STRIVE TO SHOW CULTURE AND MANNER OF NATION AND NATIONALS TO TOURISTS PAGE-8 (OPINION) NATIONAL NATIONAL Union Minister for Construction inspects road, bridge Myanmar-Thai experts on workers construction works in Ayeyawady, Magway regions discuss migrant workers’ affairs

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Vol. VIII, No. 78, 12th Waning of Nayon 1383 ME www.gnlm.com.mm Tuesday, 6 July 2021

Five-Point Road Map of the State Administration Council

1. The Union Election Commission will be reconstituted and its mandated tasks, including the scrutiny of voter lists, shall be implemented in accordance with the law. 2. Effective measures will be taken with added momentum to prevent and manage the COVID-19 pandemic. 3. Actions will be taken to ensure the speedy recovery of businesses from the impact of COVID-19. 4. Emphasis will be placed on achieving enduring peace for the entire nation in line with the agreements set out in the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement. 5. Upon accomplishing the provisions of the state of emergency, free and fair multiparty democratic elections will be held in line with the 2008 Constitution, and further work will be undertaken to hand over State duties to the winning party in accordance with democratic standards.

Ayeyawady sees developing transport infrastructures

YEYAWADY Region was Myaungmya were parts of the is unknown when it was called. once included in the Mon Mon Nya region. Despite being Only the name “RaMaNya” was ANya region, one of three an area where significant Myan- first found in the very ancient Mon regions—Mon Ti, Mon Sa mar kings did not establish, the chronicles of Siho (Chapter and Mon Nya. Dagon and Dala region has been rich in unique 76 of the Mahavamsa). King were in the Mon Ti region; Tha- historical features. Although Alaung Mintayar, the found- ton and Mottama were in the the lower part of Myanmar was er of the Konbaung dynasty, Mon Sa region; Pathein and called “RaMaNya” in the past, it SEE PAGE-2

Elephant rides in Ayeyawady.

The Pathein-Yangon Highway emerges as a development instance of An aerial view of the Shwethoungyan Bridge on the Chaungtha-Shwethoung Road. Ayeyawady.

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NATIONAL NATIONAL LOCAL BUSINESS NATIONAL Announcement MNHRC Statement on dismissal Watermelon growers COVID-19 virus found of Union Election and release of prisoners prosecuted suggested 50% from repatriated sailors Commission under Section 505-A of Penal Code production drop next in Kawthoung Statement No. (10/2021) growing season PAGE-4 PAGE-5 PAGE-6 PAGE-7 6 JULY 2021 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Ayeyawady sees developing transport ...

FROM PAGE-1 Labutta (Kyaukphyarlay)- organized the Mon people from Thonegwa- Oktwin-Htakesun the RaMaNya region to form the road (55 miles and 1 furlong); Third Myanmar Empire. Bogale-Kyanechaung-Ka- At present, Ayeyawady Re- donkani road (42 miles); Bo- gion is formed with six districts, gale-Satsun-Htawpine-Amar 26 townships, 45 towns, 302 road (38 miles and 5 furlongs); wards, 11,860 villages in village Pyapon-Kyonegadun-Satsun tract in order to adapt the polit- road (17 miles and 6 furlongs); ical, administrative, economic Jakkar-Seintaung-Mawtinsun and social conditions. road (95 miles); Bogale-Maw- Because of the abundant lamyinekyun-Kyonmange-Wake- water resources, local people ma-Myaungmya road (22 miles in Ayeyawady Region mainly and 5 furlongs); and Pathine- rely on navigation and they are Ngaputaw road (19 miles and 5 engaged in traditional commer- furlongs). cial fisheries and agriculture. In In terms of bridges, a total of terms of agriculture, the region 93 bridges over 180 feet such as has the distinction of being the Nyaungdon bridge, Bo Myat Tun State’s granary, with abundant bridge, Pathein bridge No (1) rice. However, there has not and (2), Myaungmya bridge; 942 Beach hotels signify the development of Ayeyawady. been a significant change be- concrete bridges under 180 feet, cause people in the area rely on 44 Bailey bridges over 180 feet; Road; Pathien-Yaykyi-Kyonp- Pathein- Ngaputaw- Labutta sults monsoon paddy and sum- only waterways. 61 Bailey bridges under 180 feet; yaw-Ahtaung-Hinthada-Ingapu- Road; and Pathein-Myaungmya mer paddy fields, universities Today, Ayeyawady Region 9 wooden bridges over 180 feet, Myanaung-Kyangin-Batye Road; -Labutta Road. With these roads, and colleges, marine science has a remarkable development 50 wooden bridges under 180 Pathein-Mawtinsun Road; and Ayeyawady Region is developing research laboratories, televi- due to the road networks im- feet; 1,560 pipe culverts totalling the nine Union crossing roads: from waterways to land routes. sion relay stations and micro- plemented by the State and the 2,759 bridges have been built. Yangon-Nyaungdon-Danu- In addition, major projects wave stations, rural roads that region is accessible any season. Along with the road net- byu-Ngathainggyoung-Gwa such as the construction of can be accessed in all seasons, The road networks were origi- works and bridges, there are Road; Yangon-Nyaungdon-Pan- Pathein-Monywa-YeU Road and domestic satellite communica- nally started with five lines, but four main roads in Ayeyawady tanaw-Wakema-Kyonmange- La- the discovery of new oil fields tion stations and foreign sub- have expanded to eleven. These Region: Yangon-Nyaung- butta Road; Yangon-Nyaung- in the region are encouraging marine cable stations, natural include: don-Danubyu-Ngathaing- don-Kyaunggon-Pathein Road; for local people. Then when beauty such as Ngwehsaung and Maubin-Yelelay-Shwetaung- gyoung- Gwa- Thandwe- Yangon-Kyaiklat-Mawlamy- Myanaung oil field and Shwepyi- Chaungtha beaches, internation- maw-Kyaikpi-Mawlamyinekyun Taungup-Sanekhamaung-Tat- inegyun Road; Yangon-De- tha oil field are discovered in the al standard hotels and other sec- road (44 miles and 6 furlongs); taung-An-MraukU-Kyauk- daye-Pyapon-Bogale-Kyaik- region, the residents could shout tors such as livestock, forestry, Mawlamyinegyun- Hlinebone- taw-Buthidaung-Maungtaw pi-Mawlamyinegyun Road; out “Black gold can be mined telecommunications, economic, Thitpotekwin- Pauk-Pyinsalu -Sittway Road; Pathein -Ngath- Yangon-Pyapon-Dedaye-Kyon- from the black ground”. social, education and healthcare road (72 miles and 3 furlongs); ainggyoung - Kwinkauk- Batye- gadun-Daw Nyein-Seikma-Amar With highway roads and sectors, Ayeyawady Region is Labutta- Thingangyi- Pyinsalu Ushitpin-Padan-Kanpya-Kasun- Road; Yangon-Twantay-Maub- bridges, road networks, river now developing. – Chan Myae road (35 miles and 2 furlongs); ma-Myaing-Salingyi-Monywa in-Mawlamyinegyun Road; and pumping projects and their re- Maung/GNLM

Announcement

1. It is found that some foreign correspondents based in Myanmar express the current government of the State Administration Council as military council or military junta or junta in their news stories and exaggerate their news quoting rootless sources and false news related to Myanmar. 2. The State Administration Council just controls various State duties in line with the provisions of the state of emergency under the Constitution (2008) of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, and it has been clearly announced that the government is not a coup d’état government. 3. The United Nations and global countries have recognized the State Administration Council as the legal government of Myanmar. 4. Especially, some foreign news agencies need to express news in line with news media ethics instead of quoting and exaggerating inaccurate and uncertain news and undermining the country by disseminating false news to global people. 5. The government emphasizes the holding of press conferences and the correct and quick replies to queries so as to ensure the correct and swift flow of information. 6. The announcement was hereby issued that some foreign news agencies were warned not to further apply the usage of military council/military junta/junta for the government in the future and not to quote and exaggerate the false news, and action will be taken against them under the existing laws if they apply wrong usages, quote and exaggerate fake news and disseminate false information.

Ministry of Information

Health and Sports Ministry opens COVID-19 call centre THE Ministry of Health and Sports opens the COVID-19 call centre at its office in Nay Pyi Taw as of 8 am on 22 June for the reply to queries on health awareness about COVID-19 and facts for abiding by the restrictions to the people on time. The people can dial the following telephone numbers from 8 am to 9 pm on a daily basis for facts about the COVID-19 disease.

Contact numbers: (1) 067-3411508 (3) 067-3411144 (5) 09-882557992 (2) 067-3411509 (4) 09-882557991 (6) 09-882557993 6 JULY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3

Special appeal court passes four Announcement for taking action exceptional civil appeal cases, under Important Goods and hears four more civil cases Services Act THE special appeal court comprising Chief Justice of the Union U Htun Htun Oo and Supreme Court Judges U Kyi Thein, U Khin Maung Gyi, U Tin Hong IF the authorities find storage of medical supplies for prevention, control and Daw Khin May Yi have passed interlocutory orders for special civil appeal and treatment of COVID-19, medicines and foodstuffs with the purpose of case No 96/2019 (Mandalay) and 97/2019 (Mandalay) at office No. 1 of Supreme selling and distributing them at higher prices and manipulation of market Court of the Union yesterday morning and handed down judgments on four ex- prices, action will be taken against those offenders under the Important ceptional civil appeal cases — No 71/2019 (Shan), No 95/2019 (Yangon), 99/2019 Goods and Services Act. (Yangon) and 107/2019 (Magway). Moreover, they heard four exceptional civil appeal cases— No 88/2019 (Sagaing), 92/2019 (Ayeyawady), 93/2019 (Ayeyawady) and 35/2020 (Ayeyawady) Ministry of Commerce in line with the restrictions of prevention and control of COVID-19. — MNA

Union Minister for Construction inspects road, bridge construction works in Ayeyawady, Magway regions

