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Volume XIX, Number 215 12th Waning of Tazaungmon 1373 ME Tuesday, 22 November, 2011

NAY PYI TAW, 21 Nov—President of the Republicof the Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein attended 14th

ASEAN-China Commemorative Summit, Launching ofASEAN-China Centre, 14th ASEAN-Japan Summit, 14th

ASEAN-Republic of Korea Summit and 14th ASEAN+3Summit at Bali Nusa Dua Convention Centre (BNDCC) inBali of the Republic of Indonesia on 18 November.

First, ASEAN-China Commemorative Summitwas held at Nusa Dua Hall 3 in BNDCC, attended by

President U Thein Sein attends 14th ASEAN-China CommemorativeSummit, Launching of ASEAN-China Centre, 14th ASEAN-Japan Summit,

14th ASEAN-Republic of Korea Summit and 14th ASEAN+3 Summit

Our Three MainNational Causes

* Non-disintegration of theUnion

* Non-disintegration of NationalSolidarity

* Perpetuation of Sovereignty

(The 2011 Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No.12)11th Waning of Tazaungmon 1373 ME

(21 November, 2011)The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw hereby enacts the following law.1. This Law shall be called the Law Revoking the 1964 Law Defining the Fundamental Rights and

Responsibilities of the People’s Workers.2. The 1964 Law Defining the Fundamental Rights and Responsibilities of the People’s Workers

(1964 Union of Myanmar Revolutionary Council Law No.6) shall be revoked with this Law.

I sign in accord with the Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.

Sd/Thein Sein President

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar

The Law Revoking the 1964 Law Defining theFundamental Rights and Responsibilities of the

People’s Workers

Significant night temperature(21-11-2011)

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President U Thein Sein, King of Brunei DarussalamSultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulahof Brunei Darussalam, Cambodian Prime MinisterSamdech Hun Sen of Cambodia, Indonesian PresidentDr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Prime Minister of LaoPDR Mr Thongsing Thammavong, Malaysian PrimeMinister Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak,President of the Philippines Benigno S. Aquino III,Singaporean Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Thai

Prime Minister Ms Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Ministerof Socialist Republic of Vietnam Mr Nguyen TanDung, Prime Minister of the State Council of People’sRepublic of China Mr Wen Jiabao and ASEANSecretary-General Dr Surin Pitsuwan.

Before the summit, heads of State/Governmentof ASEAN nations and the Chinese Premier posed fordocumentary photo.

(See page 6)

President U Thein Sein, heads of State/Government of ASEAN nations and China, Japan, ROK pose for documentary photo at 14th ASEAN+3 Summit.—MNA

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PERSPECTIVESTuesday, 22 November, 2011

It is necessary to develop reading habit inorder to keep pace with the today’s KnowledgeAge, IT Age. Only through reading, canknowledge be accumulated.

Reading is of great benefit to us,accumulating knowledge, having a sense ofweighing what is right and what is wrong andenhancing our own interest in worldly affairsand religious matters.

There are various kinds of books that canbroaden our horizons in today’s developingand changing knowledge age. Among them,books that can benefit the youths, books onlanguages, IT and technology, economics andhistory are mostly found. Newspapers, journalsand magazines are sources of providingunlimited knowledge and aesthetics.

As a sentence or a paragraph can changethe life of a reader, books with wisdom andphilosophies of ancient educated persons shouldbe read as priority.

People by nature always take an interest innewer things. They are fond of reading newly-published books. Reading books with lack ofwisdom and philosophies is a complete waste oftime and it is bad for improving yourself. So itis required to read good books to improve ourlife. Time is precious. Don’t waste time byreading books of useless information.

So far, libraries have been set up intownships, towns and even villages. Every onecan touch various kinds of newspapers, journalsand magazines. Rural libraries are knowledgebanks for rural people.

Only by reading good books and developingthe reading habit, not only will our own interestbut also the prestige and integrity of the nationand its people be enhanced.

Enhance national prestigeand integrity throughdeveloping reading habit

President U Thein Sein meetsUN Secretary-General Mr Ban Ki-moon

NAY PYI TAW, 21 Nov—President of the Republicof the Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein who arrivedin Bali of Indonesia met UN Secretary-General MrBan Ki-moon at Nikko Bali Hotel and Resort at 7am on 19 November.

Also present at the meeting were Union Ministerfor Foreign Affairs U Wunna Maung Lwin, UnionMinister for Information and for Culture U KyawHsan, Union Minister for National Planning and

Economic Development and for Livestock andFisheries U Tin Naing Thein, Myanmar Ambassadorto Indonesia U Nyan Lynn and high-rankingdepartmental officials.

The President and the UN Secretary-Generalhad a discussion on promotion of cooperationbetween the UN and Myanmar and relaxingsanctions against Myanmar.

MNA

President U Thein Sein meets UN Secretary-General Mr Ban Ki-moon at Nikko Bali Hotel andResort in Bali.—MNA

President

U Thein

Sein greets

UN

Secretary-

General

Mr Ban Ki-

moon.

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YANGON, 21 Nov— According to the programmefor exchanging views on China-Myanmarjournalism industries, a Chinese Journalistdelegation led by General Secretary of LiaoningJournalists Association Ms. GUO Yingyan flew toYangon to pay a trip on observing the interestingplaces in Myanmar.

They were welcomed by officials concerned ofthe Ministry of Information, and officials fromChinese Embassy of Myanmar at YangonInternational Airport here this evening.—MNA

Chinese journalists delegationobserves Myanmar beauty

spots

EarthquakeNews

NAY PYI TAW, 21Nov—A moderate earth-quake of magnitude (5.9)Richter Scale with itsepicenter inside Myanmarabout (210) milesNorthwest of Mandalayseismological observatory(about 20 miles east-northeast of Homalin) wasrecorded at (09) hrs (46)min (56) sec MST on 21st

November 2011.—MNA.

Chinese Journalists delegation led by General

Secretary of Liaoning Journalists Association

Ms. GUO Yingyan seen at Yangon

International Airport.—MNA

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Chinese, Bruneian leaders praise bilateral cooperation

BANDAR SERI

BEGAWAN, 21 Nov—Visiting ChinesePremier Wen Jiabaoand Bruneian SultanHassanal Bolkiah saidSunday the twocountries’ cooperationis fruitful andconducive to regionalstability and prosperity.

Addressing awelcoming banquethosted by Hassanal

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) meets with Brunei’s Sultan HassanalBolkiah in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on 20 Nov, 2011.—XINHUA

Bolkiah, Wen expressedhis heart-felt congra-tulations on the achieve-ments made by theBruneian people in theirnation’s development.

China and Bruneishare a long history offriendship, said Wen.Ever since the esta-blishment of bilateralrelations in 1991, the twocountries have expandedcooperation in various

fields, bringing tangiblebenefits to the twopeoples and pushingforward regionalstability and prosperity,he added.

The Chinese premiercalled for joint effortsfrom both sides to carryon their traditionalfriendship, strengthencooperation and strivefor a better future forChina-Brunei relations.

For his part, SultanHassanal Bolkiah saidexchanges betweenBrunei and China canbe dated back to over1,000 years ago.

In the past twodecades, peoples of thetwo countries havefurther enhanced theirmutual understandingand made fruitfulachievements inbilateral cooperation,he noted.

Hassanal Bolkiahsaid Brunei would liketo join hands withChina to develop andexpand their traditionalfriendship, learn fromeach other, deepencooperation and seekcommon development.

The Chinesepremier, who arrivedhere Sunday for a visitto Brunei afterattending a series ofEast Asian summitmeetings in Indonesia,also held talks withBrunei’s royal familymembers before thebanquet.—Xinhua

14 security personnel die inshootout with militants in SW

PakistanISLAMABAD, 21 Nov— At least 14 Pakistani

paramilitary troops have been killed in clashes withmilitants in the country’s southwestern BalochistanProvince, security sources and local media reportedon Monday. TV channels reported that the clasheserupted in the Chamalang mountainous area lateSunday night after armed militants attacked theFrontier Corps (FC) troops, which continued untilMonday morning. Local TV Ajj reported that 14soldiers have been killed in the shootout so far.There are no official comments on the casualties.

Sources said that 11 FC troops were also injuredand the bodies and injured have been evacuated inhelicopters. The injured were airlifted to a militaryhospital in Quetta, the provincial capital.—Xinhua

In this 19 Nov, 2011, photo, US PresidentBarack Obama meets with Thai Prime MinisterYingluck Shinawatra on the sidelines of the EastAsia Summit in Nusa Dua, on the island of Bali,

Indonesia.—INTERNET

Bomb-making terror suspect arrested in NYCNEW YORK, 21 Nov—

A 27-year-old mansuspected of plotting tobomb various targets inNew York City,including those ofgovernment and police,has been arrested, MayorMichael Bloomberg saidSunday.

Police suspectedJose Pimentel, aManhattan resident andal-Qaeda sympathizer,was plotting to bombpolice, post offices andvarious other targets,Bloomberg told a newsconference.

The suspect alle-gedly got instructions on

Jose Pimentel

how to build a pipe bombfrom al-Qaeda’s Inspiremagazine, published byradical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who was killedby a US drone attack inYemen in September.

Police has followedthe suspect since May

2009 and successfullytook the man intocustody before he coulddetonate a fully-operatedbomb, according to theNew York Police Depart-ment Commissioner RayKelly.

This is the 14th terrorthreat targeting NewYork City since the 9/11attacks and the suspectwas believed to actalone.

