CONTACT TRACING A KEY TO BEAT BACK SECOND CORONAVIRUS WAVE PAGE-8 (OPINION)
NATIONAL NATIONAL MoHS urges passengers returned from Myanmar receives donation of COVID-19 Rakhine to undergo COVID tests prevention items from Turkey PAGE-2 PAGE-6
Vol. VII, No. 145, 6th Waning of Wagaung 1382 ME www.gnlm.com.mm, www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Tuesday, 8 September 2020 State Counsellor holds videoconference with frontline officials of quarantine centres
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi meets frontline officials of quarantine centres via videoconference on 7 September 2020. PHOTO :MNA
HAIRPERSON of the Na- the videoconference were: U personal matter; she wanted published in the newspapers the matter go away lightly; a certain Ctional-Level Central Com- Maung Maung Aye, EC member to apologize for the fact that list of those who came back by number of days will be given mittee on Prevention, Control of “We Love Yangon”, Dr Chit one positive case was found in plane from Rakhine to Yangon; and if they did not contact the and Treatment of Coronavirus Ko Han, Deputy Head of the her compound in Yangon; as a although we have asked them to authorities voluntarily, action Disease 2019 (COVID-19) State Yangon Region Department of Government we do not wish to contact the relevant authorities would be taken against those Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Public Health and U Nyi Tun, blame any person for COVID about half of them have not con- people if found out later; in tak- Kyi held a videoconference from member of the Nay Pyi Taw infection; the important thing tacted; therefore we are going ing action this is not as a pun- the Presidential Palace in Nay Council. is to search and identify those to republish these lists in the ishment but as a reminder; if we Pyi Taw yesterday morning at In her introductory re- who are infected and give them newspapers together with their do not take this kind of action, 10 am with frontline officials of marks the State Counsellor prompt treatment; only then addresses; only then would their the disease could spread very quarantine centres. said that first of all she would would we be able to contain neighbours and friends know quickly in a place like Yangon. Those who participated in like to say something about a this disease; we have already who they are; we cannot let this SEE PAGE-3
Advice to people who returned from Rakhine State 1. The names of people who came back from Rakhine by air after 10 August 2020 have been published in the newspapers. Although they were informed to relevant departments, about half of them have not made their report. Therefore, their names will be published again together with their address- es. And that, they would be known by their neighbours and friends. There will be a specific period for the report. If they failed to make the report voluntarily during this period, legal actions will be filed against them. 2. About half of those who travelled from Rakhine State have not made reports until now, and more than 4,500 people, still need to do so. 3. They need to make a voluntary report to the nearby health centres and administrative organizations in consideration of themselves, their family members, their wards/villages, their townships and regions and their citizens.
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ARTICLE NATIONAL BUSINESS BUSINESS ASIA President’s Office ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting and Myanmar sets Black bean price drops India passes Brazil continues announcement Meeting of the Executive Committee of the 4 mln tonnes of by K30,000 per tonne for world’s second of illegal drug arrests, Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone rice export target within one week most virus cases seizures action on tip-offs Commission held via videoconference in next FY PAGE-8-9 PAGE-6 PAGE-7 PAGE-7 PAGE-15 8 SEPTEMBER 2020 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR “People are the key”
Republic of the Union of Myanmar Election campaign of political parties to Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry be broadcast, published Notification 3/2020 Election campaign of political parties will be broadcast on MRTV, Hluttaw Channel, Myanma th 5 Waning of Wagaung, 1382 ME Radio and MRTV Facebook page at 7 pm on 8 September, and will be published in state-owned news- 7 September 2020 papers the Myanma Alinn, the Mirror and the Global New Light of Myanmar on 9 September.—MNA
In accordance with a decision of the coordination meeting of the National-Level Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Returnees from Thailand quarantined in Kawthoung held on 26 August 2020, the Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry will continue its relaxation on financial issues, A total of 86 Myanmar migrant relaxation of taxes and financial support until the end of workers returned from Thailand December 2020 to boost morale of the general public amidst – 78 males and 8 females – arrived COVID-19 crisis. in Kawthoung via waterway yes- Regarding income taxes levied once in three months and terday. monthly commercial taxes to be paid by CMP businesses, The returnees, who were hotel and tourism businesses, and small and medium-sized charged with various offences in enterprises for 2019-2020 Financial Year, Thailand amid COVID-19, came The income taxes for the second quarter of the 2019-2020 back home with the coordination Financial Year (which will end on 31 March 2020), for the third and supervision of Taninthayi Re- quarter of the Financial Year (which will end on 30 June 2020), gion Myanmar Migrant Workers and for the fourth quarter of the Financial Year (which will Scrutinizing and Transportation end on 30 September 2020) can be paid by 31 December 2020. Committee. The monthly commercial taxes for the period from Kawthoung District and March in 2019-2020 Financial Year to November in 2020-2021 Township COVID-19 Preven- Myanmar migrant workers returned from Thailand conduct immigration Financial Year can be paid by 31 December 2020. tion, Control and Emergency Re- process in Kawthoung on 7 September 2020. PHOTO: KYAW SOE (KAWTHOUNG) sponse Committee, departmental officials and NGOs scrutinized centres in Kawthoung. at their natives, and those who them and provided them with After 21-day quarantine, from Kawthoung will also have to foods and other assistance. those from other regions and undergo 7-day home quarantine. MoHS urges passengers They all are undergoing states will be transported back to — Kyaw Soe (Kawthoung) quarantine for 21 days at the com- their natives and have to undergo returned from Rakhine to munity-based facility quarantine home quarantine for seven days (Translated by Kyaw Zin Tun) undergo COVID tests Relief flight arranged from Tokyo to Yangon on 10 Sept
The passenger lists of domestic flights to Yangon from A relief flight will bring strand- Airport at 12:20 pm and arrive Sports health guidelines. Rakhine State since 10 August 2020 were published on the ed Myanmar nationals back at Yangon Airport at 5:00 pm. The seventh batch of re- dailies of Myanma Alinn and Kyemon with supplements on home from Narita Internation- Myanmar citizens and patriation will be conducted 30 and 31 August. al Airport in Tokyo, Japan, to families who will return with with the permission of Nation- The Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS) has warned Yangon International Airport, the flight will have to undergo al-Level Central Committee the passengers of reporting immediately about it of their own Myanmar, on 10 September, ac- a total of 28 days quarantine, on Prevention, Control and volition to the nearest health centres and administrative cording to Myanmar Embassy 21-day community-based facil- Treatment of COVID-19.— organizations in regions and states. —MNA in Tokyo. ity quarantine and 7-day home Aung Thura (Translated by Kyaw Zin Tun) The relief flight NH 813 quarantine, in accordance with Boeing 767 will leave Narita the Ministry of Health and (Translated by Kyaw Zin Tun)
99 more new cases of COVID-19 reported on 7 September, total figure rises to 1,518
MYANMAR’S COVID-19 positive cases rise to 1,518 after 99 new cases were reported on 7 September according to Ministry of Health and Sports. Among these 1,518 confirmed cases, 8 died, 388 have recovered, 369 have been discharged from hospitals and 129 were held under investigation.—MNA Updated at 8 pm, 7 September 2020 New Persons under Investigation from the Total Cases Total Death past 24 hours to 12 noon of 7 September 2020 1,518 New Cases 99 Tally 8
Recovery Update on 7 September 2020 after two consecutive tests New PUIs 149 Total New Discharged Recovery 388 Recovery 3 from Hospital 369
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The General Election will be held on 8 November 2020. n Union Election Commission has announced the first edition of eligible voter lists at local offices of the commission in respec- tive wards/village-tracts, in the villages from 25 July 2020 to 7 November 2020. n If the name of any eligible voter is not included in the list, voter registration can be requested by filling in Form 3. n Objection can be filed against any ineligible voter in the list by using Form 4. n Correction for voter list can be requested by using Form 4 (c). n Voters can cast their votes only if their names are included in the voters list. n Cooperation is requested for at least one member of each family to check their names without fail to ensure a complete and correct voters list. 61 n Check the voters lists not to lose voting rights by filling up discrepancies, deleting and making corrections. State Counsellor holds videoconference with frontline officials of quarantine centres
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At this time, all of us need to be very vigilant; in her case she had plans to go to Yangon in the evening to go to Kawhmu which is her constituency and also go to Seikkyi Kanaungto Township for some official business; however the Union Minister for Health and Sports did not approve of this idea so this trip has been cancelled; we need to follow strictly the instructions of this ministry and refrain from doing anything which does not have their approval; the governmental machinery should not come to a standstill because of COVID, the machinery must keep on running; and at the same time we should be able to contain State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi meets frontline officials of quarantine centres via videoconference on 7 September 2020. PHOTO: MNA COVID-19. We can assume that we have the majority of foreign embassies Discussions of U Maung donations; the We Love Yan- State in coordination with the begun to contain the COVID dis- and foreign organizations have Maung Aye, the EC member gon systematically managed Yangon Region government; the ease in Rakhine State; the cases their offices in Yangon; Yangon of We Love Yangon the funds, including necessary We Love Yangon is also making of infection have not increased is very important and has a large There are many volunteers food supplies to the urban ar- free distribution of facial masks, and seem to have reached a pla- population; she wanted all partic- in the civil society organization eas, medicines and medical conducting healthcare aware- teau; however the spread of in- ipants of the videoconference to We Love Yangon which was supplies to the South Okkalapa ness in the markets, carrying fections in Yangon Region is very think of how Yangon could over- formed on 5 March; both My- hospital and Warbargi hospi- out disinfection in and around high; it may not be wrong to say come the COVID challenge. anmar nationals at home and tal; they also worked for shar- the lockdown areas. that Yangon is a commercial city; abroad contributed their cash ing the relief items to Rakhine SEE PAGE-4 Advice to people in Yangon Region 1. About 6,000 people have been quarantined in Yangon. Within two days, quarantine spaces were arranged for 1,000 people who came back from Rakhine State. Now, the number of people who had contacts with COVID-19 patients has increased, so seven new quarantine centres have been established for 1,000 more people. The civil society organizations and volunteers are invited to help the persons at the quarantine centres. 2. People in Yangon need to send the persons who had contacts with confirmed cases in the contact tracing to the quarantine centres without making them worried. 3. People should adhere to the required rules and regulations in the quarantine centres. When sending food to people in quarantine centres, alcohol and cigarettes should not be included in the delivery. 4. People in Yangon have lots of difficulties, challenges and burdens. Therefore, they need to strictly follow the rules by staying at home in two to three weeks during this period. In going outside for necessary reasons, they must wear masks. As Yangon City has a large population, people are also advised to abide by the rules of Ministry of Health and Sports amidst the increasing number of confirmed cases. 8 SEPTEMBER 2020 4 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR
Community Security
The problems that exist in Rakhine State were many; in 2016 the ARSA terrorist group started their armed conflicts; because of this there were so many challenges in Rakhine State; more challenges had to be confronted because ARSA initiated attacks on 4th January 2019; the people suffered greatly; innocent people were harmed because of these armed conflicts; we had to protect peace and stability to protect our people; community security is related to peace and tranquillity; health is also included in this matter; if we are to have concerns and anxieties with respect to health, we have concerns all the time because there was no security in the community; we have issued health rules and regulations and reminded repeatedly with respect to COVID-19.
