FLOODS ARE NOT NATURAL DISASTERS; HENCE, HUMANS SHOULD BE ABLE TO COUNTER THEM P-8-9 (OPINION)

NATIONAL Union Minister for International Cooperation U Kyaw Tin attends the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Ministerial Meetings PAGE-3

Vol. V, No. 112, 10th Waning of Second Waso 1380 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Monday, 6 August 2018 Community-based tourism underway in Danu Self-Administered Zone

“Hopefully, tourist arrivals will be In the past, the factory was higher in the coming open season, run by firewood, but now it has as visa relaxation for South Ko- become a gas-and-electrici- rea, Japan and China has already ty-powered smokeless industry, been made,” said Vice President producing quality tea and help- U Henry Van Thio during his tour ing conserve the natural envi- of Danu Self-Administered Zone ronment. on 4 August. After visiting Pinsein vil- The Vice President also lage in Pindaya Township and stressed necessary preparations giving instructions on commu- for providing better tourism ser- nity-based tourism development vices before looking into the re- in Danu Self-Administered Zone, quirements for the development he arrived at a coffee plantation of community-based tourism in- in Myaing village, Ywangan dustry in the Danu Self-Adminis- Township. At his meeting with tered Zone at a village in Pindaya coffee-growers and officials, the Township. Vice President promised technol- In his capacity as the Chair ogy assistance and quality strains of the Central Committee for for them, saying that they should the Development of the Nation- extend coffee cultivation for ex- al Tourism Industry (CCDNTI), port and domestic consumption. the Vice President inspected the The township has put over 7000 Shwe Oo Min Cave, preparations acres under coffee. for community-based tourism, a He then arrived at YeU vil- green tea factory, a coffee farm lage in the township and inspect- and a coffee mill in Pindaya and ed production process at a coffee Ywangan townships of the zone Vice President U Henry Van Thio observes the Shwe Oo Min Cave in Pindaya yesterday. PHOTO: MNA factory, a coffee warehouse and in Shan State in the east of the a coffee seed drying ground. He country, At an elephant camp in need to exert efforts for great- into a public vacation and educa- for the Buddha images and oth- also viewed the natural scenery Kalaw township, southern Shan er success of the camp that has tion centre, encouraging public er religious artifacts Buddhist and coffee plantations around the State, he heard a report on the become popular within a short involvement in the environment people of past successive eras village where bungalows will be salient points of the camp, the period after its inauguration conservation activities, promot- had made and placed in the nat- erected for eco-tourism. future prospects of the tourism and for turning the facility into ing nature tourism of the country urally-formed chamber. A total of 1200 coffee plants industry, the upgrading of the an all-season destination. and protecting the elephants. Later, the Vice President on an acre of plantation can yield camp’s entrance road, the elec- Located at milepost 54/3 of MTE, a State-owned busi- observed the bungalows under up to 0.25 ton of coffee beans that trification of the camp and plans Meiktila-Taunggyi road, the 900- ness entity, opened the camp on construction and the display of can fetch from US$6500 to $8000. for hosting greater number of acre camp has been promoted 13 February this year under the traditional foods and souvenirs The Vice President was ac- vacationers in the coming open into a green business with the name of ‘Shan Yoma Recreation at Hsikyain village in Pindaya companied by deputy ministers season, presented by an official aim of earning more income for Elephant Camp’. Township, which will become a Maj-Gen Aung Thu, U Hla Kyaw of Myanma Timber Enterprise the State, generating job oppor- At the Shwe Oo Min Cave community-based tourism des- and U Kyaw Myo and officials dur- (MTE). tunities for elephant workers and in Pindaya, Vice President U tination. He also visited a tea ing the tour.— Myanmar News In response, he stressed the their families, turning the camp Henry Van Thio donated cash factory there. Agency

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Myeik tourism association meets Sesame seeds Benefits of with businessmen from Thai sister purchased only after community- city to promote bilateral tourism acid-level testing based tourism PAGE-4 PAGE-5 PAGE-8 6 AUGUST 2018 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Union Minister: All religious bodies, individuals working in unity, mutual respect

UNION MINISTER for Religious Affairs and Culture Thura U Aung Ko met with the Interfaith Friendship and Unity Group (My- anmar) at the National Museum in Dagon Township, Yangon yes- terday. Speaking on the occasion, the Union Minister said, as an initiation of religious affairs, friendship and cooperation, a group for interfaith friendship and unity was formed in 2008 under the supervision of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, with the aim of solving religious problems and accusations as a Union Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture Thura U Aung Ko meets Interfaith Friendship and Unity Group (Myanmar). PHOTO: MNA non-governmental organization and serving as an unofficial body now. As the ardent members partments have already been are four major religions – Bud- eration and Hindu families flood for religious activities under the of the group had retired due to informed about the reformation dhism, Christianity, Islam and relief group presented Ks5.1 mil- supervision of the ministry. health grounds, the group needs of the group to render assistance Hinduism, he noted, saying that lion and All Christian Religious “Since the group received reinforcement and reorganiza- to it. although there was diversity, all Organization presented Ks2 a certificate of honour from the tion. The ministry reformed the As the group is an independ- religious bodies and individuals million. The Union Minister ac- President on 30 April 2013, it has group with 72 persons, includ- ent NGO, it must not be under were working in unity and mutual cepted the donations. been taking part as a sector in ing the leading patrons, the pa- the control of any government respect. The Union Minister then Also present at the meet- the national development under- trons, the chair, the vice-chairs, body, including the Ministry of made a wish for the success of ing were Permanent Secretary takings,” the Union Minister re- on 10 July this year to accelerate Religious Affairs and Culture, the the group in collectively striv- of the Ministry of Religious Af- counted, explaining its formation its functions in all parts of the Union Minister assured, adding ing for fostering love and unity fairs and Culture U Tun Ohn under the permission of Yangon country. According to the wish that the ministry would help the among the faiths and propagat- and heads of department, lead- Region government and registra- of the people of the respective group to independently perform ing the spirit of peace, ing patrons, patrons, chair, vice tion under the Ministry of Home faiths, the chairmanship duty religious duties and serve the Next, All Myanmar Islam- chairs, secretaries and members Affairs. will be assigned to a Buddhist national interest as prescribed in ic Religious Organization pre- of the work executive commit- He said, “The group has representative. Region and state the State’s laws. In the Republic sented Ks5 million for the flood tee and departmental officials. been formed for some years governments and relevant de- of the Union of Myanmar, there victims, All Myanmar Hindu Fed- — Myanmar news Agency

Coord meeting held for All-Round Youth Development Festival (Mandalay)

CHAIRMAN of the Working Committee for holding All- Round Youth Development Festival (Mandalay), Deputy Minister for Information U Aung Hla Tun, inspected the University of Mandalay com- Union Minister Lt-Gen Kyaw Swe leaving Yangon International Airport for the 7th Bali Process Ministerial Conference in Indonesia. PHOTO: MNA pound, yesterday morning, where preparations are being Union Minister Lt-Gen made to hold the All-Round Youth Development Festival. Kyaw Swe leaves for Indonesia In the afternoon, officials from the Working Committee A DELEGATION led by Union Bali Process Ministerial Meet- for holding All-Round Youth Minister for Home Affairs Lt- ing and a ministerial-level forum Development Festival (Man- Gen Kyaw Swe left Yangon Inter- between governments and econ- dalay) and other work commit- national Airport yesterday morn- omists in Bali, Indonesia from 6 tees held a meeting at the uni- ing to attend the 7th Bali Process to 7 August. It will be attended versity, attended by the Deputy Ministerial Conference that will by Ministers and senior officials Minister, the Chairman of the be held in Bali, Indonesia. from UNHCR, UNDP and ION. Festival Preparation Work Deputy Minister U Aung Hla Tun addresses the meeting at the The Union Minister and dele- Accompanying the Union Min- Committee, Mandalay Region University of Mandalay. PHOTO: MNA gation were seen off by Secretary ister are the Chief of Myanmar Minister for City Development, of Yangon Region government Police Force Police Lt-Gen Aung Mandalay City Mayor Dr. Ye Mandalay from 11 to 13 August. – physical, knowledge, charac- and officials from the Ministry of Win Oo, Director General U Htay Lwin and other officials The All-Round Youth De- ter, friendship and wealth – to Home Affairs. Hlaing from the Ministry of La- They discussed in detail velopment Festival (Manda- support their vision and ideas The 7th Bali Process Ministe- bour, Immigration and Resettle- plans for holding a successful lay) is being held with the aim in building up the future of My- rial Conference will be jointly held ment and other senior officials. All-Round Youth Development of promoting the development anmar’s society. — Myanmar with the Senior Official Meeting, — MNA Festival at the University of of the five strengths of youths News Agency 6 AUGUST 2018 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 Union Minister for International Cooperation U Kyaw Tin attends the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Ministerial Meetings ASEAN Foreign Ministers welcome the establishment of Independent Commission of Enquiry by the Government of Myanmar

