19 nov 14 gnlm by Zaw Zaw

Volume I, Number 50

13th Waning Day of Tazaungmone 1376 ME

Wednesday, 19 November, 2014

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker attends Myanmar Parliamentary Union meeting, meets Danu nationals, media persons Nay Pyi Taw, 18 Nov—The Myanmar Parliamentary Union held meeting 5/2014 at Zabuthiri Hall of Hluttaw Complex, here,

on Tuesday. Chairman of MPU Speaker of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Thura U Shwe Mann and Vice Chairman Speaker of Amyotha Hlut-

taw (Upper House) U Khin Aung Myint delivered addresses. Secretary of MPU Deputy Speaker of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw U Nan-

da Kyaw Swa reported on progress of works and the minutes of the previous meeting. Member of MPU Deputy Speaker of Amyotha

Hluttaw U Mya Nyein, speakers of region Hluttaw and responsible persons participated in the discussions. (See page 3)

Students urged to be tolerant as reforms carried out step by step By Aye Min Soe Yangon, 18 Nov— The Education Ministry has urged students protesting the National Education Law to engage in a dialogue, asking them to show “tolerance” as the Comprehensive Education Sector Review is carried out to reform the education system step by step. Union Minister for Education Dr Daw Khin San Yi told reporters on

Tuesday the six demands made by the students are over-stepped, inviting the students to hold a dialogue with those who drafted the law and pledging the ministry will report the demands of the students to a legislative body. Students took to the streets from 14 to 17 November in Yangon to protest the National Education Law, making six demands, of which education officials said some points will

be satisfied by upcoming bylaws within the national law but some others will need more discussion. Universities rectors have urged the students to include their demands in university charters that will be written in accordance with the upcoming bylaws. Strong and weak points of the law can be discovered only when it is implemented in accordance with its bylaws, said Dr Than Oo, former presi-

dent of Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science who participated in drafting the law. The bylaws of the National Education Law are nearly complete and would guarantee the formation of students’ unions, academic freedom and autonomy of universities and institutes, which are included in the demands of the students, he added. The ministry will implement academic freedom

All are responsible for achieving success in national education reforms to implement an education system which can create job opportunities for graduates. Photo: Aye Min Soe

INSIDE MPs suggest constitutional change for national stability, development and reconciliation Page-2

Pyithu Hluttaw discuss agricultural and fishery sectors Union Minister for Education Dr Daw Khin San Yi. Photo: Aye Min Soe step by step as the country has not yet “enough intellectual capacity”, Union Minister Dr Daw Khin San Yi said. The work committee drafting the National Education Law took more than two years writing the statue enacted by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw on 30 September. More than 400 students ended their four-day protest in downtown Yangon on Monday, sending an ultimatum to the government to hold a dialogue with them on amending the National Education Law within 60 days or they will stage nation-wide protests against the law.—GNLM

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Unscrupulous fuel stations can face temporary or permanent cancellation of their licences Page-2

Telecommunication show launched in Yangon Page-3

Let’s civilize ourselves first Page-8

More Israeli companies will come to Myanmar with the signing of agreement on protection of investment between Myanmar and Israel Interviewer: Dr Tha Sein Photos: A-1 Soe A Workshop on Mass Event and Disaster Preparedness jointly organized by the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Government of Israel and UNDP is being held in Nay Pyi Taw from 18 to 21 November 2014. With regard to the workshop, a news crew of the Myanmar News Agency of the Ministry of Information met Mr. Yehiel Kuperstein, who is an Israeli expert & consultant to lead the meeting, at Tongapuri Hotel in Nay

Pyi Taw on 17 November 2014 and conducted an interview with him. Q: What the main objective of the workshop and how have you prepared for it ? A: The main objective of the workshop is to share knowledge on disaster preparedness and management, to strengthen the collaboration between Israel and Myanmar on disaster management, to build disaster preparedness skills of the disaster preparedness practitioners by sharing Israeli methodology and way

of thinking in emergency management and to share the principles of emergency response, site and event management and practices of Israel. As preparatory measures, I met with senior Myanmar police officers and those responsible in Yangon yesterday and shared experiences and exchanged information with them. (See page 2)

Myanmar News Agency of the Ministry of Information meets Israeli Ambassador Mr Daniel Zonshine.

Wednesday, 19 November, 2014

Parliament

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw

MPs suggest constitutional change for national stability, development and reconciliation Nay Pyi Taw, 18 Nov — The Pyiduangsu Hluttaw on Tuesday discussed the report submitted by a committee responsible for the implementation and amendment of the constitution. Daw Sanda Min of the Zabyuthiri constituency said that constitutional change is not a one-time matter and it needs amending step by step, adding that the purpose of constitutional amendment is to reinforce national reconciliation rather than instigating conflicts. She called for greater cooperation in changing the constitution within the framework of

the law to ensure a better future of the country. U Sai Kyaw Zaw Than of the Shan State constituency-2 pointed out that the report should be discussed with a focus on national stability and development, national integrity, national reconciliation and rule of law. Col Hla Win Aung, a defence services personnel representative, noted that amending the constitution is unavoidable as public desires change with the passage of time, adding that the constitution should be changed in national and public interests in line with the law, if any of its

sections or articles limits the efficiency and freedom of executive, legislative and judicial branches. U Naing Ngan Lin of the Dekkhinathiri constituency expressed his belief that constitutional change will help the democratic system take shape, thereby propelling internal peace processes. He called for a compromise solution to national reconciliation and mutual understanding and trust. U Myint Tun of the Bago Region constituency-10 suggested an increased role of people and their representatives in constitutional amendment. MNA

Pyithu Hluttaw

Pyithu Hluttaw discuss agricultural and fishery sectors Nay Pyi Taw, 18 Nov — Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) convened its 31st day meeting on Tuesday with the discussions of agricultural and fishery sectors. U Htay Oo, representative of Hinthada Township constituency, asked whether the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation has plans to substitute agricultural lands that cannot be used now for some reasons with new ones and the plans of ministry to promote paddy productions. Deputy Minister U Than Ohn said that double-crop paddy cultivation with irrigation system could cover the loss of paddy fields for some reasons,

and the ministry is now issuing permits to individual and companies to use empty or virgin lands for agricultural purposes. He also said that rice sufficiency of the country is 168 percent for the country’s population of 51.42 million, and the government has adopted a 30-year plan for the sufficiency of rice to the population of 100 million by using highyield varieties, systematic water supply, agricultural methods and enough input items. Thura U Aung Ko, representative of Kanpetlet Township constituency, asked whether the government has plan to prevent illegal fishing in Myanmar sea.

U Khin Maung Aye, deputy minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development, said that the ministry is taking actions against illegal fishing by withdrawing fishing rights, limiting fishing boats, days, areas, seasons, type of fishing nets, fish species and licence. He said that the ministry is also monitoring closely the fishing boats by using GPS, and research fishery boats and patrol boats to prevent illegal fishing. Today’s meeting answered two questions on farming sector, and approved five bills followed by the consent of parliament. MNA

More Israeli companies will come to Myanmar with the signing...

ples & professional techniques for civil protection, mitigation of disasters and search &rescue. Q: Did you have any comment on disaster management and preparedness in Myanmar? A: It is still early to make comment on disaster management and preparedness in Myanmar and we need times to be able to do so. Afterwards, the news crew of Myanmar News Agency (External) interviewed Mr. Daniel Zon-

(from page 1) Q: As an expert of disaster management, how much experience did you have and what kinds of disaster did you witness? A: I have been over 20 years in disaster management and witnessed a great deal of disaster in various forms. I am responsible for the construction of dozens of shelters “safe rooms”, secure fences, warning sys-

tems and lighting systems country-wide, overseeing tests and research in the field of building durability during explosions and earthquakes and providing guidance to citizens via media during emergencies. I was extensively engaged in development and acquisition of search & rescue equipment for HFC and civilian units while developing doctrines, professional literature, guiding princi-

Tuesday’s session of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw in progress.—mna

Amyotha Hluttaw

Unscrupulous fuel stations can face temporary or permanent cancellation of their licences Nay Pyi Taw, 18 Nov — Maj Zawana, a defence services personnel representative, asked the Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House) on Tuesday about action taken against unscrupulous oil stations nationwide, with the deputy minister responding that supervisory committees inspect fuel stations to ensure oil quality and accurate measurement. He added that action is taken against fuel stations found guilty of dishonest

sales by means of from temporary to total cancellation of their licences. A question was concerned with the possibility of upgrading an industrial ward to an industrial zone in Loikaw, Kayah State. U Aung Thein, Deputy Minister for President Office, responded that it is possible to promote the ward to an industrial zone on condition that industrialists there ask for so, adding that local departments will

give loans to manufacturers with complete documents. According to the deputy minister, there are 38 applicants, of whom 18 have been linked with the Small and Medium Enterprises Bank for the loans. Speaking of technical assistance, he said that workshops and seminars have been held between local SME entrepreneurs and those of Germany, South Korea and Japan. MNA

Training Workshop on Mass Event and Disaster Preparedness kicks off Nay Pyi Taw, 18 Nov — Volunteer trainer courses for disaster risk reduction have been conducted in regions and states 20 times and over 1,100 youths from over 300 villages attended the courses, Union Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr Daw Myat Myat Ohn Khin said at the opening ceremony of

the Training Workshop on Mass Event and Disaster Preparedness at Royal Ace Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw on Tuesday. She said that buildings are under construction for the natural disaster management school in Hinthada Township of Ayeyawady Region and arrangements are being made for estab-

lishment of the emergency state management centre and the data base system for loss in natural disasters. Israeli Ambassador Mr Daniel Zonshine and UNDP Resident Representative Mr Toily Kurbanov made speeches. 41 trainees are attending the four-day course. MNA

shine, ambassador of Israel to Myanmar. Q: Is there any future program for economic cooperation and exchange visits between Myanmar and Israel? A: There is a plan for Israeli Minister of Agriculture to visit Myanmar in January, and Israeli senior officials and businessmen are going to follow suit. Last month, an agreement on protection of investment was signed between Myanmar and Israel, making it possible for more Israeli

companies to take interest to come and extensively invest in Myanmar. We are committed to more frequently visits not only between senior officials but between those from business fields and other sectors. Q: At a time when Israel and Myanmar are in the process of further strengthening friendly ties, we strongly believe that your arrival as a newly credited ambassador to Myanmar will bring fruitful outcomes to

our country. How about that opinion? A: My arrival here is to put Myanmar on the agenda of Israel as well as to promote investment and support reforms being lunched in the country. Not like other countries that discovered Myanmar just recently, Israel has long and lasting friendly relations with your country. With friendly ties already in place, we are sure that cooperation between the two countries will be further promoted all the more.

