Volume XXI, Number 211 11th Waxing of Tazaungmon 1375 ME Wednesday, 13 November, 2013

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Yangon, 12 Nov—“The new government has sought ways and means since it has taken office to introduce “educational re-forms”, assuming that there is room for improvement in Myanmar’s education. The president has instructed to hold a workshop and to find a solution according to the advices of academicians,” said Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham, at the meeting between educational promo-tion work committee, special task force and advisor group at Diamond Jubilee Hall of Yangon University in Yan-gon this morning.

Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham calls efforts for accelerating educational reforms

Investment in education contributes to sustainable development of country

naY PYi Taw, 12 Nov—Russian Musical Evenings was held in commemoration of 65th Anniversary of Estab-lishment of Russia-Myan-mar Diplomatic Relations at Myanmar International Con-vention Center (MICC) here yesterday evening.

Russian Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Vasiliy Bo-

Russian Musical Evenings marks 65th anniversary of Russia-Myanmar diplomatic relations

risovich Pospelov extended a greeting on the occasion. Later, Russian artists enter-tained the guests with Rus-sian dances and songs.

Among the specta-tors were Union Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin and wife, Union Minister U Zeyar Aung and wife, Chairmen of International

Relations Committee from Pyithu Hluttaw and Amyo-tha Hluttaw U Hla Myint Oo and U Nyunt Tin, Deputy Minister Dr Sai Kyaw Oo, Vice-Chairman of Russia-Myanmar Friendship and Cooperation Association Mr Anatoliy Mihailovich Bu-lochnikov and party.

The similar musical fes-

Present on the occa-sion were Union Minister at President Office U Tin Naing Thein, Acting Un-ion Minister for Educa-tion Dr Myo Myint, Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr Ko Ko Oo, Yangon Region Chief Min-ister U Myint Swe, deputy minister, region ministers, departmental heads from Education Ministry and re-sponsible persons.

The Vice-President said that the first workshop on education was held at the Education Ministry in May 2011 and subsequent-ly, the academic period of

all universities in higher education sector is extend-ed for a year, with the hope that additional one year of learning will help improve the quality of students.

In basic education sec-tor, compulsory primary education, stipend and scholarship programmes were introduced and out-standing student award reintroduced and changes made to private school law.

Comprehensive Ed-ucation Sector Review (CESR) was held on a grand scale in October 2012 to strengthen the reforms. As the review was participated

by academicians from vari-ous fields, representatives of people from all walk of life, ethnic nationalities, different faiths, local and foreign NGOs, representa-tives of political parties, parliament, region/state government, it can be said it can reflect the voice of entire national people.

Education is a job that needs long-term plans. The President has increased most the budget for edu-cation in comparison with that for other sectors. It has allocated 5.24% of total spending of all ministries for education and it is the

five largest among that for 30 ministries.

Investment in educa-tion contributes to sustain-able development of the country. Whether it is big or small in size, a country with high educational standards sees relatively faster devel-opment compared to those with lower education stand-ards. A country with high educational standards can create sustainable economy and vice versa.

Myanmar needs to di-rect its efforts toward this circle. The educational standards are directly relat-ed with economic growth.

Twelve ministries have their own universities and colleges that are not under the Education Ministry. The workshop is to focus on to improve the quality of those seats of education.

Myanmar, which is lack of human resources, carried out a strict policy on sending its citizens for over-seas training—the thing that can contribute human re-sources development, in the past. But, the government has relaxed the restrictions and is trying to ease further.

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Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham attends the meeting between educational promotion work committee, special task force and advisor group at Diamond Jubilee Hall of Yangon University.—mna

Russian Musical Evenings at Myanmar International Conven-

tion Center (MICC) in progress.—mna

tival will be held at National Theatre in Yangon on the evening of 14 November.

MNA

Japan’s sea radia-tion monitoring

activities “credible”

First Israeli Film Festival will launch on 24- 27 November

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Page-3Women’s

empowerment: Education as a

tool for achieving equality

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Asia-Europe Meeting begins in India, economy,

security top agenda

Page-6Singapore should measure poverty but not only by

monetary meansPage-11

New Yorkers stage parade to observe 94th Veterans Day

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Wednesday, 13 November, 20132 New Light of MyanmarLOCAL NEWS

Meiktila, 12 Nov— A new bridge was put into service in Chaungzon Vil-lage, Sekon Village-tract in Meiktila on 10 November.

Its construction work started on 20 July, 2013.

The bridge was built at the cost of K 6,436,250— K 4 million contributed by CBO of Save the Children and K 2,436,250 by resi-dents.

It is 100 feet long and 6 feet wide.

The locals has easy ac-cess to go from one place to another thanks to the bridge.—Kyemon-Thein Myint Kyaw (Meiktila)

Yangon, 12 Nov— Yangon Region All-bus lines Control Committee conducted the refresher course (22/2013) for drivers and bus-conductors, who have over two-year experi-ence in serving in the bus lines under the supervision of the committee and the re-fresher course (23/2013) for

twantaY, 12 Nov—Self-reliant electrification is being carried out in villag-es of Twantay Township, Yangon South District.

At present, the village electrification committees of Sanywa Village-tract and Pauktaw Village-tract have erected lamp-posts and installed power lines and transformers.

The local people are pleased for enjoying elec-tricity soon.—Kyemon-Myo Hlaing (Twantay)

Mahlaing, 12 Nov—One Super Custom Lim-ited car, one mobile phone, one oxygen cylinder and one bed for patient were donated to a social welfare

wundwin, 12 Nov—A car accident occurred on Yangon-Mandalay High-way at mile post No 376/4 near Ywashay Village of Wundwin Township in Meiktila District, leaving one dead at 10. 30 am on 8 November.

A white land cruiser heading for Yangon from Mandalay driven by Maung Min Min (a) Aye Min (38 years), Aungmingala ward in Patheingyi Township

New bridge contributes to smooth transport in Meiktila

kYaikto, 12 Nov—The Kathina robe offer-ing ceremony was held at Withutakari Monastery of Ingabo Village of Kyaikto Township, Mon State, on 8 November.

Under the aegis of

Procession of monks-to-be held in Kyaikto

Sayadaw Bhaddanta Visu-ta, Chairman of the Ward Sangha Nayaka Commit-tee, four monk-to-be, 24 novice-to-be and three girls to be decorated with earplugs were conveyed in procession with the use of

elephants and horses.The pilgrims and tour-

ists took photo on proces-sion of the monks-to-be and novices-to-be on elephants and horses.

Kyemon-Thu Lin (Hanthamyay)

Villages in Twantay Township undertake electrification

Donations for social welfare made in Mahlaing

organization of Hnawkan Village in Mahlaing Town-ship by Forever Co Ltd family of Watthay Village in Thabeikkyin Township on 5 November.

The donors contributed K 5 million to BEHS and K 1.5 million to Kantha Mon-astery.

Kyemon-Kyaw Kyaw (Mahlaing)

Courses on traffic rules conducted in Yangon

those with under two-year experience on 25 October.

The committee opened the basic training course (24/2013) yesterday.

The courses teach the trainees traffic rules en-forcement, increasing of standards of personal mo-rality and road safety les-sons.—Kyemon-Mon Lay

Shweli operation exposes drugs cases in Shan State (North)naY PYi taw, 12 Nov—

An Anti-Narcotic Drive Force also known as Shweli operation led by Police Colo-nel Myint Oo of Myanmar Police Force in Shan State (North) launched anti-nar-cotic operation from 2nd to 8th November.

55 drugs related cases including seven poppy cases (13.311 kilos), 25 opium cases (1.5453 kilos),

two opium oil cases (5.734 kilos), 21 stimulant tablet cases (137,749 tablets in total), Ice (0.001 kilo), low-grade opium (0.0785 kilo), stimulant powder (0.003 kilo), five cars, 17 mo-tor bikes, drug proceeds K 1.070 million and 65 drug dealers were exposed by the anti-narcotic drive force in a week.—Kyemon-Police Information

One dead in car accidenthit the pedestrian U Myo Myint Aung, 39, Ywashay Village in Wundwin Town-ship.

In the incident, U Myo Myint Aung got severe in-juries at his head, right leg, nose and mouth and died on the spot.

Shwedaung Police Sta-tion of Wundwin Township filed a lawsuit against the reckless driver Maung Min Min (a) Aye Min under the law.—Kyemon-579

Under close supervision of Assistant Direc-tor Township Administrator U Than Naing of Ahlon Township General Administration De-partment, local people, officials of Township Development Supportive Committee, workers of Township Development Affairs Committee, engineers and staff, health personnel, ward authorities and members of social organiza-

tions participated in sanitation tasks and dredging of drains for proper flow of water

along Strand Road in Hsinmin Ward of Ahlon Township, Yangon West District on 9 Novem-

ber.—Kyemon-Tin maung oo (ahlon) Construction

Accident

BhaMo, 12 Nov— A 2nd mile Hinchan-Pinsingon bridge in Pinsingon Ward, Bhamo, Kachin State was put into service on 10 No-vember.

At the opening, Say-adaw Bhaddanta Sutasoma and townselders U Tin Oo, U Pe Than and U Hla Shwe cut the ribbon to open the

Bhamo Tsp gets rural bridgebridge.

The concrete bridge is a RC type and 24 feet long, 16 feet wide and 9 feet high.

The bridge was built at the cost of K 19,369,600, contributed by residents.

Thanks to the bridge, locals are pleased to have an easy access from one place to another.—Kyemon-IPRD

Wednesday, 13 November, 2013 3New Light of MyanmarWORLD

Neighbors help clean up the house where a shooting incident hap-pened during a family

party in Houston suburb of Cypress, US, on 10 Nov, 2013. Two people

were killed and 22 others wounded late Saturday

when gunfire erupted at a house party in

Houston suburb of Cypress, authorities said

Sunday. —Xinhua

Two arrested for fatal house party shooting in US Texas

Houston, 12 Nov — Two men have been ar-rested in connection with a shooting that killed two people and injured 19 others at a house party in Houston, the US state of Texas, local authorities said on Monday.

The two suspects, iden-tified as 21-year-old Wil-lie Young and 18- year-old Randy Stewart, were arrest-ed on Monday, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said in a Press release. Young is charged with deadly con-duct, and Stewart aggravat-ed assault.

The shooting happened late Saturday night when nearly 100 people, mostly young adults and teens, were celebrating a birthday at a home in the Houston suburb of Cypress.

The incident was de-scribed as a “birthday party gone wild” by Sheriff Adri-an Garcia on Sunday. The massive party reportedly turned violent when a first celebratory gunfire led to random shootings into the crowd, prompting panicked people to scramble for life. Some even broke second-

floor windows and jumped.Two Cypress Springs

High School students, an 18-year-old male and a 16-year-old female, were killed. One of them died at the scene, and the other at a hospital.

Nineteen others were injured, 18 with gunshot wounds and one with a bro-ken leg. Authorities also put some of the blame on social media, as the birthday party was reportedly advertised on Twitter and Instagram to invite strangers to the home.

Xinhua

Japan’s sea radiation monitoring activities “credible”

tokyo, 12 Nov — An International Atomic Ener-gy Agency expert told Jap-anese nuclear regulators on Monday that marine radia-tion monitoring to study the impact of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster is being conducted in a “credible” manner, ac-cording to an official of Ja-pan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority.

David Osborn, director of the IAEA Environment Laboratories in Monaco, was quoted as saying that communicating with the

public about the monitor-ing data is important, while showing readiness to work with Japan to improve the credibility of the activities.

According to the UN nuclear watchdog, Osborn and Hartmut Nies, head of the IAEA Radiometrics Laboratory, came to lay the groundwork for another IAEA mission planned later this month to review the process toward decommis-sioning four severely dam-aged reactor units at Tokyo Electric Power Co’s Fuku-shima plant in northeastern

Japan. The team’s visit also came at a time when coun-tries neighboring Japan re-main concerned about the impact of radiation leaks from the crippled plant.

Prior to the meeting with NRA Commissioner Kayoko Nakamura and oth-er officials on Monday, the two IAEA experts observed Japan’s monitoring activi-ties off the coast of Fukush-ima Prefecture and visited a building at the Fukushima plant where water samples are analyzed.

Kyodo News

Houses are affected by a fire, in the community of El Hoyo, in Santiago, the Dominican Republic,

on 11 Nov, 2013. The fire has affected 45 houses, according to the local press. —Xinhua

First Israeli Film Festival will launch on 24- 27 November

nay Pyi taw, 12 Nov —Within the framework of the Cultural cooperation between the state of Is-rael and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Is-raeli Embassy in Yangon is launching the “First Israeli Film Festival” between the 24th to 27th November, 2013, at Nay Pyi Taw Cin-ema in Yangon.