(Excerpt from State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s discussions with stakeholders for prevention, control and treatment of COVID-19 in Rakhine State on 28 August 2020)
State Counsellor holds videoconference with frontline officials...
FROM PAGE-3 About half of the passengers some persons tried to enter the allowed to continue to the desti- ‘fear’ is not good, but as she from Rakhine State have not capital from other ways through nations; as they have to live only has repeatedly said, there was Dr Chit Ko Han, the Deputy made contact, and they would inter-village roads connected three days at the quarantine no such thing as an excess of Head of Public Health De- probably fear quarantine; over to the highway; although more centres, the authorities could vigilance, and she wanted the partment in Yangon Region 4,500 of them are needed for the entry points were guarded in co- manage their quarantine well. people to be vigilant; COV- He explained medical tests report; they would be kept un- ordination with the members of Although 500 to 600 trucks ID-19 would not be a problem and diagnosis at the quarantine der home quarantine; depending Myanmar Police Force; village are running on the Yangon-Man- if each individual kept the dis- centre; 1,000 persons who re- on their possible infection rate, administrators were asked to dalay old highway road, jut 20 to cipline; at present, the source turned from Rakhine State have medical tests will be conducted. monitor those who illegally come 30 trucks entered Nay Pyi Taw; of spreading remains unknown, been quarantined, informing the The death toll is not high, into the area and send them to meanwhile, the remaining cargo the government is not finding returnees from this state from although more positive cases the quarantine centres. vehicles led to Mandalay and fault with anyone; it needs to be 10 to 20 August for their report were found; they need to review Limit of access to Nay Pyi Taunggyi; these vehicles were considered how to encourage to the health departments, and treatments and quarantine sys- Taw was announced on the web- managed to move directly to the the individual to live in solitude; they were put under ‘stay at tems of confirmed cases. site, Facebook and media on 2 exit gate; the commodity flow is “We Love Yangon” is requested home’ programme instead of In relations to the status September; the coming in and in the normal condition in Nay to provide information; some bringing them to the quarantine of its severity, damage of inter- out of travellers have returned Pyi Taw. persons think that giving in- centres; further managements nal organs and inflammation of to regular situations; most of There are eight quarantine formation is causing problems were made depending on their blood vessels would occur, and them were people for necessary centres in Nay Pyi Taw; the main for someone; that is not the results in coordination with the that the directive of health de- travelling, civil service staff and centre is the city development case, but it was for the public regional government. partment needs to be followed. the residents who came back to committee guesthouse; 159 staff good; although someone has re- He also requested for fur- home; those who have arrived members and 273 people are covered from the disease, two ther assistance of transportation Member of Nay Pyi Taw in Nay Pyi Taw were sent to the under quarantine there; 412 re- points need to be considered; teams, and the requirements of Council U Nyi Tun quarantine centres and their turnees from foreign countries the first thing is another per- these teams would be fulfilled in Access to Nay Pyi Taw was swabs were tested on the sec- are kept at the Tatmadaw transit son infected from the someone coordination with the regional tightened at 12 entry gates be- ond day of quarantine centres; if centre; hospitals are also set up might not be as lucky, and that government. ginning 2 September; however, they tested negative, they were as the quarantine centres for it needed to consider that the contact persons, and 66 persons other person could get infected. are at the four hospitals. The second thing is that Some 50 persons from the the long-term results of COV- Advice to people in Nay Pyi Taw health department, the Gener- ID-19 are still not yet known; al Administration Department, some say that this disease 1. People should not illegally come to Nay Pyi Taw. If a person comes back from the Myanmar Police Force, and would leave respiratory diseas- other places to Nay Pyi Taw, he/she needs to inform and receive medical ex- the Ministry of Social Welfare, es and some other weakness- amination. The charge for COVID-19 tests has been considerably reduced. Relief and Resettlement, and es; however, these conclusions 2. It has been learnt that some people get out of the cars on the Yangon-Manda- the volunteers are providing have not been confirmed until lay Expressway and some old roads, and then they entered into Nay Pyi Taw healthcare services, including now. medical tests twice a day. The whole country is en- via motorcycle roads and inter-village roads. So, authorities are cooperating Public awareness cam- countering lots of economic with the Myanmar Police Force to take strict measures to control these illegal paigns are also being conducted challenges; well-wishers who entries. in the capital, including surprise made donations in COVID-19 3. The ward/village administrators have been instructed to report, manage and checks at the restaurants; the measures have not been able send individuals who entered or came back to the ward/village to the quarantine expenses for control measures to run their businesses in the are used from the national cen- normal manner for the past 4 centres. tral committee; the Nay Pyi Taw or 5 months; the Union Gov- 4. To make the flow of goods smooth, truck drivers will be given the slip at the Council Area has received over ernment will provide possible entrance gate. From the entrance gate, the drivers must drive their trucks 169.3 million kyats from private assistance from the state rev- directly to the exit gate, where the slip must be returned. The truck drivers are donors and 44.8 million kyats enue as needed; support from from the national committee. the public would be greatly ap- not allowed to go to other places between the entrance gate and the exit gate. preciated; no one should make 5. Face mask rule has been imposed in Nay Pyi Taw townships and COVID-19 Discussions of the State an illegal entry into Nay Pyi awareness has been raised via loudspeakers. A dusk-to-dawn curfew has been Counsellor Taw; it is also required to re- in force, and surprise checks have been carried out on restaurants. Regarding the discussions, port on the returns from other the State Counsellor said that SEE PAGE-5 8 SEPTEMBER 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 5 State Counsellor holds videoconference with frontline officials...
