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Volume XXI, Number 204 4 th Waxing of Tazaungmon 1375 ME Wednesday, 6 November, 2013

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N AY P YI T AW , 5NovA ceremony towelcome Her Excel-lency the Honorable MrsQuentin Bryce AC CVO,Governor-General of theCommonwealth of Aus-tralia and her spouse MrMichael Bryce AM AEby President U TheinSein and wife Daw KhinKhin Win was held at thelawns of the PresidentialPalace here this morning.The visiting goodwilldelegation was greetedby a Guard of Honourand youth scouts.

After the welcomingceremony, President UThein Sein and the Gov-ernor-General held talksat the Credentials hall ofthe Presidential Palace.

Both sides had a cor-dial discussion on Aus-tralias cooperation forsuccess of Myanmarspolitical reform pro-cesses, providing schol-arships to Myanmar stu-dents from universitiesand technological uni-versities, training coursesand technical assistancefor capacity building oflectures, outstanding My-

Australia to offer scholarships to Myanmar university studentsanmar students learningin Australia, availabilityof teaching aids in basiceducation schools, teach-ers access to modernteaching methods, con-struction of necessarybuildings in schools ofrural and border areas,expanding womens em-ployment opportunitiesand womens participa-tion in peace-makingprocesses, providing aidsfor maternal and childwelfare works and theUnited Nations Millen-nium Development Goals(MDGs), Myanmarsfarm sector developmentand big investment byAustralian entrepreneurs.

Also present at thecall together with thePresident were UnionMinisters U WunnaMaung Lwin, U SoeThane, Dr Pe Thet Khinand Dr Myint Aung,

acting Union MinisterDr Myo Myint, DeputyMinisters U Ye Htutand Daw Sanda Khin,the Myanmar Ambas-sador to Australia andof cials.

The Governor-Gen-eral was accompaniedby Mr Michael BryceAM AE, the AustralianAmbassador to Myanmarand of cials.

At noon, PresidentU Thein Sein and wifehosted a luncheon to theAustralian delegation atthe Presidential Palace.It was also attended byVice-President Dr SaiMauk Kham and wifeDaw Nan Shwe Hmon,Vice-President U NyanTun and wife Daw KhinAye Myint, the Unionministers, the deputyministers, the Austral-ian Ambassador and of-cials. MNA

China services

industry picks

up ahead of

party plenum

US Vice PresidentBiden to visitJapan, China,

S Korea inDecember

China needs 7.2percent GDP growth

for employment:premier

S Korea, Japan,China to hold

senior of cials

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S Korea told toredress Korean man

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N AY P YI T AW , 6 NovThe President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmarhas appointed U Ko Ko Latt, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of theRepublic of the Union of Myanmar to the State of Kuwait, as Ambassador Extraor-dinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to the Kingdomof Saudi Arabia. MNA

Ambassador U Ko Ko Lattaccredited to Saudi Arabia

President U Thein Sein and Honorable Mrs

Quentin Bryce AC CVO, Governor-General

of the Commonwealth of Australia seen in

the welcoming ceremony. MNA

Republic of the Union of MyanmarPress Release Team

Press Release No. 17/20133 rd Waxing of Tazaungmon, 1375 ME

(5 th November, 2013)

Press release on peace talk between UnionPeace-making Work Committee and ethnic

armed organizations for nation-wide cease re

1. The peace talks for signing the nationwide cease re deal between UnionPeace-making Work Committee and ethnic armed organizations were held in Ma-

jwel Hall in Myi tkyina in Kachin S tate on November 4-5, 2013 . It was attended byVice-Chairman of Union Peace-making Work Committee Union Minister U AungMin and party and leaders and reps of ethnic armed organizations. UNSGs Spe-cial Representative to Myanmar Mr Vijay Nambiar and Asian Special Representa-tive of the Peoples Republic of China Wang Ying Fan also attended the meetingas observers.2. The nationwide cease re common principles of ethnic armed groups(Laiza Agreement) drafted by Nationwide Cease re Coordination Team (NCCT)formed with leaders of ethnic armed organizations were discussed and transferred

to the Union Peace-making Work Committee.3. Similarly, the nationwide cease re accord between the Republic of theUnion of Myanmar and ethnic armed groups drafted by the Union Peace-makingWork Committee was transferred to the Nationwide Cease re Coordination Team.

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Wednesday, 6 November, 20132 New Light of MyanmarLOCAL NEWS

Odd News

Accident

Anti-Narcotic Drives

Hailing XXVII SEA Games

N AY P YI T AW , 5 NovAs a gesture of honouringthe XXVII SEA Games, acyclist who is competing ina cycling race returned to

win the race on 3 Novem-ber.Cyclist U Tin Oo (a) U

Phyu Kyaw, 50, of PyinmanaRailways Station, 2 Ward ofYanaung, started his 1000-mile cycling race from NayPyi Taw Paunglaung SportsGround on 21 October afterU Khin Maung Aye, Of cerof Tatkon Township Sportsand Physical Education De-partment and responsiblepersons released him from

1000-mile cyclist honoured

the starting point.He arrived back his

hostel in Nay Pyi Taw-Gold Camp (Bukhwe) viaToungoo-Pyu-Kanyutkwin-

Nyaunglebin-Bago-Yangon-Thayawady-Pyay-Taungd-wingyi-Magway-Kyaukpadaung-Myingyan-Mandalay-Meiktila-Tatkon on 3 No-vember morning.

Secretary of GoldCamp (Bukhwe) DeputyDirector of Nay Pyi TawCycling Federation U ThetLwin Oo and Of cer UMyo Myint Aung present-ed suits to him. Kyemon(Han Nyein Oo-Hnantaw)

N AY P YI T AW , 5 NovThe Trade Training Insti-tute of the Ministry of Com-merce has been lecturingbusinessmen on internation-al trade since April, 2012.

Giving knowledgeabout international trade,the institute nurtures newgeneration of traders.

The ministry has alsoplanned to open interna-tional trade basic trainingcourse No. (4) and advanced

Y ANGON , 5 NovA36 grenade was found in apit near 8 th-mile junction inMayangon Township on 3November.

U Maung San, 35, andanother 12 workers foundthe grenade while digginga hole in the ground for re-pairs of ground power linesof a traf c light.

Grenade discovered in Ma-

yangon TspAs they informed Ma-yangon Township policestation, of cials concerned,military engineers and wit-nesses rushed to the senseand examined it.

After a closer examina-tion, it was taken to the po-lice station. Kyemon-ZawGyi-Panita

N AY P YI T AW , 5 NovAccording to a tip-off, themembers of No (18) Anti-Drug Squad (SouthernMandalay) together withwitnesses searched a whitevan driven by Nyein Chan

Heroin blocks seized in Mandalay

According to the inves-tigation, they were orderedto sell heroin blocks bySalim from Muse Township.

They took the heroin blocksinside gear box of the whitevan from Muse to Mandalayand Khin Maung Htwe andKyaw Sein Oo accompanied

them to help sell those heroinblocks. A lawsuit was ledagainst the four suspects byNo (9) Myoma Police Sta-

tion under Narcotic Drugsand Psychotropic SubstancesLaw.

Kyemon-Police Information

N AY PYI T AW , 5 NovTaninthayi Myoma PoliceStation seized 81.65 kilosof opium speciosa fromEast Thamehla Village ofBanlaw Village-tract inTaninthayi Township on 1November. While search-ing the house of EastThamehla villager Tun TunLin, an anti-narcotic squadfound opium speciosa.

The police stationtook action against sus-pect Tun Tun Lin under

Man arrested with opium speciosathe Narcotic Drugs andPsychotropic Substances

Law. Kyemon-Police In- formation

International tradetraining courses to be

launched in Novemberinternational trade trainingcourse No. (3) in the thirdweek of November.

Those who are in-terested in it may receiveapplication forms for thefour-month courses at No.228-240, the Directorateof Trade (Yangon branch)under the Ministry of Com-merce on Strand Road inPabedan Township, Yan-gon, as of 30 October.

Kyemon

N AY P YI T AW , 5NovThe opening cere-mony of drawing the groupxtures of mens footballevent and womens eventof the XXVII SEA Gamesto be hosted by Myanmarwill be held at WunnaTheikdhi Stadium here on6 November.

A total of 11 mensteams and eight womensteams will take part in thefootball tournaments at theStadiums of Thuwunna inYangon and Wunna Theik-dhi in Nay Pyi Taw andWomens Football games

Plan to draw group fxtures

for football event of SEAGames on 6 Novat Mandalay Stadium.

Host Myanmar, de-fending Champion Malay-sia, Thailand, Vietnam, In-donesia, Singapore, Laos,Timor, the Philippines,Cambodia and Brunei willcompete in the mens event.Likewise, host Myanmar,Thailand, Vietnam, Ma-laysia, Indonesia, Laos,the Philippines and Timor-Leste will participate in thewomens event. WomensFootball game was not in-cluded at 2011 XXVI SEAGames in Indonesia.

Kyemon-Sai Nyi Lay

M EIKTILA , 5 NovOne woman was killed

when the two motorcy-cles collided head-on inMeiktila on 2 November.According to the police,a motorcycle driven byL/Cpl Kyaw Tun Oo,24, of Meiktila GroundTraining Base, carryinghis friend Ma SandarWin, 40, and her four-year old daughter col-

One dead as two motorcyclescollide head-on

lided head-on with a mo-torcycle driven by Aung

Ba Thar Kyaw, 20, nearMahlaing-Pintale Junc-tion on Meiktila-Mying-yan Road.

Ma Sandar Win gotinjured and died on theway to hospital. The twodrivers are charged underSection No-337/304 (A) atNo-2 Police Station.

U Tin Hlaing (Meiktila)

M EIKTILA , 5 Nov

A vehicle struck a res-taurant in Meiktila on31 October, leaving twoinjured. The Parado wastravelling on Yangon-Mandalay Road when thedriver lost control.

Ma Thwe Thwe Zin,35, and Daw Khin OhnMyint, 60, who were inthe restaurant when the

Driver loses control, hitsrestaurant

crash happened, got in-

jured.Furniture worth over

K 150,000 were destroyedby the crash.

The driver, identi-ed as 37-year-old Tun

Aung Kyaw, was chargedwith reckless driving atNo 2 Police Station inMeiktila. U Tin Hlaing(Meiktila)

Photo shows a pit near 8 th-mile junction in Ma- yangon Township where a 36 grenade was found.

