and “International trade and Mandalay International transportation centre. Thus, business competitiveness Airport is playing a key a total of 16 companies is gathering momentum role in transportation of the from seven countries across the world. Thus, the commodities from the west applied to improve the role of international airports to the east and from the airport. Of them, the is kept on the front row, east to the west and saving number of applicants was so the emphasis is being the fuel. from the local companies, placed on development of Mandalay International said the Department of Mandalay International Airport was commissioned Civil Aviation. Airport. It is a focal point into service on 17 September The applicant for aviation and logistic 2000.—Myanma Alinn Illegal saw mill, timbers seized Township. Likewise, a seven- member team from Yaksawk N ay P y i T aw , 12 Works and five companies are building 123.1 miles Township Forest Depart- Nov—A total of 679 groups are also constructing 83 miles long Pakokku-Pauk-Htilin- ment of Taunggyi Township of special groups, district long Kalewa-Gangaw road Gangaw road which is part at the end of October seized groups and township groups by spending K 3307 million. of BIMSTEC highway with two persons together with from Public Works and Six construction and the use of K 300 million, one 47 blocks of teak weighing entrepreneurs are building companies are undertaking construction group 108.5 1.5074 tons and two roads and bridges in the construction of 620.2 miles miles long Myitkyina-Tanai- trawlergies near 18th-mile second years of the five- long Yangon-Mawlamyine- Padaung Road which is camp of Yaksawk Township. year plan from 2011-2012 Dawei-Myeik-Taninthayi- part of Lido Road with In October, Shwebo to 2015-2016 fiscal years. Bokpyin-Kawthoung road the use of K 250 million, District Forest Department of A total of 13 groups of section which is included in three construction groups Kyaikto, 12 Nov— arrested two persons Sagaing Region confiscated Public Works and companies ASEAN highway, spending 115.5 miles long Monywa- An eight-member team together with 1.7354 tons 2.1212 tons of hardwoods are constructing 210.4 miles K 14402 million. Yagyi-Kalewa road with from Kyaikto Township of sawn timber, one saw in block 110 of Thaw long Namhsam-Kunhing- Two construction groups the use of K 500 million Forest Department of Thaton mill and other equipment in forest reserve in Kanbalu Tarkaw-Mong-pying- are also implementing 149.2 and two construction groups District on 5 November Sittoung Village of Kyaikto Township.—MNA Kengtung road section miles long Loilem-Panketu- 102 miles long Hpa-an- included in ASEAN and Hsipaw road spending K Kawkareik-Myawady Road Saw Creek Bridge collapses Asian Highways spending 3378.73 million. which is part of ASEAN Saw, 12 Nov—Saw The bridge located at the no casualty. K 6114 million in 2012- At the same time, Highway spending K 1 Creek Bridge on which a entrance to Saw linked Chauk, Due to the broken bridge, 2013 fiscal year. Likewise, two construction groups billion.—Myanma Alinn GMC driven by U Aung Myint Seikpyu, Saw and Kanpetlet the local people face difficulty 13 construction groups and passed through collapsed at 9 Townships. in transport along Seikpyu- companies are building 112 Mobile phone donated to library pm on 8 November. While passing the bridge, Chauk-Magway in Magway miles long Monywa-Pale- Sagaing, 12 Nov—A Telecommunications the GMC carried 7000 pieces Region from Kanpetlet of Gangaw road spending K ceremony to install a GSM of Sagaing Region on 4 Vehicles under of brick. In the incident, it Chin State. 2750 million. mobile phone worth K November with the aim 10 tons allowed was reported that there was Myanma Alinn Three groups of Public 200,000 at Lunge Library of enabling the youth to after receiving was held in Hsintat Village participate in development of Sagaing Township. tasks of the village by weighing Snatchers with gold wares seized within 90 It was installed applying the telephone in by Myanma Posts and time.—Myanma Alinn Nay Pyi Taw, 12 Nov— minutes Toll gates allowed buses and to them. The suspected Hilux Surf in collision with trucks under 10 tons of loads persons took the address of not to receiving weighing at the owner to write it down passenger bus the scales as of 4 September because they did not have Yangon, 12 Nov—In the opposite way and then for their convenience. enough money to buy the front of CP Fresh Mart collided with a bus from At present, the gold wares. At that time, the fried chicken shop between 97th bus line driven by Min regulation has been changed box of gold on the glass box Sanyeiknyein and Hledan Min from the straight way to allow them with loads was lost. That was why the bus stops in Kamayut of Insein to Hledan. of commodities after owner of the shop opened Township at 12.20 pm on In the incident, ten receiving weighing. If the a file at Maubin Myoma 10 November, a Hilux Surf passengers from the bus vehicles have not loads of Police Station. driven by Kyaw Kyaw from were no injured. commodities, they do not After opening a file of Insein to Hledan turned to Myanma Alinn need to receive weighing. lawsuit, the police station It is because the investigated the case and vehicles under 10 tons took arrested Kyaw Zin Aung, opportunities that they did Maubin, 12 Nov—There At 5 pm on 16 October, 27 and Hla Thanda, 19 not need to receive weighing was a significant event in while owner U Myint Thein of Twantay Township in was preparing to close the and broke the rules of Maubin Township that as searching the bus at Letyagyi Thameedaw jewellery, loading the commodities. 28 gold chains worth K 14 Shop No 3 in Development Village in Maubin Township. That is why the Ministry million were lost, the two Affairs Committee’ Market Commander of Maubin of Construction changed suspected persons were in Maubin, unknown man Myoma Police Station IP the regulations to be able arrested with the lost gold and woman arrived there Thein Win handed over the to prevent unacceptable wears in 90-minute period who requested to buy the gold wares to owner U Myint loading of commodities. and then the gold wears were gold wares. The owner Thein at 4 pm at the police Myanma Alinn handed over to the owner. showed the box of gold station.—Myanma Alinn Tuesday, 13 November, 2012 3 WorlD Greek parliament OKs 2013 budget Ireland’s children Athens, 12 Nov— October. referendum amendment gets Greece’s parliament on early However, as EU and IMF Monday approved the 2013 lenders still differ on the ways passed budget law, which included to ensure the sustainability of Ireland further austerity measures to the Greek sovereign debt and Dublin, 12 Nov— right,” said Irish Prime secure fresh tranch of bailout counter the crisis, Monday’s Ireland’s children’s referen- Minister Enda Kenny, while from the debt-ridden count- Euro Group meeting in dum has been passed welcoming the positive result ry’s international creditors. Brussels is not due to give with the support of 58 of the referendum. A total of 167 lawmakers the “green light” for the percent of voters, with only “The passing of this voted in favor of the budget installment, as expected until three of the country’s 43 amendment will help make which introduces a fresh a few days ago. constituencies rejecting the childhood a good, secure round of spending cuts, 128 In order to cover its proposed amendment, state and loving space for all our against and four cast blank immediate financing needs broadcaster RTE reported children. votes with 299 MPs present until the issue will be resolved, on Sunday. It will also give hope, in the 300-member parliament Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras speaks to the Greece will hold on Tuesday The turnout for the reassurance and confidence during the roll call vote which lawmakers prior to a voting on the 2013 budget law at a new treasury bills auction as referendum was only 33.5 to parents, foster parents and was broadcast live on local the Greek Parliament in Athens, Greece, on 11 Nov, part of its monthly programme percent, according to RTE. vulnerable children,” he said. television stations. 2012. Greece’s parliament on early Monday approved of T-bills sales. Three constituencies Meanwhile, Irish The crucial midnight the 2013 budget law, which included further austerity Samaras, as well as voted no, namely, Donegal Deputy Prime Minister ballot followed the approval measures to secure fresh tranch of bailout from the Finance Minister Yannis North East, Donegal South Eamon Gilmore said the of a new package of austerity debt-ridden country’s international creditors. —Xinhua Stournaras, who travel to West and Dublin North West. referendum is a historic one. and reform measures of 13.5 The parliamentary Without the 31.5 billion Brussels this week, expressed The highest yes vote was “The decision by the billion euros (17.1 billion US ratification of the two bills euro (40.4 billion US dollars) confidence while addressing in Dublin South. people to insert a dedicated dollars) for 2013-2014 in a had been requested by Euro- disbursement, the country the parliament ahead of the “It is a historic day for article into the constitution to similar tumultuous debate on pean Union and International could run out of cash reserves vote on Sunday night that the children of Ireland as it is protect the rights of children early Thursday, with a slim Monetary Fund (IMF) on the forthcoming Friday, Greece will receive the aid in the first time the constitution draws a line in the sand majority of 153 votes amid creditors as “pre-requisites” Greek Prime Minister Antonis time to stave off disorderly of this republic will recognize against the litany of past growing dissent inside and for the release of further vital Samaras has warned over bankruptcy.—Xinhua them as citizens in their own failures. outside the parliament. aid to Greece. Up to now the failure of Indonesia vows to crack down on human those in positions of power Syrian opposition form new to protect children has been a trafficking blight on our nation’s history. coalition, elect coalition head Jakarta, 12 Nov— operate and coordinate with their boats' engines fail in “Today’s result is a Doha, 12 Nov—Syrian the Syrian President Bashar Indonesia has decided to each other in order to bet- Indonesian waters en route vindication of the values opposition groups anno- al-Assad’s government. boost efforts to crack down ter tackle human trafficking to other countries," he was that we hold and how much unced here on Sunday the Khatib, a preacher and on human trafficking as the cases, " said Hasan Kleib, quoted by Antara news we value children and child- formation of a new coalition scholar born in 1960 in the country has been used as foreign ministry's director agency as saying. hood,” said Gilmore. and Moaz al-Khatib as the Syrian capital of Damascus, a transit point by human general for multilateral co- Xinhua Xinhua united entity’s head. was elected by 54 out of 58 smugglers and illegal im- operation. Salvador Sanchez Ceren A formal agreement votes as the president of the migrants, official said on Indonesian authori- participates in his pres- for forming the National new coalition. Monday. ties have arrested at least entation as presidential Coalition for the Opposition Meanwhile, prominent "We are intensifying 15,162 illegal immigrants candidate of leftist party Forces was signed on Sunday dissident Riad Seif and law enforcement against from 2000 to 2010. "Farabundo Marti Na- evening in the Qatari capital human rights activist Sohir human trafficking by in- "The immigrants and tional Liberation Front" of Doha by Khatib and al-Atasy were chosen as volving the State Intelli- smugglers used Indonesia for the 2014 presidential George Sabra, the new head Khatib’s deputies, and gence Agency, the Attorney as a transit country par- elections, in San Salvador, of major opposition group Mostafa al-Sabbagh as the General's Office and the po- ticularly during emergency capital of El Salvador, on the Syrian National Council secretary general. lice - all of whom will co- situations, such as when 11 Nov, 2012.