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GLOBALNEW LIGHT MYANMAROFVolume XXII, Number 163 8th Waxing of Thadingyut 1376 ME Wednesday, 1 October, 2014

NAY PYI TAW, 1OctOn the occasionof the 65th Anniversa-

ry of the Founding Dayof the Peoples Repub-

President U Thein Sein felicitates Chinese

counterpart, Chinese Premier of State Councillic of China, which fallson 1 October 2014, UThein Sein, President of

the Republic of the Un-ion of Myanmar, has sent

messages of felicitationsto His Excellency Mr XiJinping, President of the

Peoples Republic of Chi-na and His Excellency

Mr. Li Keqiang, Premierof the State Council ofthe People Republic of

China.MNA

1. The 2 June 2014 issue of the Weekly Eleven NewsJournal carried a news story questioned whether the

Public Service Media Law favours the State-ownedmedia with the misuse of public revenues in its cover.The news story criticized the Ministry of Informationover suspicious prices of tenders for presses, com-plaining that the highest bid for a press was over US$1 million, although its actual value stood at around

(See page 2)

Press Release(Unofcial Translation)

YANGON, 30 SeptWith as many as 18 stallsfor Myanmar students plan-

ning to pursue their studiesin Japan, the Japan Educa-tion Fair 2014 took place in

Myanmar students throng Japan Education

Fair 2014 in YangonByYe Myint

NAY PYI TAW, 30 SeptA radio message by U

Thein Sein, President of the Republic of the Union ofMyanmar, will be broadcast on radio on 1 and 2 Octo-ber. Myanmar Radio, Mandalay FM, Pyinsawady FM,Shwe FM, Cherry FM, Padamya FM, FM Bagan andThazin Radio will broadcast the message at 7 am, 11am, 6 pm and 8 pm.MNA

President U Thein Seins

radio message to be

broadcast on 1-2 Oct

Yangon on Tuesday withadvice-rich seminars pre-sented by ofcials organiz-ing the Fair and individualconsultations conducted byparticipating institutions.

The Japan EducationFair is organized by the

Embassy of Japan in Myan-mar, Japan Student Servic-es Organizations (JASSO)

and Myanmar Associationof Japan Alumni (MAJA).

The fair, now in its tenth

anniversary as Japan edu-cation seminar in Myan-

mar, was the rst of its kindto showcase a wide pan-orama of Japanese highereducationto an audienceof students who recentlypassed the matriculation

examinations, university(See page 2)

BAGAN, 30 SeptThe

12thASEAN Socio-Cultur-

al Community Council

Meeting was opened at

the Aureum Palace Hotel in

Bagan on Tuesday, with anaddress by Vice President

Dr Sai Mauk Kham, sourc-

es said.

Speaking at the meet-

ing, Vice President Dr Sai

Mauk Kham said:

We have witnessed,

how ASEAN has endured

and overcome the regional

issues with resilience, and

sustained its One Vision,

One Identity and One Com-

munity since its inception

47 years ago.

For Myanmars rst

ever Chairmanship, after

being a member for 17years, we have chosen the

theme: Moving Forward

in Unity to a Peaceful and

Prosperous Community,

with the emphasis on fur-

ther reinforcing collective

actions, to ensure the emer-

gence of a united and har-

monious ASEAN Commu-

nity, by 2015.

ASEANs socio-cultural pillar can help minimize

the tension of regional issues, promote more

ASEAN identity among member states:

Vice President Dr Sai Mauk KhamThe challenges for

ASEAN today, are huge,complex, multifaceted andtransnational in nature,which call for a more coor-

dinated socio-cultural pillar,can help minimize the ten-sion of the regional issues,and be able to promote moreASEAN identity among the

member states.The human, natural

and cultural resources ofASEAN, not only providethe means for econom-

ic growth, but also helpsustain its development.

Conservation of these re-sources, allows the regionto prosper now and into thefuture, enabling people touplift their socio-economy,thereby reducing povertyand improving their overallstandard of living.

ASEAN Memberstates are to work even

harder to help build ASE-AN identity through thepromotion of ASEANawareness, and a sense ofcommunity, preservationof ASEAN cultural herit-age, promotion of cultural

(See page 3)

Vice President Dr Sai Mauk Kham with ministers of ASEAN countries who attended the opening ceremony of 12thASEAN

Socio-Cultural Community Council Meeting in Bagan of Mandalay Region.MNA

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GLOBALNEW LIGHT MYANMAROF

Amyotha Hluttaw

Pyithu Hluttaw

Amyotha Hluttaw convene its 12thday

NAYPYITAW,30 Sept The 11thAmyotha Hlut-taw (Upper House) sessionhas entered its 12thday hereon Tuesday.

U Saw Maw Tun, rep-

resentative of No. 1 con-stituency of Bago region,asked if the plan to revivethe creek in Wanbeinn vil-lage to its original width of100-feet. Deputy minister

at the President Ofce U

Kyaw Kyaw Win said thatthe creek has been narrowdue to the sediment, caus-ing the paddy elds along

the creek to cover with

dregs and making the farm-lands destroyed.

He also said that therevival of creek could

stop ooding over about900-paddy acres to a cer-tain extent. He add that theestimated cost will be askedfrom the budget of regionalgovernment.

U Thaw Zin Oo, rep-resentative of No.9 constit-uency of Magway region,asked if to construct staffquarters on the empty areaof former airport in Pakko-ku township.

Deputy minister UAung Thein at the PresidentOfce said that it is impos-sible to construct staff quar-

ters there as it is owned byMinistry of Transport.

U Steven Thar Bait,representative from No.4

constituency of Chin State,raised a question about theplan to distribute electric-ity from the 66 KV Gan-gaw-Haka power grid to thevillages along Gangaw-Ha-ka highway.

U Aung Than Oo, dep-uty minister for electricpower, said that out of 15villages beside the powergrid, some of 11 villag-es have electricity supply

from solar system, smallhydropower plants anddiesel-powered generator,while plans are making to

set up solar plates at the re-maining four villages at theend of this scal year.

U Sai Kyaw Zaw

Than, representative fromNo.2 constituency of ShanStat, asked when wouldelectricity be distributedfrom national power grid toMongshu township.

U Aung Than Oo, dep-uty minister for electricpower, said the contractwill be signed to purchase33-mile-long 66-KV pow-er-line for Mongshu town-ship at the end of March in

2015, and the constructionis expected to complete atthe end of July 2015.

MNA

Deputy Minister at

President Ofce

U Aung Thein.MNA

Deputy Minister for

Electric Power U Aung

Than Oo.MNA

Deputy Minister at

President Ofce U

Kyaw Kyaw Win.MNA

(from page 1)

students and young people in My-

anmar.The fair was also signicant

that it took place on the 60th an-

niversary of the establishment of

diplomatic relations between My-

anmar and Japan that falls in 2014.

Last year, we had only 140

Myanmar students gathered at the

education seminar. This year, the

target number is more than 700,

JASSO Vice President Yonekawa

Hideki told The Global New Light

of Myanmar, saying that the fairwould be successful and seeing as

much as students possible.

The fair will be of great ben-

et to Myanmar students with

enthusiasm for studying in Japan

as they will be provided with the

newest information about national

and private universities and lan-

guage schools in Japan through

seminars and stalls offering var-

ious courses in humanities and

social sciences, natural sciences,

engineering, agriculture, sheries,

veterinary, medicine, nursing, en-

gineering, visual and performing

arts, etc.

I am here to enquire aboutJapanese language schools, an

18-year-old nal year student at

(from page 1)

US$ 800,000. For example, theprices of a press stood at around

US$ 800,000 only but the min-istry purchased it for over US$1 million. The actual prices ofa particular press range betweenUS$ 400,000 and US$ 500,000.But it cost over US$ 1 million.How corruption was rampant inthe ministry, alleged by NayTun Naing, an executive editorof the Daily Eleven.

Myanmar students. . . . University of Distance Educationtold the GNLM.

I am now taking a Japanese

language course in Yangon. My

aim is to do a video editing course

in Japan, she voiced.

According to the Japanese

embassy, more than 1,000 Myan-

mar students are studying respec-

tive courses in Japan and Myan-

mar people have gone to Japan

on educational trips since 1943.