One suspect seen with heroin blocks.

Photo shows men arrested with opium speciosa.

A 1000-mile cyclist seen on road of cycling race.

Aung (a) Ashaygyi (27years old), Aungpinle Wardin Chanmyathazi Town-ship, Khin Maung Htwe (42years) in Kalarpyo Wardin Chanmyathazi Town-ship and Kyaw Sein Oo(33 years old) in KanpaingVillage in Madaya Town-ship at Padonma Hotel be-tween 63 rd and 64 th Streetsin Mahamyaing (1) Ward inMahaaungmye Townshipin Mandalay on 31 Octo-ber afternoon. They seizedtwo heroin blocks weighing357 grams each in the bagof Nyein Chan Aung andgot informed that there was

another heroin block at hishouse. So, they seized threeheroin blocks weighing1.069 kilos worth K 74.83million.

Police arrests three women ongambling charges

M EIKTILA , 3 NovActing on a tip-off, the lo-cal police raided a housein Meiktila where gam-bling were reported andseized cash and arrestedthree gamblers on 3 No-vember.

The police arrested

three women and seizedcash during the raid.

Daw Tin Aye, 72, theowner of the house, MaTin Mar Win, 40, and MaInn Gyin, are charged withgambling by the MeiktilaNo. 3 Police Station.

U Tin Hlaing (Meiktila)

Crime

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Sales people negotiate with customers at booths selling mobile phones at a shopping mall in Beijing on 3 Sept,

2013. R EUTERS

China services industry picks upahead of party plenum

B EIJING , 5 Nov Chinas services industrypicked up in October, aprivate survey showed onTuesday, with gains in new

business and employmentproviding further evidencethe economy has found itsfooting as Beijing preparesto lay out its reform agendafor the next decade. Topleaders have pushed for sta-bility in the economy overfast growth as they look torestructure it away from acredit and investment-driv-en growth model to one ledby consumer demand, with

the services sector the mainfocus.

The HSBC/Markit ser-vices PMI rose to 52.6 fromSeptembers 52.4, holding

well above the 50 line thatseparates expansion fromcontraction. New businessgrowth reached a seven-month high and employ-ment rose for the secondstraight month. It has beenthe priority to develop theservice sector said KevinLai, chief regional econo-mist at Daiwa Securities.But the progress has beenslow, the economy is still

very much driven by invest-ment. Chinas leaders willlay out their reform plansat the Communist Partysthird plenary session from9-12 November. They havemade it clear they want tosee industries with over-capacity, such as steel andshipbuilding, shrink. New

jobs will need to be foundfor workers laid off in tra-ditional industries, and sothe second consecutive risein the services PMI employ-ment measure will be wel-come. Services accountedfor about 45 percent of theeconomy in 2012 and thesector is already the biggestemployer.

Premier Li Keqiang

has said it will be a balanc-ing act to maintain employ-ment amid the restructuring,saying 7.2 percent growth isneeded to ensure a stable jobmarket. We want to stabi-lise economic growth be-cause we need to guaranteeemployment, Li told work-ers union representativestwo weeks ago, in remarksthat were published in fullon Tuesday. Reuters

Police secure the area after reports that a gunman red shots at the Garden State Plaza mall in Paramus,

New Jersey, on 4 Nov, 2013. R EUTERS

Customs of cers examine the years rst shipment of Beaujolais Nouveau wine to arrive at Tokyos Haneda airport from Paris on 5 Nov, 2013, ahead of its release

on 21 November. K YODO N EWS

Two S Korean rms in Kaesong to close operations,quoting unfavourable business conditions

S EOUL , 5 Nov TwoSouth Korean companies inthe Kaesong industrial com-plex have decided to closeoperations due to the unfa-vourable business condi-tions, sources said on Tues-day. A textile manufacturerand an electronic parts pro-ducer have signed relatedcontracts to sell their facto-ries and land in the indus-trial complex, Yonhap newsagency quoted the uni ca -tion ministry and corporateinsiders as saying.

They added that an-

other small company thatmakes stuffed goods at afactory apartment run bythe Korea Industrial Com-plex Corp is also planningto abandon its Kaesongoperations considering theincreasing nancial dif cul -ties. Concerns caused by acooling off of cross-borderrelations after the Kaesongcomplex reopened are mak-ing it hard to secure orders,and there are growing fearsthat things will not improvein the near future, Yonhap quoted a corporate source as

saying, who declined to beidenti ed.

He said there are othercompanies who may decideto leave Kaesong if thingsdont improve soon. Entre-preneurs said companiesin Kaesong are currentlyoperating at just 50 per-cent capacity since the parkresumed operation on 16September. Three out of the123 companies in the com-plex have not restarted theirfactories. Many companiesare unsatis ed with the cha -otic management in terms

of travel, communications,customs and protection ofSouth Korean workers.

It is reported that othercompanies decided to leavebecause they are unable topayback 176.1 billion won(165.8 million US dollars)in insurance payments re-ceived from Seoul and theDemocratic Peoples Re-public of Korea (DPRK)sdemand of supplementalsecurity income, equal to60 percent of its workersmonthly pay starting thismonth. Xinhua

Monetary base hits record highfor 8th straight month

T OKYO , 5 Nov Ja-

pans monetary base grew45.8 percent in Octo-ber from a year earlier to186.87 trillion yen, hittinga record high for the eighthstraight month as the Bankof Japan kept pumpingmoney into the nancialsystem to beat de ation un -der its ultraloose monetarypolicy, the central bank saidon Tuesday.

The average daily bal-

ance of liquidity providedby the central bank con-sisting of cash in circula-tion and the balance of cur-rent account deposits heldby commercial nancialinstitutions at the bank increased for the 18th con-secutive month.

The countrys mone-tary base at the end of Octo-ber stood at 189.81 trillion

UN committee passes

Japan-led nukeelimination resolutionN EW Y ORK , 5 Nov A

Japan-led resolution call-ing for the elimination ofnuclear weapons was ap-proved on Monday by theUN General AssemblysFirst Committee on disar-mament with endorsementsby 164 countries, mark-ing the 20th year in a rowthat such a resolution hasbeen passed.The resolution,which is expected to be ap-proved by the General As-sembly at a meeting in earlyDecember, drew a record102 co-sponsors.

North Korea wasthe only country to vote

against it. The resolutioncondemned in the strong-est terms the nuclear testconducted by North Ko-rea in February this yearand called on Pyongyang toabandon all nuclear weap-ons and existing nuclearprogrammes. Fourteenother countries includingChina, Russia, India, Paki-stan and Israel abstained.Among other nuclear pow-ers, the United States co-sponsored and voted for it,while Britain and Francebacked it without joining assponsors.

Kyodo News

Eye from Zion delegationvisiting Myanmar

Y ANGON , 5 Nov Within the framework of the bilateral cooperation betweenMyanmar and Israel, a delegation formed by four Senior Ophthalmologists from Israel,and one from Bulgaria, is visiting Myanmar, between the 3 to 9 Nov, 2013.

This delegation of Optometrists Led by Dr Shmuel Levartovski Head of De-partment of the Barzilai Medical Centre, Ashkelon-Israel, will attend annual MyanmarNational Eye conference as invited delegates. Furthermore, during their visit they willconduct specialist consultations in 4 different subspecialties and live surgery demon-strations at North Okkalapa General Hospital and No (1) Defence Services GeneralHospital.

It is the fourth visit of Eye from Zion delegation to Myanmar. Eye fromZion is an Israeli NGO which provides medical aid around the world, and at the sametime, transfers a message of humanitarian assistance and goodwill based on the com-mune values shared by the State of Israel and Jewish People, name Tikun Olam.

NLM

yen, the highest level ever,

the BOJ said.The balance of current

account deposits the sumof funds the institutions canuse freely more thandoubled to 98.76 trillionyen, with the BOJ inject-ing more liquidity into thebanking system by buyinga large number of nancialassets from banks.

Kyodo News

P ARAMUS , 5 Nov Agunman opened re in acrowded New Jersey malllate on Monday before kill-ing himself, of cials said,sparking a mass evacuationof the complex by policewho did not realise he wasdead for several hours.

The man shot at leastsix rounds from a modi edri e seemingly at randomand without hitting anyone,before turning the gun onhimself in a back area of themall, Bergen County Pro-secutor John Molinelli tolda news conference early onTuesday.

Gunman kills himself after opening re in New Jersey mallAuthorities named the

dead man as 20-year-oldRichard Shoop and said he

had a history of drug abuse.Of cials found his body inthe West eld Garden State

Plaza in Paramus at around3:20 am local time (0820GMT).

Police backed by dozensof cruisers had earlier evacu-ated thousands of peoplefrom the mall and launcheda manhunt after shoppersreported hearing gunshotssometime after 9 pm saidChief of Staff at BergenCounty Jeanne Baratta.

Najee Waters, 19, ofEast Rutherford, New Jer-sey, was at his sales job at anH&M clothing store when heheard what sounded like twoshots ring out.

Reuters

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Nokia says Samsung extends patentlicense deal

Men are silhouetted against a video screen with a Nokialogo as he poses with Nokia Lumia 820 and SamsungS4 smartphones in this photo illustration taken in the

central Bosnian town of Zenica, on 14 Aug, 2013.R EUTERS

H ELSINKI , 5 Nov Finlands Nokia on Mon-day said Samsung Electron-ics has extended a phonepatent license agreementbetween the two companiesfor ve years.

According to the deal,Nokia will receive addi-tional compensation fromSamsung, starting in the be-ginning of 2014.

Nokia is planning toretain its patent portfoliodespite the proposed saleof its phone business to Mi-crosoft.

Reuters

Apps pair with smart pens to bringdigital handwriting

A MSTERDAM , 5 Nov Writing with pen and pa-per is entering the digitalworld thanks to new apps

that work with smart pensto capture the written wordand share and edit the con-tent. New apps take whatpeople write or sketch onpaper with a smart pen andenhance it with highlights,graphics and text. The writ -ten word can also be sharedby email or to other appssuch as Dropbox, for cloudstorage, or Evernote for ar-chiving.