Wednesday, 19 November, 2014

NatioNal

Myanmar Parliamentary Union holds... (from page 1) The Speaker met Danu nationals from Pindaya and Ywangan townships of Danu Self-Administered Zone and Nawngkhio Township in Shan State

Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann presents souvenir to Danu nationals who observed convening 30th day session of Pyithu Hluttaw. mna

Telecommunication show launched in Yangon Nay Pyi Taw, 18 Nov—More than 90 leading suppliers in communi-

cations technologies from 20 countries are promoting their services with their

participations at the CommuniCast 2014 Myanmar in Yangon.

Union Minister U Myat Hein opens CommuniCast 2014 Myanmar.—mna

Ministry launches trademark management course Nay Pyi Taw, 18 Nov—Management course on the application for trademarks and registration was opened at the assembly hall of the Ministry of Science and Technology here Monday. The course is jointly conducted by the ministry and the World Intellectual

Property Organization. Deputy minister Dr Aung Kyaw Myat made a speech at the opening ceremony of the course that intellectual property rights and its related issues are widely connected with economic, foreign investment and technology issues. He also said that the

ministry is working out the development of intellectual property rights, with conducting the courses on management in application of trademarks and in developing experts in this sector. The five-day course will be trained by experts from the office of intellectual property affairs.—MNA

The show is being held at the Myanmar Event Park from 18 to 20 November, with the theme of “Building Networks, Connecting Communities”. Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology U Myat Hein opened the event on 18 November. At the opening ceremony, he said that the CommuniCast Myanmar is the first of its kind in Myanmar, and this is an occasion in which telecommunication operators and vendors could display their products, services and software developments. The first Satellite Forum in Myanmar will also be held in Yangon on 19 November. MNA

who observed the 30th day session of Pyithu Hluttaw, at the hall of the Pyithu Hluttaw on Tuesday morning. The Speaker also met 49 editors and reporters from local and foreign new agencies and newspapers and journals at the C hall of the Pyithu Hluttaw and replied to queries raised by media persons. It was also attended by Deputy Speaker U Nanda Kyaw Swa and officials of the Pyithu Hluttaw Office. MNA

Appointment of Ambassador agreed on Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Nov—The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has agreed to the appointment of H.E. Mr. Hassan Bin Mohamed Rafei Al-Emadi as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar with residence in Yangon. Mr. Hassan Bin Mohamed Rafei Al-Emadi was born in 1957. He got Bachelor of Arts from Department of Linguistics and Eastern Studies, Cairo University in 1987. He served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar from 1980 to 1981, and he was transferred to the Ministry of Education as Head of Department of Studies and Researches from 1981 to 1998. He was transferred back to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1998. He served at the Office of Undersecretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1998 to 2001, at the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Islamabad from 2001 to 2003, at the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Cairo from 2003 to 2005 and as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to the Republic of India from 2005 to 2013. He is married with two sons and three daughters.—MNA

Embassy of Qatar opened in Yangon

Myanmar-the Netherlands Joint Steering Committee meets

yaNgoN, 19 Nov— The Joint Steering Committee formed under the MoU between Myanmar and the Netherlands held the second meeting at the Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems of the Ministry of Transport on 17 November. The meeting approved the minutes of the first joint coordination committee meeting held in The Hague on 14 November and discussed capacity en-

hancement courses, and future plans for Myanmar integrated water resources management strategic study. Leaders of the committees signed the annual plans fo Leader of the Joint Steering Committee of the Netherlands Mr Peter Heij handed over the Myanmar integrated water resources management strategic study-Executive Report to leader of the Myanmar team U Tun Lwin Oo. The joint committee

will carry out finalizing of Myanmar integrated water resources management strategic study (final report), integrated Meiktila Lake Area development, Bagan multi-purpose pilot river beautification, Pan Hlaing Control Sluice cum navigation lock, feasibility study Mandalay-Bagan navigability improvement, Bago-Sittoung canal integrated water system analysis and capacity building as future plans. MNA

yaNgoN, 18 Nov— The opening of Qatari Embassy to Myanmar was held at Sedona Hotel in Yangon on Tuesday, with an address by Deputy Minister for For-

eign Affairs U Thant Kyaw. The deputy minister and Ambassador of Qatar Mr Jabor A Al-Dosari residing in Bangkok of Thailand formally opened

the embassy. So far, a total of 45 embassies including today’s Qatari Embassy have been opened in Myanmar. MNA

Wednesday, 19 November, 2014

local news

Ownerless motorboat with sawn timber seized in Amarapura

Commercial and Consumer Affairs Department seized an ownerless motorboat at

Shwekyetyet Jetty in Amarapura Township, Mandalay, on 11 November.

Volunteer course regarding traffic accidents conducted in Mandalay Mandalay, 18 Nov — A ceremony to open the volunteer course for prevention of traffic accidents on road, organized by Myanmar Red Cross Society, was held at Golden Country Hotel on 65th Street between 31st and 32nd streets in Chanayethazan Township, Mandalay, on 17 November. Director Daw Khin Khin Shein of MRCS, Head of Mandalay Region Social Welfare Department U Kyaw Win, Head of Mandalay Region Health Department Dr Kyaw Soe, Deputy Commander of No 11 Traffic Police Branch Police Major Thein Ko Ko and officials attended the opening of course. A total of 68 train-

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Nay Pyi Taw

Yangon

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Children receive medical checkup from MCWA

ees attended the two-day course in which officials gave lectures and practi-

cal works on traffic rules enforcement, prevention traffic accidents and

rescue works to them. Thiha Ko Ko (Mandalay)

Trains added with coaches for convenience of passengers naTogyi, 18 Nov — Trains of Myanmar Railways running along

Mandalay Natogyi Pyinsi

Myanaung

Mandalay, 18 Nov — A mobile team led by Director U Thein Win of

The motorboat carried 0.67 ton of sawn teak timber, 51.89 tons of sawn ironwood timber and related materials worth K50.3 million. Mobile team officials handed over the seized items to Forest Department and Customs Department. The mobile team is carrying out its tasks by checking ships to prevent illegal trade along jetties and ports in Mandalay along Ayeyawady River as of 1 November this year. Min Htet Aung (Mandalay Sub-printing House)

Bagan-Mandalay route become more reliable for the local people in open season.

In consequence, the trains have been linked with more coaches for passengers and cargos, according to the station superintendent of Natogyi Station, Mandalay Region, recently. To give convenient transport service to the passengers, the three-coach train on Bagan-Mandalay route was added one more for regular running, he said. The local train had been added one cargo carriage to seven for many months, said a worker of Myanmar Railways. Locals voiced thanks for Myanmar Railways for adding carriages and

coaches for the trains to enable them to have convenient travelling. Khin Zar Mon Myint (Law)

nay Pyi Taw, 18 Nov — Chairperson of Ottarathiri Township Maternal and Child Welfare Association Daw Shwe Zin Win and party conducted the social economic issue of mothers and nutrition of children under two years old at the

administrative office of Ottarathiri Ward on Tuesday. Members of Township MCWA, department officials and health staff performed medical checkup at 50 children under two in Ottarathiri and Shwenatha wards.—Shwe Ye Yint

Deputy Commissioner U Lwin Ko Oo of Myawady District, Chairman of Township Development Affairs Committee U Than Shwe and owner U Tin Shwe cut the ribbon to open Sein Le Dipa Hotel on Khwanyo Street in Ward 1 of Myawady in Kayin State on 16 November. Thuzar (Myawady Town)

Wednesday, 19 November, 2014

LocaL News

Automatic industrial production technology show kicks off Mandalay, 18 Nov — Germany-based Festo technological company held a show of automatic industrial production machinery, training machinery, bio-based machinery and mobile robot technology at Mandalay City Hall on Monday. Faculty members and students of Mandalay University of Technology, instructors from Defence Services Technological Academy, executives of Mandalay Engineering Society, executives of Mandalay Region Chambers of

Commerce and Industry and guests attended the show. Arrangements are being made to open the industrial production training school in Myanmar so as to improve capacity of Myanmar youth and generate jobs for the locals. German experts gave training to 12 faculty members from Ministry of Science and Technology and donated six sets of training machinery worth US$ 25,000 to Technological University (Yadanabon Cyber City).—Thiha Ko Ko (Mandalay)

Wall magazine, photo gallery display documentary photos

Myanaung, 18 Nov — Myanaung Township Information and Public Relations Department in Ayeyawady Region has opened a wall magazine, photo gallery and

book show in commemoration of the 94th anniversary of National Day at its library as of 16 November. Documentary photos are on display at the wall

magazine and photo gallery where students view photos, books and publications daily. Win Bo (Myanaung IPRD)

Pyinmana Sugar Mill to resume crushing of sugarcane on 19 November nay Pyi Taw, 18 Nov — The sugar mill owned by Pyinmana Sugar Mill Co Ltd in eastern part of Pyinmana in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area will come into operation for 2014-15 fiscal year as of 19 November, according to Assistant

Mill Manager U Nyunt Tin. The sugar mill opens 31 uprchase centres in Pyinmana, Pobbathiri, Dekkhinathiri, Ottarathiri and Lewe townships to purchase sugarcane from local growers. The company buys

K300,000 per ton of sugarcane this year. The company gave tractors and fertilizers to the farmers during the cultivation season, and the farmers are to pay cost of using the tractors and fertilizer to the company after selling the sugarcane. The sugar mill plans to operate its crushing sugarcane from 19 November to 15 March this year. Last year, it could crush over 130,000 tons of sugarcane. Pyinmana Township scored top in production of sugarcane in the region, said the assistant mill manager. Ko Gyi Kyaw (Pyinmana)

Tube-well sunk for rural development in Minbu Township Minbu, 18 Nov — Myanma Shukhin Cooperative Society takes responsibility in sinking a two-inch diameter and 200 feet deep tubewell in Kontha Village of Minbu Township, Magway Region, in 2014-15 fiscal year, spending the rural development fund. Director U Kyaw Swe of Rural Development Department of Magway Region made a field trip to inspect progress of sinking tube-well. Head of Minbu Township Rural Development Department U Aung Phone Lin and officials explained progress of sinking tube-well and requirements.

