Volume XX, Number 172 9th Waning of Tawthalin 1374 ME Tuesday, 9 October, 2012

NAY PYI TAW, 8 Oct — At the invitation of President ofthe Republic of Korea Mr. Lee Myung-bak, President of theRepublic of the Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein togetherwith delegation members Union Ministers U Wunna MaungLwin, U Soe Thein, U Tin Naing Thein, U Khin Maung Soeand U Aye Myint, Chief Ministers U Myint Swe, U YeMyint and U Nyan Win, Deputy Ministers U Han Sein andDr Daw Thein Thein Htay and departmental heads left hereby air yesterday to pay a goodwill visit to the Republic ofKorea and arrived at Incheon International Airport inSeoul, the Republic of Korea at 7.35 am local time today.

They were welcomed at the airport by Deputy Ministerfor Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea Headof Protocol Department Mr. Bae Jae Hyun, Head of SouthAsia and Pacific Affairs Mr. Hae Yun Park, Ambassador ofthe Republic of Korea to Myanmar Mr. Kim Hae Yong,Myanmar Ambassador to ROK U Nyunt Hlaing, MilitaryAttaché Brig-Gen Myint Hein, personnel and families ofMyanmar Embassy and Military Attaché Office.

The President and delegation members arrived at LotteHotel in Seoul on a motorcade.

At 1 pm, the President gave a TV interview to Mr. KimYong Deok, Political and Foreign Affairs correspondent ofKBS News Agency of ROK, at the hall of the hotel. — MNA

President U Thein Sein visits SaemaulUndong Central Training Institute

President U Thein Seinarrives in Seoul, ROK

NAY PYI TAW, 8 Oct—President U Thein Sein visitedSaemaul Undong Central TrainingInstitute in Seoul of South Koreathis afternoon.

Chairman of SaemaulUndong Central Training InstituteMr Lee Jai Chang extendedgreetings and explained ruraldevelopment and conductingcourses for trainess from someAsian and African countriesincluding Myanmar.

The chairman presented theuniform of the training school tothe President who then presentedthe gift and spoke words of thanks.

Next, the President signed thevisitors’ book and posed for adocumentary photo together withthe Chairman and members.

The President then planted a

President U Thein Sein views Saemaul Museum.—MNA

President U Thein Sein gives to interview to Mr. Kim Yong Deok, Political and Foreign Affairscorrespondent of KBS News Agency of ROK.—MNA

commemorative pine tree andviewed round the museum.

The institute is 29 kilometersfar from Seoul. Saemaul Undongmeans New Village Movement andwas initiated by the then PresidentPark Chung-Hee in 1960 for ruraldevelopment and povertyalleviation.

The movement succeeded inimproving living standards ofrural people, increasing incomes,upgrading infrastructures,boosting morale of the people andnarrowing the wealth gap. Themovement sowed the seeds forcurrent development.

The President receivedDoosuan Company Chairman MrY M Park at Lotte Hotel where hestayed in the evening.

MNA

Weather forecast for seconddekad of October 2012

NAY PYI TAW, 8 Oct—A low pressure area may form over the WestCentral Bay of Bengal and it’s likely to intensify into a depression.Weather will be partly cloudy to cloudy in the Andaman Sea and Bayof Bengal.

Rain will be above normal in Mandalay Region, Kachin, Shan,,Rakhine and Kayah States and about normal in the remaining Regionsand States.

Rainy days are expected about (6) to (7) days in Mandalay andTaninthayi Regions, Kachin, Shan, Rakhine, Kayah and Mon Statesand about (4) to (5) days in the remaining Regions and States, announcedMeteorology and Hydrology Department.—MNA PAGE 2

Largeamount ofnarcotic

drugs seizedin Chindwin

River

Friedel’s record runover as Spurs bring

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NATIONALUnion Border Affairs Minister meets UN

Assistant Secretary-General, UNDPAssistant Administrator and Regional

Director for Asia and the Pacific

NAY PYI TAW, 8 Oct—Theunion government has been doingreforms drastically. It’s a good timeto bring full of prosperity to thecountry, inviting prospects saidUnion Minister for Health Dr Pe ThetKhin at annual general meeting ofMyanmar Medical ScienceAcademy for 2011-2012 held atNursing University (Yangon) onBogyoke Aung San Road on 6October morning.

In order to keep abreast of otherdeveloping countries, arrangementsare being to carry out technologicaljumps, pointed out the UnionMinister.

Myanmar medical scienceacademy was formed with scholarsto take good suggestions from them

Myanmar Medical Science Academy held AGMfor 2011-2012

for development of health sector, henoted.

Myanmar needs not only goodinfrastructures to stand amongregional and global countries but alsoeffective and efficient health caremanagement system to carry outeffective health care management, hestressed.

Qualified intellectuals andintelligentias are needed as humanresources and knowledge, skill andattitude will be fundamental points,said the Union Minister.

The useful suggestionsconcerning under graduate and postgraduate curriculum syllabus arebeing invited from those people, saidthe Union Minister.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 8 Oct— Itis learnt that narcotic drugsworth more than K 1337million were seized by theauthorities in a motorizedboat running in ChindwinRiver on 29 September.Together with the seizeddrugs, five culprits werearrested.

Seized drugs were 13.06million of pseudoephedrine-based cold and flu tabletsweighing 2005 kilos worth K1306 million and nine kilos ofephedrine worth K 31.5million totaling K 1337.5million.

A squad led byInspector Shwe Tha Tun ofMonywa Anti-NarcoticTask Force seized narcoticdrugs in 65 bags after asearch of a motorized boatrunning in Chindwin Rivernear Latpansu Village in KaniTownship at the midnight

Large amount of narcotic drugs seizedin Chindwin River

on 29 September and arrestedThura Soe, Maung Hlaing,Po The of Khameik Village,Hsaung Lin of Tamu andKyaw Kyaw Win of ShineVillage in Kani Township whowere on board. Plans areunderway to arrestaccomplice.

“It could be assumedas saving many lives. I’veseen drug addicted studentswho lost their future.Parents should encouragetheir children to soak wellin any kind of sports,computer, hobby, reading,English or any othersubject. They should careabout their children not totake the wrong path,wasting time withunimportant stuff and allsorts of friends. They shouldguide them to talks andseminars on drugs. Theparents themselves should

have knowledge on drugsso as to disseminate it tolads in time,” an experiencedteacher of Monywacommented on the seizure ofthe massive drugs.

“A son of aneighbouring family useddrugs. His parents noticedit by his abnormal gestures.They first thought, ‘Thereis no smell. It is not alcohol.Heartbreak?’ They beganto know that these weresymptoms of drug abuse asthey asked a lad and savedtheir son in time. It is luckythat the amount of seizeddrugs is pretty much. Myspecial thanks go toOfficials of MyanmarSpecial Anti-NarcoticsSquad. They havedischarged duties day in andday out. I wish for theirpromotion,” said aparent.—MNA

Union Minister for Health Dr Pe Thet Khin addresses at AGM ofMyanmar Medical Science Academy for 2011-2012.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 8 Oct—Union Minister for BorderAffairs Lt-Gen Thein Htayreceived a delegation led byMr. Ajay Chhibber, UNAssistant Secretary-General, UNDP AssistantAdministrator and RegionalDirector for Asia and thePacific, at the ministry, here,this afternoon.

At the call, theyexchanged views on the threemain tasks; eradicatingextreme poverty and hungerin Myanmar in 2015, one of

the Millennium Develop-ment Goals (MDGs),ensuring environmentalsustainability, anddevelopment of democracyand human rights throughgood governance; proposedby UNDP to be implementedin Kachin, Kayin, Chin,Rakhine and Shan Statesunder three-year plan (2013-2015).

Though aspiration ofUNDP donors is to showtheir priority ondevelopment of democracy

and human rights by settingup good governance,Myanmar has still needs tostart those two tasks.Therefore, an internationalworkshop on mentionedrural development would beheld in December so as tostart the three tasks alltogether.

The workshop coversdiscussions from the WorldBank, donor countries,international organizations,UN organizations, as well aslocal community.—MNA

Union Minister Lt-Gen Thein Htay receives Mr. Ajay Chhibber, UNAssistant Secretary-General.—MNA

Myanmar-Philippine traditionalboxing held

YANGON, 8 Oct—The Myanmar-Philippine traditional boxing challenge was held atTheinbyu Gymnasium, Mingala Taungnyunt Township at 3 pm yesterday.

Khaing Lin Oo (Myanmar/Taungkalay) drew his fight against Janito (Philippines).In the second challenge, Thaddhi Aung (Myanmar/Taungkalay) knocked out his

rival Rolando (Philippines) in the first round timing 1 minute and 40 seconds.The final match favoured Twaymashaung (Myanmar/Nagarman) who knocked out

Mike Ganado (Philippines) in the second round timing 2 minutes 45 seconds.—MNA

SHWEGU, 8 Oct—Withthe contribution of townshiplevel departmental personneland wellwishers of ShweguTownship, a ceremony to hand over a fire engine toTownship Fire ServicesDepartment was held at thecity hall in the township on 27

Fire engine handed over to Shwegu Township FSDSeptember afternoon.

On the occasion,Township Administrator UNyi Nyi made a speech, andPyithu Hluttawrepresentative U Win Naingexplained the purpose ofdonations. Chairman of thefund-raising committee U

Win Maung Thein explainedthe fund raising work andfinancial statement. Head ofTownship Fire ServicesDepartment U Tin MaungToe spoke words of thanks.

The fire engine donatedon a self-reliant basis is worthK 15 million.—MNA

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WORLD

CARACAS, 8 Oct —Venezuela’s socialistPresident Hugo Chavez wonre-election on Sunday,quashing the opposition’sbest chance at unseating himin 14 years and cementinghimself as a dominant figurein modern Latin Americanhistory.

The 58-year—oldChavez took 54.42 percentof the vote, with 90 percentof the ballots counted, to44.97 percent for the youngopposition candidateHenrique Capriles, officialresults showed.

Venezuela’s Chavez re-elected to extend socialist rule

Venezuelan voters wave their national flags near anelection poster of presidential candidate Henrique

Capriles near the Venezuelan consulate in Bogota on 7 Oct, 2012. —REUTERS

Chavez’s victorywould extend his rule of theOPEC member state to twodecades, though he isrecovering from cancer andthe possibility of arecurrence hangs over hispolitical future.

Jubilant supporterspoured onto the streets ofCaracas to celebrate thevictory of a man who hasnear-Messianic statusamong Venezuela’s poor,and there was relief tooamong leftist allies aroundthe region— from Cuba toBolivia — who rely on his

oil-financed generosity.“I’m celebrating with a

big heart,” said Mary Reina,a 62-year-old Chavezsupporter who lives in thehillside slum where thepresident cast his vote.

“Chavez is the hope ofthe people and of LatinAmerica.”Chavez fanspartied and set off fireworksin the streets.

The mood was grimat Capriles’ campaignheadquarters, whereopposition supportersbroke into tears.

The opposition willnow have to regroupquickly for state electionsin December.Since takingpower in 1999, theflamboyant former soldierhas become a globalflag bearer of “anti-imperialism,” gleefullybaiting the US governmentwhile befriending leadersfrom Iran to Belarus whomthe West views withsuspicion.

At home, castinghimself as an heir toindependence hero SimonBolivar, Chavez has pouredbillions of dollars in oil

revenues into anti-povertyprogrammes, and skillfullyused his humble roots andfolksy oratory to build aclose connection with themasses.

Reuters TOKYO, 8 Oct—When a two-day international conferenceon disaster and development opens from Tuesday in thedisaster-hit northeastern Japanese City of Sendai, Japan willhave its moment to shine — as a nation that survived lastyear’s catastrophic earthquake and tsunami with lessons toshare about disaster preparedness.

Global leaders, disaster experts and survivors will gatherin Sendai for the “Sendai Dialogue,” a meeting hosted by theJapanese government and the World Bank to focus on waysto reduce the economic impact of natural disasters.

It will draw lessons from the 11 March, 2011 earthquakeand tsunami that devastated vast areas of Japan’s northeast,especially the three prefectures of Iwate, Fukushima andMiyagi.

The dialogue, which is part of the annual meetings of theInternational Monetary Fund and World Bank in Tokyostarting also from Tuesday, will be attended by finance anddevelopment ministers as well as top officials from internationalinstitutions including World Bank President Jim Yong Kimand IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde.Delegates arescheduled to visit sites in disaster—stricken areas, includingan elementary school that was one of the few buildings inSendai’s Arahama coastal district to remain standing after thetsunami.

With devastation by natural disasters a shared reality fordeveloped and developing nations, the Sendai meeting aimsto create a global consensus on how to better prepare fordisasters and learn from Japan’s multiple disasters last year,organizers said.

The Sendai Dialogue will open with a plenary session inwhich Japan’s experiences will be conveyed through speechesgiven by Sendai Mayor Emiko Okuyama and reconstructionminister Tatsuo Hirano as well as stories told by local highschool students who survived the disasters.