UNION Minister for Construc- at Pathein-Monywa road (Ay- tion U Shwe Lay met Ayeyawady eyawady Region). Region Administration Council The Union Minister also vis- Chairman U Ye Myint, council ited the 1,300 feet long Mindon members and departmental of- Bridge (Yaynatha) constructed ficials and discussed the devel- by the Construction Team (3) of opment of infrastructure in the Bridge Department, 270 feet long region on 4 July. Gway Cho Bridge on Thayet-Min- Then, the Union Minister hla road section constructed by and party inspected the upgrade Special Team (3) and 180 feet long of nine-storey Pathein General Htan Kine Bridge construction Hospital, Pathien-Kankalay road site. section, Kankalay-Yay Kyi- Bat The Union Minister also met Ye road maintenance works con- Magway Region Administration ducted by Building Construction Council Chairman U Tint Lwin, Team (15) of maintenance De- council members and other de- partment, 150 feet long Ywar Thit partmental officials as per COV- Gyi-Pauk Tuu bridge constructed ID-19 health rules yesterday. by building Rural Road Devel- During the meeting, he discussed opment Department in Ahlone the development of road-bridge The MoC Union Minister is seen inspecting the Ayeyawady Bridge (Magway) yesterday. Village-tract in Kyangin Town- transportation networks, prior- ship of Ayeyawady Region and itized sectors and regional de- He then inspected the (Magway), Nay Pyi Taw-Taung road section and bridge conser- upgrade work of mile post 100/1 velopment programmes. strength of Ayeyawady Bridge Nyo-Myothit-Kan Pyar-Magway vation works. — MNA

2,969 new cases of COVID-19 reported on 5 July, total figure rises to 168,374

MYANMAR’S COVID-19 positive cases rose to 168,374 after 2,969 new cases were reported on 5 July 2021 according to the Ministry of Health and Sports. Among these confirmed cases, 139,473 have been discharged from hospitals. Death toll stands at 3,461 after 42 died.—MNA 6 JULY 2021 4 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Announcement of Union Election Commission 5 July 2021

1. Regarding the Multiparty General Election held on 8 November 2020, the Union Election Commission has inspected the voter lists and the casting of votes in Nagmon, Khaunglanphu, Hsawlaw, Ingyanyan and Phakant townships of Kachin State and Papun Township of Kayin State. 2. According to the inspection, the previous election commission released 227,069 eligible voters in Nagmon, Khaunglanphu, Hsawlaw, Ingyanyan and Phakant townships of Kachin State and Papun Township of Kayin State. The list of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population in November 2020 showed 88,738 eligible voters who had turned 18. The voter lists mentioned that there were 22,387 citizens, associate citizens, naturalized citizens, and non-identity voters, 887 persons repeated on the voter lists more than three times and 14,396 persons repeated on the voter lists two times. 3. Findings in respective townships were as follows; Findings on voter lists in each township List from Immi- Those involved in voting Those involved in voter Those involved in voter Total polling Township Sr Township gration depart- list without citizenship list more than three list more than two times station sub-commission ment scrutiny cards times holding one CSC holding one CSC 1 Nagmon 25 4,899 4,398 25 19 376 2 Khaunglanphu 36 8,909 5,565 571 113 1,172 3 Hsawlaw 18 4,363 2,926 394 9 328 4 Ingyanyan 7 2,006 1,939 69 30 5 Phakant 105 184,062 50,702 18,572 746 12,196 6 Papun 25 22,830 23,208 2,756 294 Total 216 227,069 88,738 22,387 887 14,396 4. The Union Election Commission has inspected the withdrawal/receipt/use/remaining of ballot papers used for Pyithu Hluttaw Election in Nagmon, Khaunglanphu, Hsawlaw, Ingyanyan and Phakant townships of Kachin State and Papun Township of Kayin State together with the respective township election sub-commission, heads of police force, Immigration and Population, administrators and representatives of parties under Section 53 of the Hluttaw Election Law. 5. According to the inspection, a total of 216 polling stations in these six townships took out 261,599 ballots and used 136,257 ballots. It left 124,879 ballots instead of 125,342 ballots. The difference was 3,644 ballots and it found 3,181extra ballots. The extra/shortage ballots were found at respective polling stations. Findings in respective town- ships were as follows: Findings on ballot papers for Pyithu Hluttaw Election in each township

Sr Subject Total polling Withdrawal Used Exact remaining Remaining on the Difference station Ground Missing Extra 1 Nagmon 25 6,506 4,368 2,138 2,134 54 50 2 Khaunglanphu 36 11,253 7,330 3,923 3,921 4 2 3 Hsawlaw 18 5,602 3,042 2,560 2,539 21 4 Ingyanyan 7 2,800 1,424 1,376 1,376 5 Phakant 105 209,892 104,039 105,853 105,411 2,823 2,381 6 Papun 25 25,546 16,054 9,492 9,498 742 748 Total 216 261,599 136,257 125,342 124,879 3,644 3,181 6. According to the inspections on voter lists of six townships, the numbers of eligible voters are more 138,331 than the voter lists according to the lists of citizens, associate citizens, nationalized citizens who had turned 18 in 2020 of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population and Hluttaw Election Law Section 6 (a). 7. There are 22,387 non-identity voters. Moreover, Hluttaw Election Law Section (15) (c) in Chapter VI “Preparation of Voting Roll” stated, “Whoever has the right to vote in any constituency shall not be included in the voting roll of any constituency other than that of the constituency concerned at the same time.” But, there were 887 persons repeated on the voter lists more than three times and 14,396 persons repeated on the voter lists two times in these six townships. 8. At No (5) polling station of No (5) Ward of Nagmon Township, they did not register the eight additional voters in Form (1) and allowed them to cast vote. 9. 14 voters in Khaunglanphu Township, another 4 voters in Hsawlaw Township and 32 voters in Phakant Township were found on the voter lists and allowed to cast vote although they were under 18 on the election day. 10. The Form (1) books used for Pyithu Hluttaw at No (28), (34) and (36) polling stations in Khaunglanphu Township, No (12) polling station in Hsawlaw Township and No (14), (16), (19), (46), (63), (68) and (72) polling stations in Phakant Township were found missing and so they were not examined. 11. It did not found the signatures of voters (or) fingerprints in Form (1) books used at No (70) polling station in Seik Mu Village-tract and No (92) polling station in SEE PAGE-5

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THE teachers who joined the CDM due to misunderstanding based on the weakness in administrative measures and political attacks need to report back to the respective schools. The requirements of teachers will be fulfilled during the school opening period. In performing State responsibilities, Council Members need to consider from different perspectives so as to benefit the State. (Excerpt from the speech of the meeting 10/2021 of the State Administration Council by the Republic of the Union of Myanmar State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on 10 May 2021) CHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHD

FROM PAGE-4 Haung Par Village-tract of Phakant Township. 12. They deleted the personal information of U Nyi Tun, voter list number (1685) and filled the data of U Nyi Nyi Than at No (20) polling station in Lone Khin Village-tract of Phakant Township. 13. Findings in Nagmon, Khaunglanphu, Hsawlaw, Ingyanyan and Phakant townships of Kachin State and Papun Township of Kayin State were as follows:- (a) There were 135,967 voters and they used 136,257 ballots out of all withdrawals, which was 290 more than the numbers of voters. (b) It found 3,644 missing ballots in withdrawals and used ballots. (c) It found 813 extra ballots at some polling stations. (d) In voter lists Form (1), they did not fill the additional voters and allowed them to cast vote just with handwriting registration. (e) Those who are under 18 were found on the voter lists and allowed to cast votes. (f) They removed the personal data of the original voter in Form (1) and filled in other information of another voter. (g) In voter lists Form (1), they did not fill signatures or fingerprints of voters and allowed the voters to cast votes. (h) The signatures of ward/village-tract sub-commission chairman and secretary were not found on every page of Forms (1) according to the respective Hluttaw Elec- tion Rules 15 (a). (i) Names of the voters, voter list number, polling station number, ward/village-tract names and voters’ signs were not filled in ballot receipts used in some polling stations for casting votes. (j) Some of the ward/village-tract election commissions failed to return the ballot receipts and extra ballots as per the law and so the ballots were found missing. (k) The non-identity voters were on the voter lists and the voters cast votes just with the certificates without any national identity cards. (l) They conducted measures that violate the law when they started collecting advance ballots. (m) They released the COVID-19-related instructions, which were not in conformity with the law, to collect voter lists and advance votes when the election drew near. 14. It found voting frauds in Nagmon, Khaunglanphu, Hsawlaw, Ingyanyan and Phakant townships of Kachin State and Papun Township of Kayin State. The excess/shortage ballots were found in the inspection. They failed to follow the stipulations of the Hluttaw Election Law and Rules. Union Election Commission

Myanmar-Thai experts on workers discuss migrant workers’ affairs MYANMAR-THAI experts on Myanmar migrant workers, the workers held a virtual coordi- extension of health insurance nation meeting yesterday. and work permit until 13 Septem- The Myanmar delegation led ber 2021, MoU between two gov- by Director-General U Maung ernments, employment agree- Maung Than of the Department ment, issuance of Certificate of of Labour under the Ministry of Identity (CI) cardholders, who Labour, Immigration and Pop- completed their four-year term ulation and the Thai delegation visa and worked under MoU sys- led by Mr Phairoj Chotikasatien, tem in Thailand, not to return Director-General of the Depart- to Myanmar during COVID-19 ment of Employment joined the pandemic, the establishment of meeting. CI centres, processes to provide During the meeting, the legal stay for undocumented mi- leaders exchanged views on grant workers and rights of My- conducting COVID-19 tests on anmar migrant workers. —MNA

MNHRC Statement on dismissal and release of prisoners prosecuted under Section 505-A of Penal Code Statement No. (10/2021)

