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Vol. V, No. 315, 6th Waning of Tabodwe 1380 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Monday, 25 February 2019 Adhipati Road, main building, of Yangonians line up for filming of Dhammaduta Chekinda Buddhist Line Walker-2

ANGONIANS chose to University in Hmawby inaugurated Y spend their weekend break trying to catch the film- ing of ‘Line Walker-2’, whose cast and crew were shooting scenes around the Sule Pagoda and Yangon City Hall “A helicopter scene, shootouts, and a car chase involving a gang of criminals with guns blazing were filmed yesterday for the Hong Kong action film. They were enter- taining to watch,” said Ko Ye Lin, an onlooker from South Dagon. Ko Soe Naing from 13th Street, Lanmadaw, expressed his amazement at watching an epic film scene being shot in Myanmar. Onlookers num- bered in the thousand yester- day, he added.

Helicopter sequence Air Myanmar Aviation Services Co. Ltd provided the helicopter for a scene in the action film. The chopper was SEE PAGE-7

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and wife present a replica the main building of the Dhammaduta Chekinda Buddhist University to Sayadaws. PHOTO: OFFICE OF THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF DEFENCE SERVICES. CEREMONY to inaugu- bers of the Sangha led by Dham- and guests. The Senior General un- A rate the Adhipati Road maduta Dr Ashin Chekinda, At the ceremony, Quarter- veiled the stone plaque and (Chancellor’s Road) and the Commander-in-Chief of Defence master-General Lt-Gen Nyo title of the main building at the main building of the Dham- Services Senior General Min Saw, Commander of Yangon university. maduta Chekinda Buddhist Aung Hlaing and wife Daw Kyu Command Maj-Gen Thet Pon A ceremony of sharing University took place at Kyu Hla, Commander-in-Chief and Director Maj-Gen Maung merits gained followed in com- Chekindayama Monastery (Navy) Admiral Tin Aung San Maung Myint of the Directo- memoration of the success- in Dhammaduta Zaytawun and wife, senior military officers rate of Military Engineers cut ful opening ceremony of the The crew of Line Walker-2 Tawya in Hmawby Township from the Office of the Command- the ribbon to open the Adhipati Adhipati Road and the main prepares a helicopter for a scene of Yangon Region yesterday. er-in-Chief, the commander of Road of Dhammaduta Chekin- building of the university. in the movie in downtown It was attended by mem- Yangon Command, well-wishers da Buddhist University. SEE PAGE-3 Yangon. PHOTO: WIN NAING

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NATIONAL LOCAL NEWS BUSINESS Yangon Book Home catches Myanmar Street hosts talks fire after cooking Productivity Center on library law, left unattended, planned for SMEs literature, arts 1 dead development PAGE-6 PAGE-6 PAGE-5 25 FEBRUARY 2019 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Myanmar, India discuss trade, investment matters

Union Minister for Commerce nomic Advisor Shri Rohit Kumar Dr. Than Myint, who is visiting Parmar from Ministry of Con- New Delhi, the Republic of India, sumer Affairs, Food and Public on Saturday met with Special Distribution, and discussed the Secretary Shri N. Sivasailam matters related to easing In- of Logistic Division, Ministry dia’s pulses and beans import of Commerce and Industry, the policies so that Myanmar can Republic of India, and openly export more pulses and beans discussed the matters related India, and bilateral cooperation to facilitation of cross-border on increasing Myanmar’s pulses transport of goods and persons and beans export, especially to and services, two nations’ bilat- India in the coming years. eral trade and investment and In the afternoon, the Myan- promoting tourism industries. mar Ambassador and delegation Additionally, on 22 February, also met with Joint Secretary Myanmar delegation including of Asean Division from Minis- Myanmar Ambassador to India try of Commerce and Industry U Moe Kyaw Aung and Chair- Shri Rajineesh and party, and man of Myanmar Pulses, Beans discussed cooperation matters, and Sesame Seeds Merchants seeking the ways to increase Association (MPBSSMA) U Tun pulses and beans export from Lwin, also met with an Indian Myanmar to India.—MNA Myanmar Ambassador to India U Moe Kyaw Aung discusses investment and trade matters with Indian delegation led by Senior Eco- (Translated by Kyaw Zin Tun) governmental officials in New Delhi. PHOTO : MNA Union Minister pledges to provide capital, tech to SMEs UNION Minister for Industry U water sent by other ministries Khin Maung Cho visited the office for lab test at the pharmaceutical of the Directorate of Industrial research division of the Myanma Supervision and Inspection De- Pharmaceutical Industry. partment in Hinthada, Ayeyawady At the meeting hall of the di- Region on 23 February. vision, the Union Minister heard At the meeting with staff of a report on invention of new the office, the Union Minister drugs through research work, urged the staff to get in utmost presented by its in-charge. The efforts to provide capital and Union Minister spoke of the need technology for the progress of to conduct research and lab test SMEs, assuring contacts for the in accord with the international availability of technology for man- standards, maintain the quality of ufacturing value-added goods. He drugs through regular overhaul- said that the industries must be ing of the production machines, supervised to run in accordance manufacture quality drugs and with the laws and rules to pro- apply innovative means to attract tect natural environment and consumers, produce new types of social interest. “Staff must learn drugs in addition to distributing to skillfully apply their office ma- medicines that are important for Union Minister U Khin Maung Cho visits Industrial Supervision and Inspection Department in Hinthada terials,” he said, adding, “they public health and conduct test on 23 February. PHOTO: MNA should stay away from bribery on foodstuff. The functions of the and corruption, and work with division involve the work of test- cluding atomic absorption spec- troscopy, testing the Aflatoxin that in compiling their research pa- full confidence.” ing foodstuff, water, wastewater, tormeter (AAS), gas chromatog- may be contained in foodstuff and pers and testing and examining On 22 February, the Union drugs and related materials and raphy (GC), high performance endotoxin that can be found in the samples sent by the related Minister inspected new types of herbal plants through advance liquid chromatography (HPLC), drugs through mocroplate reader, ministries.—MNA (Translated medicines, foodstuff and waste- technologies and equipment in- fourier transform infrared spec- helping post graduate students by TMT) Domestic visitors flocking to Twinma Lake in high season

LOCATED beside the Mony- the lake, which is surrounded by public and school holidays,” he wa-Yagyi-Kalewa Road in Kani coconut trees. Zaw Myo Maung said. “For the time being, the Township of Sagaing Region, the from Twinhte Village said the arrivals of tourists to the lake is Twinma Lake is packed with lo- area saw only a handful of do- relatively low. cal visitors this peak season, ac- mestic visitors in 2015 and 2016. The number of visitors is cording to residents. Earlier, the “The number of visitors to expected to increase once there Twinma Lake was famous for its the lake is gradually increasing is easy transportation access,” production of natural Spirulina, a year by year. In the current peak he said. Residents in the area blue-green algae. The production season, around 100 visitors came mainly rely on the lake for their of Spirulina has stopped since to the lake every day to enjoy its livelihood.—Ko Min (Indaw) Twinma Lake in Kani Township, Sagaing Region, the main source for 2017. Since then, residents have natural beauty. The lake is host- (Translated by Khaing Thandar natural spirulina in Myanmar. PHOTO : KO MIN (INDAW) created recreation sites around ing more visitors, especially on Lwin) 25 FEBRUARY 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 Senior General comforts Pa-O ethnic leader U Aung Hkam Hti receiving medical treatment at military hospital

FROM PAGE-1 gained. After the ceremony, the Member of the State Sang- Senior General and wife together ha Maha Nayaka Committee with those present offered meals Abbot of Nyaungthonbin Sa- to members of the Sangha. manekyaw Monastery Agga Following the ceremony, Maha Saddhammajotika Commander-in-Chief of De- Bhaddanta Tejosarabhivam- fence Services Senior Gener- sa read the words of advice of al Min Aung Hlaing, accom- Chairman of the State Sangha panied by his wife Daw Kyu Maha Nayaka Committee Ab- Kyu Hla and senior military bot of Bhamo Monastery from officers, went to the Military Mandalay Abhidhaja Maha Hospital (1000-bed) in Yangon Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga in the afternoon and comforted Maha Saddhammajotita Dr and gave words of encourage- Bhaddanta Kumarabhivamsa. ment to the Pa-O ethnic leader The Senior General sup- U Aung Hkam Hti receiving plicated giving a brief expla- treatment for pneumonia. nation of the purpose of the The Senior General met with Adhipati Road and the main Pa-O ethnic leader U Aung Hkam building of the university. Hti at the special intensive care Next, Senior General Min unit of the military hospital and Aung Hlaing and wife offered cordially asked about his health documents related to the con- conditions. After fulfilling neces- struction of the Adhipati Road sary requirements, the Senior Gen- Senior General Min Aung Hlaing presents foodstuffs to Pa-O ethnic leader U Aung Hkam Hti at the of the Dhammaduta Chekinda special intensive care unit of the military hospital. PHOTO: MOSWRR eral presented him with foodstuffs. Buddhist University and the Thanks to the medical treatment main building of the monastery Chekinda Buddhist University aka Committee Abbot of Thiri After that, those present provided by military medical spe- to 15th Shwegyin Sangharaja and a certificate of honour to Mingala Kyaungtaik Abhidhaja listened to a sermon delivered cialists, U Aung Hkam Hti is now Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru the Senior General and wife. Agga Maha Saddhammajoti- by Upaukkatha of Shwegyin in good health condition, according Agga Maha Pandita Weikzaw- Afterwards, the Senior ka Bhaddanta Obhasa. Then, Nikaya Maha Nayaka Joint to the news released by the Office tayon Sayadaw. The Sayadaw General and wife offered pro- senior military officers and Shwegyin Sangharaja Abbot of of the Commander-in-Chief of De- presented gifts to mark the visions to the Vice Chairman well-wishers donated alms to Maha Withokdayon Taikthit Sis- fence Services.—MNA (Translat- opening of the Dhammaduta of the State Sangha Maha Nay- the Sayadaws. hin Sayadaw and shared merits ed by GNLM) Scientific research proves effectiveness of yoga on health: Union Minister for Heath and Sports