FROM PAGE-4 Myanmar fought against Japa- quarantined in Yangon. He add- cigarettes, he said. success of this plan; it will be areas; charges for medical nese occupation and regained ed that quarantine spaces were He said that there are sig- officially announced soon. tests have been reduced signif- independence from the British arranged for 1,000 people who nificant challenges to control the Discussions on videoconfer- icantly; people should be able empire; people of the country are came back from the Rakhine COVID-19 in Yangon because encing are published in state- to afford healthcare services, filled with the spirit of firm deter- State. Seven new quarantine the city has a large population. owned newspapers and on televi- and that they should not try mination to overcome any chal- centres have also been opened And he urged the residents in sion broadcasts; the discussions to enter Nay Pyi Taw secretly; lenge; therefore, Myanmar was within five days, he said. Region- Yangon to stay home for two or of Dr Chit Ko Han for Yangon will their family members or their seen in her childhood as a very al Ministers Daw Moe Moe Su three weeks in accordance with be published separately in the neighbours must not allow this; intelligent and wealthy country Kyi, U Naing Ngan Lin and Daw the necessary guidelines and newspapers; these discussions providing information to author- in the world; it was assumed that Nilar Kyaw and health officials instructions in order to control will be broadcast on television for ities about this means helping the whole world know Myanmar provided necessary assistance the spread of the disease. public information for possible others from having problems. language; her generation re- for quarantine centres, he said. He highlighted that he learnt public contribution; even if mate- All people who came from garded that Myanmar achieved He said that volunteers, Yan- that the ministry is planning to rial supports could not be given, Rakhine to Yangon by flights a dominant position in the world; gon Region Red Cross members reduce the quarantine period to self-control will also be useful for are not residents of Yangon; this was because of the success and the Students’ Union of the 14 days, and the period is enough this measure; problems should they could have come from of their parents. University of Medicine – 2 are according to international ex- not be made at the quarantine Rakhine State to Yangon As the ancestors of Myan- volunteering for quarantine cen- periences. He concluded that if centres by adhering to the rules; and have gone from Yangon mar people could struggle for tres. balanced efforts are made, the people are requested to help to other areas; it would be a independence, their generations He also invited other organ- spread of the disease in Yangon others with these discussions great success if the disease have firm confidence to achieve izations to provide assistance for can be controlled. at least , even if other assistance could be controlled in Yangon; success in any circumstances; quarantine centres in Yangon. could not be given; causing prob- the country is facing against people have an opportunity to The people who had contact with Concluding speech of the lems must be avoided. two major challenges at the prove their capacity in this on- COVID-19 patients need to be im- State Counsellor COVID-19 could be put un- same time; the first one is to going issue. mediately brought to quarantine She said she wanted to ex- der control through collective control the COVID-19 and the Individuals are responsi- centres, he said. plain why it had to be 14-days strength; if collaborative efforts second one is to hold the 2020 ble for controlling COVID-19; He pointed out that the num- so people could understand; the are made, people could be re- General Election successfully; informing about the suspected bers of volunteers and personal quarantine period was set for 14 lieved from worries in three these two issues have arisen at symptoms to authorities is a step protective equipment (PPE) days in the early days of the out- weeks; participation of people in the same time; all the matters to control the disease; the assis- are limited, so all stakeholders break; the period was expanded Yangon is needed in controlling must be handled successfully; tance of civil service organiza- need coordination in bringing to 21 for effective investigation; the COVID-19; it is very impor- the strength of a country is her tions such as “We Love Yangon” suspected patients to quarantine the period has been reduced to tant for Yangon to contain this ability to accomplish the tasks is needed for this; the Ministry of centres. 14 days as the disease could not pandemic. successfully; although Myanmar Health and Sports is doing their He said that donations for spread to other persons after She also said that she is not a rich country, any problem best; the Union Government will prevention, control and treat- this period and it does not mean trusted the collective strength could be overcome if she is rich also provide assistance, while ment of COVID-19 are not it has turned into negative; ac- of people; ‘People are the key’ in spiritual strength and capac- volunteer service and financial enough, so the regional govern- cording to this conclusion of is more than words, it is a prac- ity for work; if these two major assistance from the people will ment has been struggling for the World Health Organization, tical idea; People are the key is issues could be handled at the be an encouragement for the effectively arranging facilities people can go outside without very fundamental; it has been same time, the country would Union Government. for quarantine centres. causing problems; there would proven that public participation get great encouragement; peo- He also urged the quaran- be more space at the quarantine could lead to success in facing ple should develop confidence Discussions of Dr Chit Ko tined people to obey the guide- centre if only the people under against any challenge; people are to overcome any challenge in the Han lines and instructions in their investigation were quarantined urged to participate not only for future; as she grew up during the Yangon Region’s Public quarantine centres strictly. The for only two weeks, while health their well-being, but also for the early independence period, she Health Department Deputy food sent to quarantined people workers and volunteers could interest of the country.—MNA had heard about struggles for in- Chief Dr Chit Ko Han said that by their relatives and friends manage the centres; there was (Translated by Kyaw dependence since her childhood; about 6,000 people had been should not include alcohol and over 90 per cent chance for the Myaing, Aung Khin)
489 Myanmar migrant workers return home through Myawady border
A TOTAL of 489 Myanmar officials helped the returnees migrant workers – 332 men with medical tests and other and 157 women – came back supplies. home through the Thai-Myan- A total of 75,359 return- mar Friendship Bridge No 2 in ees including 11,680 in May, Myawady yesterday. 25,338 in June, 18,597 in July, Kayin State Hluttaw 15,998 in August and 3,746 in Representative U Thant Zin September so far have come Aung, Myawady District Ad- back home through the border ministrator U Tay Zar Aung, since 1 May. —Htein Lin Aung Deputy District Administra- (IPRD) (Translated by Kyaw tor U Aung Chan Nyein, and Zin Tun)
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CHIEF EDITOR Aungthu Ya Commission held via videoconference [email protected] U Soe Han, Permanent Secre- DEPUTY CHIEF EDITOR tary of the Ministry of Foreign Aye Min Soe [email protected] Affairs participated in the ASE- AN Senior Officials’ Meeting SENIOR EDITORIAL CONSULTANT and Meeting of the Executive Kyaw Myaing Committee of the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free EXECUTIVE EDITOR Aung Khin Zone Commission (SEANWFZ Commission) which were held LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL NEWS via video conference yesterday EDITORS at 8:00 am from the Ministry of Ye Htut Tin [email protected] Foreign Affairs, Nay Pyi Taw. 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Director-General received the Turkish ambassador to My- donation items handed over by anmar Mr Kerem Divanlioglu the Ambassador, and returned explained the donation and Di- the certificate of honour.—MNA Government of the Republic of Turkey donates COVID-19 prevention rector-General of Department of (Translated by Aung Khin) items to MoHS on 7 September 2020. PHOTO: MNA Write for us
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Should you submit a text Over 43 staff from the Medical Research Department and 17 volunteers from the Myanmar Medical Association totally 60 longer than 500 words please be th aware that your letter will be edited. workers have been working at the centre since 8 April.—MNA 8 SEPTEMBER 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR LOCAL BUSINESS 7 Black bean price drops by K30,000 Hteekhee border trade falls per tonne within one week by $545.8 mln in 11 months BILATERAL trade between Thai- However, Myanmar exports land and Myanmar through the of natural gas to Thailand over By Nyein Nyein Hteekhee border over the past the past eight months of the eleven months reflected a de- current financial year 2019-2020 THE price of black bean on crease of $545.8 million as against showed a decrease of about $400 7 September plummeted to a year-ago period. million compared with the cor- K919,000 per tonne, which is a Between 1 October and 28 responding period of 2018-2019 decrease of K30,000 compared August in the 2019-2020 financial budget year, according to the with the price in the previous year, the figures sharply fell to Commerce Ministry. Of the sev- week, according to bean market US$1.84 billion from $2.38 billion en border checkpoints between data. registered in the year-ago period, Myanmar and Thailand, Myeik, The black bean fetched according to the data from the Mawtaung and Hteekhee have K950,000 per tonne on 1 Sep- Commerce Ministry. witnessed a decrease in trade tember. During October-August, in the current financial year. In Nevertheless, the pigeon exports through the Hteekhee contrast, the remaining borders pea price is stable at K815,000 border stood at $1.8 billion, while (Tachilek, Myawady, Kawthoung per tonne. imports fell short of $39.99 million. and Maese) have reported an in- India, the leading buyer Exports of natural gas from crease. Pulses are kept on display for sale at a market in Yangon. of Myanmar’s black bean and PHOTO: SUPPLIED Taninthayi Region have contrib- Myanmar primarily exports pigeon peas, has been delay- uted to the enormous increase natural gas, fishery products, ing to buy the beans amid the deadline, India still has not es, Beans and Sesame Seeds in trade through the Hteekhee coal, tin concentrate (SN 71.58 COVID-19 crisis, regardless of responded to the request. Merchants Association stated. border since the previous FY, said per cent), coconut (fresh and dry), requirement in its supply, the At present, Myanmar has Myanmar is the top pro- an official from the ministry. beans, corns and bamboo shoots traders said. exported about 100,000 tonnes ducing country of black bean Earlier, the Myawady to Thailand. This year, corn ex- On 22 May, India rapidly of black beans out of 400,000 that India demands. Besides checkpoint sees the most exten- ports to Thailand rose significant- changed the import period of tonnes to India. Myanmar, other beans such as sive trading among the Myan- ly compared with the previous black bean to three months With the changes in In- pigeon peas, green grams and mar-Thailand borders. The rise years, yet natural gas export dras- by August-end 2020 from the dia’s policy on bean importa- yellow peas, are also grown in exports through the Hteekhee tically plunged. It imports capital earlier set deadline of March