The themes chosen in-clude friendship, social & family life, love, career and action, will be screened during four days, give not only a glimpse of the Is-raeli film industry but also expose the Myanmar audi-ence to the routine life in

Israeli, our dilemmas and the diversity in the Israeli society.

The opening film, Avi-va My Love, tells the story of an Israeli woman’s career and trying for her goal. Avi-va is a hard working cook in a hotel. Her lifelong dream is to be a writer and she is very talented but never had the chance to publish any-thing. One day she is intro-duced to a novelist who im-mediately recognizes her talent and takes her under his wing. But the journey to success will have a big price for her family ...and also for Aviva herself. Desperado Square Illustrates a roman-

tic drama and awarded by the Israeli Film Academy for best director and best supporting actor. In an old neighbourhood, stuck in the past, the first anniverasry of Morris Mandabon’s death is approaching, and his young-est son, Nissim has a dream. In the dream his father or-ders him to re-open the old neighbourhood, movie-theater thus breaking the vow Morris had made years ago never to screen mov-ies again. Operatin Thun-derbolt tells the truth nase story of Air France flight 139 from Tel Aviv to Paris via Athens was hijacked by four terrorists. After lend-

ing in Entebbe (Uganda), the Jewish passengers are separated and held hostage in demand to release many terrorists held in Israeli pris-ons. After much debate, the Israeli government sent an elite commando unit, to raid the airfield and release the hostages.

The flim is based on real fact and follows the events following the flight’s takeoff until the hostages re-turn to Israel. By Summer’s End-tells a drama likes a coming-of-age story, but not only of the young girl, it’s a mother’s story, a family’s

story deal with the past in a hard and painful — yet lib-erating — way which will eventually lead them onto a new path. The film also won awards at the Reho-vot Women’s international Film Festival 2011 Israeli Film Centre in New York and Haifa International Film Festival 2011. Footnote — a drama involving father and son, rival professors, and their complicated rela-tionship reaches a new peak after one of them is awarded of a prestigious price. The Syrian Bride —tells the drama story of an Israeli

young woman, living in the north of Israeli, she will marry with a success-ful Syrian actor. Follow-ing the hostilities between Israeli and Syria is special zone between Golan and Syria observed by United Nations Staff and cross-ing this zone is extremely rare and allowed only under the agreement of both sides and special cir-cumstances. It has taken 6 months long for the wed-ding. (Kindly see attached Film brochure & showing time)

NLM

Some 100 Japanese unaccounted for after Philippines typhoon

tokyo, 12 Nov — The Japanese government said on Tuesday a total of 27 Japanese citizens living in typhoon-damaged ar-eas of the Philippines have been confirmed safe, while roughly 100 remain unac-counted for.

“Out of some 130 Japa-nese living on the islands of

Iran to give UN inspectors more access to nuclear sites

teHeran, 12 Nov — Iran will grant UN inspec-tors “managed access” to a uranium mine and a heavy-water plant within three months as part of a cooperation pact reached on Monday that aims to allay concern about Teheran’s nuclear programme.

It was signed by UN-nuclear agency chief Yuki-ya Amano in Teheran after Iran and six world powers came close to a preliminary

nuclear agreement during broader talks in Geneva at the weekend and decided to meet again on 20 Novem-ber.

The sets of negotiations are separate but both center on fears that Iran may be seeking the capability to build nuclear weapons, a charge it denies. The Iran-IAEA deal may encourage hopes for next week’s re-sumption of big power di-plomacy after a decade of

international deadlock on the issue.

“This is an important step forward to start with, but much more needs to be done,” Amano said in the Iranian capital.

The International Atomic Energy Agen-cy (IAEA) and Iran will “strengthen their coopera-tion and dialogue aimed at ensuring the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear programme,” a

joint statement said.“It was agreed that Iran

and the IAEA will cooper-ate further with respect to verification activities to be undertaken by the IAEA to resolve all present and past issues.” That seemed in part to be a reference to a stalled IAEA investigation into suspected atomic bomb re-search by Iran, but it gave no detail on when and how that probe may resume.

Reuters

Leyte and Samar, 27 have been confirmed safe,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshi-hide Suga told a Press con-ference, underscoring that the government is making efforts to contact the others.

The top government spokesman also said Ja-pan will extend $10 mil-lion in grant aid to provide evacuees with emergency shelters and other necessi-ties through international

organizations.Tokyo has already

sent a medical team to the worst-hit areas as part of its rapid reaction to the disas-ter that has so far claimed more than 1,700 lives, with fears the death toll will climb much higher. Japan is also preparing to dispatch its Self-Defence Forces personnel to support resto-ration work.

Kyodo News

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Science & TechnologyNew Light of Myanmar

Mexico to identify possible telecom antitrust targets ‘very soon’

Mexico city, 12 Nov — Mexico’s new telecom-munications watchdog said on Monday it may identify this month which compa-nies dominate the local market, likely paving the way for tougher regulation against telecom company America Movil and broad-caster Televisa. Gabriel Contreras, president of the Federal Telecommunica-tions Institute (IFT), said the watchdog would in the near future inform the companies it had determined to be dominant, adding that it could be as soon as this month.

“We’ll be noti-fying the players very soon that ac-cording to our information ... could be predomi-

nant economic agents,” Contreras told reporters in Mexico City. Billionaire Carlos Slim’s telecom-munications company, America Movil, controls 70 percent of the mobile phone market, and about 80 percent of the fixed-line business, while Televisa has more than 60 percent of the TV market. Nurturing competition in the telecom industry is one of the main priorities of President En-rique Pena Nieto, who ear-

lier this year pushed a reform through

Congress that gives the regu-lator sweep-ing powers to shake up the market.

The re-form stipu-lates that

players with a market share

of more than 50 percent will be

declared “predominant.” Those companies can be subject to a range of meas-ures aimed at leveling the playing field in Mexico, where much corporate power is concentrated in very few hands. Lawmak-ers in Congress say they expect both America Movil and Televisa to be declared dominant in Mexico by IFT. Contreras did not say who would be declared dominant, but when asked whether fair conditions in Mexico existed before the IFT took shape in Septem-ber, he said: “The answer is no.”

The IFT has until 9 March to decide which measures to apply to domi-nant players, during which time the companies in ques-tion can argue their case against tougher regulation. America Movil, which in Mexico provides mobile services with the Telcel brand and fixed lines under the name Telmex, has al-ready said it expects to be declared dominant.

Reuters

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim looks on before he gives a speech at Mexico’s school of engineers during an event to mark the 50th anniversary of his engineer-ing degree, in Mexico City on 28 May, 2013.—ReuteRs

AMsterdAM, 12 Nov — Home owners worried about security while they are at work or on vacation have a range of new smart-phone apps to help them remotely monitor their property and to notify them if there is a problem. In the United States in 2012 there were more than 2 million burglaries, or about one every 15 seconds, accord-ing to government crime figures. Large established companies and startups are offering apps that connect remotely to monitoring systems to help consumers keep their homes and prop-erty secure.

Viper Connect, for iPhone and Android, is an app that monitors homes and cars. The company sup-plies a do-it-yourself se-curity system with motion sensors and video cameras, which can be placed around the home, and watched re-motely. “Traditionally un-less a home had already been wired for security and

New phone apps give homeowners smart-home security

automation, it was difficult and expensive for people to get the advantage of home security,” said James Turn-er, vice president of prod-uct development at Viper, which is owned by Directed Electronics, in Vista, Cali-fornia, Thanks to wireless devices and mobile apps that can control them, it is much easier, he said.

With the Viper Con-nect app homeowners can turn the security on or off remotely. If there is any motion in the home it sends a notification to the users. For an extra fee, real-time video feeds from cameras placed around the home can also be viewed. The app can monitor up to 64 de-vices, including sirens, sen-sors and as many as eight cameras. Normally, when you’re a considering home security system, you tend to think where are the areas in my home susceptible to break-in,” Turner said.

The starter kit, which includes two sensors, costs

$229.99. Additional acces-sories are also available to control lighting, thermo-stats and garage doors. The app is free but premium services, such as access to video feeds, costs $9.99 each month. For $199, iSmart Alarm, connects to a similar system and lets users monitor their system without signing on for a monthly plan. The Oplink app, which costs $149, requires a monthly pack-age that starts at $9.99.AT&T also has a security app, AT&T Digital Life, for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone. Its basic package starts at $29.99 a month plus a $149.99 fee for equipment and instal-lation. Users can monitor their homes and remotely unlock doors to let some-one in.

Most security systems will notify the homeown-ers, while others like AT&T Digital Life will call the po-lice if there is a break-in.

Reuters

Deutsche Telekom to offer firms ‘clean pipe’ against hackers

Bonn, (Germany), 12 Nov—Deutsche Telekom said it would launch a se-cure Internet service next year for smaller companies that find it hard to pay for defences against sophisti-cated forms of cyber crime. The firm presented the plan at a cyber security confer-ence at its Bonn headquar-ters as a diplomatic row rages between the United States and Europe over spy-ing accusations.

Last month Deutsche Telekom urged German communications companies to cooperate in shielding lo-cal internet traffic from for-eign intelligence services. It said on Monday that, for a fixed monthly fee, small and

medium-sized firms would be able to access the inter-net via Deutsche Telekom data centres, where content would transported via a se-cure data line known as a ‘clean pipe’. “Hackers will

have no chance,” Deutsche Telekom’s management board member Reinhard Clemens said. “Of course cyber crime needs an inter-national approach but we can’t wait until politicians

come up with something. We need to come with solu-tions right now.”

Addressing the confer-ence, former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak sug-gested hackers would more than keep pace with at-tempts to neutralize them. “We ain’t seen nothing yet,” said former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak. “The offense is light years ahead of defence and that is likely to remain so.” The ‘clean pipe’ project, in which Deutsche Telekom partners with RSA — part of US technology firm EMC — is in a test phase and scheduled to hit the market early next year.

ReutersThe logo at company headquarters of Deutsche Telekom

AG is pictured in Bonn on 30 May, 2008.—ReuteRs

ESA satellite disintegrates in high atmosphere, no

damage reportedPAris, 12 Nov—The

Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satel-lite reentered on Monday the earth’s atmosphere and disintegrated in the high atmosphere, no damage to property was reported, said the European Space Agen-cy (ESA).

The satellite GOCE, launched in March 2009, has mapped in the past four years variations in the earth’s gravity with un-rivalled precision, which could improve understand-ing of ocean circulation, sea level, ice dynamics and the earth’s interior, said the agency in a statement.

The mission came to a natural end on 21 Octo-ber when it ran out of fuel. Over the past three weeks,

it gradually descended and finally reentered the atmos-phere on Monday at around 1:00 am local time. “While most of the 1,100 kg sat-ellite disintegrated in the atmosphere, an estimated 25 percent reached Earth’s surface,” the statement said.

“The one-tonne GOCE satellite is only a small fraction of the 100 to 150 tonnes of man-made space objects that reenter Earth’s atmosphere annually,” the statement quoted Heiner Klinkrad, head of ESA’s Space Debris Office, as saying. “In the 56 years of spaceflight, some 15,000 tonnes of man-made space objects have reentered the atmosphere without caus-ing a single human injury to date,” he said.

Xinhua

cAPe cAnAverAl, (Florida), 12 Nov — A comet is heading for a close encounter with the sun later this month, and if it is not vaporized or torn apart, it should be visible to the naked eye in De-cember. Comet ISON is expected to pass just about 621,000 miles (1 million

Incoming comet ISON heading for close encounter with sun

km) from the sun’s surface on 29 November.

Scientists are not sure how ISON will hold up. As it blasts around the sun, traveling at 234 miles per second (377 km per second) the comet will be heated to about 5,000 degrees Fahr-enheit (2,760 degrees C), hot enough to vaporize

not just ice in the comet’s body, but also rock and metal. If the heat does not kill ISON, the sun’s gravity may rip it apart. But recent calculations show ISON will survive, scientists say. The comet was discovered in September 2012 by two amateur astronomers using Russia’s International Sci-

entific Optical Network, or ISON, for which the comet is named.

It was extraordinarily bright at the time, consid-ering its great distance be-yond Jupiter’s orbit, rais-ing the prospect of a truly cosmic spectacle as it ap-proached the sun.

Reuters

Wednesday, 13 November, 2013 5New Light of MyanmarWomen’s empowerment: Education as a tool for achieving

equality

This article is repro-duction from Jerusalem Post.—Ed

Investing in women’s and girls’ education is one of the most effective ways to re-duce poverty.