THE 1st Asian International Yoga Sport Championship 2019 will deepen public interest in yoga as a sport and encourage people to practice it, said Union Minister for Health and Sports Dr. My- int Htwe in Yangon yesterday morning. Speaking at the awards cer- emony of the championship, the Union Minister said that practic- ing yoga has an impact on health as it improves the biological and chemical processes in the body. Yoga ensures physical fit- ness apart from mental peace, he added. “Scientific research has proved the effectiveness of yoga on health,” he said, adding, Union Minister Dr. Myint Htwe addresses the prize awarding ceremony for the 1st Asian International Yoga Sport Championship in “Yoga can increase flexibility, Yangon yesterday. PHOTO: MOSWRR muscle strength and tone, and lung capacity; improve cardio bad cholesterol in the blood,” ministry’s assistance for the pro- Htwe, Permanent Secretary Dr. completed the international yoga and circulatory health, and mind- he explained. “As Yoga sport in- gress of the sport as it is much Thet Khaing Win and Chair of instructor course. body connection; and combat cludes the knowledge of anato- helpful for the public health, and Yoga Association Myanmar U Zaw Fifty participants from illness.” my, physiology and biochemistry, suggested the Yoga Association Min presented prizes to winners. Myanmar, India, Thailand, Viet “Yoga also prevents hy- it can also deepen the under- Myanmar to adopt a roadmap Ambassador of Israel to Nam, Laos, Spain, the Neth- pertension, diabetes, cardiac standing of sports principles,” and implement its task phase by Myanmar Mr Daniel Zonshine erlands and Canada took part disorder and vein diseases and he noted. phase for gaining extra success. and U Zaw Min presented cer- in the championship.—MNA depression through reducing the He then guaranteed the Union Minister Dr. Myint tificates to the persons who have (Translated by TMT) 25 FEBRUARY 2019 4 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Union Minister stresses use of modern techniques for increasing oil & gas output

UNION Minister for Electricity line, and the 86-mile 24-inch Daw and Energy U Win Khaing visited Nyein-Ywama pipeline. Phugyi Pipeline base camp of Yesterday morning, the Un- Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise ion Minister and team arrived (MOGE) in Hmawby Township, at Pyay oilfield in Shwedaung Yangon Region on 23 February. Township, Bago Region, where Located near Phugyi Village they heard a report on its sali- in the township, the base camp ent points presented by the gen- serves as the transit centre for eral manager of MOGE. In his piping oil from Mann oilfield and instructions, the Union Minister Htaukshabin oilfield in Minbu stressed the application of mod- Township, Magway Region, to ern techniques for increasing Thanlyin oil refinery in Yangon output and better seismic sur- Region and for the maintenance veys for getting precise results of pipelines. But now, its main of the underground geological Union Minister U Win Khaing visits Phugyi Pipeline base camp in Hmawby function is to repair and maintain condition and collective efforts Township on 23 February. PHOTO : MNA the natural gas pipelines of lower for producing more oil. Myanmar. Pyay oilfield started produc- In the afternoon, the Union pipeline emergency maintenance maintenance of pipelines. Under its supervision are ing oil and gas in 1965. Its max- Minister and team arrived at demonstrations. Its main function at present the Shwepyitha camp (Yangon), imum daily oil output reached the base camp of Titok pipeline Located near Htanmakauk is to repair and maintain the natu- Dedaye camp, Thanatpin camp, 2563 barrels in July 1994. It pro- where the in-charge presented Village in Pyaye Township, Bago ral gas pipelines of the upper My- Mawlamyine camp, Tanbyuzayat duced 25.618 cubic feet of gas in a brief account of the functions. Region, it was built as a transit anmar. A pipeline measuring 1130 camp and Yay camp responsible June 1998. The old oilfield now In response, the Union Minis- centre for transporting oil from miles of Titok is under mainte- for the repair and maintenance has 13 wells that are producing 65 ter pointed out the importance Mann oilfield and Htaukshabin nance at present. The total length of 981 miles of pipeline including barrels of oil and 0.078 cubic feet of pipe maintenance work and oilfield in Minbu Township, Mag- of the network of pipelines laid the 331-mile 20-inch Lankakan- of gas. Efforts are being made to the standard operation proce- way Region, to Thanlyin oil refin- by MOGE is 2371 miles.—MNA pauk-Myainggalay-Yangon pipe- increase oil and gas output. dure (SOP). He also observed the ery in Yangon Region and for the (Translation: TMT)

2nd China-Myanmar Economic Corridor Forum held in Kunming

A Myanmar delegation led by meetings. In the afternoon, they Union Minister for Planning and took part in the second joint com- Finance U Soe Win attended the mittee meeting of the China-My- second joint committee meeting anmar Economic Corridor. The of the China-Myanmar Economic meeting focused on regional co- Corridor and the 2nd China-Myan- operation, future programs of the mar Economic Corridor Forum joint committee, the main agenda in Kunming, Yunnan Province, of the China-Myanmar Econom- the People’s Republic of China on ic Corridor, projects, proposals, 21-22 February. Kyaukphyu special economic zone The delegation included the and China-Myanmar railroad. cabinet members of region and On 22 February, the Union state governments, officials, mem- Minister and delegation partici- bers of various organizations and pated in the 2nd China-Myanmar entrepreneurs. Economic Corridor Forum, the On 21 February morning, the meeting on the projects of the The 2nd China-Myanmar Economic Corridor Forum in progress in Kunming, China. PHOTO : MNA Union Minister and delegation China-Myanmar Economic Cor- visited Kunming-Dali section of ridor Forum, and visited Yunnan the China-Myanmar Economic Belt and Road Initiative. In view an agreement to implement the China-Myanmar railroad, Eu- contractors investment group. Corridor, involvement of Chinese of the practical cooperation and China-Myanmar Economic Cor- rope-Asia dairy company and Yun- The forum discussed agricul- banks, new Yangon project, in- mutual benefits between the two ridor. Since 2018, the two coun- nan Liangxun Agriculture com- ture, livestock breeding, forestry, vestment opportunities in Myan- countries and interest of the peo- tries have been implementing it pany. They attended the regional mining, Kyaukphyu special eco- mar and financial cooperation. ples of China and Myanmar, State with added momentum.—Aung cooperation meeting, hydropower nomic zone, tourism, railroad, The China-Myanmar Economic Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Kyaw Kyaw and Myint Myint Cho technology workshop and other bilateral cooperation, projects of Corridor plays a main role in the and President Xi Jinping reached (Translated by TMT) Maintenance of Yangon-Mandalay expressway underway UNION Minister for Construc- concrete from the AC Plant at the needs. tion U Han Zaw inspected the milepost 176/5 to the worksite. The expressway mainte- mechanized nylon tar laying of During inspection of the 810- nance and regulation committee the section between mileposts foot Swa Creek Bridge between under the Ministry of Construc- 180/0 and 180/3 on Yangon-Man- mileposts 165/1 and 165/3, the tion is layering nylon tar on the dalay expressway (Nay Pyi Taw Union Minister heard a report surface of the Yangon-Mandalay section) on 23 February. on the renovation of the bridge expressway sector wise, install- An official of the express- and future programs, presented ing guard rails, turning raised way maintenance and regulation by an official of the project. medians into depressed medi- committee reported on progress The Union Minister in- ans by digging a canal, erecting of work and quality control. In spected the protection of the road signs, testing the durability response, the Union Minister approach structure, reinforce- of bridges and taking erosion stressed the importance of ment of three eroded piles protective measures the safety Union Minister U Han Zaw inspects the mechanized nylon tar laying on traffic safety, and observed the through bored piling, renovation of passengers.—MNA (Trans- Yangon-Mandalay expressway. PHOTO : MNA production and transport of tar of the sunken floor, and fulfilled lation: TMT) 25 FEBRUARY 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR LOCAL BUSINESS 5 Myanmar Productivity Center planned for SMEs development

By Aye Yamone technology and management training programs. IN a bid to boost the productivity “We will share essential of Myanmar’s small and me- productivity and management dium enterprises, the govern- skills with SMEs. We will adopt ment will set up the Myanmar unused technology through the Productivity Center this year, JAIF to enhance productivity in said U Ko Ko Lwin, the Perma- the SME sector,” said U Aung nent Secretary of the Ministry Kyi Soe, the secretary-general of Industry. of the UMFCCI. He made the remarks at a The JAIF has set a three roundtable to implement the year term for the project to help plan for the Myanmar Produc- consolidate Myanmar Produc- tivity Center at the Novotel Ho- tivity Organization through the tel on 23 February. Myanmar Productivity Center. “This move aims to boost At the roundtable, experts trade. The SMEs constitute 95 from Japan, Thailand, Malay- per cent of the country’s busi- sia, and Viet Nam’s National ness. The center will help im- Productivity Organizations prove SME management and shared their know-how and ex- technology, and increase pro- changed ideas. There are more ductivity,” said U Ko Ko Lwin. than 70,000 SMEs registered The Union of Myanmar A woman working at the production-line of a rubber processing factory in Myeik. PHOTO:MNA with the Ministry of Industry, Federation of Chambers of according to data released by Commerce and Industry-UM- project to increase SME produc- ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF). istry of Industry witnessed a the Directorate of Industrial FCCI and the Japan Productivity tivity in January, 2016. The pilot During the project’s term, 40-per-cent growth in produc- Supervision and Inspection. Center had carried out a pilot project was backed by the Japan 50 enterprises under the Min- tivity after undergoing SME (Translated by Ei Myat Mon)

