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The Global New Light of Myanmar 25 June 2017 next generation platform

25 June 2017 The Global New liGhT o Discrimination f MyaNMar in education between urban and rural Universities

Nadi Win Lae Kyonpyaw Tsp.

My University is not well developed as much as others from urban areas and it is the one where most people think lowly of its students. i wish Whenever we participate in that may all the Competitions together with oth- er students from urban Univer University students sities, some of them, especially- around myanmar students from yangon look down get equal us as if we were the idiots. chances!! Some judges from that Com- petition also treat us just like this. They Photo: Phoe Khwar consider that all students from rural Uni- by place or effort? Can’t we versities have no qualifications. never be the qualified students even if we ination that I faced in my University life. I don’t know exactly yet why they think try harder than others? There are a lot of As we all know, there are a lot of so hard to pass the interviews. Last year, I lowly of us. Is it impossible that we can be questions and issues that should be taken chances for today University students to sat the interview in my University to go to more outstanding than those students they into consideration. sit the interviews to go to foreign countries Cambodia and it was two days before our look up? Qualification should be measured Here, I would like to share my expe- not only for exchange programs but also examination. I had to read and study a lot rience and difficulty concerning discrim- for Scholarships. In my University also, of facts concerning that interview at the we all want to go abroad so that we tried time when I should have studied for exam.

See paGe-e My Last Page suddenly realized that I am now just a hopeless, dying man. I am now the frail Today’shuman beings. Being issue one of them, I am containswatching the crimson sunset with the Myat Thu Aung(NZ) incapable to resist the temptation of any er. The swing of my cradle was always imaginary fear. Feeling the sexy touch University of Otago 3rd Year Maths Student (2017) enjoyment and joyfulness. rhythmic with the lullaby of my father. of the warm wind blow while losing in On my first page, the occasion of Communication and movement were my my thoughts, my spirit of adventure being as a baby, no anxiety nor stress new additions to my capability when my stimulates my nerves to set out around No one is great enough to glimpse his or could bother me apart from the fear of stay in cradles was over. I started talk- the world to transcend the snow of Tam- her parts in the future. Life is drifting on sudden, loud noises and sudden drop ing gibberish once I had some spoken arack in California. Sadly, I have no men thean pages of a book – the8-Page book being full from some height. Crying was my weap specialwords. They smiled at me and nodded tal strength nor physical capabilities to- of traps and tricks. People are flowing on; it was the loudest voice calling for the- their heads as if they understood my fulfill my wish; the worse is I am even no the sense of urgency of death between attention –the attention of the people I words. When I could toddle, they loved longer the judge of any decision that my pages without noticing that they have love the most, my parents. My cry had my movements the most. This was just mind asks as it will now be made pas- been reading how they would die alone my need done or sometimes prepared for the time being. sively. Meanwhile, I echo my thoughts in since their births. This is the nature of to be ready. This was during my stay in By the time there are no pages left the abstract walls of my mind: nothing cradle rocked by the hands of my moth- to turn over, my happiness melts into lasts forever; good things never last long pull-out supplement.sadness. On the last page of my book, I enough to enjoy. Invitation to young writers for Sunday section See paGe- The Global new Light of Myanmar is accepting submissions of poetry, opinion, articles, essays and short stories from young people for its weekly Sunday Next Generation Platform. interested candidates can e send their works to the (1) Sector you wish to beGlobal included new in (poetry,Light of opinion, Myanmar etc.), at No. 150, Nga htat Kyee Pagoda road, bahan Township, yangon or by email to that the submitted piece is your original work and has not been submitted to any other news or magazine publishing houses, (2) real name and (if different) your penname, (email address, mobile number, etc.).— editorial Department, The Global New light of Myanmar news office (3) your level of education, [email protected] with the following information: (4) Name of your School/College/University, (6) a color photo of the submitter, (7) (5) a written note of declaration Copy of your NrC card, (8) Contact information

People collect drinking water from a lake in Dalla in the southern outskirts of Yangon. A partnership with the World Bank since 2015 has helped families in villages across Myanmar with education, health, clean water, sanitation, electricity for lighting, refrigeration, and business National development. Photo: Aye Min Soe Senior General Min Aung Hlaing returns from Russia Myanmar, World Bank renews agreement page-2

National for development aid worth US$1.2bn Cooperate for long term development of literary Partnership with World Bank Group Extended to Benefit More Poor People sector p age-3

Myanmar and the World Bank eas. It was Myanmar’s first full, next two years, up to US$1.2 bil- Guarantee Agency (MIGA), will Group have agreed to a two-year nationwide strategy to improve lion in financing by the Interna- continue their support to private National extension of a partnership that development and human capital tional Development Association lenders and investors based on Peace Music Festival in will promote growth in rural are- in 30 years. (IDA), one of the World Bank’s demand”, said a statement re- July as, improve nutrition, health and “After a review of the financing subsidiaries, will be leased on Friday. p age-3 education services, build infra- current Country Partnership earmarked for Myanmar, to be The decision to extend the structure and create more jobs. Framework, Myanmar and the complemented with technical as- partnership is in keeping with The renewal is of the Coun- World Bank Group agreed to a sistance and advisory services. Myanmar’s mission of respon- National try Partnership Framework two-year extension of the CPF, The International Finance Cor- sible development, increased in- 849 children and young (CPF) that began in 2015 in an which aims to end extreme poration (IFC), the private sector frastructure and the betterment people released from effort to help the country devel- poverty and promote inclusive arm of the World Bank Group, of its people, officials said. Tatmadaw since 2012 op, especially in poorer rural ar- growth in Myanmar. Over the and the Multilateral Investment see page 3 page-2 25 June 2017 2 national The Global New Light Of Myanmar

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing returns from Russia

Commander-in-Chief of General departed from Mos- the Defence Services Senior cow Demodedovo International General Min Aung Hlaing and Airport and arrived in Yangon party who were in the Russian yesterday afternoon. The Sen- Federation left Sevastopol air ior General was welcomed at base onboard a special Russian the airport by Commander of military plane on 23 June morn- Yangon Military Command ing and arrived at the Chka- Brig-Gen Thet Pone, Russian lovskii air base in Moscow. Ambassador to Myanmar At the air base, the Senior H.E. Mr. Nikolay A. Listopa- General inspected an IL-76 TD dov, Deputy Military Attache transport plane used by the Commander Vitaly V. Luchshev Russian military. and officials.—Myanmar News In the afternoon, the Senior Agency Senior General Min Aung Hlaing is welcomed by Russian Ambassador Mr. Nikolay A. Listopadov. Photo: MNA

Jade stones worth Ks130m SWRR Ministry assists seized from two vehicles at Yaypu Inspection Gate ethnic people

Jade stones worth about hung Permanent Inspection The Ministry of Social Welfare, Ks130.70 million found in two Gates were opened to prevent Relief and Resettlement has vehicles were seized at the the flow of illegal goods. On Fri- assisted in rebuilding homes Yaypu Permanent Inspection day, the, Yaypu Permanent In- and in the rehabilitation of the Gate on Friday, according to the spection Gate confiscated goods people in Kokant Self-adminis- customs department. A com- with an estimated worth of Ks tered zone. bined inspection team of related 130.70 million in four separate Dr. Win Myat Aye, Union departments checked a Ford incidents. The Mayanchaung Minister for Social Welfare, Ranger and a Mazda heading Permanent Inspection Gate Relief and Resettlement, met from Mandalay to Muse and also uncovered the attempted with local people in Laukkai found 1,754 Kg of jade stones transport of illegal goods worth on 24 June and clarified the and cuttings hidden onboard. of Ks10.7 million in three sepa- peace-making efforts of the gov- The Yaypu and Mayanca- rate cases.—001 ernment. His trip to the Kokant Self-administered zone is aimed at assisting the ethnic peoples as part of efforts at closer re- lations with them, said Dr Win Union Minister Dr Win Myat Aye meeting with ethnic people in Myat Aye. Laukkai. Photo: MNA Following the meeting, the Union Minister handed over aid Dr Win Myat Aye also visit- was distributed to local people in including construction materi- ed Hopan, Wa Self-administered Laukkai yesterday as they faced als, cash assistance for buying Division, and met with locals. Aid shortages of food due to armed an ambulance and social pen- provided by the Ministry of Social conflicts in the area in 2017. Seized jade stones are seen. Photo: Supplied sions for elderly persons. Welfare, Relief and Resettlement —Myanmar News Agency

849 children and young people released from Tatmadaw since 2012

Yangon/New York — The Tat- Action Plan (JAP) between the text of armed conflict and with- strengthened, and assigned mili- portant international framework madaw released 67 children and UN Country Task Force on Mon- in the peace process, said the tary focal points ensure the ranks for the reintegration of children young people from its rank on Fri- itoring and Reporting (CTFMR) statement. are aware of the standards” says into civilian life. And last month, day, according to the joint press on Grave Violations against Chil- “We welcome this discharge Bertrand Bainvel, the UNICEF the Government relaunched release by the Special Represent- dren and the Tatmadaw in 2012, by the Tatmadaw along with Representative, and co-chair of its national campaign to raise atives of the Secretary-General 849 children and young people other measures it has taken to the UN CTFMR. awareness amongst the public for Children and Armed Conflict have been released by the army. prevent new recruitments and In 2017 a number of signif- about its commitment to end use and the Myanmar UN Country Today’s release is the first the use of children. It is much icant actions have been taken. and recruitment of children by Task force on Monitoring and discharge of children and young more difficult to recruit a child In February, the Government Tatmadaw – with radio and TV Reporting (CTFMR) on Grave people to take place in 2017, and today than it was 4 years ago, re- signed the Paris Principles on spots, newspaper inserts, and the Violations against Children. underlines the importance of cruitment procedures have been Children Associated with Armed reinstallation of billboards across Since the signature of a Joint protecting children in the con- centralized, physical checks are Forces or Armed Groups – an im- the country.—GNLM 25 june 2017 The Global New Light Of Myanmar national 3

Cooperate for long term development of literary sector

Union Minister for Information anmar Poets’ Union, Myanmar Commercial Bank (head office), Dr. Pe Myint said yesterday that Literature Lovers’ Association, Botahtaung Township, Yangon. his ministry concerns not only Myanmar Literature Devel- The Myanmar encyclopedia the news media, but also the opment Assocation, PEN My- republishing leading committee literary sector, and encouraged anmar, Myanmar Translators patron U Thein Tun, chairman literary leaders to help with the Network and Myanmar Writers’ Dr. Thaw Kaung (U Thaw Kau- long-term development of liter- Club discussed matters relating ng) and committee members ature. to literary circles, literary per- then explained the status of work During the meeting yes- sonnel, translation, appearance done on publishing Myanmar en- terday morning with members of new writers, holding of a liter- cyclopedia volume 1 and experts of literary organisations at the ary congress and development provided suggestions. central press meeting hall of of the literary sector. Fifteen volumes of the My- the Printing and Publishing De- The Union Minister com- anmar Encyclopedia had been partment on Theinbyu Street mented on the discussion and published by the Myanmar Peace Music in Yangon, Dr Pe Myint said gave a closing speech. Translation Society (Sarpay success in nurturing and de- Yesterday afternoon, the Beikman) from 1954 to 1976. veloping the literary sector will Union Minister met with respon- Starting from 1978, an annual be achieved if literary organisa- sible persons from the Myanmar Myanmar Encyclopedia (con- Festival in July tions cooperate in similar areas Printers and Publishers Associ- densed) was published yearly in addition to working on their ation and Myanmar Publishers for 39 issues. It is learnt that To honor the peace making Selected singers from own aims. The Union Minister and Booksellers Association and the Printing and Publishing process, Myanma Radio and the Level-1 competition will said he expected programmes discussed matters relating to Department of the Ministry Television (MRTV), Forever enter Level-2 competitions, to be developed concerning the printing, publishing and distri- of Information, Sarpay Beik- Group and Shwe Than Lwin where designated peace literary sector to come out of bution of books. man and Tun Foundations are Co., led by the Ministry of In- songs are to be sung. Ten yesterday’s meeting. Later, the Union Minister working together to update and formation, is holding Peace competitors selected from Responsible persons from attended a coordination meeting publish the original 15 volumes Music Festivals – song com- this Level-2 competition are Myanmar Writers’ Association, on the republishing of a Myan- of the Myanmar Encyclopedia. petitions – in Taunggyi, My- to enter the Level-3 compe- Myanmar Writers’ Union, My- mar encyclopedia held in Tun —Yi Yi Myint & Ohnma Thant itkyina, Mawlamyine, Lash- tition by singing new peace io, Pathein, Kalay, Yangon, songs. From this group three Sittway, Nay Pyi Taw and finalists will be chosen for Mandalay starting the first the Grand Final by judges week of July. and audience voting system. Competitors for Level-1 Selection for first, second competitions will be selected and third prize in Grand Fi- first by singing any song of nal singing contest will also their choice without music. be made by judges and au- Those selected will then dience voting system. First compete in a second selec- prize is Ks30 million, second tion competition by singing prize Ks20 million, third prize a song of their choice playing Ks10 million. There will also their own musical equipment be seven consolation prizes and/or by others playing for of Ks3 million each. them. Selected competitors Those who want to from this second selection compete in the competition competition will then com- can check for details and pete in the Level-1 competi- updates at the Peace Music tions with a full band. These Festival page (www.facebook. Level-1 competitions will be com/peacemusicfestival).— Union Minister Dr Pe Myint meeting with dignitaries from printing and publishing organizations. Photo: broadcasted live. MRTV Hla Moe

Myanmar, World Bank renews agreement for development aid worth $1.2bn from page 1 in order for all of Myanmar to ple since 2015. Stipends have guarantees by IFC and MIGA, mar on their development jour- “The extended World Bank benefit from the country’s de- helped 150,000 more students along with a significant program ney. We will continue supporting Group’s Country Partnership velopment.” attend school. Families in re- of technical assistance and ad- Myanmar with vigor in the com- Framework closely aligns with A review of the current mote villages across Myanmar visory services” the statement ing years,” said Abdoulaye Seck, our economic policy,” said H.E. CPF by the World Bank Group have benefited from commu- read. World Bank Country Manager U Kyaw Win, Union Minister for showed progress in the areas nity investments in schools, The top World Bank official for Myanmar. “As friends of My- Planning and Finance. “It will of reducing rural poverty, in- clinics, clean water, sanitation, for Myanmar said the renewal of anmar, we listened to stakehold- help us to consolidate progress vesting in people and effective electricity for lighting, refriger- the agreement allows the organ- ers across 14 states and regions, and advance toward achieving institutions, and supporting a ation, and running businesses isation to assist in the shared and were encouraged to learn our key development priorities dynamic private sector to create through World Bank-financed mission of lifting the country that our support for growth and such as rural development jobs, the organisation’s state- education, health, power, and out of poverty using its own development that benefits more and fostering human capital, ment noted. community driven development manpower. people, is consistent with the through efforts to improve nu- “Better schools, roads, projects. Over $1.5 billion of pri- “It is a privilege for the key directions proposed by the trition, infrastructure devel- and other infrastructure have vate sector financing was mobi- World Bank Group to be a strong people and new administra- opment, and creation of jobs, benefited some 5.4 million peo- lised through loans, equity, and partner with the people of Myan- tion.”—GNLM 25 june 2017 4 national The Global New Light Of Myanmar www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Sagaing region government to spend over

Acting Chief Editor Aye Min Soe, Ks 2.3 billion for rural development [email protected] [email protected]

Expatriate Consultant Editor Sagaing Region Rural Area and bridges in those rural ar- of the rural areas of Sagaing Sagaing Region Department is Mark Angeles, markrangeles@gmail .com Development Department will eas of Sagaing region. Region. The department is planning to construct 0/4 mile Solomon Moore, spend over Ks 2.3 billion from The department will implementing the project an- stone road spending Ks40.9 solomon.moore@mutualinformationasia .com the regional government fund implement the projects to nually in the rural areas. million from the Sagaing re- Senior editorial consultant this fiscal year for develop- build the road and bridges But this fiscal year, the gional government fund, 66/4 Kyaw Myaing ment of transportation sectors with an aim to access the department will spend over mile 27 earthen road spending

