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President U Thein Sein receives Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture and party Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov — President U Thein Sein held talks on bilateral cooperation with a Japanese delegation led by Mr. Yuji Kuroiwa, Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan, at Presidential Palace, here, today.

They held discussions on cooperation in environmental conservation between Myanmar government and Kanagawa prefectural government, invitation extended to businessmen from Kanagawa prefecture for implementation of Dawei President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein shakes hands with Mr. Yuji Kuroiwa, Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan.—mna

special economic zone and public health matters.

Also present at the call were Union Ministers U Wunna Maung Lwin, U Hla Tun, U Win Myint and U Than Htay and officials.

During his Japan trip in April, 2012, President U Thein Sein visited a coal plant that cannot harm environment in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.

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Republic of the Union of Myanmar President Office Order No. 49/2013 2nd Waning of Tazaungmon 1375 ME (19th November, 2013)

Appointment of Rakhine State High Court Judge Under the Para (4) of Sub-section (b) of Section 308 of the Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Sub-section (d) of Section 82 of the Union Government Law, Section 50 of the Union Judiciary Law and Sub-section (d) of Section 18 of Region/State Government Law, Kyaukpyu District Judge Daw San San Yi has been appointed as Rakhine State High Court Judge.

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Thura U Thet Oo Maung presents his Credentials to Turkish President

Nay Pyi Taw, 20 Nov—Thura U Thet Oo Maung, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to the Republic of Turkey,

presented his Credentials to His Excellency Mr Abdullah Gul, President of the Republic of Turkey, on 13 November 2013, in Ankara.

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Mongolian President and party tour Nay Pyi Taw, BaganNyaungU

Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov—The visiting delegation led by President of Mongolia Mr Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj visited Uppatasanti Pagoda this morning and they fed the white elephants at Royal White Elephant Shed.

In the afternoon, they visited Myanmar Gems Museum. The delegation was seen off at Nay Pyi Taw International Airport

by Union Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin and officials before their departure for Bagan.

In Bagan-NyaungU, they were welcomed by Mandalay Region Chief Minister U Ye Myint and responsible persons.

The delegation visited Shwezigon Pagoda, Kyansitthar Tunnel and Bagan Archaeological Museum.

In the evening, they went to Sulamani Temple and enjoyed spectacular Bagan sunset.

The delegation enjoyed a dinner hosted by the region chief minister at Ayeya River View Resort.

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Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development, here, this morning.

It was attended by Union Minister for National

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Palestinians cast first-ever vote in UN General Assembly

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Gulf Arab carriers purchase 543 planes at Dubai airshow

President of Mongolia Mr Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj feeds the white elephants at Royal White Elephant shed.—mna

First Round of Economic Dialogue between Myanmar, Switzerland held Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov— The first Round of Economic Dialogue between Myanmar and Switzerland was held at the

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Planning and Economic Development Dr Kan Zaw and respective Union Ministers and Secretary of State (See page 9)

Low area still persists Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov—According to the observations at (05:30) hrs MST today, the low pressure area of yesterday over Southeast and adjoining

Central Bay now lies over Central Bay of Bengal, announced the Meteorology and Hydrology Department.

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Myanmar ready for 27th SEA Games Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov— As the 27th SEA Games is getting nearer, sportsmen have got proper training and comprehen-

sive preparations. On the other hand, sports ground and gymnasiums have been ready for the SEA Games.

The SEA Games will

be held in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon, Mandalay and Ngwehsaung Beach. Nay Pyi Taw has seen Wunna Theikdhi and Zeyathiri

Illegal cattle seized in Patheingyi, Mansi, Katha Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov—According to a tipoff, a combined team comprising police members of Myoma police station in Patheingyi in Mandalay Region and the ward administrator found Naing Win, (34), Taungmyint Ward in Pyigyidagun Township and two others along with unlicensed twelve oxen on a road to Pawtawmu Shwemyitta monastery near East Yoma in Patheingyi Township on 11 November. Patheingyi Police Station filed a lawsuit against three smugglers under major commodity

and service law.

Similarly, police members from Mansi Myoma Police Station in Kachin State together with witnesses arrested Bran Shaung, (40), of PyinOoLwin Ward in Mansi and seized illegal six oxen near Naungdwe Dam in Kaungyar Ward in Mansi on 12 November.

Mansi Myoma Police Station charged him under major commodity and service law.

Likewise, police members from Kyaukhtongyi police outpost in Sagaing Region together with the village administrator seized

Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov — Anti-drug police arrested a 37-year-old man together with heroin and stimulant tablets in Namhkam of Shan State on 14 November.

Police seized 12 grams of heroin worth K 0.24 million and 400 stimulant tablets worth K 0.8 million

while searching Lauk Si (a) Si Lwal Chan, 37, of ward14 in Namhkam near a cemetery at about 7.30 am.

Police said the narcotics were found in his waist bag.

Namhkam Myoma police station charged the suspect with the possession of narcotic drugs, it is learnt Ko Ko Yupa

Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov—A Fuso driven by Win Myint Aung, 42, heading for Pyinmana from Tatkon plunged into roadside of Yangon-Mandalay Highway due to out of con-

trol near NanAw village of Zeyathiri Township at 3 am today.

Driver Win Myint Aung died on the spot.

Among 40 passengers, 11 injured passengers are un-

Seizure of heroin, stimulant tablets in Namtkham

ownerless cattle at Field No (12) in Yinkhe forest reserve in Katha Township on 12 November. They reportedly handed over the seized cattle to the Kyaukhtongyi Village-tract supportive committee.—Min Min Latt (Mann Tekkatho)

Sports Complex where most of the Games would be held. Wunna Theikdhi Sports Complex is complete with one football ground, one gym with halls A, B and C, centres for Futsal, billiards, boxing and archery and one equestrian ground. Zeyathiri Sports Complex has one football ground, one gym with halls A, B and C, a Mount Pleasant cycling ground, and a petanque centre. Rowing contest will be held in Ngalike Dam. At present, Mandalar Thiri Football ground is nearing completion to hold Women’s football match.

Besides, Thuwunna Youth Training Centre and Theinbyu Tennis Court in Yangon have been upgraded.

Therefore, these sports infrastructures are showpieces for the 27th SEA Games.

Kyemon-Chit Ko Ko; Photo:Shine Htet Zaw

93rd Anniversary National Day 10th Waning of Tazaungmon, 1375 ME (27-11-2013)

Objectives of 93rd Anniversary National Day (1) Uplift of national prestige and integrity and dynamism of Union spirit (2) Promotion of national educational standard (3) Perpetuation of independence and sovereignty (4) Building of a new modern, developed nation

Purse left at Bagan-NyaungU Airport returned to owner Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov—A member of aviation police corps (BaganNyaungU) found a blue purse left on the ticket collection desk for Bagan Ancient Cultural Heritage Region at the Bagan-NyaungU Airport in Mandalay Region at 8:40 am on 14 November.

The contents of the purse were counted before staff of the Department for Civil Aviation. The contents include 12 US $ 100 notes, 10 US $50 notes, 12 $20 notes, one US $ 10 notes, three $ 5 notes, 10 US $ 1 notes, and 116 K 5000 notes, 202 K 1000 notes and two K 500 notes amounting to K 2,692,825.

While seeking owner of

Plunge of bus leaves one dead, 11 injured der medical treatment at Nay Pyi Taw General Hospital (1000-bed).

Township Administrator U Myat Thein Tun and Commander of Township Police Force Police Major Than Win supervised carrying of the damaged vehicle with the use of crane. Tatkon Myoma Police Station filed a lawsuit over the traffic accident.

Ko Ko Nay (Pyinmana)

the purse, the police found the purse owner U Maung Maung Nyein Chan, 35, who is a tourist guide residing in Myenigon of Sangyoung Township in Yangon

Region.

On 15 November, aviation police corps (BaganNyaungU) returned the purse to him who claimed that a group of globetrotters

and he arrived at BaganNyaungU Airport at 8:30 am on that day and he forgot his purse on the desk while he paid for entrance fees for his guests.—NLM

Fugitive arrested with stimulant tablets Nay Pyi Taw,19 Nov—According to a tip off, members of Thazi Myoma Police Station, together with witnesses searched a white ban driven by Soe Zan (a) Zan Gyi, which was stationary at mile post 15/23 of Meiktila-Taunggyi

Highway.

They found Soe Zan (a) Zan Gyi, 34, of Kyimyindine Township of Yangon Region and 884 stimulant tablets worth K 4420,000 and a handset and K 29,600.

Soe Zan (a) Zan Gyi is charged under the Section

15/19(a) 20 (a) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law by Thazi Myoma Police Station.

Further investigation disclosed that Soe Zan (a) Zan Gyi is a wanted fugitive from PyinOoLwin Myoma Police Station.—NLM-003

Collision between motorbike and railway engine leaving one dead Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov—Acting on a tip-off, a Monywa railway police force went to an incident where a motorbike was in collision with a railway engine on 14 November evening. The incident took

place at mile post no. 461/45, between Monywa and Ahlon railway stations of Monywa Township in Sagaing Region. The motorbike driven by Myint Aung, 25, in Myawady Quarter of Monywa was in collision

with Bodhitahtaung-Ahlon railway engine while crossing the railroad. The motorbike driver died on the spot with multiple injuries.

Monywa Police Station filed a lawsuit against him.—NLM

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Putin tells Iran’s leader of ‘real chance’ for nuclear deal

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (2nd L) shakes hands with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani (L) during a meeting at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, on 13 Sept, 2013. — Reuters

Moscow, 19 Nov — Russian President Vladimir Putin told Iran’s Hassan Rouhani on Monday there was a “real chance” for a nuclear deal, two days before Teheran resumes talks with world powers, hoping to end a decade-long standoff over its atomic programme.

Russia is one of six world powers negotiating a proposal that would ease sanctions on Teheran if it suspends some parts

of a programme that many countries, particularly in the West, fear is aimed at developing nuclear weapons capability.

“Vladimir Putin underlined that at the moment a real chance has appeared to find a solution to this long-running problem,” the Kremlin said after Putin telephoned Rouhani, elected president in June vowing to mend Iran’s international relations.

Israel opposes any deal

since their UN status was upgraded a year ago this month to “non-member state” from “entity,” like the Vatican. The vote has been perceived as a de facto recognition of Palestinian statehood.

“This is a very, very special moment in the history of the struggle of the Palestinian people at the United Nations,” Mansour told a small group of reporters.

“It’s a symbolic (step),” he said. “But it is an important one because it reflects that the international community, particularly the General Assembly, is

Ambassador Riyad Mansour (R), the chief Palestinian UN observer, fills out a ballot for the election of a judge for the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia at the United Nation’s headquarters in New York in this on 18 Nov, 2013 handout photo by the United Nations. — Reuters hungry and waiting for the state of Palestine to become a full member of the United Nations.”

The upgrade of the Palestinians’ status last year came after an attempt

Thousands of Afghan elders to decide if US troops stay or go Kabul, 19 Nov — Thousands of Afghan tribal and political leaders will gather in the Afghan capital this week to decide whether to allow US troops to stay after the 2014 drawdown of foreign forces.

The fate of a USAfghan security deal that will determine whether US forces stay or not is in the hands of 2,500 tribal chieftains and notables who will meet in a giant tent on Thursday for five days of deliberations.

