ADAPTING TO NEW NORMAL IS BEST WAY TO COPE WITH STRESS FROM COVID-19 PAGE-8 (OPINION) NATIONAL NATIONAL VP U Henry Van Thio chairs intellectual VP U Myint Swe presides over 73rd Anniversary property central committee meeting Martyrs’ Day organizing committee meeting PAGE-2 PAGE-3 Vol. VII, No. 49, 14th Waxing of Nayon 1382 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Thursday, 4 June 2020 You are the best protector against COVID: State Counsellor TATE Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi wrote way to protect ourselves is to follow the instructions on her Facebook page yesterday “you are the of the Ministry of Health and Sports. You are the best No one wants to best protector against COVID”. protector against COVID. S This was what she wrote: Some people get angry saying the returnees can Lately, there have been instances where people carry the disease because of excessive concerns. have the disease. were afraid of those who have been under quarantine; No one wants to have the disease. No one wants to some people did not want to associate with them. In go abroad and work laboriously to earn a living. The No one wants to fact those who have to go into quarantine do not pose majority of those who came back from the border a danger. Even if they had the disease, because they worked under great difficulties. We should not see that undergo regular medical treatment, the disease could the income that they got was only for them and their go abroad and be detected early and they could get early medical families. The money that enters the country helps to treatment. At present there are 233 positive cases and drive the economy; in this manner it helps the country’s work laboriously 143 persons who have been cleared of the disease. development. In 2019, official money transfers through We need to be very careful of people who are not the banks amounted to more than USD one billion. to earn a living. showing symptoms of the disease although they have All of us can be helpful to one another.—MNA the disease, although they may not be in quarantine. We can catch the disease from these people. The best (Translated by Kyaw Myaing) One new case of COVID-19 in Myanmar on 3 June, total figure reaches 233 Updated at 8 pm, 3 June 2020 New Cases New Persons under Investigation from the Total Case 233 1 Total Death Tally 6 (2-3 June) past 24 hours to 12 noon of 3 June 2020 Recovery Update on 3 June 2020 after two consecutive tests New PUI Discharged from 41 Total Recovery 145 New Recovery 2 Hospital 132 One new case of COVID-19 on 3 June 2020: Updated at 8 pm Case Age Gender Address Contact with Overseas Hospital for medical Lab result Remark No positive patient travel history treatment 233 26 Male Nyaunglebin Town- No Yes, Thailand Bago People’s Hos- Positive Held under quarantine ( Nyaunglebin Township) ship, Bago Region pital Ministry of Health and Sports INSIDE TODAY NATIONAL LOCAL NEWS LOCAL BUSINESS Union Minister Online booking Regional trade participates in COVID needed to exceeds $6.9 bln in Action Platform Global apply for RTAD H1 2019-2020FY: Leaders Virtual Meeting service MoC report PAGE-4 PAGE-6 PAGE-5 4 JUNE 2020 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR VP U Henry Van Thio chairs intellectual property central committee meeting THE Central Committee for Intellectual Property (CCIP) held their first meeting at the Ministry of Commerce in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. Vice President U Henry Van Thio, in his capacity as committee chairman, first de- livered a speech where he said this was the first meeting of the CCIP since its formation under Section 4(a) of the Industrial Design Law, Trademark Law, Patent Law and Copyright Law. The Vice President said as technological competition in- creases around the world, intel- Vice President U Henry Van Thio addresses the first meeting of the Central Committee for Intellectual Property in Nay Pyi Taw lectual property becomes more yesterday. PHOTO:MNA important in the economic, edu- He said Myanmar had been logical shortcomings. He said lations and directives to enforce department, constructing an of- cation, social and other sectors trying to enact intellectual prop- the Central Committee of In- the intellectual property laws. fice building for them, and the as a global market system is erty laws for more than a dec- tellectual Property and agency The Vice President ended various processes involved in being implemented. He said ade and ratified the Industrial needs to include professionals his speech by highlighting the implementing the intellectual it will also support the devel- Design Law and Trademark and experts and NGOs need to importance of intellectual prop- property laws. opment of a nation’s scientific Law on 30 January 2019, the contribute to the formation of erty rights as an economic de- Afterwards, Deputy Min- and technological cooperation, Patent Law on 11 March 