THENew MOST RELIABLE NEWSPAPER LightAROUND YOU of Myanmar Volume XXI, Number 87 5th Waxing of Waso 1375 ME Friday, 12 July, 2013 Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham calls for taking measures to prevent under 18-year marriage, to assist in reducing unwanted pregnancies

Vice-President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Dr Sai Mauk Kham addresses ceremony to mark World Population Day.—mna

N ay P yi T aw, 11 the World Population under one and five and he added. July—Vice-President Dr Day 2013 at Thingaha morality rate of pregnant Meanwhile, Myanmar Resident Sai Mauk Kham has called Hotel, here, today, the mothers, he added. should prepare to solve for taking measures to Vice-President said In Myanmar, the upcoming challenges of Repre- prevent marriage under 18- that Myanmar has been population of women aged socio-economy issues as the year and having pregnancy implementing the tasks between 15 and 19 has country’s aged population is sentative before 20 years old and for reproductive health reached about 2.9 million rapidly increasing, expecting for assisting in reducing adopted at the International while the country has a to reach 10% of the country’s of UN- unwanted pregnancies in Conference on Population population of about 60 population in 2015, said Dr FPA Ms attempts to prevent teenage and Development as part million. According to Sai Mauk Kham. pregnancies. of efforts for reducing reproductive health survey He also called on Janet E In his opening speech morality rate of children, in 2007, out of 1000 aged the people to continue to at the ceremony to mark especially children aged beween 15 and 19, 17 girls conserve Myanmar’s fine Jackson. gave birth. tradition of taking care of Today, Myanmar has aged people and stressed mna Low pressure area still abundant human resources the need for educating the persists due to decreasing in birth people on important role rate and increasing in life- of aged people in societies. Pregnancy” of the World (UNFPA), clarified the Nay Pyi Taw, 11 July— today, a low pressure area expectancy since decades Deputy Director Population Day. measures being taken by Department of Meteorology over West Central Bay and ago, and the population Dr Theingi Myint of At the ceremony, Ms UNFPA. The theme of and Hydrology announced adjoining Northwest Bay of of labour age is about two the Ministry of Health Janet E Jackson, Resident World Population Day for today, according to the Bengal still persists. times higher than dependent explained matters related Representative of United this year is “Adolescent observation at 6:30 hrs MST MNA population in the country, to the motto “Adolescent Nations Population Fund Pregnancy”.—MNA

Yangon introduces BRT system Byline: Saw Thein Win and technical support committee were decided A coordination Committee, experts and at the meeting. meeting on introduction owners from bus lines. They also discussed of a Bus Rapid Transit The meeting focused on preparation, proposed (BRT) system to Yangon the causes of traffic jams period and related was held at Yangon City and seeking the ways matters. The world cities Development Committee for reduction of traffic and populous cities are on 9 July. It was attended congestions. Those present facing increasing traffic by Deputy Minister for submitted their research jam problems, causing Rail Transportation Thura papers. Japan International high expenses and health U Thaung Lwin, Yangon Cooperation Agency problem. So, the world Region Development (JICA) also discussed countries use BRT system Affairs Minister Mayor Yangon’s traffic conditions so as to avoid the above- U Hla Myint, Region and the problems to be mentioned problems. Like Transport Minister U monitored and handled. those countries, Myanmar Aung Khin, members of Lanes, types of introduces a BRT system Yangon Region Transport cars, system for BRT to Yangon soon. Coordination Committee and formation of a Trs: MT and All Bus Lines Control close supervisory team Kyemon (11-7-2013) 2 Friday, 12 July, 2013 New Light of Myanmar local news Tourism Development in November 2013 prior to Inlay region sees a threefold jump in 2013 SEA Games and 2014 ASEAN standard station ASEAN Summit. tourist arrivals The under- hospital emerges in construction hotels will include ballrooms with Gangaw Township international standard Kalay, 11 July — It staff who will be assigned sound system that can hold was learnt that construction there. The purpose of 100 attendees for holding of a 16-bed station hospital building the hospital was international conferences, meeting ASEAN standards to benefit local people from seminars and workshops, had been completed in nearby villages in Kalay he added. Hanthawady village in and Gangaw Townships, It was learnt that there Gangaw Township. The providing full medical have been 16 branches hospital is the first of its coverage. of Yangon-based travel kind in Myanmar. Thanks to the newly- agencies at Taunggyi zone According to an official built station hospital, and two new agencies regarding construction there will be one more which are in office of the station hospital, it station hospital in Gangaw works for registration at was a very first facility Township where four Nyaungshwe. A total of meeting ASEAN standards. station hospitals had already 75 tour guides—69 for The hospital was built been put into service in English language, four on an area of 5.21 acres Kyaw, Kan, Min and North for Japanese and two and arrangements had Khinyan villages. N ay P yi T aw, 11 relatives’ houses. Groups hotels were allowed to for Thai—have been re- been made for the very Kyemon-Wun Yan Kha- July — Inlay region in of staff from government build at Mongthauk village, gistered and 125 more convenience of medical Thekkatho Shan State (South) is organizations or companies ThaleU, Khaungdine and trainees have been given certainly worth a visit put up at offices concerned. Myaynikon during the certificates in 2013. Travel whenever local and foreign But some families and 2009-2010 fiscal year. agencies have their own visitors arrive in Taunggyi. tourists stay in licensed Although construction plans for tourists from Globetrotters and local hotels, motels and inns with works were suspended due Spain, Germany, France, pilgrims arrive in Inlay in star rating and small inns to changes in 2011, the new Russia, Italy, Japan and different travel programs. and hotels with no star. government decided to give China. During the period Some visit there in their Hotels, motels and inns the green light to the plan from October 2012 to own cars while others are found the most in Inlay, of building 14 more hotels June 2013, 88,742 foreign come in flocks to visit there Taunggyi and Pindaya, but in which cent per cent or visitors visited Taunggyi, under the arrangement of only two two-star hotels are 50 per cent investments Inlay and Pindaya via Heho travel agencies or local situated in Inlay and one in had already been made. airport and 3,330 arrived tour operators. Taunggyi. According to an official there by car. Local pilgrims stay at Following an increased of the Ministry of Hotels As the number of monasteries in Taunggyi, flow of foreign visitors and Tourism, construction globetrotters has reached Pindaya and Inlay or their into Myanmar, 14 more works are set to complete 92,072 for this year, there has been a threefold jump Hotel to emerge on Mt. Mottama from last year. Arrivals Business of tourists had been seen yaNgoN, 11 July — rise hotel there, only who go on a pilgrimage to the most in the month of Yangon real estate market According to a responsible bungalows will be built Kyaikhtiyoe will be able January. According to person of a company, and it is planned to provide to save time, it is learnt. a hotelier, hotel rooms lively Thanlwin Aye Company services to the number According to Mon State including the rooms of yaNgoN, 11 July — Seikkan, South Dagon and has a plan to build a hotel of visitors between 50 Chambers of Commerce the under-construction Following the flurry of Htantabin,” said Ma Aye that can accommodate and 100. The company and Industry, it is expected hotels and new hotels in investments in construction Aye Thin, an agent of real more than 100 visitors targets foreign visitors to accept about 500,000 hotel zone are not enough of apartments and estate in Yangon. on Mt. Mottama in entered the country from visitors entering Mon State for expected arrivals of condominiums in Yangon, The rental and sale cooperation with Thiri Thailand as Nok Air following the meeting tourists for 2013-2014 fiscal there has been a hike in rental market of single housings Hantha Company. airline will operate its between the Myanmar and year. prices. Thanks to renovation and flats in FMI, Nawaday As it is impossible flight to Mawlamyine Thai businessmen. Kyemon-Naing Tun and reconstruction of old Garden Housing and Aung to construct a high- in August. Thai visitors Kyemon-Shwe Htoo (TGI) buildings, land shortage, Zeya Housing of Hlinethaya growing population density, Township, is active thanks Photo News a massive influx of foreign to Bayintnaung flyover investments, increased construction project. demand for hotel rooms It was learnt that and apartments, single foreigners and businessmen housing and condominiums, preferred furnished Yangon property market has rooms and apartments witnessed a sudden price in condominiums and increase in the rental and residences to expensive sale market of flats and plots. and inadequate hotel rooms. “Labour-intensive The rental market of manufacturing sector the property not only in the calling for spacious plots nearby downtown Yangon have driven up the property area but also in suburb areas prices in Hlinethaya, gets lively, it is learnt. Shwepyitha, Dagon Kyemon-Zagawah Photo shows undisciplined passenger buses and Photo shows a bird’s eye view of newly-upgraded private cars blocking a pedestrian crossing near Maha Bandoola Park packed with people and Sule Pagoda at the time when they were stopping Sense of duty makes a person children for recreation purpose on 9 July. at Sule traffic lights on 9 July.—Kyemon-Khin yemon hin aung in strong and tall. K -K m W maung Win New Light of Myanmar Friday, 12 July, 2013 3 WORLD TwoKoreas to hold next round of Egypt prosecutor orders arrest of talks on Kaesong on 15 July Brotherhood leaders

trial area. Cairo, 11 July— removal nor denounced it as test. “What can we do? In a He also called on North Egypt’s prosecutor ordered a “coup”, which under U.S. police state when the police Korea to take responsibility the arrest on Wednesday law would require it to halt force are criminals, the ju- for the closure of the zone of the leaders of ousted aid including the $1.3 bil- diciary are traitors, and the that caused considerable President Mohamed Mur- lion (872 million pounds) investigators are the fabri- damage to South Korean si’s Muslim Brotherhood, it gives the army each year. cators, what can one do?” companies running facto- charging them with incit- The Brotherhood’s In addition to Badie, ries there. ing violence that saw 55 of downfall has been wel- prosecutors ordered the ar- Pyongyang declined to their members shot dead. comed by wealthy Gulf rest of others including his discuss the issue, but said A week after the army states Saudi Arabia and deputy, Mahmoud Ezzat, both sides should respect toppled Egypt’s first demo- the United Arab Emirates, and outspoken party lead- the spirit of the inter-Kore- cratically elected leader, which offered Egypt $8 bil- ers Essam El-Erian and an summit held in 2000, a the bloodshed on Monday lion in aid on Tuesday. Mohamed El-Beltagi. The landmark meeting between has opened fissures in the The charges against new interim prime minister then South Korean Presi- Arab world’s most popu- the Brotherhood leaders on Wednesday reached for dent Kim Dae Jung and lous country, with levels were “nothing more than liberals to revive a shat- Suh Ho (R) of South Korea arrives at a joint industrial North Korean leader Kim of bitterness unseen in its an attempt by the police tered economy as he began zone in the North Korea’s border town of Kaesong Jong Il. modern history. state to dismantle the Ra- forming a government to and shakes hands with Park Chol Su of the North on The summit resulted Brotherhood spokes- baa protest”, Haddad said try to heal the bitterly di- 10 July, 2013. The North and South Korean officials in a string of inter-Korean man Gehad El-Haddad by telephone from the vigil vided nation. Egyptians had started working-level talks to discuss ways to reopen the projects, including the Kae- said the announcement of at Rabaa Adaweya mosque hoped the start of the Ram- suspended operations of the industrial zone. song industrial zone, and charges against leader Mo- in northeast Cairo. He said adan Muslim fasting month Kyodo News promoted national recon- hamed Badie and several some of the leaders whose would cool passions but it Seoul, 11 July—North rea withdrew all its 53,000 ciliation between the two other senior figures was a arrest was being sought has been overshadowed by and South Korea agreed workers, employed by more Koreas. bid by authorities to break were at the site of the pro- rancour.—Reuters on Wednesday to hold the than 100 South Korean Park Chol Su, the up a vigil by thousands of next round of working- companies, from Kaesong. North’s chief delegate, said Mursi supporters demand- level talks on 15 July to In the morning ses- both sides should not take ing his reinstatement. discuss the resumption of sion, South Korea called on any actions that would af- The leaders were operations at the shuttered North Korea to introduce fect normal operations of charged with inciting the joint industrial zone in the measures to ensure it will the industrial zone, and that violence which began be- North’s border city Kae- not again disrupt opera- inspections of the facilities fore dawn, when the Broth- song. tions in the industrial zone, should be completed for op- erhood says its followers “We sufficiently ex- according to a pool report erations to resume as soon were fired on while peace- plained each side’s position distributed to reporters cov- as possible. fully praying. The army and agreed to meet again ering the talks. The talks, which start- says terrorists provoked after closely looking into Suh, a senior official ed around 10:30 am, were the shooting by attacking them,” Suh Ho, South Ko- from the Unification Minis- a follow-up to a meeting its troops. The past week’s rea’s chief delegate, told re- try handling relations with held at the truce village violence alarmed Western porters covering the talks in the North, also called for of Panmunjeom over the donors and Israel, which Kaesong. allowing foreign companies weekend, in which the two has a 1979 peace treaty Supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed The joint industrial to invest in the inter-Korean sides agreed in principle with Egypt. Washington, Mursi perform evening prayers at the Rabaa Adawiya zone was shut down in industrial zone and to turn it to reopen the suspended treading a careful line, has square where they are camping in Cairo early April when North Ko- into an international indus- complex.—Kyodo News neither welcomed Mursi’s on 9 July, 2013.—ReuteRs Deadly Quebec train Boston Marathon crash to be fertile bombing suspect pleads ground for lawsuits not guilty ottawa/ New York, of Nantes and derailed in 11 July—As investigators the town of Lac-Megantic waShiNgtoN, 11 July arm to intentionally kill a try to piece together how on Saturday. Police have — Boston Marathon bomb- local police officer. a parked oil freight train confirmed 20 dead, with 30 ing suspect Dzhokhar Tsar- Following the Boston broke free and demolished others still missing and a naev made his first public Marathon bombing, the the heart of a small Quebec criminal probe begun. A aerial view of the wreckage of the crude oil train is appearance in court on FBI identified two broth- town last weekend, a bar- It was the worst rail seen in Lac Megantic, on 8 July, 2013.