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Pyidaungsu Hluttaw discusses INSIDE TODAY NATIONAL K500 banknote ADB loan, Executive Order for featuring Bogyoke Aung San to be officially rolled Union Tax Law, CERP out on 19 July PAGE-4

NATIONAL Work committees hold coordination meeting for organizing 4th Union Peace Conference

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LOCAL NEWS Hotel zone to be established near Shwesettaw

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BUSINESS Domestic investments touch K1,454 bln, $308.39 mln in 2019-2020FY Pyidaungsu Hluttaw holds second-day meeting of 17th regular session on 16 July. PHOTO: MNA

YIDAUNGSU Hluttaw plan from the Asia Development Thant Sin Maung explained tional Cooperation U Kyaw Tin held its second-day meet- Bank for implementation of Yan- the President’s proposed plan reported to the Hluttaw on the Ping of 17th regular ses- gon city water supply project and to sign the Intergovernmental establishment of diplomatic re- sion yesterday. $171.27 million for electrification Agreement on the Trans-Asian lations with Nicaragua. And the Officials from Union-level programme in rural areas. Railway Network. And the mo- issue will be discussed on 24 July. organizations presented the Union Minister for Trans- tion will be discussed on 22 July. proposed US$180 million loan port and Communications U Union Minister for Interna- SEE PAGE-3 PAGE-11

COVID-19 figure in Myanmar reaches 339 after two new cases reported on 16 July

MYANMAR’S COVID-19 positive cases reached 339 after two new cases were reported on 16 July according to Ministry of Health and Sports. Case No. 338 returned from Thailand and No. 339 had neither contact with any positive patients nor travel history abroad. Out of the 339 confirmed cases, six died, 270 have recovered, 253 have been discharged from hospitals and 26 were held under investigation.—MNA Updated at 8 pm, 16 July 2020 New Persons under Investigation from the Total Cases Total Death past 24 hours to 12 noon of 16 July 2020 339 New Cases 2 Tally 6

Recovery Update on 16 July 2020 after two consecutive tests New PUIs 26 Total New Discharged Recovery 270 Recovery 4 from Hospital 253 SEE PAGE-3

Ministry of Health and Sports 17 JULY 2020 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR “People are the key” Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker receives outgoing Norwegian Ambassador

PYITHU Hluttaw Speaker U T promotion of the relationship and Khun Myat received outgoing cooperation between Myanmar Norwegian Ambassador to My- and Norway, the reform process anmar Ms Tone Tinnes, who on peace and democratic affairs, completed her tour of duty in fishing and farming industry, nat- Myanmar, at the guest hall of the ural resources, energy, environ- Pyithu Hluttaw in Nay Pyi Taw, mental management, investment at 4 pm yesterday. and legislative affairs.—MNA During the meeting, they (Translated by Khine Thaz- discussed matters related to the in Han) Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker receives Norwegian Ambassador to Myanmar on 16 July. PHOTO:MNA

Joint Bill Committee discusses amending bill on Public Debt Management Law

THE Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Planning, Finance and Industry Joint Bill Committee held a U Maung Maung Win, deputy meeting yesterday to discuss chairs, secretaries, joint sec- the second amending bill retaries and members of Joint on the Public Debt Manage- Bill Committee, secretary and ment Law sent by the Union members of Joint Public Ac- Government. counts Committee and officials The meeting was attended from the Ministry of Planning, by Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Dep- Finance and Industry, Union uty Speaker and Chairman of Attorney-General's Office and the Joint Bill Committee and Pyidaungsu Hluttaw office.— the Joint Public Accounts Com- MNA Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Joint Bill Committee discusses second amending bill on the Public Debt Management mittee U Tun Aung (a) U Tun (Translated by Khine Law on 16 July. PHOTO: MNA Tun Hein, Deputy Minister for Thazin Han) ASEAN-China Transport Ministers’ Special Meeting on COVID-19

ASEAN-China Transport Minis- by the transport ministers from ister for Transport and Commu- Marine Administration, Road in order to implement effective ters’ Special Meeting on COV- China and 10 ASEAN member nications U Thant Sin Maung, Transport Administration De- border transport. ID-19 was held through video countries, the ASEAN General the Permanent Secretary, and partment and Myanma Rail- He also explained the conferencing yesterday. Secretary and officials from the officials from Department of ways. change of cargo trailers in the The meeting was attended member countries, Union Min- Civil Aviation, Department of Union Minister U Thant Sin cross-border transport, instal- Maung discussed the COVID-19 lation of sufficient equipment at situation in Myanmar and lead- the border checkpoints, better ing role of the National-Level use of ICT technology to enforce Central Committee for Preven- disease control guidelines. tion, Control and Treatment of The ministers from the COVID-19, the compliance with ASEAN countries and China the prevention of the disease in exchanged their opinions. They aviation, marine and road trans- also discussed possible assis- portations, suspension of regu- tance in the crew-change of the lar flights, and arrangement of Myanmar seamen working on the chartered flights and relief the foreign ships. flights and the implementation The meeting released the of the COVID-19 Economic Re- ‘Joint Statement of ASEAN-Chi- lief Plan (CERP) to ease the na Transport Ministers on En- economic impact. suring Smooth Transport and Moreover, the Union Min- Logistics to Combat COVID-19 ister said that cross-border and Reactivate the Economy’ to transport played a vital role be carried out among ASEAN during the crisis to transport member countries and China.— medicines, commodities, and MNA U Thant Sin Maung and officials join ASEAN-China Transport Ministers’ Special Meeting on COVID-19 on 16 all our nations needed to make (Translated Ei Phyu Phyu July. PHOTO: MNA agreement between the nations Aung) 17 JULY 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw discusses ADB loan, Executive Order ...

FROM PAGE-1 sistance policies, as well as the MSDP Action Plan. Union Minister U Thant Sin The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Maung reported to the Hluttaw Speaker invited the list of names about the President’s proposed who want to discuss the motion plan to sign Intergovernmental scheduled for 24 July. Agreement on Dry Ports. And Union Minister for Labour, the motion will be discussed on Immigration and Population U 22 July. Thein Swe discussed the Pres- ident’s motion for elimination Loan for development pro- of violence and harassment in ject in Hlegu Township workplaces. Deputy Minister for Plan- The motion is scheduled for ning, Finance and Industry U discussion on 24 July. Union Minister U Kyaw Tin. Union Minister U Thant Sin Maung. Union Minister U Thein Swe. Maung Maung Win explained Union Minister U Maung PHOTO : MNA PHOTO : MNA PHOTO : MNA the President’s proposed loan Maung Win discussed the gov- US$180 million from the ADB of Nay Pyi Taw, Pathein, Bago, ernment’s report on revenue of for development project in Hlegu Magway and Hpa-an. Union ministries and Union-level Township to be implemented in The project is expected to organizations in 2019-2020 fiscal 5 years, and agreements have complete in seven years, and the year, sent by the Union Govern- been made with the Ministry of annual interests of loan will be 1 ment. Joint Public Accounts Agriculture, Livestock and Irri- per cent in 8-years grace peri- Committee member U Myo Win gation for water supply, with the od and 1.5 per cent in 24-years presented the finding and rec- Ministry of Construction for in- settlement period. The project ommendation report 7/2020 on stallation of water pipelines and will help in supply of electrici- the revenues. with the Ministry of Electricity ty to 8.3 per cent of households The five MPs of Pyidaungsu and Energy for electrification in in Kayin State, 8.77 per cent in Hluttaw discussed the Executive the project area. Bago (eastern), 6.31 per cent in Order 1/2020 of the President and The loan will be 8-years Magway Region and 17.52 per the Union Tax Law. The MPs also grace period and 24 years of cent in Ayeyawady Region, to Deputy Minister U Maung Maung Deputy Minister U Khin Maung discussed the National Planning settlement, with 1.0 per cent Win. PHOTO : MNA Win. PHOTO : MNA a total of 400,300 households in for 2018-2019FY and the findings annual interest for the grace 2,815 villages. and recommendations of the period and 1.5 per cent for the Loan for electrification pro- programme in rural areas. Deputy Minister U Maung JPAC on this report, and the an- settlement period, and that the gramme in rural areas. Deputy Minister U Khin Maung Win is a fundamental nual report on Union Budget and grant element of the loan would Deputy Minister for Electric- Maung Win said that the loan will infrastructural project for the the findings and recommenda- be 48 per cent. ity and Energy U Khin Maung be used for rural electrification in country, and it is in line with the tions of the JPAC on this report. The Speaker of Py- Win and Deputy Minister for Ayeyawady, Bago (eastern), Mag- Union Budget Law for 2019-2020 The third-day meeting of Py- idaungsu Hluttaw invited the Planning, Finance and Industry way regions and Kayin state, and Financial Year, the Public Debt idaungsu Hluttaw will convene list of MPs who want to dis- U Maung Maung Win explained the power lines will be controlled Management Law, the Medi- on 17 July.—Aung Ye Thwin, Aye cuss the motion scheduled for the President’s proposed loan by the Distribution Automation um-Term Debt Management Aye Thant 22 July. $171.27 million for electrification System (DAS) from the five cities Strategy and development as- (Translated by Aung Khin)

COVID-19 figure in Myanmar reaches 339 after two new cases reported on 16 July FROM PAGE-1 Two new cases of COVID-19 on 16 July 2020: updated at 8 pm Case Contact with Hospital for medical Age Gender Address Oversea travel history Lab result Remark No positive patient treatment PyinOoLwin Township, Kandawnadi Hospital Held under quarantine 338 24 Male No Yes, Thailand Positive Mandalay Region (Mandalay) (Amarapura Township) Kyauktaw Township, Peoples’ Hospital Held under quarantine 339 27 Male No No Rakhine State Sittway (Kyauktaw Township) Ministry of Health and Sports 17 JULY 2020 4 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Myanmar need not worry about food if systematic management is carried out in this sector

It must be said that the habit of buying non-essential items has declined while people are placing more priority on essential items; the fact that people are thinking more about what is an important issue and what is minor is not a bad thing; some persons working in declining markets might have some difficulties; such problem must be addressed step- by-step; domestic commodity flow, domestic trading and production of value added items must be considered for both local and foreign markets; Myanmar need not worry about food if systematic management is carried out in this sector.