THE Myanmar National Human Rights Commission is heartened by the State international and regional human rights organizations. media news that 24 out of those performing artists, film artists and musicians At this juncture when the humanity including Myanmar is threatened by prosecuted under Section 505-A of the Penal Code, 86 male and female prisoners Covid-19 Pandemic, dismissing the charges in accordance with the laws and who are registered and 2,210 male and female prisoners under trial at the prisons procedures like this is a very significant measure from the humanitarian and and jails in Nay Pyi Taw and respective regions and states, totalling 2,296 have human rights perspective and, in the view of the Commission, will go some way been dismissed from their cases and released in accordance with the laws and in contributing to the efforts for the prevention, control and treatment of Covid-19. procedures. The MNHRC also welcomes the fact that the released journalists are urged It is learned that those prosecuted prisoners released include journalists, in the Myanmar Press Council Announcement 6/2021 to uphold the media ethics according to Announcement 6/2021 of the Myanmar Press Council. The Com- and standards required for the development of the Fourth Pillar. The MNHRC mission believes that such dismissal of charges against those prisoners under fervently hopes that similar further measures will follow sooner and give impetus prosecution, including artists and journalists, from their cases in accordance to the building of the Union based on democracy and federalism. with the laws and procedures will also hearten the relevant families, citizens, The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission 6 JULY 2021 6 LOCAL BUSINESS THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Watermelon growers suggested 50% About 7,000 cattle production drop next growing season stranded in Muse

WITH China stepping up bor- stressed. der security for COVID-19, Following about 10,000 live cattle trading has ground cattle stranded in Muse last to a halt, and about 7,000 cattle year, traders embarked on the have been stranded in Muse illegal sales, he continued. town since December 2020. For legitimate trade, Chi- The domestic companies na permits live cattle import are sending cattle in line with only after ensuring the cat- Standard Operating Proce- tle is free from 20 diseases dure to China through the including Foot and Mouth Muse border. Disease, along with vaccina- “Before COVID-19, cattle tion certificates, health cer- were highly demanded. Dur- tificates, and farming regis- ing the early outbreak of coro- tration certificates. Yet, those navirus, about 10 traders from import criteria do not matter China entered Myanmar to on the black market. purchase over 1,000 herds of That is why Mandalay Re- cattle per day. The resurgence gion Cattle Exporters Associ- of COVID-19 in Myanmar ation requested the officials The exports of watermelon drastically plunged as against last year as watermelon supply is exceeding the prompted China to tighten its concerned to deal with this demand and transport delay triggered by the heightened COVID-19 measures in the border areas harm the quality of the fruits. border areas with Myanmar. black market and strive for Consequently, it was seven resumption of the cattle trade. WATERMELON growers flood- measures in the border areas, mismatch between supply and months that live cattle trading Myanmar’s live cattle ed markets with excess supply the exporters of agricultural demand. was halted. We are not sure export is heavily relying on this year and led to a market products including watermelon A truckload of watermel- when the cattle trading will China market due to a good failure. Consequently, they are are suffering amid the COV- on (855 variety) fetches 45,000- go back to normal,” a cattle price although Myanmar has suggested to reduce the sown ID-19 resurgence. 65,000 Yuan in mid-March. The trader explained the reasons other external markets such acreage acres by 50 per cent for This year, some watermel- price drastically plunged to for trade suspension. as Laos, Thailand, Malaysia the coming season, cross-bor- on trucks returned from the 13,000 Yuan in mid-May and it “The traders are facing and Bangladesh. der fruit depots stated. Myanmar-China North-East does not even cover the truck many hardships as it is diffi- The Ministry of Com- This year, about 30,000 border checkpoint as the wa- freight rate. cult to take care of the cattle merce grants a permit to trucks of watermelon and termelon was not traded well Myanmar’s watermelon in yards during the rainy sea- each company for 100 cattle 12,000 trucks of muskmelons and the truck drivers were no market earlier relied only on son. The traders have been export, and the permit is valid were conveyed to China via the longer bear the cost and tariff China. Myanmar shipped 45 burdened by labour wages, for three months. The compa- land border. Nevertheless, a on the China border. tonnes of seedless watermelon cost of feedstuff, healthcare nies can be taken legal action thousand trucks went in vain Additionally, starting from to the Dubai market in Decem- services, and other general if they do not sell the cattle as they stranded in the road 20 April 2021, the coronavirus ber 2020 and January 2021. costs,” said a trader from during the three months. part, affecting the quality of the test is mandatory for cross-bor- After the country achieves Muse. Live cattle export was al- fruits. Some watermelons have der traders. Following the de- success in the Dubai market, Furthermore, Chinese lowed in late 2017 to eradicate been disposed of as well. tection of the coronavirus cases Myanmar has a plan to expand traders are constantly pur- illegal exports, creating more The exports of watermelon in border Ruili, China restricted its market to Hong Kong SAR, chasing the cattle on the opportunities for breeders, drastically plunged as against border access at the Man Wein the UAE and Qatar, the associ- black market across border promoting their interests and last year as watermelon sup- checkpoint. Ruili-Kyalgaung ation stated. between Myanmar and China, generating more revenues. ply is exceeding the demand river crossing has been also On 5 January 2021, 105th said Chair U Soe Naing of the Myanmar shipped and transport delay triggered closed. Only Kyinsankyawt post mile Fruit Wholesale Centre Mandalay Region Cattle Ex- US$360 million worth of ani- by the heightened COVID-19 is available for cross-border released a statement that the porters Association. mal products, including cattle, measures in the border areas trade, causing delays and long number of watermelon and At present, the black mar- to the external markets in the harm the quality of the fruits. queues. It takes about a month muskmelon trucks for exports ket has been stronger. The financial year 2018-2019. As a result of this, the traders for a truck to enter the check- is to be set to govern the mar- legitimate market has halted The value of animal prod- are encouraged to keep mar- point. ket. since late 2020. uct exports dropped by $100 ket balance and maintain the As a result of this, the Myanmar yearly exports “The illegal market is million in the 2019-2020 FY quality, Khwar Nyo Fruit Depot cross-border fruit depots sug- over 800,000 tonnes of water- happening. At present, the as against a year-ago period, stated. gest that the growers harvest melon and about 150,000 tonnes border trade is illegally car- following negative impacts As China is stepping up the watermelon depending on of muskmelons to China, the as- ried out like the trade four of COVID-19. — Htet Myat/ the coronavirus containment the market condition to avoid a sociation stated. — KK/GNLM years ago,” U Soe Naing GNLM

Rice price rises on lower stockpile

THE rice price has risen after stockpiles in of the rice. hands of farmers and traders have fallen, Furthermore, as per the 2020 rice price according to Mawlamyine Rice Wholesale data, the price of staple rice usually increases Centre’s trade data. in the rainy season. Consequently, the price On 1 June, the rice prices moved in the gain is expected during the monsoon season range of K23,500-36,500 per bag depending this year. on the rice quality and varieties. The prices Nevertheless, the rice market is sluggish surged to K25,300-39,400 per bag on 30 June. as the majority of low-and-middle-income The Ministry of Commerce grants a permit to each company for The figures showed a gap of K1,700 to people do not have much money on hand for 100 cattle export, and the permit is valid for three months. The K3,000 per bag depending on the varieties now. — NN/GNLM companies can be taken legal action if they do not sell the cattle during the three months. 6 JULY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 7 COVID-19 virus found from repatriated sailors in Kawthoung

A Rapid Diagnostic Antigen Dr Lin Htike. Test Kid (RDT) test was con- “There have been some ducted in Kawthoung, Tanin- cases of the virus in the crew, thayi Region on 4 July, and 17 but today’s large numbers are hotel-quarantined crew mem- the first to be discovered,” Dr bers were diagnosed with COV- Lin Htike added. ID-19 positive said officials from Those 17 crew members the District Public Health De- who were infected with the virus partment. were evacuated from the quar- “Almost every day, people antined hotels to the private are infected with the virus in the ward of the District Hospital form of domestic infection in the by ambulances of Kawthoung recurrence of COVID-19 virus. Township Charitable Organiza- Crew Change is being carried tion and the Red Cross. out in the Andaman Sea near As of 5 June, 30 people in Kawthoung, where foreign air- Kawthoung Township have lines have been suspended due been diagnosed with the vi- to the outbreak of the virus,” rus and are receiving medical said Kawthoung District Hos- treatment. — Kyaw Soe (Kaw- pital medical Superintendent thoung)/ GNLM Those 17 crew members who were infected with the virus were evacuated from the quarantined hotels to the private ward of the District Hospital by ambulances of Kawthoung Township Charitable Organization and the Red Cross.

