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State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing is unveiling the Moe Kaung Treasure Maternal and Child Hospital in Yangon on 2 May 2021.

HAIRMAN of the State retary, Union Ministers, senior round the clock for maternal Administration Council military officers and officials. and child health. Moreover, ob- Experienced nurses, specialists and CCommander-in-Chief of In accord with the guidance stetric and gynaecologic spe- Defence Services Senior General of the Senior General, the Moe cialists, experienced nurses technicians will give healthcare ser- Min Aung Hlaing commissioned Kaung Treasure Maternal and and embryo experts in the hos- the Moe Kaung Treasure Ma- Child Hospital was built as an pital will help solve the parents’ vices to the patients using modern ternal and Child Hospital and international level maternal and problems without the chance to the Myawady Media Centre on child hospital reliable for the citi- give birth to babies. Moreover, machinery round the clock for ma- Moegaung Road in Yankin Town- zens so as to contribute to the pri- the hospital is facilitated with four ternal and child health. Moreover, ship of Yangon Region into ser- vate health sector. The hospital mini gardens, outdoor and indoor vice yesterday morning. will conduct maternal and child playgrounds for children and hos- obstetric and gynaecologic special- Union Minister for Health healthcare services such as In pital waste treatment, and ATM, ists, experienced nurses and embryo and Sports Dr Thet Khaing Win, Vitro Fertilization process, stor- convenience store, food court, Chairman of Yangon Region Ad- age of genetic items, genetically cafeteria, and shops. experts in the hospital will help ministration Council U Hla Soe diagnostic work, lifelong vacci- Next, Union Minister for In- and Chairman of Myanmar Eco- nation, care and treatment for formation U Chitt Naing, Yangon solve the parents’ problems without nomic Corporation Lt-Gen Nyo lesser development of children, City Development Committee the chance to give birth to babies. Saw cut the ribbon to open the counselling and therapy for the Chairman Mayor U Bo Htay and Moe Kaung Treasure Maternal nutrition of children, and special Chairman of Myanmar Econom- and Child Hospital. care for babies. ic Corporation Lt-Gen Nyo Saw In the mini theatre, the Sen- Media Centre. In his speech, the The ceremony was also at- Experienced nurses, spe- opened the Myawady Media ior General delivered an address Senior General said that several tended by Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, wife cialists and technicians will give Centre. for the inauguration of the Moe coordination meetings were held of the Senior General, members healthcare services to the pa- The Senior General unveiled Kaung Treasure Maternal and with international of the Council and the Joint Sec- tients using modern machinery the two buildings separately. Child Hospital and the Myawady SEE PAGE-3

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NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL LOCAL BUSINESS Union Minister Lt-Gen Union Minister attends National Races Village Palin River View Elephant Kyaukpyu soft-shell Tun Tun Naung inspects support ceremony to (Yangon) reopened Camp preped for reopening crab penetrating development programmes elderly and persons with following COVID-19 with strict COVID-19 foreign market in Taninthayi Region disabilities in Kayah State guidelines guidelines PAGE-2 PAGE-5 PAGE-5 PAGE-10 PAGE-11 3 MAY 2021 2 NATIONAL 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 investment (a) To build a Union based on democracy and federalism, through a disciplined in order to enhance the economic development of the entire National people. and genuine multiparty democratic system that is fair and just. (c) To promote and support local businesses to create employment opportu- (b) To emphasize the achievement of enduring peace for the entire nation in nities and increase domestic production. 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 patriot- ism. 2. Economic affairs (b) To respect and promote the customs and traditions of all National peoples (a) To enhance production based on agriculture and livestock through modern and preserve and safeguard their cultural heritage and national charac- techniques and strengthen all-round development in other sectors of the teristics. economy. (c) To enhance the health, fitness and education quality of the entire nation.

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. Union Minister Lt-Gen Tun Tun Naung inspects development programmes in Taninthayi Region

UNION Minister for Border inter-village road transportation Affairs Lt-Gen Tun Tun Naung and socio-economy by paving conducted an inspection tour to concrete roads and building Dawei to ensure border area and bridges in Yebyu Township of Da- human resource development wei District with K1069.716 mil- programmes being undertaken in lion budget in 2020-2021 FY, and Dawei, Palaw, Myeik and Kyunsu it completes about 75 per cent townships of Taninthayi Region of operations. The Union Min- on 29 April. ister also visited Dawei-Laun- The Union Minister also in- glon-Thayetchaung townships to spected the concrete road pav- check the drinking water distri- ing operations, including bridge bution system on 30 April, and re- constructions in Yebyu Township gion municipal officials presented of Dawei District, together with the current work plans. Commander of Coastal Region The Union Minister then met Command Maj-Gen Saw Than the staff of the Taninthayi Re- Hlaing, Region Administration gion Development Supervisory The MoBA Union Minister is inspecting the border youth development training centre (Dawei). Council Member (1) Colonel Office and border youth devel- He also highlighted the duties junction-Thabyupyin inter-village road paving operations and RC Kyaw Zeya and other officials. opment training centre (Dawei) of demonstrators and inspected road in Nan Thila village-tract of bridge construction in Kan Gyi The respective site engineers and stressed the need to follow the training centre compound Palaw township in Myeik District. village-tract of Kyunsu Township clarified the operations, and the the civil service personnel law and construction work of staff He then inspected construction of Myeik District on 1 May. He Union Minister left the necessary with full of loyalty to the coun- housings. of Kan Zaw Taw embankment met the staff of the Myeik District instructions. try. The demonstrators should The Union Minister and par- and the upgrade of the Aye Yeik Development Supervisory Office The Ministry of Border Af- teach the physical and mental ty also checked the gravel road Nyein dam in Kyunsu Township. and women’s vocational training fairs makes an effort to develop issues in addition to the subjects. paving operation on Madaw He also inspected earthen school. — MNA Banking, mobile monetary services run as usual

EFFORTS were made to reg- Ayeyawady Bank, Kanbawza opment Bank give services on up, bill payments, Visa/Mas- processes, monetary services ularly apply the monetary Bank, Cooperative Bank, Inwa account to account transfer, ter credit card payment, MPU and other functions are being systems and applications that Bank, Ayeyawady Farmers De- wallet to wallet, bank to the cards, all ATMs and Bank Pay run at shopping malls, depart- bank and mobile monetary ser- velopment Bank, UAB Bank, wallet, wallet to the bank, and starting 28 April. ment stores, restaurants, ho- vice providers operate through Myanmar Apex Bank, Nay Pyi CCT functions of CMB Net to As a result, current bank- tels and other cash payment the Internet during the peri- Taw Development Bank, Asian the public with the use of mo- ing services and mobile mone- processes using cards such as od of temporarily interrupt- Green Development Bank and bile banking, Internet banking, tary services are being operat- MPU cards and Visa/Master ing the mobile Internet. The Shwe Rural and Urban Devel- mobile top-up, other cards top- ed as usual. Selling and buying credit card payment. — MNA 3 MAY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 Media plays a crucial role in the enhancement of freedom ...

State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and dignitaries are posing for a documentary group photo at the unveiling ceremony of the Myawady Media Centre yesterday.

FROM PAGE-1 medical treatments in 2017. experts and organizations to im- The number of patients going plement the project’s successful to Thailand accounted for 56 Efforts were made to occupy the market of receiving med- emergence of the Moe Kaung per cent, India 19 per cent and ical treatment abroad of the people. Moe Kaung Treasure Treasure Maternal and Child Singapore 11 per cent. Hospital. According to health Based on healthcare servic- Maternal and Child Hospital was built with the aim of data, Myanmar is the fifth larg- es data, there are 1,301 hospitals est populous country among the across the nation, 1,115 of which overcoming challenges of the language barrier, removing regional countries. Myanmar in- are public hospitals and 178 difficulties to urgently contact medical doctors, enabling creases the healthcare expend- private hospitals. In the entire iture year after year. Some 500 country, these hospitals can give the people to have international-level medical treatment, people per day went to neigh- 61,395 beds to patients, 55,895 of enjoying the family-type treatment, contributing to an bouring countries to receive which can be seen at the public medical treatments during the hospitals and 5,500 at the private unbalanced ratio of hospitals to patients, and providing years before the outbreak of ones. According to the census, COVID-19. As such, a total of some 72 per cent of patients highly-qualified treatments to the people with the use of 217,951 people went to neigh- receive medical treatment at modern medical equipment. bouring countries to receive private hospitals and clinics. So,

Moe Kaung Treasure Maternal cupy the market of receiving and Child Hospital was estab- medical treatment abroad of lished to contribute to the private the people. Moe Kaung Treasure health sector of Myanmar on the Maternal and Child Hospital was one hand. Moe Kaung Treasure built with the aim of overcom- Maternal and Child Hospital set ing challenges of the language a vision to constantly achieve barrier, removing difficulties success as a maternal and child to urgently contact medical Hospital in which experts can doctors, enabling the people provide the best and safest ma- to have international level ternal and childcare services medical treatment, enjoying to the patients meeting the the family-type treatment, international standard round contributing to an unbalanced the clock. Moreover, the hospital ratio of hospitals to patients, aims to give tertiary care to the and providing highly-qualified patients and children referred treatments to the people with from various parts of the country the use of modern medical at reasonable service charges equipment. and the efficient healthcare ser- Arrangements were made vices in a single place as the one- to install the best brand medical stop service centre in providing equipment and modern techno- treatment for maternal and child logical machinery to be used for diseases. at least 10 years. The Senior General and party are looking around inside the Myawady Media Centre on 2 May 2021. Efforts were made to oc- SEE PAGE-4 3 MAY 2021 4 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

M MNMMNMMNMMNMMNMMNMMNMMNMMNMMNMMNNM NN For the State to have good results NN N N SOME personnel continue their absence due to the frightening of social punishment if they failed to participate in the CDM and face N their lack of duty. Just appropriate action will be taken against those staff who did not lead the CDM under the rules and disciplines N

N of service personnel, and they will not be dismissed from jobs. Telephone numbers have been released for dialling them to inform N

M the authorities about threatening against staff to join CDM. Those who threaten the staff will be taken severe action. The Senior N

M General warmly welcomes health and education personnel from CDM to return to their workplaces as quickly as possible for the N State to have good results. M N (Excerpt from the speech to the Management Committee meeting made by M N the Republic of the Union of Myanmar State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on 23 April 2021) MNMMNMMNMMNMMNMMNMMNMMNMMNMMNMMNN Media plays a crucial role in the enhancement of freedom ...