—ReuteRs Wednesday and pleaded not ers, 26-year-old Tamerlan rage of litigation could soon disaster in North America guilty to 30 charges for his Tsarnaev and 19-year-old be hitting everyone from in more than two decades. train was shipping crude overnight in Nantes with an alleged role in the tragedy Dzhokar Tsarnaev, as sus- the US rail company to the Lawyers say possible from North Dakota. engine running, and wheth- that killed three and hurt pects behind the Boston Canadian government. targets of litigation include The United States of- er the engineer applied all over 200 others in April, bombings. The key questions that train operator Montreal, fers plaintiffs the prospect the appropriate safety pro- US media reported. Four days later, Ta- will have to be answered Maine & Atlantic Railway, of larger recoveries than cedures. Tsarnaev, 19, entered merlan died after a shootout in the coming weeks and or MMA, its parent compa- Canada, but they would One focus, experts his plea on Wednesday in with the police while months include whether ny Rail World Inc, and the need to prove a US venue said, is likely to be on the a US federal court in the Dzhokar was apprehended any cases filed will be heard train’s engineer; the town would be the most con- handbrakes the engineer city of Boston, where the in a suburb of Boston fol- in Canada or the United of Nantes; the supplier of venient and appropriate. applied and whether they twin bombings on 15 April lowing massive manhunt States, which parties were the crude, World Fuel Ser- Lawyers said that could be were sufficient to meet Ca- claimed three lives and in- by law enforcement au- most negligent and how lia- vices Corp; and the Cana- tough when the damages to nadian railroad regulations. jured more than 200 people. thorities. bility for the crash is spread dian government, which the rural Quebec town and Edward Burkhardt, Tsarnaev’s first public The 19-year-old sus- among them. Canadian au- regulates the rail system. its residents would likely be Rail World president and appearance came nearly pect was then rushed to thorities have launched an But the first legal salvo at the heart of any suit. MMA chairman, said on two weeks after a federal hospital for treatment of se- investigation and say they will likely be fired over Once the venue for any Wednesday the engineer grand jury in the US state rious wounds. are looking into possible where the cases would be lawsuit is settled, the chal- told him he had set 11 of Massachusetts returned a Tsarnaev had his ini- criminal negligence. heard. While the catastro- lenge for any plaintiff will handbrakes before leaving 30-count indictment against tial court appearance a Fifty people are feared phe took place in Canada, be to establish negligence. the train for the night. “Our him, including using weap- week after the bombing to have been killed when the rail company is based The question for a court general feeling now is that ons of mass destruction at from his hospital room lis- an unmanned train hauling in Maine, its parent is head- could be whether MMA is not true. Initially we took the Boston Marathon to tening his charges by the 72 tanker cars of crude oil quartered in Rosemont, Illi- acted appropriately in leav- him at his word,” Burkhardt kill three Boston Marathon federal prosecutors. slid downhill from the town nois, near Chicago, and the ing the train unattended said.—Reuters spectators and using a fire- Xinhua 4 Friday, 12 July, 2013 New Light of Myanmar Science & Technology Microsoft launches initiative to Solar headphones that can charge make cities smart your mobile devices and infrastructure; trans- portation; public safety and justice; tourism, recrea- tion and culture; education; health and social services; government administration. Nine places have al- ready embarked on the initiative including Chi- na’s Hainan Province and Zhengzhou city, according to Sandy Gupta, national Houston, 11 July—US company’s technology so- technology officer with Mi- software giant Microsoft lutions like Windows Azure crosoft China. Corp launched a new initia- and other devices and apps. CityNext empowers London,11 July—A solar cell that covers the full pounds to get the headphones tive called CityNext to spur “Working with our vast cities to make the most of pair of headphones that headband which capture so- into production. innovation and encourage Microsoft Partner Network, existing investments and can harness solar power to lar energy whilst out and “We are still working leaders to create sustainable we can scale solutions and find the right combination charge mobile devices when about,” Anderson said on on the design and prototype. cities at its annual World- services to do ‘new with of solutions, applications you are on the move has been Kickstarter. We need to improve the wide Partner Conference in less,’ enabling cities to bet- and programmes to trans- designed in the UK. Andrew “The energy is stored headphones—people want the US city of Houston on ter compete in the global form their cities. Anderson, a Glasgow-based in two light-weight Lithium to know about noise cancel- Wednesday. marketplace, drive citizen Navigant Research designer, launched the On- Ion batteries held within the lation,” he told the BBC. He Microsoft Corporate engagement, and foster forecasts that the smart Beat headphones on crowd- two ear cups for a balanced admitted that his father Frank Vice President of World- economic, social and envi- city technology market will funding site Kickstarter and weight and fit on the head.” had come up with the idea. wide Public Sector Laura ronmental sustainability,” grow from 6.1 billion US hopes to have them on sale “For those rainy days “It’s really simple—you Ipsen announced the ini- Ipsen said. dollars in 2012 to 20.2 bil- by early next year. we have also developed the would think it had already tiative in her keynote at the Through CityNext, Mi- lion dollars in 2020, gen- The headphone band headphones to be able to be been done. You can buy solar Toyota Centre in downtown crosoft will work with city erating a total revenue of is fitted with a flexible solar charged via USB directly chargers for phones but the Houston. The initiative leaders and focus on eight 117.3 billion dollars over cell with a charge capacity of from your computer or mains thing is it’s like you’re carry- leverages Microsoft’s vast core functions: energy and the next seven years. 0.55 watts. “The headphones socket,” he said. Ander- ing two phones around,” he Partner Network and the water; buildings, planning Xinhua have an integrated flexible son hopes to raise 200,000 said.—PTI Egyptian sphinx unearthed in Israel Space station astronauts JerusaLem, 11 July— lis, north of modern Cairo. Archaeologists in Israel However, the archeological conduct spacewalk have unearthed parts of a team is not sure about how WasHington, 11 July— replace a space-to-ground unique sphinx belonging to the statue turned up in Ha- Two astronauts are ventur- transmitter receiver control- one of ancient Egypt’s pyr- zor, since there is no record ing outside the International ler, which failed in Decem- amid-building kings, local of any relationship between Space Station on Tuesday on ber 2012. media reported on Wednes- Egypt and Israel during the the first of two July space- Parmitano’s task list day. time of Mycerinus. walks to carry out a variety includes retrieving a pair of The relics were found More likely, the statue of maintenance and installa- space exposure materials sci- in Tel Hazor National was brought to Israel in the tion tasks. ence experiments, removing Park in northern Israel by second millennium BC dur- American Chris Cassidy a failed camera assembly, archeologists led by Ben- ing the dynasty known as and Italian Luca Parmitano and photographing the state- Tor, a professor at Hebrew Hyksos, who originated in started their spacewalk at of-the-art particle physics University’s Institute of Canaan, the archeological 8:02 am EDT (1202 GMT), detector known as Alpha Archaeology, and Sharon Giza governorate adjacent The archeologists estimated team said in a statement which is expected to last six Magnetic Spectrometer-02 to Zuckerman, a lecturer at the to Cairo. The sphinx bears a that the original granite stat- published by Hebrew Uni- and a half hours, US space provide researchers a visual same institute. hieroglyphic inscription be- ue weighed about 500 kg. versity. agency NASA said on its assessment of its condition “This is the only known tween its front legs with the Ben-Tor said the sphinx is It could also have ar- website. Cassidy will route after two years in space. sphinx of King Mycerinus, name of King Mycerinus, the only one “discovered in rived in Hazor during the power cables to support the The two will also team who built one of the famous who ruled in the third mil- the entire Levant area (the 15th to 13th centuries BC, addition of the new Russian up to attach two grapple bars Giza pyramids,” Ben-Tor lennium BC. Another in- land east to the Mediterra- when Canaan was under Multipurpose Laboratory to thermal radiators to make told Xinhua on Wednesday, scription reads “Beloved by nean),” adding it was likely Egypt’s power, as a gift Module scheduled to arrive them easier to remove and referring to the group of the divine manifestation... brought here from Egypt’s from an Egyptian king to a at the station later this year. replace should they fail. pyramids located in Egypt’s that gave him eternal life.” ancient city of Heliopo- local ruler.—Xinhua He will also remove and Xinhua First Apple computer fetches $387,000 at auction PaLo aLto, 11 July— —one the world’s most valu- among the first 25 produced. The first original Apple com- able technology company, It was inscribed with the se- puter hand-built and signed ‘The Times’ reported. rial number 01-0025 in black by the company co-founder The original device ink and was handbuilt by Steve Wozniak has sold for comprised a single mother- Wozniak. more than USD 387,000 in board mounted on a wooden Wozniak signed the an online auction. base, but was without a key- computer work “Woz”, the The Apple 1, one of board, a transformer or a dis- nickname that his friends roughly 200 made by the play. and fans continue to call him. fledgling Apple Computer Though the device nev- The date code on its proces- Company in 1976, was er took off, it was the precur- sor is “1576,” suggesting the bought by an unknown buyer sor to Apple’s breakthrough chip was manufactured in the at Christie’s auction house. product—the Apple II, a 15th week of 1976. The computer was machine that looks far more An Apple 1 was sold at designed and built by the like today’s desktop PCs and an auction in Cologne, Ger- American inventor, Wozni- considered one of the most many last month, for USD ak, in Palo Alto, California. revolutionary computers 671,400, breaking all previ- Steve Jobs came up with ever created. ous records for sales of a per- the idea of selling it and the The Apple 1 sold at sonal computer. pair went on to found Apple the auction is believed to be PTI New Light of Myanmar Friday, 12 July, 2013 5 BUSINESS & HEALTH Overseas remittances Barclays wins dismissal of credit union to Vietnam rise in H1 regulator’s lawsuit London, 11 July— credit unions it seized in Chase & Co (JPM.N), or (HSBA.L) (HBC.N). Hanoi, 11 July— approaches. Barclays Plc (BARC.L) on 2009 and 2010 over losses Bear Stearns Cos or Wash- The cases are National Overseas remittances to In 2012, overseas re- Wednesday won the dis- they suffered on $14.1 bil- ington Mutual Inc, both of Credit Union Administra- Vietnam through banks mittances to the country missal of a US credit union lion of mortgage-backed which JPMorgan bought in tion Board v. Barclays Cap- in southern Ho Chi Minh totaled 10 billion US dol- regulator’s lawsuit over the securities amid a crumbling 2008. ital Inc et al, US District City hit 1.9 billion US lars, the highest figure for sale of more than $555 mil- housing market. Banks that have set- Court, District of Kansas, dollars in the first half the last four years. lion of mortgage-backed Wholesale credit un- tled with the NCUA in- No. 12-02631; and National of 2013, an increase of Vietnam ranked ninth securities to two failed cor- ions suffered more pain clude Bank of America Credit Union Administra- 3 percent year on year, on the World Bank’s list porate credit unions. than retail counterparts be- Corp (BAC.N), Citigroup tion Board v. Credit Suisse state-run Vietnam News of top-ten countries that US District Judge John cause they had more leeway Inc (C.N), Deutsche Bank Securities (USA) LLC et al Agency reported on attracted the most over- Lungstrum in Kansas City, on how to invest. AG (DBKGn.DE) (DB.N) in the same court, No. 12- Thursday. seas remittances in 2012 Kansas said the National “We respectfully disa- and HSBC Holdings Plc 02648.—Reuters The figure for the and ranked second in the Credit Union Administra- gree with the decision,” whole year is expected to Southeast Asian region. tion waited too long by not NCUA spokesman John reach 4.5-4.8 billion US Statistics show that filing its complaint until 25 Fairbanks said. “We will dollars, according to the 4.5 million Vietnam- Sept, 2012. continue to vigorously pur- State Bank of Vietnam. ese, including more than He said the deadline sue our claims against the Overseas remittances 400,000 guest workers, was 20 March, 2012, three parties that sold the faulty to southern Ho Chi Minh are living in more than years after the NCUA had securities to corporate cred- City accounted for 42-43 100 countries and territo- been named conservator it unions.” percent of the country’s ries worldwide, of whom of the US Central Fed- Fairbanks had no total amount. In 2012, over 80 percent were set- eral Credit Union and the immediate comment on the city received 4.1 bil- tled in developed nations. Western Corporate Federal whether the NCUA might lion US dollars, of which Vietnam plans to Credit Union. appeal. 