2020 ပြည �နှစ�၊ ဇူလ(Excerpt 됯င�လ ၁၉ ရက�fromန State쐷တွင� ထ됯တ�နေမည Counsellor � ဗDaw 됯လ�ခ Aungြ�န 쐬င�ဆ San Suu�ရ됯ြ�ြ Kyi’s 됯ြါ ၅ discussions၀၀ with senior officer and business persons from trade sector on 23 June 2020) က ြ�တ � နငွစကကူြ 됯စ သစ�၏ ြ 됯သဏ္ဍ쐬 �နှင� မှတ� သ쐬မ 쐬

Securityလ 됯ခခ နရကက thread K500 banknote featuring Bogyoke Aung San to

be officially rolled out on 19 July

Embossed

stripesန 쐬င�ကကွလ 됯င�တTHE 됯 Central Bank of Myanmar Central Bank of Myanmar are viewed against the light.

has announced 500-kyat bank- highly visible and have a rough The security thread lies

Water နရစ쐬 note will be circulated on 19 July. texture. vertically and its half-length is Mark The obverse side of the The serial number lies hori- partially visible. If the red brown banknote depicts National Lead- zontally in Myanmar numbers, area adjacent to Myanmar text er Bogyoke Aung San as the main and vertically in English digits. 500-kyat on the right part of ob- portrait, and its reverse is print- On the left and right cor- verse side is viewed from 45 de- ed with the building of Central ners of observe side have the grees, then the English alphabet

Bank of Myanmar. The size of embossed nine short stripes, CBMs can be seen.

new banknote will have 150 mm especially for the persons with The 500-kyat banknotes will in length and 70 mm in width. Its visual impairment. be circulated from the banks to prominent colour is red brown. The watermarks of 500- public on 21 July. The existing The embossing method is kyat denomination and Bogy- 500-kyat note which is in circu- used in printing of the new 500- oke Aung San are visible on the lation will continue to be legal kyat note, and that the denom- left of Bogyoke Aung San at the tender currency.—MNA New 500-kyat banknote depicting Bogyoke Aung San on the obverse side. ination number and the text of obverse side when the note is (Translated by Aung Khin) ၂၀၂၀ ပြည �နှစ�၊ ဇူလ 됯င�လ ၁၉ ရက�န 쐷တွင� ထ됯တ�နေမည � ဗ 됯လ�ခ ြ�န 쐬င�ဆ �ရ됯ြ�ြ 됯ြါ ငါရ쐬က ြ�

တ �နငွစကကူြMoSWRR 됯စ သစ�၏ မ က�နှစ쐬ဘက�တွင� Union Ministerမ သ쐬နခါင�နဆ쐬င�ကက participates  ဗ 됯လ�ခ ြ�န 쐬င�ဆ in virtual�၏ြ 됯နှင � meeting for relief assistance to Chin, Rakhine IDPs နက 쐬ဘက�တွင� ပမ �မ쐬န 됯င�ငနတ쐬�ဗဟ 됯ဘဏ� နဆ쐬က� ဦြ 됯 ရ됯က�နှ ြ�ထ쐬ြါသည�။ ငါရ쐬က ြ�တ � THE Ministry of Social Welfare, and road communications; that tation Committee for Chin IDPs porary building construction, in need of food, healthcare, ed- နငွစကကူြ 됯စ သစ� ရွယ� စ쐬မှ쐬 လ 쐬 ၁၅၀ မ လ မ တ쐬နှင � ၇၀ မ လ မ တ쐬ရှ ြါသည�။ နြေါ်လွင�နသ쐬 Relief and Resettlement organ- it was important to cooperate to chairman U Salai Issac Khin health care and in other admin- ucation and shelter. နရ쐬င�မှ쐬 ized ည နရ쐬င�ပြစ�ြါသည�။ a coordination meeting on- end the conflicts as the civilians discussed that the committee istrations ; that there were not Afterwards, the Deputy Min- line yesterday to provide relief were in trouble due to the con- was coordinating with Chin only displaced people but also ister for Social Welfare, Relief နငွစကကူနဆသ쐬ရassistance to the 됯က�နှ internally ြ�ရ쐬တွင� disနြ쐬င�- ကကွြflicts. 됯နှြ� The ည�စ Union စ�ပြင Minister� ရ됯က�နှ ြ�ထ쐬သည also State � တွက� government and respec- local villagers locked in their and Resettlement discussed the placed persons from Paletwa, requested all relevant officials tive officials for the displaced own villages; that there were coordination from the national နငွစကကူ၏တ �ြ 됯ဂဏ �နှင � ပမ �မ쐬န 됯င�ငနတ쐬�ဗဟ 됯ဘဏ�စ쐬သ쐬န ရ쐬မ 쐬သည� ြ ပြင�ထင�ရှ쐬သည � and Rakhine State. to discuss in order to solve the Chin people in Paletwa Town- displaced Chin people in Ann level with the partner organiza- ပြင� လက�ပြင�စမ�သြ�ကကည In the meeting,�ြါက ကကမ�တမ�မရှthe Union နကက쐬င�problems နတွွေ့ရှ those ရြါသည�။ displaced နငွစကကူ people ြါတ�က ship 됯 ပမ and�မ쐬 Rakhine State; that the Township in Rakhine State and tions in carrying out projects to Minister said that there were were facing. money donated to the committee because of poor road communi- transport foods through Kyauk- ကခရ쐬 ပမ �မ쐬ဂဏ �ပြင � လ 쐬လ 됯က�၊ ဂဂလ ြ� ကခရ쐬 ဂဂလ ြ�ဂဏ �ပြင � န ါင�လ 됯က�ရ 됯က�နှ ြ�ထ쐬ြါ migrants because of natural Then, Relief and Rehabili- was used in food provision, tem- cations and security, they were taw-Paletwa waterway and the သည�။ disasters and conflicts; that the repair of the Sami-Paletwa Road ministry regarded them as an as well as the long term and cur- နငွစကကူ၏important မ က�နှစ쐬ဘက�ရှ issue and had ဘယ� been/ည쐬 စွ �မ 쐬တွင� ပမင� 쐬ရ 됯 쐬 ည�သူမ 쐬 တွက� rent plans for COVID-19 crisis. လက�ပြင �ထ နတွွေ့စမ�သြ�ကကညhelping people affected�ြါက 쐬ရ by 됯ခ သ on ရှ န- 됯င�သည � နြ쐬င�ကကွလ 됯င�တ 됯မ ဉ�နကက쐬င�ငယ�(၉)နကက쐬င� Then, relevant ministers going armed conflicts as well from Chin State government as providing resettlement by and Rakhine State government, 4:500 K NBD(2020) cooperating and implementing the MPs, the officials and the the strategies and plans, and re- attendees discussed the coop- garding with the eight require- eration in solving difficulties and ments submitted by the Relief the processes to be continued. and Rehabilitation Committee The meeting was attended for Chin IDPs, the ministry was by Union Minister Dr Win Myat carrying out the provision of Aye, Deputy Minister U Soe lifesaving assistance to people Aung, Chin State government, affected by conflicts such as Rakhine State government and foods and buildings as well as officials from respective minis- the medical supplies for COV- tries and representatives from ID-19-related issues; that the the Relief and Rehabilitation Chin State and Rakhine State Committee for Chin IDPs (RRC- governments were coordinating CI).—MNA with respective ministries for the Union Minister Dr Win Myat Aye takes part in meeting of Relief and Rehabilitation Committee for Chin IDPs (Translated by Ei Phyu development of education, health on 16 July . PHOTO:MNA Phyu Aung) 17 JULY 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 5

Myanmar Gazette Myanmar Gazette Appointment of Appointments of Heads of Service Organizations confirmed The President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has confirmed the appointments of the following Permanent Secretary heads of service organizations on the expiry of one-year probationary period. Name Appointment The Union Government has appointed Dr L (1)U Thant Sin Lwin Director-General Tu Meang Gaung, Director-General of the Un- Directorate of Investment and Company Administration Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations ion Minister’s Office of the Ministry of Ethnic (2)U Win Myint Director-General Affairs, as Permanent Secretary of the same Currency Management Department ministry. Central Bank of Myanmar

