Volume I, Number 111 15th Waning Day of Pyatho 1376 ME Monday, 19 January, 2015 President President U attends religious Thein Sein ceremony in conveys a diamond orb

Natogyi Tsp to be hoisted

Nay Pyi Taw, 18 Jan gesture of worship. atop Maha — President U Thein Sein They offered foods attended a religious cere- to the Sayadaw and the Zeyathukha mony at a pagoda in Nato- members of the Sang- gyi township of Mandalay ha at a community hall at Lawka Region on Sunday morning. the pagoda. The president pre- The 81-foot-high pa- Chantha sented offertories in kind goda was donated by the to Bhaddanta Janita, the union minister of Transport in Natogyi presiding Sayadaw of the and his family alongside the Ngwetaung monastery in contributions from pious Township, Mandalay, who later to- people. gether with members of the Among dignitaries Sangha consecrated reli- present together with the Mandalay gious objects to be hoisted president were the chair- atop the pagoda titled Maha man of the Union Election Region. Zeyathukha Lawka Chan- Commission, union minis- tha. ters, the Mandalay Region MnA The president and his chief minister, senior mili- entourage went round the tary officers, departmental pagoda clockwise, carrying officials, well-wishers and the consecrated objects as a local people.—MNA CTUM to submit suggestions for minimum wage level Debut performance of to Labour, Employment & Social Security Ministry “Orchestra for Myanmar” to Unions Myanmar (CTUM) rity on setting a minimum workers. After its execu- be held at end of January By Aye Min Soe working together with the wage, will send sugges- tive committee meeting yaNgoN, 18 Jan— The Ministry of Labour, Em- tions for setting an official slated to be held on 19 and By Khaing Thanda Lwin Confederation of Trade ployment and Social Secu- minimum wage level for (See page 2) yaNgoN, 18 Jan — The The purpose of the debut performance of Or- show is to create an inter- chestra for Myanmar, a big national-level training plat- musical concert presented form for young local mu- by both local and interna- sicians, the organizer said, tional musicians, will take expecting the orchestra place on 31 January at the will become a role mod- National Theatre in Yan- el for young people and a gon with the aim of turn- symbol of friendship and ing out more talented local peace. musicians. (See page 2)

INSIDE MPU discusses Wellwisher issuance of donates heavy development machinery to affairs law and rules Public Works

Page-3 Page-3 Athletes join sports trials for Myanmar teams th Labourers working at construction site of high-rise building in Yangon municipal area. Designation to take part in 28 SEA of minimum wage is expectation of labourers. Games Page-3 Photo: Aye Min Soe 2 Monday, 19 January, 2015 NatioN al

one mile northwest of IKBZ (Monywa) KIA fans regional instability with grenade the 8th Mile Junction in and mine attacks in Kachin State Mogaung, and the other gives compensation at milepost 9/7 about four Nay Pyi Taw, 18 Jan the Kachin Independence nade at the brick wall of furlongs in the northwest — A KIA trooper on a Army (KIA) on a motor- a jade extraction centre in of that bridge. of insurance motorbike threw a hand bike on a garage pile went Lonkhin village, Phakant, In another incident, a grenade by stealth into the off without harming any- which caused an explosion KIA troop forced a back- Nay Pyi Taw, 18 Jan— of Maung Shine Ko Ko in compound of the Lonkhin body. with no damage. hoe driver to destroy four International Kanbawza In- traffic accident of Kyei Sin police station in Mogaung In the evening of the On Saturday after- bridges in villages of Kun- surance Co., Ltd (IKBZ) of Moe bus line. township in Kachin State same day, two KIA mem- noon, two bridges in two zaizup and Namkhai, caus- Sagaing Region Head Of- Marketing manager U on 15 January evening, in- bers on a motorbike flung separate places in Mogaung ing transportation prob- fice (Monywa) gave insur- Myo Thant Zaw of IKBZ juring two policemen and a grenade at security forc- township of Kachin State lems. ance compensation at Win explained types of insur- their families, according to es at the top of a bridge in were burned by the Kachin Local people are re- Unity Hotel in Monywa on ance of the company. reports. Phakant, but it fell on the Independence Army (KIA), ported to be in a state of 17 January. “IKBZ has so far In similar fashion, motorway and exploded reports said. panic as the KIA is fanning Officials of IKBZ opened 12 branches includ- another KIA trooper on a near them. One bridge was lo- instability in the region by presented K22.1 million ing Yangon Head Office to motorbike hurled two hand A mine that a KIA cated at mile post 9/3 on blowing up public proper- compensation for outbreak give insurance services to the grenades into an extractive group planted near a road- Mogaung-Phakant road ty.—Myawady of fire at the building of U customers. Sagaing Region company near the village side drain in front a police Maung Maung-Daw Myo office was commissioned of Thayakon in Phakant station in Phakant went off Myo Lin in Monywa Indus- into service on 4 November township, but they failed on 17 January, damaging trial Zone on 28-12-2014 2013,” Deputy Managing to detonate and were safely vinyl signboards erected on and K3 million of special Director U Nay Myo Aung destroyed by a government the compound of the police travel insurance for demise told media.—MNA military column. station. On 16 January, a mine Two KIA members on dropped by a member of a motorbike threw a gre- Security troops arrest hardcore of KIA (Kachin) with mines, related equipment Nay Pyi Taw, 18 Jan Township, together with — Security troops search- two remote-controlled ing motorcycles at the mines, one remote and cells bridge near Seikmu Vil- to be installed at the mines lage in Phakant Township, from a polyethylene bag on Kachin State arrested a the motorcycle. KIA hardcore. According to the in- At 9 p.m. on 15 Jan- vestigation, the security uary, they searched a mo- personnel found one black torcycle driven from Sai- bag, 100 metres from Seik- htaung Village to Phakant mu Bridge and seized a .32 An official of International Kanbawza Insurance and arrested Naw Maing, pistol, one magazine, four Co., Ltd (IKBZ) presents compensation for 22, a hardcore of KIA bullets and one grenade in insurance to U Maung Maung of Monywa (Kachin), son of U Tan the bag. Pahok Creek Bridge burnt by the KIA in Industrial Zone.—Mna Ja of Saingtaung, Phakant Myawady Mogaung Township.—Myawady CTUM to submit suggestions . . . Debut performance of “Orchestra for Myanmar” . . . (from page 1) the minimum wage level in (form page 1) by UK-based charity Live- The orchestra has fu- of the orchestra as well as 20 January, CTUM will sub- 2015, she added. Musicians from the 4Music in partnership with ture plans to do a nation- to audition and coach addi- mit its policy paper with re- The survey being con- National University of KT Wong Foundation, the al tour across the coun- tional musicians from four marks to the ministry, Daw ducted in 108 townships Arts and Culture, the AOC Ministry of Culture, the try during 2015-2016 corners of the country, Se- Phyo Sandar Oo, joint-sec- by a national committee Orchestra, Gitameit, the British Council and the fiscal year to showcase the bastian See-Schierenberg retary of CTUM, said Sun- comprising governmental Myanmar Institute of The- Goethe Institute. achievements and talents said.—GNLM day, the last day of a three- officials and representa- ology (MIT), the Inter- day workshop on setting an tives from employees and national School Yangon official minimum wage for employers include infor- (ISY), and British Inter- workers, in Yangon. mation on daily expenses national School, among The official minimum of families, sizes of fami- others participate in the wage for workers should lies, regional price indices orchestra. not include bonuses, cost- for basic commodities and Over the last few of-living allowances and income and the occupation months, the founder overtime fees, and working of individual able-bodied of Live4Music Sebas- hours should be set at eight family members. tian See-Schierenberg hours a day, she added. The International La- has been working on a The ministry has asked bour Organization, a UN ground-breaking project, organizations representing agency, is also working in involving young Myan- employers and employees cooperation with the gov- mar musicians, to create to submit their suggestions ernment and local research the first orchestra in My- for setting a minimum organizations to collect the anmar. wage level by 31 January, data related to workers and It is scheduled to per- according to CTUM. wages in regions as well. form international songs, A survey to collect in- Pyithu Hluttaw en- Myanmar songs and re- formation to set a minimum acted the minimum wage mixed songs, with the or- wage level is expected to law in March, 2013 and ganizer inviting enthusi- Sebastian See-Schierenberg together with musicians at the National complete in February and the government approved asts to join this free event. University of Arts and Culture are making preparations for the debut concert all parties concerned are the related by-laws in July, The cultural exchange of the Orchestra for Myanmar that will be held at the end of this month. making efforts for setting 2013.—GNLM programme is organized Photo: SebaStian See-Schierenberg Monday, 19 January, 2015 3 NatioN al

Nay Pyi Taw, 18 Jan— The Myanmar Parliamenta- MPU discusses issuance of municipal law and rules ry Union held a meeting at Zabuthiri Hall of Hluttaw Complex, here, on Sunday. In his speech, Chair- man of MPU Speaker of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Thura U Shwe Mann stressed the need to coordinate system- atic undertaking of Hluttaw tasks including amendment of region and state Hluttaw rules and issuance of de- velopment affairs law and rules as the MPU rules has been issued. Vice chairman of the MPU Speaker of Amyotha Hluttaw U Khin Aung My- Secretary of the un- ing and progress of works. ment of region and state Speaker of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Thura U Shwe int urged those present to ion Deputy Speaker of Py- Speakers of region and Hluttaw rules, issuance of Mann and Speaker of Amyotha Hluttaw U Khin draw a timetable for enact- idaungsu Hluttaw U Nan- state Hluttaw discussed is- municipal rules and tasks Aung Myint attend coordination meeting of ment of bills in the remain- da Kyaw Swa reported on suance of laws and rules in relating to Hluttaw. Myanmar Parliamentary Union.—mna ing tenure of the Hluttaw. minutes of the 6/2014 meet- regions and states, amend- MNA Athletes join sports trials for Wellwisher donates heavy machinery Myanmar teams to take part in to Public Works 28th SEA Games Nay Pyi Taw, 18 Jan— 400-metre hurdle, 800-me- The director-general Director-General of Sports tre triple jumping, discus, and party visited the Wun- and Physical Education 3000-m hurdle, chain shot na Theikdi swimming pool Department U Myo Hlaing put and pole vault events at which men and women viewed the sports trials for at Wunna Theikdi stadium, swimmers joined the sports the 28th SEA Games to be here, on 17 January. trials. held in Singapore in 2015. The director-general They presented prizes Athletes participated in urged the athletes to set to the winners in the men’s the sports trials in 200-me- new records of the SEA and women’s 200-metre tre and 400-metre races, Games in the sports trials. freestyle events.—MNA Athletes working on Union Minister U Kyaw Lwin poses for documentary photo with Managing all cylinders Director Ms Dana Dong of Myanmar Fiber Optic Communication Network Co., Ltd.—mna in sports Nay Pyi Taw, 18 Jan Network Co., Ltd handed minister inspected progress trials in race — Myanmar Fiber Optic over documents related to of Yaygyawkale Bridge on Communication Network the heavy machinery to Un- Twantay-Maubin road and at Wunna Co., Ltd donated construc- ion Minister for Construc- Maubin-Kyaiklat road. He tion heavy machinery at tion U Kyaw Lwin. also viewed implementation Theikdi Sedona Hotel, here, on 17 At the ceremony, the of a 600-foot-long Wunka- Stadium. January. company presented eight wei bridge being built by Managing director Ms kinds of heavy machinery Bridge Construction Project SPED Dana Dong of Myanmar to Public Works. Group (12) of Public Works Fiber Optic Communication On Sunday, the union on the road.—MNA India releases 300 Myanmar fishermen Nay Pyi Taw, 18 Jan reasons including storms, These fishermen were — India authorities re- engine failure and sinking arrested by Indian authori- leased 150 Myanmar fish- of boats. ties after the remaining 96 ermen Saturday after being U Khin Maung Aye, fishermen will be brought kept at a camp in Port Blair, Deputy Minister for Live- back by flight on the next the capital of the Andaman stock, Fisheries and Rural day. U Aung Ko Win, and Nicobar Islands, a un- Development, and mem- chairman of Kanbawza ion territory of India. bers of fishery associations Bank paid for the cost of U Aung Khaing, depu- welcomed the first group one flight for taking back ty director general of Min- of fishermen from Ay- these fishermen. istry of Social Welfare, Re- eyawady and Taninthayi On Sunday, 150 more lief and Resettlement, and regions and Rakhine state Myanmar fishermen ar- Indian authorities made at Yangon International rived at Yangon Interna- several discussions for the Airport at 12:30 pm on 17 tional Airport. Those fish- release of 396 Myanmar January and provided them ermen were from Yangon, fishermen who accidental- with money and clothes Ayeyawady and Tanin- ly entered territorial wa- before they were sent back thayi regions and Rakhine Officials meet Myanmar fishermen released from camp in ters of India for various homes. State.—MNA Port Blair, India.—mna 4 Monday, 19 January, 2015 LOCAL NEWS Departmental personnel, people Education fund shares cash carry out sanitation at Shwedagon assistance to university students TaTkon, 18 Jan—The learning of university stu- of Agriculture, one student Designed Pagoda (Myawady) education fund supervisory dents. Officials presented from University of Aero- committee of No 1 Basic cash assistance to the stu- space Engineering and one Education High School in dents. student from University Tatkon held a ceremony At the ceremony, they of Computer Studies, and to provide cash assistance gave K100,000 per month K30,000 per month each to to university students for to one student from Univer- one student from Institute 2014-15 academic year at sity of Medicine, K50,000 of Economics and eight its hall on 17 January. per month each to three student from Technologi- Secretary of the com- students from University cal Universities. mittee U Myint Oo ex- of Veterinary Science, six Tin Soe Lwin plained cash assistance for students from University (IPRD)