70 percent was invested send 90,000 people to The lawsuit accused In April, Lungstrum in business, 23 percent work overseas in 2013, Barclays and other defend- also cited a statute of limi- in real estate, and the rest mainly to South Korea, ants of making misleading tations in dismissing part of for the senders’ relatives. Malaysia, Russia and statements about 12 resi- the NCUA’s case against Normally, remit- China’s Taiwan, over last dential mortgage-backed Credit Suisse Group AG securities that the credit (CSGN.VX). Lungstrum tances to Vietnam climb year’s figure of 80,000 unions bought between Oc- affirmed that ruling on substantially during the people, according to Vi- tober 2006 and June 2007. Wednesday. final months of the year etnamese Ministry of La- It is one of 10 lawsuits Half of the securities at A woman sits in her mobility scooter outside a Barclays as the traditional lunar bour, Invalids and Social that the NCUA has been issue in the various lawsuits Bank in Leicester, central England on 24 April, 2013. New Year Festival (Tet) Affairs. —Xinhua pursuing on behalf of five were sold by JPMorgan ReuteRs Anti-smoking LightSquared to measures set to proceed to trial over save millions of lives Ergen trades GeneVa, 11 July— Anti- new York, 11 July— est creditor constituency, smoking measures including Bankrupt wireless commu- which ceased to be the case complete ban on tobacco nications firm Lightsquared once Ergen began buy- advertising, promotion and Inc plans to go to trial with ing up large chunks of the sponsorship across the world its lenders over whether debt, thus voiding the deal, have benefited nearly 700 Dish Network (DISH.O) LightSquared has argued. million people since 2007, a chairman Charles Ergen’s Ergen has countered report released by the World acquisition of big chunks that no breach occurred be- Health Organization (WHO) of its loan debt violated cause he eventually joined on Wednesday said. an agreement pertaining the committee. A trial on The report showed that to how LightSquared can the issue is tentatively set up to date 24 countries have restructure. The trial, an- for August after sides could introduced complete bans OPEC crude output declines in nounced on Wednesday by not resolve the matter con- and 100 more countries are LightSquared and its lend- sensually, the parties said close to a complete ban, but ers after the sides said they on Wednesday in the Man- 67 countries currently do not June, share in global oil market could not resolve the dis- hattan bankruptcy court. ban any tobacco advertis- pute consensually, escalates Because portions of ing, promotion and sponsor- expected to fall a battle between Ergen and the deal are redacted, it is ship activities or have a ban Vienna, 11 July—Out- said in its report. Statistics report. The strong growth Phil Falcone, head of Light- unclear exactly how a po- that excludes advertising in put by the OPEC oil export- shows that the decline was trend of the supply is led Squared owner Harbinger tential breach would affect national broadcast and print ers declined in June, and its led by the output reduction by the US crude produc- Capital, over control of the LightSquared’s bankruptcy. media. “If we do not close share in global oil supply of Libya, whose output de- tion, the growth of which company. One effect it would have, ranks and ban tobacco ad- is expected to fall in the creased by 206,000 barrels is supposed to be the high- The dispute centres according to the terms of vertising, promotion and next two years due to the a day in June, accounting est among the non-OPEC on a February agreement the deal, would be to allow sponsorship, adolescents and increasing non-OPEC oil for nearly 70 percent of the countries in 2013 and 2014, between LightSquared and LightSquared to raise ad- young adults will continue supply in foreseeable years, total output decline, while and the output is forecast to an informal committee of ditional financing at its op- to be lured into tobacco con- the Vienna-based OPEC Saudi Arabia continues to average 11.33 million b/d some of its lenders gov- erating company that could sumption by an ever-more said in a monthly report on increase its output in the in 2014 in the report. erning certain aspects of rank ahead of claims held aggressive tobacco indus- Wednesday. past two months. Due to the non-OPEC LightSquared’s restructur- by Ergen. LightSquared is try,” said Margaret Chan, Di- “Total OPEC crude The non-OPEC supply crude supply growth and ing. Key provisions of the already in the process of rector-General of WHO in a oil production averaged is expected to be the most the weak world oil demand, deal have been kept private trying to raise financing written statement.—Xinhua 30.38 million b/d in June, dynamic crude oil produc- the OPEC might see a low- by the parties. According that would allow it to exit representing a decline of tion growth in the year er share in the world oil to court papers filed in the bankruptcy on its own, but 0.31 million b/d, compared 2013 and 2014, forecast to market in the year 2013 and U.S. Bankruptcy Court in an Ergen-controlled vehi- with previous month,” the average 53.92 million b/d in 2014, which is estimated to Manhattan, the deal hinged cle has offered $2 billion in Organization of the Petro- 2013 and 55.06 million b/d be 33.8 percent in 2013. on the lender committee cash to buy its assets. leum Exporting Countries in 2014, according to the Xinhua being LightSquared’s larg- Reuters 6 Friday, 12 July, 2013 New Light of Myanmar ARTICLE “The Bill to Promote Farmers Interest” was presented in dailies issued on 30-6-2013 for public observation and giving suggestions. With regard to the bill, an article in English version written with suggestions and reviews by international economist Dr. Hla Myint who had taken duty of Rector of the Yangon University was translated to Myanmar by Khin Maung Nyo (Economics) and it was described for the public interest. Comments on: Farmers Protection Act and Minimum Dr. Hla Myint Guaranteed Rice Price The definition of the to come and reallocate describes this scheme as a of efficient storage of the world be below the Yangon cell phones” (The Nation, “farmer” in the Farmers the more labour-intensive “rice fiasco” when the news amount of rice, which the price by a wide price margin. Newspaper, June 5, 2013, Protection Act does not process of the industries they leaked out recently that the farmers had been willing This price margin is P, 4a) appear to include the control in Myanmar from scheme has suffered a loss to sell at the artificially made up of various costs: Improvements in landless agricultural the neighbouring countries of 260 billion bhat, about depressed price. The usual the transport costs, the Myanmar’s marketing and labourers. If so, the Act where wages are getting three times higher than practice was to build a storage and milling costs, credit system3 requiring has left out the poorest higher. the government originally large number of temporary and all other logistic and extensive reorganization section of the agricultural Thus, a minimum projected. The newspaper “godowns” with walls of transactions costs necessary and institutional changes population in the country. guaranteed rice price goes on to explain: bamboo-matting and thatch to bring the paddy from its may take time to show According to one policy could unwittingly “The result of this policy roofs to store the rice pouring up-country location and results. estimate, there were undermine the promising is that the government has in from the government rice transform it into milled rice They may not have some 10 million landless start Myanamr has made in become the largest—and buying stations at harvest in Yangon, ready to shipped the populist appeal of a agricultural labourers in the export of labour-intensive the only—rice buyer with time. to its export destination. minimum guaranteed rice Myanmar in 2002/31. manufactured products, e.g.; an estimated 18 million This had annually This means that with a given price policy claiming to At the same time, garment industry, with the tonnes of milled rice held resulted in abnormally high world market price for rice, raise the price of rice paid I understand that plans lifting of the economic in stock piles, according to losses from the depredations the reduction in any of these to the farmers at a stroke are afoot to introduce a sanctions by the United UN’s Food and Agricultural of animal pests, spoilage of cost items world serve to of the pen. minimum guaranteed rice States and Europe. Organization. the crop through leaky roof, increase the price which up- But if successfully price scheme to be funded If the government try The stockpile does not fire and theft. country farmer can receive carried out, the policy to by the national budget. I to keep the money wages include the 17 million tonnes There had been cases for his paddy crop. lower the transport and take it that the aim is to unchanged, the rice in the of the 2012-13 main and of the employees of the It is easy to see that with transactions costs would provide a safety net to cost of living world reduce secondary crops, which are Marketing Board deliberately Myanmar’s underdeveloped not only increase the price protect the welfare of the the real wages and the to be bought. setting fire to the godowns to transport system, the up- which the up-country farmers in the form of a standard of living of all wage The scheme is destroy the evidence of their country farmer would farmers could receive for guaranteed minimum price earners, both the landless distinguished by several large theft. receive a better price for his their paddy, but would also for their rice crops. agricultural labourers and failures—huge unsold rice I wonder whether the crop if the transport system have favourable effects on Thus, the government the factory workers and civil stocks, a shortage of funds State Marketing Boards is improved to lower the cost the country at large. These would intervene to pay the servants in towns. by the Bank of Agricultural capacity for efficient storage of transporting his crop to policies would facilitate guaranteed minimum rice Nowadays, the and the Agricultural Co- of rice has improved since Yangon or any other export the expansion market whenever the world market agricultural labourers are operatives to but more paddy those days. destination. transactions and stimulate price for rice falls below paid monthly money wages from farmers and the massive If not, I shudder to think But the fact that the economic growth. the desired minimum. If instead of baskets of rice at losses.” (Bangkok Post, May how it would cope with the transactions and logistic costs Further, while the it is deemed that such a harvest time as in formers 30, 2013, P, 10) vastly larger amounts of rice are high because of the under minimum guaranteed rice government intervention days. “(They) are net buyers In addition, other critics which would be pouring developed marketing and price scheme has the effect is necessary at present, of rice whose food expenses of the rice pledging scheme in the government buying credit systems in Myanmar of raising the coast of this world mean paying constitute the largest share of have said that it mainly stations buying the rice from is less well-understood. living the lowering of the farmers above the household expenses”2. Thus, benefited the richer rice he farmers at a guaranteed These high costs are transport and transactions prevailing world market the guaranteed minimum farmers. minimum rice price fixed commonly attributed to the costs would lower the price price for rice. Since rice rice price scheme may end The poorest farmers, above the world market exploitation of the peasant of imported goods to the is a major item in the by aggravating the poverty hard pressed for cash, would price. farmers by the middlemen final consumers and keep household budget, this of the poorest section of the sell their crop before harvest Beyond this technical and the moneylenders and down their cost of living. would result in a large rice population in the country. at the going market price to problem of efficient storage used as an argument for Hla Myint of in the cost of living in The urban wage earners, the middleman who then of unsold stock piles of the state control of rice June 2013, Bangkok Myanmar when the scheme the factory workers and civil resell it to the government rice, there is of course the marketing. comes into operation. servants may not be so poor at the higher pledged price. economic problem how to But the truth of the 1. K Fujita, The Faced with this as the agricultural labourers, It is highly likely that if the dispose of the unsold stock matter is that in Myanmar, Economic Transition unlooked for side-effect of but they are more able to minimum guaranteed rice piles of rice at a minimum unnecessary government in Myanmar after 1988, the guaranteed minimum organize demonstrations to price scheme were introduced cost to the country. At the regulations and out-dated p, 250, NUS Press, rice price scheme, the express their grievances and in Myanmar, the poorer moment, the government of laws, by causing delays Singapore, 2009 government could either the rise in the cost of living Myanmar farmers would Thailand is still struggling to and providing opportunities 2. K Fujita, Op. cit, p. 257 allow the wages to rice to is a major grievance. Thus, behave in the same way as solve this problem, resulting for bribe taking, have 3. see, Sean Turnell, keep up with rice of the the guaranteed rice price their Thai counterparts. from its rice pledging been an important factor Fiery Dragons, cost of living or it could scheme, by fermenting urban The experience of scheme. in pushing up transactions Banks, Moneylenders try to keep down the wages unrest may also have serious Thailand illustrates the Is there no alternative costs. So, the libralization and Microfinance in unchanged. political side-effects. simple economic truth that way of improving the price of the economy abolishing Burma, NIAS Press, If the government At this point it is if the government pledges which the Myanmar farmers unnecessary regulations Copenhagen, 2009 for a allows the wages to rice, salutary to take a brief look to pay the farmers above can receive for his paddy is a “costless” way of systematic study of the it may seriously affect at Thailand’s rice pledging the ruling market price for crop without the guaranteed reducing the transactions problems of the credit Myanmar’s prospects of scheme, which is similar their rice, it would be left rice price scheme with its costs. This provides the system economic growth through to the minimum rice price with large piles of unsold heavy financial costs and starting point for other Dr. Hla Myint served the expansion of labour- scheme. rice stock. unfavourable side-effects? positive measures to bring as Rector at the Economics intensive manufactured The rice pledging In the past, Myanmar I believe that there is an down the transactions costs. Faculty of the Yangon products. scheme, introduced by government used the State alternative approach, which It is therefore encouraging University in 1947, Adviser For, it is Myanmar’s low the present Pheu Thai led Agricultural Marketing deserves attention. to learn that: to National Planning of wages—the lowest in South government pledges to buy Board to buy the rice from Here, we start from the “Modernization the Government of the East Asia—which gives her white rice paddy at 15,000 the farmers at a priced fixed fact that with a given world plans include upgrading Republic of the Union the comparative advantage bhat per tonne and Hom Mali below the word market market price for rice, equal to Myanmar’s financial of Myanmar in 1948, in the export of labour- fragrant paddy at 20,000 baht price. Even then, the State the FOB price for milled rice system, building roads and Lecturer at the Oxford intensive manufactures. per tonne, both above the Agricultural Marketing in Yangon, the local price airports as well as giving University in 1960 and It is her low wages which world market prices for them. Board had been unable which an up-country farmer the country’s 64 million Rector at the Yangon attract foreign investors The Bangkok Post to cope with the problem receives for his paddy crop people greater access to University in 1958. New Light of Myanmar Friday, 12 July, 2013 7 local news Myitnge social services group gets ambulance Joint Press Conference by MCIT, Telenor myiTNge, 11 July—The Mobile Communications and Ooredoo held free social and funeral services groups have now been formed in countryside towns and villages. They are in need of ambulance and vehicles. Donors Daw Hla Oo and family donated a HIACE ambulance to social services group in Nyaungnibin village in Amarapura Township in Mandalay Region. of Nyaungnibin village could not be admitted to The donation ceremony said, “Our Nyaungnibin the hospital in time, it is was held at the Dhammayon village relies on agricultural life-threatening. Vehicle of Nyaungnibin village business. Farmers constitute is essential to the social YwaU monastery on 9 July a large part of population services group.” morning. here. Risk of snake bite is MMAL-Maung Maung Farmer U Nyunt Wai quite high. If one patient Soe (Myitnge)