Japanese delegates are expected to stress the need toboth enforce disaster prevention measures and pursue urbandevelopment for disaster-resilient infrastructure, whilediscussions will also focus on challenges facing developingnations when drawing up disaster prevention measures, theorganizers said.—Kyodo

Japan to share post-quake lessons at disasterrisk management meeting

GAZA, 8 Oct—A missilefired by an Israeli aircraft hitand wounded twoPalestinian militants andeight bystanders in thesouthern Gaza Strip onSunday, Palestinian hospitalofficials said. The militantswere riding a motorcycle nearthe town of Rafah whichborders Egypt’s Sinaipeninsula. One of them anda bystander were in a criticalcondition, the officials said.

The bystandersincluded three children, awoman and an elderly man.The Israeli military said thetwo militants were membersof “Global Jihadist” groupsbased in the Gaza Strip whohad for years attacked Israelicivilians and troops and werealso involved in weaponsmanufacturing.

The military named thetwo men as Talat Jarbi andMohammed Makawi andindicated the strike was aimedspecifically at them.

Israeli uses manned andunmanned aircraft to strike

Israeli air strike wounds two militants,eight bystanders in Gaza Strip

A man carries a woundedPalestinian boy into ahospital following an

Israeli air strike in Rafahcamp in the southern Gaza

Strip on 7 Oct, 2012.REUTERS

BEIJING, 8 Oct — USDefence Secretary LeonPanetta on Saturday warnedIran of more sanctions overits controversial nuclearprogramme, while theEuropean Union (EU) hasalso threatened recently toimpose a ban on Iran’s gasexport into Europe.

However, instead offorcing Iran to give in, themounting pressure from theWest has only triggeredharsh rhetoric from theIslamic republic.

The Iranian oil ministrydescribed the EU threat as a“propaganda campaign,”and an Iranian lawmakersaid the “illegal” sanctionsimposed on Iran by theWestern countries are blatantviolation of human rights.

In recent months,because of mutual mistrust,talks between Iran and theUN Security Council’s five

at militants in the Gaza Stripwhich is controlled by theIranian—backed IslamistHamas group. Hamas has formonths taken a back seat inattacking Israel, leavingother groups to take the lead.

But Israel holds Hamasresponsible for security inGaza which the Islamistsseized in 2007 from theWestern-backed MahmoudAbbas, who remains thePalestinian leader in theoccupied West Bank.

There was no immediatecomment from Hamas on thestrike, but in the past Gaza’sruling faction has accusedIsrael of escalating violencein the Gaza Strip andprovoking militants to carryout further attacks.—Reuters

Sanctions are no good resolution to Iraniannuclear issue

BERLIN, 8 Oct — Two persons were seriously wounded by separate gunshots in Berlinover the weekend, German media reported on Sunday.

A 23-year-old man was shot in central Berlin on Sunday morning, lying in a doorwayat a train station when he was found by passersby, German news site the Local reported,adding that the hospitalized victim was in a critical condition.

Investigation is underway on the identity of the attacker, the police said.On Saturday, another 22-year-old was shot in the stomach after attending a party in

the early morning. A stranger shot him after an argument.Police are appealing for witnesses, the report said, adding that no clues have emerged

so far.—Xinhua

Separate shootings leave two seriouslyinjured in Berlin

permanent membersplus Germany, the so-calledP5+1, have come to adeadlock, and thosebetween Iran and theInternational AtomicEnergy Agency (IAEA) havealso hit an impasse.

Past experiences showsanctions and sabre-rattlingcannot bridge differences,but only inflame ani-mosities and trigger tit-for-tat actions.

For instance, Iran hasrecently accelerated itsnuclear programme in spiteof sanctions from the West.According to an IAEAreport, Teheran has doubledits centrifuges in the pastfew months and increasedits high-level uranium to atotal of 189 kilograms,which has provokedinternational concern.

Although the sanctionshave brought some

difficulties to Iran’seconomy, they have failedto change Teheran’s nuclearpolicy. On the contrary, anti-Western sentiment in theIranian public keeps rising,aggravating the antagonismbetween the two sides.

Moreover, the biggestvictims in the sanctions areinnocent people in Iran. AsUN Secretary-General BanKi-moon has said, the Iranianpeople are suffering fromthe international sanctionsas inflation and unem-ployment continue to riseand lifesaving medicines arein short supply.

The Iranian nuclearissue is complex andsensitive. The concernedsides should not expect thechronic issue to be resolvedat one go. Dialogue is theonly proper approach, andthey should show good faithand flexibility in the

negotiating process.The West should realize

that blindly ratcheting uppressure on Iran cannotresolve the crisis.— Xinhua

Venezuela

Japan

Iran

Germany

Middle East

Venezuela’s PresidentHugo Chavez, casts his

ballot during thepresidential elections in

Caracas, capital ofVenezuela, on 7 Oct, 2012.

Venezuela heldpresidential election on

Sunday.—XINHUA

China

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Tuesday, 9 October, 20124

Hacking victims pressure British PM on mediarules

tougher regime to ensurevictims of Press intrusion canreceive effective redress.

Leveson has yet topublish his findings after eightmonths of hearings thatended in July.

Cameron will have tonavigate a difficult politicalpath in responding to therecommendations to avoidbeing accused of tramplingon press freedoms or beingsoft on tabloid excesses,especially given his close tiesto two of those who havebeen charged with offencesrelating to phone hacking.

His ex-spin doctor AndyCoulson was a former Newsof the World editor and aswas his friend RebekahBrooks, who later oversawMurdoch’s News Inter-national arm. Their trial hasbeen set for September nextyear. “We don’t want heavy-handed state intervention.We’ve got to have a freePress,” Cameron said.

“We all want to put in

Prime Minister DavidCameron

media before the inquiry’sfindings were published.

Cameron said he wouldnot prejudge the inquiry andconfirmed he had told Granthe would implement itsrecommendations providingthey were “not bonkers”.

“It’s quite clear peoplehave been abused, people’sfamilies and lives have beentorn up by press intrusion.The status quo is not anoption,” he told BBCtelevision.

Cameron ordered thewide-ranging investigation atthe height of a scandal lastyear into illegal phone hackingat Rupert Murdoch’s now-closed News of the Worldtabloid when it emerged thatreporters had hacked thephone of a murderedschoolgirl.

The inquiry, led by judgeBrian Leveson, revealed theinadequacy of Britishnewspapers’ current systemof self-regulation and isexpected to recommend a

place a sensible, regulatorysystem. We’re hoping thatLord Justice Leveson is goingto crack this problem for us,but we must let him do hiswork first.”

Some newspapers haveproposed a beefed up form ofcontractual self-regulation asa way of avoiding statutorycontrol, an approach thehacking victims rejected asinadequate.

Grant, a director of theHacked Off lobby group thatorganized the letter toCameron, said he wanted anew media regulator whowould be independent of boththe newspaper industry andgovernment.

“It’s actually the waysolicitors are now regulated,it’s the way doctors are nowregulated, and they’re notcomplaining,” he told BBCtelevision.

“I do not see the slightestdanger to freedom ofexpression, freedom ofspeech from that.”—Reuters

LONDON, 8 Oct—PrimeMinister David Cameron saidBritain would avoid “heavy-handed state intervention” ofits national press after phonehacking victims urged him onSunday to remain open-minded about therecommendations of aninquiry into media ethics.

Actor Hugh Grant, singerCharlotte Church and morethan 50 other victims of pressintrusion said in letter toCameron they feared he hadalready decided to rejectstatutory regulation of the

Shopping or browsing on Main St?India’s Big Data firms know

BANGALORE, 8 Oct—Shopping in a US departmentstore? Surveillance camerasmay be watching, and notbecause you might be ashoplifter. In minutes, videoof which aisles you visited,what products you picked upand put down, what youbought and the displays thatcaught your fancy will be sentto a company in Bangalore,India.

“These logs can beanalyzed to determinepropensity to purchase, whata customer’s intent,satisfaction, sentiment is,”said Dhiraj Rajaram, CEO ofMu Sigma, which says it isamong the world’s biggestpure-play data analyticscompanies.

The business of storing,decoding and analyzingunstructured data—thinkvideo, Facebook updates,Tweets, Internet searchesand public cameras—alongwith mountains of facts andfigures can help companiesincrease profits, cut costs and

Tech

India to launch 58 space missions in next5 years

NEW DELHI, 8 Oct —India is planning to launch 58space missions, includingsending spacecraft to Moonand Mars, an exclusivesatellite to keep a round-the-clock watch on the countryand deploy hundreds oftransponders in the next fiveyears, reported Press Trust ofIndia on Sunday.

The India SpaceResearch Organization alsoaims to deploy its own versionof the Global PositioningSystem by putting into orbit aconstellation of sevensatellites which would formthe Indian Regional

Navigational Satellite System,during its 12th Five Year Plan,approved by the governmentlast week, said the report.

An indicative plan outlayof 397 billion rupees (about 7billion US dollars) for the 12thPlan has been made for thedepartment of space.

“Overall, 58 missions areplanned for realization during12th Plan period whichincludes 33 satellite missionsand 25 launch vehiclemissions,” the 12th Plandocument was quoted assaying.

The space agency is alsodesigning a special Geo-

Imaging Satellite to bestationed 36,000 km above tomaintain round-the- clockvigil and assist stateauthorities to tackle naturaldisasters, floods and forestfires and keep a watch overthe country’s sensitiveborders, according to thereport.—Xinhua

Employees work on theircomputer terminals on the

floor of an outsourcingcentre in Bangalore on 29

Feb, 2012.REUTERS

Techimprove service, and is nowone of the world’s hottestindustries.

It’s called Big Data, andalthough much of the work isdone in the United States,India is getting an increasingslice of the action, re-energizing an IT sector whosegrowth has begun to falter.

One reason for theemergence of Big Data asIndia’s next big thing in IT isthe dramatic fall in the costsof storing and working withhuge volumes of data withthe advent of cloudcomputing and open-sourcesoftware programmes suchas Hadoop. “There arehundreds of (analytics)boutiques in India right now.

Every other week I hearsome of my friends havestarted on their own,” saidSantosh Nair, who quit a jobin an IT services provider fourmonths ago to open AnalyticEdge.

The Bangalore firm hasstudied pharmacy sales,population trends and other

data to help a US funeralcompany pinpoint areas forits marketing campaigns.

Employees work on theircomputer terminals on thefloor of an outsourcing centrein Bangalore February 29,2012. The business of storing,decoding and analysingunstructured data - thinkvideo, Facebook updates,Tweets, Internet searchesand public cameras - alongwith mountains of facts and

figures can help companiesincrease profits, cut costs andimprove service, and is nowone of the world’s hottestindustries.

It’s called Big Data, andalthough much of the work isdone in the United States,India is getting an increasingslice of the action, re-energising an IT sector whosegrowth has begun to falter.Picture taken on 29 February,2012.—Reuters

Science

Message from the DirectorGeneral of the UPU InternationalBureau on World Post Day 2012

9 October 2012

The loadingscreen of theFacebookapplication on amobile phone isseen in thisphoto illustra-tion taken inLavigny on 16May, 2012.REUTERS

A new strategy for a new worldOurs is an era of new information and communication

technologies, of mobile telephones and the Internet. Andyet, Posts are not standing idly on the side lines: they arean integral part of the increasingly digital world. The postalcommunity is constantly changing and adapting in the faceof a sometimes mercurial market.

As strong drivers of economic growth, Posts mustcontinue to innovate, develop efficient and accessiblepostal services, adopt common standards and exploit newtechnologies to diversify and improve services. Post offices– whether physical or virtual – serve not only customers’communication needs but also allow them to conductofficial business, pay bills, send or receive money, ordergoods or track and trace letters or parcels along the entiredistribution chain.

Traditional letter-post services still account for themajority of postal revenues but Posts can benefit from theglobalization of mail exchanges in other ways. They shouldseize the opportunities offered by e-commerce. Many Postsare wisely readying their operations for the e-commerceboom, which has resulted in increased parcel volumes. Andrightly so; industry-watchers predict that e-commerce saleswill surpass the trillion-euro mark in 2013. Many of thegoods ordered online will be delivered as parcels tocustomers and who better than the Post to fill that role?

For its part, the UPU will continue to help Posts betterinterconnect their networks to facilitate exchanges. It willalso continue to provide know-how and technical expertise,encourage the development of innovative postal productsand services to better meet customer needs and sustainablydevelop the postal sector.

Governments too must step up to the mark. Theirsupport of the postal sector is crucial. With it, Posts acrossthe globe will fulfil their potential as motors of nationaleconomies.

Despite this changing world, the postal community isstill well placed to guarantee the integrity of the universalpostal service and the free circulation of mail items withinthe single postal territory.

I wish you the very best on World Post Day 2012.UPU

The project,which aims to

build theworld’s most

powerfultelescope, 100

times moresensitive than

the Hubblespace telescope,

is on track tolaunch in 2018.

XINHUA

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BUSINESS & HEALTH

Employees make circuit boards at an electroniccomponent factory in Hefei, Anhui province on 2 May,

2012. —REUTERS

HSBC China services PMIrecovers to 54.3 after one-year

low BusinessBEIJING, 8 Oct —

China’s services sectorrebounded in Septemberafter its growth hit a one-year low in August,according to a private sectorsurvey on Monday thatfollows last week’s muchmore gloomy officialassessment.