“The suspect was aso-called lone wolf,motivated by his ownresentment of Americantroops in Iraq andAfghanistan, as well asal-Qaeda propaganda,”Bloomberg said. “Hewas not part of a largerconspiracy emanatingfrom abroad.”

The suspect nowfaces terrorism-relatedcharges includingconspiracy, first-degreecriminal possession of aweapon as a crime ofterrorism, and solicitingsupport for a terrorist act.

Xinhua

The suspect allegedly learned how to make a pipebomb after reading “Inspire,” al-Qaeda’s English-

language magazine, the source said.—INTERNET

Iran to review relations with IAEABEIJING, 21 Nov— Iranian

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani saysIran will review relations with theUN’s nuclear watchdog, after itscensure of Teheran over nuclearactivities.

Ali Larijani, Iranian ParliamentSpeaker, said, “If the agency actswithin the framework of the charter,we accept that we are a member of itand will carry out our responsibilities.But if the agency wants to deviatefrom its responsibilities then it shouldnot expect our cooperation.”

Larijani said that the pressureimposed by the United States and theWest would not affect the continuationof Iran’s nuclear programme. TheInternational Atomic Energy Agency

Policemeninspect the blastsite in southernPakistani port

city of Karachi,on 21 Nov,

2011. At least12 people wereinjured when a

blast rippedthrough a

cinema here onSunday night,

according to thepolice.—XINHUA

passed a resolution on Friday voicing“increasing concern” about Iran’snuclear programme after an IAEAreport stated that Teheran appeared tohave worked on designing an atombomb. Iran says it is enriching uraniumfor a planned network of civil nuclearpower stations, not nuclear weapons.

As well, it rejected IAEA DirectorYukiya Amano’s report as politicised.Iran permits limited, regular IAEAinspections of its declared nuclearinstallations. However, it does notobserve the agency’s AdditionalProtocol allowing for short-noticechecks of sites not declared to benuclear, including research anddevelopment facilities.

Xinhua

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H e a l t h

Health

BusinessNikkei ends morning session

slightly downTOKYO, 21 Nov—Japan’s key Nikkei index fell

in morning trading, as a strengthening yen againstthe dollar pressurized exporters amid lingeringconcerns over the global economy.

At 11:30 am, the benchmark Nikkei-225 indexwas down 9.87 points from Friday, or 0.12 percent,to 8,365.04.

The broader Topix index of all Frist Section onthe Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 1.89 points, or0.26 percent to 718.09.—Xinhua

Hong Kong stocks open 1.50 pctlower

HONG KONG, 21 Nov—Hong Kong stocksmoved down 277.51 points, or 1.50 percent, toopen at 18,213.72 on Monday.—Xinhua

Gold price opens lower in HongKong

HONG KONG, 21 Nov—The gold price in HongKong went down 80 HK dollars to open at 15,960HK dollars per tael on Monday, according to theChinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society.

The price is equivalent to 1,720.01 US dollarsa troy ounce, down 8.84 US dollars at the latestexchange rate of one US dollar against 7.789 HKdollars.—Xinhua

ChiNext Index opens lowerMonday

BEIJING, 21 Nov—The ChiNext Index, trackingChina’s Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises,opened at 866.98 points on Monday, 2.21 pointslower from the previous close.

The index, together with the ShenzhenComponent Index and the Shenzhen SME (smalland medium-sized enterprises) Board Index,makes up the three core indices reflecting theperformance of China’s stocks listed on theShenzhen Stock Exchange.

The ChiNext Board, which started trading on30 Oct, 2009, mainly lists high-tech companiesand those with high growth potential.—Xinhua

Pine tree extract helps braininjury recovery

LONDON, 21 Nov—An antioxidant ex-tracted from the bark ofthe pine tree can helptreat people with atraumatic brain injury,according to Aucklandresearchers.

In the study theextract, called En-zogenol, given to 60people with a braininjury over threemonths, helps boostmemory and improveattention span.

AUT strokespecialist ProfessorValery Feigin saidpatients who took it wereless likely to forget

Pine tree extract helps brain injury recovery.INTERNET

people’s names or basicdirections, commonproblems for brain injurysufferers.

The results weregreat news as there werefew evidence-basedtreatments for peoplewith mild brain injuryproblems, she said.

“Other than brainexercises, there arelimited treatmentsavailable to improvedamage,” the CourierMail quoted Prof Feigin.

She is hoping tolaunch a large-scale trialon the back of thesuccessful pilot study.

Internet

S’pore economy to grow 1-3% next yearSINGAPORE, 21

N o v — S i n g a p o r e ’ seconomy is expected togrow by 1 to 3 percentnext year, on ex-pectations the globaleconomy will remainsubdued.

The Ministry ofTrade and Industry(MTI) said the outlookis clouded by increaseduncertainty and financialvolatility.

“This does not factorin downside risks togrowth, such as aworsening debt situationor a full-blown financialcrisis in the advancedeconomies,” MTI said ina statement.

“Should these risks Singapore Skyline.—INTERNET

materialise, growth inthe Singapore economyin 2012 could come inlower than expected,” itadded.

MTI reiterated itsearlier forecast the

economy will growaround 5 percent thisyear.

It revised upwardsits reading of third-quarter growth to anannualised 1.9 percent,

from an initial 1.3percent.

Year-on-year, theeconomy grew by 6.1per cent in the thirdquarter, up from 1percent in the precedingperiod.

MTI said it expectsgrowth in the fourthquarter to weakenalongside deterioratingexternal macroeconomicconditions.

MTI expectsSingapore’s electronicsindustry and othersectors that rely heavilyon overseas orders toremain under pressuredespite support fromAsia’s better-performingeconomies.—Internet

Overweight people eat less oftenWASHINGTON, 21

NOV—Overweight adultseat less often than peoplein the normal bodyweight range, but stilltake in more calories andare less active over thecourse of the day,according to a US study.

By contrast, normalweight adults, includingthose who had lost a lot

of weight and kept it off,ate more often, accordingto findings published inthe Journal of theAmerican DieteticAssociation.

“Most of theresearch has shown thatpeople who eat morefrequently have a lowerweight. But no oneknows why,” said lead

researcher JessicaBachman, an assistantprofessor in thedepartment of Nutritionand Dietetics atMarywood University inScranton, Pennsylvania.

More than 60percent of US residentsare obese or overweight,but the relationshipbetween the number ofmeals people eat eachday and the ability tomaintain weight loss hasremained unclear, shesaid.—Reuters

Subway commuterswalk through the

turnstiles while leavingthe US Open in New

York on 4 September,2007.—REUTERS

Sensex starts off week in the red

Business

Business

MUMBAI, 21 Nov —Indian equities marketsstarted the week with anegative bias with abenchmark index fallingalmost 160 pointsminutes after openingbell.

The 30-scrip sen-sitive index (Sensex) ofthe BSE, which openedlower at 16,297.03points, was ruling at16,211.53 points, down159.98 points or 0.98percent from itsprevious close at16,371.51 points.

The 50-scrip S and PCNX Nifty of theNational Stock Ex-change was also tradingin the red, 49.35 points

or 1.01 percent lower at4,856.45 points.

Both benchmarkshad lost about 5 percentlast week as theEuropean debt crisiscontinued to plague

Indian investors.Broader markets

were also ruling lowerwith the BSE midcapindex down 0.84percent.

Internet

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NAY PYI TAW, 21 Nov — President of theRepublic of the Union of Myanmar U TheinSein attended the Mekong-Japan Summitheld at Samudra Hall of Ayodya Hotel inBali of Indonesia at 7 pm on 18 November.

Also present at the summit were Japa-nese Prime Minister Mr Yoshihiko Noda,Leaders of Mekong Subregion countriesCambodian Prime Minister Samdech HunSen, Laotian Prime Minister Mr ThongsingThammavong, Thai Prime Minister MsYingluck Shinawatra and Vietnamese PrimeMinister Mr Nguyen Tan Dung, ministers ofJapan and countries in Greater Mekongsubregion, deputy ministers and high-rankingofficials.

Before the meeting, the Heads of State/Government posed for a documentary photo.

Next, the Japanese Prime Minister madean opening address at the summit.

Then leaders of Japan and countries inGreater Mekong Subregion discussed mat-ters related to cooperation between countriessharing Mekong River and Japan, andreleased a joint-declaration.—MNA

President U Thein Sein attends Mekong-Japan Summit

President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein attends Mekong-Japan Summit.—MNA

President U Thein Sein, leaders of Mekong Subregion countries and Japanese Prime Minister Mr Yoshihiko Noda pose for documentary photo.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 21 Nov—A Workshopon Capacity Enhancement of Myanmar CivilService-2011 organized by the Union CivilServices Board (UCSB) in collaboration withthe Sasakawa Peace Foundation of Japan (SPF)was opened at Yadana Theinga Hotel, here,this morning.

Experts for respective subjects fromIndia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysiaand Singapore and local experts will participatein the workshop.

Chairman of the UCSB U Kyaw Thuextended greetings and President of the SPFMr Yuji Takagi presented an opening address.

The opening ceremony was attended

Workshop on CapacityEnhancement of Myanmar

Civil Service-2011 commencesb ymembers of the UCSB U Khin Maung Aye, DrWin Myint, Dr Myint Aung, Dr Kyaw KyawHtay and U Soe Oo, directors-general, resourcepersons and participants.