EquilNote, an appfor the iPhone and iPad,is paired with a smart pencalled the Equil JOT. Its

creators said the appeal isto preserve the art of writ-ing, while updating it withdigital enhancements. Thebest ideas often start on pa-per, said Greg Appelhof,president of the Americasfor Equil, a South Korea-based company. But peo -ple use all sorts of ways ofcapturing notes, from sheetsof paper to very expensive

journals. We wanted to cre -

ate something that couldcapture it all, regardlessof where it was written,he said in an interview. As

a note is written with thesmart pen, it is simultane-ously visible in the app andaccurate to a pixel, accord-ing to Appelhof.

The app communi -cates via Bluetooth withthe smart pen and a receiverthat sits at the top of a pieceof paper. The receiver de -termines the smart pensposition using infrared andultrasonic waves. Reuters

The Google signage is seen at the companys headquarters in New York on 8 Jan, 2013. R EUTERS

Google to spend another450 million euros onFinnish data centre

H AMINA , (Finland),5 Nov Google said onMonday it would investanother 450 million euros($607 million) over thenext few years on a datacenter in southeastern Fin-land, a boost for a countrystruggling with Nokiasdecline and weakness inpaper and steel industries.

The investment is in

addition to 350 millioneuros the worlds No 1 In -ternet search company hasalready spent on the datacentre, built on the site ofpaper company Stora En-sos former mill in Hami-na, Finland.

Google bought themill in 2009, turning itinto one of its most ef -cient data centers by tak-

ing advantage of the Bayof Finlands naturally

chilly seawater to cool itsservers. Reuter s

An Indian American scientist has claimed that he has found the answer to the question about how life onearth began more than 3.8 billion years ago. PTI

Indian scientist claims tohave found true origins of

life on EarthN EW D ELHI , 5 Nov

An Indian American sci -entist has claimed that hehas found the answer to thequestion about how life onearth began more than 3.8billion years ago.

Sankar Chatterjee,professor of geo-sciencesand curator of paleontol-ogy at the museum ofTexas Tech University,has claimed that meteorand comet strikes likelybrought the ingredientsand created the right condi-tions for life on our planet.

Chatterjee said thatregular and heavy cometand meteorite bombard-ment on earths surfaceduring its formative years,nearly four billion yearsago, created large cratersthat not only containedwater and the basic chemi-cal building blocks for life,but also became the perfectcrucible to concentrate andcook these chemicals tocreate the rst simple or -ganisms.

After examining theenvironments of the oldestfossil-containing rocks onearth in Greenland, Aus-tralia and South Africa,

Chatterjee came to the con-clusion that these could beremnants of ancient cratersand may be the very spotswhere life began in deep,dark and hot environments.

When the earthformed some 4.5 billionyears ago, it was a sterileplanet, inhospitable to liv-ing organisms, Chatterjeesaid in a Press statement.

It was a seethingcauldron of erupting volca-noes, raining meteors andhot, noxious gasses. Onebillion years later, it was aplacid, watery planet teem-ing with microbial life, hesaid.

Chatterjee said life be-gan in four steps of increas-ing complexity cosmic,geological, chemical andbiological. He claimed thatthe earths perfect proxi-mity to the sun provided anappropriate environment tobegin life.

The geological stageprovides special dark, hot,and isolated environments

of the crater basins with thehydrothermal vent systemsthat served as incubatorsfor life, he said.

PTI

One in fve Sun-like stars may have Earth-sized

planets: study

W ASHINGTON , 5 Nov One in ve Sun-like stars

may have planets about thesize of Earth and a surfacetemperature conducive tolife, US researchers said onMonday. Many of the ex -trasolar planets discoveredso far are gas giants orbit-ing close to their parentstar. Rocky Earth-like plan -ets are hard to spot, leadingto uncertainty about howmany Earth-like planetsmay exist.

Researchers fromUniversity of California,Berkeley, and University ofHawaii, Manoa, used datafrom the Kepler space tel-escope, now crippled withits four-year mission at anend, to search for planetswith radii one to two timesthat of Earth and receiv-

ing between one and fourtimes the stellar irradiation

received on Earth. Stellarirradiation may determinewhether water could existas a liquid on these planetssurfaces. Researchers havepreviously combed throughmore than 42,000 stars thatare like the Sun or slightlycooler and smaller, and dis-covered 600 likely planets,including 10 with radii andstellar irradiation similar tothose of Earth.

Accounting for missedplanets, the researchersconcluded that about 22percent of all Sun-like starsin the galaxy may be or-bited by Earth-size planetsreceiving Earth-like levelsof stellar energy, within theso-called habitable zone.What this means is, when

you look up at the thousandsof stars in the night sky, thenearest sun-like star with anEarth-size planet in its hab-itable zone is probably only12 light years away andcan be seen with the nakedeye. That is amazing, UCBerkeley graduate studentErik Petigura, who led theanalysis of the Kepler data,said in a statement.

With this result wevecome home, in a sense, byshowing that planets likeour Earth are relativelycommon throughout theMilky Way galaxy, saidAndrew Howard, a formerUC Berkeley post-doctoralfellow who is now on thefaculty of the Institute forAstronomy at the Univer -sity of Hawaii. Reuters

Samsung W2014 dual-screenAndroid ip phone with

Snapdragon 800 launchedS EOUL , 5 Nov It

seems Samsung is on alaunching spree when itcomes to ip phones. TheSouth Korean major has un-veiled its third Android ipphone this year, the W2014.The Samsung W2014 ipphone has been launched

in partnership with ChinaTelecom. However, thecompany has not revealedthe pricing and availabilitydetails of the device, yet.

The Samsung W2014ip phone has a similarbuild to other Samsung ipphones, the W789 and theGalaxy Golden launchedearlier this year. Although,the major difference amongthe three is that the Sam-sung W2014 is powered bya quad-core 2.3GHz Snap -dragon 800 processor alongwith 2GB of RAM, whichmakes it the fastest ipphone launched by Sam-sung, yet. PTI

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A passerby uses his smartphone to take a picture of theeuro sign landmark in front of the headquarters of the

European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt on 2 Sept, 2013. R EUTERS

ECB may soon join the ight of thedoves

L ONDON , 5 Nov Even as the euro zoneeconomy shows faint signsof stirring, the EuropeanCentral Bank is likely to

send a dovish message thisweek that more monetaryhelp will be on the waybefore long. After a plungein in ation to 0.7 percentin the year to October, wellbelow the ECBs target of

just under 2 percent, UBSand RBS are among thosewho reckon a rate cut couldcome as soon as Thursdayspolicy-setting meeting.

At the very leasteconomists expect ECB

President Mario Draghi toindicate that the balanceof risk has tilted towardfurther easing, partlybecause the recent strength

of the euro will hurt exportswith a lag. But manybelieve it would make moresense for the ECB to holdre until December, whenthe banks staff updatesits growth and in ationforecasts. A signi cantdownward revision to itsin ation number for nextyear lets say at or below1 percent, from 1.3 percentcurrently may push theECB to act, said Giuseppe

Maraf no, a bond analystat Barclays.

A cut in the ECBsmain re nancing rate, nowat 0.50 percent, would have

the greatest headline impact.Other options include areduction in the depositrate to below zero, whichwould have a bigger effecton money market rates, or apromise of another long-termre nancing operation toensure banks have plentifulliquidity. Sarah Hewin, aneconomist with StandardChartered Bank in London,agreed that disin ationmade the case for a rate cut

more compelling. But shesaid there were signs theeuro zones economy wasturning up.

The ECBs latest banklending survey provided

evidence that creditconstraints might soon ease,while struggling membersof the euro zone peripheryappear to be touchingbottom. Reuters

Coupon mix-up irks Dianping customers

B EIJING , 5 Nov

Some local consumershave lost their appetite forrestaurant review websitedianping.com after moreof its coupons were refusedby eateries. Its the latestproblem for the Shanghai-based website after aMcDonalds promotionsoured last week.

The website yesterdaysaid it had xed a systemproblem that caused somecustomers to be unableto use coupons at outletsof Singapore-based BeeCheng Hiang, which sellsdried-meat products.

Yang Chen, a PRemployee with dianping.com, said the couponscan be used starting fromthis week. Yang said theBee Cheng Hiang outletscouldnt con rm thevalidity of the couponswith dianping.com via POSmachines due to a systemproblem last Friday.

The website providedrefunds to some customersover the weekend as customerservice representatives wereunsure when the couponscould be used again.

According to the website,more than 4,800 customershad purchased the coupons,which had a face value of300 yuan (US$49.18), at a 30percent discount. Yang saidthe website didnt release astatement about the systemfailure because it didnt wantcustomers to panic. Xinhua

Coils of steel are seen at the ArcelorMittal Factory in Florange, Eastern France, on 18 Oct, 2013.

R EUTERS

French factory activity

shrinks faster inOctober

P ARIS , 5 Nov Frenchmanufacturing activityshrank for the 20th monthin a row in October, andat a faster pace, as neworders saw their sharpestdrop since June due topoor demand, a surveyshowed on Monday. Datacompiler Markit said itsnal purchasing managersindex fell to 49.1 in Octoberafter climbing to 49.8 in

September, just belowthe 50 point line dividingexpansions in activity fromcontractions. Export orderswere the one positive notein October, rising for thethird time in the past fourmonths and at the fastestrate since May 2011.

The nal readingmissed an initial ashgure and the consensusforecast of analysts, whichboth came in at 49.4.Production continued to fallas businesses kept usingup their stocks of nishedgoods, while employmentin the sector fell for a20th month.The Frenchmanufacturing sectorremained in contractionat the start of the fourth

quarter, with output, neworders and employmentall showing further (albeitmodest) declines, Markiteconomist Jack Kennedysaid. Overall though,the data point to a sectorcontinuing to struggle in theface of persistently weakeconomic conditions.

The preliminary readinglast week of Markitscomposite PMI index for

October, which includesboth the manufacturing andservices sectors, had shownFrench business activitystagnating, in contrast toSeptember when there wasgrowth for rst time sinceearly 2012.

The euro zonessecond-largest economyshook off a shallowrecession in the secondquarter with better-than-expected growth of 0.5percent, but French nationalstatistics of ce Inseeforecasts a at third quarter. Detailed PMI data areonly available under licensefrom Markit and customersneed to apply to Markit fora license.