Without an accord on the Bilateral Security

Agreement, the United States says it could pull out all of its troops at the end of 2014, leaving Afghanistan’s fledgling security forces on their own to fight the Taleban-led insurgency. Security was tight in Kabul ahead of the Loya Jirga, a traditional Afghan grand assembly convened to debate matters of national importance, following a suicide bomb attack outside the tent over the weekend.”The Loya Jirga is crucial for the future of our country,” said Farhad Sediqqi, a member of Afghan elders gather during a meeting in Maidan, Wardak Province, on 11 March, 2013.

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States and Europe.

Two of the steps Western powers want Iran to take in the initial phase of any deal are to stop producing uranium enriched to a fissile concentration of 20 percent — a relatively short step from weapons-grade material — and to produce less 3.5 percent enriched uranium.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggested Iran was prepared to do both.—Reuters

Japan ready to send three more defence personnel as inspectors in Syria

Palestinians cast first-ever vote in UN General Assembly New York, 19 Nov — A routine UN General Assembly vote held special significance for the Palestinian delegation on Monday as it cast a ballot for the first time, an act the Palestinian envoy said brought his nation a step closer to full UN membership.

The chief Palestinian UN observer, Ambassador Riyad Mansour, participated in the 193-nation assembly’s election of a judge for the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Koffi Kumelio Afande of Togo was elected to the court. It was the first time the Palestinians cast a vote

to lift sanctions and France, one of the world powers at the talks, has said it would not back any such deal unless it were certain Iran has renounced any nuclear weapons programme.

Iran denies it is seeking weapons.

But its refusal so far to curb its programme and lack of full openness with UN inspectors have drawn several rounds of UN sanctions and much harsher measures from the United

parliament who will attend the assembly.”Afghanistan needs to have a partnership and a pact with the United States.”

The meeting comes at a critical juncture for Afghanistan ahead of a presidential election next year and growing anxiety about security as foreign troops prepare to leave.

With the agreement, a US force of between 10,000 and 15,000 will remain in Afghanistan.

Karzai floated the idea of a grand council in order to muster popular support for a security deal opposed by many Afghan politicians and ordinary people.

In the city of Jalalabad, hundreds of students rallied against the pact on Tuesday chanting “Death to America, death to Karzai, long live the Islamic Emirates of the Taleban!”

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to secure full UN membership failed because of US resistance in the Security Council, where Washington made clear it would use its veto power to block the Palestinian bid.—Reuters

Tokyo, 19 Nov — The Japanese government said on Tuesday it is prepared to supply three additional defence force members to an international chemical weapons watchdog as inspectors, following calls for cooperation in the mission to eliminate a stockpile of chemical weapons from Syria.

In conjunction with the personnel dispatch, the government plans to help finance the dismantlement efforts, according to government officials.

Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said he was “aware of expectations for

cooperation from Japan” in assisting the international mission.

“Given that international efforts are currently under way to dismantle chemical weapons in Syria, our country will do whatever it can to assist,” Kishida told reporters.

Noting that the three Ground Self-Defence Force members have previously been assigned to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons as inspectors, he said he hopes they will again be employed by the organization.

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Two blasts target Iranian embassy in Beirut, kill 18

Beirut, 19 Nov — Two explosions targeting the Iranian embassy hit the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday killing 18 people and damaging buildings around the embassy compound, medical sources and witnesses said. It was not immediately clear whether the ambassador or any diplomatic staff were among the victims of the explosions, which took place within minutes of each other. Embassy officials would not comment to Reuters when reached by phone.

Lebanese television stations said at 100 people were wounded, but they quoted Iranian diplomatic sources saying none of their staff inside the embassy was hurt.

“At one entrance of the Iranian embassy I counted six bodies outside. I saw body parts around and thrown two streets away,” Reuters television cameraman Is-

Soldiers, policemen and medical personnel gather at the site of explosions near the Iranian embassy in Beirut on 19 Nov, 2013.—Reuters sam Abdullah said from the scene. “There is huge damage, it looks like it is a car bomb. One car is twisted there. There were two Mercedes cars badly damaged,” he added. The explosions were the latest in a string of bomb attacks in Lebanon, which has fallen prey to Shi’ite-Sunni sectarian

violence linked to the twoand-half-year conflict in Syria. Sunni rebel groups linked to al-Qaeda have repeatedly condemned the military involvement of Iran and its Lebanese Shi’ite paramilitary ally Hezbollah in the Syrian war, which turned the tide in favor of President Bashar al-Assad.—Reuters

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Mars orbiter aims to crack mystery of planet’s lost water Cape Canaveral, (Florida ), 19 Nov — Scientists have no doubts that oceans and rivers once pooled on the surface of Mars, but what happened to all that water is a longstanding mystery. The prime suspect is the sun, which has been peeling away the planet’s atmosphere, molecule by molecule, for billions of years.

Exactly how that happens is the goal of NASA’s new Mars Atmosphere and

Volatile Evolution Mission, or MAVEN, which is scheduled for launch at 1:28 pm EST/1828 GMT on Monday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Upon arrival in September 2014, MAVEN will put itself into orbit around Mars and begin scrutinizing the thin layer of gases that remains in its skies.

“MAVEN is going to focus on trying to understand what the his-

tory of the atmosphere has been, how the climate has changed through time and how that has influenced the evolution of the surface and the potential habitability — at least by microbes — of Mars,’ said lead scientist Bruce Jakosky, with the University of Colorado at Boulder. Specifically, MAVEN will look at how much and what type of radiation is coming from the sun and other cosmic sources and how that impacts gases in

Sony sells 1 million PlayStation 4 units in first 24 hours

New York / San Fran19 Nov — Sony Corp said on Sunday it had sold 1 million units of its new PlayStation 4 gaming console in the first 24 hours that it was available in the United States and Canada.

The console, which Sony is counting on to kick-start a revival of its consumer electronics business, went on sale on 15 November.

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head of Sony Computer Entertainment, the unit of Sony that oversees PlayStation, said in a statement that “sales remain very strong in North America.” “We expect continued enthusiasm as we launch the PlayStation 4 in Europe and Latin America on 29 November,” House said.

Sony Corp had previously announced it had received more than 1 million

advance orders for the console. Still, the initial sales figures are Sony’s first salvo in a battle brewing with Microsoft Corp’s Xbox One console, which goes on sale Nov 22. Sony is also hoping its console can help build a platform for recovery at the Japanese company’s money-losing consumer electronics operations.

Sony is aiming to sell 5 million PS4 units by the end of its fiscal year that ends on 31 March. Robert W Baird & Co analyst Colin Sebastian has said he expects 2.5 million to 3 million PS4 shipments in the fourth quarter in North America.

Both the PS4, priced at $399 in the United States, and the Xbox One, with a price tag of $499, offer improved graphics for realistic effects, processors that allow faster game play and a slew of exclusive video games.—Reuters

A portion of Mount Sharp, on Mars is pictured in this panorama made from a mosaic of images taken by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on 20 Sept, 2012 and released as a NASA handout image on 15 March, 2013.

Reuters Mars’ upper atmosphere.

Scientists have glimpsed the process from data collected by Europe’s Mars Express orbiter and NASA’s Curiosity rover, but never had the opportunity to profile the atmosphere

the-art jet, has two large lithium-ion batteries that provide backup power to aircraft systems. The meltdown of two of those batteries, one on an ANA flight in Japan and one on a Japan Airlines (9201.T) jet in Boston, prompted aviation authorities to ground the 787 fleet for more than three months.

While minor faults are not uncommon with aircraft, aviation industry watchers nonetheless remain sensitive to any new glitches with the 787, particularly any related to the batteries.

After the earlier battery incidents, Boeing redesigned the power pack

and charger system, adding insulation and a steel box to contain any further meltdowns and a specialized vent to eject any smoke out-

about Martian history and how it came to be such a challenging environment,” said Mars scientist Pan Conrad, with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

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Apple buys Israel’s PrimeSense for $345 million Jerusalem, 19 Nov — Apple has bought PrimeSense, an Israeli maker of chips that enable threedimensional (3D) machine vision, for $345 million, the Calcalist financial newspaper reported on Sunday without citing sources.

PrimeSense has raised $85 million from Israeli and US venture capital funds such as Canaan Partners Global, Gemini Israel and Genesis Partners, Calcalist said.

“We are focused on building a prosperous company while bringing 3D sensing and natural interaction to the mass market in a variety of markets such as interactive living room and mobile devices,” a spokeswoman for PrimeSense said.

“We do not comment on what any of our partners, customers or potential customers are doing and we do not relate to rumors or

ANA replaces 787 battery charger after fault warning Tokyo, 19 Nov — Japan’s ANA Holdings Inc (9202.T), which operates the world’s biggest fleet of Boeing Co (BA.N) 787 Dreamliners, said it had to replace a main battery charger on one of the composite jets after maintenance crews detected a possible fault.

The problem was discovered during regular maintenance of the aircraft on Saturday, with a replacement charger installed the next day, a company spokesman said.

ANA, which operates 23 Dreamliners, sent the faulty charger to maker Thales SA (TCFP.PA) in France.

Boeing’s state-of-

and space environment around Mars simultaneously.” We’ll get a window on what is happening now so we can try and look backward at the evidence locked in the rocks and put the whole story together

side the aircraft. Investigators in the United States and Japan have yet to discover the root cause of the overheating. — Reuters

An All Nippon Airways’ (ANA) Boeing Co’s 787 Dreamliner plane, which flew from Sapporo in Northern Japan, lands at Haneda airport in Tokyo on 26 May, 2013. — Reuters

recycled rumours.”

PrimeSense’s sensing technology, which gives digital devices the ability to observe a scene in three dimensions, was used to help power Microsoft’s Xbox

Kinect. The acquisition of PrimeSense would be Apple’s second purchase of an Israeli company. It bought flash storage chip maker Anobit in January 2012.

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The five colours of the new iPhone 5C are seen after Apple Inc’s media event in Cupertino, California on 10 Sept, 2013. — Reuters

IAC shines spotlight on video streaming service Vimeo New York, 19 Nov — As one of the media properties tucked away within IAC/Interactive Corp’s vast group of online holdings, executives are putting the spotlight on Vimeo, breaking out the number of users and revenue for the first time. IAC revealed that Vimeo has an audience of more than 100 million unique users, 400,000 paying subscribers and about $40 million in revenue over the past 12 months ending October.

“We have a number of assets that could live on their own,” said IAC Chief Executive Greg Blatt.

“Vimeo, we believe, is an asset that will reach that status.” As a video web site, Vimeo competes with Google’s YouTube and oth-

er streaming video services though it is known for attracting a niche audience of creative professionals.

Founded in 2004 by a group of filmmakers under media mogul Barry Diller’s IAC, Vimeo has been grouped with company’s other media properties such as Ben Silverman’s Electus production studio.

Anyone can post content to Vimeo’s platform or watch it for free, but the company charges $60 or $200 a year for more comprehensive editing tools depending on the package.

“We have begun to turn our attention to how do we build a business around the viewers,” said Kerry Trainor, Vimeo’s chief executive officer.

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Nokia shareholders expected to approve Microsoft deal Helsinki, 19 Nov — Nokia shareholders are expected to approve the sale of its mobile phone business to Microsoft on Tuesday, with the deal’s financial benefits likely to outweigh resistance from a minority of investors upset over the sale of a Finnish national icon. Nokia agreed in September to sell its devices and services business and license its patents to Microsoft for 5.44 billion euros ($7.36 billion) after failing to recover from a late start in smartphones.