The HSBC servicessector PurchasingManagers’ Index rose to54.3 in September from 52.0in August, rebounding to itshighest level since Maythanks to an uptick in thenew business sub-index to54.0 - also the highest levelin four months.

The sunny results are inmarked contrast to anofficial non-manufacturingPMI released on 3 October,which showed activity inSeptember slowing to theweakest level sinceNovember 2010. The

official survey, publishedby the National Bureau ofStatistics, tends to reflectlarger state-owned firms,and the two do notnecessarily move in tandem.

Monday’s survey alsocontrasts with both theHSBC and the official PMIones of China’s vastmanufacturing sector,which indicate that China isheaded for a seventh straightquarter of slowing growth.

“This is likely anindication of a gradualimprovement of domesticeconomic conditions due tothe earlier easing measuresand the strongerconsumption demand in therun-up to the Golden Weekholiday,” said Hongbin Qu,HSBC’s chief economist forChina.

HSBC’s “pricescharged” sub-index roseabove 50 — the line that

separates expansion fromcontraction —for the firsttime since March. The risecould reflect the holiday aswell as reflecting an increasein inflation after a summertrough.

Analysts expect 2012 tobe China’s weakest full yearof growth since 1999 at just7.7 percent, according aReuters poll that forecastsannual growth of 7.4 percentin Q3, down from Q2’s 7.6percent.

Two cuts to interestrates, the easing of bank

reserve requirements thatfreed about 1.2 trillion yuan($190 billion) for lendingand the approval ofinfrastructure projectsworth more than $150billion have so far failed toarrest the decline in China’soverall economic growthpace.

Analysts have had torepeatedly push back theirexpectations for whengrowth might begin toaccelerate again. Beijing hasresolutely kept a grip on thevital real estate sector and— contrary to the hopes ofsome — has refused tolaunch a major stimulusprogramme.

But there are signs thatthe real estate sector — themain driver of wealth forChina’s prosperous citydwellers in the past 15 years— is bottoming out, wroteanalysts Stephen Green andLan Shen of StandardChartered in a report beforeMonday’s PMI data wasreleased.—Reuters

Australian researchers to develop a creamagainst skin cancer

Most moles on a person’s body look similar to oneanother. A mole or freckle that looks different from theothers or that has a diameter larger than a pencil eraser

or any characteristics of the ABCDEs of melanomashould be checked by a dermatologist. It could be

cancerous. The ABCDEs are important characteristicsto consider when examining your moles or other skingrowths, so learn them in the slides to come.—XINHUA

CANBERRA, 8 Oct—Researchers have developeda peptide that imitates amelanoma-killing virus, ina biomedical engineeringadvance that could lead tothe development of a creamto target and treat skincancer, a latest study fromMelbourne’s RMITUniversity showed onMonday.

The research team hassuccessfully synthesized apeptide that mimics theactivity of a virus protein,with laboratory testsshowing the peptide killsmelanoma cells whileleaving normal human skincells unharmed, accordingto the statement of RMITUniversity.

They tested the efficacyof a peptide — a short chainof amino acids — that wasdesigned to work like theproteins of the myxomavirus, a cancer-killing virusshown to be toxic tomelanoma in previousstudies.

“Australia has thehighest incidence ofmelanoma in the world, withmore than 11,000 newdiagnoses each year,” saidLead investigator Dr TaghridIstivan in the statement.

Currently the onlyeffective treatment for earlystage melanoma is surgeryto cut out the tumour andhealthy skin surrounding theaffected mole. But withfurther research, it can

hopefully develop a creamto treat early stage melanomaeffectively.

Dr Istivan is presentingthe research findings at the40th Congress of theInternational Society ofOncology and Biomarkers(13 - 17 October, Jerusalem).

Xinhua

Australia’s St George Bankcuts home loan rates by 17

basis points

St George Bank branch in Chatswood, New SouthWales, Australia.

XINHUA

SYDNEY, 8 Oct —Australia’s St George Bankannounced on Monday thatit would cut its variable homeloan rates by 17 basis pointsto 6.69 percent, after theReserve Bank of Australia’sdecision to cut the cash rateby 25 basis points on 2October.

The new rate takes effectfrom 15 October, St Georgesaid.

On Friday, three ofAustralia’s four big banksannounced their interest rate

NEWYORK, 8 Oct—WalMart Stores Inc andAmerican Express will holda conference call on Mondayto make a financial servicesannouncement, the twocompanies said in astatement on Sunday.

Details of theannouncement, which willtake place at 8:30 am EST,were not disclosed.

Walmart, the world’slargest retailer, has long tried

cut decisions.National Australia Bank

and Commonwealth Bankboth cut 20 basis points,leaving their standardvariable rates at 6.58 percentand 6.6 percent respectively,while Westpac, the owner ofSt George, cut its standardvariable rate by 18 basispoints to 6.71 percent.

ANZ Bank, one of thebig four banks, will announceits decision after its regularmonthly meeting on 12October.—Xinhua

Walmart, Amex to makefinancial services

announcement on Mondayto serve the large group ofits low-income shopperswho have little or no accessto credit.

The retailer offerscheck cashing at low ratesand other services as it triesto appeal to shopperswithout bank accounts.

Walmart has said in thepast that about 85 percentof transactions at its USstores are paid for with cash.

Reuters

A shopper carts her purchases from a Wal-Mart store inMexico City, on 24 April, 2012. —REUTERS

Asia shares fall as earningscaution sets in

SINGAPORE , 8 Oct—Asianstocks and other riskier assetssuch as commodities fell onMonday as investorsremained cautious about theoutlook for the globaleconomy and corporateearnings despite better-than-expected US jobs numbers lastweek. Wall Street stocksdipped late on Friday as anunexpected drop in the USunemployment rate wasovershadowed by concernsabout the earnings season,which kicks off with Alcoa Incon Tuesday, and S&P 500futures traded in Asia eased onMonday.

“It (the jobs number)looks good if you were worriedabout an imminent collapseback into recession or if youhad performed badly in apresidential debate,” saidRussell Jones, global interestrate strategist at Westpac bankin Sydney, in a note. S&P 500earnings for the third quarterare forecast to have fallen 2.4percent from the year-earlier

period, which would be thefirst decline in three years,according to ThomsonReuters data.

MSCI’s broadest indexof Asia Pacific shares outsideJapan fell 0.7 percent.Japanese financial marketswere closed for a publicholiday. Equity markets havebeen rallying since hittingtheir nadir for the year in earlyJune, receiving a renewedburst of impetus last monthwhen major central banksrolled out fresh measures tosupport fragile economies.MSCI’s Asia Pacific ex-Japanand All Countries WorldIndexes are both up around13 percent over the year-to-date.

China, the engine ofglobal growth in recent yearsand a key consumer ofcommodities, is due to releaseat the end of next week itsgrowth data for the thirdquarter, which analystsexpect to be the weakest threemonths of the year. —Reuters

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Photo taken on 6 Oct, 2012 shows the forest belt for wind sheltering and sandfixation in the Ulan Buh Desert, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous

Region. A 191-kilometre-long and one-kilometre-wide forest belt has been built toprevent the Ulan Buh Desert from moving eastwards. —XINHUA

Turkey fires artillery intoSyria after shelling

ISTANBUL, 8 Oct—Turkish forces fired acrossthe frontier into Syria onSunday after a shell launchedfrom Syria landed in Turkey’sborder town of Akcakale,underlining Ankara’swarning that it will respondwith force to any violencespilling over into its territory.

It was the fifthconsecutive day of Turkishretaliation against incomingbombardment from northernSyria, where PresidentBashar al-Assad’s forces havebeen battling rebels whocontrol swathes of land closeto the Turkish frontier.

Smoke rises at the Akcakale border gate after a shellfired from Syria landed on the Turkish-Syrian border

in Sanliurfa Province on 7 Oct, 2012.— REUTERS

Iran warns Israel to lose10,000 troops if it attacks Iran

TEHERAN, 8 Oct — Asenior Iranian official saidthat Israel would lose at least10,000 troops in the eventof a military strike on theIslamic republic, Press TVreported on Sunday. “If theIsraelis attack, Iran’s deterrentpower would deal a mortalblow to them and the Israelideath toll would not be lessthan 10,000. Therefore, theywould be stopped soon,”Mohsen Rezaei, secretary ofIran’s Expediency Council,was quoted as saying.

“We don’t want war, butare fully prepared to defendour country against anystrike. Of course the Zionistsdon’t dare to invade Iran and

Cameron warns Britons toexpect more budget cuts

Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron speaks on theBBC’s Andrew Marr Show, during the Conservative

Party annual conference, in Birmingham, centralEngland on 7 Oct, 2012.— REUTERS

said. An aide said thegovernment was paving theway for the next phase ofausterity rather thansignaling bigger thanplanned measures, buteconomists say longer ordeeper cuts look likely aftera return to recession castdoubt over its deficit targets.

The next election in2015 will be fought on theeconomy and how best to getthe deficit, which peaked at11 percent of the nation’sannual economic output,under control. Cameron’sConservative-led coalitionplanned to all but erase thedeficit by 2015 but has beenforced to project two moreyears of cuts.

Underlying borrowingbetween April and Augustwas a fifth higher than lastyear, suggesting that eitherbigger cuts or a furtherextension of austerity could

BIRMINGHAM, 8 Oct—Britain will have to keepcutting public spending toreduce the budget deficit,Prime Minister DavidCameron said on Sunday,underlining the gover-nment’s tough task of pullingthe country out of recessionwhile winning back waningpublic support.

Cameron cited the eurozone crisis in explaining theproblems facing the British

economy, comments whichare likely to please theinfluential euroskeptic wingof his Conservatives as theygather for the party’s annualconference.“It is a verychallenging situation, youonly have to switch on yourtelevision set and look atwhat is happening in the eurozone. We have got manycountries going into quite adeep recession, these are verydifficult times,” Cameron

be on the cards when thegovernment updates itseconomic forecasts on 5December. “We inherited abudget deficit at around 11percent, it is down to 8percent,” Cameron told theBBC. Referring to this year,he added: “It is too early tosay where they will end up.”

Official figures inMarch predicted a fall tobelow 6 percent this year, atarget which now looksuncertain. Abandoning theausterity plan would provepolitically disastrous for theCon-servatives, who stakedtheir 2010 election campaignon it.

“The economy ishealing. But it’s a longer andharder road that we have totravel down,” finance ministerGeorge Osborne told the Mailon Sunday. “There will haveto be further cuts.”

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The exchanges are themost serious cross-borderviolence in Syria’s revoltagainst Assad, which beganin March last year withprotests for reform but hasevolved into a civil war withsectarian overtones whichthreatens to draw in regionalpowers.

The Syrian shell landednear a plant belonging to theTurkish Grain Board, theDogan news agencyreported, several hundredmeters from the centre ofAkcakale where five civilians

were killed on Wednesday inprevious Syrian artillery fire.

The Syrian Observatoryfor Human rights said shellsfired in retaliation fromTurkey on Sunday landednear the Syrian town of TelAbyad, where rebels havebeen battling Assad’s forces.There were no immediatereports of casualties.

A Turkish border unitalso returned fire after a mortarbomb launched from Syriaat around 7 pm hit anuninhabited area of Altinozuat the western end of theSyrian border, the HatayProvince governor’s office

said. It said the mortar bomb,believed to have beenlaunched by Syriangovernment forces, did notresult in casualties.

The violence continuedinside Syria too, with statemedia and oppositionactivists saying a car bombexploded near a policeheadquarters in the capitalDamascus. State TV said oneperson was wounded.

The Observatory saidpeople had been killed andwounded but gave nodetails.— Reuters

ABIDJAN, 8 Oct —IvoryCoast announced it wouldreopen its border with easternneighbor Ghana on Monday,more than two weeks after itwas shut over a series ofdeadly attacks Ivorianofficials said were launchedfrom Ghanaian territory.

The Ivorian govern-ment blamed the raids, whichtargeted police and armyinstallations in thecommercial capital Abidjanand a border town on 20 and21 September, on supportersof former president LaurentGbagbo currently living inexile in Ghana.

Ivorian DefenceMinister Paul Koffi Koffi

ISLAMABAD, 8 Oct, — Atleast six people were killedand ten others injured whentwo rival groups fired ateach other on a politicalgathering in Pakistan’ssouthern District ofKhairpur on Sunday night,reported local mediaquoting police andeyewitnesses.

Local Urdu TV channelGeo quoted police andeyewitnesses as saying thatthe firing took place at about8:20 pm when two rivalgroups opened fire at eachother after fierce argumentat a political gatheringorganized by the rulingPakistan Peoples Party (PPP)

Firing at political gathering killssix, injures ten in southernPakistan

in Khairpur, a district innorthern part of Pakistan’ssouthern Sindh Province.Nafeesa Shah, member ofNational Assembly anddaughter of Chief Minister ofSindh Province, who wasaddressing the gathering, toldlocal media that the firingwas an outcome of an oldenmity between two localgroups.

One local journalistworking for the government-run PTV was also killed in theincident.