As the 2015 target date for achieving the Millen-nium Development Goals approaches, a number of pro-cesses are under way among UN Member States, the UN system, academia, policy-makers and civil society to reflect on the post-2015 de-velopment framework.

A growing number of states are reviewing and prior-itizing the lessons learned that need to be incorporated into the post-2015 framework. The most recent (2012) Mil-lennium Development Goals

Report revealed that while there was notable progress in some gender equality dimen-sions there remains much to be done in every country, at every level, to achieve equal-ity and women’s empower-ment.

Empowerment means moving from enforced power-lessness to a position of pow-er. Education is an essential means of empowering women with the knowledge, skills and self-confidence necessary to fully participate in the devel-opment process. Sustainable development is only possible when women and men enjoy equal opportunities to reach their potential.

Women and girls experi-ence multiple and intersecting inequalities.

Structural barriers in the economic, social, political and environmental spheres produce and reinforce these inequalities. Obstacles to women’s economic and po-litical empowerment, and violence against women and girls, are barriers to sus-tainable development and the achievement of human rights, gender equality, jus-tice and peace.

Across much of the world, either by law or cus-tom, women are still denied the right to own land or in-herit property, obtain access to credit, attend school, earn income and progress in their profession free from job dis-crimination.

Women are significant-ly under-represented in deci-

sion-making at all levels.While the economic

benefits of educating girls are similar to those of edu-cating boys, recent findings suggest the social benefits are greater.

Women have the poten-tial to change their own eco-nomic status and that of their communities and countries in which they live yet usu-ally women’s economic con-tributions are unrecognized, their work undervalued and their promise undernour-ished.

Unequal opportunities between women and men hamper women’s ability to lift themselves from poverty and secure improved options to improve their lives. Edu-cation is the most power-ful instrument for changing women’s position in society.

Investing in women’s and girls’ education is one of the most effective ways to reduce poverty.

In line with the Millen-nium Development Goals and the objectives estab-lished by the international community, MASHAV, Israel’s Agency for Interna-tional Development Coop-eration, at Israel’s Foreign Ministry, consistently pro-motes the empowerment of women, considering women’s education a critical component of development policy and planning, and central to sustainable devel-

opment.Following important

changes in the international development landscape in re-cent years MASHAV adopted a dual approach to develop-ment: We engage in active development policy dialogues and development diplomacy, thus contributing to and shap-ing policy at a higher, multi-lateral level.

And, through profession-al programs, we maintain an active and effective presence at the field level.

One of MASHAV’s earliest affiliate training in-stitutions, The Golda Meir Mount Carmel International Training Centre (MCTC), has addressed the connection be-tween gender, poverty reduc-tion and sustainable develop-ment for over five decades.

MCTC places education at the core of women’s ability to contribute to all activities, working to enhance knowl-edge, competency and skills, including in the development process and in their contribu-tions to civil society.

Guided by this mindset, MASHAV, together with MCTC, the UN Development Programme and UN Women is organizing the 28th Interna-tional Conference for Women Leaders on “The Post-2015 and Sustainable Development Goals Agenda: Ensuring the Centrality of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in the Next Framework.”

This November, senior women and men from the public and associative sec-tors – ministers, members of parliaments, heads of women’s associations, rep-resentatives of international organizations and representa-tives of the judicial, business and academic sectors — will convene in Haifa to discuss progress achieved and gaps remaining in the implemen-tation of the Millennium Development Goals from a gender perspective. We will highlight lessons learned and best practices in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Education is impor-tant for everyone, but it is a critical area of empower-ment for girls and women. This is not only because education is an entry point to opportunity but also be-cause women’s education-al achievements have posi-tive ripple effects within the family and across generations. Education is much more than reading and writing. It is an essen-tial investment countries make for their futures, a crucial factor in reducing poverty and achieving sus-tainable development.

(The author, former Is-raeli ambassador to the UN Daniel Carmon, is head of MASHAV, Israel’s Agency for International Develop-ment Cooperation.)—NLM

Cyber attack ‘war game’ to test London banks

London, 12 Nov —Thousands of staff across dozens of London’s fi-nancial firms will be put through a “war game” sce-nario on Tuesday to test how well they can handle a major cyber attack. In one of the largest exercises of its kind in the world, the test dubbed “Waking Shark II” will bombard firms with a se-ries of announcements and scenarios, such as a major attack on computer systems hitting stock exchanges and unfolding on social media.

It will be co-ordinated from a single room housing regulators, government of-ficials and staff from banks and other financial firms, people familiar with the matter said. Hundreds more people are expected to be involved from their own of-fices as the exercise plays

out, they said. Simulations are likely to include how banks ensure the availabil-ity of cash from ATM ma-chines or deal with a liquid-ity squeeze in the wholesale market and how well firms communicate and coordi-nate with authorities and each other.

There will be a par-

ticular focus on investment banking operations, one of the sources said. Regulators and companies are grow-ing increasingly concerned about the threat of cyber crime to the banking system, including the impact of co-ordinated online assaults or hacking attacks on specific banks.—Reuters

The Canary Wharf financial district is seen in east London on 28 Feb, 2013.—ReuteRs

High tungsten levels may double stroke risk

Washington, 12 Nov — High levels of tungsten in the body could dou-ble the risk of suffering a stroke, a study in the US journal PLOS ONE said on Monday. Using data from a large US health survey, the study showed that high concentrations of tungsten, as measured in urine sam-ples, is strongly linked with an increase in the occurrence of stroke, roughly equal to a doubling of the odds of expe-riencing the condition.

Researchers from the University of Exeter said their study represents the most comprehensive analy-sis to date of the potential health effects of the metal. The research used data from the US based National Health and Nutrition Ex-amination Survey, analyzing information for 8614 partici-

pants aged between 18 and 74 over a 12-year period. The researchers found that higher tungsten levels are strongly associated with an increase in the prevalence of stroke, independent of typi-cal risk factors. Importantly, tungsten could be a signifi-cant risk factor for stroke in people under the age of 50, they said.

According to the re-searchers, while current hu-man exposure to tungsten is

very low, recent years have seen a significant increase in the demand and supply of the material, which is commonly used in consumer products such as mobile phones and computers, as well as a num-ber of industrial and military products. During its produc-tion, small amounts of the metal can be deposited in the environment, eventually making their way into water systems and onto agricultur-al land.—Xinhua

BUSINESS & HEALTH

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A 12-day UN climate conference

begins in Warsaw,

Poland, on 11

Nov, 2013. Kyodo News

COP19 climate change talks begin in Warsaw

WarsaW, 12 Nov — In-ternational talks on climate change opened in Warsaw on Monday, aiming toward development of a new glob-al framework to be adopted by the end of 2015 and take effect in 2020.

The two-week 19th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP19) to the UN Framework Con-vention on Climate Change will focus on the composi-tion and schedule of the new treaty, proposed at the Durban talks in 2011.

Asia-Europe Meeting begins in India, economy,

security top agenda

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (C) and his counterparts from four Central European countries —

Jan Kohout of the Czech Republic (far L), Miroslav Lajcak of Slovakia (2nd from L), Janos Mar-tonyi of Hungary (2nd from R) and Radoslaw Sikorski of Poland (far R), pose for photos in New Delhi, India,

on 11 Nov, 2013. Japan and the group known as the Visegrad Four, or Visegrad Group, held talks

in the Indian capital on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Meeting. — Kyodo News

NeW Delhi, 12 Nov — Top leaders from over 50 Asian and European coun-tries began the Asia-Europe Meeting on Monday in In-dia’s capital New Delhi, with economic cooperation and security topping the agenda.

Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari said at the opening ceremony of the event that the biannual ASEM has an unparalleled edge in terms of economic influence, strategic exper-tise and political leadership needed to deal with the cur-rent global challenges.

“The international community is facing a de-gree of unprecedented so-phistication in nontradition-al security threats. These transcend national borders and traditional response patterns and necessitate

considerably higher levels of comprehension and co-operation,” he said.

Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said ASEM not only brings together the two dynamic continents of Asia and Eu-rope, “but also a collective capacity — to promote growth and development regionally and globally.”

Guido Westerwelle, Foreign Minister of the European Union’s biggest economy Germany, said the European Union’s suc-cess in today’s globalised world depends on “how well we are interconnected both economically and po-litically.”

“Breathtaking progress in Asia spells tremendous opportunities for us, and that’s why dialogue and ex-change between equal part-

ners in forums such as the meeting in New Delhi are so important,” he said.

In the next two days, the participants will hold talks on strategies for strengthening economic

growth and sustainable de-velopment, disaster man-agement, as well as coop-eration among small and medium-size enterprises, among other fields.

Kyodo News

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with German magazine Der Spiegel in

Damascus, in this handout photograph distributed by Syria’s national news agency SANA on 7 Oct, 2013.

ReuteRs

West scorns Assad ‘shopping list’ for chemical convoys

Damascus, 12 Nov — Western powers will turn down a Syrian request for military transport equip-ment to ship out chemical weapons material, saying the armored trucks and other gear could be used to

fight the revolt, diplomats told Reuters.

President Bashar al-Assad’s administration pre-sented what envoys from two Western governments called a “long shopping list” to fit out and protect

road convoys from Damas-cus to the coast through the conflict zone. But, they said, the agency oversee-ing Syria’s chemical disar-mament would reject this on the grounds most items could aid Assad’s army in the civil war.

“There is no way that the regime will be supplied with equipment that could be used by the army to kill more innocent Syrians,” said one diplomat, whose government could block any consensus in the execu-tive of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemi-cal Weapons (OPCW) at The Hague. “It’s not go-ing to happen.” Diplomats said Syria asked the OPCW on October 21 for dozens of armored vehicles, gen-erators and field kitchens among gear it said it need-ed to move 1,300 tons of

chemicals to the Mediter-ranean port of Latakia to fulfill a UN-backed deal to eliminate its capacity to en-gage in chemical warfare.

Reuters

All participants are hoped to join the new framework. Major emit-ter the United States has dropped out of the existing 1997 Kyoto Protocol, while other major powers China and India are exempt.

Financial assistance to curb climate change is likely to be central to the talks, and Japan is expected to announce a contribution

of around $16 billion (1.6 trillion yen) over the next three years from the public and private sectors to assist efforts in developing coun-tries.

Japan will also an-nounce its greenhouse gas emission target revised in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. The new target looks to be a 3.8 percent reduction from the 2005 level, assuming the coun-try’s nuclear power plants remain offline.

Japan’s new target pro-vides significantly less re-duction than that proposed by the previous Democratic Party of Japan government, a 25 percent reduction from the 1990 level. Japan is ex-pected to use its financial presence as a diplomatic lever, presenting itself as a major player in the devel-opment and use of green technology.—Kyodo News

Soldiers help residents as they board a US military C130 aircraft to leave for Manila after the Super typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city in central Philippines

on 11 Nov, 2013.—ReuteRs

US, Britain sending warships to help Philippine relief efforts

maNila, 12 Nov — The United States is send-ing an aircraft carrier to the Philippines to help speed up relief efforts after a typhoon killed an estimated 10,000 people in one city alone, with fears the toll could rise sharply as rescuers reach more devastated towns.

The USS George Washington aircraft carrier should arrive in 48 to 72 hours, the Pentagon said, confirming a Reuters report.

A statement said crew

from the George Washing-ton, which carries some 5,000 sailors and more than 80 aircraft, were being re-called early from shore leave in Hong Kong and the ship was expected to be under way in the coming hours. Other US Navy ships would also head to the Phil-ippines, it said.

Philippine officials have been overwhelmed by the scale of Typhoon Hai-yan, one of the strongest on record, which tore a path

through islands in the cen-tral Philippines on Friday.

About 660,000 people have been displaced and many have no access to food, water or medicine, the United Nations said.

Rescue workers were trying to reach towns and villages on Tuesday that have been cut off, which could reveal the full extent of the loss of life and devas-tation from the disaster.

The arrival of the US carrier and its aircraft will accelerate the distribution of aid and ensure more in-jured survivors can be evac-uated.

Another US aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, led a massive aid operation off Indonesia’s Aceh province in the wake of the Indian Ocean tsuna-mi in 2004.

Britain is also sending a navy warship with equip-ment to make drinking water from seawater and a military transport aircraft, Prime Minister David Cam-eron said.—Reuters

GaroWe, 12 Nov—At least 100 people were killed when a tropical cyclone hit Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region at the week-end, the government said on Monday, declaring a state of emergency and appealing for international aid.

The government said hundreds of people were missing after the storm made landfall on Saturday.