—Xinhua (SNC), a Xinhua reporter The opposition groups said. have been holding meetings Iran ready to cooperate with ESCAP in energy, transit sectors The opposition groups for days in Doha to discuss a Teheran, 12 Nov— to develop and achieve its countries. A business forum is signed earlier an initial proposal by Seif on forming Iranian Foreign Minister objectives in the region and Also, head of Iran's scheduled for 13 November agreement for forming the a united opposition front Ali-Akbar Salehi said that Asia," Salehi was quoted Organization for Invest- and the Third Asia-Pacific unity front amid increased to help end the 20-month Iran is ready to boost coop- as saying in a meeting with ment and Economic and Ministerial Conference on international pressure to Syrian crisis and establish eration with the United Na- Executive Secretary of ES- Technical Assistance, Public-Private Partnership bridge their fractures and a transitional government tions Economic and Social CAP Noeleen Heyzer on Behrouz Alishiri, said for Infrastructure Develop- set up a united entity that headed by Seif. Commission for Asia and Sunday. Iran's infrastructural plans ment is set to be held on 14 could effectively confront Xinhua the Pacific (ESCAP) in the The Iranian foreign including the construction November. Philippine gov’t, former energy and transit sectors, minister urged ESCAP to of dams, power plants, air- The ESCAP is the re- Press TV reported on Mon- pay greater attention to ge- ports and transportation gional development arm of rebel group resume talks in day. ographical regions such as systems will be presented the United Nations for the The Third Ministerial southwest Asia. to potential investors dur- Asia-Pacific region. Made Malaysia Conference of the ESCAP Heyzer, who is in ing the ESCAP confer- up of 62 member states, the Manila, 12 Nov—The expect a smooth-sailing on kicked off in Teheran on Tehran to attend the Third ence, said Press TV on region is home to 4.1 billion 33rd Exploratory Talks the issue of normalization; Sunday. Ministerial Conference of Monday. According to the people, or two thirds of the between the Philippine there will be no breakthrough "Considering its high the ESCAP, pointed to ES- report, ministers and senior world's population. government and the Moro at least during this meeting,” potential in the fields of en- CAP's significant role in officials from 62 member This makes ESCAP the Islamic Liberation Front said Camlian in a statement ergy, transit, railroads and promoting economic and states are attending the con- most comprehensive of the kicked off in Kuala Lumpur, posted on the MILF’s ports, the Islamic republic social activities as well ference that kicked off here United Nations five region- Malaysia on Monday. website. of Iran is ready to increase as improving the living on Sunday with a High-lev- al commissions, and the The talks, which will He also said that the cooperation with ESCAP conditions of the member el Expert Group Meeting. largest United Nations body conclude on 18 Nov, are two parties will discuss serving the Asia-Pacific re- expected to center on power- the issues of the MILF Photo taken on 11 gion with over 600 staff. sharing, wealth-sharing, and “political detainees,” inter- Nov, 2012 shows the Established in 1947 normalization. governmental relationship, scenery in Changxi with its headquarters in Abdulla Camlian, a transitional arrangement Village in Wuyuan Bangkok, Thailand, ES- member of the MILF peace and modalities or political County, east China's CAP works to overcome panel, said the session road map, third party Jiangxi Province. Ma- some of the region's great- today will be “very tough” monitoring team, independ- ple leaves in Changxi est challenges by providing especially on matters of ent commission on policing, turned red recently, results oriented projects, policing, decommissioning, multitrust fund, and joint attracting numbers of technical assistance and ca- and gradual redeployment of normalization committee. visitors. —Xinhua pacity building to member government forces. “I don’t Xinhua states.—Xinhua 4 Tuesday, 13 November, 2012 Science & Technology IBM surprised by Avantor lawsuit, calls China to launch new manned spaceship in Tech claims exaggerated 2013 Science New York, 12 Nov — Beijing, 12 Nov—Chi- programme. China's fourth manned IBM, which is being sued na plans to launch its Shen- Niu made the remarks space mission since 2003, by chemicals manufacturer zhou 10 spacecraft in early on the sidelines of the and comes as budget re- Avantor Performance Ma- June 2013, one of the sen- Communist Party congress straints and shifting pri- terials for fraud and breach ior officials in charge of the which is meeting to choose orities have held back US of contract in connection manned space programme a new leadership. manned space launches. with a software project, said said on Saturday, the of- The new plan follows The United States will the accusations were blown ficial Xinhua news agency the successful flight of the not test a new rocket to out of proportion and that it reported. Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, take people into space until was surprised by the move. The launch marks an- which returned to Earth in 2017, and Russia has said ‘‘We believe the alle- other step forward in Bei- late June, that put China's manned missions are no gations in the complaint are A worker is pictured behind a logo at the IBM stand on jing's ambitions for a big- first woman in space and longer a priority. exaggerated and misguid- the CeBIT computer fair in Hanoveron 26 Feb, 2011. ger presence in space that completed a manned dock- China plans an un- ed and are surprised that Reuters include the construction of ing test critical to Beijing's manned moon landing and Avantor chose to file suit,” duces chemicals and raw tens of million in damages a space station by 2020. space station plan. deployment of a moon the company said late on materials for pharmaceutical from IBM, which accord- The crew could include China is far from catch- rover and its scientists have Friday in an emailed state- products, labouratory chemi- ing to the lawsuit, had mis- one female and two male ing up with the established raised the possibility of ment. IBM said it had ‘‘met cals and chemicals used in represented the capabilities astronauts, who are sched- space superpowers, the sending a man to the moon, its contractual obligations the electronics industry, filed of a software program that uled to enter the Tiangong United States and Russia, but not before 2020. and delivered a solution a lawsuit on Thursday in the runs on a platform by SAP, 1 space lab module, ac- but the Shenzhou 9 marked Reuters that Avantor continued to US District Court for the resulting ‘‘in a near stand- cording to Niu Hongguang, use in its operations.” District of New Jersey. still” of Avantor’s busi- deputy commander-in-chief Avantor, which pro- It said it was seeking ness.— Reuters of China's manned space China launches survey of endangered porpoises in Yangtze city along the Yangtze Riv- under the CAS. porpoises are the barom- Science er. ‘‘Finless porpoises eter of the river’s ecologi- Wuhan, 12 Nov— The 40-day survey is may die out within 10 to cal conditions,” said Wang Chinese scientists on Sun- the most comprehensive 15 years, if strong meas- Kexiong, deputy command- day launched a survey of since 2006, when a survey ures are not taken,” Wang er of the survey team. endangered finless por- found the population of warned. Scientists say the sur- poises in the country’s finless porpoises down to The survey team will vey may not produce opti- largest river Yangtze, as 1,800 and pronounced the trace the porpoises using mistic results, as human ac- they worried the freshwater white-flag dolphin, a larger sonar system along the tivities and water pollution mammal is on the verge of mammal native to the river, middle and lower reaches have pushed the species to A logo of Sharp Corp is pictured at CEATEC JAPAN extinction. close to extinction. of the river, collecting data the brink of extinction. 2012 electronics show in Chiba, east of Tokyo,on 2 Oct, Consisting of research- There are probably on the species’ population, A 2010 WWF report 2012. — Reuters ers from the Ministry of only 1,000 finless porpois- which will assist in the blamed illegal fishing, in- Agriculture, the Chinese es in the Yangtze and two making of future protection adequate water conserv- Sharp aims for near full-output Academy of Sciences lakes linked to the water- policies. The initial results ancy facilities and pollution from display plant (CAS) and the World Wide way after continuous drops of the survey will be pub- in the Yangtze, China’s Tech in the number, said Wang lished in December. busiest waterway, for the Fund for Nature (WWF), Tokyo, 12 Nov— facturers, the report said, the survey team set off in Ding, researcher from the ‘‘As the flagship spe- declining number of por- Sharp Corp aims to raise without citing sources. Wuhan, a central Chinese Institute of Hydrobiology cies in the Yangtze, finless poises.— Xinhua the output from its Kamey- The panels would be ama No 2 plant to near 100 used for computed tomog- China province conducts survey of endangered Siberian tigers percent, from a current raphy (CT) or game moni- According to a survey Science 30 percent, as early as the tors that require clearer def- in 2006 and 2007, Hei- end of 2012, by mass pro- inition than conventional longjiang has about 12 wild Such artificial feeding ducing larger, high defini- high-definition displays, the Siberian tigers while neigh- could increase the numbers tion, power-saving IGZO report added. bouring Jilin Province has of red deer and roes to en- screens, the Yomiuri news- Sharp, which secured eight to ten such tigers, the sure the food source for the paper said on Sunday. $4.6 billion in emergency expert said. Siberian tigers, Yang said. The Kameyama plant loans from its banks in Yang Lijuan, an offi- Siberian tigers, one of makes IGZO displays, September, is looking to cial with the Dongfanghong the world's rarest animal which consume 10 percent IGZO to spark a revival in Forestry Bureau in Hei- species, mainly live in east to 20 percent of the power its fortunes, as it forecasts a longjiang, said the bureau Russia, northeast China and required by conventional 450 billion yen ($5.66 bil- would add six food supply northern part of the Korean panels, for Apple Inc's iPad lion) net loss for the current tablet. The company has business year ending next China province conducts survey of endangered Siberian sites, from the current four, Peninsula. Some 500 Sibe- won orders for larger 30- March. ($1 = 79.4500 Japa- tigers.—Xinhua for the prey of wild Sibe- rian tigers currently live in rian tigers this winter. the wild.— Xinhua inch displays from manu- nese yen).—Reuters Harbin, 12 Nov—Au- spotted many times by thorities in northeast Chi- monitoring cameras in Iran proposes ECO states to jointly build telecom satellites na’s Heilongjiang Province Laoye Mountain and Wan- Teheran, 12 Nov—Ira- possible grounds for building various fields. are conducting a survey to da Mountain areas in Hei- nian Minister of Commu- and manufacturing telecom- On Sunday, Iran's Maj- Tech find the exact number of longjiang,” Sun told Xin- nication and Information munication equipment and lis (parliament) Speaker Ali ment and progress,” Larijani endangered Siberian tigers hua. Technology Reza Taqipour use of common know-how Larijani stressed the impor- was quoted as saying. as their numbers may have He estimated that the proposed the Economic for designing and building tance of promoting closer The ECO is an inter- increased. number of wild Siberian Cooperation Organization joint telecommunication sat- cooperation among the ECO governmental regional or- Sun Haiyi, deputy tigers might have increased (ECO) member states to ellites to be sent to the orbits states, Press TV reported. ganization established in head of the Wild Animals thanks to the protection ef- start joint production of tel- of the member states,” ac- ‘‘Under the current cir- 1985 by Iran, Pakistan and Research Institute of Hei- forts in recent years. Dead ecommunication satellites, cording to the report. cumstances when political Turkey with the aim of pro- longjiang, said the province tigers were also found in semi-official Fars news He also asked the ECO and regional equations are moting economic, technical had set up more than 20 Wanda Mountain and Mis- agency reported on Sunday. members to cooperate and changing rapidly, close co- and cultural cooperation monitoring sites. Informa- han area, he added. Addressing the first meeting exchange information in operation among regional among the member states. tion will be submitted to the Sun said the conserva- of ECO states’ communica- software and hardware fields, countries, including ECO Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, country’s relevant authori- tion of natural forests had tion and information technol- provide various CIT services member states, can be ef- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ties. contributed a lot to the res- ogy ministers in Teheran on and to build infrastructures, fective in maintaining the Tajikistan, Turkmenistan ‘‘Since 2005, wild toration of the food chain of Sunday, Taqipour called for and to help cooperation national interests of countries and Uzbekistan later joined Siberian tigers have been Siberian tigers. the start of ‘‘studies over the among mobile operators in and their all-out develop- the organization.