THE Myanmar Delegation led for Refugees (UNHCR) and the by U Kyaw Tin, Union Minister United Nations Development for International Cooperation, Programme (UNDP), Myan- arrived back yesterday after at- mar’s efforts and arrangements tending the 51st ASEAN Foreign to commence repatriation of Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and the displaced persons including its Related Ministerial Meetings through implementation of the held in Singapore from 1 to 4 Au- bilateral agreements as well as gust 2018. establishment of the Independ- While in Singapore, the Un- ent Commission of Enquiry by ion Minister attended Interface the Government of Myanmar, Meeting with Representatives of as part of its national initiative the ASEAN Intergovernmental to address reconciliation, peace, Commission on Human Rights stability and development in Ra- (AICHR), Meeting of the South- khine. east Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free At the end of the ASEAN Zone (SEANWFZ) Commission Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, and Working Dinner of the ASE- Union Minister U Kyaw Tin and other Ministers seen at the 19th ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. the Joint Communiqué of the AN Foreign Ministers on 1 Au- PHOTO: MNA 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ gust 2018. Meeting was issued in which On 2 August, the Union Min- the ASEAN-Australia Ministerial sions of the 25th ASEAN Regional Switzerland. During the bilater- the Foreign Ministers expressed ister paid a courtesy call on Mr. Meeting, the Union Minister co- Forum. al meetings, the Union Minister their continued support for My- Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minis- chaired the Meeting with Ms. Jul- The Union Minister also at- discussed issues of mutual inter- anmar’s humanitarian relief pro- ter of the Republic of Singapore, ie Bishop, Minister for Foreign tended the 9th Mekong-Ganga ests and promotion of bilateral gramme in Rakhine State and together with other ASEAN For- Affairs of Australia, and handed Cooperation (MGC) Ministerial relations. welcomed the ongoing efforts of eign Ministers. Then, the Union over the Country Coordinator- Meeting, the 8th Mekong-Repub- At the ASEAN Foreign Min- Technical Working Group (TWG) Minister attended the Opening ship to Malaysia at the end of lic of Korea Ministerial Meeting, isters’ Retreat Session, the East for the adoption of the Work Plan Ceremony of the 51st ASEAN the Meeting. Also at the ASE- the 11th Lower Mekong Initia- Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ to implement the MOU. In the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, AN-Canada Ministerial Meeting, tives (LMI) Ministerial Meeting Meeting and the ASEAN Region- Joint Communiqué, the Foreign Signing Ceremonies of the In- the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and the 11th Mekong-Japan al Forum, Union Minister U Kyaw Ministers also noted the progress struments of Accession to the of the Philippines handed over Ministerial Meeting. At the 8th Tin updated the Meetings in an made by the Government of My- Treaty of Amity and Cooperation the Country Coordinatorship to Mekong-Republic of Korea Min- informal setting on the recent anmar in implementing the rec- in Southeast Asia (TAC) by Ar- the Union Minister. Myanmar will isterial Meeting, the Union Min- developments in Rakhine State. ommendations of the final report gentina and Iran, Plenary and serve as the Country Coordina- ister co-chaired the Meeting with In his briefing, the Union of the Advisory Commission on Retreat Sessions of the 51st ASE- tor for ASEAN-Canada Dialogue Ms. Kang Kyung-wha, Minister of Minister highlighted, among oth- Rakhine State and welcomed the AN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Relations from August 2018 to Foreign Affairs of the Republic ers, the complexity of the issue establishment of an Independent (AMM) and ASEAN Post Minis- August 2021. In the evening, the of Korea. of Rakhine State, ARSA terrorist Commission of Enquiry. They terial Conferences (PMC) with Union Minister attended the Gala While in Singapore, the Un- group’s unprovoked attacks that also expressed their continued Japan, Russia, China and New Dinner hosted by the Foreign ion Minister had bilateral meet- had ignited the humanitarian support for Myanmar’s efforts Zealand. Minister of Singapore. ings with Ministers of Foreign crisis, progresses achieved in to bring peace, stability, the rule On 3 August, the Union On 4 August, the Union Min- Affairs of Malaysia, Republic of implementing the recommen- of law, to promote harmony and Minister attended ASEAN Post ister attended the 19th ASEAN Korea, Thailand, Timor Leste, dations of the Advisory Commis- reconciliation among the various Ministerial Conferences (PMC) Plus Three Foreign Ministers’ Australia, the United States of sion and the Memorandum of communities, as well as to en- with India, Canada, Republic of Meeting, the 8th East Asia Sum- America, and Democratic Peo- Understanding (MOU) signed sure sustainable and equitable Korea, European Union, Aus- mit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, ple’s Republic of Korea as well between Myanmar, the United development in Rakhine State.— tralia and the United States. At and Retreat and Plenary Ses- as Deputy Foreign Minister of Nations High Commissioner Myanmar News Agency Delegation led by Foreign Minister of Japan arrives in Myanmar

A delegation led by Foreign Min- tion were welcomed by Perma- ister of Japan Mr. Taro Kono ar- nent Secretary of the Ministry of rived at Nay Pyi Taw Interna- Foreign Affairs U Myint Thu and tional Airport through Bangkok, Ambassador of Japan to Myan- Japanese Foreign Minister and Thailand by air yesterday. The mar Mr. Ichiro Maruyama and delegation arrive at Nay Pyi Taw foreign minister and his delega- officials.—MNA International Airport. PHOTO: MNA 6 AUGUST 2018 4 LOCAL NEWS THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Myeik tourism association meets with businessmen www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com from Thai sister city to promote bilateral tourism CHIEF EDITOR Clovis Santiago [email protected] BUSINESSMEN from tourism DEPUTY CHIEF EDITOR associations of sister cities My- Aye Min Soe eik and Parchuap Khiri Khan [email protected] and relevant officials discussed SENIOR EDITORIAL CONSULTANT promotion of bilateral tourism at Kyaw Myaing the Grand Jade Hotel in Myeik, SENIOR TRANSLATORS Taninthayi Region yesterday. Zaw Min, “This event aims to bolster [email protected] Win Ko Ko Aung, tourism in the border cities of [email protected] Thailand and Myanmar. We can visit Parchuap Khiri Khan only INTERNATIONAL NEWS EDITOR Ye Htut Tin, with temporary border pass. [email protected] Only Thai citizens, and not third-country foreigners, can vis- LOCAL NEWS EDITORS Tun Tun Naing (Editor), it Myanmar through Parchuap [email protected] Khiri Khan province. They usu- Nwe Nwe Tun (Sub-editor), [email protected] ally visit through cultural tours, or are here on pilgrimage or TRANSLATORS recreation”, said Dr. Thein Swe Khaing Thanda Lwin, Hay Mar Tin Win, Myint, chair of Myeik Tourism Ei Myat Mon Entrepreneurs Association. Zaw Htet Oo About 60 businessmen from Kyaw Zin Lin Kyaw Zin Tun Prachuap Khiri Khan and 40 en- Myanmar and Thai businessmen pose for a photo after discussing promotion of bilateral tourism at Grand trepreneurs and officials from Jade Hotel in Myeik, Taninthayi Region yesterday. PHOTO KHAING HTOO (MYEIK IPRD) REPORTER Myeik district were present at May Thet Hnin, [email protected] the meeting. Tourism operators eik Tourism Entrepreneurs As- cording to an official from the from Myeik discussed tourism [email protected] from Prachuap Khiri Khan intro- sociation. There are around 200 association. matters with the Prachuap Khiri

PHOTOGRAPHER duced a tour trip from Prachuap islands in Myeik District, and the U Myint Zaw, assistant di- Khan association. Later, they Kyaw Zeya Win @ Phoe Khwar to Hua Hin. Out of 30 tour compa- association guides visitors to the rector of Myeik District Gener- exchanged gifts and took com- nies operating in Myeik District, following islands -- Smart, Dome, al Administration Department, memorative photos. — Khaing COMPUTER TEAM Tun Zaw, Thein Ngwe, 22 are listed as members of My- Harris Island or Lay Kyun, ac- and officials and businessmen Htoo (Myeik IPRD) Zaw Zaw Aung, Ye Naing Soe, Nyi Zaw Moe, Hnin Pwint, Kay Khaing Win, Sanda Hnin Tachilek border hosted over 282,000 globetrotters since April EDITORIAL SECTION (+95) (01)8604529, Fax — (+95) (01) 8604305 THE arrival of international lers, including 277,244 day-trip- tourists and others visited gust this year, 29,253 interna- CIRCULATION & DISTRIBUTION tourists entering Myanmar pers, 3,242 visitors who joined well-known destinations, in- tional visitors toured Myanmar San Lwin, (+95) (01) 8604532, Hotline - 09 974424114 through Tachilek, a Myanmar Mongphyat-Kengtung trip and cluding Talaw market, Bayint- through the Tachilek border and Thai border town, has ex- 2,421 entering the town by air. naung statue, Myoma market point of entry. ADVERTISING & MARKETING ceeded 282,000 during the past Of the total foreign visitors, in Wunkaung Ward, Koemyo- As part of eco-tourism de- ( +95) (01) 8604530, Hotline - 09 974424848 four months, according to a re- Thai tourists made up the ma- sin spirit house, the replica of velopment plan, the Ministry of [email protected] port of the Ministry of Hotels jority. Shwedagon Pagoda, Padaung Hotels and Tourism is acceler- [email protected] and Tourism. U Tayza Min, assistant di- Village, Pintork waterfall, Chi- ating its attempts to implement Printed and published at the Global New Between 1 April and 2 Au- rector from the Directorate of nese temples and some other more community-based tourism Light of Myanmar Printing Factory at gust this year, the town hosted Hotels and Tourism (Tachilek Buddhist monasteries. projects and border tourism. — No.150, Nga Htat Kyee Pagoda Road, Bahan

Township, Yangon, by the Global New Light a total of 282,907 foreign travel- branch office), said the Thai Between 20 July and 2 Au- Wai Yan Linn (IPRD) of Myanmar Daily under Printing Permit No. 00510 and Publishing Permit No. 00629. [email protected] Water purification tablets www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com www.facebook.com/TheGNLM donated to flood victims in Thaton Township

A TOTAL of 28,800 anti-bacte- his words of thanks to the do- rial water purifying bags were nors. donated to flood victims in Tha- Due to continuous heavy ton Township, Mon State, by rains, a total of about a thou- the 1994-1995 batch of gradu- sand lakes and wells, 2,000 toi- Write for us ate students from the Yangon lets in the Thaton Township

We appreciate your feedback and University of Economics, at the area were affected by flash contributions. If you have any comments Township Flood Rescue Ad- floods. As a result, local peo- or would like to submit editorials, analyses or reports please email ministration office yesterday. ple are in dire need of puri- [email protected] The donated bags of wa- fied drinking water. Hluttaw with your name and title. Due to limitation of space we are only ter purification tablets were representatives, officials and able to publish “Letter to the Editor” accepted by Chairman of the township elders are providing that do not exceed 500 words. Should you submit a text longer than 500 words Township Flood Rescue Ad- purified drinking water, but please be aware that your letter will be ministration office U Thein there is still much to be ful- edited. An official receives water purication tablets boxes for flood victims in Win, after which he expressed filled. —Thet Oo (Thaton) Thaton. PHOTO: THET OO (THATON) 6 AUGUST 2018 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR LOCAL BUSINESS 5 Sesame seeds purchased only after acid-level testing

MERCHANTS are buying sesa- anmar’s sesames without testing me seeds only after testing the acid level. However, Japan, South acid level, as foreign countries Korea and other importers do do not import acid-contaminated not purchase acid-contaminat- sesame, said U Min Aung, owner ed home-grown sesame, urging of Shwe Hsinmin brokerage in growers to carefully cultivate and Mandalay. nurture the sesame crops. Traders are currently facing The method of drying ses- difficulties in exporting sesame, ame crops is an important pro- as home-grown sesame has a cess to protect the seeds from high acid content. contamination of acid through U Min Aung said, “Sesame their seed husks. Sesame seeds seeds with a high content of acid can be contaminated with acid are used by millers in the coun- from seed husks when farmers try. The prices of sesame are dry piles of raw sesame plants different based on the amount after harvest. of acid. For instance, price for ac- At present, the imported id-free brown sesame is between toolset to measure acid level in Ks126,000 and Ks127,000, while sesame seeds is worth around acid-contaminated sesames are Ks100,000 per packet, and each difficult to sell. Merchants them- tool is valued at Ks800 in the mar- selves make it a must to test acid ket. The device is able to show the level of the seeds.” composition of acid in the crop in He added that for the time five colours. — Min Htet Aung Merchants testing the quality of sesame put up for sale. PHOTO: MIN HTET AUNG (MANDALAY SUB- being, China continues to buy My- (Mandalay Sub-printing House) PRINTING HOUSE)

