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Thursday, 24 October, 2013

Myanmar to join all member States and peoples in supporting UN in taking up challenges Nay Pyi Taw, 24 Oct—The following is the full text of the message sent by U Thein Sein, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, on the occasion of the 68th Anniversary of the United Nations.

Today, we mark the 68th Anniversary of the United Nations. We have witnessed that the United Nations, since its inception, has been resolutely implementing its noble objectives of maintaining international peace and security and promoting friendly relations among nations.

Additionally, it is also working resolutely to achieve international cooperation on economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character, and also on promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without any distinction.

One of the core responsibilities of the United Nations is to build a safer and more secure world. To us, the United Nations is satisfactorily fulfilling this mission.

Peace building mission being implemented by the United Nations is based on, among others, prevention, mediation, negotiation, laying foundation for clean government and good governance, encouraging increased role of civil

societies, rule of law and preservation of peace. At the same time, disarmament and non-proliferation efforts are being pursued.

Millennium Development Goals were adopted to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, as well as for the advancement of social and economic development of the people of the world by 2015. The historic implementation of MDGs help saved millions of the poor from severe poverty. However, development efforts need to continue and intensify beyond 2015. It is also important that it must be done through sustainable development. In deterring adverse consequences for development, we must also redouble our efforts on disaster-risk reduction and preparedness for disasters. Other important areas which need our closer attention are mitigating the impact of climate change, education for women and health for children. Encouragement and assistance to countries in

transition must be continued.

While progresses have been achieved in implementing these goals, new challenges are also emerging with time and under changing circumstances.

The future United Nations should be responsive to these challenges and be better positioned to meet these expectation. It is pertinent that the member states provide the organization with necessary support and means.

Myanmar will join all member States and peoples in supporting the Organization in taking up these challenges.

On behalf of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and its people, I would like to put on record our recognition and appreciation for the United Nations for its unwavering support to our political and socio-economic reforms.

On this auspicious occasion, I would like to reaffirm our commitment and support to the United Nations in its quest for more prosperous and peaceful world.

President U Thein Sein receives former Australian PM and party Nay Pyi Taw, 23 Oct—President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein received an Australian delegation led by Hon. Bob Hawke, former Prime Minister of Australia, at a hall of the Presidential Palace, here, this morning.

They held discussions on friendship and amity between the two countries, Australia’s assistance to counternarcotic activities in Myanmar during the

time of the visiting former prime minister and Myanmar’s drive to eliminate narcotic drugs throughout the successive governments and Australia’s aid to Myanmar for education sector and scholarships.

Also present at the call were Union Ministers U Soe Thane and Dr Pe Thet Khin, Acting Union Minister Dr Myo Myint, Deputy Minister U Tin Oo Lwin and officials.

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President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein poses for a group photo with an Australian delegation led by Hon. Bob Hawke, former Prime Minister of Australia.—mna

U Min Thein Zan presents Credentials to Sri Lankan President Nay Pyi Taw, 24 Oct—U Min Thein Zan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Union of

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Myanmar to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, presented his Credentials to His Excellency Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa,

President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, on 4 October 2013, in Colombo.

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UEC allows formation of political parties Nay Pyi Taw, 23 Oct—The Union Election Commission has granted formation of political parties.

A 19-member group

Japan to move up Chinese premier holds Australians start of English talks with Indian PM evacuate course to 3rd grade

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the Dawei Nationals Party is in conformity with laws and by-laws, the UEC allowed it to form a political party today.

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China stresses auditors’ role in guarding fiscal stability

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Nation-building Endeavours

Kalay to get modern design of traffic lights Kalay, 23 Oct— As number of cars and motorcycles is on the increase in Kalay of Sagaing Region, it is projected to install the traffic lights at Bogyoke Road Junction to prevent traffic accidents and to equip the town with characteristics of a town.

“The number of cars and motorcycles are growing day by day in the town. A total of 1686 vehicles, 814 tuktuks, 53805 motorcycles, 180 trawlergy and 59 heavy machinery have registered at Directorate of Road Administration in Kalay.

Moreover, vehicles from Tiddim, Falam, Gangaw, Tamu and Kalewa townships flow into the town daily.

The junction of town is the

most busy place. Kalay is the most bustling in Upper Chindwin region,” said local people.

“The traffic light to be installed at the junction is similar to that of Thailand.

We will install it with Thai design. It will be supplied electricity with solar panel.

With regard to the traffic light, LED board bears K 360,000, four sets of LED traffic light (yellow, green and red) K 4,725,000, Power System K 367,500, transport K 200,000, totally amounting to K 6,126,500 without labour charges,” said officials of Township Development Supportive Committee.

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Preparations being made for installation of traffic lights at Bogyoke Road Junction with modern design in Kalay.

CRIME Break failure of car kills one n a y P y i t a w , 23 Oct—A case of overturn caused between mile posts 123/7 and 124/0 on YangonMandalay Expressway in Ottwin Township of Bago Region on 18 October morning.

According to the information, policemen from Bawdigon Expressway Police Station inspected the incident.

A light ace driven by Tun Aung Zaw, 25, of Maudan Ward in Chanmyathazi Township of Mandalay Region hit the traffic island in the incident due out of control and overturned.

In the incident, Daw Kyaw Mu, 55 from Bawdigon of Mandalay sustained injuries to eyes, nose and bruises on left ear and Ma Shan Ma, 45, to right forehead, cheek and eye. Although authorities

transferred Daw Kaw Mu to Nay Pyi Taw General Hospital via Pyu Hospital, she died at the hospital. The vehicle’s windshield, door shields and body worth K 1.5 million were damaged.

Bawdigon Police Station opened a file of lawsuit against Tun Aung Zaw under the law.

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A town ace seen at traffic accident on expressway.

New Light of Myanmar local news Opening of Buddha Pujaniya at Kyaikhtiyoe Pagoda crowded with pilgrims from regions across nation K y a i K t o , 23 Oct— Buddha Pujaniya of Kyaikhtiyoe Pagoda was opened on the Fullmoon day of Thadingyut, 19 October, in Kyaikhto of Mon State, crowded with pilgrims and Buddhist devotees from various parts of the nation.

The platform of the pagoda, hotels and lodgings near the pagoda were crowded with the visitors.

The ceremony was attended by Chief Minister of Mon State U Ohn Myint and ministers, together with pilgrims.

They offered gold foils to the Pagoda and took Nine Precepts and donated alms to members of the Sangha as meritorious

Platform of Kyaikhtiyoe Pagoda filled with pilgrims from various regions across the nation on Fullmoon Day of Thadingyut. deeds in commemoration of the Fullmoon Day of Thadingyut.

Field Day of sugarcane GAP model plot in Kanma K a n m a , 23 Oct— Organized by Industrial Crops Development Department, the field day of sugarcane GAP model plot was held at sugarcane plantation field in Minbyinthit Village of Myinbyin Village-tract in Kanma Township of Thayet District in Magway Region on 21 October.

It was attended by Township Administrator U Kyaw Soe Moe Tun, Secretary of Township Management Committee Police Major Bo Win, members of Township Agricultural Supervisory Committee, members of Township Development Supportive Committee and

sugarcane growers totalling about 120.

The township administrator explained tasks of the agriculture sector for rural development, poverty alleviation, and improvement of social economy of farmers.

In-charge of Township Industrial Crops Development Department U Myo Thiha briefed those present on thriving sugarcane plantations through good agricultural patterns for production of 50 tons per acre.

Officials explained quality of sugarcane grown through GAP to the local farmers.

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The local national races residing near the pagoda performed entertainments

HRD Inya Village-tract of PyinOoLwin Tsp to get PostPrimary School Pyinoolwin, 23 Oct—Mandalay Region Government undertakes improvement of intervillage roads to be used all the year round and upgrading of Basic Education Primary Schools to post-primary schools for enhancement of economic, education, social and health sectors and socio-economic life of the local people.

The Chief Minister of Mandalay Region on his tour to Phathin Villagetract of PyinOoLwin met with local people and

Photo shows new school building to be commissioned into service for Basic Education Post-Primary School in PyinOoLwin Township.

Bikers die in crash of motorbikes

thanlyin, 23 Oct— Two motorcycles bumped against each other on the middle way of the six-lane road near Thanatpin Village of Thanlyin Township of Yangon South District,

of Kayin don dances to the visitors.

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Yangon Region, at about 11 pm on 20 October.

JLM 110 motorcycle driven by Zin Min Tun heading for north from south and Kenbo-125 of Soe Min Oo accidentally hit each other

village administrators and attended to the needs of education, economic and health for the local people.

The local people submitted the report on requirement of BEPPS in Inya Villagetract. The Chief Minister allotted K 21.6 million for upgrading the school to Basic Education PostPrimary School.

Therefore, the school construction committee was formed by Village Administrator U Myo Lwin and officials. They constructed the school building spending K 21.6 million allotted by the region government and K 5 million by local people.

The school building will have one 100 feet by 30 feet five-classroom building and one four-room toilet. The buildings will be opened soon.

On completion, children from Thingaton, Hmyintaung and Kyeekaing villages will have easy access to education at Inya Village PEPPS. Kyemon-District IPRD due to out of control.

In the accident, both motorcyclists died on the spot.

Thanlyin Myoma Police Station opened files of lawsuit against them under the law.—Kyemon-Tada Kyaw Lwin

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WORLD

Japan to move up start of English course to 3rd grade

Chinese premier holds talks with Indian PM Beijing, 23 Oct — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang held talks with visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the Great Hall of the People on Wednesday morning.

During the talks, the two sides exchanged views on bilateral relations and

other issues of common interest.

This is the second time this year that the heads of government of the two countries have met following Li’s visit to India in May. It is the first time since 1954 that a Chinese premier and his Indian counterpart

have met in each other’s country in the same year.

Singh arrived in Beijing on Tuesday night for a three-day official visit to China.Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with the Indian prime minister. Top

legislator Zhang Dejiang will also meet with Singh.

The Indian prime minister will deliver a speech at the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

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120 to evacuate Izu Oshima Island as another typhoon may approach Japan and UNESCO hold a signing ceremony in Kabul on 22 Oct, 2013, for their joint literacy programme to be implemented in Afghanistan. Japan pledged to provide about 2 billion yen (about $20.34 million) in grants over the next three years for the programme. —Kyodo News Tokyo, 23 Oct —The currently designated an ofeducation ministry of Japan ficial subject, the Minishas decided that the teach- try of Education, Culture, ing of English should start Sports, Science and Techfrom the third grade at el- nology will upgrade it to an ementary level, rather than official course for fifth and the fifth grade under the six graders. current system, a ministry The senior students of source said on Wednesday. elementary schools will use The ministry, which government-approved textplans to introduce the new books and receive grades system by 2020, aims to for their study, which will better prepare students for cover basic reading and an international environ- writing skills — what Japment in the future. anese students currently Third and fourth grad- learn at junior high schools. ers will study English once In preparation for the or twice a week, while fifth new system, the ministry and sixth graders will do so will review curriculums for three times a week, accord- teacher training so all teaching to the source. ers will be able to teach While English is not English.—Kyodo News

Tokyo, 23 Oct— Around 120 residents will evacuate storm-battered Izu Oshima Island south of Tokyo on a chartered ship on Wednesday afternoon following predictions that another powerful typhoon may arrive later this week.