Senior Translators in rural areas in Sagaing Re- better transportation, devel- Ks 2.3 billion for the rural Ks 2.13 billion, 120-feeth long Khin Maung Oo, gion, according to Win Oo, a op the living standard of the area development,” said an concrete bridge spending Ks [email protected] reporter of the Myanma Alin local people. official from the Sagaing Re- 60 million and 250 feet long Khin Maung Win (Chief Proof Reader), Zaw Min, [email protected] Daily newspaper. “The regional department gion Rural Area Development suspension bridge spending The Regional Department is constructing the roads and Department. Ks 136.3 million.—Win Oo (Za- International News Editor is planning to build new road bridges to fulfilling the need Fiscal year 2017-2018, the yar Time) Ye Htut Tin, [email protected]

Local News Editors Tun Tun Naing (Editor), [email protected] Nwe Nwe Tun (Sub-editor), Myanmar to be dropped from list of worst [email protected]

Translators Khaing Thanda Lwin, offenders on child soldiers [email protected] Hay Mar Tin Win, [email protected] Secretary of State Rex ically shapes U.S. policy on militants. Both officials spoke on A State Department official Ei Myat Mon Tillerson plans to remove Iraq the issue, said one official with condition of anonymity. said the TIP report’s contents Zaw Htet Oo Kyaw Zin Lin and Myanmar from a U.S. list knowledge of the internal dis- Foreign militaries on the were being kept under wraps Sandar Soe of the world’s worst offenders cussions. list can face sanctions including until its release and the depart- Kyaw Zin Tun in the use of child soldiers, U.S. Tillerson also rejected an a prohibition on receiving U.S. ment “does not discuss details Reporters officials said, a step that could internal State Department military aid, training and U.S.- of internal deliberations.” May Thet Hnin, prompt accusations the Trump proposal to add Afghanistan to made weapons unless the White The Pentagon did not im- [email protected] Tun Aung Kyaw, administration is prioritizing se- the list, two U.S. officials said. House issues a waiver. mediately respond to a request [email protected] curity and diplomatic interests One official said the decisions Human rights officials for comment. ahead of human rights. appeared to have been made expressed surprise at the del- Officials said that although Photographer Kyaw Zeya Win @ Phoe Khwar The planned removal was following pressure from the isting, which was expected to the report had been finalized made over the objections of ex- Pentagon to avoid complicat- be announced on Tuesday, the there was always the possi- Computer Team Tun Zaw (Chief of Computer Team), perts in the State Department’s ing assistance to the Iraqi and officials said, as part of the State bility of last-minute changes. Thein Ngwe, Zaw Zaw Aung, Bureau of Democracy, Human Afghan militaries, close U.S. al- Department’s annual Traffick- —By Matt Spetalnick and Jason Ye Naing Soe, Nyi Zaw Moe, Rights, and Labor, which typ- lies in the fight against Islamist ing in Persons (TIP) Report. Szep/ Reuters Hnin Pwint, Kay Khaing Win, Sanda Hnin, Zu Zin Hnin

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We appreciate your feedback and A light truck overturned Yangon and there were six contributions. If you have any comments between the mileposts 311/3 passengers on board, said or would like to submit editorials, analyses or reports please email and 311/4 on the Yangon-Man- police source. [email protected] dalay Highway yesterday, The injured people are with your name and title. Due to limitation of space we are only leaving one dead and five not in critical condition. able to publish “Letter to the Editor” injured. The driver of the car has that do not exceed 500 words. Should you submit a text longer than 500 words The accident happened at been charged for negligence please be aware that your letter will be 4.30 pm due to a tyre puncture driving.— Than Oo (Lay edited. on its way from Mandalay to Hmyat Hnar) Photo: Supplied by police 25 June 2017 The Global New Light Of Myanmar local business 5 Normal trade reaches US$4.9billion External trade through sea During the same period, the routes from 1 April to 16 June this value of border trade hit more fiscal year reached over US$4.9 than $1.4 billion, an increase of billion, an increase of over $954 $50 million compared to last year. million compared to the similar Myanmar exports agricul- period of last year, according to tural products, animal products, statistics released by the Com- fisheries products, forest prod- merce Ministry. ucts, finished industrial goods The value of exports via nor- and other items while capital mal trade as of 16 June was more goods, raw industrial goods and than $1.5 billion, whereas the im- consumer products are imported port value hit over $3.3 billion. The into the country. External trade amount showed an increase of as of 16 June this FY amount- over $250 million for exports and ed to $6.39 billion, an increase of nearly $700 million for import. $1billion from last FY.—Ko Htet

Farmers dry paddy on a rice field in Ayeyawady Delta. Photo: Phoe Khwar Agricultural export earnings decreased by US$ 32 million

Agricultural export earn- materials, household goods, exports, the Cutting, Making, ings as of the mid of June this foodstuff and electronic devices Packing (CMP) garment export fiscal year hit over US$ 742 mil- predominately from neighbor- and re-export sectors should lion, a decrease of over US$ 32 ing countries. According to the also play an important role. million from the same point of ministry’s statistics, the coun- During fiscal year 2017- last year, according to the sta- try exported nearly US$2.5 bil- 2018, the export of jade and tistics released by the Ministry lion worth of products this fiscal mineral exports was down by of Commerce. year, including minerals, fish US$ 151 million, while the value This fiscal year, the export products, animal products and of fisheries export were found value of agricultural product agricultural products through to have a decrease of US$ 6 reached US$ 742 million from sea routes and border trade million when the compared private sector, down from US$ camps, an increase of more to those of the previous fiscal 774 million of the same period than US$238 million compared year. of last fiscal year. with last fiscal year. The value of forestry prod- Myanmar normally im- The country’s exports uct export was over US$ 52 ports luxury products, personal cannot be dependent only on million and the export value of goods, construction materials, natural resources and the agro finished products reached US$ agricultural machinery, raw industry, but also on fishery 968 million. — Min Thu

UMFCCI offers Deep Sea Port project, laying YGN-MDY pipeline with JV system

The government and Myan- cost through construction of (FS), Environmental Impact mar Entrepreneurs held a a deep sea port and associ- Assessment (EIA) and Social meeting at the meeting hall ation member companies’ Impact Assessment (SIA) re- of the Union of Myanmar interest to cooperate in the ports should be conducted. Federation of Chambers of construction of an onshore Dr. Tun Naing, Deputy Commerce and Industry (UM- pipeline between Yangon and Minister for Electricity and FCCI) in Lamadaw Township, Mandalay. Energy also suggested that Yangon yesterday. Concerning the above is- “the route survey should At the meeting, Dr. Win sue, U Thant Zin, the manag- be conducted initially to Myint, the secretary of My- ing director of the Myanmar construct the Deep Sea anmar Fuel Oil Importers Petroleum Products Enter- Port. Then, we should think and Distributors Association prise (MPPE) suggested that about the land issue. Public discussed matters relating to “the project cannot be imple- Consultation, Technical Sup- paying 2 per cent withhold- mented currently because of port Report, FS, EIA, SIA re- ing tax in payments, reducing high cost. ports should be conducted fuel cost by reducing logistic Initially, Feasibility Study initially.—GNLM 25 June 2017 6 regional The Global New Light Of Myanmar LDP eyes submitting Constitution proposals to Diet in fall: Abe

KOBE — Prime Minister Shinzo The LDP has already started two-thirds of seats in each of the Abe said on Saturday he wants discussions among its members two Diet chambers. A majority of his Liberal Democratic Party to over the possible amendment of the Japanese people must also submit proposals for discussions the war-renouncing Article 9, af- approve any proposed amend- on changing Japan’s Constitu- ter Abe raised the issue of men- ment to the constitution in a tion during an extraordinary Diet tioning the Self-Defence Forces referendum. The current Con- session likely to be convened in in the article to give the organi- stitution has never been revised the fall. zation a legitimate position in the since it went into effect in 1947, “I expect LDP proposals to supreme law. nor has a bid been made to initi- be submitted at the Constitution The LDP also sees the ex- ate a formal amendment process, commissions of the upper and pansion of educational opportu- partly because of the high hurdle lower houses before the extra nities through cost-free education in proposing an amendment in Diet session ends,” Abe said in as another area of consideration parliament before it can be put a speech in the city of Kobe, in- for a constitutional change. to a referendum. dicating his eagerness to step up Abe said in the speech that Abe has said he hopes the discussion within the ruling party discussing the future of educa- revised supreme law will be put to realize the first-ever amend- tion is “an extremely important into force in 2020, when Japan will ment of the country’s postwar topic” that should be dealt with host the Olympics and Paralym- Constitution. in connection with constitutional pics in Tokyo. Achieving the po- Abe has set a year-end amendments. Abe has a gold- litically sensitive goal requires deadline for the LDP to devise en opportunity to push for his careful planning, with two major its amendment proposals and cherished goal of rewriting the national elections upcoming — it had been widely believed the Constitution, drafted under the the House of Representatives party would seek to present them strong influence of the United election by December 2018 at the to the Constitution commissions States after World War II, as Abe’s latest and the House of Council- Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leader of the ruling Liberal in the next regular Diet session LDP and other pro-amendment lors election in the summer of Democratic Party, gives a speech in Kobe on 24 June, 2017. Photo: to be convened early next year. forces have secured the required 2019.—Kyodo News Kyodo News

China, US aim to Viet Nam police detain dissident for build productive deportation — wife HANOI — Vietnamese police de- used violence to drag him out and annulled with a month for him to military-to-military tained a French dissident of Viet- locked me inside the house... They leave the country, but they refused namese descent for deportation also parked a signal-jammer car to comply. “It’s Hoang’s ideal to on Friday after the Communist right in front of our house,” Oanh stay in Viet Nam to raise a voice relationship state revoked his Vietnamese cit- said. The French embassy in Viet and contribute to building free- izenship last month, his wife said. Nam said France regreted the dom and democracy,” Oanh said. WASHINGTON — China and engagements, realizing the ex- Pham Minh Hoang, a 61-year- Vietnamese authorities decision “After the signal-jammer car left the United States agree to ac- change of visits between the two old activist and mathematics lec- to revoke Hoang’s Vietnamese I called the consul general and tively pursue a productive mil- defense ministers at an early turer, had dual French and Viet- nationality and to deport him. he just said he acknowledged the itary-to-military relationship date and the visit of the Chair- namese citizenship before Viet “Freedom of expression and situation. What they would do af- that is “constructive, pragmatic, man of the US Joint Chiefs of Nam canceled his citizenship of opinion, notably on the Inter- ter that, I don’t know,” she added. and effective,” according to a Staff to China at an early date, without giving a reason, a move net, are both guaranteed by the She said the French embassy statement released on Friday. according to the statement. that drew criticism from human international covenant on civil and consulate in Viet Nam were “Both sides recognized the The two sides are also rights groups. and political rights to which Viet waiting for guidance from the China-US military-to-military committed to deepening their Despite sweeping reforms Nam is a party. France calls on French foreign ministry because relationship is an important cooperation in such fields as to the economy and growing Vietnamese authorities to ensure Hoang’s Vietnamese and French stabilizing factor to the overall humanitarian assistance and openness to social change, the compliance with these commit- passports have expired. bilateral relationship,” said the disaster management, fighting Communist Party retains tight ments”, the embassy said in a Viet Nam’s foreign ministry statement released after the piracy and military medical sci- media censorship and tolerates statement sent to Reuters. Ho spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang First Round of China-US Dip- ence. no criticism. Dozens of bloggers Chi Minh police said they could last week defended the decision lomatic and Security Dialogue. “The two sides reaffirm the and activists are serving sentenc- not provide any information on to revoke Hoang’s citizenship, Chinese State Councilor importance of building mutual es for crimes against the state. the case. Hoang was sentenced saying it was “conducted in ac- Yang Jiechi co-chaired the dia- understanding, and of reducing Hoang’s wife, Le Thi Kieu to three years in jail for attempted cordance with the provisions logue with US Secretary of State the risk of miscalculation be- Oanh, said police came to their subversion in 2011 but was re- of Vietnamese law.” Hoang is a Rex Tillerson and Secretary of tween our two militaries,” said house in Ho Chi Minh city on Fri- leased after 17 months and served member of California-based Viet Defense James Mattis in Wash- the statement. day asking to carry out a regular three years under house arrest. Tan, a group Viet Nam consid- ington DC on Wednesday. Fang Fenghui, a member of check on their household regis- He frequently posts blogs criti- ers a terrorist organization. “The China and the United China’s Central Military Com- tration but later forced Hoang to cising the Vietnamese govern- French government should not States are committed to imple- mission (CMC) and chief of the leave with them and said they ment. Oanh said the couple were take part in the Hanoi regime’s menting in good faith the annual CMC Joint Staff Department, would deport him the next day. informed on 1 June by the French brazen exile of a well-known hu- military-to-military exchange also participated in the Wednes- “My husband refused to go consul-general that Hoang’s Vi- man rights activist,” Viet Tan said program, enhancing high-level day dialogue.—Xinhua but three to four police officers etnamese citizenship was being in a statement. —Reuters 25 june 2017 The Global New Light Of Myanmar world 7

Russia, India People attend colour run in central China to hold joint military drills in fall

MOSCOW — The first joint Russian-Indian exercise, In- dra-2017, is planned to be held in the fall in Russia’s Eastern Military District, Russian De- fence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday. “Military cooperation is an important component and pillar of Russian-Indian stra- tegic interaction. A particu- larly important aspect of this cooperation is joint military exercises,” Shoigu said at a meeting of the Russian-Indian intergovernmental commis- sion on military-technical co- operation with Indian Minister of Defence Arun Jaitley. Such drills contribute to an increase of the prestige of the armed forces of the two countries and demonstrate the readiness of their defense departments to effectively People attend a colour run in Hengyang, central China’s Hunan Province on 24 June, 2017. More than 3,000 people took part in the counter modern challenges colour run here on Saturday. Photo: Xinhua and threats, Shoigu said. Both sides stressed the big potential of the cooperation in the spheres of missile and Sri Lankan doctors call off countrywide strike after talks naval technologies, aircraft construction, shipbuilding COLOMBO — Sri Lankan doc- standards of medical education the closure of the country’s only Following the islandwide and modernization of the land tors attached to the Government in the country. private medical faculty. strike by doctors, thousands of forces equipment, according Medical Officers Association The GMOA on Thursday The violent clashes erupted patients were left stranded when to a statement by the Russian (GMOA) on Saturday called off an began the countrywide strike, close to the Colombo National they sought medical treatment Defence Ministry. islandwide strike after three days protesting against the violent Hospital, and left at least 85 stu- in state hospitals due to wards A “Road map” of devel- following successful talks with clashes which erupted between dents and nine policemen hos- being deserted with a lack of staff. opment of bilateral military President Maithripala Sirisena. police and students on Wednes- pitalized. Patients complained that cooperation between the two The GMOA said that after day. The police said the premis- the doctors’ strike had inconven- defence ministries and the its executive committee held According to the GMOA, the es of the Health Ministry were ienced the public who needed final Protocol, aimed at the talks with Sirisena, the doctors strike was launched to strongly severely damaged due to the medical treatment. development of Russia-India decided to suspend their strike. protest the violence allegedly unruly behavior of the students Hospital emergency units, relations in the military-tech- During the discussions, unleashed by the police on the after they forcibly entered the Dengue control units and hospi- nical sphere, were signed at Sirisena had assured to address medical students when they held building in violation of the court tals in the disaster-affected areas the end of the Commission the grievances of the doctors and a protest in front of the Health order issued by the Colombo continued to function as normal meeting, the statement said. bring in new laws to establish Ministry a day earlier, calling for Chief Magistrate. during the strike.—Xinhua —Reuters