July’s trading on Myanmar Food & Bev, Myanmar Retail YSX recorded Sourcing Expo to be held this month

THE 5th Myanmar Food & Bever- and beverage supplies, retail This would be a great op- highest this year age and the 3rd Myanmar Retail solutions, technology and sourc- portunity for retailers, whole- Sourcing Expo 2018 will be held ing products. In addition, the salers, supermarkets, conven- THE value of traded stocks on ary, 778 million in March, Ks875 in Yangon this month, according event also includes cooking and ient stores, hotels, restaurants, the Yangon Stock Exchange million in April, Ks869 million in to Myanmar Trade Promotion cocktail shows, where experts manufacturers, suppliers and (YSX) last month hit a high May and the all-time new low Organisation (MyanTrade). will share their knowledge and entrepreneurs to create new of Ks1.23 billion, according to of Ks666 million in June. The event is due to take experiences during the three- business links. monthly trading data released This year, YSX increased place at the Tatmadaw exhi- day expo. According to organizers, online by YSX. the matching time from two bition hall on U Wisara Road The new event will be or- the exhibition will be an ex- This figure is the highest to four per day. In addition to in Dagon Township from 17 to ganised by the Republic of the cellent platform for sourcing value so far this year, with trad- this, in order to increase the 19 August, with the organisers Union of Myanmar Federation of international products, tech- ing volume of 286,328 shares. number of new investors and planning to showcase food and Chambers of Commerce and In- nology and solutions for retail However, the value is seen to encourage existing investors related products manufactured dustry (UMFCCI), the Myanmar business as well as networking decrease compared to July to trade more actively by let- from Myanmar, Thailand, Singa- Restaurants Association (MRA) opportunities for international 2017. ting them know about review pore, Malaysia and China. and the Myanmar Retailers As- suppliers and local retailers. — At present, shares of five and future prospects of YSX’s Also, the expo will offer food sociation (MMRA). Swe Nyein listed companies — First My- listed companies, YSX held a anmar Investment (FMI), My- promotional event for investors anmar Thilawa SEZ Holdings for better understanding about (MTSH), Myanmar Citizens listed companies’ financial re- Import outperforms export in bilateral Bank (MCB), First Private view for the 2017-2018 FY and Bank (FPB) and TMH Telecom future business outlooks for the trade with Indonesia in two months Public Co. Ltd. — are being 2018-2019 FY. traded on the YSX. YSX stock trading is still Stock trading values of the indifferent among the public MYANMAR’S overseas trade Myanmar imports raw ma- last 2017-2018 FY, with exports five listed companies were reg- owing to lack of publicity about with Indonesia, a member of terials, foodstuff, pharmaceu- worth $123 million and imports istered at Ks1.21 billion in Jan- the stock market, among other ASEAN, topped US$166 million ticals, chemicals, intermediate worth $901 million. uary, Ks 746 million in Febru- factors, experts said. — GNLM in the current six-month interim goods, consumer products, tex- The Myanmar-Indonesian financial year, commencing this tile and clothing from Indonesia. trade was $827 million in 2016- April, according to the Minis- It exports minerals, agricultural, 2017 FY, $741 million in 2015-2016 try of Commerce’s latest trade forest and marine products, and FY, $636 million in 2014-2015 FY report. other miscellaneous items to the and $498 million in 2013-2014 FY. Myanmar’s imports from In- Southeast Asian country. According to the Directorate donesia always outdo its exports. Indonesia’s trade with of Investment and Company Ad- During the first two months of Myanmar has continuously in- ministration, Indonesia’s invest- this FY, the imports amounted creased since the 2012-2013 FY. ments in Myanmar during the Call 09251022355,09974424848 to $147.3 million, while exports The bilateral trade reached a re- last financial year were worth Thin Thin May, were valued at $19 million only. cord high of over $1 billion in the $9.9 million. — Shwe Khine 6 AUGUST 2018 6 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Union Minister: Youth participation in socio-economic development and regional development will further benefit the country

THE third meeting to design a of Myanmar’s youths. national-level strategic plan con- The Union Minister said cerning youth policy was held at youths need to learn of the coun- the Ministry of Social Welfare, try’s history, its current state of Relief and Resettlement (SWRR) affairs, and policies for its future. yesterday. He added that youths need to Attending the meeting effectively participate in their were Union Minister for SWRR respective categories. He said Dr. Win Myat Aye, the Deputy people view their desires from Minister, directors-general and childhood as their dreams, and responsible officials, youth rep- the youths also have individu- resentatives from states and re- al dreams. He added that it is gions, state and regional youth important to think about the representatives for designing wellbeing of oneself and others a national-level strategic plan around in one’s life journey. The concerning youth policies, UN Participants pose for a documentary at the fifth Child’s Dream Alumni Association (CDAA) Myanmar Union Minster also mentioned agencies, NGOs, technical advi- Conference. PHOTO: MNA for youths to actively participate sors and invited guests, totaling in ensuring everyone has their 53 participants. this national-level strategic plan and cooperation, coming from Aye also delivered a speech at basic human rights protected, In his opening speech, Un- needs to be actually implement- different backgrounds to real- the fifth Child’s Dream Alumni democratic values respected, ion Minister Dr. Win Myat Aye ed. He said the Union Peace Con- ize a democratic federal union Association (CDAA) Myanmar and the emergence of a socially remarked that it is now already ference – 21st Century Panglong and to design the national-level Conference held at the Chatrium responsible community, in the the third time this meeting was has already held its third session strategic plan for youth policies Hotel Royal Lake Yangon on 4 national peace process, abol- held for designing the national and while no agreements were with relevance to the entire youth August. ishing drug abuse, and gender level youth policy strategic plan. reached in the first session, 37 population. In his speech, the Union equality among other categories. He said a youth policy written points were agreed to in the sec- The Union Minister said he Minister said the youth policy, The conference was attend- by the youths themselves is an ond session and 14 points in the will explain about the different needed for the youth population ed by youth alumni who received honest policy that will represent third, totaling 51 points agreed ministries related to implement- for the country’s future, was scholarships to various countries the entire youth population. upon. The Union Minister said ing youth policies and their pro- included in the incumbent gov- from Child’s Dream, and was The Union Minister said there were points agreed to in jects, the need to cooperate with ernment’s 100-day schemes and held with the aim for network- there are sixteen sectors to the social sector and told the different ministries, and the need implemented and was distribut- ing, sharing job and educational youth development to fulfill the youth representatives to follow for youths themselves to imple- ed on 5 January of this year. The opportunities, and exchanging five strengths of youths – physi- the news of the Union Peace Con- ment the national-level strategic youth policy was drawn by youths knowledge and expertise for re- cal, knowledge, character, friend- ference --21st Century Panglong. plan. themselves and is a guideline for gional development and resourc- ship and wealth, and added that He said youths need to have unity Union Minister Dr. Win Myat the existence and development es.—Myanmar News Agency

Orphans Reduction and Protection Association (Myanmar) officials 38 dams, visit social welfare philanthropic childcare centers in Pathein reservoirs PROF. Dr. Mya Thida, General Secretary of the Orphans Reduc- overflow tion and Protection Association (Myanmar), and association through members Daw Khaing Nwe Oo and Dr. Khin Than Aye, together with Ayeyawady Region Minister spillways for Social Affairs Dr. Hla Myat Thway, visited (Panset) childcare THE water level in some dams centre in Pathein, opened by the and reservoirs in regions and Department of Social Welfare, states exceeded the full tank Relief and Resettlement, and levels due to torrential rains discussed steps for accepting and overflowed through their children under 6 months old. spillways. People have been Next, the association en- urged not to worry about the tourage visited Manawphyu All- overflowing water as it goes Rround Philanthropic School through spillways into the riv- and Sayadaw Baddantha Ashin ers, the Irrigation and Water Sandarthiri was explained of the Utilization Management De- processes of the Social Welfare partment stated. A total of 38 Group for Ayeyawady Region dams and reservoirs including (Pathein), and the need for col- Maha Nanda Lake from Shwe- laboration between the Orphans bo Township, Sagaing Region, Members the Orphans Reduction and Protection Association (Myanmar) meeting with orphans in Pathein. Reduction and Protection Asso- PHOTO: DISTRICT IPRD and Kyoe Kyar Kwin Dam from ciation (Myanmar) and the phil- Taungup Township, Rakhin anthropic network in the region. Philanthropic School (established (Padauk Chaung Gone and Ywar the formation of a regional Or- State, are currently overflowing, Afterwards, they visited the in 1945), Yadanar Alinyaung Thitgone), YGW (Yelow Genera- phans Reduction and Protection said the department.—Myan- Saytawun Youth Development Monastic School for Orphans tion Wave) schools and discussed Association.—District IPRD mar News Agency 6 AUGUST 2018 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 7 Stellar EU banks’ performance won’t last: analysts