Myawady, 18 Jan— Myanmar Police Force, fire of Shwedagon designed Deputy commissioner U brigade and social organi- pagoda (Myawady) on Thi- Lwin Ko Oo of Myawady zations together with local hathana Hill in Myawady, District, Township Admin- people participated in sanita- Kayin State, on 17 January istrator U Khin Maung Zaw tion and growing of saplings morning. and officials, members of around the construction site Htein Lin Aung (IPRD) Up and down trains on Mandalay- Myitkyina railroad get new coaches lay-Myitkyina railroad. Departmental officials discuss successful Thanks to substi- tution of new coaches, immunization of measles and German measles trains will run along the railroad sections on nay Pyi Taw, 18 Jan nization of measles and Health Department Dr Daw time for better trans- — Nay Pyi Taw Health German measles at the hall Hla Hla Kyi explained sa- port of passengers, the Department, Nay Pyi Taw of Pyinmana Township lient points for the vacci- Mandalay Region Min- Education Department and People’s Hospital (200- nation, dissemination of ister for Transport told departmental officials held bed), here, on 16 January. health knowledge about media at the ceremony. talks on successful immu- Head of Nay Pyi Taw the two diseases to the A total of 60 up people and and down cargo trains plans to vac- are running along the cinate chil- railroad from Myo- dren against haung station to Myit- the measles kyina so as to transport and Ger- consumer products man mea- and foods to people of sles in Nay Mandalay, 18 Jan— new coaches was held at Kachin State. These cargo Pyi Taw. It Coaches of 33-up Manda- No 1 platform of Mandalay and passenger trains trans- was also at- lay-Myitkyina train and 34- Station. port about 1,000 tons to tended by down Myitkyina-Mandalay Myanma Railways and 2,000 tons of commodities departmental train (sleeper) were sub- Kachin Public Co Ltd car- monthly. personnel, stituted with India-made ry out a joint-venture for Min Htet Aung teachers and coaches on 17 January. running the 37-up and 38- (Mandalay Sub-printing health staff. The substitution of down trains along Manda- House) Shwe Kokko Farmers, staff of Agriculture Department join cultivation of summer paddy

Myanaung, 18 Jan Head of Township — A demonstration on Agriculture Department cultivation of Palethwe Daw Maw Maw Than hybrid summer paddy explained cultivation of was held on a model plot summer paddy through in Yaynitkwin village in good agricultural pattern Myanaung Township, Ay- (GAP). eyawady Region, on 16 Staff of the depart- January. ment demonstrated culti- Summer paddy plants vation of Palethwe paddy were grown on a model on the model plot. plot of 10-acre farm of U Win Bo (Township Ye Myint in the township. IPRD) Monday, 19 January, 2015 5 regional Japan, India agree to enhance Brazil, Netherlands recall Indonesia ambassadors trilateral alliance with US after executions New Delhi, 18 Jan— minister also told Swaraj Japanese Foreign Minister that Japan’s Self-Defence jakarta, 18 Jan — by Brazil’s official news Fumio Kishida and Indian Forces will continue to Brazil and the Netherlands agency. External Affairs Minister participate in the joint na- recalled their ambassa- The Netherlands, a Sushma Swaraj agreed on val exercises of India and dors in Indonesia after the former colonial power in Saturday to strengthen the the United States. Southeast Asian nation Indonesia, also recalled trilateral alliance with the On the issue of bilat- ignored their pleas for its ambassador and con- United States Japanese of- eral relations, Kishida and clemency and executed six demned the execution of its ficials said. Swaraj shared the view prisoners for drug offences citizen, Ang Kiem Soei. To that end, the two that the two countries on Sunday, the first execu- “It is a cruel and in- agreed to make efforts to should step up efforts to tions under President Joko human punishment that realize a meeting of for- promote security ties by Widodo. amounts to an unacceptable eign ministers of the three holding vice ministeri- The five foreigners and denial of human dignity countries at an early date, al-level talks of foreign one Indonesian were killed and integrity,” said Dutch the officials said. and defence ministers at by firing squad shortly af- Foreign Minister Bert During the meeting, an early date. ter midnight, the Attorney Koenders. Kishida pointed out that The two ministers also Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida makes a General’s Office said. The Before the execution, promoting bilateral coop- exchanged views over po- policy speech in the Indian capital New Delhi on 17 foreigners were from Nige- the lawyer for Soei tweeted eration between Japan and tential exports of the Mari- Jan 2015. Kishida vowed Japan would play a more ria, Malawi, Vietnam, the that Soei was thankful for India will contribute to re- time Self-Defence Force’s active role in establishing international peace and Netherlands and Brazil. the Dutch government’s solve issues in the world US-2 amphibian aircraft to stability. — Kyodo News Brazil recalled its unsuccessful efforts and and the region, Kishida India, the officials said. vance negotiations over a help build infrastructure in ambassador in Jakarta for that he would stand before told reporters. Kishida and Swa- civil nuclear pact and the emerging economy. consultations and said the the firing squad without a executions would affect bi- blindfold. The Japanese foreign raj also agreed to ad- economic cooperation to Kyodo News lateral relations. Indonesia’s president, “The use of the death who signed off on the ex- Chinese leaders congratulate Vietnamese penalty, which the world ecutions last month, has society increasingly con- taken a tough stance on the demns, affects severely the rule of law and pledged no counterparts on anniversary of diplomatic ties relationship of our coun- clemency for drug offend- BeijiNg, 18 Jan — Trong, the party leader; na and Vietnam has main- damental interests. They tries,” the presidency said ers. Chinese leaders on Sunday Truong Tan Sang, the state tained momentum with fre- are also conducive to re- in a statement published Indonesia resumed sent a joint congratulatory president; Nguyen Tan quent high-level contacts gional peace, stability and executions in 2013 after a message to their Vietnam- Dung, the prime minister; and great achievements in development, said the Chi- five-year gap. ese counterparts to mark and Nguyen Sinh Hung, various cooperation fields, nese leaders. “This is a country the 65th anniversary of the the top legislator. bringing tangible benefits The Communist Party that just a few years ago establishment of diplomat- The Chinese leaders to the two countries and of China and the Chinese had taken positive steps to ic ties between the two said that China and Viet- peoples, they said. government, they said, at- move away from the death countries. nam are friendly neigh- Against the back- tach great importance to penalty, but the authorities Chinese President Xi bours and that friendly co- ground of profound China-Vietnam relations are now steering the coun- Jinping, who is also gener- operation has always been changes in internation- and stand ready to work Dutch citizen Ang Kiem try in the opposite direc- al secretary of the Central the mainstream of interac- al and regional arenas, with Vietnam to carry for- Soei sits in a Tangerang tion,” said Rupert Abbott, Committee of the Commu- tions since the two coun- good-neighbourliness and ward strategic cooperation, courtroom while awaiting a Southeast Asia research nist Party of China; Pre- tries established formal re- friendship, enhanced polit- bearing in mind a strategic sentencing, in this file director for Amnesty Inter- mier Li Keqiang; and top lations 65 years ago. ical mutual trust and deep- and long-term perspective picture taken on 13 Jan, national. legislator Zhang Dejiang In recent years, the ened cooperation are in line and the need to steer bilat- 2003.—ReuteRs Reuters jointly signed the message comprehensive strategic with the aspirations of the eral relations in the correct addressed to Nguyen Phu partnership between Chi- two peoples and their fun- direction. —Xinhua Over 2,000 Archery event at Sanjusangendo temple in Kyoto families evacuated in C Philippines due to storm

MaNila, 18 Jan — At Francis presided over a least 2,000 families have mass. been evacuated in six At least 26 domestic provinces in central Phil- flights were also canceled ippines as tropical storm due to bad weather. In ad- Mekkhala, locally known dition, 11,600 passengers as Amang, battered the were stranded in eight re- country, the state disaster gions due to rough sea con- management agency said dition. on Sunday. Power supply was also The Philippine Dis- cut in at least six provinces aster Risk Reduction and in the Visayas region. Management Council The tropical storm has (NDRRMC) said earlier maximum sustained winds that a 27-year old volunteer of 85 kph near the centre worker died after being hit and gusts of up to 100 kph. by a soundbox due to a col- Residents in low- lapsed scaffolding caused lying and mountainous by heavy winds brought by areas of central provinces Wearing traditional attire, women who are or will turn 20 years old as of 1 April take aim at targets one metre in the storm in central Phil- were alerted against pos- diametre and 60 metres away, during an archery event at Sanjusangendo, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto ippine city of Tacloban on sible flashfloods and land- on 18 Jan, 2015. — Kyodo News Saturday shortly after Pope slides.—Xinhua 6 Monday, 19 January, 2015 world Pope makes emotional appeal for world’s suffering children