Upon completion, over 2,300 people from 512 houses of Kontha will enjoy potable water for consumption. Than Naing Oo (Ngaphe)

Villagers get better communication service in central Myanmar

Pyinsi, 18 Nov — Three communication towers have been erected in Pyinsi model village in Natogyi Township, Mandalay Region. Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd erected one CDMA tower, Myanma Posts and Telecommunications one tower on the expressway and Telenor (Myanmar) one tower. Local people from over 1,000 houses of the village have easy access to the whole nation as well as the globe through telecommunication services. Khin Zar Mon Myint (Law)

A communication tower seen in Pyinsi Village of Natogyi Township.

Wednesday, 19 November, 2014

regional

Australian, Indian PMs seek early conclusion of FTA negotiations Sydney, 18 Nov — The leaders of Australia and India agreed in talks on Tuesday to speed up negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement, as well as to boost defence and security ties. A joint statement issued after the talks between Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi said the two leaders directed that FTA negotiations “be brought to an early conclusion to realize the potential of commercial relations.” Calling those relations “underdeveloped,” Abbot said he and Modi “spent quite some time this morning talking about what we need to do to really crank up the trade relationship.” Speaking later at a joint Press conference, Abbot said he hopes a free trade deal can be sealed by the end of next year. Negotiations were launched in May 2011 and the sixth round is scheduled to be held in December. Last year, bilateral trade was worth A$15 billion (US$13 billion), 10 percent of the value of Australia’s trade with China, its largest trading partner,

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) waves to supporters gathered to watch him at a welcoming ceremony with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott at Parliament House in Canberra on 18 Nov, 2014. ReuteRs with which it only just con- respective intelligence cluded bilateral FTA nego- agencies and militaries tiations after wrapping up with a view to combating those with Japan and South terrorism and transnational Korea earlier in the year. crimes like narcotics trafModi, the first Indian ficking and illegal migraleader on Australian shores tion. in 28 years, said India and They said a recently Australia “have a great eco- forged bilateral Framenomic synergy.” work for Security Coop“There are huge oppor- eration “demonstrates the tunities for a partnership in unshakeable resolve of the every area we can think two countries in combating of,” he said, giving such and defeating terrorism, examples as agriculture, including the threat posed agroproceessing, resources, by foreign fighters joining energy, finance, infrastruc- extremist groups.” ture, education, and science “Security and defence and technology. are important and growing The two leaders also areas of the new India-Ausdiscussed how to boost tralia partnership for adcooperation between their vancing regional peace and

stability and combating terrorism and transnational crimes,” Modi said. He and Abbott decided to extend defence cooperation to cover research, development and industry engagement. They also agreed to conduct regular maritime exercises and to hold regular meetings between their defence ministers, as well as staff talks between their navies, armies and air forces. “There’s an enthusiasm on both our parts for more bilateral and trilateral military exercises and we hope to see much more of that in the years ahead,” Abbot said. Modi also addressed the Australian Parliament and said he sees Australia as one of India’s “foremost partners in the region.” “Today the world sees Australia to be at the heart of the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean region,” the Indian leader said. “Australia has become more engaged in this part of the world,” he said. “We welcome it, the growing role of driving this region’s prosperity and its security, because we in India seek the same future for this world.”—Kyodo News

Head of newly created Agency for Public Safety named in S Korea

South Korean President Park Geun-hye Seoul, 18 Nov — South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday named former navy admiral Park In Yong as head of a new agency responsible for public safety, according to a presidential spokes-

man. Park “has been considered as the right person to lead the new Agency for Public Safety, which will be launched as the control tower for disaster management for extensive experiences accumulated as a frontline commander, and also in personnel, strategy and education,” Min Kyung Wook told reporters. The new agency, to be officially launched on Wednesday, came into being after Park ordered a set of drastic measures, including the disbandment of the

coast guard, following a tragic ferry sinking in April that left more than 300 dead or missing, most of them high school students who were on an excursion. The government came under a storm of public criticism for its bungling of rescue operations. The captain and his crew of the 6,825ton Sewol were accused of abandoning the vessel while hundreds remained aboard. Last Tuesday, a district court handed a 36-year

Indonesia vows to sink illegal fishing ship JakarTa, 18 Nov — Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday that he had ordered the country’s navy to sink foreign ships intruding the country’s maritime territory and stealing fish and other resources. The order was made following the reports of rampant illegal fishing in the country’s waters that has led Indonesia suffers a huge

economic loss. “Sink it directly. Let’s sink up to 100 illegal fishing ships so that the others would be reluctant to do so,” Jokowi, as the president is known, stressed at the State Palace. Nevertheless, the president ordered to evacuate all the crews and those on board first before the sinking. The policy aims at protecting the country’s resources at sea from illegal

exploitation, said Jokowi. The president unveiled that over 5,400 ships illegally exploit Indonesia’s resources at sea every year. That makes the country suffers financial loss of about 300 trillion rupiah (about 24.712 billion US dollars) annually, said Jokowi. Indonesia is an archipelago consisting of about 17,500 islands.—Xinhua

prison sentence to the captain, 68-year-old Lee Joon Seok, after convicting him of gross negligence leading to deaths. Prosecutors had sought the death penalty on charges of murder. The court also found the chief engineer, who left the vessel without helping injured colleagues, guilty of murder and gave him a 30-year jail term, while it handed down terms ranging from five to 20 years imprisonment to 13 other crew members. Kyodo News

Eto to visit Myanmar to join 1st talks with ASEAN defence ministers Tokyo, 18 Nov — Japan’s Defence Minister Akinori Eto will meet his ASEAN counterparts in Myanmar for the first gathering of its kind between Tokyo and the 10-nation bloc, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. During the meeting on Wednesday, Eto will likely discuss cooperation in maritime security, humanitarian aid and disaster relief with the defence chiefs from 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, it said. With this move, Japan will become the third country to hold such multilateral defence talks with ASEAN members after the United States and China. Both the United States and China have each already organ-

ized four such meetings with the ASEAN states. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe proposed the defence ministers’ meeting during the Japan-ASEAN summit in Tokyo last December. Eto is scheduled to return to Japan on Thursday, the ministry said.—Kyodo News

Japan’s Defence Minister Akinori Eto

Vietnam to host nuclear forum Atomex Asia 2014 Ho CHi Ming CiTy, 18 Nov — The nuclear industry suppliers forum, Atomex Asia 2014, will be held here on Wednesday and Thursday, with the attendance of representatives from Vietnam and international energy agencies, as well as the leading nuclear companies in Asia, said organizers in a Press release on Tuesday. Atomex Asia 2014 will have two primary sections: plenary sessions and exhibition. The discussions are planned on the prospects for the development of the nuclear energy in Southeast Asia such as reactor technology and safety control, localization and requirements for atomic industry suppliers, personnel training and insurance of public acceptance. At the exhibition, suppliers will present their products and services directly to the customer’s representatives and seek new partners for cooperation on energy development.

Industry Suppliers Forum Atomex is a series of annual events aiming to facilitate talks and cooperation among nuclear suppliers organized by ROSATOM all over the world since 2011. Sideline events will include a painting exhibition on “Energy for harmony: nature around nuclear power plants” and movie shows on nuclear power technology. According to ROSATOM, more than 340 Vietnamese students have undertaken courses in nuclear technology in Russia in 2014-2015. In 2014, 150 Vietnamese experts completed training courses at two reactors of Russia’s Rostov nuclear power plant. Vietnam and Russia have since 2010 signed agreements and contracts on building a nuclear power plant with two reactors and a nuclear research and technology centre in Vietnam. Xinhua

China, Cambodia vow to deepen military ties BeiJing, 18 Nov — Chinese and Cambodian military officials on Tuesday vowed to deepen military relations through strengthened exchanges and further cooperation. Vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission Xu Qiliang and visiting Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Pol Saroeun made the pledge during their one-hour meeting. “China and Cambodia are good friends sharing weal and woe,” Xu said. “We have worked together since diplomatic ties were forged 56 years ago.” Xu vowed joint efforts

to enrich bilateral relations through enhanced military exchanges. “The friendship between China and Cambodia was built upon mutual trust and support,” Saroeun said, adding that his side attached great importance to developing ties with China and sought to further bolster bilateral relations between the two countries and their armed forces. Saroeun is on a five-day visit to China, which started Sunday, accompanied by senior military officials from the Army Headquarters, the Navy, the Air Force and the National Military Police, totaling 14 members.—Xinhua

Wednesday, 19 November, 2014

world

G20’s new growth plans suspiciously long in the tooth Sydney, 18 Nov — As leaders of the world’s 20 most powerful nations congratulate themselves on plans to boost economic growth, a closer look at their 800-plus policy proposals reveals a catalog of measures that are either old, vague or unlikely to be implemented. Australia, the hosts of the Group of 20 meeting, claimed credit for a yearlong effort to get members to adopt “extra” reforms that would add $2 trillion to the world economy and create millions of new jobs. Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the plans would make the whole planet “better off”. Not everyone shared that prognosis. “Basically it appears to be a collection of wish lists presented from each country,” said Sakong Il, who chaired a presidential committee to prepare for the Seoul G20 summit meeting in 2010. Without rigorous guidelines for implementation, it becomes “another talk shop,

US President Barack Obama (C) gestures as he meets with European leaders to discuss the situation in Ukraine, at the G20 in Brisbane on 16 Nov, 2014. ReuteRs another photo session”, said Sakong, who now runs an independent research institute. The OECD made a brave stab at estimating that the 620-odd pages of reforms could add 2.1 percentage points to global economic output by 2018, but only if fully delivered, and even then it acknowledged a