Tragacanth gum market cools as Private sector’s export of manufactured goods up 85% China suspends trade in current FY CHINA’S curbs on trade have sustainable market and ensure to the Commerce Ministry, seek- led to a slowdown in the mar- quality control by organizing ing its help to link them with EXPORTS of manufactured $1.185 million. The ministry’s ket for Tragacanth gum (local- themselves into trade bodies, more external markets. goods by private sector topped data showed that both sectors ly known as Saekalamat), with said U Zaw Min. Tragacanth gum, also US$2.2 billion in 2018-2019 Fis- exported manufactured goods the prevailing rate for the gum The herb is naturally found known as Sterculia gum or cal Year (from October through worth $4.533 billion in the 2018 touching K25,000 per viss (1.6 across the country. Now, grow- Karaya gum, is grown in many mid-February), up by $1 billion, mini-budget period (April-Sep- kg), said U Zaw Min, the chair ers from Mandalay, Sagaing, countries. or 85 per cent, from the corre- tember), with the public sec- of the Sagaing Region Gum Magway, Bago, and Taninthayi While Tragacanth gum sponding period last FY, the Min- tor earning $1.6 billion and the Karaya Association. regions are cultivating it on a grown in other countries can istry of Commerce reported this private sector fetching $2.932 “Tragacanth gum is used commercial scale. There are only be used as an industrial Friday. During the period, the billion. According to the minis- in Chinese recipes as well as 13,633 acres of commercial gum raw material, the variety grown public sector exported manu- try’s annual statistical report, in some drinks. It is also added plantations in Myanmar, most of in Myanmar can be consumed. factured products amounting to the country earned $6.9 billion in making bottled edible bird’s them concentrated in Mandalay Therefore, there is a high de- $1.2 billion, which saw a decrease from the export of manufactured nest,” he said. and Sagaing regions. mand for Myanmar’s Traga- in value by over $90 million, as products in the FY2017-2018, The Tragacanth gum herb Myanmar is currently ex- canth gum. against the same time last FY. $5.7 billion in the FY2016-2017, produced in Sagaing and Man- porting Tragacanth gum to If growers want to supply At this time last FY, the $6.5 billion in the FY2015-2016, dalay regions is popular among China. Japan has also shown the herb to other countries, they country’s exports of manufac- $4.6 billion in the FY2014-2015, buyers. interest in gum produced in My- need to maintain a high quality, tured goods totalled $2.450 bil- $4.4 billion in the FY2013-2014, As Tragacanth gum has anmar, but it wants only organi- said U Zaw Min.—Myo Win Tun/ lion, with public sector exports and $4.08 billion in the FY2012- a legitimate trade channel, cally grown gum. Gum producer Ko Khant (Translated by Ei valued at $1.264 billion and pri- 2013.—Shwe Khine (Trans- growers need to bring about a bodies have submitted a report Myat Mon) vate sector exports pegged at lated by Khaing Thanda Lwin)

Import of consumer products decreases by $110 mln

MYANMAR’S import of con- public sector and $1.247 billion consumer goods worth $39.267 Apart from the CMP raw mate- ports of consumer goods stood sumer goods hit US$1.261 bil- by the private sector. When com- million and the private import- rials, the country saw a decline at $1.245 billion in the 2011-2012 lion during the current 2018-2019 pared with the corresponding ers bought the same products in imports of other commodities. FY, $1.4 billion in the 2012-2013 fiscal year, down by $110 million period last FY, this FY saw a de- amounting to $1.332 billion, to- According to the ministry’s FY, $2.3 billion in the 2013-2014 against the same time last 2017- cline in public sector’s imports of talling $1.371 billion. data, the country’s imports of FY, $2.9 billion in the 2014-2015 2018 FY, according to the Minis- manufactured goods by $24.682 Over the first 138 days of the consumer products exceeded FY, $3.5 billion in the 2015-2016 try of Commerce. million, whereas the private sec- present fiscal year, the country $2.6 billion during the 2018 mi- FY, over $4 billion in the 2016- Between 1 October 2018 tor’s imports of the same went bought $2.157 billion worth of ni-budget period (April-Septem- 2017 FY and $4.403 billion in the and 15 February 2019, the total down by $85.655 million. capital goods, $2.486 billion worth ber). 2017-2018 FY.—Swe Nyein imports of consumer products During the same time last of intermediate goods and $885 The ministry’s annual trade (Translated by Khaing included $14.585 million by the year, the public sector imported million of CMP raw materials. report indicated that the im- Thanda Lwin) 25 FEBRUARY 2019 6 LOCAL NEWS THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Yangon Book Street hosts talks on library law, literature, arts www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com VISITORS enjoyed the Literary DEPUTY CHIEF EDITOR talks organized by the Myanmar Aye Min Soe Publishers and Distributors’ [email protected] Association at the Yangon Book SENIOR EDITORIAL CONSULTANT Street yesterday. Kyaw Myaing In the morning, personnel

SENIOR TRANSLATORS from foundations related with li- Zaw Min brary and a retired professor from Zaw Htet Oo the Yangon University Library and Win Ko Ko Aung Research Department conducted

INTERNATIONAL NEWS EDITOR a roundtable talks on the topic of Ye Htut Tin, the Yangon Region Library Law. [email protected] The results of the talks will

LOCAL NEWS EDITORS be submitted to the Yangon Re- Tun Tun Naing (Editor), gion Hluttaw on 25 February. [email protected] At 3 pm, Director Kyi Soe Nwe Nwe Tun (Sub-editor), Tun discussed on the topic of [email protected] "Movies written from novels". In TRANSLATORS the evening Indonesian musician Khaing Thanda Lwin, Indra Menus entertained the au- Hay Mar Tin Win, Ei Myat Mon diences the songs. Kyaw Zin Lin Following the talks, a book Kyaw Zin Tun on biography of a colonial-era The Weekend Book Street in Yangon attracts local book-lovers. PHOTO : YE HTUT director written by Ko Aye Min REPORTER Nyein Nyein Ei, Soe (Alinsat-IR) was introduced [email protected] to the visitors. talks under the title “Movies selling books on Theinbyu Road in City Development Committee, A quiz program led by Pag- written from novels” focusing Botahtaung Township is crowded the Weekend Book Street and PHOTOGRAPHER eant Elena Win was also conduct- Kyaw Zeya Win @ Phoe Khwar on creation of youth directors with visitors every weekend. sales program has been held ed and winners of the program and literature. With the assistance of the since 2017.—Thant Zin Win/ COMPUTER TEAM were awarded with novels. "The Saturday-Sunday Book Ministry of Information, Yangon MNA (Translated by Kyaw Tun Zaw, Thein Ngwe, Director Kyi Soe Tun gave Street" with some 80 book stalls Region Government and Yangon Zin Lin) Zaw Zaw Aung, Ye Naing Soe, Hnin Pwint, Kay Khaing Win, Sanda Hnin, Thein Htwe

EDITORIAL SECTION Three men arrested on (+95) (01)8604529, Fax — (+95) (01) 8604305 drug charge in Maungtaw CIRCULATION & DISTRIBUTION San Lwin, (+95) (01) 8604532, Hotline - 09 974424114 THREE men were arrested 965,250 WY/R stimulant tablets on drug charge after WY/R hidden in three gunny sacks. ADVERTISING & MARKETING stimulant tablets were found The street value of the ( +95) (01) 8604530, in their possession of in seized drugs is estimated at K Hotline - 09 974424848 [email protected] Maungtaw Township, Rakhine 1,930 million. [email protected] State. Police filed charges against Around midnight on 23 them under the Anti-Narcotic Printed and published at the Global New Light of Myanmar Printing Factory at February, police arrested Mo- Drugs and Psychotropic Sub- No.150, Nga Htat Kyee Pagoda Road, Bahan hammad Ali,33, and two others stances Law at Kyaingchaung Township, Yangon, by the Global New Light swimming across the Naf River Police Station. —MNA of Myanmar Daily under Printing Permit No. during the patrol as they found (Translated by Kyaw Zin 00510 and Publishing Permit No. 00629. Three suspects seen with illegal drugs in Maungtaw Township. PHOTO: MNA the three men in possession of Tun) [email protected] www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com www.facebook.com/TheGNLM Home catches fire after cooking left unattended, 1 dead

AN elderly woman died and of five fire engines and about 70 her son was hospitalized after firefighters. a fire broke out in their two-sto- Daw Ohn Kyin died in the ry home in Aungban, a town fire, while her son, Soe Moe in Kalaw Township, southern Naing, 40, sustained serious Shan State, on Saturday night, wounds and was rushed to according to the township’s fire the Sao San Htun Hospital in services department. Taunggyi from Aungban Station Write for us The fire began around 9 at 10.30 p.m.

We appreciate your feedback and p.m. on 23 February at the home The loss from the fire is contributions. If you have any comments of Daw Ohn Kyin, 75, on Pyintha estimated at K1.6 million, ac- or would like to submit editorials, analyses or reports please email Street, Ward-3 after some food cording to the fire services de- [email protected] was left cooking on the stove, partment. with your name and title. Due to limitation of space we are only said investigators. A case has been filed able to publish “Letter to the Editor” The Township Fire Ser- against Daw Ohn Kyin for that do not exceed 500 words. Should you submit a text longer than 500 words vices Department brought fire-related negligence.—Town- please be aware that your letter will be the fire under control with- ship IPRD (Translated by edited. Fire engulfs the two-story house in Aungban on 23 February. in 45 minutes with the help Khaing Thanda Lwin) PHOTO : TOWNSHIP IPRD 25 FEBRUARY 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 7 Myanmar delegation attends hydropower tech workshop in Kunming

THE China Renewable Energy made improvements in the past Engineering Institute (CREEI) few years. The electric power facilitated a workshop on hydro- sector is indispensable for de- power electric generation tech- veloping Myanmar’s economy nology at the InterContinental and for achieving national elec- Hotel in Kunming, China on 21 trification by 2030. February, as part of the second Myanmar has abundant re- China-Myanmar Economic Cor- sources for generating sourc- ridor Forum. es of power, especially through Participants discussed un- hydropower. The World Bank der the topic: ‘Global Hydro- estimates Myanmar’s hydro- power Development Trends power sector generates 3,2555 and Deepening China-Myanmar Megawatts, and it contributes Power Cooperation’. to 7 per cent of economic devel- Delegations led by U Soe opment. As a result, Myanmar’s Win, Union Minister for Planning naturally abundant resources and Finance, and China-Myan- enable it to produce hydroe- mar Economic Corridor repre- A workshop on hydropower electric generation technology at the InterContinental Hotel in Kunming, lectricity that will most benefit sentatives attended the work- China on 21 February. PHOTO: MNA socioeconomic development, shop. cure construction of dams and conservation relating to hydro- Megawatts and 57.7 per cent of according to discussions made Experts discussed develop- dykes, conducting surveys on re- power generation. it is derived from hydropower. at the workshop. —MNA ing the hydropower technology gions lying on earthquake faults Currently, the totality of The electric power sector and of Myanmar and the world, se- in Myanmar, and environmental Myanmar can produce 5,642 economy of Myanmar recently (Translated by Zaw Htet Oo)

