ENCOURAGING RENEWABLE ENERGY KEY TO LIMITING FOSSIL FUELS PAGE-8 (OPINION) NATIONAL BUSINESS NREC Union Minister inspects University of Forestry and Freight rates spike to triple Environmental Science, Forest Research Institute due to container shortage PAGE-3 PAGE-4

Vol. VII, No. 235, 8th Waning of Tazaungmon 1382 ME www.gnlm.com.mm, www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Monday, 7 December 2020

MIFER, MoHT ministers receive INSIDE TODAY NATIONAL Pa-O ethnic leader U Aung Kham Hti Over 10,000 cattle stranded in Muse amid COVID resurgence PAGE-2

NATIONAL Myanmar citizens abroad return home by relief flight PAGE-3

TOURISM Mountain Town Lashio PAGE -14-15

BUSINESS Passenger bus operators struggling under no coverage of CERP PAGE -4

NATIONAL Union Ministers U Thaung Tun and U Ohn Maung receive Pa-O ethnic leader U Aung Kham Hti in Nay Pyi Taw on 6 December. PHOTO : MNA MoHT plans to restart domestic tourism this NION Minister for The meeting discussed quality agricultural products of Deputy Ministers U Bharat month Investment and matters relating to the imple- Pa-O Self-Administered Zone. Singh and U Tin Latt, Nay Pyi Foreign Economic mentation of rural tourism They also exchanged views Taw Development Committee URelations U Thaung enterprises including commu- on the socio-economic devel- Member U Min Thu, Pyinmana Tun and Union Minister for Ho- nity-based tourism at 14 ethnic opment of local Pa-O ethnic Township Pyithu Hluttaw MP U tels and Tourism U Ohn Maung villages including the villages of nationals, creating job oppor- Than Soe Aung also attended received Pa-O ethnic leader U Pa-O ethnic nationals near Nay tunities, and human resource the meeting.—MNA Aung Kham Hti and party in Pyi Taw Union Territory, and development via tourism indus- Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. manufacturing and exporting of try and investments. (Translated by Kyaw Zin Tun) PAGE -5

1,108 new cases of COVID-19 reported on 6 December, total figure rises to 99,155

MYANMAR’S COVID-19 positive cases rose to 99,155 after 1,108 new cases were reported on 6 December according to the Ministry of Health and Sports. Among these 99,155 confirmed cases, 2,110 died, 77,636 have been discharged from hospitals.—MNA

Updated at 8 pm, 6 December 2020 Daily death toll until 8 pm 6-12-2020

Total Cases 99,155 New Cases 1,108 29

Total Death Tally 2,110 Discharged from Hospital 77,636

Ministry of Health and Sports 7 DECEMBER 2020 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Objectives for 100th Anniversary of Motto of 100th Anniversary of National Day 2020 National Day 2020

• Rights to basic education for all school-age children • Make the Union Peace with collective • Rights to life-long learning of practical and useful subjects for socio-economics efforts of all the nationals commencing • More education investment in ethnic areas for multi-sectoral development of the Union 100th anniversary of National Day • Technological and infrastructural inputs for education development • Establishment of a Democratic Federal Union with the collective strength of all 10th Waning of Tazaungmon 1382 ME the nationals (9-12-2020)

Over 10,000 cattle stranded in Muse amid COVID resurgence

CATTLE trade has ground to ed China to tighten its border suspension of trade often leads current FY2020-2021, animal townships, districts and regions a halt amid the coronavirus re- areas with Myanmar. Conse- to Chinese traders resorting to products exports were regis- or states are required for the surgences, and over 10,000 cattle quently, it was over four months price manipulation and offering tered at only $13 million, which transportation of the cattle with- have stranded in Muse border, that cattle trading had halted. a lower price. plunged from $40.5 million in the in the country. traders said. We are not sure when the cattle “Chinese traders are also FY2019-2020. If the traders fail to comply The Ministry of Commerce trading will go back to normal,” worried about mandatory quar- Animal products exports with the notification, they will grants a permit to each company Ko Kyi Khin, a cattle trader, ex- antine when they enter My- are solely driven by the private face legal action under the Spe- for 100 cattle export, and the pass plained the reasons for trade anmar. Another reason is the sector this year. cial Goods Tax Law. is valid for three months. suspension. surging COVID-19 new cases in Myanmar has held a series At present, the COVID-19 At present, the local compa- While cattle exports are le- Myanmar,” said Ko Kyin Khin, a of negotiations with China at consequences pose transporta- nies are facing difficulties with gal in Myanmar, livestock trade cattle trader. the Joint Border Trade Coop- tion difficulties, and it is hard to over 10,000 cattle stranded in the is still not permitted by China. The Department of Live- eration and Coordinating Com- seek approval from the related Muse border as China has dried Therefore, Myanmar traders stock Breeding and Veterinary mittee (JBTCC) meetings on Livestock Breeding and Veteri- up the demand. It prompted the cannot directly send the cattle has been endeavouring to pro- legal exports of cattle along with nary Department. traders to call for the ministry to China market, so they have vide health care services to over cross-border control of infectious The country exports cattle to extend the validity of the per- to wait for China traders. 10,000 heads of cattle remained diseases. that are above five years old, mit. However, there is still no “The traders are facing struck in Muse, and more than At present, to prevent from along with vaccination certifi- response to it. many hardships as it is difficult 3,000 of them are under the care animal disease, the Ministry of cates, health certificates, and The domestic companies to take care of the cattle in yards of the department. The depart- Agriculture, Livestock and Irri- farming registration certificates. are sending cattle in line with during the rainy season. We can’t ment is also planning for the gation issued a notification on 11 According to the 2018 cattle cen- Standard Operating Procedure do anything else but only wait. remaining cattle. March 2020 that the cattle are sus, there are 11.5 million heads to China through the Muse bor- As a result, traders have been During the previous finan- subject to particular goods and of cattle in the country. der. burdened by labour wages, cost cial year 2019-2020 ended Sep- procedures for movement of the Since the 2017-2018FY, over “Before the COVID-19, of feedstuff, healthcare services, tember 2020, Myanmar’s exports cattle in the regions and states 460,000 heads of cattle, with an cattle were highly demanded. and other general costs. It costs of animal products touched a were mentioned, posing difficul- estimated value of over $581 During the early outbreak of K3,000-4,000 per day to feed one low of US$107.74 million, a sharp ties to those livestock farmers million, have been exported to coronavirus, about ten traders cow, incurring loses,” a trader U drop of $258.6 million compared working on a manageable scale. China through the Muse bor- from China entered Myanmar Sai Tun stressed. with the corresponding period of The health certificate (AHD/ der, according to trade figures. to purchase over 1,000 heads of Typically, a large cow is the 2018-2019FY when livestock PC-3) issued by the head of the — Ko Htet cattle per day. The resurgence of valued at over K1.8-2.2 million trading was suspended by China. related Livestock Breeding and COVID-19 in Myanmar prompt- depending on size. Still, the As of 27 November, in the Veterinary Department in the (Translated by Ei Myat Mon) Police destroys 12 acres of opium fields in Kalaw, Shan State

AUTHORITIES recently de- lage-tract on 27 November. stroyed about 12 acres of opium Police are working on the fields in two villages of Kalaw opium destruction which is part Township, Taunggyi District in of the government’s efforts to southern Shan State. stem opium production in the A combined team of police country.—Township IPRD wiped out 10.5 acres of opium (Translated by Kyaw Zin Tun) fields in a valley on the west of Kyauksoap Village of Nannaing Authorities and locals destroy Village-tract in Kalaw Township the opium field in a valley on on 5 December. the west of Kyauksoap Village of The authorities also de- Nannaing Village-tract in Kalaw stroyed 1.5 acres of opium fields Township on 5 December 2020. on the south-west of Myaung- PHOTO : TOWNSHIP IPRD chauk Village of Taunggwe Vil- 7 DECEMBER 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3

Benefits from working together

If we want the whole country to develop, we need to combine all our human, financial and material resources and work strenuously together. Only then shall we benefit. It will be of no benefit if the Bamars, the Karens, the Shans, the Kachins and the Chins are divided, each going their own way. We will enjoy benefits only if we work together. And you will find that out only if you try it out.

