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RAMP UP PREPARATIONS NOW TO ENSURE SAFE AND SECURE ELECTIONS AMIDST COVID-19 PAGE-8 (OPINION) NATIONAL NATIONAL Myanmar People’s Democratic Party and Arakan League for Democracy MoSWRR holds 2020 Party present their policies, stances and work programmes International Day of Older Persons PAGE-10,11 PAGE-3 Vol. VII, No. 169, 1st Waning of Tawthalin 1382 ME www.gnlm.com.mm, www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Friday, 2 October 2020 Republic of the Union of Myanmar Union Election Commission Notification 182/2020 15th Waxing of Tawthalin, 1382 (1 October 2020) Statement on adherence to healthcare guidelines in 2020 General Election 1. The Union Election Commission, in accordance with 2008 Constitution, already 4. The Ministry of Health and Sports issued the “Standard Operating Proce- announced that the multiparty democracy general elections will be held nation- dure-SOP” Part-I about campaigning in accordance with COVID-19 preventive wide on 8 November 2020 to elect MPs for the third term of three Hluttaws. and control measures for Hluttaw candidates who will compete in the general 2. The election process includes setting up of polling stations, coming of voters to election on 7-9-2020. the stations and voting at the stations. Similarly, it also includes preparations 5. Therefore, it is hereby announced that those who are involved in the election for voting in the general elections of those who are under quarantine due to works according to paragraph-2 will have to abide by the directives included in COVID-19 infections, advance voting of those who can’t come to polling stations Standard Operating Procedure Part-II that are to be carried out in accordance on the election day at relevant ward/village-tract election sub-commissions on with COVID-19 prevention and control measures during the general election designated dates, counting votes at respective township election sub-commissions and health guidelines issued by relevant officials depending on situations. and polling stations, collecting of election results and announcing the names of 6. The Standard Operating Procedure Part-II which are to be carried out in accord- elected candidates by region/state election sub-commissions. ance with COVID-19 prevention and control measures in holding the general 3. Due to present COVID-19 situation, polling station heads, deputy heads and election can be viewed at the website of the Union Election Commission, www. members who will perform duties at the polling stations of different levels of uec.gov.mm, and UEC Facebook. relevant election sub-commissions, those who will manage outside the polling (HlaThein) stations and voters need to be careful of the successful holding of the general Chairman election not to be infected by COVID-19. Union Election Commission Myanmar organizes relief flights to bring citizens back home from Tokyo, Hong Kong THE 8th relief flight of All Nippon Airways, organized by the Myanmar Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, landed at Yangon International Airport bringing 158 citizens back home yesterday. Moreover, a total of 21 Myanmar seamen who signed off their duties in Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) also returned home in the same after- noon by a relief flight of Myanmar National Airlines organized by the Consulate-General of Myanmar in Hong Kong and their shipping companies. The Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, the Ministry of Health and Sports and the Yangon Region government arranged 14-day quarantine at specific places or des- ignated hotels, followed by the 7-day home quarantine. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working with the relevant ministries and its missions in foreign countries for the repatriation of citizens abroad in accordance with the guide- lines of the National-Level Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of COV- ID-19.—MNA (Translated by Aung Khin) Myanmar returnees from foreign countries arrive at the Yangon International Airport on 1 October 2020. PHOTO: MNA 2 OCTOBER 2020 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Deputies of ASEAN finance, central bank hold meetings on finance, banking sectors between ASEAN and US Department of Treasury DEPUTY MINISTERS for fi- form of Myanmar in relation to nance and deputy governors of the development Roadmap for central banks in ASEAN and Monetary and Financial Integra- the United States held an online tion of ASEAN (RIA-Fin), fruitful meeting, as part of the ASEAN results from implementation of Finance Ministers and Central Financial Inclusion Roadmap Bank Governors’ Meeting yes- (2014-2020), future plans for New terday. Financial Inclusion Roadmap The meeting was hosted by (2019-2023), development of cap- the rotating chairmanship of the ital markets and insurance sector. Ministry of Finance and the Cen- Deputy Director-General tral Bank of Viet Nam. Daw Khin Soe Oo from the Treas- Deputy Minister for Plan- ury Department presented her ning, Finance