Nearly 200 people infected with COVID-19 in Bamauk township in five days COVID-19 preventive NEARLY 200 people were infect- tion, two staff members from the unteers to help in this situation. health checkpoint to ed with COVID-19 in Bamauk forest department and one staff People are urged to follow the township, Sagaing region in member from the township ad- COVID-19 rules and regulations. reopen in Sagaing five days, said an official from ministration department were Currently, we could not send Bamauk township hospital. also reportedly infected with those swab tests to the National According to the initial re- COVID-19 on 30 June. Then, the Health Laboratory (NHL). The district effective 5 July port of the health volunteers, a to- number of COVID-19 confirmed infected patients are staying A COVID-19 preventive the committee will issue tal of 195 new cases of COVID-19 cases were 77 on 1 July and 18 at the new hospital, old hospi- health checkpoint to the 72-hour COVID-19 infections have now been linked cases on 2 July. tal, border development school screen the travellers is clearance certificate. The to a recent outbreak in Bamauk At present, we are detecting and township sports hall. If the reopened in the entrance truck drivers and their township, Sagaing region. the COVID-19 on the people who number of confirmed patients is gates of Sagaing district followers are allowed to The COVID-19 case was are connected with the suspected increasing, we will let them stay beginning from 5 July. enter the Sagaing region found on 19 June at a KTV res- patients. So far, we haven’t found in the school, said a volunteer The truck drivers and only if they could provide taurant. On the first days of COV- patients with bad health condi- staffer. their helpers are allowed the COVID-19 clearance ID-19 reported cases, a total of 56 tions. We are worried that our There were no reported cas- to enter the Sagaing dis- certificate. The trucks workers from KTV were infected township will be worse in health es in the first and second waves of trict only if they could show drivers en route to other with COVID-19. About 21 people conditions like Kalay and Tamu COVID-19 in Bamauk Township. a certificate of COVID-19 regions from Sagaing are from Bamauk Myoma police sta- townships. We need more vol- — ACM/GNLM clearance from its relevant also detected COVID-19 regions. The authorities test and they are issued from the Sagaing district with the clearance certifi- Farmers get profit as okra thriving in Kyauktan village COVID-19 Control and cate,” said an official from Emergency Response COVID-19 committee. FARMERS are feeling happy as can be controlled in time. If the village. Committee are conduct- “The COVID-19 tests okra (ladies’ fingers) plantations plant is good, it can produce 13 to These okra plantations are ing the COVID-19 tests on will be conducted at the are thriving in Kyauktan Village, 15 pods per tree and more than ploughed in rows and watered the truck drivers and their old stadium starting from Minbu (Sagu) Township, Magway 10,000 plants per acre. They can seven times to make weeding and followers, heading to other 5 July. Then, we are ar- Region, said local farmers. earn more than 800,000 to 900,000 spraying easier. Okra is sprayed regions from the Sagaing ranging to reopen the “Okra is suitable for grow- kyats per season,” said Daw Mya with pesticides every 10 days, and region at Sagaing’s 700th COVID-19 preventive ers if it grows fast and the pests Aye, an okra grower in Kyauktan the fruit begins to bear fruit one Ground and will issue the health checkpoint in every and a half months after planting COVID-19 clearance cer- township of the entrance and harvests two months later. tificate. gate. But, the travellers Customers pay 6 kyats per “The committee pro- who could provide the bag of okra, depending on the hibited the table service at clearance certificates are strength of the plant. It takes the shops beginning from 5 allowed to enter the town- three to four months to harvest. July to 19 July. The shops ship,” he added. Farmers in Kyauktan village are allowed only the take- In order to control the are mainly engaged in agriculture, away service. The commit- spreading of COVID-19 in- so they grow okra, cucumbers and tee has been controlling fection in the Sagaing re- other kinds of vegetables. the region because it is gion, all the visitors who Vegetables and flowers plan- connected with stay home will come from the stay- tations are grown with groundwa- townships. All the truck home townships must These okra plantations are ploughed in rows and watered seven times to make weeding and spraying easier. Okra is sprayed with pesticides every ter all year round,” okra grower drivers have to be detect- stay for quarantine. — Aye 10 days, and the fruit begins to bear fruit one and a half months after Daw Mya Aye added. —Zeya Htet ed COVID-19 test. Then, Maung/GNLM planting and harvests two months later. (Minbu)/ GNLM 6 JULY 2021 6 JULY 2021 8 OPINION THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ARTICLE / NATIONAL 9 Strive to show culture and manner The Questions People Want to Know their Answers of nation and By Min Khant ECENTLY, my articles ‘the undenia- also publicly announced that she would be “abov​ e parties in the voter rolls. I expect that there would be no such situation that led ble facts that led to widespread election the president”. Hence, what she said was already appropriate actions will be seen against to the declaration of state of emergency. nationals to tourists Rfrauds’ was described in the State-run violated the Section 16 of the Constitution, ‘The those who committed such offences. To draw a conclusion, even if the newspapers and shared and reviewed by some Head of the Union and the Head of Executive of interesting readers on their social network of the Union is the President.’ Moreover, inabili- HE tourism industry creates millions of jobs and business Facebook. I also like to extend my special thanks ties of the then President to dutifully discharge opportunities in global countries. It is a drive for new gen- to those who discussed and commented reviews his assigned duties also proved the failures to Terations to enjoy natural and ancient cultural heritages on my article. As the outcomes, it found that follow the provisions defined in Section 71 (a) and preservation tasks. the article provoked curiosities, questions and ii/iv/v of the Constitution, being disqualified for Some tourism developing countries earn income from the emotions from the heart of people regarding the the President and inefficient discharge of duties tourism industry as a key role in the State economy. And, it is the electroal frauds occurred in 2020 election. That assigned by law. third-largest export sector of the global economy. Moreover, the is a good point as it provides me an opportunity Another point is the open interferences of tourism sector is of great importance in the exploration of new to stifle the emotions of uncertainities and re- the then President and Daw Aung San Su Kyi in sites for humans, culture and exposures as well as conservation spond to the questions of people and thus, the party activities. Sections 64 and 232 (k) clearly of natural biodiversity. article emerges. define that the President and Union Minis- As the tourism indus- try is important not only for In fact, the Myanmar but for the whole world, all global countries Comments and discussions of people for the article ‘The Undeniable Facts that Led to including Myanmar are Widespread Election Frauds’ tourism implementing the tourism Next question is whether the Tat- elections were held completed nec- sector in line with the sus- madaw has the right to inspect the voter essary inspections. After inspections tainable development goals lists. The answer would be ‘yes’. Not service is a in remaining townships finish, I think Emotional comments and questions of people regarding the contents of the article of the United Nations for only the Tatmadaw, but also every single the clear findings will emerge with systematic development in citizen has the right to copy the voter strong evidence of how votes were chance for the long run. rolls according to Section b)( of 15 ( 2) stolen and electrol frauds occured. The next question is whether the NLD-led government settled the voter According to the data relevant Election By-Laws Copying the . At that point, rather than showing the Tatmadaw made the inspections on the issue by combined bodies, the electoral the coun- of the Asia-Pacific Tourism voter rolls is to thoroughly inspect it statistics, it is really important to reveal voter rolls since its allied party USDP frauds would also be revealed. They Board on arrivals of inter- with evidences. It also means they are how they prepared to commit electoral did not win the previous elections. From are not the matters which could not be try and the national tourists in 2021-23, the data commonly owned by all people. riggings, what kinds of evidence were my personal perspective, if it was the concealed just by burning them down. If the number of tourist arriv- Eligible voters of all Tatmadaw per- found, and how international organiza- problem triggered by Tatmadaw for the NLD administration, former UEC als to Myanmar is expected sonnel cast votes at respective polling tions interfered in the elections. For in- not accepting the election result, the did not actually commit such offences people to to reach 0.5 million to 1.8 booths along with people. That is the stance, showing evidence like ‘here are Tatmadaw would have inspected the of electoral frauds, they could have million in 2023. But such a right of every individual and organi- the ballot receipts, ‘here are remaining voter rolls of the by-elections held in approved they were right and even situation depends on con- zation. The Tatmadaw naturally has ballot papers’, ‘here are the extra ones’ the time of USDP-led government and politically fought back the accusers. show their trol of COVID-19 infection the right to maintain the State not and therefore, ‘how many are missing’. the 2015 general elections. In the said Nevertheless, they did not do so as the and peace and stability of derail from the tract of Democracy I think it is also necessary to reveal the elections, NLD party had won landslide electoral frauds were unquestionably fine and po- the State. in national politics according to the original list of election sub-commission victories. However their victories were obvious then. It is observed that they Since its establishment, The article ‘The Undeniable Facts that Led to Widespread Election Frauds’ shared by people on social network Constitution. Not only the Tatmadaw, members in handwriting of chief minis- just the outcomes of clean, free and simply rejected the accusations of with reviews lite culture the State Administration any institution can inspect the voter ters of regions/states and the original fair elections reflected by the wills of electoral riggings not to inflect dam- Council prioritizes the re- With regard to the recent political develop- ters shall not take part in its party activities rolls. Hence, everybody can find out copies of the instructions in favour of people. Since the relevant UEC had also ages to the images of their leader and sumption of domestic tour- ments in Myanmar, the question of which the during the term of office. Such legislations that the Tatamdaw had declared the the NLD party victory in the elections. well settled the disputes in conformity the party. However, their attempts to and man- ism services. In the Thing- people want to know its clear answer is ‘why did demarcate the party politics from national findings of its inspection and demanded To remain as the history records and with laws, Tatmadaw could not find any retrieve the State power with bypass yan period of 2021, more than Tamadaw assume the State’s responsibilities?’ politics in order to avoid the conditions of the proper actions of responsible body take lessons for the next elections, the matters to inspect the voter rolls, or re- means by lying people to take the ner to the 430,000 local travellers paid For the question, I will simply answer so, ‘Tat- exceeding party politics and in which doing of UEC. I think the former UEC would findings of the inspections should be re- ject or question on the election results. streets and concealing their elector- visits to destinations in the madaw assumed the State’s responsibilities party interests using the government power. be in trouble in case it get questioned leased with clear evidence and records. Only in the 2020 general election, other al frauds are totally unacceptable. guests at an nation. As variant COVID-19 in accord with the State Constitution to avoid They violated the laws and conducted election why they rejeted the inspections if they There is no need to fire questions political parties requested the Tatmad- Hence, it is better to remark that they infection started in early the political system of one-party dictatorship campaigns despite knowing such legislations in assumed the election was flawless. as it was undoubtedly obvious that the aw to inspect the voter rolls since there prioritized the advantages of the party June, officials of the Ministry and not to derail the democracy system peole the time of high COVID-19 infection rate lead- Some people fire questions: why NLD-led administration interfered in appeared obvious bloated voter lists, un- and interests of their party leader rath- opportune of Health and Sports, vol- desire since the electrol frauds in 2020 elec- ing to a certain situation where they have been the UEC could not finish their lingering and dominated the functions of former just and irregular activities, and voting er than the interests of the Nation and unteers and people should tion led to unacceptable situations’. Therefore, charged under the Natural Disaster Management inspections, when the final declaration UEC. In some cases, it is reported that riggings. It was triggered by the disputes the people. I hope the readers get the participate in the prevention, I also pointed out how the previous NLD-led Law by Myanmar police force. will be out and how the responsibile there were unscrupulous attempts of of party politics. Therefore, it is found thoughts for considerations. May all time. control and treatment of the administration, NLD party and the UEC cheated In case of such situation, Section 73 (a) of ones will be taken action. I think the election sub-commissions and ward/vil- out that Tatmadaw had to inspect the rejoice and be glad. pandemic. Myanmar needs the 2020 general elections and made electroal the Constitution promulgates that one of the questions will directly concern with the lage administrators appointed under the voter rolls. If the former UEC led by U

