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New Light of MyanmarVolume XXII, Number 51 14thWaxing of Nayon 1376 ME Wednesday, 11 June, 2014
MYANMARS OLDEST ENGLISH DAILY
INSIDE
PAGE-8
PAGE-3
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ByAye Min Soe
YANGON, 10 June A
member of the Internation-
al Labour Organization has
urged the Myanmar gov-
ernment, employers and
workers to make use of the
mechanism of the Interna-
tional Labour Organization
in order to help improve the
International Labour Organization can help improve
industrial sector: Myanmar ILO ofcial
industrial sector meeting in-
ternational standard.
U Maung Maung,
member of the governing
body of the International
Labour Organization, said
that The ILO should not be
considered as an organiza-
tion which places econom-
ic sanctions on Myanmar.
There is no pressure from
the ILO on Myanmar today
as Myanmar has already
eradicated forced labour
by 85%. There needs to be
cooperation with the ILO to
develop Myanmar.
In order to attract in-
vestment and to improve the
industrial sector, U Maung
Maung said Myanmar
should seek assistance from
the ILO in terms of techni-
cal knowhow and nancial
assistance.
It is important for the
workers, national employ-
ers and the governmet to
use the mechanisms of the
ILO before huge investment
from foreign countries starts
owing into the country to
prevent the gap between
rich and poor in the country
from widening. Small and
medium sized enterprises
must not be affected in a
negative way by foreign di-
rect investment, U Maung
Maung said.
The Secretary of the
Youth Committee of the
Federation of the Trade Un-
ions Myanmar, Ma Sandar
urged employers, workers
and the government to also
get involved as They can
obtain many benets from
the ILO. According to sta-
tistics by the Ministry of La-
bour, Employment and So-
cial Security, over 430,000
labourers work at 17,800
factories in Myanmar.
Meanwhile, there are nearly
2,000 basic labour unions
across the country, accord-
ing to the Deputy Minister
for Labour, Employment
and Social Security. The
basic labour unions are lo-
cated at industrial zones and
major factories.Meanwhile,
the relations between the
employers and the basic
labour unions are strained,
according to FTUM.
Since Myanmar opened
up over three years ago, the
country has seen freedom of
expression among workers
and farmers and the number
of labour disputes at facto-
ries and industrial zones,
with several well publicized
incidents of employees
getting sacked for making
complaints.
Labour conditions could be improved substantially if the government would comply with
ILO guidelines.PHOTO: AYEMINSOE
YANGON, 10 June
The Japan International
Cooperation Agency on
Tuesday sent a responseto the New Light of My-
anmar regarding an article
published on 8 June, which
highlighted the plight of lo-
cals who had to relocate to
make place for the Class A
Area of the Thilawa Special
Economic Zone, saying that
the difculties should be
solved as soon as possible.
JICA fully under-
stands the difculties which
the Project Affected Persons
(PAPs) are facing, Mr.
Tanaka Masahiko, JICAs
chief representatives in My-
anmar, told The New Lightof Myanmar on Tuesday in
an email conveyed by JICA
JICA Myanmar Chief Rep. responds to NLM article on complaints byformer residents of Thilawa SEZ Class A area
ByYe Myintstaff Thinzar Aung. He said
that quicker actions to im-
prove the livelihood of the
PAPs are expected and
that JICA which provides
advice and technical assis-
tance to the government on
the resettlement process---
will encourage the govern-
ment to conduct job training
programmes to provide a
future for the locals.
Among the problems
highlighted by the NLM
were lack of prospect for
employment and housing,
with not even the most basic
needs met including clean
drinking water.
Dwellers from New
Myaing Tha village, which
is the new home of 68
households that were relo-
cated from the 400-hectare
Class A Area of the Thila-
wa Special Economic Zone,
said that so far only assis-
tance to their childrens ed-
ucation has been adequate.
Offspring of the dwell-
ers are now attending a near-
by school and each of the
students has been provided
with an assistance package
that includes textbooks,
bags, stationary and school
uniform, said the mother of
an 8-grader on Saturday in
an interview with the NLM.
Some dwellers, how-
ever, complained about the
fact that ofcials concerned
has not been acting in line
with JICAs guidelines and
that no nancial assistance
has been provided for set-
ting up businesses, although
locals were sent to classes to
learn how to run small busi-
nesses.
Regarding the issue
of undrinkable water in the
village, the JICA Myanmar
Ofces Chief said that the
government is addressing
the issue by planning to
dig deep wells to obtain
better water quality.
New Myaing Tha vil-
lage became the new home
for the 68 households in
November last year at the
start of the industrial parks
development project in
Class A Area.
Dark clouds hanging over the Resettlement Process for Thilawa SEZ Class Aarea, with locals worrying about the lack of employment prospects.
PHOTO: YEMYINT
President
discusses Third
Wave Reform
Upper, Lower
Houses debate car
substitution pro-
gramme, electoral
system
Myanmar, UN
Assistant Secre-
tary-General dis-
cuss humanitarian
aid for Kachin,
Rakhine States
PAGE-3
Trainees from
Innovative Institute
visit UEC ofce
PAGE-3
Long Lasting oldCapital Inwa
Part IIISecond Inwa
under NyaungYan dynasty
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NAT IONAL
NAY PYI TAW, 10
JuneUnion Minister for
Foreign Affairs U Wunna
Maung Lwin received a
delegation led by Ms.
Kyung-wha Kang, United
Nations Assistant Secre-
tary-General for Humani-
tarian Affairs at the minis-
try, Nay Pyi Taw, on
Tuesday.
During the meeting,
they discussed and ex-
changed views on humani-
tarian assistance and emer-
gency response to natural
disasters.MNA
Union FM receives UN Assistant
Secretary-General
NAYPYITAW, 10 JuneUnion Election Commission
is allowing application of political parties for registration
as a political party. The Khumi (Khami) National Party
submitted its application for registration of political party
to Union Election Commission on Tuesday.MNA
Public notice for
remonstration1. The Khumi (Khami)National Party, headquartered
at No. 6, Seikkantha Road, Reikkha Ward of Palet-
wa Township, Chin State, applied for registration as
a political party on Tuesday in accord with Section
5 of the Political Parties Regist ration Law. In apply-
ing for the registration, the party has submitted its
name, ag and seal to be used as mentioned hereun-
der.
2. It is hereby announced in accord with the Political
Parties Registration Rule 14 (d) that those who wish
to remonstrate with the Union Election Commission
about the party name, ag and seal may do so with
rm evidence within seven days from the date of
this announcement.
Union Election Commission
Flag of the Khumi (Khami) National Party
Seal of the Khumi (Khami) National Party
Application for registration
of political party
YANGON, 10 June
The Myanmar National
Disability Conference
opened at Sedona Hotel in
Yangon on Tuesday with
international experts and
ofcials discussing the
present situation of persons
with disabilities amongother related topics.
Myanmar National Disability
Conference kicks off
YANGON, 10 June
The Embassy of Israel in
Yangon donated trolleys to
children hospitals and
books to a library in Man-
dalay in the rst week of
this month, according to a
press release by the embas-
sy.
At the donation cere-
mony, Ambassador Hagay
Israeli embassy in Yangon donates children
trolleys, books to Mandalay facilities
Chief Minister for
Yangon Region U Myint
Swe, US Ambassador Mr
Derek Mitchell and Lower
House Social Development
Committee member Dr
Daw May Win Myint, on
behalf of Lower House MP
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi,made speeches.MNA
Moshe Behar said, that
Childrens specialists
agree that hospitalization
can be a traumatic disrup-
tion to a childs develop-
ment and to the normal
functioning of a family.
He added that this im-
portant project, launched
by the embassy of Israel,
will help in providing one
more dimension to the My-
anmar medical services,
not only by contributing to
the patients, but also by fa-
cilitating the work of My-
anmar medical staff.
The ambassador also
made a donation of Soul
Bird children book trans-
lations to Pyithu Library in
Mandalay.
He said the purpose of
the education project of the
embassy is to promote the
reading habits of young
generations in Myanmar.
The embassy has do-
nated over 400 translation
books in Myanmar and
Chin languages this time,
according to the press re-
lease, and the ambassador
has visited and donated the
books to public libraries in
Nay Pyi Taw, Sagaing and
Ayeyawady regions, Monand Kayin States.
NLM
NAY PYI TAW, 10JuneThe 12thSenior Of-
cials Meeting on ASEAN
Ministers Responsible for
Information took place at
the Myanmar International
12thSOM on ASEAN Ministers
Responsible for Information commences
Convention Centre-MICCin Nay Pyi Taw on Tuesday.
The meeting chaired by
Deputy Minister for Infor-
mation U Ye Htut focused
on reviewing the accom-
plishments of tasks forASEAN Summits and ASE-
AN Social-Cultural Com-
munity-ASCC, tasks of the
ASEAN Culture and Infor-
mation Committee and the
information subcommittee,
frameworks for future tasks
drawn by Myanmar, stand-
ardization for DVB-T2 in
the ASEAN region, estab-lishment of single Web por-
tal for the ASEAN and re-
lease for the social respon-
sible media accepted by the
ASEAN.
In the evening, the dep-
uty minister hosted a dinner
for delegates to the meeting
and ofcials of the ASEAN
Secretariat.