“Houses and livestock

Storm kills at least 100 in Somalia’s Puntland

were swept into the ocean by the floods,” President Ab-dirahman Mohamud Farole told reporters in the capital Garowe.

“We urge United Na-tions aid agencies to assist the victims. As Puntland, we have established a commit-tee to investigate the loss and damage. Electricity, com-munication and fishing boats were all destroyed.” The government said preliminary

information showed more than 100,000 livestock were lost and fishing boats swept away, endangering the live-lihoods of tens of thousands of people. The storm was forecast to move inland and continue until Wednesday. The storm hit the Eyl, Beyla, Dangorayo and Hafun dis-tricts along the eastern coast and across to Alula at the tip of the Horn of Africa.

Reuters

7Wednesday, 13 November, 2013New Light of MyanmarL O C A L N E W S

Buddhist people, monks for Yangon-Bodh Gaya flightsYangon , 12 Nov—

Embraer 190 aircraft of Myanma Airways that can give127 seats to passengers launched its maiden flight for Yangon-Bodh Gaya route at Yangon International Airport on 10 November morning.

With regard to the flight, U Khin Maung Nyein, Deputy General Manager of Bus iness Div i s ion o f Myanma Airways, said, “The flight i s a imed a t enabl ing Myanmar Buddhists and members of the Sangha of Myanmar to pay homage and visits to pagodas and religious edifices in India. The crew of the airplane comprises two pi lots , four flight attendants, one engineer, load master and two security personnel on board. The maiden flight carried six members of the Sangha, 65 pilgrims

and six personnel from one travel tour company. Myanma Airways plied pilgrimage flights to Bodh Gaya last year. This year, Myanma Airways achieved success in plying flights in cooperation with travel tour companies and Myanmar Tourism Federation.”

Captain Myo Myint Aye said, “We ply the flight due to chartered contract of Myanma Airways and Gradient Company. We have

experience in plying flights abroad for several times. In the past, we had run the flight with the use of F-28. Now, we have plied the flights with Embraer 190 for 20 times. It is coordinated between tour companies and pilgrimage companies for the chartered flights.”

Yangon-Bodh Gaya and Bodh Gaya-Yangon flights will be plied every Sunday. The flight hour is 2 hours and 20 minutes. At

present, Asia Win airlines, MAI and India airlines in addition to Myanma Airways are running flights along Yangon-Bodh Gaya route.

MMAL-Nay Lin (MNA)

amarapura, 12 Nov—A ceremony to hand over the already built school building to Education Department was held in Sibin Village of Amarapura Township in Sagaing Region on 9 November.

M a n d a l a y R e g i o n Minister for Social Affairs Dr Win Hlaing, Amarapura Township Constituency P y i t h u H l u t t a w Representative U Thein Tun Oo, MPs of region Hluttaw U Aung Thein and U Moe Naing Kyaw, and Township

Education Officer U San Nyein formally opened the new building.

Region Minister Dr Win Hlaing made a speech.

Wellwisher U Aye Kyi-Daw Aye Aye Mu of Phyaukseikkon Ward handed over documents r e l a t ed t o Tow ns h ip Education Officer U San Nyein.

T h e b u i l d i n g , 27x70x12 feet, was one-storey building worth K 27 million.—MMAL-Maung Maung Soe (Myitnge)

New school building handed over in Amarapura Township Provisions donated to nuns of

Bago Region

B a g o , 1 2 N o v —Bago Region ministers, wellwishers and shopkeepers of Bago donated nun robes and offertories to 786 nuns from 22 nunneries in Bago

on 10 November.Daw Myint Myint

Soe, wife of the Bago Region Chief Minister, wives of region ministers, shopkeepers of Bago Myoma Market and wellwishers attended the ceremony at Buddha Athan Dhamma Beikman on Shwemawdaw Pagoda Road in Bago.

Wellwishers offered alms to members of the Sangha. Deputy Abbot of Sasana Mandaing Pali Monastery Bhaddanta Srinda delivered a sermon, and the congregation shared merits gained.

Daw Myint Myint and party donated nun robes and alms worth K 19,669,300 to nuns.—MMAL-Thant Zin

T h e S E A G a m e s organizing commit tee announced the new group fixture of the men’s football event. The group fixtures have been announced recently, but the Philippines withdrew from the Group (A). Therefore, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) rearranged the group fixtures.

In the new fixtures, Group (A) comprises d e f e n d i n g c h a m p i o n Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Singapore and Brunei while Group (B) consists of host Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia and

Timor-Leste.According to the new

arrangements, the group matches will commence on 7 December and finish on 17 December.

Semifinals will be held on 19 December and the third-placed match and final on 21 December.

Group (A) matches will take place at Zeyathiri Stadium in Nay Pyi Taw and those from Group (B) in Youth Training Centre in Yangon.

Semifinals and final matches will be held at Zeyathri Stadium.

MMAL-Po Thaw Zin

AFC announces new group fixtures of men’s football event

ZeYathiri, 12 Nov—Swimming pool and indoor stadiums at Nay Pyi Taw Zeyathiri Sports Complex were built on a grand scale meeting international standards.

Workers are making all-out efforts for timely completion of traffic island at the sports complex day and night, said a contractor

Finishing works at Zeyathiri Sports Complex in Nay Pyi Tawof construction tasks.

“We have completed c o n s t r u c t i o n f o r t h e assigned tasks. But we need to finish car parks and traffic islands. We built traffic islands and plant flowery saplings as landscapes there. We have built stadium, indoor stadium and swimming pool. Moreover, we constructed

putao, 12 Nov—Talks on elimination of drug abuse and illicit trafficking and t raff ic rules was held at Basic Education High School Branch in Mulashidee Village of Putao Township in Kachin State on 4 November.

U Soe Myint Thein, Township Administrator, made a speech.

Surgical specialist Dr Maung Maung Kyaw of Putao District People’s H o s p i t a l e x p l a i n e d

Knowledge about disadvantages of drug abuse,

traffic rules disseminateddisadvantages from drug abuse, Commander of District Police Force Police Lt-Col Kyaw Teza formation of Myanmar Police Force, security measures, rule of law and traffic rules, District law Officer U Hla Myint combating of drug abuse, anti-human trafficking and traffic rules and Township Education Officer U Kan Thaung raising reading habit for development of human resources.

MMAL-District IPRD

Tarpun Station of Nattalin Tsp to get X-ray buildingnattalin, 12 Nov—

T h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f X-ray building has been completed by 95 per cent.

It is located in the compound of Tarpun Station Hospital in Nattalin Township of Thayawady District in Bago Region.

The Union government provided 100-KV x-ray machine . The reg ion government contributed K 5 million and the local

people K 9.3 million to the fund for construction of x-ray building.

On completion, local people from 25 village-tracts do not need to receive medical treatment and checkups at the hospital in Nattalin. They will have the opportunities to receive health care services and x-ray check at the station hospital.

MMAL-Tin Myint

National Sports Accident

Opening ceremony of school building in progress in Amarapura Township.

Daw Myint Myint Soe and party offer nun robes and donations to nuns.

Aviation is booming in Myanmar for

convenience of flight passengers to pay visit to various countries.

the pavements outside the stadium and drains. We assign workers in day and night shifts for timely completion of construction tasks. We have to complete construction tasks by 15 November,” said in-charge of construction U Maung Win of Max Myanmar Co.

MMAL-Tin Maung Lwin

Construction

Transport

Wednesday, 13 November, 20138 New Light of MyanmarN A T I O N A L

Wednesday, 13 November, 2013

EfficiencyEfficiency is a necessity for everyone who is

working something out. The work done is the product of efforts which complete something or reach some distance. If anything does not reach some distance or some level, it could not be called ‘work’. Completing a task means ad-vance or progress.

To achieve any goal, we need a firm policy to stand for. We must decide whether we work to finish the job correctly or quickly. Do we need to choose the only option? No, the product of our labour must be a quick result as well as a reliable one.

Some race to finish works as quick as pos-sible, but fail to provide correct outcomes. They have then to work on the rebound. That’s why he neglected the reliability of his work at all. Only a good start guarantees the good end.

And the work should not merely provide the reliable outcome without meeting the dead-line. We need reliable solutions, but also need to meet the deadlines to avoid delays. Life is too short. We need to race to finish our works quickly.

The worst is the working behavior, slow and unreliable. It provides neither outcome nor progress.

Quick and reliable working behavior is the best and leads to the quick work done. If each and every person works with the mindset to of-fer the quick and reliable results, our country would develop sooner rather than later.

Yangon, 12 Nov—Ma Htet Htet Win, Member of Myanmar Women Entre-preneurs’ Association, left here by air on 10 November to attend the meeting for accepting award at the 19th

ASEAN Youth Day and

MWEA leaves for Vietnam to accept award

8th TAYO ASEAN Meet-ing to be held in Hanoi of Vietnam from 10 to 15 No-vember.

She was seen off at Yangon International Airport by executives of MWEA.—MNA

naY PYi Taw, 12 Nov—The opening cer-emony of the 27th SEA Games will be held in Nay Pyi Taw Wunna Theikdhi Stadium at 6 pm on 11 De-cember 2013, and the clos-ing ceremony of the Games at 6 pm on 22, December 2013.

Tickets for the XXVII SEA Games will be sold in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon and Mandalay and through Online. Those

Tickets for 27th SEA Games availablewishing to buy the tickets through online may visit www.27seagames2013.com and in person may be available at the following ticket booths with Citizen-ship Scrutiny Cards.(a) Nay Pyi Taw

(1) Wunna Theikdhi Stadium No.1 Gate

(2) Myoma Market, Shop No. Pa-112

(3) Pyinmana Paung-laung Sports Ground

(b) Yangon

(1) Arrival lounge of Yangon Internation-al Airport

(2) Moeyan Lottery Shop in front of Bo-gyoke Market

(c) Mandalay(1)Moeyan Lottery

Shop 84th Street be-tween 31st x 32nd streets

The tickets for opening or closing ceremony cost US$ 50 for grand stand and US$ 30 for ordinary stand for

foreigners and K 5000 for grand stand and K 3000 for ordinary stand for local. For-eigners must show passports and local CSC from 18th to 30th November. Only the valid tickets holders are al-lowed to enjoy the Games.

For further informa-tion, dial 067-406238 and 067-406239 of the Min-istry of Sports and 01-564317, 09-5132300 and 09-73094153 of Accord Myanmar Co., Ltd.—MNA

(from page 1)To compare the number

of those dispatched for over-seas studies, a total of 1383 people were sent in 2010; 1447 in 2010; 1772 in 2012 and the number will exceed 2000 in 2013. In addition, the scrutiny procedures have been largely simplified. Likewise, the workshop, forums organ-ized by foreign countries are

allowed to be held in the coun-try.

In conclusion, the Vice-President urged those present to give advices on promotion of Myanmar’s educational standard.

Departmental officials discussed education policy for early child care devel-opment, examination and education qualification, setting up of basic educa-tion (KG+5+4+3), uplift of

teacher proficiency, educa-tion management, CCA, non-formal education, mo-nastic education, matters related to policies to be sub-mitted to Hluttaw, university and training schools, aim of medical education, education policy, discussions for long-term reforms, relevant minis-tries, current tasks and TVET for technology and vocation-al education, mission and vi-sion of Yezin Universities,

and present tasks.Union Minister U Tin

Naing Thein, Acting Union Minister Dr Myo Myint and those present gave supple-mentary reports.

Director-General U Zaw Htay of Higher Educa-tion Department (Lower My-anmar) reviewed the discus-sions. After coordinating the discussions, the Vice-Presi-dent greeted those present.

MNA

naY PYi Taw, 12 Nov—Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr Daw Myat Myat Ohn Khin received UNICEF Regional Direc-tor for East Asia and the Pacific Mr. Daniel Toole and UNICEF’s resident representative to Myanmar Mr. Bertrand Bainvel at the Ministry, here, yesterday.

During the meeting, they frankly discussed ear-ly child care development policy, child care tasks, rehabilitation of trafficking victims, social care tasks, prevention against recruit-ment of minors and reha-bilitation tasks.

MNA

Union SWRR Minister receives UNICEF’s regional director, resident representative in Myanmar

Complaints invited for fisheries sector and rural socio-economic development

naY PYi Taw, 12 Nov—With the aim of ensuring development of fisheries sector and rural socio-economic devel-opment, the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development has invited people’s suggestions and complaints about the functions of the ministry. The complaints lodged by the people will be addressed by the following delivery units under the ministry.

Sr

1.

2.

3.