—Xinhua Tuesday, 13 November, 2012 5 business & Health Smokers may fare worse after colorectal GSK rotavirus shot chosen for surgery Health UK immunisation campaign New York, 12 Nov In September, a review were current smokers. The London, 12 Nov — — Smoking has long been of surgeries to repair knee researchers looked at the GlaxoSmithKline’s Rotarix linked with slower recovery ligaments found that 30 days after surgery to vaccine has been chosen in general from injuries and smokers tended to have see how many patients in for Britain’s first routine surgeries, and now a new worse outcomes, including each group suffered either a rotavirus immunization study finds that smokers not being able to get back major complication — such programme to protect face more complications full knee function. For as severe infection, heart or babies and children against and higher chances of death the new report, published breathing problems or death the most common cause following major surgery for in the Annals of Surgery, — or a minor complication, of severe diarrhoea and colorectal cancers and other Sharma and his colleagues such as an infection at the vomiting. Rotarix, a two- GlaxoSmithKline’s diseases. “We wanted to see studied patients included in surgical site or in the urinary dose oral vaccine squirted Rotarix vaccine if smoking has a specific a nationally representative tract. Sharma’s team found into the baby’s mouth, will effect on these patients... database of US surgeries that current smokers had a be added to the childhood 30 percent greater risk of immunization schedule for having a major complication three years from September Adam Finn, a professor United States. compared to patients who 2013 to vaccinate all babies of paediatrics at Bristol The GAVI Alliance, never smoked, and an 11 aged 6-24 weeks, the University said the new which funds bulk-buy percent greater risk than government said. vaccination would help cut immunization programmes ex-smokers. Rotavirus is a common down epidemics of diarrhoea for poorer countries, is Among 9,700 current and highly contagious virus and vomiting in babies and also helping to roll out smokers, for example, there that infects the bowel and young children that occur rotavirus vaccines in were 1,497 major com- stomach, swiftly causing every winter in Britain. “It developing nations. In plications and 1,448 minor gastroenteritis, or diarrhoea will also help hospitals cope Britain, rotavirus infections ones, whereas the 9,136 and vomiting. in the busy winter months have been estimated to ex-smokers had 1,374 It is the most common by reducing pressure on cost the taxpayer-funded An ash tray with cigarette butts is pictured in major and 1,386 minor cause of gastroenteritis in beds and front-line staff,” he National Health Service at Hinzenbach, in the Austrian province of Upper Austria, complications. Never babies and young children said. Rotavirus vaccines are least 14.2 million pounds on 5 Feb, 2012.— Reuters smokers, the largest group in Britain, where public already included in routine ($23 million) a year. Rival and really wanted to know between 2005 and 2010. numbering 28,738, had health experts estimate childhood immunization US drugmaker Merck also if patients who stopped Overall, 47,574 patients 3,316 major complications every child will have at programmes across the makes a rotavirus vaccine smoking had better results,” were included in the analysis. and 3,462 minor ones. least one rotavirus infection world including in Australia, called Rotateq.($1 = 0.6262 said lead author Dr Abhiram All had part of their colon or Current smokers were also before their fifth birthday. Austria, Belgium and the pound) — Reuters Sharma, who was at the rectum removed, a surgery 1.5 times as likely to die University of Rochester in known as a colorectal within 30 days of surgery as New York during the study. resection, either because of never smokers. In addition, Cuba int’l Trade Fair draws 67 nations Smoking constricts the cancer, diverticular disease the longer someone had Havana, 12 Nov — exhibitors from 67 countries Chile also received awards. flow of blood throughout or inflammatory bowel smoked — that is, the greater Cuba on Saturday wrapped taking part. A number of Cabrisas said this year’s the body and is thought disease. their number of “pack up the 30th Havana intergovernmental and inter- trade fair was held at a time to prevent oxygen from About 60 percent of the years”—the stronger their International Trade Fair institutional agreements when the Caribbean island getting to tissues that are patients had never smoked, chances of complications, (Fihav 2012), the largest of were signed during the nation is pursuing economic trying to heal, according to 19 percent were former the researchers note. its kind in the last decade, weeklong event, according to reform that would help boost the authors. smokers and 20 percent Reuters with about 3,587 foreign Vice President of Council of foreign investment. Ministers Ricardo Cabrisas. “The creation of the Ally near $4 billion unit sale, GM seen Cuban entrepreneurs first Development Special Business also held talks with Zone at the Mariel port (48 in lead companies from Venezuela, km west from the capital Russia, Germany and the Havana) have opened new New York, 12 Nov An Ally European Union, during the opportunities for the foreign — Ally Financial Inc is Financial period, he added. investment,” he said. nearing a deal to sell its Over a dozen of Cuban He also said Cuban auto financing operations in sign is companies and companies authorities are providing Europe and Latin America seen on a from Brazil, Russia, China, more opportunities for for around $4 billion, building in Venezuela and Spain foreign investors and joint with General Motors Co Charlotte, were awarded at the close ventures, so as to get more emerging as the lead bidder North of the fair. funds, modern technologies if the company decides to Carolina Products including rums and a better positioning of sell those operations as a on 1 May, Cubay from local company its national products in the whole, two sources familiar Cubaron, Mercedes Benz global market. with the situation said. 2012. cars, and Tarapaca wine from Xinhua Ally is still considering Reuters whether to split the business geographically — Europe in May a plan to sell its and in August disclosed that in about $5 billion in and Latin America — and international operations in it was among the bidders proceeds, producing pretax Hong Kong, Canada sign sell it to two different a bid to speed up repayment for Ally’s international estimated gains of $1.2 parties, the sources said to taxpayers. GM, also operations. Ally Chief billion, Ally said last week. tax pact on Friday. A deal could partly owned by the US Executive Michael Carpenter The European and Latin Hong Kong, 12 Nov— tion concluded by Hong come as soon as next government after its own said last week that the lender American operations have Hong Kong signed an Kong with its trading part- week, they said. Details taxpayer-funded bailout, had interest from multiple a book value of about $3.3 agreement with Canada for ners. of an agreement have not declined to comment.An parties for its Europe and billion. Ally is focusing the avoidance of double Under the agreement, been finalized, and the Ally spokeswoman said, Latin American operations on US auto lending and taxation and the prevention tax paid in Hong Kong outcome could change, “We continue to be focused and that he expected a banking in a bid to turn its from tax evasion on income will be allowed as a credit the sources said. Ally is on maximizing shareholder sale to be announced this business around. and capital, the authority against tax payable in Can- still talking to a handful of value and finding the best month. Last month, Ally Its Residential Capital announced here on Sunday. ada. financial institutions that solutions for the remaining agreed to sell its Canadian mortgage unit filed for HK’s Secretary for Double taxation will be have made separate bids international operations.” auto finance and deposit bankruptcy in May, and Financial Services & the avoided in that any Canadi- for its European and Latin Once known as business to Royal Bank it is looking to sell most treasury Prof. KC Chan an tax paid by Hong Kong American assets, they said. GMAC, Ally is the former of Canada for $4.1 billion of its remaining mortgage signed the agreement in companies doing business Ally, which is 74 auto lending arm of GM, and its Mexican insurance operations.Of the $17 billion Hong Kong, said a govern- through a permanent estab- percent owned by the US which has been rebuilding unit to ACE Ltd for $865 it owes the US government, mental news release. lishment in Canada will be government after a series its finance operations. The million. Ally has paid back $5.8 It is the 26th compre- allowed as credit against of bailouts during the US automaker bought Those two sales billion, including dividend hensive agreement for the the tax payable in Hong financial crisis, announced AmeriCredit Corp in 2010 are expected to bring payments.— Reuters avoidance of double taxa- Kong.—MNA/Xinhua 6 Tuesday, 13 November, 2012 World Israeli FM meets ambassadors over Republicans say deal can be done Palestinian UN bid on US “fiscal cliff” US Jerusalem, 12 Nov — further,” the foreign minister PNA made its first bid to the than raising top tax rates as many Democrats Israeli Foreign Minister added. United Nations, which was favour, provided spending is also tackled. Avigdor Lieberman met Peace talks between rejected later that month. “I am optimistic,” Corker told “Fox News on Sunday with Israeli Israel and the Palestinians According to previous Sunday.” “I think there is the basis for the ambassadors to the European came to a halt in 2010 due to reports and assessments, if deal. ... There is a way of getting there on Union regarding Israel’s Israel’s ongoing settlement the Palestinians are to make the revenue side. The real question is: can response to the Palestinians’ construction in the West their appeal again, they can we come to terms on the entitlement side?” bid for upgrading their status Bank, a move condemned expect the support of 130 out Obama has invited congressional leaders at the United Nations. by the Israeli left-wing, the of 193 UN member states. to the White House on Friday to discuss the The Palestinian National international community and On 2 Nov, US govern- issue, with only 50 days left until the end of Authority (PNA) is expected the PNA. ment reiterated its opposition to the year. Unless Congress acts first, $600 to submit its application for Despite Lieberman’s a Palestinian bid to seek a non- US Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) takes billion in tax hikes and automatic federal upgrading their status at the comments, Palestinian member state status. “Our part in a panel discussion titled “Fixer- spending cuts would take effect at the end United Nations later this President Mahmoud Abbas comment is not different than Upper: Repairing the US Housing of December, with a potentially devastating month. declared on Friday that the that we’ve been making for Market” at the Milken Institute Global impact on the economy. “For the past four years Palestinians are ready to more than a year,” US State Conference in Beverly Hills, California Obama won re-election on Tuesday after Israel approached the PNA resume negotiations and Department spokeswoman 1 May, 2012.—Reuters a campaign in which he called for wealthier many times with the intent of are striving for peace and Victoria Nuland said in a Washington, 12 Nov— A senior Americans to pay a bit more in taxes. But a renewing direct negotiations, denouncing violence against briefing. Republican senator voiced confidence on range of deductions, including on mortgage but the Palestinians chose to Israel. The United States has Sunday that U.S. lawmakers would forge a interest payments and charitable giving, can avoid the issue and blamed In a meeting held adopted Israel’s position deal on the year-end “fiscal cliff,” while a top significantly lower the effective tax rate that Israel for all their problems,” two weeks ago between regarding the PNA’s UN aide to President Barack Obama signaled a most affluent US households pay. Lieberman said during the Lieberman and EU foreign bid and called on the willingness to compromise over raising tax Another influential Democrat, Senator meeting. policy chief Catherine Palestinians to gain statehood rates on the rich. Charles Schumer, voiced skepticism that it The Palestinians have Ashton, the foreign minister through peace negotiations Republican Senator Bob Corker said would be possible to raise enough revenue to “no interest” in resuming said Israel would fight the and not through unilateral increasing tax revenues from wealthier lower the deficit sufficiently without lifting peace negotiations and Palestinian bid “even if it statements. Americans would have to be part of the the tax rate on the rich, but said he is open instead prefer to “erode the means collapsing the PNA.” Xinhua plan, but he stressed closing loopholes rather to hearing other ideas.