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Vol. VIII, No. 45, 9th Waning of Kason 1383 ME www.gnlm.com.mm Thursday, 3 June 2021 State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing pays homage to Sayadaw of Myazedi Buddhist Learning Centre, Kyaikthallan Pagoda in Mawlamyine, inspects progress of sports park in Mon State

State Administration Council Chairman Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing is supplicating the religious and health matters to Mawlamyine Dhammacariya Vinaya Pali Paragu Agga Maha Pandita Sayadaw Bhaddanta Vimalabuddhi yesterday. CHAIRMAN of the State Ad- Bhaddanta Vimalabuddhi and The Senior General, wife tration Council U Zaw Lin Tun, those leading to the sports com- ministration Council Command- supplicated religious and health and party on 31 May paid hom- Deputy Minister for Health and petitions and other necessities. er-in-Chief of Defence Servic- measures. age to Kyaikthallan Pagoda in Sports U Myo Hlaing and offi- The Senior General and es Senior General Min Aung The Senior General and Mawlamyine in Mon State and cials reported to the Senior Gen- party inspected preparations Hlaing, accompanied by his wife, Council members, Union viewed the placing of marble eral on the progress of works. to upgrade the Shwenattaung wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, Council ministers and senior military tiles on the platform and the In his response, the Sen- Station stadium. After hearing members, Union ministers and officers from the Tatmadaw preservation of ancient histor- ior General gave instructions the reports of officials, the Sen- officials, yesterday morning paid (Army, Navy and Air) donated ical religious works. on an extension of the road for ior General instructed them homage to Presiding Patron of 200 bags of rice, 300 visses of Yesterday morning, the Sen- the convenience of travellers to to emphasize upgrading tasks Myazedi Pariyatti Buddhist cooking oil, 300 visses of gram ior General and party inspected the sports park, construction of meeting the set standards and Learning Centre in Maungn- and cash for nine prerequisites progress in implementing the buildings meeting set standard, efficient use of land plots for gan Ward of Mawlamyine Dham- to the Sayadaw, who returned Mon State sports park project searching for the public access hosting the sports meets and macariya Vinaya Pali Paragu Dhamma gifts and religious near Min Village of Mawlamyine. site to build the swimming pool, friendly matches in the future. Agga Maha Pandita Sayadaw advice. Chairman of Mon State Adminis- construction of the car park for —MNA

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NATIONAL NATIONAL LOCAL NEWS LOCAL NEWS Over 250,000 students Children Panmawady YIA extends learning on 2nd day happily go to bridge connecting suspension of all of school in Yangon schools Myaungmya-Pathein incoming international Region nationwide to be upgraded flights till 30 June PAGE-6 PAGE-7 PAGE-10 PAGE-10 3 JUNE 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.

Ministry of Planning and Finance Internal Revenue Department

Announcement on applying electronic payment systems instead of cash/cheque for tax payment of taxpayer companies to the State

1. Under the Ministry of Planning and Finance, the Internal Revenue Department arranges easy and rapid tax payment ways for taxpayer people through electronic payment, mobile banking, mobile payment, MPU Debit Card online, and links with relevant banks. 2. The taxpayer, who has received taxpayer identification number-TIN, can pay income tax, commercial tax, special commodity tax, and gem tax to the banking accounts of relevant tax office at the branches of Myanma Economic Bank from their bank A/C opened at private banks including foreign bank branches in Myanmar with the use of CBM-NET of the Central Bank of Myanmar or https://onlinepayment.ird.gov.mm/etax which is the online tax payment system of using MPU Debit Card. 3. Income tax payment of staff from the companies paying tax at the Large Taxpayer Office or Medium Taxpayer Office can be paid to the banking accounts of the re- spective tax offices through electronic payments, mobile banking and mobile payments or MPU Debit Cards. 4. Relevant private banks will issue the initial documents for payment as evidence of paying tax from the banking accounts of companies through electronic payment methods, mobile banking and mobile payment or payment from MPU Debit Card. After receiving the tax payment in the accounts, the Internal Revenue Department will send the e-payment to the taxpayers on completion of paying the tax. 5. The taxpayers who have opened the banking accounts at the State-owned banks can pay tax through cash/cheque and account transfer. 6. Hence, Income tax payment for staff of the taxpayers and the companies which pay tax at the Large Taxpayer Office and the medium taxpayer offices in Yangon, except for the taxpayers who opened bank accounts at the State-owned banks, will apply easier and smoother electronic payment systems instead of cash/cheque payment system as of 1 July in 2020-21 financial year. So, the department requested the taxpayers to cooperate in the process. 7. For further information, taxpayers may contact- (a) Tax service office (Nay Pyi Taw) Office No. 46, Internal Revenue Department, Nay Pyi Taw Tel: 067-3430533 and 067-3430522 (b) Tax service office (Yangon) No 59/61 (first floor), Pansodan Road, Kyauktada Township, Yangon Tel: 01-378370 and 01-378372 (c) Information and Technology Branch (e-payment section) No 569/577, corner of Merchant Street and Baha Bandoola Park Street Kyauktada Township, Yangon, Tel: 01-8379021. Internal Revenue Department

72 new cases of COVID-19 reported on 2 June, total figure rises to 143,823

MYANMAR’S COVID-19 positive cases rose to 143,823 after 72 new cases were reported on 2 June 2021 according to the Ministry of Health and Sports. Among these confirmed cases, 132,388 have been discharged from hospitals. Death toll stands at 3,218 after one died. —MNA 3 JUNE 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 3

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Tatmadaw values democracy N N N THE Union ministers need to explain voting frauds and the situation of voter lists in the 2020 general election to the service personnel. All State service person- nel need to understand the political crises based on the dishonesty of democracy in the previous general election, although the Tatmadaw values democracy. N M

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State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing pays homage to Myazedi Buddhist Learning Centre, Kyaikthallan Pagoda in Mawlamyine, inspects progress of sports park in Mon State FROM NEWS PAGE-1

Cash donations to the Kyaikthallan Pagoda. At the navy base.

At the sports park. At the military station playground.

Union Minister meets KSEZ Management Committee in Nay Pyi Taw DR PWINT HSAN, Union Min- care of the implementation of ister for Commerce, received the agreement on Kyaukpyu Chairman U Myint Thein of Deep-Sea Port’s project and Management Committee of carry out Social Impact As- Kyaukpyu Special Economic sessment (SIA). Zone (KSEZ) and party at the The Union minister urged meeting hall of the Ministry in them to emphasize not harm- Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morn- ing the local people’s interests, ing. raising the living standards, At the meeting, the chair- getting the tax for the State, man and officials reported on and avoiding losses. He also af- the current progress of the firmed that the Ministry would KSEZ and its future plans. provide necessary assistance The Union minister point- in order to undertake the pro- ed out the need to conduct with ject successfully.—MNA 3 JUNE 2021 4 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

Announcement of Union Election Commission 2 June 2021

1. Regarding the Multiparty General Election held on 8 November 2020, the Union Election Commission has inspected the voter lists and the casting of votes in Kunhing, Mongshu, Maukmai, Mongpan, Namtu, Namhsan and Mantung townships in Shan State. 2. According to the inspection, the previous election commission released 232,182 eligible voters in these seven townships in Shan State. The Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population list in November 2020 showed 195,470 eligible voters who had turned 18. The voter lists mentioned that there were 46,594 citizens, associate citizens, naturalized citizens, and non-identity voters, 694 persons repeated on the voter lists more than three times, and 13,858 persons repeated on the voter lists two times. 3. Findings in respective townships were as follows:

Findings on voter lists in each tonship Sr Township Total polling Township sub-com- List from Immigration Those involved in voting Those involved in voter Those involved in voter list station mission department list without citizenship list more than three more than two times hold- scrutiny cards times holding one CSC ing one CSC 1 Kunhing 44 45,750 25,699 15,522 106 2,658 2 Mongshu 45 52,444 29,296 17,016 104 2,060 3 Maukmai 32 22,203 19,888 1,450 73 1,550 4 Mongpan 26 13,346 17,499 1,072 24 572 5 Namtu 48 33,658 32,936 2,572 163 2,736 6 Namhsan 51 40,388 47,931 4,077 127 2,546 7 Mantung 37 24,393 22,221 4,885 97 1,736 Total 283 232,182 195,470 46,594 694 13,858