and Industry U review on the 5th ASEAN Insur- Maung Maung Win and Deputy ance Forum in Nay Pyi Taw in Governors of Central Bank of 2019, where Myanmar acted as Myanmar U Soe Thein and U the joint chairmanship of work Bo Bo Nge joined the meeting committee on relaxation of ASE- via videoconferencing from the Deputy Minister U Maung Maung Win participates in the virtual meeting on finance, banking sectors between AN financial services. headquarters in Nay Pyi Taw. ASEAN and US Department of the Treasury on 1 Ocbober 2020. PHOTO: MNA The meeting was attended The Deputy Minister dis- sistance to people with no regular tor of the country, works for debt lishing the reports on the minis- by deputy finance ministers from cussed the implementation of income under the CERP Action transparency and infrastructure tries’ websites and cooperation ASEAN countries, deputy gover- COVID-19 Economic Relief Plan, postponement of taxation finance in accordance with the with the World Bank to estab- nors, officials from the US Treas- Plan, low-interest loan from the period until the end of this year, Public Debt Management Law, lishment the New Development ury, Deputy Secretary-General COVID-19 fund for SMEs, CMP, getting low-interest loans from implementation of medium term Bank to supply the needs of na- of ASEAN and officials from the tourism, agriculture and food pro- the World Bank, IMF, ADB and debt management strategy, debt tional infrastructure financing. ASEAN Secretariat. –MNA duction sectors, food and cash as- JICA to support financial sec- reports of the government, pub- He also held talks on tax re- (Translated by Aung Khin) Myanmar hosts 19th round of Myanmar-India Foreign Office Consultations via videoconference U Soe Han, Permanent Secre- dor of India to Myanmar, senior tary of the Ministry of Foreign officials of the Ministry of For- Affairs of the Republic of the eign Affairs of Myanmar and Union of Myanmar attended the Ministry of External Affairs the 19th round of Myanmar-In- of India. dia Foreign Office Consultations At the Consultations, both (FOC) which was held at the sides cordially discussed and ex- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nay changed views on a wide range Pyi Taw, at 11:00 am on 1 Octo- of bilateral matters pertaining ber 2020 via videoconference. to the exchange of high level U Soe Han, Permanent Sec- visits and multi-faceted cooper- retary of the Ministry of Foreign ation including cooperation for Affairs and Mr Harsh Vardhan prevention, control and treat- Shringla, Foreign Secretary of ment of COVID-19, boundary the Ministry of External Affairs and border-related cooperation, of India co-chaired the FOC. development of ongoing pro- Permanent Secretary U Soe Han and Foreign Secretary of India Mr Harsh Vardhan Shringla co-chair the 19th Present at the Consultations jects between the two countries, round of Myanmar-India Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) via videoconference on 1 October 2020. were U Moe Kyaw Aung, Am- cooperation in trade, commerce PHOTO: MNA bassador of Myanmar to India, and financial sectors, consular tus on the implementation of Understanding signed between tion in regional and multilateral Mr Saurabh Kumar, Ambassa- and cultural cooperation, sta- agreements and Memoranda of the two countries and coopera- contexts.—MNA 1,010 more new cases of COVID-19 reported on 1 October, total figure rises to 14,383 MYANMAR’S COVID-19 positive cases rise to 14,383 after 1,010 new cases were reported on 1 October according to Ministry of Health and Sports. Among these 14,383 confirmed cases, 321 died, 4,156 have been discharged from hospitals.—MNA Updated at 8 pm, 1 October 2020 Death toll untill 8 pm 1-10-2020 Total Cases 14,383 New Cases 1,010 11 Total Death Tally 321 Discharged from Hospital 4,156 Ministry of Health and Sports 2 OCTOBER 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 Advance voting process for local voters outside their constituencies in 2020 General Election n Heads of trainings, schools, hospitals and jails are to contact the sub-election commissions to get documents of Form 15. n They must return these documents to sub-commission of respective townships by 26 August 2020 after the documents are filled by the voters. n Sub-election commission of respective townships must send ballot papers and envelopes for advance voting to the train- ings, schools, hospitals and jails by 7 October 2020. n Advance voting must be organized at trainings, schools, hospitals and jails on their appropriate day from 8 October 2020 to 21 October 2020. n The envelopes containing ballot papers must be sent back to sub-election commission of respective townships by 4 pm on 8 37 November 2020. MoSWRR holds 2020 International Day of Older Persons THE Ministry of Social Welfare, ing.” Relief and Resettlement organ- The Union Minister contin- ized International Day of Older ued saying that the COVID-19 Persons via videoconferencing disease can be infected regard- yesterday morning.
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