FROM PAGE-3 technologies in the news and A plan is underway to seek media sector and learn modern the joint commission interna- media techniques in line with tional (JCI) based on six-point the international standard and international patient safety ethics. goals (IPS Goals) for standing Every country is as internationally-recognized well-founded by executive, hospitals, reliable for patient legislative and judicial pillars safety and hospital quality. The through a check and balance Senior General said he inspected system. That’s the essence of the work process of the hospital democratic practice. Media is many times since its implemen- the fourth pillar to monitor the tation and installation of medical afore-said three pillars. Film, equipment. Thabin, musicians and private Regarding the Myawady media companies can organ- Media Centre, the media inclu- ize each other as a network at sive of news, literature, mov- Myawady Media Centre to serve ies, songs, music and television the interests of the State. broadcasting is a force that The media, called the will contribute much to the na- fourth pillar of every country, tional culture and national in- plays a crucial role in enhanc- terests of a country. The Senior ing the freedom of expression Children can play at the indoor playground of the Moe Kaung Treasure Maternal and Child Hospital. General recounted that he was for democracy, improving the dissatisfied with the media con- government’s transparency by sectors. Thanks to the support of dition created abroad without ca- distributing knowledge to the Myawady Media Centre, media pacity to do so at home due to the people. Media must have the The media must be capable of giv- industrialists, media personnel, needs of advanced technology. qualification, understanding of ing knowledge and aesthetics to and artistes must strive for all So, the Senior General de- the country’s history and wiling tasks in unison. cided to make the arrangements to have prosperity without de- the audiences in addition to mental The Senior General and for media at the opportune time. railment of traditions. The Sen- party viewed round functions The establishment of the ior General noted that media strength. Media must win the hearts of broadcasting and presenta- media centre aims to become the needs to give modern ideology of the audiences. tion programmes of media at reliable public media, contribute to the people without holding the centre. to the development of social lives the conservative idea. In accord with the guid- of the people in accord with the Everyone can disseminate through media. So, media re- ation, screening and producing ance of the Senior General, the media ethics, widely-developed a thing targeted to the people lation is a task to enable the the media meeting international Myawady Media Centre was people to know something. standards and give office servic- built as of May 2019 to enable The media industry needs to es at reasonable charges. the primary media with public have good ideas, mechanical The hospital comprises reliance in undertaking media process, technological perfor- international level inpatient tasks and develop the media mance, pictures and sounds in wards, HDU, ICU, Day Care sector meeting international performance and harmonized and Emergency rooms with gen- standard. melodies. The media must be eral medical checkup services The Myawady Media Centre capable of giving knowledge and package and member card is a seven-storey building. The and aesthetics to the audi- programmes for giving birth to first and second floors accom- ences in addition to mental babies. modate a 200-seat 3D cinema, a strength. Media must win the Media services need to 300-seat LED projector theatre, hearts of the audiences. firmly prevent the broader in- two TV studios, other respec- The Myawady Media Cen- filtration of concepts, lifestyle tive studios, library and training tre aims to install and hire ad- and culture of developed coun- halls. The third, fourth and fifth vanced technological shooting tries using modern multimedia floors are formed with business and equipment of sound studio for serving their interests into offices and the sixth floor with a Modern medical equipment is seen at the Moe Kaung Treasure Maternal for media personnel at a single other countries and attacks of ballroom, a function hall and a and Child Hospital. place, undertake mutual cooper- political, economic and social meeting hall. — MNA 3 MAY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 5 MoHA Union Minister meets security force members

LT-GEN Soe Htut, member and Toungoo yesterday. current UEC, the occurrence The Union Minister also destructive elements. of the State Administration During his visit, the Union of intense riots instead of highlighted the dos and don’ts The Union Minister and Council and Union Minister Minister discussed the emer- peaceful protests starting 1 for the security members and wife then provided the food for Home Affairs and Union gence of the State Administra- February to date, destructive stressed the need to serve aids to the families of security Government Office, met the tion Council in detail, five-point elements and attacks with fire- the duties not to defame the forces and inspected the farm- security members and their road map and nine objectives arms to affect the stability of respective outfits and to be ing and breeding in the staff families in Thawutti, Thagaya of SAC, the performance of the state. careful regarding the external housing compound. — MNA Union Minister attends support ceremony to elderly and persons with disabilities in Kayah State

UNION Minister for Social Wel- allowance of 10,000 kyats per fare, Relief and Resettlement Dr quarter. Thet Thet Khine attended the Regarding the persons with support ceremony to charity or- disabilities, she added the rules ganizations, persons with disa- and laws drawn up for them in bilities and the elderly in Kayah 2015 and 2017, with the formation State held in Loikaw on 1 May. of committees in respective re- The ceremony was also at- gions and states for the rights of tended by the Kayah State Ad- persons with disabilities in order ministration Council chairman to effectively implement the rules and council members, Deputy and law for them and cooperation Minister for Social Welfare, Re- with the UN agencies, INGOs, lief and Resettlement U Aung NGOs and organizations of the Tun Khaing, Regional Command persons with disabilities. Headquarters (Loikaw) Brig- She expressed thanks to all Gen Tun Naing Oo, department stakeholders for working togeth- officials, representatives from er with the ministry to support the charity/volunteer organiza- the vulnerable people and exten- tions and the persons with dis- sively implement social welfare abilities. activities. The support ceremony to the elderly, charity organizations and persons with disabilities in progress. At the ceremony, the Union A total of K101.154 million Minister said that as per the Na- kyats: K71.724 million to the tional Strategic Plan for Social charity/volunteer organizations, ceremony. the discussion and presentation Township and the construction of Protection adopted in 2014 and K26.04 million for a total of 868 Afterwards, the Union Min- made by the attendees. the entrance concrete road to the the Senior Citizens Law (2016), senior citizens and K3.39 million ister and party also met the In the afternoon, the Union centre built by Paing Phyo Khant 85-year and above elderly people to a total of 113 persons with dis- Department of Disaster Man- Minister and party inspected the Company with the ministry fund were provided with a monthly abilities, were provided at the agement staff and coordinated Rehabilitation Centre in Pekhon of the 2020-2021FY. — MNA

National Races Village (Yangon) reopened following COVID-19 guidelines Yangon Region Administration Culture. Council members, officials, spe- The Union Minister and cial invitees and ethnic litera- party toured the Nan Myint ture and culture organizations Tower, ethnic traditional hous- and department staff. es, the site for jetty and the At the ceremony, the Union mangrove forest. They met Minister said the Union Na- the ethnic literature and cul- tional Races Village (Yangon) ture organizations. During the was established with the aim meeting, he stressed the need of strengthening the spirit of to be united among the ethnic national unity by being able to nationalities for stability and study the cultural traditions peace in the country. of the ethnic nationalities that The Union Minister also have been living together in the met with the officials from the country for a long time, and it Union National Races Village has been over 19 years today. and provided cash assistance. The Union National Races In the afternoon, the Un- Village was closed on 24 March ion Minister and the Deputy 2020 and will be reopened fol- Minister met with the nine Ra- lowing the COVID-19 rules and khine Literature and Cultural regulations. Annual traditional organizations in Kamayut and The Union National Races Village (Yangon) reopens to public on 2 May 2021. festivals of ethnic nationalities provided cash assistance. will continue to be held, and He also met with the Kayin THE Union National Races Vil- Affairs, was temporarily closed The opening ceremony was entertainment programmes Literature and Cultural organ- lage (Yangon) under the De- due to the COVID-19 pandemic attended by Union Minister U will also be convened on week- izations in regions/states and partment of Ethnic Literature and reopened yesterday morn- Saw Tun Aung Myint, Deputy ends in cooperation with the provided cash assistance. — and Culture, Ministry of Ethnic ing. Minister U Zaw Aye Maung, National University of Arts and MNA 3 MAY 2021 6 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Announcement of Union Election Commission 1 May 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 of Taze and Kyunhla townships of Sagaing Region. 2. 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 list Those involved in voter list Township and numbers of Township sub-com- Sr gration depart- list without citizenship more than three times hold- more than two times hold- polling stations mission ment scrutiny cards ing one CSC ing one CS 1 116 polling stations Taze town- 146,498 141,729 4,463 382 10,314 ship of Sagaing Region 2 91 polling stations Kyunhla 7,164 51,059 4,317 323 6,404 township of Sagaing Region 3. The Union Election Commission has inspected the withdrawal/receipt/use/remaining of ballot papers used for Pyithu Hluttaw Election of Taze and Kyunhla townships of Sagaing Region together with the respective township election sub-commission, head of police force, Immigration and Population and administrators in accordance with Section 53 of the Hluttaw Election Law. 4. According to the inspection, a total of polling stations in these two townships took out 251,709 ballots and used 174,614 ballots. It left 74,969 ballots instead of 77,095 ballots. The difference was 3,607 ballots and it found 1,481extra ballots. The extra/shortage ballots were found at respective polling stations. Findings in respective townships were as follows: Findings on ballot papers for Pyithu Hluttaw Election in each township Difference Sr Township Total polling station Withdrawal Used Exact remaining Remaining on the Ground Missing Extra 1 Taze 116 163,282 114,933 48,349 47,726 1,628 1,005 2 Kyunhla 91 88,427 59,681 28,746 27,243 1,979 476 Total 207 251,709 174,614 77,095 74,969 3,607 1,481 Findings on ballot papers for Pyithu Hluttaw Election in Taze Township 5. According to the inspection, 116 polling stations in 4 Wards and 57 Village-tracts of Taze Township in Sagaing Region took out 163,282 ballots and used 114,933 ballots. It left 47,726 ballots instead of 48,349. The extra/shortage ballots and illegal extra ballots were found at respective poll stations. Findings were as follows: Difference Sr Subject Withdrawal Used Exact remaining Remaining on the Ground Missing Extra 1 Ward/village -tract ballots 155,879 114,439 41,440 40,817 1,628 1,005 2 Township advance ballots 811 494 317 317 3 Township remaining ballots 6,592 6,592 6,592 Total 163,282 114,933 48,349 47,726 1,628 1,005 6. There were 1,628 missing ballots and 1,005 extra ballots at 116 polling stations in 4 Wards and 57 Village-tracts of Taze Township. 7. According to the inspection, it found 40 advance ballot receipts without the names of voters, voting serial No, polling station No, ward/village-tracts at No (2) polling station of Yay Oo Gone Village-tract. 8. Findings were as follows:

Difference 31 Ywarmontaung Village-tract 2 1,750 1,454 296 296 50 50 32 Seinnan Village-tract 5 4,700 3,475 1,225 1,075 150 Ward/ 33 Tawgyin​ Village-tract 2 1,150 847 303 303 50 50 Sr Village-Tracts ing Used 34 Kyuntawgon Village-tract 1 1,900 1,521 379 379 Stations Extra

the Ground 35 Nyanthar Village-tract 1 500 373 127 127 Withdrawal Missing Total Polling Polling Total Remaining on Exact remain - 36 Totetalote Village-tract 4 3,450 2,458 992 992 1 ​Myittar Myaing Ward 2 4,650 3,427 1,223 1,225 50 52 37 Hsinngae Village-tract 1 1,300 1,021 279 279 2 ​Paw Oo Ward 1 2,650 2,134 516 516 38 Innkokka Village-tract 1 2,166 1,638 528 512 16 3 Mahamyaing Ward 1 3,106 2,494 612 612 39 Chaungzon (S) Village-tract 1 1,950 1,902 48 48 4 Bomya Ward 1 2,296 1,723 573 577 4 40 Phalanchaing Village-tract 1 1,750 1,441 309 359 50 5 Ngatan Village-tract 1 2,397 1,864 533 532 1 41 Nabatgyi Village-tract 1 1,402 1,139 263 211 52 6 Kalazin Village-tract 1 2,054 1,621 433 429 4 42 Nabatngae Village-tract 2 2,500 1,767 733 733 7 Shwetakyay Village-tract 1 1,600 1,316 284 284 43 Yayoogon Village-tract 3 3,102 2,399 703 703 50 50 8 Daeyauk Village-tract 1 1,000 734 266 266 44 Daunggyi Village-tract 2 2,950 2,106 844 844 9 Chaungyoe Village-tract 1 1,458 1,103 355 355 45 Paykone Village-tract 1 800 498 302 302 10 Khapaungkyaing 1 1,554 1,180 374 370 4 46 Chaungoo Village-tract 1 2,450 1,786 664 664 Village-tract 47 Oukphoai Village-tract 1 1,000 766 234 234 11 Ywarthayar Village-tract 1 2,245 1,481 764 519 245 48 Thitsaygon Village-tract 2 2,650 1,793 857 857 12 Kangyokone Village-tract 1 750 515 235 235 49 Thaesar Village-tract 3 2,550 1,730 820 820 13 Koneyoe Village-tract 1 1,750 1,415 335 335 50 Thittawpauk Village-tract 3 4,900 3,366 1,534 1,534 100 100 14 Shwekadaw Village-tract 1 1,600 1,260 340 338 2 51 Tapoe Village-tract 2 3,300 2,126 1,174 1,172 2 15 Innating Village-tract 1 1,904 1,482 422 422 52 Karpaungkya Village-tract 2 2,800 1,736 1,064 764 300 16 Waryangae Village-tract 2 2,400 1,766 634 634 50 50 53 Chaungzon (N) Village-tract 2 2,750 1,975 775 725 50 17 Nganuchaung Village-tract 2 2,152 1,439 713 711 2 54 Nanawintaw Village-tract 4 4,700 3,275 1,425 1,425 18 Ywarshae (S) Village-tract 2 2,550 1,680 870 870 55 Patee Village-tract 2 2,850 2,174 676 676 19 Ywarma Village-tract 2 2,100 1,299 801 751 50 56 Aungswar Village-tract 4 2,850 1,966 884 884 20 Shweku Village-tract 2 1,850 1,225 625 625 57 Ywarshae (N) Village-tract 6 9,350 6,714 2,636 2,586 100 50 21 Koneswar Village-tract 1 1,500 984 516 516 58 Ettaw Village-tract 1 2,150 1,669 481 481 22 Hsanhswe Village-tract 2 3,300 2,734 566 1,066 500 59 Bayyin Village-tract 1 2,291 1,742 549 549 23 Khayanchan Village-tract 3 4,750 3,184 1,566 1,516 50 60 Muugwa Village-tract 1 2,050 1,444 606 606 24 Nyaungzigon Village-tract 2 2,700 1,895 805 805 61 Kyunlae Village-tract 1 1,550 1,131 419 419 25 Laetee Village-tract 3 2,352 1,559 793 842 49 Ward/village- tract ballots 116 155,879 114,439 41,440 40,817 1,628 1,005 26 Kanhtooma Village-tract 6 10,300 8,123 2,177 2,177 Township advance ballots 811 494 317 317 27 Kyaunghsinai Village-tract 2 2,150 1,551 599 599 Township Remaining ballots 6,592 6,592 6,592 28 Zeepauk Village-tract 3 3,150 2,314 836 636 200 Township Total 116 163,282 114,933 48,349 47,726 1,628 1,005 29 Pakar Village-tract 2 1,300 986 314 314

30 Mauktat Village-tract 2 750 519 231 181 50 SEE PAGE-7 3 MAY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 7

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Findings on ballot papers for Pyithu Hluttaw Election in Kyunhla Township 9. According to the inspection, 91 polling stations in 4 Wards and 34 Village-tracts of Kyunhla Township in Sagaing Region took out 88,427 ballots and used 59,681 ballots. It left 27,243 ballots instead of 28,746. The extra/shortage ballots and extra illegal ballots were found at respective poll stations. Findings were as follows: Difference Sr Subject Withdrawal Used Exact remaining Remaining on the Ground Missing Extra 1 Ward/village -tract ballots 82,650 59,459 23,191 21,688 1,979 476 2 Township Advanced ballots 222 222 3 Township Remaining ballots 5,555 5,555 5,555 Total 88,427 59,681 28,746 27,243 1,979 476 10. There were 1,979 missing ballots and 476 extra ballots at 91 polling stations in 4 Wards and 34 Village-tracts of Kyunhla Township. 11. According to the inspection, it found 40 advance ballot receipts without the names of voters, voting serial No, polling station No, ward/village-tracts at No (2) polling station of Taung Yar Seik Village-tract. 12. Findings were as follows:

20 Yayyein​ Village-tract 2 1,950 1,601 349 349 Difference 21 Innhla Village-tract 3 1,800 1,289 511 511 Sr Ward/Village-Tracts 22 Paykone​ Village-tract 2 1,350 975 375 325 50 ing

Used 23 Konesee Village-tract 1 1,550 1,078 472 526 54 Stations the Ground Withdrawal 24 Chaungzauk​ Village-tract 2 1,400 1,099 301 301 Extra Total Polling Polling Total Remaining on Exact remain - Missing 25 Nyaungpinyoe Village-tract 2 1,100 818 282 230 52 1 Padaukmyaing Ward 2 3,200 2,347 853 853 26 ​Naungkauk Village-tract 4 3,800 2,811 989 989 50 50 2 Pyinmamyaing Ward 3 4,350 2,571 1,779 1,429 350 27 ​Naungoo Village-tract 2 1,650 1,086 564 564 3 Thityarmyaing Ward 2 3,100 2,269 831 1,081 250 28 Nwarlaebot Village-tract 3 1,750 1,290 460 460 4 Inngyinmyaing Ward 1 350 250 100 100 29 Mayartha Village-tract 2 1,000 768 232 182 50 5 Kokkogon Village-tract 2 2,400 1,878 522 532 10 30 ​Mawkhae Village-tract 2 1,750 1,255 495 395 100 6 Kyikon Village-tract 2 1,800 1,314 486 486 31 ​Yayshin Village-tract 6 5,100 3,639 1,461 1,161 300 7 ​Kyaukai Village-tract 3 3,350 2,553 797 797 100 100 32 Shankone Village-tract 1 1,900 1,372 528 528 8 tinteinyan Village-tract 2 1,600 1,089 511 261 250 33 Leiksintaung Village-tract 2 1,800 1,438 362 362 9 Htanpingon Village-tract 2 2,000 1,372 628 628 34 Thayetpin Village-tract 2 1,050 835 215 215 10 Magyiinn Village-tract 2 1,550 1,134 416 366 50 35 Thetkaelkyin Village-tract 4 2,500 1,938 562 562 11 Ywarthee Village-tract 4 4,150 3,054 1,096 1,081 25 10 36 Thitcho Village-tract 4 2,350 1,800 550 551 1 12 Shansu Village-tract 1 2,550 1,811 739 740 1 37 Eainchay Village-tract 5 3,300 2,506 794 744 50 13 Laehla Village-tract 2 1,800 1,317 483 483 38 Myinthaoo Village-tract 1 900 632 268 168 100 14 Hluttaik Village-tract 3 3,100 2,275 825 825 Ward/village tract ballots 91 82,650 59,459 23,191 21,688 1,979 476 15 Taungyarseik​ Village-tract 2 1,150 800 350 350 Township Advanced ballots 222 222 16 Inngaung Village-tract 2 2,450 1,596 854 804 50 Township Remaining bal- 5,555 5,555 5,555 17 Inndaing Village-tract 2 2,300 1,607 693 641 52 lots 18 ​Nyaungkaing Village-tract 2 2,400 1,221 1,179 829 350 Township Total 91 88,427 59,681 28,746 27,243 1,979 476 19 Hteintaw Village-tract 2 1,050 771 279 279 Union Election Commission

