THENew MOST RELIABLE NEWSPAPER LightAROUND YOU of Myanmar Volume XXI, Number 58 5th Waxing of Nayon 1375 ME Thursday, 13 June, 2013 President U Thein Sein receives outgoing UNDP Resident Representative

N a y P y i T a w , 12 health, agriculture, poverty took pride for bold and June—President U Thein alleviation, peace-making decisive undertakings of Sein met UNDP Resident with armed national races, the government led by Representative Mr Ashok local peace and stability, the President and for his Nigam who has completed census-taking process role played in Myanmar’s his tour of duties and party and border affairs. UN’s reform processes in his at the Credentials Hall of the Normal Country Program one-and-half year term. Presidential Palace, here, is an urgent need for the He reaffirmed that he this evening. country. The President would continue to support At the call, the President recognized the latter’s UN’s aid programme for expressed thanks for UN’s efforts for multi-sector Myanmar. assistance and cooperation cooperation. It was also attended in Myanmar’s education, Mr Ashok Nigam by Union Ministers Lt-Gen Thet Naing Win, U Soe President U Thein Sein greets UNDP Resident Thane, Dr Mya Aye and Representative Mr Ashok Nigam who has Dr Pe Thet Khin, Deputy Minister U Thant Kyaw and completed his tour of duties. departmental heads. mna MNA

N a y P y i T a w , 12 Insurance in Myanmar June—A ceremony to sign MoU on staff training programme enters private sector the MoU for opening the Staff Training Programme signed Yangon, 12 June—A Chief Minister U Myint between Education and ceremony to open Swe for Myanmar workers Training Department of International Kanbawza in Malaysia. After that, Ministry of Border Affairs Insurance Company Ltd Yangon Region Finance and Nippon Foundation which is the first-ever and Revenue Minister Daw of Japan was held at insurance private company San San Nwe, Chairman the ministry, here, this in Myanmar was held of Insurance Supervisory afternoon. at Bosonpat Condo at Committee Managing Speaking on the the corner of Bosonpat Director of Myanma occasion, Union Minister street and Merchant street Insurance U Aye Min Thein for Border Affairs Lt-Gen in Pabedan Township, and the IKBZ directors Thet Naing Win said that here this morning, with an cut the ribbon to open it. according to the MoU to address by Deputy Minister Then, the chief minister be signed with Nippon for Finance and Revenue Dr pressed the button to unveil Foundation, the training Maung Maung Thein. company’s signboard. programme would turn Director Daw Nan Kham Afterwards, those present out highly capable staff Naunt of IKBZ Insurance looked round functions twice a year from 2013 to Co., Ltd said the company there. 2017, spending US$ 1.5 would provide international- It was also attended million. The universities, Signing ceremony of MoU for opening staff training programme between standard insurance services by Yangon Region degree colleges and training Ministry of Border Affairs and The Nippon Foundation, Japan in progress. under the supervision of Development Affairs schools under the ministry Insurance supervisory Minister Yangon Mayor U are now training the students Shuichi Ohno of Nippon mna committee and implement Hla Myint, Region Minister to become outstanding Foundation of Japan and micro finance insurance for Electricity and Industry staff for the nation while Director-General U San Noteworthy amounts of rainfall that can help support State’s U Nyan Tun, Chairman uplifting living standard Shwe Aung of Education (12-6-2013) poverty alleviation scheme. of IKBZ Insurance Co., of the people through and Training Department Kawkareik 4.69 inches The company got insurance Ltd and Kanbawza Bank vocational training courses. signed the MoU. Bilin 3.82 inches license on 25 May this Ltd U Aung Ko Win, The staff of the ministry Also present on the Mindat 2.68 inches year along with other four departmental heads, foreign will have the opportunity occasion were Deputy Sinphyugyun 2.48 inches insurance companies. diplomats, regional agents to attend multiplier courses Minister for Foreign Kawthoung 2.28 inches To mark its opening, from foreign banks and and they will become Affairs U Thant Kyaw and Thaton 2.25 inches IKBZ donated USD 100,000 Insurance companies. reliable staff for the nation. departmental heads. Saw 2.20 inches through Yangon Region MNA Executive Officer Mr MNA Mayor oversees development Japanese media exhibit Research shows reducing I tasks disaster recovery photos unnecessary CT scans in kids N in Spain could cut future cancer risk S I Dancers from Dragon Style Kung Fu D Performance Troupe perform in the Kungfu Dance “The Door” at the Peking University Hall E in Beijing, capital of China, on 10 June 2013. Page-12 Page-2 Page-3 Page-5 2 Thursday, 13 June, 2013 New Light of Myanmar local news Public Relations Workshop NATION-BUILDING PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIVITIES shares knowledge to trainees ENDEAVOURS Pathein, 12 June—The purpose of conducting the Mayor oversees development DHF preventive measures Public Relations Workshop training course. kicked off in Pathein on 9 Honorary Professor tasks taken in townships on wider June. Daw Hla Myint gave Yangon, 12 June— treatment plant for the Ayeawady Region talks on Mastering Public Yangon Region Minister second phase on 9 June scale Chief Minister U Thein Relations, Senior Expert for Development Affairs morning. Dagon Myothit (East) health knowledge about Aung made an opening of CSIS U Khin Maung Yangon Mayor U Hla The mayor also Township DHF to the local people. address. Managing Director Win, United Nations and Myint inspected repaving viewed road works on Bo Yangon Region Kyemon-598 U Kyaw Min Oo of Myanmar the Media, Principal U of Thawka Street in North Myat Tun and Gandayon Health Department and Ahlon Township Thiha Group of Companies Aye Kyaw, Working with Okkalapa Township, streets in Dagon Myothit Health Department of Doctors and nurses explained purpose of his the Media and Course dredging of drains along (North) Township, Yangon City Development of Township Health company as sponsorship Instructor Daw Khine Swe both sides of Khemathi dredging of Naungyoe Committee join hands Department, members for the course. Thaw, Using Social Media. Road for proper flow of Creek at Tabinshwehti in taking preventive of MCWA and WAO, Principal U Aye Kyaw Later, they presented water and laying 40-inch Road in Dagon Myothit measures against dengue responsible persons of of MHR Management certificates to the trainees. diameter HDPE pipeline (East) Township and he-morrhagic fever in Red Cross and local people Institute explained the Kyemon-225 from Ngamoeyeik water drains along both sides townships on a wider scale. made a field trip to Galon of Kyansittha Street in the The authorities undertook Ward of Ahlon Township same township. similar activities on 5 of Yangon West District He viewed laying June in No. 3 Ward of on 10 June morning. of water pipes with 28 Dagon Myothit (East) They participated in inches diameters HDPE Township as a community sanitation and chlorinated pipes from the Ngamoeyeik activity. water pots and water tanks water treatment plant, This year, over 500 to prevent reproduction of extension of the road works people suffered from larvae and mosquito for at Waizayanta and Parami DHF in first four-monthly DHF campaign. streets in South Okkalapa period in Yangon Region. Kyemon-Shwetainglwin Township, concreting 21300 That is why the local Kayan Township feet long Shukhintha Road authorities, departmental Under the leadership in Thakayta Township officials and local people of the Kayan Township and Yathawady Street in are widely engaged in Administrator of Yangon South Okkalapa Township, taking preventive South District, the local concreting of the container measures against DHF people carried out sanitation yard in Ahlon Township and and disseminating talks in the compound of No. dredging of drains for proper on health knowledge. 2 Basic Education High flow of water.—MNA Kyemon- School (Myoma) in Kayan Maung Thon Nya on 8 June for prevention Illegal commodities seized at CRIME Dagon Myothit (South) against dengue hemorrhagic Township fever, dredging drains and India-Myanmar border Sanitation and anti- chlorinating water tanks for Monywa, 12 June—A made in India worth K Illegal cows seized in Tada of DHF measures were the second time. mobile team comprising 600,000, 10 boxes of Chik undertaken in Ward 21 of Kyemon-Ko Min (Kayan) departmental personnel shampoo worth K 200,000 on Kyauktan Township Dagon Myothit (South) Kyaunggon Township from various departments the detour near Kyunngokto Kyauktan, 12 June— brought two cows from Township of Yangon East As a public activity, led by the Deputy monastery, 10 boxes of the SIP Thaung Shwe and party Wingyi and Hse villages District on 8 June. the departmental person- Commissioner of Tamu same shampoo and five rice of Tada Police Station on the road between Medical superin- nel led by the Township District searched 75 vehicles cookers worth K 260,000 on in Kyauktan Township Tada Sub-Township and tendent of the township Administrator joined the that left Tamu for Kalay and the detour near Chaungnetgyi together with local Thongwa Township, two hospital of Township tasks of sanitation at nine seized commodities without Village. authorities as witnesses miles east of Kadappana Health Department, schools, one monastic customs duties. Customs Department and Kadappana Village Village on 9 June. The staff, local authorities education post-primary The team searched in Tamu Township opened ad-ministrator, acting on police station opened a file and members of social school, Myoma market and the detour near Masein a file of lawsuit over the a tip-off, searched Tun of lawsuit against illegal organizations including local residences. Monastery at the Myanmar illegal commodities under Naing (a) Po Targyi, 30 animal trafficker under the Maternal and Child Welfare They fumigated India border and seized 30 the law.—Kyemon of Aungthabye Street in law.—Kyemon Association participated in the housings, cleared boxes of Chik shampoo Myo Win Tun (Monywa) Thongwa who illegally Tada Kyaw Lwin the sanitation to combat the bushes and dredged mosquito and larvae at drains for proper flow of 27th SEA Games billboards on Pyidawtha street in Drugs seized in water pots and tanks. They water. Magway Township and at distributed pamphlets on Kyemon-365 put up in Magway the edge of the Ayeyawady Mohnyin Tsp Bridge in Pakokku at 9 am Mohnyin, 12 June— on 9 June. Narcotic drugs and cash were It is known that a total seized by Mawhan police of 56 athletes from Mag- outpost at Thayagone village way, Chauk, Yenangyoung, in Mohnyin Township on 6 Taungdwingyi, Myothit, June. Inspector Htay Aung Natmauk, Minbu, Pakokku, from Mawhan police outpost Pwintbyu, Salin, Ngaphe, and party searched U Kyaw Gangaw, Saw, Thayet, Aun- Kan’s house with a warrant glan, Mindon and Minhla and seized 3.6 g of heroin townships are under training and K 751,200 from Ma Yi from respective sports events Yi Sein. According to Ma at Gold Camp (Nay Pyi Taw) Yi Yi Sein, these narcotic for taking part in the 27th drugs are Daw Nyunt Tin’s. Photo shows inundation on Maha Bandoola Street SEA Games to be hosted in Mohnyin Police Station filed at downtown Yangon on 9 June evening due to th Magway, 12 June — the 27 SEA Games 2013 Myanmar. a lawsuit against Ma Yi Yi heavy rains. The billboards 60 feet wide were put up in front of Win Kyemon- Sein and Daw Tin Nyunt. Khin Maung Win-Kyemon and 20 feet high bearing Thuzar department store Magway Hla Myint Kyemon-Ni Toe New Light of Myanmar Thursday, 13 June, 2013 3 WORLD Australian Japanese media exhibit disaster recovery POW to photos in Spain Madrid, 12 June — they were ravaged by tsuna- and Japan during this year. receive Kyodo News and four mis and their current situa- Kyodo News, the Iwate newspapers in northeastern tions. Crown Prince Felipe Nippo, the Kahoku Shimpo, A-bomb Japan hit by the devastating was seen shaking his head the Fukushima Minpo and March 2011 earthquake and and looked gloomy. the Fukushima Minyu Shim- health-care tsunami opened an exhibi- After seeing a photo bun are exhibiting about 50 certificate tion in Madrid on Tuesday of an airport, Crown Prince photos of people who were for photos depicting Japa- Naruhito asked if it was the hit by the tsunami and have Nagasaki, 12 June— nese citizens’ disaster re- city of Sendai, where the air- been making recovery ef- The city of Nagasaki will covery efforts. An opening port was flooded in the disas- forts while restoring smiles. give a special health-care ceremony for the exhibition ter. The exhibition is one of Also on display are certificate for 1945 US took place in the presence the events to commemorate Japanese photojournalist atomic bombing survivors of visiting Japanese Crown the 400th anniversary of a Kazuma Obara’s pictures to a former Australian pris- Prince Naruhito and Spanish Japanese mission’s visit to of workers at the disaster- oner of war, an official said Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (2nd from R in front) Crown Prince Felipe at the Spain in 1613 that marked crippled Fukushima Daiichi on Tuesday. views the exhibition in Madrid on 11 June, 2013, of Cuartel del Conde-Duque. the start of Japan-Spain rela- nuclear power plant, as well An official of the city photos depicting Japanese citizens’ recovery efforts Both princes were tions. The commemorative as flower arrangements for will visit 93-year-old Al- from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. briefed about photos show- events will be held in vari- introducing Japanese cul- lan Chick in Heyfield in the Kyodo News ing coastal regions right after ous locations both in Spain ture.—Kyodo News state of Victoria, southeast- ern Australia, on 19 June Russia’s Putin says Iran nuclear push to hand over the certificate entitling him to medical al- is peaceful lowances. Moscow, 12 June— state-run English-language acceptable. That does not So far, 10 former Russian President Vladimir channel RT. help,” Putin said. POWs have received the Putin said on Tuesday he But he criticised Iran Putin suggested that health-care certificate from has no doubt that Iran is ad- for rejecting a Russian offer Washington was exaggerat- the Nagasaki municipal hering to international com- to enrich uranium for Tehe- ing dangers posed by Iran, government. mitments on nuclear non- ran’s nuclear programme saying “the United States Chick applied for the proliferation but regional and took aim at aggressive uses Iran to unite Western certificate with the Japanese and international concerns Iranian rhetoric about Israel, allies against some real or Consulate General in Mel- about Teheran’s nuclear with which Putin has been non-existent threat”. bourne on 20 April, and the programme could not be ig- improving ties in recent Putin said that con- city confirmed him as an nored. years. cerns about Iran’s nuclear atomic-bombing survivor Putin, whose country “Iran is in a very dif- programme, which Teheran People stand in front of Greek state television ERT through a list of POWs re- is among six world powers ficult region and when we says is purely for peaceful headquarters after the government’s announcement cording their names, coun- seeking to ensure that Iran hear ... from Iran that Israel purposes including power that it will shut down the broadcaster in Athens on tries and birth dates. does not seek to develop nu- could be destroyed, I con- generation, must be ad- 11 June, 2013.