China, US agree aim of “complete, irreversible” Korean denuclearization

BEIJING — China and the United Tillerson had said on Thursday and strictly hold to UN Security mechanisms between China and earlier this week, after his release States agreed that efforts to denu- that the United States pressed Council resolutions and push for the United States, following on from 17 months of imprisonment clearize the Korean Peninsula China to ramp up economic and dialogue and negotiation, which from President Xi Jiping’s meet- in Pyongyang, further complicat- should be “complete, verifiable political pressure on North Ko- has long been China’s position ing with Trump in Florida in April. ed Trump’s approach to North and irreversible”, Chinese state rea, during his meeting with top on the issue. Xi and Trump are next ex- Korea. media said on Saturday, reporting Chinese diplomats and defence Military-to-military exchang- pected to meet again in Ham- China, North Korea’s main the results of high level talks in chiefs. China’s top diplomat Yang es should also be upgraded and burg during the G20 Summit trading partner, has been accused Washington this week. Jiechi and General Fang Fenghui mechanisms of notification estab- next month. A day last week’s of not fully enforcing existing UN “Both sides reaffirm that met Tillerson and Defence Secre- lished in order to cut the risks of talks, President Donald Trump sanctions on its neighbour, and they will strive for the complete, tary Jim Mattis during the talks. “judgement errors” between the said China’s efforts to use its has resisted some tougher meas- verifiable and irreversible denu- Yang later met with US Presi- Chinese and US militaries, the leverage with North Korea had ures. Washington has considered clearization of the Korean Pen- dent Donald Trump in the White statement also said. failed, raising fresh doubts about further “secondary sanctions” insula,” a consensus document House, where they also discussed Chinese state media de- his administration’s strategy for against Chinese banks and other released by the official Xinhua North Korea, Xinhua reported. scribed the talks, the first of their countering the threat from North firms doing business with North news agency said. The consensus document kind with the Trump administra- Korea. The death of American Korea, which China opposes. US Secretary of State Rex also highlighted the need to fully tion, as an upgrade in dialogue university student Otto Warmbier —Reuters 25 june 2017 8 opinion The Global New Light Of Myanmar A Chain is only as strong as its weakest link

Khin Maung Oo due to efforts of human beings, nowa- and society. They can be said to be with each other emotionally and work- days we can trace imminent dangers of different and far in meaning because ing hand in hand with each other, our The animal, vegetable and miner- these calamities and make necessary “Self” means a person whereas “Socie- strength will become strong as if like a al kingdoms are the three traditional preparations to avoid them to some ty” means people or a group of people. chain. The well-known saying, “A chain divisions of the natural world. Among extent. Through the efforts of humans On the other hand if we look at it from is only as strong as its weakest link” is them, human beings in the animal to exploit from the natural world, we another point of view, the two meanings a noteworthy one for us. To be a strong kingdom govern our natural world and can use electrical power to get out of are very close. That is because since chain, links need be strengthened. it exploits benefits from the remaining the dark to operate machines. We can time immemorial people used to live Instead, if a link is weak at one point, the ones for their survival. In other words, get solar energy from the sun which is a together in groups which later evolved chain tends to be broken at any time. nature creates everything we need. So, sustainable energy source. It would be into communities and later on became In other words, the chain’s resistance nature can be said to be of great use almost impossible to count the benefits a society, solving problems together, depends upon its weakest link. “Unity for us. Humans are trying to discover given by the nature individually. In- finding ways and means to fight against is strength,” as the saying goes. We, all countless secrets of nature, building ventions or the avant-garde ideas and natural disasters, sharing joys, benefits, the people in the world, still have many pleasant worlds for them to live. Nature innovations of someone results in good knowledge and advantages one had things to work together so that we can is producing many useful things for us, effects for others. No inventor would gained. Occidental people’s advance- live in peace and happiness. From now and simultaneously harming us in many invent things just for his/her own selfish ments in technology are being picked up on, let us remove our mutual misunder- ways. For example, natural disasters use. Had selfish ideas been conceived by Oriental ones, as are Oriental beliefs standings, suspicions, disagreements such as earthquakes, storms, volcano in these inventors’ minds, we cannot and doctrines by Occidental people. Why and hatred so as to be able to build a eruptions, floods, torrents, wildfires etc., imagine living in the current situations. do we disagree with each other under peaceful world. We need to understand are threatening us all the time. To put it Here, we need to be well convinced of these circumstances? that we are fellow travelers on this plan- simply, we cannot overcome these. Yet, the meanings of the two words—self When we live together, by bonding et we call Earth. Enhancing Rural Employmentand Incomes

Kyaw Win (Labour) employment creation and development the enhancement of exports of the ag- aware of the requirements so that their of the agriculture and livestock sectors ricultural sector as well. In terms of the products/ produce may not meet the According to the 2014 Population to increase export of the sectors. economy, diversification and intensifi- requirements for export to the country CensusReport Myanmar has a popula- With vast areas of fertile land cation of the agricultural sector includ- concerned.They have to be made more tion of around 50 million.The number and abundant water resources Myan- ing the sectors mentioned above,will aware of such requirements and taught of working age persons (15 to 64years) mar has the potential to furtherdiversify enhance output of food and food how to put into practice the technology comprise 65.6%of the total population. and intensify agriculture and livestock products. Encouraging private sector and procedures to meet the require- This is indeed good news as it means breeding as well as fisheries& aquacul- investments, with the help and support ments. Myanmar has ample human resources ture and horticulture; increase quantity of the government initially, towards Existing Agro-products/produceIn- required for economic development. and quality of its produce/productsena- further diversification and intensifica- spection Agencies, may need to up to “Employed persons” of age 15years and bling Myanmar to ensure it’s own food tion of agriculturewill bear fruits. Such date their facilities for testing samples of over, at present, amount to 20.5 million. security, as well as emerge as a exporter action, by the Union as well as State and the commodity for export as to it’scon- Of this figure the number employed in of food and food products to the world Regional Governments will enhance formity to the abovementioned require- the Agriculture, Livestock Breeding and markets. agricultural export earnings, and at the ments.With increasing exports, more Fishery sectors amounts to 10.7 million Agriculture, livestock breed- same time increase employment and such agencies may need to be set up. of which 68.8% are in rural areas(Ref: ing,fisheries & aqua-culture, and rural incomes. They would test samples of the agricul- 2014 Population Census Report Vol. 2-B horticulturesectors are not as yet highly Recent lifting of economic tural, livestock, fishery and horticultural Table 5, pg.11).Around 3 million of the capital intensive or energy consuming sanctions by the US and EU, if the products/produce, and if they meet population of the rural areas are“con- industries in Myanmar. With agricul- opportunity can be seized, will enable the requirements, issue certificates of tributing family workers”. tural mechanization still in it’s early Myanmar to seek lucrative markets, to fitness for export. Agricultural activity being mostly stage,most of the rural activities related which agricultural,fishery and horti- Business requirements such as seasonal in nature, there is at present, to agriculture sector, like preparing cultural products may be exported. marketing standards and import restric- considerable “underemployment” ground, planting, nurturing, harvesting, However for exporting, such products/ tions would best be understood by the even among the “employed persons” as storing etc. are still quitelabour inten- produceneed to meet thesafety and experienced business people involved in among the contributing family workers. sive. Furtherdiversification andintensifi- quality requirements of the concerned agriculture, livestock, fishery and horti- Hence agricultural productivity and cationof agriculture, fishery & aqua-cul- importing countries or region as the culturalexports.They might form them- average incomes, for many rural areas, ture, and horticulturewill lead to higher exporting companies/organizations in selves into associations or marketing is rather low and this is one of the main productionand higher rates of labour Myanmar are well aware. cooperatives(to include the producers), “push” factor for internal migration to absorption in these sectors.The sectors’ Meeting these requirements, as the and be the focal counterparts of the local the urban areas and external migration linkages to trade andindustry,will have saying goes, is “easier said than done”. farmers and producers in dealing with for earning more income. a further multiplying effect on employ- They must start with the beginning of counterparts in the importing country. The present trend of voluntarymi- ment. In addition, building of rural roads the product/produce chain, and end in The sooner the farmers, livestock gration, comprises mostly young single and bridges linking the rural areas with the final export of the product/ produce. breeders, fishermen , fishculturists, and males, females as well as young married main roads and highways, for better Say,for example, regarding agricultural fruit and vegetable growers can grow / people leaving behind their children transportation, processing and storage produce;the type of chemicals used in produce more to meet the quantity and in the care of their grandparents or of the agro and fishery products/pro- the fertilizer and insect sprays, pest quality requirements for export of their- “guardians” in the villages. This willat duce, will in turn create further employ- control measures used, the mode of products/produce, the sooner will the present, adverselyaffect the working ment down the line. Increasing opportu- processing for export,temporary storage export to the world market be increased. population in rural areas and possibly nities foremployment in rural areas will prior to export, etc. willhave to be taken It will consequently,increase export in the long term, the social fabric of also increase rural incomes. into consideration for conforming to the earnings and at the same time enhance the rural communities. The 12 point The drive,by the present govern- safety and technical requirements of the employment in the agriculture, livestock economic policy announced by the pres- ment for reducing unessential imports importing countries. breeding, fisheries and horticulture sec- ent Government in July 2016, includes and increasing exports augurs well for Most farmers may not even be tors and increase rural incomes. 25 June 2017 The Global New Light Of Myanmar health & science 9

Bulgaria’s first Siberian scientists invent technology to communications satellite wirelessly recharge and ‘kill’ drones launched into orbit NOVOSIBIRSK — Specialists of the Institute of Atmospher- SOFIA — Bulgaria’s first ge- said Maxim Zayakov, CEO of ic Optics within the Siberian ostationary communications Bulgaria Sat and Bulsatcom. branch of Russia’s Academy satellite has been launched into “We launched our Bulgari- of Sciences have developed a space, operator Bulsatcom said aSat-1, we stepped up a as one device to remotely recharge in a statement on Saturday. of the leading space nations in drones, overcoming atmos- The BulgariaSat-1 satellite, Europe and opened the path for pheric disturbances, and also which will provide television the development of the related to shoot down unmanned aerial and communication services Bulgarian high-tech sectors and vehicles, Institute Researcher to Europe and North Africa, was talented specialists.” Grigory Filimonov told TASS on launched by SpaceX from NA- The satellite will be posi- Wednesday. SA’s Kennedy Space Center in tioned into orbit at 36,000 km “The technology of the high- Florida at 1910 GMT on Friday. (22,000 miles) above the Earth ly efficient fiber lasers matrix ad- The satellite could be also and be operational up to 20 dition allows remotely recharg- used in force majeure situations years. Over the next month, ing unmanned aerial vehicles. It - accidents due to natural dis- the ground control room will allows recharging friendly and The system, which features dual technology, helps minimize asters - such as earthquakes, carry out the necessary tests shooting down alien drones. We atmospheric disturbances. Photo:TASS storms and floods when land- and settings to make the sat- have created a device with seven based networks are not oper- ellite operationally ready to channels and achieved an energy The system, which features is being held in Novosibirsk on ational. broadcast. Bulsatcom has se- increase by 49 times. The energy dual technology, helps minimize 20-22 June. Diversification in the “When we started this cured financing for the $235 can be scaled up many times,” atmospheric disturbances, he defense industry is one of the space project more than 10 million project from the Unit- Filimonov said at the R&D and added. “It is possibly to transmit forum’s major themes. A total years ago, we clearly knew that ed States’ Export-Import Bank Innovation Exhibition held as energy at a distance of several of 25 countries are taking part what was need to complete it and a Deutsche Bank-led con- part of the Technoprom-2017 in- kilometers,” he added. in the forum. TASS news agency successfully was patience, com- sortium of European banks. ternational forum taking place in The 5th international techno- is the forum’s main information mitment and a strong team,” — Reuters Novosibirsk on 20-22 June . logical forum, Technoprom-2017, partner.—Tass

Novartis breast cancer drug Kisqali wins European panel backing

ZURICH — A European Medi- cancer. Kisqali got the US Food beat news on the Basel-based a dozen new medicines with therapy letrozole, which it also cines Agency (EMA) panel rec- and Drug Administration’s drugmaker whose CEO, Joe blockbuster potential. Analysts sells, to kick-start sales. ommended on Friday approving blessing in March. This latest Jimenez, has pledged to restore see global annual sales reaching Ibrance and Kisqali block Novartis’s Kisqali drug, bolster- CHMP opinion sets the stage growth in 2018. $1.5 billion by 2022, Thomson enzymes known as cyclin-de- ing the Swiss drugmaker’s bid to for likely European Commission In recent weeks, Novartis Reuters data shows. pendent kinases 4 and 6. They challenge rival Pfizer’s Ibrance approval this year. has released positive data on Its shares fell about 0.9 per are designed for use in com- against tough-to-treat breast Friday’s announcement, cancer cell therapy CTL019, its cent by midday after hitting a bination with existing drugs cancer. while expected, underscores eye drug RTH258 and Thurs- 17-month high on Thursday. in women whose tumors grow The EMA’s Committee for Novartis’s push to strengthen day’s surprise announcement Ibrance, on the market in response to oestrogen and Medicinal Products for Human an oncology portfolio hurt last that anti-inflammatory canak- since winning accelerated ap- whose cancer is not caused by Use (CHMP) backed Kisqali year by the patent expiration on inumab benefited heart attack proval from the FDA in 2015 and the HER2 protein. Still, some in combination with hormone blood cancer drug Glivec, expos- survivors. Novartis also won a European approval last Novem- analysts have expressed con- therapy as a first-line treatment ing what was once its top-sell- US Supreme Court ruling this ber, hit about $2.1 billion in sales cern that additional patient for hormone receptor positive, ing medicine to growing generic month that will speed its bio- in 2016. Novartis has priced Kis- monitoring required by the FDA human epidermal growth fac- competition. similar copies of other name- qali competitively with Ibrance on concern over heart and liver tor receptor-2 negative locally The recommendation is brand drugs to market. Novartis in the United States and is offer- problems linked to Kisqali could advanced or metastatic breast also the latest in a wave of up- considers Kisqali to be among ing co-packaging with hormone dent uptake.— Reuters