(Extract from a speech delivered by General Aung San on 11 February 1947 in Panglong at a dinner with Sawbwas ) Shwe-Kyet-Yet and Shwe-Kyet-Kya Pagoda. PHOTO BY: THANT ZAW OO

NREC Union Minister inspects University of Forestry and Environmental Science, Forest Research Institute

UNION Minister for Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation U Ohn Win on 5 De- cember inspected teaching and research activities of the Universi- ty of Forestry and Environmental Science in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area. During the Union Minister’s visit, the Rector of the university provided information about the university and explained the situ- ations related to lecturer recruit- ment, the criteria for admission to the university and the subjects taught in the university. The Union Minister asked the lecturers about their teach- Union Minister U Ohn Win speaks at the meeting with teachers and officials of the University of Forestry and Environmental Science in Nay Pyi Taw ing experiences and difficulties on 5 December 2020. PHOTO: MNA encountered in teaching activities. In Myanmar, the forestry and his entourage inspected Myanmar languages. website and the official Facebook Planning and Demonstration Pro- subject was first introduced at the results of the Biodiversity The Union Minister also in- page in advance. ject in Mekong Subregion (Myan- the University of Yangon in 1923, Conservation Research Project spected the plan to hold the 32nd After that, the Union Minis- mar), which has been carried out so the 100th anniversary of it will jointly conducted by the Chinese Forest and Environmental Re- ter and his entourage inspected in collaboration with Asia Pacific be held in 2023, according to the Academy of Sciences in Yezin, search Paper Reading Session the activities of the Plant Tissue Forest Rehabilitation and Sus- Union Minister, who urged the Forest Research Institute and (virtual session). The Union Min- Culture Lab. tainable Management Network university officials to form work- the Southeast Asia Biodiversity ister said that summaries of the At the Forest Research In- (APFNet). —MNA ing committees to prepare for the Research Institute. He told the research should be prepared in stitute, the officials explained the Forestry centenary celebration. researchers to publish the results both English and Myanmar lan- implementation of the Integrated (Translated by Then, the Union Minister of the research in English and guages and posted on the official Forest Ecosystem Management Maung Maung Swe) Myanmar citizens abroad return home by relief flight

A total of 132 Myanmar sea- farers’ Employment Services The Ministry of Labour, hotels, followed by the 7-day citizens stranded abroad in men stranded in foreign Federation jointly organized Immigration and Population, home quarantine. accordance with the guidance countries because of the sus- the relief flight of Myanmar the Ministry of Health and The Ministry of Foreign of the National-Level Central pension of commercial flights National Airlines to repatriate Sports and the Yangon Region Affairs has been working with Committee on Prevention, returned home by relief flight the Myanmar nationals from government provided them Myanmar embassies in foreign Control and Treatment of yesterday. Dubai. The flight landed at with proper medical tests and countries, local ministries and COVID-19. —MNA Myanmar Embassy in Yangon International Airport arranged 7-day quarantine at shipping companies/organiza- Riyadh and Myanmar Sea- in late evening. specific places or designated tions to bring back Myanmar (Translated by Kyaw Zin Tun) 7 DECEMBER 2020 4 BUSINESS THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

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CHIEF EDITOR Aungthu Ya container shortage [email protected] year totalled US$3.18 billion, a DEPUTY CHIEF EDITOR sharp drop of over $963 million Aye Min Soe [email protected] compared to the year-ago peri- od, according to the Ministry of SENIOR EDITORIAL CONSULTANT Commerce. Kyaw Myaing While maritime exports have valued at $1.248 billion, imports EXECUTIVE EDITOR Aung Khin have registered at $1.934 billion. Compared to the corresponding LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL NEWS period in the 2019-2020 financial EDITORS year, both exports and imports Ye Htut Tin [email protected] were lower by $470-490 million. Aung Htein Meanwhile, the value of Tun Tun Naing trade through the border was [email protected] estimated at $1.14 billion, a de- crease of $565 million from last SENIOR TRANSLATOR Zaw Htet Oo FY. The country’s total external TRANSLATORS trade reached $4.3 billion, which Hay Mar Tin Win, Ei Myat Mon, plunged from $5.85 billion record- Kyaw Zin Lin, Kyaw Zin Tun ed in the year-ago period. REPORTER Myanmar exports agricul- Nyein Nyein Ei, A cargo vessel is seen in the Yangon River. PHOTO : PHOE KHWAR tural products, fishery products, [email protected] minerals, livestock, forest prod- PANDEMIC-induced container surging. The logistic sector is hugely ucts, finished industrial goods, PHOTOGRAPHER Kyaw Zeya Win @ Phoe Khwar shortage pushed up the freight The shipping cost in Asia affected by the pandemic, and and other products, while it im- Kyaw Zeya rates to almost triple in Myan- has increased from three-fold some importers are holding back ports capital goods, consumer mar, businesspersons in the to five-fold from last year’s rates. the containers and not return goods, and raw industrial ma- COMPUTER TEAM logistic industry shared their Container shortage is forc- to carriers yet. Myanmar has terials. Thein Ngwe, Zaw Zaw Aung, Kay Khaing Win, opinions. ing up the shipping rates and faced container shortage prob- The country currently has Sanda Hnin, Zu Zin Hnin, The container shortage has also exacerbating other addition- lem since October, and it is ex- nine ports involved in sea trade. Thein Htwe, Nyi Lin Thu become the biggest disrupter in al costs. pected to extend to another two Yangon Port is the main gateway shipping amid the coronavirus The empty containers are months, traders said. for Myanmar’s maritime trade EDITORIAL SECTION impacts, on the back of robust desperately needed in Asia, but (+95) (01)8604529, The value of Myanmar’s and includes the Yangon inner Fax — (+95) (01) 8604305 demand on the Asia-Europe they are scattered at the ports maritime trade for the period terminals and the outer Thilawa and transpacific trade. Contain- across Europe, the experts point- between 1 October and 27 No- Port.—Htet Myat CIRCULATION & DISTRIBUTION er shipping costs are drastically ed out. vember in the 2020-2021 budget (Translated by Ei Myat Mon) San Lwin, (+95) (01) 8604532, Hotline - 09 974424114

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We will try to get the vaccination for our people as soon as possible

People would like to know when the COVID-19 vaccination would be available. According to the latest information, a prominent pharmaceutical company has completed 97 per cent in producing this vaccination. Some sources said that this company could produce this vaccination next month. After this major company could produce the medicine, the remaining companies would be able to do it. The company would, of course, give priority to their own citizens for vaccination. This is natural. However, we will try to get the vaccination for our people as soon as possible with the assistance of global health support groups.

(Excerpt from State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s report on COVID-19 situation amid containment measures, on 21 November 2020)

MoHT plans to restart domestic tourism this month

THE Ministry of Hotels and be ready for reopening. Trans- Tourism has been planning to portation is being planned to be reopen its tourism industry with ready when the inbound tour- four travel plans in December. ism restarts and Ngwehsaung “The first plan is the luxu- and Chaungtha beaches are ry flight tour which is expected opened,” she said. to begin in early December, the For the development of tour- second one is the river cruises ism industry in post-COVID-19 tour which is intended to start in period, the ministry is taking the second of week of December, measures to restart adventure and the last two plans are inland sport tourism, food tourism, cul- tour and marine tour that are ex- tural tourism, nature tourism, pected to begin in the last week agricultural tourism, river cruise of December,” said Deputy Di- and railway tourism, inland and rector-General Daw Khin Than marine tourism, and Meetings, Win of the ministry. incentives, conferences and “Travel plans are just being exhibitions (MICE) tourism. — arranged, not yet to be sold. The Pwint Thitsar arrangements are being made to Picture shows Surburg Airport in Falam Township, Chin State. PHOTO: SOE MYINT AUNG (Translated by KyawZinTun)

Water supply facilities in MraukU Singapore Startup help owners sell their car Tsp benefit over 30,000 residents in record time with AI valuation tool

DRINKING water supply facili- with the use of the budget alloca- SINGAPORE'S online car marketplace ites in MraukU Township com- tion from the Union Budget, sev- UCARS is integrating Artificial Intelligence pleted benefiting over 30,000 peo- eral facilities including two lakes, (AI) and cloud computing into its platform ple from over 5,700 households two tubewells, establishing fence together with Huawei to provide consumers in the township. around the lakes, building four with enhanced transparency, security and The township’s MraukU water storage tanks, water sup- satisfaction. Township Department of Rural ply system and one intake tower Car owners can now expect to sell their Development said in 2019-2020 with the use of the budget allo- vehicles within three days at the highest financial year, it constructed sev- cation from the Rakhine State prices when they use the AI-enhanced tools en lakes and seven tubewells Government.—Tin Tun Oo provided by the UCARS platform. Using AI, the company has successfully created a proprietary valuation tool on the Singapore Startup help owners sell their cars in record platform that provides consumers with an time with AI valuation tool . PHOTO : SUPPLIED estimate of their cars’ resale value within sec- onds, making it the first instant AI Car Valua- been seeing a steady increase in the Southeast tion Tool in Asia Pacific region. Compared to Asia region. other valuation methods that take at least a day We speculate that some Singaporeans are antic- to give an estimate, the UCARS AI Valuation ipating an economic rebound in the near future, and Tool is the fastest valuation tool available to coupled with pent-up demand for cars and reduced consumers in the region. quotas, we are expecting to see car sales skyrocket With the current economic lull due to in the coming months,” said Cho Kok Yick, Chief COVID-19, transfer of private vehicle own- Technology Officer at UCARS. ership for cars has seen an average of 15% “We want to make the second-hand car selling year-on-year increase compared to Septem- process as safe and as easy as possible, this is why ber last year and reached an all-time high we continuously invest in AI technologies. This will, Water supply facilities in MraukU benefit more than 30,000 local in September this year (source: LTA). Con- of course, be made possible by Huawei technologies," people. PHOTO: TIN TUN OO sumer demand for new and used cars has Cho added.—GNLM 7 DECEMBER 2020 6 WORLD: COVID-19 PANDEMIC THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