—Reuters It will be the first time clear weapons, also said Ira- sider that absolutely un- dressed.—Reuters for the city office to directly nian threats to Israel’s exist- Greeks shocked as hand the certificate to a for- ence were unacceptable. eign survivor who applied His remarks appeared broadcaster is shut to save through a Japanese Consu- aimed to strike a balance be- late General overseas. tween the interests of Iran, money Nobuto Hirano, co- on the one hand, and on Athens, 12 June— Greece 300 million euros head of a citizens’ group the other, Israel and global Greece announced the clo- ($400 million) a year, and supporting atomic-bomb powers seeking to ensure sure of its state broadcaster Kedikoglou said it had be- survivors abroad, said, “We Teheran does not acquire out of the blue on Tuesday, come a “typical case of ... want to praise the city’s nuclear weapons. one of the most drastic incredible waste”. prompt reaction.” “I have no doubt that measures yet in its strug- Thousands gathered “We think it’s neces- Iran is adhering to the rules gle to shore up its bankrupt outside ERT’s headquarters sary to establish a sufficient in this area. Because there state finances and meet the after the announcement, support system” for atomic- is no proof of the opposite,” terms of an international vowing to fight the decision, bomb survivors abroad, the Putin, whose country is one Iranian workers stand in front of the Bushehr nuclear bailout. and riot police blocked the 66-year-old said. of six leading those diplo- power plant, about 1,200 km (746 miles) south of Reuters The decision to take entrance to a studio in cen- Kyodo News matic efforts, told Russian Teheran on 26 Oct, 2010.— ERT off the air at midnight tral Athens where protesters and pay off some 2,600 had unfolded a banner read- Suspected Taleban bomber targets Afghan court, kills 17 staff before relaunching it ing “Down with the junta, Kabul, 12 June—A least 17 people and wound- including suicide bombers, man Hashmat Stanekzai said. in a slimmed-down form ERT won’t close!”. suspected Taleban suicide ing almost 40, police said. laid siege to Kabul’s main The attacker’s car was set off a firestorm of pro- “Today is Tuesday, 11 bomber in a car detonated It was the second airport for four hours before parked on a road near the tests from trade unions and June, and it is a difficult a bomb close to minibuses large-scale attack in Kabul they were killed. Tuesday’s court compound and ex- even junior partners in the day,” anchorwoman Elli taking Supreme Court staff claimed by the hardline Is- attack appeared to underline ploded when the minibuses ruling coalition. Some of Stai told viewers from the home in the Afghan capital lamist group in two days. On the Taleban’s readiness to passed, police said. the channels appeared to studio as crowds of work- Kabul on Tuesday, killing at Monday, seven insurgents, target civilians, particularly A Reuters witness de- shut down even before the ers outside chanted and court officials, whom they scribed seeing a damaged deadline. clapped. consider an arm of the West- minibus leaning at an angle “At a time when the “We will broadcast ern-backed government of against some trees about 30 Greek people are enduring what appears to be our last President Hamid Karzai. metres from the point of the sacrifices, there is no room news bulletin with the com- In April, Taleban gun- explosion. The witness later for delay, hesitation or tol- posure, consistency and men killed 44 people in the saw police carry two bod- erance for sacred cows,” professionalism that we are main court compound in the ies from the same area. The spokesman Simos Kediko- used to.” western Province of Farah. A Supreme Court is less than glou said in what was al- Private TV stations Taleban spokesman said they 500 metres from the entrance most certainly ERT’s last took their live shows off air had sent several warnings to to the heavily fortified US televised government state- for six hours in a display of court staff telling them not to embassy, and the bomb was ment. solidarity, replacing them work there. Tuesday’s bomb heard across Kabul’s diplo- The three domestic with re-runs and adverts. struck three minibuses fer- matic precinct, triggering nu- television channels, along None ran the traditional 8 Afghan policemen stand at the site of a suicide car rying Supreme Court staff merous embassy alarms. with regional, national and pm news bulletin. bomb attack in Kabul on 11 June, 2013.—Reuters home, Kabul police spokes- Reuters external radio stations, cost Reuters 4 Thursday, 13 June, 2013 New Light of Myanmar Science & Technology Sony takes on Microsoft, prices new PS4 Disney launches Infinity video game at E3 ings call in May. below Xbox One “We believe in Infinity,” Iger said during the call. “We Los Angeles, 12 June— Expo (E3) in Los Angeles hope the consoles will attract Sony Corp on Monday priced when it said the PS4 would new fans and retain users think it will be a great product its latest PlayStation 4 con- run second-hand games and who are increasingly playing and it’s going to drive profit- sole $100 lower than the new did not require an always-on games on smartphones and ability.” Xbox One by rival Microsoft Internet connection. other mobile devices, gradu- It took more than three Corp as competition for gam- Microsoft had earlier ally diminishing the $66 years and around 200 people ers’ pockets intensifies ahead elicited groans from gamers billion video game business. to create Infinity, according of the year-end holidays and when it announced restric- Both companies are also of- to John Blackburn, who gift-giving season. tions on used games for the fering more entertainment heads Avalanche Software, Sony said it would Xbox One and said players options. the Disney-owned studio sell the latest PlayStation had to log onto the Internet The Xbox 360 is cur- that created the game. Disney model for $399 late in the for authentication. rently the best-selling gam- would not say how much it year shortly after Microsoft “The PlayStation 4 ing console in the United spent to create the game, announced a $499 price tag won’t impose any new re- States, but global sales are which is scheduled for re- for its first new Xbox in eight strictions on used games,” almost on par with the Play- lease on 18 Aug, 2013. years and said it would go on said Jack Tretton, president Station 3. In the game, players can sale in the United States in and CEO of Sony Computer The new Xbox and pit characters from Disney or November. Entertainment America as PlayStation are both pricier Pixar movies against each L o s A n g e l e s , 12 turn around one part of the Sony also drew cheers the audience whistled and than the $300 Wii U which other, such as a race between June—When Walt Disney media giant that stubbornly from the audience at the applauded. Nintendo Co Ltd launched the super-charged racecar introduced its latest video refuses to turn a profit. Electronic Entertainment Microsoft and Sony late last year but which has Lighting McQueen from game, Infinity, to the gam- Since it was created sold poorly, partly due to a “Cars” and quick-footed ing faithful this week at in 2008, Disney’s interac- dearth of new gaming titles. 10-year old superhero Dash the annual E3 gaming tive division, which houses Nintendo is expected to an- from “The Incredibles.” conference, it rented a Los its video game and online nounce new games for the It is Disney’s answer Angeles movie theatre to properties, has chalked up device at the E3 on Tuesday. to Activision Blizzard’s show 30-minute clips of up- losses in 13 of its 14 quar- Sony did not give details Skylanders games, which coming films and hosted a ters, compiling $1.1 billion about original programming lets players collect action party with the glitz it usually in total operating losses in content for the PS4 but figures that they can send reserves for its blockbuster that time. said new game titles would on virtual action-adventure movie wannabes. The division will likely include Assassin’s Creed quests in a magical world It shows just how much not turn a profit this fiscal IV Black Flag by Ubisoft called Skylands. the company is counting on year ending on 30 Sept 2013, and Kingdom Hearts III by The game was one of Scenes from the game ‘’Max: The Curse of Infinity whose players can as a result of the company Disney Interactive Studios 2012’s top-selling games Brotherhood’’ are displayed on screens during the for the first time mix togeth- delaying Infinity by two and Square Enix Holdings with more than $1 billion Xbox E3 Media Briefing at USC’s Galen Centre in Los er characters from Disney’s months, Disney CEO Bob Co Ltd.—Reuters worldwide in retail sales. Angeles, California on 10 June, 2013.—Reuters different franchises to help Iger told analysts on an earn- Reuters Vodafone moves for Kabel Blavatnik leads $130 Deutschland in quad-play million buy into Russian push online retailer Lamoda London, 12 June— TV, fixed and mobile calls Vodafone said on Wednes- on superfast networks in Moscow, 12 June—Bil- Summit Partners and Tengel- day it had made an ap- Portugal. lionaire American industrial- mann an undisclosed direct proach to buy Germany’s The British operator ist Leonard Blavatnik has stake in Lamoda, which sells biggest cable company struck a deal with Deutsche led a $130 million round of clothing, shoes and beauty Kabel Deutschland in what Telekom last month to en- financing for Russian online products, Lamoda said in a could be its largest deal able it to offer pay-TV over fashion retailer Lamoda, the statement. The company said since 2007 and mark a de- high-speed broadband to its company said on Tuesday. the transaction was the larg- parture from its roots as a customers in the increas- Santo said there would be market share in Germany, Russia’s e-commerce est investment ever made in pure mobile operator. ingly competitive German significant synergies avail- including against the possi- industry, dominated by local Russian e-commerce. Vodafone had been market, Vodafone’s biggest able to Vodafone from mi- bility of Kabel Deutschland players such as Ozon, has In March South African pursuing a possible 10 bil- operations excluding its grating some of its fixed- ramping up its own mobile boomed in recent years amid retailer Naspers bought a lion euro ($13.3 billion) bid joint venture with Verizon line customer base on to offering. “Triple play op- rapidly improving access to stake in Russian internet for the German firm since Communications. Kabel Deutschland’s cable erators are increasingly tak- the internet, and has already rival Avito with an agreed earlier this year, and hired Analysts, however, infrastructure, possibly ing share in mobile whereas attracted several large invest- merger of their local clas- Goldman Sachs to advise said at the time that the worth as much as 16 eu- mobile operators including ments. sified businesses and $50 on options in February, move did not preclude ros per Kabel Deutschland Vodafone have failed to The latest cash-for- million in cash. Odessa, sources told Reuters at the an acquisition of Kabel share. win significant share in the equity deal gives Blavatnik’s Ukraine-born Blavatnik is time. Deutschland. They said the deal triple play segment,” they Access Industries as well as founder and chairman of “(Vodafone) confirms Analysts at Espirito would also help defend its said.—Reuters Access Industries which also that it has made a prelimi- owns chemicals, real estate nary approach to KD re- Mobile developers from India, China in demand and media businesses includ- garding a possible offer for New Delhi, 12 June— To address the gaps, (Europe, the Middle East and witnessed a 149 percent ing Warner Music. the company,” it said. To bridge the significant gap companies are following a Africa), where 42 percent increase in job postings in He was also part of the A deal would mark a in demand and availability of three-pronged approach ac- of the global top 25 cities 2013, followed by job posts AAR consortium which change in strategy for the skilled mobile developers, quisitions, leveraging global for mobile development are for Android app developers sold its half share of Anglo- world’s second biggest mo- several large organizations talent hotspots by expanding located, with Finland, Tel (146 percent rise) and iOS Russian oil firm TNK-BP bile operator that largely are tapping global talent hot- their R&D footprint and Aviv and Moscow emerging developers (132 percent to Rosneft for $28 billion owns mobile networks in spots like India, China, Israel vendor partnerships to take as key locations. rise). Commenting on the earlier this year, in a deal continental Europe and and Europe, says a study. advantage of available talent, Interestingly, APAC findings, Talent Neuron that turned Rosneft into the has previously had to rely Job postings for mobile the study said. (Asia Pacific) is a hotspot for Co-Founder and CEO Vi- world’s largest listed oil on renting broadband lines developers has doubled in “Several large organiza- talent that works on Android jay Swami said, “There is firm by output. The tycoon, from competitors. since 2011, but supply is tions are leveraging global platform, while iOS and an intense war for mobile who emigrated to the United Vodafone owns some growing only at 13 percent, talent ‘hotspots’ such as Blackberry developers are development talent, fuelled States in 1978, set a trend fixed lines in Europe, in- the study by Talent Neuron, India, China, Israel and Eu- less prevalent in the region. by low availability and the by converting his Russian cluding in Germany, but a web-based talent planning rope,” it said. The majority The study found tremen- dynamic nature of the indus- wealth into assets in Europe has only had so-called and management platform of mobile application talent dous demand for HTML 5 try which requires constantly and the United States. quad-play services with from Zinnov LLC, said. is located in EMEA region development skills, which updated skillsets.”