Don’t push it PARIS — European banks may But while analysts accept bank, the Bank of England, raised have managed to generate sur- that taking back risk provision is its key rate at the start of August, prisingly solid earnings in the a legitimate reward for improved but also hinted that interest rates second quarter, but low interest risk management, they also say wouldn’t rise again soon. rates, Brexit fears and trade war that banks shouldn’t push their Instead, Europe’s retail woes make a repeat performance luck. banks try to use the improving unlikely, analysts say. Some, like Dutch banking economy to bolster their loan vol- Big names BNP Paribas, giant ING, are “playing with fire” umes, especially in the corporate Barclays, Intesa Sanpaolo, Credit with their low provisions, said sector which is poised to invest in Suisse and BBVA all wrongfoot- Martin Crum, an analyst with the budding economic recovery. ed sector experts with results IEX.nl. “You can’t reduce the cost But that strategy has become exceeding consensus forecasts. of risk indefinitely,” added Legras more uncertain as trade risks “For many banks, earnings at Axiom. “At some point it will and political worries threaten to were better than expected,” Si- reach the bottom of the cycle and throw a spanner in the works. mon Outin, an analyst with Al- A star performance, but don’t hold your breath for a repeat. PHOTO: AFP then you will need other sources Swiss banking group UBS lianz Global Investors, told AFP. of growth, either from greater has warned that rising protec- “But it’s also true that con- have reported earnings are the throughout the year, a hint that it cost control, or from improving tionism was puncturing inves- sensus forecasts had been low- provisions against doubtful loans could take back more provisions interest rate margins.” tor confidence, and Credit Suisse ered quite a bit recently,” he said, which are much lower than ex- to feed profits. But those margins are diffi- said upcoming monetary policy as banks were seen struggling to pected,” said Jerome Legras, In southern Europe, Spain’s cult to boost while official inter- shifts by the world’s central banks thrive in their traditional credit head of research at asset man- BBVA and CaixaBank, Portugal’s est rates remain low, analysts were likely to sow uncertainty. business. agers Axiom AI. “This in essence Caixa Geral de Depositos and warned, meaning banks can’t Meanwhile, Britain’s loom- That they still managed to was what made the results better Italy’s Intesa SaoPaolo are all make much profit from loans. ing departure from the EU is a pull off an earnings surprise was than analysts’ expectations,” he making progress in removing The eurozone institution big headache for that country’s mostly down to view that loan told AFP. toxic loans from their books. able to do something about that, banks just as they have recovered repayment rates are improving, Taking back risk provisions Even the world’s oldest bank, the European Central Bank, has a high level of financial strength. justifying a reduction in funds set helped banks offset the dampen- Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena, man- not shown any signs of wanting to For them, the stakes in aside to cover risky exposure, and ing impact of a low-interest rate aged to eke out a profit in the hike official rates any time soon Brexit talks are especially high giving the bottom line an imme- environment that is set to linger three months to June, a remark- despite moving its quantitative because of the question of what diate boost.’ even as EU growth and inflation able performance given that the easing stimulus policy slowly to- will happen to passporting rights, are showing signs of picking up. bank was so weakened by the wards the exit. which allow EU members to do Banking on lower risk French bank Societe Gen- 2008 financial crisis that it was business in each other’s coun- “The main adjustment varia- erale said it expects to improve pulled back from the brink with Aiming for corporate tries without needing further ble for almost all the banks which its risk management further a government bailout. The EU’s other big central authorisation.—AFP

How far can Venezuela go in raising price of world’s cheapest gas? China approves CARACAS — In Venezuela’s in 20 years, but only by between inflation-hit economy, a single 1.328 percent and 6.566 percent, two IPO US dollar can buy 3.5 million lit- which made no impact on the ers of gasoline — an absurdity derisory prices. applications that the government says it will The new adjustment will tackle with a hike in the cost of come at a time of profound stag- BEIJING — China’s top secu- state-subsidized fuel. nation, in an economy that has rities regulator has approved But just how far can Presi- not stopped shrinking since 2014. new IPO applications for two dent Nicolas Maduro go without companies, which will raise getting his fingers burned? Inflationary subsidies no more than 1.7 billion yuan Fuel subsidies have cost the (about 248.9 million US dollars) Subsidized gas Venezuelan government $10 bil- in the A-share market. Maduro announced on July lion a year since 2012, petroleum Beijing Konruns Pharma- 29 plans to adjust the price of gas- expert Luis Oliveros told AFP. ceutical Co. will be listed on oline and regulate sales based on That has created a such a the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the so-called “fatherland card,” A liter of 91-octane gasoline in Venezuela costs one bolivar — but an egg in gaping hole in the budget that and Beijing Emerging Eastern an electronic card that provides the hyperinflation ravaged economy costs 200,000 bolivars, and one US the government has tried to fill Aviation Equipment Co. will be dollar trades on the black market at 3.5 million bolivars. PHOTO: AFP access to subsidies. As a first by printing more money, which listed on the Shenzhen Stock step the government began a in turn has created even higher Exchange, according to the census of motor vehicles, set to Experts say the retail price known as the “Caracazo,” which inflation, Oliveros said. China Securities Regulatory end on Sunday. of gasoline covers just between were triggered by a rise in fuel “It is a lie that increasing Commission. The two compa- A liter of 91-octane gasoline two and four percent of its cost prices and left 300 people dead in the price of fuel is an inflationary nies and their underwriters will currently costs one bolivar, while of production. Caracas and towns surrounding measure,” he said. “The subsi- confirm IPO dates and publish 95-octane gas costs six. By con- Maduro has kept details of the capital. dies are hyperinflationary.” prospectuses following discus- trast, a single egg in Venezuela’s the fuel price adjustment un- Even though the iconic The situation has only been sions with the exchanges. Un- hyperinflation ravaged economy der wraps, but he said that “we late leader Hugo Chavez ques- made worsen by the drop off in der the current IPO system, — estimated by the IMF at one are paying to throw it away ... tioned the rock-bottom prices of oil production from 3.2 million new shares are subject to ap- million percent in 2018 — costs we need to move to a rational state-subsidized fuel during his barrels a day in 2008 to 1.5 million proval from the commission. 200,000 bolivars. usage.” term in office between 1999 and in 2018. That is why the operating China is gradually switch- A dollar on the country’s Yet talking openly about his death in 2013, even he never capacity of refineries has fallen ing from an approval-based to black market is currently trading cutting the gasoline subsidy has touched them. In 2016, Maduro and gasoline imports have ris- registration-based IPO system. at 3.5 million bolivars. been a taboo since the 1989 riots authorized the first price hike en.—AFP — Xinhua 6 AUGUST 2018 6 AUGUST 2018 8 OPINION THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR OPINION 9