Subcommittee

Livestock and FisheriesSubcommittee

Rural DevelopmentSubcommittee

Farming, Fishing andForestry Sector Sub-committee

Name

U Khin Maung AyeDeputy Minister

U Tin NgweDeputy Minister

Dr Aung Myat Oo

Duty

Chairman

Chairman

Vice-Chair-man (1)

Phone

408285

408151

408054

Fax

408049408272

408151

408049

Email/Web

www.mlfrd.gov.mm

dyminister.mlfrd@gmail.com

aungmyatoo.mlfrd @gmail.com

Union Minister Dr Daw Myat Myat Ohn Khin holds talks with UNICEF Regional Director for East Asia and the Pacific Mr. Daniel Toole and

UNICEF’s resident representative in Myanmar Mr. Bertrand Bainvel.—mna

MWEA member Ma Htet Htet Win seen with executives of association at the airport before

departure for Vietnam.—mna

Deputy Minister

Investment ...

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More power stations are required ...

(from page 16)Unbalanced ratio of

power consumption and access to electricity is a major hindrance to eco-nomic development. The main point to attract investors is the power purchasing agreement. Delay to end PPP agree-ment may reduce invest-ments, leading to a wor-risome condition.

It can cause a major obstacle to long-term for-eign investments. Some embassies have suggested that the ministry should fulfill growing power de-mands by next year sum-mer.

Incurring such losses amounted to spending State’s overall budget (2015-2016 FY) only by the ministry of electric power. Price is a major problem for private inves-tors. The ministry has in-creased power charges on year-by-year basis. And the ministry has already made coordination with respective committee to include private participa-tion in power distribution

and selling in the Elec-tricity Bill. It needs to take sustainable economic development, industrial development and higher power consumption into account, in addition to power price increase.

Consumers pay K 660 per unit for electric-ity bill in Gwa of Rakh-ine State, K 600 in Yan-bye, K 500 in Maungtaw, K 460 in Sittway and K 480 in Thandwe. In Tan-inthayi Region, people of Khamaukkyi pay K 700 per unit, Launglon K 650, Maungmagan K 600 and Thayetchaung K 600. Likewise, people of Phakant in Kachin State K 800 per unit, Phayathonsu in Kayin State K 192, Khawza in Mon State K 700 and Ye K 550, Tachilek of Shan State K 200, Kalay of Sa-gaing Region K 550 and Tamu K 600.

Power stations, pow-er lines and sub-power stations are needed for the people of the parts of regions and states beyond the national grid. All re-

Nay Pyi Taw, 12 N o v — T a t m a d a w m e n should have a sense of pre-serving State’s resources and joining hands in devel-opment tasks of the country in serving their duties, said

Tatmadaw mobile medical teams provide medical treatments to local people

Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing at a meeting with officers and other ranks and their families from Toungoo, Yedashe and Ottwin Sta-tions at the Southern Com-mand this morning.

It was also attended by Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, wife of Commander-in-Chief of De-fence Services Senior Gen-eral Min Aung Hlaing, Com-mander-in-Chief (Navy) Admiral Thura Thet Swe, Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Khin Aung Myint and senior military officers from the Office of Com-mander-in-Chief (Army) and their wives, Southern Com-

mand Commander Maj-Gen Aung Kyaw Zaw and wife.

After the ceremony, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing presented gifts and then Daw Kyu Kyu Hla provided cash assistances for Station Maternal and Child Welfare Association. Then, the Senior General cordially greeted those pre-sent. The Senior General and party then proceeded to the hospital in Battle Field Medical Battalion where they comforted the patients and provided them with food stuff and personal goods.

In the afternoon, the Senior General accompa-nied by Kayah State Chief

Minister U Khin Maung Oo and Eastern Command Commander Maj-Gen Soe Htut, looked into health care services by Tatmadaw Mobile Medical Team No.2 in Bawlake People’s Hos-pital and Military Hospital Loikaw of Kayah State.

Since 3 November, the Tatmadaw base and mobile medial teams have been providing medical services to people and giving educa-tive health talks in Kayah, Kayin and Rakhine States. The teams provided medi-cal treatments to 12244 lo-cal people in Kayah State; 4762 in Kayin State; and 18,474 Rakhine State.

Myawady

Nay Pyi Taw, 12 Nov—A delegation led by Union Minister for Industry U Maung Myint attended the Green Industry Confer-ence 2013 in Guangzhou of China from 7 to 9 Novem-ber.

They discussed effec-tive utilization of resources in industrial and produc-

Union Industry Minister attends Green Industry Conference 2013 in China

tion works of closing ple-nary section, challenges of production and drawing designs to be faced in the future, statement for co-operation in implementing the green industrial policy in future depending on the experience and suggestions from the conference.

The conference was

jointly organized by Min-istry of Industry and Infor-mation Technology of PRC and UNIDO.

In Nanning, the Union minister received entrepre-neurs of China wishing to put investment in Myanmar and explained investment opportunity.

On 10 November, the Union minister visited Chandong and observed truck car production of Si-notruck Co Ltd. In Chang-sha and Yongzhou, he viewed round production of mini Pajero cars. He vis-ited cement plant in Conch Co Ltd that produces 35000 tons per day in Guang-zhou.—MNA

gions and states should have equal access to elec-tricity. The ADB-com-piled book New Energy Architecture Myanmar based on the discus-sions at the World Eco-nomic Forum suggested the gradual removal of government subsidi-aries in the Myanmar electric distribution in-dustry. The power fees were changed to reduce the government subsidiar-ies. During the discussion with industrial zone com-mittees in Yangon and

Mandalay, they were in favour of raising the rate. But they also demanded adequate power supply and two or three month postponement of price hiking plan. The current power price may cause difficulties to foreign in-vestments. More power stations are required to meet public consumption.

Joint Bill Coopera-tion Secretary U Saw Hla Tun will table a motion on implementation of plans of Communication and Information Technol-ogy Ministry and Elec-tric Power Ministry with USD 155.874 million soft loans from EDCF on the 13th day of session of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw. Un-ion Minister for Electric Power U Khin Maung Soe explained the implemen-tation of Taungoo-Bago 500-KV project with Ko-

rean loan of USD 100 million. As the loan is not enough for the whole project, the cash from the state budget will be used for the first phase, Japanese loan for the third

phase, and the Korean loan for the second phase. The power line will im-prove Myanmar’s power distribution as it will con-nect nation’s northern part and the main power con-sumption centre Yangon. It can also become a part of ASEAN network. We need loans as the project will stabilize power distri-bution and reduce power

loss.U Khin Maung Thi of

Loilem constituency said that the loan is required for the nation’s future as it will benefit the country in one way or another. U Soe

Tha of Twantay constitu-ency said that the interest rate is low and the term is long. So the project is ap-propriate for the nation as it must be implemented with national budget and foreign loans.

The session came to end at 12.40 pm. The 13th meeting is on 15 Novem-ber.

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Implementation of plans of Com-munication and Information Tech-nology Ministry and Electric Power Ministry with USD 155.874 million soft loans from EDCF

A total of 500-MW three power stations are to be built at a cost of 2100 million USD to meet power demands of 3000 MW in 2015 and 4000 MW in 2016 to generate 1500 more mega-watts. Local and foreign companies are invited to make investments in the projects as the government alone cannot afford to implement it.

Wednesday, 13 November, 2013

L O C A L N E W S10 New Light of Myanmar

Arrival of flocks of globetrotters on increase in Mandalay in open seasonAs of open season in early November, flocks of globetrotters pay visits in groups or individuals to Mandalay, the city of culture of Myanmar and central region of the nation. They prefer to visit ancient cultural areas and observe artefacts in the cultural city.

Mandalay, 12 Nov—Airlines of Thailand, India and China are extending their flights from their coun-tries to Mandalay Interna-tional Airport of Myanmar for giving smooth aviation service to flight passengers. It is one of the significant points to increase the arrival of tourists to Myanmar and Mandalay, as well.

When the tourists ar-rive in Mandalay Interna-tional Airport by chartered flight, tour agencies arrange the flocks of globetrotters to tourist destinations such as Mandalay, Sagaing, Inwa, PyinOoLwin, Ba-gan-NyaungU and other areas by express bus.

In the second week of November, pilgrims from Thailand, China, Japan, Re-public of Korea, and visitors from France, Italy, Austral-

ia, Germany, Britain, the US and the Netherlands arrived in Mandalay.

While in Mandalay, they paid visits to Myanan Sankyaw Golden Palace, Shwekyaunggyi monastery, Mandalay Hill, U Bein Bridge, Sagaing, embroi-dery industries, gold foil industries, weaving of silk wares in Amarapura Town-ship and cultural properties in various ancient sites in Mandalay, Amarapura and Sagaing.

They purchased prod-ucts at the industries.

On arrival at Maha Muni Buddha Image in Mandalay, souvenir shops, art gallary on Mandalay Hill, the tourists prefer the works and buy them as sou-venirs.—Kyemon-Thiha Ko Ko (Mandalay)

Tourism Industry

Essay contest honouring disabled held

Myawady, 12 Nov—An essay con tes t i n commemoration of the disabled persons was held at the hall of No 1 Basic Education High School in Myawady Town-

ship of Myawady District in Kayin State on 10 No-vember.

The students partici-pated in the contest under the title of Helping hands to disabled for pleasant life

HRD

Students

taking part in

essay contest

honouring

disabled per-

sons.

at primary level, disabled and all-inclusive education at middle school level and happily enjoying ASEAN Paralympic Games at high school level. Tun Tun Oo (Myawady)

150 star tortoise released into sanctuaryEnvironmental Conservationnatogyi, 12 Nov—A

ceremony to release 150 star tortoise to Minson-taung sancutary under Environ-ment and Wildlife Con-servation Branch of the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry was held at the precinct of Phonepwintaung pagoda on Minson Hill in the area of sanctuary on 6 November.

Administrator of Min-son Hill Staff Officer U San Win, Township Ad-ministrator U Kyaw Naing, Township Education Of-ficer Dr Daw Thanda Swe,

Dr Tint Lwin of Yadanabon Zoological Gardens, raptile experts explained the pur-pose of conservation tasks. They took the Five Precepts from Minson Hill Monastery.

They released 150 adult Geochelone platynota into three places of the sanc-utary.

Star tortoise is under protection of the Forestry Law. Star tortoises are included in the list of 25 world endangered species of turtles.

At present, star tor-toises are under close con-

servation at Shwesettaw Sancutary, Lawkananda Sanctuary and Minson Hill Sanctuary.

It was attended by offi-cials of Natogyi Township General Administration Department, Immigration and National Registra-tion Department, Myan-mar Police Force, Forest, Township Education De-partment, Wildlife Con-servation Society (WCS), Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) and people totalling about 300.—Kyemon-Ko Nyan (Taungtha)

Livestock and fishery rural youth course kicks off in Taninthayi Region

d a w e i , 12 Nov—Youths in Dawei District with the good spirit to serve the interest of the communi-ty were constituted as live-stock and fishery volunteers and training course was pro-vided to them, said Tanin-thayi Region Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Breeding Dr Win Aung at the opening ceremony of the training course at the hall of Dawei Township Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department in Nyaungyan South Ward of Dawei, Taninthayi Region, on 11 November morning.

The Ministry of Live-stock, Fisheries and Ru-ral Development arranges opening of training courses

across the nation, he said.“Trainee youths are

to report wishes of the community to the training course and they are links between the ministry and people of community,” he added.

The training course was aimed at ensuring bet-ter relations between the departmental personnel and local people and fulfilling the requirements of the rural areas.

Head of Region LBVD Dr Khin Maung made a speech.

Head of Region Fisher-ies Department U Tun Win Myint explained the purpose of conducting the training course.

The region minister then cordially greeted 50 trainees.

At the traning course, Assistant Director Dr Tin Htay of LBVD, Staff Of-ficer Dr Thein Zaw Min, Staff Officer Dr Thein Zaw, Head of District Fisheries Department U Soe Myint Thein, Assistant Director U Zaw Moe of Rural Region Development De-partment gave lectures to the trainees.

The training course lasted two days on 11 and 12 November.Kyemon-Kyaw Kyaw Latt

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Wednesday, 13 November, 2013 11New Light of MyanmarRegional

Singapore should measure poverty but not only by monetary means

Singapore, 12 Nov—A report on measuring pover-ty produced by a local uni-versity said that Singapore should consider officially defining poverty, but not solely in monetary terms.

Most Singaporeans are not aware of the country’s scale of poverty due to lack of information, local broad-caster Channel NewsAsia on Monday quoted the re-port as saying.

The report Measur-ing Poverty in Singa-pore: Frameworks for

Consideration, by The Lien Center for Social Innova-tion and the School of So-cial Sciences, Singapore Management University, said that a framework on measuring poverty could lead to greater public sup-port to address the needs of the vulnerable.