—Reuters Reuters New Light of Myanmar Thursday, 13 June, 2013 5 BUSINESS & HEALTH Research shows reducing unnecessary CT scans in kids Dengue cases continue to could cut future cancer risk increase in Singapore Washington, 12 June— or 43 percent, of these future Singapore, 12 June— By Tuesday, a total of Reducing the number of cancers. By also eliminating The weekly number of new 9,421 infections have been unnecessary and high-dose unnecessary imaging, 3,020, dengue cases reported in reported this year, with two computed tomography in or 62 percent, of cancers Singapore continued to rise deaths, despite authorities children could lower their could be prevented, it said. over the past week amid a and the communities step- overall lifetime risk of future Miglioretti explained latest epidemic, according ping up efforts to wipe out imaging-related cancers by up that children’s organs are at to official statistics. mosquitos. There are four to 62 percent, a US study said an increased risk of cancer A total of 820 infections often seen serotypes of the on Monday. from CT scans because were reported in the week virus. Experts said this year Researchers reported in children still are growing ended on 8 June, surpassing the dominant dengue virus in the journal JAMA Pediatrics and their cells are dividing the previous weekly record Singapore is not the Den-2, that CT scans almost doubled rapidly. She noted that phy- of 756 cases seen this year, as was the case over the past But radiation doses de- among children under the age is to only do a CT when sicians can reduce dosage according to figures released few years. As a result, few livered by CT scans are 100 of 15 in the United States it’s medically necessary, amounts using a number of by the National Environment people have the immunity. to 500 times higher than for between 1996 and 2010 and use alternative imaging different strategies, includ- Agency. Both were more Dengue fever is an conventional radiography, after an examination of CT when possible. The second ing reducing scan length than the previous peak seen illness caused by infection warned lead study author utilization data from sev- is to dose CT appropriately by focusing solely on the in September 2005 during with a virus transmitted by Diana Miglioretti of the eral US health-care systems. for children.” “zone of interest,” the re- the worst dengue epidemic the Aedes mosquito, with the University of California, They said CT use increased The study found that gion requiring imaging. For in Singapore. About 14,000 symptoms including fever, Davis. “There are potential dramatically because it’s the 4 million CT scans of example, when the zone people were infected in 2005, fatigue as well as joint and harms from CT, meaning effective and offers greater the most commonly imaged of interest is the abdomen, with 25 deaths reported. muscle pains.—Xinhua convenience than other that there is a cancer risk, al- organs conducted in children physicians should avoid also imaging methods such as beit very small in individual each year could result in scanning the pelvis. She said magnetic resonance imaging, children,” Miglioretti said approximately 4,870 future dosage guidelines for imag- which requires that a child in a Press release. “So it’s cancers. Reducing the high- ing pediatric patients should remain still in a scanner for important to reduce this est 25 percent of radiation be followed closely. an extended period of time. risk in two ways. The first doses could prevent 2,090, Xinhua OPEC sees room for its over-target oil output London, 12 June— would expand by 900,000 barrels to seasonally higher “Overall, existing fun- OPEC predicted world oil barrels per day (bpd) in global consumption.” damentals portray a market demand will grow more the second half, up from With oil prices near the with ample supply, which is quickly in the rest of 2013 700,000 bpd in the first six group’s preferred level of further reflected in comfort- and indicated the group can months of 2013. $100 a barrel, OPEC at a May able crude oil stock levels,” keep pumping more oil than “The second half of the 31 meeting agreed to retain the report said. the output target it retained year is expected to see higher its output target at 30 million OPEC reiterated its fa- at a 31 May meeting without demand,” said the report by bpd, leaving the door open miliar warning of downside over-supplying the market. OPEC’s economists. “In for informal supply tweaks risks to the demand outlook by top exporter Saudi Arabia from weak economic growth. depending on demand. For 2013 as a whole, it A worker at Dole Food Company scoops up cocoa beans OPEC has been pump- forecast world oil use would at the company’s Waialua coffee and cocoa farm on the ing above the target and grow by 780,000 bpd, slightly North Shore of Oahu, in Hawaii on 9 Nov, 2011. in May. Supply rose by lower than 790,000 bpd previ- Reuters 106,000 bpd to 30.57 million ously expected. bpd, according to secondary The report is the first Dole CEO offers $12 per share sources cited by the report, of this month’s three promi- led by Saudi Arabia which nent oil supply and demand to buy rest of company typically pumps more in forecasts to emerge. The summer to meet domestic US government’s Energy Hawaii, 12 June—Dole Murdock, who is also air conditioning demand. Information Administration Food Co Inc (DOLE.N), one Dole’s chairman as well as Still, the report said that — at present more bullish on of the world’s largest produc- its biggest shareholder, took output rate was broadly in demand growth than OPEC ers and marketers of fruit and over as CEO in February A view shows a petrol nozzle refuelling a car at a petrol line with OPEC’s estimate with a forecast of 890,000 fresh vegetables, received an after David DeLorenzo left station in Viterbo, north of Rome, on 25 Sept, 2012. of the average demand for bpd — issues its report later unsolicited buyout offer from to run two businesses sold by Reuters its crude in the second half of on Tuesday. Chief Executive David Mur- Dole to Japan’s Itochu Corp The Organization of the terms of demand growth, the 30.47 million bpd — mean- The International Energy dock valuing the company at (8001.T). Petroleum Exporting Coun- expected global economic ing most of the surplus will Agency’s monthly update is just over $1 billion. Dole sold its packaged tries in a monthly report recovery in the second half of be absorbed rather than head due on Wednesday. The $12 per share offer foods and Asia fresh produce forecast world oil demand this year could also add more into inventories. Reuters from Murdock, who already businesses in a $1.7 billion owns about 40 percent of the deal to Itochu, paring down Boeing scores over $10 billion in US aircraft orders company, represents a pre- the size of the company by Ridley Park, 12 June— the US Army announced a told Reuters in an interview are critical because we’re mium of about 18 percent to a third. Boeing Co (BA.N) has won separate deal valued at $4 at the company’s sprawling going to continue to advance the stock’s close on Monday. It is now left with its two multibillion dollar US billion for 177 more CH-47 plant outside Philadelphia. the technology that occurs Shares of Dole, which fruit and fresh vegetables orders for its Chinook heli- Chinook helicopters, plus Caret said she expected on both the Chinook and the has posted losses for the last business in North America copters and the V-22 Osprey options for up to 38 more Boeing to double its rotor- Osprey fleets,” said Caret, three quarters, were trading and its and fruit businesses it builds with Bell Helicopter, of the twin-rotor workhorse craft revenues by 2030 but who headed the Chinook pro- at $12.43 in pre-market trad- in Latin America, Europe sharply expanding the com- helicopters. The contracts, declined to give specific dol- gramme before moving into ing, suggesting that some and Africa. pany’s backlog at a time when which have a combined value lar targets or the company’s her current job in January. investors expect a higher bid. Dole, like rival Chiquita overall US defence spending of over $10 billion, will help current revenues in the sec- Caret said the govern- The offer has an enter- Brands Inc (CQB.N), has is starting to decline. shore up Boeing’s revenues tor. She said past innovations ment was “fair, but tough” in prise value of $1.5 billion, been struggling with vola- The US Navy told Reu- while some other companies in rotorcraft occurred after its negotiations with Boeing, Murdock said in a statement tile demand and low prices ters on Monday that it are seeing their orders scaled wars or other events such as and the company clearly had on Tuesday. for bananas, its biggest- planned to sign a five-year back or cut. the Iranian hostage crisis of hard work ahead meeting its The company, which selling product. Murdock contract valued at just under “I’m extremely bullish 1979-1980, and Boeing was commitments on both con- traces its roots to pineapple said Deutsche Bank would $6.5 billion for 99 new V-22 on the rotorcraft industry,” committed to continuing to tracts, which carry fixed price plantations set up in Hawaii advise on the transaction and tilt-rotor aircraft built by Leanne Caret, vice presi- invest in research and devel- terms, and offer significant in mid 1800s, said it would that he had received a “highly Boeing and Bell, a unit of dent and general manager opment initiatives even as savings compared with buying establish a special committee confident” letter from the Textron Inc (TXT.N). for vertical lift in Boeing’s defence spending declined. the aircraft one year at a time. of independent directors to lender on the financing for On Tuesday, Boeing and military aircraft division, “The multiyear agreements Reuters consider the proposal. the deal.—Reuters 6 Thursday, 13 June, 2013 New Light of Myanmar World Venezuela vote council says audit confirms Wind-driven wildfires destroy homes near Maduro victory Colorado Springs Caracas, 12 June— Venezuelan President Denver, 12 June— In neighbouring Fre- later jumped to the north Venezuela’s election coun- Nicolas Maduro reacts High winds, scorching heat mont County, a 300-acre bank, fire managers said. cil said on Tuesday an audit while attending a mass and low humidity fueled a (120-hectare) wildfire They added that the river is of the results of presidential at the mausoleum of wildfire that burned several broke out on Tuesday and closed to rafting and other elections in April confirmed late President Hugo homes on the edge of Colo- prompted the evacuation recreational activities in the President Nicolas Maduro Chavez to mark three rado Springs on Tuesday of the Royal Gorge Bridge area and nearby residents did win by 1.5 percentage months after his death and another blaze forced & Park, the US Bureau of are under mandatory evacu- points, despite opposition in Caracas, on 5 June, the evacuation of one of Land Management said in a ation orders. claims that the vote was 2013.— Reuters Colorado’s top tourist at- statement. Investigators are seek- stolen. election council, Tibisay if there had been illegal tractions, authorities said. The Royal Gorge ing the cause of both fires. The widely expected Lucena, said the audit of multiple voting in centres The blaze near Colora- span, which is billed as the In northern Colorado, announcement by the Na- paper receipts at 100 per- where no opposition poll do Springs ignited on Tues- tional Electoral Council, cent of the voting tables volunteers were present. day and ripped through the which oversees elections, showed a difference of just He is challenging the Black Forest, northeast of left losing candidate Hen- 0.02 percent from the of- results in the Supreme the city, said Mike Stearly, rique Capriles with only ficial results. The discrep- Court, though few expect spokesman for the Rocky a court challenge remain- ancies had been explained the justices will rule in his Mountain Area Coordina- ing in what appears to be in incident reports already favour. tion Centre. a futile effort to overturn submitted from election Capriles, who has ac- The fast-moving blaze the victory of Maduro, who day, she said. cused the elections council reached a residential neigh- succeeded the late socialist “Election results in of being under the thumb of bourhood where it torched leader Hugo Chavez. Venezuela are and will the ruling Socialist Party, at least eight homes and an Capriles, the 40-year- continue to be a reflection told voters on Tuesday to unknown number of out- old governor of Miranda of the will of the people,” focus on municipal elec- buildings, El Paso County state, refused to participate Lucena said in a televised tions scheduled for Decem- Sheriff’s Office spokesman Large plumbs of smoke from a wildfire burning in the in what he called a “bogus broadcast. ber. Lieutenant Jeff Kramer Black Forest stretch the horizon threatening homes audit” on the grounds it Election officials and “We have to keep fight- said. He said authorities north east of Colorado Springs, Colorado was not thorough enough to vote volunteers on election ing, things are not going to have no estimate of the size on 11 June, 2013.—Reuters determine whether illegiti- day had audited 54 per- change from one day to the of the fire. In June 2012, world’s highest suspension a lightning-sparked wildfire mate votes had been cast. cent of the paper ballots as next or with the results of a the so-called Waldo Can- bridge, stretches nearly that erupted on Monday in The audit consisted of part of a routine audit that bogus audit,” he said in an yon Fire reduced about 350 1,000 feet above the Arkan- Rocky Mountain National comparing paper receipts the elections council later internet broadcast. homes to ash in the Colo- sas River for a quarter-mile Park has burned about 100 issued by electronic voting agreed to extend. Government officials rado Springs area and led and is one of Colorado’s acres and is spreading. machines to a printout of But Capriles had in- say Capriles has failed to authorities to place more most visible tourist desti- “It is increasing in the results those same ma- sisted the extended audit present evidence of elec- than 30,000 people in the nations. The bridge itself size due to winds, low hu- chines transmitted digitally should also include a line- tion-day irregularities and city and surrounding com- is not threatened by the midity and beetle-killed to the elections council for by-line review of electoral have accused him of fo- munities under mandatory flames. trees” which are dry, said the purposes of tabulating registry notebooks. With- menting post-vote violence evacuation orders. It was The fire started on the park spokeswoman Kyle votes nationwide. out this, he said, the audit that the government says the most destructive wild- south side of the river and Patterson.—Reuters The president of the would not be able to detect killed 11 people.