VACCINE FOR QUEEN NEWS Record US virus cases as reports say British queen to get vaccine soon IN BRIEF

THE United States notched a • The World Health Organ- record number of coronavirus ization has warned that cases in 24 hours for the third day vaccines will be no magic running, as it was reported that bullet for the coronavirus Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will crisis as nations gear up for get a vaccine within weeks. a massive rollout to tackle A tally by Johns Hopkins surging infections. University showed the world’s • Moscow on Saturday worst-hit country -- which has began vaccinating workers seen a dramatic virus resurgence at high risk of becoming in recent weeks -- reached nearly infected with the coro- 230,000 new infections and 2,527 navirus at newly opened Covid-related deaths on Saturday clinics across the city. alone. • Argentina’s Senate passed For two weeks, the US has a tax on about 12,000 regularly topped 2,000 deaths of the country’s richest per day, as it had in the spring at people on Friday, to pay the height of the first wave of the for coronavirus measures country’s outbreak. including medical supplies US health officials warned of and relief for the poor and a surge after millions of Ameri- small businesses. cans traveled to celebrate last • Kyrgyzstan on Saturday The queen and her 99-year-old husband Prince Philip are in line to get the jab early due to their age. week’s Thanksgiving holiday PHOTO: AFP/FILE announced that citizens despite pleas from authorities of all countries would to stay home. out of the vaccine will begin next enthusiasm for it. week’s rollout. be allowed to enter the The coronavirus has now week. British health officials are set - Moscow jab rollout - Central Asian country, killed more than 1.5 million peo- The queen and her 99-year- to use criteria based on age and The World Health Organi- lifting border restrictions it ple and infected 66 million around old husband Prince Philip are vulnerability to decide who gets zation has warned that vaccines had instituted at the start the world since emerging in Chi- in line to get the jab early due the vaccine first. are no magic bullet for the coro- of the pandemic in the na last year, according to a tally to their age and will not receive Elderly care home residents navirus crisis, as Russia started spring. from official sources compiled preferential treatment, the Mail and their carers will be the very vaccinating its high-risk workers • Premier League chiefs by AFP. on Sunday reported. first to get inoculated, followed and other countries geared up have warned fans to avoid In Britain, it was reported The newspaper said Britain’s by those aged 80 and over and for similar programs. The WHO “excessive singing” and that the 94-year-old monarch most senior royals would reveal frontline health and care staff. cautioned against what it said hugging as supporters will receive the Pfizer-BioNTech they have been given the inocula- Britain has pre-ordered 40 was an erroneous belief that the return to English top-flight coronavirus vaccine within weeks tion “to encourage more people to million doses of the vaccine in pandemic would end soon with matches for the first time after UK regulators granted take up the vital jab”, amid fears total, and is set to receive an ini- vaccines on the horizon. since March on Saturday. emergency approval. The roll- so-called anti-vaxxers could dent tial batch of 800,000 to begin next SOURCE: AFP SOURCE: AFP

CREATIVE SURVIVAL PANDEMIC ‘Rain checks’: Germany’s F&B sector in virus curbs survival mode Coronavirus toll: over 1.5 million dead FROM distilling alcohol for phar- Distilling for pharmacies “We had to react very quick- busy all summer. Heuser said macies to printing takeaway bags Bastian Heuser and his ly because we had invested a lot the Stork Club “had up to 50 per- The novel coronavirus has and delivering order-in cocktails, partners have been learning on over the past three and a half cent more turnover than in the killed at least 1,519,213 people Germany’s food and beverage the job since they stumbled into years, and didn’t have a big cash preceding year, which more or since the outbreak emerged sector has been forced to get the whiskey business without reserve,” said Heuser, co-found- less undid the springtime loss- in China last December, ac- creative to keep their compa- any experience in the trade. But er and marketing manager at the es”. Although income has once cording to a tally from official nies going through coronavirus since March, the three Berlin- Stork Club. again plunged since in-house sources compiled by AFP at shutdowns. ers have been forced to further As factories and shops were dining was banned in the latest 1100 GMT on Saturday. Three businesses tell improvise as their distillery was ordered closed in March to curb round of shutdowns that began At least 65,865,820 cases AFP about their battle to forced shut during the first wave transmissions of Covid-19, the in November, Heuser said the of coronavirus have been survive: of the coronavirus pandemic. distillery lost all of its sales. distillery can weather the storm. registered. Of these, at least But the pandemic offered an “With the new vaccine ... I 41,777,200 are now consid- opportunity: with demand soar- hope that by May, June a cer- ered recovered. ing for hand sanitisers, pharma- tain normalcy will return to our The tallies, using data cies in the area contacted the business,” Heuser said. collected by AFP from Stork Club to distil its alcohol to national authorities and help cover regional shortages. ‘Rain checks’, cocktails to go information from the World The company also sold some Katja Hiendlmayer, co-own- Health Organization (WHO), whiskey barrels to make ends er of cocktail bar Buerkner Eck, probably reflect only a frac- meet, Heuser said. admitted that she would have tion of the actual number of They also moved their bar “thought about doing something infections. from a streetside shop into a else” if she had known in March Many countries are test- courtyard -- a timely investment, that her business would have to ing only symptomatic or the as the region benefited from a stay shut for much of the year. most serious cases. marked increase in domestic “We could have acted. Right On Friday, 12,177 new tourism after restrictions eased. now we’re only reacting,” she deaths and 677,808 new cas- French restaurateur Sebastien Gorius believes “there will be a collective Guided tours, tastings and said. es were recorded worldwide. trauma for a few years, perhaps a decade to come”. PHOTO: AFP/FILE even weddings kept the distillery SOURCE: AFP SOURCE: AFP 7 DECEMBER 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR WORLD: TOP STORIES 7

RAPID SPREAD Virus surge causing concern for Japan’s straining medical system

WITH Japan witnessing a rapid from the previous week. rise in the number of new coro- “The strain will increase on navirus cases in recent weeks, medical facilities that have (pa- health care workers fear that tients hospitalized) for a long pe- the country’s medical system riod of time. There is an urgent may soon be strained to breaking need to secure more beds,” said point with hospital bed shortages Masataka Inokuchi, a vice head becoming commonplace, espe- of the Tokyo Medical Association. cially in big cities. Hokkaido, a popular tourist Hospitals have seen bed oc- destination known for its heavy cupancy rates rising in line with snowfall and frigid tempera- the number of severe cases, and tures, has seen a more urgent medical workers are worried need with the bed occupancy they may not have the requisite rate standing at 72 percent as capacity to treat patients in need of Tuesday. of emergency care if the trend “We are narrowly getting by. continues. We will not have enough workers Despite this, the Japanese if the number of patients increas- government has decided to con- es,” said a health care worker at tinue to strike a balance between a Sapporo hospital, which has protecting the economy and the accepted a number of patients populace. in their 70s and 80s who require Asahikawa City Hospital in central Hokkaido on Nov. 19, 2020. PHOTO: KYODO It will allow social and eco- particular attention. nomic activities to go on while concern is not limited to the cap- of rapid spread,” said Norio government raised its virus alert Asahikawa in central Hok- trying to curb the spread of the ital with some other areas also Omagari, director of the Disease to the highest of four levels. kaido has made it a general COVID-19 respiratory disease seeing rates in excess of 50 per- Control and Prevention Center, Among the 2,640 hospital rule to hospitalize everybody even though medical experts cent as the country experiences at a press conference with Tokyo beds designated by the metropol- who tests positive for the virus, have called on people to exercise what some medical experts have Gov. Yuriko Koike on Thursday. itan government for COVID-19 but that is not a prefecture-wide extreme caution. described as its third wave of The Japanese capital logged patients, 1,354 or 51 percent were policy. The bed occupancy situa- infections. a daily record of 534 new cases occupied as of Wednesday, the tion in Tokyo is severe but the “We have reached a phase on that day as the metropolitan figure is up 10 percentage points SOURCE: Kyodo

THE HOLY CITY “DOWN WITH DODON!” Bethlehem lights up Christmas tree as virus rules keep crowds away Thousands in Moldova call for government’s resignation