to implement Agri Tourism, frauds in my first article ‘the undeniable facts two Vice-Presidents who has won the second current UEC. As far as I know, 309 arrangements of NLD chief ministers to Hla Thein had addressed the disputable Farming Tourism and Nature-based Tourism in addition to ecot- that led to widespread election frauds.’ highest votes in the Presidential election shall out of the 315 townships where the exclude the supporters of other political voter lists in the just and fair manner, ourism, community-based tourism, marine tourism and so on to Another question of which people want to serve as Acting President if the office of the be able to earn income for booming the tourism industry. know is ‘whether the declaration of state of emer- President falls vacant due to his resignation, In fact, securing success in the tourism industry needs work gency by the Acting President is in line with law’. death, permanent disability or any other cause. ` FORECAST VALID UNTIL MORNING OF Degree of certainty is (100%). in concert with local authorities, relevant organizations and local To perceive the answer of ‘yes’, it will require to The term ‘any other cause’ in the above Section THE 6 July, 2021: Rain or thundershowers will STATE OF THE SEA: Sea will be slight to moder- people. Moreover, residents in relevant tourism areas need to study the Constitution. In reality, since inception encompasses the matters of being disqualified for follow disciplines to show their good and able citizen manner to of NLD-led government, they commenced to the President and inefficient discharge of duties be isolated in Lower Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway ate in Myanmar waters. Wave height will be about Regions, scattered in Upper Sagaing Region and (4-7) feet off and along Myanmar Coasts. the tourists without too much eagerness to earn the income while cheat the provisions of Constitution by a hair’s assigned by law and violation of the Constitution Myanmar Daily Weather Report (Issued at 4:00 pm Monday 5 July 2021) Northern Shan State, fairly widespread in Nay giving assistance to the local and foreign tourists who need helps. breadth enacting the State Counsellor law to as well as the cases to be taken by Police Force. In fact, the tourism service is a chance for the country and create a post for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. There Against the backdrop of the above-mentioned Pyi Taw, Yangon, Ayeyawady, Taninthayi Regions OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: the people to show their fine and polite culture and manner to the were also many incidents in which Daw Aung San BAY INFERENCE: Monsoon is weak over the Andaman Sea and Kachin, (Southern and Eastern)Shan, Kayah Moderate monsoon over the Andaman Sea and situation, the declaration of state of emergency guests at an opportune time. Suu Kyi herself had acted like a President going by the Acting President is totally in conformity and Bay of Bengal. States and widespread in the remaining Regions. Southeast Bay of Bengal. beyond the boundary of State Counsellor law. She with the Constitution. 6 JULY 2021 10 ASIA: TOP STORIES THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR 100 years of achievements

By MARCOS CORDEIRO PIRES | China Daily Global

INCE its founding a century ago, could never have occurred. The CPC, the Communist Party of China under the leadership of Mao, withstood S has steadfastly led the Chinese international pressure, divided the ru- people towards the dream of national ral land among villagers, contributed to rejuvenation. women’s autonomy, organized a campaign Few countries in the world have a for mass education, created a heavy in- past associated with one of the great civ- dustrial sector and built a strong defence ilizations of history, but only the Chinese capacity. In other words, it guaranteed civilization can boast of having more than the means for national sovereignty and 4,000 years of continuity. the next steps. Few countries in Asia and Africa that Under Deng’s leadership, the coun- were under the domination of European try shifted its focus as the “fundamental imperialism managed to regain their sta- contradiction” was no longer the class tus as a great power as in the past. Among struggle but the fight against backward- these few is China. ness and poverty. This new approach Few countries have managed to contributed strongly to the stability of overcome scientific and technological the country and the CPC, despite some backwardness and match the world’s setbacks. The Deng era enabled China’s greatest powers. In 1949, after 100 years of reintegration into the world economy, humiliation, only 20 per cent of the popu- reintroduced the market economy, and lation in China was literate and it had only outlined “socialism with Chinese char- a few thousand scientists. Today, China is acteristics”. The following generation the country with the most people training of leaders, Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao, in engineering, mathematics, science and persevered on Deng’s path, strengthening information technology. This achievement the economy and laying the foundations SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY has enabled the country to become the for the continuous improvement of the second-largest economy and the largest Chinese people’s well-being. exporter and importer in the world. largely contain the cases of infection, has an anti-imperialist action. It presented The successes resulting from China’s Few developing countries, by their a shallow death rate per million and has a socialist programme that promised a rapid growth have brought new contra- own efforts, have managed to build a so- reorganized its economy, being the only better life for the urban working class dictions, which are currently being ad- phisticated defense system and an aero- G20 country to grow last year. It has de- and the large mass of farmers. dressed by President Xi Jinping’s lead- space programme. China, in 2020, was the veloped vaccines that are helping dozens The great victory obtained on Oct 1, ership. Since 2013, new challenges have first country to land a probe on the far side of countries in the world to overcome the 1949, was achieved after much struggle arisen such as promoting a new-type of of the moon. It has developed the leading pandemic, mainly Brazil, where out of and perseverance, not only against reac- urbanization, the improvement of living 5G technology and holds the patents in every 10 vaccines applied, nine are from tionary nationalists but against Japanese standards in rural areas; the widening of artificial intelligence. China also leads China. While national selfishness is on militarist imperialism. The consolidation income disparities; the negative impacts the high-speed train sector, building in 10 the rise worldwide, China has become the of the People’s Republic of China and the of industrialization on the environment; years a network that exceeds the sum of primary supplier of inputs and vaccines country’s stabilization were achieved with the limitations of the middle-income trap; all other countries’ lines. to contain the coronavirus. great difficulty, including a costly war in the crisis of multilateralism; the emer- Few countries that have suffered When looking for the reasons for Chi- the Korean Peninsula between 1950 and gence of nationalism at the global level; from imperialism and colonialism have na’s success, two answers can be found: 1953. Also, due to an ongoing search for a the pressures from Taiwan separatists; managed to organize strategies to elim- the determination and resilience of the Chinese way to socialism, which differed the trade war initiated by the United inate extreme poverty. Hunger is an open Chinese people and the organizational from that of the Soviet Union, the leader- States; and, more recently, the COVID-19 wound in most developing countries in capacity of the Communist Party of China. ship of the CPC incurred mistakes, such pandemic. All these issues are complex Asia, Africa and Latin America. But in The CPC is heir to the indignation of as the “great leap forward” (1958-60) and topics, but with the experience acquired 2020, China managed to eradicate hunger the Chinese youth that manifested in May the “cultural revolution” (1966-76), but by the millions of officials and leaders and extreme poverty after 40 years of re- 1919, when they denounced the Treaty which served as a beneficial experience of the CPC and the strong support of all form and opening-up, one of the most out- of Versailles, which granted former Ger- for the later phase, in 1978, when the Chinese people, all these problems can be standing achievements in human history. man protectorates in the country to the reform and opening-up period began. overcome and China will achieve its goal Worldwide, millions of people have Japanese. Revolutionary consciousness Western analysts often divide Chi- of being a socialist and fully developed died of COVID-19. Many developed coun- advanced with the creation of the CPC na’s history by separating the legacy and nation in 2049. tries have suffered a sharp drop in their in July 1921, when Marxist ideas and the experiences that occurred during the As in life, the CPC has made mistakes GDP because of the pandemic and still Russian Revolution’s success excited the leadership of Chairman Mao Zedong from and enjoyed successes, but the balance face lockdowns that continue to hamper struggle against imperialism, factional- the period led by Deng Xiaoping. It is a has always tipped heavily in favor of the the economy. China, the first country to ism and corruption that had weakened mistake, because without Mao’s estate, latter. be hit hard by the virus, has managed to the country. But the CPC did not only have Deng era’s accelerated development