their effects, reforestations should be extensively implemented and Benefits of strict control of loggings should be enforced. Drastic actions should be taken on smugglers and cor- rupt officials who abetted in the community- illegal loggings and smugglings. Some so-called environmen- talists in our country are loudly blaming the government for not based doing enough for the victims of the recent floods. The government is doing its best to mitigate disas- ters of any kind, but when they tourism are widespread, as in recent cas- Flood Bulletin es, it may be difficult to efficiently (Issued at 14:00 hrs MST on 5-8-2018) cope with them. One enviromental UR country is rich in beautiful landscapes, including activist went too far by likening Flood condition of Sittoung River rivers, lakes, beaches, islands and forests. These are the flood disaster to the Thai cave According to the (13:30) hrs MST observation today, the gifts from nature. Sustainable management of natural incident and said the Thai gov- water level of Sittoung River has exceeded by about (3½) feet Oenvironment is necessary to develop ecotourism in ernment treated those children at Madauk above its danger level. It may fall about (1½) feet resource-rich areas. trapped in the cave as human be- during the next (2) days and may remain above its danger level. We need to create opportunities for visitors where they should ings, while our government is not Flood condition of Thanlwin River go depending on their interests. doing enough for flood victims. The According to the (13:30) hrs MST observation today, the We need to think of what arrangements should be done for PHOTO: AFP two situations are not similar to water level of Thanlwin River has exceeded by about (4) feet tourists. one another, so comparing the two at Hpa-an above its danger level. It may fall about (1½) feet Some visitors seek adventure such as climbing a mountain was just totally absurd. I wonder during the next (2) days and may remain above its danger level. or trekking. Some want to sleep in tents they themselves erected. whether he is a true environmen- Flood condition of Ngawun River We need to think for such visitors, too. Where can they climb a Floods are not natural disasters; hence, talist or a political activist or an According to the (13:30) hrs MST observation today, the mountain? Where can they trek? Where can they erect their tent? opportunist, who wants to exploit water level of Ngawun River has exceeded by about (2) inches We need to think for them, too. the situation for his own gains. The at Thabaung above its danger level. It may remain above its To satisfy the visitors, we should promote community-based humans should be able to counter them least he can gain is popularity by danger level during the next (2) Days. tourism, in which local residents (often rural, poor) invite tourists telling such ridiculous things to Advisory to visit their communities with the provision of overnight accom- the foreign media. Also, ignored It is especially advised that people who have settled near the modation. was the fact that the President of river banks and lowlying areas in Hpa-an, Thabaung townships The community-based tourism enables tourists to discover By Khin Maung Myint leading to catastrophic flooding. sued permits to extract timbers and Madauk, to take precautionary measures. local habitats and wildlife, celebrates and respects traditional cul- As many as over 300 people were were too excessive that led to im- tures, rituals and wisdom. N the old days, storms, floods killed and many places were in- mense depletions of the forests Rains are abundant In community-based and droughts are blamed on undated, causing damages to ag- As trees are useful in retain- tourism, residents earn in- mother nature for causing ricultural crops and destruction ing the earth from becoming loose and floods are com- Myanmar Daily Weather Report come as land managers, Ithem. They were called "nat- of homes and infrastructures, and also absorb the rain waters, mon, but in the (Issued at 7:00 pm Sunday 5th August 2018) The community- entrepreneurs, service ural disasters" or, in the legal as- displacing thousands of people. they serve as protection to the and product providers pect, they were even termed as The flood waters even reached ground on which they stand. With- past they were not BAY INFERENCE: Monsoon is vigorous over the Andaman based tourism and employees, because "acts of God". Those concepts or Thailand and Cambodia in areas out trees to retain the earth and to as dangerous or de- Sea and South Bay and strong elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal. visitors want to stay in a beliefs don't apply today. People close to the Mekong River. absorb the rain waters, landslides structive as today. enables tourists clean place that would be are starting to realize and most, The northern and northeast- occur. These landslides cause FORECAST VALID UNTIL NOON OF THE 6thAUGUST, safe for their health. except for some stubborn indi- ern regions of Thailand, which are the streams, creeks and rivers to 2018: Rain or thundershowers will be scattered in Lower to discover local This is most important. viduals, accept that they are the close to the Mekong, were hit by become shallow due to the sed- Sagaing, Mandalay and Magway regions, fairly widespread in If a visitor can afford it, a consequences of climate change, severe floods, as rainwaters rein- iments brought down by them. our country made an immediate Upper Sagaing Region and widespread in the remaining regions habitats and wildlife, lodging can be as grand as which are the results of human forced the spilled waters from the When there were heavy rains, visit to the flood-devastated areas and states with isolated heavy falls in Upper Sagaing, Magway, they want, but the basic is misdemeanors. failed Laotian dam. The results rains are abundant and floods are floods that ravaged our country flash floods were caused and as and gave morale support to the Bago, Yangon, Ayeyawady and Taninthayi regions, Rakhine, celebrates and to have a clean place. We I had persistently written were severe inundating of agricul- common, but in the past, they were these days. To visualize that, we the waterways were clogged with devastated people, oversaw and Kayin and Mon states. Degree of certainty is (100%). need to create opportuni- about the causes of the climate tural lands, causing damages to not as dangerous or destructive as need to look back a few decades. sediments and became shallow, gave guidance to the relief work ties for emerging small- change in the past, where I had crops, destruction of bridges and today. Rains and floods are natural In the past, our country was fa- their flood plains became wider. being carried out. Such things STATE OF THE SEA: Occasional squalls with rough seas respects traditional and medium- businesses mentioned what climate change roads, and disrupting the traffic since time immemorial. It can be mous for the dense lush green rain Thus towns and villages were easi- were unheard of in the past or will be experienced Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off and along which can provide safe and experts said about the subject and flows. Even the recent world-fa- said that in the old days, centuries forests that produce some of the ly inundated. Trees are also helpful unprecedented. Mon-Taninthayi Coasts. Sea will be moderate to rough elsewhere cultures, rituals and healthy services for com- how people who are concerned mous Thai cave incident was the ago, every evolution or develop- best timbers in the world. Those in the control of climate change. I would like to urge the envi- in Myanmar waters. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach munity-based tourism. about it are trying to rein in the result of heavy downpours. ment were the works of nature forests were properly conserved They absorb the carbon dioxide ronmental activists, if they really (40)mph. Wave height will be about (9 - 12) feet in Deltaic, Gulf wisdom. We need to train local deteriorating climate situations. Last, but not the least, to and nature alone is responsible for and managed since the days of our (CO2) from the atmosphere and care, to show with their actions, of Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coasts and (6 - 9) feet communities how to run a At one point, I had thought that I suffer the consequences of the everything -- good or bad. kings. During the colonial days, the reproduce oxygen, which helps to not words, because actions speak in off and along Rakhine Coasts. small guest house or bed had written enough and there is floods is our country. Bago and However, to quote climate forests were even more system- eradicate the greenhouse gases of louder than words. They should and breakfast motels pro- nothing more, nothing interesting Taninthayi regions, Kayin and experts, since the industrial rev- atically maintained, extractions which CO2 forms a major portion. educate the public how to divert OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Strong mon- viding clean and safe food and accommodation services. enough to write more about that Mon states were the hardest hit. olution in the 18th century, humans properly regulated and the forests Less greenhouse gases mean re- those disasters from the envi- soon. They could collaborate to create a social food farm (agritour- topic. I was totally wrong. The cli- According to official reports, at contributed much to the deterio- were well protected from illegal duced global warming, which will, ronmental aspects, as they are ism) that tourists could visit. This allows for earning more money mate change is still a hot topic, least 12 people have been killed ration of the climate or, in other loggers. in turn, reduce the effects of the supposed to be experts in such FORECAST FOR NAY PYI TAW AND NEIGHBOURING within the domestic tourism value chain. providing many raw materials for and nearly a hundred and fifty words, the climate change was Those practices were still car- climate change. matters, instead of just putting AREA FOR 6th AUGUST, 2018: One or two rain or thunder- The UN Environment Programme cites that in most all-inclu- a writer like me, who is obsessed thousand people were displaced caused by humans. Thus, it can be ried on after we became independ- This year, since the start of the blame on the government. showers. Degree of certainty is (100%). sive mass tourism package tours, about 80 per cent of traveller’s with that subject. by severe floods, brought on by deduced that disasters caused by ent until about three decades ago. the monsoon season, we had been The least they can do is to lead expenditures go to airlines, hotels and other international compa- This year's monsoon had al- torrential monsoon rains in recent climate change, which is the out- However, starting from around witnessing unprecedented flood- the public to grow more trees and FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA nies, and not to local businesses or workers. For each $100 spent ready brought much rainfalls in days. come of humans' misdemeanors, that time all the good practices ing in many places, including the protect the existing trees in their FOR 6th AUGUST, 2018: Some rain or thundershowers. Degree on a holiday tour by a tourist from a developed country, only about our region. Much rainfalls mean In the opening paragraph, is the main culprit and hence, they were either ignored or those re- Shan State, where such scales of areas from being illegally felled. of certainty is (100%). $5 actually stays in a developing-country destination’s economy. more incidents of flash floods and I had bluntly claimed that such are man-made and not natural sponsible were ignorant of them. flooding were unheard of before. As the floods are the consequenc- Hence, we need to encourage tourism professionals to procure inundating, causing deaths and disasters are not natural, but man- disasters anymore. There was almost no control in the These are undeniable evidences es of human misdemeanors or, in FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING goods and services from locally-owned enterprises that meet destructions. Lately, flash floods made. Thus, I have the obligation Having said that, it would be extractions of timber, both legally that indicate the depletion of the other words, man-made disasters, AREA FOR 6th AUGUST, 2018: Isolated rain or thundershow- acceptable quality standards. By sourcing locally, communities had caused a dam in Laos, which to clarify that statement. As our necessary to describe how hu- and illegally. My guess is, illegal forests are widespread. Thus, to humans should be able to counter. ers. Degree of certainty is (100%). benefit directly from the tourism value chain. is still under construction, to burst, country lies in the monsoon area, mans are responsible for the flash loggings and indiscriminately is- avoid such disasters or to reduce 6 AUGUST 2018 10 WORLD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ‘Shot like a dog’: Zimbabwe buries its post-election dead

CHINAMHORA (Zimbabwe)— preparing food for the mourners. polls as a chance to consign to The four children of a fruit-seller Kumire’s death carries a bit- the past Mugabe’s repressive gunned down by Zimbabwean ter irony. According to his broth- 37-year rule, but Wednesday’s soldiers in post-election violence er Steven Matope, the fruit-seller crackdown was a brutal remind- wept uncontrollably at the sight was not among the opposition er of the violence of his era. of their father lying in a casket protesters angrily claiming that ‘Killing for no reason’ under a baking sun. the ruling ZANU-PF had stolen “If the ruling party is kill- Ishmail Kumire, 41, was one the election. ing the people it is supposed to of the six victims of Wednesday’s Instead, he was caught up govern, I don’t know who it is go- bloody chaos, sparked when in the violence because he had ing to rule. That’s very painful,” troops fired on opposition activ- stayed at the scene of the protest Matope added. ists protesting alleged electoral to protect his fruit. “He was just selling his to- fraud. “Ishmail was a vendor, matoes,” he said of his brother. The father of four, known he wasn’t a political activist,” Kumire’s brother-in-law as “Shuz”, was buried Saturday Matope said. Ignatious Neshava, who wit- in the village of Chinamhora, “He supported the ruling nessed the shooting, told AFP Ishmail Kumire, 41, was one of the six victims of Wednesday’s bloody 45 kilometres (30 miles) north- party -- but then, it’s the same how soldiers swooped on them as chaos, sparked when troops fired on opposition activists protesting east of Harare, watched by 200 ruling party that has killed him.” they stood guard over his wares, alleged electoral fraud . PHOTO: AFP mourners. His funeral came a day after fearing that $700-worth of fresh- His fellow vendors swept ZANU-PF’s President Emmer- ly-purchased produce would be Ishmail on the ground, face- Neshava was sure he was into the yard of his home, packed son Mnangagwa was declared looted amid the chaos.“He was down. I saw a cartridge next to going to be killed too. into a minibus emblazoned with the winner of Zimbabwe’s histor- standing five metres from me... him and then, as I tried to turn “How can they deploy sol- the words “I am blessed”, alight- ic elections, the first since veter- and suddenly I heard gunshots. his body, a soldier came and diers in town, killing people for no ing drumming and dancing. an autocrat Robert Mugabe was I thought they were firing rubber pointed a gun to my head. apparent reason?” he asked, as Women hunched over large ousted by the military last year. bullets,” said Neshava. “By that time, Ishmail was the wooden casket was lowered cooking pots balanced on fires, Mnangagwa had hailed the “I turned around and saw bleeding profusely.” into the ground.—AFP Iran protesters attack religious Kenya to meet UN school as tensions mount deadline for marine TEHRAN—Iranian protesters as saying, giving only his clerical claims or the videos of protests single window systems have attacked a religious school rank and no first name. spreading on social media. in Karaj province near Tehran, “They were about 500 peo- NAIROBI—Kenya is on ing support from the World the conservative Fars news agen- ple and they chanted against the Clerical opposition course to meet the United Bank to help Kenya establish cy reported Saturday, as sporadic system but they were dispersed With tensions high ahead of Nations (UN) deadline for es- the Maritime Single Window protests simmered ahead of the by the riot police and some have the return of US sanctions on tablishing a maritime single System. reimposition of US sanctions. been arrested,” Hindiani said. Tuesday, the government of Pres- window system by April 2019, Wangora noted that cur- Iranian authorities have Fars acknowledged protests ident Hassan Rouhani also faces officials said on Saturday. rently ships arriving at Ken- barely mentioned days of pro- have taken place in “five or six opposition from conservatives Amos Wangora, the CEO yan ports submit documents tests in the major cities of Isfahan, cities” since Tuesday over wa- and religious leaders, who have of the Kenya Trade Network on cargo and passengers de- Shiraz, Mashhad and Tehran, ter shortages, rising prices and long disliked his outreach to the Agency, told Xinhua in Nai- tails manually. driven by concerns over water, joblessness, with “about 1,000 or West and accuse him of govern- robi that Kenya is keen to “This hinders the smooth the economy and wider anger at 2,000 people” taking part. ing only for the rich. comply with the International flow of international trade the political system. But it said these peaceful pro- The conservative Qom News Maritime Organization obli- due to the time spent on sub- During past unrest, conserv- tests were taken over by people published a video of a protest in gation in order to facilitate mission of manual forms,” he ative outlets have focused on at- “who come into the crowd with the holy city of Mashhad after maritime trade. said. tacks against sensitive symbols political slogans such as ‘Death to Friday prayers, in which a cleric “A project team is already He revealed that Kenya is such as religious buildings as a the dictator’”.It said this was part tells the crowd: “Most of your in place and is in the process in the process of automating way of tarnishing protesters. of a pre-planned plot by the US, representatives don’t care about of identifying vendor for the many government services in “At 9:00 pm (1630 GMT on Israel and Saudi Arabia to exploit people’s problems. portal that will permit the order to improve the ease of Friday) they attacked the school economic tensions inside Iran. “Most have two passports electronic interchange of in- doing business in the country. and tried to break the doors down Because foreign media are and their families are abroad. The formation for ships docking The CEO said the mar- and burn things,” Fars quoted the barred from observing “unau- judiciary should find these people on Kenyan ports,” Wangora itime single window system head of the school in the town of thorised” protests, it has been and arrest them,” the cleric says, said. will be connected to the Ishtehad, Hojatoleslam Hindiani, impossible to verify any of these to chants of “Allahu akbar” (“God “We anticipate that once National Electronic Single is greater”) from the crowd. the marine single window sys- window system which was Former hardline president tem is in place, there will be launched in 2014. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has a 40 per cent reduction in the He added that the Nation- fallen out with the conservative time spent by shipping crew al Electronic Single window establishment since leaving office in submitting documents to system was put in place to in 2013, has tried to ride this wave public authorizes,” he said. ensure electronic submission of anger. He said the Kenya Mari- of documents for import and In a Wednesday Twitter time Authority is also receiv- export trade. —Xinhua post, he called on US President Donald Trump to release a list of “relatives of Iranian govern- ment officials that have green 09251022355, cards and bank accounts in the A cleric speaks to protesters in the holy city of Mashhad on August 3, United States”, if such a record 09974424848 2018, from a video by Nasim News Agency. PHOTO: AFP exists. —AFP 6 AUGUST 2018 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR WORLD 11 Maduro says he escaped drone ‘assassination’ attempt, blames Colombia