The 12th ASEAN Plus
Three Senior Ofcials
Meeting will be held on 11
June and the 12th ASEAN
Ministers Responsible for
Information on 12 June at
MICC.MNA
The 12thSOM on ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information
in progress at MICC.MNA
Israeli Ambassador Hagay Moshe Behar donates
books to ofcials in Mandalay.
MONGPHYAT, 10 June
As part of activities to
mark World Environment
Day, educative talks on
environmental conserva-
tion and tree growing took
place in the compound of
Wampon Basic Education
High School in Mongphyat
Township of eastern Shan
State on 5 June.
Township Administra-
tor U Aung Myint Kyaw
and Head of Township For-
est Department U Saw Tin
Myint explained matters
related to environmental
conservation.
Shan State Hluttaw
MPs, departmental of-
cials, rural development
committee members,
teachers and students par-
ticipated in the cultivation
of 430 saplings.
District IPRD
Saplingsgrown inMongphyatTsp forenvironmentalconservation
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NATIONAL
NAY PYI TAW, 10
JuneThe eighth day of
the tenth session of the rst
Upper and Lower Hous-
es of Hluttaw on Tuesdaydiscussed car substitution
programmes and electoral
systems for the next General
Elections.
As most vehicles on the
roads in Myanmar are sev-
eral decades old and pose a
danger to safety of drivers,
the car substitution pro-
gramme will help car own-
ers to obtain a licence on
imported cars and tax them
lower if they hand in their
old cars.
There is high demand
for this programme, said U
Chan Maung, Deputy Min-ister for Rail Transportation
at the session of the Lower
Upper, Lower Houses debate car substitutionprogramme, electoral system
House of Parliament.
According to the dep-
uty minister, Discussions
are underway with the rele-
vant departments and asso-ciations for the substitution
of old cars manufactured in
local industrial zones.
Myanmar started the
car substitution programme
in September 2011, with the
programme to be expanded.
At the session, U Aung
Thein, Deputy Minister at
the President Ofce, also
said that Yangon City De-
velopment Committee is is-
suing land grants in accord-
ance with the law, but he
denied that the committee
did not grant permission to
private companies to con-struct buildings in former
parks. Another major top-
ic discussed at the Upper
House was the electoral
system for the next general
elections. Military repre-
sentative Major Win Theinsaid that he supports the
First-Past-the Post (FPTP)
system which was practiced
in 2010 General Elections,
instead of the Proportional
Representation (PR) sys-
tem which has some weak-
ness, according to him. U
Khin Maung Yi, MP of
Ayeyawady Region Con-
stituency (6), said that he
recommends the PR system
as it is being practiced in 90
countries out of more than
160 democratic states.
At the session, four
MPs refused to accept thePR electoral system for the
next elections. MNA
NAY PYI TAW, 10
JuneAs the chair of the
Steering Committee for Re-
forms, President U Thein
Sein met vice presidents,
union ministers and deputy
President says Third Wave Reform will focus on emergence of
new, strong democracy alongside higher living standard
ministers at his palace here
on Tuesday afternoon, urg-
ing them to accelerate the
Third Wave Reform, which
is concerned with ensuring
a solid foundation for a new
democracy to take root and
a higher living standard for
people.
The First Wave Reform
dealt with the introduction
of a multiparty democrat-
ic system and the transi-
tion from the old to a new
system, while the Second
Wave Reform put emphasis
on strategies for executive,
economic, political and so-
cial reforms, the president
recalled, citing the inter-
national cooperation in the
declaration of the Nay Pyi
Taw Accord.
Political stability is of
paramount importance be-
cause it can guarantee peace,
prosperity and safety of the
people, and therefore the
political reform is the most
critical and the most subtle
of all, the president said,
calling on the government
bodies and the public to
cooperate in order to avoid
internal conicts similar
to those of some countries
which are in a transitional
period. He went on to point
out that lengthy conicts
and instability have left My-
anmar further behind than
others in terms of develop-
ment, urging political par-
ties to avoid confrontation
and enter into negotiation as
a gesture of practising polit-
ical culture for a stable and
peaceful political reform.
Speaking of legislative
practices carried out in the
international community,
U Thein Sein said a study
shows that world nations
tend to practise their con-
stitutions and other laws for
some time and make amend-
ments only after a careful
review of their strengths and
weaknesses. Regarding the
measures being taken in line
with the Framework on Eco-
nomic and Social Reforms,
the president talked of
changes in tax systems, al-
leviation of some trade and
investment rules, arrange-
ments for the launch of an
e-government system, and
projects for rural develop-
ment and poverty reduction.
President U Thein
Sein called on ministries
concerned to implement
projects in accord with the
National Comprehensive
Development Plan.MNA
NAY PYI TAW, 10
JuneVice President Dr
Sai Mauk Kham received
a delegation led by Ms.
Kyung-wha Kang, United
Nations Assistant Secre-
tary-General for Human-
itarian Affairs and Dep-
uty Emergency Relief
Coordinator in Nay Pyi
Taw on Tuesday to hold
talks on providing hu-
manitarian aid to Kachin
and Rakhine states and on
prospects of the UN and
INGOs to overcome the
challenges faced here.
MNA
Myanmar, UN Assistant Secretary-General discuss
humanitarian aid for Kachin, Rakhine States
NAY PYI TAW, 10
JuneDelegates from the
Innovative Institute visited
the ofce of the Union Elec-
tion Commission here on
Tuesday morning.Four team leaders and
27 trainees of the insti-
tute were welcomed by the
chairman and the secretary
Trainees from Innovative Institute visit UEC ofceof the UEC.
Dr Daw Myint Kyi,
a member of UEC, clari-
ed the structure, its duties
and the strategic plans of
the commission to conductfree and fair elections in ac-
cordance with international
norms. UEC chairman U
Tin Aye explained pre-elec-
tion activities, including the
collection of voters lists,
and the work of the elec-
tion commission, as well as
organizing early-voting for
Myanmar people overseas,and preparations to deal
with possible risks in the
2015 General Elections.
MNA
President U Thein Sein talking about the Third Wave Reform aimed at laying the foundation for a better living standard.MNA
Vice President Dr Sai Mauk Kham and UN ofcials before discussions on
humanitarian aid to Kachin and Rakhine States.MNA
UEC chairman U Tin Aye and ofcials debate on how to ensure next years
general elections will be conducted successfully.MNA
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LOCAL NEWS
4
Police Captain Myint
Oo and delegation
from Shwepyitha
police station carried
out sanitation works in
the Peoples Hospital
in Shwepyitha
Township of Yangon
North District on
Sunday, also cleaning
the surroundings.
THARSEINDAING
MANDALAY, 10 June
A workshop on security
on football grounds was
Security on football grounds to be improved
following workshopheld at the hall of the Youth
Training School of Manda-
lay Football Academy on
Monday, where the Myan-
mar National League will
hold football tournaments.
The CEO of the MNL
and MNL ofcial U Ye
Myo Thein discussed secu-
rity measures for the stadi-
ums with ofcials, urging
them to implement pro-posed measures. U Khin
Tun of the MNL organiz-
ing committee, MNL se-
curity ofcial U Aye Cho,
Principal of the academy
U Soe Nyunt and other
ofcials took part in the
workshop.
Tin Maung (Mandalay)
KYAUKSE, 10 June
Farmers from Kyaukse
Township started the har-
vest of sesame, with prot
expected to be good in the
2014 cultivation season
due to favourable weather.
Brokers buy sesame
for K55,000 per basket,
with farmers saying that
14-15 baskets per acre are
being produced.
Aung Min (Singaing)
Sesame
harvested
in Kyaukse
Tsp
KYAUKSE, 10 June
The chilli harvest in Kyauk-
se Tsp has begun, with green
and dried chilly not only sold
at local markets, but also be-
ing transported to Mandalay
Chilli yield high in Kyaukse Tsp
and Kyaukse via brokers.
I grow chilli strains
from Thaiwan. Its fruit is
smaller than our domestic
chilli strains and it tastes
sweet and hot. Now, I sell
chilli at K2,200 per viss and
grow chilli on two acres of
land, said farmer U Kyaw
Win of Sabadaw village in
Kyaukse Township.
Aung Min (Singaing)
MANDALAY, 10 June
The Ministry of Labour,
Employment and Social
Security, Asia Speed gen-
eral Service Co., Ltd and
Hti Hlaing Shin Group Es-
sential Employment Agen-
cies jointly organized the
2014 Employment Show
(Mandalay) at the city hall
Job fair in Mandalay sees 700 applications
NGAZUN, 10 JuneAn
educative talk on the use
of rewood-substitute fuel
and environmental conser-
vation was given to local
people in Thabaung Vil-lage in Ngazun Township
of Mandalay Region on
Measures on environmental
conservation discussed
in NgazunSunday.
Staff Ofcer U Bo
Tin Lin of Township Arid
Zone Greening Department
and staff gave detailed
explanations on environ-mental conservation to the
people.Kyemon-645
in Mandalay on 7 June.
A total of 33 local and
foreign companies opened
their booths to invite appli-
cations from visitors, with
some government ofcials
inspecting the fair.
33 companies recruit-
ed over 700 applicants
out of 1,658 visitors, with
some companies planning
to recruit more people in
the near future, ofcials
said.
Job fairs have been
held in Mandalay four
times, helping 6,209
youths to obtain jobs.
Maung Pyi Thu
(Mandalay)
Youths seek jobs at 2014 Employment Show
(Mandalay) at Mandalay city hall.