“high degree of uncertainty”. Australia itself put forward many measures first touted in a general election over a year ago, some of which are stuck in parliament and highly unlikely to survive in their current form. The United States’ offering, the second shortest at just 15 pages, began with an increase in the government’s

Serbia has major opportunity, country is on the right track Belgrade, 18 Nov — Serbia has a major opportunity, German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said in Belgrade on Monday, adding that the path Serbia wants to take is the right one and that Berlin will justify the great trust Serbia has in the partnership with Germany. We are ready to offer a fair partnership to Serbia and the Western Balkans, and there is a lot that can be done, Gabriel said addressing a joint news conference with Serbian Prime Minister

ficult, but he also noted that Serbia has a major opportunity to complete it successfully. The reform process demands much from Serbia and we support everyone on this path, Gabriel said and expressed surprise by the power of the prime minister who is able to deal with all these problems. He said that the most important matter at this point is for Serbia to launch the EU accession talks, adding that the question as to which chapters would be opened

German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic.—taNjug Aleksandar Vucic, and added that German companies believe that investments in Serbia do pay off despite the numerous problems. Gabriel expressed the belief that the EU path is dif-

first is not as significant. It should not be debated which chapter would be the first to open in the accession talks, Gabriel said and recommended that Serbia should start with the most

useful chapters and avoid any blocks in the process. He underscored that from the standpoint of businessmen, most important chapters comprise Chapters 23 and 24 that cover rule of law and legal state. Gabriel underscored that Europe needs Western Balkans and Serbia, and added that peace and stability on the continent can be secured only through unity.

spending ceiling, a measure passed as long ago as December last year. Most of the remaining proposals need approval from Congress, an optimistic assumption now that both houses are controlled by President Barack Obama’s Republican opponents. One measure, comprehensive immigration reform,

is so anathema to Republicans that Obama may have to use executive action to force through even a limited package. Illustrative of the overall theme was South Korea’s contribution, which stretched to 114 policy measures under 33 categories over 30 pages. All were a repeat of what the government has announced since the current finance minister took office in July. The thrust of Beijing’s commitments were a repeat of its own 3rd plenum reform plans, and key proposals from Indonesia on funding for infrastructure date back to late last year. Reuters’ analysis showed no new commitments from governments in Germany, Britain, France, Italy or Spain over and above what was already in train. There is no sign of extra spending in the European Union. Germany’s investment plan next year amounts to 0.1 percent of GDP, and it will balance the budget

for the first time since 1969, tightening fiscal policy rather than loosening it to spur growth. Japan’s pledges were almost immediately undermined when data showed the country had lapsed back into recession, which is expected to prompt Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to postpone a controversial hike in sales taxes and call an early election later in the day. Neither did the UK sound entirely in harmony with the G20’s message of hope. No sooner was the summit over than Prime Minster David Cameron took to the opinion pages of The Guardian to tell readers that “red warning lights are once again flashing on the dashboard of the global economy”. “As I met world leaders at the G20 in Brisbane, the problems were plain to see,” said Cameron. He must have missed the memo on the importance of shoring up global confidence.—Reuters

Abe to dissolve lower house Friday, postpones tax hike

Serbia not asking for money, but for investments, support Serbia is not asking Germany for money, but for investments and support that will enable it to become a normal, modern and developed country as soon as possible, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday. Serbia is facing the big and important task of creating better conditions for business, Vucic said at a press conference with German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel, thanking the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Monetary Fund, Germany and other international financial institutions and countries that support the reforms in Serbia.—Tanjug

Senior lawmakers of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party meet at the Diet building in Tokyo on 18 Nov, 2014. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to call a snap election later in the day.—Kyodo News Tokyo, 18 Nov — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday he will dissolve the lower house Friday for a general election and postpone a planned consumption tax hike by 18 months to April 2017. Abe said he is calling a snap election to see if his decision not to raise the consumption tax to 10 percent next October can gain public support amid growing signs of weakness in the Japanese economy. “I will resign if the ruling coalition fails to secure a majority (in the lower house seats),” Abe

said at a press conference when asked about the House of Representatives election in December. Abe’s tax decision came out of concern that the second round of the two-stage tax increase would only hurt the economy further. The Japanese economy has contracted for two quarters in a row since the consumption tax rate was raised from 5 percent to the current 8 percent in April. “I reached the conclusion that the tax hike should be postponed by 18 months to make it certain the success

of Abenomics,” Abe said, referring to his policy mix of aggressive monetary easing, fiscal spending and a growth strategy. “Another sales tax increase next October, following the one this past April, would jeopardize Japan’s bid to exit from deflation,” he said, while stressing that there will not be another postponement of the tax increase. Abe instructed his Cabinet ministers the same day to compile a stimulus package to bolster the flagging economy.—Kyodo News

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Let’s civilize ourselves By Kyaw Thura first

t goes without saying that all members of the human family are born free and equal in dignity and rights. In this 21st century, everyone should enjoy the right to freedom of speech and worship and freedom from want and fear. In fact, these rights are the highest aspiration of all human beings. The onus is on every government to observe human rights and fundamental freedoms. If people are deprived of their inherent rights, social unrest entails and ends in barbarous acts.

It is therefore essential that all of us must try to understand the core principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which are in fact nothing new but drawn from religious teachings. It is clear that every religion has taught people how to behave well and how to treat others with respect. Wilson Mizner, an American dramatist, once put it that “Be nice to people on your way up because you will meet them on your way down.” In this age of modern civilization, globalization has demanded us to learn to embrace a world of diversity in terms of dignity and equality by dropping all our differences. Frankly speaking, even people with some education have a sense to realize that the promotion of the universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms is the foundation of justice and peace in every society.

A tranquil retirement By Pho Thit

n retirement after serving for a long period in an establishment, some look forward to the freedom from the burden of work, some are fearful about the financial, social and other adjustments they would have to make, some do not give much thought to it as they already have other things lined up and some are reluctant to retire, because of their strong attachment to their work. Top most in the mind of many of those who are about to retire is the amount of time they would have to turn to religion that they have neglected for a

long time due to their preoccupation with their work. Like many of my fellow retirees, the day when I did not have to get up at the usual time, and finish the daily preparations to go to work finally arrived. The first week was most liberating and was almost like the ten-day Thingyan vacation that all government employees enjoy. The only difference was that there was no need at all to think of piles of work waiting at the office after the vacation. I pulled out the books that I had always wanted to read from the bookshelf, and made a list of the places and people that I had wanted to visit for a long time. It was only after the

Executive Daw Thin Thin Set of MWEA seen at Yangon International Airport on 15 November before departure for Japan to attend the 35th Khneiren ASEAN Management Seminar in Osaka from 17 to 21 November.—mwea

end of the first week of retirement that I began to miss my work and my colleagues. I often wondered what was happening at my former workplace. I began to envy other members of the family and neighbours who left their house for work every morning, as I had done previously. In the evenings, I looked forward to the return of my family members from work and to listen to their chatter about their work. But most of the time, they were too tired to talk and when I asked about their work and their colleagues they would often laugh and comment that I had become very curious about matters and people that were of little concern to me. I started to welcome phone calls which had been a nuisance for me for so for many years, and also thought of people whom I could phone. Slowly, the bookshelf lost its appeal and the news in the newspaper and TV were no longer as interesting as they were in the first week. I thought, perhaps, I should turn to the Internet for more interesting fare. But after calculating the cost of a few days’ use, I found it too costly for a pensioner and had to cut down its use. In short, I began to fret about how to use up the extra time that was now available to me. The third week was depressing, and I began to feel that I was leading a meaningless existence. I thought that the best way to find solace was to turn to religion. Fortunately, probably knowing about this

phase in the life of a novice pensioner, my former colleagues had given me not only books and booklets on meditation and Buddhism, but also sermons of wellknown Sayadaws on CDs as parting gifts. They brought a degree of comfort and some meaning to life and they awakened in me a desire to try meditation. But much as I strove to meditate, as instructed by the venerable Sayadaws, I found it difficult to concentrate, or to stay still even for a few minutes. After listening to the daily sermons on impermanence, suffering, and mortality, and seeing in the newspapers, the obituaries of some acquaintances who were no older than me, I became greatly interested in my health. The aches and pains that had always been there became more noticeable to me. I made several visits to the doctor, and after a number of tests, he advised me that I was on the onset of several diseases that people who led sedentary lives suffer from and gave me of long list of pills to take regularly. He also gave me a lengthy list of food that I could eat and those I should avoid. I became obsessed with food and took to reading about nutrition and healthy food and made frequent visits to the kitchen during cooking time to make sure that no unhealthy ingredients were being used. I even tried to force my family to follow my diet. There was also a mania to create order in my life starting with putting things in order in the house and this strong desire led to squabbles with the younger members of the family who

It would not be far wrong to conclude that human rights flourish only in a caring and humane society. If we all want to brand our world civilized, we should act accordingly. If we assume ourselves to be human beings, we should act accordingly. It is undoubtedly reasonable to assume that only civilized people value human rights and fundamental freedoms. Otherwise, we would be humans in disguise.