Reuters

BlackBerry calls offsale, replaces CEO

T ORONTO , 5 Nov Blackberry Ltd will be

getting a 1-billion USdollars injection instead ofa direct buyout for now.After weeks of deliberationto purchase the companyfor a price tag of 4.7-billion dollars, FairfaxFinancial Holdings Ltd,the companys largeststakeholder, had up tillMonday to complete itsoffer. But Fairfax announcedMonday morning thatit will lead a group ofunnamed institutionalinvestors to raise 1 billiondollars in capital to helpthe troubled Canadiansmartphone maker revampits operations.

The money will beraised with a privateplacement of convertible

debentures and Fairfax willtake up 250 million US

dollars of the debentures,it said in a press release.BlackBerry shares tumbled1.10 Canadian dollarson the Toronto StockExchange on Monday, or14 percent to 6.67 Canadiandollars apiece, after thenews was released. Whenthe deal closes, John S.Chen, former CEO ofSybase Inc, will replaceBlackBerrys ThorstenHeins, who was namedCEO of the company backin January 2012, to take onthe role of executive chairof the BlackBerry board.

This new plan will alsosee the return of chairmanand CEO of Fairfax PremWatsa, a former memberon the Blackberry board

who left this summerwhen it announced thatit would consider sellingthe company as part of astrategic review.

Watsa will bewelcomed back ontoBlackBerrys board aslead director and chair ofcompensation. Todaysannouncement representsa signi cant vote ofcon dence in BlackBerryand its future by thisgroup of preeminent,long-term investors, saidBarbara Stymiest, chair of

BlackBerrys Board, in arelease.

This nancingprovides an immediate cashinjection on terms favorableto BlackBerry, enhancingour substantial cashposition. Some of the mostimportant customers in theworld rely on BlackBerryand we are implementingthe changes necessary tostrengthen the company andensure we remain a strongand innovative partner fortheir needs.

Xinhua

Diet choices of Chinese women feed

debate on health in pregnancyW ELLINGTON , 5 Nov Its the age old questionfor many migrant womenas they prepare to start afamily in a foreign land:whats best for my unbornbaby the food I know or thefood available in my newhome? Some women canreadily adapt to a new diet,but for Chinese womensteeped in unique food andmedicine culture that goesback centuries, the answersare not clear cut.

Researchers in New

Zealand are hoping tond some answers aboutwhat expectant mothersare eating in the countrysburgeoning Chinesecommunity and how itaffects the health of motherand child compared withwomen and children fromestablished New Zealand

families. Massey Universityresearcher Jingjing Masaid on Monday she wasstudying the eating habitsof about 150 Chineseimmigrant women whoare either pregnant or havegiven birth in New Zealandin the last ve years. Littlewas known about theeffects of dietary habitsand changes of pregnantChinese migrant womanand what effect these hadon the health of mother andbaby, Ma told Xinhua in a

phone interview.Were trying todiscover whether thingslike attitude can in uencetheir eating habits andhow their acculturationcan in uence theirthinking, said Ma, whostudied traditional Chinesemedicine in her hometown

of Taiyuan, north ChinasShanxi Province.

Changes in attitudecould see Chinese womenadapt a Western diet thatwas calcium or foliate-rich, as recommendedin Western medicine forpregnant women.

However, traditionalChinese medicine teachesus to ask Can this foodactivate my supply? orCan I block my yin foodor my yang food to balancemy body?, said Ma. The

gradual introduction ofWestern foods into Chinameant many Chineseimmigrants were alreadypartly accustomed to a newdiet, but studies showedChinese immigrantsgenerally gained weightonce they settled in Westernculture, she said. Xinhua

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Brazils local Internet data storageplan runs into opposition

B RUSILIA , 5 Nov Agovernment plan to shieldBrazil from alleged USspying by forcing globalInternet companies to storedata on Brazilian users in-side the country has runinto mounting oppositionin Congress, politicianssaid on Monday.

The legislation wasproposed by PresidentDilma Rousseff follow-ing revelations that the USNational Security Agencyconducted surveillance onher emails and phone calls,along with those of aver-age Brazilian citizens.

Brazils largest politi-cal party, which is a Rouss-eff ally, is not supportingthe requirement, which

has Internet companiesup in arms. Not even thebills author is convinced.The measure was added toa bill drafted in 2011 aimedat protecting the civil rightsand privacy of Internet us-ers in Brazil that could beput to vote in the lowerchamber of Congress asearly as this week.

A Justice Ministry of-cial said the governmentwas anxious to see the -nal text to be debated inCongress on Tuesday. Therequirement for in-countrydata storage is opposed bycompanies such as Google

and Facebook, who contendthat it would increase theircosts and erect unnecessarybarriers in what is supposed

to be a frontier-free WorldWide Web.

If passed, the newlaw could impact the wayGoogle, Facebook, Twit-ter and other Internet gi-ants operate in LatinAmericas biggest countryand one of the largest tel-ecommunications marketsin the world.Despite thecriticism of internationalbusiness lobbies, Rouss-eff is pressing lawmakersto vote as soon as possi-ble on the bill, which wasdubbed Brazils InternetConstitution.The billsauthor, congressman Ales-

sandro Molon of Rouss-effs ruling Workers Party,opposes the requirement.

Reuters

Customers use computers at an internet cafe in Sao Paulo on 3 March, 2011.R EUTERS

Pakistan admits tension with US aferTaleban chie killed in drone strikeISLAMABAD , 5 Nov A

Pakistani minister admittedlate Monday that the killingof Taleban chief Hakimul-lah Mehsud in a drone

strike has caused serioustension between Pakistanand the United States. In apolicy statement in the Na-tional Assembly followingthe killing of Mehsud, Inte-rior Minister Chaudhry Ni-sar Ali Khan said the killingdestroyed the governmentsplan to initiate peace talkswith the Taleban militants.The Taleban, who have re-fused to talk to the govern-ment after the death of theirleader, have now started is-suing threats of revenge.

Khan told the lowerhouse of the parliament thatthe Taleban have ruled outpossibility of the talks butthe government intends to

bring the process on track.Regretting that the UnitedStated does not care of theconcerns of others, he saidPakistan will not accept

dictations from Washing-ton. We will try to revivethe peace process fromwhere it has been broken,the minister said. The Tale-ban have some problems toelect their new leader andthe talks would be impos-sible unless they agreed onthe new leader, he added.Explaining the dif cultiesin holding dialogue with theTaleban, he told the law-makers the government hadexchanged messages withthe Taleban for two weeksafter a parliamentary con-ference in early Septemberwhich had unanimously de-cided to hold talks with theTaleban to end bloodshed.

However, the talkswere delayed due to a Tale-ban attack which killeda major general that wasfollowed by three major

attacks over the past twomonths including one ona church that killed nearly80 Christian worshippers.Nisar commended all thepolitical parties for unit-ing to pursue peace talks,and showing patience de-spite the ongoing attacks.He also thanked the armywhich went the extra mileto protect the peace dia-logue despite the develop-ing grave security situation.

He said the govern-ments armed forces andthe Taleban will not be re-sponsible if the US againsabotages the peace pro-cess.

Xinhua

An anti-US rally is heldin Teheran, Iran, on 4

Nov, 2013, the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the US Em-

bassy in which Americans

were taken hostage.

K YODO N EWS

US Vice President Biden to visit Japan, China, S Korea in December

W ASHINGTON , 5 Nov US Vice President JoeBiden will travel to Japan,China and South Korea inthe rst week of December,with plans to discuss a pro-posed Trans-Paci c Partner -ship free trade agreement

with Japanese leaders, theWhite House said on Mon-day. Biden will visit Japanbetween 2 and 4 December, during which he is sched-uled to meet with PrimeMinister Shinzo Abe and

compare notes with Japa-nese of cials on bilateralties and Asia-Paci c affairs,according to the Japanesegovernment.

Bidens visit to Japanwill come ahead of a minis-terial meeting in Singapore

among the United States,Japan and 10 other countriesinvolving negotiations forconcluding the US-led TPPpact by the end of this year.The vice presidents visit toJapan next month may also

draw attention to the long-standing issue of how to im-plement the relocation of theUS Marine Corps FutenmaAir Station within OkinawaPrefecture in line with a bi-lateral accord.

The Japanese govern-

ment already asked OkinawaGov. Hirokazu Nakaima topermit a land- lling pro -

ject off the Henoko coastalarea in Nago as a key stepbefore starting constructionon the relocation site for the

Futenma base, which is nowin the densely populatedcity of Ginowan.Nakaima,who is opposed to the planand calls for a relocation ofthe air eld to outside theprefecture, has said he maydecide in December or later

whether or not to permit theland- lling. In Beijing andSeoul, Biden will meet theirleaders to compare notes onglobal and regional issues,the White House said.

Kyodo News

Pakistani security of cials inspect the bomb blast sitein northwest Pakistans Peshawar on 4 Nov, 2013. Atleast one person was killed and 6 others injured in a

bomb explosion in Peshawar on Monday night, local media reported. X INHUA

China calls or early peace con erenceon Syria

U NITED N ATIONS , 5 Nov China on Monday calledon all parties concerned tomake greater efforts to bringabout an international peaceconference on Syria at anearly date. A political solu-tion is the only viable wayout of Syrias problems,said Liu Jieyi, Chinas per-manent representative to the

Iran nuclear negotiator says no signalrom West to relieve sanctions

T EHERAN , 5 Nov Irans nuclear negotiatorAbbas Araqchi said Tehe-ran has received no signalthat the West would relieveits sanctions imposed overIrans controversial nuclearprogramme, Press TV re-ported on Monday. Anyinitiative that does not en-sure the easing of the sanc-

tions is not acceptable tous, Araqchi was quoted assaying.

Araqchi said during therecent rounds of negotiationsbetween the representativesof Iran and the P5+1 theUnited States, China, Rus-sia, France and Britain plusGermany in Vienna andGeneva, the two sides sim-

ply discussed their capabili-ties and facilities during thetalks, but no agreement wasreached between the twosides on the issues.

Iran and the P5+1countries held a fresh roundof talks in Geneva on 15-16 October and agreed tomeet again in the Swiss cityon 7-8 November. Xinhua

United Nations, when brief-ing the press here on theprogramme of work of theUN Security Council for thismonth. First and foremostit is highly important to per-suade the relevant parties tosit down at the negotiationtable for the Geneva II con-ference to be held as earlyas possible, said the envoy,

whose country assumed therotating council presidencyfor November on Friday.