Now, Myanmar ranks 10th in the

number of international students

in Japan. NLM

Japan Education Fair 2014 at Sule Shangri-La Hotel

on Tuesday is packed with students and their guardians

enquiring about the newest information of Japaneseacademic institutions for their further studies in Japan.

PHOTO: YEMYINT

Press Release . . . . 2. Since the above-mentionednews story of the WeeklyEleven News Journal couldtarnish the image of theNews and Periodicals Enter-prise (NPE) under the Minis-try of Information and begetmisunderstanding among thepeople, those in political andsocial elds and the Public

Service Media Law beingforwarded to the Hluttaw,a press conference on the

allegation was held on 6-6-2014 and an ofcial clari-ed that the statement of the

journal was untrue and the

tender process of the Newsand Periodicals Enterprise(NPE) was carried out trans-parently under the rules andregulations set by the gov-ernment with rm evidence.

However, the 7-6-2014 issueof the Daily Eleven statedthe wrong facts and gures

again with the intention oftriggering a widespread mis-understanding. Although theNews and Periodicals En-terprise (NPE) negotiatedtwo times for correction ofthe false statement throughthe Myanmar Press Coun-

cil (Temporary), the ElevenMedia Group replied thatit will by no means correct

its news story and there isno reason to negotiate withthe Myanmar Press Coun-cil (Temporary), adding notto send for it and write to itagain as regards the state-ment it had mentioned. Thereply of the Eleven MediaGroup was sent to the min-istry by the Myanmar PressCouncil (Temporary).

3. The Eleven Media Group didnot accept a better solution

sought through the MyanmarPress Council (Temporary)and accused the News andPeriodicals Enterprise (NPE)

of committing the corruptiontime and again. As the state-ment of the Eleven MediaGroup has tarnished the im-age of civil services underthe ministry as well as of-cials from the ProcurementCommittee of the Ministry

of Information, the Newsand Periodicals Enterprise(NPE) has to take legal ac-tion against the media groupunavoidably in order to seek

justice in the judicial pillar.In that regard, the News andPeriodicals Enterprise (NPE)has no intention of harming

the freedom of press.Procurement Committee

Ministry of Information

Pyithu Hluttaw session held with 12thday meetinghere on Tuesday.

U Win Htain, repre-sentative from Meiktilatownship constituency,asked whether to design acurriculum of democracyat the civil service insti-

tutes in Phaunggyi of lowerMyanmar and Zibingyi ofupper Myanmar.

U Kyaw Thu, chair-man of the Union CivilServices Board, said thatalthough a curriculum ondemocracy has not beendesigned for the institutesof Civil Service, manage-

ment courses for the seniorgovernment ofcials havebeen conducted since 2013in line with the guidelinesof the Head of State.

He also said that teach-ers from institutes of civil

service could attend thelectures and seminars onmanagement courses of lo-cal and foreign experts.

The chairman said thatdiscussions are underwaywith the United NationsDevelopment Programmeto design democracycourse at the institutes of

civil service.The Speaker of Pyithu

Hluttaw then urged the ob-serving commission to sub-mit at least seven ways forpublic and parliamentarymembers not later than 21

October 2014 to develop anappropriate electoral sys-tem in Myanmar.

Daw Nan Wah Nu,representative from Kun-hing township constituencyof Shan State, discussedthat the rule of law andstability are concerned notonly with the Committee of

Rule of Law and Stability,but also with all the partici-pants in the three estates oflegislative, executive and

jurisdictional sectors, aswell as media and public.

Judge of the Supreme

Court of the Union U SoeNyunt said that there isno monitoring group forcourts in well-developeddemocracies as this prac-tice could tarnish the dig-nity of courts, causing themistrust of potential for-eign investors.

He pointed out that the

People Jurisdiction Com-mittee was formed in 1973during the preliminary ageof public-centred jurisdic-tional system in the coun-try, but the committee triedto inuence and control the

judicial sector before it wasrevoked.

It would be contraryto the State Constitution ifthe independent groups andorganizations which haveno authority of jurisdic-tion assigned by law wereformed to monitor the courtproceedings.MNA

NAYPYITAW,30 Sept The 12th day meeting of11th Pyithu Hluttaw (Low-er House) session was held

UCSB ChairmanU Kyaw Thu.MNA

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Vice Presidents

Dr Sai Mauk Kham, U Nyan Tun

felicitate Chinese counterpart

NAYPYITAW,30 SeptOn the occasion of the

65thAnniversary of the Founding Day of the Peoples

Republic of China, which falls on 1 October 2014,

Dr Sai Mauk Kham and U Nyan Tun, Vice Presidentsof the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, have sent

messages to His Excellency Mr Li Yuanchao, Vice

President of the Peoples Republic of China.MNA

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw and

Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker

meets Kokang cultural

delegation

NAY PYI TAW, 30

Sept Speaker of the Py-

idaungsu Hluttaw and Py-

ithu Hlutta (Lower House)

Thura U Shwe Mann re-ceived a Kokang delega-

tion led by U Chein Kaung

Shin, Adviser to the Myan-

mar Kokang Cultural Or-

ganization who observed

the 12th-day 11thsession of

the rst Pyithu Hluttaw, at

the hall of the Pyithu Hlut-

taw building in Nay Pyi

Taw on Tuesday.

It was attended by

Chairman of the Pyithu

Hluttaw Economic and

Trade Development Com-

mittee U Maung MaungThein, Chairman of the

Pyithu Hluttaw Social De-

velopment Committee U

Maung Maung Swe and

Hluttaw representatives

of U Haw Shauk Chan, U

Kyaw Ni Naing and U Sai

Myint Aye and ofcials

of the Pyithu Hluttaw Of-

ce.MNA

World Tourism Day 2014

observed in Nay Pyi Taw

NAYPYITAW, 30 Sept

The World TourismDay 2014 was observed at

the Myanmar Internation-

al Convention Centre-2 in

Nay Pyi Taw on 30 Sep-

tember.

Union Minister for

Hotels and Tourism U Htay

Aung delivered an address.

UNDP Resident Coordi-

nator Mr Edin Elgsaether

read the message sent by

the UN Secretary-General

Mr Ban Ki-moon. A video

clip on message of UNW-

TO Secretary-General Dr

Taleb Rifai was presentedat the ceremony.

Union Ministers U

Nyan Tun Aung, U Win

Tun, U Khin Yi and U

Than Htay presented priz-

es to winners in the photo

and essay contests, hotel

service facility and tourism

services.

The union ministers

and party viewed round the

prize winning essays and

photos.

MNA

(from page 1)

creativity and industry and

engagement with the com-

munity.

It is accepted as our

collective personality,

norms, values and beliefs,

as well as aspirations, as

one ASEAN Community.

The commitment we

made in 2013 in BSW Dec-

laration, calls for moving

forwards a people-cen-

tered Community and peo-

ple connectivity. The Nay

Pyi Taw Declaration, an-

nounced at the 24th ASE-

AN Summit, highlights

most socio-cultural issues

under ASCC, and urged

ASEANs socio-cultural pillar. . .

constructive and meaning-

ful engagement, with all

relevant stakeholders, in-

cluding the private sector,

the academia, parliamen-

tarians, youth and civil so-

ciety groups, with the hope

of forging and becoming a

people-centered ASEAN.

Myanmar, the Chair

of ASEAN, has proposed

a number of priorities, in

the ASCC Pillars tasks.

These include to undertake

the work in progress, on

the ASEAN Agreement for

Protection of Rights of Mi-

grant Workers, to reconsol-

idate collective efforts, on

climate change and disaster

management, to redouble

the efforts, no poverty re-

duction, to strengthen so-

cial safety nets, and forge a

common identity, to build a

caring, sharing, and harmo-

nious society, to promote

inclusiveness in sharing

the regions wealth, and to

enhance the role of womenand children.

We must continue to

build ASEAN capacity, to

advance regional peace,

stability, prosperity and

social harmony. For Post-

2015 Vision therefore, all

Working Groups under

each Pillar, should come

up with a comprehensive

Framework too.

During this Meeting,

with collaboration and

coordination from each

country, we will be able to

undertake a meaningful de-

liberation and fruitful dis-

cussion, providing inputs

to the ASEAN Community,

for this year, and for many

years to come.