A total of 90 participants from variousministries and governmental organizations areattending the workshop where five main themesfocusing on Greater Mekong Sub-regional Cooperation, Corporate Governance, Identify-ing Development Project Goals and Measures,the Role of Government in Harnessing FDIsand Project Formulation will be discussed.The workshop will last five days up to 25November.—MNA

China, Sudan to promotemilitary cooperation

BEIJING, 21 Nov— China will strengthen military tieswith Sudan and promote military cooperation between thetwo countries, Vice Chairman of China’s Central MilitaryCommission Xu Caihou said on Monday.

During a meeting with Sudanese Defence MinisterAbdel Rahim Mohamed Hussein, Xu said China and Sudanhave a long history of friendship, and the two countries alsohave expanded cooperation in a wide range of fields sincediplomatic relations were established.

“Bilateral relations have developed to a new level andwe hope to expand pragmatic military-to-militarycooperation,” Xu said.

Hussein spoke highly of Sudan-China friendlyrelationship, saying that Sudan hoped to cooperate withChina in various fields and expand consensus.

“Sudan will continue to adhere to the one-China policy,”Hussein said.

Xinhua

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(from page 1)During the summit, ASEAN leaders

and the Chinese Premier reviewedASEAN-China relations and exchangedviews on prospects of future coopera-tion.

China declared that it would investUSD 10 billion including USD 4 billionloan at low interest rate in infrastructuraldevelopment of ASEAN IntegrationProject. It also proposed to invest RMB 3billion in practical maritime cooperationand promote cooperation in science andtechnology by designating 2012 as Year

President U Thein Seinattends 14th ASEAN-China Commemora-tive Summit …

of Science and Technology.President U Thein Sein expressed a

welcome to China’s leading role. Leadersof ASEAN nations and Chinese Premieradopted the Joint Statement to commemo-rate the 20th Anniversary of ASEAN-China dialogue relations.

Next, leaders of ASEAN countriesand China attended the opening ofASEAN-China Center. The IndonesianPresident and Chinese Premier unveiledthe signboard of ASEAN-China centre.

ASEAN leaders, Japanese PrimeMinister Mr Yoshihiko Noda and theASEAN Secretary General then attendedthe 14th ASEAN-Japan Summit at 10 am.

ASEAN leaders and Japanese PrimeMinister reassessed ASEAN-Japan rela-tions and exchanged views on prospectsof ASEAN-Japan partnership.

(See page 7)

President U Thein Sein, heads of State/Government of ASEAN nations and China attend opening ceremonyof ASEAN-China Centre.—MNA

President U Thein Sein attends 14th ASEAN-China Commemorative Summit.—MNA

President U Thein Sein, heads of State/Government of ASEAN nations and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabaopose for documentary photo at 14th ASEAN-China Commemorative Summit.—MNA

President U Thein Sein attends 14th ASEAN-Japan Summit.—MNA

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(from page 6)The Japanese Prime Minister

welcomed the political reforms inMyanmar, offering Japan’s assistance toMyanmar in conducting surveys in itsspecial economic zones in connectionwith ASEAN Integration if the latterwished. He added that he hopedMyanmar would promote democracyand national reconciliation. He expressedhis support for Myanmar’s taking over ofASEAN Chair as a responsible fellow ofthe ASEAN and Japan’s commitment tocooperation with Myanmar.

During the summit, leaders ofASEAN nations and Japan adopted JointDeclaration for Enhancing ASEAN-Japan Strategic Partnership and its Planof Action for 2011-2015.

At 11.35 pm, ASEAN-ROKSummit was held, attended by leaders ofASEAN nations, ROK President Mr Lee

President U Thein Seinattends 14th ASEAN-China Commemora-tive Summit …

Myung-bak and the ASEAN Secretary-General.

During the summit, leaders ofASEAN countries and the ROK Presi-dent reviewed ASEAN-ROK relationsand discussed prospects of cooperation.

Next, heads of State/

Government of ASEAN, China, Japanand ROK enjoyed the luncheon at NusaDua 2 Hall in BNDCC.

At 2 pm, leaders of ASEAN,PRC, Japan and ROK attended 14th

ASEAN+3 Summit, during which theyreassessed relations between ASEAN and

its three partners and discussed futureprospects. They also exchanged viewson regional and international issues.

President U Thein Sein con-firmed Myanmar’s hosting of 10th EastAsia Forum in 2012 under ASEAN+3partnership.—MNA

President U Thein Sein attends 14th ASEAN+3 Summit.—MNA

President U Thein Sein, heads of State/Government of ASEAN nations and ROK PresidentMr Lee Myung-bak pose for documentary photo.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 21 Nov — President ofthe Republic of the Union of MyanmarU Thein Sein who was in Bali of theRepublic of Indonesia met JapanesePrime Minister Mr Yoshihiko Noda atUluwatu 4 Hall of Bali Nusa Dua Con-vention Centre (BNDCC) in Bali ofIndonesia at 6 pm on 18 November.

President U Thein Sein was accom-panied by Union Minister for ForeignAffairs U Wunna Maung Lwin, UnionMinister for Information and for CultureU Kyaw Hsan, Union Minister forNational Planning and Economic Devel-opment and for Livestock and FisheriesU Tin Naing Thein, Deputy Minister forForeign Affairs Dr Myo Myint, DeputyMinister for Health Dr Win Myint,Ambassador of the Republicof the Union of Myanmar to theRepublic of Indonesia U Nyan Lynn, and

(See page 8)

Mutual interest, bilateral trade and investment, developmentassistance the focus of Myanmar-Japan meeting

President U Thein Sein meets Japanese Prime Minister Mr Yoshihiko Noda at Uluwatu 4 Hall ofBali Nusa Dua Convention Centre.—MNA

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(from page 7)departmental high-rank-ing officials. Togetherwith the Japanese PrimeMinister, Minister forEconomy and IndustryMr Tsuyoshi Saito, Ad-visor to the Prime Minis-ter Mr Shunichi Mizuoka,the deputy ministers andhigh-ranking officialswere also present.

The Presidentand the Japanese PrimeMinister held compre-

Mutual interest, bilateraltrade and investment…

President U Thein

Sein greets Japanese

Prime Minister

Mr Yoshihiko Noda.

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hensive discussions onmutual interest betweenMyanmar and Japan,boosting bilateral tradeand investment and Japa-nese development assist-ance to Myanmar.

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NAY PYI TAW, 21 Nov—President ofthe Republic of the Union of MyanmarU Thein Sein attended a gala dinnerhosted by Indonesian President Dr SusiloBambang Yudhoyono and wife at NusaDua 5 Hall of Bali Nusa Dua ConventionCentre (BNDCC) in Bali of Indonesia at8 pm on 18 November.

It was also attended by King ofBrunei Sultan Haji Hassanal BolkiahMu’lzzaddin Waddaulah, CambodianPrime Minister Samdech Hun Sen, Lao-tian Prime Minister Mr ThongsingThammavong, Malaysian Prime Min-ister Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun HajiAbdul Razak, Philippine President MrBenigno Aquino, Singaporean PrimeMinister Mr Lee Hsien Loong, ThaiPrime Minister Ms YingluckShinawatra, Vietnamese Prime MinisterMr Nguyen Tan Dung, Premier of theState Council of China Mr Wen Jiabao,Japanese Prime Minister Mr YoshihikoNoda, President of the Republic of KoreaMr Lee Myung-bak, Indian PrimeMinister Dr Manmohan Singh, USPresident Mr Barack Obama, AustralianPrime Minister Ms Julia Gillard, special

President U Thein Sein attends gala dinnerhosted by Indonesian President and wife

representatives of heads of New Zealandand Russian Federation, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, ministers ofASEAN member nations, high-rankingofficials, ASEAN Secretary-General DrSurin Pitsuwan and guests.

First, the Indonesian President andwife greeted the attendees.

Indonesian President and wife to-gether with heads of State/Government,the UN secretary-general and theASEAN secretary-general had docu-

mentary photo taken.Next, the Indonesian President

extended greetings.During the dinner, Indonesian

cultural troupe presented songs anddances.—MNA

President U Thein Sein attends a gala dinner hosted by Indonesian President Dr Susilo BambangYudhoyono and wife.—MNA

President U TheinSein together withleaders of ASEANcountries, China,

Japan, ROK, Indiaand the United

States, Prime Minis-ter of Australia andSpecial Representa-

tives of Heads ofNew Zealand and

Russian Federationand UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-

moon pose for docu-mentary photo.

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NAY PYI TAW, 21 Nov — Presi-dent of the Republic of the Union ofMyanmar U Thein Sein who was in Baliof the Republic of Indonesia receivedPresident of the Republic of Korea Mr.Lee Myung-bak at Nusa Dua 1 of BaliNusa Dua Convention Centre (BNDCC),at 12.30 pm on 18 November.

They had a cordial discussion onenhancing bilateral relations frankly.

MNA

President U Thein Seinmeets ROK counterpart

President U Thein Sein

holding talks with ROK

President Mr. Lee Myung-bak

at Nusa Dua 1 of Bali Nusa

Dua Convention

Centre.

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NAY PYI TAW, 21 Nov—President of the Republic of the Unionof Myanmar U Thein Sein attended theFourth ASEAN-UN Summit atNusantara-3 Hall in Bali InternationalConvention Centre (BICC) in Bali ofIndonesia on 19 November.