THOUSANDS of protesters ral- AFP journalists at the scene Dodon!” and “We will not give lied in the Moldovan capital Sun- said that at least 20,000 protest- in!” Hundreds of police cordoned day to demand the government’s ers had turned out. off the parliament building, but resignation and snap parliamen- The opposition said many did not interfere with the rally. tary elections. more could not make it to the Protesters also called for Moldova last month elected rally, and accused police of hav- Sandu to be inaugurated on pro-European Maia Sandu to the ing blocked entry to Chisinau December 10, the day the con- presidency, earning her a sur- to those coming from outside, situtional court is expected to prise victory over pro-Russian including farmers who had ar- officially confirm her victory. Her incumbent Igor Dodon. rived in tractors. inauguration is currently sched- But Moldovan lawmakers During the protest, dem- uled for two weeks later. Palestinians in Father Christmas costumes jump off a rock by a barbed- this week passed a bill transfer- onstrators chanted “Down with SOURCE: AFP wire section of Israel’s controversial separation barrier near Wallajeh, west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. PHOTO: AFP/FILE ring control of the country’s in- telligence agency from the pres- BETHLEHEM lit up its Christ- Square, near the Church of the ident to parliament, and Sandu mas tree on Saturday evening Nativity, built on the site where called for her supporters to rally but without the usual crowds, Christians believe Jesus was against it. as novel coronavirus restric- born. She and supporters say the tions put a damper on the start But this year, only a small legislation’s goal is to undermine of Christmas festivities in the crowd of journalists was present the presidency before Sandu holy city. due to coronavirus restrictions, takes office and to boost parlia- Palestinian authorities last an AFP photographer said. ment, where Dodon’s supporters week announced measures, Carmen Ghattas, director outnumber the opposition. including a night-time curfew, of public relations at the Beth- More than 5,000 people ral- across the Israeli-occupied West lehem municipality, told AFP lied on Thursday against the Bank for 14 days to fight a “wor- that Palestinian prime minister move. rying spread” of the virus. Mohammed Shtayyeh had lit up On Sunday, more than 50,000 Locals and pilgrims tradi- the tree remotely from his office protesters gathered in front of AFP journalists estimated that 20,000 people took part in a rally tionally gather each year for the in Ramallah. the parliament building, accord- to demand the government’s resignation and snap parliamentary lighting of the tree in Manger SOURCE: AFP ing to organisers. elections. PHOTO: AFP/ BOGDAN TUDOR 7 DECEMBER 2020 7 DECEMBER 2020 8 OPINION THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ARTICLE 9 Encouraging THE REPORT : HOW MANY CHILDREN AND YOUTH HAVE INTERNET ACCESS AT HOME? renewable energy key Two thirds of world's school-age children have no internet access at home: UN report အမ်ိဳးသမီးမ်ားအေပၚ အၾကမ္းဖက္မႈပေပ်ာက္ေရး (၁၆)ရက္တာလႈပ္ရွားမႈ The International Telecommunication Union and UNICEF call for urgent investment to bridge a digital divide currently preventing children and young people from အထိမ္းအမွတ္အခမ္းအနား to limiting fossil fuels accessing quality digital learning and opportunities online “ အမ်ိဳးသမီးမ်ားအေပၚအၾကမ္းဖက္မႈ ကာကြယ္တံု႔ျပန္ဖို႔၊ သီးသန္႕ရန္ပံုေငြထားရွိလို႔ အခ်က္အလက္ေကာက္ယူစို႔ ”

WO thirds of the world’s bluntly: Lack of internet access of young people needed to learn “ Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!” are willing to establishing more renewable Tschool-age children – or 1.3 is costing the next generation foundational, transferable, digital, energy facilities to pursue its policy goals billion children aged 3 to 17 years their futures." job-specific and entrepreneurial WE driven by our energy deficiency, but invest- old – do not have internet connec- Nearly a quarter of a bil- skills to compete in the 21st cen- ment into the sector and assistance are still needed. tion in their homes, according to lion students worldwide are still tury economy. As part of efforts for pursuing the country’s clean energy a new joint report from UNICEF affected by COVID-19 school The digital divide is perpetu- mission set in 2014, the Union Government is providing to and the International Telecom- closures, forcing hundreds of ating inequalities that already di- communities, which can not access to the electricity grid, with munication Union (ITU). millions of students to rely on vide countries and communities, power generated from rivers, with gas and diesel-fired gener- The report "How Many Chil- virtual learning. For those with the report notes. Children and ators while supplying power through its national rid to other dren and Youth Have Internet no internet access, education young people from the poorest parts of the country. Access at Home?" notes a similar can be out of reach. Even before households, rural and lower in- Myanmar Daily Weather Report Regarding its shift to renewable energy, the Union Gov- lack of access among young peo- the pandemic, a growing cohort come states are falling even fur- (Issued at 7:00 pm Sunday 6 December, 2020) ernment gave permission to 29 solar- power firms to generate ple aged 15 to 24 years old, with of young people needed to learn ther behind their peers and are electricity in our country, and the total production capacity of the 759 million or 63 percent uncon- foundational, transferable, dig- left with very little opportunity to BAY INFERENCE: Weather is cloudy over the Southth- firms is expected to boost our nected at home. ital, job-specific and entrepre- ever catch up. west Bay and a few cloud to partly cloudy over the Anda- renewable energy consump- "That so many children and neurial skills to compete in the Globally, among school-age man sea and elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal. Given that the tion by 14 per cent when the young people have no internet 21st century economy. children from richest households, firms are in operation. at home is more than a digital The digital divide is perpetu- 58 percent have internet con- FORECAST VALID UNTIL NOON OF THE 7 December, renewable ener- Investment and assis- gap - it is a digital canyon," said ating inequalities that already di- nection at home, compared with 2020: Light rain are likely to be isolated rain in Kachin tance are essential to meet Henrietta Fore, UNICEF execu- vide countries and communities, only 16 percent from the poorest State. Degree of certainty is (60%). Weather will be gen- gy will remain the country’s electricity goal tive director. "Lack of connectivity the report notes. Children and households. The same dispari- erally fair in Lower Sagaing Region and Chin, Kayah, through the renewable en- doesn't just limit children and young people from the poorest ty exists across country income Kayin, Mon states and partly cloudy in the remaining a supplemental ergy, we need to expand the young people's ability to con- households, rural and lower in- level as well. Less than one in 20 regions and states. Afghan school children study at an open classroom in the outskirts of Jalalabad on Jan. 30, 2013. PHOTO: use of clean energy such as nect online. It prevents them come states are falling even fur- NOORULLAH SHIRZADA /AFP/FILE school-age children from low-in- power to other solar, wind and hydro. To from competing in the modern ther behind their peers and are come countries have internet STATE OF THE SEA: Seas will be moderate in Myanmar fuel sources, we ensure that, we need to up- economy. It isolates them from left with very little opportunity to only 16 percent from the poorest connection at home, compared closures, forcing hundreds of connection at home, compared waters. Wave height will be about (4-8) feet off and along grade and expand the energy the world. And in the event of ever catch up. households. The same dispari- with nearly 9 in 10 from high-in- millions of students to rely on with nearly 9 in 10 from high-in- Myanmar Coasts. are committed infrastructures including the school closures, such as those Globally, among school-age ty exists across country income come countries. virtual learning. For those with come countries. national power grid system currently experienced by mil- children from richest households, level as well. Less than one in 20 Nearly a quarter of a bil- no internet access, education SOURCE: UNICEF-ITU OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Likelihood to sticking to and enough solar and wind lions due to COVID-19, it causes 58 percent have internet con- school-age children from low-in- lion students worldwide are still can be out of reach. Even before of slight decrease of night temperatures in Upper Myan- power plants. It will also help them to lose out on education. Put nection at home, compared with come countries have internet affected by COVID-19 school the pandemic, a growing cohort mar areas. the green path our country move away from to meet our cli- polluting the environment. FORECAST FOR NAY PYI TAW AND NEIGHBOURING It is worth noting that FAIR ACCESS AND EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF COVID-19 HEALTH PRODUCTS AREA FOR 7 December, 2020: Partly Cloudy. mate and sus- the government is draft- ing a renewable energy bill FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA tainable devel- while taking steps towards Scientists optimistic on making COVID-19 vaccines affordable, equitable despite challenges FOR 7 December, 2020: Generally fair weather. implementation of the ener- opment goals. gy conservation guidelines, FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING prioritizing energy environ- HE world's top scientists on vaccine candidates under devel- "has to be cooperation in which many more vaccines in devel- AREA FOR 7 December, 2020: Generally fair weather. mentalism. Tthe development of COVID-19 opment, said Swaminathan, who organizations like the WHO or opment would have results dis- Besides, Myanmar will vaccines on Friday expressed op- was speaking at a panel discus- the United Nations have to take closed in the next few months. set its target of boosting consumption of renewable energy by timism about and confidence in sion of one special session of the the lead." Globally, there are 163 COV- 54 per cent from hydro power, solar power and wind power by having affordable vaccines with United Nations General Assem- As the milestone of having ID-19 candidate vaccines in pre- 2030 if it gets technology and fund assistance from international equitable access to all despite bly in response to the COVID-19 vaccines has been reached, the clinical evaluation and 51 others countries. challenges regarding funding, pandemic. next key milestone is to find ways in clinical evaluation, according We will do anything that we can do to limit fossil fuels and purchasing, distribution as well "We're in a very exciting stage of equitable supply and distribu- to a publication of the WHO on switch to renewables helps the whole planet. Carbon emissions as information. now where we're seeing efficacy tion and up-scaling to global di- Wednesday. need to be dramatically reduced to prevent the most catastrophic "I'm very optimistic and also results coming out on the first mensions of all the vaccines with The COVID-19 Global Vac- consequences of climate change. confident that if we continue to vaccine licensure," said Sarah high efficacy, Tuereci said. cine Access Facility, a global Given that the renewable energy will remain a supplemental mobilize everyone who is a stake- Gilbert, professor of vaccinology "What we need to do is to con- mechanism backed by the WHO, power to other fuel sources, we are committed to sticking to the holder in vaccine development at Oxford University. tinue with the collaboration (with seeks to procure, equitably allo- green path to meet our climate and sustainable development and distribution, we will make "That's not an option. We have partners) because we need more cate and deliver 2 billion doses goals. that happen," said Oezlem Tuere- to achieve it and we can achieve vaccines," and also, there are oth- of safe and effective COVID-19 We are confident that we can double our efforts to meeting ci, chief medical officer at the Ger- it," said Ugur Sahin, chief execu- A staff member introduces a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by er vaccines in advanced stages of vaccines by the end of 2021. renewable energy goals with the technical and financial assis- man vaccine developer BioNTech. tive officer with BioNTech. BioNTech and Fosun Group at the Medical Equipment and Healthcare development, said Gilbert. Though pharmaceutical gi- tance from international communities. In fighting the climate Scientifically and techno- Still, the challenge is having Products exhibition area during the third China International Import Expo "That's the way that we're ants AstraZeneca and Pfizer aim (CIIE) in Shanghai, east China, Nov. 5, 2020. HOTO: XINHUA/ZHANG change, our achievement is also yours. logically it is possible to make world political leaders make it going to get the most number of to produce up to 3 billion and 1.3 YUWEI COVID-19 vaccines a global public happen, said Swaminathan, citing vaccines for the world. It is a very billion doses of COVID-19 vac- good, said Soumya Swaminathan, a funding gap of 30 to 35 billion The funding gap is just 1 Having a vaccine is not an good thing if we have vaccines cines respectively in 2021, bilater- the World Health Organization U.S. dollars for the Access to COV- percent of the stimulus package end in itself, said Sahin, noting made in different ways because al purchase agreements from rich (WHO) chief scientist. ID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, countries are spending and it that there are still a lot of chal- that will give us the largest num- countries have made vaccines "We are confident that we're which is a global collaboration would result in something like lenges on how to distribute the ber of doses," Gilbert said. supply to developing or small- going to have several candidates to accelerate the development, 150 billion dollars' return to the vaccine from the logistic, tech- Swaminathan said she is very sized companies an increasing 09251022355, that are safe and effective," tak- production, and equitable access top ten economies of the world if nical and scientific perspectives. happy to see the efficacy of a few concern. Thin Thin May, Call 09974424848 ing into account all the work that to COVID-19 tests, treatments, "we have vaccines for the world," On the distribution of COV- candidate vaccines exceeding 70 SOURCE: Xinhua is going on and the many more and vaccines. said Swaminathan. ID-19 vaccines, Tuereci said it percent of the benchmark and 7 DECEMBER 2020 10 ASIA THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