—Reuters Israeli position further and In September 2011, the Cuba holds municipal elections in provinces hit by hurricane Sandy Cuba Havana, 12 Nov — of Santiago de Cuba and island left 11 dead, over Cuba, the capital city of Over 140 thousand Cubans Holguin to elect 170 deputies 3 million people affected, the province with the same residing in the eastern to the municipal government 200 thousand damaged name, was the most seriously provinces of Santiago de bodies. houses and economic losses devastated territory by the Cuba and Holguin, the most Cuba held on 21 October exceeding the 100 million hurricane. devastated by hurricane the first round of general dollars so far. Santiago de Xinhua Sandy, are casting their municipal elections, with a votes Sunday to select the participation of the 94.21 UAE hosts oil expo targeting two-year and half-deputies percent of the registered to the municipal assemblies electors, according to NEC global energy issues UAE of the Peoples Power. figures. Abu Dhabi, 12 Nov running in its 15th edition A man looks at the wall showing the names of martyrs The only exceptions are In all the constituencies — The 4-day Abu Dhabi this year, addressed local and in the War Memorial in Canberra, Australia, on 11 in Santiago de Cuba, where where no candidate obtained International Petroleum global energy issues locally Nov, 2012. Ceremonies marking the 11th hour of the the head municipality and more than the half of the valid Exhibition and Conference and showcases advanced 11th day of the 11th month, remember the moment in Palma Soriano will hold their votes it was held a round off (ADIPEC) 2012, which technologies needed to 1918 when the guns of the World War I fell silent. voting process in a proper on 4 November, except in the kicked off on Sunday, aims sustain oil and gas industry Xinhua time to be announce later, mentioned eastern provinces to attract 45,500 visitors growth. because of the devastation due to the serious damages of from 91 countries as more Covering 38,000 Turkey pays final respects left by Sandy. Sandy. The hurricane Sandy than 1,600 exhibitors and 13 square metres, including The National Electoral swept eastern Cuba on 25 national pavilions show up. a 10,500-square-metre to 17 soldiers killed in Commission, (NEC), October with winds over the Held under the theme outdoor complex in the informed that 477 polling 108 mph, heavy rains, coastal “Sustainable Energy Growth: Abu Dhabi convention centre helicopter crash stations have been opened flooding and land slides. People, Responsibility and ADNEC, ADIPEC 2012 on Sunday in the territories Sandy’s hit over the Innovation”, the ADIPEC, is 8.5 percent bigger than Turkey The 17 soldiers were the 2010 show in terms of killed on Saturday when their exhibition space. Ankara, 12 Nov — Sikorsky helicopter crashed The host emirate of Abu Turkish politicians, military in the province of Siirt in Dhabi, which harbors some officials and thousands southeastern Turkey due to 7 percent of the world’s of people paid their final adverse weather conditions, known oil reserves, has respect to 17 soldiers who Turkish officials said. increased production levels were killed in a helicopter 14 of the victims were to the maximum in the crash in southeastern members of gendarmerie last two years in order to Turkey on Saturday, local special forces and the rest mitigate production losses newspaper Today’s Zaman were helicopter staff, Siirt from post-revolutionary reported. Governor Ahmet Aydin Libya and from Iran, whose Turkish Prime Minister said. The soldiers were being oil production fell to 1.25 Recep Tayyip Erdogan, transported to a region near million barrels per day this main opposition Republican the Turkish border with Iraq year, down from 2.14 million People’s Party (CHP) to help troops in their fight barrels per day in 2011, leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, against the rebels of the according to IMF estimates. Chief of General Staff Gen outlawed Kurdish Workers’ These production Necdet Ozel and many other Party (PKK). increases require new ministers were present at Aydin said three officers, technologies in order to the ceremony for the 17 lost four noncommissioned The Japanese icebreaker Shirase leaves Harumi Wharf in Tokyo Bay on 11 Nov, reduce drilling costs and soldiers, which was held officers, one special sergeant 2012, for Antarctica to support Japan’s 54th expedition team to be deployed there. to create more efficient at the main airport of the and nine privates were killed The 12,650-ton vessel was unable to dock at Japan’s Showa Base the previous year, upstream process, the province of Diyarbakir in in the crash. blocked by snow and thick ice, for the first time since 1994, meaning the expedition ADIPEC organizers said in southeastern Turkey . Xinhua team had to reach the Antarctic base by air and land.—Kyodo News a statement.—Xinhua Tuesday, 13 November, 2012 77 World Russia to help probe Arafat’s death, Highways closed as Palestinian president says snowstorms hit NE China Jerusalem, 12 Nov— Russian government,” sepulchre in the West Bank Harbin, 12 Nov — Two highways in Russia will join an international Abbas told a rain-drenched capital of Ramallah on 20 northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province investigation to determine ceremony on the eighth November, and investigating have closed due to heavy snow and sleet, whether the first Palestinian anniversary of the death in magistrates plan to visit local traffic authorities said on Monday. president, Yasser Arafat, France of the former guerrilla four days later, a diplomatic Heavy snowstorms in Heilongjiang was murdered, the current who led Palestinians’ source told Reuters. Headed since Sunday have caused the closure Palestinian leader, Mahmoud campaign to create a state by the intelligence chief of a highway linking Harbin, capital of Abbas, said on Sunday. through years of war and at the time of Arafat’s Heilongjiang, and Tongjiang City. The other French and Swiss peace. Abbas asked Russian death, the Palestinians’ highway to close links Hegang and Jiamusi experts are due to exhume Foreign Minister Sergei own forensic team has cities, leaving many coaches and passengers Arafat’s body in Ramallah Lavrov for Moscow’s help repeatedly butted heads stranded. later this month in an attempt during talks in Jordan last with French investigators The snowstorms prompted Hei- to discover how he died after week, Palestinian sources over their supervision of the longjiang’s weather authorities to issue an Al Jazeera documentary in said. exhumation, proposed for an “orange alert” — the second highest of July suggested he was killed Allegations of foul play this month. four weather warning levels, in Hegang by a rare radioactive poison. have long surrounded the Palestinian official and Jiamusi. Snowfall of more than 10 “There’s full demise of Arafat. Wasel Abu Yousef described millimeters is expected in Hegang and cooperation these days The case returned to contacts with the French as Jiamusi in the next six hours. between us and the French the headlines in July when ongoing but insisted that Traffic authorities of Harbin have investigators and Swiss a Swiss institute said it interrogating any Palestinians warned that more coaches will be stranded Ichiro Ozawa, former leader of the experts, and also from the had discovered high levels must be done through as more snowstorms are expected. Democratic Party of Japan, arrives at the of the radioactive element Abbas’s administration, “as Flights and railway services in the city, Tokyo High Court in Tokyo on 12 Nov, polonium-210 on Arafat’s a matter of sovereignty,” which is forecast to receive snowfall of four 2012. The court acquitted Ozawa later clothing supplied by his he told Reuters. Abbas also millimeters in the next 12 hours, have not that day over allegations of false political widow Suha, who called for on Monday accused Qatar- been affected as of Monday morning. funds reporting.—Kyodo News exhumation of her husband’s based Al Jazeera of “hyping” Xinhua body. the affair. Polonium is the The investigation is Trans-Tasman intelligence sharing pact radioactive substance found unfolding as West Bank to have killed former Russian leaders gear up for a UN targets organized crime spy Alexander Litvinenko in General Assembly vote on W e l l i n g t o n , 12 from the New Zealand was commonsense as modern London in 2006. Palestinians becoming an Nov — Law enforcement Police. organized crime networks Three French forensic “observer state” later this agencies in New Zealand “The signing of this were agile and innovative. experts are expected to month. and Australia on Monday MoU reinforces the need “They have no respect Yasser Arafat visit Arafat’s limestone Reuters signed an agreement that for law enforcement across for international borders will help police on both jurisdictions and borders to and will operate wherever Gulf Arab construction sector challenged, sides share information on work together in the fight they can make money. New organized crime. Australian against organized crime, Zealand and Australia suffer despite gradual rebound Crime Commission (ACC) particularly as organized from many common threats Dubai, 12 Nov — The different sources confirm that producer of glues, said he chief executive John criminals are more resilient including drug trafficking, Gulf Arab construction, all that glitters is not gold. was more bullish on Saudi Lawler and New Zealand and dynamic than ever gangs, identity crime and albeit in a modest comeback According to Middle East Arabia than on the UAE, not Police Commissioner before.” New Zealand Police issues such as cyber crime,” mode, suffers from a rough Economic Digest (MEED), only because Saudi Arabia Peter Marshall signed director of intelligence Mark Evans said in the statement. business and financial in 2011 alone real estate has the region’s largest a memorandum of Evans said the agreement Xinhua climate, said the CEO of projects worth 188.7 billion population, but also “The understanding (MoU) in Dubai-based maintenance US dollars were cancelled. kingdom has a housing gap Wellington to expand trans- Emirates plane forced to and plumber firm Drake and Research firm BNC Network of 5 million homes, while Tasman cooperation. Scull International (DSI) said in mid- September that residential construction in “Improving national return to Sydney after engine in an interview with Gulf 43 percent of projects in the the UAE is much more intelligence sharing between the fault ACC and New Zealand Police Business on Sunday. GCC were on hold. volatile and speculative,” Sydney, 12 Nov — An The passengers of Flight Khaldoun Tabari said In the first six months of said Schneider. The UAE will enhance the international Emirates plane bound for EK 413 heard a loud bang and the industry shall not be 2012, DSI’s net profit shrank is DSI’s home market. Since picture of organized crime and Dubai was forced to turn saw flashes of light coming blended by recent reports of by 34 percent year-on-year, its 2012-peak the DSI share inform strategies to reduce back to Sydney Airport from one of the engines about a pickup in real estate activity amounting to 63.63 million hit in April, the stock lost 18 supply, demand and harm to shortly after taking off on half an hour after departure, in the Gulf Arab region. “It Dirham (17.35 million US percent in value. communities in both countries,” Sunday night, local media according to the Australian will remain a challenging dollars). Xinhua Lawler said in a statement reported on Monday. Broadcasting Corporation market,” he told the Dubai DSI’s rival Arabtec (ABC) reports. weekly Gulf Business. Construction said last week Passenger Ross Clarke While Tabari affirmed its net profit for the first said the pilots told people in that the construction sector quarter declined by 10.5 the cabin that something had was on a revival track, “a percent to hit 35 million gone wrong on the plane’s lack of funding options” Dirham (9.54 million US number three engine. was weighing on the market, dollars). “The aircraft returned, he said, adding that DSI’s Comments from dumped fuel and then landed biggest problem was the industry experts to Xinhua back at Sydney after about collection of payments from on the industry outlook two hours it had taken off,” customers. sound similar. Royee Han, he said. Earlier in the day, the who is an account manager Emirates said in a International Monetary at China National Building statement that an engine Fund (IMF) said that Material Company or fault was to blame for the economic growth in the six CNBM said that whilst incident. member countries of the the Gulf region was “Emirates apologizes Gulf Cooperation Council “promising,” growth was for any inconvenience (GCC), namely Saudi still slow. “We still feel the caused to its customers, Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, fallout from the financial however the safety of our Qatar, United Arab Emirates crisis,” said Han. passengers and crew is of (UAE) and Oman, reached Thorsten Schneider, the highest priority and will 7.5 percent in 2011, adding business unit manager A contestant prepares before Gansabhauet in Sursee, on 11 Nov, 2012. not be compromised,” it said. that the growth will remain Gulf region at Germany’s Gansabhauet (cutting down the goose from a rope) was held in the town of Sursee The Dubai-based airline “robust” this year. industrial giant Henkel near Lucerne, central Switzerland on Sunday to celebrate the St Martin’s Day. has offered the passengers Research figures from Group and the world’s largest Xinhua alternative flights.