Mawlamyine to get a UNICEF N ay P yi T aw, 11 Officials concerned Deputy Ministers U Win HrD July— A Joint Press from the two companies Than and U Thaung Tin, kindergarten Conference by the Ministry highlighted their plans to Communications Director m awlamyiN e , 11 U Thaung Win and members and threw their support of Communications and be made in the ICT and Mr. G Lenn Mandelid July—Education officials of school board of trustees, of the emergence of Information Technology, communication technolo- of Pelenor Mobile in Mawlamyine held a totaling 20. the school, the site for tender winners—Telenor gical sectors of the country. Communications, Chief meeting on 6 July on As the participants the construction of the Mobile Communications They answered the queries Executive Officer of Ooredoo opening a kindergarten in of the meeting agreed the building was chosen at the and Ooredoo—took place at raised by local and foreign Mr. Ross Cormack and local No (1) Basic Education opening of the kindergarten meeting. —MMAL-La/012 the Ministry here yesterday media. and foreign media. Primary School in evening. It was attended by MNA Thirimyaing Ward in Lewe GAD provides cash Mawlamyine in Mon Traffic rules enforcement charged with traffic rules State with the support of aids, stipends violation from January to efforts speeded up in Mon State June. UNICEF. mawlamyiNe, 11 July— efforts with the support of Mon State Traffic Rules The meeting was l ewe, 11 July—A Administrator U Hla Shaung Mon State Traffic Rules Mon State government. Enforcement Supervisory attended by Staff Officer ceremony to provide provided stipends and cash Enforcement Supervisory The traffic police squads Committee will organize of Shan State (South) cash aids for uniforms of assistance for uniforms. Committee is speeding up led by Police Major Nyunt educative talks on traffic Education Director’s Lewe Township General The township traffic rules enforcement Wai of No (9) Traffic Police rules in six townships in Office Daw Aye Aye Thwe, Administration Department department provided K Platoon are making surprise Mawlamyine District and teaching coach of Yangon staff and stipends to their 638,000 for uniforms of Kyaikthanlan checks, fining the breachers four tounships in Thaton Pyinnya Dazaung Group offspring was held at the 28 staff and K 225,000 as of the traffic rules and District. Daw Mya Thida Htway, office in Lewe Township stipends to 32 students of Pagoda lift dissemniating traffic rules They will also make headmaster U Nyi Nyi in Nay Pyi Taw Council the staff families. installation education. field trips to ensure all the Lwin, ward administrator Area on 2 July. Township MMAL-Ko Ko Yupa completed 75% A total of 577 vehicles abide by traffic Sagaing School for the Blind honours vehicle drivers and 3645 rules.—MMAL-Kyaw Than m awlamyiN e , 11 motorcyclists have been (Mawlamyine) outstanding students July—Installation of lift in historic Kyaikthanlan environmental conservation SagaiNg, 11 July— an address and the principal winner Ma Thazin Oo. Pagoda has been completed Sagaing School for the Blind of the school explained The Japan-Myanmar by 75 percent. Tree planting ceremony under the Social Welfare functions of the school. massage parlour donated The installation Department honoured The school thanked the three computer sets and is funded by Mon State organized in Tachilek outstanding students in headmistress and teachers accessories. government. the matriculation exam at of Basic Education High Nine donors donated The estimated cost of its hall on 7 July. School No. 2 for their K 295,000 through the installation of second Assistant Director of help to the students of officials who returned lift at the eastern archway Sagaing Region Social the school for the blind. certificates of honour to is more than K 500 million. Welfare Department Daw The assistant director then them. MMAL-Kyaw Than Myint Myint Kyi delivered awarded two-distinction MMAL-137 (Mawlamyine) Tamu border market closed for three days due to security concerns Tachilek, 11 July—A Commissioner U Thaung Tamu, 11 July—Nant trade with India mostly takes monsoon tree planting Tin Htway, departmental Falon market in Tamu the place. ceremony was held in personnel, staff, residents India–Myanmar border town The move came in the Border Guard Force near and members families of has been closed for three days light of extorting money Waingmanaw (Arkha) the force and members on 8-10 July due to security from an Indian merchant by village in Mongkoe of Mizzima social concerns. an India rebel in Tamu. The village-tract in Tachilek association. The market committee Indian merchant was rescued District of Shan State on A total of 1115 and shopkeepers agreed on by the shopkeepers of Nant 6 July. saplings were planted at Nant Falon market in Tamu temporarily closed for the provisional shutdown of Falon market. It was attended the ceremony. three days for security reasons. the market where the border MMAL-Win Naing (Tamu) by District Deputy MMAL-Maung Yin Kyae 8 Friday, 12 July, 2013 New Light of Myanmar article Record of meeting between Union Information Minister Friday, 12 July, 2013 U Aung Kyi and Myanmar Press Council (Temporary)

Save our mother land The opening speech only after 90 % of those Wai Yan Maung A living organism cannot live by itself. of Union Minister for publishers had amended Organisms interact among themselves. Information U Aung it at their wills. That is to Information. The steps for writing the Hence, all organisms, such as plants, animals Kyi at the talks with five say, we carried out it with It can be embodied in drft were expressed in the and human beings, as well as the physical representatives from the support of 90 % of printing the Pres Law. It is impossible BBC’s interview with the surroundings with whom we interact, form a Press Council (Temporary) and publishing enterprises. to add it in the Printing and information minister carried which was held on 23 Under the Constitution Publishing Law as the law on the 25th Oct. 2012 issue part of our environment. All these constituents March, has been described and Pyidaungsu Hluttaw covers a flood of matters of the state-run dailies, in of the environment are dependent upon each in daily newspapers on Law, legislation is union- related to publication, not 30 Oct, 2012 issues of the other. Thus, they maintain a balance in nature. 9-7-2013. level body’s duties. Our a matter of journalist only. News Watch Journal and As we are the only organisms try to modify The Union Minister presentation is only at a I frankly reported it to the the Mazzima Journal and the environment to fulfill our needs; it is our held talks with Chairman draft stage even though the parliament. Sayadaws are 23 Nov. 2012 issue of the responsibility to take necessary steps to control of the Press Council union-level organization deeply unhappy about the Public Image. the environmental imbalances. (Temporary) U Khin performs a vested duty. We situation in which a lot of 3. Ministry of The environmental imbalance gives rise Maung Aye, Secretaries U have no legislative power. banned books which are Information sent some points to various environmental problems. Some of Kyaw Min Swe, U Pe Myint Legislative power is only defined as impediments that should be included in the environmental problems are pollution, and Dr Myo Thant Tin on in the hand of Pyidaungsu endangering the teachings of the zero draft to the Press Printing and Publishing Hluttaw. Passing of bill Buddha are easily available Council (Temporary)on 29 soil erosion leading to floods, salt deserts and Bill. The following is could be done by sharing of on the streets. Monks say it September, 2012. sea recedes, desertification, landslides, change the translation of Union duties to Pyithu Hluttaw and is a cause to suffer in hell. I 4. during the period of river directions, extinction of species, and Minister’s discussions. Amyotha Hluttaw through felt full of remorse when I from 29, Sept. 2012 to vulnerable ecosystem in place of more complex Discussion made by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw. heard the monks said. Saya U 30, Nov. 2012, Ministry and stable ecosystems, depletion of natural Union Minister We are responsible for Kyaw Zaw Naing was dead. of Information sent letters resources, waste accumulation, deforestation, U Kyaw Min Swe’s administration. As we all We don’t know how long we for eight times, making thinning of ozone layer and global warming. three-point discussion know, Hluttaw’s duty is will be here. We don’t want complaints about photos that The environmental problems are visualized is the question of legislation. to see such kinds of sins to are contrary to the culture in terms of pollution, growth in population, disregarding the Press Pyidaungsu Hluttaw had occur. I hope to have a fair of Myanmar, gambling development, industrialization, unplanned Council (Temporary). It already accepted the bill we outcome for both sides. It money, stories complained is not like so. The Press put forward in accord with is a win-win solution that by sufferers for breaching urbanization etc. Rapid migration and increase Council is drafting the the law. Pyidaungsu Hluttaw allows journalists to enjoy code of ethics and informing in population in the urban areas has also led Press Law. I recognize and had already assigned Pyithu freedom as much as possible the council to send back the to traffic congestion, water shortages, solid accept it. But members of Hluttaw to start holding and remaining works to keep Zero Draft in time. waste, and air, water and noise pollution are the Press Council have discussions on it. Now is going without delaying its 5. Though the ministry common noticeable problems in almost all the no rights to draft media the time when the draft law progress. notified the Press Council by urban areas since last few years. law. Media law covers is under debate at the Pyithu Background factors: letter about suggestions from Environmental pollution is defined as the broadcasting as well as Hluttaw. I would like to say I know very well that there the ministry, settling the undesirable change in physical, chemical and radio transmitting. First that the present situation are many background factors complaints and sending back biological characteristics of our air, land and of all, I would like to say is we are in no position as to the above-mentioned the Zero Draft, the council water. As a result of over-population, rapid that I agree and recognize to make a u-turn. If the discussion of the Union did not reply, signaling that drafting of press law by the draft law was not taken into minister. I would like they are not serious about industrializations, and other human activities Press Council. consideration and the new to present to make the cooperation with Ministry like agriculture and deforestation etc., earth Another point is the draft law was submitted, it is researchers and the public of Information. Therefore, became loaded with diverse pollutants that matter of printing at a time unlikely that the Pyidaungsu known the factors as far as Ministry of Information was were released as by-products. when the Press Council Hluttaw will accept it now. I can. worried that there would be The 3R’s of reduce, reuse and recycle have was formed. I myself put So, I think it would be better 1. The Union minister lawless than the current time been considered to be a base of environmental it in the draft bill. That to place more emphasis held talks on formation of when the existing law still awareness and a way of promoting ecological point also includes in my on the part of amending it. Myanmar Press Council took effect if it revoked the balance through conscious behavior and letter sent to the uncle. My It can be amended to our (Temporary) with media 1962 Printers and Publishers choices. These patterns of behavior and aim is to include printing complete satisfaction. It is an persons at Chatrium Hotel Registration Law while the consumer choices will lead to savings in publishing law in the press opportunity. If we neglect the on 17-9-2012. All of media council did not accept the law so as to avoid doing present opportunity and put persons were present at the ministry’s 29 Sept. 2012 materials and energy which will benefit the two things at the same forward another draft law, meeting and a 29-member suggestions and did not environment. We need to impart knowledge time. In practice, I sent it is uncertain how much of Myanmar Press Council include provisions for the on 3R’s programme to people. eight letters to you to know per cent in success could be (Temporary) was formed in printing and publishing in the latest condition on 12 brought. If so, the process will favour of the majority. the draft. Therefore, the February. I did not get be in a quandary. It is a matter 2. After organizing the ministry, consulting law Team for compilation of any reply about it. At that of printing and publishing. council, the Press Council experts, drafted a printing time, we certainly knew But, it cannot be said exactly made coordination to start and publishing bill and it Lisu national races’ history that press matters do not whether or not it concerns the zero draft, to write the was scrutinized step by step. formed include in it according to journalists. I would like to first draft after discussing the 6. Regarding books the message. So, we assume see amendments to every zero draft at the workshop and CDs which are Myitkyina, 11 July—A cooperation between that it is impossible to omit point concerning journalists. participated by Ministry of considered as untrue and Coordination meeting on members. printing and publishing and Draw the Press Law to put Information and local and are prohibited, Sangha Maha forming team for compilation The team is formed with needs to put it separately. In forward it. foreign media, to write the Nayaka Sayadaws passed a of Lisu national races’ 33 members—chairman, fact, we invited publishers Drawing the Press Law second draft based on the resolution during the 18th history, which is organized by secretary, ten committee as we had preparations for by Press Council is the right outcomes of the discussion meeting of the 47-member Myanmar Lisu Literature and members, 11 representatives it. The purpose of inviting thing. We accept it. We want after conducting a workshop committee of the sixth Culture Central Committee, from Putao, Myitkyina and them is that there are to see journalists enjoying with the participation of State Sangha Maha Nayaka was held at the Committee Bhamo Districts, six each 5000 publishers. Among their rights under the press Hluttaw representatives, Committee held on 4th and office in Myitkyina from 6 from Yangon and Mandalay them, 4500 publishers law when we are in office. local and foreign media 5th December, 2012, and to 9 July. Regions and four from Shan are not from journalism It can be drawn in accord in February, 2013, and to informed the government State Lisu National State. Lisu Star Group Co., fields. It is expected that with international standards. submit the bill to Hluttaw through the Ministry of Races Affairs Minister U Ltd donated K 5 million. 250-500 publishers are I think journalists would in accordance with the rules Information to carry out Ar Si called for availability Kyemon-Moe Kya from journalism. The bill be in a predicament while and regulation of the second necessary measures. of sound evidences and (Myitkyina) was submitted to Hluttaw dealing with the Right to draft. (See page 9) New Light of Myanmar Friday, 12 July, 2013 9 NATIONAL MyANMAr GAzette Four-country tatmadaw Golf Friendly kicks off The President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has confirmed the appointment of U Moe Zaw Shwe, Director-General of Religious Affairs Department under the Ministry of Religious Affairs on expiry of the one-year probationary period. The President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has appointed the following persons as heads of service organizations shown against each on probation from the date they assume charge of their duties.