4. The Union Election Commission has inspected the withdrawal/receipt/use/remaining of ballot papers used for Pyithu Hluttaw Election in Kunhing, Mongshu, Maukmai, Mongpan, Namtu, Namhsan and Mantung townships in Shan State together with the respective township election sub-commissions, head of police force, Immigration and Population and administrators in accordance with Section 53 of the Hluttaw Election Law. 5. According to the inspection, a total of 283 polling stations in these seven townships took out 264,392 ballots and used 140,648 ballots. It left 123,667 ballots instead of 123,744 ballots. The difference was 1,436 ballots, and it found 1,359 extra 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 Sr Township Total polling station Withdrawal Used Exact remaining Remaining on the ground Difference Missing Extra 1 Kunhing 44 50,546 22,078 28,468 28,603 86 221 2 Mongshu 45 57,015 25,385 31,630 31,842 822 1,034 3 Maukmai 32 25,989 18,381 7,608 7,524 87 3 4 Mongpan 26 15,664 11,239 4,425 4,426 1 5 Namtu 48 35,878 24,389 11,489 11,398 191 100 6 Namhsan 51 51,000 25,238 25,762 25,562 200 7 Mantung 37 28,300 13,938 14,362 14,312 50 Total 283 264,392 140,648 123,744 123,667 1,436 1,359

6. According to the inspections on voter lists of these seven townships of Shan State, the numbers of eligible voters are more 36,712 than the voter lists according to the lists of citizens, associate citizens and, naturalized citizens who had turned 18 in November 2020 of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population and Hluttaw Election Law Section 6 (a). 7. There are 46,594 non-identity voters. Moreover, Hluttaw Election Law Section (15) (c) in Chapter VI, “Preparation of Voting Roll”, stated, “Whoever has the right to vote in any constituency shall not be included in the voting roll of any constituency other than that of the constituency concerned at the same time.” However, there were 694 persons repeated on the voter lists more than three times and 13,858 persons repeated on the voter lists two times in these seven townships of Shan State. 8. Findings from the inspection of voter lists and casting of votes in Kunhing, Mongshu, Maukmai, Mongpan, Namtu, Namhsan and Mantung townships in Shan State are as follows: (a) There were 141,330 voters, and they used 140,648 ballots out of all withdrawals, which was 682 less than the numbers of voters. (b) A total of 1,436 ballot papers were missing. (c) 1,359 extra ballot papers were found in some polling stations. (d) Voters were allowed to vote without the permanent signature or the fingerprint of the voter in the voter list Form (1). (e) In some polling stations, voters were allowed to vote without filling the voter name, voter list number, polling station number, ward/village name, signature or fingerprint in the receipt ballot paper. (f) Ward/village tract election sub-commission failed to return the receipt ballot papers and extra ballot papers under the law. (g) Voters without national identification card were included in the voter list and they were allowed to vote just with the voter IDs. (h) Advance voting was conducted illegally. (i) They released the COVID-19 related instructions, which were not in conformity with the law, to collect voter lists and advance votes when the election drew near. 9. It found voting frauds in Kunhing, Mongshu, Maukmai, Mongpan, Namtu, Namhsan and Mantung townships in Shan State. The excess/shortage ballots were found in the inspection. They failed to follow the stipulations of the Hluttaw Election Law and Rules. Union Election Commission 3 JUNE 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 5

Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports Order No 124/2021 8th Waning of Kason 1383 ME 2 June 2021 The Ministry of Health and Sports hereby announced the order by exercising the authority stipulated in Sub-Section (b) of Section 21 of the Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases Law. 1. The Ministry of Health and Sports has taken preventive measures against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in real-time. Therefore, people from Kalay Township of Sagaing Region need to stay at home due to the number of confirmed patients on the rise in the township. 2. Hence, the people residing in Kalay Township of the Sagaing Region are involved in the Stay-at-Home programme. 3. The people inclusive of the Stay-at-Home programme of the township need to abide by the following disciplines: (a) Reside at their homes only (except for the persons going to government departments, organizations, companies, factories and workshops for serving duties); (b) Arrange only one person from each house to go out shopping; (c) Arrange only two persons per house to go to hospitals and clinics; (d) Wear masks if they go outside the houses; (e) Allow ferries and registered vehicles to transport returnees from workplaces to pass the wards; (f) Allow one person only in addition to the driver in a vehicle for shopping in the ward and two persons except for the driver to go to hospitals or clinics. 4. People need to inform the relevant ward administration bodies about seeking approvals to go outside the houses if they have reasons in order to raise the limited number of participants in the measures and other emergency issues mentioned in sub-paragraph (b), (c) and (f) of Paragraph 3. The relevant administrative bodies need not allow ingoing and outgoing persons, except officials and those returnees from duty. 5. Action will be taken against those who fail to abide by the order under the existing laws. 6. The order came into force at 4 am on 3-6-2021. Dr Thet Khaing Win Union Minister

National committee on prevention and response to sexual violence in conflict holds meeting (2/2021) the national-level action plan prevent sexual violence dur- was discussed in the commit- ing the conflict as well as by tee's first meeting. international laws such as in- The Ministry of Foreign ternational humanitarian law Affairs has submitted sugges- or war law. tions on it. At the same time, The Permanent Secretary it was further disseminated to of the Ministry of Foreign Af- the members of the National fairs discussed his ministry's Committee for comment. suggestions on the national The meeting aimed to ap- action plan on prevention and prove the discussions on the response of sexual violence in suggestions, and the national conflict. action plan will be submitted The members of the Na- to the State Administration tional Committee participated Council for approval. in the discussion. The Vice-Chair of the com- All National Committee mittee, Deputy Minister for members agreed on the dis- THE Ministry of Social Wel- National Committee for the terday morning in Nay Pyi Taw. Defence, said the Myanmar cussion of the National Action fare, Relief and Resettlement Prevention and Response to At the meeting, Union Min- Tatmadaw is abiding by mil- Plan and decided to seek fur- held the second meeting of the Sexual Violence in Conflict yes- ister Dr Thet Thet Khine said itary laws and regulations to ther approval. — MNA

Myanmar attends ASEAN disaster management workshop

THE ASEAN Disaster Management workshop. Workshop between ASEAN Sectoral The workshop discussed situa- Organizations and Related Organi- tions and outcomes related to disaster zations was held yesterday morning management in the ASEAN region, in Jakarta, Indonesia, through video- the role of the Joint Task Force on Hu- conferencing. manitarian Assistance and Disaster A delegation led by Deputy-Attor- Relief (JTF HADR), implementation ney-General U San Lwin, Chairman of disaster management activities and of the ASEAN Senior Law Officials the need to strengthen the JTF-HA- Meeting (ASLOM), attended the DAR's future plans. — MNA 3 JUNE 2021 6 NATIONAL THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Over 250,000 students learning on 2nd day of school in Yangon Region

OF 384,268 student enrolments The Ministry of Education students 6 feet apart from one yesterday due to the rumour high schools of the Universi- in Yangon Region, a total of set the school enrolment date another in the classroom. on Facebook. But when I sent ty of Education, 17 2758 basic 256,818 students attended from 24 to 31 May, and schools Despite the entire prepa- my child today, the school looks education schools, 230 monas- basic education schools, mo- reopened on 1 June nation- ration to reopen the schools, normal, and officials are wait- tic education schools and 273 nastic education schools and wide. Schools are prepared parents are still considering ing at school,” said a student’s private schools are opening private schools, on 2 June, following the 33 COVID-19 sending their kids to school. parent living in South Okkala- currently in Yangon Region.— according to the Region Edu- guidelines set by the Ministry “I didn’t send my child to pa Township. MNA cation Department. of Health and Sports, making school because I was worried Including four practising Schools continue accepting enrolment while students study peacefully in Nay Pyi Taw AFTER the nationwide re- High School said, “The en- opening of schools since 1 rolment rate of our school is June, students are returning about 80%, and we continue to classrooms and studying in to accept new applications.” peace, and schools continue Due to cooperation among to accept the application for the Government, ward/village the 2021-2022 academic year administration bodies and par- in Nay Pyi Taw. ents, school reopening was Many applicants have en- smooth with the arrangement rolled during the enrolment of school buses and classrooms week to attend high schools, in line with the COVID-19 middle schools, and primary guidelines set by the Ministry schools in Nay Pyi Taw Council of Health and Sports. Area. Schools are still open of Students are provided applications of students who with textbooks, learning ma- have not yet enrolled due to terials, and COVID-19 preven- various reasons, Headmaster tive gears by the Government. U Win Khine of the Basic Ed- Myanmar Police Force, town- ucation Middle School (3), Nay ship administration bodies, Pyi Taw said. and community-based secu- “Our school had a 69% at- rity groups provide security tendance rate as of 1 June, for the safety of students and

and we also continue to accept the student’s right to attend new students yesterday, and in two shifts. teachers at schools. – Ye Ko enrolment for students during school,” he added. a total of 530 students at vari- The Headmaster in-charge Ko/GNLM the school opening hours. It is The school accepted 34 ous level attended the schools of the No (6) Basic Education 3 JUNE 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR NATIONAL 7 Children happily go to schools nationwide