tion, Myanmar still falls short in Australia and Africa, the border had boosted the value of goods such as machinery, raw 2021, as per their official notice. of the target, and it has stock- association stated. the Myanmar-Thailand border industrial goods such as cement Although the bean body piled around 200,000 tonnes of trade in the 2018-2019FY. In the and fertilizers, and consumer asked to extend the August-end black beans, Myanmar Puls- (Translated by Ei Myat Mon) current FY, trade values via Ht- goods such as cosmetics and food eekhee also surpassed those products from the neighbouring registered at Myawady border country. — Ko Htet Myanmar sets 4 mln tonnes of crossing. (Translated by Ei Myat Mon) rice export target in next FY Agricultural exports increase remarkably amid By Nyein Nyein totalling over 2.4 million tonnes. mar has exported broken rice coronavirus impacts A surge in rice exports mostly to Belgium, followed by MYANMAR targets to export through sea trade was contrib- China, Senegal, Indonesia and MYANMAR exports of farm prod- pore, Malaysia, the Philippines, four million tonnes of rice and uted to meeting year’s export the Netherlands. Broken rice ucts significantly soared to US$3.5 Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, and broken rice in the coming finan- target, MRF stated. has been placed in 60 foreign billion between 1 October and 28 Sri Lanka. Sometimes, the export cial year 2020-2021, said Vice Border trade sharply markets. August in the current financial market remains uncertain due to President U Aung Than Oo dropped due to China clamp- ASEAN countries consti- year from $3 billion in the cor- unsteady global demand. of Myanmar Rice Federation ing down on illegal trade and tute 18 per cent of Myanmar responding period of the 2017- The country requires specific (MRF). China’s precautionary meas- total rice exports with over 2018FY, according to the trade export plans for each agro-prod- “We intend to reach the ures to contain the spread of 440,560 tonnes. In comparison, figures released by the Ministry uct, as they are currently exported rice export target at four mil- coronavirus, he highlighted. 29 per cent of total rice exports of Commerce. to external markets based upon lion tonnes. At present, we see “Illegal trade is highly in Myanmar goes to China with During nearly the past eleven supply and demand. Contract an increase in our production. witnessed between Myanmar over 694,222 tonnes, followed by months, the agro-export figures farming systems, the involvement Moreover, there are no errat- and China borders in the pre- African countries with 27 per reflect an increase of $498.5 mil- of regional and state agriculture ic weather records this year. vious years. This year, traders cent after exports of around lion against a year-ago period. departments, exporters, traders, Therefore, the country has sent the goods via legitimate 652,378 tonnes. The European Myanmar agricultural ex- and some grower groups, are re- planned to export four million trade route, and trading volume Union countries account for ports rose regardless of the im- quired to meet production targets, tonnes for next FY,” he added. sharply fell,” he stressed. over 20 per cent of rice exports pact of the coronavirus on foreign said an official from the Agricul- MRF expected to ship 2.4 Ove the past eleven with over 489,478 tonnes while demand. In the exports sector, the ture Department. million tonnes of rice, and bro- months, the value of Myanmar other countries represent six agriculture industry performed The Commerce Ministry ken rice in the current FY and rice and broken export was es- per cent of exports with over the best along, accounting for 22 is working to help farmers deal the country meet the export timated at US$738.329 million. 151,708 tonnes. per cent of overall exports. The with challenges such as high input target before the financial year- Myanmar has shipped rice Myanmar shipped 3.6 chief items of export in the ag- costs, procurement of pedigree end. Between 1 October and to 66 foreign markets. China million tonnes of rice in the ricultural industry are rice and seeds, high cultivation costs, and 21 August, Myanmar sent over is the main buyer of Myanmar 2017-2018 financial year, which broken rice, pulses and beans unpredictable weather conditions. 625,214 metric tons to neigh- rice, followed by Malaysia and was an all-time record in rice and maize. Myanmar ships In a bid to remedy the business- bouring countries through bor- Madagascar. Philippines is exports. The export volume fruits and vegetables, sesame, es stricken by the COVID-19, the der trade, while over 1.8 million the fourth-largest buyer and plunged to 2.3 million tonnes, dried tea leaves, sugar, and other Government is providing the agri- tonnes of rice and broken rice Guinea the fifth-largest buyer in the 2018-2019FY. agro-products to other countries. cultural loan of K150,000 per acre were shipped to foreign trade of Myanmar rice. Myanmar primarily exports of paddy. —Ko Htet partners via maritime trade, In the current FY, Myan- (Translated by Ei Myat Mon) agro-products to China, Singa- (Translated by Ei Myat Mon) 8 SEPTEMBER 2020 8 SEPTEMBER 2020 8 OPINION THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL / ARTICLE 9
President’s Office continues Contact tracing announcement of illegal drug arrests, a key to beat The Pandemic Of Uncertainty seizures action on tip-offs Kenneth Rogoff THE Office of the President has issued Press Release 33 /2020 back second yesterday, publicly announcing the Ministry of Home Affairs’ HE next few months those living in emerging and pandemic’s cumulative long- has triggered a collapse in the arrests and seizures in the fight against illicit drug trafficking will tell us a lot about developing economies. term costs for the US economy value of commercial real estate up till 5 September. Coronavirus wave Tthe shape of the coming This scenario is credible, are likely to be an order of mag- in many cities, it could lead to The ministry made the arrests, acting on information, sent global recovery. Despite ebul- but realizing it is far from as- nitude greater than the short- a huge wave of new building to the Drug Activity Special Complaint Department of the Office lient stock markets, uncertainty sured. The coronavirus could term effects, partly because of and investment in suburban of the President as of 5 September. HE number of people diagnosed with coronavirus in Myan- about COVID-19 remains per- prove more stubborn than ex- a long-lasting heightened sense areas, as well as in long-suf- The full text of the press release will be reported in the 9 mar is rising, having reached over 1500 cases on Monday. vasive. Regardless of the pan- pected, and the first-genera- of unease among the public. fering small and midsize cities. September issue of The Global New Light of Myanmar. — GNLM T The vast majority of cases is in the Yangon Region, and demic’s course, therefore, the tion vaccines may be effective Their analysis, which I In general, businesses that had most are either people who have travelled to Rakhine State, where world’s struggle with the virus only for a short period, or have discussed at the symposium, been loath to allow telecommut- the second wave outbreak began, or people who have been in close so far is likely to affect growth, worse-than-anticipated side is especially convincing with ing are now recognizing that it contact with those who travelled to Rakhine State after 10 August. employment, and politics for a effects. respect to consumers. Anyone can work well and has many Now, the fast-spreading second wave has been contained, to very long time. Even in that case, im- with a parent or grandparent benefits. a certain extent, in Rakhine State, but Yangon Region is seeing Let’s start with the possi- proved testing protocols, the who lived through the Great And although we shouldn’t rising numbers daily. ble good news. In an optimistic development of more effective Depression of the 1930s knows hold our breath, the pandem- Those who did not contact the local health authorities after scenario, regulators will have anti-viral treatments, and bet- that this scarring experience af- ic could spur policymakers to returning from Rakhine are to be identified, together with their de- approved at least two leading ter adherence by the public fected their lifelong behaviour. find ways to provide universal tailed address published in the state-run media, so their neighbours first-generation COVID-19 vac- and (one hopes) politicians to In addition to its direct im- broadband internet and give can proceed with caution. cines by the end of this year. behavioural guidelines would pact on investment and hiring, less privileged children much This is not meant to Thanks to extraordinary lead to gradual normalization COVID-19 will impose longer- better access to personal com- bring harm, but to provide government regulatory and fi- of economic conditions. It’s term productivity costs. By the puters. them with warnings. This is nancial support, these vaccines worth recalling that the horri- meet the modern definition of debt and inflation crises. time the pandemic is over, a The global economy is now Those who a part of our efforts to slow the are going into production even ble 1918-20 influenza pandemic, recovery (a return to initial per But the COVID-19 crisis generation of children, particu- at a fork in the road. Policy- fast-spreading virus infection before the conclusion of human which killed at least 50 million capita income) in the aftermath could leave deep and lasting larly those from lower-income makers’ most important task still ignore the in Yangon, and other parts of clinical trials. Assuming they people worldwide – many in a of a deep recession. scars in advanced economies, households, will in effect have is to try to reduce the massive the country. are effective, biotech firms will deadly second wave of the kind Although the pandemic has too. Businesses may be more lost a year of schooling. Young lingering uncertainty while con- government’s Those who still ignore already have some 200 million we currently fear today with underscored the huge prob- skittish about investing and hir- adults who struggle to find their tinuing to provide emergency the government’s request are doses on hand by the end of COVID-19 – eventually faded lem of inequality in advanced ing, owing to concerns about a first job in a still-moribund relief to the hardest-hit indi- request are urged again to contact the au- 2020, and will be on track to pro- and disappeared without any economies, poor countries public-health relapse or anoth- labour market can expect to viduals and economic sectors. thorities of their own volition duce billions more. Distributing vaccine. are suffering far more. Many er pandemic, not to mention the earn less in the future than they But the insecurity fuelled by urged again or they will face action under them will be a huge undertaking But in a more pessimistic emerging markets and devel- huge political volatility that the might otherwise have done. COVID-19 is likely to weigh on the law. in itself, in part because the scenario, other crises – a sharp oping economies will likely be crisis has amplified. There are some bright the global economy long after to contact the COVID-19 is a pernicious public will need to be convinced uptick in US-China trade fric- struggling with COVID-19 for Although there may be an spots. Although the pandemic the worst is in the past. asymptomatic infection, and that a fast-tracked vaccine is tions, a cyberterrorist attack or years to come, and face the real initial “catch-up” surge of con- authorities carriers can spread the dis- safe. cyberwar, a climate-related nat- possibility of a lost decade of sumer spending in advanced ease far and wide without ever With luck, rich-country cit- ural catastrophe, or a massive development. After all, few