Work committees hold coordination meeting for organizing 4th Union Peace Conference

THE Work Committees on Or- ganizing the 4th session of the Union Peace Conference – 21st Century Panglong– held a coordi- nation meeting at the Ministry of the Office of the State Counsellor in Nay Pyi Taw at 2 pm yesterday. U Khin Maung Tin, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of the Office of the State Counsellor and also Secretary of the Central Committee on Organizing the 4th session of the Union Peace Con- ference, permanent secretaries, directors-general, delegates from Ethnic Armed Organizations as well as political parties, and oth- er relevant officials attended the coordination meeting. At the meeting, the Deputy Minister U Khin Maung Tin, in his capacity as Secretary of the Central Committee, said that the objective of the meeting is to ef- The coordination meeting on organizing the 4th session of the Union Peace Conference in progess on 16 July. PHOTO: MNA fectively implement the decisions made in the Central Committee’s transportation, accommodation, ceremonies, information matters, Police Force Deputy Chief Police rations for the conference and meeting led by the Central Com- security, healthcare, finance, co- required medical tests, and secu- Maj-Gen Aung Naing Thu, Min- made sector-wise discussions. mittee Vice-Chairman and Union ordination among the committee. rity preparation should be dis- istry of Information Permanent In response to their discussions, Minister U Kyaw Tint Swe, and to Regarding the delegates cussed, said the deputy minister. Secretary U Myo Myint Maung, Deputy Minister U Khin Maung make detailed discussions at the from the EAOs and political par- Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Health and Sports Tin made necessary suggestions working level. ties, the deputy minister said that Deputy Director-General U Thet Director-General Dr Soe Oo, followed by the discussions of at- The deputy minister reiterat- the numbers of delegates from Tun, the Ministry of Border Af- Ministry of Planning, Finance tendees. ed that the 4th edition of UPC will respective groups and the list of fairs Director-General U Thein and Industry Director General In his concluding remark, have to be held amid the COV- their names would have to be Htay Oo, Ministry of Transport U Zaw Naing, Ministry of the the deputy minister advised the ID-19 crisis because it is very discussed. He also stressed that and Communications Deputy Office of the State Counsellor EAOs and political parties for important for politics and peace the Ministry of Health and Sports Director-General U Thint Myat Director-General U Zaw Htay, their discussions for ensuring process. needs to provide COVID-19-relat- Thu, Nay Pyi Taw Development UPDJC Secretary Yebaw Myo all-inclusive meetings although The deputy minister also ed arrangements. Committee Permanent Secretary Win (from the group of EAOs) , they did not hold talks in the three requested all the Work Commit- The detailed plans for the U Myo Aung, Ministry of Hotels and UPDJC Secretary U Myint previous meetings.—MNA tees to make detailed discussions opening ceremony of the upcom- and Tourism Director-General U Soe (from the group of political (Translated by Maung on matters related to invitation, ing conference, relevant signing Maung Maung Kyaw, Myanmar parties) explained their prepa- Maung Swe)

Announcement of Bar Council 7 U Aung Tun 1690 8 U Bone Myint 1736 9 U Sai Myint Maung 1760 THE Bar Council has announced the final lists of candidates in Form (8) on 16 July 2020 for its election as per section 14 of the Council’s election procedures. 10 U Sein Myint 1763 The following advocates will contest the Bar Council Election. 11 U Khin Maung Than 1784 Sr Name of Advocate Advocate Licence 12 U Theim Chan 1830 Number 13 U Kyaw Hoe 1933 1 U Mya Thein 973 14 U Tet Win Myine 1953 2 U Nyan Win 1203 15 U Hling Tun 2031 3 U Win Hlaing 1484 16 U Nay La 2062 4 U Soe Tint Yi 1487 17 U Min Aung 2143 5 U Kyi Win 1506 18 Daw Mi Mi Khin 2145 6 Daw Myint Myint Than 1670 (TO BE CONTINUED) 17 JULY 2020 6 PHOTOS PAGE THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Displays at the former Secretariat (former Ministers’ Office) for 73rd Martyrs’ Day

The former Secretariat (former Ministers’ Office). PHOTO: MNA

OGYOKE Aung San and tain) Sao San Tun, Mahn Ba but during this COVID-19 crisis, other national leaders Khaing, U Razak, U Ohn Maung the parliament building and cab- Bwere assassinated at and Yebaw Ko Htwe were mur- inet meeting room where the 10:37 am on Saturday of 19 July dered and that day was officially Martyrs were assassinated will 1947 at the former Secretariat recognized as Martyrs’ Day. not be opened. (former Ministers’ Office) while All the Myanmar people SEE PAGE-7 holding a meeting. In addition suffered the most grievous loss to Bogyoke Aung San, Thakhin for it. The former Secretariat Mya, Deedoke U Ba Cho, U Ba was open to public on Martyrs’ Win, Mongpawn Sawbwa (Chief- Day from 19 to 21 July since 2015

Display of Union Jack flag and Peacock. PHOTO: MNA

Display of Treaty of Yantapo. PHOTO: MNA Display of historic documents. PHOTO: MNA 17 JULY 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR PHOTOS PAGE 7 Displays at the former Secretariat (former Ministers’ Office) for 73rd Martyrs’ Day

FROM PAGE-6 The former Secretariat was renovated by the Anaw- mar Art Group and it looks now glorious. The Union Jack flag was replaced with Myanmar national flag just inside the en- trance of the former Secretariat on 4 January 1948 when the country gained independence. The memorial monument of the Martyrs can also be seen there. The names of Martyrs and the time of death were inscribed on the monument. At the parliament building, Union Jack flag and Peacock, five-star flag, Burmese Decla- ration of Independence, historic documents, Treaty of Yantapo, Kinwun Mingyi and documents, Panglong Agreement, historic badges and documents, brief report of India joint committee regarding with administration affairs of Myanmar and Nu- At- tlee Agreement are displayed. The historic hall of former parliament building can be seen and it has the insignias of former parliament, sculp- tures and biographies of Mar- Place of flagpole where tyrs. Next to that room, the Union Jack flag was replaced newspaper records of former with Myanmar national flag and building parliamentary Ministers’ Office, portraits of session was held. PHOTO: the first President of Myanmar MNA Sao Shwe Thaik, the second President Dr Ba U, the third President Mahn Win Maung, and the first Prime Minister of Myanmar U Nu are displayed. —Ko Ko Zaw (Translated by Khine Thazin The room where Bogyoke Han) Aung San and national leaders were assassinated on 19 July 1947. PHOTO: MNA

Half-bust sculptures of assassinated martyrs. PHOTO: MNA

Portraits of the first, second and third Myanmar presidents and first prime minister. PHOTO: MNA 17 JULY 2020 17 JULY 2020 8 OPINION THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL / ARTICLE 9