Hospital sources saidthat some of the woundedwere in critical condition andthe death toll may further rise.

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only speak of war to winconcessions from the next USpresident,” said Rezaei, aformer chief of Iran’s IslamicRevolution Guards Corps(IRGC). The United Statesand Israel have not ruled outthe possibility of a strike onIran’s nuclear energyfacilities.

The United States and itsWestern allies believe Iran isworking toward a nuclearweapon capability. Teherandenies that, saying its atomicprogramme is “peaceful.”

Rezaei also accused theWest of trying to derail theIslamic Awakening move-ment by interfering in Syria.

Xinhua

Ivory Coast to reopen border with Ghanafollowing 2-week closure Africa

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said in a statement broadcaston state television late onSunday that both countrieshad reinforced securityalong the border “with theaim of stopping allincursions”. “As a resultPresident Alassane Ouattaradecided that from Monday8 Oct, 2012 at seven in themorning the land and seaborders will reopen,” he said.Though Ivory Coastreopened its airspace toflights from Ghana on 23September, the closure hasblocked the maintransportation route alongthe Gulf of Guinea,stretching from Ivory Coastto Nigeria.

Ghana has promised tohelp investigate the attacks,which further worsenedrelations already strained byAccra’s refusal to act oninternational arrest warrantstargeting former members ofGbagbo’s regime issued byIvory Coast lastyear.Gbagbo’s refusal toaccept defeat in a 2010election won by Ouattarasparked a brief war last yearthat killed over 3,000people.

He is currently awaitingtrial before the InternationalCriminal Court in The Hagueon charges of crimes againsthumanity.

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Washington, 8 Oct—US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday welcomed the announcement of a framework peace agreement between the Philippine government and the country’s largest rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). “This agreement is a testament to the commitment of all sides for a peaceful resolution to the conflict in the southern Philippines,” the top US envoy said in a written statement.

“The next steps will be to ensure that the framework agreement is fully implemented,” she added, urging all parties to work together to “build peace, prosperity and greater opportunities for all the people of the Philippines.”

The landmark deal, announced by Philippine President Benigno Aquino III earlier on Sunday, was reached after the latest round of peace talks between the government and the MILF in Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia.

Under the deal expected to be signed on 15 October, the rebels shall be accorded a larger share of power and wealth in a new autonomous region by 2016. The new region, named Bangsamoro, shall have its vested property rights protected, the basic rights of its minorities and indigenous groups recognized and the law enforcement transferred gradually from the Armed Forces of the Philippines to a reformed police.—Xinhua

Ca r a C a s, 8 Oct—Venezuelan media reported on Sunday a shootout that killed two at the sidelines of Venezuela’s presidential election, as well as a series of minor incidents that are unlikely to affect the final outcome. Newspaper El Universal reported a shootout close to a polling station in Tacarigua, in northern Miranda state, between armed men on motorbikes. However, it did not say whether the incident was linked to political disputes.

Separately, a top military official said security on the streets of Venezuela was reinforced on Sunday as voters went to the polls in the most contested presidential election in the past 14 years.

Wilmer Barrientos, head of the Strategic Operational Command of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces, said “we are stepping up patrols ... to be able to resolve any problems that may arise.”

Germany says Merkel visit to Athens does not mean aid for

GreeceBerlin, 8 Oct— German

Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Sunday that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s trip to Greece this week did not mean the debt-stricken country would receive the next tranche of aid from its bailout. “The chancellor will not discuss with Greece a matter which the troika must report on first,” Schaeuble told broadcaster ZDF in an interview, referring to the “troika” of the International

German Chancellor Angela Merkel casts her shadow on an European Union (EU) flag as she arrives for a news

conference after talks with Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in Berlin, on 4 Oct, 2012.

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A boy jumps off a breakwater displaying photographs during the 2nd International Photography Festival at the Jaffa Port, Israel, on 7 Oct, 2012. Some 200

photographers and as many as 30 curators take part in the 2012 International Photography Festival, which

has been helding at the Jaffa Port, Israel, from 2 to 8 October. According to the organizers, this year’s festival focuses on the theme of the environment,

community, and art.Xinhua

Two killed in northern Nigeria

Kaduna, (Nigeria), 8 Oct—Nigerian police in central north Kaduna State on Sunday confirmed the killing of two persons in Zaria area of the state by gunmen at a pub.

State police spokesperson Aminu Lawal told reporters in Kaduna, the state capital, that security operatives were on the trail of the gunmen, adding there were clues that would assist the police in tracking down the killers. Lawal urged the public to be more security conscious and to promptly report any suspicious characters in their midst. Security sources told Xinhua that the gunmen came in a vehicle and opened fire on their victims at the pub.

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31 suspected terrorists killed in northern Nigeria

damaturu, (Nigeria), 8 Oct— Nigeria’s Joint Task Force in northeast Yobe State said on Sunday that it has killed 31 and arrested 10 suspected terrorists during a gun battle in Kandahar and Cemetery areas of Damaturu, the state capital.

The announcement was made in a statement issued by spokesman Lt Eli Lazarus in Damaturu, who added that a field commander of the terrorists was among the suspected Boko Haram members killed. The task force said it was working hard to track down other members of the group.

Weapons recovered included six rifles and 90 rounds of ammunition. Other items recovered were knives, bows and arrows, and three cans of improvised explosive device.

Reuters

Chinese tourists’ per capita expenditure in Singapore triples in 10 years

singapore, 8 Oct—More and more Chinese tourists choose to visit Singapore for longer time, with visit arrivals doubled and per capita expenditure tripled during the past ten years from 2002 to 2011.

According to official data from Singapore Tourism Board (STB), China was once the third largest in-bound market for Singapore in 2002, with only 670,000 visitor arrivals. But since 2003, China has become the second largest in-bound market, from which about 1. 578 million people visited Singapore last year, a dramatic increase of 35 percent from 2010.

Tourists visit the Jingshan Park in Beijing, capital of China, on 3 Oct, 2012. China’s “Golden Week” holiday justified its title with a rise in tourism revenue, National

Tourism Administration (NTA) statistics showed on Sunday. The country’s 119 major scenic spots received a total of 34.25 million visitors during the eight-day holiday, up

20.96 percent from the corresponding period last year. Tourism income surged by nearly a quarter from 2011 to 1.77 billion yuan (278.39 million US dollars), the NTA

said.—Xinhua

“The growth momentum continued into 2012. Between January to May 2012, we received 856,000 visitors, registering a year-on-year growth of 30.7 percent, when compared with the same period last year.” Edward Chew, Chief Representative Regional Director of Greater China Region in STB told Xinhua.

During their stay in Singapore, shopping and accommodation are the two main expenditure items, typically making up about 70 percent of Chinese visitor expenditure. “China has also consistently been one of our top five markets

that generated the highest tourism receipts. In terms of per capita expenditure, this was about 1,337 Singapore dollars (1,087 US dollars) in 2011, up from 467 Singapore dollars (380 US dollars) in 2002.” Chew said, adding that the data has excluded the expenditures from sightseeing and entertainment due to commercial sensitivity of information.

Some industry insiders also mentioned that the consumption capacities of Chinese tourists have now exceeded those of Japanese. They seem to be the enthusiasts of some top-brand luxuries in Singapore.

China’s ou tbound tourists also pay more attention to the quality of their travels. Wu Na, Director of Meridian International Travel, said a lot of Chinese tourists she received now choose to stay in Singapore for more than one day rather than simple sightseeing when transiting to other countries.

She said the change are partly due to the tourism campaign conducted by Singapore’s government, but the preference for more leisure time and high-level travel experiences play more important role when Chinese people’s choose their travel plan nowadays.—Xinhua

Two killed during Venezuelan electionBarrientos made the

remark after delivering a report on the progress of the election, saying the homicides were apparently unrelated to the day’s electoral events.

“Unfortunately, there have been shooting deaths, but they have nothing to do with the electoral process,” Barrientos said.

During elections, the agency under his command executed a so- called Plan of the Republic to safeguard the security of voters, candidates and electoral officials. As part of the plan, some 139,000 troops were stationed throughout the country, 8 percent more than in the 2006 presidential election, when 128,900 troops were mobilized.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won the 2006 election, his second, with more than 60 percent of the votes, but this year’s race against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles was

Monetary Fund, European Commission and European Central Bank.

Greece is stuck in tough negotiations with “troika” inspectors over a new wave of budget cuts for the next two years, a condition for getting an installment of the 130 billion euro bailout that is keeping the country afloat.

“Greece must fulfill its obligations for the next tranche to be paid,” said Schaeuble.

Reuters

expected to be tighter.Some 19 mi l l ion

Venezuelans at home and 100,000 overseas were registered to elect a president who will serve a six-year term starting January 2013. Polling began at 6 a.m. local time (1030 GMT) and is set

to close at around 6 p.m. local time (2230 GMT).

Also on Sunday, observer organization Education Assembly Election Watchdog Network (ROE-AE) reported five irregularities across the 567 polling stations it covers.

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Literacy, the basic of all education, as thebedrock of intellectual capital is anindispensable minimum condition for nationaldevelopment. But this is not just sufficient inthis increasingly complex modern world. Whileinnovative approaches must be developed toincrease knowledge dissemination throughradio, TV or other means to literate adultswith little or no formal education, there is acritical need to improve the present quality ofeducation.

The recent public debate over quality ofeducation reminds us that the majority of so-called educated population is lacking inprofessional expertise to keep pace with andtake advantages of changes worldwide, leavingaside the high illiteracy rates at rural regions.Sweeping reforms are required to promote ofeffectiveness of the entire educationalinstitution, especially in the basic educationsector to ensure the younger generation caneffectively deal with the challenges of futureworld.

But, daunting challenges are just ahead ofus on the path to national economic prosperityand global social entitlement and visible successwould still be a castle in the air unless thepresent capacity of the working population,especially of the managerial level, is improved.

The demotivating effects of the defects ininstitutional structure have facilitated poorproductivity and competitiveness of theworking class, especially of the white-collar.Every performance would prove to beineffective when there is a lack of any one ofthe elements of success—ability, motivationand opportunity. When one feels that there isno a glimmer of hope for personal achievementeven though he has fought tooth and nail, hisconfidence would erode over the time with nothirst for success.

Practical and creative approaches must beapplied into knowledge delivery to help tap thepotential intellectual ability of the youth whoneed to think freely without being restrictedwithin the old ideological framework.

Education and motivation

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MOHNYIN, 8 Oct— ThePalethwe hybrid paddy modelfarm harvesting ceremony atfield No (326) in Mayingonvillage of Mohnyin Townshipgrown by farmer U Tun Shwewas held at the farm on 6

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NAY PYI TAW, 9 Oct— The Government of the Republicof the Union of Myanmar has agreed to the appointmentof Mr. Vitezslav Grepl as Ambassador Extraordinary andPlenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the Republic ofthe Union of Myanmar with residence in Bangkok.

Mr Vitezslav Grepl was born in 1956. He wasgraduated from Faculty of Philosophy, Prague in 1984and got PhD (Linguistics) from Charles University, Praguein 1986. Mr Vitezslav Grepl joined the Ministry of ForeignAffairs and served as a Desk-Officer in Press Department(1991-1992). He has served as various capacities in CzechEmbassies abroad and at the Foreign Ministry. He wasappointed as Ambassador to Malaysia (2000-2004) andAmbassador to the People’s Republic of China (2004-2009). From 2009 to date he is Director General ofPolitical Section of Non-European Countries andDevelopment Cooperation in the Ministry of ForeignAffairs.

He is married and has two sons.—MNA

Ambassador appointmentagreed on

October, attended by PyithuHluttaw Representative UKyaw Soe Lay, DeputyCommissioner U MyintHlaing and departmental staffand farmers.

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Union Religious Affairs Ministerdeals with religious matters

NAY PYI TAW, 8 Oct—Union Minister for ReligiousAffairs Thura U Myint Maung on 6 October inspected thechosen site in Sinywagwin, Sinywa Myinmu village-tract,Amarapura Township where Jade stupa and JadeDhammayon are kept.

He then delivered an address at the coordinationmeeting of holding the 18th Sasana Sakasila ConferringCeremony and viewed titles and insignia.—MNA

Palethwe hybrid paddy is157 baskets and necessarytechnical, pesticides andfertilizers were provided byAgriculture Department,said Staff Officer U Htin Aungat the ceremony.

Farmer U Kyaw Maungfrom Mayingon village saidhis opinion to correspondentof the New Light of Myanmarthat Palethwe hybrid paddyneed to use more fertilizersand most farmers are eager togrow Hsineikari (3) paddythan Palethwe as it ismarketable crops.

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President U Thein Sein receives Chairman of Doosuan Co Ltd of ROK Mr. YM Park.

(News on page 1) —MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 8 Oct—Under the supervision ofMawlamyine EducationFamily and donor retiredDirector U Khin Win of theMinistry of Industry andfamily, a ceremony to recitePathana Desana and presentprizes was held at Zekyozaytan

Each and every school of Mawlamyine holds PathanaDesana recitation ceremony

Dhammayon, Mawlamyine on30 September.