—Reuters fire in Colorado’s history. Gorbachev Russian arms supplies to hospitalized Syria comply with int’l law for Moscow, 12 June— legations that the Syrian Russia supplies Syria with government has asked for examination only defensive weapons un- Kalashnikov automatic ri- Moscow, 12 June— der existing contracts and in fles, grenade launchers and Former Soviet Union Presi- line with international law, ammunition from Russia, dent Mikhail Gorbachev said Russian Foreign Min- saying he has not seen that has been hospitalized for ister Sergei Lavrov. request. a general examination, the “We supply weapons “This is not a contract Interfax news agency quot- to all those who contracted to which we are committed. ed the Gorbachev Founda- legally, which is a univer- Those are two very differ- tion as saying on Tuesday. sal rule,” Lavrov said in ent things,” he said, adding The foundation said an interview published on Moscow did not take sides the former leader, 82, un- Tuesday. Defensive weap- in the Syrian conflict. derwent regular examina- ons and air defence systems The Russian top diplo- tions as he has long been are not capable of provok- mat meanwhile accused the suffering diabetes. ing military crimes in Syria, Syrian opposition of delay- It is not immediately he said. ing an international confer- known how long he will Lavrov denied al- ence on Syria.—Xinhua stay in the Central Clinical Hospital.—Xinhua People play games at the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) that takes place British man abducted in at the Los Angeles Convention Centre in Los Angeles, California, the United States on 11 June, 2013.—Xinhua Indonesia’s Aceh Jakarta, 12 June—A Peureulak area of East Aceh. Syrian rockets hit Lebanon, one dead 60-year-old British man has About 70 military been abducted by a group and police officers are still Beirut, 12 June—Ten It added that the source and eight others injured. of unidentified gunmen in searching the jungle and vil- rockets and mortar rounds of fire could not be con- Lebanon’s President Indonesia’s Aceh Province, lages in the Peureulak area, from Syria slammed into firmed, though it is possibly Michel Suleiman last month a local policeman said on with officials saying no Lebanon’s northeastern re- from a location close to the condemned rockets from Wednesday. Malcolm Prim- group has claimed responsi- gion of Hermel on Tuesday, border of eastern Syrian Syria targeting Lebanese rose was dragged out of his bility for the attack. leaving one person dead and Lebanon. regions, calling on Syrian car on the way from a drilling Officials suspect, how- and four others wounded. Over the past weeks, warring parties to “respect site of Indonesian oil compa- ever, that former separatist Barefooted children play A local Lebanese secu- Syrian rebels have fired Lebanon’s sovereignty and ny PT Medco E&P Malaka members of the now-defunct soccer in an area called rity source told Xinhua that dozens of rockets on Her- avoid the regions close to to the company’s base camp. Free Aceh Movement are be- favela in Rio de Janeiro, one of the rockets landed in mel and the Hezbollah the border with Syria form According to the po- hind the abduction “for eco- Brazil, on 25 May, 2013, an agricultural field in the stronghold of Baalbek being hit.” lice, the abduction took place nomic reasons.” Kyodo News Dora area and ignited a fire. which left two people dead Xinhua at 11 am on Tuesday in the Kyodo News New Light of Myanmar Thursday, 13 June, 2013 7 local news HEALTH CARE SERVICE Sagaing Myoma market road HRD blocked Anti-DHF measures conducted Sagaing, 12 June—The parked on the road shared Education Ministry, road to Myoma Market by vendors who displayed in Sagaing were merely their goods. UNICEF provide stationery, accessible as they were The need arises that blocked by undisciplined respective authorities books to schoolchildren vendors. should make field trips Theinseik, 12 June—A Win and members of school The road with relatively and bring discipline back ceremony to present text board of trustees presented less traffic is also used by to the market. books and exercise books backpack, five pencils, two schoolchildren. MMAL- provided by Education eraser and one colour pencil Motorcycle taxis Khaing Zeya Ministry and UNICEF was box provided by UNICEF held at the hall of Basic and exercise books provided Education Primary School by the Ministry of Education (Theinseik) in Theinseik to each student. Village in Thaton Township The parents are pleased Nay Pyi Taw, 12 Pyinmana Township of Mon State on 3 June with the assistance as they June—Anti-DHF measures Administrator U Hsan Maw, morning. did no more have to worry which included sanitation Medical Superintendent The ceremony was about the needs of the tasks, drainage works and of Pyinmana 200-bed attended by parents, students at the start of new educative talks in wards Hospital Daw Hla Hla Kyi, members of school board school year. and villages in Pyinmana Administrator of Shwechi of trustees and teachers. MMAL-Yu Aung (Thein Township in Nay Pyi Taw ward delivered talks on Headmaster U Nay Seik) Council Area on 7 June. Dengue Fever. Basic Education Pre- It was also attended by Primary School in Shwechi ward development support FIRE Mandalay witnesses three fire BUSINESS ward hosted educative talks group members, nurses and outbreaks during two-day period on Dengue Hemorrhagic townselders. Mandalay, 12 June— at about 8 am on 10 June, could manage to stop the fire Rice exports Fever on 7 June. MMAL-Zaw Myo Naing Mandalay witnessed three reducing six houses to ashes. before spreading to other to China fire outbreaks on two A total of 252 firefighters houses in the environs. Rakhine State Health successive days on 9-10 put out the fire with 34 fire On 9 June, a fire outbreak increase June. engines 40 minutes after the caused by an overheated Department taking anti-DHF An overheated voltage outbreak. motor of fun at about 2.40 Yangon, 12 June— measures regulator caused a fire Another fire outbreak pm damaged one house Rice exports to China outbreak in Tagundai at about 2.30 pm burnt one and other houses did not through Muse border gate Ponnagyun, 12 June— sleeping in the afternoon. Yethant ward in Pyigyidagun house in Chanmyathazi catch fire.—MMAL-Tin increased in second week Rakhine State Health Under the leadership of Township of Mandalay Township. The firefighters Maung (Mandalay) of June, causing spikes in Department is leading Head of Health Department transportation charges. anti-Dengue Hemorrhagic of Ponnagyun Township Dr The rise in Fever campaign in the U Thein Maung, the health transportation charges is entire state. staff, the chairperson and reportedly attributed to “DHF is dreadful. members of township reports of collection 2 Especially it is more maternal and child welfare percent income tax in dangerous when children association, members of advance as of 14 June and are infected. But it is township women’s affairs changes in exchange rates preventable. Make sure organization and ward of Chinese Yuan. flower pots, water pots and administrators on 8 June Around 30000 bags cups are covered. Sanitize visited each home in the of rice arrived in Muse the environment. Make sure urban wards to inspect in those days and are the drains flow properly,” whether the homes took being stockpiled fully in Dr U Thein Maung of proper measures to prevent warehouses. Ponnagyan Township said DHF. They also sterilized It takes about three in an educative talks. waters and delivered days to transport goods He called for using educative talks.—MMAL- from Yangon to Muse. mosquito nets while Lay Wadi Tun Saw Khaing MMAL-Khin Hsaing Drain spillovers fill roads in Illegal wood Resident of Pyithaya seized in Meiktila north ward Ko Win Zaw Music legend performs in Oo said the drains should Katha be cleared for proper flow Mandalay City Hall Katha, 12 June—Illegal of water to prevent Dangue Mandalay, 12 June—Vet- “Chit Thu Awzar (Influence wood logs were seized near Hemorrhagic Fever. eran singer Mar Mar Aye of Love)”. Nyaungbintha village in Pouring rains every day performed a solo live concert Her duets with Myoma’s Katha Township in Katha flooded Pyithaya north and in Mandalay City Hall on former pianist U Thein District in Sagaing Region. south wards. 8 June evening, to the ac- Maung won overwhelming Acting on a tip-off, Yan Myo Aung road companiment of legendary applause from the audience. the team of foresters led by used by Yan Myo Aung Myoma Music Band. The concert was closed Assistant Director of Katha ward and students of She performed popular with “Taungpyone” sung District Forest Department Technological University songs of Mandalay-based together with Myoma’s sing- U Min Htut combed the area was badly damaged by Myoma Music Band and ers and the audience. and seized the illegal wood the water spilled over the duets with Academy Cho She is due to perform logs on 6 June morning. drains. Pyone, Pho Thaukkyar, Ei another show in Monywa The police are searching Meiktila, 12 June— water spilled over the The residents and Ei Chun and Pan Ei Phyu. on 18 June. the illegal wood smugglers Some wards in Meiktila drains blocked with dump, students are struggling with Anyeint dancer Twetar- MMAL-Tin Maung who are currently on the in Mandalay Region destroying roads of the dirty and damaged road. tone accompanied Mar Mar (Mandalay Sub-Printing run. were covered with dirty town. MMAL-Htilathar Aye’s never staged before House) MMAL-Khin Hsaing 8 Thursday, 13 June, 2013 New Light of Myanmar ARTICLE Public Service Media under Democratic Reform (2) Thursday, 13 June, 2013 Public Service Media independence even there is independence. Law press freedom and are under It is seen that every country Banya Aung Every child is special The distinct point of business interest pressure in that has PSM has prescribed The education system of Myanmar traditionally PSM is totally free from such kind of circumstances. laws for organizational State-owned media of East divides students into two groups: clever ones government control and PSM needs to be free chart, duties, fund system, Germany and PSM in West and the others. The obedient, hardworking and business entities and has from government control on editorial independence and Germany. essentially intelligent child is a typical Myanmar editorial independence its policies and management accountability. In the cases of UNESCO has student. They won love of parents, of teachers and financial for ensuring editorial the countries that transformed prescribed the following and of the society. But how about the others? independence. There is independence. Regarding to democracy system from media development The ones who fell into the category are treated a misunderstanding that PMS’s fund, it needs to have the communist system, laws indexs to measure PSM’s press freedom and editorial a prescribed, independent were prescribed so as to editorial independence. as the others and become the ordinary others of independence are exactly financial source which is transform from State-owned (a) whether or not the society with some of them who unfortunately the same. As a matter independent from advertisers media and communist- financial assistance become even bad ones. of fact, press freedom and investors. For ensuring owned media into PSM. It programme is A school-age child is judged on his or her has no government’s editorial independence and is obvious that these laws prescribed in the law. academic performance or exam results. Naturally, pre-censorship and its financial independence, it cover PSM’s laws of western (b) whether or not parents and teachers pinned their high hopes editorial independence needs to protect the PSM democracy countries as well editorial indepen- on them, consequently ignoring the others. has something to do by means of laws and as prescriptions pertaining dence is guaranteed Classrooms unknowingly discriminate between with editors’ freedom of organizational charts of to transformation of staff of with an exact law. the good boys and the bad boys. choice. Even though it has PSM. The following diagram State-owned media. At a time (c) whether or not Either the good boys or the bad boys and either press freedom, there is no shows protection of PMS when East Germany and West public accountability the intelligent students or the dull students should editorial independence. with law for its editorial Germany is reunified, laws system through the be taught equally and loved equally. It is purely Even when an editor independence and financial were amended to merge the governing body is from private media has definitely prescribed natural that the clever children are favoured and press freedom, he or she (d) whether or not it is a reward for their well-organized manners or will hesitate to criticize freedom of the brilliant performance. But we should also consider other business of his or governing body is that it would take the psychology of the other her owners. Sometimes, guaranteed with the children into consideration and if we are pushing he or she will have to law. these students towards even worse manners and cover the news in accord It can be seen that performance. It will never do any good if a child with owners’ desires. It is it needs to prescribe an feels ignored by their parents and teachers. also difficult for them to exact law to protect PSM It is obvious that our schools have forgotten criticize the news of their in order to implement child psychology. The purpose of the schools customers who mostly PSM’s basic principles if should rather be turning the others to the good insert advertisements in any country in the world members of the society than focusing on the polish their newspapers and establishes a PSM. journals. It can be said that (To be continued) of the clever boys. they have no full editorial Trs: MT Chinese Navy Ship Haixun 01 Republic of the Union of Myanmar Republic of the Union of Myanmar starts four-country trip Union Election Commission Union Election Commission Nay Pyi Taw, 12 June— The trips will promote Nay Pyi Taw Nay Pyi Taw Chinese Navy Ship Haixun further cement relationships Notification No. 13/2013 Notification No. 14/2013 01 has departed Shanghai between the two countries 4th Waxing of Nayon, 1375 ME 4th Waxing of Nayon, 1374 ME Port to pay goodwill visits to and share experience in countries including Australia, a practical way. The ship (12 June, 2013) (12 June, 2013) Malaysia, Indonesia and will complete its trips on 9 Three Defence Services Personnel Three Defence Services Personnel Myanmar since 10 June. August. It will reach Sydney The navy ship Haixun Amyotha Hluttaw Representatives Region Hluttaw Representatives Port of Australia on 22 June. 01 is to carry out emergency substituted substituted Myanma Port Authority has rescue tasks, protect water According to the request made in accord with yet to announce the date of its pollution and attack pirates According to the request made in