The evacuees are elderly people and their helpers, according to the municipal government of Oshima, which will also assist handicapped people and pregnant women who wish to leave the island temporarily to avoid the year’s 27th typhoon, Francisco. Izu Oshima is located about 120 kilometers south of Tokyo.

The death toll on the island from the 26th typhoon, which last Wednesday brought torrential downpours leading to mudslides, has reached 29 so far, while 15 others still remain unac-

Australians evacuate homes as hot winds fan Sydney fire threat

The remains of a home that was destroyed by a bushfire can be seen behind two letter boxes in the Blue Mountains suburb of Winmalee, located around 70 km west of Sydney, on 21 Oct, 2013.—ReuteRs Sydney, 23 Oct— New South Wales (NSW) Thousands of Australians state since last Thursday, were urged to evacuate their when bushfires tore through homes on Wednesday as Sydney’s outskirts, razing dry winds threatened to fan entire streets. One man died a firestorm in mountainous from a heart attack while bushland around Sydney, trying to save his home. where firefighters battled to Wednesday’s fire concontrol blazes which have ditions were shaping up as been raging for a week. the worst so far, promptMore than 200 homes ing authorities to warn of have been destroyed in more property losses and

advise residents of the Blue Mountains west of Sydney to abandon their homes.

“If you don’t have a plan, let me give you one,” NSW Emergency Minister Michael Gallacher said. “Get into the car, drive down to the city metropolitan area and let the firefighters do what they can do to protect the community, should this turn for the worse.” Temperatures in the Blue Mountains, a popular weekend getaway for Sydneysiders, are expected to reach up to 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit).

In Sydney itself they could hit 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit).

There were 59 fires burning across the state on Wednesday, with 19 out of control, according to the RFS. Over 2,000 firefighters were battling the blazes across a vast area, backed by 95 helicopters and reinforcements from other states.—Reuters

counted for, according to the municipal government and police. Francisco was located some 210 kilometers south of Minamidaito Island, and moving westnorthwest at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour as of 9 a.m. Wednesday, according to the website of the Japan Meteorological Agency.

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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) holds a welcome ceremony for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh before their talks in Beijing, capital of China, on 23 Oct, 2013. —XiNhua

Economy, energy centre stage as German coalition talks begin

German President Joachim Gauck (R) and German Chancellor and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Angela Merkel, Economy Minister and Vice Chancellor Philipp Roesler (2nd L) and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) arrive for a ceremony to formally releive outgoing cabinet ministers of their government duties, at the presidential residence of Bellevue Castle in Berlin on 22 Oct, 2013.

ReuteRs Berlin, 23 Oct—German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) start hammering out compromises on economic, energy and euro policies on Wednesday, the opening day of talks on a coalition government that should be in place by Christmas.

Germany’s European partners will be watching the negotiations closely, hoping for a swift deal that allows the bloc to meet looming deadlines for its ambitious banking union.

Some allies are hoping a government that includes the SPD will take a softer approach towards strug-

gling southern euro zone members, but any changes are likely to be more subtle than substantial.

The parties, which ruled together in Merkel’s first term from 2005 to 2009, set out a timeline for the negotiations on Tuesday which foresees a deal by the end of November.

That would give the two biggest groups in parliament a fortnight to sell their “grand coalition” agreement to ordinary party members. Merkel could then be formally voted in as chancellor in parliament’s last session of the year, the week before Christmas.

Merkel’s conservatives

easily won elections on 22 September but fell short of achieving a majority.

Exploratory talks with the Greens collapsed last week, allowing Merkel to focus on opening formal negotiations with the SPD. Among the central themes will be agreeing a minimum wage, overhauling a renewables law that has sent energy costs soaring, and finding funds to raise public investment on infrastructure, education and research — a major demand of the SPD. Europe will also feature, with the SPD expected to push for a European financial transactions tax, harsh rules for creditors to bear the cost of failing banks, and a renewed effort to stem youth unemployment in southern Europe.

“The new government’s domestic policy agenda should bring a modest shift to the left with stricter labour market regulation and a minimum wage,” Barclays economist Thomas Harjes wrote in a research note this week.

“At the European level, the Social Democrats started to lobby for an economic growth strategy, but they also may be reluctant to push for significantly higher German transfers to other parts of the EU.”—Reuters

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S c ie nce & Te c h no l o g y

Neolithic Nokia launches tablet, joins large-screen smartphone race D , 23 Oct Microsoft’s Windows a cave — Nokia unveiled its first Phone operating system and two large-screen and will face tough comdwelling tablet smartphones, known as petition from large-screen phablets, at the annual smartphones from Samsung World event in Abu and Apple, which is also found in Nokia Dhabi on Tuesday. expected to unveil slimmer, The Lumia 2520 tab- faster iPads on Tuesday.

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Yinchuan, 23 Oct — A large-scale neolithic site, including a rare cave dwelling, has been unearthed in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, sources with the regional institute of archaeology said on Tuesday. Archaeologists have been working on the site, which is located in Shatang Township, Longde County, since 10 July , said Fan Jun, head of the archaeological team.

Up till now, over 400 square meters of the site, including seven ancient house remains, six half crypts and a cave dwelling have been excavated, Fan said, adding that the excavation is expected to be complete by the end of October.”The cave dwelling is an important finding from the site as it is rare to see such an intact and well-preserved building site dating back to the neolithic times between 4,300 and 5,300 years ago,” Fan said.

The finding is helpful for research on the production forms of ancient humans and their way of life, he said. Along with the ancient building sites, pottery, stone tools and bone tools have also been unearthed. Judging from these ancient utensils, archaeologists believed the neolithic site could be traced back to about 4,500 years ago.

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1520 and 1620 phablets, are among the last products the Finnish company developed to compete with Apple and Samsung before deciding to sell its handset business to Microsoft.

The new Lumias use

due to close in the first quarter of next year and the new products, which will still carry the Nokia brand, are part of the US company’s drive to become a leading player in global consumer devices.—Reuters

China to better finance science and technology development

beijing, 23 Oct — China will improve the way it provides financial support to science and technology development, Finance Minister Lou Jiwei said on Tuesday. When delivering a report to the country’s top legislature, Lou said despite increasing financial input into the sector, reforms are needed to improve the system’s effectiveness.

Basic research relies heavily on financial support from central government rather than local governments or enterprises, and the proportion of research and development expenditure spent on basic research is too low, said Lou in the report to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. In addition, the science and technology funding system lacks coordination between departments, and relations between the government and the market have not been clearly defined, affecting the effectiveness of

fiscal support.

Lou said the most fundamental way to address these problems is to further deepen reform of the science and technology system. He said the government will continue to transform its functions and build a science-technology innovation system with enterprises as major players. The government will also promote other forms of financial support, such as angel investment and government procurement of services.

Lou said the science and technology evaluation system and management of financial funds in the sector should be improved, and in the meantime, strengthen the monitoring and supervision of its use. The country’s fiscal expenditure in science and technology development increased from 168.9 billion yuan in 2006 to 560 billion yuan in 2012, an average annual growth rate of 22.73 percent.—Xinhua

Twitter account of China’s state broadcaster hacked beijing, 23 Oct — China’s state broadcaster CCTV News said on Tuesday one of its Twitter accounts had been hacked, and deleted a tweet claiming the country’s president had set up a special unit to probe corruption accusations against a former domestic security chief.The tweet on Monday evening appeared to refer to an article in Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post newspaper.”The CCTV News Twitter account was

An illustration picture shows Twitter logos on a computer screen in Frankfurt, on 21 Oct, 2013.

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Google unveils services promoting free expression

San FranciSco, 23 Oct — Google Inc will begin to shield news organizations and human rights groups from cyberattacks as part of a new package of services designed to support “free expression” on the Web, the internet giant said on Monday.At a presentation

in New York, the company also unveiled a new technology called uProxy that allows citizens under some regimes to bypass government censorship or surveillance software to surf the Web. The software will be available for Google’s Chrome browser and Fire-

A Google logo is seen at the garage where the company was founded on Google’s 15th anniversary in Menlo Park, California on 26 Sept, 2013.—ReuteRs

fox but not for rival Microsoft Corp’s Internet Explorer, at least initially.

The world’s No 1 search engine presented the two services — as well as a new map that highlights cyberattacks taking place around the world in real time—as some of the most significant software products to emerge from Google Ideas, a think-tank established by the company in 2010.Known for its “Don’t Be Evil” corporate motto, Google has a well-established reputation for resisting authorities around the world who seek to censor its Web properties, including YouTube and Blogger. But the formation of the Ideas group, which the

targeted on 21 October and used illegally to post incorrect information copied from other sources,” CCTV said through its Englishlanguage Twitter account.

“The unauthorized information was deleted.”

CCTV spokeswoman Zhang Xiaojian confirmed that one of the broadcaster’s Twitter accounts was hacked, but did not elaborate.China, which is often accused of orchestrating hacking attacks, says it is one of the world’s

company advertises as a “think/do tank” headed by Jared Cohen, a former US State Department official, has raised the possibility of the company playing a more active role in furthering US policy.

Under its “Project Shield” initiative, Google said it would host sites that frequently came under politically-motivated distributed denial-of-service attacks. Because of the size and sophistication of its technical infrastructure, Google is far more able to withstand such attacks compared to websites hosted independently. The product remains in testing, Google said.

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biggest victims of such activity.”President Xi Jinping has set up a special unit to investigate corruption allegations against the retired leader Zhou Yongkang,” read the deleted tweet, according to a screen grab on freeweibo.com, which is run by an anti-censorship site, greatfire.org.

Overseas media, including the South China Morning Post, had said Zhou was being investigated for corruption.

Sources told Reuters last month he was helping in a graft probe, rather than being targeted himself.Zhou retired as security tsar and from the Communist Party’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee during a sweeping leadership reshuffle last November.

Xi has identified corruption as a threat to the survival of the ruling Communist Party, and has promised to crack down on both highflying “tigers” and lowly “flies.”

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Herpes virus tracks human migration from Africa

beijing, 23 Oct – After examining Herpes virus’ genome, scientists confirmed that early humans first emerged on the African continent before spreading out in disparate groups across the globe.

The study, published in PLOS One, examined strains of herpes simplex virus type 1 collected throughout North America, Europe, Africa and Asia in order to gain insight on early human migration patterns. “We found that all of the African isolates cluster together, all the virus from the Far East, Korea, Japan, China clustered together, all the viruses in Europe and America, with one exception, clustered together,”

Curtis Brandt, professor of medical microbiology at the University of WisconsinMadison and senior author of the study, said in a statement.

Using high-capacity genetic sequencing, University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists were able to develop a “family tree” for the Herpes virus, emerging in Africa, bottlenecking in the Middle East and ultimately spreading to Asia, Europe and the Americas. Interestingly, the study also offers some evidence for the theory that Native Americans are descended from Asian peoples who crossed a land bridge from far eastern Siberia into the Americas thousands of years ago. — Xinhua

New Light of Myanmar B U SI NE S S & H E A L TH

Bottle feeding may increase risk of stomach obstruction in infants Washington, 23 Oct — Infants who were bottle fed were more likely to be at risk of developing hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS), a form of stomach obstruction, than those who were breastfed, US researchers said on Monday.