Liu made the remarks asUN-Arab League joint spe-cial envoy Lakhdar Brahimiis going to meet a numberof diplomats in Geneva onTuesday to push for the peaceconference on Syria, knownas Geneva II. Xinhua

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N AY P YI T AW , 5 NovThe First Khuado Festival ofZomi family of Nay Pyi Tawwas observed at Nay Pyi TawChurch in Shwekyabin Wardof Zabuthiri Township of Nay

Pyi Taw Council Area on 2November.A total of 22 participants

comprising Pyithu Hluttaw

and Amyotha Hluttawrepresentatives, depart-mental of cials and staffand their families, Zomientrepreneurs and culturalgroups of SEA Games

attended the celebration.Cha i rman of theOrganizing CommitteeDeputy Director-General

U T h a n g D o h C i i nmade a speech. Hluttawrepresentatives and of cials

of the organizing committeeexplained matters related tothe festival. Those presentwere entertained traditionaldances.

After paying worship,they had the dinner.

As it was the firstcelebration of Zomi Chinnationals, all the families ofZomi Chin nationals held aget-together.

Dr Pawng Khant Kamof Agricultural ResearchDepartment remarked, Iam so happy for talking with

Zomi Chin families in Chinlanguage. I think I am thehappiest in the festival. MMAL-Thang Swing Lang

Khuado Festival organized for rst time inNay Pyi Taw

M A G WAY , 5 NovThe 25 th silver jubilee oillight offering ceremonyof Magway MyathalunPagoda was suspendedon the Fullmoon Day ofThadingyut due to heavyrains.

Thus , the day o f

Magway Myathalun Pagoda illuminatedwith 9000 oil lights on 2 Nov

offering lights to thepagoda was suspendedagain on 8 th waning ofThadingyut.

On 2 November, theoil light offering ceremonywas successfully held at thepagoda.

The 9000 oil lights

offering ceremony wasparticipated by membersof the Pagoda Board ofTrustees, members of socialorganizations, artistes whoperformed entertainment atthe Buddha Pujaniya andlocal people.

MMAL-Zeya

P A U K , 5 NovAc e r e m o n y t o m a k eclari cation on maintenanceand implementation of roadand bridge projects in PaukTownship in 2013-2014scal year was held at thehall of Township GeneralAdministration Departmentin the township on 30October morning.

Assistant EngineerU Soe Maw of PublicWorks explained progressof construction tasks in2013-2014 and future

plans, spending of theallotted fund of the Uniongovernment and the regiongovernment.

Officials replied toqueries raised by thosepresent.

Also present at themeeting were MagwayR e g i o n H l u t t a wrepresentatives U MyintSoe Win and U Moe Ko Ko,the Township DevelopmentSupportive CommitteeChairman and members,the chairman and members

of Township ConstructionSupervisory Committee,departmental of cials andtowns elders.

MMAL-Township IPRD

Progress of construction projects clari ed inPauk Township

Napalese Gurkha cultural dances performedin Mogok Tsp

M OGOK , 5 NovWiththe assistance to Gurkhastudents of Mogok andKyetpyin of Mandalay

Region, the NepaleseGurkha cultural troupeperformed entertainmentat Mani Yadana Hall in

Htinshuchan Ward of Mogokon 2 November.

The entertainment wasperformed for providingassistance to basic educationstudents of Gurkha fromMogok and Kyetpyin. Wehave sold 2000 ticketsfor entertainment withinone week. We apologizedto those who missed thechance for buying the ticket,dancing trainers Ma Sandiyaand Ma Hira of NepaleseGurkha cultural troupe. Theceremony was attended byTownship AdministratorU Nay Myo Zaw anddepartmental officials,towns elders, members of

social organizations andGurkha national from MogokTownship. MMAL-Nay Wah (Mogok)

Y ANGON , 5 NovAceremony to honour theMyanmar para sport teamthat secured three gold,four silver and four bronze

medals in the Asian YouthPara SEA Games, Malaysia,2013 was held at the hall ofthe Myanmar Para SportsFedera t ion in DagonMyothit (North) Townshipof Yangon Region on 2November.

Vice-President of thefederation Col Myo Myint(Retd) presented K 100,000each to gold medalists,K 75000 each to silver

medalists and K 50000each to bronze medalistsrespectively. The sport teamwas led by Executive of thefederation Prof Dr ThanHtay. They took part in thegames to 30 October.

Tin Soe (MMAL)

Victorious Myanmar parasport team honoured

Selected players of Shan State to hold soccerfriendly

T AUNGGYI , 5 NovAceremony to pay respectsto older footballers was heldin conjunction with a soccerfriendly at Kanbawza Sports

Ground in Taunggyi of ShanState on 11 November.

The former selectedplayers are invited to attendthe respect paying ceremony

without fail and to contactU Khin Maung Lwin Gyiof Taunggyi, Tel: 09-49350342, U Khin MaungLwin Lay of Mandalay,

Tel: 09-2016570 and U TinMaung Thein of Yangon,Tel: 09-5143273.

F o r m e r s e l e c t e dnational player and Shan

National Sports

State selected playersresiding across the nationU Maung Ni, U BaMyint, U Ohn Pe, U MyoWin Nyunt, U Sein Win

Gyi, U Sein Win Lay, KhunKyawt Pe, U Shwe Baw, UKhin Maung Lwin Gyi, UTin Maung Thein, U KhinMaung Lwin Lay, U Lun

Tin, U Ye Htut Lay, U SaiMaung Maung Oo, U K hunMyo Thant, U Aung AungTun, U Aung Kyaw Htoo,Sai Aik Sam and so on w illparticipate in the soccerfriendly in commemorationof the get-together.

Spectators may enjoythe friendly football matchon 11 November.

MMAL-Tin Maung(Mandalay)

Stimulant tablets seized inMabein

K YAUKME , 5 NovSIPYe Zaw Myint and partyof Mabein Police Stationtogether with witnessessearched the suspect namelyShwe Hsay, 60 of KhatchelVillage in Momeik Township

on 29 October.The police squad seized

1400 stimulant tablets withWY brand in seven packetsweighing 126 grams worth K

2.8 million and two packetsof raw opium weighing 10grams and one packet ofopium weighing 55 gramsworth K 44000.

Two kinds of narcoticdrugs were worth K 2.844

million.Mabein Police Station

led a lawsuit against ShweHsay under the law.

MMAL-District IPRD

Anti-Narcotic Drives

Culture

Zomi Chin nationals enjoy Khuado Festival.

Magway Myathalun Pagoda illuminated with oil lights on 14 th waning ofThadingyut.

Nepalese dance troupe performs entertainment

to the audience.

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e-Government schemeThere is a growing trend towards online

application. The number of Internet users in

the IT Age has increased all the more with wid-er online application. As computer, e-mail andInternet are at the forefront of daily activities,the role of e-Government has become increas-ingly crucial.

The word of e-Government has becomepopular day by day based on different dimen-sions. Whatever it is, e-Government needs tobe introduced through wider application ofICT in order that functions of governmentaldepartments are swift, workable and effective.And a step-by-step approach should be takentowards achieving this long-term goal.

The e-Government is a scheme in whichmost of the functions of governmental depart-

ments are undertaken swiftly and effectivelythrough online. The scheme could make time-consuming and labor-intensive departmen-tal functions more applicable, effective andswifter. The extensive introduction of e-Gov-ernment contributes not only to governmentdepartmental functions but to companies andsocial organizations that are related to the gov-ernment, thereby improving socio-economicstatus of the people.

Nowadays, the government in cooperationwith computer professionals associations andentrepreneurs in regions and states has con-stituted regional e-Government committees inorder to implement the e-Government scheme.

As part of the scheme the e-Yangon Website ofYangon Region Government has been postedon a trial basis. Efforts are being made to bringabout a complete and better e-Government be-fore 2015.

At a time when we need to refect on what

more we can do to realize our vision for a bet-ter world the e-Governments role is beyondquestion, for our urgent development challengeis to make sustainability a reality.

(from page 1)4. The meeting agreed on the following facts so as to

reach the political agreement:-(a) Reaching nationwide cease re deal(b) Designing policy framework for political dia-

logue(c) Holding political dialogues

5. The NCCT will coordinate with ethnic armed groupsfor nationwide cease re deal and agreed to hold discus -sions with Union Peace-making Work Committee inHpa-an in Kayin State in December, 2013.6. This joint press release is to communicate thepublic that the delegates from both sides were encour-aged by the fruitful cooperation in the meeting that couldbring an end to the more-than-60-years-long armed con-icts and agreed to hold political dialogue as soon aspossible.

Press Release Team

Press release on peace talk between UnionPeace-making Work Committee...

N AY P YI T AW , 5 NovPresident U Thein Sein re-ceived a visiting goodwilldelegation led by Gover-nor of New South Walesof Commonwealth of Aus-tralia Ms Marie Bashir and

President U Thein Sein meets Governor of NewSouth Wales of Commonwealth of Australia

party at the CredentialsHall of the PresidentialPalace here this evening.

The meeting focusedon promoting cooperationbetween Myanmar andNew South Wales, schol-

arship programme for out-standing Myanmar medialstudents in the medicaluniversities of New SouthWales province and aidsfor Myanmars health andeducation sectors.

It was also attendedby Union Ministers UWunna Maung Lwin, UTin Naing Thein and DrPe Thet Khin and offi-cials.

MNA

M YITKYINA , 5 NovThe Union Peace-makingWork Committee and lead-ers and representatives ofethnic armed organizations

held talks for the second dayat Majwel Hall in Myitkyinaof Kachin State today.

On the occasion, Vice-Chairman of Union Peace-making Work CommitteeU Aung Min said that sinceframework had been put ontable, necessary changescould be made to sign thenationwide cease re pact.The Pyidaungsu Hluttawhas also formed parliamen-tary constitutional reviewcommittee to introduceamendments to the con-stitution. While the Tat-madaw, government andthe Hluttaws are workingon amending the constitu-

Talks between UPWC and ethnic armed organizations concludetion, ethnic armed groupsare also given every chancenecessary to take part in theprocess outside the parlia-ment.

General Secretary ofNew Mon State Party fromthe ethnic groups U NaingHan Than said they cantmake immediate decisionsabout the proposal of Un-ion Peace-making WorkCommittee and the decisionwould be made only afterthe discussion between re-spected ethnic leaders.

The framework adopt-ed according to the resolu-tion of Laiza Conferencehas been presented to thegovernment and he believed

that nationwide cease recould be signed with under-standing, said the generalsecretary.