accord with Section Section 33 of the Region Hluttaw or State Hluttaw arrival and duration of stay. in the sea. It carries facilities 33 of the Amyotha Hluttaw Election Law to substitute Election Law to substitute three Defence Services The ship takes about that can rescue over 200 three Defence Services Personnel Amyotha Hluttaw Personnel Region Hluttaw representatives nominated by 62 days to travel the four victims at the same time. representatives nominated by the Commander-in-Chief-of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services in the first countries. NLM Defence Services in the first multiparty democracy general election held on 7 November 2010, the Union Election multiparty democracy general election held on 7 November Man sentenced to 26 years for Commission scrutinized and substituted three Defence 2010, the Union Election Commission scrutinized and Services Personnel Amyotha Hluttaw representatives stated substituted three Defence Services Personnel Region setting woman fire in Lashio hereunder in Notification No. 2/2011 of the commission Hluttaw representatives stated hereunder in Notification N a y P y i T a w , 12 Section 326, five years under dated 20-1-2011 and Notification No. 23/2012 of the No. 3/2011 of the commission dated 20-1-2011 with June— A 48-year-old man the Section 15 of the narcotic commission dated 22-4-2012 with personnel shown against personnel shown against them. Nay Win (a) O Saman was drugs and psychotropic them. sentenced to 26 years in substances law and seven Bago Region Hluttaw prison yesterday for setting years under the Section 16 1. BC 16736 BC 19598 1. Air 2609 Air 2714 a 24-year old woman fire in (c) of the narcotic drugs and Major Kyaw Lin Major Lwin Ko Ko Brig-Gen Min Thein Zan Col Win Lwin Oo Lashio on 28 May. psychotropic substances law. Magway Region Hluttaw When authorities The victim Ma Aye 2. BC 18032 BC 28284 2. Air 2808 Air 2602 arrested him on 28 May, Aye Win a vendor in Lashio Lt-Col San Win Lt-Col Myo Thit Oo Major Nyan Lin Aung Major Naing Lin they also found two WY was recovering from her Yangon Region Hluttaw 3. BC 28792 BC 33510 brand narcotic tablets in his fire burns and this morning 3. Air 2734 Air 2552 possession. she was moved from Major Aung Htway Major Ye Min Htway Major Zin Min Maung Major Nay Lin Aung Lashio Township Court Lashio General Hospital to sentenced him to 26 years’ Mandalay General Hospital By order, By order, imprisonment with labour— according to her family’s Tin Tun Tin Tun seven years under the Section wish. Secretary Secretary 307, seven years under the MNA Union Election Commission Union Election Commission New Light of Myanmar Thursday, 13 June, 2013 9 NATIONAL Union Constitutional Tribunal Chairman receives Deputy Chief of Mission of US Embassy Nay Pyi Taw, 12 June— cussed the duties and func- Chairman of Constitutional tions of the Constitutional Tribunal of the Union U Mya Tribunal of the Union. Thein received a delegation Present on the occasion led by Deputy Chief of Mis- were members of Constitu- sion Ms Virginia E. Murray tional Tribunal of the Union of US Embassy in Yangon Daw Hla Myo Nwe, U Mya at the former’s office, here, Thein and Daw Kyin San and this morning. officials. Chairman of Constitutional Tribunal of the Union U Mya Thein receives a delegation led by Deputy At the call, they dis- MNA Chief of Mission Ms Virginia E. Murray of US Embassy.—mna UEC receives party (4) BC 20346 BC 33261 Republic of the Union of Major Myat Thu Major Han Soe Htut establishment application Myanmar (5) BC 22592 BC 29338 Major Myo Zaw Oo Major Ye Soe Nay Pyi Taw, 12 June— All Nationalities Democracy Union Election Commission (6) BC 31966 BC 29769 Those wishing to set up Party (Kayah State). Nay Pyi Taw Major Soe Lin Maung Major Than Naing Lwin political parties have been The Union Election Notification No.12/2013 (7) BC 24876 BC 34589 submitting their applications Commission allowed to th 4 Waxing of Nayon, 1375 ME Major Than Oo Major Ye Wunt Htet to the Union Election set up the political party (8) BC 28300 BC 29743 Commission which received as their application was in (12 June, 2013) Major Aye Win Major Aye Ko Ko the application of 17 persons conformity with law and Defence Services Personnel Pyithu (9) Air 2485 Air 2896 including U Po Yei to set up bylaw today.—MNA Hluttaw representatives substituted Major Yan Naing Htoo Major Myo Min Maung (10) Air 2612 Air 2648 According to the request made in accord with the We will help all Myanmar .... Major Win Naing Major Aung Thwin Soe Section 33 of Pyithu Hluttaw Election Law for substitution (11) Air 2666 Air 2599 (from page 16) making arrangements of 16 Defence Services Personnel Pyithu Hluttaw Major Soe Hlaing Min Major Soe Min Aye of Myanmar embassy. to help workers in representatives nominated by the Commander-in-Chief (12) Air 2735 Air 2741 Meanwhile, arrests of distress in Malaysia, of Defence Services in the first multi-party democracy Major Myo Thet Oo Major Moe Oo Kyaw foreigners who live in reducing the air fares general elections held on 7 November, 2010, the Union (13) Air 2748 Air 2708 ghettos and suspected for the latter to return Election Commission has scrutinized and substituted the Major Win Aung Major Myo Htway persons were made home conveniently. following 16 representatives described in the commission’s (14) Air 2780 Air 2489 as part of operation And when we are in Notification No.1/2011 dated 20-1-2011, Notification Major Yan Naung Soe Major Aung Kyaw Lwin to ensure that they Malaysia we are to No.8/2012 dated 25-1-2012, Notification No.22/2012 dated (15) Air 2782 Air 2740 are legal or illegal. be discussing with 22-4-2012, Notification No.41/2012 dated 16-10-2012 and Major Thein Htay Aung Major Nway Oo This has weakened relevant organizations Notification No.1/2013 dated 3-1-2013 with personnel (16) Air 2796 Air 2464 conflicts in one way over the arrangements. shown against them. Major Pyae Phyo Kyaw Major Ye Myint Lwin or another. Malaysia Q: In social networks (1) BC 23010 BC 22648 is obliged to protect there is dissatisfaction Lt-Col Kyaw Aung Lt-Col Moe Kyaw legal foreign workers over addressing of (2) BC 23001 BC 26239 By order, under the law while it the incident by the Lt-Col Saw Myint Win Aung Lt-Col Mya Oo Tin Tun is also responsible to embassy. Could you (3) BC 25305 BC 17678 Secretary handle the problems make any comment Lt-Col Kyaw Naing Lt-Col Myint Maw Union Election Commission of illegal workers on that? and deported them. A: As the embassy is an known to all is that as are regarded as sons how important is worker dies, his or The handling of the official organization, the incident is to be and daughters of the the workforce of the her friends always problems by Malaysian it has to report the addressed officially it government. We are workers, especially in contact the victim’s police who show incident to the Ministry needs approval which deeply committed construction, agriculture relatives in Myanmar. relentless efforts in the of Foreign Affairs, and requires time. That’s to doing our best for and restaurant sectors. So, the relatives can incidents is informed then we have to report it why, the information them. We will meet the So, if employers also also negotiate with to Myanmar. There is to the President Office. system was delayed. authorities concerned give their employees employers for issues also cooperation in that In doing so, the reported However, the embassy in Malaysia. We protection for their related to the victim regard. information needs to forwarded the whole will have to work in safety, we don’t need including compensation. Q: What is your be accurate and firm. process of incident on conformity with the to worry about their Or, relatives or families expectation on the And this has to take 29, 30, 31 May and 1, law of Malaysia, so, I safety. of a victim sometimes current trip? time, causing delay. 2, 3 June. am not sure whether Q: We heard that the inform us (Ministry A: I expect the best for The identification and I have instructed the what we gain is what victims would be of Foreign Affairs) our citizens. The confirmation of victims ambassador to comfort we expect or not. But, cremated in Malaysia. to bury the remark in President had said have to be carried out the warded patients we can work in the Any plan to contact Malaysia. Sometimes, that the embassy stage by stage with the and to keep in touch legal bounds without their families in when Malaysian wherever it has the help of the authorities with the Abbot Monk damaging the bilateral Myanmar? authorities concerned main responsibility concerned. The of the monastery. I relations. We will help A: According to Malaysian ask permission from us to protect its citizens ambassador himself have to work together illegal migrant workers law, when a migrant to bury the remark as to the most possible visited the warded with the Ministry of to go back home and worker dies in an families or relatives of degree. Here, it is an patients and provided Information to release will ask the authorities accident or dies at the the victim do not receive incident that has to eash assistance. news timely. It’s right to ensure the safety work-site, the Malaysia any information, we be addressed under We don’t want to that them was subject to of legal workers who authorities have no give the permission to the agreement of the blame those who are delay. Because we had want to continued to rights to cremate the them. two countries. The dissatisfied with the to work to get accurate stay there. We will ask body immediately. If Q: Any plan to inform the host nation can be handling of the issues. information. the employers of the they cremate the remark relatives of victims? providing us with It is them who are Q: What do you want workers to protect their without permission of A: If we get the detailed necessary assistance desirous of protecting to tell parents of the employees because the victim’s families information of a victim, under its law. Donors their citizens only. migrant workers? the employers have in Myanmar, they can for example, name, from Myanmar are now The fact needs to be A: The migrant workers already understood be charged. When a (See page 10) 10 Thursday, 13 June, 2013 New Light of Myanmar Local news District IPRD provides wifi at library Cooperative University confers diplomas in Sagaing, 12 June—The room for public, reference “I am thankful to have easy Economics Office of Sagaing District catalogue and children. The access to the Internet, and Information and Public district IPRD Office has that would be great and Relations Department has now installed free of charge people could know what is conducted public library wifi system for enabling happening around the world in order that people could easy access to the Internet. in time.” gain knowledge by raising U Tin Maung Win Kyemon-Zaw Myint reading habit in different (Nanda Min Lwin) Naing-Sagaing District reading corners—reading applying wifi system said, IPRD) HEALTH CARE Cash assistance donated to ACTIVITY Health Care Group

Pathein, 12 June— on SintO Pho Street in Ward- Daw Myint Myint Than and Wellwishers donated cash 1 in Pathein by Myat Myitta family K 1 million and SintO assistance to self-reliant Social Organization. On 9 Pho Ward Youths K 450,000 Myat Myitta Free Health June, U Pho Cho-Daw Moe through Myat Myitta Social Care Group, open at Moe San and family donated Association Patron U Ye Shwebontha Dhammayon K 1 million, U Kyaw Win- Myint, Vice-Chairman U Tin Tun and members. Myat Myitta Social Organization led by General Sagaing, 12 June—The remarks. Afterwards the So far, Cooperative Practitioner Dr Win Win Kyi 15th diploma conferring officials presented awards University (Sagaing) and 15 health staff are giving ceremony of Cooperative to outstanding students. has conferred diplomas free medical treatment in University (Sagaing) was D.B.A, D.M.M and in Economics on 2045 rural villages. held at Sagaing Institute of D.B.M were conferred on students. Moreover, free medical Education on 9 June. those who completed the The officials, treatment can be received at Deputy Minister for courses at Cooperative responsible persons and Shwebontha Dhammayon Cooperatives U Than Tun University (Sagaing) this invited guests attended the every Sunday. attended the ceremony academic year. ceremony.—Kyemon-225 Kyemon-Pathein Hla Kyi and made concluding Health care for Hlinethaya NATIONAL SPORTS Tsp DAC staff Yangon, 12 June— services to the staff from Men’s and Women’s Under the management of the township development Head Dr Myat Mon Aye of affairs committee and National and U-18 Basketball Yangon City Development township development Championships on 22 July Committee (Health), affairs committee Deputy Head Dr Aye Aye (sanitation division) and Y a n g o n , 12 Tournament-2013 are to Oo, the assistant head and their family members at June— National Men’s/ be those born in 1995. officials in cooperation with the township development Women’s Basketball Their citizenship Township DAC (health) affairs committee office Championship-2013 scrutiny cards prove their In-charge U Than Nyunt in Hlinethaya Township and U-18 Men’s/ age. The tournament’s Maung, gave medical in Yangon South District Women’s Basketball fixtures would be drawn treatment and shared yesterday.—Kyemon-Min Tournament-2013 will through lots at Aung San knowledge on health care Htet Paing (Hlinethaya) be held at Aung San Gymnasium at 10 am on Reinforced concrete road Personnel of Gymnasium, here, starting 21 July. Health Department from 22 July to 2 August. With those CONSTRUCTION They are conducted tournaments, Myanmar being paved in Sittway of Yangon City by the Sports and Physical selected Men’s/Women’s Development Sittway, 12 June—The guidance of Rakhine State jetty. As a RC road has been Education Department Basketball Team under th main road of Sittway has Government, with the fund already paved from Point Committee providing under the Ministry of Sports intensive training for 27 been under concrete paving contributed by the Ministry Relaxation Camp to Myolal health care services and organized by Myanmar SEA Games will play tune- since May. of Border Affairs. Bridge, the newly-paved RC to the local people Basketball Federation. up matches against the Concrete paving work The 9240 ft long, 40 ft road is the second one for Those participants Vision Sports Team of the in Hlinethaya in the U-18 Men’s/ United States at the same is being carried out by wide and 8 thick RC road Sittway dwellers. Township. AMC Company with the is from Setyon Junction Kyemon-698 Women’s Basketball venue.