The risk appears to be magnified when mothers are older and have had more than one child, researchers from the Seattle Children’s Hospital in the US state of Washington, reported in the US journal JAMA Pediatrics.

HPS typically occurs during an infant’s first two months of life and surgery is needed to correct the obstruction, which occurs because of a thickening of the smooth muscle layer of the pylorus, the passage between the stomach and small

intestines. Despite its incidence of about two cases in every 1,000 births, its cause remains unknown. The researchers used birth certificates and discharge data in the US state of Washington to examine births between 2003 and 2009 and found 714 infants were admitted with HPS and had a HPS surgery. The findings indicated that the incidence of HPS decreased from 14 per 10,000 births in 2003 to 9 per 10,000

Beijing, 23 Oct — Scientists said on Tuesday they have found older people who get poor sleep may have more of the plaque or beta amyloid that is suggestive of Alzheimer’s disease in their brains. The findings, pub-

lished online on 21 October in the journal JAMA Neurology, revealed that during sleep there are changes in the brains of lab mice that help flush out toxins such as beta amyloid produced by brain’s neurons in active circuits.

It might be possible that improving sleep could help prevent Alzheimer’s disease, suggested Adam Spira, an assistant professor in the department of mental health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Los angeLes, 23 Oct — Netflix Inc gained more subscribers than expected at home and abroad with help from original series like “Orange is the New Black,” impressing investors who sent its shares surging nearly 11 percent to a record high on Monday. Netflix, the biggest gainer in the S&P 500 in 2013, quadrupled profit in the third quarter as it added a higher-than-expected 1.3 million customers to its subscription video streaming service in the United States.

The company, which has invested heavily in original series such as political satire “House of Cards,” said it had 31.1 million US

streaming users from July to September. For the last three months of the year, Netflix said it expects to add about the same number of US streaming customers it signed up a year earlier, and will end 2013 with 32.7 million to 33.5 million users.”That keeps the view alive that this company has a larger subscriber base and has pricing leverage in its corner to extract more value,” said Janney Montgomery Scott analyst Tony Wible, who rates Netflix a “buy.”

Shares rose 10.6 percent after-hours to $392.50, up from their close of $354.99 on the Nasdaq. The

stock has racked up successive highs since September, as investors bet on its growth prospects.During the quarter, Netflix released critically acclaimed prison drama “Orange is the New Black,” part of its push into original programming to attract customers to its $8-a-month movie and TV streaming service.Its original series slate generated buzz during the quarter, with 14 Emmy nominations and three wins for shows including “House of Cards.”

The company said it will double investments in original programming in 2014, when it will air second seasons of both “House of Cards” and “Orange is the New Black.” Spending on original shows will remain below 10 percent of its global content expenses.

Netflix was added in September as an option on cable set-top boxes through two companies in Europe. CEO Reed Hastings, in a webcast after the earnings release, said he was “hopeful” Netflix could reach a similar deal with Comcast Corp or other US cable operators.

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births in 2009 while breastfeeding prevalence increased from 80 percent in 2003 to 94 percent in 2009.The researchers said that about 19.5 percent of infants who developed HPS were bottle fed, compared with 9 percent of babies who were breastfed, and the odds of an infant developing HPS also increased when mothers were 35 years and older and had given birth more than once.

“These data suggest

that bottle feeding may play a role in HPS etiology, and further investigations may help to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the observed effect modification by age and parity,” the researchers concluded.In a related editorial, Douglas Barnhart, of the Primary Children’s Hospital, Salt Lake City in the US state of Utah, said the findings “bring us a step closer to being able to drop idiopathic from hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.” ”While the data seem convincing that bottle feeding increases the risk, the reason is not clear,” he said. “Further understanding of the pathogenesis of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis will come from both basic research and more detailed epidemiologic studies.”— Xinhua

Good night’s sleep may help to prevent Alzheimer’s

Netflix customer gains reinforce growth hopes, shares jump

Netflix DVDs return mailers are shown in a mail box in Encinitas, California on 21 Oct, 2013.—ReuteRs

“We live in a sleep-deprived society,” Spira said. “It may be that changing sleep habits has significant implications for mental health and specifically the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.”

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unsg M essag e

UN Secretary-General’s Message on United Nations Day 24 October 2013 Dear friends, United Nations Day is a chance to recognize how much this invaluable Organization contributes to peace and common progress.

It is a time to reflect on what more we can do to realize our vision for a better world.

The fighting in Syria is our biggest security challenge.

Millions of people depend on UN humanitarian personnel for life-saving assistance.

UN experts are working hand-in-hand with the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to destroy Syria’s stockpiles.

And we are pushing for a diplomatic solution to end suffering that has gone on far too long.

Our most urgent development challenge is to make sustainability a reality.

The Millennium Development Goals have cut poverty in half.

Now we must maintain the momentum, craft an equally inspiring post-2015 development agenda and reach an agreement on climate change.

This year again, we saw the United Nations come together on armed conflict, human rights, the environment and many other issues.

We continue to show what collective action can do.

We can do even more.

In a world that is more connected, we must be more united.

On United Nations Day, let us pledge to live up to our founding ideals and work together for peace, development and human rights.

UNIC/Yangon

Yahoo sought to ‘pause’ search rollout with Microsoft

The Yahoo logo is shown at the company’s headquarters in Sunnyvale, California on 16 April, 2013.—ReuteRs san Francisco, 23 Oct — A US judge on Monday refused to let Yahoo Inc YHOO.O delay using Microsoft Corp’s Bing search capabilities in Taiwan and Hong Kong, affirming an arbitrator’s decision in favor of Microsoft. Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer sought to slow the rollout of its search partnership arguing that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s decision to retire had raised concerns, according to court documents. But US District Judge Robert Patterson Jr upheld an arbitrator’s earlier ruling in favor of Microsoft.

Yahoo and Microsoft began a 10-year search partnership in 2010, before Mayer took over as Yahoo’s CEO. The two companies hoped their combined efforts could mount a more competitive challenge to Google Inc, the world’s No.1 search engine. The partnership has not lived up to expectations.

Google remains the dominant search engine, with roughly two thirds of the US search market, while Microsoft and Yahoo’s combined share of the market is essentially unchanged.

Yahoo said it wanted to pause the process until

Mayer had a chance to discuss the partnership with Ballmer’s successor, according to a court filing. Microsoft said in August that Ballmer would retire within 12 months. Mayer has criticized the partnership in the past.

“We need to see monetization working better because we know that it can and we’ve seen other competitors in the space illustrate how well it can work,” Mayer said at an investor conference in February. Microsoft and Yahoo were not immediately available for comment.— Reuters

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US, NATO officials expect approval for Afghan troop deal Brussels, 23 Oct— Senior US and NATO officials said on Tuesday they were confident Afghanistan’s elders and parliament would back a deal allowing American troops to stay there after 2014, playing down lingering concerns over the accord.

The Afghan president’s spokesman Aimal Faizi had told Reuters on Sunday Kabul and Washington had not yet agreed on several issues in a bilateral security pact, raising the prospect that the US might still have to pull all its troops from the

war-ravaged nation by the deadline.

But two days later, Afghan Defence Minister Bismullah Khan Mohammadi was positive about the prospects of a Bilateral Security Agreement during talks with Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel on the sidelines of a NATO meeting in Brussels, according to a US defence official.

“Mohammadi expressed strong confidence that the (Bilateral Security Agreement) would be agreed to soon, and that the vast majority of Afghans

support it,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

It was not immediately possible to reach Mohammadi or his aides to confirm the comments on the pact, which Washington and Kabul have been trying to conclude for almost a year.

The deal will help determine how many US soldiers and bases remain in Afghanistan after most foreign combat troops exit by the end of next year.

A senior US military official, speaking separately to reporters traveling

Vietnam hosts regional broadcasting union’s annual meeting Members of Security Force Advisor Team 10 provide sniper coverage during a shura - a meeting between village elders, US troops and Afghan National Security Forces - near Command Outpost AJK (short for AzimJan-Kariz, a near-by village) in Maiwand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, on 26 Jan, 2013.

ReuteRs with Hagel on condition he not be named, also said he saw “a very, very, very low

probability” of total withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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Jerusalem mayor wins re-election in boost to Netanyahu

Police officers stand guard outside the headquarters of the Golden Dawn far-right party in Athens on 18 Sept, 2013.—ReuteRs

Greece cuts off state funding to far-right Golden Dawn party AThens, 23 Oct — Greek lawmakers voted to cut off state funding to the far-right Golden Dawn party early on Wednesday, the latest effort by the government to clamp down on a party it has branded a “neoNazi criminal gang”.

Golden Dawn had steadily risen on the back of an anti-austerity and antiimmigrant agenda to become Greece’s third-most popular party, until the killing of a left-wing rapper by a party supporter last month triggered the government crackdown.

A legislative provision passed by 235 lawmakers in the 300-seat parliament suspends state funding to political parties if their leaders, or a tenth of their lawmakers, are charged with involvement in a “criminal organization” or “acts of terrorism”. The move could deprive Golden Dawn of a major financial resource.

Athens has earmarked 11 million euros for elected parties in 2013, including 873,000 euros ($1.20 mil-

lion) for Golden Dawn.

After entering parliament last year and appearing virtually immune to frequent accusations of violence against immigrants and leftists, the party has been on the defensive since the fatal stabbing of 34-year-old Pavlos Fissas.

The killing prompted prosecutors to investigate party lawmakers over a series of crimes and Prime Minister Antonis caused Samaras’s conservative-led government to probe the police force. Samaras has vowed to wipe out the party and described it as a “gang of neo-Nazis” that threatens democracy. Golden Dawn’s leader, Nikolaos Mihaloliakos, and two senior lawmakers have been put behind bars pending trial on charges of participation in a criminal group. This is the first time that elected politicians have been jailed in Greece since a military coup in 1967. Three other lawmakers, who were arrested, have been freed pending trial.—Reuters

JerusAlem, 23 Oct— The Israeli mayor of Jerusalem has won re-election in a hotly contested race against a challenger linked to a farright opponent of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Former high-tech tycoon Nir Barkat won about 51 percent of votes in polling held on Tuesday, a count of all ballots showed.

His main rival, Moshe Lion, polled about 45 percent. Other votes went to a

third candidate.

In a predawn victory speech to cheering supporters on Wednesday, Barkat, 54, called the election “one of the most complicated and difficult races” he had seen, but was thankful to voters he said “gave us a mandate to lead the city with the same vision for the next five years.”

Israeli media said Lion had also conceded the race.

The Jerusalem contest was seen as the most stra-

tegic of nearly 200 local government elections held across Israel, with a Barkat victory dealing a blow to his contender’s main backer, far-right former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. Lieberman, currently a lawmaker, had hoped a Lion victory would give him political momentum to mount a challenge to Netanyahu’s leadership should he be acquitted in a corruption trial whose verdict was expected next month.—Xinhua

hAnoi, 23 Oct—The 50th General Assembly and Associated Meetings of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union kicked off in Vietnam’s capital of Hanoi on Wednesday with the participation of more than 700 international and domestic professionals in the field.