As Chairman of the

ASEAN Socio-CultureCouncil, Union Minister for

Culture extended greetings.

After the opening cer-

emony, Vice President Dr

Sai Mauk Kham received

a courtesy call by ministers

scheduled to attend the 12th

ASEAN Socio-Cultural

Community Council Meet-

ing and the deputy secre-

tary-general of ASEAN in

Bagan on Tuesday morn-

ing.MNA

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing inspects the Guard of Honour by car in the Republic of Korea.

MYAWADY

The ceremony of World Tourism Day 2014 in progress in Nay Pyi Taw.MNA

General Hla Htay Win receives

Norwegian delegationNAYPYITAW, 30 Sept

Chief of the General

Staff (Army, Navy and

Air) General Hla Htay Winreceived Special Adviser

to the Ministry of Foreign

Affairs Brig-Gen (Ret) Jan

Erik Wilhelmsen and party

of Norway at the Bayint-

naung Yeiktha in Nay PyiTaw on Tuesday morning.

They discussed send-

ing of servicemen to the

training courses of UN

peace-keeping troops.

After the meeting, theyhad documentary photo

taken.Myawady

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing tours Demilitarized

Zone, War Memorial, Namsan Tower in South Korea

NAYPYITAW, 30 Sept

Commander-in-Chief of

Defence Services Senior

General Min Aung Hlaing

received a military salute

by the Guard of Honour of

South Koreas defence ser-

vice personnel at the Min-

istry of Defence in South

Korea on Tuesday, sources

said. Senior General MinAung Hlaing was welcomed

by Admiral Choi Yoon-hee,

Chairman of Joint Chiefs of

Staff, and high-ranking of-

cials.

In meeting with Admi-

ral Choi Yoon-hee, Senior

General Min Aung Hlaing

said that Myanmar approves

of South Koreas measures

to bring stability and peace

to the Korean Peninsula,

pledging further coopera-

tion and friendly relations

between the two countries

through the exchange of

goodwill visits.

Admiral Choi Yoon-

hee said that military re-lations play a vital role in

strengthening the diplomat-

ic relations between the two

countries, vowing to seek

ways to promote military

relations and offer collab-

oration in conducting mili-

tary exercises.

Senior General Min

Aung Hlaing received a

courtesy call by South Ko-

reas Defence Minister Mr

Han Min-koo at the latters

ofce. At the call, they ex-

changed views on bilateral

cooperation.

Accompanied by Es-

cort General of the South

Koreas army Maj-Gen KimYong-woo, Senior General

Min Aung Hlaing visited the

Demilitarized Zone (DMZ),

where Battalion Command-

er Lt-Col Woo Seok-Je and

ofcials gave briengs at

the Joint Security Area, fol-

lowed by a tour of Pannum-

jeon Village there.

Senior General Min

Aung Hlaing went to the

War Memorial, the Defense

Acquisition Program Ad-

ministration (DAPA) and

the Namsan Tower.

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NEWSSITES

MANDALAY, 30 Sept

An educative talk about

prevention of smallpox was

held at the hall of Sports and

Physical Education Institute

Health knowledge shared to trainees of

SPEI (Mandalay)

(Mandalay) on 27 Septem-

ber.

Health Ofcer U Tin

Aung Myint of Chanmyath-

azi Township gave talks on

personal hygiene for preven-

tion of smallpox, washing

of hands after holding any-

thing and receiving medical

treatments at clinics.

The talk was attended

by Principal U Myo Myint

Aung, ofcials and trainees

totalling 633.Tin Maung

(Mandalay)

MANDALAY, 30 Sept

The Mandalay Region

Chief Ministers Trophy

Inter-Township Chess

Tournament and Agewise

Youth Chess Tournament

kicked off at the hall D21

of Mandalar Thiri Stadium

in Mandalay on Monday,

with participation of about100 chess players.

Vice Chairmen of

Youths participate in

chess tournaments

in MandalayPYAPON, 30 Sept

Pyapon Township of Ay-

eyawady Region sends

over 80,000 bags of rice to

Pyapon Township possesses large share ofrice market

Yangon by ship, accord-

ing to the Township Rice

Merchants Association and

Township Freight-handling

Board. On 29 September,

Chairman of Township

Rice Merchants Association

said that Pyapon Township

has 172 small-scale rice

mills that can mill 25,800

bags of rice daily. A total of

16 rice mills operate milling

of 11,000 bags of rice daily.

The small rice mill can

mill 20 baskets of paddy

per day. The rice mills pro-

duce quality rice to be sent

to Yangon and other major

cities.

Secretary of Township

Rice Millers Association U

Thiha Aung explained about1,700 workers are working

at 172 small rice mills and

16 rice mills. As Pyapon

Township has plenty of

natural resources including

marine products and pad-

dy, local people hope for

uplifting living standards.

Aung Win

(Pyapon)

Mandalay Region Chess

Subcommittee Dr Maung

Maung, Dr Thit Lwin and

U Thaung Aye (Advocate)

launched the tournaments

of the Myanmar traditional

chess event, the interna-

tional chess event and the

youth chess event.

The competitionswill last up to 3 October.

Tin Maung (Mandalay)

YESAGYO, 30 Sept

Palethwe hybrid paddy

plantations are thriving in

irrigated areas of YesagyoTownship of Magway Re-

gion.

We are trying to share

good agricultural patterns

to the local farmers with

the aim of doubling their

income and improving

their living standards. GAP

can be applied for cultiva-

tion of crops in the irrigat-

ed areas. The farmers can

enjoy fruits of systematic

cultivation crops through

GAP. At present, Palethwe

paddy plantations of farm-

er U Htay Win can be seen

with full of ears of paddy,said Staff Ofcer U Sein

Maung of Agriculture De-

Farmers hope for boosting production of Palethwe paddy

partment.

Local people have

grown Palethwe, Manaw

Thukha, Hsinthukha, Ya-

danatoe, Pakhan Shwewah

and Shwepyiaye paddy

strains on 30,773 acres of

farmlands with the use of

irrigation facilities in Yes-

agyo Township in 2014-15

cultivation season.

Pe Tun Zaw (Yesagyo)

Pyapon

Htilin

PyinOoLwin

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MANDALAY, 30

SeptA ceremony to

honour the best athlete of

the month was held at the

badminton hall of Sports

and Physical Education

Outstanding trainees honoured at SPEI (Mandalay)

Institute (Mandalay) on 28

September.

Principal U Myo

Myint Aung urged the

trainees to try hard in im-

provement of respective

sports events, take care

of health condition and

set aim for serving the

interest of the State with

victory in the sports com-

petitions.

The principal and of-

cials presented medals and

sports suits to outstanding

trainees.

Tin Maung

(Mandalay)

MANDALAY, 30

SeptA ceremony to in-

troduce heat pumps was

held at Hotel Mandalay on

78thstreet in Mahaaungmye

Township of Mandalay on

Monday.

Chairman of Manda-

lay Hoteliers Association

U Myint Aung explained

arrival of globetrotters in

Mandalay, extension of

hotels in Mandalay and up-

grading of hotels and facil-

ities for meeting the ASE-

Heat pumps

introduced to reduce

global warmingAN standards.

U Than Win Aung of

SCZ Trading Co Ltd ex-

plained modern facilities

for upgrading the hotels

and the market manager,

use of heat pump for re-

ducing the global warming

applying the renewable en-

ergy.

The products are made

in Thailand applying Ger-

man technology.

Thiha Ko Ko

(Mandalay)

MANDALAY, 30 Sept

The opening ceremony of

Swee Lee Music & JBL

Audio shop was held at

Thiri Housing on 35th

Music & JBL Audio shop opens in Mandalaystreet between 70thand 71st

streets in Chanayethazan

Township of Mandalay,

attended by Mandalay Re-

gion Minister for Devel-

opment Affairs Mayor U

Aung Moung.

Chairman of Manda-

lay Music Association Dr

Hla Khaing spoke words

of honour for opening the

music instrumens shop in

Mandalay.

The mayor, the chair-

man of the association and

vocalist Zaw Win Htut for-

mally opened the shop.

Maung Pyi Thu

(Mandalay)

HTILIN, 30 Sept

Township ofcials are

making arrangements for

choosing a land plot for

of a 66/11 KV sub-pow-

Htilin to erect over 1,000

lamp-posts for electrication

er station and designating

the sites for erecting the

lamp-posts for electrica-

tion for the local people in

Htilin of Magway Region

in 2015.