But it added that there are limitations to defin-ing poverty by monetary means, such as through household income.

“The question is whether this person is capa-

ble, (or) has the capabilities to lift (himself or herself) out of poverty,” said John A. Donaldson, associate professor of political sci-ence at the university.

“What we are calling for is more a qualitative re-search on different groups of people who have unmet needs, and looking more specifically at how those people experience pov-erty.” Channel NewsAsia quoted the government as having said that it wants to help people across an entire

A medical team dispatched by the Japanese government leaves Narita airport near Tokyo for the

typhoon-ravaged Philippines on 11 Nov, 2013.Kyodo News

spectrum, and that it may be a hindrance if it is to have a defined poverty line.

Chan Chun Sing, min-ister for social and family development, said that it would be “very dangerous” to do that because there will be other groups of people who may also need help but may not get the assistance.

“We need to be more sophisticated in the way we assess the needs and to make sure that we deliver help consistently to the peo-ple,” he said.—Xinhua

S Korea to offer 5 mln USD in aid for typhoon-hit Philippines

Seoul, 12 Nov — South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it has decided to offer 5 million US dollars in aid to the Philippines where a su-per typhoon Haiyan ripped through over the weekend.

The Foreign Ministry held an emergency meet-ing with related ministries to decide on Seoul’s disas-ter relief plan for victims having suffered from the Haiyan, one of the strong-est storms ever recorded that cut a wide swath of destruction through several central islands across the

Philippines on Friday and Saturday.

According to the Unit-ed Nations’ estimates, the super typhoon claimed as many as 10,000 lives in the Southeast Asian country, affecting nearly 9.8 million people and displacing some 660,000 people.

Seoul also planned to send an emergency relief team consisting of 20 medi-cal staffs, 14 rescue work-ers and some government officials.

Samsung Group, South Korea’s largest conglomer-ate, also planned to provide

1 million dollars in humani-tarian aid to the typhoon-stricken nation, the group said in a statement.

Samsung’s finan-cial aid will be delivered through the Red Cross and World Vision, a non-gov-ernmental rescue organiza-tion.

Samsung Electron-ics, the group’s flagship unit, will send 20 volun-teer workers of its Filipino subsidiary to the areas slammed by the typhoon to provide free repairs of home appliances and free laundry services.—Xinhua

Police deal with the sui-cide accident at the Xuan-wumen Station on Subway Line 2, in Beijing, capital

of China, on 11 Nov, 2013. Subway Line 2 was halted after a man jumped off the

platform killing himself at a downtown station in Beijing on Monday. The

station was forced to close and trains on the line had to be halted. The service

resumed at 5:41 pm on on 11 Nov.—XiNhua

Construction of Nepal’s mega tunnel highway project begins

Kathmandu, 12 Nov —Nepal Purwardhar Bi-kash Company Limited (NPBCL), Nepal’s first public limited company in charge of building a nation-al toll highway, on Monday formally initiated the con-struction work of its 58-km road project, the company officials said.

Initiated by private sector under “4P”, public, private, people partnership model, the Kathmandu-Hetauda Tunnel Highway is one of the Nepal’s largest infrastructure work.

This is also the first

road project in the Himala-yan nation envisioned and developed by the private sector using its own re-sources and expertise. “Af-ter finishing all procedural, documents-related and pre-paratory works, our com-pany is proud to announce the beginning of the con-struction of this nationally-important project,” Kush Kumar Joshi, chairman of NPBCL, told Xinhua.

The highway starting from Balkhu in Kathmandu will have three tunnels with a collective distance of 4.5 km in Chobhar, Kulekhani

and Bhaise to reach He-tauda.

The development of the 4 lane expressway has been initiated in the con-text of much talked about and most desired short cut route out of the valley, said a Press release issued by the company.

The company said that this highway will connect entire western followed by southern and eastern parts of Nepal through Hetauda and will significantly boost overall economic growth of the corridor, region and the whole country.—Xinhua

Staff members of Tmall, a business-to-consumer marketplace of China’s biggest e-commerce platform Alibaba, keep eyes on order volumes in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, on 11 Nov, 2013. The online shopping spree on 11 Nov,

initiated in the name of “Singles Day,” a celebration for those not paired off, has become China’s most

popular annual commercial holiday and created an e-commerce miracle. As of 8:42 am on Monday, the

order volumes of Tmall has reached 12.1 billion yuan (about 1.98 billion US dollars).—XiNhua

Gov’t to launch full

investigation into false

food labellingtoKyo, 12 Nov — The

government decided on Monday to carry out a con-certed investigation into the food service industry amid a scandal over widespread false labelling. In a meet-ing of senior officials of the Consumer Affairs Agency and other relevant agencies, it was decided that the gov-ernment will compile the re-sults of the investigation by the end of November before drawing up guidelines, pos-sibly by year-end, to regulate descriptions of menu items at restaurants and other eating establishments, according to officials. Participants of the meeting agreed to urge res-taurant, hotel and department store operators to ensure that products are not falsely la-beled, the officials said.

Kyodo News

Two killed, 12 injured in twin grenade blasts in S Philippines

Zamboanga City, 12 Nov — At least two per-sons were killed and 12 others were injured when two grenades exploded on Monday night in Zamboan-ga city, in southern Philip-pine island of Mindanao, police said Tuesday.

Unidentified suspects threw two grenades in a village in Zamboanga city, killing two village council officials, identified as Elvic Gregorio and Cecilia Ebol, both were residents of

Visitor numbers up, but New Zealand guest nights down

Wellington, 12 Nov — Record numbers of overseas visitors failed to prevent a fall in guest nights spent in New Zea-land commercial accom-modation in September, figures from the govern-ment statistics agency showed on Tuesday.

Ayala village.The injured were the

incumbent village chair-man Diosterides Libredo, his wife and 10 others, some of them incumbent council members. City po-lice director Dennis Bansgi said on Tuesday that the victims were having their meeting in the house of the village chairman along the highway when the sus-pects riding in tandem on a motorcycle hurled the gre-nades which exploded si-

multaneously around 8 pm local time.

The suspects escaped amidst the cover of the darkness and heavy down-pour. Police recovered near the blast site two safety le-vers indicating that the sus-pects used fragmentation grenades in their attack.

The village is sched-uled to hold an election on 25 Nov. Violence is com-mon among elections at different levels in the Phil-ippines.—Xinhua

Guest nights in total were down 2.2 percent in September, following a rise of 1.4 percent in Au-gust, with domestic guest nights down 1.8 percent and international guest nights down 3.2 percent, according to Statistics New Zealand.—Xinhua

Wednesday, 13 November, 201312

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Claims Day NotiCemV morotai Voy No (221)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV Morotai VOY NO (221) are hereby notified that the vessel will be arriving on 13.11.2013 and cargo will be discharged into the premises of m.i.p where it will lie at the con-signee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the port of Yangon.

Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo from the Vessel.

No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Claims Day.

shippiNg ageNCy DepartmeNt myaNma port authority

ageNt for: m/s Cma Cgm phone No: 256908/378316/376797

Claims Day NotiCemV VeNus leaDer Voy No (-)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV Venus leader VOY NO (-) are hereby notified that the vessel will be arriving on 13.11.2013 and cargo will be discharged into the premises of m.i.t.t where it will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the port of Yangon.

Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo from the Vessel.

No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Claims Day.

shippiNg ageNCy DepartmeNt myaNma port authority

ageNt for: m/s Nyk liNe, japaN one No: 256924/256914

Claims Day NotiCemV royal-18 Voy No (-)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV rOYal-18 VOY NO (-) are hereby notified that the vessel will be arriving on 13.11.2013 and cargo will be discharged into the premises of h.p.t where it will lie at the con-signee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the port of Yangon.

Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo from the Vessel.

No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Claims Day.

shippiNg ageNCy DepartmeNt myaNma port authority

ageNt for: m/s rk shippiNg & traDiNg pte ltD

one No: 256924/256914

Claims Day NotiCemV NiamuN Nasir Voy No ( )

Consignees of cargo carried on MV niaMun nasir VOY NO ( ) are hereby notified that the ves-sel will be arriving on 13.11.2013 and cargo will be discharged into the premises of s.p.w(5) where it will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the port of Yangon.

Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo from the Vessel.

No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Claims Day.

shippiNg ageNCy DepartmeNt myaNma port authority

ageNt for: m/s bay liNe phone No: 256916/256919/256921

myaNma port authority holiDay NotiCe

as the wharves, warehouses and chellan Offices of Yangon port will be closed on the 17th noVeMBer (Full-moon day of tazaung mone) and 27 th NOVEmBEr (National Day), loading, unloading and delivery for Goods will be received on payment as holiday Fees.

the republiC of the uNioN of myaNmarmiNistry of eNergy

myaNma oil aND gas eNterpriseiNVitatioN for opeN teNDer

(12/2013)Open tenders are invited for supply of the following respective items in United States Dollars/Myanmar Kyats.

Sr.No Tender No Description Qty Remark

(1) IFB-095(2013-2014) Skid Mounted Water Transfer Pump (2) Units US$ With Motor Driven (2) IFB-096(2013-2014) 2900 Series Well Head Equipment (4) Sets US$ & Accessories (3) IFB-097(2013-2014) 1500 Series Well Head Equipment (6) Sets US$ & Accessories (4) IFB-098(2013-2014) 900 Series Well Head Equipment (12) Sets US$ & Accessories (5) IFB-099(2013-2014) 228D-246-86 Type Pumping Unit (1) Set US$ (6) IFB-100(2013-2014) 160D-173-74 Type Pumping Units (5) Sets US$ (7) IFB-101(2013-2014) 114D-119-48 Type Pumping Units (6) Sets US$ (8) IFB-102(2013-2014) 80D-133-54 Type Pumping Units (5) Sets US$ (9) IFB-103(2013-2014) 40D-76-48 Type Pumping Units (8) Sets US$ (10) IFB-104(2013-2014) 2 7/8" & 2 3/8" EUE Tubing (2) Items US$ -Tender Closing Date & Time - 11-12-2013, 16:30 Hrs.TenderDocumentshallbeavailableduringofficehourscommencingfrom11th November, 2013 at the Finance Department, Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise, No(44) Complex, Nay Pyi Taw, My-anmar.

Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise Ph: +95 67-411097/411206

behind every great man there’s a great woman.

Cuba to host int’l

meeting on sustainable agriculture

Havana, 12 Nov—Cuba will host the 4th inter-national meeting on agro-ecology and sustainable agriculture later this month to showcase its agricultural progress, local media re-ported on monday.

about 200 agricultural experts, producers and gov-ernment representatives from 20 countries and re-gions are to participate in the event, to be held on 17-24 Nov in the western prov-ince of mayabeque, official Prensa Latina news agency said.

Xinhua

Constructors work in the tunnel of Subway Line 2 in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Prov-

ince, on 11 Nov, 2013. The southeast section of Sub-way Line 2 of Hangzhou

is under construction now and is scheduled to open to

traffic in June, 2014.Xinhua

Wednesday, 13 November, 2013

ENTERTAINMENT

13New Light of Myanmar

Lady Gaga to release new album

Beijing, 12 Nov —American singer and super-star Lady Gaga will release her new album “ARTPOP” on Monday in chains of clothing retailer H&M across America, sources quoted by media as saying.

Coincidentally, the re-lease day is just in time for China’s “Singles’ Day”, a celebration for those not paired off, is becoming the country’s most popular an-nual commercial holiday, or online shopping season. Lady Gaga

Sources say that a fairly small quantity of the album will be stocked by the retailer, and will not be replenished. It will be sold for 9.95 dollars at H&M.

Industry sources fore-cast “ARTPOP” to sell be-tween 300,000 to 350,000 in its first week in the US. In addition, Lady Gaga will be on hand at the grand opening of the new H&M store in New York’s Times Square on Thursday.

Xinhua

Shah Rukh Khan, Kamal Haasan praise Mamata Banerjee

KolKata, 12 Nov —Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan were left stumped with the hands-on approach of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

After seeing Banerjee running around the stage to check all arrangements while inaugurating the 19th edition of the Kolkata In-ternational Film Festival (KIFF), an amused Haasan said, “She is a dynamo of energy and very surprising-ly not interested in sitting in the chair for too long. I am quite surprised, I am not used to it.””This is my first encounter with your hon-ourable Chief Minister. So I was looking forward to a Chief Minister but I found a sister. I know why you call her that (‘didi’) now,” said the actor, who has also acted in a number of Hindi films.