12thASEAN MinistersResponsible for Information
(AMRI) andrelated meetings
(9-6-2014)-(13-6-2014)Nay Pyi Taw
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REGIONAL
A protester against military rule gestures during a brief protest at a shopping districtin Bangkok on 8 June, 2014.REUTERS
Thai hunger-striker les charges
against junta leaderBANGKOK, 10 June
A Thai political activist
who has started a hungerstrike in protest against lastmonths coup led chargeson Tuesday against juntaleader Prayuth Chan-ocha
and members of the rulingmilitary council for de-faming the monarchy andacts of treason.
Chalad Vorachat, aretired navy lieutenant andserial hunger striker, ar-
gues in a complaint ledwith a Bangkok criminalcourt that the army inter-vention based on Thai-lands Martial Law Acthad a shaky legal basis.
In order to announcemartial law, the countrymust be at war or there
must be a violent conict.Permission must also begranted by the prime min-ister and the monarch,
Chalad told reporters out-side the court.
But soldiers pushedahead with seizing power
anyway.
Prayuth took pow-er on 22 May, saying thearmy needed to restoreorder after nearly seven
months of political turmoil
when protesters occupiedareas of Bangkok to try toforce out the governmentof Yingluck Shinawatra
and wipe out the inuence
of her brother, former pre-mier Thaksin Shinawatra.
At least 28 peoplewere killed and more than700 injured during themonths of unrest.
The coup was the
latest chapter in a powerstruggle stretching backalmost a decade betweenthe Bangkok-based estab-
lishment and supporters ofThaksin, whose strongholdis in the rural north andnortheast.
The military rulersscrapped the constitutionafter the coup and Prayuthhas said it will take a yearor more before a general
election can take place.Chalad, 71, rst went
on hunger strike in 1992against unelected Prime
Minister General SuchindaKraprayoon.
Reuters
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee (2nd row R), Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari (R, front), Indian PrimeMinister Narendra Modi (2nd row L), Lok Sabha (the Lower House) speaker Sumitra Mahajan (L, front) and
others proceed towards Central Hall of the parliament in a procession where President addresses the joint session
of Parliament in New Delhi, India, on 9 June, 2014. XINHUA
Modi calls for greater cooperation
with ChinaNEW DELHI, 10 June
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi urged greatercooperation with Chinaon Monday and said he
planned to visit Beijingsoon, underlining his ad-ministrations promiseto make a new beginningwith the countrys giant
neighbour.India and China have
rapidly expanded com-mercial relations in recent
years but political ties re-main difcult, after a dis-pute over their Himalayanborder that led to a war in
1962.But Modi, who took
power last month, is seek-ing to engage with Indiasneighbours, including
China. A peaceful and sta-ble neighbourhood wouldhelp him pursue his eco-nomic goals at home.
On Monday, he metChinese Foreign MinisterWang Yi, who was visit-ing India as a special en-voy of Chinas president
to build ties with the newadministration in NewDelhi.
On Sunday, Wang
had a meeting with hisIndian counterpart, Sush-ma Swaraj, that lastedmore than three hours. It
was the rst high-levelengagement between the
two countries since Modiassumed ofce.
The two sides willremain in touch throughthe diplomatic channel to
make necessary arrange-ments for these visits andfor other meetings and ex-changes of leaders on the
sidelines of multilateralsummits, the Indian for-eign ofce said in a state-ment after Wangs meet-ing with Modi.
It gave no other de-tails. Modi has alreadyinvited Chinese PresidentXi Jinping to visit New
Delhi later this year.India was once
viewed as a rival to Chi-nas economic juggernaut.Both the economies have
slowed in the past twoyears, but Indias slow-down has been dramatic.
Asias third-largest
economy grew 4.7 per-cent in the scal year thatended in March. That wasthe second straight year ofsub-5 percent growth, the
longest slowdown in morethan a quarter of a centu-ry.
Reuters
Hun Sen
gives nod toopposition torun own TV
channelPHNOM PENH, 10 June
Cambodian Prime Min-
ister Hun Sen said Tues-day the government wouldallow the main oppositionparty to indirectly operate atelevision channel. Hun Sen
said registration under thename of a private companyis the required condition forthe opposition Cambodia
National Rescue Party torun its own TV channel.Nhem Ponharith, a CNRPspokesman, welcomed
Hun Sens remarks, notingthat the party has been de-manding reform of the me-dia sector, including withregard to operation of TV
channels by political par-ties. In addition to state-runTVK, Cambodia currentlyhas 12 other channels, most
of them in favor of the rul-ing Cambodian PeoplesParty. Kyodo News
Allied copters
kill foreign
troops in
Afghanistan
KABUL, 10 June Five foreign servicemen
died in southern Afghan-istan, the NATO-led co-alition forces said onTuesday, and police and
Taleban insurgents saidthey had been killed byre from helicopters pilot-ed by their own allies.
The International Se-
curity Assistance Force(ISAF) gave no reasonfor the deaths on Mondayin southern Zabul Prov-
ince, days before a run-off round in a presidentialelection. The force saidit was investigating thedeaths.
Local police chiefGhulam Sakhi Roghlewaisaid: ISAF troops werereturning to their bases af-
ter an operation when theywere ambushed by theinsurgents. The air strikemistakenly hit their ownforces and killed the sol-
diers.A Taleban spokes-
man, Qari Yousuf Ahmadi,said insurgents had been
attacking the foreign forc-es when the helicoptersintervened and accidental-ly killed their own troops.
Security is being rampedup in Afghanistan ahead ofSaturdays run-off vote toreplace President HamidKarzai.Reuters
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6 New Light of Myanmar
Hillary Clinton says Benghazi probes wont
deter possible White House bidWASHINGTON, 10 June
Hillary Clinton said thelatest round of congres-sional investigations into
the 2012 attacks on the USdiplomatic post in Beng-hazi, Libya, would notdeter her from seeking thePresidency. Actually, itis more of a reason to runbecause I do not believeour great country should beplaying minor league ball,Clinton told ABC News.
We ought to be in themajors. And I view thisas really apart from, evena diversion from the hardwork that the Congressshould be doing about theproblems facing our coun-try and the world, Clinton
said in a televised excerptfrom an interview airing onMonday with ABC Newsanchor Diane Sawyer. Re-publicans have accusedClinton, who was then sec-retary of State, of not doingmore to ensure the safetyof Americans in Benghazi.Four Americans, includingAmbassador Chris Stevens,
were killed in the attack.In the ABC interview,broadcast on the eve of thepublication of her memoir,Hard Choices, Clintonsaid she was ultimatelyresponsible for my peo-ples safety. But pressedon whether there was moreshe could have done, shesaid there were limits.
Im not equipped tosit and look at blueprints, todetermine where the blastwalls need to be or wherethe reinforcements need tobe, she said. Thats whywe hire people who havethat expertise.
Clinton, who is widelyconsidered the Democraticfront-runner if she enters
the 2016 White Houserace, said she would decideon a possible presidentialbid when it feels right forme to decide. Asked if itwere likely she would notannounce a decision untilnext year, she replied: Imnot positive about that. Butthats probably likely.
Reuters
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Russia would react
to NATO build-up
near bordersMOSCOW, 10 June
Russia would consid-er any further expansion
of NATO forces near itsborders a demonstrationof hostile intentions andwould take political andmilitary measures to en-sure its own security, asenior diplomat was quot-ed on Monday as saying.
The comments comeamid a deep crisis betweenRussia and the West overUkraine and days after USPresident Barack Obamaoffered increased militarysupport for eastern Euro-pean NATO members toease their concerns overMoscow.
We cannot see sucha build-up of the alliancesmilitary power near theborder with Russia as any-thing else but a demonstra-tion of hostile intentions,Deputy Foreign MinisterVladimir Titov told Inter-faxin an interview.
Speaking last week inNATO-member Poland,Obama unveiled plans tospend up to $1 billion onsupporting and trainingthe armed forces of alli-ance states bordering Rus-sia.
The White House
also said it would review
permanent troop deploy-ments in Europe in thelight of the Ukraine cri-
sis, but fell short of a rmcommitment to put troopson the ground, as soughtby Poland as a securityguarantee.
It would be hard tosee additional deploy-ment of substantial NATOmilitary forces in cen-tral-eastern Europe, evenif on a rotational basis, asanything else but a directviolation of provisions ofthe 1997 Founding Act onrelations between Russiaand NATO, Titov said.
We will be forcedto undertake all neces-
sary political and militarymeasures to reliably safe-guard our security.
Russia has long op-posed NATOs eastwardexpansion as threateningits own security and saysKievs plan to associate it-self more closely with theWest including withthe military alliance andthe European Union has forced it to react.
The West accusesRussia of meddling inUkraine to keep the for-mer Soviet country in itssphere of inuences.
Reuters
China to boost anti-terror cooperation with Central AsiaBEIJING, 10 June A
security bloc led by Chi-na and Russia will set up aspecial unit to ght terror
following an upsurge of vi-olence in Chinas restive farwestern region of Xinjiangblamed in part on militantsoutside Chinese borders,state media said on Tues-day. Beijing says separatistgroups in Xinjiang are seek-ing to form their own statecalled East Turkestan andhave pointed to links withmilitants in Central Asia aswell as Pakistan, though ex-perts dispute their inuenceand reach.