Manila, 18 Jan — An pared speech to respond. Philippine capital, like in The faithful began emotional Pope Francis, “She is the only one many poor countries in arriving at the sprawling moved by the tears of an who has put forward a Asia, surviving by beg- park on Saturday night and abandoned child, said on question for which there is ging and picking through police expect the crowd to Sunday the world needed no answer and she was not garbage in vast dumps. flow over into surrounding to “learn how to cry” over even able to express it in The United Nations areas. the plight of the millions words but rather in tears,” says 1.2 million children About a dozen people of poor, hungry, homeless he said, visibly moved. live on the streets in the were injured in a minor and abused children. “Why do children suf- Philippines. According to stampede when people During a rally with fer?” the Argentine pope the Child Protection Net- rushed to get into the park, young people, 12-year- said, speaking in his native work Foundation, 35.1 Johnny Yu of the Manila old Glyzelle Iris Palomar Spanish. An aide translat- percent of children were city disaster office said in asked him: “Many children ed his words from his na- living in poverty in 2009, a radio interview. He said are abandoned by their tive Spanish into English the last year such data was some people jumped over parents. Many of them for the crowd of about available. Nearly 33 per- Pope Francis, in a rain poncho, attends during a Mass steel railings and some became victims and bad 30,000 young people on cent of Filipinos live in concrete barriers were near Tacloban airport on 17 Jan, 2015.—ReuteRs things have happened to the grounds of a Church- slums. breached. them, like drug addiction run university. Francis noted there pable of seeing things with Mass expected to draw Earlier at the univer- and prostitution. Why does “I invite each one of were more men than wom- a different angle from us, one of the largest crowds sity, the Pope asked for God allow this to happen, you to ask yourselves, en in the crowd and that it with a different eye, and in Philippine history later prayers for a 27-year-old even if the children are not ‘Have I learned how to was a little girl who was pose questions that we men on Sunday. volunteer who was killed at fault? Why is it that only weep, how to cry when I able to move everyone. are not able to understand Organizers say as by scaffolding that col- a few people help us?” see a hungry child, a child “Women have much ... so when the next pope many as 6 million people lapsed in strong winds The girl, who was res- on the street who uses to tell us in today’s soci- comes to Manila, let’s might attend the afternoon during his visit on Satur- cued and found shelter in drugs, a homeless child, ety. At times we are too please have more women service at Manila’s Rizal day to the central Philip- a Church-run community, an abandoned child, an ‘machista’ and don’t allow among you,” he said. Park, more than about pines city of Tacloban. He broke down in tears and abused child, a child that room for women,” he said, The Pope spoke at the 5 million who flocked went there to comfort the could not finish her pre- society uses as a slave’?” using the Spanish term university as huge crowds to a Mass there by Pope victims of Typhoon Hai- pared welcome. The Pope he said. for male chauvinist. The converged on a Manila John Paul 20 years ago yan, which killed at least hugged her and later put Children can be seen crowd laughed. park to see him wrap up his in Asia’s largest Catholic 6,300 people in November aside most of his own pre- living on the streets of the “But women are ca- Asian trip with an outdoor country. 2013.—Reuters Okada wins DPJ presidential election

Tokyo, 18 Jan — Kat- The Cabinet decided tainable growth for the suya Okada won the Dem- last July to change the gov- Japanese economy with- ocratic Party of Japan pres- ernment’s interpretation of out correcting a widening idential election on Sunday the war-renouncing Con- wealth gap. at a time when the largest stitution to allow Japan to The December elec- opposition party is strug- defend allies under armed tion for the 475-seat lower gling to regain public trust attack even if the country house saw the DPJ fail to and become a serious con- itself is not. reach triple digits in the tender for power. Hosono said the DPJ number of seats, while Okada, a 61-year-old must present counterpro- giving Abe’s LDP and its former foreign minister, posals against the Abe junior coalition partner defeated Goshi Hosono, administration and show Komeito party a two-thirds a 43-year-old former DPJ unity to give people the im- majority again. secretary general, in a run- pression that the DPJ has Votes cast by 132 DPJ off after former health min- changed. lawmakers and one person ister Akira Nagatsuma was Abe said before the slated to run in the next eliminated in the first round lower house election the House of Councillors elec- of voting at a DPJ extraor- DPJ has criticized his eco- tion in the summer of 2016 dinary meeting in a Tokyo nomic policy package, on the party ticket were hotel. known as “Abenomics,” added to mail-in ballots The new leader, but has not come up with collected from party mem- whose term lasts until specific ideas for bolstering bers in local assemblies, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie are greeted by an September 2017, is tasked the economy. other DPJ members and honour guard at Queen Alia International Airport in Jordon’s capital Amman with resurrecting the party Nagatsuma stressed registered supporters. on 17 Jan, 2015, upon their arrival from Cairo as part of Abe’s six-day Middle in the face of overwhelm- that there can be no sus- Kyodo News East trip.—Kyodo News ing dominance by the Lib- eral Democratic Party in parliament. Iran, world powers review nuclear positions at latest talks His predecessor, Banri Kaieda, lost his seat in the Geneva, 18 Jan — Iran ister Mohammad Javad “Today is to take “Time is running short self-imposed deadline for House of Representatives and major powers met on Zarif. stock of where all the var- and it’s the hope of Beijing clinching an elusive agree- election last month, leading Sunday to take stock of Helga Schmid, EU po- ious meetings take us and that all parties will seize ment seen as crucial to re- to the DPJ leadership race. their differences over its litical director, chaired the how can we take this for- that historical opportunity ducing the risk of a wider In the campaign pe- nuclear programme, as closed-door talks at the EU ward in a broad format,” by racing against the time Middle East war. The new riod, all three candidates the Obama administration diplomatic mission in Ge- a diplomat told Reuters, and by doing two things: deadline for a final deal is pledged to regain public lobbied to stave off fresh neva, attended by officials speaking on condition of first is to adopt a pragmat- June 30, but officials hope trust in the DPJ, which was sanctions against the Is- from Iran and Britain, Chi- anonymity. ic and a flexible approach to reach an understanding in power between 2009 and lamic Republic. na, France, Germany, Rus- US President Barack with wisdom and second- on key parameters by the 2012. The Geneva negotia- sia and the United States. Obama warned lawmak- ly is to demonstrate with end of March. Okada offered a 300- tions, held at the level of Wendy Sherman, Act- ers on Friday not to trig- possible and maximum The major powers day program to reform political directors, are the ing Deputy Secretary of ger new sanctions against political will, with reso- hope to persuade Iran the party and a plan to de- culmination of five days of State, led the US delega- Iran over its nuclear pro- lute political decisions,” to curb its nuclear pro- mand that Prime Minister talks in the Swiss city and tion, while Iran was repre- gramme, saying such a China’s envoy Wang Qun gramme, which the West Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet re- Paris, including lengthy sented by deputy minister move would upset diplo- told reporters in Geneva thinks is aimed at develop- scind its decision to give meetings between US Sec- Abbas Araqchi. Neither matic talks and increase on Sunday. ing atomic weapons. Iran the Self-Defence Forces a retary of State John Kerry spoke to reporters on ar- the likelihood of a military Negotiators failed says the program is for ci- greater role overseas. and Iranian Foreign Min- rival. conflict with Tehran. in November to meet a vilian purposes.—Reuters Monday, 19 January, 2015 7 world Troops take to Belgian streets to Greece’s Syriza party widens lead guard against attacks

Brussels, 18 Jan — Belgium is deploying hundreds over conservatives: poll of troops to guard possible terrorism targets, including Jewish sites and diplomatic missions, following deadly athens, 18 Jan — on 13-15 January, showed on a pledge to end austerity country’s debt, would win raids on an Islamist cell, the defence minister said on Sat- Greece’s anti-bailout Syriza that Syriza, which is running policies and renegotiate the 31.2 percent of the vote if the urday. party is solidifying its opin- election was held now, ver- Up to 300 military will be stationed at locations such ion poll lead over the ruling sus 28.1 percent for Prime as the US and Israeli embassies in Brussels and NATO conservatives eight days be- Minister Antonis Samaras’ and EU institutions. fore the country’s election, a New Democracy conserva- “It’s very important to say that this wasn’t a sim- survey on Saturday. tives. ple decision, but it was necessary, at a time when police The survey by pollster The centrist party To are overly engaged, for the army to enter in a supporting Kapa Research for Sunday’s Potami (River) ranked third role,” Defence Minister Steven Vandeput told reporters. To Vima newspaper showed with 5.4 percent. Troops will reinforce police at least until Thursday, the radical leftists’ lead The leading party must when authorities will review the national threat level, set widening to 3.1 percentage generally receive between at 3 on a scale of 4 this week. points from 2.6 points in a 36 and 40 percent of the vote The government raised the threat level after a raid in previous poll earlier in the to win outright, though the the east Belgian town of Verviers on Thursday in which month. exact threshold depends on police shot dead two gunmen. Authorities said the Isla- The national vote on the share of the vote taken mist cell had been preparing an attack on police. 25 January will be closely by parties that fail to reach a The first military company to be deployed on Bel- watched by financial mar- 3 percent threshold to enter gium’s streets was the Chasseurs Ardennais, an infantry kets, nervous that a Syriza parliament. unit from the Ardennes region. victory might trigger a stand- The electoral system Among the places the soldiers are protecting in Brus- off with Greece’s European automatically gives the win- sels is the Jewish Museum, which last May was the site of Union and IMF lenders and People walk past a banner with an image of opposition ning party an extra 50 seats an Islamist attack, when a lone gunman burst into the then unleash a new financial cri- leader and head of radical leftist Syriza party Alexis to make it easier to form a unguarded site and killed four people. sis. Tsipras at the party’s pre-election kiosk in Athens government. There will also be soldiers in Antwerp, the country’s The survey, conducted on 15 Jan, 2015.—ReuteRs Reuters second largest city, which has a large Jewish community, the minister said. French truckers plan road blockages as wage talks loom “In Antwerp the largest threat is there,” Vandeput said, referring to the Jewish community. “It is also where Paris, 18 Jan — French have a knife to their throats,” crease, according to Nicolas that killed 17 people. people are most worried.” —Reuters truck drivers plan on block- said Thierry Douine, who Paulissen, an official at the Any major action ages to disrupt traffic on key heads the transportation FNTR national road trans- could also become a head- roads starting from Sunday branch of the CFTC union, port association. ache for President Francois evening as union members one of France’s top five un- “Five percent is way Hollande’s Socialist gov- said they were preparing for ions. out of reach for companies ernment, which has seen a a tough fight to secure a 5 “In this industry, I gave and it’s totally out of sync resurgence of popularity — percent pay rise at Tuesday’s up believing in Santa Claus a with the situation. There’s albeit from low levels — on wage talks. long time ago,” he told Reu- no industry that can offer account of its handling of the Unions have called on ters. 5 percent now in France,” attacks. truckers to block access to Unions are also de- Paulissen told Reuters. Truckers and farm- fuel depots, major ware- manding bonuses equivalent If the union’s action ers disrupted traffic around houses, the vast Rungis to a month’s pay, while em- runs beyond Tuesday, it France for weeks in 2013 wholesale food market in ployers have so far offered could have an impact on with go-slow operations the south of Paris, as well only a 1 percent wage rise. economic activity, already against a planned tax on as roads around the capital’s Employers said they cool as consumers sit out heavy road transport, forcing Roissy international airport. were prepared to raise their the winter sales season fol- the government to eventual- “I don’t expect them to offer to 2 percent, but have lowing attacks this month ly abandon the levy. A Belgian paratrooper patrols outside a Jewish school in yield unless they (employers) ruled out a higher pay in- in Paris by Islamist militants Reuters the central city of Antwerp on 17 Jan, 2015. —ReuteRs France’s Hollande defends freedom of speech after anti-Hebdo clashes abroad Paris, 18 Jan — French Pres- fiefdom. Hollande has received a big ident Francois Hollande said on “I still want to express my poll boost for his handling of the Saturday that anti-Charlie Hebdo solidarity (towards them), but at attacks with his popularity rating protesters in other countries do the same time France has princi- surging to its highest level in near- not understand France’s attach- ples and values, in particular free- ly one and a half years. ment to freedom of speech. dom of expression.” His rating has jumped to 34 He was speaking a day after The shootings in Paris were percent from 24 percent before the satirical weekly’s publication prompted by Charlie Hebdo’s the attacks, according to a BVA of a cartoon of the Prophet Mo- previous publication of Moham- poll published on Saturday. hammad sparked violent clashes, mad cartoons, a depiction many Produced by survivors of the including deaths, in some Muslim Muslims consider blasphemous. attack, the latest edition of Char- countries. Demand has surged for In Niger, protesters set fire to lie Hebdo shows a cartoon of a Charlie Hebdo’s first issue since churches and looted shops in the tearful Mohammad holding a “Je two militant gunmen burst into capital Niamey on Saturday in a suis Charlie” sign under the words its weekly editorial conference second day of riots over Charlie “All is forgiven.” and shot dead 12 people at the Hebdo’s publication of the image. A lawyer for one of the gun- start of three days of violence that France’s embassy in Niamey men in the Charlie Hebdo attack shocked France. advised its citizens against going said the man had been buried in French President Francois Hollande A cartoon image of Moham- out in the streets. the eastern city of Reims in an un- mad on its front page outraged Five people were killed on with Niger authorities. giers after rioting broke out at the marked grave so as not to attract many in the Muslim world, trig- Friday in Zinder, the second city Protests also turned violent end of a protest. sympathisers. gering demonstrations that turned of the former French colony, on Friday in the southern Paki- “There are tensions abroad Meanwhile, Belgium de- violent in Algeria, Niger and while churches were burnt and stan city of Karachi where police where people don’t understand ployed hundreds of troops to Pakistan on Friday. “We’ve sup- Christian homes looted. used teargas and a water cannon our attachment to the freedom of guard potential terrorism targets. ported these countries in the fight French Foreign Minister against demonstrators outside the speech,” Hollande said. “We’ve Two gunmen were killed on against terrorism,” Hollande said Laurent Fabius condemned the French consulate. Several Algeri- seen the protests, and I would Thursday during an anti-Islamist during a visit to the southern city violence in Niamey and Zinder an police officers were injured in say that in France all beliefs are raid in the town of Vervier. of Tulle, traditionally his political and said France stood in solidarity clashes with demonstrators in Al- respected.” Reuters 8 Monday, 19 January, 2015 opinion