At present, over 400

lamp-posts have arrived in

the township. According

to the ofcials, the Town-

ship Electricity Supply

Enterprise plans to erect

over 1,000 lamp-posts.

Kyaw Than Swe

PYINOOLWIN, 30

SeptThanks to the good

weather various species of

crops are thriving in Py-

inOoLwin Township of

Mandalay Region. As a re-sult, the growers fetch good

prices in sales of crops in

Farmers get good price in sales of bean

the market.

Local growers culti-

vate beans on the farmland

that cannot grow paddy, in

Nawngkhamgyi Village of

the township.The bean can be sold

at K2,0000 per viss.

The growers buy qual-

ity bean at K12,00 per viss

for cultivation.

The bean plantation

can produce 500 viss of

bean per acre.Nay Lin

(PyinOoLwin)

Staff Ofcer

U Myint Zaw of

Ottarathiri Township

Immigration and

National RegistrationDepartment and staff

issue citizenship

scrutiny cards to

87 local people in

Moeswe Village on 26

September.

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Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at theCouncil on Foreign Relations in New York, during his

visit to the United States on 29 Sept, 2014.

XINHUA

Obama, Modi vow to boost strategic ties,create model for world

WASHINGTON, 30SeptPresident BarackObama and new IndianPrime Minister Narendra

Modi vowed on Mondayto expand and deepen theircountries strategic part-nership and make it a mod-el for the rest of the world.

In a joint vision state-ment issued after their rst

meeting at a White Housedinner, the two leaders saidthey would work togethernot just for the benet of

both our nations, but for thebenet of the world.

They said their coun-tries would cooperate onsecurity and to ght ter-rorism and would backa rules based global

order in which India as-sumes greater multilateralresponsibility, includinga reformed UN SecurityCouncil.

They also vowed to

work together against thethreat posed by climatechange and to cooperate to

address the consequencesof unchecked pollution.We have a vision that

the United States and Indiawill have a transforma-tive relationship as trusted

partners in the 21st centu-ry. Our partnership will bea model for the rest of the

world, they said in theirstatement said.The two leaders also

said their countries wouldwork to ensure that eco-nomic growth brought

better livelihoods for allpeople and stressed the im-portance of open marketsand fair and transparent

practices to allow trade toourish.Washington has been

keen to expand businessand security ties with In-dia, which it sees as a keycounterbalance to an in-creasingly assertive Chinain Asia. Obama has backedNew Delhis bid to becomea permanent member of theUN Security Council.

However, the relation-ship has failed to live up tohis declaration in 2010 thatit would become one ofthe dening partnerships of

the 21st Century.

Modi, who came topower in May, has receiveda warm welcome in theUnited States, even thoughhe was denied a visa in2005 over rioting in his

Japaneases

visa

requirement

for three SE

Asia nations

TOKYO, 30 SeptJa-pan said on Tuesday it hassignicantly relaxed its visarequirements for visitorsfrom Indonesia, the Philip-pines and Vietnam.

The measure is part ofthe governments drive toincrease the number of for-eign tourists to 20 milliona year by 2020 after hittingthe 10 million mark in 2013.

Japan exempts appli-cants from the three coun-tries from submitting docu-ments showing their savingson condition that they havevisited Japan in the past andalso that they have madeseveral trips to any of theGroup of Seven industri-alized nations Britain,Canada, France, Germany,Italy, Japan and the UnitedStates other than Japan,according to a Foreign Min-istry ofcial.

The validity of multi-ple-entry visas for nationalsof the three Southeast Asiancountries has been extend-ed to up to ve years fromthree years, the ofcial said.

Japan will also waivevisas for tourists from In-donesia from 1 Decemberif they register in advancewith their IC passports at

Japanese diplomatic estab-lishments abroad.

Kyodo News

S Korea

sends

condolence

message

over Doisdeath

SEOUL, 30 SeptSouthKorean Foreign MinisterYun Byung Se on Tuesdaysent a condolence messageto the family of TakakoDoi, a former speaker ofJapans House of Repre-sentatives and former chiefof the Social DemocraticParty, who died of pneu-monia on 20 September,South Koreas ForeignMinistry spokesman said.

Doi, who served aslower house member for 12terms from 1969 to 2005,led the predecessor of theSDP from 1986 to 1991 asthe rst female leader of

a major political party inJapan. She again took thehelm at the renewed SDPfrom 1996 to 2003.

In the July 1989 upperhouse election, Doi playeda key role in the ruling Lib-eral Democratic Partysloss of its majority in theHouse of Councillors withher tough, straight-talking

ways that appealed to vot-ers, especially women.Doi was the rst wom-

an to become speaker of thelower house, a position sheheld from 1993 to 1996.

Kyodo News

ten wealth amassed byMarcos, to seize the paint-ings.

Among the artworks inthe possession of Marcosfamily include Madonnaand Child by Michelan-

gelo Bounarroti, FemmeCouchee VI (RecliningWoman VI) by Pablo Pi-casso, and Portrait of theMarqueza de Sta Cruz byFrancisco de Goya.

Other artworks or-

Philippine antigraft court orders Marcoses to

return paintings

Indonesias leader races to save direct elections and his legacyJAKARTA, 30 SeptIn-

donesias outgoing presi-dent returned home earlyon Tuesday, cutting shortan overseas farewell tour totry and overturn legislationending direct elections forlocal leaders.

Widely praised for fos-tering a thriving democracyin his 10 years in ofce,

President Susilo BambangYudhoyonos legacy, al-ready tainted by a series ofgraft scandals, has taken afurther hit after his rulingparty failed to prevent thebill from passing in parlia-ment.

Stocks have comeunder pressure and the ru-piah has tumbled to a sev-en-month low followingparliaments action, whichpresident-elect Joko Wido-do criticized as a major step

backwards for democracy.Yudhoyono will hand

over power on 20 October.

We will strive to savedirect regional electionsand there is a plan B thatwe will nalize later today.

Our interest is only that ourdemocracy remains for ourpeople, Yudhoyono toldreporters after landing backin Jakarta from a near two-week long trip to Portugal,the United States and Japan.Indonesia introduced directelections for regional lead-ers in 2005, allowing theemergence of a new breedof politician free of linksto the political elite, withWidodo being the best-known example.

But direct elections inIndonesia, Southeast Asiaslargest economy and theworlds third largest democ-racy, have also proven to becostly, and in many cases,corrupt.

Before leaving for histrip, Yudhoyono spoke outin favour of retaining direct

elections and the bill lookeddestined to be rejected.

But the legislation wasable to be passed after hisruling party decided not tovote and instead walked outof the session to protest notbeing able to add amend-ments to the bill.

Yudhoyono said he wasinformed by the head of the

Constitutional Court that hedid not have the authority toblock the legislation, whichwill become law in 30 to 60days with or without presi-dents approval.

Yudhoyonos Dem-ocratic Party, along withnon-government groups,are expected to launch legalchallenges to the bill.

The president will gothrough other ways withinthe constitutional frame-work to be able to nd the

best solution, presidentialspokesman Julian Pashatold reporters.

The mishandling ofthe situation has sparkedonly a few street protestsin Jakarta and other ma-

jor cities, with most of thecriticism taking place onsocial media. Hashtags us-ing Yudhoyonos initials#ShameOnYouSBY and#ShamedByYouAgainSBYfeature at the top of Twit-ters global trending lists.

(Yudhoyono) willbe known not as a reform-er or a democrat but assomeone who let down thepeople of Indonesia, saidRobert Endi Jaweng, exec-utive director of Regional

Autonomy Watch, a localnon-governmental organi-zation.Reuters

home state three years ear-lier that killed more than1,000 people, most of themMuslims. Modi denies any

wrongdoing and has beenexonerated by an IndianSupreme Court investiga-tion.

He has maintaineda frantic schedule sincearriving in America onFriday, even though he isfasting in accordance withHindu custom and drankonly warm water at theWhite House.

As part of an effort tospur foreign investment,he met more than a dozenUS corporate leaders earlyon Monday and told themhe was committed to lib-

eralizing Indias economy,which has underperformedother emerging markets re-cently after years of break-neck growth.