Name Appointment (a) U Win Khant Director-General Deputy Director- Transport Department General Ministry of Transport Transport Department Ministry of Transport Managing Director (b) U Htein Lwin Myanma Electric Power General Manager Enterprise (Material & Admin) Ministry of Electric Power Myanma Electric Power Enterprise Vice-Senior General Soe Win receives US Ambassador to Myanmar Mr. Derek J. Mitchell at Zeyathiri Ministry of Electric Beikman.—mna Power Nay Pyi Taw, 11 July— Deputy Commander-in- Chief of Defence Services U tin yu presents Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Credentials to President of Soe Win attended opening of the four-country Tatmadaw Ukraine Golf Friendly at Yepyar Golf Nay Pyi Taw, 12 July—U Tin Yu, Ambassador Course, here, this morning. Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Myanmar, Indian, Union of Myanmar to Ukraine, presented his Credentials Singaporean and Thai golf to His Excellency Mr Viktor F Yanukovych, President of teams participated in the Ukraine, on 5 July 2013, in Kiev. Tatmadaw Golf Friendly MNA at Yepyar Golf Course and Nay Pyi Taw Golf Course separately till tomorrow. Myanmar, Japan discuss In the afternoon, the Deputy Commander-in- labour affairs Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief N ay P yi T aw, 11 discussed undertakings (Army) received US July— Union Minister for for labour affairs, sending Ambassador to Myanmar Labour, Employment and Myanmar workers to Mr. Derek J. Mitchell at Social Security U Maung Japan, conducting Zeyathiri Beikman, here. Myint received former language courses and The meeting focused Japanese Labour Minister contributing to opening on bilateral cooperation Mr. Masakuni Murakami courses for capacity between the two armed Vice-Senior General Soe Win greets golfers from four countries before golf and party at his office, here, building of workers in forces.—MNA friendly.—mna this morning. the country. At the call, they frankly MNA Nay Pyi Taw, 11 July— Union Minister for Electric Myanmar, thailand discuss electric sector Power U Khin Maung Soe development record of meeting held talks with a delegation led by Minister of Energy between Union Mr Pongsak Ruktapongpisal of Thailand at his office, Information Minister... yesterday morning. The Union Minister (from page 8) Registration Law. Hence, discussed implementation 7. On 29 December, after reaching agreement of Tasan and Mongton 2012, Ministry of with 20 representatives hydropower projects Information received a from the associations on Thanlwin River and “Printing and Media Bill” related to printing and Hutgyi hydropower project, dated 26 December, 2012 publishing on 14 February, providing natural gas to gas being drafted by the Press Ministry of Information power plants to generate Council (Temporary) practised the right of the electricity, sending back sent unofficially by a ministry in accordance some volume of natural gas responsible personnel. with the Section 77 under to Myanmar for gas power As we expected, there the Chapter 8 “Bills that plant. was no principles, rules submitted to Hluttaw” of The Thai Minister and regulations related to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw on his part explained that printing and publication Rules and submitted the cooperation in development in the bill and the Section Printing and Publishing bill of electrical sector in 38 of that bill says the to Pyithu Hluttaw. Myanmar and sending back law revoked the 1962 (To be continued) necessary natural gas for gas Union Minister for Electric Power U Khin Maung Soe holds talks with Thai Printers and Publishers trs: Mt+yM+AMS power plants.—MNA Minister of Energy Mr. Pongsak Ruktapongpisal.—mna 10 Friday, 12 July, 2013 New Light of Myanmar LocaL news Dawei, 11 July—A Business ceremony to mark the Dawei marks World Malaria Day-2013 World Malaria Day-2013 ceremony. Indo-Asian International and National Malaria Next, the region Week was held at Dawei minister and party viewed Trade Expo 2013-Myanmar General Hospital, here, on round documentary photos 8 July, with an address by on activities in the fight from 12 to 22 July Taninthayi Region Social against malaria. Yangon, 11 July— trade expo in Myanmar, Affairs Minister Dr Win Health staff distributed Indo-Asian International providing an ideal platform Aung. educative pamphlets to those Trade Expo 2013-Myanmar to the participants not only Dr Tin Tun Oo, leader present. World Malaria Day will be held at Myanmar to enhance their business of malaria control program 2013 theme is “Invest in the Convention Center here opportunities but also in Taninthayi Region, future: defeat malaria”. from 12 to 22 July. to experience a blend of explained ongoing works Kyemon-Po Shwe Exhibitors from different cultures. and follow-up tasks at the Thun (Dawei) Singapore, India, Pakistan, Fashion show, product Mauritius and other launches, competition and Schoolchildren fed milk in countries will participate networking opportunities Anti-Narcotic Drives in this show. will be some of the highlights Kawthoung The ten-day event will of this show. Stimulant tablets seized in K awthoung, 11 District Health Department be the first international Sagawah Panglong Sub-Township July—A ceremony to feed explained advantages of milk to students was held drinking milk. Water donation, cash- Panglong, 11 July —A A similar case was at Basic Education Primary Next, wellwisher case of seizure over 576 exposed in Loimonmong School in 14th-Mile Village agricultural and livestock providing ceremonies held WY brand stimulants was Village of Loilem in Bankachun Village-tract breeding entrpreneurs U exposed in Kyuyon Village Township on 7 July. of Kawthoung Township on Aung Naing and U Hsan of Panglong Sub-Township A squad compriseing 9 July afternoon. Laik fed milk to 150 students of Loilem District on 5 July. IP Tin Soe, SIP Zaw Htoo, Deputy Commissioner under the arrangement A squad comprising Police Sgt Nay Win Tun of the district U Kyaw Swa of Kawthoung Township IP Tin Soe, SIP Zaw Htoo and members together Tun made a speech. Livestock Breeding and and policemen of Loilem with witnesses, acting on The Assistant Veterinary Department. District Special Branch tip off, searched the pine Township Education Kyemon-Kyaw Soe together with witnesses plantation near the road to Officer and the head of (Kawthoung IPRD) searched the house of Sai Loimonmong Village of Ti, son of U Kaw Ya at Loilem Township in the 18-house street in Kyuyon afternoon. Village of Panglong Sub- They searched a Township. motorbike driven by Ta They seized 570 Khin, son of U Oung from orange WY brand stimulant Loimonmong Village and tablets of suspect and six seized 550 R1 branc orange green WY brand stimulant stimulant tablets and six PYaPon, 11 July— Affairs Committee U Myint tablets of suspect weighing Water donation ceremony Maung explained the tasks R1 brand green stimulant 57.6 grams worth K 2.3 in conjunction with cash- and the purpose of donation. tablets of suspect weighing million and K 12,500 providing ceremony was The donor presented 55.6 grams worth K 2.2 held at the meeting hall of K 6.5 million to the official of proceeds of selling million. Township Development and gave away certificates of stimulant tablets from the Loilem Police Affairs Committee in Pyapon honour to all well-wishers. pockets of Sai Ti. Station opened a file of Chin State Plans on 8 July. Next, the donors Panglong Police lawsuit against Ta Khin It was also attended by presented gifts to those Station opened a file of under Section 15/19(a) Implementation Committee the deputy commissioner, who made strenuous efforts lawsuit against Sai Ti under of Narcotic Drug and the township administrator, in Kandawgyi extended Sections 15/19(a)/20(1) Psychotropic Substances holds coord meeting of the Narcotic Drug and Law. departmental personnel, renovating tasks and in water haKa, 11 July—Chin 2/2013 at the hall of Chin members of township distribution tasks in Ward-19. Psychotropic Substances Kyemon-Moe Lwin Oo Law. (Loilem IPRD) State Plans Implementation State Government in Haka development supporting Senior Engineer U Tin Committee held meeting on 9 July. committee, the executive Maung Soe of township Chin State Chief officer and donors. Township Development Affairs Rural Electrification Minister U Hong Ngai made Administrator U Nyi Nyi Committee spoke words of clarifications on guidance of Lin extended greetings thanks and he invited donors Loans disbursed to village electrification the President at the meeting and Executive Officer of to make more donations. of Planning Commission of township Development Kyemon-Chan Thar (540) commitee the nation held in Nay Pyi hsiPaw, 11 July—A Taw in June and called for CDs on songs for SEA Games ceremony to disburse cooperation in all sectors loans to Kyangin Village to implement first five- distributed in Mon State Electrification Committee year plan for the regional MawlaMYine, 11 July— townships. was held at the hall of development. CDs on songs for the coming Enthusiasts may select Hsipaw in Shan State on 9 Secretary of the State SEA Games are being the best five songs and fill July afternoon. Committee Acting Head distributed to the people as on the prescribed forms Shan State Minister of Chin State Planning of 8 July to choose the best and then they must put for Electricity and Industry Department U Khin Maung five songs. into the billot boxes at the U Sai Tun Yin made a reported on accomplishments A total of 225 CDs respective Township Sports speech and heard reports of the project targets in 2012- have been distributed to and Physical Education on plans of electrification 2013 fiscal year and planning Mawlamyine Township, 75 Department, not later than to the village presented by matters. Members of the to Mudon Township, 100 15 July. townselders. committee also submitted to Thaton Township, 50 The winner in the The state minister reports on their respective each to Thanbyuzayat, Ye, choosing the song will be presented K 50 million loan Committee. A local spoke Shan State Minister U sectors. The meeting adopted Kyaikmaraw, Chaungzon, awarded K 1 million. to the chairman of Kyangin words of thanks. Sai Tun Yin presents the planning works. Paung, Bilin and Kyaikto Kyemon-694 Village Electrification Kyemon-Sai (Hsipaw) loan to an official. Kyemon-Chin State IPRD New Light of Myanmar Friday, 12 July, 2013 11 Regional BOJ upgrades economic assessment for 7th month policy introduced in April. It said it will conduct mar- ket operations to increase the monetary base at an an- nual pace of about 60 tril- lion to 70 trillion yen. The central bank re- vised down slightly the country’s economic growth outlook for the current fiscal year through next March, saying it is expected to ex- pand 2.8 percent, compared The Policy Board of the Bank of Japan holds a meeting with a 2.9 percent increase at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on 11 July, 2013. The projected in late April. central bank decided to upgrade its assessment of the In lifting the assess- Japanese economy for the seventh consecutive month ment of the domestic Kyodo news during the meeting.— economy, the bank used tokyo, 11 July—The amid improvement in cor- the word “recover” for the Bank of Japan on Thursday porate sentiment and solid first time in two and a half Located 30 kilometres (18.64 miles) east of Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, the Ancient upgraded its assessment of consumer spending. years since January 2011. Town of Nanxun is a well-known for its rich cultural heritage, boasting a history the Japanese economy for The nine-member Pol- In the previous meeting on that dates back 760 years. It was founded in 1252, towards the the end of Emperor the seventh consecutive icy Board decided unani- 11 June, the BOJ said the Chunyou’s reign in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). As one of the most month, stating it is “start- mously to maintain its ag- economy “has been picking well-preserved old towns in the region, Nanxun Ancient Town is now among the top ing to recover moderately” gressive monetary easing up.”—Kyodo News six ancient towns situated in southern China.