MoALI discusses livestock, fisheries sector of Taninthayi Region Administration Council mem- ber U Maung Gyi clarified the farming and fisheries sectors, and the attendees coordinated the discussion. The Union Minister and re- gion SAC members inspected crab and prawn farming carried out by private entrepreneurs under the GAP system in Kyun- su Township of Myeik district. They also checked the other food production factories. The Union Minister also met members of the Taninthayi Region Fisheries Federation, fish and prawn entrepreneurs, ARRANGEMENTS should be ue-added products in reviving He also said the region has condition like neighbouring palm oil producers and business made to set up the market and the state economy battered by distinct farmland for oil palm countries, it should encourage people from the rubber industry. provide capital, seed, inputs COVID-19 and for sector-wise plantations, rubber, cocoa, per- the private sectors in animal He discussed their challenges, and techniques to the farmers development. ennial crops and other seasonal farming and fish and prawn using farmlands in line with the in improving the farming and He also discussed the pro- plants, and the businesses like farming sectors using research law and implementation of the livestock sectors, said Union duction of market potential fishing, fish and prawn farm- and modern techniques. international fish auction mar- Minister U Tin Htut Oo of the farming products, plans to pro- ing, and other marine product It should create a specific ket. Ministry of Agriculture, Live- mote income and living standard production. market for the farmers by organ- Taninthayi Region has more stock and Irrigation during a of the local populace, distinct Therefore, if the relevant izing cooperative organizations than 136 per cent of plantations, meeting held yesterday. agricultural farmland area of officials adopt the proper ways to ensure solid capital, loan to crab and prawn farming under The Union Minister said Taninthayi and state peace and with the private sectors, there expand the operations and op- the GAqP system and onshore that the government makes ef- economic development for the would be growth in these sectors portunity to enter the wholesale and offshore fisheries with ves- forts to promote farming and proper income and living stand- in short term. market. sel-monitoring system control fisheries and to produce val- ard. According to proper climate Then, Taninthayi Region centre (VMS). — MNA 3 MAY 2021 3 MAY 2021 8 OPINION THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL / ARTICLE 9 Beware of climatic The Pacific Ocean Public information Than Htun (Myanmar Geosciences Society) Yangon Region Administration Council is working with rele- conditions vant departments to help the businesses in the region. People are informed to contact the following phone numbers to get HIS article is the contin- is marked by a broken line of the Solomons, Vanuatu (New assistance for their small and medium-scaled businesses between summer uation of the previous ar- oceanic trenches, extending Hebrides), New Caledonia, and investments which are facing some delays and working to do new businesses. ticle “The World Ocean”, from the Aleutian Trench in the and Fiji. T Phone numbers: 01 830 1975, 01 830 2175 which has mentioned on 8th north through the Kuril and Ja- The immense area of Pol- and monsoon January 2021in the Global New pan trenches and southward ynesia includes the Hawaiian Yangon Region Administration Council Light of Myanmar. The article to the Tonga and Kermadec Islands, the Phoenix Islands, pointed out five principal oce- trenches, terminating close to Samoa, Tonga, the Cook Islands, OME areas in Myanmar face high day temperature, but anic areas of the World Ocean, the northeast of North Island, the Society Islands, Tuamotu, some areas suffer torrential rains and strong winds. such as the Atlantic Ocean, Arc- New Zealand. and the Marquesas. S The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology tic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific recently stated that daytime temperature hit 37°C in Nay Pyi Ocean and the Southern Ocean. Central region Geology Taw and Yangon and more than 40°C in some cities of upper In the previous article, of all The central Pacific region The Pacific Ocean was Myanmar. Among them, people from Mandalay and Myingyan the oceans, I have introduced lies between the boundaries born 750 million years ago at the townships are victims of heat in summer. a concise account of the Indi- of the eastern and western breakup of Rodinia, although it Although the high hotness of the summer hit the people in an Ocean, our neighbour. This regions. The largest and the is generally called the Panthal- the dry zone of the country, torrential rains and strong winds is the second article about the most geologically stable of the assa until the breakup of Pan- destroyed some houses, schools and public buildings in some Pacific Ocean. structural provinces of the gea, about 200 million years ago. parts of the nation due to the terrible impacts of climate change. The Pacific Ocean, a body Earth’s crust, it is characterized The oldest Pacific Ocean floor For the people to avoid of saltwater extending from the by expansive areas of low relief, is only around 180 million years hotness and bad weather, Antarctic region in the south to lying at a general depth of about old, with older crust subducted the Ministry of Health and the Arctic in the north and lying 15,000 feet (4,600 metres) below by now (Wikipedia). Hence, people Sports disseminates warn- between the continents of Asia the surface. All the major physical ings for the prevention of and Australia on the west and features in the Pacific are un- need to have hotness, dos and don’ts North and South American on Islands derstood to originate in plate for prevention of dengue, the east. Of the three oceans The islands of the western tectonics. The western Pacific proper health hemorrhagic fever and that extend northward from the region-including the Aleutians, arcs of volcanic islands and deep heat stroke, and danger of Antarctic continent, the Pacific the Kurils, the Ryukyus, Tai- trenches are convergent zones ultraviolet ray. is by far the largest, occupying wan, the Malay Archipelago where two plates are colliding, knowledge on In recent days, most about a third of the surface of (including New Guinea), and one being subducted. The East of the areas in lower My- the globe. Its area, excluding New Zealand- are continental Pacific Rise is an active spread- how to avoid anmar faced heavy rains. adjacent seas, encompasses in character. Geologically, they ing centre where new crust is The Pacific Ocean, with depth contours and submarine features. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Similar events caused im- about 63.8 million square miles consist partly of sedimentary being created. The north-east- the outbreak of mediate flooding in some (165.25 million square km). It rocks, and their structures are ern Pacific margin is the strike- (oceanic) material derived from slowly, chemical and biological and the Manus Basin off New townships of the Yangon has double the area and more similar to those of the coastal slip zone where the American the remains of marine plants processes lead to the forma- Guinea. diseases caused Region. Hence, people than double the water volume mountain ranges of the adjacent Plate and the Pacific Plate are and animals that once inhabited tion of metal-bearing coatings need to take care of their of the Atlantic Ocean. continent. gliding laterally past each other the waters lying above. Red or around objects such as the ear Submarine Hydrocarbons in the late sum- lifestyle, especially wear- The numerous oceanic is- via the major San Andreas Fault brown radiolarian ooze is found bones of fishes. The nodules The principal areas in the ing clothes suitable for the Physiography lands of the Pacific are uneven- system. In the south-eastern Pa- along the zone of the Pacific so formed contain manganese, south-western Pacific for off- mer and how to changing climates on a dai- Relief ly distributed. They lie, in the cific, however, the Nazca Plate North Equatorial Current, east iron, nickel, copper, cobalt, and shore oil and gas exploration ly basis. The Pacific basin may con- main, between the Tropics of and the South American Plate of longitude 170° W, and on the traces of other metals such are in the South China Sea—the evade natural People should car- veniently be divided into three Cancer and Capricorn and occur are colliding to form the Andes floors of some deep Indonesian as platinum. They cover large waters off Vietnam and off Hain- ry out sanitation around major physiographic regions: in great numbers in the western Mountains along western South basins. A belt of diatom ooze areas of the ocean floor in the an Island in China and on the disasters, which their environs and dredge the eastern, western, and cen- Pacific. The northernmost chain America and, a short distance occurs between latitudes 45° Pacific. continental shelf northwest of the drains for proper flow tral Pacific regions. of oceanic islands is associated offshore, the Peru-Chile Trench. and 60° S and across the North the island of Palawan in the Phil- mostly hap- of water whenever heavy with the Hawaiian Ridge. The Of great geologic interest Pacific, between Japan and Deep-sea minerals ippines—but they also include 09251022355, rains hit them. Such activi- Eastern region Hawaiian archipelago consists are the seamounts (submerged Alaska. Calcareous globigeri- Metal-bearing deposits on the area off Natuna Islands and Call 09974424848 pen in the early ties are designed to prevent The eastern Pacific region, of about 2,000 islands, although volcanoes), guyots (flat-topped na ooze occurs in the shallower the deep-sea floor, consisting some areas off the Sumatran the regeneration of insects which extends southward from the term the Hawaiian Islands seamounts), and oceanic islands parts of the South Pacific, the of nodules, crusts, and accu- coast in Indonesia. In the north- such as fly and mosquito, Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, is is usually applied to the small of the Pacific. The numerous dissolving power of the seawater mulations of metallic sulphides western Pacific, the main areas monsoon. which bear communicable relatively narrow and is associ- group that lies at the eastern tropical islands of the Pacific at great depths being sufficient from deep vents, are of poten- lie to the northwest of the island diseases. ated with the American cordille- end of the archipelago. are mainly coralline. The princi- to dissolve calcareous materi- tial economic interest. In the of Kyushu in Japan, in the south- In fact, the month of ran system of almost unbroken The numerous small islands pal types of coral reefs-fringing, al to such an extent that these 1970s and ’80s, it was hoped that ern portion of the Yellow Sea and May is an interim period mountain chains, the coastal of Micronesia lie mainly north of barrier, and atoll- as well as the oozes are not generally found mining the nodules—which con- the Bo Hai (Gulf of Chihli), and between the summer and the monsoon. Very hotness of the ranges of which rise steeply the Equator and to the west of guyots, which rise within the at depths in excess of about tain quantities of manganese, in regions off Sakhalin Island summer and sudden wetness and coldness can bring unex- from the western shores of the 180° meridian. Nearly all are Pacific from the ocean floor in 15,000 feet (4,600 metres). Sil- iron, copper, nickel, titanium, and the Kamchatka Peninsu- pected seasonal impacts to the people. Hence, people need to North and South America. The coralline; the principal groups latitudes north and south of the ica-containing material, such and cobalt, as well as small la. Oil and gas wells have been have proper health knowledge on how to avoid the outbreak of continental shelf, which runs are the Marianas, the Marshalls, tropics, are explained partially as radiolarian and diatom ooze, traces of other metals—might drilled in the Bering Sea in the diseases caused in the late summer and how to evade natural parallel to it, is narrow, while the Carolines, Kiribati (Gilbert by the slow subsidence theory is found at greater depths, but be a way to contribute to the north and areas off the coast disasters, which mostly happen in the early monsoon. the adjacent continental slope Islands), and Tuvalu (Ellice Is- advanced by the English nat- even these siliceous remains wealth of newly industrializing of southern California in the Without losing the information about the COVID-19, all is very steep. Significant oce- lands). uralist Charles Darwin during are dissolved at very great countries. Marine sulphide ores, eastern Pacific. In the southern the people should review the situations of two seasons while anic trenches in this region are To the south of Micronesia the 19th century and partially depths, where the characteris- containing iron, copper, cobalt, Pacific, hydrocarbon production analyzing the announcements over climatic conditions issued the Middle American Trench in lies Melanesia, which consists by the theory of plate tectonics. tic deposit is red clay. Red clay, zinc, and traces of other metal- and exploration is taking place by relevant departments and broadcast by TV and radio in the North Pacific and the Pe- mostly of small coral islands. which covers no less than half lic elements, are deposited in off northwestern and northern order to avoid the unprecedented and unexpected events ru-Chile Trench in the South The region’s physiography is Bottom deposits of the Pacific floor, is believed to large amounts by the actions of Australia and in the Gippsland such as cyclonic storm Nargis which swept various parts of Pacific. dominated by a group of large Apart from the narrow form colloidal (extremely finely deep water hydrothermal vents, Basin off southeast Australia. Myanmar in 2008. continental islands, however, coastal zone of the eastern re- divided) clays derived essential- such as occur in the Pacific off Sources:1. Charles Henry Western region including New Guinea. The prin- gion and the broad continental ly from the land. the Galapagos Islands and on Cotter: Pacific Ocean The seaward boundary cipal Melanesian island groups seas of the western region, the On the abyssal plains, the Juan de Fuca and Gorda 2. Wikipedia, the free ency- of the western Pacific region are the Bismarck Archipelago, Pacific is floored with pelagic where sediments accumulate ridges in the Okinawa Trough clopaedia 3 MAY 2021 10 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Union Attorney-General Working committee on facilitation of Dr Thida Oo meets legal trade and goods holds meeting officers in Bago ATTORNEY-General of the in every level and the civil Union Dr Thida Oo met disobedience movement. with the legal officers from Advocate-General of the Bago Region yesterday the Bago Region U Khin morning in Bago. Maung Tint and regional At the meeting, the law officer U Khin Maung Union Attorney-General Lwin presented the re- said the matters related quirement of the work to the acceleration of the implementing in Bago works in the Union Attor- Region, law officers from ney-General Office and the Bago, Toungoo, Pyay and advocate-general offices Thayawady districts pre- in the respective regions sented their implementa- and states, staffing issues, tion works, and the Union transfer and promotion, Attorney-General coordi- matters related to improv- nated the meeting. — MNA ing the quality of legal staff