Heed warnings, In Commemoration of Ideal Leadership of General Aung San 73rd Martyrs’ Day take precautions to (Dr.Than Lwin Tun, May Thazin, Honey Soe) 19th July, 1947-19th July, 2020 HE leaders who pos- would often ask Tun Shein, who and lead a great team. “racism” that I want to talk ward off avoidable sess great leadership sang well, to sing the songs of General Aung San showed about. In the past we shouted qualities effectively love that U Ba Nyunt and Dora his ideal leadership in uniting slogans: ‘our race, our religion, U Ohn Maung channelize their ener- Than Aye had made popular. Burma(Myanmar). Panlong was our Language!’ Those slogans T (2 February 1913 -- 19 July 1947) disasters gy and devote themselves for the Sometimes he would get into not smooth going all along. No have gone obsolete now. What is growth and progress of human- the mood and join in the sing- one but Aung San could do such race, after all. What are its tests? ity. General Aung San proved to ing against their protests. Aung a thing as people believe him to We have in Burma many indig- E experience rain-induced disasters likes floods and be a leader of such kind in the San, after all, was a human. He follow his leadership. Accord- enous peoples: the Karens, the landslides every year, especially in July and August. endeavour of achieving inde- responded with sensitivity to ing to a Chin leader, U Vum Ko Kachins, the Shans, the Chins, Floods are the most common disaster in our coun- pendence of Burma(Myanmar). the many moods of man. When Hau, he said they met Bogyoke the Burmese and others. In Wtry, capable of striking almost any river and creek General Aung San had he felt happy he must sing, and Aung San for the first time but other countries, too there are nationwide. turned out to be the ideal leader nobody could stop him. We see at his reputation as an honest and many indigenous peoples, many Overflowing rivers are behind most floods in Myanmar while of Burma(Myanmar) since his this point Aung San knew exactly dedicated leader had reached “races”. China, Japan, and the torrential and isolated heavy rainfall are the top cause of flash floods trip to Japan with his comrades, how to motivate his comrades the hills. When they met him Soviet Union provide examples. and landslides in hilly areas. Thakin Aye Maung of Myenigon, and made happiness and satis- and heard him, they found more In America, though the peoples Meteorologists have warned that changing rainfall patterns Thakin Ba Gyan of Minbu, Ko faction for them. than sufficient confirmation for may speak a common language, with isolated heavy rainfall Tun Shien of the Universtiy Stu- During the training in Ja- the good reports of him. What they spring from many stocks; this rainy season could trigger dents Union and Thakin Let Ya pan, Bo Let Ya emphasized specially impressed them was there are the British, the Ital- Meteorologists flash floods and landslides in to be trained in military camps that Aung San shared with his his honesty, he wrote. He was ians and other peoples, but they our country. in Japan. In an article written by comrades all the hardships of not free with promises; he did have become assimilated, and have warned In fact, water-induced Bo Let Ya describing Aung San’s the trainings and the anguish not use sweet flattery or cunning they identify themselves as that changing disasters like landslides and leaderships during the trip. He of their doubts and suspicions, diplomacy. When he gave a word, Americans.” We think that these floods are not new to Myanmar. said Aung San seemed to have but he kept a stout heart and he knew it was as good as or wordings are indicative of how to rainfall patterns They are predictable. accomplished much Japan, and gave heart to them all. He was better than written agreements, understand the ideal leadership To mitigate the risks, the relations he established with not one to shirk in his work, he signed and sealed. The following to all of us. with isolated risky settlements must be friends there had been beyond did not plead aches and pains is from a speech that U Aung San In addition, Bogyoke Aung heavy rainfall identified and moved to a safe expectations. According to Bo to excuse himself. We believe gave at a gathering of leaders San is a genuine nationalist location. To support it, the local Let Ya, he could not have accom- he shared the hardships with from the frontier areas on the leader of Myanmar. We always U OHN MAUNG was born in Minbu Township, Mag- this rainy season governments must prioritize plished that much by his human his teams because he wanted 11th February,1947, at Panglong remember his ideal leadership. way Region, to Mr H W Trap Wayne and his wife Daw science-guided policies and relations but his integrity and to show he was one of them and in the Shan State. Then we should not only remem- Shwe Myint, on 2 February 1913. He was the second could trigger actions to mitigate risks. patriotism must have evoked the the way he gave heart to them “I am the youngest delegate ber Bogyoke Aung San but also son. He served as an adjutant of the battalion of the flash floods and An early tracking and friendly and favourable respons- means he was there for them. here even though my office gives follow his ideal leadership and University of Yangon. warning system similar to es. On the way, he said Aung San While planning, in map-fight- General Aung San me precedence. The dream of sacrifices for the country. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in 1934. He landslides in our that of the Department of Me- played host to all them, and at ing exercises, the strategy for a unified and free Burma has stood first among three applicants who sat for Indi- teorology and Hydrology that meals he would teach them how the invasion of Burma, when always haunted me and these Reference an Civil Service (ICS) exam and served as a deputy country. monitors real-time water levels to eat the raw fish, how to take the Japanese asked Aung San to without hesitation that Dr Ba it was on political manoeuvre on last ten years I have been ac- -Aung San of Burma(Myan- commissioner in Mandalay in 1939. and sends out public warnings the soup with the sea-weed. He suggest the name of a Burmese Maw was the man. They had their part and they did sincerely tively pursuing it. We who are mar) Compiled and Edited by He was appointed as the Commissioner of Myit- must be developed. was the expert as well as the leader who should be appoint- discussed the question among believe that Dr Ba Maw was a gathered here tonight are en- Maung Maung, 2nd Edition, 2011 kyina in 1947 and as the Secretary of Transport in the People must be alerted to the risks of floods and landslides. host, and he never tired of trying ed chief administrator after the themselves and agreed on the good leader and that he could gaged in the pursuit of the same pre-independence government. People settling in risk areas of flash floods and landslides should to make them feel at home. He occupation, Aung San replied choice. Bo Let Ya admitted that work with the younger leaders, dream. There is this thing called He was assassinated at 10:37 am on 19 July 1947. take these warnings seriously and make necessary preparations. We would like to urge people to take note of the weather reports issued by the Meteorology and Hydrology Department, and contact JOINING ‘COVAX’ ACCESS FACILITY the hotline numbers 067-3404666 and 067-3404777. The onus is on local authorities and the people to heed the warnings and ward off avoidable disasters. Invitation to young Meanwhile, the authorities are urged to share information as The fastest way out of the pandemic quickly as possible, and use social media effectively. writers for Sunday Disasters are expected to happen regularly and can impact all VERY day, the COVID-19 pandemic costs the world thou- But we can ensure that, by the time one does, an effective framework vaccines. For countries that have secured bilateral deals with manu- people, without discrimination, and the public is still obligated to sands more lives and billions more dollars. The most efficient for manufacture and deployment is in place. To that end, governments facturers, COVAX amounts to an insurance policy, in case they bet on Special respond to disasters. It is the people who are paying the heaviest way to bring this crisis to an end – possibly as early as next must invest in COVAX as soon as possible. the wrong candidates. For countries that haven’t secured any deals – price when it comes to weather events, which are becoming more year – is with a safe and effective vaccine, manufactured The problem is that governments may feel compelled to eschew the vast majority of the world – COVAX is the only way to avoid being The Global New Light of Myanmar is accepting the E submission of poetries, opinions, articles, essays and short extreme, unpredictable, and erratic. in large quantities and distributed globally. To avoid any unnecessary cooperation, in favour of negotiating directly with vaccine manufactur- pushed to the back of the line. stories from young people for its weekly Sunday Next The forecast of torrential and isolated rainfall will require the delays, governments should take this moment, while researchers work ers to claim the doses they need. Yes, governments are duty-bound to COVAX ensures that the benefits and risks of vaccine development Generation Platform. Interested candidates can send their work to the Global New Light of Myanmar at No. 150, Nga evacuation of people from flooded areas at the onset of rains and to develop the right formula, to prepare the ground for rapid production protect their own citizens above all. But this national approach carries are broadly shared. With the largest portfolio of vaccine candidates Htat Kyee Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon, in person, the provision of temporary camps for those who have no alternative and broad, equitable deployment. serious risks, beginning with the possibility that a government may anywhere in the world, it gives participating governments the best or by email to [email protected] with place of shelter. This is the principle on which the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access back the wrong vaccines. odds of receiving a safe and effective vaccine as soon as it becomes the following information: (1) Sector you wish to be included in (poetry, opinion, etc.), (2) Own name and (if different) Whenever we respond to disasters caused by the rain, we should (COVAX) Facility is based. 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In addition to As long as the people stay vigilant against the coronavirus— sufficient to protect high-risk and vulnerable people and frontline health- vaccine market, leaving the vast majority of the global population with using “push” financing – direct investment in research, development, keeping their distance, wearing masks, and washing hands frequent- care workers worldwide. (Additional doses would also be stockpiled, so no vaccine at all until the outbreak was effectively over. This scenario and manufacturing – it uses “pull” financing, in the form of advance ly— they should theoretically be guarded against other infectious that any future outbreak could be tackled before it spun out of control.) must be avoided at all costs during the current crisis, not least because purchase commitments for large numbers of doses upon licensure. This diseases. As it stands, over 160 vaccine candidates are in preclinical or clinical COVID-19 has a much higher infection and mortality rate. provides powerful incentives for the private sector to support urgent development. There is no way to know which will pass clinical trials and By collaborating with global health agencies through COVAX, vaccine development. Thin Thin May, 09251022355,09974424848 be licenced (failure rates of vaccines in early development are high). governments can ensure that everyone has equal access to COVID-19 SOURCE: THE ASEAN POST Call 17 JULY 2020 10 LOCAL NEWS THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR COVID prevention items donated to disaster www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com

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DEPUTY CHIEF EDITOR held at the Disaster Manage- during the pandemic period. Aye Min Soe ment Department office on 16 It will be contributing in-kind [email protected] July. donation worth K27.8 million. SENIOR EDITORIAL CONSULTANT Country Director Dr Win Child Fund Myanmar will Kyaw Myaing May Htway and the officials donate to Public Health and with Child Fund Myanmar Treatment Department in Yan- EXECUTIVE EDITOR Aung Khin handed over the coronavirus gon region, Disaster Manage- prevention materials to the re- ment Department in Mandalay LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL NEWS gional head U Win Shwe from region and Mon state and Social EDITORS Regional Disaster Management Welfare Department and Disas- Ye Htut Tin Department. Then, the depart- ter Management Department [email protected] Aung Htein ment presented the donor a in Taninthayi region. The Child Tun Tun Naing certificate of honour in return, Fund Association from Korea [email protected] saying thankful words. provided these donations. Donation items consist of Child Fund Myanmar, SENIOR TRANSLATOR Zaw Htet Oo 500 boxes of the surgical mask, based in Myanmar of the Aus- 300 hand sanitizers, 20 PPE tralia Child Fund Association, is TRANSLATORS suits, 50 face shields, 50 boxes helping address the problems Hay Mar Tin Win, Ei Myat Mon, of the surgical glove. of the children to promote the Kyaw Zin Lin, Kyaw Zin Tun Child Fund Myanmar will education and development of REPORTER Child Fund Myanmar donates items for preventive measures against continuously donate corona- the youths. Also, it is one of the Nyein Nyein Ei, COVID-19. PHOTO: MYINT MAUNG virus prevention materials to collaborative organizations in [email protected] seven departments under the helping reduce disaster im- CHILD Fund Myanmar has do- Department in Mayangon Ministry of Social Welfare, Re- pacts.—Myint Maung PHOTOGRAPHER Kyaw Zeya Win @ Phoe Khwar nated materials towards Yangon township for use of the corona- lief and Resettlement and the Kyaw Zeya Region Disaster Management virus prevention at a ceremony Ministry of Health and Sports (Translated by Hay Mar)