The annual event themed “Serving our audience in the digital era, making a’perspective shift’ from technology to audience” is to focus on how broadcasters can meet the needs of audiences in the digital age. During the sixday event, hosted by Vietnam Television (VTV), participants will discuss the most pressing issues facing a changing media landscape as well as attend the highlevel forum series “Women with the wave: Information and Communication Technology and Media Inclusion of Women, Girls and Persons with disabilities”.

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UNESCO to list Japanese food as intangible cultural heritage Tokyo, 23 Oct—The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is expected to register traditional Japanese food as an intangible cultural heritage asset in early December, sources close to the matter said on Tuesday.

An organization that screens candidates for UNESCO registration has already issued a report recommending Japanese food be listed, they said. A

recommendation by the organization has never been rejected, a government official said. The Japanese government proposed “Washoku: Traditional Dietary Cultures of the Japanese” for the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list in March 2012.

UNESCO has registered four food cultures — French, Mexican, Mediterranean and Turkish — as such assets.—Kyodo News

Photo taken on 22 Oct, 2013, shows dishes of the month at Japanese restaurant Edo Kappo “Yonemura” in Tokyo. The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is expected to register traditional Japanese food as an intangible cultural heritage asset in early December 2013.—Kyodo News

Focus on Arab states to fill Saudi Security Council seat, Kuwait a front-runner riyAdh, 23 Oct—Saudi Arabia’s unprecedented rejection of a UN Security Council place has pushed the world body into uncharted territory, but fellow Gulf nation Kuwait is emerging as an early front-runner to fill the seat. With 10 weeks until Saudi Arabia’s term on the 15-member Security

Council was due to start— on 1 January - UN diplomats do not appear to be in a rush to fill the vacancy and some are hoping Riyadh might still change its mind.

“One waits to see what will happen,” British UN Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant said on Tuesday.

The Arab group of

countries at the United Nations urged Saudi Arabia on Saturday to reconsider its decision to renounce the rotating seat on the council in protest at the body’s failure to end the war in Syria and act on other Middle East issues. Saudi Arabia’s decision on Friday to turn down the two-year term

has diplomats and officials scratching their heads over what formal notification is needed to begin the process of deciding an alternative candidate. “There is no agreed procedure because this is the first time that it has happened,” said French UN Ambassador Gerard Araud.—Reuters

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local news World Osteoporosis Day observed in Mandalay Mandalay, 23 Oct—A ceremony to mark the World Osteoporosis Day was held at Orthopaedic Specialist Hospital (Mandalay) of Health Department under the Ministry of Health on 20 October.

Rector Dr Marlar Win of University of Nursing (Mandalay) and officials presented prizes to winners in the poster contest.

They provided free health care for orthopaedic diseases to the patients and medicines to them.

A total of 200 nursing trainees gave educative talks to patients.

At the ceremony, 427 patients received

medical checkups whether they suffer osteoporosis disease.

This year motto was

Strong Women Make Stronger Women.

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Those present at ceremony to mark World Osteoporosis Day ceremony.

Two-storey building ablaze between two three-storey buildings Fire fighters putting out fire together with local people in Mawlamyine.

MawlaMyine, 23 Oct—A fire broke out at Pan Kaung Shwesin Mattress and doll sales centre at No 191 on Lower Road in Shwedaung Ward of Mawlamyine on 21 October morning.

Altogether 192 fire fighters from fire stations coopeated with local people in putting out the fire with the use of 20 fire engines from Mawlamyine, Kyaikmaraw and Mudon. They totally

died down the fire at about 12 noon.

The dry batteries from the dolls was ablaze in overheat situation causing outbreak of fire to the mattresses of Daw San San

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Plan underway to hold dragon boat rowing demonstration in Taninthayi Region Myeik, 23 Oct—As part of conservation of ancient cultural heritage, Dragon

boat rowing demonstration was held at the jetty of U Kyaw Win sawmill on

Taryoe Street in Chaunggyi Ward of Taninthayi Region recenty.

Soe, owner of the shop.

The fire engulfed the whole building which is 20 feet by 50 feet, worth K 6.75 million.

A file of lawsuit was opened against Daw San San Soe under the law.

Kyemon-108 nay Pyi Taw, 23 Oct— Members of No 30 Special Anti-Drug Squad of Tachilek and policemen, acting on a tip-off, together with witnesses, searched Honda 125 motorcycle driven by Tar Ae, 22 of Sanku Village in Loidawkham Villagetract, near the jetty of May Flower Ground near Maesai Jetty in Macaokham Ward of Tachilek on 20 October afternoon.

They seized 400 blocks of heroin weighing 133.33 kilos from four bags.

The seizure of the heroin was worth K 1999.95 million.

Action was taken against Tar Ae under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic

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Efforts for standardizing health education y a n g o n , 23 Oct— International Center of Excellence being opend at the Science Hall of Yangon University and John Hopskin University and Perdana University jo in tly co n d u cted th e Update in Women’s Healthy workshop at the Science Hall of the univesity on 21 October.

“We held the workshop for enabling the persons from education and health fields to know modern medical science and health knowledge,” said Daw Yuza Maw Tun, ViceChairperson of International Centre of Excellence.

The workshop was held on 21 and 22 October.

Dr Isabel C Green and Dr Module Aguch of John Hopskin and Perdana Universities discussed health knowledge in medical science.

The workshop was attended by University of Medicine-1, and 2, University of Nursing, Defence Services

MedicalAcademy, Defence Services Institute Nursing and Paramedical Sciences, Yangon West General Hospital, Workers’ Hospital, Insein Hospital, Mingaladon Hospital, Sanpya Hospital, Aungyadana Specialist Hospital, Asia Tawwin Hospital, Victoria Hospital, Sakura Hospital, Baho Si Hospital, Maha Myaing Specialist Hospital, Punhlaing Hospital, Myanmar Medical Association, Myanmar Medical Science Council, Myanmar Pharmacy Association, rectors and faculty members totalling 50.

As Myanmar cooperates with international universities for upgrading education standard of the nation, ICOE held workshops with experts from Myanmar universities and Illinois University in July, with South Korean U nivers ity in A ugus t and Perdana Hospital in September.—MMAL-Wai Yan Oo

Substances Law.—KyemonPolice Information

Tar Ae seen with heroin blocks worth K 1999.95 million.

Blocks of heroin seized in Tachilek

New generation youths will participate in the rowing demonstration.

The local youths were in rowing drill so as to take part in the contest that will start on 23 October.

The rowers from various regions and states arrived there to take part in the contest.

Kyemon-Moe Hein (Myeik)

Youth in training session for Dragon boat rowing contest in Myeik.

Bago Region Women’s Affairs Organization Chairperson Daw May Thu gives educative talks on anti-trafficking in persons to local people at Awaing Village of Bago Township on 19 October.—mna

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Promoting rational thinking We think, we decide and we make conclusions on daily basis. our opinions are products of our thinking. our ways of thinking bases on the information accessible to us. the media are the major sources of information. that’s why we used to say, “Media shape opinions.” Do they always lead us to the right way?

Providing the most possibly objective information is the duty of the media outlets.

But there are still unseen interests behind them.

With many emerging media outlets, we now have a host of sources for information. the dark side is that we cannot know which one is providing reliable information or which information is factual. Most news stories available to us today are more or less black-and-white sorts. objectivity of the news stories is questionable.

Not everything in our world is mere story of the good and the bad. We have then two options: making media outlets responsible for false information and educating the people that not all the written words are factual.

Still the government departments are as usual in traditional rivalry with the media. to inculcate the rational thinking in the public, both the media and the government mechanisms have to do their parts well, providing factual information in objective manner.

All hotels in Myanmar to be complete…

(from page 16) Plans are under way to install CCTV cameras in those hotels.

It is also planned to install security cameras in new hotels accross the country. It is expected that more tourists will visit Myanmar this year, compared with the tourist arrivals of 1.5 million last year.

According to World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), international tour-

ist arrivals reached 1,035 million in 2012, up from 995 million in 2011. Asia and the Pacific recorded the strongest growth with a 7% increase in arrivals, followed by Africa (6%) and the Americas (5%). In South East Asia, Myanmar saw a 52 % increase in arrivals in 2012, followed by Cambodia (24 %), Thailand (16 %) and Vietnam (14 %).

Therefore, authorities concerned should take security measures for safety of tourists.

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Motion for reengineering of Later, the Speaker educational … of Amyotha Hluttaw an(from page 16) take necessary measures in accord with the report of amyotha Hluttaw Public accounts

Committee on upgrading of Nattalin-Damangetaungnyo road in Bago Region submitted by U Thein Win of Sagaing Re-

nounced the date to seek the approval of the Hluttaw on the motions after making clarifications on them by the relevant mem-

Seminar on legislative drafting and statutory interpretation held Nay Pyi Taw, 23 Oct— Attorney-General of the Union Dr Tun Shin addressed a seminar on legislative drafting and statutory interpretation, organized by the Office of the AttorneyGeneral of the Union and UNDP, at the Office of the Attorney-General of the Union, here, this morning.

He said that in the past the Office of the Union Attorney-General did not see such kind of seminar on legislative drafting and statutory interpretation in collaboration with international organizations.

Myanmar lawmakers were to pursue further studies in foreign countries. Today’s workshop should be recognized as a milestone of the history. He expressed his belief that the seminar is really beneficial to

Attorney-General of the Union Dr Tun Shin poses for documentary photo with participants.—mna Myanmar lawmakers and those who involved in drafting laws of the ministries.

Team Leader Ms. Emma Morley of UNDP Myanmar and Mr. Daniel

Greenberg, Counsel in the Office of Speaker’s Counsel, House of Commons, London said that the organization continues cooperating with the Union Attorney-General’s Office

technical rules for aSEaN armies Shooting Contest discussed

Visitors observe Hluttaws Nay Pyi Taw, 23 Oct— A total of 326 visitors—171 members of Union Solidarity and Development Party of Myothit Township, Magway Region, 126 IBEC-English Access Micro-Scholarship students led by Sayadaw U Sobhita from the Sagaing Buddhist Education Centre and 29 visitors led by Dr Daw Aye Aye Yi of the Youth Trip Organizing Committee, UNICEF— this morning observed process of 13th day session of the eighth regular meeting of the

first Pyithu Hluttaw and looked round the Hluttaw complex.

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bers of the Union government within a 21-day prescribed period.

Today’s session came to an end in the afternoon and the 12-day session will be held on 25 October.—MNA

Work coordination meeting on technical rules for the 23rd ASEAN Armies Shooting Contest in progress.—mna

Shooting test Match 27-30 oct

yaNgoN, 23 Oct—The Pre-SEA Game Shooting Test Match will be held at the International Shooting Range in Dagon Myothit (North) Township from 27 to 30 October.

Each team comprising 19 shooters of participant countries may take part in the test match.