The MoC deputy minister meets industrialist and business people in Bago yesterday.

DEPUTY Minister U Nyunt the Ministry of Commerce, com- Working Committee on Ensur- Aung of the Ministry of Com- mittee officials and department ing the Smooth Flow of Trade 7 new cases of COVID-19 merce, in his capacity of Chair- officials from the Bago Region. and Goods are conducting man of the Working Committee The meeting focused on issues pertaining to the cash reported on 2 May, total figure on Ensuring the Smooth Flow trade, withdrawing salary, cash withdrawal for salary payment of Trade and Goods, met the withdrawal to purchase the nec- and raw materials. rises to 142,838 business persons and entre- essary raw materials for the It is reported that industrial preneurs from Bago Industri- factories, banking and current business persons and entrepre- MYANMAR’S COVID-19 positive cases rose to 142,838 al Zone yesterday morning in challenges. neutrs can contact the num- after 7 new cases were reported on 2 May 2021 accord- Bago. The Deputy Minister said bers of the working commit- ing to the Ministry of Health and Sports. Among these The meeting was also at- the Myanmar Central Bank is tee – 09664075683, 09687635943, confirmed cases, 131,981 have been discharged from tended by the Bago Region Ad- carrying out the matters relat- 09676320826 and 09664596327 if hospitals.—MNA ministration Council members, ed to the banking, and the OSS there are difficulties in trading the Permanent Secretary from Bank, Industrial OSS and the and flow of goods. — MNA

Palin River View Elephant Camp prepped for reopening with strict COVID-19 guidelines

PALIN River View Elephant about the white elephant and Camp under the Ministry of elephant twins. A local visitor Natural Resources and En- is charged K1,000 while the vironmental Conservation in entrance fee for a tourist is NyaungU Township, Mandalay K5,000. The elephant rides is planned to reopen soon in cost K5,000 for a local traveller line with the COVID-19 health and K10,000 for a tourist. The guidelines, NyaungU District children, the monks and the Administration Council stated. nuns can enter the camp free The Palin River View El- of charge, said U Myo Min Ko, ephant Camp has been tem- assistant manager of the camp. porarily closed down since 25 There is a total of 22 ele- March 2020 in light of COV- phant camps across the coun- ID-19 precaution measures. try and the elephant lovers can The officials concerned are treat them buffet. They can now prepping for reopening, also donate for the elephants and more recreation sites and via the camp’s official Face- viewpoints were built in the book page. camp, including a jetty and Palin River View Elephant tree house for Ayeyawady Riv- Camp has seven elephants, ag- er View, camps along the river, ing 1 to 27 years. Myanmar playgrounds and other facil- implemented elephant-based ities. The visitors can watch tourism, developed eco-tour- Palin River View Elephant Camp has seven elephants, aging 1 to 27 years. Myanmar implemented elephant- elephant bathing and also ob- ism sites and opened the ele- based tourism, developed eco-tourism sites and opened the elephant camps near rivers and mountain ranges. serve the livelihood, habitat, phant camps near rivers and behavior and characteristics phants at the elephant muse- elephants and elephant tusks. tame the elephant as well. The mountain ranges. —Ko Htein of the Asian and African ele- um, featuring the structure of The museum exhibits how to elephant lovers can also study (KPD)/GNLM. 3 MAY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR LOCAL BUSINESS 11 Consumer buying behaviour changed in local mango market amid mobile internet restrictions

DIGITAL marketing and sales This year, they are still trying have remarkably declined to penetrate those external owing to the mobile internet markets,” U Kyaw Soe Naing restrictions, and the buying elaborated. behaviour has also changed in The price of mango in the domestic market, said an pack ranges from K350-500. A official of the Myanmar Mango mango tree from seed is worth Market and Technical Devel- K400-500. opment Association. A grafted mango tree is “This year, exports to K1,000-1,500. A plant from seed Muse border dropped. How- can produce mango in three ever, mango with good packag- years of cultivation. ing is sent to various regions A grafted mango can yield and states in the country. The them in one to two years. There are over 30,000 mango acres in Mandalay Region. The mango is normally harvested from mid-April mango reached most of the This year, the mango to July across the country. PHOTO: TIN LIN HTET (IPRD) buyers through digital plat- growers reduced the cultiva- form previously. There are over 30,000 man- “The domestic market mand is still sluggish. The de- tion cost, and the yield is down The ban on mobile internet go acres in Mandalay Region. sees a good potential this mand is expected to climb up by 50 per cent as against the and wireless broadband inter- The mango is normally har- year, especially Yangon and in May. This year, the market year-ago period. If it is hard net limited the digital sales,” vested from mid-April to July Mandalay. is expected to rely on China to ship to the external market said U Kyaw Soe Naing, sec- across the country. A packed mango is worth mostly. this year, the mango is like- retary of the Myanmar Mango Normally, Myanmar pri- K350-400 in the domestic mar- The mangoes were ly to depend on the domestic Market and Technical Devel- marily exports mango to China ket. shipped to Singapore and market only. —Tin Lin Htet opment Association. through the Muse land border. At present, the foreign de- Russia in the previous years. (IPRD)/GLNM