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lowed to donate because of picting their noble inner Soup kitchens, Food, Water and Blood feebleness and unlikeli- self. A youth’s mind is hood to replenish blood pure per se, as were ours in taken out. We should not our younger days. But we Donations that deserve a mention take getting urgently-need- had had a corrupt society. vices with the help of elite likened to ambrosia for for the betterment of our ed blood easily for granted. Who blackened us? Su- By Kin Mg Oo medical doctors and state- hungry mouths. Come and society. To fulfill our needs, we can preme power ruined men’s of-the art medical equip- get a vicarious thrill out of Another noble deed make money by working. It spirit, leading to a bad en- efore I recognized ments. Among them, a few watching the above-said that should go other than had been heard that artifi- vironment. Thanks to the it, it reached nearly belong to the upper eche- regular morning donation. uninformed is blood dona- cial blood has been being modern technology, we B5 months that I had lons, some are from the In our country, there can be tion. As known by all, tested to be substituted for went past the age of knowl- been here, to be exact, at middle class and most are many a soup kitchen seen blood is vital for life and human blood, but it is, until edge blackout. Now our the Department of Clinical the poor. Especially, it will in many places, especially life depends on blood. now, impossible to manu- youths have an access to Hematology, Yangon Gen- be more appropriate to be in our Buddhist Lent. They Sometime in the past, we facture blood with the use the global knowledge bank eral Hospital. At the very called a dependable place are open to all. Would that found it difficult to find of nowadays’ advanced through internet. Thus, start of my stay, I busied for poor patients with ter- those well-wishers joined blood donors when we technology. they came to see non-gov- myself with caring for my minal illnesses. It is a real the philanthropic organiza- needed to have blood trans- In the past too, our re- ernmental organizations son suffering from Acute fact that some attendants, tions’ activities at such fused. At that time, blood spected elders launched and accommodating youths Myeloid Leukemia and far from spending money needy places. As known, can be said to be a precious voluntary activities. For contributing voluntary la- running errands for him, on buying delicious and there emerged in the coun- commodity. Money cravers example, they founded the bor and giving humanitari- hence the failure to notice nutritious food for their pa- try many independent non- and money-grubbers tried country’s first blood bank an aids to victims subject to an activity in the immedi- tients, had ever been found profit organizations, chari- to sell their blood at high facility at Yangon General natural disasters and ate vicinity. It is a pleasing to live on meager food ties and helpful price. In critical condition, Hospital in 1945, now scourges of wars. Influ- scene that is worth men- available nearby at cheap foundations. people of wealth and influ- known as the National enced by peer pressure, our tioning for everyone to price. As the saying “the I am not finding fault ence could lavish much Blood Center. In those youngsters emulated, tak- know. It is none other than early bird catches the with other’s weakness. Ad- money to get blood. Yet days, however, mass media ing part in voluntary works. a collectively done purified worm” goes, they too are mittedly, a lot of money is nowadays blood drives and was not good enough to Around us are still many drinking water donation by early risers to fetch water being budgeted for the mass blood donation propagate their activities youths idling their hours a group of well-wishers daily and sometimes gluti- health care of the public by groups emerged. We and launch campaigns as in away, playing games, with vested interests. “Go- nous rice together at this the government, but it can- needn’t worry about our the present time. And little spending in cafes and chat- ing on a 7-day fast or going soup kitchen. Here, I think not solve yet all problems blood transfusion any chance went to them to ac- ting something unimpor- without water for a morn- it needs to be described in all aspects of the nation longer, as much as before. complish plans and activi- tant online. If we can ignite ing period will put you to a about the emergence of the to the full. Far be it from Visitors coming to the Na- ties as much as they wished. their hidden capacities and sure death”, as a Myanmar Samaritan group. It was me to interfere in the ad- tional Blood Center daily Wonderfully enough, most lead them to a paradigm saying goes. A scarcity of said that the very first do- ministration work of the as teams or individuals of those activists in the shift on life, I dare say that drinking water is a ubiqui- nor occasionally offered authorities concerned of amount to a lot. Moreover, philanthropic works are everywhere will be full of tous problem in our coun- glutinous rice and useful the hospital, but I would we can find out blood do- youths. In this age when active citizens. try. Our people are receiv- commodities to patients at like to give my humble ad- nors from posts in the face- most are claiming “Self, May all citizens in- ing cost-sharing and F.O.C the YGH, of their own ac- vice that distribution of wa- book on the internet. Today self, self”, the obliging volve in activities for the health care services provid- cord. On seeing eager ter to the wards and stop- there can be seen in our younger generation is de- betterment of our society! ed by the government more crowd queuing for alms, ping the wastage of water face-books critical appeals than before. It is undenia- passers-by and other inter- be carefully supervised, so for rare blood, especially O Farmers observe thriving mung ble that the water problem, ested persons joined the as not to face the water negative blood and AB bean plantations on model plot albeit it is one of the basic donor to contribute their shortage problem. Due to negative blood. In answer amenities for the important money into donation. Thus, the negligence of staff as- to mails of these appeals, in Sittway place like this, cannot be it became a relatively large signed for storage and dis- there had been some do- Sittway, 18 Jan—The dian government in Ra- dealt with properly. Much confraternity which can tribution of water to all nors who came, from afar, field day of 10-acre mung khine State, mung bean as most of the Yangonians fulfill the requirement of wards of the campus, there to donate blood, believing bean was held in Pyidaw- from the state can occupy know very well that water the drinking water for had been few occasions “Donating blood saves tha Ward, Sittway, Kakh- market shares in India, he is a problem for all city needy patients to the extent when we had no water to lives”. What a meritorious ine State, on 14 January. added. dwellers, they are in the of satisfaction. At a con- flush sewage down the toi- deed it is! Without donors, On the occasion, Ra- Head of Township habit of paying little heed servative estimate, the let. On the part of patients we cannot get any blood. khine State Minister for Agriculture Department U to the frugal use of water. amount of purified drinking too, they need to know the With increasing population Agriculture and Livestock Tun Hla Phyu explained Nowadays we all consume water donated daily would importance of energy and in the world, demand for Breeding U Thar Lu Chay cultivation methods for purified drinking water and be 2500 liters. It may be water they get free of safe blood will still be said that Rakhine State beans and pulses. Local it also, in return, consumes small in amount in some- charge. They should be greater than blood supply. government in coopera- farmers viewed thriving much of our budgets. The one’s opinion, but willing- concurrently warned not to Waiting period to donate tion with the departments mung bean plants. YGH can be said to be a ness of the well-wishers is be extravagant with water blood is limited to 4 months concerned is striving for At the ceremony, offi- confluence of patients from great and we must ac- and to conserve energy. In from the previous dona- boosting production of ag- cials presented packets of all walks of life as it can af- knowledge it. In such a fact, each and every one of tion. Plus, it is generally ricultural produce. 12 vegetable strain seeds to ford to give the best treat- hard time, a loaf of bread us is responsible to actively known that old people aged Upon completion of the local farmers. ments and health care ser- and a bowl of food may be and voluntarily participate 55 and above are not al- a port being built by In- Rakhine State IPRD Monday, 19 January, 2015 9 LocaL News Fresh organic vegetables, fruits available at Agriculture Department in Nay Pyi Taw Yazahtani Road as of 6 January. In addition to organ- ic products, local people Mohnyin may purchase quality sap- lings to be grown on vacant areas. Papaya (Thaiwan strain), musk melon, gourd, Mandalay winged bean, string bean, aubergine, tomato (Korean

strain, taro (Korean strain), Tatkon Chinese kale and bitter gourd are available at the Nay Pyi Taw shop. “We sell fresh vege- Myanaung tables and fruits at reason- ay yi aw able prices to the consum- Myawady N P T , 18 to the consumers, accord- Agriculture and Irrigation Thaton Jan—Use of many inorgan- ing to the findings at health sells organic vegetables ers,” said Deputy Head of Yangon ic chemicals in cultivation centres. and fruits produced from Section U Zaw Moe Htaik. of vegetables and fruits Agriculture Depart- 900-acre farmland to local Ko Pauk causes dangerous diseases ment under the Ministry of consumers at its farm near (Okkar Myay)

Mdy International Airport checks vegetables, Today’s fruits and flowers for past free MyanMar news siTes MaNdalay, 18 Jan — Officials check export and import of vegetables, fruits and flowers at Mandalay Authorities allot K100 million International Airport. They issue phytosani- of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw fund to tary certificates and import wards, villages in Myawady Tsp certificates for the agricul- tural produce for exports. Myawady, 18 Jan — Township Administrator These certificates were Allotment of Pyidaungsu U Khin Maung Zaw ex- drawn from Agriculture Hluttaw fund was held plained progress of devel- Department in Yangon Re- at Thaungyin Hall in opment tasks. gion in the past. As of Au- Myawady, Kayin State, on Officials allotted de- gust 2014, the certificates 16 January. velopment funds to ward/ are available at the pest Deputy commissioner village administrators for control section of Manda- of the district U Lwin Ko 2014-15 fiscal year. lay Region Agriculture De- Oo said as the develop- The committee shared partment. ment tasks are to be com- K12.2 million for four The pest control sec- pleted in the timetable, all water supply tasks, K76.2 tions have been opened at departmental officials are million for 17 rural roads border trade areas in Lwe- gon International Airport, Region and State Ag- tosanitary certificates to ap- to strive for completion of and bridges, K11.6 mil- jel, Maungtaw, Tachilek, Mandalay International riculture Departments will plicants.—Min Htet Aung tasks with added momen- lion for development tasks Muse, Tamu, Myawady Airport, Kawthoung and extend opening of labora- (Mandalay Sub-printing tum. totally amounting to K100 and Reedkhoda, Yan- Kanpaiktee. tories so as to issue phy- House) Vice Chairman of the million to five wards and Township Development 11 village-tracts and one Township Election Sub-commission Tasks Implementation village-tract from Sukali Committee Amyotha Hlut- Town. taw representative U Saw Htein Lin Aung distributes election law and rules books Aye Myaing and Secretary (IPRD) Nay Pyi Taw, 18 Jan — Ottarathiri Township Election Sub-commission held a ceremony to hand over books on election law and rules at its office on 16 January. Chairman of the Township Sub-commission U Than Zaw and Deputy Township Administrator U Myint Zaw Htay made speeches. Officials present- ed books on election law and rules to members of the township election sub-commission. Shwe Ye Yint 10 Monday, 19 January, 2015 world Gunmen hold Yemeni official to try to derail new constitution