At the ceremony, U KhinMaung Win gave cash prizesto the first prize religiousassociation winner of No.2BEHS, the second prizereligious association winnerof BEMS (Sangyi), the third

prize religious associationwinner of No.11 BEHS, thefourth prize religiousassociation winner of No. 10BEHS and the fifthThukhawady religiousassociation winner of No.2BEHS.

Donor U Khin Win and

family donated an electriccooling machine worth K1,800,000 to MawlamyineTownship MortuaryMaintenance Committee.

The Pathana Desanarecitation competition hasstarted since 24 September and40 religious association of eachand every basic level school inMawlamyine Township tookpart in it.—MNA

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Japanese investors set to make huge investmentsin Myanmar

As Myanmar has become a shining star on theinternational stage with a series of political and economicreforms, multinational entrepreneurs are looking toMyanmar to make massive investments.

Especially, Japanese companies and entrepreneursare shuttling between the two countries.

Under the arrangement of U Ye Htut, GeneralSecretary of Myanmar-Japan Friendship Association,we have picked up the chance to interview Japaneseentrepreneurs in Nay Pyi Taw. Here is the interview withMr Kazuhiro Okinaka, General Secretary of The NewBusiness Conference Kansai, on Myanmar-Japan mutualeconomic prospects and investments.MNA: What makes you visit Myanmar?KO: Fourteen entrepreneurs I lead visit Myanmar to

make investments.MNA: What is your view on Myanmar’s initiatives to

invite foreign investments?KO: The people of this country are sincere, following

the teachings of Buddha and adhering to FivePrecepts. From my personal point of view, this isthe best country. I think we lately find it. We, theJapanese companies, have invested in manyfactories in China. We look forward to investmore in Myanmar in the future.

MNA: What do you expect from the forthcoming foreigninvestment law?

KO: We hope it would be the best legislation for bothpotential foreign investors and Myanmar.Foreign investors including us are awaiting it.Why we are in Nay Pyi Taw today is to discuss itwith officials. We are accompanied byentrepreneurs from small and medium enterprisesincluding construction materials manufacturing,printing industry, real estate, plastic industryand pipe industry.

NAY PYI TAW, 8 Oct—Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence ServicesC o m m a n d e r - i n - C h i e f(Army) General Soe Winreceived Military Attachéof the Republic ofSingapore to the Republicof the Union of Myanmar

Deputy Commander-in-Chief of DefenceServices Commander-in-Chief (Army) GeneralSoe Win receives Singaporean Military Attachés

Colonel Terry Siow MengMeng who had completedhis tour of duty and hissuccessor Colonel ChuaBoon Keat at the hall ofZeyarthiri Beikman herethis morning.

Also present were Chiefof Staff (Navy) Commodore

Tin Aung San, Chief of Staff(Air) Maj-Gen Khin AungMyint, Brig-Gen Aung YeWin of Commander-in-Chief’s Office andCommander of Nay Pyi TawCommand Maj-Gen MaungMaung Aye.

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MNA: I would like to know the views of most of Japaneseentrepreneurs on future economic prospects inMyanmar.

KO: Most of Japanese entrepreneurs who are going toinvest in Myanmar have the same views that Ihave. They are thinking to make a considerableamount of investments in Myanmar. They arehoping to have a certain place in Myanmar afterForeign Investment Law was approved. I seeMyanmar as a country that guarantees to dobusiness safely.

MNA: What do you think of Thilawa Economic Zonewhich is in progress?

KO: I think it is a perfect opportunity for Japaneseentrepreneurs.

MNA: What do you want to say about Myanmar?KO: Now, Japanese entrepreneurs are making

investments, particularly in neighbouringcountries of Myanmar. Although it is impossibleto draw back from there now, the situation is tomake a gradual withdrawal in future. So they willcome here soon after making decisions to investin Myanmar. I would like to say Myanmargovernment and people to give a very warmwelcome to us.

Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker ...(from page 16)

the Speaker called for makingdirect contacts with workcommittees and officialsconcerned for the success of

the works. He urged thosepresent to attend to the needsof Hluttaw representativeswith care as they are peoples’representatives. It would be

the sign of showing respectsto the people, he added. Hecalled for friendly and openrelations between the officialconcerned for the interest ofthe State and the Hluttaw.

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Agricultural Machinery Operating Special CourseNo 5/2012 was opened at Central Training School ofAgricultural Mechanization Department on 5 Octobermorning, with an address by Union Minister for Agricultureand Irrigation U Myint Hlaing.

President U Thein Sein shakes hands with Chairman of Saemaul UndongCentral Training Institute Mr Lee Jai Chang. (News on page 1)—MNA

News in BriefAgricultural Machinery Operating

Course commences

Development of SMEs, industrialzones discussed

The workshop on development of small- and medium-scale industries and upgrading of industrial zones tookplace at the meeting hall of Taninthayi Region Governmentin Dawei on 5 October.

Flag of Victory handed overYangon Region Chief Minister U Myint Swe handed

over flag of victory to Secretary of Region OrganizingWork Committee for Performing Arts Competition UMyat Thu to take part in the 19th Myanmar NationalRaces’ Traditional Performing Arts Competition.

World Teachers’ Day marked

World Teachers’ Day ceremonies were observed inDawei of Taninthayi Region, Sittway of Rakhine State,Mawlamyine of Mon State, Loikaw of Kayah State andTaunggyi of Shan State on 5 October.

Social security law clarified

A clarification on implementation of new socialsecurity law and extension of social security project wasmade at the city hall in Monywa on 3 October. Chairmanof Social Security Board U Yu Lwin Aung explainedmatters related to Social Security Rules and future tasks.

Players chosen for Universities’football team

Outstanding footballers were picked out forUniversities’ Selected Team to take part in the 16th ASEANUniversity Games to be held in Vientiane of Laos inDecember 2012, at the Universities’ football ground onThaton Road in Kamayut Township on 4 and 6 October.

Spoken English course kicks offMon State Women’s Affairs Organization and

Maternal and Child Welfare Supervisory Committeejointly opened spoken English course at MawlamyineTownship MCWA Office on 6 October morning. Facultymembers from Mawlamyine University teach the trainees10-week course.

YANGON, 8 Oct—Acontainer vehicle driven byYe Zaw Tun of MITT Co

Container vehicle upside down

CorrigendumPlease read MoA

instead of MoU in the newsunder the heading of“MoU on implementationof gas-fired combinedcycle power plant project(Thaketa) inked” onpage 7 of this daily issuedon 6 October. Error isregretted.—NLM

from Thilawa Port toDiamond Star Flour Factoryin Dagon Myothit (Seikka)Township occurred upsidedown at the junction ofMaungmagan Kantha andAyeyawun Roads in DagonMyothit (South) Townshipat 1.30 pm on 4 October.

The driver managedescape from the incident.The Traffic Police Forceopened a file of lawsuitagainst the driver.

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Brazil ruling party struggles in big cities in municipal vote

Br a s i l i a , 8 Oct—Brazil’s ruling Workers’ Party clinched a runoff for the mayorship of the country’s biggest city on Sunda y in municipal elections marked by fraying relationships with coalition parties crucial to its grip on federal power since 2003.

Fernando Haddad, the left-leaning party’s candidate, dodged defeat in Sao Paulo after trailing a popular evangelical candidate and a veteran centrist in most of the polls before the vote.

Haddad was hand-picked to be a candidate

Fernando Haddad of the Workers Party (PT), a candidate for Sao Paulo Mayor, gestures to

photographers after voting at a polling station in Sao Paulo on 7 Oct, 2012.

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One person killed in mine blast in SE Turkey

ankara, 8 Oct— One person was killed and another wounded in a mine blast in southeastern Turkey on Sunday, private Dogan news agency reported.

The mine, probably planted by the members of the outlawed Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK), exploded when a tractor hit the mine at Sennoba area of Uludere town of Sirnak Province, leaving the 18- year-old Turkish citizen dead and a village guard wounded, according to the report.

The wounded was taken to Sirnak State Hospital for medical treatment, said the report.

The PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union, took up arms in 1984 in an attempt to create an ethnic homeland in southeastern Turkey.

Xinhua

Visitors watch the exhibition of Raphael(1483-1520) at Teylers Museum in Haarlem, the Netherlands, on 7 Oct, 2012. The exhibition with 90 drawings at display is the first exhibition of Raphael in the Netherlands.

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by former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and received support from current President Dilma Rousseff, as their party, known by its Portuguese initials as the PT, seeks to begin transferring power to a younger generation of leaders.

The 49-year-old former education minister will now face Jose Serra, a centrist former minister and presidential candidate, in a runoff in three weeks.

The mayorship of Sao Paulo, like the top office in other big Brazilian cities, is considered a launching

pad for national office. Top municipal offices are also lynchpins of regional power in a country, Latin America’s biggest, where democracy is marked by noisy and constant multiparty negotiations.

Sunday’s elections, for mayors and local council members in 5,500 cities across Brazil, took place with the backdrop of a historic corruption trial involving former aides to Lula, who is still considered Brazil’s most popular politician.

Voters also cast their ballots amid the most sluggish economy in once-booming Brazil since the PT came to dominate its political landscape.

Braz i l ’ s Supreme Court is expected to convict Lula’s former chief of staff, Jose Dirceu, this week for running a vote-buying scheme that used public funds to shore up support for the PT-led coalition in the first two years of Lula’s 2003-2010 presidency.

Opposition politicians wielded the scandal around the “mensalao,” or big monthly payment, against PT candidates throughout the campaign.

Reuters

Violence claims 11 lives

in Karachi, Pakistan

islamaBad, 8 Oct—At least 11 people were killed and several others were injured in separate incidents of violence and target killings in Pakistan’s southern port City of Karachi over the last 24 hours, local media and police reported. Some unknown gunmen shot down a middle-aged man, Abbas Qadri, on Sunday afternoon in Sarjani Town area of the city. Police later confirmed that the deceased was an activist of a religious party, and his killing seemed to be an incident of sectarian attack.

A teenager was shot dead in Gulshan Iqbal area of the metropolis while three others were gunned down the restive Lyari and Korangi areas.

At least five people were killed in Orangi town area of Karachi over the last 24 hours. Police also recovered mutilated body of an unknown woman from Kemari area of the city. At least ten people including two activists of Awami National Party were also injured in firing in separate incidents of gunfire in the city.—Xinhua

Australian radio host faces withdrawal of ad after comment on PM’s late father

CanBerra, 8 Oct— When Sydney radio talk show host Alan Jones told a Sydney University Liberal Club fund-raiser a fortnight ago that Prime Minster Julia Gillard’s father “died of shame” because of her lies, he would not have expected that all the sponsors would withdraw from his show.

The Macquarie Radio Network which owes Jones’ high-rating Sydney 2GB breakfast show announced on Sunday it would be temporarily suspending all advertising on the show, after an “unprecedented focus” on the controversial shock jock through mainstream and social media. Jones confirmed the news in his programme on Monday morning.

After his comments on Gillard’s father was made known, Jones had immediately arranged a Press conference to publicly apologize and made a further “unambiguous and unconditional” apology on air last Tuesday.

Despite his damage-control efforts, more than 85,000

people signed a petition last week calling for his sacking, while the Facebook page Destroy the Joint urged followers to write to advertisers and “destroy Alan’s joint”.

By 2 October, more than a dozen sponsors including Woolworths, Coles, Mercedes-Benz and ING Direct had canceled or suspended advertising on his program, estimated to make around 2 million Australian dollars (2.04 million US dollars) a month for the radio network. By 5 Oct, the network’s share price had dropped 14 percent.

Jenna Price, who set up the Facebook page Destroy the Joint, said: “We are thrilled with the reaction, but you can’t think that this is going to fix the problem.”

“I’m not a person who wants to sack Alan Jones. I want to re- educate Alan Jones,” she told the Australian Associated Press on Sunday. Price launched the Facebook page about a month ago, following comments by Jones suggesting some female leaders were “ destroying the joint”.—Xinhua

Australia’s Queensland Gov’t to sell 1.5 bln AUD worth of shares in QR National

BrisBane, 8 Oct—Australia’s Queensland Government has confirmed it will sell 1.5 billion AU dollars (1.52 billion US dollars) worth of shares in Australia’s largest rail freight operator QR National in a deal which will maximize benefits for Queensland taxpayers, Treasurer Tim Nicholls said on Monday.

The deal involves a sale

A performance is staged during the 2012 Kuandu Arts Festival in Taipei, on 7 Oct, 2012. Artists from 14

countries and regions have been invited to give per-formances in the festival, which kicked off Sunday.

Xinhua

Honda to recall 489,000 CR-Vs in US, Europe

Tokyo, 8 Oct— Honda Motor Co said on Sunday it would recall about 489,000 CR-Vs sold in the United States and the Europe after finding rain water may enter the vehicles’ power window switch on the driver’s door, which could eventually cause the switch to overheat and catch fire.

The Japanese automaker

will be recalling about 220,000 CR-V sport utility vehicles in Europe, around 268,000 units in the United States and fewer than 100 in Africa, a Honda spokeswoman said. All the vehicles are produced between 2002 and 2006.