General Guam Mawfrom KIO said that tech-nical teams were givenmandate by the leadershipof ethnic armed groups to

discuss peace with govern-ment and the recommenda-tions of the technical teamsat the paper reading sessionof Laiza Peace Conferencecover the wishes of theleadership of ethnic armedgroups.

The Union Peace-mak-ing Work Committee andethnic armed groups releasea joint declaration on talksfor nationwide cease re af -ter the meeting.

Lt-Gen Myint Soefrom Commander-in-Chief

Of ce (Army) said: Thenegotiation today can besaid the rst stage of sign -ing nationwide cease re.

Weve put the frameworkfor nationwide cease reon the table today. Theywould review it and discusswhether they can agree it

or not. If every stakeholderagrees, then it will reach thestage of signing cease repact. Todays discussion ismajor step toward nation-wide cease re.

Ethnic armed groupsare really desirous of cease-re, concluded the Lt-Genciting the discussions yes-terday and today. He added:The Tatmadaw is also tak -ing an active part in peaceprocess to reach cease reagreement with all ethnicarmed groups.

The governmentwould review the resolu-tions of Laiza Conference

(See page 9)

Pres ident U Thein Sein and a delegation led by Governo r of New So uth Wales o f Commonwea lth o f Austr alia Ms Marie Bashi r pose fo r document ary p hoto . MNA

Dialogue between Union Peace-making WorkCommittee and leaders and representatives of

ethnic armed organizations in progress at Majwel Hall in Myitkyina of Kachin State. MNA

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(from page 8)and propose changes to them.Then ethnic armed groupswould review the changesand meet again with the gov-ernment. We had an opendiscussion at the talks. It isbetter to negotiate than ringwith arms. It would take timebuilding peace and people andinternational countries neednot to be dismayed by the longpeace process, said advisorU Khun Sai of Shan State Re-storative Council.

Ethnic armed groupswere invited to make peacetalks beginning August2011. So far, cease re agree -ments have been signed with14 ethnic armed groups andnegotiations are under waywith two other groups. Ethnicleaders were allowed to hold

conference as a result and theresolutions of that confer-ence could be discussed backat the talks in Myitkyina. Ihope that the talks will bring

Talks between UPWC

N AY P YI T AW , 5 Nov Speaker of Pyithu Hlut-taw Thura U Shwe Mann re-ceived Mr Hideo Watanabe,Chairman of Japan-Myan-

N AY P YI T AW , 5 Nov Thura U Shwe Mann,the Speaker of Pyithu Hlut-taw, stressed the need forlaunching educational re-forms which can be carriedout before necessary laws areamended.

N AY P YI T AW , 5 NovChairperson of Pyithu Hlut-taw Rule of Law and Tran-quility Committee DawAung San Suu Kyi metGovernor-General of Com-

positive results to the countryas it is the rst talks betweengovernment and all ethnicarmed groups over the 65years. The two sides couldrelease a joint statement ontheir discussions and appreci-ated the discussions. Furtherdiscussions will be needed.As the cease re talks will beheld in Hpa-an in December,I believe that all-inclusivepolitical dialogue will takeplace soon, said U HlaMaung Shwe from MyanmarPeace Center.

Though we have yetto reach the stage of signingceasere agreement, the rstever talks between the govern-ment and ethnic armed groupsas a whole pave the way forfuture plans. With cooperationand negotiation, I believe we

will be able to reach nation-wide ceasere, said U KhaingThukha from Rakhine StateLiberation Party.

MNA

(from page 16)Servicemen from regi-

ments and units of SouthernCommand, Hluttaw repre-sentatives, local authorities,departmental personnel andtowns elders and local peo-ple participated in rescue and

relief works, maintenance ofbroken embankments andsupply tasks.

Bago Region Ministerfor Agriculture and Live-

stock Breeding U Tin Soeand departmental of cialsdonated rice, edible oil andrelief aids to the oods atthe relief camps in Toungoo,Yedashe and Ottwin town-ships and Region Ministerfor Forestry and Mining U

Kyaw Htay also ful lled therequirements in HtantabinTownship from 30 Octoberto 1 November.

Yesterday, Chief Minis-

ter of Bago Region U NyanWin met ood victims at re -lief camps in Toungoo anddonated relief items to them.

Up to 4 November,Bago Region government,social organizations, FAO,companies and wellwishersdonated relief aids worth K256,993,311.

The authorities, farm-land management commit-tees and staff of AgricultureDepartment and Settlementand Land Records Depart-ment are making eld trips

Servicemen, local authorities to conduct survey for lossand damage in the ood. Ar -rangements will be made forcultivation of cold seasoncrops on the ood-ravagedlands. In accord with theguidance of the President,agricultural loans and otherassistance will be providedto cultivation of cold seasoncrops. The Union govern-ment, the Union ministriesand region government willassist in ood victims in or -der that their life to return tonormalcy. MNA

Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker calls for stepping upefforts for educational reforms

In his address at themeeting held by the PyithuHluttaw Education Promo-tion Committee to discussthe National Education Billhere today, the Speakerpointed out the weak in en-couragement, supporting and

implementation related to theeducational reforms.

He also urged adminis-trative bodies and ministriesconcerned to step up their ef-forts for educational reforms,pledging that the Hluttawwould assist in the educa-

tional reforms.The meeting was at-

tended by chairmen of thePyithu Hluttaw committees,secretaries, members, profes-sors, rectors and responsiblepersonnel from the ministriesconcerned. MNA

Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker receives Japan-Myanmar

Friendship Associations Chairman

mar Friendship Association,at Zabuthiri Hall in the Hlut-taw Complex here today.

During the meeting,they discussed Japans ad-

vices and assistance for rapideconomic growth of Myan-mar, responsible investmentwhich can create job oppor-tunities in Myanmar, bilat-

eral cooperation for sustain-able development, gettinglow-interest rate loans fromJapan for Myanmar farmerswhich make up 70 per centof the countrys populationand technical assistance,getting market for the agri-cultural produce from Myan-mar, ODA loans from Japan,bilateral friendship and win-win cooperation between thetwo countries.

Also present at themeeting were chairmen ofthe committees of PyithuHluttaw Thura U AungKo, U Thein Swe and UMaung U and secretary UKyi Tha and Daw Aye AyeMu, member of the com-mission of the assessinglegal affairs and specialcases and of cials fromHluttaw of ce. MNA

Chairperson of Pyithu Hluttaw Ruleof Law and Tranquility Committee

receives Governor-General of

Commonwealth of Australiamonwealth of Australia Mrs.Quentin Bryce AC CVOat the Hall No.12 of PyithuHluttaw Committee, HluttawComplex, here today.

MNA

(from page 16)Industrial Training School(Myingyan) being imple-mented by Industrial Plan-ning Department with theassistance of India is K 1.654billion, said Deputy Minister

for Industry U Thein Aung.The budget request

(2012-2013 FY) for parti-tion, installation and founda-tion works of Heavy DieselEngine Manufacturing Pro-

ject (Thagara) is K 526.630million and technical fees,970436.75 USD.

Regions budget request

(from page 16)International Airport thisevening.

They were welcomedat the airport by YangonRegion Chief Minister UMyint Swe and wife DawKhin Thet Htay, MyanmarAmbassador to AustraliaU Min Thein and wife, of-cials from Australian Em -bassy in Yangon.

Later, the visiting del-egation accompanied byDeputy Minister for Cul-

Governor-General ofCommonwealth of Australia

Deputy Minister forHealth Dr Daw Thein TheinHtay replied that 33 ruralhealth care centers will be builtby the Ministry of Health inood-affected townships ofMagway Region and 76 town-

ship hospitals, station hospitals,rural health centers, providedwith medical supplies andequipments by March, 2014.

Deputy Minister forScience and Technology DrAung Kyaw Myat said Ad-vanced Science and Tech-nology Department has

sought K 2071.427 millionand Technical and Voca-tional Education DepartmentK 876.183 million to up-grade the universities andpromote the education.

The ministry has a planto increase its budget year byyear to cope with increased

number of faculty members.The ministry would spendabout K 3 billion on teachingaids for government techni-cal institutes in the 2013-14FY. Deputy Minister for Na-tional Planning and Econom-ic Development Daw Le LeThein said the state invest-ment has reached 4.5 trilionin BE and has reached 4.9trillion RE, increasing the in-vestment up to K 0.4 trillion.

The ration between the de -ciency of budget and GDPhas down 4.94 percent in BEand 4.87 in RE. The budgetapproved by the Ministryof National Planning andEconomic Development isK 81.3 billion and additionalbudget is K 0.72 billion.

The expenditures soughtby Ministry of Home Affairs,Ministry of Sports and theNay Pyi Taw Council werediscussed at the Hluttaw.

Pyidaungsu Hluttawnodded the additional ex-penditure of K 17890.853million sought by Ministryof Home Affairs and for theadditional expenditure ofK 24337.402 million soughtby Ministry of Sports.

The majority of MPsvoted yes to the proposalsubmitted by Dr Myat Nya-na Soe of Yangon RegionConstituency No 4 to reduceadditional expenditure ofK 26263.435 million soughtby Nay Pyi Taw Council toK 1309.580 million.

Pyidaungsu Hlutttawalso nodded the AdditionalBudget Allocation Bill for2013-2014 FY.

Pyidaungsu Hluttawalso put on record the mes-sage sent by the Presidentto the Speaker of Pyidaung-su Hluttaw on spendingK1690.113 million by Min-istry of Agriculture and Irri-gation and K10.100 millionby Ministry of Social Wel-

fare, Relief and Resettlementfrom the speci c fund of theUnion Budget Law for 2013.

Pyidaungsu Hluttawalso put on record the mes-sage sent by the President onsettling the land grabbing is-sues included in the report 1,2 and 3 of the land grabbing

investigation commission.Regarding the expendi-

ture in rst six months of2013-14 FY, ndings, com -plaints and actions of the Of-ce of the Auditor-Generalof the Union were clari edby the Joint Public AccountsCommittee.

Pyidaungsu Hluttawcontinues its 10 th-day meet-ing on 7 November.

MNAture Daw Sanda Khin andof cials visited the Com -monwealth War GravesCemetery in Htaukyantwhere the responsible per-sons explained facts aboutthe cemetery to them.

The Governor-Generaland her husband laid thewreath on the tomb of thefallen soldiers and signedthe visitors book beforethey looked around thecemetery.