—Xinhua Philippine President Indonesia’s top figures ready to run for vows to continue to fight 2014 presidential election corruption Jakarta, 11 July—Sen- by political parties to qualify capital city’s gubernatorial city. Responding to the high ior figures in Indonesia, the their candidacy through po- post that obliged him to serve electability rate, he said that Manila, 11 July— Spokesperson Edwin Laci- largest country in Southeast litical parties. until 2017. Joko Widodo, it reflected the public prefer- Philippine President Be- erda, the latest Global Cor- Asia, are preparing to run for One of those figures very popular with his nick- ence. nigno S Aquino III and his ruption Barometre of 2013 the 2014 presidential election who has gained high popu- name Jokowi, is well known “I would not be tempted administration will contin- released by the Transpar- that will see a brand new fig- larity among the public to for his do-it-quickly attitude by those results. Decision to ue with his effort to make ency International was an ure elected as the president, become the country’s next in governing his jurisdiction. run or not in the presiden- the government corruption- indication that the govern- replacing President Susilo president is Jakarta Governor He was named one of the tial election is very much free up to the last day of ment’s fight against corrup- Bambang Yudhoyono who Joko Widodo. According to world’s ten best majors by an depended on Ibu Mega- his administration, a senior tion was gaining headway. has served a maximum two results of surveys by polling international institution last wati Soekarnoputri,” he government official said on “We recognize that five-year presidency since agencies, he has gained the year. said recently, referring to Wednesday. there are still some levels 2004. Among the top fig- highest electability. Within months in his the chairperson of Indonesia This was after Berlin- of corruption but the peo- ures expected to run in the The former mayor of current post, he quickly Democratic Party of Struggle based Transparency Inter- ple have seen that there is a presidential election are for- Surakarta city in Central Java moved to reorganize the (PDIP), the political party he national disclosed that 35 consistent fight against cor- mer government officials, a ascended to his current post city’s flood control mecha- adheres to. percent of Filipinos sur- ruption under this govern- former military commander, after winning the Jakarta re- nism, housing for urban poor Megawati Soekarnopu- veyed felt that corruption ment and so that has been political party chairman and gional election late last year. and medical assurance for the tri, former Indonesian presi- “has decreased a little” recognized by those sur- governor. Together with his deputy, an poor while initiating devel- dent, has yet to issue decision over the past two years. veyed,” he said in a Press Some of those figures Indonesian Chinese descent opment of the mass transport on presidential candidacy Meanwhile, 19 percent briefing. would have to take part in the Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, system to overcome the dire from the PDIP. believed that corruption He said the Aquino presidential convention held Joko Widodo obtained the traffic jam problem in the Xinhua “increased a lot” and 31 government will continue percent said it “has stayed to fight corruption. the same” under the Aqui- “This is an ongoing Manila vows to release no administration. Only process and it will continue two percent said it “has de- to the very last day in our report on Taiwanese creased a lot.” administration,” Lacierda But for Presidential stressed.—Xinhua fisherman’s killing

Manila, 11 July—The ough probe into the inci- Philippine government as- dent involving the Philip- sured on Wednesday that it pine Coast Guard (PCG). will release the report of the A 65-year-old Taiwanese National Bureau of Investi- fisherman was killed when gation (NBI) on the killing coast guards fired on a Tai- of a Taiwanese fisherman wanese fishing boat. in May. Justice Secretary Leila Presidential Spokes- de Lima, who has jurisdic- person Edwin Lacierda told tion over the NBI, submit- a news briefing that the NBI ted the report to the Presi- has gone through an ex- dent last month. haustive investigation. Aquino has yet to dis- “So we will release close the result of the in- the report as we see, as vestigation. But De Lima Visitors select jade accessories at the 2013 China the Philippine government earlier said that part of the Pan-Asia Stone Expo in Kunming, capital of southwest deems it, as how they view recommendations was the Photo taken on 10 July, 2013 shows a flooded area in China’s Yunnan Province, on 10 July, 2013. The the situation,” he said. filing of criminal and ad- north Vietnamese Province Ha Giang. Heavy rains eight-day expo kicked off on Wednesday at the Kun- President Benigno ministrative charges against and floods hit many parts of Ha Giang Province this ming International Convention and Exhibition Centre. Aquino III had ordered the PCG personnel involved month, killing two people and causing huge damage to crops. —Xinhua Xinhua the NBI to conduct a thor- in the tragedy.—Xinhua 12 Friday, 12 July, 2013 New Light of Myanmar ADVERTISEMENT & GENERAL Engagement THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR Dr. Thu Zar Soe MINISTRY OF ENERGY M.B.B.S (Ygn) myaNma oil aND gas eNterprise Daughter of (iNVitatioN for opeNeD teNDer) U Myo Sway & Daw Tin Soe, residing at No. 332, Room (15), Mahabandoola Garden Street, (2/2013) Yangon Open tenders are invited for supply of the following respective items in United States Dollars and myanmar Kyats. sr.No tender No Description Qty remark and Yeongshnn Ong (1) ifB -011(2013-2014) hp Design Jet 44” plotter with Direct Jet (1) lot US $ B.S in Computer Science (2) ifB -012(2013-2014) 1500 Series well head assy (1) lot US $ Son of (3) ifB -013(2013-2014) 900 Series well head assy (1) lot US $ Hoteong Ong & Molly Khaw (4) ifB -014(2013-2014) 600 Series well head assy (l) lot US $ residing at (5) ifB -015(2013-2014) Casing lines (Steel wire Ropes) (l) lot US $ (6) ifB -016(2013-2014) Cement additives (2) items US $ No. 29315, Abelia Rd., Canyon County, CA, USA (anti foams & Silica flour) have been engaged on 10th July, 2013 at (7) ifB -017(2013-2014) Electrical Spares for USS Oil well Rig (8) items US $ Sedona Hotel (Dagon Hall), Yangon. (8) ifB -018(2013-2014) 20”lSaw api 5 l X-46 3 lpE (48285)mtR US $ Yeongshnn Ong & Dr Thu Zar Soe Steel line pipe and both parents (9) ifB -019(2013-2014) 14” ERw api 5 l X-46 3 lpE (53110) mtR US $ Steel line pipe (10) ifB -020(2013-2014) 10” ERw api 5 l X-42 3 lpE (32190) mtR US $ Claims Day NotiCe Steel line pipe mV paCifiC traDer Voy No (005) (11) Dmp/l-006 (2013-2014) Barite powder (5,000) mt Kyat Consignees of cargo carried on MV paCifiC (12) Dmp/l-007(2013-2014) (a) 1 1/2” Dia manila Rope (50) Coils Kyat trader VOY NO (005) are hereby notified that the (b) 1 1/4” Dia manila Rope (85) Coils vessel will be arriving on 12.7.2013 and cargo will be (13) Dmp/l-008(2013-2014) Electrode, head Shrinkable Sleeve and (1) lot Kyat discharged into the premises of m.i.p where it will lie Closure patches at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the (14) Dmp/l-009(2013-2014) air Conditioner (1.5) hp (11) Sets Kyat (Split type) byelaws and conditions of the port of Yangon. (15) Dmp/l-010(2013-2014) Geological mud testing Equipment (4) items Kyat Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am -tender Closing Date & time - 5-8-2013, 1300 hrs to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now tender Document shall be available during office hours commencing from 8th July 2013 at the material plan- declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo ning Department, myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise, No (44) Complex, Nay pyi taw, myanmar. from the Vessel. myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise No claims against this vessel will be admitted after ph: +95 67 -411097/411206 the Claims Day. shippiNg ageNCy DepartmeNt Claims Day NotiCe Claims Day NotiCe myaNma port authority mV baNgsakao Voy No (16) mV kota raNCak Voy No (729) ageNt for: m/s oriNet oVerseas Consignees of cargo carried on MV bangsakao Consignees of cargo carried on MV kota ranCak CoNtaiNer liNes VOY NO (16) are hereby notified that the vessel will VOY NO (729) are hereby notified that the vessel will phone No: 256908/378316/376797 be arriving on 12.7.2013 and cargo will be discharged be arriving on 12.7.2013 and cargo will be discharged Claims Day NotiCe into the premises of a.w.p.t(1) where it will lie at into the premises of h.p.t where it will lie at the con- the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the signee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws mV zambales Voy No (117) byelaws and conditions of the port of Yangon. and conditions of the port of Yangon. Consignees of cargo carried on MV zaMbales VoY Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am NO (117) are hereby notified that the vessel will be to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now arriving on 12.7.2013 and cargo will be discharged declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo into the premises of m.i.p.l where it will lie at the from the Vessel. from the Vessel. consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byel- No claims against this vessel will be admitted after No claims against this vessel will be admitted after aws and conditions of the port of Yangon. the Claims Day. the Claims Day. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am shippiNg ageNCy DepartmeNt shippiNg ageNCy DepartmeNt to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now myaNma port authority myaNma port authority declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo ageNt for: m/s woNgsamut oCeaN ageNt for: m/s aDVaNCe CoNtaiNer from the Vessel. shippiNg Co ltD liNes No claims against this vessel will be admitted after phone No: 256916/256919/256921 phone No: 256908/378316/376797 the Claims Day. shippiNg ageNCy DepartmeNt Vancouver launches campaign to raise date-rape myaNma port authority ageNt for: toko kaiuN kaisha ltD awareness phone No: 256924/256914 VancouVer, 11 July — rape is to reduce incidence and “it’s not sex when she’s group supporting the cam- police and pub owners in the of sexual assault, particular- passed out.” another shows paign. Canadian city of Vancouver ly those facilitated by drugs two men with the slogan He noted that bar- have a message for young and alcohol, Constable San- “it’s not sex when he chang- watch-member staff are males preying on vulnera- dra Glendinning of Van- es his mind,” targeting the already vigilant to over-ser- ble, intoxicated women: you couver’s police department city’s large gay community. vice, overcrowding and rec- are being watched and such told Xinhua. Calling the Under the initiative, bar ognizing drunk customers. behaviour will be punished. campaign a proactive way employees are being trained “Say you see a male walk- in a new two-month “Don’t to prevent crime, Glendin- by detectives with the Van- ing to the door with an ex- Be that Guy” awareness ning said the police are tar- couver police sex crime unit tremely intoxicated female, campaign launched last geting males between 18-25 to recognize predatory be- they (bar staff) will inter- weekend, seven posters will as most of the perpetrators haviour. vene and ask (the woman), appear in 25 local bars and of sexual assault come from But Vancouver’s ‘is everything OK,’ or ‘do nightclubs throughout the this age group. drinking establishments are you have any friends here?’ A volunteer heading for America presents the Chinese summer telling males aged the posters bear such already among the best self- it’s just a heightened sense cuisine book of Confucius Institute in Beijing, capital of 18-25 that sex without con- thought-provoking slogans policed in North america of safety and security,” said China, on 9 July, 2013. Chinese cuisine book written by sent is illegal. as “Just because you help because of staff vigilance, Robinson, who was a po- Confucius Institute and Lee Kun Kee Food Co, Ltd was the primary goal of the her home ... doesn’t mean said Curtis Robinson, chair liceman for 27 years. officially released on Tuesday. —XINHUA campaign addressing date you get to help yourself,” of Barwatch, a non-profit Xinhua New Light of Myanmar Friday, 12 July, 2013 13 ENTERTAINMENT Elisabeth Hasselbeck leaves Sophia Loren to return Italian actress Sophia Loren poses during a photo call in ‘The View’ for Rome on 15 June, 2011. to big screen in son’s RetueRs ‘Fox & Friends’ Los AngeLes, 11 July political views even if they —Television commenta- were not the most popular film tor Elisabeth Hasselbeck opinions at the table, never is leaving ABC’s daytime shying away from voicing talk show “The View” af- a difficult question,” ABC ter a decade to join the Fox said in the statement. News Channel as a co-host Hasselbeck’s depar- on morning talk show “Fox ture comes after veteran TV & Friends,” Fox News said journalist Barbara Walters on Tuesday. said in May that she would Hasselbeck, 36, a con- retire in the summer of servative who often clashed 2014. Co-host and comedi- with the show’s other pre- an Joy Behar said she would senters, including former leave the show after the cur- co-host and liberal Rosie rent season concludes on 9 Rome, 11 July—Italian actress and long-time Hollywood star Sophia Loren is set to return to the big screen in a O’Donnell, will wrap up her August. short film directed by her son, which they are shooting in Naples this week. 10-year run on Wednesday, Reports emerged in Loren, 78, will star in her son Edoardo Ponti’s adaptation of Jean Cocteau’s one-person play “The Human ABC said in a statement. March that Hasselbeck was Voice”, which charts the breakdown of a woman who is left by her lover. “She stood behind her leaving “The View” when Wearing a cream suit and a polka dot scarf, Loren drew crowds of onlookers to watch her film scenes on the the current season ends in streets of Naples, the city she grew up in. August, but ABC, owned The French play has been translated into Italian, much of it in the Neapolitan dialect, according to media re- by the Walt Disney Co ports. Filming is set to last about a month and will take place in Rome and Naples. (DIS.N), responded by say- Loren became established as an actress in Italy during the 1950s but a contract with the US studio Paramount ing Hasselbeck was under a Pictures saw her catapulted to international stardom and perform opposite the likes of Clark Gable, Charlton long-term contract. Heston and Marlon Brando. Hasselbeck will re- In 1962, she won an Academy Award for best actress for her role in Italian Director Vittorio De Sica’s place Gretchen Carlson in “Two Women”. mid-September on “Fox Loren last appeared on the big screen in the 2009 romantic musical “Nine” by US Director Rob & Friends” and will join Marshall, which also starred Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman and Daniel Day-Lewis. co-hosts Steve Doocy and In 2010 she appeared in Vittorio Sindoni’s “My House is Full of Mirrors” an Italian televi- Brian Kilmeade. sion mini-series about the life of her mother Romilda Villani. “She has proven to be Cocteau’s “The Human Voice” is best known in its 1959 opera adaptation an excellent conversational- by Francis Poulenc.—Reuters ist and I am certain she will make a great addition to our already successful morn- Elton John postpones summer tour due to ing franchise,” Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Elisabeth Hasselbeck Ailes said. appendicitis attends the Milly by Carlson, 47, will an- ing from appendicitis, his John was advised by his Michelle Smith Fall/ chor a one-hour daytime website said on Tuesday. doctors and surgical team Winter 2011 collection show on News Corp-owned The 66-year-old “Can- to postpone all forthcoming show during New York (NWSA.O) Fox News dle in the Wind” singer was shows from the tour, which Fashion Week on 16 Feb, Channel in the fall. due to perform in London’s also includes dates in Italy, 2011.—ReuteRs Reuters Hyde Park on Friday as Germany, Spain, France part of a European tour, but and Monaco. “Elton is in- Britain heads for highest-ever called in the doctors after credibly disappointed to falling ill and was diag- postpone these tour dates,” sales of single records nosed with appendicitis. a spokesman said in the “Sir Elton is currently statement. The “Crocodile undergoing a course of Rock” singer’s website intensive antibiotics and showed he was still sched- is expected to undergo uled for a 28-date 2013 tour surgery in the UK in the ending in Prague on 18th Musician Elton John performs at the 20th Annual Race coming weeks, once doc- December. “He is eager to to Erase MS benefit gala in Los Angeles tors can be confident they be back on top form and re- on 3 May, 2013.—ReuteRs have sufficiently reduced turn to play the remaining toxins within the inflamed shows starting in early Sep- London, 11 July— has postponed a summer appendicitis site,” a state- tember 2013,” the spokes- British singer Elton John tour because he is suffer- ment on his website said. man said.—Reuters Actress Amanda Bynes’ bong-throwing case put off Pharrell Williams (L) and Robin Thicke perform at the until September 2013 BET Awards in Los Angeles, California on 30 June, 2013.—RetueRs new YoRk, 11 July—American actress Amanda Actress Bynes, wearing a long blue wig and sweat pants, appeared Amanda London, 11 July—This record has been broken, the briefly in court on Tuesday on charges of marijuana pos- Bynes year looks set to be the big- company said. This year, session and throwing a bong out a window and a judge arrives for gest ever for sales of single nearly every single in the postponed her case until September. a court records in Britain, thanks in Official Top 40 chart has Bynes, 27, made no comment during the hearing but hearing at part to smash hits like “Get sold over 300,000 copies, it has previously denied the charges of possession, reckless Man- Lucky” by Daft Punk and added. Get Lucky, featuring endangerment and attempted tampering with evidence. hattan Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Pharrell Williams and Nile All the charges against Bynes, who has made head- Criminal Lines,” according to the Of- Rodgers has been the big- lines in recent months for erratic behaviour, odd posts on Court in ficial Charts Company. gest single of the year, hav- Twitter and legal problems, are misdemeanors. New York Single sales have risen ing sold over one million In addition to setting a 26 September court date, Judge on 9 July, by 6 percent in the past copies since it was released Diana Boyar set an 26 August deadline for filing motions 2013. year, making it the fifth just over 10 weeks ago. to dismiss the charges.—Reuters ReuteRs year running that the sales Reuters 14 Friday, 12 July, 2013 New Light of Myanmar SPORTS Petersen’s penalty saves earn Barca forward Deulofeu joins Danish women draw with Everton on season loan madrid, 11 July—Ever- ton have agree to take Bar- Swedes celona’s teenage forward Gerard Deulofeu, described as “an incredible footballing talent” by manager Roberto Martinez, on loan next season, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. The pacy 19-year-old, a prod- uct of Barca’s youth acad- emy and a Spain under-20 inter- national, played Barcelona forward mostly for the Gerard Deulofeu (L) La Liga side’s B attacks Club Amer-Amer- Denmark’s Mariann G Knudsen (C) is challenged by Germany’s Linda Bresonik (R) team last term and ica forward Isaac and Kim Kulig during their Algarve Women’s Football Cup match at Algarve stadium scored 18 goals in Acuna in the second in this file photo taken on 11 March, 2009.—ReuteRs 34 matches. half of their soccer He also match in Arlington, Stockholm, 11 July— Nilla Fischer flicking home Asllani stepped up to made four ap- Texas on Goalkeeper Stina Petersen a header after Denmark take the Swedes’ second pearances for the 6 August, 2011. saved two penalties as Den- conceded a free kick in the spot kick when Theresa first team and in ReuteRseuteRs mark held hosts Sweden to middle of the field. Nielsen was penalised for May agreed a 1-1 draw in Gothenburg With Denmark choos- handball with five minutes to extend his on the opening day of the ing to play free-flowing, to go but her weak effort Barca contract women’s European Cham- passing football, the was also saved by Petersen. until 2017. “Gerard is a real Fernandinho hopes Man pionship on Wednesday. Swedes dominated in the Earlier in the day, Italy diamond of Spanish football Mariann Knudsen had air and threatened regularly and Finland played out a and a boy with incredible City will help his World given Denmark the lead from set pieces. 0-0 draw in the tourna- footballing talent,” Martinez midway through the first The hosts had two ment’s opening game in the said of his fellow Spaniard Cup dream half of the Group A match, chances to wrap up the coastal town of Halmstad. on Everton’s website (www. snapping up a loose ball be- game in the second half but Sweden face Finland Manchester City’s new signing Fer- evertonfc.com). nandinho poses for photographers at fore advancing and firing in captain Lotta Schelin saw in Gothenburg on Saturday “I am delighted that a low shot. her penalty saved by Peters- evening, with Denmark tak- the club’s Carrington training ground he has chosen to take the in Manchester, northern England on Sweden equalized be- en after Kosovare Asllani ing on Italy in Halmstad. next step of his career with 10 July, 2013.—ReuteRs fore halftime, defender was tripped in the box. Reuters Everton.” —Reuters Moyes says Wilfried Zaha set for Manchester United tour; insists Rooney not for sale london, 11 July—Man- “He has only been with that the 27-year-old striker ship. He came to my house, chester United manager Da- us for two days but I will take was not up for sale. I have been to his recently to vid Moyes has confirmed him away, see how he goes “The club have a chat. Also he is here that new signing Wilfried and have a look.” have already every day. mancheSter, (Eng- well for my club Manches- Zaha will join Manchester “This club has a great stated Wayne “I will say he is training land), 11 July—Brazil mid- ter City and if I do have United’s squad for their pre- record of putting young is not for great. They are telling me it fielder Fernandinho is hop- good performances I’m season tour of east Asia and players in the team. sale,” is the best shape they have ing to catch the eye of his sure that I will catch the at- Australia. Hopefully Wil- seen him in for a long time. national team manager be- tention of the national man- Zaha only began pre- fried can “From that point of fore next year’s World Cup ager.” season training on Monday be one of view I am taking it as a posi- on home soil by shining for Fernandinho, who has after taking time off to recov- them.” tive and I am going to try and his new club Manchester five international caps, was er from England’s European get the best Wayne Rooney I City. not in Luiz Felipe Sco- Under-21 Championship possibly can.” United’s tour The pacy 28-year-old lari’s Brazil squad for last campaign and Moyes wanted takes them to Thailand, Aus- joined the Premier League month’s Confederations to talk to the former Crystal Wilfried Zaha tralia, Japan and Hong Kong club from Ukrainian side Cup which the hosts won Palace man before deciding Moyes before they return home for Shakhtar Donetsk last with a 3-0 victory over whether to take him along on said. a further friendly in Sweden month for what British me- Spain in the final. the trip which sets off later Wayne Rooney will also “I have met Wayne two, and then Rio Ferdinand’s dia have widely reported to He is known in England Wednesday. be part of the tour, although three, four times. A lot has testimonial against Sevilla be about 30 million pounds for scoring in Shakhtar’s “He will travel with us there has been no further been said about myself and at Old Trafford on 9 August ($44.49 million) and is 2-1 win at home to Chelsea on the tour,” Moyes told talk- developments on his future, Wayne over the years but we and the Community Shield keen to prove he is worth in the Champions League SPORT. with Moyes again insisting have a really good relation- two days later.—PTI every penny. group stage last season. “It was very important Fernandinho started UK court rescinds Carlos Tevez’s community service for me (to be City’s top his career with Atletico m ac- Tevez has been cleared to imposed after a string of driv- not, a case of a footballer close season target) and Paranaense in his homeland cleS field, start the season with Ju- ing offences before leaving thumbing his nose at a court I want to repay the club before becoming one of a (England), ventus after having his the Premier League club. But order.” Tevez thanked the for what they have done host of talented Brazilians 11 July— court-ordered punishment the terms have been changed court for its “help and assis- for me by playing well on to head for Shakhtar with Carlos Carlos rescinded in England. by Macclesfield Magistrates’ tance” and says he is “look- the pitch and winning as whom he spent the last Tevez The former Manches- Court near Manchester, with ing forward to a new chap- many matches and as many eight seasons and won the ter City striker still had to Tevez paying a fine now in- ter.” Tevez joined Juventus trophies as possible,” he 2009 UEFA Cup. He ex- complete the majority of stead. last month in a transfer worth told a news conference on pects a few differences now his 250 hours’ of unpaid District Judge Bridget up to 12 million pounds Wednesday. he is playing in England. community service that was Knight says “it is not, I repeat ($18 million).