INDONESIA’S SOCIAL AFFAIRS MINISTER Indonesia minister arrested over pandemic aid corruption INDONESIA’S social affairs vowing he would not protect any minister was arrested Sunday corrupt officials. for allegedly taking $1.2 million in Indonesia’s economy -- bribes linked to food aid for those Southeast Asia’s biggest -- has hit by the coronavirus pandemic. been hit hard by the pandemic, Juliari Batubara was named and the government has rolled as a suspect after Indonesian an- out aid programmes such as food ti-corruption agents seized suit- packages to help those in need. cases, backpacks and envelopes Batubara has been accused stuffed with cash equivalent to of involvement in a bribery $1.2 million in a sting operation scheme linked to one such aid on Saturday. project. He turned himself in on Officials have alleged that Sunday at the anti-corruption he received more than $1 million agency’s headquarters, becom- from two contractors that were ing the second minister in Pres- appointed to supply basic food ident Joko Widodo’s government packages for people affected by to be arrested over alleged graft the pandemic. For each package, in recent weeks. Batubara would receive 10,000 “That’s the people’s money... rupiah, or $0.71, officials alleged. it’s aid urgently needed to help If found guilty, he could face during Covid-19 and for the na- up to 20 years in prison and a fine tional economic recovery,” Wido- of one billion rupiah ($70,000). A Covid mural goes up in Jakarta. PHOTO: AFP do said after Batubara’s arrest, SOURCE: AFP

A “TRACE, TEST AND TREAT” APPROACH HAYABUSA2 SPACE PROBE South Korea tightens Japan space capsule collected in “perfect virus curbs in Seoul region condition” in Australia SOUTH Korea raised its crisis in our fight against Cov- THE Japanese space agency coronavirus alert to the sec- id-19,” Prime Minister Chung said Sunday the capsule from ond-highest level in Seoul and Sye-kyun said Sunday. its Hayabusa2 space probe was surrounding areas Sunday as All gatherings of more collected from the Australian de- authorities struggle to contain than 50 people will be banned sert in “perfect condition,” hope- a fresh outbreak. and professional sports will be fully containing samples from The country largely held behind closed doors with the Ryugu asteroid that could brought the virus under control no spectators. Cafes will con- help explain the origins of life. with a “trace, test and treat” tinue to serve only takeaways, The capsule appeared as approach, but in recent weeks while restaurants must close a bright fireball lasting several new infections have jumped by 9 pm, with only deliveries dozen seconds as it re-entered from around 100 a day to more permitted afterwards. Earth’s atmosphere before dawn, than 500. The tightened measures its protective heat shield glowing South Korea confirmed will be in place until the end as it reached temperatures of 631 new cases on Sunday — of the year, Chung said. approximately 3,000 C. Supplied photo shows an image of the Hayabusa2 space explorer the highest in nine months — Sunday’s figures take the If the mission was success- releasing its capsule. PHOTO: JAXA/ KYODO with the majority in the greater total number of cases in the ful, the capsule will contain two Seoul region, according to the country to more than 37,000. samples from the Ryugu aster- be cleaned and dismantled so the desert near the Woomera Pro- Korea Disease Control and South Korea endured one oid, including the first subsurface interior sample container can be hibited Area, a remote Austral- Prevention Agency. of the worst early Covid-19 out- asteroid sample ever collected. exposed. ian military and civil aerospace By global standards the breaks outside mainland Chi- Scientists believe that organic An analysis of the gasses facility that is also one of the figure remains low, but the rise na, but never imposed the kind matter and water existed on the that may have been emitted from largest land-based test ranges has alarmed authorities, who of lockdowns ordered in much asteroid when the solar system the asteroid material is expected in the world. have tightened social distanc- of Europe and other parts of was created around 4.6 billion to begin on Monday. The Hayabusa2 space probe ing measures. the world. years ago. Fujimoto said the team in made two landings on Ryugu to “We are facing the biggest SOURCE: AFP Speaking at a press confer- Australia is anxious to perform collect samples. ence, Japan Aerospace Explora- the analysis as the presence of The first landing in February tion Agency’s Hayabusa2 project gasses within the sample con- 2019 saw the probe collect a sur- manager Yuichi Tsuda said, “The tainer would indicate that the as- face sample from the asteroid. capsule was in perfect condition. teroid samples were successfully The second sample, collected in We’re looking forward to opening collected. July the same year, is the first-ev- it up.” Scientists hope primordial er subsurface sample from an The deputy director general material believed to be contained asteroid and was extracted after of JAXA’s Institute of Space and in the samples will help further an artificial crater was created Astronautical Science, Masaki research into the origins of life by firing a copper projectile into Fujimoto, said during the same on Earth and the evolution of the the surface. The two samples will press conference that once col- solar system. provide scientists with a com- lected from the desert, the cap- The capsule, which was re- parison of the composition of the A couple wearing face masks walk through Seoul Plaza in front of the sule was carried by hand into a leased from the space probe on asteroid above and below the sur- City Hall in Seoul on 23 April, 2020. PHOTO: AFP so-called “quick look facility” to Saturday afternoon, landed in a face.—SOURCE: AFP 7 DECEMBER 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR WORLD 11