COMPUTER TEAM Thein Ngwe, Zaw Zaw Aung, Kay Khaing Win, Hotel zone to be established near Shwesettaw Sanda Hnin, Zu Zin Hnin, Thein Htwe, Nyi Lin Thu THE plan is underway to im- map. After drawing the map, ture, coffee farming, organic before the Shwesettaw pagoda EDITORIAL SECTION plement a hotel zone project. they will design the structure farming, the custom of local res- festival, according to the Direc- (+95) (01)8604529, Fax — (+95) (01) 8604305 The plot of land is 60 acres wide. of the hotel zone as to where idents, local products and foods torate of Hotels and Tourism in The project is a part of ecotour- the forest will be, where the can attract the outside visitors. Magway. — Zayyatu (Magway) CIRCULATION & DISTRIBUTION ism development and the hotel lake will be and the hotel will be The project is expected to start San Lwin, (+95) (01) 8604532, zone will be near Shwesettaw built on how many acres of land implementing in February 2021 (Translated by Hay Mar) Hotline - 09 974424114 pagoda's precinct in Minbu etc. ADVERTISING & MARKETING district, said U Myint Sein, the ‘‘After that, we will submit ( +95) (01) 8604530, regional head of the Directo- the proposal. We will get the Hotline - 09 974424848 rate of Hotels and Tourism in guidelines from the regional [email protected] Magway. government and invite the in- [email protected] The environment of for- vestment companies and private Printed and published at the Global New ests, mountains and land near entrepreneurs,” he stated. Light of Myanmar Printing Factory at Shwesettaw remains intact. The The ecotourism project will No.150, Nga Htat Kyee Pagoda Road, Bahan 60-acre land is located beyond be based in nature, elephant Township, Yangon, by the Global New Light of Myanmar Daily under Printing Permit No. Hletin Bridge, near Shwesettaw. camps, Shwesettaw wildlife 00510 and Publishing Permit No. 00629. Authorities have already grant- sanctuary, the high standard ed permission to implement the hotels and motels and bamboo [email protected] hotel zone with the approval of houses. www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com the Ministry of Agriculture and It is aimed to attract not only www.facebook.com/TheGNLM Irrigation and the Ministry of the local travellers but also the Hotels and Tourism. foreign travellers, he added. A hotel zone project will be established on the 60-acre land near “The relevant departments The location is above the Shwesettaw pagoda in Minbu district of Magway Region. are coordinating to draw the 3,819 feet of sea level. The na- PHOTO : ZAYYATU (MAGWAY)

Over 5.4 million fingerlings to be released into rivers, dams, lakes in Magway Region

OVER 5.4 million fingerlings -- tion of the fish, the Labeo Ro- have added more fish annually eries resources, the fingerling Write for us one and a half-month-old and hita, golden fish and Barbus to cover the reduced fisheries species will be added to four

We appreciate your feedback and two months old -- from Pwint- fish species are added into the resources. Last year, about 5.4 places in Ayeyawady River, 190 contributions. If you have any comments byu and Taungdwingyi hatching dams, lakes and rivers annual- million fish were released. Next acres of paddy fields, 30 dams or would like to submit editorials, analyses or reports please email camps will be released to rivers, ly. For those businesses, there year, we will boost the hatching and 335 lakes in the villages. [email protected] with your dams, village lakes and paddy are two hatching camps and a camps in Pwintbyu township Authorities are not only name and title. Due to limitation of space we are only fields in Magway region. The fin- new hatching camp is being con- with the assistance of the World adding the fingerlings but also able to publish “Letter to the Editor” gerlings will be added from July structed in Myothit town. So far, Bank,” U Myint Shwe, the head prohibit fishing in May, June and that do not exceed 500 words. Should you submit a text longer than 500 words to September, according to the it is completed by 50 per cent. of the Fisheries Department in July, according to the Fisheries please be aware that your letter will be Regional Fisheries Department. “There is a high consump- Magway Region. Department. —Zayyatu (Mag- edited. Due to the high consump- tion of fish in the country. So, we For the development of fish- way) (Translated by Hay Mar) 17 JULY 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR LOCAL BUSINESS 11 Domestic investments touch K1,454 bln, $308.39 mln in 2019-2020FY

DOMESTIC investments by Company Administration (DICA). Myanmar citizens, including an The construction, manufac- expansion of capital by existing turing, real estate development, enterprises, have reached K1,454 hotel and tourism and agriculture billion and US$308 million as of sectors pull the largest invest- 18 June of the 2019-2020 financial ments made by Myanmar citizens year since October, according to this year. a press statement issued by the Although Myanmar’s econo- Myanmar Investment Commis- my is affected by the coronavirus sion (MIC). impacts, domestic and foreign Between 1 October and 10 investments are growing in the July in the current fiscal, Myan- current financial year. The ex- mar Investment Commission isting enterprises are also seen (MIC) and the respective region the expansion of capitals and an and state investment committees increase in the labour force, the gave green lights to 87 local enter- MIC stated. prises to invest in various sectors, The Ministry of Investment with estimated capitals of over and Foreign Economic Relations K1,162 billion and $204.5 million. is inviting responsible businesses Domestic investments have so that they could be beneficial to flowed into the real estate, man- the country. The MIC is screening ufacturing, hotels and tourism, the investment projects at the construction, industrial estate, soonest according to the COV- energy, mining, livestock and ID-19 Economic Relief Plan.— fisheries, agriculture, and other GNLM services sectors, according to the Myanmar citizens mainly invested in construction, manufacturing, real estate development, hotel and tourism Directorate of Investment and (Translated by Ei Myat Mon) and agriculture sectors this year. PHOTO: PHOE KHWAR Value of imports increases by $1.26 Actions to be taken against fraudulent company registration bln in H1: MoC reports under Myanmar Companies Law THE value of Myanmar’s im- brought into the country. Their rent fiscal, imports of raw mate- ports between 1 October and 3 import value was estimated at rials jumped to $5 billion from By Nyein Nyein we can take legal action under July in the current fiscal year $5.7 billion. The figure was $1.4 $5.17 billion registered during the the law," he added. 2019-2020 stood at US$15.09 bil- billion higher compared to the year-ago period. ANY scams and frauds by The scammer mimicked lion, an increase of $1.26 billion same period in the previous FY. During the same period, scammers using fake com- the authorized company Ngwe from $13.8 billion registered in Meanwhile, Myanmar im- raw materials worth $1.68 bil- pany registration certificate Mar Lar using fake registra- the year-ago period, according to ported consumer products worth lion were also imported for the can face legal actions under tion No 111405220, bearing the data released by the Ministry $2.6 billion, including pharma- Cut-Make-Pack (CMP) garment Myanmar Companies Law, certified date 10 August 2011. of Commerce. ceuticals, cosmetics, and palm sector, showing a decrease of $122 said Director-General U Thant They are reported financial The value of imports in the oil. The imports of consumer million compared with last fiscal Sin Lwin of the Directorate scams with microfinance busi- consumer, capital, intermediate products showed an increase of year. The top 10 import countries of Investment and Company ness. goods, and CMP businesses $122.7 million compared with the to Myanmar are China, Singa- Administration (DICA). “At present, the online groups rose significantly in the same period in the previous FY. pore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indo- Most of them are microfi- registry system brings the in- current fiscal. Intermediate goods make nesia, India, Viet Nam, Japan, nance businesses which have corporation process easier and During half of the current up a large share of Myanmar’s the Republic of Korea and the close contact with the people, the status of company regis- fiscal, capital goods, such as imports, with petroleum products US, as per data of the Ministry using a fake ID, he continued. tration can be seen online eas- auto parts, vehicles, machines, and plastic raw materials being of Commerce. — GNLM In recent days, a scammer ily. They take advantage of this steel, and aeroplane parts were the main import items. In the cur- (Translated by Ei Myat Mon) mimicked the legitimate com- and made a fake certificate. pany (Ngwe Marlar Microfi- Ngwe Marlar Company is a nance Co., Ltd) which has been legitimate company which was registered on DICA’s online incorporated under the law. registry system MyCO and We have notified the people of scams are reported on social fake and genuine certificates networks, the DICA notified. on the DICA’s official website “The common scams are regarding this scam. The com- found in microfinance busi- pany registration number and nesses which can draw pub- certified date of the genuine lic interests. The people were company have been covered, warned to beware of frauds yet we have unveiled them on by scammers with fake regis- the fake certificate, he added. tration. Firstly, we have noti- People are advised to fied the public of scams at the look up the company name soonest. in the search bar on DICA’s "Later, we will take ac- website, www.myco.dica.gov. tions against the scammers mm, to check whether the under Myanmar Companies company is genuine or fake Law. This is the first time we with registration number and experienced a financial scam registration date. Import value of capital goods was estimated at $5.7 billion during half of the current fiscal. PHOTO : PHOE KHWAR using a fake certificate. Sure, (Translated by Ei Myat Mon) 17 JULY 2020 12 NATIONAL / AD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting and nd22 ASEAN-India Senior Officials’ Meeting held via videoconference