The sale, which is expected to close in the first quarter of next year after regulatory approvals, is set to boost Nokia’s net

cash position to nearly 8 billion euros from around 2 billion in the third quarter and allow it to return cash to shareholders, possibly through a special dividend.

Without the loss-making handset business, the remaining company will earn over 90 percent of sales from telecom equipment unit Nokia Services and Networks (NSN) and will also include a navigation software business and a trove of patents.Since the Microsoft deal was announced, Nokia shares have doubled, closing at 6.00 euros on Monday.

Last year, they fell as far as 1.33 euros, a level not seen since 1994, on worries the mobile phone business

Gulf Arab carriers purchase 543 planes at Dubai airshow

A woman stands in front of an armed reconnaissance vehicle during the Dubai Airshow in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 17 Nov, 2013.

Xinhua Dubai, 19 Nov — Gulf Arab carriers would purchase 543 planes for 219 billion US dollars on the first day of the 13th Dubai Airshow. The biggest order was placed by Dubai’s state-owned carrier Emirates Airline. This company plans to buy 150 Boeing 777X planes jetliners as well as 50 Airbus A380 Superjumbo aircraft for a total of 99 billion dollars. The Boeing order for 76 billion dollars was the largest single order ever placed in global aviation history.

Emirates’ rival Etihad Airways from Abu Dhabi said it will buy 86 Boeing planes, among them 30 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft, along with 87 Airbus aircraft.

The latter order in-

cluded 50 A350 wide- body planes for long-haul flights.

Qatar Airways, the stateowned carrier in the gasrich emirate, said it would order 54 Boeing 777-9X for 18.9 billion dollars. The Doha-based carrier said the 777 has been the backbone of the carrier’s fleet. Also, Qatar Airways opted to buy five Airbus A330-200F freighter planes.

FlyDubai, the lowcost-carrier which is part of Emirates Group, announced to buy 111 Boeing 737 planes and 738s for 8.8 billion dollars. With the first day of the biennial airshow alone, the Dubai Airshow 2013 topped the entire last airshow in 2011 which closed with an order book of 63.3 billion dollars.

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would burn through cash before it could ever catch up with rivals such as Samsung Electronics and Apple Inc. Billionaire and activist investor Daniel Loeb said in October that he had taken a position in Nokia and that he expects a “meaningful portion of the excess” cash from the Microsoft deal to be returned to investors.

While approval from shareholders is considered a done deal, Tuesday’s meeting, which starts at 2:00 p.m. (1200 GMT) in Helsinki’s Ice Hall arena, will also be a chance for some shareholders to vent their dissatisfaction.

The sale of the mobile phones business, Finland’s biggest brand and at one

Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer shakes hands with Nokia’s Chairman of the Board Risto Siilasmaa (R) during a Nokia news conference in Espoo on 3 Sept, 2013. — Reuters point worth 4 percent of ion into a high-tech power- 2011 decision to adopt Minational GDP, came as a house. At Nokia’s last regu- crosoft’s Windows Phone shock to many Finns. The lar shareholders’ meeting, software over Nokia’s company’s success helped many shareholders took to own Symbian or Google’s to transform Finland from the microphone to ques- widely popular Android a backwater economy in the tion CEO Stephen Elop’s operating system. shadow of the Soviet Un- strategy, particularly his Reuters

Be cautious with antibiotics for kids: committee New York, 19 Nov — Pediatricians should carefully evaluate kids with ear infections, runny noses and sore throats before giving them antibiotics, doctors said on Monday. Antibiotics will only help shorten kids’ sickness if their symptoms are caused by bacteria and not by a virus, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Infectious Diseases noted. Still, studies show many children and adults are given the drugs for coughs and colds caused by viruses. That increases the risk of antibiotic resistance,

without doing patients any good.

“People tend to not recognize how big of a problem this is,” Dr Theoklis Zaoutis said. He is a member of the AAP committee and an infectious diseases specialist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania.

According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 2 million Americans get infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria each year and 23,000 die as a result. Any antibiotic use — appropriate or not — contributes to

Israeli study finds better cure for brain damage

Jerusalem, 19 Nov — Israeli researchers have found that high levels of oxygen in a pressurized atmosphere can significantly improve chronic brain damage.

The study, carried out

by Tel Aviv University and the Assaf Harofeh Medical Center in Tzrifin, showed that patients who sustained brain injuries from 20 years ago improved their cognitive and physical responses after the treatment.

Doctors worldwide treat brain injuries with physical rehabilitation, but its effects have been limited partly because the window of opportunity to repair the brain damage after the injury is short. According to the Israeli researchers who worked on the study, the advantage of using hyperbaric oxygen, high levels

of oxygen in a pressurized cabin, is that the oxygen reaches deeper into the brain tissues, reviving dormant nerve cells and reactivating blood vessels.

Researchers were also positive that the study, published recently in Public Library of Science’s journal PLOS One, will help treat other diseases linked to brain injury and aging, such as dementia and Alzheimer’s.

“Maybe in the future we’ll be able to give antiaging treatment that will strengthen the functioning of the brain and preserve it for the rest of one’s life,” Eshel Ben Jacob, a professor from the Tel Aviv University’s School of Physics and Astronomy and the Sagol School for Brain Science, told the Jerusalem Post daily.—Xinhua

the risk of resistance.

Antibiotics can also come with side effects like diarrhea and rashes, which account for more than 150,000 doctor visits among kids each year. And they occasionally cause severe allergic reactions.

Symptoms of bacterial and viral respiratory infections can overlap, the committee said.

So pediatricians should use strict criteria to decide when antibiotics are warranted. For ear infections, toddlers who have severe pain and infections in both ears are most likely to bene-

fit from the drugs, the AAP said. But in most cases, symptoms will go away on their own — so a wait-andsee approach is an option for older kids who are not in a lot of pain.

Antibiotics for runny noses and coughs should be used when symptoms are severe, have been around for a long time or are getting worse. When kids have a sore throat, pediatricians should test only those who have certain symptoms — such as swollen lymph nodes or tonsils and a fever — for strep throat.

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Ireland plans full return to int’l debt markets early next year Dublin, 19 Nov — Ireland said on Sunday it plans a full return to international debt markets in early January. State broadcaster RTE said the sale of Irish bonds to international investors next year would be the first sign of “business as usual” following Ireland’s clean exit from the bailout programme.

RTE quoted John Corrigan, chief executive of the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), as saying that Ireland had enough cash to fund itself until the middle of the first quarter of 2015.

Corrigan said interaction with the markets next year would focus on prefunding for the rest of 2015.

He said the NTMA is planning a series of auctions for next year and would announce details aimed at capital markets early in January.

While Ireland raised 7.5 billion euro through engagement with the bond markets this year, this interaction with the markets still only amounted to “opportunistic” engagement, Corrigan said.

Corrigan had previously expressed his preference for Ireland to have access to a precautionary credit line when it leaves the bailout, describing it then as “a good club to have in a bag.”

But he said that he now believes that investors were less concerned about Ireland having this in place and were “relaxed” about it. Ireland has decided that it will exit the EU-IMF assistance programme on 15 December, without the need to prearrange a new precautionary credit line from our EU and IMF partners.

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US to keep Patriot Mandela remains stable but critical: South missiles in Turkey for Africa government Photographers take pictures in front of a poster of antiapartheid leader and former president Nelson Mandela during a news conference with the cast of the biographical film ‘’Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’’ at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory in Johannesburg, on 2 Nov, 2013.—Reuters

Pretoria, 19 Nov— Nelson Mandela remains in a stable but critical condition more than two months after hospital doctors treating him for a lung infection let him return home to convalesce, the South African government said on Monday. The former South African president was still “quite ill” and unable speak because of tubes in his mouth to clear fluid from his lungs, ex-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, told the Sunday Independent newspaper.

“The bedroom there is like an ICU ward,” the newspaper quoted her as saying. The anti-apartheid leader spent 87 days in a Pretoria hospital before returning to his Johannesburg family home in September.

He was receiving round-the-clock treatment from 22 doctors and used

facial gestures to communicate, Madikizela-Mandela told the newspaper. Medics were hopeful he would recover his voice, she added.

The 95-year-old made his last public appearance waving to fans from the back of a golf cart before the Soccer World Cup final in Johannesburg in 2010.

In April state broadcaster aired a clip of the

Tokyo, 19 Nov — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Tuesday in Tokyo, where they are expected to agree on boosting cooperation toward concluding free trade talks at an early date.

The annual summit between Japan and the European Union was initially slated for March but postponed due to the

financial crisis in Cyprus.

Japan and the 28-country bloc launched free trade negotiations in March and have held talks three times since April. Japan is eager to conclude a deal as soon as possible as the European Union already has a free trade accord with South Korea.

Japan will also need to accelerate the talks as the regional bloc has said it could terminate the negotiations if there is no progress in the area of nontariff bar-

riers within the first year of talks. At the summit, the two sides will also agree to enhance their cooperation in the area of natural resources, with an eye to securing stable supplies of liquefied natural gas, according to a Japanese Foreign Ministry official.

Among other topics on the agenda will be security issues, including the nuclear standoff with Iran, and global environmental issues, the official added.

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Paris, 19 Nov — Police were hunting a lone gunman on the loose in Paris on Monday after he opened fire with a shotgun at the offices of a left-wing newspaper and a major bank before hijacking a car to take him to the Champs-Elysees avenue.

The assailant burst into the office of the Liberation daily in central Paris, shooting and seriously wounding a photographer’s assistant before fleeing, police and staff at the newspaper said.

About 90 minutes later, he fired at least three shots into the lobby of the suburban headquarters of Societe Generale in the La Defence business district 10 km (6 miles) west of the centre, the prosecutor said. A window

was shattered but none of the dozen or so workers standing nearby was hit. President Francois Hollande, speaking from Jerusalem, said he had asked his interior minister to use all possible means to find the gunman, “who tried to kill and could still do so”.

“Freedom of the press is being targeted,” Hollande told French media from Israel. A police helicopter hovered over the ChampsElysees area where the gunman had vanished into the crowd, having hijacked a car and forced the driver to drop him there.

A Paris prosecutor released two photographs said to show the suspect from surveillance footage and urged the public to call in any tips

to a hotline.

One man wearing different outfits is suspected to have fired shots at the bank and the newspaper, hijacked a car and threatened people with a gun on Friday at a 24hour news channel, BFMTV, said Paris prosecutor Francois Molins.—Reuters

thin and frail statesman being visited by President Jacob Zuma and top officials from the African National Congress.

Mandela was elected South Africa’s first black president in multi-racial elections in 1994 that ended white minority rule.

His imprisonment included 18 years on the notorious Robben Island penal

Japan, EU to agree on early conclusion of free trade talks

Police hunt gunman in Paris after newspaper, bank shootings

colony, when he and other prisoners were forced to work in a limestone quarry and he first suffered the lung infections that were to dog him for years. “The health of the former President remains much the same ...

Which is stable but critical” the government said in a statement. He continued to respond to treatment, it added.—Reuters

Cuba to hold national military drill Havana, 19 Nov — Cuba is preparing to hold a national military exercise from Tuesday to Friday, state media reported on Monday.

The so-called Bastion military exercise was first conducted in 1980 by then Cuban leader Fidel Castro to test the nation’s defence preparedness.