Kyaukpyu soft-shell crab penetrating foreign market

The soft-shell crabs from Kyaukpyu Township are being shipped to Asian countries such as Japan, the Republic of Korea, China Taipei (Taiwan) and Hong Kong SAR, Southeast Asian countries like Viet Nam and some European countries. PHOTO: TIN TUN OO (IPRD)

THE soft-shell crab cultivation problem is a limit in cash with- business in the farms of No. 468 drawal at the bank and we are in block in Kyaukpyu Township, Ra- debt to secure the raw material khine State is thriving and those supply,” said U Aung Naing Lin, crabs are started to distribute general manager of Ngwengar- in the external market, said a kyun Company. breeder. Kyaukpyu district head of “We started this commer- the Fisheries Department U cial farming in March 2019, with Kyaw Sint stated that the busi- 250,000 crabs. We buy the young ness employs about 110 local crabs from the wild, select the people, with a maximum month- live crab and separate them in ly payment of K500,000. To main- the crab farming boxes. The tain the soft-shell crab resources crabs are fed fish, caught by in a long term, we will direct the the inshore and offshore fishing businesspersons to set some of vessels, every six hours with the the crabs free into the sea in a use of bamboo rafts. The soft- certain season. The soft-shell shell crabs of marketable size crabs from Kyaukpyu Township are sent to the cold storage for are being shipped to Asian coun- processing and they are, again, tries such as Japan, the Republic delivered to Yangon. Then, they of Korea, China Taipei (Taiwan) are shipped to Asian countries and Hong Kong SAR, Southeast with a container. The current Asian countries like Viet Nam difficulties in crab farming is a and some European countries. financial constraint amidst the — Tin Tun Oo, Phyo Wai Lin COVID-19 impacts. Another (IPRD)/GNLM 3 MAY 2021 12 GLOBAL NEWS THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Northern Ireland marks 100 years, divided Over 200 migrants anything but divisive,” said Jon- arrive in Sicily athan Evershed, a researcher at University College Cork. “There is simply no way on rescue ship of commemorating Northern Ireland in a way that is reconcil- MORE than 200 rescued mi- did rescue 236 people, with 15 iatory or inclusive,” he told AFP. grants, half of them unaccom- different nationalities among 100 years of strife panied minors, disembarked them, stranded on two over- Northern Ireland was cre- from the Ocean Viking human- loaded dinghies in interna- ated on May 3, 1921 when the itarian ship at an Italian port tional waters off the coast of island of Ireland was split in on Saturday, the charity that western Libya. two following the Irish war for runs it said. Many of the migrants independence. SOS Mediterranee also were beaten by smugglers and Northern Ireland had a issued a desperate plea for forced to embark, including powerful Protestant pro-UK Europe to intervene to save “some of the 119 unaccompa- Northern Ireland marks its centenary on Monday. PHOTO: AFP majority but a large demo- those trying to reach the con- nied minors currently onboard graphic of pro-Ireland Catho- tinent by sea after the Ocean Ocean Viking”, SOS Mediter- NORTHERN Ireland marks its The province’s troubled lics seeking shared destiny with Viking was too late to save ranee said in a statement. 100th year on Monday, but fal- past, fragile present and un- a new free Irish state, which 130 migrants from a capsiz- Pictures taken at the tering efforts to commemorate certain future are endlessly eventually became a full re- ing rubber boat off Libya on scene showed the 236 mi- the centenary encapsulate the disputed between pro-UK un- public. April 22. grants were given identity rift at the heart of the British ionists and republicans who To this day, republicans of- But on Tuesday the ship checks and Covid-19 tests as province. favour union with Ireland. ten call Northern Ireland “the Ever since Ireland was But the zero-sum contest north of Ireland” and refer to freed from British rule in 1921, is heating up again, in part due the creation of the province Northern Ireland’s existence to Brexit. as “partition” — nodding to has been controversial, and the “The centenary of North- deeply held beliefs about an knot in an often bloody tug-of- ern Ireland is, by its very na- illegitimately imposed border. war between warring factions. ture, divisive, and it can’t be —AFP

German economy shrank 1.7% in first quarter

GERMANY’S economy shrank ter of 2020, before more conta- per cent, while Italy suffered a 1.7 per cent in the first quarter gious virus variants upended contraction of 0.4 per cent and of 2021 as rising coronavirus Germany’s bounce-back. Spain fell 0.5 per cent. infections forced shutdowns Germany’s performance Germany’s woes come as SOS Mediterranee’s Ocean Viking ship — the charity says it has to be extended, worse figures was also worse than the the country remains gripped rescued nearly 33,000 people since February 2016. PHOTO: AFP than elsewhere in Europe, of- first-quarter data coming out by a third coronavirus wave ficial data showed Friday. of other large European econ- that has pummelled the ser- they disembarked at the port It added that the Ocean “The coronavirus crisis omies on Tuesday. vices sector, with restaurants, of Augusta on the Italian is- Viking and three merchant caused another decline in eco- France announced a re- hotels and leisure centres all land of Sicily on Saturday. vessels were the only ships nomic performance at the be- turn to growth over the Jan- feeling the pain from prolonged The unaccompanied mi- trying to save people from ginning of 2021,” the Destatis uary to March period at 0.4 closures.—AFP nors were taken to a special the April 22 shipwreck, when federal statistics agency said. reception facility. “our calls for support and co- “This affected household The Marseille-based ordination once again went consumption in particular, charity also called for “an unanswered”. while exports of goods sup- efficient, lawful and humane But Frederic Penard, SOS ported the economy.” European search and rescue Mediterranee director of op- Analysts surveyed by Fact- programme to be urgently erations, did welcome that set had expected a smaller re-established, seven years on Friday, “for the first time contraction of 1.5 per cent. after the end of operation in months, a European navy The weak start to the year Mare Nostrum”. ship, from the Italian Navy, in Europe’s largest economy “A return to a European conducted a rescue in interna- stands in stark contrast with search and rescue fleet is the tional waters off Libya”. the 0.5 per cent expansion in only option. “We hope that this rescue gross domestic product (GDP) Germany’s statistics agency says the coronavirus crisis “caused another Europe can no longer re- heralds growing awareness on recorded in the fourth quar- decline in economic performance at the beginning of 2021”, hitting main passive in the face of the part of European govern- household consumption in particular. PHOTO: AFP recurring shipwrecks,” it said. ments,” he added. —AFP Colombians keep protesting even after unpopular tax plan is axed TENS of thousands of Colombians protesting a tax reform the income tax threshold to broaden the tax base and said, “it is incredible that in this crisis we are going plan took to the streets Saturday for the fourth straight raising value-added taxes on goods and services. through, the violence that this country is enduring,” the day, even after the president vowed to withdraw the most But that was not enough to keep Colombians from government proposes a tax reform “that ends up making unpopular parts of the package. marching on May Day and venting their anger against people poorer.” Besides Bogota, demonstrations were held Many Colombians had complained that the tax the government. in other major cities such as Cali, Medellin, Barranquilla changes would leave them poorer in the middle of the “It is not enough to withdraw the reform,” said 27 and Cartagena. coronavirus pandemic. year old Maria Teresa Flores in Bogota. She said the The tax reform plan had been meant to raise some On Friday, President Ivan Duque gave in to the pres- government’s handling of the pandemic and other actions $6.3 billion in extra revenue over 10 years for Colombia, sure from the streets and said he would seek a rewrite of “blew up in our faces.” which saw GDP drop 6.8 per cent in 2020 -- its worst the plan and scrap the most unpopular clauses -- lowering Julian Naranjo, who works in environmental issues, performance in half a century.—AFP 3 MAY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR BIZ: WORLD 13 Domestic workers alarmed by compulsory Hong NEWS IN BRIEF Kong COVID-19 vaccine plan Third of US HONG Kong migrant worker Kong, told reporters. software firm’s groups on Saturday (May 1) crit- Labour groups representing icized plans to make COVID-19 domestic workers said they were employees resign vaccines compulsory for all for- angered other foreigners - and over politics ban eign domestic helpers, labelling locals working in environments the move “discriminatory and such as care homes - were not unjust”. also required to get vaccinated. ABOUT a third of the em- Health officials said they “Again, we are being singled ployees at US productivity were planning to roll out man- out and targeted,” Pelaez added. software firm Basecamp have datory inoculations for the 370,000 Health officials announced announced their resignations domestic helpers in the city, most- the vaccination plan after two after the company banned ly poorly-paid women from the domestic helpers were found to political conversations in the Philippines and Indonesia. be infected with one of the more workplace. Migrant workers sit in front of protest banners in the Central district of Those wanting to apply for virulent strains of the coronavi- The mass walkout came Hong Kong on May 1, 2021. PHOTO: AFP/PETER PARKS work visas - or renew their cur- rus. All domestic workers have after Basecamp chief exec- rent ones - would need to show would be the first time Hong crimination and stigmatization also been ordered to get tested utive and co-founder Jason they had been vaccinated, offi- Kong has directly tied working against migrant domestic work- over the coming days - a measure Fried published a blog post on cials said Friday. rights for foreigners to vaccines. ers,” Dolores Balladares Pelaez, that did not extend to the families Monday explaining new rules If the plan goes ahead it “This is clearly an act of dis- chair of United Filipinos in Hong they work for.—AFP adopted by the company, in- cluding a ban on “societal and political discussions on our company Basecamp account.” Fortnite maker girds for epic court clash with Apple He also announced the end of some “paternalistic” online marketplace. and keeping it secure. employee benefits, such The case opening in federal Epic, which is seeking to as fitness and continuing court comes with Apple feeling return to the App Store without education allowances, and pressure from a wide range of being forced to use Apple’s pay- said there would be “no more app makers over its tight control ment scheme, is not alone in its lingering or dwelling on past of the App Store, which critics criticism. decisions”.—AFP say represents monopolistic be- The European Union on havior. Friday formally accused Apple The two firms will be debat- of unfairly squeezing out music Bacon and copper ing whether Apple has the right streaming rivals based on a com- lead commodity to set grounds rules, control pay- plaint brought by Sweden-based ment systems and kick out apps Spotify and others which claim price surge from its marketplace that fail to the California group sets rules comply. Also at stake will be Ap- that favor its own Apple Music. GLOBAL prices for raw Gaming fans play “Fortnite” at the 2019 Electronic Entertainment Expo, ple’s slice of revenue from iPhone A recently formed Coalition materials are soaring thanks also known as E3, on June 11, 2019. PHOTO: AFP/FILE apps, as much as 30 per cent. for App Fairness, which includes to a boom in demand due Apple contends that its com- both Spotify and Epic, have called to the recovery from the IN a court clash with potentially Epic Games takes on Apple start- mission is the industry norm, and for Apple to open up its market- Covid-19 downturn, coupled huge repercussions for the world ing Monday aiming to break the is fair compensation for giving place, claiming its commission is with logistical bottlenecks. of mobile tech, Fortnite maker grip of the iPhone maker on its developers a global storefront a “tax” on rivals.—AFP Copper in the past week hit a 10-year high, while pork prices have fattened in part due to higher demand Spaniard first ‘but not last’ woman to join German for bacon from Americans working and eating break- blue-chip CEOs fast at home. Bloomberg’s agriculture BELEN Garijo will take over She is replacing Stefan Commodity Price Index has as CEO at German pharma- Oschmann, 63, whose term climbed 22 per cent so far ceuticals giant Merck from ended after five years at the this year to its highest level May— the first woman to sin- helm of the Darmstadt-based, since 2016, while crude oil glehandedly run a DAX 30-list- family-owned group, which had has risen 30 per cent in the ed company — as Europe’s top never had a female chief execu- past year. economy debates quotas for tive in its 350-year history. Lumber has tripled over greater boardroom equality. Garijo, a mother of two and the past 12 months, and Spanish-born Garijo, 60, a passionate Real Madrid sup- the National Association of currently serves as the group’s porter, is making history as the Homebuilders said that has deputy chief executive officer first solo female leader of a firm added $36,000 to the cost and head of its healthcare unit listed on Frankfurt’s blue-chip of a new house. and says she’s not content to DAX 30 index. Tin, used in electronic be a one-off. German software group circuits, automotive compo- “It’s more important to me SAP made the first cracks in Belen Garijo will become the first woman to singlehandedly run a DAX nents and batteries, also hit not to be the last woman at the the glass ceiling in 2019 when 30-listed company from May. PHOTO: APEC PERU 2016/AFP/FILE its highest level since 2011, top of a company than to be the it appointed Jennifer Morgan as the price doubled in the only one,” the trained doctor as co-CEO alongside a male last year after just six months, Christian Klein— to steer it past year. The reasons for recently told the daily Frank- executive. as SAP decided to switch back through the pandemic upheav- these increases are varied.— furter Allgemeine Zeitung. However she bowed out to a sole chief executive — al.—AFP AFP 3 MAY 2021 14 ECON: WORLD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Clothes in Japan help emit 95 mil. tonnes of CO2 a year, mostly overseas