—Kyemon close supervision of the to Mayu Junction. Arran- (058-23355), Sagaing state Development Affairs gements are being made to MPF launches emergency, complaint- Region Police Force (071- Committee and Sittway pave the 1774 ft long, 20 ft 24996), Taninthayi Region Township Development wide and 8 ft thick RC road handling phone lines Police Force (059-23998), Affairs Committee under the from Setyon Junction to the Nay Pyi Taw, 12 manners causing disruptions Station in Taunggyi, Office Bago Region Police Force June—Myanmar Police to these phone lines. of Deputy Commander of (052-23999), Magway Force under the Ministry Myanmar Police Force State Police Force in Lashio, Region Police Force (063- of Home Affairs has put hot HQ, Nay Pyi Taw Police and Kengtung Police Station 28099), Mandalay Region lines into place at Myanmar Force, Kachin, Kayah, in Kengtung have emergency Police Force (02-61444), Police Force HQ and region/ Kayin, Chin, Mon, Rakhine numbers of 199. Mon State Police Force state police stations to enable and Shan State Police Forces, Phone numbers (057-24987), Rakhine State the public to submit tip-offs Sagaing, Taninthayi, Bago, receiving complaints from Police Force (043-22833), and complaints over illegal Magway, Mandalay, Yangon the public are Myanmar Yangon Region Police acts, mis-appropriation and and Ayeyawady Region Police Force HQ (067- Force (01-2302199), Shan corruption. Police Forces, Offices of 412222 and 067-412444), State Police Force (081- The public may reach Commanders of East, West, Nay Pyi Taw Police Force 2125455) and Ayeyawady the numbers for their South and North District (067-550333), Kachin State Region Police Force (042- information and complaints Police Forces in Yangon Police Force (074-21444), 23844). but are requested to avoid Region, No (1) Police Kayin State Police Force MNA New Light of Myanmar Thursday, 13 June, 2013 11 Regional World’s oldest ever man in Kyoto Gov’t to raise dies at 116 economic Kyoto, 12 June—A 28 December, he reached Japanese man recognized the age of 115 years and assessment for by Guinness World Records 253 days, the longest for a as the world’s oldest living man in the world recognized 2nd straight person and longest-lived by Guinness. The previous man in history died of record was held by a US month natural causes at a hospital resident, originally from Tokyo, 12 June — in Kyoto Prefecture early Denmark, who died in 1998 The Japanese government is making preparations to Wednesday morning at at 115 years and 252 days. raise its basic economic as- age 116, a municipal File photo shows sessment in June, upgrad- government said. Jiroemon Kimura, who ing it for a second consecu- Jiroemon Kimura, a died of natural causes as tive month, sources close to native of Kyoto, died at the age of 116 at a hospital the matter said on Tuesday. a hospital in the city of in Kyoto Prefecture on 12 The upgrade is largely Kyotango in the prefecture at June, 2013. The Japanese due to a steady increase 2:08 a.m. He was recognized man had been recognized in production activities by Guinness as the world’s by Guinness World Records and a pickup in exports on oldest living person on 17 as the world’s oldest living the back of solid overseas Dec, 2012, outranking a US person and longest-lived economies and the yen’s woman who died at age 115. man in history. Participants push a boat into water for a boat race held to mark the annual Dragon depreciation against the US Later that month, on Kyodo News Boat Festival in Sanxi Village, Jiangtian Town, Changle, southeast China’s Fujian dollar and other major cur- Province, on 10 June, 2013. This year’s Dragon Boat Festival falls on 12 June. rencies, they said. Thai PM invites Xinhua Japanese economic India’s May passenger car sales fall for and fiscal policy minister Cambodian counterpart Akira Amari is scheduled to submit the government’s for official visit 6th straight month, off 10.6% economic report for June umbai to a ministerial meeting on Phnom Penh, 12 June visit of the leaders of the M , 12 June— impact sharply felt in big- ger vehicles in India went Sales of new passenger cars ticket consumer products down 11.10 percent in May Thursday. —Thai Prime Minister Yin- two countries were very In May, the govern- gluck Shinawatra invited important to illustrate good in India shrank for the sixth such as passenger cars. from the year-before level ment noted the economy Cambodian Prime Minister relationship, cooperation, straight month in May, fall- High interest rates have to 253,722 units, the Soci- “is picking up slowly,” Hun Sen to make an official and mutual trust. ing 10.6 percent from a year particularly dampened sales ety of Indian Automobile upgrading its economic as- visit to Thailand in order He added that the Gov- earlier to 201,437 units, of small passenger cars, Manufacturers said. to cement bilateral ties and ernment of Thailand was an industry body said on a favourite choice among Domestic sales of com- sessment for the first time cooperation, a Cambodian committed to maintaining Tuesday. Consumer spend- middle-class income earn- mercial vehicles in May in two months amid recov- spokesman said on Tues- good ties with Cambodia ing in India has cooled off ers in India. declined 10.6 percent to ering exports. day. for mutual benefits. in recent months, with the Production of passen- 55,458 units.—Kyodo News Kyodo News The invitation was ex- Meanwhile, Hun Sen tended to Hun Sen by visit- said he would arrange a Five dead, five missing after ing Thai deputy prime min- proper time to visit Thai- ister and foreign minister land. Earlier in the day, Mumbai building collapse Surapong Tovichakchaikul, Surapong Tovichakchaikul Mumbai, 12 June— its rescue operation. said Eang Sophallet, per- and his Cambodian coun- The death toll stands at five While the cause of the sonal spokesman for Prime terpart Hor Namhong co- and a further five people collapse remains unclear, Minister Hun Sen. chaired the first meeting remain missing following police sources say days of “Surapong Tovichak- of the Joint Committee on the collapse of a five-storey heavy rain were a factor. chaikul told Prime Min- Border Area Development building on Monday night Kyodo News ister Hun Sen that Thai and Connectivity between in central Mumbai, police Prime Minister Yingluck the two countries. said on Tuesday. An excavator is used Shinawatra invited him for Both sides agreed to in- The National Disaster to move debris at the an official visit to Thailand crease cooperation in vari- Response Force, which in an appropriate time,” ous sectors including trade, site of a collapsed reached the site of the residential building in he told reporters after the investment, tourism, en- building in the city’s meeting at the Peace Pal- ergy, health, education, and Mumbai, India, on 10 Mahim District almost June, 2013. ace. Surapong Tovichak- anti-cross border crimes. immediately, is continuing chaikul said the exchange Xinhua Xinhua

Residents at the Fuyouen New Zealand welcomes Australian plan senior citizen’s to extend student loan scheme home in Wellington, 12 June ary 2015. access to New Zealanders Yokohama, —The Australian govern- “This is a positive step resident in Australia was Kanagawa ment’s decision to extend forward for both New Zea- a recommendation of the Prefecture, student loans to its thou- land and Australia. Mak- Australia and New Zealand interact sands of New Zealand im- ing tertiary education more productivity commissions. with Palro, migrants was welcomed accessible will lead to in- Although New Zea- a humanoid by the New Zealand gov- creased employment pros- land citizens have the right robot, on 10 ernment, the country ‘s of- pects and a better educated to live and work in Aus- May, 2013. ficial said on Tuesday. workforce,” New Zealand tralia, they are denied per- Australian Tertiary Foreign Affairs Minister manent resident status and Seen in Education Minister Craig Murray McCully said in a many of the rights and ben- front are two Emerson announced that statement. efits that go with it. baby many New Zealanders New Zealand has al- Since the global finan- seal-like would be eligible to apply ready extended student cial crisis, New Zealanders Paro therapy for the Higher Education loans to Australians who have been leaving for bet- robots. Loan Programme for ter- had lived in New Zealand ter prospects in Australia at Kyodo tiary education or voca- for three years. a rate of up to a thousand News tional training from Janu- Extending student loan each week.—Xinhua 12 Thursday, 13 June, 2013 New Light of Myanmar Advertisement & GENERAL Claims Day Notice Claims Day Notice m.v eishun voy no (101) m.v west scent voy no (016) Consignees of cargo carried on MV eishun voy Consignees of cargo carried on MV west NO (101) are hereby notified that the vessel will be scent voy NO (016) are hereby notified that the arriving on 13.6.2013 and cargo will be discharged into vessel will be arriving on 13.6.2013 and cargo will the premises of m.i.t.t where it will lie at the con- be discharged into the premises of a.w.p.t where signee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws it will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and and conditions of the Port of Yangon. subject to the byelaws and conditions of the Port Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am of Yangon. to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now from the Vessel. declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo No claims against this vessel will be admitted after from the Vessel. The volcano mascot of the traditional “Holy Water the Claims Day. No claims against this vessel will be admitted after Festival” poses for photo with tourists in Wudalianchi, Shipping Agency Department the Claims Day. northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, on 11 June, Myanma Port Authority Shipping Agency Department 2013. The festival was listed as the National Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2010.—Xinhua Agent for: eastern car liner s’pore Myanma Port Authority pte ltd Agent for: m/s interasia lines Economists cut growth Phone No: 256924/256914 Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 OECD forecasts for Singapore unemployment economy Singapore, 12 June— 6.1 percent. rate remains at Private sector economists The current survey and analysts expected the also finds that the econo- 8 pct in April Singapore economy to mists expect the private Paris, 12 June—The grow by 2.3 percent this consumption to grow by 2.3 unemployment rate for the year, according to the re- percent, in comparison with 34-member OECD area was sults of a survey released the previous forecast of 2.8 stable at 8 percent in April, by the Monetary Author- percent. The forecast for said the Organization for ity of Singapore (MAS) on non-oil domestic product, Economic Cooperation and Wednesday. the key gauge of Singa- Development on Tuesday. This represents a pore’s export performance, The unemployment downgrade from the medi- was cut from 4 percent to rate hit a new record high A man fishes at a park in the eastern suburbs of Brussels, capital of Belgium, an forecast of 2.8 percent in 2.5 percent. in the euro area, going up on 11 June, 2013. Local residents go to parks to enjoy the sunshine after a previous survey in March. The GDP growth fore- 0.1 percentage point to experiencing a long and gloomy spring this year.—Xinhua The Ministry of Trade cast for the second quarter 12.2 percent in April, 1.3 and Industry has said it was also downgraded from percentage point above its Mongolia wants to strengthen economic, expected the Singapore 2 percent to 1.5 percent. mid-90’s peak, according economy to grow by 1 to 3 Singapore’s economy to the latest data release by political ties with Finland percent this year. expanded by 0.2 percent the OECD. Ulan Bator, 12 June counterpart, Eero Hein- ments of the two countries, The survey, based on in the first quarter, lower However, the rate de- —Mongolia wants to aluoma, the Mongolian and noted that Heinaluo- the forecasts submitted by than the median forecast of creased in the United States strengthen its economic parliament’s media office ma’s visit coincided with 22 respondents, showed 0.8 percent reported in the by 0.1 percentage point to and political relation- reported. the 50th anniversary of the that they significantly March Survey. 7.5 percent and in South ship with Finland, Parlia- Enkhbold called on establishment of diplomat- downgraded their growth The forecast for the Korea by 0.1 percentage ment Speaker Zandaakhuu Finland to create opportu- ic relations between Mon- forecasts for the manufac- headline inflation for this point to 3.1 percent. Enkhbold said on Monday. nities for Mongolian youth golia and Finland. turing sector from 3.3 per- year was cut from 3.8 per- Both Canada and Japan Mongolia also wants to study in the Northern Heinaluoma, for his cent to 1.2 percent. cent to 2.8 percent. The keep their unemployment to learn from Finland in the European country. part, said Finland expects The growth forecast unemployment rate is ex- rate stable at 7.2 percent fields of education and sci- The speaker, mean- to cooperate with Mongolia for the finance and insur- pected to be 2 percent at the and 4.1 percent respective- ence, Enkhbold said during while, hailed the good rela- in the areas of mining and ance sector, however, was year-end, reflecting a tight ly. a meeting with his Finnish tionship between the parlia- agriculture.—Xinhua upgraded from 3 percent to labour market.—Xinhua “Trends in unemploy- ment rates across OECD countries have diverged sig- US proposes to list all nificantly since the begin- ning of the economic and chimpanzees as endangered financial crisis,” the EO CD Washington, 12 June cluding import and export analyzed in its monthly re- —The US Fish and Wild- of chimpanzees into and out port. It noted that in May life Service on Tuesday of the United States, said 2013, unemployment rates announced a proposal to the agency. were significantly below classify both wild and cap- Permits would be is- the peaks reached in the tive chimpanzees as endan- sued only for scientific second half of 2009 in Can- gered, a move that could purposes or to enhance the ada and the United States, affect future use of chim- propagation or survival of by 1.6 and 2.4 percentage panzees in scientific re- the affected species, includ- points lower, respectively. search in the United States. ing habitat restoration and In April, the unem- The agency said the research on chimpanzees in ployment rate in Japan was rule proposed would “cor- the wild that contributes to close to its pre-crisis level rect the inconsistency” that improved management and while, but it reached a new peak in several European only wild chimpanzees are recovery, it said. countries, including France listed as endangered while The proposal comes at 11.0 percent, Greece at captive chimpanzees are months after a decision by 27 percent (in February, listed as threatened in the the US National Institutes the latest month available), country. of Health to “retire” many Dancers from Dragon Style Kung Fu Performance Troupe perform in the Kungfu Italy at 12 percent, Portugal If this proposal is fi- of the over 400 chimps that Dance “The Door” at the Peking University Hall in Beijing, capital of China, at 17.8 percent and Spain at nalized, certain activities it supports at primate facili- on 10 June, 2013. 