Write for us We appreciate your feedback and contributions. If you have any comments or would like to submit editorials, analyses or reports please email wallace. tun@gmail.com with your name and title. Due to limitation of space we are only able to publish “Letter to the Editor” that do not exceed 500 words. Should you submit a text longer than 500 words please be aware that your letter will be edited. did not want to forsake their disorganized ways. Not long after, Thadinkyut arrived. Some of my younger colleagues came to pay their respect individually and in groups. How glad I was to see them! I was overwhelmed by their kindness and thoughtfulness and they suggested ways on how I could keep myself occupied to maintain my health. One told about how her father joined a walking group so that he could keep fit. Another told me about the social activities her mother was taking part in after her retirement. A third colleague told me about a meditation centre not far away from where I lived where his father goes regularly. A fourth colleague told me about her aunt, a retired teacher who was serving as a volunteer at a Dhamma school for young children. Another told me about a family friend who had become a member of the board of trustees of an orphanage run by a sayadaw. Still another told me about her elder sister who was attending one part-time language diploma course after another at YUFL and enjoying the company of her younger classmates. I realized how self centred and disgruntled I had become after retirement, instead of becoming more tranquil and relaxed, having been liberated from the care of work. I also began to appreciate that retirement was an opportunity to use the time I had in my hand as I wanted to. But at the same time, I realized that I should not waste it, as time becomes more valuable as one gets older and

reaches the twilight of one’s life. At the same time, I comprehended that retirement from a job does not make a person useless. It does not also mean that he/she must become inactive, or isolated. Indeed, as my younger colleagues suggested, there are many ways to spend time profitably. For those who still enjoy the challenges of life, they could venture on a second career that is more of their liking. For those who want to contribute something to society, there are so many social activities they can take part in as volunteers. For those who have had no time to have a hobby when they were young, they could start a hobby, like painting or gardening, without the need to consider success or failure. For those keen on promoting their health, there are many groups of older citizens interested in enhancing their health and they are most happy to welcome new members. For those who wish to pursue a more tranquil life, there are monasteries and religious organizations in nearly every village in Myanmar to take refuge in. For those of us who have retired, and the shadows around us are beginning to lengthen, it is important to realize that life is precious, and one is very fortunate to be able to survive beyond the age of sixty. Our society still needs us, and we can still contribute a lot to the social and moral development of the next generation. Therefore, it is we need to make best use of the time we have, not only for ourselves, but also for all living beings.

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Happy life of local people and improvement of farming work in Pauktaw Township, Rakhine State A young man makes paddy dry in a field out of Kyein-ni-pyin camp in Pauktaw Township. About 1,000 Muslim households are accommodated at 126 eight-roomed buildings in the camp, one of four in the township. Apart from being provided with bags of rice by WFP monthly, the camp people are allowed to do paddy growing and fishing. —gnLM/Photo: Ye MYint

Photo taken on Monday of children having a big smile on their faces at Kyein-ni-pyin camp in Pauktaw Township on Monday. So far 126 eightroomed buildings have been provided for more than 4,500 refugees at the camp. There are more than 17,000 people living in four camps in the township.—gnLM/Photo: Ye MYint

A group of kids seen in front of breastfeeding space at Kyein-ni-pyin camp in Pauktaw Township on Monday. It is one of four in the township with 26,612 Muslim population. “The camp sees health care services thrice a month,” said one of the heads of the camp. gnLM/Photo: Ye MYint

Surgeons at Yangon General Hospital successfully treat heart stabbing victim By Khaing Thanda Lwin

Yangon General Hospital.—Photo: Khaing thanda Lwin

Yangon, 18 Nov — Yangon General Hospital, Myanmar’s largest public hospital, on Monday announced that emergency surgery was successfully performed on a patient who was stabbed in the heart, a serious and rapidly fatal injury whose successful treatment is rare even in developed countries, according to Prof Dr Zaw Wai Soe. “The patient’s signs are stable and no surgery-related problems have been found,” said Consultant Cardiovascular Surgeon Dr Aung Zaw Myo, who participated in

the operation, clarifying his life-saving procedures in the resuscitation room. U Myint Soe, who survived after surgery on 28 September, said he feels good thanks to the efforts of the medical team which provided emergency care, which plays a critical role in saving lives. According to the hospital’s data, head injuries are one of the leading causes of death among emergency patients, especially in men, while sudden cardiac arrest is most common in adults. To reduce the death rate of emergency cases,

the hospital needs more professionals engaged in emergency medicine, Prof Dr Zaw Wai Soe said while explaining the role of modern equipment and facilities in immediate health care services. As part of a strategic plan by the Ministry of Health to improve emergency medical services in the region, plans are underway to add 25 to 50 specialists across the country each year with the assistance of two Australian medical institutions. Currently, 25 specialists and five senior nurses have been selected to attend next year’s master and diploma programmes in emergency medicine, according to Dr Hla Myint, medical superintendent of Yangon General Hospital. GNLM

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EU says it has no plans for sanctions on Israel Brussels, 18 Nov — The European Union has no intention of imposing sanctions on Israel if it takes steps to block a twostate solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the EU’s new foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Monday. European diplomats have said the EU is looking at new ways to press Israel to halt its building of settlements on land the Palestinians want for a state, as frustration over the construction programme reaches a new high. Israeli newspaper Haaretz said on Monday it had obtained an internal EU document on sanctions that could be taken against

Israel if it took actions that would prevent a viable Palestinian state. They included possible measures against European companies working in settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, it said. Mogherini said the EU had no plan of this kind. The Haaretz article referred to an internal working document requested by EU governments some time ago that only formed a “technical working hypothesis”, she said. A discussion among EU foreign ministers on Monday was more about “how to start a positive process with the Israelis and Palestinians to relaunch a peace process”. “It was not

In this file photo, EU Foreign Policy Chief, Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, holds a news conference at the European Parliament in Brussels on 2 Sept, 2014.—ReuteRs

White House reviewing policy toward US hostages held by militants

US President Barack Obama Washington, 18 Nov — President Barack Obama has ordered a comprehensive review of US policy governing efforts to free Americans being held by militant groups overseas, the White House said on Monday. In recent months, Islamic State militants have beheaded three Americans, including Peter Kassig, an aid worker and former US Army Ranger, whose death was announced in a video released by the group on Sunday. “The administration’s goal has always been to use every appropriate resource within the bounds of the law to assist families to bring their loved ones home,” White House National Security Council spokesman Alistair Baskey said in a statement. “In light of the increas-

ing number of US citizens taken hostage by terrorist groups overseas and the extraordinary nature of recent hostage cases,” added Baskey, “this summer President Obama directed relevant departments and agencies, including the Departments of Defence and State, the FBI, and the Intelligence Community, to conduct a comprehensive review of how the US government addresses these matters.” The administration could not detail all the steps it was taking to free US hostages, but Baskey said “we will continue to bring all appropriate military, intelligence, law enforcement, and diplomatic capabilities to bear to recover American hostages. Those efforts continue every day.” ABC News reported that a Pentagon official

wrote last week to US Representative Duncan Hunter that the review would include an emphasis “on examining family engagement, intelligence collection, and diplomatic engagement policies.” It added that a 11 November letter to Hunter from Christine Wormuth, undersecretary of defence for policy, did not explicitly address the issue of ransom payments, which it is US policy not to pay. ABC News said Hunter wrote the White House in August after the beheading of US journalist James Foley by Islamic State, urging Obama “to guarantee we are maximizing our recovery efforts.” Islamic State previously killed US journalist, Steven Sotloff and British aid workers David Haines and Alan Henning.—Reuters

at all a question of isolating or sanctioning anybody,” Mogherini told a news conference. In a statement on the Middle East peace process, the foreign ministers said the EU deplored plans for new Israeli settlement-building. “Actions which call into question stated commitments to a negotiated solution must be avoided,” they added. Mogherini said the ministers had decided “to support new initiatives to relaunch a peace process”. “We will build on the possibility of having a regional framework, working not only with the US ... but with some of the key Arab countries,” she said. Reuters

French, Dutch hostages held by Qaeda appeal in video Paris, 18 Nov — Al-Qaeda’s north African arm, AQIM, has issued a video of a French national and a Dutch national they are holding hostage in which the two men urge their respective governments to negotiate for their release. The video, posted on a popular jihadi forum by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb’s media branch, is divided into two scenes showing each hostage in a different location. The first shows Frenchman Serge Lazarevic, who has been held in the Sahara for almost three years since being kidnapped in Mali, wearing a black turban and sitting in the passenger seat of what appears to be a 4x4. “I am very sick, my kidneys hurt and I am suffering from very high blood pressure.... I fear my life is in danger since the French intervention in Iraq. “I ask you Mr President (Francois Hollande) to do everything to free me because you are responsi-

ble for everything that will happen to me,” he said, ending his statement with a message to his family. The French president’s office said in a statement that the video had been authenticated by intelligence services. “It is a recent proof of life that we had been expecting for a long time,” the statement read, adding that the president was in touch with regional countries to use all forms of dialogue to release the hostage. The last public proof of life for Lazarevic was in June. Philippe Verdon, another Frenchman kidnapped alongside Lazarevic, was killed by his captors in northern Mali. The second segment shows Dutch national Sjaak Rijke, who was taken by force from a restaurant in Timbuktu in November 2011 during a trip across the Sahara. “Today’s date is 26th September, 2014... it is now more than 1,000 days since my captivity in the

Sahara,” said Rijke, who was wearing a white shirt with a grey sheet hiding the background. “I’m suffering from serious back problems and I’m not well emotionally. I hold my government responsible for any harm that comes to me. Please help me.” Reuters could not independently verify the footage of Rijke. Neither man relayed any specific demands by AQIM, but they both alluded to the release of an American soldier in May in return for five high-profile Afghan inmates held by the US military in Guantanamo Bay. France launched an intervention against al-Qaeda-linked militants in its former colony Mali in January 2013 and has since created a 3,000-strong counter-insurgency force to track down Islamist militants, including AQIM, in the desert spanning from Mauritania in the East and southern Libya in the West. Reuters

New Zealand’s Labour Party elects former union boss as leader Wellington, 18 Nov — New Zealand’s opposition Labour Party elected former trade union head Andrew Little as its fourth leader in as many years on Tuesday as it looked to rebuild itself and end divisions after its heaviest election defeat in more than 90 years. Little replaces Da-

vid Cunliffe, who stepped down after the centre-left party slumped to its worst showing since 1922 with 25 percent of the vote in the 20 September general election. He beat out three opponents, including the current deputy and the finance spokesman, in a contest that gave the party’s broader

membership and affiliated trade unions a vote. Little, 49, a former head of the biggest union and president of the party, has said Labour scared its traditional working class supporters and centrist voters with policies such as a capital gains tax and raising the age of pension eligibility.—Reuters

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Iraqi security forces enter Baiji refinery: police colonel, state TV Baghdad, 18 Nov — Iraqi security forces entered the country’s largest refinery for the first time on Tuesday after months of battling Islamic State militants who had surrounded it, a police colonel and state television reported. “The first Iraqi force, the anti-terrorism force called Mosul Battalion, entered Baiji refinery for the first time in five months,” police colonel Saleh Jaber, of the Baiji refinery protection force, told Reuters. State television flashed news of the advance but did not show footage. NeiSmoke rises from a oil refinery in Baiji, north of Baghdad on 19 June, 2014. ReuteRs