gov- economies, in the longer run, of their own realizing they’re ill. izens who want the vaccine will earthquake – could occur before ernments have the capacity to consumers are likely to save Kenneth Rogoff, is Professor of Eco- And we need contact trac- have received it by the end of this one ends. Moreover, even provide emergency fiscal sup- more. In an interesting pa- nomics and Public Policy at Harvard Uni- volition or ing, lots of it, to be able to con- 2021. In China, virtually every- the optimistic scenario does not port on the scale that the United per presented at the recent versity and recipient of the 2011 Deutsche tact people whom COVID-19 one will have been vaccinated necessarily imply a rapid return States (US), Europe, and Japan annual Jackson Hole sympo- Bank Prize in Financial Economics. He carriers might have passed on by then. A couple of years af- to end-2019 income levels. The are doing. Prolonged recessions sium, Julian Kozlowski, Lau- they will face was chief economist of the International the disease, get them tested ter that, so will the bulk of the post-pandemic expansion – if in lower-income countries will ra Veldkamp, and Venky Ven- action under and have them quarantined world’s population, including there is one – may take years to likely lead to an epidemic of kateswaran argue that the Monetary Fund from 2001 to 2003. until we’re sure they aren’t the law. sick too. This health crisis is like nothing we have ever experi- enced before. Everybody must avoid putting themselves and communities at an unacceptable risk. State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi cancelled her trip to Roundup: A Week In COVID-19 her constituency in southern Yangon following advice given by the health authorities. Meanwhile, during the second wave of infections, the Ministry of Health and Sports has scaled up contact tracing increase in cases in Is- While the number of cases counting practices and levels of Biggest Drops Middle East (six per cent) and 6,904, ahead of the US (6,171), Bra- and testing capacity and adopted tougher rules. These measures ANrael, France and Indo- was on the increase in India (15 testing. At the other end of the spec- Latin America and the Caribbean zil (5,965), Mexico (3,735), Colom- are reflecting that the Union Government is taking all precautions nesia, a decline in South Africa: per cent more cases compared Biggest Increases trum, the biggest drops have tak- (three per cent). bia (2,150), Argentina (1,311) and extremely seriously. here is a weekly roundup of de- with the previous seven-day pe- Israel is the country where en place in South Africa (-20 per On other continents there Peru (1,128). There is no coronavirus vaccine. Medications for COVID-19 are velopments in the coronavirus riod), and Brazil (eight percent the number of cases is picking cent, 2,104 new cases per day) the was a decrease in Oceania (-26 still being tested. Contact tracing is a key way to slow COVID-19. crisis: more), the situation is more or up most, with its average of new Philippines (-17 per cent, 3,260) per cent), Africa (-12 per cent), Global Toll Until we have a vaccine, testing, contact tracing and quarantine less stable in the US with -1 per- cases per day representing a 57 Ethiopia (-17 per cent, 1,258) and and slightly in North America (-1 The pandemic has killed at are the most effective pandemic stoppers in existence. Most New Cases cent. per cent rise, the biggest such Iran (-15 per cent, 1,850), as well per cent). least 869,718 people around the We need an “all hands on deck” approach to beat back the India, the United States (US) Next in line come Argenti- jump among countries recording as Colombia (-13 percent, 8,507). At the global level the pan- world since late December, out second wave of COVID-19. and Brazil remain the three coun- na (10,129 per day), Colombia at least 1,000 cases per day on demic is slightly picking up steam of 26.5 million confirmed cases. tries recording the greatest num- (8,507), Spain (8,429) and Peru average over the past week. By Region by six per cent with an average of The US has recorded by far ber of new cases over the past (6,878). France follows with 36 per There was a pickup in the 265,688 daily cases, the highest number of deaths with seven days, with 77,596, 40,875 and The number of confirmed cent or 5,783 more daily cases, In- number of cases in Europe and 186,806, followed by Brazil with 40,035 cases respectively per day cases only reflects a fraction of donesia (36 per cent, 3,054), Nepal Asia, with 12 percent more each Deaths 124,614, India 68,472 and Mexico on average, according to an AFP the actual number of infections, (25 per cent, 1,049) and the United compared to the previous sev- India registered the most 66,329. —AFP Call Thin Thin May, 09251022355,09974424848 count on Friday. with countries having differing Kingdom (UK) (24 percent, 1,434). en-day period, and also in the deaths over the past week, with 8 SEPTEMBER 2020 10 COVID-19: LATEST NEWS THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR
VACCINE PRODUCTION China shows off COVID-19 vaccines for first time
vaccine factory” able to produce race to stub out the virus and 300 million doses a year. reboot battered economies. On Monday, people at the Sinopharm said it anticipates trade fair crowded around the antibodies from its jab to last booths showing the potential between one and three years -- game-changing vaccines. although the final result will only China, which is facing a be known after the trials. storm of foreign criticism over its China’s nationalistic tabloid early handling of the pandemic, Global Times reported last month has been trying to repurpose the that “the price of the vaccines will story of Covid-19. not be high”. State media and officials are Every two doses should now emphasizing the revival of cost below 1,000 yuan ($146), the Wuhan, the central Chinese city report said, citing Sinopharm’s where the deadly pathogen sur- chairman, who told media he has faced, as a success story in the already been injected with one of fight against the virus. the candidate vaccines. They are also touting pro- China’s official Xinhua news gress on domestic vaccines as a agency reported Monday that sign of Chinese leadership and re- another vaccine candidate, de- silience in the face of an unprec- veloped by Chinese military sci- edented health threat that has entists, can deal with mutations (FILES) In this file photo taken on 27 June 2020 a scientist works at the Neurobiology laboratory of the pummelled the global economy. in the coronavirus. Cayetano Heredia University in Lima. PHOTO: AFP In May, President Xi Jinping As of last month, at least pledged to make any potential 5.7 billion doses of the vaccines BEIJING (China) — China has High hopes hang on the yet but the makers hope they will vaccine developed by China a under development around the put its homegrown coronavirus small vials of liquid on show at be approved after all-important “global public good”. world had been pre-ordered. But vaccines on display for the first- a Beijing trade fair this week phase 3 trials as early as year- The potential vaccines on the World Health Organization time, as the country where the -- vaccine candidates produced end. display are among nearly 10 has warned that widespread contagion was discovered looks to by Chinese companies Sinovac A Sinovac representative worldwide to enter phase 3 trials, immunisation against Covid-19 shape the narrative surrounding Biotech and Sinopharm. told AFP his firm has already typically the last step ahead of may not be on the cards until the the pandemic. Neither has hit the market “completed the construction of a regulatory approval, as countries middle of next year. —AFP
SCHOOLS REOPENING SCHOOL CLOSURES Pakistan schools begin Virus-hit Morocco locks down reopening from Sept. 15 Casablanca, shuts schools
ISLAMABAD — Educational worsening pandemic situation. RABAT (Morocco) — Morocco institutions in Pakistan will be- The situation has improved imposed a lockdown on Casa- gin reopening from Sept. 15 in a significantly over the past few blanca and shut its schoolsMon- phased manner after remaining weeks. The number of daily new day, the day pupils were due to closed for nearly six months due cases has been below 1,000 since return to classes, in a bid to stop to COVID-19 pandemic, senior the start of the month, and for the spread of COVID-19. officials said on Monday. the past fortnight, it has been The new measures, which Education Minister Shafqat- consistently less than 500, with include restrictions on move- Mahmood, at a media briefing, 394 new cases reported on Mon- ment and a night-time curfew, said, the decision to reopen “was day. would be in place for two weeks taken after carefully evaluating Faisal Sultan, the special as- in the commercial capital, the the situation”. sistant for the prime minister authorities said a statement is- “We will continue monitor- on health, said the trends were sued late Sunday. ing the situation and all institu- closely monitored before the de- “We risk being overwhelmed tions would hopefully be open cision. “In view of the very low by the virus,” said Health Minis- Students attend the first day of classes amid measures put in place by for students in the next 15 days,” positivity rates, we are confident ter Khalid Ait Taleb. Moroccan authorities in bid to stop the spread of Covid-19, in the city of he said. that the schools can be opened “Therefore, drastic meas- Sale on 7 September 2020. PHOTO: AFP In the first phase, universi- stage wise,” he maintained. ures are required, otherwise the ties, colleges and higher second- Mahmood said the institu- situation may get out of control in early March, Morocco has re- hours. ary schools will open from Sept. tions have been instructed to in the coming days,” the official corded 72,394 cases of Covid-19 Authorities decided on 15. Students of lower secondary strictly enforce the precaution- MAP news agency quoted him infection, including 1,361 deaths. Monday to close educational schools are scheduled to be back ary measures, especially wear- as saying. The authorities blame the institutions including primary, on Sept. 23, whereas the primary ing of the masks, and violators Morocco has seen a spike spread of Covid-19 on people’s middle and high schools as well schools will resume schooling will face punitive action. in coronavirus cases in recent failure to adhere to health pro- as universities. from Sept 30. The government has also weeks. It recorded 2,234 new tocols. That came after epidemi- The educational institutions asked the institutions to keep the infections on Sunday, a record Casablanca, along with Mar- ologists voiced concern over were closed on Mar. 13 at the number of students in classes for a single day, with 42 per cent rakesh, had already been subject the health system’s capacity to start of the outbreak, initially for low by splitting them up. There of them in Casablanca, home to to a series of restrictions three respond to the crisis, and the ad- three weeks. However, the clo- will also be testing in select 3.3 million people. weeks ago, including beach clo- ditional risks posed by the start sure was extended in view of the schools.—Kyodo News Since detecting its first case sures and shortened business of the school year.—AFP 8 SEPTEMBER 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR WORLD 11