Dawei Town, Taninthayi Region. DISTRICT IPRD Ingapu Township

Pakokku, Magway Region. PHOTO: THU RA (PONTAUNG) Myinmu Town, Sagaing. PHOTO: AUNG SOE PHAY (MYINMU)

Kyaukdaga Town, Bago Region. TOWNSHIP IPRD Kyaikmaraw Town, Mon State. PHOTO: CHO MYAT MYAT HTWE (IPRD)

Kyunhla Town, Sagaing Region. PHOTO: MYO WIN Thayetchaung, Dawei District, Tanithayi Region. THAYETCHAUNG (IPRD)

Ngaphe Town, Magway Region. PHOTO: MA YU (NGAPHE) Wundwin Town, Mandalay Region, WUNDWIN (IPRD) 3 JUNE 2021 3 JUNE 2021 8 OPINION THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR ARTICLE / NATIONAL 9 People need WHO approves China’s Sinovac Covid jab ၂၀၂၁ ခုနှစ် ကမာ့ပတ်ဝန်းကျင်ထိန်းသိမ်းရေးနေ့အထိမ်းအမှတ်ပိုစတာ

to change HE World Health Or- “The world desperately mune system identifies the inacti- ganization on Tuesday needs multiple Covid-19 vaccines vated virus as foreign and makes Tapproved the Sinovac to address the huge access in- antibodies against it, which will mindset in Covid-19 vaccine for emergency equity across the globe,” said then recognise the active virus use -- the second Chinese jab to Mariangela Simao, the WHO’s and defend the body against it. receive the WHO’s green light. assistant director general for Few people aged over 60 took The UN health agency access to health products. part in the clinical trial of Sino- democratization signed off on the Beijing-based “We urge manufacturers to vac’s jab. firm Sinovac’s two-dose vaccine participate in the Covax facility, However, the WHO said EOPLE from various countries that start walking along the CoronaVac, which is already be- share their know-how and data there should be no upper age path of democracy need to carefully exercise the prescribed ing deployed in several countries and contribute to bringing the limit on the vaccine as there is Plaws, rules, and disciplines. Hence, it is sure that democratic around the world. pandemic under control.” “no reason to believe it has a people have to enjoy rights and liability. “I’m happy to announce that different safety profile” in older Democratic people don’t have to bully any others whose concepts the Sinovac-CoronaVac vaccine Efficacy rate generations. differ from theirs’. Especially, they have to approve the sentiments has been given WHO emergen- “WHO recommends the vac- The Sinovac jab is already in the majority aspire, but they need to emphasize the wishes of the cy use listing after being found cine for use in adults 18 years and use in 22 territories around the minority. So, if necessary, the majority needs to approve the wishes to be safe, effective, and quali- older, in a two-dose schedule with world, according to an AFP count. of the minority in the voting ty-assured,” WHO chief Tedros a spacing of two to four weeks,” Apart from China, the coun- decision if the latters’ ideas Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a the agency said in a statement. tries using Sinovac include Chile, Democratiza- are better than theirs. press conference. “Vaccine efficacy results Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Thai- In exercising democra- “The easy storage require- showed that the vaccine pre- land and Turkey. cy, anyone does not need to ments of CoronaVac make it vented symptomatic disease in Chen Xu, China’s ambassa- tion should be assault others without rea- very suitable for low-resource Workers arrange vaccine packages at a Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine workshop in Beijing on 18 January, 2021. 51 per cent of those vaccinated dor in Geneva, said CoronaVac’s sons, even because of differ- settings,” he added. PHOTO: ZHANG YUWEI/XINHUA and prevented severe Covid-19 EUL status expanded the num- implemented ent concepts. In fact, democ- “It’s now crucial to get these Last month Sinopharm be- and the EU, which it counts sep- It also opens the door for the and hospitalization in 100 per ber of global tools to fight the racy is based on a diversity life-saving tools to the people that came the first Chinese vaccine arately. jabs to enter the Covax global cent of the studied population.” pandemic. to change the of concepts. All the people need them quickly.” to be approved by the WHO. WHO’s listing paves the way vaccine-sharing facility, which The Sinovac vaccine con- “China will continue to work have a chance to exercise The WHO said the emergen- The organization has also for countries worldwide to ap- aims to provide equitable access tains an inactivated form of with the international community mindset of the the freedom of expression cy use listing (EUL) gives coun- given EUL status to vaccines be- prove and import a vaccine for to doses around the world, par- coronavirus that cannot cause to promote the accessibility and as well as the rights based tries, funders, procuring agencies ing made by Pfizer/BioNTech, distribution quickly, especially ticularly in poorer countries. the disease. It also has a sub- affordability of Covid-19 vaccines on disciplines. and communities assurance that Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, those states without an interna- Currently only AstraZeneca stance that helps strengthen the especially in (the) developing people in con- Behaviours of anyone the vaccine has met international and the AstraZeneca jab being tional-standard regulator of their and some Pfizer jabs are flowing immune response to the vaccine. world,” he said in a tweet. should not encroach on an- standards. produced in India, South Korea own. through the scheme. When given the shot, the im- SOURCE: AFP formity with other. Gentlemen and ladies must adore the democracy the rights and and uphold the sympathy overall. They should take IMF, World Bank prioritize vaccine access to end pandemic liability. Only anything into consideration for solving the problems. FTER kicking their mas- will prolong a pandemic that has interview. suspension initiative nor the low- the year and at least 60 per cent said Adnan Mazarei of the Peter- ` when the peo- In democratic countries, sive lending powers into already killed more than 3.5 million The IMF itself extended di- cost loans available to the poorest by the end of 2022. son Institute for International Eco- anyone does not have the Aoverdrive to help the na- people worldwide. rect debt relief to 29 of its “poorest countries, Kharas said. In the bid to ramp up vaccina- nomic, who added the financing to rights to impose threats, pres- tions hardest hit by Covid-19 last Low-income countries have and most vulnerable members”, tion programs, “The World Bank date is “still a small amount.” Myanmar Daily Weather Report ple change sures and coercion against year, the IMF and the World Bank received less than one per cent doubled its emergency funding On the table has made $12 billion available... Since the start of the pandem- (Issued at 7:00 pm Wednesday 2 June 2021) another one whenever the are now focusing on getting vac- of the doses administered to limits and tripled its concessional Georgieva herself recently and expects to have projects for ic, the IMF “did a very, very good their mind- concepts are diverse. Anyone cines to poor countries to keep the date, resulting in a “dangerous resources. recognized the need to review around $4 billion in 50 countries by job of quickly putting out some BAY INFERENCE: Monsoon is weak over the Andaman whose concepts are diverse pandemic from derailing the global divergence” in economic fortunes, “The IMF stepped up as never lending criteria to reach these mid-year,” van Trotsenburg said. money” with few conditions, he Sea, South Bay, Eastcentral Bay and Northeast Bay of Bengal. from another one cannot be economic recovery. Georgieva warned. before, lending some $110 billion economies, but the priority now But observers are pressing said. But now the fund needs Weather is a few cloud to partly cloudy elsewhere over the set, can they identified as the enemy. Managing Director of the In- As a result, it will take years to 84 countries since the start of has moved to the effort to immu- the institutions to do more, faster. “greater strategic clarity” on the Bay of Bengal. The people from demo- ternational Monetary Fund Kris- for some countries to claw their the pandemic,” fund spokesman nize at least 40 per cent of the “The issue with the World vaccination goal. FORECAST VALID UNTIL AFTERNOON OF THE 3 June march toward cratic countries need to seek talina Georgieva is spearheading way back to pre-pandemic levels. Gerry Rice told AFP. world’s population by the end of Bank is their rate of execution,” SOURCE: AFP 2021: Rain or thundershowers will be widespread in Kachin, dons and don’ts in exercising a $50 billion joint effort with the Economies in Latin America and “Lending to sub-Saharan Afri- and Northern Shan states, fairly widespread in Upper Sagaing the goal of de- democracy. For serving the World Health Organization to ex- the Caribbean will not regain their ca in the first year of the pandemic Region and Chin State, scattered in Lower Sagaing and Man- self-interests, anyone should pand vaccine access, particularly previous per-capita income until was 13 times the annual average.” dalay regions and (Southern and Eastern) Shan, Rakhine, mocracy suc- not take steps on stone for for impoverished nations that have 2024, the IMF projected. Meanwhile, the World Bank and Mon states and isolated in the remaining regions and others for their standing. Ac- struggled to get the crucial jabs. has committed over $108 billion states. Degree of certainty is (80%). tually, the democratic people Georgieva will on Friday pres- ‘All the firepower’ during the pandemic in more than STATE OF THE SEA: Sea will be slight to moderate in cessfully. should thumb up their prac- ent the proposal, which was un- The IMF and the World Bank 100 countries to respond to “the Myanmar waters. Wave height will be about (4-6) feet off and tices in mutual respect to veiled late last month and backed “early on understood that the cri- fastest and largest crisis” in the along Myanmar Coasts. each other. by the World Bank and World Trade sis and the economic recession... institution’s history, the bank’s OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Likelihood Actually, democracy is a good ethic concerned with all the people Organization, to finance ministers would be very broad and very chief of operations Axel van Trot- of advancement of Southwest Monsoon into the Northern exercising political doctrines. Anyone should not tarnish the image of from the G7 wealthiest nations deep,” said Homi Kharas, an econ- senburg said. Myanmar areas. democracy to be manipulated as they like. The colourful democracy during a meeting in London. omist at the Brookings Institution. “We are using all the firepow- FORECAST FOR NAY PYI TAW AND NEIGHBOURING never achieves success. Likewise, the democracy exercised by the Early in the Covid-19 crisis, They pushed the G20 and pri- er we have,” he said in an email. AREA FOR 3 June 2021: Likelihood of isolated rain or thun- persons under the colours will never achieve success. the IMF and World Bank warned vate creditors to suspend debt pay- However, critics note that help dershowers. Degree of certainty is (60%). Democratization should be implemented to change the mindset the pandemic would set back poor ments for dozens of low-income for middle-income countries has FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA of the people in conformity with the rights and liability. Only when countries’ progress, causing in- countries. lagged. FOR 3 June 2021: Likelihood of isolated rain or thunder- the people change their mindset, can they march toward the goal creased inequality and a resur- “That was the first major “These countries, including showers. Degree of certainty is (60%). of democracy successfully. gence of poverty. step in ensuring that the pan- many in Latin America, had really FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING That is why anyone loving democracy should keep dos and Now the Washington-based demic didn’t trigger a debt crisis been almost left to themselves, to The reintroduction of lockdown measures across Europe is fuelling concerns that the region could suffer another AREA FOR 3 June 2021: Likelihood of isolated rain or thun- don’ts in their souls for shaping the progress and prosperous country. lenders are sounding the alarm that could have longer term con- their own devices,” since they are disappointing summer tourism season if vaccinations do not speed up enough to allow travel restrictions to be dershowers. Degree of certainty is (60%). that unequal access to vaccines sequences,” Kharas said in an not eligible for the debt service eased. PHOTO: APA/AFP/ANDREA PATTARO 3 JUNE 2021 10 LOCAL NEWS THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Panmawady bridge connecting Myaungmya-Pathein to be upgraded