The events in the test

match are categorized as men’s singles and team 10-m air pistol events, men’s 50-m pistol event, men’s 50-m rifle event, women’s singles and team 10-m air pistol events, women’s 25-m pistol event and women’s 50-m rifle event. A total of 12 gold, 12 silver and 12 bronze medals will be awarded to the winners.—MMAL-Tin Soe (Myanma Alinn)

as it plays a leading role in law drafting sector in the country, and claimed that courses on drafting laws would be conducted in Myanmar.

MNA Nay Pyi Taw, 23 Oct— A work coordination meeting on technical rules for the 23rd ASEAN Armies Shooting Contest was held at AARM Village in PyinOoLwin this morning.

The meeting was opened with an address by Joint-Secretary of the central committee for holding the 23rd contest Maj-Gen Zarni Win. Chairman of the Work Committee Maj-Gen Tin Maung Win made a speech.

During the meeting, participants from ASEAN countries discussed the instructions, duties of judges, rules and disciplines at the shooting range.

In the evening, they had a dinner at the parade ground of the AARM Village in PyinOoLwin.

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iCao delegation arrives in Yangon yaNgoN, 23 Oct—To ensure the development of Myanmar’s civil aviation sector, a delegation led by Mr. Raymond Benjamin, Secretary General of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), arrived here on 18 October.

Director-General U Tin Naing Tun of Department of Civil Aviation and officials met with the general secretary and party of ICAO at Civil Aviation Training Institute on 19 October morning.

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LOCAL NEWS Belgian OG specialist, pathologist professor Health Care give lectures at Central Women’s Hospital

Mandalay, 23 Oct— OG cervical cancer specialist Dr Orye and professor of Belbium gave lectures at Central Women’s Hospital in Mandalay on 21 October.

Firstly, Medical Superintendent of CWH Dr Daw Than Than Myint and Professor/Dean of OG Department Dr Daw Kyi Kyi Nyunt extended greetings and introduced Belgian OG specialist and professor to

those present.

The opening ceremony was attended by Rector of Mandalay University of Medicine Prof Dr U Tin Maung Han, Professor/Dean of Pathology Department Dr U Htay Hla, Pathologist Dr Daw Khin Mya Mon, professors, associate professors, lecturers and specialists.

Belgian OG specialist Dr Orye and Pathologist

Prof Verguts and Prof Praet conducted the practical and theoretical training to 60 OG specialists and pathologists at Central Women’s Hospital (Mandalay) from 21 to 25 October with the permission of the Ministry of Health.

The training course was attended by OG postgraduate trainees, doctoral course trainees and FRCS candidates.

The Belgian specialists

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Shan State Hluttaw deputy speaker meets local people for development of Lashio

l a s h i o , 23 Oct—A meeting between the deputy speaker of Shan State Hluttaw and departmental officials was held at the city hall in Lashio of Shan State (North) on 22 October.

On the occasion, Deputy Speaker U Sai Kham Mak gave an opening address.

Shan State Hluttaw representative U Sai Kyu c o o p e r a t e d w i t h O G explained progress of works. specialists from Central Next, members of W o m e n ’ s H o s p i t a l Township Development (Mandalay) checked cervical cancer and key hole surgery works at patients at the hospital.—Kyemon-Thiha Ko Ko (Mandalay)

Supportive Committee and town’s elders reported on requirements.

Also present at the meeting were the commissioner of Shan State, district and township administrators, town’s elders, ward administrators, entrepreneurs and membersof Maternal and Child Welfare Associations, totalling 210.

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MCDC, ADB jointly draw green city plan

Fire Candle light triggered off burning at monastery in Myeik

The photo shows aeria view of Mandalay City with Mandalay Hill in the background.

Fire servicemen putting out fire at Nyaungyeiktha Monastery in Myeik.

Myeik, 23 Oct—A fire broke out at Nyaungyeiktha Monastery on Phayagyi Street in Myitnge Ward of Myeik in Taninthayi Region at 4 pm on 21 October.

The fire started from candel light offered at the prayer room by layperson U Po Nyo, 42, son of U Pa Chin of the monastery.

A total of 124 fire servicemen put out the fire with the use of 24 fire engines.

The fire blazed the monastery, 32 feet by 24 feet, worth K 576,000.

Fire victims three monks and one novice were accommodated at Shwedaung Monastery near

the burnt monastery.

Myeik Township Police Force opened a file of

lawsuit against U Po Nyo under the law.

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Mandalay, 23 Oct— Mandalay City Development Committee and Asian Development Bank will draw the Green City Plan and collect the data.

The small groups will conduct surveys on 73 points from 600 households.

The teams will collect data from100 households

Hotel service courses kick off Mandalay, 23 Oct— Diamond Palace Hotel Co Ltd opened the Hotel Services Course No 28/2013 for Hotel Service Grade I and Hotel Supervisor Grade II at Mandalay Hall of Zaygyo Hotel, Chanayethazan Township of Mandalay on 21 October morning.

Mandalay Region Incharge of Ministry of Hotels and Tourism U Nyi Nyi Swe made a speech and opened the training course.

It was attended b

Opening ceremony of Hotel Services Course 28 in progress.

Chairman of Myanmar Hoteliers Association (Upper

Myanmar) Mandalay Zone U Myint Aung and

from six townships of Mandalay City Development Committee, totalling 600 households, from 26 October to 5 November.

MCDC is carrying out its tasks for minucipal area such as Chanayethazan, Mahaaungmye, Aungmyethazan, Chanmyathazi,Pyigyidagun and

Amarapura townships.

Mr Alistais, expert of Asian Development Bank, said that the people are to join hands with the authorities for development of the city, and it is necessary to fulfill the requirements of the region based on correct data from the people.—Kyemon-Thiha Ko Ko (Mandalay)

Hotel Services

Regional development tasks supervised

executives, training school principal U Sein Myint and instructors and 45 trainees.

The hotel service grade I course comprises four subjects. The course will last 10 weeks.

A total of 1653 trainees have attended the training courses up to No. 27th intake.

Most of the trainees are at worksites.

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k alewa , 23 Oct— Kalewa Township Pyithu Hluttaw representative U Soe Thein, Township Management Committee Chairman U Tint Naing and party on 16 October made field trips to Mahtu Villageof Kalewa Township.

The authorities fulfilled the requirements to local people for education and health sector.—Kyemon-Zo Hae Hsa (Chin Hill)

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US concerned about Mozambique violence, urges dialogue

Washington, 23 Oct— The United States on Tuesday urged Mozambique’s government and the Renamo opposition movement to “move back from the brink” and take steps to quell an escalation in tensions that many worry could disrupt the country’s strong economic growth.

The Renamo former rebel group declared on Monday it was terminating a 1992 peace accord that ended a 1975-1992 civil war, complaining that government forces overran base of opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama in the Gorongosa forest.

“We are deeply concerned by the escalation in violence between government security forces and members of the opposition party Renamo,” said US State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf. “We are encouraging the two parties to take visible and

Driver charged in Argentina’s train crash

Buenos aires, 23 Oct —The driver of the train that crashed here over the weekend with 99 passengers injured was charged by a federal judge Tuesday as video footage showed him falling asleep at the wheel.

Julio Cesar Benitez, 45, was arrested and charged for his alleged role in the Saturday accident, as the train was pulling into the city’s Once station, according to state news agency Telam.

Judicial sources said Benitez may be charged with causing severe harm due to negligence.

Video footage showed Benitez yawing repeatedly and appearing to doze off several times during the journey. But tests showed he was not under the influence of alcohol. Benitez underwent medical tests, including DNA tests to match his blood with that found on the train’s black box, which was later found in his bag.

“I felt I was losing too much blood and I was trying to recover my belongings that spread all over the floor,” Benitez said in his testimony Monday.

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decisive steps to de-escalate the current tense environment.”

Mozambique media reported on Tuesday that suspected Renamo guerrillas fired on a police station at Maringue, just north of the Gorongosa District, but no casualties were reported.

Asked whether the at-

tack could provoke more violence, Harf said: “We are deeply concerned by this violence and this escalation and are urging all sides to take steps to move back from the brink and deescalate what has been happening.”

Dhlakama, who has struggled to recover from a

Mozambique’s opposition RENAMO Presidential candidate Afonso Dhlakama shows an ink dyed finger after voting in the country’s Presidential, Parliamentary and Provincial Elections in Maputo in this file photo taken on 28 Oct, 2009.—ReuteRs

string of election defeats by the ruling Frelimo party, is widely regarded as a spent political force with little power to drag the country back into a civil war.

He has complained that the Frelimo-led government has monopolized political and economic power.

Mozambique’s economy is set to grow by 7 percent this year — one of the fastest in Africa - and investors such as Brazil’s Vale, London-listed Rio Tinto, Italy’s Eni and US oil firm Anadarko are working to develop some of the world’s largest untapped coal and gas reserves.

Renamo raids in April and June in central Mozambique had already caused alarm. They killed at least 11 soldiers and police and six civilians and forced a temporary suspension of coal exports sent by rail to the coast.

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Bahrain police launch probe into explosion ManaMa, 23 Oct— Bahrain police on Tuesday launched an investigation after a man was found dead near a homemade bomb explosion site in Bani Jamra village.

The ministry said it received an anonymous call

from a person informing of an explosion and a body lying at the site.

“Police arrived at the scene and cordoned off the area to get rid of the suspicious object and an investigation has been launched,” it said. Opposition groups

identified online that the deceased as Ali Khalil, 17 years old, while there were other reports surfacing that the teenager was allegedly planting a homemade bomb to target security forces, which exploded in his face.

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Tibet culture week opens 20 to 29 October on Wednesday in Germany Beijing, 23 Oct—The 2013 China Tibetan Culture Week will be held in Germany from, according to a government statement

released on Tuesday. The event, which is the first of its kind to be held in Germany, aims to offer German people a glimpse of

Tibet’s beauty, culture and economic development and promote international friendship, according to the statement.—Xinhua

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev attend a ceremony of signing China-Russia cooperation documents in Beijing, capital of China, on 22 Oct, 2013.

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China, Russia chant friendship, pledge closer cooperation Beijing, 23 Oct—“We should let the Chinese youth know that ChinaRussia friendship is not ancient history,” Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday as he and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev met reporters in Beijing.

Li suggested Medvedev tell some Chinese university students a story about how China and Russia joined hands to battle devastating flooding on the Heilongjiang River, known in Russia as the Amur, which hit eastern Russia and northeastern China this summer.

“I will,” said the smiling Russian prime minister.

Medvedev, who arrived in Beijing early Tuesday for an official visit, is scheduled to visit east China’s Anhui Province, Li’s home province, and deliver a speech in front of a group of university students there on Wednesday.

In the face of the floods, Li and Medvedev spoke twice on the telephone in August, and the

Russian side used its two upstream reservoirs to reduce flooding.

“Russia helped China and showed Russia’s friendship with China,” said the Chinese Premier on Tuesday.

“Surely I will tell the students about our cooperation on this matter when I visit your hometown,” Medvedev said, adding that he will also tell the students of the cooperation between the disaster-relief agencies of the two countries.

“It shows our strategic cooperation as well as our friendship,” said the prime minister.