By the end of this year,the Shanghai CooperationOrganization will form anew regional group to com-bat terror, the ofcial ChinaDailysaid.
China, Russia and fourCentral Asian nations - Ka-zakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ta-
jikistan and Uzbekistan formed the group in 2001as a regional security blocto ght threats posed by
radical Islam and drug traf-cking from neighbouring
Afghanistan.
Many terrorists whocarried out deadly attacks inChina watched or listenedto video or audio les online
with extremist ideologicalcontent, but such materialsare produced or uploadedoutside China, the paperquoted Zhang Xinfeng, di-rector of the blocs regionalanti-terrorist structure exec-utive committee, as saying.
The regional anti-ter-rorist structure decided toset up a special unit at theend of 2013 to deal with thenew situation, he said at itsheadquarters in Uzbek capi-tal Tashkent.
The new unit will pro-vide help to China, especial-ly to authorities in Xinjiang,to eliminate online sourcesof terrorist and extremist in-formation, the report said.Many experts and rightsgroups say economic mar-ginalisation of the MuslimUighurs, who call Xinjianghome, is one of the maincauses of the violence,which has killed at least 180
people across China in thepast year.
They argue that ben-
ets of development inXinjiang, resource-rich andstrategically located on theborders of ex-Soviet cen-tral Asia, largely have goneto majority Han Chinese,stoking resentment among
Uighurs. The China Dai-ly said that Central Asiancountries have become keyto assisting China combatthe spread of terror.
Terrorist attacks inXinjiang are closely related
to the activities of terror-ist, separatist and extremistforces in Central Asia, so
joint anti-terrorist effortsfrom the member countriesare crucial to Chinas sta-bility, and it is a long-term
Security personnel stand guard outside a high school during the national college entrance exam in Kunming,
Yunnan Province, on 7 June, 2014.REUTERS
Saudi Arabiajails 33 for upto 30 years on
terrorismcharges
mission, Zhang said.Member states of the
bloc already share intelli-gence and information andhave been strengthenedborder security cooperationtoo, he added.Reuters
ABUDHABI, 10 June A Saudi court sentenced 33 suspected Islamist militants onMonday to up to 30 years in prison, the ofcial Saudi Press Agencysaid, eight yearsafter their arrest on terrorism charges.
Seventy-one people were arrested in Riyadhs al Nakheel district in 2006 oncharges including forming a terrorist cell, possession of weapons and plotting prisonescapes. While 33 defendants were sentenced on Monday, the SPAreport had no in-formation on the status of the other 38.Reuters
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Pakistani jets bomb militant hideouts after
airport attack
Taxi drivers wait for passengers outside Jinnah International Airport after militants attack in southern Pakistaniport city of Karachi on 9 June, 2014. The Jinnah International Airport in Pakistans southern port city of Karachi
reopened to passengers on Monday afternoon following Sunday nights terrorist attack that killed 23 people, localmedia and ofcials said. XINHUA
ISLAMABAD, 10 June Pakistans air force
launched air strikes intribal areas on the Afghanborder on Tuesday, killingat least 15 militants, the
army said, two days afterTaleban gunmen seized thecountrys biggest airportand killed more than 30 inan all-night battle.
Militants disguisedas security forces stormedinto the airport near Ka-rachi, a city of 18 million,
on Sunday night. The as-sault destroyed prospectsfor peace talks between thePakistani Taleban and thegovernment of Prime Min-
ister Nawaz Sharif.Nine terrorist hide-
outs were destroyed byearly morning military
air strikes near the Paki-stan-Afghan border, thearmys Press wing said.
No other details were
immediately available.The Pakistani Taleban,
an alliance of insurgentgroups ghting to topple
the government and set upa Islamist state, said they
had carried out the attack inKarachi in response to airstrikes on their strongholdsnear the Afghan border.
The assault on theairport brought the gov-ernment a step closer to abroader army operation inthe tribal North Waziristan
Region where the al Qa-eda-linked Taleban arebased.
The army has periodi-
cally bombed suspected in-surgent hideouts in the re-gion, but has yet to launch a
major offensive to ush outmilitants.
At Karachi airport,rescue workers recoveredthe bodies of seven peo-ple trapped inside a cargo
building, bringing to 34 thedeath toll from the attack.
The bodies are badly
charred beyond identi-
cation, said a morgue of-cial who asked not to benamed.
Reuters
Britains Prime Minister David Cameron (L) and Chinas Premier Li Keqiang shakehands following a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing
on 2 Dec, 2013.REUTERS
Britain to host UK-China summit
after human rights tensions
LONDON, 10 June
Britain will host ChinesePremier Li Keqiang in Lon-don next week for an annualsummit, Prime Minister Da-
vid Camerons ofce saidon Tuesday, two monthsafter a human rights rowbetween the two nations de-railed talks.
Li will meet with Cam-eron at his London residenceon 17 June, a reciprocal vis-
it following the British lead-ers trip to China last year,
Camerons spokesman said.
The prime minister will
meet with Premier Li andtheir discussion will cov-er a wide range of bilateralissues, including trade, in-vestment and commercial
opportunities and the ener-gy and cultural side, Cam-erons spokesman said.
Cameron met with Pre-
mier Li in December whenthe largest-ever British mis-sion of its kind went to Chi-
na to patch up relations be-tween the worlds sixth- and
second-largest economies.
A rift over Britains
stance towards Tibet andthe Dalai Lama, Tibetsspiritual leader, promptedLondon to cancel a plannedtrip by Cameron in 2012 af-
ter Beijing said its leaderswould not be free to meethim.
Differences surfaced
again in April this yearwhen China was angeredby a British Foreign Ofce
document criticising Chi-nas human rights record.
Reuters
SKorea
names
new primeminister,
spy chief
SEOUL, 10 June South Korean President Park Ge-un-hye on Tuesday nominated new prime minister and spyagency chief, presidential ofce Cheong Wa Dae said.
Moon Chang-keuk, a former journalist at theJoongAngIlbodaily newspaper, was named to replace the incumbent
Prime Minister Chung Hong-won, who has offered resig-nation after the deadly ferry sinking disaster, presidential
spokesman Min Kyung-wook told a Press brieng. SouthKorean ambassador to Japan Lee Byung-ki was nominatedas new chief of the national intelligence service (NIS), thecountry s spy agency, the spokesman said.Xinhua
Youre not human, South Korean ferry
crew told as trial beginsGWANGJU, (S Korea),
10 June Fifteen crew ofa South Korean ferry that
sank in April killing morethan 300 people, mostlychildren, went on trial onTuesday on charges rang-
ing from negligence tohomicide, with angry andgrieving relatives of thedead packing the court-room.
Most of the passen-gers were children from thesame school on a eld tripwho stayed in their cabinsas they were told while
surviving crew members,including the captain, werecaught on video abandon-ing ship.
Mourning familymembers packed the courtin Gwangju, the closestcity to the scene of the dis-
aster, as the 15 were led inand seated in two rows ofbenches. One relative held
A woman reads messages on yellow ribbons dedicated to
dead and missing passengers of the sunken ferry Sewol, atSeoul City Hall Plaza in Seoulon 19 May, 2014.REUTERS
up a sign that read: Youare not human. You are be-neath animals.
An altercation arosebetween the relatives andcourt security guards whotried to take the sign away.
The captain and threesenior crew members werecharged with homicide in
May facing a maximumsentence of death. Two are
charged with eeing andabandoning ship that car-ries a maximum sentenceof life in prison. Nine arecharged with negligence,
that also carries a maxi-mum sentence of jail.
Reuters
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avoided, as exible practices do not result in fail-
ure. When confronted with negative people, it
would be easy to get sucked into their spiral of
negativity.
Sometimes, rigid behaviours can turn into
opportunities for enemies. But it is possible to lib-
erate from an awkward situation through a exi-
ble approach.
For example, when a baby is crying for some-thing that the parents have prohibited, the latter
would react with negative confrontation. Such
response would lead to a bad image for the par -
ents. Nearby witnesses would blame the parents
whether the latter are right or wrong, resulting in
sympathy for the baby and regarding them as
uncivilized persons. It is a bad outcome for the
parents.
In such circumstances, the parents should
choose a exible approach to the baby. Op-
pressed children display aggressive behaviours.
If they are not oppressed, such behaviours will
hardly appear.
Confrontation would make the participants
popular or notorious. Confrontation can be
avoided too often by using soft power instead of
coercion. Most of the reasons to start confronta-
tion are because of fear of failure in ones beliefor concept. Psychologically, fear could lead to
failure. Therefore, exibility is sometimes need-
ed to be free from failure.Flexibility is about not getting locked in to
reaching impasse. When we realize that
some practices are not working, we need
to be more exible and imaginative in trying
something different. Flexible approach means
responding to changing or new situations in
ways that move us forward.
Being exible means confrontations can be
By Aung Khin
Second Inwa under
Nyaung Yan dynasty
[1599-1752 A.D] was
as equally peaceful, pros-
perous and progressive as
First Inwa. It was King Tha
Lun [1629-1648 A.D], the
second son and successor of
King Nyaung Yan, who
moved his Capital from
Hanthawaddy Pegu to Inwa
in 1635. His choice of Inwa
for his Capital proved rightby the history of Second
Inwa. Tha Lun learnt the
lessons from the history of
Toungoo dynasty. Hantha-
waddy Pegu was no doubt
the greatest Empire of the
time in South East Asian
Peninsula. It was built and
maintained by might and
main with the strategic fa-
cilities of sea ports, trade
and commerce local and
foreign, and strength of land
and water forces. But lack
of sufcient agricultural
lands and strategic back-
bones could not hold its glo-ry and greatness for long.