There have been reports of five switch fires, but no injuries have been reported

related to the issue, the spokeswoman said.

The Japan’s third-largest automaker did not give estimated costs for the recall. The recall follows Honda’s announcement on 1 Oct that it will recall around 603,000 Accord vehicles sold in North America to correct a fault discovered in power steering parts.—Xinhua

of 1 billion AU dollars of shares via a selective buyback to QR National and a 500 million AU dollar placement to a small number of cornerstone investors. Treasurer Tim Nicholls said the deal was a great result for Queensland taxpayers as the price the Government achieved for the sale would see more funds available to pay down Labour’s legacy of debt. The sell-off will reduce the Government’s

stake in QR National from 33.9 percent to 16 percent. Nicholls said the Queensland Government continued to be a significant shareholder in QR National.

“Whilst the Government will continue to review its investment in QR National, we have no current intention to sell any of our remaining shares in the near term,”he said in a statement.—Xinhua

Pakistan

Brazil

Australia

Automobile

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Southeast Asia splashes out on defence, mostly maritimeSINGAPORE, 8 Oct—

Indonesia is buyingsubmarines from South Koreaand coastal radar systemsfrom China and the UnitedStates. Vietnam is gettingsubmarines and combat jetsfrom Russia, whileSingapore—the world’s fifth-largest weapons importer—is adding to its sophisticatedarsenal.

Wary of China and flushwith economic success,Southeast Asia is ramping upspending on militaryhardware to protect theshipping lanes, ports andmaritime boundaries that arevital to the flow of exportsand energy.

Even for those away fromthat fray, maritime securityhas been a major focus forIndonesia, Thailand andSingapore.

“Economic develop-ment is pushing them tospend money on defence to

Crew members of a South Korean destroyer fire an anti-submarine torpedo during military drills in the YellowSea of South Korea in this on 5 Aug, 2010 file photo.

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protect their investments, sealanes and exclusiveeconomic zones,” said JamesHardy, Asia Pacific editor ofIHS Jane’s Defence Weekly.“The biggest trend is incoastal and maritimesurveillance and patrol.”

As Southeast Asia’seconomies boomed, defencespending grew 42 percent in

real terms from 2002 to 2011,data from the StockholmInternational Peace ResearchInstitute (SIPRI) shows.

High on the list arewarships, patrol boats, radarsystems and combat planes,along with submarines andanti-ship missiles that areparticularly effective indenying access to sea lanes.

“Submarines are a bigthing,” said Tim Huxley,executive director for Asiaat the International Institutefor Strategic Studies. “Theycan do immense damagewithout being seen, withoutbeing anticipated, and theycan do that anywhere in theregion.”

For decades, much ofSoutheast Asia spent littleon weapons other than gunsand small tanks.

Most threats wereinternal and the umbrella ofUS protection was deemedenough to ward off anypotential aggression fromoverseas.

With China’s growingmuscle and more fundsavailable, the shopping listsare getting more sophi-sticated. Most countries inthe region are littoral, so theemphasis is on sea and air-based defense.

Reuters

NZ PM Key brushes off idea to print money tolower currency

WELLINGTON, 8 Oct—New Zealand’sPrime Minister John Key brushed offsuggestions by opposition party to printmoney to lower the country’s strong currencybecause it would create inflation and increasebusiness costs.

“The latest idea of the Green (Party) toprint money that is a pretty whacky idea,”Key told Television New Zealand onMonday.

“Printing money makes you rich.Zimbabwe would be the richest country onthe planet and it’s not.” Key reiterated inflationremains the primary focus of the country’s

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key gives a speechat the Trans-Tasman Business Circle Lunch in central

Sydney on 5 July, 2012.REUTERS

Thousands of public servants walk off job acrossAustralia’s New South Wales

Vehicles run past an entrance to the Zhengzhou Yellow River Highway Bridge inZhengzhou, capital of central China’s Henan Province, on 7 Oct, 2012. The 5,549-metre-long bridge, which was opened to traffic on 1 Oct, 1986, will stop charging

toll from 8 Oct.—XINHUA

SYDNEY, 8 Oct— Morethan 40,000 public servantshave walked off the job acrossNew South Wales (NSW) ofAustralia to protest againstthe state government’splanned job cuts, local mediareported on Monday.

The Public ServiceAssociation (PSA), a union

Two road accidents kill 19 inChina

BEIJING, 8 Oct— Twoseparate road accidents killed19 people in China onSunday as the weeklongNational Day holiday ended.

In one case, 14 peoplewere confirmed dead after twopassenger coaches collidedon an expressway in eastChina’s Shandong Province.

A passenger coach hit asedan near Zibo City at 11:44am, then broke throughmedian barriers and collidedwith another coach travelingin the opposite lane,according to local trafficpolice. The second coachrolled over into a trenchalongside the expressway,which links Qingdao inShandong to Yinchuan innorthwest China’s NingxiaHui Autonomous Region.

Six people died on thespot. Eight died in hospital.Currently, six injured peopleare receiving treatment.

In another accident inNingdu County of east China’sJiangxi Province, five people

Indiasuccessfully

testfiresBrahMossupersonic

cruise missile

NEW DELHI, 8 Oct— Indiaon Sunday successfullytestfired its BrahMossupersonic cruise missile froma warship off the coast of thewestern state of Goa, sourcessaid.

“The testfiring wassuccessful.

The 290-km rangemissile was fired by the IndianNavy from INS Teg warshipand it hit the target shipaccurately on the ArabianSea,” the sources said.

BrahMos, the world’sfastest cruise missile inoperation, is capable ofcarrying a conventionalwarhead of 300 kg. Themissile travels at speeds of2.8 to 3.0 Mach.

The land-launched andship-launched versions of themissile are already in servicewith air-launched andsubmarine-launched versionscurrently under testingphase.

The supersonic cruisemissile project is actually ajoint venture between India’sDefence Research andDevelopment Organizationand Russia’s NPO Mashino-stroeyenia.—Xinhua

monetary policy, adding that increasingmoney supply would raise inflation.

“That means your interest rates will goup. Your mortgage costs will go up, yourbusiness costs will go up. The costs ofeverything you buy will go up,” he said.

“It might bring your currency down, itmight be a by-product of that, but it’s quite acost and risk to the consumers.”

Key said New Zealand’s economy wasnot in a “bad shape”, adding that it wasgrowing at one of the fastest rate in thecountries grouped under OECD.

Reuters

died and two others wereinjured after a rear-endcollision between a truck anda commercial vehicle at about5 pm. The collision happenedon a section of the expresswaylinking Jinan of Shandongand Guangzhou of southChina’s GuangdongProvince.

Four of the dead andinjured in the accident areHong Kong citizens,according to police. Thecauses of the accidents areunder investigation.

China’s peak trafficseason during the NationalDay holidays saw an extrasurge of road travels as a resultof the government’s new toll-free policy during publicholidays for small passengercars. According to statisticsfrom the Ministry ofTransport, a record of 80.87million people traveled byroad each day during theholidays, adding the totalvolume to 647 million.

Xinhua

China

India

representing the governmentemployees, authorized itsmembers to stop work andattend mass meetings at morethan 40 locations across thestate on Monday morning.

PSA NSW GeneralSecretary John Cahill saidthat thousands of workers inNSW are facing job cuts and

cuts to conditions under thestate government.

Hundreds of PSAmembers are rallying outsideSydney Town Hall, where avote is to be held to determinewhether to escalate industrialaction, according to theAustralian Associated Press( AAP) reports.—Xinhua

Australia

New Zealand

SINGAPORE, 8 Oct—The economy in the East Asianregion excluding Japan will grow 7.2 percent in 2012, down0.4 percentage point from a projection released in May, andstage a modest recovery next year, the World Bank said in aneconomic outlook report Monday.

The Washington-based lending agency attributed thedownward revision in the region’s projected real grossdomestic product growth to sluggish exports blamed on theeurozone debt crisis.

GDP growth in the region could recover to 7.6 percentin 2013 with weak exports being more than offset by briskdomestic demand, the World Bank said. GDP grew by 8.2percent in the region in 2011. —Reuters

World Bank revises down2012 GDP growth estimate in

E. Asia to 7.2%

SANTIAGO, 8 Oct—A 5.8-magnitude earthquake joltedAntofagasta, northern Chile on Sunday night, the USGeological Survey said.

The quake occurred at 21:50 local time (0150 GMTMonday), with its epicenter at a depth of 115.30 km.

So far, there has been no report of casualties or damage.Xinhua

5.8-magnitude quake hitsnorthern Chile: USGS

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV MINDORO VOY NO (129)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV MINDORO VOYNO (129) are hereby notified that the vessel will bearriving on 8.10.2012 and cargo will be discharged intothe premises of M.I.P.L where it will lie at the consign-ee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws andconditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

No claims against this vessel will be admitted afterthe Claims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: TOKO KAIUN KAISHA LTD.Phone No: 256924/256914

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV SANG THAI IRIS VOY NO ( )Consignees of cargo carried on MV SANG THAI

IRIS VOY NO ( ) are hereby notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 7.10.2012 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of H.P.T where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

No claims against this vessel will be admitted afterthe Claims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: SANG THAI SHIPPING CO LTD.Phone No: 256924/256914

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV CHANG YU VOY NO (12)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV CHANG YUVOY NO (12) are hereby notified that the vessel will bearriving on 7.10.2012 and cargo will be discharged intothe premises of S.P.W (6) where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

No claims against this vessel will be admitted afterthe Claims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: SAMJOO MARITIME CO. LTD.Phone No: 256924/256914

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV REINA ROSA VOY NO (100)Consignees of cargo carried on MV REINA ROSA

VOY NO (100) are hereby notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 8.10.2012 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of B.S.W (2) where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

No claims against this vessel will be admitted afterthe Claims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: EASTERN CAR LINER S’POREPTE LTD.

Phone No: 256924/256914

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA TABAH VOY NO (513)Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA TABAH

VOY NO (513) are hereby notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 8.10.2012 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

No claims against this vessel will be admitted afterthe Claims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA TAMPAN VOY NO (469)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA TAMPANVOY NO (469) are hereby notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 8.10.2012 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of H.P.T where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

No claims against this vessel will be admitted afterthe Claims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV OSSIAN VOY NO (12022)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV OSSIAN VOYNO (12022) are hereby notified that the vessel will bearriving on 9.10.2012 and cargo will be discharged intothe premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at the consign-ee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws andconditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

No claims against this vessel will be admitted afterthe Claims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S T.S LINESPhone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV JIN HAI ZHENG VOY NO (001)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV JIN HAI ZHENGVOY NO (001) are hereby notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 8.10.2012 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of M.I.T.T where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

No claims against this vessel will be admitted afterthe Claims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S COSCO SHIPPING CO. LTD.Phone No: 256916/256919/256921

BUSINESS & ADVERTISEMENT

China tests world’s fastestalpine railway

HARBIN, 8 Oct—China on Monday showcased the world’sfirst alpine high-speed rail line, which threads through thecountry’s three northeastern provinces. A test train departedfrom Harbin West Station, located in the capital of HeilongjiangProvince, on Monday morning for Dalian, a port City inLiaoning Province. With a trial speed averaging 300 km perhour, the train completed the 921-kilometer journey in aboutfour hours.

Engineers with the railway project said the rail track builtusing cutting-edge technology can accommodate temperaturesbetween 40 degrees Celsius below zero and 40 degrees Celsiusabove freezing. Trains will be able to run at an average of 350km per hour on the line after safety tests are conducted. Theyhave adopted the eight-compartment CRH380B train modelbuilt by China Northern Railways.

The rail line, featuring 24 stations, is expected to go intonormal operation by the end of the year. The populousnortheastern provinces are known as China’s key industrialbase, and the high-speed rail line is expected to ease thetransportation bottleneck in the region. Harbin West, the line’soriginating station, has been designed with 10 platforms witha combined dispatched passenger capacity of 7,000 passengersper hour at peak times.—Xinhua

Photo taken on 6 Oct, 2012 shows the cab interior of ahigh speed train for test run in Changchun, capital of

northeast China’s Jilin Province.—XINHUA

S Korea’s imported car sales hit new high in SeptSEOUL, 8 Oct—Imported car sales in South Korea hit a new

high last month due to continued demand for foreign luxury carmodels, data by the local trade association showed on Monday.

Sales of imported cars reached a fresh record high of 12,123vehicles in September, topping the previous high of 11,708units tallied in May, according to the Korea AutomobileImporters and Distributors Association (KAIDA). The figurewas up 20.6 percent from the same month last year, and was up14.6 percent from a month earlier.

For the first nine months of this year, imported auto salesamounted to 95,706 units, up 20.1 percent from the same periodlast year. The double-digit growth trend was attributable forrising demand for luxury models and consumption tax cuts forcars. “The September imported car registration increased on anon- month basis due to launch of some new models, delivery

of delayed orders and tax cut for cars,” said Yoon Dae-sung,executive director of KAIDA.

German luxury carmaker BMW ranked first in terms of best-selling brand last month with 2,308 vehicles sold here. It wasfollowed by Mercedes-Benz with 2,062 units and Volkswagenwith 1, 831 units. Audi ranked fourth with 1,441 units sold andToyota came next with 972 units.