Sanaa, 18 Jan — Yem- cause of its border with top tives also pulled out of a port a plan by southern sep- en’s Houthi militia seized oil exporter Saudi Arabia meeting with Hadi and the aratists for just two regions. a top official on Saturday and presence of an al-Qa- country’s other main polit- A powerful group of and threatened unspecified eda wing that has claimed ical and regional factions tribes backed by Saleh’s further steps to derail a pro- responsibility for the attack to discuss the constitution, party, the General Peo- posed new constitution in on Charlie Hebdo newspa- two attendees at the meet- ple’s Congress has also re- a wrangle for power that per in Paris. ing told Reuters. jected the six-region plan, threatens to bring down the However, political The new charter is and urged the country in- government, raising fears chaos has accelerated since the result of talks between stead be divided into much al-Qaeda could benefit. the Houthis, who demand Yemen’s competing fac- smaller governorates, ana- The draft constitution, more rights for the coun- tions aimed at smoothing lysts say. formally launched on Sat- try’s Zaydi Shi’ite Muslim a political transition trig- The General People’s urday, aims to resolve big sect, seized Sanaa in Sep- gered by the departure of Congress, also walked out regional, political and sec- tember and advanced into Vehicles drive past the office building of Ahmed Awadh former leader Ali Abdullah of Saturday’s meeting on tarian differences in Yem- central and western areas bin Mubarak, in Sanaa on 17 Jan, 2015.—ReuteRs Saleh who stepped down in the draft of the constitution, en by devolving authority where Sunni Muslims pre- 2012 after a year of street the attendees said. to regions, but has been bit- dominate. prime minister, early on had become aware of what protests. Scores of people have terly opposed by the Hou- The group said its Saturday to stop him at- it called irregularities in However, its propos- already been killed in 2015 this who fear it will dilute gunmen “arrested” Ahmed tending a meeting on the both the draft constitution al to divide Yemen into by al-Qaeda attacks and their power. Awad bin Mubarak, of- constitution. and how the government six federal regions is op- clashes between the Houth- Western and Gulf fice director for President In its statement on was attempting to make it posed by the Houthis, now is and Sunni militants and Arab countries worry about Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi the al-Maseerah television law. the strongest group in the tribesmen. insecurity in Yemen be- and a former nominee for channel, the militia said it Houthi representa- country, who instead sup- Reuters Blast outside Algeria embassy Morocco says it in Libya wounds two guards breaks up militant cell recruiting for ISIS between rival factions Tripoli administration is who are battling for con- not, but still controls min- rabaT, 18 Jan — Mo- statement said. trol of the oil-producing istries, airports and some rocco said on Saturday it “Some of the eight North African state three oil facilities. had dismantled an Islamist members of the cell have years after the fall of The UN talks are militant cell sending fight- been convicted in other ter- Muammar Gaddafi. aimed at forming a uni- ers to Syria and Iraq to join rorism cases in the past.” Two guards suffered ty government, ending Islamic State and mount at- A Moroccan security minor wounds by the hostilities and putting a tacks on returning home. source told Reuters the gov- blast, officials in Tripoli transition to democracy The cell, the latest of ernment thinks nearly 2,000 and Algeria’s state news on track. But the Trip- series of radical groups Moroccans have fought in agency said. oli-based forces say the authorities say they have Syria’s civil war and in Iraq Libya’s recognized process had been rushed, uncovered, had been active with Islamic State. government, which has and plan to vote on Sun- in the city of Meknes and “Some 200 have re- been forced to work out day on whether to attend. the towns of El-Hajeb and turned home and all of them of a rump state in the east, Fighting over the El-Hoceima in the Northern were arrested, mainly at the denounced the explosion country’s oil infrastruc- Rif mountains, the interior airport when their flights in a statement as “cheap ture has closed two major ministry said in a statement. landed,” the source said. attempt” to undermine oil ports in the east and It said the head of the The North African UN-sponsored peace talks slashed Libya’s oil output cell had been in contact kingdom has suffered at- Civilians and security personnel stand at the scene of which started this week in to around 300,000 bar- with Islamic State and had tacks in the past by mil- an explosion outside the Algerian embassy in Libya’s Geneva. rels per day from the 1.6 sent volunteers. itants. In 2011 a blast in a capital Tripoli on 17 Jan, 2015.—ReuteRs Tripoli is now con- million bpd produced be- “According to intelli- cafe in Marrakesh killed trolled by a faction called fore the civil war toppled gence reports, Moroccans 15 people including 10 for- Tripoli, 18 Jan — An by vehicles, officials and Libya Dawn, which has Gaddafi in 2011. fighting in Syria and Iraq eigners. It was the worst explosion outside the Al- residents said. set up a rival government. Bombs exploded in have been trained in han- attack since 2003, when su- gerian embassy in Libya’s Algeria and most The eastern-based November near the Egyp- dling weapons and man- icide bombings killed more capital Tripoli on Satur- other countries evacuat- government is recognized tian and United Arab ufacturing explosives to than 45 people in Casablan- day slightly wounded two ed their diplomats in the by the United Nations Emirates embassies. perpetrate attacks once they ca. guards and damaged near- summer during fighting and Western powers. The Reuters return to Morocco,” the Reuters Al-Qaeda in Syria says shoots No link to Belgian attack plot from those detained in Greece down army cargo plane aThenS, 18 Jan — samples to Belgian coun- police official told Reuters. Greece said it had found terparts. Belgian state On Thursday, police killed beiruT, 18 Jan — The the plane, which the Nusra flying sorties in Syria to no evidence linking people broadcasters said authori- two gunmen during raids Syrian wing of al-Qaeda, Front said happened near strike the hardline Islamic they detained for question- ties were seeking a Brussels in the east Belgian town of the Nusra Front, said it shot the army-controlled Abu State group, an offshoot of ing on Saturday to a foiled man of Moroccan origin Verviers. Thirteen suspects down an army cargo plane al-Duhur military airport in al-Qaeda that is also fight- Islamist plot to attack Bel- who was hiding in Greece. were arrested throughout filled with food and am- Idlib province. ing the Syrian army. gian police. “We have not identified an- the country and two oth- munition overnight in the Several Syrian air Last month, a Jorda- Greek police detained yone related to the Belgian ers held in France on Bel- northwest of the country. force jets and helicopters nian air force pilot was over a half dozen people plot from the people we gium’s request. Reuters could not im- have been shot down in captured by Islamic State and were sending DNA detained,” a senior Greek Reuters mediately confirm the re- Syria’s civil war, which fighters after his plane port, which appeared on erupted after the govern- was downed near the mil- Two dead, 4 injured in Istanbul explosion the group’s social media ment cracked down on itant group’s stronghold accounts. pro-democracy protests in of Raqqa in northeastern iSTanbul, 18 Jan — tion centre in Istanbul on places in Istanbul, one of At least two was dead and Sunday. them was exploded and State news did not 2011. Syria. four injured in an explo- Bombs were discov- the rest was under police mention the downing of A US-led coalition is Reuters sion in a power distrub- ered in three different control.—Reuters Monday, 19 January, 2015 11 science & technology Wearable devices have bright future in China For wearable health devices, 39 percent of respond- the globe reported various problems when they use these ents worldwide plan to buy one by 2020, but 65 percent new types of devices. of Chinese consumers surveyed already have an interest In China, the top three issues consumers face are “too in buying one, according to a survey filed to Xinhua on complicated to use,” “set-up did not proceed properly” Saturday by Accenture, a consulting and technology ser- and “not visually or aesthetically appealing”. Only 1 per- vices company. cent of Chinese respondents said they did not experience As many as 67 percent of Chinese consumers are any challenges at all, the survey said. likely to buy wearable fitness monitors and 73 percent The survey was conducted online between October wants smart watches in the coming five years, more than and November 2014, with 24,000 respondents in 24 coun- doubled 32 percent and 27 percent in the United States. tries, including China, Australia, Brazil, France, Turkey When buying wearable and other smart devices, Chi- and the United States. nese consumers place features and functions as the most At present, wearable devices are marketed by a num- Beijing, 18 Jan — A latest survey showed that weara- important factors. ber of companies, including Apple Inc, China’s Xiaomi ble devices will become more popular in the Chinese mar- However, user experience is lacking at the current and Samsung from the Republic of Korea. ket in the next five years. time, as a staggering 83 percent of those surveyed across Xinhua Magnetic fields in British police arrest man over Christmas dark help formation Xbox, Playstation hacks the two networks earlier of stars: Study last year, claimed respon- BerLin, 18 Jan — high-mass stars” said sibility. High magnetization sets Thushara Pillai from the “Officers ... have ar- the stage for the forma- Max-Planck-Institut fur rested a man in Southport, tion of stars much more Radioastronomie. Merseyside this morning massive than the sun, The high mass of as part of an investigation said a study on Friday. these cores has puzzled into ‘swatting’ and com- Magnetic fields in researchers for many puter hacking offences,” massive dark clouds are years, as the cores should Merseyside police said in a strong enough to support quickly collapse due to statement. the regions against col- their own gravity and de- The officers had lapse due to their own stroy themselves before worked closely with the US gravity, said the study telescopes on Earth can Federal Bureau of Investi- led by researchers at the detect them. gation (FBI) in the oper- Max-Planck-Institut fur “The cloud would ation, it added. No further Radioastronomie. already be collapsing if details of the arrest were This is demonstrated there were no magnetic immediately available. in observations of polar- support”, said Thushara Swatting is a term ized dust emission from Pillai. “In that case the used to describe criminal two of the most massive young forming cores activity by an individual clouds in Milky Way, the would never become or group who provide false “Brick” and “Snake”. massive enough to form People walk past the Playstation and Xbox booths at the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo, known as E3, in Los Angeles, California on 10 June, 2014. —ReuteRs information to law enforce- “For the first time stars much larger than ment agencies in the Unit- we witness how mag- the Sun.” London, 18 Jan — attacks on Sony PlaySta- mas after a major dis- ed States, suggesting that a netic fields thread a The results are pub- British police said on Fri- tion and Microsoft Xbox tributed denial of service threat exists at a particular massive cloud and help lished in this week’s is- day they had arrested a systems. (DDOS) attack. A hacking location so that police re- stabilize the region while sue of the “Astrophysical man in northwest England Both systems suffered group calling itself Lizard spond with tactical units. it gets ready to form Journal”.—Xinhua following the 2014 cyber long outages over Christ- Squad, which had attacked Reuters Alibaba’s latest mobile messaging effort: EU says part of social networking for businesses Amazon’s Luxembourg tax deal ‘cosmetic’ Beijing, 18 Jan — China’s Alibaba Group Holding observers as a dud, with the Chinese market dominated by Ltd, the world’s biggest e-commerce company, is pilot- Tencent’s WeChat. BrusseLs, 18 Jan — Luxembourg took just two weeks ing a mobile messaging app aimed at marrying social net- By going for smaller companies, DingTalk is chasing to sign off a partly cosmetic deal that allowed Amazon working with business, an Alibaba spokeswoman said on a target audience that already includes many Alibaba cli- (AMZN.O) to shift a large part of its European profits to Friday, as the company expands its enterprise services. ents. This fits with its broader enterprise strategy, includ- an untaxed entity, according to EU antitrust regulators. The app, called DingTalk, was quietly made availa- ing the Alibaba Cloud Computing business, which also The European Commission, which rules on compe- ble in December and is still in beta testing, according to serves Alibaba’s merchants as well as other companies. tition and subsidies in the European Union, announced its website. (www.dingtalk.com) Reuters in October that it had opened an investigation into a tax Capable of carrying conference calls and group mes- ruling struck in 2003 and published details of its case on saging, DingTalk targets small- and medium-sized enter- Friday. prises, many of which are already Alibaba’s customers. The investigation, one of a number into large interna- The company has 8.5 million active sellers on its vari- tional companies, focuses on whether Luxembourg broke ous e-commerce platforms, according to Alibaba’s initial EU state aid rules by allowing Amazon to operate almost public offering prospectus. tax-free in Europe. It is not Alibaba’s first stab at a mobile messaging Such inquiries have raised questions for European app and others have become hot property in the tech sec- Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, former long- tor. The company’s arch-rival, Tencent Holdings Ltd, time prime minister of Luxembourg, over his role in the operates WeChat, known as Weixin in China, which has country’s tax policies. 468 million monthly active users and was estimated to be The document released on Friday described the on- worth as much as $64 billion by brokerage CLSA. line retailer’s structure, with a Luxembourg company Underscoring the appeal of such apps, Facebook functioning as the headquarters of its European operations Inc in October completed its $22 billion acquisition of and operator of all its European websites. WhatsApp. The logo of Alibaba Group is seen inside the The net turnover of that company, which it called Lux- But Alibaba’s previous attempt at a mobile messag- company’s headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang OpCo, was 13.6 billion euros (10 billion pounds) in 2013, ing app, Laiwang, is seen by many analysts and industry Province early on 11 Nov, 2014.—ReuteRs about a fifth of worldwide sales of $74.5 billion.—Reuters 12 Monday, 19 January, 2015 world New York Five Pakistani men held in Governor Afghanistan over school massacre