U SOE HAN, Permanent Secre- dia relations and regional and tary of the Ministry of Foreign international issues. Under the Affairs participated in the ASE- agenda on ASEAN-India coop- AN Senior Officials’ Meeting eration, Permanent Secretary and 22nd ASEAN-India Senior U Soe Han led the discussion Officials’ Meeting which were on maritime cooperation. He held via videoconference yes- highlighted the importance of terday at 7:30 am from the Min- strengthening ASEAN-India istry of Foreign Affairs, Nay Pyi maritime cooperation includ- Taw. ing maritime security, counter The ASEAN Senior Offi- piracy and search and rescue cials’ Meeting was chaired by cooperation through existing Mr Nguyen Quoc Dzung, Dep- ASEAN-led mechanisms. Re- uty Minister for Foreign Af- ferring maritime cooperation as fairs of the Socialist Republic one of the prioritized areas un- of Viet Nam, ASEAN Chair of der the ASEAN Outlook on the the year 2020 and attended by Indo-Pacific, he emphasized the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs joins the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting andnd 22 ASEAN- ASEAN Senior Officials and the need to strengthen maritime India Senior Officials’ Meeting on 16 July. PHOTO:MNA Deputy Secretary-General of cooperation particularly in the ASEAN. During the Meeting, the Treaty of Amity and Coop- held in the afternoon on the Affairs of India. The Meeting areas of maritime connectivi- the Senior Officials discussed eration in Southeast Asia (TAC) same day. It was co-chaired was attended by ASEAN Sen- ty, combatting marine debris, and exchanged views on deliv- and ASEAN’s external relations by Mdm Busaya Mathelin, ior Officials and the Deputy preservation and protection of erables of Viet Nam’s ASEAN as well as preparations for the Permanent Secretary of the Secretary-General of ASEAN. marine environment and bio- Chairmanship 2020, follow up 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of During the Meeting, the Sen- diversity. to the Special ASEAN Sum- Meeting and related Ministerial Thailand, Country Coordina- ior Officials discussed and ex- Present at the Meetings mits on COVID-19 and Special Meetings and the 37th ASEAN tor of the ASEAN-India Dia- changed views on ASEAN and were senior officials from the ASEAN plus Three Summit Summit and related Summits. logue Relations and Mdm Vi- India’s responses to COVID-19, ASEAN Affairs Department of on COVID-19, applications of The 22nd ASEAN-India jay Thakur Singh, Secretary ASEAN-India cooperation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. external partners to accede to Senior Officials’ Meeting was of the Ministry of External future direction of ASEAN-In- — MNA

IME Foundation, Foton International donate 165 Myanmar citizens fly back two ambulances to MoHS from Malaysia on 16 July A relief flight of Myanmar countries in relief flight THE IME Foundation eration Officer of IME Airways International and charter flight in ac- and Foton International International Co., Ltd Dr (MAI) landed at the Yan- cordance with the instruc- donated $43,000 worth of Nyi Nyi Latt expressed the gon International Airport tions from National-Level two Negative Pressure donation. in the afternoon of 16 July, Central Committee for ambulances to the Minis- Afterwards, the offi- bringing back a total of 165 Coronavirus Disease 2019 try of Health and Sports cials of IME Foundation Myanmar citizens who (COVID-19), the Ministry yesterday. and Foton International were stranded in Malaysia. of Foreign Affairs coop- Commercial Attaché handed over the Negative The Ministry of La- erated with the relevant Tan Shufu from Chinese Pressure ambulances to bour, Immigration and ministries and Myanmar Embassy and Director the Director General of Population, Ministry of embassies from respective General of Medical Re- Medical Research. — Min Health and Sports and countries. search Professor Dr Thit (MNA) IME Foundation and Foton International donate two local officials helped the A total of 973 Myan- Zaw Than Tun delivered (Translated by Khine Negative Pressure ambulances to Ministry of Health and returnees for health in- mar citizens from Malay- speeches and Chief Op- Thazin Han) Sports. PHOTO:MNA spections and arranged sia have been brought for 21-day quarantine. back by the seven relief To bring back the flights to date.—MNA Myanmar citizens who (Translated by Ei CLAIMS DAY NOTICE CLAIMS DAY NOTICE are stranded in foreign Phyu Phyu Aung) M.V INABA M.V OCEAN PROBE VOY. NO. (045N/S)

Consignees of cargo carried on M.V INABA VOY. Consignees of cargo carried on M.V OCEAN NO. (2103) are hereby notified that the vessel will be PROBE VOY. NO. (045N/S) are hereby notified that the arriving on 17-7-2020 and cargo will be discharged into vessel will be arriving on 17-7-2020 and cargo will be the premises of TMIT-2 where it will lie at the consignee’s discharged into the premises of MIP where it will lie at risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the conditions of the Port of Yangon. byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo from the Vessel. from the Vessel. No claims against this vessel will be admitted after No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Claims Day. the Claims Day. Phone No: 2301928 Phone No: 2301185 Shipping Agency Department Shipping Agency Department Myanma Port Authority Myanma Port Authority Agent For: Agent For: M/S CHUN AN INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS Myanmar returnees rom Malaysia queuing for immigration CO LTD M/S CONTINENTAL SHIPPING LINE PTE LTD process at the Yangon International Airport on 16 July. PHOTO : MNA 17 JULY 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ECON / AD 13

US ‘deeply disappointed’ over EU Myanma Port Authority “Notice of High Tide” court scrapping data pact Exceptionally high spring from 20.31 feet to 20.67 feet high above the chart datum are expected to occur in Yangon River during the period of July 21st to 25th, 2020. Please be noted WASHINGTON — Com- that it is not serious level of tide because the highest tide level merce Secretary Wilbur have reached up to 22 feet above the chart datum in year Ross said Thursday the 2014 and 2015, and this notice is normally issued whenever United States was “deeply high tide of Yangon River is expected to reach over 20 feet disappointed” that an EU high above the chart datum in order to take precautionary court scrapped a crucial measures to the public living near river foreshore area of online data arrangement Yangon City. between Europe and the US. REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST The US will continue (CONSULTING SERVICES– FIRMS SELECTION) to work with the European Commission on the matter Project Name : Myanmar Power System Efficiency and Resilience Project and is still studying the rul- Country : The Republic of the Union of Myanmar ing, Ross said. IDA Credit No : IDA 6631-MM The US hopes, he said, Assignment Title : Owner’s Engineer of New 300 MW CCGT power plant at Ywama, “to be able to limit the neg- US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. PHOTO: AFP ative consequences to the Yangon Region, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar $7.1 trillion transatlantic ID-19 recovery, it is critical the name of the scheme sible” and threatens the Reference No. : EPGE-OE-2020 economic relationship that that companies -- including allowing for data transfers operations of over 5,000 is so vital to our respective the 5,300+ current Priva- between European and US European and US compa- The Ministry of Electric Electricity and Energy has applied for financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Myanmar citizens, companies, and cy Shield participants -- be servers. Reaction from in- nies, said Eline Chivot of Power System Energy Efficiency and Resilience Project, intends governments.” able to transfer data with- dustry was more scathing. the Information Technolo- to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. “As our economies out interruption,” Ross “Today’s decision is gy and Innovation Founda- The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment are continue their post-COV- said in a statement, using nothing short of irrespon- tion (ITIF).—AFP attached to this request for expressions of interest. The consulting services (“the Services”) include on the following scopes: 1. Project Management 2. Design Audit and Construction Supervision Japan to launch travel campaign without 3. Testing and Commissioning 4. Training and Capacity Development 5. Environment and Social Management Tokyo amid virus resurgence 6. Contract Administrative The Electric Power Generation Enterprise (EPGE) now TOKYO — The govern- the tourism minister said a bid to spur domestic trav- of the virus” in the remain- invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate ment plans to begin a Thursday. el, tourism minister Kazuy- ing 46 prefectures, Akaba their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the contentious travel initia- Trips by residents of oshi Akaba told reporters. told reporters. The govern- required qualifications and relevant experience to perform tive next week as planned, Tokyo and journeys to and “We will commence the ment planned to subsidize the Services. despite a resurgence in from the capital will be inel- campaign, as we ask both accommodation and trans- The shortlisting criteria are: new coronavirus cases, igible for the government’s the lodging industry and port fees nationwide under • General experience in power plant engineering and construction management, testing and commissioning by excluding hardest-hit subsidy programme, which travellers to take meas- the Go To Travel Campaign for at least twenty (20) years; Tokyo from the campaign, will begin on Wednesday in ures to prevent the spread to help rejuvenate the vi- • Consulting services as an Owner’s Engineer (OE) rus-stricken economy by involving design audit and construction supervision and sparking tourism. testing and commissioning for at least two CCGT projects But it has faced in- with each minimum capacity of 200MW (net) that the firm has successfully completed in the last ten (10) years; creasing calls for a review and of the programme, due to • Working in at least one CCGT project in the Client’s growing concern that the similar country environment with minimum capacity of travel promotion campaign 200MW (net). Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. could add to a resurgence The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section of virus infections in Japan. III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s The number of new “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016, revised coronavirus infections November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), in Japan rose by 454, setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their the largest since a state qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association of emergency was lifted is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the in late May, to 22,982 on case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall Wednesday, the day when be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Tokyo raised its infection Cost-based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Tourists view Mt. Fuji from under a torii gate in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, alert to the highest level. Regulations. eastern Japan, on Feb. 17, 2020. PHOTO: (KYODO) —Kyodo Further information and Terms of Reference (TOR) can be obtained by sending the official request via email at the address below during office hours 09:30 to 16:30 hours. The TOR will be sent by email. UK report into Russian Brexit ‘meddling’ due in days Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below by e-mail by the close of business of Monday LONDON — A long-await- The 50-page report Prime Minister Boris unanimously agreed this August 17, 2020. ed report into alleged was completed last year Johnson last week nomi- morning that it will publish Electric Power Generation Enterprise (EPGE) Attn: Managing Director Russian interference in but its publication was de- nated new members to the the report on Russia pre- Electric Power Generation Enterprise (EPGE) the Brexit vote will be layed by the general elec- committee, which oversees pared by its predecessor Ministry of Electricity and Energy published within days, the tion in December, which the intelligence agencies, before the House (of Com- Building No. 27, Nay Pyi Taw British parliament’s intel- caused all parliamentary and they held their first mons) rises for the sum- The Republic of the Union of Myanmar ligence and security com- committees to be disband- meeting on Thursday. mer recess” on the evening Telephone: +95 9 2225181, +95 9 5133 511 Email: [email protected] mittee (ISC) said Thursday. ed. “The committee has of July 22, it said.—AFP 17 JULY 2020 14 ASIA THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