New Zealand’s largest Pfizer vaccine shipment arrives ahead of schedule

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POPE Francis, 84, underwent a a statement from the Vatican surgery Sunday for an inflamed said he has reacted well to the large colon, a Vatican statement intervention. said. The pontiff was expected The pontiff was admitted to to spend the night in hospital, Rome’s Gemelli University Hos- according to medical sources pital “for a scheduled surgery for quoted by Italian news agencies. symptomatic diverticular steno- In recent years, the pope sis of the colon”, it said. has had to cancel some public The condition causes po- appearances and sometimes has tentially painful inflammation difficultly walking. Born on 17 of the diverticulum, a pocket that December, 1936 in Argentina, can form on the colon walls and Francis lost part of his right lung which tend to multiply with age. at the age of 21. He also suffers A potential complication is from a hip problem and sciatica. an abnormal narrowing of the Francis’ visit to Slovakia will colon. include the cities of Bratislava, Earlier Sunday, the pope Presov, Kosice and Sastin, the gave the weekly Angelus prayer Vatican said in a statement. Al- at St Peter’s Square. though more detailed plans for There, he announced that he the trip will be announced later, People attend the Sunday Angelus prayer delivered by Pope Francis from the window of his study overlooking would visit Slovakia in Septem- there was no indication the pope St.Peter’s Square at the Vatican on 4 July 2021. PHOTO: AFP ber after a brief stop in Hungary intended to meet Hungary’s po- to celebrate a mass in Budapest. arrived at the clinic accompa- aide, and Italian media said he hours later. litical leaders during his stop in In the afternoon, the pontiff nied by his driver and one close was in the operating room a few Following the operation, Budapest. — AFP China’s electronic ‘Learn to live with’ the virus information manufacturing Johnson tells Britons sector maintains fast BRITISH Prime Minister Boris expansion Johnson will on Monday unveil a plan to lift coronavirus restric- CHINA’S electronic informa- year in the January-May pe- tions from 19 July, while urging tion manufacturing sector con- riod, while fixed-asset invest- the population to “learn to live tinued to steadily expand over ment into the sector went up with” the virus. the first five months of the year, 27.6 per cent from a year earlier. Johnson had initially aimed data from the Ministry of Indus- MIIT data also shows for a full reopening on 21 June try and Information Technology that the operating revenue of but was forced to push back the (MIIT) shows. major electronic information date because of a surge in the The added value of elec- manufacturers soared 31.2 per highly contagious Delta variant. tronic information manufac- cent year on year to 4.06 trillion That variant now accounts for turers with annual operating yuan in the first four months, nearly all new Covid cases in revenues of at least 20 million while their combined profits in Britain. yuan (about 3.1 million US the period totaled 193.5 billion The prime minister will give dollars) jumped 21.5 per cent yuan, surging 86.2 per cent year a press conference and Health Members of the public receive a dose of a Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine inside year on year, with a compound on year. In May alone, China’s Minister Sajid Javid is sched- a temporary vaccination centre set up a the Emirates Stadium, home to annual growth rate of 12.2 per smartphone output climbed 9.6 uled to address parliament on Arsenal football club, in north London on 25 June 2021. PHOTO: AFP cent over the past two years, per cent year on year to 100 the issue. remain. says the latest figures indicate according to the MIIT. million units, while the output After Russia, Britain has Night clubs have not been that the number of cases will The export delivery value of microcomputers rose 10.8 the highest coronavirus death allowed to open, large-scale continue to rise as restrictions of major enterprises in the sec- per cent to 36.14 million units. toll of any European country, at events do not run at full capaci- are lifted, but also that “the link tor rose 21.3 per cent year on — Xinhua more than 128,000. It is gradually ty and service is still restricted to hospitalizations and deaths ending a third lockdown peri- in pubs. has been weakened” thanks to od, although some restrictions The prime minister’s office vaccinations.—AFP

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INDIA’S Panacea Biotec has re- fund. Earlier in May, the batches registered in India under the ceived manufacturing licence of vaccine were produced at Pan- emergency use authorization to produce Russia’s COVID-19 acea Biotec’s facilities in India procedure and the inoculation vaccine, Sputnik V, the company and were shipped to the Gama- in India with the imported vac- said Sunday. leya Centre in Russia for quality cines from Russia started in The licence was granted by control and they have successful- May by another Indian compa- India’s drug regulator pursuant ly cleared all quality parameters ny, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, to Panacea Biotec’s collabora- both in Russia as well as in India, who too has approval from the Workers make walkie-talkies at an electronics company in Xiamei Township, Nan’an, southeast China’s Fujian Province, 26 August tion with Russian Direct Invest- the company said. Russia’s sovereign wealth fund. 2020. PHOTO: XINHUA ment Fund, the sovereign wealth In April, Sputnik V was — Xinhua 6 JULY 2021 12 WORLD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR One dead, 29 injured from Bangkok factory explosion

AN EXPLOSION near Thai the area were moved to two shel- working to get the fire under con- capital Bangkok’s international ters, including a nearby school trol. The cause of the explosion is airport Monday left a plastics about 9 kilometres away, where still unknown. factory in flames, killing at least elderly residents in wheelchairs According to officials, Ming one firefighter and wounding 29 waited to return to their homes. Dih Chemical Co. produces ex- people, officials said. Rescue workers drove panded polystyrene -- colloquially Heavy plumes of black around surrounding neighbour- known as styrofoam -- and has smoke could be seen rising up to hoods in emergency vans, telling been in operation since 1985 in the sky from the city’s downtown thousands of residents via loud- Bang Pli district. 35 kilometres (21 miles) away, as speakers to leave for their safety. Besides being the site of helicopters continued to dump The public have been or- Suvarnabhumi airport -- which fire suppression foam from the dered to stay away from a radius saw massive black clouds above air on the site. The blast occurred of at least 500 metres around the its airport runways Monday -- around 3 am at Taiwan-based blast site, said Lieutenant Gener- the 500-metre radius around the Ming Dih Chemical Co, located al Ampon Buarubporn. factory is also home to some 300 on the outskirts of Bangkok near “We do not know if there is factories and residential neigh- Firefighters work at the site of an explosion and fire at a plastics factory Suvarnabhumi airport. anything left to explode,” he said, bourhoods housing 240 commu- on the outskirts of Bangkok on 5 July 2021. PHOTO: AFP By noon, 500 residents near adding that authorities are still nities. —AFP

Cyprus says huge forest fire ‘under full control’ Chip shortage THE Cyprus Forestry Depart- outbreaks. driving ment said Monday that a dead- The fire, described as the French ly wildfire, the island’s worst in worst since the establishment decades, was now “under full of the Republic of Cyprus in industry lower control”. 1960, destroyed 50 homes, dam- The blaze, fanned by aged power lines and forced THE global shortage of strong winds, broke out Sat- the evacuation of 10 villages. semiconductors that has urday and swept through parts It burned an area of about been plaguing the auto- of the Troodos mountain range, 55 square kilometres covered mobile industry is helping leaving four Egyptian labour- with forest vegetation and drive industrial produc- ers dead, before being reined crops. tion lower in France, data in by water bombing by Greek Four Egyptian labourers showed Monday. and Israeli aircraft. died trying to escape the vil- Manufacturing of “The fire that broke out lage of Odos. motor vehicles fell by 7.9 on Saturday... came under full AFP reporters saw thick per cent in May from the control today Monday, 5 July, gnarled trunks of ancient olive Volunteers help carry a firehose in an effort to contain a fire near the previous month “due to 2021 at 08:00 am (0500 GMT),” trees reduced to smouldering Kotsiatis area, on the outskirts of Cyprus’ capital Nicosia on 4 July shortages of raw mate- 2021. PHOTO: AFP the department said in a state- stumps and grey ash replac- rials in the automotive ment. ing yellowed scrub as far as arrested and remanded in cus- in his car at the same time the industry”, the national It added that firefighters the eye could see, as well as tody on suspicion of causing fire started there. statistics agency INSEE were still deployed en masse several burned out homes in the blaze, a charge he denied. He could face charges said. around the village of Arakapas Ora village. Police said an eyewitness of recklessly causing four That helped drag to tackle any potential further A 67-year-old farmer was had seen him leaving Arakapas deaths.—AFP down overall industrial production by 0.3 per cent during the month. Coronavirus pan- Rest of collapsed Florida apartment block demic lockdowns caused a shift in consumer spend- demolished ahead of tropical storm ing towards electronics and a spike in demand for A controlled explosion brought The video footage of the demo- the semiconductor chips down the unstable remains of lition showed smoke, dust and that run them. the collapsed apartment block other debris blowing away from Modern automobiles in Florida late Sunday ahead of a the site after the building came can use dozens of such threatening tropical storm, with down following two loud booms. chips in their various elec- the confirmed death toll at 24 and Miami-Dade County Mayor Dan- tronics systems, and car- 121 people missing. iella Levine Cava had announced makers have had to slow Video footage showed the the schedule at an earlier press or idle factories when they rest of the 12-storey Champlain conference, saying the opera- have run out of supplies. Towers South in Surfside, out- tion would use “small, strategi- French motor vehicle side Miami, being demolished cally placed explosives.” “The production was down 29.2 just after 10:30 pm local time demolition itself is confined to per cent in May from its (0230 GMT). Preparing the site the immediate area around the level in February 2020, for demolition ahead of the possi- Smoke rises above as the rest of the Champlain South tower is building,” she said. just before the pandemic ble arrival of Tropical Storm Elsa demolished in Surfside, Florida, north of Miami Beach, late on 4 July “However, there is dust and lockdowns began. early next week had required 2021. PHOTO : AFP other particles that are an una- Overall, French in- that the search for victims be voidable byproduct of all types of dustrial production was halted on Saturday. of dust and rattling Americans ture posed a threat to search demolition and, as a precaution- 5.6 per cent lower from Most of the building col- unprepared for such a deadly ur- and rescue teams still at the ary measure, we’re urging res- its pre-pandemic level. — lapsed in the early hours of 24 ban disaster. Authorities had said scene, though hopes of finding idents in the immediate vicinity AFP June, sending up a huge cloud the unstable remaining struc- anyone alive have diminished. to stay indoors.”—AFP 6 JULY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR BIZ: WORLD/AD 13 Eco-friendly material maker TBM gets investment from SK Group

TBM Co., a Japanese terial derived from lime- Tokyo-based SK Japan In- maker of environmentally stone that could be an alter- vestment, will help explore conscious materials, has native to plastic and paper. overseas sales channels on forged an agreement on LIMEX can be used the strength of SK Group’s capital participation from for a wide range of prod- global networks. South Korean conglomer- ucts including name cards, TBM, in particular, ate SK Group. calendars, clear folders and looks to take advantage of SK Group will take a food containers, and is eas- SK Group’s rapid business 10 per cent stake in TBM ily recycled. TBM says it expansion outside South to engage in the develop- has been used by more Korea, including Southeast ment and sale of the start- than 6,000 companies and Asia, in promoting its prod- up’s LIMEX recyclable municipal governments in ucts globally. materials through the 13.5 Japan. TBM also agreed “We are aiming to billion yen ($123 million) with SKC, a chemical mate- develop a low carbon and deal struck through SK rial company of SK Group, circular economy through Japan Investment Inc., the to form a joint venture to our LIMEX business and Nobuyoshi Yamasaki (R), CEO of TBM Co., attends an online ceremony about a capital tie- group’s local investment develop more competitive become the world’s top up between TBM and SK Group. PHOTO: KYODO NEWS unit. TBM was founded in and cost-effective biode- player in the field of sus- 2011 and is known for its gradable LIMEX products biodegradable material. of marketability of conven- TBM and SK Group tainability,” Nobuyoshi signature technologies on with a mixture of TBM’s Generally, cost issues tional eco-friendly biode- hope the latest agreement, Yamasaki, CEO of TBM, LIMEX, a sustainable ma- technologies with SKC’s remain the key obstacles gradable plastics. the first investment deal for said. — Kyodo News