plans kabul, 18 Jan — Five kistan,” one of the Afghan officials said another 20-25 Pakistani men have been officials told Reuters. people had been detained in first trade arrested in Afghanistan in Pakistan’s Taleban is a Pakistan but some had al- connection with the Tale- separate organization from ready been released. mission to ban massacre of 134 school the Afghan Taleban, but both A second Pakistani offi- children in the Pakistani city share the goals of toppling cial said that talks were un- Cuba of Peshawar last month, of- their respective governments derway with the government ficials from both countries and enforcing strict Islamist for the transfer of the five New York, 18 Jan — said on Sunday. law across the region. prisoners in Afghanistan to New York Governor An- Examinees sit for the unified college entrance The five were detained One of the Pakistani Pakistan.—Reuters drew Cuomo is planning examinations at the University of Tokyo in Tokyo’s last week after Pakistan sent a trade mission to Cuba, Hongo district on 17 Jan, 2015, as the two-day a list of suspects to security the Governor’s Office con- event began across Japan with about 559,000 services in the neighbouring firmed on Saturday. De- applicants and a record 849 public and private nation, said the officials who tails of the trip have yet to institutions taking part.—Kyodo News asked not to be named. be announced. Taleban gunmen Cuomo, who will be Afghan Cabinet nominee wanted opened fire in the mili- among the first high-pro- tary-run school on 16 De- file US officials to visit by Interpol for tax evasion cember, killing nine staff Cuba since the Obama ad- and the students, many of ministration announced in kabul, 18 Jan — Af- try last year by the watch- them the children of army December historic moves ghan President Ashraf dog Transparency Inter- personnel, in the country’s to normalize full relations Ghani’s nominee for ag- national. It has topped the bloodiest massacre in years. with the Caribbean island. riculture minister in his list in previous years. “We are investigating An army soldier stands in the Army Public School, The Democratic gov- new Cabinet is on an In- Ghani’s Cabinet nom- whether the five detained which was attacked by Taleban gunmen, in Peshawar ernor is to promote an in- terpol wanted list for tax inations were announced are the ones wanted by Pa- on 17 Dec, 2014.—ReuteRs itiative to attract foreign evasion in Estonia, a fact on Monday, after a wait investment to New York Ghani’s spokesman said of more than three months State, said spokeswoman was unknown to his office over negotiations with No respite in Bangladesh violence over Melissa DeRosa. at the time of his nomina- unity government partner “As part of the Glob- tion. Abdullah Abdullah, his polls as death toll rises to 27 al NY initiative, Gover- Interpol’s website former election rival. nor Cuomo plans to lead lists Mohammad Yaqub Haidari confirmed on Dhaka, 18 Jan — An duzzaman Khan, the junior for Bangladesh and its econ- a trade mission to Cuba. Haidari, 52, as wanted in Saturday that he is on the 18-year-old man died after minister for home affairs, omy. This is one of several such Estonia for “large-scale Interpol wanted list but unidentified attackers hurled told reporters on Sunday. Khaleda has demanded trips promoting New York tax evasion, fraudulent insisted he is innocent. fire bombs at the vehicle The truck passenger that Hasina give up her post, that he plans to take in the conversion” in cases dat- “I am being targeted in which he was travelling killed on Sunday was named with a new vote to be held coming term,” she said. ing back to 2003. by a political conspiracy. early on Sunday in South- by police as 18-year-old Mo- under a neutral administra- On Friday, the Oba- A spokesman for When you enter the world ern Barisal, lifting to 27 the hammad Sohag. The driver tion. The prime minister has ma Administration imple- Ghani, Nazifullah Sala- of business and politics, death toll from violence in of the vehicle jumped clear rejected these demands and mented a package of new rzai, said on Saturday the this is what happens,” he Bangladesh’s deepening po- and escaped with minor burn her government has tight- laws easing sanctions on presidential office was told Reuters. litical crisis since last year’s injuries. ened its grip by arresting Cuba, allowing a high unaware Haidari had any He said the taxes disputed elections. At least 30 people, in- key opposition leaders and level of exchange in trade legal troubles but was in- were owed not by him but Bangladesh’s govern- cluding five police officers, clamping down on media. and travel between the two vestigating. by a person who bought ment ruled out military de- have been injured in attacks Human rights groups neighbouring countries, Although Haidari has a company from him that ployment to establish order on vehicles in Dhaka since have expressed concern which were locked in en- been on the wanted list for did business in Estonia. after the latest violence sur- Saturday night. over the violence and urged mity for over half a centu- years, it was not widely A biography of rounding a standoff between “The culprits won’t those involved in the conflict ry. known or reported in Af- Haidari compiled by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasi- be spared,” Prime Minister to exercise restraint, with On Saturday, a del- ghanistan. Afghanistan Analysts na and Begum Khaleda Zia, Hasina said on Sunday while a statement from United egation of congressional Ghani, who was Network cited a recent leader of the opposition visiting a hospital to see po- Nations human rights of- Democrats began a three- sworn in as president last television interview in Bangladesh Nationalist Par- licemen who had sustained fice spokeswoman Ravina day visit to Cuba to dis- year to replace long-time which he said he once ran ty. severe burns. Authorities Shamdasani also calling for cuss expectations for the leader Hamid Karzai, has an agricultural import-ex- The violence has wors- have blocked popular inter- “prompt, impartial and ef- normalization of relations vowed to root out wide- port company that did ened steadily since on 5 Jan- net calling and messaging fective” investigation of all between the United States spread corruption and business in eastern Eu- uary, when protests erupted service Viber on security killings. and Cuba. said he would choose his rope and Russia. over last year’s election, concerns, Jakir Hossain, Hasina and Khaleda, A US embargo on ministers based on their His current business which was boycotted by the spokesman for the Bangla- both related to former na- Cuba has been in force for qualifications, not their is focused on construction BNP. desh telecoms authority said. tional leaders, have nursed 54 years and can only be connections. and information technolo- “There is no such situ- The renewed tension a long and bitter rivalry, and lifted by the US Congress Afghanistan was gy, as well as agricultural ation in the country requir- between the political rivals have dominated politics in rather than the president. ranked as the world’s products, the profile said. ing the deployment of the raises the spectre of a long, Bangladesh for more than Xinhua fourth most corrupt coun- Reuters army-led joint forces,” Asa- destabilising spell of unrest two decades.—Reuters DPRK negotiator, former US diplomats meet unofficially in Singapore

SiNgapore, 18 Jan — at the US-based non-profit US team includes former Police were seen han- “The US government veyed its willingness to re- The chief nuclear negotiator organization Social Science US special representative dling secuirty matters, and is not involved in the pro- sume DPRK-South Korea of the Democratic People’s Research Council, told re- for DPRK policy Stephen the participants were seen posed event,” the embassy summits and hold direct Republic of Korea (DPRK) porters that the meeting will Bosworth, former deputy stepping out for breakfast added. dialogue with the Unit- and former senior officials cover the DPRK’s nuclear nuclear negotiator Joseph and lunch on Sunday. Track 2 diplomacy ed States. It also said that and scholars from the Unit- missile programmes. DeTrani, and Tony Nam- The US Embassy in often refers to non-govern- the DPRK side is willing ed States were in Singapore “It’s two ways of tak- kung, former deputy direc- Singapore, which had been mental, informal and unof- to temporarily suspend its on Sunday for a unofficial ing each other’s tempera- tor at Berkeley’s Institute tight-lipped on details of the ficial contacts and activities nuclear tests if the United meeting over topics includ- ture,” he said. for East Asian Studies. meeting, said in a statement between private citizens or States, in exchange, sus- ing the DPRK nulcear issue. The DPRK side is The two-day meeting, that “this would be one of groups of individuals. pends joint military drills Leon Sigal, director led by Ri Yong Ho, the which is unofficial, is taking many Track 2 meetings held The Democratic Peo- with South Korea. The pro- of the Northeast Asia Co- DPRK’s Six-Party Talks place at a local hotel behind to discuss East Asia politi- ple’s Republic of Korea posal was rejected by the operative Security Project representative, while the closed doors. cal and security issues.” (DPRK) has recently con- United States.—Xinhua Monday, 19 January, 2015 13 advertisement & general