Reuters

dered seized are Still Lifewith Idol by Paul Gaugin,La Baignade Au GrandTemps by Pierre Bonnardand Vase of Chrysanthe-mums by Bernard Buffet.

In 1986, the govern-

ment estimated that Mar-cos, his family and croniesaccumulated more than $10billion worth of cash, jew-elry, artworks, assets andstocks during his rule from1965 to 1986.

PCGG spokesmanNick Suarez said at least168 billion pesos ($3.7billion) of the estimatedamount has been recov-ered.

Marcos widow Imel-

da, 85, has been chargedwith civil and criminalcrimes. However, she re-mains out of jail and evenmanaged to return to pow-er along with her daughterand son.Kyodo News

MANILA, 30 SeptAnantigraft court on Mondayordered the family of thelate Philippine PresidentFerdinand Marcos to returneight paintings by old mas-ters, ruling the valuable art-

works were bought usingpublic funds.

The court ordered thePresidential Commissionon Good Government,which is mandated to re-cover the so-called ill-got-

Indonesias President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyonoaddresses the 69th United Nations General Assembly at

UN headquarters in New York, on 24 Sept, 2014.

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United Nations Secretary-Generals

Message on the International Day of

Older Persons

1 October 2014

Older persons are playing an increasingly signif-

icant role in society as they grow in number and as

healthcare improves in some parts of the world.The number of older persons is expected to more

than double, globally, from 841 million people in 2013

to more than 2 billion in 2050. By that year, nearly 8 in

10 of the worlds older population will live in the less

developed regions.

The steady increase in human longevity represents

one of the greatest transformations and challenges of

our time. However, failure to keep pace with changing

demographic trends will make it difcult to achieve a

sustainable, secure and fullling future for people of

all ages.

Older persons make wide-ranging contributions to

economic and social development. However, discrim-

ination and social exclusion persist. We must overcome

this bias in order to ensure a socially and economically

active, secure and healthy ageing population.

The post-2015 development agenda offers a histor-ic opportunity for the United Nations and its Member

States to strengthen the rights and role of older persons

in society as an integral part of our commitment to

leave no one behind.

On this International Day, I encourage govern-

ments and people everywhere to ensure the full partici-

pation of older persons in society while protecting their

rights and dignity.

UNIC/Yangon

S-400 Triumph

Russias new S-400 air defence systems tobe supplied to 12 regiments by 2020

MOSCOW, 30 Sept New S-400 Triumf airdefence systems will besupplied to 12 missile reg-iments of Russias Aero-

space Defence Forces by2020, their spokesperson,Colonel Alexei Zolotukhinsaid on Monday.

Until the end of thisyear, four S-400 regimentswill be protecting Moscowand the Central Industrial

District of Russia, he said.At present, three regi-

ments have S-400 systemsand the rest are armed withS-300 systems.

Future plans call for up-grading Moscows missiledefence to bring air defenceand missile defence systems

under a single command to

repel all possible attacks.The united command

will cover 25 regions andthree republics. Radar sta-

tions used by air defenceunits can detect targets asfar as 600 kilometres andan altitude of up to 40 kilo-

metres.Another regiment in

the Moscow region will

adopt Russias newest

S-400 air defence systemsthis autumn.

The fourth air defenceregiment will receive a newset of S-400 systems at theKapustin Yar training range

in September or October,conduct initial live retraining and, after redeploy-ment to the Moscow region,

go on combat duty, Aero-

space Defence Forces Com-

mander, Major GeneralAndrei Demin said earlierthis month. Three regimentsin the Moscow region havealready been armed with

the S-400 systems. The rstS-400 battalion went oncombat duty in Elektrostal,Moscow region, in the sum-mer of 2007 and was joined

by another one in 2009.

The second regiment

armed with S-400 systemswent on combat duty in2011, followed by the thirdone in 2014.

S-400 Triumf air de-fence systems were put on

combat duty in RussiasSouthern Military Dis-trict in late 2012 to replaceS-300PM missiles.

Itar-Tass

Prince Akishino (R), the younger son of EmperorAkihito, and his wife Princess Kiko are seen at Narita

airport, near Tokyo, on 30 Sept, 2014, before theirdeparture for Guatemala via the United States. Thecouple will make an ofcial visit to Guatemala and

Mexico before returning to Japan on 10 September.KYODONEWS

Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko start

trip to Mexico, GuatemalaTOKYO, 30 Sept

Prince Akishino, the young-er son of Emperor Akihito,and his wife Princess Kiko

on Tuesday started an of-cial trip to Mexico andGuatemala that includescourtesy calls on the presi-dents of both countries.

In Guatemala, theywill visit a workshop mak-ing marimba, a traditionalmusical instrument, and the

Tikal archaeological site,the largest and oldest of theruins from the Maya civili-zation.

In Mexco, the couple

is scheduled to attend theopening ceremony of theCervantino InternationalFestival the biggest arts

fair in Latin America inGuanajuato.

Mexico invited thecouple to visit because

this year marks the 400thanniversary of the arriv-al in what was then NewSpain of a Japanese mis-sion bound for Europe

dispatched by a Japanesefeudal lord. Guatemala is agoodwill visit destination.

The couple left from

Narita International Airportfor Guatemala via the Unit-ed States. They are sched-uled to travel on to Mexicoon Friday.

Kyodo News

TOKYO, 30 Sept Researchers inJapan have developed a body vibration

machine that could help patients withfatty liver disease signicantly improvetheir conditions by transmitting verticaland horizontal vibrations throughout theirbodies, local media reported on Tuesday.

The research, led by Junichi Shoda,

professor of gastroenterological medicineat the University of Tsukuba, utilized awhole body vibration machine whoseplatform vibrates to a height of severalmm 25-50 times per second, in addition

to horizontally, which forces the musclesto contract and stretch, according to a re-port posted on the website of The AsahiShimbun.

In the research, 30 men and womenwere asked to use the machine after theirliver conditions did not improve, despite

participating in regular exercise or diettherapy.

Japanese researchers develop vibration

machine for fatty liver treatment

Afghans prepare to sign deal with US

allowing troops to stayKABUL, 30 Sept Af-

ghanistans new governmentled by President AshrafGhani was on Tuesday due

to sign a long-delayed bi-lateral security agreementwith the United States thatwill allow US troops to stay

beyond the end of this yearwhen their combat missionends. Ghanis predecessor,Hamid Karzai, had long re-fused to agree to the deal,

citing his anger over civiliandeaths and his belief that the

war was not fought in the in-terests of his country, sour-ing his ties with the UnitedStates.

But all of the main can-didates in a presidential elec-tion this year said they sup-ported the pact, which will

also let US forces keep mili-tary bases in Afghanistan.

Ghani was declaredwinner of the election lastweek after prolonged wran-

gling with his main rival,former foreign minister Ab-

dullah Abdullah. Ghani wasinaugurated on Monday anddid not refer explicitly to thesecurity pact with the Unit-

ed States in a speech after hewas sworn in, but he spokeof the need to improve rela-tions with Western allies.

He also called on theTaleban and their militantallies to join peace talks.

Security is a main de-mand of our people, and we

are tired of this war, Ghanisaid.Reuters

The subjects stood on the machineassuming more than 10 positions, includ-

ing squatting, for a total of 20 minuteseach time, twice a week.

After 12 weeks of the regimen, re-searchers found that their liver fat wasreduced to nearly half on average.

As the graying of society advances

further, there will be many patients whocannot be treated with exercise therapy orother means, Shoda said. We hope tocontinue with research that can providean effective and safe alternative to treat

such people.Fatty liver is an ailment that creates

an excess of fat around the liver, resultingfrom overeating and a lack of exercise.

If left as is, the condition could developinto liver cirrhosis or hardening of the ar-teries. Patients can reduce the fat through

regular exercise, such as jogging, butmany fail to do so. Xinhua

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Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Wunna Maung Lwin and party attend

the general debate at 69thGeneral Assembly of the United Nations.MNA

(from page 1)

I would like to thank all

international partners in

contributing to our efforts in

addressing the current needs

of the affected people.Myanmar has made tre-

mendous progress over the

past three and a half years

since it has begun wid-

er-ranging reforms in transi-

tion to democracy. Myan-

mars success in peaceful

transformation was even

lauded as a model in the

world today. Despite all

these achievements, there

remain many challenges and

hurdles our path to democra-

cy and development. We are

Myanmar always

opposes terrorism

in all its forms...

resolute and determined to

continue our relentless ef-

forts for reforms and for

building a democratic state.