CARACAS — Venezuelan President Nico- unharmed,” he said. las Maduro said Saturday he escaped an The government pointed the finger “assassination” attempt using an explo- at “the ultra-right wing” -- its term for the sive-laden drone, after a live broadcast opposition. showed him looking confused when a bang But Maduro said: “I have no doubt went off during a Caracas military parade that the name (Colombian President) Juan and dozens of soldiers scuttling for safety. Manuel Santos is behind this attack.” His government said seven soldiers He added that initial investigations were wounded in the incident. “indicate that various of those financing “It was an attack to kill me, they tried it live in the United States, in the state to assassinate me today,” Maduro said in a of Florida. I hope that President Donald later state broadcast, speaking of a “flying Trump is ready to fight these terrorist object (that) exploded in front of me.” groups.” He said some of those involved were Iron-fisted rule arrested and an investigation under way. The parade Maduro attended was Maduro accused neighboring Colom- to mark the one-year anniversary of the bia and unidentified “financiers” in the Screengrab released by Venezuelan Television (VTV) showing Venezuelan President Constitutional Assembly, a legislative body United States, while some of his officials Nicolas Maduro who was unharmed after an exploding drone “attack”. PHOTO: AFP packed with Maduro loyalists that arro- blamed Venezuela’s opposition. gated powers from the opposition-ruled Colombia denied any involvement. A of the country’s National Guard lined up “This is an attack against President National Assembly. senior Colombian official speaking to AFP in the parade suddenly breaking ranks Nicolas Maduro,” Communication Minis- The head of the assembly, Diosdado on condition of anonymity said Maduro’s and scattering. ter Jorge Rodriguez said. Cabello, tweeted that Maduro and the accusation was “baseless.” No drones could be seen in the televi- Rodriguez said there was “an explo- assembled military chiefs had survived Venezuelan state television images sion broadcast, which showed bodyguards sive charge... detonated close to the presi- a “terrorist attack” he blamed on the showed Maduro looking up disconcertedly jumping in front of Maduro to protect him dential podium” and in several other spots opposition.“The right insists on violence in the middle of a speech Saturday when a with flexible ballistic shields. The broad- along the parade held in central Caracas. to take areas it can’t through votes,” he bang was heard, then uniformed members cast was quickly cut. Maduro “came out of it completely wrote. —AFP Brazil’s defiant Lula gets presidential nomination Fire shuts highway between France and behind bars Spain for hours

serious contenders in a likely match-up MADRID — A fire in northeastern Spain against controversial right-winger Jair on the French border forced authorities Bolsonaro, it was Lula’s highly unusual to shut a highway linking the two coun- convention in Sao Paulo that overshad- tries for several hours on Saturday at the owed proceedings. height of a heatwave, firefighters said. Lula is in prison in the southern city “We’re working together with French of Curitiba, serving a 12-year sentence firefighters on a fire at la Jonquera,” for corruption and likely to be barred they said on Twitter. The firefighters in from the ballot. Catalonia said they were aided by six But his Workers’ Party issued a call water-dropping planes and helicopters. to arms, casting Lula as a victim of a They added the blaze, which began rigged case and vowing to get him back around 5:30 pm (1530 GMT) according to into office, following his largely popular French authorities, was quickly brought two terms from 2003-2010. under control and by the evening, the In the Sao Paulo convention center, highway was open again. some 2,000 attendees donned Lula masks The fire comes as France experi- Brazilian senator and president of the Workers’ Party (PT), Gleisi Hoffmann (2-R), speaks and chanted his name. Then, after fiery ences the summer’s busiest day on the during the national convention of the Workers Party (PT), where the imprisoned but speeches from Lula’s senior allies, the roads, as July holiday-makers return popular Lula was nominated to run for president. PHOTO: AFP party faithful heard the leader’s words home and those who vacation in August SAO BRASLIA — Brazil’s leftist Workers’ her Rede party. Also in the capital, former read out by an actor. depart. —AFP Party nominated its charismatic founder Sao Paulo governor and establishment “They want to scrap the people’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for the upcoming heavyweight Geraldo Alckmin secured right to choose the president,” the mes- presidential contest Saturday despite him the nod from the center-right Brazilian sage said. “They want to create a de- being imprisoned for corruption. Social Democratic Party, or PSDB. mocracy without the people. We have an In a message read aloud to the party Alckmin, 65, accepted his nomina- enormous responsibility ahead.” convention in Sao Paulo, Lula urged “a tion with a speech blaming the Workers’ One supporter, Paulo Henrique Bar- ceaseless battle for democracy.” Although Party for having laid the roots of today’s bosa Mateus, 27, said the Workers’ Party serving a 12-year sentence for corruption, economic disarray, with some 13 million is confident it can somehow get Lula in. Lula, 72, remains by far the frontrunner people unemployed, and corruption rife, “We’ve got even stronger. Our role is in opinion polls. during more than a decade in power. to reinforce his candidacy and make sure Three big party conventions were “I am the candidate whose campaign he gets his right to be in the campaign, held Saturday, two months before the can be summed up in one sentence: ‘We because he is innocent,” he told AFP. first round of voting on October 7 in Latin will change Brazil and give back to Bra- Supporters have one remarkable Catalonian firefighters, pictured in August America’s dominant economy. zilians the dignity which has been taken factor on their side: despite his impris- 2016, worked with French firefighters to In Brasilia, center-left environmental from them,’” he said. onment and the corruption scandal, Lula control a blaze on the border between the campaigner Marina Silva was crowned by But while both Silva and Alckmin are remains far ahead in the polls. —AFP two countries. PHOTO: AFP 6 AUGUST 2018 12 WORLD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Asian countries denounce Russian climber ‘real threat’ of global trade war rescued in Pakistan is becoming more complex,” he said. airlifted to Other top Asian diplomats at Saturday’s forum, hosted by the Moscow Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), spoke out MOSCOW — The Russian moun- against protectionism, warning taineer Alexander Gukov, who that it places the region’s devel- was rescued in Pakistan after a opment in jeopardy. six-day ordeal, has been airlifted “Rising anti-globalisation to Moscow aboard a Sukhoi Su- and trade protectionism among perjet 100 plane of the Russian major countries is fuelling ten- Emergencies Ministry, the min- sions and threatening our aspi- istry’s press service told TASS rations for sustained economic on Saturday. growth,” said South Korean For- “The Russian Emergencies eign Minister Kang Kyung-wha. Ministry has completed the san- Countries in the region must itary evacuation from Islamabad “explore creative ways to further to Moscow by air of the injured deepen and broaden our coopera- Russian climber, who spent tion”, in the face of such challeng- nearly a week on the slope of es, she said. Latok 1 mountain in Pakistan,” There are fears that a simmering trade spat between the world’s top two economies could spiral into a full- blown trade war -- with painful consequences for China’s neighbour. PHOTO: AFP Some ministers have called the spokesperson said. for the early conclusion of talks The Sukhoi Superjet 100 for the Regional Comprehensive (SSJ100) landed in Moscow’s SINGAPORE / BEIJING —Asian consequences for China’s neigh- but China said were “fully justi- Economic Partnership (RCEP), a Zhukovsky Airport. Then the countries have voiced concern bours -- was among topics dom- fied”, came after Washington said 16-nation pact poised to become man was taken to a Moscow hos- about the potentially devastating inating discussion at a regional it would increase the rate of ad- the world’s largest free-trade pital for treatment. His condition impact of a US-China trade war, summit in Singapore on Saturday. ditional tariffs on Chinese goods agreement, covering about half did not worsen during the flight. with ministers calling for the ac- Tit-for-tat tariffs have fuelled worth $200 billion.The prospect of the global population. “The Russian Emergencies celeration of talks for a gigantic months of tensions that were a trade war is a “real threat” to The planned RCEP deal Ministry’s Sukhoi Superjet 100 Beijing-backed free-trade deal notched up Friday as Beijing Asian countries, Malaysian For- would group the 10 members is equipped with cutting-edge that excludes the United States. threatened to impose levies on eign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah of the Association of Southeast devices and a special medical Fear that a simmering trade $60 billion of American goods, told reporters Saturday on the Asian Nations (ASEAN) plus module, an artificial respirator, spat between the world’s top two from beef to condoms. sidelines of the summit. China, India, Japan, South Ko- and cardiac monitors,” he said. economies could spiral into a full- The measures, which the “The threat is making many rea, Australia and New Zealand. Tragedy in mountains blown trade war—with painful White House ridiculed as “weak” countries very concerned and... —AFP Alexander Gukov from St. Petersburg and his climbing partner Sergei Glazunov from China renews the Siberian city of Irkutsk got Heavy rain causes landslides in Viet stranded on a steep slope of La- yellow alert tok 1 mountain. Glazunov fell to Nam’s northern Lai Chau province his death, while Gukov managed for heat wave to cling to the wall at a height of 6,200 meters without any equip- ment, food or mobile communi- BEIJING — China’s National cation. Most of the equipment Meteorological Center (NMC) was lost after Glazunov’s fall. renewed a yellow alert on Sun- Pakistani rescuers could not day as a heat wave continued in pluck the stranded climber to most parts of the country. safety for several days due to On Sunday, most areas bad weather. south of the Yangtze River, as According to the site of Rus- well as Liaoning, Hebei, Shan- sia’s Mountaineering Federa- dong, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Guang- tion, Gukov and Glazunov were dong and Xinjiang will see tem- members of the expedition that peratures reach 35-36 degrees had been planning to ascend La- Celsius, according to the NMC. tok 1 for shooting the documen- Some areas may see tem- tary Impossible is not Forever. peratures hit 39 degrees Celsius. Latok 1 is a 7,150-meter-high The center advised people mountain in the Karakoram in affected regions to take pre- range. While raising money cautions against heat stroke and for their expedition, the alpine fires, including avoiding outdoor climbers wrote that the North activities. Ridge of Latok 1 had been un- China has a three-tier, climbed earlier. In the summer Photo taken on 4 August 2018 shows a bicycle at the site of landslide in Lai Chau province, Viet Nam. color-coded warning system for Landslides caused by heavy rain on Friday in Vietnam’s northern Lai Chau province killed six people, of 1978, a group of American heat waves, with red represent- left six others missing, according to Viet Nam News Agency (VNA). The landslides also injured three mountaineers hit a height of ing the most severe, followed by people. PHOTO: XINHUA 7,000 meters, but were forced orange and yellow.—Xinhua to descend.—Tass