2019, the system. velopment tool for creating jobs, isters Dr Min Ye Paing Hein, foreign trade, and investment. and the Copyright Law on 24 The Vice President said developing the nation and its U Bharat Singh, U Aung Hla The Vice President said May 2019. the intellectual property laws various sectors, and elevating Tun and U Win Maw Tun and Myanmar became a member The Vice President said need to be implemented swift- innovation and creativity across meeting attendees discussed to the World Trade Organiza- while the Ministry of Education ly as Myanmar is part of the the nation. the duties of their respective tion in 1996, joined ASEAN on 3 was tasked with drafting these ASEAN Economic Community Next, CCIP Vice-Chairman ministries and cooperation ex- July 1997, and became the 176th laws, the duty of implementing Blueprint and needs to coop- Union Minister Dr Than My- tended to implement the intel- nation to join the World Intellec- and upholding them fell on the erate with other member na- int urged meeting attendees lectual property laws. tual Properties Organization on Ministry of Commerce. He said tions in these sectors. He said to submit their ideas to swiftly The directors-general of 15 May 2001. setting up an intellectual prop- although Myanmar is given a implement the intellectual prop- the Customs Department and Since it is a member to erty system requires meeting grace period from implement- erty laws. the Research and Innovation these international organiza- international standards and si- ing provisions in the TRIPS This was followed by CCIP Department, experts, central tions, Myanmar needs to abide multaneously complying with Agreement until 1 July 2021, Secretary Deputy Minister U executive committee members by the Trade-Related Aspect the local political, economic and implementation needs to get Aung Htoo explaining processes of UMFCCI, and chairman of of Intellectual Property Rights educational context. the mechanism going. that should be completed ahead the Federation of Myanmar En- (TRIPS Agreement) and the The Vice President said The Vice President said of implementing the intellectual gineering Society made discus- ASEAN Framework Agreement that rather than implement- they were in the process of property laws. sions through video conferenc- on Intellectual Property Coop- ing all four of the laws at once, forming a department for in- Next, the Deputy Direc- ing. The website of Department eration and the Ministry of Ed- implementing them one after tellectual property under the tor-General of the Depart- of Intellectual Property was also ucation drafted the intellectual the other would mitigate the Ministry of Commerce. He said ment of Intellectual Property introduced at the meeting.— property laws for Myanmar, said challenges faced, expending of they were continuing their work explained the formation of the MNA the Vice President. human resources, and techno- on the necessary bylaws, regu- intellectual property agency and (Translated by Zaw Htet Oo) 1,493 migrant workers return from Thailand through One more imported Myawady border on 3 June case makes Myanmar MYANMAR has been making COVID-19 figure 233 systematic arrangement for the return of migrant workers from on 3 June Thailand since 1 May. The total number of returnees through My- Myanmar’s COVID-19 figure has anmar-Thai Friendship Bridge (2) reached 233 on 3 June after one more of Myawady border town in Kayin imported case of the returnee from State yesterday was 1,493. Thailand. Among them, the 217 per- The last case is the 26-year-old sons were brought back by 10 man living in Nyaunglebin Township, buses from Mo Chit Bus Terminal Bago Region. in Bangkok under negotiations Myanmar migrant workers from Thailand queuing for immigration processes at the Myanmar Out of 233 confirmed cases in the border checkpoint yesterday. PHOTO: MAHN THAN SHWE MYINT (IPRD) of the two governments and ar- country, six died, 145 persons have re- rangement of Myanmar embassy State Hluttaw MP U Thant A total of 15,733 Myan- 881 males and 612 females covered and 132 have been discharged in Thailand, while the remaining Zin Aung and local officials mar migrants have arrived from different regions and from hospitals, according to the report 1,276 persons came back home helped the returnees with back home through this states.—Mahn Than Shwe of Ministry of Health and Sports.—MNA in their own schedules from var- medical tests and other sup- route until now. The latest Myint (IPRD) (Translated by Aung Khin) ious parts of the kingdom. Kayin plies. group of returnees included (Translated by Aung Khin) 4 JUNE 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 “People are the key” VP U Myint Swe presides over 73rd Anniversary Martyrs’ Day organizing committee meeting ICE President U Myint Swe held discussions at V the meeting yesterday about preparations for holding the 73rd Anniversary Martyrs’ Day which will be held on 19 July.