The continued support and

understanding of the inter-

national community would

contribute positively to My-

anmars reform process.

NAYPYITAW, 30 Sept On the oc-

casion of the 65th Anniversary of the

Founding Day of the Peoples Republic

of China, which falls on 1 October 2014,

U Wunna Maung Lwin, Union Minister

for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the

Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of

felicitations to His Excellency Mr Wang

Union FM

felicitatesChinese,Nigerian

counterparts

NAY PYI TAW, 30

Sept The second coor-

dination meeting on the

development of the admin-

istrative sector of the gov-

ernment was held here on

Tuesday at the President

Ofce with attendances

of senior government of-

cials.

Union minister U HlaTun at the President Of-

ce delivered the opening

speech on the meeting,

saying the meeting is in-

tended to solve problems

and difculties presented

by the regional and state

governments.

He also said that the

Discussions made to promote administrative sectorgovernment is seekingways to fulll the funda-

mental needs of people

after founding a concrete

ground to ensure dem-

ocratic practices in the

country.

The union minister

also talked about the im-

portance of capacity build-

ing in every level of ad-ministrative sector which

is reliable for the public.

The deputy ministers

and ofcials concerned

discussed the reform plans

proposed by the gov-

ernments of regions and

states.

MNA

NAYPYITAW,30 Sept

Commander-in-Chief

(Navy) Admiral Thu-

ra Thet Swe held a talk

with US Military Attach

(Army) Col William C.

Admiral Thura Thet Swe meets USmilitary attachs

Dickey to Myanmar and

Bangkok-based US Mil-

itary Attach Captain

Christopher S Chambers

at the Ayeyawady Naval

Region Command Head-

quarters in Yangon on

Tuesday.

After the meeting,

they exchanged gifts and

posed for documentary

photos.Myawady

Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Peo-

ples Republic of China. The Union min-

ister also felicitated His Excellency Mr

Olugbenga Ashiru, Minister of Foreign

Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

on the occasion of the Independence Day

of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which

falls on 1 October 2014.MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 30 SeptThe ASEAN Defence

Ministers Meeting Retreat will be held at Aureum Pal-

ace Hotel in Bagan on 18 and 19 November.

Local and foreign correspondents who wish to

cover the news can register at the homepage www.

asean2014.gov.mm and ll out the Media Registration

Form. The registration must be completed no later than

31 October. The media accreditation cards will be is-

sued at the venue of the meeting in Bagan at 12 noon

on 17 November.

The foreign correspondents are to apply for visas at

the respective Myanmar embassies to cover the meet-

ing. Please dial 067-404425 of the Ministry of Defencefor further information.

MNA

Media registration forASEAN Defence Ministers

Meeting Retreat

YANGON,30 SeptAr-

menian Catholic Bishop

His Holiness Karakin II

and delegation arrived in

Yangon by air on Tuesday

evening.

The bishop is visit-

ing Myanmar to preserve

the Armenian heritage in

Myanmar and to promote

friendship between the Ar-

menian and Myanmar peo-

ple.

The land for Armenian

Church of St John the Bap-

tist at the corner of Mer-

chant Street and Bo AungKyaw Street was donated

by King Mindon. MNA

Armenian

Catholic Bishop

arrives in

Yangon

Union Minister at the President Ofce

U Hla Tun highlights development of the

administrative sector of the government.

MNA

Admiral Thura Thet Swe receives US military attaches.MYAWADY

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and see the new direction as clearly as they do. It

is therefore important to reinforce core messages

through regular encouragement in a practical

and inspirational way.

Leaders should bear in mind that no change

programme is fawless and it goes completely as

planned. It is natural that different people react

to change in different, sometimes unexpected,

ways. That is why the effective management ofchange demands repetitive assessment of its im-

pact. This commitment requires leaders to sound

out their peoples willingness and readiness to

take on the new phase of reform and make ad-

justments necessary to keep momentum and

drive results as desired.

Most important of all, people in power them-

selves need to be in favour of change and accept

responsibility and accountability in making

change materialize in all areas. In this respect,

they need to speak with one voice and motivate

their people with incentives and rewards for

those who embrace change and removal of

those who stand in the way of change.

Only zealous reform-minded leaders and

like-minded people will be able to see that

change is both individual and institutional and

that change is a shared destiny.

ByKyaw Thura

Change is not only individual

but also institutional

Critical change requires constant commu-

nication, especially in a country like My-

anmar, at a time when the government

has been determined to bring the country to a

new era of good governance and clean govern-

ment.

There is a tendency for people at the top to

make the mistake of believing that their subor-

dinates understand the importance of change

NAYPYITAW,30 SeptThe following is the excerpt

from the speech delivered by Union Minister for Foreign

Affairs U Wunna Maung Lwin in the General Debate at

the 69thUnited Nations General Assembly in New York on

29 September 2014.Ed

We are gathered here at a time when the world is fac-

ing pressing global challenges and security threats that

must be addressed collectively with urgency. The number

and scale of regional or local conicts is growing in some

parts of the world. A billion people are still trapped in

poverty. The world we want its still a far-away dream.Climate Change is no longer an issue for scientic

argument. Myanmar will continue to work together with

the international community for a meaningful, imple-

mentable and universal climate agreement in Paris in

2015.

Ebola outbreak in West Africa, with its unprecedent-

ed nature and scope, is alarming. All available resources

and expertise should be mobilized and deployed before it

becomes an economic, social, humanitarian, political and

security nightmare. Myanmar welcomes the swift and

timely response by the UN Secretary-General in proac-

tively establishing the United Nations Mission for Ebola

Emergency Response-UNMEER.

Terrorism cannot be condoned for any reason or un-

der any circumstances. Ruthless killings and atrocities in

the name of religion must not be tolerated. Myanmar al-

ways opposes terrorism in all its forms and manifesta-tions.

Thanks to the positive challenges in Myanmar, the

cooperation between Myanmar and the United Nations

is now better than ever. The United Nations and its agen-

cies are showing greater interest in Myanmar. The Gov-

ernment, on its part, is facilitating them for the effective

implementation of their missions.

I would like to appraise this Assembly that Myan-

mar is making domestic preparations with a view to rat-

ifying major international disarmament instruments. I

am pleased to announce that the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw

(Union Parliament) has just approved the Myanmars ac-

cession to the Biological Weapons Convention (1972)

today.

Winds of change have spread across Myanmar since

the past three years. The scope and pace of positive chang-

es in Myanmar have earned a remarkable recognition and

encouragement by the international community.

Myanmar is advancing well on the path of peaceful

democratic transition that began over 3 years ago by set-

ting in motion the waves of political and economic re-

forms.

The First Wave was the peaceful transformation from

the military government to a multi-party democratic sys-

tem where all political forces are working together to

overcome differences through dialogue at the Hluttaws

(Parliaments). An all-inclusive political system has been

established, bringing in all stakeholders in the process

through national reconciliation. The First Wave of reform

has brought about the national reconciliation, granting of

a series of amnesties, creation of greater political space,

freedom of media, and freedom of expression, freedom of

association and peaceful assembly.

It was followed by the Second Wave of reform, un-

leashing an array of political, economic, administrative

and private sector development reforms.

Now, the Third Wave of reform has been launched,

aimed at laying down a rm foundation for a new demo-

cratic state, and delivering benet to the people by fulll-

ing their socio-economic needs.

We are determined to keep the reforms on track

through ensuring peace, stability and national reconcilia-

tion. Since our democracy is still in its infancy, we are

facing a multitude of daunting challenges like other coun-

tries in transition. The government has a long do-do list

with limited capacity. We are determined to overcome

these challenges. We need understanding and continued

support of the International community in our efforts for

economic development and capacity building to lay a sol-

id foundation for a democratic society.

One of the issue that attract domestic and internat ion-

al attention if the process of amending the present Consti-

tution of Myanmar. In this connection, the Pyidaungsu

Hluttaw (Union Parliamnet) set up the Constitutional

Amendment Review Joint Committee in July last year.

