William Henry Roberts (1847-1919)

Missionary, born October 25, 1847, in Botetourt Springs, Virginia. Roberts attended Roanoke (Va.) and Richmond colleges, and graduated from the Theological Seminary in Chicago. He served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He was a missionary under the American Baptist Missionary Union in Bhamo, Burma, from 1879 until 1913, serving among the Kachins. He wrote Pioneering among the Kachins (Boston, 1911). He retired in 1917. Died December 24, 1919.-- The United States in Asia: a historical dictionary

Myen mung gaw October, shing n-rai, November shata hta ra lata poi galaw na

Myen mungdan asuya gaw, mungdan a ra lata poi hpe October jahtum na bat, shing n-rai November praw na bat, hta galaw sa wa na hku hkyen lajang nga ai lam, lahta tsang salang langai AFP hpe tsun ai lam hta lakap nna chye lu ai.

Dai ra lata poi hta shang shingjawng lawm na salang (candidate) ni hpe mung, tinang a mungmasa hpung ni hpe tara shang masat jahpan bang ngut ai hpang, shata (6) daram gaw ‘campaign’ galaw hkawm na matu aten lu na re ai lam hpe mung chye lu ai.

Hpyen asuya hku nna gaw, ra lata poi galaw na n-htoi hpe tara shang n-dau shana ai lam rai n-galaw shi ai rai tim, ndai ra lata poi hta, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi hte hpawn, mungmasa lam hte seng nna htawng hkrat yu sai kaga myitsu salang ni kadai mung, shang shingjawng lawm n-mai na matu, ndai shata praw daw hta ndau shabra dat ai ra lata poi ritkawp (election laws) ni hta a-dan sha mu lu nga ai.

National League for Democracy (NLD) hku nna gaw “ra lata poi ndai hta shang shingjawng lawm na/n-lawm na” ngu ai lam hpe dawdan masat ai lam n-galaw shi nga ai rai tim, lama wa na, shang shingjawng lawm na matu dawdan wa ai rai yang pyi gaw, numbat langai hku nna NLD galaw ra na lam gaw, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi hpe shawng uhpung kaw nna shapraw kau ra na lam rai nga ai lam hpe mung, uhpung uhpawng nnan masat jahpan bang ritkawp (new party registration laws) ni hta tsun da nga ai rai.--The Straits Times

Mungkan hta sut su dik htum ai masha marai (10)

Forbes Magazine hpe lakap nna tsun ga nga yang, mungkan ntsa hta sut su dik htum ai sutdu marai shi (10 richest people in the world) gaw, lawu de na hte maren rai nga ai.

1. Carlos Slim Helu Mexico
US$53.5 billion sut su ai, asak (70) ning re ai, sahte kummi wa (tycoon) ndai gaw, dai ning na jahpan hta numbat (1) sut su dik htum ai wa rai nga ai. Shi gaw Latin America hta kaba dik htum ai “mobile phone company” hpe madu da ai wa mung rai nga ai zawn, lai wa sai shaning na jahpan hta numbat (3) shara hpe madu da ai wa mung rai nga ai.

2. Bill Gates United States
US$53 billion sut su ai, asak (54) ning re ai, “software” ninghkring mung rai, masha hpe tsaw ra matsan dum chye ai wa (philanthropist) mung rai, re ai Bill Gates gaw, Carlos Slim a jan jan rai nna sut su rawt jat wa ai lam a majaw, dai ning na jahpan hta numbat (2) shara de du mat ai lam rai nga ai. Nampan htu tsi (vaccine) hte seng nna sawk sagawn ai lam, matsan mayan re ai mungdan ni hta nga ai shinggyim nau na ni tsi ndai hpe jai lang akyu jashawn la lu hkra sa ya ya re ai lam, ni hta ahkyak madung arang bang nna shamu shamawt nga ai lam hpe, “Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation” hpe lakap nna chye lu ai.

3. Warren Buffett United States
US$47 billion sut su ai, asak (79) ning re ai, American mungdan masha sutdu ndai gaw, dai ni na mungkan hta numbat (3) ngu na sut su dik htum ai wa rai nga ai.

4. Mukesh Ambani India
US$29 billion sut su ai, asak (52) ning re ai, Kala mung na sutdu ndai gaw, dai ning na jahpan hta numbat (4) ngu na sut su dik htum ai wa rai nga ai.

5. Lakshmi Mittal India
US$28.7 billion sut su ai, asak (59) ning re ai, Kala mung na hpri gang (steel) lauban wa gaw, ya yang e mungkan hta numbat (5) ngu na sut su dik ai wa rai nga ai.

6. Larry Ellison United States
US$28 billion sut su ai, asak (65) ning re ai, American mungdan masha sutdu ndai gaw, ya yang e mungkan hta numbat (6) sut su dik htum ai wa rai nga ai.

7. Bernard Arnault France
US$27.5 billion sut su ai, asak (61) ning re ai, French sutdu ndai gaw, mungkan hta numbat (7) ngu na sut su dik ai wa rai nga ai. Shi gaw mungkan bu hkawm lam (tour) magam bungli dap, shingjawng sumpan li (yatch) shachyaw dap, pyaw hpa hkali (luxary boat) galaw shapraw dap, ni hpe mung madu da ai wa rai nga ai.

8. Eike Batista Brazil
US$27 billion sut su ai, asak (53) ning re ai, College jawng pyi n-lu shangut la lu ai rai tim ‘mungkan hta sut su dik htum ai wa byin tai wa lu hkra’ ngu ai myit jasat hte shakut shaja sa wa ai sutdu ndai gaw, ya yang e mungkan hta numbat (8) ngu na sut su dik htum ai wa rai nga sai. Lai wa sai shaning na jahpan hta numbat (53) shara kaw rai nga ai kaw nna, dai ning na jahpan hta numbat (8) shara de du lung wa ai lam hpe yu yang, ram ram a lahta de lawan ai hku rawt jat wa nga ai lam hpe mung, mu chye lu nga ga ai.

9. Amancio Ortega Spain
US$25 billion sut su ai, asak (74) ning re ai Spain sutdu ndai gaw, ya yang e mungkan hta numbat (9) ngu na sut su dik ai wa rai nga ai.

10. Karl Albrecht Germany
US$23.5 billion sut su ai, asak (90) ning re ai, gat seng kaba (supermarket) madu, German sutdu ndai gaw, ya yang e mungkan hta numbat (10) ngu na sut su dik ai wa rai nga ai.--Forbes