—Xinhua 8 Tuesday, 13 November, 2012 article The Louyang Pagoda (Cetiya) of 108 feet in height, the Replica Tuesday, 13 November, 2012 of the famous Shwedagon Pagoda of the Republic of the Union Intellectual property rights of Myanmar and an Insight Meditation Institution being built in Ever since Myanmar entered ASEAN, Henan Province of the People’s Republic of China recognition and respect for the protection According to concrete structure which looks Republic of the Union of Buddha are enshrined. and enforcement of intellectual property-IP historical records, the similar from the outside Myanmar. It is further learnt that rights in each member state as per the ASEAN close religious and friendly to the solid Replica of the Four kinds of Cetiya all necessary arrangements Framework Agreement on Intellectual Property relations between the two famous Shwedagon Pagoda (Pagodas) and requirements in order Co-operation has become a requisite. countries, the People’s of the Republic of the Union During the lifetime of to successfully build the The all-inclusive multilateral agreement on Republic of China and the of Myanmar. the Omniscient Buddha and Louyang Pagoda (Cetiya) Republic of the Union of According to the after the noble demise of the of 108 feet in height, the intellectual property rights involves copyright Myanmar have been existed historical records of Omniscient Buddha, the four Replica of the famous and related rights; trademarks including service since years ago. As we all Myanmar, during the kinds of Cetiya (Pagodas) Shwedagon Pagoda of the marks; geographical indications; industrial Buddhists throughout the periods of the successive were built by world Buddhist Republic of the Union of designs; patents which include the protection Republic of the Union of Kings of Myanmar, friendly communities dedicating to Myanmar and an Insight of new varieties of plants; the lay-out designs of Myanmar know, the sacred and religious relations the Nine Supreme Attributes Meditation Institution in integrated circuits; and undisclosed information Tooth Relic of the Buddha between the two Kingdoms of the Buddha. The four kinds the precinct of the White or trade secrets. from the People’s Republic Horse Temple in Louyang, The IP sector has been promoting and of China has been conveyed the capital city of Henan to the Republic of the Union Ba Sein (Religious Affairs) Province of the People’s protecting human inventions and innovations. of Myanmar for four times Republic of China, are being Moreover, IP sector’s average contribution to in order to be able to be of China and Myanmar of Cetiya (Pagodas) are as undertaken and carried out the GDP of world nations is about 5 percent. paid deep homage by the have been existed since follows:- by the Ministry of Religious Copyright covers poems, novels, music, Buddhists of the Republic of then. The first founder of 1. Dhatu Cetiya (Pagoda) Affairs of the Government paintings, cinematographic works, etc which the Union of Myanmar. the Myanmar Kingdom of in which the Sacred of the Republic of the are all kinds of creations of the mind. Enacted The main aims and Bagan Period, His Majesty Relics of the Omnisicient Union of Myanmar and on 24t February 1914, the existing Myanmar objectives for building the King Anawrahta himself Buddha are enshrined. the concerning authorities Copyright Act is not only old but also does not Louyang Pagoda (Cetiya) of paid an official visit to China 2. Dhamma Cetiya of the People’s Republic 108 feet in height, the Replica to request King of China to (Pagoda) in which of China. Furthermore, cover with the Agreement on Trade-Related of the famous Shwedagon permit the conveying of the scriptures and it is learnt that generous Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights- TRIPS. Pagoda of the Republic of Sacred Tooth Relic of the inscriptions of the donations of cash and So, Myanmar is now drafting Intellectual the Union of Myanmar and an Buddha to the Kingdom of Omnisicient Buddha other necessary materials Property Law. The Ministry of Science and Insight Meditation Institution Myanmar to be paid homage are enshrined. for the construction of the Technology-MST is working collectively with in the People’s Republic there. An emerald of Buddha 3. Oddhissa Cetiya Pagoda and the Insight other relevant ministries. The MST is drafting of China are to promote, Statue was presented to His (Pagoda) in which the Meditation Institution in the the Patent Law; the Ministry of Industry, propagate and flourish the Majesty King Anawrahta Buddha Images and People’s Republic of China, the Industrial Design Law; the Ministry of Buddha Sasana (the noble by the King of China as a Statues are enshrined. can be donated through Teachings of the Gotama Dhamma gift. This emerald 4. Pariboga Cetiya the Ministry of Religious Commerce, the Trademark Law; and the Buddha) throughout the of Buddha Statue is being (Pagoda) in which the Affairs of the Government Ministry of Information, the Copyright Law. universe. It is further learnt paid homage in Mandalay, materials and objects of the Republic of the Union The ministries are working in cooperation that the Pagoda is hollow the third capital city of the used by the Omnisicient of Myanmar. with the respective academic institutions and scholars. Application Public announcement for remonstration In the past if there arose any copyright or for 1. United National Congress 2. It is hereby announced in accord with related problems our people preferred more on headquartered at No (104), 5th floor Political Party Registration Rules 14 solving them through coordination between the registration of on 37th street in Ward-5 of Kyauktada (d) that if there is anyone who wants persons or parties concerned than through legal Township in Yangon Region on to remonstrate about the name, flag and procedures as many in Myanmar see copyright political party 12.11.2012 submitted its application seal of the party, they may remonstrate to register as a political party under the with the Union Election Commission as a moral matter and not a legal one. submitted Article-5 of Political Party Registration with firm evidence within seven days But after the enactment of the copyright N ay P y i T aw , 12 Law. In its application, it is mentioned from the day of the announcement. law, we will launch educative campaigns so that that the party will use its name, flag and Nov— The Union Election Union Election Commission copyright problems can be solved through legal Commission is scrutinizing seal described hereunder. means in addition to the traditional means. and passing the applications for registration as a political Be straightforward! Are you party. United National giving me the finger or pointing Congress submitted the me out to somebody? Avoid application for registration double-edged behaviours. as a political party to the Union Election Commission today. Flag of the United National Seal of the United MNA Congress National Congress Swedish delegation led by Prime Minister of Sweden World Diabetes Day arrives in Yangon Yangon, 12 Nov — Yangon Region Security November 14, 2012 Myay Zar A Swedish delegation led by and Border Affairs Minister Prime Minister of Sweden Col Tin Win, officials of the Mr. Fredrik Reinfeldt Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Diabetes:Protect Our Future arrived in Yangon by special Swedish Ambassador to flight this morning. They Myanmar Mr. Klas Molin Donate Blood were welcomed at Yangon and embassy staff. Ministry of Health International Airport by MNA Tuesday, 13 November, 2012 9 NATIONAL nature. Thus, he stressed Pyithu Hluttaw re- Government at 3.30 pm. Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham accepts the need to conserve the presentative Dr Aung Than Region Chief Minister en-vironment and natural reported on requirements U Ye Myint reported on loss cash donations for earthquake victims of forests in doing businesses. for regional development and damages of religious Sagaing, Mandalay regions He pointed out that the of Shwebo Township and edifices, residential and government, wellwishers, townselder U Taik Kyi departmental buildings and authorities and entire Maung expressed thanks victims in the region. people are to join hands for cash donations. Next, the Vice- in relief and rehabilitation Today’s donations President, Lt-Gen Myint Soe, tasks after and during the amounted to US$ 100,000, the region chief minister and natural disasters. K 75.1 million and five bags deputy ministers accepted Next, the Vice- of rice. the cash donations. President, the region chief In Mandalay, the Vice- Today’s donations for ministers, Lt-Gen Myint President attended the the victims in Mandalay Soe and Union Minister Dr cash donation ceremony Region amounted to Daw Myat Myat Ohn Khin for quake victims of US$ 100,000 and K 260.15 accepted cash donations for Mandalay Region at the million. the quake victims. office of Mandalay Region MNA

Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham accepts cash donations from a wellwisher.—mna N a y P y i T a w , 12 comforted patient workers Speaking on the Nov—Vice-President of from the earthquake- occasion, the Vice- the Republic of the Union hit construction site President said that he of Myanmar Dr Sai Mauk of Ayeyawady Bridge arrived there to comfort the Kham, accompanied by (Yadana Theinga) at quake victims and patients Lt-Gen Myint Soe of the Shwebo People’s Hospital and fulfill the requirements. Commander-in-Chief in Shwebo. Natural disasters occur (Army) Office, Chief After that, the Vice- not only in Myanmar but Minister of Mandalay President delivered an also across the world, he Region U Ye Myint, Chief address at the cash donation added. In this regard, he Minister of Sagaing Region ceremony for quake victims said that the occurrences U Tha Aye and deputy at the hall of Shwebon of natural disasters are Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham views medical treatments given by ministers, this afternoon Yadana Mingala Palace. based on human as well as military medical service members to local people in Male Village.—mna Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Ministry is carrying out and rehabilitation tasks Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham visits relief and rehabilitation in earthquake-hit Sagaing Kham supervises earthquake- Shwebon Yadana Mingala Palace in Shwebo. tasks in the disaster-hit Region. Townselders and area in cooperation with local people reported on mna hit area in Sagaing Region the Union Governments, rehabilitation tasks and Region governments and necessities to the Vice- local people to accomplish President. the tasks, he added. The Vice-President Deputy Minister U fulfilled the requirements Phone Swe explained and viewed medical preparedness for natural treatment to locals people disasters, Region Chief provided by Tatmadawmen Minister U Tha Aye in the precinct of Male implementation of relief Monastery.—MNA Myanmar Tatmadaw delegation led by General Soe Win leaves for China N a y P y i T a w , Region Command 12 Nov — A Myanmar Commodore Maung Oo Tatmadaw delegation led Lwin, Commander of by Deputy Commander-in- Mingaladon Airbase Brig- Chief of Defence Services Gen Thein Naing and senior Commander-in-Chief military officers, Chinese (Army) General Soe Win left Ambassador to Myanmar Yangon this afternoon by air Mr. Li Junhua and officials to pay a goodwill visit to the of the military attaches’ People’s Republic of China office. from 12 to 19 November. The delegation The Myanmar comprises Lt-Gen Win Nay Pyi Taw, 12 Nov— Region Chief Minister U The Vice-President and wreckages, to provide Tatmadaw delegation Myint of Commander- Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Ye Myint, Sagaing Region inspected wreckages due necessary assistance. was seen off at Yangon in-Chief (Army) Office, Kham of the Republic of the Chief Minister U Tha Aye to the earthquake and met Natural disaster like flood, International Airport by Maj-Gen Aung Myo Min, Union of Myanmar together and members arrived at with earthquake victims. In fire, storm and earthquake Commander of Yangon Commander of Nay Pyi Taw with Lt-Gen Myint Soe Male Village in Kanbalu meeting with them, the Vice- are not predictable, he Command Maj-Gen Command Maj-Gen Maung of Commander-in-Chief Township by helicopter this President said that he was said. The Social Welfare, Hsan Oo, Commander Maung Aye and senior Office (Army), Mandalay morning. there to inspect damages Relief and Resettlement of Ayeyawady Naval military officers.—MNA 10 Tuesday, 13 November, 2012 national Pyidaungsu Hluttaw and Amyotha Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker Thura Hluttaw Speaker receives Swedish Prime U Shwe Mann meets Swedish Minister and party Prime Minister and party