BOJ lowers assessments of 2 regions as recovery from pandemic slows

THE Bank of Japan on bank said the economy re- tained. Japan is battling to rein Monday downgraded its mains in a “severe situ- “For the time being, in rising coronavirus cases economic assessments of ation” due to the impact economic activity is ex- in urban areas amid wor- two of the country’s nine of the pandemic but many pected to stay at lower ries about a further spread regions — Chugoku and reported that the economy levels than before the coro- of the Delta variant, less Shikoku — as the pace of has “picked up as a trend” navirus pandemic,” Gover- than three weeks before recovery from the corona- or “started to pick up.” nor Haruhiko Kuroda told the opening of the Tokyo virus pandemic is slowing. The two regions that a videoconference of BOJ Olympics. In its quarterly Sakura saw upgrades were Kinki, branch managers before Economists and BOJ report for July, the BOJ which includes the west- the release of the report. policymakers expect fur- raised its outlooks for two ern prefecture of Osaka, The Sakura report, ther progress in vaccina- regions while maintaining and Hokuriku in central named after its cherry tions in Japan will lead to its assessments of the re- Japan. The Kanto-Ko- blossom-colored cover, more economic activity, maining five, underscoring shinetsu region centring will be among the materi- helping the services sec- Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda (far L) attends an online meeting of BOJ branch managers from the central the uneven nature of eco- on Tokyo was among the als used at the BOJ’s pol- tor that has lagged behind bank’s head office in Tokyo on 5 July 2021. PHOTO: nomic recovery. five regions for which icy-setting meeting next manufacturers in the pace KYODO NEWS The Japanese central assessments were main- week. of recovery.—Kyodo News

Most Asian markets rise after healthy US jobs report CLAIMS DAY NOTICE M.V BLPL BLESSING VOY.NO. (2110E/W) Asian markets mostly as it also showed the un- extended the rally. consumers. Tencent fell Consignees of cargo carried on M.V BLPL rose Monday following employment rate ticking Sydney, Seoul, Tai- more than one percent in BLESSING VOY.NO. (2110E/W) are hereby notified another Wall Street re- up slightly, tempering pei, Singapore, Welling- Hong Kong while Alibaba that the vessel will be arriving on 5-7-2021 and cargo will cord sparked by a block- worries that the Federal ton, Manila and Jakarta shed more than two per be discharged into the premises of HPT where it will lie buster US jobs report that Reserve will have to rein all rose. Shanghai edged cent. at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. reaffirmed the country’s in its ultra-loose monetary higher but Hong Kong SoftBank, a major Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am recovery was on track, policy sooner to prevent was flat, with tech firms investor in Didi, tanked to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now while oil prices dipped as the economy from over- taking a hit again after more than five per cent declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo top producers struggled heating. China at the weekend or- in Tokyo, where the Nik- from the Vessel. to reach a deal on lifting “Overall, the level of dering ride-hailing giant kei was also in negative No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Claims Day. output. payrolls is still 6.8m below Didi to be removed from territory. Phone No: 2301185 All three main index- pre-pandemic February app stores after a probe Still, the general Shipping Agency Department es in New York finished 2020 levels and is still be- found “serious violation” feeling is that equities Myanma Port Authority the week at a fresh peak low the level of substan- of data collection regula- are on course for more Agent For: in reaction to data show- tial progress needed by tions. gains this year as cen- ing far more people than the Fed,” said National The move -- which tral banks maintain their M/S BLPL SHIPPING LINE expected were employed Australia Bank’s Tapas came just days after the accommodative policies last month, as the world’s Strickland. “As such there firm’s US market debut and governments push top economy continues to is nothing in this report following a $4.4 billion out stimulus measures. race out of last year’s pan- for the Fed to become initial public offering -- That, along with the demic-induced recession. hawkish about.” is the latest in China’s rollout of vaccines, is help- The Labor Depart- The healthy advances crackdown on the tech ing offset concerns about ment report was seen on Wall Street provided sector as authorities rising cases of the more as providing the best of Asian traders with a plat- grow concerned about transmissible Delta virus both worlds for investors form, and most markets its increasing influence on variant. —AFP 6 JULY 2021 14 WORLD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Biden says US closer to declaring “independence” from virus

PRESIDENT Joe Biden on around 67 per cent, according to Sunday said the United States the Centres for Disease Control is getting closer to overcoming and Prevention. Daily cases and the coronavirus pandemic as the deaths have both dropped sharply country marked Independence from peak levels marked in Jan- Day, although vaccinations fell uary, when Biden took office. But just short of a goal set by his ad- still more than 200 people die each ministration. day from the virus and less than “Today, we’re closer than half of the total population has ever to declaring our independ- been fully vaccinated, according ence from a deadly virus,” Bid- to the CDC. In the United States, en said in a speech at the White a total of more than 33 million House to first responders, mili- confirmed cases of COVID-19 tary members and other guests. with more than 605,000 deaths But he added, “That’s not to say have been reported, both figures the battle against COVID-19 is higher than in any other country over,” warning of more conta- in the world, according to a tally gious variants that are emerging. by Johns Hopkins University. US The Biden administration health authorities have said peo- has been ramping up vaccination ple who have been fully vaccinat- efforts across the country, aim- ed against the novel coronavirus ing to have 70 per cent of adults basically no longer need to wear Visitors flood to the National Mall to watch the fireworks display during Independence Day celebrations on 4 inoculated with at least one shot a mask or physically distance. July 2021, in Washington. PHOTO: KYODO NEWS by Sunday. The figure stood at —Kyodo News China extends probe into US-listed More than 1,000 Afghan tech firms after Didi blow troops flee Taliban

CHINA announced on Monday Alliance — a merger between Didi from app stores following a into Tajikistan probes into two more US-listed truck-hailing platforms Yunman- similar investigation, throwing a Chinese companies, a day after man and Huochebang — as well wrench in the company’s growth MORE than 1,000 Afghan “Taking into account the banning ride-hailing giant Didi as Kanzhun, which owns online plans after a bumper New York troops fled into neighbouring principle of good neighbourli- Chuxing from app stores in the recruitment platform Boss Zhip- IPO last week raised more than Tajikistan in the early hours ness and adhering to the posi- wake of its huge US initial public in. $4.4 billion. of Monday after clashes with tion of non-interference in the offering. All three platforms have The Administration issued the Taliban, the Central Asian internal affairs of Afghanistan, The country’s major inter- been told to stop new user reg- the order on Didi — which has country’s national security com- the military personnel of the net firms wield massive influence istration during the period of in- nearly 500 million users and 15 mittee said. Afghan government forces among consumers, but have for vestigation — which was to “to million drivers — after inves- Taliban militants have were allowed to enter Tajik almost a year had their wings prevent security risks to national tigations found its user data launched several major offen- territory,” the committee said clipped in a regulatory crack- data, safeguard national securi- collection and use in “serious sives in northern Afghanistan in in a statement distributed by down that scuppered IPOs and ty and protect public interest”, violation” of regulations. recent weeks as US and inter- Tajikistan’s state information hit business as the government according to the Cyberspace It also cited national secu- national troops withdraw from agency Khovar. seeks to rein in their influence. Administration of China. rity for the action, in an unusual the country, including seizing It said the Taliban had tak- The latest moves hit new- Just hours earlier, the move against a domestic tech its main crossing into Tajikistan en “full control” of six districts ly listed companies Full Truck watchdog ordered the removal of firm.—AFP last month. of the Badakhshan province On Monday, Tajikistan’s na- bordering Tajikistan in Afghan- tional security committee said istan’s northeast. that 1,037 Afghan government Several hundred Afghan Queen to honour UK health workers troops had fled into the ex-So- troops had already crossed into viet country “in order to save Tajikistan after the Taliban un- for Covid service their lives” after clashes with leashed its onslaught in early the Taliban during the night. May.—AFP

BRITAIN’S Queen Elizabeth will “This award recognizes all he had “witnessed their cour- award the UK’s state-run Na- NHS staff, past and present, age first-hand”, saying Britain tional Health Service (NHS) the across all disciplines and all four wouldn’t “be where we are today country’s highest civilian honour nations,” the Queen, 95, said in without our health services”. in recognition of health workers’ a personal message accompa- “I know the whole of the UK service during the pandemic, the nying the award. “Collectively, is behind me in paying tribute government announced Monday. over more than seven decades, and giving thanks for everything The award of the George they have supported the people the NHS has done for us not only Cross, which is the civilian equiv- of our country with courage, com- in the last year, but since its in- alent of Britain’s Victoria Cross passion and dedication, demon- ception,” he added. While John- for extraordinary military her- strating the highest standards son’s government has routinely oism, comes amid outcry from of public service. “You have the praised the efforts of NHS work- medical professionals over pay enduring thanks and heartfelt ers, instituting a weekly clap for and working conditions in the appreciation of us all,” she added. carers during the first wave of NHS, which has been pushed Prime Minister Boris John- the virus, it has been criticized Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers stand guard at a road checkpoint close to breaking point during son, who was hospitalized with for offering only a one per cent outside Bagram Air Base, after all US and NATO troops left, some 70 the pandemic. Covid in April last year, said pay rise to staff.—AFP Km north of Kabul on 2 July 2021. PHOTO: AFP 6 JULY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR GLOBAL AFFAIRS 15 Rescue efforts continue after mudslide in central Japan