Yangonians line up for filming of Line Walker-2

FROM PAGE-1 officials from six traffic-related tor. He said avid fans stayed at traffic and the buses were able to lifted with a crane for a flying se- organizations helped with crowd the set all day and it gave him a operate as normal. quence as it could not actually be control and regulating traffic from sort of satisfaction to see their The left section of the road operated in downtown Yangon. 6 am to 6 pm. He also echoed the perseverance. from Sule Pagoda to the pedestrian The company’s MD, U Ye My- sentiment that the film set had U Yi Htwe, a driver for YBS overpass at the junction of Anaw- int, said when they were contacted transformed into a form of public 36, said even though it was a rahta Road will be closed from 6 for renting out a chopper, they first entertainment. He said people weekend, there were a lot of peo- am to 6 pm from 22 to 26 Febru- considered piloting it from the air- were waiting with lunchboxes ple riding the bus to go see the ary and traffic police are working U Thar Kyaw port and landing it near Sule for the in anticipation of the helicopter film set in the morning. He said round the clock to ensure smooth filming. But, he said, due to aircraft scene and arrival of the lead ac- the diverted roads did not hinder traffic.Yangon Synthesis Produc- restrictions, the helicopter was dis- mantled and shipped to Sule in a container truck. Nevertheless, the chance to help in filming a movie that will boost the image of the country was a great opportunity, said U Ye Myint. With ‘Line Walker-2’ sched- U Yi Htwe uled to continue filming on Sule Pagoda Road for the third day, tions Company, who are taking the Yangon Region Transport Au- shared responsibility for the film thority (YRTA), YBS services, on Myanmar’s side, has issued an traffic police, and other depart- apology to the public for the tempo- ments are working together to rary traffic inconveniences caused redirect traffic and ensure there during the filming process and has are no traffic jams. kindly requested their continued U Thar Kyaw, traffic regu- A helicopter scene, shootouts, and a car chase involving a gang of criminals with guns blazing were filmed yesterday patience. —Nyunt Ko Ko (Trans- lation secretary, said staff and for the Line Walker-2. PHOTO: YE HTUT lated by Zaw Htet Oo)

The crew of the Line Walker-2 shooting team film scenes for the movie in the downtown Yangon yesterday. PHOTO: YE HTUT 25 FEBRUARY 2019 25 FEBRUARY 2019 8 OPINION THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 9 Building a Strategies key for elimination of rabies