The exercise “is not to threaten anybody or to boast military might,” official daily Granma said.

Participants in the drill include Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forces, the Interior Ministry and Communist Party organizations, among others, the paper said.

The exercise was suspended in 1989 and resumed in 2004.

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Still image from video taken from surveillance footage shows a suspect gunman (L), on 18 Nov, 2013.—Reuters

up to another year

New York, 19 Nov— Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel told the Turkish foreign minister on Monday the United States would keep its two Patriot missile batteries in Turkey for up to another year, the Pentagon said.

The expected decision follows backing last week

by NATO allies for the extension, which helps bolster Turkish air defenses as Syria’s civil war rages.

“The United States has decided to continue its contribution of two Patriot batteries under NATO command and control for up to one additional year,

in response to Turkey’s request,” the Defence Department said in statement after Hagel met with Ahmet Davutoglu at the Pentagon.

Turkey has been one of Syrian President Bashar alAssad’s fiercest critics and shells fired from Syrian territory frequently land inside Turkey, drawing a response in kind from the Turkish military.

Like the United States, Germany and the Netherlands also deployed Patriot defence missiles to Turkey at the start of this year. In those two countries, parliamentary approval is needed for an extension.—Reuters

Patriot missile installation is pictured at a positions near the city of Kahramanmaras, on 23 Feb, 2013.

Reuters

Australia supports White Ribbon campaign to reduce violence against women Canberra, 19 Nov — The Australian government will provide 1 million AU dollars (about 0.94 million US dollars) to the White Ribbon campaign to help reduce violence against women, particularly in culturally and linguistically diverse communities, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced on Tuesday.

White Ribbon is the world’s largest male-led movement to end men’s violence against women.

White Ribbon Day celebrates the culmination of the annual campaign and global recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. As such, men and women are encouraged to wear a symbolic white ribbon on 25 November.

According to a statement, the Abbott government is committed to doing all it can to stop any

form of violence against women. The figures of the statement showed that one in three Australian women over the age of 15 has reported experiencing physical or sexual violence at some point in their lives.

Abbott confirmed that the 1 million AU dollars funding announced on Tuesday will expand the activities of the White Ribbon campaign with a particular focus on new and emerging culturally and linguistically diverse communities across Australia.

And he also said this commitment builds on government’s plans to ensure the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and Children 2010-2022 is implemented.

“I am proud to be one of nearly 2,200 White Ribbon Ambassadors across Australia working to create a cultural shift that leads to the end of violence against women,” he said.—Xinhua

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LOCAL NEWS Union Energy Minister inspects gas pipeline maintenance and control stations Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov— Union Minister for Energy U Zeyar Aung visited South East Asia oil and gas pipeline maintenance station in Kyaukse on 16 November.

The Union minister instructed officials to coordinate with relevant ministries and local government for the cases relating to the people along the pipeline although the company could technically carry out maintenance and security for the pipeline.

The chairman of SEAP presented facts about the pipeline, security measures, environment and conservation undertakings for the people along the

pipeline. The Union minister proceeded to gas pipeline control station in Mandalay and inspected control measures along the pipeline at main control station.

He then went to the site chosen for construction of training center in the area of Yadanarbon Myothit Project in PyinOoLwin Township and called for soonest launch of the training school.

On 17 November, the Union minister arrived at the gas compressing station in Nawnghkio where he heard report on work progress of the control station presented by the officials.

MNA

Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov— CB Bank held its donation ceremony of sports gear to officials for successfully holding the XXVII SEA Games at Royal Nay Pyi Taw Hotel, here, yesterday morning.

After making clarification on purpose of donations in which arrangements of Trolley for Social Zone, sports ground and Yangon, Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw airports, ATM and Money Exchange for convenience of athletes who will come from other countries are also included, CB Bank Chairman U Khin Maung Aye presented K 600 million to Union Minister for Sports U Tint San. The Union Minister made a speech at the ceremony. He presented a certificate of honour to the Chairman of CB Bank.—MNA

CB Bank donates cash for XXVII SEA Games

Union Minister U Tint Hsan accepts K 600 million from CB Bank Chairman U Khin Maung Aye.—mna

Anti-Narcotic Drives

Action taken against 603 persons in drug-related cases in October 2013 Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov— Defence Services, Myanmar Police Force and Customs Department seized 96.333 kilos of opium in 47 cases, 142.3608 kilos of heroin in 169 cases, 4.144 kilos of opium oil in eight cases, 0.946 kilo of low-grade opium in 17 cases, 1.9782 kilos of marijuana in five

cases, 966,393 stimulant tablets in 152 cases, 0.0101 kilo of stimulant powder in one case, 1.0606 kilo of opium speciosa in three cases, 119.8145 kilos of pseudo-ephedrine tablets in four cases, 10 capsules of tramadol, 0.06 litre of opium liquid in one case, 40.0045 kilos of Ice

in five cases, 8775 kilos of Caffeine in three cases, 52540 tablets of Alprazolam, other two cases and 14 cases of failure to register in October 2013.

Action was taken against 603 persons—499 men and 104 women—in 431 cases under the law.

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Hot air balloon engulfs house Union Minister U Zeyar Aung inspects tasks of gas pipeline control station. mna

Meiktila, 19 Nov—A hot air balloon fell on a house of Daw Mya Than, 68, of KanU Village in

National Sports

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R Piyarelal League cricket tournament continues

Stimulant tablets seized in Maubin

Y angon , 19 Nov—R Piyarelal League cricket tournament and Ariston (knockout) tournament are held yearly for development of cricket sport in Myanmar.

The R Piyarelal League cricket tournament continued at Punhlaing Cricket Ground in Hlinethaya Township on 17 November.

Among the spectators were Vice-President of Myanmar Cricket Federation U Maung Maung and executives, guests and sports fans.

Yangon United Cricket (YUCC) beat Ayeyawady Cricket (AYWCC). Mathew Rocbuck of Ayeyawady Cricket AYWCC secured the man of the match award in the first match.

In the second match, EOPCC cricket victoried

over Myanmar Indian MICC cricket. Khalid of EOPCC won the man of the match award.

The Vice-President of Myanmar Cricket Federation presented man of the match awards to the respective players.

The cricket matches will be held in two places on 24 November morning.

Academy ACC cricket and EOPCC cricket will meet at Shwe Pin Lone Cricket Oval in Dagon Myothit (North) Township of Yangon.

Another one match between Motion Picture Organization Cricket team and Ayeyawady Cricket AYWCC will be held at Punhlaing Cricket Ground in Hlinethaya Township of Yangon Region.

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N a y P y i T a w , 19 Nov—A combined team comprising policemen from Maubin Township Police Station, the Township Administrator and members together with witnesses raided the house of U Win Thein on the 8 th street between Min Street and Aungzeya Street in Ward 5 of Maubin at 9 pm on 14 November.

They saw Myo Myo, 30

and two others from Ward 5 and Zaw Min Htwe (a) Ange Lay, 31, son of U Win Thein, who came out from the latrine beside the house.

The combined team searched there and seized 170 stimulant tablets worth K 1.02 million.

Maubin Police Station opened a file of lawsuit against them under the law.—Min Min Latt (Mann Tekkatho)

Thai NGO arrives at Kengtung Anti-Human Trafficking Office Kengtung, 19 Nov—A 33-member Focus NGO from Thailand led by Ms Phensiri Pansiri arrived at Anti-Human Trafficking Office in Kengtung of Shan State (East) on 13 November.

Police Major Soe Tint of the office explained tasks of the squad and participation in tasks of the region and reviewed the central committee’s report.

MMAL-Maung Maung Naing (IPRD)

Nyaungzauk Villate-tract, six miles northeast to Meiktila on 16 November afternoon.

The house was reduced to ashes. The local people put out the fire and it did not engulf other houses.

The hut worth K 50,000

was destoyed in the fire.

Commander of Meiktila Township Police Force Police Major Maung Shwe and members inspected and providd K 20,000 to fire victim Daw Mya Than.

U Tin Hlaing (Meiktila)

Heroin worth over K 34 million seized in Mongyai Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov— Members of No 101 AntiDrug Squad (Nay Pyi Taw) and No 23 Anti-Drug Squad (Tangyan) together with witnesses checked a van of Pan Taing bus line heading for Tangyan from Lashio at Hopa junction of Mongyai Township on 15 November morning.

They seized 1.726 kilos of heroin worth K 345.2 million from 99 soap boxes from Shauk Hwa, 48 of Ward 7 in Lashio.

Mongyai Myoma Police Station opened a file of lawsuit against Shauk Hua under the law.

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Untimely rain

Rain should be in the raining season. Rain in the raining season is very advantageous to human beings, especially farmers as rice needs a lot of water for it to grow well. Trees, crops and seasonal and flowery plants also need rainwater to be able to thrive well and so do living beings to survive.

Untimely rain begets only adverse effects.

It could not bring benefits like rain in the raining season as it used to batter paddy plantations and winter crops as well as trade activities.

It very often causes great damage and loss to farming. That’s why untimely rain is a disaster with negative impacts and it will surely bite at a time when most of farmers are in their harvest.

Harvest is at worst in some regions steaming from untimely rain. Given the adverseeffects of untimely rain, it should come as no surprise that the authorities concerned in cooperation with farmers took concrete steps in advance to prevent potential damage and loss, drawing lessons from the past. With the threat of global climate change, untimely rain will be one of several challenges that farmers will face.

There can be a string of lessons for us in the aftermath of untimely rains. One of the lessons is that any mission is to be completed in time.

Those from developed countries usually keep a timetable for effective implementation of what they are engaged. We should admire and try to copy them so that we can be dedicated enough to stay the course.

We human beings are obliged to undertake economic, education, social and trade activities on a daily basis. And the most important thing is that whatever we do we are to complete it in time, doing away with acting out of expediency.

Public announcement for remonstration

1. The Federal Union Party (FUP) headquartered at No. 15 (6th floor) in Hlaing River Road in Kamayut Township in Yangon Region, on 19-11-2013 submitted applications to register as a political party under the Article 5 of Political Parties Registration Law. In its application, it is mentioned that the party will use its name, flag and seal described hereunder.

2. It is hereby announced in accord with Political Parties Registration Rules 14 (d) that if there is anyone who wants to remonstrate about the name, flag and seal of the party, they may remonstrate with the Union Election Commission with firm evidence within seven days from the day of the announcement.

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Works to review, revise Constitution underway without harming democratic transition momentum

Speaker of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw and Pyithu Hluttaw Thura U Shwe Mann cordially greets those present at the meeting.—mna Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov — “The National Races Protection Law is being drawn by the parliament for ensuring national unity and reconciliation after passing the law to protect the rights and to improve the interest of farmers,” Speaker of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw and Pyithu Hluttaw Thura U Shwe Mann said in meeting with local people at Myitta Hall in Gangaw of Magway Region yesterday.

Thanks to the 2008 Constitution, Myanmar saw smooth transition and transfer of rights and powers of the people to the people’s government while some nations in the globe are experiencing conflicts between the people and authorities regarding the power, he added.

He continued that works are underway to review and revise the Constitution, without harming peace and stability and development, national unity and reconciliation, the rule of law, peace process and momentum of the country’s democratization. He invited suggestions of those who considered the Constitution should be revised, saying that the respective Hluttaws are striving for the sake of the nation and its citizens.