26.8 percent.—Xinhua would require a permit, in- ties.—Xinhua Xinhua New Light of Myanmar Thursday, 13 June, 2013 13 ENTERTAINMENT Emma Watson signs apocalyptic comedy London, 12 June— Rogen and Jonah Hill and ber reading it and thinking Former Harry Potter ac- James Franco and Danny it’s hilarious’. I thought it tress Emma Watson says McBride and all these other was the most crazy, absurd she signed her new film comedians. Seth Rogen and premise for a story I’d ever This is the End because she Evan Goldberg are mak- heard. I had to do it,” said found its script ‘crazy’. ing it, and all the actors are Watson. The 23-year-old ac- playing themselves, and it’s “I was taken aback. tress said though she was going to be the end of the Why did they think of me? initially confused about world and they want you in But then I read the script, giving her nod for the pro- the movie’,” she said. and it was so funny. And ject, but she quickly real- Watson will portray a I loved that they made the ized it would be a fun film larger than life character only two women in the sto- to do, reported Contactmu- in the apocalyptic comedy ry these really strong and sic. film. funny characters. We come “I thought it sounded Initially, Watson had off so well,” she added. crazy. I remember trying a bunch of questions about The movie also has a to get my head around it the storyline of the movie. cameo appearance by pop on the phone to my agent “I am like,’What? star Rihanna. who was like, ‘So, it’s Seth Why? How? I just remem- PTI Emma Watson will portray a larger than life character in the film. Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher planning English Kanye West celebrates birthday sans wedding Kim Kardashian thought of was Stonehenge, The rapper, on the but they’ve also been look- other hand, made the best ing at the Royal Pavilion of his big day by hosting a in Brighton. Mila loves the lavish dinner at Miss Lily’s idea of a stately home or Jamaican restaurant with something in the English attendance from his rapper countryside,” the source friends Nas and Jay Z, and added. the latter’s singer-wife Be- Despite considering yonce Knowles. lavish venues for the big The guest list also in- day, the couple want the cluded some other popular ceremony to be “low-key” artists such as magician with selected guests. David Blaine, Kim’s best “Although the venue friend Jonathan Chebar and may be spectacular, the her older sister Kourtney’s The couple have not announced a wedding date yet. wedding itself will be low- New York, 12 June— her doctors. boyfriend, Scott Disick, re- Los Angeles, 12 June shooting Jupiter Ascending key. It’s expected it will be Rapper Kanye West cel- Kim, however, took to ports contactmusic.com. —Actors Mila Kunis and here. just Ashton, Mila and a few ebrated his 36th birth- Twitter and Instagram to Nas shared a photo of Ashton Kutcher are report- “Mila and Ashton have family friends,” the source day on 8 June in the Big wish West. “Happy Birth- the three rappers on Twit- edly planning to get mar- fallen in love with Britain. added. Apple with his famous day to my best friend, the ter, and wrote: “Yeezus ried in Britain. They are They are desperate to get Although the couple friends sans his pregnant love of my life, my soul!!!! x Hov x Godson... The 3 also said to be considering married as soon as possible are yet to announce their girlfriend, socialite Kim I love you beyond words!” Gods. Happy Birthday to venues like Royal Pavilion because they want to start engagement, things have Kardashian. tweeted the reality TV star, my brotha Kanye! (sic)”. in Brighton and Stonehenge a family and are slightly progressed between them West had to celebrate who is reportedly upset Rapper trio Kanye the ceremony. old-fashioned about these over the past few weeks his birthday in New York with West on his decision West, Jay-Z and Nas at The couple has been things,” femalefirst.co.uk as Kunis has introduced because he was due to to be away from the deliv- West’s birthday party in staying in Britain for some quoted a source as saying. Kutcher to her parents. perform at the Governor’s ery room, when she gives New York. (This picture time as Kunis has been “The first place they PTI Ball, while Kim, who is ex- birth to their child. was posted by Nas on Ins- pecting to deliver their first Kim Kardashian post- tagram) Cameron Diaz locks lips with Lady child, a baby girl, early next ed a collage of pics to wish Kanye and Kim have Gaga’s boyfriend month, was restricted to beau Kanye West on his been dating since 2012. Los Angeles, as advised by birthday. PTI London, 12 June— new film. on and off the sets is giving Charlie’s Angels star Cam- The pair is currently a tough time to Gaga, who Brad Pitt: No idea why zombies are so popular eron Diaz was spotted kiss- filming their new movie is recovering from her hip London, 12 June—De- ing pop sensation Lady The Other Woman and the surgery, reported Contact- spite having acted in the Gaga’s boyfriend Taylor kiss was for a scene in it. music. recent high-budget zombie Kinney on the set of their But the actors’ proximity “This isn’t going down movie World War Z, actor well. Cameron and Taylor Brad Pitt insists he is yet to have clicked on the set and understand the hype about are getting on really well. the undead. They’ve been hanging out The 49-year-old said and the news has reached the 250 million pounds Gaga’s camp. It’s been a flick is more about the plot stressful time for Gaga with than the zombies, reported this on her plate as she’s re- Daily Express. “I was never covering from hip surgery,” a huge horror fan to be hon- a source said. est. As for why zombies are The Other Woman, so popular, I really have no which also stars comic idea. For me World War Z actress Leslie Mann and is all about the story. The Game of Thrones hunk zombies are the threat but Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, is the themes are much wider about a woman who learns than that,” he said. her boyfriend is a married Pitt is currently busy man and hatches a revenge attending the premieres of Cameron Diaz and Taylor Kinney share a great plot with his wife. the apocalyptic horror mov- Brad Pitt’s latest flick World War Z is an apocalyptic camaraderie. PTI ie across the globe.—PTI horror movie about zombies. 14 Thursday, 13 June, 2013 New Light of Myanmar SPORTS Sevilla’s Jesus Navas (top) Nippy Navas joins Manchester City from Sevilla challenges Malaga’s Jesus Manchester, 12 June the right moment for me to tract or transfer fee but lo- zil midfielder Fernandinho Gamez during their Spanish —Spain winger Jesus Na- take this step. I’m very hap- cal media reported it to be from Shakhtar Donetsk. First Division soccer match vas completed his move py with the opportunity and in the region of 15 million Former Malaga, Vil- at Ramon Sanchez to Manchester City from the decision,” Navas said pounds ($23.40 million). larreal and Real Madrid Pizjuan stadium Sevilla on Tuesday with on his new club’s website Navas, who spent 10 manager Manuel Pellegrini in Seville the managerless Premier (www.mcfc.co.uk). seasons with Sevilla, joins a is widely expected to be on 15 Dec, 2012. League club tying up their “The Premier League trophy-hungry club who are named as Mancini’s suc- Reuters second bit of big transfer is a competition where the determined to improve on cessor after the Chilean said business since the end of football is very fast and will last season’s showing where last month he had a verbal the season. suit the way I play. I’m re- they finished runners-up to agreement with the club. Sevilla had already said ally looking forward to it.” Manchester United in the The wealthy club, who last week that the 27-year- “I’m going to a great league and lost to Wigan won the Premier League in old would be leaving the club in England and I want Athletic in the FA Cup final. 2012 and FA Cup in 2011, club to join up with inter- to continue developing my Despite still not having have made no secret of their national team mate David game there. The club has appointed a new manager ambitions with chief execu- Silva at the Etihad stadium put a lot of faith in me and after last month’s sacking tive Ferran Soriano saying and now the English club I want to repay them out on of Roberto Mancini, they last month that City wanted have confirmed the deal. the pitch.” have been busy bolstering to win five trophies in the “Manchester City is an The club did not give their squad for next term next five years. exciting project and this is details of the length of con- and last week signed Bra- Reuters Bolt ready to break 20 seconds in 200 metres McIlroy says soft Merion Oslo, 12 June—Olym- holder over 100 and 200, seconds this year, over a pic sprint champion Usain has not been officially second slower than Bolt’s conditions suit him at US Open Bolt is confident he can set clocked over the longer 2009 world record. McIlroy won the 2011 a 200 metres world sea- distance this year and his “I’ve been through so US Open by eight strokes son’s best at Oslo’s Bislett loss in the 100 to Jus- many injuries now, I un- with a record total of 16-un- Games on Thursday despite tin Gatlin at the Rome derstand what it takes to get der-par but failed to make last week’s defeat in the Diamond League has in- back, you just need races, the cut when he defended 100 in Rome. creased speculation over races, races and that is al- his title last year at the hard- “During the season, his fitness. ways the key thing,” Bolt er and faster Olympic Club, none of the 200 metre run- However, none of the said. outside of San Francisco. ners have gone below 20 competitors lined up for “Today I went to train “I didn’t really en- seconds so... it would be the Oslo Diamond League and felt extremely good.” joy the Olympic Club last nice to break 20 seconds,” 200 has gone below 20.23 Reuters year,” he said. “I much pre- he told Reuters on Tuesday. fer this sort of golf.” “I think I’m in shape, I “When you hit a shot and it doesn’t bounce one felt good during training to- Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland watches his tee shot way or the other. When you day. I think I can get below on the 10th hole during the final round of the Memorial hit it and it stays where you 20 seconds, no problem.” Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, think it’s going to stay.” The 26-year old Jamai- Ohio on 2 June, 2013.—Reuters can, whose early season was Despite his preference hit by a hamstring problem, Ardmore, 12 June— Rather, the Northern for softer ground, McIlroy said the injury was no long- Rory McIlroy is one of the Irishman thinks the condi- said the Merion course, er troubling him but that few top golfers pleased to tions in Philadelphia could with its narrow, tiled fair- he needed plenty of races see the heavy rain falling help his chances of winning, ways, would still present a to get ready for the world at Merion, the site for this just as he did two years ago tough challenge to every- championships in Moscow Sprinting champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica speaks week’s US Open. at a soaked Congressional. one. in August. during a news conference at the Russian Embassy While many of his op- “There might be a few “You’ve still got to hit Bolt, world record on 11 June, 2013.—Reuters ponents have bemoaned similarities to the way Con- it on the fairway, it’s still a the arrival of the showers gressional played to the way pretty tight golf course,” he Japan sign off with win to end Iraq’s World Cup bid and the slower greens and this week’s going to play,” said. London, 12 June— an 89th-minute goal on the federations Cup campaign softer fairways, McIlroy’s said McIlroy. “When you do get it in Asian champions Japan counter from Shinji Oka- against hosts Brazil on Sat- mood perked up when he “It was soft then and the rough, you’re not go- finished their World Cup zaki. urday. “It’s been a while heard the forecast for more it’s obviously going to be ing to make birdies out of qualifying campaign with a The result leaves Ja- since we’d won so I told the torrential weather. soft again this week.” there.”—Reuters 1-0 win over Iraq in Doha pan on 17 points from their players to finish off with Pele asks Brazilians not to boo national team on Tuesday that ended the eight Group B games with a victory,” the Italian was West Asian nation’s slim Iraq bottom on five ahead quoted as saying by Kyodo Sao Paulo, 12 June— hopes of joining them in of their eighth and final fix- news agency. Football great Pele appealed Brazil. ture away to Australia next “The heat and wind to Brazil’s notoriously fickle Iraq enjoyed plenty week. made things difficult but we fans on Tuesday to get be- of possession and created After losses to Jordan did well enough tonight. I hind their team during the lots of chances in the sear- and Bulgaria, Japan coach think we showed we have upcoming Confederations ing Qatari heat but could Alberto Zaccheroni was been a force to be reckoned Cup. not find a way through and keen to grab a win before with in this group.” The only player to win Japan made them pay with the team begin their Con- Iraq knew only victory the World Cup three times in front of a handful of fans was dismayed by recent in their temporary home games in which home fans barracked Brazil’s players ground in Qatar would be Brazil’s soccer legend Pele acknowledges cheers from and their manager Luiz Fe- enough to keep alive their the audience as he enters Rasunda stadium in lipe Scolari. hopes of claiming a top- Stockholm, ahead of the friendly match between Sweden three finish and a chance of “This is a team that is and Brazil, on 15 Aug, 2012.—Reuters reaching Brazil. under construction, this is a The Japanese, who 15-day tournament, so let’s in Brazil from 15 June to 30 ly. Brazilian fans have a re- sealed top spot in the group not boo them,” Pele said to June and is considered a ma- putation for colour and flam- last week with a point at applause at a promotional jor test run for next year’s boyance when overseas, but home to Australia, rested event in Sao Paulo. World Cup, both for players at home they are demanding first teamers Keisuke Hon- “Let’s support the play- and organizers. and fickle. As the only team da, Ryoichi Maeda and ers, even if things don’t work More than 80 percent of to win the World Cup five Japan’s Mike Havenaar (R) fights for the ball with Maya Yoshida for the fix- out because this is us prepar- the tickets have been sold for times, Brazilian supporters Iraq’s Dhurgham Ismael Dawood during their 2014 ture while skipper Makoto ing for the World Cup.” this month’s tournament and are unforgiving when their World Cup qualifying soccer match in Doha Hasebe was suspended. The eight-team Con- it promises to be the most expectations are not met. on 11 June, 2013.