The remaining some 5 mil- in Japan last year without being lion tonnes are attributed mostly recycled or reused, according to to burning unsold clothes of stock the ministry. and power supply for laundry. The Prime Minister Yoshihide first such estimate by the govern- Suga in late April revealed a new ment finds each item contributes goal of cutting greenhouse gas to around 25 kilograms of CO2, emissions by 46 per cent by fiscal the ministry said. 2030 from fiscal 2013 levels in a The apparel industry ac- climate summit hosted by U.S. counts for 10 per cent of global President Joe Biden. carbon emissions, according to In line with the new pledge, a U.N. Environment Program the ministry now hopes to raise report. Of the emissions in the awareness of the environmental industry, the Japanese apparel impact from the textile industry supply chains account for 4.5 per such as CO2 emissions and water cent, the Environment Ministry pollution, mainly from factories. Screenshot taken on April 30, 2021, shows the website “Sustainable Fashion,” launched by Japan’s Environment Ministry. PHOTO: KYODO said. The ministry last month “Through providing the in- launched a website to call on con- formation online, we hope con- CLOTHING items sold in Japan has showed. Japan’s Environment Ministry. sumers to recycle more clothes, sumers know more about the en- contribute to generating over 95 The process of manufactur- Of 819,000 tonnes of garments while urging the fashion industry vironmental damage from their million tons of carbon dioxide a ing and transporting clothes is supplied to the Japanese market to work on new production pro- clothing items, and think about year, mostly emitted during the estimated to produce 90.09 mil- in 2020, 799,000 tonnes or about cesses to reduce CO2 emissions. recycling before throwing away,” manufacturing process over- lion tonnes of CO2 or 94.6 per 98 per cent were imported from A total of about 510,000 a ministry official said. — Kyodo seas, a government estimate cent of the total, according to overseas. tonnes of clothes were disposed of News

Venezuela triples wages but Copper bonanza challenge for top producer Chile still not enough to buy food EVEN as copper prices hit a ten-year high this week, politi- VENEZUELA nearly tripled is so bad that the everyday cal events in Chile -- the world’s its minimum wage Saturday economy now works mainly main producer -- have raised but inflation is so outrageous in dollars. questions about whether the that that amount of money The leftist government of country will be able to continue will not even buy a kilo of President Nicolas Maduro is meeting rising demand. meat. under international sanctions A surge on infrastructure Labor Minister Eduardo championed by the United spending in industrialized coun- Pinate announced the raise States, which is pushing for tries, a weak dollar, and strong to government supporters at his ouster and does not rec- demand in China boosted the a May Day rally in Caracas. ognize him as the country’s price of the metal to over $10,000 The new monthly mini- legitimate president. per ton on Thursday. mum wage is seven million Maduro has stopped As the global economy bolivares, which is equivalent announcing wage increas- starts to shake off the impacts to $2.50. A kilo (2.2 pounds) es with much fanfare as of the Covid-19 epidemic and Workers of the Next Mineral mining company inspect the Comahue of meat in Venezuela costs was done in the days of his makers of electric cars and re- copper mine in Antofagasta, Chile -- copper prices hit a ten-year high this week. PHOTO: AFP about $3.75. mentor and predecessor, the newable energy systems clamor The once-wealthy oil pro- late socialist firebrand Hugo for the red metal, Chile stands to Carlos Guajardo, director of min- rewrite Chile’s constitution, the ducer is enduring its fourth Chavez. gain handsomely. ing consultancy Plusmining, told country has recently again seen year of hyperinflation and its In fact, this latest raise But political uncertainties in AFP. “There is a conjunction of widespread protests. eighth year of recession. was not even published in the the South American nation have elements that are making in- This time, it was to force the Venezuela is now in the official government gazette. some worried. vestors adopt a more cautious government to allow people to worst economic crisis of its —AFP “In recent days there has position,” he added. make a partial withdrawal from modern history. Inflation been more international aware- Just two years after mas- pension funds to help them ness and more concern” about sive civil unrest over income through pandemic-induced fi- what is happening in Chile, Juan inequality triggered a project to nancial hardship. —AFP