MNA

Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw Thura U Shwe Mann holds talks with Chairman of Japan-Myanmar Friendship Association Mr Hideo Watanabe. MNA

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Globetrotters view renovation of earthquake-hit Shweyattaw Pagoda in Singu

S INGU , 5 NovTwoDutch guests led by Manag-ing Director U Kyaw MyoKo of Mandalay-based My-anmar Upperland (Culture &Travels) visited ShweyattawPagoda in Singu of Manda-

lay Region on 3 Novembermorning.

They took photo of thepagoda and visited there.

The pagoda collapsed inthe earthquake in 2012.

Ward administrator UMyo Win Zaw, the chairmanand members of PagodaBoard of Trustees explainedreconstruction of the pagodaand progress of works.

The pagoda is beingrebuilt with K 16 millionfund by Mandalay-basedMyanmar Upperland (Cul-ture & Travels).

The Pagoda Board ofTrustees invites wellwishersto make donations to thefund for reconstruction ofthe pagoda.

Kyemon-Win Maung

Farming rights certi cates issued to farmersof Thanbyuzayat Township

Agriculture

T H A N B Y U Z AYAT , 5NovA ceremony to issuefarming rights certi catesto farmers from the wholetownship of Thanbyuzayatwas held at the hall of Town-

ship General Administra-tion Department in Than-byuzayat on 2 November.

Mon State Minister forAgriculture and LivestockBreeding U Myo Nyunt

gave a speech.Head of Mon State Set-

tlement and Land RecordsDepartment U Kyaw SeinLin explained issuance offarming rights certi catesfor 21965 farmers from26 village-tracts of thetownship.

Head of TownshipSLRD U Myint Tun spokewords of thanks for con-certed efforts of personnelfrom Township SLRD anddepartments concerned.

Of cials presented cer -ti cates to village admin -istrators. Kyemon-State

IPRD Kachin State government to

rebuild damaged bridgesM OHNYIN , 5 Nov

Kachin State governmentwill fund reconstructionof two damaged bridgein Mohnyin Township for2013-14 fiscal year, saidKachin State Minister forFinance U Nyunt Aung.

After inspecting thedamaged bridges in thevillages in last week ofOctober, the state ministersaid that the governmentallotted K 25 million for thebridge linking Nansawlaw

and Nanma villages, K6.1 million for the bridgelinking Mohnyin and Pinhevillage, K 7 million on thebridge linking Pinhe andBilu villages, K 3.1 mil-lion for th ebridge linkingMayangon and Nyaunggonvillages and K 8 million forthe bridge linking Mohnyinnad Ingyingon villages.

The 120 feet longbridge between Mohnyinand Nyaunggon villagewill cost over K 100 mil-

lion. So we submit it to thegovernment for construc-tion with the assistance ofJapanese government. headded.

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3900 stimulant tablets seizedin Muse

N AY P YI T AW , 5 NovMembers of No 22 An-ti-Drug Squad (Muse) and

those of No 10 Anti-DrugSquad (Nay Pyi Taw) andservicemen of local battaliontogether with witnesses dis-charging duty of patrol nearthe entrance to Namhkam ofShan State on 2 Novemberafternoon stopped a motor-cycle driven by Aik Win,23, of Lawngsawng Villagein Nongtong Township of

China heading for Namhkamfrom Namsam Village ofMuse Township.

While searching thesuspect, the squad membersseized 3900 stimulant tabletsworth K 7.8 million from hispocket of the jacket.

Namhkam Myoma Po-lice Station opened a leof lawsuit against Section15/19(a) of Narcotic Drugsand Psychotropic Sub-stanc-es Law. Ko Ko Yupa

Vehicle plunges into ravine,leaving 15 injured

N AY P YI T AW , 5NovA vehicle drivenby Naing Gyi (a) MaungMaung Naing (a) Ko KoNaing of Pyay Township,carrying workers of nationgrid construction projectheading for Taungup from

Pyay plunged into the 200feet deep ravine at milepost 58/4 of Pyay-TaungupRoad near Myaya Village ofTaungup Township, Rakh-ine State, on 2 Novemberafternoon.

Policemen from Taung-pongyi Police Outpost,members of Myaya Villageadministrative body andworkers of Myaya basedtower workers rushed to thescene and rescued 15 work-ers including the driver.

Seven workers includ-ing Aung Myo Naing, 30,from Aungchantha Wardin Pyay, could be rescuedfrom the ravine at 3.05 pm,eight persons including Na-ing Gyi (a) Maung MaungNaing (a) Ko Ko Naing at4.45 pm.

As all workers sus-

tained injuries, of cials sentthem to Taungup PeoplesHospital to receive medicaltreatment.

Taungup Myoma Po-lice Station opened a le oflawsuit against the driverunder the law. Ko Ko Yupa

Accident

Rural development

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of farm-

ing rights

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cate to

local

farmers

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byu-zayat

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ship in

progress.

MPF launches emergency, complaint-handling phone linesN AY P YI T AW , 5 Nov

Myanmar Police Forceunder the Ministry of HomeAffairs has put hot lines intoplace at Myanmar Police

Force HQ and region/statepolice stations to enablethe public to submit tip-offsand complaints over illegalacts, misappropriation and

corruption.The public may reach

the numbers for theirinformation and complai-nts but are requested to

avoid manners causingdisruptions to these phonelines. Myanmar Police ForceHQ, Nay Pyi Taw PoliceForce, Kachin, Kayah,

Kayin, Chin, Mon, Rakhineand Shan State Police Forces,Sagaing, Taninthayi, Bago,Magway, Mandalay, Yangonand Ayeyawady Region

Police Forces, Of ces ofCommanders of East, West,South and North DistrictPolice Forces in YangonRegion, No (1) Police

Station in Taunggyi, Of ceof Deputy Commander ofState Police Force in Lashio,and Kengtung Police Stationin Kengtung have emergency

numbers of 199.Phone numbers recei-

ving complaints from thepublic are Myanmar PoliceForce HQ (067-412222 and

067- 412444), Nay Pyi TawPolice Force (067-550333),Kachin State Police Force(074-21444), Kayin StatePolice Force (058-23355),

Sagaing Region Police Force(071- 24996), Tanin-thayiRegion Police Force (059-23998), Bago Region PoliceForce (052- 23999), Magway

Region Police Force (063-28099), Mandalay RegionPolice Force (02-61444),Mon State Police Force(057-24987), Rakhine StatePolice Force (043- 22833),Yangon Region Police

Force (01-2302199), ShanState Police Force ( 0 8 1 - 21 2 5 4 5 5 ) and AyeyawadyRegion Police Force (042-23844). MNA

Anti-Narcotic Drives

As a self-reliant bridge between Pinhe and Biluvillages in Mohnyin Township were damaged due to trucks with overload, Kachin State government grants to rebuild it spending K 7 million. NLM-

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A Soyuz rocket, painted with a design celebrating the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia, is taken out of an assembly plant to be carried to the launch padin Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on 4 Nov, 2013. The rocket

contains a spacecraft to bring three astronauts, as well as a Sochi Olympic torch, to the International Space

Station later in the month.K YODO N EWS

FSA investigates 3 megabanks over measuresagainst criminal groups

T OKYO , 5 Nov Ja-pans Financial Servic-es Agency on Tuesdaystarted investigations into

the countrys three majorbanking groups, includingscandal-hit Mizuho Finan-cial Group Inc., focusing onmeasures to prevent ties tocriminal groups.

The FSA will addition-ally examine whether Miz-uho deliberately submittedan incorrect report to thenancial watchdog overthe scandal involving loansmade by Mizuho Bank to

people linked to criminalgroups that came to light inSeptember.

Finance Minister Taro

Aso, concurrently servingas nancial services minis -ter, expressed displeasurethat Mizuho made incorrectclaims to the FSA, sayingit was extremely undesir-able. We will carefullyconsider how to deal withthe issue, Aso said at apress conference, indicatinghis agency would imposean additional punishmenton the bank.

The nancial watch -dog is conducting on-siteinspections of the nancialgroups operating major

lenders Mizuho Bank, theBank of Tokyo-MitsubishiUFJ and Sumitomo MitsuiBanking Corp to ensureproper measures are inplace.

The FSA ordered Mi-zuho to improve its op-erations on 27 Septemberbased on the banks initialclaim that its top manage-ment had not been alertedto the transactions with

people tied to organizedcrime groups. However,Mizuho President YasuhiroSato later admitted former

President Satoru Nishiborihad been aware of the loansin question since July 2010,reversing the banks earlierclaim, and Sato had alsoattended board meetingswhere materials mentioningthe matter were distributed.

Mizuho has decidedto forgo Satos pay for sixmonths and punish morethan 50 people.

Kyodo News

S Korea, Japan, China to hold seniorofficials talks on Tursday

S EOUL , 5 Nov Sen-ior diplomats from SouthKorea, Japan and Chinawill hold talks on Thursdayin Seoul to discuss regionaland international issues ofcommon interest, South Ko-reas Foreign Ministry saidon Tuesday. South KoreanDeputy Foreign MinisterLee Kyung Soo, JapaneseDeputy Foreign Minister

Shinsuke Sugiyama andChinese Vice Foreign Min-ister Liu Zhenmin will headthe delegations at the meet-ing, the eighth of its kind.

Diplomatic sourcessaid earlier that the of cialswould coordinate views onthe feasibility of holding atrilateral summit by year-end, though such a possibil-ity appears to be slim amid

An opening ceremony is held for a photo exhibition co-sponsored by Vietnam News Agency and Kyodo News in Hanoi on 4 Nov, 2013. The exhibition, marking the

Vietnam-Japan Friendship Year and the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries, features some 80 photographs under the central theme Vietnam and Japan: Together to a New Horizon. K YODO N EWS

Japans soured relationswith China and South Ko-rea. South Korea initiallyplanned to host a trilateralsummit in May, but it wasput off due to Chinas un-willingness to hold suchtalks amid tensions over theSenkaku Islands in the EastChina Sea, administered byJapan but claimed by Chinaand Taiwan. Kyodo News

Chinas Premier Li

Keqiang delivers a

speech during the opening ceremony of 21st CenturyCouncil Bei- jing Confer-

ence at theGreat Hall of

the People, in Beijing, on 1 Nov, 2013.