He called on the people to express their needs as the parliament mainly responsible for making laws is passing the laws serving the interest of the people.

Next, officials and townselders reported on requirements for the development of the township

and Magway Region Chief Minister U Phone Maw Shwe and departmental officials coordinated matters.

In his concluding speech, the Speaker called for strict adherence to civil service rules and regulations and urged the staff to have a sense of account-

ability and responsibility in discharging duties. Fairness and politeness are needed in dealing with the people, he stressed.

He stressed the need of cooperation between the parliamentarians and members of the development committees for the sake of ordinary people.

In meeting with local people at BEHS No (1) in Mindat Township, the Speaker invited the voices of local people, saying that Pyidaungsu Hluttaw and Union Government will implement the tasks that cannot be realized by the state government.

After hearing reports on regional development tasks, the Speaker said that pragmatic approaches are to be taken to translate the failed tasks to a success.

He called for collaborative efforts of the parliamentarians, the government and the people for the development of their own states.

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Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker meets Mongolian President Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov—Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw Thura U Shwe Mann held a talk with Mongolian President Mr Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj at Zabuthiri Hall of Hluttaw Complex, here, this morning.

They focused on political reform process of Myanmar, experiences of Mongolia in political, eco-

nomic and administrative reforms, promotion of bilateral relations and cooperation, and matters related to strengthening of friendly relations and cooperation between parliaments between the two countries.

Also present at the call were chairmen and officials of Pyithu Hluttaw Committees.—MNA

Prime Minister of Pakistan pays tribute to tomb of King Zafar Shah in Yangon

Flag of the Federal Union Party (FUP)

Seal of the Federal Union Party (FUP)

Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr Muhammad Nawaz Sharif pays tributes to the tomb of King Zafar Shah.—mna

Yangon, 19 Nov—A delegation led by Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr Muhammad Nawaz Sharif stopped for a while at Yangon International Airport in his return trip after paying a visit to Thailand. They were welcomed by Region Minister for Security and Border Affairs Col Tin Win and wife, officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Acting Pakistani Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Adnan Majit and party at Yangon International Airport.

The delegation visited downtown Yangon in a motorcade and paid tributes to the tomb of King Zafar Shah. They left in the afternoon.—MNA

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Federal Union Party applies for registration as political party Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov— The Union Election Commission has been scrutinizing and passing the applications for registration as a political party. Federal Union Party applied for registration as a political party to the UEC today.—MNA

First Round of ... (from page 1) of Economic Affairs Mrs. Marie-Gabrielle IneichenFleisch, the directorsgeneral of the ministries, officials concerned from Myanmar Investment Commission and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Swiss Ambassador to Myanmar and officials concerned.

Union Minister Dr Kan Zaw said in his opening speech that the meeting intends to set potential areas in promoting economic cooperation between Myanmar and Switzerland under the MoU on economy, investment, labour and trade sectors. In the past, Myanmar had a monopoly on economy but at present it is practising people-centered approach.

Myanmar-EU Task Force Joint Statement could be released. The today meeting produces fruitful results in promoting economic cooperation between the two

countries.

Next, Secretary of State of Economic Affairs Mrs. Marie-Gabrielle IneichenFleisch gave a pledge of support to sustainable economic development of Myanmar.

Both sides frankly discussed grant of work permit, marketing plan, smooth commodity flow, investment and trade framework, procurement, intellectual property right, infrastructures, tourism industry, banking system,

Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov—Speaker of Amyotha Hluttaw U Khin Aung Myint received a delegation led by President of Mongolia Mr Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj at Hluttaw Complex, here, at 10 am today. They had a cordial discussion on closer cooperation in regional and international arenas. Also present at the call were Deputy Speaker of Amyotha Hluttaw U Mya Nyein, chairmen of the committees, secretaries, members and officials from Hluttaw Office.—MNA

Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker meets Mongolian President and party

Speaker of Amyotha Hluttaw U Khin Aung Myint receives President of Mongolia Mr Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj at Hluttaw Complex.—mna labour rights, social accountability and sustainable economic development.

After that, Deputy Minister Dr Daw Khin San Yi and Secretary of State

of Economic Affairs Mrs. Marie-Gabrielle IneichenFleisch signed the meeting minute and exchanged the notes.

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Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov—Chairperson of Pyithu Hluttaw Rule of Law and Tranquility Committee Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

met Mongolian President Mr Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj at Committee Hall-12 of Hluttaw Complex, here, at 11 am today.—MNA

Thirty sets of 3 view motor car black box (phonex 300) donated

First round of economic dialogue between Myanmar and Switzerland in progress.—mna

Pyinmana dwellers eager for boxing development Pyinmana, 18 Nov— A discussion on development of boxing was held at Honey Plain Restaurant in Mingala Ward of Pyinmana, Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, yesterday afternoon.

The attendes to the discussion recounted, “Pyinmana has been turn-

Chairperson of Pyithu Hluttaw Rule of Law and Tranquility Committee meets Mongolian President

ing out many excellent boxers for the nation for many years. At about 1957-58, U Ye Thiha, selected boxer of Defence Services (Army, Navy and Air) established Ye Thiha boxing club. In

1959-60, U Kyaw Myint Lay, the boxer champion of SEAP Games, set up Shwekyar (Golden Tiger) boxing club. In later years, U Chit Tin, U Phone Myint (a) U Ni Lon and so on had

By: Ko Myo (Shwepaukkan); Photo: Zaw Tun Win (Pyinmana)

A discussion on development of boxing in progress.

uplifted the prestige of the town. They were famous boxers not only in the nation but in Asia.”

Pyinmana Township will re-set up a boxing team so as to turn out outstanding new generation boxers on whom the State can rely, said responsible persons and members of the club.

The discussion was attended by Amyotha Hluttaw representative U Hmat Gyi of Pyinmana Township Constituency, the head of Township Sports and Physical Education Department, town’s elders, media persons, members of former boxing clubs namely Yanaung (2), Bright Star, Hero, Taungtha, Mingala, Construction, Yauksain, Forward, Shwe Paunglaung, Sibin and Ywagauk (2) and guests.

Yangon, 19 Nov— DK World Co Ltd of the Republic of Korea donated 30 sets of 3 View Motor Car Black Box (Phonex 300) each of which is worth USD 320 to Yangon Region Government on 17 November.

Agreement inked... (from page 16) and operating hotels tourism industries.

The project that be implemented by Ministry of Industry

and will the and

Yangon Region Chief Minister U Myint Swe expressed words of thanks.

CEO Mr. Park Chung Ho of DK World Co Ltd explained about purpose of the donation.

MNA United Nation Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in cooperation with related ministries and organizations is aimed at introducing clean technologies to goods and services industries in Myanmar.

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Attempted bombing averted Yangon, 19 Nov—In response to a tip-off, police and combined forces raided the SKY Guesthouse at No.3/4 in Inner Padan Village in Hlinethaya Township in Yangon Region around 11.15 on 13 November and arrested Tin Maung (a) Khaing Nay Min, 34, son of U Soe San Win, with red-handed making bombs with gunpowder and related materials at room No. B-15.

Further investigation led to the arrest of the accomplice Thein Nyunt, 31, son of U Thein Kyaw Aung, at noon and Bo Bo (a) Bo Bo Tun, 28, son of U Thein

Tun, at 01.00 on 16 November. The investigation revealed that Tin Maung (a) Khaing Nay Min attended a course on mine planting course at border beginning 3rd July 2013.

He received two ready-touse white color hand-made mines, one packet of gunpowder and lead colour gunpowder. The three were prepared to blow off religious buildings.

Police are after the accomplices as there are hidden perpetrators and some above-the-ground associations tied to attempted bombing.—MNA

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Talks on menace of narcotic drugs given in Myawady

Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov—A ceremony to disseminate knowledge about menace of narcotic drugs and abuse of drug and prevention against trafficking in persons was held at Dhammadaya Monastery in Tadagyo Village of Thingan-nyinaung Village-tract in Myawady Township on 12 November.

Police Major Aung Si of No 23 Anti-Drug Squad

(Myawady) gave talks on disadvantages of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and Police Captain Tin Tun Aung of Anti-Trafficking Squad (Myawady) prevention against trafficking in persons.

It was attended by 50 persons of villages. Later, they distributed pamphlets to them.

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LOCAL NEWS Kyaikto, 19 Nov—The 64 th communal Kathina robe offering and rice offering ceremony was held at Megawun Monastery in Kyaikto on 17 November.

Over 700 members of the Sangha from 53 monasteries led by the chairman of Township Sangha Nayaka Committee Lethar Monastery Sayadaw were invited to Megawun Monastery.

MP of Pyithu Hluttaw, Township Administrator and wellwishers donated alms and rice to members of the Sangha.

Servicemen from No 44 LID, staff of departments, social and religious associations and local people offered rice to members

Communal Kathina, rice offering held in Kyaikto

Communal Kathina robes procession for the whole Kyaikto Township in progress. of the Sangha.

In the afternoon, the offered 1600 Kathina robes and alms to 700 members of the Sangha at Sasana Beikman of the township.

Anti-Narcotic Drives Stimulant tablets, opium speciosa seized in Myeik

Two motobikes collision leaves one dead, two injuries lage headed on in collision .

In the accident, Thiha Aung sustained injuries at mouth, head and hand, and Kyaw Ko Ko at forehead, head and leg and thight.

Pyae Phyo Kyaw was injured at nose, head and leg and died on the spot.

Taungdwingyi Myoma Police Station opened files of lawsuit against reckless drivers Thiha Aung and Pyae Phyo Kyaw under Sections 304(a)/338 of Criminal Law. NLM-003

Medicines, medical equipment donated to Nyanunglebin Hospital

Cash donation ceremony for Nyaunglebin Hospital in progress.

Nyaunglebin, 19 Nov—Under the aegis of parents, Dr Maung Maung Kyi-Daw Khin San Win and family of Nyaunglebin from

Bago Region of Pan Cherry Hotel, PyinOoLwin, donated medicines and medical equipment to Nyaunglebin Township People’s Hospital

Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov— Members of Myeik District Police Force of Taninthayi Region together with witnesses, acting on tip-off, raided the house of Han Lin Aung (a) Aung Lin, 33, in on 17 November morning.

Dr Khin Zaw, Head of Township Health Department made a speech. On behalf of the wellwishers, Executives of Nyaunglebin Township Association (Yangon) Police Captain (Rtd) Maung Maung Thet and U Kyaw Lwin explained the purpose of donations and presented medicines and medical equipment.

Medical Super-intendent Dr Khin Zaw spoke words of thanks.

It was also attended by Commander of Township Police Force Police Major Tin Aung, Chairman of the Township War Veterans Organization U Hla Shwe and officials.—Nay Lin (Nyaunglebin)

Kyaungnge Ward of Alekyun Region in Myeik on 11 November.

They seized 997 stimulant tablets and 30 grams of opium speciosa.

Myeik Myoma Police Station opened a file of lawsuit against Han Lin Aung (a) Han Lin under Sections 15/19(a)/20(a)/21 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotic Substances Law.—Min Min Latt (Mann Tekkatho)

emony, 64 Padethabin of Kathina robes worth K 20 million were shared to 53 monasteries.

Maung Maung Nyein Chan

Donation K 5 million funded to Pyinmana Home for the Aged Pyinmana, 19 Nov—A total of 35 older persons are staying at Pyinmana Buddhist Home for the Aged in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area.