THE Panmawady Bridge, the the bridge now. It is reported that main connecting bridge between ferry boats are arranged to make Myaungmya and Pathein in Ay- it easy for the travellers during eyawady Region, will be upgrad- the upgrading works. ed to Steel Box Girder bridge to It is expected to complete the withstand a load capacity of 60 construction by 31 May 2022, and tonnes. the project will be implemented The bridge used to be able to by the Bridge Special Task Force carry up to 35 tonnes before, but (15) with K6,600 million. — Maung only 16 tonnes can pass through Maung Myint (IPRD)/GNLM

It is expected to complete the construction by 31 May 2022, and the project will be implemented by the Bridge Special Task Force (15) with K6,600 million. About 1,500 trucks stuck along Exceptional twinning teak plants Muse-Kyinsankyawt road with 20 days delay amid COVID-19 found in Sagaing Region THE heightened security meas- benefit from it owing to the gain ACCORDING to the De- ures during the COVID-19 caused in yuan value. A yuan is worth partment of Forest, two teak major delays to 20 days along K242 for now. trees under the age of 100 are Muse 105th-mile Road and Kyin- According to Muse Rice growing together near Shwe sankyawt post. About 1,500 trucks Wholesale Centre, the broken Kyaung village, on the way to are stuck on the road, said U Min rice fetched 117 Yuan per bag. Kanan Sait area in Bamauk Thein, vice-chair of Muse Rice The low-quality rice was priced at Township, Sagaing Region. Wholesale Centre. 126-135 Yuan per bag depending Though the trees are not Kyinsankyawt border check- on varieties (Ngasein, Yadanartoe yet a hundred-year-old ac- point is only 7 miles away from and Shindong). cording to their size, it is ex- Muse 105th-mile trade zone of China Customs granted li- ceptional to find the twinning Myanmar. cences to 47 Myanmar companies teak trees. The Department “The goods are delivered on 26 February 2021 to legally will cooperate with the locals through Kyinsankyawt post. export the rice to China through to conserve the trees. The traffic congestion is getting Muse land border this year, A chief monk from the worse. Although the road part is The authorized companies Kanan Sait area said mature only 7 miles away, 1,500 trucks for rice export to China increased teak trees growing naturally have queued on the road. Nor- this year as against last year. in the same size and height mally, it took only a day for freight However, the permitted volume as one another are reportedly transport. At present, truck driv- of rice for exports has not been hard to find due to the illegal Kyaukkyi Town. Bamauk Township. ers have to wait for 20 days,” said confirmed yet. Myanmar trad- loggers and natural disaster. U Min Thein. ers are shipping rice to China He added that conserva- future. two twinning teak trees grow- Consequently, it takes about through the Muse border under tion would be made to them Similarly, the Forest De- ing in the Muslim cemetery in a month for rice export to China new permits at present. — NN/ as this type of valuable trees partment will also make an Kyaukkyi Town, in Bago Region. via Yangon. However, the traders GNLM will less likely to find in the effort to continue to maintain — Ngwe Oh (Katha)/GNLM