NEWS Key ministers quit in Thailand, IN BRIEF clearing way for Cabinet reshuffle Death toll in Indonesia’s flash at the time. They announced last week that they had quit the party. floods rises to 30 Uttama told a press con- ference on Thursday that their JAKARTA — The death toll departure from the government from Monday’s flash floods and could help ease the political pres- mudslides that hit central Indo- sure on Prayut, who is facing calls nesia rose to 30, while 15 others for a Cabinet reshuffle from with- remain missing, the country’s in the party, and prevent a politi- National Search and Rescue cal vacuum in the country. Agency said Thursday. “It is an appropriate time Rescue and recovery per- for us to go,” Uttama said. “It sonnel are continuing to search will pave the way for a Cabinet for those buried underneath reshuffle.” mud that was carried by the Uttama added he and the flash floods in parts of South others are ready to help the coun- Sulawesi Province, agency try under a different umbrella. spokesman Yusuf Latif said. Prayut told reporters during The flash floods hit follow- a trip outside Bangkok that while ing heavy rain, which caused the departure of Somkid and his three rivers in the province to Thai Prime Minister, General Prayut Chan-O-Cha, takes part in an alms giving ceremony where 89 buddhist team was regrettable, it was a overflow.—Kyodo monks receive alms at sunrise on December 5, 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. PHOTO: KYODO feature of politics unfamiliar to him. The prime minister said the BANGKOK — Key economic Uttama Savanayana, followed a Somkid oversaw economic coming Cabinet reshuffle is likely South Korean ministers resigned from the Thai leadership change in the ruling policy in the Prayut government. to take place within August to prosecutors open Cabinet on Thursday, clearing the Palang Pracharath Party in June The other ministers were widely avoid an interruption in govern- probe into North’s way for Prime Minister Prayut amid intraparty feuding. known as part of his economic ance. Chan-o-cha to reshuffle his one- The two others who tendered team. Deputy Prime Minister Kim Yo Jong year-old Cabinet, likely in August. their resignation were Energy Uttama was forced to step Prawit Wongsuwon, a former The resignations of four Cab- Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong down as party leader in the recent army chief known in military SEOUL — Prosecutors have inet ministers, including Deputy and Suvit Maesincee, minister leadership change. He, along with circles as Prayut’s big brother, opened an unprecedented Prime Minister Somkid Jatus- of higher education, science, re- Sonthirat and Suwit, resigned has recently replaced Uttama as probe into North Korean ripitak and Finance Minister search and innovation. from the party’s executive board the new party leader.— Kyodo leader Kim Jong Un’s sister over Pyongyang’s blowing up of a li- aison office last month, officials Man nabbed for issuing thousands of fake negative Covid-19 test results said Thursday. The move is likely to infu- DHAKA — A Bangladesh hos- of 168 million people by casting riate the nuclear-armed North, pital owner accused of issuing doubt about the veracity of cer- which has repeatedly con- thousands of fake negative coro- tificates issued by clinics. demned South Korea in recent navirus test results to patients at “He was arrested from the months, including directing per- his two clinics was arrested on bank of a border river as he was sonal insults at President Moon Wednesday while trying to flee trying to flee to India. He was Jae-in. Seoul Central District to India in a burqa, police said. wearing a burqa,” Rapid Action prosecutors received a criminal The arrest marked the end of Battalion spokesman Colonel complaint against Kim Yo Jong a nine-day manhunt for Moham- Ashique Billah told AFP. from a Seoul-based lawyer and mad Shahed over allegations of “His hospitals carried out had started an investigation, a giving fake certificates to patients 10,500 coronavirus tests, out of spokeswoman told AFP. saying they were virus-free with- which 4,200 were genuine and Last month, Pyongyang out even testing them. the rest, 6,300 test reports, were blew up an inter-Korean liaison Shahed, 42, was one of more given without conducting tests.” office on its side of the border, than a dozen people detained by Shahed is also accused of charg- days after Kim Yo Jong -- one of authorities over the past few days ing for the certificates and virus her brother’s closest advisers -- in connection with the scam. treatments even though he had had said the “useless” property Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel escort Regent hospital Experts warn the false docu- agreed with the government that Chairman Mohammad Shahed (C) allegedly accused of distributing would soon be seen “complete- ments has worsened the already his hospitals in the capital Dhaka fake COVID-19 coronavirus certificates, following his arrest, in ly collapsed”. dire virus situation in the country would provide free care. —AFP Dhaka. PHOTO: AFP Before the demolition, it had issued a series of vitriolic condemnations of South Korea Australian woman freed from jail for Bali police killing over anti-North leaflets that defectors send back across the JAKARTA — An Australian hands of immigration authorities Sudarsa’s blood-soaked Taylor, whose stage name heavily-militarized border -- woman jailed with her British to await deportation, Bali offi- body was covered with dozens was DJ Nutzo, had admitted usually attached to balloons or DJ boyfriend for beating a Bali cials said. of wounds on his neck, chest and getting into a fight with Sudar- floated in bottles. policeman to death was freed Connor and David Taylor head. sa on the beach after accusing It raised pressure further by Thursday after nearly four years were convicted in 2017 of fatal- Connor was given early re- the officer of stealing Connor’s threatening military measures in prison on the Indonesian hol- ly assaulting officer Wayan Su- lease from her five-year term for handbag, and admitted hit- against Seoul, but later said it iday island. darsa, whose battered body was good behaviour, while Taylor is ting him with items including had suspended those plans Sara Connor, 49, left Kerobo- found in the popular tourist area serving a six-year jail sentence binoculars and a beer bottle. in an apparent sudden dial- kan prison and was placed in the of Kuta the previous year. for his role in the attack. —AFP ling-down of tensions.—AFP 17 JULY 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR WORLD / OBITUARY 15 Germany readies tougher lockdowns to ward off second wave BERLIN — Germany plans to allow for tough- er lockdown measures to contain local outbreaks and ward off the threat of a second coronavirus wave, according to a draft agreement between the federal and regional gov- ernments. The new rules would include a ban on travel “in and out of the affected ar- Chancellor Angela Merkel had on Tuesday voiced support eas” to limit the spread of for travel bans on people from coronavirus hotspots the virus, the document imposed by local authorities. PHOTO: AFP seen by AFP said. 7 dead in French Alps The plan is set to be fi- of North Rhine-Westphalia I would back,” she said, nalized later on Thursday led to Germany’s first re- adding that it was “better disasters on Bastille Day and comes as countries newed lockdowns, cov- for citizens” to have cer- across the world are re- ering two neighbouring tainty rather than being LYON — Seven people, popular mountaineering which forms the border imposing curbs on public districts. denied entry to a hotel including two paragliders, route, though the cause of with Italy. life in response to a surge A local court later upon arrival. died in a series of accidents the accident was not im- The experienced in new infections. however ruled that the The draft document in the French Alps as the mediately clear, authori- climbers, aged 66 and 67, Germany, which has lockdown was too broad, states that the travel ban country celebrated its Bas- ties said. had travelled from Genoa been less affected by the and locals from the dis- should be imposed “if the tille Day holiday, rescue Also on Tuesday, a to scale the summit from pandemic than many of tricts on holiday in neigh- numbers continue to rise services said Wednesday 71-year-old hiker was killed its Italian side, and were its neighbours, aims to re- bouring German states and there’s no certainty (July 15). after falling near the sum- descending on the French spond to new clusters with complained about being that the chain of infection The bodies of a mit of the Mont de Grange, side when the accident oc- hyper-local lockdowns and turned away from their has been broken” in the 40-year-old Dutch man in the French Alps near curred. rapid contact tracing and accommodation. affected area. and a 30-year-old French the Swiss border. “It was quite cloudy testing, rather than blan- Chancellor Angela Anyone wanting to woman were found on Rescue services said along the chain. They ket lockdowns of whole Merkel had on Tuesday leave a localized lockdown Tuesday afternoon near the bodies of two Italian fell on the north face for towns or districts. voiced support for travel for another state must be the Chapelle de la Gliere, climbers were spotted by an unknown reason and The need for clear bans on people from coro- able to show a negative a rocky ridge in the Cha- helicopter on Wednesday dropped at least 300 me- rules was highlighted last navirus hotspots imposed coronavirus test that is monix valley, not far from at the foot of the Mont tres,” Lieutenant-Colonel month when a COVID-19 by local authorities. less than 48 hours old, the Mont Blanc. Maudit, one of several Stephane Bozon, head of outbreak at a slaughter- “It’s a proposal we the draft agreement said. The climbers plunged peaks that emerge from the Chamonix mountain house in the western state should discuss and that —AFP from the rocky face of the the Mont Blanc chain, police, told AFP. —AFP BBC job cuts add to UK media gloom as virus fallout bites