The light-hearted conversation came after the 18th regular meeting between Chinese and Russian heads of government held at the Great Hall of the People. The regular meeting, launched in 1996, is an important platform for cooperations.

“We reached many new consensus on practical cooperation, especially on large-scale projects,” Li told the reporters.—Xinhua

Libyan minister meets British Ambassador on strengthening ties tripoli, 23 Oct— Libyan Minister of Planning Mahdi Rany met on Tuesday with British Ambassador Michael Aaron on ways of boosting bilateral relations in all domains, especially in fields of electricity, health, transportation and training.

The meeting tackled the potential support of British experts in Libya to develop strategy and plans for Libyan’s economy and production, Rany told reporters.

For his part, the British Ambassador underlined that his country strongly backs Libya’s transition toward democracy, lauding the committee of “Libya 2030,” which was formed by the cabinet in May to set strategy and roadmap for national development in all sectors. The panel includes researchers and specialists from all over the country, whose strategy will be implemented during the period from 2014 to 2030.

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A Herdsman herds livestock near the snow-blocked Lakenla Mountain, Damxung County in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, on 22 Oct, 2013. Local husbandry and traffic was affected by the sudden heavy snow which hit the northern Tibet recently.—Xinhua

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China stresses auditors’ role in guarding fiscal stability

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang addresses the opening ceremony of the 21st International Congress of Supreme Audit Institutions (XXI INCOSAI) in Beijing, capital of China, on 22 Oct, 2013. —Xinhua Beijing, 23 Oct— Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday auditors can play an important role in safeguarding fiscal stability and combating corruption.

Auditors must

2 militiamen, 1 rebel died in clash in S Philippines manila, 23 Oct—Two Philippine government militiamen and a rebel were killed and a soldier and three farmers were wounded in a firefight in Southern Philippines on Monday, the military said on Tuesday.

Captain Christian Cuy, spokesman for the Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division, said the troops from the 23rd Cadre Battalion were sent to Esperanza, a town in Southern Philippine Province of Agusan del Sur on Monday morning upon tip-off of the presence of suspect members of leftist rebel group of New People’s Army (NPA) in the area.

They ran into around 30 rebels while patrolling a farmland in Esperanza at about 8:30 am on Monday, said Cuy. The two sides traded fires for about 45 minutes until the insurgents withdrew, leaving two militiamen and a rebel dead, he said.—Xinhua

properly supervise the financial department, find potential risks and ensure the sustainability of fiscal fund, Li said at the 21st Congress of the International Organization of Supreme Audit

Institutions(INCOSAI), which opened in Beijing on Tuesday.

In his keynote speech, Li urged auditors to mercilessly expose corruption and protect public funds.

The Chinese Premier also called for international cooperation between auditors in perfecting the global financial regulation rules and safeguarding the stability of world economy.

To the nearly 700 delegates from some 160 countries, Li said the world economy was picking up slowly but deep-rooted defects remain, leaving many uncertain and instable factors. Li briefed them on China’s economy, saying the government had taken measures to advance reforms and restructure the economy to allow the market playing a bigger role in generating growth.

“Those measures have delivered evident effects,” Li said, saying economy had improved and market expectations were stable and optimistic.

“We are capable of reaching the major targets of economic and social development this year and accomplishing fiscal stability and sustainability,” he said.—Xinhua

Swelling lakes in Hol Xil pose railway threat Xining, 23 Oct— Swelling lakes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, a notable sign of global warming, are threatening the safety of the world’s highest railway, according to climate and ecological experts.

One flooded lake is now only 8 km away from a section of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in the depopulated area of Hol Xil Nature Reserve, according to the latest satellite monitoring by the Qinghai Provincial Academy of Meteorological Sciences.

Liu Baokang, engineer with the academy’s remote-sensing and ecological evaluation center, said several lakes in the nature reserve have been overflowing since 2011 after receiving an increasing volume of melted snow from glaciers on the plateau, known as the “roof of the world.”

Liu said the center’s research shows that the lakes have become a threat to the railway’s roadbed and roads on the QinghaiTibet Highway as well as important oil pipelines,

Local women in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, practice knitting on 4 Sept, 2013 in the coastal city, which was badly hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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cables and power facilities that run through the region.

Sitting 4,600 meters above sea level, the 45,000 square km Hol Xil nature reserve is China’s largest unpopulated area and is home to wild yaks and endangered Tibetan antelope.

Major lakes in the reserve, namely Zhuonai Lake, Qusay Lake and a salt lake, are all holding water at historically high levels.

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Hiroshima, Nagasaki welcome Japan’s endorsement of UN statement

H irosHima /n agasaki , 23 Oct —The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Tuesday welcomed the Japanese government’s endorsement of a UN statement on nuclear disarmament for the first time.

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui said he welcomed the move, which shows the Japanese government shares his city’s wish for a world without nuclear weapons.

Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue told reporters the endorsement is a step toward a nuclear-free world.

Matsui also welcomed an increase in the number of countries that backed the UN statement to 125. Both Matsui and Taue asked the Japanese government to take leadership in guiding the countries endorsing the statement, which says that “it is in the interest of the very survival of humanity that nuclear weapons are

never used again, under any circumstances.” Noting that Japan depends on the United States’ nuclear umbrella, Taue said Japan has been unable to pull out of the Cold War structure.

The joint disarmament effort is a chance to establish a new international security structure, the Nagasaki mayor said.

Hiroshima came under atomic bombing on 6 August, 1945, and Nagasaki three days later in the closing days of World War II. At a ceremony on 9 August. this year marking the 68th anniversary of Nagasaki’s atomic bombing, Taue criticized the Japanese government’s decision not to sign a similar statement against the use of nuclear weapons announced in April at a preparatory committee for the next Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review meeting.

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Photo taken on 22 Oct, 2013 shows the scenery of red autumnal leaves at the Great Wall at Badaling, Beijing, capital of China. —Xinhua

HK chief vows to seek justice for victims of hostage crisis Hong kong, 23 Oct —Hong Kong Chief Executive C Y Leung said on Tuesday in Beijing that the Hong Kong government will seek justice for the families of the victims and injured people in the Hong Kong hostage crisis in Manila, the Philippines, three years ago, according to a statement on the Hong Kong government website.

Leung made the remarks in response to a resolution by Manila’s City Council on Tuesday requesting the city

government to apologize to the people of Hong Kong for the 2010 crisis that left eight Hong Kong people dead.

The Hong Kong chief, who just arrived at Beijing to attend a symposium on Wednesday, said he learned the resolution when stepping down the plane and he will inform the public when any achievement is made.

Leung said with the support of China’s central government, they have been contacting the Philippine

government in the last two weeks and will keep doing that to seek justice for the families of the victims and those who got injured in the tragedy. He emphasized that the Hong Kong government will also keep in touch with the relatives of the victims and the injured, and their opinions will be respected.

Philippine media reported that the council hopes the apology will mend the strained relationship between Hong Kong and Manila.

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Afghanistan says differences remain on US security pact KAbul , 23 Oct — Afghanistan and the United States have not yet agreed on several issues in a bilateral security pact, a senior Afghan spokesman said, raising the prospect that Washington could pull out all its troops from the warravaged nation next year if the differences could not be ironed out. Two years ago, the United States ended its military mission in Iraq with

a similar “zero option” outcome after the failure of bilateral talks with Baghdad.

For almost a year, Washington and Kabul have been seeking to conclude a Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) that will help determine how many US soldiers and bases remain in Afghanistan after most foreign combat troops exit by the end of next year.US Secretary of State John Kerry

told reporters at the end of a visit to Kabul this month that there was just one issue outstanding —Washington’s demand that its troops be immune from Afghan law and tried in the United States instead.But the issue was not even raised in the two days Kerry was in Kabul, said Aimal Faizi, the spokesman for Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

He said there were

also a number of other areas which the two countries have yet to agree on. “A lot of progress has been made on the document, but it is not finalized,” Faizi told Reuters in an interview at the presidential palace.”If we do not reach a final agreement on this draft, it will go to the Loya Jirga and the Afghan people will be able to look at the issues remaining.” Faizi said. —Reuters

Hurricane Raymond swirls off Mexico, hits Acapulco with more rain AcApulco, (Mexico), 23 Oct — Ports were closed, school classes were suspended and hundreds of people were evacuated along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast on Monday as a major hurricane loomed over a region still recovering from record flooding a few weeks ago. Raymond, a category three hurricane, weakened slightly on Monday night as it hovered about 145 km (90 miles) offshore.

The major storm was moving in “a slow and erratic motion” with winds blowing up to 193 km per

hour (120 mph) on Monday, Miami’s National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

“It’s not going to move much in the next 24 to 36 hours,” Luis Felipe Puente, head of Mexico’s national emergency services, said at a news conference in Acapulco. The NHC’s forecast said the storm could move closer to the coast Monday night and Tuesday before turning west on Wednesday.The hurricane was already dumping steady rain on coastal areas including Acapulco, where storms wrecked homes, roads and cars and stranded tourists

A local worker (R) removes debris from a river swollen by rain brought on by Hurricane Raymond in Acapulco on 21 Oct, 2013.— ReuteRs

last month.

By early afternoon, parts of the city were covered with water, its port was closed and many roads were washed out. Acapulco’s beaches were almost deserted on Monday afternoon as winds picked up. “This is really bad luck after (tropical storm) Manuel,” said Anaberta Lopez, 26, who braids tourists’ hair on the city’s beaches, surveying a vacant stretch of sand. “There’s no work now and people here live off tourism.” Mexico has no major oil installations in the area threatened by Raymond, which has swirled around 233 km (145 miles) west-southwest of Acapulco since Sunday night.

Mexico’s gulf Coast is also facing heavy rains due to the advance of a cold front from the north, which has halted Raymond’s progress in the south, the government said. “If (Raymond) carries on moving at this speed and the cold front keeps holding it, we’ll have permanent rain for the next 72 hours,” Puente said at a conference earlier on Monday.—Reuters

Models present folk costumes during a Kamba costumes show in Chamdo Prefecture, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, on 21 Oct, 2013.

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Venezuela recovers likely remains of Italian fashion boss killed in plane crash cArAcAs, 23 Oct — Venezuela said on Monday it has recovered what it believes are the remains of Italian fashion executive Vittorio Missoni, who went missing in January after taking off in a small plane from the Los Roques archipelago in the Caribbean.

Four months ago, Venezuela’s government said it had discovered the aircraft in 76 meters (249 feet) of water.

It had been carrying Missoni, 58, his wife, Mau-

rizia Castiglioni, another couple, and two Venezuelan crew members.

“All the remains were complete in the plane,” Venezuelan Attorney general Luisa Ortega told reporters. “There was the luggage and other belongings which indicate to us ... that they belonged to the people we were looking for.” Ortega said Venezuelan navy divers recovered the remains of five of the passengers, but that the

sixth was in a hard to reach spot in the wreckage. The remains will be submitted to DNA tests to verify that they belonged to Missoni and the other victims, she said. earlier this year, Italy’s agency for flight security, ANSV, said its investigation had found that the airline that owned the plane was not fully licensed to operate and that the pilot’s license had expired more than a month before the flight.—Reuters

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E NTE R TA I NM E NT Singer Kelly Clarkson (R) and Brandon Blackstock arrive at the second presidential inauguration of US President Barack Obama on the West Front of the US Capitol in Washington in this 21 January, 2013 file photo.