NEWS Sudan to ink ‘final’ peace deal with IN BRIEF rebels on Oct 2: chief mediator Helicopters rescue over 200 trapped KHARTOUM ( Sudan) — The in California “final signing” of a peace agree- wildfire ment between Sudan’s govern- ment and rebel groups is set for LOS ANGELES (United States) October 2 in the South Sudanese — More than 200 people were capital Juba, the talks’ chief me- airlifted to safety after being diator announced Sunday. trapped by a fast-moving “The second of October is wildfire near a popular recrea- the date for the final signing of tion area in northern California, the peace agreement between officials said Sunday. the government and the ‘parties The evacuees climbed to the peace process’,” Tut Gatl- aboard military helicopters after uak, head of the mediation team the blaze, in bone-dry condi- and South Sudan’s presidential tions, cut off ground escape adviser on security affairs wrote routes from Mammoth Pool on Twitter. Reservoir in the Sierra Nation- Gatluak did not elaborate al Forest, about 45 miles (70 and further details were not im- kilometres) northeast of Fresno. mediately available. —AFP Sudanese authorities and leaders from the Sudan Revolu- tionary Front (SRF), a coalition India resumes of rebel groups, initialled a his- South Sudan President SalvaKiir (C) holds up the document of the signing between the rebel groups and the toric peace agreement on August government during the singing of the Sudan peace deal with the rebel groups in Juba, South Sudan, on 31 its metro rail 31 in Juba aimed at ending near- August 2020. PHOTO: AFP service after ly two decades of conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of agreement in Ethiopia with a fac- power after the April 2019 ouster mantling of rebel forces and the over 5 months people, particularly in western tion of the rebel Sudan People’s of long-time autocrat Omar al- integration of their fighters into Darfur. Liberation Movement-North Bashir following months of mass the national army. NEW DELHI _ Metro rail servic- Established in 2011, the SRF (SPLM-N), which had refused protests. Fighting in Darfur alone left es gradually resumed across brings together rebels from the to agree to the deal struck in The deal covers key issues around 300,000 people dead after India in different cities on Mon- war-ravaged western Darfur Juba, officials on both sides said around security, land owner- rebels took up arms in 2003. day, after coming to halt for over region, as well as the southern on Friday. ship, transitional justice, power Conflict in South Kordofan five months due to coronavirus states of Blue Nile and South Reaching a peace accord sharing and the return of people and Blue Nile erupted in 2011 outbreak in the country. Kordofan. with rebel groups has been a who fled their homes because of as South Sudan seceded from In New Delhi, the national Prime Minister Abdallah- priority of Sudan’s transition- fighting. Sudan, resuming a war that had capital, the Delhi Metro rail Hamdok signed a separate al government, which came to It also provides for the dis- raged from 1983 to 2005.—AFP service witnessed only approx- imately 7,500 commuters in its first four hours of operation from 7 am to 11 am. Emirates airline says returned $1.4 —Kyodo News bn in pandemic refunds Iran rejects Russia’s DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) amid sharply reduced global hams in Covid-19 related travel network again after Dubai eased mediation offer — Emirates, the largest airline travel due to the coronavirus refunds,” the aviation giant said travel restriction to revive its in the Middle East, said Mon- pandemic. in a statement. tourism industry. for direct talks day it had so far returned $1.4 “Emirates reveals that it “More than 1.4 million re- Its chief operating officer, billion in refunds to customers has returned over 5 billion dir- funds requests have been com- Adel al-Redha, said last month with U.S. pleted since March, represent- that the airline expects to re- ing 90 per cent of the airline’s sume flights to all “network TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Min- backlog.” destinations” by summer 2021. istry on Monday ruled out the The Dubai-based carrier The airline has announced likelihood of direct negotiations posted 1.1 billion dirhams ($288 several rounds of layoffs, with- with the United States. million) in net profit for the fi- out disclosing numbers. SaeedKhatibzadeh, the nancial year ending March, up Before the virus hit, Emir- Foreign Ministry Spokesman, from $237 million the previous ates employed some 60,000 staff, made the remarks after the year. including 4,300 pilots and nearly Russian Foreign Minister Sergei It was the 32nd straight 22,000 cabin crew, according to Lavrov recently expressed read- year of profit for Emirates, but its annual report. iness for mediation of direct the sharp downturn in global Tourism has long been an negotiations between Tehran travel in 2020 may result in a economic mainstay of Dubai, and Washington. loss. which welcomed more than 16 “The course of our policies Emirates said it serves 80 million visitors last year. Be- on the United States has not An Emirates Airbus A380-842 aircraft is pictured grounded at Dubai International Airport in Dubai after Emirates suspended all passenger destinations -- down from 157 fore the pandemic, the aim was changed,” Khatibzadeh said dur- operations amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, on 24 March before the pandemic -- but has to reach 20 million this year. ing his weekly press conference. 2020 in Dubai. PHOTO: AFP gradually been expanding its —AFP — Xinhua 8 SEPTEMBER 2020 12 WORLD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Swiss top diplomat holds ‘fruitful’ talks in Iran on peace, rights
since ties were cut in the after- igate US sabotage, a return to math of the 1979 Islamic revo- normal trade is global priority.” lution. According to the US Depart- Cassis is also expected to ment of State, Secretary Mike meet President Hassan Rou- Pompeo had a phone call with hani as part of a three-day visit Cassis before his Tehran visit, to Tehran, celebrating a century raising speculation the visit in- of diplomatic relations between volved talks on Tehran-Washing- Switzerland and Iran. ton relations. Tensions between Iran and Iran’s foreign ministry the US have escalated since 2018, spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh after President Donald Trump denied the “speculations” on withdrew the US from an inter- Monday, saying it was a planned national nuclear agreement and visit delayed over the novel coro- reimposed tough sanctions on navirus outbreak and “not related Iran. to Iran and the US”. “Peace, economic develop- “I’m glad we could establish ment and human rights - fruitful together the Swiss Humanitarian discussion with my counterpart,” Channel for the transfer of food Cassis wrote on Twitter following and medical supplies to the peo- the talks. ple of Iran,” Cassis said on Twit- Switzerland has also played Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) receives his Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis in the Iranian ter. Known by its acronym SHTA, capital Tehran on 7 September 2020. PHOTO: AFP a major role in prisoner swaps the Swiss channel is a payment between Tehran and Washington. mechanism aimed to enable food, TEHRAN (Iran) — Switzerland’s Monday with his Iranian coun- velopment and human rights”. Zarif called the talks “excel- medicine and other humanitari- Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis terpart Mohammad Javad Zarif The Swiss embassy in Teh- lent” on Twitter and said “while an aid to be sent to Iran without said he had “fruitful” talks on regarding “peace, economic de- ran handles US interests in Iran, appreciating Swiss efforts to mit- breaking US sanctions. — AFP 24 killed in clashes in northern Yemen Assange extradition hearing resumes in London DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) A government military oil-producing Marib province. — More than 20 people were source said 16 Huthis and eight Tens of thousands of people killed in clashes in Yemen’s loyalists were killed in clashes have been killed in the Yem- LONDON (United Kingdom) Earlier, Assange’s part- northern province of Al-Jawf Sunday night. en conflict, which the United — WikiLeaks founder Julian ner, Stella Moris, delivered an late Sunday as government Government troops cap- Nations has described as the Assange returned to court in 80,000-strong petition opposing troops tried to reclaim positions tured more than 40 rebels, the world’s worst humanitarian London on Monday for a hearing his extradition to Prime Minister lost months ago to Huthi rebels. source told AFP. crisis. to decide whether he should be Boris Johnson’s Downing Street Yemen’s internationally Meanwhile, the insurgents Fighting has carried on extradited to the United States office. In an interview published recognized government has advanced in the neighbouring despite repeated calls for a for leaking secrets about the in The Times newspaper on Sat- been fighting the Iran-allied Marib governorate, in particu- ceasefire to help combat coro- wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. urday, Moris, 37, said she feared insurgents since 2014, when the lar the Mahliya district, after navirus, which health agencies Supporters protested as he would take his own life, and Huthis seized much of the north heavy fighting that also resulted fear could be disastrous in im- the 49-year-old Australian was their two young sons, who were including the capital Sanaa. in casualties. poverished Yemen. brought to the Old Bailey, bran- conceived during his asylum A Saudi-led military coali- Huthi rebels took control More than 1,900 cases of dishing placards reading “Don’t in Ecuador’s London embassy, tion intervened on the side of of the capital of Al-Jawf earlier COVID-19 have been confirmed Extradite Assange” and “Stop would grow up without a father. the government the following this year in a strategic advance in the country, including 572 this political trial”. The clean-shaven Assange year. that means they now threaten deaths. —AFP Fashion designer Vivienne appeared in the dock wear- Westwood said the former hack- ing a dark suit and maroon tie er was “shining the light on all -- the first time he has been the corruption in the world” seen in public since the first Tunisia arrests 7 after stabbing attack while his father told the crowd part of the hearing in February. the hearing was an “abuse trial”. —AFP TUNIS (Tunisia) — Tunisian Since Sunday, “43 people said, without confirming or authorities said Monday they have been questioned and sev- denying reports of a fourth at- had arrested seven people over en of them arrested,” Guard tacker. a knife attack the previous day spokesman Houcem Eddine Jebabli said the twins had that killed a National Guard of- Jebabli told private station Ra- visited Facebook pages dealing ficer and wounded another. dio Shems. with “explosive and armed at- The attackers struck early They included “the wife of tacks” but had stayed under the Sunday morning in the tourist one of the assailants, who de- radar of the authorities. district of Sousse, ramming the scribed her husband as a ‘mar- Tunisia, since its 2011 revo- officers with a vehicle and then tyr’ during the interrogation,” lution, has been hit by a string of assailing them with knives. he said. jihadist attacks that have killed Three assailants were later Two brothers of one of the dozens of security personnel, shot dead in a firefight, the Na- attackers and a person suspect- civilians and foreign tourists. tional Guard said, labelling the ed of recruiting them were also Sunday’s attack took place close attack a “terrorist” act. arrested, he added. to the site of the deadliest at- The wounded officer was He said the attackers were tack, when 38 people, most of (FILES) In this file photo taken on 1 May 2019 WikiLeaks founder Julian “in a stable condition”, interior a pair of twins and a third man them Britons, were killed in a Assange gestures from the window of a prison van as he is driven out of ministry spokesman Khaled from the marginalised north- 2015 beachside shooting ram- Southwark Crown Court in London, after having been sentenced to 50 Hayouni told AFP. western region of Siliana, he page. —AFP weeks in prison for breaching his bail conditions in 2012. PHOTO: AFP 8 SEPTEMBER 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ECON / BIZ / ADV 13 Sterling sinks as Johnson resurrects spectre of no-deal Brexit