Besides, Nanda Bayin, un-
worthy son and successor to
King Bayint Naung has-
tened its downfall by his
short sightedness and
un-statesmanship. There-
fore, Tha Lun abandoned
great empire by might and
main. He preferred pros-
perous kingdom by peace-
ful policy. Once he revived
Inwa as his Capital he be-
gan taking advantage of In-
was facilitiesirrigation
workers, communication
and defence systems andtrade and commerce net-
works.
Long Lasting old Capital Inwa Part III
Second Inwa under Nyaung Yan dynasty
Maha Saddhamma Jotika Dhaja
Sithu Dr. Khin Maung Nyunt
Year Name of Ship Article of Export Total value
in Dutch orin
1636 Bommel (a) 1,058 carra of 148 lasts of white rice 11,933 (b) 210 slaves (male and female)
(c )12 chests and 4 baskets of indigo(d) 1 maund or basket of wax and 1 basket
of sail yarn
1642 Neptune (a) 200 lasts of rice(b) 325 Bengalee slaves (sex unspecied) 3,881 [with
out the valueof slaves]
(c ) wax and gumlac [amount unspecied]1645 Snoeck (a) 1,575 carra of rice 7,193 [with
out the valueof slaves]
(b) 239 maunds of wax
(c ) 145 slaves1657 Trouwe (a) 390 lasts of rice 14.388
(b) 163 slaves1663 Arnemuyden (a) 390 lasts of rice
(b) 163 slaves 23,943
Time and circumstanc-
es were favourable for Sec-
ond Inwa under Tha Lun to
rise to prosperity. At home
peoples of both lower and
upper Myanmars were tired
of successive wars. They
Lenged for rest and peace,
and were ready to engage in
the activities of economic
prosperity and progress
agriculture trade and com-
merce, First Inwa hadaheady benetted.
Internationally, it was
the century of Dutch as-
cendancy in South East
Asia. The Portuguese had
declined though isolated en-
claves of Portuguese strong-
holds along the sea coasts in
the east tired to stick to their
last grip on spice trade. This
covetous protable spice
trade which the Portuguese
rst took fron the moons
[Arabs] now passed fully
into the Dutch hand in the
17th century. The Dutch
were purely merchant. Un-like the Portuguese they had
no Christian missionary in-
terest in their coming to
South East Asia. Their main
target was lucrative spice
trade and the East Indies
[Indonesian islands] were
the places which produced
abundance of naturally
grown spices cloves, nut-
meg, mace and several oth-
ers, much needed for pre-
serving meat in European
countries for winter use.
Hence the Dutch did their
best to get hold of their in-
terest in these spice islands.As their spice trade boomed,
they needed to cultivate
spices. They needed farmlabourers to grow spices.
They recruited farm labour-
ers from slaves they bought
at centres of slave auctions
at the coastal kingdoms of
South East Asia. To feed
slave farm labourers they
needed rice. The Kingdoms
in Myanmar, Rakhine,
Mon, Myanmar, MraukU,
Hanthawaddy Pegu and
Inwa were rice exporting
centres to where the Dutch
were yearly bound to go for
rice purchase.
The arrival of East India
Companies in MyanmarAs early as Tha Luns
predecessor King, his elder
brother Anauk pet Lun the
Dutch East India company
had arrived in Myanmar and
set up their factories [Trad-
ing centres] at Hanthawad-
dy Pegu and Inwa. Not
Long after, the English
East India company fol-
lowed, and the two began
in rivalry. In Rakhine the
Dutch East India company
had their main ofce at
MraukU. [An old brick
building of Dutch factory
in ruin at MraukU was pre-served by Rakhine branch
of Myanmar Archaeology
Department during the time
of the writers service as
Director-General]. By now
the Dutch were well estab-
lished in the East Indies
and the Dutch East-India
company in Java (renamed
Batavia by the Dutch) was
in full swing in its control
of spice trade with many
branches in nearby main
land particulary a medium
size peninsular country like
Myanmar.
At MraukU in Rakhinekingdom they dealt in slave
and rice purchases either at
private auction sales orroyal auction centres. My-
anmar kings kept royal mo-
nopoly on revenue earning
merchandizes such as rice,
precious stones and slave
trade. The Portuguese did
slave raids and sold them at
MraukU auction centres.
Rakhine kings levied taxes
on slave trade and sold to
the Dutch their surplus rice
at royal auction centres.
While the Dutch brought
whatever the kings and his
people needed from the
west and other places. By
1635 A.D the Dutch facto-ries were well established
at Pegu, Syriam [Thanlyin]
and Inwa. At Pegu they
opened indigo processing
industry by employing lo-
cal labourers in exhibiting
blue dye from Myanmar
indigo to supply to textile
industries abroad.
The amount of rice and
number of slaves exports
and other minors items ex-
ported from Rakhine may
be gauged from the availa-
ble data from the Dutch re-
cords as follows:-
Weights and money ex-change
1 carra = 420 to 440 Dutch
lbs.
1 last = 3000 Dutch lbs.
1 Maund = 42 Dutch lbs.
1 Dutch orin = 1 sh 6
(English money).
1 tanga (dingar) = 2 sh
(English money).
Regarding their facto-
ries at Pegu and Inwa the
Dutch trade had three major
items in their expect mer-
chandize namely rice, cot-
ton and rubies. Among mi-
nor items were forest
products, timber wood(teak) lac, bee wax, Mart-
aban jars and local handi-
crafts. Thanks to the peace
policy of Tha Lun Second
Inwa grew in prosperity.
Agriculture developed. Rice
production increased with
many surplures. Cotton pro-
duction also could meet lo-
cal consumption and for-
eign demand. Cotton was
the much needed raw mate-
rial for textile industries in
the west as well as in China.
Precious stones especially
rubies for which Myanmar
was famous since early days
of foreign contact, are high-
ly protable merchandize
that required least volume
and weight on long sea voy-
age. Hence the Dutch trad-
ing ships came up to Inwaafter they did their business
at coastal ports of MraukU,
Bassein, Dalla, Syrian and
Pegu. They knew that Inwa
was closer to Mogok Kyat-
pyin [Kapalan] ruby trading
town to the north of Inwa.
Besides the Dutch as well as
the English merchants heard
and knew of a frontier track-
ing town Bhamo which
is just about 40 miles away
from China where mer-
chants from both sides took
their merchandizes on
mules and caravans to bar-
ter. It was their interest toopen their factories at Bha-
mo where they could Chi-
nese merchandisessilk,
velvets, porcelain and other
protable luxuries via back
dvor rather than risky, long
pirate infested sea routes in
south East Asia and
South-China Seas. But Inwa
Kings were cautious. They
would never allow foreign-
ers to go to ruby mine areas
and Bhamo which were
main sources of their wealth
and revenue.
(To be Continued)
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TODAYS
MYANMAR
NEWSSITES
Mandalay
Yangon
Shwepyitha
Bogale
Thaton
Hsihseng
THATON, 10 June
The government is placing
emphasis on transform-
ing manual to mechanized
farming in order to im-
prove the agriculture sector
of the country, with most
of the farmers in Thaton
More machinery use in Thaton Tsp to improve
local agriculture
Township of Mon State
having purchased agricul-
tural machinery with loans
from the government this
year.
I bought a power-till-
er last year. After plough-
ing my farms, I accepted
offers of other farmers to
go and plough their farm-
lands. Using the machinery
can save time and money
and is more effective than
cattle. Agricultural ma-
chinery can be used for
ploughing 8-10 acres of
farmlands a day but farm-
ing cattle can only get one
acre done in two days. In
addition, the farming ma-
chinery can be used for
pumping water and win-
nowing paddy, said farm-
er U Tin Win of Zaikkaye
Village in Thaton Town-
ship.Thet Oo (Thaton)
SHWEPYITHA, 10 June
A medical team led by
Head of Township Health
Department Dr Daw Mi
Mi Khaing of Shwepyitha
Township, Yangon Re-
gion, inspected free medi-
Public healthcare provided in
Shwepyitha Tsp
cal treatment given to local
people in the local health
centres in wards and villag-
es on 6 June.
The medical team also
chlorinated water tanks and
wells to prevent dengue
haemorrhagic fever during
the rainy season.
Locals were informed
about health hazards and
educated on ways to im-
prove their health.
Thar Sein Daing
MANDALAY, 10 June
A wellwisher donatedsunglasses to members of
the Trafc Police Force of
Mandalay Region, as the
Trafc Police Corps Nay
Pyi Taw on 24 April an-
nounced that members are
now allowed to wear sun
glasses to protect their eyes
from the high UV index in
Sunglasses donated to trafc police
in MandalayMyanmar.
On 5 June, U Hla My-intGolden Dragon wed-
ding halldonated 310
pairs of sunglasses to Po-
lice Major Thein Ko Ko for
members of the trafc po-
lice force.
Experts have warned
that exposure to the sun dur-
ing daytime is highly dam-
aging to skin and eyes as the
UV index in most parts ofMyanmar regularly climbs
above 12, which is extreme.