Up to five dead in suspected Palestinian attack on Jerusalem synagogue Jerusalem, 18 Nov — Two suspected Palestinian men armed with axes and knives killed up to five people and wounded four in a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday before they were shot dead by police, Israeli media said, the worst such attack in years. A spokesman for Israel’s ambulance service told Army Radio medics were treating nine people, five of them critically wounded. Israel’s Zaka emergency response team said there were a number of fatalities at the scene. Israeli media said four or five people had been killed. “We are viewing this as a terrorist attack,” police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. Media reports said one of the attackers was armed with a gun. Violence in Israel and the Palestinian Territories has surged over the past few weeks. Five Israelis and a foreign visitor have been deliberately run over and killed or stabbed to death by Palestinians in the past month. About a dozen Palestinians have also been killed, including those accused of carrying out those attacks. Residents trace the violence in Jerusalem back to July, when a Palestinian teenager was burned to death by Jewish assailants, an alleged revenge attack for the abduction and killing of three Jewish teens by Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank. The summer war in Gaza and a row over access to a Jerusalem compound sacred to Muslims and Jews alike have also been triggers for violence.—Reuters

ther account could be immediately confirmed independently. US-led air strikes have prevented Islamic State, which swept through northern Iraq in June almost unopposed by the Iraqi army, from making significant further territorial gains for its self-proclaimed caliphate. Islamic State fighters seized the city of Baiji and surrounded the sprawling refinery during that first advance in June. If confirmed, the recovery of the refinery could provide critical momentum for armed forces charged with restoring stability in a country facing its worst security crisis since dictator Saddam Hussein was toppled in 2003.—Reuters

Frenchman seen in Islamic State video of beheadings

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve london/Paris, 18 Nov — A Frenchman is believed to have been among Islamic State jihadists appearing on a video showing the severed head of US aid worker Peter Kassig, but a British man denied earlier reports his medical student son was there too. Sunday’s announcement of Kassig’s death, the fifth such killing of a Western captive by Islamic State, formed part of a video

that also showed the beheadings of at least 14 men Islamic State said were Syrian military pilots and officers. France’s interior minister said analysis by the DGSI security service suggested that one of the men shown herding prisoners to the execution site was Maxime Hauchard, 22, a French Muslim convert from the Normandy region. “This analysis suggests with a very high probability that a French citizen could have directly participated in carrying out these abject acts,” Bernard Cazeneuve told journalists. French security services were analysing the footage to determine if a second fighter was also French, but Paris prosecutor Frederic Molins told reporters it was too early to say. The parents of Kassig, a 26-year-old medic and former US Army Ranger who took the name Abdul-Rahman Kassig after his conversion to Islam, called for prayers for captives in Syria and Iraq in a brief statement on Monday at their Indianapolis church. “If a person can be both a realist and an idealist, then that’s Peter,” said Kassig’s mother, Paula Kassig, reading words written about her son by one of his former teachers. “Peter has earned the right to be both.... Peter’s life is evidence that he’s been right all along; one person can make a difference.” The Kassigs had repeatedly appealed to Islamic State to spare their son, who had begun converting to Islam before his capture in Syria in October 2013. They said his conversion was a sincere process.—Reuters

Truck bomb hits foreign base in Afghan capital, kills two

Afghan security forces arrive at the site of a blast in Kabul on 18 Nov, 2014.—ReuteRs

KaBul, 18 Nov — A truck bomb hit a base for foreign forces in Afghanistan’s capital early on Tuesday, killing two Afghan security guards, police said. The Islamist Afghan Taleban, ousted from power by an American-led coalition in 2001, claimed responsibility for the attack at the base on the eastern outskirts of Kabul. Bomb attacks targeting foreign troops and Afghan government officials and security forces have intensified as the international military coalition draws down, leaving the fight against the Taleban insurgency mostly to Afghan forces. Tuesday’s explosion targeted a foreign base in the Pul-e-Charkhi district in eastern Kabul, and at

least two Afghan security guards were killed, said Gen. Mohammad Zahir, Kabul’s police chief. He said investigations were under way, but early reports indicated that explosives were hidden under sand in the back of a mini-truck that approached the base. The blast was large enough to rattle windows several kilometres away in Kabul’s central diplomatic district. Taleban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in an emailed statement that the truck bomb was aimed at an intelligence centre of foreign troops. He said a suicide bomber started the attack and several insurgent gunmen breached the walls of the base. Reuters

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English classes with specific purposes attracting students Tokyo, 18 Nov — English conversation schools with unique teaching programmes are attracting students who have specific purposes in learning practical English. Goover English School sends students to families in US military bases in Japan so that they can talk with Americans about a wide range of issues, such as current news, music and food, as if they were in the United States. Goover has tied up with families in four US bases in Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, including Yokota Air Base and Camp Zama, for the at-home teaching programme. Students pay 3,500 yen for a 50-minute one-to-one lesson, aside from a onetime admission charge of 35,000 yen and a monthly basic fee of 5,000 yen. “As things students see (in US bases) are different from what they see in their everyday life, they can learn about the cultural and social background” of American

Photo taken on 15 Oct, 2014 shows an instructor (L) of We Inc. acting as a customer at a clothing store and addressing a student in the role of a store worker during “customized” English conversation lessons in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward.—ReuteRs life in addition to English, said Atsushi Suzuki, president of the Tokyo-based school operator. Many students at Goover have specific purposes in learning English, such as

studying abroad in the future and using the language in their work, Suzuki said. Some students visit US bases all the way from Hokkaido and Kyushu. We Inc in Tokyo offers

what it calls “customized” lessons to teach English conversation needed for specific venues, such as clothing stores, restaurants, hotels, beauty shops and estate agents. Instructors and stu-

dents act as customers and workers, respectively, and converse in English. We has about 600 students, with one-sixth of them taking customized classes. Kei Ishikawa, a We official in charge of business strategies, said people who want to learn English are different in their occupations and jobs. “We worked out (the customized teaching method) believing we can help students learn more practical English by meeting their individual needs.” A survey by Recruit Lifestyle Co, which publishes the “Keiko to Manabu” magazine on enrichment lessons, found English topping a list of lessons both men and women want to take. “Demand for situational English conversation lessons will grow stronger” as Japan steps up preparations for the anticipated increase in foreign visitors for the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020, said Nahoko Negishi, editor-in-chief of the magazine.—Kyodo News

Italy region, island seek 220 million euros in Concordia disaster damages Florence, 18 Nov — Officials for Italy’s Tuscany region and the island of Giglio said on Monday they would seek a total of 220 million euros (175 million pounds) in damages from Costa Cruises, a unit of Carnival Corp, for the

2012 Concordia cruise liner disaster. The Costa Concordia was carrying more than 4,000 passengers and crew when it struck rocks off the Tuscan island of Giglio and capsized, killing 32 people. The ship remained

partially submerged near the port of the holiday island for more than two years before being raised and towed away this year in one of the largest and most complex maritime salvages ever completed. “We will ask Costa for

Tug boats push the Costa Concordia ship inside Genoa’s port, in northern Italy, where the ship will be broken up for scrap, on 27 July, 2014.—ReuteRs

30 million euros in damages to Tuscany’s image,” the region’s president, Enrico Rossi, told a court in the Tuscan city of Grosseto, according to a statement. Rossi said the region had registered a decline in tourism, and that Giglio had lost 45,000 visitors due to the disaster. A consultant to Giglio’s local government, Carlo Scarpa, asked the same court for 190 million euros in damages, most of it for tarnishing the island’s image, according to a source present during the proceedings. The two officials spoke during an ongoing trial against Concordia Captain Francesco Schettino, who is being tried for multiple charges, including manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship.

“To reconstruct the image of Tuscany as a top tourist destination will require years of work, substantial investments and costly national and international advertising campaigns,” Rossi said. Costa Cruises last year avoided a criminal trial by agreeing to pay a 1 million-euro fine to the Italian state, but victims and local administrations have pursued damages separately. Shortly after the January 2012 shipwreck, Costa Cruises also agreed to pay about 11,000 euros to each of the more than 3,000 passengers for items lost and any psychological damages to passengers who suffered no physical injuries. Sources involved in the trial say a verdict may be read during the first few months of next year. Reuters

Indonesia raises subsidized fuel prices JakarTa, 18 Nov — The Indonesian government announced an increase in gasoline and diesel prices late Monday, and the new prices will go into effect from midnight despite protests across the archipelago. President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, told a Press conference the government decided to raise the price of low-octane gasoline by 2,000 rupiah (around $0.16) to 8,500 rupiah per liter and the price of diesel fuel by 2,000 rupiah to 7,500 rupiah per liter. “From time to time, we, as a nation, are frequently faced to difficult choices. However, we must choose and take a decision,” Jokowi said in announcing the new fuel prices. The decision was made after a series of discussions during a Cabinet meeting he chaired and other meetings at related ministries. “The government decided to shift subsidies on fuel prices from consumptive to productive sectors. The country has needed budget to build infrastructure, education and health, but the budget has been inadequate because it has been spent a lot on subsidizing fuel prices,” the president said. Poorly targeted fuel subsidies, which are estimated to hit 276 trillion rupiah next year, eat up around 15 percent of total state spending, burden the state budget and have created a fiscal deficit as the country needs to boost government spending to increase economic growth and people’s welfare. Kyodo News

Japan’s int’l airports eye machine screening for Japanese passengers Tokyo, 18 Nov —Facial recognition machines will be introduced for immigration screening of Japanese passengers at airports possibly in fiscal 2017 to reduce waiting time amid a growth in visitors from abroad, according to Justice Ministry sources. The switch will allow more passport control staff to be shifted to process foreign passengers, the sources

said. The plan comes after trials of biometric machines from five companies conducted in August and September produced relatively low error rates, according to the ministry’s Immigration Bureau. A ministry panel of experts presented a report to Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa on Tuesday saying identity recognition technology has improved

sufficiently to make full use of it. In this summer’s trials involving 22,341 volunteers aged 13 or older, the rate of passengers not correctly identified dropped to as low as 0.26 percent for the best of the machines tested, according to the ministry. They trials were conducted at two international airports for Tokyo — Narita and Haneda. In a 2012 trial, a

machine by one of the five companies produced an error rate of 17 percent, high enough to discourage the ministry from going ahead with the scheme at the time. New trials were held in the summer as the ministry expects more people to visit Japan ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Biometric recognition machines compare images of arriving passengers’ fac-

es with facial photo data in chips in their passports. Failed identity matches in the tests resulted from people wearing glasses or when hair overlapped their eyebrows, according to an immigration official. “We hope we can aim at early introduction by taking steps to improve accuracy,” the official said. Japan introduced automated passport control gates in 2007 for