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Road Department, Office No.(11), Nay Pyi Taw Xinhua Tel: 067-407468, 407578, 407603, 407583, 407380 Suspect in shooting of two France’s Hollande sees Canadian police found dead popularity jump after attacks ToronTo, 18 Jan — The suspect in the shoot- Paris, 18 Jan — zine Charlie Hebdo and at injecting more compe- ings of two Canadian po- French President Francois killed 12 people. tition into the struggling lice officers in an Alberta Hollande’s popularity has Four people were also economy. casino on Saturday was surged to its highest level killed by another gunman It also offers some re- found dead after being in nearly a year and a half during a hostage-taking in lief to Hollande’s Socialist tracked to an unoccupied after the deadly Islamist a Kosher deli. Party, which has been brac- home, the Royal Canadian attacks in Paris — albeit The following on Sun- ing for heavy losses in re- Mounted Police said. from near record lows, a day, Hollande led a march gional district elections due The RCMP said the poll showed on Saturday. with other world leaders in March. suspect’s body was found Hollande, the most un- that mobilized what some The poll showed that when they entered the res- popular leader in modern commentators said was the party’s popularity had idence in a rural area east French polling, has been the biggest crowd in Par- risen above that of the of St Albert, Alberta. The Police officers man the perimeter of a crime scene in broadly praised in the me- is since its liberation from far-right National Front, police did not disclose the St Albert, Alberta, where two RCMP officers sustained dia and by analysts for his Nazi Germany in 1944. which has struggled to cause of death but said they significant injuries after being shot at the Apex Casino handling of the attacks. The poll boost was not formulate a coherent re- did not speak with the sus- on 17 Jan, 2015.—ReuteRs His popularity rating limited to Hollande. His sponse to the attacks, for pect or fire their weapons has jumped to 34 percent, Prime Minister Manuel the first time since May during their efforts to arrest 49, had been released after when they were shot. Po- from 24 percent before Valls has seen his popu- 2014. him. treatment. lice said earlier the suspect, the attacks, according to a larity climb to 44 percent The poll for Orange One of the two officers The shooting hap- who fled the scene, was a BVA poll. That marked his from 35 percent before the and ITELE was conducted shot earlier on Saturday, pened around 3 am in St white male aged 25 to 35. best rating since May 2013. attacks. on 13-14 January . Nearly Constable David Matthew Albert, a bedroom commu- Police said they have Hollande rushed to the The improved image 1,300 people were ques- Wynn, 42, remained in nity northwest of the pro- tentatively identified the site of the first attack on 1 is a political boon for Hol- tioned over the Internet af- grave condition in hospital. vincial capital, Edmonton. suspect and are working to January, where two Isla- lande and his government ter having been solicited by The other, Auxiliary Con- The officers were in- confirm the information. mist militants stormed the as parliament begins debat- telephone. stable Derek Walter Bond, vestigating a stolen vehicle Reuters offices of satirical -maga ing a contested bill aimed Reuters Advertise with us! Photographer documents life of For inquries to place an advertisement in the GNLM, ethnic Ainu for 30 years Please email Kushiro, 18 Jan — The 110-page book Ainu people. here,” Goukon said. Taka Maesawa, a photogra- titled “Ainu Minzoku — Fukiko Goukon, 39, Referring to one pho- [email protected] pher from Nakashibetsu, Inochi to Hokori” (Ainu a traditional Ainu music tograph taken by Maesawa Hokkaido, has published a Ethnic Group — Life and singer who was born and of Goukon and her grand- (+95) (01) 8604532 photo book documenting Pride) features about 100 grew up in an Ainu Kotan mother, mother and daugh- the life of the Ainu ethnic Ainu and their life in Ainu near Lake Akan, is doc- ter, she said, “This picture minority in the northern- Kotan villages near Lake umented from childhood of our family proves that Weather report most Japanese prefecture Akan and Lake Kussharo through marriage and giv- the heart of our ethnic peo- BAY INFERENCE: Weather is partly cloudy in the for more than 30 years in eastern Hokkaido. Kotan ing birth. ple has been handed down Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. since 1983. means village or communi- Maesawa “photo- over generations.” FORECAST VALID UNTIL EVENING OF THE “I want people to know ty in the Ainu language. graphed me with love,” Maesawa published 19th January, 2015: Rain are likely to be scattered about the beautiful Ainu The pictures include Goukon said, expressing the book with financial in Sagaing, Mandalay and Magway Regions, Kachin, culture and the history of one of a woman dressed in her gratitude to the pho- backing from the Sappo- Shan, Chin and Rakhine States, isolated in Bago and ethnic Ainu who have been traditional Ainu attire pre- tographer. ro-based Foundation for Ayeyawady Regions, Kayah State and weather will be discriminated against,” paring for a dance and that Ainu struggled to pass Research and Promotion of partly cloudy in remaining Regions and States. Degree Maesawa, 68, said in an in- of an Ainu ritual, “Icharu- down their language and Ainu Culture and donated of certainty is (60%). terview. pa,” to console ancestors’ culture after the Japanese 250 copies to libraries and STATE OF THE SEA: Squalls with moderate to “I hope my pictures spirits. government implement- museums. rough sea are likely at times off and along Myanmar depict what Ainu people Maesawa also wrote ed a policy of assimilation But following requests coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (35) are today and will convey it about her interactions with during the Meiji era (1868- for more copies, she has m.p.h. to future generations,” said one family which inspired 1912). decided on additional print- Maesawa. her to start documenting But “we Ainu are still ing.—Kyodo News 14 Monday, 19 January, 2015 entertainment Jay Chou, Hannah Quinlivan Julianne Moore’s kids are not get married in UK bothered about Oscars Los AngeLes, 18 Jan — Golden Globe-winner Julianne Moore says while she is over the moon with an Oscar nod for her per- formance in ‘Still Alice’, her kids are not interested in it. Moore is nominat- ed in the category of best actress for the 87th Acade- my Awards, to be held on 22 February, reported Us Julianne Moore is nominated in the category of best magazine. th She is competing actress for the 87 Academy Awards.—PTI against Felicity Jones (‘The excited about her appear- Moore is determined not Theory of Everything’) ing in ‘The Hunger Games: to get swept up by the buzz Rosamund Pike (‘Gone Mockingjay — Part One’. either. “I try to take it one Girl’), Reese Witherspoon “They could take or day at a time. Otherwise, (‘Wild’) and Marian Co- leave the Oscars. ‘Mock- I get overwhelmed,” she tillard (‘Two Days, One ingjay’ was a big deal!” said. The actress played a Singer Jay Chou and Hannah Quinlivan held wedding ceremony at the Selby Night’) The 46-year-old Despite being considered professor grappling with Abbey in Yorkshire, Britain, local time on 17 Jan, 2015.—Xinhua actress said her children a front-runner ahead of Alzheimer’s disease in Caleb and Liv were more the prestigious ceremony, ‘Still Alice’.—PTI Rihanna designs bags for charity Los AngeLes, 18 Jan — R&B star ing a cocktail party — hosted by Karl Rihanna, actress Sarah Jessica Parker, Lagerfeld, Silvia Venturini Fendi and the comedienne Rachel Feinstein, model brand’s chairman and chief executive of- Jourdan Dunn and author Leandra Medi- ficer Pietro Beccari — at their new flag- ne have teamed up with an Italian fash- ship store on New York’s Madison Av- ion brand to design bags for charity. enue on 13 February and will remain on The 26-year-old ‘Rude Boy’ hit- display for a month. maker, Parker, comedienne Feinstein, During that time the accessories will model Jourdan Dunn and author Leandra be available to buy from online auction Medine have teamed up with Fendi to site launch3baguetteauction.fendi.com, personalize their own 3Baguette hand- which will go live by the end of January. bag as part of a charity project, reported The profits will go towards a charity close Women’s Wear Daily. to each of the celebrity’s hearts. 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nounced it, literally every ‘Kong: Skull Island’ is theatre wants you to do Top tenor Kaufmann says ready it, and of course it is nice set in 1971 in Detroit: and flattering but I always for Otello, no Siegfried yet want to keep my reper- JK Simmons toire as wide as possible.” London, 18 Jan — House’s music director An- stamina through such a de- So when might he Los AngeLes, 18 Jan Jonas Kaufmann, regard- tonio Pappano confirmed manding part,” Kaufmann sing Siegfried? “It’s not — Oscar nominated actor ed as the world’s best Kaufmann would sing the said. going to come soon after JK Simmons has shared tenor, says he is ready role during the 2017 season. He said he is wary of Otello, no, no, certainly some details from his up- to reward fans waiting “On one hand you feel being typecast as a tenor not,” Kaufmann said. coming project ‘Kong: for him to sing Verdi’s right to do it ... on the other who sings Otello, or Wag- Kaufmann also Skull Island’, saying the highly demanding “Otel- hand it is not only a tech- ner’s Tristan or Siegfried cherishes giving recitals film is set in 1971 Detroit. lo” by making his debut nical issue, it is also a lot — all of which place huge of songs by composers The 60-year-old actor re- in the role at London’s of experience and how you demands on the voice. like Schubert or Mahl- cently received a Golden Royal Opera House in pace yourself to keep the “Once you’ve an- er and is one of the few Globe trophy and is nom- 2017. The opera world singers who can sell out inated for the upcoming has been waiting expect- huge venues like Covent Academy Awards for his antly for the 45-year-old Garden and New York’s work in ‘Whiplash’, report- German to sing more of Metropolitan Opera. JK Simmons ed MTV online. the epic roles. Ahead of But he has no plans “When it first came his appearance at Covent to follow the The Three to my attention, ‘There’s in Detroit during baseball Garden in the title role Tenors into stadiums, interest in you for a new season and I’ll be able to go of Giordano’s “Andrea alone or in partnership King Kong,’ I thought, to Tigers games, so there’s Chenier” next week, he with other singers. ‘Okay, why?’… But I met a lot to like about this mov- told Reuters he is ready “Whenever people with Jordan Vogt-Roberts ie,” he revealed. for Verdi’s jealous Moor, would ask me whether who’s going to be directing Simmons did not re- but not for Wagner’s na- I would do it, I think I it, and John Gatins who’s veal more info regarding ive hero Siegfried — an- would if the circumstanc- gonna be writing, and Tom the plot or cast. Earlier other role his fans are ea- es are right ... for instance Hiddleston. “Jordan was this month, it was reported ger for him to take. German tenor Jonas Kaufmann (R) performs as for charity, so money just so passionate and so that Michael Keaton was “It’s true, we’re plan- Lohengrin and German soprano Annette Dasch not for my pocket. But smart and there’s such an in talks to take part in the ning to do an ‘Otello’ to- performs as Elsa von Brabant during their rehearsal let’s see. It’s not going to interesting new take on it, Legendary project. ‘Kong: gether,” Kaufmann said of the opera “Lohengrin’’ by Richard Wagner in happen this year — and and it’s set in Detroit in Skull Island’ is targeting in a telephone interview Bayreuth, southern Germany in this on 17 July, 2010 alone, certainly not.” 1971 which is where I grew a 10 March, 2017 release after the Royal Opera file photo.—ReuteRs Reuters up, and we’re gonna shoot date.—PTI Monday, 19 January, 2015 15 general Troicki crushes Kukushkin to win Sydney title MRTV MITV Entertainment MYANMARMITV INTERNATIONAL "We both came through Channel the qualis so it was a tough week and we're heading (19-1-2015, Monday) (19-1-15 07:00 am~ to straight to Melbourne 20-1-15 07:00 am) MST where we play on Monday," 6:00 am • Paritta By Venerable * Local News Troicki said after receiving Min Gun Sayadaw * Traditional the trophy from Australian 6:25 am Handicrafts from the tennis great Rosewall. • Physical Exercise "There's no stopping." 6:45 am Golden land Troicki will take a big • Documentary * World News boost in confidence into his 7:00 am * Sticky Shan Snack first round tie at the Aus- • News/ Weather Report 7:30 am * Local News tralian Open against Czech • Head Line News * History And Mystery Jiri Vesely, who also won 8:00 am Behind The Caves an ATP title as a qualifier • News/ International on Sunday at the Auckland News * World News Open. 9:35 am * School for the Blind Once ranked 12th in • Documentary * Local News the world, Troicki's victory (ASEAN) 10:00 am * Chef Life "Kyi Soe" in his second Sydney In- • News / International * World News ternational final will send News * Myanmar Railways him back towards the top 11:35 am 50 from his current ranking • Head Line News City Circular Train of 92. 12:00 noon * Local News He has made it clear • News / International * "Young Talent" News / Weather Viktor Troicki of Serbia holds the men's singles trophy after defeating Mikhail this week that he believes Report Animator Kukushkin of Kazakhstan at the Sydney International tennis tournament in Sydney, his doping ban was unfair 1:05 pm * World News and paid tribute to his Aus- on 17 Jan, 2015. —ReuteRs • Gitadagale * In The Studio tralian coach Jack Reader Phwintbarohn Sydney, 18 Jan — Ser- career ATP title. The world number 66 and the rest of his team for 2:00 pm * Local News bian Viktor Troicki took a A rampant Troicki won rallied to win the next two sticking with him. • Pyi Thu Ni Ti * Today Myanmar big step on his comeback the last four games of the games for his only break "They were with me 3:35 pm "Myanma Quality • Weekly Entertainment trail after a doping ban by first set and was 4-1 up in of serve in the contest and throughout the hardest time 4:00 pm Gold" ruthlessly dismantling fel- the second when Kukushkin offered hope of an extended that is behind me," he said. • News * World News low qualifier Mikhail Kuk- took a medical timeout to contest to the neutrals on "They stood by me and 4:45 pm * Made in Myanmar ushkin 6-2, 6-3 to win the have treatment on his left Ken Rosewall Arena. I really appreciate that." • University of Distance Sydney International on thigh. Troicki, however, was Kukushkin said his in- Education (TV "Mixxo" Saturday. The Kazakh had made just too strong and, roared jury had been a hangover Lectures) * Local News The 28-year-old his way to the final without on by vocal support from -Third Year (English) from hip surgery he under- 5:40 pm * Snow Flakes…Scenic righthander, who returned to losing a set, including in his Sydney's ethnic Serb com- went three years ago and • Documentary (Women Confluence… action last July after serving quarter-final victory over munity, broke back before was not certain he would in Myanmar Society) To Kachin State a one-year ban for missing Juan Martin Del Potro, but serving out the match to be able to face Malek Jazi- 6:00 pm * World News a dope test, took just over his mobility had been key to love, sealing victory with ri at Melbourne Park on • News / Weather an hour to claim his second his progress. his 13th ace. Monday. —Reuters Report * Art Students: 6:35 pm Their Dream • Science and Youth held over YouTube posts of snacks pierced with toothpicks Technology * Local News Programme * A stir about of Tokyo, 18 Jan — A is being withheld because The youth, who had morning. 7:00 pm Rainbows 19-year-old man was ar- he is minor, is suspected been on a wanted list after In a series of YouTube • News rested Sunday in connec- of sneaking into a conven- posting scenes apparently images posted recently, 7:35 pm * World News tion with YouTube posts ience store in Musashino, showing him on the run, a youth who appears to • People Talks * Cosplayer showing snacks at super- western Tokyo, around 7 was detained at JR Maibara be the person detained by 8:00 pm * Local News markets being pierced with pm on 5 January with ille- Station in Shiga Prefec- police is seen shoplift- • News / International News / Weather * Aesthetic Chinlone toothpicks and scenes of gal intent. ture after the police were ing at convenience stores Report * World News what appeared to be shop- According to the Met- informed that a person re- and piercing snacks with 9:00 pm * Myanmar lifting at convenience ropolitan Police Depart- sembling the suspect was toothpicks at supermarkets • News stores, police said. ment, the man has admitted aboard a train heading to- in Tokyo. • Documentary Masterclass: The man, whose name to the charge. ward Kyoto early Sunday Kyodo News • TV Drama Series Aung Thiha Murray unfazed by 'extremely difficult' draw in Australia rewarded at the Australian through that. Murray was unable to add good for anybody. Open. "I'm aware of that. to his two grand slam titles "So when that chang- Murray will be seeded That's fine. But, yeah, often in 2014 after coming back es and everyone's work- sixth at the year's first grand in these events, there are from a major back surgery ing together, that makes slam starting on Monday, upsets. And then you just and parting ways with coach things better. So the last two bunched on the same half of have to wait and see who Ivan Lendl. months for me so far have the draw as Roger Federer you're playing in each round Since appointing been very, very good." and Rafa Nadal, and with because it doesn't always Frenchwoman Amelie Mau- Though frustrated three a possible fourth round work out as simply as that. resmo as Lendl's replace- times in the final, once by match against Bulgarian "I'm sure Rafa (Nadal) ment, his team has had fur- Roger Federer in 2010 and danger-man Grigor Dim- just now, if you said to him, ther changes with assistant twice by Novak Djokovic in itrov. 'Give me a semi-final spot', coach Dani Vallverdu and 2011 and 2013, Murray has "Obviously, (a) very he'd be very happy with that fitness trainer Jez Green thrived on Melbourne Park's tough draw. Very difficult coming off a tough injury. departing in November. blue courts where last year's Britain's Andy Murray hits a shot during a practice draw," the Scot told re- "But it will be interest- "It hasn't been weird. quarter-final exit was his session on Margaret Court Arena at Melbourne Park porters. ing to see how it goes. But It's been, in my opinion, earliest in six years. on 17 Jan, 2015.—ReuteRs "It's very hard to com- definitely with the names positive," the 27-year-old "I do like the conditions ment on it. If you have to you mentioned, it's very said of the transition. here. I mean, obviously hard Melbourne, 18 Jan — Melbourne Park, but the play all of those players, challenging." "When things aren't courts is the surface I feel The draw has done few Briton believes he has put obviously it's going to be A three-times run- working well, there's not a very comfortable on," he favors for Andy Murray at in the off-season work to be extremely difficult to come ner-up at Melbourne Park, positive atmosphere, it's not said.—Reuters 15th Waning Day of Pyatho 1376 ME Monday, 19 January, 2015 China down DPR Korea 2-1 to cruise to last eight with 9 points Canberra, 18 Jan — Mid- brought on most of his major line- fielder Sun Ke scored twice to up for the game, although China help China beat DPR Korea 2-1 have secured the top place after and advance to the Knockout two victories over Saudi Arabia stage with a best-ever three stra- and Uzbekistan, and the French- gight wins as Group B leaders at man’s players controlled the first the AFC Asian Cup before tens half with much more possession of thousands of Chinese fans and threats. Left winger Yu Hai’s here on Sunday. smart lobbing shot in a tight an- China will challenge hosts gle before the end of the break Australia, runners-up of Group seemed to be goal-bound, but a A, at the quarter-finals in Bris- Korean defender headed the ball bane on 22 January. out timely on the goal line. Sun Ke, who scored the cru- However, in the second half, cial winner in China’s 2-1 vic- DPR Korea rallied and lauched tory over Uzbekistan, continued some fierce attacks to test their his heroic performance tonight rivals defence, substitute forward at the nearly fully packed Can- So Hyon Uk nearly levelled in berra Stadium where most of the the 82nd minute with a powerful spectators are supporters of Chi- half-volley rattling the cross- na. Sun quickfired in less than bar at the edge of the box. Sim Editorial Section — (+95) (01)8604529 Advertisement & Circulation — ( +95) (01) 8604532 one minute after kickoff with a Hyon Jin also missed a good op- nice outstep stab inside the pen- portunity two minutes later. So alty area after Korean defender came close again in injury time Jang Song Hyok made an error with another header to be parried in clearing Jiang Zhipeng’s long by Wang Dalei. The Koreans Sun Ke of China scores his second goal during a group B match between China and the Democratic pass. showed their courage and attack- People’s Republic of Korea of the AFC Asian Cup in Canberra, Australia on 18 Jan, 2015.—Xinhua Sun doubled the advan- ing ability, but the finishing was tage for China on 42 minutes leads the scoring table with his Jiang Zhipeng after receiving score if his dipping header two not accuate enough to change with a diving header at the far four goals in Jordan’s 5-1 crush Pak Kwang Ryong’s left wing minutes later following Ro Hak the result. The Koreans finally past following Jiang Zhipeng’s over Palestine. If Sun could do center at the far post and his low Su’s cross went a little bit lower. ranked the fourth at Group B af- well-curved left wing cross. It’s more in their quarter-final clash drive was wrongly cleared by the And the lively attacker missed ter three consecutive defeats. his third goal of the tournament with Australia, he may catch or Chinese defenders on the goal another at the beginning of the Uzbekistan came back from [email protected] www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com www.facebook.com/globalnewlightofmyanmar and the 25-year-old attacker can surpass Al Dardour’s record. line, the ball bounced back to second half when his bullet shot the dead to reach the Asian Cup compete for the golden boot The Koreans pulled one the empty net after Zhang Lin- was parried by a focused keeper quarterfinals for the fourth straight prize of the tournament. Now back in the 57th minute. Mid- peng slided it to hit striker Gao Wang Dalei. time with a 3-1 win against Saudi Jordan’s Hamza Al Dardour fielder Jong Il Gwan rounded Lin. Jong could have levelled the China coach Alain Perrin Arabia on Sunday.—Xinhua Five-star Chelsea maul Swansea to surge clear London, 18 Jan — Chelsea were no match for a rampant Chel- As eye-catching as Chelsea’s ran riot at Swansea City by scor- sea side who oozed class. football was, pragmatist Mourinho ing four goals before halftime From the moment Oscar ruth- said the most important thing was on the way to a 5-0 win that sent lessly punished an errant pass by winning matches. Jose Mourinho’s side surging five Gylfi Sigurdsson to put Chelsea “There is no history without points clear in the Premier League ahead in the first minute the writ- titles,” he said. “If we play fantas- title race on Saturday. ing was on the wall for the hosts. tically well but we don’t win cups I Brazil midfielder Oscar and A slick one-touch passing think in 20 years’ time nobody will Spain striker Diego Costa grabbed move ended with Costa making remember this team. two apiece inside the opening 36 it 2-0 after 20 minutes and the “Everybody wants the team minutes as Swansea were torn to Brazil-born Spaniard made it 3-0 to play very well — I am the first shreds. Substitute Andre Schuerrle following more dozy Swansea de- one — but we have to win compe- got his name on the scoresheet late fending. titions.” in a more even second half. Oscar’s second, a cheeky dink Manchester United were un- “It was the perfect game, over busy Swans keeper Lukasz convincing in the first half at QPR everything went in our direction,” Fabianski, was followed quickly but improved after the break when Mourinho, who will be hoping by Willian striking the crossbar Fellaini replaced Juan Mata and