Ofcials said that al-
though police ofcers are
now allowed to wear sun
glasses, no fancy designs
are allowed.
Min Htet Aung (Mandalay
Sub-printing House)
HSIHSENG, 10 JuneA
ceremony to hand over
crops seeds for the 2014-
15 cultivation season was
held at the monastery inBanyin village of Hsi-
hseng Township in south-
Palethwe hybrid paddy seeds presented
to farmers in Hsihseng Tspern Shan State on Sunday.
Staff Ofcer U Kyaw
Kyin of the Township
Agriculture Department
talked about crops for al-ternative development and
other related agricultural
tasks, with other ofcials
presenting Palethwe hy-
brid paddy seeds to farm-
ers from Banyin and Bant-
bwee village-tracts.Khun Ye Htwe
(Hsihseng)
BOGALE, 10 JuneA
ceremony to inaugurate
an upgraded basic educa-
tion high school was held
in Hayman Village-tract
of Bogale Township,
the seaside town of Ay-eyawady Region, on Sun-
day.
High school upgraded to BEHS
in Bogale TspDeputy Township Ed-
ucation Ofcer U Thaung
Myint and Headmaster U
Than Tun explained what
improvements had been
done to the school, school
development task and alsocongratulated outstanding
students on their achieve-
ments.
The Afliated Basic
Education High School in
Hatman Village was up-
graded by the Ministry of
Education in time for the
beginning of this academ-ic year.
Aung Min (Boga le)
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Libyan court says PMs election invalid, raising hopes of end to stalemate
Libyas Prime Minister Ahmed Maiteeq speaks during
a news conference at the ofce of the Prime Minister inTripoli on 7 June, 2014. REUTERS
stitutional, a ruling thatcould reduce volatile po-litical tensions in the major
OPEC member state.It also raised hope that
some oil ports occupiedfor 10 months by rebels inLibyas east will reopen. In
April, rebels signed an ac-cord with the governmentof Maiteeqs predecessorto unblock the vital Medi-
terranean ports but its im-plementation stalled whenthey refused to deal withMaiteeq, a businessman.
Port rebel leader Ibra-him Jathran welcomed theSupreme Court ruling, ac-cording to a statement.
Maiteeq said he wouldaccept the court decision,which reinstates Abdullah
al-Thinni as caretaker pre-mier, according to parlia-ments deputy speaker.
Libya has had twopremiers Thinni and
Maiteeq with two cab-inets since the latter gotelected in a chaotic voteby parliament a month
ago, compounding a senseof anarchy and drift threeyears after the uprisingthat overthrew Muammar
Gadda.Gaddas one-man
rule over 42 years leftLibya without credible
governing institutions andsecurity services to imposestate authority on ex-rebels
and Islamist militants, whonow use armed muscle tocarve out efdoms andmake demands on Tripoli.
Thinni had original-
ly resigned in April afterwhat he said was a shoot-ing attack on his familyhome by militiamen, but
then refused to hand overpower to Maiteeq pendinga court decision.
The ruling stated...
the appointment of MrAhmed Maiteeq as premierof the interim governmentwas unconstitutional,
state television quoted thecourt as saying, withoutciting the legal basis of its
decision.Parliaments sec-
ond deputy speaker SalahMakhzoum told reportersthat lawmakers would re-
spect the ruling.Abdullah Al-Thinni
is the caretaker prime min-ister until congress (par-
liament) learns the courtsreasons for deciding Mait-eeqs election was uncon-stitutional.
Parliament will dis-cuss the matter further onTuesday, he said.
Reuters
TRIPOLI, 10 June
Libyas Supreme Courtruled on Monday that par-
liaments election of Prime
Minister Ahmed Maiteeqa month ago was uncon-
White House-Congress rift
over Bergdahl deal deepens
WASHINGTON10 June, A political storm over
the trade of ve Taliban in-mates for a captured Amer-
ican soldier intensied onMonday when Obama ad-ministration ofcials toldUS lawmakers that up to 90
people within the adminis-tration but no membersof Congress were toldin advance about the swap.It strikes me as unfortunate
that they could have 80 to90 people in the adminis-tration aware of what washappening and not be able
to trust a single Republicanor Democrat in the House orthe Senate, RepresentativeGreg Walden of Oregon,
a member of the House ofRepresentatives Republicanleadership, told reporters af-ter leaving a brieng on theexchange.
The White House hasbeen trying to appease angrylawmakers since PresidentBarack Obama announced
on 31 May that Army Ser-geant Bowe Bergdahl hadbeen exchanged for the veinmates from the US mili-tary prison at Guantanamo
Bay in Cuba.House Republicans
said they planned an investi-gation of the exchange deal.
Lawmakers and humanrights activists said theyexpected the furor would
make it more difcult towin Congress backing for
Obamas avowed intention
to close the detention camp,long criticized by human
rights groups and others.Congress does not
like to be left out of theloop, Texas Representa-tive Gene Green, a Dem-
ocrat, told Reuters. If theWhite House had called atleast the leaders of nationalsecurity committees, that
would have been much bet-ter and maybe we would nothave had this controversy,he said.
Republican Senator
Ted Cruz of Texas said ina Senate speech on Mon-
day he would introduce abill this week that would
bar any federal funding forGuantanamo transfers forsix months. Congressionalaides told Reutersthat simi-lar legislation is expected to
be introduced as soon as thisweek in the Republican-ledHouse, where oppositionto closing the Guantanamo
prison is far stronger than inthe Democratic-controlledSenate.
Members of Congress
were not informed about theprisoner swap deal despiteUS law requiring that theHouse and Senate be given30 days notice before any
prisoners are transferredfrom Guantanamo. TopWhite House staff haveapologized to a few senior
lawmakers. They have alsoheld classied briengs in-cluding Mondays sessionfor the House and a similarone for the Senate last week.
A classied SenateArmed Services Commit-tee hearing on the matter isplanned for Tuesday with
senior defence and intelli-gence ofcials. Secretary ofDefence Chuck Hagel willtestify in a public HouseArmed Services Committee
hearing on Wednesday.Reuters
US Army Sergeant BoweBerghdal is pictured in
this undated handoutphoto provided by the US
Army and received byReuters on 31 May, 2014.
REUTERS
Eight
arrested
in Cubascollege
test fraud
HAVANA,10 June Eight people, including ve teachers, have been arrested inCubas capital Havana in connection with a college entrance exam fraud, the ofcial
Granmadaily reported on Monday. The suspects ve senior high school teachers, amethodologist, a print shop worker, and a person not related to the educational sector were accused of stealing and selling the math exam paper, the daily reported, citing
a joint statement from the authorities. As a result, students in Havana had to be retestedfor the math exam. The print shop worker had also leaked the contents of exams inSpanish and History, but those contents were changed before the exams, the report said.
The accused have confessed their guilt, the daily added.Those who willfully discloses the contents of exams to students will be sentenced
to between three months and one year of imprisonment. If the perpetrators leak the doc-uments to make money, the prison term can be extended from six months to two years,
according to Cubas Criminal Code. Xinhua
Ukraine sees understanding with Russiaon peace moves
Ukraines President-elect Petro Poroshenko shows thepresidential seal during his inauguration ceremony in the
parliament hall in Kiev on 7 June, 2014.REUTERS
KIEV, 10 June, Ukraine said on Monday ithad reached a mutual un-derstanding with Moscow
on parts of a plan proposedby President Petro Poro-shenko for ending violencein the east of the country.
Kiev gave no detailsand Russia did not com-ment directly but two daysof talks, following a briefencounter in France last
week that broke the icebetween Poroshenko andRussian President VladimirPutin, have given momen-
tum to peace moves.German Foreign Min-
ister Frank-Walter Stein-meier said in a statement
released in Berlin that therewas some faint light atthe end of the tunnel in
the Ukraine conict for therst time in months.
The Ukrainian For-
eign Ministry said in abrief statement in Kiev thatRussian and Ukrainian rep-resentatives had met three
times in the past two daysto discuss Poroshenkosplan to end an insurrectionby pro-Russian separatists
in the east.As a result of the
work, the sides reached amutual understanding onkey stages of the imple-
mentation of the plan andon a list of priorities whichwill contribute to a de-es-calation of the situation in
the Donetsk and Luhanskregions of Ukraine, it said.
The talks are beingmediated by the Organiza-
tion for Security and Co-operation in Europe, theVienna-based security and
human rights watchdog,but almost no details of Po-
roshenkos plan or the talks
have been made public.
It was not even clearwho took part in Mondaysmeetings, although theUkrainian leader was pres-ent at Sundays talks and
said that the violence mustend this week.
Each day when peo-ple die, when Ukraine pays
such a high price, is inad-missible for me, his ofcequoted him as saying.
Poroshenko, who was
sworn in on Saturday, hascalled for daily meetings ofthe contact group and theForeign Ministry said thetalks would continue.
Scores of people havebeen killed since April ineast Ukraine, includingseparatists and government
forces, and Russian speak-ers there are suspicious ofPoroshenko and the new,pro-Western government
in Kiev. But ghting hasebbed in the past few days,despite renewed shell-ing of rebels in the city ofSlaviansk, and Russia and
Ukraine signalled last weekthey hoped to resolve a dis-pute over the price Kievpays for Russian gas andits gas debts.
