THENew MOST RELIABLE NEWSPAPER LightAROUND YOU of Myanmar Volume XXI, Number 89 7th Waxing of Waso 1375 ME Sunday, 14 July, 2013 President U Thein Sein NAY PYI TAW, 14 July—U Thein Sein, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, has sent messages of felicitations to His Excellency Mr Francois Hollande, President of the French Republic and His felicitates French Excellency Mr Jean-Marc Ayrault, Prime Minister of the French Republic, on the occasion of the Bastille Day of the French Republic, which falls on 14 July 2013. President, PM MNA Only mutual respect and trust, understanding INSIDE and religious tolerance could bring peaceful Myanmar, a paradise co-existence: President of cultural heritages Maha Saddhamma Jotika dhaja Sithu Dr. Khin Maung Nyunt PAGE-8 Obama discusses status of Snowden with Putin PAGE-3 Pakistan’s Mala- la, shot by Tale- ban, takes education plea to UN President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein meets with patron, chairman and executives of Interfaith Friendship Group at Yangon Region Government’s Office.—MNA PAGE-3 YANGON, 13 July — Government’s Office today. Citizen’s Fundamental that religious conflict to address the problems; President of the Republic Also present were Rights, Democracy and and misunderstanding and that protection should US of the Union of Myanmar Union Ministers at President Human Rights Committee were deeply rooted since be given to freedom of military U Thein Sein met with the Office U Soe Thane, U Aung U Htay Oo. the colonial period, but religion and freedom patron, the chairman and Min, U Tin Naing Thein, In his address, the tolerance and harmony of expression so that unveils executives of Interfaith Yangon Region Chief President said that the among the different races democracy in Myanmar Atlas Friendship Group at the Minister U Myint Swe and process of State Building, with different beliefs will flourish. hall of Yangon Region Chairman of Pyithu Hluttaw Nation Building and Peace brought a pluralism to He added that only hu- Building was in progress live together for many years mutual respect and trust, manoid in Myanmar; that now is throughout the history. understanding and tolerance robot Noteworthy amounts of the time when the country The two communities for ensuring the freedom PAGE-4 rainfall is on the track to shaping gave protection to each of religion could bring a a New National Identity other, during the conflicts peaceful coexistence; that Boeing Dream- (13-7-2013) which is acceptable to caused by extemists of Myanmar society would be liner catches all citizens, all national the two communities, and proud of being a pluralistic fire at London’s Htamanthi 6.66 inches races and all races and all provided relief aids to society; that he would like religions to be able to build families who had become to call on each and every Heathrow airport Maungtaw 4.60 inches a peaceful and harmonious victims of the conflicts, citizen to pay mutual respect Kyaikkhami 3.54 inches society; that there could that lower educational on different beliefs and Sittway 2.95 inches be unity, trust, friendship standard and economic to fight against religious and sense of patriotism difficulties were attributed hatred. Pathein 2.64 inches among citizens and to conflicts; that the All need to oppose Putao 2.44 inches national races, regardless government was striving those who are trying to fuel of race and religion, if to implement social and the conflicts by using the Manaung 2.36 inches it existed in the society; economic reforms so as (See page 9) PAGE-6 2 Sunday, 14 July, 2013 New Light of Myanmar LOCAL NEWS RAIL TRANSPORTATION JICA to upgrade Myanmar’s rail transport network YANGON, 13 July— the cooperation program As the city of Yangon is of JICA. home to around six million Shortly after a kick residents, it can be said of meeting between that 10 per cent of the total Myanma Railway and population of the country is JICA, a feasibility study concentrated in it. So, the on condition of a bridge largest city of the country and railroad tracks near is always packed with daily Ma-hlwa-kone railway social and business visits station was conducted on 2 of the people far and wide July. Firstly, a 20 km long of the country and foreign section which is desperately visitors. needed to upgrading on In order to speed the Yangon-Bago railroad will city’s commuters and be chosen to upgrade as a visitors from the length model and workforce and and breadth of the nation rail equipment provided to and globetrotters on their them when the work starts,” way as they have to said AGM U Kyaw Kyaw encounter traffic delays Myo of Myanma Railways. in Yangon’s congested He added that JICA roads daily, Myanma engineers took the train Railways has a plan to to Bago on 6 July and cooperate with Japan performed a