ABIES is an infectious tion, political, guidelines, resources, rabies under a set guideline. viral disease that is al- and acquiring funds. ASEAN has Protecting both dogs and hu- Better Society most always fatal follow- also laid down these strategies. Doc- mans Ring the onset of clinical tors, veterinarians and experts in Officials should collaborate symptoms. Rabies is also called the Myanmar are also informing the with donors, local and interna- E are all different in terms of the way we think, Hydrophobia (fear of water). People public about rabies in the newspa- tional groups, NGOs, and INGOs our attitudes, and our faith, depending on our with furious rabies exhibit sings of per, magazines, journals, and on to systematically vaccinate stray family background, the society we grew up in, fear of light and loud sound. Death TV. Ah Raw Jan magazine wrote dogs. The OIE used to donate W and our educational qualifications. The same occurs after a few days due to car- an article on how ignoring a drop rabies vaccinations for 400,000 applies to our decisions and actions. dio-respiratory arrest. of blood or a scratch from a dog can dogs in Myanmar. The Ministry This being the case, learning to live in harmony in this di- In the world, a person dies of lead to fatalities. of Health also purchased rabies verse world which is full of uncertainty is of utmost importance. rabies infection every nine minute. vaccination for people. In 2015-2016 Our ancestors laid good foundations for us, and we have enjoyed Despite it being easily preventable Vaccination is needed FY the ministry purchased 400,000 the fruitful results derived from their actions. Now, in our time, and controllable, for many reasons Cats are just as likely as dogs vaccinations, in 2016-2017 FY they we must cement these foundations and lay down fresh ones, there is one human fatality from to have rabies; therefore, they purchased 450,000, and in 2017- as far as we can, for this disease every eight minutes, must be vaccinated as well. It’s 2018 FY they purchased 330,000 future generations. some statistics show that every a safe bet to vaccinate both cats vaccinations and 30,000 RIG cure Myanmar Daily Weather Report We are all By doing so, we, and fourteen minutes in the world. and dogs once a year starting medicine. These medicines have (Issued on Monday 25 February 2019) the whole society, Rabies is mostly present in from three months old. The main been spread throughout the hos- different in will have a chance Asia and Africa, and Myanmar problem are the stray dogs. If we pitals in the states and regions. BAY INFERENCE: Weather is a few cloud to partly cloudy to enjoy prosperity. also shares the burden of rabies look at the states and regions, the It would be convenient if the over the Andaman Sea and South Bay and generally fair else- Prosperity implies infection. problems mainly occur in Yangon, Union Government sets a detailed where in the Bay of Bengal. th terms of the way not just materi- Myanmar sees about 200 Veterinarian giving vaccination injection to dog at 11 World Rabies Day ceremony in 2017. PHOTO: MNA Mandalay and Bago regions where plan to vaccinate stray dogs. It will FORECAST VALID UNTIL AFTERNOON OF THE 25 al progress, but a deaths of rabies annually. About (PEP) is the immediate treatment Agriculture Organization and the carry the virus without suffering there are a lot of stray dogs. The also reduce costs. If we can vacci- February, 2019: Rain or thundershowers will be scattered in we think, our morally safe envi- 40 per cent of victims bitten by of a bite victim after rabies expo- World Organization for Animal disease. We have to manage to re- city development committees used nate at least 70 per cent of stray Kachin State and isolated in Upper Sagaing and Taninthayi ronment. a suspect rabid dog are children sure. This prevents virus entry Health-OIE included the rabies duce and to eliminate the disease. to feed poison to the stray dogs but dogs then it will greatly reduce regions, Chin State. Degree of certainty is (80%). Weather attitudes, and our It is plain to see under 15 and it was found that they into the central nervous system, in the three major diseases of the Meanwhile, WHO set an objec- now dog lovers and animal welfare risk of them contracting rabies. will be partly cloudy in Lower Sagaing and Mandalay regions, that moral safety is were bitten by the dog while they which results in imminent death. world. In Myanmar, Ministry of tive of “Zero Deaths by 2030”. The standards don’t accept that. It’s a The number of foreign tourists Shan, Rakhine, Kayin and Mon states and generally fair in the faith, depending essential for all hu- were playing near it. PEP consists of: Agriculture, Livestock and Irriga- World Rabies Day is observed on socio-cultural issue. The Myanma will also increase if there is no remaining Regions and States. man beings. Gener- • extensive washing and local tion, Ministry of Health and Sports, 29 September. Livestock Journal wrote an article fear of getting rabies. It has been STATE OF THE SEA: Sea will be slight to moderate in My- on our family ally speaking, pros- Rabies treatment of the wound as soon Ministry of Natural Resources and This year’s motto for the about how a doctor called to treat experimented in Lewe, NyuangU, anmar waters. Wave height will be about (3 - 5) feet in off and perity and safety is Rabies is a viral disease that as possible after exposure; Environmental Conservation con- World Rabies Day is “Rabies: to a poisoned dog was angrily con- and Hmawby townships. We need along Myanmar Coasts. desired by all peo- causes inflammation of the brain • a course of potent and effective sidered the rabies as the most im- Share The Messages Save a Life.” fronted by a staff following orders to start working to eradicate rabies OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Likelihood background, ple. But, regrettably, in humans and other mammals. rabies vaccine that meets WHO portant diseases in the six major to feed poison to the dogs. now. We must conduct research, of rain or thundershowers will be scattered in Upper Sagaing we have witnessed Early symptoms can include fever Prevention connect with relevant organiza- Region, Kachin and Chin States and isolated in Lower Sagaing, the society we some cases of vio- and tingling at the site of exposure. Eliminating rabies in dogs Cooperation between depart- tions, set guidelines, and make Mandalay and Taninthayi Regions and Shan State. lence, which can These symptoms are followed If we can vaccinate at least Rabies is a vaccine-prevent- ments financial plans which includes FORECAST FOR NAY PYI TAW AND NEIGHBOURING grew up in, and only harm the pros- by one or more of the following able disease. Vaccinating dogs is This is intended to raise pub- protecting humans and dogs by AREA FOR 25 February, 2019: Generally fair weather. perity of the society. symptoms: violent movements, 70 per cent of stray dogs the most cost-effective strategy lic awareness, and we need to providing vaccinations and safe- FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA our educational Killing someone uncontrolled excitement, fear of for preventing rabies in people. increase our actions. Some time guarding them. FOR 25 February, 2019: Generally fair weather. brutally and brazen- water, an inability to move parts Dog vaccination reduces deaths ago there was a canine sanctuary Even if we cannot safeguard FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING qualifications. ly, under the influ- of the body, confusion, and loss of then it will greatly reduce attributable to rabies and the need opened in Mandalay that took in all the stray dogs in the coun- AREA FOR 25 February, 2019: Generally fair weather. ence of anger, after consciousness. Once symptoms for PEP as a part of dog bite pa- stray dogs. Now you can see dog try yet, we should at least make a failed negotiation, appear, the result is nearly always risk of them contracting tient care. lovers banding together to help budget plans to spay them. Of- The same applies or lynching someone death. The time period between stray dogs on social media. All the ficials should heed the need for using lethal weap- contracting the disease and the Discussions departments in every township systematic planning to curb rabies to our decisions ons because of a start of symptoms is usually one rabies. We have a global framework should cooperate on protecting and save both animals and people. Invitation to young difference in views to three months, but can vary from that consists of socio-cultural, tech- stray dogs, spaying or neutering Translated by Pan Dar Li and actions. shows a lack of hu- less than one week to more than standards; and diseases (Zoonoses) of the country. nical, organizational, communica- them, and vaccinating them for manity in the society one year. The time depends on • the administration of rabies im- According to the latest figure, writers for Sunday and the dire need for the distance the virus must travel munoglobulin (RIG), if indicated. there are about 3.8 million dogs in rule of law. along peripheral nerves to reach Effective treatment soon after Myanmar. From 150,000 to 200,000 Special Responding with hatred, rudeness, or a derogatory attitude the central nervous system. exposure to rabies can prevent people suffers from dog bites every The Global New Light of Myanmar is accepting after hearing a dictum or reading a passage which is not in Rabies is caused by lyssavi- the onset of symptoms and death. year. There are over 180,000 cases submissions of poetry, opinion, articles, essays and short conformity with one’s own views is not the way of a genteel ruses, including the rabies virus in 2017 and over 190,000 in 2018 stories from young people for its weekly Sunday Next society, and reflects a lack of tolerance and benevolence. and Australian bat lyssavirus. It Extensive wound washing cases of dog bites in 2018. The most Generation Platform. Interested candidates can send their It is mortifying for us to read and hear about foreigners, who is spread when an infected animal This involves first-aid of the suspect cases of rabies were found work to the Global New Light of Myanmar at No. 150, know Myanmar people to be kind and hospitable, expressing scratches or bites another animal wound that includes immediate correct after laboratory tests. Nga Htat Kyee Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon, in their shock and amazement over reports of such brutal acts, or human.Saliva from an infected and thorough flushing and wash- In up to 99% of cases, domes- person, or by email to ce@globalnewlightofmyanmar. and criticizing them. animal can also transmit rabies if ing of the wound for a minimum tic dogs are responsible for rabies com with the following information: (1) Sector you A society with peace and stability, which is desired by all the saliva comes into contact with of 15 minutes with soap and water, virus transmission to humans. Yet, wish to be included in (poetry, opinion, etc.), (2) Own Myanmar people, can only be built by practicing humanity and the eyes, mouth, or nose. Globally, detergent, povidone iodine or oth- rabies can affect both domestic name and (if different) your penname,(3) Your level of loving kindness, and upholding rule of law. dogs are the most common animal er substances that kill the rabies and wild animals. It is spread to education, (4) Name of your School/College/University, Our moral compass defines how well we treat others with involved. In the Americas, bat bites virus. people through bites or scratches, (5) A written note of declaration that the submitted piece loving kindness or work to bring prosperity to the nation. At the are the most common source of ra- usually via saliva. is your original work and has not been submitted to any same time, upholding the rule of law is not just the responsi- bies infections in humans, and less Six Major Diseases other news or magazine publishing houses, (6) A color bility of lawmen, including officials. It is the duty of all citizens than 5% of cases are from dogs. More than 99% of rabies cases Objective photo of the submitter, (7) Copy of your NRC card, (8) who cherish their motherland — Myanmar. We must cultivate in countries where dogs common- The rabies virus is found in Contact information (email address, mobile number, good morals by upholding the rule of law. Post-exposure prophylaxis ly have the disease are caused many animals. Bats are also the etc.).— Editorial Department, The Global New Light of (PEP) by dog bites. The World Health ribies virus carrier and it impossi- Myanmar Post-exposure prophylaxis Organization-WHO, the Food and ble to eradicate the disease as they A dog lover feeds stray dogs in Yangon. PHOTO: PHOE KHWAR 25 FEBRUARY 2019 10 WORLD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Two killed as Venezuela aid showdown Three UN peacekeepers turns violent killed by suspected UREÑA (Venezuela)—A high- risk operation to get humanitar- bandits in Mali ian aid into Venezuela descended into deadly chaos Saturday after BAMAKO (Mali)—Three UN President Nicolas Maduro’s secu- peacekeepers in Mali have rity forces fired on demonstrators been killed by suspected ban- and aid trucks were set ablaze. dits while travelling on leave Two people, including a along the road from the capital 14-year-old boy, were killed in Bamako to neighbouring Guin- clashes with security forces that ea, sources said. left more than 300 people wound- Friday’s attack was a rob- ed at various border crossings. bery, a Malian security source Despite a blockade by Madu- told AFP, adding that the three ro, opposition leader Juan Guaido victims were from Guinea, had set a Saturday deadline for which contributes some 900 the delivery of food and medical soldiers to the 15,000-strong aid stockpiled in Colombia and UN stabilisation mission in Mali Brazil. Aid is also being held on (MINUSMA). the Caribbean island of Curacao. At around 10:00 pm Friday, Humanitarian aid, much of Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido (c) takes a selfie his wife Fabiana Rosales (r, foreground), Chilean the three peacekeepers, “who it from the United States, has President Sebastian Pinera (next to him at left), Colombian President Ivan Duque (c, right, giving thumb up) were going on leave in a rental become the centerpiece of the and Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benitez during the “Venezuela Aid Live” concert, organized to raise vehicle, were attacked by un- standoff between Maduro and money for the Venezuelan relief effort, at the head of the Tienditas International Bridge in Cucuta, Colombia, identified armed men on the on 22 February 2019. PHOTO: AFP Guaido, the 35-year-old leader of road to Siby”, 44 kilometres (27 Venezuela’s National Assembly after receiving a “direct threat of the streets of Urena during hours aid opened fire on civilians hoping miles) southwest of Bamako, who declared himself interim fire” from Venezuela’s military, of rioting. Civil defense officials in to gather it, according to rights MINUSMA said in a statement president exactly one month ago. Governor Ricardo Rossello said, Colombia said at least 285 people group Foro Penal.“They are mas- Saturday.“Three of them were US Secretary of State Mike calling the move a “serious viola- had been injured in clashes at bor- sacring the people of Venezuela killed and another wounded.” Pompeo said the United States tion against a humanitarian mis- der bridge crossings. Colombia in Santa Elena de Uairen and A civilian who was driving “will take action” as he condemned sion” that is “unacceptable and out- also ordered aid trucks to return San Antonio, where from seven the vehicle was also wounded, violence perpetrated by Maduro’s rageous.”Hundreds of volunteers, from the border after the violence. o’clock in the morning they did according to MINUSMA, which “thugs.” Guaido, meanwhile, an- many clad in white, were frustrated Most were Venezuelan na- not allow Venezuelans to gather said it was “shocked by the cow- nounced he would participate in in their attempts to collect the aid tionals who were trying to cross to bring in humanitarian aid,” ardly assassination of the three Monday’s Lima Group meeting in at the Colombian border, pinned with aid parcels when they were Guaido told reporters in Cucuta, Blue Helmets”.According to an Bogota, and called on the interna- back by Maduro’s security forces. pushed back by Venezuelan Colombia, where he was coordi- elected official of Siby, it was “a tional community to be prepared forces. But the most serious in- nating the aid operation. robbery that went wrong”.“They for “all possibilities” with regard to Violent clashes cident came hundreds of miles Maduro’s supporters halted were UN peacekeepers on leave Maduro. The country is gripped by Since dawn, protesters in the (kilometers) away, at the Santa and set ablaze two trucks loaded who were going to Guinea. They a humanitarian crisis that has seen border towns of Urena and San Elena de Uairen crossing point with aid driven through barri- were robbed by thugs who visibly poverty soar during a prolonged re- Antonio were held at bay by the on the southern border with Bra- cades on a border bridge, sending panicked and shot” them, the cession and hyperinflation.A boat Venezuelan National Guard firing zil where the killings took place. a pall of black smoke into the sky official said on condition of ano- carrying aid from the US territory tear gas and rubber bullets. Another 31 people were wounded over the Santander crossing link- nymity, confirming the death toll. of Puerto Rico had to turn back Gunshots could be heard in when troops blocking the entry of ing Cucuta and Urena. —AFP UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned the attack on the peacekeepers Saudi Arabia replaces envoy to Washington: royal decree while the Security Council in a statement “called on the gov- defence minister.Prince Khalid to do with the murder of Khashog- ernment of Mali to swiftly inves- is the younger brother of Crown gi who was a columnist with the tigate this attack and bring the Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Washington Post.The killing re- perpetrators to justice”.The UN the country’s de facto ruler who focused attention on a Saudi-led mission was established in Mali also serves as the defence min- military coalition’s bombing cam- after Islamist militias seized ister.The reshuffle comes as paign in Yemen, which is gripped the north of the country in 2012. ties with Washington are under by what the UN calls the world’s They were pushed back by strain following Khashoggi’s worst humanitarian crisis. French troops in 2013.A peace murder last October in the Saudi Earlier this month, the US agreement signed in 2015 by consulate in Istanbul. House voted overwhelmingly the Bamako government and After initially denying they to end American involvement armed groups was aimed at re- knew anything of Khashoggi’s in Saudi Arabia’s war effort in storing stability. But the accord disappearance, the Saudis finally neighbouring Yemen, dealing has failed to stop violence by acknowledged that a team killed a rebuke to President Donald Islamist militants. Since their him inside the consulate, but de- Trump who has publicly thrown deployment in 2013, more than The murder of Jamal Khashoggi has put strain on US-Saudi scribed it as a rogue operation. his support behind the crown 190 peacekeepers have died relations. PHOTO: AFP US lawmakers have threatened to prince.US lawmakers this month in Mali, including nearly 120 RIYADH (Saudi Arabia)—Saudi tions between the two allies. take tougher action against Saudi also said they were probing killed by hostile action, making Arabia has replaced its ambassa- Princess Rima bint Bandar Arabia over the brutal killing amid whether Trump was rushing to MINUSMA the UN’s deadliest dor to the United States, a royal was appointed the kingdom’s claims that the crown prince was sell sensitive nuclear technology peacekeeping operation, ac- decree announced Saturday, as first woman envoy to Washing- personally responsible. to Saudi Arabia to please cor- counting for more than half of the fallout over journalist Jamal ton, replacing Prince Khalid bin The Saudi government has porate supporters who stand to blue helmets killed globally in Khashoggi’s murder tests rela- Salman, who was named vice strongly denied he had anything profit handsomely. —AFP the past five years.—AFP 25 FEBRUARY 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR WORLD 11 Fear and hoping: expectations surge ahead NEWS IN BRIEF Philippine central of new US-Taliban talks in Qatar bank governor dies at 60 KABUL (Afghanistan)—The US and the Taliban are to meet in MANILA—The governor of the Qatar for fresh talks Monday seek- country’s central bank, Bangko ing an end to 17 years of grinding Sentral ng Phlipinas (BSP), and conflict in Afghanistan, with the the chairman of the Monetary stakes ratcheting higher as the Board (MB) Nestor Espenilla spring fighting season approach- died on Saturday at 60 years es.Marathon talks held in Doha old, according to a statement of last month have stoked hopes the MB on Sunday. of a breakthrough after the two The board said it is deeply sides walked away with a “draft saddened to announce that framework” that included a Tal- Espenilla peacefully passed iban commitment to prevent away surrounded by members Afghanistan from once again of his family. Espenilla had becoming a safe haven for in- been undergoing treatment for ternational terror groups. cancer for more than a year, the It was the most substantial MB, the highest policy making engagement by Washington with body of the BSP.—Xinhua the militants since US forces ousted them from power in 2001. Japan, Britain mull But there is still no accord on a There is still no timetable for a US withdrawal or ceasefire in Afghanistan. PHOTO: AFP timetable for a US withdrawal or the militants to open a dialogue spring all weigh on the process. government is being pushed foreign, defense a ceasefire—both major issues with the Afghan government. “Eyes are on the Taliban to aside and that progress which ministers’ talks in on which previous efforts have “Both sides are going into see if they are capable of com- many Afghans have paid for with April foundered. This time Washing- this process with open minds and promising,” said analyst Michael their lives could yet be undone if ton’s special envoy Zalmay Khal- a sense of urgency as the weath- Semple. “Can they come up with the US rushes for the exits. TOKYO—Japan and Britain are ilzad, who has spearheaded the er gets warmer and fighting a sufficient compromise to agree Women’s groups and civ- arranging a meeting of their months-long effort, is expected season draws closer,” Graeme to a formula for an intra-Afghan il society organisations have foreign and defense ministers to face an expanded Taliban ne- Smith, a consultant based with dialogue that absolutely in- warned that a speedy with- on 8 April in Tokyo, with an eye gotiating team headed by Sher International Crisis Group, told volves the current Afghan gov- drawal or lenient deal with the to enhancing post-Brexit bilat- Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, the AFP. The Taliban have stead- ernment?” Khalilzad, he added, Taliban could pave the way for eral cooperation, government Taliban’s former deputy minister fastly refused to negotiate with “has stirred up the peace process a return of their repressive rule, sources said Saturday. of foreign affairs. Neither side Kabul, whom they dismiss as in a way that nobody over the or an even bloodier civil war. Japan hopes to leverage has stated how long they expect “puppets”. They have also stat- previous two decades had”. Many watched in astonishment closer ties with Britain, which is the meetings to last or the details ed that, without a withdrawal earlier this month as Taliban set to leave the European Union of what will be discussed. timetable, further progress is Pakistan’s influence waning? militants shared meals and in late March, in advancing To- Analysts say this round will “impossible”. US President Don- The gathering momentum prayers with Afghan political kyo’s broader initiative to create likely see the Taliban push for ald Trump’s apparent eagerness has spurred fresh peace demon- leaders, including presidential a free and open Indo-Pacific the removal of its leaders from to end America’s longest war, the strations and cautious hope in contender Mohammad Atta region in the face of growing a UN travel blacklist, matched Afghan government’s fear of be- Afghanistan. But there is also Noor and former president Ha- maritime assertiveness by with pressure from the US for ing sidelined, and the coming of growing unease, with fears the mid Karzai, in Moscow. —AFP China.—Kyodo News