A POST-BREXIT TRADE DEAL AMID DEEP CRISES Last-ditch effort to save Brexit Maduro eyes victory trade talks from failure in Venezuela poll amid opposition boycott BRITISH and EU negotiators The pair’s next call will be fishing rights, fair trade rules embark on probably their final on Monday evening and then and an enforcement mecha- two-day scramble to secure a the 27 EU leaders will gather nism to govern any deal. post-Brexit trade deal Sunday, in Brussels on Thursday for – ‘Anything is possible’ – after failing to reach agreement a two-day summit planned to Britain formally left the EU for eight months. tackle their own budget dis- in January, nearly four years Michel Barnier and his UK pute, but which will now once after a referendum on member- counterpart David Frost will again be clouded by Brexit ship that split the nation down resume talks in Brussels where worries. the middle and two months af- they broke off on Friday, calling Johnson and von der Ley- ter Johnson won an election a pause after a fruitless week of en’s issued a downbeat joint touting what he claimed was late-night wrangling in London. statement after their call. an “oven ready” Brexit deal. “We will see if there is a “Whilst recognising the se- The UK is bound to the way forward,” Barnier tweeted. riousness of these differences, EU’s tariff-free single market A man sells plantains in a market in Caracas, Venezuela on December Meanwhile, UK Prime Min- we agreed that a further effort until a post-Brexit transition 5, 2020 on the eve of legislative voting. PHOTO: CRISTIAN ister Boris Johnson will report- should be undertaken by our period expires the end of the HERNANDEZ AFP edly lobby European leaders, negotiating teams to assess year — an immovable deadline after a call with EU chief Ursu- whether they can be resolved,” by which time the two sides VENEZUELANS vote Sun- and fair” conditions for hold- la von der Leyen on Saturday they said. must try to agree on the exact day in legislative elections set ing elections do not exist. He ended with the sides still facing While much has been nature of their future relation- to tighten President Nicolas labeled Sunday’s poll “a fraud”. “significant differences” on the agreed, the sides cannot close ship. Maduro’s grip on power and “Maduro’s objective isn’t key issues. out the thorniest debates over SOURCE: AFP further weaken his US-backed even to gain legitimacy,” Guai- opposition rival Juan Guaido, do told AFP in an interview this who is leading a boycott of the week, adding that the goal was polls he calls a fraud. instead to simply wipe out all Victory will give Maduro’s semblance of democracy. ruling Socialist Party control of Guaido and his allies plan an expanded 227-seat National a week-long plebiscite from Assembly, the only institution Monday seeking public sup- not yet in its hands. port to prolong the mandate of “The day has come. We the current National Assembly have been patient,” Maduro until “free, verifiable and trans- said Saturday at his Miraflores parent” elections can be held. presidential palace in Caracas. However, the results will Sunday’s vote comes five years not be binding, as Maduro ex- after the opposition won con- ercises control of the country’s trol of the National Assembly institutions, including the Su- by a landslide. preme Court and the powerful Guaido, 37, called for a military. Representative Image. PHOTO: AFP boycott on grounds that “free SOURCE: AFP

SATURDAY’S STREET CLASHES BASELESS CLAIMS 95 arrests at French security Trump shows no surrender in first law protests: Minister post-election rally PRESIDENT Donald dosta, Georgia for what more incendiary claims. POLICE arrested 95 peo- nors, said the prosecutors’ outrage over the way police Trump made clear Satur- was nominally a rally in “We’re winning this ple during protests across office. It was the second broke up an improvised mi- day he had no intention of support of two Republi- election,” Trump told the France against a planned weekend of violence in the grant camp in the heart of relinquishing his baseless can Senate candidates rally, which was similar to security law, and 67 officers capital during protests Paris in November. claims that last month’s facing a hugely conse- his many gatherings pri- were injured during the against a security bill Darmanin has ordered election was stolen from quential runoff election or to the election, down demonstrations, Interior currently going through an investigation into the him, telling a raucous roared in support, at one to the soaring country Minister Gerard Darmanin French parliament. Dem- incident. The numbers crowd at his first post-poll point chanting “fight for song “God Bless the said Sunday. onstrators clashed with demonstrating on Saturday rally he would somehow Trump.” USA” played as he took In Paris, the site of the police, vehicles were set were significantly down, still win. Even with Covid-19 the stage with First Lady worst violence, 48 police of- alight and shop windows with the nationwide figure In a speech remark- cases surging nationwide, Melania Trump. ficers or gendarmes were smashed. The weekly na- at 52,350 against 133,000 able for its twisting of re- there were few masks in “It’s rigged. It’s a injured during Saturday’s tionwide protests are be- a week earlier, the interi- ality more than a month the crowd and many ig- fixed deal.” street clashes, the interior coming a major headache or ministry said. Around after the November 3 nored social-distancing It was yet another ex- ministry said on Twitter. for President Emmanuel 5,000 people demonstrated election, the outgoing rules. ample of Trump breaking A firefighter was also Macron’s government, with in Paris against 46,000 last president launched into In a nearly two-hour democratic norms, engag- injured in the capital after tensions intensified by the week, it added. A police another litany of allega- speech Trump, 74, de- ing in conspiracy-mon- being hit by a projectile, a beating of a black music source on Saturday blamed tions that the polls won clared he would not con- gering and presenting police source said. producer by police last the violence on 400 to 500 handily by Democrat Joe cede, at times sticking to falsehoods in ways un- Paris police held 25 month. Paris city officials radical elements. Biden were rigged. his script but regularly precedented in US history. people, including two mi- and others also expressed SOURCE: AFP The crowd in Val- going off-the-cuff for his SOURCE: AFP 7 DECEMBER 2020 12 SOCIETY THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

DESPITE PRESTIGE UK universities will lose cachet post-Brexit, EU students warn is in the second year of a doctor- this year, according to the Univer- ate in sports engineering and is sities and Colleges Admissions a student ambassador for the UK Service (UCAS). Council for International Student Affairs, an advisory body. ‘Huge money’ “We have the luxury of being The biggest hurdle for fu- EU citizens. We have so many ture students from the EU will be good options instead,” he said. money once Britain is no longer In his view, Britain’s new re- bound by the bloc’s rules from gime is “not really a competitive January 1. offer.” International tuition fees “For sure, there will be un- exceed £40,000 ($54,000, 44,300 fortunately less European stu- euros) for degrees such as med- dents, I’m afraid,” agreed Laura icine. Langone, 31, who is the third year The fee for a student visa of a philosophy doctorate at the is about £350 and about £500 to University of Cambridge. use the state-run National Health “I know many people who Service. were discouraged from applying, EU students will no longer people who will start their degree qualify for UK student loans and from September 2021.” higher costs will hit poorer EU Dominik Frej, 22, an aero- countries harder. space engineering undergrad- This is “huge money” for The biggest hurdle for future students from the EU will be money once Britain is no longer bound by the bloc’s uate at Queen Mary University Poles, said Gren. rules from January 1. PHOTO: AFP of London, heads a federation “From now on, not your ac- DESPITE the prestige of Oxford to decide if the UK will be the German student at Sheffield of Polish students, who number ademic potential and knowledge and Cambridge and other top place the best students are going Hallam University in northern some 8,000 in the UK. will decide whether you study in universities, EU students warn to come,” said Polish graduate England, said he had asked other “This number will drop by 75 the UK but your financial back- Britain will be less attractive after Michal Gren, 23, who is consid- EU students whether they would percent, for sure,” he said. ground,” said Frej, who is stud- Brexit, with fees set to soar and ering applying for a master’s apply again now. There has already been a ying remotely from Warsaw to legal tangles still not ironed out. degree in Britain. “The answer is usually drop in EU students applying: save money. “It’s getting quite difficult Daniel Haid, a 27-year-old straight-up ‘no’,” said Haid, who down from 6,480 last year to 5,220 SOURCE: AFP