Japanese passport holders and foreigners living in Japan. They allow passengers to bypass manned passport control counters and go through fingerprint-based machine checks. Now available at four international airports for Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka, they require fingerprint registrations in advance and the number of users has not been growing. Kyodo News

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s Korea bans poultry imports from Britain, the Netherlands

Photo taken on 17 Nov, 2014 shows the traditional Mandala beautified by workers as preparation for the upcoming South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit in Kathmandu, Nepal. The SAARC summit will be held in Kathmandu from 22 to 27 November.—Xinhua

thai hospital inaugurated in Cambodia Phnom Penh, 18 Nov — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday inaugurated a Thai-funded hospital, which targets middle- and high-class patients. The 50-million-US dollar Royal Phnom Penh Hospital is a tertiary care hospital managed by Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Company, Chairman of the Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Prasert Prasatthong said at the inauguration ceremony. “The Royal Phnom Penh Hospital was built according to international standards and well equipped with modern medical facilities,” he said, adding the 8-story hospital consisted of 100 beds, 5 operating rooms, 40 out-patient examination rooms, 12 intensive care units, and 4 laboratory and delivery rooms.

Some 40 doctors from Thailand, Cambodia, the United States, Switzerland and France are ready to serve patients at the hospital, he added. Speaking at the ceremony, Prime Minister Hun Sen said such an international-standard hospital would give Cambodians access to better medical services. “Patients will be no need to travel to Bangkok for medical services because they can choose this wellequipped hospital so that they can spend less money,” he said. “The hospital will also increase confidence in foreign tourists and investors to Cambodia. “ The hospital started to be built since 2007, but the construction had been slowed down because of a border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand in 2008.—Xinhua

Seoul, 18 Nov — South Korea banned poultry imports from Britain and the Netherlands, which are being pestered by avian influenza, after imposing a ban on ducks and chickens from Germany, Seoul’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday. The import ban was imposed from Monday on all poultry products, including pet birds and farm animals from Britain and the Netherlands, where the highly-pathogenic bird flu was reported, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. The ministry already

banned imports of poultry products from Germany from 7 November as bird flu was reported in the European country on 4 November. The import ban was part of quarantine measures aimed at preventing the spread of avian flu in South Korea, the ministry said, noting that it had nothing to do with the safety of poultry products here. The ministry asked potential visitors who travel to Europe to refrain from making contact with farm animals there and bringing any poultry from the affected countries.—Xinhua

5.9-magnitude quake hits 154 km eNe of Bitung, indonesia hong Kong, 18 Nov — An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted 154 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia 04:47:18 GMT on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 35.0 km, was initially determined to be at 1.8939 degrees north latitude and 126.4993 degrees east longitude.—Xinhua

Wednesday, 19 November, 2014

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Angelina Jolie says POW film helped with motherhood

Angelina Jolie (L-R), cast member Miyavi, his wife Melody Ishihara and Brad Pitt attend the world premiere of Jolie’s film “Unbroken’’ at the State Theatre in Sydney on 17 Nov, 2014.—ReuteRs Sydney, 18 Nov — “Unbroken”, a film Angelina Jolie directed about the plight of an American Olympian turned World War II prisoner, helped her tackle motherhood, the Oscar-winning actress said on Monday. Hundreds of fans

crowded outside a Sydney theatre to welcome Jolie to Australia for the world premiere of her second directing effort. Based on a best-selling book by Laura Hillenbrand, the film tells how Louis Zamperini, an Olym-

pic sprinter, spent 47 days on a life raft after his plane crashed into the Pacific, and was then held for two years by the Japanese. “I think as a human being, as a mother, as someone who works internationally, I needed desperately

Japanese tough guy actor Ken Takakura dies at 83

Tokyo, 18 Nov — Ken Takakura, an actor known as “Japan’s Clint Eastwood” for his portrayal of tough but principled gangsters in over 100 movies and who gained international fame in director Ridley Scott’s “Black Rain,” has died at the age of 83.

Takakura, who played alongside US stars such as Tom Selleck and starred in movies directed by Sydney Pollack and China’s Zhang Yimou, died on 10 November of lymphoma, his office said on Tuesday. Born Goichi Oda in Oita, on the southwestern

island of Kyushu, Takakura got his start in film in 1955 when he dropped into an audition at Toei, one of Japan’s biggest film studios, out of curiosity. He became known to international audiences through roles in Pollack’s 1975 “The Yakuza,” where he starred with US actor Robert Mitchum, and the 1992 comedy “Mr Baseball.” In 2005 he appeared in Zhang’s “Riding alone for Thousands of Miles.” But it was in the 1989 police thriller “Black Rain”, where he played a Japanese policeman dealing with Michael Douglas in the role of an irritable New York cop, that he gained international renown.—Reuters

to know a man like Louis Zamperini in my life, to know that there is hope,” Jolie said. Jolie was able to show Zamperini an early cut of the film, shot in Australia, before his death in July, aged 97. “The strength of a strong heart and an indomitable will is valuable and it’s worth something,” she added. “We have to remember that and hold onto that because that’s what will pull us through and it’s what has always pulled people through dark times.” Jolie was joined on the red carpet by her husband, the actor Brad Pitt, and Jack O’Connell, who plays Zamperini. The mother of six told Vanity Fair magazine this month she was open to pursuing a life in politics, or public service. Jolie’s first film as a director, “In the Land of Blood and Honey”, was set during the Bosnian war and released in 2011.—Reuters

Cast member Ed Harris attends the premiere of the film “Snowpiercer’’ during the Los Angeles Film Festival in Los Angeles on 11 June, 2014. ReuteRs LoS AngeLeS, 18 Nov — Sir Anthony Hopkins and Ed Harris will lead the cast of HBO’s upcoming drama series “Westworld” to air next year, Time Warner Inc’s cable network said on Monday. “Westworld,” based on the 1973 film of the same name directed by Michael Crichton, will be executively produced by JJ Abrams, Jerry Weintraub and Bryan Burk, while “Interstellar” co-writer Jonathan Nolan will pen the one-hour episodes. HBO did not confirm how many episodes the show will include, or an exact air date. While Crichton’s film explored a futuristic adult amusement park thrown into chaos after a robot malfunction, the HBO series is described as “a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the future of sin.” “Westworld” will also star Thandie Newton, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Shannon Woodward, Ingrid Bolso Berdal and Simon Quarterman. —Reuters

Loved my ‘Horrible Bosses 2’ role for its wildness: Jennifer Aniston

London, 18 Nov — “It was kind of shocking for me. But I loved the character and the writing was so good that it gives you the chance to really let loose and not feel inhibited in any way. I think we all have strange thoughts or moments where you imagine what it would be like to get really wild.

Robert De Niro to play father in ‘Joy’ LoS AngeLeS, 18 Nov —Hollywood star Robert De Niro has confirmed his upcoming role of a father in David O Russell’s ‘Joy’. The 71-year-old actor was hosting a special screening of the HBO documentary ‘Remembering the Artist Robert De Niro, Sr’, presented by Fondazione Cinema Per Roma and MAXXI, said the Hollywood Reporter. “Yeah, I am going to do something with them. I am going to play a father,” the actor confirmed. The website had previously reported that he was in negotiations for the role, pending Jennifer Lawrence’s involvement. It will be the third time that De Niro has worked with Russell, after playing Bradley Cooper’s father in ‘Silver Linings

Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris lead stars on HBO’s ‘Westworld’

Hollywood star Robert De Niro Playbook’, a role in which he was nominated for an Academy Award, and making a cameo in ‘American Hustle’.—PTI

‘Friends’ star Jennifer Aniston says she loves her character in upcoming film ‘Horrible Bosses 2’ as it let her come out of inhibitions because of its wild nature. The 45-year-old actress reprises her role as sexually predatory dentist Julia in the comedy sequel and while she found some of her alter ego’s antics

shocking, she had fun acting out her ‘wild fantasies’, reported Contactmusic. “It was kind of shocking for me. But I loved the character and the writing was so good that it gives you the chance to really let loose and not feel inhibited in any way. I think we all have strange thoughts or moments where you imagine what it would be like to get really wild. “It’s very rare that you ever get to act out those kinds of fantasies and that’s why acting can be so stimulating really, because it’s the very nature of the process to totally throw yourself into the mind of the character,” she said. PTI

‘Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1’ delayed to 2015 in China LoS AngeLeS, 18 Nov —China has to wait a little longer to watch “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1’ in cinemas. Lionsgate has delayed its release in the big Asian market from 21 November to next year, reported Ace Showbiz. No date or reason has been cited yet. However, it was reported that the first part of the last movie might arrive in Chinese theaters as soon as January. China apparently wants to

prioritise its local movies and that “Mockingjay, Part 1” has some violence scenes which have to be censored for Chinese audience. Lionsgate previously announced that a press tour for the film would take place in Beijing on 1 November but that plan was scrapped. The cast and crew later turned up at London’s Leicester Square for the world premiere and at Los Angeles’ Nokia Live Theater for the US premiere.—Reuters