Birds’ flight ability could determine shape of their eggs: study

WASHINGTON — Scientists may may influence egg shape,” lead ing birds lay more cone-shaped at Berkeley, came from across the jump across the membrane — have solved the mystery of why author Mary Caswell Stoddard eggs, which roll in a tight circle globe and were largely collected we show that our model can pro- bird eggs come in an astonishing of Princeton University said in a and are less likely to tumble off by naturalists in the late 19th and duce a wide variety of egg shapes, variety of shapes, like ellipses in statement. “Birds that are good fli- the cliff. Another theory suggested early 20th centuries. With simple encompassing the entire range hummingbirds, spheres in owls ers tend to lay asymmetric or ellip- that different egg shapes exist to observations, the team found that of observations,” Senior author and pointy ovoids in shorebirds. tical eggs. In addition, we propose maximize incubation efficiency an egg’s shape is not determined L Mahadevan of Harvard Uni- According to a new study that the stretchy egg membrane, in a clutch. To unravel the mys- by the shell: dissolve away the versity said. “This mechanistic published Thursday in the US not the hard shell, is responsible tery, an international team of re- calcified shell and the shell-less, approach to shape has a long journal Science, it’s related to for generating the diversity of egg searchers analyzed the shapes of membrane-encased egg still re- history in biology, and our work birds’ flight ability and the egg shapes we see in nature.” nearly 50,000 eggs representing tains its shape. suggests how tinkering with just membrane may play a critical role Many different theories exist 1,400 species in 35 orders, includ- “By adjusting two basic prop- two functional forms could allow in determining shape. as to why the shape of bird eggs ing two extinct orders. The eggs, erties — changes in the thickness evolution to move through the “In contrast to classic hypoth- varies so much across species. from the online database of The of the egg membrane as a func- two-dimensional morphospace eses, we discovered that flight One theory was that cliff-nest- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology tion of location, and a pressure of egg shapes.”—Xinhua 25 june 2017 10 world The Global New Light Of Myanmar World British PM May defends Brexit Briefs rights offer in face of EU doubts US would like nuclear deal with India to go BRUSSELS — British Prime forward — official Minister Theresa May defend- ed her offer to let millions of EU citizens stay in Britain af- WASHINGTON — President Don- ter Brexit as fellow EU leaders ald Trump’s administration would responded coolly on Friday to like to see a Westinghouse nuclear her opening move in negotia- reactor deal with India move tions on Britain’s withdrawal. forward, a senior White House A year to the day after official said on Friday ahead of Britons voted narrowly for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Brexit, May admitted differ- Modi’s meetings with Trump on ences at the Brussels sum- Monday. mit over guarantees to the The deal, years in the making, 3 million EU expatriates in has been slow to complete due Britain, but said they would to concerns about liability in the be addressed in negotiations event of a nuclear accident. begun this week. “We’re still very much inter- German Chancellor Ange- ested in seeing this deal move la Merkel said it was a “good forward,” the official told report- start” but “not a breakthrough, ers. “Westinghouse stands by the to say the least”. Summit chair viability of the project ... We very Donald Tusk, a former Polish much support continued negotia- premier, found it “below ex- tions between Westinghouse and pectations” and said it could its Indian partners.”—Reuters leave people, including 800,000 Poles, worse off. Bomber planning “It’s obvious that this is about reducing the citizens’ British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium on 23 June, an attack on Grand rights,” Tusk told reporters of 2017. Photo: Reuters Mosque blew himself his “first impression” of May’s up — Interior Ministry offer. “Our role in negotiations ty-gritty of how complex, mul- now, via British courts. Weakened by an election is to reduce this risk.” tinational families would fare At the end of a Brussels she did not need to call, May DUBAI — Saudi Arabia’s Interior May, facing the first Eu- and what judicial oversight summit dinner on Thursday, has watered down her gov- Ministry said a suicide bomber ropean test of her authority there would be. May had outlined five princi- ernment’s programme to try who was planning an attack on after an election backfire cost Belgian Prime Minister ples. These were notably that to get it through parliament the Grand Mosque in Mecca blew her a parliamentary majority, Charles Michel was among the no EU citizen resident in Brit- and set a softer tone in her himself up on Friday when secu- pushed back, calling her pro- most sceptical, wary of get- ain at a cut-off date would be approach to Brexit, which rity forces surrounded a house posal a “fair and serious offer”. ting a nasty “cat-in-the-bag” deported and that those who she had opposed prior to last where he was hiding. “Those citizens from EU surprise. had lived in Britain for five year’s referendum. The ministry said, in a state- countries that have come For Poland, Deputy For- years could stay for life — a Yet her aims have held. ment read on Saudi-owned Al to the United Kingdom and eign Minister Konrad Szyman- right foreigners already have She wants a clean break from Arabiya television, that security who’ve made their lives and ski said: “We appreciate the in the rest of the EU. the bloc, leaving the lucrative forces had also detained five homes in the United Kingdom effort but the offer does not Those more recently ar- single market and customs other militants, including one will be able to stay, and we will meet all the criteria the EU rived would be allowed to stay union and so reducing immi- woman.—Reuters guarantee their rights in the agreed on as red lines.” until they reach the five-year gration and ending EU courts’ United Kingdom,” she said. In particular, the EU 27 threshold for “settled status”. jurisdiction. “There are some differ- want their citizens to be able to Red tape for permanent resi- However, her political UAE’s Gargash says ences between that and the enforce their rights in Britain dency would be cut and there weakness have generated alternative to Qatar proposals of the European through the European Court would be a two-year grace concern that the divorce may Commission, but the matter of Justice, something May has period to avoid “cliff edge” not be orderly. Manfred Weber, demands is “not will now go into the negotia- ruled out. They also dispute mishaps. German leader of conserva- escalation but parting tions.” her attempt to potentially Nonetheless, some EU tives in the European Parlia- ways” Sitting alongside new limit those rights to people migrants to Britain still be- ment which must approve any French President Emmanuel already living in Britain be- lieved they would be required Brexit deal, said the lack of Macron at joint news confer- fore she triggered Brexit three to leave. detail in May’s rights propos- DUBAI — A senior United Arab ence, Merkel said: “It became months ago. “I don’t feel safe with als was “quite worrying for the Emirates (UAE) official said on clear during the discussion EU chief executive Jean- (May’s offer) because I hav- rest of the negotiations”. Saturday that if Qatar did not ac- last night that we have a long Claude Juncker said he could en’t been living here for five Describing “an island cept an ultimatum issued by Arab path ahead of us. not imagine people not hav- years. She hasn’t been clear in chaos” compared to a states which imposed a boycott “And the 27, especially ing recourse to the European enough for me,” said 26-year- continent growing in con- on the small Gulf Arab nation Germany and France, will be Court of Justice. The Union old Italian cafe worker Michele fidence in its economy and this month, “the alternative is not well prepared, we will not al- wants the ECJ to be the arbiter Paoletti. leaders like Macron, Weber escalation but parting ways”. low ourselves to be divided.” of the Brexit treaty. That would Paoletti, who moved to said: “It still seems that the UAE Minister of State for For- Many leaders want to see mean Luxembourg judges re- Britain in 2014, now intends UK government has no idea eign Affairs Anwar Gargash told details that May promised taining a role in the lives of EU to move to the Netherlands what they want to achieve.” reporters that diplomacy, howev- for Monday, including the nit- expatriates in Britain — as with his Dutch wife and son. —Reuters er, was still a priority.—Reuters 25 June 2017 The Global New Light Of Myanmar world 11 Sectarian group claims Pakistan bombs; death toll rises to 59

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan southwestern city of Quetta —A faction of Pakistan-based killed 13 people and a drive-by sectarian militants Lash- shooting killed four police of- kar-e-Jhangvi on Saturday ficers in the southern megac- claimed responsibility for twin ity of Karachi on Friday. Both bombs that hit a market in the of those attacks were claimed northwestern town of Parachi- by another militant group, the nar, killing at least 59 people Jamaat ur Ahrar faction of the ahead of the holiday marking Pakistani Taliban. Islamic State the end of Ramadan. also claimed the Quetta attack LeJ’s Al Alami faction said through a messaging network. in a statement it was targeting It had not commented on the minority Shi’ite Muslims and Parachinar attack by Saturday threatened more attacks over afternoon. Sunni-majority Paki- Pakistanis fighting against Sun- stan also has a sizeable Shi’ite ni militants in Syria’s civil war. minority and has sought to avoid Video footage after the at- being dragged into sectarian tack showed civilians dragging strife that is rife in Syria and bleeding victims outside to wait- also the recent rift between Qa- ing ambulances in the chaos that tar and Saudia Arabia-led Sunni came when the bombs exploded states that have cut off ties with before the sundown meal break- Doha in part over its relations Police and rescue officials inspect the site of blast in Quetta, Pakistan on 23 June, 2017. Photo: Reuters ing the daily Ramadan fast. with Iran. “We have received 59 bodies Pakistan’s military said late so far, and 250 were wounded,” the Shia community of Para- recruited by Iran — have gone also participating in a coalition Friday it had tightened security said Sabir Hussain, medical chinar ... to stop staining your to fight in Syria to defend the bombing Islamic State, a Sunni across the country, including at superintendent of Parachinar hands with the blood of Sunnis government of Tehran’s ally, Muslim militant group. the Afghan border, following the Hospital. Sixty of the seriously in Syria”. President Bashar al-Assad. The market bombings in attacks. wounded had been transferred It repeated the demand in Assad’s government is also Parachinar late on Friday af- “Enemy trying to mar fes- to the larger city of Peshawar, the statement, saying that “oth- supported by Russian air strikes ternoon came on a particularly tive mood of nation through he added. erwise in the coming days you and fighters from Lebanon’s deadly day for Pakistan as both such coward acts. Shall fail LeJ Al Alami, which has will face such hate-fueled and Hezbollah militia, against an Sunni and Shia Muslims pre- against resilience of Pakistan,” previously partnered with Mid- deadly attacks that you will not array of Sunni rebels backed pared to mark the Eid al-Fitr Pakistan army chief General Qa- dle East-based Islamic State to be able to stand them”. by Turkey and Arab states. holiday marking the end of the mar Javed Bajwa was quoted as carry out attacks in Pakistan, Hundreds of Pakistanis — The United States, Turkey, holy fasting month of Ramadan. saying in a tweet from the chief said it has previously “warned many of them Shi’ites believed Arab and European powers are Another bombing in the military spokesman.—Reuters

Second French If Baghdadi is dead, next IS leader likely to be Saddam-era officer journalist dies BAGHDAD — If Islamic State man for the international coali- Baghdadi awarded himself The appointment of the leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is tion battling Islamic State, told the title of caliph — the chief new leader would require the after being confirmed dead, he is likely to a Pentagon briefing. Muslim civil and religious ruler, approval of an eight-member wounded in be succeeded by one of his top Obaidi, who is in his 50s, regarded as the successor of shoura council, an adviso- two lieutenants, both of whom has been serving as war min- the Prophet Mohammad — in ry body to the caliph. But its Mosul were Iraqi army officers under ister. Jumaili, in his late 40s, 2014. Obaidi or Jumaili would members would be unlikely late dictator Saddam Hussein. is head of the group’s Amniya be unlikely to become caliph to meet for security reasons PARIS — French journalist Experts on Islamist groups security agency. In April Ira- because they lack religious so would make their opinion Veronique Robert has died in see no clear successor but re- qi state TV said Jumaili had standing and Islamic State has known through couriers. Paris after being wounded in gard Iyad al-Obaidi and Ayad been killed, but that was not lost much of its territory. Six members of the council an explosion in Mosul earli- al-Jumaili as the leading con- confirmed. “They don’t belong to the are Iraqis, one Jordanian and er this week, her employer tenders, though neither would Both joined the Sunni Salaf- Prophet Mohammad’s lineage. one Saudi, and all are veterans France Televisions said in a be likely to assume Baghdadi’s ist insurgency in Iraq in 2003, The group has no longer ‘a land of the Sunni salafist insurgency. statement on Saturday. title of “caliph”, or overall com- following the US-led invasion to rule’ or ‘Ardh al-Tamkeen’. A ninth member, the The mine explosion killed mander of Muslims. which Saddam and empowered And none is well versed in Is- group’s Bahraini chief cleric, Iraqi journalist Bakhtiyar Russia’s defence ministry Iraq’s Shi’ite majority. lamic theology,” said Fadhel Turki al-Bin’ali, was killed in Haddad and French journal- said last week Baghdadi may They have been Baghda- Abu Ragheef, another Iraqi an air strike in Syria on 31 May. ist Stephane Villeneuve while have been killed in an air strike di’s top aides since air strikes expert on the extremist group. In Washington, two US in- another freelance reporter in Syria and Interfax news in 2016 killed his then deputy “A caliph has to have an telligence officials said they be- suffered minor injuries. agency quoted a senior Rus- Abu Ali al-Anbari, his Chechen Ardh al-Tamkeen, which he lieved Islamic State had moved Robert underwent sur- sian parliamentarian on Friday war minister Abu Omar al-Shis- rules in accordance with Islam- most of its leaders to al-Maya- gery in Iraq before being trans- as saying the likelihood that he hani and his Syrian chief prop- ic law. Failing that, the succes- din in Syria’a Euphrates Val- ferred on Friday to the Percy had been killed was close to 100 agandist, Abu Mohammad sor will just be recognized as ley, southeast of the group’s hospital near Paris. per cent. al-Adnani. the emir,” said Hashimi. besieged capital there, Raqqa. Islamic State fighters But armed groups fighting “Jumaili recognizes Obaidi Emir is Arabic for prince, Among the operations have been defending their in the region and many regional as his senior but there is no and is a title that jihadists often moved to al-Mayadin, about 80 remaining stronghold in officials are skeptical about the clear successor and, depending use to describe their leaders. km (50 miles) west of the Iraqi the Old City of Mosul, mov- reports. on conditions, it can be either By contrast, Baghdadi, border, were its online propa- ing stealthily along narrow “We don’t have any con- of the two (who succeeds Bagh- born as Ibrahim Awad al-Sa- ganda operation and its limited back alleys as US-backed crete evidence on whether or dadi),” said Hisham al-Hashi- marrai’ in 1971, comes from a command and control of attacks Iraqi forces slowly advance. not he’s dead either,” US Army mi, who advises several Middle family of preachers and studied in Europe and elsewhere, they —Reuters Colonel Ryan Dillon, spokes- East governments on IS affairs. Islamic law in Baghdad. said.—Reuters 25 june 2017 12 world The Global New Light Of Myanmar

Norway-Russia relations to deteriorate following US Marines’ base extension — Russian embassy

OSLO — Norway’s deci- “We consider that sion to extend the pres- this step contradicts ence of US Marines on Norwegian policy of not its soil will worsen rela- deploying foreign mili- tions with neighbouring tary bases in the country Russia and could esca- in times of peace,” the late tensions on NATO’s Russian embassy wrote northern flank, the Rus- in an statement to Reu- sian embassy in Oslo told ters. Reuters on Saturday. It further “makes Some 330 Marines Norway (a) not fully will be stationed in Nor- predictable partner, can way until the end of 2018, also escalate tension Photo: TASS the government said on and lead to destabiliza- Wednesday, doubling the tion of the situation in length of what was ini- the Northern region,” it Russia launches serial production of tially billed as a one-year added. trial period. Norway has down- seaborne air defence missile system The deployment played the significance last January to prac- of the deployment, em- MOSCOW — The de- Sergei Chemezov said on the International Mari- the Pantsyr antiaircraft tice winter warfare and phasising the training velopment of the Pant- Friday. “The development time Defence Show in St missile/gun system. The cross-country skiing, element and denying syr-ME seaborne surface- of the seaborne version of Petersburg,” Chemezov system’s version for and to participate in that the arrival of Ma- to-air missile and artillery the Pantsyr air defence said. “The complex has ground forces is called joint exercises, marked rines was an act direct- complex has been com- system that has no ana- already been launched Pantsyr-S. The Interna- the first foreign troops ed against Russia. The pleted and the system has logues in the world has into serial production,” tional Maritime Defence to be stationed in the US troops are stationed been launched into serial been completed. The he added. Show will be held in St NATO member country some 1,500 km (900 production, state hi-tech presentation of the Pant- The Pantsyr-ME is Petersburg on 28 June - since the end of World miles) from the Russian corporation Rostec CEO syr-ME will be held at the shipborne version of 2 July.—Tass War Two. border.—Reuters

THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR MINISTRY OF ELECTRICITY AND ENERGY France’s Macron, eastern MYANMA OIL AND GAS ENTERPRISE ( INVITATION FOR OPEN TENDER ) Europeans try to mend fences ( 10 / 2017 ) Open tenders are invited for supply of the following respective items in Myanmar Kyats. BRUSSELS — French Along with loom- with German Chancellor Sr.No Tender No Description Remark President Emmanuel ing negotiations on the Angela Merkel on Friday. (1) DMP/L-022(17-18) 2 7/8” & 2 3/8” EUE Tubing (3) Items Ks Macron and four eastern EU’s next multi-year “There are issues (2) DMP/L-023(17-18) Spares of SJS Serva (TPB 600) Cementing Ks European Union leaders joint budget that runs where I’d like to advance Unit and Accessories (59) Items sought to smooth rela- from 2021, this dispute is together, the posted (3) DMP/L-024(17-18) Spares for HT 400 Pump (12) Items Ks tions on Friday after shaping up as one of the workers directive being (4) DMP/L-025(17-18) Spares for Cat D 3406 Engine Ex Ks publicly trading barbs most contentious issues one... I believe we need Kenworth Truck (32) Items over jobs and democratic facing the bloc, exacer- a profound reform of (5) DMP/L-026(17-18) Spares for Komatsu Tracked Dozer Ks values. bating an east-west rift the balance. I will do it (D 155A-1) (16) Items Macron, in power for as it seeks unity to tackle with respect for our part- (6) DMP/L-027(17-18) Spares for Komatsu Bulldozer (D 155 A-1) Ks little more than a month, Brexit. ners.” (47) Items has vowed to protect But meeting on the EU states are divid- (7) DMP/L-028(17-18) Spares for Cat 3406 C Generator Set Engine Ks French workers from sidelines of an EU sum- ed on rules under which, Ex ZJ 70L SR-I Rig (60) Items what he sees as “social mit, Macron and the say, a Bulgarian truck (8) DMP/L-029(17-18) Spares for Mack Truck (20) Items Ks dumping”, in which com- leaders of the east Eu- driver or a Lithuanian (9) DMP/L-030(17-18) Spares of Cat 3512 Rig Engine Ex ZJ 70L Ks panies employ cheaper ropean states — known bricklayer can work in SR-II Rig (51) Items labour, and unfair com- together as the Visegrad France for a limited time (10) DMP/L-031(17-18) Spares for SK 250 -8 Kobelco Excavator Ks petition from the poor- four — agreed to set up for the eastern Europe- (28) Items er eastern European an expert-level group to an wage, usually below (11) DMP/L-032(17-18) Spares for Cat-D3408 PC Engine (33) Items Ks states. try to narrow differences the minimum level guar- (12) DMP/L-033(17-18) Spares for EMSCO Drilling Rig (17) Items Ks Poland, Hungary, over rules for so-called anteed in the west. (13) DMP/L-034(17-18) Spares for Cat-D3412 Gas Engine(18)Items Ks Slovakia and the Czech “posted workers”. “I pointed out to (14) DMP/L-035(17-18) Spares for Kenworth Truck (25) Items Ks Republic say they should “At the Visegrad Emmanuel Macron to- (15) DMP/L-036(17-18) Electrical Spares for D3T2 Rigs(24)Items Ks be allowed to compete meeting this morning day how low wages are in (16) DMP/L-037(17-18) Electrical Spares for ZJ 70L Rigs (16)Items Ks on lower prices — just we established which is- the Czech Republic com- (17) DMP/L-038(17-18) Electrical Spares for ZJ 50D Rigs(40)Items Ks as more developed west- sues we disagree on and pared to France, and that Tender Closing Date & Time- 20-7-2017, 16:30 Hr ern EU nations compete where we will continue French firms can also nd Tender Document shall be available during office hours commencing from 22 June, on quality products and to talk to better under- do more to raise (their) 2017 at the Finance Department , Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise, No (44) Complex, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. know-how — to catch up stand each other’s con- wages,” Czech Prime Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise after decades of commu- straints,” Macron told a Minister Bohuslav So- Ph . +95 67 - 411206 / 411274 nist stagnation. joint news conference botka said.—Reuters 25 june 2017 The Global New Light Of Myanmar world 13

CLAIM’S DAY NOTICE MV tygrA VOY. NO ( ) Consignees of cargo carried on MV tygrA VOY. NO ( ) are hereby notified that the vessel will be arriving on 25.6.2017 and cargo will be discharged into the premises of M.I.T.T/m.i.p where it will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo from the Vessel. No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Claims Day. SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY AGENT FOR: M/S mCC tARANSPORT (S’PORE) PTE LTD Phone No: 2301185

CLAIM’S DAY NOTICE MV YANTRA BHUM VOY. NO ( ) Consignees of cargo carried on MV YANTRA BHUM VOY. NO ( ) are hereby notified that the People search for survivors at the site of a landslide that destroyed some 40 households, where more than 100 people are vessel will be arriving on 25.6.2017 and cargo will be feared to be buried, according to local media reports, in Xinmo Village, China, on 24 June 2017. Photo: Xinhua discharged into the premises of M.I.P where it will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. More than 120 missing in Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo from the Vessel. southwest China landslide No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Claims Day. SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT CHENGDU — The rescue high part of a mountain ernment has launched the The provincial depart- MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY headquarters of the land- in Tibetan and Qiang Au- highest level of disaster ment of land and resourc- AGENT FOR: M/S REGIONAL CONTAINER slide in southwest China’s tonomous Prefecture of relief response and sent es said the landslide was LINES Sichuan Province has Aba hit Xinmo Village in rescue teams to the site. caused by heavy rain. An Phone No: 2301185 said the landslide buried Maoxian County at about Currently, more than estimated 18 million cu- 62 homes, and more than 6 am, blocking a 2-km sec- 1,000 workers with life-de- bic meters of earth mass 120 people are thought to tion of river and burying tection instruments are fell some 1,600 metres, be missing. 1,600 metres of road. engaged in the search for engulfing Xinmo Village. CLAIM’S DAY NOTICE MV NESHAT VOY. NO ( ) The landslide from a The provincial gov- survivors. Enditem—Xinhua Consignees of cargo carried on MV NESHAT VOY. NO ( ) are hereby notified that the vessel will be arriving on 25.6.2017 and cargo will be discharged into the premises of m.i.T.T where it will lie at the Australia welcomes charges against consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am alleged Bali bombing mastermind to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo SYDNEY — Australia on and friends,” Australian Two Islamist suicide The Afghanistan-war from the Vessel. Saturday welcomed charg- Foreign Minister Julie bombers detonated ex- veteran dubbed the “Osa- No claims against this vessel will be admitted after es against a Guantanamo Bishop told reporters. plosives at the nightspots ma bin Laden of South- the Claims Day. Bay prisoner accused of “It has been a scar on packed with tourists, kill- east Asia” was seen as the SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT masterminding the 2002 the hearts of all Austral- ing 202 people. main link between South- MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY Bali bombings in which ians since these attacks For Australia, which east Asian militant group AGENT FOR: M/S LAND & SEA LOGICTICS 202 people were killed, occurred in 2002.” suffered the most casual- Jemaah Islamiah (JI) and Phone No: 2301185 including 88 Australians. Hambali was charged ties, the Bali bombs were Al-Qaeda. Indonesian-born mil- on seven different counts, the worst peacetime at- Bishop said Australia itant Riduan Isamuddin, including terrorism and tack on its citizens, many would provide whatever also known as Hambali, is murder in violation of of whom regard a holiday support it could, but did accused of overseeing the the law of war, the Miami on sun-drenched Bali as a not support the death 2002 Bali bombings and an Herald reported, citing rite of passage. penalty. attack on the JW Marri- a charge sheet dated 20 Seven Americans and “Those responsible ott hotel in Jakarta in 2003 June. 38 Indonesians citizens for the murder of 202 peo- that killed 12 people. He is accused of di- were also among the dead. ple, including 88 Australi- “I hope that should recting three explosions Hambali was cap- ans, should be prosecuted, this prosecution succeed, on 12 October 2002, which tured in Bangkok, Thai- should receive the sever- it will bring closure to hit a bar, nightclub and land in 2003 and has been est of punishment and those devastated by the the US Consulate on the held in Guantanamo Bay should never be freed,” loss of loved ones, family Indonesian resort island. without charge since 2006. she said.—Reuters 25 June 2017 14 social The Global New Light Of Myanmar

Actor Johnny Depp apologizes for ‘poor taste’ Trump assassination joke

GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND ting away with such disgusting — Johnny Depp on Friday apol- comments,” Ronna Romney ogized for joking about assas- McDaniel, the Republican Na- sinating US President Donald tional Committees chairwoman, Trump, saying his remarks were wrote on Twitter. in “poor taste.” Depp, whose latest “Pirates “The Pirates of the Caribbe- of the Caribbean” movie was an” star spoke during an appear- panned by critics in May, has had ance at Britain’s Glastonbury mu- more than a year of bad press sic festival on Thursday when he following an acrimonious divorce pondered how long it had been from actress Amber Heard and a since an actor had killed a US lawsuit against his former busi- president. ness managers that has detailed His remarks drew rebukes claims of lavish spending by the from Trump supporters, and the actor. White House described Depp’s Earlier in June, Delta Air remarks as “sad.” Lines and Bank of America pulled “President Trump has con- their sponsorship of a New York demned violence in all forms and production of Shakespeare’s it’s sad that others like Johnny “Julius Caesar” because the Depp have not followed his lead,” assassinated Roman ruler was the White House said in a state- Actor Johnny Depp poses on a Cadillac before presenting his film The Libertine, at Cinemageddon at Worthy portrayed as a Trump-like busi- ment. Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain on 22 June, 2017. Photo: Reuters nessman. “I hope that some of Mr Last month comedian Kathy Depp’s colleagues will speak taste about President Trump,” Trump. Depp said he thought the an actor,” Depp continued. “I lie Griffin posed in photographs out against this type of rhetoric Depp, 54, said in a statement. “It president “needs help.” for a living. However, it’s been a holding up a fake bloody, sev- as strongly as they would if his did not come out as intended, “Can we bring Trump here?” while, and maybe it’s time.” ered head resembling Trump. comments were directed to a and I intended no malice. I was Depp asked the audience. “... The US Secret Service said it She also apologized but was fired Democratic elected official.” only trying to amuse, not to harm When was the last time an actor was aware of Depp’s comments from hosting CNN’s annual New Depp on Friday said his re- anyone.” assassinated a president?” but had no other comment. Year’s Eve broadcast. marks were not intended mali- Depp was at a screening of Actor John Wilkes Booth as- Some Republicans criticized Last week, a gunman opened ciously. his 2004 film “The Libertine” at sassinated US President Abra- Depp’s comments as part of a fire on Republican lawmakers in “I apologize for the bad joke the Glastonbury festival when ham Lincoln in 1865. grim trend. who were practicing for a charity I attempted last night in poor discussion turned to the topic of “Now I want to clarify, I’m not “I’m sick of celebrities get- baseball game.—Reuters

I feared fame Radiohead take aim at ‘strong and stable’ May at Glastonbury on a few levels: GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND by “Lucky”, the first of a host May has yet to form a sta- Earlier in the day, English Ricky Gervais — Britain’s Radiohead returned of “OK Computer” tracks that ble government in Britain, more duo Royal Blood drew a huge to Glastonbury’s Pyramid included “Exit Music (For a than two weeks after an incon- Pyramid Stage crowd for a mas- Los Angeles — Actor Ricky Stage on Friday, 20 years after Film)”, “Let Down”, “Paranoid clusive national election. terclass in straight, hard rock as Gervais has said that when he a legendary performance at the Android” and “Karma Police”. Radiohead’s two-hour show their second album “How Did started getting recognition, he festival, with a set that mocked Singer Thom Yorke changed went down well with fans, but We Get So Dark?” went straight initially had a fear of becoming Prime Minister Theresa May’s the lyric at the end of the song left some newcomers under- to the top of the charts. famous. election campaign and pulled “Myxomatosis” to “strong and whelmed, evidenced by a steady Lead singer and guitarist The 55-year-old star says he songs from nearly all of their stable”, apparently mocking a stream of people heading off to Mike Kerr, who formed the band was scared that a mob will tag albums. slogan that May repeated many other stages. with drummer Ben Thatcher in him as a famous personality and The band from Oxford- times in her campaign. Tom Martin, a 30-year old 2013, said playing the main stage he will lose his individuality, re- shire, England, first headlined “See you later Theresa; from Cork, Ireland, was not dis- at the world’s biggest greenfield ported Vulture.com. “When I was in 1997, one of the wettest years Shut the door on the way out,” appointed by a band he had long festival was “life-changing, ter- about to be famous, I feared it on in the festival’s history, when Yorke said, in one of his few ad- followed. “It was the best gig I’ve rifying and ridiculous”. a few levels. I feared it because I they lifted a sodden crowd with dresses to the crowd. ever seen,” he said. The festival started with didnt want people to lump me in music from their album “OK a minute of silence on Friday with those people whod do any- Computer”. morning in memory of recent thing to be famous,” Gervais said. Featuring songs about al- terror attacks and the devas- The “Special Correspond- ienation, capitalism and modern tating Grenfell Tower fire before ents” actor says he used to de- technology, the band’s third al- Hacienda Classical eased revel- spise the word celebrity and did bum sounds oddly prescient in lers into the first day of music. not want his private life to bear a politically divided and anxious Peter Hook, the bass play- the cost of fame. Britain in 2017. er from Manchester bands Joy “I didnt like the word celeb- Fans expected “OK Com- Division and New Order, led rity. I feared intrusion, you know? puter” to feature heavily in the the crowd in reflecting on “our Make me famous, and suddenly set on Friday, the same day a hopes and our prayers for life, you can go through my trash bins. version of the album was re-re- love and freedom, the things we I was very protective of my priva- leased, including tracks that are here to celebrate”. cy. “I didnt want people to write did not make the cut 20 years Other performers on the bad things about me that wer- ago, called “OK Computer OK- main stage at Worthy Farm in ent true because thats just not NOTOK 1997 2017”. south-west England, included fair. Fifty percent of everything The band opened with Radiohead performs on the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm in 81-year-old Kris Kristofferson written about me is wrong,” he “Daydreaming” from last year’s Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain on 23 June, and English indie band the xx. says.—PTI “A Moon Shaped Pool”, followed 2017. Photo: Reuters —Reuters 25 June 2017 The Global New Light Of Myanmar social 15

Paris turns into Olympic park as part of push to host 2024 Games

PARIS — A diver plunged Canoes and kayaks to the Seine in a kayak, not into the Seine while the filled the Seine just out- far from where sprinters mayor of Paris took to the side Notre Dame cathedral, pelted along a floating ath- river in a kayak, as the while the diver jumped into letics track. Paris last host- French capital transformed the river from one of the ed the Olympics in 1924, itself on Friday into a giant city's bridges. while Los Angeles has held Olympic park as part of its "This is a great oppor- it twice — most recently in final push to win the rights tunity for us to give a taster 1984. In July 2005 in Sin- to host the 2024 Games. of what the Games will be gapore, London pipped an Paris and US rival Los like here in 2024," said for- over-confident Paris, which Angeles are the only two mer Olympic gold medal had lost out to Beijing for A general view from the Pont Alexandre III bridge shows an athletics track on cities bidding to stage the canoeist Tony Estanguet, the 2008 Games, to win the the River Seine, with the Eiffel tower in the background, in Paris, France on 2024 Olympics, and the who is leading Paris' bid to right to stage the 2012 Sum- 23 June, 2017 as Paris is transformed into a giant Olympic park to celebrate French capital is running host the event. Paris Mayor mer Olympics, triggering International Olympic Days with a variety of sporting events for the public a series of events over the Anne Hidalgo also turned tears in the French camp across the city during two days as the city bids to host the 2024 Olympic and weekend to promote its cre- up alongside Estanguet, when the results were an- Paralympic Games. Photo: REUTERS dentials. with the two of them taking nounced.—Reuters