LONDON (United King- Johnson said, insisting it interests.” dom) — The British pound would still be a “good out- In response to the sank Monday after Prime come” for Britain. report, Downing Street Minister Boris Johnson The Financial Times said only that it was still appeared to revive inves- meanwhile reported that “working hard to resolve tor fears of a no-deal Brex- Johnson is planning leg- outstanding issues with it, dealers said. islation to override parts the Northern Ireland Pro- Heading into the of the withdrawal treaty tocol” but was considering half-way point in London, that Britain and the EU “fall-back options”. sterling deepened losses agreed last year. EU leader Ursula von to shed 1.0 per cent versus The report cited three der Leyen warned that the dollar. It was also down people close to the plans Britain is legally obliged 0.8 per cent against the as saying a bill to be put to respect the Brexit with- European single currency. before parliament this drawal agreement, which Johnson has given an week would undermine must form the basis of October 15 deadline for a agreements relating to bilateral relations going post-Brexit trade agree- Northern Ireland customs forward. ment with the European and state aid. The eighth round of Union, brushing off fears negotiations resume in about “no-deal” chaos if ’Negotiation tactics?’ A counting machine tallies British pound notes at a currency exchange in Kuala Lumpur on London this week, with talks fail. “Judging by today’s 16 January 2017. PHOTO: AFP both sides talking increas- “If we can’t agree by price action in the pound, ingly tough, amid accusa- then, then I do not see that investors appear to believe a no-deal Brexit,” Think- “However, I reckon it a cliff-edge Brexit will tions of intransigence and there will be a free-trade that Johnson has indeed Markets analyst Fawad- is all part of negotiation probably be avoided as political brinkmanship. agreement between us,” resurrected the spectre of Razaqzada told AFP. tactics -- and in the end it is not in either party’s —AFP Nissan received record 130 bil. yen loan Key index suggests Japan economy slumping for guaranteed by Japan gov’t record-long period TOKYO — The Develop- yen ($1.2 billion) to Nissan ernment will repay most dealt a further blow to sales TOKYO — Japan’s econ- ing” for the 12th straight ment Bank of Japan ex- Motor Co. in May with a of it in case of a default by at Nissan -- already hurt omy continued to dete- month, the longest on re- tended a record 130 billion guarantee that the gov- the struggling automaker, by restructuring following riorate in July amid the cord. sources familiar with the the expansion pursued by continued impact of the That is longer than the matter said Monday. former boss Carlos Ghosn, coronavirus pandemic, 11-month period through The guarantee is part who was ousted amid alle- the government said Mon- April 2009, during which of the 180 billion yen loan gations of financial miscon- day, citing a key index that the office employed the that Nissan received from duct. The DBJ judged that signalled it had stagnated same expression largely the state-affiliated financial the loan should be extend- for a longer period than in due to the global econom- institution to weather the ed swiftly due to the poten- the 2008-09 global financial ic slowdown following the impact of the novel coro- tial impact from Nissan’s crisis. collapse of Lehman Broth- navirus pandemic. Under woes on local economies The Cabinet Office’s ers the previous year. the arrangement, if the such as jobs at suppliers, coincident index of busi- The monthly assess- automaker defaults on the according to the sources. ness conditions rose 1.8 ment is derived from the loan, the government will Nissan reported a net points from June to 76.2 latest three- and sev- shoulder up to 80 per cent, loss of 671.22 billion yen against the 2015 base of en-month moving aver- or about 100 billion yen, of in the business year that 100, up for the second con- ages of the index. “Wors- Photo taken on 14 July 2020 in Yokohama near Tokyo shows the new Nissan Motor Co. logo on its new the guaranteed portion, us- ended in March, the first secutive month. But the ening” is the office’s most electric vehicle Ariya, scheduled to be launched in mid- ing taxpayers’ money. full-year red ink in 11 years. office continued to rate pessimistic expression. 2021. PHOTO: KYODO NEWS The pandemic has — Kyodo News the economy as “worsen- — Kyodo News
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ecological emergency”. assault Protesters blocked the road with vehicles and chained on good themselves to obstacles to pre- vent delivery lorries leaving the samaritan plant. Deliveries of newspapers ROME (Italy) — Italian police including The Times and its tab- have arrested four suspects af- loid stablemate The Sun were ter a young man of Cape Verdi- affected. an descent was beaten to death A separate protest at anoth- near Rome at the weekend, in er plant in northwest England a case which hit the headlines saw 26 people charged with ag- on Monday. gravated trespass, Merseyside Willy Monteiro Duarte, Police said on Sunday. 21, was assaulted after he ap- The Times and The Sun are parently came to the rescue owned by News Corp, controlled of a school friend during an by media magnate Rupert Mur- altercation on Sunday, Italian doch who has been accused of newspaper reports said. denying climate change. As Duarte and his friends Prime Minister Boris John- were walking home in Collefe- son, a former newspaper report- ro, a small town about 50 kilo- er and columnist, led criticism metres (30 miles) east of Rome, of the protests, accusing dem- a car pulled up and four men onstrators of trying to stifle free jumped out, witnesses told the speech. Il Messagero newspaper. Policemen carry away Extinction Rebellion activists taking part in a street blockade in Warsaw, demanding an Home Secretary Priti Patel His friends were able to announcement of Climate Alert for Poland, on 7 September 2020. Several hundreds activists blocked traffic as they sat down on the street. PHOTO: AFP has reportedly ordered a review flee but when they later re- of legislation including the pos- turned to the scene, they found sibility of reclassifying Extinc- Duarte dying in a pool of blood. LONDON (United Kingdom) — the protesters were all charged until a hearing on November tion Rebellion as an organized Police arrested four sus- British police have charged 51 with obstruction of the highway 27, it said in a statement late crime group. pects at a nearby pub “with people after a protest by Extinc- after the protest in Waltham on Sunday. She wrote in the Daily blood still on their hands”, Il tion Rebellion outside a printing Cross, north of London, on Fri- Extinction Rebellion, which Mail on Monday that activists Messagero said. The suspects works that caused delays to the day night. is conducting 10 days of pro- should “face the full force of are said to be two brothers deliveries of several national One woman was remanded tests, accuses the newspapers’ the law” because of “guerrilla who are specialized in mixed newspapers. in custody to appear in court on owners of “failing to report tactics” that disrupt daily life. martial-arts combat and two Hertfordshire Police said Monday. The others were bailed accurately on the climate and —AFP associates.—AFP Saudi king calls for ‘fair’ Palestinian solution in Trump call
RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) — Saudi kingdom, as Israeli premier Ben- “President Trump high- Arabia supports a “fair” solu- jamin Netanyahu announced the lighted the significance of the tion for the Palestinian cause, launch of regular direct flights Abraham Accords and discussed King Salman has told Donald linking the UAE with the Jewish ways to enhance regional secu- Trump in a phone call, as the US state. rity and prosperity.” President praised the kingdom The announcement came Allowing flights between Is- for opening its airspace to Isra- just days after the first direct rael and the Emirates to cross el-UAE flights. commercial flight from Tel Aviv Saudi airspace saves long de- Saudi Arabia has said it to Abu Dhabi passed through tours around the Arabian pen- will not follow the United Arab Saudi airspace, marking the insula. Emirates, which announced normalization of Israel-UAE ties Saudi Arabia, the Arab last month it would establish under a US-backed deal known world’s biggest economy and diplomatic ties with Israel, until as the Abraham Accords. home to Islam’s holiest sites, the Jewish state has signed an Riyadh’s decision marked faces more sensitive political internationally recognized peace another concrete sign of Saudi calculations than the UAE. accord with the Palestinians. Arabia’s cooperation with Israel Despite its clandestine rela- A handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) authorities In a phone call to Trump on even after it publicly refused to tions with Israel, a formal recog- on 22 July 2020, shows King Salman bin Abdulaziz chairing a virtual Sunday, King Salman affirmed follow the UAE’s move. nition of the Jewish state would cabinet meeting from his office at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in the “kingdom’s keenness to “President Trump... wel- be seen by Palestinians and their Riyadh. PHOTO: AFP reach a lasting and fair solution comed the opening of Saudi air supporters as a betrayal of their to the Palestinian cause to bring space to flights between Israel cause and hurt the kingdom’s im- gional rift with Qatar, the White and siding with Saudi Arabia’s peace”, the official Saudi Press and the United Arab Emirates, age as the leader of the Islamic House added. regional rival Iran. Qatar denies Agency reported. beginning with last week’s his- world, analysts say. Riyadh and its allies severed the charges. Last week, Saudi Arabia toric commercial flight from Tel Trump also urged Saudi ties with Doha in a shock move The crisis shows no sign of agreed to permit UAE flights Aviv to Abu Dhabi,” said a White Arabia to “negotiate with other in 2017, accusing the gas-rich relenting despite rising interna- to “all countries” to overfly the House readout of the phone call. Gulf countries” to resolve a re- emirate of backing extremists tional pressure. —AFP 8 SEPTEMBER 2020 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ASIA 15