study with the Regarding the need for bridge, Parami 2nd street able to increase number of Nay Pyi Taw, Mawlamyine, International Cooperation use of vibration machine. construction of foot over and Kanbe (Thitsar road); trips and income of circular Ye, Dawei, Mandalay and Agency-JICA to improve They pledged to conduct on- bridges and road over bridges and that repair of some foot train service. Shwenyaung. Departments its railway network, it is job trainings for Myanmar at intersections between over bridges are underway Now, circular train concerned in cooperation learnt. railway engineers while railroads and motorways through invitation of tenders service performs 200 trips with JICA are carrying “Upgrading of railroad carrying out railroad works on circular rail network, he in the dailies. a day. Moreover, 34 up and out imple-mentation of sections is underway. It together with them. It was said that Yangon Region He also expressed his down trains are being used Greater Yangon Strategic started to upgrade Yangon- aimed at sharing knowledge Government proposed three view to build more bridges for rail service from Yangon De-velopment Plan. Mandalay railroad under to others. designated places— Insein like Pazundaung bridge to be to Pyay, Tharawaw, Bago, Kyemon-Soe Win (MLA) NATION-BUILDING ENDAVOURS Thriving pre-monsoon Ngwechi-6 AGRICULTURE long staple cotton plantations in Myinmu Township Bago Region Chief Minister’s inspection MYINMU, 13 July — Following the steps of tour of road, streets two cotton growers who started putting pre-monsoon Ngwechi-6 long staple cotton on the three-acre farmland each at filed No (376), west of Nabekyi rest house, in the area of Pyawt village river water pumping project in Myinmu Township and produced over 1000 viss of cotton per acre last year, to observe thriving 78-day- gave talks on agricultural 17 other cotton growers old Ngwechi-6 long staple methods and farmer U Aung cultivated 23 acres of cotton cotton plantations at the field Tint shared his experience on 25 April this year. on 12 July. in cotton growing to the As a result, a total At the ceremony, visiting farmers. of 157 farmers from 25 officials concerned of the Kyemon- Ko Ko village-tracts were invited agriculture department Naing (Myinmu) B AGO, 13 July — long, 18 feet wide and nine matters related to Car crash near Hledan Bago Region Chief inches thick in Kyunthaya requirements of ward Minister U Nyan Win and ward in Bago on 9 July. dwellers in meeting with overpass ACCIDENT region ministers oversaw Next, the chief the ward administrator progress in construction of minister looked into Ah and townselders. Thabin Shwehti concrete Wai Yar and Shin Saw Kyemon-Moe Win Thu Kamayut Township. But no road which is 960 feet Pu streets and coordinated (Bago) one is injured in the accident occurred at about 2.15 pm One child drowned in motorized boat on 11 July. A taxi with U Thiha capsizing in Wakema Phyo at the wheel collided WAKEMA, 13 July — A Ni of Hsinchuang village wife of Zaw Wan, Maung with a light truck driven collision between the two in Myitpauk village-tract Shine, his elder son, and by U Kyaw Myint while motorized boats at the mouth ploughed into the stationary Aung Thiha, his younger competing each other for of Shaw creek in Wakema motorized boat of Zaw son, onboard the boat fell the lane near the Hledan Township left one child Wan, 41, near Chaungwa to the water. Only the dead bridge. onboard a boat dead at about Oo Hlaing sandbank at the body of the younger son accident. YANGON, 13 July — A Action is being taken 11.30 pm on 3 July. mouth of Shaw creek. Due was discovered by nearby Kanbat police station road accident happened to against the car crash by The motorized boat to the impact of the crash, fishermen at about 12 noon charged Zar Ni (a) Stal Ni two vehicles competing Kamayut traffic police. by the name of Zar Ni, the stationary boat capsized the following day while other with reckless driving. each other for the way Kyemon-Kyaw Myint steered by Zar Ni (a) Stal and sank. Ma Hla Hla Khine, family members survived the Kyemon-Pathein Hla Kyi near Hledan overpass in Aye (IPRD) New Light of Myanmar Sunday, 14 July, 2013 3 WORLD Obama discusses status of Snowden with Putin WASHINGTON, 13 July Sochi Winter Olympics,” days earlier for Snowden to — US President Barack the White House said in a stay in Russia. Obama discussed the status terse statement. Snowden, White House spokes- of Edward Snowden with who has been marooned man Jay Carney on Friday his Russian counterpart in the transit zone of Mos- reiterated Washington’s Vladimir Putin on Friday, cow’s Sheremetyevo air- call for Russia to hand over hours after the former US port since his arrival there Snowden to face espionage spy agency contractor made on 23 June, disclosed his charges back at home.