LONDON — The BBC Covid-19 crisis hit Britain it plans to axe 180 jobs, the revenues would be down by said today it will go ahead severely from March, will latest British publisher more than £25 million ($31.6 with hundreds of newsroom now be implemented “in to announce cuts as the million, 27.6 million euros) staff cuts delayed during stages”, it said. coronavirus crisis drives this financial year, and the the coronavirus crisis, as “If we don’t make readers online and slashes pandemic had created an UK media outlets reel from changes, we won’t be sus- advertising revenues. “unsustainable financial the pandemic’s economic tainable,” Director of BBC The left-leaning news- outlook for the Guardian”. fallout. News and Current Affairs paper said in a staff memo The move follows an The British broadcast- Fran Unsworth, who heads the redundancies would announcement last week by er, which announced in the department’s workforce affect around 70 editorial Reach, which publishes na- January it planned to axe of around 6,000 people, said roles, with the remainder in tional newspapers the Daily A file photo of a man reading a copy of the Guardian newspaper in central London. PHOTO: AFP 450 newsroom jobs to meet in a statement. areas such as advertising, Mirror and Daily Express, changing audience needs marketing and events. and a string of local titles, change in the media sec- proposed reduction of 12 and savings targets, said it The Guardian job Editor-in-chief Kath- to cut about 550 jobs. It also tor”, with increases in dig- per cent of its workforce now intended to implement cuts arine Viner and Guardian blamed the fallout from the ital revenue not making up was part of plans to make 520 cuts. The redundancies, The Guardian news- Media Group chief execu- coronavirus crisis, which the shortfalls from lost ad- annual cost savings of £35 which were paused as the paper said on Wednesday tive Annette Thomas added had accelerated “structural vertising income. Reach’s million, it added.—AFP Mark Rutte, the Dutch PM cycling into EU headwinds

THE HAGUE — Dutch has been in power for a after graduating, drives a friends and build coalitions leads opposition to a 750 bil- is harder to read than they Prime Minister Mark Rutte decade, thanks to a modest second-hand Saab when across the fragmented lion euro ($855 billion) coro- think. “He’s able to be a bit famously likes to cycle to image that chimes with tra- not cycling, and volunteers Dutch political landscape. navirus bailout. As they of a chameleon,” Pepijn work, but in Europe he is ditional values in the bike- as a teacher. But his frugal side will seek a deal, however, his Bergsen, a research fellow increasingly known for mad Netherlands. His cheery persona put Rutte on a collision counterparts in Brussels in the Europe programme slamming on the brakes. A bachelor, he lives has meanwhile allowed course with EU leaders at may find what opponents at Chatham House in Lon- The lanky 53-year-old in the same flat he bought the liberal leader to make a summit on Friday as he at home have found — he don, told AFP.—AFP 17 JULY 2020 16 SPORT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Liverpool to lift Premier League trophy on the Kop

LONDON—Liverpool will lift celebrate Liverpool fans,” Liv- the Premier League trophy on erpool said in a statement. the famous Kop stand at Anfield “Reds players and staff will after their final home game of collect the Premier League tro- the season against Chelsea on phy and their winner’s medals July 22. on a special podium built at the Kenny Dalglish, who was centre of the Kop surrounded by the Reds’ manager the last time fan banners.” they won the English top flight The match will be broad- 30 years ago, will hand out the cast on a free-to-air channel to medals to players and staff. encourage supporters to stay With no fans able to attend at home for the occasion rather due to the coronavirus pandem- than crowding around Anfield. ic, Liverpool said the idea for Liverpool manager Jurgen the trophy lift was to honour the Klopp has urged fans to respect club’s fans. social distancing measures af- “With supporters unable to ter thousands gathered around attend the behind-closed-doors the club’s stadium and in the fixture, the historic occasion will city centre following their involve a unique presentation coronation as champions last designed to acknowledge and month.—AFP The Kop end at Anfield will host Liverpool’s Premier League trophy presentation next week. PHOTO: AFP Qatar to host Asian Man Utd striker Rashford to Champions League receive honour for charity work LONDON—Marcus Rashford is against child poverty and his During the coronavirus group matches to become the youngest person sporting achievements. pandemic he has also teamed to receive an honorary doctorate The 22-year-old Manchester up with poverty and food waste from the University of Manches- United and England forward will charity FareShare to help raise DOHA—Qatar, host of the which are battling renewed ter for his work campaigning follow in the footsteps of United millions to provide meals for vul- next World Cup in 2022, will outbreaks, and China, where greats Alex Ferguson and Bobby nerable people. stage West region matches of the coronavirus emerged last Charlton in earning the accolade Rashford said in a state- this year’s Asian Champions year, are all in the East region. from the university, which is the ment: “It’s a proud day for myself League, officials said on Thurs- The continental club highest honour it can bestow. and my family. When you look at day, following a drastic shake- championship, featuring 32 Last month he forced a gov- the great names that have been up caused by the coronavirus. teams stretching from Saudi ernment U-turn after he wrote awarded this doctorate in the The tiny, resource-rich Arabia in the west to Japan an open letter to MPs asking for past, it’s humbling. country will host the group in the east, was suspended in the reversal of a decision not to “We still have a long way to games through to the semi-fi- March after just a handful of award free school meal vouchers go in the fight to combat child nals in a condensed period from matches as travel restrictions to vulnerable children outside poverty in this country, but re- September 14 to October 3, the kicked in across Asia to contain term time. ceiving recognition from your Asian Football Confederation the pandemic. Manchester United and The striker said his family city means we are heading in the said. Chinese clubs Shanghai England footballer Marcus relied on free school meals when right direction and that means a No host was announced for SIPG, Shanghai Shenhua and Rashford. PHOTO: AFP he was growing up. lot.”—AFP the competition’s East zone, Guangzhou Evergrande are where member associations yet to play any group matches have until July 24 to submit after travel restrictions were bids. imposed on teams from Chi- Stuttgart join cash-strapped Japan and Australia, na.—AFP Bundesliga clubs seeking state aid

BERLIN — Newly-promot- we examined all the possibilities KfW Bank, reportedly seeking a ed VfB Stuttgart are the latest for economic stabilisation and... loan of around 15 million euros cash-strapped Bundesliga club applied for funding in order to ($17 million). seeking financial aid because of secure our liquidity,” the club’s They are not alone. Germa- lost matchday revenue due to the finance officer Stefan Heim told ny’s top clubs are counting the coronavirus pandemic. newspapers the Stuttgarter Na- cost of lost revenue as the last Stuttgart finished run- chrichten and Stuttgarter Zei- nine rounds of matches in the ners-up in Germany’s second tung. top two tiers were played behind division at the end of June to win “This was one of the meas- closed doors due to the pandemic. promotion back to the Bundesliga ures we took to ensure VfB’s eco- Werder Bremen, who just a year after being relegated. nomic survival at a time when managed top stay in the Bun- However, the 2007 German nobody could predict when and desliga after winning the rele- champions are among estab- how things would continue in gation/promotion play-off, have A picture taken on May 18, 2017, shows a general view of the Khalifa lished names needing help bal- football.” confirmed that they want a loan International Stadium in Doha after it was refurbished ahead of the ancing the books. Heim said Stuttgart applied from the state-owned KfW Bank. Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. PHOTO: AFP “During the lockdown phase, for aid through the state-owned —AFP