Indian toilet charity renames village after Trump VR amusement park opens in Tokyo's Maroda, (India)— A toi- rebranding of the village, symbolic — the name Ma- village," he said. let charity has renamed still better known locally as rora will continue to appear The event was organ- Shibuya district an Indian village after US Marora, the charity said. on maps and signs. ized as Indian Prime Min- President Donald Trump as But founder Bindesh- But locals said they ister Narendra Modi pre- part of a promotional push war Pathak said he hoped were prepared to embrace pares to fly this weekend TOKYO — Tokyoites young men or a young to raise cash and support the gesture would win the new title, Trump Sulabh for his first meeting with now have another way woman. for better sanitation. enough publicity and good Village in its full form, and Trump in Washington. The to escape their mundane Other content in- Aid group Sulabh In- will to at least raise aware- any good things it brought US embassy in New Delhi day-to-day lives with the clude a game where you ternational, which says it ness of a major social prob- with it. said it was aware but re- opening Saturday of an battle hoards of enemies has built 1.5 million toilets lem. "All our problems such ferred further inquiries to indoor amusement park with a weapon of choice, across the country, has set "Such a step might as electricity and water will Washington. featuring virtual reality a music game, and an up "Trump Village" signs spur rich people, compa- be addressed by renaming," Fewer than a third of technology in the city's escape from a haunted around the small commu- nies and other donors to said resident Mohammed India's 1.3 billion people Shibuya district. hospital. nity in the northern state come forward and donate Joharuddin. have access to sanitation. Shibuya VR Land, The popularity of of Haryana, each bearing money," he said. Village head Shaukat The United Nations located in the Shibuya VR has soared in recent a grinning portrait of the "Once basic infrastruc- Ali also played along, say- estimates that half the Modi shopping complex, years as headsets such president. ture is built here, the pop- ing he was grateful for the population defecates out- offers an hour's worth of as Sony Interactive En- Neither the White ularity of this village will charity's work. "A toilet is side — putting people at content for an admission tertainment's PlayStation House, nor the Trump fami- grow and it will act as a being constructed, a road is risk of cholera, diarrhea, fee of 2,200 yen ($20). VR and the Oculus Rift ly's commercial empire, has motivational factor." being built and community dysentery, hepatitis A and Theme park operator have become available to given permission for the The change is purely hall will also be built in the typhoid.—Reuters Huis Ten Bosch Co cre- consumers. ated the facility in the Video game publish- hope of drawing visitors er Bandai Namco Enter-

to its Dutch-inspired park tainment Inc will open Myanmar in southwestern Japan's its own VR amusement Sasebo, which also fea- park in Tokyo's Shinjuku International tures VR attractions. area next month, where Programme Schedule "We see it as a way to visitors can jump into (11:00 Am ~ 03:00 Pm)- Saturday Repeat (07:00 Am ~ 11:00 Am) (25-6-2017 07:00am ~ 26-6-2017 07:00am) MST boost name-recognition the world of anime such (03:00 Pm ~ 07:00 Pm) -Today Repeat (07:00 Am ~ 11:00 Am) across Japan and glob- as Gundam and Dragon 07:03 Am News ally," a public relations Ball. 07:26 Am Ancient Heritage at Natalin Prime Time official said. Shibuya VR Competition among 07:37 Am Myanmar Sculpture-work of Art 07:03 Pm News Land offers five different theme parks in Japan is 07:53 Am Inspiration 07:26 Pm The History of Mrauk U Pagoda sets of content. heating up as the industry 08:03 Am News 07:43 Pm A Girl Guide Ultra Reverse Bun- enjoys strong ticket sales 08:26 Am Hmaw Yaw Gyi Elephant Camp 07:50 Pm Today Myanmar: Alley Garden 08:42 Am The Hills of Phowintaung 08:03 Pm News gee uses headsets and due to a shift in consum- and Shwebataung 08:26 Pm The Stories of The Great Souls (U Pyae Son) moving seats to give the er preferences toward 09:03 Am News sensation of being shot spending on experiences 09:26 Am Sayit-wyne Girls (09:00 Pm ~ 11:00 Pm) -Today Repeat (09:00 Am ~ 11:00 Am) into outer space by a giant rather than products. 09:48 Am Toddy Palm Product Shop (11:00 Pm ~ 03:00 Am)- Saturday Repeat (07:00 Am ~ 11:00 Am) catapult, while Impending A steady inflow of 10:03 Am News (03:00 Am ~ 07:00 Am) -Today Repeat (07:00 Am ~ 11:00 Am) Whisper of Love puts you tourists from China and 10:26 Am A Snake Catcher on the receiving end of a other parts of the world 10:38 Am The Longest Living Siblings (Part-II) (For Detailed Schedule – www.myanmaritv.com/schedule) declaration of love from has also provided a tail- one of three handsome wind.—Kyodo News 25 June 2017 16 sport The Global New Light Of Myanmar Hockey tournament to Myanmar U-22 wins commemorate Olympic Day held in Yangon with second-half goals

By Shweli Myat Thawda

In preparation for the 29th SEA Games, the Myanmar U-22 team played a test match with the MWL All Star team and won by a score of 2-1 yesterday af- ternoon at Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon. The match was won with a come-from-behind effort when the Myanmar U-22 team scored two goals in the second half. Even though the team won, The president of the Myanmar Hockey Federation U Saw Lu Lu the contest revealed many re- Htaw presents the prize to the winners. Photo: Pho Thaw Zin quirements and weaknesses that should be worked on, ob- By Ye Yint Shine finished in second place. servers said. The president of the My- The MWL All Star team A hockey tournament to com- anmar Hockey Federation U played with controlled pace in memorate Olympic Day 2017 Saw Lu Lu Htaw and officials the first half, waiting for errors was held yesterday morning at presented prizes to the win- from the U-22 team. They were the Theinbyu Hockey Grounds ners and other participants. rewarded with a goal in 18th in Yangon. “Olympic games were held minute scored by experienced Myanmar U-22 and MWL All Star players fight for the ball in the test Two youth teams (A and since ancient times and, in player Yan Paing, who headed match at Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon. Photo: Soe Nyunt B), a women’s selection team, commemoration, Olympic Day in the goal. After scoring the an above-45 Old Star team and events are usually held during goal, Yan Paing was replaced playing well in the early part an opportunity for him. The U-22 a Telenor Myanmar amateur this month. Our federation held as he was playing while sick. of second half, but gradually team played better from then on team participated in the tour- the tournament on this day and Afterward, both teams made picked up the pace to equalise and, in the 79th minute of play, nament. Youth team A came we thank all participants’, said substitutions. on the 70th minute. Than Paing Aung Thu scored the winning in first place and youth team B U Saw Lu Lu Htaw. The U-22 team was not scored after Sithu Aung created goal with a long range shot.

Midfielder Harrop joins Kvitova into Birmingham Preston from Man United

semis, will face Safarova LONDON — Preston North with Preston North End and End have signed midfielder help the club get as high as Birmingham — Czech Petra 6-7(4), 6-3, 7-6(5). Josh Harrop from Manchester we can.” Harrop is Preston’s Kvitova moved into the Aegon Safarova saved three match- United on a four-year contract, third signing in the current Classic semi-finals with a 6-4, points in the deciding set and ral- the English Championship transfer window as they re- 7-6(5) win over France’s Kristina lied to win the last four points of team said on Friday. cruited striker Sean Maguire Mladenovic on Friday. the third set tiebreak to end the Harrop, 21, was the top and goalkeeper Declan Rudd The seventh seed, twice three-hour contest on top. scorer for United’s reserve earlier this month.—Reuters Wimbledon champion, is playing “It was such an amazing team with 10 goals in 25 ap- in her second tournament after a fight between the both of us and pearances last season and lengthy layoff with a hand injury, I am so happy that I won,” Safa- made a memorable senior suffered during a knife attack at rova said. debut, scoring the opener her home in December. “I stayed in United’s 2-0 win over “Both of us play really fast on positive until the Crystal Palace on the this surface, the grass suits her end. I had a few op- final day of the 2016- game as well, so it was about a portunities but she 17 league campaign. few points here in three, one or was serving well. “It’s a new start two key breaks in the match,” I just believed for me to get things going Kvitova said. It took a second-set that I could pull it in my career and I’m buzzing tiebreak and one hour 43 min- out and win it,” she to get playing and to make an utes for Kvitova to secure the win added. Later on Friday, impact in the team,” Harrop which sets up a semi-final clash Spain’s Garbine Muguruza takes said on Preston’s official web- with compatriot Lucie Safarova. on American Coco Vandeweghe site. (www.pnefc.net) Safarova came through a and Australian Ashleigh Bar- “Hopefully I can achieve marathon battle with Australi- ty faces Camila Giorgi of Italy. Czech Republic’s my aims and ambitions that an Daria Gavrilova, triumphing —Reuters Petra Kvitova. I have set myself by coming Manchester United’s Josh here and that’s to get promoted Harrop. Photo: Reuters 25 June 2017

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Discrimination in education between urban and rural Universities

Nadi Win Lae Kyonpyaw Tsp.

My University is not well developed as much as others from urban areas and it is the one where most people I wish think lowly of its students. Whenever we participate in that may all the Competitions together with oth- University students er students from urban Univer- around Myanmar sities, some of them, especially get equal Photo: Phoe Khwar students from Yangon look down chances!! us as if we were the idiots. Some judges from that Com- petition also treat us just like this. They by place or effort? Can’t we ination that I faced in my University life. so hard to pass the interviews. Last year, I consider that all students from rural Uni- never be the qualified students even if we As we all know, there are a lot of sat the interview in my University to go to versities have no qualifications. try harder than others? There are a lot of chances for today University students to Cambodia and it was two days before our I don’t know exactly yet why they think questions and issues that should be taken sit the interviews to go to foreign countries examination. I had to read and study a lot lowly of us. Is it impossible that we can be into consideration. not only for exchange programs but also of facts concerning that interview at the more outstanding than those students they Here, I would like to share my expe- for Scholarships. In my University also, time when I should have studied for exam. look up? Qualification should be measured rience and difficulty concerning discrim- we all want to go abroad so that we tried See page-e

suddenly realized that I am now just a hopeless, dying man. I am now the frail My Last Page watching the crimson sunset with the imaginary fear. Feeling the sexy touch human beings. Being one of them, I am er. The swing of my cradle was always of the warm wind blow while losing in incapable to resist the temptation of any rhythmic with the lullaby of my father. my thoughts, my spirit of adventure Myat Thu Aung(NZ) University of Otago enjoyment and joyfulness. Communication and movement were my stimulates my nerves to set out around 3rd Year Maths Student (2017) On my first page, the occasion of new additions to my capability when my the world to transcend the snow of Tam- being as a baby, no anxiety nor stress stay in cradles was over. I started talk- arack in California. Sadly, I have no men- could bother me apart from the fear of ing gibberish once I had some spoken tal strength nor physical capabilities to No one is great enough to glimpse his or sudden, loud noises and sudden drop words. They smiled at me and nodded fulfill my wish; the worse is I am even no her parts in the future. Life is drifting on from some height. Crying was my weap- their heads as if they understood my longer the judge of any decision that my the pages of a book – the book being full on; it was the loudest voice calling for the words. When I could toddle, they loved mind asks as it will now be made pas- of traps and tricks. People are flowing attention –the attention of the people I my movements the most. This was just sively. Meanwhile, I echo my thoughts in the sense of urgency of death between love the most, my parents. My cry had for the time being. the abstract walls of my mind: nothing pages without noticing that they have my need done or sometimes prepared By the time there are no pages left lasts forever; good things never last long been reading how they would die alone to be ready. This was during my stay in to turn over, my happiness melts into enough to enjoy. since their births. This is the nature of cradle rocked by the hands of my moth- sadness. On the last page of my book, I See page-E

Invitation to young writers for Sunday section The Global New Light of Myanmar is accepting submissions of poetry, opinion, articles, essays and short stories from young people for its weekly Sunday Next Generation Platform. Interested candidates can send their works to the Global New Light of Myanmar at No. 150, Nga Htat Kyee Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon or by email to [email protected] with the following information: (1) Sector you wish to be included in (poetry, opinion, etc.), (2) Real name and (if different) your penname, (3) Your level of education, (4) Name of your School/College/University, (5) A written note of declaration that the submitted piece is your original work and has not been submitted to any other news or magazine publishing houses, (6) A color photo of the submitter, (7) Copy of your NRC card, (8) Contact information (email address, mobile number, etc.).— Editorial Department, The Global New Light of Myanmar news office 25 June 2017 B education The Global New Light Of Myanmar Basic English Grammar for Basic Students

II. Say which are the First Person, the Second Person and the Third Person from Lesson 8: Pronouns the following sentences. (a) My friends and I like to go on trips. There are words that are very useful in our English writing and speaking. These (b) I do not understand what you are talking about. are “Pronouns”. (c) She told you the truth, but you did not believe it. “Pronouns” are words used in place of nouns. (d) They will come to see you. Do you want to see them? (e) We are going out on Sunday, a visit to his house in the country. Let’s read the following passage. (f) Have you got any money to pay for the clothes we bought? Mary and John are friends. One day, Mary told John that Mary wanted to go and (g) Will you attend the classes regularly? Yes, I will. see the Castle on the hill. John agreed with Mary and then Mary and John went up (h) I have a little puppy. Its tail is short and curly. the hill to see the Castle. The Castle was a very big Castle in the eyes of the children. (i) Have you ever been to Mandalay? No, we have not .We have never been to Man- Mary and John climbed up the hill, but as the hill was so steep , Mary could not climb dalay. the hill. Mary was exhausted on the way and Mary had to take rest for awhile. John (j) He will never obey my words although these are good for him. was not exhausted , so John could climb up to the hill-top. Here, in this passage , as we mention “Mary, John, Castle and hill” again and When we use pronouns in place of Nouns, there are three Cases. These are:... again. This repetition makes the whole passage awkward. (1) Subjective Case ( when you use it for the Subject) So, not to sound awkward , we do not repeat the Nouns again and again and we (2) Objective Case (when you use it for the Object) use other words in place of them. These are called “Pronouns”. (3) Possessive Case ( when you use it to show the possession) Let’s read the same passage in the other way as follows: .. In the following sentences, we will find all these cases. Mary and John are friends. One day, she told him that she wanted to go and see (1) He is going to UK to see his friend. She lives in London. He will go and see the Castle on the hill. He agreed with her and then they went up the hill to see the her at her home and if she agrees to work with him, she will come to Paris to work Castle. It was a very big Castle in the eyes of the children. They climbed up the hill , in his company. but as it was so steep , she could not climb it. She was exhausted on the way and she Here, “He” is “Subjective Case” as it is in the place of the “Subject”, had to take rest for awhile. He was not exhausted, so he could climb up to the hill-top. “She” is also “Subjective Case”, “He” is “Subjective Case”, “her” is “Objective Case”, Now, it sounds better. because it is the “Object”. Instead of repeating “Mary, John, Castle, hill” again and again, we use “he, she, The next “her” in “her home”, shows “the possession”, it is “Possessive Case”. The him, her, they, it” word “she” is “Subjective Case”, “him”, “Objective Case”, These words are called “Pronouns”. “she, “Subjective Case” and the word “his “ shows the possession , so it is “Posses- sive Case”. Pronouns are the words used place of Nouns. Here , in Pronouns , we use “I, me, my , mine, we, us, our, ours” for the First Here come the Exercises. Person, “you, your , yours” for the Second Person, and for the Third Person, we use “he , him, his” for Masculine Gender (Male ) , “she, her, hers” for Feminine Gender (Female) , “they, them , theirs” for plural and “it, its” for things and animals . Exercise 8 Here, I think , there are a lot to explain to you . III. Mention the cases of Pronouns in the following passages. (a) He was going fishing one sunny day, and he saw some fishes in a very big pond. “The First Person” means “the person who speaks”, As it was a very big one, he thought he will get so many fishes . He even saw “the Second Person” means “the person to whom we are speaking” and these swimming to and fro in the pond. He wanted to eat them all. “the Third Person” means “ the others about whom we are speaking”. (b) Will you come to my house tomorrow? Then we will go to see him in his office. e.g. I want to tell you that he is not a good boy. His office is near his apartment. Here, “I” is the person who speaks, “you” is the person to whom I am speaking, and (c) They like playing football in their University. It is on the other side of the river “he” is the person about whom I speak. and we will go and watch them playing. The First Person .. I (d) Our headmistress is so patient and nice. She will not scold you if you do some- The Second Person … you thing wrong. But she will explain about the discipline of her school to you. The Third Person .. he (e) Once upon a time, he was quite handsome, but now as he grows older, you will find him smart and wise. All his friends come to see him to seek for his advice. Examples. (a) I tell you to come with me to visit Mg Mg. He lives in Bago. You can show these in three columns. (b) I love all my friends. They are very nice to me. I V. Change the Nouns in the following passages into Pronouns wherever it is nec- (c) She likes her tea sweet, but he does not make it as she wants. essary to do so in suitable cases. (d) They are playing in the field. It is so spacious. (a) When Ma Ma saw Maung Maung playing in the dirty mud, Ma Ma called Maung (e) Will you come with us to the Pagoda? It is over there. Maung to come out of the mud quickly. Maung Maung is Ma Ma’s younger brother, so Ma Ma scolded Maung Maung why Maung Maung was playing with In these examples, I, you, me, He dirty mud. But, as Maung Maung was only a young little boy, Maung Maung I, They, me liked playing in the mud very much. She, her, he, it, she (b) Mary had a little lamb and the lamb’s fleece was white as snow and everywhere They, it and you , us , It..These are all Pronouns. that Mary went , the lamb was sure to go . (c) Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled pepper and a pack of pickled pepper was picked by Peter Piper. Exercise 8 (d) Susan saw some seashells on the shore. The seashells were bright and beautiful I. Underline the Pronouns in the following sentences. in the sunshine. Susan liked to carry the seashells to Susan’s home. (a) Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow. (e) Oh! Look at the Moon. The Moon was shining up there. Oh Mother the moon (b) Have you finished your homework? looks like a lamp in the air. Last week, the moon was smaller and shaped like (c) He will finish his very soon. a bow, but now the moon grows bigger and round as an O. Are the little stars (d) We like paying a visit to the seashore with our friends. around the Moon, the Moon’s little babies. (e) She saw some sea-shells on the seashore. It is very sandy. There are a lot to learn more concerning “Pronouns”. But, let’s stop for now as (f) I cannot promise you that I will come tomorrow. you’ve learned a lot this week. We will continue next week. (g) My dog likes KFC so much. It is his favorite food. Bye for now and hope that you have done your Exercises well when we meet (h) That tree is very useful. We can eat its fruits, its leaves and its flowers and we again next week. See you then! Bye Bye! can use its barks as medicine. Your English Teacher , GNLM. (i) Have you had your dinner? I have had mine. Email:[email protected] (j) She can sing very sweetly. Can you? See page-H for the answers to the last week’s exercises . 25 june 2017 The Global New Light Of Myanmar education C How to Improve and What to Improve in Our Education System