YIA extends suspension of all incoming international flights till 30 June

YANGON International transport cargo in the cluding diplomats and the Airport (YIA) has extend- suspension period of officers and staff from UN ed the suspension of all COVID-19. agencies, need to contact incoming international Department of Civil Myanmar embassies in flights until 30 June 2021, Aviation and the Ministry foreign countries or con- announced the Ministry of of Health and Sports an- sulates in Myanmar to lift Transport and Communi- nounced that scheduled the visa restrictions. cations. international passenger Furthermore, My- During the suspen- services had been sus- anmar Airways Interna- sion of all international pended in Myanmar since tional (MAI) and Air KBZ commercial passenger 30 March 2020 due to the have suspended their flights because of the pandemic. domestic flight opera- COVID-19 period, YIA However, for those tions to Tachilek, Kalay, gave its services to oth- who will come to Myan- Kengtung, Dawei, Myeik er cargo planes or flights mar by relief flights over and Kawthoung Town- and relief flights. an emergency govern- ships from 29 May to 8 IndiGo airline has ment duty or an emergen- June during the pandemic Bird’s Eye View of Yangon International Airport. PHOTO: YIA completed 100 trips to cy reason, foreigners, in- period. — ZYA/GNLM 3 JUNE 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR LOCAL BUSINESS 11 Amata Holding Public Company debuts on YSX today (3 June) holding company as per the com- THE Amata Holding Public Co., pany's profile. It operates resorts Ltd (AMATA) is listed on the Yan- in Ngapali Beach, Inlay Lake and gon Stock Exchange (YSX) on 3 Bagan, and a hot air ballooning June 2021 at the base price of business with 15 balloons in six K4,500 per unit. Its share trad- cities. ing is made on the same day, AMATA owns 99.99% share according to the recent notice from United International Group released by YSX. Co., Ltd and 51% shares from My- The upper limit price is set anmar Ballooning Co., Ltd. at K5,500, while the lower is at At present, shares of six K3,500. If investors place a mar- listed companies — First Myan- ket order, it can be matched be- mar Investment (FMI), Myanmar tween the upper and lower limit Thilawa SEZ Holdings (MTSH), price based on the balance of Myanmar Citizens Bank (MCB), supply and demand. First Private Bank (FPB), TMH After scrutinizing submit- Telecom Public Co. Ltd (TMH) ted application documents and and the Ever Flow River Group a deliberate listing examination, Public Co. Ltd (EFR) are traded YSX approved the Amata Holding on the exchange. Public Co., Ltd. (AMATA) to be On 2 June 2021, the share listed on YSX under Section 41 prices of FMI were closed at (c) of the Securities Exchange K9,000 per unit, MTSH at K3,500, Law and Section 7 and 8 of the The Yangon bourse is trading the shares of seven companies, including Amata, to date. MCB at K7,800, FPB at K19,000, Securities Listing Business Reg- TMH at K2,750 and EFR at ulations, on 28 December 2020. Amata Holding Public Co., Ltd. the equity market. The base price investors held 497,598 shares at K2,950, respectively. Usually, over Earlier, it was earlier scheduled (AMATA for a certain period, ac- of AMATA will be announced on an offering price of K5,000 per K60 million worth of shares were to debut on the exchange on 12 cording to the YSX notification the YSX website one working day unit. traded on the exchange every March. dated 26 February 2021. prior to the listing date. AMATA would be the sev- day. The COVID-19 impacts YSX has postponed the AMATA is the very first hotel On 18 July 2018, the company enth public company to list on cooled down the market. —KH/ scheduled date of listing of the and tourism business to be listed in issued a prospectus in which 596 the exchange. AMATA is a public GNLM Corn price hikes up in Mandalay YGEA strives for gold market stability market due to strong demand MYANMAR gold market has per tical on 1 June. The price will risen along with the dollar gain not fluctuate widely on account of THE prices of Myanmar’s corn rent financial year 2020-2021, My- Myanmar is the second-larg- in the local forex market. Yan- the concerted efforts. are climbing up in the Mandalay anmar Customs Department’s est exporter of corn among re- gon Region Gold Entrepreneurs The domestic gold market market on the back of strong statistics showed. gional countries. Corn is culti- Association (YGEA) reportedly was bullish, tracking the dollar demand by Thailand, coupled Myanmar’s corn exports by vated in Shan, Kachin, Kayah decided not to sell the gold to gains in the local forex market. with the growing demand in the sea have come to an end due to and Kayin states and Mandalay, those who influence and manip- The price reached an all-time domestic market, traders from the lack of demand, said Chair Sagaing and Magway regions. ulate the gold market. high of K1,706,000 per tical on 12 Mandalay depot said. U Min Khaing of Myanmar Corn Myanmar has three corn sea- The decision was made at May, while the dollar exchange Prior to Thingyan Festival Industrial Association said. sons- winter, summer and mon- the monthly meeting of the YGEA rate against Kyat strengthened in April, the corn fetched K28,000 Myanmar is conveying corns soon. The country yearly produc- held May-end. up to K1,760. The rate is recorded per three-basket bag. Both the to Thailand through the land bor- es 2.5-3 million tonnes of corns. “The main point is not to as the highest in history. foreign demand and domestic der, with a tonne of corn fetching The corn crop is demanded sell those traders who practise At the monthly meeting, U demand prompted the sellers up about 8,000 baht. chiefly by the feedstuff processing market manipulation. Only gold Myo Myint, chair of YGEA, de- to raise the prices starting from Thailand gives the green business. This being so, it is the retailers and gold shops from livered an opening remark, and the first week of May. Following light to corn imports through potential business for domestic regions and states are available the patron U San Lwin also re- a gradual upward trend, the corn Maesot under zero tariff (with and external markets, said an offi- to buy the gold. It’s an attempt marked. Secretary U Win Myint was priced at K31,000 per bag on Form-D), between 1 February cial of the Ministry of Commerce. to control the price as well,” U discussed ways to stabilize the 27 May, Soe Win Myint depot from and 31 August. During last FY 2019-2020 Win Myint, general secretary of gold price with the members of Mandalay stated. Thailand has granted tax ex- ended 30 September, the coun- YGEA, pointed out. the YGEA. The association con- “The mills resume their busi- emption on corn imports between try exported 2.2 million tonnes of The precious yellow metal cluded to avoid bulk sale with gold nesses and start buying the corn February and August. However, corn to the external market, with fetched K1,568,000 per tical (0.578 shops and stop selling them to to be used as raw material. The Thailand imposed a maximum an estimated value of $360 million, ounces or 0.016 kilograms) in those traders who purposely increased demand dove the price tax rate of 73 per cent on corn im- the Ministry of Commerce’s data May-end. The price of pure gold manipulate the market. —Myint up in the market. The growers, port in order to protect the rights showed. slightly increased to K1,573,000 Maung/GNLM as well as the traders, are satis- of their growers if the corns are As per data from the Minis- fied with the current price. The imported during the corn season try of Commerce, Myanmar ex- growers need to manage fall ar- of Thailand, as per the notification ported 1.5 million tonnes valued myworm that can threaten corn of the World Trade Organization $270 million in the 2018-2019FY, production in rainy season”, the regarding corn import of Thai- 1.4 million tonnes of corn worth owner of Soe Win Myint depot land, said a corn exporter. over $290 million in the 2017- stressed. With the local corn consump- 2018FY, 1.2 million tonnes of corn Myanmar’s corn exports to tion growing, Myanmar’s corn worth $250 million in the 2016- foreign countries generated more export to foreign markets is ex- 2017FY, and, 1.1 million tonnes than US$246.9 million in the first pected to reach 1.6 million tonnes of corn worth $300 million in the five months (Oct-Feb) of the cur- this year, the association stated. 2015-2016FY.—HH/GNLM 3 JUNE 2021 12 SOCIETY THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR

NEWS IN BRIEF 11 TPP members to start talks concerning Italians aghast as Britain’s entry notorious mafia minister in charge of TPP nego- comed London’s entry negotia- killer Brusca tiations, told reporters. tions, saying in a joint statement Britain filed a request in the start of the accession process released February to join what is formal- “provides an opportunity to ad- ly called the Comprehensive vance the CPTPP’s high-stand- ITALIANS were outraged and Progressive Agreement ard rules for the 21st century Tuesday after a notorious for Trans-Pacific Partnership, and further promote free trade, mob boss was released from or CPTPP, in a push to expand open and competitive markets prison, where he served 25 the country’s trade links with the and economic integration in the years for a string of grim Asia-Pacific region after leaving Asia-Pacific region and beyond.” crimes, including assassinat- Screenshot image shows ministers from the 11-member Trans-Pacific the European Union last year. The TPP member countries ing a famous prosecutor and Partnership countries holding an online meeting of the Commission, the London was the first acces- and Britain are expected to set TPP’s highest decision-making body, on June 2, 2021. PHOTO: KYODO dissolving a boy’s body in sion applicant by a member out- up a working group within sev- acid. THE 11 members of the The members made the side the participating countries. eral months to discuss tariffs Giovanni Brusca, 64, was Trans-Pacific Partnership de- decision in a virtual meeting China, South Korea, Taiwan and as well as trade and investment released Monday from Rome’s cided Wednesday to start negoti- of the TPP Commission, the Thailand have also expressed rules, but a decision on whether Rebibbia prison after serving ations for Britain’s entry into the group’s top decision-making interest in joining the free-trade Britain will join the framework a 25-year sentence, during regional free trade agreement, a body chaired by Japan this year, bloc. could come next year or later. which he became a state’s Japanese minister said. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan’s The TPP members wel- — Kyodo News witness. He will now serve four years of probation. “Brusca freed -- the cruel- Iran navy ship sinks after fire in Gulf of Oman, crew safe lest boss,” wrote La Repubbli- ca daily. AN Iranian naval vessel sank in But while some politi- the Gulf of Oman Wednesday af- cians and relatives of his vic- ter efforts to put out a fire failed, tims denounced his release, but the crew safely disembarked, others defended it given his the navy said. cooperation with the author- The fleet replenishment ities. tanker Kharg had caught fire Brusca was a key figure on Tuesday near the port of Jask within the Cosa Nostra, the Si- on the Gulf of Oman. cilian mafia group.— AFP The fire broke out in “one of the systems” of the vessel, a navy statement said without Austria far-right elaborating. party head resigns Firefighting efforts contin- after infighting ued “for 20 hours” before the ship went down, it said. “Considering the spread of In this photo the Iranian Kharg 431 supply navy ship is seen docked in the Red Sea Sudanese town of Port NORBERT Hofer, the leader the fire, the mission to save the Sudan PHOTO: ASHRAF SHAZLY/ AFP/FILE of Austria’s far-right Freedom Kharg failed and it sank in wa- ship was hit by friendly fire dur- Gulf through which a fifth of export terminal. Party (FPOe), announced ters off Jask.” ing a naval exercise off Jask, world oil output passes. A 1,000-kilometre (620-mile) his resignation Tuesday It added that the vessel had killing the 19 sailors onboard. Jask is also important to pipeline from Bushehr province after weeks of infighting and left for a “training mission” in The port lies close to the Iran’s economy as the site where on the Gulf to Jask was put into tension with party colleague international waters days ago. Strait of Hormuz, the strategic the government plans to build service just days ago, the gov- and former Interior Minister Last year, an Iranian war- chokepoint at the head of the the country’s second-largest oil ernment said. — AFP Herbert Kickl. “My own journey at the helm of the FPOe is ending World’s 1st case of human infected with H10N3 bird flu found in China today,” Hofer said in an FPOe press release but clarified the Global Times reported. low,” it said, while instructing that he will keep his position A 41-year-old man from a the city to carry out measures as one of the deputy pres- city in Jiangsu Province had to prevent an outbreak of the idents of parliament until such symptoms as fever and virus, according to the Global the next general election, was admitted to a local med- Times. currently scheduled for 2024. ical institute for treatment in The newspaper reported Hofer has a mild-man- late April, the tabloid affiliated it is unknown how the man be- nered public image and was with the ruling Communist Par- came infected, but the virus seen as representing a more ty said, citing China’s National may have been transmitted via moderate wing within the an- Health Commission. respiratory droplets of poultry ti-migration FPOe, which has The commission was quot- or direct contact with sick live been known to use Islamo- ed as saying, “No human cases poultry. phobic rhetoric and imagery. of H10N3 have been reported Regarding avian influenza, Hofer had for months China’s National Health Commission (NHC) confirmed Tuesday the in the world, and the H10N3 also known as bird flu, Russia been at loggerheads with first human case of a rare strain of bird flu known as H10N3. A 41-year- virus among poultry is low path- said in February that a case old man was diagnosed with H10N3 in China’s eastern province of Kickl, the party’s longterm ogenic.” of human infection with the Jiangsu. PHOTO: CTN NEWS/XINHUA ideologue who has been “This case is an occasional H5N8 virus was confirmed for behind some of the FPOe’s THE world’s first case of a hu- but the country’s health author- poultry-to-human cross-species the first time in the world and it most trenchant campaigns. man infected with H10N3 avian ities said Tuesday that rampant transmission, and the risk of a has been spreading across the — AFP influenza was detected in China, spread is “extremely” unlikely, large-scale spread is extremely globe. — Kyodo News 3 JUNE 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR BIZ: WORLD/ ‌AD 13 US Supreme Court US winds down small business aid rejects Johnson & Johnson talc fine appeal programme that gave $800 bn THE US government on THE US Supreme Court the decision. Alito has Tuesday closed the books refused Tuesday to accept owned shares in the com- on the Paycheck Pro- drugmaker Johnson & pany and Kavanaugh’s fa- tection Program (PPP) Johnson’s appeal of a $2.1 ther was a lobbyist for it. that extended a nearly billion fine for selling baby Johnson & Johnson had $800-billion lifeline to small powder containing can- been punished for knowing- businesses to keep them cer-causing asbestos. ly selling popular consum- afloat amid the Covid-19 The decision kept in er products that contained pandemic. place a 2018 jury award asbestos, particularly its Created by the CARES against the company after hugely popular baby pow- Act rescue package in a class action law suit, orig- der. March 2020, the PPP emer- inally set at $4.7 billion but The company has gency aid measure offered later slashed on appeal. faced thousands of lawsuits low-cost loans to small As is common, the high across the United States businesses which did not court did not explain its de- alleging it failed to warn have to be repaid if certain cision, but left in place a consumers of the risk of conditions were met. federal appeals court judg- cancer from asbestos in In a statement an- ment from last year sup- its talc-based products. nouncing its May 31 clo- The Paycheck Protection Programme was part of the US government’s response to the porting the fine. Last year the firm an- sure, Small Business Ad- massive downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. PHOTO: AFP/FILE The company’s shares nounced it was discontin- ministration chief Isabella were down 1.8 per cent at uing production of its talc- Casillas Guzman said the story from small business man said. pandemic, which also in- $166.16 after the decision. based baby powder in the program provided $798 owners across the coun- The programme was cluded cash payments to Two conservative judg- US and Canada, in part due billion to 8.5 million small try about how PPP funds part of Washington’s re- individuals and expanded es on the court, Samuel Al- to the “constant barrage of firms and nonprofits across helped them keep the lights sponse to the mass un- unemployment benefits, ito and Brett Kavanaugh, litigation advertising” over the country. on, pay their employees -- employment and business in three massive relief recused themselves from the product.— AFP “I’ve heard story after and gave them hope,” Guz- disruptions caused by the measures. — AFP

NEWS Japanese farmers turning to technology to overcome IN BRIEF pandemic, aging Japan’s KDDI JAPANESE farmers are sales to restaurants and sector. Inc. CEO Hiroyuki Taka- 2016, allows farmers and invests in smart turning to digital technol- the graying of Japan’s Since the outbreak hashi. In February last buyers to exchange mes- city platform ogies to grow and sell their population complicates of COVID-19 last year, year when Japan was re- sages. “The surge in the products as the coronavi- the drive to raise produc- an increasing number of porting a slow growth rate use of our app could slow startup in rus pandemic depresses tivity in the labor-intensive farmers and fishermen of coronavirus infections, after the pandemic sub- Indonesia have drawn attention to around 2,000 farmers and sides, but I expect many their plight through Pock- fishermen were selling consumers to keep buying JAPANESE telecom giant et Marche, an online ser- their products to 52,000 via the app as they trust the KDDI Corp. has invested vice that brings together registered customers via farmers they bought from in smart city platform pro- farmers, fishermen and Pocket Marche’s app. As after communicating with vider PT. Qlue Performa consumers. the coronavirus situation them,” said Takahashi. Indonesia, aiming to help “A substantial number worsened, the number of Farmers are also em- promote digital transfor- of farmers lost their sales producers using the ser- bracing new digital tech- mation in Southeast Asia, to restaurants due to the vice grew to around 5,100, nologies to increase crop beginning from Indonesia. pandemic and flocked to with customers rising to output and income without KDDI did not dis- A drone developed by Japanese IT firm Optim Corp. flies our app to sell their prod- 300,000. additional human labor. — close the amount of the over rice paddies. PHOTO: OPTIM/KYODO ucts,” said Pocket Marche The app, launched in Kyodo News investment. The startup, established in 2016, offers a smart city platform Changing Distributor for Registered Pesticide using such technologies Distribution of pesticide registered by Shandong Weifang Rainbow Chemical Co., Ltd CLAIMS DAY NOTICE as internet of things and is changing from RAINBOW AGROSCIENCES CO., LTD to CHAROEN PORPHAND M.V EASTGATE V.202103 artificial intelligence PRODUCE MYANMAR COMPANY LIMITED. Any objection regarding to this transfer can notify at Co-Secretary, Pesticide Registration Board, Plant Protection Division, Consignees of cargo carried on M.V EASTGATE to detect, analyze and West Gyogone, Insein within 2 weeks. V.202103 are hereby notified that the vessel will be solve problems in urban No. Name Active Ingredient Registration Type and No arriving on 3-6-2021 and cargo will be discharged into the infrastructures in Indone- 1. Raintap 50 SP Cartap 50% SP Full / F2020 – 2528 premises of WILMAR where it will lie at the consignee’s sia, KDDI said in a news 2. Riceup 300 EC Pretilachlor 300 g/l EC Full / F2020 – 2484 risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. release Tuesday. Qlue has 3. Carwin 85 WP Carbaryl 85% WP Provisional / 2016 – 3122 RAINBOW AGROSCIENCES CO., LTD Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am helped raise city perfor- 09456060160, 09456060180 to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claim’s Day now mances through cooper- declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo ation with a number of au- from the Vessel. thorities and companies No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Claims Day. in Jakarta and elsewhere Phone No: 2301191/2301178 in Indonesia where urban Shipping Agency Department infrastructures still need Myanma Port Authority to be improved, according Agent For: to the news release. — M/S BEN LINE AGENCIES (S'PORE) PTE LTD Kyodo News 3 JUNE 2021 14 ECON: WORLD THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR UK carbon market targets emissions post-Brexit