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Singer Kelly Clarkson ties the knot in Tennessee Washington, 23 Oct— Pop singer Kelly Clarkson, the first contestant to win the Fox singing competition “American Idol,” married talent manager Brandon Blackstock in a ceremony over the weekend in Tennessee, the singer said on Monday.

The 31-year-old Grammy winner announced the news and posted a picture in a Twitter message.

“I’m officially Mrs.

Blackstock :) We got married yesterday at Blackberry Farms in TN, the most beautiful place ever,” Clarkson tweeted.

The Texas-born singer is shown wearing a longsleeved, lace gown by British designer Alice Temperley in the photo, and standing with her husband in front of a covered bridge.

Clarkson and Blackstock, who have been dating since early 2012, an-

Singer Dolly Parton slightly injured in car accident

nashville, (Tennessee), 23 Oct—Singer Dolly Parton was slightly injured on Monday when the SUV she was riding in as a passenger was hit by a car, police said, but the country music star posted on Facebook that she was fine and resting at home.

Parton, 67, was riding as a passenger in the front seat of a Nissan Xterra that was in a collision with an-

dispel concern from fans about her condition, posting on Facebook: “I was in a fender bender this morning, here in Nashville. But I am all good ...Just a little tired and sore, resting at home.”

Parton, a long-time member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, is best known for songs such as “Jolene,” “9 to 5” and “I Will Always Love You.” Reuters Actress and singer Dolly Parton arrives at the Hollywood premiere of ‘’Joyful Noise’’ in Los Angeles, California 9 Jan, 2012 ReuteRs

nounced their engagement late last year. Blackstock is the stepson of country singer Reba McEntire. Clarkson won “American Idol” in 2002, the show’s first year.

She is one of the most successful winners of the show with songs such as “My Life Would Suck Without You” and “Since U Been Gone,” and has won three Grammy awards, including best pop album for “Stronger.”—Reuters

Falguni Pathak: Folk songs have larger appeal

Sunidhi Chauhan to sing Tumhari Pakhi title song

beats. She says folk music has a larger appeal in the country.

For a long time, Pathak, 42, has been a star attraction at Navratri events during the festive season and she makes thousands of people dance to her tracks like Endra meruwa gayi, Cham cham payaliya and Ayee re milan ki raat umbre ubhi. “I agree (that folk songs have larger appeal than other pop songs) and we always try to stick to folk. They are very natural and not made up. I myself enjoy folk music, so I always make an effort to be more close to it,” Pathak

told IANS. She does not hesitate in accepting that “when I think of music, only folk music appeals to me the most”.

The Navratri festival, which goes on for nine days, concluded recently. It was a busy time for Pathak as she was booked to regale dandiya enthusiasts by performing at the Police Parade Grounds in Ghatkopar, Mumbai.

The show was organised by event organising company Mangal Entertainment Private Ltd. PTI

MuMbai, 23 Oct — Playback singer Sunidhi Chauhan will lend her voice for the title song of the upcoming TV show Tumhari Pakhi, based on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s novel Naba Bidhan. Sunidhi has been signed for the title track and she will record it soon, said a source.

Sachin Gupta, who has composed for films like Prince, will score the music for the song.

Ready to go on air on 11 November on Life OK, Tumhari Pakhi, a love

story, features Iqbal Khan and Shraddha Arya in lead roles.—PTI

Grammy Award winning R&B singer and “The Voice’’ TV judge CeeLo Green (L), confers with attorney Blair Berk in Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, California 21 Oct, 2013.

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The singer “slipped” ecstasy to the 33-year-old woman while the two were dining at a Los Angeles restaurant in July 2012, according to prosecutors.

The woman said she did not know that Green had given her the drug, said Jane Robison, a spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office.

Ecstasy is a lab-produced drug that acts as a stimulant and can cause hallucinations.

Green, 39, and the unnamed woman went back to her hotel room after dinner, prosecutors said.

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TMZ.com reported last year that the woman had filed a police report accusing Green of sexual assault.

Robison said the alleged victim had contacted the police.

Prosecutors, however, said there was insufficient evidence to charge Green with rape of an intoxicated person.

Green’s attorney, Blair Berk, said she was happy the “evidence did not support the false and unfounded claims made over a year ago.”

“Mr Green encouraged a full and complete investigation of those claims and

he was confident once conducted he would be cleared of having any wrongful intent and it would be established that any relations were consensual,” Berk said in a statement.

“As it relates to the one charge of furnishing or sharing ecstasy, Mr. Green will responsibly address that matter in a court of law but not comment on it further out of respect for the process,” she added.

The singer was ordered to post $30,000 to remain free on bail, and is due back in court on 20 November, Robison said.

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Falguni has been a star attraction at Navratri events neW Delhi, 23 Oct— Falguni Pathak, who brought a new flavour to pop music in the late 1990s

other vehicle, Nashville police said.

“Parton received minor injuries,” the Nashville Police Department said in a statement.

Police said the driver of the other car failed to yield. The two drivers and Parton were taken to local hospitals for treatment, but none of the injuries appeared to be serious, police added. Parton was quick to

with her romantic songs, has also made several people groove to her folk numbers replete with dandiya

Sunidhi Chauhan will record the title track soon

R&B singer CeeLo Green pleads not guilty to ecstasy charge

los angeles, 23 Oct— Grammy-winning R&B singer and “The Voice” TV judge CeeLo Green pleaded not guilty on Monday to a felony charge of giving the drug ecstasy to a woman without her knowledge while the two were dining, prosecutors said.

Green, whose real name is Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, was charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office with one count of furnishing a controlled substance.

Green entered the plea in a Los Angeles court and faces up to four years in state prison if convicted.

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Torres and Messi on target, Atletico surge ahead

Atletico Madrid’s Diego Costa (C) scores his second goal against Austria Vienna, during their Champions League Group G soccer match in Vienna on 22 Oct, 2013.—ReuteRs London, 23 Oct—Li- Olympique Marseille, put onel Messi marked his first three teams on six points in start after injury with a goal Group F. in Barcelona’s 1-1 draw at There is a clear leader AC Milan in the Champi- in Group G, where Atletico ons League on Tuesday made it three wins from while Fernando Torres got three with a 3-0 victory at two as Chelsea thumped Austria Vienna that left Schalke and Atletico Ma- them a point away from the drid’s charge continued.

10 that are usually enough Robert Lewandowski to send teams into the last got the 82nd-minute win- 16 of Europe’s elite club ner as Borussia Dortmund competition. put the brakes on Arsenal’s With Diego Costa scorcampaign with a 2-1 win ing twice, including a stunin London that, along with ning solo effort, they went Napoli’s 2-1 victory at five points clear of second-

placed Zenit St Petersburg, who made the most of the sixth-minute sending off of Porto’s Hector Herrera - the competition’s fastest ever dismissal from two yellow cards—to beat their hosts 1-0. In Group E, Chelsea moved level on six points with Schalke 04 at the top with a 3-0 win in Germany where Torres celebrated his 100th start for the club with the fifth-minute opener and another after 69 minutes before Eden Hazard added a late goal.

The top two are clear

of third-placed Basel, who have four points ahead of Steaua Bucharest on one after those two teams shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw in Romania.

Celtic got their first points in Group H after a James Forrest penalty on the stroke of halftime and a deflected shot by Beram Kayal early in the second half helped them to a 2-1 win over Ajax Amsterdam, who got a consolation in added time.

Barca are in charge of that group with seven

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi (C) challenges Sulley Muntari (R) and Kaka (L) of AC Milan during their Champions League soccer match at the San Siro stadium in Milan, on 22 Oct, 2013.—ReuteRs

Napoli beat Marseille in style to stay on course MarseILLe, 23 Oct — Two superb goals earned Napoli a 2-1 win at Olympique Marseille on Tuesday that put the French team on

the brink of elimination and the Italians back on course for a last-16 spot. Jose Callejon and Duvan Zapata finished off excellent team-

Napoli’s Duvan Zapata (R) celebrates with team mates after scoring the second goal for the team during their Champions League soccer match against Olympique Marseille at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, on 22 Oct, 2013. —ReuteRs

work in style in the 42nd and 67th minutes to give Napoli six points from three matches, level with Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund.

Marseille are bottom after three defeats.

Marseille reduced the arrears through Andre Ayew in the 86th minute but never came to terms with the astonishing pace of Belgium winger Dries Mertens.

“The coach told us that they had lost a lot of games lately so we had to put them under pressure early on,” Mertens told Canal Plus. “Once we

get the ball back, we are fast in front of goal, that’s one of our qualities.

“Six points for everyone—too bad Dortmund won—but we now have two matches out of three at home.” Napoli play host to Marseille in their next match. Ayew said: “Once again we’re disappointed.

We just have to keep our mouths shut and get back to work. Now the most important thing is the league.”

Marseille have lost their last four games in all competitions.—Reuters

to see four great tournaments,” 2012 Ryder Cup captain Olazabal told Reuters in an interview.

“It’s very important for the European Tour. We are going to see the top players coming back to play in these events and it’s a good attraction

for the tour, for the fans, the players and for media attention.” Shanghai also stages the WGC-Champions Tournament next week before the Final Series builds to a crescendo with the Turkish Open featuring world number one Tiger Woods and finally the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai in the middle of November.

“This is another idea to keep the players on their toes,” said 1994 and 1999 US Masters champion Olazabal. “It’s important for 2014 too, especially as that is a Ryder Cup year.

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New Final Series will be great, says Olazabal new York, 23 Oct — The inaugural FedExCupstyle ‘Final Series’ that tees off in Shanghai this week will give the European Tour a much-needed shot in the arm after a difficult year, said twice major winner Jose Maria Olazabal.

While the rival US PGA Tour goes from strength to strength, the European circuit has struggled for sponsors and been badly hampered by the absence of headline attractions like Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood. With the majority of the trium-

phant 2012 Ryder Cup team basing themselves on the other side of the Atlantic this season, chief executive George O’Grady has had an awkward task in selling the European Tour brand.

The ‘Final Series’, similar to the US circuit’s end-of-season FedExCupextravaganza, is a sequence of four events worth more than $30 million in total and starts on Thursday with the BMW Masters in China.