The most popular model was Mercedes-Benz’s E300 modelwith 593 units sold to beat Camry manufactured by Toyota with531 units sold. It was followed by BMW’s 520d with 515 unitssold. By size, vehicles with an engine capacity of 2-liter or lesswere most popular, posting 48.5 percent market share inSeptember. This was followed by cars with an enginedisplacement of between two and three liters that accounted for33.1 percent of market share.—Xinhua

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ENTERTAINMENT & ADVERTISEMENTRihanna’s “Diamonds” reaches

UK pop chart summitSinger Rihanna performs with dancer .—REUTERS

Kristen Stewart still in touchwith Rupert Sanders

LONDON, 8 Oct—Twilight star Kristen Stewart isreportedly still in contact with director Rupert Sanders.

The 22-year-old actress, who cheated on boyfriendRobert Pattinson with the married director, has been textingSanders, reported Showbizspy.

“Kristen is saying all the right things to Rob, but she isnot being totally honest with him. Rob made her promise tostop talking to Rupert, and she has broken that promisealready. Kristen justifies it because, technically, she is notactually talking to him, so she feels like she is still keepingher word,” a source said. “Kristen swears she is only keepingin touch with Rupert because she feels sorry for him. His wife,Liberty Ross, has totally turned her back on him, and Kristenfeels somewhat responsible for that.

“She does not want to hurt Rob, but she does not see theharm in exchanging text messages with Rupert so that hedoesn’t feel so abandoned,” the source added. —PTI

Twilight star KristenStewart and director

Rupert Sanders.Mila Kunis is thinking about converting to

Kabbalah

Mila Kunis

reportedly “ran to embraceher.”

The 34-year-old actorbegan following the sect in2003 with his now-estrangedwife Demi Moore. The coupleturned to a Kabbalahcounselling centre in a bid tosave their marriage after hecheated on her last year.

Ashton Kutcher is saidto be determined to make hisnew relationship with his 29-year-old former That 70s Show

NEW DELHI, 8 Oct—TheTed actress was spottedaccompanying her boyfriend

Reese Witherspoon

ReeseWitherspoon isthrilled to haveher new baby

boy back homeNEW DELHI, 8 Oct—The

Water for Elephants actresswelcomed baby TennesseeJames — her first child withtalent agent husband Jim Toth— on 27 September but theyonly returned home from thehospital in recent days.

A source toldPeople.com: “Everyone isbonding with the baby. AndJim has had a lighter workloadand has been spending a lotof time at home with the babyas well.”

“She definitely feelssettled in her family life withJim and her kids. They can’twait to start life with theirbaby.” Reese was spotteddining out with the newbornat Huckleberry Bakery andCafe on Wednesday (03.10.12)in Santa Monica, California.

Her husband Jim - whomshe married in March 2011after a year of dating - was notnervous about becoming adad for the first time.—PTI

James Bond car sells fornearly $400,000

LONDON, 8 Oct—A 2008 Aston Martin car used by Daniel Craig in the James Bond movie Quantum ofSolace has been sold in an auction of Bond movie memorabilia for 241,300 pounds (around $389,000),Christie’s auction house said.

The cost of the 2008 Aston Martin 6 litre V12 DBS 2 door coupe, which went to an anonymous buyer,was 1.5 times higher. The trading took place in the presence of 600 VIP guests, and many items of the auctionwere presented by the stars of the film.

Actress Judi Dench, who plays M, presented one of the most piquant lots, a pair of blue trunksworn by Daniel Craig in the film Casino Royal. “All I can tell you, they are unwashed,” the actress said.The trunks were sold for 44,500 pounds and will be given to a charity fund Women For Women.

The second most expensive item in the auction was an Omega watch made of titanium and usedby Craig in the upcoming James Bond movie Skyfall. The watch was expected to be sold for some 8,000pounds but was sold for 157,300 pounds. Former Bond Roger Moore presented a musical score of the

co-star last.The low-key couple -

who started dating sixmonths ago — are said to begetting serious and are evenconsidering adopting a dogtogether.

An insider recently said:“Mila and Ashton have beentouring shelters looking foran abandoned dog that needsa loving home.

“They have their heartsset on a big dog — either agolden retriever or aLabrador.”—PTI

soundtrack for the same film signed by the British singer Adele, performer ofthe title track. The lot was sold for 13,800 pounds.

The total cost of 11 pieces was 752,100 pounds. All proceeds will go tovarious charitable organisations. The auction was held to mark the 50thanniversary of the first James Bond movie.

Reuters

LONDON, 8 Oct—Barbadian pop singerRihanna climbed to the top ofthe British charts on Sundaywith her new single“Diamonds”, ousting South

Korean pop star Psy and hisinternet video sensation“Gangnam Style” from thenumber one spot.

Local boy band OneDirection were new in third

place with “Live While We’reYoung”, while London-bornsinger Adele burst in atnumber four with the themesong for the latest James Bondfilm “Skyfall”.

English singer-songwriter Ellie Gouldingarrived in fifth place with hernew single “Anything CouldHappen”, the Official ChartsCompany said.

British stadium rockersMuse shot to the summit ofthe album charts with theirnew release “The 2nd Law”,including the track“Survival”, the official songof London’s 2012 OlympicGames.

Boy band Overtonesentered the charts at numbersix with their second albumrelease “Higher”.

Veteran British rockband the Electric LightOrchestra re-entered the listat number 10 with their 2005greatest hits compilation“All Over The World”,notching up a 173rd week inthe charts.

Reuters

Ashton Kutcher to RoshHashanah holiday servicesat the Kabbalah Centre in NewYork City last month. Asource told US Weeklymagazine: “The men andwomen were separated(during the service), butAshton always smiled at her.They were clapping andpraying. She was taking it allin.”

They were seen arrivingat the centre holding handson 18 September.

Following the service,the Two and a Half Men actor Daniel Craig

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SPORTSSoccerMessi, Ronaldo trade blows in 2-2 Clasico draw

MADRID, 8 Oct—RealMadrid came away with apoint but failed to secure thevictory they needed to trimthe gap to leaders Barcelonawhen the outstanding LionelMessi and Cristiano Ronaldoeach struck twice in anattritional 2-2 draw in La Ligaon Sunday. A stuttering startby Jose Mourinho’s Real sidehad left them eight pointsbehind their great rivals aftersix matches, threatening toderail their title defence beforeit had even got off the ground.

While they will takecomfort from preventingBarca making it seven winsout of seven this term, theymay feel they let slip anopportunity in the openingleague ‘Clasico’ of thecampaign after Ronaldo gavethem a deserved 23rd-minutelead in front of almost 100,000fans packed into an electricNou Camp arena.

With millions morearound the world watchingthe heavyweight clash, Messilevelled eight minutes laterafter a defensive lapse by Pepeand the Argentine WorldPlayer of the Year curled in astunning free kick just afterthe hour to make it 2-1.

Real were level within fiveminutes when Mesut Ozil slidthe ball through to Ronaldoand the Portuguese forwardbeat Victor Valdes for a secondtime with a powerful low strike.

Barca twice came close toa winner in a frenetic finalewhen substitute MartinMontoya crashed a long-range effort against thecrossbar in the 89th minuteand Pedro dashed on to anAndres Iniesta pass instoppage time only to firewastefully wide.

“We were superior at

times but it was a very evengame,” Barca midfielderSergio Busquets said in aninterview with Spanishtelevision.

“Everything is the way itwas but with one match less,”added the Spain international.

Barca have 19 points fromseven games, three ahead ofunbeaten Atletico Madrid,who host third-placedMalaga in Sunday’s latekickoff.

Real, who have alreadylost twice, the same numberof defeats as they suffered in

the whole of last season, arefifth on 11 points. With theworld’s two richest teamsmeeting in probably the biggestfixture in international clubsoccer, Messi and Ronaldocontinued their personal goal-scoring duel on a balmy nightin the Catalan capital.

Ronaldo’s goals madehim the first player to score insix ‘Clasicos’ in a row, whileMessi’s 16th and 17th strikesin Real-Barca matches put himone short of the leadingmarksman, Real great AlfredoDi Stefano.

Ronaldo’s first of thenight came when KarimBenzema played him throughon the left of the area and hestruck a powerful low shot justinside Valdes’s post.

Pepe collapsed in a heap inthe area allowing Messi tovolley in the equaliser beforelast year’s La Liga top scorerthrilled the home support witha spectacular 30-metre effortthat left Spain keeper Casillasflapping at thin air.

Ronaldo then netted his10th ‘Clasico’ goal when heraced on to Ozil’s fine throughball and scored with anotherpowerfully-struck low shot.

Reuters

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi (R) and Real Madrid’sCristiano Ronaldo fight for the ball during their Spanish

first division soccer match at Nou Camp stadium inBarcelona, on 7 Oct, 2012.—REUTERS

Red Bull Formula Onedriver Sebastian Vettel of

Germany (C) tosses histrophy on podium next to

second placed FerrariFormula One driver

Felipe Massa of Brazil(L) and thrid placedSauber Formula One

driver Kamui Kobayashiof Japan after the

Japanese F1 Grand Prixat the Suzuka circuit on

7 Oct, 2012.REUTERS

Vettel wins in Japan after Alonso exit

American goalkeeper Brad Friedel(L)

Friedel’s record run over asSpurs bring in Lloris

LONDON, 8 Oct—American goalkeeper BradFriedel’s record run ofconsecutive Premier Leagueappearances ended onSunday when Frenchinternational Hugo Lloris waspreferred for TottenhamHotspur’s home game againstAston Villa.

Friedel, 41, has notmissed a top-flight game sincethe end of the 2003-04 season,

SUZUKA, Japan, 8 Oct—Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettelwon the Japanese Grand Prixon Sunday and blew theFormula One championshipwide open with five racesremaining after Ferrari’sFernando Alonso spun out atthe start. Alonso’s pre-racelead over reigning championVettel, chalking up his

West Indies beat Sri Lanka to clinch WorldTwenty20 title

COLOMBO, 8 Oct—West Indies were crowned the World Twenty20 champions afterbeating hosts Sri Lanka by 36 runs in a bowler-dominated final at the R Premadasa Stadiumon Sunday.

Sri Lanka restricted West Indies to 137 for six wickets to boost their chances of winningtheir maiden World Twenty20 title but the dream did not materialise as they were shot out for101 runs in 18.4 overs. Chasing a seemingly modest victory target, Sri Lanka were going steadilyat 48 for one before their batting order caved in, partially because of their anxiousness to stayahead of the par score in case of a rain interruption which seemed so imminent. Skipper MahelaJayawardene (33) and former captain Kumar Sangakkara (22) got the starts but could not carryon and only one more Sri Lankan — Nuwan Kulasekara (26) — managed double figure in anotherwise abject batting capitulation. Spinner Sunil Narine was the pick of the West Indiesbowlers, claiming three for nine runs to cap his excellent run in the tournament.—Reuters

Azarenka overwhelmsSharapova to claim careerfirst-ever China Open title

BEIJING, 8 Oct—ChinaOpen witnessed a new femalechampion this year as VictoriaAzarenka easily cruised pastthe world top two contest bysmashing Maria Sharapovaon 6-3 and 6-1 here on Sunday.

Although havingreached a career Grand Slamby winning Roland Garrosthis year, Maria Sharapova,the 10th women all-time and6th in the Open Era, failed tobid for her first PremierMandatory title bysuffering a quick loss to theWorld No1 VictoriaAzarenka.

Standing on the top inher 4th appearance at Beijing,Azarenka grabbed her fifthtitle of the season, which isher career first more-than-three titles in a season andthe 23-year-old Belorussianenjoyed a 7-5 advantageagainst Sharapova.

West Indies’ KieronPollard plays a shotduring their World

Twenty20 final cricketmatch against Sri Lanka

in Colombo on 7 Oct,2012.—REUTERS

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus holds the trophy duringthe victory ceremony for the women’s singles final

against Maria Sharapova of Russia at the 2012 ChinaOpen tennis tournament held in Beijing, capital of

China, on 7 Oct, 2012. Azarenka won 2-0 and claimedthe title.—XINHUA

second win in a row and thirdof the season, was cut to fourpoints from 29 with theSpaniard in danger of fallingbehind in South Korea nextweekend.

“It was an important steptoday but there’s still a longway,” said Vettel after holdingaloft the winner’s trophy andmaking the familiar raised

forefinger gesture as numberone.

“These things happenand obviously you don’thope for those things tohappen to yourself,” headded of Alonso’s exit intothe gravel following contactwith former Ferrari championKimi Raikkonen’s Lotus.

“We have so many

races, it could happen. Wedon’t know what happens inthe next race, it’s good to takethe points today.” Ferrari’sFelipe Massa came second,20.6 seconds behind Vettel,for the Brazilian’s firstpodium finish since October2010 with Japan’s KamuiKobayashi delighting hishome crowd with third placefor Sauber.