A ceremony to donate cash to the fund for construciton of the patient hall was held at the residence of Daw Ma Ma Lay of Yanaung Ward 1 in Pyinmana on 12 November morning.

Accident

Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov—Members of Taungdwingyi Myoma police station inspected the scene to inspect traffic accident at mile post 289/1 on Taungdwingyi-Pyay Road in Taungdwingyi on 12 November.

A motorcycle driven

by Thiha Aung, 21 of Nyaungbinhla Village of the township together with Pyae Phyo Kyaw on the back seat of same venue and another one by Pyae Phyo Kyaw, 19 of the same vil-

Mingala Monastery Sayadaw Bhaddanta Tissa delivered a sermon, and the congregation shared merits gained.

At the donation cer-

Under the patronage of parents U An Kyo-Daw Mone, Daw Ma Ma Lay (retired, education ministry), (Daw Htay Htay) and Daw Aye Aye donated K 6 million to the home through Chairman of the Home for the Aged U Kyaw Shin and Vice-Chairman U Thein Lwin.—Kyemon-District IPRD

Respects paid to retired workers of Inland Freight-handling

Bomb discarding site at Aungpan Station Aungpan, 19 Nov—No 7 company (Aungpan) under control of No 2 Branch of Railways Police Corps (Nay Pyi Taw) of Railway Police Corps has built one bomb discarding site with the use opf sand bags and 10 tyres in front of No 1 platoon vegetable farm for people to be free from danger of local people.

Ko Ko Yupa

Myawady, 19 Nov— Myawady Township Inland Freight-handling Commit-tee held the first ceremony to pay respects to the retired workers at its office on 17 November.

Deputy Head of Myawady Township Inland Freight-handling Commit-tee U Ko Ko San and workers presented gifts to retired workers.—Tun Tun Oo (Myawady Border Town)

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229 kg of heroin seized at Taipei airport Taipei, 19 Nov — Customs authorities seized 229 kilograms of heroin at Taoyuan International Airport on Sunday, local media reported on Monday.

Authorities were quoted as saying that the drugs arrived at the main Taipei international airport on a flight from Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City in the early hours on Sunday.

The heroin was reportedly coated with chocolate and stashed in audio equipment packages.

Taipei authorities arrested a former employee of a cargo company who went to the airport to collect the cargo.

Taipei antinarcotics agents have been investigating the smuggling scheme since autumn last year.

The amount of heroin seized, worth about 7 billion Taipei dollars (about US$2.4 billion) if sold on the streets, is the single largest drug bust on the selfruled island since 1993.

A total of seven Taiwanese people have reportedly been arrested in connection with the case.

Smuggling heroin is punishable by death in Taipei.—Kyodo News

Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi (L, front) meets with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se (R,front) in Seoul, South Korea, on 18 Nov, 2013.

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Voting begins in Nepal’s second constituent assembly election Kathmandu, 19 Nov — Voting began in Nepal on Tuesday morning to elect a second constituent assembly, on which hinges the future of this tiny Himalayan nation that has been in political turmoil for 17 years since the start of an armed insurgency in 1996.

Around 12 million voters are eligible to cast two votes — a first-past-thepost vote that will elect 240 legislators and a proportional vote for the party of their choice.

Under the proportional system that considers the whole country as a single constituency, 335 seats will be divided among parties based on the percentage of votes they get.

Twenty-six more legislators in the 601-member assembly will be nominated by a new government.

The assembly will have a four-year term, Election Commission spokesman Bir Bahadur Rai told Kyodo News.

The assembly that will also function as parliament will be primarily asked to finalize a new constitution left incomplete by a previous assembly, which was elected in 2008 and dissolved in May last year following a months-long deadlock over the basis — ethnic, geographic or economic — to be used to federate the country. Differences over the basis for federalism still persist.

All major political parties — Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), Nepali Congress and Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) — have pledged to finalize the constitution within the first

year of the assembly’s life.

But many doubt the country’s fractious parties can overcome their differences.

The vote is taking place amid disruption threats and violence by radical Maoists who broke away from the UCPN (M) last year and have called a vote boycott.

The breakaway Communist Party of NepalMaoist that called a nowunsuccessful transportation strike aimed at disrupting the vote has perpetrated a series of gasoline bomb attacks in the recent past on vehicles defying the strike.

One man has died from one of the attacks, while dozens of people have been burned. In view of security threats, the government has taken unprecedented security measures.

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More than 10 injured, cinema roof collapses after mini tornado hits Sydney shopping centre Sydney, 19 Nov — More than 10 people have been injured after a mini tornado hit a shopping center, library and train station in Sydney’s north, local media reported on Monday.

Emergency services were called to the Westfield shopping centre in Hornsby just before 3:00 pm local time on Monday following reports that the roof of the

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cinema had collapsed in rough weather.

The shopping centre has been evacuated for safety reason and Fire and Rescue New South Wales (FRNSW) crew searched the building.

The FRNSW has confirmed that no one was trapped under the collapsed ceiling following a thorough search.

The first arriving crews reported storm damage and several people with injuries from broken glass and debris, the FRNSW said.

According to local media reports, six patients were treated at the shopping centre for minor injuries, including a 50-year-old woman who was hit in the face by glass.

Toyota Motor Corp. gives a sneak preview in Tokyo on 18 Nov, 2013, of the Lexus RC coupe to be exhibited at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show.

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Paramedics are treating six other patients after the storm hit the Hornsby library and train station near the shopping centre.

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India test fires advanced version of BrahMos missile New Delhi, 19 Nov — The Indian Army Monday successfully test-fired an advanced version of the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, which penetrated and destroyed a hardened target in the Pokhran firing range in the west Indian state of Rajasthan.

“The missile, after launch, followed the predetermined trajectory and successfully pierced the desig-

nated concrete structure at bull’s eye owing to sheer velocity of the missile,” officials told the media.

Brahmos is a supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land. It is a joint venture between Republic of India’s Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Russian Federation’s NPO Mashinostroeyenia.

Xinhua

Five Chinese tourists killed in bus accident in Indonesia

Rescuers try to evacuate victim at the accident site in Bali, Indonesia, on 18 Nov, 2013. A bus carrying 13 Chinese tourists plunged into a ravine near Uluwatu, Bali, killing three of tourists, the Consulate General Office of PRC in Surabaya of East Java confirmed.—Xinhua Jakarta, 19 Nov — A bus carrying 13 tourists from China’s Henan Province plunged into a ravine in Bali, Indonesia on Monday, killing five of them, a hospital official said.

Dudut Rustiadi, head of forensic department of Sanglah hospital in Bali, said that he has already received four bodies of the Chinese tourists.

The fifth tourist body was still on the way to Sanglah hospital from BIMC Kuta hospital, he was quoted by Republika.co.id online as saying.

“We have received six

bodies, four of them Chinese tourists. We have identified them,” said Dudut.

He said that all of the four Chinese tourists were male aged 50s. The bus driver and tour guide, both Indonesians, were also killed after the bus fell into the 20-metre-deep ravine.

The accident took place when the bus was heading to the Uluwatu temple from the Suluban beach. Earlier an official from the Consulate General of China in Surabaya in East Java confirmed the accident left five people dead, including three Chinese tourists.—Xinhua

New Zealand steps up typhoon relief funding for Philippines Wellington, 19 Nov — The New Zealand government on Tuesday pledged another 2.975 million NZ dollars (2.47 million US dollars) in relief funding for the Philippines, bringing its total aid funding for those affected by Typhoon Haiyan to 5.12 million NZ dollars.

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully said the assistance package included direct funding for emergency supplies, such as food, water contain-

ers, tarpaulins, generators, kitchen sets and chainsaws.

The package also included a further 750,000 NZ dollars in dollar-fordollar funding for New Zealand non-government organizations working on the ground, bringing that total to 1.5 million NZ dollars.

“Further funding is being provided to the International Committee of the Red Cross and World Food Programme to help purchase and distribute emer-

gency supplies,” McCully said in a statement.

“More than 10 million people have been affected

by Typhoon Haiyan, with an estimated 4 million displaced and in need of emergency food and shelter.

The death toll is reportedly close to 4,000.” McCully said the additional funding was in addition to the airlift and logistical support being provided by a New Zealand Defence Force Hercules C-130 operating in the Philippines.—Xinhua

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Israel’s Leviathan postpones oil drilling

A strange building shaped like rocket found in Nanning, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China, on 18 Nov, 2013.— Xinhua

Jerusalem, 19 Nov— The oil drilling at Israel’s newly found gas and oil field Leviathan has been postponed to at least six months later, Israel’s financial newspaper Calcalist reported on Monday.

The ultra deepwater drill was supposed to begin in February and to reach a depth of 7 km. According to estimates released on July by Leviathan’s major partner Noble Energy, some 210 million barrels could be found in these strata.

However, Calcalist said the drilling had to be postponed as the required equipment was to arrive later than planned.

Last year, a drilling

operation in the Leviathan field was halted due to the lack of proper equipment, Calcalist reported.

Noble Energy said in a statement: “We remain committed to the development of the Leviathan field and continue to work hard to advance the project.”

Leviathan, which is offshore from central Israel, is owned by Texasbased Noble Energy (39.6 percent), Israeli Delek Group ( about 45 percent), and Ratio Oil Exploration (15 percent.)

It contains an estimated 530 billion cubic metres of gas and is considered the biggest deepwater gas find of the century worldwide.

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Those affected included 95 Indians, five Pakistanis, a Sri Lankan, a Tanzanian, a Ugandan and a Somali.

“The government is reviewing citizenship documents issued to foreigners with the intention of flushing out foreigners with illegally acquired citizenship documents some of who have turned out to be criminals,” Lenku said last week.

He stressed that the process of digitizing all security registries will eliminate fraud and corruption.

In October, the government sacked 15 senior and mid-level immigration officers fol-

lowing the Westgate terror attack the previous month.

The attack left at least 67 people dead and 175 others wounded in the capital city Nairobi.—Xinhua

23 foreigners arrested in security swoop in Kenya’s port city Mombasa Mombasa, 19 Nov— Kenyan authorities said on Monday they are interrogating 23 foreigners arrested in an operation launched in the coastal city of Mombasa to deal with terror threats.

The head of the immigration department coastal region, James Nyatigo, said the crackdown was carried out by police officers and immigration officials in the Indian Ocean port cities of Mombasa and Malindi.

Nyatigo said the foreigners sneaked into the East African country through the Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi a few weeks ago.

“Our officers had in-

formation that the foreigners had arrived in Mombasa posing as tourists to do business when they laid an ambush and arrested them without working permits,” said Nyatigoh.

The immigration official said they will be arraigned in court and deported to their respective countries of origin.

The move came after the Kenya government revoked 104 individuals of citizenship issued in the past five years.

Ministry of Interior Secretary Joseph ole Lenku said the group corruptly acquired registration documents.

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No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Claims Day. Shipping Agency Department Myanma Port Authority Agent for: M/s krung thon nava co ltd Phone No: 256916/256919/256921 Farmers help villager Peng Qiugen harvest rice on the roof of Peng’s house which had been converted into a rice field at Qilin Village of Shaoxing City, east China’s Zhejiang Province, on 18 Nov, 2013. Peng several years ago transformed the roof of his house into a farmland, in which rice, watermelons and vegetables have been harvested in different seasons.—Xinhua

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Lady Gaga tops British album chart with “ARTPOP” London, 19 Nov — Lady Gaga scored her third British number one album on Sunday with “ARTPOP”, knocking US rapper Eminem off the top spot, the Official Charts Company said. Lady Gaga, known for her extravagant costumes and estimated to have earned $80 million in the past year, also entered the singles chart at number nine with “Do What U Want” — a collaboration with US artist R Kelly.