BRITAIN recently launched was slightly higher than the Eu- ket is however just a tenth of the its own carbon trading market, ropean price. size of the EU-wide equivalent. more than five months after By contrast, the average Britain, which also hosts the Brexit, as the government tar- selling price was around $20 G7 summit this month, is urg- gets lower emissions before this (16.4 euros, £14) per tonne in the ing the world’s richest nations year’s vital UN climate change Californian market, the world’s to nurture a green and global summit. third largest. economic recovery from the The UK’s Emissions Trad- ‘On front foot’ pandemic. ing Scheme went live two weeks The higher prices in Britain Prime Minister Boris John- ago, replacing the country’s in- and Europe show they are “on son’s administration, which tar- volvement in the European Un- the front foot when it comes to gets zero net carbon emissions ion’s system after it left the bloc climate action”, said Adam Ber- by 2050 to help meet commit- at the start of the year. man, European Policy Director ments under the Paris accord, Carbon trading, a key way to at the International Emissions will also host the next climate prevent climate change, involves Trading Association. summit, COP26 in Glasgow in companies buying the right to “If you look at the EU and November. pollute from others who have a the UK, the emissions trading The government has stat- lower carbon footprint. scheme -- in both cases -- is the ed that the new carbon trading The UK scheme’s initial single most important mecha- scheme will make a “significant For the British authorities, leaving the European carbon trading market price of about £50 (58 euros, $71) nism” to cut carbon, he told AFP. contribution” to meeting the 2050 makes it easier to monitor companies and their activities. PHOTO: AFP per tonne of carbon dioxide (C02) The UK carbon trading mar- goal. — AFP Eurozone inflation hits near Oil majors vow energy transition at three-year high in May their own pace INFLATION in the eurozone inched up in May to 0.9 per cent, jumped to its highest level since from 0.7 per cent a month earlier. OIL majors are under grow- The IEA sent shockwaves nard Looney told the Columbia October 2018 as COVID restric- Eurozone inflation has been ing pressure to stop drilling through the industry last Global Energy Summit that the tions across Europe were scaled on an upward trend after sink- for crude to help curb climate month when it declared that no report was “very much in line” back, boosting the economy and ing into negative territory for change, but companies say fossil fuel exploration or new with the British energy compa- stoking energy prices, official several months during the first they will wean themselves off oil and natural gas fields are ny’s strategy. data showed on Tuesday. wave of the pandemic. Econo- fossil fuels at their own pace. needed, thanks to the “rapid But Looney also noted that Consumer prices in the 19 mists had predicted that inflation The demand for change drop” in demand. while the report sees much countries that use the euro rose would leap ahead for the coming is coming from many sides: The intergovernmental or- lower investment in fossil fu- 2.0 per cent year-on-year, beyond months, and expectations were lawsuits, shareholders and the ganization made the sugges- els, it is “still investment in oil the target of the European Cen- that it would eventually exceed International Energy Agency tion in a report warning that all and gas”. tral Bank, the EU’s Eurostat the ECB’s long-out-of-reach infla- have all turned up the heat on future fossil fuel projects must “At the end of the day,” he agency said. tion target of “close to, but below” firms recently. be scrapped if the world is to said, the report “is a scenario Price gains were mainly 2.0 per cent. Last week alone, a Dutch reach net-zero carbon emis- on a piece of paper and what driven by a hike of 13.1 per cent The price rises are attributed court ordered Shell to slash sions by 2050. the world needs more than an- in energy prices, Eurostat said, to temporary factors linked to its greenhouse gas emissions, The agency, which advises ything is maybe less scenarios hugely outpacing other consumer exiting coronavirus lockdowns and investors used sharehold- developed countries, has been and maybe less debate ... and items as inflation’s main driver. and the ECB is expected to carry er meetings to install activist criticized by environmentalists more action.” The agency said that core infla- on with its “loose money” policy board members at US oil gi- in the past for being too tim- BP plans to reduce oil and tion, which strips out energy and to further boost growth and infla- ant ExxonMobil and demand id while calling for oil invest- gas production by 40 per cent other more volatile items, only tion. — AFP deeper emissions cuts at rival ments to ensure supply. within the next decade, Looney Chevron. BP chief executive Ber- said. — AFP Brazil economy returns to pre- pandemic level with strong Q1

BRAZIL’S economy, the larg- some analysts were saying we est in Latin America, returned would have a big contraction in to its pre-pandemic level with GDP,” said economist Margarida stronger-than-expected growth Gutierrez of the Federal Univer- of 1.2 per cent in the first quar- sity of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). ter of 2021, the government said “Now the GDP forecast for Tuesday. 2021 should increase from 3.5 The upbeat figure boosted percent to something around hopes for a strong economic re- five percent. If (Covid-19) vac- covery this year in Brazil, which cinations go quickly, it could be has been hit hard by Covid-19. even more.” But there is lingering uncer- The news helped push the tainty: epidemiologists warn a Sao Paulo stock exchange to a new surge of the virus is likely. record close, up 1.63 percent. “The result is far higher than It was the third straight record Handout picture released by Greenpeace on November 22, 2010 showing the Centenario deepwater oil expected. There was no fiscal close for the Ibovespa index, drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, where Greenpeace activists arrived to display banners agaisnt the drilling of stimulus (against the pandemic) which had not hit a record since oil. Representatives from 194 countries are to meet in the Mexican resort city of Cancun from November 29 in the first quarter of 2021, and January. — AFP to December 10,2010 in a UN climate summit. PHOTO: AFP /GREENPEACE /FILE 3 JUNE 2021 THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR GLOBAL AFFAIRS 15