—PTI “My first aim is to play Reuters New Light of Myanmar Friday, 12 July, 2013 15 GENERAL MYANMAR Condolences INTERNATIOANL MYANMAR TV (12-7-13 09:30 am ~ (12-7-2013, Friday) U Lo Hsing Han 13-7-13 09:30 am) MST 6:00 am 2:50 pm * Local News 1. Paritta By Venerable 19. Musical Programmes (80 Years) * “Great Shwedagon” Our condolences go to U Lo Hsing Han, beloved (Episode-3) The Prayer Mingun Sayadaw 3:00 pm Hall And Buddha 6:30 am 20. News husband of Daw Kyin Pheung Shin, residing at No. (F-1) Images on the Platform 2. To Be Healthy 3:15 pm of Shwedagon Mon Myat Myitta Housing Estate, passed away on 6.7.2013 Exercise 21. TV Drama Series * World News 6:40 am * Myanmar Movie 4:00 pm (Saturday) at 10:30 pm. We felt our heartly condolence for Review “Red Flower” 3. Dance & Song of 22. News/ Weather Report National Races him and wish him to reach the heaven. * Local News 4:15 pm * Flying Without Wings 6:55 am 23. Teleplay U Yan Haw and (My Great Limitless 4. Documentary 4:25 pm Aventure (Inlay Lake) 7:00 am Wife Daw Khin Khin Htet * World News 24. The Mirror Images Of 5. News Asia Metal Group of Companies * Fortune Teller: “Yan The Musical Oldies Moe Aung” 7:20 am 4:45 pm Asleep in Jesus * Local News 6. Teleplay * Shwe U Min Natural 8:00 am 25. University of Distance Mr. Dudley Mcintyre Cave In Kalaw 7. News/ International Education (TV Lecture) * World News -Fourth Year (Law) Aged (75) years * Serene and Happy News (W/officer (Retd)-Mingalardon Airbase (Airforce) Rural life in Myanmar 8:30 am 5:00 pm Mr. Dudley Mcintyre, son of (Mr. and Mrs. * Local News 8. India Drama Series 26. News Mcintyre), son in law of (Mine Pun Saw Bwa Gyi * Myanmar Puppet 9:00 am 5:15 pm Sao San Tun and Daw Sao Khin Thaung), beloved * Local News 9. News/ International 27. Road to 27th SEA * Sai Htee Hseng or an husband of (Daw Sao Myint Kyi), beloved brother of News Games (Table Tinnes) Mrs. Pamela Kare (Mr. Billy Mc Intyre); Mrs Betty exceptional music star from Shan Plateaus 9:20 am 6:00 pme Mc Intyre, Mrs. Colleen Mc Intyre, (Mrs. Milly Mc (Episode-4) 10. Mono Classical Songs 28. News/ Weather Report Intyre); Mrs. Audrey Mc Intyre was called to his * World News 9:40 am 7:00 pm Heavenly Home at Padamyar Hospital at 12:45 pm on * Myanmar Movie 11. ASEAN Programmes 29. News 10.7.2013. Funeral service will be held at Mrs. Pamela Impact “Yes Boss” 10:00 am * World News 7:15 pm Tourists cool off on the Kare residance No. 7/9 Nwe Kyai Phyu Street; Yae Aye * Myanmar Sculpture- 12. News 30. TV Drama Series beach in Shanghai, east Kwin Qtry on 12.7.2013 (Friday) at 12:00 (noon) and 10:15 am work of Art 8:00 pm China, on 11 July, 2013. then will be entombed at Christian Cathalic cemetery * Local News 13. TV Drama Series 31. News/ International The highest temperature Taunggyi. (Friends and relatives please kindly accept * Nine Prominent 11:05 am in Shanghai reached News/ Weather Report this as the only intimation. Memorial service will be Pagodas Around The 14. CLEVER 38.4 degrees Celsius on held at Mrs. Pamela residence on 14.7.2013 (Sunday) Historic Town 11:35 am 8:35 pm Thursday.—Xinhua at 10:00 am.) The bereaved family * World News 32. People Talks * Mogok: The Colourful 15. Myanmar Series Land of Rubies 12:00 am 8:45 pm Champion Singh swaps red carpet * Local News 16. News/ International 33. Documentary * Ramayana Play News/ Weather Report 9:00 pm * World News 34. News for Scottish Open greens * Myanmar Traditional 12:25 pm 17. Myanmar Movies 35. Mono Classical Songs London, 11 July—In- indifferent form, having winner Justin Rose. Identity (Episode-4) dia’s Jeev Milka Singh has missed the cut in his last four “I don’t want to di- Tumbling Doll, Pyit 2:35 pm 36. Traditional Boxing shunned the red carpet of starts, if he is to overcome a minish it, because it takes Tine Htaung 18. Documentary 37. TV Drama Series Bollywood to concentrate on field that also includes world the greens of Castle Stuart number eight Phil Mickelson and the defence of his Scot- and number 13 Ernie Els. China on orange tish Open crown this week. “The right index finger In choosing to play the is not 100 percent, and I just tournament, which starts on feel that I’m going to stop alert for gales from Thursday, the 42-year-old thinking about it now,” Sin- will miss the premiere of a gh said. “It just hurts when I film based on the life of his hit shots, but I’ve got to go Typhoon Soulik father, Milkha Singh, known with the flow.” as the Flying Sikh, who Four-times major win- Beijing, 11 July— sweep waters east of Tai- finished fourth in the 400 ner Mickelson is using the China’s National Meteoro- wan and the southeastern metres at the 1960 Rome Scottish event as a warm-up logical Centre (NMC) on part of the East China Sea Olympics. However, Singh, for next week’s British Open Thursday maintained its from 8 am on Thursday to who won in a playoff against at Muirfield, a tournament he orange alert for Typhoon 8 am on Friday. Italy’s Francesco Molinari has never won. Jeev Milkha Singh of India watches his shot from the Soulik, the second-highest Areas directly hit by last year, said he had arrived “I think it would be second tee during the fourth and final round of the level on its four-tier ty- Soulik will experience ex- in Scotland with his father’s one of my greatest accom- Dubai Desert Classic at the Emirates Golf Club, phoon warning system. tremely strong winds rang- on 3 Feb, 2013.—ReuteRs blessing. plishments to be able to Soulik is moving to- ing from scale 15-17, said “We did discuss it and conquer links golf and to a while, and it hurt,” said great second half of the year, ward sea waters east of Tai- the NMC. being a sportsman himself, win an Open championship Mickelson. starting here in the Scottish wan at 20 km per hour, and The NMC urged more he wanted me to defend this over here,” said Mickelson. “But part of profession- Open and the Open as well it is expected to hit or pass preventive and emergency championship,” Singh told “Although I’ve come close al golf is dealing with losing as the US PGA Champion- the waters off Taiwan early response measures, such as the European Tour website maybe twice, I have not re- and dealing with disappoint- ship and our FedEx Cup Saturday morning, said the warning ships to return to (www.europeantour.com). ally played my best golf.” ment and being resilient and back in the US.” NMC. port. “The director did a The left-hander is also using it as a stepping stone. South African Els will show for the family before I keen to shake off the disap- “And so rather than also have one eye on the Then, it will head to- The National Marine flew out. I’ve seen the movie pointment of his final round look at it as a failure, I want Open when he tees off at ward waters off the main- Environmental Forecasting and I think it’s a fantastic at last month’s US Open to use it as an opportunity to Castle Stuart for what he land’s coastal provinces of Center of China on Thurs- movie,” he added. when he started with a one- take advantage of where my hopes will be the perfect Zhejiang and Fujian. day morning issued a yel- Singh will need to shake shot lead but ended up tied game has got in these last preparation for the defence Influenced by Sou- low-level wave warning for off a finger injury and some fourth, two strokes behind few months and try to have a of his title.—Reuters lik, scale 8-10 winds will Typhoon Soulik.—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 Waso 1375 ME New Light of Myanmar Friday, 12 July, 2013 Vice- Vice-President U Nyan President Tun receives former U Nyan Japanese Labour Tun meets Minister former Nay Pyi Taw, 11 July— investment of Japanese Japanese Vice-President U Nyan Tun entrepreneurs and Japan’s met a delegation led by cooperation in Special Labour Mr Masakuni Murakami, Economic Zone Projects. former Labour Minister It was also attended Minister of Japan at the Credentials by Deputy Minister for Hall of the Presidential Foreign Affairs U Thant Mr Palace, here this morning. Kyaw, Deputy Minister Both sides held a for Labour, Employment Masakuni cordial discussion on further and Social Security U cementing friendly ties Myint Thein, Japanese Murakami. between the two countries, Ambassador to Myanmar mna multi-faceted cooperation Mr Mikio NUMATA and including economy, officials. social and culture sectors, MNA MPs discuss land grab investigation commission’s report at Pyidaungsu Hluttaw

Nay Pyi Taw, 11 July— on members of the region for farmers. Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Fifteen MPs discussed and state investigations U Aung Thein Lin also put the message of a proposal to urgently commissions to avoide of South Okkalapa the President on assigning undertake the investigation land brokers and not to constituency expressed that Security and Border Affairs commission’s reports on be swayed by political it is a clear and transparent Ministers to Kayah State land confiscation issues instigations. way to return the land to the and Magway Region. during a meeting of He also urged the original owners. The report 1/2013 Pyidaungsu Hluttaw today. investigation commissions During the meeting, of the Joint Committee They urged Pyidaungsu to seek land certificates, Pyidaungsu Hluttaw also of Public Accounts was Hluttaw to approve the receipts of crop tax, put the foreign visits of put forward to the today report part 1 and part 2 of the ownership certificates and Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Vice- meeting. The report investigation commission. reliable witnesses for land Speaker, representatives complained the state- In his discussion, U ownership in attempts to of Pyithu Hluttaw and owned enterprises about Sai Tun Sein of Mongpyin settle the land confiscation Amyotha Hluttaw on getting shares from gold constitutency also called issue without grievances record. minings through profit sharing system without Australian Foreign Affairs Minister and production and investing. The report also urged party conclude visit the Union Government to scrutinize the debts that Today’s session of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw in the State would get from progress.—mna gold mining businesses and to collect the all debts by 2014-2015 FY. Complaints for bribery The findings of the Office of the Auditor- and corruption General of the Union and Complaints about bribery and corruption can the report 3/2013 of the be addressed to the Anti-Corruption Committee, the Joint Committee of Public President Office at Office No. 18, Nay Pyi Taw, by Accounts were presented to anyone with his/her name, NCC No., address and firm Pyidaungsu Hluttaw. evidence. The report called on Action will be taken against those who got involved the Union Government in bribery and corruption in accordance with the law for carrying out reforms after a thorough investigation. with drawing statistics and auditing and to ensure transparency in conformity Public Notice to Bill on with the new constitution. MNA Promoting Interests of Senator The Hon Bob Carr, Foreign Affairs Farmers Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia Public Notice to visits Yangon Heritage Trust Office. The Bill on Promoting Interests of Farmers which Communication Bill was submitted by Pyithu Hluttaw Agriculture, Livestock mna The Communication Bill which was submitted by the and Fisheries Development Committee to the Hluttaw, is Ministry of Communications and Information Technology yaNgoN, 11 July—A the functions and buildings being discussed at Pyithu Hluttaw. It is hereby announced to the Hluttaw is under discussion at Pyithu Hluttaw. It visiting delegation led by this morning. that the public are invited to make complaints about the is hereby announced that the public are invited to make Senator The Hon Bob Carr, The visiting delegation bill in person at No.I-10, Pyithu Hluttaw Agriculture, complaints about the bill in person at No.(I-2), Bill Foreign Affairs Minister left here by air this evening. Livestock and Fisheries Development Committee in the Committee Building in the compound of Hluttaw, Nay of the Commonwealth of They were seen off by compound of the Hluttaw, Nay Pyi Taw at 13:00 pm to Pyi Taw at 13:00 pm to 18:00 pm (daily) from 12 to 15 Australia visited Yangon the Australian Ambassador July or dial 067-591358. 18:00 pm (daily) from 13 to 18 July and dial 067-591512. Heritage Trust Office on and officials at Yangon Pyithu Hluttaw Transport, Communications Pyithu Hluttaw Agriculture, Livestock and Pansodan Road in Kyauktada International Airport. Fisheries Development Committee Township. They observed MNA and Construction Committee