After soliciting suggestions and recommendations from

the general public and from political parties , the Constitu-

tional Amendment Implementation Committee has been

formed to address the issue of Constitution amendment

based on the suggestions received.

Putting democratic values into practice, we are laying

foundations to successfully conduct an independent, free

and fair election within a legal framework without com-

promising national sovereignty. In this context, Myanmar

has recently received the visit of Need Assessment Mis-

sion from the Electoral Assistance Division of the Depart-

ment of Political Affairs of the United Nations.

All existing political parties are expected to take part

in the elections. The nal decision will be made by the

people on the Election Day.

To reach a nationwide ceasere agreement. So far we

have already reached such on agreement with 14 out of 16

groups. We are now working on a draft framework for

political dialogue which will pave the way for bring an

end to the six-decade long conict. The government is se-

rious in its commitment for the success of the peace pro-

cess. It is open-minded to discus all issues except those

that could undermine the unity and sovereignty of the

State. We are condent that we are now getting closer to

achieving a comprehensive and lasting peace.

There has been steady progress in the promotion and

protection of human rights in my country. The Myanmar

National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC), which

was rst established in 2011, has been reconstituted very

recently with a view to functioning as an independent en-

tity.

In this new era, press and media freedom is one of the

most visible outcomes of the reforms, in contribution to

the all-inclusive reform process, the media is getting more

space now. The abolishment of the decades-old press cen-

sorship, the publishing of a multitude of private newspa-

pers and journals and the enactment of the new Media

Law are among the signicant achievements in our media

landspace.

We have now reached the middle tier of the human

rights ladder. This progress in contributing to the better

enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms by

the people of Myanmar. Therefore, we are now fully

convinced that Myanmar should no longer remain on the

agendas of the Human Rights Council and the Third Com-

mittee of UN General Assembly.

The Armed Forces of Myanmar is making important

progress in its implementation of the Action Plan for the

prevention of recruitment of underage children, there is

now new underage recruitment unwittingly or otherwise.

All major concerns related to human rights have

been addressed to a larger extent in the new Myanmar.

We are also paying great attention and making efforts

to address the issue of the communal violence that had

occurred between the two communities in Rakhine State.

The history, the diversity and the complexity of the issuemust be fully understood before jumping to conclusion.

(See page 9)

Union Minister for Foreign Affairs

U Wunna Maung Lwin delivers an address at

the general debate at 69thGeneral Assembly

of the UN.MNA

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in all its forms and manifestations

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Airstrikes against

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Syria ineffective

Turkish tanks reinforce border as Islamic State shells Syrian town

Turkish army tanks take up posit ion on the Turkish-Syrian border near thesoutheastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa Province on 29 Sept, 2014. REUTERS

MURSITPINAR, (Turkey)

30 Sept Turkish tanksand armoured vehicles tookup positions on hills over-looking the besieged Syri-

an border town of Kobanion Monday as shelling byIslamic State insurgentsintensied and stray re hitTurkish soil, aReuterscor-

respondent said.At least 30 tanks and

armoured vehicles, somewith their guns pointed to-

wards Syrian territory, werepositioned near a Turkishmilitary base just north-west of Kobani. Plumesof smoke rose up as shells

hit the eastern and westernsides of Kobani and sporad-ic bursts of machinegun rerang out.

We have taken theborder under full control.We have ramped up our se-curity measures in the Suruc

region, Interior Minister

Efkan Ala told reportersin Istanbul, referring to the

area on the Turkish side ofthe border with Kobani. Alocal ofcial inside the be-sieged town said IslamicState continued to bombard

it from the east, west andsouth and that the militantswere 10 km (6 miles) fromthe outskirts.

From the morningthere have been bombshellings into Kobani andnot one rocket, but may-be about 20 rockets, Id-

ris Nassan, deputy foreignminister in the Kobani can-ton, said by telephone.

Rami Abdulrahman,

who runs the British-basedSyrian Observatory for Hu-man Rights which moni-tors Syrias civil war, saidat least 15 mortar rounds

had landed on Kobani onMonday, killing at leastone person. He said Islamic

State ghters had advancedto within 5 km of the town.

At least two shells hitTurkish territory on Mon-day. The Turkish militarysaid earlier it had redback on Sunday after two

mortar bombs crossed theborder. Ambulances shut-tled to and from the bor-der, sirens blazing. Islamic

State insurgents launchedtheir assault on Kobani,a predominantly Kurdishtown also known as Aynal-Arab, more than a week

ago, besieging it from threesides and sending morethan 150,000 Kurds eeinginto Turkey.

Because of the bombseveryone is running away,weve heard people havebeen killed. The YPG(Kurdish forces) have got

small weapons but Islam-ic State has big guns andtanks, said Xelil, a 39-

year old engineer who ed

Kobani on Monday.Most people are leav-

ing now, it was safe beforebut now with these bombs,people wont stay, he said.

Turkey has so far de-clined to take a frontlinerole in the US-led coalition

against Islamic State, but

President Tayyip Erdoganhas said Turkish troopscould be used to help set upa safe haven for refugeesinside Syria if there is in-

ternational agreement.Ankaras caution

stems in part from its

concern about links be-

tween Syrian Kurds andthe Kurdistan WorkersParty (PKK), a militantgroup which has waged athree-decade armed cam-

paign against the Turkishstate for greater Kurdishrights.Reuters

US, Kurds strike at Islamic State in Syria

Men inspect a damaged plastics factory that was targeted on Sunday by what activists said were US-led air strikes

in the IslamicStatesstronghold of Raqqa on 29 Sept, 2014. REUTERS

BEIRUT/ MURSITPINAR,(Turkey ) 30 Sept USwarplanes attacked Islamic

State targets in Syria over-night, in raids that a groupmonitoring the war said

killed civilians as well asjihadist ghters.

The British-based Syr-ian Observatory for HumanRights said the strikes hitmills and grain storage ar-

eas in the northern Syriantown of Manbij, in an areacontrolled by Islamic State,killing at least two civilian

workers.Strikes on a building

on a road leading out of thetown also killed a numberof Islamic State ghters,

said Rami Abdulrahman,who runs the observatory,which gathers information

from sources in Syria.The US military said

on Monday an American air

strike targeted Islamic Statevehicles in a staging areaadjacent to a grain storage

facility near Manbij, but ithad no evidence so far ofcivilian casualties.

While raids in Iraq andSyria have taken a toll on Is-

lamic State equipment andghters on the ground, thereis no sign the tide is turningagainst the group, which

controls large areas of bothcountries.

A US Air Force generalsaid Islamic State militants

were changing their tacticsin the face of American airstrikes in Iraq and Syria,abandoning large forma-tions such as convoys that

had been easier for the USmilitary to target.

They are a smart ad-

versary, and they have seenthat thats not effectivefor their survival, so they

are now dispersing them-selves, Air Force MajorGeneral Jeffrey Harrigian

said at a Pentagon newsconference. That requiresus to work harder to locate

them, and then develop thesituation to appropriately

target them, he said.In a statement to the

United Nations that ap-peared to give approval of

US and Arab air strikes inSyria against the militants,Syrias foreign minister saidhis country backed the cam-

paign against Islamic State.Syria stands with any

international effort aimedat ghting and combatingterrorism, said Walid al-

Moualem, whose govern-ment has long been an in-ternational pariah because

of what critics say is its bru-tality in a civil war that haskilled 190,000 people.

NEW YORK, 30 Sept

Syrian Deputy ForeignMinister Faisal Mekdadon Monday stressed theneed for coordinating withDamascus in an interna-

tional ght against IslamicState targets in his country,saying US-led airstrikesagainst the militant group

will be ineffective withoutPresident Bashar al-As-sads government.

Mekdad said theAmerican-led coalition,

which is acting withoutSyrian approval or partici-pation, would not be mosteffective without the Syr-

ian governments cooper-ation because we knowon the ground what is hap-pening. Any attempt toisolate Syria because of

certain agendas will not

lead anywhere, Mekdadtold Kyodo Newsin a one-on-one interview on the

sidelines of the yearly de-bate at the United Nations.Continuation of airstrikeswithout Syrian government

cooperation against themilitant group also knownas ISIS is a waste of time,he said.

On the airstrikes them-

selves, hitting and strikingat the ISIS does not makeus sad, he added.