Nay Pyi Taw, 12 Nov — Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann received a Swedish delegation led by Prime Minister of Sweden Mr. Fredrik Reinfeldt at Zabuthiri Hall of Hluttaw Building, here, this evening. The Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker was accompanied by chairmen of Hluttaw committees U Maung Maung Thein, U Thein Zaw and U Hla Myint Oo, the secretary of Pyithu Hluttaw National Races Affairs and Internal Peace Making Committee, Speaker of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw and Amyotha Hluttaw U Khin Aung Myint committee members and meets with Swedish Prime Minister Mr. Fredrik Reinfeldt.—mna officials of the Hluttaw Office. Together with the Nay Pyi Taw, 12 Nov— together with the Speaker sides cordially discussed visiting Swedish Prime Speaker of Pyidaungsu of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw and assistance of gaining Minister, Minister for Trade Hluttaw and Amyotha Amyotha Hluttaw were achievement of democracy Dr. Ewa Bjorling, Swedish Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann shakes Hluttaw U Khin Aung Deputy Speaker of Amyotha process, national race affairs Ambassador to Myanmar hands with Swedish Prime Minister Mr Fredrik Myint held talks with a Hluttaw U Mya Nyein and and implementing peace Mr. Klas Molin and high- Reinfeldt.—mna delegation led by Swedish chairmen of the committees, making process, matters ranking officials attended the of Myanmar and political Minister on boosting Prime Minister Mr Fredrik secretaries, responsible of Rakhine State discussed meeting. and economic reforms Myanmar-Sweden friendship Reinfeldt at the hall of persons from the Hluttaw in Hluttaw, formation of The Pyithu Hluttaw in Myanmar, and held and further cooperation Amyotha Hluttaw, here, at Office and embassy staff of two Hluttaws and work Speaker gave an account comprehensive discussions between the two countries. 4 pm today. Sweden. procedures. of parliamentary activities with the Swedish Prime MNA Present at the call At the call, both MNA Deputy Foreign Affairs Ministers meet Union Attorney-General back from Indonesia Chinese delegation Union Attorney- N a y P y i T a w , 12 Deputy Minister for Foreign region and regional matters Nov — A six-member Affairs U Thant Kyaw, here, with officials of Myanmar General Dr Chinese delegation led on 6 November and Deputy Strategy and International Tun Shin by the law professor of Minister for Foreign Affairs Studies on 4 November, attends 6th Shanghai International U Zin Yaw on 7 November International Relations Meeting Studies Department of the separately. Department on 5 November of Senior People’s Republic of China While in Yangon, the and Myanmar Human Rights visited Myanmar from 4 to 9 Chinese delegation held talks Commission on 6 November Officials of November. During their visit on regional cooperation in separately. the Treaty on to Myanmar, they called on East Asia, China’s role in the MNA Mutual Legal Assistance IWT launches Hlinethaya-Sint-o-dan in Criminal Tanhlyat vessel Matters. mna Yangon, 12 Nov— attended by Yangon Region to offer an alternative for Inland Water Transport Road Transportation commuters in the face of the Nay Pyi Taw, 12 Nov— At the meeting, the with ASEAN and other launched Tanhlyat vessel Minister U Aung Khin, traffic jam in the largest city Myanmar delegation led by union attorney-general said countries, he added. plying between Hlinethaya Yangon Region Hluttaw of Myanmar. Union Attorney-General that Myanmar has signed Union Attorney-General jetty and Sint-o-dan jetty this Deputy Speaker U Tin Aung Simultaneously, iPay Dr Tun Shin attended 6th the treaty on mutual legal met with Indonesian Law morning. and IWT Managing Director card service for fares of the Meeting of Senior Officials assistance in criminal matters and Human Rights Minister The opening ceremony U Win Pe. vessel was introduced. of the Treaty on Mutual in 2004 and has approved it in Dr Amir Syamsu Din on 5 at Sint-o-dan jetty was The route is launched MNA Legal Assistance in Criminal 2009. Moreover, Myanmar November and talked about Matters held in Bandung has been party to treaty of legal affairs discussed at of Indonesia from 5 to 7 trans-border crimes in 2004 8th ASEAN legal affairs November. and has been cooperating ministers meeting.—MNA

Ko Chan Kyaw Kyaw Paing-Ma Zin Zin Zaw Myint and family of Bahan Township donated US$ 500 to Hninzigon Home for the Aged through Chairman of Executive Committee of the Home Lt-Col Kyaw Shein (Rtd) recently.—nlm Tuesday, 13 November, 2012 11 regional Taipei, mainland hold seminar on Sun Yat-sen mainland and nine from a public memorial site and Taipei Taipei submitted a total museum after she passed of 11 research papers on away in 1981. It holds many T a i p e i , 12 Nov— Sun and Soong. Extensive historical items. Taipei and the Chinese discussions on subjects Qi invited scholars mainland have held a joint relating to the couple were from Taipei to visit the seminar on Sun Yat-sen and held. residence as part of efforts his wife Madame Soong Qi Mingqiu, vice to deepen cross-Strait Ching Ling in Taipei. chairman of the Soong exchange on academic The seminar, held at the Ching Ling foundation, said research on Sun and Soong. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall that the seminar marked Hsu Shui-te, chief of on Sunday in Taipei, was a “historic moment” as it the Sun Yat-sen foundation, organized by the mainland- was the first time for the said that both Taipei and based China Soong Ching mainland and Taipei to the mainland had witnessed Ling Foundation and the jointly hold such an event. economic prosperity, in Taipei-based Sun Yat-sen The former residence line with Sun’s ideals. He Cultural Foundation. of Soong in downtown called on the two sides to Six scholars from the Beijing was repurposed as “join hands in creating a Photo taken in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on 11 Nov, 2012, better future for the Chinese shows regional coast guard members conducting an intensive search for people still nation.”—Xinhua listed as missing a year and eight months after the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan’s northeast.—Kyodo News China’s Guizhou Ethnic Two miners killed in gold Customs Exhibition held tunnel collapse in Ankara China in S Philippines Ankara, 12 Nov— Minister Counsellor of Davao City, 12 Nov— Francisco township have China’s Guizhou Ethnic the Chinese Embassy in Two miners have been yet to be found over a day Customs Exhibition opened Turkey Wang Xiaoning said believed killed when a gold after the 4 pm incident in in the Turkish capital of at the opening ceremony he tunnel collapsed in southern Manag-as Creek, Alegria Ankara on Sunday. hopes the exhibition will Philippines, officials said on village, as fears of new The five-day exhibition, help the Turkish people Sunday. avalanche due continuous People attend a lecture by Aoyama Gakuin University organized by China’s deepen their understanding of Days of continuous rains loomed, causing the professor Toshiro Kojima as part of a series of State Ethnic Affairs Com- Chinese culture and policy. rains caused a mine shaft to local government to suspent “Minamata Disease University” courses on 10 Nov, mission and the Ethnic The exhibition has been held collapse in Mount Magdi- retrieval operations, De Asis 2012, at Rikkyo University in Tokyo’s Toshima Ward. Affairs Commission of from Wednesday to Saturday wata, San Francisco town, in said. Local and provincial Kyodo News Guizhou Province, will in Turkey’s southeastern Mindanao’s Agusan del Sur officials two years ago have demonstrate the minority Province of Malatya, and Province late on Saturday, ordered the stoppage of gold China, Australia mulling customs, clothing and culture will open on next week in according to mayor Jenny mining operations in the area in China’s southwestern the western Province of de Asis. due to environmental con- direct currency trading province of Guizhou. Denizli.—Xinhua But the bodies of Ronnie cerns.—Xinhua Beijing, 12 Nov— Lawangon, 36, and Glenn Chinese and Australian China Pakistan hosts regional meet Casher, 27, both of San Philippines central banks are conside- ring to launch direct trading The bilateral trade, on Counter-Narcotics on 12-13 Nov Philippine, Australia to between the yuan and the investment and tourism Islamabad, 12 Nov— discuss prospects of regional Australian dollar, China’s relations between China and Ministers from twelve cooperation in developing cooperate on military central bank governor said Australia have developed regional countries would be pragmatic, comprehensive on Sunday. rapidly in past years, resulting participating in the Regional and sustainable ways of exercises If the deal is reached, in growing demand for the Ministerial Con-ference on addressing the multifaceted Manila, 12 Nov—The New Zealand and Thailand. the Australian dollar would direct currency trading, Zhou Counte rnarcotics in Islamabad challenge posed by illicit Philippines and Australia The discussions be the third major currency told reporters at a group from 12 to 13 November, drugs production, demand have started discussions for occurred during a joint allowed to be traded directly interview on the sidelines of officials said on Sunday. The and trafficking. the possible participation defence cooperation com- against the Chinese currency, the 18th National Congress invited countries included President Asif Ali of Australian troops in mittee meeting held on following the US dollar and of the Communist Party of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Zardari, who has taken the the annual Philippine-US 24 and 25 Oct in Manila. the Japanese yen. China. China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, initiative, will inaugurate the Balikatan exercise and the The meeting occurred three Other major currencies The Chinese and Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, conference, Foreign Ministry participation of Philippine months after the Senate’s that have been used as Australian central banks Tajiki-stan, Turkmenistan, spokesman Moazzam troops in Australian exerci- ratification of the Philip- intermediaries for the China- support the direct trading, Turkey and Uzbekistan. Khan said. The democratic ses with other countries, pine-Australia Status of Australia currency trading said Zhou, adding that such The Foreign Ministry government of Pakistan has Philippine military annou- Visiting Forces Agreement. are sometimes instable, said a direct trading would be “a said the aim of the Ministerial taken a number of steps in nced on Sunday. The statement also said, Zhou Xiaochuan, governor good thing, a matter of course Conference is to share national the recent past to address the The Department of “Australia would continue of the People’s Bank of and a choice that respects the experiences in countering the growing threat of narcotics. National Defence (DND) to contribute to Philippine China. market.”—Xinhua menace of illicit drugs and Xinhua Office of the assistant defence capacity building, Secretary for Strategic offering a number of graduate Rail services disrupted in Affairs said in a statement, “ and training courses as well explored in the meeting were as subject matter experts Japan’s Kyushu Japan Australian troops taking part and mobile training teams in Philippine-US Balikatan for 2013.” Osaka, 12 Nov—Train travel, local Press reported. Exercises while Philippine In a phone interview, services on the Kyushu Shin- The accident occurred forces joining the Australian Department of National kansen Line (high-speed at around 9:00 am local Kakadu and Pitch Black Defence spokesman Peter line) have been suspended time after the 17-meter-long Exercises.” Paul Galvez said more since the morning hours on arm of a truck crane hit the Kakadu is a vital discussions will be held Monday due to overhead overhead wire and caused a maritime exercises involv- regarding the participation wire damage occurred series of system problems ing Australia, New Zealand, of Australia in the Balikatan near Kumamoto station in to provide power for the Singapore, Thailand, Japan exercises. Also, he said the Kumamoto City of south- high- speed line according Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) shares time with and Malaysia. Meanwhile, United States would have to western Japanese island of to Japan’s public broadcaster children at the Kodomo Sogo Centre child-care facility Pitch Black is an air combat agree before Australia can Kyushu, affecting thous- NHK. in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward on 11 Nov, 2012. exercises conducted by join the activity. ands of passengers and their Xinhua Kyodo News Australia with Singapore, Xinhua 12 Tuesday, 13 November, 2012 advertisement Claims Day Notice Claims Day Notice Claims Day Notice MV gunkul-1 voy No (-) MV jasa aman voy No (3) MV moonvazs voy No ( ) Consignees of cargo carried on MV gunkul-1 Consignees of cargo carried on MV jasa aman Consignees of cargo carried on MV moonvazs VOY NO (-) are hereby notified that the vessel will be VOY NO (3) are hereby notified that the vessel will be VOY NO ( ) are hereby notified that the vessel will be arriving on 12-11-2012 and cargo will be discharged arriving on 12-11-2012 and cargo will be discharged arriving on 13-11-2012 and cargo will be discharged into the premises of a.w.p.t where it will lie at the into the premises of m.i.p.l where it will lie at the into the premises of s.p.w(4) where it will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byel- consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byel- consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byel- aws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. aws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. aws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. 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The ment in the Prime Minister's country’s northwestern Swat the “global symbol”of every in a hospital in Britain. former British Prime Minister Office, said the projections valley last month for her girl’s right to education in Gordon Brown spoke at a also presented to President are not targets but illustrate quest to promote education his video message. Ban Ki- function along with Pakistani Asif Ali Zardari a petition the growth and change in among the girls, local media moon’s Special Envoy for President Asif Ali Zardari, carrying 1 million signatures demand for workers in these reported. The United Nations Global Education, former who launched an initiative of the people across the sectors based on certain as- had announced to British Prime Minister Gordon whereby over 3 million world to show solidarity with sumptions drawn from the observe’Malala Day’on Brown arrived in Islamabad children of the poor families Malala Yousafzai, presidential country's demographic and Saturday to pay tributes on Friday on a three-day visit of the country would be spokesman said. demand trends.