“I think we are going

Spain’s Jose Maria Olazabal

Chelsea’s Fernando Torres (C rear) scores a goal past Schalke 04’s goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand during their Champions League soccer match in Gelsenkirchen on 22 Oct, 2013.—ReuteRs points, while Milan—who just returned from injury had gone ahead through and his lively contribution Robinho’s ninth-minute came at just the right time opener before Messi lev- for his club. elled after 23 minutes— “If you do garbage have five points. Celtic are (against Basel) then you on three points with Ajax have to clean it up and we bottom on one. cleaned it up,” Chelsea The day’s biggest state- manager Jose Mourinho ment of intent came from told Sky Sports. “We’ve 2012 European champions got two matches at home Chelsea, who have now so now we are in good conmade amends for the home dition to qualify and we’ll defeat by Basel in their try to finish top. It’s an imopener with two away vic- portant victory for us.” tories. Spaniard Torres, so The glamour match at often uninspired in domes- the San Siro where seventic competition, once again times European champions shone on the big stage with Milan hosted four-times two goals and could easily winners Barcelona fizzled have had a hat-trick as he out in the second half after smashed a header against a frantic opening period of the bar from just inside the pressure from the Italians. area. He, like Messi, had Reuters

Williams eases past Kerber in WTA Championships IstanbuL, 23 Oct— World number one Serena Williams showed her determination to defend her WTA Championships title by sweeping to a 6-3, 6-1 win over Angelique Kerber at the season-ending event on Tuesday.

The 32-year-old American broke early in each set and was too strong for the German, hitting 31 winners.

Kerber, who qualified for the eight-strong tournament only because Maria Sharapova pulled out, won just five games when she was beaten by Williams in her opening match last year.

“Angelique is a great player and right from the start I knew I had to play

really well to be able to win this match,” Williams said. “I feel really good.”

Williams has been drawn with Agnieszka Radwanska, Petra Kvitova and Kerber in the red group at Istanbul’s Sinan Erdem dome. Second seed Victoria Azarenka, Li Na, Sara Errani and Jelena Jankovic are in the white group.

Belarussian Azarenka beat Errani 7-6 6-2 in the tournament’s opening match with the defensively-minded Italian, who led 5-2 in the first set, staying in contention until the tiebreak.

Errani lost that 7-4 and looked to be in pain after suffering a calf injury midway through the second set.—Reuters

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Nepalese Vice President Paramananda Jha (C, front) and other delegates attend the 5th South Asian Conference On Sanitation (SACOSAN) in Kathmandu, Nepal, 22 Oct, 2013. Ministerial-level delegates and other guests from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries will be present at the three days conference.—Xinhua

Los Angeles airport worker pleads innocent to planting dry bombs Los AngeLes, 23 Oct — An airport employee charged in connection with three dry ice bombs planted at Los Angeles International Airport pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, and his lawyer called him a “good guy” facing harsh treatment in the case.

Miguel Angel Iniguez, 41, entered his not guilty plea on charges of possessing a destructive device near an airplane during a brief hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court, and was ordered held on $500,000 bond. Handcuffed and dressed in street clothes, he spoke only in response to questions from the judge.

Iniguez was due back in court on Wednesday,

along with his co-defendant, 28-year-old Dicarlo Bennett, for a hearing at which defence lawyers for both men were expected to ask that their bail be reduced.

“He’s a good guy and we’ll get him out of this,” his attorney, Gustavo Barcena, told reporters outside of court.

Barcena said the case was a hardship on his client, who was married with four children between the ages of 3 and 16 and who underwent a kidney transplant operation several years ago.

He said Iniguez, a supervisor for airport contractor Servisair, had no criminal record or disciplinary issues at work. “Unfortunately, with this type of a charge

Wilshere’s ankle causes concern for Wenger London, 23 Oct— Arsene Wenger withdrew Jack Wilshere from the heat of battle against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday and said he may have to protect the midfielder from his own desire to play. Wilshere was substituted after an hour of the 2-1 Champions League defeat, having appeared to labour with an ankle injury.

After missing more than a year of competi competitive football before returning last October from an ankle problem, Wenger admitted he would monitor the England

midfielder’s fitness. “You could see he was not completely himself and that’s why I decided to take him off,” Wenger told reporters.

“I think at the moment it’s his desire to play, absolutely, but you could see tonight he was handicapped after the first tackle of the game.

He landed awkwardly and he looked to me that he was limping a little bit. “I’ll see how he responds in the next two or three days but I will have to wait for the med medical assessment.”

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Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere (L) challenges Borussia Dortmund’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

the minimum penalty is very harsh,” Barcena said. “The minimum penalty for this type of charge is two years.

No exception, no probation.” Authorities have identified Iniguez as a supervisor of 28-year-old Bennett, a Servisair baggage handler who pleaded not guilty on Thursday to similar charges and was being held on $1 million bail.

In an incident authorities said had no connection to terrorism, one of the bombs detonated on 13 October in an employee restroom and the second exploded outside the international terminal a day later, causing some flight disruptions. A third device was found unexploded.—Reuters

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All systems Ko as protege sheds amateur status

WeLLington, 23 Oct —New Zealand teen Lydia Ko disclosed the most open secret in golf on Wednesday with her decision to join the paid ranks, closing the book on a glittering amateur career that saw her win four professional titles and rise to number four in the world.

The 16-year-old Ko, who is studying for end-ofyear school exams, chose to make the announcement via social media, issuing a tweet that directed her followers to a YouTube clip in which she appears with New Zealand rugby player Israel Dagg.

“Made a monumental decision today with a little help from my @AllBlacks friend @Izzy_Dagg #LOVEGolf,” Ko tweeted.

All Blacks back Dagg spends the entire video, that lasts almost five minutes,

Lydia Ko of New Zealand hits an approach shot onto the 15th hole during the first round of the women’s Evian Championship golf tournament in Evian on 13 Sept, 2013.—ReuteRs asking Ko when she would only for Ko to tell him she make the decision to turn still had things to work on professional as they played with her game.

Ko finally confirms the a round at a course near her home on Auckland’s North decision after making a long putt to ‘beat’ Dagg in their Shore.

“When are you going round. pro? I want to be the first “Okay I’ll do it, turn one to know,” Dagg asks, pro,” Ko says. “Right now,

right this second. Definitely.” Ko’s decision had been expected after she finished second at the Evian Championship, the fifth major of the year in women’s golf, last month.

Her mother Tina, then confirmed as much earlier this month when she said they had asked the LPGA for an exemption for her Seoul-born daughter to become a member.

The LPGA restricts the number of tournaments for players under the age of 18.

Ko was the youngest player to win a professional tournament when she clinched the New South Wales Open in Sydney aged 14. She has won three other professional tournaments since, including the defence of her Canadian Open title in August.—Reuters

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Pyithu Hluttaw approves Motion for reengineering Poisons Act amending of educational system bill, Myanmar Indigenous under discussion on the Medicine Act amending bill floor of Amyotha Hluttaw Nay Pyi Taw, 23 Oct— The Bill amending the Poisons Act of 1919 and the Bill amending the Myanmar Indigenous Medicine Law, which were sent back

by Amyotha Hluttaw were approved at today’s Pyithu Hluttaw session. Bill Committee members U Khin Maung Shwe and U Soe Soe submitted committee’s reports on the bills.

Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation U Khin Zaw replied to the question raised by Dr Aung Than of Shwebo Constituency on Irrigation Department’s preventive measures against the floods in the villages to the west of Shwebo.

He said that Irrigation Department carried out the deepening of three creek channels in 2011-2012 FY. Thanks to it, heavy rains in August and September did not trigger floods there and damage the farmlands. Widening and deepening creek channels need to make coordination with the Region Government for seeking the approvals from the farmers there.

Dredging of Mahananda Lake that supplies drinking water to people of Shwebo was carried out in April this year. And there is no plan to extend Mahananda Lake, he added. The 14th day session continues on 25 October.—MNA

Slain Boston Marathon bombing suspect linked to triple killings BosToN, 23 Oct—Slain Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev took part in a 2011 triple homicide in a nearby town, according to a Chechen immigrant who was himself killed when approached by investigators for questioning, federal prosecutors said on Monday in newly filed court papers.

Ibragim Todashev, 27, who has been identified as an acquaintance of Tsarnaev from their days as mixed martial-arts fighters in Boston, told investigators Tsarnaev participated in the murders of three men found stabbed to death in September 2011 in an apartment in Waltham, Massachusetts, according to the filing.

US media had previously reported that one of the victims was a close friend of Tsarnaev and au-

thorities believe the killings were drug related.

The FBI has said Todashev was shot and killed by a federal agent about a month after the marathon bombings when he suddenly turned violent while being questioned about possible links to Tsarnaev.

The latest disclosure about Tsarnaev came in a 23-page brief arguing against a motion by lawyers for his younger brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is in custody on federal charges related to the marathon bombing that carry the death penalty.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's lawyers are seeking to force the government to share with defense attorneys investigative materials pertaining to his deceased older brother, Tamerlan.

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Nay Pyi Taw, 23 Oct—“Our education system should not be placed in the trial period. It is high time to systematically and correctly reengineer the educational system. If not so, there is no doubt to say that we will be left far behind in the development of education system compared to neighbouring countries,” U Steven Thabeik of Chin State Constituency No (4) said at today’s Amyotha Hluttaw session while discussing the motion submitted by U Myo Myint of Mandalay Region Constituency No (6) to urge the Union government to initiate an engineering and technical education system through realistic scenario to be able to turn out engineers and technicians with the establishment of

the Centres of Excellence.

Acquisition of technology and nurturing of technocrats are imperative for nation building and economic success of a certain country. An essential prerequisite to a country which had been placed in the list of least developed countries since 30 years ago is to ensure human resources development, he added.

Likewise, U Kan Nyunt of Sagaing Region Constituency No (5) also expressed his view about the motion, welcoming the establishment of the Centres of Excellence and a realistic scenario for turning out qualified engineers.

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Resignation of Central Bank’s Vice-Governor allowed Under the Subsection (c) of the Section 16 of the Central Bank of Myanmar Law of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, member of Board of Directors of the Central of Bank of Myanmar Vice-Governor U Than Nyein has been allowed to resign of his own volition.

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Union Peace-making Work Committee, KNPP build more trust after third talks Nay Pyi Taw, 23 Oct—After a Union level third peace talks in Loikaw, Kayah State, today, Union Peace-making Committee of the government and Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) signed the six-point resolution of the meeting, building more trusts between the two sides.

Union Peace-making Work Committee of the government and Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) exchanging notes.—mna

During the two-day peace talks which kicked off yesterday, the two parties discussed issues related to a training school, land confiscation, compensation for land confiscation and returning land to famers, reclamation for high-land cultivation and regional development including transportation and electrification and military affairs.

At the meeting were the Union Peace-making Committee led by ViceChairman of the committee Union Minister U Aung Min and members of the committee Union Minister U Khin Maung Soe, Union Minister U Than Htay, Chief Minister of Kayah State U Khin Maung Oo, Commander Maj-Gen Soe Htut, Deputy Minister MajGen Maung Maung Ohn, Deputy Attorney-General U Tun Tun Oo, regional ministers and personnel from the Myanmar Peace Centre while the KNPP delegation led by Vice-Chairman of KNPP Khu Oo Yei.—MNA

All hotels in Myanmar to be complete with CCTV cameras Byline: Wai Yan Oo Photo: Tin Soe (Myanma Alinn) Myanmar sees a massive influx of tourists thanks to the government’s sweeping reforms. CCTV and security cameras will be installed at the hotels, motels and inns for the security and safety of tourists. There are a number of hotels, motels and inns in Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw, Mandalay, Bagan, Taunggyi, Inlay, Chaungtha and Ngwehsaung, reaching more than 880.

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Photo shows the heart of downtown Yangon.