It was also attended by King ofBrunei Darussalam Sultan Haji HassanalBolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah,Cambodian Prime Minister SamdechHun Sen, President of the Republic ofIndonesia Dr Susilo BambangYudhoyono, Prime Minister of LaoPeople’s Democratic Republic MrThongsing Thammavong, MalaysianPrime Minister Dato Sri Mohd NajibBin Tun Hj Abd Razak, PhilippinePresident Mr Benigno Aquino, PrimeMinister of the Republic of SingaporeMr Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister ofThailand Ms Yingluck Shinawatra,Prime Minister of Socialist Republic ofVietnam Mr Nguyen Tan Dung, UNSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon andASEAN Secretary General Dr Surin

President U Thein Sein attends 4th ASEAN-UN Summit

Pitsuwan.ASEAN Alternate Chairman

Indonesian President Dr SusiloBambang Yudhoyono and UNSecretary-General Ben Ki-moon made

speeches.After discussing future

prospects and reviewing ASEAN-UNrelations, President U Thein Sein andthe attendees agreed joint declaration

on Comprehensive Partnership betweenASEAN and the UN. The leaders alsoexchanged views on regional andinternational issues.

MNA

Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw ThuraU Shwe Mann attends 49th daysecond regular session of first

Pyithu Hluttaw.—MNA

Second regular session of Pyithu Hluttaw goes on 49Second regular session of Pyithu Hluttaw goes on 49th daydayMatters related to one bill informed, report of Bill CommitteeMatters related to one bill informed, report of Bill Committee

submitted, one bill discussed and approvedsubmitted, one bill discussed and approvedNAY PYI TAW, 21 Nov—The

Pyithu Hluttaw session continued forthe 49th day at Pyithu Hluttaw Hall ofHluttaw Building, here, at 1.10 pm to-day, attended by Speaker of PyithuHluttaw Thura U Shwe Mann and 375Pyithu Hluttaw representatives.

Matters related to one bill wasinformed, report of Bill Committee sub-mitted and one bill discussed andapproved.

In the sector on informing mat-

ters related to one bill, Pyithu Hluttawaccepted the Farmlands Bill sent backby Amyotha Hluttaw with amendmentson 16 November. Those wishing tosubmit proposal for discussions are tosign the letter of information and submitit not later than 3 pm on 22 November.

With regard to the sector ofsubmitting the report of Bill Commit-tee, Secretary of the Bill Committee USaw Hla Tun submitted the report of BillCommittee concerning the notificationNo. 39/2011 and 40/2011 on ForeignInvestment Law of the Republic of theUnion of Myanmar of the Union Gov-ernment dated 30-9-2011.

(See page 10)

President U Thein Sein, heads of State/Government of ASEAN countriesand UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pose for documentary photo.—MNA

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(from page 9)He said that the Union government issued the

notifications with the use of authorities entrusted accordingto the Section 104 of the Union Government Law. TheNotification No. 39/2011 comprised nine Chapters, 32paragraphs and the Notification No. 40/2011, eight Chap-ters and 24 paragraphs. The Pyithu Hluttaw Bill Committeemainly scrutinized the notifications on land use andforeign exchange based on 12 points prescribed by thePyithu Hluttaw in line with the facts (1) whether they arein accord with the constitution, (2) whether they are inaccord with existing laws, (3) whether they are upholdingOur Three Main National Causes and (4) whether they areserving the interests of the nation and the citizens.

He submitted the report through the Speaker of thePyithu Hluttaw that the Notification No. 39/2011on rightsof using lands and the Notification No. 40/2011 on foreignexchange concerning the Republic of the Union of MyanmarForeign Investment Law sent by the Union Governmentwere handed over the Investment and Industrial Develop-ment Committee formed by the Pyithu Hluttaw, andUnion level organizations concerned are to coordinatewith the Office of the Attorney-General of the Union.

In a clarification on needs of promulgation of theEnvironmental Conservation Law, Union Minister forEnvironmental Conservation and Forestry U Win Tunsaid that the United Nations Conference on HumanEnvironment was held in Sweden in 1972 and participantsfocused on cooperation of all global countries inconservation of degrading environment across the world.They established the Union Nations Environment Pro-gramme-UNEP to provide necessary technology andassistance for emergence of environmental conservationlaws.

The Earth Summit was held in Rio de Janeiro of Brazilin 1992, and it adopted the 21st Century Global Environ-mental Conservation containing detailed plans for allsectors so as to insert the environmental tasks in thedevelopment tasks and urged all global countries to drawcountry-wise 21st Century Plans.

After the conference, many global countriespromulgated country level national environmentalconservation laws to effectively manage the environmen-tal protection. He said he would like to present promulgationof some environmental conservation laws in ASEANcountries and some neighbouring countries.

Malaysia enacted the Environmental Quality Law in1974; the Philippines, Environment Law in 1977; Thai-land, Environmental Conservation of NationalEnvironment Quality Act in 1992; Vietnam, Law onEnvironmental Protection in 1993; Indonesia, Environ-ment Management Act in 1995; Cambodia, Protection ofEnvironment & Management of National Resources in1996; Lao PDR, Environmental Protection Law in 1999;India, Environment (Protection) Act in 1986; China,Environmental Protection Law in 1989; and Bangladesh,Bangladesh Environment Protection Act in 1995.

Myanmar started drawing the Environmental Conser-vation Bill in 1998. Taking advice of experts from UNEnvironment Programme, scholars from ministries andNGOs relating to environmental conservation drew the billbased on objective condition of the country to be applied inpractical field. Courses and workshops were also conductedmany times. The bill could be completely drawn in 2000.But, due to overwhelming development tasks carried out bythe State, the bill could not be brought into force. Today,except Myanmar, other ASEAN member countries enactedEnvironmental Conservation Law over ten years ago. So,Myanmar needs to enact Environmental Conservation Lawas soon as possible. After enacted, it is also needed to taketime to adopt rules, procedures, orders and directivesnecessary for environmental conservation measures and toset environmental standards and norms. Head of State isurging to enact the law giving guidelines. As an ASEANmember or a country that will take the ASEAN chairman-ship, Myanmar needs to enact the law so as to have fineimage of the country.

Myanmar has enacted national environmental conser-vation law (1994), Myanmar 21st century programmerelating to environmental conservation (1997), and national

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sustainable development strategy (2009). It is essential toenact Environmental Conservation Law which is bottomline to implement such measures.

The National Environmental Conservation Law is adriving force that brings environmental conservation, andeconomic and social development policies into force aspractical measures at national level. It grantees one who isengaging in the tasks to keep balance between betterenvironment, secure natural resources and economic andsocial development to enjoy justice and balance backingpolicies and plans in accord with the law. In order to ensuresustainable development in management sector of thegovernment, measures will be further taken to have publicparticipation.

Myanmar, being a member of the United Nations, hasbeen taking part in the international environmentalconservation agreements and has a duty to follow andimplement the rules and regulations of the conviction. Thenational laws would help the international laws and dutiestake shape, prompting Myanmar to enact an environmen-tal conservation law to link with regional and internationalenvironmental laws.

The poverty is one of the causes of the environmentaldegradation. As the poor people are relying on theenvironment for their livelihood, their means of livelihoodhas degraded the environment and the environmentaldegradation has caused the poverty, causing the cycle ofpoverty.

What the disasters such as the Tsunami, Nargis, TaleyEarthquake and Pakokku flash flood taught us is that theenvironment degraded by means of the livelihood of thepeople has increased the loss and turned the disaster intostronger one when the disaster happened, causing loss oflives and property and damaging the environment.

Myanmar’s natural disaster preparedness project statedthat a systematic management of natural resources shouldbe carried out as it is basic task for reducing loss caused bydisasters and for poverty alleviation. Therefore, it isnecessary to enact an environmental conservation law tomanage the natural resources.

As natural resources have been over exploited, theworld is experiencing environmental degradation andpopulation, climate change and disasters. To decrease thedisasters, the investments in green economies has beenincreased and measures are being taken to launch theworld’s green economy programme in 2012. Myanmarheld the Green Economy and Green Growth Forum and istaking measures to draw green programs in the develop-ment tasks.

Myanmar, joining hands with regional countries, istaking part in achieving the Millennium DevelopmentGoals-MGDs . If an environmental law is not enacted,Myanmar will face challenges of meeting the povertyalleviation target, one of the MGDs, and meeting thesustainable development of environment and natural re-sources which are included in the eight tasks of the ruralarea development and poverty alleviation in Myanmar.

Today, there are many hazardous waste and chemicalsin developed countries. As the cost for systematic managingthe hazardous waste and chemicals is so high, the countrieshas handed over the materials to developing countriesthrough many means and ways, and if an environmentallaw is not enacted in Myanmar, the hazardous materialscan arrive the country and Myanmar will face environmentalpollution, causing threats to health of the people. Therefore,it is necessary to enact an environmental law to prevent thethreat of hazardous materials.

The Section 45 and 390 of the constitution states thatthe government and every citizen has a duty to implementthe environmental conservation tasks.

During the first meeting of the first regularsession of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw on 30 March, 2011, thePresident said regarding the environmental conservation,efforts would focus on conservation of forest and effortswould be made to reduce air and water population,supervising the waste materials from factories, conservationof wild life, and a policy would be laid down to maintaina balance on the development of the economy andenvironmental conservation. Therefore, it is necessary toenact an environmental law which is comply with theexisting age and system.