—Reuters Reuters federations Cup takes place successful ever commercial- Reuters New Light of Myanmar Thursday, 13 June, 2013 15 GENERAL Australian woman to brave sharks on swim MYANMAR Myanmar TV from Cuba to US INTERNATIONAL (13-6-2013, Thursday) Cardel, who works as a first (13-6-13 09:30 am ~ 6:00 am 2:45 pm aid trainer in Melbourne. 14-6-13 09:30 am) MST McCardel trains 50 1. Paritta By Venerable 16. Man U Former weeks a year and has a re- * News Mingun Sayadaw Players Tour cord of accomplishment that * Paper Products....Plain 6:25 am 3:00 pm 17. News includes two double cross- but pretty 2. To Be Healthy 3:15 pm ings of the English Channel. * News Exercise 18. Documentary She’ll use so-called * Korea & Myanmar 6:35 am English Channel marathon 3. Dance & Song of 4:15 pm Cultural Exchange 19. Myanmr Languae rules, meaning she can’t National Races * Historic Temples 4:30 pm touch the boats that will ac- 7:00 am of Massiveness and 20. Dance & Song of company her during what Unique Structures 4. News/ Weather Report National Races she estimates will be a 60- * News 4:40 pm hour journey, hopefully * A Highland with Peace 7:20 am 5. People Talk 21. University Of Chloe McCardel, an Australian swimmer, talks during a ending on the shores of Key and Charm 8:00 am Distance Education news conference in Havana on 11 June, 2013. West, Florida. * News 6. News/ International (TV Lectures) Reuters Her biggest challenges * Modifying Natural News -Third Year during the swim, apart from Thanakha Bark into (Economic) Havana, 12 June— successful, uncaged swims 8:25 am fatigue, will be the poisonous Readymade Skincare 5:00 pm With favourable weather have been attempted, three 7. My Mind Game My jelly fish that float through Product 22. News predicted and a team of sci- by American Diana Nyad SEA Games the straits, the sharks, the * The Home of 5:25 pm entists on her side, Australian and one by Australian Penny man o’wars, waves and the Colourful Sweaters 9:20 am 23. India Drama Series Chloe McCardel will set out Palfrey, and in all, 20 people powerful and unpredictable * News 8. Mono Classical Songs 6:00 pm on Wednesday to become have tried and failed, Mc- Gulf Stream, the mighty * Paintings decorated 10:00 am 24. News/ Weather the first person to make the Cardel said in a Press con- ocean current that flows west with Pencil’s waste 9. News Report 103-mile (166-km) swim be- ference on Tuesday at the to east through the Florida materials 10:15 am 6:20 pm tween Cuba and the Florida Hemingway Marina west of Straits. * News 10. Kyae Pwint Myaye 25. Approaching Science Keys without a shark cage to Havana. She’ll take off from She and her husband, * Summer School Yin Khone Than Discovery World protect her. there on Wednesday morn- Paul, did a thorough study * Travelling in Shan 11:00 am 7:00 pm The treacherous body of ing. of past failed attempts to see Mountain Plateau 11. Jiont Performace 26. News water known as the Florida “It’s the hardest mara- what could be done differ- (Myin Ma Hti Cave) by State Traditional 7:15 pm Straits is the Holy Grail for thon swim in the entire ently. Based on their find- * News Orchestor 27. TV Drama Series marathon swimmers and has world,” the blond, well- ings, they turned to science * Cleaning water.... 11:20 am 8:00 pm been conquered only once, tanned 28-year-old told re- to increase the chance of Saving Lives 12. Sing & Enjoy 28. News/ International 1 by Susie Maroney, also Aus- porters. success. * Creative Costume of 2:00 pm News/ Weather 13. News/ International tralian, who used a protec- “This is like winning The swim is being at- Kayah Nationals Report News/ Weather tive cage at age 22 during a World Cup in soccer or tempted now because the * News 8:35 pm Report 29. Documentary her 1997 swim that glided on getting a world record and box jelly fish, a particularly * “Products of 12:25 pm 9:00 pm ocean currents and enabled a gold medal at the Olym- venomous species that has Myanmar” Craft of 14. Myanmar Video 30. News her to make the journey in pic Games, but it’s possibly stung other swimmers, are Black Smithing 2:25 pm 31. CLEVER just 25 hours. harder because no one has less numerous in the Straits * Myanmar Movies 15. Song Programme 32. TV Drama Series Since 2011, four un- been able to do it,” said Mc- this time of year.—Reuters “Renewed Love Story” They don’t need no badges: Chinese firm exports Tourists bypass Grand heavy-duty excavators to Canyon blockade South Africa Phoenix, 12 June— helicopter pilot grew angry Taiyuan, 12 June— of excavator to Chile in Tourist cars and buses re- over delays affecting the A heavy-duty machinery 2011. “This type of excava- sumed their bumpy run to construction of a separate manufacturer in north Chi- tor can be used in all kinds a Grand Canyon tourist at- improved road to the Sky- na’s Shanxi Province has of mining environments. traction run on Tuesday, by walk for which he had grant- exported its heavy-duty The product has great ex- passing a roadblock set up ed an easement in 2007. In excavators to South Africa, port potential,” Cao said. last week by a dude rancher late May, Turner deployed according to the company. Founded in 1950, TZ in a bitter access dispute. armed guards to charge $20 Cao Keshun, a spokes- was the first independ- The Hualapai tribe, per person and $500 per tour A skywalk extends out over the Grand Canyon in this view from the incomplete building that houses the man for the Taiyuan Heavy ent heavy-duty machinery which operates the canyon bus for the upward of 1,000 Machinery Group Co (TZ), manufacturing firm to be Skywalk viewing platform, visitors a day who use the skywalk, on the Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona in this on 28 Feb, 2012 file photo.—Reuters Ltd said the company sold established in China. Its built the bypass on fed- road before finally prevent- two WK-55 excavators to products have been export- eral land in Arizona and ing entry altogether. or finding a roadblock and crat, and Paul Gosar, a Re- South Africa. TZ previous- ed to countries around the reopened the Diamond Bar “For two weeks, thou- having to turn around,” publican, for assisting the ly exported the same type world.—Xinhua Road to traffic. sands of people have been Hualapai Tribe spokesman tribe in getting the necessary Diamond Bar runs coming to the Grand Can- Dave Cieslak said. permit to complete work on briefly through the Grand yon to enjoy their vacations Hualapai Chairwoman the bypass. Canyon Ranch Resort, be- and have either been faced Sherry J Counts thanked Turner could not imme- longing to Nigel Turner. with an armed man col- Arizona US Representatives diately be reached for com- The former British Army lecting money from them Ann Kirkpatrick, a Demo- ment on Tuesday.—Reuters Chicago receives 46.2 mln tourists in 2012 Chicago, 12 June— night vacationers, up 10.2 cago Tribune quoted pre- hotel tax receipts increased Chicago hosted 46.2 mil- percent from 2011; 16.1 liminary data to be released by 26.1 million dollars to lion visitors in 2012, near million day trips leisure by Mayor Rahm Emanuel 100.8 million dollars. the record of 46.3 million travellers, rising 4 percent and Choose Chicago on Chicago Mayor Rahm in 2007 and an increase on year; and 7.2 million Tuesday as saying. Emanuel said in a statement of 6.1 percent over 2011, business travel overnight As a result, downtown that the data indicate the A visitor takes photos of a bunch of colourful roses on Chicago Tribune reported visitors, up 6.7 percent. In- Chicago hotels saw an oc- city “is well on its way to display in the main pavilion of the 9th China (Beijing) on Tuesday. ternational visitors to Chi- cupancy rate of 75.2 per- meeting and exceeding my International Garden Expo in Beijing, capital of The city accommodat- cago rose 3.2 percent to cent in 2012, up from 72.2 goal of 50 million annual China, on 10 June, 2013. Cultivated by artificial methods, ed nearly 18 million over- 1.24 million in 2012, Chi- percent in 2011, and the city visitors by 2020.”—Xinhua those unusual roses attracted many visitors.—Xinhua R/489 Printed and published by the New Light of Myanmar press in Nay Pyi Taw, the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information. 5th Waxing of Nayon 1375 ME New Light of Myanmar Thursday, 13 June, 2013 Union Minister receives UN Pyithu Hluttaw Deputy Speaker receives Thai Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator guests

N a y P y i T a w , 12 Department Director- June—Union Minister for General U Than Htay and Home Affairs Lt-Gen Ko responsible persons from Ko received UN Resident the departments. and Humanitarian The Union Minister for Coordinator in Myanmar Home Affairs also received Mr Ashok Nigam and a delegation led by Mr Roy party at his office, Fleming OBE, Senior here, this afternoon and Officer of the Rules of discussed matters related Law of British to cooperation. Government’s Stability Also present at the Group at the hall of call were Bureau Special the Ministry, here, this Investigation Director- afternoon and discussed General U Aung Saw Win, the matters of cooperation. Myanmar Correctional MNA Pilot assessment program for Myanmarsar reading skills discussed Deputy Speaker U Nanda Kyaw Swa receives Chairman Mr Alongkorn Ponlaboot of Myanmar-Thai Parliamentary Friendship Association at the meeting hall No.1 of Pyithu Hluttaw Building.—mna

N a y P y i T a w , 12 They discussed plan N a y P y i T a w , 12 Thai Parliamentary further strengthening Present on the occasion June— Union Minister for of World Bank to conduct June—Deputy Speaker of Friendship Association at friendly relations between together with Deputy Education Dr Mya Aye school grants, stipends and Pyithu Hluttaw U Nanda the meeting hall No.1 of the two countries and the Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw received Country Manager pilot test for Myanmar Kyaw Swa received a Pyithu Hluttaw Building, two Hluttaws and further U Nanda Kyaw Swa were Kanthan Shankar of World reading skills of grades 1, 2 delegation led by Mr here, this morning. promotion of political and chairmen, secretaries and Bank at his office, here, this and 3 students and grant the Alongkorn Ponlaboot, At the call, they economic sectors of the two members of the committees. afternoon. cost for the works.—MNA Chairman of Myanmar- exchanged views on countries. MNA We will help all Myanmar citizens whether they are legal or illegal so that they can come back home

Yangon, 12 June—A Malaysian law. assistance for it. rise in the numbers. special Myanmar It is a cognizable Q: How is the programme Arrange-ments are delegation led by Deputy offence. When the for Myanmar workers being made to ensure Minister for Foreign police investigate the who want to go back mutual coordination, Affairs U Zin Yaw and case in accord with home? transpor-tation and Deputy Minister for police’s procedures, A: It is known that some issuing identity cards Labour, Employment and they cannot indentify Myanmar workers are to workers. Social Security Daw who the victims are. in a position to go back Q: Let me know how to Win Maw Tun left here But they can assume home. We will have to continue to protect for Malaysia yesterday that the victims are make coordination for migrant workers if to make investigation Myanmar citizens. If their return. Currently, such incidents like Deputy Minister Deputy Minister into Myanmar migrant they assume that the migrant workers are this recur? workers’ issues on the U Zin Yaw. Daw Win Maw Tun. victims are Myanmar being subject to a A: If such incidents like ground and to hold talks workers. Authority against Myanmar citizens according to thorough scrutiny this recur, the Ministry with Malaysian ministries concerned seized and citizens. The violence other sources, they can to ensure that they of Foreign Affairs is to concerned. They were scrutinized all illegal started on 29 May, ask Myanmar embassy are legal or illegal. contact the Malaysian seen off at the Yangon migrant workers stopped for a while to scrutinize and At first, as many as Ministry of Foreign International Airport by including Myanmar and then continued. cremate the dead bodies 1000 workers were Affairs and meet the the officials. workers. We will make Malaysian authorities and crenated them with reportedly arrested. Malaysian Ambassador News crews from coordination with have scrutinized all the permission of the Most of them were to Myanmar and then Myanmar News Agency Ministry of Foreign workers whether they embassy. At present, released after being officially ask for interviewed the delegation Affairs, Ministry of are legal or illegal the police has informed undergone a scrutiny protection. We have members at the airport Home Affairs and workers when the Myanmar embassy and it is reported that already asked the lounge before their Ministry of Labour Myanmar government of the death of four there are only 196 left. Malaysian Ambassador departure. in Malaysia to deal called for protection Myanmar citizens till Some workers who to protect Myanmar Q: May I know the purpose with the issues and to of Myanmar workers. now. Among them, one are said to be holding workers, to prevent of the trip to Malaysia? help Myanmar people. It appears to continue has been allowed by the forged UNHCR recurrence of such A: We are making We are to do our best their works until now. embassy to cremate. cards are now being kinds of attacks, to cooperation with Myanmar workers after Priority will be given Q: Where did the dead scrutinized again. expose the perpetrators Malaysian government the deputy minister for to these issues to avoid cremated? Those who are found and to bring them to on violence against Labour, Employment similar violence in the A: Malaysia to be illegal workers justice. This is the Myanmar migrant and Social Security future. Q: Is it company’s were detained and they highest diplomatic workers. Our trip is and the Myanmar Q: Let me know arrangements or are then planned to be request between aimed at providing more Ambassador to Myanmar’s govern- embassy’s? deported. There were the two countries. effective protection to Malaysia hold talks with ment’s arrangements for A: It is not embassy’s such kinds of programs Accordingly, Malaysia Myanmar workers there. Myanmar community the remains of Myanmar arrangement. It must in the past. It is believed enforces the increased Moreover, we want to there. Our government citizens? be police’s arrangement that the increase in presence of police and give encouragements does not turn a blind A: Let’s suppose a and funeral service. The the frequencies of the protection to warded Myanmar eye to the violence homicide under embassy gave necessary scrutiny leads to a (See page 9)