Dr. Nu Nu Win For all primary, middle and secondary (i.e. with a Teacher –Pupil ratio of 1:40, it a double in number to get more senior (Retired Professor and Head of Department) schools in our country , we have shortage can be the right size) . If the ratio is better, teachers for the Upper Secondary classes. of teachers . That’s why we have to appoint may be 1:20-25, it will be better. So, we need The writer believes that, in this way such un-cert. or untrained teachers, what to have enough teachers for our schools. , we can double the number of trained Now is the time to improve our Educa- we call “Nay-sar La-pay or Swe Khant Then the next question to ask at this teachers for all primary, lower and upper tion System. So, we need to know what Teachers” or “Teachers with Contract” point is this: how can we get enough teach- secondary in some years . to improve, how to improve and when for some schools in some regions. Let’s ers for our schools. We have now more than 100 thou- to improve . We need to improve both see the first type of teachers. They have Can we have enough trained teachers sands untrained teachers in our field of in quality and quantity. So, let us think daily allowance, but paid monthly. The next in the coming ten years or not? It is an Education, so it is a great burden for the together which quality and quantity we name was really improper for “Swe-khant” important issue to solve in time. Education Colleges to train these un-cert. want to improve. we take what we get and appoint anyone If we get teachers both in quality and or untrained teachers. Concerning with Quality, we need to who is available to do so, not seeing or quantity , it will be the best way to solve Now, they are planning to train all mention some of the important ones, such taking account about their quality. this issue. these primary and secondary teachers as quality of students, teachers, curricu- From the writer’s point of view, al- So, what can we do with this issue ? as B.A.(Edn.) degree holders in 4 years lum, courses, text books, school buildings, though “something is better than nothing”, According to the writer’s point of view in 4 or 5 Education Colleges which will be teaching methods, exam systems or as- that means having teachers trained or with an experience of teaching nearly fif- upgraded into Degree Colleges. sessment systems and so on . untrained is better than having no teach- ty years, the writer wants to suggest a But , one question , the author wants As well, concerning with quantity , the ers or not enough suitable way to to ask is , if we cannot get enough trained writer wants to mention some such as : teachers. get enough primary and lower secondary teachers less drop-out rates, more students reach- From the trained by a training of two years, how can we get ing the end of Basic Education, better re- point of view as teach- enough trained teachers in 4 years’ time? sults in Matriculation Examinations, high- an Educationist ers in 5 And all these Education Colleges have er quantity of teachers , higher quantity of and an Education- or 10 years recently a big burden of training to the trained teachers, better students-teacher al Psychologist, . This is as fol- already appointed un-cert teachers in our ratio, higher quantity of schools and so on. frankly saying, the lows:- schools, how will we able to do for a new For all these qualitative and quan- writer does not like We have about higher course for 4 years? The writer is titative improvements, in other words, it, just because the 24 Education Colleges afraid, whether it will become a bigger what to improve, we should think of how to primary children which train primary and burden onto these Colleges of Education. improve and when to improve. There can who are very cute lower-secondary teachers. What a big thing to accomplish! be different ways and means to improve and young, should only In these Colleges, the training goes And do we need to wait another 4 all these factors, but the key point is which be taught by trained like that. For the first six months, years (instead of two years with the pres- way or means we should do our improving. teachers, who know Child the student-teachers are trained ent course) to get more trained primary We should also think of the effects of our Psychology. Because chil- in their College classrooms, and and lower secondary teachers? What are chosen ways and means. There can be dren are so soft and so for another 6 months, they have we going to do then? Do we get more un- repercussions and side effects in some timid during this age in their very first practical teachings in the public schools in cert or untrained teachers for our primary ways and means, because Education is years in schools, the writer believes that their native regions. So, the classrooms are and lower secondary children? the field in which most of the public is they should be handled very carefully as free and available during these 6 months. The knowledge of Child Psychology is concerned as stakeholders. That’s why it if we were handling very fragile things. If So , we call for another batch of trainees important not only for primary children, is very important to take care to listen to their first experiences in school in their during these 6 months , we can get a dou- but also for lower secondary children who the responses by the public on which any very first periods of time they leave their ble number of trained teachers for primary are teenagers, a very critical period in life. changes in Education will effect. Most of homes and mothers were very bad for all .( Just because, the second batch will go for And with more and more un-cert. or the public are some kind of stakeholders these gentle little ones, they will be afraid practical trainings to schools and the first untrained teachers in the field of Educa- as students, parents, teachers and donors of school and they will not be enthusias- batch will come up to attend another year tion, there will be more and more burden in the field of Education. tic to attend school any more. Then the for training.) In this way, we can double the on the Education Colleges? And the other point is when to do it. school cannot be a Child-friendly School number of trainees for primary teachers These are the factors we should take Some are necessary to be changed as soon anymore. It can have bad effects on the (that means a double in number of primary it into consideration, concerning quanti- as possible, but some are the things need child’s school life. teachers we can get in one year.) ty of teachers. It is also how or in which to be done regularly or we can take time Teachers should have genuine love After two years, we can get a double ways and means we are going to solve and do these slowly and steadily, until we for children and youths. What we should in number of trained teachers for lower our present issue. It is important that we have a perfect condition to do so. There- take into consideration is, if an un-cert. or secondary classes (middle schools) . choose the correct technique with proper fore, if we do quickly to some changes untrained teachers have genuine love for But, according to our teacher training sequencing and perfect timing. which should be done regularly or slow and children and youths, we should have some systems at the present, there can be some These are just one or two examples steady, it can have unnecessary mistakes. leniency to them. 600 trainees , who get higher marks to join in our field of Education. In practical life, So also with the factors that are necessary But, it’s a great but because a teacher the Universities of Education for their we could face much more issues than to change as soon as possible. If we take who knows Child Psychology, knows very B.Ed. degree to become Senior Teachers what the writer has just mentioned for time to do so, there can be harmful effects well, when and how much he/she should for Upper Secondary classes. If we can which we need to have practical solutions on these matters. be lenient or be strict. So, if it is in wrong take a pending for one or two years on readily available. For all these what to improve, how timing or in wrong way, the effect will be them to attend B.Ed. , we can get a double That is why the writer said that when to improve and when to improve are very what we do not want to get. This is an number of Junior Teachers for Lower we are going to improve our Education important in the field of Education for all important factor we should take it into Secondary classes. After some one or two System , we should see and decide what decision makers or responsible persons. consideration. years, they can join the Universities of to improve, how to improve and when to So, these persons also need to have ex- That is just mentioning an example Education for their B.Ed. degree to be- improve . pertise in Education and experience in concerning quality of teachers. come senior teachers for Upper Secondary Other pertinent factors will be dis- Education. Let’s think of other factor the quantity classes. cussed in the coming weeks. Let’s discuss some of them. of teachers. And for the time being, in their places Dr. Nu Nu Win (Retired Professor The first factors the writer wants to We need to have enough teachers. at the Universities of Education, we can and Head, Department of Educational discuss here is the quantity and quality And something is better than nothing. accept more number of Direct Intakes Psychology, SUOE – Sagaing University of teachers. And if the classrooms are of right size for B.Ed. students . That will also lead to of Education) 25 june 2017 25 june 2017 D article The Global New Light Of Myanmar The Global New Light Of Myanmar article E Discrimination in education between urban and rural Kyaiktiyo Pagoda. Universities From page-A ral Universities who have also the Land of Then, I passed the interview and same experience like me. I passed in the next day, I had to type and give the interviews for Korea, Japan and my personal details and some other Thailand too, but all was just like it. necessary things that’s why it wasted We can satisfy if we have chanc- my time for two days to study for the es to sit the next interview and they exam. So, I couldn’t sleep at all before didn’t select us because of our lack and during the exam. of qualification. But now, we all had However, nothing’s happened to give up and we were depressed even though the date to go there without knowing anything and lat- was so close. When I investigated er, we all don’t want to attempt any about it, I knew that they called for longer because they didn’t recognize the next interview but for only those ours. Do they notice that they are from urban Universities not us and breaking the minds and future of Mon they had selected from them. ours who want to try hard? Why didn’t they inform us for the What I want is that the con- next interview? If they didn’t want cerned authorities know these facts to select us, why did they inform us and reduce this discrimination. And By Soe Soe Naing for the first interview? Why do they I wish that may all the University brethren (The Mirror) want to waste our time and effort? students around Myanmar get equal There are many students from ru- chances!!

My Last Page ith smooth transportation, wei road. You will enter into the Mon State on top of Paunglaung Mountain which is Phonedawpyi Paya was housed at a prayer- Mon State in southern Myan- also known as Yamanya Land, after getting 3615 feet above the sea level, the pagoda hall of Shwe Muhtaw pagoda. The Thingan snow’, which is going to melt once mar attracts local pilgrimage across the Sittoung Bridge in Bago Region. is built on a hermit’s head-like balancing raft docked at Dawei and the image was From page-A the sun rises. Despite longing for an Wand foreign tourists with its May be Kyaikto, about 120 miles from rock protruding about five feet from the named Shin Mutti. Peinne raft arrived Yesterdays of yesterdays were extra day to happily pass through famous stupas and pagodas, ancient cul- Yangon, is the first stop along the long jour- bedrock towards the ravine. at Kyaikkami shore and the image was gone. When the innocence of mine with my boys and my beloved, the tural heritages, natural scenic beauties and ney. From Kyaikto you can get to famous The Gautama Buddha, in the eighth named Kyaikkami Yele Paya. Kyaukhlebi caresses the back of my neck, I sud- Grim reaper has been on the way Mon’s traditional lifestyle. The capital of the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, nine miles from Kinpun year after attaining Buddhahood paid a raft carrying an image stopped at Kyaikto denly feel young once again with of bringing death to me without state, Mawlamyine, is 187 miles from Yan- camp at the foot of the hill by car and seven visit to Suvarnabhumi Thaton Land at the and the image was named Kyaikpawlaw the discovery of the value of youth. showing any mercy on me. For the gon lying along Yangon-Mawlamyine-Da- miles and seven furlongs on foot. Situated request of sacred Gawunpati monk. As pagoda. Later the named was changed into Nevertheless, the youth of my days meantime, a lifetime of my memo- Buddha had a vision of Buddha Sasana to Kyaikpawlaw Myetshidaw Pagoda because has been passing years by years ries runs through my head – with the be prolonged, gave his hair to the devotees the eye of the image is crystal clear. Again without showing any sign. They speed of light – from the beginning to and Taik Tha, a hermit was no exception. it was called Hmeshindaw image named are all gone as invisible as rings of the end. With the disappearance of The hermit had tucked it in the tuft of his after the mole appeared on temple of the smoke varnish into thin air. people’s chattering voices, my world hair safely and when he was at the death’s image. Life is a magic show in the ab- has become silent. The air of their door he planned to build a pagoda. His After paying homage to pagodas solute darkness in which a cigarette sympathy has overwhelmed the at- plan was realized by celestial king who in Kyaikto, pilgrims can visit Kaylartha can light thousands of faces: my face mosphere of my dead body’s area. brought a granite boulder with the weight Hsandawshin pagoda in Taungzon village is indeed one of them. By the time Eventually, my life is completely of 611.45 tons, height of 26.75 feet and girth in Bilin Township, Kyaikhtihsaung Pagoda I suddenly awaken in the show, my done together with the end of crim- of 84 feet from the floor of the ocean and in Zokthok village, historic latrite images, life is about to be blown away forever son sunset story despite echoing placed it on the top of Kyaiktiyo Mountain Maelan Hsandawshin on Maelan Moun- Bandithaylar Santawshin Pagoda in Mon State. like a leaf fallen from the branch of self-encouraging words in my mind which is about 80 feet in girth and 124 feet tain, Kyaukpi pagoda and Kyauktaga Ceti, a tree into the cool autumn breeze to seize the day of tomorrow. in height. It is said that when the celestial and Kuthinayon Hsandawshin Ceti. in a snowy day. The sun is no longer Simple realisation has come to king placed the boulder at the top of the Maelan Hsandawshin Ceti is situated when you are feeling weary during your trip. the legs hanging down as if sitting on a chair. bright to my eyes as light rays pass- my mind: seasons are always chang- mountain there was gap between the main on the top of Nagapappa hill which is 860 There also are other ancient pagodas as well The famous scenic beauty of Kyaikmaraw ing through them are reflected in ing and so am I. There is the one mountain and the boulder measuring the feet high. The hill is 14 miles and furlongs as natural bird museums which are home to is row of palm trees on both sides of road at the mirror of darkness – the kind and only one difference: seasons height of a broody hen. from Bilin-Hpapun motorway. It can be over 10,000 birds. the entrance to town. There also are limestone of darkness with which I was nev- are never-ending but living beings Hermit Taik Tha enshrined the hair in reached on foot from the base of the hill After winding up your visit to the inner part caves with stalactites and stalagmites in the vi- er intended to be friend. The wind are stopped when their ration of Kyaikkami Yele Pagoda located in a resort in Mon State. a treasure casket and put it in a hole with climbing along laterite steps. Mountain of Mon State, you can go back to Mawlamyine cinity of Kyaikmaraw town and mineral springs whispered through leaves, but I am karma runs out. Life has two fixed 4.5 feet in depth and six inches in diameter cars can also be used to climb the hill passing through Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamy- in nearby Yebu (Hot Water) village. almost deaf to sense their rustling. points: birth and death. In travelling dug at the middle top of the boulder. That through 13 feet wide concrete road. The pa- ine), the longest of its kind in the country. Near One of the tourist attractions is the Death My energy is now being drained between these two points, the worst was in 1183 Maha Era in the year Kyaiktiyo goda is built on a smaller boulder stacked the Mawlamyine airport on Taungnyo range, Railway which was built under Fascist rule to the almost emptiness. Despite abstraction is attachment – the at- Pagoda was built. on the bigger one. The hair of Buddha is there exist 500 statues of monks. The Pa-auk at Thanbyuzayat 40 miles from Mawlamy- this, I continue struggling for the tachment to loved ones which can There are other pagodas on top of Kyai- enshrined in the reliquary of the pagoda. Forestry Monastery where foreigners practise ine. The Common Wealth War cemetery in last fight with my last might. The be persons or things. I paid atten- ktiyo Mountain – Muhsotaung, Kyaukhsiyo There is a bell cast in 1259 which is dec- meditation is situated on Mawlamyine-Mu- Thanbyuzayat is also famous for its historical chill of winter, the sounds of the hall, tion not much enough to untie the pagoda, Naga and Pha pagoda and Kyee- orated with ancient architectural styles. don motor road. There also is the one of the backgrounds. Another famous places are including the ticking clock on the knot of attachment, which should ganpasat cave. There are also brick tablets at the pagoda. world largest reclining Buddha Zina Thukha Warcru old town, Setse beach and Kyaikkami wall and the announcement of my have been untied while being alive; On the way back from Kyaiktiyo, If you make a pilgrimage to Mon State Yanaung Chantha image. The image with 600 Hsutaungpyi pagoda. death are the last of the last things consequently, my spirit must drift to pilgrims can also visit Kyaikpawlaw don’t miss a chance to visit Thaton 25 miles feet in length and 100 feet in height is lying at As Mon State is a wetland area there that I will remember forever and somewhere she belongs. She is now [Hmeshindaw (moving mole) image]. His- from Bilin because there are many ancient the site 14 miles from Mawlamyine. Pilgrims are biodiversities, and it can control climate always. While searching for carpe sailing as randomly as a wreck in the tory says that King Devanan Piya Taiktha pagodas and historic hills there namely can climb to the upper terrace of the image change and balance the ecology. From the diem in order to seize another day, middle of sea does, without knowing who established royal capital at Ceylon Shwesayan pagoda, Myathabeik pagoda, and see Buddha Jataka. mouth of Sittoung River to the east of Kyaikto I am getting sick of all, including exact destination nor its direction, island made a vow and floated teak raft, Naymeinda hill, Alantayar pagoda, Hnee Kyaikmaraw Hsutaungpyi Pagoda, the and Bilin reaching to the beach with approxi- my hypocrite – the declaration of perhaps the place where she can Thingan raft, Peinne raft and Kyaukhlebi pagoda, and Mahamyatmuni image. Paung Buddha image built by Mon Queen Shin Sawpu, mate area of 45,000 hectors was designated as fearlessness in the mind throughout rest to think of my past deeds over raft which carried four Buddha images into Township is also famous for its natural is located Kyaikmaraw 12 miles from Maw- Ramsar Site on 10 May and it will surely bring my life. and over again, or perhaps Tam- the sea. The teak raft arrived at Pathein beauties and ancient pagodas. Zinkyaik lamyine. The feature of the image is too rare about socioeconomic development of locals. Moments later, I am dramat- arack as it is my last desire to be The locomotive displayed at the Death Railway Museum in Thanbyuzayat. bank and the image named Ceylon Shin Waterfall in the township can fresh you to see in Myanmar as it sits in the position of (Translated by Wallace) ically changing into ‘a tiny drop of fulfilled. 25 june 2017 F comics The Global New Light Of Myanmar 25 june 2017 The Global New Light Of Myanmar Interview G Interview with Israeli Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Daniel Zonshine