He added that Baner-jee’s approach is like the head of a family who is

SRK, Kamal Haasan and Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the 19th Kolkata film fest on Sunday, 10

November .—PTI

busy inviting everyone. Khan, who addresses the CM as Didi, said, “It is ex-tremely wonderful to see her running around, jump-ing around, making this a wonderful Kolkata Interna-tional Film Festival com-ing alive with her energy.” Also the brand ambassador of West Bengal, Khan, de-scribed her as someone who is charming, energetic and hyperactive.

To the delegates and film lovers attending the eight-day carnival, Khan said, “You are perhaps in the most greatest, the most charming and loving city in the world just like the Chief Minister herself.” Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his actor-wife Jaya were also present at the high-decibel inauguration of KIFF at the Netaji Indoor Stadium here.

PTI

Cameron Diaz joins Twitter

los angeles, 12 Nov —Actress Cameron Diaz be-came the latest Hollywood celebrity to join Twitter. The actress announced her arrival on the micro-blogging web-site by uploading a quirky

Cameron seemed excited to become a part of

Twitter.— PTI

Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor’s midnight date interrupted by paparazzi

MuMBai, 12 Nov —One of Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif’s midnight rendezvous hit a roadblock on Saturday. The star ap-parently took the driver’s seat to pick up his ladylove from a preview theatre in Santa Cruz.

Kat, along with several other Bollywood folk, was watching a private screen-ing of the recent Hollywood film, Captain Phillips. After the movie was over, RK reached the spot along with

Ranbir reportedly took the driver’s

seat to pick up Kat-

rina from a preview

theatre in Santa

Cruz.PTI

friend Ayan Mukerji, but when the duo noticed that there are some photogra-phers present at the venue, they took a hurried U turn and made a quick exit from the theatre. Minutes later Katrina left the place in her own car.

Says a source, “It was well past midnight when Ranbir arrived at the pre-view theatre.

He did not step in. He had apparently arrived to pick up Katrina. Prob-

ably RK, Kat and Ayan had some late night dinner plans. But when they real-ised they might get caught on camera, Ranbir decided to drive away.”Adds the source, “He was spotted when the screening was almost complete and when people were stepping out. It was obvious that he had not come to watch the film, but only to pick up Katrina.”

Director Kabir Khan and his wife Mini Mathur, Arjun Kapoor, Vidyut

Jamwal and choreographer Bosco Martis were also present at the screening. The special viewing of the action thriller starring Tom Hanks was organised for these select few.

The buzz is that Kabir Khan is planning a project on its lines. Of late, Ranbir has been driving around Kat late at night quite often. Looks like he loves being Kat’s chauffeur with her car tailing RK’s vehicle.

PTI

picture. The 41-year-old star seemed excited to become a part of Twitter, reported E!Online. “I just got a super cool new application called Twitter. Twelloooo!!!,” Diaz wrote. The actress’ profile reads: “Liver and lover of life; professional laugher, eater, make-believer.”She also opted to use a quirky picture, in which she ap-pears wide-eyed and has her mouth open. Diaz is already following her close friends Leonardo DiCaprio, Drew Barrymore, Christina Aguil-era, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lake Bell, Jessica Alba, Reese Witherspoon and Jason Segel.—PTI

George Clooney: Sandra Bullock had tough yearslos angeles, 12 Nov

— Hollywood superstar George Clooney is happy with the Oscar buzz that his friend and Gravity co-star Sandra Bullock is garnern-ing for her performance in the film.

The actor believes this year has been great for Bullock, who had some tough time following her 2010 divorce from husband Jesse James, who cheated on her.

Speaking about his old friend, Clooney, who was in a playful mood, said Bullock did not want him to reveal that they are old friends. “Isn’t she great?

George Clooney and Sandra Bullock have known each other for over 25 years .—PTI

I’ve known Sandy for - she doesn’t want me to say —over 25 years,” Clooney, 52, told People magazine while attending the AFI Film Festival premiere of ‘August: Osage County’.

Clooney bonded well with Bullock’s three-year-old son, Louis, when they were shooting the space disaster drama. “She’s a re-ally dear friend. So watch-ing how this year has gone for her — and she’s had tough years before — has been great.”

When asked how she balances motherhood and her career, Clooney joked, “I don’t balance mother-

hood. I got a kid here, a drink here.” But he added:

“She does it all. She’s a great mom.” —PTI

Eminem equals The Beatles’ Billboard Hot 100 record

los angeles, 12 Nov — Rapper Eminem has be-come the first artist to catch up with The Beatles in hav-ing four simultaneous songs in the Top 20 of Billboard Hot 100 chart.

His latest single The Monster, which features Rihanna, debuted at num-ber three in the chart, fol-lowed by Bezerk, Survival and Rap God at number 15, 16, and 17 respectively, re-ported Ace Showbiz. The Beatles set a record in 1964

when six of their songs mo-nopolized the Top 20 of Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks in April.

Apart from Eminem, 41, the other acts like 50 Cent (2005), T-Pain (2007-08), Lil Wayne (2008) and Ludacris (2010) included featured billings. Eminem’s new album MMLP2 was released on November 5 and is looking at number 1 debut on next week’s Bill-board Hot 200 chart.

PTI

Wednesday, 13 November, 2013

SPORTS 14 New Light of Myanmar

Djokovic dominates Nadal with Tour Finals masterclassLondon, 12 Nov —

The message from Novak Djokovic could not have been more emphatic after the Serb retained his title at the ATP World Tour Finals with a crushing vic-tory over Rafa Nadal on Monday.

Nadal deservedly ends the year on top of the rank-ings after an incredible comeback from injury but Djokovic delivered an omi-nous show of force at the O2 Arena, running the man who replaced him as world number one ragged. It was

a one hour, 36 minute masterclass in pow-

er and precision from Djokovic and if anything the 6-3 6-4 scoreline flat-tered Nadal,

who spent most of the match

dancing to his op-ponent’s tune.

After a week of sell-out crowds at the

spectacular Thames-side

arena it was fitting that the world’s top two players should meet for the 39th time in the most prolific rivalry in the modern era and one that is eclipsing the great battles between Na-dal and Roger Federer. Both players had won all their round-robin matches before cruising through Sunday’s semi-finals. Nadal was bid-ding to land the title for the first time to cap a year that saw him roar back to the top of the rankings with 10 titles, including the U.S. Open and French Open, while Djokovic was finish-ing the season like a runa-way steamroller since los-ing to Nadal in the Flushing Meadows final.

Apart from a few jaw-dropping rallies, however, the fireworks were confined to those that lit up the court as Djokovic got his hands on the trophy named in hon-

or of the late ATP executive chairman Brad Drewett, who died this year. “Look, the year-end number one is deservedly in Nadal’s hands because he had two grand slam wins, the best season out of all players, the most titles,” said Djokovic, who in capturing the title for a third time stretched his win-ning run to 22.”But next to the run that I had in 2011, this is definitely the second best I’ve had,” he told re-porters.

“The most positive thing that I can take from this two and a half months is the fact that I managed to re-group after a few big losses after Nadal, especially Ro-land Garros, US Open final and Wimbledon final. “I’ve worked harder and played better, become an even more skilful player. This is definitely the best possible way that I can finish the sea-

Rafael Nadal of Spain plays a shot to Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their men’s final singles tennis match

at the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London on 11 Nov, 2013.—ReuteRs

Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts after breaking the serve of Rafael Nadal of Spain during their men’s final singles tennis match at the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London on 11 Nov, 2013.—ReuteRs

son,” added Djokovic, who next week will lead Serbia against the Czech Repub-lic in the Davis Cup final. Nadal tried to put a brave face on his defeat. “I think at the beginning he was playing much better than me, the first three games no doubt,” the Spaniard said.

“After that I didn’t see the difference.” The statistics offered a clue, however. Djokovic hit 19 winners to Nadal’s nine, committed less errors and served much better than his opponent, who threw in two costly double faults at 3-4 in the opening set.—Reuters

Myers, Fernandez win Rookie of the Year awards

new York, 12 Nov —Outfielder Wil Myers of the Tampa Bay Rays was named American League Rookie of the Year and pitcher Jose Fernandez won

Tampa Bay Rays right fielder Wil Myers comes up short as he dives for Texas Rangers’ Elvis Andrus’ single

during the first inning of their MLB American League baseball game in St. Petersburg, Florida, on 18 Sept,

2013.—ReuteRs

National League honors, Major League Baseball an-nounced on Monday.

The 22-year-old My-ers, acquired before the sea-son in a trade with the Roy-

als for pitching ace James Shields, lived up to expecta-tions with Tampa as he bat-ted .293 with 13 home runs and 53 runs batted in after being called up in mid-sea-son.Myers finished ahead of Detroit Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias and Rays start-ing pitcher Chris Archer in the Baseball Writers’ Asso-ciation of America voting.

The hard-throwing Fernandez, a 21-year-old native of Cuba, won NL Rookie honors over Dodg-ers outfielder Yasiel Puig and Cardinals right-handed pitcher Shelby Miller. Fer-nandez posted a 12-6 re-cord and his 2.19 earned run average was second in the National League to Dodg-ers ace Clayton Kershaw’s 1.83.—Reuters

Spanish duo upset Bryan brothers in London finale

London, 12 Nov— American duo Bob and Mike Bryan’s incredible year ended in disappoint-ment when they were beat-en by Spain’s Fernando Verdasco and David Mar-rero in the ATP Tour Finals doubles final on Monday.

Verdasco and Marrero, the sixth seeds, upset the fa-

vorites 7-5, 6-7(3), 10-7 as the title went to a Spanish pair for the second succes-sive year following the tri-umph of Marcel Granollers and Mark Lopez 12 months ago.

The Californian Bryan twins were looking to win their 12th title of 2013 and surpass the 11 they won

in 2007 and 2010, but the world’s top-ranked pair were edged out in a match tiebreak.

They did at least end the year at No. 1 for a ninth time in 11 seasons having won the first three majors of 2013 before their “cal-endar” grand slam hopes ended at the US Open where they lost in the semi-finals.—Reuters

Bob Bryan of the US slips as his brother Mike Bryan plays a shot during their

men’s doubles final tennis match against David Mar-

rero of Spain and Fer-nando Verdasco of Chile at the ATP World Tour

Finals at the O2 Arena in London on 11 Nov, 2013.

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France must not be scared, says in-form RiberyParis, 12 Nov —

Franck Ribery believes he is having the best year of his career and says France should not be scared by the prospect of their two-legged World Cup playoff against Ukraine.

The 30-year-old Rib-ery, widely regarded as one of the main contenders for the FIFA Player of the Year award, is expected to be France’s main weapon when they visit Ukraine on Friday. The winger was in the French squad which needed a controversial goal to draw 1-1 at home against Ireland thanks to Thierry Henry’s ‘handball’ goal and

qualify for the 2010 World Cup. But Ribery, who has scored four times and set up four more of the team’s last 13 goals, said France should not worry about the pres-sure. “Playoffs have noth-ing to do with other matches and the environment will be difficult too but we’ll have to be relaxed, not to be scared,” Ribery told a news conference at the team’s Clairefontaine training base, near Paris. “We have not to do things by halves. We have to go there to win,” he added. “We have not to tell ourselves that there’s a return leg ... we have to tell ourselves that we have the

team to win there and go for it.”

In-form Ribery, who played a key role in Bayern Munich’s unprecedented

treble last season, said he has reached the peak of his playing career. “I really am at my peak,” he said.

Reuters

France’s national soccer team player Franck Ribery controls the ball as he attends a training session at

Clairefontaine, near Paris, on 11 Nov, 2013.—ReuteRs

George, Markieff Morris

named Players of the Week

washington, 12 Nov—The Indiana Pac-ers scorer Paul George and the Phoenix Suns forward Markieff Morris were name NBA Players of the week according to an official re-lease on Monday.

George helped the Pacers to win a 7-0 record, which was the best start in franchise history. He aver-

aged 24.8 points, 7.5 re-bounds and 3.8 assists last week.

Morris finished last week with 22.8 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. His 69.8% shooting percent-age topped the league. The third- year forward helped the Suns to a 3-1 record last week.