—Xinhua to Yousafzai, who is now to participate in functions to provided financial assistance Malala Yousafzai Reuters Tuesday, 13 November, 2012 13 entertainment Swift, Bieber win three apiece at MTV Sushmita Sen, tantrum queen or just plain Europe awards careful? US singer Taylor Swift poses Mumbai, 12 Nov —Su- with her Best Female, Best shmita Sen may not have Live and Best Look awards any films on hand but she backstage during the MTV continues being the diva. European Music Awards The actress was the show- 2012 show at the Festhalle in stopper at Rohhit Verma’s Frankfurt on 11 Nov, 2012. recent fashion show in Swift made up for disap- Mumbai. pointment at the Country At the event, all those Music Association awards who walked the ramp in- with three prizes on Sunday cluding Sunny Leone and at the MTV Europe Music Sonu Sood wore watches Awards, one of the biggest designed by Shilpa Mari- nights in pop outside the gold. But Sushmita Sen re- United States. fused to wear the time piece As the clause of wearing the watch was not included in Reuters as she was not paid for do- her contract, she preferred not to flaunt the time piece. Frankfurt, 12 Nov nominated in five catego- ist, as a Korean artist, so I ing so. PTI —Taylor Swift and Justin ries, told the boisterous don’t know what to say,” he A source said, “Rohhit As the clause of wearing the that the watch was worth a Bieber shared the spoils crowd of 7,000, trying out told journalists backstage. requested her to wear the watch was not included in crore, she chose to be cau- in Frankfurt on Sunday at her best German. One of He added that his next al- watch as all the models as her contract, she preferred tious as she did not want to the MTV Europe Music the night’s most popular bum would have more Eng- well as the celebrity models not to flaunt the time piece. drop it on the catwalk. Fi- Awards, each scooping performers was dance sen- lish songs on it. wore it. But Sushmita re- Rohhit however said, nally she handed it over to three prizes at one of the sation Psy with his record- Gangnam Style has mained adamant and went “Sushmita was ready to a crew member in the green biggest nights in the pop breaking hit “Gangnam been viewed more than ahead without it on the wear the watch but it was room.” calendar outside the United Style”, which won Best 670 million times on You- ramp.” not fitting her well. Initially However, even without States. American country Video. Skipping through Tube and received a record- Buzz is that Sushmita she decided to hold it in her the watch Sushmita’s sense singer Swift, who left the the venue and on to the breaking 4.9 million “likes” Sen was paid nearly Rs 11 hand and walk the ramp. of timing was perfect and Country Music Associa- main stage in a sparkly blue on Facebook since being lakh to be the showstopper. But after she realised acted like a diva. — PTI tion awards empty-handed jacket with his horse riding- released in July. Host Heidi less than two weeks earlier, inspired dance, he became Klum, who this year filed Ranbir Kapoor clears the air about Karan picked up honours for Best the first South Korean art- for divorce from singer Female, Best Live and Best ist to perform at the annual husband Seal, also teamed Johar film Look. awards.”This is beautiful. up with Psy for a tongue-in- Mumbai, 12 Nov—Ac- to anyone as long as a film’s the first lead or somebody “Drei? Drei? I can’t This is my very first time cheek performance of the tor Ranbir Kapoor says he script is good. else was second lead. It was believe you gave me three to participate, perform, be dance.”It was pretty,” Psy has no problems playing He has responded to re- a good script and if it’s a awards,” Swift, who was nominated, as an Asian art- said of the duet.—Reuters second or even third fiddle cent reports which claimed character that individually that Ranbir is in two minds excites me first as an actor, about sharing screen space of course I do it. But there Robbie Williams takes UK pop charts’ crown with Shah Rukh Khan in is no film as such that has London, 12 Nov — British singer Robbie Karan Johar’s next film, been offered to me,” said Robbie Williams was the Williams arrives on the a period love story. Even Ranbir. king of the British pop red carpet for the German while Johar has denied hav- The actor was present charts on Sunday after he premiere of ‘’Cars 2’’ in ing locked any such script, at the DVD launch of Barfi! secured both the UK single Munich on 28 July, 2011. Ranbir cleared the air from and was also accompanied and album number ones, Reuters his side too. by director Anurag Basu the Official Charts Com- with “Stronger Together”. “There is nothing that and actress Ileana D’Cruz. pany said, In the singles chart, has been offered to me. I On the film front, Ranbir Williams’s album Williams enjoyed his sec- don’t believe in first lead, is busy shooting for Yeh “Take The Crown” beat a ond week at the top with second lead, third lead. Jawani Hai Deewani. Be- swathe of other new releas- “Candy”, written with Take I had myself done a film sides that, he will also be es for the top spot, giving That band mate Gary Bar- called Raajneeti, where seen in Besharam and Bom- him his 10th number one low. Labrinth and Emeli there was nothing like I am bay Velvet.—PTI album in 15 years as a solo another new entry in third Calvin Harris dropped Sande stayed second with artist. Violinist Andre Rieu with “Evolution”. to fourth, with Military “Beneath Your Beautiful”, debuted in second place Last week’s chart-top- Wives, a choir made up of with boy band The Wanted with “Magic Of The Mov- per, “18 Months” by Scot- the partners of British mili- new in third with “I Found ies”, with boy band JLS tish producer and singer tary personnel, new in fifth You”.— Reuters Demi Moore celebrates low key 50th birthday Los Angeles, 12 Nov Dubai to celebrate her 50th The actress, who split ish party at the Mehrangarh —Actress Demi Moore birthday and wants it to be a from 34-year-old Two And Fort in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. has reportedly flown to low key affair. A Half Men star Ashton Moore was photographed Kutcher last November af- at the extravagant bash ter six years of marriage, wearing a traditional gha- is not distressed about the gra choli by Indian de- milestone but wants the signer Manish Malhotra. He has responded to recent reports which claimed that occasion today to be a pri- Sources close to Moore, Ranbir is in two minds about sharing screen space with vate affair, reported People who was hospitalised Shah Rukh Khan in Karan Johar’s next film, a period magazine. amid fears for her health love story.—PTI “She’s not unhappy earlier this year, say the about turning 50. She looks actress has finally comes Asha Bhosle to record beautiful and is feeling to terms with the end of Guru Nanak’s verses good after a really, really her third marriage. tough year,” a source said. “She’s not desperate Mumbai, 12 Nov — ily in Dubai before get- The mother-of-three to date again but she is ac- Veteran singer Asha Bho- ting back to work in BOM jetted to the United Arab tually open to it which is a sle, who has left for Dubai (Mumbai). Shall begin with Emirates from India af- really good step. for a holiday, says she will recording Guru Nanak’s ter celebrating the 50th She wants to experi- record Sikh saint Guru verses,” she tweeted. Actress Demi Moore has reportedly flown to Dubai to birthday of Naomi Camp- ence something new. She Nanak’s verses once she re- The singer’s daughter celebrate her 50th birthday and wants it to be a low key bell’s billionaire boyfriend wants to fall in love again,” turns home. Varsha committed suicide affair.— PTI Vladimir Doronin at a lav- the source added.—PTI “Short break with fam- in October. —PTI 14 Tuesday, 13 November, 2012 sports Ronaldo urges Neymar to ignore expectations Chelsea makes no comments Rio de Janeiro,12 Nov — Brazilian on reports about Lampard’s football legend Ronaldo has urged Neymar to ignore growing expectations on the London, 12 Nov — move to China starlet in the lead up to the 2014 World Chelsea manager Roberto Cup in Brazil. Di Matteo said on Sunday Himself the victim of a panic attack night that he knew nothing the night before Brazil’s 1998 World Cup about the latest reports that final loss to France, Ronaldo warned of the the Blues’ midfielder Frank danger of allowing outside pressure to affect Lampard will be transferred his performance on the pitch. to Chinese Super League “If I could give him one piece of advice during the winter. it would be to not pay too much attention to “Not so far as I what people are saying regarding the World concerned,” said the Italian Cup,” Ronaldo told Brazilian television in the Press conference after network Globo on Sunday night. Chelsea’s 1-1 draw with “He should concentrate on training hard Liverpool in the league and enjoying his football. That will go a long clash. According to some latest reports, the 34-year- way to helping Brazil win the tournament,” Frank Lampard he added.— Xinhua old Lampard has been linked with CSL side Guizhou the first current England the reported move to French Brazilian football legend Ronaldo Renhe. international player to play and American clubs. Former “We never make for a Chinese club. Chelsea strikers Nicolas Kings centre Cousins suspended for two comments on transfer Lampard, along with Anelka and Didier Drogba rumours, speculations, “ fullback Ashley Cole, whose were both transferred to games said Chelsea media official current contracts expire China’s Shanghai Shenhua Steve. If the reports become in the next summer, have club in a row during the past Los Angeles, 12 Nov Sunday. Cousins, a first-round true, Lampard will become recently been linked with 12 months.— Xinhua — Sacramento Kings centre The incident between pick in the 2010 draft, will DeMarcus Cousins has been Cousins and Spurs announcer miss Sunday’s game at the Los Vintage Federer sets up suspended for two games Sean Elliot took place after Angeles Lakers and Tuesday’s Tennis by the National Basketball San Antonio’s 97-86 win home contest with the Portland Association for confronting over Sacramento on Friday. Trail Blazers.— Reuters showdown with Djokovic an announcer in a hostile London, 12 Nov — grand slam champion, who and then the US Open after manner, the league said on Roger Federer provided an will turn 32 next year, the heartache of losing Sacramento Kings forward emphatic reminder that he continued his dominance of to Federer in this year’s DeMarcus Cousins (15) will be chasing more major the ATP World Tour Finals Wimbledon final, made a holds his groin after titles next year with a vintage with a 7-6, 6-2 victory over lightning start, breaking getting hit by a ball during display to outclass Britain’s the man who deprived him in the opening game, but the second half of their Andy Murray on Sunday of Olympic singles gold at ultimately played second NBA basketball game and set up a season-ending Wimbledon. In his eighth fiddle to the master. against the Utah Jazz in blockbuster with Novak final in 11 years at the ATP’s Federer edged an Salt Lake City, Utah, on 15 Djokovic. blue-riband tournament, hour-long first set after an March, 2011. — Reuters The Swiss 17-times Federer will face world exemplary tiebreak and then number one Djokovic after turned on the style in the Golf Beljan wins in Florida two days after hospital stay the Serb’s granite-like second to move one victory defences helped repel the away from winning a hat- Los Angeles , 12 Garrigus (68) and Matt Every It’s wonderful,” Beljan five birdies in a six-hole run brute force of Argentina’s trick of titles at the Thames- Nov — PGA Tour rookie (68) who tied for second at told reporters after his first between the seventh and 12th Juan Martin del Potro for a side arena that has been Charlie Beljan claimed the 14-under while Brian Gay PGA Tour win. “My family holes to put a gap on the field 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory. hosting the championships Children’s Miracle Network (70) was a shot further back flew in last night and I and lead by as many as five. Neither semi-final lived since 2009. Classic in impressive fashion in fourth. have everybody back home “I did not feel well this up to their pre-match billing “I love playing Novak,” on Sunday, winning by two Suffering heart rooting for me. morning,” Beljan revealed. although Federer’s majestic Federer said, looking ahead strokes in Florida to secure palpitations and shortness I didn’t even think I was “Not the same symptoms form after a slow start against to Monday’s final. “I think going to get to finish my but my stomach was hurting, Murray had a sell-out crowd for both of us, it’s pretty round on Friday. “Yesterday my head was pounding and I at the O2 Arena in raptures straightforward. I think I showed up just trying to be thought ‘Here we go again.’ even if he was playing a home we’ve got to press out the last PGA able to finish 18 holes and “But you know what, it favourite. juice that’s left in our body Tour now here I am the Children’s may have taken a lot of the Murray, who bounced and make it a successful year Miracle Network Hospitals other nerves off that I may back to win Olympic gold end.”— Reuters rookie Classic champion… what have felt if I was thinking Charlie a joy.” Starting the week about the golf.” A nervous at 139th on the money list double bogey after tree and Beljan and facing the prospect of sand trouble on the 13th was losing his tour card for 2013, just a temporary stumble as a PGA Tour card for the next of breath during the second Beljan traded two bogeys another birdie on the 14th two years just two days after round, the 28-year-old spent with two birdies over the first allowed Beljan to regain a hospital stay. Beljan fired a Friday night in hospital but five holes, leading many to control of his round and three-under-par 69 to finish at still managed to enter the believe his symptoms would although he bogeyed the 16-under-par for the season- final round with a two-stroke eventually get the better of final hole he still did more ending tournament, besting lead. “This is the greatest him. But in a stunning turn than enough to claim the win. fellow Americans Robert feeling ever. I’m speechless. of events he rammed home Reuters Houston take big step towards MLS final