With the aim of speeding up the environmentalconservation activities in accord with the Section 45 of theConstitution, the Ministry of Forestry was renamed as the

Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry byNotification No (83/2011) dated 6-9-2011 of the PresidentOffice under the agreement of the second regular sessionof the first Pyidaungsu Hluttaw. Under the agreement ofthe President Office to form the Environmental Conserva-tion Department which is responsible for environmentalconservation activities, the Project Appraisal and ProgressReporting Department sent a report to the President Officeafter scrutinizing the organizational set-up the department.Without an environmental conservation law, the Ministrywill not be able to deal with environmental conservationtasks in accord with the law.

Impact of environmental degradation on the mankindand environment can be significant in the long-term.Enactment of environmental conservation law for sustain-able development of the State, taking all necessary meas-ures for implementation of environmental conservationtasks, is a matter of great urgency.

Only by promulgating the environmental conservationlaw for sustainability and long-term exploration of naturalresources, can undertakings for development of the nationbe realized. The already-submitted environmental conser-vation law will help realize the concept of Green InclusiveGrowth which is the final agreement of Greater MekongSub-region countries.

Only when the respective Hluttaws approved to enactthe environmental conservation law which was drawn forthe State and the people in the time of democratic government,will the prestige of the nation as a democracy be enhanced.

Regarding the Environmental Conservation Bill thatsought the approval of the Hluttaw after holding discussionson paragraph and sub-paragraph on 16 November, PyithuHluttaw committees and Hluttaw representatives discussedthe proposals of amendment.

Regarding the paragraph 4 (a), Member of BillCommittee U Khin Maung Shwe, U Khaing Maung Yi ofAhlon Constituency, U Aung Kyaw Khin of KyauktanConstituency and Secretary of Pyithu Hluttaw NaturalResources and Environmental Conservation Committee UThein Lwin submitted proposals of amendment.

As there is no objection on the proposal of amend-ment of Natural Resources and Environmental Conserva-tion Committee, it was approved.

Union Minister for Environmental Conservation andForestry U Win Tun accepted the proposals of amendmentregarding paragraph 5, paragraph 6, paragraph 7, paragraph8, title of Chapter (4), from paragraph 9 (a) to (n), paragraph10, paragraph 13, paragraph 14, paragraph 15, paragraph23, paragraph 27 (a), paragraph 28, paragraph 35, paragraph37, paragraph 38 and paragraph 41 submitted by Secretaryof Pyithu Hluttaw Natural Resources and EnvironmentalConservation Committee U Thein Lwin. Regarding theparagraph 38, member of Investment and IndustrialDevelopment Committee U Win Oo and Chairman ofPlanning and Financial Development Committee U SoeTha discussed.

As no one made objection on the paragraphs, proposalswere approved.

Secretary U Thein Lwin and Dr Sai Kyaw Ohn ofNamhkam Constituency submitted proposals of amend-ment regarding paragraph 9 (0) to paragraph 36. The UnionMinister seconded the proposals.

As the majority was in favour of the two proposals,the Hluttaw approved them.

Member of Bill Committee U Ba Shein andSecretary U Thein Lwin submitted a proposal of amend-ment regarding paragraph 42.

Bill Committee Chairman U Khun Ti Myat and UKyaw Naing Htay held discussions on the amendment.

As there is no objection on the amendment of theBill Committee, it was approved.

The Hluttaw decided to approve the paragraphsand sub-paragraphs with no amendments as part the bill.

The Hluttaw approved that title and preamble ofthe bill shall be part of the bill in accord with the amendmentof Amyotha Hluttaw.

Regarding the Environmental Conservation Bill,Hluttaw sought the approval for paragraph, sub-paragraphand numbers which were changed in accord with theHluttaw-approved amendments.

The Hluttaw approved the amendments to para-graphs and sub-paragraphs of the whole bill.

The session ended at 4 pm and the 50th day sessionwill be held on 23 November.—MNA

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No Nation G S B

1 Indonesia 171 147 136

2 Thailand 105 95 118

3 Vietnam 96 90 101

4 Malaysia 59 48 77

5 Singapore 42 45 73

6 Philippines 36 56 77

7 Myanmar 16 27 35

8 Laos 9 12 36

9 Cambodia 4 11 24

10 Timor L 1 1 6

11 Brunei 0 4 7

Total 539 536 690

Myanmar hails winning two golds in boatrace, one gold and one silver in wushu,

one gold one silver in sepak takraw

YANGON, 21 Nov—In tenth-day fight ofXXVI SEA Games inJakarta and Palembangof Indonesia, Myanmarwon gold medal in2000-m twenty-oarwomen’s tradition boatrace while Indonesiaand Thailand bronze

President U Thein Seinattends 3rd ASEAN-US…

(from page 16)contribute towardsnational reconciliationand national reconso-lidation of Myanmar; they

encourage furtherimprovement of protec-tion of human rights,transparent and demo-cratic political system

and economic system;and they welcome thecontinuous relations ofthe US with Myanmargovernment and recentappointment of USSpecial Representativeand Policy Coordinatorfor Myanmar.—MNA

and silver. Myanmarmale athletes alsosnatched gold in 2000-m twenty-oar men’stradition boat racewhile Philippines andIndonesia silver andbronze.

Myanmar athletesKyaw Zin Thet and Wai

Pho Aung grabbed goldin double wushucontest whilePhilippines andSingapore silver andbronze. In 48-kiloSanso event, Myanmarfemale athlete Hla HlaWin plucked silverwhile Vietnam wongold. In the final matchof women’s doublesepak takraw contest,Myanmar won gold

after fighting Laos 3-0.In men’s double sepaktakraw contest,Myanmar got silverwhile Thailand and thePhilippines gold andbronze.

Myanmar hailedfour gold medals andtwo silvers in today’sgames. From 11 to 21November, Myanmarwith 16 gold medals,27 silvers, and 35bronzes, totaling 78medals, is standing atseventh position aboveTimor, Brunei,Cambodia and Laos instanding table.

Tonight, Myanmarboxer Wai Lin Aungfights against Thaiboxer in 69-kilo event,and Myanmar boxerAung Ko Ko againstVietnamese boxer in81-kilo event.—MNAMan sitting 2,000 miles away helps catch thief

LONDON, 21 Nov—Acomputer expert helpedcatch a thief, who was2,000 miles away, withthe help of an in-builtcamera in a stolen laptop.

David Duffy, an ITwhiz, turned a detectiveafter his businesspartner’s holiday homein Spain’s Tenerifeisland wasransacked.Two AppleMacBooks were stolenfrom company directorMike Birtwhistle, the

A young Thai girl joins volunteers sweeping an intersection during a

cleaning drive after floodwaters receded in Bangkok, Thailand,

on 19 Nov, 2011.—INTERNET

Daily Mail reported.Birtwhistle, 47,

informed about thestolen things to Duffyback home and henoticed one of thecomputers was online.

Using remotecontrol software, Duffywas able to take overthe laptop. He thenchanged its masterpassword and accessedits in-built camera,which allowed him tosee through the

computer’s screen andtake a photograph.

Police in Teneriferecognised the man andboth laptops wererecovered.

“It is a victory fortechnology over crime.I would be very cautiousthese days if I was acrook stealing laptops.The technologyavailable isunbelievable,” Mike wasqouted as saying.

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Two dead, three trapped after scaffoldcollapses in east China

HEFEI, 21 Nov—Twopeople are dead andthree others remaintrapped after a scaffoldcollapsed at aconstruction site in eastChina’s Anhui province,local authorities saidSunday.

The accidentoccurred at 6:20 pmSaturday, trapping nineconstruction workers inSanbing township in the

city of Chaohu,according to a statementissued by the informationoffice of the city of Hefei,the provincial capital.

Four workers, as wellas the bodies of the twodeceased, have beenfreed from the collapseas of Sunday morning,according to thestatement. The four freedworkers are beingtreated at a local hospital,

it said, but did not specifytheir condition.

Rescuers are stillsearching for the threeremaining workers.

The constructionproject is the work ofFengyi Construction andInstallation EngineeringCo, Ltd of Jiangsuprovince.

The cause of theaccident is underinvestigation.—Xinhua

Migratory birds fly over awetland in Hokersar,

some 16 kilometres northof Srinagar, on 19 Nov,2011. More than half amillion migratory birds

have arrived in Kashmir’swetland Hokersar,

wildlife officials said.XINHUA

Australian nurse charged withfive murders

SYDNEY, 21 Nov—A35-year-old male nurse inAustralia was Saturdaycharged with five murdersafter a nursing home blazein Sydney killed fiveelderly patients.

Three people died

when flames engulfedpart of the Quakers HillNursing Home Friday.Two died later in hospital.At least 30 injured werestill in hospital, the SydneyMorning Heraldreported. Nurse Roger

Dean did not apply forbail after being chargedby a Sydney court withfive counts of murder. Heappeared for the hearingvia audio-visual link frompolice custody.

Three of the deadwere aged 73, 87 and 86years old.

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Myanmar gold

medalists in

women's double

sepak takraw.

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Baker St 221B:exploring Sherlock HolmesMuseum in UK.—XINHUA

The world needs more toilets

Small steps for tuna, sharks and swordfish

Spanish boom town that went bust

A street art exhibitionby the German Toilet

Organization inLausanne, Switzerland,

in 2006.— INTERNET

Most of the bluefin will end up in Japanesemarkets such as Tsukiji in Tokyo.— INTERNET

Awesome masterworksfrom Japan

LONDON, 21 Nov—Measures to prevent illicitfishing of Mediterraneanbluefin tuna have beenstrengthened at the annualmeeting of governmentsinvolved in the industry.