Eminem hung on to second place in the album chart, holding off new entries from Canadian singer Celine Dion and British pop group Little Mix which charted in third and fourth place respectively.Seventeen-year-

old Dutch DJ Martin Garrix claimed the week’s bestselling single with his dance club hit Animals, making him the second-youngest artist to occupy the number one berth this year.

British singer Lily Allen returned to the music scene after a long absence, charting at number two with her version of the Keane song “Somewhere only we know”, which is featured in a department store Christmas advertising campaign.

The advert, which has been viewed nearly 7 million times on YouTube since it was released on November 8, also helped propel the British band’s original 2004 version back into the charts at number 29.—Reuters

Mirren wins London theatre award for Queen Elizabeth II portrayal Lady Gaga arrives for the Glamour Magazine Women of the Year event in New York, on 11 Nov, 2013.

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‘Thor’ reigns over US, Canada box office for second week Los Angeles, 19 Nov — Superhero sequel “Thor: The Dark World” hammered out another victory in its second weekend at US and Canadian box offices, overcoming a strong performance from Christmasthemed romantic comedy “The Best Man Holiday.”

“Thor,” from Walt Disney Co’s Marvel Studios, hauled in $38.4 million in ticket sales from Friday through Sunday, according to studio estimates. “Best Man Holiday” earned $30.6 million to take the No 2 spot. Senior-citizen, buddy comedy “Last Vegas” finished third with $8.9 million.

Elsewhere, “Catching Fire,” the highly anticipated “Hunger Games” sequel starring Jennifer Lawrence, opened big in Brazil with $6.3 million. The movie is to open in the United States,

Canada and dozens of other countries on Friday.”Best Man Holiday,” a sequel to 1999 film “The Best Man,” exceeded the forecasts of box office analysts, who had predicted a debut at around $24 million at US and Canadian theaters. The installment brings back nine stars from the original film, including Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard and Morris Chestnut, for a reunion that tests marriages and friendships. The movie cost $17 million to make, according to the Box Office Mojo website.

“No one ever would have expected this kind of number,” said Nikki Rocco, president for domestic distribution at Universal Pictures, noting that the studio was expecting an opening weekend total “somewhere in the high teens.”

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London, 19 Nov — Helen Mirren was named best actress for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in “The Audience” at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards on Sunday while the best actor award was split between Rory Kinnear and Adrian Lester as the leads in “Othello”. The award for best play on the London stage went to Lucy Kirkwood for “Chimerica”, an exploration of the relationship between the United States and China as seen through the eyes of an American photojournalist trying to track down a young protester who faced down a tank in Tiananmen Square in 1989.

A revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Along”, a flop on Broadway in 1981, was named best musical while Richard Eyre won best director for a revival of Ibsen’s “Ghosts”. “People come from around the world to see plays in London,” Mayor Boris Johnson said as he made his way into the awards banquet at the Savoy Hotel. “It’s the place where the theatre really got going in the 16th century.”

Mirren, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in Steven Frears’s

movie “The Queen”, said she feels such awards are being given to the queen as much as to her. “The Audience” shows her meeting with prime ministers over many decades, and required that she portray a woman in her 20s as well as an octogenarian. “I’ve always felt playing her majesty that it’s actually her majesty who’s winning the award and not me,” Mirren told Reuters. “I did feel very much doing a play that the response to the play was as much a response to that person, that extraordinary woman, as it was to my performance. But I should be very proud,” she said, speaking before the official announcement was made.

Kinnear and Lester said that portraying Othello and Iago in the production of Shakespeare’s play at the National Theatre had been a challenge, both personally and in terms of seeing how the play could be interpreted for new audiences.

“It was important that we got on with each other because we’re spending an awfully long time ruining each other’s lives,” Kinnear said. Lester said he thought the production had managed to connect with a whole new generation of theatrego-

ers. “It breathed fresh life into a play that people may have found dated,” he said.

London Evening Standard editor Sarah Sands, one of the judges, said, “The high level of theatrical daring and creativity seen on the London stage this year made our choices tougher than ever to

“The Light Princess”.

— The Evening Standard Theatre Icon Award went to Maggie Smith for her contribution to the world stage.

— David Walliams took home the new Award for Comedy for his performance as Bottom in “A MidBritish actress Helen Mirren poses on the red carpet as she arrives at an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hong Kong on 17 Oct, 2013.

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make. “We, like the rest of the world, have been dazzled by the talent on show.”

In other awards: — American actor Seth Numrich took the Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer for his portrayal of a small-town gigolo in Tennessee Williams’s “Sweet Bird of Youth”.

— Rachel De-lahay won the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright for her drama about immigration and multicultural London, “Routes”.

— Rosalie Craig won a new award for Best Musical Performance as the star of

summer Night’s Dream”.

— Actor and director Kevin Spacey, artistic director of the Old Vic since 2003, was given the Editor’s Award for his contribution to British Theatre.

— Andrew Lloyd-Webber received the Lebedev Special Award for his contribution to musical theatre.

— Actress/writer Cush Jumbo won the Emerging Talent Award for her onewoman play about Josephine Baker, “Josephine and I”.

— The Beyond Theatre award was given to the BBC’s 2013 Proms season.

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sion for the sport in America with races in Austin, New Jersey and Los Angeles.

A year later, talk of a race in Los Angeles has disappeared while the elfin Ecclestone breezed through the Austin paddock on the weekend avoiding questions about a New Jersey race that is struggling to get off the ground.”We can always do more,” said McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh, noting that the US is a major market for many F1 sponsors especially car makers such as Ferrari and Mercedes. “This is such an important market that I think

(it’s) a little bit premature right now,” D’Antoni told reporters on Sunday about Bryant’s participation in 5-on-0 drills and half-court work.

“You’re dealing with, ‘Is he sore today? Is there a setback tomorrow?’ That’s the first step and there’s a lot of steps to be taken. We need to be cautious.”

Reuters

Austin, (Texas), 19 Nov — A year after making a splashy return to the United States, Formula One’s American dream has yet to come true with the glamour sport unable to captivate a market it has long coveted.

While motor racing fans across the globe planned their Sunday around the US Grand Prix, for Americans it was just another event on an action-packed day of National Football League (NFL) games and NASCAR. The Circuit of the Americas carved out of the south Texas scrubland, one of the most popular stops on the calendar for paddock regulars and praised by drivers, teams and spectators alike, was supposed to provide the launching pad for a new era for F1 in the US but has so far failed to take off.

When Formula One returned to the United States in 2012 after a five-year hiatus F1 commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone stood in the paddock and enthusiastically outlined a coast-to-coast vi-

Orlando, (Florida), 19 Nov — Major League Soccer plans to award a new franchise to Orlando on Tuesday, a source told Reuters, setting up a potential future rivalry with Miami where David Beckham recently scouted locations for his own team.The Orlando City Soccer Club, which has been working to

finalize an agreement with MLS, plans to make an announcement on Tuesday, a club official said.

“We can’t officially comment yet, but we’re obviously having a very, very, very, very, very, very big announcement tomorrow night,” Chris Jones, spokesman for Orlando City Soccer, told Reuters.

“It’s probably a badly kept secret.”MLS had no official comment on Monday. Last month, city and county officials approved funding for an 18,000-seat, $81 million professional stadium in Orlando’s fast-developing downtown entertainment district, which is also home to Amway Arena, the arena of the NBA’s Orlando

Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant dives for a loose ball during their NBA game against the Chicago Bulls in Los Angeles, on 10 March, 2013.—Reuters

Erratic Lakers eagerly await return of ace closer Bryant

Los Angeles, 19 Nov — While the Los Angeles Lakers have made a better start to this season than many had expected in the absence of Kobe Bryant, there is no question that their 15-time All-Star shooting guard has been sorely missed.

The Lakers have lurched between a few surprising wins, most notably against the Los Angeles Clippers and Houston Rockets, and several disappointing losses, where they suffered due to the lack of a dominating presence in the final quarter.

Bryant is widely regarded as one of the greatest closers in the game and his teammates are eagerly awaiting the return of the ‘Black Mamba,’ who has been sidelined since midApril with a torn left Achilles’ tendon. “He’s so intelligent that he helps guys get

in the right spots and makes the game a lot easier not only for myself but for the whole team,” backup shooting guard Jodie Meeks told reporters.

“He’s been in the league for almost 20 years, he knows it all inside and out. He’s the alpha dog.

He tells everybody where to go, gets everyone in the right spots and gives everyone confidence.” Bryant was given full medical clearance to resume all basketball activities over the weekend and the 35-yearold certainly gave his teammates a welcome boost when he joined them on Saturday for several practice drills.

However, Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni has urged caution, and does not want to see his star player rushed back into action.

“Everybody’s excited and I’m sure he’s excited, but

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we have to treat it as a new market.

“I know there have been lots of races in the States before but we have never cracked the States in the way we should have done and I think the opportunity is there and all of the stakeholders, the commercial rights holders, the teams, the promoters all of us should be working together and harder to make sure we demonstrate to the great US public what a fantastic sport Formula One is.”I think it is reasonable to say we are not doing enough.”

Reuters

McLaren Group Limited CEO Martin Whitmarsh attends a joint news conference with Honda Motor Co’s President and Chief Executive Officer Takanobu Ito (not in picture) in Tokyo on 16 May, 2013.—Reuters

Orlando to be awarded Major League Soccer expansion team Magic.

Since 2010, Orlando City Soccer has fielded the Orlando City Lions, which competes in the USL Professional Division. The team, two-time champions, averaged almost 9,000 spectators a game and played in the 65,000-seat Citrus Bowl stadium.

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Recuperating Snedeker withdraws from Tiger’s event

Los Angeles, 19 Nov — American world number nine Brandt Snedeker has pulled out of next month’s Northwestern Mutual World Challenge at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California as he continues to recover from a leg injury.

Though Snedeker is “ahead of schedule in his rehabilitation programme,” the 32-year-old did not want to push his return to competition with a busy early 2014 campaign fast approaching, the golfer’s management company said on Monday.Snedeker, a six-times winner on the PGA Tour, plans to defend his title at the AT&T Peb-

ble Beach National Pro-Am which will be held in California from 6-9 February.

In recent years, he has made a habit of playing in at least five events on the PGA Tour’s West Coast Swing during January and February. Snedeker bruised his left tibia and strained the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee when he fell off a Segway during a corporate outing in China earlier this month, after the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai.

Those injuries initially forced him to withdraw from the 7-10 November Australian PGA Championship, and then the 5-8 December Northwestern

Brandt Snedeker of the US hits from a sand trap on the second hole during third round play in the 2013 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on 13 April, 2013.—Reuters Mutual World Challenge which is hosted by world number one Tiger Woods.

No replacement has yet been announced for Snedeker in the 18-man field at

Sherwood Country Club where Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell will

defend the title he won by three shots last year.