Eurozone economic confidence reaches pre-pandemic level CONFIDENCE in the eurozone economy im- mistic about activity in the first quarter, the proved sharply in April as the region’s vacci- economy seems to have started the second nation programme picked up speed, paving the quarter on a somewhat stronger footing than way for a lifting of coronavirus restrictions in anticipated, Jessica Hinds, an economist at the coming months. Capital Economics, said. All surveyed business Survey results from the European Com- sectors showed improvements in sentiment. mission showed on Thursday that its economic Confidence among consumers also strength- Health workers carry signs while participating in a protest demanding confidence index recovered to 110.3 in April ened in April. better wages, mass vaccination against the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, and biosafety material to protect themselves, outside the from 100.9 in March. The score blew past econ- Meanwhile, in the US, Federal Reserve Doctor Jose Gregorio Hernandez Hospital in Catia neighborhood in omists’ forecast of 102.2 and reached its highest (Fed) officials stayed on course at the end of Caracas as part of the celebration of the International Workers’ Day level since September 2018. their two-day policy meeting last Wednesday. on May 1, 2021. PHOTO: AFP Although the surveys have been too opti- —AFP 3 MAY 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR GLOBAL AFFAIRS 15 Russian Iran nuclear negotiators hope for result NEWS IN BRIEF in three weeks Sweden summons PARTIES to the Iran nuclear Russian ambassador agreement on Saturday ad- over sanctions journed the third round of ne- gotiations in Vienna aimed at bringing the United States back Sweden summoned Russia’s into the accord, with the Russian ambassador to Stockholm on side expressing “cautious and Saturday, denouncing Mos- growing optimism” and saying cow for sanctioning European they hoped to achieve concrete Union officials including a results within three weeks. Swedish researcher in an es- The deal, which curbs Iran’s calating row between Russia nuclear programme in exchange and the West. for sanctions relief, has been The announcement on life support since then US came a day after Moscow president Donald Trump bolted barred eight EU officials from in 2018. entering Russia — itself a re- The remaining partners to taliation to European Council the 2015 accord have been en- The Russian side expressed cautious optimism after the talks on Saturday and said they hoped for a result sanctions over the jailing of gaged in negotiations since early within three weeks. PHOTO: EU DELEGATION IN VIENNA/AFP Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny April to try to revive it. and a violent police response The third round of talks China, Russia, France, Germa- optimistic. weeks. Is it realistic? We will to protests in his support. started on Tuesday and, after ny, the United Kingdom) who “It’s too early to be excited, see,” he wrote. Swedish foreign ministry several days of technical discus- met for just over an hour not- but we have reasons for cautious The delegations would re- spokesman Mats Samuels- sions between expert groups, ed the “indisputable progress” and growing optimism. There turn to their respective capitals son told AFP that the Rus- delegations met on Saturday. achieved, Russian ambassador is no deadline, but participants and resume talks from next Fri- sian ambassador was being Representatives of the par- Mikhail Ulyanov said on Twitter aim at successful completion of day, Iran’s foreign ministry said summoned “to express our ties still in the agreement (Iran, adding that he was cautiously the talks in approximately three in a statement.—AFP protests regarding the Russian measures”. “Unlike the EU sanctions... Russia’s sanctions Scuffles, arrests in Paris as thousands mark May Day are arbitrary, legally unclear and are the expression of po- far-left “black bloc” protesters with different demands, ranging litical motives,” the ministry had repeatedly tried to block from the end of the nighttime said.—AFP the trade union-led march in curfew in place as part of coro- the French capital, with 34 peo- navirus restrictions, to a halt to ple detained. Some protesters unemployment reforms due to North Korea says smashed the windows of bank come into force in July. Biden has a ‘hostile branches, set fire to dustbins Members of the yellow vest policy’, warns of and threw projectiles at police, anti-elite movement, which who responded with volleys of rocked Emmanuel Macron’s response tear gas and stingball grenades. presidency two years ago before An injured policeman had to be largely fizzling out, could also be NORTH Korea on Sunday ac- evacuated, an AFP journalist saw. spotted at protests up and down cused US President Joe Biden The CGT union said near- the country. Five people were of pursuing a hostile policy, Police scuffled with protesters in Paris on Saturday, firing tear gas ly 300 May day protests were arrested in the southeastern city dismissing “spurious” Ameri- as thousands turned out across France for May Day workers’ rights planned around the country, of Lyon as black bloc protesters can diplomacy and warning of demonstrations. PHOTO: AFP with authorities expecting around again clashed with police at the a response. POLICE scuffled with protest- out across France for May Day 100,000 demonstrators to join demonstration, which drew some Biden had said Wednes- ers in Paris on Saturday, firing workers’ rights demonstrations. them in total. 3,000 people despite the rain.— day that his administration tear gas as thousands turned A police source told AFP that The crowds held placards AFP would deal with the threat posed by Pyongyang’s nuclear programme “through diploma- Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan claim new agreement to end deadly clashes cy as well as stern deterrence”. The White House said KYRGYZSTAN and Tajikistan on itarian state, did not keep a Friday that the president was Saturday claimed another break- casualty count or acknowledge open to negotiations with through in their bid to end the deaths during the three-day con- North Korea on denucleariza- worst clashes at their shared flict.The two presidents spoke tion following the completion border in memory as several by telephone Monday in a bid to of a policy review, but Pyong- thousand Kyrgyz demonstrators preserve the ceasefire that was yang said Biden had made a rallied against what they called agreed on Thursday but which “big blunder”. an invasion attempt by their Cen- broke down on both Friday and “His statement clearly tral Asian neighbour. Saturday. reflects his intent to keep Clashes between commu- That prefaced a meeting of enforcing the hostile policy nities over land and water along delegations headed by the coun- toward the DPRK as it had the long-contested border are The border clashes comprise the heaviest fighting in years between the tries’ respective national security been done by the U.S. for over countries, raising fears of a wider conflict. PHOTO: AFP regular occurrences, with bor- committee chiefs in which the half a century,” Kwon Jung der guards often getting involved. years of independence. the two militaries on Thursday pair agreed to create working Gun, a foreign ministry official, However, this week’s violence Kyrgyzstan’s health minis- had reached 34, with a hundred groups to help enforce the cease- said in a statement released by was by far the most serious dur- try said that its death toll from injured. fire, Kyrgyzstan’s national securi- the official KCNA news agency. ing the Central Asian pair’s 30 the shooting that began between Tajikistan, a closed author- ty committee said.—AFP —AFP 3 MAY 2021 16 SPORT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Myanmar football clubs pull out of AFC tourneys

TWO Myanmar football clubs – League, the continent’s top club the football authorities have With Hantharwady United football authorities. Shan United and Hantharwady competition, while Hantharwady cancelled an AFC Champions FC out of playoff contention in Shan United Football Club is United have withdrawn from United FC has withdrawn from League preliminary stage match the second-tier AFC Cup, the a defending champion of the 2020 Asian football tournaments, the AFC Cup, the second-tier between Shan United FC and AFC authorities have also de- season of the Myanmar Nation- according to the Asian Football continental club tournament,” Australia’s Melbourne City, cided that Chanthabury FC of al League, while Hantharwady Confederation. officials said. which will now advance directly Laos and Brunei’s Kasuka FC United Football Club is a first “Shan United FC has pulled After the Myanmar clubs out to a playoff against Cerezo Osaka will now compete for a direct slot runner up team of the domestic out of the AFC Champions of the AFC epic tournaments, from Japan. in the Group G, according to the football tourney. —GNLM Juventus coach Pirlo ‘calm about Inter Milan beat job’ as title slips away Crotone to put one lation of changes. “I talked to the hand on Serie A trophy owners the other day,” revealed Pirlo who took over last summer. CHRISTIAN Eriksen and a substitute in the 65th minute “It’s not the first time they’ve Achraf Hakimi scored in the and scored four minutes later, come, it has already happened second half as Inter Milan beat firing home a shot which took a three or four times and we’ve Crotone 2-0 to move to the brink deflection off Crotone defender talked about everything. of the Serie A title on Saturday Lisandro Magallan, from Rome- “I’m calm about my job, (May 1). lu Lukaku’s lay-off. Lukaku had about what I have to do. Antonio Conte’s side are 14 a goal ruled out before Hakimi “I am not influenced by all points ahead of second-placed struck a second in injury time. these rumours. “I’m focused on Atalanta and can claim their The match pitted the Serie what I have to do and I have to first Scudetto since 2010 if the A leaders against the bottom bring the team to the Champions Bergamo side fail to win at Sas- team who were relegated as League and try to win the Italian suolo on Sunday. a result of the loss with four Cup.” Dane Eriksen came on as games to play. —AFP Andrea Pirlo took over as Juventus coach this season. PHOTO:AFP Meanwhile, Pirlo revealed his teenage son Niccolo had ANDREA Pirlo insisted Satur- Inter can seal the ‘Scudetto’ been a victim of on-line abuse, day he was calm about his job this weekend, with Juventus sit- as sports bodies boycotted social as Juventus coach as the Italian ting fourth, 13 points behind the media this weekend. champions’ nine-year reign nears leaders, with five games to play. “I know what it means to be its end. Inter Milan are set to deny According to Italian press a public figure, I find nothing new Juve a 10th consecutive crown reports former Juventus coach in the insults from people hiding with the Turin giants now battling Massimiliano Allegri is set to re- behind a keyboard,” he said. for a Champions League spot. turn two years after being sacked. “I’m sorry for my son, be- “I’m calm concerning my A visit by John Elkann, CEO cause he has nothing to do with work,” the 41-year-old former of Exor, the holding company of this. I also explained to him to Italy World Cup winner told a the Agnelli family which owns ignore it. This is a social problem press conference before Sunday’s Juventus, to the team’s training which we need to stamp out.” Christian Eriksen (R) scored the first goal for Inter in league game at Udinese. ground this week fuelled specu- —AFP Crotone. PHOTO: AFP

Kim mounts late charge to win Women’s World Championship SOUTH Korea’s Kim Hyo-joo uncharacteristically dropped the better of her as she let slip staged a late fightback by fir- two shots in her last two holes the lead on the 16th hole, with ing a sparkling eight-under-par to leave the door open for Kim two costly bogeys on 17 and 18. 64 to win the HSBC Women’s to win. “I’m pretty disappointed World Championship by one Kim remained calm under to have two three-putts in the shot over Australia’s Hannah pressure and carded two more finishing holes. I was feeling Green on Sunday. pars to sign off with a winning nervous,” she said. Starting her final round at total of 17-under-par 271, end- “But I came very close to the Singapore tournament five ing her five-year title drought winning, so I just hope that I shots back of overnight leader on the LPGA. can continue this momentum Lin Xiyu, Kim parred the first “My goal for this year is and who knows, have a good four holes before four birdies to get a win and I’m glad I result next week.” in the next five holes helped achieved that today,” said Kim, Lin, who started the round her storm up the leaderboard. whose last victory was in 2016 with a single-shot lead, signed After turning in 32, Kim when she won the Pure Silk-Ba- off with a 71 to finish in joint continued her relentless chase South Korea’s Kim Hyo-joo won the HSBC Women’s World hamas LPGA Classic. third place alongside world Championship in Singapore. PHOTO: AFP for her fourth LPGA victory “I have not won for such a number two Park In-bee of with another pair of birdies on the 13th hole and reeled in two 17-under at that stage. long time and this really feels South Korea and Thailand’s holes 11 and 12. more birdies on 14 and 15 to The Australian birdied 16 like my first win.” Patty Tavatanakit on matching The 25-year-old parred share the lead with Green at to take the outright lead but Green conceded nerves got 273s. —AFP