RESCUE workers continued According to the prefectural their search for 113 people still government, some 100,000 cubic unaccounted for Monday, two meters of soil collapsed into a days after a large mudslide in nearby river around 10:30 am a hot spring resort town south- Saturday, and travelled a dis- east of Tokyo killed at least three tance of about 2 kilometres. people and destroyed at least The local government de- 130 houses. cided to close 11 elementary Firefighters, police and and junior high schools, and Self-Defence Forces person- four kindergartens on Monday nel continued to search mud- as warnings against heavy rain swamped houses in Atami, Shi- and mudslide remained in place. zuoka Prefecture, and remove On social media platform debris after rescuing 23 people Twitter, people posted the by Sunday. One person was re- names, ages, descriptions and ported injured and over 550 peo- photos of missing relatives. ple took shelter in local hotels, Among those searching for according to the city. their relatives is 71-year-old Koi- The city government has chi Tanaka, whose 70-year-old confirmed the safety of 34 of the wife, Michiko went missing after 147 people whose whereabouts Tanaka left his wife at home to had been unknown based on the check on her friend. Search and rescue operations continue for missing people in the Shizuoka Prefecture hot spring resort city of basic resident register. “I cannot believe that the Atami, southwest of Tokyo, on 5 July 2021, two days after torrential rain triggered a large mudslide. PHOTO: Prime Minister Yoshihide city’s face changed drastically KYODO NEWS Suga told reporters in Tokyo that within an hour,” said Tanaka. rescuers will continue looking A local arm of the Japan Na- unteers from Monday afternoon. secondary disaster recede. within the prefecture in order to for those believed to be buried tional Council of Social Welfare The organization will set up a The organization is planning prevent coronavirus infections, in the mud. will start the enrollment of vol- volunteer center once fears of a to only take on volunteers from it said.—Kyodo News Australians trapped in vaccine Iran’s Bushehr nuclear ‘Hunger Games’ says top official plant back online after

looking to get jabbed, said Brad two-week pause Hazzard, health minister for the country’s most populous state IRAN’S only nuclear power On 20 June, the AEOI had New South Wales. plant has been brought back blamed “a technical fault” for “It is almost a sense now online, its manager said early the shutdown and said it had of The Hunger Games of peo- Monday, after two weeks off- given the energy ministry one ple chasing vaccine,” he said of grid amid conflicting reports day’s notice before going of- desperate residents turning up over an apparent regular main- fline. at mass vaccination centres or tenance operation. It said two days later that making regular calls to medical The “technical fault” that the issue was with the plant’s facilities in the hope of securing shut down the Bushehr plant “power generator”, without ex- an appointment. and its 1,000-megawatt reactor plaining further. Set in a dystopian future, the on Iran’s southern coast “was But Iran’s foreign minis- wildly popular Hunger Games fixed”, Mahmoud Jafari, who is try at the time described the books and films saw a group of also deputy head of the Atomic shutdown as “routine,” saying it A man walks past a Covid-19 vaccination centre in Melbourne on 30 young people selected annually Energy Organization of Iran was carried out “once or twice June 2021, as millions of Australians are under stay-at-home orders with to participate in a televised battle (AEOI), told ISNA news agency each year”. the country battling multiple small outbreaks of the highly contagious to the death. around midnight. Bushehr going off-grid had Delta variant. WILLIAM WEST / AFP Just seven per cent of Aus- That allowed the plant to raised concerns of worse black- GETTING vaccinated in Austral- scarce supplies during a growing tralia’s roughly 25 million resi- resume power generation and outs after a string of power cuts ia is like “The Hunger Games” Covid-19 outbreak. dents have been fully vaccinated, be reconnected, he said. in Iran blamed on heat, drought a top health official admitted A vaccine shortage has led one of the lowest proportions for Jafari said power genera- impacting hydro-electrical fa- Monday, as the country battles to panicked efforts by people any developed nation.—AFP tion had resumed “from Sun- cilities, and surging electricity day”, and urged Iranians to demand. “help” the Islamic republic’s Iran introduced planned, Death toll in Philippine military overburdened grid by mini- rolling blackouts in May after mizing power consumption Tehran and several other cities plane crash rises to 50 as weather forecasts predict- were hit by unannounced pow- ed rising temperatures in the er cuts, sparking complaints PHILIPPINE security forces port plane was carrying 96 peo- civilians, died when the plane coming days. from consumers and an apol- searched among coconut trees ple, most of them recent army “skidded” and burst into flames The Bushehr plant was ogy from the energy minister. on a remote southern island graduates, when it overshot the in a village, said Armed Forces built by Russia and officially Power cuts are not un- Monday for the flight data box- runway while trying to land in of the Philippines spokesman handed over in September 2013. common during Iran’s hot es of an aircraft that crashed sunny weather on Jolo island Major General Edgard Arevalo. Russian and Iranian firms summers, when air-condition- and killed 50 people in one of in Sulu province — a haven for Another 53 were injured, started work on two addition- ing use spikes. Adding to the the country’s worst military air Islamic militants — on Sunday. most of them soldiers. It is not al 1,000-megawatt reactors in problem, the country’s hydro- disasters. Fifty people, including 47 clear if the pilots were among 2016, with construction was power capacity has been hit by The Hercules C-130 trans- military personnel and three the survivors.—AFP expected to take 10 years. low rainfall. —AFP 6 JULY 2021 16 SPORT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Republic of the Union of Myanmar State Administration Council Nine Objectives

1. Political affairs (b) To develop a stable market economy and promote international in- (a) To build a Union based on democracy and federalism, through a vestment in order to enhance the economic development of the entire disciplined and genuine multiparty democratic system that is fair and National people. just. (c) To promote and support local businesses to create employment oppor- (b) To emphasize the achievement of enduring peace for the entire nation tunities and increase domestic production. in line with the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA). (c) To continue implementing the principle of peaceful co-existence among 3. Social affairs countries through an independent, active and non-aligned foreign policy. (a) To ensure a strong and dynamic Union spirit, the genuine spirit of patriotism. 2. Economic affairs (b) To respect and promote the customs and traditions of all National peo- (a) To enhance production based on agriculture and livestock through ples and preserve and safeguard their cultural heritage and national modern techniques and strengthen all-round development in other characteristics. sectors of the economy. (c) To enhance the health, fitness and education quality of the entire nation.

Myanmar junior football teams to prepare for int’l tourneys

MYANMAR youth national foot- Championships of youth version. ASEAN football officials U Soe Myat Min is currently mar U-19 team will compete in ball teams will prepare for inter- If no ASEAN-level compe- have set temporary decisions handling the head coach of the MNL-2 (First Division) as Junior national tournaments depending titions is planned for this year, to hold ASEAN SEA Games, 2023 Myanmar U-19 team and U Chit Lions while Myanmar U-16 team on the COVID-19 pandemic sit- Myanmar youth teams will have Asian Cup U-20 and 2023 Asian Naing has been assigned as the will compete in the MNL U-19 uation, said football authorities. to prepare for next year’s com- Cup U-17 next year, and Myan- U-16 head coach. League under the name MFF Myanmar youth teams are petitions, said football officials. mar youth football teams will be Myanmar junior team play- Youth, but the competition has planned to compete in ASEAN This year’s ASEAN U-19 and under training for the tourneys ers were participating in do- been suspended since March level competitions including U-16 tournaments are not con- depending on the confirmed fix- mestic football leagues to gain 2020 due to the epidemic. — Ko the Asian Cup and the ASEAN firmed yet due to the epidemics. tures and epidemics condition. professional experiences. Myan- Nyi Lay/ GNLM

Judo legend Nomura hopes ‘king’ Riner Home advantage pays can match Olympic hat-trick dividends at unique Euro 2020 FRANCE’S Teddy Riner can ce- EURO 2020 has delivered to travel thousands of kilo- ment his place as judo’s “king” more drama than even metres between games. by winning his third Olympic then-UEFA president Michel Wales played their first gold in Tokyo — according to Platini could have envisaged two matches in Azerbaijani the only person ever to achieve when he announced the event capital Baku before a near the feat: Tadahiro Nomura. would be held around Europe 4,000-kilometre (2,480 miles) The retired Japanese ju- nine years ago, but it has still trip to Rome to face Italy. doka told AFP he would love to been slammed as a “joke” and An exhausted side, who see Riner match his own triple “not really fair”. reached the semi-finals in tally at Tokyo’s historic Nippon The tournament has been 2016, were then thrashed 4-0 Budokan arena, and wants the played across 11 cities in 11 by Denmark, who had played French giant to “give a perfor- countries as the culmination all their group games in Co- mance worthy” of his talents. of Platini’s plan for a conti- penhagen, in the last 16 in Riner won his second nental-wide celebration of the Amsterdam. Olympic title in 2016 in low-key championship’s 60th anniver- Due to travel restrictions, fashion, beating Japan’s Hisay- French judoka Teddy Riner (L) fights with a training partner during sary, albeit a year late due to Welsh fans from the UK could oshi Harasawa in the +100kg a session with other French judokas qualified for the Tokyo Olympic the Covid-19 pandemic. not even attend that tie, while Games, in Paris, on 22 June 2021. PHOTO: AFP final after a defensive display But the unique set-up of the Danes were roared on by that drew boos from the Rio the title,” said Nomura, who compete with “wounded the Euro — which by goals thousands of supporters. crowd. won his first Olympic -60kg ti- pride” after his almost 10-year, per game is the highest-scor- “Written off before a bag Nomura urged the French tle at the 1996 Atlanta Games 154-match unbeaten streak was ing since 1976 — has led to of air was kicked, 3,000 miles superstar to win with a touch and defended it in Sydney and ended by Japan’s Kokoro Ka- criticism and a semi-final from home,” said Wales full- more panache in Tokyo, even if Athens. geura in February 2020. line-up constituting of four back Chris Gunter. it means Riner edging out his “My ideal would be for him That will make the French of the nine host nations to “Every nation had fans Japanese compatriot for the not to be booed by the crowd, superstar “a scary prospect” qualify. wherever they went. You and title again. but to give a performance wor- for opponents in Tokyo, No- While England, Spain, us deserved more from this “It would be tough to see a thy of him as the king -- to win mura believes, and defeat may Denmark and Italy all played joke set-up of a tournament, Japanese fighter lose, but I’d his third title with strong judo.” have helped refocus his mind. all three of their group match- but who said life was fair.” also be happy to see Riner win Nomura said Riner will — AFP es on home turf, others had — AFP