WINTER SPORTS LITTLE VAMPIRE 150 million people in China Insect invaders threaten Rome’s iconic pines participated in ice-snow ROME’S majestic umbrella pines are as much part of the landscape sports last winter as the ruins and cobbled streets, but they are under threat from ABOUT 150 million people in port this year, 41.2 percent of the a tiny insect invader — the pine China have participated in ice interviewees have participated tortoise scale. and snow sports last winter, in ice and snow sports more “If we do nothing, the pines according to a report released than three times a year, and 27.2 of Rome will be destroyed by the by Renmin University of China percent have participated in ice thousands,” warned agronomist Saturday. and snow sports in any season Franco Milito, who estimates Since 2018, Renmin Uni- other than winter. there are around 60,000 such versity of China has conducted The report also shows that trees in the city’s public areas and an annual survey on the na- 45 percent of the people partic- another 30,000 on private land. tionwide participation level of ipated in ice and snow sports “And they are really the trees ice and snow sports, aiming to for recreational purposes, 23.3 of Rome, which shape the views. reveal the influencing factors percent for health, and 17.5 per- We must look after them.” Rome’s umbrella pine trees are under threat from a tiny insect called the behind people’s participation in cent for stress relief. The insects, originally from pine tortoise scale. PHOTO: AFP the sport. According to the re- SOURCE: XINHUA North America, can kill trees al- ready weakened by the urban The insect operates like a “The scales act like agents environment within just two or little vampire, sucking with its of natural selection,” said Anto- three years, experts told AFP. syringe-like mouth the sap from nio Pietro Garonna, professor of “It’s very serious,” said both the tree’s needles and its entomology at Naples Federico II Patrizio Zucca, head of the asso- bark. university. He suspects that high ciation of agronomists in Rome. It produces a sweet white temperatures, over 35 degrees “Urgent action is needed.” excrement, on which thick black Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit), Toumeyella parvicornis, to mould develops, covering the tree can cause them to disperse. give it its Latin name, is about and blocking the process of pho- “If, with climate change, tem- three millimetres long, and its tosynthesis. peratures rise in the summer, the reddish-brown oval shell resem- scales will suffer a lot,” he said. bles a tortoise. Massacre in Naples But until then, “it’s a massa- It was unknown in Italy until In Campania, the southern cre”, laments Vincenzo Topa, an People play ice hockey on a frozen lake in Mentougou District of five years ago, but after ravaging region that includes Naples, al- agronomist living in Posillipo, a Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 12, 2020. PHOTO: HOU JIQING/ the stone pines of Naples in the though many pines succumbed, coastal district of Naples. XINHUA south, it has moved up the coast. others resisted. SOURCE: AFP 7 DECEMBER 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ECON/AD 13

IMPROVEMENTS Wall Street at records as stocks gain on vaccine, stimulus optimism

INVESTORS pushed stock government data showing 210,000 new cases in a 24- markets higher Friday the jobs recovery stalled, hour stretch to Thursday with US equities ending as US employers added evening, and more than at all-time highs as con- just 245,000 new jobs in 2,900 deaths, according to tinued optimism over vac- November. Johns Hopkins University. cines and signs of progress And though the unem- Still, Low said US ap- on new US stimulus offset ployment rate dipped to 6.7 proval of the first corona- worries about rising coro- percent from 6.9 percent, virus vaccine could come navirus cases. the lowest since the pan- as soon as next week. All three major US demic struck, that was due And analysts said the stock indices finished at to Americans leaving the weak jobs data provides fresh records after Euro- workforce. further impetus for Con- pean bourses also posted Noting that new Cov- gress to enact a new stim- gains. id-19 cases are “raging” in ulus package, and Senate Oil prices also climbed the US, FHN Financial’s Republican leader Mitch to nine-month highs follow- Chris Low warned that McConnell and House ing the latest production “job growth will be slug- Speaker Nancy Pelosi have agreement by petroleum gish for the next three or revived efforts to hash out exporters. four months, minimum.” a deal for more aid. There are growing hopes US lawmakers will be able to reach a deal on a new stimulus and The rally on Wall The United States deliver a much-needed Christmas present. PHOTO: AFP Street came even following recorded more than SOURCE: AFP

CENTRAL BANK ECONOMIC IMPACT ECB to beef up stimulus as second virus wave bites Pandemic hits tiny pect the ECB’s governing from the current 20 billion Moldova’s hopes for council to add another 500 euros a month. billion euros ($600 billion) At Thursday’s press to its 1.35-trillion-euro conference, Lagarde is wine tourism boom pandemic emergency likely to reiterate pleas THE vast underground cel- spots has been its long-es- bond-buying programme for governments to share lars of Moldova’s Cricova tablished wine industry, (PEPP), and extend it be- the load through fiscal winery used to echo with well-known in eastern Eu- yond the current deadline stimulus, as EU mem- the sounds of hundreds of rope with significant ex- of June 2021. ber states bicker over a visitors. Now just a handful ports to Russia, Romania, The purchases are 750-billion-euro recovery of guests wander past the Poland and other countries. aimed at keeping borrow- fund that has been blocked huge barrels and endless Vineyards have been A sculpture depicting the Euro logo is pictured in front of ing costs low to encourage by Poland and Hungary. rows of bottles holding its trying for a decade to ex- the former headquarter of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, on Feb. 7, 2018. PHOTO: DANIEL spending and investment The ECB will be “un- vintages. “We used to have pand their business into ROLAND | AFP and bolster economic der pressure to do more 300 to 450 people a day but tourism, offering wine tours growth. while the European budg- with the pandemic... there and wine-themed resorts. THE European Central calibrate” its instruments The ECB could also etary policy response is are days when there are They were making Bank is set to unleash in December. offer more ultra-cheap lagging behind,” said literally 15 people,” winery some headway, but the pan- more stimulus for the eu- The ECB will also credit to banks for longer Pictet Wealth Manage- tour guide Vita Viznyuk told demic has halted progress rozone at its last meeting unveil fresh economic under a scheme known as ment strategist Frederik AFP in the cellars, her face in its tracks. of the year on Thursday, forecasts likely to have TLTROs, whereby banks Ducrozet. covered by a black mask. In 2018 the country of as the region’s battered been revised downwards get loans at highly favoura- Impoverished Moldo- only 3.5 million people wel- economy grapples with a after a spike in virus cases ble interest rates in return Vaccine hopes va, a tiny country wedged comed 1.5 million foreign second coronavirus wave. forced renewed shutdowns for lending on to the wider The ECB’s last round between Romania and tourists -- and almost half ECB chief Christine across Europe, although economy. of projections in Septem- Ukraine, has struggled to of them came to Moldova Lagarde in October all the prospect of mass vac- The central bank is all ber forecast 3.1 percent build a solid economy since specifically for wine tours, but promised that extra cinations from next year but certain to keep interest quarter-on-quarter growth gaining independence with Kristina Frolov, the head of support was on the way, could brighten the longer rates at historic lows, but in the fourth quarter of the 1991 collapse of the So- Moldova’s National Office when she said the Frank- term outlook. may increase its pre-pan- 2020. viet Union. of Vine and Wine, told AFP. furt institution would “re- Analysts widely ex- demic asset purchases SOURCE: AFP One of the few bright SOURCE: AFP

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Swe Taw Pagoda on the Lake Mountain The most well-renowned Mansu Pagoda

By Thiha Lu Lin (THIHA, THE Mountain TRAVELLER)

Photos: Sai Pan (Lashio), Arkar Soe (AKAMI Creation) Town Lashio (Translated by Ei Phyu Phyu Aung) LOVE Lashio, the capital of north- to reach for various reasons although I it would unexpectedly take many hours to ern Shan State. Since I attended the wanted to go back several times. Please many days. primary school in Hsenwi and high read in advance for the Lashio trip after Because it is a significant trade route, I school in Lashio, it was like an envi- the pandemic. there are trucks carrying tons of goods. ronment where I grew up. I still remem- Small passenger cars and high-speed bus- ber that I had to plan an overnight trip to Mountain Town Lashio es are also moving daily. Lashio in a rush which I had not been able During British rule, Lashio was As the Goktwin road is narrow, some- considered a small mountain town. It was times the trucks break down because of Beautiful formerly part of the territory ruled by the ups and downs of the hill. In the event bypass Hsenwi Saopha, and during the British of a crash into a ravine or a car accident, road government, a road connecting the Chi- the vehicles along the way can be stuck nese border made the town booming. The for many days or months. If you go by site of the old city that was destroyed by car, you can enjoy the beautiful view of bombs during World War II is now called the world-famous Goteik Railway from a Lashio Gyi, and Lashio is a new city. distance. If you go by train, you will have to cross the Goteik Railway so that it can be a Trip to Lashio lot of fun. At that time, many tourists would Lashio can be reached by train, flight, pop their head out and take pictures from bus or car. It is not too far if we go by car, the train window. but we have to cross the Goktwin hill, and Accommodation in Lashio There are more good hotels in Lashio. As the number of hotels increases, so do the prices. The good hotels with a bit high cost in Lashio are Golden Hill Hotel, Golf Club Hotel and Mansu Hotel. The New Palace Hotel in front of Lashio College is cheaper. The room is a little cramped, though. Mizzima Guest House, near the Lashio Customs Office, is also good.