China issues work Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashes out plan on national at Sisi over Egypt executions defense education BEIJING—China will push for- ISTANBUL (Turkey)— Turkish Brotherhood is outlawed in Egypt ward reform in national defense President Recep Tayyip Erdogan but members of the group have education in 2019, according to a sharply criticised his Egyptian sought refuge in Turkey. Erdogan, circular released by the national counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi who denounced Morsi’s ouster, defense education office Thurs- after the recent execution of nine sometimes draws a parallel with day.The circular said a document people in Egypt, saying he refused the failed coup against himself in on deepening reform in national to talk to “someone like him”. 2016.The Turkish president also defense education is planned “They killed nine young people called for the release of Muslim to be released this year. The recently. This is not something we Brotherhood prisoners in Egypt. country also plans to revise its can accept,” Erdogan said Satur- “First of all, he should re- national defense education law day in an interview with Turkish TV lease all those imprisoned with a and work out draft regulations channels CNN-Turk and Kanal D, general amnesty. As long as these on promoting national defense referring to the execution Wednes- people have not been released, education at educational insti- day of nine men sentenced for the we will not be able to talk with tutions and social organizations murder of the Egyptian prosecutor Sisi,” he said. participating in national defense general in 2015.“Of course, we are Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed out at his Egyptian Erdogan also attacked West- education. According to the of- going to be told that it is a decision counterpart over the recent execution of nine people. PHOTO: AFP ern countries which, according ficial in charge of the office, the of the judiciary, but there, justice, who wonder why Tayyip Erdogan and Egypt have been virtually to him, “roll out the red carpet” country will hold a series of ed- elections, all that, are codswallop. does not speak to Sisi, because non-existent since the Egyptian for Sisi and turn a blind eye to ucational campaigns including There is an authoritarian sys- there are mediators who come military, then led by Sisi, in 2013 the latest executions in Egypt. lectures, contests and learning tem, even totalitarian,” Erdogan here sometimes, but I will never ousted Islamist president Mo- “Where are the Westerners? activities to attract young people added. talk to someone like him,” he said. hamed Morsi, a close ally of Er- Have you heard their voices?” to learn more about national “Now, I am answering those Relations between Turkey dogan. Morsi’s Islamist Muslim he said. —AFP defense.—Xinhua 25 FEBRUARY 2019 12 WORLD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR North Korean leader rides train on way to Viet Nam

BEIJING (China)—North Ko- a 60-hour journey to Viet Nam. rean leader Kim Jong Un’s ar- The train crossed the border moured train chugged across city of Dandong later that day, ac- China on Sunday as he headed cording to South Korea’s Yonhap to his highly anticipated second news agency and the specialist summit with US President Don- outlet NK News, but its route ald Trump in Viet Nam. remained a tightly-held secret. Emulating his late father and The train’s crossing into Chi- grandfather, who took epic train na follows days of speculation trips when they were leaders, over Kim’s travel plans, as his Kim set off on the long journey team gathered in Hanoi ahead of from Pyongyang on Saturday, the talks expected next Wednes- with a military honour guard day and Thursday. seeing him off in the North Ko- Accompanying the North Ko- This picture taken on 23 February 2019 and released from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency rean capital. rean leader was right-hand man (KCNA) on 24 February shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) departing Pyongyang Station for the His departure from the and top general Kim Yong Chol, second North Korea-US summit meeting in Hanoi, Viet Nam. PHOTO: AFP Pyongyang railway station was who met with Trump in the White police cordoning off the border was closed for impromptu ren- police presence,” an unidentified confirmed by North Korea’s offi- House last month, along with sev- bridge area with tape and met- ovations on Saturday.“The train source told NK News.Windows on cial KCNA news agency, with of- eral other top dignitaries, KCNA al barriers, and leading an AFP is long and crossed the bridge the train were blacked out, the ficial photos showing him waving said.Security was tight before the journalist out of the area. slower than the tourist train, but source said, with only headlights from the train for what could be train’s arrival in Dandong, with A hotel facing the bridge it’s definitely him, there’s a lot of turned on as it crossed.—AFP Gov’t holds ceremony marking 30 Sri Lanka to face years of Emperor Akihito’s reign thundershowers, heavy winds TOKYO—A government-spon- unforgettable memory” for him. sored ceremony marking 30 The emperor also thanked COLOMBO—Sri Lanka will face thundershowers and heavy years of Emperor Akihito’s reign foreign countries and internation- winds over several parts of the island country within the next was held Sunday at the National al organizations for their support few days, the Meteorology Department said in its latest weather Theatre of Japan in Tokyo ahead for Japan when the country was update on Sunday. of his abdication on April 30. “in the middle of suffering and The possibility of thundershowers is especially high over In a congratulatory speech, sorrow” due to the disasters. the southern part of the island particularly in the Uva province Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said At the ceremony, singer during the next few days, the department said. the people will “never forget” how Daichi Miura, from Okinawa, Wind speed can also increase up to 40 km per hour at times the imperial couple have “always performed a song in the style of in the Hambantota district, in the south. stood by the people for 30 years.” the southern island prefecture, Anuradhapura, in the north central province, will face the Abe also said the couple’s “Utagoe no Hibiki” (Resonance maximum temperature of 37.7 degrees centigrade while the official visits to 35 countries Undated photo shows of Singing Voices), written by the central highlands of Nuwara Eliya will face the minimum tem- since the emperor acceded the Japanese Emperor Akihito. He emperor and composed by Em- perature of 6.8 degrees centigrade.—Xinhua throne in 1989 have strengthened is set to abdicate on 30 April press Michiko. friendly ties between Japan and 2019. PHOTO: KYODO NEWS Another song “Omoigo” (En- those nations.Fukushima Gov. their trips abroad was “far be- dearing Child) composed by the Masao Uchibori, whose north- yond international goodwill” as empress was sung by soprano 5 missing in east China eastern prefecture was hit by a they created “a deep impression” Yumiko Samejima. nuclear crisis in 2011, thanked both in Japan and the visited Emperor Akihito, 85, was boat accident the imperial couple for their en- countries.After hearing those enthroned on 7 January, 1989, couraging messages and visits speeches, the emperor said he following the death of his father HANGZHOU—Five people were missing as a fishing boat to the affected areas.“The peo- believes it is “fortunate that Emperor Hirohito, posthumously crashed into a cargo ship and sunk in the sea near east China’s ple of Fukushima were given I have been able to undertake known as Emperor Showa. Zhejiang Province, according to local authorities. the courage to move forward as duties with the help of people” The emperor will become The accident happened at around 1:40 p.m. Saturday. Local they tried to recover from the and expressed gratitude to “the the first monarch to abdicate in governments have organized 23 fishing boats in the surround- globally unprecedented triple people, in whom I take pride and about two centuries at the end ing areas and dispatched multiple official ships for the rescue. disaster of earthquake, tsuna- for whom I feel joy in being ‘the of April and will be succeeded The fishing boat, with the capacity for seven people, is 32.2 mi and nuclear crisis,” Uchibori symbol of the state’ and the civi- by his eldest son Crown Prince meters long and 6.5 meters wide. The cargo ship is 224.98 me- said.Former Foreign Minister lization of this country built over Naruhito on 1 May. ters long and 32.2 meters wide with a tonnage of 35,890 tonnes. Yoriko Kawaguchi, who accom- the long period.”Referring to a Members of the public The rescue is underway.—Xinhua panied the imperial couple on series of disasters that struck signed their names in registers a trip to Singapore in 2006, said Japan during his reign, he said to commemorate the emper- the emperor and empress were “affected people who endured or’s 30-year reign at designated “selfless” and “had contact with many hardships and those from points in front of the Imperial A d v e r t i s e people wholeheartedly” overseas other parts of Japan who stood Household Agency building in with us/ Hot Line : as they do in Japan. by them and offered support in the Imperial Palace grounds. She said the significance of various ways have become an —Kyodo News 09974424848 25 FEBRUARY 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ENVIRONMENT 13 Race on to make urban agriculture viable, durable