India passes Brazil for world’s second most virus cases NEWS IN BRIEF NEW DELHI (India)—India seen since late May, according to overtook Brazil on Monday as the health ministry figures. Typhoon hits country with the second highest Health Secretary Matt Han- South Korea number of confirmed coronavirus cock said the latest sufferers were cases, even as key metro train predominantly young people. after triggering lines re-opened as part of efforts “It’s important that people landslides in Japan to boost the South Asian nation’s don’t allow this illness to infect battered economy. their grandparents and to lead India has emerged in recent to the sort of problems that we SOKCHO (South Korea) — A weeks as the new global pandem- saw earlier in the year,” he said. powerful typhoon lashed South ic hotspot, although cases contin- The British government said Korea on Monday after smash- ue to soar across the globe with it would tighten local restrictions ing into southern Japan with reported infections worldwide in areas showing sharp rises in record winds and heavy rains nearing 27 million and deaths cases, rather than impose a sec- that left up to eight people dead surpassing 880,000. ond national lockdown, for fear of or missing. France, Israel and Australia its impacts on the economy. More than 300,000 house- were among the nations forced A man cycle past a deserted road during a day-long state-imposed In France authorities placed holds were still without in recent days to extend travel lockdown as a preventive measure against the surge in Covid-19 seven more regions covering sev- power Monday afternoon restrictions or impose new ones coronavirus cases in Siliguri on 7 September 2020. PHOTO: AFP eral major cities on high alert after Typhoon Haishen roared to try and contain fresh surges. Sunday. past Japan’s southern island of India, home to some of the The metro in the capital New riages were sparsely filled as peo- The curbs came after France Kyushu, ripping off roofs and world’s most densely populated Delhi began reopening on Mon- ple followed guidelines dictating reported a record of nearly 9,000 dumping half a metre (20 inch- cities, has been reporting the day after a five-month shutdown that only alternate seats could be daily cases on Friday. In Paris es) of water in just a day. —AFP highest single-day rises in the and 12 other cities restarted sub- occupied. masks are now mandatory in all world and on Monday it confirmed way services. public spaces. a new record of nearly 91,000 new “For our lives to move on, we New European spikes Lockdowns have also been Philippines cases. have to get out of our homes... so For total deaths worldwide, imposed or extended in Israel and Infections have now risen this is a good move by the gov- the United States has the most Australia in recent days. president pardons above 4.2 million, surpassing ernment,” passenger Deepak Ku- with more than 188,000, followed Israel decided Sunday to US marine in Brazil’s total and making India’s mar, who took the Delhi subway by Brazil with 126,000. India is begin “a nightly closure” of 40 tally the second-highest behind to work, told AFP. next with about 71,000 fatalities. cities and towns with the highest transgender the United States’ 6.25 million. Authorities imposed strict Britain, one of the worst-hit infection rates. killing However, with India’s econ- rules on the trains, with masks, countries at the start of the pan- Prime Minister Benjamin omy imploding following months social distancing and tempera- demic, is also battling another Netanyahu said “educational in- of travel restrictions, authorities ture checks mandatory. spike. stitutions” would be closed and MANILA (Philippines)—Philip- pressed on with risky reignition During peak hour in New The number of daily cases hit gatherings limited from Mon- pine President Rodrigo Duterte plans. Delhi on Monday morning, car- nearly 3,000 on Sunday, a level not day.—AFP has granted an absolute pardon to a US marine con- victed of killing a transgender Typhoon leaves 1 dead, 4 missing, over 100 injured in Japan woman, officials said Monday, drawing condemnation from TOKYO — A powerful typhoon left 1 per- was also used as a residence. fractured his skull after falling from the rights groups. son dead, four missing and 108 injured The woman’s husband in his 70s, who runs the roof of a garage in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Monday in Japan as it battered almost company, suffered broken ribs, according to police. while four people suffered slight injuries Pemberton has been in prison the whole of the country’s southwest- Elsewhere in the region, a man in his 40s at an evacuation center in Goto, Nagasaki since the October 2014 killing ern main island of Kyushu with violent Prefecture, after a window shattered, of Jennifer Laude, whom he winds, causing massive blackouts, and according to authorities. met at a bar while on a break disrupting transportation and some mo- Major mobile carriers NTT Docomo from military exercises in the bile networks. Inc., KDDI Corp. and SoftBank Corp. said northern city of Olongapo.— A woman in her 70s in Kagoshima their networks were disrupted in areas of AFP Prefecture died in a hospital after falling Kyushu, as well as the western regions of in a street gutter Sunday as she tried to Shikoku and Chugoku. 2 civilians killed in evacuate to the house of an acquaint- Kyushu Railway Co., which canceled ance, according to local authorities. its shinkansen and other train services, improvised bomb About 23,000 people in 11 prefec- is planning to restart them Tuesday in blasts in southern tures were taking shelter Monday after- areas where it has been confirmed that noon, while some 200,000 households on they can operate safely. Afghanistan the southwestern main island continued West Japan Railway Co. also halted to be without electricity. its Sanyo Shinkansen bullet train services Even as Typhoon Haishen headed between Hiroshima and Hakata, while a KANDAHAR— Two Impro- for the Korean Peninsula, the Japan Me- number of flights were canceled. Tokaido vised Explosive Device (IED) teorological Agency warned of torrential Shinkansen bullet train services were explosions killed two civilians rain, strong winds and tidal surges in temporarily suspended as well due to and injured two others in some areas, urging people across a wide heavy rain, according to Central Japan southern Afghanistan, officials area to remain vigilant. Railway Co. said Monday. In the village of Shiiba, Miyazaki Many department stores, supermar- In one incident, a civilian was Prefecture, where rainfall of over 400 kets and shops in Kyushu were closed killed and another wounded millimetres was recorded on Sunday, temporarily. early on Monday after a tricy- police officers were searching for a Many people spent the night at evac- cle was hit by an IED in Zharay woman in her 60s, her son in his 30s Broken pieces of the exterior wall of a gymnasium uation shelters and hotels across Kyushu district of Kandahar province, and two Vietnamese male interns who are seen scattered on the ground in Nagasaki, and the southern Japan islands of Okina- Jamal Barekzay, provincial po- southwestern Japan, on 7 September 2020, after they were reported missing after a mudslide were blown off by strong winds brought by powerful wa Prefecture as they waited for the ty- lice spokesman, told Xinhua. struck a construction firm office, which Typhoon Haishen. PHOTO: KYODO NEWS phoon to pass. — Kyodo News —Xinhua 8 SEPTEMBER 2020 16 SPORT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Shan United beats Hantharwady United 4-2 in MNL Week-14
Shan United FC won Han- scored by Donald Bissa at 25th tharwady United 4-2 in Week- minute and Hein Htet Aung at 14 of MPT Myanmar Nation- 63rd minute. al League (MNL) 2020 at the On the same day, Yangon Yangon United Sports Complex United won Magwe United 3-1 at yesterday. Thuwunna Stadium and Rakh- The goals for Shan Unit- ine United beat Sagaing United ed were scored by Zwe Thet 1-0 at Padonmar Stadium. Paing at 13th minute, Maximin In Week-14, Yadanarbon at 35th minute, Dway Ko Ko at FC will play against Ayeyawady 70th minute, and Hein Phyo Win United at Yangon United Sport th at 86 minute, while the goals Complex at 1:30 pm today (8 Players from Shan United and Hantharwady United vie for the ball during a Week-14 match of MPT MNL 2020 for Hantharwady United were September 2020). — Kyaw Khin at the Yangon United Sports Complex on 7 September 2020. PHOTO: MNL Tokyo Olympics will go ahead ‘with Novak Djokovic ‘extremely or without Covid’ - IOC’s Coates sorry’ after US Open
ahead next year, with most back- disqualification ing either another postponement or a cancellation. NEW YORK (United States)— lines person and the tournament ‘Monumental task’ Novak Djokovic apologized for told me that thank God she is Coates said the Japanese his US Open disqualification on feeling ok. government “haven’t dropped Sunday, declaring himself “ex- “I’m extremely sorry to the baton at all” following the tremely sorry” for the moment have caused her such stress. postponement, despite the of madness which saw him de- So unintended. So wrong.” Djok- “monumental task” of putting faulted from the tournament. ovic, who left Flushing Meadows the event back a year. In a statement on Insta- without speaking to reporters “Before Covid, (IOC presi- gram just hours after his sen- following his exit, said he would dent) Thomas Bach said this is sational exit in New York, the try to learn from the incident. the best prepared Games we’ve Serbian world number one said “As for the disqualification, ever seen, the venues were al- he had been left “really sad and I need to go back within and most all finished, they are now empty” by the controversy. work on my disappointment and (FILES) This file photo taken on August 24, 2020 shows the Olympic finished, the village is amazing, The 33-year-old was tossed turn this all into a lesson for my Rings and the Japanese flag outside the Olympic Museum in Tokyo. Tokyo’s postponed Olympics will go ahead next year regardless of all the transport arrangements, from the tournament after acci- growth and evolution as a player the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, IOC vice president John Coates everything is fine,” he said. dentally hitting a tennis ball into and human being,” he said. told AFP on 7 September 2020, saying they would be the “Games that “Now it’s been postponed the throat of a line official dur- “I apologize to the @usopen conquered Covid”. PHOTO: AFP by one year, that’s presented a ing his fourth round match with tournament and everyone asso- SYDNEY (Australia)— Tokyo’s referring to a catastrophic earth- monumental task in terms of Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta. ciated for my behaviour. I’m very postponed Olympics will go quake and tsunami in northeast- re-securing all the venues... “This whole situation has grateful to my team and family ahead next year regardless of ern Japan in 2011. something like 43 hotels we had left me really sad and empty,” for being my rock support, and the coronavirus pandemic, IOC “Now very much these will to get out of those contracts and Djokovic said in a statement on my fans for always being there vice president John Coates told be the Games that conquered re-negotiate for a year later. Instagram. “I checked on the with me. —AFP AFP Monday, vowing they will Covid, the light at the end of the “Sponsorships had to be ex- be the “Games that conquered tunnel.” tended a year, broadcast rights.” Covid”. In a landmark decision, the With much of that work The Olympics have never 2020 Olympics were postponed underway, or accomplished, been cancelled outside of the because of the global march of a task force has been set up to world wars and Coates, speak- the pandemic and they are now look at the different scenarios in ing in a phone interview, was set to open on July 23, 2021. 2021 — from how border controls adamant that the Tokyo Games But Japan’s borders are still will affect the movement of ath- will start on their revised date. largely closed to foreign visitors letes, to whether fans can pack “It will take place with or and a vaccine is months or even venues and how to keep stadi- without Covid. The Games will years away, feeding speculation ums safe. The group, comprising start on July 23 next year,” said about whether the Games are Japanese and IOC officials, met Coates, who heads the Inter- feasible at all. for the first time last week. national Olympic Committee’s Japanese officials have “Their job now is to look at Coordination Commission for made clear they would not delay all the different counter-meas- the Tokyo Games. them a second time beyond 2021. ures that will be required for “The Games were going There are signs that public the Games to take place,” said (FILES) In this file photo Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates his win over Milos Raonic of Canada in the men’s singles final of the to be, their theme, the Recon- enthusiasm in Japan is waning Coates, the long-time president Western & Southern Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National struction Games after the dev- after a recent poll found just one of the Australian Olympic Com- Tennis Centre on 29 August 2020 in the Queens borough of New York astation of the tsunami,” he said, in four Japanese want them to go mittee.—AFP City. PHOTO: AFP