—AFP 6 AUGUST 2018 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ENVIRONMENT 13 Degrading plastics emit greenhouse gases

WASHINGTON — Need yet budgeted for when another reason to hate assessing global meth- plastics piling up in the ane and ethylene cycles, environment? and may be significant.” A study in the journal Plastic is already known PLOS ONE on Wednes- to release harmful chem- day found that degrading icals into the water and plastics emit powerful soil. greenhouse gases like And greenhouse gas- methane and ethylene, es have risen to all-time and are a previously un- highs, causing the Earth accounted-for source of to heat up and oceans these heat-trapping pol- to mount, threatening lutants. coastal communities Plastic water bottles, worldwide. shopping bags, industri- “Considering the al plastics and food con- amounts of plastic wash- tainers were all tested as ing ashore on our coast- part of the study. lines and the amount The “most prolific of plastic exposed to emitter” was polyeth- ambient conditions, our ylene, which is used in finding provides further shopping bags and is evidence that we need the most produced and Piles of plastic waste are pictured on the seaside in the coastal town of Khalde, south of the Lebanese capital Beirut, on 22 to stop plastic produc- September 2016. PHOTO: AFP discarded synthetic pol- tion at the source, es- ymer in the world, said pecially single use plas- the report. But with more than pected to double in the a source of climate-rel- Karl, a professor at the tic,” said lead author Researchers have eight billion tons of plas- next two decades, they evant trace gases that University of Hawaii at Sarah-Jeanne Royer, a not yet calculated the lev- tic littering the planet — need to find out, said is expected to increase Manoa School of Ocean postdoctoral research el of harmful greenhouse the lion’s share of which David Karl, the study’s as more plastic is pro- and Earth Science and fellow at UH’s Interna- gases emitted by plastics is not recyclable—and senior author. duced and accumulated Technology. tional Pacific Research in the environment. plastic production ex- “Plastic represents in the environment,” said “This source is not Center. — AFP Three dead in Spain as Europe wilts under record heatwave

day, according to the Por- supplies remain unaffect- ditions forecast to persist tuguese Institute for Sea ed for now. into next week. and Atmosphere (IPMA). Sweden: hottest month Wide swathes of the While no “substantial” With almost no rainfall country have been placed wildfires have been report- since May, Sweden expe- on heatwave alert with the ed so far, the emergency rienced its hottest July in health ministry rolling out services say they remain more than 250 years, with a TV and radio campaign on maximum alert and In- the drought and high tem- alerting people to the dan- terior Minister Eduardo peratures sparking wild- gers of what is expected to Cabrita declared a policy of fires across the country, be the most intense heat- “zero tolerance” towards even as far north as the wave since 2006. risky activity, such as bar- Arctic Circle. The fires French power compa- becues. have largely abated. ny EDF announced that it Germany: tourists head France: health alert was stopping a reactor at north Temperatures passed two nuclear power plants Tourism operators, 40oC in France for the first in order to avoid raising such as Thomas Cook and time this summer on Fri- too high the temperature Alltours, were quoted by day as millions hit the of the water in the Rhone German news agency DPA roads for August vaca- river. —AFP The hottest July in more than 250 years in Sweden saw wildfires as far north as the Arctic as saying that last-minute tions, with sweltering con- Circle. PHOTO: AFP bookings for the Mediter- MADRID—Three men Barcelona, who media said hottest days this summer ranean are down, as holi- Myanma Port Authority have died from heatstroke appeared to be homeless, on Friday, with tempera- daymakers seek out cooler in Spain as Europe swel- was found collapsed on a tures expected to top 44oC temperatures on the North “Notice of High Tide” tered in a record heatwave street and taken to hos- in Badajos on the border Sea and Baltic coastlines. Exceptionally high spring from 20.14 feet to 21.52 feet Friday, with temperatures pital where he later died with Portugal, 42oC in Se- Netherlands: water high above the chart datum are expected to occur in Yangon hitting a scorching 45 de- of heatstroke, Catalonia’s ville and 40oC in Madrid. shortages River during the period of August 10th to August 16th, 2018. grees Celsius (113 Fahr- civil protection agency said Portugal: record In the Netherlands, Please be noted,that is not serious level of tide because the enheit) in some areas and in a statement. In Portugal tempera- where the current heat- highest tide level have reached up to 22 feet above the chart meteorologists saying only Two other men—a tures topped a record 45o wave is the longest-ever datum in years 2014 and 2015, and this notice is normally scant relief is in sight in the roadworker in his 40s and degrees in Alvega, 150 kilo- recorded—with temper- issued whenever high tide of Yangon River is expected to coming days. a 78-year-old pensioner — metres (93 miles) north of atures reaching 35oC on reach over 20 feet high above the chart datum, in order to Here is a roundup: also died from heatstroke Lisbon, on Thursday. The Friday—people are begin- take precautionary measures to the public living near river Spain: three dead this week, as Spain is set heatwave is expected to ning to experience water foreshore area of Yangon City. A middle-aged man in to experience one of its reach its peak on Satur- shortages, even if drinking 6 AUGUST 2018 14 SOCIAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Forget billionaires, museums the ticket for fine art market

PARIS—Bye bye billion- ings, sculptures, drawings, to Artprice. aires—it’s now museums photographs, engravings and The company’s found- that acquire most artworks installations— jumped by 18 er Thierry Ehrmann point- put up for auction, according per cent in the first half of the ed out that “around three to a firm which follows the fine year compared to the same quarters of purchases above art market. Sales at auction period in 2017 to $8.45 billion one million dollars is now by of works of fine art—paint- (7.3 billion euros), according museums”. That trend is being sup- ported by the opening of new museums. Turkish novelist Asli Erdogan is living in exile in Germany as she risks a “More new museums life sentence on terror charges at home. PHOTO: AFP have been opened since 2000 than all of the 19th and 20th centuries,” said Ehrmann. For exiled novelist, Turkey “And 700 are being founded each year in China.” ‘like 1930s Germany’ The new openings helped China remain in FRANKFURT AM MAIN—Turk- “A crucial factor is the lack of second place in terms of ish novelist Asli Erdogan, living a judicial system,” she added, de- auction revenues at $2 bil- in exile in Germany as she risks scribing a country of overcrowd- lion, accounting for just a life sentence on terror charges ed prisons and pro-Erdogan under a quarter of the mar- at home, thinks the writing is on judges in their twenties rushed ket, according to Artprice’s the wall: her country is sliding in to replace ousted peers. twice-yearly market report. into fascism. The award-win- Asli herself was among the The United States led ning author, still traumatised more than 70,000 people caught in auction sales in the first by the four months she spent in up in a wave of arrests under half of the year with $3.3 an Istanbul prison, warns that a state of emergency imposed billion, or 40 per cent of the Turkey’s institutions are “in a after a failed 2016 coup against market. Britain ranked third state of total collapse”. In Pres- Erdogan. An artwork entitled ‘Self-portrait with Necklace’, by Frida Kahlo, 1933, Detroit and New York, USA, is displayed during an exhibition entitled with $1.9 billion in sales and ident Recep Tayyip Erdogan — She was held for 136 days ‘Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up’ at the Victoria and Albert (V&A) a market share of 22 per no relation —she sees a man over her links to a pro-Kurdish Museum in west London on June 13. PHOTO: AFP cent.—AFP tightening control over every- newspaper before being unex- day Turkish life, emboldened pectedly freed on bail. by an outright victory in June The detention of the author elections, sweeping new powers of such novels as “The City in Radio silence at CBS, Moonves and a crackdown on opponents. Crimson Cloak” and “The Stone “The extent of things in Building and Other Places”, breaks #MeToo stereotype Turkey is like Nazi Germany,” famed for their unflinching ex- the flame-haired 51-year-old told plorations of loss and trauma, NEW YORK—Once upon a time unless it’s for everybody.” oration, didn’t at least suspend AFP in an interview in Frank- drew international condemna- recently, mere allegations of sex- CBS News fired anchor Moonves temporarily,” Rich furt, her temporary home as she tion. Turkey’s Nobel literature ual misconduct spelled instant Charlie Rose one day after Greenfield, a media analyst at awaits the outcome of her court laureate Orhan Pamuk has career death. Powerful men fell misconduct accusations went BTIG told online TV program case in absentia. “I think it is a called her “an exceptionally like dominos. But radio silence public. New York’s state attor- Cheddar. fascist regime. It is not yet 1940s perceptive and sensitive writ- has met harassment accusations ney general Eric Schneiderman “I think there were times Germany, but 1930s,” said Asli. er.” —AFP against the CEO of CBS. resigned within hours of a New when we saw a hanging party The US television corpora- Yorker report accusing him of formed too quickly but this is tion lost $2 billion in market value physically assaulting women. not one of these times,” Jeffrey Jessica Lange returning to after six women accused Leslie “It is highly surprising Sonnenfeld, a professor at the Moonves in The New Yorker. that the board, given the level Yale School of Management, ‘American Horror Story’ The board appointed lawyers of detail and the level of corrob- told AFP. —AFP to investigate, but the 68-year- LOS ANGELES—“American seasons, was nominated for four old has been neither sacked nor Horror Story” veteran Jessica Emmys for her work in the show. suspended. Lange will be making an appear- She won the award in 2012 and His second wife, CBS ance in the season eight of the 2014. host Julie Chen, has stood by popular show. Paulson, 43, will reprise his side and several female The news was shared by her roles as Cordelia Foxx from CBS executives have publicly actor Sarah Paulson during the “Coven” and Billie Dean from championed his good charac- Television Critics Association “Murder House,” in addition to ter and leadership. Stephen panel and said Lange’s character playing a new character named Colbert, the CBS late-night Constance Langdon will appear Venable. comic who has been scathing in an episode of “Apocalypse”, “Apocalypse” will feature toward similar scandals, has the upcoming eighth season of Evan Peters, Cody Fern as Mi- also been circumspect. the popular series. chael Langdon, Kathy Bates as “Everybody believes in ac- Paulson said that the veteran Miss Meade, Leslie Grossman as countability until it’s their guy. actor will appear in the sixth epi- Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt, Billie And, make no mistake, Les sode which she will be directing, Lourd as Mallory, Adina Porter as Moonves is my guy,” Colbert told CBS CEO Leslie Moonves, seen here in a file picture from 2010, has reported Variety. Dinah Stevens, and Emma Rob- his show. “I like working for him, been accused of sexual misconduct but remains on the job pending Lange, 69, who featured in erts will reprise her “Coven” role but accountability is meaningless an investigation. PHOTO: AFP the FX anthology series’ first four as Madison Montgomery.—PTI 6 AUGUST 2018 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 15