The International Com-mission for the Conserva-tion of Atlantic Tunas(Iccat) decided to imple-ment an electronic systemfor recording bluefincatches. Research shows

catches have been farhigher than skippers havedeclared.

The meeting, in Tur-key, also gave extra pro-tection to the silky shark,whose numbers are fallingbecause of fishing. Tunaboats often snare thisspecies by accident; andnow, fishermen will haveto release them alive. Gov-ernment delegates alsovoted through a minimumlegal size for swordfish,and will draw up a com-prehensive recovery planin 2013.But proposals forprotecting the porbeagleshark, classified as vulner-able to extinction on theinternationally recognisedRed List, were rebuffed.

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PALO ALTO, 21 Nov—Itdoes not make for pleas-ant dinner conversation.But we have a global sani-tation crisis. More than40% of the world's popu-lation does not haveaccess to a toilet. These2.6 billion people, mostliving in low- and middle-income countries in Asiaand Africa, face the dailychallenge of finding abush, train track or emptylot where they canurinate and defecate in

relative privacy.Between 1990 and

2008, the share of theworld's population thathad access to basic sanita-tion increased only 7%, to61% of the world's citi-zens. In many develop-ing countries, mobilephone penetration isexpanding at a faster ratethan sanitation. InTanzania, for example,half the country's citizenshave mobile phones, butonly 24% use an improvedsanitation facility.Saturday marks the 10thanniversary of World Toi-let Day, a day set aside notsimply as a celebration ofthis most venerable anduseful of technologies, butas a way to draw attentionto the crisis and some pos-sible solutions.—Internet

BEIJING, 21 Nov— Thefinest Japanese arts of bro-cade, art glass, paintingand woodblock printing(ukiyo-e) are on displaythrough 28 November atthe No 1 Shanghai ArtMuseum. The 91 artpieces are a rare collec-tion that brings togethersuperb works across gen-res. The exhibition is partof the 13th Shanghai In-ternational Arts Festival.

The roots of manyJapanese arts can be tracedback to China but theyreflect different and dis-tinctly refined Japaneseaesthetics. The highlightof the exhibition is the fa-mous brocade "FlowingDesign of Soutatsu" thatdecorates a folding screen

and has awed viewers.It was created by

Soutatsu Tawaraya,founder of the Rimpaschool who made abun-dant use of pure gold andplatinum threads. It is amasterpiece of Nishijin Oribrocade work that datesback 1,200 years.

Another powerfulmodern Nishijin brocadeis "Sun and Moon Land-scapes/Waves atMathsushinma." Thelarge-scale work usesgold, platinum and a rarephosphorescent yarn andthe scene changes fromday to night. Works ofcontemporary glass artmaster Yoshinori Masudaare also exhibited.

Xinhua

The Spanish town of Benalup in Andalucia.INTERNET

Gandhi’s SA house nowa museum

JOHANNESBURG, 21Nov—A house in the leafysuburb of Orchards in Jo-hannesburg, where Ma-hatma Gandhi once re-sided, is now a uniquehotel that doubles up as amuseum on the life of theleader who left a legacy inboth countries of SouthAfrica and India.'Satyagraha House' wasofficially opened on Tues-day by Jean Francois Rial,chief executive of Frenchtravel companyVoyageurs du Monde,which bought the housetwo years ago.

With assistance fromlocal historians, the com-pany has re-created theauthentic Edwardianhome and developed anon-site museum completewith Gandhi memorabiliaand period pieces fromIndia that reflect the de-velopment of the Mahat-ma's anti-colonial andanti-racism philosophyand his commitment to

nonviolence . "Gandhi'sconcept of passive resist-ance became known asSatyagraha, hence thename chosen for this newtourism destination forthose who wish to learnmore about Gandhi'sSouth African experience," Rial said.

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BENALUP, 21 Nov—The shiny Audis andBMWs that still line thenarrow streets of Benalupare a reminder that thisAndalucían country townonce boasted the greatest

number of luxury cars perhead in the south-westernProvince of Cádiz. Thesedays this charming place,set bull-rearing country-side inland from Gibral-tar, holds a different kind

of record: not only theworst unemployment ratein the country, but theworst in Europe.

"I don't know whetherthey can fix this," said 19-year-old Juan CarlosGutiérrez, one of hun-dreds of young peoplewho dropped out of schooland now drift betweenpart-time work, trainingcourses and the dolequeue. "I've picked as-paragus and worked in apacking factory, but thejobs never last. The futureis screwed."—Internet

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV ORIENTAL DESIRE VOY NO (016)Consignees of cargo carried on MV ORIENTAL

DESIRE VOY NO (016) are hereby notified that thevessel will be arriving on 22.11.2011 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of M.I.T.T where it willlie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject tothe byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

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

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: SONG WON ENTERPRISECO LTD

Phone No: 256924/256914

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA MACHAN VOY NO (325)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTAMACHAN VOY NO (325) are hereby notified that thevessel will be arriving on 21.11.2011 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it willlie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject tothe byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.

Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 amto 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day nowdeclared as the third day after 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 SUPA BHUM VOY NO (200)Consignees of cargo carried on MV SUPA BHUM

VOY NO (200) are hereby notified that the vesselwill be arriving on 21.11.2011 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of M.I.P where it will lieat the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject tothe byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.

Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Daynow declared as the third day after final dischargeof cargo from the Vessel.

No claims against this vessel will be admittedafter the Claims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S REGIONAL CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

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English pilot, Russ Swift, holder of three GuinnessWorld Records, performs acrobatics on two wheelsduring the Rally Mobil Motorshow, in a circuit of1,600 metres on Alameda Bernardo O’higginsAvenue in front of La Moneda Palace, in Santiago,capital of Chile, on 19 Nov, 2011.

Giant ad screen irks neighbours at nightNew Yorkers living

near Eighth Avenue andWest 42nd Street said thePort Authority building’s6,000-square-foot, digi-tal TV screen is keepingthem up at night.

The residents said thelight from the screen atnight resembles lightningor emergency vehiclelights and bothershumans and pets alike,the New York Postreported Monday.

“It’s flashing,flashing, flashing all thetime, like lightning orhaving the paparazzichasing you in yourliving room,” said WilmerHernandez, 74, a 40-yearresident of the neighbou-rhood. “My cats don’tknow what’s happening.They’re jumping aroundand looking all over theplace trying to figure outwhere the light’s comingfrom. It’s funny, but it’s

not funny.” The screen,which was installed dur-ing the summer, displaysads for businesses includ-ing Fidelity Investments,Paramount Studios andPeter Pan Bus Lines. PortAuthority officials saidthe screen is dimmed by40 percent at night, butresidents said they wouldlike to see it dimmedfurther or even switchedoff completely at latehours.

Man used ax toattack snow

plowAlaska state troopers

said they arrested a manwho allegedly used anax to cause $200 indamage to a snow plow.

Plow driver JamesRoss told troopers a manwith a “maul-style ax”ran in front of his vehiclewhile he was plowingsnow 6 Nov in Big Lakeand swore at him beforeusing the ax to strike thedoor of the truck, TheAnchorage Daily Newsreported Thursday.

Ross said he droveaway from the scene andgave officers a descrip-tion of the attacker.

Juroraccused

oflaptoptheft

Florida authorities said a juror was arrested at acourthouse for allegedly stealing a videographer’slaptop computer.

Miami-Dade police said videographer JonathanCastro, 19, noticed his laptop was missing while hewas preparing to record a session in Circuit JudgeRosa Rodriguez’s courtroom at the Miami-Dadecriminal courthouse, The Miami Herald reportedThursday. Police reviewed security tapes and spottedRamon Torrech, 55, who was sporting a juror badge,

taking the Macbook computer at the courthousesecurity checkpoint.

Officers confronted Torrech in the jury poolroom and he was found to be in possession of thelaptop. “I was stupid, officer. I should have returnedthe laptop but I didn’t. I thought about returning it amillion times but I didn’t. This is probably going tomess up my marriage and career,” Torrech allegedlytold an officer. Torrech was arrested and is scheduledto be arraigned 14 Dec. News Album

Aretha Franklin items sold at auctionLIVONIA, 21 Nov—

Hundreds of peopleattended an auctionSaturday in Livonia,Mich, to bid on clothingitems once belonging tosoul queen ArethaFranklin.

“The first thing theyattacked was the hats,”Jill Pendergast, whoorganized the sale ofitems from a storage unitcontaining Franklinmemorabilia, told WJBK-TV, Detroit.

“I love hats. To methis hat has Aretha allover it,” Melissa Vogelof Clinton Township,holding the black-and-yellow hat she boughtfor $225, told the TVstation. “It’s just prettyout there but I love it so Ijust knew I had to get it.”

Items were sold from$10 to $2,000.

“What they’rebasically looking for is toget a piece of Detroithistory,” said Al Parham,

who bought the storageunit containing thememorabilia.

“Obviously, Arethahad a big impact onDetroit and the musicscene in Detroit. She’sstill at it right now, she’slooking good and stillgoing. People want to geta piece of that history.”

Unsold items wereavailable on eBay under“Aretha’s collection,”WJBK-TV said.