Only the third Japaneseto stand on a Formula Onepodium, he was the first sinceTakuma Sato at Indianapolisin 2004. Only Aguri Suzuki,in 1990, had previouslyfinished in the top three atSuzuka. “Fantastic,unbelievable,” he said,sharing a podium with Vettelfor the first time since theirFormula Three days andaddressing the fans inJapanese.—Reuters

Neither player hasdropped a set en route to thefinal as Azarenka has dropped21 games and Sharapova 20,but the final didn’ t turn out tobe a close match-up asAzarenka led a 68% to 57%first serve points wonpercentage and a higher 50%-29% second.

Azarenka enjoyed adecent start with 4-0 bybreaking Sharapova’ s first andthird serve in the opening setbefore the second seed closedit on 3-5 as the world No1answered another break totake the set at 6-3 within 42minutes.

With one set in hand,Azarenka started to call theshots in the second to storm toa 5-1 lead, while the Russiansweet found it hard to get thematch back as Azarenkasealed the victory at 6-1.

Xinhua

a remarkable sequence of 310successive matches for Spursand former clubs Villa andBlackburn Rovers.

Lloris joined Spurs fromOlympique Lyon on the lastday of the transfer window inAugust for a transfer fee of 12million pounds.

Former US internationalFriedel has featured in threeWorld Cup squads.

Reuters

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Formula One

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Staff members of Mexico’sAnthropology and History NationalInstitute (INAH, by its acronym in

spanish) carry a sacrificial stone foundin the Sacred Spot of Tenochtitlan, inMexico City, capital of Mexico, on 5

Oct, 2012. Tenochtitlan was the capitalof the Aztec Empire, before the spanish

conquest 500 years ago. Some 45 humanskulls and 250 human jaws were

discovered by INAH in the ceremonialtemple of Tenochtitlan’s Sacred Spot.

Buried under this group of human skullsand jaws were a sacrificial stone and

another five fractured skulls.Archaeologists assume that, the

sacrificial stone and the human remainswere part of a “tzompantli”, an Aztecmonument to expose the skulls of the

slaugtered. —XINHUA

Russia unveils torch relay route of 2014 SochiWinter Olympics

Japanese firm, Indian textile giant to develop rayon forglobal markets

KOLKATA, 8 Oct—Japanese firm Omineshi andIndia’s textile giant AdityaBirla Group’s flagshipcompany Grasim Industrieshas entered into an agreementto develop new international

Kenyans sweep Buenos Airesmarathon

BUENOS AIRES, 8 Oct—Kenya’s Eric Luusa Nziokiwon the Buenos Airesmarathon Sunday, beatingout a record 8,135 runners,and leading his country’sclean sweep of the top threespots.

The number ofparticipants in this year’s 42-kilometer run surpassed lastyear’s 7,225, setting a newrecord for the annual eventthrough the streets ofArgentina’s capital.

Nzioki won with a timeof 2:12:05, followed byfellow Kenyans PatrickWachira Muriuki(2:13:12)nand Robert MatuMwangi (2:14:43).

In the women’s race,Kenya’s Lucy Karimi won

Anti-tank mine explosion kills three farmers,injures 3 others in northwestern CambodiaPHNOM PENH, 8 Oct—

Three Cambodians have beenkilled and three othersseriously injured in an oldanti-tank mine explosion inthe country’s BattambangProvince, police confirmedon Monday.

The explosionhappened at 4:40 pm (localtime) when a home- madetractor ran over an anti-tankmine in Samlot district,Battambang province, about300 kilometers northwest ofPhnom Penh, Nguon Nuy,deputy police chief of Samlotdistrict said. “All of them arefarmers. They trucked cornfrom their farms and met the

incident,” he told Xinhuaover telephone, adding thatthe mine was likely to beplanted during the chronicwar in the 1980s. “The area isa former battlefield andlandmines have not beencleared from the area yet,”hesaid.

This is the secondremarkable mine explosionincident in the province inless than two weeks. The firstone occurred on 30 Sept, inwhich six people were killedand two others seriouslyinjured.

Cambodia is one of thecountries suffered worst frommines as the result of nearly

three decades of war andinternal conflicts from themid 1960s until the end of1998.

The country’s five mostmine-laid provinces areBattambang, BanteayMeanchey, Oddar Mean-chey, Pailin and Preah Vihear.According to the gover-nment report, during the firsteight months of this year,landmines killed 26 peopleand injured 101 others.

It is estimated that thecountry needs about 30million US dollars a yearuntil the year 2020 to entirelyget rid of mines.

Xinhua

markets for rayon products, acompany executive saidMonday. Omikenshi is listedon the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Under the terms of theagreement, Omikenshi andGrasim are to develop the

technology together andmanage the increasedproduction anticipated as theyenter new markets. However,the financial details of theagreement are yet to berevealed.

In addition to specificproducts at the core of theagreement, the two companiesare to also explore futurecollaboration through a jointresearch and developmentprogramme.—Xinhua

MOSCOW, 8 Oct — Russia on Sundayunveiled the torch relay route of the 2014Winter Olympics to be held in Black Sea resortCity of Sochi, saying the longest-ever relaywould be launched within 12 months in thecountry.

The 123-day relay will run across some65,000 kilometers from Russia’s westmostexclave of Kaliningrad to the frozen Chukotkain the Far east, more than one and a half timesthe circumference of the Earth. According toDmitry Chernyshenko, president of theOrganizing Committee of the Sochi Games,the main task of the relay was to unite thewhole country.

“We have to fulfill a responsible andambitious task — to unify our country’speople and rediscover the diversity and beautyof Russia, first of all, for ourselves,”Chernyshenko said. “We want to allow every

people to feel as a part of the Olympic movementand every town to become an Olympic host fora short time,” he said.

By tradition, the Olympic flame will be litduring a ceremony in Olympia, Greece, onSunday and reach Moscow on 7 Oct, 2013 tobegin the relay.

Chernyshenko revealed the relay routecovered all 83 Russian regions, adding thatthe flame would even reach the bottom of theworld’s deepest Lake Baikal in Siberia.

“Our task is to do our utmost to show theOlympic flame to 90 percent of Russians,” hesaid. More than 14,000 torchbearers and some30,000 volunteers will accompany the flame.

A total of 130 million Russian residentsout of the 141-million population wereexpected to see the flame. The Sochi Olympicswill be opened on 7 Feb, 2014 and run until23 Feb.—Xinhua

the top spot with a time of2:41:38, followed bycompatriot Frasiah NyamburaWithaka (2:41:42) andArgentina’s Andrea Graciano(2:49:22).

The Buenos Aires citygovernment helped organizethe event put on by theNandu Foundation with thesponsorship of mobile phonecompany Claro and athletic-gear maker Adidas. The long-distance race forms part ofthe international circuitrecognized by the IAAF(International Association ofAthletics Federations) andthe AIMS (Association ofInternational Marathons),according to the city’s SportsUnder-secretariat.

Xinhua

Chinese saxophone player Li Gaoyang (2nd, L)performs with American keyboard player Jim

Schneider (L), Australian drummer Cameron Reid (R)and Swedish bass player Peter Scherr at the outdoor

concert of 2012 Hong Kong International JazzFestival in Hong Kong, south China, on 7 Oct, 2012.

Musicians from over 10 countries and regions gatheredand performed in the festival from on 7 to12 Oct.

XINHUA

* News* Myanmar Indonesia

Joint Cultural Show2012

* News* Evergreen Classical

Music (Part-11)* News* Myanmar Betels* News* Keep the Value of

Myanmar Culture* Myanmar Art Peeps

Beyond the World* News* “Topic on Journal ”

Wearing TraditionalDress, Reflecting

Myanma Culture* Malaysia Expo &

Healthcare Seminar* News* One of the Sunset along

Yangon River* Better Days for Farmers* News* Taxidermy For Eternity* News* Development of

Lumbini, Nepal* Myanmar Movie

“A Fragrant Flower FromBagan”

7:00 am 1. Paritta By Hilly Region

Missionary Sayadaw7:25 am 2. To Be Healthy Exercise

7:40 am 3. Dhamma Puja Song7:50 am 4. Nice & Sweet Song8:00 am 5. Health Programme8:30 am 6. Selected Songs For 19th

Myanmar TraditionalCultural PerformingArts Competitions (2012)(Classial Song) (BasicEducation)(Level Men & Women)

8:40 am 7. International News4:00 pm 8. Martial Song4:10 pm 9. Musical Programme4:20 pm10. Teleplay (Traffic)4:40 pm11. University Of Distance

Education(TV Lectures)-Second Year (Botany)

4:55 pm12. Songs For Upholding

National Spirit5:45 pm13. Road to 27th

SEA GAMES (Bicycle)6:00 pm14. Evening News6:35 pm14. Sing A Song7:10 pm15. TV Drama Series8:00 pm16. News17. International News18. 19th Myanmar Traditional

Performing ArtsCompetition (2012)Interview (Narration ofreligious stories)

19. Bakery World20. India Drama Series

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Tuesday, 9 October, 20129th Waning of Tawthalin 1374 ME

NAY PYI TAW, 8 Oct—The waterlevels of Ayeyawady River areforecast to rise above the presentwater level by (45) cm (about 1 ½ -feet)at Myitkyina, Bhamo and Katha, (120)cm (about 4-feet) at Mandalay,Sagaing, Pakokku and NyaungU, and(60) cm (about 2-feet) at Chauk, Minbu,Magway, Aunglan, Pyay, Seiktha,Hinthada and Zalun.

The water levels of ChindwinRiver are forecast to rise above thepresent water levels by (60) cm (about2-feet) at Hkamti and Homalin, and(90) cm (about 3-feet) at Mawlaik,Kalewa and Monywa, according toMeteorology and HydrologyDepartment.—MNA

Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham receives Japanese guestsNAY PYI TAW, 8 Oct— Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk

Kham of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar received adelegation led by Vice Chairman Mr Masayuki Matsushitaof Osaka-based Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren)and Panasonic Company from Japan at the Credentials Hallof the Presidential Palace here this evening.

Present at the call together with Vice-President Dr SaiMauk Kham were Deputy Ministers U Thant Kyaw, U HtinAung, U Thein Aung, Dr Pwint Hsan, Dr Daw Khin San Yiand officials.

At the call, they cordially discussed matters related topromotion of amity between Myanmar and Japan,Myanmar’s foreign investment law, human resourcesdevelopment for Myanmar citizens and job opportunities,cooperation for emerging prospects in factory, workshop,agriculture, science and technology sectors.—MNA

Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker addresses meeting on holding fifth regular sessions of HluttawNAY PYI TAW, 8 Oct — A

coordination meeting onholding the fifth regularsessions of Hluttaw was heldat Zabuthiri Hall of HluttawBuilding here this morningwith an address by PyithuHluttaw Speaker Thura UShwe Mann.

Also present wereDeputy Speaker of PyithuHluttaw U Nanda Kyaw Swa,Deputy Speaker of AmyothaHluttaw U Mya Nyeinmembers of centralcommittee for holdingHluttaw sessions Unionministers and deputyministers, work committeemembers and officials ofHluttaw Office.

In his opening address,Pyithu Hluttaw SpeakerThura U Shwe Mann said thatHluttaw sessions had beenconvened successfully up tofourth regular session. Heexpressed thanks to central

committee members andofficials concerned forgiving helping hands forsuccessfully holding ofHluttaw sessions.

He called on respectivecommittees to help facilitatematters of security,accommodation, tran-sportation and health care

of Hluttaw representatives atthe fifth regular session to beheld on 18 October.

Next, Union Minister forHome Affairs Lt-Gen Ko Koreported on security matters,Union Minister forInformation U Aung Kyi oninformational tasks, UnionMinster for U Thein Nyunt

on accommodation, UnionMinister for Communica-tions, Posts and TelegraphsU Thein Tun on soundproofsystem, button of votingmachine andtelecommunication works,Union Minister for TransportU Nyan Tun Aung and UnionMinister for Rail

Transportation U Zeya Aungon transportation, UnionMinister for Construction UKyaw Lwin on preparationsfor the setting, UnionMinister for Hotels andTourism U Htay Aung oncatering, Deputy Minister forElectric Power U Aung ThanOo on electrical matters and

Deputy Minister for HealthDr Win Myint on health careservice.

Then, Secretary of UnionElection Commission U WinKo and Amyotha HluttawDeputy Speaker U Mya Nyeinexplained general matters. Inhis concluding remarks, (See page 9)

Water levelforecast for second10 days of OctoberFUKUOKA, 8 Oct—Orix

right-hander Yuki Nishisaved his best for last —literally. The 21-year-oldNishi pitched a no-hitteragainst the Softbank Hawksin a 3-0 victory in theBuffaloes’ final game of theregular season on Mondayafternoon at Yahoo Dome.

The fourth-year Mienative, who was one walkaway from a perfect game,became the third pitcher tothrow a no-hitter this seasonand the 76th in Japanesebaseball history. He is onlythe 26th to achieve the featin the Pacific League.

Kyodo

Baseball: Nishi throws no-no in finalgame of regular season

Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham and partypose for documentary photo with Vice

Chairman Mr Masayuki Matsushita of Osaka-based Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren)

and party.—MNA

Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw Thura U Shwe Mann addresses meeting on holding fifth regular sessions of Hluttaw.—MNA

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