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P-5 (BUSINESS) ASED BY US$ 32 MILLION L EXPORT EARNINGS DECRE AGRICULTURA Sunday, 25 June 2017 www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com nd Waxing of Waso 1379 ME Vol. IV, No. 69, 2 25 June 2017 The Global New Light of Myanmar 25 June 2017 next generation platform The Global New liGhT of MyaNMar 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 Today’sMyat Thu Aung(NZ) issue contains 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 thean pages of a book – the8-Page book being full on; it was the loudest voice calling for thespecial 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. sincepull-out their births. This is the nature of cradle rocked by the hands ofsupplement. 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 NaTIONAL Senior General Min People collect drinking water from a lake in Dalla in the southern outskirts of Yangon. A partnership with the World Bank since 2015 has Aung Hlaing returns helped families in villages across MyanmarSOE with education, health, clean water, sanitation, electricity for lighting, refrigeration, and business from Russia HOTO: AYE MIN development. P PAGE-2 NATIONAL Myanmar, World Bank renews agreement Cooperate for long term development of literary sector for development aid worth US$1.2bn P E-3AG Partnership with World Bank Group Extended to Benefit More Poorgency (MIGPeopleA), will Guarantee A NaTIONAL next two years, up to US$1.2 bil- continue their support to private Peace Music Festival in eas. It was Myanmar’s first full, lion in financing by the Interna- MYANMAR and the World Bank Association lenders and investors based on July nationwide strategy to improve tional Development Group have agreed to a two-year demand”, said a statement re- P E-3AG development and human capital (IDA), one of the World Bank’s extension of a partnership that leased on Friday. in 30 years. financing subsidiaries, will be The decision to extend the will promote growth in rural are- “After a review of the earmarked for Myanmar, to be L as, improve nutrition, health and partnership is in keeping with NaTIONA current Country Partnership complemented with technical as- education services, build infra- Myanmar’s mission of respon- 849 children and young Framework, Myanmar and the sistance and advisory services. structure and create more jobs. - sible development, increased in- people released from World Bank Group agreed to a The International Finance Cor The renewal is of the Coun- frastructure and the betterment Tatmadaw since 2012 two-year extension of the CPF, poration (IFC), the private sector try Partnership Framework of its people, officials said. PAGE-2 which aims to end extreme arm of the World Bank Group, SEE PAGE 3 (CPF) that began in 2015 in an poverty and promote inclusive and the Multilateral Investment effort to help the country devel-- growth in Myanmar. Over the op, especially in poorer rural ar 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.