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Singer Aretha Franklinentertains the crowd asshe preforms at the grandopening of the PeabodyOpera House in St Louison 1 Oct, 2011. Orginallyopened in 1934 as theKiel Opera House, thefacility was closed forover 20 years and hasnow been restored to itsorginal look.—INTERNET

Selena Gomez likes bakingLONDON, 21 Nov—

Singer Selena Gomezsays she likes cooking,but most of all she lovesto bake.

The 19-year-old,who is currently datingteen sensation JustinBieber, loves to spendher free time in the kitchenwhen she is not on tour oron set, reports female-first.co.uk. “I like to bake— cookies and cakes andstuff. I’m not that goodbut that’s the whole fun

of it; you get to messaround and experiment,”said Gomez.

When she’s notbaking in her spare time,she simply likes to loungearound at home andwatch movies.

“It’s nice to feel prettyand get dressed up butotherwise I’m definitelyin jeans and my hair isup. I just like sitting onmy couch watchingmovies,” she said.

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Singer Selena Gomez

Noel Gallagher may write Bond theme tuneLONDON, 21 Nov—

Former Oasis guitaristNoel Gallagher is

reportedly in talks towrite the new JamesBond theme tune.

According to thesun.co.uk, the 44-year-old will pen the themetune for Daniel Craig’sstarrer “Skyfall” and heis likely to meet withmovie bosses to discussthe project.

“They’re going totalk about potentially

writing and performingthe song for next year’snew Bond film. Nothingis signed or official, it’sjust being discussed atthe moment,” said asource.

Earlier, it wasreported that Britishsinger Adele has beenconsidered for the“Skyfall” soundtrack.

InternetFormer Oasis guitarist

Noel Gallagher

Meryl Streep donates film feefor charity

story of Thatcher’s riseto power and her role asthe country’s first femaleleader.

The grapevine isabuzz with news thatStreep didn’t make anymoney from the movieas she cut her usualsalary to 625,000pounds to make sure theproject could go ahead

LONDON, 21 Nov—Actress Meryl Streep wasso keen to make a filmon former British PrimeMinister MargaretThatcher that she slashedher fee and donated therest to charity.

The Hollywoodveteran plays Thatcherin new film “The IronLady”, which tells the

Actress Meryl Streep

and then donat-ed the fee to agood cause,reports daily-star.co.uk.

The publi-cation reportsStreep used themoney to helpfund America’sNational Wom-en’s HistoryMuseum.

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Snow Patrol wants to work with Lady Gaga something different toone of their songs, reportsfemalefirst.co.uk.

“I think she’s prettyincredible. To get her toguest vocal would be acoup,” said Quinn. “I lovewatching her and readingher interviews. She knowsexactly what she’s doing,she seems so muchsmarter than youraverage pop star and isreally talented,” he added.

Internet

LONDON, 21 Nov—Snow Patrol drummerJonny Quinn has revealedthe band wants tocollaborate with LadyGaga because as an artisteshe is the whole deal.

The “Called out in theDark” group has a lot ofrespect for the “BadRomance” hitmaker andwould love to get her intothe studio to add Snow Patrol drummer Jonny Quinn

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Juventus thrash Palermo toatop Serie A

Nadal fights hard to beat Fish atATP Finals

Stewart wins Homestead to win NASCAR championship

Kenny Dalglish hailsLiverpool as ‘fantastic’ after win

Corinthians leadsBrazilian

Championshipafter 36 roundsRIO DE NEIRO, 21 Nov

— Corinthians was able tohold onto first place of theBrazilian Championshipafter 36 rounds on Sun-day.

With its 2-1 come-from-behind victory overAtletico-MG, Corinthiansimproves to 67 points andenjoys a two-point leadover second place Vascoda Gama. Adriano was thehero for Corinthians, scor-ing the game-winning goaland his first withCorinthians. Corinthianswill next travel to faceFigueirense on 27 Novem-ber in the penultimateround of the running-pointtournament.

Vasco da Gama re-mains close behind in sec-ond place with 65 pointsafter its 2-0 win over avisiting Avai.

Internet

Juventus players celebrate their win againstPalermo at the end of their Italian Serie Asoccer match at Juventus stadium in Turin.

INTERNET

Tony Stewart celebrates after winning theNASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto raceand clinching the series championship, atHomestead-Miami Speedway in Home stead, Fla, on Sunday.— INTERNET

HOMESTEAD, 21 Nov — Tony Stewartnearly wrote off his season during asummer slump, then dismissed hischances at the beginning of NASCAR'schampionship chase. Then somethingsuddenly changed — with his cars, withhis attitude, with his driving — and oldSmoke was back. Stewart thrust himselfearly into title contention, then never letup as he drove all over the competitionand chased down Carl Edwards. Heseized his third championship Sundaynight with a powerful and relentlessdrive that will go down with the greatestin NASCAR history.

He won at Homestead-Miami Speed-way, holding off Edwards for a tie in thefinal Sprint Cup Series standings —good enough to win the title based on hisfive victories. All of Stewart's wins camein the Chase, and Edwards' lone victorythis season was in March. It was the firsttie in the points standings in NASCARhistory. —Internet

Rafael Nadal of Spainserves to Mardy Fishof the US during theirsingles tennis match atthe ATP World TourFinals in London on

Sunday.— XINHUA

Dalglish praisesLiverpool after win

at Chelsea

LONDON, 21 Nov —World No 2 Rafael Nadalfought for almost threehours to overcomedebutant Mardy Fish at theATP World Tour Finals onSunday. Nadal met Fish,his first opponent in thisyear's Finals after Swiss

legend Roger Federer beatFrenchman Jo-WilfriedTsonga 6-2, 2-6 and 6-4 inthe opening match in theafternoon.

The Spaniard took thefirst set 6-2 but lost thesecond to American topseed Fish 3-6 before fight-ing until the tiebreak tograb the win 7-6 (3) in thefinal set. Nadal will facedefending championFederer in his next groupmatch, whom he believedwas in good shape. "It willbe a challenge for me. He'splaying fantastic, winningtwo tournaments in a row,and now today. It will be avery difficult match. I willtry." —Xinhua

LONDON, 21 Nov—Liverpool managerKenny Dalglish said hisside were "fantastic" intheir 2-1 win at Chelsea.

Glen Johnson's 87th-minute winner earned theReds three points afterChelsea's DanielSturridge had cancelledout Maxi Rodriguez'sopener.

Dalglish said: "If youhave a fantastic perform-ance you've got a betterchance of getting a re-sult and I think that's whatwe did. "We played re-ally well in the first halfand deserved to win."

Internet

ROME, 21 Nov —Juventus routed Palermo3-0 on Sunday to stay atthe top of Serie A withone game in hand.Simone Pepe broke thedeadlock for the hosts atthe 20th minute after awell-worked movecapped by GiorgioChiellini who whipped across from the left forthe winger to nod in.

It should have been2-0, but Mirko Vuciniconly scuffed his finishwhen running on to aStephan Lichtsteinerthrough ball.

Juventus doubled theirlead just three minutesafter the restart.Lichtsteiner's throughball down the right re-leased Alessandro Matri,whose right-foot angleddrive beat Palermo goal-keeper AlexanderTzorvas at the near post.

Claudio Marchisiowrapped up the win forJuventus at the 65thminute when his preciseangled drive down theright channel left Tzorvasno chance.

Internet

Man United and Benfica eyenext round

MANCHESTER, 21 Nov —Manchester United haveimproved their concentra-tion levels in keeping fivesuccessive clean sheets andlike Benfica will have onlyone thing on their minds onTuesday with both clubsable to wrap upqualification for the Cham-pions League knockoutstage. The pair have eightpoints in Group C, withUnited ahead on goal dif-ference, and victory foreither at Old Trafford would

put that side through asgroup winners with a gameto spare. A draw wouldsend both through if FCBasel lose to Otelul Galati.Alex Ferguson’s Unitedhave tightened up sincelast month’s 6-1 drubbingby Premier League leadersManchester City, with themanager saying that gamehad been a “wake-up call”that has been followed byfive wins in a row withclean sheets.

Internet

S P O R T S

Malaysianfootball playerscelebrate uponwinning their

SEA Games finalmatch against

Indonesia.INTERNET

JAKARTA, 21 Nov—Malaysia defended theirSoutheast Asian Gamesfootball title Mondaywith a nerve-shredding4-3 win on penalties aftertheir hotly anticipatedfinal with hostsIndonesia ended 1-1following extra time.

The Malaysiacaptain BaddrolBakhtiar calmly strokedin the winning penalty,after Indonesia missedtwo of their spot kicks,prompting jubilationamong the visiting teamand heartbreak for the90,000 home fans at theGelora Bung Karnostadium.

In a game lackingquality but packed withincident, the hosts tooka deserved lead after fiveminutes when centre-back Gunawan DwiCahyo popped upunmarked at the backpost to head in a corner.

But Malaysiaregrouped, despite thedeafening roar of thehome fans, to equalisein the 33rd minute with adiving header by OmarMuhammad Asraruddin

SEA Games: M’sia beat host to take goldafter some suspectdefending by the hosts.

The game see-sawedthroughout the second-half, with Malaysiaspurning two gilt-edgedchances after sloppydefending fromIndonesia’s erratic backline, while the hosts hada goal disallowed.

Malaysia’s defence— the games’ stingiesthaving conceded threegoals in six matches —nullified the threat ofPapuan forwards TitusBonai and PatrichWanggai who menacedbut created little in theway of direct chances.

Internet

JAKARTA, 21 Nov—Myanmar grabbed the bronzemedal ahead of Vietnam this evening with a 4-1victory in the penultimate match of the men’sfootball event that was played at the Gelora BungKarno Stadium.