Failure to secure adeal, though, would fueltension again because Mos-cow has threatened to turn
off the taps on Tuesday ifthere was no agreement atthe latest meeting in Brus-
sels. As the EU gets about
a third of its gas importsfrom Russia, almost halfof it via Ukraine, its mem-ber states could also sufferfrom supply disruptions.
In Finland, RussianForeign Minister SergeiLavrov said the govern-ment in Ukraine and the
EU had to work more con-structively to end the crisisin Ukraine, but also ex-pressed some hope.
I believe that thenewly-chosen UkrainianPresident Poroshenkoscontacts (with Westernleaders) can lead to vio-
lence being stopped and in-ternal dialogue beginning,he told a news conferencewith Finnish Foreign Min-
ister Erkki Tuomioja.Putin and Poroshen-
ko had 15 minutes oftalks during a World WarTwo anniversary event
in France last week, theirrst meeting since the cri-sis ared in February afterthe overthrow of Ukraines
Moscow-leaning president,Viktor Yanukovich.
Yanukovich ed toRussia, which annexedthe Crimea region from
Ukraine a month later,deepening Moscows worststandoff with the Westsince the end of the Cold
War and the collapse of theSoviet Union in 1991.
Reuters
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HEALTH & BUSINESS
Black-rind watermelons
fetch 350,000 yen at
seasons 1stauctions
ASHIKAWA (Japan), 10June A black-rind wa-termelon grown in Hokkai-do, northern Japan, fetcheda winning bid of 350,000yen on Tuesday in theyears rst auction of the
fruit at produce marketsin Asahikawa and Sap-poro. The highest bid forone of roughly 240 Den-suke watermelons, a sig-nature product of the townof Toma, was 50,000 yenabove last years top price.The successful bidder at theAsahikawa market was Sa-toshi Ogino, a 47-year-old
A Densuke watermelon, a specialty of Hokkaido, issold for 350,000 yen at this years rst auction in
Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on 10 June , 2014. Around70,000 Densuke watermelons will be shipped this
summer at around 5,000 yen per piece. KYODONEWS
fruit and vegetable broker.Providing little encour-agement to the efforts ofthe farmers, I added 50,000yen more to the winningprice of last year, he said.A farmers cooperative inToma said it plans to ship acombined 70,000 Densukewatermelons this year.
While the peak seasonof the fruit is in July, theseare expected to retail forsome 5,000 yen apiece. Theall-time highest winningbid for the fruit is 650,000yen, fetched in 2008.
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US says infant formula makers
must test for germs, nutrientsWASHINGTON, 10 June
US health ofcials on
Monday nalized manu-facturing guidelines forinfant formula makersthat aim to ensure prod-ucts sold for babies meetcertain quality controls tokeep them safe.
The rule, to be of-cially released on Tues-day, includes requiringcompanies to test for sal-monella and cronobac-ter, two bacteria that cancause particularly severeillness in babies, the Foodand Drug Administrationsaid.
The move followsseveral, high-prole na-tionwide recalls of vari-ous formula products inthe past several years thathave hit the multi-bil-lion-dollar industry, whichhas increasingly sought toexpand by selling formu-las aimed at older infantsand toddlers.
In 2010, Abbott Labo-ratories recalled 5 millioncontainers of its Similacproducts because of pos-sible contamination frominsect parts. Mead John-son Nutrition Co in 2011saw its shares fall whenstores pulled some pow-
dered versions of its Enfa-mil product over concerns
about infection, althoughthe FDA later said a recallwas not needed.
While public healthofcials generally say
breast milk is best for ba-bies, they acknowledgethat many infants get allor part of their nutritionthrough formula. Thenew rule, the FDA said,is aimed at establish-ing good manufactur-ing practices that manycompanies have alreadyadopted voluntarily.
It only applies to for-mula marketed for for
use by healthy infantswithout unusual medicalor dietary problems, theFDA said in a statement.
Under the regulation,companies must screenformula for salmonella,which can cause diarrheaand fever resulting inparticularly severe pro-blems for babies. Theymust also check for cron-obacter, which is knownto live in dry conditionssuch as powdered formulaand cause swelling of the
brain known as meningitisin infants.
While the FDA doesnot approve infant formu-la products before theycan be sold, companiesunder the rule must alsotest their products nu-trient content and showthat their formulas cansupport normal physicalgrowth, the agency said.The International Formu-la Council said it stronglysupported nalization of
the regulation.As an industry, we
are proud of our recordand support any effort thatfurther advances infantformula safety and qual-ity, Mardi Mountford,executive vice presidentof the industry group, saidin a statement.
The American Aca-demy of Pediatrics, whichrepresents physicians whotreat babies and children,also welcomed the regula-tion. Other infant formu-la manufacturers includeNestle SA, which makesGerber brand formula,and Hain Celestial GroupInc, maker of EarthsBest. Perrigo Co manu-factures many store-brandformulas. Reuters
Jars of baby food from Gerber, a subsidiary of Nestle,
are lined up at a store in Mexico City, on 24 Jan, 2014.REUTERS
Death toll from Ebola in
Sierra Leone more than doubles to 12
A doctor works in a laboratory on collected samplesof the Ebola virus at the Centre for Disease Control in
Entebbe, about 37 km (23 miles) southwest of Ugandascapital Kampala, on 2 Aug, 2012. REUTERS
FREETOWN, 10 June The death toll from Ebolain Sierra Leone has doubledto at least 12 in a week, lo-cal health authorities saidon Monday, deepening thespread of a disease that haskilled over 200 people inGuinea and Liberia.
The mounting deathsin Sierra Leone, which
had been spared cases formonths after Ebola wasconrmed in the region in
March, underscore the chal-lenges weak health systemsface tackling one of thedeadliest diseases on theplanet.
Amara Jambai, SierraLeones Director of Dis-ease Prevention and Con-trol, said all the conrmed
deaths in Sierra Leone werein the east, mainly in the
Kailahun district on the bor-der with Guinea. It is verydifcult for us to ascertain
community deaths at thismoment, but the 12 deathsare the ones the hospital candenitely conrm to have
died of Ebola, Jambai said.Jambai added that there
were now 42 conrmed cas-es of Ebola from 113 peopletested and new cases hadbeen recorded in the north-ern district of Kambia.
Ebola was conrmed
in a remote corner of Guin-ea in March and then laterspread to Guineas distantcapital, Conakry, and overthe border into Liberia.
All suspected cases inSierra Leone tested neg-ative until last month andJambai said that the diseasewas spreading as authoritiesare struggling to control themovement of people.
International medi-cal experts have been dis-patched to Sierra Leone butthey face a combination ofpoor existing health systemsand tensions among locals
fueled by the lack of under-standing over the disease.
Reuters
If Sprint buys T-Mobile, it may
have to slash prices
WASHINGTON , 10 June If Sprint Corp acquiresT-Mobile US Inc, it couldsave up to $6.6 billion onnetwork, equipment andoperating costs, but it willhave to slash its prices tomatch the target companyssteep discounts, analystssaid on Monday.
Sprint, under ChairmanMasayoshi Son, has beenhesitant to join other carri-
ers in cutting fees becausea decline in revenue wouldhurt its stock price, analysts
say. Its shares have risen 8percent since 12 Decemberon speculation it was look-ing to acquire T-Mobilefrom Deutsche TelecomAG.
I think hes realized
hes between a rock and ahard place. Sprints pricesare much too high, but ifSprint cuts prices, its stockwill fall, said Craig Mof-fett, lead analyst at Moffet-
tNathanson. They dontcome close to justifyingtheir stock price.
The price differential isjust one hurdle that Sprint,which is 80 percent ownedby Japans SoftBank Corp,would face if it pursues adeal to buy T-Mobile.
Son has argued to USregulators that a mergerwould give the companiesleverage to compete againstAT&T Inc and Verizon
Communications Inc. Thenew company would boastmore than 100 million sub-scribers, just behind bothVerizon and AT&T.
But the Federal Com-munications Commission,which in 2011 rejectedAT&Ts bid for T-Mobile,has repeatedly said it wantsto maintain four competi-tors in the wireless indus-try.
Unease about whetherSprint can overcome regu-latory hurdles sent its stockdown 9.3 percent to $8.77since details emerged of a
potential bid last Wednes-day.
Reuters
People walk past a Sprint store in New York on 17 Dec,2012. REUTERS
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SYDNEY, 10 June A
horric fatal crocodile at-
tack in Australia in whicha man was snatched from asmall boat before the eyes
of his wife has sparkedcalls for widespread cull-ing of the killer beasts,local media reported on
Tuesday.A 4.6 metre crocodile
is believed to have takenthe 62-year-old man fromthe boat near Darwin, in
Australias Northern Ter-
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (2nd L) holds a welcoming ceremony for visiting Italian PrimeMinister Matteo Renzi (C) in Hanoi, Vietnam, on 9 June, 2014. XINHUA
Train carrying propane
derails in Canada, cars intactTORONTO, 10 JuneA
regional train carrying pro-
pane derailed in the easternCanadian province of NovaScotia, but none of the carsappeared to be damaged or
leaking, the Royal Canadi-an Mounted Police said onMonday. Two people wereon the train, which is op-erated by the Cape Breton
and Central Nova ScotiaRailway, and no injurieshave been reported, saidCorporal Scott MacRae.
Police have evacuated
a handful homes in a 2.5kilometre (1.5 mile) radi-us of the accident in WestRiver Station, a rural area
about 150 kilometres (93miles) northeast of Halifax,Nova Scotia.