At the same time, he

criticized the coalition ofcountries that have been in-

volved in carrying out theair attacks since last week,particularly citing Saudi

Syrian Deputy Foreign

Minister Faisal Mekdad.KYODONEWS

Arabia and Qatar for theirsupport of such terroristgroups.

The only alternativeto the Syrian government is

ISIS, he added.He suggested the Unit-

ed States and other westerncountries give up their

dreams about changing the

government of Syria forpolitical purposes.

If they want now to

combat terrorism the onlyparty that is ready to do itis the Syrian governmentunder President Assad, henoted.

Earlier on Monday,Syrian Foreign MinisterWalid Al-Moualem reiter-ated his countrys call to

stand with any interna-tional effort to combat ter-rorism while acknowledg-ing it is certainly possiblethrough military strike,

but that countries must be

stopped from arming, train-ing and funding the mili-tant groups. Kyodo News

US congressional aidessaid Congress might notvote until next year on an

authorization for PresidentBarack Obamas air strikesagainst Islamic State mil-

itants in Iraq and Syria,despite some lawmakers

insistence that approval isalready overdue.

Obama has said hedoes not need approval for

the air strikes, despite theconstitutional requirementthat Congress authorize mil-itary action.

The US-led strikeshave so far failed to halt anadvance by Islamic Stateghters in northern Syriaon Kobani, a Kurdish town

on the border with Turkeywhere ghting over the pastweek caused the fastest ref-

ugee ight of Syrias three-year-old war.

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TOKYO, 30 Sept Thegovernment said on Mon-day a man in ShizuokaPrefecture has been foundinfected with a dengue vi-rus that has a different ge-netic sequence from that ofthe virus detected in otherpeople in Japan since Au-

TOKYO, 30 SeptTheoperator of the crippledFukushima Daiichi nuclear

power plant said on Mon-day its trouble-plagued ra-dioactive water treatmentsystem at the complex hasbeen partially suspendedagain.

One of three treatmentlines of the multinuclideremoval facility was haltedlast week after Tokyo Elec-

tric Power Co, the operatorof the plant, found water

passing through it was get-

The man in his 20s wasidentied 18 September ashaving developed a denguesymptom on 10 September.

But the site of his in-fection has not been xedas he said he visited Tokyoin early September and wasbitten by a mosquito 9 or

ting cloudy.The line was hit by

similar trouble in Marchdue to lter gasket corro-sion. TEPCO later changedthe lters and resumed its

test run in May.The company said it

does not know whether thelatest problem has againbeen caused by the lters,

and has yet to investigate.On Monday, TEPCO

also said the Nuclear Reg-ulation Authority approved

the utilitys plan to build

New-type dengue virus found in Japan

Water treatment facility at

Fukushima plant suspended againTOKYO, 30 Sept Japans average householdspending in August fellan ination-adjusted 4.7

percent from a year earlier to282,124 yen (some $2,600)for the fth consecutive

month of decline followingthe April consumptiontax hike, government datashowed Tuesday.

The fall was smallerthan Julys minus 5.9 per-cent but the result, releasedby the Ministry of InternalAffairs and Communica-tions, showed spending by

wage-earning householdsremains weak after the gov-ernment raised the tax rate

Tax hike impact keeps depressing

Japans household spending in August

to 8 percent from 5 percenton 1 April. On a month-on-month basis, average house-hold spending only fell aseasonally adjusted 0.3 per-cent from July, with the min-istry sticking to its earlierbasic assessment that privateconsumption in Japan con-tinues to pick up.

The gures could affect

a decision later this year byPrime Minister Shinzo Abeon whether to raise the taxagain in October 2015 asstipulated by a law to im-prove the countrys scal

health, the worst among ma-jor developed nations. Thelatest numbers were largely

affected by heavy rain in partof Japan, the ministry said.Many consumers refrainedfrom going outdoors, spend-ing less on travel, dining outand playing golf. Sales ofair conditioners also shrank,given cooler weather. Mean-while, decline in demand forsome food products, such asrice, slowed noticeably. De-mand had risen sharply onlast-minute buying ahead ofthe consumption tax increasebefore dropping off. The de-cline in household spendingtriggered by the tax rise has

become more moderate, theofcial said at a Press brief-ing.Kyodo News

Globesh auction starts in Shimonoseki. The

rst auction of the globesh season begins at theHaedomari Market in Shimonoseki, YamaguchiPrefecture, in western Japan, on 25 Sept, 2014.

KYODONEWS

another radioactive wa-ter treatment system withhigher performance, which

is expected to be capable ofprocessing 500 tons of tox-ic water per day.

The company aims tonish processing around

400,000 tons of toxic waterat the Fukushima complexby the end of March nextyear, but whether it canachieve that goal is unclear

as the existing facility hascontinued to face problems.

Kyodo News

gust. The nding indicates

that the new-type virus hasarrived in Japan via some-one other than the personcarrying the virus that in-fected many other peoplethrough mosquitoes, main-ly at Yoyogi Park in centralTokyo.

10 September in the easternpart of the prefecture. Thehealth ministry Mondayreported that three morepeople have been identied

as infected with the denguevirus, bringing the total ofthose infected in Japan to150. No infection in Ja-pan had been found since1945.Kyodo News

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Days and Nights, an American independent drama lm, has

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Nishikori receives heros welcome,

advances in doublesTOKYO, 30 Sept Kei

Nishikori made a triumphant

return on Tuesday as the

US Open nalist and newMalaysian Open champi-on teamed with YasutakaUchiyama in a rst-round

doubles victory at the Ja-pan Open before a raucouscenter court crowd.

Despite an 11 am week-

day start, a good crowd wason hand to welcome Nishi-kori and see the Japanesepair defeat Polands MariuszFyrstenberg and Treat Huey

of the Philippines 6-2, 6-4 toadvance to the quarternals.

Roughly 500 fans werelined up at 9:30 am when the

gates opened for the second

day of action at Ariake Ten-nis Forest Park. One and half

Japanese ace Kei Nishikori signs an autograph for a

fan after practice at the Ariake venue in Tokyo on 29Sept, 2014, prior to the Japan Open. He has reached

his highest world ranking of No 7 after his victory at

the Malaysian Open the previous day.KYODONEWS

hour later on center court,Nishikori and Uchiyama

entered to a huge ovation

and responded with a solidvictory.

It was good that wewere able to play well from

our rst match, said Ni-shikori.

For me it was my rstday and to be able to play

before so many fans is anhonor. Even though itsdoubles, Im happy peoplecould come and watch. Iwill do my best in singles

as well.N ish ik o r i , w h o se

world ranking rose to a ca-reer-high No 7 on Monday,

will play his first-round

singles match as the tour-naments fourth seed on

Tuesday against CroatiasIvan Dodig.

In Tuesdays singles,

Japans Go Soeda lost toAmerican Donald Young6-4, 6-2, while GermanysBenjamin Becker defeated

Finlands Jarkko Nieminen.Becker won the rst set 7-5and was 4-1 up when Niem-inen retired.

Sixth seed RobertoBautista Agut retired tohand Frances Gilles Simona 4-6, 7-6(7), 2-1 victory.

The Spaniard became

the third seeded player tocrash out in Tokyo, fol-lowing Mondays exit ofsecond-seeded countryman

David Ferrer and eighth

seed Alexandr Dolgopolovof Ukraine.Kyodo News

Bouchard, Radwanska beaten in China; Sharapova, Halep winBEIJING, 30 Sept

WTA Finals qualiers Ma-

ria Sharapova and Simona

Halep recorded straight sets

victories at the China Open

on Tuesday, but Singapore

hopefuls Eugenie Bouchard

and Agnieszka Radwanska

were dumped out in second

round upsets.

Bouchard, who lost in

the nal of last weeks Wu-

han Open, was beaten by

unseeded German Sabine

Lisicki 6-2, 6-4, while Italian

Roberta Vinci knocked out

2011 winner Radwanska

6-4, 6-4.

The defeats left the Pol-

ish world number six and

seventh ranked Bouchard

waiting to book a qualifying

spot at next months WTAs

season-ending champion-ships in Singapore.

French Open champion

Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot to Elina Svitolina of Ukraine during theirwomens singles match at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing

on 30 Sept, 2014. REUTERS

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