PARIS (France)—In a market gardens in even electronics factories even if world faced with the co- the most run-down of ur- the strategy appears costly. nundrum of mountains of ban districts to connected China has launched waste and obesity for some vertical farms using indoor some urban farms even and dire shortages and farming techniques to meet in areas where the soil malnutrition for others the spiralling food demand in has been polluted by future of food is a main dish areas largely bereft of ar- heavy metals and would on today’s global menu. able land. The FAO wants be too costly to clean A key ingredient is to see the trend prosper and up.The US model, as the trend in ever more im- become durably and sustain- cities including New aginative forms towards ably embedded within pub- York and Chicago seek urban agriculture, a mul- lic policy. Yves Christol, of to become sustainably ti-faceted recipe already French cooperative In Vivo, hunger-proof, includes One of an estimated 800 million urban farmers in the world. PHOTO: AFP being pored over by some has identified six models of hydroponic gardens—ef- 800 million people globally, the genre.They include a Green beans means ... says Christol, thanks to ulation city state bent on fectively eschewing soil according to the UN’s Food key European variant, elec- Iceland geothermal heating.Asian ensuring high-tech food au- and using mineral nutri- and Agriculture Organiza- tronically managed without “That has allowed countries are also in on the tonomy.Japan and China ents in a water solvent, tion.The trend takes many recourse to pesticide —or Iceland to become a major act, not least Singapore, have sought to give new life although profitability can forms—from collective even soil or sunshine. producer of green beans,” with the high density pop- to sites which once hosted prove elusive. —AFP

Marshall Islands consider radical measures to MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY survive rising sea levels HOLIDAY NOTICE As the wharves, warehouse and chellan Offices of MAJURO (Marshall Islands)—The the political will, and especially tradi- for survival will only worsen.” Most of Yangon Port will be closed on the 2nd MARCH 2019 far-flung Marshall Islands needs to tional leaders’ commitment, to see this the islands are less than two metres (Peasant’s Day), Loading, Unloading and delivery for raise its islands if it is to avoid BE- through. “We must come together as a (6.5 feet) above sea level and the gov- Goods will be received on Payment as Holiday Fees. ING drowned by rising sea levels, nation as this is about our survival as a ernment believes physically raising President Hilda Heine has warned. nation, as a people and as a culture.” A the islands was the only way to save TRADEMARK CAUTION Plans are underway for nation- “climate crisis” policy document pre- the Marshall Islands from extinction. al talks on which of the 1,156 islands, pared by the office of the chief secretary They have not yet outlined specifics of KT & G Corporation, a company incorporated in Republic of Korea and having its registered office at 71, Beotkkot-gil, scattered over 29 coral atolls, can be painted a bleak outlook for the Pacific how this would be achieved expect to Daedeok-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea is the owner and elevated in a dramatic intervention to Ocean archipelago with a population of have plans formulated by the end of proprietor of the following Trademark: ensure safety on the islands.“Raising 55,000. It cited an increasing frequency the year. In the meantime, they are our islands is a daunting task but one of “inundation events, severe droughts, keeping a close watch on the ambitious that must be done,” Heine said in an coral bleaching events, and... looking City of Hope project on an artificial CARNIVAL interview with the Marshall Islands forward, there is very good reason to island in the Maldives as a viable op- Registration No. 4/9074/2009 (30.11.2009) Journal published Friday. “We need believe that conditions and prospects tion. —AFP In respect of "Tobacco; cigarettes; cigars; snuff; cigarette papers; tobacco pipes; cigarette filters; cigarette cases (not of precious metal); tobacco pouches; cigarette lighters (not of precious metal); matches; pipe cleaners for tobacco Transferring Distributor for Registered Products pipes; ashtrays (not of precious metal) for smokers; cigar cutters” in International Class 34. Advertise Distribution of following pesticides registered by Asiatic Agricultural Industries Pte Ltd (Singapore) Fraudulent or unauthorised use, or actual or colourable is transferring from Asiatic Agricultural Industries Pte Ltd (Myanmar Branch) to Farm Link imitation of the said mark shall be dealt with according to Co Ltd. Any objection regarding to this transfer can notify at Co-Secretary, Myanmar Pesticide law. with us/ Registration Board, West Gyogone, Insein within 14 days. Daw La Min May, H.G.P Sr Trade Name A.I Type of Registration Reg No For KT & G Corporation, Hot Line : C/o Kelvin Chia Yangon Ltd., 1 ZEDA Fenoxaprop-P-ethly 69g/l EC Prov P 2018-4457 Level 8A, Union Financial Centre (UFC), 09974424848 Asiatic Agricultural Industries Pte Ltd (Myanmar Branch). Corner of Mahabandoola Road & Thein Phyu Road, Rangoun Business Center, Room 209, No. 97, West Shwe Gon Daing Road. Botahtaung Township, Yangon, Tele: 01-8603042, 09-5145328 The Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Dated 25th February 2019 [email protected]

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1 25 FEBRUARY 2019 14 SOCIAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Union Minister U Ohn Maung attends concluding ‘If Beale Street Could ceremony of Bapu@ 150 Car Rally New Delhi to Yangon Talk’ takes top prize at UNION Minister for Hotels and Tourism U Ohn Maung attended Spirit Awards Concluding Ceremony Bapu@ 150 Car Rally New Delhi to Yan- SANTA MONICA (United award. With everything going on gon in Inya Lake Hotel in Yangon States)—“If Beale Street Could in the world, it just feels strange yesterday. Talk” was crowned best picture to be up here,” he said.“And so, The Bapu@ 150 Car Rally on Saturday at the Film Inde- I’m going to take this. But I New Delhi to Yangon is a drive pendent Spirit Awards—as Os- want to take it by thanking all to commemorate 150th anniver- car favorite “Roma” scooped the women involved in If Beale sary of the legendary Mahatma best international film.Direct- Street Could Talk to make it the Gandhi and Propagating the ed by Barry Jenkins, “If Beale film that it was.”Meanwhile, message of Road Safety. Street Could Talk” took two Glenn Close continued her The Union Minister, Yangon other prizes: best director for sweep of this awards season, Region Chief Minister U Phyo Jenkins, and best supporting winning best actress for her Min Thein, Indian Ambassador actress for Regina King. It fol- role in “The Wife.” The veter- to Myanmar Mr. Shiri Saurabh lows the story of a young Af- an actress is a favorite to take Kumar and officials welcomed rican-American woman (KiKi the same accolade at Sunday’s the cars of the motor rally en- Union Minister U Ohn Maung addresses the Concluding Ceremony of Layne) who seeks to clear her Oscars.“It’s very hard for me Bapu@ 150 Car Rally New Delhi to Yangon yesterday. PHOTO : MNA tering the hotel compound at husband’s name before the birth to accept the win-lose situa- 5:30pm. and it is expected to attract more through border gate benefits My- of their son.Jenkins, whose film tion. I don’t think there’s any In his speech at the meet- visitors to Myanmar as arrival anmar’s tourism development, is nominated in three categories losers,” she told reporters on ing, the Union Minister said, visa through Tamu-Moreh bor- such events and car rallies will at Sunday’s Oscars, was frank the red carpet in Santa Monica, border gates are ready to wel- der gate are already permitted be organized in the future, he in his acceptance speech. California—which was actually come foreign tourists to promote for the visitors from India. added.—MNA (Translated by “I’m not gonna lie, man. I blue —accompanied by her dog, the Myanmar’s tourism industry, As hosting such car rally Kyaw Zin Tun) didn’t want to win this damn Pip.—AFP

Oscars night is here! Hollywood ready for glitzy gala

HOLLYWOOD (United States)— case.” Hollywood’s A-listers hit the red The best actress race has carpet Sunday for the Oscars a clear favorite: Glenn Close, —the climax of a long, eventful who has swept the prizes for her awards season that could yield gripping work in “The Wife” as some big surprises. Alfonso Cua- a woman on the edge when her ron’s black-and-white cinematic author husband wins the Nobel ode to his childhood, “Roma,” Prize in Literature.Lady Gaga leads with 10 nominations and wowed fans and critics with her is a firm favorite for the coveted turn in “A Star is Born,” and Yal- best picture Academy Award. itza Aparicio’s nomination for If it does win, it will be the first her first acting role in “Roma” foreign-language film, and the earned praise. But it looks to be first from streaming giant Net- Close’s night. flix, to earn the honor. But civil “It is not her strongest role, rights dramedy “Green Book” but it is an opportunity for her has overcome controversy to to really own a small film, to remain on the radar, and could carry it on her shoulders, and benefit from the Academy’s com- to remind the industry that here plex preferential voting system is one of our real treasures as to snatch the top prize. Hot on an actress,” Debruge said.Ma- their heels are a variety of films, hershala Ali (“Green Book” and from offbeat royal romp “The Regina King (“If Beale Street A woman walks the Oscars red carpet as preparations continue for the 91st Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Favourite” (also with 10 nom- Could Talk”) are the odds-on Angeles, California, US on 23 February 2019. PHOTO: AFP inations), to Spike Lee’s race favorites in the supporting act- drama “BlacKkKlansman,” to ing blockbusters.“With eight best sial tweets that were slammed Cheney for “Vice” gave him the ing categories. crowd pleasers like superhe- picture nominees, every film has as homophobic.“They still don’t early lead in the Oscars race, ro flick “Black Panther” and passionate supporters, but no have an answer to a question and several statuettes.But Better ratings this year? musical romance “A Star Is film has a consensus,” Tim Gray, that’s been around since the Rami Malek won respect from The Academy—desperate Born.” awards editor for showbiz trade first TV showing in 1953: is this his peers—and a Golden Globe, to boost television ratings that Two biopics—“Vice” about publication Variety, told AFP. a presentation of every category, Bafta and a Screen Actors Guild have plummeted in recent years former US vice president Dick All will be revealed at the or is it entertainment?” Gray award—for his spellbinding turn — is trying to stick to a three- Cheney and “Bohemian Rhap- Dolby Theatre, in a ceremony said. “They want it to be both as late Queen frontman Freddie hour telecast, but it hit a few sody” about the band Queen— beamed around the world to mil- .”The entertainment factor will Mercury.“In Christian Bale’s, I bumps along the way. Contro- round out the list of contenders lions of showbiz fans, with a twist be high when Queen opens the see an incredible actorly thing, versies over its efforts to save for best picture. The 7,900-odd —there will be no host for the show with singer Adam Lambert but with Rami Malek, you see a time included plans to present voting members of the Acade- first time in three decades.The fronting the iconic band. role that just really connected a handful of awards during com- my of Motion Picture Arts and Academy opted to take the risk with audiences,” said Variety’s mercial breaks, and to feature Sciences had bold choices in after comedian Kevin Hart with- Will Glenn Close finally win? chief film critic Peter Debru- only a few of the nominated front of them—traditional art- drew from the gig in the face of For top acting honors, Chris- ge.“I wouldn’t be surprised if songs. Both ideas have since house Oscar bait, and big, rous- a firestorm over past controver- tian Bale’s transformation into the newcomer disrupts in this been scrapped. —AFP 25 FEBRUARY 2019 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR SCIENCE & TECH 15 NASA’s New Horizons returns sharpest views of Ultima Thule LOS ANGELES—NASA’s New well as the origin and evolution sunlit and dark sides of the body. Horizons spacecraft has sent of Ultima Thule. “Whether these features are back the sharpest possible pic- “Getting these images re- craters produced by impactors, tures of the Kuiper Belt object quired us to know precisely sublimation pits, collapse pits, nicknamed Ultima Thule, the where both tiny Ultima and New or something entirely different, most distant object ever ex- Horizons were - moment by mo- is being debated in our science plored.These new images of Ul- ment - as they passed one anoth- team,” said deputy project sci- tima Thule was obtained by the er at over 32,000 miles per hour in entist John Spencer.The latest telephoto Long-Range Recon- the dim light of the Kuiper Belt, a images have the highest spatial naissance Imager (LORRI) just billion miles beyond Pluto,” said resolution any New Horizons has six-and-a-half minutes before New Horizons Principal Inves- taken, or may ever take, during New Horizons’ closest approach tigator Alan Stern.“This was a its entire mission, according to to the object at 12:33 a.m. EST on much tougher observation than the team. 1 January, according to a release anything we had attempted in The New Horizons mission, of the mission team on Friday. our 2015 Pluto flyby,” he added. launched in January 2006, aims The images offer a resolu- The higher resolution brings to understand worlds at the edge tion of about 110 feet (33.5 me- out many surface features of of the solar system by making the ters) per pixel.Their combination Ultima Thule, including several first reconnaissance of the dwarf of high spatial resolution and a bright, enigmatic, roughly circu- planet Pluto, and by venturing This handout image released on 2 January 2019 by NASA taken by the favorable viewing angle gives the lar patches of terrain, and many deeper into the distant, mysteri- Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) is the most detailed of team an unprecedented opportu- small, dark pits near the termi- ous Kuiper Belt— a relic of solar Ultima Thule returned so far by the New Horizons spacecraft. It was nity to investigate the surface, as nator, the boundary between the system formation.—Xinhua taken at 5:01 Universal Time on 1 January 2019. PHOTO: XINHUA