Visiting Lashio It’s nice to visit Lashio although residents say there is nothing to do in their town. The town is lovely to stay for visitors from other cities and villages. It is divided into four separate sections so that it can Lashio run as you wish. City As for pilgrimage,

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The most well-renowned Mansu Pagoda Naga Yone Pagoda Kone Nyaung Waterfall

Six-tiered waterfall (Tami water- Tangyan junction. It is said to be more fall) beautiful when there is less water in It is a small waterfall at the end winter. of Man Ai village. It is advisable to go more in winter because there is not Lake Mountain much water at that time. There are beautiful streets with trees at the Lake Mountain, where Shan Khai Hindu Temple and Shan lakes that supply water to Lashio situ- Khai Station ated. Many people come to relax. Some It is a beautiful temple next to Man- come for fishing; Some to drink beer; son Waterfall. You will also like the Shan Some are seen enjoying a family meal Khai station. on a mat.

Nan Myaw Station Lashio Station Before arriving at Shan Khai It is also good to take photos at the Station, there is the Royal Tower, which simple Lashio station. is a remnant of the colonial era. It was Catholic Church in Quarter (12), Lashio Gyi also a transit station for lead and silver Chinese Monastery ores from the Namtu mine before World Not far from downtown Lashio, the Mansu pagoda may not be satisfied if you compare War II. Chinese monastery on the hill is also It is the most famous in Lashio. the two products. There are also shops attractive. In the past, it was a place for It is said to have been worshipped by selling 5000 kyats for any item around Manson Waterfall/Lashio Creek people to come and ask their fortune. ancient kings. the market. There is a small village called Naung Mon village on the road from Other places to visit Kabar Aye Pagoda Lashio Night Market Lashio to Mandalay. To the west, you I have to run a lot to get there in It is also known as Kyaw Hein The night market is near the mar- can reach Manson Waterfall (Manson two days. If you have more time in Pagoda. It is located on a high hill in the ket, and I noticed a variety of food. Fall). Lashio, you should also see Hsenwi and centre of Lashio so that you can enjoy other remaining areas such as: the view from above. As for places to visit for photogra- Kone Nyaung Waterfall • Humon Dam phy and recreation Although it is dangerous to swim • Loi Sam Sit Mountain (Kutkai City) Yan Taing Aung Pagoda Hot Spring in the water, it is an excellent place to You can also visit Hsipaw On the It is a pagoda located at the en- Although it is 3 miles from the city, go for a photoshoot. It is one hour from way back. As I love Lashio as my home- trance of the city. I noticed that as the township bound- Lashio. town, I will visit again. ary widened, the area around the hot May we all travel safely, healthily Naga Yone Pagoda springs became quite densely populat- Khashi Waterfall and happily. It is a pagoda on the mountain ed. We had to cross the airport to get to Another 10 minute-drive from where there are lakes that supply water the hot spring. to the city called Lake Mountain. The The restaurant, which is open next sculpture is magnificent. to the hot spring, is suitable for eating pounded mutton and sticky rice. There Swe Taw Pagoda are places where everyone bathes in It is another pagoda situated on the hot springs for free and private Lake Mountain. bathrooms. There are separate places for male As for Shoppers, Lashio Myoma and female to take a bath in the hot Market spring. The bathing place for the male It is the best market for shopping. is a place that everyone can cross. It is It may be wrong to think that Chinese like a stream so that you can relax in products sold here are cheap because the hot spring. Riding a pedal boat in they sell the right quality products, hot water is also unique. It is suitable especially fashion clothes. As the quality for cold climates. On winter mornings, I is high, so is the price. Although there enjoy taking pictures of the hot springs are affordable Chinese products, you in the pool. Lashio Hot Spring. 7 DECEMBER 2020 16 SPORT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tun Tun Min, Yar Mhan battle to a draw in MLWC-5

VETERAN Lethwei fighter Tun Belt Champion Byat Gha (White Tun Min fought to a draw against Tiger) fought to a draw against youth fighter Yar Mhan in the 80- Saw Htein Lin (Dol Yoe Yar). kilo bout of the Myanmar Lethwei In another 63-kilo bout, World Championship 5 which was Saw Shwe Lay fought to a draw held behind the closed door in against Aphoe The (New White Yangon yesterday. Blood). As Tun Tun Min is a defend- In the 62-kilometre Lethwei ing champion of the MLWC, Yar event, Kyar The vs Thar Din (Pho Mhan hesitated to launch an open Yar Za) fight ended to a draw. attack at first. Next, in the 61-kilo event, In the first and second Ka Naung The vs Paying Thet rounds, Yar Mhan tried to stop Aung (Kanyaw Thwee) fight also the veteran Lethwei fighter Tun ended to a draw. With the super- Tun Min with his high heels, but vision of the Myanmar Martial to no avail. Arts Group (MMAG), all the In the fourth and fifth rounds, fights were launched following Tun Tun Min stabbed Yar Mhan, the COVID-19 rules and regu- The referee raised the hands of Tun Tun Min (left) and Yar Mhan (right) to declare the draw result of the who was playing defensively in a primary fight of the Myanmar Lethwei World Championship yesterday. PHOTO: KO TIN SOE lations, and the Championship back-to-back style, with his left was broadcasted live yesterday elbow, right fist, straight fist, and to grab the draw result against championship belt from the de- Aung (White Blood Club) defeat- on Skynet Sports-4 and Skynet high kick. veteran player Tun Tun Min. fending champion Tun Tun Min. ed Saw Ayine (Thatti Club) in the Sports-HD Channels.—Bala Soe The young fighter Yar Mhan As the fight ended with a In other traditional boxing third round. (Translated by Kyaw Zin endured till the end of the fight draw, Yar Mhan could not take the bouts, in the 67-kilo event, Dhana In the 63- kilo fight, Golden Lin) Trust the process, says Holders France to learn path to Qatar Lampard as Chelsea take in World Cup qualifying draw Premier League top spot PARIS — European nations led controversial tournament, which ahead in June and July. by reigning champions France will start on November 21, 2022 France will be joined in the will tomorrow learn their oppo- and conclude with the final on first pot of seeds for tomorrow’s nents in qualifying as they be- December 18 after being moved draw by the world’s top-ranked gin the long and congested road to the northern hemisphere win- side Belgium, reigning Euro- towards the 2022 World Cup in ter. pean champions Portugal and Qatar. Playing with the dates of Croatia, the team they defeated The draw for the qualifying football’s biggest events has in the 2018 final in Moscow. stage will take place in a virtual become commonplace due to England, Spain, Italy, Den- ceremony at Fifa’s headquarters the coronavirus pandemic, and mark, Germany and the Nether- in Zurich, allowing France and qualifying is scheduled to start lands will also be top seeds, with leading lights like Kylian Mbappe with three rounds of matches only the winners of each of the 10 to start tracing out their route next March, before the delayed groups qualifying automatically to a successful defence of the Euro 2020 tournament goes for the finals.—AFP trophy in Doha. Flying high: Kurt Zouma (left)scored the winner as Chelsea went top of the Premier League. PHOTO: MATTHEW CHILDS POOL/AFP Two years since their tri- umph in Moscow, the French LONDON — Frank Lampard men -- reinforced by a £220 look the strongest side around, believes there is even more million ($296 million) spending and recently qualified for the fi- to come from Chelsea after spree -- a point clear of Totten- nals of the Nations League that the Blues moved top of the ham and Liverpool, who are in take place next October. Premier League with a 3-1 action on Sunday at home to “We mustn’t start believing win over Leeds on the night Arsenal and Wolves respec- we are better than we are but 2,000 fans returned to Stam- tively. we do have the feeling that we ford Bridge. “We are a (team in) pro- can still do some great things,” Lampard’s men had gression,” said Lampard. France coach Didier Deschamps to bounce back after Pat- “When you bring in new play- said this week as he looked ahead rick Bamford’s early opener ers and have young players, to a packed 2021. Qatar and Fifa against his former club. people moving to a new coun- recently celebrated marking two Two years since their triumph in Moscow, France looks like the But the home fans in at- try, different city, different years to go until the start of the strongest side around. PHOTO: AFP tendance after the coronavi- teammates, it takes time. I rus-enforced absence got a think there is more uplift in us. glimpse of why the new-look “Whether it is this season Unbeaten Spence returns from horrific crash to dominate Garcia Chelsea are now title contend- we can get to real heights we ers as goals from Olivier Gir- want, we don’t know. It’s a WASHINGTON — Errol tain his World Boxing Council put on a virtuoso performance oud, Kurt Zouma and Chris- long season. Consistency is Spence overpowered challeng- and International Boxing Fed- winning almost every round in tian Pulisic extended their our next challenge but we’re er Danny Garcia in his first eration welterweight titles on a 147-pound homecoming fight unbeaten run to 16 games. moving in the right direc- fight since surviving a near-fa- Saturday. at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Tex- Victory takes Lampard’s tion.”—AFP tal rollover car accident to re- The 30-year-old Spence as.—AFP