R EUTERS

China needs 7.2 percent GDPgrowth for employment: premier

B EIJING , 5 Nov Chinaneeds to sustain economicgrowth of 7.2 percent toensure a stable job market,Premier Li Keqiang said inremarks published on Mon-day, one of the few times atop of cial has stated theminimum level of growthneeded for employment.Of cial calculation showedthe worlds second-largesteconomy needs to grow at arate of 7.2 percent annuallyto ensure 10 million jobs arebeing created each year, Liwas quoted by the Workers

Daily as saying. This wouldcap the urban unemploy-ment rate at around 4 per-

cent, he said.We want to stabilize

economic growth becausewe need to guarantee em-ployment essentially, Lisaid at a national workersmeeting two weeks ago.His remarks were publishedin full for the rst time onMonday. The governmenthas said the slowdown hasbeen partly engineered tomake room for retooling theeconomy to ensure futuregrowth is cleaner, more sus-tainable, less dependent onheavy investment and morereliant on consumption.Chinas economy is set togrow at its slackest pace in

23 years this year, at 7.5 per-cent, as its export sales falteron fragile global demand.

Li reiterated that the7.5 percent growth target for2013 remains intact, but not-ed that weak exports saleswere a risk. If the exportsdrop sharply, it would bringemployment problem, Lisaid. Exports can directlycreate about 30 million jobsand add another 100 million

jobs in other related indus-tries, Li said, adding thatevery one percentage pointin economic growth can cre-ate 1.3 million or even 1.5million jobs.

Reuters

aiwan, Japan set to signve agreements

T AIPEI , 5 Nov Tai-wan and Japan will sign vemostly trade-related agree-ments in Taipei on Tuesdayafternoon, the islands For-eign Ministry said.

The ve agreementsand memoranda of under-standing are those on elec-tronic commerce, coop-eration on pharmaceuticalregulations, railway coop-eration, mutual recognitionof patent priority claimsand air and maritime search

and rescue.In recent years, the

two sides have inked aninvestment arrangement,an open skies deal, a mu-tual recognition agreementon telecommunicationsequipment, a sheries ar -rangement and MOUs onstrengthening industrial co-operation, accelerating thepatent application processand prevention of moneylaundering.

Kyodo News

S Korea told to redress Korean man from Japanover false spy charge

S EOUL , 5 Nov ASouth Korean court hasordered the governmentto pay a compensationof about 2.9 billion won(about $2.73 million) to anethnic Korean man fromJapan who had servedabout 15 years in prisonafter being falsely accusedof spying for North Korea,according to a source fa-miliar with the matter.

The man, who request-

ed anonymity, and his fam-ily had led a damages suitwith the Seoul Central Dis-trict Court against after hisacquittal was con rmed ina retrial in September lastyear.

The names of morethan a dozen other peoplehave been cleared in retri-als after they faced similarcharges of national securitylaw violations in the 1970sto 1980s and served time,

with the court nding thataccusations against themwere fabricated throughtorture.

While the state hasbeen ordered to redresssome of the victims, thelatest compensation or-dered by the Seoul court isbelieved to be the largest.

The man has declinedto comment on the ruling,saying he has yet to see thecourt document. Another

ethnic Korean man whohas been found innocentafter going through a simi-lar ordeal said, We lostour health due to tortureand our lives were alteredbecause of long prisonterms. Considering the se-riousness of the damage,the amount of compensa-tion seems proper, but wecannot retrieve what waslost.

Kyodo News

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Wedding ReceptionParents of both Families request the honour of your

presence at the Marriage Reception ofMay The War B.Sc(Physics)

daughter of(Mr. Kyaw Myint) & Mrs. Law Kyu to

Ba Han B.Sc(Maths)CP Badminton Coach New York USA

Son of(Mr. Sein) & Mrs. Hnin Shwe

on Sunday 3 rd November 2013,6:00 pm, at the Ground Floor Ballroom of

Western Park Royal Restaurant

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV MALTE RAMBOW VOY NO (1348)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV MALTERAMBOW VOY NO (1348) are hereby noti ed thatthe vessel will be arriving on 6.11.2013 and cargo willbe discharged into the premises of M.I.P where it will

lie at the consignees risk and expenses and subjectto the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

No claims against this vessel wi ll be admitted afterthe Claims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S MCC SHIPPING LINE

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV IMEX TRANS-08 VOY NO (-)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV IMEXTRANS-08 VOY NO (-) are hereby noti ed that thevessel will be arriving on 6.11.2013 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of S.P.W(5) where it willlie at the consignees risk and expenses and subjectto the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

No claims against this vessel wi ll be admitted afterthe Claims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S RK SHIPPING & TRADINGPTE LTD

Phone No: 256924/256914

THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMARMINISTRY OF ENERGY

MYANMA OIL AND GAS ENTERPRISEINVITATION FOR OPEN TENDER

(11/2013)Open tenders are invited for supply of the following respective items in United State Dollar/Myanmar Kyats.

Sr.No Tender No Description Qty Remark (1) IFB-083(2013-2014) Spare for CAT-D333C Lighting (11) Items US$ Set Engine (2) IFB-084(2013-2014) Spare for Main Air Compressor, Oxygen (10) Items US$ Generator and Oxygen Compressor

(3) IFB-085(2013-2014) Roller Chains and Sprockets (18) Items US$ (4) IFB-086(2013-2014) 2 7/8"x6.5 lb/ft J55 EUE Tubing (5000)Mtr US$

(5) IFB-087(2013-2014) Bearings and Seals for PZ- 7 Rig (6) Items US$ Pume Ex NAT 55/1 Drilling Rig (6) IFB-088(2013-2014) Hydraulic Cathead and Hydraulic Cylinder (5) Items US$ (7) IFB-089(2013-2014) Skid Mounted Single Pump Cementing (1) Unit US$ Unit (With Engine Driven (8) IFB-090(2013-2014) Welding Machine (400AMP) Mobile (3) Units US$ Type Diesel Engine Driven (9) IFB-091(2013-2014) Portable Welding Machine & Accessories (4) Units US$

(200 AMP DC) (10) IFB-092(2013-2014) BOP Control Accumulator Unit (1) Set US$ (11) IFB-093(2013-2014) 6x8 R Mixing Pump (3) Sets US$ (12) IFB-094(2013-2014) Stirred Fluid Loss Cell (Model-7120) (1) Set US$ (13) DMP/L-040 (2013-2014) Hydraulic Oil Light (Hol) (270)Drums Kyat (14) DMP/L-041 (2013-2014) Gear Oil (PGO-140 EP) (Gl-5) (300)Drums Kyat (15) DMP/L-042 (2013-2014) 5 KW Diesel Engine Driven Generating (2) Items Kyat Set (3) Sets & 5HP 3 Phase Inducttion Motor (1) No (16) DMP/L-043 (2013-2014) Telephone Cable (3) Items & Cordless (1) Lot Kyat Telephone -Tender Closing Date & Time - 2-12-2013, 16:30 Hrs. Tender Document shall be available during of ce hours commencing from 4 th November, 2013 atthe Finance Department, Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise, No(44) Complex, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise

Ph: +95 67-411097/411206TEPCO to conduct test for Fukushima

No 4 unit fuel removalT OKYO , 5 Nov To-

kyo Electric Power Cowill conduct a test for nu-clear fuel removal at theNo 4 reactor building at thestricken Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant, delayingthe start of the actual fuelremoval operation by up totwo weeks, sources close tothe matter said on Monday.

The operator of theplant, crippled in the March2011 quake and tsunamidisaster, planned to startremoving nuclear fuel froma cooling pool at the reac-

tor building as early as nextFriday.

The decision comesafter a government-af li -ated nuclear safety agencycalled for an initial test op-eration, including transport-ing a protective fuel caskfrom the storage pool toanother pool in a differentbuilding about 100 metersaway for more stable condi-tions for cooling spent fuel,the sources said. The ad-ministrative agency, the Ja-pan Nuclear Energy SafetyOrganization, has already

inspected equipment to beused in the fuel removalwork on behalf of the Nu-clear Regulation Authority.

It also urged TEPCOto have the planned workevaluated by a group ofJapanese and overseas ex-perts formed by the Interna-tional Research Institute forNuclear Decommissioning,a Tokyo-based organizationfounded by Japanese gov-ernment agencies, nuclearfacility manufacturers andelectric power companies.

Kyodo News

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Krrish 3 going strong, collects Rs 23 crore onsecond day

D ELHI , 5 Nov Itsa double celebration forHrithik Roshan and the Kr-rish 3 team as the Diwali re-lease is going strong at thebox of ce and has collectedRs 23 crore on the secondday of its release.

Krrish 3 is fabulous

Directed and pro- duced by Rakesh Roshan, Krrish 3is made on a

budget of about Rs

100-Rs150 crore.

on day two, despite pre-Di-wali festivities at its peak.Collects Rs 23 crore (Hin-diTamilTelugu) on Satur-day. Outstanding, tweetedtrade analyst Taran Adarsh.

Directed and producedby Rakesh Roshan, the su-perhero sci- drama, made

on a budget of about Rs100-Rs 150 crore, got agrand opening when it re-leased on Friday. The lmearned Rs 25 crore on therst day, informed Adarshthrough his tweet.

Another trade punditKomal Nahta is con dent

that Krrish 3 will move upon the success ladder.

Rock-steady! Thatsthe only way to describeKrrish 3, given that Sat-urday was last day of dullpre-Diwali. Historic!Nahta tweeted on Sunday.

PTI

Shah Rukh Khan: Isee the next SRK in

AbRam

M UMBAI , 5 NovKing Khan, who is ruling

the Bollywood industry,says he sees the next ShahRukh Khan in his sonAbRam.

When asked who inthe young set of actorshas the capability to be thenext Shah Rukh Khan, hesaid: I see the next SRKin AbRam, but it will taketime.

He said he has dedi-cated this year for smallthings and little happiness.

Each year, we runafter to achieve somethingbig, may it be big lms,awards. I know it is allimportant and its been 22years and I have decidedto focus on small things.In the race of catchingbig things, we miss smallthings, Shah Rukh said.

This year, I wantto spend time with mychildren. I look forwardto spending quality timewith my children. They aregrowing older and gettingbusy in their own lives, soI am trying to get into it.So, I have dedicated this

year for small little happi-ness, he added.

The actor who hasachieved everything in lifesays on the professionalfront he has not achievedeverything.

On