A wide-ranging interview with were lost. This move from the head of Israeli Ambassador to Myanmar state, at least in Israel, changed the mind Mr Daniel Zonshine by the Global of the people and that’s why I’m taking New Light of Myanmar and MRTV the top-down approach. touched upon democratic and I don’t think people hate each other in economic reform, peace process the personal level but if the leadership is and bilateral relations between screening some kind of trust or readiness Israel and Myanmar. to sit down, to negotiate, to have peace which is more natural than to have war, Q: Mingalabar, welcome to our exclusive this can bring and change the minds of interview with Israeli Ambassador Mr. people and enable to move forward to Daniel Zonshine. Israel and Myanmar the next step. There are sentiments that have established relationships since 1953, exist from the past, so many years of so it’s been a long history together. We fighting and disagreement and different want to know the progress of diplomatic interests, if you have the change coming relationships between our two countries from the top to the people, than I believe it is much easier to achieve this peace we A: As you’ve said, we’ve had rela- are talking about. tions and representations since ’53 here in Myanmar. This relationship is, from Q: That’s very interesting and it’s a good our point of view, very strategic in this lesson. area. Our first representative here was a A: I think We should always look at politician with a lot of experience and he others and see and learn from other coun- Israeli Ambassador Mr Daniel Zonshine speaks during the interview at the Israeli Embassy started activities that were the beginning tries and their mistakes and also learn in Yangon. Photo: GNLM/Phoe Khwar of the development at that time. from the good things that are happening The first State Visit that we had in in the area and see what is suitable for us, Israel was Burmese Premier U Nu in what is suitable for Myanmar as a society, 1955. During those years, we’ve developed and Myanmar has been dealing with it as a country with different groups and a lot of connections, a lot of activities, for quite a long time. I think that this is interests. Take the experience of others exchange of people, of training and of I think here in something that needs a top-down ap- and even get help from others in order to sharing knowledge of both sides. All along proach, meaning building the trust which promote and to make things better than the years we kept good relations and Myanmar, most is essential for that sort of thing, starting they are now. we’ve always had our embassy here and from the heads, the leaders. This is some- never closed it nor changed the level, the agriculture is thing that should start from the top - the Q: We have learned that there is a lot of level of ambassador. In the last few years traditional and to government, the military, the minorities, cooperation between our two countries, we’ve seen more possibilities and more looking at the vast interest of the country especially in the field of education, health- potential for cooperation. Based on the be able to look at it and of the people. When you take into con- care, agriculture and technology so please good relations from the ‘50s we tried to sideration the interests and when you can elaborate more about these cooperation plan cooperation for the future and I think from an innovative bridge the differences in interest naturally programs, especially human resource there is a big potential for that. point of view is not each side or party of the discussion development programs. has the same interest – it is essential A: This is something that we really Q: So after the reflection of our bilat- very important. for a progress. If you manage to bridge put an emphasis on and share our knowl- eral relations I also want to know your it and in this regard trust is essential, edge and experience with other countries impression on Myanmar’s transition to then it’s top-down because when in the and in this regard Myanmar is a priority democracy and Myanmar’s endeavors top there are disagreements - the price country in our approach and in our min- for the peace process. the land of Israel is much shorter, you is paid mostly in the lower levels. People istry. I can divide it into cooperation and A: Well, it’s a heavy issue. Coming don’t need 40 years but it took 40 years who are either fighting or killing or are development on one hand and relations from a country that is democratic and to change the mind of the people from killed, or people who have to move away in the commercial area on the other hand. sitting in an area where democracy is slavery to free people. from the areas of their houses, damage Yesterday I came back from a short visit to not very common, we look at democracy So, changing the minds of people is of property and to the lives of people and Bangkok and on the plane with me were a in a very wide context. It’s not just about a process that will take time. The expec- the environment where they are living. few dozens of young Myanmar people who elections and voting but it’s a state of tations are high, they’re skyrocketing So all will benefit when the top-down just came back from an 11-month stay in mind and it has to do with freedom of and there may be some kind of conflict approach reaches down to society and Israel. They were there in a project that is expression, freedom of press and many between the expectations and the pos- the country in general. ongoing for twenty-three years of receiv- issues that are related and derive from sibilities and reality. But once you have Talking about our experience, in ’73 ing young Myanmar people for studying democracy. This is a process that will take a national agreement, that this is the we had fierce war with Egypt and Syria and working in agriculture in Israel. time and I think to change the mindset of direction and the way to implement it, in what we call the Yom Kippur War and I think this period of time, when they the people, it’s not something that you can I think in the long run you can achieve four years later the late Egyptian Pres- are exposed to the Israeli methodologies do overnight by declaration or by signing it. Not just in elections but a democracy ident Anwar Sadat arrived in Israel. Of and technical innovations and especially an agreement. It has to do with education as a way of life, democracy as running a course there were some preparations technology, I think the mindset of Israeli and preparing the minds of the people. society, democracy as balancing the dif- for that, but his arrival to Israel changed farmers helps to get a better understand- If I can use an example from our ferent forces in society and in the country. the minds of people. And we are talking ing of modern agriculture, a better under- history from the biblical times when the This is something that I wish Myanmar about countries that were fighting from standing of the importance of planning, Israelites who were in Egypt and slaves will have as soon as possible, but again the very beginning, from 1948, since our experience, research and the know-how for 400 years. When they got free and left we need patience. war of independence, fighting with Egypt that accompanies agriculture. Egypt, it took them 40 years to wander Now when you talk of peace, the in ’48 and ’56, in ’67 and then again in ’73, in the desert. The way from Egypt to peace process is not a very short thing a war that so many lives from both sides See page-H 25 june 2017 H interview The Global New Light Of Myanmar

From page-G be a long-term project with more or peace will bring development. I A tale for children under 10 I think here in Myanmar, most investments and more focus from do not think you can put one aside agriculture is traditional and to be Israel. The main contribution of and focus on only the other and Four-week-old little one able to look at it from an innovative Israel in this regard will be the area then wait till later to deal with the which refuses to listen to the point of view is very important. And of capacity building. The experts in other. This is a challenge where you since it is more than 20 years that agriculture, for example, will not need a lot of attention and learn mommy-Deer people coming and going to Isra- just stay in class but also will be go- from the experience from others, By Khin Maung Phone Ko el for this purpose, I think it has ing out into the fields talking about which means using the help of the some contribution not only to each agriculture and water and showing international community to see how I n the African jungle, all eat the green grass. While person in his or her own area but how things are being done there to make shortcuts, to expedite the the animals were feeding it is happily grazing on the also to society and I believe it can practically. process, because you don’t have the on their food. Among them grass there came down from create some kind of critical mass. In the health sector we have time and the luxury of developing were a flock of deer with the tree a big leopard and a Two hundred people, more or less some activities - two Myanmar things in an organic way. their newly added little ones. sound of gun fire together are going every year to Israel and neonatal doctors visited an Israeli There was One mother deer from the hunter nearby. coming back with these experiences hospital for a month and we are dis- Q: In the recent Panglong Peace and her four-week-old (a Bimbee must jump and and exposure to Israeli agriculture. cussing with the Minister for Health Conference, the State Counsellor baby deer) are grazing on run for its life to wards mom When I was chatting with the to prolong it and to make it a long- mentioned that civil war is not made a dry grass. deer. Woooh! Then saw a young people, most of them were term project. We have an ongoing by us but we have to start making A young little one was leopard waiting on the tree quite happy with the experience cooperation in the ophthalmology peace for the new generations. Also named Bimbee who was not has jumped on the stub- they gained there in Israel. This sector, where there were nine Israe- globalization is going on and this so happy to eat dry grass born Bimbee for a meal. By is one program that’s been ongo- li delegations of eye doctors coming will not wait for us so we have to and grumbling about it. It a stroke of the mercy of the ing and I think we now have more to Myanmar during the last decade. keep going on. She also mentioned looks around here and there. creator God, a gun fire from than two thousand people who al- It’s an NGO but with the support people’s participation so according Wahl! It sees a green grass a hunter who was aiming to ready participate in such programs. of the government they are com- to your suggestion we may have to right under the tall big tree kill the leopard with his gun. Wherever I go in Myanmar I meet ing here to share know-how and to look for shortcuts. and told mom deer.” There! This event has save people who were in Israel during conduct surgeries in more sophis- A: Yes, like I said, you don’t have mon a fresh green grass un- Bimbee from the victim of these 20 years. Last week I was in ticated areas of ophthalmology. We the luxury of developing things very der the big tree”. None (ani- the leopard’s meal. Yezin Agricultural University and also had a senior doctor staying in slowly. You should look around and mal) was there too. May I go The theme of the sto- one of the professors said she was Israel for six months of experience see how you’re becoming part of the there, mom please”, Bim- ry is off-springs or children there in 2000 and was exposed to gaining program. There are many world economically, academically bee said. Mommy dear reply should listen to mother or this experience. areas that we have on cooperation and from other point of view. You was no! But Bimbee insisted father, so that they are to In other areas when we are and they are mainly based on ca- have to develop your economy while again and again to go there. honour them. talking government to government, pacity building. keeping your assets. It may sound Then mom deer says that The Bible verses: just last week we had a visit of the like a conflict but it’s something that no other deer were there, it “Honour your father deputy head of our international Q: Myanmar is striving for political I believe you’ll have to deal with. shows that place was not a and your mother, so that you corporation agency and he was sit- reform in parallel with economic safe for you too. But Bimbee may live long in the land the ting with the Ministry of Foreign reform, so I want to know Israel’s Q: If it goes into good hands then ignored mom’s warning and Lord your God is giving you. Affairs, trying to identify some of support like investment for them. challenges will become opportu- went under the big tree to (Genesis 20 :12, NIV) the areas of priority from the My- A: Investment will mostly be nities. anmar side, in what way can Israel something to do with the private A: Challenges are always there, Here are the answers to the last week’s lesson be relevant to Myanmar. We have sector from Israel and we try to you cannot refrain from them. If you “Sentences” exercises . experiences in several areas, agri- keep the private sector in Israel look around the world there are no culture is one of them and maybe informed about what’s going on in countries free from challenges or of I. (a) , (c), (d), (f), (g) , (i) and (j) are sentences. the most visible but it’s not the only Myanmar. I think the best way to be the need to deal with the economy, II. You have to write 10 sentences. one. We have experience in water informed is not only through read- society, internal or external peace. III. Subjects Predicates management, last year we translat- ing and open sources but also about Even developing countries have (a) Birds are singing sweetly. ed into Myanmar language a book visiting. So we encourage people to their own challenges like immigra- (b) I will pluck all these mangoes. about Israeli’s experiences in water come here and we encourage My- tion or world trade. (c) Students should read this book. (d) Our teachers correct our mistakes in English. management and I think it’s very anmar people to come visit Israel. (e) Johnny had a little puppy. relevant to Myanmar because some Last month we had a delega- Q: My last question is about the (f) Tomorrow is my birthday. parts of Myanmar have difficulty tion led by the director-general of strengthening of bilateral relation- (g) Mother bakes that cake. with access to water during some DICA (Directorate of Investment ships between Myanmar and Israel. (h) Pretty flowers are blooming beautifully. period of the year. and Company Administration) U A: As I’ve mentioned before, (i) You Do know the Ugly Duckling? So I think some of the lessons Aung Naing Oo to meet Israeli es- some of the challenges will be left (j) The moon is shining up there. of Israel can be applicable in My- tablishment, government, public to the private sector like Israeli The Objects in these sentences are: .. anmar. Some months ago we had and private sector in order to ex- investors and companies to come (a) …., (b) all these mangoes,(c) this book, (d) our mistakes (e) a little puppy, (f) …., (g) that cake, (h) …., trainings in a Yezin University on pose the possibilities and challeng- here. Some of it will be in the gov- (i) the Ugly Duckling, (j) ….. water management and how we use es here in Myanmar and to create ernment level and I think what we I V. You have to make your own sentences. some technologies and planning for business to business connections. will concentrate on is the relative e.g. The boy saw a small dog on the street. using water in more efficient ways. Apart from that there are Israe- advantages of Israeli experience The boy (Subject), saw a small dog on the street (Predi- It’s not just about saving water but li companies here in the area of like water management, agricul- cate), a small dog (Object). it’s about using water in more ef- telecommunications, health, agri- ture, education and medicine. We V.(1) Five examples of Phrases are : … fective ways and that will both use culture and technology. As a gov- are talking about agriculture in the on the road, in the garden , on the wall, outside the stadi- less water and the right amount of ernment we encourage but we’re dry zone, which has been present um, up there (2) Five examples of Clauses are:.. water that the plants need, man- not investing in Myanmar because along the years but it will be more Who sang heavy metal, which is on the table, when the age the water reservoirs and water this is the way our government is focused. Again, we are not coming moon shines, where he goes, whose book I have hired resources. It will keep them clean working. We are not coming here in to impose anything like saying this V. Phrases Clauses and available and keep them from very big programs like other coun- is what you need or this is the right (a) who got 100 marks in Mathematics contamination needs a holistic ap- tries but focusing on training and way to do things but we can offer (b) on the tree proach and technology the com- capacity building at the government our experience, our know-how and (c) up there bination of both is something that level and we leave the investing to our goodwill, no strings attached. (d) under the rain cloud we can share our experience with the private sector. We have some cooperation and (e) in the meat-safe (f) who sang “Bo Aung Din” in that area. Myanmar is undergoing a projects already in progress, but (g) which are delicious When we talk about coopera- very interesting time and there the intention is to focus our efforts (h) in the field tion in general, we would prefer to have been discussions on wheth- according to the preferences and (i) who lies late concentrate on cooperation that will er development will bring peace needs of Myanmar authorities. (j) on the wall