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MYANMAR INTERNATIONAL

* Local News* A Visit to San-Taw-

Shin Kyike -Hti-Yo Pagoda

* World News* Product of Myanmar-

Products of The Loom* Local News* Kalaw Tazaungdaing

Festival* World News* National Kandawgyi

Garden (Pyin Oo Lwin)* Local News* A Diary of a Fisherman* World News* A Traditional Doctor* Local News* Back to a Paradise

(Episode-1)* World News* Photographer: Kyaw

Win Hlaing (YUC)* Local News* Dhamma School* World News* A Cordial Welcome

From Pantaung* A Short Trip to Upper

Myanmar Sagaing, Kawlin* Myanmar Movie

Review “Superb”* Local News* Skillful Marionette

Performance of New Generation Atrtistes

* World News* Independent Filmmaker* Local News* The Wachet Jivitadana

Sangha Hospital* World News* Distinguished

Myanmar Ladies “Tin Moe Lwin”

(13-11-2013, Wednesday)

6:00 am1. Paritta By Venerable

Mingun Sayadaw6:25 am2. Physical Exercises6:40 am3. Teleplay (Health)7:00 am4. News/Weather Report7:20 am5. Pyi Thu Ni Ti7:40 am6. Documentary8:00 am7. News/International

News8:25 am8. Sing A Song9:00 am9. News/International

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(ASEAN)10:00 am11. News10:45 am12. Approaching Science

Discovery World11:00 am13. Documentary11:15 am14. Myanmar Traditional

Performing Arts Competitions

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News/Weather Report12:25 pm16. Myanmar Movies2:20 pm17. Song Varities2:40 pm18. Documentary

3:00 pm19. News3:15 pm20. India Drama Series4:00 pm21. News/Weather Report4:15 pm22. India Drama Series4:30 pm23. University of Distance

Education (TV Lectures)

-First Year (Myanmar)4:45 pm24. Classical Songs5:00 pm25. News5:15 pm26. Documentary

(SEA Games)6:00 pm27. News/Weather Report6:20 pm28. Shwe Yin Khone Than6:50 pm29.Documentary7:00 pm30. News7:25 pm31. Kyae Pwint Myaye

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of Dramatic Performances

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Jordan dreaming of one more upset against UruguayAmmAn, 12 Nov—

Injuries and suspensions have toughened the already daunting task for under-dogs Jordan ahead of their World Cup playoff against Uruguay but they are dar-ing to dream of another shock and a first appear-ance in the finals. The two meet in the first leg of the intercontinental playoff at the Amman International Stadium on Wednesday (1500GMT) with the South Americans expected to sweep aside the Jordanians, who have exceeded all ex-pectations in making it this far.

Jordan bounced back from a 6-0 mauling by Japan and a 4-0 hammer-ing by Australia in Asian qualifying to shock the Blue Samurai and the Soc-ceroos at home and sneak into a playoff with Uzbeki-stan, which they edged 9-8

on penalties in September to set up the Uruguay tie.Plucky and organised on their home turf, Jordan have enjoyed great success from set pieces with the pace and trickery of Ahmad Ibrahim, who scored a bril-liant solo effort in the 2-1 win over Japan. Abdullah Deeb Salim and Odai Al-Saify are also a threat going forward.

But Uruguay, twice world champions and fourth last time in South Africa, are a far greater proposition than anyone Jordan have faced along the long road through qualify-ing, which has taken them to Nepal, Singapore, China, Iraq and many others. The South Americans boast for-midable firepower in Ed-inson Cavani, of Paris St Germain, and Luis Suarez of Liverpool with much-travelled Diego Forlan now

of Internacional, Brazil, a handy substitute.

Jordan’s attempts to thwart them are hindered by the suspension of goal-

keeper Amer Shafi, the hero against Uzbekistan, while captain and experienced midfielder Amer Deeb will also be absent having been

surprisingly left out of the squad. Attacking midfielder Hasan Abdul Fattah is an-other deemed surplus to re-quirements by Jordan coach

Hossan Hassam, who has injury concerns over de-fenders Mohammad Al-Dmeiri and Anas Bani Yaseen ahead of easily the biggest match in their his-tory. Few give the Jordani-ans much hope of winning over the two-legged quali-fier. They have never been so far in World Cup quali-fying and have only twice made it to the last eight of the Asian Cup.

But the squad have belief. “Our main weapon will be our motivation against prestigious op-ponents who have won the World Cup and are among the best teams in the world,” Salim told FIFA.com. “All the play-ers selected by the coach for these two matches will give their all. We have to believe because everything is possible in football.”

Reuters

Jordanian players celebrate after a goal against Uzbekistan during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match at King Abdullah stadium in Amman on 6 Sept, 2013.

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New Yorkers stage parade to observe 94th Veterans

Day

new York, 12 Nov—New Yorkers celebrated the 94th Veterans Day on Monday with a grand parade through Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.

Shortly after 11 am-EST, about 27,000 people, representing veterans, active duty military personnel, and band members from more than 200 organizations, be-gan marching in procession on Fifth Avenue, from 26th street to 52nd street, accord-ing to the United War Veter-ans Council, the organizer of the parade.

The parade this year, while honouring all veter-

Veterans attend the Veter-ans Day Parade in Hou-

ston, the United States, on 11 Nov, 2013.—Xinhua

Wind turbine generator

installed in China’s

high-altitude region

TAiYuAn, 12 Nov—The first China-made wind tur-bine generator has been in-stalled in a wind farm in In-ner Mongolia Autonomous Region to capture high alti-tude wind energy, company officials said on Tuesday.

The producer, Shanxi-based Taiyuan Heavy Ma-chinery Group Co, Ltd, said that the 5,000-kilowatt wind turbine was installed and put into use last week at a wind farm located more than 2,100 meters above sea level.

Cao Keshun, spokes-man for the company, said that the generator, which weighs 805 tonnes, can be used both on land and sea for wind power generation. Its annual output is enough to supply electricity for 10,000 households per year.

The Chinese govern-ment strongly supports de-velopment of the wind power industry. The country’s wind power installed capacity is expected to top 75 million kilowatts with electricity output reaching 140 billion kilowatt-hours by the end of 2013, said Wang Jun, head of the New Energy Bureau of the National Energy Ad-ministration, last month.

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CondolenceDaw Khin Kyi

To: Our Directors Capt. U Khin Maung Min-Mdm. Sheila Ong Juan

Nang It is with deepest Sympathy that we come to know

of the demise of your beloved mother last Friday 8th November, 2013. Please accept our heartfelt Condolences and prayers.

From: All staff of Singa Star Pte Ltd & Pusaka Laut Pte Ltd. Singapore.

ans, threw a special salute to women in uniform. Retired Gen Ann Dunwoody, the first female four-star general who served the country for 37 years, was the grand mar-shal of the 2013 Veterans Day Parade in New York City.

The United States has more than 2 million fe-male veterans, with many of them and their families still in need of help, Gene-vieve Chase, the founder and Executive Director of American Women Veterans, told Xinhua. Outgoing New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio also walked in the parade to show their re-spect to the veterans.

Veterans Day is a fed-eral holiday that honors people who have served in armed service. It was first proclaimed by then USPresi-dent Woodrow Wilson as Armistice Day on 11 Nov, 1919.—Xinhua

11th Waxing of Tazaungmon 1375 ME Wednesday, 13 November, 2013 New Light of Myanmar

Myanmar U-23 men’s football team will make final preparations for the SEA Games to achieve vic-tory in the event.

Myanmar team arrived back from the tune-up trips with football teams from Republic of Korea and Ja-pan in Myanmar on 10 No-vember evening.

In November, Myan-mar U-23 team planned to play one international tune-up match and three lo-cal tune-up matches. On 20 November, Myanmar U-23 team will meet with Olym-pic team of Japan at Youth Training Centre in Yangon. The Japanese Olympic team is making preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games, and it is formed with U-20 players.

Myanmar U-23 team will play three local tune-up matches on 23, 27 and 30 November. In the matches, Myanmar U-23 team will play against Myanmar U-19

27 days to XXVII SEA Games

Myanmar U-23 team to play tune-up matches in November

team. After four tune-up matches, 20 finalists will be selected for the U-23 team.

At present, Myanmar

U-23 team is taking training with 26 tentatively selected players.—Kyemon-Sai Nyi Lay; Photo: Shine Htat Zaw

Players of Myanmar U-23 men’s football team seen in intensive training.

The hague, 12 Nov—Cambodia had sovereignty over disputed land around Preah Vihear temple on the border with Thailand, the International Court of Jus-tice (ICJ) ruled here Mon-day.

“Cambodia has sover-eignty over the whole ter-ritory of the promontory

ICJ gives Cambodia sovereignty over disputed land around temple

of Preah Vihear and that in consequence requires Thai-land to withdraw from that territory the Thai military or police forces, or other guards or keepers, that are stationed there,” the court said.

The ongoing conflict between the two nations over the area has led to peri-

odic outbreaks of violence.The court ruled in

1962 that the temple be-longed to Cambodia and Thailand must return any antiquities it had removed from the temple, but it did not rule on the area around it.

Cambodia sought a clarification of the ruling in 2011, after fighting in the area started.

Following a February 2011 request from Cambo-dia for Thai military forces to be ordered out of the area, ICJ judges ordered both countries immediate-ly withdraw their military forces, and further imposed restrictions on their police forces.

Both sides agreed to withdraw troops from the disputed area in December 2011.

In 2008, the ancient Hindu temple, built during the Khmer Empire, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.—Xinhua

People visit the 11th century Preah Vihear temple in Cambodia, Nov. 10, 2013. The Hague-based Inter-

national Court of Justice (ICJ) will on Monday hand down its verdict in the simmering border spat between

Cambodia and Thailand over a 4.6 square- km disputed land near the 11th century Preah Vihear temple after

Cambodia filed a complaint in April 2011.(Xinhua/Phearum)

MeikTila, 12 Nov—Over 300 tourists paid a visit to Shwezigon pagoda in Bagan-NyaungU region on 10 November morning.

“We saw flocks of globetrotters during the Buddha Pujaniya of Shwezigon Pagoda. To-day, over 300 globetrotters in groups visited here by express bus. Shwezigon Pagoda was built by King Anawrahta. King Kyansit-tha finished the construc-tion of the pagoda. Most of the tourists who arrive in Bagan visit the Shwezigon Pagoda. The tour guides lead the tourists to Anan-da, Thabyinnyu, Dham-mayangyi and Shwezigon Pagodas” said a member of the Pagoda Board of Trus-tees.

As now is travel sea-son, many globetrotters dai-ly visit Bagan, NyaungU, Mandalay, Sagaing, Taung-gyi, Inlay regions for obser-

Over 300 tourists visit Shwezigon Pagoda in Bagan-NyaungU

vation of cultural properties of the nation.

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Nay Pyi Taw, 12 Nov—The Central Bank of Myanmar clarified gold reserves and foreign-ex-change reserves at today’s session of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw.

Vice-Governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar Daw Khin Saw Oo said ac-cording to the records on 29 October this year, the gold reserves of Myanmar is 7.1539 tons and State’s for-eign-exchange reserves, 8.19 billion USD.

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw also approved the Myanmar Special Economic Zone Bill.

Union Minister for Electric Power U Khin Maung Soe explained the facts about review on electricity price increase. Under a 30-year Electric-ity Strategic Development Plan, power supply till 2012-2013 is 4910 Mega-watts and it needs to install

More power stations are required to meet public consumption8929 megawatt to meet this amount. But, the country has only 3,600 megawatt till to date. There was a de-crease of 5000 megawatt as the project failed to build seven hydropower projects, three thermal power plants and two coal-fired power plants. The government alone has to implement the project and face financial difficulties, thereby result-ing in power generation problems.

Myanmar’s power con-sumption has increased by 15 % annually. And power consumption will be likely to reach 3000 MW by 2015. Summer Power demand in 2014 is 2370 MW. The cur-rently running power stations can generate 1655 MW in maximum. Efforts are being made for timely completion of hydro-power projects to fulfill the rest.

A total of 500-MW

three power stations are to be built at a cost of 2100 million USD to meet power demands of 3000 MW in 2015 and 4000 MW in 2016 to generate additional 1500 megawatts. Local and for-eign companies are invited to make investments in the projects as the government

alone cannot afford to im-plement it.

The problem the min-istry has to face is power charges rates. The electricity bill is charged based on pro-duction costs and breakeven. The ministry has calculated the charges in cooperation with the experts from the

World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. And it has to face difficulties in selling power to the private companies. The ministry agreed to pay production cost of 3.4 cents per unit, excluding gas price and pri-vate companies asked for increasing this amount after

three years with a breakeven period of 10-15 years. The ministry will have to spend a large sum of funds when the ministry alone incurs such losses. Power distribution would fail to meet summer power demands in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

(See page 9)

The globetrotters visit Shwezigon pagoda in Bagan-NyaungU region.

Unbalanced ratio of power con-sumption and access to electricity is a major hindrance to economic de-velopment. The main point to attract investors is the power purchasing agreement. Delay to end PPP agree-ment may reduce investments, lead-ing to a worrisome condition.