NEWS Israeli parties in final sprint to build IN BRIEF anti-Netanyahu coalition Biden honours victims of ‘forgotten’ ISRAELI politicians battling to “The coalition negotiation Tulsa race massacre, unseat veteran Prime Minister team sat all night and made pro- Benjamin Netanyahu have until gress toward creating a unity 100 years on just before midnight Wednesday government,” a Bennett spokes- to make their “change” coalition, man said in a statement. PRESIDENT Joe Biden led composed of bitter ideological But to reach a 61-seat ma- emotional commemorations on rivals, viable. jority in the 120-seat Knesset, Tuesday to honour victims of They only have until the end their unlikely alliance would also the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, of the day -- 2059 GMT -- to cob- have to include other left and Oklahoma, saying the United ble together an administration right-wing parties -- and would States must learn from one of that would end 12 straight years probably need the support of the worst episodes of racist vio- of rule by the hawkish heavy- Arab-Israeli politicians. lence in the country’s history. weight, Israel’s longest-ruling That would result in a gov- The Democratic leader premier. The high-stakes push ernment riven by deep ideolog- marked the centenary of the is led by former TV presenter ical differences on flashpoint is- massacre by meeting sur- The leader of the Israeli Yemina party, Naftali Bennett, has agreed to Yair Lapid, a secular centrist, sues such as Jewish settlements vivors in the city, after the join the anti-Netanyahu bloc. PHOTO: POOL/AFP who on Sunday won the crucial in the Israel-occupied West Bank White House announced new support of hardline religious na- and the role of religion in politics. ing a government by President own coalition following Israel’s initiatives including billions tionalist Naftali Bennett, a tech Lapid, leader of the Yesh Reuven Rivlin after Netanyahu fourth inconclusive election in of dollars in grants to address multi-millionaire. Atid party, was tasked with form- again failed to put together his less than two years. — AFP racial disparities in wealth, home ownership and small business ownership. Blinken in Costa Rica to discuss Central American migrants “This was not a riot, this was a massacre,” Biden said ing his first visit to Latin Amer- root causes” that cause people to to loud applause. “(It was) ica, was due to meet with for- emigrate, Blinken said at a joint among the worst in our histo- eign ministers from the member press conference with President ry -- but not the only one and, countries of the Central Ameri- Alvarado. for too long, forgotten by our can Integration System (Sica): Those causes “that compel history. — AFP Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican people to leave everything they Republic, El Salvador, Guate- know, to leave their homes, their mala, Honduras, Nicaragua and families, their communities, Chad and CAR agree Panama. their culture, their language, to joint investigation He is also due to meet with because they feel they have no of border attack Mexican officials. other choice,” Blinken said. Upon arrival in the Costa The trip aims to put into AN attack that killed six Rican capital San Jose, Blinken practice President Joe Biden’s Chadian soldiers at a border For Honduran migrants, leaving home is an uphill battle. PHOTO: AFP headed to a meeting with Pres- desire to tackle issues driving post with the Central African ident Carlos Alvarado and For- migrant arrivals to the southern Republic will be jointly inves- THE US Secretary of State tion to address the root causes eign Minister Rodolfo Solano. border of the United States, said tigated by the two countries, on Tuesday called on Central of undocumented migration to “What we want to hear from Julie Chung, the acting assistant after a high-level meeting American countries to defend the United States. our partners is a shared commit- secretary of state for the West- Tuesday appeared to ease democracy and fight corrup- Antony Blinken, who is mak- ment with us to address those ern Hemisphere. — AFP tensions. Chad has blamed the CAR army for the attack, and US to hand Bagram base to Afghan forces in 20 days, says official says five of the soldiers were abducted then executed in THE US military will hand over It has shipped the equiva- the incident on Sunday, which its main Bagram Air Base to Af- lent of 300 loaded C-17 transport it labelled a “war crime” that ghan forces in about 20 days, an planes out of the country. would “not go unpunished”. official said Tuesday, as Wash- In April, President Joe Bid- CAR had put the blame on ington carries out its final with- en set a target of September to rebels it said its soldiers had drawal after nearly two decades remove all the 2,500 US troops been pursuing. of war. and some 16,000 civilian contrac- At the meeting between The vast base, built by the tors out of the country, aiming to the two states’ foreign min- Soviets in the 1980s, is the big- end the US military’s two-dec- isters, “the CAR side, after gest military facility used by US ade-old presence. expressing surprise at the and NATO forces in Afghanistan, Handing over bases attack, firmly condemned it with tens of thousands of troops Bagram base was the centre and expressed its profound stationed there during the peak for nationwide command and sympathy to the government of America’s military involve- air operations for the past two and people of Chad”, a joint ment in the violence-wracked decades. statement released afterwards country. It also houses a prison that said. The US military will hand over its main Bagram Air Base to Afghan forces “I can confirm we will hand held thousands of Taliban and The two parties “under- in about 20 days, an official said Tuesday. PHOTO: AFP over Bagram Air Base,” a US jihadist inmates over the years. lined the urgency of clarifying defence official told AFP with- in about 20 days, and the defence withdrawal was picking up. As of Washington had already hand- the circumstances in which out specifying when the transfer ministry had set up special com- Monday, US Central Command ed over six military bases to Af- this attack took place” and would take place. mittees to manage it. estimated it had completed 30-44 ghan forces before May 1, when agreed to set up an independ- An Afghan security official In Washington, the Penta- per cent of the so-called “retro- it began accelerating the final ent international commission said the handover was expected gon indicated that the pace of the grade” process. withdrawal of troops. — AFP of inquiry. — AFP 3 JUNE 2021 16 SPORT THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Myanmar team falls in AFC Women’s Hamsik to spearhead Club Championship Group A Slovakia at Euro 2020

MYANMAR women’s football MIDFIELDER Marek Ham- Lobotka of Napoli, a team team is included in the Group A sik and his distinctive mo- where Hamsik himself spent of the AFC Women’s Club Cham- hawk hairstyle will feature at most of his career. pionship 2021, according to the Euro 2020 as he was includ- “I think this is the best Asian Football Confederation ed in Slovakia coach Stefan team we have, considering source. Tarkovic’s 26-man squad on the current situation and our “AFC Women’s Club Cham- Wednesday. opponents,” Tarkovic said at pionship 2021, a pilot tournament It will be a third perfor- a press conference broadcast by the Asian Football Confeder- mance at a major tournament on Facebook. ation, will feature eight teams for Slovakia and Hamsik -- The team is at a training from eight different nations. It the 33-year-old former Na- camp in Austria where it drew will be played between 30 Octo- poli player who has been the 1-1 in a friendly with Bulgar- ber to 14 November 2021,” AFC standout Slovak player of the ia on Tuesday. There was a authorities said. last decade -- after the 2010 blow for the Slovaks when The 2021 AFC Women’s Club World Cup and Euro 2016. they lost 20-year-old striker Championship, also known as In Group E, Slovakia face David Strelec of Slovan Bra- the 2021 FIFA–AFC Pilot Wom- Poland on June 14 and Swe- tislava to a hamstring injury. en’s Club Championship, will be den on June 18, both in St “The training camp and the second edition of the Asian Petersburg, before moving the game have shown us an women’s club football compe- to Seville to take on Spain awful lot,” said Tarkovic. tition organized by the Asian on June 23. Slovakia face Austria in Football Confederation. Tarkovic’s squad will be their last pre-Euro friendly The tourney will be held PHOTO: ASEAN Football captained by Hertha Berlin in Vienna on June 6. between 30 October and 14 No- Group A (East) will consist same time, Group B (West) will defender Peter Pekarik. The team will then spend vember 2021, with eight clubs of national women football teams represent national teams from It also comprises Inter two days in Slovakia before from eight football associations from Myanmar, China Taipei, India, Iran, Jordan and Uzbek- Milan defender Milan Skrin- moving to St Petersburg. — comprising. Thailand and Vietnam. At the istan. —GNLM iar and midfielder Stanislav AFP Alexander-Arnold makes England’s Euro 2020 squad, Lingard axed

LIVERPOOL defender Trent Al- March. But Alexander-Arnold’s after a long exile. exander-Arnold was named in the strong end to the season with His brilliant form, including England squad for Euro 2020 on Liverpool convinced the England nine goals in 16 games, earned Tuesday, while in-form Jesse Lin- manager to restore the right-back the Hammers a place in the gard missed out on a place in Ga- to his squad for Euro 2020, which Europa League, but it wasn’t Barcelona president Joan Laporta repeated on Tuesday that reth Southgate’s 26-man group. starts on June 11. enough to convince Southgate negotiations with Lionel Messi “are going well”, less than a month Alexander-Arnold had to endure Manchester United forward of his worth. The others to miss before the Argentine star’s club contract expires. PHOTO: AFP a nervous wait before learning he Lingard, who had a superb loan out were Sheffield United keeper had made the cut after spending spell with West Ham, was the Aaron Ramsdale, Southampton Messi negotiations ‘going well’, much of the season out of favour highest profile casualty as South- midfielder James Ward-Prowse, with Southgate. gate axed six players from his Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins says Barcelona president The 22-year-old was left out provisional squad. and uncapped centre-backs Ben of Southgate’s England squad The 28-year-old was recalled Godfrey and Ben White. BARCELONA president Joan Laporta repeated on Tuesday that for their World Cup qualifiers in to the England squad in March ‘A lot of talent’ negotiations with Lionel Messi “are going well”, less than a month One selection decision was before the Argentine star’s club contract expires. taken for Southgate on Tuesday “We are in talks with Leo’s representatives,” Laporta said at morning when Manchester Unit- the official presentation of centre-back Eric Garcia, who has joined ed forward Mason Greenwood from Manchester City, as a Barcelona player. pulled out with what his club said “I said it the other day, it’s going well and we hope they continue was an “underlying injury”. to make progress.” “We want to agree a new contract with Leo. “I think every squad is dif- It’s going well, but it’s not done.” ficult because we have a lot of Messi’s contract with Barcelona expires on June 30. talented players in this country,” Laporta said signing Messi to a new contract did not depend Southgate said. on the outcome of an audit the club is carrying out to find out the “The most difficult thing exact state of its finances. “We more or less already have the results is to not be able to take players for this year under control. This audit, when we finish it in July, will who’ve been with us in previous give us more data, but for this deal in particular, we had already matches and who are such good made a provision, we had prepared a strategy,” Laporta said. professionals.” Alexander-Arnold “I have always said that the Leo issue is not a money issue faces intense competition, with for his part,” said Laporta. “He is showing a lot of understanding, Kyle Walker, Kieran Trippier and and it is not a question of money, he wants to continue with this Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold was named in the England Reece James among four right- process and wants to have a competitive team with which to win squad for Euro 2020 on Tuesday, while in-form Jesse Lingard missed backs included in the squad. — Champions League and league titles.”— AFP out on a place in Gareth Southgate’s 26-man group. PHOTO: AFP AFP