Realising that they needed to put the brakes onthe speedy Vietnamese frontline, Myanmar weredoing a lot of the defending in the first 20 minutesof the game as they relied more on the counter-attacks.

And in the 72nd minute a free-kick from MinMin Thu, who had come in place of Kyaw ZeyarWin, was knocked into goal by Vietnam defenderNgo Hoang Thinh.

But the game is far from over where six minutesto the end, striker Kyaw Ko Ko delivered furtherhumiliation on Vietnam with the fourth goal of thegame – this time scoring in between the legs ofVietnam custodian Tuan Manh.

Internet

Myanmar grab bronze afterwin over Vietnam

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MYANMAR INTERNATIONAL

Programme Schedule(22-11-2011) (Tuesday)

Transmissions Times

Local - (09:00am ~ 11:00am)MSTOverseas Transmission - (22-11-11 09:30 am ~ 23-11-11 09:30 am) MST

Local Transmission* Opening* News* Moe Hnyin Than Buddhe, The Unique Pagoda in

the Monywa* The Fragrance of Upcountry* News* Secret Places for Yummy food (Myeik Noodle)* Large Parasol “A Souvenir of Pathein”* News* Music Gallery* News* Travelling in Shan Mountain Plateau (Pin Loung

Gyi Shwe Chan Thar Phaung Daw U PagodaFestival)

Oversea Transmission* Opening* News* Moe Hnyin Than Buddhe, The Unique Pagoda in

the Monywa* The Fragrance of Upcountry* News* Secret Places for Yummy food (Myeik Noodle)* Large Parasol “A Souvenir of Pathein”* News* Music Gallery

* News* Travelling in Shan Mountain Plateau (Pin

Loung Gyi Shwe Chan Thar Phaung Daw UPagoda Festival)

* News* Youth of the Future “Talent Audio Engineer

Khaing Htoo”* News* Taking an Oath for Life* Live Concert* News* Mural Painting (Bagan)* Culture Stage* News* Sweet Memories in Pyin Oo Lwin* Myanmar Movie “Due to this True Hatred”

Weather forecast for 22nd November, 2011

7:00 am 1. Paritta by Hilly

Region MissionarySayadaw

7:15 am 2. Dhamma Puja Song7:25 am 3. To Be Healthy

Exercise

7:30 am 4. Morning News7:40 am 5.Nice & Sweet Song7:50 am 6. Health Programme8:00 am 7. Performance With

Song8:05 am 8. Songs Of

National Races8:10 am 9. Myanmar Traditional

Cultural PerformingArts Competitions

8:15 am10. Songs of Yester

Years8:30 am11. Teleplay (Traffic)8:40 am12. International

News8:45 am13. Musical

Programme

4:00 pm 1. Martial Song4:05 pm 2. Musical

Programme4:20 pm 3. Myanmar

TraditionalCulturalPerforming ArtsCompetitions

4:35 pm 4. One Village &

One Product4:45 pm 5. University of

DistanceEducation(TV Lectures)- Second Year(Economy)

5:00 pm 6. Songs For

UpholdingNational Spirit

5:05 pm 7. The Mirror Images

of The MusicalOldies

5:20 pm 8. Teleplay (Policy)5:40 pm 9. Sweet Melody6:00 pm10. Evening News6:15 pm11. Weather Report6:20 pm12. Kyae Pwint Myaye

Yin Khone Than6:35 pm13. Sing A Song7:00 pm14. TV Drama Series8:00 pm15. News16. International News17. Weather Report18. Bakery World19. TV Drama Series20. India Drama Series

Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas

Temperature (°C/°F) For Tomorrow Sr.

No. Regions/States

Maximum Minimum Forecast Percent

1 Kachin 30/86 16/61 Partly cloudy

2 Kayah 28/82 11/51 Partly cloudy

3 Kayin 36/97 19/66 Partly cloudy

4 Chin 18/64 04/39 Partly cloudy

5 Upper Sagaing 28/82 14/57 Partly cloudy

6 Lower Sagaing 31/88 18/64 Partly cloudy

7 Taninthayi 35/95 22/72 Likelihood of isolated light rain or

thundershowers 60%

8 Bago 33/91 16/61 Partly cloudy

9 Magway 32/90 19/66 Partly cloudy

10 Mandalay 31/88 20/68 Partly cloudy

11 Mon 35/95 21/70 Partly cloudy

12 Yangon 34/93 22/72 Partly cloudy

13 Rakhine 31/88 15/59 Partly cloudy

14 Southern Shan 25/77 11/52 Partly cloudy

15 Northern Shan 28/82 08/46 Partly cloudy

16 Eastern Shan 27/81 11/52 Partly cloudy

17 Ayeyawady 33/91 20/68 Partly cloudy

18 Neighbouring Nay Pyi Taw 33/91 18/64 Partly cloudy

19 Neighbouring Yangon 34/93 22/72 Partly cloudy

20 Neighbouring Mandalay 31/88 20/68 Generally fair

Summary of

observations at

09:30 hr MST on

today

During the past (24) hours, light rain or thundershowers has been isolated in Taninthayi

Region, weather has been partly cloudy in Mandalay, Bago and Yangon Regions, Mon State

and generally fair in the remaining Regions and States. Night temperatures were (3°C)

above November average temperatures in Yangon Region, (3°C) to (4°C) below November

average temperatures in Bago Region, Shan and Rakhine States and about November

average temperatures in the remaining Regions and States.The significant night temperature

were Pinlaung and Haka (4°C) and each.

Bay

Inference

Weather is partly cloudy to cloudy in the Andaman Sea and Southeast Bay and partly

cloudy elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.

State of the Sea

Strong Easterly wind moderate to rough seas are likely attimes Gult of Mottama, off and

along Mon-Taninthayi Coasts. Surface wind speed in strong wind may reach (30) mph. Seas

will be slight to moderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters.

Outlook for sub-

sequent two days Likelihood of isolated light rain or thundershowers in the Southern Myanmar areas.

New MRI scan may be key to test forParkinson’s

LONDON, 21 NOV—Oneof the many frustrations ofParkinson’s disease is thata patient must displayoutward signs of thedebilitating conditionbefore treatments canbegin. But researchers arenow taking steps that couldlead to early diagnosis of adisease that causes tremorsand weakness.

Employing a newhigh-powered MRI at theRobarts Research Insti-tute at the University ofWestern Ontario inLondon, researchers areconfident they have foundsigns of Parkinson’s in thearea of the brain where thedisease causes celldegeneration.

“The ratios lookdifferent, very different,”said researcher RobBartha. The extraordinary

A patient is seen undergoing an MRI scan in thisundated image.—INTERNET

detail of the scans is thekey, according to DrMandar Jog.

“It gives us beautifulimages of very smallareas,” he told CTVmedical specialist AvisFavaro. “We could imagesmall regions, which hasnever been done before.”

And that opens the doorto a possible test forParkinson’s. “That is thegoal to develop a test like

this,” said Bartha. “Bringsomeone in, give them ascan of the brain and saywith some certainty, ‘Yes,you are getting Parkinson’s’or ‘You have it.’” The ideaof early diagnosis of thedisease or gaining theability to gauge the brain’sreaction to medicationwould be good news forBeverly Lavender, aToronto resident withParkinson’s.—Internet

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President U Thein Sein attends 3rd ASEAN-US Leaders’ Meeting

NAY PYI TAW, 21Nov—President of theRepublic of the Union ofMyanmar U Thein Seinattended the 3rd ASEAN-US Leaders’ Meeting atNusa Dua 3 of Bali NusaDua Convention Centre(BNDCC) in Bali of theRepublic of Indonesia at4.40 pm on 18November.

Also present togetherwith President U TheinSein at the summit wereKing Sultan HajiHassanal BolkiahMu’izzaddin Waddaulahof Brunei Darussalam,Cambodian PrimeMinister Samdech HunSen, IndonesianPresident Dr SusiloBambang Yudhoyono,Laotian Prime MinisterMr ThongsingT h a m m a v o n g ,Malaysian PrimeMinister Dato Sri MohdNajib bin Tun Haji AbdulRazak, PhilippinePresident Mr BenignoAquino, SingaporeanPrime Minister Mr Lee

Hsien Loong, PrimeMinister of Thailand MsYingluck Shinawatra,Vietnamese PrimeMinister Mr Nguyen TanDung, President of theUnited States of AmericaMr Barack Obama,ministers and ASEANSecretary-General Dr

Surin Pitsuwan.First, leaders of

ASEAN countries andthe President of the USposed for a documentaryphoto.

At the meeting,Heads of State/Government of ASEANcountries and the US

reviewed relationsbetween ASEAN andthe US President anddiscussed futureprospects.

In his discussion, theUS President said that hewelcomed democracytransition process ofMyanmar and would

dispatch Secretary ofState Hillary Clinton tovisit Myanmar in the nearfuture.

For his part, Presi-dent U Thein Sein saidthat he welcomed thevisit of the US Secretaryof State to Myanmarand his government was

striving to ease theconcerns of PresidentObama over Myanmar.

A joint statementwas issued at themeeting. The jointstatement saidthat they welcomepolitical reforms to

(See page 11)

President U Thein Sein, leaders of ASEAN nations and US President Mr Barack Obama pose for documentary photo.—MNA

President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein attends 3rd ASEAN-US Leaders’ Meeting.—MNA

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