It was unclear exactly
how many cars carryingpropane derailed in theaccident. Police said ve
cars were involved, whilea company spokesman said
seven cars derailed and thatall were intact.
The derailment oc-curred at the 26th car in the
43-car freight train, saidDenis Boucher, a spokes-
man for the regional car-rier, which is owned byGenesee & Wyoming Inc.
Genesee & Wyoming ownsshort line and regionalfreight railroads in Canada,the United States, Australiaand Europe.
Police, re services,emergency responders andenvironmental ofcialswere on site at the accident
and re services would stayuntil the scene was cleanedup, MacRae added.
Its believed the pos-
sibility of an explosion orre is minimal, said Mac-
Rae.Reuters
Raging storm in western Germany disrupts
transport, kills one
DUESSELDORF (Germa-ny), 10 June A storm
raged over Germanysmost populous state late on
Monday, causing at leastone death, forcing Duessel-
A coal power plant is seen during a thunderstorm in the western city of Weisweiler
on 9 June, 2014. REUTERS
Worlds oldest man dies
in New York at 111
111-year-old Alexander Imich speaks during an in-
terview with Reuters at his home on New York Citys
upper west side, on 9 May, 2014. REUTERS
NEWYORK, 10 June The worlds oldest man hasdied in New York at age111, according to the sen-
ior citizen residence wherehe lived. Alexander Imich,who was born in Poland in1903 and survived a Soviet
Gulag labor camp, died onSunday, said Marcy Levitt,
executive director of Espla-nade Manhattan.
Imich emigrated to the
United States in the 1950sand was a scholar of the oc-cult. He edited an antholo-gy called Incredible Tales
of the Paranormal in 1995at the age of 92.
He turned 111 in Feb-ruary and, in April, as-sumed the rank of oldest
Australian fatal crocodile attack sparksculling debate
ritory on Saturday, news.com.au reported.
After the attack some
shermen have called forauthorities to start cullingthe crocodile population,which has soared to an
estimated 130,000 in theNorthern Territory sinceculling was banned in the1970s. In the past year
there have been three fa-
tal attacks and at least 19in the Northern Territorysince 1987.
But crocodile expert,Adam Britton, said cullingthe ancient reptiles was not
the answer. Culling croc-
odiles always comes upas a topic of conversationwhenever this happens, but
unless you wipe out everysingle crocodile theres al-ways going to be some lev-el of risk, he said.
We know that youalso need crocs for healthysh populations, not tomention tourism and a
living man, according tothe Gerontology ResearchGroup of Torrance, Califor-nia. That ranking now goes
to Sakari Momoi of Japan,born on 5 February, 1903,one day after Imich, accord-ing to the research group.
Dozens of women wereolder than Imich, according
to the group, and the old-est of them, Misao Okawaof Japan, is 116. Imich had
credited good genes for hislong life.
But the life you liveis equally or more impor-
tant for longevity, he toldReuters last month in an in-
terview in his apartment onManhattans Upper WestSide.Reuters
healthy farming industry,so its not so simple to justsay, Lets get rid of all the
crocs.Croc populations ap-
pear to be leveling out buttheyre also moving into
more freshwater areas,where the name saltwatercrocodile can be highlymisleading. All crocodiles
are freshwater animals atheart, but theyre also high-
ly tolerant of saltwater, he
saidk.Xinhua
dorf airport to shut downtemporarily, disrupting
public transport and mak-
ing some roads impassable
due to fallen trees.A cyclist aged around
50 died in Cologne afterbeing hit by a falling tree
that local police said wasprobably struck by light-
ning.Thunderstorms, strong
winds and heavy rain hitthe western state of North-Rhine Westphalia, causingGermanys third-largest
airport to close for aroundan hour. Ten incomingights were diverted while10 other ights were can-
celled. The airport saidgusts of up to 150 kilo-
metres an hour (93 mph)were recorded. It openedagain at 10 pm local time
Train services weretemporarily suspendedand fallen trees blockedsome streets in Duessel-
dorf, where trams and un-
derground trains were alsostopped due to damagedoverhead lines. Some lo-cals reported electrical
outages. The storm frontmoved further northeastand the German Meteor-ological Service issued
weather warnings for re-
gions including Hanover
and Bremen for the night.Reuters
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GENEVA / DUBAI, 10June Iran talk ithglobal oer on curb-ing it nuclear rogramme
in exchange for an end toanction could be extendedfor another ix month if nodeal i reached by a July 20deadline, a enior Iranianofcial aid on Monday.
Us and Iranian ofcialheld talk in Geneva onMonday to tackle ay ofbreaking a deadlock hich
ha raied the likelihoodthat the deadline ill lae
BEIJING, 10 June Four Chinee naval ve-el have left ort on their
ay to articiate in a veeek-long erie of navalexercie ith the Unitedstate and other countrie
off the coast of Hawaii,Chinese media reported onTueday.
China dispatched amiile detroyer, a miile
frigate, a uly hi and ahoital hi for the coun-try inaugural aearancein the biennial Rim of the
pacic exercie, thought tobe the orld larget ith23 countrie articiating.
The veel ailedfrom to ort in the outh-ern rovince of Hainan onMonday, Chinese mediareorted.
The hi ill artic-iate in humanitarian aidand earch and recue exer-cie, a ell a drill relat-ed to maritime ecurity.
Jaan, India, Indo-neia, the philiine andsouth Korea are among theAian countrie alo takingart in the exercie.
Xu Hongmeng, deutycommander of the Chinesenavy, called the exercie
an important part of theeffort to build a ne mod-el of relation beteen Chi-na and the United States,according to the Peoples
Liberation Army Daily, theofcial neaer of the
Chinee military.what looked like
promising efforts between
JAKARTA, 10 June A month before Indone-ia' reidential election,the two candidates tradedbarb in their rt televied
debate on Monday, withJakarta Governor JokoJokoi widodo een far-ing better than former spe-cial force general praboosubianto.
The two candidates arecloe in oinion oll aheadof the 9 July election, al-though Jokoi hold the
edge. U to 40 ercent ofthe voter are undecided,one urvey ha aid.
The inner ill leadthe orld fourth-mot
oulou nation, hichha more Mulim thanany other country, for thenext ve year. Both have
romied market-friendlyolicie to revive grothin southeat Aia largeteconomy, hich fell to the
loet in four year in thert quarter.
Jokoi aeared to
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (L) and IranianForeign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif address a news conference
in Vienna on 19 March, 2014.REUTERS
Iran says six-monthextension of nuclear talks
may be necessary
Chinese naval vesselsdepart for US-led exercises
off Hawaii
Jokowi scores points but no knockout in Indonesiasfirst presidential debate
ithout a deal meant to head
off the rik of a Middle Eatar over the nuclear iue.The four-month-old round
of negotiations ran intodifculty lat month itheach ide accuing the otherof making unrealitic de-mand, oing doubt aboutroect for a breakthrough
next month. wetern of-cial ay Iran ant to main-tain a uranium enrichmentcaability far beyond hat
i uitable for civilian nucle-ar oer tation. Iran ayit ant to avoid relianceon foreign ulier of fuelfor lanned nuclear reactor
and reject wetern allega-tion it eek the caabilityto make nuclear eaonunder the guie of a eaceful
energy rogramme. DeutyForeign Minister AbbasAraqchi oke of a oibleextenion to the talk in re-mark in Geneva to Iranianmedia on the ideline ofmeetings with senior USofcial and the Euroe-an Union deuty chief
negotiator.we hoe to reach a -
nal agreement (by 20 July)but, if thi doent haen,
then e have no choice butto extend the Geneva dealfor ix more month hilee continue negotiation,Araqchi a quoted a
aying by Iran tate neagencyIRNA.Reuters
China and the Unitedstate to imrove mili-tary-to-military relation
have oured recently overdisagreements concerningcyber espionage and Chi-na increaingly aggre-ive behavior in the southand Eat China ea.
Kyodo News
have cored more ointin the debate, but no killer
blo, analyt aid afterthe to-hour long dicu-sion, in which the two can-
didates were accompaniedby their vice reidentialrunning mate. prabooappeared to be on the de-fenive about hi humanright record, they aid.
I don't think thereere any knockout blo,aid paul Roland, a Jakar-ta-baed olitical analyt.
I think Jokoi did hat heneeded to do and that wasto erform condently in avery ublic venue.
praboo, ho a
formerly married to adaughter of authoritarianleader suharto, relie on
his strongman and nation-alitic image to aeal tovoter eary of hat ierceived to be indeciiveleaderhi under current
preident suilo BambangYudhoyono, ho i due toleave ofce in October.
we ant to be a na-
tion that is independent,that i roductive. we don'tant to jut be a marketfor other, aid praboo,
wearing a white dresshirt and a traditional In-doneian ca. we antto tand on our on feet.Although relatively cor-dial, the debate turned tene
hen Juuf Kalla, Jokoi'vice reidential candidate,aked praboo to addrehuman right in Indoneia,
hich the ex-general tooka a tab at him eronally.
we had to do hata neceary to enure theafety of the larger Indo-neian ociety," prabooaid, raiing hi voice. "Mr.Kalla, I am reonible andmy concience i clear. I
am the strongest defenderof human right in thi re-ublic. I have no doubt.
praboo a di-
charged from ervice by amilitary council for mi-interpreting orders in the
abducti