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Uruguay’s Edinson Cavani (2nd R) and team mates celebrate after defeating Jordan in their World Cup qualifying playoff first leg soccer match at Amman International stadium on 13 Nov, 2013.—Reuters

Maracanazo 1950 repeat is the spur for Uruguay Montevideo, 19 Nov — Uruguay are 5-0 up going into the second leg of their World Cup playoff against Jordan at the Centenario on Wednesday and already dreaming of achieving another ‘Maracanazo’ at the finals in Brazil next year. Before kickoff the hosts will honour 86-yearold Alcides Ghiggia who scored the winning goal and is the sole survivor of the 2-1 upset victory over Brazil that gave Uruguay their second world title in the 1950 final at the Maracana.

“What happened in that World Cup left a big mark on the Brazilian people,” Paris St Germain striker Edinson Cavani told a news conference on Monday.

“Uruguay have earned their respect,” said Cavani who scored a brilliant fifth goal with a venomous free kick in last week’s first leg in Amman. The Uruguayans suffered a form slump in 2012 that jeopardised their qualification chances but were desperate to make it to Brazil, given the rivalry with their northern neighbours and the memory of the ‘Maracanazo’.

Cavani’s side, semifinalists at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, do not want to show any lack of respect to their playoff opponents despite the one-sided nature of last week’s match.

The Interior Ministry have urged the sellout crowd of 45,000 at the Centenario,

Slovenia’s population to shrink constantly after 2020 Ljubljana, 19 Nov— Slovenia’s population will drop to some 1.82 million by 2060 after the total number of inhabitants in the country reaches its peak in 2021, according to projections by the Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development (IMAD).

By January 2012, Slovenia had a population of 2,055,496, which is 0.3 percent more than that of the previous year. However, it will face a period of constant population decline after 2020.

By 2060, Slovenia’s population should decrease by 240,000 people.

The government think-tank IMAD attributed the constant decrease to the growth of natural death, sub-replacement fertility and limited immigration.

Despite the population drop, life expectancy is expected to rise to 79 for men and 85 for women by 2025.—Xinhua

the stadium where Uruguay won their first World Cup in 1930, not to whistle or boo the Jordanian national anthem before kickoff.

“Uruguay took a substantial step towards qualifying for Brazil 2014 and they did so without humiliating their rivals even if the loaded scoreline appears to suggest the opposite,” the ministry said in a statement at the weekend.

“The thousands of Jordanians who watched the match enjoyed the light blues’s game. A packed stadium dreaming of another result ended up applauding our team, showing that respect is ... as valuable as the dream of playing at a World Cup.” —Reuters

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6:00 am 1. Paritta By Hilly Region Missionaey Sayadaw 6:35 am 2. Physical Exercises 6:50 am 3. Documentary 7:00 am 4. News/Weather Report 7:20 am 5. Pyi Thu Ni Ti 8:00 am 6. News/ International News 8:30 am 7. Sing A Song 9:00 am 8. News/International News 9:45 am 9. Pianist Ngwe Soe Music Troup (Part-4) 10:00 am 10. News 10:15 am 11. Teleplay (Health) 10:50 am 12. Documentary 11:15 am 13. Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competitions 11:35 am 14. Approaching Science Discovery World 12:00 pm 15. News/International News/Weather Report 12:25 pm 16. Teleplay 2:15 pm 17. Musical Programme 2:35 pm 18. Documentary (Weather)

3:00 pm 19. News 3:15 pm 20. India Drama Series 4:00 pm 21. News/Weather Report 4:15 pm 22. India Drama Series 4:35 pm 23. University of Distance Education (TV Lectures) -First Year (Myanmar) 4:50 pm 24. Classical Songs 5:00 pm 25. News 5:15 pm 26. Documentary 5:30 pm 27. Documentary (SEA Games) 6:00 pm 28. News/ Weather Report 6:20 pm 29. Shwe Yin Khone Than 7:00 pm 30. News 7:20 pm 31. Kyae Pwint Myaye Yin Khone Than 7:40 pm 32. Documentary 8:00 pm 33. News/International News/Weather Report 8:35 pm 34. People Talks 8:45 pm 35. Hit Songs of Stars 9:00 pm 36. News 37. Fine Arts-Boson of Dramatic Performance 38. Teleplay

* Local News * “Moe Hnyin Than Buddhe The Unique Pagoda in Monywa” * World News * Pride of Myanmar Bagan Arts and Handicarfts * Local News * Shwesandaw Pagoda Festival * Shots & Logs (Episode-1) Ko Taike * Loacal News * Green Grocer * World News * Licuala Palm Leaf * Myanmar Charitable Labour Association * World News * Myanmar Weaving * Local News * Chanmyay Yeiktha Meditation Center (Chaw Dwin Gone) * Pictures Decorated with Seashells And Gemstones * Me N My Traverl (Min gun) * World News * Myanmar Movie Review “Kayan Beauties” * Myanmar Performing Arts (Puppet) * World News * Graffiti: Character Art * Local News * From Pagoda Festival To Unexpected Experinece * World News * Myanmar Traditional Identity (Episode-4) Tumbling Doll, Pyit Tine Htaung

Ukraine, Russia reach compromise over gas payment

Kiev, 19 Nov — Ukraine and Russia have reached a compromise over the payment for natural gas imports, Ukrainian Energy Minister Eduard Stavytsky said here on Monday.

“We have settled the gas payment issues,” Stavytsky told reporters, without giving details.

Ukraine plans to pay off the debt before the end of this year, added Stavytsky, whose country owes Russia nearly 1 billion US dollars for gas deliveries.

Ukraine imports 45 million to 90 million cubic meters of fuel from Russia per day, according to the minister.

A consensus was reached on Friday between Ukrainian Prime

Minister Mykola Azarov and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, on insuring gas supplies from Russia to Europe via Ukraine.

The Ukrainian government confirmed Friday on its website that it would do everything needed to make sure supplies to Europe were not disrupted.

Late last month, Russian state natural gas company Gazprom expressed its concern over Ukraine’s failure to pay the overdue gas bill for August and threatened to introduce advance payment for its future supplies.

Then Ukraine warned on Wednesday that it could stop importing natural gas from Russia before the end of this year.—Xinhua

Media reports work on the site of a train collision in Dahshur near Cairo, Egypt, on 18 Nov, 2013. At least 27 people were killed and 32 others injured when a freight train crashed into a mini-bus and a truck near the Egyptian capital of Cairo in the early hours of Monday, the head of the Ambulance Authority said.

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Vice-President U Nyan Tun Myanmar, Russia to promote receives Swiss State Secretary for cooperation in military technology N P T , 19 Hall, here, this morning. armed forces.

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Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov— Vice-President U Nyan Tun received a Swiss delegation led by Swiss State Secretary for Economic Affairs MarieGabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch at the Credentials Hall of the Presidential Palace, here, at 4 pm today.

Also present at the call together with the Vice-President were Deputy Ministers U Thant Kyaw and Dr Daw Khin San Yi. They focused on exchange of information about economic development, investment, labour and trade sectors and recognizing potential areas for promotion of bilateral economic cooperation between the two countries.—MNA

Vice-President U Nyan Tun shakes hands with Swiss State Secretary for Economic Affairs Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch.—mna

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Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing received a delegation led by Russia-Myanmar Military Technological Cooperation Joint Chairman Mr Alexander Vasillievich Fomin at Zeyathiri

smart cards and necessary documents.

There are 600,458 retirees in Myanmar and 404,012 of 471,365 who are applying for e-pension smart cards have been allowed to use smart cards.

But, 98056 retirees still remain to take out their cards as only 305,956 were given smart cards. So, the remaining retirees are urged to contact the respective branches of Myanmar Economic Bank as soon as possible.

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Depression not moving towards Myanmar coasts Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov—According to the observations at (17:30) hrs MST today, the depression over West Central Bay of Bengal is centered at about (346) miles Northeast of Chennai (India), (250) miles Southeast of

Visakhapatnam (India) and (430) miles West-Northwest of Cocogyun (Myanmar). It is forecast to move West-Northwest wards.

Under the influence of the depression, occasional squalls with rough seas will be experienced off and

Rain or thundershowers be scattered around Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov—According to the observations at (12:30) hrs MST today, under the influence of the depression over

the Central Bay of Bengal, rain or thundershowers are likely to be isolated to scattered in Mandalay, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyawady and

Production (RECP) Project

Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov—A ceremony to sign an agreement for Pilot Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP) Project took place in conjunction with a workshop at the Ministry of Industry, here, this afternoon.

First, Deputy Minister for Industry U Thein Aung, Mr. Chin-Pen Chua of UNIDO and Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch of State Secretariat for Economic Affairs of Switzeralong Myanmar Coasts.

Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (40) m.p.h.

The present stage of the depression is coded yellow stage and it is not moving towards Myanmar coasts.

Trawlers, vessels and ships are advised to advert possible danger by cyclone.—MNA Taninthayi Regions, Shan, Rakhine, Kayah, Kayin and Mon States within next (48) hrs commencing noon today, announced the Meteorology and Hydrology Department.

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were Deputy Commanderin-Chief of Defence Services Vice-Senior General Soe Win, senior military officers of the Commanderin-Chief Office, the Russian Ambassador and officials.

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Senior General Min Aung Hlaing receives Russia-Myanmar Military Technological Cooperation Joint Chairman Mr Alexander Vasillievich Fomin at Zeyathiri Hall.—mna

Agreement inked for Pilot Retirees urged to take out Resource Efficient and Cleaner smart cards Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov — In accord with the people-centred approach, Myanmar Economic Bank of the Ministry of Finance is in the process of reform in various areas including epension service. Under the e-pension system, retirees can take their pensions out with the use of smart cards at nearby banks during office hour, not need to go to the bank twice a month.

Moreover, those who are unable to come to the bank in person, their pensions can be taken out through

menting friendly relations between two armed forces of Russia and Myanmar, promotion of cooperation in military technology between the two countries, and further strengthening relations between the two

land (SECO) made opening addresses. Next, the signing ceremony and the workshop followed.

The SECO-funded project will provide assistance to SMEs manufacturing confectionaries and textile (See page 9)

Myanmar golf team back home

Yangon, 19 Nov— Myanmar national golf team arrived back here yesterday after taking part in Asia-Pacific Amateur Golf Team Championship 2013 (Nomura Cup) held at Santiburi Golf Club in Thailand from 14 to 17 November.

A total of 100 amateur golfers from 26 counties

participated in the golf tournament. The 13th ranked Myanmar team led by General Secretary U Aung Hla Han of Myanmar Golf Federation got 879 strokes in four rounds team event.

Australian team stood first with 828 strokes, followed by Korean and Thailand teams.

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20 days to XXVII SEA Games Thai government donates sports equipment worth over 44 million bath to SPED Myawady, 19 Nov— Under the arrangement of government to government programme, Thai government donated sports equipment for XXVII SEA Games

to Myanmar government near the Friendship Bridge in Mae Sot of Thailand today.

The Tak Province Administrator Mr Suria Prasatbuntiya of Thailand handed

sports gear worth 44,495,540 baht to Deputy DirectorGeneral U Myat Thwin of Sports and Physical Education Department of Myanmar.

Also present on the occasion were Deputy Director U Aye Lwin of Kayin State Sports and Physical Education Department, Deputy Commissioner of Myawady District U Tint Wai Thon, Deputy Director of Myawady District Immigration and National Registration Department U Aung Win Thein, the Head of Township Customs Department and officials.

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