Over 90 per cent of cellphone apps Sitting upright may request access to private information help people sit exams

BEIJING — An internet priva- WASHINGTON—A study by re- sor of health education with the cy report said 99.9 per cent of searchers at San Francisco State university. cellphone applications within University found a simple change “The slumped-over position the Android operating system in posture may improve your per- shuts them down and their brains request access to a user’s pri- formance at math test. do not work as well. They cannot vate information, and the pro- In the study published in this think as clearly,” said Peper. portion for iOS was 93.8 per week’s NeuroRegulation journal, According to the study, cent. 125 college students were tested slumping over is a defensive pos- The report on internet to see how well they could per- ture that can trigger old negative privacy security and fraud for form simple math, subtracting memories in the body and brain. the first half of 2018 was jointly 7 from 843 sequentially for 15 While the students who re- released by Tencent Research seconds, while either slumped ported no math anxiety before Center and the Data Center over or sitting up straight with the test did not report as great a of China Internet (DCCI) at a shoulders back and relaxed. benefit from better posture, they press conference Friday. Fifty-six percent of the stu- did find that doing math while “Almost all applications re- dents reported finding it easier to slumped over was somewhat quest access to a user’s private perform the math in the upright more difficult. information... it is an enduring position, according to the study. Peper said that those find- task to protect the internet us- Some applications gain the users’ private information by accessing “For people who are anxious ings could help people prepare ers’ privacy,” Hu Yanping, the irrelevant services. PHOTO: XINHUA about math, posture makes a gi- for many different types of per- founder of DCCI, said at the ant difference,” said the paper’s formance under stress, not just press conference. phone and recording device, of the Cybersecurity Law first author, Erik Peper, profes- math tests. —Xinhua Some applications gain the which users are the most con- in June 2017, mobile device users’ private information by cerned about, according to the developers have raised their accessing irrelevant services. report. awareness toward cyber-se- For example, an online music Some suggestions to curity, the report says. application might request to protect private information Mobile application de- use the phone’s camera, said are given in the report, such velopers cannot collect user Liu Jie, host of the press con- as downloading applications information that is irrelevant, ference. from verified sources and cau- and they should handle such Some 89.9 per cent of appli- tiously permitting the app to information in accordance cations request access to use access information about loca- with the laws and user agree- the camera, and 86.2 per cent tions, messages, and contacts. ments, according to authori- request access to the micro- Since the enforcement ties. —Xinhua PHOTO: XINHUA Ebola outbreak in DR Congo believed to have killed 33: health ministry

DAKAR—A new outbreak of the “highly active,” WHO’s emer- end of an earlier Ebola flareup day. butcher the animals for food. Ebola virus in the Democratic gency response chief Peter Sala- in northwestern Equateur prov- The latest outbreak of the In the worst outbreak of Eb- Republic of Congo is believed ma told reporters. ince, which killed 33 people. haemorrhagic virus is the 10 th ola, the disease struck the West to have killed 33 people in the The outbreak in North Kivu As with the earlier out- in the DRC since 1976, when it African states of Guinea, Libe- east of the country, the health in eastern DRC was declared a break,”vaccinations will be an was discovered in the north of ria and Sierra Leone in 2013-15, ministry said Saturday. week after WHO and the Kin- integral part of the response,” the country, then called Zaire, killing more than 11,300 people. Thirteen Ebola cases have shasa government hailed the the health ministry said Satur- and named after a river nearby. The DRC authorities were been confirmed since the fresh In Geneva, the World Health alerted to the recent outbreak by outbreak was declared on Au- Organization said most of the the death of a 65-year-old woman gust 1 in North Kivu province. new cases were recorded in in Mangina in late July. While just three of the fa- the district of Mangina, 30 kilo- After she was buried mem- talities have been among the 13 metres (18 miles) from the city bers of her family began to dis- confirmed cases, the death toll of Beni. play symptoms of the virus “and is believed to have risen to 33, “This is an active conflict seven of them have died,” the the health authorities said in a zone. The major barrier will be ministry said Saturday. bulletin Saturday. safely accessing the affected Probable Ebola cases have Containing an Ebola out- population,” the WHO said. also been registered in neigh- break in a “war zone” in the One of the world’s most bouring Ituri province. Democratic Republic of Con- feared diseases, Ebola is a vi- While insisting that all go is among the most difficult rus-caused haemorrhagic fever means available were being challenges the World Health that in extreme cases causes used to stop the latest outbreak, Organization has faced, a top fatal bleeding from internal or- Doctor Ndjoloko Tambwe Bathe, WHO official said Friday. gans, the mouth, eyes or ears. who is heading the fight against In North Kivu, health work- It has a natural host in a the virus, told the UN’s news Doctors Without Borders team members (pictured May 2018) walk ers will have to navigate their through an Ebola security zone at the entrance of a hospital in DR species of tropical African fruit website Okapi that “we can not response among more than 100 Congo, where a fresh outbreak of the virus was declared on August 2018, bats, from which it is believed tell you whether we are making armed groups, 20 of whom are in the east of the country. PHOTO: AFP to leap to humans who kill and good progress or not”. —AFP 6 AUGUST 2018 16 SPORT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Myanmar beat Thailand, securing second place in Alpine Cup 2018

IN the latest match of the Alpine Cup 2018, defensive skills. Myanmar earned the Myanmar U-23 men’s national football opening goal early in the match with a team trounced U-23 Thailand national quick score by Aung Thu, whose strong football team by 2-1 at Mandalar Thiri kick could not be blocked by the Thai Stadium in Mandalay yesterday. goalkeeper. Again, after some minutes, The win secured Myanmar a second Myanmar’s Zaw Min Tun scored a sec- place in the tournament. ond goal for his team with a surprisingly Myanmar team lined up with Htike successful kick. Htike Aung, Captain Zaw Min Tun, Win Thailand scored their consolation goal Moe Kyaw, Nanda Kyaw, Hlaing Bo Bo, just before the first half ended by a long- Maung Maung Soe, Aung Thu, Maung ball kick bypassing Myanmar’s goalkeeper. Maung Lwin, Yan Naing Oo, Lwin Moe Both teams changed tactics in the second Aung and Goal Keeper Phone Thitsar Min. half, with Thailand speeding up play and Myanmar’s footballers were too creating chances for their team, but Myan- strong for the opponents in yesterday’s mar's defense was too strong and no more Myanmar team celebrates their victory after beating Thailand at Mandalar Thiri Stadium in match, demonstrating good tackling and goals were scored.—Lynn Thit(Tgi) Mandalay yesterday. PHOTO: MFF

Asensio scores twice as Real Madrid topples Juventus 3-1

LOS ANGELES—Substitute Marco Field in Landover, Maryland. Asensio made an immediate impact by Bale finished with 16 La Liga goals scoring two early second-half goals as last season and is in his fifth campaign Real Madrid rallied to beat Juventus with Real Madrid. 3-1 in a pre-season exhibition contest Asensio subbed in after half-time and on Saturday. wasted no time getting on the board. He Asensio entered the game at the finished off a drive by side-footing a shot start of the second half and scored less home in the 47th minute on a rush with than two minutes in before adding an- Vinicius Jr., who also entered the game other in the 56th minute. at half-time. It was the first defeat of the pre-sea- Asensio scored just nine minutes son and the final match of the Inter- later to make it 3-1 for Real Madrid on national Champions Cup campaign for another unselfish pass, this time from Italy’s Juventus. The Serie A champions Lucas Vazquez. Asensio’s shot deflected now open up their title defense at Chievo off the right arm of Juventus goalkeeper on August 18. Wojciech Szczesny and trickled into the They were without new signing net. Juventus’ lone score came in the 12th Cristiano Ronaldo, who did not make minute on an own goal by Real Madrid his debut against his former team. The defender Dani Carvajal. Portuguese superstar skipped the club’s Carvajal was trying to corral Joao US tour because he was recovering from Cancelo’s left side cross when he deflect- his World Cup performance. ed the ball into his own net. Gareth Bale also scored for the It was the first pre-season defeat European champions as the Welshman for Juventus, who were without many served notice that he is going to produce of their key attackers for their US tour, despite the loss of Ronaldo. including Douglas Costa, Paulo Dybala Marco Asensio entered the game at the start of the second half and scored Bale hit a stunning shot from and Mario Mandzukic. th less than two minutes in before adding another in the 56 minute 20 yards out in the 39th minute to In earlier matches, Juventus beat as Real Madrid rallied to beat Juventus 3-1 in a pre-season level the score at 1-1 in the front Bayern Munich, Benfica and the Major exhibition contest. PHOTO: AFP of the crowd of 60,000 at FedEx League Soccer All-Stars.—AFP

Putnam leads Barracuda Championship by three strokes

RENO (Nevada)—Andrew Putnam earned bogey at windy Montreux Golf and Country three points docked for double bogey or in a 12-point round. Like Putnam, he’s 15 points on Saturday to grab a three-point Club in the Tour’s lone Modified Stableford worse. Putnam, a 29-year-old from Taco- hoping for his first Tour win. lead over fellow American and playing scoring tournament in Reno, Nevada. ma, Washington, who is seeking his first Chad Campbell was third at 32 points partner Sam Saunders heading into the Under the format, the players get USPGA Tour victory, tops the leaderboard after compiling 22 points in his round. final round of the PGA Tour’s Barracuda eight points for an albatross, five for an with 38 points over three days. Saunders, Ireland’s Shane Lowry eagled the 18th Championship. eagle, two for a birdie and zero for par who is golfing legend Arnold Palmer’s hole in an eight-point round to reach a total Putnam had eight birdies and just one with a point subtracted for a bogey and grandson, eagled the par-five 13th and 18th of 30 points.—AFP