Washington, 12 Nov opens up the possibility of a the New York Red Bulls on Two-times MLS — The Houston Dynamo repeat of last season’s final Thursday earned DC their champions Houston went took a big step towards when Houston lost to the LA place in the conference close to an equaliser eight the MLS Cup final with a Galaxy. final, struck again with a minutes before the break 3-1 win in the home leg of The Galaxy hosted their 27th minute opener. DeLeon when Macoumba Kandji’s their Eastern Conference first leg of the Western fed Lionard Pajoy down diagonal shot from the left championship against DC Conference final later on the left who cut inside was pushed wide by Joe Switzerland’s Roger Federer celebrates winning his United on Sunday. Dynamo Sunday against the Seattle and hit the right post but Willis. That was a sign of men’s singles semi-final tennis match against Britain’s came back from a goal Sounders. Rookie Nick DeLeon responded quickly things to come in the second Andy Murray at the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 down for a victory which DeLeon, whose goal against and slotted in the rebound. half.—Reuetrs Arena in London on 11 Nov, 2012. — Reuters Tuesday, 13 November, 2012 15 general Focus Myanmar TV Programme General knowledge at book

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India Drama Series domestic departure lounge of reading free of charge can (2) of Yangon International save money and push us to Airport on 3 November. read more.” Obama hails veterans, pledges continued support Moreover, two book Book corners are kept Washington, 12 Nov— Joe Biden, for their work in come through a decline in of American veterans. Obama corners worth K 100,000 open from 7 am to 5 pm daily President Barack Obama the Joining Forces campaign, defence spending. criticized his opponent, each donated by Myanmar without holiday, according to laid a wreath at the Tomb which urges businesses During the campaign, Republican Mitt Romney, for Libraries Foundation will an official of Yangon Region of the Unknown Soldier to hire veterans. He also Obama and Biden regularly failing to mention the war in be laid at Yangon Railway Information and Public to mark the Veterans reaffirmed his commitment pledged their commitment to Afghanistan during his speech Station and domestic Relations Department. Day holiday on Sunday, to continuing the post-9/11 bringing troops home from to the Republican National departure lounge (3) of Myanma Alin declaring that soldiers' needs GI Bill programme, which Afghanistan and taking care Convention.—Reuters would be met even as the provides college education Nailatikau reappointed as Fijian country winds down wars in funding for those who have the Middle East and Asia. In served, and said soldiers president for another three years the ceremony at Arlington suffering war-related health Suva, 12 Nov— earlier this year. National Cemetery, Obama problems will get the care Fijian President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau had a long pledged continuing support they need. Nailatikau, who was first career in the military, for veterans as they make the ‘‘No one who fights for sworn in as president in diplomatic service, and the transition to civilian life. this country overseas should November 2009, was Fijian government. From ‘‘This is the first ever have to fight for a job, formally sworn in for another 2001 to 2006, he served Veterans Day in a decade in or a roof over their head, or term of three years in office as Speaker of the House which there are no American the care that they have earned at the Government House of Representatives, which troops fighting and dying in when they come home,” he in Suva on Monday. The is the lower and more Iraq,” the president said at the said. After the ceremony, ceremony was conducted by powerful chamber of the cemetery across the Potomac Obama visited with people Chief Justice Anthony Gates. Fijian Parliament. On 17 River from Washington, in an area of the cemetery US President Barack Obama applauds for military The re-appointment process April, 2009, Nailatikau was where soldiers' graves are known as Section 60, where veterans during a Veterans Day observance at Arlington was carried out under the appointed vice-president by marked with row upon row many of the solders who died National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on 11 Nov, Executive Authority Decree the military government. On of simple white stones. in the Iraq and Afghanistan 2012.—Reuters after the Great Council of 30 July, 2009, he became ‘‘After a decade of wars are buried. The Chiefs — the body that acting president after the war, our heroes are coming Democratic president won re- Al-Qaeda linked tribal used to appoint the president retirement the 88-year-old home,” he said. ‘‘Over the election to a second four-year — was suspended in the Ratu Josefa Iloilo and was next few years more than term on Tuesday and now leader under house arrest in 2006 coup and formally sworn in as president on 5 a million service members faces tough negotiations with disestablished by decree November, 2009.—Xinhua will transition back to Republican congressional Yemen’s Aden civilian life.” The president leaders to avoid sharp Aden, 12 Nov—A house arrest in Aden. He left touted the work of first lady spending cuts that loom at the prominent tribal leader his residential compound Michelle Obama and Jill end of the year. A big chunk with alleged links to the late on Saturday night Biden, wife of Vice President of those reductions would Yemen-based al-Qaeda after deadly armed clashes offshoot was put under with pro-government house arrest in the southern militiamen,” he said. city of Aden, a Yemeni On Saturday, armed government official told clashes erupted between Xinhua on Sunday. pro-government militiamen Tariq al-Fadli, a tribal and supporters of Al- leader suspected of having Fadli in Abyan, leaving links to the al-Qaeda, was at least two people killed moved out of his besieged and three others injured, a residential compound security official said. Two in neighbouring Abyan bodyguards of al-Fadli Libyan Chief of Staff of the Air Defence Forces, Province to the port city of were among those injured, Brigadier Jomaa al-Abani delivers a speech during Aden, where he will live according to the official. the dismantling of war remnants, in Tripoli, on 11 Canadian Governor General David Johnston (3rd under house arrest, the local Tariq al-Fadli, who Nov, 2012. Experts were assigned to dump the toxic R) and his wife Sharon (4th R) arrive at the National government official said on was raised in Saudi Arabia chemicals found in the air defence missiles and War Memorial to attend Canada's observance of condition of anonymity. and fought in Afghanistan, ammunition left over from the former Libyan leader Remembrance Day in Ottawa, capital of Canada, on ‘‘Al-Fadli along with heads a prominent tribe in Moamer Kadhafi's regime, under the supervision of 11 Nov, 2012. —Xinhua his family are now under Abyan.—Xinhua the United Nations.—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. 14th Waning of Thadingyut 1374 ME Tuesday, 13 November, 2012 Union government plans relief and rehabilitation of quake victims were sunk into Ayeyawady that cannot be repaired and missing people. River. One personnel was substitute more iron frames After giving necessary dead and five missing in the in the place of damaged instructions, the Vice- incident. Eighteen wounded parts in cooperation with the President cordially greeted workers are receiving outside experts. the local quake victims at the medical treatment at the The Chief Minister of briefing hall and gave words hospital. the region submitted reports of encouragement that the Arrangements are being on damages and losses Union government is making made to take off the parts of of religious edifices and arrangements for relief and the damaged bridge frame, departmental buildings, and rehabilitation of the victims. choose the parts of the frame casualties and the number of MNA

Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham views damages of Ayeyawady Bridge (Yadana Theingha).—mna

N a y P y i T a w , 12 this morning and arrived at progress of construction Nov—Vice-President of Kyaukmyaung of Sagaing tasks, damages of the the Republic of the Union Region at 8.45 am. bridge in 6.8 Richter Scale of Myanmar Dr Sai Mauk They were welcomed earthquake on 11-11-2012 Kham, accompanied by by Union Minister for morning by Union Minister Lt-Gen Myint Soe of the Construction U Kyaw Lwin, U Kyaw Lwin and Managing Commander-in-Chief Chief Minister of Sagaing Director U Kyaw Lin. They (Army)’s Office, Chief Region U Tha Aye and reported that the 208 meters Minister of Mandalay officials. long frame of the bridge Region U Ye Myint, Deputy After viewing the between pier RP 1 and Ministers Dr Maung Maung damaged Ayeyawady PR 3 fell into the pier Htay, U Phone Swe, Dr Win Bridge (Yadana Theingha) RP 3 on Singu side. Due to Photo shows damaged frame of Ayeyawady Bridge (Yadana Theingha) Myint, U Aye Kyu, U Aung hit by earthquake, the Vice- falling of erection tower and in recent earthquake.—mna Than Oo and U Han Sein, President heard reports on erection crane on the frame, left Mandalay by helicopter brief history of the bridge, one barge and one Z-craft A glance on investments from By Soe Soe Naing Sweden in Myanmar Vice-President visits Kanbalu hospital, home and abroad before Entrepreneurs from of Volvo and when they are assigned to comforts train blast victims Sweden are visiting you established the their jobs. Myanmar along with company? Q: Which products from the Prime Minister of A: The United Mercury the Volvo are put on Sweden recently to explore Group (Myanmar) was sale in Myanmar and opportunities for trading established in 2003 and let me know your between the two countries the reason why we used achievement after a and investment in Myanmar. Myanmar is there are decade of investment In the wake of confirmed also branches of UMG in Myanmar? interest of Swedish in other countries. A: We have distributed investors, I interviewed Q: Are there any branches Volvo brand heavy Daw Marlar Win, Managing of UMG (Myanmar) in machinery and Director of the UMG other towns, apart from provided spare parts (Myanmar) Company, the the Headquarters in and services to our sole distributor of the Volvo Yangon? customers. After a which has already made A: Yes. We have opened decade, we have won investment in Myanmar. our branch offices in 25 about 45% of the Q: Let me know the name towns to directly reach market share. The key of your company which out to our customers to our success is our is currently standing and to provide best and best and quick services as the sole distributor quick services to our to our customers. customers. Q: As the last question, Q: As the sole distributor of which advice do the Volvo, how many you want to give to Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham comforts patients injured in train blast employees are there in Swedish businesses at Kanbalu Hospital.—mna your company? which are going to A: There are over 1300 enter Myanmar? Nay Pyi Taw, 12 Nov— Kanbalu Hospital this in the blast of the train employees to provide A: We can give a helping Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk morning. derailment near Chetgyi services to our customers hand to other Kham, accompanied by The Vice-President railway station on 9 throughout the country Lt-Gen Myint Soe of the comforted 86 patients from November received medical businesses so that they and more than half of our Office of the Commander- Chetgyi Village of Kanbalu treatment at the hospital. can make investment employees are engineers. in-Chief (Army), Mandalay Township who were injured Four among them were dead. in Myanmar which is Region Chief Minister U in the train blast and donated Remaining eight patients Both experienced and on the track of rapid Ye Myint, Sagaing Region cash to them and the hospital. are receiving treatment in new engineers of our development. Chief Minister U Tha Aye A total of 90 out of 98 Kyunhla hospital. company have received ***** and party, visited 100-beded villagers who were injured MNA Daw Marlar Win practical training at (Translation:AMS)