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Rakhine Issue Is an Internal Affair: Chinese Ambassador BORDER TRADE WITH ITCS REACHES KS 16.2 BILLION P-5 (BUSINESS) NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL Armed conflicts should be Day two of Myanmar More than 4,200 eliminated to address human Global Investment IDPs trafficking: VP U Henry Van Thio Forum return home PAGE-3 PAGE-2 PAGE-2 Vol. IV, No. 150, 9th Waning of Tawthalin 1379 ME www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com Thursday, 14 September 2017 Three police outposts burnt down by ARSA terrorists During area clearance opera- tions on 12 September, it was discovered that three security outposts in Maungtaw Township had been destroyed by fire, it was learnt yesterday. Outposts in Mee Taik Chaungwa, Nant Thar Taung Chaungwa and Thinbaw Hla Chaungwa outposts were found to have been burnt to the ground, most likely by ARSA extremist terrorists, military sources said. ARSA extremist terrorists began the latest wave of vio- lence on 25 August, when the extremists made violent sur- prise attacks on over 30 police outposts in the Maungtaw re- Authorities provide aid to people from Islamic community in northern Rakhine. PHOTO: MIN HTET gion. Due to these attacks, gov- ernment sources said, civilians, Rice and cash provided to people in Maungtaw Township security forces, civil service personnel, Rakhine nationals, Amyotha Hluttaw Deputy Speaker U Aye Tha Aung, Rakhine State Chief Minister U Nyi Pu and State Hindus, Daingnet, Mro ethnic Minister for Social, Dr Chan Thar provided rice and cash assistance to residents in Maungtaw yesterday. people and Muslims were killed NEWS ON PAGE-2 and injured. Most of the local nationals fled to safer places further south in Rakhine State, but hundreds of thousands of Muslims fled Rakhine issue is an internal west toward the Bangladesh border. In the evening, security forces arrived at Tone Chaung Chaungwa outpost to clear the affair: Chinese Ambassador surrounding area and found two remote-controlled mines and a China has offered its assis- government’s undertakings nese Ambassador to Myanmar, Union Minister for Social Wel- black suit with a mask attached tance to the displaced people to provide assistance to the conveyed the message to the fare, Relief and Resettlement, on board a longboat 100 meters in conflict areas in northern people. government at a meeting yes- in Nay Pyi Taw. from the outpost.—Myanmar Rakhine, welcoming the Union Mr Hong Liang, the Chi- terday with Dr Win Myat Aye, SEE PAGE 9 News Agency 14 SEPTEMBER 2017 2 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Day two of Myanmar Global Investment Forum Min Min Zaw, Mi Mi Phyo The present year’s income is es- timated at $3.5 million. The most The second day of the Myanmar important thing for the develop- Global Investment Forum - 2017 ment of tourism in Myanmar is to was held at the Myanmar Inter- improve infrastructures. There national Convention Centre 2 in are many progresses in Tour- Nay Pyi Taw yesterday, under ism Law, rather than the former the sponsorship of Myanmar Tourism Law. The government is Investment Commission and responsible to fulfil the needs of Hong Kong-based Euromoney infrastructures. We must mainly International Investor (Asia). implement PPP—Public Private At the forum, U Aung Htoo, Partnerships.” Deputy Minister for Commerce Regarding modernising and Matthew Thomas, Banking the agricultural sector, U Ye and Capital Markets, Euromon- Tint Tun, director-general of ey Institutional Investor, Asia the agricultural department Bureau Chief gave welcoming said the private sector will be speeches. Discussions were essential in improving farming The second day of the Myanmar Global Investment Forum-2017 held in Nay Pyi Taw. PHOTO: AYE THAN made under the titles Will Myan- techniques. “At today’s meet- mar Become a Production-Ori- ing, like the government im- ented Country?, Developing the the improvement in production soon, the Government will form home and abroad to invest in My- plementing the development of Agricultural Sector into Modern- sector, we need to have myri- a SME Working Committee. If anmar. Moreover, we discussed the agricultural sector, we are isation, and Development of the ads of inputs. We must have ade- small and medium-sized entre- the importance of sustainable discussing for private sectors Tourism Sector of the Nation. quate supply of electricity, water preneurs will invest, success will tourism and eco-tourism. That is as well to take part in implemen- For the discussion Will Myanmar and raw materials. For those who be achieved. The government because it is of great importance tation work. It is necessary for Become a Production-Oriented would like to set up factories and will help them as much as pos- how sustainable tourism and letting private sectors perform Country?, U Ko Ko Lwin, perma- mills, we must implement ‘one sible, under the instructions of eco-tourism will be implement- the tasks, rather than by the gov- nent secretary of the Ministry stop service.’ If respective zones the State Leaders.” ed after studying their devel- ernment only, in some spheres. of Industry, said infrastructure develop, we firmly believe that Concerning the develop- opments, at the time when My- Especially, we had to sell our must improve. job opportunities and the pro- ment of the tourism sector, Daw anmar is competing with other produces as raw materials. We “Our country has great pros- duction sector will develop and Ohnmar Khin, co-founder of Or- countries in tourism”. Then, she lack in the production of fine pects for the production sector. we can protect imports slowly chestra Travel and Sandoway went on to say, “The hotel and materials and value-added ma- For the time being, the produc- and slowly”, U Ko Ko Lwin said. Resort said, “In regard to travel tourism industry’s income ex- terials. So we need subsidies and tion sector is decreasing, so it “Now we are giving out and tourism, discussions were ceeded more than last year’s es- technical aids to lift up value”, U needs to be improved again. For member cards for SMEs. Very mainly made for investors from timated income — US$2 million. Ye Tint Tun said. Rice and cash provided to people More than 4,200 IDPs in Maungtaw Township from local ethnic villages return home As clashes abated between Maungtaw, northern Rakh- extremist terrorists from ine State, according to local the Arakan Rohingya Sal- police. vation Army (ARSA) and During this period, ex- security forces yesterday, tremist terrorists burnt down internally displaced persons houses in 45 places and killed from villages in Maungtaw security forces, civil service and Yathedaung townships personnel, ethnic Rakhine returned home, accord- civilians, other ethnic tribes, ing to local authorities in Muslims and Hindus. Maungtaw. The conflicts forced Local residents accept rice and cash assitance provided by Amyotha Hluttaw Deputy Speaker U Aye Tha Aung, More than 4,220 IDPs nearly 30,000 villagers to Rakhine State Chief Minister U Nyi Pu and State Minister Dr Chan Thar in Maungtaw. PHOTO: MNA from 15 local ethnic villages in flee to Sittway, Maungtaw Maungtaw Township, five vil- and Buthidaung. Hundreds Amyotha Hluttaw Deputy The delegation also provid- party provided over Ks40 mil- lages from Yathedaung Town- of thousands of Muslims Speaker U Aye Tha Aung, Ra- ed rice sacks to Kyauk Panu lion to villages of Aung Zay Ya, ship and six villages from Buth- fled toward the Bangladesh khine State Chief Minister U Nyi Village and Ks100,000 cash was Aung ThaYa, Aung Mingalar, idaung Township were escorted border. Authorities warned Pu and State Minister for Social, transferred to the village leader Phar Wutt Chaung, Laung Done back to their homes, authorities locals in Maungtaw not to Dr Chan Thar provided free rice of Kyauk Panu Village to buy the in northern Maungtaw and vil- said. cooperate with or support and cash assistance to residents necessary foods. lages of Maw Ya Wati, Kyauk Since 25 August, when terrorists, not to set fire to in Maungtaw, yesterday. The party provided rice Panu and Inn Din in southern ARSA extrmists launched a homes or properties and not The delegation provid- sacks to the local people in Inn Maungtaw during their two series of attacks on border to enter restricted areas as ed rice sacks to the people of Din Village and returned to Sit- day visit, 12-13 September. guard outposts and an army part of a new order issued last Maw Ya Wati Village in southern tway Township in the afternoon. —Min Htet Aung/ Tin Maung camp, more than 90 armed Saturday.—Myanmar News Maungtaw in the morning. U Aye Tha Aung and his Lwin clashes have occurred in Agency 14 SEPTEMBER 2017 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3 Armed conflicts should be eliminated to address human trafficking: VP U Henry Van Thio VICE President U Henry Van effectively undertaking meas- Thio has called for eliminating ures to eliminate the child sol- armed conflicts in Myanmar dier issue, so also should other to address human traffick- armed organizations do. This ing, stressing that eliminating issue should be addressed with armed conflicts plays a special an emphasis on discussions in important role in the govern- the peace process,” U Henry ment’s anti-human trafficking Van Thio said. endeavor. In respect of elimination The remark came at the of forced labour, Myanmar has ceremony to mark the fifth An- been a signatory country to In- ti-Trafficking in Persons Day in ternational Labour Organiza- Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. tion (ILO) since May 17, 1948 “In conducting anti-human and undertaking its obligations. trafficking activities, root caus- With a view to enhancing es of human trafficking need to effectiveness in taking actions be effectively addressed,” said against human trafficking, just the Vice President.
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