Tech connection boosts NY vertical farmers Laser tweezers used to boost KEARNY (United States)— recent technological leaps made inent vertical farming company, the noodle restaurant brand Mo- Workers at Bowery Farming’s it viable.A key component has which has garnered more than mofuku, is an investor.AeroFarms liquid crystal warehouse near New York have been LED bulbs, which have ena- $200 million from Amazon Chief exclusively uses company-made technology swapped out a farmer’s hoe for bled indoor farmers to drastically Executive Jeff Bezos, Softbank technology that has now made a computer tablet that takes cut electricity costs.But Bowery and others.US-based Crop One its way to China, the Middle East CHICAGO—US researchers real-time readings of light and is also making heavy use of ro- and Emirates Flight Catering and Europe, said its co-founder said that by using a combina- water conditions. botics and artificial intelligence have launched a $40 million joint Marc Oshima. tion of flow and light, they can Launched in 2015, Bowery is to keep prices under control. The venture to build a giant vertical In a warehouse that was once create defects that remain sta- part of the fast-growing vertical combination of these newer tools farming facility in Dubai. a steel mill with 40-foot (12-meter) ble in the liquid crystal over farming movement, which em- “is how we really rethink what ag- ceilings, the company is growing long periods of time. ploys technology in a controlled, riculture will look like in the next Profitable? kale and arugula leaves set in The breakthrough could man-made setting to grow fresh century and beyond,” Fain said. The world’s biggest vertical rows of 12 metal racks each. The ultimately result in using liq- vegetables indoors all year long. The company has also ben- farm is in Newark, New Jersey roots are suspended in the air as uids in new ways, such as to Champions of the practice efited from more than $120 mil- and operated by AeroFarms. they are intermittently irrigated create new kinds of autono- see vertical farming as a key tool lion in funding from tech titans The company, founded in 2004 while the leaves bask under LED mous materials or nanoscale to meet the world’s food needs at including Google Ventures and and considered a pioneer in the lights.AeroFarms experiments reactors, said a news release a time when the population is ris- Uber Chief Executive Dara Khos- sector, remains privately-held regularly with lighting and nutri- posted on the website of the ing and the climate is changing. rowshahi. and does not disclose financial ents with an eye towards finding University of Chicago Friday. The company’s chief execu- The Silicon Valley connection data. But the company says it is the optimal recipe for each plant To create the defects in tive and co-founder, Irving Fain, has also boosted San Francis- now profitable after a series of and developing the best algo- the liquid crystals, researchers said his company’s Kearny, New co-based Plenty, another prom- fumbles.David Chang, founder of rithm. — AFP with the Institute for Molecular Jersey site uses fewer resources Engineering at the University than traditional farms and does of Chicago and the University of not employ pesticides.“I have Ljubljana used laser tweezers, been a big believer my entire life a laser system that can manip- in technology as being able to ulate particles at the nanoscale, solve not only hard problems, but to heat up and melt either a also important problems,” said tiny point or a line within the Fain, who previously ran a com- material. pany that provides data analysis While the bulk of the liquid for big companies on their loyalty crystal remained ordered, the programs.Bowery employs more melted spot, several microns programmers than agricultural in size and just a little smaller scientists. The company says its than a single red blood cell, be- use of algorithms enables it to be came disorganized. As it cooled, 100 times more productive per area the molten liquid becomes re- compared with a traditional farm ordered, and forms a defect on and to use 95 per cent less water. its trail, As such defects cost the Lower electricity costs material energy, the materi- Vertical farming has long al experiences strong driving been practiced in Japan and forces to eliminate them, and it some other places but it did not A Bowery Farming employee inspects some of their greens grown at the hydroponic farming company in eventually reverts to a uniform, take off in the United States until Kearny, New Jersey. PHOTO: AFP defect-free state. —Xinhua 25 FEBRUARY 2019 16 SPORT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR AFC Cup: Shan United leave for Philippines to take on Ceres Negros

SHAN United F.C., who are rep- Speaking about playing an forward and midfield line-up, resenting Myanmar at the AFC important match against the and have worked on their long Cup 2019, left yesterday for Ba- Philippines club, U Min Tun, pass. We are well-prepared for colod in the Philippines, where the head coach of Shan United the match as Ceres has a good they will play against Ceres Ne- said: “I have carefully observed history and a very good team.” gros F.C. in an important match the playing style of the Ceres “Shan United is ready to on 26 February. Negros F.C. The team has many play the match. Although two The face-off will take place talented and well-experienced players — Keeper Phone Thitsar at the home stadium of the Ceres players. We will try not to con- Min and Hein Thiha Zaw — have team in Bacolod at 7.30 p.m. local cede goals and use responsive been injured, the team sees no Thailand shooter Isaranuudom Phurihiranphat is only 14, but says he time, according to the team’s attacks in playing against them. problems ahead of the match,” is eyeing World Cup gold. PHOTO: AFP website. The team has an impressive said officials.—Lynn Thit(Tgi) Thailand’s 14-year-old shooting prodigy aims for World Cup gold

NEW DELHI (India)—Thai- events and she wants me to land’s James Bond-loving ace do something more than just sport shooter says he is un- study.” fazed by his older opponents Phon is all praise for Is- as the high school prodigy aranuudom’s “focus” at such sets his sights on World Cup a young age as she recalls gold in India this week. his early trips to the Bang- Isaranuudom Phurihi- kok shooting academy from ranphat is the youngest com- their home four hours away Shan United team leaves for the Philippines yesterday to take on Ceres Negros FC. PHOTO: SUFC petitor at the tournament and in Nakhon Ratchasima city. the 14-year-old faces a strong “He is very focused field in the 25-metre rapid fire regarding his shooting ca- pistol event. reer which is rare at such a Myanmar U-16 team ready for AFC “I know I am the young- young age. He just loves the est in these games. There is sport and will achieve great women’s qualifiers tough competition but I don’t heights,” she told AFP. feel any pressure. I stay re- “It was not easy travel- MYANMAR U-16 women’s na- the Mandalar Thiri Stadium in Mar Aung said she was pleased laxed and calm when I shoot,” ling from our hometown to tional football team are prepar- Mandalay. with the understanding dis- he told AFP after practice the Bangkok shooting range ing for the second round of the Reflecting on the battle, My- played by her teammates, ac- at the New Delhi shooting where he trained during his AFC U-16 Women’s Champion- anmar star footballer Myat Noe cording to the Myanmar Football range. holidays. But I am always ship Qualifiers, which will be held Khin said she believed the team Federation. “Of course I’ll go for gold. there with him,” she added. in Mandalay starting Tuesday. will advance to the next stage of She said the team is ready I feel I can do it. My aim is to Isaranuudom is still Host Myanmar has been the championship as they are for each match in Round 2 of the participate in the 2020 Tokyo searching for his first medal placed in Group B together in peak form, according to the qualifiers. Olympics,” he added. in a senior competition after with China PR, Bangladesh, Myanmar Football Federation. Matches featuring Myan- Isaranuudom says his representing Thailand at the and the Philippines. Myanmar Myat Noe Khin said she is mar will be broadcast live on love of British spy films mo- Asian Games in Indonesia will play against China in the aiming to compete in the U-17 the Myawady Channel and on tivated him to become a full- and the World Champion- opening match on 27 February, Women’s FIFA World Cup after My Sports’ Facebook page, ac- time sporting shooter at the ships in South Korea. Bangladesh on 1 March, and passing the AFC U-16 stage. cording to the football federa- age of nine. The Delhi event is the the Philippines on 3 March at Another star player Swe tion.—Lynn Thit(Tgi) “I liked guns since I was teenager’s fourth World Cup a small boy. I also watched a tournament after competing lot of James Bond movies,” in junior events and he has he said. more than 10 medals in inter- “My favourite is Johnny national competitions. English,” he added, referring “I started as a air pis- to the slapstick British spy tol shooter when I was nine film franchise. years old. But realised that But his parents have I wasn’t too good at it, so also motivated him all of the switched to 25-meter rapid way, with his mother Phon fire and got results in just Phak travelling with her only two years,” he said. child to the Indian capital as “I like rapid fire because one of the Thailand shooting it’s fast, I don’t like things squad’s managers. slow. I shot in my first com- “My father is a captain of petition in 2015 in a Thailand a ship and my mother runs event and got gold.” a business. They helped me The tournament in Del- pursue my sport full-time. My hi concludes on Thursday.— The Myanmar U-16 women’s national football team undergoes training in Mandalay. PHOTO:MFF mother travels with me to all AFP