Arsenal can take points off sec- Chelsea’s Oscar (2nd L) shoots to score a goal against Swansea as Chelsea threatened to run up a Wilson came on for injured de- ond-placed champions Man- City during their English Premier League soccer match at the rugby score. fender Jonny Evans. “It’s a change chester City on Sunday, told Sky However, the fizz went out in attack that brings lot of risk, but Liberty Stadium in Swansea, Wales on 17 Jan, 2015.—ReuteRs Sports. of the visitors in the second half we have won 2-0 and I think it Manchester United briefly Arsenal into fifth, three points be- opponents in south Wales since and they had to be content with was deserved,” Van Gaal said af- climbed above Southampton into hind United. joining the Premier League in one more goal when Schuerrle got ter United’s third away win in the third spot, 12 points behind Chel- Seventh-placed Liverpool’s 2011 and had only suffered two the final touch to deny Oscar a hat- league this season. sea, with second-half substitutes upwards push gathered momen- home defeats this season, but they trick. Reuters Marouane Fellaini and James Wil- tum when Fabio Borini and Rickie son on target in a 2-0 win at sec- Lambert scored in a 2-0 victory at ond-bottom Queens Park Rangers. Aston Villa who have now gone Ronald Koeman’s Southamp- five league games without a goal. Asian Cup Australia 2015 ton again showed they cannot be Crystal Palace recovered dismissed as genuine contenders from 2-0 down to snatch a 3-2 win 15:30 MST (19.1.2015) for a top-four finish when they at fellow strugglers Burnley, their Iran UAE won 2-1 at Newcastle United in second consecutive league victo- the late kickoff. ry since Alan Pardew took charge On-loan Eljero Elia scored in taking them up to 12th. 15:30 MST (19.1.2015) each half for the Saints who have Bottom club Leicester City’s Qatar Bahrain 42 points to United’s 40. recent burst of form, which had Playmaker Christian Eriksen earned them seven points from Asian Cup Australia 2015 Result struck another late winner to give three games, ended in a 1-0 home Tottenham Hotspur a seventh 2-1 loss to Stoke City, Spaniard Bojan China PR 2 - 1 DPR Korea league victory this season, at home Krkic scoring the winner. Uzbekistan 3 - 1 Saudi Arabia

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