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German World Cup documentary pulls in crowds despite bad reviews Berlin, 18 Nov — A behind-the-scenes documentary film about Germany’s successful campaign to win the 2014 football World Cup in Brazil pulled in the crowds in Germany on its opening weekend, despite woeful reviews. Critics assailed “Die Mannschaft” (The Team) as a sugar-coated, corporate PR-style production, a far cry from a more critical and stirring movie by independent filmmaker Soenke Wortmann about the 2006 World Cup, which Germany hosted. But that didn’t stop 420,000 people from packing cinemas, according to distributor Constantin, to see forward Thomas Mueller serving teammates in a pink Bavarian dirndl dress after losing a bet, and his fellow striker Lukas Podolski pushing a reporter into a pool. The 85-minute film, which premiered on Thursday on 600 of Germany’s 2,000 cinema screens, includes some of the key moments of Germany’s six wins

and one draw en route to winning the cup with a 1-0 victory over Argentina. But it also has many tedious scenes of coach Joachim Loew looking moody as he walks along a beach, and of players fiddling with mobile phones while lying around the pool or waiting in airport lounges. “It’s shallow, banal and doesn’t tell us anything we don’t already know,” wrote Fabian Scheler in the national weekly Die Zeit. “It’s nothing more than 90 minutes of uncritical self-congratulation.” “There’s nothing new in this film — unless you’re interested in knowing what Philipp Lahm ate for breakfast after the final or how Mario Goetze plays table tennis,” wrote Spiegel Online critic Peter Ahrens. “What you see over and over again is players staring down at their smartphones.” The German football federation made the film, hoping to repeat the success of Wortmann’s 2006 documentary “Deutschland: ein

Germany’s Bastian Schweinsteiger, Per Mertesacker, Manuel Neuer, Kevin Grosskreutz and Lukas Podolski (L-R) pose with the World Cup trophy during celebrations to mark the team’s 2014 Brazil World Cup victory, at a ‘fan mile’ public viewing zone in Berlin on 15 July, 2014.—ReuteRs Sommermaerchen” (Germany: A summer fairy tale), which 4 million people saw in German cinemas. But that picture, which also captured something of the party atmosphere that surrounded the 2006 tournament, even though the hosts only came third, had a far more successful opening weekend with more than 1 million tickets sold.

Wortmann gave audiences glimpses of mild-mannered striker Miroslav Klose - who this year became the top goalscorer in World Cup finals history — getting annoyed with a Munich hairdresser because she doesn’t know who he is, and thencoach Juergen Klinsmann furious at being thrashed at table tennis by an assistant. Reuters

Prosecutor examines racism against players of Dutch national team the hague, 18 Nov — The Dutch public prosecutor (OM) is investigating racist reactions on social media to a ‘selfie’ made by players of the Dutch national soccer team, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reports on Tuesday. After the preliminary study, in which the OM collects the facts, a decision on possible prosecution will be taken. Last Friday Dutch international Leroy Fer posted

a photo, made by colleague Memphis Depay, on Instagram and Twitter. On the picture Fer and Depay pose with seven other internationals, all coloured. It led to a flood of responses, including racist, with people comparing the players with monkeys, slaves and Black Pete, a controversial black figure during the current ‘Sinterklaas’ celebration in the Netherlands. “I cannot imagine this occurs in 2014 in the Neth-

erlands,” Fer said in De Telegraaf. “The comments hurt me deeply. I am sad and disappointed at the same time. I feel like people want to say that I do not belong in the Dutch national team. These fans probably produced the loudest cheer when I scored at the World Cup against Chile.” Netherlands captain Robin van Persie also stood up against racism. “This makes me very sad,” Van

Persie said. “It is shocking that this is still happening in 2014. We all represent the Dutch national team and color is no issue. This should be tackled hard. It’s time to set an example.” Answering questions in the parliament on Monday Dutch Minister of Security and Justice Ivo Opstelten called the comments “disgusting” and announced to handle the issue “seriously”. Xinhua

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Virus implicated in massive die-off of North American starfish Washington, 18 Nov — Scientists investigating a huge die-off of starfish along North America’s Pacific coast have identified a virus they say is responsible for a calamitous wasting disease that has wiped out millions of the creatures since it first appeared last year. The scientists said on Monday they identified the pathogen as the Sea Star Associated Densovirus, or SSaDV, after ruling out other possible culprits including certain bacteria, protozoans and fungi. More than 20 species of starfish, also called sea stars, from southern Alaska to Baja

California are dying from a wasting disease that causes white lesions to appear before the animal’s body sags, ruptures and spills out its internal organs. “They basically fall apart into a pile of goo on the bottom of the seafloor,” said Cornell University biological oceanographer and microbial ecologist Ian Hewson, who led the study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. SSaDV is a parvovirus, a tiny form of virus that can cause illness in animals and people. The researchers detect-

ed it in older starfish samples, museum specimens from as early as 1942. They said it may have been present at low levels for years and only recently became a large-scale threat due to some kind of viral mutation, environmental trigger, starfish overpopulation or other factor. “It’s probably the largest epidemic in marine wildlife that we know of,” Cornell ecologist Drew Harvell said. “That’s the million-dollar question in all this: Why now? What is it that changed that created the conditions for this outbreak? And we

don’t have the answer to that. But certainly a viral mutation would be one explanation,” Harvell added. The disease was first spotted in June 2013 and has shown no signs of slowing. “There are 10 million viruses in a drop of seawater, so discovering the virus associated with a marine disease can be like looking for a needle in a haystack,” Hewson said. “Not only is this an important discovery of a virus involved in a mass mortality of marine invertebrates, but this is also the first virus described in a sea star.” Reuters

A starfish, also known as a sea star suffering from a wasting disease epidemic is shown in this handout photo courtesy of Kevin Lafferty of the United States Geological Survey, provided on 17 Nov, 2014. ReuteRs

Wednesday, 19 November, 2014

Everton’s Leighton Baines (L) scores a penalty past Sunderland’s goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon during their English Premier League soccer match at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, northern England on 9 Nov, 2014. ReuteRs London, 18 Nov— Sunderland and Queens Park Rangers have been fined 20,000 pounds each for failing to control their players in two separate Premier League matches, the Football Association said on Monday. Both clubs admit-

ted the charge of “failing to ensure its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion”, the governing body said on its website. Sunderland’s fine related to an incident in the 76th minute of their 1-1 draw against Everton at

the Stadium of Light on 9 November. Sunderland players reacted angrily to referee Lee Mason’s decision to award Everton a penalty for a foul by Sunderland striker Connor Wickham on Seamus Coleman. QPR were punished

Croatia FA urges ‘end to hooliganism’ after Italy trouble Zagreb, 18 Nov — The Croatian Football Association (HNS) has urged the country’s government and “the entire society” to combat hooliganism after flare-throwing Croatia fans marred the Euro 2016 qualifier against Italy in Milan on Sunday. The visiting fans twice halted play, tossing flares onto the San Siro pitch and later clashed with the police. Croatian media reported that 17 fans were arrested. “These hooligans

have shocked soccer-loving Europe and deserve nothing but condemnation of the entire society. We call upon the Croatian judiciary to process all those who took part in the incident,” HNS said in a statement entitled ‘Let’s put an end to hooliganism’ and posted on their website. “We also urge the other segments of the Croatian society, starting with the government, to see those incidents as the last straw, which will prompt all those in power to an energetic

and decisive action,” it said. Croatian fans have a history of unruly behaviour ranging from racism and fascist chants to flare-throwing and clashes with the police. “Such incidents are obviously the result of the failure to act earlier. They are a shame for the Croatian state and have resulted in unforeseeable consequences for Croatian soccer and the national team,” the HNS statement said. Reuters

for the reaction of their players to referee Mike Riley’s decision to deny striker Charlie Austin two goals — both in the eighth minute — in the 2-2 draw with Manchester City at Loftus Road on 8 November. Reuters

Real’s Croatia midfielder Modric suffers injury blow

Real Madrid’s Luka Modric (R) celebrates with team mate Daniel Carvajal after he scored against Villarreal during their Spanish first division soccer match at the Madrigal stadium in Villarreal on 27 Sept, 2014. ReuteRs Madrid, 18 Nov— confirmed by tests at his Real Madrid midfielder club. Luka Modric is set to miss “An examination by the rest of the year with a medical staff from Real thigh injury, the La Liga Madrid have discovered a leaders said in a statement tear in a thigh tendon in his on Monday. Modric went left leg,” Real said. off injured in the first half Modric, with his preof Croatia’s Euro 2016 cise passing and fluid qualifier in Italy on Sun- movement in midfield, has day and team doctor Bo- been a key figure in Real’s ris Nemec’s initial fears bright start to the season that tendon damage would that sees them top La Liga keep him on the sidelines with 27 points from 11 for over a month have been games.—Reuters

Croatia’s supporters throw flares onto the field during their Euro 2016 qualifying soccer match against Italy at the San Siro stadium in Milan on 16 Nov, 2014. ReuteRs

Swiss Davis Cup dreams clouded by injury and row reports London, 18 Nov — Switzerland’s potential Davis Cup fairytale this weekend has become clouded by uncertainty over the fitness of Roger Federer and suggestions of strained relations between the all-time great and his team mate Stanislas Wawrinka. The country is on tenterhooks to learn whether its favourite son Federer, struggling with a back injury, can recover from injury in time to cap his matchless individual career by joining Wawrinka and winning a first team ‘World Cup’ for his nation

against France in Lille. Everything had been going swimmingly in Federer’s historic quest until Saturday evening’s semi-final of the ATP World Tour finals, in which he ousted his equally in-form pal Wawrinka in an epic three-setter. Yet not only did the draining final moments of Federer’s win reawaken his old back trouble, forcing him to withdraw before Sunday’s final against Novak Djokovic, but the late tension of the match also caused Wawrinka to offer sharp, unimpressed words towards his opponent’s

support team at courtside. John McEnroe, the former American firebrand now commentating for ESPN, only threw more fuel on the flames with his revelations that the two players were engaged in a long post-match debate. “Something went on in the locker-room, there Roger Federer of Switzerland arrives to announce that he is injured and unfit to play Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the men’s singles final at the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 in London, on 16 Nov, 2014.—ReuteRs

was a long talk between the players that extended well into the night,” said McEnroe. “And the stress of that — I can’t confirm all of this — but a lot of this went on and I don’t think that helped the situation.” Near the end of an increasingly stressful match which was only settled by a final set tiebreak during which Federer picked up his injury, it had appeared Wawrinka was unhappy with the exuberance of the celebrations of Federer’s camp, led by his wife Mirka and father Robbie. Reuters

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